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Volume 66, Issue 2 October 31, 2012School NewsEditor’s Report Card: Project CruAn in-depth analysis of the school’s first danceJordan SinderEditor-In-ChiefAdvertising – B+The Student Council didquite a commendable job advertisingfor Project Cru, the school’sfirst dance of the year. Similar tothe 35th Annual Walk, the bulletinboard was used fairly effectively,there were a few easily identifiableposters around the school, and allof the students knew where ticketswere being sold. “Project Cru”, theactual name of thedance, was quiteeffective becauseit was catchy andeasy to remember,and sponsored studentsfrom otherschools could easilyassociate Cruwith St. Paul’s. Theonly negative aspectwas the qualityof the posters. Thepicture was fairlypixilated, and theydid not stand out aswell as they couldhave. Nevertheless,advertising for thedance was very good.Attendance – C+The dance was attended fairlywell. In fact, the Student Councilsold over six-hundred tickets, nearlycompletely selling out the event.In regard to attendance by gender,there were a few dozen more femalesthan males. Other than St.Paul’s, most of the students werefrom St. Mary’s and Balmoral Hall.The remainder of attendees weresponsored females from differentschools. The one significant issuewith the attendance, however, wasthe grade distribution. While therewere 120 students from Grade 9,there were a mere thirty or so Grade11 students. Perhaps making theevent more exclusive would attractmore of the older grades. The Semi-Formal proposed last year duringthe campaign of Eddie Sherlock andSimon Garfinkel probably wouldachieve proper grade distribution.Overall, the Student Council shoulddirect more attention to attendancefor the next dance.Organization – A-Project Cru was thoroughlyorganized. The dance started andended at the right time, the DJ waswell-prepared, and the canteen waswell-managed. In addition, the coatand purse check were an effectiveway of keeping students’ belongingssafe and easy to manage. Onearea of improvement, though, dealswith the entry into the event. Whenthe doors open, there was a long lineof people, and the admittance wasa very slow process. In result, studentswere forced to wait outside inthe cold. For example, it would bemuch more efficient if admittancewas divided up into grades. Moreover,students should be funneledinto a hallway instead of having towait outside in the cold. Nevertheless,the organization was more orless flawless.Student Behaviour – CStudent behavior is undoubtedlythe lowest point of the dance.First of all, so-called acts of intimacyare not necessarily a bad thing,but there is a major issue when innocentfemales are essentially objectifiedand abused. In addition, theissue is even more significant whenthe school receives phone calls fromconcerned and complaining parents.In addition, this dance was the firsttime an eye washing station had tohave been used. Some people hadchemicals flung in their eyes as aresult of a few students opening theglow sticks and throwing around theliquid. Clearly, the student behaviorand representation of the schoolwas, to an extent, disappointing andembarrassing as a result of the actionsof a few students.Music – BThe music at ProjectCru was generallyvery good. The DJwas obviously wellqualifiedand very experienced.Althoughhe cut out most of theprofanity and swearwords in the songs,some of his selectionswere still a little inappropriatefor a schoolevent. For example,the DJ chose to playthe dirty remix of“Teach Me How toDougie”, for instance,which was certainly frowned uponby the dance organizers. In addition,many students regretted the lack ofslow songs. For future dunces, itwould also be a nice touch to eitherhave an alumni DJ, or student DJ.DJ Kaps and Infectus Music are twogreat examples. Nevertheless, themusic was very good.Overall – BIn general, the first dancewas a quite good. The pre-event advertisingwas run fairly well, therewere a high number of attendants, itwas well-organized, and the musicwas above average. Aside from afew significant behavioral issues andthe poor grade distribution, most ofthe aspects of Project Cru were extremelypositive. Overall, the year’sfirst dance was a memorable event,and hopefully the Student Councilcan organize their proposed Semi-Formal for Term 2.7