The Bulletin Issue #8

Issue #8 American Division High School Newsletter

March 2017

High School’s Honor Roll

A MISR LANGUAGE SCHOOLS PUBLICATION Hearty congratulations to

Editorial Staff the Highest GPAs for

FARIDA ELSEFARY, G11 2016-2017’s Quarter Two!
I am a person who likes to eat.
A lot. I also aspire to be a giver; Grade 9A:
a giver of love, a giver of good
vibes, and a giver of strength. Youssef Ahmed Abdelaziz Abdelaziz
Since the beginning of the school Nour Ahmed Abdellatif Eltaher
year, I’ve been trying to come out Malak Ahmed Mohamed Talaat
of my shell and go through new Farrah Farid Kamal Stino
experiences with new people and Yasmin Osama Zakaria Sedra
travel to new places. I like taking Mario Ramzi Stino
pictures, eating cheese sticks, Jannatalah Sherif Galaleldin Younes
and watching sitcoms.
ALI REFAI, G11 Grade 9B:
I’m the broken shell of a man
who has lost his soul through Sama Adel Mohamed Khalaf
three years of high school.
Well, not really, but I’m an Grade 9C:
introvert. You can say that I’m
an ambitious guitarist who Rawan Arafat Abdelwahed Abdelgaid
aspires to be something more Yara Khaled Gamal Soliman
than just a boring high school Zeina Mohamed Aly Salem Ahmed
student. I spend most of my Nadine Waheed Yousry Farag
time watching TV shows and
contemplating life. But hey, Grade 10A:
good vibes… goood vibes.
Diana Beshoy Nasif Kerolos
MARIAM MAGDY, G11 Kareem Mohamed Soliman
I’m interested in politics, law
and human rights; however, I Grade 10B:
am currently “wasting my life”
watching movies and shows. And Zeina Amr Mohammad Kamal Sallam
while my favorite hobby is making
food (with reading as a close Grade 11A:
second), I do generally prefer
sleeping to most other things. Farida Abdelhamid Abdelwahab
Mariam Magdy Mahmoud Mahmoud
EZZ ELDIN AHMED, G9 Fatima Mohsen Hagag
I am a person who enjoys Hazem Tarek Mohamed Hamoudy
cereal on a Friday night with Bassem Wahid Hassan Mohamed
cartoons. I also enjoy writing Mohamed Yasser Amen Abdalbaky
and I am quite creative.
A piece of advice I would Grade 11B:
give anyone coming to high
school for the first time: it Hedayette Nabil Sayed Elqabbani
has nothing to do with High
School Musical. Grade 11C:
Editor-in-Chief: Ms. Injy El-Kashef
Lay Out Editor: Ms. Sherien Hussien Lina Amr Mostafa Elmaghraby
Activities Director: Ms. Deena Seleem Nouralhoda Nasr Ahmed Kayed
High School Office Desk: Ms. Shereen Moussad
Grade 12A:
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Nouran Ibrahim Abdelkarim
Shada Gamal Moursy Moursy
Aly Nezar Ahmed Elwasif

Grade 12B:

Rawand Ayman Abbas Mahmoud Aboubakr
Mohamed Mohamed Sabry Elsebaei
Raween Osama Abdou Abdelnaby

One image speaks a thousand words, they say, and this one here captures the “Bulletin effect”.

cMaLnScMelUleNd ApMpLrSDeCaciyaarteiosn

The MLSMUN board -- whose Secretary As part of this year’s activities program, the
General was Nour Amr Kamel (G12), head MLS Cares Club first kicked off the year with
of organization committee was Farida Koshari and bake sales. Moving forward from
Hossam (G11), and was supervised by there, the club’s latest – and most successful –
Ms Shahira Sadek -- is sad to announce project took the form of an appreciation day for
that the school MUN was canceled due our High School nannies. To give the nannies a
to an insufficient number of interested well-deserved day off, it was the students who
delegates. We would like to thank became responsible for the cleanliness of their
everyone who had already started classrooms and the tidiness of the entire floor.
working and organizing for the MUN and It may have been tiring for some, but the look
we hope that we can make this dream on the nannies’ faces made it all worthwhile.
of ours come true one day. Thank you Ms. Doaa Naguib!

