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25 th of October 2013 Issue 83
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e 83
Settin
g your foo
t through
the Falcon
gate for t
he first ti
me can
be both in
timidating
and excit
ing. Some
of us have
indeed
made “The
Walk”(see
pg.34) for
the first
time this
year, but
others ha
ve been d
own that
well know
n path ma
ny times
.Even
though fo
r us, the 7
th Former
s, this was
our seven
th ‘First d
ay of
school’, it
doesn’t se
em that l
ong ago w
hen we w
ere also ta
king our
first step
into Falco
n. Someti
mes it see
ms that in
the blink
of an eye
seven year
s went by,
but then
we remem
ber all the
moments
that we
shared and
we realiz
e that tho
se seven y
ears are f
ull of pre
cious mem
-
ories and
experienc
es. In the
Inflight m
agazine w
e aim to h
ighlight
some of th
ose momen
ts, by crea
ting a me
mento of
not only
our com-
munity, b
ut also of
our creat
ivity.
The summ
er that pa
ssed had a
bitterswe
et taste. Th
e beaches
, the sun,
the late n
ights, wer
e all the i
ngredien
ts we need
ed for a sw
eet vacati
on
of fun an
d relaxati
on. The fu
n times th
ough cam
e to a halt
on the 4t
h
of August,
when ou
r beloved
director
and found
er of the
Falcon
School, M
r. Nikolas
M. Ierides
, passed a
way. His l
egacy rem
ains not
only in th
e form of
the Falco
n School
and of T
he school
for the
Blind, but
also in th
e hearts o
f all the st
udents wh
ose lives
he
changed f
or the bet
ter, by pro
viding us
with a pr
ominent e
ducation.
(For more
about the
life and a
chievemen
ts of Mr. I
erides tur
n to pg. 6
).
Despite th
is loss, thi
s year we
should ce
lebrate hi
s lifeby en
joying
every seco
nd here a
t the Falc
on school
; the scho
ol he wor
ked so har
d
to build an
d establis
h.
Undoubte
dly, this y
ear will be
a memora
ble one n
ot just for
the 7th
formers b
ut also fo
r the who
le Falcon
Commun
ity. As we
want to
translate t
his on pap
er, we wil
l need the
help of o
ur talente
d journal-
ists and p
hotograp
hers, as w
ell as of th
e whole s
tudent bo
dy. Even i
f
you do no
t want to g
et thorou
ghly invol
ved in the
newspap
er, you can
still email
us with a
ny suggest
ions and i
deas at
inflight.ed
itors@outlo
ok.com.
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From your Editors
A special thank you t
o Nicholas
Dra-
copoulos fo
r his help w
ith the cove
r
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“The journey of a thousand milesbegins with one step.”
Lao Tzu
Conten
ts
Welcome to Infl ight
pg.4-5 In
troducing t
he Presstea
m
pg.6-7 M
r.Ierides: A
man of kno
wledge
pg.8-9 E
lections
pg.10-11 P
refects
pg.12 Intro
ducing the
new Econom
ics Teacher
pg.13 7th N
ational Ses
sion of EY
P
pg.14-17 S
chool New
s
pg.18-19 P
rimary New
s
pg.20-21
Wall posts
: Older an
d Wiser
pg.22-23
Cultural N
ews
pg.24 Ne
ws Update
pg.25 Ea
t right, be
bright
pg.26 Bo
ys and Gir
ls: The Ug
ly Truth
pg.27 Pe
rson of Int
erest
pg.28-29
Creepy S
tories
pg.30 DIY
: Hallowee
n Edition
pg.31 Web
of Costum
e Ideas for
Halloween
pg.32 Ba
ck to basics
with the br
ain
pg.33 W
hat is your
Royal Nam
e?
pg.34-35
The Walk
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Introducing the Press Team
Teacher Advisor:Miss A.Georgiou Head Photographer &
Journalist:Evdokia Antoniadou 6R
Photographer:Christina Michael 6R
Journalist & Photogra-pher:Andrea Alexandrou 5R
Photographer:Cleopatra Pierides 1B
Journalist:Grace Theodoulou 6B
Journalist:Katie Kapodistria 6B
Journalist:Eleana Demosthenous 7P
Journalist:Panayiotis Papakyprianou 7P
Photographer:Elia Kitromilides 4R
Journalist & Photographer:Anastasia Mouskou 6Y
Journalist:George Marangos 7P
Journalist & Photographer:Artemis Loucaidou 6R
Absent:Yasmine Amr 7P: Journalist and Editorial AssistantRawan Magdi 7B: Journalist and Editorial AssistantPanayiotis Souroullas 7P: JournalistSarah John 6B: Journalist, Primary correspondantZlata Vasilyeva 5R: JournalistEleonora Della 5B: Photographer
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Journalist:Grace Theodoulou 6B
Journalist:Katie Kapodistria 6B
Journalist & PE correspondant: Fania Christodoulides 6B
Journalist:Yehia Barakat 1B
Journalist:Alexander Balkwill 2R
Journalist:Philip Karageorghis 6B
Journalist & Photographer:Anastasia Mouskou 6Y
Journalist:George Marangos 7P
Journalist & Photographer:Artemis Loucaidou 6R
Journalist: Iasonas Pafitis 5B
Journalist:Irene Tsimon 4R
Journalist & Photographer:Tim Ikramov 6B
Journalist:Nearchos Aniliades 4B
Chief Editor:Andrea Ellina 7P
Chief Editor:Erina Zannetou 7P
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Mr. Ier id e sThe man of knowledge
The Falcon School is grieving the loss of our beloved headmasterand founder Mr. Nikolas M. Ierides. Nevertheless, we should celebrate his remarkable life.
Mr. Ierides was an outstanding man and a role model to all of those who knew him. He not only provided uswith a prominent education here at the Falcon School, but he also reformed the School for the Blind, justafter the declaration of independence of Cyprus. At the age of 32 he managed to raise the School for theBlind to the higher standards of the day in Europe, which is no small feat for someone that young. In addi-tion, he worked with the country’s first president, Archibishop Makarios, to transfer the school to the currentbuilding, which was built according to the needs of the blind.
In 1976, Mr. Ierides founded the Falcon School; a place, which would shape many generations to come. Wemay have heard of his achievements, but most of the students currently in the school did not have a chanceto meet him and get to know him. That is why we decided to go to our source of knowledge, the staff of theschool, for a more personal view of Mr. Ierides.
By Erina Zannetou and Andrea Ellina 7P
What do you remember the most distinctly about Mr. Ierides?Mrs Antoniades: “I remember his presence everywhere in the school (the corridors, the classrooms, his office) and his
ability to do the most of everything, from cooking, cutting pupils’ hair, painting scenery, playing the piano, conducting the or-chestra, directing plays, playing football and volleyball to observing lessons, discussing education and the students’ progressand offering advice”
Dr Hadjivarnava: “His love for sports and especially football”
Mrs Lisa: “I remember how he used to give up his lunch breaks to supervise children wanting to swim in the pool”
Mrs Andronicou: “ His great pride in his school and his strictness as well as his high expectations of his stu-
dents and teachers. I also remember his friendliness, his ability to interact with his staff on a social level and his joy when hewas invited to a teacher’s home for coffee or dinner. He was the proud director of the school but at the same time he could bein the kitchen with us, making sandwiches for a visiting school during a Sports Day, or he could be behind the counter, serv-ing his guests during the October cocktail parties.
A sentence about his character:Mrs Antoniades: “He was a visionary, a complex and a fully dedicated man”
Dr Hadjivarnava: “Always straight to the point”
Mrs Lisa: “His door was always open. He was never tired of listening to the children”
Mrs Andronicou: “ Mr Ierides was a complex personality, capable of the greatest
kindness but also the most severe reprimand”
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What is your best memoryof mr.ierides?
