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‘An inspiration to all those around him’; In memory of Dave Badovanic

By Arsh Gill On Sept. 24, 2018 former Vice-Principal of Sandalwood Heights Secondary School Dave Badovinac passed away after bat-tling cancer for several months. While words cannot express the impact he had on his students and colleagues, many took to so-cial media and organized events throughout the school to express their gratitude for all he did for his students. “He was an amazing per-son,” said one former student in an interview. “He would never hesi-tate to help others and he made many students’ high school years memorable.” The hashtag #DaveBStrong circled Twitter for months, with those who knew Mr. Badovinac providing words of encourage-ment over the summer, as well as displaying how they continue to honor him now. Mr. Badovanic will be remembered for his kindness and empathy, his warmth, and a smile that lit up the halls of Sandalwood. He touched the hearts of many people and inspired those around to be the best version of themselves. Proceeds from Sandalwood’s annual HOSA Bake Sale on Oct. 19 and DECA Donut Day on Oct. 25 were donated to the Jays Care Foundation in memory of Mr. Badovinac. Sandalwood also dedicated their annual Terry Fox run to Mr. Badovinac this year on Sept. 27, with staff wearing their #DaveBStrong shirts and sharing their memories of him throughout the school. To learn more about the Jays Care Foundation or make a donation in memory of Mr. Badovanic, please visit toron-to.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/jays-care/. Students can also make donations through their SchoolCashOnline accounts.

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Mr. Badovinac contributed greatly to SHSS’s safe, positive

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By Shivdeep Buttar

Nuit Blanche made its way to Toronto for their annual art festival on Sept. 29, 2018. Ontario’s capital was transformed into a city-wide art gallery displaying over 75 contemporary art pieces. The 24-hour event stretched from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. with free visita-tion for the public.

The art installations were created by over 300 artists from across the world. Every year Nuit Blanche comes up with a theme, which artists create their masterpieces around. This year’s theme ‘You Are Here’, represents the city of Toronto in different and diverse lenses.

Toronto mayor John Tory said, “the presentation of exhibits in public space at Nuit Blanche offers a unique level of social en-gagement with contemporary art - it breaks down barriers and is a unifying force among residents and visitors from all walks of life. I am so proud we are expanding Nuit Blanche to Scarborough this year so that even more people will be able to take part in this great event”. One fan-favourite was a piece titled ‘’Angels Do Exisit’’ by Nadine Bariteau from Toronto, Ontario. The artist constructed a kinetic sculpture which included luminescent printed images that floated above the audience members as they walked around. The luminescent prints signify abstract representation of the earth—dragonfly wings, falling feathers, and helicoptering maple keys

just to name a few into the ‘concrete jungle’ like environment of Toronto. Nuit Blanche was an exciting time for artists and art lovers alike. From sculptures made out of everyday items to art installa-tions with hundreds of light beams, the festival had an ever-lasting effect on-today's generation when it came to climate change, travel, and Toronto itself. The event will return to Toronto in the fall of 2019.

Photo courtesy of Nuit Blanche

Nuit Blanche splatters across Toronto

WHAT’S ON Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Check out what’s going on!

By Monika Sharma On Oct. 31st, Sandalwood Heights hosted its very own Halloween dance for Sabres students to enjoy. The event was the first of its kind the school has hosted in the last several years. Students purchased two dollar tick-ets over the course of the month for admis-sion to the dance. On Halloween, the event took place in the cafeteria during fourth period. Chairs and tables were cleared and replaced with decorations like mummies, skeletons, mannequins, and colorful lights that created a spooky atmosphere. Stu-dents were also able to purchase drinks like ''Spooky Soda'' and free candy was available. In appreciation of the spooky occasion, many students dressed up in fun

costumes. Music was provided by Ace Enter-tainment and featured a variety of music styles including K-pop and Soca. Their energetic remixes pumped the crowd and many students could be seen dancing to the beat. In appreciation of the spooky oc-casion, many students dressed up in fun costumes. Without the hard work from team members of model UN and staff, this event wouldn't have been possible. In appreciation of this fun annual event, many students dressed up as ani-mals, fictional characters, monsters or ghosts and so much more. The week prior to the dance, events like face painting and

