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1Kitsilano Secondary
February 2013Issue 3Editor: Laura Kim
Cover By: Chloe Price
Kits NewsValentine’s Day
Kits StoriesFun Page
Horoscopes
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THE DEMON Valentine’s Day EDITIONHey Demons,
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you are spending this Valentine’s Day with a special some-one, or by yourself, The Demon never fails to accompany you ! :) This February edition of The Demon is packed with a variety of content, from Kits News for Kitsilano clubs, events, and grads, to heartfelt advice, a love poem, and an article of our wonderfully talented Kits Improv team. This month, we have reached out to many clubs and councils of Kitsilano and encouraged them interact with The Demon in order to spread their important news and information for Kitsilano students. That being said, if you would like to share your information or talent with the readers of The Demon, please feel free to email us at [email protected] another note, audition sign-up for Kits Idol begins on February 12th in the counselling suite; please keep your eyes out for further information of the day of the event! Lastly, I’d like to remind everyone that The Demon frequently carries coupons to Dairy Queen on our last page for you to enjoy. I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Laura Kim, Editor
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KITS NEWS Sharing the love at Kits
Walking through the main foyer this month, you may have noticed a new display. It’s the We Club’s proj-ect for Valentine’s Day. Inspired by the “Kitsilano Compliments” page on Facebook, it promotes positivity and love among the students. It’s simple: you write a compliment or an encouraging note for a friend, place it in the box and the We Club posts them on the pillars in the foy-er with pink sticky notes. So far, the project has been a success. “It’s been so popular that we’ve had to replace the scrap paper at least twice a day. When we recopied the compliments onto the hearts, there were so many that we had to get extra people to come and help!” said Jennifer H, an enthusiastic We Club member. The messages have left many people in high spirits. "This positive vibe is exactly what we need in February. We should definitely do it again!” said Ephraim C. Mika Y also com-mented cheerfully, “It brightens up my day!” The display has been great for creating a sense of school spirit and community, and is a wonder-ful sight upon entering the school in the morning. “It’s a nice thing to do in your spare time,” said Har-rison M. This heartwarming project reminds us that, as Aesop once said, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
Erin Broatch
Multicultural Day At Kits!
Canada is known to be a cultural mosaic. With immigrants from all over the world, it's common for us to come across many different cul-tures. To celebrate these cultures, Up Club is hosting a Multicultural Day lunch event at the main foyer on March 13th . There will be sample foods from a variety of cul-tures as well as games, prizes, and performances! Hope to see you all there! -UP Club
Update for 2013 Grads:
Grad Council has hit the ground running after a much needed winter break! With only a few months left until the long anticipated gradua-tion from high school, the council has been working on some projects that will evidently make the time the grads have left at Kitsilano memorable. Valentine’s Day has urged us to spread the love by selling candy grams and roses to students who wish to recognise a special someone. Grade 12’s are all excited for the upcoming Spring Fling Formal, scheduled for March 6th, and can expect a fun night of throwbacks and party anthems to welcome the warmer months. Tickets will be on sale in the main foyer, commencing February 14th. The process of ordering grad jackets is also underway. Look out for the grade 12s strutting their stuff in their new attire in the coming weeks! Any member of the grad class wishing to join us in preparing future events is more than welcome to attend meetings on Thursdays in room 153.
Molly Simond
************************************Great & fun opportunity to gain volunteer hours. Are you an Ab-original, Jewish,French,Spanish, Russian,Serbian,Polish, Hungarian, Asian, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, German, Persian or from any other nationalities student of origin? We would like to invite you to be part of a multicultural event happen-ing in March at Kitsilano. No hard work required from you.If inter-ested please contact Ms. Desjarlais room 101 from 8:40-9:00 Monday to Friday or e-mail at [email protected].
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Valentine’s Day
VALENTINES TRIVIA
1. Valentine’s day is the second-largest card-sending occasion, after Christmas.2. 58 million pounds of chocolates are sold during the week of Valen-tine’s day.3. There are many loving places in Canada: Love, SK – Saint-Valentin, QC – Heart’s Desire, NL – Heart’s Content, NL – Cupids, NL.
4. Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone on February 14th, 1876.5. Around 3% of pet owners give gifts to their pets for Valentine’s Day.6. 56% of men buy flowers for Valentine’s Day.7. Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given each year for Valen-tine’s Day.
Erin Broatch
A love poem from Rockridge Canyon
I gave a paper rose to a girl whom adorn a purple toque last nightI don't know her nameTime flown since that momentHours gone one by one When will I sayThe feeling that's in my heartShyness hits me Rejection lurks But smiles never hurt
Ericsson Sing
FEB ADVICEQ: I want to get this girl I like a present for Valentine’s Day, but I’ve left it to the last minute, and now I’m worried it’s too late. What should I do? A: Now, first of all, I want you to understand that this experience can be used as a Serious Life Les-son: things go wrong when you leave them to the last minute. And you are in a particularly difficult pickle because, unfortunately, all of the good Valentine’s Day things
from London Drugs have already been sold. But there’s no need to panic—a small box of nice Purdy’s chocolates or even some flowers paired with a cutesy card is classic and easy to come by. To make this seem less last minute, add a hand-written message to the card (and get your sister to write it if your printing is illegible.) If you’ve got a little more time on your hands and you REALLY want to impress this girl, think about her hobbies and activities: if she’s into music buy her a nice CD
or some vinyl. If she likes sports, protein bars and socks are always good options. And finally, the key to making your gift stand out is presenta-tion. So, make sure you wrap it up nice! PRO-TIP: add a little pizzazz to your present by spritz-ing it with some yummy perfume (your grandma’s will do.) But don’t overdo it. You don’t want to stand out too much. And there you go—that’s what I would do.
–Demon
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Improv, sha-na-na!
What does “improvising” mean to you? Was it the last time you gave a creative excuse, a perfectly valid reason for being late to class, or when you winged an oral presentation? For most, improvi-sation does not imply any more than making something up on the spot. But for some, “improv” is a combination of quick thinking, the ability to suspend disbelief, and a whole lot of ridiculous ideas. Since September, there has been a ton of improvising happening around Kitsilano, with three junior teams and one senior team working hard to compete in the Canadian Improv Games. The Canadian Improv Games is a national competition in which teams from across the country compete against one another. Teams perform different events and are scored by a panel of judges based on their ability to accept of-
fers, take risks, and use the handle (which could be anything, from an object to a relationship between two people) provided by the audi-ence. “I love improv because it’s super fun and awesome!” exclaims Hannah D., grade nine, who has spent two years in the junior team. Junior improv is for students in grades 8 to 10, and they are coached by members of the senior team as well as Ms. Bond, head of the art department. During the improv season, the teams practice several times a week during lunch and after school as they learn the basics of scene work. For the ma-jority of the performers, this was their first experience competing in the Canadian Improv Games, and they placed 5th, 12th, and 19th in the Lower Mainland. The senior team is made up of students in grades 11 and 12, and is also coached by Ms. Bond, as well as various Kitsilano alumni.
Like the junior tournament, they are playing against other Vancou-ver-area teams… but it doesn’t end there for seniors! The top two teams from the Lower Mainland are invited to compete in Ottawa at the end of March for the national tournament (and for those of you who are curious, despite having won the Lower Mainland Quar-terfinals, there are no guarantees concerning nationals and only one promise can be made: the Kitsi-lano team will have performed their absolute best, and will have had a lot of fun.)The CIG Lower Mainland Tourna-ment finals are being held Friday the 15th of February at the Round-house Theater. Tickets are $8 a person—but there’s more informa-tion on their website, canadianim-provgames.com!
Edie Chunn
Kits Stories
Sing Diaries-Lessons Learned Over Time I feel that my life is a trek of learn-ing from mistakes, experiences and taking actions. It's the actions that I took from my mistakes, experiences, and the end results of it. I stride for my goals but the journey has just begun. So far my life mostly contains these three components: mistakes, experiences and actions.
