![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)
New Releases and Ratings
Students give their opinions on recent movie releases.
media by Elsa Swanson
A graphic depicts several new entertainment releases, such as the cover of Taylor Swift’s album “Midnights,” the movie “Enola Holmes 2,” and the television series “Young Royals.”
December 17, 2022
The clock ticks as you stare at it incessantly, waiting, wondering.
How long is this going to take? You ask yourself waiting for the new season or album to be released. As the clock gets closer, time seems to move slower. All you want is to be the first person to see the new episodes, hear the new songs, and experience it. Finally, the clock changes. You click on the title, waiting for it to load.
At last, it finally starts.
Keep reading to learn about new movies, tv shows, albums and more that have recently come out.
“Enola Holmes 2,” released Oct. 27
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge, Henry Cavil, Sam Claflin, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Ratings: 92% Rotten Tomatoes, 6.8/10 IMDb and a 93% liked rating on Netflix.
My Rating: 4.2 / 5 stars.
Student Opinion: “It was really good. I loved the mystery and the chemistry with all the characters. My favorite part had to be the dancing scene, and I really hope they make another movie,” Natasha Amarnani ‘25 said.
Season Two of “Young Royals,” released Nov. 1
Starring: Edvin Ryding, Omar Rudberg, Malte Gårdinger, Frida Argento and Nikita Uggla.
Ratings: 100% rotten tomatoes, 8.3/10 IMDb and a 98% liked on Netflix.
My Rating: 4.4 / 5 stars
Student Opinion: “The ending was very powerful. Although it was supposed to be happy, I didn’t get enough from it as I thought I would,” Lola Claggett ‘25 said. “I love all the actors, I think they all deserve Emmys for their hard work and representation of the characters. What they’ve created is truly a masterpiece. If we don’t get a season three, I will be very upset. The only thing I didn’t like was I wish the writers would have spent more time on the leads and less time on August and Sarah.”
Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” Album, released Oct. 22
Ratings: 92% liked from Google Users. Twitter posted Oct. 23 stating that Taylor Swift’s new album broke the record for the most listened-to album in a day, with 17 million streams in only 24 hours. The streams have only gone up from there, reaching a number of 161.5 million streams by DATE.
My Rating: 4.3 / 5 stars
Student Opinion: “I think her new album is very good. I think people had been building it up and were a little disappointed that it is not what they were expecting,” Anouska Nipunge ‘25 said. “But, I still think it is amazing. The songs are so good, and she is in the top ten and is the first woman to get there. I think my favorite song from the album has to be ‘Maroon,’ it is so classic.”
Read more about Taylor Swift and her Top Ten:
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-all-hot-100-top-10-anti-hero-1235163664/
