Bull Dog Post February 2012

Ye Olde Bull Dog Post
February 29, 2012
Volume 2, Issue 2
Inside this issue:
Riverview Takes Turn in the Rick Hansen Relay
On Thursday, Feb. 9th, the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay passed through Moose Jaw and the staff and
students of Riverview Collegiate were honored to be
chosen as one of the Route Community Schools. Jineen
MacFarlane of RVCI was selected as the Medal Bearer
for a 250m segment of the route. Jineen received a Nike
Relay track suit and a Rick Hansen Difference Maker
medal for completing her part of the relay. Two representatives from the Rick Hansen Relay also gave a 30
minute presentation to Riverview students at 11:00am
in the RVCI gym. Jordan McPhee and Russell Street
spoke to the students about setting a series of small
goals in your life that can be achieved and then overcoming any barriers you
face along the way. The Rick Hansen Foundation is dedicated to achieving
breakthroughs in spinal cord injury research and care while creating accessible and inclusive communities.
SOUTH HILL INTRAMURAL
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
2-3
CURLING
4
HOCKEY DAY AT RIVERVIEW
5
SAFETALK
6
RVCI WRITING PROCESS
7-9
30 SECONDS WITH
10-11
FALL AWARDS DAY
12
WINTER LIT
13
RVCI BASKETBALL
14
ROCK BAND
15
REVIEWS
16
HOROSCOPES
17
EXTRA! EXTRA!
18
PAGE ADVENTURES
19
UPCOMING EVENTS
20
The Writing’s On The Wall
In a world of Twitter, Facebook, and cell phone texting, one has
to wonder if there is any foreseeable hope of the English language
and the “art of writing” surviving the 21st century. The staff at the
Bull Dog Post have decided to take a stand, on behalf of all literary pundits, and do our part in helping preserve one of the most
important vehicles in human communication. This issue of the
Bull Dog Post will celebrate the writing process and some of the
great literary works that our South Hill students produce on a daily basis. As many of us know, there is more to writing than what
you see on the pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper. Before the reader gets “what’s on the page”, the
author of such works has engaged a considerable amount of energy into preplanning, outlining, drafting,
and countless revisions and edits. The result of this work is what we read. The process is no different for
our students. We need to honor the writing process and ensure its sustainability into the future, because if
we don’t, OMG, we might slowly lose one of the great art forms that make humans truly unique. Please
enjoy the RVCI Writing Process on pages 7, 8 and 9 of this issue. TTYL.
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South Hill Intramural
Basketball League
(SHIBL)
SHIBL Playoffs: Round #1 Series All Go To Deciding Games
Its February going on March and that means playoff time for the South Hill Intra-Mural Basketball League. After an extensive 10 game regular season schedule for all of the seven teams in the league, the first round best-of-three playoffs saw
some exciting action. The Cats finished the regular season head of the class and as a result they received a bye for the first
round. This well needed rest will allow rebounding legend Mr. Kitts ample time to heel his lagging knee injuries and elbow
chips. Three series took to the court for round one: the Alumni vs the Dogs, Hogee’s Heroes vs. the Seniors, and Westmount vs Empire. The Alumni/Dogs series was spirited from the get go. The Dogs took game #1 using a full court press system against the Alumni’s depleted roster. The Alumni came out strong (and with a full roster) in game #2 and evened the
series up with a stellar performance by Dallas Hoffman who drained four threes from the arc. Game three was a see-saw
battle with the Alumni eventually coming out on top 44-38 and advancing to the semi-finals.
The Hogee’s Heroes/ Seniors series saw the Heroes taking a tough stand against the favoured Seniors team. After losing
game #1 58-27, the Heroes came out hungry and determined in game #2 and were able to put away the Seniors 52-32 led
by the great peripheral shooting of Sheylea Locken who dropped in 22 points for her squad. Game #3 was another classic
as the short staffed Seniors held off a late charge by Hogee’s Heroes and were able to advance to the semi-finals. Des
Morehouse had a game high 25 points for the Seniors.
