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It is always amazing to think that another year has passed for York ... our 37th year of operation. Amazing, because in the last few years, we have gone through so much change!! The Upper School, only 7 years old has developed into an entity to be reckoned with. It distinguishes itself in being small but mighty in academics, growing very nicely in our ability in the sports' arena, debating, drama, artistic and musical prowess.

The new Gym/Auditorium and Drama Room are such remarkable additions to the life of York and will enrich all our lives with activities which will now take place at the school. As usual, the work that goes into the production of this publication takes a lot of effort from a number of people. Thanks so much to Ms. Elliott for taking on the leadership and to her hard working staff of wonderful students!

Barbara Goodwin-Zeibots Head, The York School There is never a dull moment at The York School! As I talk to prospective parents about what has happened at York over the years, they are truly astonished at the story of the "little school that grew". First the pre-school, then the elementary programme, then a high school, followed by the IB Diploma and the laptops. What's next, they said!

Well ... a new Grade 1-4 empire on the main floor, a justabout-completed drama room on the third floor and an amazing new "designer gym" which, once and for all, puts to rest any comments about how a mid-town school can't possible have a first-rate phys. ed and athletics programme. York is proof that you can have it all!

It's been another wonderful year - enjoy your yearbook and think fondly of all of the people who spent all of those hours putting it together!

Marilyn Andrews Vice Principal I Director of Admissions 2

"Where were you when ... ?" Years from now, these words will greet you all too frequently, and you will have to remember - the images, the grief, the anger and the sense of confusion - of that fateful day when people looked up, and buildings came down. For most of you, that day found you here in this school. For others of you, that day found you canoeing across a lake, making your way back to Camp Kilcoo. For all of you, your memories are, in one way or another, tied to your school experience. It is in the pages that follow that the context of that moment in time is captured for you. For the year 20012002, although marked by a tragic moment, was also a year of high spirits, personal successes and a sense of celebration.

High spirits pulsated through the hallways of our school, evoking smiles and laughter on a daily basis. Will we ever forget the moment when Lumbe~ack Dan lifted Frenchie Lacoste over his head, threatening an MPRshaking body slam? Who would not wish to see video footage of Ori Rubin pouring coke down his sweater in a medieval house challenge? From Christmas cookies and egg nag in the hallway at exam time, to silly string attacks during United Way week, 2001-2002 proved to be a stream of funfilled moments, ably supported and sustained by our excellent House Council.

This yea; also brought its share of successes. York debaters finally entered the big leagues and came back with their share of the glory. York athletic teams posted numerous victories, including the Under 15 Boys Basketball Championship. Ashley Courtney's half-marathon for the Arthritis Society impressed us hall. Monies raised for United Way, well-attended dances, and our first-ever international outreach trip to Jamaica, led by Ms. Marshall, demonstrated what hard work and dedication can achieve.

Above all, this was the year to celebrate the opening of our new gym and drama room. Anticipation was high throughout the fall, as truck after truck, contractor after contractor, and building supplies after building supplies poured off of Farnham Street. And now we celebrate - the space, the opportunities it opens up, and its overwhelming beauty.

In the end, the year may have seen buildings fall and lives lost, but we were privileged to see a building rise along with the hopes and dreams of our school community. Thanks to the Yearbook committee, and especially Mark Rupert, for capturing those hopes and dreams in these pages.

David Hamilton Head of the Upper School Soliloquy of Hamitup, Prince of York: "IB or not IB? That is the question ...

Whether 'tis better in the end to suffer The stats and graphs of Economics, Or to read the documents of History, And by analyzing comprehend it? To relax, to sleep, No more; and then an Essay called "Extended", Four thousand words with Abstract and Appendix is Devoutly to be written. To relax? To sleep?

No more, to Bio, perchance to Chern: ay, there's the rub; For it's a fact that labs are due tomorrow, plus a test: And overnight le francais must be done: This does give pause. There's the respect That earning the Diploma does incur; For who would spurn the Physics problems, The challenges of Math, the Arts serene, Performance and design, and English, poetry and prose, The balanced programme? Who would not such burdens bear But that the promise of rewards after IB, The undiscover'd country to whose shores All students do aspire - post-secondary schools And makes them rather bear those ills they have Than suffer unpreparedness and sloth?

