Vol. 15 No. 1 Monday, October 18, 2010 Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Senior girls volleyball courts victory in VegasJennifer Lee and AileenChoi - staff reporters

Photo courtesy of Mr. Bryan GeeThe Riverside Senior girls volleyball team poses in Las Vegas.

The senior girls’volleyball team fromRiverside SecondarySchool competed in atournament in Las Vegason September 23.Although in previous yearsthe team has gone on a tripto Edmonton, thisexceptional opportunitypresented itself and theteam took advantage of it.The trip to Vegas was anopportunity for the girls toplay the best teams fromthe United States ofAmerica, while exposingthem to higher levels ofcompetition and gameplay. The girls had to gothrough a round of tryoutsto be selected to go on thetrip. Twelve highly skilledplayers were chosen. Outof the province of BritishColumbia, Seaquam

School dances are a privilege, not a rightMiriam Weber and Christina

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Photos courtesy of GoogleDances: then and now. We need a compromise!

YWCA women’s mentorship program going strongRachelle Lim - staff

reporter For the eighth year in arow, Riverside inconjunction with the YWCAhas offered the High SchoolMentorship Program tograde 11 and 12 girls. JaniceLee is the manager of theprogram and Ms. BethDavis is the career resourceliaison who coordinates theprogram within the school.

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Secondary School inNorth Delta was the onlyother school to be a partof this tournament. The

team and coaches got toexperience Las Vegas firsthand by visiting the HooverDam, going on roller

coasters, and of course,shopping. “Vegas was one of the bestexperiences. I loved it and

would recommended doingit again,” said head coach,Mr. Bryan Gee. The girls onthe team had good things to

say as well. “It was reallyfun. I loved the weather; itwas so sunny and hot. Iespecially liked nighttimebecause of all the lightseverywhere,” said GabbyFortin. She also enjoyed thecompetition in the gamesbecause it made them playtheir hardest. Although the team did notwin any games, the playersfelt as if they played theirbest and worked more as ateam because of thecompetitive Americanteams. “The other teams broughtout the best player in all ofus,” said Fortin. All in all, the trip allowedthe whole team to bond, toexpand their gametechniques and to gainexperience with other teamsoutside of British Columbia. “I would do the trip allover again in a heartbeat!”said Gee.

Female students arematched with professionalwomen who best suit thestudent’s ideal careers.Students meet with theirmentors from November toJune. Arrangements are seton their own time outside ofschool where they meet andplan out their activitiestogether, whether it may begoing out for a cup of coffeeor taking a tour around a

university or college. Thesestudents are also privilegedto attend the work sites andexperience theprofessional’s typical workday and environment. “Students have to want todo it and have an open mindto learn new things and takerisks,” said Lee. “It’s a greatopportunity to help studentsexplore their career andeducation planning.”

Jelena Vatavuk, who isparticipating in thementorship program, saysshe is looking forward to acareer in the medical field;she hopes to be matchedwith a registered nurse. “I think this mentorshipprogram will give me a goodoutlook because I havesomeone to relate to who hasgone through the steps,”said Vatavuk.

Dances have been a tradition atschools but this might changebecause of the questionablebehavior on the part of somestudents who do not want tocooperate with the rules andexpectations of behavior. If students want dances tocontinue they are going to have togive an effort to actually follow therules. Some of the problems in thepast have been inappropriatedancing and students under theinfluence of drugs and alcohol.

“I’ve been puked on before,” saidPrincipal Scott Robinson.Robinson and many of the otherteachers, who volunteer their time,don’t want to have to police the

students anymore.It was also notedthat safety can be an issue,especially with somewhat naïve,perhaps overly eager to fit in gradenine girls who find themselves in

the middle of what could be calledan overly sexually charged dance,”said Robinson.In an effort to savethe dances at Riverside, acommittee was formed of five

parents, three teachers, threestudents and one administrator.The committee has come up witha few possible solutions. Solutionnumber one is to just leave thedances the way they are, but thatwouldn’t solve anything. Solutionnumber two is to split the dancesinto two groups, 9/10’s and 11/12’s. Solution number three is toincrease the security and to allowparents to come to the dances.Solution number four is to getstudents to sign a behaviorexpectation sheet. Solutionnumber five is to be organizedwith contests and games.