In the other first round series, Westmount and Empire took the court to battle for the last semi-final berth. Game #1 was a
defensive gem as Empire prevailed 32-21. It was tough to get the ball to the basket at either end as Constable Mohle delivered his own version of court justice by continually denying Westmount players any free passes to the basket. Meanwhile
Mr. Campbell was a bearcat under the Westmount hole as he slapped away and retrieved errant Empire shots. Game #2
was just as gritty but this time it was Westmount that came out victorious 45-34. Ms. Vanthyne had a game high 20 points
for the losing team. The deciding game was a nail biter as Westmount outlasted Empire 30-22 thanks to some great outside shooting by Stephen Cartman who scored two critical three pointers down the stretch.
The best-of three semi-finals will now see the Alumni playing the Cats and Westmount matching up against the Seniors.
Come out to the RVCI gym at noon for some exciting playoff action!
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South Hill Intramural
Basketball League
(SHIBL) cont’d
SHIBL Final Regular Season Standings
Team
Cats
Westmount
Seniors
Alumni
Dogs
Hogee’s Heroes
Empire
G
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
W
7
7
6
6
4
3
1
L
2
3
4
4
6
6
9
T
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Playoffs Schedule: Round #1 (Best-of-Three)
Thursday, Feb. 2nd
27 Hogee’s Heroes
rd
Friday, Feb. 3
55 Dogs
Monday, Feb. 6th
51 Hogee’s Heroes
th
Tuesday, Feb. 7
21 Westmount
Wednesday, Feb. 8th
34 Dogs
th
Thursday, Feb. 9
45 Westmount
th
Monday, Feb. 13
44 Alumni
Tuesday, Feb. 14th
46 Hogee’s Heroes
th
Wednesday, Feb. 15
30 Westmount
Pts
15
14
12
12
8
7
2
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
F
434
383
453
482
377
376
355
Seniors
Alumni
Seniors
Empire
Alumni
Empire
Dogs
Seniors
Empire
A
403
362
388
506
363
397
441
58
37
32
32
53
34
38
52
22
SHIBL Regular Season Final Scoring Leaders (Top 30)
Name
D. Pinfold, Sen
Freeman, Alu
Goski, Sen
Irving, Dog
Klippenstein, Alu
Matechuk, Alu
Beitel, Alu
Mohle, Emp
Vanthuyne, Emp
T. Pinfold, Sen
LaRose, Cat
Heron, Hog
Hagan, Dog
Wiens, Cat
Kitts, Cat
PPG
23.3
20.7
19.2
15.7
15.0
14.8
13.8
13.5
12.4
12.3
12.3
10.5
10.4
10.3
10.2
Name
Robbins, Hog
M. Harris, Sen
Krukoff, Wes
Ring, Wes
Hoffman, Alum
B. Harris, Cat
Wilson, Sen
Cartman, Wes
Morehouse, Sen
Henrickson, Emp
Sullivan, Emp
Bastien, Dog
Entz, Hog
Campbell, Wes
Veillard, Emp
PPG
10.0
9.6
9.1
8.4
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.3
7.3
7.0
7.0
6.7
6.7
+/+31
+21
+65
-24
+14
-21
-96
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RVCI Curling Team in the House
The Riverview Collegiate Mixed Curling Team had a great season this year with very much to be proud of.
Records were broken, medals were earned and the six members of the team, as well as the three coaches,
had much to celebrate throughout the entire season.
Half of the team was new to curling this season and the other half only had one year of experience in high
school curling each prior to this season so towards the beginning of the season they did not know what to
expect. The first few games went rather rough but it was not long before the RVCI Mixed Team had made a
name for itself by not suffering a loss to any of the other teams and continuing this trend throughout the
entire regular season.
In their final game of the regular season, on Thursday, February 2 nd, the RVCI Mixed Team not only made a
name for themselves in the high school league but also city wide by scoring the first 8-ender, the highest
possible score in a single end, at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Center and finishing the game with a score of
12 to 1 in only the fourth end.