Thus IB does make scholars of them all, And graduates with confidence and grace."

Best wishes for continued success at university to our graduates of 20021 Barbara Lister

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Upper School Staff Jane Bishop Nancy Bunyard Daniel Curran Dianne Dowman

Jennifer Elliott Gerald Feeney Robin Fulford Isabelle Gatcliffe

Liz Gilbert David Hamilton David Hanna Jacqueline Jesser

Pierre Lacoste Lois Lewis Barbara Lister Alyssa Marshall

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Fiona Marshall Leslie Miller David Mizener Michael Nease

Elizabeth Needham Sandra Nelson Alison Sterry Glen Vance

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Grade 9A Melissa Bourkas Jeff Chang Tarah Feldman-Lloyd Thomas Gutierrez

Lisa Marie Johnson Alexander Kidd Aviva Levy Jennifer Liswood

Justin Mansour Daisy Miers Andrea Nesbitt Anshul Panday

Ceyla Payne Sabrina Piltzmaker Whitney Ross Michael Ruby

Noah Schwartz Ryan Slavin Julia Storey Kevin Tanaka

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Grade 98 Reggie Barnett Franklin Cameron Morgan Dumas Katie Engelhart

Alia Friedman-Yazykov Stephanie Gawur Jason Godfrey Sarah Hull

Natalie Kassen Madison Makepeace Cecilia Mong Marika Motiwalla

Stephen Neirinck Tara O'Connell Stefano Scaglione Chris Schneiderman

Alexander Somjen Zachary Taylor Zoe Torell Julia Webster

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Grade 10A Zeynep Serra Abuseif John Barry Jocelyn Butler Ryan Clayton

Zara Connolly Sam Davis Leandra DeValois Franklin Daniela Germano

Jeffrey Gray Matthew Greyson Harry Knazan Clare Ko

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Grade 108 Shayda Alizadeh Andrew Becker Julian Bharti Samuel Chown

Ryan Cole Ashley Courtney Craig Crockatt Marc Liverman

Shanifa Nasser-Sunde~i Richard Nesbitt Maria Procopiak-Aivarez Emma Sereny-Johnson

Paul Shirriff Patrick Sutherland Darin Tay Sasha Toten

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Grade 11A Kaitlin Barber Alan Breuer Christina Dong William Ennis

Amanda Goldstein Susan Heath Danielle Hession Andrew Keith

Terry Lin Lindsay Magrane Darryl McNamara Bart Mothersill

P.J. Partington Jacqueline Porter Jason Ross Anna Rupert

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Grade 11 B Sophie Allard David Borsook Michael Frankel William Wenkun Hu

Lindsay Kincaide Cassandra Kleinman Mariana Lamas Emily McCay

Rishi Mehta Cristina Montero Diez Jonathan Rosen Rachel Ross

Anna Shabotynsky Tanya Tay Mischa Thesberg Alexander Veith

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Grade 12A Graeme Ash Joseph Cuffaro Rebecca Dason Azra Dhalla

Lauren Dill Honey Ghods Sophia Keshavjee Nelina Khatau

Ori Rubin Jason Simon Stephanie Swinamer Laura Timko

Shana Valo Louis-Philippe Charles Vanier Matthew Wong

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Grade 128 Wisam Alabed Robert Battista Ben Cadesky Jill Colvin

William DiNovi Christopher Dube Kyle Galloway Avery Haviv

James Legge Lindsay Mourant Galen Reynolds David Richardson

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The Graduates of 2002 I've lived my life by a single statement: "Believe in what you do and do what you believe in." Admittedly simple words, but they brought me th1s far without any adverse effects.

I guess what I'm driving at is that people should live of their own terms because only when they are in lull control can people be fully happy. School can help you define your beliefs consequently, your actions, it did in my case. I'm not talking about classes and grades but about the environment , the people, the daily Issues. So search In your self. find out who you really are, maybe school can help, maybe no.

