St. Robert CHS Student News
Eva Guo (9) | STAFF REPORTER
The Ontario Greenbelt, created in 2005 to prevent further environmental loss, has been the subject of heavy debate. Some argue that the Greenbelt’s two million acres of resources and wildlife must be preserved. However, opening the land for development is a necessary sacrifice that will greatly benefit the people of Ontario.
Anya Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Many different things impact a child’s life growing up. Their upbringing: what kind of parents they had, how they were treated by their peers, what socioeconomic status their household was in, and more. However, one often overlooked impact on a child’s personality or behaviour is their name.
Sarah Morra (11) | STAFF REPORTER
The 81st Golden Globes ceremony celebrates the awards of television and film productions of 2023. This year’s Golden Globes ceremony was hosted by “comedian” Jo Koy; however, this title is reserved for individuals who have attained the ability to appease and humor a crowd. This year’s awards ceremony however, went in a different direction.
Ethan Xu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
“And it’s also a comprehensive health and fitness device.” That was the introduction of the Apple Watch all the way back in 2014. Smartwatches were advertised as this wonderful mini computer that was on your wrist, a multifunctional timepiece. While it was sold as a mini-wearable phone, another key selling point was fitness tracking. However, as smartwatches evolved, they also got many other features, mostly all unrelated to health. This then begs the question: are smartwatches hindering individual health, or are they truly helpful? In short, smartwatches don’t help the individual’s health at all. This is because the health features are so overshadowed that they don’t serve an important purpose.
Liora Abrera Manoim (12) | STAFF REPORTER
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ve likely heard of the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) personality test. The concept is simple: you answer a couple of questions on a scale from “Strongly Agree” to “Strongly Disagree,” and – based on your responses – you’re assigned one of sixteen personality types. Each personality type has four components: Introverted versus Extraverted, Sensing versus iNtuition, Thinking versus Feeling, and Judging versus Perceiving, and whichever ones you more closely align with inform your personality. (I, myself, am an ENFP.)
Liora Manoim (12) | STAFF REPORTER
The tense and fraught past shared by archeologists, museums, and the First Nations people of Canada is no secret. For years, decades, and centuries, museums have stolen and detained several religiously and culturally significant artifacts from the First Nations people, and archeologists have assisted in this gross miscarriage of justice in the name of science and historical documentation.
Ayda Kulacoglu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
At 9 PM, after taking a too-long nap and eating dinner, you abruptly remember you have an assignment due tomorrow. Ready to tackle it, you’re interrupted by a phone notification, leading to an hour-long chat with your friend. At 10 PM, you determine that you can finish the project in 2 hours and get a respectable amount of sleep, but then remember how frustrating it was to start it when it was assigned. Suddenly a persistent itch pulls you towards your phone again, and turning it on, a white musical note on a black background catches your eye, promising a blissful escape from your wretched assignment. Two minutes won’t hurt, you think to yourself as you open TikTok. Soon, two minutes turn into two hours and you close the app only to find that it’s midnight. Exhausted, you finally open your computer and two hours later, you submit an assignment that you -and unfortunately your teacher– will find incomprehensible with a well-rested mind. Congratulating yourself, you go on Instagram as a reward. At 3 AM, you finally find sleep, only to dream of scrolling through short form videos until the morning.
Lilit Chilingaryan (11) | STAFF REPORTER
Universities are intellectual institutions of research and higher learning that must implement selection processes to ensure the most academically inclined, prepared students are accepted. As a part of the submissions, many universities in the US require one’s SAT test score in addition to the GPA, supplementary application, admission essay, etc.
Ethan Xu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Imagine you’re a single mother of 3, who after a long year of hard work is finally able to go on Christmas vacation. The vacation, of course, is wonderful, you’re enjoying yourself on the beach or wherever for the best week of your life. Now imagine returning to your home only to find another family of 2 living there. They’ve broken in unannounced and have been living in your house for the past few days. “Fine, I’ll just kick them out,” you think, but it’s not that simple. Meet squatter’s rights, more professionally known as adverse possession. Squatter’s rights in general have been a very controversial topic: to have or not to have.
Eva Guo (9) | STAFF REPORTER
“O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command.”