Be Strong

On Halloween of October 31^st, 2011 the world’s population reached a whopping 7 billion people!

After sending your resume to numerous companies, you finally get a call back from one of them telling you that they were impressed by your qualifications and that you’ll be required to come in for an interview.

For many high school students, being popular is the most important thing in the world. They think that by being popular, all their problems will automatically disappear and that their lives will be perfect. I know by experience that this is not true at all.

Swiggtalk Girls across Canada talk about life as a teen, challenges they face, and advice they want other girls to know. Check out this amazing video!

Hello Swigg Girls!

Reporter Ceilidh M. recently shared an anti-bullying campaign video she worked on entitled "Rock Solid" from New Westminster Secondary. Check out the video below! 

I first heard about STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) in my Grade 9 health class. At that time they were called STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases). Why the change? Well, STI is believed to be a more politically correct term since the word disease can have negative connotations or social stigmas attached. Plus, when people think of diseases, they think of something you get and have forever but many STIs are curable therefore the term infection is more accurate. In my opinion changing disease to infection did not breakdown the stigmas attached to STIs.

When I was sixteen years old I was in my first long-term relationship. We had been dating for six months and we were really happy together. We were discussing the idea that we may engage in sexual intercourse but I was a little hesitant and really wanted my first time to be special without having any regrets and so I told him that I wanted to wait. He was incredibly understanding and we continued to grow closer and closer.

Watch Emily Fennell's amazing story of strength, perseverance and determination after she lost her hand.