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July 3, 2020: Manitoulin Secondary Teacher Receives Prestigious Award for Excellence and Innovation in Mathematics
April 24, 2018: Provincial High School Gymnastics' Future in Doubt Amidst Declining Participation

 November 9, 2016: Manitoulin Secondary School Teachers Share TLLP Flipped Project
Photo by Robin Burridge, Manitoulin Expositor
November 2, 2016: MSS Teacher Seconded by Board to Role of Math Consultant

June 1, 2016: Local Community Groups and Individuals Receive School Board Awards

April 29, 2016: MSS Gymnastics Team Wins Gold at Provincials


January 13, 2016: Island Students Meet 2015 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics


June 1, 2015: Faces of Innovation: Manitoulin Secondary School taps into blended learning


April 14, 2015: Manitoulin Teacher Receives Award (Ontario Hansard)


April 1, 2015: MSS math teacher to receive ‘exceptional teaching’ award

February 11, 2015: 21st century learning: MSS features multi-platform learning style

November, 2014: ORION Nexus K-12 Survey: The Results

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