SENIOR School - March 26, 2026
Upcoming Events
Grade 10 Computer Science Trip to TIFF Lightbox Theatre - Friday, March 27, 11:40am - 3:30pm
Spring Co-Curriculars & Athletics Begin - Monday, March 30
Chair Election Assembly - Tuesday, March 31, 9:05am - 9:50am
Fire Drill at 1320 Yonge - Tuesday, March 31, 10:35am
Reach for the Top Competition - Tuesday, March 31, 2:40pm - 5:00pm
Late Wednesday - Wednesday, April 1, 9:20am
Good Friday (No Classes) - Friday, April 3
Easter Monday (No Classes) - Monday, April 6
Pride Assembly - Tuesday, April 7, 9:05am - 9:50am
Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test - Wednesday, April 8, 9:00am
Grade 10 students will not have a late start on Wednesday, April 8 and will begin the Literacy test at 9:00am.
Students should arrive by 8:45am.
Grade 10 morning classes will be cancelled and regular classes will resume after lunch.
Late Wednesday - Wednesday, April 8, 9:20am
Grade 9 GLS1O Escape Room Trip - Wednesday, April 8, 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Late Wednesday - Wednesday, April 15, 9:20am
IB Film Festival - Wednesday, April 15, 7:00pm
Fulford Debate Judges Sign Up
Please volunteer to judge at the spring Fulford League debate tournament that York is hosting on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Absolutely no experience is required to judge and you will be thoroughly briefed before the tournament begins. The Fulford League was founded in 1948 and includes independent schools from across the GTA. It is unique in that students debate with a partner from another school, whom they have not met before and only have 30 minutes to prepare with. (Seniors debate three impromptu motions and juniors debate both sides of one prepared motion and one impromptu motion.) The tournament includes students from Grades 7-12 and is focused on learning and fun. Please e-mail Rob Burkett at rob.burkett@yorkschool.com with any questions you may have. Thank you for supporting the York debate program - we couldn't do this without you!
Student Life & Belonging
Spring Co-Curricular Schedules - March - May
We have updated our co-curricular club schedules to reflect some changes to programming for this spring. Please review the charts below:
Middle School Co-Curricular Schedule
Senior School Co-Curricular Schedule
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
Chair Candidate Meet & Greet - Friday, 8:10 - 8:40 am in the Cafeteria
Our community will have its final opportunity to meet with the Chair Candidates tomorrow morning in the Cafeteria.
Stop by for a cup of hot chocolate and learn about what each Candidate plans to bring to our school next year! We encourage all our students to use this opportunity to continue to inform themselves as voters.
Student Leadership Update - Chair Election Tuesday
Students and staff are looking forward to electing our Chair’s of Student Leadership next Tuesday during our community assembly.
Over the past week, The York community has had many opportunities to become informed voters before the speeches and vote. As this is the highest leadership position offered at York, and these two graduating students are instrumental in leveraging student voice and shaping our school’s culture, we are excited to hear what each Candidate will propose for our future.
The results of the election and interview process will be shared on Wednesday, April 1.
Following the Chair election, our student leadership application process will continue with Director and Coordinator interviews for grade 10 and 11 students, Grade Representative elections for Grades 9-11 and leadership committee appointments. Students will find out about their placements for the 2026-2027 school year on Friday, April 17.
Questions? Please contact Erin Porter, Director, Student Life and Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
PRIDE Week - AprIL 7-10
The week of April 7 - 10 we will have York’s annual Pride week. This year, the Belonging & Outreach student leadership committee has chosen to mirror Pride TO’s theme: We Won’t Stop - a look at the history of Pride in our city and the ongoing work for creating safe and inclusive spaces for our LGBTQIA+ communities.
In this vein, we are reaching out to our parent community to ask if you would like to join us in exploring the question: “What does Pride mean to you/Why is Pride important to you?” at our Tuesday, April 7 assembly at 9:00am. This will be our kick off to Pride week!
We are looking for individuals to share a 1-2 minute video segment answering the above questions or a 4-5 minute response, if you are able to join us in-person.
If you are interested in contributing to our assembly in either capacity, please reach out to Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.