Justin Alizadeh

Yony Bresler

I came here without a clue.

New: country, school and language too. Within a week, I felt at home to sneeze on JA and all. With time, York became more of a home than I expected, so much so that everywhere else seemed empty.

We've been through a lot, from leaking pipes to 18 forms, and now that it's time to say goodbye, you know you'll miss our Afghan lounge. "A man is measured by the company he keeps" and in that case, I'm sure we should all be very proud.

Kenneth Barry

York, my home away from home.

Prepared for university, likely: for sweatshop labour, definitely. Coed? Depends on what classes you have. Characterize the IB? Simple, look at clinical depression! Friends so closely knit we know more about them than family. Take away the work and it's a blast! There were so many good times, It has to be true, High School is some of the best times of your life. Lots of laughs, lunch breaks out at some of TO's great restaurants, and spare work/sleep/relaxation. Teachers you can talk to and a school you can really get to know and like. I'll miss it!

Cameron Crockatt Here's some words of advice that I have learned at The York School.

1st never go down the stairs In a card board box. Always protect your front teeth. Never jump down 30 stairs. Don't fight 1n holy places.

Never venture off alone in the woods. Don't look In the lost and found box. Never ever throw text books at teachers and for the guys out there never shave your legs.

Damn, it gets itchy. I have been here for 10 years and all I can say is I have never regretted being here. Always be true to your friends. Thx mom, dad, my bro, all the teachers at York and especially my friends. Lates, limbo.

Zoogers and giant mice, breakfast at Seniors. "My kids".

These things are things that I will miss and something's that I won 't. All in all "everything will be okay". But I can honestly say, "Ben not here no more".

Ben Davis

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To all those at York and those who I've left behind in the pursuit of whatever it is I'm supposed to be pursuing: thanks. No need to put names, you and I both know who you are, I couldn't have made it without you. Never would have figured I've made it th1s far - Ken Barry a high school graduate.

Imagine that. Boutez En Avant!

Faugh An Ballaghl "Through the storm we reached the shore" - U2 "The cookie is very cookie"- ? "Slip inside the eye of your mind, don't ya know you might find a better place to play?- Oasis "I've memorized the roadmap, but that doesn't make me a good dnver" - Yours Tru ly

Tim Graham

To my peers and all, today we have reached the top of the mountain.

Climbing this mountain has been one of the b1ggest challenges in our lives but together as one we have triumphantly ach eved the seemingly impossible and have made our mark. This ascend is one which I will carry on in my mind forever, for the fondest memones are never left behind. I am truly thankful to all those who have aided us, reaching out when we stumbled or when we felt that we couldn 't go on. Your love, support and insplratlon will be cherished deeply and will guide us in the future, although we have reached the top of the peak, we have yet to reach the sky. So before I say adieu, with content. I would llke to wish my peers the .best of luck In carrying on with their dreams.

P.S. Thank you mom, dad and sis

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away... (its the song I've sung it every year at York) ... Then the IB came ... With sleepless nights .. .

Tons of homework ... Lots of complaining ... TOO MUCH hard work ... and SOOO much STRESS!!! Do I regret it?? NO!!! York is an experience that I will never be able to forget... My memories at York are THE BEST!!! Over the past 5 years, I've made friends with the most amazing people... I tru ly appreciate everything that they have taught me and every experience that they have given me ..• I will remember you all forever =)

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Robert Kleinman This way my first year at The York School, and it was unfortunately the last. But I won't regret it, cause with out York I would be lost:l thank the school very much. Peace.

If these walls could speak they would speak of: yellow submarines, polar bears, closet peopl~'dogs with out leashes, captains, J Jrst mates, finding pants, after school fight club, fly zapper~uttskiwuttskis, widgets:'""lavali's and fans, silent movies, roof stalls, tomados popes, unchewn spaghetti, ~{lectioi'J.s. ·robbers, lawnorde~and many years '-. ~ " . I J. '« 'i worth of~memonesr.

