Wismer Award for Coaching Excellence
The Wismer award named is named after HWDSB former teacher John Wismer – Wismer taught his students and players, by example, the values of hard work, integrity, good character, and commitment over a...
View ArticleElementary Checkers 55th Anniversary
The HWDSB Checkers Tournament celebrated its 55th anniversary this year! Over 750 students participated in this annual event at the Ancaster Fairgrounds on March 6th, 2024. Students from grade 3-8...
View ArticleHWIAC takes on Badminton OFSAA 2024
2024 Badminton OFSAA Athletes from across Ontario travelled to Barrie May 2-4, 2024 for Badminton OFSAA. HWDSB Athletics is proud to say 13 of our athletes made it the 2023-2024 Badminton OFSAA! An...
View ArticleUnified Sport 2024
In May 2024 Westdale SS hosted the first Unified Games Event! A small, but mighty, group of student athletes from Nora Frances Henderson SS joined Westdale athletes in competing in Unified sports. In...
View ArticlePrime Minister Award for Teaching Excellence – Certificate of Achievement
HWDSB’s very own Tish Jeffrey has been recognized with the Prime Minister Award for Teaching Excellence – Certificate of Achievement. Teaching Excellence Awards recipients are honoured for their...
View Article2023-2024 HWIAC Athletes of the Year
HWDSB is proud of all of our student athletes. This year we recognized our Senior Student Athletes of the Year from across all of the Hamilton-Wentworth Interscholastic Athletic Council. On June...
View ArticleCalling for Nominations!
Are you an athlete, parent, friend, colleague of an amazing volunteer HWDSB Coach? We are calling all nominations for The Wismer Award for High School Coaching Excellence 2023-2024! There are so many...
View ArticleFall Sports Run Down
The fall of 2024 has been full of all things athletic at HWDSB (and more to come next week)! In Cross Country meets, we had almost 5000 student athletes compete across Elementary and Secondary events....
View Article2023-2024 Wismer Award for High School Coaching Excellence
On Jan. 16, 2025 HWDSB & the Wismer Foundation celebrated the contributions of High School Coaches across the Board. All HWDSB interschool sports are coached by volunteer Teacher and/or Community...
View ArticleWinter Sports 2024-2025
HWIAC teams and athletes had an outstanding season of Winter sports! Six schools took (and are taking) 7 different teams to OFSAA events: Westmount SS girls competed at AAA Volleyball and will be...
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