GUELPH – The County of Wellington is doubling the size of the grants and bursaries it awards, in recognition of the rising costs faced by students.
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Wellington Heights hosts Survivor Games
Survivor games – Students from all grades dressed up to participate in the Wellington Heights District Secondary School “Survivor” activities held on the school grounds during the afternoon of Sept. 29.
Wellington Heights students experience Grade 9 Camp
Grade 9 camp – Eighty-one Grade 9 students from Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount…
Mount Forest native’s debut novel longlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize
MOUNT FOREST – Former Mount Forest resident André Forget has been longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Award for his novel debut 'In the City of Pigs.'
Wellington Heights Secondary School recognize Athletes of the Year
Athletes of the Year – Wellington Heights Secondary School’s athletic director Rob Frost…
Wellington Heights student wins silver at OFSAA tennis championships
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington Heights Secondary School student Victoria Herrington has won the silver medal at the OFSAA (Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations) Girls Singles Open Tennis Championship.
Wellington Height’s Relay for Life event exceeds fundraising goal
Above and beyond – Wellington Heights Secondary School students hit the track on June 3 for a…
Relay for Life returns to Wellington Heights Secondary School
MOUNT FOREST – Students are hitting the track at Wellington Heights Secondary School on June 3 for the return of the Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life. It’ll be the first Relay For Life event held at the school in three years.
Wellington Heights student wins gold at CWOSSA tennis championships
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington Heights Secondary School student Victoria Herrington has recently won the gold medal at the CWOSSA Girls Singles Tennis championships.
Wellington Heights students earn grand prize in national competition
MOUNT FOREST – Students from Wellington Heights Secondary School have brought home the grand prize from Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) national research-based case study competition. The winning trio earned $500 for their school and the title of Youth Wetland Experts.
Communications forum developed for school community in northern Wellington
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Parents and caregivers with children attending Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) schools in north Wellington are being invited to join a new education-focussed communications forum for the region.
WHSS students earn prizes at branch and zone level in annual Legion contest
MOUNT FOREST - The results from the Royal Canadian Legion Poster, Poetry and Essay Contest have come in, and there were 307 entries for the contest from Mount Forest-area schools.
‘Kids always came first’: Mount Forest teacher taking ‘high road’ after going against the grain
MOUNT FOREST - Local resident and longtime Wellington Heights Secondary School teacher Dave Griffiths has retired after decades of putting kids first in experiential education.
WHSS Wolverines senior boys volleyball earn silver in District 4
Silver medalists – The Wellington Heights Secondary School senior boys volleyball team…
Wellington Heights graduate earns scholarship from Ducks Unlimited
BARRIE - Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) recently award Mount Forest Nathan Zeinstra of Mount Forest one of three $1,000 Wetland Centre of Excellence Scholarships.