Dr Hadjivarnava: “During rehearsals for
musicals”
Mrs Lisa: “When he stopped an important meet-
ing to attend to me as I had just fallen down thekitchen stairs! He kept everyone waiting until he wassure I felt better”
What is the greatest lesson you’velearned from mr. ierides?Mrs Antoniades: “With determination and patience you can
achieve your goals”
Dr Hadjivarnava: “Always have a vision for the future”
Mrs Lisa: “He taught we that ‘faith can move mountains’ “
Mrs Andronicou: “To have high expectations of my students but
also of myself as a teacher”
“ Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.” Emi Dickinson
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Cookies, posters, stickers andgreat music; sound familiar? Wellit should, as after two weeks ofcampaigning, the Falcon School'spresident for 2013-2014 was fi-nally elected. As in all elections,there were some apt candidates,animated drama, and then a finalwinner; the president. This year,the prestigious title of presidencygoes to Panayiotis Papakyprianou,who was voted by 11 out of thetotal 16 classes, which is no smallfeat. Congratulations to him, aswell as his two (well.. one) fellowcandidate(s), Semina Nicolaou andAndreas Glykeriou!The Presidential drama primarilybegan on the first Friday of theschool year, when the class repre-sentatives were elected for thewhole Secondary Department. Aseach 7th form class votes fortheir own class reps too, thesereps then move on to run forSchool President. In particular,there was one 7th form classwhose class rep outcome wasn'texactly one that was anticipated;and this is where the show began.Disbelief, excitement, anger allmingling together in one after-noon, building up the atmospherefor the official beginning, of elec-tions.
The first cam-paigning ef-forts that
were noticed, werethe incredibly cre -ative stickers by
Andreas, saying 'Vote forGlykeras' using the Gatorade
logo. We were then shortly after-wards presented with Panayiotis'unique and eye-catching posters(including 'PANda' puns), followedby Semina's own 'Making theworld better since 1995' posters.Stickers were a significant fea-ture of the campaigns, and thefact that they were all highly ap-pealing and worn by the majorityof the secondarystudents,made thema pri-marypublic-ityfea-tureforeach ofthe can-didates.
However, the presi-dential elections suffered a hugeturn of events when one of thecandidates, Andreas, withdrew.Needless to say, he had many sup-porters who were more than justheartbroken when his with-drawal was confirmed, and al-though he didn't officially run forschool president this year, he re-mains a class rep with consider-able influence and presence.
Lastly, the two remaining candi-dates gave, what is thought to bethe most significant feature ofthe elections; their speeches. Grit,determination and a desire to rep-resent the student body of TheFalcon, were clearly visiblethrough the speeches. After lis-tening to the candidates' speechesduring the early hours of school,students voted at the end of theday, giving time for all they hadheard to sink in, as well as provid-ing them with enough time tothink their vote through. As eachclass votes in unison for one can-didate, individual voting was doneduring form period, after whichthe overall class vote and theindividual votes were sentfor the final count...And hence, Panayiotiswas elected.The school electionsare one of themajor eventswhere the FalconSchool student bodycomes to-gether tohelp shape
their own futureand school life, andtherefore, after care-fully choosing the presi-dent, all we can say isthat we hope we have asuccessful year ahead ofus, full of enjoyment, co-operation and fantasticmemories!
ElectionsBy Sarah John 6B
Semina N. and Panayiotis P.: Even though they were bothcandidates there was never any animosity between them
Inflight 9Semina N. and Panayiotis P.: Even though they were bothcandidates there was never any animosity between them
Message from the president:My fellow Falcon students, it is mypleasure to have the opportunity tocommunicate with you through theInflight magazine. We’ve only beenback for about a month now, and wehave already seen a number of eventsand activities – such as the cam-paign period, the Strovolos Run, theSponsored Swim, and there will be
many more to come. I would urge youall to participate or attend eventswhenever you can, be they parties,sporting events etc. These are, after all,the kind of moments you will lookback on with fondness, the kind of mo-ments that add fun and variety to theschool year, the kind of moments thatare chances to build and grow friend-ships.This magazine will keep you up todate with events past and future andallow you to get involved in schoollife. I wish you all a successful and fun
rest of the year.
What qualities should a prefect have?To be a prefect, one would need to put effort into his studiesand show qualities such as honesty and dependability duringhis/her time at the Falcon school. And, of course, dashinggood looks!What superhero would you be?Deadpool
What qualities should a prefect have?A prefect is someone who is responsible, reliable and trustworthy.You should be well mannered - respecting both your teachers andpeers, maintain a good academic record, show discipline particularlywhen following instructions and rules as well as showing leadershipand cooperation skills.
What superhero would you be?Cat Woman
What are your ambitions for the future?Study hard to get my dream job and be happy with a family!Most interesting thing to happen in the prefects’ room…When our study sessions are over and we all gather to-gether and chat while Souroullas plays the guitar
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PrefectsAs yet another new academic year starts, our curiousminds begin to wonder who the prefects are. Promisingto support you and help you out, take a look below tofind out what they’re all about.
What is the best thing about being a prefect?Getting to have our own prefects’ room!What are your ambitions for the future?To graduate from university with a good degree inmathematics.
Rhea Zaloumis
George Marangos
Yasmine Amr
Panayiotis Papakyprianou
By Rawan Magdi 7B
What A-levels are you taking?Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics,FrenchWhich event are you most excited to plan this year?Definitely the Christmas Party.
What are your ambitions for the future?To become a conservationist and live in Africa.
What superhero would you be?Aqua Woman
What is the best thing about being a prefect?Being a prefect gives you the chance tohelp others, especially the younger studentswhen they need it.What A-levels are you taking?Maths, Further Maths, Geography, Physics
Which event are you most excited to plan this year?Every single one that we will be organising as a 7thform since I believe they will be the most memo-rable!
Most interesting thing to happen in the prefects’ room…Souroullas playing his guitar and singing tra-ditional Cypriot songs. And of course, hav-ing George bringing us cookies!
What are your ambitions for the future?Come back and take Mr. Agathangelou’s po-sition as a teacher in the years to come!What qualities should a prefect have?Hmm, there’s a quote which describes this perfectly!‘’ Learn to adjust.” –by Mr Agathangelou.
What is the best thing about being a prefect?It’s a life lesson of responsibility.
What superhero would you be?Slash.
What A-levels are you taking?Maths, History, EconomicsWhat is the best thing about being a prefect?The fact that we are lucky to have our own roomwhere we can study, relax and gossip.
What is your best ‘prefect’ memory so far?Going to Ikea with Souroullas and Erina was an in-credible and funny experience. We felt as if wewere decorating our dorms instead of the prefects’room!
What superhero would you be?Wonder Woman
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Andrea Ellina
Anna Daniel
John Hadjifrangiskou
Iliana Chrysiliou
Erin a Zann e t ou
Panayiotis Souroullas
Rafaella Christodoulides
ELEANA DEMOSTHENOUS
Q: Why did you decide to become a teacher, lookingback on this decision, would you still have chosen thesame path?A: Well, I believe that teachers affect the future. Teachers mould the futureeach day in class. In fact, teaching is not a job, but a social contribution. Teachersare contributing to the society in the sense that they do not only teach children oryoung adults, but they might influence their way of thinking and the development oftheir character. And, I find this interesting but challenging as well, that’s why Idecided to be part of this contribution.
Q: Which subject do you believe is the most important, and why?A: Maths, and then Economics. Maths teaches you the basics of Economics, andyou really need it in your life. You need Maths for Economics in order to compareand use the results from data and statistics, to prioritize objectives and reach con-clusions.
