Chronicle

The PASCALChronicle2012/2013

The PASCAL ChronicleInside this issue:Contents page ………………………………………………...2Editor’s message ………...……………………...………….2Director’s message ………………………………………… 3Principal’s message ………………………………….. …...5Headmistress’ message…………………………………….5School Calendar ………………………………………...…..6Central Pupil Council……………………………..…………7Message: President of the Central Pupil Council….8Prefects ………………………………………………..……….8Graduates……………...……………………………………….9The Library …………………………………………………...11Careers Counselling ……………………………………....13Profile ……………………………………………………….....14Competitions …………………………………………………16PSHE……………………………………………………………..26Extra curricular ActivitiesScience Fair …………………………...………...27Summer Camp.………………………………….28German Event …………………..………………29Francophonie……………………………….…….30School play ………………………………….. ….31EYP-MEDI.M.UN.…………………………………33Clubs ………………………………………………..34Houses ……………………………...……………..38School Trips……………………………………….44Events…..…………………………………………..45International Baccalaureate………………………….........49DepartmentsLanguagesEnglish …………………………………….56French ……………….……………………61Social SciencesGeography ……………………………….63History …………………………………….64Psychology ………………………………65Economics ……………………………….67Modern Greek and Classical StudiesGreek ……………………………………...68Religious Knowledge …………………72Mathematics…………………………………………..73Sciences …………………………………….………...75Physical Education …………………………………77Computing ……………………………………………81ArtsArt………..…………………………………82Music..…….……………………………….84Message from the Editor, Ms Christina LeighIt was with great excitement and enthusiasm that I undertook the editing of theChronicle for this year. This year’s magazine chronicles our students’ achievementsin both national and international competitions, their zealous participation in eventsto raise money for charity, productive and constructive club sessions and finallyHouse activities. The hard work, dedication and collaboration of all Heads of Departmentsand devoted teachers facilitated the creation of this publication. I wouldpersonally like to extend by gratitude and appreciation to Ms Anastasia Pittaki andMs Mary Vrahimi, whose assistance was invaluable in making my task easier. I would also like to thank Mr.Andreas L. Andreou for sharing his photographic talent with us, with his photographs.Finally, and by no means least, I am much indebted to Ms Maria Vasilioufor her constant support and advice throughout the entire process and Ms ChrystallaConstantinou for proof reading.Happy Reading!2

2012-20132013Message from the Director, Dr. Alexis AndreouWelcome to the 2012/13 electronic edition of The PASCAL Chronicle.Whether you are a prospective student, current student, parent/guardian,graduate, staff member or a visitor, I trust you will find The PASCALChronicle a good quality read.Since the School’s foundation in 1988, we have grown to become one of thetop schools in Cyprus. This is evident in the latest university placements andconditional offers that have come from the prestigious universities such asUniversity of Aberdeen, Scotland (Accounting & Finance), Aston University(Accounting & Finance, Marketing, Business Management), University of Bath(Accounting & Finance), University of Birmingham* (English), Bristol University*(Civil Engineering, English, Economics & Accounting, Accounting & Finance),University of Buckingham (Computing with Accounting & Finance), Cardiff University*(Civil Engineering), City University (Accounting & Finance), University of Debrecen, Hungary(Dentistry), University of Dundee, Scotland (Accountancy, Forensic Anthropology, Biological Sciences),University of East Anglia (Accounting & Finance, Biological Sciences), Erasmus UniversityRotterdam, The Netherlands (International Business Administration), University of Exeter*(English, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering), Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven,The Netherlands (Physiotherapy), University of Glasgow, Scotland* (Accounting & Finance, Neuroscience,Business Management, Computer Science), Heriot-Watt University, Scotland(Accountancy & Finance, Biological Sciences, Mechanical Engineering), Imperial College London*(Civil Engineering), University of Kent (Accounting & Finance), Lancaster University (Engineering,Biomedicine, Accounting & Finance), Leeds University* (Law, Accounting & Finance, Law), Universityof Leicester (Medical Physiology, English), University of Liverpool* (Civil Engineering),Loughborough University (Economics & Accounting), University of Manchester* (Architecture),Newcastle University* (Architecture), University of Nottingham* (Engineering), Queen Mary Universityof London* (Biomedical Sciences), Robert Gordon University, Scotland (Architecture, Law,Biomedical Sciences, Accounting & Finance, Management), St. George’s University of London(Biomedical Sciences), University of Sheffield* (Law, Mechanical Engineering, Business Management),University of Southampton* (Accounting & Finance), University of Strathclyde, Scotland(Forensic Biology, Biomedical Sciences), University of Stirling, Scotland (Accounting & Finance),University of Surrey (Biomedical Sciences, Law, Civil/Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science,Accounting & Finance, Business Management), University of Sussex (Biomedical Sciences, Marketing& Management), University College London* (Civil Engineering), University of Warwick*(Accounting & Finance).*Included in the group of 24 leading UK universities committed to maintaining the very bestresearch, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business andthe public sector (The Russell Group, www.russellgroup.ac.uk).In Scotland the fees are paid by the Scottish Government; Student Awards Agency for Scotland(SAAS).Most of the courses in The Netherlands are taught in English and the fees for EU nationals are€1,820 per year.Through the educational experience we provide, we broaden our pupils’ horizons and equip themwith the skills needed for their future studies and career. The fruitful results are evident in ourpupils’ most recent academic achievements in external examinations as well as at national andinternational competitions. I take this opportunity to bring to your attention some ‘good to knowfacts’ regarding the last and this academic year: 74% of our graduates who applied to the UK universities for September 2013 received theiroffers based only on the Apolytirion and 26% received theirs based on the combination ofApolytirion and their GCE A levels or The Diploma of the International Baccalaureate.3

The PASCAL Chronicle77% of our graduates who applied to the UK universities met the conditions of their firstchoice university and thus were accepted for their further studies for September 2012.Moreover, their university placement was at 5 out of 24 leading UK universities belongingto The Russell Group.All our graduates who applied to the UK universities for September 2012 and received theiroffers based on the Apolytirion and The Diploma of the International Baccalaureate securedat least 29 points on the Diploma, which according to the UCAS tariff points corresponds to 3GCE A levels with grade A.25% of our graduates who applied to the UK universities for September 2012 and whoreceived their offers based on the combination of Apolytirion and their GCE A levelshad achieved at least 2 GCE A levels with grade A. Two of our students have been awarded Edexcel High Achiever Award for the summer 2012session: Panayiotis Pastos – Highest International Subject Mark (joint) – GCE A LevelAccounting, Ioanna Economou – Highest International Subject Mark (joint) – IGCSE Art &Design: Fine Art. A team of three pupils from our graduating Year 6 came first out of 72 teams amongst 216pupils at the Genetics Genius Quiz organized on 28 th of March 2013 and hosted by The CyprusInstitute of Neurology and Genetics and Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine under theauspices of Ministry of Education and Culture Head of Secondary General Education. The winnerswill be invited to the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics to experience first handthe high calibre work conducted by the Institute’s leading scientists and will be involved in theprocess of diagnosing and researching hereditary diseases. This exclusive opportunity willtake place during the summer holidays. Four PASCAL English School and Ελληνική Σχολή ΠΑΣΚΑΛ pupils were selected alongside 20other pupils throughout Cyprus to participate in the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic FellowsSummer Institute. Following challenging interviews conducted by the American Embassy inFebruary, the pupils were selected from 80 applicants in total from all over Cyprus. Theprogramme is scheduled to take place in Washington DC in July 2013 and is funded by theUS Embassy and Fulbright Commission in Cyprus.It has been a busy year since the last edition, with the continuing changes and improvements inour school. We are currently upgrading our sports facilities by resurfacing the basketball andvolleyball courts with a synthetic floor. A tennis court will be incorporated in one of the basketballcourts. We plan to continue enriching our sports facilities by adding a gym and a track. Given anincreasing interest in our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and in order to enablepupils from other countries to attend our school in all Years thus enriching the internationaldimension of our school, we have become a boarding school in addition to being a day school.It is also important to note that, as of September 2013, our affiliated school, Ελληνική ΣχολήΠΑΣΚΑΛ, is offering an integrated academic and sports programme for talented athletes.I would, sincerely, like to thank all those who contributed to the production of this magazinewhich reflects the work, life and efforts of pupils and staff members of our school.4

2012-20132013Message from the Principal, Ms Ariana MilutinovicYet again the school magazine successfully chronicles the life of our pupils in an academicyear and time and again its testimony of the past events will only grow in significanceas the years pass by serving as a reminder to our pupils of their school daysgone by. It is bound to hold a special place in the hearts of our graduating Year 6 pupils.It will remind them and all future readers as it reminds us today of their academicachievements and efforts as well as of their extracurricular interests and avid achievementsbe it sports, artistic or philanthropic. It will be an encapsulated reminder of theshared interests and purpose, of those who supported them as much as of those theysupported in their senior year.The Chronicle captures the unique mark members of the school community consistingof pupils, teachers, parents/guardians, family members as well as friends and benefactorsof our school have left this year. This year has particularly been filled with trials and tribulations for thewhole of Cyprus as we found ourselves in extremely difficult and challenging circumstances. Despite thefact that as a society we are still walking through an unmapped territory it is pleasing and reassuring to seeour pupils bounce back with resilience determined to excel academically, to continue to pursue their extracurricularinterests and to emerge as compassionate young global citizens who readily help others and whoare concerned with environmental issues.The difficult times we are living in have even more highlighted the importance of one’s knowledge, educationand continuous intellectual and spiritual development as once gained none of the aforementioned canbe taken away unlike all other material possessions.In the pages before us we see evidence that dedication, consistency and passion lead to accomplishments.Hence, congratulations are in order to our pupils, their teachers and the school community for continuing topull through the hardships with dignity and solidarity and for not allowing the adversity to side-track themfrom their aims.Message from the Headmistress,Ms Chrystalla ConstantinouEach year the PASCAL Chronicle enables the reader to look back on the schoolyear and, rather like opening a time capsule, recall the work and emotions, activitiesand events which made it special. This year is no different. Within thesepages are chronicled all aspects of school life. On the one hand there is the academiccurriculum, reflected in subject specialisms and the academic challenges ofcompetitions. On the other hand you can see snapshots of the social and extracurricularlife of the school: events and activities, trips and excursions.As another eventful and successful school year draws to a close, I would like to congratulate all the pupilswho have contributed to this edition. Each individual contribution to school life, whether academicor extra-curricular, has helped enrich the academic year and has made the school proud of the pupils’achievements.I hope you enjoy reading this year’s PASCAL Chronicle and that it succeeds in keeping alive some of yourmemories of the year gone by. In addition, I hope it inspires all pupils to wish to contribute to subsequenteditions.I would also like to thank all the teachers who have guided, supported and encouraged the pupils in alltheir endeavours both inside and outside the classroom and in particular the Editor, Ms Christina Leighfor weaving the myriads of contributions into a cohesive whole.Happy reading.5

The PASCAL ChronicleCalendar of Events & Activities 2012-201320/09/12 Lecture on Effective Study to the parentsof Year 1 pupils24-28/9/12 Study Skills Delivery Week20/09/12 House Elections28/9/12 In-school celebration for the Memorial ofthe 1st October 196005/10/12 Pupil Councils elections30/10/12 1st Club meeting26/10/12 In-school celebration for the memorialof the 28th October 194028/10/12 PES participates in the National Parade13/11/12 Houses Fun Day22/11/12 1st school trip8/11/12 Lecture on optional subjects (PetrosKyprianou, Senior Master), L ecture on InternationalBaccalaureate Diploma Programme(Ariana Milutinovic, IB DP Coordinator andPrincipal)18/11/11 Girls’ Basketball tournament25/11/11 Inter-school Tennis tournament27/11/12 2nd Club meeting07/12/12 Sports Day— Lefkotheo Stadium09/12/12 District cross-country competition14/12/12 Christmas Carols by PES Choir at EleftheriaSquare17/01/13 3rd Club meeting – Sex Education Workshopsfor Year 1 and 3 pupils by the Family Planning Association& Lecture on Road Safety by the police for Year 5pupils25/01/13 Style Vibe Competition31/01/13 Greek Embassy Essay Writing Competition07/02/13 Group 4 IB project presented to Year 4 pupils2/02/12 MOEC District Swimming Competition13/02/13 4th Club meeting – Lecture on Internet Safetyfor Year 3 pupils by the police20/02/13 Lecture on Internet Safety for Year 1 pupils bythe police28/02/13 Poseidon’s Hidden Talents’ semi-final evening06/03/13 Carnival Party07/03/13 2nd school trip13/03/13 5th Club meeting14/03/13 English Creative Writing Competition12-16/03/13 Annual Books Bazaar22/03/13 In-school celebration for the memorial of the25th March 1821 and 1st April 195525/03/13 PES participates in the National Parade02/04/13 International Children’s Book Day event forYear 1 pupils05/04/13 Francophonie18/04/13 Theatrical performance Arsenic and Old Lace19/04/13 6th Club meeting – Blood Donation Lecturefor Year 6 pupils given by Socrates Menelaou representativeof the Blood Bank (Ministry of Health)20/04/13 Science Fair24/04/13 Blood Donation26/04/13 Hidden Talents’ Evening XI —Finals11-16/06/12 Year 3 Trip to London26/06/13 Graduation Ceremony16-22/07/13 Agros Summer Camp6

2012-20132013CENTRAL PUPIL COUNCIL 2012-13Philippos Aristedou 6B—PresidentVictor Kiteos 6IB—Vice-PresidentMaria Soupashi 6B– SecretaryMichalis Tziakouris 6C-TreasurerStephanos Philippou 5IB-Assistant TreasurerJohn Neophytou 6A—MemberAndria Masonou 6C-MemberLito Triantafyllou 5D-MemberAlexandros Peleteos 4A-MemberTasos Lamnisos 3E-MemberChristos Andreou 2C-MemberPanayiotis Kofteros 1A—Member7

The PASCAL ChronicleMessage from the President of the Central Pupil Council,Phillipos AristidouFinally our last year in PASCAL English School has come to an end. This gives us a seriesof conflicting feelings. On the one hand we feel excited about starting ourlife, independent, ready to engage in new experiences and challenges. On the otherhand we feel nostalgic as we leave behind our student life, our friends and our teachers.During these past 6 years we have had unforgettable experiences. One of themost unforgettable experiences during this year was when I imitated ‘Koulla’ in theStyle Vibe during "Pascalis Style" PESL13 song. Moreover, I want to thank all my fellowstudents and all of my teachers for their contribution and for their valuable help duringthe course of this year. Throughout the year we managed to raise a substantial amountof money for various charities and we organized exciting events that have made ourfinal year memorable. In conclusion I wish all my fellow students and my teachers good luck in everythingthat they want to accomplish and to make their dreams come true in order to succeed in the future.PESL13 I will never forget you.Message from a PrefectBeing a prefect is not an easy job; nevertheless, it’s very enjoyable. Prefects have to look after youngerstudents and make sure they are secure and safe within the school environment. Compassion, commitmentand maturity are just a few of the qualities a prefect should have. In the school year 2012-2013 the prefectteam succeeded in ensuring the younger students had a friendly and peaceful environment, in order forthem to perceive their school as their second home. Successfully, we also completed another year keepingsituations and incidents under control within the school premises. Prefects were present at theparents-teachers meetings, as well. Maybe you have noticed the attractive students going around theclassrooms in order to help both teachers and parents get through these tiring days. These were the prefectswho even though they are often not in the spotlight, have contributed greatly to the smooth runningof these meetings. I enjoyed being a prefect and it was a great honour that I’ve been chosen to be one.Andria Masonou 6C8

2012-20132013Our Last YearTime passes quickly and here I am finishing high school. It only feels like yesterday that I entered theschool as a Year one student. These six years have brought many great memories that will remain forever,despite some obstacles that may have come. At the same time it is sad to be leaving school as everybodyhas been so close to each other. However it’s great to be moving on to a new journey in our lives.I still remember those memories from the trip to France and England that were fantastic! With this newstart in our life I will miss all the good times that I had with my friends, and I hope that I will have thesame experiences in the new life, the university life that I am going to begin. Also I hope everyone willsucceed in their lives, as I am sure they will.Good luck to everyone, I will always have a special place in my heart for you!!How it feels to be a seniorMaria Athanasiou 6DBeing a senior is a very strange feeling which has both negative and positive aspects. First, you feel happyand proud that you managed to achieve this goal and that you are a graduate. Also you feel curiousabout what is ahead, the army for the boys and university for the girls.On the other hand, you feel sad that it all ends this year after six years. School time is the best for anyone,you have no major worries and nothing to make you feel sad and exhausted, but in the outside worldthings are different. You are concerned with whether you will be able to keep in touch with your fellowschoolmates, your favorite teachers or if memories will be the only thing that remains.Graduating is one of your top moments in life so you need to lay back and enjoy it, making sure that youwill be remembered by your friends and that you will still keep in contact because it is well known that bestfriends are made during school time and are the friends that remain for life.Kyriakos Ellinas 6IB9

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2012-20132013THE LIBRARYThe library of PASCAL Education LefkosiaThe library of PASCAL Education Lefkosia was established in the academic year 2005-2006. A significantnumber of students and teachers have used the library since then. The library has 11070 materials in electronicand printed form, an important collection of magazines, reading room and 14 computers. It’s openduring lesson times for better use by both students and teachers. The school library teaches the love ofreading, lifelong learning and the value of knowledge through a variety of activities such as the Reader ofthe Month competition, the International Children’s Book Day Event, the Books Bazaar, the Book Club andthe library lessons. Students have the opportunity to use the library on a daily basis and to take part in theabove activities to instill in them the love for reading and to find a source of knowledge.Why is the school library so important?The school library is an important part of a school. It’s a calm, warm place and all users can work insilence. A school library is a source of knowledge for the young minds. The collection, which is the books,the periodicals and other material help the students find the right material for their needs. The schoollibrary prepares the students to use an academic library. Through library lessons the students are taughthow to find information, the use of an electronic catalogue and strategies for conducting advanced search.The books of a library, such as literature, science and history books are a pleasure ground for the voraciousyoung readers. The reference material could help them to learn more on various subjects.The school library promotes quality fiction to develop the enjoyment of reading for pleasure, and to offer tostudents’ intellectual, cultural and emotional growth.Baker Book ClubBaker Book Club is the new activity of the library for this year. Students had the opportunity to choose andbuy books from a very extensive catalogue of Baker Books.The books are written by famous authors and students can also find books on various subjects such as historyand geography. Baker Book Club helps the students buy books suitable for their ages and interestsand to provide them with reading skills.Reader of the MonthA new Reading Competition, Reader of the Month has started in the library. The students try to read books,as many as they can in one month. The students who read the most books receive House Points. Participationin this competition is very important for the students. They get to know the library and the librarybooks, and have the opportunity to read literature books, both modern and classic. The students participatein the competition by writing a small summary for each book which they read. Through the summary,students learn how to give the brief overview of a book in a few lines.University of Nicosia LibraryFor the last two years, the library of PASCAL Education Lefkosia has been collaborating with the library ofNicosia University. The students have the opportunity to see how an academic library functions and to useit before going to University. The library of University of Nicosia is open for the students every Friday afternoonand Saturday morning to borrow books, make copies of reference material as well as search in databases.The library also offers interlibrary loan and access to databases via the school librarian.11

The PASCAL ChronicleTHE LIBRARYLibrary TeamAssistant librarians are responsible for the smooth function of the library during break times and for takingcare library rules are kept.Assistant librarians have the opportunity to make new friends, get CAS hours, House Points and gifts atthe end of the Year. The library team for this year is:Head Assistant Librarian: Annie Charalambous 5IBLower SchoolΙάσονας Αντωνίου Β1∆ημήτρης Κέκκος Β1Μάρκος Στυλιανού Β1Andriani Shoupashi 3EAnna Meli 3EUpper SchoolYiannis Chasikos 4EMaria Patapiou 5IBMaria Mesimeri 5IBKristi Galanou 5IBConstantina Kamberi, LibrarianInternational Children’s Book Day EventThe International Children’s Books Day is celebrated on 2 April, the day of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen.The library celebrates this special day with an event for Year 1 students only. Irene Kattou 1A,gave an interesting and informative presentation on the International Board on Books for Young People(IBBY) and read the official message. After that, the pupils played the game “movie or book?” where theytried to find movies which were books as well.Library Reading CompetitionThis year our library created a new competition called “Reader of the Month”. The aim was for students toread as many books as possible each month and the winner was the students who read the most books.In order to take part in the competition students had to submit a summary for each book they read. Theprizes for the competition were House Points.12

