MAY 27, 2016 thGLENEAGLEe’S STUDENTE VOICE SdINCE 1997g e VOLUME 19, ISSUE 8 Grade 12s compete for valedictorian

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Starting last week, grade 12 students looking to become this year’s valedictorian began apply- ing for the position. 14 students have handed in the form by the deadline and are in- terested in becoming Gleneagle’s valedictorian. e student who becomes the valedictorian will delive r a speech to the grad class and parents at the graduation ceremony. “ e student should be an hon- our roll student and a good citizen of Gleneagle,” said Bindy Johal, counsellor. “ ey need to be con-  dent in public speaking.” In order to choose a suitable rep- PRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF DAKOTA MAVERICK resentative, the candidates will be given a prompt, which they will Musical breaks box o ce records, top reviews speak about on June 2. e vale- dictorian will be chosen and an- PHENOMENAL END TO PHENOMENAL MUSICAL: A er two weeks of near sold out performances, Beauty and the Beast has closed o its nounced on June 3. performance run. Near sellouts and record breaking pro ts have li ed Beauty and the Beast over all other Gleneagle productions. School district “Other than delivering the  - superintendents, school sta , the student population, and parents have all given the production positive reviews. “Your message in the program, nal goodbye message to the Class that of the administrative team, the fact that the choreographer was a recent Gleneagle grad, the draw at the start of the play for the ‘luxury of 2016, I wish to leave a mark at seats’, the packed house and more than anything the expression of each student involved in the production all made me feel proud to be involved Gleneagle,” said Cheslie Chan, with Gleneagle,” said Reno Ciol , assistant superintendent. Overall, cast, crew, and the director/production team are extremely pleased about grade 12. the musical’s success.  e hard work and determination that was injected into Beauty and the Beast has truly paid o , as the musical was a “ e valedictorian is the voice huge success. Beauty and the Beast is a tale as old as time, and the tale will continue to live on as a part of this school’s pristine performing arts of the class to say our thank you record. See full story on page 8. and farewells.” said Claudia Lam, grade 12. “I just  gured it would be a great experience and an hon- our for me to be the one represent- Spring carnival aims to bring all Talons together ing the class.” B K because it is the  rst year that activities that are pretty exclusive Fair because we thought it would “I think it’s a real honour for Sta reporter Gleneagle has hosted a Spring to the Spring Carnival,” stated be an excellent way to raise funds them to run for valedictorian. It Carnival, but also it is the only Lahouaoula. which would really aid in devel- takes a lot of courage to run,” add- On June 2nd, Gleneagle’s sports event council planned outside Student Council hopes the fair oping our club,” said Jade Zhong, ed Johal.  eld will play host to the stu- of dances, haunted houses, and will involve as many di erent as- grade 11 and small ensembles club Each and every candidate has dent council’s  rst ever Spring Talontines during their  ve years pects and parts of the school. executive. great qualities that make each of Carnival. of existence. ey have accomplished this “Me to We, through this carni- them an eligible applicant to rep- e event o ers a variety of dif- “ e event idea came from through inviting clubs to host val, is hoping to raise awareness of resent the graduating class. ferent activities ranging from hen- Anika Lee, grade 11 , as she had booths at the fair, entertaining di erent issues around the world,” “I believe every nominee is a na and face painting to carnival previously attended Port Moody performances from the music pro- said Diane Kim, grade 12 and Me great choice to represent our grad foods like cotton candy and snow secondary where she was able to gram, and also school chef Frank to We president. class.” said Yilin Zhang, grade 12. cones. witness their Spring Fling and Abbinante in the food preparing “We have set up an obstacle “Personally, I believe I am a suit- e main attraction of the event how much success the student process. course in our booth that has each able candidate because I have a is the dunk tank which gives stu- council over there was able to Some of the clubs that will be section representing di erent passionate heart with a relatable dents the chance to drop Ken achieve with the carnival,” said AJ present at the event are small en- pressing issues around us. e ob- story to tell.” Cober, principal, Mike Parkins, Lahouaoula, grade 12 and student sembles club, HYPE, Me to We, stacle course will be a fun way for “I see myself as a good valedic- vice-principal and Peter Poka, council president. Kindlers, Magic e Gathering, you to learn about the issues that torian since I’m not simply an ex- social studies teacher, as well “It’s the type of event that our science club and business club are present in our society.” cellent academic student or a lead- as grade 12 students Jordan executive team had always want- who will be in charge of running Regardless of this year’s results, er.” added Chan. “I’m a diligent, Flatman, Aaron Sinclaire, and ed to plan for Gleneagle, as it’s their booths to fundraise for their next year’s executive team hopes passionate, and proactive student Kio de Torres. the best way for Talons to come clubs. to bring back the carnival with who is willing to share my experi- e event is special not only enjoy themselves with food and “We decided to join the Spring new and improved additions. ences with others.” INSIDE ONtheCALENDAR ELBOWGATE: An incident REFLECTION ON 2015 16: Take JUNE 8 Awards Evening regarding Prime Minister Justin some time to recap a collection 5 JUNE 15 Year End Music Concert Trudeau’s actions in the House of this year’s school events and of Commons has major activities. JUNE 17 Grad Dinner and Dance drawn JUNE 20 21 Cross Grade Final Exams national interest. JUNE 22 28 Provincial Exam Week

NEW CURRICULUM: Sta and JUNE 26 Commencement Ceremony students get ready for the JUNE 30 Final Report Cards implementation of an entirely 2 new curriculum, this fall. 8 2Opinion theEdge MAY 27, 2016 Media creates unnecessary uproar over Trudeau’s elbow-gate  e term “elbow-gate” dominat- looks bleak for the Prime Minister. ed last week’s media headlines A committee is now decid- as several politicians, pundits, ing whether or not to condemn and Canadians were extremely Trudeau due to his actions. While outraged about Prime Minister that will probably not happen, it Justin Trudeau’s supposed burst speaks volumes to the amount of of violence during a vote on the scrutiny Trudeau is facing. government’s assisted dying bill. Some believe this reaction has In the words of some media been overblown solely as an at- outlets, Trudeau “manhandled” tempt by political opponents to Conservative whip Gord Brown tarnish Trudeau’s name. and “assaulted” NDP MP Ruth Obviously it is impossible to dis- Ellen Brosseau. cern what Trudeau’s intentions It’s impossible to describe the were, but judging from the clip, the details of the incident without an context of the situation, and the accompanying video. Luckily, the fact that the House of Commons video of the now infamous scene meeting was  lled with hundreds will forever be preserved on the of eye witnesses; it seems unlike- internet and can be viewed by ly that Trudeau intentionally and anyone at any time. maliciously harmed Brosseau.  e full view of the alleged as- Elizabeth May, the leader of the sault was blocked by other people, Green Party, saw the incident  rst and the exact force Trudeau in- hand and determined the elbow-  icted on Brosseau is unknown. ing as unintentional. What is known however, is her However, whether or not the el- reaction. She stumbled back- bowing was intentional, Trudeau wards, clutching her chest over did undeniably drag Brown in the “assault” and eventually le an attempt to pull him from the the chamber deeply upset. crowd, an incident just as import- equate his actions to sexual as- continues, it seems more and Brosseau on multiple occasions.  