NOVEMBER 2020
2020-2021, Issue 1
FEATURED IN THIS EDITION…
SUSHI BOWL RECIPE
SCHOOL EVENTS PHOTOS
COMICS
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DEAR READER…
FROM THE PRESIDENT…
Hello Luther community!! I’m honoured and excited
Hi Luther Community! Hope you guys are all enjoy-
to be your Tatler editor this year. First of all, I’d like
ing the school year so far! Your SRC has been work-
to acknowledge how grateful I am for the help of my
ing hard to come up with ideas for activities and
co-editor and publisher, Tyan, and for the assistance
events that we can plan to do while staying safe so
of Ms. Smoliak, without both of whom this newspa-
our students can have the best high school experience
per would not be possible. I’d also like to extend grat-
possible. We have some big events coming up that
itude to all of our lovely contributors – it makes me
we have planned such as a spirit week coming up in
so happy to read/view what you have taken the time
November. The SRC has also begun planning new
and effort to create and share with us! I hope the Tat-
ideas for events like Winter Formal, Multicultural
ler will continue to be a place for our community to
Night and All College so that we can still have these
flourish, support and motivate each other. Our first
events, even if it can’t be the same as they once were.
edition, focused on new beginnings, is symbolic of
I hope you guys are all as excited for the upcoming
this year as we return from an unpredictable, unprec-
events as I am, and we’ll be announcing more excit-
edented and, for lack of a better word, totally wacky
ing events throughout the year!
spring semester. I hope all of you are doing well, staying healthy and keeping your creativity a priority
JACOB GOODPIPE
in this busy world of ours. I’m eagerly looking for-
ward to our next edition already. Cheers! VIRGINIA HECTOR
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MUSIC CRITIC FROM SENIOR CHOIR Hello everyone! I hope these past couple of months have been treating you well. I suppose I should introduce myself for those who don’t know me. I’m Britten, and I’m a senior choir member who is going to be writing for the Tatler about music and events within the Luther College High School music community.
I find new beginnings to be a fitting theme for this edition of the Tatler. Everything is new to us now, but despite our strange conditions, we can still find ways to participate in our regular activities and preserve some sense of normalcy.
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EDITOR’S QUOTE Let this be the year. Let this be the year you go after courage. For years, your heart desired it, but worry held you back. You allowed yourself to dream courageously, but you forced yourself to end it at that. But after all this time, let this be the year. Let this be the year you take those deeper breaths, with eyes wide open, say yes, running with total abandon in the direction of the courage you have longed to find for years. Go after it on the mountain. Go after it in the valley. Go after it in the silence between the words of your late night prayers. Go after courage everywhere, for wherever you pursue it, God will be there. Ever-Loving, ever-guiding, He will bring you out of hiding. Dispelling every fear, giving courage, giving strength. Let this be the year. — Morgan Harper Nichols
For example, choir performances will be very different this year— but they are still happening! Expect to see some exciting and beautiful pieces during chapel, or at events such as Candlelight. We can’t wait to show you digital performances of the pieces we have been working on. Continuing with the theme of new beginnings, I would like to acknowledge our new Senior Choir director this year, Ms. Levesque. She is probably one of the sweetest people in the entire world, and I can speak on the behalf of all of our choir members when I say we are super excited to continue working with her. BRITTEN MCGONIGAL
“GOOD VIBES FOR A NEW BEGINNING” PLAYLIST “Good Time” - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen “Break My Stride” - Matthew Wilder “Still Feel” - Half Alive “Something Big” - Shawn Mendes “Here Comes the Sun” - The Beatles “Still Breathing” - Green Day “Carry On” - Fun. “On Top of the World” - Imagine Dragons
“Best Day of My Life” - American Authors “Geronimo” - Sheppard “The Nights” - Avicii “Victorious” - Panic! At the Disco “Hall of Fame” - The Script, will.i.am “I’m Still Standing” - Elton John SHANNON SHERK
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A NEW CHAPTER TO OUR FAMILY LIFESTYLE After school was closed because of COVID-19, I was relieved and excited to finish the ice cream bucket with my 6-year-old sister, Kartiga, while bingewatching some classic Disney movies. Once online school started, I got busy with the pressure to finish homework and assignments perfectly on time. I did not get time to notice my sister Kartiga’s activities, and neither did my hard -working parents. During the weekends, however, my parents and I saw her behavior and activities change. She was angry often and threw huge fits. She also started to drink a lot of water and urinated frequently. My mom also had seen that my sister lost weight and was skinnier than she usually was. She decided to take Kartiga to the doctor. Following the doctor’s advice, my mom took Kartiga to get her blood checked. A week later, she was called back to the doctor, and my father took her. He came back and told us that the doctor said she might have type 1 diabetes. We were shocked. The doctor invited us to his office and explained the whole situation. He confirmed that Kartiga had type 1 diabetes. He explained that in another week another doctor would call Kartiga to the General Hospital to get a check-up. We waited desperately for the phone call. My sister had tantrums a lot about eating sweet foods. My parents were hesitant about feeding my sister everything she demanded. Finally, the day came and my
