The Sentinel Sun

On Sunday, October 5, the West Vancouver Community Centre was alive with the sights, sounds, and smells of autumn at the annual Pumpkin Fest, one of the community’s most beloved fall traditions. Thousands attended this year’s event, which featured a pumpkin patch, pony rides, farm animals, food trucks, and dozens of other family-friendly activities. Right in the middle of it all, our very own Sentinel Secondary Jazz B and Jazz A bands, conducted by our music director Mr. Zolt

What if your ideas, your voice, or your passion was heard and sparked into real change? Sentinel Secondary has launched a new club that's more than just volunteering, it's the opportunity to create a real impact with your friends. Helping Hearts is the largest registered youth-led non-profit organization in BC with over a thousand youths involved and growing everyday. This organization is built on three pillars: Changemakers, Friendship, and Innovation. These pillars guide ev

With school starting again and the air getting colder, it is clear that the season of fall is at last upon us. Although it’s easy to get lost in the grief of summer's departure, don’t overlook the fun and festive fall activities that Vancouver has to offer- perfect for making the most out of this year’s autumn season! A walk through fall   Hikes I find fall to be the most beautiful season -especially in Vancouver- where we are lucky enough to have so much beautiful forestry a

I had the privilege of attending R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis book tour in September. Rebecca F. Kuang  is an award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author known for books such as The Poppy War , Babel: An Arcane History,  and Yellowface . She has studied at Cambridge, which is the setting of  Katabasis , as well as Oxford, the setting of  Babel , and is currently pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages at Yale. Throughout the event, Kuang gave insights into her newest nove

Walking into the gym on Clubs Day can be one of the most magical experiences – learning about all the wonderful clubs, meeting new people in different grades, and enjoying the Spartan Spirit – or the most overwhelming – the big crowd, the hundreds of options that you can’t choose between, and finding it impossible to stop by every single club. While you may be one or the other, if you find yourself overwhelmed on Clubs Day, especially since this year we had posters filling th

What happens when a generation raised on social media takes to the streets? The 2025 Gen Z revolution  in Nepal isn’t just another political uprising—it’s a social earthquake that shook the entire nation. For generations , Nepal struggled under the weight of corruption, the dominance of high-ranking families, and youth unemployment . What began as frustration of a “social media ban”  (which, in reality, was much deeper  than that) erupted into a nationwide movement  that rede

As the leaves begin to turn and we trade our shorts and t-shirts for sweaters and jeans;, fall is undoubtedly in the air. Fall means a lot of things, but for most teenage girls, it means opening Netflix and turning on their favorite 2000s comfort show. But here is where our debate begins: which show are you watching? While most inevitably reach for the warm glow and crisp orange leaves of Gilmore Girls , others—like me—prefer the fast-paced, drama-packed story of Gossip Girl