St. Martin's Courier #4

The Earthquake in Nepal

By Ivan, Eli & Leandro, V3at

The information comes from Europe's Sentinel-1A radar satellite. Scientists are wanting to look into the data of the Sentinel, which were made available on the 29th of April just hours after the satellite had passed Nepal. The data made sure that they could see where damage was done.

On 25 April a big earthquake (7.8-magnitude) hit Nepal. The epicentre was about 135 kilometres away from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. The earthquake killed more than 8,000 people, and it destroyed over half a million homes.

Damage done by the earthquake The earthquake to hit Nepal on 25 April is the most devastating earthquake to hit Nepal yet, with a 7.8magnitude. The earthquake and its 120 aftershocks, lasting 20 days, raised the death toll to approximately 8500 and there are still a lot of people missing. Sixteen days later a second quake hit with a 7.3-magnitude, just as the country was recovering from the first one. It caused thousands of landslides, which caused most of the damage in the east of the capital. A lot of people are now homeless and Nepal reported to have food and drink shortage. The total damage is estimated to cost between $1 billion and $10 billion.

Change of height A satellite shows that the ground near Kathmandu got lifted by about 3 feet, which explains why the damage in Nepal was so much. The data also indicates that the tallest mountain range (the Himalayas) in the world got shorter.

Researchers detected a vertical shift in the ground by comparing before-and-after radar images from the satellite using a technique that creates an image called an interferogram. The resulting images have coloured areas that represent the movement of the ground between the time each image was taken.

Each colourful fringe on the interferogram reflects about 1 inch of vertical movement. The results will be clarified in the next couple of weeks. The earthquake caused the Mount Everest to move 3 cm to the southwest. The mountain used to move northeast, at 4 cm per year, but the earthquake moved the direction of the Mount Everest to southwest. The earthquake created an avalanche on the mountain, killing 18 people. Authorities in China and Nepal decided to cancel all climbs this year.

Fundraising & Money

The earthquake had quite an effect on the rest of the world. In several countries there have been fundraises (including the Netherlands), where they tried to collect as much money as possible.

During the national fundraise of the Netherlands Giro 555 received around €21 million. The Netherlands and 7 other countries raised more than €150 million. The 7 other countries were Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and Great Britain. Great Britain raised the most money which was €77,5 million.

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Dear readers, On behalf of our group of Pioneers, I would like to thank you for reading the fourth edition of the St. Martin’s Courier.

The V3at pupils worked on their stories during one of their weekly Maatwerkuren, to broaden their horizons and to improve their English writing skills We – the pupils and teachers – started our brandnew bilingual adventure three years ago. Now, three years older and wiser, it is time to put our pioneers in the spotlight. Literally. I would like to thank Mister Wanders for his time and his amazing pictures. The end result can be found in our Pioneers Special.

As has been the case from the start, this Editor in Chief helped them along the way, but did not interfere in their writing process or what they were writing about. This also means that there might be mistakes in grammar and spelling, but I hope you will agree that this in no way affects the quality of the articles.

Frontpage………………………….…………… 01 Editor’s Note & Table of Contents ……..….… 02 Is Time Travel Possible?….…………………..…03 The Poorest Cities in the Netherlands..……….05 Entertainment Courier………………………….06 School Courier…………………………………...10 Sports Courier……………………………………15 Cool Down Courier……………………………...18 St. Martin’s Special: The Pioneers Edition…......29

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Work on our fifth issue will start in October, but let us first enjoy the summer. Until then.

Dennis van Roekel Editor In Chief St. Martin’s Courier

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Is Time Travel Possible?

By Victor, V3at

Time travel is a very popular subject in science fiction movies and series like Back to the Future and Doctor Who. However it’s not possible in real life. It’s just something on television and what happens in those movies and shows is not real, or is it….? There are lots of theories about time travel and some of them are very realistic. Although, before we can start what is time.

In short: time is a concept.

It’s something humans thought of and invented.

Actually time is nothing; it’s nothing physical you can hold, it’s just an idea.

Clocks aren’t time either.

They’re just something to show time but they are not physically time. Time is a very difficult thing to describe and explain. You could describe it as a line from cause to effect but that’s very unlikely because then there should be infinite time lines. This might be true but it’s very unlikely. So instead we will say time is the passing of a moment. That is what we will mean by time in this article.

Time travel is one of the most interesting subjects ever. There are unimaginable amounts of theories about how time travel might be possible. These theories have been thought of by ordinary people to the best scientists in the world like Stephen Hawking. Some people just believe there are aliens with time machines and they are waiting for them to make contact.

Others really thought about it and they came up with some really interesting theories. One of them is pretty well known and it has everything to do with the speed of light.

According to the laws of physics we know, it is not possible to go faster than the speed of light.

However this was not always the case. Newton was one of the first people to write laws for movement. To establish these laws he used ideas of Galileo Galilei. But there was a problem; Newton’s law stated that speed was different depending on the position of the person in relation to the object. For example: if you are in a car moving at 50 kilometres per hour and you hold a ball the ball seems stationary, but if someone is looking from a distance the ball seems to be moving.

A 100 years later, Maxwell made a new law. Maxwell stated that light was a vibration in the electromagnetic field and it travelled at a constant speed. This would mean that there is no difference in speed of the ball; so it doesn’t matter if you look at the car from a distance or if you are in the car. But if you replace the ball with light this problem disappears. It doesn’t if you are in the car or if you look from a distance the light will always be travelling at the same speed (just under 300,000 kilometres per second). Einstein took these ideas and created the Theory of relativity. This means nothing can go faster than the speed of light.

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So with this information we have gathered so far we can discuss one of the most accepted theories of time travel to this date. It is probably different than you imagine. It doesn’t take a few seconds to travel a 100 years in the future. This theory is based on facts and it takes a long time to travel through time. Imagine: there is a train travelling one kilometre per hour slower than the speed of light around the equator.

In the train are people. If the people in the train would move faster than one kilometre per hour they should be going faster than the speed of light.

But this is impossible. This means they would go slow-motion in comparison to people who aren’t on the train. This is very strange because for the people on the train it doesn’t look like they are going slow-motion. This would mean time on board of the train is going slower than normal time.

So if the people on the train stayed there for ten years, more time would have passed in the outside world. So theoretically we could travel to the future but it would take maybe ten years to travel to the future depending on how far into the future you want to travel.

In conclusion: theoretically time travel is possible but as humans we are not able to build a train or any kind of vehicle that can go that fast. So if you want to see working time machines which are similar to the TARDIS you’ll have to wait. But who knows; maybe you’ll be the Doctor’s next companion…

Earthquake in Nepal >>> The government of Nepal says they need €6 billion to fix all the damage done. They invited several countries for a “donation conference”, which they hope to get support from. Nepal has some debts, and they could be helped if a part of the debt would be deducted. The approximate economical damage is €6,2 billion, and they expect that the economy of Nepal will decrease by 1.5%.

Nepal Today Nepal is reopening a lot of buildings after the earthquake struck the area around its capital Kathmandu. Nepal reopened its temple-filled Durbar Squares to the public on Monday despite some warnings on safety, seeking to get back the tourists after the deadly earthquake that left much of the country's cultural heritage in ruins. Dancers and musicians performed at a ceremony to mark the official reopening of Durbar Square in the historic town of Bhaktapur, one of the three former royal squares in the Kathmandu Valley that date back as far as the 12th century. Hundreds of people gathered for the reopening of the square, whose historic Hindu temples, statues and royal palaces drew tourists from around the world.

All three former royal squares reopened on Monday but only Bhaktapur staged a ceremony.

Nepal did not only open its tourist attractions but also some schools, thousands of children went back to school on Sunday after the schools had formally reopened. Many of these children’s attempted classes in temporary classrooms made of bamboo or in tents on playing fields.

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The Poorest Cities in the Netherlands

By Aness, V3at

From Valkenburg to Schiermonnikoog, the Central Bureau of Statistics researched the average income of households in every Dutch town and city. This was then compared to the 25% richest people (people with an annual income of €100,000) in the Netherlands, also known as ‘the upper class’. The results were quite intresting, as you will read yourself in the list of the 10 poorest cities in the Netherlands. The following list shows the ‘poorest’ cities, but you cannot actually label these cities as poor, if you were to compare it to the average houshold income of other countries in the world.

In fact, the poorest Dutch region would be among the richest regions in Bangladesh. This said, let us take a look at the results: 10: Enschede The largest city of he province of Overijssel. Only 12.4% of the population is part of the richest 25% upper class. To clarify: 12.4% of 157,838 results in 19,571. The Dutch upper class includes 4,250,000 people.