2012-20132013CARREERS COUNSELLING –MISS ELLI KYROUHaving been a PASCAL student myself, starting with four years of study in Ελληνική Σχολή Πασκάλ andthen transferring to PASCAL English School in order to continue as an IB DiplomaProgramme student, I have first-hand experience of both systems. ΕΣΠ is an excellentroute for students thinking of studying at the Cyprus state university and Greek stateuniversities because they have the opportunity to prepare for the Pancyprian examinationswhile also having the chance to go to the UK or another European universityonce they graduate. Since I wanted to keep my options open, I started myhighschool education in ΕΣΠ. When I finally decided to study in the UK I moved toPES and enrolled in the IB Diploma Programme where I studied a variety of subjects,thus having many options for my higher education. I graduated in 2011 from the Universityof Surrey with a BSc in Psychology with an incorporated placement year inwhich I worked as a Special School Assistant at St Dominic’s School in Witley, Surrey.I am currently doing my Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nicosiawhile at the same time undertaking a psychotherapy course on Systemic Family Therapy. The IB DiplomaProgramme has taught me to become more organised, more reliable, independent and proficientat meeting deadlines, giving presentations and conducting my own research during my university studies.It gave me the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills which were crucial for my essay writing andvery helpful in my everyday life.I feel very happy to be working at the same school I used to be a student at. Many of my ex-teachers arenow my colleagues, making the school environment friendlier since we have excellent communicationbetween us. I received pre-service training last summer and in-service training once I started working asthe school’s Careers Counsellor. I love counselling and working with pupils and I acknowledge howimportant it is for them to have someone who can understand their worries and concerns for the future.Career counselling is a serious matter as it is important that the right choices are made to satisfy andmatch each student’s needs, aspirations and abilities. It is for this reason that I spend time on each casereaching out to students and helping them find the right path. Certainly, such important matters cannotbe decided on one-to-one basis. The school has a team approach to career counselling, university choicesand handling university applications. It involves subject teachers, Heads of Department, Heads of Schooland the Director. It is of paramount importance for our students to do the university application throughthe school as the aim is the same for everyone: to ensure the best possible university placement for eachstudent. All our students and graduates are guided through the UCAS application process, including howto write their personal statement. The formal application process starts in Year 5 where a preliminarychoices questionnaire is given to our students as a starting point. Then, a series of individualappointments take place and colleagues are consulted until the final decisions regarding courses anduniversities are made. University applicants need to bear in mind that the closing deadline for the finalsubmission of the UCAS application is 15th of January for the year in which they begin their universitystudies. Boys doing their national compulsory military service may submit their application with a oneyear deferred entry. The closing application deadline for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine is15th of October. University applications for Art and Design courses may be submitted in March. Studentswho wish to study in the Netherlands and Hungary need to submit their application by the beginning ofFebruary of the year they expect to start their university studies.It is also part of my work to organize various events such as the ones given below:Student for a dayAs the school has an established framework of cooperation with the University of Nicosia, this March wehave organised the “Student for a day” event for all Year 5 and 6 students. During this day, students aremeant to observe a class of their choice and familiarize themselves with university life and lecturing inorder to get an idea of how things will be in their future studies.ARISTON TestIf the students are unsure or confused about which career to pursue, I would recommend that they dothe ARISTON test. This psychometric test, first introduced by Dr. Yiannakoudakis in Greece, explores thestudent’s personality, aptitudes, abilities, skills and interests. Having been trained myself on how to administerand read the test and the results, I believe that it can help a person to make a decision on theirfuture studies. ARISTON database includes 2000 career options. It is aimed at high school students oremployees who want to know the line of work that suits them. The visits were scheduled for the 13 th andthe 15 th of March at the University of Nicosia.13

The PASCAL ChroniclePROFILEInterview with Ms Marina Spyrou – Head of Languages DepartmentWhat made you decide to become an English teacher?I always wanted to become an English teacher from a very young age and there were no other professionsthat ever crossed my mind.For how long have you being teaching at PASCAL? Do you enjoy your job?Since 2004, so 9 years. Yes I love my job and I enjoy teaching a lot.What do you expect from your students?I expect them to be open to learn and be interested in the lesson and for me, I want them to learn lot ofthings by the end of the lesson and show the same amount of respect as I show them!!What is the most difficult part of your job?The most difficult part of my job is that I take my work home with me which isn’t so good, I cannot separatemy job with my personal life sometimes because I am reminded of my students problems at home.This has become a part of my life.Something that you will never forget about your moments at school?There are a lot of moments that I won’t forget like the Oscars nights, the first trip to France and my studentsof course!What advice would you give to students who want to become a teacher?They must have patience, if they don’t have patience they will not be able to do this job.How many kids do you have? Would you consider having another?I have two children and I would like to have another because I came from a family with three children butsince they have grown up a little they have been “driving me crazy” (laughs) but you never know!What are your hobbies?I like going to the gym and working out. Even though it sounds lame I also enjoy reading especially mysteries/crimes/horror/blackmagic.Do you enjoy travelling? And which is your favorite destination?Yes I like travelling abroad a lot! I like Christmas in London a lot but my favourite destination is Thailand.Do you ever regret your decision of becoming a teacher?No, never. Even though there are days or weeks when there is a lot of pressure, never!!!Thank you, Mrs. SpyrouPaula Christou, Andri Diakourti, Costantina Petrou, Dina Christou,Savvia Koulermou, Betty Andreou, Costantina Diakourti andChara Stavrinidou (Year 6)14

2012-20132013PROFILEInterview with Ms Marina Constantinou- Head of Modern Greek & Classical Studies DepartmentWhat was your motive to follow thisspecific occupation?What drove me to choose to follow this jobwas influenced by my father’s occupation andthe surroundings in which I grew up. Also anothermotive was my love for teaching.How long have you been teaching?I have been teaching for approximately 8years.If you had the chance to choose any other occupation what would you pick?If I had the chance to choose another job I would be a flight assistant because of my love of travelling.What is your favourite destination?My favourite destination is London. I have also travelled to Hong Kong and I would also like to visit Spainand Singapore.Do you believe that your job affects your personal life?I don’t believe it affects my life because it is something I love to do and enjoy but I would definitely love tospend more time with my family.What advice would you like to give to someone who would like to follow your job?To anyone who would want to follow a teaching job my first advice would be to have great patience andlove for this occupation. It is also a myth that teachers have long holidays because there is plenty of preparationto be done during the year.What requirements do you have from your students?I would definitely not use the word “require” but I would rather gain their respect and hope my studentslike me. If I would require anything from them it would be to be quiet during the lesson. I do not like tosee my students look indifferent and uneasy while I am teaching.Do you have any hobbies?Yes, I love to cook and my specialty is lasagna and Lava cake. Also in my free time I like to watch romantic,social and comedy movies.What is your favourite movie?“Notting Hill”Do you have any unforgettable experiences?I will definitely never forget the school leavers trip where I always think to myself that in a few monthsthey will become legal citizens.Is there any part of the school that you don’t like?The school for me is not the building itself nor its foundation but the people that are in it, so to me theschool is a small scale of our community; so there are people who I only have a professional relationshipwith and other people who I am more close with. The thing I like most is the time I get to teach and theonly thing I don’t like is the bureaucracy.We would like to thank you for the interviewSophie Savvidou 5C, Maria Kasapi 5C15

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2012-20132013LANGUAGESPancyprian & PanhellenicPoetry &Prose CompetitionMarch 2013Panhellenic Greek LiteraryUnionAnd MOECFotini Drakou 4E1 st place with MeritMonth of GermanLanguage 2012CompetitionInter‐schools EnglishCreative WritingSchool Competition14.3.13Association of GermanTeachers, the German,Austrian and Swiss Embassiesand Schools: Partnersfor the Future" initiativeCyprus and theGoethe Institute in Cyprus.PASCAL schools Lefkosia,Lemesos, LarnakaRobyn Bridle 6IBBianca Geangalaou 6IBAndreani Soupashi 3EStephanie Costa 5IBHOUSES1 st place1 st place lower schoolcategory2 nd place upper schoolcategoryGo‐Karts Competition17.10.12Style Vibe25.1.13Demetra HouseApollo HouseAlexandros Ioannou 1B, CharalambosKazantzis 4A, Constantinos Adoni 6AVictoras Kiteos, Kyriakos Ellinas, BiancaGeangalaou, Maria Papadopoulou 6IB1 st place1 st placeHidden TalentsEveningGrand Final 2013Poseidon House, Lefkosia,Larnaka, LemesosElena Evangelidou 6DChristiana Georgiadou 6B,Stephanos Gavriellides 1B,2 ND placeMaria Ioannou 3A, Constantinos Christodoulou3A, George Anastasiou 4A3 rd place3 rd Emirates PhotographicCompetition2012The BenjaminFranklin SummerTransatlantic Fellowssummer Institutein WashingtonDC in July this yearCypriot StampsEssay CompetitionThe International Federationof Photographic Art(FIAP)US Embassy and FullbrightCommission inCyprusMinistry of Communicationand Works of CyprusOTHERPhillipos Aristedou 6BAthina Christodoulou 6BElena Hadjivasilli 6CNikolas Hadjipaschalis 5BMaria Papadopoulou 6IBMODERN GREEK AND CLASSICAL STUDIESAntonis Georgiou 2BBronze medalMeritWas selected as a participantamongst 80 otherapplicants from CyprusAlternateAlternate3 rd prize17

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2012-20132013Languages Department– Literature Competition winnersPASCAL Lefkosia pupils selected by the American Embassy to represent Cyprus in the 2013Benjamin Frankiln Transatlantic Fellows Summer InstituteIn February the U.S. Embassy visited schools across Cyprus and interviewed more than 80 applicants forthe 2013 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute. Twenty students have been selected toparticipate in this 8 day summer institute in Washington, D.C and several others have been chosen asalternates.Many congratulations to Elena Hadjivasili of class 6C PASCAL English School Lefkosia who was selected asrepresentatives and also to PASCAL English School Lefkosia pupils Nikolas Hadjipaschalis of class 5B andInternational Baccalaureate Diploma pupil Maria Papadopoulou of class 6IB, who have been selected asalternates.The Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute is an 8-day programme which is designedspecifically for Cypriot students and will cover activities and discussions of global issues, leadership andmedia training and collaborative project development. It is scheduled to take place between 13 th -20 th or20 th -27 th July 2013 and is funded by the U.S. Embassy and Fulbright Commission in Cyprus.19

The PASCAL ChroniclePASCAL pupils take part in the annual Mathematical Relay CompetitionOn 31 st of January 2013 pupils from PASCAL English School Lefkosia and Ελληνική Σχολή ΠΑΣΚΑΛparticipated yet once again in the Annual Mathematics Relay Competition, held at the University of Cyprus.The competition involved pupils aged 12 to 15 from public and private schools from Cyprus. Pupilssolved mathematical problems in relay style using batons within 30-45 minute time intervals. PASCALpupils came 23 rd out of 68 schools which took part. Many congratulations to all the pupils who took partand their teachers for their guidance.PASCAL English School Lefkosia wins First Prize in the CSMM Genius Genetics QuizPupils of PASCAL English School Lefkosia won first prize in the 1 stPancyprian Knowledge Competition CSMM (Cyprus School of MolecularMedicine) Genius Genetics Quiz which was organised by the Instituteof Neurology and Genetics and took place on the 28 th of March2013. The competition was co-organised by the Ministry of Educationand Culture and the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics.The competition was open only to high school pupils and overall 216pupils (72 teams) participated from all the provinces of Cyprus, includingprivate and public schools. Each team was given a questionnaire with 30 questions that had to beanswered within a 30-minute time frame.The winning team comprises the following pupils of PASCAL English School Lefkosia Maria Frixou 6C, MariaSoupashi 6B and Simoni Pourgouri 6C, who will have the unique opportunity to visit the Institute during thesummer holidays and both observe first hand and participate in diagnosis procedures for inherited diseases,alongside executive scientists of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics.Many congratulations to the pupils and their Biology teacher Ms Androniki Kloni.EYP Pre-SelectionPASCAL English School Lefkosia participated in the 6 th Pre-selection session of the European Youth Parliamentin Cyprus. The event was organized at Kykkos A’ Lyceum in Nicosia with 12 other participating privateand public schools. Our school attended the pre-selection session on the 20 th of April with six students,where students debated on various European issues and engaged in meaningful discussion throughoutthe day. PASCAL English School Lefkosia was successful in its participation and has successfully passedthrough to the National session which will be held from the 30 th of Augustto the 2 nd of September 2013.We would like to congratulate the following students : Andreas Gregoras(5IB), Panayiotis Antoniou (ΣΤ1), Panayiota Loizidou (5IB), ChristianaPapaconstantinou (5E), Nicholas Hadjipaschalis (5B) and StephanosPhilipou (5IB).20

2012-20132013Benjamin Franklin CompetitionTravelling abroad is an amazing experience on its own, but travelling to the USA is a totally differentexperience. Gladly, Elena Katelari from PASCAL Greek School and I, will have the opportunity to go toWashington DC in July. We are among the twenty students chosen from all over Cyprus to be participatingin the Benjamin Franklin Summer Youth Institute. The program is funded by the US Embassy and FulbrightCommission in Cyprus, and it is organized by the George Washington University in the States. Activitiesinclude seminars on peace building and leadership development, as well as visits to the US Capitol, theUS Institute of Peace, and other famous historical neighbourhoods. This will be a great opportunity for usto challenge our mind, meet new people, and explore ways in which we can make an impact on our community.Elena Hadjivasili, 6DPASCAL English School Lefkosia pupil goes to Athens for anaward in PoetryPASCAL English School Lefkosia pupil, Fotini Drakouwas awarded First Merit in a Pancyprian andPanhellenic Poetry competition and proudly representedher school at the awards ceremony of TheGreek Literary Union in Athens on the 19 th March2013. Her winning poem entitled ‘Wild’ was composedin class during a creative writing workshop given byher teacher Ms Rebecca Apostolidou.PASCAL English School Lefkosia wins first prize in the Cyprus NationalFormula 1 in schools competitionUltrasonic Hawks, the team from PASCAL English School Lefkosia,earned the first place in the Cyprus National Formula 1 in schools competitionand received 8 of the 11 awards given. The educational programme of F1 inschools has been taking place for 12 years in more than 40 countries worldwidewith the participation of about 30,000 students and the exposure of about12,000,000 students between the ages of 9‐19. F1 in schools challenges studentsby encouraging them to obtain knowledge through experience based on theprinciples of Physics, New Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics. Studentsgain extensively in the development of skills (personal, social, professional) aswell as from the collaborative effort of team work which is imperative in theoverall concept of F1.Working in teams of between 3 and 6, each student is assigned roles.The team prepares a business plan, develops a budget and raises sponsorship.Teams are encouraged to collaborate with Industry and forge businesslinks. Aerodynamics are analysed for drag coefficiency in a virtual reality windtunnel using Computational Fluid Dynamics Software (CFD). Using 3D CAM(Computer Aided Manufacture) software, the team evaluates the most efficientmachining strategy to make the car. Aerodynamics are tested in wind and smoketunnels. The Race is on, at more than 60kph. Cars race side‐by‐side along 20‐metre straights.PASCAL’S Ultrasonic Hawks will be representing our country in the internationalcompetition which will take place in November in Austin, Texas(USA). It is an event involving 40 countries and which will no doubt bring favourablepublicity to our country.Congratulations to the six students: Elena Hadjivassili 6C, John Neophytou6D, Takis Kofteros 6B, Nicodemos Constantinou 6B, Nikolas Hadjipaschalis5B and Kyprianos Demosthenous 5C.WILDBorn from love,An innocent child ‐ shockedFrom the cruelty but stillThere was a bright sideI saw the beautiful viewThe journey of lifeI was living in a smallWorld ‐ my world. Free.But sometimes the girl couldn'tdecide who she wanted to be.So I travelled and learnedSaw happiness, SawInnocence. But the dark smokenever left.So the girl tried to fight andSave a life … taking hers to deathShe lived a happy lifeNow all the othersSide by sideAre staring at the bright sideLiving free and WildIn the memory of that innocentchild21

The PASCAL ChronicleΙnspires Love, Peace & Friendship80 Club members excelled in international exhibitions and competitions.The top awards attained by our Club are the Silver FIAP medal, accompanied with a cashprize of €2,200, awarded to Phillipos Aristidou of 6B and aCommendation awarded to Athena Christodoulou of 6B in the Third EMIRATESPhotographic Competition 2012 (5 Stars Special Catalogue). In the samecompetition other Club members achieved a total of 28 acceptances.Twenty Club members participated in the International Exhibition of Photography in India2012, organized under the auspices of the International Federation of Art Photography(FIAP) by the well-known organization National Academy of Photography (NAP), which was held on the occasion of theWorld Photography Day 2012.In the 34th Biennial of Young Photographers 2012 in Palma Spain, Club members with 8 photographs which representedCyprus in the category under 16 years old achieved FIAP Commendation.In the international competition, FOURTH ICS FIVE COUNTRIES DIGITAL CIRCUIT EXHIBITION 2012, several Clubmembers excelled. Marios Vouryias of 1A was accepted in the USA for his photograph 'Red Harmony', in India for hisphotograph 'Pantelis', and in Romania again with his photograph 'Red Harmony'. In addition, Andreas Iosif of 5A wasalso accepted in the USA for his photograph 'Squares' and in Romania for his photograph 'Future Thoughts'.Furthermore, Marios Vouryias and Andreas Iosif excelled in the 3RD IMAGE SANS FRONTIERE WORLD CUP 2012 aswell. Marios Vouryias’ talents were recognized in China for his photograph 'Shapes' and Andreas Iosif’s in Vietnam forhis photograph 'Columns'.By the end of the Club, we presented online exhibitions and projected images 1st - 4th TAMA & PESGSPC onlineexhibition and projected images which were conducted with great success since the internet attracted 638, 444 visitsand managed in the best way to contribute to global friendship and peaceful reconciliation between peoples. Theseonline exhibitions are presented on the website of the Cyprus Photographic Society (www.cps.com.cy), found under theoptions ILFIAP clubs. Now we will present the 5th international online exhibition and projected images, a special tributeto young people, "1st Youth Photographers of the World" organized by The TAMA Photographic Club & PESGSPCILFIAP clubs under the auspices of FIAP with 8 participating countries. We would like to note that from PESGSPC therewill be 30 Club members who will take part. The Club is supported by the teachers Andreas L. Andreou EFIAP / platinum,HonEFIAP and Pantelis Charalambous.The Director of PASCAL Education, Dr. Alexis Andreou, congratulates Phillipos Aristidou, a Club member, for top honorsin the United Arab Emirates. Phillipos stood out among thousands of participants and received the Silver Medal ofFIAP.22

