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2/24Middle School Magazine-2- MS Magazine eam 2013-2014 rimester 3

Pictured: From left to right- Top Row: Michel Kna, Bennet Wahlers, Arnaud Glaesener, BenFaulkner, Emmanuel Diss. Bottom Row: Yukino Shimizu, Braden Davila, Colton Summers, IanKearns, Robert Stok, Kristopher Berkel

MS Magazine Team 2013-2014 Trimester 3


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Table of ContentsMS Magazine Team 2013-2014 Trimester 3

8th Grade French Social Studies Trip to ParisColton Summers 4

Science Exhibits for everyone!Johan Behmer and Mika Bouchet-Viree 4

The ISTA FestivalJana Checchinato 4

Cooking up a Storm, Cascade Activity, PoemMaeo Giusto, Michel Knaf, Sarika Hayes, Lucas Browne 5

A Walk in Old London - Descriptive EssayRobert Stok 6

The 5 SensesKristopher Berkel 7

Response: Alternate Ending: Kinos Untold StoryBennet Whalers 8

Middle School Science FairColton Summers 9

Grade 7 Trip to Normandy - 10

Middle School Musical - Chronicles

Confict.0Ian Kearns 12

Book ReviewIan Kearns 13

Cartoons from Grade 6 Ancient Civilisations Night - 13

To live in BeijingJesse Zhan 14

To Live in GermanyJasper Ringelmann 14

To Live In TurkeyTolga Can Baybes 14

To live in JapanMaiko Omaru 15

To live in ItalyNikolaos Taddei 15

To live in FranceCaroline Michel 15

Track and Field NECIS - Success in CopenhagenArnaud Glaesener 16

Choosing your CatKristopher Berkel 18

PuzzlesBen Faulkner 19

Puzzle SolutionsBen Faulkner 22

All Holidays are Equal! Should we celebrate the holi-days for every nationality at ISL?Yukino Shimizu 23

Hyatt Higginbotham

Sophia Alexander

Victoria Gromnicki


4/24Middle School Magazine-4- 8th Grade French Social Studies rip to Paris and ISA Festival

8th Grade French Social Studies Trip to ParisColton Summers

For three days the 8th grade French Social Studies class travelled to Paris, France. The trip took placefrom the 21st to the 23rd of May. The students slept at the Ibis Hotel Gare de lEst and explored the mes-merizing ancient city. We visited 2 museums, taking a tour of antique African statues rst, and viewingold Islamic culture the next. We walked up hundreds of stairs to the top of the Arc de Triomphe, gazedupon the beauty of the Eiel Tower, and we even entered one of the oldest churches in the world, theNotre Dame. We snacked on crpes and Starbucks all throughout the trip. It was an amazing experi -ence; in fact, we even saw several celebrities. On the rst day we saw three of the Kardashians whilewe were visiting the Champs-lyses. A few days later the group participated in a treasure hunt. Somepeople in the class got to meet and take a photo with actor Owen Wilson. Overall it was a fantastic tripand the entire class is thrilled that they were privileged enough to visit the beautiful city.w

The ISTA FestivalJana Checchinato

On the 6th of February thirteen students wentto the Bavaria International School (BIS) locatedin Munich to participate in the ISTA Festival. TheISTA Festival took place over three days and wasall about drama. The two drama teachers Mrs. Er-

ezue and Mr. Macky also did some exciting work-shops along with the students from many dierentschools from Europe and also from Egypt. Every-one was put into to dierent ensembles that hada professional leader; each of these ensembleshad a few students from each school. During thelast day of the festival the ensembles performedtheir nal piece, which was based on the themeof the play The Snow Queen. The ISTA Festival isa great experience for anyone who loves drama,

not only is this festival about drama, but it is alsoabout meeting new people and making friendsthat come from all over the world. I denitely rec-ommend ISTA because it is a great opportunityfor drama skills.

