School News Highlights | Durham District School Board

Students Test Their Safety Skills in a Kid-Sized Village Sir William Stephenson PS students join local first responders at Durham Kids’ Safety Village September 23rd – 27th marks the 15th Annual Durham District School Board (DDSB) Safety Week. For the first event of the week, students from Sir William Stephenson Public School in Whitby had the opportunity to put their safety skills to the test.

Oct 07, 2019

First Aid is Common Sense Students from Brock HS learn how they can help during an emergency Brock High School hosted their first-ever Workplace Safety and Emergency Response Blitz on September 23. The event also helped to raise awareness for the Durham District School Board’s (DDSB) Safety Week.

Sep 26, 2019

Joseph Gould PS Students Celebrate National Science Reading Day Students at the school participated in a read aloud and conducted a nature-based experiment September 18th is known in Canada as National Science Reading Day. It falls halfway through Science Literacy Week (September 16th to 22nd) and encourages Canadians to get to know the world around them through a scientific lens.

Sep 26, 2019

Courthouse Renamed After Former Uxbridge Resident and War Hero The Durham Region courthouse will now be called the Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Simpson Sharpe, DSO, MP Courthouse On September 12th, local government officials, Ontario Regiment members, family of Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Simpson Sharpe, and Uxbridge Secondary School teachers and students gathered at the Durham Region Courthouse in Oshawa. Tish MacDonald, Teacher at Uxbridge SS, brought six students with her to the renaming ceremony.

Sep 20, 2019

Brock High School’s New Youth Hub Hopes to Provide Something for All Students Brock HS is set to open its new Community Youth Hub to students the week of September 2nd “We wanted to provide our kids with the opportunity to get help, engage with staff and other students, and basically ‘hang out’ in a safe, supervised place after school,” says James Klodnicki, Principal at Brock High School in Cannington. So, the Brock HS administration teamed up with a multitude of community partners to create a collaborative and equitable space where students can unwind, do homework, or seek guidance from the community partners.

Sep 04, 2019

Gliding into the XVIII Pan American Games Uxbridge Secondary School (USS) alumna and Team Canada rower Jaclyn Stelmaszyk is on her way to Lima, Peru for the XVIII Pan American Games. Competing in the Women’s Lightweight Doubles with her partner Kate Haber, Stelmaszyk will join approximately 6,700 athletes, representing 41 countries from the Caribbean, Central America, and North and South America in the world’s third-largest multi-sport Games.

Jul 31, 2019

Embracing the Opportunity to Dream By Marissa Campbell & Sarah Racioppa Anticipation hummed in the air, feeding the excitement of grads and family and friends alike. Chatter flitted from chair to bleachers like song birds calling from treetops, the steady cacophony only broken by staccato laughter and squeals of greeting and excitement.

Jul 24, 2019

Excellence at Ajax High School Three Ajax High School students graduate with averages over 96 per cent Marissa Toshack, Zena Shamli Oghli, and Chuting Wang just wrapped up their final year of high school, with all three students achieving graduating averages above 96 per cent. On the last day of school, they gathered together with three of their teachers and reminisced about the highlights of their Ajax High School experience.

Jul 23, 2019

The Courage to Begin By Marissa Campbell Durham District School Board (DDSB) celebrates equity and student success at the annual Abilities Track and Field Meet On June 14, over 850 student athletes from 83 DDSB elementary and secondary schools competed in the annual Abilities Track and Field Meet at Oshawa Civic Field. Originally a playday for elementary-level associated classes at Duke of Edinburgh Public School in Oshawa, the event is now modelled after the Durham Elementary Athletic Associate (DEAA) Track and Field event with student athletes competing in 20m, 50m, 100m, and 200m distance runs, shot put, softball throw, and long and high jump.

Jun 28, 2019

These Roads Will Take You Anywhere By Marissa Campbell Durham District School Board (DDSB) celebrates student voice and community with the Heart of Ajax photography and digital art exhibit On June 13, DDSB, in partnership with Christine Cousins of Carbon + Craft and the Town of Ajax, unveiled These Roads Will Take You Anywhere, a new photography and digital art exhibit, at the Ajax Community Centre. The exhibit features 42 DDSB students from 26 Ajax schools and aims to connect community, while celebrating diversity and the power of student voice.

Jun 28, 2019