Provincial Champs: Skiers Win Title

Tigers win another ski title. Apline Provincials, March 2015.
Tigers win another ski title. Apline Provincials, March 2015.

The Tigers are Provincial Champions! Congratulations on another ski title, and special thanks to the coaches.

Here’s an update from Coach Ruse from day one of the Alpine Provincials in Revelstoke:

After two cold days on the hill, our snowboarders have done well. Sophie is sitting in 10th overall and has boarded extremely well. Silvia has raced very well. Our two Grade 8 snowboarders, Selina and Cici, have made huge progress and have shown obvious growth in their snowboarding abilities. They are all having fun and looking forward to their 2nd day of racing!

Our skiers have absolutely dominated the field and have posted some tremendous results. Rosie placed 1st overall in the GS today (1st in the Province!), Meg placed 2nd, Arizah 5th, and Amelia is in 10th. All 6 of our girls have won their seeds and the team easily took the Giant Slalom portion of the competition.

Ski Team in February 2015
Ski Team in February 2015

Jr. Swim Team Season Ends with a Splash

Screen Shot 2015-02-27 at 12.05.52 PMOur Junior School Swim team season has ended with a splash! Each Monday and Wednesday morning, our team met early in the morning to brave the cold water in St. George’s pool.

Throughout the season, our team competed in the St. George’s invitational meet (early December), the Southpointe Meet at Watermania (early February) and the ISEA championship at UBC (late February). To end our season, the girls participated in a Swim-a-Thon fundraiser (for Cystic Fibrosis) hosted by Christine (Gr. 11), one of our incredible student coaches. The other student coaches were: Melinda, Gr. 10; Alicia, Gr. 11; and Elizabeth, Gr. 11. The team’s teacher coaches were Nathan Moens, Danielle Neer and Carly Trinder.

Screen Shot 2015-02-27 at 12.06.48 PMThis year, our swim team included the following members: Ava, Tristan, Suhana, Zara, Danielle, Bianca, Madeleine, Emily, Laura, Madeleine, Malia, Pippa, Miranda, Julia, Rebecca, Andrea, Emilie, Olivia, Georgia, Taylor, Janice, Sophie, Olivia, Kaitlin, Stella, Amelia, Frances, Claire, Lauren, Alexandra, Sophie, Jacqueline, and Victoria.

Thanks to our dedicated swimmers and congratulations for a spectacular season! Your efforts in the Swim-a-Thon modelled our school motto Not for Ourselves Alone.

Danielle Neer
Coach