The Invader Updater

Are your voices heard at school? Do you use them? Leaders from the Student Voice forum, led by Mrs. Underhill, joined forces with dozens of other students for a field trip to OELC outside Orillia. Along with helpful teacher volunteers, the teens travelled to the beautiful leadership camp at...

The Global Perspectives program is a fast paced, fully integrated course package that focuses on global issues. On May 20, the students got a chance to display the fruits of their labour in a showcase and presentation at Innisdale before they leave for Germany on Wednesday. Family and friends of...

Colloquially known as "MAY TWO-FOUR!", the weekend which culminates May is, for Canadians, one day longer than that of their global friends. We happen to be the only nation that celebrates Queen Victoria's birthday--by using the Monday before the month ends for personal enjoyment. Of a historical, cultural, and nationalistic...

Two week ago, a number of students competed for the position of Student Trustee. Sam Ali, the Grade 11 Student Council Representative, won, coming out on top over three other candidates. The job of Student Trustee is a paid one: $2500 for the one year term. Students are able to...

Since April 20th, when an explosion in an underwater drilling rig occurred, dramatic effects have taken place in the Gulf of Mexico due to the massive amounts of oil released in the water. An estimated 7,500 litres of crude oil a day have been pouring into the water since the...

Can you spare some change for Pennies for Patients? If you have yet to donate some of your free change, you better hurry. Your change can be put into the small boxes that are in your period one classes. The Pennies for Patients boxes will be collected this Thursday....

Eyjafjallajökull. For those lucky enough to know how to say it, it's actually quite a frightening concept. Eyjafjallajökull. (Ay-ya-fya-tla-yo-kukh) is a volcano located in southern Iceland from which we should have expected such devastation. Eyjafjallajökull has erupted over and over again throughout recorded history, and it was only a matter...

The Youth Philanthropy Initiative is a program that awards money to grassroots charities based on student projects. The final judging was held on April 28, when grade 10 students with top presentations from their civics classes spoke about their chosen charities in the Little Theatre. Congratulations to Caitlyn Chard, Hailey...

What does a country do when its president dies? The eastern European country of Poland is finding out the hard way. On April 10th, 96 people, including the Polish president Lech Kaczynski, crashed in Western Russia while flying to Warsaw (Poland's capital) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn...

As Mahatma Gandhi once said, "I want freedom for the full expression of my personality." The Gay-Straight Alliance at Innisdale follows this mantra; the students of the club believe in celebrating and supporting everyone's uniqueness and respecting everyone's sexual preference. Looking for ways to get involved and show your...