Science Exhibits for Everyone!Johan Behmer and Mika Bouchet-Viree

Throughout the months of January and February,you may have seen some interesting looking sci-ence stations in the main ISL building. These sta-tions were were around for about 2 to 3 weeks.Various scientic topics, such as the solar system,physics, and energy could be explored and thebest part was that you were able to play aroundwith all the exhibits because they were interac-tive! Next to each activity, there was a poster with

instructions and questions for you to think about.Sciwave was a unique activity for the students toget a bit more interested in science and to realisehow fun it is!

RachaelCrawford


5/24Spring 2013/2014 -5-8th Grade French Social Studies rip to Paris and ISA Festival

Cooking up a Storm, Cascade Activity, Poem

Matteo Giusto and Michel Knaff with minor helprom Sarika Hayes and moral support rom Lucas

Browne

Food. We make oodWe make it to be chewed

Tis is Cooking up a StormWe don't mind it cold or warm

We design our own recipesWe try to make delicacies

And when it doesn't taste rightWe try to somehow stay polite

First we must planTen take out our rying pan

Next we throw in the ingredientsAnd this doesnt require any experience

So join i youre hungryo make ood, sof or crunchy

Bring your riend with youAnd youll be a cooking crew

Spring 2013/2014 -5-Cooking up a Storm, Cascade Activity, Poem


6/24Middle School Magazine-6- A Walk in Old London - Descriptive Essay

A Walk in Old London - Descriptive Essay

Robert Stok

Tom crouched down and peered through a crackin some rickety old wooden crates, looking downthe busy alley he hungrily eyed the stall sellingwarm, golden meat pies. They held his gaze for

a short while longer before he turned to look atthe rugged and weary face next to him. His facehad dark circles under his eyes and hair which wasgreasy and matted down. In that one short lookhe, and the slightly taller boy next to him, hadacknowledged that the pie stand would be theirnext target. Suddenly a sharp spasm of pain rip-pled through his brutally empty stomach makinghim bend over and whimper with pain. He felt agentle pat on his back from the other boy beforehe helped him back up again. Together they strodeout from behind the crates in a condent man-ner, desperately trying to keep a straight face. Athick black smog hung in the air, as it mostly did inLondon, and lingered in any nook and cranny thatwasnt sealed as well as journeying up peoplesnostrils where it stung the backs of their throats.This made it hard to see more than a few metersin front of you and almost choked you to death. Tom walked with a slight limp as he hadtwisted his ankle a week before from falling over

his crosse, and when he had shown it to the doc-tor, the doctor had just dismissively shrugged andsent him o without any treatment. He caughtthe eye of a strict looking policeman to his leftand did his best to look away, he knew what theconsequences could be if the policeman suspect-ed something. The policeman cast a narrow eye inhis direction but then his attention was drawn toa shabby group of older boys who were runningaway from a small shop and laughing. To their

right they heard a mellow tune being played by aman with an accordion, he smiled at them reveal-ing his yellow and jagged teeth. His wrinkled skinwas barely visible beneath his thick scarf, frayedhat and his heavy trench coat. Tom dropped ashiny bronze penny that he had stolen from an-other mans cup earlier, this made him feel a littlebetter about the penny, as afterwards he had feltextremely guilty about stealing from a homelessman. As they continued to walk they came to anold sweet shop, Tom loved sweets, as did mostkids that he knew and he stopped for a secondto gape at the large assortment of brightly co-loured sweets that had been carefully laid out onthe clean shelves. There were many things but the

red and white candy canes quickly caught his eye,the light of the gas lamp glinted o their smooth,sculpted edges. His friend ushered him along tell-ing him that they could look at candy later. As they neared the pie stand at the end ofthe alleyway Tom started to tremble, the look inthe womans face who was running the stand waslike the look in his, somnolent and deant. Despiteselling pies the womans ribs showed through herskin and she had a sharp bony face. Tom startedgetting the same feeling he got when he stolethe money from the homeless mans cup, he feltsick and wasnt even hungry anymore althoughhis stomach was just an empty void and it howledwith pain. His pace quickened as his stomach start-ed viciously cramping again, and he persuadedhimself that taking the food was necessary for hislife. Looking back he could see that the policeman

