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June 25, 2026

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Pontiac High School

PHS students take the plunge

A brave group of students from Pontiac High School (PHS) spent two days last week voluntarily lowering themselves into ice cold waters to then be

Pontiac Cup wraps at ESSC 

Senior volleyball players from across the Pontiac and beyond made the journey to Mansfield on Dec. 10 to compete in the final day of Pontiac

PHS serves up first Pontiac Cup games

A decades-old sporting tradition is once again underway in the Pontiac.  On Nov. 20, senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams from all three Pontiac high

Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday

2025 Year in Review – January to March

Feeling nostalgic for 2025? You’ll enjoy THE EQUITY’s 2025 Year in Review. Over the next four weeks, we’ll take some time to look back on some of last year’s most memorable stories, starting with Pontiac’s first baby of 2025.

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PHS students take the plunge

A brave group of students from Pontiac High School (PHS) spent two days last week voluntarily lowering themselves into ice cold waters to then be rescued by their peers, who themselves had just learned the needed techniques.  The students were

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Pontiac Cup wraps at ESSC 

Senior volleyball players from across the Pontiac and beyond made the journey to Mansfield on Dec. 10 to compete in the final day of Pontiac Cup games that would see only two teams crowned champions.  The annual volleyball tournament, a

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PHS serves up first Pontiac Cup games

A decades-old sporting tradition is once again underway in the Pontiac.  On Nov. 20, senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams from all three Pontiac high schools as well as Maniwaki and Gracefield spent Thursday facing off against each other in

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Pontiac High School graduates toss their caps

Sixty Pontiac youth turned the final page on their high school careers on Saturday night, crossing the stage at Pontiac High School (PHS) to celebrate their official graduation from the institution.  The former students returned to their alma mater from

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Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday night. The final game of the World Series had the crowd pacing, shouting, and occasionally

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Young Pontiac High leaders get coached on coaching

On Friday, the leadership and coaching classes at Pontiac High School received a day-long training seminar from an expert coach via the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG).  Teacher Matt Greer said that the workshop was financed through a grant from the

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