Upcoming

• Thursday, October 24 – Student Progress Conferences – in person after school
• Friday, October 25 – Non Instructional Day, no students – Student Progress Conferences – virtual

Student Progress Conferences

Conferences are by appointment only.  The conference booking tool is now open and will close on Wednesday, October 23 at 4 pm.  Please see your student’s PowerSchool schedule for Teacher names and to book the appointments. If you require assistance with booking conferences, please use the following link:  Conference booking instructions

Lifetouch Photo-Retakes

Lifetouch will be at our school on Monday, October 21 for photo re-takes. If you do not have a photo for your student ID card, please make sure to get your picture taken. If you have already received your student ID card, you do not get a new one with a photo re-take. Replacement ID cards can be printed at a cost of $5.00 each, payable to the Business Office.

Chief Chats Feedback

Teams and Clubs help create a sense of belonging at Dief.

Yesterday the JGD Admin met with some of our Diefenbaker students to discuss ways to improve our school. One of the most significant ideas the students shared was their sense of belonging through athletics and clubs.  We strongly urge students to get involved in as many Diefenbaker activities as possible.

We are very busy currently with football, volleyball and cross country. And we have three new sports teams starting up in the next few weeks:  swimming, wrestling and basketball. 

We also have numerous clubs students can join: Art, Bridging the Gap, Cosplay/Fashion, Creative Writing, D&D, eSports, GSA, Green Chiefs, LITA, Mac Dief, Math Contests, Model UN, Speech, Table Tennis, and Yearbook.

Please encourage your students to join and become more involved in their high school experience at JGD!

IB Exam Fees

Students registered in a 30-level IB course are registered to write an IB exam in April or May 2025. Fees for IB exams have been added to your child’s PowerSchool account. Payment is due by November 15. If your child is registered in 3 or 4 IB exams and you require a different schedule for payment of fees, please contact Ms. Ulanicki at tjulanicki@cbe.ab.ca to arrange this. The final date to withdraw from an IB exam is October 31st. Any students registered in an exam level course following this date will be responsible for the $200 exam fee.  

Artist Showcase

Hazel K is in Grade 12. She’s taken Art throughout Junior High and High School and has thoroughly enjoyed it.   She has also been involved in many sport teams.  Art gives her a path to creatively express herself.  Hazel loves to show her appreciation of the people around her by gifting them her art, which she perfects.  Her favourite mediums are acrylic and watercolour paint because of the versatility they bring to her canvas.  The subject of her art is mostly animals.  She took inspiration from Sandro Botticelli for an art project where she put her own spin on “The Birth of Venus” and incorporated characters from “The Little Mermaid”.  She has applied to the University of the Arts and she is confident that art will be a big part of her life no matter what direction life takes her.

Yearbooks

The Yearbook Club is now hard at work turning this inspiration into a memorable keepsake!  A reminder: this is the final week to get early bird pricing for the 2024/2025 yearbook, now available for $45. Use this link to order your yearbook: John G. Diefenbaker High School Yearbook

School Engage (Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization required)

It is a legal obligation for all CBE schools to have this completed. Student demographic verification is required each and every school year.  If you have not verified your demographic information for the 2024-2025 school year, please log in to your SchoolEngage account and verify your student’s information. Technical support/instructions are available here.  Annual authorizations requiring parent consent are also required for the 2024-25 school year. These are: 

• CBE Use of Student Information: outlines instances when we would like to share student information publically 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.

Please note: What Kind of Support is provided by the CBE Parent Account Help Line?

Agents can assist legal guardians / independent students with:

• The creation of a new account
• The addition of students to a parent account

Agents cannot help legal guardians and independent students with:

• Access personal information within MyCBE/PowerSchool or SchoolEngage
• Verify email addresses, student IDs or birthdates
• Solve computer software or internet connection problems
• Answer questions about Fees or Transportation

Reference | CBE Parent Account Help Line

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