BMLSS student newspaper January 23, 2019

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Students dine and dance in style at Winter FormalBy Kalyn Moore

BMLSS students filled the main hall and cafeteria for this year’s annual win-ter formal on the night of Wednesday, December 5. The dinner was held from 5:45 p.m. to about 7:00 p.m. and the dance from 7:00 - 9:00.

During dinner, smiling faces and laughter filled the air as tables helped themselves to a delicious buffet of food provided by the school, with the help of generous volunteers. After dinner, the tables were moved so that the dance

The Winter Formal gives students a chance to dress up and enjoy dinner and dancing in a formal setting.

could start. At this time, many people took photos, talked with friends, and danced!

The entire night was a success and enjoyed by many. Students particularly enjoyed dancing to the song “Crank That” by Soulja Boy.

“The entire night was beautiful! I always like to see students outside of school, in a formal setting and interact-ing with friends,” said teacher and chap-erone Ms. Lloyd. “I find that teachers love to go. It’s an amazing experience for everyone involved.”

Students ‘game’ to help with Shriners’ charity dinner

By Sierra Thomson

Members of the Muskoka Shrine Club partnered with BML’s hospitality classes to cook wild game for an annual char-ity dinner held at the Sportsplex on November 30th.

The students helped cook meats such as beaver, rabbit and moose to serve later that night, even working into their lunch hours to help out.

Evelyn Martin, a Grade 10 hospital-ity student, commented on the learning experience. “It was interesting,” she said. “[I’ve] never done it before.”

The charity dinner has been running annually for 39 years, and proceeds go to the Shriner’s hospitals for sick children.

Members of the Muskoka Shriner Club also volunteered their time to assist in the cooking. “It’s absolutely fantastic. We have a lot of fun,” said Shriner Clarence Boyes while work-ing in the kitchen. “[The students] are great.”

Beaver, rabbit and moose on the menu

Editor: Chloe Club

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January 23, 2019

Soldiers’ sacrifices honoured on Remembrance DayBy Chloe Club

It’s been 100 years since the end of World War 1, and BML honoured the past and present soldiers’ sacrifices with assemblies on November 9.

To begin each assembly, Cameron Galloway performed “Highway of He-

roes” on the guitar as each grade filed in. The Concert Band played “O Canada”, and Major Trevor Cadeau gave a speech.

“We must never forget,” said Major Cadeau, who has 21 years of military experience and has recently relocated from Victoria, BC, to Midland, Ontario.

The Concert Band returned with “The

Ludlows”, a lovely violin-and-piano-led tribute to the fallen soldiers, followed by a reading of the poem “In Flanders Fields” written by soldier John McCrae.

Mr. Lade took to the stage and gave a moving speech on his own family’s experiences with war and its effects on all of us today.

“If you see a veteran, thank them. If you see a soldier, admire their bravery,” said Mr. Lade. “We are all so lucky to grow up in this country with all our freedoms.” He then laid the wreath.

The ceremony finished with two min-utes of silence and a playing of the “Last Post” performed by Taytum George on Main Street.

Thanks to all supporters, as well as the soldiers and veterans who fought and the soldiers who continue to fight in order to secure our freedom today.

Taytum George played the “Last Post” to finish off the Remembrance Day as-sembly on November 9.

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January 23, 2019

Students enjoy 12 days of fun before Christmas

By Solann Lovold-Sullivan

A part of the holiday celebration, the Lakers’ Leadership Council ran its an-nual Christmas-themed event during lunch on each of the last 12 days of school in December.

The first spirit day was December 5, where students wore elf and Santa hats. The next day brought trivia in the caf-eteria followed by a well-loved pajama day where teachers and students alike could be cozy in class. A red and green day on the 10th was the last day to dress

Students enjoyed activities in the cafeteria, such as trivia contests, charades and karaoke, durng the Twelve Days of Christmas.

up while the 12 days activities moved onto lunchtime events.

On the 11th, Lakers gathered in the cafeteria to create special tree orna-ments of their own. Then, on the 12th, volunteers were chosen from the crowd to sing Christmas Karaoke to songs such as Mariah Carey’s “All I want For Christmas is You” and classic carols like “Jingle Bells.”

Christmas Charades were played on the same stage on the 13th with half the audience cheering for each team.

On the 14th, the 2000 live-action

version of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas played over two lunch periods in the cafeteria on the drop down screen. The screen was used again for a game of Kahoot on the 8th day where questions included guessing a holiday movie and guessing what televi-sion show a character was from.

On the 12th day of Christmas at BML (December 20th) Santa came to town! He took a guided tour led by Ms. Imrie around the school with his elves during the early lunch making this day the most merry of the year.

At the end of the celebration, unlike previous years there was no final as-sembly. Instead, a carnival was held on December 20th from 1:30 to the end of the school day. Students travelled to see and do various activities around the school.

A Grade 9 student who went to the hospitality room on the last day of school for treats commented, “This was very fun and very well informed with the posters out in the hallway. The one thing I would change is [more] snacks.”

The Twelve Days of Christmas at BML is well-loved and brings a sense of cheer and togetherness to all who participate. Because of hard work from many students and teachers alike, this year was another fun filled holiday.

The Senior Jazz Band won the Sweepstakes Award at Montreal’s World Strides Band Festival in May.

Annual Christmas dinner serves up music, treats and a feast

While the jazz band provided dinner music, about 350 guests and volunteers enjoyed a turkey dinner served up by the school’s hospitality program during the eighth annual Community Christmas Dinner on Dec. 19. A Christmas market on Main Street offered treats and crafts for sale.

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January 23, 2019

By Solann Lovold-Sullivan

After months of hard practices before school, BML’s swim team travelled to the East Bayfield Centre in Barrie on December 18 to compete in a variety of races. The day began with a quick warm-up followed by the races.

Our team swam their fastest and achieved good results in their individual races. When the points system is taken into consideration, our team had a slight disadvantage due to a smaller size and came 18th out of 19 placing teams (all sections combined).

Swim team competes in Barrie

In memory of Marvel comics creator Stan LeeBy Sean Coombs

Twenty-eighteen saw the deaths of many important figures in our culture, from former president George H. W. Bush to mathematician Stephen Hawking. However, perhaps no person will be more sorely missed by pop culture observers than Marvel comics creator Stan Lee.

Responsible for world famous superheroes such Spiderman and Iron Man, Stan Lee introduced generations to comic books -- forever changing Hollywood action movies into what we know today. His unique imagination created super-heros that taught us no only to stand up against evil, but that “With great power comes great responsibility.”

He was known to be extremely grateful to his many fans, who he greeted with much excitement at the comic-cons he attended. His love for comics was also voiced when he made cameo appearances in Marvel Movies. The inspiration and excitement he brought to the world will be very much missed. There will never be another comic book creator quite like him.

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