Scarlett graduates say goodbye at graduation ceremony

Grad banquet,
pg. 15
Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
Natasha Pye
scholarship, pg. 17
Hats on for mental
health, pg. 10
220 Canterbury Drive S.W. Calgary AB T2W 1H4
Junior Boys
rugby, pg. 37
June 2015
Scarlett graduates say goodbye at graduation ceremony
By Kyra Bird
some students joked that they felt famous.
More congratulations were offered to graduates from their teachers, who were dressed
in their own black gowns and beaming with
pride at the students they had watched grow
over the last three years.
The beginning of the ceremony was
marked with a quick introduction of the event
from Principal Sylvie Monfette followed
by the Scarlett Band performing “O Canada.” After everyone had taken their seats,
Monfette invited Nicole Doerksen, Kaylan
Burns, Brianne Godsman and Livia Szojka
to sing “The Call” by Regina Spektor for the
graduating class. Beautifully performed, the
song reflected many of the sentiments the
graduates themselves were feeling with lines
like “I’ll come back when you call me/ No
need to say goodbye” and “Just because everything’s changing/Doesn’t mean it’s never
been this way before.” These lines and the
song as a whole truly captured the idea that
even though the graduates are moving on to
bigger and better things that it is important
The end of high school can be a
relieving, exciting, and slightly-terrifying
experience for students who are finishing
one chapter of their lives and moving on to
another. With so many new experiences on
the horizon, some students are stressing over
university schedules and living arrangements for next year, while others are planning worldly travels or applying for jobs as
they take some time off before heading to
university or college. In the midst of all of
the chaos that leaving high school can bring,
it is important for students to dedicate some
time to reflect on their years in school and
celebrate the momentous achievement of
graduating from high school. The Scarlett
School Closing Exercises, held on May 27th
at The Corral at Stampede Park, gave Lancers the perfect opportunity to take a breather
and celebrate the end of their high school
journey with friends, family, and the teachers who supported them along the way.
Lancers began arriving to the
venue early to pick
up their scarlet red
gowns and take pictures with friends
and family who had
come to celebrate
with them. There
was an excited energy that surrounded
the crowd as hugs
were shared, photos
were snapped, and
even a few tears were
shed. It was not long
before it was time
for the graduates to
begin lining up in
the concourse of The
Corral and begin to
get ready to walk the
stage. In The Corral
Photo by Ayesha Shaikh
the excited energy
Peter
Aucoin,
Grade
12,
awaits
his
chance
to
finally
cross
the stage
persisted, and a bit
of nervous energy
began to creep in as well. As students were for them to remember where they came from
getting ready for the ceremony to begin there and to always keep their beginnings in mind
were many more photos taken, so many that as they move on through their futures.
Following the performance, Mon-
fette returned to the podium to introduce the
platform party and the students who would
have the honour of speaking during the cer-
and pursue many new experiences and to
face new challenges with excitement as their
individual journeys will continue to mold
them into wellrounded individuals.
The class
of 2015’s Valedictorian
Blaise
Kemna was called
upon next to give
his own message to
his fellow Lancers.
Kemna’s
speech
was truly heartfelt
and sincere as he
spoke of a personal
story involving a
road trip he took
with his brother last
summer. The story
worked to portray
Photo by Gerald Proust the theme of this
year’s grad which
The class of 2015’s Valedictorian Blaise Kemna with fellow graduate
starterpack.
Jake Holder, Grade 12, at Scarlett’s graduation ceremony at The Corral was
Kemna described
emony. This prestigious group of individu- the starterpack himself and his brother had
als, who sat on the stage throughout the en- put together to go on the trip and how that
tirety of the ceremony, included Principal collection of items did not necessarily help
Monfette, Assistant Principals Tom Bishop, them in all situations, leading him to remind
Steve Nimmock, and Garth Teminsky, CBE Lancers that even the best laid plans can go
Director Sydney Smith, CBE Trustee Julie awry but that challenges and obstacles are a
Hrdlicka, MLA Richard Gotfried, Valedic- part of any good journey.
torian Blaise Kemna, graduate Hyejun Kim,
Kemna ended his speech by revealHonourary Class President Carissa Co- ing that he had learned that the best startermeault, and teachers Marc Wyton and Rob packs are not composed of material items,
Brown.
but are instead a collection of the lessons one
When the introductions had fin- has learned with an open-minded and posiished, Monfette turned attention to the Scar- tive attitude. He encouraged Lancers to relett Chamber Choir, conducted by Jonathan flect on their own starterpacks as they move
Bell, who performed a stunning rendition of on from high school and to remember that
“I Lived” by OneRepublic. The song accom- the majority of these starterpacks contain
plished a bubbly, optimistic feeling that truly important lessons learned from three years
brightened the feeling of the ceremony. Just at Scarlett. The speech was truly moving
as “The Call” accomplished earlier in the and was a fantastic combination of profound
ceremony, “I Lived” reminded graduates of sentiments and humorous entertainment.
the importance of recognizing their achieve- Kemna’s speech proved that he was a fanments in high school as the past three years tastic choice for valedictorian as he gave a
of experiences have truly acted to shape wonderful speech that the graduates are sure
them into the people they are as they move to remember for years to come.
into the next chapter of their lives. The song
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also encouraged Lancers to leave Scarlett
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Boston Marathon bomber handed a death sentence
By Helen Trang
Twenty-one-year-old
Dzhokhar
Tsarnaev, one of the two bombers involved
in the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013
was sentenced to death by lethal injection
on May 15, 2015, despite his pleas that he
was “just a kid”, for committing the Boston Marathon bombing, one of the worst
acts of terrorism to take place on US soil.
The jury—consisting of seven women and
five men- found Tsarnaev guilty of the attack reaching their verdict after deliberating
for over fourteen hours over three days. The
only alternative sentence would have been
life without parole.
In a statement, Attorney General
Loretta Lynch called the marathon bombing a “cowardly attack” and also said that
“the ultimate penalty is a fitting punishment
for this horrific crime, and we hope that the
completion of prosecution will bring some
measure of closure to the victims and their
families.”
Dzhokhar’s defense attorney, Judy
Clarke, has stated that she will pursue two
“strong lines” of appeal because it was prejudicial to her client to hold the trial in Boston, and that her team was not given enough
time to prepare arguments against the death
penalty. Dzhokhar is the youngest inmate
on death row, but he could be around forty
before he is actually executed. Legal expert
Jim Fedalan said that “We are looking at 18
years, possibly longer, before his appeals
process is exhausted. By then, who even
knows what the legal landscape on federal
executions will look like?”
The day in question, April 15, 2013,
marked the 117th running of the Boston
Marathon, the world’s oldest annual marathon. The 2013 Boston Marathon started in
the town of Hopkinton, west of Boston, with
approximately 23,000 participants. At approximately 2:49 in the afternoon, Dzhokhar
and Tamerlan Tsarnaev placed two pressure
cooker bombs, packed with shrapnel and
other materials into backpacks and placed
them on the ground amongst the crowd.
The bombs exploded within seconds of each
other near the finish line along Boylston
Street. Three spectators died, and more than
260 other people were wounded. Among the
wounded, sixteen individuals lost legs, the
youngest amputee was a seven-year-old girl.
An investigation that involved
roughly 1,000 federal, state, and local
law enforcement personnel was quickly
launched, and two days later FBI analysts
pinpointed two male suspects through surveillance camera images; the FBI released
these photos of the unknown (at the time)
men on the evening of April 18. That evening at around 10:30 a twenty-seven-yearold police officer, Sean Collier, who worked
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
was shot dead in his patrol vehicle on the
Cambridge campus. This murder was later
linked to the Tsarnaev brothers who allegedly tried to steal the officer’s weapon.
Soon after the death of Collier, Tamerlan carjacked a Mercedes SUV at gun-
lan was then tackled by the police, and
Dzhokhar drove the stolen SUV straight at
the police officers, running over his brother
before fleeing the scene. Tamerlan was then
taken to a hospital where doctors were unable to resuscitate him.
On April 19, 2013 the Boston area
was put on lockdown. Schools were closed,
public transportation services were halted,
and citizens were advised to stay inside
of their homes while police officers went
door-to-door to search for Dzhokhar. That
evening, after the police had called off their
search of the area, a Watertown resident
went out into his backyard to check on his
dry-docked boat. Dzhokhar,
the alleged terrorist, was hiding inside of the twenty-fourfoot-long covered vessel.
Before his capture, Dzhokhar
wrote a note indicating that the
Boston Marathon bombings
were committed in retaliation
for the U.S wars in Muslim
countries.
When the Boston Marathon bombings occurred,
Dzhokhar was a sophomore
attending the University of
Massachusetts, and his brother
Tamerlan was an aspiring boxer with a young child, authorities believe that Tamerlan had
recently become a follower of
Photo by Helen Trang
radical Islam.
A segment of the note Dzhokhar wrote attempting to explain
his actions while hiding in a boat just before he was captured Dzhokhar’s sentence has
raised up many concerns about
point, holding the driver hostage and admit- the ethics of capital punishment—the practing that he was one of the Boston Marathon tice of executing someone as punishment for
bombers. Dzhokhar followed behind them a specific crime after a proper and legal trial.
in a Honda Civic and later joined his older The defense argued that it would have been
brother and the hostage in the SUV. The better to just send Dzhokhar to prison for life
two suspects then drove the hostage around because the victims of the bombing would
forcing him to withdraw money from an be able to move on with their lives instead of
ATM and allegedly discussed driving to having to read about years of death penalty
New York City. The hostage escaped from appeals. Many others believe that life in jail
the SUV when they stopped at a Cambridge would be too kind, and is not a harsh-enough
gas station and immediately called the police punishment.
In general, there are many good artelling them that they could track the SUV from the GPS on his cellphone which was guments for the use of capital punishment.
Firstly, prison is only meant to separate
still in the car.
The police were able to apprehend criminals for the safety of the general pubthe two suspects shortly after midnight in lic, punish criminals for their crimes, and is
the Boston suburb of Watertown; however, also expected to help rehabilitate prisoners.
a gun battle broke out with the Tsarnaevs According to its purpose, it is not for people
exchanging fire with the police, along with sentenced to life without parole since those
hurling explosive devices at them. Tamer- criminals will not be released alive. The cost
of imprisoning someone for life is much
more expensive than simply executing that
same person. Capital punishment is simply
more cost-effective than imprisoning someone for life. Many people also believe that
the punishment for a crime should equal the
crime if possible. In cases like this that involve mass murder, using this logic, the appropriate punishment for murder is death.
While all of the above seem to be
completely valid and reasonable points to
support capital punishment, they all ignore
the most fundamental and most powerful
argument against capital punishment: it simply is not a humane form of justice. Killing
a person is not humane, even if the person
in question is a criminal who has committed
atrocious acts. The justice system should set
an example for all of its citizens to show that
murder is wrong in all circumstances by not
supporting capital punishment. Additionally, there are many cases in which individuals
can be wrongly accused of a crime- the death
penalty is very permanent and irreversible.
There are many infamous cases of wrongful
execution, and even one case of wrongful
execution should be enough to deter the use
of capital punishment.
There are also many cases in which
the accused suspect has been manipulated by
someone else; in this case, evidence proves
that Dzhokhar’s older brother definitely influenced him into committing this atrocious
crime. When cases involve such young offenders the justice system should definitely
allow space for reform instead of execution.
While Dzhokhar was an adult when he participated in the Boston Marathon bombing
many other young offenders are not, and
should be allowed a chance at redemption
especially if they have been manipulated
into committing such an atrocious crime by
someone else.
Even though Dzhokhar’s death sentence seems like it is set in stone, his appeals
paired with the many people protesting and
rallying against his execution, and all executions in general, may very well change his
death sentence to a sentence of life in prison.
While many believe he deserves death for
the tragedy he has inflicted on the innocent
bystanders at the marathon, it does bring up
the question of whether the human race as a
whole should support this verdict, especially
since the state of Massachusetts has not had
the death penalty since its abolishment back
in October of 1982.
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Government transparency Crayons used as make-up
on surveillance questioned
By Rina Ng
By Sam McIntosh
The public is increasingly questioning government surveillance. The recent debates over the new security Bill
C-51 and the control it gives to the government over increased online surveillance
has divided Canadians. Some say that the
increased measures are necessary in order
to keep the country safe from terror attacks,
while others believe that the government
sive online surveillance to see the benefits
and drawbacks first-hand. The USA Patriot
Act, which granted increased security options and more access to surveillance after
the 9/11 attacks, included key provisions
which expired on Sunday, May 31. These
measures disabled any future for massively
storing data for the time being and left the
US with fewer tools to investigate terrorism. Many in the American government,
including new attorney general Loretta
Photo by Sam McIntosh
The lines are becoming increasingly blured as to how much data the government is keeping
has gone too far and invaded people’s private lives. The increasing powers of the
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
(CSIS) to be able to peer into Canadian’s
lives with barely any oversight are what
is worrying most Canadians. The lack of
transparency between the government and
the people has also been an issue as the Canadian government has been reluctant to
share how much data it is storing and what
is being kept.
To quell this debate, the Canadian
government should at least show the arrests that are being made or the terror plots
the surveillance has helped stop, if any, to
show that the system is working. If Bill
C-51 is vital to stopping terror threats, then
there should be no problem in disclosing
the cases in which it has helped save Canadian lives. If the anti-terrorism measures
are little help in solving these cases then
there would not be any issue in reducing
the program. The government should not
be pouring taxpayer money into a program
that barely works when there are far greater
issues that the money could be put to use
such as aiding the economy or fixing infrastructure.
Canadians need look no further
than to the US to see the effects of mas-
Lynch and President Obama, stated that the
US needed these programs in order to fight
terrorism and keep the country safe. Official review boards, including a presidential
review board, found that the programs were
not essential to stopping even one terrorist
plot.
If a US surveillance program,
which is far larger than Canada’s, fails to
help stop even one terrorist attack, then
Canada should not keep its surveillance
program. If the government were more
open about its actions and those of the antiterrorism measures implemented by Canada, then Canadians could have a chance to
see if they are actually necessary to help
keep them safe. If Canada faces the same
threats as the US, the program is not necessary to keep people safe. Then there should
be a massive reduction to the anti-terrorism
measures, even abolish them altogether if
they are unnecessary. The governments of
the world should do all that they can to protect their people but not if it means diving
deep into their citizens’ personal lives from
a computer hundreds of miles away. There
should be increased protection for personal
privacy in Canada to ensure that the government does not know everything that citizens do practice in their private lives.
that could be questioned is in the product. If
a person were to continuously get exposure
to that questioned substance, it could have
an impact on that person. In a single crayon,
for example, there is not a significant amount
of the questionable substance inside of it to
be considered toxic; however, if one were
to repeatedly get exposed to the substance
over time, the amount of the ingredient one
is exposed to will add up. This may be why
Crayola is advising people not to use their
drawing products for makeup. Another
important reason is because Crayola warns
people that their products were tested for
drawing on paper and such, not to be used
on skin.
For those curious to know what
Crayola pencil crayons and crayons are made
The Internet is a great way to
share ideas, and sites such as YouTube
enable people worldwide to be able to
share their ideas with others. Often when
someone comes up with an idea and it is
considered a good idea by many others, then
it may become a trend. As many may know,
Crayola is a company which produces art
materials such as crayons, pencil crayons,
and markers. One viral trend that we have
today is making one’s own makeup products
such as lipstick with Crayola products.
Makeup is something which
many people use and since it is a popular
product, some people have discovered that
sometimes these products contain several
toxic ingredients. Just a
small sample of the toxic
ingredients that could be
hidden in one’s makeup is
BHA and parfum; both of
these ingredients have links
to causing cancer. This is
an important reason why
people are now interested
in creating makeup out of
non-toxic Crayola products,
and this idea is catching on
because Crayola products
are assumed to be better for
one’s health.
In almost every
video tutorial on how to
make makeup out of Crayola
products, the person who
creates
these
tutorials
advertises
how
making
lipstick out of Crayola
crayons or eyeliner out of
Crayola pencil crayons is
100% safe due to the label on
the boxes that these materials
come in saying that they are
non-toxic. Since the products
which Crayola produces,
such as crayons, are targeted
towards young children,
advertising the product as
Photo by Rina Ng
non-toxic makes sense so that Crayola’s crayons are melted to create a homemade
lipstick
parents will not fret that their that beauty bloggers say is safe despite what the company says
children are using something
hazardous to their health. However, out of, according to their website, their pencil
something that people often assume when crayons only have four main ingredients:
they see that something is non-toxic on extenders, binders, water, and pigments.
products such as a box of crayons is that a Aside from that, not much information is
child could eat a whole box of crayons and able to be obtained. The sources of these
ingredients are not known. In crayons, there
still be perfectly fine.
When a product says that it is are two basic ingredients: paraffin wax, and
non-toxic, what many usually assume it pigments. The pigments’ source, once again,
means is that if it is ingested or if it were is not known. If one wanted to know what
to be inhaled in a large quantity, it would the actual, more detailed list of ingredients,
not be detrimental to one’s health. This is one would have to call poison control.
considered a good feature. Something that The one ingredient that we do
some may not consider, however, is that the know is in Crayola crayons is paraffin wax.
amount of the product which one is exposed Paraffin wax is the main ingredient found
to may increase its toxicity. Though products in many different crayon brands, as it is the
that are non-toxic usually do not contain ingredient which gives a crayon its shape
large quantities of hazardous substances, and texture when colouring.
there is always a possibility that something
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The debate on legalizing secondary suites in Calgary
By Grace Stone
Defined as “self-contained living units created within
single-family homes” by the provincial government, secondary
suites are separate living quarters
that reside in a larger house, which
can provide many Canadians a
more affordable housing option.
In Calgary, not all wards permit
the development of these suites,
and there are many restrictions
on the creation of these units. The
proposal to have a secondary suite
built requires the approval of the
government and is a lengthy process many Calgarians wish did not
exist.
Currently, there are thousands of illegal secondary suites
in the city. In December of last
year, reports were filed to address
the problem. The reports pertained
to changes that could be made to
the feasibility and licensing of the
suites for a solution. City Council reviewed the topic on May 11,
and discussed a proposition to
ease zoning restrictions and allow
secondary suites in Wards 7, 8, 9,
and 11. These wards were chosen
because of the high living costs
there due to their close proximity
to downtown and transit, so that
many would be able to live legally
and more affordably in a secondary
suite.
Mayor Nenshi supports
the idea of forwarding the legalization of secondary suites across
Calgary; however, he does not
fully agree with this proposal, as it
limits the development of secondary suites to certain wards. Many
councillors, however, still believe
the proposal is a step in the right
direction.
Allowing these secondary
suites to exist across the city would
be more time-efficient for the government as the process of getting
the approval for a suite would be take this issue one step at a time, cruits able to apply for their jobs
eliminated. As well, Calgarians starting by getting approval for and help business. If many people
would spend less time on the pro- secondary suites street by street. become intimidated by the high
cess and less money on managing Instead of pushing for a change in cost of housing in Calgary, posa separate house. The decision to entire wards, breaking the process sible workers will want to move
allow secondary suites across the down into smaller groups would elsewhere. A University of Calgary
city would reduce the number of give a larger voice to neighbour- student-led group called the Urban
homeless, decrease the high cost of hoods. Members such as business- Calgary Students’ Association are
living, and help the economy grow. man Doug Ratke and Councillor beginning a month-long campaign
The topic of blanket le- Andre Chabot both support Not 4 to motivate the student community
galization of secondary suites Re-Zoning.
to lobby for the legalization of secacross Calgary was also brought The council is not the only ondary suites. This proposal would
into question. However, many group that is involved. The public have many advantages for students
councillors do not approve of this was given a hearing on their opin- who need affordable housing while
suggestion, as the existing illegal ion on May 12, where issues such going through school.
suites must be regulated first. If as affordability, morality, and safe- If the City of Calgary
the illegal suites are legalized, then ty were discussed. The majority of does not have enough support for
there is no guarantee that the units the public agreed that the proposal the proposal, the provincial govare as safe as they possibly can be. should be implemented; however, ernment may take action instead.
The government is now
Provincial
looking to address a new
reforms
campaign, in which fire
may
be
officials would go doorneeded to
to-door and bring illegal
create an
suites into compliance
even more
with the law. City staff
idealistic
would also issue inspecplan
for
tion stickers to safe and
secondary
legal secondary suites to
suites in
separate those that do not
the future.
correspond with the law.
The New
Once fully approved, this
Democratic
campaign would begin
Party
September 1.
(NDP) has
Councillors
not given
such as Gian-Carlo Carra
their stance
and Druh Farrell strongly
on secondPhoto by Grace Stone
support the proposal; Mission Road, close to MacLeod Trail, offers many legal secondary suites ary suites
however, most are on the
since winfence. The benefits come with no arguments were made that suggest ning the election; however, the
guarantee that all the secondary legalizing secondary suites across NDP party leader, Rachel Notley,
suites are safe, as it would be hard- the wards would not guarantee that once encouraged suite reform in
er to enforce safety if thousands of landlords would ensure that the Calgary in a letter written in the fall
suites are legalized. Councilman suites are safe and correspond with of 2014. If the proposal is rejected,
Ward Sutherland agrees that some- the law. Many companies are also the majority of the councillors
thing must be done with secondary becoming involved in the issue. would be alright with the changes
suites, but is unsure that the pro- WestJet spoke out for the propos- the NDP would possibly make to
posal is the best option. Oppos- al, putting forth the argument that the current secondary suite bylaws
ing the proposal, an organization affordable housing has a strong and the councillors would be precalled Not 4 Re-Zoning wishes to connection with the number of re- pared to implement them. Not 4
Re-Zoning, however, and a few
councillors such as Joe Magliocca
believe it would be a waste of the
provincial government’s time to
require major legislative reform.
Calgary has been through
a long process of waiting for
changes in the secondary suite approval system, and it is time that
alteration should be made. Students and those with incomes that
cannot support houses with high
living costs need a more affordable option. Introducing a proposal
that would focus on specific wards
at a time would be more beneficial
as it would better ensure safety in
communities; however, the current
proposition still values approving
the suites, and that is the direction Calgary needs to head in. In
the next reading of the proposal on
June 29, hopefully it will be passed
and made into a bylaw for Wards 7,
8, 9, and 11, and eventually continue through the rest of the 14 wards.
Amendments should be made following the approval, as it has been
years that the city has mulled over
this proposal and it is time for a response to the situation. In this case,
action should be taken first and
amendments that may be needed
following the approval will be seen
more clearly, such as alterations
dealing with safety and zoning for
specific communities. After debating for years on the subject, most
of the pros and cons have already
been taken into consideration and
the next step should be to implement the current plan.
In the majority of all cas
es, Calgarians wish for change in
the current system of secondary
suite legalization. Whether it surrounds rezoning or altering the application process, the government
is a step closer to finding a solution.
Purges continue in North Korea after official is executed
By Sam McIntosh
executed because of it. This fol- lain would do, but that is how Kim
As another high rank- lows Kim having both his aunt and did it. These actions have increased
ing official is killed in the isolated
country of North Korea, many analysts are wondering if this is a sign
of trouble for leader Kim-Jong Un,
and if he has complete control over
the country. The reason the official
had been executed was due to him
falling asleep at events and showing signs of disrespect. It is hard
to confirm if these reports are actually true or if the official, Hyon
Yong Chol, had just gotten on the
wrong side of Kim and he had him
uncle executed for being traitors to
North Korea.
While there have been
purges before in North Korea
against dissidents and those whom
oppose the government, such highranking members being killed has
puzzled the world and shown that
no one is safe from Kim. The bizarre way Kim had Chol executed,
obliterating him with an anti-aircraft gun with hundreds of people
watching, has confused many and
seems like something a cartoon vil-
worry about what Kim’s goals are.
People wonder if he will attack the
west by trying to take over South
Korea, like he has promised countless times, or attempt to reunite the
Korean peninsula.
These actions bring about
a greater issue as actual facts are
so hard to get from North Korea
due to the information about their
country being tightly-guarded.
What information the world does
have cannot be corroborated unless
the state-run media also reports it.
Even then, it is not likely to show
the whole picture. The amount of
secrecy displayed by the North
Korean government means that
analysts are not sure if all of these
purges indicate that Kim is getting
rid of opposition to his rule or if the
victims have just displeased him.
What these purges mean is
anyone’s guess and with the North
Korean government not about to
tell the world, it is left up to speculation as to whether Kim’s regime
is in trouble or not. While change
to the isolationist country would be
welcome by all, there would be no
way of knowing if the new regime
would be any better than Kim’s.
Only time will tell if the increasing
amount of purges will come back
to haunt Kim or secure his rule in
the country. If, and this is a giant if,
Kim is overthrown, one can only
hope that the millions of people
who have been stuck living in deplorable conditions have a chance
to get out from under the heel of
the oppressive government and
have a fresh start and Korea can
finally become whole again after
more then 60 years of division.
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Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
Omar Khadr adds fuel to
“tough on terror” debate
By Kyra Bird
Thursday, May 14, marked the
finale of the third showdown between Omar
Khadr and the Government of Canada in
front of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Khadr, who was born in Toronto, Ontario,
was a 15-year-old fighter aligned with AlQaeda when he was captured by the US
military in a deadly firefight in Afghanistan
in 2002. Khadr was captured because of
accusations that he had thrown a grenade
that killed US Sergeant Christopher Speer.
After being captured, Khadr would
go on to spend ten years at Guantanamo Bay
in Cuba where he was subjected to years of
suffering, physical and psychological torture,
solitary confinement, and interrogation at
the hands of US officials who wanted him
to admit to committing the crimes he was
accused of and giving them information
about secret Al-Qaeda plans. Following the
advice of his two lawyers, Dennis Edney and
Nate Whittling, Khadr did finally admit to
five war crimes, including murder, despite
earlier claims that he could not remember
any specific details about the firefight.
Khadr’s lawyers would later say that they
felt Khadr had no choice but to admit to the
crimes in order to be allowed to escape the
abuse he was facing at Guantanamo Bay.
In September 2012 Khadr was given
the opportunity to be moved to Canada from
Guantanamo Bay to serve the remaining part
of his sentence at the time. When Khadr did
come to Canada, debate rose over whether
or not the eight-year war crimes charge he
had received in the United States should be
interpreted as an adult or a youth sentence
under the Canadian Criminal Code. This was
the debate that was brought to the Supreme
Court of Canada as Stephen Harper and the
Canadian government attempted to urge the
Supreme Court to recognize Omar Khadr as
an adult due to the severity of his war crimes.
Human rights groups and Khadr’s defense
lawyers claimed that Khadr was under the
classification of a child soldier at the time
that he was captured, and that the Canadian
government should have followed its proud
history of attempting to save children who
are exploited for war. Instead, they felt the
Canadian government dropped the ball on
this case and allowed Khadr to be unduly
punished.
In this particular ruling, the
Supreme Court of Canada supported the
side of Khadr and his defense and deemed
that the sentence Khadr received in the
United States should be recognized as a
youth sentence in Canada, which meant
he would be granted freedom after he had
finished serving his original sentence. The
Supreme Court ruling insisted that the law
is much less severe than the government
attempted to make it. This was a low blow
to the Conservative government considering
the amount of Supreme Court rulings they
have recently lost when the severity of laws
are brought into question. To add insult to
injury, the Supreme Court needed only a
few moments after the hearing to deliver its
unanimous ruling when normally rulings are
given after weeks of deliberation after a case
is heard.
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin
said the matter was straightforward in the
eyes of the court; A US military commission
sentenced Khadr to eight years in prison
for the war crime for murder. Seeing as
the mandatory adult penalty for murder in
Canada is life, a significantly longer and
harsher than necessary penalty, the court
was left with no other option than to classify
Khadr as a juvenile. This ruling went against
the Harper government’s calls to sentence
Khadr harshly due to his terrorist actions.
As mentioned before, this is
not the first time that Khadr has brought
the government of Canada to court. This
ruling marks the third in which Khadr has
faced-off against the government, allowing
him to tie Henry Morgentaler for the most
Supreme Court appeals in the country.
Khadr’s first victory was awarded in 2008
when the Supreme Court ruled that the
Canadian government had acted against
international law when officials were sent to
Guantanamo Bay to interrogate Khadr. The
government was forced to release all footage
and information gathered from interrogation
sessions and divulge all information they had
given the US government about Khadr. In
2010 the Court ruled a bit more favourably
for the Canadian government, but still had a
ruling that worked mostly in the favour of
Khadr. The government was forced to admit
that their interrogations of Khadr had been
unconstitutional and had violated human
rights and traditional Canadian standards
of the treatment of detained youth. The
Court also ruled, though, that the Canadian
government was not required to ask the US
to send Khadr back home to Canada. Khadr
has not only brought the government to the
Supreme Court but has also brought them to
an Alberta Court of Appeal where, in May
2015, a judge rejected a last-ditch attempt
by the federal government to deny Khadr
bail while he awaits an appeal of his US
convictions, citing that the government’s
claims that releasing him would hurt relations
with the US as false and unfounded.
With Khadr causing as much trouble
as he has for the Canadian government,
it can be hard to distinguish what the true
heart of this issue is. In simplest terms, the
true debate here centres around whether
the Canadian government acted wrongly in
refusing to treat Khadr as a child exploited
for war purposes and help to rehabilitate him
or if the Canadian government was right for
treating a terrorist, who could still possibly
pose a threat to the Canadian population, so
sternly.
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June 2015
Autistic teen’s family suing
after alleged discrimination
By Faith Shoemaker
severity of symptoms. It can be a very serious condition and is often misunderstood
by people who assume an anger or behavioural issue, although it is much more than
this. It is a complex disorder that consists
On Tuesday, May 5, 2015,
a family was returning on their flight
home from a vacation at Disney World in
Orlando, Florida to
Portland, Oregon. The
Beegle family was told
that they had to leave
the plane after Juliette,
their fifteen-year-old
autistic daughter got
upset on the plane.
Everything
had been fine until Juliette became angry
due to being hungry.
Her mother asked the
flight attendants to order some food for her
daughter, and the flight
attendants denied her
request several times
before finally giving in
after Juliette’s mother,
Donna Beegle, reaPhoto by Faith Shoemaker
soned with the staff, This is not the first discrimination case American Airlines has faced
explaining that giving
her food would prevent her daughter from of difficulty in social interaction, difficulty
having a meltdown. Juliette calmed down in verbal and non-verbal communication
immediately after she received her food and sometimes results in extremely repetiand proceeded to quietly and calmly watch tive or compulsive behaviour. Because of
television. Moments later though, staff an- these qualities related to autism, it is best
nounced that there would be an emergency that people be kind, calm and supportive
landing in Salt Lake City, Utah to remove when interacting with people who have authe family from the plane. The family tism.
The staff on American Airlines
left the plane and Juliette was reported to not
handle
the situation well at all, and
did
be completely calm and quiet leaving the
Juliette’s
mother
stated that they were treatplane.
Another passenger took a video on ed this way out of “the fear of autism.” The
his smart phone of the family leaving and it Beegle family has decided to sue American
shows that they were very cooperative and Airlines for their indecency on the flight
polite. The video also has audio in which and discrimination of their daughter’s disthe people videotaping state “that’s ridicu- ability. “After working to accommodate Dr.
lous” and another saying “that’s gonna be a Beegle and her daughter during the flight,
lawsuit.” The family booked another flight the crew made the best decision for the
home to Portland and did not having any safety and comfort of all of our customers
and elected to divert to Salt Lake City after
problems on the second flight.
Donna Beegle states that “as a the situation became disruptive,” United
mother, it ripped my heart out. I was shak- Airlines said in a statement to KPTV. The
ing.” Her daughter had been flying since family has spoken with lawyers and the
she was six months old all around the Federal Aviation Authority and will decide
world, occasionally getting upset, but the where to go from here and how to resolve
family has never been asked to leave the the problem.
plane like they
were on May 5.
A u tism can be
found in nearly
1 in 68 children. It is a
spectrum neurobiological
disorder and
individuals on
the spectrum
have varying
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Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School
Mermaid tails spark great debate
in pools all across Edmonton
For the boys she has a barracuda
By Isabel Fernandez
It seems that with the new black tail, and shark fins to swim
Sharla Stoffman, who went home
immediately to buy tails for her
age of technology, exposure to in. Every tail or fin on Grandma two daughters. “They’ve been tons
films and TV shows is becoming Karen’s website comes in adult and of fun, and they move real quick
more and more customary in chil- children’s sizes to make anyone’s in them,” she said. When her children commented, they described
dren’s lives. Although nearly every dream come true.
The safety concerns that the experience of swimming in the
child loved the new Lego Movie or the new Cinderella movie, most rose with the popularity of this mermaid tails as free, and just like
parents prefer the classic Disney product are alarming. These con- being a fish.
Officials may have taken
cartoons that they may have grown cerns have caused all Edmonton up with, classics like Snow White, public pools to ban the fun toy and the regulations just a bit too far,
Cinderella, or The Little Mermaid. all Calgary pools to make regula- especially in Edmonton where the
When girls watch the film The tions about their use. The concern tails are completely banned from
Little Mermaid, they often want that officials have with the toy is public swimming places. Many
to become mermaids themselves, that it binds the legs of children parents agree that the toys can be
and now there is an opportunity to together, who are generally known dangerous without adequate suas weak swimmers. “It targets kids pervision, yet most parents say
do so.
that the supervision needed
Many comfor their own children would
panies have been toycome from them, not a lifeing with the idea of
guard.
turning swimmers into
There is no word whether
mermaids for years,
or not parents will be fightand now that the mering this ban, but children and
maid swim toys have
adults in Edmonton will be
become more popumissing the opportunity to
lar, the Alberta govswim with, and like, the fishernment has stepped
es.
in with some safety
Marielle Chartier-Hénault
concerns. One of the
is a professional underwater
main companies with
model and free diver, and she
this idea is Fin Fun
loves the feeling of swimming
Mermaid, a company
with a mermaid tail. “You bewhose sole purpose is
come like another person,”
to turn customers into
said Chartier-Hénault. “You
mermaids. On their
are not yourself anymore,
website,
Mermaidyou’re the mermaid and the
Tails.net they share the
mermaid can do anything. You
story that started their
can do the style you want. It’s
company in 2009. This
a magical creature.” Chartierstory centres around
Hénault actually loves the
a family whose last
Photo by Isabel Fernandez feeling so much so that she
names are not given.
Rachel Esser, Grade 11, is very annoyed with new laws opened a school to teach merIt describes an eleven- banning
mermaid swimming tails from Edmonton pools maid techniques in Montreal.
year-old girl, Emily,
AquaMermaid Academy is a
who decided she wanted to swim
like a mermaid. Her grandma Kar- around the ages of 8 to 12 and place where paying customers can
en went to work, designing and they tend to not be the strongest go to learn all about how to swim
sewing a mermaid tail that young swimmers,” says Aquatic Strate- like a mermaid. Classes begin with
Emily could really swim in. Soon gies Supervisor in Edmonton, Rob simple tasks wearing the fin, like
enough, Grandma Karen was sell- Campbell. The regulations in Cal- a dolphin kick, and how to move
ing these very creations online to gary are that the people swimming one’s body to glide through the wabuyers all over the US. Now that in the tails must complete three ter faster than normal swimming.
the company has taken off, Karen tasks before they can use their tails The classes offered at the acadno longer sews the tails herself, yet in the pool. Swimmers must swim emy are available to all ages and
many of her children and grand- 25 feet continuously, tread water all genders and customers can set
children run the company that she for two minutes, and swim confi- up a photo-shoot or birthday party
still owns. This company offers dently with the tail on before be- for all those who want mermaidmany different colours that buy- ing allowed to use their toys with themed pictures.
