Senior School Updates — October 24, 2024

10/24/2024

Remembrance Day On November 11 — Senior School Full Attendance

Remembrance Day is an important day on the School’s calendar. The Senior School will be honouring this day through a ceremony attended by faculty, staff, and students, taking place on Monday, November 11th from 10:30–11:30 am in Dixon Gym. The community (parents, alumni, and community at large) is invited to join this special ceremony either on campus or via livestream.

All Senior School students are required to be in attendance. Students should arrive at the School at 9:30 am in their #1 School Uniform and report directly to their Advisory classroom. Attendance is mandatory and will be taken in Advisory Group. Donations to the Poppy Fund will be collected, and poppies will be distributed. Students will be dismissed immediately following the Service (approximately 11:30 am).

Progress Reports & Parent–Teacher Learning Conferences

We posted our first Progress Reports of the year this week. We are proud of all the work that students have been doing, and look forward to the growth to come!

Upcoming reporting includes:

Parent–Teacher Learning Conferences: They will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 29th from 4:00–8:00 pm and Monday, November 4th from 4:00-8:00 pm. Registration is currently open and closes on October 27th at 6:00 pm.
Progress Reports: The next Progress Reports will be posted before Winter Break, and will have grades as well as comments for all courses, Advisor, co-curricular, and Head of Grade.

Halloween Assembly

On Thursday, October 31st, we invite all students, faculty, and staff at the Senior School campus to show creativity and fun by dressing in a favourite costume during our annual Halloween Assembly. We ask that all costumes worn are kept respectful and appropriate. The following are a few considerations and guidelines to keep in mind:

Culture, Religion, Race, or Gender are not costumes — when in doubt, please err on the side of caution.
Costumes that dehumanize or perpetuate stereotypes are not permitted — if you are unsure, ask.
Costumes that are overly sexualized or that depict sexual exploitation are not permitted.
Avoid violent or overly bloody images — there is a difference between frightening and gruesome.
Costumes may not contain weapons or outfits that resemble weapons — including guns, knives, or swords.

In addition to making thoughtful costume choices, we ask students to please be respectful of school property and report any acts of vandalism or other incidents of concern to a teacher or a school administrator.

Flex Day Heads Up

Grade 8s
- Languages Department Experience
- Community and Career
Grade 9s
- ADST Department Experience
- Community and Career
Grade 10s
- Toolkit/CLE Experience
- University Counselling & CLE
Grade 11s
- Placements
- CLC & University Counselling
Grade 12s
- University Counselling & CLC
- Mental Health and AI Toolkits and Capstone

Announcement For Peer Tutors

Mr. Workman and the Peer Tutors are available every Monday and Wednesday from 3:30-4:30 pm in the Learning Commons. The Peer Tutors are a group of Grade 11 and 12 students who volunteer to help any student who needs support in subject areas, organization, or study skills. Please contact Mr. Workman at: pworkman@stgeorges.bc.ca if you have any questions.

Athletics Updates

Our final Athletics update of October indicates that there are only a few weeks left of Term 1 co-curriculars. There is still time though to get out and support our fall competitive teams as many of them participate in their various league playoffs and championships.

Tryout Info — Varsity/2nd Varsity Basketball

Tryouts continue next week, Tuesday, October 29th in Dixon Gym. Keep an eye on the screens around school or email Coach DaSilva for more information.

CSSHL Hockey

U15 AAA

The U15 AAA will host Yale on October 26th at Father Bauer Arena at 5:45 pm and on Sunday, October 27th, they will host Star Academy at Father Bauer at 4:30 pm. The following weekend, the team will travel to Penticton for the OHA Showcase from November 1st–4th. The boys are set to play Prairie Academy at 4:30 pm on Friday; Calgary International at 7:15 pm on Saturday; OHA Edmonton at 3:00 pm on Sunday; and Edge School at 10:30 am on Monday.

U15 Prep

The U15 Prep Team will travel to North Shore Winter Club for an 8:00 pm matchup with North Shore on Saturday, October 26th. Next weekend, the team will host Rink Kelowna on Friday, November 1st at 1:15 pm at Protrans Arena. The two teams will rematch on Saturday night at 6:00 pm at Father Bauer Arena. On Sunday, November 3rd at 10:45 am, the teams will face off one more time, this time in Thunderbird Arena for the annual Teddy Bear Toss Game!

