Platinum News 2009/10 Summer Edition - Pascal Education

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PES Journalists
2009—2010
Parents’ Corner
Three years ago, my
husband and I were
faced with the difficult
decision of which school
to send our son to. After
hard thought and positive
opinions we decided
that PASCAL English
School would be our
choice.
Fortunately, our choice
was the best. We are
more than assured that
our child is in capable
and professional hands.
Discipline at PASCAL is
excellent. Communication
between teachers,
students and parents is
excellent. I always feel
that teachers are there
to talk to and give
advice about school and
personal related issues.
PES Journalists
2009—2010
The purpose of any
school is not only to
provide knowledge but
also to help mould the
character of a child,
especially through the
difficult teenage years.
Lastly, I would like to
take this opportunity to
thank the Management
and staff of PASCAL
English School for their
continued attention and
dedication to our
children.
Maria Kaimakkami
Mother of Christos Kaimakkami
(3A)
Summer Edition 2010
All praise and thanks to the contributors of our newspaper who have
put in a lot of hard work and effort…
Have a nice and enjoyable Summer Holiday!
General Coordinator and Editor: Ms Despina Mavrikiou
General Editors: Ms Andria Ioannou, Ms Joelle Eid
Editor: Katerina Avgousti (6A)
Sub-editors: Kyriakos Antoniou, Anna Elia, Stacey Armeftis (6A)
Journalists and Correspondents: Olivia Photiou, Anthi Kyprianou, Ernesto
Sofocleous, Melina Theodorou, Ioulia Efthyvoulou, Antrea Karantoni, Iria Stefani,
Christina Lougkridou, Melina Diogenous, Christoforos Georgiou, Nicoletta Korneliou,
Savvina Mita, Nicolas Chrysostomou, Ioanna Georgiou (1A), Filippos Efrem,
Constantina Mettouri, Andrea Christofi (1B), Eleftheria Nicolaidou, Constantinos
Araouzos (2A), Stavrina Pieridi, Androniki Elpidoforou, Maria Zinonos, Aristia
Philippou (2B), Christos Kaimakkami (3A), Katerina Nicolaou (4A)
A Summer Recipe
Baked Apples and Ice
Cream
Ingredients:
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�� 2 tbsp. raisins
�� 1/2 c. light vanilla ice cream
pinch of cinnamon
Directions:
1. Take a cored apple and cut it in half.
2. Sprinkle raisins over the apple.
3. Place on a baking sheet and bake it in the oven for 15
minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176 degrees Celsius).
4. Remove the sheet from the oven and put a pinch of
cinnamon over each apple half.
Place the ice cream over the apple halves.
Serves 1.
Especially for the Graduates:
Now that you’ve graduated, your adventure has begun... Your schooling has prepared
you for the race life has you run! We praise you for your efforts, and send
good wishes too! For a future filled with happiness and your fondest dreams come
true!
Summer Edition 2010
PASCAL Girls Rule!
This was clearly
evident when
the PASCAL
English School,
Lemesos, allgirl
team won first place at the
Rotary Club of Limassol Berengaria
Cosmopolitan Inter-School
Public Speaking Junior Final
held on Sunday 18th Ms Jodi N Rigas
PES Senior Mistress
April at the
Bank of Cyprus.
Yioulia Svana (Chairperson),
Sophia Agathou (Main Speaker),
Maria Averkiou (Supporting
Speaker) and Diana Kokoeva
(Proposer of the Vote of Thanks)
were very proud to receive their
award and prizes after presenting
their speech on Women vs.
Men. In addition Sophia Agathou
was presented with the
Best Speaker Award for her
excellent style and speaking
ability. PASCAL English School,
Lemesos is very proud of their
achievement and commends
Constantina The Hidden Tal-
Mettouri 1B ents’ Evening VIII
Grand Final, on
16th April 2010 at the University
of Cyprus in Lefkosia, was a
huge success. The Hidden Talents
Evening is an Annual Event
organized by the House of Poseidon.
Lemesos, Larnaka and
Lefkosia organize Semi Final
Evenings and five acts from
each city are selected to compete
against the others at the
Grand Final. This year, Lemesos
organized the Grand Final Evening
for the first time, after
years of successful organization
by Lefkosia. It was an amazing
competition reaching standards
them highly for their effort and
enthusiasm.
