Being a person who is interested in fashion and beauty, I’ve come to love watching countless videos on YouTube. The below video is one of my favourite girls to watch, and she inspires me in so many ways even if she is younger than me. This is a video that demonstrates her compassion towards others,…
Tests are the worst thing about school. Especially in Grade 12, where the majority of your mark depends on tests. I have a couple tips and study methods I use to help me get ready for tests that I would like to share. 1) Pay Attention in Class It may be obvious but paying attention…
The Youth Animation Project is a program for community action through animation involving 16 participants between the ages of 15-30. For 20 weeks, participants work as a team to create animations on issues related to youth, social action and the environment. The Youth Animation Project welcomes all youth, including immigrant youth, Aboriginal youth, street-involved youth…
Winter break is almost here and it’s time to shout a big Hallelujah! It’s that time of the year again when you can say goodbye to tests, quizzes, tedious homework assignments, lectures, et cetera for a good two weeks. For a lot of us Grade 12s, it’s also the last winter break we get to spend as…
In my experience, moving away from your friends and family can be hard, especially when you’ve lived somewhere for what seems like forever. But not all is lost! Try to think positively, think about your new school and a chance to make new friends. Think not about going, but about coming. And try to remember…
Il Giardino: “The Ultimate in Italian Food and Fun,” 344 – 17 Ave S.W. I was fortunate enough to receive a gift certificate to write a restaurant spotlight. I took my parents, who were very excited. I’m glad I took them, since my dad is quite the cuisine connoisseur and his enthusiasm for the restaurant…
This Saturday concluded my second time writing the SAT Reasoning Test. Recalling the hours used to practice essay writing, to read passages and to solve math problems brings a sense of wasteful nostalgia. Yet after all the countless hours of labour and pain, it is difficult not to reflect and complain. The purpose of writing…
ThinkGeek has everything you’re looking for, whether what you’re looking for is a Harry Potter Wand/TV remote or a set of t-shirts that you can play musical instruments on, they have it all. Here are just a few of their hilarious and also helpful t-shirts: You read my t-shirt. That’s enough social interaction for one…
This is officially the 1,000th blog post on Youth Are Awesome, a milestone we are very excited about reaching here at Youth Central! As the coordinator for the program, I’m so proud of this site and what it has become. We came from 5,000 page views in November 2009 to over 38,000 page views last…
Last Saturday, Sir Winston Churchill was swarmed by a group of suit wearing, briefcase touting, dictionary carrying teens ready to do battle over the contention: This House believes that Churchill’s objections to Indian independence were warrented. This tournament, sponsored by the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary, was one of the many debate tournaments that…
I was on my way home from school when one of my friends mentioned that she wanted to join the Calgary Police Cadets. Being intrigued, I went online to check out the programs website. I was fascinated by the program. The Police Cadets teaches you valuable skills that can be carried on after the program.…
It’s after dark, 5 p.m., and when I walked into the Calgary Zoo, I was greeted by an enlightening path of brightly lit red and gold candy canes. The bridge had been hung with ivy-like vines of blue lights and cute shapes of kangaroos and butterflies lit up the zoo. Quite amazingly, patterns of monkeys…
What are they? So maybe you haven’t seen oxfords around, let alone knew what they were until I introduced them today. Oxfords are almost like dress shoes but a bit more casual. That’s not necessarily the true way to define them, but it makes it easier to point them out. You’ll also notice that almost…
WeiJia, fellow blogger and I had the extraordinary chance to meet and interview Jan Lisiecki at the Wonder of Chopin concert playing in the Jack Singer Concert Hall. When do you have the chance to meet a 15 year old piano prodigy? Not everyday, at least for me, but perhaps for his friends at Western Canada…
2010-2011’s Empty Bowls event has officially been launched! On Nov. 18, the first orientation meeting for the making of bowls took place at the Wild Flower Arts Centre. Volunteers and steering committee members were given the opportunity to tap into their artistic talent to make clay bowls with a creative twist. All of these bowls…