was busy with the other aair concerning somesort of stolen meat. As they approached the tableTom could see that it was made out of a single oakwood plank and was neatly polished with millionsof crumbs dotting its varnished surface. The ac-tual pies were a lovely golden brown and crustywith bits of the pastry breaking o of the rounddome. A pungent aroma was arising from the fourleaf shaped holes on top of the pies that smelledlike succulent meat, thick gravy, and sapid warm

pastry. Tom pretended to busy himself with some-thing else, his friend following suit, trying not tostick out from the crowd. Before long the womanseemed to be distracted, she was talking to some-one who had just stuck their head out of a small,depressing window in the rough, red brick wall.Tom took his chance and swooped in to take a piehoping that she wouldnt see him. He casually walked past the pie stand and

while doing so he took a pie from the mountain

of pies and slipped it up his damp grey jersey.The other boy tried to do the same but instead ofquietly taking a pie he took one from the bottomof the huge pile of pies, the entire thing toppledover, spilling pies all over the muddy, cobbledpavement. The woman shouted thief at him andmade a grab at his thin arm. Tom just stood therefrozen to the spot at a distance watching thedrama that was unveiling before him before hisbrain kicked in and he spun around and dartedo down the alleyway, not daring to look behind

him. Unexpectedly the policeman stepped outin front of him but Tom was swifter and turneddown a narrow alleyway to his right. He ran downthe slippery path and heard his friends footsteps


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behind him, methodically hitting the stone witha series of thumps. Abruptly Tom looked aheadand saw where they were headed. A busy streetscene showed through the small sliver of space atthe end of the alleyway. They stepped out of thealleyway and into the light and were surroundedby hundreds of people, all pushing and barging infront of each other. Tom breathed a heavy sigh ofrelief and looked around, all these people werein the middle of some type of square, the wallsformed by the surrounding houses. He looked upahead and saw a market with brightly coloured,tightly stretched tents that reminded him of theparties his mum used to have.Just as they started to think they were safe theysaw the a horse-driven wagon pull up from one ofthe many alleyways that were spread out aroundthe wall of houses surrounding the market. It

had old rusty iron letters nailed to it that spelledChildrens House, and at this moment these twowords were the most daunting that Tom couldimagine. The wagon was made of sturdy, robust,splintery wooden planks that were nailed togeth-er in a careless fashion. There were three iron barsplaced in front of the small window that stood inthe middle of the door. It looked unwashed andthere was moss growing on the corner of everysingle slight ledge or corner. A young man was

driving the wagon and as Tom looked closer hecould see the mans sharp jawline and slick, black,trimmed moustache. His eyes were as black ascoal and he looked as if he would throw you in jailquick as a whip and not lose a wink of sleep aboutit. Tom wanted to blend in with the crowd butlooking around he saw he was in the wrong place,everybody there seemed to be well dressed withbrightly coloured, puy dresses and smart, ironedtuxedos. The man immediately spotted him, it was

like spotting a mouse in an empty white room.As he turned towards him Tom stood there per-plexed and stuck to the spot. He felt an arm sliparound his thin waist and began to scream, a shrillmurderous scream that made everybodys bloodcurdle and the young man cringe.

The 5 SensesKristopher Berkel

Hear

I heard them boomI heard them whistle

I heard them crackle

And then an Ohh!. The reworks!

SeeThe colors lled the sky

Red twinkles

White SparklesGreen Lights up the street

And oh blue how it shines and drifts!

