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Our first Parent-Teacher Interviews for the 2025-26 School Year will take place on Thursday, December 11th from 12:30 to 6:00 pm. To schedule an interview, please visit our OPTIS scheduler page. If…

Monday, December 8, is the start of our 2-week Christmas Chaos events! The Student Council is happy to announce some fun activities for students and staff. See schedule below and in Google Classroo…

Congratulations to the Grade 8 boys basketball team who won the St. Peters Invitational basketball tournament this past weekend! Way to go, Grizzlies!

There will be a parent meeting at MDJH on Thursday, December 4, 2025 from 5:00-5:45 pm. This meeting is to see if there are sufficient numbers to participate and to discuss other pertinent details.…

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We would like to congratulate all the MDJH students who participated in the Skills Canada NL Intermediate Challenge over the weekend. Job well done ! We would also like to congratulate and thank th…

Every year during the holidays our MDJH Guidance Counsellors, along with the help of others at the school, oversee a Holiday Families Initiative, which aims to seek donations of both holiday wish l…

The dates for Grade 8 immunization (Tdap) are the following: January 27, 2026 January 29, 2026 February 3, 2026 The dates for Grade 7 immunization are the following: January 12, 2026 January 14, 20…

Elim Church is holding their annual Winter Clothing Giveaway on Saturday, November 29th. During this event, families can shop at no cost for items such as coats, sweaters, hats, gloves, boots, and …

Here are the dates of the scheduled Professional Development Days for 2025-26 at MDJH: November 21 February 13 March 13 March 27 May 25 June 19 Parent-Teacher Interviews are scheduled for: December…

There will be a Professional Development Day on Friday, Nov 21st. There will be no classes for students on that day.

Please note that there are no classes on Monday, November 10th due to Fall break. There are also no classes on Tuesday, November 11th due to the observance of Remembrance Day. Classes will resume o…

Newfoundland and Labrador School Chess Association NL Individual Scholastic Chess Championship Sunday, November 9th, 2025 Please note that one minute of silence will be observed at 11am in memory o…

We are happy to let everyone know that our MDJH School Clothing store is officially up and running! We have a brand new logo this year and are excited to launch our new merch! You will also note on…

There will be Grade 7 Girls Open Volleyball Tryouts on the following dates: Thursday, November 6th, 2:30-4:00pm (Tryout #2) Friday, November 7th, 2:30-4:00pm (Tryout #3)

Our school will once again be participating in our annual seniors’ project in support of St. Pat’s Mercy Home at Christmas. This month, and into December, we will be asking our school c…

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Please be advised that due the inclement weather due to arrive we will be cancelling all practices at our school for Tuesday, November 4.

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There will be a Grade 7 girls open volleyball tryout Thursday, October 30th at 2:30-4:00pm.

Gentle reminder that picture re-take day is this Wednesday, October 22nd.

Yesterday at MDJH we celebrated Diwali, India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. It is a five day Festival of Lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across t…

Grade 8 Boys Basketball Open Tryouts: Friday, October 17th 2:30-4:00pm Monday, October 20th 2:30- 4:00pm Wednesday, October 22nd 2:30-4:00pm

Grade 7 Girls Basketball Open Tryouts: Wednesday October 15th, 4:00- 5:30pm Friday October 17th, 4:00-5:30pm Sunday October 19th 4:00- 5:30pm Grade 7 Boys Basketball Open Tryouts: Wednesday October…

As you may have heard, there was a terrible fire that took place on Simms Street, earlier this week. The fire destroyed the homes of students of MDJH and Rennies River Elementary. In total, there a…

Hello families, We are excited to continue our expansion of the pay-what-you-can lunch program to now include your school! The first ordering window for the Pay What You Can Lunch Program is NOW OP…

The TD Kids Eat Smart Walk for Breakfast will be taking place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.You can donate online at www.kidseatsmart.ca and designate “Macdonald Drive Junior High” unde…

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October 13th – Thanksgiving Day Holiday (no classes) October 14th – Family of Schools Close-Out (no classes) November 10/11th – Fall Break/Remembrance Day Holiday (no classes) Dec…

We are launching an exciting initiative to support the well-being of our students and their families here at Macdonald Drive Junior High: a School Community Closet. At MDJH, we are committed to cre…

During October 2nd to October 9th, 2025, Metrobus will again be partnering with the VOCM Cares Foundation to hold the 36th Annual Metrobus/VOCM Cares Thanksgiving Food Drive. Macdonald Drive Junior…

Gentle Reminder that tomorrow, September 30th, will be honored as Truth and Reconciliation Day. There will be no classes. Classes will resume Wednesday, October 1st and it will be Day 7.

Truth and Reconciliation Day is being honored on Tuesday, September 30th. There will be no classes on that day. Please note that Wednesday will be Day 7 when students return. Students and staff are…

We’re excited to begin preparing for this year’s Skills Canada competitions and would love for you to take part! To get started, students should join our Google Classroom using the class code: x5bw…

There will be sign up sheets in Mr. Drover’s room (217) on Monday, Sept. 29 and Wednesday, Oct. 1, for any player (male or female) that wishes to tryout for the MDJH Hockey team. Tryouts will take …

We want to send out a big “Thank You!” to everyone who donated to our 2025 Terry Fox Walk. Thanks to your generosity, we raised $3225.00, smashing our target goal! It’s not too la…

There will be Senior Girls Soccer Open Tryouts for grade 8/9 on the following dates: 1) Friday, September 26th 2:30 – 4:00 pm – Open Tryout #1 2) Monday, September 29th 2:30 – 4:0…

This is a friendly reminder that we are hosting an information session for the upcoming Quebec Trip tonight, September 24th, at 7:00 PM at MDJH in Room 221 for interested grades 8 and 9 students. T…

Kids Eat Smart Night is on Saturday, September 27th at the NL Regiment Hockey Game. Support our local Breakfast Clubs by getting your hockey tickets at www.kidseatsmart.ca. $5.00 from every hockey …

This year, our school is proudly taking part again in the annual Terry Fox School Walk to continue Terry’s dream of a world without cancer. Our walk will take place on Thursday, September 25t…

A new pay-for-what-you-can lunch service will start MDJH in mid-October. It had originally planned to start in on October 1 but it has taken a little longer to get some kitchen equipment in place t…

Tonight is Curriculum Night. We ask parents attending to arrive by 6:30 pm sharp in our gymnasium. The admin team will great you with a short presentation before you meet your 2025-2026 teachers. W…

Kids Eat Smart Night is on Saturday, September 27th at the NL Regiment Hockey Game. Support our local Breakfast Clubs by getting your hockey tickets at www.kidseatsmart.ca. $5.00 from every hockey …

Reminder that tomorrow, September 19th, will be picture day!

There will be open tryouts for the Junior Girls 7/8 soccer team on the following dates: Friday, September 19th from 4:00 – 5:30pm Sunday, September 21st from 9:00 – 10:30am Monday, Sept…