Note that most current information is at the top of this page.
Funding Your Future Presentation
On Thursday, April 23rd, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School will be hosting a presentation titled “Funding Your Future” put on by Sheridan College to help inform families of various scholarships and bursaries and OSAP information available to help pay for post-secondary education. This presentation is open to Gr. 11 and 12 students and their caregivers from Bishop P. F. Reding, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary Schools.
Doors will open at 5:45 and the presentation will be from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM in the St. Kateri cafeteria.
To ensure we can accommodate all interested attendees, we request that you take a minute to fill out this brief attendance form by Tuesday, April 21st: https://forms.gle/74Yr71P2HqxEpC2X7
Guidance Counsellors
Suzanne Pietrobon-Flynn, Department Head: pietrobon-flynns@hcdsb.org
For students with surnames: A-E: Suzanne Pietrobon-Flynn; F-N: Jacob Resendes; O-Z: Liza Sneyd
Summer School 2026
Registration for summer school is now open! Sign up through myBlueprint. Courses are asynchronous and online for the month of July. If you are signing up for a summer course that you chose for next year as part of your course selection, your counsellor will remove that course and replace it with one of your alternates. See the Thomas Merton website for more information: https://merton.hcdsb.org/secondary-students/summer-school/
Discover Year is hosting an in-person information session in Mississauga on May 2nd. All students and parents who are interested in learning more about their structured & purposeful gap year program are invited. For more information, see: https://discoveryear.ca/events/ .
Community Services Information
Milton Volunteer Fair: Wed. Mar. 25, 2026; Milton Mall; 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM; find out where and how to volunteer in Milton! Remember: all students require 40 hours of approved community service as a graduation requirement!
Scholarships
Hello Grade 12’s…
Below are some NEW awards, bursaries and scholarships to check out!
Applying to Colleges – explore Awards, Bursaries and Scholarships here
Applying to a Skilled Trades Program – see Schulich Builders Scholarship for Skilled Trades here
Applying to be an Engineer – see Professional Engineers of Ontario Scholarship here
Entente Education Canada District 15 Halton Academic Spirit Award – for a student who have overcome academic or personal obstacles Meridian’s Commitment to Communities Sean Jackson Scholarship 2026 – for a student who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to their community
More specific information is posted in our Content section under scholarships. Good luck!
Milton Public Library, in collaboration with BrydgesEdu Scholarships, is hosting a free scholarship writing event Thursdsay, Feb. 19, 7:30-8:30 at the Beaty Branch. For more information, see: https://beinspired.libcal.com/event/3955238 .
Course Selection
- Reminder that course selection runs from February 13 – March 6th and is done through myBlueprint!
- Counsellors will be available during lunch on Wed. Feb. 25 in Student Services to answer questions students have about course selection. No appointment needed!
- There will be an elective course and SHSM program fair in the atrium on both lunches Thursday, February 19th. This is a great chance to talk to teachers about various elective options and specialty programs for next year.
Course offerings for the 2026-27 school year for electives and the CORE program: see the Student Services D2L site, under “Course Selection” for a full list of Gr. 10-12 elective and core course offerings or this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B1AWTLiCs0D2-7FGHxvOeyRN6qtpCVRH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102145223031384948823&rtpof=true&sd=true
Semester 2
Student schedules are subject to change. Class sizes are still being balanced which means students may be moved from one section of a course to another, meaning students would have the same course, but might have a different teacher and room than what their timetable originally stated. Students should check PowerSchool often for updated timetables.
Attention all students taking an online course semester two: a welcome letter should be coming to your outlook accounts. Please ensure you know how to check your HCDSB (outlook) email account, not jut the school Gmail accounts. If you are taking an online course through another board, not HCDSB, you will find this course in D2L under the heading “Courses in other organizations.” If you are unsure how to find or access your course, please come to Student Services.
Semester 2 Night School
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 to Monday, June 15, 2026
Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Registration Deadline is Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @ 12:00 pm . Register through myBlueprint. For night school information, see: https://merton.hcdsb.org/secondary-students/night-school/.
College Applications: Equal Consideration Date
February 1st! See: www.ontariocolleges.ca to apply!
Course Selection Presentations for the 2026-27 School Year
Gr. 11 students had their presentations in January.
Gr. 9 presentations will be Period 1 on Monday, February 9 and Tuesday, February 10.
Gr. 10 presentations will be Period 1 on Wednesday, February 11 and Thursday, February 12.
Course selection will be done through myBlueprint and will open Friday, February 13 and close Monday, March 6. Note that a verification email will be sent to parent/guardian email accounts from myBlueprint once the student has submitted their course requests.
There will be a drop in course selection planning information session for students and caregivers of Pre-IB students after school on Tuesday, February 17. Please check your email for more information.
Student Services Updates