WGSS Senior Dance coming up on May 16th!

WGSS Senior Dance coming up on May 16th!

Student Council is very excited to run the last dance of the year on May 16th. It is going to be Spring Fling and students are expected to wear semi-formal clothes: dresses/skirts for girls and collared shirts for boys. It is going to be a blast so grade 10s, 11s and 12s – come out and have a blast! Tickets will [...]

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You can’t always get what you want 0
by / on April 17, 2013 at 6:17 am / in Events

You can’t always get what you want

The WGSS Musical is taking place this week, performed by the theatre class. It’s called “You can’t always get what you want”. Tickets are 10 dollars!

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Toon Squad wins again! 0
by / on April 17, 2013 at 6:13 am / in Clubs, Events, Student Council

Toon Squad wins again!

The March(less) madness dodgeball tournament took place last week once again here at WGSS. This time, there were only 8 teams to start with in the pool and “Toon Squad,” the Senior boys basketball team members won the tournament once again. They went against the Bell Ringers in the final round and it was an extremely close, intense game!

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Get your Gator Nation glasses NOW! 0
by / on March 6, 2013 at 8:11 am / in Uncategorized

Get your Gator Nation glasses NOW!

WGSS’S newest gator gear are these fantastic gator nation glasses. Support Gator Nation by purchasing these awesome shades. They will be sold on Thursdays and Fridays at the wicket! Only 5 dollars and they’re yours!

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Floor Hockey Tournament 0
by / on February 25, 2013 at 6:19 am / in Events

Floor Hockey Tournament

February is floor hockey month at WGSS! The Leadership in Athletics class has organized an intramural ball hockey tournament. Every second day at lunch time for the next few weeks, teams will clash in the small gym. Still in the first round of a double-knockout format, it is too early to name a tournament favourite although the Aesthetics and Silky [...]

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WGSS debate team competes at the regional Lower Mainland East tournament 0
by / on February 25, 2013 at 6:17 am / in Clubs, Debate club

WGSS debate team competes at the regional Lower Mainland East tournament

Our WGSS debate team competed at the regional Lower Mainland East tournament last week. Hosted by the Southridge Senior School, 2 junior teams and 1 senior team competed for a chance to advance to the provincial level. Our 3 teams, Alice Kim and Heon Lee, Laura Ko and Ethan Carlson, and Justin Oh and Kevin Lee, placed 8th, 15th and [...]

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Is it the Decision or the Journey? 0
by / on February 18, 2013 at 8:10 pm / in Student Articles

Is it the Decision or the Journey?

  It’s that time of year again when the pressure is on for the grade 12′s to decide what they want to pursue in the future. As teenagers, we are cornered to make decisions about what we want to do for the rest of our lives. Without even being aware of all the options, is it actually possible to make [...]

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Thursday Night Live 0
by / on January 22, 2013 at 7:17 am / in Events, Student Council

Thursday Night Live

On February 31st, Student Council presents Thursday Night Live in the drama room. This is an event where everyone can come out and share their talents, varying from stand-up comedy to singing to magic tricks! It’s a very fun night sharing all the amazing Gater talents. So everyone come out and cheer on all the talented performers!  

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WGSS’s First Ever Junior Dance 2
by / on January 22, 2013 at 7:02 am / in Events, Student Council

WGSS’s First Ever Junior Dance

On February 7th, Student Council presents the first ever Junior Dance here at WGSS – all grade 8s, 9s and 10s are welcome to come out and dance the night away with friends! The ticket sales start on February 4th and with the purchase of a dance ticket, you can get your matchmaker results for FREE! The theme is Mathletes [...]

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Back the Track! 0
by / on January 22, 2013 at 6:54 am / in Uncategorized

Back the Track!

       Back the Track, is a community endeavour to raise awareness, support, and finances to rebuild the track facility at Walnut Grove Secondary School in Langley, B.C.  The track facility at our school is over twenty years old: it was installed when our school was built.  The life expectancy for a track of its type is 8 to 10 years [...]

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LMH work experience program 0
by / on January 22, 2013 at 6:52 am / in Events

LMH work experience program

The Langley School District is once again organizing a work experience program with Langley Memorial Hospital this school year. The first of three sessions took place in early November and the other two sessions are scheduled for February and April. All three sessions are comprised of three days of job shadowing at the hospital. This fall, 8 applicants were selected [...]

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