GFESS Gryphons teams getting geared up for season
The Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) football teams are gearing up for what is hoped to be another two successful seasons. Training has already...
Ridgeway teenager recognized for environmental stewardship with bursary
A Ridgeway teenager is one of six recipients of a bursary from the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Foundation (NPCF). Earlier this week, a ceremony was held...
Fort Erie resident Kya Steinbach-Parker to appear in episode of ‘Warrior Up!’
Kya Steinbach-Parker says she wants to do whatever she can to serve the Indigenous community. The 19-year-old member of the Mi’kmaq/Seneca Nation from We’koqma’q, Nova...
Provincial rules make addressing school capacity a challenge: Mayor
As the school year comes to an end, Fort Erie councillors spent a portion of Monday’s meeting discussing the challenges as local schools face capacity...
Shadow Gryphons win bronze in bocce at Special Olympics Provincial Championships
Things were not exactly going the Shadow Gryphons’ way. The four-member team of students from Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) got a pep-talk from...
GFESS student Autumn Wartman wins bronze medal at Skills Canada competition in Quebec
Autumn Wartman, a student at Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS), wowed at the Skills Ontario competition, which earned her a spot at the Skills...
GFESS student wins prestigious scholarship for transforming school food services
A big round of applause is needed for a Fort Erie high school student. Julianna Marcel, a Grade 12 student at Greater Fort Erie Secondary...
GFESS student wows at Skills Ontario Competition, headed to nationals in Quebec
Autumn Wartman, a Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) student, won the top prize for her job skill demonstration at the Skills Ontario Competition held...
Fort Erie students among 67 honoured at Brock scholarship reception
Everyone knows that post-secondary education comes at a cost. To help defray those costs, Brock University started a program to present $2,500 entrance scholarships to...
DSBN prioritizes security: Pilot project locks down GFESS, other high schools
Greater Fort Erie Secondary School is changing things up as part of a pilot project aimed to prioritize the safety of both staff and students....



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