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Jr. All-Girls Chess Tournament Results

All went very well at the 6th YHS All-Girls Chess Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 1.

Here’s how our girls did:

Group A: Grades 6 + 7

1st. – Annika (YHS)
2nd. – Tera (YHS)
Medal – Chloe (YHS)

Group C: Grades 2 + 3

2nd. Veronica Guo (YHS)

Group D: Grade 1

2nd. – Kelly (YHS)
3rd. – Sophia (YHS)
Medal. – Niamh (YHS)

Thank you to Janet and Wendy for all of their help. Also a big thank you to the Student Ambassadors, who were kept busy welcoming visitors, setting up, serving lunch and helping wherever they were needed – Selina, Rosy Ren, Anika, Elizabeth, Catherine and Grace.

The entire Eirew family were wonderful (Gaby, Peter, Pepi, Milo and David), providing the refreshments with all of the proceeds going to Cancer Research ($250). Panago supported this event by donating the pizzas, and Chocolate Arts donated funds towards the very popular chocolate Chess pieces. We couldn’t have done this without you 🙂

Another successful Chess Season at YHS!

Christine Addison
Grade 6 Teacher
Jr. Chess Sponsor

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Calgary Zoo Visits YHS

On Monday, January 26, all students in Grade 1 to 7 were able to enjoy a wonderful presentation from Natasha Lloyd, the Reintroduction Specialist at the Centre for Conservation & Research at the Calgary Zoo.

Calgary Zoo is considered to be North America’s leader in the science of species recovery and reintroduction. Natasha has worked on a variety of conservation projects both here in Canada and around the world and shared many of her experiences with students, such as breeding cranes using computerized eggs to collect data, and helping to reintroduce ferrets to Canada. Grades 5 and 7 were able to learn more about endangered species in Canada like the burrowing owl and sea otter, identifying threats and the impact of extinction on our ecosystem.