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The Greenland Crisis - How Trump's Territorial Ambitions Are Testing NATO
A diplomatic standoff over this Arctic island has exposed deep tensions between the United States and its European allies Background: An Island Not For Sale The world's most powerful military alliance is facing one of its most unusual crises in its 77-year history. At the center of the dispute is Greenland, a vast Arctic island covered mostly in ice, and President Donald Trump's persistent efforts to bring it under American control. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory
Bill Li & Blair Zhong
Feb 19
Iron Chef Competition: Yams Took the Spotlight
On February 10th, Sentinel’s best student chefs gathered for the intense and highly anticipated Iron Chef Competition, where they were challenged to create both a main course and a dessert featuring a secret ingredient revealed just minutes before the competition began. While they didn’t know the secret ingredient before the competition, they still had to prepare the rest of their ingredients in advance, which was surely a challenge. This year's secret ingredient was… yams!
Olivia Major
Feb 19
Trump’s ICE Age: The Deep Freeze on American Immigration
There are moments in history when a system doesn’t just bend, but freezes solid. For the American immigration system, that moment arrived in 2017. When Donald Trump took office, what followed wasn’t just stricter enforcement, but a fundamental shift in purpose. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , once a bureaucratic agency tasked with targeting serious criminal threats, has hardened into a blunt, “ paramilitary ”-esque political instrument . The chill spread quickly: th
Cynthia Ma
Feb 19
A Familiar Winter Ahead for British Columbia
Every winter, the first drop in temperature brings back a familiar sense of anticipation across British Columbia. Students glance out classroom windows hoping to see falling snow and skiers wait for the mountains to turn white. From snow days to quiet, snow-covered streets, these moments shape how we remember the season. One question seems to come up every year: will it snow, and if so, how much? While weather forecasts are almost never perfectly accurate, meteorologists use
Daniel Du
Jan 17
Book Recommendations from the Sentinel Sun Staff
Aiden Kim The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Rating: 4.3/5 A book that I would recommend to readers on all levels is the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner is one of those novels that stay with you even after you finish reading it. It explores themes of friendship, guilt, and redemption and follows the story of two friends, Amir and Hassan. The story is set in Afghanistan during a period of time of political tension and conflict. The novel's emotional
The Sentinel Sun Team
Jan 15
A Student's Point of View on AI use in Schools
As you may be aware, the growing use of AI in schools has made these websites a ubiquitous feature of modern education - to the point where AI is no longer a novelty, but an expectation. So much so that we now have AI presentations during FIT blocks that actively teach students how to use it properly. In this article, I’ll be sharing some of what I’ve noticed regarding AI from a student’s perspective. Looking back to when ChatGPT was slowly gaining popularity among high scho
Olivia Major
Jan 15
A New Beginning: How Cultures Celebrate the New Year
As one year fades into the next and the clock strikes midnight, people all around the world pause to celebrate one shared moment in time: the beginning of a new year. While the dates and traditions may differ depending on where you are, the spirit behind them remains universal: hope, connection, and a fresh start. In many Western cultures and countries, including Canada, the United States, and Europe, New Year’s Eve is welcomed with countdowns, fireworks, and parties. From N
Cynthia Ma
Jan 15
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