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CAIRO FROM ABOVE

Did you know that the Cairo Tower has been the highest standing structure in Egypt and North
Africa for the past 50 years?
MLS students of grades 9, 10, and 11 were given the chance to rise to the top of the 187m
concrete giant this winter. Coincidentally, the weather on the day of the visit was both incredibly
cold and incredibly windy, making the experience all the more surreal. Cairo appeared remarkably
beautiful from such a height, all of its insane traffic and crazy energy seeming from above to have
evaporated. No wonder it’s the second most popular Cairo landmark after the Giza Pyramids!
Following the cityscape observation (and the blasts of wind) the students were taken out
to lunch, sealing this feast for the eyes with some food for the stomach.

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Hanya Nosseir dazzles MSAMUN

After her week-long participation in the MSAMUN,
The Bulletin grabbed the first chance for an exclusive
interview with the new American Division big shot:
Grade 12 student Hanya Nosseir.
First of all, we discovered that she was the only
one selected from MLS to join the MSAMUN – and she
hasn’t stopped talking about how fun, motivating and
organized the simulation was. She explained what a
challenge it was for her to be there alone, with none
of her friends or acquaintances around her, and how
it ultimately rendered her more independent; it even
helped her tremendously get her research done! It
taught her to cooperate with different people and
learn to interact beyond her circle of friends. As
Neale Walsch once said, “Life begins at the end of
your comfort zone,” and Hanya’s experience proved it.
She even socialized with delegates to win the debates
(“caucusing” in UN jargon) – constantly chattering about MLS, just like our “ambassador”. Her
chair said her performance was absolutely extraordinary.
Although she initially felt clueless, she eventually ended up winning “Best Delegate”,
“Best Delegation” (China) and was chosen to head the MSAMUN team once she joins college.
She will visit schools to impart her acquired knowledge and experience and describe how she
was chosen to be the future MSAMUN leader. She
will also get to decide when the MUN will be held
and which schools are to be invited… just because
she’s qualified!
This is part of MSA’s new system for its
MUN members: those who win “Best Delegate”
are granted a membership to the university’s MUN
Club and earn the opportunity to join MSA later on
for their undergraduate studies.

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Ali jams and we marmalade

Hark ye jazz lovers! Our very own
grade 11A student and Bulletin
reporter Ali Hosam Refai, guitar in
hand, participated in this year’s Cairo
Jazz Festival. Yes, he did!
The first annual Cairo Jazz
Festival was founded in 2009 by
pianist, composer and producer Amro
Salah who was driven by the passion to
celebrate this unique music form that
magically diffuses and overwhelms so
many listeners all over the planet.
Although only renowned artists
like Hamza Namira performed on the main stage, young talents had their own reserved spot where
they showed jazz-lovers what they are capable of. It was great to personally be there and witness
it all; truly amazing! Keep up the great work, Ali!

Cycling for awareness

Our grade 12 students Hanya Nosseir and Nour Malash took to the streets and joined
a bike ride held to raise awareness of the importance of saving the environment
and non-renewable natural resources. The message was loud and clear: more
people should start using bikes instead of cars, at least when riding to nearby
places. A famous TV host joined the ride donning an abaya (overdress gown) to
encourage veiled ladies – whether they wear this gown or not – to follow suit. TV
channel MBC MISR was there and had it all on tape. How cool is that?

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Our Student Council touches hearts

57357 Children’s Cancer Hospital is one of the biggest of its kind in the world, and
it is leading the way in health care in Egypt. As MLS aims to lend a hand to the
community and promote the spirit of volunteering, we are proud to highlight the
wonderful gesture of our 2017 Student Council, whose members spent a day at the
57357 Hospital spreading smiles on the children’s faces.

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Overheard at MLS

Schools are more than just communities, they are families. In our family, so much is said that cracks
us up ‫ ـــ‬especially when overheard out of its original context. Here are some of the lines we picked up
along the corridors ‫ ـــ‬without even trying to eavesdrop!

(Trying to fit in everything into face one A higher -“Hane3mel eh fel project?”
of the paper) “enta 3aref enn fi dahr lel class of -“Hanelbes”
wara2a?” (explores the paper) “Aaaah… masry
bass I’m going green.”

