SENIOR School - January 22, 2026
Upcoming Events
PD Day (No Classes) - Monday, January 26
Holocaust Education Assembly - Tuesday, January 27, 9:05am
Late Wednesday - Wednesday, January 28, 9:20am
Pick-A-Time Opens - Wednesday, January 28, 1:00 pm
Pick-A-Time will be open for parents to book appointments for Student-Centred Interviews on January 28, at 1:00pm. Click on to this video for instructions.
Baycrest Holocaust Education Afternoon & Resident Visit - Thursday, January 29, 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Grade 9 - 12 Semiformal Dance - Friday, January 30, 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Grade 9 ICE Winter Camping - Monday, February 2 - Friday, February 6
CISMF Rehearsal - Monday, February 2, 7:15pm - 4:00pm
Robotics Tournament at Appleby College - Tuesday, February 3, 7:30am - 3:20pm
Late Wednesday - Wednesday, February 4, 9:20am
MIT Model UN Conference & Exposition in Cambridge, MA - Thursday, February 5 - Sunday, February 8
DECA Provincials- Friday, February 6 - Saturday, February 7
YPA Treats for Senior School - Monday, February 9, 11:40am - 12:10pm
Black History Month Assembly - Tuesday, February 10, 9:05am
Virtual Student Centred Interviews - Wednesday, February 11 & Thursday, February 12
Student-Centred Interviews are scheduled for February 11 from 1:00pm - 8:30pm and February 12 from 8:30am - 4:00pm.
On February 11 students will follow a compressed schedule and be dismissed by 11:40am. There is no supervision or classes for students in the afternoon of February 11 and all day on February 12. There will also be no lunch service (only grab and go items will be available), athletic practices, or co-curricular activities.
Winter Midterm Break (No Classes) - Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16
To learn about the Middle and Senior School academic program and course offerings, please visit https://academicprogram.yorkschool.com/.
Student Life & Belonging
Holocaust Remembrance Assembly - Tuesday, January 27 - 9:05am
On Tuesday, January 27 we are honoured to welcome Reny Friedman to address our community as we recognize the International Day for Holocaust Remembrance. Three of our graduating students, Jessica, Alexa and Oliver W. were fortunate to meet Reny as one of their guides on the March of the Living and are grateful that she is available to share her story as they take a leadership role within this assembly.
From her biography on the March of the Living website:
Reny Friedman is a child survivor from the Netherlands. She and her twin brother were born on April 4, 1937. With the help of the underground her family went into hiding in the countryside of the Ardennes region, as well as in Brussels. In both cases they were discovered and forced to run. Her mother was deported to Auschwitz and survived. Her father placed Reny in a convent and her brother in a monastery. She spent the remainder of the war there and began to enjoy the rituals and trappings of the Catholic faith. When her father came to get her at the end of the war, he allowed her time to return to her Jewish roots. Reny made her way to Canada in 1955, where she met and married Henry Friedman, also a Holocaust Survivor. They are blessed with three children and two grandchildren.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.