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Corey McArthur
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Coretta Sampson
Principal
coretta sampson@yrdsb.ca
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Georgia Clifford
Vice-Principal
georgia.clifford@yrdsb.ca |
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Principal's Message
Message to our students and families,
I would like to make a brief introduction to our
wonderful community. I am very eager to come to a school with such a rich
history dating back to the mid-1800s, which has been integral to our Markham
community as a center of learning and student development. With optimism I look
forward to when we can connect personally as we as a community, country and
globally move to a more normative stance in this school year.
I would like to share with you my journey as an
educator and how many of those experiences has shaped and influenced my core
beliefs that all students can grow and succeed.
I was a teacher for 9 years in the Toronto District School Board,
beginning my career at Cedarbrae Collegiate and then moving onto Emery
Collegiate, Nelson A. Boylen and was centrally assigned as an Instructional
Coach for two years as part of a Ministry of Education initiative. I joined the
York Region District School Board in 2014 and settled in the Markham community
when I was appointed Vice-Principal at Milliken Mills High School, followed by
Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School. During this school year, I will get to know
our building, our community, and familiarize myself with the unique needs of
our school. I believe that with great challenges come great opportunities.
I am truly honoured to be given this opportunity and
look forward to immersing myself completely in our school, in our community and
becoming a MDHS Marauder! I believe that one of my main responsibilities is to provide
our students with a caring, safe and engaging educational program while supporting
our teachers as they continue to provide exemplary programming to our children.
As we begin our educational journey together, I
trust that we will form a strong collaboration, which will support your
children to become lifelong learners, ready to support themselves and their
community to the future. In partnership with the staff at Markham District High
School, we will collectively provide instruction and programming that is
challenging, engaging and varied to meet the needs of our children’s education
and ensure they feel they belong to the school.
Sincerely,
Ms. Coretta Sampson
The Proud new Principal of
Markham District High School