The city championships occurred the following week and, while it started a little rough for the RVCI team
with them suffering their first loss early in the tournament, the double elimination setup of the tournament allowed the team to still curl their way back up to second overall and a silver medal.
At the end the week, on Friday, February 10th, the team made their way to Gravelbourg to participate in
the regional tournament. Although the first of the two games the RVCI team played did not go very
smoothly that did not slow down the team as they played their second game valiantly later that day and
came extremely close to victory. Unfortunately, this loss did mean the end of the team's very successful
season but the members of the team as well as the coaches should be very proud of all their hard work
and accomplishments in this season.
The members of the team this year include Tia Harvey as Lead, Lane Greenwood as Second, Amanda Wirges-Henderson as Third, Bryton Luxton as Skip as well as Logan Inglis and Kayla Ayars as spares. The coaches
were Patricia Yeske, John Fortune and Pam Windrum.
Bryton Luxton
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Breaking the Ice
The RCVI Hockey Canada Skills Academy wrapped up its inaugural season with its 1 st
Annual “Hockey Day at Riverview” on Jan. 11th at Moose Jaw’s Pla-Mor Palace. The day
was a celebration of the program’s first year for students already in the academy and
also a chance for interested students from Empire, Westmount, and RVCI, that weren’t
currently enrolled in the program, to lace up their skates and come out for an afternoon
of skills testing, drills, and inter-squad scrimmages. From 1:00pm to 2:00pm the students tried their hand at a number of passing, skating, puck control, and shooting drills.
The Junior and Senior HCSA students then played each other from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
in an inter-squad game with the Juniors coming out victorious at the final buzzer. The
day was capped off with an Alumni (current and former South Hill teachers) and HCSA
student game which ran from 3:00pm to 4:15pm. The day was a great success and all
the students, parents, and teachers especially liked the free donuts and hot chocolate
that was provided courtesy of Tim Hortons and arranged for by Jackie Lorge. The
coaching staff of the RVCI HCSA are looking forward to an another exciting season of
hockey next year when the program starts again in the fall semester of the 2012-2013
school year. Any students that are interested in joining the academy can contact the
RVCI office at 693-1331.
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Message From SafeTALK is Very Clear
On January 20th some students from Riverview’s Senior Hockey Canada Skills Academy
course and the RVCI Music 10,20, and 30 class attended a workshop put on by Donna Bowyer of the Canadian Mental Health Association called SafeTALK. SafeTALK is a three hour
training program that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts
of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. The students learned to apply the
steps of SafeTALK (Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe) to connect a person with suicide
thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention caregivers. With recent stories of suicide in the media in regards to the NHL and the international music industry, the students believed this
was an important training course to create awareness for a problem that is not often talked
about. A provincial CTV news reporter covered the training, interviewed students, and aired
a segment on the CTV news on Sunday, February 19th.
Need some help?
Kids Help Phone: 1 800-668-6868
Mental Health Outreach Clinic: 1 306-691-6473
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The RVCI Writing Process
Step 1 - Identify the Topic or Topic Question
Identify the writing style to be used:
Expository
Narrative
Persuasive
Step 2 - Engage the writing process:
Prewriting
Outline
Drafting
Edits and Revisions
Final Draft
Good Copy with Title Page
Step 3 - Evaluate the Writing
Holistic Writing Rubric (Level 1-6)
*see page 8
Writing Level recorded in the comment section of all report cards
Step 5 - Create Opportunities To Learn and Enhancement Opportunities to improve writing:
RVCI Book Club
The Bull Dog Post
RVCI Post-Secondary Writing Class
RVCI Writing Competitions
External Writing Competitions (ie.
