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World News & Current Affairs The White House Face-Off: Clinton vs Trump

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he United States is in the midst of primary presidential elections. The world is watching the heated contest over who will take over the most influential office in the free world. Current frontrunners are politician Hillary Clinton and business tycoon Donald Trump.

In one corner stands former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a leftleaning, liberal democrat. In the opposite corner is the savvy businessman Donald Trump, a conservative, rightleaning republican. The following is a brief summary of each candidate.

While some Americans say that a female president is a terrible idea, others claim it's revolutionary. Clinton proposes three key points: 1. Give working families a raise in the form of tax relief to help them manage continuously rising expenses; 2. Create new, highpaying jobs; and 3. Invest in infrastructure to stimulate the economy. Clinton’s camp believes that if any part of this plan goes unrealized, the US economy will collapse, therefore she puts herself forward as the best candidate to oversee its precise execution.

Like Obama, Clinton believes that climate change is an imminent threat.

She plans to set a national goal of in-

stalling 500 million solar panels generating enough renewable energy to power all American homes, thus reducing national oil consumption by one third.

Within a decade she hopes to lead the US to bring greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below what they were in 2005.

Finally, Clinton supports the right for every American to have access to affordable medical care. Defending Obama’s Affordable Care Act, Clinton plans to build on it by reducing immediate expenses. She aims to crack down on rising prescription drug prices, hold drug companies accountable, and force them to invest in research instead of jacking up costs. Furthermore, Clinton

will strive to protect women’s access to reproductive health care, including contraception and safe, legal abortions. Proponents believe these actions would help the people of her country, yet acknowledge that they could cripple pharmaceutical companies. All in all, Clinton's policies represent the typically liberal stance.

In the opposing corner is Donald Trump who, with his popular slogan “Make America Great Again,“ has continued to gain support in the primaries.

Trump stands out in his controversial immigration policies. In a speech last June he took the world by surprise when he revealed his idea to build a

wall between America and Mexico, stating in that speech that, “When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you... They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with them. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime.

They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” Despite his claims being immediately checked and contradicted by a variety of news sources, including The Guardian, Trump’s bold statements helped sky-rocket his popularity.

Most of Trump’s domestic policies have been met with nothing but criticism across Europe, yet a few of his foreign policies do have support.

Trump vows to completely crush ISIS, stop Iran’s nuclear weapon plans, and push pressure on China to rein in their ally, North Korea. He also advocates for the replacement of the Affordable Care Act with a free-market plan offering competitive lower prices.

Clearly, two diverse candidates.

We have until November to watch these political rivals go round and round.

ALEX CARR

Another Ámos Contender at Open Gate

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latý Ámos is an annual competition that honors the most popular Czech teachers. This year, our school has another distinguished candidate for this top award.

This competition is for the best teachers in the Czech Republic. The main prize is the honorary title, Zlatý Ámos. Other award categories are the Dětský Ámos, Ámos Sympaťák and Media Ámos.

D ět s k ý Ámos is decided by students, Ámos Sympaťák by SMS votes, and Media Ámos by journalists. Since 2010, there has also been a category called EKO Ámos, selected by the company EKO, which is a partner of Zlatý Ámos.

To nominate a teacher, students must register their teacher from October to December. The application must have brief characteristics about the teacher, a description of one trip the teacher took part in and the signatures of one hundred people who want the teacher to become a winner.

In January and February the regional rounds begin. Regional rounds rely much more on students than on the teachers. The students must explain

and defend why they want their teacher to win the award. Later the semi-finals take place at the Ministry of Education.

In the semi-finals, the teachers must present three gifts they have received from their students. These things must represent the relationship between the teacher and the students.

The award finals are held at the end of March or the start of April, either on Teacher‘s Day or the anniversary of Jan Ámos Komenský‘s death. The teacher and students participate in the finals together. There are four tasks the finalists must complete—two are prepared and two are impromptu. The awards are given the next day at the Kantorský Ball.

This year, one of OG‘s Primary School teachers, Hanka Vavrečková, has advanced to the semi-finals. Students describe her as kind-hearted, clever, and fun. Her second grade students say that she is like their second mother.

When asked how she felt about being nominated for the award, Ms. Vavrečková replied, "At first I was very surprised because I did not expect it and, when I recovered, I remembered what a honor it is. On the other hand, I was still full of jitters!“ Ms. Vavrečková spoke about the

second round as one that was ".in the children's hands“ saying that "they had prepared for it for a long time and they did a very nice performance with the Astronomical Clock. I was just sitting there, feeling very moved."

OG Primary School Headmaster, Jiří Luka, won the prestigious Zlatý Ámos award in 2003/2004. When asked about other Open Gate winners, he elaborated.

"Of course, every teacher at Open Gate can be considered an Ámos, but the teachers who have taken part in the competition are Alexandra Děžínská, myself, and now Hana Vavrečková.“ Mr. Luka added that practising the performance with the children was

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very fun "because the scenes were done mainly by them They said what they wanted to say, they organized the whole thing and it was funny. Matyáš Korbel, Vitoria Lukander and Věra Dvořáková all played a part. They even met on Skype the night before to practise!"

This year‘s semi-final round took place on March 3rd in Prague. There, unfortunately, Ms. Vavrečková lost by a margin. Despite the result, she has shown great energy, enthusiasm, and passion for her work. No prize can substitute that. As one of her colleagues put it, "For us, she is the best!“ KATEŘINA ROUŠAROVÁ

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World News & Current Affairs The Ever-Present Eye

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lmost every government on the planet watches its citizens in one capacity or another. Often passed under the umbrella of "safety measures“, surveillance laws allow state apparatuses to intervene into the privacy of virtually anyone. Let us critically look at today‘s push towards surveillance; only then can one decide if these measures violate civil liberties or go too far in their endeavors.

Against the backdrop of an era, where different forms of extremism are on the rise, national securities use often politically controversial strategies to keep their citizens safe. Public awareness of this topic came to light in 2013 when whistleblower Edward Snowden unveiled the surveillance program PRISM, exposing how the NSA (US National Security Agency) collects and analyzes the communications of millions of people. On a whole, Americans were unaware to what depth their basic daily communications were being tracked by the NSA.

While the NSA is by far the most widely known example, many different intelligence services use mass surveillance. This type of data gathering happens on two levels: firstly collected is the manner of communication, be it an e-mail sent or phone call made. Agencies have long-made note of who we communicate with and how we do it.

The second, and often more controversial method of collection, is the recording of the actual content of the communication, be it written or spoken.

To access this information, intelligence agencies make contracts with multinational companies, like Google or Apple, who own the platforms which we use on a daily basis. These companies have fallen under scrutiny in recent years for “selling“ our information as governments track what we communicate to others. It is this very scrutiny that led Apple, on February 16, to write a public refusal of a California court order requesting Apple to unlock a suspected terrorist‘s iPhone in order to speed the FBI investigation.

While both left-wing and rightwing political parties hesitate to make conclusions about the questionable morality and necessity of surveillance, the position of most people remains unshaken. Recent polls show that 75% of Americans believe surveillance is detrimental to civil liberties, and that it is not a viable anti-terrorist measure. Similar

public opinion is present worldwide. In order to not simplify the problem, it is important to examine both sides of the surveillance debate.

The beginnings of mass surveillance date back to 2001 when Europe and the US embarked on the large-scale War on Terror. According to the NSA itself, ever since the 9/11 attacks, the organization has reportedly thwarted fifty terrorist attacks all over the world.

Such statistics reinforce the argument that surveillance substantially raises security, regarded by many as an axiom of every functioning state. People who defend surveillance, such as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, say that those who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear.

But vocal critics of surveillance, most famous among these being the aforementioned Snowden or WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, argue that individuals do not have to have something to hide in order to hide something. They believe that the erosion of privacy brings about a general distrust and gives too much power to the hands of the few who rule. Not only can the trusted insiders easily expand the surveillance program with little or no regulation, they can also use the collected data

to pursue personal interests. In 2007, a special agent was indicted for using a government database to track the travel patterns of his ex-girlfriend.

The underlying clash of security and privacy is challenged by those who seek a compromise between the two. Author and MIT Professor Gary Marx has devised a model which evaluates surveillance by a series of questions which are divided into three categories: The Means, The Data Collection Context, and The Uses. One of the questions the model asks is hailed as the classic Golden Rule: would those responsible for the surveillance agree to be its subjects under the conditions in which they apply it to others?

The collection of personal data continually trickles down on a daily basis and few escape it. Average citizens contract survellience companies to watch their property. Uneasy parents hide cameras in teddy bears to protect their children. Even our safe, enclosed Open Gate community, has not escaped the need for security surveillance with the recent addition of a camera installed above the day students´ lockers.

If all of these eyes in the sky purport to be keeping us safe, is not the better question to ask—who exactly is threatening us?

ADAM POLÁNEK

The Weakness of Tradition

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n the realm of the British Parliament, the calls for a more democratic approach clash with the value of the expertise offered by the unelected upper house. And as many different opinions keep on coming, who's to say what the future holds for the House of Lords?

The British Parliament is split into two parts - the elected lower house, called The House of Commons, and the unelected upper house, the House of Lords. A few months ago, the House of Lords stood in the way of the tax credit cuts suggested by the Commons, thus enraging both Prime M i n i s t e r D a v i d C a m e r o n a nd Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. The Commons claimed the

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Lords were misusing their power in delaying the legislation over which they had no influence and Lord Strathclyde was asked by Cameron to produce a review of this issue.

