Halloween Costumes
Remembrance Day Service
On November 11 at 11:00 am, we take a moment of silence to honour our fallen soldiers, veterans and their families.
We will be on Fall Break on that day, therefore we are holding our service on Wednesday, November 5 during TA.
Each student will be provided a poppy to wear and it is our hope that students will provide some monetary donation for our local Calgary Veterans.
We are also collecting non-perishable items for the Calgary Veterans Food Bank. Please bring your donations in from Monday, November 3-Friday, November 14.
School Fees
Please log in to MyCBE in order pay all school fees (Course Fees, Field Trip, Goods/Service and Yearbook etc.) or come to the Business Office to pay directly.
School Engage (Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization required)
Student Demographic Verification is required annually. If you have not verified your demographic information for the 2025-26 school year, please log in to your SchoolEngage account and verify your student’s information. Technical support/instructions are available here.
Annual authorizations requiring parental consent are also required for the 2025-26 school year.
These are:
- CBE Use of Student Information: outlines instances when we would like to share student information publicly in our day-to-day work.
- Consent for Use of Student Information by News Media and Outside Groups (Third Party): provides information pertaining to including students in media events where images may be recorded and used by the third party.
Artist SPOTLIGHT
Grade 12 students Cansu A and Qudsia R are organizing an Art Market to take place on December 17th, after school in the cafeteria. They are encouraging interested vendors to sign up through the provided QR code and link (Diefenbaker students only please) and hope that family and friends will pop by to support the artists on that day. We commend the efforts of these two, and look forward to the funfilled SHOPortunity!
Yearbooks
Back To School Sale! Order now to guarantee your copy at the lowest price of the year!
Casino Fundraiser
JGD Chiefs Parent Association is urgently looking for volunteers for our upcoming casino fundraiser in less than a month on November 21st & 22nd, 2025. This will take place at Ace Casino Airport at 40 Aero Crescent NE, Calgary, AB. For Friday we need 3 positions and 5 on call backups filled, and Saturday we need 10 positions and 3 on call backups filled.
This fundraiser is one of our major sources of funding to help the school pay for such things as sporting equipment, arts supplies, IB resources, computers, and so much more! It is very important that we fill all positions, including backup positions, to ensure that the Casino can run their tables those days and we don't lose our opportunity to fundraise like this in the future. No previous experience is required, and training for each position will be provided on-site. Meals and snacks will be provided for volunteers during their shift as well. Reimbursement for transportation can also be arranged, if required. Come out and meet other parents as part of this great volunteering opportunity!
Please follow the link to sign up and get more information about the timing of various shifts and the various roles to be filled (Banker, Cashier, Chip Runner, Count room, etc.).
JGD Chiefs Parent Association: JGD Chiefs Casino Fundraiser
Please feel free to forward this link to family/friends.
Thank you for supporting our students! All proceeds from the casino will benefit your young adults at John G. Diefenbaker High School!
Important Dates
- Fall Sports Photos: November 3
- Remembrance Day Celebrations: November 5 during TA
- National Aboriginal Veterans Day: November 8