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View ArticleA Window on Aboriginal Identity and Opportunity at Churchill
Jesse Wood feels like he has someone in his corner. The Grade 12 Sir Winston Churchill student has learned about himself, his opportunities and what it means to be Mohawk since hearing an announcement...
View ArticleBoundary Reviews
Learn more about the proposed boundary reviews. East Flamborough Boundary Review Gatestone/Mount Albion Boundary Review
View ArticleOP Robotics Captures 16th Consecutive Regional Win
An Orchard Park student report from regionals: From March 21-23, Team 2056 Orchard Park Robotics went to the University of Waterloo to compete with their impressive machine in a regional event. Team...
View ArticleArchie McQueen’s Respect for Students Linked to History
Archie McQueen has always believed that he had to give something back. The Hamilton man’s had a fortunate life, with two university degrees, a rewarding career and a role in Canadian history as a...
View ArticleMemorial City Students in Business
CBC Hamilton reporter Julia Chapman is following Mr. Blunsdon’s Grade 8 classes as they participate in Entrepreneurial Adventure, a nationwide program run by the not-for-profit organization The...
View ArticleParents Reaching Out Grants
The Ministry of Education has opened the application process for the 2013-14 Parents Reaching Out Grants, which are given to either school councils or parents groups/boards to help increase parent...
View ArticleDirector: Positive Climate Necessary Ingredient for Learning
The following column by Director of Education John Malloy first appeared in the Community Columnist feature in the Hamilton Community News. Read more at the Director’s blog, All Students Learning. We...
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HWDSB values your input! Click on the topic below to submit your feedback. Help map our new website Program Strategy Feedback
View ArticleGrade 8 Forums Smooth Transition to Grade 9
‘What is your Grade 9 voice?’ In recent weeks, that was the central question for 150 Grade 8 students at Ancaster Senior when an innovative forum explored their concerns and how to smooth their...
View ArticleMcMaster Football Salutes Orchard Park Head Coach
Bill Malley, McMaster Communications As a way to salute the dedication that high school coaches bring to the development of the sport, the McMaster Football program is pleased to announce that Angelo...
View ArticleHWDSB Consults Public on Program Strategy
HWDSB has launched an extensive public consultation process to gather input on a proposed Secondary Program Strategy that will restructure what the Board offers, where it’s offered and how best to help...
View ArticleFirst Nation, Métis and Inuit Students asked to Self-Identify
HWDSB is asking parents and caregivers/guardians of students under 18 to identify if their child is of First Nation, Métis or Inuit ancestry. Students age 18 and older have the same opportunity to...
View ArticleAncaster Meadow Student, 13, Writing Second Novel
Once upon a time, there was a boy, a bench and a tree. That was the beginning of the story of Ameer Idreis, whose daydreaming on the schoolyard of Ancaster Meadow turned him into a published author at...
View ArticleStaff, Students, Community Members Mark Day of Pink
The gym at A.M. Cunningham elementary was packed with students in a sea of pink shirts, thanks to a generous donation by Amagamated Transit Union Local 107. “Little bullies grow up to be big bullies,”...
View ArticlePauline Johnson Students Join 100-year Namesake Celebration
Preparations are underway at Pauline Johnson elementary for the 100th anniversary of the death of the Mohawk and English poet whose worldwide celebrity inspired the name of the school. The Mountain...
View ArticleKen Spencer Award
Congratulations to Jared Bennett on receiving the Ken Spencer Award from the Canadian Education Association. CEA President Rob Canuel attended the April 29 Board meeting to present the award.
View ArticleProfiling Excellence Program
The following HWDSB programs have received Profiling Excellence (Program) Awards and were recognized at the April 29 Board meeting: Communication Services, Class Act; and Partnership and Community...
View ArticleProfiling Excellence Students
Congratulations to the following students recognized at the April 29 Board meeting with Profiling Excellence Awards: Aliza Malik (World Education Games, Distinction Award, Age Category 8-10), Syeda...
View ArticleProfiling Excellence Staff
Congratulations to the following HWDSB staff and Trustees recognized at the April 29 Board meeting with Profiling Excellence Awards: Tom Vallesi (Glendale second Grey Cup as a CFL Referee), Jared...
View ArticleDid you see…
CBC Photo: Dundas Central getting natural playground designed by Adam Bienenstock.
View ArticleFocus on Youth is Coming
Students, need a summer job? Requirements for this job application includes that students must be between the ages of 16 and 21 and registered in an HWDSB program during the 2012-13 school year. See...
