Titan Tribune

By Hana Hollingshead and Elaine Lewis A very successful season Other than the infamous senior ultimate team and volleyball teams, the Templeton Senior girls soccer team may have been one of the most successful sports teams that came from this - typically artistic - school this year. The senior girls went undefeated for the entire season until their final game against Eric Hamber on May 15th, the first soccer final that Templeton had been to in around four decades. This included friendlies against Eric Hamber and Van Tech, both infamous soccer powerhouses. This impressive statistic also included the Argyle Junior Girls Soccer Tournament in the middle of April, with nine goals scored, and zero against. The girls brought home a plaque for this achievement which can be found in the office. A long, hard-fought battle The growth of Templeton girls soccer has not been an easy or simple journey. Around four years ago, there was not even a girls soccer team. In 20...

By Lilia deBoer Introducing: Templeton's very own Film Immersion program! This semester-long experience, open to students in grades 11 and 12, will take up participants' entire afternoon and grant them credit for Career Life Connections 12, Media Arts 11/12, and Film and Television 11/12 (otherwise known as Afterschool Film). They will produce up to eight media projects throughout the course of the semester, work with professional film mentors, and attend a variety of workshops and festivals. Participants will also gain Motion Picture Safety Training and Industry Orientation. This brand-new immersion will be yet another addition to Templeton's renowned film program, professionally known as Dream Big Productions. Throughout the year, students in Afterschool Film work tirelessly to create student-directed/produced/written films that have a reputation for performing well in festivals and contests. This year in particular, Templeton did very well in...

By Amelia Kondor and Lia Low Amelia: I know you came here from Van Tech, right? Tuerlings: Correct. Amelia: Have you been a principal at any other schools? Tuerlings: No, this is my first year as a principal. Amelia: Oh, last year you were a vice principal? Tuerlings: Yeah, so I've been a vice principal since September 2017. Amelia: Okay, very cool! Lia: Before becoming a vice principal and principal, what did you do before? Tuerlings: So, I did all my teaching in Richmond school district, so I taught Phys Ed. and Social Studies at McNair Secondary - that was where I did most of my teaching. And then prior to that I was at Cambie Secondary - which was actually the school I graduated from as well - so it was a unique experience to go back to the school you had been a student at. Amelia: Did you go straight into teaching, or did you have other jobs, or other career goals, or you knew "I want to be a teacher. I want to be a principal"? Tuerlin...

By Juan Manuel Lozada Corinaldesi This year, Theatre Temp proudly presented the amazing play Salt , which was written by the award-winning writer Dawn King, and directed by the father and son duo Michael and Seamus Fera. Salt is a play that confronts the complexities of human survival, the ethics of conflict, and the moral decisions we make in the face of economic catastrophe. A place where the boundaries of what is "right" and "wrong" are blurred. This play is based on a not-so-distant future in the UK. Salt starts in a post-apocalyptic setting, where a group of individuals are forced to confront their pasts, the breakdown of society, and the struggle for a better future. The characters are introduced as members of a team that works together to be the top team on the scheme's rank, while dealing with the emotional collapse of the world and people around them. In team 2B, six characters—Claudia, Ade, Kassim, Sal, Morgan, and Ro...

By Juan Manuel Lozada Corinaldesi On September 19, we experienced our first adventure outside of school, in this new stage as high school students, on the grade eight trip to Grouse Mountain, BC. This was a very fun experience: we all met new people, and we learned how to work as a team. It all started when we arrived at school, where everyone was excited to begin this new adventure. After waiting a long time, we got on the bus to get to Grouse Mountain. Along the way, we all met new people on the long road to our destination. When we arrived, we had to go in the skyride to get to the top of the mountain. It was a mixture of excitement and anguish, as we were all excited to go up and see the landscape from above, but going up slowly caused a bit of anguish since in general we thought we were going to fall. When we reached the top, it was cold and very foggy, but we were so excited that the weather didn’t bother us. Each student was grouped into their ...