Or;~ maybe ,., they wouldn '!)say anything, just laugh \as.w~ so often did.

Good-bye York. I will miss you dearly.

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Laurence Payne

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Camilla Rogalski

The party has just begunl To the class of 2002 : we are the smartest ppl in the world! Oh the laughs we had: that would be toe! In-formation? Blahblahblah beer! I'm raw!

Thanks to the IB wall of shame, you helped me through the worst of days! To LD JS & JC, you've all inherited the key to life! "I just can't hold too many thi~gs in my head at once." Thanks to my family for pushing me OVER the edge. This time I flew. To those who Inspired: RF JB DC GV and especially BL, the magician. To SP & LB for the support, and love to AO. "Without a struggle, there can be no progress". We did it! Which way now?

It's been 13 years and now it's time to say goodbye, to: amazing friends (to those who have really touch~-~you~ kn~wh~ you are), teachers who have helped me think, en"dless memo"fY'Sarid laughI ., ljj ing fit~. I~ )~!rty sludel!!..1founge, many late·· ~~ library, elephante~trees yleL m~_sic"classes, "hither,~hithet, love", cit courl e" biology,r,..-~... class and' evetythlng else at n • a.; rl.'( Yo~-,th~t\has hel~ mE2T ~~ow.

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"I realize I'm in one of those stages where I'm mad at the world, like I'm daring the world to push me off a cliff ...just to see if I can fly." This school has taught me everything i ever wanted to know, and much more that I never wanted to know.

"The problem with reality is the lack of background music." Live life in colour, not black and white, and don't live in the past or future, because then you'll miss the moment. To fellow grads, good luck and thanks for always being there.

To my friends, I love you and I really wouldn't have made it with out you. If you can't be good, be careful.

Alanna Silver

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Adrian, Alanna, Ben, Cam, Camilla, Ken, Laurence, Mark, Justin, Ossman, Rob, Tim, Yony: I knew I had a bad att'tude often, but this year really wasn't that bad.

You guys entertained me & made me laugh all the time, (death poems, degrade, bio weirdness, IB pain reliever, crotchless pants, IB wall of shame, endless freaking out, & your hair Yony - need an iron?-jlk) THANKS! The best of luck to you in the future, I know all of you will be fine. Teachers & especially Mrs. Lister: Thanks for everything yo have done for me, I really appreciated it. BTA: lick$, run from the pres. Live, Laugh, Learn & Have Fun, randomness reigns!!

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CLOSING CEREMONIES

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The York School came together last June to watch the 2nd graduating class receive their diplomas. Everyone was very excited especially the grads who were all off to university in the fall. Some of us laughed and some of us cried when Adil Dhalla gave his award winning valedictorian speech.

Many awards were given out for various achievements and it was a great end to an amazing year.

- Mark Rupert

Many people have told me that the split-second before you die, your most significant memories ol your life flash before your mind. II this were true, and il I were to die tomorrow, then I know that it will be this moment, right now, that will flash before me. My graduation from high school and thus my departure from York, is far more than just a monumental occasion in my life. Because, those of you who know me, will know that leaving York is the saddest and most difficult thing for me to do.. For the past five years I have made York my home, the people inside the school my family and I have surrounded my life with everything and anything to do with York. So obsessed I have been with York that it is this very moment that I have dreamt about for the past live years.

Standing here, anticipating the exchange of handshake and diploma, while knowing within moments I will be entering the newest chapter to my life with my graduating class.

Faith and belief in one's dreams are two themes which I hold very dear. The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them. or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners. on the other hand, can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. Personally, for as long as I can remember, my life has revolved around my dreams and aspirations. Five years ago, I entered a small school which I had never heard of before and found my place in a base· ment classroom in a church off Yonge Street. Something about coming and being at York changed me. Maybe I was an opportunist, or maybe I was just lucky, but what I know for sure is that I started to lie in bed at night thinking about what I wanted to do.

