The 2nd Annual Mark Jackman Memorial Chess Tournament will be held at Gonzaga High School on Saturday, May 25th. This tournament is hosted by the Jackman family and the Gonzaga organizing committee and is open to players of all ages and abilities.

Event timeline:

• Rounds will begin at 10am
• Each player will have a minimum of 5 games, with some players having a BYE in their group if there is an odd number of participants
• SwissSys will be used for pairings and a Swiss System or Round Robin format will be utilized in each division of the tournament
• There will be 5 divisions, based on age group:
  • Primary: Grades K – 3
  • Elementary: Grades 4 – 6
  • Junior High: Grades 7 – 9
  • High School: Grades 10 -12
  • Open: Age 18+
• Tournament will be live streamed

For more information, please click here for a PDF document from the organizers.

Registration:

• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-h3vSEd4ir6WDOcfLvkK_sBebXjzTrMzOof0Wll3Zjs/edit

Congratulations to Samara N. and Krishang D. on winning gold in mixed doubles in badminton on Saturday!

If you know of a student you think is deserving of recognition, fill out our form by clicking here.

Congratulations to the Boys Grade 8 basketball team, who played in the Grade 9 league finals this weekend at Paradise Intermediate. The boys beat the host team in the finals of the grade level ahead of them.

Way to go, Grizzlies!

Girls Baseball

• The first tryout for the girls baseball team will be this Thursday, May 16th, from 3pm – 4pm at the Techniplex in Pleasantville. No outside footwear please.
• There will be a one time $5 fee charged per student, which should be paid at the facility. Students are asked not to pay at the office.
• The sign – up sheet for the girls team has been reposted outside of the gym entrance for interested girls who have not yet signed up to try out. All interested players must sign the sheet to be eligible for try-outs. The sheet will remain posted until the end of lunch hour on the day of try-outs.

Boys Baseball

• The next update for the Boys baseball team will be announced both at school and posted on this website on Tuesday, May 14.
• Selection letters for the boys baseball team will be available at the office on Wednesday, May 15th, at the office during recess and lunch hour.

The MDJH ROV team, “SEBEK”, came in third place overall out of 9 schools at this year’s ROV competition!

The machine ran into a few issues late into Thursday afternoon but with a lot of cool heads and hard work, the students pulled out a fairly successful outing!

Third in the product demonstration (official runs), extra points in the poster, along with a separate award for a crafty vertical profiler using a basketball for buoyancy, was enough to best six other schools!

Way to go, Grizzlies!

Our Grade 8 Boys Volleyball Team had a blast this weekend at Volleyball Nationals! They played very well, and made lots of friendships. Big thank you to coach Karen and coach Nassim!

Way to go, Grizzlies!

On Saturday, May 4, three MDJH students participated in the French speak-offs at MUN hosted by Canadian Parents for French: Echo K., Lydia D., and Millie J..

Millie won second place in her category which included Grade 9 & 10 students!

This is the first time since COVID that the competition was in person (rather than a video submission). All three students did a fabulous job presenting their speeches.

Way to go, Grizzlies!

MDJH observed Red Dress Day today, May 3rd. We had an extended homeroom to discuss what it means to be an ally, and the meaning behind MMIWG2S.

Here the staff pose in their red shirts and dresses.

Thanks to Dawn Squires for organizing the day for us!

The MDJH newsletter for May is ready.

Click here to view it.

On Friday, May 3rd, MDJH will be observing Red Dress Day, a Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, & 2SLGBTQ+ Peoples (MMIWG2S). Students are asked to wear red, and red shirts and dresses will be displayed throughout the school.

Display created by Art Teacher Ms. Penney outside the Art Room.