Regulations for Obtaining Blue and White "Ws"

REGULATIONS FOR OBTAINING BLUE AND WHITE "W's"

WHITE “W” To earn a White “W” (highest award), a student must obtain 150 points. 

BLUE “ W”   To earn a Blue “W” a student must obtain 100 points. 

Points will be awarded at the discretion of the staff coach/advisor and the approval of the Blue & White committee using the following guidelines.  There are five areas from which students may obtain points (scholastic achievement, clubs, arts, sports, and service).

Criteria for awarding of points:

  • Participation in at least 3 categories
  • A minimum of 20% of the points is required in each category over your high school career
  • A maximum of 50 points per year will count towards your total points

Both White and Blue “W”s will be awarded to students in their graduating year.  The Blue & White committee will present the W’s to students each year at the annual Commencement Ceremony in October.

  1. SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT:  Awarded by the main office for each subject with a final mark of 80%. Points will not be awarded for mark upgrades.
  2. CLUBS:   Participation in a club that has a staff advisor. See attached summary for points guideline.
  3. ARTS (music/drama/art):   Participation in a music ensemble that has a staff advisor. See attached summary for point’s guideline.
  4. SPORTS:   Participation in a sport that has a staff advisor. See attached summary for point’s guideline.
  5. SERVICE:   Participation in school service that has a staff advisor. See attached summary for point’s guideline.

NOTES:

  • Community service/CAS hours do not affect the awarding of points towards student “W” ‘s.
  • Points will not be awarded for fundraising events.
  • A Blue or White “W” may be awarded under special circumstances at the discretion of the Blue & White Committee.

 

SPORTS/ARTS/CLUBS/SERVICE DESIGNATION SUMMARY

MAJOR SPORTS  (a maximum of 10 points/year)

  • Baseball
  • Rugby
  • Swimming
  • Basketball
  • Slo-Pitch
  • Volleyball
  • FootBall
  • Soccer
  • Wrestling
  • Ice Hockey
  • Track & Field

 

MINOR SPORTS (a maximum of 6 points/year)

  • Badminton
  • Cricket Outdoor
  • Tennis
  • Cricket Indoor
  • Cross Country

 

MAJOR ARTS (a maximum of 10 points/year)

  • Jazz Band
  • Drama Club

 

MINOR ARTS (a maximum of 4 points/year)

  • choirs
  • guitar ensemble    
  • concert bands
  • string  ensemble

 

MAJOR CLUBS (a maximum of 10 points/year)

  • BSU
  • music council
  • WAC(sports council)  
  • drama
  • student council
  • Weston media services team    
  • HOSA
  • yearbook (non-class participation)

 

MINOR CLUBS  (a maximum of 6 point/year)

  • Charity
  • Math Club (junior) 
  • Swim
  • Chess
  • Math Club (senior)
  • Talk Tok
  • Debating
  • Newspaper
  • Visual Arts
  • Language Contest 
  • Run
  • White Pine Reading (French Speech, English Writing)
  • Somali Youth Group

 

SERVICE (points depend on activity – maximum of 6/year)

  • Algonquin Park Outdoor Education trip (6 points max.)
  • Peer tutoring (non-class participation (6 points max.)
  • School council representative (4 points max.)
  • Student ambassadors (4 points max.) (awards assembly, commencement, parent’s night, grade 8 information nights)
  • Class president/vice president/attendance monitor (2 points max)

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE   

  • Community Involvement Passport copies (available in Guidance and in the Main Office).