Hey, here’s another poem from my sweet rapper friend Alex Dias. I hope you guys enjoy it. To find out more about the different religions around the world, click here. One Nation By: Alex Dias We fight Muslims, call ’em terrorists, For no reason, like the Communists, Today continues on the senseless fight, Much like…
Hey All! Youth week is in full swing! The agenda for April 28th starts of with the exciting Media release of the Youth Vital Signs survey! For those of you who’ve been following cyfc for a while, you’d know that a few months back we, in partnership with the Calgary Foundation, hosted a Youth Vital…
CALGARY INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENʼS FESTIVAL PRESENTS – BLACK VIOLIN Every so often Calgary is visited by amazing musical acts. I’d like to take the time to tell you about Black Violin. Check out the press release from the organizers of the Calgary International Children’s Festival: Young men who mix the brashness and beats of urban hip-hop…
Here is another great Robert Frost poem for you to enjoy. Read the poem below: The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent…
By now, hopefully you’ve heard about Youth Week – this awesome week (happening right now!) made just for young people in Calgary! We’ll be keeping you posted about what to look forward to each day of Youth Week here on YAA… On Tuesday, April 27th…here’s what’s coming up: Finding it hard to keep up with…
A Message from the Organizers of So You Think You Can Dance…For a Long Time: Challenge your friends and raise money for charity in the ultimate dance competition… We invite all Calgary and area youth or the young at heart to register to become a competitor for So You Think You Can Dance For A…
Last week I reviewed a novel called “I am the messenger” by Markus Zusak. I decided that since that book was so awesome, I would read and review another one of his novels. So this week I’m reviewing “the book thief” by Markus Zusak. This novel is narrated by “death”, I found that quite interesting.…
Hey all you basketball lovers! I just came back from Hoops Extreme! (a Youth Week event we told you about yesterday) and I have to say….it was AWESOME. Even though the weather was freezing outside, the competition in the building was steaming hot. Surprisingly, lots of youth showed up to compete in this 3 on 3…
It’s official: Youth Week Calgary officially begins today and runs until May 2nd! There’s tons of really cool events happening for all you awesome youth out there, and today we are kicking things off with four new events: The Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) in Calgary is kicking off Youth Week by celebrating Global Youth Service…
It’s officially the last day of National Volunteer Week 2010 in Canada. In honour of this awesome week that encourages everyone to not only to volunteer, but to show appreciation to volunteers in their own community, we’re bringing you a really cool opportunity that may make your summer a whole lot more fun…and a whole…
Last Tuesday and Thrusday of last week, there was a spectacular show of art work presented by the grade 12 art IB students. Being good friends with many of the artists, I attended both art shows to show my support; besides, I was also curious as to the art pieces my talented friends had created. Conforming a regular classroom…
To start off, I’d like to express my disappointment at the turnout for the photography contest. Aside from one of my friends and myself that entered, there was only ONE other entry. Sadly, this means the contest is over. You can all feel free to post to the Flickr group at any time if you…