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Happy Holidays!

Have the happiest of holidays!

I hope everyone will use their time with family and friends to relax and enjoy the break. Sometimes the greatest gifts we ever receive are those simple things which are often taken for granted.

We should always be grateful for the privilege to live in peace, to freely express our love and for the freedom to be who we are.

There is so much to look forward to in the new year and I鈥檓 very excited about the potential and the possibilities. My first 4 months as Director...

Grade 8 to 9 Out of District Application

The 2025-2026 Grade 8 to 9 Out of District Application is now closed.  

Students can use their student numbers as their access code when the application opens on on January 6th, 2025.

This is the only timeframe where Grade 8 to 9 out of district applications will be accepted. 

Applications for out of district can only be made for one secondary school.

Parents/guardians will be notified the week of February 3rd, 2025 by the secondary school principal. 

If a student is accepted to an Enriched Program,...

Hack the Holidays with John McGivney Children鈥檚 Centre

Grade 11 and 12 Robotics students from Belle River District High School participated in an exciting partnership with John McGivney Children鈥檚 Centre this holiday season.

On November 23rd the students were given a variety of brand-new electronic toys to choose from and shown how the toys can be reconfigured to make them more accessible for children with exceptionalities. Their teacher, Heather St. Pierre, along with Spec Ed Coordinator Lana Brodes and John McGivney鈥檚 Education Coordinator Kelsey...

December 2023: Student of the Month

The Student of the Month for December is Ozegho Aliu, a Grade 10 student at Tecumseh Vista Academy, She is an outstanding role model for the theme of 鈥渃ollaboration鈥�.

Ozegho's basketball coach and teacher shared a story of the power of Ozegho鈥檚 collaboration skills. When trying to put together the Junior Girls team this fall, the coach approached Ozegho, despite her being a complete stranger to the game of basketball. Known as a key player who led the Junior Girls Soccer team to a WECSSA victory...

McWilliam Mustangs take home the 21st Annual Cereal Box Challenge!

The 21st annual Cereal Box Challenge has come to an exciting close with the McWilliam Mustangs taking home the Cereal Box Challenge Trophy for the very first time! Bellewood, Talbot Trail,  McWilliam, Glenwood, Southwood and Central Public Schools collected and donated another record-breaking 3.283 MILLION grams of cereal! That is an average of 1,358 grams per student. Thank you to every 51黑料 family, student and staff member who give so generously every year.

The Cereal Box Challenge was started...