February Flurries - Silverthorn Collegiate Institute

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February Flurries
The cast of “A Story Worth Telling” performs in the 2009 Sears Drama Festival
A Story Worth Telling
ALEKSANDRA JEREMIC
SENIOR REPORTER
On Thursday February 12, Silvethorn’s Sears
Festival cast put on their first performance of
this season’s “A Story Worth Telling.”
The play told a story about the Curious
Girl who ventured into a forbidden wood,
where she was turned into a bird by an evil
sorceress. The Curious Girl was told that she
would have to search the world for a story
that the witch had never heard before, if she
ever hoped to be turned back into her human
form.
Index
Model United Nations ................ Pg. 2
Movie Review............................. Pg. 3
History of Valentine’s Day......... Pg. 3
Quiz/Puzzle................................. Pg. 4
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The story was very elegantly enacted by
a great cast that included Ana Pesic as the
Curious Girl, Jessica Zepeda as the Lady of
the Woods, Milana Glumicic as Molly, Milan
Jokic as Owen, Andrea Corradi as Leah,
Vincent LeClair as Doyle, Renee Papineau as
Lilith, Jessie Lalic as Maurea, Lisa Sparkman
as Emma, Rio Lubay as Isabel, and last, but
most certainly not least, Nicole Procyk as
Rachel. Together, the crew put on one
spectacular performance.
One must not neglect to recognize the
talented writers of the play: Thaddeus Eng
and Mikey Burrell. Their minds crafted the
script that turned into this play. It was written
in about a week, in addition to some editing
time. Their talents are very much appreciated
and their potential is certainly recognized.
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When asked what served as
inspiration for the play, they
replied: “we were watching a
video on Youtube of a cow giving
birth, and we thought this is
beautiful. At that moment, we
knew that we wanted to make a
production as beautiful as the one
we had witnessed.” And they sure
did. “A Story Worth Telling”
proved to be an inspiration itself.
Its spectators cannot help but feel
fortunate to be in the presence of
those involved.
The cast also participated in
the Sears Drama Festival during
the following week, where they
were judged by an adjudicator.
Model United
Nations
ARASH SADEGHI
GUEST REPORTER
ALEKSANDRA JEREMIC / DEBATE CLUB
From Thursday, February 19 to
Friday February 20, twelve
students from SCI’s debate club
travelled to Martingrove Collegiate
Institute to participate in the 23rd
annual Martingrove Model United
Nations (MMUN).
Approximately 350 students
from all across GTA attended this
unusual event. Groups of each four
students were arranged into
delegations to represent an
assigned country. There were over
60 nations present at this
conference.
Students
from
Silverthorn represented Egypt,
China, and Saudi Arabia.
The attendees emulated the
actions of the United Nations
through debates on pressing global
issues; all done through proper,
structured procedures followed by
UN. Delegates discussed the topics
including violation of human rights,
global financial downturn, and
eradication of poverty.
Each nation articulated their
perspective on the issue, and either
spoke in favour or against the
proposed resolutions to resolve the
crisis currently going on.
This provided a unique
experience for students, as they
were able to hear different political
and social views on various global
issues. Also, it allowed the
students to improve their debating
skills
and
enhance
their
understanding of duties as a citizen
of this global world.
It is strongly encouraged that
more students from Silverthorn
participate in the next year’s
Model United Nations, for one will
be truly enlightened by this
refreshing experience.
Playing
Towards Gold
EMILY BAYRACHNY
JUNIOR REPORTER
February is always a hectic time,
but especially for the musicians
here at SCI. Competitions for the
various music ensembles are well
underway and are scheduled
throughout this month. Many of
the music students are attending
competitions such as the Ontario
Band Association Festival (OBA)
and the Kiwanis Music Festival.
February 11 marked the day of
OBA, in which the Silverthorn’s
Concert Band participated. They
played spectacularly, performing
“Devonshire Overture” by James
D. Ploynar, “Air for Band” by
Frank Erickson and “Southwinds”
by Douglas Court. The band was
given a rating based on their
performance, and then attended a
clinic where they worked on
certain elements that needed
improvement. In the end, the
Concert Band received a rating of
Bronze Plus, an improvement over
last year.
In the last two weeks of
February, both band and strings
travelled across GTA to participate
in the annual Kiwanis Music
Festival. On February 20, the
Concert Band Junior and Senior
String Quartets each played for
different classes. On February 24,
the String Orchestra visited
Cardinal Carter Academy to
participate in Strings class ‘B’,
while the Concert Band competed
in the Band class ‘C’ at York
Memorial C.I. on February 27.
It is always worthwhile for
musicians to take part in these
festivals, since they can have more
experience performing at different
venues and listening to many other
groups of young musicians. Good
luck to all music ensembles in the
upcoming competitions and stay
tuned for more details and results!
