HWDSB in the News – May 2023
Please see some recent media stories, featuring HWDSB students, staff, schools, and more.
‘That’s so fetch’: Ancaster High musical theatre students present ‘Mean Girls the Musical’
Show on stage May 31 to June 2
By Mike Pearson (The Hamilton Spectator) – May 26, 2023
It has all the classic moments, like the “Burn Book,” trust falls and iconic lines like “that’s so fetch” and “she doesn’t even go here.”
Grade 11 and 12 musical theatre students at Ancaster High School are putting a fresh take on the Tina Fey musical about high school cliques and the pitfalls of bullying.
Based on the 2004 smash hit comedy film, “Mean Girls the Musical” hits the stage at Ancaster High School’s theatre auditorium May 31 to June 2.
Click here to read more on The Hamilton Spectator’s website.
High school sport in photos: Westdale wins boys soccer championship
The Warriors downed Hamilton Christian District High School 2-0. 
By The Hamilton Spectator – May 25, 2023
It was a winning Wednesday for the Westdale Warriors.
The senior boys squad won the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board soccer championship over Hamilton District Christian High School at Heritage Green Sports Park.
Westdale took the game 2-0.
Click here to read more on The Hamilton Spectator’s website.
Dundas’ Yorkview School a top Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser
Small but mighty school continues increasing amount year over year 
By Craig Campbell (The Hamilton Spectator) – May 19, 2023
Small but mighty Yorkview Elementary School raised $8,367 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation with its 2023 Jump Rope For Heart event.
That’s more than 200 per cent over the school’s target, and $17 more than last year’s total, all with just 170 students — fewer than the 180 enrolled last year, at the Thursday May 11 event.
Former Ancaster High School teacher Mason Barnes inspired a life of travel for his students
By Kevin Werner (The Hamilton Spectator) – June 6, 2023
Do you have a former teacher that imbued you with a lifelong calling to learn? A mentor who pushed, prodded and inspired you to see beyond the confines of the classroom walls? A friend who encouraged you, challenged you and even demanded that you look to the stars?
For journalist and former Hamilton high school teacher Karen Cumming, that person was Ancaster High School teacher Mason Barnes.
Cumming, who graduated from Ancaster High School in 1980, took a January trip to Portugal after listening intently to friends about how it had become their favourite holiday destination.
Click here to read more on The Hamilton Spectator’s website.
Updated on Friday, June 09, 2023.