All practices and tryouts scheduled for after 5:30pm on Thursday, September 22 are cancelled due to Curriculum Night here at the school.

In honour of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, the provincial government has decided that schools and government services will be closed on Monday, September 19th. This will be a “one-off” provincial holiday.

As the school will be closed on that day, there will be no tryouts on that day as well.

Tuesday, September 20th will be Day 3 on the schedule.

Here is the information you need to know to register for the race on Saturday as well as any future races.  You need to go to the NLAA cross country series website using the following link:

https://www.nlaa.ca/xcseries/index.php

This website will answer some of the questions you and your family may have and it contains the link to register for the race.  If you go down to the section on Registration and Fees, you can click on the link there for “Online Registration & Payment”.  Here you will enter the information about yourself to register for the race.  We are a NLAA affiliated school and have paid our membership fee for the year, so please remember to enter the code MDJH to get the discount.  The race will then cost only $5.00 to complete the registration.

Below is also a link for race times as well as a course map.  Grade 7s race at 11:00, Grades 8 and 9 race at 11:15.  They recommend arriving 45 minutes to an hour before your race to get your race bib number, which must be worn, and to get warmed up and ready to run.

https://www.nlaa.ca/xcseries/schedule.php

https://www.nlaa.ca/xcseries/course-map.php

We will practise again Friday, September 16th, and meet at the main entrance of the school at 2:20.  Practice will wrap up at 3:00.  

Thank you for your interest and support,

Mr. Luchford

Ever wonder what guidance counsellors do at MDJH? Well, they’ve prepared a slideshow to help you out!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRByvqSPlHekzSi0-8JoneP3cbRuqoS9dAMPNslq3THNtxjFi5cZ5YRan_bFU51cQhjDsBk_OAQp4eQ/embed?start=true&loop=false&delayms=60000

Click the link above if the slideshow doesn’t start for you.

Hello Macdonald Drive Junior High families,

My name is Antony Luchford and I will be coaching cross country this year.  Having taught and coached in Toronto for almost 20 years, I’m accustomed to training throughout the month of September and then competing in races in mid October.  That being said, I’m learning that things move quickly here and we are going to literally hit the ground running.

We just received communication from the NLAA that their dates for this year’s Cross Country Running Series are fast approaching.  The meets will take place on Saturday, September 17th, Saturday, September 24th, and Saturday, October 1st at Bowring Park.  The race distance is just under 2 km (1800 m) for students in Grades 7, 8 and 9 and goes up and down the various hills throughout the park.  Any students who enjoy running and would like to join the team are invited to participate.  

I will be available to run with any interested students on Thursday, September 15th from 4:30 to 5:30 and right after school on Friday, September 16th from 2:20 to 3:00.  We will meet at the school main entrance and take things from there.  I will post practices for the following weeks at a later date and try to not conflict with the practices of other sports teams going on.

I recognize that this is short notice and I’ve already expressed to students in our brief meeting today that if they can’t make these practices or the first race or are simply not feeling prepared to run against other students yet, that is fine.

I appreciate your patience and support.

Antony

• Tuesday, Sept 20th: 4:00-5:30pm
• Thursday, Sept 22nd: 4:00-5:30pm

MDJH Athletic Department is looking for coaches for the following teams:

• Jr Girls Soccer (Grades 7 and 8)
• Sr Girls Soccer (Grades 8 and 9)
• Cross-Country
• Grade 7 Girls Volleyball
• Grade 8 Boys Basketball
• Grade 9 Boys Basketball
• Grade 9 Girls Basketball

If interested please contact Scott Mercer scottmercer@nlesd.ca or Donald Mackey donaldmackey@nlesd.ca.

September 2022, marks the 50th Anniversary of MDJH!

Our anniversary committee, chaired by Colette Quann (colettequann@nlesd.ca) and Ches West (chesleywest@nlesd.ca), have been busy planning monthly activities beginning in September with the opening of the 25th Anniversary Time Capsule.

We are reaching out to past alumni to identify themselves, so they can be recognized and included in the events. Please complete the following form and feel free to pass it on to any other past alumni you may know. Together, we can make this a year to remember!

Please follow link to doc: https://forms.gle/FE5eHb3uF4VvC25A6

Thank you. Stay tuned! See you at our October Meet and Greet!

@FiftyMdjh

Grade 7 Girls Basketball Tryouts

• Wednesday, Sept 21st: 7:00-8:30pm
• Sunday, Sept 25th: 10:30am-12:00pm

Jr Boys Soccer Tryouts (Grades 7 and 8)

• Thursday, Sept 15th: 2:30-4:00pm
• Tuesday, Sept 20th: 2:30-4:00pm

Sr Boys Soccer Tryouts (Grades 8 and 9)

• Thursday, Sept 15th: 4:30-6:00pm
• Wednesday, Sept 21st: 4:30-6:00pm

• September 19 – Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (no classes)
• September 22 – Curriculum night
• September 28 – Wear orange shirts to commemorate National Truth and Reconciliation Day
• September 29 – Picture day
• September 30 – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Holiday (no classes)
• Monday, October 10 – Thanksgiving Day Holiday (no classes)