Halloween games were held, and decora-tions were in the café, which made the dance even more exciting. Approximately 500 tickets were sold by the school's Model United Nations Club. “ It went really well, all of the stu-dents, including me, had so much fun,” said club member, Krupa Mistry. The event took the hard-work of many students. Without the help of stu-dents, teachers, and clubs such as the Model United Nations and Student Activi-ties Council, Sandalwood's Halloween Dance would not have been possible. Thank you to all those who contributed and participated. Students will surely be looking forward for next year's dance to be even bigger and better!

Happy Halloween Sabres!

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By Bahar Saroya Have you ever thought about the environmental impact of Halloween? On Oct. 20, 2018, the Peel Environmental Youth Alliance (PEYA) explored ways to make spooky season festivities more eco-friendly. PEYA is known for organizing spe-cial events for students across the board. Their notable Ecosource newsletter is pub-lished once a month and focuses on envi-

ronmental events, student leadership op-portunities, contests and volunteer post-ings. The workshop took place at Hilary Elementary School in Mississauga. It fea-tured a homemade crafting segment where participants made Halloween decorations that can be reused, as well as learned tips on how to go green and help the environ-ment. Participants were also given the op-portunity to carve their own reusable clay

pumpkins, and make a fresh pumpkin pie in Ecosource’s very own teaching kitchen. For students interested in obtaining volunteer hours and participating in excit-ing environmental events, visit peyalliance.ca for more information.

By Radhika Sharma and Safiyyah Patel Sandalwood Heights Secondary School successfully partic-ipated in Orange Shirt Day on October 4, 2018, where all students and staff wore orange to show their support for the Indigenous children who have experience the effects of residential schools across Canada. Orange shirt day stems from a survivor of the residential school, Phyllis Jack Webstad, who shared her story of her experi-ence at a residential school. On the official Orange Shirt Day website, Webstad shares her story. For her first day of school, her grandmother bought her an orange shirt to wear. Upon arriving at the school, her shirt was taken away and never seen again.

Orange Shirt day not only supports victims of the schools, but also promotes awareness and educates people about the Indian residential school system. “Orange Shirt Day is when you support the Indigenous [children], and remember how [they] were treated differently from everyone else” a grade 10 student shared their thoughts, “we should remember and cherish this day”.

Art teacher, Ms.Singer, exclaimed, “I loved seeing the sup-port for the every child matters Orange Shirt Day campaign. I can’t wait to see it grow even more next year”.

“Sandalwood as a whole can accomplish anything; people took today seriously and put a lot of effort into it.” Amrit Buttar,

grade 11 student stated in an interview.

Many clubs participated to promote the campaign. Students were able to buy orange t-shirts and sign their names on small paper cut-outs of orange shirts to show their support.

Staff and students also took a photo together outside the

cafeteria in the school, as well as in front of a wall covered with paper cut-outs of orange shirts. For more information on the campaign, visit www.orangeshirtday.org.

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Sandalwood Celebrates Orange Shirt Day

http://www.orangeshirtday.org

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Halloween 2018

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Witch Hat Toss Hosted by SAC



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Annual

HOSA Bake

Sale

Breast

Cancer

Awareness

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A Warm Farewell to Ms. Peluso

#EveryChildMatters

Twin Day Make sure to look out

for a one-on-one in

the next edition

Welcome

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Grade 8 Parent’s Night

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By: Monika Sharma As of October 17th 2018 the federal government of Canada has legalized Mari-juana in hopes to make communities safe for youth, and stabilize the illegal market around the world. The legal age of con-suming, using or growing recreationally in Quebec and Alberta is 18, and 19 in the remaining provinces. The government enacted many rules for cannabis use - both medicinal and recreational. Places that allow smoking or vaping cannabis are private residences (these do not include residences that are workplaces), many outdoor places (sidewalks, parks) and designated guest rooms. Places that prohibit cannabis are indoor common areas (apartments, build-ing, universities, colleges etc.), enclosed public or work spaces and non designated areas. Locations that have students prohibit smoking or vaping 20 m off of school grounds. Hospital entrances or exits restrict cannabis usage less than 9 m away. Driv-

