An Extracurricular Empire

By: Justine Surette and Erin O'Connor 

This is a poster made by a WHS
graphic design student to promote
our drama guild's upcoming
musical.

This sign outside our baseball
field is to recognize a very prominent
WHS teacher and three season
coach who has now retired but
will always be remembered.

Wilmington, MA is a suburb 20 minutes north of Boston. On a map, our little town is shaped like a mitten. Wilmington has a good mixture of forestation and businesses, with roughly eight Dunkin Donuts. We have a few main roads of one lane two way traffic that go through the whole town, with a ton of other back roads that connect to one another to beat rush hour traffic. In Wilmington, we have a lot of houses with nice big yards for almost every family. The town is filled with playgrounds, dog parks, basketball and tennis courts, and fields open to the public. In the center of town is the town common, with the high school right across the street.

These paw-prints outside the school's
main office are to congratulate
the girls track team on their win
this past winter season.

Right behind our high school is our newly created
turf field, equipped with track and field amenities, and a wildcat right in
the middle of the field.

Placed in the school's courtyard,
this memorial, funded and created
by our 9/11 memorial club, is to remember the
lives lost in the pentagon, twin towers,
and Pennsylvania field on
September 11th, 2001.

One of the most popular classes
at WHS is our American
Sign Language Class, so
much so that they now have created
an ASL Club! 

There is a large sense of community in Wilmington, and that value has trickled down to the high school as well. Wilmington High School, also known as WHS, is filled with a ton of extracurricular  activities, from sports to clubs and honor societies. A unique quality of WHS is that our students and teachers support all the extracurriculars even if they are not a part of them. There is always a large number of students and faculty present at sports games, theater productions, and club fundraisers at our beloved 99s. Some of the most popular clubs at WHS are Drama Club, DECA, Rotary, and SADD. A majority of the student body is involved in at least one club, and often maybe more than one. The large number of extracurriculars expose students to different interests and passions of our school community. This creates a strong camaraderie and support system amongst the students. The entire town of Wilmington, Massachusetts is also one big support system. A person of any age, with any interest, can find support from their neighbors, school, and town community.