Lancer News Network - Episode 1

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:15]It is with a very warm welcome that we invite you to the first ever episode of the Lancer News Network. A show that is dedicated to all things we are doing here at Ursulan College. We aim to keep the show around 10 minutes in length and we hope to engage you in a variety of the fun segments that we plan to run as the show evolves. We'll get to more of that later. I'm Shelby, your host for this week. Our first story focuses on UCCC's presentation of The Little Mermaid, which just wrapped its run in theaters on May 2nd. This year, for the first time in forever, see what I did there? UCCC sold out every single show, all eight of them, which included matineese with local elementary schools and evening performances. The show production began back in November and saw Leah Jackson in the title role of Ariel. We caught up with her and she let us know a bit about the amount of preparation needed for the entire show to be ready for opening night.

[00:01:10]>> Okay, so rehearsal preparation, like it goes by in a blink, right? So finally opening night's here. you've done your two matinea shows and the matinea shows are super fun because you can kind of like get the kinks out um get more comfortable being on stage and then opening nights here and you would not believe how fast like the prep process goes by before you go onto a show like you get there I think around 2 hours beforehand it goes by in a blink because before you know it like you're doing prep and pre and then you're in places and then it's a really cool experience to like go out there and you see like the sea of all these people and it's like dark and then like for me anyway it's dark and then like the lights go up and then all that hard work just you just hope it lasts. You just hope like you can put on a really great show. Like you hope you can make yourself proud, your cast proud, your directors proud.

[00:02:13]And it's really cool experience to get to do that in high school.

[00:02:17]>> And while many UCCC departments are heavily involved in the creation of the play, like our construction department with set design, cosmo for hair and makeup, and communications for advertising, projections, and graphic design. These are just to name a few.

[00:02:30]And no offense if we didn't mention your department. Many students don't fully understand the total cost that goes into the creation of a play like this. Mr. Matise tells us more.

[00:02:40]>> We just talk about that.

[00:02:41]>> So when we produce a play, um, obviously it costs money. It's not free. Um, so we create a budget and every year the cost varies just dependent on the show. So the biggest cost initially is always our rights and royalties. So, we have to pay this fee um to a company called Music Theater International in order to produce a play. And those costs can vary anywhere from 10 to $15,000 depending on the show. So, that usually is the biggest piece. And then everything else has a different set budget with it. So, each show is going to cost a little bit different. And that determines for us, you know, how much we charge for tickets for our matinea shows, for our evening shows. Um we have to sit down and try to predict how much everything's going to cost. So, for this show, we predicted it would cost anywhere from $55,000 to $60,000.

[00:03:33]Um, now I don't have all the final numbers in front of me to determine that. Um, but we did sell out. So, definitely all the ticket sales that we get help to pay for each production.

[00:03:43]>> Guess our Lancer of the week.

[00:03:46]>> We've picked one outstanding student from Ursland College Chadam. And your job is to guess who it is before the final reveal. Our Lancer of the week is known for always bringing positive energy to our school. So much so that he's a member of the Lancer link.

[00:04:02]You can often find this student involved in school activities, including playing two sports here at UC.

[00:04:10]Outside of school, this student has a part-time job at McDonald's.

[00:04:16]Our final clue is that this Lancer has a brother and a sister at the school and they are all in the same grade.

[00:04:24]And this week's Lancer of the week is Ethan Marovich. Congratulations, Ethan, and thank you for making our school community stronger everyday. Would you like to be featured on Lancer of the Week? Reach out at lancervision secdsb.net or stop by room 808. We'll see you next time for another Lancer of the Week.

[00:04:47]Our next story brings us back to last Thursday when the Ursling College campus celebrated their second annual youthled pow-wow celebrations from Kidwing Shinwalk Leadership Group. The event saw students from all grades 9 to 12 partake in traditional indigenous celebrations including drum groups, dance circles featuring a variety of disciplines like jingle dress dancing, men's women's fancy dresses, and a new category this year, tiny tots. Students were also invited to partake in this dance circles which several did. The event was held as part of a truth and reconciliation celebration which aims to connect with students and give teachings about indigenous lands and rights. The event also consisted of local indigenous vendors and food trucks that allowed students to try a variety of indigenous cuisine.

