Student Council News
Gym Riot Recap
From the creative corner décor done
by each grade and the spectacularly choreographed dances to the nail biting log roll tie
breaker, between the grade 10’s and 12’s,
this year’s Gym Riot was a great success.
made this day possible and such a fun time And 1st place this year went to the grade
for everyone.
12’s! Congratulations to the grade 12’s on
your victory and we hope you remember it
In case you happened to miss this year’s
for years to come!
Gym Riot for some crazy reason, here were
the final standings:
-Lynessa Hofer
Your student council would like to thank
4th place – Grade 9’s
everyone who had a part in making this
year’s Gym Riot such a great time. The judg- 3rd place – Grade 11’s
es, scorekeepers, and of course the students,
2nd place – Grade 10’s
Awareness Month
This year the month of April will be great things. For this year’s awareness month edition of the Sabre Scoop where more inforawareness month here at Sanford Collegiate, we will be focusing on general equality in mation will be available.
and your Sabre Council is preparing some our world. Be sure to check out the next
-Lynessa Hofer
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Welcome to the Sabre Scoop, your school newspaper! If you have any ideas or suggestions on what you would like to see in the paper, such as rant ideas, questions for our
advice column and more, or if you just want to tell us what you think, feel free to e-mail
us at [email protected]. You can also tweet us at @sabre_scoop.
Half Way There
With the stress and
anxiety that comes with high
school, grade nines have finally
gotten a taste of what the pleasures of high school can be. With
the year half way done, I got the
opinions of grade nines and
learned what they think of Sanford. The students wish their
names to stay anonymous.
What is your favorite
part of Sanford? “My favorite
part of Sanford so far has been
the larger classes. They allow
me to have more of my friends
in the same class.” Another
student said, “The part I enjoy
the most is the Mezz. Not everybody has the same classes together so it lets you hang out
and bond with the other students
at lunch who are not in your
classes.”
more information and topic
ideas.” Other students said, “ I
am a little bit worried about
having an exam because I have
never had one before. I’m expecting something big but I still
feel I’ll do just fine.”
Favorite Classes: “My
favorite class is ICT. I find it to
be an easier class and that I am
able to do well in it.” A different
student enjoyed gym more because it doesn’t give him home
work and can let him blow off
steam.
What would you
change? “If there was one thing
about Sanford I could change, it
would be bigger lockers. This
would give me easier access to
my utensils and more room for
my winter jacket. Otherwise, I
would not
change a
thing. It’s
good the way
it is.”
What do you think of
the lockers? “I don’t enjoy having a bottom locker. I find it
very uncomfortable to get my
stuff when someone is right over
What
top of me. The lockers at my last
were you
school were bigger, but these
expecting?
ones still work fine.”
When one
Exams: “All I am exstudent came
pecting for exams are big tests.
to Sanford in
I’m guessing they’ll just cover
September, he
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was expecting more homework
and the grades to be more separated. He was surprised to find
out how well the different
grades get together popularity
wise.
Looking forward to in
the upcoming years: “Spares! I
am really looking forward to
spares in the upcoming years.
This will let me be able to finish
my homework at school, allowing myself to have more free
time at home.” A different
student said, “In the upcoming
years, I am really looking forward to having Sanford prepare
me for my upcoming career.”
-Nicholas Pasieczka
Sanford Collegiate
Feb, Issue 12
Ti-Rant
Creative Corner
Locker Labyrinth
Choices
The world defines us.
Have you ever noticed that everyone
around your locker goes to theirs at the exact
same time as you? And it really doesn’t
matter when it is! It’s obviously inevitable
that others near you will be there first thing
in the morning, during class change, lunch
and the end of the day. That’s pretty predictable. But it could be half way through class,
any class, and the person directly above,
below or beside you will also be at their
locker. Are they psychic or something?
How, and why, are they always there?! And
99% of the time you could look down the
hall, and you’ll be the only two or three
people actually at their locker. I know I’m
not the only one who has noticed this, as it
was suggested to me by several people that I
should address this issue. If you have any
solutions to this or anything you need ranted
about, email us at [email protected]!
It shapes us into the person
It wants us to become.
We follow this path
-Jamie Maes
Until we are old enough to create
One of our own
Yet our choices are still tainted
By the world;
Through the morals
Of our parents,
The decisions
Of our friends,
The billboards in the streets,
Advice
The politicians on the news.
We are deciphering
spread love everyday, not just on February
14th, so do not feel ashamed that you have no
plans. But, if you want to celebrate this day
of love, spend it with anyone you love,
whether it’s a boyfriend, best friend, family
member, or even a pet. Need plans with the
one you love? Find something that you both
enjoy. For example, going to go catch a
Valentine’s Day is a reoccurring
holiday each year, and many people are faced movie, playing a game of hockey, or
even staying home for a marathon on
with this problem. First off, why is there a
Netflix. Spend this day doing something
special day to share your love? We can
I have a problem. I have no plans
this Valentine’s Day! I do not have a relationship, therefore I have nobody to spend
the day with or do anything special! What
can I do to celebrate this day of love?
you love, with the people you love. Happy
Valentines Day!