Q: Why is Economics one of the best subjects to select while atschool?A: With Economics, you understand how society works and you learn how to use the resources you have in order tomake as many people as happy as possible, in other words: satisfy wants.
Q: If you had one magic wish from a genie, what would you wish for?A: To become 18 again… and stay there (laughs) I would want to make the world the happiest it can be, whatever that includes!
Q: Do you have any hobbies? How do you spend your free time?A: Going out, meeting with friends, going to the gym.
Q: What was the wildest thing you did during your school days?A: I didn’t do anything so wild… I would like to stay on the safe side in this interview! (laughs)
Q: Do you have any objectives for this academic year?A: Yes! I aim to have a very productive year, in terms of exam results and getting to know my new Falcon Family.
Q: Do you have any dreams/ hopes for the future?A: I hope to have a happy family and survive this Economic Crisis!
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The newest addition to the Falcon School familyloves to travel and dreams of going to New Yorkone day. Graduating from the University of Birming-ham, she is also not new to the classroom, as she hasbeen teaching for the past three years. Just like withany new teacher, here’s the inside scoop to the question“Who is Ms. Malla?”
When Supplying us with anew Economics Teacher,we Demand an interview!
By Fania Christodoulides 6B
iNTRODUCING THE NEW ECONOMICS’ TEACHER
Teacher’s File Name: Ms. E. MallaSubject: Economics Club: Economics ClubFavorite Author: Emily BrontëFavorite Book: “A Walk to Remember”-Nicholas SparksFavorite Newspaper: The Economist Favorite Economist: John Maynard Keynes Favorite Color: Light Pink
iNTRODUCING THE NEW ECONOMICS’ TEACHER
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By Anastasia Mourskou 6Y
European Youth Parliament
7th National SessionEuropean Youth Par liament; so many thoughts, feelings and unforget tablememories in just 3 words. Those that have been there know exactly what I ’m ta lking about, for those thathaven’t ,here is a br ief summary . The EYP is a volunteer non-prof it organizat ion that invites young people to take par t in some discussionsand a series of debates about topics concerning Europe…but EYP is much more than that, you gain so muchfrom such an exper ience as a person, developing your knowledge and understanding of the world through theteam building activit ies , committee discuss ions and the General Assembly. Here is a taste of th is year’sEYPers:
The European Youth Parliament is not just a session in the summer which lasts for a few days, but an experi-ence which will impact an individual for a lifetime. First when preparing for the conference you start to learn how tobecome a responsible EU citizen, by reading the issues impacting our world today. Once you start learning andreading about global events and how they concern the world, you never stop, its a continuous journey. In additionto this you learn to work with your committee members, gaining valuable team working skills and creating lifelongfriendships . EYP is definitely something I will never forget! -Fania Christodoulides 6B
Constructive? Yes. Fun? Yes. Did itall go as anticipated..? No! From uncoopera-tive and passive committeemembers, to missing chair(person), I think I was def-initely 'baptized with fire'for EYP. The experiencethat I gained however, re-mains unmatched!-Sarah John 6B
EYP is not about who you are,it is about whoyou want to be. Everyone can be an EYPer, just believein yourself and enjoy to the fullest. It’s one of the bestthings that you can only gain from it! Don't hesitateits a life changing experience and totally worth it! -Anastasia Mouskou 6Y
Don't say I won’t be one of the 6. Don't say there is nochance of going beyond the nationals. Don't say it’s boring orhard. I've been to the nationals and still don't know anythingabout economics! Yet just because I showed interest, I madefriends, memories, and believe that dreams can come true!
-Kyprianos Spyrou 6R
"Is it going to be fun? Willit be worth the time? The re-search?"- Personally, I did it aday before the EYP nationalsession."This has to be one of the bestthings i've done this summer. Worth every minute"-The words I said at the end of the session-Nicholas Zingas 6R
The 7th EYP national session in Cyprus was a great expe-rience and will be carved forever in my best memories. Teambuilding, meeting new people, making new friends and eventhe last,sleepless and exhausting resolution night, all mademe determined to apply again for the next session!-Marios Santis 6R
Note from the Press team:Congratulations for qualifyingfor the 75th International session in Latvia & possible international forum
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School News
Welcome, my beloved Falconers to another promisingyear, full of creative and innovative fundraising
events that have through the years become a part of theFalcon conciousness.So far, the charity representatives from all the forms havemet twice in order to share and discuss ideas, particularlyregarding where the money collected should be donated. The first fundraising event that took place was the annualsponsored swim on the 4th of October. So congratulationsto all the swimmers and contributors! The money that wascollected was donated to Alkionides, a charity organiza-tion formed and registered in Cyprus in 1998 with the objective to aid those families and indi-viduals in Cyprus who find themselves in the most desper-ate of situations.Finally, I was recently voted head of charity and wouldtherefore like to encourage all of you to be as generous asyou can in order to maintain Falcon’s reputation on being
one of the most generous schools inCyprus that aims to aid the Cypriot com-munity by donating money to reputablecharity organizations and by voluteeringin various events.
Charity News by George Marangos 7P
Even though it was a bit of awindy day, the sun was stillshining on the Falcon school
students who were eagerly awaiting tojump into the pool and start doinglaps! The annual Sponsored Swim tookplace on Friday 4th of October and asusual we had many students participat-ing to swim a number of laps for char-ity. The Primary Falconers were thefirst to start swimming as they swamduring the lunch break. Once thelunch break was over, the SecondaryFalconers dominated the pool withmany students from almost all formsswimming in the lanes. Of course wehad a number of students helping out-side the pool counting laps or our veryagile photographers racing up anddown taking quick snapshots of theswimmers in action! After the tiringlaps the students were rewarded withrefreshing fruit and drinks as well assome delicious cookies and cakes pro-vided by none other than our lovelyParents Association. The sponsoredswim was definitely a success, as usual,as we had our students not only enjoy afantastic afternoon in or by the poolbut also donating money to charity.
Sponsored SwimBy Andrea Alexandrou 5B
This year the Falcon school proudly presents its new community service club, run by Mrs Antoniadesand Mrs Andronikou. It aims to raise awareness among Falcon students and to motivate their partici-pation in assisting their fellow man, in order to help those people and families who are in needand are currently suffering from the economic crisis.Students can help by direct assistance via existing organizations like 'Alkionides', which re-quire volunteers to carry out their programmes of community service; and through fund-rais-ing activities and gathering of goods within the school itself, to distribute to needy families inthe community ourselves!"We hope this will become a feature of the Falcon School's extracurricular programme and to-gether with other charity events will have a valuable and worthwhile impact!"Mrs Antoniades & MrsAndronikou
This is a very exciting year for the Falcon’s MusicDepartment. This is the first year that the school isgoing to provide Music at A-Level. Six promisingstudents are taking the subject, and have great facili-ties at their disposal: the school has the “Sibelius 6”program, which allows them to compose their ownmusic – soon, you will be able listen to their compo-sitions for IGCSE (all of which scored A*) on theFalcon School website. Meanwhile, the lower schoolwill be able to prepare for IGCSE better than ever,thanks to the availability of keyboards acquired justover a year ago, allowing them to practise compos-ing. Meanwhile, the Primary department has a newmusic teacher, Miss Georgia Papamichael, who hasa Masters’ in Music and is working on her PhD ineducation. Additionally, she is able to play the gui-tar, piano, saxophone, clarinet, recorder, various an-cient instruments, as well as sing. She’s great withchildren, having a 5-month-old daughter herself,not to mention how cool she is: she loves rockmusic, and Aerosmith is one of her favourite bands.Music class isn’t the only place to show one’s musi-cal prowess, however: there’s the school talent showlater this year, for which auditions are this February;there’s Musica Live, an inter-school concert takingplace on the 13th of February that the secondaryschool is hoping to participate in; and, of course, themarching band. The primary department getsto flaunt its musical skills aswell, singing at Christmasbazaars all over Nicosia this holidayseason, as well as during its concerton the 18th of December. Events aren’tlimited to the ones mentioned here –with the theatre renovated andavailable for use, the music de-partment is hoping to havemany more performances through-out the year, so stay tuned!
