Wolf News - Gr. 7/8 Humanities Institute

OCTOBER 2023

VOL. 1

WOLF NEWS Student Life Reviews Sports Entertainment

CELEBRATING EARTH DAY FUN FACTS AND TRIVIA

Editors: Grade 7 & 8 Humanities Institute

Teacher Advisors: Ms. Anderson, Ms. Belalia, Ms. Khan, Mrs. Rangi, Ms. Rumberger, Ms. Fry, Ms. Armitage

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EDITOR'S NOTE

by Humanities Institute Teachers

Hello reader! Thank you for reading the first issue of the Humanities Institute Newspaper, The Wolf News. We are so proud of the effort and commitment of these students. We believe that talents can be developed through hard work, good strategies, and input from others. And, these students have done just that; they have taken risks and stepped out of their comfort zones. The emphasis in these sessions has been on learning and growth and these student have done just that.

We are looking forward to future issues.

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FISH PRESUMED TO BITE OTHER FISH

by Quinn M. (Grade 7 ) On Tuesday, September 19th, an innocent looking fish bit one of his friends. This fish is currently being kept at West Island College but may not live there for long. The staff of WIC are trying to find a new home for the fish, but have had no luck.

People guess that this fish got mad or frustrated and brutally bit his fellow fishy friend.

The fish attacked currently has a bite mark on its side but no other major injury. The guilty fish is now being isolated in a separate tank temporality but hopefully will find a new home soon. Updates on this story will follow.

WIC SCHOOL CLUBS

by Aidan C. & Kalina A. (Grade 7)

Starting this year, the teachers at WIC introduced a variety of new and exciting clubs for WIC students.

On September 26, 2023, the fabulous WIC clubs, from the Fine Arts Council to Global Awareness started. It is the right thing to join a WIC club and get involved in the community. There are also opportunities for after school clubs so you can spend lunch

The Debate Club is filled with arguments, the Dungeons and Dragons Club is full of story telling, and the Robotics Club is filled with innovations.

The variety of fun and clubs above will bring people together.

Whether you are looking for something serious or a fun distraction, these opportunities will blow you away.

time with your friends.

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A PERFECT TEACHER

by Kayla M. (Grade 8 ) I interviewed 15 students and asked

They should give out minimal to no

them what makes a good teacher.

homework and be understanding of

Then, I combined the descriptions to

each of their students. Lastly, a good

make one perfect teacher.

teacher should not think that they are superior to their students and, as

A good teacher should be kind and

an added bonus, give out candy.

patient . They should listen to and care for their students . The perfect teacher

A special shoutout goes to Profesora

should be strict but not too strict and

Khan, Ms. Gaudet, Ms. Cooper, Ms.

they should be friendly. A perfect

Breen, Ms. Correa, Ms. D’Souza, and

teacher is someone that you can go to,

M. Thériault for being favourite

to talk. Many students reported that a

teachers to some students.

good teacher

should make each day

exciting and fun, and teach in a variety of styles.

A good teacher should accommodate all students and help each student learn and grow. A student stated that a great teacher should reward improvement and not perfection. A good teacher should also know their subject well.

THE FISH SAGA...CONTINUED

by Riya G. (Grade 7 ) At West Island College, in the library fish tank, a fish has bitten other fish.

The attacked fish haven’t been harmed very badly, but the attacker is still being watched to make sure it doesn’t bite other fish again.

Even though it is unclear why the fish started to bite others, people think that the fish was hungry because other fish were taking its food.

The fish that attacked the other fish has been watched for about two weeks, and it is being isolated. The people who feed the fish are making sure it is being fed the proper amount of food.

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THE CALGARY FARMERS’ MARKET

by Chase C. & Ben T. (Grade 8 ) What are your thoughts on the set prices at farmers market?

The average responses stated that the prices were a little high and rising due to inflation.

How often do you buy from the market?

Students stated that mainly once a week they made purchases from the market, but some people go twice a week. We had one subject say twice a month.

What is the go-to meal?

Many students named Sushi as the favorite go-to meal, but the Chuck and Shoulder burger was a close second.

How much are you allowed to spend each time you’re at the market?

