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Event Details 
Indigenous Focus Day (Non-Instructional Day) All Day
Non-Instructional Day
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Event Details
Semester 2 Grade 8 Applied Skills Rotation 3 begins All Day
School & Student
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Event Details
PM Collaborative Day (early dismissal for students) All Day
School & Student
