Student Vote 2015

StudentVote_16Oct2015-36York House joined over 6,000 schools across the country in a student mock election. On Friday, October 16, students from Grade 5 to 12 were invited to cast their vote for our federal candidates as part of the national Student Vote.

Organized by non-profit group Civix, in partnership with Elections Canada, the purpose of  the Student Vote program is to “give young Canadians an opportunity to experience the voting process firsthand and build the habits of informed and engaged citizenship. By practicing the habits of informed and engaged citizenship at an early age, students will be more inclined and prepared to participate in our democracy when they graduate high school.”

The voting results were shared across the country and compared with the results of the Canada-wide election on October 19. There were 850,000 votes reported from over 6,000 schools, representing all 338 federal ridings. Surprisingly, or perhaps not, the student vote was a solid predictor of the actual results with students electing a Liberal majority government!

Sr. Volleyball Teams Wins Silver at WCISV | Gr. 7 Volleyball Wins Silver at “Dig-It”

Sr. Volleyball Wins Silver at WCISV

Sr. Volleyball Team Wins Silver at WCISVC
Sr. Volleyball Team Wins Silver at WCISVC

Congratulations to our Sr. Volleyball Team who, despite graduating so many strong seniors last year, took home the silver medal from the 2015 Western Canadian Independent Schools’ Volleyball Championship (WCISVC) at St. Michaels University School (SMUS) on the weekend.

Our young Tigers team defeated Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School (STS), Crofton, St. John’s Ravenscourt, Stratford Hall and SMUS to finish in a three-way tie for first place after round robin play. In the playoff round, the Tigers defeated Crofton House 2-0 and then met STS of Calgary in a heated semi-final. After losing Game 1, the Tigers found their form and beat STS 2-1 to reach the final vs. Rundle of Calgary. This was a rematch of last year’s final that the Tigers won. Unfortunately, Rundle was rested and the Tigers just couldn’t get their game going and lost a tough final.

Congrats to our young varsity team and another great result at WCISVC! Thank you and congrats to our coaches Mr. Ruse and Tamara R.

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Gr. 7 Volleyball Wins Silver at “Dig-It”

Congratulations to our Gr. 7 Volleyball team for taking home silver at the “Dig-It” Tournament held at St. John’s School. Seven ISEA teams competed in the round-robin tournament.

Gr. 7 Volleyball Team Wins Silver at "Dig-It"
Gr. 7 Volleyball Team Wins Silver at “Dig-It”