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There has been much in the news regarding the fallout for schools from the 2013-2014 provincial budget. Headlines of larger class

sizes and increased workloads for teachers have certainly done nothing to settle parents’ minds as to the state of education in Alberta classrooms next year. I can assure you that CSS, while not immune from the negative impacts of the provincial budget, will not be seeing larger classes, fewer teachers or a compromised program for our students. The CSS Board of Directors has chosen to maintain our current programming and utilize some of our accumulated operating surplus to get us through what would otherwise be a difficult year.

At their meeting on March 19th, the CSS Board of Directors voted to keep the 2013-2014 fees at the current rates, with the exception of a small increase to the transportation fee to cover the provincial elimination of the fuel subsidy. There is more information about fees and registration, including more detail about the transportation fee, later in this Spectrum. Registration will begin on Tuesday, April 9 and will close on Monday, April 15, so please ensure you are logging into the family zone on the CSS website between April 9 and 15 to

register for the upcoming school year and to pay your fees. CSS has a bursary program available to families who have difficulty with any of the fees; please contact me if you require information about our bursary program.

I want to thank the organizers and volunteers for the first ever CSS Pi Day on March 14. The instigation for the day came from one of our parents, who approached me initially to ask about the feasibility of Pi Day at CSS. She then went to the school council executive for their blessing before enlisting the help of the fun lunch volunteers (and a couple of others) to actually pull it off. Mr. Cheng, too, was instrumental in making this day possible. Information about the specific activities can be found in this edition of the Spectrum, but suffice it to say the day’s activities were very well received by students and staff alike.

Lastly, I wish every CSS family a very restful and family oriented spring break. See you on April 8th.

Sincerely,

Darrell Lonsberry

Principal

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Correction: There was an omission in the March Spectrum in regards to the Grade 5 Science Fair results. Zayd J. should have been listed as the Silver Medal winner and a subsequent entrant into the Calgary Youth Science Fair.

School Council Update April, 2013

Spring break is almost here. We hope everyone has an enjoyable time off and returns refreshed for the last few months of the 2012/2013 school year.

Due to spring break, there will NOT be a school council meeting in April. our next meeting will be the AGM on May 7th. It was decided at the october AGM to move the meeting and election of officers to May. This was done to provide a transition time for the incoming council and allow for planning to begin for the following school year. Please watch your email in April for more information on the AGM and the various roles on the school council.

The Annual Parent Survey will be sent out at the end of April. Your feedback is very important to the council and school administration. Please take the time to fill in the survey. For those who complete the survey, there will once again be a draw for reimbursement of one student’s enrichment fees. A pizza party will also be awarded to the class with the highest participation rate.

The School Council members have been busy over the past month with a few events. The Parent Funny Money Casino was attended by approximately 100 guests who were

enjoying themselves so much that the event extended an extra hour to accommodate the 90% of people who wanted to continue socializing. everyone pitched in to man the various stations ( i.e. bar, ticket sales, food, registration, set up, clean up, etc.) which added to the success of the event. A big thank you to Kim Brundrit and the event Committee for their hard work and perseverance for making this event (finally) happen.

The other big event was Pi Day on March 14th (3.14). Thank you to Michelle Dery for bringing this idea to us and being the driving force behind the event. The day consisted of an art contest, t-shirt sale, pie sale and a Pi Fair run by the administration including Pi reciting, Pi poetry and birthday Pi. Thank you also to Mr. Cheng and the grade 8s who helped make this event a success.

As always, if you have any questions, comments or would like to get involved, please send us an email at council@calgaryscienceschool.com.

Karen Cuthbertson

on behalf of the CSS School Council

It’s Re-Registration Time at CSS!

We will again be utilizing th on-line registration system. More info has been sent home prior to Spring Break.

PleaSe noTe: If you are not re-registering at CSS next year, please let us know in writing so we can begin filling all places. Thank you.

registration for the 2013/14 school year begins Tuesday, april 9 and closes Monday, april 15.

