![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)
Relive the Wish Week Closing Assembly
Wishing that you could go back to Wish Week? Check out the day of the closing assembly, in photos:
March 4, 2020
media by Jana Seal
Following the announcement that $62,404.2 was raised throughout the week, Golden Boys Dani Haddad, Cody Lange and Jack Sloan launch confetti into the air at the Wish Week closing assembly Feb. 28. After the assembly, student council members swept up the excess confetti in the gym. “We all celebrated and had cake with Fabian until we all decide to get down to business and worked for about an hour taking down all the decorations and sweeping up the confetti,” Student Council member Jojo Pearson ‘21 said.
Golden boys Dani Haddad and Cody Lange ‘20, along with wish kid Fabian and his brother Carlos, lead the student body in chanting, “I believe in Fabian’s wish,” at the closing assembly Feb. 28. Fabian joined in leading the chant after student council presented the Make A Wish Foundation with the money raised throughout the week.
Riley DeFord, Alana Cassford and Anna Bakken ‘21 watch RCTV’s Wish Week recap video at the closing assembly Feb. 28. Along with their coverage of the events throughout the week, RCTV’s broadcast network, RCBN, broadcasted live at many of the events.
Kylie Staples, Seth Sewell, Brennan Crock, Emma Goble, and Layton Garrison ‘20 carry posters depicting the sum of money raised throughout the week, as well as the wish kids throughout the state who will have their wishes granted. The total sum raised was $62,404.2, and eight wishes were granted. “Before the assembly we all practiced standing in line and lifting up the numbers to make sure we wouldn’t mess it up in the assembly,” Crock said. “People love giving and when you show them exactly what that giving did and how many people’s lives it affected, it is great to feel the energy of 2300 students and teachers all in one room that were all able to collaborate together and make this awesome week happen.”
Golden boys Dani Haddad, Cody Lange, and Jack Sloan launch confetti into the air at the Wish Week closing assembly Feb. 28, following the announcement that $62,404.2 was raised throughout the week. After the assembly, student council members swept up the excess confetti in the gym. “We all celebrated and had cake with Fabian until we all decide to get down to business and worked for about an hour taking down all the decorations and sweeping up the confetti,” Student Council member Jojo Pearson ‘21 said.
Dani Haddad and Cody Lange ‘20 prepare Fabian to help lead the school in the “I believe…” chant. Fabian held the microphone during the chant and began the chant on his own before his brother Carlos, Haddad and Lange joined.
Fabian’s four year-old brother, Martin, plays with confetti after students filed out of the closing assembly Feb. 28. Martin, as well as Fabian’s nine year-old brother, Carlos, were involved in events throughout the week. “It’s an interesting situation, because [Fabian’s] brother, Martin, also has the same condition that he does,” Student Council member Liam Conaty ‘20 said. “We like to make sure [the whole family] feels included. The whole week is about Fabian, but it’s also celebration of what their family has collectively endured.”
Student Council members Liam Conaty ‘20 and Josh Woodrow ‘21 flip water bottles with Fabian after the Wish Week assembly. Student Council members, along with student media and Fabian’s family, celebrated the closing assembly with cake in the lunch room. “Basically, one of the kids threw their bottle, and then somebody in STUCO threw their bottle, and that one landed on its bottom,” Conaty said. “From there, we all just started flipping bottles and every time somebody landed it, we would all just cheer super hard… like, too hard.”
Fabian chants alongside the Golden Boys in the gym during the Wish Week Closing Assembly Feb. 28. The words “we love Fabian” filled the gym.
After the Wish Week closing assembly, Fabian looks downwards at student council members who throw confetti Feb 28. $62,404.24 was raised in support of Fabian’s wish.
Student council members, Mia Jackson ‘20 and Kylie Ingram ‘20 watch the Wish Week wrap-up video at the closing assembly in the gym Feb. 28. The closing assembly was live broadcasted by Rock Canyon Broadcast Network.
In the gym, Connor Hildebrand ‘20 claps while seniors shoot confetti out of silver tubes at the conclusion of the Wish Week closing assembly Feb. 28. The confetti celebrated the news that Fabian’s wish to go to LEGOLAND was granted.
Dani Haddad gazes at the confetti that rains down on the senior section during the Wish Week Closing Assembly Feb. 28. Enough money was raised from Wish Week to grant eight wishes.
Student council member Eve Renard ‘21 smiles during the Wish Week closing assembly when the amount of money raised was announced Feb. 28. Student council decorated the hallways with designs that correlated with Fabian’s interests throughout the week.
2020 Wish Kid, Fabian enthusiastically discusses Mario Kart with student council members in the cafeteria after the Wish Week Closing Assembly Feb. 28. After the closing assembly, Fabian and his family ate cake with Student Council in the cafeteria.
Fabian’s younger brother, Martin, throws confetti as student council sweeps the senior bleachers after the Wish Week closing assembly Feb. 28. Martin played in piles of blue and white confetti in the empty gym while his father, Carlos, watched on.
Student Council members, Mia Jackson ‘20 and Kylie Ingram ‘20 announce that the funds raised were able to grant eight total wishes during the Wish Week closing assembly Feb. 28.
The Jaguar mascot watches as blue and white confetti launches into the sky to celebrate Fabian’s wish to go to LEGOLAND being granted Feb. 28.
Fabian looks up as he grabs handfuls of blue and white confetti from the floor. The confetti littered the gym and celebrated the granting of Fabian’s wish Feb. 28.