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Celebration of Community

Thank you to all the families who joined YHS students and staff for our annual Celebration of Community on Wednesday, December 14. Each year, we begin the holiday season with this festive event, which invites our community to share in the gifts and talents of our students. We were thrilled to bring this event back to the Chan Centre at UBC this year.

The afternoon featured performances from Grades 1-12 and included traditional carols, “The Night Before Christmas”, “The Winter Solstice Song”, “The Nutcracker”, “The Polar Express”, a Chinese folk song, as well as a performance that incorporated a traditional Middle Eastern song. All students joined together to sing Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” for the finale. Interspersed throughout the afternoon of performances were sing-along carols as well as reading from our Poet Laureate, Emma, of her poem “The Light We Share” (read the poem below).

Thank you to the very hard work and dedication of our wonderful music teachers Benila Ninan, Jacqueline Mirtic, and Jenna Baumgartner. This event was a manifestation of the great love and passion they have for our students, for music, and for our school. 

A very big note of gratitude to all faculty, staff, and volunteers who extended their support in so many ways with rehearsals, logistics, communication, back-stage prep, decorations, set up, and all the last-minute details. A special thanks to RBC PH&N Investment Counsel, our sponsor for this event. 

The impressive venue, carol singing, and festive atmosphere continue to make for a wonderful holiday tradition. This was truly a celebration of community! We have so much to be grateful for. Thank you, everyone, for making this year’s Celebration of Community so amazing!

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The Light We Share 

Time passes–
Days become years
Centuries dissolve into millenia 

And the world changes…
Letters to laptops
Steam engines to spaceships
Telegraph to texts  

In times when change challenges–
Sometimes threatens and unmoors us
We hold fast to our traditions:
Our lighthouses guiding us through the raging storm 

They link us to our family past, our communities, and cultures,
Bind us together so we are something more than just ourselves,
Assure us we are not alone,
Illuminate the way into the future…  

The shining star of Bethlehem
The flickering flames of the Menorah
The glowing lamps of Diwali 

This season,
Let us tend the lights of our own traditions
For we need each one, and each other, to overcome the world’s darkness with
Brilliance

Emma, Grade 12
YHS Poet Laureae

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Junior School Makes Energy Bites

All of our Junior School students enjoyed making and eating the energy bites that they made at our Energy Bite Event held on Thursday, October 13th. 

Two parents, Golnaz Mindell and Emily Schach, were the hosts for the day, working with many parent volunteers, to educate our Junior students on ways to fuel their bodies for the activities that they love. In groups, the students measured out the wet and dry ingredients, mixed them all together in a bowl, and rolled the mixture into bite-sized balls. The students then got to taste them, and take the remaining energy balls home. Although, if truth be told, they were so enjoyed, that not many made their way home! 

Here is the recipe if you would like to make them at home with your child.