9: Kerkrade Kerkrade is the first of Parkstad Limburg to be named in this list, with only 5,281 people being part of the upper class.

8: Brunssum Brunssum is located near Kerkrade, and the average percentage of people being among the upper class is roughly 11.4%, which is the same as in kerkrade. But as the population is larger, so is the absolute number of people living below the Dutch standard of living.

7: Schiedam Probably the most remarkable place on this list, as Schiedam had been among the richest cities during the Dutch Gold Age. Ofcourse, this was a long time ago, but Schiedam is the only city that had undergone a drastic transformation in wealth. From 54% percent in the 1600s amongst the richest to a mere 11% in 2015, this with population growth since the 17th century taken into account.

6: Den Helder This marine-city has just about the same population as Schiedam, though with a slight difference in percentage; 10.9% of the population of Den Helder can call themself part of the upper class.

5: Lelystad This new city is not attractive to young adults, or any people with a six figure bank account. Merely 10.5% lives far above set living standards.

4: Almere Apparently the Dutch do not adore the new province of Flevoland; Almere is the second city on this list located in this massive polder.

About 5,586 people are amongst the richest.

3: Spijkenisse You have most likely never heard about this city near Rotterdam, but it is definitly not well-known for its wealth: just 9,7% is very wealthy.

2: Heerlen Also located there are the headquarters of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Heerlen is calculated to be the poorest city in Limburg, with just 9.5% (6,557) people part of the richest. Heerlen is infamous for its crime rate, but has seen many improvements in the past 10 years.

1: Rotterdam By far the biggest city on this list, and therefore very surprising that it is the poorest city in the Netherlands. Not exactly a title one can be proud of, but it is something. 9.2% of Rotterdam may be considered rich, and that number is extremely low.

As we have seen, 3 out of 10 of the poorest cities are located in Parkstad Limburg. The main reason for this is simple: after the coal mines were shut down, the economy of Parkstad went down in a fast rate. This was because these cities depended greatly on these coal mines, and were pretty much the only thing that put the southern part of Limburg on the map.

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The Ins and Outs of K-Pop

By Floxy & Marysol, V3at

What- the abbreviation k-pop stands for Korean pop music. They not only make music in the popgenre but also hip-hop, R&B, soul etc. The mainstream Korean music falls under the term K-pop.

HOW IT WORKS Although you might think that to become a k-pop artist you go through the same procedures as here or in America, this is not the case. Here in the Netherlands we have record labels but instead of those they have companies. The three most famous are : JYP, YG and SM entertainment. These names are the initials of the CEO’s. To become a trainee in one of these companies (or others which are less known), you have to go through an audition or you have to be casted. You don’t necessarily have to be Korean or Asian, because the ones mentioned are top companies and they have bases all over the world. If they are not situated in your country you can also participate in online auditions. If you made it through auditions you become a trainee.

While being a trainee you either attend a school separate from the company or one that the company itself offers. You have to finish High school to stay in the company. In the company you get vocal, dance and acting lessons. (If you are a foreigner you also get Korean language lessons).

Every month they evaluate your progress in each sector.

The average training time is 3-4 years but it differs per person(some train for six months others train for seven years and still debut in the same group).

When they have debuted as a group, duo or solo there are some rules they need to follow. First of all, they’re not allowed to date for the first three years. Most of them are not allowed to write their own songs or choreograph their own dances, until the company thinks that they’re ready. They’re also not allowed to curse on television, though some more experienced groups or Hip-Hop groups do. When promoting a song they’re required to be as fit as possible.

GROUPS AND CONCEPTS Groups can range from 3 to 16 members even. In the beginning the group’s members live together in a dorm but when they’re a bit older they can choose to move out. Male groups are usually more popular than girl groups as they get more attention from their company. Their concepts, for example, have more variety. They (male groups) usually start out with a cuter concept or innocent as they’re usually quite young when they debut.

Then they subtly change the concept to get a more manlier image. It’s either flashy or classy.

Girl groups mostly have a cute concept throughout their career but sometimes when they get older they want a more womanly, sexy image.

The most popular male groups recently are : EXO, BIGBANG, BTS, VIXX, BUSKER-BUSKER, GOT7, SEVENTEEN, IKON, SHINEE, 2PM and INFINITE. The most popular girl groups recently are : SNSD, APINK, 4MINUTE, 2NE1, KARA, F(x), RED VELVET, CRAYON POP and MISS A. These groups are the most popular, because they have such a great variety of fans throughout the world.

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“Dedicated fans” are fans who know a lot about kpop. They are familiar with the more known companies and keep themselves updated on recent events in the k-pop area. However these fans are not fanatic about one or a few band(s)/idol(s) in particular.

“Loyal fans” these fans are loyal to one or a few band(s)/idol(s). They have a great amount of knowledge on their favourite band(s)/idol(s). They may have a lot of merchandise of their favourite artists and do not mind driving long distances or paying a pricy ticket to see their idols. These fans are also very active on social media and admire and defend their idols as well.

They gained these fans through thorough promotion for months on end. They also have very interesting concepts e.g. one of the male groups, EXO debuted with the concept that they came from an alien planet called EXO-planet. All twelve of them had their own distinctive “power” with a slightly weird background story. One of the girl groups, CRAYON POP, also had a very outstanding debut concept. Instead of the cute little sister image, they had a more adventurous image. They wore helmets and protective gear while having a up-temp dance. These kind of concepts make fans all over the world notice these groups.

FANS In the k-pop fandom there are names for different ‘types’ of fans. Each of these have a different mindset. You have “casual fans’, these are fans who listen and appreciate the music. However these fans are not interested in joining the fandom and spending their money and time on these bands.

“Sasaeng fans” are the extremely obsessive types of fans, who follow their idol around and invade their personal life. These fans become a problem to the k-pop stars, they stalk them, write letters in blood and some even go as far as trying to kidnap their idol.

WHY WE LIKE IT! The reason we like k-pop is mainly because it is different from the mainstream music. Although the genres are the same, the amount of effort and the performance level is different. When a western artist has a concert they usually have back-up dancers while they rule the stage. When a western band has a concert it’s usually them singing and just enjoying the atmosphere. K-pop artists make it more of a show, they’re required to do more than western artists. When a group or multiple groups have a concert they have a choreography on every song. They sing and dance to their song and have the background effects as well. Even in their music videos, instead of just acting out the story, they add a choreography which makes the song stick in your head even more. This whole picture makes it more appealing and entertaining to us. So if you want the same experience with music as we have, then we recommend you to listen to some k-pop as well!

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Must See Movies This Summer!

By Randy, V3at

Jurassic world: It is time to continue the famous Jurassic park series with this movie. This time the park is actually open to visitors and has become a huge public attraction, but the people of Jurassic world created a variety of different genetically modified hybrids that manage to escape their exhibits and all hell breaks loose. Adventureaction coming June 12th Ted 2: Ted is back and this time he is trying to raise a child with his girlfriend, they are getting married and they want to have a baby together. But first Ted has to prove that he is appropriate father which might be a challenge for him. Comedysequel coming June 26th Terminator Genisys: The terminator series is back with this new movie. In this movie the story is the same as the first movie. But now the timeline gets even more confusing. But I am also very hyped to see Arnold Schwarzenegger back, apparently he fights the younger version of himself made by the computer. Sci-Fi, action, sequal coming July 1st Minions: your favourite yellow friends are back in a new adventure or should I say old adventure because this movie is about how who they served before Gru, the trailer alone is hilarious. The story is about how they lived through history and who they served (because it turns out they are looking for the biggest, most evil masters to serve).

Eventually they end up in London working for an evil women called Scarlet overkill, she want to steal Queen Elizabeth’s crown and the little yellow idiots are going to “help” her. Comedy, prequel coming July 10th

Sinister 2: One of the most terrifying horror movies continues. Now the spirit of Buhguul is after a protective mother and her twin sons, they have just moved and their house is marked for death.

Horror, sequal coming August 21st Maze runner the scorch trials: In this next chapter of the Maze Runner saga, Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all. Fantasy, sequal, drama coming September 18th Paranormal Activity 5: the fifth instalment of the Paranormal activity franchise is here (well, not yet) and things will get spookier than ever before. Katie Featherston playing as the demonic women also named Katie, makes a return in this movie. Horror, thriller, sequal coming October 23rd The Hunger Game: mockingjay part 2: With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow (Donald Sutherland) in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends - including Gale, Finnick and Peeta Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her.

The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games. Thriller, action, sequal coming November 20th

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Kylie Jenner’s beauty secret is out!

By Chelsea, V3at

In week 19 (4 – 10 May), a sneak peek for Sunday May 10th’s episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians came out, with Kylie admitting that.

