Month: August 2018

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Save the Date for Alumnae Day on October 13th

Save the date for Alumnae Day on Saturday, October 13, 2018! You are invited back to York House for an inspiring day to connect with fellow Yorkies, meet new members of the community, celebrate reunions, learn something new and more.

A Breaking the Mold panel of speakers, moderated by Julie Rousseau, new Head of School and innovative educator and leader, will include current YHS parent, Kirsten Sutton (Koopman-Osterreicher) ’83, Vice-President and Managing Director, SAP LABS CANADA, Anne Giardini, SFU Chancellor, lawyer, corporate director, author and past YHS parent, and Salima Remtulla  ’00, Vice President, Operations & Corporate Strategy at Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel.

Kirsten and Anne were both among the honorees who received the 2018 Influential Women in Business Awards on March 8 from Business in Vancouver, and Salima, who drives organizational change at work and is passionate about new experiences, was selected as one of Canada’s young leaders to attend the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference last year, will have much to share and discuss with you from their wide range of work and life experiences.

Fun hands-on experiential activities will follow in the afternoon with a chance to push boundaries and to see things through a different lens. There will also be tours of the school, the Alumnae Art Gallery exhibit, the Museum & Archives as well as yoga with Dr. Genieve Burley and mindful meditation with Ly Hoang to start the day.

Join us for an exciting alumnae versus student basketball game arranged by the YHS Alumnae Association. Come cheer on the teams! The day concludes with the opening reception of the Alumnae Art Gallery Breaking the Mold exhibit. More information and full schedule can be found here: yorkhouse.ca/alumnaeday.

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Class Notes

Dianne Whelan ’83 is back on the Path of the Paddle with her paddling partner for her first week, artist, Wanda Wilson. Dianne posted that the “trail is in great shape. High five to the trail keepers. The Path of the Paddle has six connected trails that comprise 1200kms of the Trans Canada trail in Northwestern Ontario from Thunder Bay to Whiteshell Park in Manitoba. One of the gems of the great trail.” It is over 3 years ago since Dianne began first walking, then biking, canoeing, snowshoeing and skiing her way across the Great Trans Canada Trail. To follow Dianne journey on Facebook: 500 Days in the wild: hiking the Great Trail

 

Page Samis ’63, who has been a professional artist for 27 years, has been selected in the Harmony Arts Festival Group Exhibit. The opening reception will be on Friday August 3, 6-7pm at 1564 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver. This eclectic exhibition, which features a diversity of media and approaches, is held in an outdoor tent along the West Vancouver waterfront and is one of the long-time highlights of the festival. The exhibit will be open until 9pm August 3 – 12. For more information visit: https://harmonyarts.ca/art/group-exhibition
For more about Page Samis’ art visit here.

 

Natasha (Hudda) Jeshani from the Class of 2001 recently published a guide to finding the job of your dreams and keeping it.  It’s called The HR Insider and is packed with information about all matters relating to finding a job. Natasha is based in Vancouver and is the Founder and Managing Partner of TAFA Consulting Corp, a human resources and recruitment consulting business.

 

 

Congratulations to Natasha Klein ’93, her husband Geoff and big sisters Mackenzie and Macey on the birth of Hudson Richard Scales. He was born February 2, 2018 weighing 8lbs 3oz.

 

 

 

Chi Lo ’02, her husband Harry and big brother Bodhi are thrilled to announce the arrival of Mila Mae Lauer into the world at 12:18am on March 17, 2018.  Mila measured 7lbs 15oz and 19 inches.

 

 

Stephanie (Lang) Young ‘01 and her husband, Andy, welcomed Paige Elizabeth Lila Young on March 10, 2018 in Ottawa. Paige measured 7lb 13oz and has promoted Bailey (3) to the role of big brother.