WESTMOUNT ATHLETICS
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Westmount is a member of the Calgary Alternative Athletics Association (CAAA). Our school teams compete in CAAA Basketball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Cross-Country Running and Badminton, and our Rugby teams play interlocking tournaments with various Calgary area schools. Our team colours are purple and gold, with black as an accent colour, and our teams are known as the WESTMOUNT WILD.

Badminton - Sr.High boys were 1st in CAAA tournements and bronze medallists at the City Championships, 2008
Basketball - Jr Boys and Jr Girls both made the playoffs in 2009. In 2010, Senior teams will compete in the ISAA league.
Cross-Country Running- In 2009, Westmount runners finished 1st in grade 3,5,7,8,9 and 10 girls' races and grade 10 boys' races, and 2nd in grade 6,7 and 10 girls' races and grade 7 and 10 boys' races.
Rugby - Seniors have finished second overall in their division for each of the past two years, losing only two regular season games over that two-year span (2008-2009).
Track & Field - numerous medalists at the 2009 meets, including the second-overall aggregate finisher in the Junior Boys' division.
Volleyball - congratulations to the 2007 Junior Boys' team, CAAA champions, and the 2007 Junior Girls' team, CAAA second-place finishers! In 2009, Senior teams have been competing in the ISAA league.

Physical Education

A strong emphasis is placed on developing positive attitudes by observing conventions of fair play, honest competition and good sporting behaviour as individual participants, team members and spectators. The students are encouraged to challenge themselves, to cope with success and limitations in their performance and to be mindful of others and the environment. Click here for the September 2010 letter to parents.

One of the advantages of having mid and high school students in our school is that we can provide opportunities for older students to develop leadership skills while being role models for our younger athletes. Sports Day is a good example of this in action. We believe that the overall well-being of a student, their degree of happiness, and their level of achievement links closely with active participation in school clubs and activities. The Terry Fox Run and "Turkey Trot" happen each autumn, skating lessons for elementary grades are held in Jan-March, the annual walk-a-thon and elementary specTAGular are both held in May, and these are followed by swimming lessons in May-June.

An important initiative of Alberta Education is Daily Physical Activity (DPA). We gladly welcome this initiative, and ensure that all students from K-9 are engaged in half an hour of daily physical activity. We encourage an active lifestyle for our grade 10-12s as well, through Phys Ed 10-20-30 classes, school teams and coaching, and school activities organized by our Health and Wellness committee.

1 Sept 2010