LETTER FROM THE EDITOR TO KELVIN HIGHSCHOOL,

This school really does deserve the best, not ery Friday to host meetings when I was told I couldn’t. only for all it has done for The Kelvin Paperclip with all (Sorry, I made sure to clean up very well!). Thanks to all your support, but for what it has done to help me be- the students for picking up these issues and interacting come the person I am today. I have learned over the with our constant bombardment on social media. past few months that you, the reader, will only love The Paperclip as much as we do ourselves and as bittersweet as it is, this issue is our final time to prove it. And finally I thank the entire team and all our contributors. For working so extreme- ly hard on the paper and for becoming some- I want Kelvin to leave this year not only remem- bering what this school has accomplished, but to re- thing more than just a club, friends. member what all of us have accomplished for ourselves. A lot could happen in one year after all, friends are made, and you try new things; let’s all take a moment to recap what we have learned!

Being editor of The Paperclipthis year has taught Thank you me so many things. Working together with the team, I can conclude that the most important part of any club is the relationships between the members (and our super- visors!). The Paperclip has proved to me how the value of one person is something not measureable with their very much performance in the club, but with their dedication to grow with the team, to be dynamic, to encourage each other and to build friendships. The value of each mem- ber of The Paperclip is infinite; I learned it only takes one person to change everything around. for reading,

Thanks to Mr. Gregory for correcting every issue, and having to deal with me when I had one issue slip past him. Thanks to Mrs. Osborne for having to deal with DJ Vaquilar all my extremely constant questions and negotiations for more colour printing. Thank you to Ms. Striefler for letting me sneak into the library conference room ev- table of contents 1. jets are almost 4. numinous night, there - still a few a collection of movies away small poems

2. ways to be 5. spirit week more positive photos

6. end of the year 3. exam study tips club re-caps jets

By: Kyle Kempe-Collins the prospects and picks gave the Jets more stability for the future. After aquiring Lee Stempniak and Jiri Tlusty The surprised many this season after the Jets got on a roll and just sneaked into the second making the playoffs for the first time since coming back wildcard spot ahead of L.A. and just behind Minnesota. to Winnipeg, but it was only one in a season full of sur- prises. The Jets then faced the Anahiem Ducks, getting swept in 4 games. So what now? The Jets have 7 unrestrict- The Jets were seen as a contender in the Connor McDa- ed free agent forwards in Stafford, Stempniak, Tlusty, vid sweepstakes. After only making one notable move Matt Halischuk, TJ Galiardi, Jim Slater and Michael in free agency, signing center Mathieu Perreault, the Jets Frolik and 1 defencman in Adam Pardy. Add forwards didn’t seem poised to compete in the toughest division Anthony Peluso and Patrice Cormier and defencemen in the NHL. Grant Clitsome, Paul Postma and Dustin Byfuglien as trade bait and the Jets are poised to make some moves, The Jets looked pretty boring for the first ten games, especially with forwards Nik Ehlers, Scott Kosmachuk with only the top line producing goals. They held onto a and and defenceman Ben Chiarot pushing playoff spot before the New Year, with Minnesota losing for a roster spot. Although there is no urgency Dustin games as were Dallas, Colorado and Los Angeles. Then Byfuglien, the Jets must at least be intrigued to see what they lost their first 5 games of the New Year, just as Min- they could get for the aging defenceman who is an un- nesota and L.A. were catching ground. Then Evander restricted free agent at the end of the season. Possible Kane had an altercation with team mates Dustin Byfug- destinations for him are the Detroit Redwings, the Phil- lien and his inflated ego along with defenceman Zach adelphia Flyers, the and the Ed- Bogosian. Goalie Jason Kasdorf was traded to Buffalo monton Oilers. for forward Drew Stafford, a couple prospects, a draft pick and giant 6’8 defenceman Tyler Myers (yes, that I can’t see Kevin Cheveldayoff trading Byfuglien this says 6’8) Myers and Stafford added instant points and soon though, as he is a game changer and a big reason for the Jets success. Also, should the Jets be out of the playoff picture by the trade deadline next season, An- drew Ladd could be dealt to a competitor if he and the Jets can’t agree on a contract. I find this move more like- ly, as although replacing him may be tough, the return for him would be generous as he would be a solid sec- ond liner on a competitor. Possible teams may be the Canucks, Flyers, Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Although so many things can happen in the off-sea- son, I can see them making the playoffs as long as they can have three scoring lines and consistent goaltending should it be from Ondrej Pavelec, Michael Hutchinson or Connor Hellebuyck.

