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“Tight” Takes First in Ultimate

Jr. Ultimate Team "Tight" at City Championships on Friday, May 10.
Jr. Ultimate Team wins City Championships against Stratford Hall 15-9 on Friday, May 10.

On Friday, at the City Championships, we played some pretty impressive ultimate. Both the Jr. and Sr. Ultimate teams took home first place in the ISA equivalent ultimate tournament on Friday.

Our York House Tigers team up with Saint George’s Knights to form “Tight” (a clever combo of the school mascots).

Sr. Ultimate Team wins City Championship against Stratford Hall 13-10.
Sr. Ultimate Team wins City Championship against Stratford Hall 13-10, on Friday, May 10, 2013.

Both the Jr. A team, and Sr. A team brought home gold after two very good games played simultaneously against Stratford Hall. The Juniors won 15-9, and the Seniors won their match (a bit more of a nail biter) 13-10. Both teams will advance to the Provincial Championships (the last weekend in May).

There is a rule in the game where teams must play the same number of girls and boys (either 3 or 4 of 7). I heard a girl from another team on the sidelines comment that Tight always plays 4 girls when they set the team because our girls are so hard to play against… clearly that strategy is a good one.

Here are the full results from the tournament, showing that even our B teams are very competitive. The Jr. Tight B team just barely missed 2nd place with a 11-12 loss in the game for 2nd place (it was double elimination).

Senior Results

1. Saints/YHS A
2. Stratford Hall
3. VC/LFA
4. Saints/YHS B
5. Carver
6. King David
7. Regent Christian

Junior Results

1. Saints/YHS A (Gr. 10s/9s)
2. SH A
3. Saints/YHS B (Gr. 8s/9s)
4. Regent Christian
5. St. John’s
6. BCCA
7. Southpoint
8. SH B

From: Mr. Johnston & Mr. Riendl

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The Blazer Exchange

Blazer Exchange
Click for more photos from the Blazer Exchange.

The Blazer Exchange is a special day for both the present executive and the newly elected executive. For one group, it’s the official end to their posts, and for the other, it’s just the beginning.

This assembly is an opportunity for the present executive to say thank you and goodbye to the school community, and for us to acknowledge them for their many, many contributions to our school.

Incoming and outgoing student executive at the Blazer Exchange
Incoming and outgoing student executive at the Blazer Exchange on May 6, 2013.

As someone who had the immense pleasure of working closely with the twelve girls who served this year, I can say that they have been one of the best executives we have had. Among other things, the exec is about working as a team, setting a good example, meeting commitments, and caring about the YHS community. These twelve girls have done all of that—they have truly made the staff and students a priority this year. By bringing us new events such as the BBQ after Sports-a-rama; by spending more of their grad budget to bring us classy, snazzy dances; by fundraising enough money for the graduating class by November; by keeping community service in the forefront of our minds; and by not being afraid to make a fool of themselves in front of all of us time and time again (because exec should be able to be a little silly too!)—they have been a genuine source of leadership. Personally, I would like to thank them for making my job not just easy, but ridiculously fun. Our exec meetings had the perfect balance of productivity and ‘gong show’, and I have loved every minute of working with them.

As for the incoming exec, judging by how organized they are and how much they have already done in the past two weeks, I have no doubt we’re in for another great group. Congratulations to both the out-going and in-coming student executives!

Tanya Boteju

See photos from the Blazer Exchange assembly on May 6, 2013.