![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)
Behind the Scenes of Wish Week: How Student Council Decorated the School
The night before the Opening Assembly, Student Council spent four hours decorating the school. See how they did it.
February 21, 2020
Madeline Ramsey ’21 tapes red, paper circles to the wall of the 5000s pod Feb. 20. The 5000s was decorated with a LEGO theme, reflecting the Wish Kid’s wish of going to LEGOLAND.
Izzy Daboub ’20 hangs paper coins from the ceiling of the 3000s pod Feb. 20. The 3000s was decorated with a Mario theme, reflecting Fabian’s love of the video game.
Camryn Kramer ’22 helps hang blue streamers in the 9000s pod Feb. 20. The 9000s pod had a blue theme, representing Wish Week.
Joshua Lederman ’22 staples blue butcher paper to the wall in the 8000s Feb. 20. Student Council planned the themes around each pod during their seventh-period class.
Caroline Pita ’21 helps decorate the 9000s pod by hanging streamers Feb. 20. The pod was themed blue, for Wish Week.
Brennan Crock ’20 hangs white streamer in the 9000s pod Feb. 20. The 2020 Wish Kid was Fabian, who wished to go to LEGOLAND with his family.
Reagan Oates ’21 adds paper to the wall in the 5000s pod, adding to the LEGO-theme Feb. 20. Student Council decorated the school for four hours before the opening assembly.