I began envisioning the future of York and how we could all be involved in pushing this school to grow and excel. But I could not push our dreams without faith. Faith, along with dreams, is an important cornerstone to my life. When I was younger I was once told that "Faith Is seeing the invisible. Action is seizing the invisible. Faith without action makes you a Dreamer. Action without faith makes you a Doer. Faith w~h action makes you an Achiever". There is nothing In my mind which could better sum· up the relationship between faith and dreams than that quote. In order to achieve your dreams, however difficult and great they might be, one needs to use faith as their driving force in order to accomplish the task fat hand. For me faith is believing in what we cannot bee or touch, but instead what we can feel, smell and hear with our hearts. II there is one piece of advice that I can give to you today, it is to create dreams. believe in Ihem, envision them and go for them. "Remember to always aim for the sun, because even if you do not succeed, you will always come clos· er than if you never tried at all".

I mentioned earlier that leaving York is quite difficult for me particularly because of the time which I have spent dedicaled to York and York life over the past five years. When I first wrole this speech, I wrote down a brief list of things that made York special and unique. However, just a couple of days ago, I deleted that

section and replaced it with something else. Last Friday there was a large end of year bash for York students. Unfortunately, trespassers from other schools crashed the party, harassed the invited guests and eventually caused so much troubles that the police were called. The importance of this incident is what was displayed by the York students there. There was a conflict, a serious threat and within seconds a s1de emerged ol York students who valiantly stood up to the hoodlum 'trespassers'. We all knew what was bond1ng us and a powerful feeling of closeness swept over the York side. Like a family, we battled together, and like a family, we protected each other from harm. We weren't afraid, but rather proud to fight for our name. Our school might lack certain high school idiosyncrasies, like homecoming and the "big game" but instead we supplement them with spirit weeks, outrageously eventful social evenls and our knowledge that we are all together. Whether it be a positive or a negative that we have such a small school, I believe that we are closer and more intimate than any other school oul there and ~ is this wihich makes York what it is, and it is this which I will miss so dearly The graduating class is a unique entity on its own All 12 of us are unique and special in our own way. Our differences ere· ated some awesome class chemistry and at times we would even feel as if we were 'dysfunctional' because we were all so differ· ent. But in the end, we are bonded by the fact we survived the York experience, and the IB experience for that matter, together and that's what is important. Looking back we have faced many obstacles and much adversity, but we have returned with desire and dedication to continue to grow mentally, physically and spir· itually. Through our times of laughter, our times ol pressure and our times of sadness, we have always known that we Will have each other. But then again, there was never any escape! There are so many memories and good times thai! cannot forget .. such as the time when while waiting lor our French teacher Mme Lister to come to class, we attempted to push the minute hand on the clock forward but instead broke the clock and in lear ol getting in trouble we put the clock back one wall. Two minutes later, Mme. entered the class and mildly slammed the door but in the process the clock went flying, again crashing to the floor. We all laughed as we realized we had gotten away as Mme. apologized to the teacher whose clock it was lor breaking the clock. Well Mme. now you know that it was us and not you. A moment like that was very common and exemplifies exactly how we are from the time when we stole Mr. Pitts van and got it stuck In a ditch, to accidentally breaking down doors, constantly impersonating boy bands and puncturing our Principal with pens in odd locations (sorry!). That was us and I am sure that we are all proud not only of our accomplishments but the fond and funny memories here at York.

I'd like to end by thanking a lew people. It is so difficult to stand up here and thank everyone who has helped me along the way, and helped make a difference in this school lor everyone

including the graduating class. All the teachers, the admlnistra· t1on, the workers. the maintenance guys, the cleaners, my laml· ly, my second lam1ly, my fnends and all those people who I have worked with· I cannot thank you enough and believe me when I say that I wou ld love to say something to each and every one of you nght now but I can't largely because ol my time. There are 3 people I would bnefly like to thank. One is Mme. Lister lor her unyielding devotion to our academics and our success in both the IB and university acceptances. Mme., I'm not quite sure where academically this school would be without you and il there was someone who I dedicated my diploma to, it would be you. The second person I would like lo thank IS Mr. Hamilton.