e ensuing reaction was that of ant as the elbowing which is why sault. Not only is this ridicuously more apparent that the situa- Yet, for some inexplicable rea- an outraged uproar. the outrage displayed by some over the top, it also insults victims tion was purposely overblown by son, elbow-gate is still dominating Tom Mulcair, the leader of the people seems disingenuous. of sexual assault. Trudeau’s opponents because of Canadian headlines. Futhermore, NDP, called the Prime Minister If people are truly outraged Even with certain media out- vested self-interests. Mulcair continues to be outraged “pathetic” for elbowing a woman. about Trudeau’s violent outburst, lets and politicians calling for A erall, despite the extensive with Trudeau’s actions while the Niki Ashton, one of Brosseau’s why aren’t his actions against Trudeau’s head, a poll conducted media coverage and discussion by rest of Canada is already forgetting colleagues stated she was deep- Brown also being discussed? Why by Abacus Data has found that the politicians, this is simply not an about the whole petty debacle. ly troubled by Trudeau’s actions, is the incident called ‘elbow-gate’ majority of Canadians do not care issue the majority of Canadians While there are many legiti- claiming his actions caused un- instead of something that men- about this incident. care deeply about. mate grievances against the Prime easiness for women in the house. tions Trudeau’s actions against In fact, the poll found that 71%  is is just positioning by the op- Minister, the elbow-gate incident In short, the immediate reaction Gord Brown as well? of Canadians who have heard of posing parties to gain some politi- certainly isn’t one of them. of Trudeau’s elbowing was one However, more inappropriate Trudeau’s actions stated that this cal in ue nce and the media trying • e Edge welcomes letters to de ned by immense outrage. than Trudeau’s actions against did not in any way a ect their to create a debacle on a non-story. the editor. ey can be given to Even now, more than a week lat- Brown were the reactions. opinion of him. Trudeau has already apologized any English teacher or sent to the er, the a ermath of “elbow-gate” Some people went as far as to As discussion on the case to Canadians, his peers, and [email protected] Gender neutral bathrooms directive may cause more harm than good A L facilities, but rather the possibility gain access to women shelters spaces is occurring. necessary to consider more than Edge columnist for this initiative to be abused by in Toronto under the name of Los Angeles for instance, is cur- just the desire to be inclusive. people who are not. Jessica. Court evidence heard of rently plagued with men dressing  is issue is more than a matter On May 13, the US administra- It may seem easy to brush aside Hambrook terrorizing several in traditinal female clothing for of debating whether to support tion noti ed public schools that this possibility of misuse, but 19% women, but most frequently a deaf the sole purpose of ful lling cer- transgender people or not, but they must work towards allowing of rapes and sexual assaults al- woman living in the shelter. tain sexual desires. a serious topic where all aspects transgender students to utilize the ready occur in For example, Jason need to be thoroughly considered bathrooms and locker rooms of public spaces Pomare, 33, was re- and discussed as the potential the gender with which they identi- such as wash- It seems as if the laws are being cently taken to court consequences are too dangerous. fy.  is decision instigated discus- rooms and for disguising him- No matter how important it sion on an already contested issue changerooms, interpreted far beyond the original intent self as a woman in is to create an environment for of gender neutral public spaces. and this statistic of non-discrimination based on gender, order to secretly vid- transgenders, it cannot come at States like Washington have is what makes to the extent of infringing on the rights of eotape women using the potential endangerment of placed the issued orders into e ect it di cult to the restroom. A er everyone’s right to privacy and non-trans individuals.” not only within public schools, but enforce gender —Anika Lee his arrest, it was dis- protection from inappropriate op- also within other public vicinities neutral public Edge columnist covered that he had posite-sex nudity or sexual assault such as swimming pools. spaces. “ ARTONA hours of video on with the operation of gender neu- North Carolina responded by  e reluctance his camera. tral bathrooms and changerooms. disregarding the Obama admin- that people have shown towards  e released transcript from the  is frightening possibility of  is is especially relevant in istration and forcing transgender this initiative does not come from trial describes how the accused abuse is especially relevant in a schools as they are supposed to be people to use only the washroom unjusti ed paranoia or bigotry. grabbed the victim’s hand and country like America, where sex- safe places for adolescents to de- that corresponds with the gender According to Daily Wire, in forcibly placed it on his crotch. ual assault is so frequent that, ac- velop academic and social skills. on their original birth certi cate. Toronto, where gender neutral fa-  e same deaf women report- cording to the U.S. Department It seems as if the laws are being Instead of condemning North cilities are in e ect, there already ed that Hambrook would peer at of Justice’s National Crime interpreted beyond the origi- Carolina, it is important to keep has been more than a dozen sexu- her through a gap while she was Victimization, a sexual assault oc- nal intent of non-discrimination in mind the problem some people al assault claims  led. showering. curs every 107 seconds. based on gender, to the extent of have with the LGBTQ movement One such case is Cristopher It is not just in Toronto where When discussing the possibility infringing on the rights of non- is not with the mere usage of these Hambrook, 37, who was able to the misuse of these gender neutral of gender neutral washrooms, it is trans individuals. theEdge [email protected] @theEdgeSD43 http://www. ickr.com/photos/theEdgeSD43/ S t a : Ashlee Ahn, Audrey Har, Sungwoo Hwang, AJ Lahouaoula, Since 1997,  e Edge has been the independent voice of the students of  e Edge conforms and adheres to the standards and style of the Charles Lee, Erika Lee, Cathy Liu, Braeden Mandrusiak, Nazlie Naja , Gleneagle Secondary: 1195 Lansdowne Drive, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, Canadian Press and is produced by the Journalism 11/12 class. 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May 27, 2016 theEdge News3 Auction to benefit Coquitlam search team FocusOnTALONS Cathy Liu promoting the event from April to May,” Coquitlam SAR because we have been no- Talons in-depth night Staff reporter said Yueran Shi, grade 11. Shi continues, ticing that fewer and fewer students are “We’ve also been promoting the auction going outside, so by bring up SAR in this shares student passion Gleneagle leadership 11 class is hosting an night on Facebook. So to spark interest auction night we are also hoping that more This Monday, five months of work will be auction tonight from 3:30pm to 6:30 pm, in we’ve been posting items for the auction people will be going outside,” said Jason on display as Talons present their in-depth the MPR to fundraise money to support the night.” Phan, Grade 10. night to students, teachers, and alumni. Coquitlam Search and Rescue. The leadership class is very thankful to “Our main goal for this auction night is “The In-depth project give students an The leadership class has invited a special the community for helping host the auction for people to understand and learn about opportunity to choose something that speaker from the Coquitlam Search and night. what the Coquitlam Search and Rescue is,” they’ve always wanted to do, but never had Rescue to speak at tonight’s auction night. “We were able to organize this event be- added Shi. time for”, said Quirien Mulder ten Kate, They have also been collecting donations cause many people donated many items Through much thought and careful con- TALONS teacher. at lunch from May 9 to May 20. for us and let us put it up for sale,” said