Local high schools to return to semesters, lockers, common lunch hours - Lindsay Advocate Local high schools to return to semesters, lockers, common lunch hours - Lindsay Advocate By Kirk Winter The return of lockers to high school life happens in February. After almost two years of virtual learning, octomesters and quadmesters, Trillium Lakelands high schools will be returning to semesters on Feb. 7 as requested overwhelmingly by students, staff and administration at each of the board's seven high schools. "The ministry (of education) has given boards across the province permission, because of the high vaccination rates of secondary students, to return to the semester system if wanted," director of education Wes Hahn told trustees on December 14 at their regularly scheduled meeting. Hahn said the board asked all stake holders since the announcement was made Nov. 18 what they would like to do. The answer from the schools was a resounding "yes" to a return to four classes a day beginning in February. Superintendent of learning Kim Williams told the gathering that the board priority Local high schools to return to semesters, lockers, common lunch hours -... https://lindsayadvocate.ca/local-high-schools-to-return-to-semesters-lock... 1 of 2 12/20/2021, 5:13 PM