The Astronomy Club is a new club at CdM having only been founded at the beginning of the year, but for such a recent edition, they have already greatly improved the CdM community. Saturday night February 5, Astronomy Club hosted a movie night on the beach with free pizza and hot cocoa which they advertised around the school. This Trident reporter saw these fliers in the 200 building and knew immediately she had to go.

While the movie night itself did not disappoint before it began some people had trouble finding the location. For example, this reporter might have accidentally stumbled into a “Do Not Enter” area, did an awful parking job and wandered in a dark alley for ten minutes trying to find the right house. And just maybe as she was wandering alone in the dark, three different fireworks went off that sounded exactly like gunshots. It was at this point she frantically realized she was unarmed, and she considered going back home. Finally, she found a safe haven where warm pizza, cozy blankets, and friendly people greeted her.

The movie that the club founder Rachel Ward (grade 11) decided to play was a fitting choice: Guardians of the Galaxy. While there was a telescope set up, and some casual stargazing, the night mostly consisted of watching the movie, singing along with the score, and trying to keep warm. Although Rachel Ward insisted that the movie was relevant when she pointed at the screen and said, “Look! Space! It’s in space, so it counts.” The movie was a great choice because it was a familiar favorite, so people didn’t feel the need to pay attention to every word, and instead could talk amongst friends; also the movie encapsulated the value of new friendships which was a very fitting theme for the night.

Eventually, the movie ended and people went home, but the memories remain. For Imogen Kirsch, a junior, she recounts, “I think my favorite part was stargazing because like, on the beach we were lucky to see all those stars without all the pollution and extra people like in the cities.” And looking back, Rachel Ward thinks that it was a success saying, “We had a good turn out and good chance to bring the club together and foster a sense of community.”