sideration, the leadership class finally de- Students have an opportunity to learn a They have been looking for donations that Takemasa Oyama, grade 12. cided on an auction night. new skill that they are passionate about and are in new or gently used condition. They All proceeds made from the event will be “We chose to do the Auction [night] be- share with their peers and parents by de- accept sport equipment, jewelry, toys, and donated to support the Coquitlam Search cause we wanted something different that signing and presenting a project. Students other games. and Rescue. would stand out. We thought that doing an would work with mentors for about an hour The leadership 12 class has been working “Since most of the auction group real- auction will be a little twist on the idea of or two a week for five months. very hard in finding the perfect donations ly liked to go outside and have their own a garage sale be more interesting,” added “It’s that time where they can just put for the auction night. adventures, we thought that the Search Phan. their mind away and focus on the thing that “We went to neighbors and asked door and Rescue would be the most appropri- The leadership 11 class hopes to see many they like to do and thing that they’re study- to door for donations and we’ve been ate group to support. We also chose the familiar faces tonight at the auction tonight. ing,” said Anika Venkatesh, grade 9 Talon studying music composition. Students can choose their own open-end- ed, ranging from music to baking to programming. “I’m really excited to see how my presen- tation is going to go, just in general,” said Jordan Chambers who is planning to play the ukulele with Melanie Osbourne, both grade 10. “It feels amazing seeing how much I have improved from where I was before this proj- ect, and seeing how much I can do with just my mouth and vocal chords,” said Jackson Hamanishi, grade 10 who is beatboxing for his project. Students also gained valuable skills, such as time management. “[It taught me] how to set goals and checkpoints for myself and trying to achieve them,” said Venkatesh. “What’s really important is not the prod- uct at the end, it’s the process that you go through and the skills that you learn about,” Mulder concluded. In-depth night will be held on May 30, 7:00pm at the MPR. – Audrey Har printed with permission of renee boldut BREAKING STIGMAS: Two grade 9 Talons flash their smiles in front of their booth where participants submitted their questions at the relay as part of the mental health event. Adventure trip gives Talons new experiences Talons mental health event spreads awareness Talons are back from their 5 day adven- ture trip centered at Squamish. Nazlie Najafi on the rise for young people today. “Mental there were daily questions announced relat- “I am most excited about just generally Staff reporter illness was not being talked about enough ed to mental health, and every correct an- spending time doing outdoors activities and I wanted to shine a light on it and show swer from a student was equal to one ticket with my TALONS friends.” said Brian Sun, As students climb the ladder towards their people that it is okay to have a mental ill- in a raffle draw. grade 9. last year of public schooling, they notice ness,” expressed Boldut. The event kicked off with a talk by “What I want to get out of this trip is to be- one thing getting progressively worse: the She didn’t stop at the research project Marlisse McRobbiea, guest speaker from come a better outdoor leader, as we will be mental health of students in their classes. though. After a few months she whipped up the institute of families. She shared her ex- learning leadership lessons from our group. Some go far enough to say that students live a proposal plan to run a “Walk for mental periences with mental illness and spoke In addition, I look forward to just have fun, in the “Age of Anxiety”. health”, the main purpose of the walk was about the history of mental health day. away for the everyday stress,” stated Sun. Although there hasn’t been a proper as- the raise awareness of mental illness, break Afterwards, activities took place on the “The adventure trip is a really great way to sessment of mental illness in Canadian sec- down the stigma, and make it loud and grass field which were both educational and bond with people you haven’t really had a ondary schools, it’s clear to see that many clear that it is perfectly fine to be struggling. entertaining. Students took part in several chance to talk with yet, and I’m really look- students are silently struggling to keep it The plan followed through with flying relay-style challenges across the field, and ing forward to that feeling of community,” together. It’s well known that one too many colours, roaring support from classmates, finished the activities off with a few writing said Hannah Wood, grade 10. students bottle up their issues, put school teachers and local newspapers. It would be acitivities such as the “stressers” poster. The students returned to their regular work over a healthy mind, stack up on ex- an understatement to say it was a success. Students wrote on the “stressers” poster classes Wednesday, ready to learn. tra coursework, and run their engines until This year Boldut has chosen to take on a about the things that stress them out; many “I think one of the main goals of the ad- they’re out of steam. mental health awareness project once again students opened up about feelings of social venture trip is to get outside of your comfort On top of all this, there is an undeniable for her leadership 10 class. The assignment anxiety and stress due to schoolwork. zone which can be highly beneficial. I hope stigma attached to mental illness which was to choose an issue, create a plan to solve Once students completed every challenge, that on the trip, some situations come up makes it even harder for students to speak the issue, and put the plan in action. “I they were rewarded with baked goods at the where I can challenge myself and do tasks up about their problems and get proper thought it would be good to take on another finish line. The event had a fantastic turnout that I wouldn’t otherwise do,” said Andreas help. Although many would digress that project now that I’ve had some experience,” and the group was glad to see that students Gunster, grade 9. there is no stigma, there is a shocking said Boldut. were engaged and opening up about their “I’ve learned so much over the 4 months amount of discrimination associated with “I want to lessen the stigma around men- experiences with mental illness. of planning. Mainly, I’ve learned to be more mental illness that proves otherwise. Grade tal illness, a lot of people suffer from mental Starting a conversation about mental independent and do things for myself rath- 9 leader Renee Boldut has never been afraid illness and feel like they can’t reach out.” health is an essential building block to work er than wait for others to tell me what to do of taking action to break down this stigma Boldut’s team members include grade 9’s towards helping those who struggle with or do things for me,” said Gunster. to assure that people with mental illness re- Mimi Kim, Kaleigh Toering, and Aileen mental illness. Although it may be hard for The students were required to prepare for ceive the help they deserve. Zhang. Together they planned the Child some to believe, this is a cause that every- the trip a long time prior to it, and their When she was in the eighth grade, she did and Youth Mental Health Day event, which one benefits from in one way or another. skills were demonstrated on the site. a research project which brought her to the took place May 5 on the grass field. Thankfully, Boldut isn’t afraid to get a team – Ashlee Ahn conclusion that mental health is a huge issue During the week leading up to the event, together and start dialogue about this issue. 