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CAS ................. 22009/10 ISSUE 1 HOUSES ............ 4PASCALHeraldAfter three months of work by many students of our schoolwe have completed this newspaper which is filled withinteresting articles which students have prepared. Alsothere are activities, games and interviews that we hopeyou are going to enjoy reading! EYP .................. 5The editing team: Athena Eracleous, Annita Rotou,Artemis Christodoulou and Ismini Kyprianou (IB2)Trip to LebanonThe idea of organising a school trip during the Christmasholidays was nothing but brilliant. It provided an alternativeway to spend the last four days of our holidays on foreignground - more specifically Lebanon. Although I don’t knowfrom where the suggestion came, only by the sound of it, itpromised excitement and an unforgettable experiencealong with our teachers and other students from the school.We were kept busy all day with different activities fromsnow shoeing to shopping, sight seeing, and bowling. Iknow it doesn’t seem much, but I must confess the programmekept us busy from the beginning of the day, untilmidnight.Snow shoeing on the highest peaks for Lebanon inFaraya more than 2200 metres above sea levelShopped in two incredibly big malls called ABC and CityMallVisited two museums, the Beirut National Museum andByblosSight seeing at Jeita Grotto (Stalactites)The accommodation at the hotel was something that Inever thought would be so exciting because it gave you thefeeling that it was your home, and with the owners beingextremely hospitable, it was a privilege staying there. I haveonly described a fraction of what we actually experienced inLebanon. Last but not least a few encouraging words froma leaver: I strongly recommend you to go on the trip, andguarantee you will have a mind-blowing experience.George Piperides IB2

PASCAL HeraldCreativity - Action - Service (CAS)Being an International Baccalaureate (IB) student doesnot only mean studying but also having wonderful experiencesthrough doing Creativity, Action, Service. What dowe mean by this? Through the CAS programme we arerequired to think and act creatively, keep our bodies activeand think of ways to help others around us. Our futurestarted when we became members of an IB world society.At the beginning we felt daunted at the thought of havingto complete 50 hours in each category but Mrs NectariaHadjisergis, the CAS Coordinator, helps us by giving usideas on how to achieve hours while at the same timeguiding us on how to incorporate CAS into our lives. Shehelps us see that things we thought we couldn’t do, likebeing creative, are important if we are to grow into wellroundedindividuals. Even through our lessons she helpsus experience creativity. For example, she makes her lessoninteresting by separating us into two groups to discussa topic expressing our ideas like a debate. Can youimagine a lesson sitting on the floor, closing your eyes,thinking of a image and then drawing it? Isn’t that creative?Our school offers us many opportunities to experienceCAS.We have participated in the Euro Math 2009 Conferenceand in Apollo’s Style Vibe performance art competition.However, we also gain CAS outside school. Action is easyto achieve by playing football or volleyball and doing exerciseat a gym. Service is probably the area which is themost rewarding. Can you imagine giving your help to peoplewho really need it? Have you ever been a volunteerfor charity bazaars organised by the Radiomarathon, TheStelios Ioannou Foundation and others? At first we reactednegatively to the idea of helping others with nothingin it for us but through CAS we learnt that it gives so muchpersonal pleasure and satisfaction to see other peoplehappy because they feel that we take care of them. Wenow look forward to these bazaars because we gain amost valuable experience and feel that we give courage toothers less fortunate than us. Overall, CAS has taught ussomething we could never learn in the classroom: how toovercome personal obstacles in order to grow and learnand become mature, balanced individuals who can entersociety with confidence and the ability to offer to the communityaround us.Athena Eracleous, Annita Rotou (IB2)2PASCAL English School Lefkosia

