St. Robert CHS Student News
Sarah Morra (11) | STAFF REPORTER
Diction is a vibrant tool used to illustrate scenes for readers, listeners, and conversationalists. However, paint fades, and new advances are made to improve what has become outdated. A question that has surfaced with the improvement of society is: should we disregard the carefully brushed work that is now antiquated?
Eva Guo (9) | STAFF REPORTER
Bullying awareness week was where people drew attention to bullying and campaigned against it. However, how effective are these campaigns? Can bullying even be stopped?
Sarah Morra (11) | STAFF REPORTER
15%, 18%, 20%, or other. For many of us in North America, we have the option to choose between various options of gratuity when being serviced. The societal expectations of what is a “respectable” amount to be tipped are continually increasing, causing dismay to many – consumers have the opportunity to choose between a variety of tipping options, including “other.” However, the grim reality is that many in the service industry have no “other” option.
Lilit Chilingaryan (11) | STAFF REPORTER
When the R. v. Morgentaler case was resolved in 1988, the status quo had been established that abortion “is health care and the Government of Canada will always defend a woman’s right to choose while improving access for everyone.”
Ayda Kulacoglu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
The death penalty; arguably one of the most controversial topics in modern society– an unimaginable fate for most, and a reality for some. Formally known as capital punishment, the death penalty is a legal practice involving sentencing a person to death as a punishment for a serious crime, such as murder or treason. Existing since the 18th century B.C., the death penalty has been prevalent throughout history. It is only in recent decades that most countries have moved towards its abolishment, with ongoing discussions questioning its morality and effectiveness.
Eva Guo (9) | STAFF REPORTER
The connection between wealth and happiness is one that is rather contradictory. While a lack of money can lead to a life of misery, an abundance of money does not guarantee contentment. This begs the question, how important is the chase of wealth in correlation to overall happiness?
Liora Abrera Manoim (12) | STAFF REPORTER
As a Catholic school, St. Robert constantly affirms the importance of virtues. We learn about virtues in our religion classes, hear about them over the announcements, and even have a virtue assigned for each month. In Civics class, we learn about our rights and freedoms as citizens of Canada. We are taught that all virtues should be upheld no matter what and that we should have access to our rights and freedoms under any circumstance. What happens when two rights — two virtues — contradict one another? Which takes priority?
Ryan Hu (11) | STAFF REPORTER
As the photographer Chase Jarvis once said, “the best camera is the one that’s with you.” This phrase has since been used to describe smartphone photography, as the majority of people now carry phones capable of photography wherever they go. Digital camera sales dropped 87% between 2010 and 2020, owing precisely to this fact.
Anya Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Most people living in societies today are experiencing larger and larger gaps between older and younger generations. Typically, older folks complain the younger generation has it easy, with privileges they would have never dreamed of when they were young: technology, more opportunities, access to education, and more. Younger people protest that older folks never had to deal with all the problems they have to today, and conclude that all elderly people are “boomers” and out of touch with reality.
Anya Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Many parents nowadays worry about their children being severely hurt in sports, and wonder why sports are necessary as they often cause many injuries yet remain so popular.