2012-20132013I. COMPETITIONSInterschool 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament:The GC School organized on Friday the 28 th of November 2012 the 3 on 3 interschoolbasketball tournament at the European University premises. Our schoolcould not have missed the opportunity to participate in an event of this kind! Ourdepartment teacher Mr. Antonis Antonopoulos put together one team for theboys’ category consisting of Year 6 students Antonis Elia , Andronikos Neophytouand Iacovos Kasinos and from Year 5 Andreas Gregoras Our school also participatedin the 3 point competition with Year 3 student Stephanie Foukaris.Stephanie, who is a member of the Cyprus National Basketball Team, was ingreat shape and managed to win the first place in the 3 point shooting competition. Our boys’ team gave an excellentperformance and did their best and managed to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament. Congratulations to Stephanieand our boys’ team for doing their best and for representing our school in the best way they could. Hopefully nexttime, and with some luck on our side, we can move on to the semi-finals and show our real potential!Interschool Tennis Tournament:PASCAL English School Lefkosia participated for the third consecutive year in the Inter-school Tennis Tournament organisedjointly by The Senior School and the American Academy on Tuesday 20 thof November 2012 on the Junior School premises in Nicosia. PASCAL EnglishSchool Lefkosia was represented by Yiannis Neofytou, Panayiotis Parapanos, AndreasErotocritou, Anna Messiou, Artemis Papageorgiou and the P.E Teacher MrMarios Kalapodas. All of our students tried their very best and managed to playsome very good games. Unfortunately though, they didn’t manage to move on tothe finals of their respective categories. Irrespective of that, we would like to congratulatethem for doing their very best and for proudly representing our school.In the picture above our students are posing next to one of Cyprus’ best tennisplayers Mr. Photos Kallias.MOEC PANCYPRIAN Table Tennis Tournament:The annual Pancyprian School Table-tennis Tournament organised by the Ministry of Education took place on Thursdaythe 17 th of January 2013 at “Evaggelos Florakis” in Lekfosia. PASCAL English School Lefkosia was represented by AdamosHadjivasilis (3A) who was accompanied by his P.E Teacher Mr. Marios Kalapodas. Adamos competed in the category:gymnasium – boys. Adamos gave an excellent performance in all his games,showing his admirable skills and excellent technique and managed to reach thequarterfinals of the tournament. In the quarterfinal he played the first 3 sets at avery good level as all the previous matches and managed to score some very difficultpoints. Unfortunately in the 5 th and final set he lost the set and the game bytwo points due to unforced errors. Congratulations to Adamos for doing his verybest and for proudly representing our school in the best possible way. We wish himthe same and even better results in the future.23

The PASCAL ChronicleMOEC PANCYPRIAN Badminton Competition:The annual Pancyprian School Badminton Tournament organised by the Ministry ofEducation and Culture of Cyprus took place on Friday the 8 th of February 2013 at“Evaggelos Florakis” in Lekfosia. PASCAL English School Lefkosia was represented byGeorge Antoniou (6A) and Kyriakos Pissis (5D) whowere accompanied by their P.E teacher Mr. MariosKalapodas. Both boys competed in the lyceum – boyscategory. Both students, George and Kyriakos, gave anexcellent performance in all their games, showing theiradmirable skills and excellent technique and managed to reach the semifinals of thetournament. Congratulations to George and Kyriakos for attaining joined 3 rd place of thetournament, for doing their very best and for proudly representing their school in the bestpossible way.MOEC PANCYPRIAN Swimming Competition:The Ministry of Education organized on Wednesday the 20 th of February 2013 the annual Pancyprian swimmingcompetition at the Olympic Swimming Pool in Limassol. Our school, PASCAL English School Lefkosia, was representedby Ioanna Kekkou (4E) in the 200m Freestyle, Eleni Hatziyianni (4B) in the 100m Butterfly and Andreas Kyriakides (4E)in the 200m Individual Medley. Our students were accompanied by their P.E teacher Ms Alexia Skouridou. All of ourstudents were well prepared for the competition and focused on their individual events. They all showed greatsportsmanship and ethos throughout the competition as well asdevotion and dedication to the sport. Ioanna and Andreas had anexcellent performance but unfortunately didn’t manage to win anymedals. On the other hand, Eleni, who was in great shape andtotally focused, managed to win the third place and the Bronzemedal! Like every past year our students managed to make us allproud with their results and their achievements and they deserveour congratulations for their great performance. We would like towish them all the best for the future and we will be waiting foreven moremedals next year.Inter-school Track and Field CompetitionOur students Constantinos Fasouliotis, Christos Fysas (3D), Tasos Lamnisos (3E),Christos Hadjipaschalis (2D), Andreas Poullos (3C), Panayiotis Andreou (1A), PanayiotisParapanos (3D), Christina Ioannou (3E) and Sophia Christodoulou (2A) took part in theInterschool Track and field Competition 2013. The competition was organized by TheGrammar School and took place on the 28 th February2013 at Grammar School’s sports grounds. Our studentswere accompanied by the P.E teacher Ms EleniPapaconstantinou. All of our students had good performancesand tried their very best and some of ourstudents managed to win some medals. Andreas Poullosand Christina Ioannou managed to win the third place and the bronze medal in theirrespective events. Panayiotis Parapanos also had a very good performance and managedto win the second place and the silver medal. The surprise though, was ChristodoulouSophia who despite the fact that this was her first competition, managed tohave an excellent performance and win the first place and the Gold medal. Many congratulationsto all of our students for their effort and excellent performance in the competition and for proudly representingour school. We wish them to have the same and better performance in next year’s competition.24

2012-20132013MOEC Nicosia DISTRICT Track and Field Competition:On Thursday the 14 th and Friday the 15 th March 2013 PASCAL English School Lefkosia pupils took partin the Nicosia District Track and Field competition organized by the Archbishop Makarios Lyceum, theArchbishop Makarios Gymnasium and the Physical Education department of the Ministry of Educationand Culture. PASCAL English School Lefkosia was represented by Stefanos Skordis (4B) in the discusthrow competition, Kalliope Kountouri (4D) in the 400m race, Elena Thoma (5A) and ChristinaChristodoulou (4C) in the 200m and Christos Pantelides (5A) in the Long Jump. All our pupils gavetheir best performance and managed get some great results. Christos Pantelides, Kalliope Kountouriand Stephanos Skordis attained first place and Gold medals while the other two students had a verygood performance. Their school is extremely proud of their success and hopes for many similar successes in futurecompetitions.Pancyprian Biathlon Competition.The Modern Pentathlon Federation and The Grammar School jointly organized on the 4 th ofDecember the third annual Biathlon competition which took place at the Lakatamia MunicipalitySwimming Pool. Our school took part in the competition with the following students:Antonis Georgiou 2B, Demetris Pitsothanasis 5D, Andreas Nicolaou 5C, Ioanna Kekkou 4Eand Elena Hadjiyianni 4B. The students were accompanied by the P.E teacher Ms. AlexiaSkouridou. The competition had an interval form with the students swimming 100m andthen run for 1000m. Depending on their time in both eventsstudents earned points in each one of the events respectively.Points from both events were then added and formed the final score of each student. Ourstudents had an excellent performance and two of our students, Ioanna Kekkou and ElenaHadjiyianni, managed to get placed among the first three in their respective events. Ioannawas placed first and Elena was placed second. Our school on the other hand, won the thirdplace in the overall ranking which is considered to be a great achievement. All of our studentscompeted at their best, showed great enthusiasm as well as sportsmanship but mostimportantly they showed ethos and modesty.MOEC PANCYPRIAN and PANHELLENIC Track and Field Competition:On Thursday the 11 th and Friday the 12 th of April 2013 PASCAL English School Lefkosiapupils took part in the Pancyprian Track and Field competitionorganised by the Physical Education department of theMinistry of Education and Culture. PASCAL English SchoolLefkosia was represented by Stefanos Skordis (4B) in themale discus throw competition, Christos Pantelides (4E) inthe Long Jump and Kalliope Kountouri (4D) in the 400m race. All three pupils gave theirbest performance. Stephanos managed to attain the third place and the Bronze medaland Kalliope managed to improve her personal best and attain the firstplace and the GOLD medal. Their school is extremely proud of their success and hopes for manysimilar successes in future competitions. After having attained the first place in the PANCYPRIANCompetition, Kalliope represented CYPRUS in the PANHELLENIC students track and field gameswhich were held in Athens, Greece. There, our student unleashed her talent and with no difficultymanaged to win the first place and the GOLD medal!!! This was the first medal in PANHELLENICgames that a student from our school has ever received. Congratulations to Kalliope for so proudlyrepresenting our school and our country.25

The PASCAL ChronicleIn-school workshops for PASCAL pupils by the Cyprus FamilyPlanning AssociationOn Thursday 17 th January 2013, The Cyprus Family Planning Association(CFPA) conducted workshops on sexuality education to pupils inYears 1 and 3 of PASCAL English School Lefkosia and Ελληνική ΣχολήΠΑΣΚΑ Lefkosia.The Cyprus Family Planning Association (CFPA) is a non-governmental,non-profit organization founded in Cyprus in 1971. Recognizing the need for continuous and furthereducation it has recently enriched and reorganized the various series of educational programmes, lecturesand workshops offered. These include educational lectures and workshops, or series of lectures andworkshops aimed at various groups, including young people, students, parents, teachers and other professionals.Topics covered include sexuality, relationships, gender, communication, fertility and contraception,sexual and reproductive rights and more.The workshops took place as part of the schools’ on going Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE)programme in an effort to provide a comfortable atmosphere in which the pupils could learn about crucialissues which are part of their everyday lives. The time was dedicated to both informative and interactiveactivities which the pupils thoroughly enjoyed finding the topics of great interest and especially informative.The association also gave an informative lecture to parents/guardians on Tuesday 29 th January on theschool premises. Two more workshops were conducted for pupils of Years 5 and 6 in March and April respectively.26

2012-20132013SCIENCE FAIRCreativity, Ingenuity, Learning, are just words, but they also take form and can be inspiring, andan occasion where this takes place is none other than the PASCAL Schools’ Science Fair. Lower Schoolstudents work extremely hard throughout the year to prepare their Science Fair projects. Havoc and chaosinitially exist in the laboratory corridors with excited lively students asking questions and researching theirtopics. What started as an idea in the creative imagination of a pupil, eventually takes form and becomes avisible reality and what other ideal way for young minds to experiment, learn and enquire than competingwith knowledge and skills through Science?The Science Fair took place at Solomonides cultural centre in Limassol under the organization ofPES and ESP Limassol. Pupils competing, were from lower school Years 1, 2 and 3. Pupils from Year 1 and2 presented their project as a functional model, while Year 3 pupils presented a scientific phenomenon,topic or project as a three minute long presentation in front of a selected jury of accomplished scientists.Observing the students talk about their model and trying to impress the judges with their knowledgeand humour under the competing environment is a positive motivating experience. It is a celebrationof learning, studying, creating, performing Science and Life. The pupils, parents and teachers alike are involvedand are carried away in the world of the Fair expecting to see the reactions, the outcomes but mostimportantly how working together in an academic environment can be fruitful and productive and let us notforget, fun.The Science Fair took place on the 20 th of April. Parents and teachers showed up to support thepupils, to show them that it is all about them. They were the stars of the show and hopefully, they willcontinue to be so throughout life.Loukas IeridesBiology teacherWINNERSPASCAL English SchoolYear 1: Marios Vouryias (1A) – 1 st prize (centre)Year 2: Paris Solomou (2A) – 1 stprize (right)Year 3: Andrea Papacharalambous (3C) – 3 rd prize27

The PASCAL ChronicleSummer CampLast year for the eighth year in a row, the summer camp was successfully organised by PASCAL EnglishSchool, Lefkosia. Participation in the summer camp 2012 exceeded all expectations; 240 students fromLarnaka, Lemesos and Lefkosia met at the camp. They bonded, played and generally had a whale of atime, whilst having the opportunity to form friendships that have lasted. Concurrently, they learned toco–operate, work as a team through various games, share experiences, bond with their teachers and feelcloser to their school as a whole. This trip takes place every year in July at the Rodon Mount Hotel in thepicturesque village of Agros. The first and second years from each PASCAL school are involved, from boththe English and Greek schools.Involved in the summer camp were 15 teachers from all schools. In charge was Mr. Petros Kyprianou,Senior Master PES Lefkosia, who was responsible for the organisation. Here are examples of some of theactivities included in the busy schedule:Sports (swimming, football, volleyball, basketball, etc.)Creation of hand made objectsPainting and drawingDancingSingingShowsAerobicsTable and board gamesTalent showTreasure huntingDramaPartyThis year will end with another Summer Camp in July 2013, which will offer a rich social/entertainmentprogram each day. The programme has been devised by our experienced educators and includes animpressive assortment of topics and events that will satisfy the wishes of the most demanding pupils.See you there!!!PASCAL Students Clean Pediaios Park in LakatamiaPASCAL Schools, acting within the context of their social responsibilities, organised a cleaning campaign ofPediaios Park along with Lakatamia Municipality. The students of the Environmental Club and their teacherscleaned a part of the Park and were congratulated by the Mayor of Lakatamia, Loukas Iatrou, who wishedthat others would follow PASCAL’s example. The representatives of the school thanked the Mayor for hispresence, the Health Inspector of the Municipality, Andreas Aristeidou, for his support and encouragementas well as Kapnos Bus Company for transporting the students free of charge for the event. PASCAL Schoolsare participating in the “Eco Schools” programme administered by the Ministry of Education and Culture,and are aiming to be awarded the Green Flag, given to schools which exhibit a high level of environmentalawareness.28

2012-20132013German EventThis year the PASCAL schools in Lefkosia were invited to take part in an event in relation tothe Month of German Language 20 organized by the Association of German Teachers, theGerman, Austrian and Swiss Embassies, PaSch Cyprus and the Goethe Institute Cyprus.During the month of November various events and exhibitions take place to celebratethe German language and culture and educate pupils around Cyprus. On the dayof the event at our school, our pupils had the opportunity to win prizes by participatingin a general knowledge quiz and then were given a very interesting and informative presentationabout Germany, Austria and Switzerland where they learned about different traditions,music, products, inventions, food and many other interesting facts. The highlight ofthe event was the exhibition of our German pupils’ projects that were set up in the cafeteria.The students were given one month to prepare and at the end, a panel of judges selectedtwo projects to take part in the Pancyprian competition. Our students Robyn Bridle6IB and Bianca Geangalau 6IB who received first prize for their projects and one year freetuition at the Goethe Institute Cyprus.29

The PASCAL ChroniclePascal English Celebrates Francophonie MonthOn Friday 5 th April 2013, over 70 PASCAL pupils took part in an event which celebrated Francophoniemonth with an evening at the European University Cyprus.‘Francophonie 2013’ was organized by the Languages Department of PASCAL English School Lefkosia andΕλληνική Σχολή ΠΑΣΚΑΛ. The evening was dedicated to the values shared by the Francophone world. Theevent also aimed to raise awareness of the importance of the French language. Students performedmusical numbers, recited well-known French poetry, took part in a Haute Couture Fashion show sponsoredby ‘Jango,’ and exhibited their Francophonie projects .The pupils entertained over a 150 spectators with their lively show and at the same time managed to raise€580 for «ΦΙΛΟΙ ΕΦΗΒΙΚΩΝ ΞΕΝΩΝΩΝ ΑΓΟΡΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΡΙΤΣΙΩΝ ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑΣ». Not only did they raisethis money but they also spread awareness for the cause and let people of our community know that wecan all help if we take the time to be considerate and compassionate towards those around us.The evening concluded with a cocktail party of French wine, cheese, and crepes.30

2012-20132013The castAbby BrewsterMartha BrewsterTeddy BrewsterJonathan BrewsterDr. EinsteinMortimer BrewsterElaine HarperThe Rev.Dr.Harper andMr WitherspoonOfficer BrophyOfficer KleinOfficer O’Hara(Shakespeare)Lieutenant Rooney andMr.GibbsMaria Soupashi 6BMaria Masonou 4ASolon Hadjigeorgiou 5EJosephine Panayi 5CMaria Papadopoulou 6IBCharalambos Louca 5IBBianca Geangalau 6IBAndreas Mouzouras 5EIoanna Georgiadou 4BEleana Evripidou 5CMary Christoforou 5AStephanos Philippou 5IBArsenic andOld Laceby Joseph KesselringSingersMake-up ArtistsMaria Mesimeri 5IBMaria Ioannou 3AJovana Janjic 3CConstantinos Christodoulou 3AConstantina Erotokritou 6BMaria Mesimeri 5IBPoster DesignPhotographerSound EngineerSetting DesignScript Adaptation andMusic ProductionDirectorsStephanie Costa 5IBVictoras Kiteos 6IBEleni SkouliaRebecca ApostolidouMarina SpyrouRebecca ApostolidouWEDNESDAY 17/4/2013‘Graveyard effect’ teamChristos Evripidou 6CGiorgos Kosma 6DGiorgos Kyriakides 6DIoanna Pavlou 6CPanayiotis Tryfonos 6DMichalis Pierides 6DTatiana Georgiou 6C31

The PASCAL ChronicleBusy Bees behind the scenesOur lovely Brewster sisters with Elaine“Would you like toeat somethingfirst?”The Reverendhaving his teawhile Teddy’son the warpathJonathanwas quite atrial to hisaunts as achildDr. Einstein trying to sneak out from thecrazy Brewster household“We kinda thinkhe’s wanted somewhere”Funeral Blues“That guy was just sitting there ,waiting to be tussed up and gagged”32

2012-20132013EYPLast summer I participated in the European Youth Parliament (EYP) whichtook place in Limassol for four days. It was a wonderful experience whereI was able to increase my knowledge about certain topics that we hadprepared for. The EYP session consisted of three main parts; teambuilding,committee work and the general assembly. Everyone was dividedinto committees where we got to know the other people better by playinggames and going through various problem solving activities. I met somegreat friends there and by the end of the event I had become very closewith them and I have even kept in touch with them! We then had to writea resolution about a current issue of Europe which was debated thefollowing day during the general assembly. Apart from the resolutions and debating, there was eveningentertainment every night which was great fun. There were parties every nightand even a talent show. Overall I had an unforgettable experience full of fun, andgot to make many friends whilst learning plenty of new things about some interestingtopics.Paula Christou 6AMEDIMUNMy MEDI.M.U.N experienceMEDI.M. UN was a wonderful experience full of fun and of course debating. It was a once in a life-timeexperience that I would gladly want to go through again. Words are not enough to describe the fun, theknowledge, the experience and the skills that one can gain from it. Moreover, it also provided me withmore confidence to give my opinion and a desire to make a change in the world.The first day which was lobbying and merging, was an excellent opportunity to meet new people and makenew friends. Moreover it was a good day to actually take the lead in a group and in a conversation to demonstrateand explore my leadership skills.Day two and three were devoted to debating, which was the hardest, since this was where we had todebate and support our ideas. Going onto the podium and speaking my beliefs after I had conductedsufficient research on the topic from October to February was quite rewarding. I was able to support myarguments and the feeling was one of satisfaction. When our resolution was unanimously voted for, I knewthat all the hard work had paid off. I was so proud that we managed to make it to Sunday’s plenarysession and pass our resolution again. I felt the nerves and the stress of the previous day, but it was arewarding feeling. To sum up, MEDI.M.U.N is for those who actually believe in the power of the UN tomake a change, but it’s also for those who are not afraid to voice their opinion and to be formal!!!Mary Christoforou 5A33

The PASCAL ChronicleENGINEERING CLUBOur visit to Laιko group this year, as the Engineering Club, wasone of the Cub’s highlights. We found it interesting to learn howthese hundreds of different types of products arrive every dayinto supermarkets where we buy them and then take them toour houses. At this distribution centre that almost six containersfull of products arrive every single day ready to be transferredto supermarkets and kiosks all over Cyprus.Mr. Marios Efthymiou along with his team gave us a briefpresentation about how this Group works and how itco-operates with Cosmos trading Ltd. to maximize their effort indistributing their products all over the country in order for us tobe able to enjoy a variety of products at their best quality.After the presentation we had the chance withMr. Efthymiou to go for a tour inside the facilities of LaikoGroup. We saw how the whole company was working withcomplex machines and flexible cars especially designed to fitinto the corridors of the warehouse. Inside the warehouse,hundreds of shelves were placed one next to the other in thesafest and most efficient way.The shelves and the positions that they are placed werespecially designed by engineers in order to be resistant toearthquakes and other disasters. This was mandatory becauseeach shelf carries tens of tones of pallets full of products thatare ready to be sold into the market. Also, each corridor hasabout a hundred shelves. So it is very important for the workerswho are working there to search and find each product quicklyand efficiently. So, each shelf has its own unique address whichmakes the workers’ lives much easier by spotting any product that is wanted at any time with theirspecially designed mini computers which record all the data.To have a warehouse full of food and drink is a great responsibility and requires great skills and abilityin order to manipulate such large quantities. This is because as we all know, every product has anexpiration date. So, products that come into the warehouse have to leave it as fast as possible. If the dateof a product expires then the product is officially useless. If this incident happens every day then thecompany will shut down due to great losses in their budget.At the end of the presentation and the tour inside of Laiko Group warehouse, our patience wasrewarded and we were provided with refreshments by the company’s team. We were offered refreshmentsand also a bag full of Laiko products to take home by the LaikoGroup staff. It was a memorable visit.Victoras Kiteos 6IB34