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PASCAL HeraldTrip to FranceOn the 11 th of June, 2009 10 teachers escorted90 students on the annual Year 3 trip toParis. The holiday started with great enthusiasm,good spirit and excitement by both teachersand students. Students had 6 days carefullyplanned for them to visit many historicalsights and major monuments in Paris, some ofwhich were the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, theMontmartre, Notre-Dame, the Arc de Triomphand the Champs-Elysées. In the evenings, studentsenjoyed the river shuttle and the LatinQuarters where they walked around and experiencedsome French culture. They alsospent 2 whole days in Asterix Park and Eurodisney,where they enjoyed the thrill of adventurepark rides, bought many souvenirs andenjoyed the Disney parade. The journey andthe stay in Paris with our friends was amazing.We all had a good time away from home andour parents but most importantly the good timewe had with our teachers was a time we willnever forget. I honestly wish I could do thisagain.Sofocles Kyprianou 4DHousesThe House of Poseidon got its name from the God ofthe sea. As in all of the previous years our House is avery energetic one with all its members participating inmany different and exciting events. With each andevery contribution being important we always showour philanthropic spirit and this year we managed tosell tickets for the Radiomarathon and we raised theamount of €2128. This made us feel extremely proud,both of ourselves for managing to convince pupils toparticipate but also of our school which proved to bemade up of compassionate young people. This year’sTrack and Field Events day (sports day) was differentfrom previous years. We competed as Houses and weall showed our team spirit and we made a cheering‘kerkida’ to cheer on our team mates. Another enjoyableHouse activity was when we contributed as ateam with our co-House Captains in Apollo’s StyleVibe event. Also, we organised the House ChristmasTree Competition where our tree was voted as thewinner! Lastly, we are all really looking forward to organizingthe Hidden Talents’ Evening this year. TheHidden Talents’ Evening is Poseidon’s event wherewe show everyone that ‘hidden talents’ are just as importantas anything else and that pupils have a lot tooffer. Eleana Stylianou & Constantinos Iacovides 6BApollo is the God of the Arts and that is why ourHouse organized the ‘Style Vibe’ Performing Artscompetition on the 11 th December 2009. Those of youwho were there will remember that it was an eveningof creative, interesting and lively entertainment andwe all enjoyed ourselves. For us it was an experiencewe will never forget since we learned what it means toovercome your fears, be responsible, show commitmentand work as a team. However, Apollo Housealso participated in other things: Track and FieldEvents’ Day where we showed support for our teamand the Christmas tree competition where we tried todecorate our tree as best as possible to outshine theothers! We look forward to another busy and creativeSemester!!!Constantinos Pallas &Sofia Stavrinide 6BSummer Camp in Agros4PASCAL English School Lefkosia

2009/10 · Issue 1Artemis was the Goddess of hunting during a time whenpeople hunted for food and not just for a hobby. Eventhough in our days hunting is no longer a means of feedingpeople, people still hunt for pleasure destroying thereal meaning of this Goddess ARTEMIS!! As the HouseCaptains of Artemis House we represent the real value ofhunting which is ‘survival’ and throughout the year ourpurpose is to not only survive but prove that our House isthe best! So far, Artemis House managed to raise €1384by selling tickets for the Kidney Patients and Friends Society.As a team our House participated in Track andField Events’ Day, in Apollo’s Style Vibe in a House Captainperformance and also took part in the Christmas treecompetition helping to bring the Christmas Spirit to ourschool. All of these activities have made us understandthe value of commitment and belonging to a team. As aHouse we look forward to organizing the Artemis BowlingCompetition for the Lower School and hopefully a PaintballCompetition for the Upper School showing our sportiveand competitive side, since after all we are the Hunters!Louisa Demetriou 6C & Mario Panayi IB2We are the House Captains of Demetra House for theyear 2009-2010. Our aims are at the end of the year forour House to be the winning House but also to organizedifferent activities and events in order to collect HousePoints and with that to bring all the pupils of our schoolcloser because we are all a family.We organized the Demetra Go-Karting Competition onWednesday 14th of October 2009 at Daytona Raceway. Itwas a very fun day and all the pupils of our school whoparticipated in the competition were very enthusiastic!Moreover, there was also a dj present and many of usadded singing and dancing to the highlights of the day!We enjoyed seeing everyone enjoying themselves at ourevent and we worked hard to make sure everything ransmoothly.As a House we also participated in Track and FieldEvents’ Day, in Apollo’s Style Vibe Competition and wealso did the Christmas tree competition where wecollected green and silver adornments in the colours ofour House to decorate our tree.Andria Loizou 6A & Memnos Mylonas 6BEuropean Youth Parliament (EYP)It is one of the most fun learning organizationswhich helps youngsters to become more active,self confident and learn about aspects that theymay never have wanted to know. The EYP isknown in all