The Strathclyde Review lays out three possible solutions. The first is to remove the House of Lords as a statutory instrument all together. The second option would seek to let them keep their position, only with much clearer restrictions regarding their activities. The third, and also the author's favorite option, suggests that the upper house stays in the current form however, it would only have the power to require the Commons to "think again" when proposing a piece of legislature as opposed to delaying the

process which they can do now.

The (now more than ever) controversial House of Lords consists of 816 peers appointed for life based on their expertise these are judges, bishops, scientists, trade union leaders, etc. This makes the Lords the second largest decision-making body, beaten only by the Chinese National Congress. Ninety-two peerages are hereditary, which is a remainder from the past that is sure to be a problem for many people. Its image of an obsolete and unapproachable statutory organ is only strengthened by the fact that women represent a mere 25% of the peers and that only four hundred seats are available to grab.

Another objection often raised against the House of Lords is that not all parts of the kingdom are evenly represented with a disproportionately large part of the Lords coming from London. A recent survey showed that 76% of the population would rather have an elected upper house, leaving only 11% who were in favour of the current system. One of the Commons concluded that the public is "growing angrier by the day by the antics of those who inhabit this gold-plated, red-upholstered Narnia."

This said, the Lords do have

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something to say in their defense.

Firstly, they contend that as they are not elected, they do not have to worry about getting reelected. Hence, they can withstand negative popular opinion and use their expertise to inject a sensible and merciless scrutiny of the Commons' suggestions. The Daily Telegraph stated that Lords are the only ones who can deal with "the populist measures introduced by governments."

In short, the supporters of the current system would rather have a house full of knowledgeable people with experience than masses of overassertive career-politicians.

So, whether the Lords truly are a group of gold-plated, red-upholstered Narnians or heroes endeavoring to fight the overly populist measures, when looking towards current public opinion in the UK, it seems that changes are inevitable.

TEREZA MILOŠOVÁ

Social Commentary & Opinion Generations Align

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ow many times have you heard someone coldly utter “You’re too young to understand”? In most cases, the answer to this question is way too many times. Why is a number on a calendar so important when considering the value of other people’s opinions? When did we allow age to dictate whose views are valid and whose aren’t? And, most importantly, what is the right age to have a valid opinion?

The reason for the establishment of such a social value lies in the darker times of history, when people did not have the privilege of leading long lives.

Their lifespans were severed by incurable illnesses, untreatable wounds and high criminality. Therefore, the older members of society were usually also the most experienced ones - experiences in life were mostly universal in the given social class, and so the deci-

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ding factor was age. However, in the present, experience is everything but universal. Due to globalisation, the Internet and the rising amount of various opportunities, every single person can end up on a completely different path, not restricted by the binds of class division. Thus, age is not a dictating factor when it comes to the validity of one’s opinion.

In fact, there are no universal rules when it comes to opinions. There is no perfect age when all our views suddenly become respectable and worthwhile. The truth is, we’re all just trying to understand and improve the world around us - and passion for change and learning are not characteristics of one age group. All opinions are valuable and there are no right or wrong views.

Things can be amiss with personal views, of course: flawed reasoning, lack of evidence, refusal to consider multiple standpoints. Those are, however, parts of a more complicated background that cannot be summarized by the number of years one has spent on this planet. You ask what is the right age to have opinions? The answer is easy: it’s every age.

It’s your age.

It is important to understand that it works the other way around, too. It‘s likely that everyone has been shut out of a discussion due to his or her age age at some point in their lives. Quite often, it is not only a problem only today‘s youn-

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ger generation, but for the elderly as well. Think about how many times you have you deemed an older person’s opinion as outdated, or as something for which they are too old to properly understand your young point of view? The answer almost definitely is again, likely way too many times. Regarding questions of discrimination, the answer will always be way too many times. And in regards to solving this unfortunate social problem, the amount we‘ll focus on it will likely always be not enough.

Maybe, if we rid ourselves of our prejudices, without even realising it we could change the answer into a more hopeful one. We could change it into maybe once or twice. We could even transform it into probably never. And then, the amount of solutions just might reach a number that means enough. For now, we still live bound by the social concept of age determining our worth and knowledge. But what stops us from liberation except ourselves?

TEREZA PODHAJSKÁ & MICHAELA ZEMACHOVÁ

The Warmth of Acceptance

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now is something so natural we could not imagine life without it (except for this last, extremely cold winter). However, people coming from Syria and areas affected by the Islamic State have never seen such a thing. Therefore, when the first buses came to the north of Sweden, approximately 200 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, many of the passengers were confused and surprised. Reports say that they withstood the cold, as well as enjoyed if even just a bit—their first-ever snow.

Throughout Europe, many people are fighting against immigration, claiming that all immigrants are terrorists and their only goal is to conquer Europe. However, many of these immigrants are coming here with their children in order to secure safety and avoid war conflicts. Our society has divided into two distinct camps: those who do not want them and those who are helping in any way they can.

An example of the latter would

be northern Sweden, where immigrants have been living in skiing resorts, and helping in any way they can to repay to the owners who let them stay in a hotel.

This example proves that extremist ideas painted in the media about immigrants overcrowding Europe while only acting as leeches who suck out Europe's money is not as true as it may seem. The only real problem is in how we correctly help these people join our society and so that they can achieve their wishes for peace and our society can benefit from their collective wisdom.

It is important to remember that many Europeans immigrated to America during the Communist in similar hopes of finding a better place for their families while escaping persecution.

Why, less than half a century later, are we so quick to forget the acceptance our ancestors were shown? Why shouldn’t we act similarily towards those who need our help now?

Rumors about immigrants trying to harm Europe may be true only for a small percentage of people coming here, but most of them are trying to integrate themselves as much as possible and help in any way they can. They are getting a second chance at life and they are trying their hardest to make the best of it. It is only a matter of time before we forget that any immigration crisis ever happened and we start treating everyone equally.

Tolerance Day

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n an effort to build greater understanding of culture, religion, and race amongst our student body and our local community, we have organized OG’s first-ever “Tolerance/Challenge Day” to be held on Thursday, March 17.

Students and staff will be introduced to the basic premises of the five major religions of the world and then have an opportunity to speak with representatives from those religions in smaller break-out sessions. These five speakers come from various countries in the world and represent Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. The goal of the event is to provide students with a safe forum in which to ask questions and hopefully debunk stereotypes they may have attached to certain religions due to today’s mainstream media.

Students will share their thoughts in a debrief following in the gym. The event has been organized by our Kvarta English Teachers.

VLADIMÍR KULIŠ

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very person makes mistakes, small or big, on a daily basis. Every person also tries to fix those mistakes or at least prevent them from happening again.

However, sometimes people do things they are unaware of. This behaviour is known as “herd behaviour“ which refers to the way an individual acts when in a bigger group of people they have an inclination to do as the majority thinks or wants them to do.

People conform because they want to fit in the society. They think it is easier to be wrong but still a part of the crowd, then to be right and all alone.

This occurs every time you need to express your opinion or come to a decision, mostly in school. You ask everyone first before formulating your own opinion or response, or taking an action and choose as the majority chooses. Somedays there is that piece of homework that nobody remembered to do except you and everyone looks at you and says “Don‘t tell the teacher that there was homework!“ So, you don’t say anything even though you wanted to because of the pressure from your peers.

You can also find it in the media which says it is horrible to have immigrants here and soon you start to think the same way. In this case, our “herd behaviour“ can have serious consequences for people trying to start a new and better life in the Czech Republic.

So, remind yourself when you‘re n school or when you are watching TV whether or not you are thinking the same way as others simply because you don’t want to be isolated from the mainstream. Perhaps you even pressure others into accepting your opinions, which can make you a bully— perhaps even the bull in the herd. Think outside the box. Think for yourself. Think differently and be a REBEL! ANNA ŠLEGROVÁ

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Special Interests & Interviews Our Own Czech Migration Legend

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hy do Czechs live in this land?

Why are we even called the Czech Republic? To find out, we asked the forefather of this nation, Father Čech. Here are his replies:* Forefather Čech, why did you want to move to another place all of a sudden? And why did you chose this place?

Well, ehm, I had actually been thinking about moving for a long time. Burglars were a very big problem, it wasn´t safe for our children to play in the hay and cows were often stolen. Horrible times! So when I was travelling with my family and friends, we stopped for the night under a hill. In the morning we went for a hike to the top... Oh, my legs did hurt.

But when I looked around, I knew that this was the place that was promised by God!

would rule and I always had a dream that one day I would lead my people, they would listen to me and I would be the most important person for them!

Did you have any children? How many?

Um, yes I have two daughters: Blanka and Miluška, both of them are very helpful and love to care for my sheep and cows... But Lech, my brother, has a boy, Květoslávek—he is useless!

If you wanted people to follow you and love you, why didn´t you name the land after you?

Well, I actually named my land Lech. There is still a village in Poland named after me. but my country grew bigger, so they named it Poland. But I still have my little village….

How did you deal with endless pilgrimage to an unknown place?

I saw Bohemia in my dreams, so I knew where I was going and people believed in me. Sometimes we were cold, sometimes we were hungry, but we also had one important thing: faith. Faith in a better tomorrow, in a beautiful new land where our children and grandchildren would get the chance to grow up. I told my people stories in the evening about the country I had seen in my dreams, so they would wake up every morning motivated to find the promised land.

Thank you for your time, both of you, and for telling us about how our great nation came to be in Bohemia.

What was your first impression of Bohemia?

This is a good question. It looked exactly the same as the country I had seen in my dreams: fresh, sparkling blue water; breezy, colourful forests; and soft, fluffy grass. I am glad I was able to say at least something when we reached the top of Říp because I felt absolutely speechless. I couldn’t believe we’d made it, I couldn't believe that we hadn’t given up during the long way and that we were finally at our new home, in Bohemia.