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It’s never a good idea to go toa Rave where there will be drugsor alcohol and consequentlyintoxicated strangers, but it’s aneven worse idea to go whenyou’re a vulnerable teenager.There are reasons for the badreputation that Raves get. Atthese parties, teens are pressuredto put themselves and others atrisk through consuming drugsand alcohol and they often endbadly.In Squamish, B.C. in 1997,Bob McIntosh was killed whenhe left his house to check on aloud, unsupervised teen Rave

down the block. McIntosh, a fatherof two, was attacked by anintoxicated young man attendingthe party. His murder wasn’tplanned. It was a result of therowdy manner of the party and thealcohol that drove McIntosh’skiller to punch and kick him todeath. McIntosh ultimately diedbecause of an out-of-controlteenage party and some badchoices made by some kids. Thereare many more examples of Ravesthat resulted in rape, injury ordeath. Last year a teenagercollapsed at a Rave at WestEdmonton Mall. In late June, a 15-year-old girl died of an ecstasyoverdose attending a crowdedRave at the L.A. Coliseum inCalifornia. In September a teenagegirl was drugged and gang rapedat a Rave in Pitt Meadows. Thiscould have all been prevented if

these teens had been more carefuland stayed away from these parties.Now, Raves are more dangerousthan ever with social networkingsites like Facebook and Twittermaking it so easy for people to postpictures of what you do and gossipabout it. There’s a good chance thatif you do something inappropriateat a Rave, your parents, yourteachers, your peers or your futureemployer will see a picture of youat a Rave. You can take precautionsin order to stay safe at Raves likeplanning to stay with a group offriends and having a safe ride, butit’s easy to get separated from yourfriends when there are so manypeople around you. You can watchyour drink, so that nobody drugsyou, but should you really have to?Why put yourself in an unsafesituation? Why take anunnecessary risk?

Facebook and some of it’s users have gone too far. Despite recentefforts to provide users with enhanced security and privacy settings, thesite is cluttered with “internet crime.” Cyber bullying and similar actshave gone much, much too far. Recently a memorial page set up for the15 year old girl Laura Szendrei, a girl beat to death in a Delta park, wasdefiled with internet content such as pornographic links and photos, andnasty comments saying that she deserved to get killed. The question iswhy?What compels someone to desecrate a memorial for friends andfamily to mourn through? What pushes someone to make such a heinousremark as “She deserved to die.” Once upon a time our generation wasthought to be capable of utilizing social networking and all the amazingtools we’re given for beneficial purposes and general communication,and this may very well be true, but these acts are cause for concern.What morphs a website initially designed to share notes with classmatesinto a place to talk “smack” about dead 15 year old girls or posthumiliating photos of a rape victim?The internet allows for anyone tosit comfortably in front of their keyboard and say cruel and hurtful thingsto anyone they choose, and that’s wrong! Another example, in 2006 LoriDrew was charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after shebullied one of her daughter’s friends, Megan Meier, after they had afalling out. Ms. Drew and several others created a fake MySpace account,pretending to be a boy named Josh Evans. After the fictitious 16 yearold boy ended the virtual relationship with Megan she took her own life.She hung herself after receiving several cruel messages including onethat said the world would be better off without her. These cruel actsprompt us to question not only the morality issues of the youth of today,but also the “more mature” generation of yesterday.Most people useFacebook respectfully; however, when it becomes a tool to bully harassor desecrate memorial sites stricter filters need to be in place. The freedomof speech argument does not hold when so much damage is being doneto so many. One might wonder how Marc Zuckerberg, the originator ofFacebook, feels how the website is now being utilized; perhaps guiltprompted him to make his recent 100 million dollar donation to theNewark, New Jersey schools system.So whether or not it’s sexuallyexplicit material, cyber bullying or any other form of illegal activitywhy is there no mandatory filter on the internet? Pornographic contentand other vulgar material isn’t completely uncommon on Facebook, andis often posted in groups or pages, as spam, one offence is enough,perhaps a system could be implemented that prevents that user fromuploading pictures, but would a filter simple as this suffice? Shouldn’tthere be rules or laws to keep the online world safer? Some would arguethat it’s freedom of speech, but shouldn’t it be the case that commonsense prevails and that in some situations censorship serves it’s purpose!That’s just our opinion though; it’s up to you to decide.