[00:05:33]Time to take a minute out of our show today for some Lancer trivia. Our question today, what pizza was invented in Chattam in 1962?

[00:05:41]Was it margarita pizza, Hawaiian pizza, pepperoni pizza, or Chicago deep dish pizza?

[00:05:51]If you answered Hawaiian pizza, congratulations. No matter how you slice it, you were right. Oh, and a quick fun fact. The Hawaiian pizza was created downtown Chadam at Satellite Restaurant by our Greek owner, San Ponopoulos.

[00:06:07]A long-standing tradition at Ursland College has been the UCCC dress drive, a one night only event that invites female students to come in and take a gently used dress for use at upcoming events like prom or graduation. The best part about it is that it doesn't cost a thing. Last Tuesday, UCCC held their first dress drive since the co pandemic.

[00:06:27]What makes this year especially unique is that all of the previous dresses that were being stored, like 200 of them, were lost during the pandemic. This means that the organizers needed to start from square one, collecting as many dresses as possible before the event. Approximately 30 dresses were collected and a number of them found a new home.

[00:06:48]So, last week we just hosted our 12th annual uh UCCC dress drive. So, if you don't know what the dress drive is, um we collect gently used formal gowns from the community uh from the beginning of the year and then on the actual night of the dress drive, girls in our community uh elementary and high school can come and pick out a gently used dress if they are unable to afford a new one uh for graduation or for prom uh for free. And so this year was successful. We had um several grade 8 girls that were able to come and get graduation dresses um for free that they wouldn't have otherwise been able to afford. So uh we keep collecting dresses all year round up until our next dress drive next year where we will hold it again for uh girls to again come and get a free dress if they need one.

[00:07:42]If during your spring cleaning you find that you have a gently used dresser too, you can bring it in to the school at any time and drop it off to either Miss Sanford or to the main office for use at next year's event.

[00:07:54]The perfect summer lunch combo is here.

[00:07:57]On May 27th, enjoy two barbecue jumbo hot dogs with your choice of toppings, a refreshing drink, and two large scoops of ice cream. Want those summer vibes and a delicious hot lunch? Head over to school cashe online and place your order today. The last day to order is May 25th, so make sure to place those orders fast. Meal pickup location is the hospitality classroom. Only 200 meals available, so don't wait. Grab your friends, enjoy the sunshine, and make lunch the best part of your day. Let's turn our attention to a quick recap of UCCC sports this week. Congratulations to our two rugby teams, both of whom went undefeated at the Miller Cup in Stratford last week. A special congratulations to the UCCC development team who didn't allow a single point the entire tournament. Our UCCC slow pitch team put up a dominant performance against ESBC scoring 16 runs while not allowing a single run. And finally, a big win for the senior boys soccer team who blanked cross town rival CK 5 to nothing. It should be noted that at the time we produced this show, UCCC senior boys soccer was finishing their regular season against our sister school, St. Pats. The results of that match weren't known, but we have playoff implications for next week. That's a great way to segue into our Lancer look ahead. We know the senior boys soccer team will host the Lessa semi-finals on Tuesday, and at the time we produced this show, we did not know if their opponent would be Northern or CK. That info would depend on their St. Pat's game Thursday night. Our girls slow pitch team is playing a lot of ball this week as they have two double headers. One versus CK on Tuesday and another against WDSS on Wednesday. Some important dates to remember is that there are no classes on Monday as we observe the Victoria Day holiday and celebrate the end of the Easter season with mass on Wednesday.

[00:09:53]Thanks for taking the last 10 minutes of your Friday with us. We hope to catch you back here next week on Lancer News Network next Friday. If you enjoyed today's show, it would mean a lot to us if you liked and subscribed so you don't miss any of the news broadcasts or sporting events on the new Lancer Vision YouTube channel. We'll see you in the halls. Stay Lancer loud, Lancer proud.