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Stelios Ioannou Clean-UpBy Katie Kapodistria 6Y
Year in and year out, regardless iftemperatures reach all- time highs or all-t ime lows, a dedicated group of FalconSchool students arrive at 'The Stelios Ioan-nou Foundation' on a bright Saturday morn-ing, eager to help clean the area, to helpprepare for the foundation's annual bazaar.And this year, our students didn't fail to im-press!
Accompanied by Mrs. Koumas and Mrs.Antoniades, our students spent several t ire-less hours cleaning down chairs and tables,making this effortful task seem like no bigdeal. But the hard work of our studentsdoesn't ever go unnoticed - The Stelios Ioan-nou Foundation is always happy to receivethe help from our dedicated students, andare always pleased with the results of their
hard work. Well done, Falconers!
By Artemis Loucaidou 6R
Musical NewsBy Panayiotis Papakyprianou 7P
Falcon’s Community Club
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Strovolos RunFalcon’s school presence for another consecutive year was very noticeable. A lot of Falcon students from primary to secondary, parentsand teachers attended the Strovolos run at the Strovolos Sports Centre, which took place on October 1st at 4:30.Apart from the fact that most of the participants were Falconers, quite a high percentage of the winners of the different subcategories werealso Falcon students. Once again Andrianos Souroullas was the first one who finished, winning the first prize in his category (boys up to14) with Loukas Kartakoulis winning the 3rd prize. In the 12-14 category Maria Codrou came 1st, with Cleopatra Pieridou second. The14-19 category was a great victory for Falcon students winning all 3 medals: Sarah John 1st, Maria Hadjiantoniou 2nd and Ioanna Ros-sides 3rd with Stylianos Demosthenous also com-ing 3rd.Congratulations to all the participants and win-ners for representing their school and themselvesto the maximum!
By Panayiotis Souroullas 7P
This year the falcon family started a new tradition by offering morning fitness classes toFalcon parents. On Wednesday the 25th of September the Open Day took place during
which Mrs. Elena demonstrated Zumba, Circuit training and Pilates to those present, for 20 min-utes each! Lessons take place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 1 hour!Their main aim is to improve and strengthen the physical condition of the parents. It shows howimportant it is for parents to be fit so they can stress the importance of physical exercise to theirchildren and inspire them to exercise. However children can also be an inspiration for their parentsand urge them to start exercising!You'll be also amazed to learn that a teachers’ Yoga class takes place every Wednesday afternoon.
It seems that both parents and teachers want to highlight the importance of physical exercise andbecome role models for us!
The second Official Falcon School Quiz Night took place under the evening skyof Friday 27th September, by the rich phosphorescence of the school swimmingpool. The event included 7 teams, consisting of parents, teachers and studentsengaged in answering challenging questions about Geography, Languages, Sci-ences, and various General knowledge subjects. Upholding the School’s Aca-demic strength, the participants proved to be very knowledgeable in all fields,with the victorious teams eventually receiving the prize of a bottle of wine ac-companied with a copy of the famous Falcon School Cookbook.
Parents Being Sporty by Artemis Loucaidou 6R
Quiz NightBy Tim Ikramov 6R
On the occasion of "World Animal Day"on Friday the 4th ofOctober the Falcon School welcomed Mrs. Natasha and herdog Aris, from the Nicosia Dog Shelter who came to inspire us!The Nicosia Dog Shelter provides support and protection toall dogs that need it, but its proper function depends on volun-teers therefore, anyone who can go and help is very welcome!Some pieces of advice we got:- microchip your dogs if you don't want to lose them-sterilize them in order not to have too many puppies whichyou cannot take care of-if you find a stray dog don't leave it there, call the shelterRemember, if you can't adopt a dog you can still go to the shel-ter as a volunteer and help socialize dogs from harsh back-grounds by walking them, showing love to them and givingthem some attention!
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Animal Day By Artemis Loucaidou 6R
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Primary News
Hello everyone! The PrimaryDepartment is such a significant fea-
ture of the Falcon, that now, we feel thateveryone should be aware of the important news
they want to share with us!International Language Day- 26th/27th September,•where the Primary children had to match the appropriatecountry with its flag, and a common greeting with the coun-try from which it originiates! A highly successful event, wherethe winners who emerged were Constantinos Zachariades (P4),Andreas Georghiades (P5), and Aditi Mehrotra (P5).(For those of you who would like to further look into this, stop bythe Primary Department and have a look at the pin-board!)Sponsored Swim- yes, Primaries contribute a lot to charity•too! They swim, they enjoy themselves, and they raisemoney for a good cause; congratulations to all of you!International Animal Day- 5th October, where a•Nicosia Dog Shelter official (incidentally also a Pri-mary student's mother!) visited the schoolwith a lovely, rescued pet dog, to high-light the importance of ani-
mals in our lives.
By Sarah John 6B
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Paphos Summer ParadiseIn the summer P6 and P5 went on a trip to Paphos. We were joined by
Mr. Scott, Mrs. Mack., and Mrs. Ioannou. The trip was packed with adven-ture, and surely lots of fun. I remember it like it was just yesterday…On the first day, we were super tired, so after having lunch and arriving atthe hotel, we unpacked and had a rest. We were then all told to gather upand go for a nice swim. After the pool, we returned to our rooms, showeredand relaxed. At night, we went shopping for water and other supplies, andwhen we got back to the hotel we had dinner and we enjoyed each other’scompany. That was our typical first day, but all the other days were activeand amusing. We went on a boat trip from the Paphos Harbor, enjoyed thesummer sun at the Water Parkand we even did some historicalsightseeing at the Tombs of theKings. On the last day, we vis-ited the Baths of Aphrodite andthe Paphos Zoo, which wereboth amazing. It was one of thebest experiences of my life andone which I’ll remember foryears to come.
By Yehia Barakat 1B
MS P. ALEXANDROU
To Peggy:
Stop taking life so se-
riously.
MRS C. ANDERSONTo Chrysalida:Appreciateevery singlemoment.
MR. A. VYRIDESTo Achilleas: Dream as if you'll l ive for-ever. Live as i f you'll dietoday.
MS. E. IACOVOU
To Elena:
Have more fun.
MR. A. BALKWILL
To Anthony:It is not enough to
be good at stuff. Youhave to show peoplethat you are good at
stuff.
MRS. E. ANTONIADO
U
To Elena:
Keep calm and
exercise.
DR. M. CHRISTODOULOUTo Maria:Learn morecrafts.
MS. A. GEORGIOUTo Andri:Do more sports.
MS. J. DEMETRIADES
To Jackie:
Just hang on
until your thir-
ties.
MS. Y. KOUMAS
To Yiola:
Enjoy the time; don’t
hurry to grow up.
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If you had a time machine where would you travel to? Would you visitthe dinosuars, prevent wars from happening, or discover already discoveredtrasures all over again? I know that most of us would just visit a past version ofourselves and either prevent our past self from doing something, or just givehim/her some advice. With that in mind, we decided to act as a time machine
and take the teachers to a trip back in time to visit their teenage selves.
WALL POSTS Older and Wiser By Iasonas Pafitis 5Blue
MRS. E. ANTONIADO
U
To Elena:
Keep calm and
exercise.
MS. J. DEMETRIADES
To Jackie:
Just hang on
until your thir-
ties.
