Made In Abyss: 2017 Anime of the Year?
A look at a nomination for the 2017 AOTY
The Search for Validation
I sometimes call my Grade 12 year the year of applications, and I’m only half joking. From September to now, this year has been a whirlwind of essays and deadlines looming ahead, many of them for scholarships. With all these applications, it seemed certain that I would get a scholarship, right? Wrong. From polite rejection letters…
ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards Race to Nominate Results 2014
The ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards (YODA) committee received over 270 nominations this year! Schools across the city participated in an annual competition called Race to Nominate where the top three schools that nominated the most students will win cash prizes. Here are the winners for 2014: Discovering Choices, $1,000: 110 nominations Crescent Heights, $750:…
Nominate awesome youth
News of the Academy Awards, the Noble Prize, Grammys, Junos, Golden Globe, the Stanley Cup… Media, and therefore our lives, are filled with celebrities being prestigiously recognized for doing their jobs and living that life. But what about the people in our own community, in our own lives, who are going above and beyond to…
Do you know an undercover superhero?
They don’t wear capes, masks, or fly, and they can’t turn invisible or breathe underwater. This post is about real-life superheroes in our everyday society. Teens striving to make each day better than the one before, both for themselves, their community, and the world as a whole. For many of these youth who have chosen…
The RACE to NOMINATE is on!!
Calgary’s largest youth awards celebrate 10 years For the past nine years, the ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards have recognized youth ages 13-18 that bring vitality and leadership to their communities. A program of Youth Central, these awards focus on selfless service and overcoming personal challenges. Youth can be nominated in the following nine categories:…
Why not me?; Recognition of Junior High students
Junior high students usually assume all the “high schoolers” get the big awards. And sadly, sometimes that’s true.
But what students may not realize is that being older isn’t a large factor for most of these awards.
ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards 2012 updates
YODA recognizes deserving youth 13-18 years of age for their extraordinary achievements, passion and dedication to the community. This year, there are two new award categories: Sportmanship and Arts and Culture.
Canadian Artist Spotlight: Serena Ryder
Just last year I discovered a Canadian (can I underline that word enough times?) artist who is made of pure talent and is downright incredible. This 28-year-old singer/songwriter has wowed audiences all across Canada with her songs that echo with folk, country and blues vibes and her lyrics which speak with pure honesty. Such an…