Here’s my roster prediction for next year:

Forwards Andrew Ladd- Bryan Little- Blake Wheeler Nik Ehlers- - Mathieu Perreault Matt Calvert*- Adam Lowry- Scott Kosmachuk Joel Armia- Alexander Burmistrov- Carl Soderberg*

Scratches: Chris Thorburn, Eric O’Dell

Defencemen Tyler Myers- Tobias Enstrom Mark Stuart- Jacob Trouba Ben Chiarot- Dustin Byfuglien

Scratches: Matt Irwin, Brendan Kitchton

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec Michael Hutchinson

* Matt Calvert acquired from for Paul Postma and a 4th round draft pick

* A 4th round draft pick and Cory Conacher are ac- quired from the Vancouver Canucks for Grant Clitsome

* Defenceman Matt Irwin and forward Carl Soderberg are all signed as free agents.

*The Jets release Stafford, Tlusty, Frolik, Stempniak, Pardy, Halischuk, Galiardi, Slater, defenceman Keaton Ellerby and forward Anthony Peluso to free agency. Ways to be more positive By: Jewell Francisco Being positive and happy isn’t always the easiest thing. People and situations can be really frustrating, but 5)Go for walks. Morning and evening walks are maybe this list of things could help cool you down a the best for having a nice view and silence. The fresh bit more, and increase your patience, tolerance, and air and quiet of these moments really gives you time to motivation. think. It’s pretty refreshing.

1) Drink water. Being hydrated is super important and probably improves your mental state in some sci- 6)Exercise. Play the most unofficial game basket- entific way. I don’t know. Drink that stuff. ball, host a kickball game, dance when you are home alone and no one will complain about your jumping, the possibilities go on. Not many people will agree with this step, that’s what step 5 is for.

2) Smile at as many people as you can. Smiling alone can make you happy, imagine all of the happy you could have in one day by smiling at other people. Strangers, people you know but don’t talk to, anybody, 7)Express yourself. I’m not telling you to go out and everybody. and write an award winning song, but bottling things up won’t help. Speak to a friend, your mom, keep a journal if you think it’s safe, or write it on a piece of paper and tear it up before anyone can see it.

3)Take time out of your day for yourself. Whether it’s spending a day drawing the perfect sketch of your goldfish, or a taking hot bath, you deserve it. Treat yourself. You could even buy yourself gifts. 8)Eat healthy. Depending on who you are this could be a huge step, but it can make you feel so much better both emotionally, and physically.

4)Make lists. Too stressed over your responsibil- ities to be happy? List out everything you need to do. Divide them by date, importance, whatever you prefer. 9)Make another list. Write out a list of things you Just get it off of your mind. are proud of, things you’ve accomplished. This could help motivate you to do a lot more things, or just make you happy. exam study tips

By: Josh Wolchock Good studying habits are very key to success in school and in life. With that in mind, it is important to develop 6) Try your best to understand the material, and the necessary skills now while still in high school, and not just memorize everything. be able to grow and improve these habits well into life.

7) If you decide to study in a group, do it with 1) Have all of the material that you want to study people who are also serious about studying for the same in front of you. This will make it easier for you to see exam, or at the very least studying in general. everything, and if you think of a question or encounter a problem, it will be easy for you reach over and grab what you need. 8) Have someone else test you with the material, or test someone else.

2) Find a location that is as distraction free as pos- sible. This seems quite obvious, but once you get on a roll you won’t want to be interrupted, and it can be tough to get the ball rolling with distractions. 9) Don’t study during the time that you would nor- mally sleep, as you may be tempted to take a nap. In- stead study in the afternoon or early evening.

3) Start with the most important information, or with what you feel you need to study the most. 10) Use the information that you learn in your classes as much as possible. This will help you remem- ber it better later on, and you will probably have a much better understanding of the material. 4) Taking short breaks is very important. Your brain retains the material that you cover in the begin- ning and end of your sessions better than the stuff from the middle. 11) Prepare a self-test for yourself.

5) Another obvious one is to spread out your studying sessions as much as possible. When you study 12) Manage your time. Make a schedule before more often, the material goes into your long term mem- you start studying and stick to it as well as you can. ory, as opposed to staying in your short term memory. Continued on next page 13) Find your studying speed. Everyone will be different, and it can depend on what subject you are study- ing. If you study slowly, make sure you give yourself more time to study.

