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

The May Newsletter is here!

Click here to view it.

Brookside Intermediate is hosting the Brookside Spring Sprint at Voisey’s Brook Park in Portugal Cove – St. Philip’s on Sunday, May 18th, at 1 pm. It is open to kids in Grades 3 to 9; registration is only $10. The proceeds will be split between Brookside Track and Field and the St. Lawrence Church Pop-Up Pantry Food Bank.

There is a 1 km race for students in grades 3 and 4, and a 2 km race for students in grades 5-9. The course is a flat gravel walking trail, suitable for all runners. Registration is capped at 200, so families are encouraged to register their children as soon as possible if they wish to participate.

There will also be an option to walk/run the 1 km race. The walk/run is open to everyone, and pets and strollers are welcome. There is no sign-up or registration cost for the walk/run; however, a donation is requested on the event day.

You can also find more information by following this link:

• https://sites.google.com/nlesd.ca/brooksideathletics/home.

Families can register runners directly at this link:

• https://www.trackie.com/event/brookside-intermediate-spring-sprint-2025/1019776/.

Friendly reminder that today, Thursday, April 17, is the last day of school as the Easter/Spring break starts on Friday, April 18.

School will reopen on Monday, April 28, and it will be Day 1 on the calendar.

The Youth Climate Corps (YCC), youth activists, community members, and supporters are hosting a Town Hall Meeting.

• FORAN GREEN ROOM
• ST. JOHN’S CITY HALL
• Tuesday, April 22, 2025
• 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

This event will bring together candidates, city and town councilors, young people and voters,
with the goal of urging political leaders to integrate YCC into their platforms.

If you are interested in attending, please register here: 
https://actionnetwork.org/events/just-transition-nl-all-candidates

If you would like more information, please click here to download a letter from YCC.