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Feb 14th

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

Last day to buy matchmaker (lunch)!

Dancing with the Teachers (lunch)

Buy your Matchmakers (lunch)

Rose Delivery (7th period)

Feb 17th

Grade 9 vaccinations in the multipur-pose room

Feb. 18th & 20th

MOUNTAIN NIGHT LIVE

Audition Dates:

For Music and other talents. Feb. 18th

For Dance sign up in front of room 213 prior to Feb. 20th

Feb. 20th

(Grade 9-11) Pascal/Cayley Fermat Math Contest

Feb. 21st

Pro-D Day

Feb. 26th

Term 2 DPA Logs Due (Grades 10, 11 & 12)

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On Tuesday, BMSS Theatre Produc-tions debuted Mean Girls the Wild Life. The culmination of months of hard work, the performance spoke well of all who contributed. Last week I had the privilege of a behind-the-scenes peek.

My first impression upon entering the drama room is an atmosphere of barely contained chaos. To the unini-tiated (such as myself ) it is startling, to say the least. This energy is put to constructive use when the rehears-al starts a little behind schedule.

The driving force behind the show is undoubtedly its director, Ms. Rudolph. The stress of putting a production like this together in only five months is

considerable. On occasion, the cast has described her as “crazy”. But it’s said with a great deal of affection.

Ms. Rudolph presides over a small (fewer than 30) but dedicated group of students who make up the cast and crew. Officially, the Theatre Pro-ductions course runs after school Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 6:30pm, and on Saturday morn-ings. For the past few weeks, howev-er, rehearsals have been every day.

A lot of time is spent in meticulous rep-etition and wading through technical details. But all the pain is more than made up for, by the thrill of the per-formance. (A side benefit is the added ease it gives you with public speak-ing, especially if you were already somewhat inclined in that direction.)

If you are in grades 9 to 11 and are interested in being a part of next year’s show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, then sign up for Theatre Productions during course selec-tion. You’re encouraged to take The-atre Performance (the drama class that runs during the school day) as well, but it’s not strictly required.

About ten days before their first per-formance, Nicole Park (who plays Cady, the main character) told me the odds of everything going accord-ing to plan during the show were approximately 65%. Not the great-est odds, I thought, but hey: that’s showbiz. Tonight’s your last chance to judge their success for yourself.

Mean Girls the Wild Life

Daphne Patterson

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I see the blue sky is slowly starting to fade

My day has been so brown

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I admire this when my day is done

I stare at this even though my eyes weigh a ton

This is the one thing I do

This is the one thing I love

This is the one thing I enjoy

This is the one time I relax in peace and close my eyes

This is one thing I love about ending my day

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The Laughing LionA lion with jokes so lame they’ll make you smile :)

Why do mother snakes give their ba-bies baby powder?To pervent viper rash!!!

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Feb. 28th

Last Day of Term 2

Mar. 3rd-7th

Socials Week

Mar. 5th, 6th & 7th

The Rocky Horror Show brought to you by students of Burnaby Mountain

Ticket Prices:

$15 for students

$20 for adults

Sold in the lower commons

Mar. 10th-14th

Health & Nutrition Week

Mar. 11th

AM Grade 12 Exit Interviews

1:50pm Fire Drill

Mar. 12th

Report Card Distribution

Mar. 13th

Mountain Night Live

Mar. 14th

Pi Day

Mar. 17th-28th

Spring Break

Mar. 31st

School Reopens

Course Selection Deadline

Ernest Ng

Choir: A great performance by the choir to start off the show!

Band: Thank you for fill-ing the room with awe-some tunes jazz band!

Greenhouse: Jared Chiu is giving a tour of the school to a group of parents, a quick stop in the greenhouse!

A big congratulations and a job well done to all of those who performed!

Course Selection Night Photos

What do dogs have that no other animal has?Puppy Love!!

What do you call a cute entry?A-door-able!

Why should you stand in the corner when it’s cold?Because the corner is 90 degrees!

Zack MorleyMovie ReviewsThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Catching Fire is the second of the Hunger Games trilogy. The story takes place a few months after The Hunger Games and is largely driven by civil unrest, demanding changes in President Snow’s government au-thority. The main character Katniss Everdeen is described to be in a state of mental instability due to the kill-ings witnessed in the “arena” and in her new life as a “tribute”. Catching Fire is one of the rare sequels that is done better than the original. The movie portrayed the novel very well and not too many details were overlooked; fans were not disappointed. For those who had not read the book nor heard anything about it, there is a surpris-ing twist to the story that is worth watching. The cliff-hanger will keep you hooked, whether you’ve read the book or not. Catching Fire is an action packed movie to see with a significant other for some romance and drama.

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

This movie is also a rare demonstration of the sequel turning out better than the first. The second movie in The Hobbit trilogy focuses on the reclaiming of dwarf lands un-der a mountain by a group of dwarfs. During the reclamation, a legend-ary dragon by the name of “Smaug” sleeps under piles of gold and riches. With a village at its mercy if he awakes,

he causes them to live in fear of their homes becoming ashes. Desolation of Smaug gives insight into details such as cinematography, humour, action, drama and romance. There are sever-al humorous scenes throughout the movie, along with impressive acting and action packed scenes. The mov-ie’s main villain is voice acted and por-trayed extremely well, exemplifying his power, ego and sinister mindset. The Desolation of Smaug is a won-derful movie to see with a group of friends for a mystical journey of ad-venture along with action and come-dy galore.

Cari MaFrozen

In every Disney movie, morals are cleverly depicted in the anima-tions, causing the public to quickly fall in love with them. The quirky and fun sidekicks were especially enter-taining in Frozen. The graphics of this movie were truly amazing, especial-ly during the formation of Elsa’s ice castle. The detail was magnificent, it may have even caused one to won-der if magic exists in such a form. 