2012-20132013ENVIROMENTAL CLUBPASCAL English School’s Environmental Club visited the facilities of Cans forKids, a registered charity formed in 1990 to organise the collection and recyclingof aluminium cans in Cyprus. The children, accompanied by their teachers,toured the facility and heard the people working there talking about thebenefits of recycling and the help they have provided to children in hospitalsduring the last 20 years. Specifically,Cans for Kids sells the recycled aluminiumand buys medical equipment for the children’s wards at Cypriothospitals. The children were very interested in hearing that morethan 25 millions cans have been collected so far and over €260,000worth of equipment has been donated to the Makarios Hospital inNicosia. The children’s interest in recycling was renewed, as theyrealised that their effort to help the environment could also helpchildren in need.F1 CLUBPASCAL English School Lefkosia has formed a team of six aspiring young people of ages 17 and 18, toparticipate in the international competition of “Formula One in schools: The Formula One technologychallenge”. The team has been named “Ultrasonic Hawks”.The students in the team are:Elena Hadjivasili 6DJohn Neofytou 6ATakis Kofteros 6BNikodemos Constantinou 6BNicolas Hadjipaschalis 5BKyprianos Demosthenous 5CThe above initiative is organized annually by Formula One in Schools Ltd, a non-profit company, to providean educational experience through the alluring appeal of Formula One. Each team prepares a businessplan, develops a budget and raises sponsorships. In addition, using computer aided design softwarethe team designs a Formula One car. After making a model car, teams race between them. Teams arejudged on their business plan, sponsorships acquired, car speed, car design and aerodynamics and verbalpresentation. Teams compete first nationally and then internationally, in Austin, Texas, for the Bernie EcclestoneF1 in Schools World Championship trophy.Our school’s team is well-organized, works perfectly together and has done a lot of research on this subject.Also, the team contacted specialists related to Formula One, car design and aerodynamics to enhancetheir knowledge and go to the competition with a powerful entry. Hence,our team won the nationals in Cyprus and hasprogressed to the world championship in Austin, Texas.35

The PASCAL ChroniclePHOTOGRAPHIC CLUBFor the 2012-2013 academic year the Photographic Clubs consisted of approximately 30 members eachfrom all year groups. Pupils had the opportunity to develop and understand the basic techniques ofphotography and refer to the appropriate terminology. These aims were achieved through class lectures(by the club leaders and guest speakers), demonstrations, and fieldwork. Members went on three fieldtripsin order to apply some of the techniques discussed in class (photojournalism, street photography, natureand cityscapes, and architecture photography involving shapes and light). The fieldtrips included locationssuch as downtown Lefkosia and surrounding areas, Finikoudes beach and the village of Kakopetria.Finally, selected members participated in internal competitions and competitions organized by the Ministryof Education and other international organizations, such as FIAP.Figure 1 Club 2: Antonis Georgiou “Light andShadow”Figure 2 Club 2: Marialena Georgiou"Movement"Figure 3 Club 2: Minas Constantinou " Cityscapes"DUKE OF EDINBURGH CLUB (DOE)My DOE expedition was very nice and fascinating. My team and I wereso excited and happy for this expedition because we had heard fromothers that it would be fun. We cooked, we walked a lot and we had fun.It was a really nice experience that brought our group together in difficulttimes, where we were called to use the skills we had learned in class in asurvival situation. The training we had received during our monthly clubsessions, about survival skills paid off. The challenge made us all strongeras individuals and I was surprised to discover our resourcefulness in extraordinarycircumstances. Despite the difficulties and strenuous terrainthat we had to face, we all enjoyed the experience and look forward tonext time.Eleni Demou 3E36

2012-20132013MUSIC CLUB—RECORDING STUDIODays before the last club session, I began feeling extremely impatient for theClubs. I knew that we were going to visit a recording studio, in order to make ourown CD. I was a bit nervous, too, since I would be the one to play the piano forthe three songs we would record and I had to be totally prepared for this day.Our teachers helped us and trusted us throughout the academic year for the CD.It was an honour for me to play the piano.When the day came, I was delighted and prepared for this experience. We arrivedat the recording studio, where the sound engineer and the owner waited forus. We immediately started recording beginning with me. I played the songs verywell and, of course, the other children were amazing. We all co-operated togetherto finish the recording in time. At one point, we believed that we wouldn’t manageto finish, since we were working too slow. However, we worked very hard totry and achieve the creation of our CD and we caught up. Even though this daywas tiring and exhausting, it was one of the best days I’ve ever had and it willremain as an unforgettable and extraordinary experience in my memory.Anna Hadjinicolaou3ACHARITY CLUBThe Charity Club at PASCAL English School has once again proved that our youth are always willing andready to offer altruistic help. This year we have had several successful activities and managed to collecta respectable sum of money. During the first term we organized a Christmas Bazaar and in February wehad our Valentine’s Bazaar. We collected 600€ all together. During the second semester we had guestspeakers informing us about World Vision and the work they do. Keeping with tradition from previousyears, we dedicated one of our club sessions to the Sophia Foundation for children. We had a speakertelling us about their work and showing us a video clip of life in Kenya. We ended the session by sellinghandicrafts made by Kenyan women. Over €500 was collected for the foundation. We also organized anEaster Bazaar on 19 th April where we sold candles for Europa Donna (€87) as well as jewellery andEaster delights for the School for children with special needs in Liopetri (€202). The sum of €600 collectedduring the first term will be given to a charity agreed upon by the school management and membersof the club. We have donated the money to the Bishop of Tamassos who is currently helping poorfamilies in our district.Yioulika KoulermouEnglish Teacher37

The PASCAL ChronicleHOUSES 2012-2013DIARY OFEVENTSSeptember 2012House Captain ElectionsSeptember 2012Artemis House raised money for The CancerPatients and Friends SocietyOctober 2012Apollo House raised money for The CancerPatients and Friends SocietyArtemis House raised money for the Radiomarathon.Demetra House organised the annualGo-Karting CompetitionAll Houses, together with the Parents’ Associationorganised a Houses Charity Fun Dayfor the Nicosia Children’s ShelterNovember 2012All Houses helped raise money for UNICEFDecember 2012All Houses helped in the organization ofTrack & Field Events DayAll Houses participated in the House ChristmasTree CompetitionJanuary 2013Apollo House organised the ‘Style Vibe’ Competitonand helped raise money for the Associationof Parents and Friends of Childrenwith Heart Disease.February 2013Poseidon’s Hidden Talents’ Evening SemiFinals part of the proceeds were donated tothe Amenoni Centre for spastic and HandicappedchildrenMarch 2013The Annual House Fancy Dress CompetitionPoseidon House raised money for the KidneyPatients and Friends AssociationDemetra House raised money for the ‘Make aWish’ Foundation and motorcyclists collectedit as part of their ‘path of love’ charity cycleride.Message from the House Coordinator…Ms Donna DemouIt is the end of a really exciting and very busy year.One thing that was constant was the enthusiasm ourstudents showed in our activities and their eagernessand willingness to sacrifice when others need them.A range of activities took place this year including twobig events- ‘Style Vibe’ and Poseidon’s Hidden TalentsEvening Semi Finals. Once again students showed howenthusiastic and creative they can be when given theopportunity and brought to light the importance ofcollaborative effort. This year the Houses added new charities to the list,such as the Anemoni Centre for Spastic and Paralyzed children, and studentsembraced new challenges warmly and showed their compassionate nature.Also the House Captains organized a ‘Litter Campaign’ to help combat therubbish issue in our yard and it seems it was really well received.I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who contributed to theHouse events and supported our efforts, both pupils and staff. I would alsolike to thank the pupils who worked passionately throughout the year strivingto collect House Points and congratulate all those who, through participationin the House events have gained maturity, responsibility and confidence andhave developed individual personalities.Well-done to all of you and let’s look forward to another successful year fullof energy, enthusiasm and new events!The House Team, consisting of The House Coordinator,House Masters and Mistresses26 th April 2013Poseidon’s Hidden Talents’ Evening XIMay 2013Artemis Games DayJune 2013Winning House Trip to the Waterpark38

2012-20132013DEMETRAHOUSE: DEMETRACOLOUR: GREENMOTTO: WE ARE LIFE AND INSPIRATIONHOUSE MISTRESSES: LOUIZA LOIZOUGEORGIA MICHAELHOUSE CAPTAINS:KYRIACOS IOANNIDESANDREA PITTACHARITY WORK:CYPRUS’RAISED €409 FOR ‘ONE WISH ONE DREAMEVENT: DEMETRA’S GO-KARTING COMPETITION AT DAYTONA RACEWAYAIMS & ACHIEVEMENTS: AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY YEAR, THE HOUSE CAPTAINS' MAIN AIMWAS TO BE THE WINNING HOUSE, TO MAKE THE MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSE, AS WELL AS, THESCHOOL PROUD AND TO SET NEW PRECEDENTS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE MONTHS STARTED TOROLL BY WE GAINED AMAZING EXPERIENCES AND WITH ALL THE FUN WE HAD AND THE COOP-ERATION WITH THE OTHER HOUSES, ALL THOSE MEMORABLE MOMENTS TURNED INTO PRECIOUSMEMORIES AND WE MADE UP OUR MINDS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY! WE WANTED TO TRANSFERTHOSE FEELINGS TO THE SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE TOOK THE TIME TO PLAN AND ORGANISEEVENTS AND HAD A GREAT TIME WITH OUR TEACHERS TOO. WE ORGANISED THE GO-KARTSEVENT WHERE MANY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. IN ADDITION, WE RAISED MONEY FOR ‘ONE WISHONE DREAM CYPRUS’. THIS WAS BENEFICIAL FOR US BECAUSE WE HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTU-NITY TO SEE THE MOTORCYCLISTS WHO CAME TO COLLECT THE MONEY WE HAD RAISED. BE-ING A HOUSE CAPTAIN IS AN EXPERIENCE WE WILLNEVER FORGET AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THATTHIS OPPORTUNITY WAS GIVEN TO US.39

The PASCAL ChronicleARTEMISHOUSE: ARTEMISCOLOUR: REDMOTTO: RED HUNTERS OF EXCELLENCEHOUSE MISTRESS: MARIA KYRIAKOUHOUSE MASTER: ANDY METAXAHOUSE CAPTAINS:ANTONIS ELIACHRISTIANA GEORGIADOUCHARITY WORK: RAISED €904 FOR THE RADIOMARATHONEVENT: GAMES DAYAIMS & ACHIEVEMENTS: AS THE HOUSE CAPTAINS WE WORKED FOR MANY HOURS TOGETHER TOORGANIZE OUR EVENTS, AS WE WANTED EACH ONE TO BE A SUCCESS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,WE SOLD TICKETS FOR THE ‘RADIOMARATHON’ BECAUSE WE WANTED TO EMBRACE AND HELPTHOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THAT HAVE CHILDREN WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS. FURTHERMORE, INMAY WE ORGANIZED THE ARTEMIS GAMES DAY, WHICH WAS AN EVENT THAT BROUGHT JOY TOEVERYONE THAT JOINED US. OUR MAIN GOAL WAS TO BE THE WINNING HOUSE IN JUNE, BUTEVEN IF WE WERE NOT, WE’D LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR BOTH OF USAND WE’D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ELECTING US AS THE HOUSE CAPTAINS OF ARTEMIS.40

2012-20132013APOLLOHOUSE: APOLLOCOLOUR: YELLOWMOTTO: LET THERE BE LIGHTHOUSE MISTRESSES: CHRISTINA LEIGHMARIANNA MOUROUZI/ANASTASIA PITTAKIHOUSE CAPTAINS:ANDRONIKOS NEOPHYTOUMARINA CHARALAMBOUSCHARITY WORK: RAISED €589 FOR THE CANCER PATIENTS AND FRIENDS SOCIETY & €350 FOR THEASSOCIATION OF PARENTS AND FRIENDS OF CHILDREN WITH HEART DISEASEEVENT: APOLLO’S STYLE VIBEAIMS & ACHIEVEMENTS: THIS YEAR WE DID OUR BEST TO BRING IN LOTS OF HOUSE POINTS BUTALSO TO RAISE AWARENESS OF OUR HOUSE EVENT ‘STYLE VIBE.’ WE MADE SURE TO WORK HARDSO THAT THE ‘STYLE VIBE’ COMPETITION WOULD BE A SUCCESS. SINCE IT WAS SUCH A BIG EVENTWE CAME CLOSER TO THE OTHER HOUSE CAPTAINS AS WELL. ALSO, ALL THE PARTICIPANTS HADA WONDERFUL TIME AND AT THE SAME TIME THEY ALL LEARNT TO COOPERATE WITH EACHOTHER AND WERE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO DISCOVER THEIR TALENTS AND ABILITIES, AS WELL ASRAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY WHICH MADE IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL.41

The PASCAL ChroniclePOSEIDONHOUSE: POSEIDONCOLOUR: BLUEMOTTO: RIDING THE WAVES OF TRIUMPHHOUSE MISTRESS:HOUSE MASTER:HOUSE CAPTAINS:MARIA VASILIOU/ANASTASIA PITTAKITHOMAS PAPATHOMASCHARA STAVRINIDOUMICHALIS TZIAKOURISCHARITY WORK: RAISED €646 FOR THE KIDNEY PATIENTS ANDFRIENDS CHARITY AND €350 FOR THE ANEMONI CENTREEVENT: THE HIDDEN TALENTS EVENING SEMI FINALS & FINALSAIMS & ACHIEVEMENTS: THIS YEAR WE WORKED REALLY WELL AS A TEAM AND WE COOPERATEDWITH ALL MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSE AND OUR FELLOW HOUSE CAPTAINS. OUR MAIN GOAL WAS TOORGANISE AN ENTERTAINING HIDDEN TALENTS EVENING SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL WHICH WAS AMEMORABLE EVENING FOR THE AUDIENCE AND PARTICIPANTS. ANOTHER AIM WAS TO BE THEWINNING HOUSE AND ENJOY THE WINNING PRIZE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.42

2012-20132013Poseidon’s Hidden Talents’ Grand Final Evening tookplace on the 26 th of April 2013 in the Founder’s Theatreof PASCAL English School Larnaka. Students from allyear groups participated in the competition in thecategories of Song and Dance. Through thiscompetition the pupils are encouraged to showcasetheir talents and participate in healthy competition.The evening was a memorable one both for theparticipants and all those who came along to watch theshow. Special thanks are due to all the people who supported theevent, the pupils for all their hard work and effort and the teachersfrom all three schools who assisted in the organisation of theevent.43

The PASCAL ChronicleSCHOOL TRIP TO SPAIN-JUNE 2012Every year the school organizes a trip. Last year we visited Barcelona, Spain and the trip was aonce-in-a lifetime experience. Even though our daily schedule was busy, we had a lot of fun.When we arrived there we relaxed for a few hours and then we went on a bus tour to differentareas of Catalonia. During the following days we visited the museum of Dali, the Gaudi Church,the Aquarium, the theme park Port Aventura and the Camp Nou stadium. We also had dinner atHard Rock Café on one of the nights where we were able to buy Hard Rock souvenirs. Ourteachers also had fun as they kept making jokes and dancing on the buses and as a result theymade our trip unforgettable. Finally, we all learnt new things about this country and its culture.We will always remember this experience. It was the best trip we ever had!Fotini DemetriouAndrea Shiakalli4C44

2012-20132013CARNIVAL PARTYFUN DAY45

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The PASCAL ChronicleFIRST U15 INTERSCHOOL GIRLS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTPASCAL English School Lefkosia hosted the first Interschool Girls football tournament that began early Decemberand ended at the end of April. Ten private schools participated with teams from Lefkosia, whichwere then divided into two groups. Each school competed for a place in the final after succeeding in bothquarter-final and semi-final games. The final was hosted at the PASCAL English School football facilities atthe end of April. This event was organized by the CFA under the auspices of UEFA.Present at the event was the president of the Cyprus Football Association Mr. Costakis Koutsokoumnis.Officiating at the event were international representatives including Steffi Jones, the ambassador of UEFAfor Women’s Football and Emily Sio, UEFA’s Director of the Development Programme for women’s football.Their presence marks an important milestone in Cyprus’ women’s football as UEFA was an instigating factorin the success of the event. Stefi Jones is known as one of the best female football players, who completedher football career with over 100 games for the national team of Germany. She also received gold medalsin the Olympic Games of Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004. She has been UEFA’s representative for thedevelopment of women’s football in Europe since 2011.The event was cheered on by visiting delegations from Malta, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Bulgaria who attendedthe Grassroot seminar in Cyprus. Students from PASCAL English School participated and receivedpositive comments on their sportsmanship. The girls who attended representing the school spoke fondly oftheir experience and look forward to participating in another such event in the coming years. We would liketo congratulate our pupils Eleni Demosthenous 2A, Antigoni Soteriou 2A, Sophia Christodoulou 2A, ChrysoPitsillide 2A, Erica Ioannides 2B, Katerina Nioullikou 2D, Andrea Pilava 2D, Katerina Kourouklari 3D.48

2012-20132013The financial crisis in Cyprus at a glanceThe banks in Cyprus have been affected negatively by the financial crisis in many European economies andin particular by their exposure to Greece. At this point we must emphasise that many of the financial andeconomic problems in Cyprus are home grown and relate to overexpansion in the housing market as a consequenceof the poor risk management practices by many of the Cypriot banks, and gaps in the bankingsupervisory framework.It is important to note that banks could have done a lot more to limit their exposure to Greece and theiroverseas expansion. Banks in Cyprus could have managed domestic loan portfolios more effectively. Theycould, have in fact, done more to reduce their exposure to the local housing market.If an economy invests almost over 100% of its capital into a single financial instrument, in the case ofCyprus Greek bonds, this instrument is considered to be a low risk instrument, which is an indication ofpoor risk management. If, on the other hand, markets consider this instrument highly risky, then thispractice is considered a gamble. Furthermore when bankers do the same with investor money then theirbonuses are linked to short-term income, while their losses are underwritten by the taxpayers and is definedas ‘Poker banking’. Boards of banking directors which fail to control such silly behaviour by bankexecutives fail to exercise proper oversight. The Greek PSI alone cost ‘our’ banks nearly 25% of the GDP ofCyprus.The taxpayers in Cyprus are now facing a bank bailout package that could be as high as €10 billion. At thispoint someone must emphasise that this amount of money is equivalent to over 50% of the GDP of Cyprus.All the important points and facts stated and discussed above necessitated the presence of a much stricterregulatory and legal framework for banks and a much more serious role within this framework for the CentralBank of Cyprus.Panayiota LoizidouEleni SavvaAndreas Gregoras5IB.49

