GHS Memo to Families Oct.30-26

• Wednesday, November 11th, 2026 - Remembrance Day Holiday - No school for staff or students
• Thursday, November 12th - Wednesday. November 18th, 2026 - Midterm Exams
• Wednesday, November 25th, 2026 5:30 pm in LRC - Prom Parent Decorating Committee Meeting
• Thursday, November 26th, 2026 1:00 - 6:30 pm - Parent Teacher Conferences (Dismissal for students at 11:30 am)
• Friday, November 27th, 2026 - PL Day - No school for students
• Monday, November 30th - Friday, December 4th, 2026 - Graduation Photos
• Wednesday, December 9th, 2026 - PL Day - No school for students
• Wednesday, December 23rd 2026 - Sunday, January 3rd, 2027 - Christmas Break - No school for staff or students
• Monday, January 4th, 2027 - Classes resume for staff and students (Day 2)
• Monday, January 25th- Friday, January 29th, 2027 - Final Exams
• Monday, February 1st, 2027 - PL Day - No school for students
• Friday, March 12, 2027 - PL Day - No school for students
• Friday, April 9th - Thursday, April 15th, 2027 - Midterm Exams
• Monday, April 19, 2027 - PL Day - No school for students
• Friday, April 30th, 2027 - PL Day - No school for students
• Monday, May 3rd - Wednesday, May 19th, 2027 - Advanced Placement Exams
• Friday, May 7th, 2027 - Last day to order 26-27 yearbook
• Saturday, June 5th, 2027 4:30 - 10:00 pm - Prom
• Friday, June 11th - Thursday, June 17th, 2027 - Final Exams
• Thursday, June 24th, 2027 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Cap and Gown Ceremony

Gonzaga will be using the NLSchools RYCOR system to be able to make forms available to be completed online by parents.

We are asking all parents to complete the two following forms online through the Rycor system for each child:

• Acceptable Use of Technology Form 26/27

• Media Consent Form 26/27

Parents must use their own Parent PowerSchool account and not their child’s PowerSchool account in order to complete the online forms. We asked that these two form be complete no later than Friday, October 16, 2026...if you have not already done so, please complete them APSP.

For more information on this system please go here.

This fall, Memorial University is opening its doors to give your students the chance to explore our teaching campuses, meet our community and get a feel for what their future at Memorial could look like. If you can’t make it to campus, save the date for our Virtual Open House in November!

• Grenfell Campus — Wednesday, Oct. 28
• St. John’s Campus — Thursday, Oct. 29
• Marine Institute — Thursday, Nov. 19

Visit us online for all our Open House details. Reminder! The fall 2027 application is now open! Apply today!

We will be having 15% midterm exams from Thursday, November 12th - Wednesday, November 18th, 2026. Classes will not continue during this week as exams are at least 2 hours in length. A copy of the exam schedule can be found here. Classes will resume on Thursday, November 19th and it will be Day 2 on the schedule.

Grade 12 graduation photos are booked for the week of November 30th - December 4th, 2026. LifeTouch will assign photo times for each students and students will be able to see their individual times on the poster outside of Mr. Cluney's office in the coming weeks. All students must bring in their $25.00 sitting fee at the time of their appointment. The fee can be paid by cash, cheque, credit or debit. All cheques can be made out to LifeTouch.

In preparation for our upcoming Remembrance Day Service, we invite students, staff, and families to submit pictures of relatives who have served in WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and all peacekeeping missions and conflicts thereafter. This includes individuals who are serving or have served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
When submitting your pictures, please include the following information:

• Name and rank of the person pictured

• Name of the Gonzaga relative

• Relationship of person in picture with the Gonzaga relative

Please have pictures submitted on or before Friday, October 30th via email to davidwelshman@nlschools.ca.

Any student who has already sent in photos in previous years do not need to re-submit their photos.

All NL Schools buildings are scent aware sites. Many of our staff and students are sensitive to certain products that can cause allergic reactions and respiratory distress. All staff, students, and visitors are reminded to not wear or use any scented/fragranced products while inside any NL Schools building.

Please see the information of the NL Individual Chess Championship here.

Please view the poster below from North Atlantic Rotary.

We are working hard to schedule all tryouts and will be announcing tryouts and sign ups according to the sport competitions schedules. Thank you for your patience while we work through all the teams and practice location bookings. Interested athletes must sign up using the link in the bio of our social media accounts in order to attend tryouts https://linktr.ee/gonzagaathletics. Stay tuned to our social media for all athletic updates!

Please see the information below about how to order the 2026-2027 yearbooks. Deadline to order the yearbook is Friday, May 7th, 2027.

As previously mentioned, the Gonzaga Prom date and venue have already been secured and will take place on Saturday, June 5th, 2027 at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland. We will be holding a parent meeting on Wednesday, November 25th, 2026 at 5:30 pm in the LRC for any and all parents who would like to help out with the planning and decorating process of this day. This meeting is for all parents, not just those of the graduating class. In the past the Grades 10 and 11 parents would step up to help out with the planning and decorating for the graduating class as the Grade 12 parents would be busy with their children on that day.

We would like to thank you for your continued support and if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the administrative team.

Have a great weekend and a safe and Happy Halloween,

Andrew, Gillian & Peter