The girls baseball practice is confirmed for 3pm – 4pm today at the Techniplex in Pleasantville. Girls are reminded that they should meet in the lobby with coaches prior to entering the playing area. No drinks or food are permitted. Rubber soled cleats are allowed but no outside footwear in the field area please.

The boys practices will go ahead as scheduled today at 4pm and 5:30pm, at Wishingwell Field with the groups divided alphabetically as posted yesterday. Players who have an all-star try-out tonight with St. John’s Minor Baseball are permitted to come to the earlier practice. This is a batting practice session only and players who have to leave for all-star tryouts will hit first and leave when their hitting round is over to help with transit time.

GIRLS BASEBALL

The first tryout for the girls baseball team is tentatively scheduled for 3:00 – 4:00pm at the Techniplex in Pleasantville Thursday, May 11.

BOYS BASEBALL

The boys practice will be held Thursday, May 11, as well, at Wishingwell Field. Players will be divided into two groups. Players with last names ending in A through M will practice from 4pm to 5:15pm. Remaining players will practice from 5:30-6:45 pm.

All catchers are asked to bring their gear for both the boys and girls tryouts.

As part of our Wellness Wednesday initiative, we are excited to welcome a therapy dog and their handler to MDJH next Wednesday, May 17th. The visit will be taking place in the gym at lunchtime. Any student or staff wanting to drop in to spend some quality time with a canine are welcome!

Growing season has begun at MDJH! Seeds are sprouting, plants are growing and we are waiting for the sun to appear to begin work on our Community garden. And WORK it needs! We are hoping to improve things in the garden this year and so we are looking for donations to help support the addition of some raised beds – we are also looking for soil, seedlings, some more garden tools etc.

Inquiries or support can be directed to Lynne Sheppard at lynnedsheppard@nlesd.ca.

This past Thursday and Friday, the ROV team had a great outing at their competition over at the Marine Institute. MDJH Robotics, or ORCA as they are known (which stands for Ocean Research and Coastal Applications) placed third overall in the points and first in their marketing presentation! An honourable mention of being the most ferocious in the pool was also handed out to the team – a credit to their design and likely Ethan C.’s persistent piloting skills. Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Thorne are very proud of this group’s accomplishments and are looking forward to next season.

Well done, Grizzlies!

Tryouts for the boys and girls baseball teams are tentatively scheduled for this Thursday, May 11th. Confirmation of locations and times will be announced tomorrow.

Today’s boys baseball try-out has been changed to 4:00 – 5:15p.m. today, due to a scheduling conflict in the gym.

Another try-out will be held later this week for players unable to attend today’s session.

The first try-out for the boys baseball team will be Monday, May 8, from 2:30 – 4:00pm.

An announcement on girls tryout times will be made on Tuesday, May 5th.

The May Newsletter is now ready for your perusal.

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Over the Easter break, Noah and his team won Gold in the U15C Caps Provincial Hockey Tournament.

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