Author: Raquel Harte From a water molecule to a vampire, there was a bit of everything this Halloween in the caf. The annual costume contest featured so many unique costumes, that fell into four categories: scary, creative, funny, and group.
Let’s start by talking about the group category. There were three groups that entered into this category: dominos, the Incredibles, and a water molecule (three people, each wore a sign, one reading “oxygen” and two reading “hydrogen”). The dominos and the Incredibles each received a perfect score of three fives, so they had a tiebreaker. This was determined by the loudest clapping and cheering. The Incredibles won, and each got a special Halloween treat. The unique category was definitely the largest category, and some of the costumes were for sure unique! Some of the ones that stood out the most were Wonder Woman and Joyce from the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. “Wonder Woman” even made her own costume, and “Joyce” had working Christmas tree lights on her costume. They both received perfect scores, but Wonder Woman won in the tiebreaker. I entered this category, as the wardrobe from Beauty and the Beast. It was a homemade costume that my mom sewed for a school play! The winner of the scary category had some pretty realistic special effect makeup. I’m not exactly sure what it was, but there was some kind of creepy, bloody mouth hidden under a surgical mask. It almost seemed as it there was a wound all around the mouth that looked completely real! Even though not everyone might have known what it was, it sure was creepy. The winner of the funny category was also something I’m not familiar with. He had a mustache, black sunglasses, was wearing a suit, and spoke in a thick accent of some sort. He seemed like some sort of politician, but I’m honestly not sure. My personal favourite in this category was Arthur, as I thought that it was a really innovative idea, and I watched Arthur a lot as a child. Around Halloween there are so many entertaining activities at Cameron but one of the most fun is the costume contest. It gives you a chance to dress up, and feel like a young kid again, even if you’re too old to go trick or treating (which is never, in my opinion). If you participated in the contest your photo will even be in the yearbook! Halloween is my favourite holiday, and all of CHCI’s spooky events just made me even more excited for Halloween. Next year, take the costume contest as an opportunity to show off your Halloween spirit and to take on a whole different character for a day! Happy Halloween Gaels!
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Author: Sakshi Bhardwaj Every year on November 11th, Canadians gather together in memory of the various brave men and women who fought in wars and sacrificed not only their lives but also gave future generations the opportunity to live in a peaceful nation.
A number of people wear poppies on this day in the memory of these heroic souls. Poppies are worn as they grew in one of the war scared fields, or as you may know it, Flanders Fields. These beautiful flowers are a symbol of respect and thankfulness to the numerous families that lost their loved ones in wars and soldiers whose lives were changed forever by the catastrophes of war. We, at Cameron Heights, understand he importance of Remembrance Day. The assembly held on November 10th was an effort to show gratitude towards the Canadian soldiers in World War 1. The whole school stood in silence for two minutes in memory of these brave people. Many students and teachers shared stories about how war changed their lives in their native land and how Canada stepped forward to help. A short presentation showed how numerous lives were destroyed during war and how Canada helped refugees with shelter. A play about the life of a soldier depicted how his young family had to suffer after they lost him in the war. A girl, accompanied by her friends who have also experienced some of what she has experienced, recited a beautiful and emotional poem about how difficult her life in her native nation was because of the continuous war. Her family sought refuge in Canada and was provided with a better life as a whole. We, as proud Canadians and as humans, are grateful of not only victims and soldiers who made our land free and secure, but also thoughtful of the numerous people who suffered awfully and deserved better than war. |