![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)
BREAKING: Educational Assistant Jerome Price and Family Face Tragedy
How you can help the Price Family after a recent tragedy.
media by courtesy of Jessica Bird
A collage of photos of the Price Family on the GoFundMe Dec. 9. After a car accident Dec. 8, Special Education teacher Jessica Bird and other faculty members created a GoFundMe to help raise money for medical expenses, with a goal of $100,000.
December 9, 2022
After former Rock Canyon student Makai Price, the son of football and Unified Sports coach and Special Educational Assistant Jerome Price, was involved in a serious car accident Dec. 8, fellow Special Education department teachers Jessica Bird, Nick Mahan, Theresa Crump, Jolynn Duris, Kristin Acker, Myrian Renzelman and Julie Pedersen set up a GoFundMe to support the Price family.
According to information on the GoFundMe, Makai remains in the Intensive Care Unit in critical condition, with damage to many bones and vital organs as well as his brain and spinal cord. Currently, there is concern that his legs may have to be amputated. The crash details have yet to be made public.
Makai attended Rock Canyon High School and is completing his senior year at Cherry Creek High School. He continued helping his father Jerome in the classroom with his siblings, Zxavier and Darius. Makai is described as a kind and intelligent person who has made a difference in many lives.
“Makai is an impressive young man. He excels in and out of the classroom competing in football, basketball and track. His intelligence, kindness, and athleticism touch everyone around him,” according to the GoFundMe page.
The founders of the GoFundMe page hope to raise money to go towards the Price family’s medical expenses.
“Being at a new [preschool teaching] job, April [Price] is not yet eligible for Family and Medical Assistance. In order to accommodate Makai’s care, they will also have to change their living arrangements,” the GoFundMe page said.
