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LDSS Student Accepts $100,000 Schulich Leadership Scholarship

Academic excellence, leadership skills and an impressive work ethic have paid off for Leamington District Secondary senior Matthew Kenney.

Matthew is among a select number of Canadian high school students to be awarded a $100,000.00 Schulich Leadership scholarship and will be pursuing a B.Sc. in Chemical & Physical Sciences at McMaster University, after which he plans to pursue a doctorate degree. This is the first time a student at LDSS has been awarded this scholarship.

Matthew has demonstrated...

Chef Adelina DeBlasis Accepts the National Chef of the Year Award

Chef Adelina DeBlasis has accepted the National Chef of the Year award from the Culinary Federation of Canada. Ms. DeBlasis is a secondary teacher at P.A.S.S. Secondary School and is an instrumental part of the Community Kitchen Program. 

Founded in 1963, the Culinary Federation is a Canadian association of professional chefs and cooks who recognize three Regional Chefs of the Year and one National Chef of the Year annually. Adelina is only the 2nd person from Windsor to win National Chef of the...

2023 Secondary Graduation Dates

2023 Secondary Graduation Ceremonies SchoolDateLocationTime Massey Secondary School June 19th, 2023 WFCU Centre 6:00 p.m. Belle River District High School June 19th, 2023 St. Clair Centre for the Arts 5:30 p.m. Essex District High School June 19th, 2023 Essex Centre Sports Complex 5:30 p.m. Adult and Continuing Education June 22nd, 2023 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 594 TBD Kennedy Collegiate Institute June 27th, 2023 Chrysler Theatre 5:30 p.m. Leamington Secondary School June 27th, 2023 Leamington Secondary School 6:00...

2023 GECDSB Student Digital Photography Exhibition

The Â鶹ԭ´´ Essex County District School Board and The Gibson Gallery Present: â€‹The 18th Annual Student Digital Photography Exhibition.

Primary, Junior and Intermediate students were invited to submit color, black and white or digitally enhanced photos. All entered photos were on display at the Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg from May 25th - June 4th.

Congratulations to this year's winners! Click the link below to see their photos. 

2023 GECDSB Student Digital Photography Exhibition Winners

Pride Month 2023: A Message from the Director of Education

The Â鶹ԭ´´ Essex County District School Board has societal, moral and ethical standards and responsibilities to communicate that our spaces - schools, classrooms, playgrounds, sports fields…etc. are safe for everyone.

We enact policies, develop guidelines and enshrine practices in our school communities to create inclusive, safe spaces based on our commitments and requirements.

Letting everyone know that we promote and enforce the safety of those spaces is a priority.

We fly the Pride Flag in...