Windscript)
Response to Intervention with Student Support Teacher
RVCI Yearbook
Writing Workshops (ie. Carter Haydu,
Shelley Leedahl)
Step 4 - Make students, parents, and community aware of the process via:
Student Led Conferences
Report Cards
School Newspaper
School Website
Classrooms (posted)
Step 6 - Repeat steps 1-5
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Holistic Rubric for System Writing Assessment
STUDENT VERSION
Level 6 - This piece is full of creative ideas, with lots of interesting details. The lead
hooks the reader’s attention and the conclusion wraps the piece up neatly. Through the
whole piece, the words are powerful and the writer’s voice is strong. This piece is a pleasure to read or brings out strong feelings for the reader.
Level 5 – This piece has strong ideas with lots of supporting details. The writing follows
a solid organizational plan with a good lead and conclusion. Varied sentences make the
writing flow smoothly. The words are clear and descriptive in most of the piece. A reader
can hear the writer’s voice coming through in the writing.
Level 4 – This piece has a clear main idea with details to support it. The writing follows a
plan and there is a lead and a conclusion. The writer’s voice comes through now and then.
The words are correct, but they may not be very powerful. The sentences might be pretty
much the same in length and structure. There are still a few mistakes in spelling, punctuation and grammar, especially on hard words or long sentences.
Level 3 – This piece has a basic main idea with a little bit of supporting detail, but there
might be some missing information or some information that is not needed. The words and
sentences are ordinary, more like talking than book writing. There are some mistakes in
spelling and punctuation.
Level 2 - This piece has a pretty simple main idea, without much detail to support it.
The details might be out of order. The sentences are either very short and simple or run on
and on. There are quite a few mistakes in spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Level 1 -
It is hard to read this piece. Maybe the ideas are confusing or there just isn’t
enough writing for the reader to follow. Maybe there are too many mistakes in spelling,
capitals and punctuation.
Adapted from the Regina Public Schools Scoring Guide
by Lori Rog, Trudy Loftsgard, and Myra Froc
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You Be The Teacher!
Read the following essay by Kaitlynn Wright of Mr. Irving’s ELA 9 class
and use the Holistic Writing Rubric on page 8 to determine what level of
writing it deserves. Write the Bulldog Post @:
650 Coteau Street West
Moose Jaw, SK
S6H 5E6
OR phone the RVCI office @:
693 - 1331
with your evaluation level. If correct, you will win a free t-shirt, sponsored by the
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Hate
Ever since the beginning of time people have hated each other. It could be jealousy or it could be something a little more
powerful that causes these feelings. There are many examples of hatred throughout the years, directed specifically at different races. What is it about differences that humans cannot accept? Jewish people during the Holocaust, African-Americans
during the Civil Rights Movement, and someone in my family history, know what hatred feels like.
First there were the Jewish people facing the Holocaust in WWII. No one really knows why Hitler hated the Jews the
way he did. He hated them enough to try to erase their race from earth. I cannot even begin to imagine hatred so strong. The
novel, The Cage, has some examples of what it was like for the Jewish people and how they were treated. For example, they
were starved so bad that they were desperate for food. Two of the girls in the story even attempted to steal some potato
peels. The commandant of the camp then forced one of the girls to whip her own sister twenty times for the “crime” they
had committed. Twenty lashes for an attempt at survival. The Nazi’s exterminated millions of Jewish people before the horror ended. How can a group of people hate another so violently? They burned them, gassed them, shot them and the Germans never looked back. They continued what they were doing until the end of the Second World War, but why did it take
the world so long to stop this madness. Why did we continue to let these people be humiliated and treated like animals?
Why were the Jewish forced to go through this nightmare?
A second example comes from the book, The Help. The Help is not a true story itself but in many ways what happens in it was. The white people had absolutely no respect for the African-Americans at all. They even built them separate
bathrooms outside of the house so that they did not catch the “coloured disease”. It was so bad that an African-American
man was blinded and nearly beaten to death for using the wrong bathroom in a store. A man who opened his mouth, to try
to end their suffering and gain some rights, was shot in front of his own children in his home. The African-Americans had separate libraries, grocery stores, even had certain areas that they had to live in. The African-Americans would clean the white
peoples’ homes, cook them their meals, even raise their children and this is how they repaid them. The African-American
maids were not slaves but they were treated as if they were.
