April 2016
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Candles for Change
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Dancing Their Way to Gold
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Say Farewell
To the Yearbook
MacNeill’s 2013 Yearbook
Josh Ralla
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MacNeill’s Dance Team poses with their 1st place medals at High School High. Photo: Miguel P.
"I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder." Askari Sayed
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ell, I for one, am not wondering about the play, because I was in it. If you didn’t get a chance to see this production, here’s a quick run-down. An 18year old girl just on a picnic blanket in the deep woods, wondering. The same Alice? Yes, the very same. The very same one who traveled to a magical place called Wonderland several years ago. Or to be precise: when she was only 9. 9 years later, she’s dealing with the fact that no one believes her story of a trip to Wonderland -not even her best friend, Dinah. (No , not her cat Dinah. Her
In its eighth year, MacNeill was contending for the coveted gold medals, against five other Metro Vancouver teams. Featuring new members and coaches, the team went into their first competition of the year with mixed emotions. “Our whole team had a mixed feeling of being both nervous and excited,” Dance team member Angel Wu (10) says. “The first thing
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ver wonder why loud music echoes down the athletic wing afterschool almost every day? It’s probably the dance team. Small, but enthusiastic, the MacNeill Dance Team is a club well-known for their ability to choreograph amazing dances for many to enjoy every year. Not all their hard work is for entertainment purposes, of course. Every year, the dance team joins multiple dance competitions in hopes of bringing back an award. MacNeill’s Dance Team is off to a great start, following a brilliant 1st place finish in High School High’s junior division - an annual dance competition featuring dozens of up and coming dance teams in the lower mainland.
The first thing on our agenda was to have fun no matter what happens during the competition - Angel Wu
on our agenda was to have fun no matter what happens during the competition”. The team hasn’t always been successful in the hip hop competition, placing second out of two teams in last year’s showcase. “We hope and always try to improve for the next competition,” Miguel Peralta (11) wishes. He strives for his team to place in the topthree again in future competitions. “I just hope that dance will always stay first priority for every single one of us…and that it is something that makes us happy, to say the least. I am proud of my team,” Wu tells us. “With this team, we have been through thick and thin, and have made our supporters proud of us”.
high school friend Dinah). When she’s on the brink of thinking that she was just crazy, the white rabbit comes out of nowhere with his shaky attitude of always being late. (The guy has problems, if you ask me). Alice and Dinah soon find themselves returning for another journey to Wonderland. But oh, how we wish it was still Wonderland! The duo soon find out the magical place that Alice always loved isn’t so… magical, anymore. Now called Zombieland, Alice and Dinah have to figure out who’s behind the zombie business, and to put a stop to it. Get ready for laughs, horror, croquet, and the constant assumption of Dinah being a cat! This is ‘Alice in Zombieland’. Alice in Zombieland was, by far, a complete success. Not only did everyone fit perfectly into their roles, but everyone had a great time rehearsing, practicing, and finally, putting on a great show. Like the story itself, there were ups and downs, tears and laughs, and constant screw-ups. But everyone managed to pull it off in the end. There were the matinees, the night shows, and afternoon rehearsals. It was quite a lot of work and many compromises were put into the play. Overall, the play was lovely and amazing and everyone enjoyed it in the end. I guess that’s what mattered the most.
The cast and crew of Alice in Zombieland Photo: MacNeill Yearbook
AR MacNeill Student Council Meetings every monday at lunch in room b222! New Members Always welcome.
