Buses will be available for students to return home, departing at 5:00 pm.

Year-End Locker Cleanout

Our year-end Student Locker Cleanout Period begins on Monday, June 10th, and will continue through to Friday, June 14th. Students are expected to clean out their lockers, including those located in the PE change rooms, as part of their year-end responsibilities. Additional waste bins will be placed in the hallways at the Senior campus for use throughout the week.

 

On June 17th, all lockers will be cleared out by our maintenance crew, with unclaimed items discarded, recycled, or placed in our Lost and Found bins. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity the week of June 24th.

One of the final tasks for the 2023–24 school year is to return any St. George’s textbooks. The Senior School bookroom will be open from 8:00 am until 3:30 pm every day, starting Monday, June 10th–Friday, June 14th.

All textbooks must be returned by June 14th at 3:30 pm. Students may be charged for any missing textbooks. 

Final Report Cards

Final Report Cards will be available by Friday, June 28th. Families and students will receive an email when they are posted on the School Portal.

On May 28th, St. George’s School hosted an Artist Ambassador visit with Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize of Skydiggers, the band. This event followed the culmination of a year-long project by the English First Peoples Grade 12 students. Over the year, the students explored literature through an Indigenous perspective, ultimately creating reconciliACTION projects in partnership with DWF. These projects ranged from exploring their heritage to redesigning programming code and allowed students to connect their new understanding to their personal experiences, marking the beginning of their reconciliation journey. Josh Finlayson emphasized the significance of non-Indigenous involvement in reconciliation, referencing his collaboration with Gord Downie on the Secret Path album. 

~ Ms. S. Cuttilan

Last week, we also had an Assembly for Indigenous People's Month. Christopher Britt and Kevin Hearn, two guest artists, presented a musical collaboration with Chief Stacey Laforme’s poem "215:Reconciliation." Please enjoy this video of their performance:

On June 4, Mr. Donnici’s Drama 11/12 class took a field trip to see an evening performance of Guys at Dolls at the Arts Club, along with the Crofton and York House Senior Drama classes. The students all participated in a talk-back with the show's cast afterwards and discussed getting into character, pre-show routines, overcoming stage fright, and what they hope the audience will take away from the performance. Everyone enjoyed this energetic and hilarious musical and appreciated connecting with old and new friends from both schools!

We have reached the end of another incredible year for Saints Athletics! Here are some final updates and some standout results from the past week. We wish our athletes, coaches, trainers, and their families a wonderful summer and look forward to 2024–25 year in Athletics. 

 

The Badminton Team took the Bronze Medal at the BC Provincial Championships, which took place from May 30th—June 1st. Congratulations to all the boys and Coach Lather on a fantastic season and a Provincial Medal! 

 

The Golf Team, represented by Ryan Liang ‘24, William Hou ‘25, Jerry Li ‘26, Troy Gadalla ‘26, and Jacky Tang ‘27 won the BC ‘AAA’ Provincial Championships played over two days at Arbutus Ridge Golf Club on Vancouver Island. That makes three-in-a-row for the Golf Program on the Provincial stage. This is the first time that feat has been accomplished by any school. Ryan Liang ‘24 finished with a two-day total of 140 (-2), good enough for a Silver Medal finish! Troy Gadalla ‘26’s 2-day 146 (+4) landed him in fourth place overall. Jacky Tang ‘27 and Jerry Li ‘26 finished ninth and tenth with scores of 150 and 151 respectively; while William Hou ‘25 placed T15 with a two-day 153. All five Saints players in the Top 15 is an impressive feat, and led to a six-shot victory in the Team Championship! Congratulations to the boys, Coach Proznick, and the rest of the coaching staff on a fantastic week to cap off another Banner Year for the program.

 

Last week, 43 members of the Rowing Team took to the water and competed in St. Catharines, Ontario at their year-end CSSRA Regatta. It was an incredible success for the program once again this year with 12 boats finishing in the top six in their events, and six medal-winning performances, including:

 

GOLD — Jr Lwt 4x+ (Tristan L. ‘26, Markus K. ‘27, George C. ‘27, Bryan F. ‘27, Ben D. ‘27)

SILVER — Jr 4x+ (Tristan L. ‘26, Henry L. ‘27, Julian M. ‘26, Torin S. ‘27, Jack Y. ‘26)

SILVER — Jr Lwt 8+ (Marcus X. ‘26, Roehm T. ‘27, Aidan Z. ‘26, Oscar L. ‘26, Alvin K. ‘26, Thomas Q ‘27, Han Rui W. ‘26, Mikey M. ‘27, Felix S. ‘27)

BRONZE — Jr Lwt 4+ (Marcus X. ‘26, Aidan Z. ‘26, Roehm T. ‘27, Felix S ‘27, Mikey M. ‘27)

BRONZE — Sr 2 (Ben M. ‘25, Alex W. ‘25)

BRONZE — Novice Lwt 4x+ (Oscar C. ‘26, Rylan .I ‘27, Wilson L. ‘27, Chris N. ‘27, James W. ‘27)

Congratulations to the entire team, Coach Duncan, Coach Jess, and the rest of their Staff on a fantastic finish to their season on the National stage. Follow @sgssaintsrowing Instagram for more updates!

