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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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Monthly Archives: June, 2015

What to See in YYC: Weekend Preview June 19-21, 2015

    1. IGNITE! FESTIVAL       What: Emerging Calgarian artists have the opportunity to showcase their exciting creative works. The 2015 festival presents a selection of exciting new voices, playwrights and...

Laugh it off

Exams coming up + Overtime at work + Relationships not working out = STRESS Whenever stress builds up, extra weight just sits on our shoulders. We should be able to...

My First Year of High School in 21 Tweets

I never really knew what to expect from Grade 10 until I experienced it. But, looking back at the memories made in 9 months, I'm...

Top 10 things to enjoy as the school year comes to an end

End of the year, always a very sad sort of occasion as our friends graduate or move schools. However, we are not out of...

My experience as a Student Conductor

(Original Image) First of all, what is conducting even? You've probably seen them dressed up in their fancy attire, brandishing their baton, and waving their arms...

Albums worth exploring

I admit I never have time to listen to music but when I do, I want to hear what I missed all at once....

Week 5 of… 5 Happy Things!

See this post for an introduction to this series, and this post for last week's 5 Happy Things! This week is 5/5 and so maybe that's an additional...

The Future of Popular Music in Calgary

Starting next week, the old Mount Royal Conservatory will be busy with traffic as they begin to move their facilities into the new Conservatory....

WHOLE Churchill: You Are Not Alone

  On a sunny Tuesday morning, four enthusiastic students sat down for an interview about WHOLE Churchill. WHOLE Churchill is a community created by Haroon...

Sled Island: More than Just a Music Festival

For those of you who are just emerging from a 9-year food coma, Sled Island is a huge event held in Calgary each year...

A quick pick me up: Videos to make you smile

Right now, you may feel like life is a bit of a mess. With exams and school finally coming to a close, you may...

A glance into Lisbon, Portugal

I had the fortunate opportunity of travelling to a city of art, beauty, and culture - Lisbon, Portugal. From the moment I walked out...

Video of the Day – FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015

Canada is hosting the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup! I'm sure a lot of you didn't know that - I didn't even know that till...

Shatter Fear

We're all afraid of something, whether we're conscious of it or not. Most of the time we let our fears and inadequacies run our...

Playlist Of The Week: Movie Soundtracks

The first sequel to last week's playlist, today I bring you a compilation of some of my favourite soundtrack pieces of *fairly* recent years....

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