arlier this month, MacNeill Yearbook announced that there would likely be no yearbook for the 2016-2017 school year. Enrollment in Yearbook Journalism has steadily declined in the past few years, falling to an all time low for the 2016 school year. So much so that Yearbook was cut as a class and was demoted to a club. As a club, Yearbook has suffered greatly due to the resignation of several key members. The club currently runs with only ten active members working on a project designed for a class of thirty. The group has missed many deadlines, and is currently scrambling to meet the final April 11th deadline to submit to the publishing company. The club reports that for the 2017 school year, only nine students have signed up. Administration created a prior agreement that Yearbook will run either as a class or not at all. With the current numbers, it looks very likely there will be no 2017 yearbook. However Yearbook sponsor teacher Ms. Carpenter tells us that if numbers rise enough, there is a chance Yearbook can run as a club. However, a very slim chance. We’re told that the issue with yearbook as a club and not a class is that there is zero accountability for students. Last June, at meetings in preparation for this year’s yearbook, there were about forty students present promising to work hard for the next year. Judging by the fact that only ten students remain, there’s nothing stopping this from potentially happening next year. This also is not something that can be cancelled mid-year. The club tells us the school puts out $17,000 for a yearbook, which could potentially be lost if the club must shut down partway through the year. Students, especially grads of 2017, are desperately looking for other students to join Yearbook as a club, in a bid to save the yearbook and their most cherished memories. If you wish to have a yearbook next year, and are willing to fully commit to yearbook as a club, please speak to Dominic S. (11), or Ms. Carpenter as soon as possible. Responsiblilities on Yearbook include: photography, marketing/advertising and page design.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
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Richmond students selling candles
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cates youth about sustainability. They’ve distributed postcards that teach students how to make their own repurposed candles. “My whole philosophy in building up my program here is to make it relevant for students, and for them to see a purpose in every project that they do. I think learning is very limited in a textbook, and especially business courses, it’s more what can you do with the knowledge,” said Lo, who has had students in the competition for the past three years. So far they’ve sold $150 worth of candles and all profits will go towards Science World’s B.C. Green Games. “This isn’t something we could have learned from a textbook or lecture. This is an experience I’ll definitely look back on and will consider it very helpful in a potential career in business,” Ralla said.
Justin Salinas
This story was originally published at richmondexaminer.wordpress.com
Aileen H. (10) waits her turn as her partner Ryu W. (10) dances in the Just Dance Tournament. Photo: Britney S.
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GreenFire Candle Co., holding their “Most Strategic Idea” award at Enactus UBC. Photo: Spend It Right
Jake Costello Journalism student at Langara College Special to The Raven Review
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new business founded by award-winning Richmond high school students is shining a light on environmental awareness by selling candles made from repurposed jars. February, students at A.R. MacNeill secondary in Richmond were awarded the “Most Strategic Idea” award in the Enactus UBC’s Spend it Right business competition hosted by the Sauder School. Eight teams from around the lower mainland were given a microloan of $100, which they used to
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e’re done already? POWER Reps have just wrapped up one of our three events for this year - MatchNeill! If you can remember, MatchNeill! was held in the lounge on March 9th, two days before Spring Break. We hosted a friend-matching service, introducing students to others in different grades and we were very happy with its results. We wrapped up MatchNeill! with a Just Dance Tournament, which was designed to bring the grades closer. Seeing the dancers trust each other not to screw the other over was pretty satisfying. Prizes for the tournament included Smarties Chocolate Eggs (which apparently exist) and lunch pass cards. Our two Just Dance champions received Subway gift cards: Jordan Holuboch (8) from Mr. Read’s advisory and Michael Li (9) from Mr. Bone’s advisory. The MatchNeill! planning committee would like to give a huge thanks to everyone who participated! We had so much organization to go through, but we’re so happy with its end result. (Also, thanks to Ryu Watanabe (10) for coming up with the name!) Keep an eye out for two more events coming up this year, a capture-the-flag game, and a newly-wed teacher/student competition! Thanks Ravens for a great turnout at the Just Dance Now tournament! Should we make Just Dance Now in the lounge a regular thing? After that day, I sure hope so...
