We will host our annual Open House and Barbeque on Thursday May 16 from 5-7 pm . We invite all members of the community, and especially future students, to join us for fun activities and events around the school where we will showcase our engaged students, passionate teachers and amazing learning opportunities. Here are some of the events that will be offered:

All grade Madoc, Marmora, Tweed and Madoc Township grades 7 & 8 students wiil receive dinner tickets at their school.

Special thanks to the CHSS School Council for sponsoring this event!

The HPEDSB Parent Involvement Council is hosting a series of evening events with guest speaker Leslie Ford. Leslie is a local child and youth worker certified in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and with 35 years of experience in child development. She works with families assisting children with high needs behaviour at home and school.

The presentation at CHSS will be May 22 from 6 - 8 pm.

We've been focusing on our Well-Being this month at CHSS. Children’s Mental Health Week is May 6-10, 2019. The slides below represent how our staff are modelling ways to be well.

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Students who are interested in representing CHSS as Student Senators with the Hastings and Prince Edward District School are invited to complete the application form linked below (copies are available in the office) and submit their applications to Mr. Pickard by May 3, 2019. We may have up to 3 senators from CHSS one of whom must be an Indigenous student.

Requirements for HPEDSB Senators:

• Students must be sixteen years of age or older and entering or enrolled in year 3 or 4 as a full-time student at the secondary school or an exceptional pupil in a special education program for whom the board has reduced the length of the instructional program on each school day under subsection 3 (3) of Regulation 298 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Operation of Schools-General) made under the Act, so long as the pupil would be a full-time pupil if the program had not been reduced.
• Students should have achieved and maintained a good standing in all courses in the previous school year.
• Students have demonstrated an interest and prior involvement in school and/or community-based activities.
• Students as positive role models to peers have good standing with regard to behaviour, at school and in the community

Application Form