14) Don’t try to study everything that the teacher said. Instead, study the most important stuff first, and if you feel comfortable with the material and you have extra time before the exam, do some of the finer details. Numinous Night, A Collection of Small Poems By: Grace Ma

Here’s to nights where the steady hum of crickets and the vastness of infinity are both present in one cohesive canvas.

Light Slumber The songs of the forest are but a lost murmur and The petals have curled into a dream and The dew has dried its tears.

Yet, there is always Us chasing the night, and Finding each other at dawn. Mellow Depth Dear Night,

I have been disloyal conflicted regretful. Yet you always greet me with a brutal integrity laced with promises and hope. Please, continue to cradle me until I can walk fearlessly into the sun by myself. Profound Darkness Two lovers contemplate across the lonely sky. They gaze at each other deeply, miraculously. -Souls of light, -Souls of shadow. Hush! They rage and cry. kelvin spirit week 2015

the best moments When you’ve realized you’ve “accidentally” pushed some- body over in musical chairs. (Nobody was hurt)

When hands were thrown into the air when you made that half-court shot. When you score the winning hit.

When you get past the last level in limbo... twice. When the freshmen dropped the orange just before they could have taken first place.

When the sophmores won against the seniors in an ex- tended game of tug-of-war. When the juniors won the relay that had them so close to winning it alltogether.

And finally, that moment when the 2015 seniors won for the second time in their high school careers. From grade nine to graduation. Its time to end off the year

lets recap. arts night council Hi there! We are the Arts Night council. We ba- turned with thunder! We managed to make our of sically organize the biggest performing arts show, Kel- six hundred dollars to rent out the West End Cultural vin Arts Night! Throughout the year, we raise money to Centre in just a few months! We hope to continue sell- not only rent out a venue for the show, but also donate ing noodles in the next years to come. money towards a local artistic organization. It’s a hella But the biggest achievement was Kelvin Arts Night it- of a fun time! As the year comes to an end we would like self. The show went by very smoothly. Every performer to talk about ourselves and convince you to join us next did an amazing job and we had an amazing audience. year! What are your goals for next year? What were your high and low moments? Our goal next year is to make Arts Night big- Some of the biggest highlights this year was vis- ger, better and even more fun! Kelvin Arts Night is tru- iting different organizations to donate to, selling noodles ly the Wrestlemania of coffee houses. And we want to during lunch hour, and of course, Kelvin Arts Night it- keep it that way. Not to mention, the council allows you self. We also became very close friends with each other. to explore your creative mind. You can make the best At first, we didn’t really all know each other. But as the of friends while in the council, as proven in the photo year progressed, we warmed up to each other and now above. We want to continue the legacy of Arts Night and we are the best of friends. it won’t be possible without your help! So remember to Some low moments would include some disorganiza- sign up next year! tion leading up to the show. But it all turned out fine! Another negative is that we ate too much noodles. What are your final words to Kelvin? Thanks to everyone who came out to the show, What was your proudest achievement? Kelvin Arts Night was an astounding success. We want Our biggest achievement this year was raising to say thank you to all the performers for making the over two thousand dollars towards an organization show incredible. Our lovely Art teachers, Mr. Kun and called Arts City. That’s incredible. It’s the highest amount Ms. Woodward, has helped us in so many ways. For of money that we’ve raised in Arts Night history. that, we are forever in their debts. Thank you for an in- Another achievement this year was bringing back noo- credible year. dle bowl! After a two year absence, noodle bowl re- youth in philantrophy

Youth in Philanthropy is a program run by the Winnipeg Foundation with the goal of introducing youth to grant making in the community. Every year, all YiP committees in Winnipeg receive $5000 from the Winnipeg Foundation to grant to charities of their choice for purposes of their choice. YiP is a great way to get into volun- teering and help out in the community.

What has YiP been involved in the past year? The Kelvin YiP Committee had a very productive year. We were able to meet many incredible people mak- ing change in Winnipeg as well as help out those in need. This past year, YiP hosted Tea Time Tuesday to raise money for the Kelvin food bank as well as a tampon drive for SAGE House. Members of the committee volun- teered at Siloam Mission and for the Christmas Cheer Board.