“Abl mashra7 khalloony

a2olloko 3ala 7agat Quarter

Take a chill pill, life is eshta Mish e7na Two” (one of the students
Sha3roh khelesna men el responds in the dead silence)
kalam da wana “hehehehehehehehe” (class

s2ett fih? burst out laughing)

a7la men Beyen2el w
7ayaty bey2ollek ana mish
ban2el ana bashoof
Enta 7azzak Ana mish
3amel zayy 7azz

el cartoons Ana mota2akked e7na Enta
(Sarcastically,) el 3enab bene3mel eh bas makontesh
medaye2ny nayem bas,
mashy enta kont

Eddy keda a
bun pose

“Kheir ya nayem w

Abdallah?” La2 ana mish betshakhar!

hadttered

Maho mish koll lewa7dy! Tab Howa ana
sana hateb2a sana interview me akeed mish
So2al ye7arrak ka2enny Ms 7omar awi
soda masha3ry
Fatma keda

Gama3a, for next Howa mish Shaf el film “Ya guys,” (no one
Halloween mangeeb three bass nayem, da w 7arraklo answers) “Ya fasl
masha3roh we7esh,” (no one
more w neb2a Friends? beyet7arak! answers again) “Ya fasl

mo2ref!”

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MLS UNIVERSITY FAIR

Have you ever been all around confused about what you
want to study next or where you want to do it? We’ve all
been there – and some of us still are! Well, the purpose
behind the yearly MLS University Fair is to give students an
idea of the possibilities afforded them in the next step of
their educational future.

Representatives and admissions personnel of prominent
Egyptian universities, as well as agencies representing
prestigious universities in the UK, the USA, Canada, the Far
East and Europe converged on our MLS Campus to answer
questions from High School students and parents and
provide pertinent information allowing them to make up
their minds. One student said that “The MLS University Fair
gave me a chance to feel a bit more secure about the next
few years of my life.”

This year marked the fourth round of the MLSUF, which
has been growing in reputation and participation since
its inception. Although it is organized by our American
Division, it aims to serve all of MLS’s other sections too: the
National, the British and the French – hence, the diversity
of participants to cater for all needs.

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4TH ROUND

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A WINTER MADE GLORIOUS

From shopping in the streets of to amaze me with all its historical
Paris to walking across an icy snowy monuments and, needless to say,
bridge 3000 meters above the ground its shopping. Among the many other
between two mountain peaks, this activities lined up, we attended an
winter trip had it all! incredible circus performance --
Switzerland, I believe, everyone was definitely one of the best I’d ever
sad to leave behind thanks to all the seen. We also visited the Louvre
fun we had ice skating, tobogganing, Museum and the Eiffel Tower, which
dog-sledding and just plain goofing we spent hours trying to climb to
around one of the highest mountains the top. There was also Disneyland
in the Swiss Alps. Now that was an for the 9th graders, which they
experience to remember, especially enjoyed to the full despite the rain.
for those who were enjoying the Now we have reached the end of
snow for the first time. our amazing winter trip. Everyone
The fun didn’t stop even back at was packed, broke, and didn’t want
the hotel! There was the indoor to leave, but also happy to see the
swimming pool, the arcade and families back home.
billiards table, which everyone ran Hands down one of the best
out of money booking in turn (trying trips Dr. Mohamed and Ms. Dina
to beat me of course). It was a shame have organized for us. Their
leaving Switzerland but we knew extraordinary planning granted
there was still a lot in store for us. grades 9 and 10 one of their best
After a grueling eight-hour bus ride winters to cherish for a long time.
to Paris, we were so exhausted that We sincerely thank them both for
many of us preferred an early night their hard work and preparation,
to bed. for bearing with us, for caring for
Paris was something, and even us (especially in Paris where they
though I am lucky to have visited it a were pushed to their limits), and for
couple times before, it never ceases making this incredible trip possible.

Report by Kareem Soliman

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MEANWHILE IN

Masters of the game

How do you make Maths more fun? Well, turn it into a board game, of
course! Divided into groups, Grade 10 creatively invented and executed
board games that recreate trigonometry (including the Pythagorean
Theorem and special right triangles). The project required them to
provide an answer key and explanations to the equations they’ve
added, so that anyone who plays their games can understand what
he/she did wrong and why. By breaking down mathematical equations
and their explanations into points
and steps, G10 managed to turn
even the Pythagorean theory into
fun. From Alice in Wonderland
to Friends, the themes they
chose were incredibly creative.
Ms Fatma Hassan, you rock!

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THE CLASSROOMS...

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Nowhere to go but up!

