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Welcome to the Sentinel Sun!
We are a student-run online newspaper where writers collaborate to strive for personal and collective goals and contribute to a greater sense of community at Sentinel Secondary School.
On our blog, you can find content on School News, interviews, Editorials, and Creative Work.
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A Majority Liberal Government Promises More Action from Canada’s Governing Political Party
On Monday, April 28, 2025, the Liberal Party of Canada won 169 seats in the last federal election, which was three seats shy of the 172 required to form a majority government. Since then, the Liberals saw two retirements and one election result suspended through a court decision, bringing them down to 166 seats in the House of Commons. However, the Liberals have recently benefitted from five floor crossings occurring from November 2025 to April 2026: four from the Conservativ
Sarah Eng Bachrich
Jun 1


A Students-Athlete's Guide to Staying Safe
Last year, Tyrese Halliburton's historic playoff run with the Indiana Pacers was cut short after he tore his achilles in game seven. Halliburton is not the only NBA player to have seriously injured themselves recently. Big stars such as Klay Thomposon, Kyrie Irving, and many others have suffered similar injuries. Such a trend, where players tear either their achilles tendon or the ACL, has raised concerns among medical professionals and sports scientists. While these injuries
Aiden Kim
Jun 1


AP Season is Over… Now What?
AP season is one of the most exhausting parts of the school year. After months of studying, doing practice tests, reviewing packages, and drinking lots of caffeine, it can feel strange when the exams are finally over. While it’s easy to expect yourself to destress immediately after stepping out of the room, stress typically lingers in the form of other coursework from non-AP classes. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. One of the best things you can do after AP season
Lilia Spasojevic
Jun 1


2026 Met Gala
For one night each year, the steps of the New Metropolitan Museum of Art – otherwise known as the Met – transform into a stage encapsulating fashion’s biggest night of the year, the Costume Institute Benefit (now more commonly known as the Met Gala). On the first Monday of May, socialites, celebrities, models, and actors, all meticulously invited by the legendary Anna Wintour herself, pave their way across those iconic steps showcasing their most extravagant and dramatic silh
Rahaa Moaref
Jun 1


Crazy Rich Stereotypes: The Model Minority Myth
May is Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) and Asian Heritage Month. Asian immigrants have long been held up as proof that hard work erases all barriers. However, the reality is far more complicated, and the myth itself does real harm. Every May, the United States officially recognizes the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), a community that spans dozens of ethnicities, languages, histories, and experiences. Similarly, Canada recog
Cynthia Ma
Jun 1


$390 Raised towards Child and Youth Mental Health Awareness
The Heal Your Arts Club (HYA) of Sentinel is a student club built around a simple but powerful belief: that art is a tool for mental health awareness, and that young people deserve spaces to talk about it. True to that mission, HYA hosted a Krispy Kreme donut fundraiser last November and raised $390 — every dollar of which is being donated to FamilySmart, a BC-based non-profit supporting families navigating child and youth mental health challenges. For a club dedicated to spr
Eric Xia
Jun 1


Recent Reads: Pew by Catherine Lacey
Rating: 4 stars out of 5 (Spoiler warning!) The novel Pew by Catherine Lacey depicts the arrival of a person without a home in a small, unnamed town in the American South. This individual, who required shelter for the night, was found asleep on a church pew during a congregation. They are genderless, racially ambiguous, and unwilling to speak. The family that initially decides to take in this visitor nicknames them Pew, after the place they were found. It may not be a stret
Sarah Eng Bachrich
Apr 11


Nowruz: An Ancient Celebration that Continues to Unite Generations
As we reach the final moments of the winter months, and more and more hints of spring’s arrival are revealed, Nowruz festivities start to begin. The Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, celebrates the spring equinox (the official start of spring) where day and night are exactly equal on March 20th. Dating back 3000 years, Nowruz is one of the oldest celebrations to date, with over 300 million people celebrating from various ethnic backgrounds and cultures around the Middle-Eas
Rahaa Moaref & Lilia Spasojevic
Apr 11
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