The answers varied from $10 a week to $60 a week, some subjects didn’t really have a limit they just bought.

Do you usually underspend, overspend or are you consistent?

A vast majority of the answers were very consistent, there was only one person that said overspend.

Should the market lower their prices, or not?

Most answers said they should lower prices by a little bit, however, merchants should make sure that they could profit from their business.

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HOCKEY’S TOP 16

by William B. (Grade 8 )

1. Carolina Hurricanes 2. Dallas Stars 3. New Jersey Devils 4. Tampa Bay Lightening 5. Ottawa Senators 6. Edmonton Oilers 7. Buffalo Sabres 8. Toronto Maple Leafs 9. Calgary Flames 10. New York Rangers 11. Seattle Kraken 12. Winnipeg Jets 13. Boston Bruins 14. Minnesota Wild 15. Vegas Golden Knights 16. LA Kings

BUCKS ACQUIRE BIG ASSETS IN 3 TEAM TRADE

by Ronik D. & Grayson R. (Grade 7 )

A shocking trade has hit the NBA

with much talent. Like Portland has

headlines with a trade of the decade. The

shown before, they do not seem to

Milwaukee Bucks have been blessed with

have enough maturity with

an NBA superstar, Damian Lillard. If the

capitalising when having great

Milwaukee Bucks did not scare you

players. Thus, he wanted to take his

enough last year, they will now terrify

talent elsewhere.

you.

This trade did not just benefit the The Portland Trail Blazers starting point

Milwaukee Bucks. Other teams

guard has been with this team his whole

including The Boston Celtics and

career. Although he may be an elite

Phoenix Suns also made some moves

player, this organisation didn’t seem to

during the offseason to add depth to

surround him

their roster.

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THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY-REVIEW by: Alana B (Grade 8 )

The picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical and psychological masterpiece written by Oscar Wilde, infused with constant depictions of art imitating life, and vice versa.

The novel depicts intense themes like the purpose of art, the interplay between art and morality, youth, beauty, and death. Gray, devastated by envy, unknowingly sells his soul to maintain his ethereal beauty, and falls into a moral abyss.

A fatal love affair with an entrancing actress causes him to realize the secret of his ageless self. His cruelty grows, and he obeys the guidance of Lord Henry when he says, “the only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.”

As Gray descends into a life of crime and immorality, he remains appearing perfectly innocent and youthful while his portrait bears the scars of his sins and villainy. He abuses this development many times over.

The portrait haunts him: a metaphor for his conscience, a reflection of his corrupt and loathsome soul, and a reminder of his previous sins. Overcome by emotion, he takes a knife to his own portrait. His soul is finally freed from its canvas prison, and Gray is transformed into the hideously corrupt version of himself trapped in the portrait, wrinkled and cruel.

The portrait is restored to its former grace, depicting Gray’s youth and otherworldly beauty as it was at the time of the picture’s creation.

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MOVIE TRENDS By: Joey H., Jesse H., Enrique F. (Grade 8 ) Michael’s favorite movie is Ms. As investigative researchers, we

Harris Goes to Paris because it

wanted to find out the latest trends

has a great plot and amazing

in movies, so we interviewed some

character development. Lastly,

Grade 8 students. William, says his

his favorite actor is Emma

favorite genre was action because it

Roberts because of her iconic

“thrills him up”. His favorite movie is

roles in movies.

Wolves of Wall Street because of all the suspense. William’s favorite actor is Ryan Reynolds.

The second person we interviewed was Michael. His favorite genre is Drama because he “finds it enjoyable”.

And finally, our last person is Cole. Cole’s favorite genre is Action because it makes him “feel like he is there”. His favorite movie is Spider-Man because he likes spiders. Cole’s favorite actor is Tom Holland because he plays Spider-Man.

NEW PERCY JACKSON NOVEL PUBLISHED By: Tashi D. (Grade 7 ) On September 26th, 2023, a 6th Percy Jackson book was released. This surprised many fans including myself, because the author Rick Riordan ended the series with a fifth book in 2009 called The Last Olympian. Since 2009, Rick has published many other books in the same world as Percy Jackson, and most have even showcased Percy himself. Yet throughout the last decade, he has shown zero interest in continuing Percy Jackson (PJO).