The pros and cons add
ers can choose from in order to minimal supervision. Even then, it up
for
and
against this mystifying
can
only
be
used
in
a
pool
that
is
swim like a mermaid, including
toy,
yet
most
seem to think the toy
not
crowded.
rainbow, arctic blue, rio red, carOne Calgary mom is dis- is marvelous. With the feeling of
ribean sunset orange, malibu pink, aussie green, and many more. Buy- appointed with these new regu- being free to do anything one can
ers can also purchase a mono fin, lations: “My kids’ faces just lit dream of, and an entire academy
which is basically the same item as up and they’re like, ‘Holy cow, to teach people how to use the fins,
the regular fin, yet this version is a there’s a real live mermaid in the the list of cons seem to be getting
full-piece swimming costume that pool!’ So we picked them up and smaller and smaller compared to
is attached from shoulders to toes. ordered them and it’s great,” said the pros.
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For some people, crayons are now
something which is used to make
homemade lipstick. Paraffin wax
is usually derived from sources
such as oil shale, wood, coal,
and petroleum. These sources
may not sound that toxic at first
glance; however, petroleum and
coal are not substances which one
would want to be repeatedly exposed to. When crayons are made
into lipstick, these products may
be absorbed through one’s skin.
When children colour with these
products they may be exposed
to the crayon; however, it is not
melted and made so that it could
stick onto their skin and stay on
their skin for an extended length
of time. The same applies for
Crayola homemade eyeliner; one
might not know what the pigments are derived and made from.
Despite Crayola’s warning, many people still continue
using lipstick made from Crayola crayons, eyeliner made out of
Crayola pencil crayons, and other
makeup products using Crayola’s
non-toxic art materials. This may
be because some people may believe that the benefits outweigh
the negatives. Although Crayola
products have not been tested for
use on skin and may have chemicals that may not be the best to
use on human skin, some might
believe that it is safer than the entire unknown, hard-to pronounce
ingredients in makeup that may
be dangerous to one’s health.
Aside from that, the other pro that
people might find about using
Crayola product makeup is that it
is not costly. It seems much more
cost efficient to buy some Crayola
products such as a box of 96 cray-
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ons which gives the buyer a wide
range of accessibility to many
colours that costs approximately
$7 than to spend $20 to $40 on a
good brand of lipstick. There is really no clear
answer if creating one’s own
makeup out of Crayola products
creates a harmful product or a
cost efficient product. It may be
considered a negative since when
one is applying these products
onto their skin it might not necessarily be the best for their body;
however, if it is used as a replacement for actual makeup, it might
be a good idea since there are less
known ingredients that may be
harmful. Overall, since the material has not been tested for use as
makeup, there could potentially
be side effects that one may not
be aware of.
Overall, the benefits slightly outweigh the negatives and
as there have not been records
of people dying yet from using Crayola homemade makeup
products, those who want to try
out these tutorials on how to make
and use these products should do
so. The biggest risk that appears
to be in Crayola products is the
petroleum based wax in the crayons, but many would be willing to
take that risk. The pigmentation
ingredients are also another risk;
however, they are unlikely to do
much harm unless one developed
an allergy to the sources. It may
still be too early to use them for
everyday us, but if it were to be
for special occasions potential exposures would be limited and thus
more safe. These days, chemicals
are in almost every product that is
out there so it is up to people to
decide what they believe would
be best.
Continued from page 6 and not a child in need. Also, the
With the threat of
terrorism as high as it has been
in recent years, it is not hard to
see where the Harper government
is coming from in calling for
harsher sentencing for Khadr. The
important thing to keep in mind
is that Canada does not recognize
Al-Qaeda as an official military,
meaning the argument that Khadr
was a child soldier is not exactly
valid. Canada only has human
rights regulations that apply to
children who are exploited by
military organizations that they
consider to be valid.
As
Al-Qaeda
is
considered to be a terrorist group,
the government was not legally in
the wrong for shadowing the US in
its treating of Khadr as a prisoner
government did have reason to
believe that allowing Khadr to go
free could pose serious threats for
the country as Khadr’s father was
a confidant of Osama Bin Laden
and he could have possibly had the
information or resources to aid in
terrorism from Canadian grounds.
Though many human
rights activists groups will try
to argue in favour of Khadr, it
cannot be ignored that terrorism
is a serious threat and therefore
should be taken seriously. Though
Harper is employing a tough on
terrorism agenda that may seem
unnecessarily harsh, it is important
for the public to realize that tough
measures will only act to keep the
country safe from the extremely
dangerous reality of terrorism.
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Scarlett FEVER
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June 2015
Favourite moments of Scarlett’s 2014–2015 school year
By Sarah Miao
The final month of school is always
a period of time when students are filled with
a complicated, and often contradictory, mix
of emotions. For the most part, students, and
teachers for that matter, are looking forward
to the finish of another school year, excited
to embrace a stress-free summer without any
sleep deprivation. On the other hand, however, it is also bittersweet for the seniors at
Scarlett as this month will mark the end of
their high school journey. No matter what
turmoil of emotions Lancers are currently
experiencing, there is no doubt that the
2014–2015 school year has been memorable
and exuberant.
September marked the beginning
of this journey, symbolizing for many a
chance to make a change in their lives and
seize new opportunities. While grade eleven
and grade twelve students were already experts about the Scarlett community, the new
grade ten students were filled with nerves,
apprehension, and also some excitement. To
help make the transition from junior high
easier, Scarlett organized Welcome Week
where students were encouraged to participate in exhilarating activities in the main
gym during lunch time, and to discover
potential clubs they would like to join. Of
course, returning Lancers also exploited this
opportunity to have some fun, recognizing
the hardwork that awaits as the school year
sets off. The annual Terry Fox Run was also
a huge success as the Cross–Country team
led Lancers on a run, or a walk, around the
neighbourhood in memory of the heroic Canadian.
As October rolled around, the excitement of returning to school slowly wore
off as Lancers settled into the labourious
routine of school once more. Despite the
fact that it was still early in the school year,
many students were already starting to explore post–secondary options by attending
the Post–Secondary Fair held in the main
gym. Lancers were lucky enough to meet
representatives from post–secondary institutions located across Canada, trying to find
the matching key that will unlock their full
potential, liberating them to the future. At
the end of the month, Lancers showed their
appreciation for Halloween by dressing up
in a wide variety of costumes, ranging from
real–life occupations to movie characters.
The most creative and unique outfits were
then recognized and awarded during a show
held in the main gym.
November started solemnly as the
Scarlett community held the annual Remembrance Day assembly, remembering those
who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom that exists in Canada today. Students in
the band, dance, drama, and choir programs
also performed during this assembly, recognizing the contributions and efforts of those
ing off the abundance of talent that is found
at Scarlett. The band program also obtained
great success with stunning performances
during the Winter Concert, executing with
perfection many different musical pieces.
January will always be looked back
upon with dread, as all Lancers reminisce
about the stress and the pressure felt during the exam period. After many months of
hearing the horror stories about high school
and adjust to new classes. One particular
event that stood out was the Staff–Student
Basketball Game organized by the Scarlett
Volunteer Society. All the proceeds were
donated to the Children’s Hospital as students and teachers battled it out on the basketball court. At the end of February, Lancers showed their support for anti–bullying as
students attended school in various shades
of pink on Pink Shirt Day. This supportive
movement has consistently helped raise
awareness and also prevents bullying in
the Scarlett community.
March was an exciting month for
many Lancers as they embarked on an
eye–opening trip to Europe. Students
were accompanied by teachers as they visited beautiful Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and France. For many students, this
trip was without a doubt a highlight of
their high school experience. The Biology
AP students were also given the opportunity to go on a trip to Kananaskis where
they applied the knowledge obtained in
the classroom to hands–on experience in
nature. This trip was authentic learning at
its best and many students have greatly
benefited from this experience.
Many exciting events also took
place in the month of April, and this is particularly true for Scarlett’s band program
students. Students in band first put on the
captivating and elegant event, Moonlight
Knights. With non–stop enthralling performances during the night, there is no
Photos by FEVER staff, edited by Sarah Miao doubt that the annual fundraising event
was once again an immense success. FolA few of the defining and memorable moments at Scarlett throughout the 2014–2015 school year
lowing this event, Scarlett Band Students
who have fought as well as those who are final exams, grade ten students finally re- were then given the amazing opportunity to
still fighting today. Later in the month, some ceived a taste of what everyone is stressed travel to New York City as they explored a
students from the graduating class of 2015 about. Luckily for these Lancers, their exam city that is celebrated for its sophisticated
participated in the annual Grad Fashion pressure was still relatively low compared to taste in all genres of arts.
Show at which Lancers put on an entertain- those in upper grades. On the other side of May was marked as one of the busiing show for the audience. A highlight of the the spectrum, grade twelve students had all est months for this school year with a wide
night for many was the dance number that but transformed into sleep–deprived zom- variety of events taking place. The month
the males performed to Taylor Swift’s latest bies, running solely on strong coffee, high started out to be stressful for a portion of
hit, “Shake it Off.”
level of stress, and short spurts of adrenaline. the Scarlett population as some grade twelve
In December, Lancers’ spirits For those who were lucky enough to have students took on the challenging Advanced
soared high once again as the winter holidays taken an English course in the first semes- Placement exams. In addition, students who
slowly approached, a temporary break from ter, the breakdown of the Quest A+ program took social studies second semester were
a difficult semester of academia. The annual during the day of the diploma exam put a given the chance to visit Mount Royal UniWinter Week gave Lancers a chance to show further strain on students’ confidence as they versity where they were educated about the
off their enthusiasm for the holiday season tried to recover from a disastrous exam situ- Holocaust. It was a sombre and emotional
with themed days such as “Ugly Sweater ation.
experience for all as students listened to the
Day” and “Pajama Day.” The drama produc- February was a relatively slow story of a Holocaust survivor.
tion, Around the World in 80 Days, debuted month for the Scarlett community as stuto warm recognition and enjoyment, show- dents tried to recover from the final exams
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Finally, it was time for
every student to get their chance
to walk the stage in front of their
friends and families. Students with
last names beginning with the letters A to L were introduced by science teacher Marc Wyton while
graduates with last names beginning with M to Z were called to the
stage by social studies teacher Rob
Brown, both of whom did a wonderful job saying so many names.
This part of the ceremony also
seemed to be the most fun for the
families and friends in the audience
as all graduates were met with applause and some were even loudly
cheered by their guests. Cameras
flashed as each student was personally congratulated by Monfette
who shook hands with each graduate and even received some hugs.
Every graduate had their time to
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shine and truly got to be the star of
the show when his or her name was
called.
As the ceremony began to
come to a close, Hyejun Kim was
called to the podium to introduce
the Honourary Class President,
Carissa Comeault. For her speech,
Comeault chose to tell personal
stories which intertwined to convey her ultimate message to the
graduates: that having a plan for the
future is good but ultimately life
will throw curveballs and it is important to keep an open mind while
navigating the winding road of life.
Naturally, as an English teacher,
Comeault was able to beautifully
articulate her message and some
of the most powerful lines of her
speech were “sometimes the best
things that happen are unscripted”
and “you don’t have to write your
entire life story by the end of this
summer.” Comeault elicited many
laughs from the audience and definitely some tears, especially when
she took time at the end of her
speech to thank students for changing her world and teaching her just
as many lessons as she had taught
them. Though Comeault was not
able to teach every student graduating that day, she wrote a speech
that seemed to touch every heart in
the crowd.
To conclude the ceremony, Maanvi Paul and Labeeba
Mahmood presented the class gift
to the school which was a donation
to the Make a Wish Foundation,
the charity voted by the graduating
class to receive the donation. Following the presentation, Monfette
walked to the podium for the final
time that day and gave her closing remarks. Monfette made the
decision to close the ceremony by
telling her own road trip story, following Kemna’s lead from earlier
in the morning. Monfette humorously explained the concept of her
road trip/travel binder in which she
meticulously plans out all of her
vacations down to the last detail to
ensure a fantastic trip. She insisted
that she is just one type of traveler
and that she knows many people
in her life who plan their trips a
little more casually and still have
fantastic tales to tell. Monfette explained that this idea of different
types of travelers can represent
the two types of students leaving Scarlett. There are some that
have every detail planned out and
know exactly what direction they
are going, while others still need
some time to wander and pursue
life after high school with no plan
at all, and though they are different, both types of students will do
just fine. Monfette reiterated the
idea that students should look forward to the future with open minds
and to leave room in their plans for
the unexpected. She also touchingly reminded the grads that no
matter where they are going next,
their friends, families, and teachers
will always love them and support
them.
Overall, the day was
a beautiful celebration of all of
the hard work the students put in
to graduating from high school
as well as all of the support they
were given from their families,
friends, and school peers. With
many laughs, tears, and plenty of
advice given, graduates were sent
off with a feeling of nostalgia of
what they were leaving behind but
also a feeling of excitement for the
future. As Scarlett says farewell
to the class of 2015 it is a time of
sadness as they are going to be
missed but it is also with pride that
fellow Lancers wish the graduates
the best of luck in the future!
a magic trick that left the audience amazed, but Alyssa Crawley,
Grade 10, was the one who stole
the show with her cover of “In the
Arms of an Angel.” With her soulful voice and astounding talents,
Crawley touched the hearts of the
audience and the judges, and won
the first day of the competition.
First up on May 20 was
Nicholas Rousseau, Grade 12.
He had some brilliant card tricks,
which instantly amazed. Afterwards, Jamie Yip, Grade 12,
and Quyanna Campbell, Grade
11danced with energy and passion. Afterwards, Rachel Esser,
Grade 11, and her brother Colton
Esser, Grade 12, took the stage
and amazed everyone with their
Fresh Prince of Bel Air-themed
rap. Both students have very big
personalities, and they were able to
keep the audience entertained with
their comedy and zeal. They also
worked very well together, building off what the other person’s energy to heighten their own, and in
turn the audience’s.
Nicole Doerksen and
Kaylan Burns, Grade 12, who also
sang at the 2015 Graduation Ceremony, performed a duet of the Lumineer’s “Ho Hey.” Nicole Furlan,
Grade 10, also sang, and her rendition of Birdy’s “Not about Angels”
hushed the entire gym into an awed
silence. All three girls had lovely,
pure voices that soared through the
air and inspired the listeners, and
because of this, they were the May
21 finalists. At the end of the lunch
hour, Furlan took the prize, with
Doerksen and Burns being named
as runner−ups.
12, sang and played the piano to
The final day of the com- Vanessa Crawley’s “A Thousand
petition was on May 21. As the Miles.” Although Holder has a
climax of this magnificent event, it lovely voice that is by no means
was truly worth the wait. The gym unimpressive, his true talent is his
was packed with students and teach- charisma. Holder opened his perers, all jostling for a seat. When the formance by dedicating his song
bleachers were
filled, students
sat on the floor
cross-legged
and stood in the
doorway, barely
able to all fit inside. After the
first two days
expectations
were
incredibly high, and
the acts did not
disappoint. Performers included
Connor Johnson
and Shah-Kemm
Kogetiman, both
Grade 12, who
Photo by Ayesha Shaikh
sang individualJaden Saunders and Peter Park, Grade 12, sing “A
ly. Their voices
Whole New World” dressed as Aladdin and Jasmine
filled the gymnasium, rousing cheers from the to a “very special girl, Jamie Yip.”
audience and causing the whole After Holder’s dedication the gym
room to shake as kids clapped completely erupted. Some people
along to the songs. Nico Caignoy, were cheering, some were audibly
Grade 11, then performed a break- sighing in contentment, and some
dancing routine. Students could were mute, completely overcome
only watch in awe as he spun on the by the charm of the gesture. Even
ground, held himself on his hands more special was the fact that Yip
and his head, and moved his body was sitting in the front row, and
in perfect synchronisation with the everyone was able to watch as her
music. His display of athleticism face lit up and she burst into happy
and skill had every student in the tears. Throughout the song, Holder
gym filling the room with their ap- kept meeting eyes with Yip, and
plause. The standout acts on the the entire school was able to oblast day, however, were the last two serve, as after Holder had finished
performances. Jake Holder, Grade singing, Yip ran up and gave him a
big hug.
When the commotion finally settled after Holder’s emotional act and students were certain
that nothing could be done to top it,
the stereo turned on and Aladdin’s
voice from the Disney film Aladdin
was heard asking, “Do you trust
me?” Disney fans began to grow
restless and excited, knowing that
this was part of the dialogue before
the classic song “A Whole New
World.” When on the stereo Princess Jasmine hesitantly answered
“yes,” Peter Park and Jaden Saunders, Grade 12, suddenly burst
through the back door of the gym
on a giant dolly. Both were dressed
in bath robes to look like Jasmine
and Aladdin; and their friend, who
was pulling the dolly, which was a
great way to bring the magic carpet
to life, periodically threw glitter in
the air to make the carpet ride more
enchanting. The show was comedic and clever. Park and Saunders
both acted the part of their respective Disney characters very well
and demonstrated their love with
affectionate hand holding and
hugs. Apart from being funny, both
guys were also surprisingly good
singers. Saunders especially did an
excellent job of nailing Jasmine’s
soaring high notes. At the end of
the lunch hour, judges had a tough
time choosing the winner out of all
the impassioned performances, but
Park and Saunders eventually won,
with Holder being awarded a special title for his romantic act.
In its entirety, the talent
show was a memorable event that
embodied school spirit, romance,
magic, and of course talent.
2015 Talent Show is shinning, shimmering and splendid
By Sarah Miao and
Cassandra Betts
Students at Scarlett are
well–known in the community to
be dedicated students who all lead
busy lives, with activities ranging from sports to fine arts, all the
while having to balance rigorous
academic studies. Due to this reason, at times, it is difficult for Lancers to recognize all of the amazing
talents that are found among the
student body, which is why the
annual Scarlett Talent Show is always a hit. This year is, of course,
no exception, as a range of exceptionally diverse performances
were presented through the course
of three days. As the lunch bell
dismissed the students from their
laborious classes, everyone headed
toward the main gym, anticipating
enchanting dance performances,
soulful voices, and incomprehensible magic tricks.
On May 19, the 2015
Scarlett Talent Show made its debut in the main gym where it was
filled with a thick, electric energy.
The audience was not disappointed
with the performances which included a captivating dance number
from Jared Vermeeren, Grade 12.
He thoroughly impressed the audience and the judges with his talents
while dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous.” Transitioning
to the vocals, Raksha RamKumar,
Grade 11 covered “Defying Gravity” from Wicked, while Spencer
Luciak, Grade 12, also wowed the
audience with his singing. Grade
10 students, David Zhang and Brad
Liske then had a chance to show
off their remarkable skills with
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Business 30 students win Junior Achievement Award
By James Ewart
Throughout the year,
awards are given to those who
put in the effort to make a
difference or who come up with
something new and exciting. Tim
Kitchen’s Business 30 class has
managed to do both with their
class-created company for Junior
Achievement (JA), YYCalendars.
According to the YouTube video
on their website, this calendar
“displays the diversity and fruitful
environment of Calgary.” The
calendar includes nine coupons
from various businesses found
in Calgary.
JA is a worldwide
organization that provides youth
entrepreneurship
opportunities
to students in elementary, junior
high, and senior high school. The
Business 30 class participated in
JA’s Company Program which had
high school students create their
own company, create a product,
market and sell the product, with
50% of the profits going to charity.
“Through this calendar, we hope to
promote local Calgary businesses
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At the end of the month, the graduating class finally experienced the
long–awaited graduation. Starting with the banquet, the ladies all
showed off their elegant dresses
while the gentlemen dressed up in
dashing suits. The graduation ceremony followed shortly after as the
graduating class of 2015 walked
across the stage, marking the end
of a thirteen–year journey and the
beginning of exciting endeavours.
With inspiring words from principal Sylvie Monfette; Valedictorian,
Blaise Kemna; and Honorary Class
President, Carissa Comeault, the
senior class is well–equipped with
all possible tools that are needed to
achieve great success in the future.
As the month of June
slowly draws to a close, Lancers are starting to gear up for one
more round, and for some, one last
round, of final exams. While the
coffee, stress, and adrenaline will
make their appearances once more
this month, they will now be accompanied by excitement, nostalgia, as well as anticipation. Even
though it is impossible to find two
Lancers with identical experiences
during the 2014–2015 school year,
there is no doubt in anyone’s mind
that the past ten months have thoroughly united everyone together as
one, as distinctively Scarlett.
YYCalendars’ Vice President
of Production and is interested
in
quantum
physics,
engineering,
politics,
technology, and business.
Also involved is Grade
12 Western High School
student Ashok Kalpathy,
Vice President of Marketing
and
Sales,
understands
how important it is to
communicate with others.
He has participated in
debate, speech, and Model
UN for two years. Although
the award went to Scarlett, it
required the aid of students
from other schools in order
to pull this off, without their
help the product would not
have reached the broad
audience. With each member
Photo by James Ewart situated in different areas of
Tim Kitchen’s class is elated about winning the annual Junior Achievement Award Calgary, it was important
that they explored their own
There are other members communities and kept in contact
C.E.O. Jared McDonald, Grade 12.
“We had some challenges. There of the company, who come from with one another to add coupons to
were students in the class who different schools, and demonstrate the calendar. product
was
The
didn’t care about the company, so exceptional skills. Joshua King is
it was challenging to coordinate a Grade 12 student from Bishop demonstrated on February 8 at
jobs with people. But we got it all O’Byrne High School who is Southcentre Mall for consumers
as well as the unique Calgary
culture,” states President and
done in the end and it was lots of
fun.” to see and buy the calendars.
The product was later judged by
Hannah Watson, the manager of
Junior Achievement’s High School
Program team in Calgary and
Airdrie. Shortly after they were
judged, the Business class posted
a promotional video on YouTube
that showed students in the library,
someone walking by and dropping
the calendar, and the students
scrambling to get the calendar.
Unfortunately, and fortunately,
the advertisement was effective
as the class has currently sold out
of calendars but hopefully they
will have more copies soon. The
class won the Junior Achievement
Award for School of the Year/
Company Program and the plaque
is currently hanging on the wall
next to the Business room door,
Room 114. With the success of
YYCalendars, Kitchen has brought
together a class of Business
students who have effectively
demonstrated their ability to create
something original when they
combine diverse skillsets with the
ability to work together.
Lancers put on their hats for mental health
By
Wenonah
North Peigan
On Wednesday May 6,
Dr. E.P Scarlett took a stand for
mental health awareness by wearing crazy hats. The campaign entitled, “Hats On 4 Mental Health”
is part of the Can We Talk organization, a nonprofit that focuses on
raising awareness of mental health
issues across the country among
Canadians. Mental health issues
refer to; schizophrenia, depression, bipolar condition, obsessive
compulsive disorder, and many
more.
Mental health issues are
extremely common in Canada, as
it is believed that one in five Canadians will experience one or more
forms of mental health issues in
their lifetime. It is estimated that
1.2 million Canadians have experienced mental health issues but
only one in four of the 1.2 million
will seek treatment. These startling statistics is the reason that
Lancers decided to bring attention
to one of the deadliest diseases in
the country.
A large number of crazy
hats could be found on the heads
of students and staff alike, who
wanted to speak up about the importance of good mental health
among people. “Mental health is- Canwetalk.ca is a resource avail- (1-877-303-2642) that is available
sues need to be addressed and ac- able for anyone who feels that for anyone. Mental health is one
knowledged at an early age,” says they are struggling. The website of the most prominent problems in
grade 11 student, Chris Lolarga, provides useful information for the country that is so rarely talked
“we as a community have to fight its visitors, including a self-diag- about because it cannot be seen,
to help those afflicted with mental nosis test and contact information but on May 6, Scarlett proved that
health problems.”
including a 24 hour crisis hotline they do care.
The number of
hats people wore was
outstanding. A glimpse
down the hallway would
of been enough proof of
how much Lancers care
about the wellbeing of
their peers. The Scarlett
community was always
known as an accommodating and friendly one,
and on Wednesday, May
6, the school proved this.
“This is an extremely worthy cause,
everyone I know, knows
someone who is affected
by these kind of issues,”
state’s grade 10 student,
Puneet Chawla, “it’s very
important, that we use our
collective power to help
others, as it is only human
nature to do so.”
It is extremely
important that people
know that they are not
Photo by Isabel Fernandez
alone in dealing with
mental health issues. Thomas Foster, Grade 11, is seen rocking an awesome Abraham Lincoln-style top hat
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Impact of drone use prompts new laws to be passed
By Aiden Wong
In the past year, the use of drones
has increased. Drones are a smaller version
of a helicopter with abilities to carry small
loads such as cameras and small packages.
As technology advances, so do the dangers
and risks that come along with it. People discover new ways to ease their lives, jobs, and
even leisure activities. These advances can
have negative impacts, and implications can
be seen in using drones to hunt.
A law was passed in British Columbia stating that the use of drones or
an unmanned aerial vehicle for hunting
could result in a fine ranging from $2,500
to $250,000 and/or up to two years in jail.
Steve MacIver, an acting manager of B.C.’s
wildlife management, states that under the
Wildlife Act it is illegal to use a helicopter
to hunt. A drone is classified as a helicopter
in the province as well as many other areas
around the world. The Wildlife Committee
is worried about this product because of its
potential threats to wildlife. With a drone,
hunters could easily pinpoint wildlife by attaching a camera onto it, making for easy
prey and a dramatic increase in hunting.
All around North America, states
and provinces have moved to ban drones for
hunting. Other Canadian provinces which
ban drones include Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Hunters of many types have been arguing constantly over wildlife issues; however,
when the topic of drone use for hunting appears, they all agree on one thing; that the
usage is improper. Al Martin, director of
strategic initiatives for the B.C. Wildlife
Federation, says that everyone “thinks it’s a
bad idea” to use drones for hunting. “Let’s
nip this in the bud,” he adds.
Hunting is not the only danger
wildlife management members have in mind
when banning drones. Disturbance to wildlife is also a major consequence they are
worried about. “Wildlife are sensitive to disturbance, especially at certain times of the
year—their mating seasons or when newborns are around,” MacIver confirmed. “The
last thing they need is to be harassed by a
drone.” Drones have become a popular
method to film landscapes for movies, but
this is still controversial for many because
either way, no matter what one’s intentions
are, wildlife will still be affected by the presence of drones. Affecting their way of life is
improper and can cause negative effects.
The banning of drones in several
places around North America is a start. It
will save many animals from being easily
hunted and killed; however, there are places
all around the world, such as Asia, where
this is legal and is not being looked into.
Closer to home, endangered animals are being hunted with the assistance of drones in
areas of both Canada and the US. Spread of
word is the most effective way for change
and can put a stop to the slaughter.
Air Canada passenger gives birth unexpectedly on flight
By Kyra Bird
An Air Canada flight that departed
from Calgary and was on its way to Tokyo,
Japan, arrived at its destination with one
more passenger than it began the journey
with when a 23-year-old Canadian woman
unexpectedly gave birth to a baby girl during
the flight. As the plane passed over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, May 10, coincidentally
Mother’s Day, Ada Guan went into labour.
When they were told of Guan’s situation,
flight attendants quickly scoured the plane
for someone who could provide medical assistance and were grateful when they found a
doctor on board who offered his services and
successfully delivered Guan’s daughter. The
new arrival was welcomed into the world
with cheers of delight from fellow passengers.
After the birth, the plane was given priority landing and was able to touch
ground at Narita International Airport in Tokyo about thirty minutes ahead of schedule.
When safely landed, the new mother and
her child were taken to a nearby hospital to
be evaluated. After news of the birth went
public, Air Canada sent out a tweet later
in the day to notify the public that both the
mother and child were doing well. Guan’s
boyfriend, and father of the new baby girl,
Wesley Branch, also decided to speak to
the media not long after the landing and revealed that the couple had decided to name
the girl Chloe. Branch also revealed the most
surprising part of the entire ordeal and that
was that Guan had absolutely no idea that
she was pregnant until she went into labour.
Branch admitted that Guan had mentioned
gaining a minimal amount of weight and had
some stomach cramps but that a pregnancy
test taken a few months earlier had a negative result, causing the couple to attribute
Guan’s minor symptoms to other potential
problems. Even when Guan had visited her
doctor, no signs of a pregnancy showed up.
It was only when experiencing minor stomach pains that she had when the flight began
became worse that Guan began to believe
that there was potentially a serious problem.
Though many people struggle to
believe that Guan truly did not know she
was pregnant, many doctors have since commented on the story and confirmed that what
happened to Guan is something called a denied pregnancy, and though it is a rare condition it does in fact show up in pregnant women from time to time. For those looking for
an exact definition of a denied pregnancy,
a quick scan of most medical websites will
define the condition as a pregnancy in which
the woman consciously or subconsciously
denies a pregnancy or fails to show enough
symptoms to alert her to a pregnancy. Doctors say that there are many reasons for denied pregnancies, and that convincing explanations can be given as to why a woman
does not experience all or any of the normal
symptoms of pregnancy.
Pregnancy tests that provide a false
negative result are almost always the first
factor that contributes to a denied pregnancy.
There are many reasons that a pregnancy test
can produce a negative reading that is incorrect including an improper reading because
the test was taken too early in pregnancy, the
test being taken improperly, or a potential
manufacturer’s defect among other potential
problems. A negative pregnancy test is often
pretty convincing to most women and therefore may act as a deterrent from looking for
any of the other symptoms of pregnancy.
Other symptoms of pregnancy that
appear in normal women during the nine
months of pregnancy either fail to show up
or show up in such minor forms that a denied
pregnancy is never noticed. Weight gain,
one of the most visually obvious signs of
pregnancy, often fails to be noticed in denied
pregnancies. Weight gain may not occur if a
woman is extremely physically active during her pregnancy and loses enough weight
to counter the potential gain or weight gain
may be overshadowed if a woman is already
obese or mistakes the gained pounds as a
by-product of other problems such as stress.
Mothers who experience denied pregnancies
also may have little to no change in their
menstrual cycles as well, and therefore are
never alerted to the potential of a pregnancy.
Often the baby that has a mother experiencing a denied pregnancy does not behave normally either, as these babies are often positioned in the womb in such a way that when
they kick they do not, in fact, hit the stomach
in the same way that normal babies do and
according to the mothers who have experienced this condition, these kicks feel more
like stomach cramps and slight abdominal
pain than a baby. The baby of a denied pregnancy may also have weak, unnoticeable
kicks or, in extremely rare cases, a baby can
be almost completely inactive for the entire
nine month pregnancy.
Though the conditions surrounding her unnoticed pregnancy were extremely
rare, Guan’s situation was not entirely unique
as there have been many cases of women
giving birth in the middle of flights. So far
in 2015, there have already been two cases
of women giving birth on airplanes that have
made headlines. The first case happened on
January 20, when a 33-year-old Jordanian
woman gave birth to a baby girl while she
was on Royal
Jordanian
flight
J261
from Jordan
to New York
City.
This
woman, like
Guan,
was
lucky enough
to have a doctor on her
flight
that
provided assistance and
also had the
benefit
of
a nurse on
board to help
her
deliver
her
child.
The second
case this year
happened on
a Qatar Airways flight
that
was
heading to Doha (the capital of Qatar) from
Miami, Florida, on March 24. The plane,
which was carrying 337 passengers, was
diverted to Gander International Airport in
Newfoundland where it made an emergency
landing about thirty minutes after the woman had finished giving birth to her new baby
boy. Again, two doctors on board eagerly offered their assistance to the mother.
According to Air Canada’s website, expectant mothers can travel up to and
including their thirty-sixth week of pregnancy, or about their eight month, and that only
women with a history of premature labour
should consider not travelling before that
time. With many women deciding to travel
up until this point, it is quite common that
women could give birth while traveling. It
is still unknown how far along Guan was
when she gave birth to Chloe and what the
couple’s plans are following the arrival of
their new addition. All that can be sure at
this point is that this will be a vacation to
remember for many, many years to come.
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Scarlett students honoured at Academic Awards Night
By FEVER Staff
On Tuesday, June 9 Scarlett Students, accompanied by proud family members, parents, and teachers assembled in
the gymnasium to celebrate their academic
achievements and offer congratulations.
With the academic caliber of the
students that Scarlett hosts, and one of the
largest Advanced Placement programs in
the city, it is no wonder the audience was
packed.
Scholarship winners and subject
award winners are as follows:
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Davis Walls Memorial Award: Kyla
O’Regan.
Dr. Ellis Stonehocker Award: Niyi Azeez
and Jeremy Letourneau.
Chinook Rotary Club Scholarship: Wendy Wang.
Mac Morris Memorial Award: Connor
Deptuck.
Loran Finalist Award: Sabrina Yu.
University of Toronto Book Award: Yuwei Xia and Nikki Chopra.
National Biology Scholar with Distinction: Alun Bain.
National Biology Olympiad: Sydney Rodrigues.
Biology Scholar: Wendy Wang, Susan
Zhang, Susan Li.
Tebo Memorial Award for Journalism:
Kyra Bird.
Mark Hamilton Memorial Award
(Canadian Homebuilders Association of
Calgary): Michael Rowley.
Merit Construction Award: Ethan Snidal.
Don Robinson Memorial Award: Gabrielle Veenstra.
Spirit of Scarlett: Breanne Beatty and Jake
Holder.
Principal’s Ambassador Award: Jared
McDonald.
Premier Citizenship Award: Sabrina Yu.
GRADE TEN STUDENTS
OF THE YEAR
Anna Bender, Aaron Farquharson, Shannon Fitzgerald, William MacDonald, Allyse
Oland, Sophie Schneider.
GRADE ELEVEN STUDENTS
OF THE YEAR
Loula Agelopoulos, Cassandra Betts, Mary
Gao, Jake Holder, Natasha Pye, Ryan Skingle, Livia Szojka, Wendy Wang.
SUBJECT AWARD WINNERS
SCIENCE
Science 10: Sara Vujakovic, Janay Collyer,
Rowan Grondin.
Science 10AP: Maxime Perron, Kristofer
Cottingham, Stephanie Pye.
Science 14: Katelynn Aldana, Jeffrey Carre-
os, Hannah Wellon.
Science 24: Ty Froom, Matthew Berzins,
Aaron McClatchey.
Science 30: Joseph L’Amarca, Jessica Chen.
Biology 20: Laura Brown, Jaslin Sawatzky, Devidutta Biswabharati, George Harris.
Biology 20AP: Sunny Guo, Susan Li.
Biology 30: Ashley Berry, Kieran Lamont,
Tyler Gamvrelis, Loula Agelopoulos.
Biology 30AP: Alun Bain, Susan Zhang.
Chemistry 20: Karson Fitzsimons, Jaslin
Sawatzky, Kate Hyeon.
Chemistry 20AP: Yuwei Xia, Susan Li,
Alun Bain, Daniel McClement, Susan
Zhang.
Chemistry 30: Sabrina Yu, Kazuki Ueda,
Tyler Gamvrelis, Hayley Bowling, Isaac
Aziza, Hyejun Kim.
Chemistry 30-35AP:Nikki Chopra, Wendy
Wang.
Physics 20: Karson Fitzsimons, Hayley
Bowling, Tracy Zhao, Joshua French.
Physics 20AP: Daniel McClement, Rachel
Hyeon.
Physics 30: Shilpan Shah, Zhiping Cai,
Ewan Mackenzie, Hayley Bowling.
Physics 30AP: Wendy Wang, Natasha Pye.