ing impaired is illegal and dangerous. Like many other drugs, cannabis slows down reaction time, thus increasing chances of getting into collisions. If caught impaired by any drug, including cannabis, then pen-alties include licence suspension, financial penalties, and possible jail time. Police reported 72,039 impaired driving incidents in 2015 and drug impaired driving rose 2% in 2009 to 4% in 2015. Canada is the second country to le-galize recreational marijuana, Uruguay being the first in December 2013. Bill C-45 also known as the Cannabis act started because of campaigns from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep marijuana away from underage users and reduce crime. The act was first introduced on April 13th, 2017 and later passed to the House of Commons in November. On twitter, Tru-deau praised the bill and focused on Cana-da’s youth, tweeting “it’s been easy for our kids to get marijuana - and for criminals to reap the profits. Today, we change that. Our plan to legalize & regulate marijuana

just passed the senate.” The justice minis-ter, Jody Wilson-Raybould, also applauded the vote saying, “This is an historic mile-stone for the progressive policy in Cana-da.” She tweeted: “This legislation will help protect our youth from the risks of cannabis while keeping profits out of the hands of criminals and organized crime.” Adults are able to carry and share up to 30 grams of legal marijuana in pub-lic. They can also produce four plants in their households and prepare products for personal use. While provinces can increase minimum age, the intent is to discourage Canadian youth from pot use, by establish-ing same restrictions that exist for ciga-rettes and other taboo products.

Kavanaugh - Why should we care?

Legalization of Cannabis in Canada

By Luke Thomas Unless you have been living under a rock for the past two months, you must have heard the name “Brett Kavanaugh” on the news or on social media. The re-cently appointed republican Supreme Court judge has come under fire for alleg-edly sexually abusing at least four women. Brett Kavanaugh was appointed on the recommendation of current Ameri-can President Donald Trump. Trump has spoken about Kavanaugh’s qualifications and described his credentials as “impeccable” and “unsurpassed”.

The case attracted global attention when Dr. Christine Ford, a former school-mate of Kavanaugh, accused him of sexual assault when they were teens.

Ford recounted her memory of the

alleged sexual assault saying, “I tried to yell for help. When I did, Brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming.”

“I have never sexually assaulted

anyone in high school or otherwise” said Kavanaugh during an interview with Fox News.

The appointment of Kavanaugh

was concluded by a 50-48 marginal vote. There are currently 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats in the senate who were respon-sible for this decision.

The Federal Bureau of Investiga-

tion did not find any hard evidence that these claims are true.

It is important to note that becom-

ing a Supreme Court Justice is a lifelong commitment and the people who serve on it have the potential to change constitu-tional laws such as abortion and gun laws.

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Sandalwood Height’s Prospering Business Sector

By Ramnoorjind Ghumman What’s Popping with DECA? This year’s DECA Chapter is back and is thriving to be better than ever! The 2018-2019 Sandalwood Height’s DECA Chapter ac-tively consists of 67 brilliant members and 8 esteemed executives heading the team to success. All members are participating in this year’s Regional role-play events held at North Park Secondary School. This month the Chapter heavily focused on members ex-panding their business-orientated knowledge and understanding, gaining new experiences, and enhancing their positive attitudes. Sandalwood’s DECA Chapter is also vigorously involved within the school community. On October 25, 2018, the Chapter held their annual DECA Donut Day to raise funds for the chapter with the assistance of Krispy Kreme. Within twenty minutes, execu-tives and teacher advisors were able to sell out 70 dozen boxes of the savory donuts, one of their quickest sales ever! Staff and stu-dents alike could be seen with boxes full of the supposedly pre-ferred snack most devoured by police officers, delicious glazed donuts. Further excursions and events will be discussed and encouraged throughout the school, so keep an eye out! Any questions or concerns regarding the livelihood of DECA can be en-

