For Students, By Students
Dear WPGA, We hope you are doing well. You might have been pinned with a kindness clip for the past week, or seen students during recess handing out gummy worms in the lobby. These are the initiatives by the Wellness Council this year. With lots to offer, the council however has one big goal: a…
Inside the mind of a Swiftie: 6 things you should never say to one and why
By Grey Tang, ’26 Halloween is one of the most iconic holidays we celebrate in North America. Whether you spend your night going door-to-door trick or treating, getting scared at the PNE’s Fright Nights, or bobbing for apples at one of the many other commemorative festivals that are hosted, it is clear that the tradition…
Psychology students would very well understand Maslow’s hierarchy. And though we may not verbalize it enough, we all know how fortunate we are that our primary concerns lay atop it. We’re thankful our safety and basic needs are met, and our greatest challenges lie with love, belonging, esteem, and living to our full potential. Without…
Hosted by Emily Zhou, ’25, and Calvin Liu, ’24 In the year since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, the ripples of its debut have spread far beyond its initial splash. As we mark its first anniversary, it’s time to reflect on how this AI phenomenon has reshaped our interactions, our queries, and even our creativity….
They trooped in after school, ostensibly, for a worksheet. And instead what followed was a delightful impromptu micro-community connection, a rap and a discourse, a back and forth. We didn’t talk about anything significant really, but talk we did. And as Owen, Ann, Kyle, Jaylen, Adrian, and Damon filed away, I marveled at the seasons…
By Evangeline Lin, ’27, and Grace Liu, ’26 I started Gilmore Girls on September 3rd, 2023, at approximately 11pm. I’m not sure if it was because of the relentless TikTok edits that flooded my ‘For You Page’, or if it was because “Rory Gilmore” and “Netflix” simply fit in with the fall aesthetic. Nevertheless, I…
By Ann Wang, ’26
Stockholm syndrome (noun)
feelings of trust of affection felt in many cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim towards a captor.
Strathcona Park Lodge (noun)
a lodge situated amid Strathcona Provincial Park that kids in tenth grade at WPGA stay at for five days for outdoor education each year.
From left to right: Kelyan, Elise, Melissa, Mary, Ann, and Frankie