BASKETBALL SEASON: A RESET

I’ve been anticipating school basketball season since before the end of the previous season - the 2021-2022 school year. Improving during the off-season and just getting better before this season started were the biggest goals of mine. School basketball season starting has made me feel increasingly happy and just all around excited especially as the team progresses with time. I feel that the team this year is very strong, and with plenty of talent that we have, we have potential to do great. We’ve had a couple preseason games and a tournament, and it’s revealed how much potential that we have already. As the season continues in the new year, I am excited to see the performance of the team, as well as the bond that’s created. Basketball season, for me, is a wonderful time that comes with plenty of learning and improvement.

AYO OLAOSEBIKAN

A few months ago, a few members of Luther’s debate team participated in a debate tournament at Walter Murray High School in Saskatoon. With the help of their coaches, Ms Greenman and Ms Wilkinson, these members were able to participate at the novice level of debates. The provided motion for this specific tournament was “This house believes that school-based play should be designed to encourage children to experience physical risk” and each member had to debate both the proposition and opposition side. Not only this, but there was also a round of impromptu debates in which each pair was given a motion 30 minutes prior to their debate and was tasked with creating an argument to present to a panel of judges. It is important to mention that this tournament put on by SEDA has been the first in-person debate competition since the pandemic, which made it all the more exciting for these students, who have been deprived of such an opportunity for the past three years, to participate. In all, Avi Patel, and Ashar Rizvi placed 1st (gold) in the novice category while Zoha Sabir and Lila Gelowitz followed with a 2nd place (silver) achievement.

NEW YEAR, SAME OLD PLAYLIST

Songs I’ve been listening to while doing homework:

Me and your mama– Childish Gambino

After the storm- Kali Uchis (Tyler the creator & Bootsy Collins)

Magnolia– Carti

Champagne poetry- Drake

420( blaze up) - Snoop Dogg

Big poppa- The Notorious B.I.G

Hit 'Em Up- 2Pac

Yes sir- Chief Keef

Zodiac killer- Khalil

Middle child- J. Cole