FeelBANG! CRACK! BANG!I feel the shock wave through the sky as it beats all the air

I feel the warmth of happy people embracing meI feel the raindrops on my face and head

The air is damp and cool like the rainforest

I felt the used rework fall on my head

Taste

Sweet oliebollen in my mouthExpensive chocolate melting on my tongue

Succulent chickenMouth watering brussel sprouts with bacon

Pork chops drenched in gravy

SmellSweet deep fried oliebollen

Hot gunpowder

Spring 2013/2014 -7-Te 5 Senses

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8/24Middle School Magazine-8- Response: Alternate Ending: Kinos Untold Story

Introduction by Emmanuel Diss

In the 8th grade English curriculum we include

within the second trimester a book of choice unit.

This allows each student to take full advantage oftheir creativity throughout the reading of an indi-

vidually selected piece of literature. This project

requires students to demonstrate their critical

thinking, analysing and writing skills.

This is The Pearl by John Steinbeck alternate end-

ing was written by Bennet Wahlers. Try to keep

your head on, this is about to get real deep.

The Pearl Alternate Ending Excerpt

Bennet Whalers

Nobody can save you. This is what you wished

for. Destruction, death and a return to nothing-

ness. You wished for these. This is that reality.

What is reality?

This is your world. A world for yourself that ex-

ists without time, space or others. A world in

which every facet was determined by you. This is

the world where you just wait for others to give

you something. THAT IS THE REALITY! This is your

world no matter what. You made the decision.

This is the world where your mind decides what

will be. THAT IS THE REALITY. Whether it is the will

to survive, or a wish for death, it is all up to you.Are you saying that this darkness, this insane

world, are what I really wished to create?!

Yes. You wished for a closed world that was

comfortable for you. You wished for a closed

world that was comfortable for you, in order to

protect your weakness. To protect your few plea-

sures. This is merely a result of your wish. In your

closed world, in a world where only you are al-lowed to be, others cannot live with you. But still

you wished to close the world that surrounds you.

Your wish ejected things you disliked, and creat-

ed an isolated and lonely world. This is the world

your wishes have created, a private haven in the

recesses of your mind. This is how it ends. It is one

of many possible endings. This is an ending you

brought upon yourself. You chose this fate. Our

minds lack something basic. We fear that decien-

cy. We fear it.I NEED A REASON TO EXIST

Response: Alternate Ending:

Kinos Untold Story


9/24Spring 2013/2014 -9-Middle School Science Fair

On the 27th of March the entire Middle Schoolshowcased their science experiments in theyearly Science Fair. Students had been work-ing on their experiments for the past ten sci-ence classes. The experiments ranged from:Which age can classify the most amount of

video games? to The speed at which magnesi-um reacts to hydrochloric acid depending on itstemperature. Families came to see their chil-drens experiments and enjoyed and partici-pated in the enormous range of tests on oer.The Science Fair is always one of the most funand creative events in the entire school year;it also has one of the biggest turn-outs. Whileworking on their experiments, the studentshad the opportunity to show their teachershow well they could work without supervi-sion. Everything is completely up to the stu-dent: what experiment to do, bringing in sup-plies, creating a poster and presentation, andtrying to attract people to the experiment onthe night of the Science Fair. It is always greatto experience your peers ideas and tests whileit is also fun for the parents to be surprisedand shown the childrens experiments afterweeks of hearing about them.

CarmelavanderMeu

len

Middle School Science FairColton Summers


10/24Middle School Magazine-10- Grade 7 rip to Normandy

Grade 7 Trip to Normandy


11/24Spring 2013/2014 -11-Middle School Musical - Chronicles

Middle School Musical - Chronicles


12/24Middle School Magazine-12- Conflict.0

Confict.0

Ian Kearns

The suns light was just peeking over the curveof the Earth when the cargo ship NX3-80 dockedinto storage bay 19 of the station EARTH-5. Acrowd of workers assembled around the dented

mass. As they did so, a ramp sputtered down tothe articial gravity oor. A gure came downthe slightly burned slant. His armour was shiningbrightly and men started to ponder if this was re-ally an Earthman. He had two bars on his armswhich bent freely. His head was like a centurionsbut had a sinister expression twisted forever. Peo-ple nervously started to move back from the g-ure moving down the slope. A man broke throughthe crowd. The gures eyes moved quickly to

the character in front of him. The man introducedhimself as Sargent Bill and explained why the sig-nal was sent.

