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YOUTH ARE AWESOME

Youth Are Awesome, commonly referred to as YAA, is a blog written by youth for youth. YAA provides the youth of Calgary a place to amplify their voices and perspectives on what is happening around them. Youth Are Awesome is a program of Youth Central.

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Yearly Archives: 2009

Sports Legends: Edition 1- Hockey

This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to athletes who were legends in their respective sports! Today's Sport: Hockey Without question, Wayne Gretzky...

Top 100 Tracks of 2009

One of my favorite music sites is Pitchfork Media.  They are on the forefront of new music and aren't limited by any one style...

Lights Lights and more Lights!

In about a week after Halloween has passed, what do you see? Christmas decorations of course! There is always that specific house in the neighborhood...

It’s time for EGGNOG!

Tis the season to be jolly, falalalalalalalala. Eggnog has arrived once again here in Calgary!  This deliciously seasonal drink will warm the hearts of many...

The Awesome Ones

Youth Are Awesome was launched in September and we've been slowly evolving and gaining an audience.  This past month we saw our biggest one...

Merry Swiftmas!

Yup, I'm back with another blurb about Taylor Swift... 😀 But first off, she turned 20 yesterday (December 13th).  Happy Birthday Taylor! Hope you have...

Channukah: Eight Nights of Awesome

Channukah, Chanukkah, Hannuka, Hannukah--all are the same thing: the Jewish Festival of Lights. Don't get too confused; there are many ways of spelling the name,...

Read This: Percy Jackson and The Olympians

This story takes place in the 21st century, but it has an interesting twist to it – the Greek gods, goddesses, and monsters are...

Know some amazing youth? Awesome!

It’s that time of year again!  Nomination forms for the 2010 ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards are now available! The ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards,...

In Their Entirety

Ever since Our Lady Peace released their latest record Burn Burn, I was whittling away waiting for a tour announcement, and it's finally arrived. ...

Pearls Before Swine

We all have our favourite newspaper comics, but there is one comic in the Calgary Herald that never ceases to amuse me.  Hence the...

The International Certificate

Artistic students in the Calgary Board of Education district have had the opportunity to obtain a Fine and Performing Arts Certificate since 2006, but...

Sam’s Weekly Serving of NeRd: Alkali Metals

Simply stated: alkali metals + water = kaboom. 😀 The alkali metals are the elements located in the first column, known as a family or...

And the Hackers Have Done It Again!

In recent news, hackers have unlocked the Motorola Droid, which was deemed to be the closest competitor to the ever-powerful iPhone.  This has unlocked...

Theatre Calgary

Well, it’s almost Christmas, and Theatre Calgary will be performing its annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol staring Stephen Hair as Scrooge....

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