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Jr. All-Girls Chess Tournament Results

All went very well at the 6th YHS All-Girls Chess Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 1.

Here’s how our girls did:

Group A: Grades 6 + 7

1st. – Annika (YHS)
2nd. – Tera (YHS)
Medal – Chloe (YHS)

Group C: Grades 2 + 3

2nd. Veronica Guo (YHS)

Group D: Grade 1

2nd. – Kelly (YHS)
3rd. – Sophia (YHS)
Medal. – Niamh (YHS)

Thank you to Janet and Wendy for all of their help. Also a big thank you to the Student Ambassadors, who were kept busy welcoming visitors, setting up, serving lunch and helping wherever they were needed – Selina, Rosy Ren, Anika, Elizabeth, Catherine and Grace.

The entire Eirew family were wonderful (Gaby, Peter, Pepi, Milo and David), providing the refreshments with all of the proceeds going to Cancer Research ($250). Panago supported this event by donating the pizzas, and Chocolate Arts donated funds towards the very popular chocolate Chess pieces. We couldn’t have done this without you 🙂

Another successful Chess Season at YHS!

Christine Addison
Grade 6 Teacher
Jr. Chess Sponsor

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Debate Team Earns Medal for Top Junior Novice Team

Rosa and Saskia with their medals at the UBC Tournament
Rosa and Saskia with their medals at the UBC Tournament

This past weekend the debate team participated in the UBC High School Tournament which took part over the course of Friday and Saturday. There were over 90 junior teams in attendance from across the Mainland and the Island – some from schools with long-standing debate programs, and others, like York House, with more fledgling teams.

Congratulations to our girls for a great turn out and for a solid attitude in the midst of such formidable competition. Saskia and Rosa both gave an amazing performance which earned them the medal for Top Junior Novice Team 2014.

We are super proud of these girls for the maturity and finesse they displayed in the face of verbal/intellectual adversity!

Natalie Bosco
Amy Higgins
Coaches