| PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Welcome to MPSS! MPSS is an exciting and dynamic place to learn, to teach, and to grow academically, personally and socially. At MPSS you will have every opportunity to be successful in the wide range of courses that you have to choose from. Set some academic goals, work hard and take advantage of every opportunity to attain your goals. Your success will be determined by your attendance, effort and willingness to accept assistance. Whether you are planning to move on to college, a trade, university or the workforce, make this a year that you will look back on with pride. Do your part, and every member of our school community will be there to help and support you. McKinnon Park Secondary School has a long tradition of mixing academic excellence with extracurricular activities and community involvement. We hope that you will choose to be part of the Blue Devil tradition of excellence in athletics, drama, music or one of the many other clubs available. Seize every opportunity to be part of the MPSS school community and all that it has to offer. The caring and committed staff at MPSS are always prepared to volunteer their time so that your high school year is memorable. I can’t emphasize it enough- Get Involved! Make the most out of your time at MPSS and make this a year to remember. Have a great year! D. Duff
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Clarification on Board Weather Notifications
The Board bases its decision on whether or not to run school
buses on how safe the routes are that our school buses travel on.
In consultation with our bus operators and transportation staff, we
decide as early as possible, and no later than 6:30 a.m., if buses will run.
If buses are not running in a zone, then schools in that same zone are
closed. The board notifies all local media outlets and posts a message
on our transportation website (http://www.cooperativetransportation.ca).
People in Zone 1 live in Norfolk, Zone 2 is Haldimand, Zone 3 is Brant
and Zone 4 is Brantford. If buses are cancelled in a zone, then the schools
in that zone are closed. If buses are cancelled only for specific zones, as
was the recent case when buses were cancelled for Zones 1 and 3, that
means anyone living in one of the zones would not have Board provided
bus transportation, even if the school they attend is in a different zone
and is open. In other words, if a school in a different zone, such as
Brantford is open, students may attend if they can get there, but that
is a parental decision. In summary, in a zone where transportation has been cancelled school
buses shall not enter or leave the zone, and transportation shall not be
supplied for students attending schools outside the zone. Students
living in a zone where transportation has not been cancelled will not
be transported into a zone where transportation has been cancelled. A list of which schools are located in which zones can be found at: http://www.cooperativetransportation.ca/school_zones.php. |