We have a special guest on the phone – Čech’s brother Lech. Lech, why didn’t you stay with Čech and instead to go further towards Poland? Did you get into a fight?

No, actually my wife never really liked my brother; actually, she can´t stand him. Čech is also older, so I knew that he 4

An Aussie Experience

DARINA LISICHKINA & LAURA ŘÍHOVÁ *as we imagined they might be based on legend

ow that traveling is more accessible than ever people travel to more remote destinations than they could have ever imagined. One of these places can be Australia which in my opinion is one of the best. Many handful traveling guides are available o on the internet but I would like to add some tips from my personal experience.

One of the most important things of traveling is how you actually get to your destination. The way in which you get arrive should be one of the decisive factors, as saving a huge amount of money on the airline tickets can largely extend the possibilities while you are staying in the country.

From the Czech Republic the most convenient routing to Australia is either through Seoul or Dubai, as these are the only possibilities to get to Australia on one airline with just single connecting flight.

Dead horse, kiwi or kanga are just few unique Australian words meaning tomato sauce, New Zealander and shoe. From that it’s easy to understand that Australian English can be quite different and difficult to understand. You probably will not encounter this in the main tourist places but in the rural areas the accent can cause miscommunication to non natives speakers.

Another thing people fear of Australia are the deadly serpents and

Tiger Talk

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he majority of people know that tigers are solitary wild cats, living mainly in South and Southeast Asia. But there are many more interesting facts about these animals.

The usual advice when one runs into a predator (like a bear) and does not wish to be eaten, is to avoid eye contact.

This, however, does not work with tigers.

When you make direct eye contact with a tiger, the chances of it hurting you are minimal. Here is why: tigers prefer to hunt with surprise attacks. By making eye contact with the animal, you are letting it know that you are aware of it.

Since the animal lost its moment of surprise, it loses interest and moves on. Jungle hunters have known this fact for a long time and use it to their advantage. To protect themselves, they wear masks with faces on the back of their heads, chasing away tigers that might lurk behind their backs.

What’s more, a tiger’s brain weighs over 300g, making it the largest brain of all carnivores. To attract their prey, they can imitate other animal calls. These excellent hunters feed on a variety of prey such as birds, fish, small elephants, rhinos, and crocodiles. Tigers use their front paws for killing, which are even strong enough to crush a bear’s skull!

NATÁLIE NĚDELKOVÁ

spiders. Although I may not say they aren’t in Australia, they are definitely not as dangerous and frequently met as people tend to think. You would be extremely lucky to see a spider or a serpent in the well known tourist places and so you may only see them in the rural areas, yet

still they don’t cause a huge danger. The Redback spider, one of the most venomous and most common spiders in Australia, is not deadly at all for most people which is quite common misconception. It is only dangerous for small children, old people and people with decreased immunity.

These are just few things you should know about Australia before traveling there, but I find these important as they are usually not mentioned in conventional travel guides about Australia.

MATĚJ RENDLA

And the Winners Are...

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he 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held on Monday the 15th of February, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. Each year the Grammy Awards honour the world’s best musicians and also recognize past greats of the music world.

Currently there are up to 20 genre categories plus the four general categories. Approximately 70 Grammy Awards were presented in the afternoon before the main Grammy Awards show. The most prestigious awards such as the “Song of the Year” and the “Album of the Year” were presented in the live telecast which, unfortunately, aired at 2 o’clock in the morning here in the Czech Republic. Thanks to a lot of caffeine and my deep love for music, I managed to stay up and watch the entire two and a half-hour show.

There were several fantastic live performances during the show including the opening number by Taylor Swift. Adele (even though she had some technical difficulties), The Weeknd, Tori Kelly, Justin Bieber, Pitbull and the tribute performances for Lionel Richie and The Eagles were also spectacular. The audience included lots

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of famous Hollywood faces including musicians, actors and actresses.

The big winner of the night was Taylor Swift. She made a fantastic acceptance speech which should be a motivation for all of us who want to achieve great things in life. Her album 1989 won “Album of the Year”. But it’s what she said in her acceptance speech that really mattered. The speech was an unapologetic feminist moment, and one that slyly referenced a recent dustup between Swift and Kanye West.

"As the first woman to win ‘Album of the Year’ at the Grammys twice, I want to say to all the young women out there: there will be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame."

I once heard someone say this about music: “The more you love music, the more music you love.” Perhaps that’s why I love listening and watching music. According to E! Online, here are a few of the key winners from the night:  Record of the Year: Uptown Funk— Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars  Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor  Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”  Best Musical Theatre Album: Hamilton  Best Music Film: Amy Winehouse, Amy”  Best Rock Performance: Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight” SARAH MULDOON

Special Interests & Interviews Building a Cult of Travelers

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raveling around the world: the dream of many. Yet few have the chance to witness the beauties our planet has to offer with their own eyes.

Dan Příbáň, a Czech adventurer and traveler, who has already explored a bit of the wilderness untouched by the talons of civilization or tourism, decided to join fellow batty wanderers from Czech Republic with one clear goal: to cross every continent traveling only by Trabants (Soviet era budget cars made in Eastern Germany) which were looked down upon, even in their own time. He argued that it was the only car simple enough for them to fix along the way He proved to be right.

On the first journey, only two people dared to join him. The Silk Road, nearly 15,000 km long, took them through central Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, Iran and Turkmenistan and then back through Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. All this distance in cars that had not been used for the past 20 years. They completed this trip in 2009 year.

The Life of a 1960‘s Teen he life of a 1960s Czech teenager was obviously very different than life today. I sat down with my 70-year old grandmother, Eva Šmerdová to learn just a few of those many differences.

MARIANA SCHOLZOVÁ

Was school important to you, or was it your parents’ priority?

Definitely! Since I was attending high school, which was not normal at that time, I had to study hard. On the other hand, my parents accepted it and due to that I didn’t have to do any housework. Taking part in extracurricular activities was rather something extra because we didn’t have time for that, as I said. My only hobby was volleyball. I participated in district tournaments.

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ichelle, Misha, Mich, call her however you like. This French name is worn by a smart, talented girl.

At birth, as every human being, Mich was blessed with lots of talents. People are talented in variety of different things; Michelle’s talents included dancing, art and photography. When she was a kid, Mish spent a lot of her time doing what she loved. She was really active and a genuinely happy kid. Doing what she liked the most and not caring about what others thought, Michelle had more than a very happy childhood.

However, as so often happens in many cases of people these days, Michelle was influenced by others. As she grew up she met new people and surrounded herself by so many different faces and personalities, and she started to succumb to some of them. Boys were laughing at her for what she was interested in, girls talked about her behind her back, and people were more often telling her what she should and shouldn’t do. Like nearly everyone in this world, Michelle wanted to “be a part of a group”. So she started to adapt to activities which were liked by people around her. Did she like them too? That was not important; she was slowly becoming a part of the group. This surely was a good thing.

However as a person, Michelle was more and more sad. She really missed her previous hobbies, but somehow she was able to convince herself that they were not the right activities for

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During their second big journey in 2010, Přibáň´s team drove through eleven African states. Travelling North to South, they explored the cultures of Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and, finally, South Africa.

The biggest hit for the group, however, was their outing to South America. The two famous yellow trabants, Babu and Egu, were joined by Maluch, a Polish Fiat and a Jawa 350 motorcycle from the 1970s.

Each trip the group grew bigger until it gained a huge fandom in the Czech world. Eventually, their first two movies about The Silk Road and Africa lured viewers who demanded further information about their experiences.

Their extravagance, impeccability and insane ideas have made people fall in love with them. The series about South America depicting the drama of their voyage was met with critical success; Přibáň´s group managed to gain the financial means to carry out yet another.

This time the crew grew more diverse adding two wheelchair-bound people, yet still managing an odyssey from Australia all the way to Bangkok.

This week a trailer to their new movie was released and everyone has great expectations for its March 17 premiere. It’s big-dreaming risk-takers like these who make the world unique.

her and that they were really stupid things, in general. The time went by, Mich was still in this sad mood and for many months she didn’t realize how much she was harming herself.

A part of our individual rubric, and a huge part of life, are our personal interests. I have met tons of people who have stopped doing their hobbies just to impress someone or to be a part of something. You may not realize it, but personal interests are very important, not just for your future, but also for your everyday mood.

As in the case of Michelle, when you stop doing what you love, it’s obvious that you won’t be that happy. What’s the problem is that people don’t realize this, and their “social position” is more important for them than what their heart desires.

Of course your hobbies are also important for your future If people will focus on others and not on what they like, it will be harder to choose a future path to study. The main reason to have personal interests is to make our lives happier.

Don’t give up your hobbies for someone else. Don’t be like Michelle.

TEREZA CHÁROVÁ

How did your day normally look?

When I was 15 years old, I studied at the Higher Industrial Textile School in Brno.

Every morning around 5:45 a.m. I jumped on a train from Židenice to Brno where I appeared at 8:00 a.m. School lasted around eight hours. After my lessons, I went back home by train again. The entire routine repeated for four years of my studies. Usually, I never went out with my friends because there was no time for that. However, sometimes we went to cafes on breaks.

How would you describe the relationship between the teacher and the student?

Well, it was definitely different than it is now. Teachers acted very superior and hostile. It wasn’t a friendly relationship for sure! Teachers symbolized a sort of strength and authority. I would say that it was sort of a fight between us and the professors.

Were you afraid of anything at the time?

We never really feared anything. Nowadays people are scared of terrorism and wars, but paradoxically we never felt the same in the past. Maybe the only thing I was scared of at that time was school, which I mentioned previously.

Did your parents forbid you from anything such as films, books, music, activities, or relationships?

