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    Bullying.
    It’s a word that should stir up many emotions in teenagers: maybe fear, hatred, or a determination to do something about it.
    Or maybe it doesn’t stir any emotions at all.
    Bullying is a problem at STA, yet some students seem uninterested in the issue.  According to one student, there is a problem, but it is “often disregarded [...]


Christmas Formal at STA

On December 10th 2009 STA’s Student Council had their annual Christmas Formal. Grade 10, 11 and 12 students ditched their school uniforms for fancy dresses and nice ties.   They arrived at Le Dome Banquet hall ready to dance. As they walked in, they were greeted by christmas trees and dangling chandeliers  filling them with the spirit of the season. Every year students [...]

Episode 19 - Crunch Time

Exams are almost upon us as students rush to finish culminatings and study.  While we are all feeling the crunch of exams, some of us have other things in mind.  Our Raider teams are tearing it up - led by our Sr. boys basketball and Sr. girls volleyball teams, both undefeated.  Today’s episode also features [...]

Good Job Guys!

Our very own Saint Thomas Aquinas Senior Boys Volleyball team qualified for and went to the OFSAA tournament! When asked about it head coach Mr. Szpakowski said “We started out slow, but by the end of the tournament we were playing really good volleyball. Our best game was against the 2nd best team in the [...]

Is It Safe To Come Out Now?

“Man, that math test was so gay.”  Walking down the hall I hear the people behind me talking. This is the same conversation I hear at least 5 times a day. Someone should probably inform students that “gay” does not actually mean stupid or lame or difficult, and that the misuse of the term is [...]

STA Students Brace for Exams

By: Becky W

It’s that time of year again!
It is time for students get down to the business of preparing for culminatings, independent studies and exams in hopes of attaining the best grades possible for semester one. Teachers stress to us, over and over again, the importance of exams and every semester we plan to study as [...]

Making Modern Music

A new music club has been born inside from the old walls in STA.  However, the students in this club don’t need instruments, a conductor, or even sheet music.  All these students need is a computer.
For the past few weeks after school in portable eight, students have been exploring a different way to make music.  A [...]