MATHEMATICS
Math 10C: Janay Collyer, Andrew Pearson.
Math 10C-AP: Stephanie Pye, Kristofer
Cottingham.
Math 10-3: Tristan Hidalgo, Scott McLachlan, Tanner Delfs.
Math 20-1: Rebecca Zhang, Crystal Shen.
Math 20-2: Cole Howard, Aidan Whillans.
, Riley WarMath 20-3: Sarah Leavitt
ham.Math 20-AP: Steven Wang, Christy
Cheung.
Math 30-1: Ellery Hindle, Darina Zubova.
Math 30-2: Kaelin Smith, Jayna Berg.
Math 30-3: Drew Miller.
Math 30AP: Wendy Wang, Hayley Bowling.
Math 31: Wen-Yu Hsu, Tyler Gamvrelis.
Math 31AP: Wendy Wang.
SOCIAL STUDIES / PSYCHOLOGY
Social Studies 10-1: Gabriel Leung, Rutu
Karavadra.
Social 10-1AP: Stephanie Pye, Alex Vanderput.
Social Studies 10 ESL: Lori Yang, Erica
Peng.
Social Studies 10-2: Shawna Jerome.
Social Studies 20-1: Daniel McClement,
Rachel Hyeon.
Social Studies 20-1AP: Joshua Crawford.
Social Studies 20-2: Daniel Lee, David
Yadao, Griffin Chovancak.
Social Studies 30-1: Nikki Chopra, Ashley
Berry.
Social Studies 30-1AP:William MacDonald.
Social Studies 30-2: Kenneth Kim, Simone
Mendonca, Christina Ingram.
Psychology 20 General Psych: Maggie
Corwin, Emily Fell.
Psychology 20 Personal Psych: Maggie
Corwin.
Psychology 30 Experimental Psych: Johnny Zou.
ENGLISH / JOURNALISM
English 10-1: Jessica Betker, Abigail MacLean.
English 10-2: Zach Dalke, Kaytlin Walsh.
English 10-4: Shayne Leach.
English 10AP: Stephanie Pye, Sharmaine
Tay.
English 20-1: Emily Zeng, Rachel Hyeon,
Scott Nicholson.
English 20-2: Dave Scheuerman, Ashley
Harvey.
English 20-4: Tyler Jerome.
English 20AP: Helena Gagnier, Jordan
Overwater.
English 30-1: Hannah Rayner, Alicia Deibert, Nikki Chopra.
English 30-2: Md Azizul Bari, Arles Shipley.
English 30-4: Cameron Edgecombe.
English 30AP: Cassandra Betts, Wendy
Wang.
Journalism 15: Tanvi Sankar, Grace Guest
Stone.
Journalism 25: Wenonah North Peigan, Aaron Schmidtke, Isabel Fernandez.
Journalism 35: Loula Agelopolous, Helen
Trang, Sarah Miao, Cassandra Betts.
CAREER AND
TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
Business Management 10/20: Maya Smith,
Alec Comrie, Dasha Baldazo.
Business Management 30: Karie Pearce,
Scott Nicholson, Anton Sheveliov.
Legal Studies 10/20: Psalmae Tesalona,
Kyle Irvine.
Legal Studies 30: John Kuang, Yuliya Bairamova.
Leadership 15: Jovana Tepavac, Sara Reena, Danielle Ceballos, Emily Lefroy.
Leadership 25: Raksha Ramkumar, Cindy
Wang, Amanda Seyler.
Leadership 35: Jake Holder, Sabrina Yu,
Alex Paladino, Kenneth Kim.
Design Studies 10: Rowan Lind, Stephanie
Pye.
Design Studies 20: Sarah Chmilar.
Design Studies 30: Dustin Heaton, Connor
Johnson, Jennifer Funk.
New Media 10: Louise Cameron.
New Media 20: Christian Lolarga.
New Media 30: Kevin Truong.
Construction Technology 10: KyBran
Miles, Cole Howard, Braxton Mohammed.
Construction Technology 20: Jamie Caine,
Hyun Ho Cho, Brad Hauck.
Construction Technology 30: Thomas
Campbell, Ethan Snidal, Kyle Whalen.
Mechanics 10: Kimberly Cooper, Drew
Kenna.
Mechanics 20: Myles Kleinsasser.
Mechanics 30: Teddy Yanev.
Food Studies 10: Demi Bonnaventure, Julia
Moore, Nina Garrett.
Food Studies 20: Kimberly Galinato, Tooba
Mahmood, Bojana Malic.
Food Studies 30: Jayna Berg, Drew Miller,
Nicole Candy.
WORK EXPERIENCE / CALM /
REGISTERED APPRENTICSHIP
Work Experience 25/35: Diane Hoffman,
Anna Lally.
CALM: Keane Farrell, Eylem Sesen, Reid
Geislinger.
RAP: Ty Froom.
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Art 10: Mahnum Agha, Rowan Lind, Raelynn Horner, Louise Cameron, Natalie Wilcox.
Art 10AP: Breanne Allcock, Sophie Holman.
Art 20: Elanor Delaney, Laura Brown,
Sabrina Reynolds.
Art 20AP: Zainna Dilan, Anastasia Vedmedenko.
Art 30: Blaise Kemna, Octavia Maurette,
Jenny Kim, Rachel Denbina.
Art 30AP: Emily Dickson, Amy Wang,
Erin Skiffington.
Advanced Art Techniques: Felicity Crisp,
Jaime Sproul, Michaela Foley.
Film Studies 15: Adam Cojocar, Eddy Picazo.
Film Studies 25: Brendan Harper.
Film Studies 35: James Ewart.
Dance 15: DariaStrelnikova.
Dance 25: Taylor Poscente, Sarah Kulle,
Emily Isaak.
Dance 35: Simone Mendonca, Jamie Yip.
Drama 10: Sydney Hunt, Louise Cameron.
Drama 20: David Yates, Rachel Esser.
Drama 30: Rhiannon Perry, Jayna Berg.
Advanced Acting Grade 15: Logan Fillo,
Joseph McManus.
Advanced Acting Grade 25: Eylem Sesen,
Coan Roik.
Advanced Acting Grade 35: Brandon
Page, Rhiannon Leslie.
Directing 35: Abbey Leach , Hayley Bowling.
Technical Theatre Grade 15: Lochlan
Cuthbertson, Niki Lewicki.
Technical Theatre Grade 25: Alun Bain,
Robert Lindgren.
Technical Theatre Grade 35: Sarah Gregory, Kaitlyn Willerth.
Outstanding Musician Gr. 10: Paul Callander.
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MacLeod Trail redesign in the next 25 to 100 years
By Grace Stone
with than the roadway’s appeal. was rejected 4–2, and will be sent Sean Chu argues that as a major
These issues relate to proposing to council once more in June; how- road, attractiveness should not be
new tax options, legalizing second- ever, the plan to install pathways first priority and that the ability to
ary suites, and the development of for walking and cycling south of efficiently and safely travel from
inner city areas. Other businesses Glenmore was approved, where one point to another should be adalso disagree, arguing that the huge the city already owns plenty of the dressed first. Councillor Gian-Carprice tag and the long timeline
are too overwhelming to carry
through. Critics say that City
Hall should have other priorities besides the redevelopment
of an already efficient road.
The
proposal
design
was reviewed
on May 18 and
revised to lower costs: previous designs to
create
wider
sidewalks and
bike lanes were
simplified
in
favour of a
larger
multiuse
pathway
south of GlenPhoto by Grace Stone
more; north of
Glenmore, the A challenge for the proposed new redesign is acquiring land around Cemetery Hill
plan still retains
larger
sidewalks land. This estimated cost has now lo Carra would rather spend money
and separate bike drastically decreased to $2–$4 mil- on making less appealing places
lanes. The timeline lion, but there is no project time- more attractive instead, referring
would be cut down line. Many councillors have shared to Mission Road and Acadia Drive
their opinion as to why they be- in his ward as an example. CounPhoto by Grace Stone to a few decades,
and the cost would lieve the previous proposals were cil suggested widening, rather than
MacLeod Trail is a major roadway in Calgary and citizens wish for a redesign
decrease to approx- not the best option for the future narrowing lanes. The topic of addspace. Sidewalk width would in- reactions from businesses around imately $70 million for redevelop- of MacLeod Trail. Most council- ing lanes was brought up as well.
crease by more than double their MacLeod Trail. The manager of ment and $20.6 million to gain the lors are not in favour of the project Councilman Gian-Carlo
current 1.37 metres. The design in- The Cyclepath, Clayton Horak, is property around it. The challenges because of its timeline and high Carra does not believe the proposal
cludes adding more trees, creating in favour of cleaning up the cy- still remain with land acquisitions costs, and do not believe it is worth is going to carry through at all;
a more aesthetically-pleasing look, cling lanes to benefit everyone. around Cemetery Hill, and nego- the cost, as there are higher priori- however, it will be looked over for
and making the roadway safer for Some business owners, such as tiations will have to be made with ties council should focus on before more discussion in June. Due to the
pedestrians and cyclists. The six Brad Johnson from Cowtown Beef the Canadian Pacific Railway. To worrying about the aesthetics of long list of issues that City Hall is
lanes of traffic on the road would Shack, believe that a new redesign maintain traffic flow, and keep the MacLeod Trail. Councillor Peter concerned about, redesigning Mabe maintained; however, the lanes would bring more customers in be- same speed limit, the updated pro- Demong has said that he would not cLeod Trail will not be a priority in
would be narrowed from 3.66 me- cause the road would be more ap- posal would leave lane size as is be opposed to creating a modern- the near future.
tres to 3.3 metres, and the speed pealing; however, he believes City instead of narrowing them.
ized aesthetic to the road, but the
limit would be reduced from 60 Hall has much bigger issues to deal On May 20, this proposal cost is too concerning. Councillor
As a major road extending from downtown Calgary to the
south of the city, MacLeod Trail is
extremely busy. In October of 2014,
plans were discussed by City Hall
to create a more environmentallyfriendly urban infrastructure and
redesign of MacLeod Trail. This
idea includes a proposal to widen
sidewalks, add separate cycling
tracks, and create green boulevard
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Outstanding Musician Gr. 11:
Chloe Thiessen.
Outstanding Musician Gr. 12:
Michael Callander.
Outstanding Choral Student:
Livia Szojka.
FRENCH IMMERSION AND
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
French Language Arts 10-1:
Durga Balasubramanian, Breanne
Allcock.
French Language Arts 20-1:
Araz Minhas, Mariya Lahbat,
Genesis Vega. French Language
Arts 30-1: Natasha Pye, Cassandra Betts, Sarah Miao.
km/h to 50 km/h. On October 24,
city officials confirmed this as a
proposal and set an estimated cost
for the project. Constructions fees
were proposed around $100 million for the redevelopment, with an
additional $20 to $100 million for
obtaining the land around the road.
The timeline for the project would
stretch from anywhere between 25
and 100 years.
This plan drew mixed
French Mathematics 10C: Igor
Lemez, Durga Balasubramanian.
French Mathematics 20-1: Megan Niosi, Breanna Veilleux.
French Mathematics 30-1: Isaac
Ariza, Michael Callander.
French Social 10-1: Durga Balasubramanian, Elyssa Baker, Emma
Green.
French Social 20-1: Laura Brown,
Breanna Veilleux.
French Social 30-1: Natasha Pye,
Cassandra Betts.
French Social 30-2: Livia Szojka,
Zoe Bowen.
French 10-3Y: Walid Benchamma.
French 20-3Y: Stephanie Pye.
French 30-3Y: Stephanie Pye.
French 30-3Y: Emily Fell.
Spanish 10-3Y: Nadiya Khosravi,
Kimberly Cooper.
Spanish 20-3Y: Jessica Szeto.
Spanish 30-3Y: Rhiannon Perry,
Nikki Chopra.
Spanish Language Arts 10:
Caelan Goodall, Juan Manrique
Villalobos.
Spanish Language Arts 20: Michelle Hudson.
Spanish Bilingual Option 10:
Natalie Bauer.
Spanish Bilingual Option 20:
Isabel Fernandez.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education 10: Leigh-
ton Kemna, Riley Helston, Drew
Kenna, Tristyn Oke, George Harris, Nik Koev, Riva Kessel, Jovana
Tepavac, Julia Moore, Abigail Idiagbor.
Physical Education 20: Aidan
Whillans, Brian Schmidt, Peter Park, Craig Spencer, Logan
Kinghorn, Maddy Hayley, Alex
Frainetti, Cieanna Hewitt.
Physical Education 30: Maddie
Renouf, Sarah Stonehouse, Colten Esser, Gabe Veenstra, Blaise
Kemna, Kishalay Saha.
Sports Performance 15: Raelle
Henry, Andrew Pearson, Jesse Elser, Robbie St. Jean, Drew Kenna,
Brandon Liao, Luke Fullerton.
Sports Performance 25: Joyce
Guo, Sunny Guo, Blaise Kemna,
Matt Torvik, Landon Dueck, Aaron Farquharson.
Sports Performance 35: Derek
Guterson, Taib El Aoami, Alana
Johnson, Chelsea MacInnis, Jake
Holder, Maddie Renouf, Ewan
Mackenzie.
Sports Medicine 15: Janay Collyer, Melanie Tan, Hayley Donald,
Nikolay Koev, Kelsie Volek.
Sports Medicine 25: Anna Bender, Alex Burk, Alex Burke, Taylor
Mann, Anela Bahic.
Sports Medicine 35: Michael
Rowley, Breanne Beatty, Sasha
Mishchenko.
Scarlett is fortunate to
have so many outstanding students. Contratulations to all.
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Harsh school dress codes
By Faith Shoemaker
shorts from time to time, and you know, I
wear them because they’re in fashion right
Recently, school dress codes all now — it’s what everyone else is wearing
over Canada have been becoming more and because it’s hot out.”
and more of a continuous issue between What is demeaning is the idea
students, parents and school officials due that boys are thought to be the reasoning
to disputes over what is appropriate and behind the dress code policy for girls. The
what is not. A grade 12 student from New school officials have the idea that boys will
Brunswick, Lauren Wiggins, took a stand be distracted from their learning when they
after being told that her attire was not ap- see girl’s bare shoulders, for example. This
propriate in her high school, only to be sus- rationale sounds ridiculous, although it is a
pended.
rule that is in most schools across Canada.
For years, the dress code for Girls must not wear strapless or thin strap
schools has been focused primarily on tops in school as it is deemed a learning
young women, attempting to stop them distraction to male peers. This reason also
from wearing any clothing that is “distract- gives the wrong impression that boys are
ing” to male classmates or teachers. These violent, immature, and do not know how
regulations have caused a great deal of con- to control themselves. Boys almost never
troversy, with girls fighting back, saying or very rarely get sent home for wearing
that their clothing is not intended or worn muscle shirts, which could distract girls the
for sexual attention, rather comfort or style same way school officials believe that the
preference. Schools have had dress codes as girls will distract the boys. This explanation
long as schools have been in existence. In also leads to an immensely narrow-minded
the 50s women in Canada were not allowed idea that girls dress the way they do to imto wear pants even when it was extremely press boys, while the majority of the time
cold outside. Changing acquired rules does they are dressing the way they are because
not mean problems have been solved; they it makes them feel good, feel comfortable,
and/or they like the way it looks on them.
have simply evolved.
The negativity in the dress code
Wiggins was given a detention by her school’s vice principal for wearing policy advocates that the girls are held
a long, halter dress that exposed her back. responsible for distracting the boys. In a
The student fought back, though, and wrote world where sexual assault is a pervasive
a letter to her vice principal about the sex- issue, this concept is very similar to telling
ism in punishing her for her attire. The let- women not to get assaulted rather telling
the men not to assault. Wigter was posted on Facebook,
and Wiggins was given a
“The negativity gins’ letter mentions this conone- day suspension from in the dress code cept as well, in the idea that
her school for writing the policy advocates it is the girls’ fault if the boys
letter. Her letter states that that the girls are “cannot control themselves.”
idea reflects blaming the
girls are usually blamed for
held responsible This
victim.
the inappropriate behaviour
Social media also plays a
from boys even though it is for distracting the boys.”
large role in the way the dress
not anticipated. An excerpt
codes are set at schools. In this
from Wiggin’s letter states:
“If you are truly so concerned that a boy generation, clothing for teenage girls has
in this school will get distracted by my up- been advertised as skin tight jeans, crop
per back and shoulder’s then he needs to be tops, and short shorts. These are the popular
choices for young women because it is besent home and practice self-control.”
Caroline Wisneski from Winnipeg, ing advertised for them. It is not just clothManitoba, who is now 18, remembers be- ing though. Sexualisation in women can be
ing told from the age of 13 that her shorts found in anything from beer commercials
were too short and she had to be sent home to little girls Halloween costumes that show
to change. Wisneski recalls believing what more skin than a seven year old should be
the school had told her about disrupting the showing. Because this sexualisation is in
learning of other students. “It made me feel the public eye, men assume that it is okay to
ashamed of myself. I was kind of blaming see all women the way the media portrays
myself for it. I thought, ‘Oh, I must be caus- them, which leads to an incredibly warped
ing a disruption in our education’ and I did perception of how females are represented
feel bad about it.” As Wisneski grew older, as objects rather than people.
Famous musician Kurt Cobain
she realized that the rules were not right.
Sending girls home for violating dress once said, “Rape is one of the most terrible
codes encourages the idea that the boy’s crimes on earth and it happens every few
education is more important than the girls’ minutes. The problem with groups who deal
with rape is that they try to educate women
education.
For years, people have asserted about how to defend themselves. What rethat girls who wear revealing clothes do not ally needs to be done is teaching men not to
have any self-respect, which is very untrue. rape. Go to the source and start there”. If
Wisneski making another statement on this the case is that boys are distracted by girls,
aspect of the issue: “I do consider myself a people need to start teaching the boys to reself-respecting woman and I do wear short spect women or nothing will change.
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June 2015
Cyber criminals target
Starbucks gift card holders
By
Hania Elshayeb
Most people know the multi-na-
tional American global coffee company,
Starbucks. People enjoy their fresh beverages every morning; some enjoy them so much
they download the Starbucks app to purchase
online gift cards. The app allows customers
to pay for their drinks and food purchases
using their smartphones, a convenient way
to pay for a cup of coffee without a wallet.
People can connect their Starbucks gift cards
to their bank accounts, credit cards, and PayPal accounts to reload their Starbucks app
and continue to enjoy their coffee, tea and
lattes. The Starbucks app is used by over 16
million customers and has processed more
than $2 billion US in transactions.
Unfortunately, this app is no lon-
stealing a key and trying it on every lock in
town.
Because Starbucks is a hugely popular coffee company, the use of gift cards
and the mobile app are very common. More
than 16% of all Starbucks transactions went
through the app. According to the Starbucks
website one in seven individuals receive gift
cards during the holiday season. Those affected received emails that their Starbucks
cards have been reloaded. Starbucks has responded that customers are not responsible
for any transaction they did not make, and if
a customer suspects any fraudulent activity
they should contact their financial institutions immediately. If this fraudulent activity
continues any further it could affect millions
of users.
Photo by Hania Elshayeb
Many fear to make purchases on Starbucks giftcards as cyber criminals target card holders
ger safe for customers to use. The app has
been recently accessed by online hackers.
The hackers have been using the mobile app
to steal money from bank accounts, credit
cards, and PayPal accounts. Within just a
few minutes, a hacker could potentially
swipe hundreds of dollars from gift cards
without needing the victim’s credit card
details. After gaining access to the victim’s
Starbucks account, the hackers load new gift
cards with funds and transfer the money to
themselves. Hackers exploit the program
by selling the gift cards on the black market. Hacks, such as the ones experienced by
Starbucks customers, are primarily caused
when criminals steal passwords from the Internet and then try them on numerous log-ins
for websites and apps, almost like a burglar
The scheme is part of a new fraud
trend; therefore, the company is urging users
to use different usernames and passwords
for different sites, especially those who keep
financial information. Currently it would be
best to change one’s Starbucks passwords to
be safe from the hackers; however, changing one’s password to an easy one will only
make the hacker’s job easier. For cautious
consumers who may be anxious about fraud
happening on their accounts, they have the
choice to turn off their auto reload feature
on their account, or even delete their credit
cards and banking information from the app.
Starbucks enthusiasts can continue to use the
app by reloading their card at the store rather
than using their credit information in the app
itself.
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Graduation banquet is an amazing night for graduates
By Isabel Fernandez
On May 22, the grade 12
students of Scarlett gathered at
the BMO Centre on the Stampede
grounds for a night of fun and
laughter to celebrate the end of
their grade school years. W h e n
students arrived, spectators were
blown away at the stunning dresses
and classy suits that donned the
students, making them look perfect
from head-to-toe.
Although the year was not
quite over, attendees had no issues
The dinner and dance offered to
the graduating class every year
makes the twelve years of learning,
stressing, and growing seem
almost worth the hard work it took
to get there. Students can come
with a group of people, whether
it is friends or family, and have a
fun-filled night to make memories
sure to last a lifetime. Students
who attended the banquet got the
rare opportunity to dress up in
their finest dresses or suits, enjoy
some great food, listen to amazing
speeches made by their peers and
Photo by Isabel Fernandez
Girls donned a variety of bright dresses, filling the entire hall with colour
celebrating the night away with
no worries of upcoming exams.
Many students came in groups of
either friends or family, arriving
in style no matter if it was a limo,
party bus, or their mom’s beatup minivan. Once they got there,
students were amazed by how the
hall was decorated.
As students walked into
the hall in the BMO Centre, walls
that were covered in beautiful blue,
purple, and pink curtains awaited
them, and with the gorgeous
decorations, attending students
were presented with many different
backgrounds for photos that would
make the night’s memories last
forever.
teachers, and dance like nobody
was watching.
Once everybody had
arrived and found their seats, two of
the graduating students, Gabrielle
Veenstra and Hannah Rayner, made
a speech to start off the night’s
festivities. Veenstra and Rayner’s
speech was both humorous and
humbling. They started off their
speech with an unusual note that
everybody’s shoes had to stay on
for the evening, and ended with
how thankful they were for the
years they spent in school, the
friends they made, their families,
and the experiences they gained
at Scarlett. They made all students
feel the love and affection they
felt through their years attending students, Michaela Foley, made banquet with her friends, and says
some great memories at the that, “it was a great time to spend
school.
After
the
with my friends and family, and the
first speech of the
speeches were really moving and
night, the guests had a
hilarious.” Foley had a great time
chance to eat delicious
at her graduation banquet with a
food at a buffet-style
group of her friends.
dinner.
Graduates,
Another
graduating
student,
parents, teachers, and
Kaylan Burns, was asked about
guests were seated
the fairy-tale night, and she said, “I
in tables of eight and
really underestimated how nice the
had the chance to talk
people would be, and as someone
about the wonderful
who moved senior year, I think
evening as they dined.
that’s huge. I was not expecting
The photo ops for the
such a great environment.”
As so many students had
evening also seemed
endless. The grad
such an amazing night, the planners
committee had a photo
are looking forward to next year,
booth, with fun props
with a new committee and a new
such as hats, scarves,
graduating class. It is shaping up to
fake moustaches, two
be an out-of-this-world night.
Once the speeches ended,
large photo frames
the students took to the dance
that guests could
floor to celebrate the start of the
stand behind, and
rest of their lives. The party was
many different colour
backgrounds behind
lively and fun, and the music was
smaller black frames
pumping through the speakers as
that were perfect for
students danced the night away,
Photo by Isabel Fernandez
the Instagram pictures
forgetting, even if for just a
that appeared online Gabrielle Veenstra and Hannah Rayner, Grade 12, moment, about diplomas, exams,
later that night.
and their intimidating future.
made a beautiful thank you speech at the banquet
The
MC
Congratulations graduates!
for the night, Jake
Holder, made the night
both hilarious and heartwarming. Holder brought
props, such as his yet-tobe-named stuffed llama,
which happens to be for
sale, and he took a selfie
with the entire room as a
background. Holder broke
up the speeches and kept
the mood upbeat and happy
amidst the serious and tearinducing speeches made by
others, such as Abby Leech
and Rhiannon Leslie, this
year’s class historians, and
Peter McMahon, a teacher
here at Scarlett.
Photo by Aaron Schmidtke
One of Dr. E.P. Graduates dressed to the nines to celebrate this momentous evening with good friends
Scarlett’s
graduating
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June 2015
Summer is a time for fun as well as
relaxation. There are so many fun activities
to do during the day like biking, splashing
in a pool, and camping. At night there is just
much entertainment such as campfires and
fireworks. For the last DIY project of this
school year, we will create something that
is fun to make as well as relaxing to have
around, and this project will involve glow
sticks.
One of the coolest fads that are
around today are glow sticks and they are
definitely objects which are seen during holidays and celebrations; however, summertime is also a great time to use them. Glow
sticks can be used for many fun purposes.
With them we can do many things: combining a bunch of them to make a giant glowing
hula-hoop, making fun shapes out of them,
as well as taking photos of the glow sticks
while they are in motion to create an oneof-a-kind image. There are so many projects
that can be made with glow sticks; however,
when the glow inside of the stick is freed
from its casing, we unleash new possibilities
that will “glow” one’s mind.
If one were to ask how to free the
glow from the stick, it is really quite simple. All that is necessary to be done, is to
use some scissors to snip the glow stick.
The snip can be made anywhere on the glow
stick. Keep in mind that the tip of the glow
stick might be the best place to do this. Once
the glow stick has been cut, all that has to be
done is to simply pour the glowing goo out
into a container which can later be thrown
out. Be careful not to touch the substance
as there may be some shards of glass in the
mixture.
is glowing before you cut the stick, be aware
of the shards of glass in the substance. After
the glowing chemical is poured into the jar,
close the lid of the jar. Then shake the jar
vigorously. Approximately a quarter-sized
amount of the substance should be poured
at a time, and then shaken depending on the
size of the jar. Keep repeating the process
until the desired amount of glow in the jar is
accomplished. During this time, if there are
other glow stick colours present, it would be
a great time to experiment with mixing those
It may concern some that the concolours into the jar as well.
tents of a glow stick are toxic, but there is
Hopefully, the process in making
nothing to worry about. The majority of
the “fireflies
glow sticks are non-toxic and
in
a jar” is
the ingredients consists of hyfun, and the
drogen peroxide which is the
end product
substance which one puts on
should
be
cuts or scrapes and diphenyl
s
o
m
e
w
h
at
oxalate. These are not hazardrelaxing.
ous to one’s health unless one
Once
you
has an allergy to one of those
are
satisfied
substances, but it is best to
with
what
rinse off the substance if exhas been creposed to skin. A slight skin
ated, it can
irritation may occur for some
be placed in
due to the glow stick’s solua dark area
tion. To avoid this wear gloves
where it can
during this portion of the projbe seen and
ect. A glow stick usually only
you can sit
does much harm when quite a
back and adbit is ingested or if it gets into
mire it for
one’s eyes. Crafters should
however long
avoid contact with their eyes
the glow in
and mouth.
the jar lasts.
Without further ado,
Depending
here is our first DIY project
on the how
that can be created using glow
much of the
sticks. It is commonly referred
chemical is
to as “fireflies in a jar” and
placed
in
when you see the project, the
your
jar
and
reasoning behind the name
Photo by Rina Ng
will become apparent. Before A glowing “firefly jar” created by using purple glowsticks and sugar to help it stick to the sides what colours
you use, the
beginning this project, one
should know that the procedure might make This will become the jar which holds the time that the glowing will last will vary. If
a bit of a mess, so it is recommended to do “fireflies.” Once a glass jar with a lid is ob- a jar that glows for a longer period of time
this project outside, or have newspapers cov- tained, all one has to do is to use the glow is desired, then the best colours to use would
ering the floors so that there will be less of a stick’s glowing contents and pour some be green and yellow as purple and blue glow
mess to clean up once you are finished with into the jar. This can be done after or before sticks tend to have a shorter life span than
making the project. The best time to create breaking the glow stick to make it glow. If it the former.
By Emily Gobeil
Kraft Foods announced early April
that the beloved Canadian Kraft Dinner
will be free of synthetic colours by the end
of 2016. These changes will only apply to
the original Kraft Dinner, since the funkyshaped noodles, KD box, and Kraft Dinner
Smart are already synthetic dyes free. Kraft
said that the unnatural dyes will be replaced
by all natural spices such as paprika, turmeric and annatto. In European countries, the
use of synthetic dyes is prohibited, natural
spices are used to make that bright yellow/
orange colour appear in their Kraft Dinner
or better known to Europeans as Mac &
Cheese.
It is surprising that Kraft still uses
synthetic dyes while other countries have
chosen the healthier choice of this comfort
food by using actual ingredients that
one can find in their own kitchen.
That Kraft is still using synthetic dyes
while there is a better and healthier solution to this classic Canadian favourite is a mystery. Food bloggers Vani
Hari of foodbabe.com and Lisa Leake
of 100daysofrealfood.com claim the
use and digestion of synthetic dyes are
possibly harmful to those who consume them. In 2013 the food bloggers
launched a petition against Kraft Food
Inc. to remove all the synthetic dye
called Yellow no.5 (tartrazine) and
Yellow no.6. Their change.org petiton raised up to 365,000 signatures
including many concerned Canadians
to change the unnatural yellow dyes to
Photo by Emily Gobeil natural spices that one can pronounce.
Kraft Dinner will be sold with synthetic dyes yellow
no.5 and no.6 until 2016, when they will be eliminated In the end Kraft announced that they
this project would also
be night, since it will
probably be dark and
the light emitted from
the glow sticks will be
more visible.
The first item
which will be required
is a jar or any class
or transparent object
which has a lid. Objects that can be used
as a substitute for the jar may include things
such as plastic soda bottles for example.
By 2016 beloved Kraft Dinner will be synthetic dye free
would drop dyes from some of the Mac &
Cheese that is aimed at children in particular.
Canada is one of the countries
that consumes the most Kraft Dinner in the
world. According to The Walrus Magazine,
Canadians eat an average of 3.2 boxes of
KD per year, which is more than 50% more
than the average American consumers. The
shaped cups, original cups, premium flavours and Easy Mac will also have no artificial flavours, preservatives, or synthetic
colours at the end of next year. The Canadian Kraft Dinner Original will also have
synthetic colours eliminated by the end of
2016. The Kraft company said that they have
worked for good amount of time to make the
changes to their product but they have to
ensure that the consumers will not notice a
change in taste.
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Natasha Pye wins scholarships to University of Alberta
By Cassandra Betts
Natasha Pye, Grade 12,
will be attending the University
of Alberta next year for engineering. That alone is a great accomplishment, but what sets Pye apart
from the rest of the students is the
amount of money she has received
in scholarships. A prominent member of Scarlett’s Environment Club,
a member of Interact Club, one of
last year’s grade 11 Students of the
Year and last year’s Athlete of the
Year, Pye has definitely earned all
her money through her hard work
and impressive accomplishments.
Pye also finished eleventh in Canada on the University of Toronto’s
National Biology Competition, is
a distinguished member of the
Scarlett Senior Girls’ Basketball
team and was the track and field
MVP. The FEVER had the opportunity to chat with Pye when
she was not studying or playing
sports, and was able to ask her
about her scholarships and plans
for next year.
FEVER: How much money have
you won in total?
PYE: Wow, I don’t know. I think
$45,000… The Scholastic Distinction Scholarship was $25,000.
I got a Leadership Scholarship
for $3500. My entrance scholarship just for maintaining a certain
average will be $14,000 and then
I’m banking on the Rutherford
Scholarship which is $2500. The
fellowship for French Studies is
$1000. So I think that’s $46,000
in total. [The AP exam scholarship] is not for sure yet, but if I
do well enough on my AP exams
I get another $1000 dollars, so
hopefully I didn’t bomb them.
FEVER: What was the application
process like for all the University
of Alberta scholarships?
PYE: Crazy. I had to write three
essays for the Scholastic Distinction Scholarship, and three essays
for the Leadership Scholarship, so
those were six scholarship essays
and they were all due December
15. But I also had three essays for
my U of C scholarship application
due the same day [because I was
also considering the University of
Calgary at the time], so it was like
nine essays all due on the same
day, and obviously you never leave
yourself enough time. That was
very hectic, trying to finish those
all by the deadline.
FEVER: You said you were considering U of A and U of C. What
other schools were you considering?
PYE: I applied to Cambridge and
FEVER: What part of the application process was the hardest?
PYE: All of it! Trying to find
something in your life that you can
apply to the [essay] questions. You
don’t immediately think of something that you can relate to, so it’s
finding your life experiences and
trying to create them into something that somebody else would
want to read. For some of the leadership scholarship essay questions
it was kind of difficult because I
don’t spend half my life saving
puppies or doing things like that,
so trying to connect my extracurricular activities to something that
particular who helped you get to
where you are now?
PYE: All of my teachers, but specifically Mr. McKillop. I took Biology 20 and 30 AP with him in
grade 11, and honestly it helped
me so much, just with how to
study and how to prepare myself.
He wrote all my reference letters
and has helped me with interviews
that I had to do. I just felt like he
was always very supportive of me,
and always willing to help me and
give me advice. I definitely can’t
thank him enough for that. I would
definitely not be where I am without him.
FEVER: What advice do
you have for students applying for scholarships in
the future?
PYE: Just apply for them.
Don’t think that you’re not
going to get them because
if everyone thinks like
that there will be no one
that applies. Also, having
experiences that you can
use for scholarships [is essential]. You need to get
out and become involved.
Find something that you
are passionate about and
then do something about
it. If you really like puppies, then save puppies,
if you like yaks start a
yak farm, or if you like
trees, then go hug some
trees. You have got to find
something that you like
and do something about it.
FEVER: What are your
goals for next year?
Photo by Cassandra Betts
Natasha Pye, Grade 12, has won $46,000 in scholarships to the University of Alberta and will be studying engineering next year PYE: Don’t fail. I don’t
want to drop out. I just
factor] so that I can do my first year that I was going to like it that much. would apply to the question [was want to figure things out. I am not
in French at the Campus St. Jean, It was really scary at first because challenging]. I volunteered at a really sure what I want. I haven’t
I had no idea what was going on. I summer day camp so trying to ap- totally decided if engineering is
which is also a big bonus.
FEVER: Why does engineering thought I would drop out of French ply what I learned there hanging right for me and I want to figure
Immersion in grade nine and go to out with a bunch of kids to some- those things out. I also want to figappeal to you?
PYE: Well, I’m kind of really high school in English, but then I thing that would relate to engineer- ure out how to live on my own because that’s kind of scary. I would
nerdy so I just felt that is kind of decided to continue doing French ing was kind of difficult.
matched with my values. I really Immersion and I really enjoyed it. FEVER: What other activities do like to meet new people. Hopefully
like the problem-solving and being It was such a nice community to you do that contributed to your I’m not going to be a loner. That
able to apply my knowledge and I have because you have the same success in these academic and would not be fun.
think it just gave me the most op- kids in all your classes. Continu- leadership scholarships?
Based on her track record,
tions for careers. I want to do… ing like that in University, my PYE: I definitely think taking AP chances are pretty good that Pye
something… “researchy” or some- first year classes will have about classes gave me an edge because will not end up as a “loner” next
thing in the environmental field to twenty students in them, instead of they are more challenging and year. Whether it be solving global
try and figure out how to solve all two hundred like the normal Eng- show that I am willing to put in warming, curing cancer with nanothe problems we’ve gotten our- lish engineering classes. For me it the extra work. Being involved, technology or starting her own yak
made a lot of sense to continue that being part of different clubs in the farm, Pye definitely has a bright
selves into.
