Near North District School Board

Secondary School Student Selected as OHL Prospect, Preparing for Season

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For Alex Little, 17, hockey is a passion. The West Ferris Secondary School (WFSS) student was selected as a prospect earlier this year by the North Bay Battalion in the Ontario Hockey League’s annual OHL Under-18 Priority selection, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Little moved to North Bay last year, […]

Orange Shirt Day

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Orange Shirt Day is on September 30.  Wear your orange shirts to show support for survivors of Canada’s residential schools.  […] Orange shirt day: Every child matters 

Transition to School Resources

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The Near North District School Board has created resources to help support students with special education needs return to school.  Many of these resources would be appropriate for all students.  There are social stories, posters, information graphics and videos on the topics of: Social Etiquette and the “Touchless Hello”, Mask wearing, Information about COVID-19, Covering […]

Summer Resources and Supports

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School Registrations During school closures due to COVID-19, the Near North District School Board will be accepting school registrations through an online application process. The online registration package is available for families registering their children for school with the Near North District School Board. Children turning four (4) years of age on or before December […]

Director and Chair Message to Graduates

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Dear 2020 Graduates, We wish to congratulate you on your academic achievements and persistence through these unprecedented times. The current reality we are facing with COVID-19 and specifically what you, our graduating students, are facing is a situation that has not been encountered in our time. Graduation and the ensuing celebrations are a special time. […]

Extended French Virtual Information Session

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Bienvenue! We invite you and your grade 4 student to consider enrolling in the Near North District School Board’s Extended French program, which begins at the start of grade 5. The Extended French program is a French-language learning option that is open and available to all students, including students with special needs and identified students. […]

3:2 Consolidation Background Information

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BOARD OF TRUSTEE DECISIONS On December 20, 2016, the Board of Trustees passed a motion to initiate an Accommodation Review for several schools in the North Bay Planning area, including the three secondary schools. On September 26, 2017, the Board of Trustees approved the consolidation of three North Bay secondary schools (Chippewa, West Ferris and […]

Biindigen

Mii gwi Anishinabek wewena nkenmaaminak dependajig maa kiing.
"We acknowledge in a good way, the original people of the land here"
We value the cultures, histories and relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (North America)

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Near North District School Board
963 Airport Road, P.O. Box 3110, North Bay, ON P1B 8H1
[P] 705-472-8170   [TF] 1-800-278-4922   [F] 705-472-9927