On Dec. 20th, 2023, Rick Riordan's PJO show will come out on Disney+. Because of this, fans have circulated rumours that the reason Rick published the book is to lure fans toward the show with another book.

Rick has now also announced that he has another PJO book called The Wrath of the Goddess planned to come out next year, creating the idea that he is publishing a trilogy that will be added to the original trio’s series. He also said that we will not see characters from the other PJO sequel series, but we might hear mention of them.

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MEAN GIRLS MOVIE--OPINIONS AND MORE By: Andie M. & Alessandra S. (Grade 8 ) Mean Girls is a wonderful movie What do others think of this iconic movie? To start, we will be talking to Nathaly. Nathaly has watched Mean Girls two times, so let us find out her opinion on this movie. Nathaly's full rating is a 10/10. She thinks this because the movie educated her about how to be funny and how to scheme amongst your friends. For performance, she rates it a 10/10, and for plot, she rates it 5/10.

Our next person to interview is Adrianna. Adri rated this movie 9/10 after watching it more than 10 times.

This rating is 9/10 because “It was super-duper great, but sometimes can give the wrong idea.” She also rated performance a 10/10, and storyline 10/10. Adrianna's favorite part of this movie was the Christmas dance.

Our third person to give their input on this movie is Micheal. He rates this movie a 10/10 and he states, “do we need to ask why?”

But in all seriousness, he told us that the actors were amazing, so 10/10 for performance. The storyline was amazing, and they posted little snip bits on TikTok making more people see this amazing movie. Micheal also rated the storyline 10/10, Micheal’s favorite part is when Regina eats the weight gaining bars.

Our teacher Mrs. Anderson also rated this movie with9.5/10. This is because it is a cultural icon, funny, has a good lesson at the end, and the “Golden Era” of Lindsey Lohan. She rates performance 10/10. The storyline 9/10, and her favorite part were the amazing quotes.

Our final person to be interviewed is Ben. He said it was, “pretty funny but cringy and zesty at times.” For performance, he rates the film a 4/10 because it wasn’t very good for him, and the overall storyline a 2/10.What made this movie so good was when Regina figures out that the bars that she ate every day were Sweeden weight gaining bars.

All in all, Mean Girls rating is through the roof, and you should put it on your watch list.

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ADVICE By: Thomas A. & Evan. B. & Liam S.

(Grade 8 )

Hi,

Hello fellow journalist.

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for six. I am frustrated that he ate my

writing advice columns. I can’t seem

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questions. Please help because I was

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-New York Times writer

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COMICS By: Scarlet M. & Ruthie E. & Parth & Sohan (Grade 7 )

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COMICS By: Fan P. (Grade 7 )

PHOTO SERIES By: Avery A. & Maddie T.

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(Grade 8 )

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YOUR OCTOBER HOROSCOPES 2023

by Adrianna R. & Nathalie C. (Grade 8)

Aries You will become a millionaire this month.

Work hard.

Taurus You will feel a strong connection to the earth if you stay peaceful and kind. Keep balance in your life and everything will turn out ok.

Gemini You will have great luck in the upcoming month. Success and greatness are coming.

Cancer Be nurturing to those around you; they will give you lots of love.

Leo

Libra

Challenge every problem you face with

You will find someone who you gradually become closer and closer with. Don’t block them from getting in.

100% energy. You will be rewarded for working hard.

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Virgo

Scorpio

Your talents are shining bright. Keep it going!

You will grow in your focus. Connect yourself to the earth and you will grow in your brain and mind.

Sagittarius Take charge of the leadership roles in your life, and it will reward you.

"DID YOU KNOW THAT Aquarius Now is aTHE time to appreciate the ones you WOLVERINE love and spend time with them. You never IS ONE OF THE know when you might lose someone you love, so enjoySTINKIEST everyone in your life.

ANIMALS IN THE WORLD?"

Capricorn

Pisces

You will have great success this month if you work hard. Your relationships will stay strong, and you will get a closer bond with the people you love.

You will become more peaceful! Work on your aggressiveness or emotions as things will work out in the next month!!

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CROSSWORD PUZZLES 2023

by Liam S. (Grade 8)

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