The gure suddenly was joined by several otherswho were armed with guns. The workers thenstarted to raise weapons in the back. The Sargentwas suddenly lled with panic at the prospect ofa massacre. He dived to a container and a laser hithis lower arm by instinct. Then the entire roomwas lled with lasers and ames. He looked andsaw his foot had burned to a crisp. Lasers whizzedabove his head as he heard men screaming as theywere hit. The Sarge gripped a pistol and raisedhimself. Several shots were red in his direction.He raised the gun and squeezed seven shots o.They hit the man in the back left in the upper rightshoulder. The man in the centre saw him and redone long shot that hit the Sarge in the gut. Thelast thought that escaped his mind was wonder-ing if his wife had put the kettle on for him and

wondering if she was even alive. Everything wentblack, and that was the last of the Sarge.

* * *

A wall was coming down at the space-gate. Thatclosing signalled a quarantine in the space station.At the gates there were guards shooting rioterswho were protesting against the use of robots.Men were shouting as the rubber lasers crashed

into them, and the women were at their homes,waiting anxiously for a sign of the men who wentout as a gang three hours earlier, unaware of thewar outside. Teoklana, the wife of the organizerof the riots, nally couldnt stand the waiting any-

more. She got up, calm as ever, and walked to thedoor. Then she bolted out of the door like therewas a tiger after her. Outside was a metallic be-ing, the ones she heard were here to serve the pi-oneers here. She ordered it to move away, but thegure stayed right where it was. As she tried toget past it, it raised its weapon and a bright asherupted. After that, everything went black, thenTeoklana was no more.

* * *

The breaking news on digi-channel 4.8903456786conrmed that Earth were delivering robots thatday as Uncle Riran opened up his Glass.8. Mean-while, his nephew was nally nishing up makingan odd-looking headset. Look uncle, I can nally

hack into digital technology. This means I can ndout the true meaning of this base...perfecto huh?The boy wanted to get out of the space station,and he is trying dierent ways to do it. This is hismost recent. Huh...OK. The uncle was very neg-ligent of his nephew, and the nephew on multipletimes accidentally seriously injured him, makinghim cautious at times. The kid got up and madeanother lemonade. The space between the uncleand him was cold, but the nephew didnt care

because he was always too creative and inven-tive to notice. The nephew suddenly got up andscreamed loudly...

To be Continued

In the 2014 TrimesterOne Magazine...

Hiroaki Takeshima


13/24Spring 2013/2014 -13-Cartoons from Grade 6 Ancient Civilisations Night

Cartoons from Grade 6 Ancient Civilisations Night

Book ReviewIan Kearns

Unsung EaglesThe Story of the Civilian Pilots of WWII

A zero rattles its bullets at your wingman. Almost immediately he bursts into ames and falls down into the

ocean below as a ki-45 pulls up just seconds from crashing into you, its bullets killing your top gunner. This,

back in WWII, was an ordinary day in Fiji during the Japanese invasion. This book tells of airmen in WWII who

endured horric conditions in straw huts that smelled of dog faeces, then going into the air and destroy-

ing airplanes after signing up in . For those who play video games, they did not get a real experience of the

tragedy, and how it would scar one forever. Yet still, thousands upon thousands of pilots are in therapy for

this kind of tension and death and war. Overall, I say that this book tells of great mens stories, all of which

voluntarily signed up for the tough things that played ahead.