Kylie before and after plumping her lips:

Her lips have been the center of attention on many tabloids and social media, ever since she started posting a bunch of selfies on Instagram on which her lips were obviously bigger (August 2014 – present).

Since the rumours started, Kylie was always saying that she was over lining her lips with lip liner and that that was the reason her lips looked bigger.

After Kylie’s confession, her older half-sister Kim Kardashian said the following to E! News (the channel on which their reality show is aired): “I think that, you'll see on the show, is that for a long time, Kylie really was over lining her lips. And people thought at that time that she had done something, and she really didn't. It took her awhile to actually make the step to do that," Kim continued, "So I think people will see some interviews and say ‘Why did she lie so long?' She didn't really lie. She was really over-lining her lips and it was fascinating how different it really looked."

Her other older half-sister Khloé Kardashian said this in the sneak peek: “Kylie decided to plump her lips and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I think if you've done something though, it is right to cop up to it. If you avoid the question you're going to look like a liar.”

Kylie herself told E!News: "I have temporary lip fillers, it's just an insecurity of mine and it's what I wanted to do. I want to admit to the lips, but people are so quick to judge me on everything, so I might have tiptoed around the truth, but I didn't lie. I feel like everyone has been talking about it for months, so I'm kind of sick of it. I love lip liner and over lining my lips."

Kylie's new pouty look, however, inspired a worrying trend dubbed the '#kyliejennerchallenge', which swept social media, encouraging teens to blow their lips up to epic proportions using bottles or shot glasses. The reportedly painful method involves participants placing their mouth over the opening of a cup, jar or other narrow vessel and sucking in until the air vacuum causes their lips to swell up - all in the hopes of emulating Jenner's bee-stung pout. Countless teens, both boys and girls, have been sharing the disturbing results of their experiments on Twitter and Instagram, which in many cases has led to severe bruising around the mouth.

I think that Kylie’s lips do look somewhat prettier now, but she was also beautiful before she plumped her lips. I also think that she should have admitted right away that she has lip fillers, because now some people might react negative to it, but I also understand that she’s always in the spotlights and always being judged. Her siblings definitely made it easier for her to confess the lip fillers, since they were encouraging her to just tell the truth and they were always there to support her.

Her mother Kris Jenner, who notoriously underwent plastic surgery on an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, has been open to her children undergoing the knife as well.

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Our Trip to Beautiful Berlin

By Dorian, V3at

Wednesday the 22th of April, 3.15 AM, 31 pupils and 3 teachers gathered in front of the school.

They were going to visit Berlin for 4 days!

Day 1:

Travel through Berlin- Television tower – Berliner Dom – Unter dem Linten – Brandenburger Tor – Holocaust Monument

Day 1 was a very long day, because we wanted 4 full days in Berlin we had a plane at 6.30 (in Düsseldorf). We needed to gather at 3.15 in front of the school and almost immediately drove to Düsseldorf. When we entered the airport we could immediately check in and go through the customs.

After half an hour we entered the plane, we had an amazing view of the sunrise above the clouds. It took us a small hour and then we landed, took our luggage and went to the bus stop. We travelled 15 minutes by bus and afterwards we took a U-bahn (a kind of underground). Unfortunately we missed a bus so we needed to walk half an hour after we exited the U-bahn. When we arrived at the hotel, we checked in as fast as possible and went into Berlin.

First we went to the Television tower (by U-bahn), you can see this tower from almost everywhere in Berlin. It is 368 metres high! The top part of the tower is only a big antenna with a bowl under it with a restaurant. We didn’t went into the tower but it was already impressing to see a tower that big! We got some free time and afterwards we walked to the Dom, we passed the town hall, Neptune’s statue and we also saw the Mariënkirche. As soon as we arrived at the Dom, Mr. Samulski gave us some information about it and we went inside. When we entered we saw it was very big and especially high. We went totally to the top of the tower and afterwards we went into the basement, over there you could the graves of old kings. We left the church and walked to the big street called ‘unter dem Linden’ , this street is a shopping street which ends at the Brandenburger Tor. We didn’t walk completely to the Brandenburger Tor, first we went to the Gerdarmenmarkt which is a big square with at both sides a similar church. One used to be a French church and the other one the German. Mr. Samulski told us they build the French church during the French revolution, because in that time may French fled to Germany. At the Gerdarmenmarkt we got 1,5 hour free time. We went to a typical German Bakery and had a nice lunch. The rest of the free time we spend visiting souvenir shops.

When we came back at the Gerdarmenmarkt the teacher checked if everybody was there and we walked to the Brandenburger Tor, we took some pictures and walked on to the Holocaust Monument. We were all impressed by this, it was just a big field with a lot of blocks in all different heights!

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After a few minutes of walking through these blocks we went back to the U-Bahn to go to the hotel. Once we arrived at the Hotel we had some time to relax and afterwards we went to the Kurfürstendamm (which was 1 minute walking from the hotel) and we got some time to have dinner!

Day 2:

Zoologischer Garten-Potsdammer Platz – Checkpoint Charlie – Holocaust Monument

It was the second day! We woke up around 8.00 A.M. and had a breakfast. Afterwards we went to the train station to take a train to the Concentration Camp near Berlin, at least that’s what we thought at that moment. As soon as we entered the train station we heard that the trains didn’t drive because of a strike! The teachers discussed for 5 minutes to find another activity, they came with the idea of visiting the Zoo. Everybody agreed and we walked to the Zoo, once inside we got 4 hours free time. We had lots of fun!  ……..

After the Zoo we went to the Potsdammer Platz (by U-bahn, they did drove). The Potsdammer Platz is a big square with skyscrapers around it. It was around 2 P.M. so we got some time to lunch.

We continued our day with visiting a monument at the place where the Nazi jail used to stand.

There was a little museum and after we saw everything we walked to Checkpoint Charlie. It was very busy over there so we just took some pictures and went on to the Holocaust Museum, which is latterly under the Monument for the Holocaust. We went through a security check and saw the whole museum. There were 5 parts, the first part was information about the Holocaust, then you walked on to the second part which was full of letters that people had written shortly before they died. The third part was a hall filled with information about families from all kind of countries that died. The fourth part was properly the most impressing one, over there all names from all Jewish people that died were read. After this hall you walked into a small hall with some videos and ‘listen fragments’. I was really impressed by this museum, you really got an idea of how bad the lives of those people should have been.

As soon as we left this museum we were told we had 2 hours free time to eat. We (Leandro, Victor, Quillan and I) went to a German restaurant to have Schnitzel.

Day 3:

Potsdam,

Alexanderplatz,

Berliner

Unterwelten

Day 3 was going to be a long day, we woke up at 8.30 A.M. and we had a program until 9.30 P.M. After our breakfast we walked to the train station (because the strike was over) and we took a train to Potsdam. We left the train at ‘park Sanssouci’, which is French for without trouble. This huge park used to belong to the royal German family.

There are lots of small tea houses and some big palaces. We visited the main palace called ‘das neues palais’. We got an audio guide which told us everything about the palace. It was really interesting to know in how the royal family over there lived.

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through a fast security check and immediately went to the roof of the Reichstag. From there you had an amazing view, we saw our hotel, the television tower, the Dom, the Brandenburger Tor, the holocaust monument and lots more. It was amazing to see everything one last time (this time from above) because shortly after the visit of the Reichstag we took a bus back to the Kurfürstendamm and we got a choice over there.

The audio guide lasted for about 1,5 hour and afterwards we walked through the park and saw another palace, a Chinese teahouse and a big obelisk. Once we were out of the park we walked to the city centre of Potsdam, we had lunch and took the train back to Berlin. In Berlin we got 3 hours free time at the Alexanderplatz (where the Primark is located). We went to the Saturn, some souvenir shops and the Burger King. The last thing on the program was the ‘Berliner Unterwelten’. It was a tour through an old bunker under Berlin. We had a guide who told us about the bunker but also about other things that happened under berlin (underground, sewerage system). I thought this was one of the most interesting things on the whole program! Unfortunately this was the last evening in Berlin, so once we were back in the hotel we needed to pack our bags.

Day 4: Reichstag –Olympia stadium-Traveling back

AAAAAAAAAAAH, the last day! Everybody needed to put their luggage in a special room (because we needed to leave our rooms and we didn’t want to take the luggage the whole day) and soon we left and went to the Reichstag. We went to Berlin Central Station, this is one of the biggest train stations in Europe and it is very close to the Reichstag. When we walked to the Reichstag, we passed the Swiss abases and the office of Angela Merkel (a huge, modern building). We went

We could go shop for 5 hours or we could visit the Olympia stadium. We (all boys) chose to go to the Olympia stadium with Mr. Samulski. We had lots of fun with Mr. Samulski in the Olympia Stadium but it was nothing more than a giant indestructible building, so it wasn’t really interesting.

