A chilly but successful clothing drive! We collected 67 bags of used clothes for donation!

Thank you to everyone who donated to help divert waste from our landfills… every little bit counts. A special thanks to our student volunteers along with Mr. West and Mr. Porter!

Any students who will be in Grade 8 or 9 French Immersion next year are eligible to attend a trip to Quebec/Montreal in May 2025.

There will be a parent meeting in the library on June 4th from 6-7 pm where you will be given a code to sign up.

Information for the trip will be posted to the school website for anyone who is not able to attend the meeting.

Due to extenuating circumstances, there will be no cafeteria service this week. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Congratulations to the boys baseball team who have advanced to the Tier 2 Championship game of the St John’s Minor Baseball Junior High Tournament! The boys play tonight at 8pm at Airport Heights Field. Good luck team!

The next tryout for the girls baseball team is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 28th, at the Techniplex in Pleasantville from 3pm-4pm. Any girl interested in playing for the team must have attended at least one of the first two tryouts. Girls/families are reminded that there is a one time $5 fee, payable at the Techniplex, to cover the rental cost of the facility.

Good luck to the Boys Baseball Team today as they take on Mount Pearl Intermediate in the second game of the St. John’s Minor Baseball Junior High School tournament at 5:00p.m. at Airport heights Field. Good luck this weekend guys!

The Boys Baseball Game scheduled for 5:00pm today has been cancelled due to the weather.

The next tryout for the Girls Baseball Team is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28th, from 3:00pm to 4:00p.m at the Techniplex in Pleasantville.

Attention Grade 9 Students!

Do you feel that you are the type of person who has made a positive impact during your time at MDJH? You may qualify as the 2023-24 recipient of the MDJH Student Leadership Award!

To qualify for this award, a student has to meet the following criteria:

• Model excellent behaviour in the classroom
• Be a positive role model in any school-based activity
• Take a leadership role in curricular and co-curricular activities
• Maintain a good attendance/punctuality record
• Maintain a good academic standing
• Work to their academic potential

To apply for this award, students must:

• Fill out this application form
• Write a 500 word essay on why they should be considered for this award referencing the above criteria.

Selected students will be presented with a certificate and have their names permanently inscribed on the school Student Leadership tableau in front of the main office.

The deadline for application is Friday, June 7th.

Please submit your applications to Ms. Sauvé or the office.

Congratulations to Grade 9 student Millie J. on being selected as one of 16 Historic Sites Association NL Ambassadors! Millie and 15 other students from throughout the province will travel to France and Belgium for a First World War battlefield tour!

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

The next Boys Baseball Team Game will be tomorrow (Friday, May 24th) vs Mount Pearl Intermediate at Airport Heights Field at 5:00p.m. Good Luck to the team!

The next tryout for the Girls Baseball Team is tentatively booked for Tuesday, May 28th, from 3:00pm to 4:00p.m.

• The first game for the boys baseball team will be today, Wednesday, May 22nd, at 5:00p.m. at Airport Heights Field. Players are asked to be there 30 minutes prior to the game.
• The next try-out for the girls baseball team will be next week. The date and time for the try-out has not yet been finalized.

Last Friday, students and teachers at MDJH participated in a Community Clean Up as part of our EcoSchoolsCAN initiative. A lot of garbage was collected for Clean St. John’s. A special thank you to City of St. John’s councilor Jill Bruce!