Terry Fox Run

YHS joined together as a community for the Terry Fox Run on September 24. We gathered to celebrate perseverance, to honour people who are experiencing or have experienced cancer, in particular, our beloved Megan Dalziel, and to support cancer research. Stations along the route had posters indicating each province of Canada from east to west. Terry Fox began his run in Newfoundland and ran as far as Thunder Bay, Ontario when he was forced to stop his Marathon of Hope due to the spread of his cancer. In his name, and in the name of other loved ones who have lived with and fought cancer, we finished the journey across Canada as a community.  

A big thank you to everyone for making this year’s Terry Fox Run such a fun, meaningful, and successful event. Special thanks to House Captains Dana and Chloe; Junior Head Girl Kate; Junior Vice Head Hannah; and all our fantastic staff who directed students out on the course or walked and ran with them. This event wouldn’t be possible without you all.  

Thank you all for supporting a very important cause: Terry Fox’s dream of a world without cancer.

YHS Welcomes New Parents

York House School was thrilled to welcome all our new parents to dinner on October 1st at the UBC Golf Club. Welcomed by our Head of School, Julie Rousseau and our Chair of the Board of Governors, Neil Menzies, it was a night of connection, laughter, and community. 

Some of the evening’s highlights included a musical performance by Junior School Grade 7 student and harpist extraordinaire, Cyrenius and a rousing singalong of “Happy Birthday” to our Junior School Head Girl, Kate. We also must mention Farrell Eckman, President of the Parents’ Association for doing a fantastic job as MC. 

Thank you to our Chair of the New Parents’ Committee, Zena Zuo and her team of amazing parent volunteers who worked so hard behind the scenes making sure our new parents were wholeheartedly welcomed into our community.