When we were back at the Kurfürstendamm we had dinner and went back to the hotel. We took our luggage and went to the bus stop. After 30 minutes in a busy bus we arrived at the airport. We played some games on our phone and talked a bit until we were allowed to check in and went through the customs. After a short time we could enter the plane. This time I sat next to Victor and Leandro totally in front of the plane. When we left, we almost immediately were above the clouds and we could enjoyed our view again! We had a little turbulence at the landing but it wasn’t that bad.

After 50 minutes we left the plane, took our luggage and went to our parents.

Everybody was tired, but happy to see their parents again, some people (including me) didn’t see their parents yet because they carpooled. After we arrived at the sintermeertencollege I saw my dad and I told him everything I did! 

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TIME Project April 2015

By Merijn & Quentin, V3at

Niels from H3at produced a video. Check it out by clicking on the link above.

On the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of April 2015, the Students of V3at and H3at joined in on the TIME project, a project where you have some topics, which you discuss on with schools around the world.

On the 24th, the videoconferences were finally held. Most groups had two or more conferences.

But the Food for Thought group had only one, but it was one which took about 2 hours. There also were some other activities. The girls could make bracelets and necklaces, and the boys made clocks at the technology room, which they could not finish because there was no time left. There was also an Ugandan Woman (she was also there at St. Martinusdag) and she had delicious Ugandan cookies with her. You can compare them with the Dutch treat oliebollen.

So all in all, it was very fun to do and everybody was enjoying themselves. They got to meet people around the world which was very interesting. It was a nice and educational experience.

On the first day, different topics on the United nations were handed out to different groups of 56 people. They had to make a presentation on these topics, and these presentations had to be about 10 minutes long. The three topics were: Problems around the world (for example child soldiers).

Basic information on the United Nations and the problems the United Nations are dealing with.

First they had to make them, then practise in front of the people who were already there. Not everybody succeeded on the length of the presentations, because they were almost all about 5-6 minutes long. The presentations went really well and only a few changes had to be made, mostly grammar mistakes had to be corrected.

On the second day, we started with Quentin getting too late ď Š, he had to go to the doctor.

For the rest of us this day started by getting some general information on the time project by our teachers which was to prepare a presentation about your subject (problems around the world like child soldiers).Practice it. Improve. The subjects were: Child soldiers, Food all around the world, human rights and disease control. Overall we had a nice day and learned a lot by just preparing a presentation.

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Cambridge Exams 2015

By Quillan & Diego, V3at

There were a lot of rules: we were not allowed to look the slightest away from our table, we had to bring a valid ID or passport, no taking pictures of the answer sheet(how could we without a phone?) and many more, of course we were not allowed to use inappropriate language, which was verry difficult for some students but it worked out in the end.

For the first time the FCE was held all the students from H3at and V3at did the exam, the first for school English exam. And everyone passed for it.

We all did the B2-level, the level the students from VWO6 should have.

Friday, the 20th of March, there were five examiners from Cambridge, four of them came to test us for our speaking. And the fifth examiner came to examine two examiners, because they were new. In class we already made groups of two, and there was one group of three. With this person you needed to go into the waiting room and check if your name was correct on every paper. Later we were picked up to do the test. For most of the people it went well, others were really nervous.

But in the end everything went quite okay. And mister van Roekel was told to be quiet for the whole day!

Saturday, the 21st of March (on a Saturday!!), we came to school at 9.00 am to do all the exams. At first we needed to empty our pockets, and put our bags in an special room. We were obliged to shut down our phones. The only thing we were allowed to have with us was a bottle of still water(no bubbles and it had to be already opened) and even mister Lipsch needed to go with you when you needed to go to the loo. That was terrible, so nobody went to pee.

If we were ill or did not feel well we needed to tell it to a teacher, the teacher had to fill in a paper and send it to Cambridge but Cambridge doesn’t care if you’re not feeling well only if you had permission from your parents and doctor you could retry. If you failed the FCE (which nobody did) you could only retry next year. But why take the exam if there is so much stress involved? Well the FCE certificate is an official and valid proof that you have the basic skills of ordinary English, the same English skills of V6 and of course if you don’t take the exam you cannot continue with bilingual education.

After we had finished all the rules, we could go into the rooms to do our first test, which was use of English and reading. But first all regulations were told to us, two times. After that we got our exam papers, but... miss Romano forgot the papers, she prepared everything so good. Eventually everything went well, so on Monday the 22nd of June we all got our certificates, at 7pm.

Monday, the 22nd of June, we all went to school at 7.00 pm where we got our very first certificate. Our FCE certificate, level B2, Jarod and Randy came in a smoking. Some of the pupils did not get their certificate yet, because their name was not spelled correctly on all of answer sheets they got. That evening we also had an information evening about what we get to do in the upper grades, so what experience the, now, 3rd years will get in the coming 2 to 3 years. This includes, the IB and the Global perspectives and other nice trips (most exams are in holidays so we can look forward to it).

We hope everyone stays at TTO, passes their future exams and never has go to school on a Saturday ever again.

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Mayweather VS Pacquiao Jarod & Sem, V3AT

Pacquiao information Nickname: Pac-man Length: 169 cm Weight: 145 pound Fights: 65 Won fights: 57 Knockouts: 38 Extra notes: Manny Pacquiao was born on the 17th of December 1978. Apart from boxing he has also done basketball land even run for a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives.

Event costs

Before the fight

On the 2nd of May 2015, the fight that was also called The Fight of the Century took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The negotiations about the fight started already in 2009, however disagreements between the camp of Mayweather and Pacquiao prevented it from happening. Now, in 2015 they finally faced each other.

Fighters information

Mayweather information Nickname: Money Length: 173 cm Weight: 146 pound Fights: 48 Won fights: 48 Knockouts: 26 Extra notes: Floyd Mayweather was born on the 24th February 1977. He has won three Golden Gloves, Fighter of the Year (2007, 2013) and many more awards.

This was one of the most expensive fights to organise, if not the most expensive. Mayweather would receive 60% of the revenue and Pacquiao 40%. The referee, Kenny Bayless, got 25 000 for this match alone. The fighters themselves however, received even more. It isn’t completely sure, but people say they earned hundreds of millions. The total revenue was around 500 hundred million.

The costs and revenues were record breaking.

Fight

Round 1 - Incredibly, after all this time, lined up in opposing corners, the pair slowly come together. Mayweather darts in a right and lands some jabs. Pacquiao goes soft to the body with a left. Good right by Mayweather. More jabs peppered in. A good Mayweather left.

Round 2 - Mayweather clips Pacquiao in the head with a right. Pacquiao wants to increase pressure, charges in, punching on the way. Minimal damage is done. Mayweather lands a left to the body, Manny answers to head. Right by Mayweather sneaks in. Pacquiao left and Mayweather right.

Pacquiao pressures again. Close round.

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Round 8 - Mayweather tried to use his superior boxing skill to rule this round. He took one good right-left combination form Pacquiao, though, and Mayweather's jab wasn't enough to outscore Pacquiao's work. Even though Pacquiao missed some punches, he was working more.

Round 9 - The action slows a bit. They exchange lefts separated by several seconds. Pacquiao goes to the body, Mayweather holds again. Mayweather lands a big right to the face. Then, late, Mayweather does it again.

Round 3 - Mayweather hit Pacquiao low with a right. Pacquiao tries a flurry. Mayweather misses a right, but then lands one to the face. Pacquiao holds and they exchange late.

Round 4 - After some even rounds, Pacquiao dominated this one. He backed up Mayweather with a big left and hammered him against the ropes with body shots. Mayweather tried to nod that it didn't hurt but he was not aggressive as he reeled. Two big short rights from creative angles punctuated the winning round for Pacquiao.

Round 5 - A classic Mayweather round -- just enough to win, with limited action. He missed an early right shot angled down at Pacquiao, but then made Pacquiao retreat, or slide away, with a hard right to the face. Mayweather held twice to burn off seconds. He was tentative, but Pacquiao couldn't find him.

Round 6 - That was exactly what Pacquiao needs to do. He delivered an early combination, landed a hard left and subjected Mayweather to flurries to the body. Mayweather nods again that he's not hurt, but he lost that round.

Round 10 - Mayweather lands a right. Pacquiao looks bruised under his left eye. A Mayweather right lands clean. Pacquiao looks frustrated in this round, like he can't dictate the action. Two good Mayweather jabs sting Pacquiao, who is slowed again.

