Drew’s

News The official Andrew’s magazine Christmas edition

DATE: November – December 2012 PUBLISHING NUMBER: 01

Under the strong theme “Jamaica 50/SAHS 87 – A

Nation on a Mission, a School with a Vision”, St.

Andrew High School for Girls celebrated their 87th

anniversary on September 21, 2012. The Staff Choir

blessed the service by preparing hearts for worship,

followed by the official call to worship by Rev. Stephen

Mullings guided the rest of the service... [page 2]

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Commemoration Day 2012

Evening of Culture 2012

The event promised to be an “unforgettable” night as

persons eagerly began to take their seats. The theatre was decorated in the true spirit of the theme. The anxiety on the faces of friends and parents could not be overlooked,

as they all but patiently waited for the show to commence...

Sports Page 3 Beauty Page 9

Health and Fitness Page 4 Fashion Page 10

Advice Page 14 Outside School Affairs Page 11

Study Page 12

Entertainment Page 5-8 Spiritual Upliftment Page 13 Birthday Shoutouts Page 15 Fun Things Page 16

Top News

Commemoration day continued

Throughout the formal celebration, there were selections from the Performing Arts Division of the

school, while other items in the program were brought to the students from the Chairman of the

Board of Management, the Minister of Education, the president of the Old Girls’ Association and

others. The ladies of the Performing Arts Department beautifully stated the mission and vision

statements of the school, which the students in the audience rose to join and complete. Before the

speaker, Rt. Rev Oliver Daley, was invited to the podium, a selection of movement and dance

from the dance troupe graced the stage with their display of beauty and elegance.

After the service, representatives from Youth Reaching Youth (YRY) ministered to the

upper then lower school ladies. Ministries in the form of freestyle spoken word, a powerful song,

praise and worship and more left the students reflecting on their life with Christ. Those who

decided in their hearts that they wanted to start a walk with Christ were acknowledged and

prayed for. Overall, this section of the program was exciting, interactive and entertaining – the

perfect end to a significant day in the life of the school.

Evening of culture continued

The show began promptly with a short speech from our Principal Mrs. Sharon Reid and the singing

of the National Anthem. The Mistress of Ceremonies, Mrs. Bachelor, effortlessly kept the crowd

entertained between each group’s performance. The acts that were performed flawlessly by the

school band, school choir, dance society, speech choir and dance troupe, among other groups. They

“brought the house down”.

After the intermission, the audience seemed eager to get the show started and the second half

proved rather entertaining, as this half included the giveaways. Dozens of girls rushed to the

stage, some tripping over themselves (much to the amusement of the audience) as they each believed

they knew the right answers to the questions asked. We were also graced by the presence of current

Miss Jamaica World and St. Andrew old girl, Deanna Robins. In addition to this we were treated

to a musical performance that had the crowd rocking and swaying with each number. All in all,

the night was memorable, and as the curtains drew to a close we were all reminded that we are

indeed abundantly blessed.

BY:

SHADAE

MILLER

Top News

Sports Column

Success once again for St. Andrew Netballers!

Once again St. Andrew Girls have claimed victory! As you all know this term was netball

season, and since our players won last year’s championship, they wanted to make sure they

regained their title this year. They were determined and played hard in every match, and for

the most part in the early days these matches were won! On October 3rd, St. Andrew

played an ‘easy match’, as described by one of the team members, against Jose Marti on the

St. Andrew Netball Court. The final scores definitely proved this was an ‘easy match’, with

scores of 64 to 6 for the seniors, and 24 to 10 for the juniors, both in favour of St. Andrew.

The netballers were surely assisted by the Andrews Cheer Squad throughout the match.

Even without the cheer squad, at an outside match against Spanish Town High on October

8th, the netballers brought home a win for both juniors and seniors with a score of 47 to 25

(seniors), and 23 to 13 (juniors)! The netball girls have surely not let us down this year.

Badminton Girls Shine!

Badminton team is on a role RAAAAEEEE, WOOOOOOOIIIIII!!! Our

Andrews ladies are shining bright like diamonds this year. Not only have we done

exceptionally well this year in netball, but the Badminton girls are also ‘un-top a tings’!