FEVER: Can you explain the nan- community at the French Campus school, like Environment Club, or future ahead of her. One thing is
otechnology option that you hope and I just think it will be a good Interact Club [also helped]. There for certain, Pye will certainly be
are different ways that you can get missed in the athletic, academic,
experience.
to be taking at U of A?
PYE: Nanotechnology is the study FEVER: What part of going to the involved and show that you care, and extracurricular side of things
or application [of things] on a very U of A are you most looking for- and I think that’s what universities at Scarlett. The best of luck to her
are looking for, young people who as she sets off to the University of
small scale, so something that is ward to?
less than 100 nanometers, which PYE: Probably being on my own actually have a passion.
Alberta!
FEVER: Are there any people in
is the size of a molecule such as and having that freedom.
I got rejected from them because
clearly I am not genius enough. I
applied to the University of North
Carolina but that is really expensive, and I didn’t get any scholarships to that. In Canada, I also
applied to U of T, Waterloo, and
Queens.
FEVER: What was your decision
process like to finally settle on U
of A?
PYE: The school that gave me the
most money! And also, I really
liked how U of A has the program I
liked, which is engineering physics
with a option in nanotechnology.
The French Campus [was also a
an enzyme. For people that don’t
know [nano] pretty much means
small. Very small. What got me
interested in [nanotechnology] is
its application in cancer research.
They do a lot of really cool things
by combining antibodies and chemotherapy drugs so that they are
more powerful together, because
they can bind to the cells. There
are different things that you can do
at such a small scale, and I want to
kind of explore that further.
FEVER: Why do you want to do
your first year in French?
PYE: I started French Immersion
in grade seven and I did not think
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September 2012 to June 2015: A Lancer’s experience
By James Ewart
Three years ago, I was finishing junior high school and preparing to start the
next chapter of my life: high school. In the
summer leading up to Grade 10, I was eagerly
anticipating the beginning of the three most
important years of my schooling career. The
first week I arrived at Dr. E.P. Scarlett, I was
able to find many of my friends from junior
high and was reunited with a friend I had not
seen since Grade 5. During the school’s annual Welcome Week, Coco Brooks was just
opening up and, to celebrate, they gave out
free pizza and pasta on the Monday.
I quickly realized how difficult the
schoolwork was in comparison to junior
high; it took some adapting, but in the end it
benefited me. There were some teachers who
tried to make the course engaging and helpful for everyone, and these were the teachers
students appreciated the most. It was always
awesome to see friends in classes, especially
after keeping fingers crossed that at least an
acquaintance would be there.
During my first semester, I dis-
covered the fun, energetic and sometimes on the careers they are pursuing, Lunchtime
frustrating course that was Journalism. LTV Theatre that entertained students with their
was played every morning, until my Grade half-hour shows, or an event that went on
12 second semester because of an unfortu- in the gym that captured the attention of the
nate lack of students in the
class. However, the main
part of the course was
writing articles that would
appear in the monthly
newspaper, the Scarlett FEVER. Every first
Monday of the month we
would have Late Night,
when journalism students
and teachers work as a
team to put together a professional level newspaper
that would later be read by
hundreds.
Photo by James Ewart
As I progressed
Scarlett
will
hold
a
specail
place
in
the
hearts
of many
through Journalism, I ended up discovering how diverse and unique our school is. There is al- entire school such as the annual dodgeball
ways something going on, be it Career Chats tournament.
As the months went by, I discovthat help students get a better understanding ered that although it was important to do well
in class, get involved with school events,
and to support various charities, it was just
as important to take a few moments and
spend time with friends. After all, once high
school finishes, there is no knowing when
one would see them again, whether it was
on Monday when the next week of school
would start or almost a year later when they
returned from an out of province university.
Dr. E.P. Scarlett is a special school;
it helps one figure out what to do with one’s
life, reach one’s full potential, and discover
who one is. As a Grade 12 student, let me
say this for my fellow graduating class and
for future students: do not worry if you do
not know what to do with your life. You may
still be figuring that out when you twenty,
or thirty, or even forty. Just remember that
dreams are worth chasing, passions are
worth pursuing, risks are worth taking, and
paths are worth being travelled on. Even if
you cannot find a trail to follow, make your
own; after all, that is the point of life: to
“know thyself.”
Robert Church: The top dog of the dog and puppy world
By
Aaron Schmidtke
In 2011, Petland discontinued the
sale of dogs and puppies in their pet stores
across Canada based on “business fundamentals.” There are a total of seven Petland
stores in Calgary and with all of them withdrawing the sale of dogs and puppies, this
makes it extremely challenging to buy a furry friend for life. In 2014, all of this changed
when former Market Mall Petland owners
Robert and Marion Church decided to open
a “dogcentric” store on their own. The Top
Dog Store is now the only store in Calgary
that sells dogs and puppies apart from independent breeders that can be found on Kijiji or other unreliable sources. The FEVER
had the privilege to ask The Top Dog Store
owner Robert Church some important questions that pet owners everywhere are sure to
wonder about.
FEVER: Can you tell readers about your decision to open up The Top Dog Store? What
made you want to open the store and what
made you want to sell dogs?
Church: First and foremost – we love what
we do and we do it really well. We realized
that there are a lot of families that wanted
to bring a puppy into their homes that didn’t
know how to find one, their options really
only being Kijiji, word of mouth, going to a
rescue, or coming to our store. Calgary is a
city of 1.2 million people with a dog population of around 120,000. Over the course of
a year in Calgary about 15% of these animals will be replaced, around 18,000 dogs a
year, so where are these pups going to come
from? Our store will maybe send home 600
puppies this year, which equals about 3% of
the 18,000. The rest will come from Kijiji or
other online pet sales, rescues and shelters,
and wherever else people get pets from.
FEVER: How long have you been in the
pet and service industry? How did you start?
What were your roles with Petland?
Church: I have been working in the pet industry since 1984. I started at Petland when
there was just one store in Winnipeg. I
worked as a pet counsellor, a department
manager, and as a store manager at a few
locations in Winnipeg as the company expanded. After moving to Calgary in 1996, I
worked as a store manager, district manager,
public relations director and most recently
as marketing manager. Along the way I had
the good fortune and opportunity to promote
responsible pet ownership, animal education
and the human-animal bond through a number of media outlets. I hosted a syndicated
radio program for 10 years, was the host of
Global Televisions’ “The Pet Guys” for seven seasons, and I have written hundreds of
pet care columns that have been published in
several major newspapers across the western
provinces. FEVER: There has been plenty of coverage
and controversy regarding pet stores selling
puppies by animal activist groups. They recommend purchasing puppies privately. Why
would someone be better off purchasing a
puppy from your store as opposed to buying
a puppy privately?
Church: First off, there is a big difference
between animal rights activists and animal
welfare advocates. I consider myself to be
an advocate and believe all animals deserve
to be treated with kindness and compassion. Animal rights activists don’t believe
people should breed dogs at all, and the only
acceptable place to acquire a pet is from a
rescue. I believe that people have the right
to choose where they get an animal from, and
to decide for themselves what type of animal
is best for their home and their family.
Most people don’t have a lot of experience
or knowledge about where or how to buy a
puppy. As a reliable provider, The Top Dog
Store has to offer puppies from inspected
breeders, with in-store puppy care protocols
that operate under close veterinary supervision, and we have comprehensive health
warranties that guarantee the pet is healthy
and will develop properly without hereditary
issues. These precautions protect both the
pet and the pet owner in the rare case that
something does happen. We also have a dog
trainer on staff to help families get started on
proper training to minimize behaviour issues
that can arise.
FEVER: Do you ever recommend that instead of someone purchasing a puppy from
your store that they should look into a rescue/animal shelter pet? Church: We often recommend the Calgary
Humane Society or the City of Calgary Animal Services. Once you get into dealing with
the private rescues and shelters, it is difficult
to recommend them because we don’t know
much about them and there have been legal
issues with some of them.
FEVER: How would a family know where
their dog came (i.e. the dog’s history, etc.)
from after purchasing it from you?
Church: We work with a small group of
breeders that provide pets for us. We have
all of the breeders’ inspection reports and
photos of the kennels available in-store to
anyone who is interested in seeing them, so
if someone is getting a pup from us, we are
happy to provide them with that breeder’s
inspection information. We do not provide
the breeders’ contact information. If someone gets a pup from us and there is an issue
or a question, they come back to us and we
deal with it. If a person must see the parents
of the pet they want to get, then we recommend they source their own breeder. FEVER: How can families ensure that they
have a secure source for acquiring a new animal for their family if not buying it through a
store or shelter? Church: That’s a good question. I think that
we are the safest and most reliable provider
of puppies in the city. It is difficult to tell
a good breeder from a substandard one because everyone talks a great game, and most
people don’t have enough experience with
dogs to differentiate between the two.
FEVER: What can the general public do
to raise awareness of animal mills across
Canada? Church: The pet industry has been advocating for many years that breeders, pet
stores, and rescues should all be inspected
and certified in some way. New Brunswick
has similar legislation to this and it has been
considered a success. Manitoba implemented this type of legislation and then last year
said it was too expensive and too difficult
to manage. Quebec probably has the strictest regulations on its breeders, but also the
worst reputation for substandard breeders. I
think it would be helpful to regulate the industry and raise the bar on the standards that
need to be met for breeders for the sake of
the animals in their care and for the sake of
the pet- owning public who are buying these
animals.
The FEVER would like to thank
Robert Church for taking the time to answer
these questions and for his contributions to
making it safe to purchase dogs and puppies for any families looking for a new little
friend. The FEVER also wishes the best of
luck with The Top Dog Store moving forward in their mission to find the perfect fit.
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Dear A&G:
“My parents have been
fighting more and more often, and
I’m worried that our family is falling apart. I heard my dad talk to my
mom in the other room and I accidentally heard the word “divorce”
mentioned. I really do not want
them to get divorced, but I also
don’t want to force my parents to
continue a relationship they don’t
want to be in. Their arguments
have never been this bad. I had
no idea they were even considering divorce. They never gave me
any indication that their marriage
wasn’t fine. Should I be worried?”
- Anonymous
Dear Anonymous:
Aysha says… Many parents fight. To be exact, 40 - 50% of
married couples end up in divorce,
according to statcan.gc.ca. Do not
let people underestimate your pain.
For some people this could be no
big deal. For others, this could be
the worst thing that has ever happened to them. If you want the honest truth, it does not look good for
your parents’ marriage. That being
said, it may not be the worst thing
that could happen. It is still possible to have a fulfilling family life
when your parents are divorced.
You can learn from this experience
and teach other people what you
have learned. Try to reach out to
friends you have whose parents are
divorced. They may be able to help
you with strategies to cope. Also,
if you have any siblings make sure
you are there for them during this
time.
It is not your fault. Never
think that for a second that it is
yours or your siblings fault. This
could just be a trial time for your
parents. Do not overthink things,
but also be prepared for the worst.
I hope everything turns out for the
best during these tough times.
Grace says… If you only
heard the word “divorce” mentioned, there is no guarantee that
your parents were talking about
their relationship. Try to approach
your parents on the subject before
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you make rash assumptions. There
is the possibility that they could
be talking about another family,
in which case you do not have to
worry for your parents’ relationship. Many families have arguments. Also, sometimes people
say things in anger that they do not
mean. Hope for the best.
I do not have any experience or know what it would be
like to have divorced parents, but
I would talk to mine in that situation. Your parents might lie to you,
or they could tell you the truth.
What they wish for you to know
is what matters, as it is ultimately
their relationship and they can
choose what they would like you to
know. Talking to them will at least
let your parents know what you are
worried about. Hopefully you can
find consolation in their words.
If it happens that your
parents will be divorced, get to a
place where you might find solace.
If you are extremely distressed or
take out your frustration on your
parents, they will just have more
worry and the divorce will be
harder on them. As well, if you disagree, respect their opinions on the
matter over yours. Try to be as supportive as you can and take it one
step at a time.
Dear A&G:
“I have always had a
problem with wanting attention in
my life. I make a deal out of small
problems I have in my life, like extra chores or work I have to do because I just want people to notice
me. I hate being alone, and I need
to be around people. I worry I am
annoying my friends and family, so
what should I do?”
- Anonymous
Dear Anonymous:
Aysha says... Wanting
some attention in life can sometimes be healthy. A few signs that
things are going too far is once
you realize everything you think
about revolves around you, also
if you notice you are lying too
much. Everybody lies once and a
while, but there are points where it
Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School
is not healthy and you should know
when people are getting annoyed
and starting to realize what you’re
doing is not healthy. If you find this
to be a very big problem contacting
a mature adult may be the way to
go.
Grace says… Wishing
to be in the spotlight is a part of
your personality. Instead of trying
to impose your need for attention
directly on the people around you,
find a less obvious way to seek
attention. Joining a drama club
would give you more attention
with specific roles or participating in school events like the talent
show would bring all eyes on you.
Performances and public speaking
are great ways to be listened to and
heard without making it seem like
you are forcing people to pay attention to you.
It is fine to want attention, but when people are forced to
give your their time, they tend not
to want to. The best way of not annoying people and still being able
to stay in the spotlight
is to make people want
to look at you. Using
humour is a great option when trying to
entertain people because they are drawn
to things that make
them laugh. Attention
comes to what entertains people, which is
why YouTube videos,
video games, and television are so popular.
Try to learn
not to depend on others for your own sense
of self-security. People’s interests are not
easily predicted, and
becoming too dependent on their attention
will make you feel at
a loss when you may
not have it. If you
feel you are annoying
your friends and family, take a step back
because it is not good
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to become overly attached to their
approval.
Dear A&G:
“I gave myself a goal a
long time ago to be more productive for the summer, and now that
it’s so close to the break, I realized
that I don’t have have a goal to pursue. I want to do something over
the break but I don’t know what to
do, because last summer vacation I
was bored. What can I do over the
summer that will be productive?”
- Anonymous
Dear Anonymous:
Aysha
says…
Summer can sometimes be boring but
maybe find a project to do such
as crafts.You can find many craft
project ideas online for example
making a hammock. Getting a
job or volunteering somewhere is
also a great way to do something
when you feel like there is nothing
to do. Great places to apply would
include Heritage Park and Loose
Moose Theatre. Finding a goal is
not too complicated. Think of what
you really want to do and pursue it.
Maybe learn a language or find a
hobby. There is plenty to do.
Grace says… There are
always things you can improve
on. Find something that you want
to become better at, like widening your knowledge of languages
or setting goals that could relate
to your studies at school for next
year. There are many activities in
fitness you can do over the summer to stay active, such as exercising or playing a sport. Yoga
Passage and Yogadotcalm offer
yoga classes in Calgary for exercise. Calgary Youth Development
Centre (CYDC) Basketball offers
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a summer basketball program,
and in July, the Calgary Chinook
Soccer Association will be hosting a Soccer camp. There are other
activities you could do, like going to the beach. Sikome Lake in
Fish Creek Provincial Park or the
lakes in Auburn Bay and Lake Bonavista are open in the summer for
residents and their friends. Getting
some fresh air tends to promote a
healthier lifestyle instead of staying bored inside the house.
Hobbies are a good way
to prevent boredom as well. Learning a new instrument, drawing, or
reading are always good ways to
be entertained. Some of my favourite books I would recommend you
read would be It’s Kind of a Funny
Story by Ned Vizzini or The Age
of Miracles by Karen Thompson
Walker. If you still want to be more
productive, find a summer job that
will keep you busy and get paid
while doing it. The Youth Employment Centre offers many summer
job opportunities. If you have a
job already then volunteering can
be rewarding in its own ways. The
Mustard Seed, Heritage Park, and
the Stampede are always open to
volunteer work.
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Mental Health Helpline: 1-866531-2600
National Suicide Prevention lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK
Crisis Call Center (eating disorders): 800-273-8255 or text ANSWER to 839863.
We are not professionals. If you are
in serious danger, or know someone who is, call 911.
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Upcoming exam preparation for Scarlett Lancers
By Helena Gagnier
Warm weather has finally
arrived, and students cannot help
excitedly anticipating the long
awaited break, but one last obstacle stands in their way before the
months of relaxation can begin:
final exams. Exams are a stressful time for many students, and are
the main source of anxiety during
these last few weeks of school.
Grade twelves who are writing diplomas face a particularly stressful
time as these exams can be a determining factor in university acceptance. It is important to prepare
well for these year-end exams, and
several techniques will make getting ready much easier.
One of the most important
things to do in preparation for the
exams is to start studying early.
While it is tempting to relish the
last weeks of school by relaxing
and soaking up the sun, it is vital to
start preparing for exams as soon
as possible. Individuals should
begin reviewing the material they
learned while school is still in session, so that if any questions arise,
they can ask their teachers. Studying over a long period of time is
more beneficial than cramming an
entire semester’s worth of knowledge into one’s mind the night before an exam.
Another way to ensure
that students will study an adequate amount is to set study times
for one’s self. Individuals should
have a schedule that indicates
times and days when they are completely dedicated to studying. Stu-
It is undeniable that
Menswear has been taking some unexpected turns throughout the
year. From open-toed combat
boots on the Balmain spring/summer ‘15 runway in Paris to plastic bag masks at the Christopher
Shannon autumn/winter ‘15 show
in London, innovation has been
in no short supply. With so many
statement pieces on the scene it can
be hard to choose just one trend at
a time. These few essential trends
will help get a point across without
being over the top.
Red has been taking control of the fashion world. The expressive color was seen in the form
of minimal highlights in Paris on
dents should make sure that their
workspace is clear and organized
to limit distractions, and should especially consider turning off their
phones. If they are studying with a
friend, students should make sure
that they are always on task and are
always benefitting from the topic
of discussion.
Studying can be mindnumbingly boring at times, and in
order to avoid stopping due to lack
of interest, it can be effective to
study with a friend or two. Many
people find that they learn more efficiently when studying with somebody else. Individuals can quiz
each other and help one another
understand concepts more clearly.
Study partners may explain answers to one another and share
notes to provide a wider base of
information to study from. As long
as they always remain on topic,
students may benefit from having
a study buddy.
Taking breaks is another
necessity in the process of studying. While studying is very important in exam preparation, taking
breaks is equally as vital. It is important for individuals to let themselves take time to process the information and let it sink into their
memories before moving onto the
next subject. Students should take
ten-to-fifteen-minute breaks every
hour or so while studying to allow
their minds to store the information in their memories and refocus.
Also, studying before one goes to
sleep has been proven as beneficial
to the memorization process as the
human brain retains information
the Lanvin runway, a dominant
colour in the baroque-inspired Gucci collection, and every runway
in between. Actors David Oyelowo and Will Smith brought the red
trend to life both recently wearing
red suits to the red carpet.
The tricky part about
wearing red is taming it down
while still keeping the vibrant colour’s intensity. Deep burgundies
and pale reds are not as much of
a shock to the eyes, but by using
red tones the piece will not hold
as much power. When first experimenting with red, try picking out
small, but bright pieces. Wearing
an otherwise neutral outfit with a
pop of red as wristwatch or a pair
more thoroughly as one sleeps.
and then listening to the recording.
Relaxing and trusting Also, speaking answers aloud can
oneself is also extremely impor- help them retain the information,
tant in making sure that individuals as well as explaining their answer
do well on their exams. It can be to a family member or a friend.
difficult to perform well in high- Visual learners thrive
pressure situations, and stress often when given maps, charts, diagrams,
takes its toll on students’ memo- or images of any kind, and benefit
ries. It is important for students from seeing things rather than only
to trust themselves going into an listening. When visual learners are
exam, reassuring themselves that studying, they should make sure
they know the material well and to use many diagrams, and draw
are prepared for the exam. Before out concepts so that they better
the exam begins, students might understand. These students will
consider doing breathing exer- benefit from writing things down
cises, yoga, or simply
and perhaps
taking a walk in order to
rewriting imclear their minds.
In order to be relaxed portant notes
Understanding
how about an exam, it is in order to
one learns best is key helpful to have the day better memoto how students choose planned. Individuals rize
them.
to prepare for the exMost
vishould plan when
ams. Whether individusual learners
they want to go to
als are auditory, visual,
study more
bed
the night before, e f f i c i e n t l y
or kinesthetic learners,
it is important to know and when they want alone so that
how to study most ben- to wake up to make they
can
eficially. There is a dif- sure they are not tired c o m p l e t e l y
ferent method of studyentering the exam. focus on the
images. Stuing for every individual,
and everyone should
dents should
find a technique that suits their in- highlight and underline the most
important parts of their notes, and
dividual needs.
Auditory learners prefer to have use sticky notes to mark important
information presented orally, pages in the textbook. They should
through speeches and lectures, consider printing off diagrams and
rather than simply taking notes or labelling them, as well as drawing
reading. Studying techniques for out concept maps.
auditory learners should actively Kinesthetic learners are
incorporate some form of listening students who learn well by touchor speaking. For example, students ing and doing activities. While premay benefit to listening to recorded paring for exams, kinesthetic learnlectures, or from recording them- ers should make their studying as
selves reading their notes out loud, active as possible. They could do
this by listening to recorded lectures or notes as they go for jogs
or walks, or flipping through flashcards while running on the treadmill. Also, assembling flowcharts
and diagrams can help. Students
can do so by writing out points on
sticky notes and assembling them
on empty walls or whiteboards.
Kinesthetic learners benefit from
keeping their hands busy while
they study, or from movement of
any kind.
In order to be relaxed
about an exam, it is helpful to
have the day planned. Individuals
should plan when they want to go
to bed the night before, and when
they want to wake up to make
sure they are not tired entering the
exam. Laying out what one is going to bring the night before will
lead to a calmer start to the day.
If the exam individuals are writing is being held in the afternoon,
students should make sure they do
not sleep in too late to avoid being
groggy, and perhaps do something
that relaxes them, such as taking
a walk. Individuals should leave
themselves enough time to get to
the location of the exam in a comfortable timeframe, early enough
to get used to the environment.
It is important that individuals pace themselves when
studying, and that they find the
method that suits them the best.
Students should trust themselves to
do well, and not stress over the exams. If they prepare well, students
should find themselves confident
when writing the exams.
of shoes
will give
a look the
amount
of
pep
it needs
without
going overboard. For those who
are willing to make more of a commitment, wearing red outerwear
is a perfect way to renew one’s
wardrobe. The primary colour can
be found in edgy leather jackets,
sport-inspired half-zips, and preppy peacoats, leaving virtually no
man behind. No matter the article
of clothing, red works best when
paired with neutrals and should
not have to compete with other colours for the spotlight. Unless purchased in a set, wearing numerous
red pieces at once comes across as
somewhat obnoxious and runs the
risk of looking Santa-esque.
If red seems unsafe then
looking for the perfect denim
piece it is important to keep personal style in mind. It can be easy
to get lost in the infinite choices
and end up with something that is
not versatile in one’s wardrobe. To
achieve a preppy style one might
opt for a denim button-down with
a pair of chinos and oxfords, while
a rebellious look could feature distressed jeans topped with a white
tee and a leather jacket. No matter
the intentions, denim is positively
influencing everyone’s wardrobes
and is not showing signs of letting
up.
With the runways housing some exceptionally avantgarde styles this season it can be
difficult to choose which trends
are worthy of following and which
ones will die out quickly. Wearing
bright reds and being denim clad
are sure to keep students fashionable all summer long.
look no further than tried and true
denim. The timeless fabric appeared in full force on both mens
and womens runways, establishing itself as an essential. Although
denim has been a fashion necessity
for decades, designers found a way
to revamp the classic. The most
notable uses of denim included
pullovers and backwards jackets
by DSquared2 and paint-splattered
biker ensembles by Versace. Taking inspiration from the season’s
top trend both Kanye West and
David Beckham have been spotted
in notable denim gear.
The best way to bring
denim into one’s wardrobe is by
having as much of it as possible.
From faded straight leg jeans to
corduroy-lined denim jackets, the
more denim available the better.
Since denim has been popular for
so long, hundreds of styles can be
found in the durable fabric. While
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2. “Honey I’m Good” – Andy Grammar
So nah nah Honey, I’m good
I could have _________ but I probably
should not
I’ve got somebody at home,
And if I stay I might not leave alone
A. another
B. more
C. you
D. pizza
3. “Bright” – Echosmith
Did you see that shooting star tonight?
Were you dazzled by the same constellation?
Did you and Jupiter conspire to get me?
I think you and __________ got it right
A. the sun and Pluto
B. me
C. Earth and Jupiter
D. the moon and Neptune
4. “Heartbeat Song” – Kelly Clarkson
Until tonight I only dreamed about you
I can’t believe I ever breathed without you
Baby, you make me feel ______ new
Bring it one more time, one more time
A. alive
B. brand
C. alive and brand
D. none of the above
5. “I Really Like You” – Carly Rae Jephsen
Who gave you eyes like that?
Said you could keep them?
I don’t know how to act
Or if I should be leaving
I’m running out of ______
A. memories
B. time
C. food and water
D. energy
A. lake
B. sheets
C. waterfall
D. pool
7. “Shut Up and Dance” – Walk the Moon
A backless dress and some beat up sneaks,
My ________ Juliet teenage dream.
I felt it in my chest as she looked at me.
I knew we were bound to be together,
Bound
to
be
together
A. back deck
B. crewneck
C. front deck
D. discothèque
8. “Dear Future Husband” – Meghan
Trainor
You got that 9 to 5
But, baby, so do I
So don’t be thinking I’ll be home
and baking ___________
A. cake and pies
B. cupcakes
C. pizza
D. apple pies
9. “I Want You to Know” – Zedd ft. Selena
Gomez
I want you to know that it’s our time
You and me bleed the same light
I want you to know that I’m _______
You and me run the same course
A. starving
B. all yours
C. alone
D. lonely
10. “Irreplaceable” – Beyonce
Standing in the front yard
Tellin’ me, how I’m such a fool
Talkin’ ‘bout, I’ll never ever find ______
You got me twisted
A. my way to the zoo
B. a brand new boo
C. a man like you
D. my pet kangaroo
Answer Key
1. B, 2. A, 3. D, 4. C, 5. B, 6. C, 7. D, 8. D,
9. B, 10. C
A. made
B. established
C. recognized
D. finished
6. “Geronimo” – Sheppard
But I tossed it,
Didn’t understand,
You were waiting,
As I dove into the _________
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By Sarah Miao
1. “See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa ft.
Charlie Puth
And when brotherhood come first
Then the line will never be crossed
________ it on our own
When that line had to be drawn
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An anonymous person once said,
“the human brain is built to forget,” and
whether that be applicable knowledge or
fundamental qualities that set apart each
unique individual, it can be an unsettling
fact for many high school students as high
school is the highlight of their journey in
life. During these three short years, students make the transition from feeling
uncertain and apprehensive to becoming
confident and respected individuals, and
so it is without a doubt worth documenting this precious period of time. One great
way to remember this period of time is the
yearbook in which a group of students attempt to capture the spirit of a school year
through photos and words, providing concrete evidence of students’ journeys when
memories fail at such a task.
This year, The Yearbook Club at
Scarlett was lucky to enough to flourish under the careful and helpful guidance of the
advisors, Carissa Comeault and Miranda
Miccic. Both teachers have taken time out
of their busy academic and personal schedules to help build the perfect yearbook. On
top of the weekly meetings at lunchtime,
both Comeault and Miccic had to review
and proofread the pages that needed to be
submitted according to various deadlines.
They have exemplified true dedication and
drive as they worked to capture the authentic Lancer Pride found within the walls of
Scarlett that Lancers know so well.
The editors-in-chief that were
chosen this year are members of the graduating class of 2015. Devin Greenfield,
Sheriza Jiwani and Hannah Neufeld all
brought to The Yearbook Club their talent
with photography as well as their insight
into the student life at Scarlett. As grade 12
students, they helped students find perfect
photo opportunities and helped students design page layouts on the yearbook website.
Never hesitant to go the extra mile to help
create a yearbook that everyone will enjoy,
these girls are no doubt one of the reasons
as to why the club was such a success this
school year.
While the advisors and the editors-in-chief were in charge of making sure
the yearbook looks complete and polished
overall, it was thanks to the different section editors who helped command the
completion of pages that the job got done.
Each section was set aside for covering one
specific area of life at Scarlett, and together,
the section editors worked with one another
to captivate yet another thrilling school
year.
The first of these sections was
Sports, which was led by Natasha Pye,
Grade 12, and Chi Pham, Grade 11. With
the help of teacher Ayesha Shaikh, they
covered one of the fundamental sources for
Lancer Pride through the wins and losses of
various sports teams. Whether it be interviewing dedicate athletes or attending play-
off games, Pye and Pham comprehensively
covered this section of the yearbook.
Another section was Clubs with
Kazuki Ueda, Grade 12, as the section editor. He, along with his section members,
thoroughly covered the various clubs that
are offered at Scarlett. Their job included
attending weekly meetings of other clubs
as well as capturing the fundraising events
organised. The success of this section will
no doubt help Lancers remember all of the
efforts that Scarlett has made in attempt to
better the lives of those in the local or global community.
School, of course, would not be
school without rigorous class schedules,
and difficult course work. All of these were
captured by Sydney Rodrigues, Grade 11,
and her team in the Academic section.
These members were responsible for giving
insight as to what Lancers really do within the four walls of Scarlett classrooms,
which, for the most part, have a complete
absence of windows. From exhausting calculus classes, to fun-filled option classes,
every possible class offered by Scarlett is
captured in this section.
Another section for the yearbook
committee is the Student Life section. Despite the ambiguity of the section, as many
of parts of student life have already been
covered under other sections, Grade 12 students, Hyejun Kim and Gabe Veenstra, led
their members to create original pages for
the yearbook. While some pages are indeed
simply created for fun, there are many others that will help Lancers remember life at
Scarlett after they finish high school.
Last, but not least, the Portrait section was managed by Pye and Tyler Gamvrelis, Grade 12, as they were responsible
for verifying the names of over 1,600 students attending Scarlett. This is no small
feat and both individuals completed the
task with dedication and diligence.
In the end, amidst the panic of
meeting stressful deadlines, all members
of The Yearbook Club were able to build
strong and long-lasting friendships; everyone bonded over this creative outlet
whether that be through photography or
building page layouts. As editor-in-chief,
Jiwani, concludes, “It has been an absolute
pleasure to be an editor of yearbook. I have
been so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with so many of my dedicated
peers. I was so impressed by all the talent
and creativity in the club in both photography and page design. I could not have
asked for a better group of students to work
alongside!”
With the help of amazing advisors
and responsible editors-in-chief, the yearbook committee successfully created an
yearbook that delivers to Lancers a sense of
unity and community. When the brain fails
to remember what it means to feel Lancer
Pride, everyone can always count on the
yearbook for a reminder.
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Environment Club making a difference with compost
By Natasha Pye
The Scarlett Environment Club has
made significant progress this year, from
raising awareness about water-management
to promoting the growing movement of
“thrifting”, which focuses on reusing
instead of buying new. In December,
the Environment Club was made aware
of the Gener8 Youth Energy Education
Summit. Four students from Scarlett were
chosen to represent the school and apply
for this conference. Laurel Scott, Natasha
Pye, Devin Greenfield, Grade 12, and Laura
Brown, Grade 11 filled out the application
and crossed their fingers. In January, the
group of girls were notified that they were
chosen as one of twenty schools chosen to
attend this summit.
During the weekend of March
12-15, these four students, as well as
Natalie McLeod and Michael McKillop,
staff, headed to Banff for this amazing
summit. They were all greatly inspired by
the conference, and the positive energy and
discussions that resulted because of it. At
Gener8, they were exposed to many different
perspectives in the energy sector, and were
presented with many ideas to promote
sustainability. Hearing from presenters
and speakers such as Oil Sands Regulators,
Conservationists, Researchers, and the
Provincial Minister of Energy himself gave
all participants a variety of views on the
current energy situation in Alberta and on
various potential solutions.
One of the requirements of attending this
conference was for teams to come back
to their school and share their knowledge
through some sort of project or initiative. The
team wanted to focus on inspiring a culture
of change here at Scarlett, and promote
sustainability within the school.
Their focus after returning
from Banff was to share their newfound
knowledge with the rest of the Environment
Club. This lead to the planning of different
events for Earth Week, which occurred April
20-24. Inspired by the Instagram challenge
from Gener8, where photos from the
Summit of various activities and events were
shared over the popular social networking
app, Scarlett’s Environment Club decided
to host their very own Instagram Contest
as part of the Earth Week activities. Some
of the other events as part of Earth Week
that were put on by the Environment Club
included Meatless Monday, a tofu-eating
competition, wasteless lunches, and wearing
a green shirt. By participating in these
various activities, students were entered into
a raffle to win environmentally-conscious
prizes, which were funded by a successful
bake sale the prior week to raise awareness
about the upcoming Earth Week.
Their goal coming out of the conference
was to change the attitude of the school,
and to make the student body more
environmentally conscious. Through
the Earth Week campaign and the
implementation of The Compost Corner the
club has tried to give the initiatives a face
within the school.
With funds left over from the Earth
Week bake sale, and with some money from
the Parent Council, the Environment Club
decided to take on the project of cleaning
up a corner of Scarlett’s Cafeteria, and
turn it into a “Composting Corner.” On
Friday, May 8, members of the Environment
Club met after school. They put on some
gardening gloves and masks, and used
a shovel and wheelbarrow to start the
process of cleaning out the planter filled
with wood chips, rocks, garbage, and dust
(plenty of dust). The money was used to
purchase plants from Greengate Garden
Centre, who were generous enough to give
the club 10% off their purchases. The
potted plants were put into the cleaned-out
triangle corner of the cafeteria near the sale
counter, and two benches were placed near
that area. The Club put up large letters that
read “Composting Corner” up by the plants,
and put a composting bin underneath. It is
rewarding seeing students making use of
the compost bin which will reduce organic
waste within the school.
The Environment Club is very
proud of their efforts with the Composting
Corner, and are happy to see students making
use of the benches. It is quite a difference
compared to the bleak, dusty corner that was
there before. The Environment Club hopes
that next year will have an equally motivated
group of students that will continue with
initiatives such as getting involved with the
Composting Corner.
68-year-old who had hosted The Late Show
for over 33 years (the longest time someone
has hosted a talk show), announced his retirement to the public one year ago on April
3, 2014.
The Late Show with David Letterman was on at 11:35 pm on NBC and many
of his fans that would stay up that late told
of how they admired his candour and prickliness and how he invited controversy in
realms such as politics. Many of his audience
also admired how he brought his personal
life into his shows occasionally and when
he did, it was always very heartfelt. The examples of these heartfelt moments were moments such as the one when he showed the
audience a photograph of his newborn son,
Harry, in 2003 and when he told his audience about his bypass surgery.
Letterman’s time on the show will
be remembered by many of his audience
members. He was most remembered for
the many celebrity guests who he brought
onto his show. In total he has hosted almost
20,000 celebrity guest appearances on the
shows. In fact, it was Robin Williams who
had referred David Letterman to appear on
the Mork and Mindy Show which is one of
the appearances that started Letterman on
his journey of becoming an inspiration to
many future comics.