View ArticleDirector: Learning is Changing whether we like it or not!
The following item is abridged from a longer post that originally appeared on Director of Education Dr. John Malloy’s blog, All Students Learning. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I had the...
View ArticleProfiling Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the following programs, students and staff recognized with Profiling Excellence Awards at the May Board meeting. Programs recognized included: Literacy for Life, Wilson Reading...
View ArticleHWDSB in the News
McMaster teaches the art of hip hop to Westview students Westdale student wins brain bee Residential school saga hits Glendale stage Hamilton students want to revive potential urban chicken bylaw Sir...
View ArticleHWDSB Mourns Death of Trustee Bob Barlow
What visitors saw at Board meetings was just one side of Stoney Creek Trustee Bob Barlow, who is being remembered as a loyal friend, a Habs fan, a supporter of youth baseball and a brilliant and...
View ArticleStudent Achievement Focus of Board Budget
Student achievement, engagement and equity are once again the foundation of HWDSB’s 2013/2014 budget. The budget, brought before trustees at its Board meeting, is aligned with the Board’s Annual...
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HWDSB values your input! Click on the topic below to submit your feedback. Draft Fundraising Policy (Flickr photo by Rusty Sheriff.)
View ArticleZoe Branigan-Pipe Wins Microsoft Innovative Education Award
Dalewood gifted program teacher Zoe Branigan-Pipe has won Microsoft Canada’s Virtual Innovative Educator Forum 2013, thanks to her commitment to networking and collaborating beyond the classroom using...
View ArticleHWDSB Welcomes Student Trustees for 2013-14
Elected Student Trustees for the 2013-14 school year, Carly VanEgdom (Parkside, centre right) and Filip Susic (Sherwood, right) join current Student Trustees Lexi Ewing (Highland, centre left) and...
View ArticleStudents Give Millgrove School a Facelift
Submitted by Millgrove’s Grade 5 Class Parent volunteer, Angela Betts had a vision for the school on 5th Concession West. Old windows at the front of the school had long ago been boarded up and Angela...
View ArticleIt’s Showtime for Glendale, Hill Park Theatrical Productions
The curtain rose this spring on two ambitious theatrical productions from the specialized programs located at Glendale and Hill Park secondary schools. In east Hamilton, Glendale students presented...
View ArticleRousseau’s Library gets new Wayfinding and a Wordle
The following story originally appeared on the blog Learning Commons, which details innovative HWDSB learning environments and libraries in the 21st century. By Heather Connell and Melanie Chiarot,...
View ArticleDirector: Looking to next year…
It is that time of year when we have our feet in two camps. We are fully engaged in the work before us this year, and we are gathering insights from all over our system to plan for next year! Our...
View ArticleOYAP Students Build Another New Landmart Home
Twelve more HWDSB high school students have completed a three-bedroom Landmart single family home in Stoney Creek as part of their credit-earning construction skills program. “For these students,...
View ArticleProfiling Excellence
Congratulations to the following programs, students and staff for receiving Profiling Excellence recognition at the June Board meeting. Program recipients included Sir Winston Churchill Secondary,...
View ArticleStudent-Entrepreneurs Raise Funds for Great Causes
Guy Brown students accept their national award from the Learning Partnership. Grade 8 students at Memorial City learned a lot along the way towards designing, producing and marketing products like the...
View ArticlePauline Johnson Learns on National Aboriginal Day
Submitted by Pauline Johnson Elementary School This year the students at Pauline Johnson have been celebrating the heritage of the school’s namesake, E. Pauline Johnson, a groundbreaking Canadian...
View ArticleStudent Senate, Staff Design Mental Health Summit
HWDSB’s Student Senate and the Board’s Mental Health Team designed a youth summit where students from all 18 secondary schools were able to participate in workshops and collaborate with students from...
View ArticleSherwood Staff Rally in Memory of Colleagues
After a difficult year at Sherwood, losing two young fellow colleagues and friends, the Sherwood Staff Boot Camp crew knew they had to do something in honour of their memory. Carolyn Schreuer, an...
View ArticleDirector: Happy Canada Day!
This article by Director of Education Dr. John Malloy originally appeared on his blog, All Students Learning. As we celebrate Canada Day, we also celebrate the end of the school year. We have...
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Tastebuds: Feeding young mouths and minds The silver Smiths earn OFSAA accolades Good things happen at Central
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