Winter Break December 21 – January 5
Classes resume Monday, January 6 

January 2025 Diploma & Final Assessment Schedule

Please use this link to view the exam schedule Exam Schedule

Diploma and Non-Diploma Exam Rules and AB Ed Directives

Students, please arrive 15 minutes early for your exams to allow ample time for supervisors to seat all students.  

Those rules apply for both diploma and non-diploma exams.  

• Students may not enter or leave the diploma exam writing room without the consent of the supervisor.  
• All students must have photo identification (student ID card, driver’s license, passport, etc.)   
• Please ensure that you do not bring any electronic device to the exam. Students found with an electronic device on their person are at risk of having their exam invalidated and receiving a zero for a violation of this rule.  

Electronic devices include, but are not limited to: 

• Cell Phones  
• Smart Watches  
• IPods  
• Digital Audio Players  
• Electronic Organizers  
• Hand-held electronic dictionaries  

Any other portable electronic device  

• NO WATCHES OF ANY TYPE ARE ALLOWED AT DESKS. Supervisors will inform students of how much time they have remaining in their exams.  
• Other items that are not permitted at student desks include: 
• Purses  
• Bookbags and Backpacks  
• Coats  
• Hats & Books or notes  

Coach Clay Masikewich receives Gary Deman Head Coach of the Year Award

Diefenbaker is very pleased to celebrate the successful season our Senior Football Team had winning the Division III City Championship. Our success this year is due, in part, because of the talent and commitment from our athletes, but also largely because of the leadership from Head Coach, Clay Masikewich.

Coach Masko has been recognized for his amazing work by being awarded the Gary Deman Head Coach of the Year Award. This recognition is a prestigious award granted to the top coach in all High School Football in Calgary.

Congratulations Coach Masko!

Phys. Ed Locker Clean Out – Thursday, January 9

Please ensure your locker has been completely cleared out and lock returned to your Phys. Ed teacher.  All remaining items left in Phys. Ed lockers after Friday, January 10 will be donated or if necessary, discarded 

Emergency Support over Winter Break

In the event of a mental health emergency, please reach out to The Summit or Distress Centre, call 911 or head to the nearest hospital emergency room.

Artist Spotlight

Ace S. is a Grade 12 IB student here at Diefenbaker.  They are currently our school's only Grade 12 student taking Art IB.  Ace loves participating in all sorts of artistic disciplines including visual arts, dance and writing poetry.  Ace has been taking ballet for 14 years at Dance on Edge dance studio.  As part of the IB Art program, Ace has been working on their exhibition with a chosen focus on the ideas of queerness and queer identity.  While they rely often on paint as their main medium, they have recently been experimenting with different sculpture mediums.  In the future, Ace hopes to get a Bachelor of Visual Arts and become a Graphic Designer.

Model UN Conference

At the beginning of December, Model UN students attended a conference at Henry Wise Wood School.  We have one student in Human Rights Council who worked together with a team to negotiate changes for people who were having their rights violated.  She made resolutions, connections with other countries, and presented a working paper!  She was an amazing speaker. 

We also have a group of six students representing the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam in a crisis simulation that focused on the negotiations and sensitive issues presented with the South China Seas today.   Lastly, we had three students in the committee entitled Sleeping with the Fishes, which negotiated expansion of their territory and made alliances with other gang members to resolve disputes.  They had fun dressing up, meeting other students from other schools, and changing the maps within Chicago in the early 1930s.  As a Teacher Sponsor, Ms Ibbotson is impressed with the personal and group dedication of our students in our Model UN Club and the clear ability to think on the spot and argue for those who might be less fortunate in this world.  We will continue building relationships, negotiating and discussing world topics in the New Year.  We are welcoming new delegates!

Vista Virtual School

Registration opens for on line courses December 2 and closes March 24^.

Students may register themselves with the support of a parent at www.vvschool.ca

CBe-Learn

Any student wishing to take an on line course with CBe-Learn needs to see their counsellor ASAP.  The portal for all student registration opens January 7^th and will remain open for just a few days!

If you have any questions you may reach out to your counsellor. 

Grad Photos 

Graduates must have their photos done during the scheduled portrait sittings January 13 to 22 in order to have their grad photo in the Yearbook.  Students should not book a sitting during their exam times. 

Athletics and Events Schedule 

Thurs, Jan 9 5:30 pm Sr Girls Basketball Home v St. Martin de Porres 

Calgary Christmas Resources

Please use this PDF for a list of resources for the holiday season. 

Yearbooks on Sale