Come on ladies, we can never get tired when Mrs. Bowes or Mrs. Reid announces the

badminton competition results can we?? No way ho zay! Why you may ask? This is

because the badminton girls are always winning and not by little either. The results

have included: 5-1, 4-1 , 4-2 and their most recent victory against Wolmer’s Girls , one

of their hardest competitors yet, was 3-2. With these results so far we are sure to win

in the final competition. Go Andrews go!

Sports Column

By: Brittany

Smith

Health and Fitness

Gotta get fit!!

What is fitness?

Fitness means being able to perform physical activity. It also means having the

energy and strength to feel as good as possible. Getting more fit, even a little bit,

can improve your health. You don't have to be an athlete to be fit. Athletes reach a

very high level of fitness. And people who take brisk half-hour walks every day

reach a good level of fitness.

Benefits of Fitness

Fitness helps you feel better and have more energy for work and leisure time.

You'll feel more able to do things like playing with your friends, dancing, or just

doing activities. Teens that are fit may have more energy are better focused at

school.

Tips to get fit

Instead of making your parents drop you to the bus stop… walk.

After school go on the field and jog or speed walk for 25 minutes with

friends

Run for 15 minutes 5 times a week. It’s better to do in the morning or in the

evening after school (bring your dog with you)

Our join a sport activity at school for e.g.: track team, hockey, Netball. Written by: Johanna Blackburn and Stacy –Ann Row

Health and Fitness

Entertainment Column

Top 5 Movies of the

Quarter

1. Think like A Man

2. The Vow

3. The Avengers

4. The Hunger Games

5. The Possession

Top 5 Songs of the

Quarter

1. Diamonds - Rihanna 2. Jump - RDX 3. Never Ever - Taylor Swift 4. Gyal a Bubble - Konshens 5. Tan Tuddy – Aidonia 6. Gangman Style- Psy 7. The Boys- Nicki Minaj ft. Cassie 8. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen 9. Bruk It Down- Mr. Vegas 10. Bubble Hard- Kartel

Top 5 Shows of the Quarter

1. Pretty Little Liars 2. Teen Wolf 3. Law and Order: SVU 4. X-Factor 5. Bad Girls Club

Diamonds by Rihanna

Intro Shine Bright like a diamond x2 Verse 1 Find light in the beautiful sea. I choose to be happy. You and I, You and I, We’re like diamonds in the sky You’re a shooting star I see. A vision of ecstasy. When you hold me, I’m alive, We’re like diamonds in the sky PRE I knew that we’d become one right away. Oh right away.. At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays. I saw the life inside your eyes Hook So shine bright, tonight, You and I, We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky. Eye to eye, so alive, We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky Chorus Shine Bright like a diamond Shine Bright like a diamond Shining Bright like a diamond We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky Shine Bright like a diamond Shine Bright like a diamond Shining Bright like a diamond We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky Verse 2 Palms rise to the universe. As we, moonshine and molly. Feel the warmth we’ll never die, We’re like diamonds in the sky

You’re a shooting star i see A vision of ecstasy, when you hold me, I’m alive We’re like diamonds in the sky PRE 2 At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays; I saw the life inside your eyes Hook Chorus Shine bright like a diamond x3 So shine bright, tonight, you and I we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky. Eye to eye, so alive, we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky shine bright like a diamond x3 ohhh woooh oh Shine bright like a diamond x4

Entertainment Column

Top 5 Movies of the

Quarter

1. Think like A Man

2. The Vow

3. The Avengers

4. The Hunger Games

5. The Possession

These 3 men are your chosen heart throbs of the

quarter

Entertainment Column

Entertainment Column

1. Ian Somerhalder 2. Konshens

Born: Ian Joseph Somerhalder Born: Garfield Spence

D.O.B: December 8, 1978 DOB: January 11, 1985

Career: Actor Career: Dancehall

-the Vampire Diaries

Status: In A Relationship avec Status: Roaming

Nina Dobrev

3. Trey Songz

Born: Tremaine Aldon Neverson

DOB: Novemeber 28.1984

Career: R&b Singer

Status: In a Relationship avec Kelly Rowland

Entertainment Column

Entetainment Column

Entertainment news

Tommy Lee - “The Sparta God”

The “Uncle Demon” as he calls himself has reportedly subdued all

rumours of him being a devil worshipper. Tommy Lee said to

reporters, “These songs are only for the music industry”.