- Veronica Lo, Accounting 11 Teacher
make a business for the competition. Their company, GreenFire Candle Co., sells candles made from repurposed mason jars. The students sourced out an environmentally friendly soy-wax to fill the candles with, and designed their own labels. “We went through a lot of trials trying to establish our materials and production process. Initially, we wanted to go with beeswax candles, but the cost of beeswax was too high for us to keep up with,” said Josh Ralla, one of the student presenters in the competition. They were awarded “Most Strategic Idea” because instead of marketing the product for individual sales, they targeted restaurants, earning contracts at Cheesecake Etc. in Vancouver, and Riverside Banquet Hall in Richmond. “That was their approach, they just went for volume sales” said their Accounting teacher Veronica Lo. To add an education component to the project, they students partnered with Green Bricks Education Society The students also partnered with Green Bricks Education Society, a program that edu-
The candles come in clear class or gold painted options. Photo: GreenFire Candle Co./Facebook
StuCo Report Josh Ralla
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t’s sure been a busy two months for MacNeill Student Council. February was host to the return of two big StuCo events: Crush Cans & MacNeill Idol! Council members sold three flavours of Crush soda with corresponding notes: Orange “Glad we’re friends”, Cream Soda/Pink “I love you”, and Grape/Purple “It’s complicated”. This year’s Crush Can sales proved to be quite successful this year, with their members delivering over 300 cans before the Valentine’s Day weekend. MacNeill Idol was another big success. 20 talented Ravens auditioned for five spots in the finals. With Ms. Chang, Ms. Valiquette and returning 2015 Idol Kristin Zhang as audition judges, they decided on bringing Andrea
April 2016 Issue
Vol. 10 | No. 5
Teacher Sponsor..................Ms. Phillips Editor In Chief.....................David Yang Managers: Dennise Leung, Josh Ralla, Tina Kuan Print Designers: Josh Ralla, Masaab Hashmi Journalists: Askari Sayed, David Yang, Erica Caalaman, Josh Ralla, Justin Salinas, Manolya Sag, Matthew Lam, May Wang, Tina Kuan
Alonzo (12), Eagle Ho (12), Kenberly Lovidad (11), Jason Chung (12) and Matthew Lam (12) to the finals. Andrea strummed along to “La Vie en Rose”, Eagle shredded “I Fought the Law” on his electric guitar, and Kenberly sang to “Something’s Gotta Hold on Me”. Jason surprised the audience on kazoo with “Love Yourself”, and Matthew serenaded the crowd with “I Want it That Way” and “Sorry”. In the end, Ravens voted for Eagle Ho, in a landslide win by 60 votes, followed by our 1st runner up, Matthew Lam. Eagle now continues over to the district-wide RichCity Idol on May 31st at the Gateway Theatre. Be sure to keep an eye out for ticket information! Student Council celebrated the last week before spring break with two spirit days - Winter Appreciation Day and Spring Celebration Day. Winter Day encouraged students to wear winter colours as the season came to a close: white and light blue! Hot chocolate was offered in the lounge, compliments of the leadership group. The following day celebrated the upcoming start to spring, with students wearing green and yellow to receive free ice cream. Student Council would like to thank all students who participated in this great showcase of school spirit!
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Over 300 Crush Cans were delivered in February. Photo: Josh R.
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Eagle Ho: 2016 MacNeil Idol Photo: Yammy C. Looking ahead, April is MacNeill’s turn to host T.A.B.L.E 38 - a district-wide meeting of Student Council representatives in which they share ideas around student leadership, and provide a voice for school and community initiatives. May brings out the competition in Student Council with the 2017 executive elections. This marks the return of the race for president, vice president and public relations executives, and it’s expected to be an exciting one. Stay tuned to The Raven Review on Facebook, where we’ll update you on the latest election results!
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f you haven’t gotten your Compass Card yet, you probably should soon. Translink has begun the process of closing all fare gates at SkyTrain stations. Meaning you must have a valid Compass Card or Compass Ticket to ride the train system. Concession Compass Cards can be bought at Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, at the Stadium-Chinatown station, by phone or online. Cards can be loaded with monthly passes or stored value. Single-trip Concession Compass Tickets are available at Canada Line Stations. For more information, read the October 2015 Issue of The Raven Review, or check out CompassCard.ca online.
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Business Dept. Report "I'm Here to Talk to You About Bernie Sand--"
Matthew Lam
The Business Club’s Christmas Child Project Photo: Ms. Lo
MacNeill at this year’s JA Innovation Jam. Photo: Ms. Lo
Raven Athletics
Scores Senior Badminton March 30 @ RCS
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March 31 vs McMath
W 9-2
April 4 @ RHS
L 6-5
Junior Badminton March 31 vs McMath
W 3-8
April 4 @ RHS
W 6-5
Girls’ Soccer March 31 vs SLSS
L 2-0
April 5 @ Boyd
L 2-1
W 6-5
Senior Ultimate A Team April 4 vs MacNeill B
W 13-1
Senior Ultimate B Team April 4 vs MacNeill A
Justin Salinas
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders Photo: frontpagemag.com
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hat did you do for spring break? I know it was a couple weeks back, but did you have fun? Well, over my spring break I helped out with US Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, all behind the backs of my parents (well, until they read this article). If you don’t know already, the people of the United States have to choose a nominee for both presidential parties before they vote for the president. I was helping out with Bernie Sanders’ campaign to gain the nomination.