But the real magic was in their songs, the ones in Disney movies are beloved trademarks. There is no doubt that “Let it Go” and “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” are inspiring and catchy.

The conversations within the songs are entertaining as they assist in set-ting the tone of the scene. Through-out the movie, however, there were several pieces on soundtrack that may have come across as repetitive to the viewer. But no matter, the broad audi-ence loved it enough to later belt out the lyrics at any given chance. 

This particular movie had portrayed numerous plot twists and for “The First Time in Forever”, the act of true love was not from a stranger.  There are many other delightfully surprising moments that will reignite your love for the Disney movies once again.

Congratulations to Norina Sun and Nicole Park, Grace Jin and Jamal Du-mas for placing 7th and 1st respec-tively at the Lower Mainland Central Championships. Jamal and Grace were 1st and 2nd place speakers. They will represent our school at the Provincial Tournament in Victoria, at the end of February.

Good Luck!

#adventuresofjamjamandgracie

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O U T F I T T E DMasha Rudyak & Selena Barcenas

Benedict KwokBMSS Winter Basketball StatisticsIt’s important to be able to uti-

lize your wardrobe for different sea-sons. With Spring coming up soon you can you use your winter piec-es to transition into Spring – es-pecially with our bipolar weather.

While it’s still cold out don’t rule out layering; using techniques from our previous advice in the winter article can help you keep cozy through-out these colder days. Once it starts warming up, slowly ditching the lay-ers and wearing your lighter jack-ets will benefit you. Anoraks and trench coats are still in style and will be throughout the spring season.

Bring out your basics! You can nev-er say no to a simple outfit consist-ing of a white t-shirt and true blue jeans. However, don’t be afraid to explore your wilder side – patterns are always in trend in the Spring; there are a wide range of colour schemes for florals, stripes, and psy-chedelic patterns! Booties have also become a favourite of all you fash-ion lovers and continue to be the perfect way to tie an outfit together.

A final word of advice: great clothes doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot. Try your local Value Village and vintage shops to find exquisite, unique pieces to add to your closet. Remember to go thrifting with an open mind, the clothes you may find are cheaper than most and can easily be altered with just a pair of scissors.

You never know what may look good until you try!

A nice an easy appetizer to make and it looks great!

Ingredients

- 1 pound very fresh yellow fin tuna steak, cut into 1/4 dice

- 3 tablespoons snipped fresh chives

- 2 tablespoons sesame oil

- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce

- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

-1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste

-1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste

-1/4 cup homemade mayonnaise or prepared mayonnaise

- 1 teaspoon chili paste

- 3 Japanese or Kirby cucumbers

-1 teaspoon black sesame seeds, toasted

Directions

1. In medium bowl, combine the tuna, chives, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Cover tight-ly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

2. Mix the mayonnaise and chili paste in a small bowl, cover, and refrigerate.

3. Using a mandoline, slice the cu-cumbers lengthwise as thinly as possible into approximately 5-inch lengths. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of the tuna tartar on one end of the cu-cumber, when very thinly sliced, will stick together and stay rolled without a toothpick. Continue making rolls with the remaining ingredient.

4. Fill a resealable plastic bag with the corner snipped off, with the spicy mayonnaise. Top each roll with a small dollop of the mayonnaise and sprinkling of the toasted sesame seeds.

Spicy Tuna Roll

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HoroscopesAries: There is no need to be stressed out. You may have a lot going on right now but don’t worry because you’ll get through everything just fine. Just remember to have fun once in a while! Your lucky subject is math. Taurus: Procrastination is the enemy! If you are thinking of doing your work last minute, think again. Start things now so you can thank your-self later. Your most productive hour will be between 5:46-6:46. Gemini: Love is in the air! Look left, now look right; did you see anyone interest-ing? If not, that’s ok, you’ll find some-one later. Make sure you show off your best asset which is your smile. Cancer: Lighten up! Tell jokes, laugh and enjoy it while it lasts. Here’s a good one: what do you call a fish with no eye? A fsh. Ha. Ha. Leo: You are what you eat, so eat more fruits and vegetables! The flu is go-ing around and it is no fun being at home sick. Your lucky vegetable is celery and your lucky fruit is papaya. Virgo: The early bird gets the worm so start sleeping early! Try not to be late to any of your classes (or any appointments) this week. Your lucky drink is milk. Libra: If you feel tired, take a break! You’re doing great. Keep perse-vering and you will get what you deserve. Your lucky letter is J. Scorpio:This month you may face a couple of challenges that will test your pa-tience. Remember not to get frustrat-ed and assess the situation carefully. Your lucky day will be February 21st.

Sagittarius:Go shopping, buy new clothes, treat a friend because you deserve it (and they do too). Your lucky shape is a triangle. Capricorn: Wear bright colors to change up your mood and get ready for spring! Your fa-vourite accessory is magnifying glass. Aquarius:You’re too sweet. Cut back on can-dy and sugar because your next dentist appointment is coming up. Skittles are an exception though. Pisces:Let it go! Move on, be happy, and stay chill. Your lucky object is a snowman.

Congratulations to the Senior Girls Basketball Team for getting third in the district! Keep up the good work! Go Lions!

Another congratulations goes to Christian Schlappner and Jacey Bailey, our January Athletes of the Month. This is Jacey’s second consecutive win of the Female Athlete of the Month title.

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Science Dept.Photo Contest

Winners for “Autumn Sci-ence” themeOverall Win-ner: Christina M. (below) Honorable mentions Shiun L. & Vanessa C.