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Net gain: Manitoba teen holds basketball camp to inspire girls to get into sports
A weekend basketball camp designed by and for teenaged girls was a way to inspire them to stay in the game and sports in general, says the camp organizer. That was the goal behind Shoot to Inspire, a camp for girls held at the Steinbach Regional Secondary School in mid-January.
First Person
I started high school in a pandemic. But my senior year was just how I imagined it would be
Since 2020, Steinbach Regional Secondary School student Ayesha Badiola has written about what it was like to be a high school student in Manitoba during a pandemic. Now, the recent grad shares her experiences one last time.
First Person
I finally have a normal school year and I plan to make the most of it
I started my diary entries in September 2020 as a Grade 10 student, while adjusting to new restrictions. Two years later, I finally have the chance to experience and write about a normal school year.
First Person
It's back to pre-pandemic basics for this school year, says Steinbach Grade 11 student
Steinbach teen Ayesha Badiola has been diarizing her experience as a high school student during a pandemic. "It is 2022, I am now in Grade 11 and my days have seen drastic changes," she writes in her latest entry.
First Person
Teen sums up lessons learned after 'unconventional' school year
We’re officially into summer! I cross my fingers for normalcy next school year, wondering what it’ll look like. But the past one? Wow, that went by quickly.
Point of View
What does remote learning look like? 'Comfortable, but not very glamorous,' says Manitoba student
Steinbach's Ayesha Badiola has been journaling student life during pandemic. "Is this what I envisioned for the first half of my sophomore year? No," she writes in her latest entry. "And who knows what the second semester has for us."
Point of View
Steinbach student slam dunks sports withdrawal during pandemic
High school student Ayesha Badiola has been journaling life during the pandemic, without her beloved team sports. "In our high school bubble ... athletics are starting to make a slow comeback, but bleachers are still empty," she says.
Point of View
Steinbach, Man., student survives crash course in pandemic education
Ayesha Badiola described the first day of COVID-19 school life as "officially the most peculiar way to start school."
Point of View
Steinbach student shares life lessons from return to school during the 'temporary new normal'
Steinbach high school students Ayesha Badiola is journaling the first weeks of her return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The start of an unorthodox school year is days away and I have mixed feelings about it. Questions fog up my head," she writes.