San Diego Teens Walk Barefoot For A Good Cause
On Tuesday, April 10th, Pacific Ridge School participated in an international event called One Day Without Shoes, which was created by TOMS shoe company. Taking their shoes off for a day, students and faculty helped realize and bring awareness to the fact that 40% of the world’s population does not own a pair of shoes. [...]
When I watched the TOMS documentary One for One, I realized just how in need of shoes kids around the world are. For example, in places like Haiti and Argentina, kids can get a foot parasite called podoconiosis from persistent contact with irritating volcanic soil. Nicknamed “elephantitis” from the disfigurement it creates, podoconiosis affects four million [...]
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Torrey Pines High School Key Club has been volunteering all over San Diego throughout the year. As the biggest Carmel Valley community service club at Torrey Pines High School, the Key Club never fails to gather groups of eager and dedicated high school students to help the community out in a variety of ways. Every week, [...]
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February 11, 2012. Gonzales Canyon. Torrey Pines High School Key Club has been volunteering all over San Diego in the month of February. As the biggest community service club at Torrey Pines High School, the Key Club never fails to gather groups of eager and dedicated high school students to help the community out in [...]
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Music, theater, photography, video film, and dance, oh my! Behind rows of lockers and the bustling of students hurrying to their next class, the melodic ring of instruments and notes being harmonized can be heard if listened for carefully. The Envision program at Canyon Crest Academy encompasses all of the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) [...]
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Local Non-Profits Present the Documentary Film, Miss Representation; aims to Empower Youth to Speak Out Against Stereotypes and Labels Created by the Media. It’s those millions of TV viewers, magazine subscribers, and web surfers everyday that are subjected to the exploitation of women. It’s right under our noses, and yet we fail to think twice [...]
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Torrey Pines Sophomore and Outside The Lens Youth Councilor, Layla Mazdyasni, shares a story on how a Carmel Valley family tries to rebuild after a devastating fire. A not so typical mid-autumn day: Flames burning, hearts racing, thoughts jumbling. The house slowly begins to burn to the ground; firemen rush in. A rough day for [...]
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Stray Children featuring Brandon Browning, 16, a Canyon Crest Academy Sophomore and Music Conservatory Student, has been booked to play at The House of Blues San Diego Saturday night, November 12th. Two years ago, 14 year old Brandon Browning, Max Varley and Jacob Banks were looking for something to do on a boring afternoon. Maxx, [...]
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What does 16 loaves of bread, 90 lbs of peanut butter, and 90 lbs of jelly equal? To a group of volunteers made up of Carmel Valley San Diego community high schoolers and parents, it equals making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. On the first Saturday of every month, Olivia McGuigan, [...]
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