The PASCAL ChronicleΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ – ΛΟΓΟΤΕΧΝΙΑΣΟΥΖΑΝΑ ΤΑΜΑΡΟ «ΌΠΟΥ ΣΕ ΠΑΕΙ Η ΚΑΡΔΙΑ»Η οικογένεια ως ο καταλυτικός παράγοντας για τη διαμόρφωση του χαρακτήρα της κεντρικήςηρωίδας, Όλγας.Αναμφισβήτητα, όπως και σε όλα τα παιδιά που βρίσκονται στα ευάλωτα παιδικά τους χρόνια έτσικαι στην Όλγα οι γονείς διαδραματίζουν το σημαντικότερο ρόλο στη διαμόρφωση του χαρακτήρα της. Αρχικά,η μητέρα που περιγράφεται ως επιφανειακή και συμφεροντολόγα, της διδάσκει με το παράδειγμά τηςμόνο τα κοσμικά καθήκοντα που πρέπει, ακόμα και ως παιδί, να εξυπηρετεί. Όπως συγκεκριμένα παραδέχεταιη γιαγιά για τα παιδικά της χρόνια “ένιωθα σαν μαϊμού που έπρεπε να εκγυμναστεί σωστά”. Συγκεκριμένατην τιμωρούσαν για επιφανειακά θέματα και αδιαφορούσαν παντελώς για την εσωτερική της ανάπτυξη.Αυτό ανάγκασε την Όλγα να ενηλικιωθεί πρόωρα και της στέρησαν την ευτυχία κατά τη διάρκεια των παιδικώντης χρόνων, αφού της προκαλούσαν απέραντη μοναξιά και μεγάλα ερωτηματικά.Επίσης οι γονείς της καταδίκαζαν τα σημάδια παιδικότητας και ανεμελιάς που έδειχνε η κορούλατους Όλγα με τη βία και όχι καθώς αρμόζει σε γονείς μικρού παιδιού. Σύμφωνα με τους δύο γονείς, η κόρητους έπρεπε να είναι συνέχεια υποταγμένη στον καθωσπρεπισμό που επέβαλλε η τότε κοινωνία.Συγκεκριμένα, η γιαγιά αναφέρεται σε ένα περιστατικό κατά το οποίο ο πατέρας της την χαστούκισεέξαλλος κατά τη διάρκεια ενός γεύματος επειδή άθελά της σιγοψιθύρισε ένα ρυθμό. Για την Όλγα αυτό τογεγονός σήμαινε το τέλος της προσωπικής έκφρασης και του αυθορμητισμού τουλάχιστον μπροστά στουςγονείς της. Πλέον ως θύμα του κομφορμισμού της εποχής, η μικρή Όλγα αναγκάζεται να είναι ήτουλάχιστον να δείχνει ότι είναι αυτό που ήθελαν οι γονείς της, δηλαδή ένα πιστό τους αντίγραφο.Ακόμα ένα γεγονός που στιγμάτισε την Όλγα και άφησε τα ανεξίτηλα τα σημάδια του για πάνταστην καρδιά της είναι τα λόγια του πατέρα της όταν ο σκύλος, που ήταν η μόνη παρηγοριά της Όλγας, πεθαίνει.Ο πατέρας της είχε τη φαεινή ιδέα να της πει ότι ο σκύλος έφυγε και να ρίξει όλο το φταίξιμο επάνωτης λέγοντάς της πως ο σκύλος είχε βαρεθεί την άσχημη συμπεριφορά της και τα πειράγματά της. Όπωςείναι λογικό, το κοριτσάκι πληγώθηκε βαθιά από τα λόγια αυτά με αποτέλεσμα να κλειστεί στον εαυτό της,να ξεσπάει σε λυγμούς συνέχεια, να χάσει τον ύπνο της και στη συνέχεια να πάθει εξάντληση. Η Όλγα αναφέρειότι από τότε κουβαλάει ένα “μικρό νεκρό” μέσα της χωρίς να μπορεί να τον ξεφορτωθεί. Ξεκάθαραμπορούμε να διακρίνουμε τις επιπτώσεις αυτού του παιδικού τραύματος, αφού η Όλγα πλέον φοβάται νακάνει το οτιδήποτε για να μην κάνει κάτι λάθος που θα της στοιχίσει τόσο.Τέλος, οι γονείς της γιαγιάς και συγκεκριμένα ο πατέρας, της στέρησαν ένα από τα μεγαλύτερά τηςόνειρα αφού δεν την άφησαν να σπουδάσει επειδή τότε δεν συνηθιζόταν να σπουδάζουν οι γυναίκες αλλάνα περιορίζονται στο ρόλο της συζύγου και της μητέρας. Η Όλγα, μη μπορώντας να αντιδράσει, υποκύπτειστον αυταρχισμό του πατέρα της αλλά οι επιπτώσεις των πράξεών της είναι πολλές αφού νιώθει κατώτερηαπό όποιον άλλο έχει σπουδάσει και βομβαρδίζει, όπως παραδέχεται η ίδια, τον κάθε σπουδασμένο άνδραμε πάμπολλες ερωτήσεις ώστε να ικανοποιήσει την περιέργειά της. Επίσης, είναι ένα σοβαρό πλήγμα για τονδυναμισμό της και την αυτοπεποίθησή της. Εν κατακλείδι, οι γονείς της Όλγας επηρέασαν σε μεγάλο βαθμότον χαρακτήρα της καθώς και τη μετέπειτα συμπεριφορά της ως μητέρα, αφού η ίδια αποφάσισε να μηνκάνει τα ίδια λάθη με αυτούς.Παναγιώτα Λοϊζίδου 5ΙΒ50

2012-20132013Global WarmingHow to save the world!You can be a hero of your own!Global warming has been a serious problem for over a decade! You all already know what causesclimate change: CO₂ EMISSION, ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION!!! Something so simple to prevent,yet humanity’s so careless to even try! Icebergs are melting because of US, causing floods, andthe atmosphere’s polluted, causing acid rain, all because of us!What you can do is firstly separate your garbage. Recycle paper, plastics, carton and glassmaterial! This way fewer trees will be cut down, which means more trees, more carbon dioxideabsorption and additionally, by recycling glass and plastic objects, there will be a reduction of CO₂emission because they will not have to heat up all those chemicals to form those materials. Askyour headmistress for three separate trash cans in each classroom, labelling them each with thethree different materials and ask if it’s possible to plant more trees for CO₂ absorption, not justfor that, but also to create a nice learning environment!Secondly, what you can all do is use public transport because it transports a large group of peopleby only producing the same amount of CO₂ as a car, which can accommodate only five passengers.Last, but not least, try and reduce your energy consumption! Use solar systems for electricity,water heating, heating etc! Additionally, you shouldn’t have your electrical devices on stand-bymode, but instead switch them off completely because they still consume a huge amount of energy(especially computers)!Following these simple directions, one by one, you will make a huge change! We might not beable to stop what has already happened but we can prevent any further damage.Join us, make a change!GO GREEN!!!Maria Patapiou, 5IBGo green51

The PASCAL ChroniclePhysics in the IB Diploma ProgrammeThe IB Diploma Programme Physics course exposes pupils to the most enthralling science experience bothin practical and theoretical aspects. Physics may be a rather demanding subject to study yet, notunbearable. The course is separated into two levels, the Higher Level often referred to as HL and StandardLevel SL. Pupils have the choice of selecting which level they wish to belong to. Through the course pupilswill learn to develop traditional practical skills and increase the use of mathematics, which basically is thelanguage of physics as the course contains a large amount of mathematical manoeuvres. Within the theorypupils will also learn the history of physics as the provision of unseen material, and experiments will increasetheir background knowledge for the course with information that is rather exciting to study for. Inaddition pupils will learn how to perform experiments and observe new information throughout experimentsand practical work. Physics is a lesson that makes a pupil discover and understand principles, interestingtheories and experiments. With the help of the teacher pupils will expand their horizons in Physicsand will find the course quite interesting rather than complicated. Furthermore, the IB Diploma Programmeis quite challenging, as it gives you the opportunity to discover and expand basic knowledge skills, as pupilsyou will get the chance to see things out of the box. Personally, as an IB student who follows Physics SL, Ifind the course very helpful, interesting and not a bit bewildering. It really helped me to increase my observationskills, learning outcomes and improving our experimenting skills.Georgia Panteli5IB52

2012-20132013PASCAL English School Lefkosia pupils give presentations on scientific research aspart of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.PASAL English School Lefkosia pupils who are enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programmeare required to complete a group Science project in the form of a presentation in their final year ofthe Programme. This project is called the Group 4 project and this year’s topic was ‘Beach’. IB pupils’ presentationstook place on 7 th February 2013 in the school cafeteria. Pupils from each science discipline gavethree presentations related to the topic, resulting in a total of nine presentations to an audience whichcomprised Year 4 pupils and pupils currently in the first year of the IB Diploma ProgrammeThe process of creating the presentations was insightful and enjoyable at the same time. Samples of waterand sand were gathered from three different areas; respectively Larnaka, Paphos and Protaras and experimentswere then carried out in the school’s labs. Data was then compared and conclusions were drawnregarding the levels of pollution in each area and differences owed to human factors, weather conditionsand locations. The pupils’ research and presentations gave a practical revelation of how once a scientificquestion is drawn, through simple experiments and analytical thinking life’s physical interconnections canbe seen. Furthermore, the Group 4 projects clearly reflected how the IB Diploma Programme effectivelyencourages young individuals to become methodical, inquisitive and mature thinkers capable of analysing,debating and communicating their findings to an audience.53

The PASCAL ChroniclePASCAL English School, Lefkosia pupils, who are part of the International Baccalaureate DiplomaProgramme, organised a collection week dedicated to the Nicosia Dog Shelter in celebration of WorldAnimal Day on the 6 th October 2012.As part of the Diploma Programme these pupils are required to undertake 150 hours of extra-curricularactivities over a period of two years. These activities must cover areas of Action, Creativity and Service.Combining their creative thinking with their initiative and sensitivity they worked together in an attempt tohelp others and create awareness amongst their peers of issues and problems around the world. The weekwas named ‘Dog Shelter Collection Week’ during which the pupils spent their break times collecting itemsand selling home-made sweet treats in order to collect money to be donated to the Dog Shelter. By theend of the week they managed to collect €530 in their money collection tin!The week was a great success in two respects; firstly, because of the amount raised and secondly becauseit is truly admirable when young people take such initiative and reveal caring and compassionate qualities.PASCAL English School Lefkosia pupils help children with Special NeedsStudents of PASCAL English School Lefkosia assisted in the International Bazaar organised by theStelios Ioannou Foundation on Sunday 7 th October 2012 as part of their community service activities.PASCAL English School pupils who are part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme arerequired to undertake 150 hours of extracurricular activities over a period of two years. These activitiesmust cover areas of Action, Creativity and Service, therefore they offered their services as volunteers.The pupils spent the whole day at the Stelios Ioannou Foundation where they assisted in the organisationof stalls selling things and serving food and drink to the hundreds of people who came to offer theircontribution to the Foundation. They interacted with children who attend the Foundation and theirexperience has helped them to spread the message that all children are equal and that everyone can dohis/her bit to help those who may be different.54

2012-20132013PASCAL English School, Lefkosia pupils, who are part of the International Baccalaureate DiplomaProgramme, organised a week of fundraising activities dedicated to raising funds to be sent topoor families in Cyprus in an effort to help ease the burden of the current situation in ourcountry. As part of the diploma programme these pupils are required to undertake 150 hours ofextra-curricular activities over a period of two years. These activities must cover areas of Action,Creativity and Service. Combining their creative thinking with their initiative and sensitivity theyworked together in an attempt to help others and create awareness of issues and problemsaround the world amongst their peers.The week took place between 22 nd -26 th April and was named ‘CYPRUS AID charity week’during which the pupils incorporated fun activities into the school timetable in order to raisemoney for their worthy cause. Such activities included selling hot chocolate, home-madelemonade, sweets, cakes, cookies, muffins, kebabs, piniatas and arm wrestling with theirteachers. In total the pupils managed to raise an amazing €1,094 which will be used to purchasesolid food items to be donated to poor families. Many thanks must go to the kind sponsors whogenerously agreed to the pupils’ requests for goods to sell without hesitation. These sponsorsinclude: Presse Café, Segafreddo, SMART stores, Athienites Supermarket,Αλμυρόγλυκο Creperie, Zorbas, Bianco, The Party shop Piniata, Castania Fruits, PafitisSafety Centre, Fabulous Treats, Gefstikon Fast Food.The week was a great success in two respects; firstly, because of the amount raised andsecondly because it is truly admirable when young people take such an initiative and revealcaring and compassionate qualities.55

The PASCAL ChronicleENGLISHBeing a celebrityMost of us would love to be a celebrity. The redcarpet, all cameras pointing at you… But apart fromthat, there’s a lot of pressure and you really needto be careful. It’s not as easy as it seems. So, beinga celebrity… Is it a gift or a curse?To begin with, being a celebrity has manyadvantages. For example, people admire you andbeg for your autograph. To continue, people recognizeyour work and appreciate you for doing it. Anotherthing is that when you are famous, you arewealthy, which means you can travel around theworld; you can have a big house, a nice car. Also,you influence a lot of people who admire you, andyou have power, fortune and fame.On the other hand, being a celebrity has disadvantages.There’s invasion of your privacy. There isno privacy and the paparazzi are everywhere all thetime. In addition, people that adore you may stalkyou. Furthermore, your safety is at risk. For example,John Lennon was actually killed by one of hisfans! The last disadvantage is that it’s difficult tokeep a stable relationship because everyone followsyou and comments on you. The TV may say youare dating someone you actually aren’t just to getmore viewers.Personally, I would like to be a celebrity because Iwould do what I love doing, which is playing theguitar and singing, and my fans would love me becauseof who I am and how I play. Of course, Iwould be careful of the stalkers, but I would just domy job and enjoy it. I hope my dream comestrue!!!Jovana Janjic 3CApocalypseThe four Horsemen of the ApocalypseSeven seals, on a withered scrollMelting away by eternal fire, unleashing the FourPeople will stand in fear and watch, a voice will whisperCome and see for you will be judged.The first born comes, Conquest, on a White Mare sheridesClad in shining armour and helm, silver and gold andchainsMen will cry and women will wail and realizeShe was smiling at conquest and genocide,War, the second, on a Red Stallion he ridesClad in iron and ash, his eyes dripping bloodPeople will weep and realize he was the undying hateinOur wars and slaughters;Here comes Famine, on a Black Gelding she ridesAs black as evil itself, smoldering and scorchedAnd the kingdom of man will tremble in horror and remorseThe foul breath of death in pestilence and sickness;The Three, they bend the knee for here comes DeathOn a Pale Horse he rides, amidst the damned draggingbehindAnd mankind will weep blood and realize he was alwaysbearingWitness in war and pestilence, conquest and genocide.Andreani Soupashi 3EThrough My EyesI'm everywhere - the mother of everythingWithout me, you would be nothingI come in every shape and formDesert or jungleProviding people and animals oxygen and goodsFor with trees I'm fullYet you're not even thankfulYou keep destroying meIn the winter, I pour rain and snowMy mountains are covered with the fluffy white substanceIn the summer, I let my heat spreadThis is sometimes catastrophicIn spring it is though, that I'm at my bestI grow my trees and colour my sunsetsIn the fall, I let my trees get rid of their leavesSuddenly they're nakedIf my light is too bright, I use clouds to cover itIf my sky is at times boringly blue, I turn it grey.I let my children breed, so there can be life,Life, which only I can only give.56Marina Ashioti 4A

2012-20132013ENGLISHMy Pool of InvisibilityLove PoemI run my fingers across the keysI'm afraid to playWhat will it bring?Happiness? Sorrow? Hope?I'm alone in the room, only darkness.I press a key, and the echo of the note cutsthrough the silenceLike a knife.I press another and the melody starts to flowI can hear her singing beside meFeel her touch on my shoulder as she enjoys themusicI smile at the music; so sweet.Tears start rolling down my cheeksMy eyes are blurred, butI continue to play; the song is part of meHer songMy love's song.Her absence makes my heart achePain, that's all it bringsWhy did He take her away from me?He took her in His armsLured her towards the lightAnd left forever.I play the last note of the verseAs I greet DeathAnd part this life as equalsAs the stars shine in the night skyThat’s how high you make my soul fly.The warmth your heart gives outMakes me want to go out and shout.The depth I see in your eyesForces me not to tell you any lies.Love is a small beautiful thingIt’s what makes you sit down and think,Is it the feeling that makes you fly?Or was it the music that made me high?I want to spend my life with you,Do you want me to marry you?Stelios Killiaris 3BFrancesca Yennadiou 4BMy First Day at SchoolI still remember very vividly my first day at school, although six years have passed. The memory will stay inmy heart for ever, as a scary but at the same time pleasant one!As I approached the school gate, I remember holding my dad’s hand and pressing it harder as if I did notwant to go. The school building looked huge and unfriendly. I noticed the grey walls, the many glass windows,the huge playground, the absence of any toys. It was nothing like my old school with the colourfulwalls and the inviting play area!I watched my dad depart for the first time and I felt like crying. I was relieved when I was finally introducedto my teacher because she was young, pretty and very happy looking. We got into our classroomand I noticed that it was very different from the austere outside appearance of the school building. Theinside of my classroom was colourful, nicely decorated, with many pictures on the walls and on the bulletinboards. The teacher introduced herself and asked our names. After that we sang songs and played games.My classmates were very friendly. Some of them I knew from my previous school.Eventually the bell rang to mark the end of my first day at school and I was happy that I had accomplishedso much. Actually, deep inside me, I felt that I wanted to stay longer and play with my new teacher andclassmates some more! After all I was a big strong boy and I wanted to learn as much as I could, all in oneday! Also, I liked my new classmates and I wanted to play more with them.But when my dad came to collect me and I looked into his eyes, I stopped feeling so tough and independent.I ran into his arms and said: ”Let’s go home, dad. I am so tired!” Looking back, it now seems that itwas not that difficult. But it is a difficult and intense experience for a young six-year-old boy who has neverleft the comfort of his parents’ arms.Marios Vourias 1A57

The PASCAL ChronicleENGLISHThe beginningMy throat was burning and I was chocking on my own saliva. But then came a point when my eyeswere almost dried out. I had to; I just had to blink once. I knew I did more than blink when I felt sizzlingrivers of tears engraving their paths on my cheeks; permanent paths that would stain my life forever. Myrib cage began shaking so hard that I couldn’t stop it. But why cease? Dr. Johnson knew. Somebody whoused to be a stranger to me just the week before knew my deepest secret. There was no point in pretendingin front of him. So, I let the salty teardrops dry off on my skin and the new ones to fall on my lap.Holding the test results in my hand, I imagined the malignant cells moving from one part of mybody to the next, leaving only destruction in their way. I imagined marauding armies of evil, battles andthe dreadful moments when one by one, my organs would surrender to the extensive fight with cancer. Myknees crackled and my thoughts copied them by not lining up like good soldiers. I needed to think; thinkhard and make solid decisions. Decisions that would determine the rest of my life; how long or short itwould be. Still, I couldn’t concentrate.Leaving the doctor’s office I went through the children’s ward. I was perusing for a solution, a wayout, a way back; back to when everything was alright with the world. Back to my lunchbox years when gettinghurt meant tripping in a game of tug of war. Back to when an injury could be cured with a lollipop anda kiss on the wound…The smiles and laughter were the only ones overlapping with my flashback. Besides that, nothingelse did. Survivors; I saw survivors. Unable to jump or swirl around, they were fighting against somethingmuch bigger than them. Dolls and balls are meant for kids, not cancer... At the sight of them struggling,my heart skipped a beat.Between those two heartbeats, I decided I wasn’t having the operation. I knew that this was mymoment, my choice, my future. I wasn’t going down without a fight, but I wasn’t going to spend the rest ofmy life under fluorescent light and feeding tubes either. I wanted to avoid vomits from long lasting chemo,failing hopes and dreams being crushed like waves on rocks during a thunderstorm.A few mistakes ago I would have surrendered to the latest medicines and treatments hopelesslywanting the rivers of tears to vanish along with the gigantic tumor in my brain. The truth is it can’t and itwon’t; the cancer has advanced far too much. I decided that this time I wouldn’t make the same mistake oftrying to fix something out of my reach. This time, I would grasp life in my hands and make the best use ofwhat’s left of it. Whether that includes a wig or a headscarf on my freshly saved head, I can’t tell. But forone thing I am sure, no more pre-planning for me. From now on it’s only spur of the moment decisions.That day I fell in love with life; challenges and sacrifices; past and future. I realised and appreciatedthe opportunities I’ve had. Sooner or later the day will come when I’ll be gone. When pictures andstories are the only thing left of me, I want to be remembered. I want to be remembered for living, notdying. That day at the hospital was a new beginning; my beginning.Elena Hadjivassili 6DDisaster strikesShe looked in front of her. The disaster washuge and irreversible Everything looked as if ithad been placed in the mixer and scuffed beyondrepair. She shouted: “Mum, I can’t goout like this! Look at my hair and clothes!”Irene Kattou, 1A58