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School Council update ............................................... 32013/14 Registration Information .......................... 3Ask Darrell ........................................................................ 4International Pi Day ...................................................... 5Inspired Reading - CSS Reads .................................6-7CSS Grade 6 Times ..................................................8-10Transportation Committee update.......................11Term 2 PVA Showcase Photos ................................11

Cover Photo: The CSS Concert Band, directed by Mr. Bolen, performing at the Kiwanis Music Festival at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 6, 2013.

CSS Garden Club Poster ............................................12Travel to the Future ....................................................13CSS Bands Grace Kiwanis Music Festival .....14-15Lasers Senior Boys Basketball ...........................16-17Lasers Junior Boys Basketball ...........................18-19Junior High Spring Fling Dance Poster ...............20April School Calendar ................................................21May School Calendar .......................... .......................22

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AskDarrell

Frequently Asked Questions for Principal LonsberryIn this new column for the Spectrum, I provide a response to this question that was put to me by a CSS parent:

“Why do the Junior High students not have % grades, etc? Is there a transition to high school and that grading system? There has been lots of discussion in the media about bubble-wrapped kids and how kids cannot receive a failing grade in school (or no ‘winners’ or ‘losers’ in sports) and how that could actually be detrimental to a child’s self esteem or take away their incentive to try harder.”

Assessment and evaluation are a critical part of learning. Assessment involves the many ways that teachers, peers and others provide feedback to a student about their work so that the student can deepen their understanding and improve the quality of their work. When assessment informs the next steps students and teachers will take, we call it formative assessment. evaluation is placing a value on a piece of work, such as a percentage or letter grade. What we know about the grades that result from evaluations is that they often do very little to inform learning, whereas formative assessment

is integral to deep learning. Moreover, there is an abundance of evidence to suggest that using marks to motivate learners does not work; those students who have the lowest marks tend not to be the students who are typically motivated by marks. The newspaper stories at the start of the year about teachers giving zeros really missed the mark, in my opinion. The primary task of a teacher is to find ways so all of their students can be engaged. So, at CSS, we don’t use a percentage system for grades 4 through 8 because we feel there is limited information in a percentage mark. That being said, we do recognize that there is value in providing percentage marks in grade 9, in part to help the transition to a high school grading regimen and in part because the courses students find themselves placed in for grade 10 are based on the percentage marks earned in grade 9 (though this is not exclusively true).

Thanks very much to Penny M. for submitting a few questions for this article. I invite you to email any questions you may have that would be of interest to other parents. Submit your questions to darrell.l@calgaryscienceschool.com.

International

Pi DayCSS Celebrates the World’s Favorite Mathematical Constant

Image courtesy wired.com

Thursday, March 14 (3.14, for our purposes) saw CSS pay homage to that famous number representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, and so much more. Spearheaded by a CSS parent through the School Council and Mr. Cheng’s grade 8 classes and family group, Pi Day saw CSS students celebrate this beloved decimal in more ways than you might have thought imagineable.

In the days leading up to Pi Day, students adorned the hallways with imaginative Pi Poetry. Students writing their pi poems were challenged to create a mnemonic using the digits found in pi. Math and poetry coming together. Who would have thought?

Birthday Pi saw students and staff enter their birthday (in the DDMMYYYY format) into a calculation program to see how close they could come to the actual decimal.

Lunchtime was abuzz with students crowding around tables manned by parent volunteers to purchase an invidual pie. At only $1.60 each, they were a mathematical bargain.

Finally, the period 8 family groups saw students vying for memory supremacy in the Pi Recitation Contest. Students were challenged to memorize and recite as many of the digits of pi as possible. The proceedings were filmed in the IAC and shown live in each classroom through the Sedna projector system.

of course, all these activities involved CSS students with pi adorned t-shirts and face paint. If you missed out this year, have no fear. We have a pretty good feeling Pi Day will make a return to CSS next year.