Round 11 - Pacquiao seeks action and forces it with a hard left to Mayweather's chest and a scoring left.

Mayweather is backing away, might be thinking he has decision in bag. Mayweather and Pacquiao exchange rights. Pacquiao lands a right, taps his gloves together for Mayweather to bring it and Mayweather lands a jab and taps his gloves back.

Round 12 - Mayweather threw lefts and jabs, avoiding Pacquiao's efforts to come forward, backing and sliding away, even laughing at times.

A good Pacquiao left to the body likely wasn't enough. Mayweather holds up his right glove in the final seconds.

Mayweather wins round, 10-9; Mayweather wins fight 115-113.

Round 7 - Another narrow round. Mayweather did the better work early, letting his hands go as his dad has implored. He jabbed well. But Pacquiao rallied with a good left. And then adds another.

Then he follows with a left jab.

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A Grand Départ in Utrecht

By Miguel, V3at

Stage 2: Utrecht – Neeltje Jans The Tour de France leaves Utrecht on the 5th of July and heads towards Zeeland. The finish of the stage is at Neeltje Jans. This stage is made for sprinters.

Stage 2 is the last stage of the Tour in The Netherlands. The Tour will go through Belgium towards France. Stage 3 which starts in Antwerpen, will end on the Mur de Huy.

Le Tour de France will start in Utrecht this year. On the 4th of July the riders will course through the streets of Utrecht at full speed.

History of the Grand Départ It’s not for the first time the Tour de France starts in The Netherlands. Amsterdam, Scheveningen, Leiden, Den Bosch and Rotterdam already organised the Grand Départ before Utrecht. The first time in history of the Tour de France, that the Grand Départ was held outside France, was in Amsterdam 1954.

Riders The 2015 Tour de France will be a climber’s Tour.

The general classification will be a battle between the winner of the Giro d’Italia Alberto Contador, the young Columbian rider Nairo Quintana, Chris Froome and the winner of last year’s Tour de France Vincenzo Nibali.

The rest of the Tour de France The day before the Tour ends contains some legendary climbs like the Télégraphe, the Galibier and L'Alpe d'Huez. The final stage of the Tour ends traditionally on the Champs Elysee in Paris. This is always a sprint with the best sprinters of the Tour.

Kittel or Cavendish?

Team presentation On Thursday the 2nd of July, the public will get to know the riders during the team presentation in Park Lepelenburg. During the presentation, all riders who will start Le Grand Départ two days later will be present. The team presentation is free for the public.

Stage 1: Utrecht - Utrecht The riders will follow a flat course straight through the city; from west to east and back. The yellow starting stage will be installed behind the Jaarbeurs Utrecht, from where the cyclists will head towards Galgenwaard stadium, Utrecht Science Park and Utrecht University, before they bend to the west and head for the finish through the historic centre.

The actual finish is located in front of the new City Office. Will Tom Dumoulin from Maastricht grab the yellow jersey by winning this time trial?

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If the Shoe Fits – Our Top Ten

By Bibi & Sophie, V3at

It’s almost summer again, the time of fun, sun, relaxation, swimming, partying and more. Also the time to buy new clothes and shoes! There are so many different types of shoes nowadays, if you just do not know which shoes you want to have, we have some tips for you!

Top 10 Girls sneakers:

Nike- Air max thea: Minimalist textile, synthetic, and leather upper. Below the foot is a Phylon™ sole that houses a visible Air-Sole® unit for long-lasting comfort and traction throughout your day.

Adidas originals- superstar: The 90s icon with rubber toe shell is back! Full grain leather upper, Rubber shell toe with signature gold tongue emblem, OrthoLite® moisturewicking sockliner.

Nike huarache: lightweight, cool colors, stylish, easy to clean, durable, comfortable, stays clean a long time, breathable.

Nike roshe run: The upper is made of a mix of light-weight and very breathable materials. This shoe is easy to combine with other clothes. You can find roshe runs in a lot of different colours and some have a pattern on them. These shoes are very comforting to walk on.

Converse All star: This low white shoe is very fashionable especially in summer, you can combine this shoe with everything.

Adidas- ZX Flux: Simple and modern, Breath- able mesh lining, TORSION® SYSTEM for midfoot integrity, EVA midsole for lightweight cushioning, Iconic adidas ZX TPU heel cage, Grippy rubber outsole

Vans: The Vans Era is a classic, lace-up canvas shoe for the skate park and beyond. Canvas, leather, or suede upper with cotton drill lining, padded collar, and a double-stitch vamp for classic style. Outsole is gum rubber with a vulcanized sole attachment.

Easy to combine, available in a lot of different colours and patterns.

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Asics Gel Lyte: These shoes are available in more different colours, the ones you see on the picture are called: ‘Asics gel lyte 3 snowflake’. These shoes are very fashionable, in this colour it is maybe a bit difficult to combine with other clothes but they look great!

Probably we all know the Adidas superstar shoes.

You can buy this shoe in 50 colours. We were curious about which colours are sold the most.

Here you see the top six list.

Adidas Stan Smith: Full grain leather upper, Synthetic lining, Perforated 3-Stripes, Smooth look, Tonal rubber outsole for grip. Originally created in 1973 for tennis star Stan Smith, the adidas Stan Smith shoes have dominated the test of time.

Nike air max 1 – ultra essentials: The shoes are dressed in a leather and mesh upper for a durable yet breathable look. Sophisticated yet sporty, these athletic sneakers can be dressed up or down to suit your changing tastes. Plus, a Max Air unit in the heel offers unparalleled cushioning right where you need it.

Where to get?

The places to go for sneakers will probably be the Pro and Athlete’s foot, there you have a lot of choice between the most trending sneakers.

For a range of different shoes you can go to Durlinger or Van Haaren, there you have almost all kind of shoes from sneakers to heels. If you are not that much into shopping you can buy you shoes online. Some of the most popular sites are : Zalando, Nike, Adidas and Wehkamp.

Top 10 guys shoes: When it comes to guys shoes summer and winter do not differ a lot, the colours differ and the materials but most guys wear sneakers all over the year. You can find our top ten list on the next page.

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Nike Roshe One: This shoe is a basic shoe and therefor perfect for casual occasions. It is meant to be versatile, worn with or without socks, dressed up or down. It is made with full mesh upper for excellent breathability and with a fulllength IU midsole for lightweight cushioning.

They are in two official colours but there is an opportunity to customise them and make them your own special shoes.

Vans C&L Era 59: This shoe is perfect for any occasion, from casual to chic and can be worn with almost everything. It is a low top lace-up skate shoe, it has a durable double-stitched canvas upper with leather accents on the heel and tongue, metal eyelets, padded tongue and lining and Vans signature Waffle Outsole. They are in eight different colours, from black to wine.

Adidas ZX Flux Shoes: These slimmed-down men's sneakers have a speedy-looking design with a single-piece mesh upper, welded 3-Stripes and a TPU heel cage.

Includes Torsion support in the midsole. They are perfect for walks or just for taking it easy. With a huge range of colours you can choose from, nineteen different colours!

New Balance U420: Inspired by the 70s, these New Balance shoes combined a retro look with colours of this time. These are perfect for any occasion. They are made with suede and the inside is from textile. They are available in six colours, from normal combinations to bright yellow together with green.

Puma Suede Classic+: The suede hit new levels of fame during the '80s dawn of b-boys and hip hop beats, taking over New York City blocks. And to this day, it remains PUMA's icon of sportinspired style with its smooth suede and casual look. These shoes are in four different colours.

Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Low Top Sneaker: These are excellent for every day. They are recognized for its unmistakable silhouette, starcentred ankle patch and cultural authenticity.

They are in seven different colours and are unisex so both boys and girls can wear them.

Vans Slip-on: These shoes are amazing for any moment, from relaxation to playing outside with friends.

Probably the best thing about these shoes is the fact that you can just ‘slip’ in and out of these shoes.

The Canvas Classic Slip-on has a low profile, slipon canvas upper with elastic side accents, Vans flag label and Vans original and signature Waffle Outsole. They are available in eleven colours.

Adidas Super star: adidas Originals celebrates Pride 2015 with its vibrant LGBT Pride collection. These men's shoes keep the look classic with a coated leather upper. They feature all the authentic details, including zigzag edging on the 3-Stripes and the signature rubber shell toe.

They are perfect for casual days and they can be personalised.

Cruyff Classics Vanenburg X-Lite: The Vanenburg is available in an ultra-light version, the Vanenburg X-lite. It's not stitched, but sealed, giving it a technical appearance. This stylish men's shoe is water-resistant, scratchproof and available in a variety of colours.

