USEFUL GUIDANCE INFORMATION
GRADE 9
Know who your Guidance Counsellor is:
Know who your Vice-Principal is:
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Ms. Deme
Ms. Luh
Mr. Bomben
Mr. Angaran
Mr. Kowaluk
Mr. Weatherbee
Ms. Pearl
Ms. Iannetta
Mr. Hamilton
Other people who can help:
Ms. Jones
Ms. Kates
Ms. Gonano
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Meffe
Ms. Chandler
Dr. Crawford
Dr. Galway
Student Success Teachers
Child and Youth Worker
Child and Youth Worker
Child and Youth Worker
Social Worker
Social Worker
School Psychologist
School Psychologist
How do I make an appointment with my Guidance Counsellor?
a) Fill out this pink form located at the front desk in the Guidance Office (Student
Services).
b) Leave it in the wooden box provided.
c) You will receive this slip with an appointment time & date from your homeroom
teacher.
Why should I visit our school’s website?
http://w3.dpcdsb.org/CAMPI
or
http://www.dpcdsb.org/campi
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What do I need to graduate?
18 compulsory credits:
Plus one credit from each of the following groups:
4 credits in English
3 credits in Mathematics
2 credits in Science
1 credit in Canadian History
1 credit in Canadian Geography
1 credit in the Arts
1 credit in Health and Physical Education
1 credit in French as a second language
0.5 credit in Career Studies
0.5 credit in Civics
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additional credit in English, or a third
language, or social sciences and the humanities, or
Canadian and world studies, or guidance and
career education, or cooperative education
1
additional credit in health and physical
education, or the arts, or business studies, or
cooperative education, or French
1
additional credit in science, or
technological education, or cooperative education,
or French, or computer studies
In addition to the compulsory credits, students must complete:
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12 optional credits
40 hours of community involvement activities
The Provincial literacy requirement