Wellington Secondary School

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name = Wellington Secondary School
established = 1967
city = Nanaimo, British Columbia
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country = Canada
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grades = 8-12
address = 3135 Mexicana Road
district = School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
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team name = Wildcats
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website = [http://schools.sd68.bc.ca/well/]

Wellington Secondary School is a public high school located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It is part of School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith and is known for its music and athletics programs.

History

Wellington Secondary was founded in 1967 as a junior high school, grades 8 through 10. Since its initial construction in 1966 and 1967, the building has had additions in 1973, 1979, and 2001. Five elementary schools currently feed into Wellington Secondary.

Music

Wellington Secondary offers numerous jazz bands and concert bands. The concert bands, which include a grade 8 concert band and a senior concert band, have travelled to various festivals in British Columbia, and the senior concert band is currently planning a trip to Disneyland. The jazz bands, which range from grade 9 to 12, have also been to a number of festivals, including the Envision Jazz Festival in Surrey, British Columbia, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, and MusicFest Canada in Richmond (2005 and 2007), Montreal (2004), Ottawa (2001, 2006 and 2008), Toronto (1999, 2000, and 2003), and Calgary (2002). The jazz band is currently planning on attending the 37th MusicFest Canada in Toronto in May of 2009.

Athletics

Wellington Secondary's athletics program includes volleyball, basketball, soccer, and rugby teams. In 2005, the Wellington Senior Boys Basketball team came second in the AAA Provincial Basketball Tournament.
The school mascot is Willy the Wildcat.
This year, Wellington Secondary will be holding its second annual dodgeball and floor hockey tournaments in which the students form teams and compete against each other, narrowing down to one or two teams that usually play a final round against a team of Wellington staff. So far, the only prize for winning these tournaments has been bragging rights.