WELCOME BACK NOTRE DAME!

Introducing... the ​MySchoolDay App!

The MySchoolDay App is now available at ND!

The MySchoolDay App is part planner,  part handbook and part communications vehicle.  The app allows each student to set important dates,  schedule reminders and find school information quickly and easily.   Teachers at ND have the ability to create a custom 'channel' to set reminders and post pertinent information from their classes,  reminders for teams and clubs,  and Student Services and Administrators can post important information for the school community.   Parents and Guardians have the ability to download the app and add channels as well,  this allows you to follow their children's classes, teams and clubs and never miss the important information coming out of our school.

The app is completely free for parents and students to download,  and requires no login or password information,  thereby offering maximum cybersecurity!   Download the app at the Play Store or App Store today!
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COMING SOON!
​ND's Annual Leadership Conference

Notre Dame Introduces:
The Arts & Culture SHSM

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Arts and Culture SHSM is coming this Fall! 

If you have ever thought you might want to do something creative as a career but being an ‘artist’ did not seem like a feasible career path, this is the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) for you!  

The Arts and Culture sector of employment is exciting and always evolving. From Graphic Design to costume fabrication, laser engraving to large billboard production, Interior Design to Package Design, media buying to creative conception storyboarding and everything else in between – the Arts have so much to offer, and it all starts here!   

In the fall of 2021/2022 you will enroll in the Arts and Culture SHSM will take Visual Arts AVI3M and 4M (the following year), Arts and Crafts AWA3O, a combination of grade 11 Media Arts (ASM) or Photography (AWQ), along with co-op and a business course. In addition to these dynamic courses, you will participate in field trips and virtual presentations from leading industry experts as well as take additional reach ahead certifications that will give students a leg up in portfolio development, making YOU competitive at the post-secondary level.  

If you want a career that never feels like work and allows you to grow creatively the Arts and Culture SHSM in 2021 is where you need to be!  See Ms. Tolan for further details!  Email tolane@hcdsb.org for more information.
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Irish in Isolation is back for Season 2! Click the image to head to the episodes!

H.O.S.A at ND

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HOSA is a healthcare oriented club offered at Notre Dame CSS. The club gives students a unique, fun, enjoyable and educational experience when it comes to understanding the healthcare field. Students also gain the opportunity to participate in one of Ontario’s premier science competitions, HOSA, itself being the largest health science student organization in North America. 

    To join HOSA, students register through the website hosacanada.org. As a part of this opportunity, competitions take place in healthcare-related fields, with events involving medicine, nursing, law, emergency preparedness, health professions, leadership and teamwork, to name a few. Competitive events can be individual, as a pair, or as a team. Students compete in 2 portions: the written and the skills portion, with their scores being ranked against others from around the province, regardless of grade. This allows students to apply their skills in the interested health related field. A variety of written components students compete in include essay writing, speaking, debating and skills assessments. Students also compete through event planning, problem analysis, case study analysis and innovative ideas, all of these that judges will assess. Overall, HOSA gives students a variety of exciting ways to compete, all of which reward hard work and dedication.
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By joining HOSA, students get to explore health care from a unique and specific lens, allowing them to practice and demonstrate medical procedures and help develop and prepare themselves for a potential future career. 

​Overall the Notre Dame HOSA chapter is an enjoyable and informative opportunity that all Notre Dame students should consider taking advantage of. The registration deadline is February 28th for this spring’s competition, and any late, last minute registrations should visit the website and get in touch with Mr. Bozzelli ASAP by email at bozzellia@hcdsb.org.

The Grade 12 Play: The Radio Play Disaster

By Holly Marini
​Performing in the 'Grade Twelve Play' is something that all drama students have dreamt of throughout their high school career. We could not wait to collaborate with our classmates, produce our own play, and build long lasting friendships and memories. 

Although this experience was different than how we had originally anticipated, we made the best out of the given situation, and worked incredibly hard to put forth a memorable, and hilarious performance that showcased all of our unique acting abilities.

This year, we wanted to challenge ourselves and go out with a bang, so we chose to perform The Radio Play Disaster by Don Zolidis. 

​This play involves a self-proclaimed genius, Harlan Bean, who wants to make history with his science-fiction radio masterpiece, Battle of the Planets. But, when the broadcast is in the hands of an ambitious actress with her own vision for her character, several terrified last-minute replacements jumping in, and a disgruntled Sound Engineer out for revenge, the mayhem in the studio makes an alien invasion look like a piece of cake. ​

The Home Stretch:
​The Countdown Begins

By Easton McGillicuddy
It’s been 167 days since the first day of school; 125 remain until the last, and so, the countdown begins. While I begin the countdown towards graduation, there’s another benchmark on the way- March 13- one year since ‘the shutdown’,  our last day of in person class for the 2019/2020 school year.  A lot has changed in the last 365 days, not only for me, but for all of us. 

It’s hard to process that it’s been a year with a pandemic. Even writing that sounds post- apocalyptic. As a kid I used to read that “Dear Canada” series- diaries of people who faced turmoil such as polio or the flu. As fascinating as it was to read about, I certainly never imagined living through the newest edition... and yet, here we are- not yet in the clear, but surviving.

 Looking back on the beginning of quarantine, I think those initial moments were the best we were going to get- the distractions of whipped coffee, episodes of Tiger King, and the naive expectation to head back to school by the end of the year. A full year later, we can’t be fooled by false hope- so we’re forced to hold onto the real stuff. Although the road beyond the present is unforeseen, human nature requires us to use our imagination- and so, despite doubts, we plan. We think of the future graduations, birthday parties, and dinners with friends. We continue to push forward, for the sake of better times ahead.
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Wellness Wednesdays

From our CYC Ms. Pietroiusti and Social Worker Ms. Peace

InsideND: En Francais
Mon Oasis Canadien

Mme. Tayler's Class was asked to write about their favourite place in Canada!  Below are the results!

2021 Course Opportunities in Tech!