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Required ReadingInspired

CSS Reads 2013:The Search for the Ultimate Grade 9 Book

So, remember your junior and senior high school novel studies? Chances are, your teacher assigned a recognized literary classic. You received your tattered and dog-eared copy of Animal Farm or The Great Gatsby along with a set of discussion questions. Maybe you discovered a book you devoured and cherish to this day. or maybe you read the first few pages and promptly headed to the bookstore to purchase a copy of Coles Notes so you could at least half-intelligently fake your way through the group discussions and unit test. (Note: the Internet age equivalent of Coles Notes is sparknotes.com, which includes video summaries and discussion forums of popular class novels, making it even easier for a student to sham their way through).

Recently a video began to make the rounds through educators on Twitter that spoke to the current reality of the assigned novel study. It was made by New Hampshire

high school teacher Penny Kittle, known for her work on student literacy. In the video, which you can watch here, she interviews a grade 12 english class about their attitude and approach to their previous high school novel studies. The vast majority admit to rarely doing the required reading. It would be nice to think that these students experienced some natural consequences for their decision to not read what was assigned, i.e. flunking the class work or test. on the contrary, many of these students were on the school honor roll and had secured admission to some of America’s top universities, acing their english classes and novel study assignments along the way. So much for natural consequences.

Which brings us to an idea that came to CSS grade 9 Humanities teacher Abby Saadeh, seemingly out of the blue. She was watching TV with her husband one evening when a story about the CBC’s Canada Reads campaign came on.

Launched in 2001, Canada Reads is CBC’s annual battle of the books, where five Canadian personalities each select a book they want Canadians to read. They defend their chosen title in a series of debates and the books are eliminated one by one until a winner is declared. The debates air on CBC Radio one and CBC-TV. The proverbial light bulb popped up in Ms. Saadeh’s head and, alongside her Humanities colleagues Shashi Shergill and Jason Publack, CSS Reads was born. Here’s how it works:

Round 1 (recently completed)

Students were asked the following question: What is the ultimate grade 9 book? “You had to ask yourself why a future grade 9 would want to read it,” shared grade 9 student Paul F. The book each student selected had to be inspiring and suitable for a grade 9 student.

Reid D. chose Crank, by ellen Hopkins. “It’s based off of a true story and looked interesting,” he explained. “I wanted to find out about somebody’s story. I thought it was awesome that we got to choose our own book instead of something that the teacher assigned.”

After reading their book, students then did a summary and critique of the book and created a blog post. Students either recommended their choice or told students why they shouldn’t read it. Following this, they began looking at others’ blog posts in choosing a new book to read. Maddy K. clearly saw value in this format. “It’s cool to see what kind of books

Grade 9 students Reid D. (left) and Jaskaran G. exchanging books.

others are reading. It helps in picking a book,” she reflected. “There are so many books out there and it helps to hear classmates explain why they chose a book and why they liked it.” Students then began reading a 2nd book; their choice based on their classmates’ blog post recommendations.

Maddy K. and Jada P. “face off” with their CSS Reads choices.

Round 2 (still to come)

Students choose one of these 2 books to nominate as The Ultimate Grade 9 Book. They wil then form into roundtable groups of 5 and debate their selections. over several Humanities periods, each roundtable will narrow their choices down to 1 that represents their group.

Round 3

Through further debate, the 5 remaining choices in each class are narrowed down to 1.

CSS Reads has clearly been a hit with students. It’s given us the push we need to start reading,” reflected Jada P. Classmate Jaskaran G. concurred. “It’s kind of like you get a personal relationship with the book instead of being forced to read something you don’t have a connection to,” he summarized.

“I think about reading more now since we’ve started the project. Like instead of playing X box or something, I might read,” shared Anton.

Being encouraged to persuade others to give their book a chance has also affected how students think about what they read. “Before I would just read for a good story but now I read to uncover the themes, what is symbolized and what the author is trying to say,” stated Avery S. Added Anton, “I learned about how to figure out what the theme of a book is. I’ve learned how to analyze the theme of a story.”

So, what is the Calgary Science School’s Ultimate Grade 9 Book? I guess we’ll all have to wait to find out! or just ask any grade 9 student. I’m sure they’ll have an opinion.

