GHS Memo to Families Nov. 13-26
Friday, November 13, 2026
- 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
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.
We are pleased to offer you a new way to book Graduation Photos this year. To book your photos, please visit everest.airstudio.io/school-session. Enter the student's name and student ID number (found on PowerSchool), select your school, and follow the instructions. Please choose Graduation Portrait Session – $25.00 and complete your booking. Payment is required online at the time of booking. Appointments must be booked in advance Walk-ins will not be accepted, as both the booking and payment must be completed before the photo session.
To date, only 39 students have booked their grad photo appointments. Please be sure to book your appointments ASAP.
Our first reporting period is coming up. Teachers will be completing their marks next week. Marks will be unavailable on PowerSchool until the release of report cards on Tuesday, November 24th at 3:00 pm electronically. All other PowerSchool functions and Rycor will be operational. If anyone would like a paper copy of your report card, please complete the following form, no later than Monday, November 23rd at 12:00 pm, to allow printing time.
Parent-Teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, November 26th from 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm with a common break for teachers from 3:30-4:00 pm. Students will be dismissed at lunch time, 11:30 am, that day. OPTIS, our online booking system , is now open if you need to create an account. Booking of appointment will be made available on Friday, November 20th at 3:00 pm. Interviews will be available in-person and there will be an option for virtual appointments as well.
We would like to thank everyone who helped plan and participate in our Remembrance Day ceremony this week. It was great to see how the students who attended did so in such a respectful way. A special thank you to Her Honour The Honourable Joan Marie J. Aylward for attending our ceremony this year.
Due to ongoing midterm exams, the cafeteria will be closed for food service and will reopen on Thursday, November 19th, 2026.
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 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!
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.