YHS Overall Winner of ISEA Public Speaking Competition

ISEA Public Speaking Competition
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On Monday, April 18th, York House School hosted this years Independent School Association Public Speaking Competition.

Independent schools from Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island brought over 200 students, student judges and teachers. Yorkies were writing, preparing and practicing speeches for months before the competition. Students competed for first, second or third place in their grades and a very high quality of speeches could be heard from every competition room in the school.

Congratulations to our York House medal winners:

Grade 4 2nd place winner: Kate N.

Grade 5 1st place winner: Kristen M.

Grade 6 2nd place winner: Jan L.

Additionally, the speeches from Yorkie’s garnered enough points to position York House School as the overall winner of the competition! Congratulations Yorkies!

The competition was a great success and could not have been put on without the amazing support of our teaching staff, our Grade 6 and 7 timer volunteers and the Senior School Ambassadors and volunteer judges. Thank you to everyone involved!

Click on the image above for the full slideshow of photos from the competition.

Monica Regan
5Y Teacher

Music Update

Whistler Music FestivalThe Grade 8/9 Concert Band has earned their 8th consecutive Gold in the Whistler Music Festival (April 28-30) . The Band received accolades from university professors from all across Canada and York House was commended for their consistent and exemplary work ethic and dedication to excellence in music education in Canada. Well done, girls!  You represented your peers and your teachers with much professionalism, dignity, and respect and we are all proud of your great accomplishment.

An Evening of Jazz

The YHS Vocal and Instrumental Jazz program had a gig at the Cellar Jazz Club on Wednesday, April 27. We had the whole club/restaurant to ourselves for the evening, which included dinner and great music by our talented girls! Here is a video clip of Leah and Antonia singing Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”:

Spencer Bach
Sr. Music Director