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Nicole’s Spring Break at Rotary

Nicole at RLA South Camp
Nicole learned about Rotary and this opportunity at our Globe Fair held in February. For more information on Rotary and other internationally-minded organizations, please see Ms. Stanger.

During spring break this year, I attended a 4-day camp called RYLA, short for Rotary Youth Leadership Award. RYLA South is essentially a leadership training camp for people in Grades 10-12 year who have been sponsored by the Rotary Club.

The Rotary Club is an international organization dedicated to making the world a better place through community service. During these four days, I attended lectures, participated in several group activities to strengthen teamwork, and tried many new and exciting things.

This camp really expanded my horizons, as I got to learn a lot about leadership, and meet and bond with new people. I really felt like I could be myself in this safe environment, and try things that I would not have usually tried.

Thanks to this experience, I was able to learn about service opportunities such as the Interact Club and its annual service projects, and become further involved in the Rotary Club community.  I would definitely encourage students in Grades 9-11 this year to apply to attend RYLA next year as this experience was an amazing one for me.

Nicole W.

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Competition will be Tight at ultimate championships

Photo by Dan Toulgoet. Neil Wu gets air while playing ultimate with Jenna Q. and Alvina S.High school team headed to national tourney in Montreal

By Megan Stewart, Staff writer, Vancouver Courier

York House has its Tigers. St. George’s its Saints. When the all-girls and all-boys private schools hit the turf together to play ultimate, they’re Tight.

“The kids like the slang,” said head coach Jon Hayduk. “And it’s how we play.”

Tight means running smart patterns, quick throws and relentless defense. They will be tested this weekend in Montreal at the second annual Canadian high school ultimate championships. They are the only team to represent B.C.

One of the sport’s most-involved builders in B.C., Hayduk also plays for renowned Vancouver team and the winningest in Canadian history, Furious George. He helps run the provincial championship as well as the national tournament staged this weekend.

Photo by Dan Toulgoet. Coach Jon Hayduk and Tight, comprised of St. George’s and York House students, will compete at the Canadian high school ultimate championships.Hayduk—who the kids call by his last name so it sounds almost like, “Hey dude!”—is one reason ultimate is attracting hundreds of Vancouver teens to high school programs.

Like winning teams at Point Grey, Prince of Wales, Kitsilano and elsewhere in the city’s past and present, Hayduk and other community coaches seeped in ultimate culture bring expertise to developing athletes. Vancouver’s public and private schools play in separate leagues but meet in tournaments. Club teams also build skill and help foster loyalty, sportsmanship and healthy rivalries. Teammates at school may be opponents on club teams. The camaraderie is a defining feature of the game.

“It’s really social,” said York’s Natalie W.

“Ultimate is really team-focused,” added Laura B. “If you have just one good player on a team, you’re never going to win.”

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