Nike Air Max Tavas SE: The Nike Air Max Tavas SE Men's Shoe recalls the profile of the iconic running original with a Max Air unit in the heel and multi-surface Waffle outsole. No-sew overlays and an Ortholite sockliner lend a modern look and innovative comfort. With classic cushioning and modern comfort these are perfect for daily use.

They are available in four different colours.

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The Ultimate Festival Guide

By Merel & Yang Mei, V3at

H&M , €9,99

Are you bored this summer? Going to a festival is the perfect solution to this problem. This is the ultimate guide for you to have the best festival experience!

Festival diary summer 2015 First of all you have to choose a festival in your neighbourhood. This are a few examples.

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Park city live (11/12 july,Heerlen) Bospop (11/12 july, Weert) Full Moon festival (11 july, Tilburg) A Night in the Woods (17/18/19 july,Heerlen) Zomerparkfeest (20 t/m 23 august, Venlo, free entrance) Holi Fusion (22 august, Eindhoven) Mysteryland (29/30 august, Vijfhuizen) Holi Fusion (12 september, Maastricht) The Color Run (12 september, Utrecht) Lowlands (21 t/m 23 august, Biddinghuizen) Booch! Festival (14/15 august, Heerlen, free entrance) Bruis (4 t/m 6 september, Maastricht, free entrance)

Festival essentials When you have decided which festival you are going to visit, it is important to make sure you are well-prepared. There are a few things you cannot forget:        

Sunglasses Sun protection Money Your ticket Comfortable shoes Chewing gum Hoodie/ sweater Lightweight raincoat

To carry all of these essentials, you will need a convenient and cute bag. Small purses with details like fringe are very appropriate for festivals. You could also bring a backpack, which is easier to take with you all day. These are some cheap options from H&M . They are available in multiple colours online.

H&M, €9,99

H&M, €24,99

Outfit When you have bought your festival tickets it is time to go shopping for the perfect outfit! Here are some of this summer’s trends.

The maxi dress - This dress is long, flowy and super comfortable. When you have found a maxi dress to fit your size you can combine it with some nice sandals and a big floppy hat.

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The boys can never go wrong with a pair of shorts combined with a t-shirt or tank top. However this year a button up shirt is also very trendy to wear.

For accessories you can bring a cap to protect your eyes from the sun or a pair of tinted sunglasses.

The playsuit - Just like the maxi dress it is a one piece clothing item. To show off your legs you can combine it with high heels. Vanessa Hudgens was rocking this outfit at Coachella!

Crop tops with shorts are still super trendy this year and there are lots to choose from.

You can combine them with a pair of ripped shorts and sneakers.

The kimono is a light weighted cover up that you can wear all day. It is a very nice way to spice up your outfit with some colour and it even prevents your shoulders from getting sun burned!

Hairstyles After you have found the perfect outfit it is time to start practicing some hairstyles. This year your hair doesn’t have to look perfect. It is all about messy looking hair and braids are also coming back.

Tousled tendrils - This half-up 'do features loose tendrils in fabulously full waves, and is an easy style that tucks up unruly kinks and frizz. This look requires heat, so mist a protecting spray on first, then wrap large section of hair around a 30mm tong. On the left side, work hair anti-clockwise, then clockwise on the right, as this ensures that the moves curl prettily away from your face. Once you've finished curling, losing strands with fingertips, then smooth the crown section back and make two small braids which you pin to the back of your head. Pull thicker tendrils loose at the front for that sultry boho look, then finish with a final burst of hairspray.

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Pretty plaits like Jennifer Lawrence's are always a winner at festivals as they are easy to do, go well with any outfit and can easily be kept in all weekend or taken out to reveal wavy locks for day two! Prep the hair with some straightening cream and blow dry smooth to ensure hair is knot and tangle free.

Leaving a few strands at the front, part the hair deep on one side and begin two plaits from either side of the parting. Try the French plait technique to add texture and secure on the head to survive all degrees of head bopping!

The messy bun - You can never go wrong with a messy bun. It is simple to make and it keeps your hair up during a hot festival day!

And if you are really lazy you can always pull off a nice flower crown or a head chain. Here are some cute ones for less than 10 euros!

H&M - â‚Ź4,99

H&M - â‚Ź9,99 Cat ears are a very hot this year and they are easy to make yourself!

You are now totally festival proof. All you have to do is enjoy!

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Do It Yourself This Summer

By Manon, Lara & Maud, V3at

Food-yourself

 Step 10: put the chicken burger on top and some pieces of tomato and again some cucumber.  Step 11: the top part of the spelt roll can be placed on top and you can eat your beautiful healthy burger! Bon appetit!

Do-it-your-shelf

Do you like hamburgers as much as we do? But after you ate one, you feel guilty about all the fats and calories you just ate? Well, we found a recipe for a HEALTHY hamburger. Full of fibres, proteins and healthy fats! This burger is what I call a real burger: a big piece of meat with a lot of sauce and some vegetables. This one is a real keeper!

What do you need?: 1 spelt roll - 150 grams of minced chicken - 90 grams of avocado - 1 egg - 1 tomato - 8 pieces of cucumber - 3 pickles - A pinch of salt and pepper  Step 1: mix the egg with the minced chicken until you get a burger.  Step 2: use the grill pan so you can bake without oil or butter.  Step 3: bake the burgers until they are done in 8-10 minutes.  Step 4: remove the peel and the pit of the avocado.  Step 5: grind the avocado until you have a mousse with use of a mixer and join a pinch of salt and pepper.  Step 6: wash the tomato and cucumber and cut them into pieces.  Step 7: Is the burger beautiful brown? Then you can start filling it!  Step 8: cut the spelt roll in half and grease the bottom part with the avocado mousse.  Step 9: put some pieces of cucumber and pickle on the avocado mousse.

Have you always been wondering how to make your own shelf? Here’s how to do it!  Step 1: You need to find branches that will work for creating the shelf. Get four of the same size and cut them evenly. Add smaller branches to stabilise it. You can paint the branches any colour you like.  Step 2: Now you can add a piece of wood to finish your shelf. You can get as creative as you want again, you can paint or decorate it! The possibilities are endless!

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DIY moneybox

Dude-it-yourself

What do you need?

A small shoe box - Two solid dividers – Glue - Sticky tape – Crayons - Decorating stuff.  Step 1: Divide the box into three equal parts with two solid dividers. Glue the plates at the bottom with sticky tape so that the money can’t slide underneath  Step 2: Make a slot in each part in the lid. This is for the money to get in.  Step 3: Write SAVE in the first slot : for that new MP3 or access to theme park. :)  Step 4: On the second, write SPEND: for candy, movie tickets...  Step 5: At the third, write CADEAU: presents for your parents, friends etc…  Step 6: Decorate the box with anything you like 

Have you always wanted to have your own portable speaker? Than this DIY is just all you need!!

What do you need?

A pair of Munnys and drivers - A glue gun - A pair of speakers – Wiring - A piece of paper - A pair of scissors.  Step 1: cut a circle in a piece of paper that is as big as the speakers.  Step 2: draw a circle on the head of the munny using the paper.  Step 3: heat the circle on the munnys head.  Step 4: cut the head of the body.  Step 5: wire it and fill it with polyfill.  Step 6: seal the speaker up.  Step 7: paste the face on the body again.

Done!!!

WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK WITH MAKING ALL OUR IDEAS. IF IT DOES NOT WORK OUT, JUST BUY IT ON THE INTERNET! 

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The Bucket List

By Zoë & Ilona, V3at

We all have a couple of things we want to do before we die. Many people make a list (bucket list), but only some of them actually complete their list. We think this is a great idea and wanted to help you create your own bucket list. We’ve gathered the 20 most common things people put on their list to give you an easy start.

Go skiing - One thing you have to do is go skiing/ snow-boarding, not just in snow world, but in Austria. A nice way to achieve this is, is by going on a ski trip. Why skiing? First of all you can enjoy the amazing view you have from the top of the mountains. The sport itself is really fun and exciting and nice to do with your friends. But above all you will experience this amazing feeling only skiers and snowboarders will understand, the feeling of flying over the snow and landing on your face.

Go skydiving You should really go skydiving once in your life, it’s such an amazing experience. First you have to go in an airplane, which goes up between 3 and 3,5 km high. Then the door opens and you have to sit on the edge of the plane, with your feet hanging in the air. At that moment you have an amazing view. The first seconds seem to go very fast, but at the moment you’ve passed those seconds and are just falling, you don’t notice that you fall down with more than two or three hundred kilometres per hour. After a freefall, which takes about 30 seconds, the parachute opens. From that moment you can just float relaxed through the air and enjoy the amazing view you’ll never forget.

