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Senior School Updates — April 11, 2025
Flex Day Recap — April 10
Just like that, we have arrived at the penultimate Flex Day of the school year!The Grade 8s had a fun morning with a PHE Deep Dive. They rotated through three different games: Teacher’s Revenge, handball, and kickball. In the afternoon, the Grades 8s had Community and Career-Life Education Sessions.
The Grade 9s participated in a Math Deep Dive in the morning, where they attended various math-themed workshops. These included logic puzzles, collaborative problem-solving, and circle geometry. In the afternoon, they broke off into Advisory Groups for career and community engagement activities, such as a field trip to the Museum of Vancouver, a field trip to the YWCA, and an on-site visit and lesson in Coast Salish weaving by Anjeanette Dawson.
The Grade 10s all participated in various work placements or attended Take Your Child To Work Day. Hopefully, they enjoyed a fun and impactful day learning about various careers and exploring passions.
The Grade 11s continued with their community placements, where they were all off-site in varying locations, including elementary schools in Vancouver, visiting with seniors at Crofton Manor and volunteering at food security initiatives such as Food Stash and Quest. In the afternoon, they went to toolkit workshops hosted by several staff and faculty members on topics such as personal financial planning, home skills, professional writing development, and learning to drywall. The Grade 11s finished up their day with a University Counselling Session in the Auditorium.
The Grade 12s had University Counselling and Career-Life Education Sessions in the morning at the School, and worked on their Capstone Projects in the afternoon while also going to Toolkit Workshops covering the importance of fostering healthy relationships and consent and boundaries.
One more to go!
School Reach Intermediate Champions
The St. George’s Senior Boys on the Reach For The Top Team competed in the Provincial Championships on Friday. After a full day of classes, we went out to Surrey for the provincial Tournament, which ran from 3:30–10:00 pm.
The boys were one of the favourites but were missing their top player. But it is a deep team, and they finished the qualifications second overall out of 20 schools participating with a record of three wins and no losses. They then went through the playoffs strong, winning through to the finals with scores of 370–190 over Churchill, 410–280 over UTP and a close 340–310 win against Fraser Heights.
The finals were the two top schools, St. George’s School and McMath, and this is where the boys ran into their Waterloo. The final score was 510–320, which shows that almost no questions were missed and both teams were firing on all cylinders.
Despite the loss, the team has qualified for the National Reach Top Championships, taking place in June. The team has high hopes as most of last year’s squad, which placed third at the Nationals, are back to take that last step.
The provincial squad consisted of (left to right in the photo):
Jerry C. ‘26, Justin B. ‘25, Ray Z. ‘26, Brian Q. ‘25, Alex B. ‘25 (captain), Cole M. ‘25, Osbert W. ‘26 & Owen C. ‘26.
European History & Culture Tour
Greetings Families,
Are you a parent of a student who will be graduating in '29, '28 and ‘27?
If so, your child is invited to join us on a once-in-a-lifetime international travel experience with their peers. Please be sure to register for this info session to learn more details about this upcoming travel opportunity, and partake in the Social Studies Department European History and Culture Tour to France and Italy!
When students travel, they expand their knowledge of the world by engaging with other cultures, discovering more about themselves, and developing independence, confidence, empathy, and self-awareness. They also get the opportunity to consider their impact on the world and become inspired to embrace new opportunities. These skills are critical to encouraging personal development and growth within students and creating the global citizens of tomorrow. I would love to have your child join us on this adventure!
Join This Meeting To Learn:
- How will this opportunity benefit your child
- What we'll see and do on the trip
- Safety on tour
- Who is EF Educational Tours
- How to enroll in the trip
Our virtual meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16th at 6:00 pm.
To register, please sign up via the following link to receive meeting information, the link to the livestream, and to qualify for door prizes.
Can’t make the meeting but want more information? Register and select “No but send info.”
