![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)
Varsity Football Calendar
Imagine you’re at your high school varsity football game and you hear the crowd cheering, the plays that are being called, and seeing the posters waved in the air.
media by Ally Atkins
Varsity Football schedule image.
September 12, 2021
Hear it from the players, coaches, and students:
– “I think we have the power to make it to the playoffs as well as win the next couple of games. After winning the first game of the season, we are hopeful to keep up our hard work and keep our win streak going!” Cole Alvarado ‘22, kicker for the football team, said.
-“I think we’re going to do well this season because we won our first game against Horizon. Even though we were not against such a good team, we still made really good plays and passes!” Taylor Waskiewicz ‘22, cheerleader, said.
-“I think our football team will do better than we have in our previous seasons. After the break and complicated schedule last year, the football team has been ready to get back to regular practices and hopefully a consistent plan for the year. There are so many athletes that are committed to playing football in college and are also receiving scholarships and grants as well. They feel obligated to play well to not only elevate themselves, but the entire team,” Lily Hansen ‘22 said.
-“I think our team is doing really well and I think we can go far if we keep a positive mindset and attitude and that we should go to games more to show our team spirit as well,” Joey Spano ‘23 said.
-“I think we are doing really good compared to how we have done in the past for starters and I think if we get more people to start showing up to the games and that way it will inspire our football team and that will maybe give them the possibility to go to the playoffs if we really try,” Rory Baker ‘22 said.
– “I want to see improvement from week 1 to hopefully the playoffs and it would be exciting for the kids on and off the team to experience the playoffs instead of playing 10 games and calling it a season. It will also give a positive work ethic and our team would be proud to make it if we truly put in the effort. The biggest thing we’re trying to do is have depth due to injuries, but our players are contributing and developing in certain areas of all of the positions. Overall I am proud of the team and I feel like we can go far!” Coach Meyer, football head coach said.