Bungee jumping - Bungee jumping has become more popular the last few years. The amazing rush you get form the jump causes more and more people to risk a jump. And it’s actually really safe, it is even safer than crossing a road. I think you should really risk such a jump too.

Go on a road trip (Australia) - Our personal favourite is to go on a road trip to Australia.

Australia is a great place to fulfil other things on your bucket list, like scuba diving, bungee jumping, go surfing, fly in a helicopter, etc. because there are so many things to do and Australia is just a great country.

Play a new musical instrument - Playing a musical instrument is fun because you will be able to play the songs you like. There are many instruments you can learn to play: the piano, the guitar, the clarinet, the flute, the saxophone, etc. If you have chosen your instrument, you can either teach yourself to play it, or find a teacher.

The most difficult thing about learning to play an instrument –weather you teach yourself, or have a teacher- is to read music and to learn the different tones an instrument has. When you know how to play an instrument, a new instrument will be more easy to learn. Good luck!

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Your Horoscope for 2015

By Bente & Eva, V3at

Aquarius: You are a sweet and caring person. You are always there for your friends but are they there for you?! Rethink your choices and decide whether you need to let them (IT) go a bit. Time to focus on finding new friends, Aquarius. Be a bit more assertive and enthusiastic.

Food advice: biscuit with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles and cafe Latte Love: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Pisces: All you want is perfection, unfortunately perfection doesn’t exist, try to accept and moveeee on. Try to focus on your studies, this will be the most important thing to do the next month. You want to succeed in life, don’t you?! Luckily you have friends who are always there for you.

Food advice: grape sugar mints with earl grey tea Love: ♥

Aries: June is going to be a great month for you,, Aries… You are going to be successful in your new hobby so yes, you have to choose a new hobby.

You will be meeting new people, to be exact two… furthermore, it will be a busy month for you, so you will be happy if you get some rest. Your mother will buy lots of new shoes for you, so thumbs up!

Food advice: dry cookies with a healthy smoothie Love: ♥ ♥ Taurus: Unfortunately June will not be the best month of the year for you Taurus… Shame on you! pay attention to what you are saying Taurus, although some people may like your sarcastic character, some people may also feel insulted by your comments (not those comments on Facebook) Food advice: dry bread with water.

Love: ♥

Gemini: June is going to be Fantastic. Shame on you, shame on you, you’re too hot to resist.

Potential lovers and friends will be standing in rows of three for you. BE CAREFUL who you choose for, not everything is a good idea. You can eat as much as you want, and you won’t become fatttt.

Food advice: pizza with chocolate and whole milk Love: ♥ ♥ ♥ Cancer: Next month is going to be a herotastic month for you. One day, you wake up and feel like you’ve got superpowers, make use of it!!! Try to take risks and do something you have never done before, it will make you feel amazing  In spite of all the good news, don’t overestimate yourself, even you may take some rest at times.

Food advice: non-fat yoghurt with granola and chocolate + fresh apple juice Love: ♥ Leo: Last month you had troubles communicating with someone, but this month you can do it. His or hers reaction will be better than you hoped and will make this an excellent month for you. A problem in your family will occur, but you will be able to solve it! Expect an emotional rollercoaster in the second week…

Food advice: Kale with smoked sausage and applesauce Love: ♥ ♥ ♥ Virgo: Last month, you might have felt overweight, with all your responsibilities. No need to worry, they will be over soon and, as always, yóú will be coming out on top. Take some quality time with or for yourself and take the time to watch that film, series, or read that book you always wanted to. Shine, Virgo!

Food advice: Chips and mayonnaise Love: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Libra: You’re a charming person, Libra, make use of it! You will be admired and loved, but you find it hard to say no. Try to do it, stop trying to make everybody happy and think about what you really want. Taking a new haircut will make you feel like reborn.

Food advice: Giant cotton candy with ketchup Love: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Scorpio: You will be discovering secrets, about family, friends and other persons. You are someone people confide in, but don’t misuse their information. Make sure you resist the temptation to reveal some things. It’s not your task to inform the world about it! Your closets are bulging with amazing clothes, stop shopping and realize it’s not all about the money.

Food advice: cannelloni filled with spinach and ricotta cheese. Drink some vodka with it!

Love: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Sagittarius: It will not be the best month of the year for you unfortunately, Sagittarius. You can be hot, but this month…you won’t be cool. Try to survive and look forward to the month after. Things will be better by then! You will turn into a right diva when you’re hungry…

Food advice: Snickers and tomato juice.

Love: ½ ♥

Capricorn: Lots of love for you this month, Capricorn! You will meet an interesting boy or girl.

Enjoy and don’t worry too much. School and responsibilities will come to you later, you have done enough for a while. Take quality time, do nice things with your friends, go on dates with your mysterious person and have lots of fun!

Food advice: heart candy, lollypops and sweet cupcakes Love: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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My Bilingual Adventure at SMC

By Vjosa, V3at

All the international activities do not only tend to be extremely fun, but also very eye-opening.

About three years ago, our school started this somewhat peculiar thing called Bilingual Education, or TTO if you will. Well, in fact, we did not invent it or anything, but the school started offering it. So what did I decide to do? I decided to give this so-called TTO thing a try, and it definitely did not disappoint. My name is Vjosa and I am one of the students that were the first to try this new thing out.

So because you might be asking yourself ‘’But Vjosa, what IS Bilingual Education?’’ I will be so kind as to explain TTO, ignoring the fact that most people who will be reading this are probably aware of Bilingual Education. Oh well.

TTO is the acronym that stands for Tweetalig Onderwijs. Or Bilingual Education. The name should give you a clue, really. TTO is basically education given in two languages, one being the native language and the other being a foreign language (English in our case). Our school has been offering this new and interesting type of education since 2012, and it has been a great success so far. That statement alone probably does not succeed in convincing anybody that TTO is absolutely wonderful though, so of course I will briefly mention what this innovative learning programme has to offer.

As everything is constantly becoming more globalised and international, communication skills and world orientation are being valued more and more in this ever-growing society. That is why learning to speak, write and read a major world language like English is so undoubtedly necessary nowadays. TTO is therefore extremely beneficial.

Pupils who previously were not able to speak a word of English will learn to discuss serious and important topics in class in a surprisingly short amount of time. I have seen this happening, and it is truly fascinating to witness. On top of that, there is a very pleasant culturally educational side to this all as well. Yes, I am talking about all the fun trips!

The Bilingual Programme does a fantastic job at making sure we are well-informed on other cultures, what it would be like to live in different countries, and everything about languages of course. Quite a lot of time is also spent on teaching us about international issues and problems, and opinions are well-appreciated. This all helps us form a better image of the world, and we learn to have educated opinions on serious matters.

These are some of the reasons I consider this programme to be of high value, and I think that anyone who feels like they are up for the challenge should strongly consider doing TTO. Everyone has to work for it though, and it is to be remembered that no-one will magically be granted the ability to speak English eloquently. Although the teachers are quite great, they are not fairy godmothers.

Now that you could call yourself a TTO-specialist, I will describe some of the things us Bilingual students have done in these past three years. My own experience with TTO, basically.

Year 1

So there I was, sitting at my PC. I had been given the assignment to write an essay-like letter, explaining why I wanted to get involved with this whole English ordeal. Because, you see, they do not just accept you straight away, no. Everyone is given the assignment to explain their choice and a talk is to be held shortly after. I had to really think about this letter. How did I want to present myself?

Should I brag? Should I be humble? Why did I even choose this? Now, that was a good question which I could answer quite easily, fortunately.

Because of me moving a lot during my life, I had learnt to speak four languages, but I still found Dutch a bit difficult, so of course I chose TTO.

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This was rephrased in a more… appealing way in the letter, of course. This was obviously not my only reason, but at that time I did not know as much about the advantages of this all as I do now, because frankly, we are the first generation. So the new students are really dang lucky, getting to know all of this beforehand. Thanks to moi.

In the first year, everything was new and exciting, and I think that one of the major things we did that year is visit England, Canterbury, to be more specific. That was different from everything else, because it was even more new and exciting.

Canterbury will always be something TTO students will remember, I think.

All jokes aside, I got accepted (woohoo) and it was really great. While you might think that it takes a long time to grow accustomed to speaking another language in class, I must say it went fairly naturally. It did not feel too forced, and the teachers really did help, so props to them. The atmosphere was great, because everything was new to everyone, so no-one felt weird or left out.

Mistakes were made, and everyone just accepted that because holy cow we are speaking another language?!

