![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 Day in Photos: March 1
March 1 marks the first day of the tenth annual Wish Week: see the day in photos.
March 1, 2019
Student council member, Seth Bowen ’19 holds his card for the seniors’ speech to the Class of ’22 while watching the Opening Wish Week assembly March 1.
RCTV member Christopher Junge ’21 films the senior Student Council member’s speech to the Class of 22 during the Opening Wish Week assembly March 1. RCTV will live stream both Wish Week assemblies at this site: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFxQVQUPRzCjLAWCkTEtQQg?view_as=subscriber
Sophomores Hannah Kim and Maisy Kubly react to RCTV’s introductory video of the Wish Kid. 2019’s Wish Kid is Michael, a five year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia that wishes to go to Disney World.
Performing Arts teacher and Department Chair, Julia Dale cries while watching the video introducing Michael as 2019’s Wish Kid. Michael is five years old and has leukemia, he wishes to go to Disney World.
While watching Michael run around and grab the microphone, Principal’s Assistant, Barb Cocetti laughs March 1. Ms. Cocetti took pictures of the tenth Opening Assembly to post to the school website.
Student Body Vice President, Ashley Mercer ’19 laughs while handing Michael the microphone during Wish Week’s opening assembly. Michael ran up and down the gym after being announced as the tenth wish kid.
2019 Wish kid, Michael helps to separate cash from coins after the Miracle Minute at the Opening assembly March 1.
Michael, the five year-old Wish Kid of 2019, helps Student Council organize the collections from Miracle Minute March 1. Student Council entertained Michael and his little sister after the assembly by helping them look through the tubs of coins.