By: Sommer Pesikan
Date: May 21st 2020
It’s that time of year again; the middle of May where the BOH class hosts the annual kindness week! Due to the given circumstances, the class had to modify their original plans. So instead, they launched their very own website: https://www.yorkmillskindness.org/. Check it out!
By: Neusha Taheri
May 23rd, 2020
Although classes are going to be online for the rest of the school year, grade 12 students still need to make up their minds on which university/college programs they are choosing for the coming year, and the deadline is coming close.This week, YM Highlights conducted a poll regarding which programs/schools students have decided to accept, as well as how they feel about life after high school, and if they think the worldwide pandemic will affect their experience.
By Lucy Wang
May 18, 2020
Although many of us have mixed feelings about school’s cancellation, how exactly do students feel about the cancellation of prom?
Prom is a high school dance, typically for senior students held at the end of the year. What began as a way to promote social etiquette in the late 1800s, prom is very much different today. Since high school takes up the majority of a teenager’s life, prom is often considered as an important event. It marks the end of your high school experience and the beginning of adulthood. Sometimes described as a rite of passage, the cancellation of prom may stir up a lot of different emotions.
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By: Porsha Taheri
May 21st 2020
It’s that time of year again! With just over a week until the OUAC (Ontario Universities’ Application Centre) deadline to accept a university offer, many twelfth graders are still scrambling to make a major life decision. This is truly a stressful time, so here are just a few tips that could be of assistance when making your final selection.
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By: Sommer Pesikan
Date: Wednesday May 6th 2020
Due to the ongoing school closures, The York Mills Athletic Council wanted to keep the school community involved and encourage students to stay active. With that being said, they have been using their Instagram platform to display a series of posts each week. They began uploading this new content on May 4th, 2020.
Amani Soorty
14/05/2020
Since the beginning of quarantine, many of us have gone through almost dozens of Netflix shows, glued to our laptops and far too comfy in bed with way too many snacks. I am, of course, one of those people. I’ve found myself rewatching 90’s rom coms and going through genres I’ve never tried before. Netflix now has so many more movies and shows coming out every week and a new recommendation algorithm so that you know how much you will like a show before you have started. So here are my favorite Netflix Flicks from the past eight weeks!
By Jenny Zhao
May 14, 2020
Certainly, we are now in a situation that no one could have predicted. With online courses in place for the past few months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many students share the feeling that they miss normal life before the quarantine. A lot of us may have complained about the stress of going to school, but York Mills students do miss school. A lot.
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By: Elizabeth Xu
May 5, 2020
For many students, quarantine might have been a dream come true. No school, no tests, no strict schedules. But now that we’ve been in quarantine for such a long time, most of us might be starting to get bored. Here are 10 things to do when you are bored.
By: Karina Leung
March 12, 2020
The art of music has been around for thousands of years, inspiring new people every single day. Many find music as a way of relaxing, entertainment and learning new skills. It trains the mind and the body with different new abilities such as coordination and helping your brain process information quicker. In an interview with York Mills’ music teacher Ms. Howe, she described her experience with advancing into music as a profession after high school and has given tips about why someone should go into music.
Friday, March 13th, 2020
By Amani Soorty
Many students are told that math is used in everyday circumstances…but where can we see this? Many York Mills students are high achievers, going into tougher programs and universities requiring the grade twelve maths; data management, calculus and vectors, and advanced functions, for even the simplest of programs where you could not imagine yourself using mathematics. But on the other hand, some students want to be working in almost entirely math-related fields such as engineering. The best places to go about whether you love or hate math is to our beloved math teachers, such as Mr. Simpson, the head of the math department, where we asked these common questions for students and parents worried about their mathematical long term relationships.
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