St. Robert CHS Student News
Emily Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
In the past decade, nearly 500 species have been declared extinct, with reports by the United Nations estimating that half of all species are to be extinct by 2050. One of the primary measures to prevent this trajectory are breeding and conservation programs, with the most common being captive breeding. However, there is the question of their effectiveness. Are they truly enough to protect our diminishing biodiversity?
Emily Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Imagine you’re a student looking for a summer job, and you confidently send in your application to a local bar, a car wash, and a fast food restaurant. A few days later, you receive an email from the bar saying that a bachelor’s degree is needed for the role and you think to yourself, “That’s unusual…”. The next day, you get the same response from the car wash and the fast food restaurant, and it’s feeling like university rejections all over again.
Emily Yang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
The arts: fluid, dynamic and vivid. Not only is this discipline crucial to an individual’s emotional and creative expression, but it also serves as a defining feature in understanding Canadian history and its culture. Unfortunately, due to underfunding, this opportunity is often forsaken in many public school environments, especially in rural communities.
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.
Liora Abrera Manoim (12) | Staff Reporter
I’m sure that most people would agree that teachers can make or break a student’s educational experience. A good teacher challenges students to reach their full potential, while a deficient teacher drags students down and stunts their growth. It’s not even a matter of good and bad teaching! Some teachers work for particular students, while others don’t. It begs the question: wouldn’t it be better for everyone involved if high school students could choose which teacher they’ll entrust their education to?
Liora Abrera Manoim (12) | Staff Reporter
Written October 2023
As university applications loom over Saint Robert’s twelfth-grade population — and, indeed, the twelfth-grade population of all of Ontario — one can’t help but ponder how necessary it is for a young adult to have a post-secondary degree if they hope to get a decent job. Many entry-level job postings require some form of post-secondary education. The Georgetown University Center of Education and the Workforce predicts that by 2027, seventy percent of all jobs will require post-secondary education, a significant rise in percentage compared to the prediction the center made regarding 2020.
Athan Kang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Written May 2023
Since the beginning of 2023, the USA has faced over 200 mass shootings that vary in places such as schools, malls, and other popular public areas. Civilians are left in a frenzy due to the constant risk of sudden gunmen appearing and parents are wary of sending their children into public settings. Furthermore, law enforcement is struggling to keep up with the number of mass shootings happening all over the country.
Athan Kang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
As of 2023, the internet has become one of the largest systems for attaining information. Anyone with a device is able to access millions of sources by just hitting a few buttons. With this system becoming more widely used than ever, it is suggested that media literacy should be implemented into school curriculums to promote digital citizenship and online safety.
Athan Kang (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Deepfakes and AI voice changers have taken the world by storm, By using artificial intelligence to almost perfectly imitate and generate anyone’s voice through a process called deep learning, this new form of technology has certainly brought an ascended level of innovation to the world in a controversial, unethical way.