![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)
Emily Tremaine: one of 16 social studies teachers at the school. And yet, there’s no one just like her.
Get to know Tremaine through 1o fast facts and the stories behind them.
1. College:
Tremaine attended Clark University in Massachusetts, where she double majored in French and history.
2. Degree:
Emily Tremaine got her master’s in teaching at Clark University.
“I went to Clark University. I double majored in history and French, and then I got my master’s in teaching, also from Clark,” Tremaine said.
3. Offers:
Tremaine applied to many different schools.
“I just got lucky enough that Rock Canyon was the first one to offer me a job,” Tremaine said.
4. Teaching before Rock Canyon:
Emily Tremaine taught in Massachusetts as well as Colorado.
“I went to school in Massachusetts,” Tremaine said. “I taught for five years in Massachusetts, but I’m from Washington State and my husband is from Massachusetts. Colorado was kind of our compromise location.”
5. Years as a Jag:
Emily Tremaine has taught at Rock Canyon for 11 years and spent 16 years teaching.
6. Favorite class:
Emily Tremaine’s favorite class to teach is Economics because of all the fun things you can do during the class and the different simulations.
“When I moved here, I would have said history because it was my very favorite thing to teach, and now it probably depends on the topic. Generally, I think I like Economics the best, simply because there are so many fun things that you can do, so I enjoy that. I enjoy all the different simulations we get to do and the projects,” Tremaine said.
7. The G.O.A.T. Emily Tremaine claims to be the official number-one fan of the Garbage Goat.
“So, the Garbage Goat is a life-size goat. There’s a little button behind him and when you press the button, he starts sucking. He’s like a vacuum cleaner. You hold out trash in your hand underneath his mouth and he sucks it up. It’s pretty cool and I am his official number one fan,” Tremaine said. “The Garbage Goat was created in Spokane, which is where I’m from. Spokane, Washington hosted the World Fair. Spokane was the smallest city to host the World Fair, and the theme was the environment, so they changed the downtown, which used to be just a bunch of railroad yards, into this massive park. They commissioned a bunch of art and one of the art pieces was the Garbage Goat. In fact, he is going to turn 50 this summer, summer 2024. Pretty excited. They’re going to have a party. I’m going to be there.”
8. Hobby: Emily Tremaine loves running.
“I just find it very nice to be able to go and get out,” Tremaine said.
9. Favorite Food: Emily Tremaine loves dessert cakes.
“I love dessert cakes, they are phenomenal, as are many, many other desserts. We do our little birthday cake chains,” Tremaine said.
10. The Game of Life: Every year, on the last day of class, they play the Game of Life.
“I love the last day [of class] when we do the Game of Life. People are shocked at the things that can happen to them and say, ‘Well, that will never happen to me.’ And it’s like no, no, it will,” Tremaine said. “Or, people just don’t understand, like, ‘Wait, I have insurance. I shouldn’t have to buy new tires.’ It’s like well, no, insurance doesn’t cover that. I just find it really amusing to watch people. I enjoy watching people be like, ‘Oh, savings are really important. Oh, insurance is really important.’ I feel like it’s fun and effective.”