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People might not agree with what you say - even though it might mean the world to you. - Justin Salinas
What could a 13 year old Canadian high school student possibly do for a 74 year old American Senator/want-to-be president? Phonebanking! “Phonebanking” is when I call voters and convince them to vote for Bernie. In theory for me, that sounds like a great thing, but when I actually did it, it was too scary. I got lots of wrong numbers and lots of very outspoken non-supporters,
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Scores are of regular season games only. Data retrieved from players and/or Richmond Secondary School Sports via esportsdesk.com on 04/04/2016.
which not just made me feel bad about intruding, it made me very scared when I hit the “Ready” button. A typical conversation goes with me saying “Hi, is --- there? Hi, I’m Justin, and I’m a volunteer with Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campai--” and hangs up and doesn’t even let me finish my sentence. In 2 days, I ended up making only 30 minutes worth of calls and then folded, whereas the campaign expected me to do around 2 hours worth of calls, which seems like a gigantic amount to me. So I switched to calling people who were supporters, and I got a much better result, with people who were not just happy to hear me call, but were proud to see somebody who’s young and in a different country checking up on them. I was looking for more volunteering opportunities and had quite a few odd jobs, from allowing calls to the phonebankers to scouring through the never-boring website Tumblr to find Bernie 2016 supporters, but what I found made my spring break the whole lot better were the people who encouraged me to keep taking and to keep accepting the jobs, whether I was talking to people who I’ve only met on a spreadsheet to button mashing and hurting my wrist. To all the people who want to be telemarketers and to people who are telemarketers today: You need lots of confidence to do this thing, so thanks for coping with us people who might not agree with what you say - even though it might mean the world to you.
Are We Taking Tests the Wrong Way? May Wang
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ou have failed this test,” is one of the most frightening, depressing scenarios that can occur to a student. It can make men (or boys) cry, break the most self-confident and assured, and can cause a potential meltdown with even the most-accomplished of students. Yet, with the drastic reduction of the amount of tests from the past 20 years, there is still cause for concern. Despite narrowing our system to 5 major provincial tests, 3 in Grade 10, 1 in Grade 11 and 12, there is concern about tests. Testing in math and the sciences, the more objective subjects, frequently occur. It’s also justified, as the subjects usually have a stan-
dard answer that can be reasoned and proven. Test preparation in those subjects is used to correct and fix mistakes or faulty logic, and fully understand and allow students to correctly utilize the concepts learned in class. The grade 12 system, with its exam taking out 40% is a way to curb personal bias and potential favoritism. During the provincial exam, markers have their own styles and preferences, making it impossible to prove that one essay a person wrote can be the best or the worst based on justification from the criteria. A spectacular failure in using testing in can be shown in the new American Common Core system. Instead of reducing testing, an infamous staple of American education, it has increased it in order to improve students and
to determine teacher salaries. The Common Core system has also decreased funding in sciences, arts and extracurriculars which meant kids are having more tests and are more likely to be “test mindlocked”, breaking independent thought and complex problems into simple, little boxes, which isn’t all good in this time and age. Testing isn’t all bad. Teachers at the moment still can’t get into the mind of each of their students and understand if they truly learned something, and they try to use tests to get as close to the student’s mind. Sometimes, you don’t need to break open a running machine in order to check it. If it’s working, it’s probably perfectly fine on the inside.
MacNeill Tennis Triumphs in Historical Win This Month At MacNeill David Yang
Tennis April 4 vs Burnett
reckoned with, placing 2nd in the first year of competition and winning “The Most Strategic Award” with GreenFire Candle Co this year. JA Innovation Jam is a case competition testing high students on innovation with products and services. The event consists of 20 high schools throughout the province who come together to display their abilities in developing product or service ideas that provide an innovative solution to a problem that follows the theme for the year. Participants pitch the 2 minutes presentation to a panel of judges and over a hundred other participants, all while being recorded for a YouTube Video! JA Company Program: a school based project where students are given the opportunity to create their own business. Last year, the Entrepreneurship 12 students hauled in impressive sales numbers, with the unique idea of Soilmates – a succulent planted in mini mason jars used as décor items. Evidently, with all of the achievements and events that Business Club has taken part in over the past few years, the sponsor teacher and Founder of the club Ms. Lo has done an excellent job in giving the students the opportunities needed to be successful. Despite all of the expansion and hype Ms. Lo has given to the club she has also made it a crucial point that helping others and not only the business club is important. The Business Club now hosts two traditional fundraisers- Christmas Child Project and Rose-a-Grams. Christmas Child is a fundraiser in which members of the Business Club collect gifts from students around the school to be placed in a small shoe box so a young boy or girl to be sent to countries in need. Over the years, MacNeill has collected over 80 shoeboxes and $400 for this cause. The Business Club provides students the opportunity to learn about business and life skills while giving back to community charities.