Actually, the only thing my dad strictly forbade me from were discotheques and the kind of activities involving alcohol and inappropriate activities. Since my dad was a policeman, I was highly guarded.

What was a big reward for you?

The biggest reward for me were fun events.

Sometimes when I, for example, tidied the whole house up, Dad would let me go to

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some school ball or masquerade. But usually after I finished all that hard work, he told me to stay at home anyways. I never got any material or financial reward.

Did you have the opportunity to travel somewhere? Where did you want to go the most?

It was not normal to travel abroad, so we never traveled from the Czech Republic, but I remember that in the winter we usually went to the mountains (still in CZ) such as Josefův Důl or Jeseníky. However, I never really felt the need to go abroad. My first big trip in 1965 was with my husband when we traveled to Yugoslavia which was the first time I saw the sea.

I’ve seen pictures of food lines; which merchandise was poorly accessible?

Basically everything! Oranges, bananas,

toilet paper, hygiene supplies, nylons…all of these were called ‘’under-the-table”. When we went to the store we could not buy any of these; sellers didn’t want to tell us when the goods were available. When the stuff arrived in town, there was a long queue for each product.

What were you most proud of?

Primarily of my education. Most of my peers went on to apprenticeship, but due to my hard work I got to a high school in big town, Brno. So I was proud of the academic opportunities which my parents gave me.

Did you have a nice relationship with your parents?

Yes, even though my dad was bit of hothead and I had to obey all his instructions. One day when my best friend and I went camping, he came there with his police colleagues to check up on us. But still they gave me many opportunities.

What was your biggest wish?

My biggest wish was to successfully finish school and find a good job. I was scared that I would be sent to some bad working location, teachers threatened me that I’ll have to work in Aš! But fortunately my dad arranged a job for me in our town.

Clearly, 1960s teenagers didn’t have as many opportunities and conveniences as we do. In order to appreciate our lives, it’s important to see just how far we’ve come.

KRISTÝNA ŠMERDOVÁ

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Variety Love for Lungs

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ave you ever thought about what happens when you breathe?

Quite simply, your lungs fill with air and expand to unbelievable sizes, and this is something (and much more) that two students decided to explore during a recent lung dissection here at OG. On Tuesday the 16th of February, two keen amateur researchers, Michaela Mrázková and myself, attended this exciting event. The main goal of this experiment was to "dig" around in organs and show them to children who were interested in this subject and, also, to allow them to "dig" around a bit as well.

Music Epics We thought that there would be a much bigger turnout, but due to the Valentine's Day activities, most students chose their heart and love over a couple of exposed lungs. On the other hand, the smaller turn out ended up being better because every participating student could see and try everything.

For example, we showed the students that lungs can float on water and that the windpipe can spread out throughout the entire lungs. All of this was going perfectly until Ms. Kožnarová scared us with a false alarm of the lungs having tuberculosis. She told us that before we left, we would have to disinfect everyone and everything using Ethanol and cleaning products. After that, the children were advised to leave swiftly. Luckily it was a false alarm.

Neither Míša or I minded it much because this meant that now we could start playing with the organs. During our solo dissection, we also discovered quite a large tumor on one of the lungs which we weren't expecting. We took a few samples and put them under the microscope.

Afterwards, we tried to dispense of the "garbage", but we ran into a few minor problems at the OG gate. Namely, no one knew exactly how we should get rid of our dissected lungs. It made for an interesting end to the experiment.

All in all, this opportunity was really amazing, interesting and taught

us a lot about lab safety. Moreover, I can't wait for the next time.

Interesting lung facts from The Lung Institute: 1. In 1243, the Arab physician Ibn alNafis became the first person ever to describe the breathing process.

2.

Children laugh about 300 times a day.

Adults laugh about 15 to 100 times a day.

3. The lungs are the only organs in the human body that can float on water.

4. If the lungs were open flat, they would cover the entire size of a tennis court!

5. Guinness World Records lists that Charles Osborne of Anthon, Iowa, as record holder for hiccupping for 68 years!

6. Humans can sneeze at 10 mph.

7. The right lung in a human is larger than the left lung to accommodate the heart.

8. An average person breathes in around 11,000 litres of air every day.

9. The study of lung diseases is known as pulmonology.

VERONIKA LEE BARNHART

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hat’s cooler than being cool?

Literature. The following lyrics prove that it is an essential part of our culture, making its way into (pop) music. How many authors and books can you recognize?

1, “You got your H.P. Lovecraft / Your Edgar Allan Poe / You got your unkind of ravens / And your murder of crows” 2. “’Cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter / And my daddy said, ‘Stay away from Juliet’ / But you were everything to me, / I was begging you, ‘Please, don't go!’”

3. “I avenge with darkness, the blood is the life / The Order of the Dragon, I feed on human life / There are far worse things awaiting man than death Come taste what I have seen / I'm spreading my disease / I will feed upon His precious child / The human race will bleed, they will serve my need.“ 4. “This girl has got more issues than Amy Winehouse / I'm like get thee to a nunnery, / I'm not trying to find a spouse…”

5. “T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair. / But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her.... yeah.”

6. “Meet me beneath my balcony and say / No one but you could ever fill my night / Be the sunlight in my every day“

Comics KAROLÍNA HRABALOVÁ & JOHAN ROTT

7. “Oh, misty eye of the mountain below / Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls / And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke / Keep watching over Durin's sons“ Answers on the following page….

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Variety Seeking a Great Perhaps

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erhaps best known for his bookturned-movie, The Fault in Our Stars, author John Green is back with yet another excellent teen novel.

Looking for Alaska is a teenage-life romance book puts the reader in a state of needing to finish the book before you can do anything else with your life.

John Green’s books have captured the attention of many readers, mostly because of their blossoming love stories and charming characters. Looking For Alaska is no different.

I felt entwined in young Miles Halter’s tale already in the beginning of the book.

Looking For Alaska is a novel about a teenager named Miles Halter who is sent to a boarding school in Culver Creek, Alabama. He goes there because he “seeks a great perhaps”. There he meets Alaska Young: a beautiful, wonderful, and emotionally unstable girl. He falls in love with her at first sight.

The story continues to tell us about Miles, and his friends Alaska, Chip, Takumi and Lara. The group also has a natural hatred for the Weekday Warriors, who are the rich teenagers that attend Culver Creek. Since they try to drown Miles on his first day, the group plays a series of pranks on the Warriors, such as dyeing their hair blue.

Even though Miles is head over heels in love with Alaska, there’s one small problem; she has a boyfriend. His name is Jake, and even though he doesn’t attend Culver Creek, he and Alaska still manage to be in contact.

Throughout the book, Miles also starts dating a Romanian student, Lara.

Even though their first date went very wrong, they continue to date until Miles causes trouble and things start to get shaky.

Then, one day everything changes. Something happens that Miles never could have dreamt of.

Pick up a copy to find out what happens!

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ur team has decided to follow the steps of Ernest Hemingway. Although none of us are currently capable of writing a novel of the likes of A Farewell to Arms, we surely can produce six word stories, a literary form whose origins are often attributed to Hemingway.

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.“ is one of the first examples of the so-called six word novel or story. However, this author remains unknown, though Hemingway could be its creator. We took a crack at these six-word stories. Read ours, then you give it a try...

I love hide-n-seek, especially with police.

KAROLÍNA HRABALOVÁ You'll die in three, two, one…

VERONIKA DOLEJŠÍ Notice: Elevator out of order. “Pity.”

JAN HREBÍK She came, she saw, she conquered.

SOFIA JELIČIČ “You’re rich? Where do you live?”

KAROLÍNA HRABALOVÁ I like fiction more than reality.

SOFIA JELIČIČ

Tongue Tied

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t a February assembly, Ms. Kukačová introduced the lower gymnasium to the most difficult tongue twister in the world.

Afterwards, she put forth a challenge for students to write their own tongue twisters. Here are our top picks. Try to say these ten times fast!

1. “Black bug bleeds but big bed beats.”

Misa Mislerova, Tercie 2. “Meet me with a piece of meat. This is my favourite meal to eat. When I eat it I will leap. Leap, then sleep, no bleep!” Matyas Louda, Prima 3. “Rhonda‘s rockin‘ restaraunt reached rockin‘ rollin‘ rights.” Sofia, Sekunda 4. “Mat met many mysterious fat bats.”

Martin, Sekunda 5. “Which witch’s sandwich‘s is which witch‘s sandwich?” Tedy, Sekunda 6. “The big blue ball bounced backwards through the big blue beach.”

Oliver, Sekunda 7. “The charming chairman Charles Charmes challenged his chapped chambermaid to check the chamber for chainsmokers. But the chapped chambermaid of Charles Charmes, was too chatty and chaste to check the chamber for chainsmokers. So the chieftain of chess and cheesy cheetahs, Charles Charmes, chose a chisel and chocolate to chuck his chatty and chaste chambermaid out.” Karolína Hrabalová, Kvarta STAFF WRITER

SOFIA JELIČIČ

April is National Poetry Month

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Writer‘s Call

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ead. Write. Rejoice.” Each April, National Poetry Month takes place all over the United States in order to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry. It was introduced in 1966 by the Academy of American Poets.

braries and the poetry enthusiasts hold readings and debates concerning their favourite poets and titles. It’s about introducing the world of poetry to those who have not yet discovered its beauty.

Even though we come from the Czech Republic and do not have an official National Poetry Month, this year Open Gate will celebrate the power of poetry along with students across America. Various activities are underway including poetry in our English classrooms, planned poetry readings, open mic nights, and, saving the best for last, will be a competitive poetry slam during the last week of April. We hope to see you there.