Mr. Hamilton, you have been indlspensible to the creation of th is high school and we are all aware and thankful lor that. On a slightly more comical note, I also always wanted to thank you for not telling anybody or embarrassing me when you stopped a strip of toi let paper from hanging out ol the back ol my pants last year. I was so scared you would tell someone! Finally, the third person, which I w1sh to thank, IS my mother. If there has been a tangible dnv,ng Ioree in my life it has been her. Mom, you have been my inspiration, my motivat1on, my career and my friend- without you I would not have been on this stage today and I could never thank you enough lor being the beautiful person that you have been in my life Finally, I would just like to say to everyone- that should you ever think of the graduating class, my wish is that it makes you smile I hope that we have done everything possible to be a friend, a mentor and a fair worker With everybody in the school.

It IS really the people that we will miss and who we will take with us In our hearts and memories. And this brings us back to what I began saying. I have never been stricken with so much sad· ness and depressing emotions in my young life for I will miss this school more than anyone can imagine.

Thank you lor everything York.

In conclusion, the graduating class ol 2001: always remember that you are special and un1que, each and every one of you, and that no challenge is too great, no task too difficult. Go show the world what you are capable of doing as I have faith in each one of you, that you can do whatever it is you want. Thank you, for making this the best experience of my life. I will miss you guys.

Yorkside for life. Goodbye York, I'll miss you.

-Adil

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CANADA'S WONDE LAND

The upper school's annual trip to wonderland was a blast this year. From 10 am to 4 pm, it was six straight hours of fun and games!

Favourite rides included the Bat, Top Gun, the Fly and who can forget the extreme Skyflyer which some of the more daring students decided to try. Thanks and we'll see you next year!

- Robert Kleinman

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The 182 class ended its amazing high school run with a beautiful boat cruise over the "scenic" Toronto waters last June. After the 8 course meal, the graduates with their par路 ents and the teachers danced the night away on the deck of the cruise ship while reminiscing on past memories, the good and the bad. Of course, the night itself was full of many new memories to add to our high school collection and I'm sure that none of us will forget our first night as graduates.

- Adil Dhalla

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UPPER SCHOOL ATHLETIC BANQUET

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In May of 2001, York broke new ground by holding the first ever Upper School Athletic Banquet. The venue was the classy yet comfortable confines of the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, and an excellent turnout from the studentathletes of York made it an enjoyable and memorable evening. We heard a rousing speech from former Olympian Karen Stemmle, dined on mystery pink poultry and were dazed, confused and amused by Spork II, brainchild of dramatist Mr. Fulfors and his fellow Sporkers. All things considered, the evening was a most welcome addition to the uniquely emerging character of Upper School.

Athletic Banquet Winners: Barb Lister Dedication Award: Male: James Legge Female: Lindsay Kincaide Board of Directors Award : Laurence Payne Male Athlete of the Year: Brendan Menzies Female Athlete of the Year: Lindsay Magrane Congratulations to all the winners!

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The York Upper School Athletic Banquet 2001

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"We are one!" intones the Chief. "We are one!" chant for Ecologizers, relaxing into that false sense of security which we do desperately search for in this 21st century experience. Why think when we can get others to do it for us? Why feel when those feelings may be unpleasant. Ah, to forget, yum. We are one? We are none?

We took the Institute of Inner Ecology to the Independent School Drama Festival at Lakefield College, and again had a memorable theatrical experience. With a crack team of talent-oozing actors, we gave our peers a flawless and energetic performance.

The cast: Robert Kleinman (the Chief, Founder and Leader of the Institute), Joey Cuffaro (Dr. Fabian, Head of Staff), Azra Dhalla (Dr. Skronic, Dr. Fabian's assistant), Alanna Silver (Ms. Tate, Public Relations), Matt Wolf (Frankie, an Ecologizer and former businessman), Jill Colvin (Barb, an Ecologizer and former housewife who cooked a dinner of raw chicken), Shana Valo (Peggy, an Ecologizer and reformed astrologer) and Jason Simon (ltty Bitty, an Ecologizer and former gambler).