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usiness Club is one of MacNeill’s newest and expanding clubs. Over the past 3 years, the club has grown to be a great contributor in creating awareness of MacNeill’s name throughout the lower Mainland through its various fundraisers as well as Case Competition successes. Business Club students have participated in numerous case competitions such as UBC Enactus “Spend It Right”, Junior Achievement (JABC) Innovation Jam, JABC Company Program, Reveal hosted by Ignite and SFU Beedie Case competitions. UBC Enactus “Spend It Right” is a competition that allows students to create innovative and eco-friendly products in order to practice what it takes be a social entrepreneurial. In the past, MacNeill students have created soap made from used cooking oil and this year, student companies, GreenFire Candle Co and Ecovase represented MacNeill. GreeFire Candle Co, a candle made from 100% soy wax and recycled mason jars targeted towards banquet halls and restaurants. EcoVase removed lightbulbs from landfills and were repurposed to become beautiful flower vases. Students secured sales to individual buyers, the Richmond Nature Park and other local Richmond businesses. The MacNeill students proved to be a force to be
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ne of MacNeill’s fastest growing sports is once again making history after a provincial appearance in 2015. April 4th marked yet another major milestone for the sport of Tennis at MacNeill. The Tennis Team succeeded in defeating Burnett Tennis 6-5 - the first time in history MacNeill Tennis has defeated a AAA team. Veteran players Joey Yang and Judy Yu led the girls’ doubles to a major victory, while rookie Serena Yeung successfully gained a point for MacNeill in her first regular season game. Boys’ doubles were only able to salvage a point, courtesy of Ricky Park and David Sag. The overall effort of all players impressed Coach Ms. Mei, as she explained the importance of Monday’s victory over Burnett. “I’m so proud that all our
MacNeill Tennis 2015 players were able to contribute to our victory today,” says Mei. Tennis season will continue throughout April, before MacNeill squares off with Palmer in the AA Playoffs for a provincial championship berth.
Thurs. April 7 Term 2 Report Cards
Wed. May 18 PAC Meeting
Tues. April 12 Collaboration Day
Thurs. May 19 Pep Rally
Wed. April 20 P/T Confrences Early Dismissal
Fri. May 20 Pro-D Day
Thurs. April 21 P/T Confrences Early Dismissal
Mon. May 23 Victoria Day Tues. May 24 Interim Reports
Fri. April 22 Pro-D Day
Wed. May 25 Athletic Awards Night
Tues. May 10 Collaboration Day
Mon. May 30 Activity Day
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The Discovery of a Pregnant Volunteer Opportunities Dinosaur is Officially Confirmed
Tina Kuan Richmond Animal Protection Society - Must be able to read, write and work independently. - At least 16 years of age (with parental consent); under 16 years of age require adult supervision at all times. - Shifts at the Cat Sanctuary are from 9am-12pm and 6-8pm daily. Contact volunteer@rapsociety.com
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site Help history come alive by becoming a volunteer heritage guide or greeter! Share the stories of Britannia with visitors from all over the world, all while being close to nature in our beautiful waterfront park! - Should be enthusiastic, friendly & willing to learn. - Should have excellent customer service and communication skills. - Minimum age: 15 - Gain experience in tourism, history, education and customer service. - Volunteer hours and special volunteer privileges offered. (Shifts avaliable throughout April - June) Contact Shan Siddiqui - Ssiddiqui@richmond.ca
Diagram created by an NCSU researcher outlining the visual difference of a pregnant T. rex. Photo: Mark Hallett/North Carolina State University/CBC News
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n Montana, USA, researchers have excavated Tyrannosaurus rex fossils that died nearly 68 million years ago and they have confirmed that this T. rex was “pregnant”. The researchers used chemical tests to confirm that the T. rex thigh bone contained the medullary bone - a special bone found in females that is only used for laying eggs. Palaeontologists did say that some pieces of the fossils were broken but the fragments were looked at by Mary Schweitzer, a palaeontologist at the North Carolina State University and at the Museum of Natural Sciences. She recalled taking a look at the first fragment that was sent to her and said, “It’s a girl and pregnant”. Schweitzer noticed that the thigh bone had an unusual structure compared to normal T. rex thigh and that it looked like a medullary bone found in female birds when they are about to lay eggs. Medullary bones act as a calcium reservoir used for forming eggshells. Scientists knew that birds and T. rex are closely related and were expecting to the medullary bones in dinosaurs one day. That day has come. However, other palaeontologists were skeptical of Schweitzer’s conclusions, as they also factored injuries and diseases the dinosaur might have suffered. In that case, Sch-
weitzer and her team “went back and eliminated those possibilities by using chemistry preserved in the bone”. They used antibodies and stains to test for keratin sulphate, a carbohydrate found in medullary bones. They later compared the results with the medullary and regular bones of ostriches and confirmed that the odd shaped bone in the T. rex was in fact a medullary bone. Schweitzer also said the test also suggested that the way dinosaurs reproduce is very similar to birds. Before this recent discovery, palaeontologists had no reliable way to tell if the fossil they found was in fact a male or female. Now that researchers in the natural sciences have a way to identify the sex of dinosaurs it opens up a whole new world of possibilities. If fact since the Schweitzer’s original 2005 reporting of the medullary bone, more have been discovered. One in another meat-eating dinosaur- the Allosaurus and in two plant-eating dinosaurs that are not closely related to birds- the Tenontosauruses. This also allows researchers to identify other female traits and can tell these scientists a lot more like the sex ratio in a population. This new discovery is the next step to find out more about dinosaur reproductions and opens up new fields to study in the way dinosaurs function biologically.