Before Letterman became a very
successful TV show host, he was a weatherman, appeared in a local children’s TV
show, and starred in a Late Night TV show
which was called Freezer-Dried Movies. He
was already involved with the media from
early on. After this, he got his on The David Letterman Show from NBC on June 23,
1980. The show was on in the morning and
was at first 90 minutes long, but then later
shortened to 60 minutes long by August of
the same year. The success with The David
Letterman Show was great; the show won
two Emmy awards, but the show was later
cancelled in October 1980 due to low rat-
ings. The producer concluded that the morning audience just was not the right type of
viewers for Letterman’s humour. This was
still a great milestone in his journey, however. NBC saw Letterman’s great potential and
got him to sign a contract that would still tie
him to them. Later on, this contract was what
gave him another opportunity. The contract
which Letterman had signed gave him a time
slot where he could host Late Night with David Letterman. Letterman soon obtained an
audience which enjoyed his humour, and he
became a hit.
The last Late Night with David Letterman show, as mentioned before, was on
May 20. The show aired 20 minutes over its
scheduled time. The last show featured ten
celebrities reading one line from a top ten
list of things I have always wanted to say to
Letterman. Later a video featured some former United States presidents, as well as current American President Obama. The Foo
Fighters also performed on the last show he
would host. Then he had a final thank you to
his audience. The last show was his 6,000th
and he asked his audience to save some of
their merited or unmerited praise for his funeral.
Now that Letterman has retired,
what he plans to do is to go to Indianapolis,
a place where he grew up. He also jokingly
spread some wild ideas of how he wants to
spend his retirement, such as filming comedians on horses getting coffee on his Montana ranch. One ambition which he is very
serious about is how he wants to spend his
retirement with his family. This summer he
has decided to dictate his summer schedule
based entirely on what his now 11-year-old
son wants to do, instead of basing it on his
career.
Iconic media figure, David Letterman retires from TV
By Rina Ng
Wednesday, May 20 was the last
time anyone would see David Letterman,
an iconic figure in American media, hosting
The Late Show with David Letterman. The
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Étudiants d’immersion française fêtent leur graduation
Par Cassandra Betts
Le vendredi vingt-neuf mai les étudiants de 12ème année ont fêté leur graduation du programme d’immersion française.
La cérémonie, qui a eu lieu dans la bibliothèque de l’école, était une occasion pour
raconter d’anciennes blagues, de célébrer
les réussites des élèves et des professeurs,
et d’évoquer des souvenirs des jolies années
passées. Anna Christensen, Sara Lemez, et
Zoe Bowen, 12ème année, ont planifié l’évènement, et elles sont allées bien au-delà de
ce qui était attendu pour créer un après-midi
mémorable qui marquait pour plusieurs la
fin de leurs études en français.
L’après-midi a commencé avec
un repas délicieux. Des sandwiches ont été
achetés d’un traiteur et il y avait plusieurs
options savoureuses pour satisfaire tous les
goûts des élèves. Christensen, Lemez et
Bowen ont aussi fait de petits gâteaux maison et les ont apportés pour la cérémonie, ce
qui était vraiment apprécié. Pendant que tout
le monde mangeait, les trois filles ont fait
jouer un petit montage vidéo pour se remémorer les bons souvenirs des derniers trois
ans. La vidéo a commencé avec un segment
où plusieurs étudiants ont révélé leur « kick
» d’immersion française. C’était amusant de
regarder tous les adolescents qui rougissaient
quand ils ont vu leur visage sur l’écran, ou
s’ils ont entendu leur propre nom. Plusieurs
secrets ont été révélés, le plus étonnant le fait
qu’à peu près la moitié des filles ont choisi Shelby Parkinson, 12ème année, comme
leur « kick. » Les autres parties de la vidéo été survécus d’un ton humoristique. Parfois, était très inspirant, quand elle a reconnu
étaient à la fois drôles et sentimentales. Les même avec le micro c’était difficile d’en- l’immense accomplissement des étudiants
étudiants ont raconté leur souvenir préféré tendre Bell, car les rires étaient trop forts. Il ayant complété leurs études en français.
Pour clôturer la cérémonie, M. Modu programme d’’immersion française, ont n’y avait pas un membre de l’audience qui démontré leurs talents cachés, et ont imité n’avait pas mal au ventre ou les larmes aux rin a présenté les certificats méritas humoristiques. Avant la cérémonie, Christensen,
M. Morin. Probablement la partie la plus yeux parce qu’ils ont trop rigolé.
La Directrice Mme Monfette et le Lemez et Bowen ont préparé des bulletins
touchante de la vidéo était les messages des professeurs. Mme Simard a fait un joli directeur adjoint M. Bishop ont aussi assisté de vote pour que les élèves puissent voter
pour l’étudiant méritant chacun des certidiscours à propos de la
ficats. M. Morin les a présentés avec son
classe de 2015, où elle
humeur et excentricité habituel, et les
a dit qu’ils l’ont enseirires ont rempli la bibliothèque après que
gnée de nouveaux mots
chaque gagnant ait été annoncé. M. Moen anglais et lui ont fait
rin a aussi pris le temps de parler favoraprendre
connaissance
blement de certains des récipiendaires, et
que dans chaque film
pour tous ceux qui étaient là l’expérience
francophone quelqu’un
était positive et amusante. Lemez et Nimeure. Toute la bicole Doerksen, 12ème année, ont aussi
bliothèque était émue
reçu des prix monétaires pour leur optid’émotion quand elle a
misme, leur contribution au programme
dit qu’elle appelait soud’immersion et leur appréciation approvent ses étudiants ses
fondie pour la langue française. Ces prix
enfants, et qu’elle leur
ont été présentés par Mme Olauson.
souhaitait une vie pleine
En somme, la graduation en imd’aventures et d’être
mersion française était une célébration
heureux.
Un des mode bon goût qui aidera tous les élèves et
Photo par Joseph McManus les profs à se souvenir des bons moments
ments le plus mémoLa classe des finissant d’immersion français 2015 après la cérémonie
rable de la fête était cerqu’ils ont créés ensemble. Avec un peu
tainement le discours de
de nourriture et beaucoup de sentimenl’historien de la classe, Michael Bell, 12ème à la graduation. Mme Monfette a prononcé talité, chaque participant peut sûrement dire
année. Comme Bell, le discours était rapide, un discours où elle a informé tous les élevés que l’après-midi a été un succès. Un grand
énergique, à la limite d’être inapproprié, qu’ils n’étaient pas « normaux. » Elle était merci à Bowen, Christensen et Lemez. Sans
mais follement drôle. Il a parlé de l’utilité aussi un peu comédienne, en ajoutant sou- eux, cet événement n’aurait pas été ce qu’il
de savoir combien de différentes façons on vent le nom de M. Bishop à ses phrases pour a été, et les élèves d’immersion française
peut aligner les fruits pour une photo, des ro- faire semblant qu’elle parlait de lui, car il ne n’auraient pas eu le bonheur d’ajouter cette
mans qui ont été étudiés et des cours qui ont comprenait pas ce qu’elle disait. Le discours célébration à leur coffre à souvenirs.
Un avión se estrelló matando a 4 en Seville, España
Por Isabel Fernandez
2008, todos los involucrados pensaban
El 9 de mayo del 2015, un avión
militar intentó un aterrizaje de emergencia
en las afueras de la ciudad de Sevilla en
España, sin embargo, cuando el aterrizaje de
emergencia falló, cuatro de las seis personas
a bordo murieron en el accidente. El avión se
estrelló en un campo, cerca de dos casas de
campo en la zona.
El avión que se estrelló era un avión
militar A400M, que informó de problemas
poco después de despegar y se estrelló contra
un poste de electricidad, causando problemas
en un pueblo cercano. Este es el primer
problema reportado con la nueva tropa de
aviones de combate Europea. El avión, que
se estrenó tres años más tarde de lo que se
esperaba, ha estado teniendo problemas
desde el principio. Cuando empezaron los
planes de construcción del avión en el año
que iba a ser la próxima gran variación del
arma introducida durante la Primera Guerra
Mundial.
Para cada avión la empresa tiene
que hacer algunos vuelos de prueba con el
fin de asegurarse de que todo en el avión
pueda trabajar en situaciones diferentes. Este
vuelo en particular era uno de estos vuelos de
prueba. El avión sólo necesitaba volar una
corta distancia antes de que se suponía que
iba a aterrizar, pero el supuesto aterrizaje fue
detenido por el accidente.
El accidente ocurrió en el mismo
pueblo que tuvo problemas cuando el
avión se estrelló en un línea eléctrica. El
pueblo se compone de sólo unas pocas
granjas. Los propietarios de estas granjas,
por el contrario, son personas notables. La
mayoría de los seres humanos correrían en
dirección contraria después de ver las cosas
que veían, pero dos jóvenes agricultores
heroicos corrieron hacia el lugar del
accidente. La única razón por la que los
dos únicos supervivientes del accidente
supervivieron esta catástrofe se debe a que
fueron rescatados de los escombros por los
dos agricultores.
El primer ministro Mariano Rajoy
publicó una fotografía de sí mismo en Twitter
estrechando la mano de uno de los famosos
agricultores, Manuel Iglesias, que había
ayudado a salvar a los tripulantes heridos,
llamándolo “un héroe para todos nosotros.”
Esta foto de Rajoy dando la mano a uno
de los agricultores heroicos fue publicada
con el subtítulo “Charlando con Manuel, el
agricultor que ha salvado uno los heridos
del A400M en Sevilla. Un héroe Para Todos
Nosotros.” El otro agricultor que salvó a otra
de las víctimas de los escombros, Miranda
Escudero dijo” Las llamas y las explosiones
continuas eran horribles.”
El valor de las acciones en la bolsa
de valores de estos aviones ha caído en picada
hasta llegar al fondo. Los inversionistas se
han retirado. Alemania, Francia y El Reino
Unido han puesto fin a todos los planes de
la misma marca para evitar que accidentes
similares se repitan en el futuro.
Porque estos aviones han sido
descontinuados, la probabilidad de otro
accidente es menor. Hasta que no hagan
mejoras y traten de hacer vuelos de prueba
una vez más estos aviones no estarán en el
aire. Se estima que estarán listos hasta finales
de 2016. Con cuatro muertos y dos heridos,
las mejoras tendrán que ser muy estrictas y
muy bien hechas antes de planificar tener
más vuelos de prueba.
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Andy Brown incomparably impeccable at the Ironwood
By Cassandra Betts
show with the song “Paris Sky,” off of his
Canadian singer-songwriter Andy new album For Forever and took the audiBrown played a fantastic show at the Iron- ence on a journey of love and loss. His lyrwood Stage and Grill on Tuesday, May 19. ics are captivatingly poetic, and he strings
The room was almost full, brimming with the words together in an uncommon way
Brown’s friends and family, avid fans, and that gives each a new meaning. The phrase
others who just enjoy coming to the Iron- “Two needles on an old pine that both let go
wood to see what new talent they can dis- too soon... A cage of cobwebs in my head is
cover. For people in the last category, the where I hide you...” is descriptive enough to
Ironwood was the perfect place to be on create a picture in the audience’s head, and
Tuesday night, as Brown was probably one draw them all into his own unique world, but
of the most talented gems they could have they are also symbolic enough so that each
come across and his performance was abso- individual feels deeply touched on a personlutely incredible.
al level. Coupled with his rugged voice, the
Brown’s voice is breathtaking. In words become even more powerful, and listhis age of auto-tune, he is one of the few tening to him sing becomes an intense emosingers who sounds better live than he does tional experience.
on his albums. His performance at the Iron- The show was a striking balance of
wood was gripping and powerful. Between Brown’s new songs, which will be released
his lyrics and his voice, the tragedy behind this summer, and his old classics that almost
every one of Brown’s notes comes through everyone in the audience knew. They were
clearly. Brown stated repeatedly throughout his performance that he does not sing
happy songs very often, and
constantly poked fun at his
gloomy disposition. His music, however, is much more
beautiful than any joyous
song because of the emotion
that cuts through the audience.
Every note he sings seems tortured, but in an exhilarating
way that touches the heart and
is almost cathartic.
Brown’s voice completely matches his style of
music. It is incredibly strong,
but at the same time ragged
and vulnerable. His cover of
Photo by Cassandra Betts
Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on
Fire,” was a dramatic dem- Singer-songwriter Andy Brown performs at the Ironwood
onstration of his vocal talents. His falsetto able to sing along to “What If,” a track off of
was pure and delicate, and contrasted with his second album Tinman, and silently interthe times when he would belt out the cho- nalize their deepest feelings while listening
rus. The last time he sang the words “I’m on to the new song “Seasons.” Between tracks,
fire,” he held the note for what seemed an Brown was entertaining and animated, shareternity, his gravelly voice filling all corners ing some of the background on how he came
of the Ironwood with energy and rousing to write his songs and telling humorous percheers from the audience.
sonal anecdotes. He also played “Ashes,”
In his original songs, Brown’s vo- which is arguably his most famous song as it
cals are equally impressive. Coupled with was featured on the television show Rookie
his unique lyrics, every song becomes a Blue. Once again, the lyrics are painfully
story where the listener is completely im- beautiful and when delivered in his soulmersed and mesmerized. Brown opened the ful voice become even more touching. The
opening line, “And I just want my heart to
fall apart,” sets the tone for the rest of the
song, which, despite the melancholy melody, is rather hopeful.
Aside from “Ashes” Brown has
seen success on other television shows and
in many songwriting competitions. “Lost”
from his second album was featured on
CBC’s Heartland and his new song “Seasons” was selected as a semi-finalist in the
International Songwriting Competition. He
has completed four tours in Australia, which
were the inspiration for many of his songs
such as the new “Firemoon.” His Canadian
tours are also widely renowned; in his last
spring tour he played fourteen shows in eight
different provinces, of which the Ironwood
performance was the third last. He finished
his spring tour in Edmonton on May 23.
Despite his international success,
Brown was still grounded and friendly at his
Ironwood performance. He took the time to
visit with fans, take photos, sign polaroids
and autograph notebooks. Before the show,
he wandered around the grill, sitting down
at strangers’ tables and chatting with them
casually, about their lives, his, and his music. He even dedicated a song to one of his
fans and added it to the set list after talking
with her father before the show, which was
incredibly sweet and touching.
Originally from New Brunswick,
Brown has now become a local, residing in
Calgary when he is not on tour in Australia
or the rest of the world. After speaking with
a Scarlett journalist at the Ironwood show,
Brown generously agreed to answer some
questions online about his life and work.
FEVER: How did you first get started as a
singer?
Brown: I’ve been singing since as early as I
can remember, but I didn’t get into songwriting until I was 17 years old, and watch[ed]
Dave Matthews perform for the first time.
After that show, I came back to Canada,
bought a guitar, and never put it down. FEVER: What was the first song you wrote?
What was it about? Brown: To be honest, I can’t remember the
title. But I can almost guarantee that it was
about love. FEVER: When did you move to Calgary?
What do you like most about the city?
Brown: I moved to Calgary in June of last
year. It’s such a different vibe out here!
FEVER: What was the most challenging
part about putting together your new album?
Brown: Finishing it. Hahaha.
FEVER: If you had to choose one thing that
makes your new album special, what would
it be?
Brown: I am really proud of the lyrics of
each song, and with how personal each track
is to me, and my experiences over the past
few years.
FEVER: What goal are you currently working towards?
Brown: Right now... releasing this album.
Then it’s back to touring as much as possible.
FEVER: What is your favourite part about
performing live?
Brown: I love connecting with people
through my lyrics... when I can tangibly see
that what I am saying means something to
somebody, it’s the best feeling in the world.
FEVER: What is the appeal of spending so
much time in Australia?
Brown: The people there are so wonderfully
similar to Canadian[s], and truly love music
so much! I love it so much that it’s kind of
my home away from home these days. FEVER: What advice do you try and live
by?
Brown: ‘Your life is the best story that
you’ve ever told, and your story’s not over
‘til your book is closed...’
All around, Brown is a spectacular
musician and performer. He is funny and
candid on stage as well as off, and his voice
and lyrics speak for themselves. Every performance is brutally emotional, disarming
in its honesty and feeling. The most cynical
member of the audience would be touched
by Brown, and even if one had a heart of tin
he would be able to stir him with his talent
and lyrics. When listening to Brown, one
feels like he is pouring everything into that
moment, all his power and candor, and one
cannot help respond to that on an emotional
level.
The FEVER sincerely thanks
Brown for his time, and encourages students
to check out his songs for themselves. For
more information of Brown’s music and
shows, visit www.andybrown.ca. His future
performances, just like his one at the Ironwood, are not to be missed.
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Superhero Showdown – Justice
League vs The
Avengers
Every superhero is strong in
their own way. Some have powers, some
have money, others have guts. All have
the strength of character needed to be a
superhero. There is, however, something
stronger than a superhero: a group of them.
When one hero alone cannot defeat evil,
superhero teams are able to do the job. In the
DC universe there is the Justice League, The
World’s Greatest Superheroes; in the Marvel
universe there are the Avengers, Earth’s
Mightiest Heroes. Both teams are big and
both teams are powerful, but, ultimately,
only one can win.
Heroes
The Justice League, also known
as the Justice League of America or JLA
for short, is comprised only of the best and
strongest, and was originally founded by
only seven members: Superman, Batman,
Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Martian
Manhunter, the Flash, and Green Lantern.
The seven heroes join forces to stop the
invading alien force of Appelliax. With
The New 52, DC-wide comic reboot, their
origin story is only mildly altered so that the
enemy is Darkseid instead of Appelliax, and
Martian Manhunter is replaced with Cyborg.
At first, the heroes come together with the
intention to beat the villain, but seeing how
well they can work together, they form
the Justice League with the support of the
government. Starting out, membership to
the JLA was reserved to the original seven
founding members. This was primarily to
preserve the high standards of membership
as well as because the seven knew they
could work together. Later, though, they
open membership to other heroes as well,
accepting Green Arrow, Atom, Hawkman,
and Black Canary.
All the new members, being great
heroes themselves, improve the JLA, each
offering their own unique assets. Since then,
membership has been offered to superhero
applicants who are worthy of it, as chosen
by the existing members. The JLA roster
often changes according to the team’s
incarnations, comic book reboots, and even
in-comic events. Most of its members, such
as Batman, Green Arrow, or The Flash, have
all overcome their own crucible, proving
they can hold up against almost anything.
Having heroes that are truly super, regardless
of their superpowers or lack thereof, is one of
the JLA’s greatest strengths. All of its heroes
have proven themselves. They can all rely on
each other, trusting their fellow members to
hold their own, allowing them to work better
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than a well-oiled machine.
The Avengers’ beginnings were far
more circumstantial than the JLA’s. They
came together by accident when Loki, the
Asgardian god of mischief, tricked the Hulk
into causing mayhem. Loki’s hope was that
he would be able to defeat Thor while he
was distracted by the Hulk; however, upon
hearing of the Hulk’s destruction, a message
was sent to the Fantastic Four, for assistance.
The message, however, was also heard by
Iron Man, The Wasp, and Ant-Man, all of
whom responded to it. Once they discovered
Loki’s trickery, they teamed up with the
Hulk to defeat him.
Seeing how well they worked
together, they decided to team up, thus
forming the Avengers. Since then, the roster
of members has been ever-changing. The
Hulk, one of the founding members, left
shortly after the formation of the team, soon
replaced by Captain America. The Avengers
have since been very loose on the parameters
of entrance accepting anyone willing to fight
with them, regardless of their background. As
such, the Avengers have grown drastically,
with their members at times reaching great
numbers. Over time, the team has included
diverse members including humans, robots,
mutants, aliens, and even former villains.
The team’s willingness to accept anyone
willing to apply may result in a large arsenal
of heroes ready to fight; however, it can also
lead to inefficiency. The inclusion of both
heroes and villains can, more often than not,
leads to internal conflict. Ultimately, though,
the Avengers manage to pull through to save
the day, defeating any force of evil they
comes up against as a team.
The Avengers are a much-loved
team of heroes, and though they may seem
mismatched at times, they manage to defeat
evil when it crosses their paths. They
pull through and fight valiantly; however,
they lack efficiency. While the JLA may
have more strict parameters for entry, the
Avengers’ more relaxed approached to
membership allows for possible internal
troubles. The JLA’s purposeful creation, as
well as their strategic membership ensure
that they are always at the top of their game,
ready to fend off evil. Their positive internal
relationships and their peak efficiency win
this round for the JLA.
Achievements
While the JLA may be an efficient
superhero team, it too has its hiccups. At
times there have been disagreements among
its members, most notably during the events
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of the Identity Crisis storyline. When the
Elongated Man’s wife is murdered, the
JLA come to his aid to help capture the
killer, who they believe to be Dr. Light.
During their hunt for the perpetrator, it
is revealed that some of the members
had previously voted to wipe Dr. Light’s
memories. Knowing that Batman would
never agree to it, they wiped his memory
of the event as well. In the end, the team
discovers the murderer is actually Jean
Loring, the Atom’s ex-wife. She never
meant to kill Elongated Man’s wife, only
to scare her, but ended up killing her, and
later causing the murder of Jack Drake,
Robin’s father. Though her mad actions are
not the Atom’s fault, he shrinks down and
disappears, as does Tim Drake. The team
is left shattered, not only from the tragic
consequences of Loring’s mad love, but also
due to the guilt some of the members feel
for wiping Batman’s memories. The whole
ordeal proved to be a tough obstacle for them
to face, but, nevertheless, they managed to
surpass it. Though there is tension among
them at times, they are able to come together
solidly in times of crisis. They all know what
they are fighting for and why and they all
know how to win, which is why even after
a bump in the road such of that presented by
Identity Crisis, they are able to unite once
more.
During storylines such as Infinite
Crisis and Final Crisis, the JLA band
together to defeat evil. Even when the forces
they are battling seem far too powerful to
be beat, the team manages to come together
in impressive feats of determination and
strength. Recently, in the Forever Evil
storyline, Earth is invaded by the Crime
Syndicate, the evil version of the JLA from
an alternate Earth. The Crime Syndicate
claims to have killed the entire Justice
League in order to take over the Earth. In
truth, the League members are trapped,
not killed, but the Crime Syndicate’s claim
succeeds in eliminating any and all hope. In
a desperate attempt to defeat the invaders,
Lex Luthor gathers a group of villains along
with Batman, who he discovers is still alive.
Together they manage to defeat the Syndicate
and free the JLA. While the Forever Evil
storyline may feature a defeated JLA, it also
proves how capable each of them is, with
Batman coming to his team’s aid. It also
proves that even having been defeated, the
JLA are willing to do everything they can to
defeat evil, fighting it to their last breath.
Like the JLA, the Avengers, have
proven well-enough they truly are Earth’s
mightiest. Even though they may be plagued
by bickering at times, they too are able to unite
in the face of evil. True to that, the Avengers
are able to defeat the Masters of Evil. There
are several incarnations of the Masters of
Evil, such as Baron Zemo’s version in which
he assembles them as a means of extracting
vengeance from Captain America. Though
tough, the Avengers are able to defeat all
incarnations. One of the biggest challenges
to the team is posed by Ultron in the Age of
Ultron storyline. In this storyline, Ultron is an
artificial intelligence created by Hank Pym.
Ultron turns on his creator, though, as well
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as the entire human race. With the assistance
of an army of drones, Ultron takes over the
world through force, destroying major cities
along the way. He succeeds in killing several
Avengers, including She-Hulk, Luke Cage,
Human Torch, Mr. Fantastic, and the Thing,
leaving the rest hopeless and hiding. Even
Captain America, the grand optimist, is left
questioning the future of the Avengers and
of the human population. Hawkeye is able to
convince them to keep on fighting, though,
and the Avengers take a stand against the
tyrannical robot.
The event tears the team apart,
testing both their power as a team, and
their individual strength and conviction.
In the end, they are able to defeat Ultron,
but only after they themselves are defeated
first. Another time the Avengers are pushed
past their limits is during the Dark Reign
storyline. This follows the Skrull invasion,
thwarted by the Avengers. While the
Avengers are able to defeat the alien race,
the Skrull were ultimately able to infiltrate
alarmingly. Tony Stark takes responsibility
and, consequently, control of the Avengers
is taken from him. Taking advantage of the
situation, Norman Osbourn successfully
swoops in to take his place, keeping his
identity as a villain secret. Stark is forced to
go on the run so as not to be forced to reveal
the identities of the Avengers to Osbourn.
Osbourn simply replaces the Avengers with
his own villains who take on the mantles of
their heroic predecessors.
Though his victory is temporary,
Ultron succeeds where the Crime Syndicate
does not: in breaking the spirits of Earth’s
mightiest. Both teams have met their match
on a number of occasions, even being bested
at times; however, their defeat is always
temporary. As the true superheroes, they are
both are able to get back on their feet in order
to defeat evil. While both do so with great
power and proficiency, the JLA’s ability to
maintain hope even at the darkest of times
wins them this round.
Reputation
As a team comprised of true
superheroes, the Justice League is often
revered. They are the best of heroes and
always fight to protect the Earth and all its
inhabitants. As such, they are met with great
public appreciation. The people are not only
grateful, but they admire the Justice League.
Be it their powers, strength, or simply their
character, all the Justice League’s members
have earned the public’s admiration. The
same acceptance, however, does not always
extend to the authorities. As the Justice League
operates fairly independently, governments,
militaries, and police departments clash at
times with the heroes. Often, the great power
of the JLA appeals to the government’s need
to control it. In particular, most all of the
individual members have faced opposition
in their crime-fighting endeavours. Many
heroes have even been hunted by authorities
as criminals. In time, however, they have
managed to turn public opinion in their
favour, with the good they do outweighing
the blurred lines of their actions in terms of
legality. Continued on page 29
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Nine-week summer reading challenge for fiction fans
By
Cassandra Betts
Summer is the time to read books.
For many, there is nothing better than lounging in the sun with a good book in hand,
turning page after page, completely immersed in a story. Characters who have the
ability to bring tears to eyes, adventures that
stop one’s breath, these are the types of experiences that await within the pages of the
best novels. By embarking on this nine-week
summer reading challenge, readers will attempt to finish a book a week for every week
of the summer, and will be taking themselves
on an emotionally-exhilarating adventure.
Week One: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Published in 2003, 534 pages
There is no better way to start off a
summer full of books than by reading a book
about the magical objects themselves. A
young adult fantasy novel, Inkheart tells the
story of twelve-year-old Maggie and her peculiar father Mo. Although Mo and Maggie
both love books, Mo refuses to read aloud
to his daughter. When a mysterious scarred
stranger shows up at their house, Maggie
discovers the reason for her father’s silence:
when Mo reads aloud, his voice summons
the characters off the pages, literally bringing them to life in the real world. Maggie
and Mo must face the gruesome villains that
Mo has accidentally pulled from the boundaries of fiction, and the entire novel gives the
readers a better understanding of how important books truly are in their lives.
Inkheart is the ideal book to kickoff the summer because it is light yet captivating. After ten months of writing essays,
analyzing Shakespeare and studying a single
novel for months at a time, Inkheart provides a refreshing change in that readers can
easily mow through it in a few days. That
being said, the characters are still incredibly
complex and dynamic, which is what makes
Inkheart such an intense read. Dustfinger, a
fire-eater who wants something more than
to return to his own story, embodies all the
characteristics that humans typically disapprove of. A traitor and a coward, Dustfinger
is one of the most loveable characters in the
book because his emotions are raw and relatable. The villains are terrifying creatures
not because they are all-powerful manifestations of evil, but because they have flaws and
fears that the readers are able to recognize in
themselves and those who surround them.
Inkheart is a perfect blend of magic
and fantasy, but also of basic human emotions. Its format is also special; Funke begins
each of her chapters with a quotation from
another novel. Ambitious readers can try to
read all of the books that Funke quotes, or try
and guess what novel the quotation is from
without looking at the title. The quotations
help enhance each chapter, amd highlight
the importance of fiction. Inkheart is an ode
to the greatness of literature and the effect
that printed words have on someone’s life,
and is therefore fitting to open up the reading
challenge.
acters. Wolf Larsen alone makes London’s the outcome is equally important to the plot.
Week Two: The Sea-Wolf by Jack London story a must-read. Those with more earth- It is also a who-done-it mystery with clues
Published in 1909, 244 pages
bound tastes will devour this book for its that readers can follow in order to determine
By the second week of summer, the thrilling action scenes. The ferocious storms, the characters’ identity. Dream Park is very
novelty of excessive free time begins to wear inter-crew feuds, and mutinies will help the much a plot-driven novel. The characters
off. People are bored by the monotony and land-locked Albertan live a life of adventure serve their purpose, but they are not remarklaziness of summer afternoons and are long- on the open sea and effectively stave-off able, like Wolf Larsen or Dustfinger. This is
the book for readers who want the best of all
ing for a fantastic adventure. The Sea-Wolf second-week summer apathy.
genres and who love some good science ficis categorized as a “psychological adventure novel” and it certainly lives up to the Week Three: Dream Park by Lary Niven tion.
title. Readers will be transported to a time- and Steven Barnes
less world of sea and sky, a place where the Published in 1981, 320 pages
Week Four: American Gods by Neil
strength of the ocean and the force of man Dream Park is a delightful romp Gaiman
are the only two things that matter in a primi- through the science-fiction genre. Taking Published in 2001, 588 pages
tive world. The book kicks off with a fantas- place in 2051, the Dream Park world is Week four marks the end of the first
tic shipwreck, where the narrator Humphrey quite similar to the present day except for month of summer, and is the perfect time for
van Weyden (or “Hump” as he is later chris- the games. In 2051, live action role-playing one of the most quintessential North Ameritened by Wolf Larsen) falls off his ferry and games are prevalent in society, and are used can summer vacations: the road trip! Ameriis picked up by the seal-schooner, the Ghost. heavily by the media. Players pay fees in or- can Gods is the ultimate road trip on steroids
Within the first thirty pages, London exposes der to play in a game, where they are given with Norse gods, Greek gods, Egyptian gods,
his readers to death, describes the essence of a character, a quest, and a story. The sets technology gods and murderers popping up
life and debates man’s true motivation in are expansive. Entire islands and other such at every roadside attraction. American Gods
life.
landscapes are created to make the experi- is written under the premise that gods are
At first glance, The Sea-Wolf is ence more life-like. Computers, gamemas- incarnations of humans’ beliefs; therefore,
a story about a
there are many different versions
pampered genof the same god. The Norse god
tleman who finds
Odin, for example, exists as two
himself enslaved
different characters, the original
to a primitive
Odin from mythology who was
Captain and his
born out of the Icelandic setjourney to adapt
tlers’ beliefs, and Mr. Wednesto the brutalday, the version of Odin who was
ity of life at sea.
brought over by the thoughts of
In
actuality,
the people who came to America.
The Sea-Wolf is
In contemporary society, where
much more than
people are starting to lose faith
that; it a perin divine beings and trust instead
fect marriage of
in technology, new gods are besavageness and
ing born, such as Media and The
sophistication
Technical Boy, who is the god of
that reveals deep
the Internet. The book focuses on
truths about huthe brewing war between the new
man nature. Algods and the old gods. Although
though Hump’s
it is written in a semi-omniscient
development is
third person style, the story is
incredibly intermostly told through Shadow’s
Photo by Cassandra Betts
esting, his main American Gods, Dream Park, Freak the Mighty, Thirteen Reasons Why and The Sea-Wolf perspective, a human ex-convict
purpose is to are must-read masterpieces that should be found on every reader’s shelf this summer who is employed as Mr. Wednesserve as a charday’s bodyguard.
American Gods is an essential
acter foil to Wolf Larsen. Wolf Larsen is ters and holograms control the game; if play- an atypical anti-hero. While Hump is weak ers are struck by weapons with a holographic read because it does not fit into any specific
physically, Wolf Larsen is strong and intimi- tip they are informed that they must pretend genre. The beginning of the novel is decidedly fantasy, with gods traipsing all over the
dating. While Hump is an idealist, believing to die.
that each man has a purpose and a soul, Wolf The Dream Park world alone is de- country, but as the story progresses it divergLarsen is a realist, choosing to believe than lightful enough to fill an entire novel. The es into a thriller-style mystery. Until the last
man’s only goal is survival, making him no creativity of the new technology is enough to few chapters many readers still have no clue
make any sci-fi geek shake with joy. Anoth- what is going on, but the abstract wackiness
more noble than a microscopic yeast.
Wolf Larsen is brutal and primi- er dimension is added to the plot, however, is surprisingly captivating and the novel is
tive. He seems to have no regard for other when one of the security guards is murdered. impossible to put down. Gaiman’s ideas also
people’s suffering, and he constantly tor- Only someone in the game could have com- demonstrate an almost unparalleled origitures his crew, both physically and mentally, mitted the crime, so Alex Griffin, a detective nality. When Shadow and Mr. Wednesday
and flies into sudden violent rages. Despite with a hearty disdain for gaming in general, go on their road trip, roadside attractions
this, he is also very well-educated, teaching must join the game undercover to capture the are described as places of power. Humans
himself complex subjects. At times, he also culprit. The stakes are high; he must succeed are attracted to this power, but instead of
shows a contradictory benevolence towards in the fantasy-game world in order to catch building monuments like Stonehenge or a
Hump, intimately discussing ideals with him the killer, and if he dies in the game he will cathedral as is done in Europe, they erect,
and expressing pride when he learns to stand be forced to leave.
tacky tourist traps so that Americans can
on his own two legs.
With this development, Dream wonder around and feel satisfaction without
The Sea-Wolf is the perfect novel Park converges into three distinct genres. substance. Quirky ideas like these are what
for those who want a book that discusses It is very much a science-fiction story, but make American Gods a gem in the world of
morals, and has unforgettably complex char- the game is a fantasy-adventure, of which literature. Continued on page 26
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Week Five: A Prayer for Owen Meany by
John Irving
Published in 1989, 617 pages
After the chaos and magical confusion of American Gods, John Irving’s seventh novel is a welcome return to realism.
There are no media gods in Irving’s masterpiece, but there is a great deal of talk about
God and religion. No matter what readers
believe they should not shy away from experiencing Owen’s story. It is not a story about
a particular religion or faith but a universal
emotional experience that will appeal to
anyone, from the most cynical to the most
devout.
Owen Meany is a strange child, due
to his unusually small size and voice, which
seems to be stuck at a perpetual scream. The
narrator, Johnny, first introduces readers to
Owen when he talks about how they would
pick him up over their heads and pass his
from desk to desk at Sunday school so that
he would scream at them to put him down.
Owen and Johnny have a strange friendship.
Owen is charmed by Johnny’s mother until
he accidentally kills her with a foul ball during a baseball game. Despite this, the two
boys maintain their friendship, and the book
describes their journey from childhood to
adulthood, where they are in the midst of the
Vietnam War.
A Prayer for Owen Meany is an
emotional read. The humor is biting, and
readers will find themselves laughing out
loud at the ridiculous antics that Johnny and
Owen get up to. Owen is incredibly charming and if he does not capture readers’ hearts
when he plays baby Jesus at his church’s
Christmas pageant, he will have won them
over by the time he enlists the basketball
team to carry the school phychiatrist’s car
into the auditorium. John Irving’s writing
style is beautiful. Each character has many
layers of emotions and personality traits, and
it is impossible not to fall in love with Owen,
or to not relate with underachieving Johnny.
By the end of week five, readers should have
bought a box of tissues. A Prayer for Owen
Meany will make readers cry by laughing so
hard, and then they will just be crying.
Week Six: Ride the Wind by Lucia St.
Clair Robson
Published in 1982, 595 pages
The sixth week of summer is when
certain students begin to actually miss their
classes, and all the knowledge that can be
obtained through school. Robson’s historical novel Ride the Wind is a fictional piece
based on a true story that details the fall of
the Comanche nation in the twentieth century. It is the perfect read for those who are
missing their social studies classes, those
who are interested in North American history, or those who just want a good romance.
