SENIOR SCHOOL - November 30, 2023

Wednesday, November 29 to Friday, December 1 - CAIS Senior Girls Basketball Tournament at Gray Academy, Winnipeg

Thursday, November 30, 7:15am - Thrive Student Leaders Symposium

Friday, December 1, 11:40am - Grade 9 City Immersion at the Distillery District and St. Lawrence Market Excursion

Tuesday, December 5, 6:00pm - Grade 9 ICE WInter Camping Parent Information Night

Wednesday, December 6, 9:05am - Human Rights Assembly with Kimahli Powell from Rainbow Railroad

Monday, December 11 to Wednesday, December 20 - Grade 12 Exams

Tuesday, December 12, 8:55am - Grade 10 TV Writing Workshop

Tuesday, December 12, 12:00pm - Grade 10 & 11 French Trip to Théâtre Français de Toronto

Wednesday, December 13 to Friday, December 15 - Grade 9 Ottawa Trip

UPCOMING EVENTS

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Performances: 

Thursday, November 30 @ 7:00pm

Friday, December 1 @ 7:00pm

Saturday, December 2 @ 2:00pm

The online box office is open for this year's Middle and Senior School production of A Midsummer Night's Dream!

GLAD Fridays - Cozy TYS Flannel Pants are Permitted

  • On GLAD Fridays students may now wear cozy TYS flannel pants, in lieu of athletic pants, as part of their spirit wear.

  • Students can purchase the cozy TYS flannel pants from The York Shop on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30am - 12:30pm or parents can complete The York Shop form.

The York School, in partnership with Toronto French School, will host an online author talk with Jeff Selingo. Jeff has written about higher education for more than two decades and is a New York Times bestselling author of three books. His latest book, Who Gets In & Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, was published in September 2020 and was named among the 100 Notable Books of the year by the New York Times. Jeff will dispel the entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game and reveal why families have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a "good" college.

December 12, 2023 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Register here.

SAVE THE DATE 

Interschool GSA Meeting - Tuesday, December 5 @ UCC, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

STUDENT LIFE & BELONGING

All students in grades 9 - 12 who are interested in attending the monthly interschool GSA meeting on Tuesday, December 5 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm @ UCC, should contact Ms Porter and Ms Gardner.

GSA stands for Gender Sexuality Alliance and is a space for LGBTQI+ students and allies to meet and have discussions around building inclusive and safe school communities within CIS schools. The Interschool meetings run the 1 Tuesday of each month and are facilitated by students from different CIS schools. 

Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life and Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com or Sara Gardner, Staff Advisor for York’s GSA at sgardner@yorkschool.com.

Rainbow Railroad - Mark your calendars!

For our Human Rights Day focus this year we are partnering with Rainbow Railroad and supporting their “60 in 60” campaign. The Rainbow Railroad is a non-profit organization that helps LGBTQI+ individuals leave unsafe situations - whether from forced displacement or persecution. This year, Rainbow Railroad is hoping to fundraise in the final 60 days of 2023 to assist “60 people get to safety through emergency evacuation, 60 people receive life-saving financial assistance, and 60 people receive information services, psychosocial and community supports.”

To donate directly to support York’s team page for the 60 in 60 campaign, please click HERE.

Further fundraising initiatives

Candy Gram Fundraiser - Monday and Tuesday

On Monday and Tuesday, December 4 and 5, students can purchase candy grams in the cafeteria from 8:00am - 8:45am, as well as at lunch, to send a message of kindness to other members of our community. Grams will cost 1/$1 and 3/$2 and be delivered through homeroom teachers and advisors at the end of the week.

Assembly - Wednesday

On Wednesday, December 6, we will welcome the CEO of Rainbow Railroad, Kimahli Powell, to speak to our community about the human rights violations that exist globally toward members of the LGBTQI+ community and the work that Rainbow Railroad is doing to provide access to safety for individuals experiencing violence, oppression and discrimination.

Community Breakfast Fundraiser - Thursday

Finally, we encourage all members of our community to join us for a community breakfast fundraiser on Thursday, December 7 from 8:00am - 8:45am in the cafeteria. 

A hot breakfast, as well as donuts and iced coffee, will be served and for every $10 spent, student and staff names will be entered into a raffle to win Leafs or Raptors tickets!
All proceeds from our fundraisers will go to Rainbow Railroad. 

Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life at eporter@yorkschool.com

Hanukkah Party

Thursday, December 7 @ Lunch in Room 204

For students in Grades 6 - 12, all are welcome to join the Jewish Culture Club on Thursday, December 7 for Latkes & Laughter!

Questions? Please contact JCC Advisor - Adina Fuss (afuss@yorkschool.com)

Holocaust Museum Field Trip Opportunity - January 25, 10:45am - 1:00pm

Any students in Grades 9 - 12 who are interested in a tour of Toronto’s Holocaust Museum should fill out the form sent by Ms Fuss before December 20. 

Our tour can accommodate 30 students and it will be the first to complete the form. The York School has made a donation to the Holocaust Museum in lieu of admissions fees. The cost of the bus (TBD) will be charged to students’ accounts.

Questions? Please contact Adina Fuss, Leadership Coordinator at afuss@yorkschool.com.