So..you like to lime? Get your cooler ready!!!

ALL ABOARD.........

 

Sailing promptly at 11am
on the HABOUR  MASTER (Trinidad & Tobago)

No glass bottles allowed........ Except Champagne 

Tickets:  TTD$200.00 / USD$32.00

Djs:  Howie T and Ding Dong 

Prizes for Best Dressed Male and Female, Biggest crew Male and Female 


For more info contact committee members 

• Vicky:1-868-461-9898   (T&T)
• Catherine: 1-868-329 9312   (T&T)
• Darren: 1-347-662-5218   (New York)
• Darryl:  1-678-558-8404   (Atlanta)

 Good Music, Good Friends, Good Vibes
IZSO we do it.

After Carnival Reunion- 2010 the Review..

In 2009, the E-Alumni committee successfully put together two reunions (Trinidad & New York).  For 2010, the committee, having been approached by many of its members, made a decision to make each reunion annual affairs, giving all Alumni of Woodbrook Secondary School, the opportunity to rekindle friendships and of course network. 
 
Against this backdrop, the Annual All Inclusive After Carnival Reunion was held at Veni Mange on 20th February 2010.


Patrons attending, who represented graduating years from 1971 and beyond, were treated to the well prepared and tasty dishes from the crew at Veni Mange - delicacies included souse, bake and shark, geera pork & chicken, corn soup, hot wings and much more.

The DJ's for the evening were none other than the very competent and able KLS & Trumpet (of 96.1FM), both alumni of WGSS.
Also making a very special appearance was Kindred performing the favourite 'This Trini could flow'.  Closing off the evening's special entertainment was the upcoming and talented alumnus Myron B, who impressed all in attendance with his witty and humourous tunes.

The evening would not be complete without the door prize draws (of which there were 10 prizes to be won) and the lucky winners were:


DOOR PRIZES
*2 Costumes for T&T Carnival 2011- courtesy Legacy (one male / one female) - won by Halima Kassim & Perry
*1 Movie Towne voucher - won by Nicole Johnson
*1 Movie Towne voucher - won by Gail Stewart
*1 Bottle of Angostura 1919 - won by Sheldon Carmichael
*1 Scholarship for a Spanish at COSTAATT - Carol Tarradath
*1 courtesy pack from TDC -  won by Wendell Hilaire
*1 Mobile Phone courtesy BMobile-West Mall - won by Kerwin Francis
*1 Ten session Swimming Course courtesy YMCA - Dale Chance
*1 CD compilations mini pack courtesy Island Style Entertainment - won by Cynthia Guevarra
*1 Costume for NY Labour Day 2010 -courtesy Sesame Flyers Inc of New York - won by Neil Lashley

With yet another successful event on the roster for the WGSS E-Alumni, they look forward to September 2010, where the NY team will be hosting the international reunion.

In the mean time the E-Alumni will continue to assist the Alumni Association in their events and membership building drives - the first of which will be the May Day Fun Day on Sunday 2nd May 2010, where classes of the 60's - 90's are being asked to form a football team as an inter year challenge has been issued.

Reunion 2010 - After Carnival All Inclusive Lime

As we indicated in 2009, we gonna make this thing an Annual Affair, and for 2010 we aim to have a bigger attendance....

ALL INCLUSIVE
TTD$325.00 / USD$54.17
(payments can be made via Pay Pal on this site -left side top)

Menu includes:
corn soup, accra, bake & shark, souse, geera pork & chicken, hot wings, buljol, mini roti, salad

Drinks:
Welcome Rum Punch cocktail: A Non premium rum, beer, vodka, scotch & non alcoholic drinks throughout the night.

SPECIAL ADDITION - Door Prizes
The committee has been working diligently behind the scene and will be adding the element of door prizes to the event.

Attendees this year can look forward to the following door prizes come the 20th Feb...

2 Costumes for T&T Carnival 2011- courtesy Legacy (one male / one female)
2 Tickets to Movie Towne
1 Bottle of Angostura 1919
1 Scholarship to pursue a certificate in Spanish at COSTAATT
1 courtesy pack from TDC
1 Mobile Phone courtesy BMobile-West Mall
1 Ten session Swimming Course courtesy YMCA
1 CD compilations mini pack courtesy Island Style Entertainment
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For tickets contact:
Joel Stewart - (868) 771-7745, Vernessa Hinds (868) 703 5517
Jason La Croix - (868) 683-2505, Marcus Hart - (868)785-0155, Helen Cumberbatch - (868) 753 3546

DJs: KLS & Trumpet

Special Performances by alumni: KINDRED, Myron B and Marvin Bostic

which graduating year gonna have the biggest representation????
1989 took the title in '09' will they lose it in 2010??
ORGANISE!!!!! 
 
For more information click here to check out our Face Book Evite
or
send us an email: wgssealumni@gmail.com

................PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW.....................

NY Reunion Discussion Page now available.....

We are all anxiously awaiting the 5th September where we will once again meet and greet, some after many, many years, rehash old memories, create new ones and make some new acquaintances.

