Happy schooldays on Woodbrook Facebook
Woodbrook Secondary alumni enjoying themselves at Veni Mange Restaurant.
The members of the Woodbrook Government Secondary School (WGSS) Alumni Association, former students of the school who graduated over the last 40 years, have been witnesses to the creation of the so-called “global village” via the World-Wide-Web.
Now, WGSS Alumni have given themselves the opportunity to network better than ever before: WGSS E-Alumni is an online (internet based) past student networking group using the popular social network Face-Book.
WGSS E-Alumni was established by past student Joel Stewart in June 2008, and is now considered an important part of the WGSS Alumni Association. The “E” for “electronic,” was added to the name to make a distinction between the Face-Book group and the association, but in a release from the E-Alumni Association, Denise Darlington, the group’s Communications Officer stressed that it is a part of the decades-old WGSS Alumni Association.
The release explained that the Face-Book-based group allows over 300 past students of Woodbrook Government Secondary School from 1960 to 2008, to re-live many happy schooldays, share picong, catch up with old friends, and plan various reunions and “limes.”
On board the group, serving as “online” officers are twelve past students who assist in planning various activities in the far-flung parts of the world where they now reside: USA, Canada, Europe, and other places outside of Trinidad.
Last Year, the E-Alumni committee successfully put together two reunions: one in Trinidad, and the other in New York.
For 2010, at the request of many members, the committee decided to make the reunions annual affairs, giving all Alumni of Woodbrook Secondary School, the opportunity to rekindle friendships, and of course, to network.
The first Annual All Inclusive After Carnival Reunion was held at Veni Mange on February 20.
Patrons representing graduating years from 1971 and earlier to the late 2000s, were treated to mouth-watering fare from the Veni Mange crew. Dishes included souse, bake and shark, geera pork, geera chicken, corn soup, hot wings and much more.
The DJs for the evening were KLS & Trumpet of 96.1FM, both alumni of WGSS.
Also making an appearance was Kindred. Myron B, another WGSS alumnus, closed off the evening’s entertainment.
With yet another successful event under their belt, the WGSS E-Alumni has already started planning for September 2010, when the NY team will be hosting the international reunion.
The E-Alumni is also assisting the Alumni Association with events and membership building drives: A ‘May Day Fun Day’ is carded for Sunday May 2. Sporting events are also being planned: WGSS graduates from the 60’s to the 90’s are in the process of forming a football team in response to an inter year challenge.