For the first semester’s big Maths
project, 11-A were instructed to build
a 3-D model of a roller coaster, along
with a video explaining the design.
Left to their own wild imaginations,
students made models with creative
themes such as: Space, Candy and
Lego, among many more. With the
entire teaching staff assessing the
students’ presentations of their
models and videos, the teachers were
shocked by the consistent quality of
their work, giving occasional standing
ovations and congratulating them on
their collective efforts. The Maths
Department invariably finds fascinating
ways to make the learning experience
more entertaining for students and for
teachers alike. Thank you Ms Fatma
Hassan!

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Tickled pink by Algebra

School can be a real yawn –
what with not having access
to your computer games, text
messaging time and freedom to
roam the Internet – unless, of
course, you happen to be in Ms.
Nanice’s Grade 9 class.
Every week, her students
routinely look forward to an
entertaining, competitive day
of games that include trivia,
mental challenges and quizzes.
Students are sometimes
required to use the Internet
to look up games and compete
with other groups. “Maths can
be all fun and games!” asserts
our teacher.
Students of all ages
are so much more engaged
during interactive classes and
prefer activities that involve
collaboration with teachers
and peers. The large majority
of students rated classroom
discussions and debates as
“exciting and engaging” in
an informal poll, while group
competitions were rated even
higher.

Maths Stars of the Quarter

SAMA ADEL 9B MARIO STINO 9A FARIDA EL-SHAZLY 11B
Thank you Ms Nanice El Sharnouby!

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The Scottsboro Boys strike again

To explore literature further and dig deeper into their text of study, Grade 9 students in Quarter Two recreated
the controversial trial of the Scottsboro Boys. Every student was assigned a role, including jury members, judges,
prosecution lawyers, defense lawyers and witnesses. The below text is the actual document presented by the
“rapporteur” to recap the verdict:
“Three black teens known as the Scottsboro boys were accused of rape. The trial started just 12 days
after their arrest. Multiple sources had already tried and convicted them, with numerous calls for the death
penalty.
The freight train left Chattanooga for Memphis at 10:20 a.m. Thirty minutes after it had pulled out of
Stevenson, Alabama, the stationmaster there saw a group of white hoboes walking along the train tracks back
toward the station. They told him that several black boys had thrown
them off the train after a fight. The stationmaster telephoned ahead
to the next stop, Scottsboro, but the train had already passed through.
It was finally stopped at Paint Rock, where a sheriff found three black
youngsters and, to everyone’s surprise, two young white women dressed
in men’s overalls.
Twenty minutes after the train had been stopped, one of the
women, Ruby Bates, called over the sheriff and told him that she and her
companion, Victoria Price, had been gang-raped by the blacks. The boys
were immediately arrested and taken to the Scottsboro jail. As the sheriff
sent the women to two local doctors for medical examinations, news of
the alleged attacks spread.
That night, a lynch mob of several hundred white men surrounded
the jail, but was kicked out by the National Guard. The teens became
known as “the Scottsboro Boys.”
Both Ruby Bates and Victoria Price’s stories were irrelevant and
contradictory, with no evidence supporting their accusations of being
“gang raped.” They lied because they feared being arrested under the
Mann Act, which is a federal law that bans prostitution.
Five heroic lawyers were assigned to represent the boys. The
prosecution questioned them one after the other. No closing arguments
were offered by these prosecution attorneys. The “Scottsboro Boys”
were found to be not guilty of rape and received no penalties whatsoever.
Racism is a volatile issue and remains so throughout the country.
The jury also quickly returned a Not Guilty verdict and the three
boys are, as of now, free men”. Thank you Ms. Doaa Naguib!

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Hollywood, here we come!

Grade 11 students were assigned to write a screenplay for a five-episode mini-series, and then
proceed to film it. With each team creating their own unique world and stories that range from
crime and psychological thrillers to romantic dramas, the Grade 11 classes presented a diverse
range of shows that displayed some surprising performances from a few students – not to mention
really solid scripts – going as far as filming car chase scenes with actual policemen! According to
some, this project was able to bring out the talents that students already harbored, but just hadn’t
discovered yet. Thank you Mr. Ramy Maher and Ms. Heba Zeitoun!