trusted towards the executive team, or their hardworking teacher advisors, Mrs. Christie and Ms. Lotay. Business SHSM stepping it up! Sandalwood Heights Secondary School’s very own Specialist High Skill’s Major program has enlisted various enlightening events for the 2018-2019 school year. This month alone, SHSM students have been given the op-portunity to participate in two field trips. October 18, 2018 stu-dents participated in a workshop at the YMCA Cedar Glen Centre. Facilitators enhanced student’s team-building abilities with a vari-ety of outdoor activities. Another spectacular excursion took place on October 24, 2018, when students visited Niagara College and the University of Brock. The post-secondary institutions prepared practical business presentations and workshops for the students, increasing their knowledge and understanding regarding potential business-related endeavours. SHSM students can look forward to workshops and re-sourceful expeditions that will evolve the passion within Sandal-wood Height’s future leaders of the world.

Annual DECA

Donut Day

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By: Philip Kankam-Badu Hey, Sabres! It’s your resident fash-ion icon here. Now, we all know Hallow-een is coming up which means trick-or-treating, parties, and many other fun things. However, these events require a variety of outfits and not all of us will be able to af-ford costumes. That’s where I come in! I'm here to give you all some ideas on Hallow-een costumes with the clothes you already have. Harry Potter Realness I'm assuming a you have at least heard of the Harry Potter franchise and this outfit will derive from the specific colours of the four houses from the wizarding school of Hogwarts that Mr. Potter himself attended.. I’ll be focusing on the house “Ravenclaw”, but you can look to the pic-ture on the bottom for the other house names and colours. This getup features a long sleeved yellow and navy blue polo shirt to represent the colour of the house as well as the posh persona of the people of England. Pair the polo shirt with black slacks, black Chelsea boots or any other dress shoe and a navy blue raincoat as a

robe. Last but not least, accessorize with round rimmed glasses to obtain the full Harry Potter look. You can even get a stick from the ground to use as a wand! Alternatives include a sweater that represents one of the colours of the houses as well as any blue or black cardigan to replace the polo shirt and robe. Forget Androids, Apple is Skinny. This costume is modeled after Steve Jobs, creator and founder of Apple, To rec-reate his iconic look, start with a plain black mock neck top, pair it with light or navy blue jeans, white or black sneakers, and any type of glasses. You could also stick one of the Apple stickers, if you have one, on your body for those who may ques-tion your subtle, but brilliant look. This was Jobs’ go-to look when holding a press release for a new Apple device. They Shoot, They Score! This fit can be adjusted to be based off any one of your favourite soccer play-ers. Start the look with athletic shorts; black would be the easy choice, but try and match it to your top, white or black knee-

high socks, running shoes, and a sweat-band. Top off your sweet and sporty outfit with a hoodie in the colour of your choice. Remember, October is a cold month so you can switch out the shorts for jogging pants if you’d like. You could also use a soccer ball, basketball, volleyball, etc. as a prop for your outfit. Make sure all the col-ours you are wearing go well together! That’s it for this issue Sabres! Come back next month for more fashions tips and advice. Keep on slayin’ Sabres!

Halloween Costumes Straight From Your Closet

Photos (from left) via badgeman1970 on ebay.com, Harry Kane from Getty Images, homedesign-1.blogspot.com, lumpi on pixabay.com

FASHION Wednesday, November 14, 2018


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Spiderweb Candle holder

Materials:

•White yarn

•Hot glue gun

•Glass bowl

•Fake spiders

•Candle

To start off, create a knot and hot glue it to the centre of the bottom of the outside of the bowl. This will be the base for the yarn. Next, hot glue the yarn around the bowl in web-like formations. When the web around the bowl is formed, glue fake spiders onto the bowl to complete the illusion! Place a candle in the bowl! This candle holder will look great in the dark!

Glowing Jack O’ Lan-tern Jars

Materials: •Mason Jar

•Glow Stick

•Exacto knife

•Sharpie Firstly, clean the jar of all residues, as the light from the glow stick liquid will amplify any imperfections in the glass. Next, carefully cut the glow stick in half and spill the liquid contents into the jar. Afterwards, remove the glass tube filled with the activation liquid and crack it care-fully. Spill the activation liquid into the jar.

