| Walnut Grove Secondary School | |
| Communiter Discimus - Together We Learn | |
| Address | |
| 8919 Walnut Grove Dr Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | School District 35 Langley |
| Principal | Jim Darby |
| Vice principal | Edna Schuerhaus, Laurie McMurtry, George Kozlovic |
| Chief custodian | Roy Brown |
| School type | Secondary school |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Language | English, French Immersion, Spanish, Japanese, Introductory Italian |
| Area | Walnut Grove |
| Mascot | Wally the Gator |
| Team name | Walnut Grove Gators |
| Colours | Dark green, White and Black |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Enrolment | 2000 approx. |
| Homepage | http://www.wgss.ca |
Walnut Grove Secondary School (WGSS) is located in the community of Walnut Grove in Langley, British Columbia. It has an enrollment of almost 2000 students, making it the largest school in Langley and one of the largest schools in the Vancouver region. As of 2009, it was the seventh largest school in the province of British Columbia. The athletic programs, led by their mascot Wally, are among the highest ranking in the province.[1]
The school has undergone two significant capital projects since its inception, including the latest in 2001 with a new multipurpose room, classrooms, and student common spaces.
WGSS is also the location for many scenes from the Disney movie 16 Wishes.
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Walnut grove's athletics department competes at the "AAA" level. WGSS's senior boys basketball team is consistently ranked top 10 in the province as is its juniors. Walnut Grove also competes in boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls' rugby, ice hockey and a very successful track and field program. The Walnut Grove Gators basketball team enjoys an intense rivalry with another Langley school, the Brookswood Bobcats.
From March 15-19, 2011, the Walnut Grove Gators senior basketball team participated in the 66th annual BC Boys AAA Championship, after advancing through the 2011 Fraser Valley AAA Zone Tournament. In the Fraser Valley tournament, Jack Tsai and Larry Blyth, both for Walnut Grove, were named the Second and First Team All-Stars respectively.
The Walnut Grove band program is split into three sections: Junior Concert Band (grade 8), Intermediate Concert Band (grade 9), and Senior Concert Band (grades 10-12), under the direction of Shane Fawkes and Tobi Crawford. Along with the Concert Band, the music department also features a Junior-Intermediate Jazz Band (Grades 8 and 9), a Senior Jazz Band (Grades 10-12), and one of the district's only Drumline. Walnut Grove also boasts excellent vocal groups, including the Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, and Vocal Jazz. The department also allows the students to take a Music Composition course, including AP.
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