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Preparing for tomorrow

It is only a matter of months for Grade 12 to bid school adieu and join colleges. Quarter Two’s ELA
class saw MLS’s senior students imagining they are delivering a speech in front of their chosen college
committee to try and convince it to accept them. It was a challenge for most students but “some of
them did a really great job”, said Ms. Heba Zeitoun. Raween Osama was among those who truly shone;
the way she eloquently articulated her speech and her endeavor to convince the ‘committee’ were
extraordinary. Good luck in the real world, Grade 12 students -- the countdown has begun!

No tragic singing

Ever wanted to sing in class but the
teacher just wouldn’t let you? Well, with
full encouragement from their teacher,
tenth graders did just that in Quarter Two.
Their assignment was to write and perform
songs telling the story of Oedipus the King
which, in case you didn’t know, is a Greek
tragedy following the mysterious plague
that affected the citizens under Oedipus’
rule. With many twists and turns in the
plot, Grade 10 were able to
adapt the story into several
creative songs. We’re sure that
the performances managed to
cast a less depressing tone on
this classis tragedy from Ancient
Greece. Thank you Mr Ramy
Maher!

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Bananas about Economics

Grade 12 students in Economics class had to “become” buyers and sellers in a banana market and
close as many deals as possible. As per the activity directions, a sale is made when one buyer and
one seller agree on a price with which they
are both satisfied -- imagine the spirited
negotiations! After a sale is made, they
record the price under “Actual Sale Price”
on their score sheet. They also had to report
the sale price to the Price Recorder and then
exchange their Buy or Sell Card for another
card of the same type. The dynamism in
that class is positively insane and Ms Shahira
Sadek’s passion absolutely contagious!

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And where do you see yourself?

As part of Quarter Two’s Business curriculum, Grade 11 students were given the difficult task of
figuring out what they would wish their futures to look like someday – one of the hardest assignments
imaginable, at any age. They were instructed to investigate possible fields and career options, and
eventually simulate a job interview as part of their quarter assessment. Students took turns as both
the interviewers and the interviewees, dressed to impress in fully formal attire. This was a good
experience for students to practice the etiquette for interviews and to prepare for the pressure that
comes with the territory.

Layers under our social skin

In groups of five, Grade 12 Sociology students in Quarter Two had to present an overall analysis of
the roles played by five major social institutions. Each group member was tasked with preparing
logs for one of the six types of social institutions (Family, Education, Politics, Economics, Religion,
and Media) and study their functions. Then, the students were required to examine Egyptian society
to analyze the impact of each type of institution. Finally, they had to evaluate the most influential
type affecting the development of Egyptian society. Great work, Grade 12; we are impressed!
Thank you Ms Shereen Touni!

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Build up your steam

When Grade 9 students were asked to review the Industrial Age, the task
was not centered on a tedious essay or a dull exam. Instead, they were
tasked with using the steam combustion engine to construct a vehicle!
In case you feel lost, the steam combustion engine is a heat
engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
Since the early 18th century, it has been applied to a variety of practical
uses. At the turn of the 19th century, steam-powered transport on both
sea and land began to make its appearance, becoming more dominant as
the century progressed.
Over six weeks of work, all three Grade 9 classes were assigned
the production of different steam engine related vehicles, such as the
train, boat, and car.
The various groups, each with its own leader, were responsible
for completing cumulative phases of this mega project. Responsibilities
included, but were not limited to, research, purchase of materials and
manufacture.
The students are yet to show their final products and it is rumored
that a competition will be held for the most accurate sample of a steam
engine. Thank you Mr. Ramzi Stino!

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Walk like a Mayan

The Mayan civilization is noted for its art, architecture, mathematics,
and overall rich culture. Tenth graders in Quarter Two, under the proud
supervision of Ms Shahira Sadek and Mr Ramzi Stino, were asked to
physically portray this vibrant culture’s numerous aspects.
As each group was requested to present a different facet of
daily Mayan life -- ranging from housing to government and everything
in between -- they were able to bring this wonderful civilization to life
with their colorful costumes and informative presentations.

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THE ELOQUENCE OF DATA

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OUR ATHLETES

Under 18 soccer at El-Gouna

The best football players of MLS’ various divisions were rounded up to participate in the prestigious
yearly soccer tournament held in El-Gouna for international schools. Teams from all sections of the
schools were offered a chance to compete and all returned with medals. The competition was tough,
but the students gave it their all during the six-day stay and managed 5th place against the best
school teams in Egypt. Thank you Mr Ahmed Abdel Meguid!

