Jr. Candlelight Assembly

Jr. Candlelight Assembly
Click for more photos from the Jr. Candlelight Assembly

This morning the Jr. School held their traditional Candlelight Assembly. This annual assembly includes the lighting of candles for Joy, Faith, Hope, Love and Peace.

York House supports the Family Services of Greater Vancouver, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families and children in need.

Students in Grades 1-3 brought in a gift which is placed under the tree at the beginning of the service. These gifts are used all year round for children who are in the Emergency Foster Care Program.

Students in Grades 4-7 (and staff), contributed to the Holiday Hamper Project. Each class was assigned a family a family in need. Nine families will be the happy recipients.

We appreciate your support for these two worthy causes. Thank you for your generosity.

See the photos here.

YHS Hosts Australian Girls Choir

AGC at YHS
The Australian Girls Choir at the Sr. School Assembly on Wed. September 18, 2013.

YHS hosted the Australian Girls Choir this week. The AGC, considered to be the most accomplished girls choir in Australia, is currently on a tour of the US and Canada. York House was their first stop. Girls from our choirs Chorista and Bambina also had the chance to work with their 55 choristers on a song.

The AGC treated the the Senior School to a glorious performance during assembly on Wednesday. Catch the highlights of the performance in the video below. You can see our choir join them at the 8:31 mark.