Iroquois Pins on Poppies

In honor of the brave men and women who gave their lives to protect Canada, staff and students alike at the Ridge wore poppies to commemorate their actions. Not just people at our school, but people all around Canada wear poppies to represent our pride in our country and the gratitude we feel towards the people who made it so.

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Amanda Johnson Photos

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Annual Holiday Marketplace 2014

Sleeping in this past Saturday, November 1st, after a long night of trick-or-treating? Well, meanwhile things sure were busy at the Iroquois Ridge annual Holiday Marketplace!

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Blood of Olympus Book Review

After nine years, the universe which demigods inhabit have closed off an arc with the Blood of Olympus. The conclusion to the Heroes of Olympus was delivered with the tag #therewillbeblood and as promised, blood arrived.

No spoilers for the book, but there was blood and tragedy in the finale of the series. It's only pitiable that Riordan didn't deliver everywhere else. The book was definitely solid. Heart pounding action, enjoyable character banter, and a heartwarming final chapter help the Blood of Olympus send of the series with flare. So where does it underwhelm?

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Seeing Rick Riordan

Legions of fans assemble around the world to flock his latest book, but a few local fans got the chance to see him in the flesh and blood. That's right demigods and magicians. Rick Riordan came to Toronto and I'm here to give you the full scoop.

The event took place at the Bloor Street United Church as part of Riordan's book tour of the final installment of the Heroes of Olympus series, the Blood of Olympus. At the event, there was all kinds of swag from Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter t-shirts, bracelets, and signed copies of the Blood of Olympus. All this made the evening a one of epic fan-girling from the minute we stepped in.

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Rick Riordan Announces Brand New Series.

On Tuesday, September 23rd, Rick Riordan announced the title of his upcoming new series based on Norse mythology and it's bound to keep his fandom abuzz. The name is... wait for it... Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.

Is it a coincidence that that the main character of the new series shares the same last name as Annabeth Chase, a character from Rick Riordan's current series? No, according to the author himself. He won't say anymore on the subject, but is teasing us with this tidbit of information.

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a trilogy that will be based on Norse mythology. Rick Riordan will be penning the new series after his Heroes of Olympus series wraps up with the Blood of Olympus October 7th. The name of the first book of the Magnus Chase series will be revealed at the back of the Blood of Olympus. 

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