Secondary school teams from the town came away with one win and one loss after the 14th annual High School Hockey tournament this past weekend. Diamond Jenness Secondary School’s Senior Panthers lost their final game against Sir John Franklin of Yellowknife but the Junior Panthers took SJF for 5-1 in their finals having gone undefeated [...]
Christmas came early for shop students at Diamond Jenness Secondary School. Two representatives from Finning, the Caterpillar equipment dealer, brought some second-hand tools to the school on Tuesday. Three tool boxes were unloaded from the back of a pickup, each filled with basic tools that came from one of their shops at a mine site.
It’s like the valediction of this year’s DJSS graduating class said: Everyone valued, in their own little way, principal Paul Theriault’s attempt and completion of singing the national anthem every morning. “I think we can all appreciate how difficult it is to get up in front of the entire school to sing ‘Oh Canada’ every [...]
It’s funny how many incarnations the Recreation Centre ice surface can take on. First this year it was lobsterfest, then a dance. But it was the graduating class of 2011 that added a little bit of extra sparkle to the décor. Along with the purple gauze hanging from the ceiling, the Diamond Jenness Secondary School [...]
From beginning to end, like the championships themselves, the 2011 Territorial Track and Field opening ceremonies were a blur of anticipation, noise, energy and encouragement. Cheers echoed off the concrete floor and wooden stands in the arena on Wednesday night and camera flashes illuminated clusters of students as they gathered on the floor in the [...]
At the epoch of this year’s Territorial Championships, students from Hay River have returned from a track meet in Alberta ready to face the challenge. Six Diamond Jenness Secondary School athletes returned to the Peace Country Classic Track and Field meet in Grande Prairie on May 14 with some pretty hefty wins. The entire Northwest [...]
The gallery was full of students wanting answers during Monday night’s District Education Authority meeting. Approximately 12 students were in attendance at Princess Alexandra School, showing what former student Reiss Kruger defined as “discontent” with the DEA’s decision to request current Diamond Jenness principal Paul Theriault’s resignation.
Educational leadership at Hay River’s schools will be undergoing some major changes this fall. Diamond Jenness’s current principal, Paul Theriault, will no longer be leading the school as of June 2011. Theriault said that it is difficult for him to be leaving, as working at Diamond Jenness has been an ideal position for him.
Hay River soccer players kicked off their indoor season with a tournament at Diamond Jenness Secondary School this past weekend. The tournament hosted around 120 students in three age divisions. J.J. Hirst, outdoor education co-ordinator, said it was a great weekend for soccer players to test their skills in all areas of the game.
Despite having fewer teams than they hoped for, organizers said this year’s NWT High School Hockey Championships went on without a hitch. Only three teams were involved in this year’s competition, and Yellowknife’s Sir John Franklin took the title after beating out Diamond Jenness 3-2 in the final. SJF, DJSS and Kiilinik from Cambridge Bay [...]