-Sanford Solvers
Who we really are
Yet being ridiculed for changing
But this change defines us
Until we are ourselves.
-Evy Matthews
Now that The Nightmare Queen is over, to kick off the new year Creative Corner will now be featuring
student written pieces. The inaugural poem has been submitted to us by grade eleven student Evy Matthews,
and I would like to personally thank her for her contribution. If you would like to see your work here in the
Scoop, e-mail your piece to us at [email protected]. Pieces to be submitted can include short written
works, artwork, and photography. We look forward to viewing your submissions.
-Alison Friesen
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The Music Historian
Editorials
The Music Historian’s Top Ten
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
It is almost Valentine’s Day and you must get your iPod ready for that special day. For this Music Historian I have decided to pick
my personal top ten classic rock love songs.
Go all the Way – The Raspberries
Virginia – Prism
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
You Make Loving Fun – Fleetwood Mac
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Love Bites – Def Leppard
Don’t Give Up on us – David Soul
American Girl – Tom Petty
American Woman – The Guess Who
Magic Man – Heart
-Liam Herzberg
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February is an extremely busy
month for almost all of us. We’re busy with
friends, family, and significant others. Just
as the semester ends, Valentine’s Day is
right around the corner. Sanford Collegiate
is buzzing with excitement for a change in
schedule. But February seems to have a
hidden week that isn’t talked about much.
That is ‘Eating Disorders Awareness Week’,
which is the last week of February- and there
are of course different ideas of what an
eating disorder really is.
It is classified as a range of psychological disorders that is displayed in abnormal eating habits. Anorexia nervosa or bulimia, are the most thought of in general.
However, there are many more disorders that
not spoken of or recognized when seen, such
as Selective Eating Disorder (SED) or Night
Eating Syndrome. These eating disorders are
extremely serious and can go as far as causing death. This is an extreme topic that more
often than not people can get uncomfortable
talking about, and really it is understandable.
Bodies are put under extreme conditions and
the outcome is visible to the world.
If you know someone with an eating disorder, they are most likely under
stress and fear and have psychological dispositions that are changed compared to ours.
An eating disorder underlies the fear we
have that we can’t control, and we feel the
need to control things. It isn’t a one-time
experience, eating disorders take over your
life, and they ruin your everyday activities
and thoughts, just one put down at a time.
We cannot control ourselves when it comes
to impulses; every time you give into yourself it makes it harder for you to get out.
Eating disorders are more popular when
anorexia is talked about- which might be a
more extreme version of many disorders, but
it certainly isn’t the only one.
through something like this then make sure
to tell someone you know who can do something or tell you how to handle the situation.
For anyone out there, who is set on doing
what they are going to do, then I will tell you
one thing- it gets better. Talking about your
situation and your fears help to a point
where you can feel good about yourself, and
eat healthy, follow a work-out routine and
life is amazing again. We are all busy with
our own lives that we forget sometimes the
things that don’t affect us right now will
never be a problem, but we can all work
towards supporting those who need us.
-Sarah Steinig
There will always be people who
suffer from these dreadful disorders, but
there is one thing you can do to spread
awareness, and that is to inform yourself.
Someone who has an eating disorder will not
typically come out and say it, but they will
try to cover things up and act suspicious.
Learn the signs and symptoms, ask around,
talk about it. If you or a loved one is going
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Articles
February is I Love to Read Month!
February is famously known across
the country as I Love to Read Month, to
encourage children to read more and to
enjoy reading as well. Schools set up goals
for their students to reach and at the end of
the month they celebrate their achievements
in reading. Schools also invite local celebrities, such as radio personalities, news anchors and reporters, newspaper journalists,
politicians and even some of the Winnipeg
Jets players, to read to the children and
encourage them to read at home.
Schools can enter a contest to win the opportunity to have one of the Winnipeg Jets
players come to their school and read them
the official Winnipeg Jets children’s book
“The Home Team”, sign autographs and
answer questions. To enter the contest
schools must list their Top 5 reasons why
they would like to host the Winnipeg Jets.
The contest is starting this year to encourage
young hockey fans that reading can be just
as exciting as watching the game. Other
organizations, such as The Children’s Museum, are also holding special activities all
month long for I Love to Read Month.
Each school celebrates I Love to Read
Month in very different ways all set up to
encourage children from a young age that
reading is cool and fun to do anytime any
place, and whatever mood you are in. Reading is essential to helping young minds grow
for the future.
-Erin Westra
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using their save, a teammate in distress could
be helped out in order to keep them in the
game. Just before the competition, the teams
consisting of 8 boys and 10 girls were given
one minute to discuss strategy for the difficult battle ahead. The bee began with the
boys’ team winning the privilege to go first.
