Tiger Party: Raising Funds for Scholarship a Huge Success!

Thank you from Convenors Helena Zhu and Shannon Chung

A big thank you needs to go out to the York House Community! What a fun evening, all while supporting a great cause. One-hundred-percent of the money raised went straight into the Parents’ Association Tiger Scholarship Fund, which will allow a student to attend York House who would have not been able to otherwise. If there is one thing for certain, this party would not have happened without the committee, the donors, the faculty, the students, the volunteers, and the Parents’ Association; as always, the York House family never disappoints.

On behalf of organizers of the Tiger Party we thank you for making Friday, February 3rd a great success!

Thank you to Photographer Jasmine Chang for taking photos at the event.

2017 Tiger Party Sponsors and Donors
Fort Berens Estate Winery & The Barholden and Hill Family
Imperial Stables and Alicia Gadban
Simon Luxury Motor Car
Rolls Royce Motor Cars Vancouver & Haydn Winter
Hudson’s Bay Company & Melanie Semlacher
Tom Lee Music & Lulu Wang
Highgate Holdings & Mehdi Khimji
Laine de Q
Sydney Deng PREC*
Sally Cai
Gary Catt
Shannon Chung
Jessica Gao
David Gueulette
Vickie He
Carol Hou
Betty Liang & Ken Chui
Sophie Liang
Julie Lin
Jennifer Long
Lulu Lu
Angela Lu
Nancy Ma
Alicia Winter
Bin Wu
Irene Wu
Helen Yang
Lily Yang
Helena Zhu & Xiao Bo Zhang
Yumin Zhou

2017 Tiger Party Entertainment
Gerald Yang (Emcee)
Angelina, Gr. 8 (Drum Dance Instructor)
Aisha Chan
Yulanda Joe
Chloe Keomany
Aria Law
Claire Lee
Sydney Roland
Bella Wang
Clare Wang
Amelie Wu
Sophia Xiao

2017 Tiger Party Committee
Sally Cai
Shannon Chung
Jessica Gao
Vickie He
Carol Hou
Sophie Liang
Julie Lin
Jennifer Long
Lulu Lu
Alicia Winter
Haydn Winter
Jocelyn Wong
Bin Wu
Irene Wu
Helen Yang
Lily Yang
Elaine Zeng
Helena Zhu
YHS Parents’ Association
Laura Edwards

 

 

 

Celebration of Community

celebrationofcommunity_14dec2016-1793Over 800 people gathered together at the Chan Centre for this year’s Celebration of Community on 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 welcomed this year by our Strings Club who performed beautifully in the foyer of the Chan Centre as everyone arrived. It was also a delight to hear the girls joined by Senior Math Teacher, Whitney Black and our Coordinator of Outdoor Education and Risk Management, Robin Friesen.

celebrationofcommunity_14dec2016-1906Our Junior School performed an enthusiastic tribute to Canada’s history in the lead up to our 150th anniversary. Some highlights of the performances included Grades 5 & 6 performing “Vive la Canadienne”, Grades 1 & 2 performing “Donkey Riding”, Grades 3 & 4 performing “Old Grandma”and the Grade 7 Choir performing “When I Grow Up” from Matilda the Musical.

celebrationofcommunity_14dec2016-1833Interspersed throughout the afternoon of performances were sing-a-long carols, a multi-lingual reading of “Le Petit Prince” by our French Heads, Rainy (Gr. 12), Ariana (Gr. 11) and Kennedy (Gr. 11), as well as a fun-filled presentation by our Sr. Improv Drama group.

Thank you to our Senior Concert Band and our senior vocal ensembles for their energetic performances.  Highlights included Una Voce (Chorista/Ragazza) singing “Home for the Holidays” and Chorista singing “Best Day of My Life”.

A special thanks to Leith Wheeler Investments for sponsoring this event for the 17th year in a row. We truly appreciate their commitment to York House as well as the broader community. This year, over $1,700 were raised in donations from those who attended the concert for the Quest Outreach Society.

The impressive venue, carol singing, and festive atmosphere continue to make for a wonderful holiday tradition. Watch highlights below: