Just a little more than a month ago, I had the most amazing opportunity of collaborating with the staff at Youth Central through my school club, Creativity In Action, in creating a mural for Calgary. Here is the excerpt from our club illustrating our inspiration behind the mural. The Creativity In Action team has partnered with Youth…
Now many know how trends are set, but in this case, I guess the main concept is the difference between the terms ‘torn’ and ‘artistically torn’. Cut-out tops are so cool, too bad the weather these days won’t allow for it to be worn outdoors. Nonetheless though, these cut-out shirts are found in practically every…
Naheed Nenshi, the current mayor of Calgary, has recently announced that he will be running for a second term as mayor. With an 88% approval rate, he is set to do well in the election – but what exactly is the reasoning for this approval rate, and what has he done for Calgary that he…
Interested in business, entrepreneurship, enterprise, or just having a lot of fun? On January 5th of 2013, a student (One of those students being our own Syed!) run initiative in partnership with the Junior Achievement, host to the popular Company Program, called Youth Business Network is holding a competition that put the business skills of…
Living on the western part of Canada, it is difficult for us to understand the destruction hurricane Sandy brought about in her path. So exactly how destructive was she? Photographer Stephen Wilkes takes us on an eye-opening journey… photos courtesy of TIME and Stephen Wilkes
Calling all high school students…! Ok, well, that isn’t exactly what I deem a good opening statement. But you get the point. I have noticed a lot of high school advice are coming from current or former IB students that is dedicated to an exploration of the IB world – but what about high school…
When I visited the Canadian Parliament this summer, I discovered the four beautiful bronze angels located at the corners of the altar of the First World War Book of Remembrance in the centre of the Memorial Chamber. I snapped a closeup of one of the angels and much to my surprise, I later found a postcard…
The teenage years bring many new and daunting experiences; high-school, learning to drive, a job, plus tons of other responsibilities and freedoms. One freedom I find many people are nervous about is getting piercings. They talk about getting piercings for years, barely able to wait until they turn 16 and can get them. Yet, once…
I get to dissect a frog in my biology class! Yay! For being such a stereotypical dissection animal, frogs can be pretty strange. 1. Frogs can breathe underground. When frogs hibernate, they dig little trenches in moist soil and literally bury themselves alive. But they can still breathe fine. Frogs have tiny blood vessels near…
Sure, we’ve all heard about the Hockey Hall of Fame… Rock and Roll Hall of Fame… But what about Calgary’s own Business Hall of Fame? It was established a few years ago (2004) by Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta (that’s right, JA) and acknowledges the business achievements of some of Alberta’s most esteemed individuals. This…
It’s been a busy week for video game music fans in Calgary. On Saturday, November 3, Video Games Live made its fourth appearance to the cow-town; and on Tuesday, November 6, The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses made its second appearance in Canada! That’s right folks, Toronto and Calgary are the concert’s first Canadian shows…
Have you ever mock argued with your friends? Well, of course you have. But, fun arguments are nothing like intense, professional impromptu matches. As Richard said in his early post, Three school clubs you should join, debate club is one of the best out there. Attending events held by the Alberta Speech and Debate Association…
Hair-chalking, a relatively new way to colour your hair. What is hair chalking? It is literally temporarily colouring your hair, with soft chalk/pastel and is an excellent way to get that bright and vibrant colour you’re looking for, but without the worry of having to have purple highlights at your next business meeting. So who…
Today being Sunday, I thought it was appropriate to write an article on Sunday brunch. I mean, who doesn’t like brunch? You get all the delicious breakfast foods that you love and enjoy so much, but you don’t have to rush your meal to go and catch the bus. It’s perfect! The big thing I…
With the recent releases of the Surface, iPad, and Nexus family, there are now quite a few tablets on the market, but which of them is the best to buy? 1. Apps Which has the best apps? Surface – Windows 8 – “Modern” apps, which can be downloaded…