From the Secondary Principal

Dear parents,

Presentations of Learning

There are now less than two full weeks to go in this school year! Students are busily completing final projects and preparing for presentations for learning, some of which already started last week. We appreciate your efforts to make sure that students are at school every day so that they can finish the year well!

Course Schedules

As was shared at last Friday's parent presentation, students' requests for next year's courses are now being used to build schedules. Students will receive their course schedules in late July or early August, and will have an opportunity to meet with our counselor before school starts if changes are needed.

Summer Reading

With the exception of some AP classes, students will not be assigned class work to do over the break. However, it is important that students stay engaged in learning, and one of the best ways to do this is to keep reading! Students are welcome to check out books from our library to read over the break. Please encourage them to stop by the library to pick up some interesting titles, or to choose from our e-book platform:

  • Go to this link HS Library
  • Choose the option Secondary Library.
  • Click on Log-in at the upper right corner.
  • Sign in with Google.
  • From the Menu choose Catalog.
  • Click on the Destiny Discover option from the menu on the left.
  • You scroll down to the E-Books ribbon.
  • Choose the E-book you want to read and click on the book cover. An E-book overview will be displayed and the option to check it out.
  • The loan period for E-Books is 14 days. After this time, it will disappear from your account, but then you can check it out again

Classroom Without Walls

Classroom Without Walls is scheduled for the week of October 7-11. Trip planning is happening now and will continue over the break. Please watch your email box for information about opportunities as updates will be sent as they become available. 

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