My great grandma, Georgette Haubroug, lived in Brussels, Belgium. When she was 17 she could speak French, German, Spanish, and English and could even understand Latin. When the Nazi’s invaded Belgium they shut down close to everything, including the schools. There were very few jobs but because of her fluency in languages she landed a job as a telephone operator at the Brussels airport, which happened to be the main offices of the German high command. She hated the
Germans and what they had done to her home, so she secretly joined the Belgium resistance under her mother’s permission.
She would answer the calls which came from Nazi occupied Belgium and would relay important information back to the resistance, stopping many raids and saving many lives. Because of her hatred towards them she did everything she could to
ruin their plans.
So whether it be through race extermination or spying on military forces, people have hated other people enough to
do anything to stop or get rid of them. In my opinion people will always have hatred. I think we are incapable of living in a
world without it. Hopefully I am wrong though, and we do find world peace. I agree the world would be a better place without it. To be hated and to feel hatred is a horrible thing. It can take over your mind and control your actions leaving you in a
blind rage.
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30 Seconds With...
RVCI Staff Edition
Ms. Diggins
What is your official job title?
Administrative Assistant.
What do you like best and least about your job?
Best - The students, workplace, environment.
Least - My chair and having to work over holidays.
What do you like doing when you are not working?
Reading, spending time with kids, officiating basketball.
One thing students don’t know about you?
Owned a scrapbooking business for fifteen years.
Have you ever got prank phone calls at school?
Yes, not appreciated.
How fast can you type?
70 words a minute.
If you could have any actor/actress play you in a
movie, who would it be?
Meryl Streep.
Ms. Hodgson
What is your official job title?
Student Support Teacher, Life Skills.
What do you like best and least about your job?
Best- All the people I get to work with.
Least - Nothing.
Best concert you ever went to?
MC Hammer in grade 8 and I even had hammer pants.
Favorite movie?
Anything with Julia Roberts or Brad Pitt.
One thing students don’t know about you?
I am bilingual.
If you could marry any celebrity who would it be?
That is an easy one. Brad Pitt (but don’t tell my Fiancée).
Best vacation you ever had?
Trip to Vegas.
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30 Seconds With...
RVCI Staff Edition
Mrs. Lorge
What is your official job title?
Educational Assistant.
What do you like best and least about your job?
Best - It’s hugely rewarding and you get to see kids finish
projects and reach their goals.
Least – Nothing.
Best vacation you ever had?
Chicago.
Favourite meal you like to cook?
Sushi.
Craziest thing that has happened to you at work?
Falling out of a canoe in Wakamow .
What is your favourite holiday? Why?
Camping.
Mr. Chesney
What is your official job title?
Building Operator.
What do you like best and least about your job?
Best - The people.
Least - The mess.
Last book you read?
The Collective Agreement and then I cried.
One thing students don’t know about you?
I’m actually a nice guy.
Are you the strongest person in the building?
By far.
If you could have any actor/actress play you in a
movie, who would it be?
Sandra Bullock.
What is you ideal pizza? Describe.
All dressed no green peppers.
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2011-12 Fall Awards Day
Riverview Collegiate hosted its Fall Awards Day on Dec. 9th in the RVCI Gym. The ceremony was a chance for
athletes from RVCI, Westmount, Empire, and Cornerstone schools participating in fall extra-curricular activities
to be recognized for their efforts. The presentation was kicked off by an awesome display of basketball skills by
Mr. Kitts and Mr. Irving of RVCI. Entering the gym to the soundtrack of “Thunderstruck” by ACDC, these basketball gurus put on a display of dunking and three-point shooting that won’t soon be forgotten. When the smoke
had cleared, the Awards Day ceremony continued with X-Country, Golf, Sr. Boys Volleyball, Jr. Girls and Boys
Volleyball, and Soccer athletes being introduced and awarded certificates of participation. Ms. Windrum and Ms.