EmilieBergling

ElisaMartini


14/24Middle School Magazine-14- Grade 8 EAL students

To live in BeijingJesse Zhan

To live in Beijing is to be conscious

Of the grey-coloured sky.Of cars shouting loudly unable to move.Of people always looking worried and busy.But I love this active city,A place where I lived twelve years long.It is convenient and cheap,Shopping, traveling, having fun,Doing everything you want.It is to be aware of the Great WallWinding like a dragon across the mountains.

And the Summer Palace, ParadiseWhich is a magnicent, miraculous place.There are also many wonderful monuments for visiting,With thousands of tourists coming every year.Traditional culture is kept alive by the families.And dierent kinds of festivals have dierent meanings.The most famous is the Chinese New Year.Everybody looks joyful, wearing red.Dumplings and noodles are put on the tables.Firecrackers are lit all the Eve Night long.You can see the Spring Festival Couples in front of peoples homes,Which bring luck and blessing to the family.Every viewpoint has its own large-scale temples,People are attracted by dancing dragons and dierent kinds of shows.Although the lifestyle is hurriedThe people enjoy their lives.This is what my hometown was,A place full of history and warmth.

To Live In TurkeyTolga Can Baybes

To live in Turkey is to be consciousOf the shadow of the Ottoman EmpireWith its seven hills city, IstanbulAnd the Pearl of Turkey, Izmir.It is to be awareThat we are more than delight and coeeMore than the whirling dervishes.Life is good in Turkey.There are three seasEach one better than the other

There are the woods in the north,The huge mountains in the east,And the beaches in the south and west.

Inspired by the poem To Live in Wales by RS ThomasGrade 8 EAL students

To Live in GermanyJasper Ringelmann

To live in Germany is to be conscious

Of the beauty of the countrysideWith its corn elds so wideAnd the many mighty rivers like the Rhine.Along the Mosel there are the vinesAnd on the Elbe there is the mighty city of Hamburg.It is to be aware of the great citiesLike Cologne and Berlin.Cologne with its cathedral and Berlin with its wallNow broken down.It is to be aware of the many forestsWith their oak trees and animalsAnd the lovely beachesIn Kiel and also Schwerin.German quality too can be trusted,And German cars are the best you can get.

Georgina Brocklehurst


15/24Spring 2013/2014 -15-Grade 8 EAL students

To live in FranceCaroline Michel

To live in France is to be consciousOf the beautiful pastriesMade in the early morningAnd waiting to be sold.To know about fragranceOf the multicolour soaps and perfumes

Made in the south.To see the wonderful landscapesAnd the perfect sunsets on the beachesWith the children eating ice creamEnjoying the last minutes of the sun;And their parents laughingWith a glass of red wineAnd a piece of cheese.To live in France is to be awareOf Paris and its perfect shops

Of the giant monumentsThat stand in great prideAnd all the touristsTaking picturesAs if the Eiel Tour was about to disappear.

To live in ItalyNikolaos Taddei

To live in Italy is to be consciousOf the beautiful sun shining on the mountains,Of the small villages in the valleysKeeping their traditions over centuries.It is to be aware of the dialects spoken all over the country

And the big cities like Rome and MilanWhere millions of people are living .It is to be aware of the old Roman ColosseumAttracting tourists to our country.We are happy here,With the warm, sunny days,The crystal clear waters,And the fountains in the city.Our galleries of modern art,And the sculptures, the paintings,The fashion, the ice cream, the pizza and the pasta.We are proud of our country,

Whatever, whenever.

To live in JapanMaiko Omaru

To live in Japan is to be consciousThat this long landHas its dierences from place and place.Amazing art comes out from the white snow in winter.Castles, animals, shes all made by iceCan be seen in the north.Shopping, food, modern buildings, fashionAnd the Skytree Tower in Tokyo.Not as high as Mt. EverestBut Mt. Fuji with its beautiful shape and landscapeIs our pride.Temples, Buddhas and old buildings,Kyoto the best place to see our traditional culture.