The novel begins in 1836 when nine-yearold Cynthia Ann Parker is kidnapped by the
Comanche Indians from her family’s settlement and covers her life and the life of her
son Quanah, who was the last free war chief
of the Comanche. Cynthia Ann Parker grows
up in the pages of Ride the Wind, completely
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The novel is written in a format that cisco d’Anconia, the millionaire playboy, is
adopting the Comanche culture and way of creates incredible suspense. The story is told strangely alluring, and throughout the novel
life.
Incredibly complex and multifacet- in first person from Clay’s perspective, but his motives are slowly revealed, making
ed, Ride the Wind captures the universal need the contents of Hannah’s audiotapes are also him one of the most fascinating characters
to fit in as a child and the awkwardness of transcribed in italics, so that there are essen- in the piece. Hank Reardan, the owner of
blossoming romance, while still remaining a tially two narrators of the troubling story. As a steel mill and the inventor of a new type
potent social statement in regards to the re- the tapes keep playing, Clay wanders around of metal, is also quite loveable, and readers will find his struggle
lationship
with his morals admirable.
between
Although each of these
the “Indicharacters is supposed to
ans” and
represent a part of Rand’s
the “white
ideal human, they are all
m a n . ”
surprisingly relatable. Her
The story
antagonists, the men who
is special
refuse to work and just live
because it
off the talents of others, are
does not
also very recognizable, and
gloss over
most readers will admit
any of the
that they have met people
brutality
just like them in real life.
that was
Although Rand’s views are
exhibited
definitely on the extreme
by
both
side, Atlas Shrugged is a
the settlers
necessary read. The story
and
the
and characters are engagComanche
ing, and it is incredibly
during the
interesting to be exposed
time peto a new way of thinking,
riod. The
Photo by Cassandra Betts
Comanche A Prayer for Owen Meany, Ride the Wind, Inkheart and Atlas Shrugged are good enough to read twice even if readers completely
disagree with it.
are
not
portrayed as helpless martyrs as they often the city at night, following a map that Hanare in textbooks, but are described as a beau- nah has left of all the important places in her Week Nine: Freak the Mighty by Rodman
tiful flawed people, who kill and pillage and sad story. Aside from the fact that a dead Philbrick
demonstrate the savagery that they are ac- girl is talking on a very serious subject, the Published in 1993, 169 pages
cused of. At the same time, the settlers’ ruth- novel is eerie because Clay is a very sympa- After Atlas Shrugged readers need
lessness and ignorance is also highlighted, thetic and relatable narrator, and readers are a palate cleanser, something light and fresh
proving that people, no matter where they left wondering what he could possibly have to finish off the summer. Freak the Mighty
is the definition of a feel-good book. It poscome from or how they live, are always go- done to contribute to Hannah’s suicide.
Any readers who enjoyed John Green’s Pa- sesses cathartic qualities: the ending is deving to have faults that define them.
Although a very serious book, Ride the Wind per Towns will love 13 Reasons Why. In its astating, but somehow right, and the rest of
has many lighthearted moments. Cynthia’s entirety, the story is a cautionary tale about the book lifts readers up. Maxwell Kane lives
romance with one of the Comanche leaders how the smallest actions can create a snow- with his grandparents because his father is in
is heart-warmingly adorable and will cause ball effect that can have drastic consequenc- prison for murder. Max is huge for his age
any readers who love a good romance story es. This powerful novel is driven by the sus- but slow, and all the others kids are afraid
to swoon. Robson also does a superb job of pense and creepiness, but the message is an of him. Kevin “Freak” Avery is the opposite.
portraying the everyday aspect of the Co- important one about suicide prevention that He suffers from Morquoi syndrome, is unmanche’s culture that is often overlooked by will stick with readers long after they have usually small, and has to wear braces on his
figured out Clay’s role on the tapes.
legs, but he is gifted intellectually. Together,
other historical texts.
Freak and Max join together and form Freak
Week Eight: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand the Mighty, setting out on quests around the
Week Seven: 13 Reasons Why by Jay
Published in 1957, 1168 pages
neighbourhood. Freak lends Max his brain,
Asher
Although it is probably impossible and Max lends Freak his body, carrying him
Published in 2007, 288 pages
Jay Asher’s first novel is a haunt- to count how many people have heard of At- around on his shoulders so that they form a
ing novel that reads just like a ghost story las Shrugged, those numbers quickly begin single unit.
Philbrick’s story is one of imaginabut recounts events that could easily take to dwindle when counting how many people place in real life. It is an intense mixture of have actually read Rand’s masterpiece. The tion and overcoming adversity. It is difficult
suspense and regret that tackles tough issues weight of the book alone makes it intimidat- not to be charmed by the boys’ innocence,
like bullying and suicide. A few weeks af- ing, and when the heaviness of the content creativity, and the way they accept each othter high school student Hannah Baker com- is taken into account many shy away from er completely, disregarding their individual
mits suicide, Clay Jensen receives a box of the 1168-page monster. Although reading shortcomings. The boys live off of a code
thirteen audiotapes in the mail. There is no all of Altas Shrugged in a week may prove based on King Arthur’s knights of the round
return address, and when Clay turns on the difficult, for those readers who have already table, and therefore hold themselves to the
first tape he hears Hannah’s voice, explain- finished the previous seven books it should highest standard.
Freak the Mighty is the perfect
ing that each tape is meant for a certain per- be a welcome challenge.
Ayn Rand is known as an extreme conclusion to a summer full of adventure. It
son, a certain reason why she killed herself. Clay has to listen to all the tapes and send right-wing idealist, and her novels are of- shows that no matter the circumstances, it is
them on to the next person; otherwise, Han- ten viewed as merely a vehicle for her ide- always possible to create excitement, even
nah promises that someone else has copies ology, objectivism. Despite this, Rand’s if it is just by a shift in perception. It also
of the tapes and will release them to the pub- story and characters are quite captivating. embodies the innocence that can be brought
lic. Understandably, Clay is horrified, partic- Dagny Taggart, the main protagonist, is the back by reading. With enchanting advenularly since he cared about Hannah and felt incarnation of the strong female; she runs tures in the mundane world, life lessons and
like they could have had a deep connection, a railroad, knows what she wants in life, friendship, Freak the Mighty hopefully conand is not afraid to go out and get it. Fran- cludes a summer that was equally as special.
if only she had opened up a bit.
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Intense conflict on the rise between Marvel and DC
By Dominic Caston
Nemeses are common
throughout history, especially in
the tantalizing world of comics.
Every Batman has his Joker, just
as every Thor has his Loki. So it
should come as no surprise that
the two biggest comic book companies in the world are arch rivals.
While DC is generally known for
its slightly darker and more twisted
compelling storylines, Marvel is
better known for the pure raw fun
they have with their comic book
plots. Both DC and Marvel are
the perfect mirrors for each other,
both possessing the capability to
stand on top. However, instead of
a clean-cut brawl, the battle for
first place feels more like a game
of chess between these two powerhouses. Each company has its own
tricks and game-changing moves
to make either sneakily hidden or
blatantly obvious in their competitive rivalry. Let’s take a look at the
board and determine how close to
victory either Marvel or DC is.
If one is not familiar with
Marvel’s battle plan by now, it
should be known that their strategy
is both brilliant and as previously
stated, blatantly obvious, so obvious in fact that many other companies including DC have begun
to follow suit. Since 2008 Marvel
has been building a shared cinematic universe, storing within it
hundreds of characters and story
element threads ready to be pulled
on at a moment’s notice. With
the massive success of their latest film Avenger: Age of Ultron,
as well as their long line of other
successful films and television
series, DC is at a disadvantage.
With only one film so far as a part
of the DC Universe (DCU), that
film being Man of Steel, the playing field may seem one-sided but
a few aces are carefully tucked in
DC’s secretive sleeve. The first
film to join the DCU is Batman vs.
Superman: Dawn of Justice set to
release in 2016; it will feature the
return of Superman (Henry Cavill) as well as newcomers Batman
(Ben Affleck), Lex Luther (Jesse
Eisenberg), Wonder Woman (Gal
Gadot), and Aqua Man (Jason
Momoa). With the introduction of
these major players in the DCU
and the positive reception its first
trailer has received, Batman vs.
Superman: Dawn of Justice is on
course to be one of the highestgrossing films of 2016, especially
with fans knowing some of its influences derive from the highlyacclaimed graphic novel by Frank
Miller titled The Dark Knight Returns.
A more slightly lessknown film that has recently begun
production is based upon a lesser
well known group of criminals
called the Suicide Squad. If viewers have been following the show
Arrow or keeping up to date with
DC Comics (the new 52), that
name may be familiar to them. The
group is run by Amanda Waller,
who is in charge of a special government agency called A.R.G.U.S.
(Advanced Research Group United
Support). In this “Squad” there are
New game-changing technology
By Aiden Wong
easy access that almost everyone touchpad is located on the side of
This year has been very knows how to operate. Google the device. Swiping backwards
influential from a technologi- X, a facility within Google de- shows current events like weather
cal standpoint. Introductions and voted to technology such as driv- and sliding forwards shows past
advancements of several devic- erless cars, were the creators of events like call history and meses have been made, like smart the glasses. The device resembles sages. It also comes with a camwatches and curved TVs. In the regular eyeglasses with a head- era and has the ability to record
coming years it will only get bet- up display. This means there is a in the quality of 720p HD video.
ter. The Google Glass has
Aside from this, it also has
been slowly making it into
several built-in third party
more people’s living exand Google applications like
perience. This new device
Google+, Gmail, Google
has been becoming more
Maps, and The New York
and more popular these
Times.
past months and can be
Google Glass cannot
seen worn by many people
only be controlled by swippublicly in the US. Even
ing, but can be managed
though it has become a
using voice controls. To acmore common device, it is
tivate this feature the users
still in its prototype phase
can either tilt their heads up
as Google has not made
30˚ or tap the touchscreen
changes to release a final
pad and say “Okay Glass,”
product yet. The Google
followed by a command like
Glass was able to be pur“Take a picture” or “Record
Photo by Aiden Wong a video.”
chased for a limited time
this year.
Soon, these glasses can be replaced by Google Glass Consumers are very sup
Google Glass is a
portive of the Google Glass
type of wearable technology with transparent display that can pres- and cannot wait for the final prodan optical head-mounted display ent data without having the user uct to be released. This newly-in(OHMD). The universally-known to look away from the viewpoint troduced device still has room for
company was aiming for a device they are currently focused on. improvement, but can be considthat was a ubiquitous computer: This idea first originated from pri- ered one of the best inventions acone that could be worn every- vate piloted planes; however, it is cording to reviews on the product
where and used by everyone. now being used by automobiles by Time Magazine. In the coming
When looking through the Google and commercial planes.
year, one can expect releases of
The Google Glass has the final product available for the
Glass, it is formatted much like a smartphone. This provides for several convenient features. A public to purchase.
many members, some more familiar than others; for instance, the
jester Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), the quick-witted Deadshot
(Will Smith), the brute KillerCroc
(Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), the
leader Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman),
and the prince of crime himself the
Joker (Jared Leto). Other members
of the squad will include Katana,
Enchantress, Captain Boomerang,
Slipknot and El Diablo. With such
a vast number of characters being introduced very shortly to the
DCU, it will quickly rise to be a
worthy challenge for the MCU.
The next big films on
Marvel’s timetable are no pushovers either, with Antman to release in June and Captain America
3: Civil War set to release May of
2016. Some of Marvel’s heavy hitters are right around the corner.
Civil War will be based upon the
comic of the same name. It will pit
rivals Captain America and Iron
Man against each other in an epic
battle of superheroes with other
Avengers such as Hawkeye and
Black Widow picking sides as well
as the introduction of key players
like Black Panther and the recently
acquired Spiderman.
Both of Marvel and
DC have a few surprises in store
throughout these next few years.
With a Civil War on the rise and a
tiny hero to emerge on the MCU
side of things, the DCU will feature an epic showdown between a
Dark Knight and an all-powerful
Angel, as well as the formation
of a more than criminal Suicide
Squad. Comic book movie-goers
more than have their plates full of
delicious hero versus hero action,
and intense battles yet to come.
The side of these conflicts viewers will choose to align with in the
epic showdowns to come is still up
for debate. One will have to side
with the patriot Captain America,
or the Invincible Ironman, Batman
or Superman? Viewers will have
plenty of time to pick with a long
wait ahead of them. The dawn of
justice begins in 2016 and nobody
should miss it.
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transparent relationship between
the heroes and the people, less secretive than that between the JLA
and their world.
Both teams are generally met with appreciation from
the public. While the authorities
may at times condemn or hunt
them, the people tend to rally behind their heroes. The JLA does an
excellent job of maintaining public
image, while efficiently protecting
the world, and also maintaining a
mostly peaceful relationship with
governing bodies. The Avengers,
however, are able to maintain a
more open relationship. Though in
the world of superheroes, openness
is not of the utmost importance,
their ability to do so, in a secretive
world, is impressive; for that, the
Avengers take this round.
According to the showdown, the JLA are the winners.
Ultimately though, both teams are
truly the best of the best. As seen in
the JLA/Avengers crossover miniseries, they are equals. While they
may conduct their business differently and each team may approach
their crime-fighting differently,
both get the job done. Both have
their strengths and weaknesses,
therefore when it comes to pitting
the JLA and the Avengers against
each other, there can be no real
winner. Thus, they both win in a
draw, as they have proven they are
both the greatest and mightiest of
heroes.
Overall, while the JLA’s image
has been through some turbulence,
their heroic actions have made
them much
loved among the people.
Similar to the JLA, the
Avengers’ public image is quite
positive. Most of the time they
are loved by civilians, who support them and their quest to protect
the Earth. When things go wrong,
though, such as after the Skrull invasion, the Avengers are usually
blamed, even when they could not
have possibly predicted an alien invasion. As they work with and for
the elusive SHIELD, they are, for
the most part, working under government authority. While SHIELD
is its own entity and operates without the normal restrictions set upon
such organizations as the military,
SHIELD is not free of all authority.
As an international organization,
based in the US, it still respects
most international governments,
even working with them at times.
In turn, the Avengers are usually
respectful of bodies of authority,
though they do have more leeway
than any other crime-fighting team
or organization would have. This
cooperation, though, means that
the Avengers can be held more accountable for their actions or the
outcome of their actions, as with
the Skrull invasion. While this
may not always be in the Avengers favour, it does allow for a more
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Scarlett gives their all at the Track and Field City Finals
By Sam McIntosh
The Scarlett Track and Field
team finished off their season with suberb
performances at both the Red Divisional and
the City Championships. While not finishing
as well as they did last year at Cities, the
team still had some great performances that
made this year a success.
The Red Divisional was a great
opportunity for the team as it gave them great
practice and the Male and Female Junior,
Intermediate, and Senior teams all had top
three finishes in the overall standings. Paul
Sze, one of the head coaches, said that the
Red Divisional was good for the team as
“it’s good to get athletes competing against
other schools.” These great results from
Sze, Kim Cousins, Dave Stock and Fraser
Calderwood. They have been helping the
team realize their full potential and give their
all this season. Their guidance and passion
for track and field helped give the team an
edge for the entire season that pushed them
all the way to the City Championships.
The Female Junior and Male
Intermediate teams doing very well in
overall points, both coming in second at the
City Championships, providing hope that the
team can do even better next year given all
of the experience that they gained from this
season. The Seniors also went out on a high
note with a third place standing for the Boys
Senior team in the overall standings and
some great performances from the Senior
continuation from the teams results at the
Red Divisional. Overall, this was a fantastic
showing for the entire team and should have
people on the lookout for them next season.
The hope for even better results
next season is also expressed by Sze, “I
think we have a clear vision for the future
and we, as a team, can show our desire by
Scarlett looks forward to another
year and congratulates all those who
participated from Divisionals to Provincials.
Lancers performed exceptionally
well at Provincials, with many medals won
including:
Grade 10: Liane Downey placed 4th in
hurdles, along with placing 3rd in the 4x100
Photo by Josh Lo
It was a hard day for the team as many track and field teams brought their A-game to Cities
Photo by Josh Lo
Paul Sze, staff looks on as the track and field team goes for glory in the City Championships
the Red Divisional helped propel the team
towards fantastic performances at the City
Championships. Sze is also very happy that
“Scarlett has at least 20 athletes going to
provincials and I fully congratulate them for
getting to there.”
Much of the team’s success goes
to the efforts of the fantastic coaches,
Girls team. Sze, says the team did their
best but “when you compete at this level,
the difference between first and second can
be as close as .5 of a point; therefore we
need everyone to compete on the key dates
(Divisionals and Cities).” These results
from the City Championships were a great
working even harder for next season. I am
totally excited about what we can achieve.”
If the Junior and Intermediate Boys and
Girls teams are able to take their experiences
from Cites and apply it to next season, the
sky would be the limit for the team. There
were great showings at Cities such as Lianne
Downey, Grade 10, placing in first in the
Girls 80 metre Hurdles, and the Junior Girls
4x100 relay team placing in first as well.
Austin Glenn, Grade 12, came in first in the
Boys 100 Meter Hurdle as did Derek Uzoh,
Grade 12, in the Boys High Jump.
The entire team should be proud
of their accomplishments. As Sze puts it,
“All we want is our athletes to be their best
by attending practices, offering a strong
coaching programme and be passionate
about representing Scarlett Track and Field.
In order to compete with other schools we
need all athletes to be prepared to make
sacrifices and want to represent Scarlett’s
Track & Field team.”
Metre Relay with Kyle Steil, Aleisha Branch,
Alexandra Vanderput.
Jovana Tepavac won a silver medal in the
1500-metre race.
Lionel Foxcroft placed 9th in pole vault.
Grade 11: Katie Chehowy won a bronze
medal in the 800-metre race.
Alex Burk placed 6th in discus and 8th in the
3000-metre race.
Tyler Kiyonaga placed 3rd in the 3000 metre
race.
Derek Uzoh won a gold medal for high jump
and a gold medal for triple jump.
Chase Wall won a silver medal for javelin
throw.
Grade 12: Austin Glenn won a gold medal
in hurdles and placed 4th in shotput.
Ewan Mackenzie won a bronze in the seniors
hurdles.
Jake Holder placed 7th in the 800-metre race.
The FEVER would like to congratulate
Lancers on their fantastic showing!
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Scarlett athletes receive awards at Night of the Lancer
By
FEVER staff
Silver Award, Grade 11: Katie Ewart.
On Wednesday, June 10 Dr. E.P.
Scarlett held its annual Night of the Lancer
Awards Ceremony to celebrate coaches and
athletes.
Because of the hard workd, dedication, and perserverance of athletes and
coaches alike, Scarlett was able to carry on
its tradition of high athletic achievement.
This was a special year for Lancer Athletics as the Rugby Program grew enough to
create a competitive stand-alone Junior Boys
team. The talented team impressed coaches
and fans alike as they finished third in league
play and competed in the quater final game
of playoffs.
It is no surprise that Scarlett is so
successful when considering the talent of
both coaches and athletes. Congratulations
to Pete McMahon for his incredible contributions to the football programs at Scarlett.
The following are Athlete of the Year nomimees, winners, and individual sport awards.
Gold Award, Grade 12: Breanne Beatty,
Alicia Kachra, Brittany Kohlman, Michael
Rowley.
Distinction: Anna Bender, Mikayla Welykochy, Riva Kessel, Isabel Loewen.
MVP: Kasandra Knappett.
JUNIOR BOYS FOOTBALL
JUNIOR BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Distinction: Cesar Manrique, Jakob Nason,
Tresoro Mwanza, Marshall Dushinski, Luke
Coles, Scott Farrell.
MVP: Drew Kenna (Offensive MVP),
Leighton Kemna (Defensive MVP), Riven
Footit (Team MVP).
SENIOR BOYS FOOTBALL
Distinction: Lucas Scheuerman, Kieran
Distinction: Jesse Elser, Jackson Howe.
MVP: Ethan Bromley.
SENIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Distinction: Hilary Howe, Allisa Dandenault .
MVP: Helena Gagnier.
brough, Austin Hauser.
MVP: Daniel Rosendorff.
SWIM AND DIVE
Distinction: Matthew Torvik, Arash Nourimand, Shilpan Shah, Daniel McClement,
Scott Ingram, Nikolas Hallett, Tracy Zhao,
Olivia Charles, Jovana Tepavac, Yuwei Xia
Kristen Ling, Anna Bender.
MVP: Michael Rowley.
BADMINTON
Distinction: Joyce Guo, Sunny Guo, Aiden
Wong, Lina Lem.
MVP: Lisa Pei.
JUNIOR GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY
Distinction: Mariya Lahbat, Taylor Corasiniti, Marthe Henry..
MVP: Kelsie Volek.
SENIOR GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY
ATHLETE
OF THE YEA R NOMINEES
Distinction: Madeleine Yeomans, Jessica
Simpson, Lea Bamberg.
MVP: Rachel Pizante
Grade 10 Girls: Abby MacLean, Hannah
MacLean, Kasandra Knappett, Jovana Tepavac, Ruiwen Pei.
Grade 10 Boys: Leighton Kemna, Drew
Kenna, Lionel Foxcroft, Jesse Elser, Jackson Howe.
Grade 11 Girls: Linzee Aston, Madeleine
Yeomans, Hilary Howe.
Grade 11 Boys: Daniel Jovanovic, Ethan
Kimira, Ethan Bromley, Tyler Kiyonaga.
Grade 12 Girls: Natasha Pye, Gabrielle
Veenstra.
Grade 12 Boys: Josh Rice, Jack Drybrough
Ryan Skingle, Kieran Lamont.
JUNIOR VARSITY
TRACK AND FIELD
Distinction: Lianne Downey, Kylie Stiel,
Drue Nooyen, Linzee Aston, Drew Kenna, Matt Foster, Tyler Cox, Luke Coles,
Emma Hastie.
MVP: Riva Kessel and Lionel Foxcroft.
INTERMEDIATE
TRACK AND FIELD
ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Grade 10: Riva Kessel, and Robbie St. Jean.
Grade 11: Anna Bender and Aaron Farquharson.
Grade12: Alana Johnson and Jake Holder.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Tom Sorenson Award: Josh Rice.
Grade 12 Excellence Awards: Mike Bell,
Graeme Brown, Jake Comrie, Jack Drybrough, Colten Esser, Austin Hauser, Jake
Holder, Blaise Kemna, Kieran Lamont,
Andrew LaRiviere, Ben Lyall, Deion Dochstader, Ryan Skingle, Bryton Such, Josh
Rice, Daryl Ross, Cassandra Betts, Georgia Bolen, Emily Dickson, Christina Ginn,
Devin Greenfield, Quinn Hardstaff, Alana
Johnson, Hannah Neufeld, Rhiannon Perry,
Natasha Pye, Jessica Simpson, Emily Tiessen, Gabrielle Veenstra, Wendy Wang, Carley Winhold.
SPORTS MEDICINE
Award of Merit, Grade 10: Hayley Donald.
Photo by Ayesha Shaikh
The Senior Boys Volleyball team represented the Lancer name well as City Champions
Lamont, Dan Jovanovic, Deion Dochstader,
Ji Hoon Kim, Yi Chao Hu, Allen McGurk,
Cameron Edgecombe.
MVP: Ethan Kimura (Offensive MVP),
Michael Bell (Defensive MVP), Mike Bell
(Team MVP).
CROSS COUNTRY
Distinction: Karson Fitzsimmons, Robert
Germsheid, Katie Chehowy, Jovana Tepavac, Emily Lefroy, Garrett Empey, Ryan
Skingle, Tyler Kiyonaga, Blaise Kemna,
Jack Drybrough.
MVP: Cassandra Betts, Natasha Pye, Jake
Holder.
GIRLS SOCCER
Distinction: Kennedy Martin,
Brown, Eryn Libert-Scott.
MVP: Quinn Hardstaff.
Megan
JUNIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
SENIOR BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Distinction:Pearce Eshenko, Jacob Reid.
MVP: Josh Rice.
JUNIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL
Distinction: Abby MacLean, Hannah MacLean, Stephanie Pye.
MVP: Riva Kessel.
JUNIOR BOYS BASKETBALL
Distinction: Jacob Frank, Cale Bauer.
MVP: Robbie St. Jean.
SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL
Distinction: Gabrielle Veenstra, Natasha
Pye, Hilary Howe.
MVP: Alana Johnson.
SENIOR BOYS BASKETBALL
Distinction: Tobi Adelodun, Jack Dry-
Distinction: Cleo Williams, Katie Chehowy, Madison Hayley, Omega Mukakati,
Josh Lo, Kale Dotzler, Austin Glenn, Logan
Kinghorn, Mark Moore, Chase Wall, Tyler
Kiyonaga.
MVP: Alexandra Burk and Derek Uzoh.
SENIOR
TRACK AND FIELD
Distinction: Alana Johnson, Whitney Mueller, Naomi Sinclair, Gabrielle Veenstra, Nigel Bowen, Bryan Hill, Aaron McClatchey,
Jake Holder, Ryan Skingle.
MVP: Natasha Pye and Ewan Mackenzie.
JUNIOR BOYS RUGBY
Distinction: Matt Cook and Seth Krukowski, Lars Lang
MVP: Josh French.
SENIOR BOYS RUGBY
Distinction: Carson Tweed and Jake Comrie.
MVP: Liam Quinn.
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The 2015 edition of the National
Hockey League Entry Draft, which will be
held on June 26 and 27 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, will be the 53rd draft
held in NHL history. Since the first NHL
draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the Queen
Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec, the
event has acted as an annual meeting of all
NHL franchises that allows teams to systematically select the rights to available amateur
hockey players who meet eligibility requirements.
Criteria of eligibility for the draft
has changed dramatically over 53 years
but currently players who are eligible to be
selected by an NHL team must be North
American-born players who are eighteen to
twenty years old or a European-born players
of any age. Though there is no age restriction
for European players entering the draft, it
should be noted that European players most
often fall into the same eighteen-to-twenty
age group as North American players, this is
because older European players will choose
to enter the National Hockey League through
unrestricted free agency instead of the draft.
Players chosen in the entry draft must come
from major junior, collegiate, or European
leagues and must also be entering the league
for the very first time. If a player has previously played under an NHL contract, they
are required to re-enter the league through
free agency.
The NHL Entry Draft was known
as the NHL Amateur Draft up until 1979 and
has not always been the public spectacle it is
today. The draft was not made a public event
until 1980 when it was held at the Montreal
Forum. Before 1980 the draft was always
conducted in Montreal hotels or NHL league
offices and was closed to the general public.
Even after the event was opened up to the
public, the NHL did not come up with the
idea to tour the draft around to different locations until 1985 when the entry draft was
held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the first time the event was held outside
of Montreal. When fans began to show more
of an interest in the draft, it was not long before television coverage of the draft began.
1984 marked the first year that the NHL draft
aired on live television when CBC covered
the event in English and French for Canadian viewers. After draft fever hit Canadians,
it was not long after that it caught on among
American fans as well. The Joe Louis Arena
in Detroit, Michigan was the site of the first
NHL draft held in the United States in 1987
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and also marked the first year that US sports
networks broadcasted the event to hockey
fans.
This year the NHL draft is packed
with storylines as it projects to be one of the
deepest drafts in recent years. The Edmonton Oilers hold the first overall pick for the
fourth time in six years and they are expected
to draft Erie Otters’ centre Connor McDavid,
one of the most talked about prospects since
Sidney Crosby. After McDavid, the players
projected to be picked in the first round are
so talented that it has been said that every
team picking in the first round is going to
be getting a good player and that there truly
is not a drop-off in talent until well past the
middle of the second round. With so many
exciting players in the mix, it is expected
that there will be plenty of movement in the
first round. Though draft rankings are usually quite good at predicting the order in which
players will be chosen, with the exception of
a few players every year who surprise the
hockey world, it seems as though this year is
truly a toss-up in terms of where players will
be selected, after the almost guaranteed first
and second picks. The abundance of talent
available at almost every position will allow
teams to choose players based on the positions where their teams lack instead of solely
focusing on the best player available at their
draft position.
Although it appears that those who
compile draft rankings will have a hard time
predicting the positions in which the best
players will be selected this year, they are
still useful in giving fans, scouts and NHL
teams a good idea of who the best players
are in any given draft class. One of the most
reliable and popular scouting services that
releases numerous draft rankings throughout
the hockey season is International Scouting Services Hockey (or ISS for short). According to their website, ISS is “the world’s
leading independent scouting and information provider on hockey prospects.” ISS is
one of the most referenced services as the
hockey world, including fans, media, and
NHL teams themselves, prepare for the NHL
Entry Draft. Its updated rankings come out
every month of the hockey season and are
often quite accurate in where they rank prospects in comparison to where the prospects
are actually chosen.
ISS’s May rankings, released this
year on May 6, are not the final rankings
that will come out before the entry draft
but tend to be almost identical to the June
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rankings which are released following the
Canadian Hockey League’s Memorial Cup
tournament, meaning the May rankings are
typically just as useful as the final rankings
are. According to these May rankings, the
five players profiled below are the top five
prospects heading into the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. To get a better idea of who these
prospects are and what they can bring to the
NHL teams looking to draft them, here is a
preview of the top five NHL draft prospects
according to ISS hockey:
1. Connor McDavid- Centre, Erie Otters
(Ontario Hockey League)
2014/2015 Regular Season Stats- 47 games
played, 44 goals, 76 assists, 120 points, +/(+60)
2015 Playoff Stats- 20 games played, 21
goals, 28 assists, 49 points, +/- (+12)
McDavid, born in New Market,
Ontario, is the highest-ranked player in this
year’s NHL draft and is almost guaranteed
to go first overall and become a part of the
Edmonton Oilers organization. McDavid
has been considered the undisputed number
one pick all season despite pre-season predictions that pinned him against Jack Eichel,
who some thought could take the number
one spot from McDavid. From the time he
was granted exceptional player status in
the Ontario Hockey League, which allowed
him to begin playing in the league one year
earlier than would be normally allowed for
a player his age, all eyes have been on McDavid. Being only the third player in league
history granted this honour (John Tavares
and Aaron Ekblad had been given exceptional status before him), it was clear that
McDavid possessed an immense amount
of talent. Over the span of his OHL career
McDavid has jokingly been referred to as
“McJesus” because many believe he will be
a saviour for whichever NHL organization
drafts him, and based on his skill set it seems
those individuals are not mistaken.
According to many scouts, Connor
McDavid is the full package and excels in
nearly every aspect of the game. McDavid
has excellent vision that allows him to always be aware of where his teammates are
on the ice, allowing him to deliver crisp,
accurate passes whenever he has the puck
on his stick. This makes McDavid a skilled
playmaker as well as a talented scorer, a
beneficial combination, as most centres are
usually credited with being either one or the
other and not both. McDavid’s hand-eye
coordination, though, is his most prominent
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skill as he has a quick and accurate shot that
allows him to score from just about every angle. McDavid also possesses excellent acceleration that allows him to move down the ice
at blindingly-fast speeds. Though McDavid
is on the smaller side for a hockey player, at
6’1” and 187 pounds, he still muscles opposing players off the puck, a skill that will only
get better when he gains more muscle mass
in the summer leading up to what will likely
be his first NHL season. This past season,
McDavid was named the captain of the Erie
Otters, a position that brought to light his
leadership abilities, which tend to get overshadowed by his many other talents. McDavid is known for his shy demeanor and quiet
voice in front of the media but teammates,
coaches, and the Otters’ general manager
Sherry Bassin have all made a point of talking about how humble McDavid is and how
much they enjoy being around him.
McDavid also has the honour of being the most decorated player in OHL history, as he has won many awards during his
time with the Erie Otters. McDavid’s list of
awards include: the Jack Ferguson Award for
the top pick in the OHL draft, OHL First AllRookie Team honours, the William Hanley
Trophy for the OHL’s most sportsmanlike
player, the Bobby Smith Trophy for OHL
scholastic player of the year, CHL Scholastic Player of the Year (which he won twice),
CHL Player of the Year (which he also won
twice), OHL Second All-Star Team honours,
the Red Tilson Trophy for OHL player of the
year, and the CHL Top NHL Prospect of the
Year.
2. Jack Eichel- Centre, Boston University
Terriers (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
2014/2015 Regular Season Stats- 40 games
played, 26 goals, 45 assists, 71 points
It is clear that McDavid has become
the poster child for this year’s draft because
of his immense talent, but despite that it is
important for hockey fans to remember that
in any other draft year, Jack Eichel would
most definitely be the undisputed first overall pick. Unfortunately for Eichel, though,
he is stuck in McDavid’s draft class and will
therefore most likely go second overall this
June, which will make him possibly the best
consolation prize in NHL history for the
Buffalo Sabres.
Winner of the 2015 Hobey Baker Award as the top NCAA men’s hockey
player, Eichel was only the second player
to ever win the award in his freshman year,
only Paul Kariya (who went on to play 15
seasons in the NHL) has ever done the same.
After playing the entirety of the NCAA season with the Terriers, Eichel also had the
opportunity to join Team USA at the World
Hockey Championships which marked the
first time he had the opportunity to play
against professional players.
Eichel, like McDavid, boasts a
large array of talents that allow him to be
such a successful player. Eichel has natural
size at 6’2” and 194 pounds and a large reach
that allows him to control play and keep the
puck from opponents.
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Like most newly-drafted
teenagers, Eichel will be expected
to add some muscle mass this offseason if he wants to make the
NHL next season and compete
with the men he will face in an 82game NHL season. As is the case
with all elite players, Eichel has
amazing vision and a high hockey
IQ that allows him to make smart
decisions with and without the
puck. Eichel also boasts the rare
ability to be a skilled playmaker as
well as a scorer.
Many fans wonder what
sets McDavid apart from Eichel
considering how many of the same
talents they possess. Well, scouts
have noted that McDavid has better vision in the offensive zone
in comparison to Eichel, whose
vision is most noticeable on the
rush. Most teams look more highly
upon vision within the offensive
zone, therefore McDavid wins
that battle. McDavid is also said
to have softer hands which allow
him to score more highlight-reel
goals, which grabs the attention of
many NHL scouts, in comparison
to goals that Eichel scores which
may seem more standard due to
their lack of flare. Eichel also lacks
the feistiness that McDavid has in
his game. While McDavid engages
with opponents who attempt to
take liberties on him, Eichel opts
to completely ignore that side of
the game. There is one area where
Eichel edges out McDavid, though,
and that is when comparing where
the two players are on the ice when
they score goals. While McDavid
scores flashy goals close to the
net, he lacks the ability to score
many goals from farther out, from
the face-off dot to the blue line,
whereas Eichel has demonstrated
his accurate shot by scoring goals
from that area countless times.
This is beneficial, especially for an
elite hockey player moving into the
NHL because star players are often
kept away from the front of the
net meaning they have to be able
to score when they are kept in the
far end of the offensive zone. Finally, there is one area of the game
where personal preference is the
only thing that determines whether
or not Eichel or McDavid is better.
When using their skates, McDavid
uses his shiftiness on the ice to beat
opponents, meaning he has more of
a stop-and-start skating style that
allows him to deke out opponents.
Eichel, on the other hand, uses his
foot speed to constantly find open
space, meaning he is always moving his feet and has less of a startand-stop game.
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Eichel, like McDavid, has
won his share of awards during his
time in college hockey. Eichel’s
awards include: the Hobey Baker
Award, Hockey East Scoring
Champion, USA Hockey’s Player
of the Year, First Team Hockey
East honours, All-Rookie Team
honours, and MVP at the Patriot
League Conference tournament.
