By Annie Wagner ‘27 In the United States alone, over 41,000 people battle a debilitating and incurable disease that costs them their ability to perform everyday tasks, live on their own, and eventually their lives. This condition, known as Huntington’s disease, is tied to the HTT gene, which produces the protein huntingtin. Entirely genetic, children…
Science and Technology
The Benefits of Chocolate
By Alexander Marcus ’30 Valentine’s Day is coming up, so chocolate will surely follow. Chocolate has many benefits: beyond basic nutrition, it has many chemical health benefits. Chocolates contain many antioxidants. What are antioxidants? Antioxidants are compounds. To understand their use, you need to know what free radicals are. Free radicals are dangerous molecules that…
Happy Old Year: A Recap on Positive Things in 2025
By Karlos Tse ‘27 When it comes to the end of the year, we often look at our Spotify Wrapped and other recaps summarizing our lives of the past 365 days. When we look at 2025, we also see some harsh topics that plague the news reminding us that this world we live in is…
Fog
By Joah Boland-Landa ’28 Vancouver is known for rain. Fog? Not so much. So when the city disappeared into a low, eerie haze last week, it felt… unusual. From January 18th through the 21st and again on February 5th, 2026, Vancouver experienced fog for the first time in 3 years. Residents were awakened by the…
What is a CubeSat and Why You Will Be Hearing More About Them
By Luke Wagner ‘27 Cube satellites are tiny (10x10x10cm), powerful satellites that allow hands-on building of space hardware. Due to being very cheap, they are the perfect way to foster innovation and help address Canadian challenges such as monitoring climate change far up north where there are few people. These tiny satellites are already making…
iPhone 17
By Charles Wang ’27 The new “upgraded” iPhone 17 lineup was released just over a month ago, and the community has been greatly polarized in whether or not it can actually be considered an improvement. Certainly, there has been much discourse with regards to the changes in past generations, with some arguing that they “only…
From Bottle to Brain: The Journey of Microplastics Into Your Body
By Annie Wagner ‘27 From bottles to packaging to kitchen utensils, plastic is everywhere. We interact with it every day, benefiting from its relative inexpensiveness, lightweight nature, and wide range of uses. However, plastic is more pervasive than we think, and not in a good way: it is no longer just found in everyday objects;…
The Radiator
By Alexander Marcus ’30 Autumn has arrived, and with it brings school, pumpkins, and the cold. Though the chill creeps in, you feel content, all because of the household heating appliance that’s modern journey began in 1834. Cue the radiator… The term ‘Radiator’ was first used by an American astronomer and physicist named Denison Olmstead….
The Chemistry of Tears
By Ann Wang (‘26) In the final week of school, everything feels heightened: stress from exams, the surreal goodbyes to graduating friends, and the quiet domineering pressure of Grade 12 creeping closer. I’ve cried more times than I want to admit, in hallways, bathrooms, and even in silent classrooms. Sometimes it was from stress, other…
Planet Nine – Is there a giant planet lurking in our solar system?
By: Elliott Deyell (’26) We all remember, or at least have heard of, the days when Pluto was a planet in our solar system. Well, now there’s a new candidate for the ninth planet to orbit the Sun, accurately named Planet Nine. Unlike Pluto, which was demoted due to its small size and irregular orbit,…