Cannery Farmers’ Market: Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society The CFM takes place inside the historic Gulf of Georgia Cannery from October 4th until April 17th. The market is a hub for the community and an attraction for lower mainland residents and tourists alike. We are looking for great volunteers to create a fun and welcoming atmosphere. We have the following positions available: Market Set-Up; Vendor Check in; Marketing & Promotion Assistant; Door Greeters/Exhibit Attendants; Photography & Break Room Attendants; Market Tear Down. - Volunteers will be interviewed, and given a site orientation and safety tour. - Volunteers will receive refreshments and snacks during their shifts. - Minimum age: 15 Contact: Carol Ann Page market.manager@gogcannery.org
Homework Club Program 2015-16 Interested in working with children and wondering what it takes to make a huge difference in someone else’s life? City Centre Homework Club is looking for youth volunteers who are ready to be a positive mentor to students at Anderson Elementary, Grades 4-7. Homework Club is an after-school program that runs until 6:00 pm where volunteers help students with their homework while still making time for play. Responsibilities are as follow: - Help elementary school students with their homework in a one-on-one or group setting as necessary. - Engage, interact, enhance, enrich and reinforce preteens’ positive experience in program activities. - Collaborate with the volunteer/staff team and explore and strategize innovative ways to facilitate preteens’ academic competency, self-image, community relationships and life skills. - Criminal record check required. - The program will be held at Anderson Elementary every Tuesdays and Thursdays. - Minimum age: 13 Contact: Loryn LeGear - llegear@richmond.ca For more information on these and dozens of more opportunities, visit http://icanhelp.richmond.ca
Tiny's Horoscopes Teasers
Tiny Tina
1. What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days? 2. If it takes 10 minutes to cut a board into 2 pieces, how long does it take to cut it into 3 pieces? 3. What is converted into alcohol during brewing? 4. What does this say?
Miss Fortune
Aries (March 21 - April 19) I sense good fortune will come your way. Be sure to spend that fortune wisely. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) My crystal ball is looking foggy. Avoid procrastinating this week to prevent bad luck. Gemini (May 21 - June 20) The gods above tell me that this week will be splendid. Beware of broken mirrors. Cancer (June 21 – July 22) The stars tell me that there might be some danger coming your way. Avoid eating pineapples. Leo (July 23 – August 22) I sense a disturbance around your aura. Take some time to relax. Virgo (August 23 – September 22) My tea leaves read that you need some relaxation. Have a spot of tea! Libra (September 23 – October 22) My crystal ball is telling me that there will be good fortune coming your way! However be cautious of the colour orange.
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) I sense bad luck coming your way. Carry a good luck charm to repel the bad luck. Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) The gods above tell me that you need some alone time. Take this opportunity to have some relaxation by yourself. Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) My tea leaves read that good fortune will come your way! However, beware of karma. Aquarius (January 20 – February 18) Karma has cursed you with bad fortune. Use your time to do good deeds. Pisces (February 19 – March 20) Karma has blessed you with good fortune. May good things come your way.
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Answers: 1. The letter ‘n’. 2. 20 minutes (the board is the same thickness) 3. Sugar 4. Nothing good on TV