I never really knew a world outside of IB, where I had classes with all the same people, but becoming a drop-out has changed my outlook on high school. There have been so many things to learn and so many things to do, as well as a ton of pressure lifted off my shoulders. So, let
Category Archives: Opinion
Post-OSSLT: One Student’s Opinion
After weeks of practice, booklet upon booklet to complete, and an incredible amount of emphasis on exactly how critical the successful completion of this test was, the day of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test arrived. While the vast majority of grade 9s, 11s and 12s were sleeping in, the grade 10s were sitting nervously
His name is Asher Lev
Ah, readers! I know you have been anticipating the next update on book club and well, the goods have been delivered! The next book on the menu is one that, like all the others, has received a lot of praise. It is the one and only My Name is Asher Lev, a novel written by
Social Media Causing STA ‘Heart-Problems’
Brooke R. St. Thomas Aquinas has always been known as the “Little school, with a BIG heart!” Recently, we relocated to a much larger school but held the same status only revised to compliment the wonderful new building- “The big school with an even bigger heart!” However, with the hustle and bustle of moving desks,
5 Red Cars in a Row and Lots of White Noise
Readers, I promise I won’t make any cracks about how long you must have been glued to your seats awaiting the next update on STA’s book club and instead I will just assume that you’re already in the position to be blown away (gather around closely). Brace yourselves… the next book club meeting will be after school
Which would you prefer: Protection or Privacy?
Over the week before March Break, the school decided to install security cameras. At first, they were exciting and unknown, like seeing a rare creature for the first time. But after a while, you start to wonder about them, and just how dangerous they really are. And I am now here to discuss the debate
What happened to our joke of the day?!?
We wake up tired, exhausted and fatigued. We drag ourselves into class like mindless zombies waiting for the one thing that will wake us up: the joke of the day. Even though many of us believe that the joke of the day was corny, that is what makes it a whole lot better. It is
An Amazing Day at “Work”
Wednesday was “National Take Your Kids To Work Day”. It is a very special day where students in Canada are able to go to their parent’s or guardian’s buisness and experience a day in the working world. I had an amazing experience. I went to my mom’s work at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial
Riddles of the week
I run but I don’t walk I scream but I don’t talk. What am I? Answer: A train The one who makes it sells it. The one who buys it doesn’t use it. The one who’s using it doesn’t know he’s using it. What is it? Answer: A coffin I have head and tail but
Fact of the Week: Did You Know….
In the Spirit of Thanksgiving, this week’s facts are all about……..Turkeys!! Fact #1: Most domestic turkeys are so heavy, they are unable to fly! Fact #2: Baby turkeys are called poult! Fact #3: Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the Wild Turkey the national bird of the United States but instead, he chose the Bald Eagle!