We were told we were going to England, and we were ecstatic, obviously. During the project week, we were visiting Canterbury! (By the way, I think I should mention that when you compare our project weeks to those of the regular students, the envy they have is justified. We always get the trips!)

Now, as I mentioned before, we do actually get to have a lot of fun. So much fun, that the nonbilingual students tend to get a little envious . In the first year, The Phileas Fogg Theatre Company was invited to our school to do a drama workshop.

I can already hear some of you sighing, and I know what you are thinking, but it is quite different from what you would expect.

We were told we were going to perform this play that took place in the Victorian Ages in England, which was fine and dandy. But we did not get a script, or any information to prepare us in any other way, no.

We were told what to do the evening the play was performed. Now, hear me out, it seems impossible, but you can rest assured that it really did work out well. It was a perfect situation, because we got to speak English in a fun setting and since we were so focussed on the acting, speaking English ended up very normal, as if we had been doing this for years.

You see, if people do not know they are being taught something, they will like it more.

The trip to Canterbury was really fun, and it definitely gave the class some bonding time, which was greatly appreciated by most pupils, as we had yet to form strong friendships. We visited the Dover Cliffs which were pretty cool, got to walk a bit which was nice, and we got drenched by the rain which was… less pleasant. The Dover Castle was really amazing, especially since we entered it as well, and avoided getting even more soaked.

After that, we went to Canterbury by coach and FINALLY the sun shone. Which was extra great, because I could buy ice-cream without people thinking I am completely crazy. Nice. All in all, our day trip to Canterbury was incredible.

Year 2

A year had passed, and speaking English in class was not something you really had to think about.

As soon as you entered the classroom, you spoke English. Those were the very simple rules that were not argued with by most. Sure, some words still seemed like they just should not be words at all, but in general, English was a familiar language to us now. As an introduction to the second year, we had a high-tea! Being a food enthusiast, I was pleasantly surprised with the scones.

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Now, another thing happened that year, that some might consider more important than scones. Some.

Yes, the exchanges! I can only speak for myself, but it definitely was the most interesting TTO-related thing I have done to this date. It was just great. It was arranged in such a way that our pupils had partners from the Cornelius Vermuyden School in England. While most pupils had their own partners, some of us had to share due to the lack of British pupils (I was amongst those who had to share). They were the first ones, meaning that they visited us first. I could definitely write ten pages explaining in great detail what we did, but I am supposed to write an article, not a book.

So they arrived, and oh boy is it nerve-wracking to speak English to a native speaker. While it was kind of scary at first, they were really nice and complimented us on the level of our English. There were several get-to-know-each other games, which were fine, but I have to say we did very well on getting to know them in the free time we spent with them as well. Which was possible only because of the way it was organised. They would stay together in a bed and breakfast kind of place, and we would be visiting them every day with planned activities but also a bunch of free time.

Our English skills benefitted a lot from this free time spent with the Britons. You see, this all worked out very well because they could not speak a word of Dutch. So we could not shy away, which was quite good because some people who had previously been reluctant to speak English and had been passive in class were forced to open up and really try. Because that is the key to doing things well, trying. Most pupils knew this from the start, but for some it took some time to realise that they would have to start speaking English sooner or later, even if it was not perfect in any way.

This exchange also helped with our social development, as we were connecting to people we had just met. You did not have to be the most extraverted person to have a good chat with these kids, as there always was enough to talk about, whether be it differences in culture, poking fun at each other’s languages or just bonding over shared interests. In addition, our school had been very nice and planned some trips to Germany and Belgium whilst they were here. So that was quite

enjoyable. All things eventually come to end though, but I was content. It had been great fun, and no-one could wait till we could finally visit them in England.

And then, it was time. Time for our ten-day stay in England! Our students, unlike the Britons, were split up in groups of two till four pupils. We were sent away to these so-called host families where we would be staying. They would provide us with food and similar things. This whole host family thing was absolutely wonderful. I can only speak from my own experience, but we had a jolly good time in England. My classmate and I were lucky enough to be sent to these two lovely people. Our ‘’host-mum’’ was from the USA and our host ‘’host-dad’’ was English. This was truly great because we heard two different accents and they both told us a bunch about the American and British culture and how they differentiate from each other and what they have in common. We often did a lot of fun thing in the free evenings we had, like play Scrabble, or watch The Voice Britain.

Obviously, we did a bunch of things with the Cornelius Vermuyden School, like visit Cambridge.

We also went to Greenwich and twice to London.

I learnt a lot about Britain and the British culture in general, which I enjoyed. Again, ten more pages could be written about how delicious my fish and chips were, or about how I may or may not have got lost in London, but those are mostly irrelevant details. This exchange was awesome, like really awesome and I am happy we got to do all of this lovely stuff. Ah, TTO and its’ privileges.

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Another thing happened that year as well. It was the first time our school joined the Junior Speaking Competition!

This was simultaneously exciting and terrifying news, but everyone immediately got to work at writing and practising their speeches.

The theme was “Crossing Borders’’ and we were free to do what we wanted with it. Now, I must say I loved the theme. The whole international thing, it appealed to me. So I simply wrote a speech about how I had moved a lot and how I had noticed differences even inside Europe. For some reason, I got chosen to represent my school in the regional rounds of the competition. Which, you know, definitely is not scary or nerve-wracking at all, no.

Aside from my nerves starting the process of autocannibalism, I somehow messed up a tiny bit at the beginning of my speech. Now, my mistake was a very stupid and quite irrelevant mistake, but it was noticeable nonetheless. Which is probably why we did not end up winning. I am not sour about that at all, no. Sarcasm aside, I was happy for the winner, as she did pretty dang well and definitely deserved to win. It was quite an experience, this whole speech-thing. It made me realise I did not really have that much of a problem with public speaking at all.

Year 3 Two years of speaking English had passed, and pupils started having opinions. Or rather, expressing them in English. This year, we have been talking a lot about all kinds of issues. Of course, we had discussed some important issues before this year as well, but not quite as much as in year 3. We have been talking about Global Warming, about current issues in Ukraine and Russia, about discrimination; you name it. Once again, it is amazing to see how we can now discuss these serious topics, and even have debates when opinions conflict. It is extremely important that younger people know a lot about things that are happening outside their country as well. And that is yet another reason why TTO truly is pretty amazing.

The third year, many will tell you, is quite stressful.

We suddenly have to choose a profile and really consider everything and anything. There are a lot of tests and a lot of homework, but one test in particular is interesting for us Bilingual Students.

The FCE, or the Cambridge English: First. This test was a huge thing for us, as it was essential that everyone passed it. It was the first certificate we were going to get. And with our amazing English teachers’ help, We passed.

We actually passed. I mean, not that I was expecting less from us, the original Bilinguals, but we were obviously overjoyed. Everyone passed the FCE, which meant that we had been doing quite well, really. Now, there was one downside to this test which was the fact that it had to be taken on a Saturday morning. The tests consisted of several parts, one of the parts being speaking. This speaking examination had to be taken separately on a Friday. It was scary, sure, but the feeling of relief when you finally finish the test is just great.

Now, another fun thing that I took part in this year was the Aischylos Project, which was basically this drama project our school organised with several other schools for all Gymnasium students. One of the schools was an international school, and there were also students from a school located in the French-speaking part of Belgium. These pupils obviously did not speak Dutch, but as someone who does TTO, I managed to communicate with them quite easily. Which goes to show how beneficial it really is, even in non-TTO situations.

This was all about my personal experience with Bilingual Education, and I think that it really is a great thing. I have never heard anyone say the regret doing TTO, which says a lot as we love to complain about everything. It definitely did not disappoint.

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My New Life in Niceville, USA!

By Kyle

Hi my name is Kyle. I am half American and half Dutch. I am proud to have been a part of the first TTO class at SMC. Everything we did that first year was an experiment and we had a lot of fun finding our way. I attended SMC TTO for two years and I made some great friends for life and the teachers were amazing.

Our class had a very strong bond because all of our classes were together. I moved to Florida during the summer of 2014, and school is very different (but a good different).

I love American high school!!!

The transition from number grades to letter grades took some adjusting. I only take 7 classes and each class is with a different group of students. I know many more kids here than I did at SMC. School spirit is huge here!

I attend Niceville High School and we are home of the Eagles. Pep rallies on Friday’s are so cool. Classes are cut short so we can go to the gymnasium to watch the cheerleaders perform and get everyone hyped up for the football game that evening.

We live along the Emerald Coast on the Gulf of Mexico and the sand is so white it looks like sugar. Life is good!

I miss my friends and Mr. van Roekel (he’s coming to visit one of these days), but I’ve had great time adjusting to life in Florida!

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