high school students to ease the burden of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.In a letter to families, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board director of education Manny Figueiredo said final exams will be cancelled for all high school students for both semesters this year, with student grades to be determined by “specific learning activities” and assignments, as well as any final projects that demonstrate what the student has learned overall.The board will also ease certain graduation requirements, including cutting the number of compulsory volunteer hours from 40 to 20 and not requiring students who are graduating this year to complete the Grade 10 literacy test.Although Grade 9 students will still be taking the EQAO math test, the.