U17 Prep

The U17 Prep Team is competing in the Bauer U17 Elite Tournament in Abbotsford from October 24th–27th. They will play the North Shore Warriors at 11:45 am on October 24th; BWC on October 25th at 7:30 am, and the OK Rockets at 5:45 pm before the medal rounds begin. Next weekend, the team will travel to Westhills Arena in Victoria to take on Pacific Coast Hockey Academy at 2:30 pm on Saturday, November 2nd. They will have a rematch on Sunday at 12:30 pm.

U18 Prep

The U18 Prep Team will host North Shore on Friday, October 25th at 1:15 pm at Prostrans Arena. Then the team will travel to Victoria to take on Pacific Coast Hockey Academy on Saturday at 2:30 pm and Sunday at 10:15 am. The following weekend, the team will play a trio of games on the road south of the border. On Friday, November 1st, they will take on the Wenatchee Wild at Toyota Centre at 1:15 pm. The two teams will have a rematch the next day at 10:00 am at Toyota Centre before our boys travel to Coeur d’Alene on Sunday to play at the Frontier Ice Arena at 9:00 am. Good luck, Boys.

CSSHL League schedules are available HERE.

Cross Country Running

The Cross Country Team competed in the Sea to Sky Zone Championships on Wednesday, October 23rd at Jericho Beach Park, looking to qualify for BCSS Provincials which will take place at the same location on November 2nd.

Check out the Saints Athletics Instagram or next week’s eNews for updates on qualifiers! Below is a picture of the team from last week at training, running up Grouse Mountain!

Rowing

Attention Novice Rowers (New to Rowing — Grades 8–11)

If you are interested in being a member of the Rowing Team, please reach out to Coach Jess at: jdavis@stgeorges.bc.ca and be prepared to try out on Tuesday, November 5th and Thursday, November 7th at 7:00 am in Wallace Gym.

The Development Team will be competing in False Creek on Sunday, October 27th. The rest of the team will be back in action racing on Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd at the ‘Head of the Lake’ in Seattle. Good luck, Rowers! Please reach out to Coach Duncan at: bduncan@stgeorges.bc.ca or Coach Jess at: jdavis@stgeorges.bc.ca if you have any questions.

Rugby — Grade 8 & 9

The Grade 8s will host Whistler Secondary on Tuesday, October 29th at 2:00 pm. On Wednesday, October 30th, the team will travel to Klahanie Park to take on Collingwood School at 3:00 pm. The Grade 9s enjoyed some Sevens action at Camosun Park on Wednesday this week and will be back to training next week on Tuesday and Thursday.

Soccer

1st XI

The 1st XI side had a fantastic showing at St. Andrew’s College in Aurora, Ontario, for the CAIS Senior Boys Championships, going perfect in pool play and making it to the Final Four before losing two close games in the Semis and Bronze Medal matchups. The boys are playing Vancouver College on Thursday for the next round of the Saints-VC Series at VC. Kickoff is set for 1:00 pm on Thursday, October 24th. Playoffs could begin next week on Tuesday, October 29th with Zones the following week. Keep an eye on the Saints Athletics Instagram for more updates.

2nd XI

The 2nd XIs play the Grade 10s on Thursday, October 24th at 3:45 pm on Mortensen Field.

Grade 10s

The Grade 10 boys are scrimmaging with the 2nd XI on Thursday, October 24th at 3:45 pm. They are playing Southpointe on Wednesday, October 30th, with game time and location details to be determined.

Swimming

The Swim Team is coming off of a solid week of practices following ISAs, and they are prepped for the Sea to Sky Zone Championships this Friday, October 25th at Watermania in Richmond. The boys will be vying for qualifications to compete in the BCSS Provincial Championships, which are scheduled to take place on Friday, November 15th. The Top 6 Individuals and the Top 6 Relay Teams in each event from Sea to Sky Zones will automatically qualify. The team is hoping to send a group of around 25 swimmers to BC Provincials this year.

Special congrats to Ivan S. ‘25 for being selected to the SwimBC All-Star High School Team which will compete against the best University Teams in Western Canada November 2nd & 3rd at UBC at the "College's Cup".

Keep an eye on the Saints Swimming Instagram @SaintsAquatics on Friday to stay updated on results and qualifications.

Livestream and playback will be available at this link: Youtube link, https://www.youtube.com/@rrtswim/streams

Volleyball

Seniors

The Senior Team will play Fraser Academy on Thursday, October 24th at 7:00 pm. They will host a playoff matchup against Vancouver College, details to be determined. Keep an eye on the Saints Athletics Instagram for more information!

Juniors

The Junior Team will host two games in Dixon Gym on Thursday, October 24th at 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm against Khalsa and Maple Ridge. On Friday, November 1st, the team will compete in a tournament being hosted at Burnaby North. Good luck, Boys!

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