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In today’s day and age there aremany ways for teenagers toexpress themselves, yet many teensare choosing illegal activities to doso. Raves and house parties aresome of the places where it is easyto make poor choices or feelpressured to do things youwouldn’t normally do. Of course,this doesn’t mean that you shouldrefrain from going to them, juststay safe. In the end, it’s always theindividuals’ choice to participatein whatever activities they choose.Raves have been around for many

years, though they have changedsignificantly over time. Inprevious years they were greatlyfrowned upon; some places evenbanned them. Eventually theywere more accepted becausesecurity at paid organized eventsgot a lot better. This includedsearches for not only alcohol andthe drugs of choice at such events(Ecstasy and Acid) but theparaphernalia of the drug useitself.................................... If you choose to participate ingoing to Raves or other similarthings, just be careful. You canstill have a good time withoutusing drugs or alcohol. Anotherthing that you need to be cautiousabout is your drink. The commonline of ‘don’t leave your drink un-attended’ and of course ‘watchyour drink’ is repeated over andover because it is one of the mostimportant things a person can do

to easily avoid getting takenadvantage of.................................... Common sense can go a longways when you’re at a Rave. If youfeel unsafe, leave. You shouldn’tever feel forced to stay somewhere,and if you don’t feel comfortablethere is no shame in leaving. If youdo choose to go to one of theseevents, make sure you’re choosingsafe venues. If tickets are beingsold through Ticketmaster, there isusually good security. In the end,it’s not that you shouldn’t go tothese events, just be careful. If you choose do the stuff youwouldn’t normally do, be awarethat there are sometimesconsequences. Don’t become aFacebook statistic and regretphotos that may be posted.Remember, raves aren’t meant fordrug use, or abusing others; they’remeant for cool lights, dancing andmusic.

Raves should be avoided

Common sense needed at Raves

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School culture at RiversideLivia Turnbull- staff reporter

The eddy staff talks to students about the beginning of the year

September brings all sorts of new start-up activities at Riverside!

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Left: Top Donators for Terry Fox Run.From Left to Right: Stuart Knight, Breanne Smith,Danielle Gramm, Trevor Price.

Q: What’s the biggest differencebetween this year and your last year?A: I know the school and most of theteachers, and I don’t get lost as much.Q: Best advice you got to survive thisschool year?A: To always stay on track, and alwaysdo your homework.Q: What are you looking forward to ina year from now?A: Being able to do more in Grade 11,and looking forward to graduation.

Q: What’s the biggest differencebetween this year and your last year?A: Being in such a big school, I’m gettingused to finding my classes.Q: Best advice you got to survive thisschool year?A: Always have your homework ready,keep on task as much as you can.Q: What are you looking forward to ina year from now?A: Being in Grade 10, knowing whereeverything else, getting closer to grad.

Q: What’s the biggest differencebetween this year and your last year?A: Courses are much harder than lastyear, and I advise people not to take Bio11, it’s very hard.Q: Best advice you got to survive thisschool year?A: Study hard, and don’t do drugs.Q: What are you looking forward toin a year from now?A: It’s going to be my senior yearwhich means grad and post secondary.

