December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 | Winter Break |
January 6 - 9, 2026 | Graduation Photos (by appointment only) |
January 22 - 28 | Exams |
January 29 | Exam Review Day (modified schedule) |
January 30 | PA Day |
Student Trustee Application Deadline
All students in grades 10 and 11 received the following information regarding the student trustee application deadline:
Dear Grade 10 and 11 students,
This is a reminder that applications for student trustee for the 2026-2027 school year are due December 15, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted.
If you will be in Grade 11 or 12 in a YRDSB secondary school in the 2026-2027 school year (Grade 10 and 11 now), you are eligible to apply.
This communication to students’ GAPPS accounts includes a link to the application criteria and fillable form.
YRPC December General Assembly
York Region President’s Council, the official student senate, is inviting students to attend the December General Assembly.
Students received information inviting them to attend this in-person event taking place on Thursday, December 18.
A registration Google Form is included in the communication to students’ GAPPS accounts. Students must register by December 16.
2025 Waste Audit by Thornlea's Eco-Team
On November 27th, Thornlea’s Eco-Team students participated in a waste audit. During this waste audit, students measured the mass of recycling and garbage throughout the school. Each recycling bag was carefully observed for contents such as batteries, food waste, recyclable materials, containers and other disposable items. Garbage bags were observed for plastic, drink containers, single-use items, and any items that do not belong, such as recyclable materials. Students also noted whether food waste, tea bags, paper bags and outdoor materials such as grass and leaves were being disposed of in their proper streams. By combining the numbers together, the Eco-Team discovered that Thornlea's diversion rate is 45.1% which means that almost half of the waste is being recycled. To improve this number, the Eco-Team plans to post signage around trash bins, announce the progress of diversion, and utilize their social media account, tleaecoclub, to keep students educated and informed about proper waste management. With knowledge of our data, the school's hard working caretakers have begun putting compost bins in the cafeteria, servery, and Family Studies classrooms to help improve the diversion rate.