The excitement is growing among the alumni that will be attending and as a result of this we have created a special discussion page in the Face Book group to facilitate the 'shout outs' & the many calls for 'what year you representing', and of course the 'ole talk', picong and gossip that will be accompanying the faces and memories.

The discussion page can be found by clicking here: WGSS E-Alumni NY Reunion -talk yuh talk

And for those alumni who will not be joining us physically at the NY reunion, feel free to send your greetings and memories via the discussion page.

Full event information can be found by clicking here: WGSS Reunion - NY edition

WGSS Alumni Association Elected Officers

The WGSS E-Alumni is in receipt of the following information with regards to the election of officers for the Alumni Association.

At the Annual General Meeting of the WGSS AA, held on Saturday July 4, 2009, the following persons were elected to office for the 2009/2011 term:

PRESIDENT: Ms. Carol Tarradath
VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. Anthony Jones
TREASURER: Ms. Cynthia Guevara
ASSISTANT TREASURER: Mr. Peter Pierre
SECRETARY: Ms. Jocelyn Chandler
ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Mr. Sean Lewis
SCHOOL AFFAIRS OFFICER: Ms. Cynthia Daisley
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER: Ms. Lynette Shepherd


MEMBERS WITHOUT PORTFOLIO
Mr. Keith Wood
Mr. Clive Griffith
Ms. Denise Aleong-Thomas
Ms. Carol Les Pierre
Ms. Tshai Yorke
Mr. Eric Matamoro
Ms. Stephanie Wilson

The WGSS Alumni Association continues to enjoy a synergy with the WGSS E-Alumni as we work together for the continued development of WGSS and the alumni.

WGSS E-ALUMNI 1st ANNIVERSARY LIME 2009

WGSS E-Alumni will be celebrating its 1st Anniversary in Trinbago After Work Lime style...

All WGSS alumni are invited...

Just over a year ago, 26th June, the group started with its first posting (on Face Book)...and today the membership is still growing with much achieved in under one year of existence never mind that most of our members are spread throughout the world....

We will be meeting for celebrations after work lime style, informal, unstructured, come as you are, buy what yuh want, pass through lime, not on the exact anniversary, but in true Trinbago fashion - right after pay day!!

DATE: Friday 3rd July 2009
TIME: 5:30pm-9pm
PLACE: J. Malone's Pub - Fiesta Plaza, Movietowne, Invaders Bay, Audrey Jeffers Highway, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

FREE / NO TICKETS /NO COVER CHARGE / BUY WHAT YOU DRINKING/ JUST COME AND LIME!!!

We hope to see as many of you as possible! Walk with your cameras make the evening a really memorable one!

Click here for more info

Review of the WGSS Alumni Association May Day Lime 2009

The WGSS Alumni Association (official alumni association) staged their annual MAYDAY affair on Sunday May 3rd 2009 at the School compound.

Music was supplied by the sensational A&D Sounds Ltd which is owned by Mr. Darren Drayton, ex pupil who is well making a name for himself in the fields of I.T. and Sound Engineering.

The start was kind of shaky with the rains threatening to create havoc in the early stages. But yuh know Trini .... Rain does only wash out CRICKET. SO from very early ... the ball jumbies arrived and took centre stage making the thing as homely as was possible.

Hayden Francois, Neil Lashley, Marlon Beddoe, and all the other well known "BALL SPIRITS" (men who play football all in their dreams, living rooms, cars etc.) took to the field and made the thing begin to fall into place.

It was the biggest Mayday event ever hosted by the Alumni since its inception. Well over 100 persons were in attendance on a rotational basis and lent their support either monetarily or just by lending their "GOOD VIBES" to the moment.

Eats and drinks of all sorts were in abundance and special mention must be made of the Class of 87' crew and in particular, Mr. Roger John who in his usual sneaky way said " it have a lil ting in a bottle here fuh yuh to try, yuh go like it".I make two twist and come back with a cup and by the time I reach the bottle ... it dun. Woodbrook people never change.

The showing of persons went as follows. Classes of the 70's and early 80's was phenomenal. Persons like Daryon Marcelle (ex WGSS Football Goalkeeper), persons from the banking sector, communications sector, and a few surprise guests were in attendance. Mrs. Annette Borely, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Berkitt and other past teachers were there.

Two former Principals of the school were also present showing their support. The all fours was a success but the other little games and stalls were of minor appreciation.

Joel Stewart, Marcus Hart, Ayanna Bowrin represented for the E-Alumni-Executive.

Mention must be made of the President of the Alumni Association. Mr. Keith Wood.

He made sure to acknowledge the input of the E-Alumni and tell everyone that we were the new blood that the group was waiting for. We were introduced to all present and asked to strive to make the organization a success and to continue to partner with the existing Alumni to make the shared vision a reality.

NOW .... the 'Pièce de résistance' .... THE SHOWING OF THE YOUNG ALUMNI!!!!!!!!

We had a visual contingent of at least 25 young members that made up the 2008 graduating class of WGSS.

