Monday, March 4: Skills Canada Presentation (full school)

Monday, March 4: RCMP Impaired Driving Presentation (9-12 (Learner's Permit 8s))

Monday, March 11: Professional Learning Day (No Classes)

Tuesday, March 12: Grade 9 Registration Presentation (in class)

Tuesday, March 12: Grad Retakes

Wednesday, March 13: Grade 10/11 Registration Presentation (in class)

Friday, March 15: Staff/Alumni/Students Basketball Game

Tuesday, March 19: Current Grade 10 and 11 High School Registrations Due

Wednesday, March 20: Parent Teacher Interviews

Wednesday, March 20: Grade 10 Orientation (for current grade 9's and their parents) - 7pm

Wednesday, March 20: Current Grade 9 Registrations Due

Thursday and Friday, March 21/22:  Marmot Ski Trip 

March 25-29: Spring Break

This year TJSHS is partnered with PC Financial for the Power Full Kids program.  They are our major sponsor of our breakfast and lunch programs that we run here at the school. In order to support their mission, we will feature nutrition and cooking tips throughout this semester.  First up - healthy eating and cost saving tips!

1. Cook at home. Eating at restaurants or getting take-out means you are not in control of what’s in your meal or how it’s prepared. If you cook at home you can ensure that your meal is healthy. Those expensive groceries are marked up further in restaurants! 

2. Cook with basic ingredients. This means starting with whole foods like raw vegetables and fruits, proteins, and whole grains, and making food from scratch. That way you know you’re eating food in its natural state, without anything added.

3. Avoid cooking at high temperatures. If you grill or pan-fry meat at high temperatures, chemicals called can form on the meat that can hurt your body.

4. Avoid deep frying. Deep frying also causes chemicals to form on your food. Many people have moved towards air fryers in their homes to help make cooking healthier.  Additionally, if people are preparing meals separately, this is an excellent way to cook!

5. Use low-fat cooking methods like boiling or steaming. If you boil or steam food, you avoid the chemicals created by high temperatures and cut out extra fat.

6. Eat to satisfaction. Avoid overeating and eat only what you are hungry for during each meal.  This can be difficult for people as they don't like to waste food. Leftovers can be used for lunch or repurposed into another meal to prevent waste.

7. Minimize processed foods. Processed and packaged foods, like frozen meals or jars of pasta sauce, usually have more salt and sugar. Packaged foods also often have other chemical preservatives and additives.

8. Add vegetables and fruits. If you use more fresh, or even frozen produce, you immediately increase the amount of healthy nutrients in your food. Canned vegetables should be purchased carefully, go for the low-sodium and no-added-sugar varieties.  Frozen vegetables are often the freshest as they are frozen immediately following harvest.

9. Flavoring with herbs, spices, onions, garlic and citrus. These ingredients give you food that’s packed with flavor without any of the downsides of salt and sugar. Many of them also come with extra antioxidants, which help your body fight disease.

10. Reduce salt. Eating too much salt is linked to numerous health problems.