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Zhen Park, co-op student at Leaside High.
Schools

High school co-op placement — my window on the world of work

March 1, 2019 Guest Contributor

I recently completed a Leaside High co-op course. For high school seniors, questions about your future linger in every corner. Where are you going to go for post-secondary? What are you going to study? Where …more

L-r: Lorna Wright, Scholarship Co-Convenor, 
Nicole Ilyin of LHS, Wasifa Noshin of EYCI and 
Maralynn Beach, Scholarship Co-Convenor.
Community

Leaside-East York University Womens Club scholarship winners

October 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Leaside High School graduates Stanimira Aleksieva (2018) and Nicole Ilyin (2017) are the most recent local recipients of the $1,500 scholarships awarded by the Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside-East York as part of their …more

Left: Denise Wilson, Curriculum Leader for Guidance, and (right) Anna Postill at Commencement.
Schools

Leaside student wins $100,000 scholarship

August 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Leaside High School’s recent graduate, Anna Postill, 17, is a young woman of many accomplishments, two of which have been featured in previous Leaside Life articles: her partnership with her sister in an online business …more

Co-chairs of Leaside High School’s Mental Health & Wellness Committee, Anna Postill and Vishar Yaghoubian.
Schools

Two LHS students make a difference with mental health issues

July 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

When Don Valley West MP Rob Oliphant hosted a Roundtable Consultation on Youth Addictions and Mental Health on May 11 at Bellwood Health Services, two of the participants were the co-chairs of Leaside High School’s …more

Isabella Goudros, Chloe and Sophie Coutts.
Sports

Leaside’s track triumphs

July 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

The Leaside High School Track Team was named the Overall Girls and Overall Combined Champions at the TDSSAA City Track and Field Championships held at Birchmount Stadium on May 30 and 31, after winning a …more

The Leaside Lancers boys’ team in Collingwood, April 2018.
Sports

Leaside High takes on Ontario

May 1, 2018 Vicki Hall

It may have taken a decade, but the Leaside High School Boys Varsity Hockey team made it back to OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) for the Ontario High School Hockey Championships from March …more

Dr. Vicentini and Ms. Panayiotou, teachers at LHS.
Schools

Catching the travel bug at LHS

March 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Two veteran Leaside High School teachers, who between them have been on a total of 28 March Break trips, have joined forces for this year’s trip to Italy and France from March 8 to 19. …more

The CleanSlate UV team. Photo By Ontario Centres For Excellence.
People

Leaside High grad Scott Mason’s got a CleanSlate

February 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Scott Mason was the school captain at Leaside High School in 2010 with his sights set on political science and law at Queen’s University. Little did he imagine then he would become an entrepreneur in …more

The Milk Maid Stem Project at Leaside High. Photo By Janis Fertuck.
Schools

New STEM project at LHS

February 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Leaside graduate Scott Mason made a presentation about his company CleanSlate UV at an assembly organized by Curriculum Leader Helen Panayiotou last fall to inspire Grade 11 science students working on a new cross-curricular STEM …more

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Schools

Why are so many Leaside High students down on college vs. university?

December 1, 2017 Guest Contributor

At a young age I had my future planned out. I was going to become a professional ballerina and dance the coveting role of the sugar plum fairy with the amazing National Ballet of Canada. …more

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Recent Posts
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  • Editor’s Welcome: The kids are all right, 2022 edition
  • The inaugural Ruth & Harry Goldhar Journalism Award awarded at LHS
  • Congratulations to Leaside’s outstanding graduates of 2022!
  • Summer means using your “packing gene”
  • The Bells of Leaside: Remembering the Canada Varnish Carillon
  • Howard Drukarshs Right at Home Realty is an industry disruptor
  • We all scream for Hollywood Gelato
  • Update – Road safety and the Leaside Neighbourhood Transportation Plan
  • Trifecta! Leaside Rugby 7s take three city championships in return to field
  • The LGS Garden Tour 2022 was a green showcase to remember
  • Gearing up for a big fight at Bayview and Broadway
  • Traffic and transit and gridlock – oh my!
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