Monday, February 17 – Family Day – School is closed

Parking Permit Requirement for the Student Parking Lot

Please be advised that the student parking lot is a PAY PARKING facility.  To park in this lot, you are required to have a valid PARKING PERMIT.  Vehicles parked without a permit will be towed at the owner’s expense.  Please note students were given warnings this week.

To obtain your parking pass, please visit the Business Office to complete the payment process.

Artist Spotlight

Taryn B is in Diefenbaker’s Band Program.  She has been playing the oboe for the last four years.  Ella Fitzgerald is her inspiration for pursuing the Arts.  Music and Band are important programs to her as it helps her feel good and contributes to her positive self image.  Taryn is able to express herself by doing something she loves when playing in the school's band.  In her first year of playing in Grade 9, she won the award for “Most Improved Band Student”!  Taryn plans to continue with music by joining a band or an orchestra in the future and she also plans to attend a post secondary Fine Arts Program! --Written by Sara B.

Updates from IB

Congratulations to January’s Learner Profile contest winners: Nick X and Ian W. Both have excelled in the IB Learner Profile traits of Balanced and Risk-Taker.

Our focus for February will be Open-Minded and Principled.

Open-minded students seek and evaluate a range of points of view and are willing to grow from the experience. Principled students will act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere.

How have you demonstrated being a PRINCIPLED and/or OPEN-MINDED this month? Enter to win FREE PIZZA by telling us how you or your friends have demonstrated the Learner Profile in January. Draw date will be March 5.

IB Exam Schedule Update

The IB Exam Schedule can be found linked here and posted on the school website. Start times and locations have been updated. Please note that the Math and Chemistry exams are scheduled on non-instructional days. 

Jostens Grad 2025

Vista Virtual School Registration is open until March 24

By February 18/19 students should be able to view their diploma results in their My Pass accounts.

If you have not passed a diploma or wish to upgrade your mark, you can register yourself to take ONE course at Vista.  www.vvschool.ca.  The website is very user friendly and you would sign up as a Non Primary student.

Student Services will be reviewing the Graduation List at the end of February/beginning of March, and at this time names may be added to, or deleted from the Grad List.

Do check in with your counselor if you have any questions or concerns.

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