The junior team then went forward
to the senior final, held on
Sunday 25 th April, and competed
against seven senior teams. They
were again triumphant and
awarded first place. PASCAL
English School is really proud of
their success and accomplishment.
PASCAL English School, Lemesos
have entered pupils for this competition
over the past five years
as the school recognizes this
competition as a vital means for
young people to develop their
speaking ability and gain confidence.
In fact, many PASCAL graduates,
who previously entered this competition,
have expressed appreciation
to the Rotary Club of
of professionalism and all the
acts gave breathtaking performances
of song, dance and
drama. They all gave the judges
a hard time deciding on the
best ones as the Chair of
Judges Mr Papapavlou
(Professor at the University of
Cyprus) claimed. First prize
went to a couple from Lefkosia,
who gave a spectacular performance
of Locking dance. The
boy was also one of the winners
in the talent show ‘Get on
Stage’, the well known by know
‘LMC Lockers’. Second prize
went to the ‘Low Gravity’ group,
our Breakdancers from Lemesos
who impressed every-
Summer Edition 2010
Ms Jodi Rigas, Diana Kokoeva, Sophia
Agathou, Yioulia Svana, Maria Averkiou
Limassol Berengaria Cosmopolitan,
as they found that they
were more equipped to handle
their selection and admission
interviews with ease and success
at their respective universities.
Much gratitude should be bestowed
upon the Rotary Club of
Limassol Berengaria Cosmopolitan
for their activities and
efforts in developing young
individuals and giving them the
opportunity to venture forth
with confidence and an enhanced
sense of worth.
Talent Show VIII Grand Final
Lemesos Lemesos Lemesos Wins Wins Wins Second Second Second Place Place Place
body with a stunning show of
breakdancing, drama and bouzouki!
These breakdancers also
won the Battle of the Year and
travelled abroad to represent
Cyprus. Finally, the third prize
was presented to a young first
former from Lefkosia, an Opera
soloist, who left everybody
speechless with his performance
of ‘La Donna Immobile’, initially
performed by Luciano Pavarotti.
This young boy also came first in
the Talent Show ‘Get on Stage’ in
singing.
The amphitheatre at the University
of Cyprus was packed to full
capacity and everyone had a
positive comment to make about
everything.

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Ms Andria Ioannou
(Greek Teacher)
The pupils of PAS-
CAL English
School Lemesos,
Timothea Demetriou (2B) and Christina
Sialouna (5A) achieved 1st place
in the Pancyprian Award for Lower and
Upper School respectively. This year’s
topic was related to the important
daily problems in our contemporary
societies all over the world, ‘POVERTY
AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION’.
The competition was announced by
the department of ΔΙ.Σ.ΕΥΡΩ and by
the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Pupils will also have the chance to
represent Cyprus in the European
gatherings in Cyprus and in other
countries.
The Senior Mistresses of PASCAL
English School Lemesos, Ms Rigas
Iria Stefani
1A
Pupils’ Achievement
in the 57th Competition of EU
(ΔΙ.Σ.ΕΥΡΩ)
Creative Writing
Competition
On 17th February, all the
pupils from PASCAL Lower
and Upper School in Lemesos,
Larnaka and Le-
fkosia competed to create an original
story based on a picture under the
umbrella of the PASCAL Annual Creative
Writing Competition. Lower School
was given a picture of a dark night and
a full moon and Upper School was
given a picture of a hand holding an old
family photograph. Pupils were inspired
by the picture and wrote a creative
story based on the picture. The
Lemesos, Lower School Winner was
Stephen Cook from 3A and the Upper
School Winner was Maya Athanatou
from 4A. Congratulations to both pupils.
Aristia Philippou
2B
Ten-Bin Bowling
The House of Demetra is in
charge or organizing the
Ten-Bin Bowling Competition
every year. PASCAL
English School pupils
were allocated into teams
according to their respective houses and
competed against other Houses. The Winning
House was Apollo who cheered and
clapped at the end of the day.
Members of
the team of
Apollo at the
Ten-Bin
Bowling
Competition
and Ms Ehrhartsmann congratulated
the pupils for their achievement in a
special ceremony which took place at
school. Additionally, the pupils’ teachers,
Ms Ioannou and Ms Karavella, as
well as the Modern Greek and Classical
Studies Department were praised
for their excellent support.