Therefore the new coming dancehall deejay is proclaiming that his

songs for the obvious worship of the devil are just that of bare lyrics

and mean nothing to him. The public however, retaliates.

These songs are regarded as outcasts among many and more parents are

stress about their children listening to these demonic songs. The deejay, born

Thomas Lee is being widely criticized for his “selection” of music and the public

seems to be doing a fine job of tearing his career down. Regardless, the deejay

still pushes on singing solely corrupted lyrics. I therefore believe that this will

corrupt the minds of many teenagers and young adults in today’s society.

By : Natasha

Bradshaw &

Karice

Thomson

Beauty Column

Hair care

Don’t let them say you aiin’t beautiful … just stay true to you

So if you’re reading this article you should already know by now that you, yes you, are

beautiful.

This article is here to share beauty related topics & you know what rhymes with share …

HAIR!!!

Massage your scalp – whilst watching television or listening to your favourite zip jockey.

Just run your fingers through it.

Trim, don’t cut, but trim your hair every 6 weeks in order to prevent split ends

Deep condition – you don’t have to purchase a deep conditioner. It’s really simple! After

conditioning, comb your hair out and put on a plastic hair cap for 10-15 minutes then rinse.

It’s as easy as 1 2 3!

Read more: Homemade Hair Treatments - At Home DIY Hair Treatments - Woman's

Day

HOME TREATMENT

"The [raw] egg is really the best of all worlds," says Janice Cox, author of Natural Beauty

at Home. The yolk, rich in fats and proteins, is naturally moisturizing, while the white, that

contains bacteria-eating enzymes, removes unwanted oils, she explains.

To Use: For normal hair, use the entire egg to condition hair; use egg whites only to treat

oily hair; use egg yolks only to moisturize dry, brittle hair, Cox says. Use 1/2 cup of

whichever egg mixture is appropriate for you and apply to clean, damp hair. If there isn’t

enough egg to coat scalp and hair, use more as needed. Leave on for 20 minutes, rinse with

cool water (to prevent egg from “cooking”) and shampoo hair. Whole egg and yolks-only

treatments can be applied once a month; whites-only treatment can be applied every two

weeks.

Read more: Homemade Hair Treatments - At Home DIY Hair Treatments - Woman's

Day

LADIES, do we need to say it again?

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL & STUNNINGLY SO !

By:

Daniella Elliot

&

Brittany Coke

(12)

Beauty column

Fashion Column

This holiday we are celebrating in style. These

are the some of the trending holiday looks we have

picked out for you.

Our first look is built off one of this season's hot

item blazers. The look is kept clean with a white

tank, high waist khaki shorts and beige ankle

boots with gold jewels to polish the look.

Our second look is a stunning teal dress which is paired with

nude pumps and exotic gold jewels. A gold metallic clutch

purse accessorizes this outfit perfect.

The third outfit has a combination of basic daytime pieces

that complements each other perfectly. This look is very easy

to create. A mini Ikat skirt is paired with a white tank and a

pair of decorative wedge and stunning jewels. A green purse

is added for a pop of color to complete the look. Have a

fashionable holiday!!!

Fashion Column

By:

Samoya

Williams

(12R)

Outside Affairs

About Jamaica College

Floreat Collegium, Fervet Opus In Campis

(May the College Flourish, Work is Burning in the Fields)

Religious Affiliation: Christianity Address: 189 Old Hope

Road

Kingston 6, St. Andrew

Principal: Mr. Ruel Reid

Denomination: Anglican Founded: 1789

First established as a boarding school for boys, Jamaica College has remained a single-sex school with the boarding facilities removed. The school provides education to around 1,800 boys and has over 100 teaching and administrative staff. During the 18th century when Jamaica prospered as a sugar colony of the British Empire, several large donations were made for the funding of schools. The objective of these bequests was usually to provide free education for the poor of the parish to which the benefactor belonged. Jamaica College is a product of such a bequest. The institution is widely known in Jamaica for both its academic and sports achievements, and has had the privilege of producing many influential members of Jamaican society, notably former Prime Ministers, Michael Manley and Bruce Golding, and former Chief Minister and Premier of Jamaica, Norman Washington Manley.

