![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)
UPDATED SEPT. 5
After a summer of lifting, practices and a scrimmage, it was game time.
Under the stadium lights at Echo Park Aug. 29 at 7 p.m., the Jags faced the Chaparral Wolverines, after a face-off the previous year resulting in a victory 28-0 W.
The only difference was this time they were visitors—no home-field advantage.
The Jags came out strong in the first quarter with two touchdowns almost instantly,running back Noah Jadd ‘26 ran in for the first score followed by a receiving touchdown by wide receiver Kai Ingrassia ‘26 from quarterback Evan Diebold ‘26. Two field goals by Kicker Avery Vasquez ‘27 jumped the score to 20-0 going into the second quarter
“My highlight of the game was our team scoring the first touchdown because of all the excitement on the sideline and in the crowd,” Vasquez said.
A pick-six by the Wolverines caused a shift in momentum and led to Chap putting up 15 points in the second quarter.
The score at halftime was 28-15.
After the break, the Jags came out fighting to reclaim the momentum, shutting out the Wolverines for the rest of the game, including more touchdowns from running back Mason Mills ‘26.
“We definitely took a step in the right direction and set the tone for the season, but that game is over now our only focus is the next game,” Mills said.
With eight minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the score was 49-15–Jags remained in the lead, surpassing last year’s final score, with new Head Coach Nick Artinger.
“It was pretty awesome. It was our first game with the new head coach. I’m really glad we won. I mean, we killed them. It was really fun. Today we played a full game,” Long Snapper Brodie Lyle ‘26 said.
The final score of the game was 52-15.
They gathered in the endzone after the game to celebrate their first win of the season in the pouring rain.
Tonight the Jags will face Fossil Ridge High School in the home opener at Echo Park at 7 p.m.