Although PASCAL English School is an
English medium of instruction institution,
Modern Greek is a major subject
which aims to cultivate moral principles,
critical thinking and a code of
excellence.
Timothea Demetriou and Christina Sialouna
receiving their prizes
On one of the five Club Days offered this year, the
This year our School organised an
Ernesto Sofocleous English Literature / Poetry Competi-
1A tion. Pupils were asked to read a
book of their choice and then complete
a worksheet on its plot, characters, themes and
their personal views. Then, they were required to write a
Quatern poem based on a theme from the book they
read. The competition entries were submitted on the 3rd
of February 2010.
ICT Club gave us the opportunity to visit Intercollege
in Lefkosia, which is now known as the ‘University
of Nicosia’. There, we were informed about ICT
Composing a Quatern poem was quite challenging as the
syllable count had to be accurate but, although challenging,
its great learning new forms of poetry.
The Lower School Winner was Alexandros Karamallis
from 2A and the Upper School Winner was Maya Athanatou
from 4A. Congratulations to both pupils for their hard
work and achievement and we know that they will continue
their hard work and win more competitions in the
future.
Non-Uniform Day and Carnival
Ash Thursday or
Tsiknopempti
was not a normal
day. Pupils
were allowed to
come to school
wearing their own clothes and
there were no lessons for the
last two periods of the day.
Instead, we celebrated Tsiknopempti
by having a meal
offered by the School in the
canteen and there was also a
‘Best Costume Competition’ at
the end of the day. It was a fun
and enjoyable day.
What is more, PASCAL Schools
and Parents’ Associations organized
a Carnival party for the
pupils. The party was held at
‘Atlantica Miramare’ Hotel and
a lot of pupils appeared in
fancy dress. Everyone had a
PASCAL Pupils visit the Intercollege in Lefkosia
courses which are offered and we were also given
an interesting tour of the University.
Literature / Poetry
Competition
The Royal Commonwealth Essay Competition
Every year our School takes part in the Royal Commonwealth Writing Competition.
Our pupils compete against other countries of the Commonwealth with their writing
skills. There are about 6500 entries every year. This year, 12 pupils were selected for
the quality of their writing and their essays were sent to England. The theme of the
Christoforos Competition this year was ‘Science, Technology and Society’ and pupils had a
Georgiou 1A choice of 10 topics. PASCAL English School entries are: Anthony Charalambous,
Olivia Photiou (1A), Rolando Virardi, Alexandros Karamallis (2A), Michael Kazoulis,
Andreas Sazos (2B), Christos Kaimakkami (3A), Maya Athanatou (4A), William Ehrhartsmann,
Stavrina Demosthenous, Harry Nicolaou (5A) and Kyriakos Antoniou (6A). We congratulate them
and hope they win a prize for their school too!
Androniki
Elpidoforou
2B
Nicolas
Chrisostomou 1A
The University of Nicosia
great time and the DJ was
amazing. At the end, there
was even a dance competition
which was won by Stella
Christoforou (6A) and Alexandros
Nikita (5A).
Thank you to the Parents’
Association for all their support.
SUMMER EDITION 2010
On the 3 rd of
March we
honoured the
heroic death
of Afxentiou
who on Macheras, in his
den, fought against hundreds
of armed English
soldiers. The hero, Gregoris
Afxentiou will remain in history
as a brilliant example of
self-sacrifice and faith for the
sake of freedom and justice.
This year we had the honour
to have Mr Avgoustis Efstathiou,
Afxentiou’s companion
at the school.
Mr Efstathiou described the
fight which took place on
Macheras. Afxentiou was
killed on 3 rd Ms Andria Ioannou
(Greek Teacher)
March when the
English soldiers began
searching around his den
and shouted to Afxentiou and
PASCAL organized
a Discovery
Day for the
Stavrina Pieridi second consecutive
year
2B
at the School’s
premises. It’s purpose, was to
offer a fun and entertaining
day to the prospective pupils
of PASCAL. The pupils were
divided in teams of ten to
twelve children and ‘visited’
teachers in different classrooms
to experience the different
subjects in a playful manner.
