For Students, By Students
By Annie Wagner (’27) One of the most common pieces of advice given to graduating students heading into their final year is “enjoy it while it lasts, because it goes by quickly.” At the whole-school opening assembly last month, the grade 2s and the grade 12s were asked to stand up and “wave at each…
On a Friday afternoon after lunch, the grade 12s trudged and slogged and piled into the LLC. Outside, a scant wind blew underneath a glorious half sunny fall day. Leaves swirled and scattered along the basketball court and accumulated to the entrance of the dining hall door. It was Peaks advisory, and the temptation to…
By Brian Lin (’31) Just two weeks ago, the last of three beluga whales transferred from Marineland, Ontario, to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago died due to ongoing health issues, likely exhausted by the stress of relocation. The most recent death was Osiris, a 26-year-old female who passed away on September 21. Beluga whales are…
By Maddie Schultz (’27) Whenever I told people my plans for the summer entailed reading both Crime and Punishment and Anna Karenina, the responses I got were pretty typical: “Oof, good luck!” “Yikes, why?” “Oh, I tried Anna Karenina and gave up. Too dense!” I wasn’t surprised to hear any of this, and found myself…
By Angela Wang (’28) “What do you call a Grade 11 student with a healthy sleep schedule and no stress? A liar.” As my fellow Grade 11s may remember, that was my banging opening line during this year’s council speech. Whether it actually convinced anyone to vote for me is information I would rather not…
By Alexander Marcus (’30) You might live Downtown, or perhaps you head to VAM (Vancouver Academy of Music) each Friday. You might have an afterschool activity in Burnaby, or find yourself on Granville Island on Monday afternoons. Whatever the reason, if you end up taking the bus, you might take the 4, and you’ll likely…
By Grey Tang ’26 Two years ago, one of our previous Editor-in-Chiefs Emma published a heartfelt goodbye to the school and the Post. At the time, her words seemed foreign. It was my first year writing for the Wolfington Post–in September, Dr. Boland had eagerly connected Emma and me through email–and it felt like I…
By Damon Burton ’26 Recently there’s been a craze across the world of eating more protein. While most of these people definitely don’t need nearly as much protein as they eat (which is a topic for another time) protein is still certainly important, especially for those looking to lose weight or gain muscle. Protein is…
By Grey Tang ’26
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