4Features theEdge MAY 27, 2016 Sneakerhead entrepreneur sole-d on pro ting in shoe trades AJ L   While Lam’s passion for collecting rare Sta Reporter sneakers has kept him in the trading envi- ronment for years, his pleasure is supple- People seldom put much thought into the mented by the pro ts he can make on trad- kind of shoes they wear. To some of them, ing the shoes themselves. shoes are important enough that they are “My  rst experience with the whole shoe willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a trading industry actually came as a result few pairs that will match their stylish out- of a desperate search for a particular pair of  ts. But to a select few, shoes hold a special Air Jordans,” said Lam. “A er a month of meaning, one that makes them willing to looking around, I made a public Facebook spend thousands of dollars on a single pair. group just to look for that one pair. I got a  ere is actually a massive market in the few hits for the Jordans pretty fast and peo- high-end shoe industry.  e price of most ple started using that very group to show o of these designer and collector edition their collection and attempt to trade other shoes generally range from $500 to $1,500. pairs of shoes.  e opportunity for massive  e most expensive pairs, produced in very pro ts became really obvious to me, and I limited quantities, can be sold for up to used that group as my medium to look for $10,000. and trade all kinds of shoes.” While some of these shoes can be found in “I wasn’t good at the whole trading busi- retail stores, limited edition pairs can only ness at  rst, and I would only make pro ts be bought through trading sites, such as of about $25,” he said. eBay and Craigslist. As time progressed, Lam’s best trades have Complex News, popular for reporting on made pro ts of over $2,000.  e demand topics of youth culture, has estimated the for an exclusive product drove up prices. value of the reselling market to have crossed Nick Iezzi, grade 12, is another collector the $1 billion mark in 2015 in the United of these rare shoes and re ects on his deci- States alone! sion to spend large sums of money on shoes. PHOTO PRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF JACKSON LAM “Collecting expensive shoes has become “I’m de nitely willing to pay a few hun- SNEAKERHEADS OF THE WORLD UNITE: Gleneagle sneaker collector and entrepe- much like a hobby for many people, in- dred dollars for a top-of-the-industry qual- neur, Jackson Lam, grade 12, shows o some of his prized shoes that he has been parlaying cluding me,” said Jackson Lam, grade 12. ity designer’s shoe,” Iezzi said. “I like col- into a lucritive online trading business. “ ere’s a sense of pride in owning an ex- lecting them because I can take pride in pensive collection of prized sneakers that owning something that nobody else I see is day-to-day trading posts, but the threads like. are ordinarily worn by only celebrities and likely to wear around.” about general topics like fashion, cars, “While I don’t really think of the trading socialites. Having a big collection kind of  e Facebook group has since grown from and the responses from members of the group as an actual business, the trading itself makes you a mini-celebrity within the trad- a few dozen members to over 10,000 mem- group.” is a cool introduction to doing business,” not- ing community, too.” bers. Sellers have the freedom to list their Lam is also an aspiring entrepreneur, ed Lam. Lam is a member of the sneaker trading shoes for any asking price, and it’s up to and hopes to enter the world of business “I’m hoping the lessons I’ve learned in my society, or a “sneakerhead.” He prowls trad- them to negotiate with the buyers. following his post-secondary education. years of trading will carry on to some extent ing sites and social media groups, in the “I really enjoy the atmosphere of the He feels that the shoe trading business has as I pursue a future career in business,” con- search of pairs to buy for his collection. group,” Lam stated. “Not necessarily the helped him get an idea of what it might be cluded Lam. Online artist’s showcase leads SPOTLIGHT to vibrant internet sales of art Chef’s culinary journey to C  L working to develop the required skills for Sta Reporter her desired occupation. She thoroughly re- teaching feeds Talons appetites searched the jobs that she is interested in. Aspiring artist Jessica Liu, grade 10, is Liu has two universities where she wants P S  As a boy, Abbinante was also involved in currently working towards her dreams by to continue her education and learn more Sta Reporter sports, participating in soccer for years and selling her artwork online. about art. Her  rst choice is Emily Carr winning multiple sports awards. He has Liu never initially intended to sell her University at Granville Island.  e other Beloved teacher and chef, Frank carried on that interest by coaching soccer work. She simply wished to utilize the in- university that she has in mind is the Kansas Abbinante, is an inspiring man who at Gleneagle. ternet as a means to display her City Art institute since Walt works hard to help students achieve their Abbinante has been teaching at Gleneagle work. However a er many positive Disney attended the university. goals and emerge into the world of food. for the last 9 years and teaching the ACE-IT reactions to her art, she decided to Liu was a part of the JumpstArt He runs the ACE-IT Cooking Program, cooking program for 8 years. He wanted to start selling it. program where she developed teaching students and running the pass his knowledge, experiences and love of Although Liu has continued to many skills and encountered oth- cafeteria. cooking onto the students here. “What I set, sell her drawings, she isn’t sure if ers who also felt passionate about “We run a very successful program in terms of the teaching kitchen are high ex- she necessarily wishes to become art as she did. here,” said Abbinante. pectations for my ACE-IT students”. a full time artist. She is planning Although Liu isn’t taking any art Foods is a prevalent area of study “I get here pretty early, usually at 6:30,” to put her small business on hold courses at the moment, she has an for many high school students, and said Abbinante. because of how much it con icts ARTONA immense interest in the multitude Abbinante himself took cooking classes  e program requires more attention and with her school work and continue Jessica Liu of classes that Gleneagle o ers. dedication, which Abbinante shows. grade 10 in his years. in the summer when she has more “I will be taking drawing and Abbinante discovered his passion for “I’m here a lot earlier time. painting courses, animation, fash- cooking at a young age as he was raised because it’s required in Although she may not plan on making ion design and merchandising and with food being a key piece of his life and this entity of the teaching a career through selling her drawings, printmaking, along with graphic design culture. program. We’re a unique she still plans on having an art related so I am able to get a de nite direction in a “Coming from an Italian backgrund, teaching program be- background job, working at Walt Disney career which I am going to be passionate food was very prevalent in our culture,” cause we run a business Animation Studio. about,” said Liu. said Abbinante. and we teach.” Futhermore, many of Liu’s role models are Liu has taken a commission and custom Starting from when he was 15, he Abbinante describes storyboard artists at Disney. design job at her church, where she is in worked in motels and went into culinary himself as a “passionate charge of decorating the church for special “I have many inspiratinal  gures and school straight a er graduating high ARTONA guy that works hard and many of them are story board artists in the events. She views this as an opportunity to school. He knew at a young age he want- Frank Abbinante works on behalf of [his] Disney Studio. I look up to them because learn and understand the di culties that an ed to be a chef. Chef students”. Students re- they have such unique inidividual styles artist may face. He attended culinary school in gal him as a wonderful of designing which really shows in their “One thing that I’ve learned about this po- Vancouver, and from there he prospered. teacher who is both fair work.” said Liu. sition is how di cult collaborating can be He was ranked the second top apprentice and pleasant to work alongside. His goals If Liu isn’t able to achieve her dream of be- because everyone has di erent thoughts on in all of Canada, (out of the 6 top qual- now are for his students to emerge as great coming a Walt Disney animator, she