The Junior School and the Senior School held Remembrance Day Assemblies on Friday, November 7. The assemblies featured readings, poems and performances. George Andersen, a veteran of the Korean War, spoke at the Senior School assembly. The Junior School shared messages of gratitude.
Watch the highlights from the Senior School Assembly, including performances of “Danny Boy” from Chorista and “A Prayer for Children” from Ragazza:
Watch the highlights from the Junior School Assembly, including performances of the “Christmas Truce of 1914” from the Grade 7 Band and “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” from the choir:
York House commemorated Remembrance Day with two special assemblies on Thursday, November 7. Both ceremonies were simple, solemn and thoughtful affairs.
WWII Royal Air Force Veteran Mr. Peter Bone
The Senior Assembly had a guest speaker: WWII Royal Air Force Veteran Mr. Peter Bone. Mr. Bone started with playing the audio from Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s speech to the House of Commons (“Their Finest Hour“, June 18, 1940), before he shared the remarkable story of World War II SOE agent Noor Inayat Khan, the first female radio operator to be sent from Britain into occupied France to aid the French Resistance.
Sr. Choir performs “Bonny Wood Green”
The assembly also included readings from students and a magnificent performance from the Sr. Choir. Senior School Director Mr. Johnston said it best: “…it was my favourite ceremony of the past 12 years. The speaker was touching, the readings thoughtful, and our choir was spectacular. A big thank you to all those involved! Special thanks to Ms. Kaddage, Mr. Cropely, Skylar and Aviva for organizing, and to Mr. Halle and the tech crew for pulling it off so seamlessly. It was a very special event.”
Jr. School Remembrance Day Assembly. Click for more photos.
The Junior Assembly followed. The Gr. 3s and the Grade 5/6 choir performed, Hannah and Saphren discussed gratitude, Ms. Abbott walked us through a mindfulness exercise, and the Gr. 6s shared proverbs about peace. Also highlighted was the First Nations involvement in the war, and the story of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani education activist.