Q: What’s the biggest differencebetween this year and your last year?A: Everything that happens athighschool is going to be “the lasttime”.Q: Best advice you got to survive thisschool year?A: The best advice I got for survivingthis school year is to enjoy the smallthings.Q: What are you looking forward toin a year from now?A: I look forward to being a journalismstudent at university.

A new year at Riverside meansnew students, new smiles, and ofcourse, new teachers. You’d thinkthat someone coming to Riversidefor the first time would be nervousand worried about the students andstaff, but not our new teachers.When asked about his experienceas a new teacher at Riverside lastyear, Mr.Thies had this to say,“Absolutely not! I wasn’t nervousat all.” Riverside’s new teachersagreed that they felt verycomfortable during their firstmonth here. “The staff has beenvery welcoming and I love thestudents,” said Mr.Shellenberg.There is one teacher in particular,who has a unique teaching

experience, and teaches morningclasses for kindergarten at CastlePark Elementary. “It’s nice to teach

something different for a change,”said Ms.Minhas. Good luckteachers.= We’re glad to have you!

important and this year, Riversideis already off to a great start. Thetransition from middle school tohigh school can be scary, so eventswere organized to make sure newstudents feel welcome. One ofthese events was the familybarbeque, which was, according toPrincipal Robinson, “a greatopportunity for the parents to meetthe teachers and see where theirchild spends their day.” The TerryFox Run was a good way toestablish some hometown pride, asevidenced in the top donators. 1st

place was Trevor Price at $655, 2nd

place was Stuart Knight at $600,3rd place was Breanne Smith at$321 and 4th place was DanielleGramm at $150. The first place

winner was Justin Exley, 2nd placewas Chris Shamatutu and 3rd place

was Dominic Brazinha. The topfemale runner was Sarah Raggett.

Riverside also had a Terry FoxDraw Prize. The winners of that

were Nick MacDonald and DannaBriscoe. Another event was theQuest for the Golden Cupcake,where every Grade Nine studentgets a free cupcake. Whoever hada golden sticker on the bottom ofthe cupcake was the winner of aprize. The winner for that contestwas Savannah Maxwell. Giftcertificates were awarded to all thewinners. Finally, students wereoffered a chance to join clubs onSeptember 22nd and Riverside hada few new ones this year. One ofthe new clubs is the Curling club,led by Mr. Romani, and the GuitarClub is led by Mr. Ahmelich, oneof the student counselors. As youcan see, there are lots ofopportunities to have fun and getinvolved at Riverside, so join aclub or sports team today!Everyone is welcome no matterwhen you decide to join.

Building a good school culture is

Right: Students from the Guitar Clubduring Club Day.

Sudoku

Try to fill in all the empty boxes so that :Each row contains the numbers 1 through 9.Each column comtains the numbers 1 through 9.Each square 3 by 3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9.

Hockey academy starts its second year at R’side

Hopes are high on the pitch

After a successful first year atRiverside Secondary, the HockeyAcademy is up and skating. Therehave been several changes thisyear. “We have one grade ten class,but added a grade eleven advancedclass for the players who are moreexperienced and feel like growingstronger in hockey, but over allthere are not too many changes thatwere made from last year’sacademy, “ said Mr. Luongo. One change that occurred in theacademy is the everyday processfor the players when getting on theice. It goes much more smoothlyand the players are getting moreaccomplished. “After a year withthe academy, I’ve noticed animprovement in my play. Last yearI played in the A2 division, butnow have moved up to A1,” saidsenior player Travis Tookey. The academy has much trainingto offer for hockey players such as:individual skills, team concepts,full fitness off of the ice (dry landtraining - for example, last week’sGrouse Grind trip), and nutrition.The mental and psychological

aspects of the game are alsoexplored via a mind coach. Megan Bradford, who is one outof the three female students in thehockey academy states, “It’s not abig difference being a girl; it’sactually a lot easier to improve

playing with the guys. But at thesame time it can get difficult forus being girls. I would like to usemy hockey academy experiencesto get into post-secondary schoolwith a scholarship for the game Ilove most.”