3. Dylan Strome- Centre, Erie
Otters (Ontario Hockey League)
2014/2015 Regular Season Stats68 games played, 45 goals, 84
assists, 129 points, +/- (+47)
2015 Playoff Stats- 20 games
played, 10 goals, 12 assists, 22
points, +/- (+1)
Dylan Strome makes up
one third of the Strome brothers
from Mississauga, Ontario, who
have already and will continue to
take the hockey world by storm.
Strome is the middle child and
is currently following in the
footsteps of older brother Ryan,
who currently plays for the New
York Islanders in the NHL, and is
simultaneously paving the way for
younger brother Matthew who will
soon be an elite prospect himself.
The 6’3” and 187-pound
centre had an extremely productive
year and won the OHL scoring title
with his 129 regular season points.
Strome, unfortunately, has often
been overlooked in the past due
to the fact that Otters teammate
McDavid
receives
constant
attention from the media and fans.
This past season, though, Strome
was given a chance to break out of
the shadows when McDavid went
down with a broken hand. Strome
did a tremendous job carrying
the Otters while their captain was
down and therefore raised his draft
stock and was able to sustain his
high position even when McDavid
returned to action.
Strome is noted as having
a powerful wrist shot and quick
release. He also has an extremely
high hockey IQ which extends
beyond the scope of the rink and
into his daily life. Strome is known
by his friends and family as being
an NHL trivia junkie and can often
recall dates of important goals and
moments and even statistics of
talented players who have played
in the past as well as today. His
love for hockey trivia portrays
the immense passion for hockey
that he has and that he tries to
incorporate into his game every
night. One area where Strome
is significantly lacking is in the
skating department. Scouts have
complained that Strome does not
have an explosive stride and is
slower at his top speed that other
players who will get chosen with
the first picks in the draft. This
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significant downside is something
that could potentially play into
Strome not being chosen this high
in the draft, which could cause
movement in other positions later
in the first round. If Strome plans
to make a case to an NHL team
to put him on their roster next
season he will have to spend the
summer gaining more muscle as
well as significantly improving his
skating. If he is unable to do so, it
is likely he will spend another year
in the OHL with the Otters.
4. Lawson Crouse- Left Wing,
Kingston Frontenacs (Ontario
Hockey League)
2014/2015 Regular Season Stats56 games played, 29 goals, 22
assists, 51 points, +/- (+10)
2015 Playoff Stats- 4 games
played, 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points,
+/- (-7)
Many scouts consider
Lawson Crouse, a native of Mount
Brydges, Ontario, a high-risk highreward prospect and his play has
caused much debate as to whether
or not he should be a high draft
pick. The scouts who are in support
of his current ranking argue that
even though Crouse does not
always show up on the scoresheet,
he has many other skills that make
him a talented player. Those who
question Crouse’s draft ranking
do not argue with the fact that he
is a talented player and should be
picked in the first round of this
year’s draft, but insist that players
who are picked as high as fourth or
fifth overall should make more of
an impact on the scoresheet than
Crouse does.
What Crouse does bring
to the table for the NHL team that
selects him is great size as he is
one of the players in the draft that
is about as close to NHL size as a
player can get at this stage in their
development. Crouse is currently
6’3” and 212 pounds and may even
add more muscle to his frame as he
continues to develop and prepares
to enter the NHL. Despite his large
frame, Crouse is also an excellent
skater and he is credited with being
a fantastic two-way player who has
great defensive skills.
Crouse’s scenario brings
up a question that many in the
hockey world have debated for
many years which is if NHL scouts
should focus more on draft-year
stats when selecting a player or if
there should be more stock put into
the player’s overall abilities and
potential to be a successful NHL
player. Crouse is only seventeen
years old, he has lots of time to
outperform his less-than-perfect
draft year stats and therefore,
based on the other skills he
possess, has earned the right to be
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a high draft pick. Whichever NHL
team chooses Crouse will just have
to be committed to putting in the
effort to ensure his best talents are
showcased and that he is given the
help necessary to improve those
areas in which he currently lacks.
5. Noah Hanifin- Defenceman,
Boston College Eagles (NCAA)
2014/2015 Regular Season Stats37 games played, 5 goals, 18
assists, 23 points
Born
in
Boston,
Massachusetts, Noah Hanifin is
the highest-ranked defenseman in
this year’s NHL Entry Draft. The
6’2” and 205-pound defenceman
earned such a high ranking because
of his high work ethic and hockey
IQ in combination with his superb
playmaking skills and sound
positional awareness. Very rarely
is Hanifin out of position and,
not only that, he is always aware
of where his teammates are on
the ice which allows him to make
fantastic passes. Hanifin’s skating
has also been noted as being
extremely smooth and efficient
for a defenseman of his size. This
past season with Boston College
Hanifin also proved his versatility
as he played in all situations from
powerplay time to the penalty kill
and even-strength minutes.
There are some questions
when it comes to where Hanifin
will land in the draft, though, and
not all of those questions surround
Hanifin and his abilities. Seen as
the consensus third overall pick for
the majority of the season, Hanifin
began to slip in rankings towards
the very end of the season. This
slip in rankings was reflective of
the needs of the Arizona Coyotes,
who currently own the thirdoverall pick, and a small decline
in Hanifin’s season. With such a
deep draft, as mentioned earlier,
teams do not have to feel pressure
to only pick the best available
player at their position as all of
the players available are talented;
instead, teams seem to be going in
with an attitude of drafting for their
needs. In the case of the Coyotes,
they have the ability to address
their biggest problem which is at
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the centre ice position, leading
many to believe that they will
choose Strome instead of Hanifin,
moving Hanifin further down the
draft rankings. On the other hand,
experts could be wrong in their
predictions and the Coyotes could
draft Hanifin to add to their already
strong pool of defensive prospects.
Regardless of where
in the draft he is chosen, it is
strongly believed that Hanifin will
need at least another year with
Boston College to allow him to
keep developing instead of going
directly to the NHL next season.
It is important to point
out that these are just the top five
prospects looking to be drafted this
June in Florida. This truly is one of
the most talented draft classes the
NHL has seen in the last few years
and every player drafted in the first
two rounds has the potential to
lead exciting journeys to the NHL.
Aside from the top five prospects,
some players that have been
extensively talked about heading
into the draft include: Calgary
native (and former Lancer) Nick
Merkley, a playmaking centre for
the Kelowna Rockets in the WHL,
who finished the regular season
with 90 points (20 goals and 70
assists) and became the fastest
Rocket in Kelowna’s history to
reach 100 assists in his WHL
career; Russian Ivan Provorov of
the Brandon Wheat Kings in the
WHL, who is a offensively-gifted
defenceman and who scored fifteen
goals and notched forty-six assists
for a total of sixty-one points on
the season; and Mitchell Marner,
a native of Markham Ontario, who
would have won the OHL scoring
title with his London Knights had it
not been for Strome’s phenomenal
four-point season finale which
allowed him to beat Marner’s 126
points (44 goals and 82 assists).
With so much anticipation
surrounding this draft it is clear
that whether or not the rankings
are correct that this draft will be
talked about well beyond June 26
and 27 and that the players selected
will have tremendous impact in the
NHL for years to come.
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From the first puck- Flames were the fifth-youngest
drop of the season to Anaheim team in the NHL this season with
Ducks forward Corey Perry scor- an average age of twenty-sixing in overtime to put an end to years-old. With the experience of
the Flames Cinderella story of a an 82-game season grind and a
season, it was a year to remember playoff run to the second round,
for the Flames. This season, the these young stars gained priceless
Flames were always dubbed as the experience from the ups and the
pesky team that had the capability downs moving forward into next
of upsetting any team in the league. season and beyond.
A combination of circumstances This young Flames roster
resulted in the Flames season being was peppered with players fulfillsuch a success for the franchise.
ing milestones throughout the sea
Bob Hartley proved this son. If one takes a step back, it is
season that he is one of the top not difficult to see the spectacular
coaches in the league and many season the Flames had.
The Flames had twentythink he is the favourite to take home the Jack Adams trophy for one regulars in their lineup, thirCoach of the Year. Hartley has teen forwards and eight defensethe unbelievable ability to groom men (these totals do not include
young players into clutch perform- Sam Bennett nor Michael Ferland
ers. Hartley and the Flames had due to the fact that they did not
45 wins this season. The last time dress frequently during the reguHartley had more wins than 45, he lar season, only playoffs). Out of
had 52 and he carried a Colorado the thirteen forwards, three were
Avalanche team to the Stanley rookies: Johnny Gaudreau, Markus
Cup Final anchored by five Hall Granlund, and Josh Jooris. Of the
of Famers in Joe Sakic, Peter Fors- ten experienced forwards, four
berg, Rob Blake, Ray Bourque, and of them matched or passed their
Patrick Roy. For Hartley to come career highs: Sean Monahan, Jiri
only seven wins away
Joe
“Whoever the 23 play- Hudler,
from matching that
Colborne,
historic team’s win ers that crack the open- and Lance
total with the Flames ing day roster are, one B o u m a .
thing is certain: they Now, the
current roster is outstanding. From before better be ready to play only
six
the season started to their most competitive r e m a i n i n g
the last game of the brand of hockey under f o r w a r d s :
season, Hartley stated
David Jones,
coach Hartley.”
and truly believed that
M i k a e l
the Flames were “going to shock Backlund, Matt Stajan, Brandon
the hockey world,” and that they Bollig, Paul Byron, and Mason
undoubtedly did.
Raymond, each missed a total of
The Flames were pegged fifteen games or more respectively.
as a team that would be contending Bollig was nine points off his cafor the Connor McDavid sweep- reer high, Byron was two points
stakes, a name given to the teams off his career high, and Backlund
“competing” for last place in the actually averaged a better Points
league to obtain a chance to take Per Game Average (PTS/G) this
home McDavid, who is looked to season than his previous career
be a generational talent and the high, which means theoretically,
best player to get drafted since had he played a full 82-game seaSidney Crosby in 2005. The Oil- son, he would have had his best
ers were the eventual winners of year point-wise. That just leaves
the McDavid sweepstakes, but the Jones, Stajan, and Raymond who
Flames were winners in their own also may have all contributed more
right. Not only did they shock the if they did not have injury-plagued
hockey world and prove the critics campaigns.
wrong, but they added invaluable With the defensemen, one
experience during the process. The can more simply say four out of
the eight regulars had career highs.
T.J Brodie, Dennis Wideman, Kris
Russell, and captain Mark Giordano, despite missing 21 games,
all set career highs. Out of the remaining four, Raphael Diaz only
played 56 games, Ladislav Smid
only played 31, and Dave Schlemko only played 44. That just leaves
Deryk Engelland, who played 76
games, but let us be frank: Engelland is not here to put up points,
so all-in-all, out of 21 players, 11
technically set career high totals.
The Flames season was
a huge success, but now the focus
transfers to next season to make
sure the Flames do not repeat what
the Avalanche did this season. The
Avalanche had surprised everyone
by going from last in the league in
2013 to third best in the league in
2014, but then missed the playoffs
in 2015. Many people believe that
the Flames season was a statistical
anomaly, just like that of the Avalanche’s last season. We will have
to wait until next season to find out
for sure, but let us take a preview
into next season to get a bit of a
better idea.
Players in the league who
signed contracts until 2015 will be
due for contracts on July 1, a day
that hockey fans dub “Free Agent
Frenzy.” There are two types of free
agents in the NHL. The distinction
between a restricted free agent and
an unrestricted free agent is that a
player may only declare himself to
be an unrestricted free agent if he is
over the age of 27 or has played in
the NHL for a minimum of seven
years. Essentially, if the player is
a restricted free agent, the team
that had his contract rights have
first, for lack of better term, “dibs”
to sign him. An unrestricted free
agent can essentially be signed by
any team that gives him an offer.
The Flames have seven
unrestricted free agents. Most of
the Flames unrestricted free agents
will likely not return. Devin Setoguchi was a cheap no-risk signing
last summer but did not pan out so
it is unlikely that he will be back.
Brain “Big Ern” McGrattan served
the Flames well as an enforcer
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ter his demotion to the American Drew Shore, who will all compete
Hockey League (AHL) most ana- for roster spots come next year’s
lysts do not expect him to be back. training camp. The five restricted
A couple of minor league players free agents remaining are more of
in Corey Potter and Brad Thiessen an interesting story. Paul Byron
both may receive a contract, but played a good deal of games with
may want to test the waters else- the Flames and can be used as a
where. Potter would probably like utility player moving forward; he
to thoroughly compete for an NHL should be back. Ferland is an unroster spot and Thiessen would restricted free agent and just began
want to be a starting goalie in the to flourish at the end of last season
AHL. Both players may stand bet- and beginning of the playoffs. He
ter chances fulfilling their expecta- will undoubtedly return and probtions in a different market.
ably anchor the Flames fourth line.
Raphael Diaz and Dave Jooris proved to be a promising
Schlemko are both interesting prospect in his first year with the
names. Both are very serviceable big club and will return. Bouma
6/7 defensemen at the NHL level has been a full-time NHLer with
and the Flames may be interested the club since last season and he
in offering a contract to both play- again will return as a third/fourth
ers, but regardless the both will line winger. The biggest restricted
get attention on the unrestricted free agent is Backlund. There is
free agent market. Diaz can help a no doubt Backlund will return, but
team’s second-unit powerplay and this time with a big raise in his salSchlemko can play more of a shut- ary. Backlund plays against many
down role. Many would suspect that of the other team’s best players and
the Flames would want Schlemko is really coming into his own the
back more than Diaz given his play past few seasons.
is more reliable than Diaz’s, but The Flames are not likely
the Flames also have two similar to be extremely active in the offplayers to Schlemko in Smid and season, but they will be sure to fill
Engelland.
gaps that they
“From before the sea- any
The player
think they may have.
many
are son started to the last Five players that will
game of the season, be really competing
most curious
Hartley
stated and truly hard for full-time rosabout is goaltender Karri believed that the Flames ter spots come next
were “going to shock season will be GranRamo.
lund, Ortio, Wolf,
the hockey world,”
Ramo sucKenney
Morrison,
ceeded Jonas Hiller in the second and Tyler Wotherspoon. Do not
round playoff series against the be surprised if the Flames attempt
Ducks and played outstanding. to trade or buyout the contracts of
Ramo is absolutely deserving of Jones and/or Smid. Both carry exa new contract, for that there is no pensive salaries and do not quite
debate, but will the Flames want live up to the expectation of their
him back and will he want to come salaries. The Flames management
back are the real questions. The group are guys that really like big
Flames would like to bring Ramo bodies and speed. Due to their reback, but with goaltending pros- cent success, Calgary is a good
pect Joni Ortio coming through the destination for free agents to come,
ranks, the Flames may deem that and the management team is sure
he is ready to step in and backup to recruit a couple in the off-seaJonas Hiller. From Ramo’s per- son. A few big-bodied free agents
spective, he has never started more that may spark the interest of the
than 40 games for the Flames in Flames are forwards Matt Beleshis two seasons with the club as key, Chris Stewart, and Joel Ward.
he shared the net with Hiller this Overall, the majority of
season and Reto Berra the season the Flames roster next season will
before that. Ramo would possibly be returning and there will not be
think he can get more starts in a an overwhelming number of new
different market such as San Jose names in the dressing room. The
or Buffalo.
Flames are technically only in the
The Flames restricted free second year of their rebuild, but
agents are naturally simpler to anal- after a surprising playoff berth,
yse. Out of the 16 restricted free they now have expectations to upagents, 11 of them spent the major- hold. Whoever the 23 players that
ity of their season in the minors last crack the opening day roster are,
year and most if not all of them, one thing is certain: they better be
will likely be given qualifying con- ready to play their most competitract offers. Notable restricted free tive brand of hockey under coach
agents out of that group include Hartley and never quit.
David Wolf, Max Reinhart, and
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Free agent frenzy: The top ten unrestricted free agents
By Aaron
Schmidtke
The 2014-2015 NHL
season and postseason will wrap
up in early June. The draft is set
for late June, and players whose
contracts are up will become free
agents on July 1. NHL organizations are already looking ahead to
next season. Each organization and
management team will thoroughly
evaluate its team and highlight its
strengths and weaknesses. Where
organizations see a weakness in
their line-up, they turn their heads
towards the free agency in search
of players to fill those voids.
This year’s pool of unrestricted free agents (UFAs) is certainly not the strongest in recent
history; however, this group of
UFAs offers a little bit of everything. As teams look ahead to the
free agent frenzy, we will take a
look at the top twenty unrestricted
free agents for July 1.
1. Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota
Wild (36-14-4), 2.07 GAA, 0.929
SV%, 6 SO
When Dubnyk signed
with the Arizona Coyotes on July
1 of last year, he signed a one-year
contract worth only $800,000 essentially to prove he could be a
serviceable backup goaltender in
the NHL. The Coyotes began the
year terribly and so did their starting goaltender, Mike Smith. With
Smith looking awful in net, Dubnyk began to start games more frequently and actually gave his team
a chance to win every night. Many
believe this is due to the Coyotes’
goaltending coach that seems to
strike gold with everything he
touches, Sean Burke. The Coyotes
knew their season was going to be
a flop, so they decided to part ways
with Dubnyk and sent him to the
Minnesota Wild for a third-round
pick, which is when something
amazing happened that stunned the
hockey world.
The Wild desperately
needed help in net, and Dubnyk
proved to be the ultimate solution.
After acquiring Dubnyk, the Wild
climbed up the standings and with
that Dubnyk’s numbers also rose
each game. Dubnyk went on a 279-2 run posting a breathtaking 1.78
GAA and 0.936 SV%. When he
was acquired by the Wild, they did
not start another goaltender for the
remainder of their season.
Dubnyk carried the Wild
on his back into the playoffs as
probably the hottest team in the
league (besides the pesky Ottawa
Senators). The Wild upset the
St. Louis Blues in the first round
knocking out one of the Stanley
Cup favourites in six games. The
Wild went on to be swept by the
Blackhawks the next round because Dubnyk could only carry the
team for so long. Dubnyk will take
some time to reflect on his season
but not too much time. Minnesota
General Manager, Chuck Fletcher,
will undoubtedly attempt to resign
Dubnyk and Dubnyk looks as if he
wants to stay. “It’s no secret that
I’ve enjoyed my time here,” Dubnyk said in closing interviews after
the Wild’s second round exit.
If Dubnyk stays with the
Wild, without a doubt either Darcy
Kuemper or Niklas Backstrom will
need to be dealt. If any teams plan
to sign Dubnyk, the price tag will
significantly rise. It would not be
unreasonable to think Dubnyk will
be making close to seven times
more than his previous contract
and many think it will surpass the
6-million-dollar figure. The top
teams expected to vie for Dubnyk’s
services this summer are the Wild,
the San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres, and perhaps the Dallas Stars
due to their starting goaltender
Kari Lehtonen always seemingly
getting injured.
2. Mike Green, Washington Capitals (72GP, 10G, 35A, 45P)
In 2008, Green was considered one of the best defensemen
in the NHL as he notched a 30-goal
season and 73 points. He followed
up that season with career highs in
assists (57) and points (76). Then
the collapse of an elite defenseman
began. Green had three straight
injury-plagued seasons in a row
playing only a combined total 116
games of a potential 246 games
over that stretch. After these seasons, Green took a bit of time to
get himself back to 100% and prepared to re-emerge as the Capitals’
top blueliner.
When Green came back,
the Capitals had two defensemen
emerge in their own right: Karl
Alzner and John Carlson. Green
played a smaller role on the team
and still had a productive season,
but the Capitals missed the playoffs for the first time in six seasons. This season, Green helped
the Capitals to the playoffs but in
an even smaller role. The Capitals signed two big-name free
agents to long-term deals out of
the Pittsburgh Penguins organization: Brooks Orpik and Matt Niskanen. Capitals General Manager
Brian MacLellan spoke about the
Capitals most enticing free agent
at the season-ending press conference: “It’s going to come down to
if he’s comfortable with [his] role
and [what he gets paid] for that role
moving forward. It’s probably going to be a little complicated.”
Green’s current salary is
$6.25 million and there is no doubt
that he is not worth that kind of
money but he will not get a huge
pay decrease. Green’s salary will
be in the neighbourhood of $5 million. Green has played in Washington his whole career and many believe he would like to return, but as
MacLellan said, if Green is comfortable with a smaller role and
a pay cut then he will be brought
back.
Green may want to anchor another blueline elsewhere
like Philadelphia or Edmonton,
where he will come in, play big
minutes, be on a top pair, and be
a heavily-depended-on defender.
est around the league.
The Rangers’ $58.6 million tied up in contracts for next
season leaves them with a slim
budget of an estimated $10.5 million to spend on the market. The
Rangers still need to resign restricted free agents Carl Hagelin
and Derek Stepan. The odds of the
Rangers bringing St. Louis back
look pretty unlikely.
St. Louis is one of the
most offensive free agents out
there, so teams looking for a scorer
to add to their top six would be
silly to not take a long look at him.
At age 39, St. Louis is not getting any younger, and would love
to add another Stanley Cup to his
already remarkable career. On the
free agent market, St. Louis should
make around what he made the
past season, $5 million, but do not
be surprised if he takes less to go to
a Stanley Cup-contending team.
Ovechkin and Niklas Backstrom
and the Penguins having Sidney
Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, but
teams can never have too much
talent. Crosby usually plays with
Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis
but with Dupuis’ unsure future, the
Pens could use another winger to
play with Sid the Kid. The Capitals
have always seemed to be in search
for a winger to play with Ovechkin
and Backstrom and St. Louis could
be that fit. A couple of other teams
that will surely be interested are
the Calgary Flames and the Dallas
Stars, but St. Louis might not feel
that they are near being cup contenders. St. Louis will weigh in his
options on July 1 and will surely
have teams lining up at his door to
sign him.
4. Justin Williams, Los Angeles
Kings, (81GP, 18G, 23A, 41P)
In 2014, Williams and the
Photo by Aaron Schmidtke
Shannon Fitzgerald and McKenna Howard, Grade, 11, are rooting for their favourite teams to make some highprofile signings in the free agent market on July 1 which is also known as the “Free Agent Frenzy.”
Wherever Green ends up, it will be
interesting to see how the Calgarynative handles the minutes.
3. Martin St. Louis, New York
Rangers (74GP, 21G, 31A, 52P)
Not too long ago, St. Louis was a star player in the NHL and
a consistent top-ten player in scoring. Now St. Louis puts up solid
numbers, but it is clear that the
end of his career is closer than the
beginning. St. Louis won a Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay in 2004
and now battles for a cup with the
Rangers. St. Louis’ experience and
will to win is what generates inter-
St. Louis will field many
calls on July 1. There are a few
teams that will be taking runs at St.
Louis including the Montreal Canadiens. Many link Quebec-born
St. Louis to the Quebec market, but
not only because of his hometown.
The Canadiens struggled terribly
with scoring, and St. Louis is a safe
bet to put up at least 50 points in a
season. The Canadiens are becoming a perennial cup contender and
St. Louis may find that interesting.
The Capitals and Penguins are another option; both teams could use
a boost on offense. It sounds crazy with the Capitals having Alex
Kings were coming off a monumental season. The Kings won the
Stanley Cup and Williams won the
Conn Smythe, for the Most Valuable Player of the Playoffs. This
season, the Kings took a big step
back; they became the first defending Stanley Cup champion to miss
the postseason since the Carolina
Hurricanes in 2006-2007 when
the Hurricanes, coincidentally, had
Williams on the roster. It is reported that the Kings have had contract
talks with Williams already but it is
believed that they are far off from
sealing a deal.
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Senior Boys Rugby team finishes an exciting season
By Hania Elshayeb
and Dominic Caston
The Senior Boys Rugby season has officially come to an end. The season began at the
beginning of February and started off really well,
although the season became more rough, due to
the number of players that could not continue and
others that could not play because of several injuries. The team played six games, won three, and
lost three. Overall the rugby season was plenty
of fun for the school, especially with the unique
experience of joining Henry Wise Wood’s team
and making plenty of new and unexpected friendships. The FEVER interviewed Liam Quinn in
an effort to get a feel for what this ever-changing
season has been like for Scarlett’s all-star players.
FEVER: How did the rugby season go?
Quinn: Well the rugby season just ended but it
was rough. We started off with about 35 people
on the team and over the span of the season we
lost many to injury, so many people that in our
final game we only had 18 players which means
only three subs. Despite all of our injuries we did
really well and finished 3-3 and all the boys had a
blast because it was [the] last high school season
for a lot of us.
FEVER: What do you think could’ve gone better this season?
Quinn: Obviously if we kept up our numbers we
would have been able to be more successful as
there was a lot of talented player that were unable
to play, like Ryan Notacker, from our school.
But really know the boys did as well as we could
enjoyed the most.
FEVER: Do you see yourself playing rugby after
high school?
Quinn: Yeah, absolutely ! This will be my second season playing rugby outside of school, and
I fully intend on playing it [after] school. I intend
on playing it in
university and
until my body
won’t let me play
anymore. Everybody should play
rugby.
FEVER: How
could the team
have improved?
Quinn: Attendance at practices would have
been a key factor
to improving our
team but overall
there is only so
much you can do
Photo by Ayesha Shaikh with the [numThe Wisewood/Scarlett team completes a quick pass to avoid their defenders ber] of healthy
players we had.
since grade 10. We have been to the UK together Also, I believe that more commitment to the team
and been playing together for three years. All of from some of our players would [have] helped us
that can really bring people together. I have to in the long run.
say the people you meet in rugby are the kind- FEVER: What did you enjoy most about the seaest, most loving boys you will find in any sport. son?
The experiences with my team [are] what I have Quinn: The way we ended it. We played our
[butts] off and it was sad that it would be our last
rugby game for high school, l but it was a great
way to end the season. All the boys were really
happy to say that they had played three full seasons with great guys.
FEVER: What is your best memory of this season?
Quinn: The Clearwater Sevens Rugby Tournament. All the boys played really well and everybody was able to put points on the board. And we
finished third overall which was pretty great too.
With an equal win-loss ratio, the Lancers should be proud of their success with all factors considered. This season goes to show the
incredible willpower of the Scarlet Lancers, and
shows just how far they were willing to go to ensure victory even siding with unlikely enemies
turned allies.
This season of rugby should be counted
as a success, with lessons that should be remembered by future Scarlett teams. With many enjoyable memories, friendships formed, and new unforgettable experiences the world of sports once
again proves how crucial it is in its ability to bring
people together.
Rugby is not a sport for the faint of
heart, and the team once again proved the amount
of courage it takes to fight and represent the
school with pride, even through all the adversity
and challenges they have faced. Every student
should give three cheers for the team, if not for
the sport, but for the sheer indomitable will the
players have shown.
currently one of the best boxers, while some
would argue he is the best. He began his professional boxing career in 1996 also winning
his first bout. Mayweather’s winning streak
continued throughout the years, and has yet to
end, as he currently has an undefeated record
of 48-0. Having no losses is impressive in
itself, but considering Mayweather has been
in forty-eight professional fights, it is exceptional. He has earned eleven major world
titles over his career, including titles in Flyweight, Lightweight, Light Welterweight,
Welterweight, and Light Middleweight. His
success is largely due to his unique fighting
style. Mayweather is a master of defense,
most of the time standing sideways in such
a way that his opponents will have difficulty
even finding a target. His hands are almost
always at his side, too, and he uses them expertly to block most shots. Mayweather also
has a tremendous counterpunch that displays
such speed and power that should almost not
seem possible together.
In watching Mayweather fight,
there is no doubt about the extent and degree
of his skills. There are people, however, who
criticize his fighting style alluding to the fact
that it lacks “boxing.” During a bout, it can
seem as though Mayweather would be perfectly content to simply defend himself and
only throw counterpunches. In other matches, though, he can be seen throwing punches
at every opening he gets. His style, while always distinct, is very flexible. Mayweather
hits, while landing strong punches whenever
he found an opening. He was also able to
counter effectively, landing counterpunches
on Pacquiao every time he tried to hit.
Though Mayweather’s talents are
commendable, his ability to put even Pacquiao at a disadvantage left spectators feeling like they were watching a one-sided fight
most of the bout. Again, many criticized
Mayweather’s fighting, saying there was not
enough boxing to it. Though Mayweather is
a talented strategist, and excellent when on
defense, especially when facing Pacquiao,
his fighting seemed to lack boxing. When a
boxer spends most of his time defending and
avoiding punches instead of throwing them
or even looking for an opening, his performance is then indeed lacking. Thus, the
“Fight of the Century” while an interesting
fight to watch, was mediocre in quality. With
all the publicity the fight received beforehand, the actual bout was a great let-down to
fans and casual spectators alike.
While the much-anticipated fight
was a letdown for most, there is much the
boxing world has to offer still. Both Pacquiao and Mayweather are still in the sport,
and their fights will continue to be outstanding, perhaps more so though when against
other opponents. There are many promising
boxers rising through the ranks, making it an
exciting time for boxing, perhaps even allowing for another “Fight of the Century.”
have, given our circumstances. The passion was
there not the numbers were not.
FEVER: What have you enjoyed most about
working with your teammates?
Quinn:The friends and experiences I have had
with the boys [that I] have been playing [with]
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight at last
By Loula Agelopoulos
On May 2, the “Fight of the Century” took place at the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas. WBC and WBA Junior Middleweight and Welterweight Champion Floyd
Mayweather Jr. faced at the time WBO
Welterweight champion and number one
pound-for-pound fighter, Manny Pacquiao
in a twelve-round bout.
For the past decade, Mayweather
and Pacquiao alike have taken the boxing
world by storm. Pacquiao started his professional boxing career in 1995 with a win.
He swiftly rose through the ranks, reaching
a winning streak of 11-0 by 1996. After his
first loss, Pacquiao proceeded to achieve
yet another winning streak, winning several
Flyweight titles along the way. His current
record is 57 wins, 6 losses, 2 draws, an impressive record especially when considering
the large number and variety of fights he has
been in. Pacquiao has also won several titles,
and was the first to ever win titles in seven
different weight divisions. After the fight
with Mayweather, though, Pacquiao lost
his WBO Welterweight title. He is largely
regarded as one of the greatest fighters of
this generation, with not only a great record,
but also outstanding skill. He is a fast boxer,
with a record of 1,231 punches thrown in a
single fight, but also has the ability to pack
quite a bit of power in each one of them.
Mayweather is also regarded as
will play to any opponent’s weakness, while
preventing them from using their strengths.
This quality of Mayweather’s led to
the displeasure of many viewers of his fight
against Pacquiao. Since 2009 the two fighters had been negotiating a fight with little
success, due to a disagreement regarding
Olympic-style blood testing. As a result, the
fight was delayed twice, before finally being
scheduled some six years later for May 2,
2015.
Fan excitement was at a high, with
the fight being dubbed the “Fight of the Century.” Such great anticipation for a fight has
not been seen in quite a while, perhaps even
since the renowned bouts between Arturo
Gatti and Micky Ward. There was support
for both boxers, with each side sure of a win.
Since both fighters are so highly-regarded,
much of the excitement was justified as fans
expected a great fight; what they got instead
was average.
In typical Mayweather fashion, the
boxer took a defensive stance, leaving only
a very small target for Pacquiao to aim at.
He also had his feet planted on the ground
almost the entire time, essentially setting the
pace for the bout. As a result, Pacquiao, a
very dynamic fighter, was unable to use his
usual tactics and landed far fewer punches
than normal, throwing a total of 429, with
only 81 of those meeting their target. Staying
in a defensive stance nearly the entire bout,
Mayweather was able to block or avoid most
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Junior Boys rugby season comes to a successful end
By Bijal Belle and Aaron Schmidtke
After a very successful
start to the season, the Junior Boys
Rugby team continued their dominance over almost every competitor until their playoff lives ended
in the quarter-finals on May 26.
In this game they suffered a tough
loss to Centennial High School 2018. The Lancers ended the season
with a record of 5 wins and 2 losses after having lost to Henry Wise
Wood and Centennial.
The Lancers ranked third
out of thirteen teams in the Junior
Boys Rugby standings in the regular season with a record of five wins
and one loss. The Junior Lancers
had the third most points for, at 123
points the second- least amount
of points against with 44, and the
third-best point differential in the
league with 79. It was already such
a positive season in so many ways
as this is the first year Scarlett has
been given their own Junior Boys
Rugby team, but it was still disap-
pointing that the success could not it also represented the standings as have not played as well as the score
be translated into the playoffs.
Ernest Manning had the second- reflects. “Once we were up, we
began to get
In Scargreedy with
lett’s last
the ball and
win
of
forgot the batheir inausics like passgural seaing and team
son was
structure,”
on May
said
grade
21 when
eleven returnthey faced
ing
player,
off against
Matthew NieErnest
man.
Manning
Mov(ranked
ing forward,
eleventh
Scarlett will
out of thirlook to imteen) and
prove in all
seized the
aspects
of
opportunithe game in
ty to finish
preparation
with
an
for next seaabsolutely
son as they
Photo by Ayesha Shaikh
dominatwant to carry
ing score Daniel Jovanovic, Grade 11, dodges his opponents from Manning to scoring a big try over their moof 48-0 in favour of our home worst point differential and Scar- mentum. The team could be very
team. This match showed how lett, as previously stated, had the strong next season if they have a
Scarlett can take over matches and second-best. The team appeared to good bulk of the team as return-
ing players and bring in some new
faces from younger grades coming
to Scarlett. A large portion of the
players will be moving on to the
Senior Boys team, but hopefully
they will have some returning Juniors that can help lead the team
to victory. The team’s success relies on whether the skilled, experienced players come to tryouts and
whether a good number of Lancers
are interested in rugby. The first
season at Scarlett was undeniably
successful and one the players,
coaches, and fans will not forget
anytime soon. Nieman singles out
a few players that were really valuable this season to the Junior Boys:
“Matt Cook, Josh French, Lars
Lang, Padraic Quinn, and Dave
Scheuerman were all big parts of
our success this season.”
Nieman was asked what
the highlight of the season was
from his perspective: “The highlight of the season was playing as
well as we did with so little experience. The season was really fun to
be a part of.”
Lancers vs Knights: The field hockey duel of the season
By Cassandra Betts
During the first few minutes they
hausted.
After a competitive and Despite their exhaustion, brought their game. Sticks were
intense season, the Senior Girls’ the Lancers were elated. The un- flying, and girls were sprinting to
Field Hockey days are finally end- defeated Queen Elizabeth Knights cut off the Queen Elizabeth playing. They have had an impressive had not managed to score a goal, ers and steal the ball from between
season, both in results of games and it was clear that they were rat- their feet. After a couple of great
played and personal growth. In the tled. Throughout the entire season, steals, the Lancers managed to
first two games of the season, the there were only a few times when push the ball into Queen ElizaSenior Girls team had yet to score the Knights had not been up by one, beth’s end again, but this time they
a goal. Now, after playing their last two or even three goals at the half, were determined to leave it with
game on Monday, June 1, the team and they were not used to having a different outcome. They comhas scored fifteen goals and only this kind of pressure. The Lanc- pleted some precise passes, effechad nine goals scored
tively demagainst them.
onstrating
The last game
teamwork
of the season was an
and
ball
epic battle that will not
control, and
finally mansoon be forgotten. Playaged to get
ing the first-place ranked
Queen Elizabeth team,
the ball to
the Lancers had their
Anna Bendwork cut out for them,
er,
Grade
11. Bender
and rose to the challenge
eyed the net,
with enthusiasm and
aggression. The game
calculatstarted out at a fast pace,
Photo by Cassandra Betts ingly sizing
with play in both ends of Stephanie Maxwell, Coach, Hannah Neufeld, Rachel Pizante and Alli Far- up Queen
the field. The possession rer, Grade 12, gather for a picture despite their sweatiness after a match Elizabeth’s
kept switching, first it
goalie, and
was primarily down in the Lanc- ers, on the other hand, have been fired the ball towards the goal. Imer’s end and then with some superb in many nail-biting games before, mediately, the Scarlett fans erupted
defense they managed to push it in which they have had to score in into cheers; Bender had scored.
back towards the Queen Elizabeth the last few minutes to pull out the The Lancers led 1-0.