Were there any particluar focus? Our focus throughout the past year was at risk women and youth in our community and we had the op- portunity to visit many charities that focused on both to help us decide where to grant our allocated funds. We granted money to the Andrew’s Street Family Centre, Aurora Family Therapy Centre and Wayfinders After School Program to name a few. We also created care kits for street involved women at SAGE House with the help of an additional grant we received.

Next year, YiP hopes to do more volunteering and work on more small projects. We are also looking for new members so listen for announcements and come check us out! We hope to see you next year! student council

What were your high and low moments? What are your goals for next year? High was without a doubt Spirit Week... it We hope that council can continue the events was definitely one for the books! Best part for council we held this year and continue to improve them and was seeing how much the entire student body got into also initiate some new events too! We hope that more it, voluteering for events and supporting each other. people join council next year because it is much easi- Low point: council hasn’t really had a low point, per se, er to hold fantastic events for Kelvin when council is but our Movember event was by far our least popular strong in numbers. If you want to help make Kelvin event of the year! We still can’t figure out exactly why...? super fun, gain great leadership experience, enjoy free food (sometimes), and work with a fantastic group of What was your proudest achievement? people, you should join council next year! You won’t The easy answer would be Spirit Week, but look- regret it! ing at council’s achievement as a whole over the entire year, a better answer would be to say that Student Coun- What are your final words to Kelvin? cil’s best achievement this year was it’s ability to con- On behalf of Dale and Hannah: Thank you all tinue the tradition of events built by past councils and for making our year so memorably epic. Student Coun- build on those events, making them even better, and cil plans and organizes these events, but they wouldn’t also adding in a few new events of our own, like Home- be anything without your spirit and energy! It’s been a coming and our special food days! Plus, the dunk tank blast Kelvin - stay rad ;) at our BBQ is going to be pretty epic! [Not everybody is in the group photo!] Spectrum

What were some of your greatest achievements? When we say lows, we don’t mean what we have Here at Spectrum, we have many highs and a few done, more of what we DIDN’T and HAVEN’T done. lows. To record them from the beginning of the year is We wish we could have gotten more involved with the hard, but our most memorable highs would be the vigil school in general by hosting more events (workshops, for Leelah Alcorn that was held by two of Kelvin High potlucks, etc.). We also sadly didn’t get as many mem- Schools, and Spectrums own students/members; Har- bers as we had wished but we have a lot for right now, mony and Jes back in December. To remember her and and either way, it’s still really amazing and fun! to create awareness for our communities. A few months following, one of our members helped to create a trans- What are your plans for next year? gender clothing drive with the Rainbow Resource Cen- As for plans for next year goes, we as Spectrum have big tre! Following all of this was Day of Pink and Spirit Day. plans to become more involved with the school, just in These two days were great since a lot of us are in grade 9 general. We want to go back to River Heights or another and they were our very FIRST at Kelvin! middle school to raise awareness for LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Questioning, etc.) students and What were some high/low moments in the club? how to start/continue a GSA. For our school, like we Two of our most recent highs include OUT- said, we want to host more events like workshops, make Shine and River Heighs. A few of us members had the a zine and maybe even sell shirts! amazing chance to go to OUTShine, which was a GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) summit. It was so much fun and Message from the Spectrum family: we learned a lot from the workshops and presentations, We hope to see new members next year, as we along with meeting national GSA members. make plans for workshops, events, etc. We’re always ex- Finally, we have River Heights, in which we did presen- cited to meet new people and have new members! tations on terminology and how to start their very own GSA in their school. EAC

What were your high and low moments? Our high moments included getting lots of peo- ple involved in our competition at our recycling booth and taking a tour of Winnipeg’s Materials Recycling Fa- cility. One of our low moments was the surprise morn- ing in April when snowed and we were planning on giv- ing out iced tea to students who biked to school, but we made a quick save and handed out hot chocolate instead.

What was your proudest achievement? Our best achievement so far is the awareness and knowledge we generated at our recycling booth. People would have to put assorted items in our a recycling or a garbage in 15 seconds. After completing the challenge, many walked away saying they didn’t know they could recycle this or now knew they couldn’t recycle that. That was good to hear, and we hope the custodians think so too!

What are your goals for next year? Our plans for next year include harvesting the crops we are planting in our school garden over the summer, working to have the cafeteria stop using sty- rofoam, putting a ban on bottled water, seeing if we can get the school a wind turbine, and much, much more.