As time passed I came to a con-clusion with myself that all the mistakes and experiences I had en-dured are beneficial and insightful. The prospective enlightened me to a different view. It introduced me to a path to which I was keen to move forwards in my life. I had learned infinetly from the mistakes and experiences over the previous months and years. It had been and still is a stressful and
tiring ride. Now as I continue on, I look forward for more insightful and challenging experiences, and the lessons to be learned over time.
Ericsson Sing
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Fun Page
Across2. Country in which Machu Picchu can be found4. Barbara Milicent Roberts’ nickname (hint: she is a popular child’s doll)6. Acrophobia is the fear of this8. Southernmost country in the world9. Italian city which hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics11. NHL team from Carolina12. Red Jamaican crab in The Little Mermaid 13. Scientific name for a human being14. Freinds’ paleontologist
Down1. Italin dictator during World War II3. Shawn Carter is most commonly known as this (without spaces or symbols)5. Number of keys on a modern standard piano (with-out spaces or symbols)7. Disease for which the most common symptom is coughing up blood10. First American president
Crossword
What did the paper clip say to the magnet? I find you very attractive.
What did the light bulb say to the switch? You turn me on.
What did the stamp say to the envelope? I'm stuck on you.
What did the boy squirrel say to the girl squirrel on Valen-tine's Day? I'm nuts about you!
What did one oar say to the other?Can I interest you in a little row-mance?
What did the bat say to his Valentine?I love hanging around with you.
Why did the cannibal break up with his girlfriend? She didn't suit his taste!
Who sends a thousand valentines cards signed, ‘guess who' ? A divorce lawyer.
What did the paper say to the pencil?You’re the write one for me.
Why did the banana go out with the prune?Because it couldn't get a date.
What did the boy octopus say to the girl octopus?Can I hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand?
Lauren Fraser
V-Day Corny Jokes
Jennifer Hitti
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Horoscopes Capricorn (Dec 22nd-Jan 19th)
You are goal-oriented, determined, persistent, and you love success. Your determination and persis-tence will have paid off, so expect a reward around Valentine’s Day.
Aquarius (Jan 20th- Feb 18th)You are progressive, independent, insightful, and think more with your head than your heart. This week, try to spend time with the family, to make you a little more emotional.
Pisces (Feb 19th - Mar 20th)You are sensitive, generous, loving, intuitive, dreamy and sweet. On Valentine’s Day, give something special to all of your family and friends just to show them how much you care!
Aries (Mar 21st- Apr19th)You have good energy and are full of ideas! However, you can be im-pulsive, even when you don’t mean to be. This week try to take a deep breath, and think before you act!
Taurus (Apr 20th-May 20th)You are driven and determined to follow your dreams! You can be a bit stubborn to some, but you have a good heart and always follow through. This week, try to be easier going with people, whether it’s your worst enemy, your mom or your next door neighbour.
Gemini (May 21st-Jun 20th)You are fun to be around, you are very sociable, you love to gos-sip, but you get bored easily. Has anyone ever called you a chat-terbox? This week, if your BFF is having troubles with his/her girl/boyfriend, or got a bad mark in mid-terms and wants to talk, try to be the listener instead of the talker.
Cancer (Jun 21st-Jul 22nd)Fortune is on your side. Play it for all it’s worth. Tuesdays and Thursdays, especially, stack odds in your favour.
Leo (Jul 23rd-Aug 22nd) Things have been looking bleak
and you may be finding it difficult to keep up. You may be down but you’re not out yet! Don’t give up on your dreams, fight for them. Love and prosperity are within reach!
Virgo (Aug 23nd-Sept 22nd)Beware any enticing offers; they are mostly scams! Deal only with firms of proven reliability.
Libra (Sept 23rd- Oct 22nd)Do not disturb works in progress by trying to improve upon or hasten their process. Be patient, it will be well worth it in the end.
Scorpio (Oct 23rd - Nov 21st)All facets of your life are look-ing up. Now is the time to take a chance and try something new; you never know what you might find.
Sagittarius (Nov 22nd - Dec 21st) All is well now but prepare yourself for rougher times. Next month will be hectic yet delightful.
Anika In’t Hout, Zenna Wong
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