2012-20132013ENGLISHLetter addressed to Head of Environmental issues about the destruction of rainforestsDear Sir/Madam,I want to express my strong concerns at what is being done to the world’s rainforests. It seems to me thatrainforests are being used more than ever. Evidence shows that huge areas of rainforests are being destroyedevery day at an uncontrollable rate. We will suffer a lot by the destruction of rainforests, as wehave no idea how precious these incredible forests are. In order to prevent the loss of these forests at thecurrent rate, we need to act quickly, cleverly, so that a source of life on Earth will not be wiped out.Each second, about 1.5 acres are being destroyed. People, with their everyday activities don’t respect theenvironment and don’t think of the consequences of their actions to the environment and their lives, too,which can be harsh when all the rainforests are cut down. Humans are the main cause of deforestation andtheir actions damage the rainforests at an alarming rate. If deforestation continues like this, the rainforestswill be wiped out in 40 years.The rainforests provide us with many resources which can be used for making our lives better. The mainreasons that rainforests are being used are for land for crops, for paper, timber and other wood and animalproducts and for land as livestock pastures. People also use the rainforests for medicine as the majority ofmedicines come from plants originating in rainforests (world’s biggest pharmacy), oil and metals which arefound in mines below the trees that can be used for diamonds, gold, copper and aluminium. Basically, rainforestsare destroyed to improve a country’s economy which can use the rainforest’s resources to help peopleand companies sell their products around the world.The disadvantages of cutting down forests are uncountable. Scientists have estimated that large numbersof species are being driven to extinction, possibly 50,000 a year, and millions of unique life forms that wehaven’t discovered yet remain undiscovered. By expanding urban cities we affect the way we and animalslive as the oxygen given from trees decreases and carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere. The landthat’s cleared by farmers is only fertile for the first two years, but no more, so a huge, barren tract of landis left behind. In addition, the number of trees is lowered, so the lumber supplies are limited. In general,the main consequence of deforestation is that a precious, unknownworld cannot yet be discovered.The safety of the rainforests is in our hands and I would like to suggestsome solutions that can help the rainforests and their development. Wecan reduce the use of paper and other products and recycle them tosave the life of many trees. Money can be raised for organizations justlike yours to protect the rainforest. Children should be taught at schoolsand old people must be informed regularly about the rainforests andthey need to be encouraged in helping and respecting the environment.I look forward to hearing from you and your suggestion on how totackle this serious threat.Yours sincerely,Antonis Georgiou 2BSay No to Smoking!!!!I hate smoking almost as much as I hate you, dear smoker!Do you know why I hate you? Do you? I hate you because I respect you but, you do not respect me. Idon’t know what smokers do in other countries but I know what smokers do in my country.There are laws set by the government that state, “No smoking in public areas”. But you ignore it! Thereare people who do not like smoking and you don’t even bother going outside to smoke that disgustingthing you call a cigarette. This shows how disrespectful you are to us, especially us children!Sometimes when we are in the car, you start smoking and you don’t even open the window so that otherscan breathe some fresh air. You might not get my point because your head is full of smoke and you mightnot be able to think properly. I’ll say it with very simple words. Don’t smoke IN PUBLIC PLACES. Whenyou smoke, others smoke as well. I have the right to live a healthy life!Michalis Philippou 3D59

The PASCAL ChronicleENGLISHOil CrisisOil is so embedded in our lives and economy that most of us barely notice that it’s actually there. If we take a lookaround us, we’ll be shocked to discover that everything we use is made out of oil: our mobile phones, our clothes, thesoap in our bathroom and even our food!!Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of petroleum extraction is reached; scientists believe that we’vereached peak oil in 2006! The world produces 80 million barrels of oil per day; and we use 88 million barrels each day,this means that the oil supply at some point will decline.Oil prices increase day by day but some believe that we’ll look back to this time and remember the time that oil wasstill cheap. There is not much crude oil left and we should all start thinking what the world would be like without oil.This valuable substance is now essential in our lives but not that good for our planet. Oil causes pollution, thereforeGlobal Warming. This immediately affects our health in many ways. Pollution causes acid rain, breathing problems andalso the death of millions of animals including birds and fish.Global Warming causes the Ozone hole to expand and this is responsible for many types of cancer. Another seriousconsequence we face is that the ice in Antarctica has begun to melt and as a result the sea level increases and at somepoint entire countries will be covered in water and will slowly disappear. Without oil, cars, planes and boats will notwork and we won’t be able to travel far from home or abroad. So we will basically be trapped.One of the most important things is that without oil we will not have electricity. Electricity is a major chapter in oureveryday lives and without it we’ll definitely not last for a long period of time.Rather than sitting there waiting for this disaster to come we might as well start doing something to prevent it! Yes, wecan prevent it, if each and every one of us starts doing everything we can to save oil. In order to achieve this there arealternative energy resources that are quite popular these days.Solar panels are a way of collecting energy from the sun and later using it in the form of electricity in our household.Most developed countries now also use wind and water turbines. What they actually do is that they use the wind orwater to spin large turbines that collect energy from this simple procedure. This energy is called kinetic.Hydrogen is additionally used instead of petrol. There are some hydrogen-powered cars that do not cause pollution,are safe for the environment and help save oil. Nowadays the use of technology is rising every second, that’s why scientistswere able to invent cars that work with solar panels and batteries! To encourage people to buy them, somecelebrities own one in order to make it more popular all over the world. These cars are a great way to save oil!The easiest and most common way in which we can prevent oil from disappearing is to recycle. It’s really easy andquick. We can recycle plastic, aluminium, glass and even our clothes and food. Recycling has become more than easysince trucks pass by our houses each week to collect the recycling bags!In conclusion we see that it is up to us whether or not we’ll run out of oil within the following years. We certainly havetime to do something to prevent this from happening but we had better hurry!Chrystallo Andreou 3E60

2012-20132013FRENCHLa francophonie, c’est une organisation qui soutient laculture française aussi bien que les droits de l’homme. Labase de cette organisation a certaines valeurs essentiellesconcernant les gens qui peuvent vivre en bonheur et enpaix. Une de ces valeurs est la liberté. La liberté de nousexprime la liberté de nos choix, la liberté d’être unis.Dans ce dessin elle est représentée d’une cage de pigeonsqui se casse par des enfants. Ces barres de la cage peuventsymboliser les frontières entre les pays européens.Cette rupture montre un monde sans frontières et l’unionentre les différentes cultures. On distingue que les enfantsbrisent la cage et on peut dire que cela représente un évanouissementdes frontières. L’unité du monde est représentée par le fait que les enfants se tiennent parla main. Tous ensembles ils se comportent comme un seul corps, avec un objectif pour briser la cage, lasuperstition et la haine. Une valeur de la francophonie est la solidarité, la capacité de partager et de s’aimeret éventuellement de travailler en équipe pour un but commun. Peut être les valeurs les plus importantesde la francophonie sont l’égalité et la diversité. À travers la francophonie les cultures différentesdes pays différents sont gérés par le principe d’unité. Les individus sont prêts à vivre une solidarité ou Ilsauront des occasions égales et ils seront égaux en droits. On peut observer les enfants des pays différentsqui se tiennent par la main et se sentent très contents. Ils vivent sous un même ciel et ils font lemême rêve - un monde en paix. En plus, on apprend de respecter et accepter quelqu’un qui est différenten tout cas. Donc, la francophonie nous aide de nous rendre plus impartial, avoir l’esprit large et augmenternotre savoir à l’égard du monde en général - les cultures différentes et les autres peuples.La nouvelle génération a le pouvoir de changer le monde et de le faire mieux. Évidemment, les jeunessont l’avenir de la société et non seulement ils apporteront la paix, mais ils seront en mesure de la souteniraussi. Les jeunes ont le pouvoir d’éliminer cet «esclavage» soi-disant, des peuples car les jeunes possèdentle dynamisme et la volonté pour changer le monde. Ils sont aussi sans doute l’espoir pour unmeilleur avenir.Myria Demetriou 2B61

The PASCAL ChronicleLes Valeurs de la FrancophonieLa francophonie aide au rapprochement des peuples à travers la langue française. Les différents peuplessont encouragés d’apprendre le français et de se lier à d’autres peuples pour apprendre et être informésur des cultures différentes.Nous avons créé une affiche qui montre les principes et les valeurs de la francophonie par des étapes quireprésentent la France qui est l’origine de la francophonie. Le fleuve, un des plus grands de la France, laSeine, est représenté comme une ligne verticale ou une cascade montrant une voie commune parmi lespeuples qui les dirige vers l’apprentissage de la langue française.La francophonie leur permet de devenir unis par la langue française, de voir plus loin et partager desidées et des pensées vers un meilleur avenir. En se servant de la couleur blanche, on a réussi de mettrel’accent sur la solidarité entre les humains qu’on peut les voir debout, au-dessous quelques drapeaux quisymbolisent la diversité.Comme mentionné au-dessus, la solidarité est une valeur très importante de la francophonie. La francophonieencourage les gens de s’aider l’un l’autre, s’entendre l’un l’autre et respecter et tolérer d’autrescroyances, religions et cultures.En plus, les moyens de faire le concept de la francophonie connu dans le monde entier sont fournis,donc cette organisation peut se développer.Le dessin montre la bonne humeur dans laquelle les missions et les programmes francophones ont lieu etil met en relief les valeurs comme l’égalité, la solidarité, la diversité, la paix et l’amour entre les gens quifont partie de ses événements. Ces valeurs encouragent les peuples de s’unir et apprendre ensemble touten gardant leur originalité et leur individualité.Espérons que ce dessin exprime toutes ces valeurs de la francophonie et beaucoup d’autres œuvres aumême sujet stimuleront l’intérêt des gens. Alors, ainsi, tout ensemble, nous pouvons nous améliorer etdevenir meilleurs individus.Andreani Soupashi, Tasos Lamnisos 3E62

2012-20132013GeographyNEPALWhy Nepal?Nepal was so interesting for me because of its location, the people, the Himalayan Mountainsas well as for its natural beauties. Researching this region made me feel amazed at the beautyof the world. What I liked most from my research was all the information about the country. Ithink people should visit it because it’s a poor country that needs tourists and people shouldlearn how beautiful Nepal is. I chose Nepal to do my project because when I compared it withthe USA I found many differences between the two countries. Although, Nepal has a lot ofthings to interest tourists, most people think that Nepal istoo poor and very dangerous for people which is a misconceptionthat should not prevent people from visitingthis amazing country.Where is it?LOCATION: Southern Asia, between China andIndiaPOPULATION: 29,890,686 (July 2012 est.)CAPITAL: KathmanduWhat’s the weather like?Physical Geography and Climate conditions: Nepal is located in South Asia betweenChina in the north and India in the south, east and west. The country can be divided into threemain geographical regions: Himalayan region, mid hill region and Terai region. The highestpoint in the country is Mt. Everest (8,848 m). Climatic conditions of Nepal vary from one placeto another in accordance with the geographical features. Nepal has namely five major seasons:spring, summer, monsoon, autumn and winter. The Himalayas act as a barrier to the cold windsblowing from Central Asia in winter, and forms the northern boundary of the monsoon wind patterns.What are the people like? The population comprises of about a 101 ethnic groupsspeaking over 92 languages. English is spoken by many in Government and business offices. Itis the means of education in most private schools of Kathmandu and some other cities.What is its economy? Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries inthe world, with about one-third of its population living below the poverty line. Agricultureis the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for three-fourths ofthe population. Sources of growth include agriculture, construction, financial and other services.Mikaella Athanasiou 3C63

The PASCAL ChronicleHistoryMartin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil rights in AmericaCivil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1929, never backed down in hisstance against racism. He dedicated his life to achieving equality and justice for all Americans of all colours.King believed that peaceful refusal to obey unjust law was the best way to bring about social change.Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out for justice to African Americans, for an end to racial discrimination, andagainst the laws that embodied it and the many subtle behaviours and assumptions that were supported bythose laws. Racial discrimination in the USA had resulted in countless unnecessary and unjust deaths, andthe despair and hopelessness of generations. By that time “coloured” people or as we call them now, withthe correct term, African Americans, were strictly separated into “coloured” people and “white” people.It was a period in American history where even the trains, restaurants, restrooms, specific areas wereseparated into two because of the racist ideology that was carried on during that time. Martin Luther Kinggave his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington. The march drewmore than a quarter million people lobbying for congressional passage of a civil rights bill. They gatheredaround the Lincoln Memorial to hear the speakers. When King spoke, he effectively defined the Civil Rightsmovement and the struggle for justice with these famous lines: "I have a dream that one day this nationwill rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all menare created equal'." Using many techniques in his speeches, such us repetition of words especially with thephrase “I have a dream”, imagery and many more he probably became the one activist who gave greatspeeches and had a massive effect on every person’s personal perspective towards racism in America.Some of his achievements were: Congress (the law-making body of the United States) passed the CivilRights Act in 1964. This was the most comprehensive piece of American civil rights legislation since theReconstruction (1856–77; a twelve-year period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War). It outlawed racialdiscrimination in public places, assured equal voting standards for all citizens, prohibited employer and unionracial discrimination, and called for equality in education.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, by a man with the name James Earl Ray,who shot him with a rifle. Dr. King was shot on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee.James Earl Ray was put to death shortly after. Martin Luther King Jr. will be forever remembered. MartinLuther King helped many people back then as his will to fight for the Civil rights made him a powerfulspeaker and a man of great spiritual strength. Other than a great speaker and a man whose will was tofight for justice he helped many people. One of the most important people that he helped was Rosa Parkswhen she refused to give up her seat in Alabama. He was a great man because what he did for the peoplemade a huge difference in America and the results even exist today.Stephanie Costa 5IB64

2012-20132013Psychology1. What is greater thanGod,more evil than the devil,the poor have it,the rich need it,and if you eat it, you'lldie?Answer: NothingIs this an old or young woman?Which creature walks on four legsin the morning two legs in the afternoon,and three legs in the evening?Answer: HumanEinstein wrote this riddle last century and said that 98% of the world’s population would not be able tosolve it.• There are 5 houses that are each a different colour.• There is a person of a different nationality in each house.• The 5 owners drink a certain drink. They each smoke a certain brand of cigarettes and also have a certainpet. No owner has the same pet, smokes the same brand of cigarettes nor drinks the same drink.• The question is. “Who has the fish?”CLUES1. The British man lives in the red house.2. The Swedish man has a dog for a pet.3. The Danish man drinks tea.4. The green house is to the left of the white house.5. The owner of the green house drinks coffee.6. The person that smokes Pall Mall has a bird.7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.8. The person that lives in the middle house drinks milk.9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.10. The person that smokes Blend, lives next to the one that has a cat.11. The person that has a horse lives next to the one that smokes Dunhill.12. The one that smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.13. The German smokes Prince.14. The Norwegian lives next to a blue house.15. The person that smokes Blend, has a neighbour that drinks water.Answer: The German65

The PASCAL ChroniclePsychologyThe Dreaming ProcessThere are four stages of sleep:Stage 1: It is a very light sleep which usually lasts just a few minutes. If the sleeper is not disturbed byanyone or thing, he or she will quickly journey into stage 2 sleep. Stage 2: This is a much deeper sleep than stage 1in whichdreams start to form. Although there are no clear images, vaguethoughts and ideas drift through the sleeper's mind. If the sleeperremains undisturbed, he or she will drift off into stage 3. Stage 3: A deeper sleep than stage 2 in which the sleeper'smuscles are all relaxed by now, and his or her heart rate hasslowed down. The sleeper's blood pressure is also falling andbreathing is steady and even. The sleeper is very difficult to wakenow. Only two things can wake the sleeper now, a loud noise or arepetitious calling of the sleeper's name. Before long, the sleeperwill enter stage 4.Stage 4: The deepest sleep of all. This is the time when the dreams occur. The sleeper is almost impossibleto wake now. If there is a loud noise or if the sleeper is shaken, it will take the sleeper a few seconds towake up. Both the sleeper's blood pressure and heart rate fluctuate, the sleeper's brain heats up. Thencomes REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. If the sleeper is woken up during this time, he or she will be ableto remember a recently dreamt dream. The first REM period will last only about ten minutes. After that, thesleeper goes back into a deep stage 4 sleep. Again, the sleeper goes into a REM stage after a short periodand cycles through REM and stage 4 until the sleeper is woken up.Freud and Dream analysisThe symbols below are those used by Freud in sample dream interpretations. As you read them, pleaseremember they are drawn from nineteenth-century Europeans, and so their application today may not beas appropriate as they were for Freud.・ Falling: Falling can have an interpretation of "falling" by giving in to sexual desire, or can havereference to a childhood fall, which led to being picked up and comforted by a parent (Freud).・ Flying: Flight is generally associated with a pleasant feeling in Freud’s experience, though for a varietyof reasons. Among the examples he offers are the extremely short woman who frequently dreamed offloating a few feet above the ground; the sexually-inspired dreams of German-speakers familiar with aparticular German vulgarity, which provided association between birds and sex, and in which "we shall alsonot be surprised to hear that this or that dreamer is always very proud of his ability to fly" (p. 239).・ Hats: Freud had several sample dreams in which hats represented genitalia.・ Nudity: While Freud did mention exhibitionists as having dreams of nakedness, the primary source inmost people was memories from early childhood, when nakedness was not frowned upon and there was nosense of shame. Even in dreams when the dreamer feels embarrassment, the other people of the dreamgenerally seem oblivious, lending support to the wish fulfillment interpretation of wanting to leave behindshame and restriction (Freud).・ Structures: Stairwells, mine shafts, a small building located in a narrow recess, locked doors, and soforth frequently have repressed sexual undertones, particularly in dreams which are "conspicuouslyinnocent" (Freud, p. 241).Pantelis CharalambousPsychology Teacher66

2012-20132013EconomicsThe Minimum Wage Legislation in Cyprus and the effects of the recessionCyprus has a government-mandated minimum wage, and no worker in Cyprus can be paid less then thismandatory minimum rate of pay. Employers in Cyprus who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subjectto punishment by Cyprus's government.What is the Cyprus Minimum Wage?Cyprus's Minimum Wage is the lowest amount a worker can be legally paid for his work. Most countrieshave a nation-wide minimum wage that all workers must be paid.Cyprus' minimum wage rate is €743 per month for shop assistants, nurses' assistants, clerks, hairdressers,and nursery assistants. The minimum wage rises to €789 after six months' employment.CYPRUS UNEMPLOYMENT RATEThe unemployment rate in Cyprus increased to 14 percent in November of 2012 from 13.80 percent inOctober of 2012. The unemployment rate in Cyprus is reported by the Euro stat. Historically, from 2000until 2012, Cyprus Unemployment Rate averaged 5.42 Percent reaching an all time high of 14 Percent inNovember of 2012 and a record low of 3.40 Percent in March of 2002. In Cyprus, the unemployment ratemeasures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. The chartwith historical data for Unemployment Rate in Cyprus, shows the tremendous sustainable increase in thelevel of unemployment in the economy of Cyprus.The huge increase in unemployment within Cyprus has been due to many reasons. Generally,the contraction in the global economy manifested itself as huge distortions in the labourmarket in the forms of increasing unemployment and vulnerable employment rates andwidening social gaps in employment in most of the countries hit by the global financial crisis.Unemployment in Cyprus has been increasing continuously which has evidently caused othermacroeconomic problems. The economy of Cyprus has been suffering from rising inflation, making exportsless competitive in international markets, worsening the Balance of Payments position. The huge deficitcaused by the Government’s inconsiderate actions as well, has led to the need of the huge borrowing fromTroika.Concluding, the minimum wage in Cyprus is relatively low in comparison to other countries. However, dueto the current crisis the minimum wage might even become lower and unemployed people will have tosurvive based on the minimum wage!Louiza PilavakiAndreas OnisiforouNicolas Theodorides 5x67