By Anna Segelken Templeton’s track team has been training since March, and the final race of the season is right around the corner: Provincials, which runs from June 6th to 8th in Nanaimo. Ben Smith qualified to race in both the 1500m and 3000m events, and he is “very excited for the opportunity” to compete. He’s been training seriously since grade five, and hopes to continue running his whole life, as “it’s just a great lifestyle”. To qualify for Provincials, racers had to come top six in the Vancouver Preliminary meet, then top five in the Sea to Sky Zone Finals. The track and field season also included four league meets. These were attended by all of Templeton's fourteen Titans, ranging from grades eight to twelve. The track practices were coached by Ms. Koblbauer, who enjoys coaching because she likes working with students outside the classroom. She appreciates that “it allows me to see a different side of them, and I think they get to...

By Luca Crema Black Phones give access to un-regulated content on the internet, and in the school setting, they distract students from learning. The BC Ministry of Education will start restricting phones at school in September 2024. Few details of the ban have been confirmed, but there are two likely contingencies: The mandate will restrict phones from the bell-to-bell schedule. This will deny access to phones in class, but during breaks, students will have access to their phones. Students will have access to phones during certain learning activities, which must be authorized by teachers. If teachers have the authority to allow phones during learning activities, the restriction could have an extremely slight change. Currently, without the phone restriction, many teachers operate their classroom with a policy similar to this. Students are prohibited from using phones, but a teacher can give permission to use device...

By Anna Segelken On September 6th, 1927, Templeton Junior High School opened its gates for the first time to approximately 900 pupils in grades seven and eight. Later this year, on December 2nd, 1927, Templeton’s first student publication, the Tee Jay, was unveiled. The name Tee Jay was chosen because it was “distinctive” and “took in two of our letters”. The editors also chose this name because “it makes mention of an interesting bird- the jay”. They explained that “the jay is a chattering bird and we hope to make our paper a chatty paper”. The Tee Jay was a very comprehensive publication. It covered all news at the school, from sports reporting “a snappy basketball game was played” to gossip “a young lady dropped her milk bottle the other day in the cafeteria”. The “Sassiety Column” kept students informed of important observations, such as “a big handsome cop strutting his stuff”. Reading the Tee Jay offers insight into th...

By Hiona Oyama Another successful year of Canley Cup collecting has ended! Thank you to everyone who donated, participated, and cared this year. We raised over $950; great work Templeton! That is around a whopping 2850 cans. The Canley Cup is hosted yearly by the Vancouver District Student Council (VDSC) in partnership with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank to support families in need. The top schools this year were blank in first with blank cans, bank in second with blank, and blank. Let’s try to get up on that leaderboard next year! In more local news, congratulations to Mr. Hengeveld’s class for collecting the most money at our school, over $200! Thank you also to Ms. Ramsey’s class, who raised over $170, and to Ms. Vance’s Class, with over $135! Great work everyone; the food banks would not exist without support like yours.

Anonymous This year's Winter Formal was one to remember. Grad council did an amazing job setting up and transforming the cafeteria into a vibrant and exciting scene. The night started with guests walking down the red carpet and having their pictures taken by a yearbook photographer. The teachers served pizza and snacks for dinner provided by Grad council. We sang happy birthday to Mr. Dissegna while eating dinner before people started to move towards the dance floor. The DJ played songs that everyone could dance to including the teachers. The MC kept the crowd motivated and dancing throughout the entire night. The party was three hours of non-stop crowd surfing, singing, and partying. I can’t wait to see what the grads have in store for next year’s winter formal.

By Anna Segelken  On September 21st, during second block, Templeton students participated in the Terry Fox run. A few teachers spoke to the students before the run, including Mr. Braun, whose speech was “very moving and inspirational,” according to one teacher. Then, the entire student body set out to run or walk the 2.5km course. There were “800 people on the sidewalk… it was funny,” noted one student. Teachers were “happy that all the students participated”, and they think that “we should continue this tradition.” The Terry Fox run is important to students, with one adding that they “don’t think you can find a single person whose life hasn’t been impacted by cancer.” When asked about Terry Fox, students called him “amazing,” “a good person,” and “important.” He increased cancer awareness and inspired a nation. He is currently on the shortlist of candidates to be on our next five dollar bill. Templeton raised $224.80 for cancer research this year. A total of $850 million has been ...