The Invader Updater

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...

Eli Lily & Co. was shocked to find that one of their warehouses was robbed earlier this month. The drug company's warehouse was located in Hartford Connecticut, right on the border of Massachusetts. Evidence shows that an immense amount of planning went into the heist. The perpetrators scaled the building...

Spring is finally here! And you know what that means: it's time to pull out your spring wardrobe and freeze to death in the not yet spring-y weather. (Is this perhaps why running noses are all the rage during this season?) There's just something about this time of year that...

On Thursday, February 18th, Innisdale's Grade 11 and 12 Physical Education classes had the opportunity to visit the Body Worlds exhibit at the Ontario Science Center. These Invaders were in for an extraordinary and unique experience, as they would be observing real human bodies. Body Worlds displays over 200 human...

Every February, Innisdale and the rest of the world celebrates the contributions of African-Americans by observing Black History Month. From the early anti-slavery fight of Harriet Tubman, to the agricultural revolution sparked by George Washington Carver, to the many movers and shakers of the civil rights movement - including Martin...

Listen up, Invaders! It's that dreaded time of year again. That's right, semester one exams are right around the corner. Exam week starts with period one exams on Monday, January 25 at 8:30 AM. The next day, on Tuesday, January 26, period two exams start at 8:30 AM, follwed by...

January 13, 2010 is the final day to submit all university applications through the OUAC website. What this means is that if you want to attend a university in Ontario next year you must have your programs and payment in by the thirteenth. This is also a reminder for students...

How good does $50 000 sound to you? Innisdale is on the last week of third and final round of the qualifiers for AVIVA! The Aviva Community Fund will give our school $50 000 for resources and school supplies, whether great computers or new sports equipment to make Innisdale better...

The votes have been counted and the results are in. Alicia Milligan, a grade ten student at Innisdale, has captured the yearbook cover for 2009/2010. Her vibrant blue and orange cover grabbed the attention of the passing students in the hall; they obviously couldn't resist voting for this creative piece...

I was sitting in class, looking at the clock realizing I only had to endure twenty five more minutes of class till the last bell, when I heard the fire bell. The ringing bell makes your eardrums go crazy. It's strange how a fire drill can be a bit exciting...

Hey Invaders! We're half way through the first semester of the school year, and that means that Mid-Semester Reports are coming out! Innisdale students will be receiving their reports Tuesday, November 17th, 2009. Make sure you receive your report in your homeroom class. Although these marks are not your...

On October 22, the German students from Global Perspectives 2010 left to go back home to Frankfurt, Germany, after a month of experiencing the Canadian way of life. While they were here, they spent time with their exchange partner from Innisdale, as well as travelling around the province, visiting such...

Grade Twelve was never made out to be as hard as it truly is. With more pressure than ever before from coursework, clubs and teams taking up more of our schedules, and the added stress of university applications, the last thing Grade Twelves need right now is something else to...

Have you ever wondered "what happened before school?" Not like what your teacher ate for breakfast, but before Innisdale ever existed. What was there before the school was made? A library? A factory? A little pawn shop? No, instead, what the invaders call our home turf was formerly farmstead, thirty...

"We live in a good country and [yet] you can't even have free will; people steal things, there's just no need," Bryce Churcher said after his 160 GB black iPod classic was stolen. The iPod was taken after school on Monday, September 14th while Churcher was at soccer tryouts. Not...

Hey Innisdale! There's a new principal in town and in case you haven't already met her, her name's Mrs. Stephens. You can expect to see her strolling the halls and around the school during the school year. Mrs. Stephens is replacing Mrs. Schieck, former principal at Innisdale. She's joining us...

Every year the Grade Twelves shuffle out and a whole new group of Grade Nines are welcomed at Innisdale Secondary School. Innisdale has a special quality to it that makes new students feel at home right away. You get this feeling because the school is filled with memories, accomplishments, and...

In one of Innisdale's quirkier traditions, our yearbooks are released a few months behind. There's always a crazed rush as everyone signs one another's, and often you overhear people commenting on the various elements that have placed our yearbooks among the best in the world. "I just don't like the...

This past summer was unusually long. With exams ending in mid-June, and Labour Day falling in September's second week, Innisdale's students have had far more time than usual to devote themselves to whatever they feel like. People will be walking through the big metal doors this Tuesday with suspiciously dark...

For the hundreds of students still at Innisdale this summer, attending summer school courses, school never ended. They're still learning, though from a different selection of teachers. They're still working, though on a tighter schedule. But perhaps the most unique part of summer school is that people are forever in...

Summer is right around the corner. I can almost taste the freedom. It might be approaching rapidly but that exams are, too! Dun, dun, dun. We're in the infamous "crunch time," so don't be paranoid if you're pulling out your hair and you're stressed that there is too much to...

With Stephanie Ball We all know summer is just around the corner, and our countdowns are getting smaller and smaller, but don't get too excited for summer vacation yet. We still have two exciting school functions to display all the hard work you have done this year. Come out to...

On Thursday, May 21st, Innisdale students taking Grade 11 Chemistry participated in the annual Avogadro Chemistry Contest. Science teacher Mr. Denes administered the test. Forty multiple-choice questions were asked, covering subjects such as gas laws, the Periodic Table and the properties of different chemical reactions. "I didn't think it was...

Imagine being given the chance to experience university life for a week, while you're still in high school. On Sunday, May 10th, 2009, four Grade Nine Innisdale students accompanied by Ms. Coleman and students from schools in surrounding areas headed to Queen's University for a program called E=MC². The students...

The results of what is being called an extremely close election have been announced. Everyone did an amazing job this year, with campaigns unlike ever before, and no matter what the results, people should be proud of their work. Results are as follows: President: Gary Gerbrandt Vice-President: Faith Xu Senior...

"This campaigning is...it's beyond anything I've ever seen before!" said Shadrack Jackman, Grade 12. "It's so crazy," added Logan Ross, also in Grade 12. It certainly was. With posters covering windows, slapped on doors, stuck to vending machines and hanging from every imaginable place, the campaigns of Innisdale's Student Council...

This year the DECA club of Innisdale has the honour of sending five delegates to the ICDC competition in Anaheim. Two of the students, Logan Ross and Erin Ross, scored high enough at provincials to move on in their categories to compete at the DECA international championship, and they will...

With Madison Gibson, Photo: Katie Hooper Every year, schools across Simcoe County participate in a research project called the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). This project is designed to get students in Grade 10 Civics classes to actively investigate a local charity that they will compete with their fellow students...

A researcher from CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, came to Innisdale during third period today. Students in Mr. Mitchinson and Mr. Ivey's Grade 11 Physics class and numerous other interested students packed into a hot science room to participate in a videoconference with Dr. Harrison with the ATLAS...

On April 22nd of each year, people worldwide observe Earth Day to respect and honour all that our home planet has done for us. Today, people will turn off lights, begin using new and exciting technology and reaffirm their commitment to the environment. The Ontario government today banned the use...