Silverthorn’s Debate Club gathers around for a group picture at
Martingrove Collegiate Institute after the second day of 2009 MMUN
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February 2009
Y November 2006
Movie Review
of the Month
History of
Valentine’s Day
FLORENCIA MARTINEZ CARRANZA
MOSTAFA KAMAL
SENIOR REPORTER
JUNIOR REPORTER
On Friday the February 13, the
highly anticipated comedy motion
picture “He’s Just Not That into
You” came out in theatres,
pleasing the primarily female
audience. Considered another
chick flick, this film navigates
through the various relationships
of young adults as they struggle
with their love lives. For two
hours
the
interconnected
characters, living in Baltimore,
attempt to read unclear signs from
the opposite sex.
The plot begins with Gigi
(Ginnifer Goodwin), when she is
told that “when men act like jerks,
it means that they like you,” as if
this were true. Gigi longs for a
man who will give her a call as he
said he will. Becoming impatient
and obsessive, she is advised by
her close friend, Alex (Justin
Long), to stop sitting by the
phone. Alex’s friend, Connor
(Kevin Connolly) is dazzled and
confused by his girlfriend, Anna
(Scarlett Johansson), who is not
entirely into their relationship.
With no particular problem on
hand, Beth (Jennifer Aniston)
finds it difficult to be engaged in a
relationship with Neil (Ben
Affleck) after seven years without
a guarantee of marriage. By
expressing his eternal love and
strong commitment to Beth, Neil
ensures an everlasting relationship
regardless of marriage.
Perhaps this movie is not
meant to meet the high standards
of some movie critics, but one
may sill find this comedy quite
entertaining and satisfactory. The
impressive performances of the
actors and the realistic storyline
were enough to dazzle the
audience. Overall, “He’s Just Not
That Into You” proves to be
worthy of a viewing.
Love: it is not something which
makes the world go round but it
certainly
makes
the
ride
worthwhile. Maybe this is why
billions of people throughout the
centuries have decided to dedicate
a certain single day as a grand
gesture of romance. Oddly
enough,
the
story
behind
Valentine’s Day is far from
romantic.
In 300 C.E., a man walked the
Earth with the name of Father St.
Valentine. He was a Catholic
priest at the time when the
churches were being persecuted
by the Romans. During this period,
there was an emperor named
Claudius; he was an ambitious
ruler whose battles required vast
armies for a significant length of
time. As a result, his military was
half-hearted
and
homesick.
Claudius soon realized the
sentimentality of love was
affecting the behaviour of his
armies in combat, so he decided to
ban marriages.
Father Valentine thought the
ban was unjust and irrational.
Thus with his strong beliefs on
marriage, he continued to marry
young men and women in secret.
The emperor was infuriated by the
priest’s actions. So he arrested the
priest and gave a death sentence.
It is believed that the young
couples he had secretly wed
would visit his cell, and pass
flowers and notes through the bars
as symbols of gratitude. Also, the
condemned Father Valentine had
supposedly fallen in love with his
jailer’s daughter.
On February 14, the day of his
execution, it is said that he gave
his young lover a note, on which
he signed “from your Valentine”
at the bottom. A tradition was
born and this holiday has been
passed down the centuries.
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Couples around the world
acknowledge the power of the
heart and express their deep
fondness towards one another
with flowers, chocolates and gifts.
This traditional day is best
celebrated in loving pairs.
Speaking of
Compatibility
DEVA LENART
JUNIOR REPORTER
On February 11 was an exciting
day for Silverthorn, as students
were excited to see the printout of
their matchmakers. They had to
pay two dollars in order to receive
their result sheet in the auditorium
foyer during lunch, where the line
up grew steadily as more students
gathered around. Nonetheless, it
did not stop the curious minds
from finding out who was their
most compatible match.
The matchmaker included
matches from different grades, as
well
as
mystery
matches,
compatibility with friends, most
opposite matches, birthday trivia,
horoscope and celebrity matches.
Previously
on
Monday
February 9, each homeroom class
filled out the little cards with
questionnaires,
which
then
generated the matches based on
the students’ answers. Thus, the
results reflected one’s personal
information and preferences, as
they were asked their viewpoints
on love and friendship; about their
hobbies, wants, likes and dislikes.
Since the Valentine’s Day was
just around the corner, the SAC
brought this entertaining activity
for the entire school to participate
in.
Hopefully this matchmaker
activity will remain as a tradition
at Silverthorn, where students can
support the SAC and have a good
laugh at the same time. Who will
appear as your number one match
next year? You will just have to
wait patiently, and find out!
February 2009
Entertainment Station
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Upcoming
Events
Today
Battle of the Bands
March 16-20
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March 27
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Sudoku Puzzle 2. Hard
To All Graduating
Students:
Important reminder
from Prom Committee
that you must buy
your prom ticket
ASAP. The ticket
price will continue to
rise. Go to room 114
at lunch period to get
yours.
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Jane Park
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Emily Bayrachny
Yue Dong
Ishanee Jahagirdar
Aleksandra Jeremic
Mostafa Kamal
Anna Kim
Deva Lenart
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Florencia Martinez
Carranza
Arash Sadeghi
Special thanks to
Administrative Staff
Caretaking Staff
Ms. Gomez
Ms. Zosim
February 2009