In case you were wondering, here’’s a selection of grade 9 students’ choices and recommendations:

Maddy K. - Carly’s Voice Jada P. - Book of NegroesAnton S. - A River Runs Through It Connor N. - The Sea of MonstersAndrew L. - Life of Pi Avery S. - The Boy and the Striped PajamasReid D. - Crank Paul F. - Band of BrothersJaskaran G. - Shake Hands With the Devil

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THE CSS GRADE 6 TIMESEXTRA!! EXTRA!!

Recently, CSS grade 6 Humanities students were challenged with the question What makes a news article a news article? In working toward this question, they explored the purpose of a news article in relation to other types of writing, its format and the techniques newspaper writers use to get people reading and keep them reading. So, hot off the press, here’s a sample of what our budding reporters have convinced their carmudgeonly editor is the news you need to know!

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When there are blowing winds, snowy ground, wet roads, and no indoor skateboard parks you get some very lazy people. The city of Calgary does not have any indoor skate parks for the winter which leaves many people sitting in front of a TV or a computer during the winter season that lasts for a long period of time in Calgary.

The last indoor skate park that Calgary had was the Source Skate Park which was taken down due to the fact that they could not afford to keep it. This was a beloved part of Calgary for skateboarders and held many competitions and events. All that Calgary has now is the small Dalhousie Skate Park in the generous Dalhousie Community Church. This takes place from 6:30 to 8:30 on Tuesday nights. You are very lucky to land many tricks or have a fun time with your friends due to the fact that the gym is only about half the size of the Calgary Science School’s gym and fits around 50 to 100 people per night. Places like edmonton have about 5 outdoor skate parks and 2 indoor skate parks. Calgary only has 2 outdoor skate parks and 1 indoor park that is open 1 night a week. Many people will even drive all the way to Sylvan Lake in the morning to skateboard or bike in a tiny space called Incline Skateboard Park.

The Calgary Association of Skateboard enthusiasts (CASe) has made a strategy called the Skateboard Amenities Strategy to help build new skate parks in Calgary, both indoor and outdoor.

The need For indoor Skate Parks in Calgary

They will take donations of money and also have many petition signings on websites like Facebook and the CASe website. Although the association sees great progress they are afraid that the other “more important” needs will take over building skate parks. To get the city to start pouring concrete and building parks, all you need to do is call your community leader and ask them about building new skateboard parks in their community, and if enough people call that certain person they have to take it to City Hall and discuss the needs of the citizens. The City of Calgary has no idea when this will come through but they are hoping to have them starting to be built within 2 or 3 years.

If you would like to help out you can go to www.xalgaryskateboarding.com.

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 Skateboarding action at Dalhousie Community Church, currently offering Calgary’s only indoor skateboard park.

Do you like cross country skiing? Well, on January 25th, the 6.3 students from the Calgary Science School arrived back from their winter camping trip at Ribbon Creek in Kananaskis. The 2 night trip was part of their awesome outdoor education program. one of the many activities they participated in was cross country skiing to explore the wonders of Kananaskis. Students ran excitedly with their skis on their shoulders to the cross country trail.

Racing at top speeds down the hills, over bridges, between trees, and passing hikers, students enjoyed the Ribbon Creek trail. “That was an exciting day!” stated a 6.3 student. Knowing the adventure would be over soon, they thanked the instructors for a really great experience. As students entered the hostel to warm up, they got ready to participate in quinzhee building and a variety of other winter survival strategies.

After a fun and educational few days, the students packed their bags and set off for CSS. Hopping off the bus, the grade 6’s thanked their teachers and grabbed their luggage. They ran to the park exhausted from their long trip and

Skiing in a Winter ParadiseBy Kaden K. 6.3CSS Grade 6 TimesFebruary 26, 2013.

Grade 6 Students Set Off Skiing at Winter Camp

waited for their parents to come pick them up. “It was great!” exclaimed the class. For more information about the Calgary Science School and their amazing trips go to http://www.calgaryscienceschool.com.

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ever wonder what it’s like to stand on a magnificent moving horse? Well, members of the 4-H Club Springbank Rawhides are getting that chance. on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 in beautiful olds, Alberta they get a chance to spend one day at Meadow Creek Vaulting Club with professional vaulting coaches from the Netherlands and professionally trained horses.