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Ms. Robin Nider and Ms. Chelsey Nykilchyk
Social Studies 9, 10, and 11 Teachers
Email: rnider@stgeoges.bc.ca
Athletics Updates
We are fully back into the swing of things in the Spring Term of Saints Athletics. Most of our Competitive Teams now have their first games of the season under their belts, and are looking forward to some improved weather conditions! Here is a look at what is coming up next week for our Spring competitive teams.
Badminton
The Tier 2 Team will host Jules Verne on Wednesday, April 16th, in Dixon Gym at 4:00 pm. The Tier 1 Team will head to Vancouver College on Thursday, April 17th at 4:00 pm.
Field Hockey
The Field Hockey Team continues practices this coming week on Tuesday and Wednesday over at UBC. Their competition schedule is still being determined. For any questions, please reach out to Coach Scribani via email at: sscribani@stgeorges.bc.ca.
Golf
The boys on tour have returned from Palm Springs, where they competed in the Champions Invitational Tournament at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort. Shout out to Troy G. ‘26 for his fantastic play, firing Rounds of 72-69-72 for a 1-Under Par Total over the Three-Day event, good for a Tie for 24th out of 256 players. The team has been out on course competing in matches over the last two weeks, and those will continue on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday this coming week at McCleery Golf Course. Looking ahead, the Annual Saints Open will be played this year on April 25th and 26th at McCleery and Fraserview. This event is open to players outside of the program but with limited availability.
Online registration began on Thursday, April 3rd, on the Saints Open website. For any questions, please reach out to Coach Proznick via email at: pproznick@stgeorges.bc.ca.
Mountain Biking
The Mountain Biking Team was back on the North Shore this past Wednesday for their first League Race of the season. They will return to the mountain on Wednesday, April 19th for League Race number two! Good Luck, Boys!
Rowing
The Rowing Program held the annual Saints vs. VC Boat Race this past Saturday, April 5th, at the UBC Boathouse! Some fantastic results came through, highlighted by the Junior Eight taking down the VC squad by a boat length. The program looks forward to its next big Regatta at Shawnigan Lake School next month.
For any questions, please reach out to Coach Duncan at: bduncan@stgeorges.bc.ca, or Coach Jess at: jdavis@stgeorges.bc.ca.
Follow Saints Rowing Instagram for updates!
Rugby Jr. & Sr.
The Rugby Program has returned from their Tour in France and Spain, where they enjoyed the opportunity to practice and play three matches of their own. The boys also trained with professional Team Stade Toulousain and took part in a professional match. The experience of the culture of European Rugby, the cities and townships they visited, and the bonding among this fantastic group certainly contributed to this once-in-a-lifetime experience for the boys. Next week, the Junior As and Bs will take on Robert Bateman at Rotary Stadium on Monday, April 14th at 2:20 pm and 3:45 pm.
Tennis
The Tennis Team is set for its competitive schedule to get underway. The Senior Team will start with ISAs at UBC on Tuesday, April 15th, and the Junior Team will follow suit on Wednesday, April 16th, also at UBC.
Track and Field
The Track and Field Team is geared up for their first League Meet of the season, set to take place at UBC on Wednesday, April 16th. They will return to UBC for League Meet Two on Friday, April 25th.
Ultimate
Both Ultimate Teams will play League Games this Friday, April 11th at Jericho Park beginning at 4:00 pm. On Wednesday, April 16th, the Junior Team will play League Games at Trafalgar Park against Vancouver Christian School at 3:00 pm. The Seniors are next scheduled to play on Thursday, April 24th at Trillium Park.
Volleyball 8 & 9
The Grade 8s will compete in a tournament at Burnaby Central on Friday, April 11th. The Grade 9s are next scheduled for a Play Night on Thursday, April 24th, beginning in Dixon Gym at 3:30 pm.
Water Polo
The Water Polo Team will continue to practice after school in the Kerr Pool. The team looks forward to a series of exhibition games this spring, with more details to come. For any questions or more information, please reach out to Coach Jones via email at: njones@stgeorges.bc.ca.
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