parents took her to the hospital. I did not go because only the parents were allowed due to COVID restrictions. They told my parents that Kartiga had to stay a few days at the hospital and only one adult can stay with her. My dad rushed home and I packed everything for my sister and mother’s stay at the hospital. Kartiga says she did not have fun at the hospital, but I think she secretly did. The nurses came by every 2-3 hours to feed her and have her engage in some activity. Meanwhile, I was at home feeding myself whilst my dad was at work and my mom was with Kartiga. They said it would be 3 days at the hospital, but it was a whole week. Kartiga did not like the parts where they tested her blood sugar or gave her insulin. She seems ok with it now though. I missed my little sister’s annoyance around the house. It was quiet that week with just me walking around waiting for my mom’s calls or texts. You might be asking this, “Oh Akshaya, why didn’t you just go and visit her at the hospital?” Well, you are right to ask this question, readers! I did go to the hospital to visit her, but they did not allow siblings to visit patients. I was frustrated that I could not visit her. Video calls are different from physical meetings, as you all might have experienced during the pandemic. That week felt like ages. Once Kartiga came home, we had a bunch of rules to follow. For instance, she only had to eat 60 carbs for breakfast, lunch, and
dinner. We had to feed her properly or else we would have to deal with the high and low blood sugar. I learned to give her insulin and check her blood glucose. I had to deal with new vocabulary and emergencies. For example, hypoglycemia is low blood sugar. You must be careful when treating it. Give sugar at once. Hyperglycemia is the exact opposite, high blood sugar. It is severe once higher than 14mmol/L, then we would have to check Kartiga’s ketones. As I am studying Biology and Chemistry right now, it is helpful to know these terms. I was overwhelmed with all this information, but I was not the only one. My parents were exhausted, but they strived to help Kartiga. On the other hand, Kartiga is coping with it very well since the first time they mentioned it. This whole experience during the summer was the beginning to a whole lifetime of insulin and blood sugar testing. It has been 4 months since the diagnosis, and my parents and I feel like experts already. I could tell you exactly what has 15 carbohydrates and what has proteins. My sister is like an alarm. She comes to either me or our mom every night at exactly 9:15 pm and says, “Look time for blood sugar test and night snack.” AKSHAYA RAVI
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SOME TIPS FOR MIDTERMS Midterms are quickly approaching – eek! This is both exhausting and terrifying. If you want to curl up under the covers until the next week has passed by, you’re not alone! I can’t promise that your exams will be easy if you put the work in beforehand, but I do believe there are steps you can take to make your exam-taking experience better. Hopefully these tips are useful to you, and if nothing else, know I feel the stress of exams right alongside you! 1. Have a rough plan It can be anything from a detailed timetable to a rough collection of to-do lists, but I think it’s important to have some idea of what you need to do before your exams – otherwise it’s impossible to plan your time and it all becomes very daunting.
work, or at minimum, put it on airplane mode for a time. 3. Study with tea I think I might be physically incapable of having a late-night study session without tea. My top two recommendations are cinnamon rooibos chai and mint tea with a slice of lemon.
6. Get sleep!!! 4. Study with music Personally, I love studying with music, however, I can’t listen to anything with lyrics otherwise I get distracted. Three of my favourite pieces to listen to while studying are: Adagio for Strings by Barber, “The Moldau” from Ma vlast by Smetana, and literally ANYTHING by Ludovico Einaudi. 5. Study actively, not passively
2. Where is your phone? I like my phone, and I know you do, too. But we all know how easy it is to procrastinate when your phone is right there…so give it to a family member to keep from you until you’re done your
in the gaps in your knowledge. I also strongly suggest talking out loud to yourself – I like to explain concepts to myself, particularly in history or ethics, and it definitely helps me with memory retention. Lastly, I suggest using a timer. Often, I like to study for 50 minutes then take a 10-minute break and repeat.
It’s easy to simply read over your notes, but that’s not a very effective use of your time. Try active recall where you write down everything you can remember on a particular topic without looking at your notes, then go back and fill
I can’t emphasize this enough. I’ve been in the situation where I’m struggling to stay awake in an exam, and it’s no fun. Clear your brain and give your body some well deserved rest. It’s worth it, I promise. 7. Relax Pretty generic, right? Honestly though, this is crucial. Exams are stressful but you need to sustain yourself. Eat a piece of chocolate, do a yoga flow, facetime a friend and chat, play with you dog or cat, watch a funny video. Or just sit and do nothing. It’s all okay.
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DECONSTRUCTED SUSHI BOWL
HOROSCOPE FORECAST
This is one of my all-time favourite lunch-time
Aries (Mar 21-Apr 19) - Aries, this month will bring
meals. It’s easy to whip up, refreshing, and veggie-
you a new, powerful mental energy that will moti-
packed. Save the carrot and green onion tops, as
vate you, so study hard this exam season!
well as the avocado pit, to sprout your own plant!* Taurus (Apr 20-May 20) - You're a little too hard on Ready in 20 minutes; serves one person.
yourself when you underperform on exams. Remem-
INGREDIENTS:
ber when you accidentally summoned a s̶̤̆̌ d̷̸̨̼͍̤̰̫̰̓̊͛͌̈́͋ o̷̧̼̬̰̘͉̎̿ gj̴̡͚̳͉̘̦̙́̂̃̎̓̔̔̍ s̶̤̆̌ ǵ̴̡͚̳͉̘̦̙̂̃̎̓̔̔̍ ̴̨̰̰̘̉̆̎̾̒̚į̸̸̨͍̤̰̫̰͍̤̰̫̰͌̈́͋͌̈́͋ ̶̸̨̤͍̤̰̫̰̆̌͌̈́͋ sg̷̼̓̊͛ jď̸̹͕̤̜̇ ̴̨̰̰̘̉̆̎̾̒̚ ̷̧̼̬̰̘͉̎̿ ̷̫͉̯͇̃ ̸̶̨͍̤̰̫̰̤͌̈́͋̆̌ ̷̴̧̡̼̬̰̘͉͚̳͉̘̦̙̎̿́̂̃̎̓̔̔̍ ̸̹͕̤̜̌̇ ̷̫͉̯͇̃ ̸̨͍̤̰̫̰͌̈́͋ ̸̸̷̨̧̹͕̤̜͍̤̰̫̰̼̬̰̘͉̌̇͌̈́͋̎̿ ̸̖̠͈͉̜̰̞̙̩͒͗́͛̅ ̷̫͉̯͇̃ ̴̸̡͚̳͉̘̦̙̖̠͈͉̜̰̞̙̩́̂̃̎̓̔̔̍͒͗́͛̅ while trying to write your history exam in grade
- ½ cup dry white rice
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
nine*, and remember how you got over it? See, it's
- ¾ cup frozen edamame
- 1 ½ tsp sesame oil
- 1 medium carrot
- ½ tsp soy sauce
- 1 baby cucumber
- ½ tsp maple syrup
Gemini (May 21-June 20) - Ah Gemini, the twin. As
- 1 nori sheet
- 1 green onion, minced
you are the twin, surely you must study twice as
- ¼ avocado
- Pickled ginger (optional)
much as normal. Or, is it half as much? Ah, whatev-
okay to fail sometimes! We all have our days!
er; you're doomed to fail anyways. Might as well not study…zero times zero is zero, after all.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) - I'm sorry, Cancer, but you're hopeless…better luck next year? Leo (July 23-August 22) - For your English exam: Remember "green", okay? Green clothes, green hair. Green pen, green white out. Green paper, green
PREPARATION: - Cook rice, as directed on the package. - Place edamame in a small bowl and fill with hot water and leave to thaw.