Yeske were also recognized for their accomplishments in the sports of Powerlifting and Curling respectively. Ms.
Windrum placed first in her division at the Western Canadian Powerlifting Championships at Edmonton, Alberta
while Ms. Yeske’s curling team was third at the National Dominion Curling Club Championships in Richmond,
British Columbia. The RVCI/CCS Soccer team was also presented with the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic
Association Provincial Sportsmanship banner by SHSAA representative Lyle McKeller. The award honored the
team’s dedication to sportsmanship during the 7v7 High School Soccer Provincials hosted by Riverview this year.
Mr. Matheson and Mr. Campbell took time to introduce the Empire and Westmount volleyball students and gave
an overview of their seasons as well.
In the spirit of athletics and active participation in physical activities and healthy lifestyles, Mr. Jan Radwanski,
Family Project Coordinator for the South Hill Community Association, presented an In Motion Community
Pledge Challenge to the students to encourage them, their parents, and South Hill community members to increase
their daily physical activity.
Finally, two students from each grade (7-12 and Lifeskills) were picked to compete in the traditional Fall Awards
Day turkey shoots. The competitors had to sink as many free throws in 15 seconds as possible and the winner
from each grade was given a Christmas turkey. Congratulations to all the winners and all the extra-curricular participants.
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Winter Lit
The 2011 edition of Winter Lit saw Empire, Westmount, and Riverview students taking part in a “talk
show” formula talent show. Mr. Kitts was the talk show host while students and staff were the guests that
appeared on the show. The RVCI Rock Band was the talk show band and they provided a number of selections from their repertoire including “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynryd Skynyrd, “Pumped Up Kicks”
by Foster The People, and “Semi-Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind. The show also included everything
from an interview with Santa Claus himself (played by Matt Fellwock of Westmount), songs by the South
Hill School Band (conducted by Mr. Church), a Santa and Elf gift giveaway, and a theatrical rendition of
“Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” performed by the South Hill Staff band and acting troupe that
had to be seen and heard to be believed. The South Hill schools would like to thank all the students, parents, and community members that participated in the production.
“Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.”
Andy Goldsworthy
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Senior Boys and Junior Varsity
Girls Basketball
The RVCI/CCS Senior Boys started the season ready to play. Representing Cornerstone and
Riverview, the boys’ headed to various tournaments such as The South Hill Classic, The Clavet
tournament and a tournament in Lumsden where they finished second. The Senior Boys’ may
not have had a great start to their season but they are starting to play better as a team nears
the end of the season. The team’s assistant coach, Rod Gregor, said “we want to accomplish
making positive steps on and off the court in the end of this season.” The boys’ ended the regular season with a tough battle against Vanier. The RVCI/CCS boys’ lost the game but are looking forward to another tough battle against Vanier in the first round of playoffs. Come out and
cheer on the basketball team at the RVCI Gym
for exciting playoff action.
The Riverview/Cornerstone girls have had a great season. Starting out with thirteen players, the
girls were excited for a new season of basketball. The team headed to Assiniboia to see the
competition they would later face further into the season at various tournaments. The girls didn’t
do as well as they hoped but came back to Moose Jaw ready to face the local competition. Now
with only eight players, the girls won seven regular season games and lost only two. Even
though they lost those two games they put up quite a fight forcing the other team to go into
overtime in each game. The girls play against junior competition for regular season, but face
the senior competition in tournaments. The Riverview/Cornerstone girls will head to Conferences in Maple Creek March 9th ready for redemption.
Caitlin Betker and Jamie LaRose
"We might make a lot of money but, we also spend a lot of money."