Bryna Traister was our exquisite stage manager and Wendy White and I co-directed. Wendy also designed costumes and collaborated on my script.

As the Chief says, "If we can find out what we are truly made up of and how we can control those various parts of the whole, then it is indeed a fine day."

- Robin Fulford

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On a slightly rainy Friday September 21st 2001 the entire York School participated in the 8th annual Terry Fox Run in memory of Natasha Zimnoch. The event was a complete success thanks to the help of Mme. Lister and Mike Valo and even though we all got a little soggy, we once again raised a huge amount of money totaling over $27,000. Congratulations York, your donations go a long way!

- Mark Rupert

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GRADE 9'8 AT CAMP KILCOO

My trip to Kilcoo I think that camp Kilcoo was a great experience for the grade nines. I found that I got to meet a lot of new kids and I had a lot of fun. The trip was great to have in the first few days of school, because we got to know who all of the kids were before we had to start the school year. I think the most enjoyable part of the trip was definitely the activity where we pretended we were stranded on an island. We had the only two blue footed booby eggs left on earth and if they cracked the species would go extinct. We had to boil water over a fire and build a fort to protect the eggs. Another great experience was the story telling before bed time. The staff really gave us a scare. To wrap things up, I think Camp Kilcoo was the greatest experience of grade 9 so far.

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UNITED WAY WEEK

With head shaves and carnivals, grub days and wrestling matches, it seemed like there was something going on all week long. After Rob's singing, students at York will always close their eyes when they kiss anyone and thanks to Mike's silly stringing we'll always be on our toes. Thanks to all of your help and generosity, we were able to have a hugely successful week full of fun and oh ya money. Enjoy it again next year!

- Laurence Payne

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"Daylight in the swamp!!!" That dang cry pierced my skull like it does every morn'n. Sam, and before a full day of sackin' the booms downriver, I had to go off and answer the true call of the wild- to be a YWF wrestler. Some ratfaced pole jumper had got me signed up for this, and I had to face a Frenchman ... but I couldn't wait for that part.

The Lumberjack vs. the Flying Frenchman (I reckon he'd fly alright...). Handsome Hanna vs. Friar Mizener, and the Gladiator vs. the Fairy Feeney Princess. The Frenchman called himself Lacoste of Sudbury, Handsome David Hanna was formerly a history teacher, the Gladiator was none other than Hamilton himself, and the Fairy Princess introduced himself as Gerald Feeney. This was gonna be a barnburner!l Princess and the Gladiator went first; a cat-scratchin' high-squealin' face-slappin' affair, but the Gladiator came out on top. Next followed Handsome and the Friar; one bad God on his side, the other just ego, and a set of sideburns and some chest hair that would've made a grizzly green with envy. Handsome Hanna prevailed in a flashy display of wit and charisma. Finally, my turn to throw a sag in the Frenchman, that tricky little schoolmarm. A few Johnny cakes and some sow belly for breakfast, washed down with a little dish water. That ought to've woke me up enough to send the Frenchman to meet his maker. Well, he taunted and tricked, threw some flour in my eyes, pummeled me with a baguette, but all in all, the right side won and the Frenchman was crushed like a river pig under a skidder.

Guess they signed us all up again for next year. Heard something about the match being in a steel cage ...this YWF is getting' out of control...

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Semi Formal, January 2002

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The Upper School House Council

Head Girl : Jill Colvin

Another year has come to a close and I can safely say it has been a great one. This year's house council members worked tirelessly to provide everyone with a great deal of fun and excitement. I would like to thank the House Council for making this an enriching and enjoyable experience for me. I leave York knowing that there is only room for growth and expansion. A new gym has opened new athletic opportunities and I know that more top ranked teams are on the rise. Our clubs are becoming more diverse and numerous while our bands continue to sound better and better. I only hope that the rest of the Council enjoyed their positions as much as I did and wish you all the best of luck with next year.

