Our latest project in photography class was portraiture. This is usually a weak point for me, but I am really happy with how they came out overall, I think partially because of the beautiful colors that this film stock renders.
Max
Portraiture – Kodak Gold 200
The Seven Habits – Introduction & Habit 1
In Leadership 10, I have been assigned the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey to read in my own time, and post reflections here on my blog regarding the each of it’s sections. Get in the Habit The first chapter of the book acts somewhat Continue Reading
Remembrance Day Cemetery Walk
This past Friday, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in running John Oliver’s Remembrance Day cemetery walk both as a part of Leadership 10, and Yearbook. I thought that the experience as a whole was very touching, between seeing the actual graves of fallen soldiers, reading the Continue Reading
Buy-Low Foods BBQ Volunteering
This past weekend, I participated in a volunteer effort at Buy-Low Foods on Fraser to raise money for the John Oliver Secondary athletics program. After wrapping up, the team had raised somewhere in the neighbourhood of $150, purely from donations from community members. It was great working with everyone there, Continue Reading
Light & Shadow Downtown
The Unseen
This is a series of photos taken for a photography project with the theme “The Unseen”. I took these pictures with an 80mm 1:2 macro lens on a 24 megapixel APSC sensor, mostly with the flash on. Some pictures have hidden bugs, see if you can spot them!
Mini School Tofino Trip
This semester, the JO Mini School seniors went on a trip to Tofino, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that it was a total blast! From nature walks to discos, from drive-in burger shacks to fresh-made poke, it truly was a week to remember. Please join Continue Reading
Terry Fox Run 2024 – #NoMatterWhat
This year, I was once again lucky enough to get the chance to participate in the Terry Fox Run held in Stanley Park. Overall, the event raised over $332,000 towards cancer research and was a huge success. The weather was beautiful, and I ran a PB in the 10K of Continue Reading
Debrief of Fall Potluck
This year, as our first major event planning assignment in Leadership 10, we ran a potluck for the entire mini school and their families to enjoy. Here is my debrief of what went well, what didn’t, and some of my other thoughts on the event as a whole. What Went Continue Reading