It was a one-of-a-kind send off for a special graduate students and teachers lined the hallways of Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Ont. for a rare ‘clap out.’ Jackson Virgoe, 21, a student in a developmental education classroom, is graduating after seven years of high school.
St. Thomas, ON, Canada / 94.1 St.ThomasToday.ca
Dec 23, 2020 11:08 PM
The Thames Valley District School Board this evening (Wednesday) reported a number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in St. Thomas and Elgin county schools.
There is one new case each at Davenport Public School and East Elgin Secondary School in Aylmer, at June Rose Callwood and Mitch Hepburn public schools in St. Thomas, Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas, Summers Corners Public School and Kettle Creek Public School in Port Stanley.
A case has also been reported at Eva Circe Cote French Immersion Public School in Sparta.
The school board has notified all staff, parents and guardians of affected school communities. The health unit is investigating cases to identify close contacts and will follow up directly to provide specific testing advice.
St. Thomas, ON, Canada / 94.1 St.ThomasToday.ca
Dec 21, 2020 6:25 AM
The Thames Valley District School Board has announced a new case of COVID-19 coming out of Parkside Collegiate Institute in St. Thomas.
The positive case was confirmed by Southwestern Public Health and Thames Valley immediately notified staff, and parents and guardians of all Parkside Collegiate Institute students.
SWPH is currently investigating the case and is in the process of identifying close contacts.
Parkside previously has 2 other positive cases come out of the school that have since been resolved.
There is currently 1 active case at Summers’ Corners Public School, 1 case at New Sarum Public School, 2 cases at Davenport Public School, 1 case at Parkside Collegiate Institute, and 3 cases at East Elgin Secondary School.