Wanting song suggestions? Look no further! I am pleased to present you with the third edition of my annual “Playlist for Every Month of the Year”. *CEC=contains explicit content January: Walls could talk – Halsey (CEC) Basic – N i G H T S Oxford Comma – Vampire Weekend Tongue Tied – Grouplove Sweet Creature –…
Yanny or Laurel? A very popular debate among many. This trend/popular phenomenon all started when a 15-year-old girl named Cloe Feldman shared a video clip of an automated female voice pronuncing the word ‘Laurel’ on Twitter. Then that’s when this whole thing went viral. Cloe claims that she has been emailed by the Washington Post,…
In February 2014, London-based, award winning journalist, Reni Eddo-Lodge published a blog titled, “Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race.” It explained the vastly recognized frustration that people of colour experience describing struggle to those who can’t wholly relate and refuse to listen. In the blog she explains, I cannot continue to…
Since we’ve been shoved into a very sudden and early winter, I thought it’d be a good idea to remind people to take a breather. Yes, it’s suddenly very icky, snowy and slushy, and for lots of people, that means that getting to school and work might be a lot harder, with a much larger…
Staying organized in school is crucial for your academic success. By being organized, you can balance sports, school, and free time. Also, you will probably do better in exams and you won’t get as stressed. Here are some tips to help you stay organized: Tip #1: Have a planner to write down when tests…
Preface: This is a funny, fictional script for a radio advertisement. Try reading it aloud in a funny voice, and have fun with my satirical “advertisement”! ** Note: The product “RDTBBPBACI” does not exist in real life. “…Have you ever had bad breath? If not, you’re not human, go fly back to Mars. If…
How fast is technology really advancing? The answer is: Fast enough that there is a new stylish Nokia, something that doesn’t break AND is aesthetically pleasing. Now, we’ve all seen androids filling this description for the past couple of years, but now it’s time for Apple to join the race. How durable is the iPhone XS?…
Every learner is told at an early age to set personal goals for themselves. They are told that the life they wish to live is solely based on their decisions and choices they make, and to make the right choices for themselves they must strive to achieve the things they want in life. In other…
A Tardigrade: The Most Durable Animal on the Planet A tardigrade, also sometimes known as the water bear, is one the most durable creatures ever discovered, although they look like a chubby, 8-legged gummy bear. Their legs each have 4-8 claws that resemble the claws of a bear. This is why they have earned the…
Adventures in Chicago “Hallway of Skyscrapers” “There are two seasons in Chicago: winter and construction” “Glass giants” “Look up, stare, and dream” “Calder Red – The Flamingo” “Millenium Park” “Patriotic and loyal” “AVP Beach Volleyball Championships” “Mall Illusions” “Kaleidoscope Elevators” “Get off at Harlem stop” “Claude Monet’s Water Lily Pond” “New perspectives” “Going old-school”…
A lot of people love to swim but don’t have the time during the school year. Luckily there’s such thing as a summer swim club. It runs from May to August, and it is not as much of a commitment compared to winter swim club. Swimming during the summer is fun and also competitive. Similar…
What is a black hole? A black hole is a region in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out. The gravity is so strong because of how dense they are. These mysterious phenomenon form when a dying star can no longer put out any energy so the gravity of…
SHAD has been the most transformative, life-changing experience I have ever had. Here are 50 of the life lessons I have learned to live by that I would like to share with you. Courage over comfort Be your true, authentic self We are blessed with the curse of great potential Done is better than…
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Stanford’s Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes for creative writing! It was such an extraordinary, and, not to sound cliché, but, life-changing 3 weeks that I consider myself lucky to have experienced. To introduce the program, Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies (SPCS) offers numerous courses in which middle and high schoolers…
What is SHAD? Is it an acronym? Is it a food? Is it a book? The answer is none of the above. SHAD is a month-long, Canadian program hosted in various universities across our country that runs every summer. It especially focuses on enrichment and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). Every day, there…