Welcome to the Guidance Department at MDHS!
The Role of Guidance Services:
Guidance is a safe space where both students and their guardians/parent
are welcome to come in and obtain information and support regarding well-being and/or academics. If you have a question or a problem and you are not sure who to ask then please give us a call or come in and visit us. We would be more than happy to help you.
Students can make appointments online using Teach Assist for the MDHS
guidance department!
1) Have your child log in to their Teach Assist account
2) Under the sub-heading “Appointment Bookings”
3) Click on the day and time the student wants to have their appointment (if the appointment
slot is highlighted in blue). If there are no appointments displayed, then you will have to select
another day, as all counsellors have been booked for that day.
4) You will see shaded in blue “All open appointments”. Choose the appropriate Guidance
counsellor (based on your child’s last name)
5) If the student needs to cancel their appointment for any reason, click “cancel”. If your
child has any trouble making their online appointment, please let us know.
**Students must show the Teach Assist guidance confirmation on their electronic device or go to the guidance office to get an appointment slip (please go before school or on your lunch) from
Ms.Vlachopoulos in order to be dismissed from class, if the appointment is during that time. **
Please note: If you wish to make an appointment with your student’s guidance counsellor, please
feel free to give us a call at 905-294-1886 ext 515. Guardians/parents (not students) making appointments are asked to please book 2 slots when meeting with a guidance counsellor.
The Guidance Team
Email address Alpha Extension
Ms. G. McGill (Head of Guidance) gabrielle.mcgill@yrdsb.ca A - F Ext 516
Mr. J. Buie james.buie@yrdsb.ca G - La Ext 517
Mr. M. Weinstein marc.weinstein@yrdsb.ca Le - R Ext 519
Ms. E. Kerhoulas erika.kerhoulas@yrdsb.ca S - Z Ext 518
Guidance Secretary:
Ms. S. Vlachopoulos susan.vlachopoulos@yrdsb.ca Ext 515
Guidance office hours: Monday - Friday 7:45am - 3:45pm
Phone# (905) 294-1886 plus extension provided above.
TIMETABLE CHANGES
Semester 2 changes for grades
9-11 will begin after the holiday break, Monday, January 6th and run
until Friday, February 8th.
If you are a grade 12 student
and you would like to add an e-learning course for second semester, you can
make an appointment now with your guidance counsellor.
Course changes due to
post-secondary and/or requirements will occur after the mid-term report card is
distributed (for grade 12’s only).
Students in grade 9-11 must have
a full course load consisting of 4 courses each semester. Only grade 12
students are entitled to a spare.
If you have questions
regarding semester 2 course changes, please come see us in the Guidance office.
TRANSFER PROCESS
1. In January 2020, contact your home Secondary School to obtain a School Transfer Request Form
2. Complete form and submit to your home Secondary School Guidance office
3. Decisions regarding transfers are made in February. Parents/Guardians will be contacted regarding transfer decisions.
UPCOMING DATES
University Information Session #2 November 5, 2019
Grade 8 Parent Information Night November 21, 2019
College Info Session #2 for Gr. 12 students December 5, 2019
Financial Aid Presentation (please use Internet Explorer for link below)
Last day to submit OUAC online applications January 15, 2020
Last day to make changes to OUAC applications February 4, 2020
Last day to submit OCAS online applications (for equal consideration) February 1, 2020