Chronicle

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