SENIOR SCHOOL - APRIL 4, 2024
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, April 5, 10:00am - Spirit of Wisdom Trivia Competition Trip
Friday, April 5, 11:00am - Grade 12 Biology Ontario Science Centre Trip
Friday, April 5, 3:00pm - Grade 12 Students vs. Staff Basketball Game
Monday, April 8 - Professional Development Day (No Classes)
Tuesday, April 8, 2:40pm - Reach for the Top
Wednesday, April 10 & Thursday, April 11, 7:00pm - Senior School Drama Festival
Thursday, April 11, 6:00pm - Grade 12 Art Exhibition
Friday, April 12, 8:00am - CISMF Rehearsals
Friday, April 12, 9:00am - Pride Panel Assembly
Saturday, April 13 - CISMF Music Festival
Ramadan (March 10 - April 9) - Students are encouraged to let their advisor know if they will be observing Ramadan
During lunch time, the Learning Commons and Gathering Space will be strictly a no-food area.
YORK Thrifts Campaign
Canada produces 500 million kilograms of textile waste annually, of which, less than 1% are recyclable. We hope to encourage change within our community to positively impact this statistic. To address this, Emily and Quinn, ‘24, have created the “York Thrifts” campaign centred around reusing clothing in our school’s own circular thrift shop.
Gently used and new clothing can be donated in the bins outside the York School Store from March 25 to April 18.
The thrift shop will open at the beginning of Eco Week - April 22 and 23.
Clothing will be priced at $3, $5, and $10 and will be purchasable through each student's student card. All proceeds will be donated to Fashion Takes Action, a Canadian operated non-for-profit that focuses on reducing and raising awareness about textile waste nation-wide. Excess clothing will be donated to New Circles.
Questions? Please contact Eco Team Advisor - Cathy Gordeyev at cgordeyev@yorkschool.com.
PRIDE WEEK AT YORK -
Tuesday, April 9 - Friday, April 12
We are excited for our staff and students to participate in York’s upcoming annual Pride Week celebrations.
Our theme this year mirrors Pride TO’s theme of “Be____”. Throughout this week we will explore, learn about and celebrate what it means to “Be” as well as hear from 2SLGBTQIA+ community members about what it means to build inclusion and allyship within our school, city and country.
Please review the schedule below for the daily activities and themed casual dress days.
Questions? Please contact Shelley Gopal, DEI Curriculum Instructional Leader at sgopal@yorkschool.com or Erin Porter, Director, Student Life & Belonging at eporter@yorkschool.com.
Grade Lead Elections
Tuesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 11
Now that our Co-Chairs of Student Leadership have been elected, we move on to our next round of elections for next year’s Grade representatives.
Current Grade 11s will hear their candidates’ speeches and vote on Tuesday, April 9.
Current Grades 9 and 10 will hear their candidates’ speeches and vote on Thursday, April 11.
Both of these elections will take place during the 2:00pm Advisor slot.
We thank all of our students who are running for and have applied to different leadership commitments for next year.
Questions? Contact Adina Fuss, Coordinator, Senior School Student Leadership at afuss@yorkschool.com.
