2013-2014 Athletic Engagement

The Gryphons were Division 3 winners of the CAIS Senior Boys’ Invitational Tournament, and the Elementary School A team won the Montreal Elementary School Basketball Championships.

CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

The Selwyn House Elementary School team won the GMAA banner.

FOOTBALL

A Senior School student was selected to play on the Quebec U-18 Provincial team in the Canadian Championships.

Two Selwyn House students were selected for the U-17 Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Regional Football team, and three students were selected for the U-15 team.

WRESTLING

The Gryphon Wrestling Team finished a strong fourth place at the GMAA Championships, with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals. One student was named as the GMAA MVP of the tournament. The team prepared for the championships with a trip to Cuba where they participated in a training camp and visited the Cuban National Team Training Center. At the 2014 Provincial Championships, four students came away with medals, including two golds. One Grade 10 student won a silver medal at the Canadian Championships and placed first at the National Team Trials. One student participated in the Sparta Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico, finishing with a bronze medal, and three students participated in an international tournament in Israel in July, where all three won gold medals. The Gryphons had two wrestlers and one alternate on the Quebec Team at the Canada Games, and finished with one bronze medal.

GMAA ANNUAL AWARDS

Nine Grade 8 students were named MVPs for their performances during the 2013-2014 season, and a tenth won the sportsmanship award. The school also won an award for overall participation in the annual Halo Race.

PHE (Physical & Health Education Canada) AWARD

For the 19th consecutive year, Selwyn House School received the Quality (Daily) Physical Education Award for the excellence of its athletics program. The award is determined by the number of minutes of physical education offered in individual schools and by the quality of instruction that is administered. Selwyn House School was recognized as having a physical education program that is in the top 5 percent of schools across Canada.