Youth Week Prizes: From the Calgary Zoo!

Youth Week Calgary 2012 is growing near, and with it comes more prizes for all of our events! Youth Week, a program of Youth Central and supported by the City of Calgary, will be an entire week dedicated to encouraging youth participation in the community and celebrating Calgary’s youth. By focusing on the importance of…

Image of the Day: Worth Enough?

This is an absolutely breathtaking piece of digital work by radoxist which I honestly love to death. Both settings are beautifully imagined and rendered and the contrast between them is stark and raw. To me, the best part is really the futuristic skyline and the varied buildings that make it up. However, what’s even more…

3 phrases you need to know in any language

Traveling anytime soon? I’m fairly certain that you will sooner or later explore an unknown and far away land where you don’t know the language! (You’re there to experience the new and beautiful culture, places, entertainment, festivals and… nice looking people) My one-month trip to the impressively arts-based and adventurous Montreal, Quebec on my lonesome…

The ultimate guide to procrastinating

Stress and exams are a part of high school life, but when there’s boring work to be done, there’s procrastination. More times than not procrastination is viewed as a time-waster, but there is, however, productive procrastination. I have been told that when preparing for a diploma exam, you should study 20 hours of the subject…

How to save money as a student

With a new year and exams coming up (or for those in university like me, a new semester beginning), I’m sure you don’t want to stress yourself out with money. It’s a tough thing for a student to obtain, so many seek part-time jobs and scholarships. Before I recommend some steps or methods on how…

Why you should compete in a science fair

So this year I’m competing/attending the CALGARY YOUTH SCIENCE FAIR 2012 OF AWESOME. It is a super amazing science competition where students make a project based on a certain topic in science or mathematics and present it to judges and the public. You can find out more technical information at the CYSF site. I’ve been…

A year in YouTube: From cats to catastrophe

2011 brought us Occupy Wall Street, a royal marriage and the death of Osama Bin Laden. However, a less mentioned medium of media has surged and blossomed in the past decade: YouTube. As the population rose and earthquakes struck, YouTube users submitted a plethora of what may be the best videos of the year. A…

Video of the Day: The Girl Effect

[youtube 1e8xgF0JtVg] The Girl Effect is about empowering young girls to end the cycle of poverty and create a brighter future for themselves and the world. It’s not hard to get involved! Our ability to change a life is so attainable that we have no excuse to underachieve. Don’t become sheltered in complacency. Concern will shed…

Waking up earlier

I’m a night owl. I have always been this way – not sleeping until late at night, and regretting it in the morning when I have to go to school. When Winter Break came, my sleeping habits became worse than ever: late night television until 3 a.m. and never being able to wake up for…