Teachers were already
allocated in classrooms according
to their subject and
entertained each team of
Gregoris Afxentiou
his men to come out. Afxentiou
ordered his four companions
to get out while he
planned to stay and fight.
Avgoustis and three other
men got out but the English
knew that there were five and
that Afxentiou was still there.
They ordered Avgoustis Efstathiou
to go in and check if
Afxentiou was alive, and
when Avgoustis went in he
shouted to the English: ‘Now
we are two. We’ll stay and
fight’. After hours of fighting,
Afxentiou and Avgoustis
would not surrender. The
English decided to burn them
alive and threw petrol in the
den. Avgoustis managed to
get out with light burns and
the English did not see him.
Afxentiou however remained
in the den fearing nothing. He
Discovery Day
‘new’ pupils for fifteen minutes.
They all gave positive
comments at the end, they
met teachers and older pupils,
played games and
gained confidence as well as
prizes. We are looking forward
to welcoming them in
September!
On the same night, parents
of prospective pupils had the
chance to meet the teachers
and learn about the School
at a pleasant evening organized
by PASCAL Education at
the hotel ‘Holiday Inn’. Mr
Yiannis Kalogerakis also
gave an enlightening semi-
became a tragic hero symbolising
freedom and patriotism
. It was the 3 rd of March
1957. Afxentiou had the
hardest and at the same time
the most glorious death.
Afxentiou’s sacrifice filled
each and every one of us
with pride and self confidence
that with such heroes,
Cyprus will manage to overcome
all the difficulties and
enemies.
Gregoris Afxentiou should
constitute a
model to
inspire
young people.
nar,informing parents
about
PAS-
Mr Avgoustis
Efstathiou
talking to the
pupils of PES
Mr Yiannis Kalogerakis,
Friend and supporter of
PASCAL Education
CAL Education and giving
valuable tips to parents and
teachers on how to raise children
in the best possible way
and at the same time he encouraged
everyone to have
positive thinking. The videos
shown at the seminar were
touching and inspiring and
everyone left the hotel
pleased and satisfied with the
whole organization of the Day.
FRANCE — A Pleasant Place to Stay!
France is the most visited country in the world.. It has everything that
you could ever want to see on your holiday: a great city like Paris, good
beaches, more monuments than any other country, lovely nature, incredible
mountain scenery; need I go on?
France is also a very pleasant place to stay. It has good food, great wine
and people enjoy their lives. And the best thing is, apart from Paris, living
in France does not have to be expensive.
The North of France consists of the flatlands around the town of Lille and
the English Channel. This area will remind visitors in many ways of Belgium
and the Netherlands. The Grand' Place in Lille for example
is a lot like the one in Brussels.
France is the land of good food and wine, of landmarks known
all over the world and hidden landscapes only known by few.
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Above: The den on the mountains of Machera
Below: The tragic hero, Gregoris Afxentiou
KEAN Factory and the Zoo
On 15th March the Environmental
Club visited
the factory of KEAN in
Limassol, where we were
shown how fresh orange
juice is made and
Neofytos Ioannou packed.
4A We learned that there
are many different
types of oranges which are mixed to
take their juice. The juice is pasteurised
and stored to be used when there are
no fresh oranges. The factory machines
are washed and cleaned every day and
the water is recycled and reused. Besides
that, the factory also recycles the
plastic bottles of orange juice. We were
satisfied with
our visit to
Left: KEAN
Factory
KEAN especially
when
we saw that the factory is environmentally
friendly.
After KEAN we visited Limassol Zoo. We
got depressed when we saw all those
wild animals slowly dying in the same
cage every day. Our visit to the Zoo
made us think and we all agreed that it
is inhuman to keep those animals under
these conditions. We would prefer
to have a national park with all the
animals of Cyprus
which are a lot
and we don’t
even know all of
them.
Right: At the Zoo

Neofytos
Ioannou 4A
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Pupils enjoying the different facilities
offered at the Park
Upper School pupils enjoying the
nice weather and the Ostrich Farm
Friends of the Earth
On the 20 th of April the Environmental
Club visited the ‘Friends of the Earth’,
an environmental organisation with
many different environmental activities.
