GUELPH – While school boards across Ontario are facing tough questions about significant travel expenses, the local Catholic school board is open about its discretionary spending, posting expenses publicly on its website.
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Province passes motion to support school partnerships with police
GUELPH – Officials at local school boards say no significant changes are coming to their police partnerships.
SAFE Clubs offer space for 2SLGBTQIA+ students to feel ‘honoured in their identities’
GUELPH – For most of the last decade, Catholic high schools in Wellington County have offered SAFE Clubs for students.
Wellington Catholic District School Board kindergarten registration opens Jan. 6
GUELPH – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB)invites families to register their children for kindergarten beginning Jan. 6 for the 2025-26 school year.
Catholic school board picks next year’s chair, vice chair
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) trustees selected their chair and vice chair for the coming year at a board policy and corporate services meeting on Nov. 18.
Agricultural event empowers youth to join the industry
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Although Ontario has an abundance of rich farmland, there is a significant need for more youth to pursue agricultural careers in the province.
Catholic school board reverses decision on Strathallan Park
FERGUS – It looks like Strathallan Park might remain a park after all. The Wellington Catholic District School Board is re-examining its space needs and might not need to build a high school in the park.
UGDSB cuts International Baccalaureate prep program for Grade 9, 10 students
GUELPH – People pleaded with UGDSB trustees, attempting to convince them to continue offering an International Baccalaureate (IB) prep program for Grade 9 and 10 students. But trustees voted unanimously to push IB enrolment to Grade 11.
Catholic school board recognizes exemplary students
GUELPH – The spotlight was shining on two students from Fergus and Harriston during a Wellington Catholic District School Board meeting on Nov. 4.
Wellington Catholic District School Board County Soccer Tournament’s championship winners
FERGUS – Maizie Lupal, in Grade 8 at St. Mary Catholic School in Elora, kicks the ball to a teammate in the Wellington Catholic District School Board County Soccer Tournament’s championship game this past Wednesday at Victoria Park in Fergus.
Upper Grand, Wellington Catholic school boards EQAO results surpass provincial averages in most categories
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Students at the Upper Grand and Wellington Catholic district school boards performed better, on average, than their provincial peers on tests from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO).
WCDSB students ran cross country at Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex on Oct. 2
FERGUS – On Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, almost 1,300 students visited the grounds of the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex to participate in a cross country meet.
Local school boards honour truth and reconciliation
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Students are set to recognize Truth and Reconciliation Week from Sept. 23 to 30 with the Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board.
Catholic school board and U of G sign on to Project SEARCH
GUELPH – Eight students at the Wellington Catholic District School Board began their term as interns after signing on to Project SEARCH.
Wellington Catholic District School Board student trustees
GUELPH – Bishop Macdonell student Adriana Richards, left, and Our Lady of Lourdes student Kellyanne Mangali officially became Wellington Catholic District School Board student trustees during the board’s first meeting of the school year on Sept. 9.