The words started off easy enough, with
“idioms” and “clock” both spelled correctly,
but it didn’t take long for the competition to
get dirty. On only the third word to be
spelled, no less than five minutes into the
bee, the girls’ team was caught cheating red
handed. An exuberant cheer rose from the
guy’s side of the room as Mrs. Reis announced the penalization of one point from
the girls’ team. The cheating incident is
evidence of how quickly the competitiveness
of a spelling bee can corrupt one’s mind and
lead to total loss of sportsmanship. The
spelling bee is not a sport for the faint of
heart. As the bee went on, both the girls and
guys teams saw their first members lost when
Sara Winzinowich and Scott McConnell both
missed the mark on their words by one letter.
As the rounds went on the tension in the
room reached a fever pitch when Noah Lay-
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the face of immense pressure failed to spell
“depreciate” making Kurtis and the boys
winners. A triumphant roar from the boys’
side filled the room as they had emerged
victorious. After the presentation of prizes a
potluck lunch was enjoyed by both sides in
celebration of a good battle fought.
Around the World News
Chaos In Paris
Bee Spells Drama For Grade 12 Students
On December 18th the grade 12
students in room 9 were locked in to the
greatest battle of wits the world of sports has
to offer: A spelling bee. A spelling bee, for
those of you who don’t know, is a fierce
competition in which participants are required to spell out a word correctly in order
to move on. Spell the word incorrectly, however, and you are out. Typically as the competition goes on, the words become increasingly difficult to spell, and the men are
quickly separated from the boys. Mrs. Reis’
grade 12 Transactional English class figured
themselves up for the challenge and thus, the
spelling bee of December 18th was planned.
With Mrs. Reis as facilitator and yours truly
as the on-scene reporter, the class was split
into two teams (guys vs. girls, naturally) and
the ground rules were laid down. The
spelling bee would proceed in alternating
order. If the first team spelled the word
correctly, the second team would get a different word to spell, but if the first team was
incorrect, the second team would have an
opportunity to spell that same word correctly.
The format was to be single-elimination, with
each member possessing one “save”. By
The two both incorrectly spelled “pneumatic”
so the bee would go another round, despite
the girl’s furious protests of a time limit
violation by Kurtis. Two more rounds would
go on with no winner declared. Kurtis then
spelled “xylophone” correct, but Lynessa, in
te, taking his time to mull over his
options while tasked with spelling “faucet”,
was called out by Kendra Neufeld: “It’s
already Christmas!!” Amidst the ensuing
bedlam, Mrs. Reis declared that any more out
-of-turn outbursts would result in the elimination of a team member. However, it was
made clear by Kendra’s frustrated comment
that these two teams did not like each other
one bit. Later on while struggling with
“xenophobia”, Kurtis Weins was miraculously saved by Josh Peters, a move that would
pay dividends later on. Lynessa Hofer
shocked the room by correctly spelling the
marathon word
“antidisestablishmentarianism”. It appeared
the guys team was done for, with the girls
still having three members standing against
the lone boy, Kurtis. However, the unthinkable happened. Kendra, stuck on
“pterodactyl” was saved by Sarah Steinig,
but Sarah proceeded to spell the word incorrectly, eliminating both her and the trashtalking Kendra, setting the stage for a dramatic one on one faceoff between Kurtis and
Lynessa.
After the shooting on Parliament
Hill in Canada the world has been on high
alert for terrorists and extremists. People
around the world are being intimidated by the
death threats they are getting from the movie
“The Interview”, associated with the assassination of the dictator Kim Jong-un, to the
tragic event on January 7th, 2015. On the
streets of Paris in France, two masked gunmen armed with rifles and other assault
weapons forced their way into the office of
Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly
newspaper which is known for mocking
religious figures of all denominations. An
attack that lasted only five minutes left
twelve people murdered in cold blood and 11
innocent people were inflicted with non-fatal
injuries. After entering the building of Charlie Hebdo and shooting and killing staff
cartoonists, an economist, editors, maintenance workers, guests and police officers, the
terrorists continued to shout “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great” in Arabic) and also “the
Prophet is avenged”. They swiftly exited and
drove off continuing north of Paris when they
abruptly and violently smashed into another
car, injuring the driver. Abandoning their car
they carjacked another vehicle to flee from
the scene. The three terrorists, who plotted
the attacks over the course of about a year,
all died in Friday’s shootout.
ever, have decided not to print the controversial editorial cartoons because they were
deemed offensive, but some countries, including France did allow it. A satirical newspaper or comic is another form of freedom of
speech. Every country limits free speech to a
certain degree. Some do so only to prevent
immediate harms; others ban “hate
speech” (offensive utterances against
groups). Since the Paris attacks, both approaches are colliding with each other and
with free speech. Is freedom of speech allowing the truth to be flowing and transparent for all to see and hear? Or, is freedom of
speech being used in a harmful way towards
others causing violent acts to occur?
“We are under threat because we are a country of freedom, and because we are a country
of freedom we ward off threats and will
punish aggressors,” French President Hollande said. Freedom of speech is a very hot
topic in the world. It allows people to have
the right to communicate one’s opinions and -Anastasia Pasieczka
ideas to anyone willing to receive them. The
people of France are very keen on protecting
their right of speech. Many publications
around the world, including in Canada, how-
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