Remember to wash your hands afterwards!. Lastly, draw a spooky Jack O Lantern face onto the jar with a black marker. Your spooky Glowing Jack O Lantern Jar is now complete! We recommend that you make this the night of Halloween, as the glowing effect will fade over time.

3 Quick DIY Halloween Decorations

Photos (from top) via onegoodthingbyjillee.com , Amanda Formaro on craftsbya-manda.com , Alecia on chickenscratchny.com

Spooky Bats & Spiders

Materials: •Black Cardstock

•Pencil

•Scissors

•Tape

First, on black cardstock, draw an outline of a bat and/or spiders with a pencil. Using scissors, cut out the spooky Hallow-een animals, making as many copies as you want! Paste the bats and/or spiders on any surface with tape. Doors, pumpkins, and walls make great homes for these decorations. The pos-sibilities are endless!

With Halloween quickly approaching, get in the spirit with these three decoration DIYs are quick and inexpensive to make.

By Naveen Suniara

FASHION Wednesday, November 14, 2018


https://craftsbyamanda.com/glowing-jack-o-lantern-jars/

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https://chickenscratchny.com/2012/10/spider-web-votive-holder.html

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By Piragavy Rakulan

A Star is Born is a captivating romantic drama film that stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. Directed by Brad-ley Cooper himself, the movie portrays a young woman’s hardships trying to make it in the music industry, as well as a realistic representation of a famous singer’s addic-tion. A Star is Born may be a remake of the several films released in the 20th century, but it is the one that outshines the rest.

This film was Cooper’s very first directing role. The movie was highly antic-ipated, and not only because Lady Gaga was starring in it. Released on October 4, 2018, the film made an outstanding 45 mil-lion dollar opening weekend, with an over-all 200 million dollars gross, making the movie a box office hit. Bradley Cooper stars as Jackson Maine, a well known country singer with a secret

drug and alcohol addiction. Co-star Lady Gaga plays Ally, a struggling musician that wants to make it big in the music industry and is Jackson’s love interest. Social media was quick to think little of the movie when it was first announced. This was because Bradley Cooper was directing for the first time and pop singer Lady Gaga was the star of the movie. However, these people were soon proven wrong. A Star is Born was able to showcase both sides of a coin perfectly. One side being how fame isn’t always everything it seems and what it can really do to you. The other side shows how hard it is for even talented singers to make it big. When Ally and Jackson’s worlds collide, most would expect it to be just another cheesy romantic story but instead it was a romantic movie with music that was breathtakingly beauti-ful, surrounding the viewers with melan-cholic vibes one gets if a moment is taken to really listen to the lyrics.

Cooper and Gaga’s acting was char-ismatic, which illuminated the chemistry between the two. Bradley Cooper did a marvelous job both directing and acting, which should come to no surprise because of his wealth of experience in acting. Lady Gaga’s performance was outstanding, de-spite having a career in music instead of acting.

A Star is Born is exceptional in all aspects. From the music to the writing it is breathtaking, yet still heartbreaking, which will make any hopeless romantic cry their hearts out. Both Gaga and Cooper deliv-ered performances that gave their Oscar caliber roles the shine it needs for the film to win amazing awards. A Star is Born was an admirable film, and is definitely a repeat-watch.

By: Sienna Birk

In the spirit of Halloween, dive into the upside down world of Coraline. Based on the notorious children’s thriller by Neil Gaiman, the film adaption of Coraline is a must-watch for the spooky season.

Directed by Henry Selick, the film focuses on a tense fami-ly moving into a crooked home in Oregon. Neglected by her par-ents, the young daughter, infamously known as Coraline, finds a door leading to an parallel universe chillingly similar to her own. She takes refuge in this world, until the plot thickens and things are no longer what they seems. This animated film is an absolute pleasure to watch. The film occupies the space between fun and scary. While the story is twisted and dark-natured, it does not rely on gore and blood to sustain itself. Instead, its gripping plotline is what reels the viewer in, which is hard to come by in horror films lately. Coraline does not disappoint and exceeds the expectations of a simple animated children’s film, making it enjoyable for all ages..