- Cut carrot into matchsticks, slice cucumber and avocado, and tear nori sheet into about 8 pieces. - For the dressing, combine rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, maple syrup and green onion in a jar, and shake until combined. - To assemble, place cooked rice in the bottom of a bowl. Top with the vegetables (and pickled ginger), and pour dressing over.
desk. Green teacher, green classroom. Green. You got that? Okay, good. Now don't forget this time: your exam is in the Green Room. Virgo (August 23-September 22) - Here's a fun exam prediction for you, Virgo. During your math exam, you'll be unable to work as your last sane brain cells battle off with those whose only goal is to keep Europe's "The Final Countdown" stuck in your head all exam. Best of luck getting it out of your head! Continues on next page
GRETA MADER STEVENS
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HOROSCOPES CONTINUED Continued from previous page Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22) - Libra, you deserve a day off. Heck, you deserve the whole week off! Why not just stay home this week and bake cookies. Here, I've found a recipe: shorturl.at/fruvC. You've earned it! Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21) - Happy (early) birthday, Scorpio! I am so sorry you have exams on your birthday. Hopefully it doesn't happen again next year‌ Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21) - This one is for any Sagittarius teachers out there. Marking is all too repetitive and tedious, right? I mean, who would want to mark exam after exam? On behalf of the student body, you deserve a break. How about we all just call it quits on this exam and give everyone a 100...eh? Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) - As Mercury enters Libra this month, it's time for you to come to realize that truth that astrology is nonsense and the moon isn't even real. Also, cancel any upcoming haircuts. Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18) - Aquarius, you were born in the bitter depths of the Saskatchewan winter. You've handled the cold, you've handled your past two years of exams, but now, this time around, all
hope is lost. Or is it? Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20) - Remember these for the multiple choice section of your history exam, okay? It will be crucial. Here they are: 1) A, 2) C, 3) A, 4) D, 5) i don't know, 6) B, 7) D, 8) A, 9) Q, 10) C. You got this, and I hope you can figure out question five.
TYAN CHEREPUSCHAK
LUTHER’S STAYING ACTIVE
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DON’T WASTE THOSE SCRAPS! When it comes to new beginnings, there is nothing like watching plants sprout up in your own kitchen. I remember the first time I tried sprouting a carrot top, I was so excited. That poor plant didn’t make it very far, but since then I have continued trying, and now I have a successful carrot plant in my own kitchen. There are ways to regrow countless vegetables and fruits, but for this guide I’m going to focus on those that I have personally tried so far: carrots, green onions and avocados.
Green Onions: Save the bottom of the green onion, and place in a small bowl like with the carrot. Make sure that the roots are submerged in water, and refill daily. It will be clear when the onion is ready for vermiculite, as once root growth begins, the onion will begin to tip over. (If your onion doesn’t tip over, just check that the white roots have lengthened). Transfer to dirt once the green onion shoots are tall and mature.
Carrots:
Avocados:
The next time you use a carrot, save the top. I recommend trying to regrow a top with some leftover stem. Place your tops in a little bowl, and fill it with water until the orange part is almost submerged. Make sure to refill the water every day, or as needed. Keep the bowl in a window sill, or another sunny area. After about a week you should start seeing new green shoots. Once there are leaves on your tops, transfer them to a little pot in some vermiculite. Vermiculite can absorb a lot of water, and is a great middle ground for the tops, before you transfer them to dirt. You can transfer them in dirt once some roots have formed.
Take your avocado pit, and 4 toothpicks. Stick them in on four sides of the avocado, around one circle. This allows the pit to balance over the rim of a glass. Fill the glass until the bottom of the pit touches water. Refill as needed. Once a root comes out the bottom, (this could take weeks) transfer to medium pot of soil and vermiculite mixture. Soon leaves and stem will sprout up!
