Go Falcons Go!
A new athletics facility ushers in a new era
In the history of Crofton House, the 2015 – 2016 academic year will forever be remembered as a new and exciting chapter in sport thanks to the opening of the new Senior School Athletics Centre and fitness centre with its state-of-the-art equipment.
In only a short time, the opening of the new facility positively impacted the entire school community in a multitude of ways. Beyond giving our senior girls a welldesigned, functional new space with its glassed in atrium in which to play, girls from other teams, and members of the CHS community working out at the fitness centre above can now regularly cheer on their schoolmates, bringing an added sense of community and team support. Having the dedicated space for our Senior School girls, in turn, allowed us to dedicate Chan Hall entirely as the Junior School gymnasium.
Our spacious and re-envisioned athletics facilities have given CHS the opportunity to host tournaments and welcome young athletes onto our campus in a way we could not previously, due to space constraints. During the year, for example, both the Junior and Senior schools hosted Independent School Athletic Association Championships and BC Provincial tournaments that included independent and public schools from across the Metro Vancouver region and beyond.
All girls at CHS are encouraged to embrace an active and balanced lifestyle. With the inspiring new facilities we can now offer our girls, Crofton House is demonstrating the extent to which athletics and physical activity can and do play an important role in the lives of our students.
Go Falcons Go!
In fall 2015, CHS proudly unveiled the Crofton Falcons. A bold and exciting name for our CHS Athletics Teams, the falcon is a fitting mascot. Known as a sleek hunter, the peregrine falcon is renowned for its speed— the fastest creature on earth. Attractive, strong and capable of reaching great heights, it is agile and adaptable, boasting exceptional powers of vision. The female falcon is also known for being larger than its male counterpart, the tercel, and is an especially formidable force … just like our CHS girls.