We are getting close to the end of the 2024-25 school year, so here is the final school newsletter!

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Today was a very special day at MDJH. After weeks of hard work, a Multicultural Showcase was presented for the staff and students. Flags representing countries of origin of many of our students were hung in the gym, and a flag parade showed off students wearing the traditional regalia of their countries.

Following a land acknowledgement, our principal Dr. Stacey introduced Sa’adatu Usman, the parent who initiated the showcase. She gave a short talk to the students about multiculturalism. We then had presentations from the Inuit Drumming Group, the St. John’s Mi’kmaq Drum Circle, the Persian Elegance Dance Group, and two of our own students presenting a traditional Indian dance.

Students involved in the showcase had also created cultural displays that were viewed by the student body, and they featured traditional food, drink, and music. It was a great afternoon, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Thank you to all the students who participated in making the Showcase a reality, and to Ms. Dawn Squires and Ms. Colleen Power for heading up the project inside the school!

Tryouts for MDJH Girls Jr. High Fastpitch Softball team will be held this Sunday, May 25^th at 8pm in the MDJH school gym. 

Tournament will be held May 30th – June 1st at Kelly Park in Outer Cove!

Our students demonstrated a thoughtful act of altruism during health class by presenting our Admin team with a handmade card in celebration of World Principals’ Day. We participated in this initiative with wholehearted enthusiasm.

The MDJH ROV team participated in the MATE NL Regional ROV competition last week on May 1 and May 2 at the Marine Institute on Ridge Road. Our school was very well represented with the team placing 5th place out of 16 teams. The participating students were Eva Churchill, Arnav Ganesh, Dheeraj Lokireddy, Brooklyn Malone, Jordan Melkowitz, Calvin Peretti, Bridget Smith, Krisztian Bajzak, and Nathan Stanley. Things were going swimmingly with their custom 3D printed hydraulic claw until the team ran into a technical issue with their camera in the last heat. Throughout the day students were also given a chance to tour the MI campus, including the monstrous real ROVs on display, and an exploration of future career possibilities.

Way to go Grizzly Robotics!

Any Grade 9 student who has leadership experience and would like to apply for a leadership award can pick up an application from room 222 (Ms. Sauvé) or download one by clicking here. Please read it carefully and submit applications to Ms. Sauvé or Ms. O’Brien by Friday, June 6.

Congratulations to the Grizzlies National Volleyball Team, which features several students from MDJH. They won Gold at the Nationals in Edmonton!

Congratulations to the Grade 9 Girls Basketball Team on winning the Grade 11 B provincial banner this past weekend.

Congratulations to the MDJH hockey team for placing 2nd and taking home the Silver medal in the Tier 1 hockey championship.

Way to Go, Grizzlies!

Congratulations to our MDJH grade nine French Immersion students that participated in the Provincial Concours d’Art Oratoire on Saturday, May 10 at Memorial University.

Grace Butler, Bridgette Connolly, and Aya Saady (all from class 9-7) represented our school very well!

Grace Butler was awarded first place and Aya Saady got second place in their category competing against grade 9 & 10 students.

Way to go, Grizzlies!

Chartwells Cafeteria Service will be unavailable until further notice.

We sincerely apologize as Chartwells is having difficulty hiring staff to fill the position.

We have been informed that effective Monday, May 12, 2025, there will be a lane reduction on Airport Heights Drive that will impact some of our school’s bus routes. We have been notified by the City of St. John’s that Airport Heights Drive will be EXIT ONLY at the Portugal Cove Road intersection during the construction that is commencing on Monday. School bus traffic will instead enter Airport Heights via the Portugal Cove Road – Viscount Street intersection.

This detour will remain in place until further notice.

For Macdonald Drive Junior High, this detour will affect the afternoon run only, unless otherwise noted, on the following routes:

23-273-04A
23-273-07A
23-273-09 – both AM & PM runs affected
23-273-10A
24-052-02A (Alt)
For further details, please see the attached document:

Click to access airport-heights-detour-macdonald-drive-junior-high-2025-05-05.pdf