The ‘Friends of the Earth’ talked to us
about renewable energy resources,
recycling and composting. We were
impressed by the composting bin that they made
themselves in which they added dry leaves, fruit and
vegetables. They expect to
take one of the best fertilisers
in 6 months which they
will use for their garden.
Our visit to the friends of the
earth was very pleasant and
they gave us new information
and ideas for
environmental
Listening carefully to the given talk
Christina
Lougkridou
1A
On the 4th of
March 2010,
we had our
second school
trip. PASCAL
English Lower School visited
the Camel Park in Mazotos,
Larnaka and everybody left
with the best impressions.
On arrival, all the pupils and
teachers were amazed by
the scenery and the park in
general. Everywhere there
were trees, flowers, games
and different kinds of animals,
like camels, horses,
ducks and birds.
Some of the pupils also had
a camel ride which was fun.
There was something for
everyone; electronic games,
swings, funfair games, lots
of greenery, space for boys
to play football or just lots of
benches and shade to just
sit and relax. Towards the
Our School does
Anna Elia
not merely offer
6A
knowledge and
education but also entertainment
. Upper School had its
second school trip in Pissouri,
in the Ostrich Farm.
Accompanied by form tutors,
pupils had a delightful time
whilst playing games and
enjoying the place. Everybody
found the tour around
Lower School Visits
Camel Park in Mazotos
Long Jump
end of the day we were offered
lunch which was delicious
and then set off for the
School.
It was one of the best School
trips we could have and we
hope we will have more
similar ones in the future.
Teachers also enjoyed the school
trip. Above: Mr Matsas trying to
stay on the bull
Upper School Visits
the Ostrich Farm
the farm really informative
since the guide provided us
with unprecedented information
regarding ostriches.
Before setting of for Limassol
and our School we had
lunch at the restaurant
which is located on the Ostrich
Farm. The trip will be
unforgettable for all of us.
Ioulia Efthyvoulou
1A
Ioanna
Georgiou
1A
It was Friday
morning, the
26th of
March, the
last day be-
fore Easter Holidays when
PASCAL Schools of Lemesos,
Larnaka and Lefkosia met at
ΓΣΖ stadium in Larnaka to
enjoy a Sports Day.
Lower School Pupils met in
the Stadium, while Upper
School pupils played football
and basketball against other
PASCAL Schools.
The pupils who took part in
A Visit to
Paphos
On the 20th of April, the
‘Photographers’ of the
School visited Paphos
and Paphos Port to take
some beautiful photos of the scenery.
There, we also visited the Castle of
Paphos which is next to the port.
Paphos Aquarium is also near there
and before leaving we had a nice
snack at one of the picturesque cafes
of the area, taking photographs of the
sea, the
ships,
yachts
and fish.
Above: Paphos Port and Castle
Sports Day
the different events were in
athletics, track and field
while the rest of the pupils
stayed on the seats, cheering
and encouraging their
peers. Despite the fact that
it was an extremely hot day,
pupils had the chance to
chat with their friends, make
new friends from other
schools and generally enjoy
a day away from lessons and
homework.
SUMMER EDITION 2010
Katerina
Nicolaou (5A)
Euromath 2010,
European StudentConfer-
ence in Mathematics
took
place in the
beautiful village of Bad-
Goisern in Austria, from 25-
28th of February. I was one of
the participants and I have to
say that it was an amazing
experience! Both PASCAL
Greek and English school took
part and there were 4 groups
that made up a total of 17
pupils. We were accompanied
by our three teachers, Ms
Zanti, Mr Perdios and Mr Antoniou.
We had to prepare a
project and present it, which
was a challenging task. We
had subjects like “Let’s Make
a Deal”, “The Relationship
Between Two Variables”,
“Let’s Draw With Maths” and
“The Golden Number Phi and
It’s Application”.
Kyriakos
Antoniou 6A
Medimun stands for
Mediterrannean
Model of the United
Nations. When one
listens to this long
definition they might probably think
that this is about those excessively
boring and confusing political tasks
about who knows what. In fact, you
are partially correct, however, the
suitable politicians who debate on
those subjects are no one else but
you, pupils, and the fields which
you talk about are not as boring as
they may appear at first.
Medimun began with the selection
of curious pupils who wanted to
participate in a strange programme.
In this programme each
pupil is a part of two groups. The
first group is the country-member
of the United Nations that each
pupil represents, and the second
group is the General Assembly
where you belong and which was
determined by the given subject.