The PASCAL ChronicleGreekΟ ΒαγγέληςΜερικοί άνθρωποι στη ζωή μας θα παίξουν πολύ μεγάλο ρόλο. Ως υπεύθυνοι για το εαυτό μας πρέπει ναξέρουμε ποιοι είναι αυτοί που αξίζουν και μπορούμε να τους εμπιστευτούμε. Θα μάθουμε πολλά μέσα απότη ζωή μας και κυρίως με τα λάθη που θα κάνουμε και εμείς και οι άλλοι.Κάποτε είχα ένα φίλο με το όνομα Βαγγέλης. Καθόμασταν μαζί σε πλατείες και δρόμους και μου κατέβαζεσυνέχεια δικές του ιστορίες. ∆εν ήταν ποτέ του ευτυχισμένος, σπάνια θα τον έβλεπες να χαμογελά. Ένιωθεξένος σε αυτόν τον κόσμο.Από το δημοτικό ο Βαγγέλης δεν είχε φίλους. Τα παιδιά στην τάξη του δεν τον έκαναν παρέα και τον κορόιδευανγιατί είχε δυσλεξία. ∆εν είχε ποτέ στην τσάντα του μολύβι και σβηστήρι. ∆εν ήταν καθόλου κάλοςμαθητής, έπαιρνε συνεχώς 7. Στο διάλειμμα καθόταν πάντα μόνος του σε μια γωνία. Ήταν από πολύ φτωχήοικογένεια. Πάντα μου έλεγε ότι ήθελε να γίνει πιλότος, να ταξιδεύει ψηλά στα σύννεφα και να ξεχνιέται.Όταν τελειώσαμε το γυμνάσιο και το λύκειο με το Βαγγέλη χαθήκαμε και ξεχαστήκαν όλα. Τότε ήταν πουάρχισα να ψάχνω να τον βρω. Ήθελα να μάθω τι απέγινε και πώς συνέχισε τη ζωή του. Πήγα και ρωτούσατους γνωστούς του και έμαθα ότι δεν έμενε πλέον στο σπίτι του και ότι έκανε παρέα με παιδιά που ήρθαναπό άλλη χώρα. Όσο ρωτούσα άκουγα ακόμα χειρότερα νέα γι αυτόν.Μια μέρα βρήκα την κοπέλα που τα είχανε παλιά, την Μαρία. Όταν την ρώτησα που είναι ο Βαγγέλης μουείπε να σταματήσω να τον ψάχνω γιατί εγώ τον αγαπούσα και τώρα θα τον λυπηθώ. Επέμεινα και στο τέλοςμου είπε ότι είναι με τους ‘κολλητούς’ του έξω από το μπαράκι στην γωνία. Πήγα το βράδυ να δω ανήταν αλήθεια και εκεί είδα τον Βαγγέλη με τους φίλους του. Καθόταν πάνω σε μια μηχανή κλεμμένη. Μεείδε από μακριά και με κατάλαβε, πλησίασε αμήχανα, είχε ύψος 1,80 αλλά ήταν 50 κιλά. Τα δόντια του ήτανσάπια, η ανάσα του βρωμούσε, η πέτσα του ήταν γερασμένη και τρυπημένη. Τα ρούχα του ήταν σκισμένακαι παλιά. Τα παλιά τα κουβεντιάσαμε περίπου για δέκα λεπτά. Τότε του είπα πως δεν είναι ο Βαγγέλης πουήξερα, πως άλλαξε και τότε την καρδιά του άνοιξε και μου μίλησε:“Όλα άρχισαν το 2008 όταν τελείωνα το σχολείο. Κάποιος βίασε την μικρή μου αδελφή και εκείνη έμεινε μιαζωή τρελή. Ο πατέρας μου επειδή κατάντησε έτσι την χτύπαγε και η μητέρα μου δούλευε από το βράδυ ωςτο πρωί. Η χαρά μέσα μου ήταν νεκρή. Τότε ήταν που άρχισα τα ναρκωτικά, για να ξεχάσω όσα έβλεπαν ταμάτια μου. Έφυγα από το σπίτι και η Μαρία με παράτησε, ζούσα μια κόλαση και ακόμα ζω…” Όταν έφυγαμου υποσχέθηκε ότι όταν τον ξαναδώ θα είναι εντάξει. Και εκεί ήταν που χώρισαν οι δρόμοι μας.Μετά από λίγο καιρό έμαθα ότι βρήκαν τον Βαγγέλη, έξω από το μπαράκι που συναντηθήκαμε, νεκρό. Όταντο άκουσα έφυγε η γη κάτω από τα πόδια μου. Αλλά η αλήθεια είναι ότι χάρηκα γιατί εκεί που είναι σίγουραείναι πιο ωραία και θα νιώσει επιτέλους τη χαρά μέσα του.Ο κόσμος των ναρκωτικών είναι μονόδρομος, όσο δύσκολη κι αν νομίζετε ότι είναι η ζωή σας, θα έρθουνκαλύτερες μέρες, μην τα δοκιμάσετε ποτέ.Άντρεα Ττοφαλά, 3Ε68

2012-20132013GreekΜια ακατονόμαστη συμπεριφοράΟ ρατσισμός με βάση τα δεδομένα που δίνονται από διάφορους ανθρώπους που έχουν μελετήσειαυτή τη συμπεριφορά ορίζεται ως η απόφαση ενός έθνους, μιας ομάδας ανθρώπων ή ενός ανθρώπου, ναθεωρεί τον εαυτό του ανώτερο και να αντιμετωπίζει κάποιους άλλους ανθρώπους ως κατώτερους. Ο ρατσισμόςείναι ένα συχνό φαινόμενο το οποίο ανάγεται στα πολύ παλιά χρόνια, όπου τον παρήγαγαν και τονυιοθέτησαν οι πρόγονοί μας και τον συναντάμε μέχρι σήμερα ακόμη και στην καθημερινή μας ζωή.Η Ράσι και η Μαρία όμως τον έζησαν με ένα αξιοπερίεργο τρόπο. Αυτά τα δύο κορίτσια σήμερα είναιδύο πολύ καλές φίλες από το πανεπιστήμιο και είναι πολύ δεμένες μεταξύ τους. Η Ράσι είναι από τηνΑφρική και η Μαρία είναι από την Ελλάδα. Η Ράσι περνούσε άθλιες καταστάσεις στην Αφρική όπου όλοι είναιφτωχοί, άποροι και άστεγοι. Η Μαρία όμως ήταν σε μία πολύ καλύτερη κατάσταση, αφού είχε μια εύπορηοικογένεια που της έδινε όλες τις σύγχρονες ανέσεις. Και οι δύο τους όμως είχαν όνειρα και τα πραγματοποιούν,αν και δεν πέρασαν τις ίδιες καταστάσεις επιβίωσης.Η Ράσι και η Μαρία σπούδαζαν τα ίδια μαθήματα για ένα καλό πτυχίο και προσπαθούσαν με τον ίδιοτρόπο να τα καταφέρουν. Η μία βοηθούσε την άλλη έτσι ώστε και οι δύο να πετύχουν στο μέλλον μια καλήδουλειά. Η Ράσι όμως είχε κάποιες δυσκολίες με τη γλώσσα, αφού στη χώρα της δεν είχαν ικανοποιητικήμόρφωση ώστε να μπορέσει να τα καταφέρει. Σαν πιστή φίλη όμως η Μαρία δεν την άφησε να πέσει αλλάτην βοήθησε να σταθεί στα πόδια της. Μετά από 4 χρόνια φοίτησης και οι δύο τελείωσαν το πανεπιστήμιοκαι πήραν ένα πολύ καλό βαθμό στο πτυχίο τους.Αφού και οι δύο σπούδαζαν το ίδιο επάγγελμα αποφάσισαν να ψάξουν μαζί για μια δουλειά έτσιώστε να μην χαθεί η φιλία που είχαν μεταξύ τους. Κάποια εταιρεία δέχτηκε και τα δύο κορίτσια για να τουςκάνουν συνέντευξη και να διαλέξουν αν είναι έτοιμες και αν μπορούν να δουλέψουν εκεί. Τα δύο κορίτσιαμε την ελπίδα πως θα τις διάλεγαν και τις δύο πήγαν στην εταιρεία. Κατά τη διαδικασία της συνέντευξης, ταδύο κορίτσια δεν έτυχαν της ίδιας προσέγγισης. Αυτό φάνηκε ξεκάθαρα όταν η Ράσι ενημερώθηκε ότι ησυγκεκριμένη εταιρεία δεν εργοδοτούσε έγχρωμους ανθρώπους, παρά μόνο λευκούς. Βεβαίως η επίσημηγραπτή τοποθέτηση της εταιρείας καθόλου δεν ανέφερε αυτό το λόγο. Αυτό είναι ένα παράδειγμα της καθημερινήςμας ζωής το οποίο συμβαίνει πολύ συχνά σε ανθρώπους που έχουν διαφορετικό χρώμα ή καιδιαφορετική θρησκεία. Πολλά είναι τα παραδείγματα όπου συνάνθρωποι μας αντιμετωπίζουν την ίδια ή παρόμοιασυμπεριφορά.Σίγουρα η Μαρία και η Ράσι προσπάθησαν και πήγαν κόντρα στη περίπτωση του φυλετικού ρατσισμούπου έζησε η μία από αυτές. ∆υστυχώς όμως τα προσωπικά συμφέροντα, δεν αφήνουν χώρο για φιλίασαν αυτή των δύο κοριτσιών να ξεσκεπάσει και να εξαφανίσει τέτοιου είδους ακατονόμαστες συμπεριφορές.Ελένη Δήμου 3Ε69

The PASCAL ChronicleGreekΠαντοτινή ΦιλίαΦιλία είναι ένα αίσθημα, γεννιέται μ’ ένα βλέμμαζει και δεν πεθαίνει παρά μόνο μ’ ένα ψέμα.Η φιλία είναι σαν το χρήμα, εύκολο να την αποκτήσεις,αλλά πιο δύσκολο να τη διατηρήσεις.Όλα περνούν και χάνονται στου κόσμου την πορεία,μα δεν περνά, δε χάνεται η πραγματική φιλία.Οι μέρες αλλάζουν, τα χρόνια περνούν,μα οι φίλοι τους φίλους ποτέ δεν ξεχνούν.Φιλία είναι να εμπιστεύεσαι και να μην προδίδεις ποτέ.Είναι εύκολο να γνωρίσεις ανθρώπους,δύσκολο να τους κάνεις φίλους,σπάνιο να είναι αληθινοίκαι αδύνατον να είναι σαν εσένα.Φίλοι είναι λίγοι, εχθροί όμως πολλοίκαι όποιος πιστεύει το αντίθετο ονειροπολεί.Η αληθινή φιλία γίνεται αισθητή, δε λέγεταικαι τους φίλους πρέπει πάντα να τους επιλέγετε.Οι άνθρωποι λένε ότι οι φίλοι πρέπει πάντα να κρατούν τα χέρια,αλλά οι παντοτινοί φίλοι δεν έχουν την ανάγκη,ξέρουν ότι το άλλο χέρι θα είναι πάντα εκεί.Τους φίλους μόνο να τους αγαπάς μπορείς και να τους δέχεσαι όπως είναι.Οι πραγματικοί φίλοι είναι δύσκολο να ξεχαστούν,το ίδιο και να διχαστούν.Η φιλία είναι σαν τον πόλεμο,εύκολα αρχίζει, δύσκολα όμως σταματάκαι γρήγορα ξαναξεσπά.Οι αληθινοί φίλοι θα ανοίξουν την καρδιά σουκαι θα θεραπεύσουν όλα τα τραύματά σου.Η φιλία είναι μόνο μια, μια φορά θα την βρεις,για αυτό ψάξε καλά και μη βιαστείς.Μαριαλένα Γεωργίου 2CΠοίημα για τη λαϊκή παράδοσηΧοροί, τραούδκια, ποιήματα, έθιμα μα τζιαι ήθη,τούτα εν η παράδοση τζιαι δεν εν τούτα μύθοι.Τζείνος που την παράδοση σέβεται τζιαι φυλάειπροίκαν έσιει παντοτινήν, όπου βρεθεί τζιαι πάει.Τζείνος που την παράδοση περί πολλού εν έσιειδίχα θαρκούμαι νόημα πως η ζωή του τρέχιει.Κρατείτε την παράδοση τζιαι τον πολιτισμό μαςδώρα ένουν πολύτιμα, στον ξένο, στο δικό μας.Φυλάτε την παράδοση όσον καθένας μπόρειγιατ’ ένι για τον άδρωπον σγιαν οφθαλμού του κόρη.Μάριος Βούριας 1Α70

2012-20132013GreekΗ ΜΑΥΡΟΚΟΥΚΟΥΛΟΣΚΟΥΦΙΤΣΑΜια φορά κι ένα καιρό, υπήρχε το πιο σατανικό κορίτσι όλων των εποχών, η Μαυροκουκουλοσκουφίτσα.Κάθε μέρα το πρωί όταν πήγαινε σχολείο τα άλλα παιδιά την περιθωριοποιούσαν γιατί την φοβόντουσαν.Κανείς δεν ήξερε ποιος θα ήταν το θύμα της ημέρας. Έπαιρνε τα φαγητά των παιδιών και έσχιζε τα τετράδιάτους. Όταν δεν ερχόταν σχολείο όλοι, δάσκαλοι και μαθητές απολάμβαναν το γεγονός της απουσίας της.Μια μοιραία μέρα, η Μαυροκουκουλοσκουφίτσα πήγαινε σχολείο και βρήκε ένα καινούργιο παιδί στο δρόμο.Έτρεξε προς το μέρος του και του είπε απειλητικά «ποιος είσαι εσύ, δεν σε έχω ξαναδεί εδώ».Αυτός της απάντησε με ευγένεια και καλοσύνη:«Με λένε Φώτη, είμαι καινούργιος. Εσύ ποια είσαι;»«∆ώσε μου τα χρήματά σου και μετά σου πω.»Ο μικρός Φώτης της έδωσε τα λεφτά του μη μπορώντας να κάνει τίποτα και πήγε στο σχολείο στενοχωρημένος.Μόλις επέστρεψε σπίτι του ο μικρός Φώτης τον έπιασαν τα κλάματα. Η μητέρα του, του είπε να μην ανησυχείγιατί θα έχουν καλεσμένους από την πόλη και θα τους ρωτήσουν αν γνωρίζουν το κορίτσι. Μια ώρα αργότεραέφτασαν οι καλεσμένοι στο σπίτι του Φώτη. Ο Φώτης αμέσως αναγνώρισε την Μαυροκουκουλοσκουφίτσακαι φώναξε δυνατά:«Μαμά αυτό είναι το κορίτσι που σας έλεγα ότι με λήστεψε και με τρόμαξε!»Αμέσως η μητέρα της Μαυροκουκουλοσκουφίτσας την έβαλε στο αυτοκίνητο και την πήρε στο σπίτι και τηνέντυσε στα κόκκινα. Η Μαυροκουκουλοσκουφίτσα αντιπαθούσε το κόκκινο χρώμα και γι’ αυτό η μητέρα τηςτο διάλεξε για αυτή. Τώρα από Μαυροκουκουλοσκουφίτσα έγινε η γνωστή Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα. Μετά απόόλη αυτή την περιπέτεια η Μαυροκουκκουλοσκουφίτσα από κακιά, εγωίστρια και άπληστη μεταμορφώθηκεσε ένα καλόκαρδο κορίτσι που αγαπούσε τους γονείς, τα αδέρφια και τους φίλους της.Μετά την απομόνωση των φίλων της και την τιμωρία από τους γονείς της, η καλόκαρδη πια κοκκινοσκουφίτσαέγινε ένα θετικό σύμβολο σε πολλά παραμύθια και παράδειγμα για μίμηση και καλές πράξεις.Christos Constantinou 1A71

The PASCAL ChronicleReligious KnowledgeΜέσα στα πλαίσια του προγράμματος του IB μας δόθηκε η ευκαιρία να αναφερθούμε σε κάποιους άξονεςτης χριστιανικής ηθικής στα πιο κάτω θέματα που αναλύονται. Η σημαντικότητα του μαθήματος των Θρησκευτικώνπροσφέρει στους μαθητές τη δυνατότητα να κατανοήσουν πολλά αμφιλεγόμενα θέματα και ναρίξουν μια βαθύτερη ματιά στον τρόπο με τον οποίο η Χριστιανική Εκκλησία αντιλαμβάνεται κάποια σύγχροναή και διαχρονικά θέματα.Το θέμα στο οποίο έδειξα ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον ήταν το κεφάλαιο του θανάτου και της σχέσης του με τηχριστιανική θρησκεία. Αν και πολλοί φοβούνται το θάνατο, η χριστιανική πίστη τον καθορίζει ως ένα μεταβατικόστάδιο προς την αιώνια ζωή. Μου έκανε εντύπωση το γεγονός πως η χριστιανική πίστη δεν αναφέρεταισε νεκρούς, αλλά σε μια κατάσταση ύπνου στην οποία βρίσκονται, αφού δεν πιστεύει στο τέλος τηςζωής μετά το θάνατο, αλλά στην προσδοκώμενη Ανάσταση.Μαρία Παπαδοπούλου 6ΙΒΤο κεφάλαιο που μου κέντρισε την προσοχή ήταν «Η οικογένεια», η οποία, όπως όλοι γνωρίζουμε, είναι ηβασικότερη από τις ομάδες που συνθέτουν την ανθρώπινη κοινωνία. Η οικογένεια αποτελείται από δύοάτομα και πάνω, γεγονός που την παρομοιάζει ως την αφετηρία και τον κύριο παράγοντα για τη διαμόρφωσηκαι την κοινωνικοποίηση του ανθρώπου. ∆εν είναι απλά το άθροισμα ατομικισμών, αλλά η ουσιαστικήσυνύπαρξη αγάπης σε όλα τα γεγονότα της ζωής από τη γέννηση μέχρι και το θάνατο. Με συναρπάζει τογεγονός ότι η απόφαση του να φέρεις μια ζωή στον κόσμο περιγράφεται με ιδιαίτερο και σοβαρό τρόπο πουσε βοηθά να καταλάβεις τη σοβαρότητα του να χαρίσεις ή να αφαιρέσεις μία ζωή. Τέλος, η οικογένεια είναιη αμοιβαιότητα που πρέπει να υπάρχει ανάμεσα στα παιδιά και τους γονείς τους.Μαρίνα Χαραλάμπους 6ΙΒΤο κεφαλαίο, το οποίο μου κίνησε πολύ το ενδιαφέρον ήταν το ‘Ορθοδοξία και τεχνολογία’. Το συγκεκριμένοκεφάλαιο μου φάνηκε ενδιαφέρον για το λόγο ότι κατέρριψε πολλές από τις ιδέες τις όποιες θεωρούσαδεδομένες για τον Χριστιανισμό. Πάντα πίστευα ότι η Εκκλησία κατέκρινε τη ραγδαία ανάπτυξη της τεχνολογίαςαλλά μέσα από το μάθημα στο συγκεκριμένο κεφαλαίο διαπίστωσα ότι ο Χριστιανισμός εγκρίνει τηνεξέλιξη της τεχνολογίας αρκεί να μην παρεμβαίνει στην ανθρώπινη ύπαρξη. Μέσα από το συγκεκριμένοκεφάλαιο διαπίστωσα ότι το μάθημα των θρησκευτικών δεν είναι απλώς η ανάλυση των χριστιανικών ι-δεών, αλλά το πώς η θρησκεία μας εφαρμόζεται στη σύγχρονη κοινωνία ακόμα και σε μια έννοια που απόπολλούς θεωρείται εντελώς αντίθετη με τον Χριστιανισμό, την τεχνολογία.Κυριάκος Έλληνας 6ΙΒΣτο πλαίσιο του μαθήματος των Θρησκευτικών και ιδιαίτερα στο κεφάλαιο 14 «Βιοϊατρική και ηθική» έμαθαγια τους βιοεπιστήμονες, αλλά και για τα επιτεύγματα που έχουν καταφέρει μέχρι σήμερα. Οι βιοεπιστήμονεςμελετούν τη δυνατότητα να αλλάξουν και να καθορίσουν κάθε μικροσκοπικό κύτταρο με σκοπό να βελτιώσουντον άνθρωπο. Επιπρόσθετα, καλούμαστε να μάθουμε για τις θετικές και αρνητικές συνέπιες τηςΒιοϊατρικής μέσα από τη βιοηθική, αυτό γιατί τα τρία κριτήρια της χριστιανικής ηθικής είναι η αγάπη, η ε-λευθέρια και η αλήθεια και με βάση αυτά τα κριτήρια πρέπει να αντιμετωπίζουμε και τη Βιοϊατρική. Η χρήσητης βιοτεχνολογίας είναι επιθυμητή και επιτρεπτή, όμως η κατάχρηση της είναι ανεπιθύμητη και απαράδεκτη,επειδή παραβιάζει την ελευθέρια του ανθρώπου και καταστρέφει την ανθρωπιά του.Χριστίνα Γεωργίου 6ΙΒΣτο μάθημα των Θρησκευτικών είχαμε την ευκαιρία να διδαχτούμε το μάθημα της ηθικής συνείδησης, ηοποία μπορεί να νοηθεί με δύο διαφορετικούς τρόπους. Αρχικά, είναι η ψυχολογική συνείδηση όπου οάνθρωπος μπορεί συνειδητά να δηλώσει την ύπαρξη του στον κόσμο. ∆ηλαδή να γνωρίζει ότι υπάρχει, τικάνει και πού βρίσκεται. Από την άλλη είναι και η ηθική συνείδηση. Αυτή η συνείδηση είναι μια κρυφή φωνήμέσα μας, όπως πολλοί δηλώνουν, που μπορεί να ξεχωρίσει αν μια πράξη είναι ηθικά σωστή ή λανθασμένη.Με τη βοήθεια πάντα του καθηγητή μας μπήκαμε σε ένα βαθύτερο νόημα για το τι είναι αυτή η ηθική συνείδησηκαι γιατί είναι τόσο σημαντική στις μέρες μας για να μπορεί ο κόσμος να ζει πάντα αγαπημένος καιενωμένος.Βίκτωρας Κιτέος 6IB72