MS. Y. KOUMAS
To Yiola:
Enjoy the time; don’t
hurry to grow up.
MRS. A. ANTONIADES
To Andri:It is not as bad as
it feels.
MR. C. CONSTANTINIDES
To Constantinos:Do not waste time. Usewisely every minute and
keep learning.
MRS. A. A
NDRONICO
U:
To A g n i :
E n j o y l i fe m o re .
MS. L. LADOMATOSTo Lizzy:Don't dye your hairpink.
(Ms. Ladomatos had her hair
dyed in pink for a certain pe-
riod of time during herteenage years!)
MS. K. DI
AMANTID
ES
To Katerina:
Don't stop trac
k
and field.
(Mrs. Diamantides stopped
doing track and field athletics,
forever, in her teenage years)
MR. R. IERIDESTo Renos:Keep enjoyingeverything to thelimit.
MS. A. DEMETRIOU
To Andrea:Remain awesome.
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MS. E. RODAMI
To Eleni:
Time flies.
Photography by Tom Hussey, from the series Reflection
“Miyazaki has decided that ‘The Wind Rises’will be his last film and he will now retire”, an-nounced Koji Hoshino, who runs Studio Ghi-bli, on September 1st. Miyazaki’s all 11hand-drawn features, including his debut with“The Castle of Cagliostro” in 1979, have intro-duced marvelous worlds, impossible to be forgotten by thousands of fans world-wide. After his Academy Award for Best Animated Feature-winning “SpiritedAway” in 2003, Miyazaki gained fame which brought his previous works into thespotlight. However, the quality and the unique characteristics of his featureshave never been altered; the audience -consisting of both children and adults-has always been amazed by his work. Miyazaki will always be considered as agreat contributor in the art of animation films.
“The Wind Rises” was released this summer in Japan and now the rest of theworld is awaiting its arrival. We won’t have to wait for too long though, as it isdue to be released within the next few months.
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Hayao Miyazaki is spiriting away
Hayao Miyazaki
Japan’s greatest director of animatedfeatures says goodbye with a war film
Cultural News By Iasonas Pafitis 5Blue
“RESHAPING OUR FUTURE”
A splash of culture with POP UP 2013
Although only a few days of this festival are left (ends on October 28), there still are nu-merous events which you can attend. Continuing the work began with Nicosia’s candidacyto become European Capital of Culture 2017, this festival has been an effort to revive thecity through culture through various events, including workshops, shows, presentations, lec-tures, and more, since September 24.
Find all about PopUp13 on www.popupni-cosia.com and www.facebook.com/Project-Nicosia.
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Bibliophiles go to the moviesLong-expected film adaptations of novels are finally being released
The Book ThiefPremiere :15th of November ( USA) Genre: Drama, War Directed by: Brian Percival Written by: Michael Petroni(screenplay),Markus Zusak (novel); Stars include: Sophie Nélisse, GeoffreyRush, Emily Watson
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country isholding its breath. Death has never beenbusier, and will become busier still. LieselMeminger is a foster girl living outside ofMunich, who scratches out a meager exis-tence for herself by stealing when she en-counters something shecan’t resist–books. With thehelp of her accordion-play-ing foster father, she learnsto read and shares her stolenbooks with her neighborsduring bombing raids aswell as with the Jewish manhidden in her basement.
CarriePremiere : 18th of October(USA)Genre: Drama, HorrorDirected b:y Kimberly Peirce; Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa(screenplay), LawrenceD. Cohen(screenplay), Stephen King (novel);Stars include: Chloë Grace Moretz, JulianneMoore, Judy Greer
The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White,who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic pow-ers. Repressed by a domineering, ultra-religious motherand tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fitin lead to a dramatic confrontation during the seniorprom.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Premiere: 22nd of November(USA) Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-fiDirected by: Francis Lawrence; Written by: Simon Beaufoy(screenplay), Michael Arndt(screenplay), SuzanneCollins(novel); Stars include: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson,Liam Hemsworth
Against all odds, Katniss has won the HungerGames. She and fellow District 12 tribute PeetaMellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss shouldbe relieved, happy even. After all, she has returnedto her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yetnothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. As timedraws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the dis-tricts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakesare higher than ever. If they can't prove, without ashadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their lovefor each other, the consequences will be horrifying.
Ender’s Game Premiere: 1st of November (USA)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fiDirected by: Gavin Hood;
Written by: Gavin Hood(screen-play),Orson Scott Card(novel); Stars include: Asa Butterfield,Abigail Breslin, Harrison Ford
The Government drafts genius child Andrew "Ender"Wiggin to defend against alien Buggers, but rejectssadistic brother Peter and beloved sister Valen-tine. In orbiting Battle School, rigorous militarytraining, skill and natural leadership elevatesboy to isolated position, respected by jealous ri-vals, pressured by teachers, afraid of invasion.
Book Reviews from Good Reads
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News Update By Philip Karageorghis 6B
For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with the news over the summer,here are some of the most important headlines from around the world.
Syrian Conflict Escalates:On the morning of the 21st of August, a chemical nerve agent (sarin)was deployed amid heavy fighting between government and oppositiontroops in the agricultural belt around Damascus. On report of this, theUN sent a team of chemical weapons experts to verify the claim (madeby opposition members). Before these reports (which ended up beingtrue) were confirmed however, President Obama and his Secretary ofState promptly began to warn of military action against the AssadRegime in order to “send a clear message” against the use of such chem-ical weapons (designated as Weapons of Mass Destruction by the UN).Russia, which has been President Assad’s most important ally through-out these past two years of conflict, responded with warnings againstsuch as attack, urging the US and Assad’s Government to reach a peace-ful, diplomatic solution. Upon observing the lack of support for militaryaction within his own country and abroad, President Obama finally de-cided against such brash action and, with thehelp of Russia, reached an agreement inwhich all Syrian Chemical Weapons would bedestroyed by “mid-2014”. The Syrian CivilWar however, has not subsided, with morethan an estimated 100,000 people killed sinceits beginning over 2 years ago.
George Zimmer-man Trial Acquitted :George Zimmerman, a Hispanic-
American infamous for fatally shoot-ing a 17-year old (Trayvon Martin) onFebruary 26th, 2012 was found notguilty of Second degree murder andmanslaughter in a trial that lastedfrom the 10th of June to the 13th ofJuly. At the time of the shooting, Zim-merman was operating as the coordi-nator of the neighbourhood watch ina gated community. Upon seeingMartin acting “suspiciously”, Zim-merman followed the youth, at whichpoint Martin reportedly attacked Zim-merman and Zimmerman respondedby lethally shooting Martin in “self-defense”. Misleading media coveragemeant that during the months follow-ing up to the trial, Zimmerman wasaccused by the public of committinga hate crime as well as “racial profil-ing” (since people believe that theonly reason that Zimmerman followedMartin in the first place was becausehe was African-American). Upon theannouncement of the verdict, manyprominent figures throughout Amer-ica (for example, Al Sharpton andeven President Obama himself) madeheartfelt speeches with regards to thecase.
Morsi Overthrown in Military:Mohammed Morsi, the democratically elected Islamist
President of Egypt was overthrown by a military-led Coup onthe 3rd of July, amid growing unpopularity with the Egyptian public.Morsi has been under house arrest since being overthrown and his party(the Muslim Brotherhood) has been all but gutted by the new government,with most of its more important members jailed or awaiting trial. Morsi’ssupporters however are still taking to the streets in protest, inevitablyclashing with police. This move by the Egyptian Army has returned Egyptto almost the same situation it was in prior to the Arab Spring in 2011,when rebels forced the military backed President Hosni Mubarak.