wishes what they want, but it’s a chance for me to i ers), and won various other cooking cooks and succeed, “I want my students to to be a fashion designer. try out di erent things to draw,” she stated. awards. be the best that they can be,” said Abbinante. To prepare for her future, Liu has tak- “Above all, I will continue to pursue my en many factors into consideration while dream passionately,” concluded Liu. MAY 27, 2016 theEdge Features5 Next generation of education may get too personalized  e school district took a step by intro- learn about topics that interest them at trator of Inquiry Hub Secondary. A  A ducing a new high school in 2009 with the their own pace, instead of following a rigid Personalized learning is generally well-re- Sta reporter focus on personalized learning: Inquiry curriculum. ceived by teachers and students, however Hub Secondary, which opened in 2009. “Students develop their own elec- many still have concerns about possible Imagine a school that is built around the  e Hub allows students to explore and tives by choosing things they negative implications. needs of each student. One where educa- want to study, study ing them, New curriculum changes are bound to tion is  exible and the system adapts to stu- and then we give feedback confuse parents, students, and teachers. dents instead of expecting students to adapt and make sure that they’re Many teachers will see changes in their to the system. Personalized learning will researching it in the departments and the way that classes are make that reality. proper way,” taught.  e concept of personalized learning said Dave “I currently teach 120 students and the has existed for a long time. Soon, the BC Truss, problem with trying to make individual- Ministry of Education will be taking a ad- ized lessons is that there is not enough time, huge step and implementing it into the core min- whereas the new curriculum makes it more curriculum. is- explicit that the teacher’s job is to facili- However, although there is some tate students in making their own lessons, choice in the selection of classes, of being critical and self-re ective of their the actual curriculum in each own learning,” added Vittie. course is still being  xed, learn- Students at Gleneagle feel the same way. ing methods are the same, and “ e transition [for the new curricu- there is still not enough  exibility. lum] is really important, to make sure Introducing personalized learning it doesn’t confuse any of the parents or into the curriculum will bring this students,” stressed Adalynn Mai, grade experience into classrooms. 11. “I think it’s a very important part Although students may dread cer- of our education because every student tain classes or projects, it is still im- learns di erently,” said Jenny Bi, grade portant to learn to adapt to di erent 11. “If we personalize learning there will situations. be a lot more  exibility in how students “It’s a great idea, but it might not teach obtain information, and at the same time children the discipline they need,” said explore their interests and have fun learn- Sara Knowles, grade 11. ing,” Bi continued. Many teachers and students have con- “Every student is di erent, therefore ev- cerns with the feasibility of personalizing ery student should be able to learn di er- learning for many di erent students. “My ently,” said AJ Vittie, arts teacher. concerns are if there are 30 students in the  roughout January, the Student classroom, how realistic it is that I can help Leadership Council of SD43 held a World all 30 kids who I only see for 80 minutes of Café focused on personalized learning. the day,” said Katherine Chung, physics Attendees from middle and secondary teacher. schools met to help formulate feedback for “As soon as you have a teacher with 30 the district surrounding student expecta- separate individualized curriculums, it tions on personalized learning. cannot be feasibly done,” concludes Chung. Signi cant curriculum changes set to start next school year A H time, and trying to do everything as once however, there will be greater emphasis on topics and contents with identical themes. Sta Reporter won’t be as e ective,” continued Morphett. core competencies such as communication, As a result, provincials are likely to be In two years, when the curriculum is ful- thinking and personal and social skills as eliminated when the new curriculum is What if social studies 11 ceased to exist? ly implemented, new courses such as envi- well as principles of learning and First peo- fully implemented since not everyone will What if you could choose to take ‘environ- ronmental science 11 will be available for ple’s principles of learning. be learning the same thing. “I think elim- mental science’ or ‘geometry’ in grade 11 or students. “I think that it’s helpful to deal with these inating provincials is a travesty. I think it’s grade 12? What if these options came true However, courses such as social studies kind of situations as looking at it as an op- absolutely ridiculous,” said Milliard. in just two years? 11 will no longer exist. Instead, new courses portunity as well... to look at areas that we  e new BC curriculum is about to set an BC’s curriculum for students in K to 12 will branch out such as social justice 12. can improve and make more meaningful unpaved direction of learning, that is work- has been in the process of being re-evalu- “We’re very confused by this decision. and relevant to students,” said Cecchi ni. ing di erently for everyone. ated. Bill Morphett, science teacher, Kelly socials 11 is a great course,” stated Mike In the math department, “...there appears “I think it’s great that when designing this Cooper and Lynn Cecchini, English teach- Milliard, head of social studies depart- to be not so much of a curriculum, more curriculum, they have the ministry spend a ers, and Rachel Vaessen, social studies ment. Because of changes with the curric- about increase in  exibility, so that stu- lot of time working with number of teach- teacher, have been attending meetings held ulum, certain contents will be condensed dents have more freedom to choose what ers, so there’s been lots of opportunities for to discuss the curriculum design. and even removed by teaching three cours- they want to explore,” said Nevena Savovic, teacher voice,” stated Cober. “I was fortunate enough to be involved in Math depart- “I think it’s a valid skill to be able to write, this and it’s been fascinating to see where ment head. test, and things, but I think it’s even more we’re going with the curriculum, because I think eliminating provincials is a  ere will be valid skill to actually own what you learn it’s been something interesting to see how travesty. I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.“ changes that and be able to apply in your life,” said we look at what we’re doing and now look at bene t stu- Morphett. what’s coming,” said Vaessen. dents regard- “To me, it sounds like opening the door to Teachers were given an option to use the Mike Milliard ing  exibility, huge lack of accountability among teachers new grade 9 curriculum this year, and the social studies teacher however not all as to what they’re marks in the end will rep- redesigned curriculum for grade 10, 11, and changes made resent,” stated Savovic. 