![Minutes before the Activities Fair in the gym, president Abhi Gowda ‘26 prepares the stall for his club Helping Hands, Sept. 4. A relatively new club, Helping Hands was co-started by Gowda and focuses on assisting the homeless, and just last year they succeeded in raising a couple hundred donations to send to shelters. This year, they have goals to expand, with hopes to increase volunteer opportunities and take in-person trips to shelters, as well as extend their help beyond just homeless people. “The Activities Fair gives a lot of underclassmen the opportunity to really get to know the Canyon culture, and it gives them many opportunities for service and volunteering,” Gowda said. “[Through the Activities Fair,] I hope to find a bunch of new and passionate members about our club and just get our name out there and spread awareness to the cause that we’re fighting for.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-2-1200x885.jpg)
![The winter guard team makes fifth place at the state championship finals in the Denver Coliseum, March 30. The team performed to Barnes Country's “Glitter and Gold,” lead by coaches Margo Sanford, Blair Bickerton and Anna Orgren. In their class there were a total of nine groups participating, and the top five who made it to finals received a plaque. “[Walking onto the stage] is very nerve-wracking, but also very exciting as well. When you first start color guard there's a lot of anxiety and uncertainty when you first perform in front of an audience, but once you've done it for a while, it starts to become the best part of the season,” Ella West ‘25 said. “It's very fulfilling to see an audience react to something you've put your heart and soul into.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Both-socal-media-nd-website-main-1-1200x846.jpg)
![April marks the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). This month is to spread awareness of the harassment, assault and abuse that happens around the world. The symbol that represented the month was a teal ribbon; however, some survivors of assault create different symbols and movements like the TikTok trend in 2022, where survivors would tattoo Medusa on their body, in honor of her backstory in Greek Mythology. “I don't think [this month is known] at all. I rarely see anybody talk about it. I rarely see much of an emphasis on posting it online, or much discussion about it, and I feel like there needs to be way more discussion,” an anonymous source said. “I think just validating every experience that a person has gone through, regardless of the degree of it, the severity, is an essential step into making sure that people are aware that this is a very real problem in a society and that we need to do better in addressing it.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0011-1200x900.jpg)
![Lesbian Visibility Day is April 26, and it’s a holiday to celebrate the lesbian community of the world. Lesbian Visibility day was established in 2008 by many queer activists and organizations who sought to raise more awareness for lesbian history and culture. “So this is why during Lesbian Visibility [Day] we celebrate and center all lesbians, both cis and trans, while also showing solidarity with all LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people,” Linda Reily, in an article written by her, said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lesbian-Visibility-day.jpeg)
The warm sun and cool breeze flow through the course as golfers walk up to their next hole. They tee up their ball and swing back. Golf balls fly over the fairway and they cheer, triumphant.
On Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, the varsity boys golf team competed in the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) 5A State Championship. It was the first-ever State Championship win in Jaguar golf history.
“We got second place last year because we lost to Fossil Ridge, so we really wanted to win,” varsity golfer Mason Conrad ‘24 said. “We really wanted to perform and already had a five-shot lead going into the second day, so I definitely felt some pressure on the team.”
The two-round tournament was held at Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins. The Jags had a total of 440 strokes. Starting the second day, the Jags had a five-stroke lead, beating Cherry Creek and Cherokee Trial at 445. The tournament lasted two days with a sunny, 80-degree Monday and slightly windy Tuesday that slowly warmed up to 65 degrees.
“The weather was pretty good both days, and I knew that if we performed how we practiced, we were going to play fine,” varsity golfer Nathan Kim ‘24 said. “Winning definitely felt great and I know that we were proud of each other regardless of the outcome because of how hard we’ve worked towards this.”
Four Jags played in the tournament: Charlie Tucker ‘24, who had 136 strokes and won the individual state title; Mason Conrad ‘24, with 152 strokes and 24th place individually; Nathan Kim ‘24, with 153 strokes and a tie for 25th place individually; and Trey Kahrhoff ‘24, who had 156 strokes and tied for 37th in individuals.
“I was really trying to stay in the moment and focus all my attention on the shot at hand,” Charlie Tucker ‘24 said. “I had the same nerves the entire tournament, from my first tee shot to my final putt in round two, and I just focused on what I could control, which definitely helped my mental game.”
After finishing with a score of 69 during the first round, Tucker led the school to victory, ending with a six-under-par score of 136. His title win goes down in history as the first-ever individual state title win for a Jag.
“Charlie was in the last tee-time, so we all stayed to watch in support,” Conrad said. “After finishing my round, I tracked the scores and saw that we were in the lead. When Charlie sent that final putt, we stormed him on the course and celebrated. It was a really great feeling to win as a team.”
RS • Oct 15, 2023 at 3:05 pm
This article doesn’t mention the HIGH SCHOOL!! Nice job!