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Over the next several months, Stanstead College will see many new changes. We are excited to give the Stanstead community a look at what is ahead for campus.

Social comparison is a common behaviour that I believe most of us do, whether we notice it or not. In common words, it is to compare anything about ourselves to others and make judgments based on it.

We are all familiar with the image of a magician trying to read another person’s mind and we laugh at him and roll our eyes. Yet we try this ourselves more often than we like to admit. How often have you found yourself thinking: “She must think I am stupid!” or “My teacher doesn’t like me,” or “They can surely tell I am nervous…” or “He doesn’t love me anymore, he didn’t even look at me during out conversation.” 

Two Stanstead College Varsity Girls Spartans have been selected to receive $2,000 bursaries from the Quebec Foundation for Athletic Excellence (FAEQ).

692,040. You may hear that and think, wow, that’s a big number. That’s how many hours the average person is alive for. 229,961. That is how many hours the average person sleeps in their lifetime. 462,079 is the number of hours left to pull up your sleeves and get to work to achieve your goals and dreams.

During my years in high school, I’ve always felt like there was some mystical force pushing me to follow what’s normal and popular in society.

Growing up as a goalie in Pickering, Ontario right across the city line from Toronto, my hockey idol outside my family was none other than Wayne Gretzky. I have vivid memories of watching #99 play for the Kings and the Rangers. (The Oilers were a little before my memory kicked in, and the Blues, well, that happened a little too fast.)

Today I would like to talk about personal development and self-responsibility. For a long time, I found myself affected by a lack of motivation and found myself procrastinating off things which I know could improve myself in the future.

I don’t always think about how important my family is, or at least I didn’t. I don’t always have it easy with them. I’m sure we have all gone through family issues, whether it’s a little argument or a considerable issue that has long-term effects. Personally, I haven’t always had it easy with my family over the past couple of years. I’m as guilty as they are, no one was worse than another, but it just made us separate a bit.

This past summer, I was contemplating on if I should apply to be a prefect or not. I wasn’t sure I would be able to handle the commitment along with being mature enough to take on such a demanding job of being a student leader.

In many ways, the beginning of 2021 has started exactly as 2020 ended. Unfortunately, the flip of a calendar was not powerful enough to end the pandemic that has its grip on us. We continue to operate our lives, both inside and outside Stanstead College, with restrictions in place. Both adults and youth have had their lives altered, but we push on and look for better days while ensuring that we still take advantage of every moment to be active and learn.

A year ago this Saturday, Level 1 of Jumanji started. We never thought that it would reach this point, where millions of people have been affected, directly and indirectly. 2020 not only taught me to appreciate things and not take anything for granted but to try to live life to the fullest no matter what.

The importance of mental health in today’s society continues to grow. When looking at mental health through the eyes of an educational institution, it has become a top priority. This is something that is even more prominent when the institution has students who reside on campus, such as Stanstead College.

We sincerely hope that everyone had a relaxing and joyful break. Here at Stanstead College, we ran a successful holiday camp for approximately 20 students unable to return home for the break.