A class to be proud of
Opinion13 July 2021
By Mike Baker
Congratulations are in order.
Last Tuesday, June 29, I had the pleasure of attending Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s 2021 graduation ceremony, where 113 students joined, spiritually, in celebration as they marked the culmination of their high school journey.
Throughout the day, groups of students arrived at the school, each taking their turn to make the symbolic walk, collect their diploma and take pictures with family.
It was certainly refreshing to see so many happy faces. Considering all that these students have had to endure, and everything they’ve been put through over the past 18 months, it would have been understandable if there was a less-than-joyous atmosphere on the day.
Students quarantining after coming into contact with positive COVID-19 case
There was another positive case of COVID-19 reported at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School last weekend.
COVID-1923 April 2021
By Mike Baker
An entire bus load of students and at least one classroom from Haliburton County are quarantining after being identified as close contacts of a positive COVID-19 case over the weekend.
In a letter distributed to parents on Sunday [April 18], the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit [HKPRDHU] confirmed that children who travelled on Bus #57 on April 8 could have been exposed to COVID-19 and as such would have to quarantine in their homes until April 22.
Home /Students quarantining after coming into contact with positive COVID-19 case
COVID-1921 April 2021
By Mike Baker
An entire bus load of students and at least one classroom from Haliburton County are quarantining after being identified as close contacts of a positive COVID-19 case over the weekend.
In a letter distributed to parents on Sunday [April 18], the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit [HKPRDHU] confirmed that children who travelled on Bus #57 on April 8 could have been exposed to COVID-19 and as such would have to quarantine in their homes until April 22.
“This letter serves as official notice of mandatory quarantine and testing recommendations. You will be contacted by the public health unit only if you receive a positive COVID-19 test, if you call to report symptoms, or if quarantine dates change based on our investigation,” the letter reads. “Quarantine is a legal requirement to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Students quarantining after confirmed COVID-19 cases at HHSS haliburtonecho.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from haliburtonecho.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Home /Low turn-out for TLDSB school testing
COVID-1917 March 2021
By Sue Tiffin
Students, their families and staff of six Trillium Lakelands District School Board schools in Haliburton County were invited to take part in targeted testing on March 6, with 69 people ultimately being tested.
The targeted testing of staff and students in public schools was expanded throughout the province by the Ministry of Education on Feb. 1 to “offer an additional layer of protection and help keep schools and child care centres safe,” according to the provincial government by “identifying cases that might otherwise have gone undetected; reducing transmission of COVID-19 from community into schools and within schools; and, reducing barriers and making it easier to get a test in your community.”