by Kandice | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
By Jatin Mathur, An Alive Teen Lead We’ve all heard the horror stories of the unfortunate man or woman stuck working a 9-5 boring desk job. Conventional logic follows that the earlier you figure out what you want to do, your “passion,” to use the buzzword, the better....
by Kandice | Mar 9, 2018 | Blog
By Kandice Henning, Alive Center Founder & CEO February 24, 2018 “Seriously, you never know, so stop thinking that you do.” This was a conversation that I was having with myself on the last night of my 2018 yoga retreat at a beautiful resort Northwest of Cabo. I...
by Kandice | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog
By Caitlin Holzer, Naperville North High School Class of 2016 & Alive Teen Alumni I am going to start with part of my conclusion, we do not have to do everything on our own. There is no finish line when learning to be assertive, so all that matters is the starting...
by Kandice | Feb 15, 2018 | Blog
By Sam Rosacrans (Photo taken from one of my last concerts – Rammstein, one of the highlights of last Summer.) As we go throughout any stage of our life, whether it be middle school, high school, work or something different, we’re often plagued by...
by Kandice | Jan 31, 2018 | Blog
By Jatin Mathur, Naperville North High School Senior Numbers drive our world… 89.5 – the minimum percentage to earn an A in a class, 36 – the maximum ACT score, 1600 – the maximum SAT score, 4.0 – the maximum unweighted GPA, and on...
by Kandice | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog
A Job During High School – Is It Worth It? By Max Ayoub It’s mid-November, almost finals season, which means the stress and workload teenagers have to deal with is at its peak for the semester. Every high school student is constantly looking for more free time...