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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.

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Yorkies “Walk in Her Shoes” for International Women’s Day

On Friday, March 8, YHS staff and students joined the “walk in her shoes” challenge in support of Care Canada, for International Women’s Day. CARE Canada calls on people “to walk in her shoes” in solidarity with women and families struggling to meet their daily needs.

The walk began with a whole-school assembly in the gym that included speakers, a poem, and a special performance of “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera by Maren, Skye, Alisa, and Kiki.

It was wonderful to come together for this school-wide community event in support of women and girls around the world. We walked in support of human rights, inclusion, hope, justice, equality, and people’s access to basic needs such as water, food, healthcare, and education.