Patrick Ewing when asked about
why many NBA players are in debt
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We Will Rock You
This year’s edition of the RVCI Rock Band is an eclectic group of student musicians
who bring a wide variety of musical talents to class every day. The RVCI Rock Band
practices every Tuesday and Thursday, alternating between p.1 and p.2 every second
week. The Rock Band tries to dabble in all different musical genres with songs on their
playlist ranging from “What I Got” by Sublime to “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd
Skynyrd to “Jingle Bells”. The Rock Band performed a Rock Band Café on Dec. 16th in
the RVCI front lobby to rave reviews and followed that performance with an appearance at Winter Lit on Dec. 21st. The band continues to expand its playlist and will perform next at the 2nd Rock Band Café on March 2nd at the RVCI front lobby and the
South Hill Drama production on May 2nd and 3rd.
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Reviews
!
Book Club #13
Page 16
All reviews written by Paige Mitchell
Greatness and Stars
The Help by Kathryn
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott
Stockett was the
book of topic for the
13th RVCI Book Club
meeting held on
February 15th, 2012
at 7:00 p.m. in the
RVCI library. The
meeting was highlighted by enthralling conversation,
intriguing clips from the movie based on the book of
topic and a meal (KFC) inspired by the food that
central character Minny Jackson often cooked and a
desert also derived from the character, chocolate
pie, that has an odd role in the plot of the novel.
The group discussed the ideas of the novel, which is
set in the southern United States in the early 1960’s
and is about the lives of African-American maids. It
explores equality issues and overcoming obstacles.
This is a novel that I myself enjoyed. The characters
are easy to grow fond of and root for, while other
characters, which could be defined simply as the
“bad guys”, are also clear and realistic. The novel is
honest and courageous. One will not walk away
from the novel disappointed.
Fitzgerald is a classic novel that
has made an impression in literature and a novel that I have been
enjoying. The novel is set in 1922
and is narrated by Nick Carraway. It is a story both about
dashed love and the disintegration of the “American Dream”.
The novel keeps one reading, though I have not
myself finished the entire novel it has kept me
turning the pages. This novel as well as other
classics holds a special place in ones reading list
and novels like The Great Gatsby paint pictures of
the times in which they were written. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that
year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then,
but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then
one fine morning— So we beat on, boats against
the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”
– Chapter nine in the Great Gatsby concludes the
novel with these words, wrapping up the ideas of
the novel.
Book Club #14
Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger
Games will be the selection for the
14th Book Club meeting held at the
Riverview library on March 21stat
7:00pm. Once again everyone is
welcome to attend and join in the
meet and eat that will assuredly
be as enjoyable as always. The
novel is set in a post-apocalyptic
world and is narrated by sixteen year old Katniss
Everdeen who finds herself in an annually televised
competition between the different regions that is
held until there is a sole survivor. The novel is sure
to be an adventure and has already received much
praise and has a movie based on the novel in the
works.
The Fault in Our Stars by John
Green is a novel about disease,
specifically cancer, and how it
changes/effects lives. “The fault,
dear Brutus is not in our stars, /
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”— Julius
Caesar,
Shakespeare Though let me
assure you it is more than just a
book about a teenage girl with cancer, as the
quote (which inspired the title) implies it is
touched with the idea of star crossed lovers and
the question of whether fate is at fault or if we
are, and how disease works within such ideas.
The novel takes the reader on a journey, narrated
by a girl named Hazel, who finds herself searching
for answers and making conclusions the best she
knows how. The novel is heartbreaking, but beautiful all the same.
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Horoscopes
Aries (March 21 – April 20)
Your spring flower is the tulip. It is a symbol of beautiful eyes. Quit sleeping and show the world your shining
eyes, you will see something amazing.
Taurus (April 21 – May 20)
Your spring flower is the violet. It means let’s take a chance. Be open to new opportunities.
Gemini (May 21 – June 21)
Your spring flower is the dark crimson rose. It is a symbol of mourning. You will lose something
close to you.
Cancer ( June 22 – July 22)
Your spring flower is the cattail. It is a symbol of prosperity. Success will be in your near future.
Leo ( July 23 – August 23)
Your spring flower is the crocus. It is a symbol of cheerfulness and a sign of the happy days to
come.
