Quad 4 Report Cards

Posted June 30, 2021

Jacob Hespeler SS will be using Canada Post to mail the Quadmester 4 Final report cards directly to your home address starting on Monday, July 5th. Parents/Guardians, please note: Report cards are addressed to students E-learning report cards will be mailed to your home address by the host school separately DLP report cards will also […]

Summer Resources and Community Supports for Families

Posted June 30, 2021

As our students and families prepare for a well-deserved summer break, after an extraordinarily challenging school year, we want you to know that resources and support are available during the summer months. Mental Health Non-Crisis Phone and Virtual Support The 2020-21 school year continued to have many changes and challenges for students, parents and caregivers. […]

Course changes for 2021/2022 school year

Posted June 29, 2021

Students, please note that there will be no further course changes to next year’s selections until all timetables and conflicts are completed.  If you require a course change, please send an email to your guidance counsellor when we are back in the office beginning August 30th, 2021.   Stay healthy and stay safe. We miss you,  JHSS […]

Announcing the 2021-2026 Accessibility Plan

Posted June 29, 2021

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is proud to announce the release of our latest Multi-Year Accessibility plan, which outlines our plans to meet our obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), and outlines our recent achievements in this important work over the past few years. The WRDSB 2021-2026 Accessibility […]

Next Director of Education Announced by the the Board of Trustees

Posted June 28, 2021

Trustees of the Waterloo Region District School Board are pleased to announce the appointment of jeewan chanicka as the new Director of Education to the Board, effective August 3, 2021. Speaking on behalf of the Board of Trustees, Chairperson Joanne Weston noted: The Board of Trustees was impressed with, and grateful for, the quality of […]

Students Share What Canada Means to Them

Posted June 28, 2021

Lorna Hundt, chief executive officer of Great Canadian Holidays Inc., was determined to let this year’s winners of the My Canada Project writing contest know just how proud she was. As public health guidelines would not allow for the usual gathering to celebrate the Grade 8 students’ achievements, she brought the ceremony to them. “We […]

Get to Know the Human Rights Branch

Posted June 28, 2021

Earlier this month, we announced the new Indigenous, Equity, and Human Rights Department. This week, we are profiling the third of three branches within the department: the Human Rights Branch. Human Rights Branch Students, staff, Trustees, parents/caregivers and other Board community members have the right to inclusive and respectful learning and working environments free from […]

Farewell from Director John Bryant

Posted June 25, 2021

Video: Farewell from Director John Bryant Dear WRDSB Families, As we near the finish of another school year unlike any other, I am again reminded of the immense gratitude I feel for the efforts of our students, staff, families and community partners. Since September, together we have adapted and shifted the entire Waterloo Region District […]

Remains found at Saskatchewan Residential School

Posted June 24, 2021

Today, Cowessess First Nation announced the discovery of 751 unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Marieval Residential School in Saskatchewan. This comes less than a month after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were discovered at a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. We recognize that this discovery has re-traumatized Indigenous community […]

2021-22 School Year Calendar is now available

Posted June 24, 2021

We are happy to share that the Ontario Ministry of Education has approved our 2021-22 School Year Calendar and it is now available. Important Dates First day of school – Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Winter holiday – December 20 to December 31, 2021 March break – March 14 to March 18, 2022 Last day of […]

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