Grade 9 Technology and Skilled Trades students learn about the history of the "blueprint" 📜, from ancient Mesopotamian clay tablet floor plans 🏛️ to the wonders of modern auto-CAD 💻 and large-scale printers 🖨️. In between, in the mid-1800s, was the true blueprint, achieved with a light-sensitive emulsion ☀️🧪.
Here, you see students calibrating the number of minutes of light exposure ⏱️💡, making blueprints of floor plans they made of their classroom 📐, and learning about WHMIS along the way! ⚠️🥽
Here, you see students calibrating the number of minutes of light exposure ⏱️💡, making blueprints of floor plans they made of their classroom 📐, and learning about WHMIS along the way! ⚠️🥽
Working with in-season🍂, locally grown produce, our senior Nutrition & Health class baked pies from scratch. The verdict: squash pie tastes very much like pumpkin pie. 🥧
Our Grade 10 History classes explored World War I today through an unusual lens: trench food!
To master the difference between primary and secondary sources, students reviewed actual WWI soldier food reviews and photographs. Best of all? They got to sample trench rations like corned beef, baked beans, hardtack, and chocolate to taste history for themselves!
To master the difference between primary and secondary sources, students reviewed actual WWI soldier food reviews and photographs. Best of all? They got to sample trench rations like corned beef, baked beans, hardtack, and chocolate to taste history for themselves!
And we're OPEN!🍴 The Cafeteria was in full swing today serving savory chicken ceasar wraps, freshly baked cookies, walking tacos (with salsa made by the hospitality classes!), and so much more!
Thank you to Mrs. Ward for an amazing first day and to her classes and school volunteers. We can't wait for lunch next week!
Big moves, fresh new look! 🔥 From the pool 💦to the upgraded gym floor,Tartans are bringing the energy this month.
Step 1 is official: work boots on! 🥾✨
Our WDSS students are officially kicking off their OYAP journey and heading into their Co-op placements! They’re gearing up for hands-on apprenticeships in high-demand fields:
⚡ Electrical
🔧 Automotive
🔥 Welding & Fabrication
⚙️ Manufacturing
🚜 Heavy Equipment Technician
What is OYAP?
The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) is a unique school-to-work initiative that allows students to explore skilled trades while earning their high school diploma. Through Co-op, students gain real-world work experience, become registered apprentices, and take their first big step toward becoming certified journeypersons.
Wish our students luck as they step into the workforce! 🛠️👏
#WDSS #OYAP #SkilledTrades #YouthInTrades #CoopEducation #FutureTrades #OntarioEducation
Our WDSS students are officially kicking off their OYAP journey and heading into their Co-op placements! They’re gearing up for hands-on apprenticeships in high-demand fields:
⚡ Electrical
🔧 Automotive
🔥 Welding & Fabrication
⚙️ Manufacturing
🚜 Heavy Equipment Technician
What is OYAP?
The Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) is a unique school-to-work initiative that allows students to explore skilled trades while earning their high school diploma. Through Co-op, students gain real-world work experience, become registered apprentices, and take their first big step toward becoming certified journeypersons.
Wish our students luck as they step into the workforce! 🛠️👏
#WDSS #OYAP #SkilledTrades #YouthInTrades #CoopEducation #FutureTrades #OntarioEducation
WDSS leadership students put their classroom lessons on service leadership into action last week, greeting everyone with welcoming chalk messages right on the sidewalk at the school entrance. It was a wonderful way for them to help build a positive, supportive environment for students and staff as we kick off the new school year.
Our Grade 9 English students headed to the library for a Book Tasting Day! 📚 Students sampled books from nine different genre stations, exploring new titles and authors to find the perfect choice for their silent reading. A great way to discover new genres and find the kinds of books they enjoy! 📖
📚 Grade 12 English students jumped into Atomic Habits, putting their annotation strategies into action as they read. They then shared their thoughts, questions, and connections with classmates. Only two days in, and they’re already digging into a great new read!
Tartans have heart! 🎒❤️
Check out these handy, reversible walker bags made by Ms. BridgeArnold’s Fashion class! Our talented students sewed and donated them to the wonderful residents at Wallaceburg Retirement Living. So proud of our Tartans giving back to the community! 🧵✨
#TartanPride #CommunityFirst #FashionWithPurpose
Can you believe these beautiful colour combinations?! Some of our Tartans made ribbon skirts for their fashion class culminating activities this semester 😍
Huge shoutout to our incredible Student Council for hosting our final Colour House event of the year! 🎨✨ It was an absolute blast!
