By: Hannah Beckford On April 29th MD had its first ever Formal Friday! It was a roaring success! The halls were filled with people dressed in their very best for the event, but we can all agree that the karaoke was the real highlight of the day. During lunchtime people pressed shoulder to shoulder, cheering on the singers. Energy filled the air and things became … Continue reading Formal Friday
By: Hannah Beckford On April 13th Milton District celebrated the Day of Pink We wore pink to show our support for victims of bullying and homophobia. Day of Pink began in Berwick, Nova Scotia, in 2007 when Grade 12 students David Shepherd, Travis Price and their friends witnessed a Grade 9 student being bullied for the pink shirt they were wearing on their first day … Continue reading MD Goes Pink
By Hamza Serieh, Kathan Kapoor and Arjun Gupta A week into this change and the face of Milton District High School is looking different. Ontario has loosened its COVID-19 health restrictions and dropped its mask mandate, but what are the Mustangs’ thoughts on this significant change that has been a part of our lives for two years? Roger Kiritharan – How do you feel about … Continue reading The End of the Mask Mandate at MD!
By Arjun Gupta and Kathan Kapoor This semester, Milton District is employing new and old strategies to improve the mental health of students and make our community a better place. On February 23, Milton District honored National Pink Shirt Day, a day put aside to combat bullying in schools across Canada. Many students throughout the school participated in the event, standing against the issue and … Continue reading MD Recognizes Anti-Bullying and Mental Health
By: Abeeha, Arjun, Kary, and Kathan Just before the winter break, MDHS’s Social Justice SHSM organized a holiday market with all proceeds going towards the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society. The market featured live music, hot chocolate, and tables selling photocards, keychains, therapy bags and more! The holiday market also included a used book store with books collected through donations and resold to … Continue reading MDHS Holiday Market 2021
By: Kathan KapoorWhy carry a backpack to school when you could bring literally anything else? On December 1st, students got to show their Mustang spirit by bringing their school supplies in anything — except a backpack. From shopping carts and strollers, to trash bins and laundry hampers, the possibilities were endless! Our students’ wild creativity and imagination were on full display, as the halls were … Continue reading Not a Backpack Day at MDHS
by Surabhi Arkalgud The 2021/2022 school year student government is excited to announce that we are having a Candy Cane Gram stand in front of the cafeteria from December 6th to December 9th. Each day during lunch, you can find two student government representatives at the stand in the entrance to the cafeteria. They are selling a bundle of one Christmas themed cookie, one hot … Continue reading Holiday Candy Cane Grams
Image Source A FREE one hour webinar on how to get employed in the skilled trades is happening on Thursday, Nov. 25 from 12 – 1 p.m. This is for anyone who is at all interested in navigating their way to a solid career after high school. The registration link is below. It’s an opportunity to learn about what skilled trade employers are looking for, … Continue reading Curious About How to Get a GREAT CAREER in the Skilled Trades?
By: Julia Dunham Mme. Beriault-Orr, a French and history teacher, has been receiving little slips of paper with french jokes on them since the second day of school by someone who has received the name “Mystery Joker.” Mme. BĂ©riault-Orr, une professeure de français et d’histoire, reçoit des petits bouts de papier en ayant des blagues en français depuis le deuxième jour d’école par quelqu’un qui … Continue reading The Mystery Joker / Le Blagueur MystĂ©rieux
For the past two decades, World Cancer Day has been commemorated on February 4 as a way to raise awareness of the suffering and death toll caused by cancer all over the world. The goal of the day is prevention and finding a cure for cancer through public awareness and research. Continue reading World Cancer Day
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