Westwood High School

 

 

Events

 
 

November 2011

Bantam Girls' Volleyball Team GMAA Champions!

GMAA Division 1 Championship Bantam Girls’ volleyball team won the tournament by beating Royal West Academy. Coached by Gail Stanworth and Carl Brown and supported by parents, these girls showed what good coaching and hard work can accomplish.

 

October 2011

StoryFest Author, Anthony De Sa, inspires Westwood Senior Students

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On October 5th, Grade 11 students welcomed Canadian author, Anthony De Sa, to the library at Westwood Senior. This fall, they studied his first novel Barnacle Love, a finalist for the Giller Prize. His captivating stories of growing up in Toronto’s Portuguese community, teaching high school English classes and writing late into the night, led to an animated discussion about what it takes to publish an award winning novel and become a successful writer.

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His advice to aspiring young writers? Write when you feel inspired. Thank you to the Greenwood StoryFest Committee for helping to make this author visit possible.