From crushing the Colour Run and keeping the hacky sack alive, to soaking teachers and seniors and just hanging out together—it was truly a day to remember. 🙌💦
To top it all off, the year-long leaderboard results are officially in... 🥁
Huge congratulations to our Grade 11s! 🎉🏆 You racked up the most points all year and are officially your 2025-2026 Colour House Champions! 🥇
#ColourHouse #StudentCouncil #TartanSpirit #PlaidtotheBone
From crushing the Colour Run and keeping the hacky sack alive, to soaking teachers and seniors and just hanging out together—it was truly a day to remember. 🙌💦
To top it all off, the year-long leaderboard results are officially in... 🥁
Huge congratulations to our Grade 11s! 🎉🏆 You racked up the most points all year and are officially your 2025-2026 Colour House Champions! 🥇
#ColourHouse #StudentCouncil #TartanSpirit #PlaidtotheBone
We are incredibly grateful to CF Industries for their ongoing commitment to our partnership. Thanks to their financial donation and hands-on teamwork, our Construction students had the unique opportunity to build a brand-new table and personal cutting boards.
As a token of our appreciation, our classes collaborated to create a custom clock to be displayed at the CF Industries site.
This project truly brought on-the-job experience to life in our classrooms, teaching students essential skills in table construction, epoxy application, and team collaboration.
We would also like to extend our sincere gratitude to the other sponsors who helped bring this vision to reality: The River's Edge, The Mill co. , Grade A Custom Design, and SERKKA Farms. Thank you for investing in the next generation of builders!
#WorkforceDevelopment #ConstructionEducation #CommunityPartnership #HandsOnLearning #ThankYou
Summer break might be just around the corner, but our Plaid Peers are already gearing up for the 2026-2027 school year! 📚✨
The team participated in their annual training session to sharpen their leadership and teamwork skills. They also spent time planning some incredible activities to welcome our incoming grade nines this fall!
We are so incredibly lucky to have such dedicated student leaders acting as role models in our school community. Way to go, Plaid Peers! ☀️👏
Last night we celebrated our incredible Grade 8 Graduates of 2026! 🎓✨ We are beyond proud of how much they’ve grown and the amazing individuals they continue to become.
Wishing them all the best as they take on high school as Grade 9 Tartans! We can’t wait to see all the big things they'll continue to accomplish. ❤️
#ClassOf2026 #TartanPride #Graduation #HighSchoolBound
Wishing them all the best as they take on high school as Grade 9 Tartans! We can’t wait to see all the big things they'll continue to accomplish. ❤️
#ClassOf2026 #TartanPride #Graduation #HighSchoolBound
🌞🎉 Looking for a fun way to stay connected, make new friends, and keep learning this summer? LKDSB has you covered!
We are offering FREE Summer Engagement Camps at locations across Lambton-Kent throughout the summer! ☀️
✅ Open to all LKDSB students, including students in ALLP classrooms
✅ Attend the camp location that works best for you — it doesn't have to be your school
✅ Absolutely no cost to attend!
With four exciting camp options available, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this summer.
📍 Find a camp near you and learn more:
🔗 https://www.lkdsb.net/page/summer-engagement-camp
We are offering FREE Summer Engagement Camps at locations across Lambton-Kent throughout the summer! ☀️
✅ Open to all LKDSB students, including students in ALLP classrooms
✅ Attend the camp location that works best for you — it doesn't have to be your school
✅ Absolutely no cost to attend!
With four exciting camp options available, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this summer.
📍 Find a camp near you and learn more:
🔗 https://www.lkdsb.net/page/summer-engagement-camp
Rolling into the end of the school year! 🎳💥
Our Life Skills classes went bowling for our end of year field trip. What a great school year we've had! 🎳
Congratulations to our Tartan Artists. Leah Parker and Kandice Bushey each won two awards at the Wallaceburg and District Museum Student Art Show. Kandice's art was also chosen to be displayed at the Chatham Regional Education Centre for next year. Way to go Tartans!
Big thanks to the CK School Garden Program for the grant that made our new Mediterranean Herb Garden possible! 🌱 Our Horticulture students knocked it out of the park. Next up: using these fresh herbs for our Life Skills Program's Soup Wednesday fundraiser that will start up again in the fall! 🥣🌿✨
Look at these incredible faces! Our current Personal Support Worker (PSW) students are just days away from graduating 🎓and making a massive difference in our community, and we couldn’t be prouder! 🙌
A huge thank you to Fairfield Park LTC, Oaks Retirement Village, Ska:na Family Learning Centre, Sombra Township Child Care, and the Alzheimer’s Society of Chatham-Kent who hosted and invested in our students!
We still have a few seats in our PSW program for the next school year! 📋
If you’ve been looking for a meaningful career where you can change lives every single day, this could be it!
Why choose the program?
Graduate with your OSSD: Earn 7 High School Credits toward your Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
Hands-on training: Learn the skills that employers are actively looking for.
Fast-track your career: Go from the classroom to a rewarding career in under a year.
High demand: The healthcare sector needs passionate individuals like you more than ever.
To learn more and to apply visit: https://www.lkdsb.net/o/wdss/page/psw-program