By:

Kandece Palmer

(12)

Outside Affairs

Study Column

Welcome to the study column! Every quarter this column will explain one or two questions from each subject area in the school.

We will also give important study and life skills.

This quarter we will start off with a Mathematics question:

Simultaneous Equation

2(b) CXC PAST PAPER MAY 2009

One packet of biscuits costs $x and one cup of ice cream cost $y

One packet of biscuit and two cups of ice cream costs $8.00, while three packets of biscuits and

one cup of ice cream cost $9.00.

(i) Write a pair of simultaneous equations in x and y to represent the given information

above.(2mks)

(ii) Solve the equations obtained in (b) (i) above to find the cost of one packet of biscuits and

the cost of one cup of ice cream.(4mks)

We could write the equation like this.

Now that we have the equation lets solve the cost of one biscuit , x and the cup of ice cream, y . Note

there are many ways we can solve this by substitution, elimination, matrix and graphic ways

x + 2y= $8.00 => x= $8.00 – 2y substitution in equation

3x + y =$9.00 3x + y = $9.00

3x +y =$9.00 3x+1($3.00) = $9.00

3($8.00- 2y) + y = $9.00 3x+$3.00 = $9.00

$24.00 - 6y +y = $9.00 3x = $9.00-$3.00

$24.00 -5y =$9.00 3x/3 = $6.00/3

-5y = $9.00- $24.00 x = $2.00

-5y/-5y= -$15/-5

y = $3.00 ice cream cost $3.00

x + 2y = $8.00 => from the first part of the yellow highlighted part, underlined 3x+y = $9.00 => from the second part of the yellow highlighted part

Study Column

By:

Trishaun Blake (12A)

&

Jade-lyn Mcdonald

(12R)

Spiritual Column

Is it the real you??

Do you know who you really are? Take a look in the mirror, what do you see?

Is it the REAL you? We all have an identity and it’s up to us to decide what we want our identity to be.

Is it grounded in God or of the world? To truly know who you are, you need to know the potential,

purpose and power God has given unto you and also to recognize the person in the mirror, however,

does the image of the person lines up with what God says in the BIBLE?

You have to read the bible, it is your manual of guidance to live and survive this troubled world.

Does your mirror show a true reflection of you? Your mirror will always give a reflection of yourself. Are you pleased with your reflection? Well, some of

us aren’t because of guilt, shame and fear! Our lives are consumed by the world and so we see: greed,

lust, selfishness, hatred, idolatry, adultery and fornication. [2 Samuel 11:1-5] explains how David sinned

with Bathsheba. David’s mirror gave him a reflection of himself; he saw himself lusting, committing

adultery and murder! Yes, murder!. David was now guilty and ashamed of his use of power.

Who is the mirror?

The mirror is God working through you or others. Continue to read [2 Sam. 11] you’ll see that

Nathan was David’s mirror! He highlighted David’s shameful abuse of his power and how David

had sinned against God. God uses us to be mirrors for ourselves and for others to recognize their

wrongs and to be convicted and ready to correct them.

Can we change the image that we see in the mirror?

Yes we can! You should repent! When your mirror reflects your sins you should repent because

when you have sinned you have broken the law of God, in fact sin is lawlessness [1John 3:4].

Repent means to turn around so turnaround from lusting, from greed and fornication. Confess your

sins with your mouth, own up to your sins, accept the fact that you have sinned and repent! God will

take that sin away but if you choose to deny your sin God will not take it away.

I challenge you today to let the image reflected by the mirror, be the real you let it be a child of God

fulfilling God’s will. Believe in your heart that you can change the image to someone great, someone

beautiful. Let it be an image pleasing to you, may God bless you.

By:

Stephanie

Adams

Spiritual Column

Advice Column

Hey NLS,

I have a problem; my friends think I'm stupid because I only listen to

RnB music. They are really dear to me and I don't want to lose

them. What should I do?

Hey girly, I understand what you’re saying. This is a common problem we face as

teenagers where we have differences with our friends as to our likes and dislikes. This

problem should not come between you guys if you are true friends. Your friends

should appreciate you for who really are and not by the type of music you listen to.

