Walnut Grove Secondary School (WGSS) is located in the community of Walnut Grove in

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Principals

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Athletics

Walnut Grove's athletics department competes at the "AAA" level. Walnut Grove also competes in boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls' rugby, ice hockey and a track and field program.

BC Boys Provincial Basketball Championships

From March 15–19, 2011, the Walnut Grove Gators Senior basketball team participated in the 66th annual BC Boys AAA Championship, after advancing through the 2011 Fraser Valley AAA Zone Tournament. In 2012, the Gators Senior Boys Basketball Team lost the BC Boys AAA Provincial Championships to

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. The final score was 73–72. In 2013, the Gators Senior Boys Basketball Team won the AAA Provincial Championships over White Rock Christian Academy. In 2017, the Gators Senior Boys Basketball Team won the AAAA Provincial Championships 78-65 over the defending champion

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. This concluded a season which included 7 major tournament wins including the Western Canada Invitational and Fraser Valley Championship. The Gators finished with a 40-1 record. This cemented the 2017 team as one of the greatest to touch the court in the provinces history.

WGSS Cairn

The WGSS Cairn was installed in late summer 2014, preceding the start of the school year.

Fine Arts and Performing Arts

Walnut Grove music department

The Walnut Grove band program is split into three sections: Junior Concert Band (grade 8), Intermediate Concert Band (grade 9), and Senior Concert Band (grades 10-12). Along with the Concert Band, the music department also features a Junior-Intermediate Jazz Band (Grades 8 and 9), a Senior Jazz Band (Grades 10-12), and one of the district's only

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. Walnut Grove also has vocal groups, including the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Vocal Jazz. The department also allows the students to take a Music Composition course, including AP.

Notable alumni

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References

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