MARIANA SCHOLZOVÁ

National Poetry Month, as well as February’s Black History Month, are both officially and unofficially organized.

The US government uses this month to provide free educational materials to schools which organize various activities and programmes for pupils. o you like to read poems in English?

On April 1, 1996, Bill Clinton Do you have your favorites, or perdeclared: "National Poetry Month offers us haps you even write your own? a welcome opportunity to celebrate not only the unsurpassed body of literature produced If yes, then come to OG’s first-ever by our poets in the past, but also the vitality POETRY OPEN MIC!!!! and diversity of voices reflected in the works of today's American poetry….Their creativiWe will celebrate poetry month by readty and wealth of language enrich our culture ing and reciting English poems we like, or and inspire a new generation of Americans to poems we’ve written. Any style and form learn the power of reading and writing at its goes. Tuesday, April 19th after school in best.” the OG Theater (exact time to be anThe unofficially organized events nounced). Book your calendar and start hold a wide variety of poetry-related writing (or choosing) your poem todays! events. Book publishers use the month to STAFF WRITER release and publicize poetry books. Li-

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ear Readers!

We have a challenge for you: read the following story start and try to come up with what happens next. Write your ending in less than 500 words and send it to us. The best story will have the honor of being published in the next issue of the OG Chronicle!

"Sorry? What did you say? You are completely mad!" I yelled loudly from the kitchen table towards my husband Matt. Meanwhile, he was standing in front of our television, shouting like crazy in our otherwise cozy living room.

"They said I won! And what's more! They say that I became a millionaire. I can't believe this. Is it even possible? I bet the sweepstakes for more than twenty years. Is this really happening?" Together, we checked Matt's winning numbers and his ticket.

Stunned, we looked at the paper for a thousand times before we realized we won over a billion crowns. I thought I'd be like Matt.

Running all over the place like a psycho.

But it wasn't that way at all.

Suddenly, I was afraid of money. I was anxious about the situation, mainly about our future. What will we do with such an enormous amount of money, an amount I have never seen on my bank account?

"Julie, aren't you happy? Do you have a problem? Should I call you a doctor?

Matt's pale face was looking at me with fear.

"It's okay, I'm fine..."

ANNA SKŘIVÁNKOVÁ Please, send us your stories to 09postulkova@opengate.cz

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Previous Page‘s Lyrics Quiz Answers 1. Poe: “You’re so Dark” - Arctic Monkeys 2. Shakespeare: “Love Story” - Taylor Swift 3. Stoker: “Dracula“ - Iced Earth 4. Shakespeare: “Hey there Ophelia”—MC Lars 5. Tolken: “Ramble On”—Led Zeppelin 6. Shakespeare: “Juliet”- Emilie Autumn 7. Tolkien: “I See Fire“ - Ed Sheeran

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Svátky a Tradice Leden

El baile de graduación

Bal de BAC

Todos los años hay un baile de graduación en enero o febrero. El entretenimiento siempre está cuidado y no solo para los estudiantes, sino también para los padres y otros invitados. Hay muchas sorpresas durante de la noche.

Día de San Valentín En nuestra escuela el día de los enamorados se celebra desde su fundación. Los estudiantes pueden esperar una tarde tradicional de San Valentín con competiciones divertidas y premios hermosos.

Sin embargo, esto no es todo….por la noche se prepara una discoteca con canciones populares y refrescos.

Březen

La Saint Valentin Le jour de l'amour est célébré dans notre école depuis le début de son existence. Il y a toujours un après-midi plein d'activités préparées pour les étudiants où ils peuvent gagner des prix très beaux.

Mais ce n'est pas tout, il y a un disco préparée pour la soirée, pleine de nouveaux tubes et de choses à manger.

El relevo de natación

Todos los años en el festival de cine se proyectan películas de varios géneros, desde la selección de los educadores hasta anime. Las películas son siempre muy divertidas y además, los refrescos tampoco faltan.

Květen

Festival du cinéma OGFF Chaque année il y a de divers films projetés, des choix des professeurs aux dessins animés. Ces films sont toujours très intéressants et la norriture est toujours là aussi.

La Última campananda La última campanada es un evento anual que los graduados preparan para los estudiantes más jóvenes. Se trata de una mañana llena de diversión, pero a veces puede parecer como una pequeña venganza de broma dirigida a los estudiantes. Un ejemplo puede ser ejercicios de calentamiento por la mañana alrededor de la zona de escuela. La última campanada es siempre un evento inolvidable.

El Festival Blue Van El verano es el tiempo de festivales llenos de nueva música y talento. Nuestro festival se llama Blue Van. Participan los estudiantes de toda la escuela, incluyendo la primaria. El evento se lleva a cabo al aire libre, con refrescos y mucho lugar para sentarse.

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Valentinstag

Festival de Blue Van

Dans la course de natation nos étudiants peuvent se battre pour la première place du meilleur nageur du „petit“ ou du „grand“ lycée. Les étudiants s'amusent beaucoup avec leurs amis et en même temps ils profitent un peu d'une activité sportive.

Das OG Filmfestival

Únor

Schwimmstaffel Jedes Jahr können die OG-Schüler um den Titel des besten Schwimmers des unteren und des oberen Gymnasiums kämpfen. Das macht jedem Teilnehmer zu schaffen, dabei können die Schüler aber ihre Kräfte messen.

Duben

Man zeigt alljährlich Filme verschiedener Genres, von der „BetreuerAuslese“ bis hin zu Anime. Das gezeigte Filmmaterial ist jedes Mal interessant und es wird auch ausgezeichnetes Popcorn serviert.

‘Dernière sonnerie‘ La dernière sonnerie est un événement qui est préparé par la classe terminale chaque année pour leurs copains des classes plus jeunes. Pendant toute la matinée, il y a plein d'amusement, parfois une petite vengeance aux autres étudiants, par exemple en les faisant courir.

La dernière sonnerie est toujours une expérience inoubliable.

Das Blue Van Festival

L‘été c‘est le temps de festivals, qui sont pleins de nouvelle musique et de talents.

Le nôtre est appelé le festival de Blue Van. Les étudiants de l'école entière sont là, même de l'école primaire. L'événement entier a lieu à l'extérieur, avec beaucoup de nourriture et endroits pour s’assoir.

Jedes Jahr im Januar oder Februar findet der Abiturientenball statt. Es gibt viele Überraschungen nicht nur für die Schüler, sondern auch für die Eltern und andere Gäste. Für Spaß ist jedes Mal reichlich gesorgt.

Den Festtag aller Verliebten feiern wir, seit unsere Schule existiert. Ein traditionelles Nachmittagsprogramm mit lustigen Wettbewerben und tollen Preisen wartet jedes Mal auf die Schüler. Das ist aber nicht alles - abends gibt es eine Disko mit populären Liedern und Erfrischung dazu.

Course de natation

En el relevo de natación nuestros estudiantes compiten para el mejor nadador en la escuela secundaria y primaria. Los estudiantes se divierten mucho, mientras que hacen deporte con sus compañeros.

El festival de cine OG FF

Chaque année nous avons notre bal en janvier ou en février. Il est amusant non seulement pour les étudiants mais aussi pour leurs parents et d'autres hôtes.

Pendant la soirée il y a beaucoup de surprises pour tous.

Abiturientenball

Der Sommer ist eine Zeit der Festivals mit neuer Musik und neuen Talenten.

Das unsere heißt Blue Van Festival. Viele Schüler des oberen und unteren Gymnasiums nehmen daran teil, sogar die Grundschüler sind oft dabei. Die Veranstaltung findet unter freiem Himmel statt, es gibt Erfrischung und viele Plätze zum Sitzen.

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Die letzte Schulklingel Die letzte Schulklingel, von den Abiturienten für ihre jüngeren Mitschüler vorbereitet, ist ein Morgen oder Vormittag voller Spaß. Manchmal steckt auch eine kleine Rache an den Schülern dahinter, z. B. wenn sie gezwungen werden, um das Schulgelände herum zu rennen. Jedes Mal ist es anders und jedes Mal unvergesslich.

Červen

Kalendář Akcí Září

Las elecciones al consejo estudiantil Al principio de cada año los estudiantes pueden elegir a sus representantes en el consejo estudiantil. Ellos después negocian con la dirección de la escuela y promueven los intereses y demandas de los otros estudiantes.

La Víspera de Todos los Santos ¿Disfraces de espanto o disfraces diverti-

dos, la pintura en la cara o cincelado de calabazas?

Nuestros estudiantes experimentan todo esto anualmente durante la tarde y la noche del Halloween. Este evento está lleno de competiciones y nuevas experiencias.

Listopad

Halloween Les costumes effrayants mais aussi drôles, peinture sur les visages ou „creuser“ un potiron? Tout ca peuvent vivre nos étudiants pendant l‘après-midi d‘Halloween qui a lieu chaque année.

Pendant l‘après-midi et la soirée, les étudiants peuvent faire beaucoup d'activités et ils vivent beaucoup de moments inoubliables de cette journée.

Dîner de Noël

Anfang jedes Jahres wählen die Schüler ihre eigenen Repräsentanten für den Schülerrat. Die gewählten Vertreter sind dann zu Verhandlungen mit der Schulleitung berechtigt und nehmen die Interessen der Schüler wahr.

Říjen

Der Movember

Movember est un événement moins connu que principalement Michal Hensl propage à Open Gate. Il s'agit de vous battre contre le cancer de la prostate en forme originale. Les hommes se laissent pousser une moustache pendant le mois de novembre pour montrer leur support aux victimes de ce cancer.

Weihnachtsessen

Nourriture! Bonne nourriture! Les étudiants peuvent en avoir pendant le dîner de Noël. Alors, après le dîner, il y a le spectacle de Noël où les étudiants peuvent montrer leurs talents.

