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by Sophie Wertman and Ever Wirth The basketball season is in full swing with team rosters announced, and season games and tournaments underway. Everyone is very excited to see the teams play and how they will play and improve over the season. This year we have 2 Junior Boys teams (A and B), a Senior Boys team, a Grade 8 Girls team, a Junior Girls team and a Senior Girls Team. There’re both home and away games coming all throughout season. It’s very important to come out to th

by Rachel Skinner and Juliana Lange The girls basketball season has officially kicked off with the Senior Girls playing away, against Ladysmith on Tuesday December 2nd; followed by a tournament on December 4th to 6th at Dover Bay and the Junior Girls playing Wednesday at December 3rd vs Quamichan. Each team has been practicing two times a week in order to improve and prepare for this season. This is what some of the players have shared so far: “I am confident in my team for o

Sophie Wertman and Ever Wirth  The Jr Boys A Basketball team season started off to a rocky start with their first game against Quw’wutsun. The final score was 69-32, a loss for us. Although they lost, the score doesn’t reflect how they played together and represented GISS values. They were able to quickly bounce back in their tournament later that weekend, facing three different teams and ended up getting 2nd place. They’ve had numerous more games and tournaments that they’ve

by Rachel Skinner and Juliana Lange   As the soccer season slows down, students and teachers have been looking for more opportunities to play the sport they love. With this in mind, our Student Leadership class with the help of Mr. Shugar, designed a World Cup Soccer tournament. Teams played Wednesdays at lunch for thirty minutes against opposing competitors. Representing France was a selection of teachers, while the other three teams, England, Spain, and Argentina, consisted

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