U.S Government Shutdown:After failing to reach an agreement on a budget for the next year in Congress onthe 1st of October, the US Government is undergoing a partial shut-down. This isdue to clashes between the Republican and Democratic Parties especially with re-gards to President Obama’s controversial Healthcare proposal, dubbed “Oba-macare”. This bill has received huge opposition from the Republicans since itscreation, and the Republican Party’s final desperate act to stop it even coming into effect seems to have been by not coop-erating with its Democrat counterparts in Congress. The partial shutdown means that 800,000 federal employees will findthemselves on unpaid suspension. This will mean that dozens of federal museums (the Smithsonian), libraries (the Libraryof Congress) and attractions (the Statue of Liberty) will be shut down. Some reservations have been made with the case ofworkers at nuclear power plants, air traffic controllers and national security personnel.
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Part 1 – Breakfast Part 1 – Breakfast +1 glass of water when you wake up
1or 2 bananas or apples (both•contain fiber) or1 glass of milk or tea (for your•protein requirement)2 tbsp. (full) Quaker Oats or•1 bowl of Special K cereal or•2 Biscuits or 1 slice of bread (for•your carbohydrate requirement)1 or 2 eggs (for protein)•Drink 2-3 glasses of water be-•
tweenbreak-fast andlunch
Part 2-SnackPart 2-Snack1 carrot or•1 apple or•1 cereal Bar (e.g. All Bran) or•1 pear or•Any fruit of your choice except•banana
Part 3 – LunchPart 3 – LunchSome cooked or semi-•cooked vegetables Fish or chicken or 2 eggs•(for your protein require-ment) & salad! orBeef steak & Salad or•1 (rich) salad•2 pieces of bread or 1 cup of•rice (for your carbohydrate re-quirement)4-6 glasses of water between the•lunch and the dinner
Part 4- Snack Part 4- Snack 1 apple or•1 pear or•1 peach or•Any other fruit of your choice ex-•cept banana
Part 5 - DinPart 5 - Din--nerner
Cooked•or semi-cookedVegetablesFish or 2•eggs (for
your proteinrequirement)
1 salad•Drink another 2-3 glasses of•water before sleeping.
Eat right, be bright
Ahealthy diet means eating a wide variety of foods so that you get all the nutrientsyou need, and eating the right number of calories depending on how active you are...
Try and eat lots of healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, fish (vitamins), meat (protein), dairy(iron and calcium) and bread (carbohydrate- not too regularly). Small amounts of (rich-in-calo-
rie) foods as cakes, lollies, are fine to eat, as long as you don't eat them all the time.
Healthy Diet Plan
Avoid sugar, alcohol•and saltDrink at least 2L of•Water EverydayExercise as regularly as•possible
By Irene Tsimon 4 Red
Following a healthy diet does not mean that you have tobe deprived of ‘unhealthy’ foods. Sweets are a part of a bal-anced diet, but in the right amount. The goal of a healthierlifestyle is to enable us, as teens, to have enough energy to
carry out our everyday demanding activities.
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The Ugly Truth
By Anonymous
BOYSANDGIRLS
Teenage girls are, unfortu-nately, a common species witha desperate need for attention
that CANNOT be satisfied, no mat-ter how much you smother themwith it. Their only aim atthis point in life, is tolook better than any-one else, particu-larly their friends.Whatever you say willoffend them in SOMEway and beware of nevergetting anything right with them.
They can osten be seen slatheringtheir face in make-up, posing at theperfect angle and adjusting the lightto hide all pimples to take a series ofendless ‘selfies’; the best of which willbe their new profile picture. This iswhat they do with their free time.
Their eating habits are perhaps themost unpredictable of all species-their diet varies in content andquantity throughout the day de-pending on how faithful they havebeen to their calorie-counting ritual.This unstable diet is perhaps theroot of all their disastrous character-istics, the most obvious being theiroversensitivity, their humourlessnessand the prickly behaviour.
They are not completely satanic be-ings-their ability to empathise withtheir friends and sit through hoursof analysing certain situations fromall possible angles is some consola-tion for the energy and bravery that
is required to deal with them. The opposite sex is equally as
common but tends to be the morelight-hearted folk. You can make a
joke amongst them without receiv-ing a stomach-
churningexpression of
disgust forbeing ‘so in-
sensitive’ in re-sponse. One
does not have to feelon edge all the time, living in fear ofsaying the wrong thing and never,ever really being forgiven for it.
However, teenage boys are ratherconfused, lost souls. With extreme‘desires’ for one girl, yet this strange,warm feeling (which to them is to-tally incomprehensible) for someonecompletely different, they roam theEarth aimlessly, showing interest inboth yet acting on neither urge, leav-ing a trail of bewildered girls in theirwake.
They tend to travel in packs,rather than in exclusive twos orthrees like girls, all crowdedaround a phone watching high-lights from a football match ormaking jokes. To some this isendearing, to others infuriat-ing.
Their diet is whatever can befound in the fridge (the floor, bus-stop bench, under the bed etc) thusstrange combinations were born (the
crisp sandwich did not require asmuch imagination as you may havethought.)
And so, when you try and add thetwo together it is quite a spectacle towatch. Eminem once said very ap-propriately in a song of his “that’swhat happens when a tornado meetsa volcano”. A very complicated, dis-astrous situation occurs whereby thegirls (the volcano) erupt-withoutANY warning or regularity-causingchaos and death for miles aroundand the boy, the clever person he is,flees as furiously and as quickly ashe possibly can-just like a tornado,sweeping and uprooting things in apanic, as soon as he sees an unstop-pable amount of scorching hot lavacome gushing from the mouth of thevolcano. As soon as the volcaniceruption has stopped, he drops allhe was carrying in a sigh of relief onthe floor, everything smashed to
pieces and mixed up. And then peo-ple wonder
why there isosten slightmiscommu-nication be-tween thetwo!
“Teenage boys arerather confused, lost
souls.”
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Person of Interestby Eleana Demosthenous 7P
Everyone is inspired and likes to inspire others as well. There have been many great people inhistory who are popular for their influence on the rest of the society. From scientists to artists, tomany political leaders, to even celebrities, there are many interesting people around us that arecapable of captivating us with their intellect, talents and charms.
‘’As you think so shall you become’’. Having studied philosophyfrom a very young age, Bruce Lee decided to devote himself to mar-tial arts. He often translated some concepts of philosophy into hispassion for martial arts; such an example is viewing yin and yangas the hard with its soft physical movements. His intellectuality, aswell as his dedication to kung fu made him one of the biggest world-wide legends inspiring many young people to get involved withMixed Martial Arts.
He was always intelligent and innovative, even though he dropped out of school.People thought that his ambition alone wasn’t enough to make him successful, buthis natural ability allowed him to be one of the world’s most celebrated men, who co-founded Apple computers. Every product he has released dictated the evolution oftechnology. Even after his death he is remembered as the man who made Apple‘’America’s most admired company’’
bRUCE LEE
STEVE JOBS
He is the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India.He inspired movements of civil rights and freedom across the world. In addi-tion, he envisaged that the principle of non-violence should be the basis of State.Many considered him an anarchist for his political views but he is respectedworldwide for his autonomy and his dream of a ‘’utopia’’ where power is sharedequally amongst each individual.
MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
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Suffocating Utopia By Zlata Vasilyeva 5R
You’ve always liked beaches, no?You’ve always felt like nothing bad can happen in that warm, sunnyhaven where the azure sea sparkles like crushed topazes and the breezewarmed by the rays of the rising sun brushes your skin… No?The beams of the sun falling onto the golden specks of sand, the treesswaying in the wind… Is it not utopia, the very definition of heaven? Youlie there under the shade of the palm trees, the wind caressing your sun-kissed skin. Slowly, sostly, the gilded sand wraps around your body. Youdon’t feel it, till the silky tendrils touch your face. In shock, you blink,and open your mouth to scream, only to realize your lungs are filled withsand. You writhe, kicking, and try to break free of your bonds, the sandtightening its grip around you. Finally, you tire, and you sink into thewarm sand, golden ribbons entwining your body in almost what seemslike a lover’s embrace. The tons of sand above you crush your ribcage,and you lie there, suffering for all eternity, unable to blink or breathe.But nevertheless alive, very much alive.Thousands of meters above your tomb, birds are chirping to the magnif-icent sunset.. The darkened aquamarine waves gently fizz against thebeach, producing the low soothing hum that everyone loves.But what is the hum? Well, I said that you can’t blink or breathe, but Inever said you couldn’t moan. Heheh. I smile, watching my tendrils of
sand shimmer in the sunset, my eyes glintingcrimson.
... Is it not utopia?
Paralysedby Nearchos Aniliades 4Blue
I woke up with a start. I could barely see the clockon the wall opposite my bed - it read 3 am. Sud-denly, I got this uneasy feeling and decided to godownstairs to get a glass of water. I tried to jumpout of bed, but I wasn’t able to move. Puzzled, Itried focusing on lifting my arm. It wouldn’t budge.Panic started seeping in. I tried to relax in order tocalm my raging heartbeat. That was when I saw it; Atall, hooded creature standing in the doorway. Thehair on the back of my neck stood up. I shut my eyespraying that whoever - or whatever this was wouldthink I was asleep. I squinted, barely able to makeout that the creature was writing something on mywall, using what looked very much like blood. Acidrose to my throat as I read what it had written...“I know you’re awake”
Creepy Stories
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Paralysedby Nearchos Aniliades 4Blue
I woke up with a start. I could barely see the clockon the wall opposite my bed - it read 3 am. Sud-denly, I got this uneasy feeling and decided to godownstairs to get a glass of water. I tried to jumpout of bed, but I wasn’t able to move. Puzzled, Itried focusing on lifting my arm. It wouldn’t budge.Panic started seeping in. I tried to relax in order tocalm my raging heartbeat. That was when I saw it; Atall, hooded creature standing in the doorway. Thehair on the back of my neck stood up. I shut my eyespraying that whoever - or whatever this was wouldthink I was asleep. I squinted, barely able to makeout that the creature was writing something on mywall, using what looked very much like blood. Acidrose to my throat as I read what it had written...“I know you’re awake”
Horror on Halloween by Yehia Barakat 1B and Fania Christodoulides 6B
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Trick or treat!” the three young friends shouted at the smiling stranger. It wastheir first Halloween going around the neighborhood alone. Adam, Brandonand Carl went from house to house, on that chilly night, filling their sacks withcandy. The entire block was enamored with the joy of this holiday, except forone particularly annoyed resident who rudely responded to the boy’s excitementwith “Trick!” before slamming the door in their faces. As they wondered backto the road in confusion, the blinking streetlight seemed to have swallowedAdam in its momentary darkness. Even though Adam disappeared. Brandonand Carl just ignored the eerie feeling which crept slowly through their veins,and just concluded that he had ran away to his house, to get another bag to col-lect more treats. Their steps, on their way to the next house, seemed heavy thistime around. Another smiling stranger once again gave them candy. As they were walkingtowards the last house for the evening the street darkened fleetingly once again. “This town needs to do something about its electricity supply!” Carl moaned inan effort to break the graveyard silence. He continued down the road waiting forBrandon to agree with him. After a minute or so, with no response, Carl lookedaround … Brandon was gone.Bewildered, Carl wondered why Brandon would leave him alone. He was theonly one who knew about his fear of the dark. He quickened his stride, and de-cided it was time to go home. The wind whistled violently. He tasted a hint ofiron in the air. Blood. The road blacked out again. Carl felt a warm sensation onthe back of his neck. He froze. “Trick or Treat…” something whispered intoCarl’s ear, laughing deviously.
“Blood is really warm,
it's like drinking hot chocolate
but with more screaming.”
-Ryan Mecum, Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry forYour...Brains
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Ghostly Lanterns
Materials Needed:
Plastic containers•Small Lights (LEDs are ideal)•Markers•
1. Start with 2 punch bowls of different sizes. The smaller bowl will hold the actual punchwhile the larger bowl will hold the smaller bowland the dry ice.2. With tongs or gloved hands (dry icecan freeze your skin), place chunks of dry ice inthe bigger container. Place the smaller bowl ontop of the dry ice. There is no need to add extraice to the punch as the dry ice will cool the punchnicely.
3. Just before serving, pour some hot water over the dry ice. Continue toadd hot water and dry ice as needed. Be very careful when using dry ice!Handle only with tongs or heavy gloves!Do NOT put the dry ice directly in the punch or touch it with bare skin. It
will burn! Dry ice should also NOT be ingested.
Dry ice turns an ordinaryparty punch into a spooky
Halloween brew!
By Evdokia Antoniadou 6Red
Halloween EditionHow to create the fog effect:
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SuperheroWe all know that at least
ONCE in your life you dreamt ofhaving real super powers, well nowis your chance! You may not be able toactually fly or turn invisible but you canmost certainly look the part! Spiderman/ woman, Superman / woman, Bat-man / woman, Wonder Woman;there are so many to choose from
to unleash your innerpower!
Celebritytransformation– Goahead and choose an
iconic celebrity that everyonecan recognise such as Lady Gaga,Britney Spears, President Obama,a Spice Girl, Amy Winehouse,Nikki Minaj, Steve Jobs, or evenSimon Cowell if you’re not
too bothered.
Cartoon charactersWe all loved watching cartoons
when we were children, (some of us stillsecretly do) so why not bring our favouritecharacter to life: Spongebob, Sully from Mon-sters inc, Yoda, Alice in wonderland, Dorothy,the queen of hearts, Flinstones, the cat in the hat,Harry Potter, an angrybird, the Addam’s family,Jessica Rabbit, Captain Hook, Mickey/Minnie oreven a Minion from despicable me? After all Dis-ney characters are simply wonderful in thisscenario—create your own fairytale andturn into princess Jasmine, Pocahontas,prince charming or if you are in anevil mood—be a spooky vil-
lain!
Ofcourse we have to
include the scary cos-tumes– after all Halloween isabout celebrating the dead andsupernatural so why not go fullboard and turn into a zombie, vam-pire, ghost (this one’s super easyjust grab a white blanket and cutout holes for the eyes.) were-wolf, witch, devil,Frankenstein…
Letyour makeup speak!
This can often be the simplest andmost fun part of a costume—an oppor-tunity to go crazy with colours without
being embarassed to look like a freak! You canembark the spooky train and transform into a
gothic doll, a creepy clown, scary skeleton or anyother strange and gory looks. There are tons ofbrilliant videos on youtube to choose from. Ifyou need any help just type Halloween andone of these youtubers Macbarbie07, Pixi-
woo, dope2111, urbanOG, Julia Grafetc. for in depth tutorials.
However the BEST Hal-loween costumes are those that are
clever and creative– use your fine intelligencefor your benefit my dear friends! Perhaps you candress up as your best friend or why not play on
words? You can become a ‘cereal killer’, get it? Youcan walk around with a box of cornflakes and aknife and voila, you’ve created your own cos-
tume! You can even try ‘blind date’ or‘chick magnet’ or any other com-
pound words!
WEB of Costume Ideas for Halloween
Not everyone is interested in Halloween, but for those of you who are, then why notcelebrate it! Have a scary movie marathon, tell creepy stories, go trick or treating orcheck out if there are any events happening to get you into the Halloween spirit!
Trick or Treat ! Halloween can be freakishly fun, but making decisionsabout who to become for that day can be really stressful. You can easily gettangled in a web of many ideas about what to wear, that is why we havecome up with a simpler web of our own for Halloween costumes.