What are your final words to Kelvin? You still have to recycle over the summer. SCIENCE FAIR The 45th Annual Winnipeg School Division Shogun Laczko : The project’s name presented by him Science Fair was held on April 15, 2015 at the Brodie was “ Faradays Law of Induction”. He used different Centre, University of Manitoba. More than 400 projects techniques to try and find the most efficient way of were presented in the science fair. This year new award generating electricity using Faraday’s law of induction. section was introduced on Mathematics and Statistics. He won the intermediate Manitoba Hydro “ Energy Five students from Kelvin High School participated in and You award” and Science Innovator Award. He also this year’s science fair. All the students were from grade won a gold medal. He said “ When I first arrived at the 9. building and saw everyone’s elaborate project I got in- timidated but later I did win something after competing The name of the students are as follows: for the first time which was pretty nice for me.”

Rayan Roy: The name of the project presented by him Alvin Almagro: Alvin’s project name was “Sound Ef- was “ Innovative application of Mathematical model to fects”.He received an honourable mention in Intermedi- predict the population growth”. He created a mathemat- ate level.His best moment were being able to participate ical model which can predict the population of animals and compete with all the students in Winnipeg. after 100 years or more. He won a gold medal in the Grade 9-10 (Intermediate) category for the “ Math- Anna B and Angela: Their project was “Soy Ink vs Pe- ematics and Statistics Innovative award”. Next year he troleum Based Ink”. Their experiment was testing their plans to work on a Physics experiment. He had earlier own soy ink to the petroleum ink and how they more in 2014 also won the Best award in chemistry. efficient. They were very proud to participate and meet new people In the science fair. reach for the top

Kelvin’s Reach for the Top team qualified for the National Finals held at the University of Toronto in May. This marked an historic first: not only did Kelvin capture the Intermediate Title for the province of Manitoba for the second year in a row, but 2015 marked the first time the Kelvin Senior Reach team made a trip to the Nationals for the second straight year.

The team participated in a marathon 8 hour round robin tournament which landed them just shy of a berth in the semi-finals. However, the team went to place first in the Pool B grouping of teams, beating teams from -Al berta, Nova Scotia, and, in both their match-ups against St. Paul’s High school of Winnipeg, winning very deci- sively.

The Kelvin crew spent their spare time commisserating with the 14 other teams from B.C. to the Maritimes, trad- ing pins, playing a cynical version of the card game “Apples to Apples” which shall remain nameless and general- ly maintaining Kelvin’s tradition of easy-going, edgy good-naturedness.

Congratulations go out to Intermediate Team members Ethan, Phoenix, Nataya and Torbjorn and to Senior team members Sam, Nigel, Riley, Torbjorn, Eric and Mohamed... Go Reach! the kelvin paperclip

What were some of your high and low moments? ed about school events and everything about them, running these accounts took a lot of time, but nothing High Moments felt better than hitting 600 followers on instagram, in a 1) The all-nighter screensharing skype calls as we de- school of ~1400 students. We’ve had more then a 100 sign the paper. (Yes this is a high moment) mentions and private messages on Twitter, our deliv- 2) Hitting 600 followers on instagram and 400 on Twit- ery of Kelvin content has slipped into the online world, ter and it seemd that many people could appreciate that. 3) Sneaking into the library conference room to host the GOOD JOB TEAM! meetings at lunch 4) Hours and hours of discussion What are your goals for next year? Our goal for next year is to make The Kelvin Low Moments Paperclip bigger than it ever was, and to keep it grow- 1) When only one person showed up to a meeting ing. This year there was a big change in design and vi- 2) Having to send the “DEADLINE WAS YESTER- sion .We worked very hard on our paper issues, but we DAY?!?!” emails. learned just how much the small details in our day to 3) When somebody hacked our Instagram day lives matter. Next year we just hope to keep learn- 4) ”This is going to be a really short meeting...” ing new things , keep things innovative and different and finally to meet new members and friends to help What was your proudest achievement? us along the way. Our proudest achievement was initiating our social media accounts. This really changed howThe What are your final words? Kelvin Paperclip interacts with the students. We have GOODBYE EVERYBODY! Thanks for all the support people actually talking to us, liking anf favoriting our you’ve given all year, we loved all of you for taking an content, we even had a past Paperclip member reach out issue, and interacting online and we hope to see it all to us about how she loves the social media. We post- for years to come. Have a safe summer!

*Not everybody made it for this photo!