 

The 1st XV are BC ‘AAA’ Provincial Champions once again! They took down rivals Shawnigan Lake 15-10 in a gritty performance on Saturday afternoon in the Final. This is the third time the program has won back-to-back Provincial Championships and the first time since 2004 & 2005. The 2024 Team finished undefeated for the first time since 2004. Special congratulations to Beck Paspalas ‘24 on being awarded a Friends of Rugby Scholarship presented by BCSSRU, and to Brett Nash ‘24 who was awarded the Commissioner’s XV. Congratulations to the entire team, coaches, and trainers on an unforgettable season!

 

Last Friday, the Junior boys won the Bronze Medal game at their BC Provincials against South Delta to cap off an excellent season for the program. Congratulations to Alex Allen ‘26 on being awarded Commissioner’s XV, and special congratulations to Coach Mike Stiles who was honoured with a lifetime achievement award of “Distinguished Coach” for his contributions to BC School Rugby. 

 

The Tennis Team finished off their season by winning the Provincial Championship, capturing the title on Saturday by defeating Vancouver College/ Little Flower Academy in the Finals held at UBC! Congratulations to all players as well as Coaches Rutenberg, Macken, and Nykilchyk on a fantastic season capped off with a very deserving Provincial Banner!

 

Three athletes: Ian Tyler ‘27, Kiran Nielsen ‘24, and Henry Jagger ‘24 — competed this weekend in the Multi-Event Championships in Delta. Congratulations to all three of them on their excellent performances. Shout-out to Henry Jagger ‘24 on his Silver Medal winning effort in the Decathlon, making him a two-time Provincial Medal Winner in this discipline. 

 

The Track and Field Team is not done yet, as our Provincially qualified athletes are in Nanaimo from June 6th–8th for their Championship Meet. Check Saints Athletics Instagram for updates on results!

 

Provincial Track and Field Events & Participating Students: 

In the Junior 4x100m Relay: Kian H. ‘27, Bradley L. ‘27, Akash V-R. ‘27, and Robin X. ‘27 

Senior 1500m Race Walk: Henry J. ‘24

Senior Boys Javelin: Griffin C. ‘25

Senior Boys 800m: Ryan G. ‘24

Senior High Jump: Henry J. ‘24, Kevin Z. ‘24, and Kiran N. ‘24

Junior 400m: Akash V-R. ‘27

Junior 1500m: Finn B. ‘27

Junior 4x400m Relay: Kian H ‘27, Finn B ‘27, Akash V-R. ‘27, Robin X. ‘27

Senior 4x400m Relay: Griffin C. ‘25, Ryan G. ‘24, Henry J. ‘24, Kevin Z. ‘24

Junior High Jump: Ian T. ‘27

Senior Long Jump: Kevin Z. ‘24

Senior Shot Put: Kiran N. ‘24

 

Good luck to the qualifiers and congratulations to the team on a fantastic season so far!

 

The Water Polo Team wrapped up its season with two spring series Friendlies the past two Sundays. The team finishes with a 2–3 overall games record against solid club team opponents! On Sunday, May 26th at VAC, downtown the boys played the Vancouver Vipers and won 6-3, with solid play from Zac Rogers-Senft ‘24 in net, and goals by Kris Yang ‘25 (3), Justin Applegarth ‘24, Derek Li ‘25, and Preston She ‘27. Game two against Burnaby ended in a 6-2 loss with goals by Derek Li ‘25 and Preston She ‘27. On Sunday, June 2nd at Central Park Pool, a rematch against Burnaby ended in a 4-1 loss with solid play from Alex Penz ‘24 in net, and a goal scored by Preston She ‘27. The boys took Game 2 against North Shore Titan-Vancouver Vipers by a score of 9-2, with Alex Penz ‘24 and Max Shen ‘25 splitting the duties in net, and goals scored by Eddy Cheng ‘28, Dylan Duan ‘28 (2), Preston She ‘24, Albert Qui ‘30, Max Shen ‘25, Tyler Clogg '28, Toby Mar '25. In their final game, the team lost a close one to Burnaby 5-3, with Alex Penz '24 (penalty shot), Tyler Clogg ‘28, and Preston She ‘24 getting the goals. Congrats to the team and coaches for a wonderful season in the pool!

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