2012-20132013How can you use 10 balls to find the multiples of 9?Answer:If you multiply 9 by 7 you find how many balls there are before the seventh ball. In this example thereare 6. This number is the tenth.The number of balls after the seventh ball are 3. This is the unit.i.e. 63 is the answerSotiris Elia , 1B3 Tricky ExercisesA man wanted to plant 4 trees, but all 4 had to be equal distance from each other. How did he do it?Answer: He planted 3 trees at the corners of an equilateral triangle. He built a mound in the middle and planted the4th on the top of the mound so that it was the same distance from the other 3 trees (on the points of a tetrahedron).A fisherman was asked how long was the fish he had caught. He said "it is 30cms plus half its length". How long wasthe fish?Answer: 60cms (30cms was the half of the length)How much will one cost?25 centsHow much will fifteen cost?50 centsOk then, I'll take one hundred andsixteenThank you, that will be 75 centspleaseExplain why.Answer: Each separate digit costs 25c and 116 is three digits, so 3 x 25c = 75c.Marialena Georgiou 2CHORIZONTALLY:1. 56924792. 5871 23. 29881.0510 34. 2 2 2 4 2 35. 430+8-116. 456+2687. 280 by 35%Sophia Petridou 2AVERTICALLY:1. (34425)+2642. 5252 23. 0.451.3910 44. (7+30)2-45. 1256986. -7-2-(-2-32-11)73

The PASCAL ChronicleFraction, ratio, chord, probability, diameter, radius, circumference, area, triangle, circle, shape, equation,gradient, uphill, graph, point, parallel, vertical, cube, cylinder, hypotenuseEva Pitsothanasi2A74

2012-20132013Caffeine is a stimulant drug. It can speed up the heart and make people feel awake. It is themost popular drug in use throughout the world. Drinking a large cup of coffee may haveeffects such as cold hands, muscles tensing up, increased heart beat. It can also have somevery negative effects like anxiety and addiction, or increased blood pressure. Caffeine canbe found not only in coffee but also in energy drinks, tea, chocolate or soft drinks. When awoman is pregnant it is better to limit the amount of caffeine to two cups of coffee per dayor less.Metabolism:Caffeine from coffee or other products is absorbed by the small intestine within 45 minutesof ingestion and then distributed to all tissues of the body.History:Caffeine was first isolated in 1820 by a German chemist. He was called Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. Two other chemistsafter him used the word “caffeine’’ from the French word ‘café’. Then this term became the English word we know today-caffeine!Smoking - Lung CancerCorina Pitta 3ESmoking and lung cancer are associated and it is well known that smoking is THE major cause for lung cancer. Tobaccosmoke can also causes chronic lung disease and contributes to bladder, pancreas, and kidney cancers. Lungcancer normally takes many years to develop and it usually affects the ages between 55 and 65 years. Soon afterexposure begins, a few abnormal cells may appear in the lining of the bronchi (the main breathing tubes). Gradually,as you continue your exposure to these substances, more abnormal cells appear. Some will become cancerous andtumour forming. If you stop smoking however, the risk of lung cancer decreases. Year on year, abnormal cells arereplaced by normal cells. After ten years, the risk drops to a level that is 1/3 to 1/2 of the risk for people who continueto smoke. Primary carcinoma of the lung is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. Itaccounts for approximately 32% of cancer deaths in men and 25% in women.Current or former cigarette smokers make up approximately 90% of patients with the disease. Lung cancer can bereadily identified by a simple chest x-ray, or a more specialised type of x-ray known as a CT scan. If cancer is found,it may not always be curable, but every cancer is treatable. If left untreated however, it can spread to the brain, liver,bone, and lymph nodes. Treatment for lung cancer will vary from person to person depending on a variety of factorssuch as current health, type, size and location of cancer, whether or not the tumour has spread. Radiation Therapy isa form of external x-ray that kills cancer cells. It is used to relieve pain and tumour symptoms and eliminate or decreasethe size of the tumour itself.Chemotherapy is the use of medication, to decrease the size of tumour or eliminatecancer. Treatment may be in the form of pills, injections or catheter (drip).Christina Ioannou 3EA healthy lung (on the left) and a smoker's lung (on the right).Christina Ioannou 3E75

The PASCAL ChronicleHEROINHeroin is an illegal and one of the most addictive drugs. After only limited usage a person becomes hopelessly addictedto this powerful drug. Heroin is made of natural opiates from the poppy flower. Most heroin originates fromAsia. It’s known as ‘black tar’.Most people start out by inhaling heroin but quickly progress to injections of the drug to get ‘high’ quicker and feedtheir addiction rapidly. Once injected the heroin quickly progresses through the blood-brain barrier to bind with brainopiates. The speed at which it is transmitted to the brain seems to be one of the reasons why heroin is so addictive.Withdrawal symptoms may occur if its use is reduced or stopped. Withdrawal symptoms include drug craving, sweating,restlessness, muscles and bone pain, kicking movements, etc. The heroin addict’s skin will flush, the mouth willbecome extremely dry and he/she will feel extremely nauseated causing them to vomit repeatedly.Heroin is classified as a depressant drug which causes most people to become tired and sleepy after usage. Theirmind becomes clouded and foggy. Their reaction time is close to non-existent. Cardiac function and breathing slowsdown. Many people die from heroin overdose because of the depressed state of the cardiac and respiratory system.Sophia Flouri 3DThe EyeEyes are organs that detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. The eye is a complexoptical system which collects light from the surrounding environment, regulates its intensity througha diaphragm, focuses it through an adjustable assembly of lenses which is the response of the eye to the stimulus, to form an image. This image is converted into a set of electrical signals, and transmits these signals tothe brain through complex neural pathways that connect the eye via the optic nerve to the visual cortex and otherareas of the brain.A nerve cell is called a neurone in biological terms. The impulses that travel along the neurone are not in an electriccurrent but they are caused by the movement of ions in and out of the neurone. The impulses travel at a speedenough to produce a rapid response in a stimulus. The impulses from the receptors pass along nerves with sensoryneurons until the brain and the spinal cord is reached. The central nervous system is made by these two organs.Some other nerves contain motor neurons transmitting impulses to the muscles and glands. Thousands of individualneurons are contained in a typical nerve. Some animals use their eyes to detect light but cannot form a proper imagelike snails. Other animals like dogs detect light and can form images but cannot distinguish between colours. Thehuman eye does all three it detects the light forms a proper image and distinguishes between colours.The eye has a complicated structure that allows it to convert light from an object into impulses forming an image.The eye consists of a tough outer layer called sclera, which to us, is the visible white layer of the eye. At the front ofthe eye the sclera becomes transparent called cornea which in this way lets light pass into the eye. Behind the corneais the coloured ring of the tissue called iris. In the middle of the iris there is a hole called the pupil which lets thelight through. The pupil is black because there is no light escaping from the inside of the eye.Underneath the sclera there is a dark layer called the choroid. The dark colours come from the many pigment cellsthat it contains as well as blood vessels. The pigments causing the dark colours prevents the light from being reflectedinside the eye. The retina is the innermost layer at the back of the eye which is the light sensitive layer wherelight energy is transformed into the electrical energy of nerve impulses. Retina contains cells called rods and coneswhich react to light producing impulses in sensory neurons. Impulses pass from sensory neurons to the brainthrough the optic nerve. Rod cells work well in dim light but they cannot distinguish between different colours so thebrain sees an image produced by rods in black and white. This is the reason why we cannot see in dim light. On theother hand cones will only work in bright light and there are three types which respond to red, green and blue. Dueto these three types of cones being stimulated we can see colours visible in light. On the other hand if all these threecolours are stimulated equally our brain sees white. Both cells of rods and cones are found through the retina butcones are mostly found in the centre of the retina in an area called the fovea. Cones give a sharper image than rodswhich is why we can see objects clearly if we are looking directly at them, so that the image falls on the fovea.Andrea Leandrou 6A76

2012-20132013The Physical Education Department of PASCAL English School Lefkosia has always been trying to promotethe sporting spirit amongst our pupils and find ways to promote exercise and healthy lifestyle.Each year our department organises sporting competitions and takes part in competitions organised by theMinistry of Education and Culture, other private schools and National Federations in an effort to promotethe school. During the academic year 2012-2013 more than 400 students from both schools participated inmore than eighteen (18) intra-school, inter-schools, District, National and International Competitions andmanaged to receive some very good results.Some of the highlights of the year include our participation for the first time ever in the PancyprianTable-tennis Tournament organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Gold medal in theInterschool 3on3 basketball tournament, the MVP (most valuable player) trophy in the 3on3 interschoolbasketball tournament, two Gold Medals in the Pancyprian Track and Field Competition also organised bythe Ministry of Education and Culture as well as the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals won by our students inthe Inter-school and Pancyprian Swimming competitions.Below are descriptions of two of the biggest sporting annual events held by our school which grow and aremore successful each year.I. U15 PASCAL English School Lefkosia Futsal Tournament:Our school organised for the third year in a row, a futsal tournament of eleven (last year ten) privateschools from the Lefkosia district. The participating schools were: The GrammarSchool, The G C School of Careers, The Falcon School, The American Academy,Terra Santa College, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟΝ, The Senior School, PASCAL English School,PASCAL Greek School, The American International School and FORUM School Thetournament spanned from October until May, and gave the opportunity to ourpupils to participate in a game against another school almost every week.Our English School team was coached by the P.E. teacher Antonis Antonopoulos and consisted of Year 3students: Adoni Stylianos (3B), Andreou Andreas (3B), Charalambous Nicholas (3B), Simou Marios (3C),Jovanovic Nicholas (3E), Erotocritou Chrysovalantis (3E), Orfanou Giovannis (3D), Arsalides Philippos (3D),Makrides George (3B) and Theophanous Antonis (3E).Our Greek School team consisted of students from Years 1, 2 and 3 and those were: Posidias Constantinos(A1), Hatzirousos Alexandros (A1), Antoniou Iasonas (A1), Philippou Constantinos (B1), ChrysostomouChristodoulos (B1), Sofroniou Simos (B1), Mavromoustakos Andreas (B1) and Giorgallides Alexandros (Γ1).Both teams had some very good games and some really great results. The English School boys finished inthe second place of the group and qualified for the semi-final where they lost to Terra-Santa 4-3. In thefinal game against OLYMPION, for the 3 rd -4 th place of the tournament, our boys lost their concentration.Despite the fact they were ahead in the score, they lost the game and finished the tournament in the 4 thplace.Congratulations to both our teams for their performance throughout the tournament and for doing theirvery best to proudly represent our school. We wish them all the best for next year’s tournament.77

The PASCAL ChronicleII. PASCAL English School and PASCAL Greek School SPORTS DAYLike every other year our department successfully organised another sports dayfor our students. Through the competition the students had the opportunity tocompete in track and field events representing their Houses and not only winHouse Points, but medals and certificates as well. Judging by the participation itwas another successful event organised by thePhysical Education Department as everythingstarted and finished on time and all students expressed their satisfaction at theend of the day!! We aim for similar sporting competitions in the future and tobecome better year after year always having in mind our students’ satisfaction.The table below shows the results of the SPORTS DAY. How many points eachHouse won, how many 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd places each house won as well as thewinning House.House 1st place 2nd place 3rd place PointsDemetra 10 7 7 51Apollo 3 1 4 15Poseidon 4 8 3 31Artemis 6 4 4 30Πυθαγόρας 1 1 1 6Φειδίας 0 3 1 7Ιπποκράτης 1 1 1 6Πλάτωνας 2 0 1 7The Physical Education Department aims to attract more students into exercising not only through thelesson of Physical Education but through competing in the various sporting competitions in which ourdepartment takes part in every year, in order to promote lifelong exercise and to encourage them to leadbalanced and healthy lives.Marios N. KalapodasHead of Physical Education Department78Demos Paltayian 6A First place winner of Mountain Bike (Team Event)at the Games of Small States of Europe and Mr. Marios Kalapodas

2012-20132013A/A Competition Date Athletes Participating Results1 Pancyprian BiathlonCompetitionOct2012Ioanna Kekkou (4E)Philippos Arsalides (4A)Stephanos Gavrielides(1B)2 nd place – SILVER medalExcellent performanceExcellent performance2 Interschool Swimminggala 2011Oct2012Stephanos Gavrielides(1B)Andreas Markides (1B)Theodoros Stylios (1B)Excellent performanceExcellent performanceExcellent performance3 Parade for thecelebration of the 28 thOctober 1940Oct2012P.E.S (6 th formers)Ε.Σ.Π (Γ1, ∆1, Ε1, ΣΤ1)Excellent performanceExcellent performance4 G C School 3 on 3 BasketballTournamentNov2012Andreas Grigoras (IB1)Iacovos Kasinos (6D)Antonis Elia (6D)Neophytos Andronikou(6D)Stephanie Foukaris(4Β)Anna-Maria Georgiou(ΣΤ1)Mary Christoforou (B1)Stephanie Foukaris(4Β)Quarter finalQuarter finalQuarter finalQuarter final1 st place – GOLD medal1 st place – GOLD medal1 st place – GOLD medalMVP of the tournament!!!5 Interschool tennis tournament6 Pancyprian BiathlonCompetition*3rd place overall forour school!!Nov2012Dec2012Anna Messiou (6B)Yiannis Neofytou (5D)Artemis Papageorgiou(4C)Panayiotis Parapanos(3D)Andreas Erotocritou(3D)Antonis Georgiou (2B)Ioanna Kekkou (4E)Elena Hatziyianni (4B)Andreas Nicolaou (5B)Demetris Pitsothanasis(5D)1 st roundQuarter final1 st roundQuarter final1 st roundVery Good performance1 st place – GOLD medal2 nd place – SILVER medalVery Good performanceVery Good performance7 MOEC Nicosia DistrictCross Country CompetitionDec2012Kalliopi Kountouri (4D)8 th place79

The PASCAL ChronicleA/A Competition Date Athletes Participating Result15 MOEC PancyprianTrack and Field CompetitionApr 2013Kalliopi Kountouri (4D)Stephanos Skordis (4B)Christos Pantelides(5A)1 st place - GOLD Medal3 rd place - BRONZE MedalVery Good performance16 Pan-Hellenic Trackand Field CompetitionApr 2013 Kalliopi Kountouri (4D) 1st place - GOLD Medal17 U15 PASCAL EnglishSchool LefkosiaFutsalTournament (P.E.S)Oct 2012– Apr2013Ouranios Chiras 2DZacharias Adoni 2DChristos Hadjipascalis2CConstantinosFasouliotis2CAris Christofidies 2DMarios Hadjihannas 3ALeonidas Varellas 3AAdamos Hadjivasili 3ASotiris Ellinas 2B4 th place18 CFA U15 Girls FootballTournament(P.E.S)Oct 2012– Apr2013Eleni Demosthenous(2A)Antigoni Soteriou (2A)Sophia Christodoulou(2A)Chryso Pitsillides (2A)Erica Ioannides (2B)Katerina Nioulikou (2D)Andria Pilava (2D)Katerina Kourouklari(3D)Group Stage19 GAMES OF THESMALL STATES OFEUROPE (AMKE)LuxemburgMay2013Mountain bikeDemos Paltayian (6A)1st Place GOLD Medal(Team event)Track&FieldKalliopi Kountouri (4D)3rd Place BRONZE MedalBasketballStefanie Foukaris (4B)3rd Place BRONZE Medal(Team event)80

2012-20132013Wireless NetworksHaving a wireless network has many benefits. Wireless networks provide an inexpensive and easy way toshare a single Internet connection among several computers. This means you only need one modem, andyou can add additional desktops to the network just by plugging in a wireless card and turning it on.Laptops already have a wireless card installed from the producer so they can be carried from room toroom, and they will always have access to the Internet from day one. Since wireless networks operatewithout the need to log in, you do not need to set up usernames or passwords.Another benefit is sharing a printer. What does that mean? Instead of buying a printer to connect to eachcomputer, you can use one printer and connect it to the network. Then everyone on the network can useit. However it does not stop there. Did you know you can share files between computers on the wirelessnetwork? Say you have an important document on your computer that you want your spouse to review. Noneed to email sensitive documents like that. No more sending the files to the computer with the printer orputting them on a disk or flash drive and taking them to the computer with the printer on it. You can sharethat document on the wireless local area network (WLAN) directly from your computer and be done with it.Go wireless and be unshackled from your desk!Christos Hadjigeorgiou 5IBWork Done By Students through Photoshop81

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The PASCAL ChronicleMusicThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is oneof the most popular instruments in the world. Although not portable andoften expensive, the piano's versatility and ubiquity have made it one of theworld's most familiar musical instruments. A piano is also used as the mostimportant instrument in royal concerts and important performances or musicalfestivals.I have been personally taking piano lessons for eight years. Piano for me is a way to express myselfand my feelings through the song or the melody that is played. Music makes me feel free insuch a way that is indescribable. I chose this instrument because I can play a variety of classic,jazz music and give solo performances at home. It is a great joy that I perform for my family andfriends.Eleni Demosthenous 2AThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments withreeds, a flute is an aero phone or reed less wind instrument that produces its sound from theflow of air across an opening. A flute produces sound when a stream of air directed across a holein the instrument creates a vibration of air at the hole. The player changes the pitch of the soundproduced by opening and closing holes in the body of the instrument, thus changing the effectivelength of the resonator and its corresponding resonant frequency. By varying the air pressure, aflute player can also change the pitch of a note by causing the air in the flute to resonate at aharmonic rather than the fundamental frequency without opening or closing any holes. A flute isa more delicate instrument that needs more attention especially to the holes so that the player’sfingers are placed well on the flute’s holes and close properly so that the amount of air in theholes won’t escape and obstruct the sound that comes out.Emanuella Constantinou 2A84

2012-20132013PASCAL English School Lefkosia Staff 2012-2013Front row:N.Hadjiyiannakou, M.Constantinou, M.Spyrou, C.Efthymiou, N.Hadjisergis, D.Charitou ,A. Milutinovic (Principal),P.Andreou (Executive Chairman), E.Antoniou, P.Kyprianou, E.Skoulia, S.Kaissidou, P.Demetriou, P.Kafkarkou, G.ZachariadesSecond row:A.Andreou (Director), K.Kekkou, M.Xenofontos, P.Ekkesi, E.Demetriou, L.Michael, M.Kyriakou, S. Stavrou, I. Panayiotou Y.Koulermou, V.Germanou, E.Archontides, S.Tontou, I.Iacovou, M. Vassiliou, P.Karamani, E. Papadopoupoulou, S. Georgiou, S.Michaelidou-Papadopoulou, E.Kyrou, A.Kallouris, M.KalapodasThird row: A. Andreou, E.Kourtoumbellidou, C.Leigh, M.Vrachimi, G. Michael, A. Pittaki, M.Zapiti-Ioannaou, A. Hadjicharou,S.Iracleous, E.Kitsiou, S.Mesimeri, A. Metaxas, A. Kriticos, E.Papaconstantinou, C. Kolaridou, C.Constantinou, A. Papageorgou,V.Petri, S.Mavromati, A.Aletra, G. KellyFourth row: A. Alexandrou, C. Charalambous, M.Eftychiou, G. Prokopiou, L. Loizou, A.Eliopoulos, S. Kasapi, P. Charalambous,D. Demos, P. Charalambous, A. Athanasiades, R. Apostolidou, A. Antonopoulos, T. Papathomas, A. Skouridou, P. Kailas, C.Yenovkian, P. Panayi, D. Demetriou85

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