The girls are very lucky to get this chance considering that the instructors are preparing for european qualifying competitions for the 2014 World equestrian Games that are held in France. Vaulting is mainly known as gymnastics or dance on horseback. It also is greatly mistaken with trick riding, but these are two totally different activities. Vaulting

is performed at a nice smooth canter and is dance, while trick riding is performed at a fast gallop and most of the time the rider hangs from the side of the horse.

Meadow Creek Vaulting Club is made up of different coaches mainly from the van der Sluijs family and many different horses. Vaulting levels range from beginner to international. With different levels there are also different kinds of vaulting-recreational, competitive and team vaulting.

The girls of Springbank Rawhides are so excited to enjoy this opportunity. “I am so excited! I have always wanted to vault,” stated Heather Burchnall, one of the members that will be participating. These girls just can’t wait for Saturday to roll around.

Springbank rawhides Spring for VaultingBy Teagan W. 6.1CSS Grade 6 TimesFebruary 28, 2013.

Do you know how to speed through a forest on cross-country skis? Well the grade 6 students of the Calgary Science School went to Kananaskis, Ribbon Creek for a 3 day trip from Jan 29-31, 2013 and experienced this first hand. They went to learn about many outdoor activities including cross-country skiing and quinzhee building. Running onto the Traxx bus, the grade 6 students were fired up to have a winter adventure of their life.

After a one and a half hour bus ride, they dragged their belongings into the cabin and prepared for cross-country skiing. The 6th graders were lined up from smallest to tallest, excitedly ready to get their skis on. once equipped, students were racing on the ski tracks laughing, falling, and learning. After the whole day of cross-country skiing, everyone was worn out but they were all happy and still very excited.

The next day, the grade 6 students were all charged up looking forward to their next activity, quinzhee building. A quinzhee is a huge snow pile that is compacted then hollowed out. It took 8 grade 6 students and 2 adults to build a quinzhee that fits 8 grade 6 students and 2 adults. Building the quinzhee was very exhausting but they all had a great time. “Carving the quinzhee was an amazing and tiring experience!” said Nicole. P, a grade 6 student from 6.4.

The last day, the grade 6 students did lots of important activities like avalanche rescue, fire starting, and snow science. The grade 6 students all agreed that quinzhee building and cross-country

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skiing were their favorites. As they boarded the bus they were sad to be leaving Winter Camp, but also recognized, “It’s never just an ordinary day” at the Calgary Science School and knew that there would be many more experiences to come.

For more information about the Ribbon Creek hostel, please go to: http://www.hihostels.ca/westerncanada/358/HIKananaskis_Wilderness_Hostel.hostel#panel1-2.

For more information about the Calgary Science School and their amazing outdoor education opportunities, please visit: http://www.calgaryscienceschool.com.

CSS Grade 6 Students Cross-Country Skiing at Winter Camp

Transportation Committee Update April, 2013

ROUTE PLANNINGIn the next month the Transportation Committee will be working on planning bus routes for the upcoming school year. Routes are selected based on registered riders each term and, as such, routes and stops may change from the ones currently in place. The committee strives to fairly apply the transportation guidelines to all registered riders so that everyone gets the same great service! What can you do? Register early when the time comes and let us know well in advance if you are moving!

THANK YOUThank you to all Route 11 parents for your continued patience regarding the bussing issues you have experienced due to driver illness. We especially appreciate all the kind comments sent to Jodi (R11 Volunteer Route Representative) and Margaret (Transportation Analyst) who have been diligently working on communicating with Southland Transportation and the parents to resolve this issue. We are happy to announce R11’s driver has returned as of March 20, 2013. Welcome back, Linda!

TRANSPORTATION CONTACT INFO• Please remember if your child’s bus is late you may

call Southland Transportation direct if you have any questions at 403-287-1335.

• If you need to contact your Volunteer Route Representative please email us at: transportationatcss@gmail.com. Please make sure you include the specific route# in the subject line (example: R3 Question) as we have 11 routes and want to ensure your email gets directed to the correct person.