Wahl für den Schülerrat

Gespenstige oder auch komische Kostüme, Bemalen mit Gesichtsfarben oder Kürbisse aushöhlen? All das erleben unsere Schüler alljährlich im Rahmen des Halloween-Festes. Es fehlen die vielen Wettbewerbe nicht, dieses Fest kommt bei Groß und Klein sehr gut an.

Movember

El movember es un acontecimiento menos conocido. En OG está promocionado especialmente por Michal Hensl. En su forma original, se trata de una lucha contra el cáncer de próstata. Los hombres dejan crecer sus bigotes durante este mes y a través de esto muestran su apoyo a las víctimas del cáncer.

¡Comida! ¡Comida rica! Los estudiantes pueden esperar esto solo en la cena de Navidad. Además, después de llenar sus estómagos viene la fiesta de Navidad donde los estudiantes pueden mostrar sus habilidades y talentos.

Au début de chaque année, les étudiants votent leurs représentants dans le conseil des étudiants qui communiquent après avec la direction et essaient d’imposer les intérêts des étudiants.

Halloween

El Movember

La Cena de Navidad

Elections pour le conseil d'étudiants

Ein weniger bekanntes Fest, in OG besonders von Michal Hensl propagiert.

Eine originelle Form, mit der man auf den Prostatakrebs aufmerksam macht.

Die Männer lassen sich für den ganzen November einen Schnurrbart wachsen.

Damit erklären sie sich solidarisch mit den Opfern dieser Krankheit.

Prosinec

Essen! Gutes Essen! Das können die Schüler und Schülerinnen bei diesem Fest kaum erwarten! Nachdem alle Speisen bis zum letzten Stückchen aufgegessen sind, fängt die Weihnachtsrevue an, bei der die Schüler ihr Talent unter Beweis stellen können.

ADÉLA BRZOBOHATÁ, MÁJA KOLOMAZNÍKOVÁ, JOHAN ROTT

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ěkujeme všem, kteří zaslali svou fotografii do soutěže. Hrneček získává Mája Kernalová, za fotku, která připomíná loňský Blue van Festival.

Redakce ocenila ještě fotky, které poslali: Václav Loula (Petr Svatým Mikulášem) Jenifer Němcová (Florbalová liga a Šéf) Tomáš Dyrc (Čarodějnice a Draga) Příští číslo časopisu vyjde v červnu a my se těšíme na vaše fotky na téma: Já a sport REDAKCE Open Press 2—March 2016

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DEUTSCH & FRANCAIS Himmelsschachbrett

Abiturientenball

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an schrieb das Jahr 2016, die wilden Zehnerjahre waren am Höhepunkt, Alkohol floss trotz Prohibition unaufhörlich durch die Kehlen der Durstigen und die obereklasse und die Mittelklasse hatten nichts Besseres zu tun als Partys zu schmeißen, Tag und Nacht, alle naslang. Diese Party aber war kein alltägliches Fest. Zu diesem Ereignis hat uns der berühmte Prominente Tay Prochsby anlässlich seines Abiturs eingeladen.

Der Abend hat mit der Aufführung der professionellen Tanzgruppe „Oktáva“ begonnen, wobei die vierzehn profihaften Tänzer eine ganz fehlerlose Leistung vorführten. Nach einer längeren Vorstellung der Akteure kam das Hauptprogramm mit freier Unterhaltung voran, und alle Gäste konnten nicht nur die klassischen Tänze genießen, sondern auch ihr Glück in Karten probieren und verwerten.

Für die Mutigsten war auch eine Illegalbar bereit, wo man Alkohol kaufen konnte, der Staatsverordnung zum Trotz, oder eine Tombola mit

vielen interessanten und wertvollen Sachen zum Gewinnen. Wenn man auch die neuesten umwälzenden Erfindungen ausprobieren wollte, konnte man sich fotografieren lassen, entweder allein oder mit Freunden.

Der Glanzpunkt des Abends kam aber ganz zum Schluss. Um Mitternacht begaben sich alle Teilnehmer an einen bulgarischen Strand, wo sie unter der Führung des professionalen Animateurs Lukáš Kotlár den berühmten, populären und (vor allem) zeitnahen Tanz „Schokolade“ genießen konnten. Fast alle Gäste nahmen daran teil, einschließlich der Direktorin der Schulstiftung! Der Abend war einfach in jeder Hinsicht gelungen.

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on Wolken heiliger Gestalten wird glänzender Himmel besetzt.

Von allen Ecken und Enden schwärmen bewaffnete Engel.

Eine Hölle, gegen die sie ziehem würden, gibt es jedoch nirgends.

Der Teufel selbst führt den Aufstand.

Wer bloß wird die göttliche Ordnung vor der Schar der Gefallenen schützen?

Erzengel Michael kommt in seiner silbernen Rüstung an.

Der pFleger erhabener Werte.

MÍŠA FLEGROVÁ Ihm folgen Reihen der Anhänglichen.

Es bricht eine himmlische Schlacht los.

Der Teufel wurde besiegt und auf die Erde gestürzt.

Seitdem lebt er unter Menschen.

Welche Bräuche in OG mögt ihr am liebsten?

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ch bin erst seit zwei Jahren in Open Gate, aber trotzdem habe ich einen Lieblingsbrauch. Und das ist das Blue Van Festival. Es findet jedes Jahr im Juni statt. Die Schüler zeigen dabei, was sie können, zum Beispiel singen, ein Musikinstrument spielen oder tanzen. Die Eltern kommen auch und es ist alles sehr schön, vielleicht auch, weil bald schon die Ferien kommen.

AISHA EASSEY

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n OG mag ich das Filmfestival am liebsten. Es ist sehr interessant, wenn viele Leute von der Schule zusammen sitzen und gemeinsam einen Film ansehen. Ich glaube, dass es diesen Brauch an mehreren Schulen geben sollte.

ONDŘEJ KOSTKA

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n OG mag ich ins Café gehen, weil meine Freunde auch gern hingehen und wir können plaudern und Süßigkeiten essen. Manchmal gibt es da Veranstaltungen, wie zum Beispiel das "Valentine Cafe". Ich und meine Freundin Sara arbeiten in dem Café, aber nur einmal in 2 Wochen. Das ist toll, und die D. Arbeit wird als CAS angerechnet.

ANNA MICHOPULU

En classe

Enquête Quelle tradition à OG vous préférez?

Pourquoi?

J’

aime bien le diner de Noël. Le diner a une ambiance vraiment exceptionnelle avec toute la classe ensemble. Mais j’ai préféré l’atmosphère dans la cantine c’était plus intime que dans la salle de sport.

DEBORA POŠTULKOVÁ

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a tradition d´ OG que je préfère est le festival Blue Van. C’est une opportunité parfaite pour les étudiants de montrer leurs compétences et avoir du plaisir avec leurs amis, leurs familles et les professeurs et en plus, la nourriture est excellente!

MÍŠA ZEMACHOVÁ

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i je devais choisir la meilleure tradition d’Open Gate, je choisirais la St. Valentin. Chaque St. Valentin, on a les jeux et activités et on participe en couple, avec notre “partenaire”. On a aussi une petite discothèque le soir de St. Valentine.

J’adore cette tradition parce que les jeux en couple sont très amusants et intéressants. Par exemple j’ai dû écrire tout ce que je savais sur mon partenaire et beaucoup de jeux étaient fondés au concept de croyance à votre partenaire.

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Open Gate nous avons une tradition spéciale, le festival Blue Van. C’est ma tradition favorite parce que nous avons toujours préparé un spectacle ou un théâtre. Aussi il y a beaucoup de rafraîchissement pour tout le monde. Et finalement j’aime l’atmosphère où gens s’amusent.

ADÉLA CHROUSTOVÁ

J’

aime le festival Blue Van parce que c’est pendant l’été et c’est une activité dehors. C’est vraiment comme les festivals. Il y a aussi beaucoup d’alimentation et de glace! Et tout cela accompagné avec de très jolis spectacles et de très bonne humeur.

VERONIKA ŠILHANOVÁ

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a tradition préférée est le dîner de Noël parce que c’est vraiment unique. Même si les Halloween, les Saint Valentins ou les Pâques sont un supplément génial à la vie scolaire stéréotypée, le dîner c’est quelque chose de complètement différent - nous nous habillons bien, nous nous offrons des cadeaux et nous nous amusons bien pendant toute la soirée ensemble.

Jour d‘Amour

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a Saint Valentin, le jour des amoureux est arrivé et nous l´avons fêté avec un grand plaisir comme chaque année.

Dans notre école, il est pris comme le jour d'amusement et des jeux. Les étudiants qui veulent participer font des paires et cela n'a pas d'importance si ces sont des garçons avec des garçons et des filles avec des filles. Le but principal est de s'amuser et si possible avec quelqu'un que vous aimez.

Les gens font des quizz, des courses autour de l'école et beaucoup d'autres pour gagner des points. Ces points leur permettent d'acheter des prix. Tout le monde veut gagner quelqueschause surtout les chaussettes spéciales , qui sont les plus demandées. Les chaussettes rendent heureux tout le monde.

Le jour finit d'habitude par une discothèque, connue pour sa musique aimée principalement par les étudiants plus jeunes.

PETR MAŇAS

RADIM KURKA 10

Umfrage

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ESPAÑOL & ZÁBAVA Patinaje sobre hielo

Encuesta

En clase

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¿Qué tradiciones y costumbres de Open Gate son las que te gustan más?

ace dos semanas unos chicos tuvieron una idea genial. Organizaron patinaje sobre hielo en el lago en el centro de Babice. Había chocolate caliente y té, y también había música en altavoces. Los patines no fueron problema porque la escuela nos los prestó.

