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Gr. 8 Parent Information Night!

Join us for an information session and chance to tour the school and see all the amazing leanring opportunities and experiences available to our students!

Meet the Team

Meet the team of Administrators, Student Services, Chaplaincy, Student Success and Special Education here!

Our amazing team works all staff, students and families to help support student needs!

Communication to Families

We have various platforms we use to communicate school happenings.

School Messenger is the main platform used by Administration to send out valuable information .
Our School Website is also helpful to use for many links to access forms such as community service, see the school calendar or current happenings.
Our School App sends out information related to school life and volunteer hours
We also have our various social media platforms the student leaders and school administration use to communicate as well.

School Messenger

Receive voicemail, emails and texts from the school

School Website

YouTube

Petey Panther

Instagram

@peteypanther

Non Feeder School Families: please join our Instagram account for any updates/ important information.

Becoming A Panther!

The registration process differs whether you are from a SMCDSB school or from another board.

SMCDSB Students

Feeder Schools or Students who have previously attended a SMCDSB School in the past

Students currently in Grade 8 who attend a Catholic school in SMCDSB and are transferring to a Catholic high school in the SMCDSB will visited by St. Peter's Guidance Counsellors. You will receive a package with your option sheet as well as a document confirming your registration information. Once you have discussed your courses with your parent and completed your option sheet, counsellors will return and we will be able to enter your Gr. 9 courses.

Students outside SMCDSB

Non-Feeder Schools or Students who have not attended any SMCDSB school.

Registrations for the 2024/2025 school year are opening soon (February). Parents / Guardians must complete the online registration process prior to receiving the Option Sheet to select courses.

What to expect as a Panther

Wearing a School Uniform

At St. Peter's, we wear our uniform with pride. Families are required to purchase only from our approved uniform provider, McCarthy Uniforms. There are various options available from our provider that will suit all seasons.

https://www.mccarthyuniforms.ca/shop/school/70#allProducts

A Locker

All students are provided with lockers when they enter grade 9 and this will be their 'locker for life'! Lockers will be chosen on grade 9 orientation day.

Daily Schedule:

A Link Leader

Link Leaders start the school year by helping introduce our incoming Gr. 9's to St. Peter's. Our Link Leaders are current Gr. 11 and 12 students who volunteer their time to participate in leadership training during May and at the end of August. These leaders have all experienced being helped by the Link Crew program and want to give back! We look forward to meeting you all and working with you in September 2025!

Link Leaders Maddy, Ashley, Madison, Lauryn and Emily share a welcome message to all of you!

Why Come to St. Peter's

Your Timetable - A Semester

SEMESTER

Classes at St. Peter's are offered in a semester format, with semester 1 running from September to January and semester 2 running from February to June. In this system students have 4 classes per day for 75 minute periods and follows the regular schedule listed above. The following example below is a sample of a Semester 2 (S2) schedule for a student in Gr. 9

How to Read a Course Code

You will note on your option sheet that there are some courses that have a 2O i.e. ATC2O!

These are Gr. 10 classes that many Gr. 9's take :)

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) Requirements

You haven't even joined us yet and we're presenting what you need to graduate....

All students MUST take 1 Art, 1 Tech and 1 Phys Ed credit. These credits do not have to be taken in Gr. 9, however we encourage them to be completed by the end of Grade 10.

Picking your Courses / Option Sheets

In Gr. 9, students have the option to choose ONE elective. We ask students to rank 3 options when filling out the Option Sheet.

Students in SMCDSB schools will receive their Option sheet in their Gr. 8 Class. Students in non SMCDSB school will receive their option sheet once the registration package has been submitted

Options Sheets will be returned to your Gr. 8 teacher. You will be visted by your Elementary Guidance Counsellors to enter them into Xello in February.

40 Hours of Community Service

Gr. 8 students are eligible to start earning Community Service hours immediately after their Gr. 8 Graduation. The Public Libraries sometimes have opportunities as well as the links below. The form to track hours is linked on the right. Students are encouraged to submit this form as soon as hours are completed and signed off. Not all lines need to be completed before it can be submitted!

Students are also encouraged to submit ALL hours. Don't stop at 40! Upon graduation there are awards for students with top hours!

Volunteer Opportunities are posted on the Guidance Brightspace page as they are received! Stay tuned using the Pulse app for updates!

Community Service Hour Log.pdf

Destreamed Courses

Electives

What electives are available for me to choose from?

Please click on his link to visit the Exploring Courses page

Get Involved!!!

High school is about more than just academics

Panthers Go Back to School

Student leaders Brandon, Hailey, Serena, Sophie and Kira filmed this series in 2017 to assist incoming Panthers, feel free to check out their words of wisdom!