Pupils participating undergo,
through a number of sessions, a
learning process of what Medimun
is, various debating skills to be
used and the formal language
needed in those circumstances.
Finally, pupils learn how to form a
resolution to be debated in the GA
(General Assembly). It is important
to use critical thinking, imagination
and research skills in order to
Euromath 2010
This trip was full of fun moments
and an amazing experience.
We stayed in a
beautiful village, Bad-Goisern,
which was covered with snow.
We didn’t lose any chance to
start a snow fight, that’s for
sure! The hotel we stayed in
was very suitable and pleasant
and the best part was
that the places we had to go
were always 5 minutes away
from the hotel! Moreover, we
went on a sight seeing trip
and that is when we were all
astonished by the beauty of
nature that Austria has! All we
did was take pictures and
admire the incredible sights!
Also, we watched some presentations
from other participants
and this was extremely
interesting as they introduced
us to new subjects in the
world of mathematics! During
the Euromath , we met new
MEDIMUN
come up with original and promising
solutions to impress fellow delegates
and make them vote for the
presented resolution.
Before entering the actual debate,
the selected pupils attended a seminar
in Lefkosia which gave the delegates
information on what form a
resolution should have, the process
of lobbying, debating and voting.
This was very helpful as the delegates
had a clear idea of what would
be happening and at the same time
and they met delegates from other
schools, with whom they would then
cooperate for the formation of the
final resolution at the conference.
The Conference was held in Lefkosia
and lasted three days. On the first
day, the delegates were divided,
according to the subjects that they
were given, and through the process
of lobbying they joined their resolutions
and formed the final ones that
were going to be presented and
debated in the GA. However,
Medimun does not only consist of
delegates dressed in formal suits
but also of teenagers. That’s why a
disco—rock party was organized for
the first night.
The next day was the day of the
debates. The delegates were gathered
into their GAs. There were
three GAs and each one had its own
auditorium at the University of Nicosia.
The resolutions were debated
people and made new friends
from all over the world which
was very exciting!
We also had a disco night
which was actually the farewell
dinner dance Euromath organised
for the participants! So we
got to dance with the new
friends we made from all over
Europe, from Italy to Ukraine
to Kazakhstan! Euromath was
truly a life time experience and
we gained so much from it! It
is something I would definitely
consider doing again and
would recommend to other
pupils! Thank you to our school
for this incredible experience!
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Members of the Teams that travelled to Austria
for Euromath 2010 accompanied by the Maths
Teacher Mr Marios Perdios.
and voted for or against, some
passed and some others not.
Nevertheless, it was an exciting
experience due to the heated
debates during the whole day. At
the end, the resolutions which
gathered the most votes were
selected to be debated again the
following day in front of the delegates
of all the GAs.
The last day was very inter- The Delegates from PASCAL English
esting due to the fact that all
School
delegates were gathered in
an enormous auditorium and
were divided into the countries
that they represented and therefore
they were closer to their
friends who could support them
and the resolutions that were
going to be debated were certainly
of a high level. As was
expected all the resolutions had
been given a lot of thought and
the debate was fascinating. At
the end of the day, the Chairs,
the experienced pupils who
were guiding the delegates
through the debates, and
Medimun organizers gave a
conclusion to the conference.
Medimun was a memorable
experience of maturity, hard
work and at the same time acquaintance
with new people, expression
of ideas and cooperation.
Debating takes place in the General
Assembly Rooms

Christos
Kaimakkami
3A
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Journalism Club PES having a tour
of ANT1 TV and Radio Station
Entrepreneurs’ Club
Melina Diogenous
1A
The Entrepreneurship Club is one
of the most popular clubs in our
School. Every year it gets even
more popular.
There are six club days during the
whole year and we go on five
trips. On the last Club Day the
members of the Club visited a
Trading Organisation in Lefkosia. It was very
interesting as we learnt how trading works.
During the whole year the Entrepreneurship
Club also visited Malls, Banks and the Limassol
Port. All the trips were fun and educational at
the same time.
If you are interested in becoming a businessman
or a businesswoman in the future, joining
the Entrepreneurship Club is a must, as you will
learn very important things on how marketplace
works.