Head Boy: Laurence Payne

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We came. We saw. We conquered! What a record breaking year for Champlain House!

We took no prisoners in basketball, scored big in hockey and dominated house challenges!

You all deserve a lot of credit for your effort, and enthusiasm and a special thanks to PL and Mr. Curran for taking on the "little" people in serious style. Have a fantastic, renewing summer Champlain - you deserve it!

Champlain Head: Lindsay Kincaide

What a year! Man did Simcoe rock it to Russia louder than a baker, a butcher and a candlestick maker or an armadillo farm on a Wednesday night. We put a valiant effort in basketball and dominated hockey as usual. Great participation and lets keep on truckin' next year for Simcoe. Viva Ia Simcoe!

Simcoe Head: Rob Battista

Whether it's spirit, sports, pride or power, McClung has them all. We've been at the top for a while now and no one has been able to throw us down. We've dominated in everything this year and are going to stay at #1 ! No one can mess with the best. Thanks to a great , house who helped me attack one other house head in particular (you know who you are).

McClung will definitely be back next year filled with even more power, great pranks and amazing spirit. McClung let's go!!

McClung Head: Azra Dhalla

It was a great year! Johnson was full of spirit and pride. We had some great pranks taping rivals to chairs; they know not to mess with us ever again! We conquered in sports and challenges proving to all others not to mess with the best! Next year we will continue to rule!

Thanks everyone for your continual support and spirit. Have a great summer! YAYA go Johnson!!

Johnson Head: Shana Valo

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We have so many memories, from Mr. Skunk man wearing elephant pants designed by elephantE on the cat couch surrounded by the IB wall of shame in the student lounge, while the leaky pipes dripped and eroded our lives, to the filth mongrel which caused hairy nuggets, we all needed the IB pain reliever. Tim's Mohawk and his frequent antics in the lounge kept us amused, and the midget prostitute saw us mooing at Mr. Lampman during Hamlet. The bio Classes never ended, yet the IN-formation was always abundant, especially when it came to interleuken minus one. Laurence's seldom screams, and Camilla's causes for the yelling of "get out" in bio made finding the retarded "I love you" almost normal, yet so very far from it, as we all seem to be, and blame it on the 9:00 dinners we find ourselves having at school. Toe is still in the freezer, and group 4 almost got certain individuals arrested. Bingo Tickets are everywhere making the American ambassador Chimpo go a little more crazy and sing "Come Mr. Taliban, give us bin ladin". With weather reports of "It's a humid out'', and the weather man Yony needing a hair straighter, and all of us looking like the night of the living dead, we all feel that we need a trip to butt park, or perhaps the garage cove we've grown so fond of! Clubber boy 202 and the wooly mammoths learn that ''that's like sh***y", and also need a dang. Slowly going crazy gives rise for talking to photographs during free style music classes, and sometimes we really miss the two we once had, although the flying chairs have ceased to exist. "I get my thrills' through Assman using and making use of the dirty washroom. Class dinners make us fear attack of the killer walruses, and play little pranks that no one suspects, with an abundance of so many blenders. It's been fun, if not strange, and we're off, thank us for putting up with you- the IB2 class of 2002.

After long hours of working late at school, running around the halls pretending I'm the paparazzi with my camera, and just scratching by deadlines, my final high school year book is completed. I am very proud of this book because of the endless time I really didn't have that I cranked into it and it coming out looking surprisingly okay. I have to thank my friends who put up with my constant whining when deadlines were approaching.

Thanks to Alanna Silver who contributed her art to some of the pages. Thanks to Danielle and some of the other grade 11 girls who helped out when they could. Thanks to Ms. Elliott who would catch my mistakes. I've been at York all my life and have learned everything I know from the numerous teaches I've had over the years. I'd like to thank my teachers, this is my final year, for helping me get through the never ending days. Thanks to David Hamilton, Robin Fulford, Dan Curran, Nancy Bunyard, Michael Nease, Lisa Graydon, Lois Lewis and of course Barbara Lister. Have fun with the yearbook next year, who ever...... - Mark Rupert

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