3/4 Term Reports will be distributed to students this week.

What a day on the course!
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A huge thank you to this incredible group for coming out and supporting the John McGregor Secondary School Athletic Department at our first annual John McGregor Golf Classic!
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Your energy, sportsmanship, and community spirit made it a day to remember.
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Special shoutout to our amazing organizers (see second photo) — none of this would be possible without your hard work behind the scenes.
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Until next year — thank you all!


Grade 11 Visual Arts Students created these outstanding paintings for RetroFest this weekend. We are beyond grateful to the Historic Downtown Chatham BIA and multiple local businesses who volunteered to support our young artists. This is such an incredible collaboration between JMSS and the Chatham community. Check out these pieces this weekend at RetroFest!








We had the Holodomor National Awareness mobile classroom visit JMSS today. Our history students participated in a lesson and activity delivered by the experts on this topic. We watched, listened and learned through primary documents, witness testimonials and more.
"The Holodomor, also known as the Ukrainian Famine, was a mass famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians"
However, learning both sides of the story is the key to finding the truth. It was a 'death by starvation' inflicted on the people of Ukraine by Joseph Stalin, and Soviet Union policy. This event is classified as a genocide and should be remembered as such. Awareness of the past is so important in being an ally for human rights issues that continue to plague people and nations around the world.






Final Rocket League Competition today. Unfortunately, JMSS fell short for the win, but what a great season!
Congratulations Panthers!



Today, our Indigenous Students attended a day of Cultural Learning on Bkejwanong Unceeded Territory (Walpole Island First Nation), alongside other schools in LKDSB.
The students learned about craft making by a local craft store owner, hunting on Walpole Island by trained hunters and guides, the history of Lacrosse and skills workshop, and Powwow Dance Demonstrations by the Dashner Family.








👍🍔☀️ Sizzling burgers and sunshine at our school BBQ! Huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it such a delicious day.
#JMSS #PantherPride #Community #FunInTheSun
⭐️Extra Special Thanks⭐️
🍔School Nutrition Program
🍔PAWS Alliance
🥕Mrs. Lawrence's Class
🧑🏽🍳The ROCKSTAR Staff @ McG










Eye spy with my little eye 👀 the grade 12 leadership class (in BLUE shirts) organizing and playing in the outdoor games day. This leadership class is showing up daily, and continuously bringing positive vibes and energy to our school and community!










IT WAS A GREAT DAY TO BE A PANTHER.
Thank you to the Leadership Class for helping PAWS Alliance run the Outdoor Games Day!!
We couldn't have asked for better weather or vibes 🎯🏐🌳☀️🕶️










What happens here, stays here. 🎰💰
There was an energetic buzz in the library as students participated in the
✨Annual Games Fair✨
Mrs. Kuni's Grade 12 Data Management class created casino-like games to collect and analyze data.





🎶I like to ride my bicycle, I like to ride my bike 🚴🎶
Ms. Barr's grade 11 Personal Fitness class finished their bike safety and training and took the school bikes out for a ride today. Beautiful day. Beautiful ride.







Exploring the International Space Station (virtually)🔭🪐🛰️
Thank you, Mr. Martin, for bringing the VR headsets for our Science students to get a feeling for what it's like to be an astronaut on the ISS! Such a fun way to culminate our space units! ✨🚀
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That's a wrap on our girls soccer season!
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While the scoreboard didn't always go our way, this season was a HUGE victory in so many other ways for our Panthers.
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For most of these amazing girls, this was their very first time playing soccer! The growth, teamwork, and effort we saw each week made us incredibly proud. Coaches are beaming, and these players should be too!



Our History class is learning about Black History at the time of Canada's formation and into the 1900s. We have an upcoming field trip available for students to Buxton. We are so lucky to be surrounded by such rich history and people who can share it.





Hospitality students putting their expertise to work cooking and decorating sugar cookies for our Panther's Palette Event. #PantherProud










Panthers' Palette 2025 was a huge success! This collaborative celebration of the Arts at JMSS showcases the creativity and resilience of our students.
The debut performance of the JMSS Concert Band was incredibly impressive!
The NTS Drama Performance of "How to Get Away with a Murder Mystery" was hilarious! The hand painted sugar cookies were beautiful and delicious thanks to our Hospitality program. The artwork was inspiring and empowering!
Thank you to all staff and students involved in making this event so memorable. Panther Pride 🐾










JMSS Annual Plant is happening today from 8:00am - 12:00pm.


Gone are the days of hearing, "we never learned anything important in school!"
Miss Regts' Grade 9s learned about ✨BUDGETING✨ today! 💰💵🤑
They were given 20 "beans" and had to make financial decisions about housing, foods & other major living expenses.
Their big takeaway: LIFE IS EXPENSIVE 💸




Today we walked as a school community in support of two campaigns that share a similar message. The Red Dress and Moosehide Campaign. As a social justice school, we are committed to raising awareness about issues that affect the people of this world-particularly this movement which brings attention to gendered violence and the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women all across Canada. Great job Panthers showing solidarity in the face of tough but important issues! 🔴✊🏼










BRONZE FOR JMSS 🏅
This group of Grade 10-12 students from JMSS earned a spot on the podium at the LKDSB MATH TEAM COMPETITION on May 2! Way to go, Panthers! ✖️➗➕





