December 8, Friday – no school for students

Good luck to all our swimmers competing at City Champs this Tuesday, December 5!

IB Exam Fees Due

All students who are registered in 30-Level IB courses this year will be writing an IB exam in May. The $200 fee for each exam is payable through MyCBE and is due on December 15. The final drop date for Exam level IB courses is October 31, 2023. Any students registered in courses following this date will be charged for the exams.

Attention Grade 12 Students

Second Semester on line course registration at Vista and CBe-Learn

CBe-Learn is opening their registration portal for three days only: December 14, 15 and 18.

If you require a course for graduation (not just upgrading a course) please email your Student Services Counselor ASAP so that they can register you on one of these dates.

CBe-Learn for all students will open January 9, 2024.

If you require an online course with CBe-Learn, please reach out to your Student Services Counselor VIA email so that they can register you.

Vista Virtual school: registration opens December 1st, 2023 and you may register yourself at www.vvschool.ca

Speech Club

Mrs. Wright is proud to announce that Hannah L participated in the most recent National Qualifier tournament at Central Memorial, having to compete in Debate, Impromptu, Persuasive and Interpretive speaking categories. Even though she is new to High School competition, she placed in the top third of competitors, competing against students who have previously gone to Nationals and Worlds. Way to go, Hannah!

Official Final Exam Schedule for Semester 1

Please visit out Exam Schedule page.

Any questions regarding exams, please speak to Assistant Principal Ms. Turner in the Main Office, or email her directly cjturner@cbe.ab.ca.

Athletics Calendar

See our Athletics page

Artist Spotlight

Lauren T is a Grade 12 student who is fully immersed in Fine Arts. She is a talented musician, and construction student here at John G Diefenbaker High School. Lauren has spent years enhancing her skills on a variety of woodworking tools, while simultaneously picking up other musical fine art techniques.

She has trained for many years on the piano, beginning at the age of 4. In grade 6 she began playing and showcasing her skills on a new instrument, the flute. Lauren then made the transition to a more well- known instrument in the world of Jazz, the alto saxophone. She is most known for playing in both the Diefenbaker Symphonic and Jazz 1 Bands, earning her recognition as Band Student of the Year in both 2022 and 2023. Many solos and featurettes showcase the skills she has acquired in the past 6 years of Band, and 5 years of Jazz. Though it is not as widely seen, Lauren still holds on to the piano. She is working hard to finish RCM level 10 and hopes to teach younger musicians the instrument. As a universally understood medium, Lauren wants to continue her journey with music going forward into university.

-       Written by Hayley Y.

Graduation Pictures

Yearbook

REMINDER: Forms in School Engage (Demographic Verification and Annual Authorization required)

Student demographic verification is required each and every school year. If you have not verified your demographic information for the 2023-24 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 2023-24 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.