Playing Golf
On the fourth Club Day, the Sports
Club visited the Aphrodite Hills Golf
Club in Pafos. There, the Manager
and two trainers welcomed the
Constantinos members of the Club and the train-
Araouzos 2A ers then showed us how to play golf.
None of the Sports Club’s members
expected that golf can be so difficult. We firstly
learnt some basic golf rules about safety and then
practised. It was fun, however, not all of us were
good at it. Lastly, we had a small tournament and
the winner received a gift from the Club. On departure,
everyone was talking excitedly about golf,
looking forward to going there again.
Journalism
Club
For the fourth Club
Day, the Journalism
Club visited
ANT1 TV Station. It is the most
famous TV station in Cyprus.
Inside the company, we visited
the place where radio
programmes are broadcast.
We also visited the studio
where the news is broadcast
on TV and some of the pupils
even had a go at telling the
news seated in presenters’
seats. We learnt a lot about
the journalists’ and reporters’
various responsibilities in this
company through an expert
and we were given the chance
to ask questions. It was an
inspiring day overall.
PES Journalists
presenting the News
Photography Club
On 25th January, the Photography
Club led by Ms
Matheou, Mr Neofytou and
Ms Vassiliou visited the area
of Finikoudes in Larnaka.
This particular place is situated
by the beautiful sea of
Larnaka, which gave us the
opportunity to take exceptional
pictures. The graphical
scene of the crystal-clear
sea, was the best way for
our tutors to show us how to
take landscape pictures and
how to set our camera properly
for capturing this kind of
On the last club day the
History Club visited Larnaka.
We went to the funerary
shrine of Umm
Haram, a holy woman of
Islam, which is in the Hala
Sultan Tekke. It is one of
the most important pilgrimage
sites for Muslims in
Cyprus. Umm Haram was
buried near the salt lake
and her grave became a
sacred shrine. The shrine,
and later the mosque and
the whole complex was
Nicolas Patsali
2A
Environme
ntal Club
On 25 th January
the Environmental
Club
visited the Wa-
ter and Drainage Treatment
Factory in Larnaka. On the
way to Larnaka our teacher
Ms Papaconstantinou explained
the importance of the
biotope of Alyki for the Flamingos.
From our discussion
we wondered if the factory’s
good purpose was actually
against the biotope of Flamingos
in Alyki.
In the factory they talked to
us about the water and drainage
treatment and the reuse
of solid waste which is separated.
It was a very interesting
speech and the chemists
there ensured us that the
Flamingos are in no danger.
However, watching that huge
factory we were not convinced
that it was completely
friendly to the biotope of
Flamingos.
sights.
By the end of the day, we
managed to make a large
collection of fabulous photographs,
which we will probably
use as material to enter
some photograph competitions
concerning similar
subjects. It is certain that
out club, combines some
leisure time with practicing,
which makes it even more
exciting and attracts us to
photography even more
each time a club day takes
place.
History Club
named after her. Larnaca
has many impressive historical
sites, such as the
Larnaca castle which we
also visited, it is located
near Ankara street along
the beach. It was built in
1625, the castle originally
served as a prison during
the early years of British
rule before being converted
into a museum. It is
built like a labyrinth and is
dedicated to ancient Kition
and later periods. But to-
Larnaka Larnaka
Airport Airport
On 20th April,
Olivia Photiou the Journalism
1A Club visited the
New Larnaka
Airport. As soon as we arrived
there one of the employees
gave us a tour of the Airport.
First, he showed us around the
Departure and Arrival Department.
He talked us through the
programme of how everything
works. Then, we were taken to
the Duty Free shops and then to
the Gates where people get
their aeroplane when they
travel. We thanked our guide for
the valuable tour he gave us
and then went to a restaurant in
the airport where we had lunch.
We left at about 12.45. It was a
fun and educational day, since
we saw and learnt things we
would never have learnt as
visitors or tourists at the New
Larnaka Airport.
Above: The Finikoudes area in
Larnaka
day the castle is an excellent
archeological museum.
I really enjoyed last
club day it was an interesting
and educational experience,
hopefully we can visit
more historical sites.