Coraline had every aspect that a good creepy film ought to have. The mood of the film was very transparent from the begin-ning of the movie, with its gloomy and creepy animation of eve-rything from the characters to its setting, it gave a sense of the perfect dark fantasy. The colours were dull and dark throughout the movie, bright colours only making an appearance for less than half of the time; perfect for a Halloween movie. The dull colours resulted in a gloomy mood, which was certainly effective, seeing as how it is a movie meant to be creepy. From the start to the fin-ish, it keeps viewers on their toes to wonder what is going to hap-pen to Coraline as the film progresses. There is foreshadowing of Coraline’s parallel family being evil from the start, and a creepy undertone to the characters. All in all, this film is fantastic. It is fun to watch and makes the viewer feel as if they are a part of it. It is not typical with its thrilling and refreshing plotline, it is completely original. From the Sabres’ Scoop it receives 4.5 out of 5 stars and a big two thumbs up!

Coraline

A Star Is Born

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By: Riya Rana

Buckle your seatbelts for a ride of a lifetime, First Man, directed by Oscar win-ner Damien Chazelle, tells the story of the historic Apollo 11 mission that changed history. The film depicts not only the first moon landing itself, but the events leading up it, through the eyes of astronaut Neil Armstrong.

The film had a theatrical release on October 12th, 2018 but premiered at To-ronto’s International Film Festival in September for a limited time. It was a film which received a significant amount of at-tention during the film festival.

First Man is unique in its approach in depicting the events leading up to the moon landing. It never attempts to glam-ourize the events but rather, it attempts to show an accurate, genuine and authentic portrayal of Apollo 11.

Unlike other movies about the Apol-lo missions, First Man explores an emo-tional side to Neil Armstrong, starting with the struggles he faced dealing with his two year old daughter, as viewers are presented with the fact that she was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. This moves on to challenges of the somewhat distant rela-

tionship he had with his wife and children. Canadian actor Ryan Gosling was able to convincingly play an emotionally dis-tressed and somewhat arrogant man who constantly looks to be on the verge of hav-ing a breakdown.

Due to the aloofness of Gosling’s character, majority of the emotional scenes come from Neil Armstrong’s wife, Janet, played by Claire Foy. Contrary to other films about astronauts in space, the wives of the astronauts in First Man had a much

more significant role op-posed to the miniscule and insignificant roles they usually have. The film is cinemat-ically beautiful and espe-cially breathtaking during

the scenes of the astro-nauts in space. Cinema-tographer Linus Sand-

gren does an incredible job of putting the audience

inside the space shuttle, immersing them into this other world where they too can feel every ounce of emotion the astronauts feel. It is Chazelle’s and Sandgren’s excel-lent work together which makes you feel like you are right there in space with them.

Although the film was exceptional, at times, the film did seem to be lengthy and drag on losing audience’s attention. Specifically, the scenes where Armstrong is repeatedly going for test runs before the Apollo mission or when he is found to be staring into the distance. Furthermore, there were several occasions where the viewers may get lost in scientific jargon.

While the ending of the story is

known to many, it is the way in which Cha-zelle creates the journey which is what cap-tivates the audience and encourages them to want to watch the film. The sheer fact that audiences know the ending, does not diminish the hype surrounding the film which is a testament to its excellence.

A trip to the moon and back

Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

Watch out for our next issue!

That’s The Scoop!

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This Month’s Contributors

Credits

Teacher Supervisors:

Ms. Huff & Ms. Deodat

Editors:

Arsh Gill, Ms. Deodat, and Ms. Huff

Photo Editing:

Erika Castillo

Graphic Design:

Khushdip Nijjar

Photographers:

Erika Castillo, Suzy Kim, Keeshia Machinek, Zeel Patel, Aman Sahota, Luke Thomas

Check out our awesome writers on the previous pages!

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