• Please note: There is a great deal of useful transportion information that can be found on the CSS website by clicking on the new “School Bus” icon on the main webpage. You can check route schedules, maps and access our transportation handbook.

Calgary Science SchoolParent Volunteer Transportation Committeetransportationatcss@gmail.com

Term 2 PVA Showcase - March 20

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GROW YOUR OWN

The CSS Garden Club is open to any CSS student, grades 4-9, who wants the chance to grow your own food!!Plant your seeds, nurture your plants, get your hands dirty and eat your own harvest!! This isn’t your typical garden. From purple potatoes and carrots, to raspberries, to black tomatoes to lemon cucumbers, come see what the earth can provide you!

The CSS Garden Club will meet Wednesdays at lunch in Mrs. Waite’s room and at the Community Garden. Watch for the announcement of the first meeting after Spring Break!! Come check it out and begin growing your own indoor micro-greens (ready to harvest in one week) to start!

Travel to the

FUTUREMonday, March 18 saw CSS grade 4 students get a taste of the transportation of the future. The university of Calgary Solar Team (http://www.calgarysolarteam.ca) paid a visit to share their story of exploring how far sustainable energy can take the world through their design and building of a completely solar powered car. And sure enough, the guest of honor was the team’s Schulich Axiom, its award-winning solar car which took the team a year to design and build and is capable of cruising at 85 kilometers per hour.

Team members shared their story regarding the team’s origins, its members’ roles and backgrounds and what drives them to dedicate so much time and energy to the team. The team was founded in late 2004 in response to the announcement that the North American Solar Challenge (NASC) would end its 4,000 km race in Calgary in July of

2005. Although the original team had only one third the resources and half the time of its competitors, they would go on to finish first in their class and 10th overall at the World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia in october 2005. Last summer, the team competed in the American Solar Challenge, placing 6th overall with awards for Mechanical excellence and Sportsmanship.

The team states its purpose as educating the community about sustainable energy and serving as an inter-disciplinary project through which students and faculty from various departments can collaborate in supporting sustainable energy.

Needless to say, the team and its cutting-edge product were a hit with students. In the words of 4.3 student Thomas, “It defines the future!”

CSS LCG

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CSS Bands Grace the 2013 Kiwanis Music Festival

Grade 6 bands receive “Very Good” ratings while the CSS Concert Band earn a best ever score of “Excellent”.March 6 saw the CSS student bands participate in the annual Kiwanis Music Festival at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Directed by Mr. Bolen and student-teacher Mr. Carson, the bands each performed 3 songs following which they received feedback and further instruction from the adjudicators.

“It’s a good experience,” reflected 6.4 student Alison Cameron. “We got to learn from our mistakes and learn what we have to improve on.” According to 6.2’s Meira, it wasn’t all work. “I thought it was fun. We got to hear the other grade 6 Band and the CSS Concert band,” she explained. “The Concert Band was awesome!” summarized 6.1’s elias. Congratulations to all the Band students and their teachers, Mr. Bolen and Mr. Carson.

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1. Mr. Carson directs the 6.1/6.2 Band

2. 6.3/6.4 Band

3. 6.2’s Bryson C. playing his baritone

4. Mr. Carson and the CSS Concert Band

5. Mr. Bolen and the CSS Concert Band

6.1/6.2 Band

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2012-13 CSS Lasers Senior Boys BasketballBack Row (L-R) Jon B., Aidan J., Michael W., Josh L., Aaron K., Aman K.

Front Row (L-R) Connor N., Evan L., Christien A., Adrian H., Ty D., Dilyaad B., Alex K., Mr. Kutcher

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2012-13 CSS Lasers Junior Boys BasketballBack Row (L-R) Mr. Cadman, Ian V., Owen C., Senna T., Jonathan D., Keighan G., Dylan P., Brian H. Mr. Tam

Front Row (L-R) Usman K., Sachman G., Hugh M., Cameron H., Andrew H., Joseph H., Andrew L., Kunal K., Daniel F.

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