You should also accept them for who they are; and if they can’t accept them, then

maybe they aren’t really good friends. Also I don’t think it’s cool for them to be

referring to you as stupid because of your choice of music, ummmm No! Not cool at all.

You could also try listening to new genres of different music, like maybe reggae fusion,

or gospel. Remember that there are many different genres out there. Hope all goes

well. :D

Advice Column

By:

Tamoi Reid (12D)

&

Ashley Barrett

(12A)

Birthday Column

Special Birthday Greetings to the

following ladies:

October November

Oct.5 Mishka Hanlan Nov. 4 Aeisha Fuller

Oct.17 Kai Thomas Nov.15 Shanice Allen

Oct.19 Cynthia Grant Nov.16 Nahmila Mckoy

Oct.28 Gabril Williams Nov. 29 Oni Palmer

December

Dec.12 Ester Park Dec. 13 Taj-Marie McFarlene

Dec.13 Renee Gordon Dec .14 Asia Sinclair

Dec.18 Natalia Keane

Dec .18 Jodi-Marie Taylor Dec.20 Shanique McLaughlin

Dec.21 Karice Thompson Dec.21 Sharique Fearon

Dec.24 Jonelle Wright Dec.30 Ashanna Cephas

Also Special Birthday Greeting to Laila Wright 7N, Ranae Rhoom and Saila Wright of

7N,Darianne Curry 8A

Hope you had and will have a great day!

Birthday Column

By:

Kai Thomas

(12)

CALM DOWN, CATNAP, CHILL OUT, L OFF, DAYDREAM, DOZE, EASE, FREEDOM,

HOLIDAY, LEAVE, LEISURE, LOOSEN UP,

LUXURIATE, PEACE, PICNIC,

QUIETEN,RECESS, RELAX, RELIEF,

REPOSE, REPRIEVE, RESPITE, REST,

SABBATICAL, SERENITY,

SETTLE DOWN, SIESTA, SIMMER DOWN,

SIT BACK, SLACKEN, SLEEP, SLUMBER,

TAKE A BREAK, TAKE IT EASY, TIME OFF,

TIME OUT, UNCOIL, UNWIND, VACATION.

Idle Column

A man called a popular Jamaican talk show

and said: “Miss G, mi caan understand how

people love do di same ting ova and ova “Could

you explain that my dear sir • Miss G replied.

“Well mam, every day dem a sen man go a

moon. Why dem caan sen smaddy go a sun?

Calmly, Miss G replied: “Well, my dear sir, the

sun is so hot here and it is 93 million miles away.

Can you imagine how hot it is there? The

spacecraft wouldnt even get close. It would burn

up many miles away from the sun. Laughing

with a know-it-all, the caller replied: “Den a no

easy ting dat fi solve Miss G. Jus sen di ship

inna de night!!

Puzzle –FIND A WORD

TAKE A BREAK

CALM DOWN, CATNAP, CHILL OUT, L OFF, DAYDREAM, DOZE,

There was a Black man, a White man, a Native

American man and a Latino man.

All four of them were on top of a cliff discussing

the difficulties that their people had gone through.

The Native American said, 'My people have suffered

the most, and in honor of what they have endured, I

will fling myself off this cliff hopeful that my

blood will change things.'

So he yelled 'THIS IS FOR MY PEOPLE', and

jumped off the cliff. The Latino not wanting to be outdone,

quickly looked at the other two and followed yelling:

'THIS IS FOR MY PEOPLE' and jumped off the cliff

as well. The Black man was touched by this and decided

it was his turn, so he yelled 'THIS IS FOR MY

PEOPLE' and pushed the White man off the cliff

Idle Column

Relaxing Tips

Managing family gatherings

Family gatherings can be potentially stressful for many different reasons. So in order to

decrease the stress, here are some useful tips.

Consider the following:

Keep the focus on you. How do you want to behave this year?

Think before attending a family gathering e.g., are there certain hot topics to avoid?

Try to be grateful for what you can offer your family members this year.

In planning the event, remember:

It does not have to be perfect.

If it doesn't happen this year, maybe it can happen next year.

To create a realistic holiday budget

To budget within your income.

And remember to relax. You may very well enjoy each other’s

company!

Idle Column

Idle Column

Written by:

Jodi-Marie

Taylor

(12A)

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