12s are still in a dra for subjects. were consid- “If we were in some kind of fairytale world ered helpful. where marks don’t matter, and we’re all here  is phase will provide more  exibility “ ARTONA “I don’t feel for the fun of learning, then maybe I could and choices of electives and academics for students, but also more opportunities and good about see some value to the curriculum the way capacity for teachers to explore the new cur- es now abridged to two courses. [change in curriculum] for many reasons,” it’s being presented right now,” said Savovic. riculum. “I like that playing idea, if there’s “If we want to develop good citizens that continued Savovic. “But if the reality of university allowing kids something that’s not working, then you can are aware of their country and their sur- “ ey’re saying ‘Teach logic in math 9’. based on their marks stays, then I think this give feedback,” said Ken Cober, principal. roundings, I think they need full extent of It could mean so many di erent things to curriculum is going to make it extremely However, because the curriculum is cur- all three courses,” concluded Milliard. so many di erent parts of logic, so many unfair, one of the un-fairest systems of get- rently still in the process of reformation, Meanwhile, in the science department, di erent levels of depth within those parts, ting kids into universities that I’ve ever seen there are some ongoing concerns about there are brand-new ideas regarding the so it’s very hard to function based on being in my life,” concluded Savovic. next year. courses such as ‘health sciences’ by merg- told to teach ‘logic’,” stated Savovic. As the curriculum prepares to be imple- “I think the length of time for implemen- ing biology and chemistry, or ‘astronomy’  e new curriculum will feature new fac- mented fairly soon, communication be- tation [should change],” stated Morphett. by combining physics and earth science. tors such “big ideas”, where teachers would tween the government, school, students, “It should be stretched out, because I think Students will not experience mas- teach through themes and create a higher teachers and parents will be vital. people are comfortable doing a piece at a sive changes in the english department, possibility of each teacher teaching di erent 6Sports theEdge MAY 27, 2016 Girls netball takes third in provincials B  R Sta reporter

Junior girls netball placed third provin- cialy, ending their season a er losing 2-0 in semi- nals on May 11. e junior girls were undefeated before being named district champions. Although half the team was away on a COAST trip, while the other half of the team rose to the occasion. e senior girls took on provincial cham- pions Burnaby North and lost by only a couple of points. “ e tournament was tough with some brand new players and some more skillful players. A er several games we started to play as a team,” said Zahra Bharucha, grade 12. “It took some time but we started to get PRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF GEORGE DUME the hang of it.” BREAKING THROUGH: Grade 9 junior rugby player breaks through the defense avoiding the attackers from Yale Secondary, and On May 14, both the junior and senior charging towards success in what has been a record season for the junior boys’ rugby team. teams went to Burnaby Mountain for the provincial tournament. At the BC tournament, the junior girls Junior rugby perfect season, lose only in post were untouchable during pool play. V  X 10, George Dume and Joseph Goroza, both “When we work as a team and play with During the semi- nals the girls lost 2-0 to Sta reporter grade 9, are playing along with the senior passion our game just naturally  ows and the other team that they had defeated the team, who are going to the provincials, as usually results in a win.” Trust was also de- week before. e junior boys’ rugby team wrapped the substitutes. scribed to be the key. “ ere are many el- “We bounced back and trounced our op- season with an almost perfect performance e juniors are excited playing against the ements to success, but working with your ponents in the bronze medal match. We’re on April 27. Despite the only loss handed by seniors, along with some tension. “With team and trusting them in whatever situa- third in the province which is not too shab- RE Mountain, the team won the other six all the tension and excitement, the experi- tion is presented to be the main key point,” by,” said Patty Anderson, team sponsor. e games. Describing the performance of the ence we gained during the games with the added Peednas. juniors found great success and experience team, both the coach and players used the seniors certainly exceeds my expectation,” e bond between the players is the cor- during this tournament. word “undefeated”. said Dume. nerstone of the teamwork. Jerome Tam, “Our coach de nitely played a big role in “ e performance of the players got better “I was disappointed at  rst due to the end grade 10 player mentioned about the whole our success since she made sure to  nd ev- as the season went on. ey have fully met of this season, untill I found out that we will team “playing as equals”. eryone’s personal strengths and use it to our the expectations. Huge learning curve with engage in what the seniors are doing,” add- “Our team contains a variety of incredible team’s advantage, said Alyssa Turcott, grade a lot of our newer inexperienced players,” ed Dume. and impressive players, and there’s a strong 10. “ ere was also a lot of support between said coach Simon Quinto. e players give the credit of their suc- bond between us. Hopefully I will be able the players which is de nitely important in e end of the season does not mean the cess of the season to teamwork. “Personally to  ght by their side next year,” added Tam. any sport.” games are over for the juniors. Six junior I think that the key to success has always “If you want to go fast, go by yourself. If e senior girls had a tough tournament, players, Axel Peednas, Oliver Collett, Devon been working together as a whole team,” you want to go far, go as a team,” said Zach and lost all  ve game by only a few points. Columbus, and James San Juan, all grade said Peednas. Edwards, grade 9 player. “We may not have done as well as we would have hoped, but we played as a team and encouraged each other. In any team sport that’s all that anyone would ask for,” Badminton stars nish season with fth spot said Bharucha. not disappointed.” badminton whereas Pinetree [does] and has B  C Bharucha was also selected along with “I didn’t care about the positions since I many strong players,” Zhang said. Sta reporter Turcott to represent Gleneagle at the over- was really impressed with how they did. Cridge voiced her regret for the school be- time shooting competition. ey were just  ghting tooth and elbow for ing unable to train the players. James Zhang and Ivan Liu, both grade “I made four of  ve shots and compet- every point,” said Cridge. “[Ivan and James] probably could’ve done 12, competed at the upper Frasers bad- ed for  rst but missed my last shot in the Zhang and Liu were also the only mem- better with better training, but we weren’t minton tournament on May 3. e two shootout. I was nervous but super excited,” bers of the badminton team to qualify for able to provide that so that’s unfortunate for players placed   h in the doubles compe- said Bharucha. upper Frasers. them,” she concluded. tition, winning Port Moody, Heritage and A er a successful season, players are eager “Our school doesn’t really focus on to see what next year will bring. Pinetree. Liu also competed in the singles, “We were very close to winning matching up against elite competition. Provincials, but we lost to the other team “ e competition was harsh. [Ivan] played by two points and missed our opportu- against some very elite high school play- Golf putting for provincial rst place nity to play for  rst place,” said Turcott. ers in the lower mainland from Delta to “Hopefully, next year, the players will be Tsawwassen onwards,” said Nicola Cridge, P S the championships. back and we can bring home the banner.” coach. “By the time Ivan  nished [the dou- Sta reporter e team has multiple players return- bles] he was playing on fatigued legs [in the ing in all grades including Riley Baynton, singles].” is golf team is getting ready to face o Henry Lee, both grade 12, Issac Lee and AJ e single matches lasted between for- in the Fraser valley championships on May Ewart, both grade 11. ere are also grade ty minutes to an hour, and according to 26, hosted in Chilliwack. e team took  rst 9 players invovled, including Zach Curtis, Cridge, “some [rallies] took ten minutes to last year and is hopeful for a repeat of their James Lo, and Chase All. just get the point.” success this year. is year, Youma Han, grade 8, from “[Ivan and I] have been playing togeth- A er the Fraser valleys, the team will be Summit Middle school is playing up with er for three years. We made it to Upper heading to the Provincial Championships the team and she will be joining Gleneagle Fraser’s last year as well and placed sixth,” which take place from June 6 to 8. ey will next year. While the team has been in session since ARTONA ARTONA said Zhang. “We tried to reach top three be defending their title as the winners of last Zahra Bharucha Alyssa Turcott at Upper Frasers this year, and we had year’s provincials. the end of March, they don’t engage in typi- grade 12 grade 10 a chance since we won our  rst game. “We won the Provincial championships by cal team practices. Members have their own Unfortunately, Ivan and I lost the second the largest margin of victory in the histo- private practices and coaches. one and [we placed   h].” ry of Provincial sports,” said Brian Unger, However, the team does get together “We had pretty decent results, but I can’t coach of the team. weekly, competing with other schools, say I’m satis ed with it,” said Liu. “[But] is year, the top  ve players out of the “that’s how we stay sharp,” said Unger. James and I did better than last year, so I’m nine on the golf team will be competing in e season will be wrapping up in June. MAY 27, 2016 theEdge Sports7 Girls grab spot in provincial rugby tourney E L Sta Reporter