They were of course cliqued in their own little group, but they were present nonetheless and were having a visible good time. Drinking races, "Chanting over the riddim" of the DJ and doing their "dances".(?) Ah old ... what yuh expect! lol.

Quotient by number .... the class of 87' outshone all by virtue of their "fun" level. They were slightly ... but only slightly outdone by the entire 70's and early 80's contingent. They had a time and even tried to mingle with the kids a bit. Class of 88' could only number about 7, but we were all over the place. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Class of 89' could only muster 1 person. His presence was greatly appreciated though because it shows that the word reached all persons regardless of how busy they were.

A great time was had by all with familiar faces in an all too familiar environment - What else do you expect from the school which turns out the highest number of underrated overachievers in the North West region.

Thanks to all that came.

review submitted by Joel Stewart

Basketball Scholarship & Steelpan side tour

**BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP
Mr. Chris John, alumnus of WGSS has extended the following opportunity to one or two female student athletes for a full Basketball Scholarship opportunity at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. The student must be performing well academically and is ready to enter College as a freshman at a NCAA Division 11 school in August 2009.

**STEELBAND
Again, Mr. Chris John has made a commitment to assist the alumni association and to adopt WGSS as one of his schools of choice, to be the recipient of scholarship opportunities for the students. He has indicated that he is interested in inviting and hosting the school steel band in Texas, USA, to perform at the Carnival of steel pan at Richland College 2010.

The festival consists of various bands from around the area and nation, Steel band clinics, Guest Artist Concert as well as Caribbean Food and Clothing displays.
For more information on this event please visit http://www.richlandcollege.edu/carnivalofsteel/


The E-alumni wishes to express thanks to Mr. John and hopes that other WGSS alumni who are in positions whereby they can assist current students and/or graduates of the school to continue to excel in their chosen area, step forward and indicate their desire, willingness to do so.

Reunion 2009 - Highlights

Alumni of the Woodbrook Government Secondary School met at Veni Mange Restaurant - Ariapita Avenue on Saturday 28th Feb for a long awaited reunion.

Some classmates having not seen each other in over twenty years took the opportunity to catch up and relive the memories of years spent at WGSS and of course to enjoy the wonderful authentic Trinbago flavours provided by Allyson & Roses at Veni. Dishes included local delicacies such as geera pork, souse, bake and shark and much more.

Year groups from 1973 onwards were in attendance and a great time was had by all as evidenced in the photos captured.

The WGSS reunion was organised by members of the E-Alumni.

The E-alumni reunion committee consists of past students Vicky Herbert, P. Denise Darlington, Desiree Myers, Ayanna Bowrin, Joel Stewart, Marcus Hart, Jason La Croix and Georgette Koo.

On board the group as well are other members serving as 'online' officers assisting in planning various activities in their individual regions – USA, London, Canada, etc.

The WGSS E-Alumni committee wishes to thank everyone for attending in 2009 and looks forward to another successful reunion in 2010 - AIM HIGH.

A word from Joel Stewart

Welcome to Word Song Power

The spot where we share Poetry Songs Music and inspiration in tribute to the ones of us who can paint pictures with words and make music on canvas breathing air to the spirit as the ones of old did in lives gone by.

Please feel free to post on anything you read and to post your own pieces. All are welcome.

Joel graduated from Woodbrook Government Secondary School in 1988 and is a founding member and admin of the WGSS E-Alumni Face Book group.

Donations & Contributions to WGSS

Recently we were informed by Mr. Davis of graduating year 1988, that a few members of this group who currently reside abroad are desirous of donating football gears for the WGSS team and have started making the necessary movements.

To contribute to this venture, please contact
Robert Davis
email address: ahlikeit@yahoo.com
Phone: 1 347 707 4939

Also, Mr. Wayne Henry, a former alumnus, who is currently an Athletic Director in New York has offered his services to the WGSS football team and will be heading to T&T to train the team in pre-season.

Should you be in a position to assist the school/ students or fellow graduates please feel free to let us know.
email: wgssealumni@gmail.com

Welcome & General Information - WGSS e-Alumni Blog

WGSS E-Alumni is an online (internet based) past student networking group via social site Face Book, hence the E-Alumni in the name (electronic alumni) of over 300 past students of Woodbrook Government Secondary School, spanning the year groups from 60's to 2008.

The group was started on Face Book by a past student in June 2008 and fast became 'the spot' to re-live many a WGSS memory and picong, catch up with old friends and plan various 'limes'.

On board the group serving as 'online' officers are twelve other past students assisting in planning various activities in their individual regions – USA, London, Canada, etc.

WGSS E-Alumni, was also recently given approval and E-linked to the WGSS Alumni Association.

This blog will be an extension of what takes place on our Face Book group.


Should you have something that you think is relevant to the WGSS E-alumni community -eg: an event being organised by a WGSS graduate and needs support, a job vacancy, etc, please forward it by email to wgssealumni@gmail.com and the admins will post as necessary.



P. Denise Darlington graduated from WGSS in 1989. She is one of the founding members of the WGSS E-Alumni and is responsible for Communications, Blog creation and updates for the group.