In the south the island of OkinawaAnd swimming in the clear, blue seaA great way to spend time in summer.People respect each other

And we always welcome your visit.

Antonio del Rio


16/24Middle School Magazine-16-

Track and Field NECIS -

Success in Copenhagen

Arnaud Glaesener

rack and Field NECIS - Success in Copenhagen

NECISSports


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With 23 gold medals, 13 silver medals, 22 bronze medals, and 4 NECIS records broken, the Track and Fieldteams from U12, U14, U16 and O16 came back with their luggage full of medals. This years NECIS was heldin Copenhagen from the 22nd May to the 5th May.

Here is the report by an U12 athlete:At 11 oclock, the 44 athletes and their coaches left by bus from Luxembourg to Brussels. Because Copen-hagen is not next door, we took a plane from Brussels. When we arrived in Copenhagen, we took a trainto get into the heart of Copenhagen. The rst thing we saw when getting out of the train was a huge oldpalace and next to it, the famous Tivoli ! Suddenly everyone got really excited: Look at this rollercoaster,I will surely go on that one.

When we reached the hostel, we quickly went into our rooms, we put down our luggage and went downfor dinner. Our rst dinner in Copenhagen was half-chinese, half-japanese food. The food was deli-cious! Then it got quite late, so we went back to the hostel to sleep.

Next day, the 24th of May, everyone was excited about the day we would have. When we went downfor breakfast, we could see many children from lots a dierent schools, with lots of dierent jackets on.Some red, some blue and white, some red and black, green... We asked ourselves: How many schools

are competing here? (The answer actually was: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bonn, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf,Hamburg, the Hague, Luxembourg, Rotterdam, Sigtuna and Stavanger, so the answer would be 11 !)

At 8 o clock we left the hostel for sterbro Stadion, a stadium which was used for the World OutdoorGames in 2009. The rst events began at 9 o clock. Throughout the disciplines, we all tried our best inour own disciplines and when we werent competing, we encouraged all our friends by shouting. Thiswas also the day of Hannah Grin: the athlete from our U14 Girls team broke her rst NECIS record, the400m. She broke the old record by a full 4 seconds, a really big dierence for sprinters. In the evening wewent to the town to eat. The coaches gave us 2 hours to eat and to shop. Sounds like great fun!:-)

The next day was even more exciting than the rst day, because there were lots of nals on our schedule.The nals went really well: Lots of medals to take home, as we said. This day Hannah Grin from theU14 Girls team broke her second NECIS record, the 100m sprint.

This time she wasnt the only ISL athlete to break a record. Senan Costigan also broke the 400m NECISrecord for the U12 boys, by a full 2 seconds, which is again a signicant dierence. The last record brokenthis season was in the hurdles competition, broken by Carla Mulli, from the now famous U14 Girls team!If you want to know all the results you can look them up at this website: http://mars-net.dk/2014/05-23-NECIS/resultatliste.htm

With all those records broken and all the medals won, we were really happy and felt we deserved to goto the Tivoli. Even if the Champions League Final was playing at the same time (we just took a look at thebig screens every half hour) we enjoyed the fantastic roller coaster we saw on the rst day. We wentback quite late to the hostel to pack our bags and to go to sleep.

Next day there was nearly no one left in the hostel. We, ISL, the Hague and Antwerp were the last schoolsto stay there. We returned with the train to the airport and checked-in our luggage and medals. Actu-ally it was just like a normal back ight.

Firstly I would like to thank our coaches who train us and who gave us such a great opportunity to go toCopenhagen. This was a great and fun experience. Hope we will all see you next year for the Track and

Field NECIS 2015, again in Copenhagen.

rack and Field NECIS - Success in Copenhagen


18/24Middle School Magazine-18- Choosing your Cat

http://chats.findthebest.r/l/36/Snowshoe

4-The Snowshoe- If you know the Grumpy Cat

then you should know the Snowshoe. The Snow-shoe is very elegant and beautiful with his cool blueeyes which stay for the cats whole life. And, younever know. You may have an Internet sensation inyour house!

