Category: Clubs

Clubs, Events

Girl’s E-Mentorship

By Maureen Saha

Mentorship has always been a vague domain for me … kind of like something that’s always there, but not really something that I care about. Kind of like how my phone tells me to update and I’m like “Update? Yeah maybe later” and promptly forget about it. It’s there floating on the edge of my mind but I’ve never heeded it. So when I heard about a mentorship program just for girls, (GEM- Girls E-Mentorship) , I was like “Uh, okay, cool”. My go-to response to life honestly.

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Open Clubs This Year At Richview

If you are new to Richview this year or just looking to make more friends, we have compiled a list of clubs that are currently open and running. We spoke to club presidents and executives and asked them what they had to say about their club. There are a variety of clubs running this year and we hope that by reading the information below, it might pique your interest to join something new. Continue reading Open Clubs This Year At Richview

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Clubs, School life, The Arts

Saints Chamber Strings

By Ashley Czumak

During November of this school year, the Saints Chamber Strings, a strings performance ensemble, was established by Ashley Czumak and Zora Zheng. The ensemble consists of eight students in grades 10-12, playing the violin, viola, and cello. The Richview ensemble performs at various events to fundraise. All donations collected go to MusiCounts, a foundation which provides musical instruments for schools in need. Continue reading “Saints Chamber Strings”

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Best Buddies Halloween Event

By Zoya Babicheva

On Friday, October 26th, there was an event for RCI’s Best Buddies club in the cafeteria after school, where everyone dressed up, played games, danced, and more. It was fun for everyone, and the buddies really enjoyed themselves.

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Interact: Fall 2019

By Lauren Olszaniecki

Richview’s Interact Club members teamed up with Etobicoke Collegiate Institute’s Interact division to clean up James Gardens on October 6th, 2019. This was the first of Interact’s many initiatives for the 2019-2020 school year. Continue reading “Interact: Fall 2019”

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Clubs, Politics

Are You A Feminist?

 

By Kifi H.

(Art by Maia Fadd)

Are you a feminist? A simple question a lot of people shrug off or bluntly answer no to. Have you ever thought why, though? Why is it that we hear the word “Feminazi” before feminist. For what reason do we see overcorrection and extremism, instead of just an undermined correction?  Continue reading “Are You A Feminist?”

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#BlackHistoryAssembliesMatter

By Christina Dinh

(Photo taken by RCI Yearbook)

The black history assembly took place on the 22nd of February in the auditorium. BHED+ had spent months organizing the event with the help of Mrs. McDonagh-Vella, Mrs. Thomas-Reynolds, and the AV crew. Many lunches, time after school, and even weekends were spent organizing and making sure the assembly went smoothly. Continue reading “#BlackHistoryAssembliesMatter”

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Free the Children

By Jillian Sprenger Free The Children Club is up and running again – and they’re going to get things going with Richview’s first ever “Eggstravaganza”! For the entire month of April, students will be able to purchase delicious chocolate egg candy grams to send to all their friends. The candy grams will be available for purchase in the cafeteria at lunch. Send them to everyone … Continue reading Free the Children

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The Gay Straight Alliance Is Ready For You!

By Laura MacInnes-Rae Richview has always been a school that offers a variety of extra-curricular opportunities; whether you’re a writer, baker, thinker, actor, philanthropist… It is nearing April but it is not too late to join up. Curious about current LGBTQ issues or got a passion for discussing injustice regarding the gay/straight alliance on a global scale? GSA represents Richview’s Gay Straight-Alliance club. It started … Continue reading The Gay Straight Alliance Is Ready For You!

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Celebrating Girls Everywhere

By: Bianca Carelli Did you know 9/10 girls want to change something about their physical appearance? What about the fact that 6 in 10 girls do not participate in doing something they love because they lack body confidence? When we are all so unique, why do we want to change things about our outer selves? Being exposed to sexualized, photoshopped images of girls, creates false … Continue reading Celebrating Girls Everywhere

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