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Junior Tigers Update: February 9, 2023

BASKETBALL:
It has been a tremendous season for our four basketball teams. After playing in several exhibition games both our Grade 5 and Grade 6 teams will be heading to their respective ISEA Basketball Playdays next week. The Grade 5 team will travel with their coaches (Ms. Kanavos and Ms. Anthony) over to Mulgrave School on Tuesday, February 14. The Tigers will be divided into four teams and each will participate in an awesome basketball event that will include over 225 players from 14 schools! No doubt the Tigers will roar, and then head home for a well-deserved rest. The Grade 6 Tigers, led by Mr. Bester, will be participating in the ISEA Playday at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Wednesday, February 15. This premier venue has been the site of many ISEA events, and we are super excited to return after a two-year hiatus. Good luck Tigers!

Our two Grade 7 teams have their final league games next Monday, February 13. This will be our final home game of the school year, and we hope lots of fans come out and cheer! Both teams are jockeying for a good position in the league standings as we prepare for the ISEA Tournaments on Thursday, February 23. On that day, the 7B team will be playing at WPGA and the 7A will be travelling over to Collingwood School. Good luck to our Grade 7s!

SWIM TEAM:
After our start date was delayed, the Swim Team finally got their practices underway on January 9. It was a wonderful start, and we are thankful for everyone’s patience. However, the late start meant we had to be very organized and prepared as the first meet took place on January 23, and that was followed by our second swim meet on February 3. Thank goodness for our coaches who had our athletes well organized and prepared. The students had a great time, swimming fast, learning protocols and cheering each other onwards and upwards. As a team, the Tigers placed exceptionally well, finishing second overall in both meets. The season wraps up next week with the ISEA Swimming Championships on Thursday, February 16 at Watermania in Richmond.

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Indigenous Artists in Residence

Our Grade 3 students and students in our BC First Nations 12 course welcomed YHS Indigenous Artist in Residence, Cheximya Allison Burns, where they were introduced to the importance of weaving as an important cultural tradition to the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish). Cheximiya uses traditional techniques with a modern flair in her weaving. Our students were thrilled to create a wool-woven wristband using traditional techniques.

Born in North Vancouver, Cheximiya is from the Squamish Nation and has been an Aboriginal Ambassador for her Nation and the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre since graduating from Carson Graham Secondary School in 2006. Cheximiya began wool weaving in the summer of 2008 and has since continued to express herself through her pieces and to pass on the Squamish Nation tradition of wool weaving.

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It was an absolute pleasure to also host a Coast Salish weaving workshop with Chief Janice George and her husband, Buddy. They are accomplished weavers, teachers and leaders from the Squamish Nation. The ancient tradition of Salish weaving, as an art and for ceremonial use is returning to many Coast Salish communities thanks to Chief Janice and Buddy. They co-founded L’hen Awtxw Weaving House to share the teachings, practice and significance of Coast Salish weaving. Our Grade 1s were honoured to have the opportunity to share in their weaving traditions and everyone was able to create a beautiful bracelet. This was an inspiring morning of weaving and community building.

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