Virgo (August 24 – September 22)
Your spring flower is heather. Its meaning is solitude. Embrace your solitary time and reflect.
Libra (September 23 – October 22)
Your spring flower is ivy. It means friendship. Take time to be with friends, they can teach you
many things.
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
Your spring flower is the geranium. It means stupidity. Think through all of your decisions before
acting.
Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
Your spring flower is the orange mock. It is a symbol of deceit. Beware of others this month.
Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)
Your spring flower is the lily. It is a symbol of beauty. Enjoy beautiful things, but don’t be too vain.
Aquarius ( January 20 – February 18)
Your spring flower is the aster. It is a symbol of love, so love will come your way.
Pisces (February 19 – March 20)
Your spring flower is the camellia. It is a symbol that someone thinks you’re adorable. Be on the
lookout for that person.
Zodiac Images taken from:
www.horoscopes.com
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Extra! Extra!...
Taking A Stand
On December 6th, 2011 the Moose Jaw Transition House held a luncheon for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. A number of RVCI students attended the event and during the luncheon they thought
back on the tragedy in which fourteen women lost their lives at a college because “they were women.” Showing his appreciation for the importance of this issue, Mayor Glen Hagel made December 6 th an official “Day of Remembrance” in
Moose Jaw. To wrap up the luncheon Stephanie Billard shared stories from her abusive past. Her stories were tragic and
eye-opening to what happens in abusive relationships and the far reaching effects of domestic violence. The goal of the
event was to help people become more aware of violence against women and to encourage people to take a stand and prevent this from happening any longer. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is an
incredible step forwards to insure a safer future for our world.
Jessica Mitchell
The Home Economics Department at
Riverview Collegiate is looking for
clean plastic containers. Margarine
and yogurt type containers are great.
Preferably with a lid. Even plastic containers that you have no use for. Any
donations of plastic containers can be
dropped off at the office.
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1) Where was St. Patrick born?
a. Ireland
b .Scotland
c. England
d. Wales
2) What is a Leprechaun?
a. Shoemaker
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a. Nature
b. Hope
c. Jealousy
d. Both a and b
4) St. Patrick supposedly removed what from Ireland?
a. Toads
b. Lizards
c. Ants
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Upcoming Events
Mar. 2nd (12:00pm)
Rock Band Café @ RVCI Front Lobby
Mar. 2nd-3rd
Saskatchewan Closed Table Tennis Tournament @ RVCI Gym
Mar. 5th (5:00pm)
RVCI School Community Council Meeting
Mar. 8th+ 9th
South Hill Drama Production Workshop with Amy Matisio
Mar. 20th (1:15pm)
Robb Nash Presentation @ RVCI Gym
Mar. 21st (7:00pm)
RVCI Book Club Meeting #14 @ RVCI Library
Mar. 29th-30th
Student Led Conferences
Apr. 2nd (5:00pm)
RVCI School Community Council Meeting
Apr. 4th (12:00pm)
2nd Annual “Challenges and Choices” Day @ RVCI Gym
Apr. 6th- 15th
Easter Break
Apr. 16th
South Hill Schools Track and Field Season Begins
Apr. 19th- 22nd
RVCI SADD Group attending Canadian Youth Against Impaired
Driving National Conference @ Edmonton, AB.
Apr. 28th
National Archery in the Schools Program Provincials @ RVCI
Gym
May 2nd+3rd (7:00pm)
Contributors
Supervisors:
Mrs. Windrum
Mr. Irving
Editor-in-Chief:
Tatiana Heilman
Assistant Editor
Bryton Luxton
South Hill Drama Production
Senior Writer:
Paige Mitchell
Contributing Writers:
Amanda Wirges-Henderson
Caitlin Betker
Jamie LaRose
Kaitlynn Wright
Lane Greenwood
Justin Rochford
Write The Bull Dog Post at:
The Bulldog Post
c/o Riverview Collegiate
650 Coteau Street West
Moose Jaw, SK
S6H 5E6