AMERICAN DIVISION
Youssef Maged G10
Youssef Seoud G10
Alei Khaled G10
Abdallah Salem G11
Omar Nasser G11
Marawan Wahid G11
Mahmoud Ashraf G12

FRENCH DIVISION
Omar Ghannam G11
Adham Amr G11
Marawan Bakry G11

IG DIVISION
Omar Eissa G10
Kevin Ramzy G10
Ahmed El-Derwy G10
Karim Reda G10

NATIONAL DIVISION
Ahmed Hamdy G10
Muhammad Tarek G11
Ali Emad G10

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ON THE FIELD

MLS u-16 boys & u-18 girls grab both trophees at
New Generation School basketball championship

Under 18 girl soccer at Al-Rehab Club

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FLASHES FROM THE

Waz abouz the

In 1927 during a dinner at his home, M-G-M studio chief Louis B. Mayer and his guests talked about creating an organized
group to benefit the film industry. A week later, 36 invitees from all the creative branches of the film industry dined at
Los Angeles’s Ambassador Hotel and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was born with Douglas Fairbanks
as president. Today the Academy has 6000 members and oversees the nomination, voting and the ceremony itself of
one of the most famous events that honor filmmaking: the Academy Awards, casually called the Oscars.
The first Academy Awards ceremony was a banquet at the Roosevelt Hotel with 270 attendees on May 16th
1929. Recipients were announced three months earlier; the next year the Academy kept the results secret but gave an
advance list to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. This continued until 1940 when they started the sealed-envelope
system still in use today.
To qualify for nomination a film must open in the previous calendar year, from midnight at the start of January
1 to midnight at the end of December 31, in Los Angeles County, California and play for at least seven consecutive days.
It must be feature-length, defined as a minimum of 40 minutes, and it must exist either on a 35 mm or 70 mm film print
or in 24 frame/s or 48 frame/s progressive scan digital cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by
1080 pixels.

No one really knows how The Walt Disney
Oscars got its name. One won more
story is that an Academy Academy
Awards than
librarian saw one of the first any other
statuettes and exclaimed person, with 26
“It looks just like my Uncle Oscars (22 for
his films and
Oscar!” Another story is that four honorary
Bette Davis (former Academy awards).
President) named it after her
ex-husband, Harmon Oscar

Nelson, Jr.

Katharine Hepburn Meryl Streep
won more Academy has been

Awards than any nominated for
other actor/actress, more Academy

with four Oscars. Awards than
any other

actor/actress,
with 20

nominations
(she’s won
three times).

Only three films have ever Tatum O’Neal is the
won all five of the most youngest person to win
coveted awards — Best
Picture, Director, Actor, an Oscar — she was
10 when she won for
Actress, and Screenplay: It Paper Moon (1973).
Happened One Night from
1934, One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest from 1975, and
The Silence of the Lambs from

1991.

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HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE

first Oskarz?

In late December each year ballots and the List of Eligible Releases are mailed to the 6,000 active members. For
most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees only in their respective categories
(i.e. only directors vote for directors, writers for writers, actors for actors, etc.). In the special case of Best Picture, all
voting members are eligible to select the nominees.
The ceremony is held most commonly in late February or early March, depending on the dates of such events
as the Winter Olympics, NCAA Basketball Championships as well as Easter holidays to ensure maximum viewership. The
awards were first televised in 1953 and have reached a viewership of 58 million people. The first ceremony was the
shortest lasting only 15 minutes, while the longest was in 2000 and lasted 4 hours. In 2004 the academy decided to limit
the acceptance speeches of winners to 45 seconds each in an attempt to keep the ceremony as short as possible.
Since 1950, Oscar winners cannot officially sell their statuette without first offering it back to the Academy for
a dollar. The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold, and are styled as a figure of a knight holding a
crusader’s sword. They are 13½ inches tall and weighs 8½ pounds; it takes almost three months to make the 50 statuettes.
This year the Oscars went to Moonlight for Best Picture, Casey Affleck for Best Actor (Manchester by the Sea) and Emma
Stone for Best Actress (La La Land).

Christopher Plummer is Heath Ledger and Peter
the oldest person to win Finch are the only actors
to be awarded an Academy
an acting award — he Award posthumously, for
was 82 when he won for The Dark Knight (2008)

Beginners (2010). and Network (1976)
respectively.

