Learning something new can take some time, our youth tackle learning new stuff and write about their experience throughout the process or share their knowledge about something they already know how to do.
A cringy intro: Hey y’all I’m back with some of my tips and tricks that I have learned in the past 15 years of my existence. Are you ever obsessed with an artist, but sick of their songs? Or have been resorting to your Ariana Grande-obsessed friend’s playlists? I gotchu, I have an AMAZING website…
Growing up, in any and every aspect of my life, I have constantly been bombarded with pressure. The pressure to succeed, to achieve great things, or in general, just be better. Now, this is in no way forced upon me. Instead, this need to achieve great things and succeed, whether it be academics or even…
With life online becoming more repetitive as the days pass, I feel like we need a fresh change in our lives. Trying out and learning new things is one of the best ways to revitalize our daily life. Here are five new things you can learn this spring: 1. Learning a new instrument Learning an…
Over this past year, the pandemic has affected all of our lives greatly. While it did bring about some negative consequences, there is also a brighter outlook to this challenging year. For one, we have been given an abundance of time that is valuable in this fast-paced world. In my experience, I found that I…
Sometimes I could swear that my cat is a human trapped in an animal’s body. She loves to cause mischief; she drinks water nearly exclusively out of (explicitly human) glasses that we accidentally leave lying around. And when she knows she’s in trouble, she looks at me with those glassy feline eyes and I find…
Hey y’all, first of all, I hope you had a restful and well-deserved spring break. Today I’ll be sharing a wonder I discovered through school quite a few years ago. Well, what is it? The website, “Free Rice” is an initiative led by the United Nations’ World Food Programme; they aim to support calls for…
Once again, most of the Calgary student population is back to online school. I usually lose a lot of motivation at home, and it is very easy to feel down about yourself. That is why I want to share some of my favorite self-help books that I have, currently am, or want to read in…
Its been a year since the original BLM protests and now with the Stop Asian Hate movement, it seems that this is the time we have to be standing in solidarity with our friends from minority groups. Since last May people have been calling out to people the reeducate themselves on the social issues surrounding…
Throughout the past year, many of us have faced hardships. But, throughout this time, our community has also grown closer together and we’ve found ways to support one another. To bring to light some ways that you can also show appreciation, check out this list of ways that you can support your friends, parents, teachers,…
When one thinks of pollution, water, air, and soil are typically the only categories that come to mind. However, one often overlooked type of pollution is the contamination of space. Though we do not feel it, we utterly depend on space in today’s modern-day and age, and the neglected buildup of space garbage may quickly…
Many schools will be returning back to an online system… So why not make the best of this time and be as productive as possible? Here are my top ways to stay productive and focused during online school: 1. Treat your classes as if you were doing them in-person The biggest mistake an individual can…
With warm weather (hopefully) around the corner, it’s a perfect time to spend your at-home days learning how to make one of our favorite summertime desserts. Scientists have found that just a spoonful of this popular dessert lights up the same pleasure centre in the brain as winning a game or listening to your favorite…
If you reduce Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, or The Lion King to their most basic elements, the result is a steadfast, storytelling core known as the hero’s journey. Through twelve stages, the hero must leave one condition, undergo some transformation, and lead a more fulfilling life with their newfound maturity. It’s easy to see how these pieces fit…
Heyyy! I’m back with some essential teen movie recommendations that you NEED to watch before graduating high school. I’ve included a sentence-long description of each and of course, the rating 🙂 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off He fakes being sick (and succeeds) HOW?? but the hype is real..this guys a PG-13 The Breakfast Club Y’all remember…
Sometimes, learning something new just strikes you. It isn’t something you intend on happening or even plan on it happening. But it does anyways. It’s these experiences that best shape our personalities. What happens when we don’t anticipate something life-changing? There are so many things you learn from this admittedly unorthodox method. We plant the…