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“A FURR-EVER HOME” She woke in the cage that she had lived in for as long as she could remember. It was small, but not so small she couldn’t move around, and it contained a bed, a litter box, food and water dishes, and a few toys that one of the humans had brought. One of the walls was made of small squares separated by thin metal bars, letting her look out at the counter and sink on the wall opposite the rows of cages. She stood up and stretched her paws in front of her, her tail stretching straight up as she dug her claws into the soft fabric
under her feet and yawned, baring her sharp teeth. She could hear the others waking up in the cages around her. Loud sounds came from outside: the humans had arrived for the day. The humans came every day. They were in charge in this place—they fed her and the others, cleaned their cages, brought them toys, and occasionally sat in the corner and read something aloud in their strange language. There were a few different regular humans, who came every day. Every so often, one of these regulars came into the room of cages with a
group of other humans. These were louder, and often had small humans with them, who tried to poke their fingers into the cages. Usually when these other humans came, someone was taken out of their cage and sat on the counter, where the intruders would pet them. Often, the one taken out of their cage would leave with the intruders and never return. She could not understand why the regular humans would let the intruders take them away. Life in the cages was not wonderful, but it was the only one she knew. Continues on next page
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“A FURR-EVER HOME” CONTINUED Continued from previous page This day, she expected, would be the same as all the others. And it started that way. One of the regulars came in, giving them fresh food and water, and, later, other humans came and went, looking at those in the cages. None were chosen to be taken out. Until: around the second feeding time, a particularly quiet group of intruders entered the room. There were four of them, and a dog. A big one. While they walked slowly down the room, looking into each of the cages in turn, the enormous dog went straight for hers, which was right at its eye level. Perhaps it was because she did not hide at the back of her cage and hiss at its approach. She had never feared dogs. Instead they intrigued her, with their loud barks and wagging tails and big slobbery tongues that were always hanging out of their wide mouths. The dog pressed its nose up against the bars of her cage. She approached it, and lightly pressed her paw against the big, wet nose through the gaps in the bars. The dog tilted its head in surprise and curiosity. It had still not made any noise. Then the humans approached. She backed hurriedly into the corner. She had always tried to avoid the intruders when they came. Although she did not fear dogs, she did fear the unknown world that existed outside of her cage. The regular human opened the door of her cage and gently pulled her out, despite her protest, and set her down on the counter. All of a sudden, the humans’ faces were much closer to her, and she was looking down on the dog, who jumped up with its
front paws on the counter and snuffled its big nose into the fur on the top of her head. The presence of the dog calmed her, and she let the intruders pet her without complaint. She even enjoyed the attention given by the smallest one, who barely reached the countertop. Surprisingly, they were kind, and she found herself relaxing as they continued to pet her. After a few minutes, she noticed that the regular human had left the room. It returned with a box, big enough for her to fit in, small enough to be carried by an average-sized human, with bars on the front like her cage. She had seen many others leave the room in those boxes, and none of them had ever returned. She felt her fear returning. She fought as the humans forced her into the box, but out of sheer size and strength, they prevailed. One of the humans picked up the box, and she curled up with her eyes closed to avoid having to look as she was taken out of the only room she could remember into the vast, unknown world. She opened her eyes again when the box was put down after what felt like an eternity. The enormous dog’s face filled her line of vision, directly on the other side of the box’s door, wet nose pressed against the bars. She felt an odd lurch as the object containing her, the box, the dog, and the humans began to move. Panic rose inside her, but the dog whined and bumped its nose against the box, as if telling her that everything would be alright. The dog stayed like that, staring calmingly at her, nose up against the barred door of her box, until a final, terrifying lurch came, and whatever she was in stopped moving. She heard the humans
making noise as they got out of the object, and closed her eyes again against the nausea that came with being carried in the box. A short time later, the box was set down again and the door was opened. She took the opportunity to run to the first hiding place she could see: the low space underneath an austere old clock. The humans left bowls of food and water, as well as a small toy mouse, in front of her hiding place for her, but aside from that, thankfully, they left her alone. The dog lay down in front of the clock, head resting on its paws. It didn’t look at her, just sat there keeping her company, and strangely, she found that she didn’t mind its presence. Quite the opposite. When one of the humans called it away she felt lonely and scared, missing its warm and comforting presence. When it returned, smelling of rain and wind, she found herself relaxing again. This was a new feeling to her. She had never felt this kind of attachment to another creature before and was happily confused by the warmth that filled her when she looked at the dog. Maybe this was what the others in the room of cages meant when they spoke about “friendship,” a then-foreign concept to her. When the house went dark and quieted for the night, she crawled out from under the old clock and curled up deep in the dog’s thick fur. The dog, already half asleep, draped one of its legs over her, getting fur up her nose but making her smile. And the last coherent thought she had before she fell into the world of dreams was maybe this is what home feels like.
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MIDTERM SCHEDULE Friday, November 6, morning
English 9 and 10
Friday, November 6, afternoon
English 20 and 30
Monday, November 9, morning
Period 9
Monday, November 9, afternoon
Period 8
Tuesday, November 10, morning
Period 7
Tuesday, November 10, afternoon
Period 6
Wednesday, November 11, all day
Remembrance Day — no exams
Thursday, November 12, morning
Period 5
Thursday, November 12, afternoon
Period 3
Friday, November 13, morning
Period 2