Extracurricular Activities

BREAKFAST CLUB: Breakfast Club runs every weekday to provide students with a healthy breakfast to start their day. Students can volunteer to help with the breakfast club and receive Career hours. 

Time: Weekday Mornings from 8:40am - 8:55 am

Place: Main Lobby Canteen 

Sponsoring Teacher: Terri Fowler (terrifowler@nlschools.ca)

COMMUNITY OUTREACH NETWORK:

Time:

Place:

Sponsoring Teacher: Margie Taylor (margietaylor@nlschools.ca)

DEBATE CLUB: Debate Club is a small but mighty crew that meets to practice debating skills. Topics for debate change every couple of weeks, and students are encouraged to bring their areas of interest to the group. No experience necessary.

Time: Tuesdays at lunchtime

Place: Room 308

Sponsoring Teacher: Tracy Follett (tracyfollett@nlschools.ca)

DRAMA CLUB: The Drama Club is a fun way to explore the art of theatre while learning different techniques in acting and stagecraft. We give students the opportunity to perform through acting, music, and dance. Performances tend to include; The Remembrance Day Assembly, The Holiday Showcase, The Spring Showcase, Coffee Houses, Drama Festival, as well as an end-of-year production.

Time: Whenever we have a performance, we work in rehearsal schedules.

Place: Room 101 and/or Cafeteria 

Sponsoring Teacher: Jody Rideout (jodyrideout@nlschools.ca)

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Students engage in a collaborative role-play game, Dungeons & Dragons. Students design their own character and roll for their strengths and weaknesses. They join groups that then go on fantasy adventures led by a student Dungeon Master. 

Time: Afterschool & lunchtime meetings as decided by the groups

Place: Room 307

Sponsoring Teachers: Kim Williams (kimwilliams@nlschools.ca), Leah Stone (leahstone@nlschools.ca)

FILM CLUB: The film club watches films! They also have contests and special events, such as the filmmaking contest, the flipbook animation contest, and the National Film Day celebrations through REEL Canada.  People do not have to join permanently and can show up anytime there is a screening of a film they might enjoy. To find out more about the Film Club, including film running times, trailers, and links, check out their website.

Time: Meets 1 Thursday per month, Friday evening Google Meet film showings

Place: Room 310

Website: WVH Film Club

Sponsoring Teacher: Bonnie Campbell (bonniecampbell@nlschools.ca) 

GENDER-SEXUALITY ALLIANCE (GSA): GSA is a place where everyone can feel safe and included no matter how they identify. The group does activities to raise awareness and advocate for LGBTQ2IA+, including special presentations from community groups and raising funds for charitable organizations. 

Time: Lunchtime meetings once per 7-day cycle

Place: Room 307

Sponsoring Teachers: Kim Williams (kimwilliams@nlschools.ca), Terri Fowler (terrifowler@nlschools.ca), Emily Harris-Hanrahan (emilyharrishanrahan@nlesd.ca)

MODEL UN: Model UN is happening in St. John's October 12-16. This is where delegates from across the province aged 15-24 come together at the provincial House of Assembly to connect, debate, and engage in conversations about issues that matter. Final application deadline is August 14th.

Here's the application form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5utP0-6fZUx5YBVYTryLvEF46vG7h_3rNR8NIntgQgnbPtA/viewform 

Contact info:

email:  nlyouthparl@gmail.com

instagram.com/nl_yp

Time: Fall

Place: Room 308

Sponsoring Teacher: Tracy Follett (tracyfollett@nlschools.ca)

PUBLIC SPEAKING: Students can participate in a speak off at WVH, the winners go on to other speaking competitions within the city. 

Time: January - March

Place: Room 314

Sponsoring Teacher: Chelsea Elliot (chelseaelliott@nlschools.ca)

ROBOTICS: WTV First Tech Challenge. Students build, code, and compete in the FTC robotics competition with a chance to compete on a national level. 🤖 The team size cap is 15 students. Attendance is mandatory or you will be cut!

Place: Room 206

Sponsoring Teacher:  Shane Fowler (shanefowler@nlschools.ca)

SHARING OUR CULTURES: Sharing Our Cultures is a group of students from a variety of cultural backgrounds that meet at least once per month. Their goal is to prepare for a presentation of each person's culture at the Rooms for 3 days in March. 

Time: At least once per month 

Place: Room 325

Sponsoring Teacher: TBD

SKILLS CANADA:  Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador (SCNL) is a non-profit organization that encourages youth to discover, explore, and consider skilled trade and technology careers through experiential learning, fostering connections, and highlighting excellence. Students can submit their name in December for the annual provincial competition held in March. Students can compete in a number of areas including automotive technology, baking, cooking, coding, graphic design, hairstyling,  photography, public speaking, video production, robotics and many more. 

Time: Fall - Winter

Place: Room 119

Sponsoring Teacher: Dale Hartery (dalehartery@nlschools.ca) 

STUDENT GOVERNMENT: Student Government is a way to get involved and take a leadership role within your school. There are a variety of different representatives in Student Government including: president, vice president, spirit, secretary, environmental, GSA, finance, sports, grade level, fine arts, multicultural, and public relation

Time: TBD

Place: Room 214

Sponsoring Teachers: John Walsh (johnwalsh@nlschools.ca), Chelsea Elliot (chelseaelliott@nlschools.ca)

SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Special Olympics Unified Sports brings together students with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team to train, compete, and build meaningful connections through sport. It promotes social inclusion, removes barriers, and helps students develop physical, cognitive, and social skills while working together as a team. Students experience a true Waterford Valley High team atmosphere by working side by side, encouraging and supporting one another while participating in modified basketball, bocce, and cornhole throughout the year. They proudly wear their Waterford Valley High jerseys and school colors, demonstrating strong school spirit, teamwork, and sportsmanship while representing our school at competitions held both here at WVH and other high schools in the area.

Time: TBD

Place: Gymnasium

Sponsoring Teacher: Jennifer Simon (jennifersimon@nlschools.ca)