The rest of the game was a
goalie. Even so, after the first half, win. This was their element. They spirited attempt to keep the ball out
the score was still 0-0. The half were ready.
The Lancers proved their of the Lancer’s end. Against a talhad been very fast-paced, and after demonstrating a high level of skill superiority under these stress- ented team like Queen Elizabeth,
and intensity, both teams were ex- ful conditions in the second half. however, this is not always pos-
sible, and goalie Jessica Simpson,
Grade 12, was put to the test. “Jessica had a ton of amazing saves this
game,” explained Gabe Veenstra,
Grade 12. Thanks to some superb
defending and Simpson’s skilled
saves, the Lancers were still up by
one with five minutes remaining.
At this point, Queen Elizabeth increased their intensity. After Bender’s goal at the beginning
of the second-half, the Knights
desperation began to grow, and by
the end of the game it had reached
its peak. Their actions were fueled
by a fear of losing to the fourth
place team and being knocked out
of playoffs. They became faster,
started running harder, and eventually their hard work paid off as they
scored to tie up the game. “The
score on our net [was] because of
[a] fast break and slow transitioning,” admitted Veenstra. “Unfortunately the defense got beat.”
This slip up by the defense served to fuel the Lancer’s
fire, and they increased their intensity again, pushing themselves
to stop another goal and force the
game into overtime. They succeeded, and after a short break, the two
teams returned to play five-minute sudden-death overtime. Even
with sticks flying, shins aching,
and breath coming short, the girls
from both teams pushed on, each
hungry for the win. The focus of
both teams was defense, they each
completed their goal successfully.
After overtime was over no team
had scored.
Double overtime commenced with physical exhaustion
aggressively restraining the desire to push for the win. Sadly, the
Lancers had already given all that
they could in the last two halves
and the first overtime. The defense
missed a transition, the Knights
went on a fast break, and there was
nothing Simpson could do to stop
the hard ball from flying into her
net.
In the epic battle between
the Knights and the Lancers, the
Knights emerged victorious. Scarlett, however, should be incredibly
proud of everything they have accomplished. “We had an exceptional game…” Veenstra stated, after
the chaos was over. “Our passing
was on par. Everyone played well,
it was just moments of slip-ups that
allowed them the goals.”
The Senior Girls finished
fourth overall in regular league
play, and made it to semi-finals in
playoffs, where they almost beat
the undefeated Queen Elizabeth
Knights. The Senior Girls will all
leave the season with fond memories of the friends they made, the
jokes they shared and the game
where they pulled together as a
team.
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Girls Rugby undefeated
heading into City Finals
By
Isabel Fernandez and
cheered for her team as the Scarlett/Wise
Wenonah North Peigan wood team took their fourth win of the
A congratulations is due to the
girls on the Scarlett/ Wise Wood Girls Rugby team. With a winning streak happening
early on in the season, the team is rightly
looking forward to dominating the rest of
the season. The team, which is mostly made
up of Henry Wise Wood Warriors, but also
has some Lancers playing, is in first place
in the Division 2/3 standings.
In rugby, one try, or score, is
worth five points, and it is possible for players to acquire other numbers of points by
completing certain actions. In their game
against Ernest Manning on May 13, 2015,
the Warriors won the game 38-0.
During the season, the team’s
toughest competitor for the Division Championships seemed to be Robert Thirsk High
month in their amazing winning streak.
While Bishop O’ Byrne only
scored one try, worth five points, the Warriors team racked up 31 points against them
in a sure game, making it the second time
they beat them this season.
Based on their impressive record,
the team was guaranteed a spot in the playoff semi-finals on June 1. The quarter-finals,
which determined who was going to play
against the Warriors/Lancers happened on
May 26 in a tight game between Robert
Thirsk and Lester B. Pearson, both teams
that Wise Wood and Scarlett had beaten in
the past. In this quarter-final game, Robert
Thirsk scored 13 points against Lester B.
Pearson, who in return, only scored five.
Because of this, the Wisewood / Scarlett
Photo by Isabel Fernandez
The team intensely warms up before one of their very successful games against Robert Thirsk
School, who they were just ahead of in the
standings. Robert Thirsk is the team they
played in the semi-finals.
Sarah Barnes, a grade 11 Scarlett
student who attended the game on May 13,
was very happy about the win. “I’m very
excited for the rest of the season,” she says,
“I can’t wait to attend the rest of the games
this season and cheer for my team.” Barnes
also attended another game a week later, on
May 20, at Bishop O’ Byrne’s field. She
team played against Robert Thirsk in the
semi-finals in June 1 to determine who goes
to the finals, which took place on June 3.
Scarlett/Wisewood beat Thirsk by
one point on the game on June 1, guaranteeing their spot in the finals against Bowness. Bowness really worked their way to
the top, turning from the team that was expected to be the first ones out of the play
offs into the team going against the undefeated Warriors/Lancers.
The
City
Championship
game, which
was scheduled
to take place
on June 3, was
moved to June
10 because of
harsh weather
conditions. The
team worked
hard to prepare
for the rescheduled finals.
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Junior Girls Field Hockey
season comes to an end
By Grace Stone
really bonded and grown together over the
After the hard work put into prac- season. We really work as a team when we
ticing since their first game on April 21, the are playing. I think that the team is great at
Junior Girls Field Hockey team finished up working together and always fighting for the
their last game of the season this month. Their ball. I also think that we are good at raislast game was on May 19 against St. Francis ing the ball over the other teams’ sticks and
in the Calgary Soccer Centre field from 4:15 getting it in it their end of the field. We also
pm to 5:15 pm. The game concluded as a tie, have a great goalie!”
with each team scoring one goal. Lancers The hard work over the season
had two other games in May: one on May 4 paid off, as Lancers qualified for Division 2
against John G. Diefenbaker in
the field of Shouldice Athletic
Park from 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm,
and another on May 6 against
Bishop Carroll in the University
of Calgary field from 4 pm to 5
pm. On May 4, Lancers were
able to score five goals and won
the game 5-2. Unfortunately on
May 6, they lost to Bishop Carroll 0-1.
Every team in the division was required to play six
games, and throughout the season Lancers scored seven goals
altogether against John G. Diefenbaker, St. Francis, and Sir
Photo by Grace Stone
Winston Churchill collectively.
Lancers play hard during their last game against St Francis
The team finished off the season having won one game, lost three games, playoffs. On May 28, at 5:15 pm at Shouland tied twice. Out of the nine teams play- dice Athletic Park, the Junior Girls Field
ing against each other, Lancers were able to Hockey team played Queen Elizabeth in
share seventh place for most points (4). Two the semi-finals. Unfortunately, Lancers lost
points were awarded to a team for each win, the match, as the opposing team outscored
them 1-0. The team put their best effort into
and one point was awarded for a tie.
When reflecting on the season, the game. For the finals, Queen Elizabeth
team members enjoyed what they learned played against Bishop Carroll the following
and what they accomplished. “At the end of week on June 1 in the University of Calgary
the season, I think we have come very far field at 4 pm, and the city championship was
considering very few people had ever played awarded to Queen Elizabeth 2-1.
the sport at the beginning of the season,” said Many Lancers enjoyed the season
Kelsie Volek, Grade 10. “I feel this year our and wish to try out for the field hockey team
team was very good at working as a team, in 2016. Garrett added, “I have loved playing the sport and can’t wait to try
out for the team next year!” When
asked how many team members
wish to try out for next year,
Volek said, “Honestly, I haven’t
talked to anyone who doesn’t
want to tryout next year; we all
had such a great time.”
Students were grateful
for the experiences they had during their time on the field, and
Volek added, “I’d just like to say
how amazing our coach, Jennifer
Kowalewski, was this season. All
the time and energy she put into
this team was greatly appreciated.
Photo by Grace Stone
We’ve come a long way from the
Lancer girls cooperate to score against the opposing team
start of the season and we couldn’t
with passing and communication. Our team have done it without her. This season was a
also had a lot of fun!” During the games they blast!”
played, Lancers learned from the experienc- Overall, Lancers had a terrific time
es they had on the field with dribbling, pass- learning skills that will help them for future
ing, and shooting. They were also able to seasons, dedicating hard work into practices,
play to each others’ strengths. Nina Garrett, and making memories with their teammates.
Grade 10, reflected “I think that the team has
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Williams is one of the
better point producers in the free
agent market and is usually good
for at least 20 goals a season. Williams can play top-six minutes for
many clubs and will certainly generate interest for teams looking for
a better punch on offense. Much of
the same crowd that is interested
in St. Louis will surely make some
calls on Williams as well, including Dallas, Montreal, Washington,
and Pittsburgh. The Senators could
also be a team looking for a top-six
player, but they may acquire one
via trade for one of their crop of
goaltenders.
5. Mike Fisher, Nashville Predators, (59GP, 19G, 20A, 39P)
After Fisher spent a decade in Ottawa with the Senators,
he was shipped to Nashville, a
perfect destination to live with his
country star wife, Carrie Underwood. The situation worked extremely well for both clubs as Fisher got the destination of his choice
and the Senators got a first round
pick that turned out to be Stefan
Noesen, who was a key piece in
the trade that landed the Senators
Bobby Ryan from the Ducks.
Nashville truly seems to
be the perfect fit, which is why this
free agent situation is more complicated. Fisher would undoubtedly receive calls from a number
of different clubs, but the odds of
him leaving Nashville look very
unlikely. Fisher will probably rank
higher on this list if it was not for
the likeliness of him resigning with
the Predators. Mike Ribeiro and
Fisher were the top two centremen for the Predators this season
and both are free agents. General
Manager David Poile has plenty
of work ahead of him this summer
as the Predators took a huge step
forward this season with their best
point total in three seasons.
6. Matt Beleskey, Anaheim
Ducks, (65GP, 22G, 10A, 32P)
Beleskey broke out this
season as a twenty-goal scorer
after his whole career was spent
playing on the bottom six. This
season, when healthy, Beleskey
played a critical role on the Ducks’
second line with Ryan Kesler and
Jakob Silfverberg. Beleskey is a
very intriguing free agent because
of his mixture of grit and skill. The
Ducks have had contract talks with
Beleskey and there was also talk
that Beleskey may be traded at the
trade deadline, but neither came
to fruition. Beleskey is still set to
become an unrestricted free agent
while helping the Ducks in their
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deep playoff run.
captivating free agent to many
Beleskey has fought clubs because he can play top-six
some injury troubles throughout minutes but his two-way play is
his career which may make him crucial as well. On a good club,
less attractive to some teams but Frolik could be a huge impact
that should not be too much of a third-liner, much like he was on
worry. Beleskey made $1.4 million the Blackhawks. For a weaker than
this season and will undoubtedly many club up front, like the Jets,
garner a raise somewhere in the he can be a serviceable top-six forballpark of $4 million. Teams that ward. Frolik will be a very attracwant a gritty forward that can put tive commodity on July 1, with the
the puck in the net will be calling Capitals, the Avalanche, the Stars,
Beleskey.
the Senators, and the Canadiens all
Some of those teams call- surely showing interest. Frolik will
ing may be the Calgary Flames, the command more than $4 million a
Vancouver Canucks, or the Winni- season to a lucky suitor, and whatpeg Jets. Despite salary cap prob- ever team gets Frolik, their scoring
lems, the Boston Bruins should and defensive play should improve
also be interested, and do not rule as well.
out the Ducks resigning the unrestricted free agent. Teams should 8. Antoine Vermette, Chicago
be cognisant of this flashy, big Blackhawks, (82GP, 13G, 25A,
forward on the free agent market. 38P)
Vermette is one of the
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed a power-forward that was exceeding top, if not the top, two-way player
expectations when they acquired in this free agent pool. He plays in
David Clarkson to a monstrous almost all situations: powerplay,
contract and regretted doing so penalty kill, and five-on-five. Verseveral months
mette played on one of
later, and now
the worst teams in the
he does not “General Managers NHL this season with
play for the will cross their fin- the Arizona Coyotes
team anymore. gers and hope they but still performed at a
The Chicago make a deal they will good scoring pace bebeing traded to the
Blackhawks
not soon regret.” fore
Blackhawks. Vermette
also resigned
was not everything the
their own power-forward and playoff ace Bryan Blackhawks were hoping for when
Bickell to a big contract, which is he came in which raised some eyenow extremely troubling consider- brows about Vermette’s offensive
ing the Blackhawks are one of the ability. Vermette was traded for a
most salary cap-troubled teams in first-round draft pick this season
the league. There is reason to be- from Arizona and that may be a bit
lieve Bickell will be shipped out as of a regrettable decision, but the
soon as they can find a team that Blackhawks made it to the Stanley
would take him. That is not to say Cup Final and so nothing is exactly
Clarkson and Bickell are both ser- deemed as a loss when you make it
viceable NHL gritty bottom-six that far.
Vermette was struggling
forwards, but their salaries are out of control and that is what teams and was even a healthy scratch a
need to watch when giving Beles- few games with the Blackhawks,
but he helps the team in different
key a big contract come July.
areas of the game which is why he
7. Michael Frolik, Winnipeg Jets, is dubbed “the utility knife” around
the NHL world.
(82GP, 19G, 23A, 42P)
After winning a Stanley It is almost guaranteed
Cup with the Blackhawks, Chi- that the Blackhawks will not be
cago shipped Frolik to the Jets able to resign Vermette before he is
where he was an immediate fit. a free agent because of salary cap
Frolik provided the perfect scor- problems and even if they could, it
ing touch that the Jets needed, but is unsure if they would, but that is
his two-way play and penalty-kill beside the point. Vermette is a very
were the biggest impacts he had on useful depth-player to any team
the team. The penalty-killing was and can be a top flight third-line
an absolute must because the Jets centre on a good team or a defenled the league in times shorthanded sive second-line centre on a weaker
at 308. The Jets also led the league team, like he was on the Coyotes.
in shorthanded goals with 10, and At the beginning of the
Frolik had 3 of those. Based on ru- season, it looked like Vermette
mours in the hockey world, it does would command close to $6 milnot sound like the Jets will resign lion over the long term and it is not
Frolik but would more likely look out of the question yet, but it does
at Drew Stafford.
not seem as likely. To the right club
Frolik could be a very where he is the right fit, he could
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make in the neighbourhood of $5
million.
9. Christian Ehrhoff, Pittsburgh
Penguins, (49GP, 3G, 11A, 14P)
The Penguins had what
they would probably describe as a
terrible season for their standards
as they came in eighth in the East
narrowly making the playoffs,
only to be eliminated in the first
round by the New York Rangers.
The entire Penguins season was
an injury-riddled nightmare. This
includes Ehrhoff. When healthy,
Ehrhoff was one of the steadiest
defensemen on the Penguins who
have expressed interest in resigning him. Ehrhoff is one of the top
names on the unrestricted market
for defensemen because of his balance of offensive and defensive
skills. It will be difficult for the
Penguins to afford Ehrhoff as they
are already cap crunched and still
have numerous holes to fill, but
with Kris Letang’s uncertain future
Ehrhoff becomes even more attractive. Ehrhoff made $4 million this
season and will command at least
that much but likely more on July
1. Any team looking for a solid
defenseman will be interested including the Flyers, the Oilers, the
Avalanche, the Blue Jackets, and
the Stars.
Chris Stewart, Minnesota Wild,
(81GP, 14G, 22A, 36P)
Stewart’s start to the season began horrendously with only
5 points in his first 30 games. To
his credit, he was playing on by far
the worst team in the NHL: The
Buffalo Sabres.
After picking up his play
in the latter half of his stay in Buffalo, the Sabres shipped him off
to Minnesota where he will hopefully have a chance to play down
the stretch in a playoff run for the
Wild. Stewart was making quite
the impact as he was not pegged as
a top-six forward but rather a thirdliner that would chip in offense.
When he was not chipping in offensively, he was mak-
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ing a physical impact every shift
with his 6’2”, 230 lb mammoth
of a frame. The Wild shocked the
second best team in the Western
Conference, the St. Louis Blues,
in the first round of the playoffs as
they beat them in six games. The
second round was not as fortunate
as they were swept by the Chicago
Blackhawks, who are now playing
for the Stanley Cup.
Stewart will be signed by
the same kind of teams looking at
guys like Beleskey. Those teams
will be looking for a perfect balance of scoring and physical play.
Stewart is one of those really interesting players because he is almost
like an enigma. Some games, he
could make one think he could be
one of the most dominant powerforwards in the league and other
games he is invisible. Stewart
made $4.2 million this past season
but teams may be hesitant to give
him such a large contract again. It
would not be a surprise if whoever
signs the Toronto native will not
give him a long-term deal because
frankly he is a bit of an unreliable
signing at this point.
Honourable Mentions: Francois
Beauchemin (Anaheim Ducks),
Antti Niemi (San Jose Sharks),
Andrej Sekera (Los Angeles
Kings), Paul Martin (Pittsburgh Penguins), Drew Stafford
(Winnipeg Jets), Cody Franson (Nashville Predators), Carl
Soderberg (Boston Bruins), Joel
Ward (Washington Capitals),
Mike Ribeiro (Nashville Predators), Marek Zidlicky (Detroit
Red Wings), Zbynek Michalek
(St. Louis Blues), Karri Ramo
(Calgary Flames).
Despite the free agency
pool being very weak this summer,
players will still be cashing in big
paychecks which should not affect
clubs’ willingness to spend money.
General Managers will cross their
fingers and hope they make a deal
they will not soon regret.
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June 2015
The Magic of Movement show wows Scarlett audience
These grade twelves received roses followBy Kyra Bird
ing the opening night performance in honour
After a long and productive semes- of this being their last performance with the
vourite among those who attended the event, while preparing for it you get to meet and
but all the performances garnered plenty work with amazing people and by the end
of applause from the audience. The music those in your class begin to feel like family.
choice for all of the dances was very up-to- Performing is such a great feeling, everyone
Scarlett
Dance
program.
When
asked
about
ter of choosing songs, choreographing and
date and pleased both the younger and older works so hard to get the show up to par and
the
group
of
people
that
worked
on
the
show
rehearsing dances, and selecting costumes,
Scarlett’s dance program was finally able to Mira Riselli, Grade 11, said “I’m so proud members of the audience. Outfits were also being able to demonstrate that hard work is
of every member of the dance program for a hit as they were simple, yet appropriately amazing. On stage you can feel everyone’s
show off its talent
suited the dances energy and all of the dancers are happy and
at The Magic of
that were being per- excited to be there. I believe that this year’s
Movement show
formed.
show was the best out of the three that I’ve
on both June 2 and
asking been in and I really hope that the audience
When
3 at the Scarlett
about what The enjoyed it as much as I did.”
theatre. Under the
Magic of Movement Though the meaning attached to the
artistic direction
show means to the grade tewlves’ final dance performance of
of dance teacher
students, it becomes their high school experience tends to make
Jill Currie, a total
evident very quickly students reflective, grade elevens also share
of twenty dances
just how much these sentiments of how exciting it is to work so
performed.
Lancers take pride hard on a project and see it come to life on
One of
in this show and the stage. Riselli echoed O’Regan’s thoughts
the best parts of
work they put into when she said “Getting a chance to perform
the show is that
making it a success. all our pieces that we had all worked so hard
it is, for the most
Kyla O’Regan, one on was an amazing opportunity.”
part,
studentof the grade twelves Although The Magic of Movement
directed with the
completing
her
final
show
relies
heavily on the contributions of
majority of the
semester
of
the
dance
Currie,
her
students and the guest choredances
created
program, said this ographers who work on the product on the
by the students
when asked about stage, there are some people who deserve
throughout
the
what The Magic of credit for making the show a success behind
semester. Guest
Movement
show the scenes. This year’s production would not
choreographers
means to her: “The have been possible without the contributions
Deanne Walsh and
show is always my of stage manager Arlene Buchan, sound
Lauren Hall also
technician Kim Cousins, Front of House
Photo by Ayesha Shaikh favourite part about
choreographed
the
dance
program,
Ray Prince, and Scarlett’s administrative
Emily
Isack,
grade
11,
proves
The
Magic
of
Movement
is
a
fun
end
to
the
semester
for
all
dancers
pieces for the
team and physical
show. Guest choeducation team. A
reographers are often former Scarlett stu- putting fourth an exceptional
effort
and
our
grade
big thanks is also
dents who have taken the dance program or
twelves
for
setting
such
a
owed to James
others who dance at a professional level that
Jack who, of
Currie invites to create pieces for The Magic fantastic example.”
When it came to
course, allowed
of Movement show. These guest choreogra- the
night
of
show,
there
the dance producphers do not only create the pieces and simtruly
never
a
dull
was
tion to take place
ply teach them to the dancers but they also
in the theatre.
work closely with the performers to make moment as the twenty
dances
choreographed
year’s
This
the piece a collaborative work.
for
the
night
provided
dance
show,
The
With the entire semester being
ample
entertainment
for
Magic
of
Movededicated to learning about the art of dance
ment, was a truly
as well as working on putting this show to- the audience. Many were
magical night for
gether, it is important that the Dance 25 and impressed with the sheer
volume
of
performances
all who attended
35 students learn to co-operate and work
and
were
excited
that
the
as well as pertogether to put together the best dances to
formed. There is
showcase. This year’s group of dancers were show would really showno question that
able to work well together and formed strong, case many different styles
of
dances
that
included
all of the students’
hard-working teams that managed to put a
African
and
hip
hop
hard work paid
fantastic show on the stage. As leaders of not
off resulting in a
only the dance program but also the school it which were performed in
wonderful perforwas important for the grade twelve students separate pieces by both
the
period
one
and
period
mance for people
to step-up and take a leadership role this
Photo by Ayesha Shaikh
two
classes.
The
hip
hop
of all ages to ensemester and according to their classmates,
Scarlett dancers perform at The Magic of Movement, showing off their amazing choreography joy.
they rose above and beyond the challenge. routines seemed to be a fa-
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Magic of Movement
Photospread by Isabel Fernandez
Photos by Ayesha Shaikh
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The music program performs a fantastic grand finale
event are Jazz 1, 2, 3 and combo Jazz bands. Grade 12 choral student, was commended Morrison, a music program alumni on the
Jazz only takes place outside the timetable for her positive attitude and willingness to grand orchestral finale.
The beauty of a grand finale does not as opposed to Choir and Band which occur help others. While both students are very The Wind Ensemble left the crowd
exist in isolation, the smoke trails left behind in the timetable for one semester and then talented, their contribution to the music in awe with their polished and unified sound.
from the very last of July fireworks are not outside the timetable for the other semester. program differed greatly, and while they Frank Techelli’s “Vesuvius” was spectacular
stunning without the bittersweet realization Although Jazz
and full of energy. “It was a
that the show is over. For many students in students do not
project piece for the band
the Dr E.P Scarlett music program, that is participate
in
and we really got to bond
just what the concert on Wednesday May, the official yearover learning it,” recalls
20 was a magnificent yet melancholy end to end
concert,
Sarah Halliwell, a grade 11
high school music.
the
students
saxophonist, on learning
The night began immediately after have engaged
the challenging piece.
school, as most music events do. Students in many JazzAnother piece, “1812,” by
loaded large instruments into a moving truck, centred events
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
loaded themselves on to buses and left for the throughout the
performed by the symphonic
Rozsa Centre at the University of Calgary. year such as Jazz
band, sounded magnificent.
The Rozsa Centre is part of the School of on Canterbury,
The percussion section had
Creative and Performing Arts of the U of M o o n l i g h t
to emulate a cannon in this
C and includes multiple halls specialized Nights and just
proud overture meant to
for dance, theatre and music. The Scarlett recently
Jazz
depict Russia’s defence
students performed in the stunning Eckhardt- 1
performed
of its motherland against
Gramatté Hall, one of the top music recital at
a
yearNapoleon’s invasion in
facilities in Western Canada. The 384-seat end barbeque
1812. hall is an acoustic marvel, and any audio that at
Willow
While these pieces stood
cannot be perfected by the venue itself is Park
Junior
out, each composition
carefully mixed and balanced by the Rozsa High
School
performed, whether vocally
Centre’s qualified sound technicians.
alongside local
or instrumentally, sounded
spectacular. The night
The day had been carefully planned Calgary band,
Photo by Brianne Godsman
so that the music students had just enough The Static Shift. The spectacular Rozsa Centre hosts various different performing arts concerts and recitials served as a proof of all the
time to warm up with their one, or multiple hard work that gets put in
A
s
ensembles, run across the street to MacEwan usual, the hall was full of family, friends, both received director’s awards it was the day-after-day by the music students in order
teachers and speeches that really distinguished each to deliver a performance worth being proud
alumni from award winner and left both audience and of, at a magnificent venue, surrounded by the
the program. musicians a bit misty-eyed. supportive and welcoming group of young
Staying true A highlight of the night was most adults that make up the music program.
to tradition, definitely the
this
event Choir Small
was emceed Group, a group
by beloved of five students
m u s i c that performed
directors B o b b y
Paul Brown M c F e r r i n ’ s
and Jonathan “Don’t Worry
Bell. Possibly Be
Happy.”
the
most The
small
a m a z i n g group project
characteristic is one that
of this event happens each
were the short year
within
s p e e c h e s the
Choir
B r o w n at
Scarlett
and
Bell r e q u i r i n g
gave when students
to
handing out split up and
the musicians learn, or create
a w a r d s . an
acapella
The
small a r r a n g e m e n t
Photo by Brianne Godsman
plaques are of their own.
As the year band year comes to an end, musical instruments are packed away
handed out The projects
overall this
year
for
performance varied with everything from Bruno Mars’ Those who leave the music program
and directors “Uptown Funk,” to the Beatles “Dear should be grateful for the opportunities to
Photo by Liane Roberts
awards
in Prudence” with dancing and beatboxing collaborate, create, and learn. All those
Liane Roberts, Grade 12, recieved this award for her outstanding dedication both
Band thrown in the mix. Choir also stunned the who step away from this program hopefully
and
Choir. audience with the vocal arrangement of an remember the atmosphere of support
Hall for a quick dinner and change into Though they are lovely, they cannot originally orchestral overture to the William surrounding the program and the true reward
uniforms. The ensembles that performed compete with the kind words from the Tell Opera composed by Gioachino Rossini. of hard work that comes sometime during
were the Concert Choir, the Wind Ensemble, music directors. For example, one student, The choralists voices mimicked violins, the last applause of a performance such
the Symphonic Band and the Grade Ten Band. Michael Calender, a grade 12 trombonist flutes, even snare drums in this unique as this one: insurmountable pride, pride in
Other ensembles that were present within the was commended for his sense of humor and approach to the piece. “I loved William Tell. oneself and one’s peers.
music program but did not perform at this dedication, while another, Livia Szokia, a I just wish I could have sang it,” stated Ian
By Brianne Godsman
June 2015
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Scarlett FEVER
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Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School
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FINE ARTS --
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Students showcase their art in the Scarlett Art Show
By Rina Ng
At the end of the year,
students will always notice the
large white trifolds standing in the
library displaying outstanding student artwork. From graphite stilllife projects, to paintings, or lino
prints, metalwork jewellery, and
mixed media art pieces, students
can witness the amazing work that
art students have worked painstakingly to complete. In addition to
art pieces that students have created at school, there are also personal art projects, artwork that students worked on outside of school,
which some students chose to also
feature in the art show. “It was well
put together,” Rebecca Rottler,
Grade 10, says about the art show
this year.
Perhaps one of the first
things that Lancers may have noticed this year when viewing these
art pieces is the originality. Each
Scarlett artist has their own unique
style of art and this is what makes
each art piece special. Some artists
like to be as realistic and accurate
as possible, while others enjoy
more abstract artwork. Although
around the school. These display
cases featured artwork such as artist trading cards, lino prints, and
ceramics. In the display case outside of the library students viewed
some of the interesting ceramics
created using techniques such
as slabbing and a pottery wheel.
Unanimously, pottery was one of
the art mediums that the grade 10
students enjoyed working with
the most.
Students and teachers
alike enjoyed the Scarlett Art
Show while it was up and art students were happy to have their
work seen by others. “There was
lots of creative work and the artists’ emotions and thoughts were
expressed through their work,”
Photo by Ray McRae said Nur-Alhuda Ali, Grade 10. “I
Students and teachers were drawn to the amazing artwork showcased on the trifolds in the library by art students liked it and you could see the differences between the grades art,”
their own personal art style and everything and all cultures of the support the first world countries’ said Louis Cameron, Grade 10.
choose their own idea of what they world” said Nur-Alhuda Ali, Grade people’s daily lives; however, peo- The Art show was successful and
would like to portray and present 10, who admired Vedmendenko’s ple do not usually take notice of students are already looking forto the audience.
work. “In ‘Run’ you could see the ideas such as these. The idea was ward to the show next year. Art stu
The Scarlett Art Show desperation and movement,” said portrayed well through Wang’s art. dents as well as students not in art
featured works that contained a Louise Cameron, Grade 10. Amy The artwork was not just class, can look forward to seeing
deeper message embedded in it. Wang’s art is particularly mov- limited to the library. Students how their art grows and improves
Works such as Sarah Gregory’s ing. One of her powerful art pieces could also view art in display cases over the years.
still-life projects and Art 10 paintings done at school required as
much realism as possible, works
such as the lino prints were areas
in which students could integrate
(Grade 12) “Run” and Anastasia
Vedmedenko’s, (Grade 11) “Diversity” are some examples of the
art that included a deeper meaning.
“‘Diversity’ represented beauty in
featured herself sitting on a chair
made of arms with images that the
first world sees daily. The chair
was made of arms to show that it
was the developing countries that
Drama students’ amazing acheivements this semester
By Sarah Miao
The sophisticated craft
of theatre has always been a form
of art that intrigues its audiences,
young and old. After all, the great
effort made by an entire production team to capture the audience’s
attention and transport everyone
temporarily into a new world deserves much admiration and respect. All of these facts have been
exemplified by Scarlett’s very own
drama program each year through
their astounding accomplishments
around the city. This year is no different, as Lancers receive recognition and awards from a variety of
festivals and competitions.
At the start of their journey in second semester, the Lancers in the drama program were
all revamping their improv skills,
gearing towards the Loose Moose’s
24th annual High School Theatresports Tournament. While many
students participated in lunchtime
theatre at Scarlett, in the end, eight
students combined to form two
separate teams to compete in the
tournament. No Capes! consists
of Rhiannon Leslie, Jayna Berg,
Coan Roik, and David Yates while
the second team, Daddy Issues, is
composed of Yaz Ben Lamin, Sydney Hunt, Kalen Hood, and Brandon Page. After competing against
many other improv teams from
across Calgary in a rigorous race
to win the Stanleigh Cup, it was
taken home, in the end, by Scarlett’s very own No Capes! This is
no small feat as improvisation is
said to be one of the most difficult
crafts to master in the art of theatre.
The actors all have to rely solely on
their instincts and impulses and respond accordingly. With no prediction or idea how a particular scene
will run, there is no doubt that No
Capes! and Daddy Issues deserve
the recognition that they have received from the tournament.
Following the exciting
tournament, the drama program
students were occupied with putting on four other captivating productions. One of these was a main
stage production called Truth and
Reconciliation. Directed by the
drama teacher, James Jack, the play
follows five different storylines,
in Rwanda; Zimbabwe; Northern
Ireland; Bosnia and Serbia; and
South Africa, as various characters
explore the idea of how humans
come to terms with the tragedies
they experience.
The other three one-act
plays were independent productions and grade 12 Scarlett students
directed the plays themselves. The
Hemp Shop was a production directed by grade 12 Lancer, Bran-
don Page. It follows the story of
an innocent girl as she walks into
a hemp shop and encounters the
shopkeepers who misunderstand
what she is looking for. The story
complicates itself further as police
officers wander in and misinterpret
her motives for buying illegal substances. Despite her innocence all
along, the younger police officer
remains persistent and attempts to
make an arrest.
Sleepover: The How To
Guide, an independent production, directed by grade 12 student Meaghan Lautischer, is a
story set in the 1980s as a young
girl prepares to have the ultimate
sleepover. Unfortunately for her,
the night takes an unexpected turn
as everything goes from bad to
worse. The final twist at the end of
the play, however, reveals that all
of the events were simply part of
her dream.
The final student-directed
play called Family Matters was
also directed by a grade 12 student,
Rhiannon Leslie. This production
follows the meeting among the
strict parents of a young woman
as well as her boyfriend. After a
misfortune with food in the oven,
however, the couple is forced to
order in from Olive Garden and a
comedic family meal ensues as the
delivery boy receives an invite to
join the family dinner.
On May 6, 7, and 8, the
drama students had the exciting
opportunity to participate in the
Calgary High School Drama Festival held at the University of Calgary. This event included students
from all grades across Calgary
who are either a part of a drama
class or advanced acting. On top
of seeing many enchanting studio
shows from other schools, Lancers also had the chance to participate in workshops where students worked with professionals
to improve on improv, directing,
voice, movement and character
development. During the evening,
students watched three mainstage
shows from across the city, and
the Scarlett production, Truth and
Reconciliation, was performed on
May 8th. Furthermore, the student­
directed play, Family Matters, was
also given the chance to be presented on May 7th.
As expected, the audiences were immensely impressed with
the talent among the Lancers as the
students performed both productions. This is proven by the standing ovation that the team received
for Truth and Reconciliation as
well as winning the award for “best
overall production” at the Calgary
High School Drama Festival. On
the side of studio productions,
there were no awards being presented to students, but Family Matters was also very well-received by
its audience. Overall, these amazing achievements are celebrated by
all as a testament for the talent that
is present at Scarlett.
For all of the students
in the drama program, there is an
unanimous agreement that this
year has been filled with many
challenges and difficulties that
come in many forms such as rigorous rehearsals. On the other hand,
however, it has also been a fulfilling experience that has allowed
Lancers to build strong friendships
that will last for a long time. For
many students, they will have the
opportunity to blossom in the program under the attentive guidance
of teachers James Jack and Stephanie Rip for one or two more years,
maintaining Scarlett’s reputation
of having a strong fine arts program. For others, their journey in
the drama program will end here as
the final month of school quickly
approaches. While the future may
seem uncertain yet exciting for
these individuals, there is no doubt
in anyone’s mind that they will be
able to face any endeavours with
the help of amazing friends. They
will leave behind a legacy for others to follow with pleasant memories to reflect upon.
Felicity Crisp, Art 20 AP
Grace Stone, Art 10
Scarlett Art Show
Rafa Abbas, Art 10
Nur-Alhuda Ali, Art 10
Rohama Agha, art 10
Amy Wang, Art 30 AP
Sarah Gregory, Advanced Techniques 35
Vlada Vdouina, Art 10
Enya Bresee, Art 10
Sabrina Stein, Art 10
Grace Hill, Art 10
Anastasia Vedmedenko, Art 20 AP
Hanji Baek, Art 10
Photos and Photospread by Rina Ng