El ambiente fue perfecto y todos se divirtieron. Lo único que fue una pena es que esta actividad duró solo un par de horas.

Quizás esto fue porque es solo el primer año, puede ser que los años que vienen van a ser aun mejores. Además el invierno no ha sido ideal este año, no ha hecho mucho frío y el estanque no ha estado congelado. Esperemos que en los años próximos el invierno vuelva a ser frío para que el patinaje sobre hielo se convierta en una tradición más de Open Gate.

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a tradición que me gusta más es la cena de Navidad, porque la comida y el ambiente son muy buenos. También me gusta la costumbre de que Kvarta hace de camareros para los chicos pequeños.

FILIP PROKEŠ

THEA KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ

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a cena de Navidad y la costumbre relacionada con esta tradición, los regalos de Secret Santa, porque es muy divertido comprar regalos secretos para los compañeros.

PETR BARTOŠ

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mí también me gusta mucho la cena de Navidad. Y algo que me encanta es el espectáculo que sigue a la cena, porque me gusta el hecho de que los alumnos preparen algo bonito y divertido para sus padres.

TERI CHAROVÁ

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engo algunas tradiciones que me gustan mucho, pero mi favoritas son la liga de flooball junto con el festival de cine OGFF y la cena navideña, por supuesto.

HONZA KRAJNÍK

Zábava—Přiřaďte k sobě světovou tradici a její název 4. Caber Toss e) Zeleninová bitva, jejímž vedlejším efektem je perfektní vyčištění chodníků.

3. Okali a) Oslava konce zimy, při níž na sebe lidé lijí vodu a hází barevný prášek.

d) Pohřební tradice „otáčení kostí“ během níž lidé vytahují příbuzné z hrobů a tančí s nimi.

1. La Tomatina c) Tradice připomínající putování národa po poušti, mimo jiné stavěním přístřešku ozdobeného květinami.

b) Sportovní hod kládou.

2. Famadihana

a) Hólí, Indie c) Sukot, Židé 6. Hólí

b) Caber Toss, Skotsko f) Okali, Indie f) Házení novorozeňat z vysokého chrámu do plachty mající za účel přinést zdraví a prosperitu.

d) Famadihana, Madagskar Klíč: e) La Tomatina, Španělsko

5. Sukot (Svátek stánků)

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Co si to ten Šrůta zas vymyslel?! No, nic tak hrozného jen báseň, na které se (snad) zúčastnila celá škola…

Halo, halo, jaro už je tu!

HELLO IT´S ME Dobrý den pane!

Krásné jaro opět nastalo.

Jaro, to je jako něžné pohlazení.

Všechno roste, všude zeleň.

Delicious scent of spring, where are you?

We belong to life, reborn Už je tady jaro zas, kvete celý Český kras.

Slunce už zase svítí a pod okny nám roste kvítí.

Jaro už jde sem a v OG sněží pořád jen Cítím tě už od Vánoc na Štědrý den kvetly sakury Jsi ještě daleko?

Dnešek je ponurý.

Vítejte na netu, jaro to je pro sketu!

Jaro, máme tě moc rádi.

Lehám si do trávy a čuchám kvítí.

Jaro je čas, kdy se skokově zvýší prodej protialergických přípravků.

Pyl mi zašpuntoval hlavu, ztrácím orientaci.

Všechno roste, já zas kýchám.

S jarem přichází alergie, ale to není jediné, co mi krev pije.

S alergií těžce dýchám.

Alergie za rohem, zimě mávám sbohem.

Kytky rostou, mé nervy taky, snad po jaru se obou zbavím. Žeru bylinky jako kráva, kdo mi tu upírá má práva?

Karel Hynek alergický záchvat přežije.

A nihilismus? Ani ten už nežije.

Bůh sedí na obláčku a už ani on neexistuje.

Všechno jsou jen iluzionističtí ilumináti.

Keře bují, květy kvetou, alergiky pyly metou.

Vivaldi rozléhá se kolem, teplo stoupá vzhůru, světlo rozlévá se polem, zpěv slyš nahoře z kůru.

Výsledek této jarní doby?

Andělé neví roupama co by.

Mám už zase rýmu.

Do deníčku slovesa si píšu.

Jaro už je tady, kytek jsou plné sady.

Na jaře všechno začíná.

Jaro je mučení, pro lidi s alergií.

Astmatici za hrdlo se zběsile chytají, na jaře záchvaty nejvíc dostávají, až z toho omdlévají.

Jaro my máme rádi, s jarem my ale (ne)jsme kamarádi.

Jde na mě jaro a nevím, co s tím, snad se nestanu otcem tvým, nevlastním.

Stejně do školy musím, tabuli tu čistím. Život je jen iluze.

Kytky rostou ze země, Únorové jaro přírodu trápí, co budou dělat beze mě? na chudáky kytičky vytahuje drápy.

Vůbec nic se nestane, Jaro je pěkné, ptáčci zpívají, kytky rostou, jsem totiž zbytečnej! tak vypadni z domu a hejbni kostrou.

Ale co když se něco stane?

Zima fuj, léto sem, oblíkni bundu Duše mě fakt bolí, a psa na procházku vem, jaro, kdo tě zvolí?

Mrzlo, až květům praštělo, Včera zima, dnes je jaro! čelo se světu vraštělo Říká se, že je to ráj, a nechtěný sníh avšak pravda bývá vzdálená. odjel v noci na saních.

Nic než sníh a nikde tráva zelená.

Jaro, jaro, kde jsi?

Studenti i učitelé, Z té zimy jsem crazy, jejich výrazy sklíčené. chci Tvojí new spring energy, Jaro je pěkné. ne se válet lazy.

Mám moc ráda jaro.

Už aby tady bylo jaro!

Járo!!

Halo, všichni vstávejte, jaro všichni vítejte, celou zimu jste jen spali, svoje svaly namáhali.

Roztává sníh a lýtka se mi zapalují, holky si mě už pomalu odtahují.

Zvýšený je výskyt lýtkového požáru.

Probouzí mě tradiční řev hladových ptáčků Kvítky rostou, travička už klíčí.

Jaro udělej mi dítě!

Bude se jmenovat Léto!

Před jarem se zima třese, hromy, blesky, třes se ďase!

Jaro mě horkem naštvalo, na moje názory nedbalo.

Pak poslal jsem ho do háje, v provozu nejsou tramvaje.

Jaro klepe na dveře, kdopak mu je zavřete?

Nikdo mu je nezavře, jaro má každý rád!

Ach…jak slunce zahalilo kraj, ze kterého se ihned stal ráj.

Nad našimi hlavami slunce svítí, k životu probudilo jarní kvítí.

Ach…je to krásné, jak v nás převládá optimismus…

Ach…je to krásné, jak v našich srdcích začíná nová etapa, která vidí jen místa vyhřátá.

Sluníčko krásně svítí, sníh za sněhem to mýtí.

Jaro, krásně roste kvítí, léto se na nás velmi rychle řítí.

Púpava, černice, včielky a med, poďme sa šantit na lúke.

Jar už nás volá, v ústrety vpred, lienka sa vyhrieva na ruke.

Jaro, to je čas, kdy venku často lije Dvanáct měsíčku se opilo, příchod jara pěkně zkazilo.

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Po těch mrazech a všudy přítomné tmě, je jaro nádherným procitnutím, již opadává zima, ze mě, je to jako ze spánku vytrhnutí.

Shizzle in my shnitzle!

Dám si přírodní řízek, protože je jaro, období přírodních řízků!

Jaro už jde sem, v OG sněží pořád jen

To be told is not to know Why ask the question, if you know the answer?

Just question the answer.

What you need to know is not what I tell you.

The answer is not to be.

Question not the need.

For in the Spring the crumpled sea beneath OG doth froth.

Open Gate je celé v kytkách, září v jarních třpytkách.

Lyže do kouta složím, žabky do botníku vložím.

Ptáčci krásně zpívají a roky mi ubývají.

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Probudím se ráno, hola, a už je tu primavera.

Un dulce aroma en el aire encuentran a su regreso los que se habían ido.

Pájaros en primavera.

Jaro, to je Primavera, mě však stačí prima Věra.

Políbím ji na líčko, popadnu ji za bříško.

Může za to jarní míza, v dáli přece kvete bříza.

Sluníčko nám vykukuje, vesele si ptáček prozpěvuje.

Ahoj jaro, dobrý den, hlavně ať už nesněží, jen.

Aj, kde jsi, vesno spanilá?

Kdes skryla svoje vnady?

Za drapérií únorových mrazů a mlh?

Bílá královna se nerada vzdává vlády.

Oh snow! Oh snow?

When will you go?

It is not you, that I like I’d much rather ride my bike.

Oh snow! Oh snow…

Es muy muy frío, no me gustan, ble!

Sníh taje, bahno všude.

Máme rádi jaro, všichni se už na něj těší, jaro zítra přichází, zima záhy odchází.

Dnes je krásný den jarní, doufám, že budu venku první.

Byl krásný jarní den a celý svět se smál.

Roztál sníh a vše začalo žít, papají dětičky trošičku zelené travičky, Apres tout ce blanc vient le vert, Le printemps vient apres l´hiver.

Apres le grand froid le soleil, Apres la neige vient le nid, Apres le noir vient le reveil, Apres la pluie le beau temps, L´histoire n´est jamais finie.

Netopýři jeskyně konečně opouštějí, letní kolonie (však) utvářejí.

Ohromení koukají na zem, padají mrazem.

Ale vždyť je jaro!!

