2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available

Posted May 17, 2017

The 2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available. School will start on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Winter holidays run between December 25, 2017 and January 5, 2018, and March break runs from March 12 to March 16, 2018. The last day of classes will be Thursday, June 28, 2018. The 2017-18 School Year Calendar contains detailed […]

EXTENDED: Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians

Posted May 15, 2017

We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]

Spring Music Concert

Posted May 15, 2017

Huron Heights is proud to present our Spring Music Concert on Wednesday, May 17 @ 7:00PM. The evening will be filled with music performed by our Grade 9 Band Class, Grade 10 Band Class, Grade 10 & 11 Band Class, Jr Band, Sr Band, Jazz Band, Sr Vocal Class, Choir and Girl’s Choir. Tickets are […]

Drama Production

Posted May 12, 2017

Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Mr. J. Ashley and Sanaa Hussain The Huron Heights Drama Department is proud to once again take on the work of William Shakespeare after our successful production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream last May. This year ‘something wicked this way comes’ as we present Macbeth, a play about the dangers […]

Students play, teachers learn during May 5 PD Day

Posted May 11, 2017

While students were away from the classroom on Friday, May 5, more than 1,000 secondary teachers hit local movie theatres—to learn. District 24-Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members participated in a TED talk-inspired session, delivered by their colleagues and community members as part of a day of learning on a range of topics.

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Successful Cake Auction!

Posted May 8, 2017

Thanks for a Successful Cake Auction! 106 Cakes Baked, over $3000 Raised! On May 4th, 106 cakes baked by Huron Heights staff and students were auctioned off to C block classes. This was the first year that HHSS has run this event, and the support from staff and students was staggering. Thanks to all of the […]

Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why – Guidance for Parents

Posted May 4, 2017

Netflix recently released the series 13 Reasons Why based on the popular young adult novel of the same name by Jay Asher. The series depicts the story of a high school student who dies by suicide, leaving behind 13 cassette recordings that share the events that she perceives led to her death. Series like this one can lead to misconceptions and misinformation about suicide, and possibly to the glorification of suicide.

For these reasons, mental health professionals, including the Waterloo Region District School Board’s mental health team, feel it is necessary to make you aware of this series. The WRDSB is providing the following tips, distributed by School Mental Health (SMH) ASSIST and National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), to help with conversations you may have with your child:

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