Girls’ rugby headed to the provincials in Kamloops yesterday a er taking  h place among all BC schools.  e competition will continue to May 28.  e girls also took a win against Lord Elgin Secondary with a score of 45–0, on April 28 making them eligible for provincials. Tyla Langton, grade 12 called the game against Elgin “[their] redemption game.” “ e last time we played them, they beat us by a land slide, so it was our game to prove we were better and all our hard work paid o ,” continued Langton. With the provincials approaching, Isabella Saujauni, grade 11 stated that “the latest successes have really brought the PRINTED WITH PERMISSION OF YEARBOOK team closer and I believes provincials will WARRIORS READY FOR BATTLE:  e senior boys rugby team strike a stern pose with their fellow atheletes before battling on the  eld just strengthen those bonds even more.” against other highschools in the district.  e boys look more  erce than ever in their gears, ready to snatch the ball. “We evolved this year as individual players into one team. We have really been working on communication and our cohesion as one Wildcard earns boys rugby spot in provincials unit,” said Cassidy Fraser, grade 12. K N For example, the team won a massive victo- Gleneagle has one of the youngest teams Last year’s season was Sta Reporter ry against Mount Boucherie, the number 2 heading to provincials.  ese two factors marked with “a heart- team in the Okanagan region.  ey won the could be unfavourable, especially in rugby, breaking nish, so de- On May 17, the senior boys rugby team game with a score of 57-15. and every team they have faced so far in the spite my hopes this year, lost a match against W.J. Mouat Secondary  is momentous victory, along with every season has been bigger and more experi- I never really expected to in the Fraser Valley playo s. other win that the Gleneagle boys had this enced than them. make it,” said Beatrize However, on May 19th, the boys were season, helped them receive the wildcard.  is age-gap is particularly evident this Roque, grade 11. awarded the wildcard by the BC Secondary “I’m actually so pumped to go to provin- year as on the team there are even a few ju-  e girls were not eli- cials, especially in my grade 11 year; I ex- nior boys playing up above their age range. gible for provincials last ARTONA Schools Rugby Union.  is meant that they Beatrize Roque would be able to participate in provincials pect a lot of challenges at the BCs this year “Being a small team doesn’t really bother us year, which made their grade 11 on May 25th, 26th and 28th despite not and being able to play at that level is a good as a team, we’ve accepted it and we use it season “shorter than we winning playo s. way to end the season.” said Sam Yi, grade to our advantage,” commented Yi. “A major wanted it to be,” contin-  e provincials will be taking place at 11. challenge was our lack of depth and experi- ued Roque. the Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford, early “I’m really excited that we quali ed be- ence this year.” With many new members of the team, Wednesday morning and will be playing cause as one of the smallest teams in BC, “We are a team of grade 11s with 2 grade Fraser “was unsure of how the season would games on Wednesday 25th,  ursday 26th it’s a big feat; our team is mostly grade 11’s 12s, we’ve had a lot of success consider- go, but giving up on the prospects of pro- and Saturday 28th. playing against teams comprised mostly ing, and we can only get better from here.” vincials never seemed to be an option,” add-  e wildcard system is a system that the of grade 12’s,” commented Jaewon Park, Added Yi. ed Roque. BC Secondary Schools Rugby Union choos- grade 11, who is participating in provincials “It’s been amazing playing with these “As a fairly new member, I’ve learnt a lot es two teams who didn’t compete, and gives for the rst time. “I think it’s really great guys, this is my third year going down to and it’s been a tough trek, but I’m so proud them a chance to participate in provincials. that we made to the BC’s, it’s been our goal provincials and honestly it’s only as fun as of us all to say that we worked our way to  e decision of the two teams is based and we hope to go again next year.” added the team you go with I’d say this is the best provincials,” said Dionna Chan, grade 10. on criteria such as performance, which Park group of guys I could possibly go with.” For some girls, graduation is nearing Gleneagle have done well with in the past. With only two grade 12s on the team, stated Cooper Johnson, grade 12. and for Langton, “making it to provincials in my nal year is a huge deal as it’s been something I have been working towards since grade 8.” Track team members show strong nish in nals  e girls are under the direction of coach- as well as a 3rd in 4x400m relay with Tyndall, all had personal bests.” es Stevi Schnoor and Pixie Joy, who “serve C  L as amazing people and athletes embodying Sta reporter Brar, Bannister, and Hakeem. Hakeem will “Every single time they ran at a meet, at be replaced by Elyssa Bingham, grade 10, districts, at Frasers, they improved in their the de nition of tough love,” said Roque. “Even through they’re shouting and yell- Nine track and eld athletes are set to during the provincial competition. time.  at just goes to show that they’ve ing on the eld, they’ve only wanted the compete in the provincial competition Qualifying athletes expect challenges go- worked hard and are going to do awesome best for us and for that I am grateful,” said from June 2-4 in Nanaimo, following their ing into provincials, but believe that they even next year,” continued Demonte. Saujani. successful qualifying at last week’s Fraser will get good results. “ e Gleneagle track team had a larger “ e nal play of the game when the refer- valleys. “ e competition is going to be tough at number of people join this year than in the ee blew the whistle, it became apparent that Students who quali ed include Justin provincials, but I think if we work hard we past few years,” said Tyndall. “Everyone we were going to provincials everyone just Questroo Cheryl Chow, both grade 12’s, can do well,” said Nick. “We have some re- who joined was capable as well as talented , broke down,” said Langton. Hana Tyndall, Amira Brar, Payton Yee, ally good athletes going to provincials, so and brought Gleneagle amazing results and “At the end of the Elgin game, we were all Haley Bannister, Nadia Hakeem, all grade I think we’re going to come out with good recognition.” soaking wet and hugging each other and 11’s, Julia Nick, grade 10, and Liz Gilder, results.” added Nick. However, for senior athletes such as Chow the feeling was incredible. I’m going to re- grade 9. “My expectation for provincials is for each and Questroo, this year is the last year be- member that moment for a long time and Qualifying is based on performance Gleneagle member to try their best and fore graduation. I hope to feel the same way at provincials,” during the Fraser Valley competition, host- come out with a good result,” said Tyndall. “Provincials will be the last competition said Roque. ed at Town Centre Park on May 16, and “I believe our school has a good chance of where I get to represent Gleneagle on the Last season was the rst that the girls’ rug- May 19. exceeding expectations at provincials as we track,” commented