YHS was a sea of witches, pirates, cowboys (and cowgirls), superheroes, and more! If you weren’t in costume yesterday – you were the odd man out!
The Junior School had a pumpkin carving contest with 184 participants earning valuable house points. Iroquois came in first with 247 points, followed by Huron, Algonquin and Nootka.
The Senior School had a costume contest in the cafe at lunch, with a “photo booth” set up in the drama room. They also collected canned food or $5 for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.
The level of creativity in some of the costumes was outstanding. Awesome Halloween spirit showed by both Yorkies and staff! See for yourself in our Halloween photo gallery. Senior School Photo Booth pics can be found here.
Sign the pledge in the cafe and pick up a rainbow sticker or ribbon.
This week is Ally Week, and our GSA is doing a few things around the senior school to create awareness about the importance of being an ally. Rainbow ally stickers are available in the caf at lunch at lunch, and all students and staff are invited to sign the Ally Pledge.
The following video from TD Canada features LGBT employees and their allies sharing stories on experiencing bullying in their youth, and sharing their message of how it gets better:
What is Ally Week?
Ally Week is a week for students to identify, support and celebrate Allies against anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) language, bullying and harassment in schools.
Sudents and staff are encouraged to sign an Ally Pledge which states:
I believe all students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression,
deserve to feel safe and supported. That means I pledge to: Not use anti-LGBT language and slurs;
Intervene, if I safely can, in situations where other students are being harassed;
Support efforts to end bullying and harassment.
The following music video was played during Monday morning’s assembly, and has a great message. Watch “Same Love”:
What is an Ally? We refer to Allies as people who do not identify as LGBT students, but support this community by standing against the bullying and harassment LGBT youth face in school. Allies can be straight or cis gender identified youth and adults, or LGBT identified adults! Anyone who takes a student against anti-LGBT bullying and harassment can be an ally.
