An astounding student of J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate in Ajax, both on and off the field Savannah Blair has been accepted into the 2022-23 Andre De Grasse Future Champions Scholarship Program. Savannah was 1 of 16 students chosen from across Canada. This Scholarship presents student athletes with an opportunity in sport like Olympic Champion Andre De Grasse, as well as removing barriers to participate in sport and provides a pathway for students on-track and off-track success...
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
It is with great pleasure that I provide you with my first Director’s Update to Families. These updates will evolve over time and include my thoughts, important information for families and many exciting announcements and milestones that took place across the Durham District School Board (DDSB) over the past month.
Since starting as Director of Education two months ago, I have had the privilege to visit many schools and classrooms across the...
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On February 9 at Pine Ridge Secondary School, students from Oshawa, Whitby and Pickering gathered together to ‘SOAR,’ acknowledge African Heritage Month and celebrate the achievement and excellence of African-Canadian females.
SOAR stands for ‘Sistahs Overcoming, Achieving, and Rising.’
Leaders from the Graduation Coach for Black Student Program and school district hosted the event and invited seven women, recently nominated for the 100 most successful...
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We are writing to share with you the conclusion of our investigation into the cyber security incident that occurred on November 25, 2022, which impacted the DDSB network, along with school and business operations for a short period of time.  
Following a thorough third-party forensic investigation into the cyber incident, we can share with you that there is no evidence that student or employee personal information or data was accessed or stolen.  
When...
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DDSB welcomes critically acclaimed author David A. Robertson
The Durham District School Board (DDSB) recognizes that Indigenous Peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations, which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information.  
As part of this commitment, the DDSB was honoured to welcome the critically acclaimed Indigenous author David A. Robertson to our schools on...
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