In the grade eleven advancedclass, the students have to do tenhours of community service. Oneup-coming opportunity is to do afundraiser to help young childrento participate in hockey. OnOctober 22, the grade eleven

students are hosting a 3 on 3tournament for young kids to getthem more involved. The hockey academy has been,and is a success at RiversideSecondary. Hopefully, this willcontinue in the upcoming years.

Senior boys set off with a volley

The senior boys volleyball teamhas done well this beginning of theyear. They are placed in first in the

Triple A division and still havemore games to play. Let’s see if theteam can keep it up! The team is made up of 11

players: three grade elevens andeight grade twelves. “Most of theplayers have played since grade6,”said Mr. Muro. “They also wentto the volleyball clubs outside ofschool during the summer.” Thetwo players who stand out the mostare # 5 Victor Zych, the powerhitter and #7 Liam Brett, the setter.The team has played twotournaments so far, one of whichwas a victory. However, in thesecond tournament they lost onegame to M.E.I. which put theminto second. Right now Riversideis in the lead in the Triple A’s, withmore opportunities for victoryahead. The team’s next game isagainst Charles Best on October 7at 6:30pm. Don’t miss out!

The boys volleyball team strikes a pose.

The hockey academy students posing for a picture before starting the Grouse Grind. Photo courtesy of Mr. Straumford

Photo courtesy of Mr. Muro

It’s another year atRiverside forthe girls’ fieldhockey team.Coaches Ms.Blaxland andMs. Hudonare having thegirls practiceat least onceor twice aweek, usuallydepending onthe frequencyof theirg a m e s .T h e y ’ v eplayed fivegames so far,a n dunfortunatelyhaven’t wonany yet. Their team ranges fromgrade nines to grade twelves. Lastyear’s team didn’t have any grade

Ivy Malinowski - staff reporter

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Injuries hurting senior soccer teamMitchell Stewart - staff reporter

Jesse Frempong - staff reporter

twelves, so luckily they didn’t loseany strong players this year.They’ve gained two strong defense

players, Heather Poussard, andMegan Pelletier. They’re just twoof the six players that are new to

The Riverside Secondary Senior Boys Soccer Team has had alackluster season so far, winning just twice in their first seven games.There are a few problems that are contributing to the reason theyare not winning: the lack of commitment, injuries, or perhaps thecaliber of the team is just not where it needs to be. A series of injuries has been plaguing the soccer team as six playerswere missing in action during their game on Tuesday, October 5.One of the captains of the team, Callum Beales, has missed the lasttwo games due to injury. “The injury bug has definitely hurt us thisseason, making it tougher and tougher for us to win on Tuesdaysand Thursdays,” said Juan Castro, a defenseman on the team. The team is now seven games into the season and has just twowins. Their best achievement was the big win over Terry Fox’s teamon a rainy Thursday, September 16. “The win over Fox was a biglift for us, but the injuries have really stopped our momentum now,”said Castro. The team also beat Pinetree 5-1 on Tuesday, October12. Riverside has just one game left against Charles Best which willbe played on Thursday the 14th of October, on Gates Turf at 3:30pm. This game will be key if Riverside wants to make the FraserValley Championships.

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the team. Their previous gameshave been played at Riverside’sGates Park. They’ve already

played againstC e n t e n n i a l ,Port Moody,Charles Best,Bye and MapleRidge; they’llbe playinga g a i n s tH e r i t a g eW o o d stomorrow. Ifthe Rapids winthe next game,they’ll make itto playoffs. Ifthey win there,they’ll make itto the SeniorAAA FraserValleys inC l o v e r d a l e /

Newton to compete against theother top competitors. Let’s wishthem all good luck!