Chow. “As cliche as it by team did not make it to provincials. Individual achievements include have a fully capable track team who are all sounds, I don’t want to have any regrets “It broke my heart that our last season had Questroo, who placed 3rd in 400m sprint ready to give their all.” once I cross the nish line or land in the pit. ended without provincials but even with and 4th in 800m sprint categories; Chow,  e track and eld team had a successful It’s been a very competitive year but I’m just broken bones and concussions, I will ght,” who placed 2nd in triple jump, 4th in 100m season overall this year, with athletes plac- going to stay focused, run my own race, and said Saujani. hurdles, and quali ed for long jumps cate- ing well and o en beating personal bests. hopefully that will bring the results!” “A er a devestating loss, it drove us to gory; Gilder, who placed 7th in triple jumps, Billy Demonte, track and eld coach, com- “I think they’re going to do well,” com- work harder in games,” closed Roque. and Nick, who placed 5th in javelin. mented that this year’s season “was awe- mented Demonte. “I just hope that they Results for this season’s provincial will be Notable team achievements include a 7th some because every meet the kids have im- do their very best [at Provincials] and they in on Saturday, May 28. in a 4x100m relay with Tyndall, Brar, Yee, proved in their events, whether they threw have fun while doing it, and ideally, get a and Bannister, in the Seniors girls category further, jumped further, or ran faster, they medal.” 8Arts&Culture theEdge May 27, 2016

Grade 9 Orientation Senior Sail MetFest Halloween Fashion Show Spirit Assembly TedX Gleneagle

Alirod Ameri Graphic tALONS SPIRIT flies high over Gleneagle: Lots of events throughout the year at Gleneagle that showcase student spirit and the various activities that seek to involve the student body as well as support various charaties in the community. End of year, time to reflect on meaning behind Talons pride AJ Lahouaoula spectacular as always, and featured really helped raise over $800 for the cause. The our events is the investment that students Staff reporter engaging speakers. The dance was great, and spirit assembly is one of the many events at and staff put into these community projects, the level of participation was outstanding. Gleneagle that is driven by an intrinsic moti- and that connectedness and engagement Gleneagle’s culture, spirit, talent, and di- Earth week was really consistent and diverse vation to help the community. is what truly embodies the success of our versity is what holds the community togeth- in its approach to bringing awareness to its Hayes, a staff member heavily involved in school events,” said Cober. er. As students begin frantically preparing cause,” said Hayes. Gleneagle’s myriad of events, often closely “Projects like the spirit assembly help for the semester’s final stretch, and as seniors “The school always has something to en- mentoring the student organizers at the lead strengthen our connections beyond friends prepare for their departure, it is important gage in, be it a philanthropic initiative or of these projects, promotes the leadership and acquaintances,” said Alirod Ameri, for students to keep in mind why they are a celebratory event,” says Janine Close, tenet of consistency in purpose and direc- grade 11. “Rather, these events help us con- proud to call themselves Talons. vice-principal. “I can’t say that I have a fa- tion. Such a value plays a role in the suc- nect with Gleneagle’s community.” One of Gleneagle’s most defining charac- vourite event, but there are a few that are cess and recurrence of student-run assem- As the school year nears an end, members teristics is the commitment to school culture. quite memorable to me, like the spirit as- blies, charitable causes, and other similar of our community are looking forward to The year saw various events, which have all sembly. It’s really clear that students here are initiatives. continuing their roles in fostering the com- played a big role in creating the Talonation proud to identify themselves as Talons.” “I’m really fascinated by the connectedness munity’s Talon pride. “Gleneagle is really unique because of its Gleneagle events are also characterized by of staff and students at the school,” said Ken While it may be favourable to set aside strong balance in the student body,” said their charitable causes. The second annu- Cober, principal. school pride in favour of finals and studying, Adam Hayes, leadership teacher. “We have a al spirit assembly took place in April, and “Connection and engagement are just a few such an action should never be permanent. large number of student leaders and talented was organized by students in the ConX of the many values that really characterize In order for Gleneagle’s community to flour- students, all contributing to the events that Leadership program, with support from Gleneagle’s students and staff, and the com- ish, it is important to recognize the impor- characterize the school.” numerous staff members and student lead- munity as a whole,” remarked Cober. tance of contributing to events and activities, With so many events, Hayes had trou- ers. The assembly was held in support of the “Instead of picking a favourite, I’d have to to help strengthen the mosaic of diversity ble choosing a favourite. “Talk To Me was Syrian refugees in the Tri-Cities area, and say that the common denominator in all of that has become so distinctive at Gleneagle. Beauty and the Beast concludes run with record revenues, results Braeden Mandrusiak grade 11 cast as Gaston. “She was so orga- Staff reporter nized and professional and cared a lot about the show,” added Hendriks. “Also, the cast All good things must come to an end, and was really passionate about the musical, and Beauty and the Beast, having had its last I think any audience could tell.” show on Friday, May 20, proved to have a The crew and production team behind very positive impact on cast and audience Beauty and the Beast was the backbone of the members alike. musical’s production. “It was such an amazing experience,” said “As prop master, I think that the show’s plot Katie Crompton, grade 11 cast as Belle. wouldn’t have carried out without props,” “The rest of the cast has become my second said Sarah Nelson, grade 10. “All of the family.” props we had were important to the show,” The success of the show was brought on by added Nelson. the hard work and dedication from everyone “They all added to the story, and some were involved in the musical, and the direction definitely essential, like the mirror, the rose, and production team. and Gaston’s knife,” expressed Nelson. “The process of creating Beauty and the The musical brought upon a host of sur- Beast has been unlike any other show I have prises, albeit, good surprises. ever been involved in,” said Claire Lundin, “Never being in a high school production grade 11 cast as Mrs. Potts. “We got to work before, I was not expecting the level of com- with some pretty incredible people, and we mitment that everyone had to the show,” all learned a lot along the way.” expressed Crompton. “Every single person “I believe everyone’s hard work and dedica- involved in the production gave 110%.” tion to the show was a huge part of the pro- “I wouldn’t say I was necessarily sur- duction’s success, as well as how much every- prised, but the support from everyone was printed with permission of dakota maverick unlike anything I have ever experienced,” one cared about each other,” said Crompton. A n IcONIC scene Grade 12 and grade 11 musical theatre stars as Beast and Belle in said Lundin. “You tend to grow really close “The cast was incredibly loving and support- Beauty and the Beast ive, and that love and support created an in- to others when you are working together all credible energy which really showed.” year, but even the people who worked back- feeling.” over, I am so thankful to have been a part of “[Amy Clausen, drama teacher] was in- stage (whom I didn’t get to spend the majori- “I had the time of my life working on such a spectacular tale as old as time,” con- strumental for sure,” said Lyle Hendriks, ty of my year with) are a part of that ‘family’ Beauty and the Beast, and though I’m sad it’s cluded Crompton.