SUMMER EDITION 2010
Kyriakos
Antoniou 6A
After hard
work from
everyone,
teachers and ‘young actors’,
the clapping from the audience
was a moment of satisfaction
and vindication. The
Play had come to an end,
but left behind the precious
perfume of experience, excitement
and cooperation
that could be felt strongly
that evening.
Above: The Balcony Scene from
‘Romeo & Juliet’
This school play was ‘The TV
Guide’ and it was the result
of the combination of the
efforts of the Languages and
Arts Departments of our
School. The plot was simple,
but original. The play began
with a couple who decides to
stay home and celebrate
their anniversary in front of
the TV. The husband, a fa-
Eleftheria
Nicolaidou 2A
DRAMA CLUB
Being in the Drama Club
this year was really fun.
On the first Club Day, we
paired up and did various
drama activities.
During the second Club
Day, an expert was in-
vited to school who taught us how to
act and not be shy in front of an audience.
We were put into groups and
acted out some themes such as ‘Snow
White’, ‘In the Supermarket’, ‘Princess’
and others. On the next club day we
visited the Curium Amphitheatre where
we acted out roles from different Disney
films. Finally, on the last Club Day
we visited an ancient cinema in Larnaka
where we learnt that movies used
to be displayed using a machine and a
turning wheel in place of a projector.
Also, movies had to be checked by a
priest for any inappropriate scenes
before they could be exposed to the
public.
LANGUAGES AND ARTS
DEPARTMENTS’ PLAY
natical football fan, and his
wife, an excessively romantic
woman, were switching
the channels of the TV and
each time they did so, the
actors of the films ‘Romeo
and Juliet’, ‘La Vie en Rose’,
‘Don Quixote’, ‘Lion King’
and ‘The Sound of Music’
‘came out’ of the TV screen
to perform on the stage of
Agios Athanasio’s Theatre.
The rehearsals were exhausting
for both pupils and
teachers. The rehearsals
had to be interrupted several
times for the necessary
instructions to be given.
Nevertheless, they all finally
made it. The final evening
eventually arrived which was
the 23rd of April, 2010.
Everyone was ready for the
performance and very anxious
about the outcome of
the play, but like profession-
A scene from the Spanish sketch ‘Don
Quixote’
Stacey
Armeftis 6A
Among others,
the Journalism
Club visited the
offices of ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ Newspaper
in Lefkosia. Upon arrival,
despite the heavy load of
work, we were warmly welcomed
by Mr Sotiris Paroutis,
the chief editor of the Newspaper,
who gave us a tour of
the working place. Furthermore,
Mr Paroutis spoke to
us about the history of the
building which today serves
as the premises of the newspaper.
We were informed that
before the Turkish invasion,
the building was used as a
typewriting office as is witnessed
by the ancient typewriting
machines which were
found there. Today, these
als they managed to overcome
any fear and provide
the audience with an unforgettable
experience. The
play was a great success
since everyone in the audience
had positive comments
to make and wide
smiles on their faces
which, together with the
memories received, comprised
the wonderful crop
of the marvelous moment
of this performance.
Above: ‘The Sound of Music’
Pumba and Timon in ‘Lion King’
‘ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ’ Newspaper
machines are exhibited in the
entrance of the building.
Mr Paroutis also informed us
about the procedure of printing
a newspaper and collecting
information for the production
of articles. Moreover,
he explained that there are
various categories of journalists,
since no one can deal
with all the kinds of reportage.
For example, there are
the political editors, the
sports editors, the financial
editors, the police editors and
the editors of free reportage.
We also had the chance to
ask any questions concerning
the career prospects of Journalism,
since many of us
would like to pursue such a
Nicoletta Mavrommati
(Δ1—ΕΣΠ) and Kyriakos
Antoniou (6A—PES)
were the
‘married’
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Jackson
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Edith Piaf in ‘La Vie
en Rose’
Breakdancing: The fight between the Montagues
and the Capulets in ‘Romeo &
Juliet’
career. Mr Paroutis was very
enlightening in the knowledge
which he passed onto
us. The staff of ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ
newspaper offered each one
of us a small souvenir gift
containing copies of older
magazines and DVDs.
We kindly thank our teachers
for giving us the opportunity
to address our interests
in the field of Journalism
with the cooperation of one
of the most accomplished
people in the world of media
in Cyprus.
After our visit, we walked in
the street of Lidras for a
quick snack before heading
back to school.