Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
How this Hamilton student from school with no football field got a football scholarship
Elijah Sinclair hopes to shine a light on how school infrastructure impacts students Throughout his 19 years, football has been a constant for Hamilton student Elijah Sinclair. “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t throwing around a football out front with my friends or something,” he said. Sinclair is now the first student in his east end high school, Bernie Custis Secondary School, to be recruited to a post-secondary football team and get a scholarship. It’s an accomplishment he reached despite the fact his school doesn’t have a football field, he notes. Sinclair starts playingRead more
Already struggling, this Alberta village faces losing its only school
Trustees with Elk Island Public Schools considering a motion to close Andrew School Carol Dubitz has spent much of her life around Andrew School in Andrew, Alta. She attended the school herself. Her children, now grown, also went there. These days, Dubitz looks after a small shop, a bowling alley, sauna and gym in the same building as the school. This week, she’s worried. At a special board meeting on Thursday, trustees with Sherwood Park-based Elk Island Public Schools will consider a motion to close Andrew School, the only schoolRead more