Beatrice Straight Woody Allen has
holds the record been nominated
for winning an for 21 Academy
acting award for the Awards, but he’s
shortest role — in
1975’s Network, she only attended
was on screen for the ceremony

5:40 minutes. once (in a
year he wasn’t

nominated).

The 40th Academy The 53rd Academy
Awards ceremony Awards was
was postponed for
two days, because postponed for
of the assassination one day, after
of Dr. Martin Luther the shooting of
President Ronald
King, Jr.
Reagan

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HUMANS OF MLS

Boys

Shaer “Soora ma3 shagaret el dorr”

Ali

“Kont testana le7ad “Grade 11 be like”
ma7la2 sha3ry”

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Sabry Abdullah/Youssef

“It’s hard being a single mom,
especially if you’re a teenage boy”

Farida

“This is what it has come to” Youssef: “Hey my name is Bradley but
you can call me brad and boujee. Haha,

just kidding girl, what’s up”
Abdullah: “Amir el 7enneyya”

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BRAIN TEASERS
Collected by Ezz Eldin Ahmed
Word Search

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Crossword Puzzle

12/07/16 BRAINY BUNCH Charles Slack, edited by Stanley Newman

Across 1234 5678 9 10 11 12 13
1 Junk email
5 Ear cleaner 14 15 16
9 The Good Book
17 18 19
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2 4 Tasting like lemons
2 5 Brief swims 44 45 46
2 8 Sponsored boy at a
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FUN FACTS Collected by Farida El Sefari

The only 15-letter word that can be spelled Hot drinks taste differently according to the cup

without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable. color.

The sentence “The quick An ostrich’s eye is bigger that
brown fox jumps over the its brain.
lazy dog” uses every letter in

the alphabet.

All of the clocks in the movie Stewardesses is the longest
Pulp Fiction are stuck at 4:20. word that is typed with only

the left hand.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = The average life span of a major league
12,345,678,987,654,321 baseball: 7 pitches.

No word in the English McDonald’s drive-thru staff
language rhymes with month, won’t serve people on horse-

orange, silver, and purple. back.

Fidgeting is good for men’s Monkeys avoid selfish people.
concentration but bad for

women’s.

“I am” is the shortest complete sentence in the The first recorded incorrect use of the word
English language. “literally” was in 1769.

Months that begin on a In Brazil barbecuing is a form
Sunday will always have a of public protest.

“Friday the 13th.

Two per cent of Europeans Only one person in two
lack the genes for smelly billion will live to be 116

armpits. years of age or older.

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and “Russian flu” got its name because of the Cold
four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the War rather than because it originated in Russia.
largest amount of money in coins without being

able to make change for a dollar.

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RECIPE CORNER by Mariam Magdy

The Best Chocolate Cake Ever

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon espresso powder
2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup milk
2 cups sugar ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 175º C. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by greasing

with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.

Now onto the actual process:

1.Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso

powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle

attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.

2.Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well

combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter. Beat on high speed for about 1

minute to add air to the batter.

3.Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a

toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

4.Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.

Do not start frosting until the cake is completely cooled, or else the frosting will melt.

For the frosting:

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups butter (3 sticks), softened (meaning room temperature, or soft enough for you to run

a spoon to cut it instead of a knife)

• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa • 5 cups powdered sugar

• ½ cup milk • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• ½ teaspoon espresso powder

1.Cream together butter and cocoa powder until well-combined, there should be no lumps.

2.Add sugar and milk to cocoa mixture by adding 1 cup of sugar followed by about a tablespoon of milk.

After each addition has been combined, turn mixer onto a high speed for about a minute. Repeat until all

sugar and milk have been added.

3.Add vanilla extract and espresso powder and combine well.

Notes:

•If frosting appears too dry, add more milk, a tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency. If

it appears too wet and does not hold its form, add more confectioner’s sugar, a tablespoon at a time until it

reaches the right consistency.

•The cake is supposed to seem very thin after adding the boiling water – but that’s not how most cake

batters look, and that’s okay.

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From the High School Palette

Thank you Ms Wafaa Alfred & Ms Farida Bahaa!

Mariam Khodeir, G9 Hedayette El Qabbani, G11 Habiba Hani, G10

Sara Osman, G12 Noor Shaarawy, G9 Fatima Haggag, G11 Yasmina Sherif , G12

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