About Youth Can Vote: Lester B. Pearson High School was one of a few high schools in Calgary who have participated in the Youth Can Vote program. Youth Can Vote is a youth driven program created by Youth Central that helps educate and promote the election process. The main goal as stated from the Youth Can Vote…
Election day is one day away. Following the journalistic tradition, I will make some predictions on the election results. Polls are always a great spot to start. Recent polls had disclosing confusing figures. Most of the polls taken within the last week would suggest an extremely close race between Ric McIver and Barb Higgins. The…
On Sept. 25, I attended the Youth by Youth Cinema Competition at the Calgary International Film Festival. Kids and teenagers from Grades 4 to 12 made animations, documentaries and live action films that showed and portrayed issues in real life, especially how sometimes the voice of youths is not heard in today’s society. The first…
Everyone is familiar with the story of the Odyssey, of the heroic adventures of Odysseus that took him ten years to return home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy, but what about the women’s version of the story? Based on a novella by Margaret Atwood, the Penelopiad (performed by Alberta Theatre Projects) explores what…
A moon cake is a traditional dessert that the Chinese will serve during a mid-autumn festival. Here is a recipe for anyone who is interested in making a traditional moon cake. Filling of the moon cake can be changed to anything depend on personal taste. The one I like is red bean paste. Materials: Pastry…
The Wonder of Chopin was the opening performance to start off the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra season, and this spectacular piece sets the bar high for this year. The Wonder of Chopin celebrated Frederic Chopin’s 200th birthday, highlighting his Polish heritage and culture. Calgary featured its own Polish Calgarian, accomplished pianist Jan Lisiecki in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.…
Please read my previous blog entry here (review of the hunger games, part 1 of the series) before you read this. So, against astronomical odds, both Katniss and Peeta survived the hunger games. But in order to both survive and save Peeta, Katniss did the unthinkable – she openly defied the capitol. And thus the…
A quote on the Theatre Calgary website claims: “Discover with us the theatrical version of the novel that inspired the famous movie. Caught inside this insane asylum, you’ll be dazzled by a colossal battle of wits.” I’ve never seen the movie or read the book, but I found that it wasn’t necessary to have done…
Random knowledge….. In the well-known movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings, all the background swords are made of melted down skateboard wheels If you yelled for eight years, seven months and six days, you would produce enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee The dot over the letter I is called a…
Some of you might remember my couple of blogs last school year regarding the Calgary Youth Science Fair (CYSF). For those of you who have forgotten, don’t know, never saw it, or think you aren’t into science (you silly pickle), NO WORRIES!! Here’s all the info…plus more 😉 ! First is ‘more’: The Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent…
Last Sunday, I was looking for buy a new cell phone ornament but I could not find anything I wanted. So I decide to make it myself! I found a nice and easy method to make a cute cell phone ornament using felt. http://cyhome.cyworld.com/?home_id=a0563472&postSeq=3785859 A Bear Ornament!!! It did not mention how big it should…
If you are a Calgarian involved with classical music in any way, you’ve probably heard of the dashing young Polish-Calgarian pianist Jan Lisiecki. At the young age of fifteen, he is already making a name for himself on the international stage as a musical sensation. Having performed as a soloist with world renowned orchestras like…
On Sept. 7, the band Interpol released their newest album, and a self-titled one at that. A departure from their classic style, Interpol is a provocative and moody album. An airy, ethereal voice from lead singer Paul Banks, combined with a raw guitar sound from Daniel Kessler, backed by the haunting synths of Carlos Dengler…
If you haven’t read my previous blog post about the background story of the Hunger Games trilogy, please do so here. “Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don’t live to see the morning?” This book is the first part of the hunger games trilogy.…
[youtube Ahg6qcgoay4] A very fun video that my teacher showed to my class one day. It’s hard to see things that you aren’t looking for. Like when you’re reading a story. You aren’t looking for grammar mistakes, so you don’t see them. They are much easier to find when you are analyzing each sentence closely.