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Upcoming Important Spots Events:
Feb 23-Boys Hockey Playoffs at AURORA C.C. vs. AURORA 2:30 pm
Feb 24-Junior Girls Tier 2 Volleyball at BUR OAK 3:30 pm vs. MARKVILLE 4:30 pm VS. STOUFFVILLE
Feb 25-YRAA Girls Volleyball FINALS at Markham District Jr. team at 4:00 pm SR. A/AA team at 6:00 pm SR. AAA team- at 8:00 pm
Up Coming Field Trips:
Hackathon-February 25th to Bill Hogarth S.S 8:30 am-9:00 pm
SHSM Business Trip-February 27th to MND Discovery Day -1 Adelaide St 8:10 am-3:00 pm
HOSA Field Trip-March 9 to The Metro Toronto Convention Center 7:45 am-5:00 pm
Vocal Music Trip-March 25 to O'Neil Collegiate 11:00 AM-4:30 pm
SHSM Trip-April 24 to McMaster University 7:45 am to 3:15 pm
SHSM Trip-April 28th to Superior Court of Justice 8:10 am-1:30 pm
DECA Announcement
On Friday February 6, 2026 65 MDHS students competed at the 47th Annual DECA Ontario Provincial Competition. With over 6500 competitors, MDHS students worked hard, tried their best and competed with some of the best business students in the province. Competition was tough and many students scored exceptionally high scores. The students who attended were mature, professional and fun to supervise. Thank you students for all your hard work and representing MDHS well. MDHS DECA is happy to announce some of our students were recognized at the DECA Provincial Awards. MDHS is proud to be sending SEVEN students to the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta Georgia in April 2026. Congratulations on this huge accomplishment and we can’t wait to see how your International DECA journey goes.
A special thanks to Mrs. Swarbrick, Ms. Lai, Mr. Raffoul, Ms. Sharma, Mr. Wu, Ms. Etcheverry and Ms. Bull for chaperoning students during the competition. We know your time is valuable and we appreciate your efforts to make DECA a success at MDHS. Way to go students - all the DECA supervisors are so proud of you!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
March Break: March 16-20th
Attendance
Parents/Guardians are reminded to report all late or absent notices to the Attendance Office by emailing markham.dhs.attendance@yrdsb.ca or calling 905-294-1886, option 1. Please spell, first name and last names of your child and
indicate grade, period and reason for absence. Should your student be absent for 3 or more days, an extended absence form must be signed by each subject teacher, Parent/Guardian and the Vice-Principal prior to leaving for the absence. Forms are available from the attendance secretary or main office.
Lost and Found: If your child has lost keys, jewelry, air pods, glasses, debit cards or presto cards please ask them to come to the main office reception desk.
Peer Tutoring: Thursdays 3:00 - 4:15 pm, Room 104 (the classroom inside the Guidance office)
2026 Graduation Date: Evening of June 23rd and will be held in the gym at Markham District High School. More information to follow.
Post-Secondary Accessibility Fair
YRDSB and YCDSB will be hosting a Post-Secondary Accessibility Fair for Grades 9-12+ students, families, and staff to connect with Admissions, Recruitment, Accessibility, and Student Support Offices. There will be a special presentation, Accessing Support in Post-Secondary: How Accessibility Services Help You Succeed, by the Regional Assessment and Resource Centre (RARC) and information booths from the participating post secondary institutions.
When: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Sir William Mulock Secondary School (705 Columbus Way, Newmarket, ON L3X 2M7)
Participants:
- Centennial
- Durham
- George Brown
- Georgian
- Guelph
- Guelph-Humber
- Humber
- Laurier
- McMaster
- Seneca
- Skilled Trades Ontario
- Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
- University of Toronto (UofT)
- Waterloo
- Western
- York
Registration
- Please register to receive more information. A detailed agenda and session times for the RARC presentation will be emailed to you the week prior to the event.
- Registration Form
- For more information or questions, please email transition.strategy@yrdsb.ca.
Anti-Sex Trafficking-Information for parents on the YRDSB http://www.yrdsb.ca/antisextrafficking
Course Selection
Grade 8 and secondary school students select courses in February for the following school year. Find tips and advice for students and families planning course selection and listen to the latest episode of the Tune In YRDSB podcast for more on course selection.
Artificial Intelligence Guidelines
As technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes part of everyday life, we’re working to ensure students understand how to use these tools in ways that are safe, responsible and helpful for learning.
We are taking an approach by grade level:
- In Kindergarten to Grade 6, students will learn about AI - what it is, how it works and how to think critically about it. They will not use AI chatbot tools.
- In Grades 7-12, students will have access to Board-approved enterprise AI tools beginning February 17, 2026. These approved tools, including Google Gemini, meet strict security and privacy standards and are education-licenced accounts.. These tools do not use student data to train AI models and provide a safe, controlled environment for learning.
York Region District School Board has developed guidelines for educators and students to support the effective, safe and responsible use of AI to support student learning. Students will learn about the importance of critical thinking, academic integrity and privacy and safety practices when using AI.
We encourage families to review these guidelines with their child(ren). For more information, please visit the AI pages on the Board website.
Student Exchange Program
In cooperation with the York Region District School Board and as the only approved student exchange vendor, ISE-Ontario offers students aged 13-17 the opportunity to participate in an exchange program. Students apply directly through ISE-Ontario and must obtain approval from their school Principal before participating. For more information, please visit the ISE-Ontario webpage.