3- The Ragdoll- The ragdoll with its REALLYuy coat and its big size is a unique cat whichreally does do what its name describes. When

you pick it up, it goes all oppy, like a Ragdoll. Itneeds a regular amount of grooming. It is a mag-nicent uy cat.

http://www.catloversdiary.com/5-tips-to-caring-or-your-ragdoll-cat-breed/

2- The Tiany The Tiany is a really gentle cat. Itis calm, cute and fun for the whole family.Although it is not an outside cat it is very fun!

http://www.catsofaustralia.com/tianie_breeders.htm

1- The European Shorthair - Its just amazing as itis my personal favourite. It is smart, agile and itis a natural at hunting. It is also loyal and caringlikmost cats. As I have one, it is no surprise that itis 1st on my list.

Cats are amazing and I would recommend them toeveryone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shorthair

Choosing your CatKristopher Berkel

My personal favourite breeds of cat - the top 4


19/24Spring 2013/2014 -19-Puzzles

CrosswordPuzzle


20/24Middle School Magazine-20- Puzzles

HidokuPuzzle

Hidoku is a simple type of puzzle that looks quite similar to sudoku, but witha dierent challenge. You have to have a path starting at 1 and ending at 400,including all the numbers in between, in order. You can only enter consecu-tive numbers one square away in any direction, which includes diagonally.


21/24Spring 2013/2014 -21-Puzzles

KillerSudoku

Killer sudoku is an-other puzzle that isa variant of sudoku,where the same rulesapply. However, thereare no clues given atthe start except forsmall numbers in the

corners of sectionsmarked by dottedlines. This number rep-resents the sum of allthe numbers that haveto be in that section.

Crossword Solutions:Fifty - The number of years ISL has beenrunningBowman - The surname of the current direc-tor of the school

Seven - Number of complete hours in aschool dayJakobs - Surname of teacher running middleschool magazineLookingtothefuture - Name of previous edi-tion of Middle School Magazine (withoutspaces)Sixteen - Number of homeroom classes inmiddle schoolZephaniah - Surname of famous poet whovisited ISL in NovemberExploration - What E stands for in CAS-CADEIstanbul - Where the Middle school MUNgroup visited in NovemberSpaceCamp - Name of the overnight eldtrip the 6th grade takes during their study ofspace (without spaces)Fortyseven - Number of nationalities repre-sented in ISL (without spaces)Six - Weeks of break throughout the school

yearruedelaValle - Name of street the schoolrst started on (without spaces)Geesseknaeppchen - Name of campus thatISL in onDupontschool - Original name of school


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Crossword PuzzleSource:

http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/cross-

word/


23/24Spring 2013/2014 -23-All Holidays are Equal!

Out of the 47 dif-ferent nationali-

ties at ISL, I lledin the holidays

for only 6 extracountries. Theyare the Japanese,American, Luxem-bourgish, Indian,Belgium and Ca-nadian holidays.This totals 198

holidays. 137 daysfor school. Thatmeans we have 43more days holiday

a year.

All Holidays are Equal! Should we celebrate the holidays for every nationality at ISL?

Nationalities in ISL

1. Japanese2. American3. German4. French5. Luxembourgish6. Indian7. Belgian8. Canadian9. Chinese10. British11. Dutch

12. Australian13. Korean14. Russian15. Swedish16. African17. Norwegian18. Finnish19. Italian20. Icelandic21. Austrian

22. Turkish23. Swiss

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Yukino Shimizu


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This is the End of the Spring Edition 2013/2014 of theMiddle School Magazine.

Close the Magazine and turn it over to look at the Win-

ter Edition 2013/2014 of the Middle School Magazine.

Jill GoeresMadeleine Faucheux de BergeracSamuel Studer

Alex Starck

ms magazine june 2014

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