Youth Week has just finished. For the News Committee, as teenagers, we feel that it is equally important for us to celebrate our achievements and to support each other when we need it. Thus, we have compiled a few resources that you may find useful now, or in the future. Free Support Phone Lines (New Zealand) Youth Line Youth line is a support line for young people facing problems. … Continue reading Support for Youth
At Macleans, we are constantly associated with success, as we celebrate it often and it is something we strive to achieve. And therefore we see failure in a negative light, purely due to it being the opposite of where we wish to head. This should not be the case. Of course nobody enjoys failure, but it shouldn’t always be considered a bad thing. Failure should … Continue reading Failure isn’t all that bad
“The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.” Sound familiar? We’ve all heard it at some stage, that cliché phrase being tossed about by members of the older generation, trying to inspire or perhaps intimidate us. Sure, someday we will be the Prime Ministers, CEOs, school principals and other titled leaders of society, but while leadership comes naturally to some, others find the prospect … Continue reading Youth Week #5: Leadership
You’re either called smart or a geek, amazing or weird. Whenever someone called me hurtful words my dad always told me: “Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can never hurt you”. But in all honesty, I’ve always had those discriminatory words stuck in my head, and I swear they will always haunt me. But a few weeks ago someone told me to … Continue reading Youth Week #4: Bullying
Humans have numerous and different stages of life. Birth is where we all start at, when we could pass as twins with the infant next door. As we age slowly into toddlers, we are taught and raised by our parents in diverse ways – we are exposed to some aspects of life that other people aren’t. This is where we start to develop diversity and … Continue reading Youth Week #3: Diversity
Not just art. I assume that most think ‘Creativity’ and make the connection to Art right away. Perhaps a 15th century painting of a naked lady looking sad at something might pop up in your head. It’s true that creativity is mostly found in art, but I hope to broaden your perspective on it by shining some light in the other areas it contributes to, … Continue reading Youth Week #2: Creativity
When was the last time you said thank you to your mum for washing, hanging and drying your uniform every week? Or for the hard work your dad does as he comes back home, late and exhausted? Over the past few weeks, these thoughts ran over my mind as I realised just how important my family was to me. This all started after the school … Continue reading Youth Week #1: Family and Whanau
