Volunteer this holiday season

Are you tired of sitting at home in this winter season? Do you want to get out and start making a difference? Volunteer Calgary and Youth Central have found plenty of opportunities for people like YOU to go volunteer. You can volunteer at a homeless shelter, wrap presents for fundraising, volunteer for holiday events or…

Christmas in a Shoebox

Most of you have probably heard of the Samaritan’s Purse: Operation Christmas Child project. Essentially, you fill a shoe box with necessities like school supplies, hygiene items, and toys for children around the world who may not have the opportunity to afford or experience Christmas. Although the National Collection week (November 21-27) is over, you…

Life: The ultimate mystery

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns as people find their place in the world, grow, and have new experiences. Everything and everyone is there for a moment and then is gone, as though every moment is hanging on a single thread as everything else dwindles away around it. It’s hard to hear the…

Top 10 ways to deal with stress

At least at some point in our lives, we’ve all experienced stress. We feel stressed when there’s a number of things we need to get done: unit exams, projects, presentations, labs, quizzes, assignments, etc. And if you’re in Grade 12, there’s all the more stress that comes with applying for university and deciding what you…

Michaelle Jean visits Calgary

How many of you are involved in arts and culture? And how many of you believe your involvement with the arts can change the world? Well, Michaelle Jean came to Calgary on Nov 17 to talk to youth who are involved in the arts. It was a great opportunity for Michaelle Jean to realize how…

Book Review: Night By Elie Weisel

For the past week, I have been reading a book about the holocaust called “Night” by Elie Weisel. Although many of you may already have read this short but influential book, I felt I should do a book review on it. “Night” is a short and real-life story about a Jewish boy, Elie Weisel, who are one…

Good Omens: Book Review

I was getting quite tired of reading depressing novels so I decided to look for books that are funny or satirical. What I did not expect was a novel that’s so much more than that. Basically, “Good Omens” is a comedic take on the Christian end times (most vividly described in the book of Revelations)…

The Hero’s Walk: A Book Recommendation

The Hero’s Walk by Anita Rau Badami happened to be a book my English 30 teacher decided to use as a novel study. At first glance the book appears less-than-stellar, being a no-name book accredited with a few Canadian awards. I mean, don’t we all look for New York Times Bestsellers when we look for…

Cohaero, A Junior Achievement Company

Hey guys, so… it’s been a while! But I’m back, and it’s true, I have something amazing to share with you all. As I blogged about once before, there’s an amazing youth entrepreneurial opportunity called Junior Achievement that runs many company programs right here in Calgary. Well, these company programs have began to develop, and yes, it’s…

The Maze Runner: Book Review

I’ll admit it, the only reason I read this book was because I heard that it’s similar to The Hunger Games. But as it turns out, the similarities are quite small. Basically Thomas, the protagonist, wakes up with his memories wiped and finds himself in a place called the Glade – a village of sorts,…

The YMCA Peace Medal ceremony

“Recognition, Awareness, Inspiration, Action! ” opens the YMCA Peace Medal Award Ceremony to celebrate World Peace Week. Awe-inspiring, local and humanitarian individuals and groups gathered together at this unique and fun awards ceremony, where compassionate hearts were recognized for their passion for peace. I must give my warm hearfelt thanks to my Red Cross coordinator…