Welcome to Pine Ridge Secondary School. Begin your visit to our site by selecting one of the choices from across the top of the screen. Come back often, as the site is constantly being revised and expanded. Also keep up to date with our other online sites - Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube - by clicking on the icons to the right.
News:
Pine Ridge students win 2nd in workplace safety video competition (screen shot at right, click here and "Like" it to register your vote for FAN FAVOURITE! More information is available at www.youtube.com/yourjobvotretravail- The April 2013 newsletter is now available on-line. Click here to view.
- A company known as "S-Trip!" is circulating trip information in our community. These trips are not part of our school program. They are not endorsed or chaperoned by our staff. This is not a "Pine Ridge Grad Trip". Any school trip opportunities will always be accompanied by a Durham District School Board permission package.
- Maple Ridge Public School is hosting their 25th Anniversary on May 25, 2013. Click here for more details.
- Change of date announcement: Commencement (Graduation) will now be held on Friday June 28, 2013 at 10:30 am at Durham College.
- The Pine Ridge Grades 9 and 10 Parents' Handbook is now available on-line! Click here to view this informational guide. We have also created a PowerPoint presentation about Pine Ridge which may be viewed here.
Upcoming Events:
- Spring Music Night - Wednesday, May 8 (7 pm)
- MADD Assembly and Grad BBQ - Thursday, May 16 (AM)
- International Diversity Talent Show and Food Showcase - Thursday, May 16 (PM)
- Victoria Day (Schools Closed) - Monday, May 20
- Evening of Dialogue for LGTBQ Parents - Thursday, May 23
- OSAP Presentation - Friday, May 24 (9:30 am - must sign in up guidance prior)
- Grease Musical - Wednesday, May 29 to Saturday, June 1 (7 pm each night)
- Science Lab Exams begin - Friday, May 31
- Library Materials due back - Monday, June 3
- Prom - Friday, June 7 (6:30 - 11:30 pm - tickets have already been sold)
- In-class Exams (Grade 12) - Friday, June 14 and Monday, June 17 (all students attend all classes on these days)
- Formal Exams - Tuesday, June 18 - Friday, June 21 (8:30 am each morning)
- Credit Completion and Exam Review Day - Wednesday, June 26
- Commencement at Durham College - Friday June 28 (10:30 am)
- "Getting Ready for High School" program for our incoming Grade 9s - August 19-22 (8:30 - 1:30 each day) - click here to register
Empowering the Parent Voice - A Collaborative Response to the Parent Survey
Follow Up Session
May 23, 2013 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the DDSB Education Center (Room 1011)
At Durham District School Board we are supportive of all families. We are inviting all parents who self identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender and have children in the Durham District School Board to join us for a follow up to our last evening of dialogue. LGBT parents of children in JK through Grade 12 welcome.
This year's Parent Reaching Out Grant is entitled: Empowering the Parent Voice - A Collaborative Response to the Parent Survey. Data from last year's Parent Survey indicated that social realities, in particular race, sexual orientation, and/or faith, may be barriers to parental engagement within the DDSB. This session will share and highlight data collected from DDSB parents. We will present next steps and ask for further parental input as we continue to develop a deeper understanding of some barriers experienced by the LGBTQ group and look at targeted ways of increasing desired parental involvement.
Please click here to take a quick 10 question survey to provide feedback about the new school website. We welcome feedback from students, parents/guardians, staff and community members.
A group of Pine Ridge Secondary School students is crafting a way to help people living in poverty.
Mrs. Hopper’s Life Skills class and Mrs. Anderson's Practical Learning Program class are in the midst of turning empty clean cans, otherwise destined for the recycling bin, into “Anything Cans,” to be used as containers to hold anything from pens to cotton balls. The cans are being sold, raising money for children living in poverty.
Updates: Click here to view a video clip about Cans for Kids and a recent News Advertiser article.
Grade 8 to Grade 9 Transition
"Getting Ready for High School"
WHO: Incoming Grade 9s
WHAT: Teachers will review math, English/language arts, homework skills, and more, as well as give a tour of the school. The incoming grade 9s will have prior experience within their new high school and meet other students new to the school.
WHERE: Pine Ridge Secondary School
WHEN: Mon Aug 19 - Thurs Aug 22 from 8:30 am - 1:30 pm each day
WHY: Click here to download a flyer with more information.
HOW: Register online or go to the Durham Continuing Education website for other ways to register.
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