Due to your insight, dedication, and value to our city and its future, you are invited to… WHAT: Youth Are Calgary Conference WHEN: June 10th, 2017 10am-4pm WHERE: The event will take place in the Main Atrium of the Calgary Municipal Building 800 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 WHY? The Calgary Mayor’s Youth…
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I can eat fat, and lose fat at the same time? Whoa, tell me more! A strong core is essential for almost anything, whether it’s to feel good in your own skin or perform daily activities without a hassle. Regardless of whether you want a bad mood repellent to ease stress, want to feel confident…
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Established in 1956 by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award program has now expanded and now reaches youth in all four corners of the world. Aimed at helping young people develop essential life skills and to encourage well-rounded personal development, the Duke of Ed currently has over 50 000 participants…
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Youth Central is celebrating its 25 anniversary by profiling 25 of its alumni throughout the years. To help in this mission, Youth Are Awesome (YAA), a program of Youth Central, is helping by interviewing and writing articles about the alumni. Nazifa Rahman, is the next featured alumnus in Youth Central’s alumni series. She began her…
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During the middle of the semester, school hits you pretty hard. Especially since it seems that projects, tests, and essays always happen on the same day. It’s like the teachers planned it that way. Although studying is important, it should not compromise your wellbeing — especially your sleep. Sleep is very important to our health…
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Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Toronto to compete in the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly (SOMA)! I was among 20 excited students on our Model UN team who departed for Toronto on Tuesday morning and tiredly returned to Calgary on Saturday evening. I wasn’t expecting to learn much from…
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Learning about history in school sometimes feels cumbersome, especially when dealing with facts, dates and other analytical data. Studying and memorizing everything could sometimes take hours, and as a result we often forget why we even learn history and social studies. The whole point of learning history is to make the future better, because by…
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I recently flew over to my hometown of EmeiShan in China over Spring break. With the little time I had over spring break ,yet the never ending grub, I began eating the night of my arrival in Chengdu. Emeishan is located in the heart of the Sichuan province wildly known for its spicy and numbing flavours…
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It is nearly time for the annual Metamorphosis Gala! So get your dresses, nice dress pants, high heels, dress shirts and blazers ready! Annually the Alberta’s children’s hospital youth philanthropy council throws this gala to raise money for mental health initiatives at the Alberta’s children’s hospital. I myself applied to join this amazing council after I…
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I have always been a fan of video games ever since I laid my hands on my first handheld console: the Nintendo DS. As I matured, so did my taste in different kinds of games. I remember clearly as I began my adventure in the Sinnoh region in Pokemon Diamond. The excitement and anticipation I felt for the journey I…
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7 months down and only 7 more to go.
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It’s already 1 a.m. and you are still studying. Your body starts to shut down but you are still trying to concentrate on the textbook. In a daze, you go through the same paragraph three times before you realized that you are not actually reading the text. Your heart is pounding and your hands are…
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This post contains no spoilers. If you have any sort of social media, you probably would’ve heard of the Netflix TV series which recently premiered, titled 13 Reasons Why. With Selena Gomez as an executive producer and former Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh being involved, the show had lots of promotion even before it came out on…
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