By Yasmine Amr 7P
•There are approximately 100,000 miles of blood vessels making upthe human brain; as a reference, the Earth’s circumference is only24,901 miles.• The brain cannot feel pain as there are no pain receptorspresent. • If blood flow to the brain is inhibited for 8-10 seconds,then you will lose consciousness.• Laughing is no joke of a task as it requires activity in 5different parts of the brain.
• Caffeine works to block the naturally occurring adenosine, thuscreating alertness.• Boredom is due to a lack of change of stimulation in the brain,and is largely due to one’s perception.• You can sometimes determine how someone is feeling, just byreading their face. A small area in the brain called the amygdalais accountable for your capability of doing this.
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back to Basics with the Brain
By Fania Christodoulides 6Blue
Did you know that your brain weighs approxi�mately 1.4kg? Or that your brain consists of 100billion neurons which gather and transmit signalsevery second? Here are 7 facts you probably didn’tknow about the human brain.
Brain TeaserFigure it out and win a small prize from Miss. Georgiou’s room!
A man has 17 cows. When he dies his three sons inherit his cows in various ratios. Thefirst son receives half of the cows. The second son receives one third of the cows. The thirdson receives one ninth of the cows. How many cows did each son inherit?
Note: The cows cannot be divided between the sons (i.e. they must be whole). All cows aredistributed to the sons.
Good luck!
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As most of you know, the Duke andDuchess of Cambridge had their firstson this summer. While everyone wasanxiously anticipating his arrival, wewere al l trying to figure out whathis name would be! Would it be Ed-ward, Henry, or Albert? In the endthey settled on George Alexander
Louis. However, now we want toknow what YOUR royal name wouldbe? Here we give you the chance totransform yourself into a true royalfigure by answering these simplequestions. Your destiny awaits mydear Falcon royalties!
Select which month you were bornin to find out your ranking:
January: King / Queen•February: Prince / Princess•March: Duke / Duchess•April: Count / Countess•May: Baron / Baroness•June: Emperor / Empress •July: Marquis / Marchioness •August: Viscount / Viscountess•September: King / Queen•October: Prince / Princess•November: Duke / Duchess•December: Count / Countess•
Choose your star sign to find outyour first name:
Aries: Alexander / Alexandra •Taurus: Henry / Harriet •Gemini: Edgar / Elizabeth•Cancer: Gabriel / Gabriella•Leo: Edward / Emma•Virgo: William / Wendy•Libra: Sebastian / Sophia •Scorpio: Jacob / Jacqueline •Sagittarius: Andrew / Anastasia •Capricorn: Liam / Lilly•Aquarius: Philip / Penelope•Pisces: George / Gillian•
Pick your favourite fictional char-acter to find out your middle name:
Michael / Mia Thermopolis: Duncan /•Diana
Shrek / Princess Fiona: Joseph / Julia•The Beast / Belle: Louis / Laura •Aladdin / Princess Jasmine: David /•Daria Seven Dwarfs / Snow White: Mark /•MaryPrince Charming / Cinderella: Isaac / Is-•abelleSimba / Nala: Caleb / Camille •Emperor Kuzko / Yzma: Stewart / Si-•ennaPrince Naveen / Tiana: Robert / Rose•Prince Eric / Ariel: Adam / Antoinette•The Emperor / Mulan: Albert / Alice•Moses / Miriam: Constantine / Cleopa-•tra
Select your favourite subject tofind out your second middle name:
Mathematics / Physics: Edmund / Ella•Biology: Zack / Zoe•Chemistry: Frank / Francesca•Economics / Accounting: Thomas /•TheresaGeography: Owen / Odette•History: Victor / Victoria•Art: Aaron / Adele•Music: Paul / Paulina•English / Literature: Ian / Iris•French: Pierre / Priscilla •Spanish / Greek: Enrique / Erica•
P.E / ICT: Marcus / Maureen•Choose your favourite animal tofind out whether you’re the first,second etc.
Dog: The first•Cat: The second•Giraffe: The third•Lion: The fourth•Zebra: The fifth•Monkey: The sixth•Donkey: The seventh•Panda: The eighth •Dolphin: The ninth•Penguin: The tenth•Cheetah: The eleventh•Elephant: The twelfth •
And finally pick your preferablehome to find out which country /city you will be ruling:
Castle: Of Scotland•Palace: Of France •Mansion: Of the USA•Detached House: Of Cyprus •Semi Detached House: Of Sweden•Apartment: Of Hong Kong•Buckingham Palace: Of England•Cottage: Of Germany•Beach House: Of Hawaii•Airport: Of the world•Hut: Of India•Igloo: Of Antarctica•
WhatÊs your Royal Name?
By Yasmine Amr 7PBy Fania Christodoulides 6Blue
The school bells havejust rung, and you’re…A. Past the gates, your dailycoffee dose just about tokick in.B. Walking the runway-likecorridors. Maybe a bit late,but fashionably late.C. Still trying to fit all yourbags into the locker. Thatsketchbook definitely grewovernight. D. Swaying to class to thebeat of your favorite song,earphones plugged and vol-ume turned up.
Your friends would mostlikely describe you as… A. Easygoing B. Sociable C. Caring D. Energetic
Describe how you study.A. I like to get my easiesttasks done first and save themore difficult tasks for later. B. Quite methodically. Imake a to-do list and godown the list one item at a
time, checking off eachitem before I continue tothe next one.C. All over the place. I startone thing, get inspired bythe next, move onto an-other, then back to the first.I need to switch it up tokeep things interesting.D. I tackle the harder tasksfirst and save the more en-joyable and easier ones forlast.
Finals are no fun. But ifyou could choose onetype of test to take, itwould be ...A. Multiple choice - Know-ing there is a definitive an-swer always helps me out. B. Short answer – I get tobe creative, but still getright to the point.C. Essay – I like to write,and this format gives meroom to express myself D. Project– I love it whenmy ideas come together in avisible way.
Whatis the best thingabout holidays? A. Having free time to goon adventures aroundtown.B. Getting together with allmy friends who are backhome.C. Being able to spendsome time outdoors andenjoy nature.D. Worry-free, relaxingdays spent soaking up thesun.
If you were in New YorkCity right now, you’dprobably be … A. Checking out thecoolest cafes and bars. B. Sneaking peeks in high-end stores’ new collections.C. Strolling through Cen-tral Park.D. Seeing a play on Broad-way.
Although it may sound surprising, the wayin which we walk into school reveals a little more about each one ofus. Circle the letter below which corresponds to the statementthat best describes you, and then total up your score to seewhich ‘’walk’’ you have.
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The WalkBy Rawan Magdi 7B
Mostly Ds: The Music WalkYou’re always on the move, quite rhythmic. You takeit easy, go with the flow and most importantly, con-stantly try to enjoy the task at hand. If the work isgetting tough, just blast the music and turn thoseimaginative thoughts into reality!
Mostly Cs: The Art WalkGood news! The outcome of the other night’s research, whereyou explored your ideas away does definitely show (thank thecountless bags and folders you’re carrying). So what if youget caught up a little longer on that sketch; proceed withpassion!
Mostly Bs: The Catwalk WalkWell, whatever your secret is, it’s definitelyworking its magic because you continue to shineand look glamorous, even on a ‘’bad hair day’’.Watch out though; make sure you aren’t wastingtoo much time in the process when you could pos-sibly be learning those French verbs!
Mostly As: The Zombie WalkWhile it may seem you’re in your own zoneduring the early hours of those never-endingdouble lessons, as the sun goes down your en-ergy levels reach their peak, but try fitting inthose hours of sleep and you’ll see- you’ll be inthe mood for just about anything!
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