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By Ever Wirth Balancing school and sports can be very challenging but also rewarding, it means fitting both learning and physical activities into daily life. Students attend classes, finish homework, and study while also going to practice and playing games.  We interviewed students asking how they handle their schedule, we asked grade 10 student Felix Laister how he handles stress when having a test and a game in the same week/day, he said “I check if they overlap with each

By Juliana Lange Over the course of the past few weeks our athletics reporters  have been working on a poll and surveying our athletes, asking if they enjoy it when fellow students watch games while they were playing. The result (shown below) was a landslide yes we do!   To our surprise, the option with the most votes was yes. We found this very interesting, this may be because we are a bit biased towards our own opinions (we personally don’t like it!), but most people said t

By Juliana Lange “This year has been a big learning opportunity” -Caedmon Mawhinny The Senior  Boys Volleyball  season  was filled  with  patience and  perseverance,   bringing growth and depth to the team.  Their season started off with a sense of determination, as returning players welcomed new teammates and created stronger connections with peers to build a strong foundation as a team. Quincy Brinks stated that “the team has had a lot of  ups and downs, and has developed m

By Rachel Skinner The girls have had a season full of ups and downs, but their progress is through the roof. They had great success at their tournament last weekend qualifying for North Islands, and now they will be battling in Campbell River to earn a spot at Islands. They battled hard on Halloween to finish the season winning against Kelsey and having a close game against Brentwood. They have each made immense progress and have grown together as a team and individuals. They

By Ocea McClean  At our lovely Gulf Islands Secondary School, the staff and the grad class compete in games against each other throughout the year. Usually, they play sports like basketball, volleyball, soccer, dodgeball, or softball. But lately, there's has been talk of trying out new games such as Capture the Flag or a Trivia Quiz to switch  things up. Stay tuned for this.   This past month, on October 6th, GISS hosted a Staff vs. Grads volleyball match in the gym. It was a

by Juliana Lange So far, the GISS Senior Girls' Volleyball Team has had a very chaotic season, filled with ups and downs. They have showed determination in their last tournament pulling through with a few wins. Although at the beginning of their season they were losing games, they've managed to strengthen and come together. Throughout the season, our players have demonstrated growth in their skills as well as teamwork, communication, positivity, and perseverance.     Their ef

A Swift Start to the Soccer Year by Sophie Wertman The Senior Boys Soccer team has had an exciting season with a mix of wins and losses. This year the team has won against the Brooks, Timberline, Wellington and Ladysmith teams with 2 losses to Isfeld and Carihi. This year’s team is looking strong, and we’re expecting to have well-matched games against other schools. Their coach Mr. Ayton has expressed his excitement, enthusiasm and dedication to the team and is very appreciat

by Rachel Skinner The Scorpion raffle is a new annual event where student athletes have been asked to sell raffle tickets for a chance to win a $5000 cash prize. The lucky winner of this year’s raffle was Ian Williamson, who is none other than the dad of an athlete that attends GISS. The money raised will go to funding the team's travel, equipment, uniforms, tournament fees, and teacher-coach coverage, and will greatly impact the athletics program. The more tickets sold, the

by Sophie Wertman The swim team has had a great season with everyone improving and overall having fun; getting to know each other while staying active. Our team showed positivity, perseverance, community and support at the Island Championships and were able to boost each other up when in need. Although our team is mostly younger and less experienced and they compete against even against bigger, older and more experienced teams, they still show better skill and technique. Even

Team faces tough opponents in Mid Island Playoffs by Ever Wirth The start of the Junior Boys Soccer season was evenly matched, with a win against the Brentwood B team and a loss against Kelsey. In the game against Brentwood A, everyone tried their hardest but we lost 5-0. With Islands coming up very soon, the Junior Boys felt ready to face any team. The team works together during games, helping each other and talking to make good plays. Mr. Langdon coaches them to be good tea

by Rachel Skinner and Juliana Lange We are excited to share positive progress on the possible start of a Badminton Team at GISS. Over the past few weeks, we have been working toward making the desire for a badminton team a reality. We recently approached Mr. Mason with the idea of coaching the team. At this meeting, he challenged us to a game of singles or doubles, where if he said that if we won, he would coach the team. Our next step is to gather interest from students thr

Badminton Bringing a badminton team to our schools' Athletic Program is something that could bring a big impact to our school. A lot of...