![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)
2020 Wish Week Opening Assembly
A sea of blue united in the gym in support of 2020 Wish Kid, Fabian’s wish to go to LEGOLAND.
February 21, 2020
media by Kira Zizzo
Fabian and his brother, Martin play with a stack of dollar bills collected during the Miracle Minute Feb. 21. Fabian’s brother engaged with him throughout the opening assembly, both expressed their excitement as family watched on.
Fabian and his brother, Martin play with a stack of dollar bills collected during the Miracle Minute Feb. 21. Fabian’s brother engaged with him throughout the opening assembly, both expressed their excitement as family watched on.
Jack Boyer ‘20 cheers in the gym during the Wish Week opening assembly when 10 year-old Fabian is introduced as the 2020 Wish Kid Feb. 21. This is the school’s eleventh year of Wish Week.
2020 Wish Kid, Fabian sits eagerly among student council members after the Wish Week opening assembly Feb. 21. Fabian wished to visit LEGOLAND due to his piqued interest and admiration of LEGOS. “I thought Fabian was super cute and I always loved LEGOS when I was a kid, so it allowed me to sort of connect with him,” Alexis Johnson ‘21 said.
Alana Cassford ‘21 gasps as she sees the 2020 Wish Kid, Fabian for the first time during the Wish Week opening assembly Feb. 21. The Golden Boys led the chant “I believe in Fabian’s wish” after Fabian’s wish to go to LEGOLAND was revealed.
2020 Wish Kid, Fabian admires the coins in STUCO Miracle Minute collection buckets after the Wish Week assembly Feb. 21. Before students flocked to the bins, Fabian and his brother, Martin tossed in bags of coins.
In the gym, Lauren Dressler ‘20 watches RCTV’s video on the past Wish Kids during the Wish Week opening assembly Feb. 21. In a speech before the video, math teacher, Tony Koy made a speech regarding how one out of five former Wish Kids passed away.
Fabian stares at a stack of dollar bills donated toward granting his wish during the Miracle Minute Feb. 21. During the Miracle Minute, students rushed down from bleachers to donate change to STUCO collection bins.
Principal Andy Abner claps and cheers with the student body as they chant “I believe in Fabian’s wish” during the opening assembly in the gym Feb. 21. After the family was led out of the gym, the student body closed out the assembly with the cheer and Miracle Minute.
Fabian plays with the coins after Miracle minute at the end of the opening assembly Feb. 21. Student council members cleaned up the spilled coins on the gym floor following the rush of students to get their coins in the various bins.
Seniors Madeline Zilligan, Elizabeth Mayr, and Olivia Bianco smile and awe as the RCTV video is played during the opening assembly in the gym Feb. 21. Every year a video is created to showcase past Wish Kids and is played before the new child is introduced to the student body.
Wish Kid Fabian dances while being introduced to the student body during the opening assembly in the gym during seminar Feb. 21. As the 10-year-old was brought out with his family, Fabian and his brother jumped and smiled as Student Council passed around the microphone to each family member.
Bhavya Surapaneni ‘23 rushes with the rest of the student body to dump her coins in the bins during Miracle Minute towards the end of the opening assembly Feb. 21. Students prepared to dash towards the bins as Principal Andy Abner reminded students to be careful when making their donations.