the countries of Europe and any onewho participated has only good memories andstories to tell!! Youngsters learn how to become amember of a community of strangers who at theend become friends you always remember. Inthis community youngsters are given a topicabout which they need to learn more and discusswith their team mates the solutions of that aspectand come to the most accurate and most effectiveconclusions. All this can not happen if youcan’t communicate with other people in yourcommunity. In the EYP, this is your goal. To becomea member of a community where yourteam mates like you and accept you and they candiscuss with you any aspects without argumentsand fights. The EYP is not only about talking anddiscussing. It is also about having fun! The organizersof the EYP are students who participatedin the programme in the past and theywere responsible for making us have fun. Withtheir organized parties they certainly succeededin this. After you become an “EYP-er” you cannever leave. They keep in touch with you and youare able to participate as an organizer or a journalist.The EYP sessions are organized in severaldifferent countries. In this way you are ableto learn the cultures and characteristics of otherpeople all over the world.So if you have the chance to become a memberof the European Youth Parliament grab thechance and you will not regret it!Artemis Christodoulou (IB2) Giannos Christou (IB1)5PASCAL English School Lefkosia

PASCAL HeraldRomaniaI am Bianca, I am 14 years old and I live in Cyprus for 2 yearsnow. My native country is Romania. You can search it on yourmap in the central part of Europe, sharing borders with Ukrainein the north, the Republic of Moldavia in the north-east, Bulgariain the south, Serbia and Hungary in the west. If you ever think ofvisiting my country, you will need a Romanian to English dictionary;therefore the official language is Romanian. Moreover, ifyou ever come by, you will need a camera to take pictures of allthe splendid places together with its wonderful people that maygreet you with a glass of ‘ţuica’, which is a kind of vodka, andsome ‘mamaligã’, made out of corn that is mashed in a bowlunder a high-temperature fire. There are 22 million people livingin Romania, and the dominant religion is the Romanian OrthodoxChurch. The climate is variable, winter is cold and snowsmost of the times, summer is hot and does not rain often, springand autumn are similar and the average temperature is 11° Celsius.Additionally, there are plenty of places to visit in my country;firstly there are the Carpathian Mountains, then, there aresea, rivers and lakes such as the Black Sea, the River Danubeand Lake Razelm.In conclusion, if you choose to take a break and you want to liedown a bit, Romania might be a good choice, except if Draculasettles on hunting you…Bianca Geangalau 3ABran Castle was built in 1212, and became commonlyknown as Dracula's Castle after the mythsthat it was the home of Vlad III the ImpalerMoldaviaStephen III of Moldavia, also knownas Stephen the Great or “Stephen theGreat and Holy” (c.1432–July 2,1504), was the King of Moldavia between1457 and 1504. He could becharacterized as an excellent politician,good strategist and an influentialdiplomat. His initiatives for the culturaldevelopment of the country gained theadmiration of his contemporaries andhe was transformed into a legendaryhero. The last years of his reign wereyears of peace. The King of Moldaviabuilt 44 monasteries and churches.According to the tradition, after everybattle he won, he built a church. Aftera long reign of 47 years – unusual forthat time – the great King closed hiseyes on July 2, 1504.Denis Dinisiuc 6AThe Stephen the GreatMonument is the mostprominent monumentin MoldaviaBulgariaMy name is Yordanka Strateva, I live in Cyprus but I am from Bulgaria and I am 13 years old. The name ofmy country is Bulgaria – the official name is “Republic of Bulgaria”, the official language is Bulgarian. We areorthodox Christians. The capital of the country is Sofia. Main cities are Varna, Burgas, Plovdiv, Ruse, Pleven,Stara Zagora, Shumen. Bulgaria shares borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Greece, and Turkey. Twomountain ranges and two great valleys mark the topography of Bulgaria, a country the size of Tennessee andsituated on the Black Sea. The Maritsa is Bulgaria's principal river and the Danube also flows through thecountry. Bulgaria has been a member of the European Union since 2007. My country is a tourist destinationThe country has outstanding natural features – high mountains, long rivers, beautiful lakes. The skiing isreally exciting!Yordanka Strateva 1ASofia and Varna6PASCAL English School Lefkosia