Biologové Dan a Kája se už bojí, že příroda neobstojí.

Sníh se ztrácí, ledy tají, sedmikrásky rozkvétají.

Stromky bují, Kája zas něco kují Ačkoli se podle vědců Země otepluje, u nás ještě stále vítr v horách duje.

JARNÍ OGÓDA Ten skřivan, co v dubnu vrznul, předevčírem v letu zmrznul.

A z poupat náhle květy vzrostly.

Motýlci tu poletují nad rozkvetlou loukou, po dvoře pobíhá kuře, poupátka se rozvíjejí a ptáci z jihu přilétají.

Cibulky v zemi se derou na světlo, z hloubi země teplo se plíží.

Voda v trubkách už nemrzne.

Jsem zase přecpanej, břicho jak balvan Mám rád černé klobásy, a hlavně ty bezmasé.

Kytky rostou všude moc.

Na jaře roste krásná tráva, o svá práva bojuje oktáva, nikdy se nevzdává.

Hagride? Jsi to ty?

Tvá Hermiona se roztéká na jarním kvítí, když slunce krásně svítí.

Po nebi se honily cáry bílých mraků, všude poletuje spousta ptáků.

Ptáci zpívají a stromy zelenají, všechny ledy konečně tají, ale já mám pořád hlad, a nechce se mi smát.

Sněží, sněží a sněží, kachně z lesa běží a spadne. Že by bylo trochu vadné?

Už by mělo být jaro.

Nikdo nemá kamarády.

Chystáme se na parády.

Sysli běží, už nesněží.

Smrad ze shnilého listí podušeného pod sněhem a občasná Schneeglöckchen, ležící pod sněhem.

Jaro je inspirativní a nihilismus žije.

Vedle na slunci mrtvokal hnije.

Zbytek sněhu nám vskutku krev pije.

Naplníme konývky ze svých pítek, zalijeme každý aspoň jeden kvítek, oko kouká na pavouka, ten jen v síti rosou svítí, rostliny už rozkvétají, motýli na ně přilétají, stromy kvetou kytky taky, všechno se probouzí a kvete.

Všichni se těší na Velikonoce, teď se rodí mláďata, myslím, že i háďata, vylétají ptáčata, stavějí si hnízdata.

A my se tu ožereme a beránka sežereme.

Zvířata se probouzejí ze zimního spánku a ptáčci začínají zpívat.

Slunce svítí, ptáčci přilétají a vše kvete kolem nás, jaro přichází se sluníčkem, zem otvírá žlutým klíčem.

To naše krásné jaro, vajíčka nám dalo.

Louky se zelenají, zvířata vylézají.

Všechno kvete, voda zbytky sněhu smete.

Sníh taje řeky rostou, zvířata a ptáci chodí rosou a lidi taky chodí s kosou, ptáci létají, žáby kvákají.

Minden álat ragyok és a madarak énekelnek

Slunce svítí, všechno kvete, jen se na tu krásu podívejte!

Rozkvétáme!

Jaro přišlo, už je tady, s úkoly si nevím rady.

Pojedu ven se svým Hummer truckem.

Na jaře je nejhnusnější počasí, nic lépe rok nezkazí.

Der Frühling ist eine schöne Jahreszeit, es ist voller Wohlbefinden.

Nový rok jarem začíná čas, kdy jarní kvítí vonívá.

Jaro mám ráda, je slunečné, větné, nádherné.

Jaro je můj čas, na to, abych mohl rozjímat nad láskou a zpěvem ptáků.

Jarní počasí se blíží, vůně květin se už šíří.

Na jaře už nemusím nosit teplé kabáty.

Cкоро надо в школу, потомушто час весны Koho to zas napadlo?

Venku letí letadlo.

Někdy prší, někdy svítí.

Venku kvete kvítí, dáváme rap o rapu.

Slunce je déle na nebi, delší den než noc

Pojď se projít po květinovém koberci, ať zažijeme aspoň nějakou legraci.

Bledulky a sněženky vykoukly z pod zimní peřinky.

Jaro tady máme, jak ho všichni známe, už se na něj těší i naše maminky.

Slunce ráno dříve vstává a večer chodí pozdě spát, i já ráno vyběhnu a volám: Jaro, mám tě rád!

Rostou první květiny, zelenají se modříny, slunce už svítí, jaro se blíží, všechno se rodí, radost se hemží, jarní počasí se blíží, vůně květin se už šíří, jaro už je tady, pes mi pošel hlady!

Že zas bude krásně horko, radujeme se společně, ale k naší milé Zemi chováme se netečně.

Ledy tají, sněhy mizí, to zas bude břečka, Bohužel se zimy příští ne každý zdráv dočká.

A co Míša? A co Máša?

Kde ti léto přečkají?

Kry k životu potřebují, tím se žádný netají.

Tihle lední medvědi, ti vám o tom povědí.

Tajou ledy, to je síla, na to se prej neumírá, Ale umírá.

Ovšem to nikoho nezajímá Na jaře kytky rostou a jednorožci se množí.

V bazénu studenti plavou a z jara máme zimu a sněhu bude mnoho.

Co to vidím?

Jaro ťuká na dveře.

Všechno hezky voní, sníh tu pěkně taje, odpadky se hromadí, někdo na klavír hraje.

Rostou první květiny, sladce voní lučiny, dělá mi to radost, počasí je náladové, někdy mrznu na kost.

Slunce svítí, kvete kvítí.

Je jaro, včelka létá, sem a tam a vráží do všech stromů, tu a tam.

Jaro je, velká zima je, malá skáče sem a tam.

Zima nás už opouští, je tu jaro a sníh je pryč, sova brouká veselé.

Přišlo jaro se sluníčkem, odmyká zem zlatým klíčem.

Na jaře sníh už nepadá, místo toho kupujeme koťata.

Hodina začíná, už se to blíží.

Jarní pohled do Brány se od vánočního neliší.

Zima mizí v ústech masopustních hodovníků, je konec – a tak od rybníku, mezi zbytky sněhu, galanthus nivalis.

Stejně jako Mr Seccombe, i jeho krokusy se vrátily, jarní Novost rozhazuje háky a přitahuje pozornost milovníků.

Jaro vystrkuje drápky, ještě se však bojí, zima to ještě neví, ale již je napůl v loji.

Sluneční paprsky se pomalu vkrádají do všedních dní, telling Ms. Winter: “You need to flee!”

A když se opalovat chceme, tak na pláž jdeme.

Včela sosá jako vosa.

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Na jaře je krásně, bude šíleně vedro.

Skládáme tu básně, aby všechno sedlo!

Psi se vesele probíhají po krásné zelené louce, pijavice sají krev, jaro je tu zase, spadlo na mě prase!

Slunce svítí, roste kvítí.

Jaro, to je jako něžný polibek od přicházejícího léta, kvítí vzkvétá, ptactvo létá, pole čerstvě oseta.

Přináší mí radost, štěstí, nenechá mě na rozcestí, já vím, že teplo přichází, vskutku beze lstí.

Jaro, to je jako lesní víla, nespílá, nepraští mě do týla, naopak, jemností mě dokola omílá.

Mám rád jaro, dává mi sílu po těžkých mrazech, dává mi naději, že neztuhne mi kost ve vazech, že svět se stává zas o něco zelenějším, krásnějším, živějším, a hlavně veselejším.

Na tváři odraz jarního slunce cítím, po kapkách sněhu pilně pídím, ač nacházím tu jen kytky rozkvetlé, panečku to bude jaro povadlé.

Krásné je mi teplíčko, však do tepla se cosi vloudí.

Zimník se zazimuje, podběl přihlásí, kos pookřeje i já se krásně vyčasím, se mnou i celá zahrada, zimu mám vážně nerada.

Jaro už to máme.

Věnce z pampelišek vám hned dáme.

Na poli obilí zlátne, na chleby z něj už hlad máme, sice sníh už roztál, ale za sebe nám sněženky dal.

Všechno se zelení, jeleni nelení, každý nám troubí.

Dobré jídlo už vytahujeme z trouby.

Promiňte, že jsem zapomněla, troubu jsem použít nechtěla.

Brzo budou prázdniny, Praotče Čechu, měl jsi jít víc na jižní polokouli. Život se všude probouzí.

Od toho je tu přece sluníčko, udělala jsem pro něj přáníčko.

Nic nevím, nic neumím a už vám nic nepovím.

Ahoj zimo, přes rok zase!

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VARIETY STAFF ADVISOR: MS. ADAMOVÁ STUDENT EDITORS: DEBORA POŠTULKOVÁ & VERONIKA LEE BARNHART WRITING TEAM: VERONIKA DOLEJŠÍ, CHARLOTTE LOŠTICKÁ, JAN HREBÍK, KAROLÍNA HRABALOVÁ, ANNA SKŘIVÁNKOVÁ, JOHAN ROTT, NATÁLIE NEDĚLKOVÁ SPECIAL INTERESTS & INTERVIEWS STAFF ADVISOR: MS. DRÁBKOVÁ STUDENT EDITORS: MARIANA SCHOLZOVÁ WRITING TEAM: SARAH MULDOON, TEREZA CHÁROVÁ, KRISTÝNA ŠMERDOVÁ, MATĚJ RENDLA, DARINA LISICHKINA, LAURA ŘÍHOVÁ

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GERMAN MARIE-MAGDALÉNA KERNALOVÁ MICHAELA FLEGROVÁ JOHAN ROTT

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DESIGN & LAYOUT: MIKULÁŠ PLEŠÁK INTERESTED IN JOINGING ONE OF THE TEAMS ABOVE? CONTACT ONE OF THE EDITORS ABOVE AND THEY‘LL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS YOU NEED.

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