2009/10 · Issue 1PalestineMy name is Joumana Hdaib. I’m 15 years old andI’m in 3B. I come from Palestine. Palestine is a smallcountry between the Mediterranean Sea and the JordanRiver and it has a population of about 6 millionpeople. However, most of the people are forced toleave the country due to the existing war. Palestine’scapital city is Jerusalem. Other well-known cities areGaza and Hebron. Palestine’s official language isArabic.In Palestine people are of different religions - somepeople are Jews others are either Muslims or Christians,which is why we can see many churches inPalestine. The most important thing about Palestineis that almost half of the country has been occupiedfor more than 50 years by Israel and thousands ofpeople, mostly children, were killed from Israel’s attacks.Most of those attacks happen in schools andplaces where people cannot fight back.For many years now, there have been many discussionsabout this issue but nothing has changed.Therefore, Palestine has a great similarity with Cyprus,since both have been occupied for many yearsnow and even though there have been efforts tosolve these issues there have not been any improvements.Jumana Hdaib – 3BINDIAThe Dome of the Rock on theTemple MountIndia is located in the south of Asia with a populationof approx. 1,166,079,217. The capital of India is NewDelhi which is situated in the north. India’s nationallanguage is Hindi but there are different regional languages.India got its independence on 15 th August1947 and was divided into 28 states and 7 union territories.India is one of the most densely populatedcountries and its total surface area is around 3.28 millionsq. kilometres. India has one of the largest railwaynetworks in the world. People from India have inventedmany things such as the number “0”, Negativenumbers, etc. Despite trying hard in economic investment,India faces problems such as overpopulation,poverty, and corruption.Karanjit Singh Tiwana 4AThe North Block, in New Delhi, houses keygovernment offices7BEOGRADIt is the capital of Serbia. BEO means white in Serbian,and GRAD means city. So, just like Lefkosia itmeans white city.Acrostic poem about BelgradeBeautiful in imageElegant in appearanceOmnipresent in my thoughtsGalvanising atmosphereRadiant in the mornings after the rainAppealing to anyone who has ever met youDiamond in the memory of those who know youStefan Milutinovic – 5AOld aerial view of BelgradeTHE DUTY OF LIBRARY ASSISTANTSOur school library is huge and is divided into manydifferent sections - for example, reference work, history,social sciences, education, fine arts, languageand literature, science and technology. In order for thelibrary to operate efficiently and to help students findwhat they are looking for there is one full-time librarianand many library assistants.Any student can volunteer to become a library assistant.At the beginning there is a period of training sothat the assistants can learn where everything is inthe library. At the start of each academic year the assistantsmeet and vote for the head assistant and his/her helper. The head assistant is not only responsiblefor his own assigned section in the library but he mustalso ensure that the rest of the library assistants arecarrying out their duties as they should. The assistantis responsible for sorting out problems in the libraryand helping the librarian keep things in order. In additionhe must go around all sections to make sure thateverything is fine. Being an assistant is both a responsiblejob and satisfying when one can help others.Books borrowed during December: 204The student who borrowed the most books: BiancaGeangalau 3AKyriacos Papachristodoulou – 4DPASCAL English School Lefkosia

ClubsA very important aspect of extra-curricular activities atPASCAL English School Lefkosia is the SchoolClubs. This year more than 30 Clubs are organizedand have already met for 3 times producing a lot ofwork.The purpose of the extra-curricular activities is to givestudents a chance to take part in both creative andeducational activities of their preference. Clubs arerun either by school teachers or external instructorsand cover a large range of interests and activities.It would need a lot of time and space to cover the activitiesof all the clubs but I would just like to mentiona few of these: the great project that our Art Club hasstarted in order to decorate the wall outside the artroom, the wonderful creations by the Arts and CraftsClub, the creative work done in the Drama Club, ouralways active Photographic Club and our newly establishedEnvironmental Club which deals with thisvery important issue.Other newly established and very active clubs for thisyear are the exciting Sailing Club, the Horse RidingClub, the Go-Karting Club, the Life Guarding Cluband the First Aid Club.I am sure that clubs will continue getting better andbetter, giving us the opportunity to express ourselves, have fun and learn exciting new things.Nicholas Lazarides – 4BNew School Uniform coming up...177, Kopegchagis Street2306 LakatamiaLefkosia8Tel: 22509000Fax: 22509090Email: info@pascal.ac.cyURL: www.pascal.ac.cy