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Vol. XIX

Homework: Too Much or TooLittle

by Travis Pope

Have you ever thought: I can’t do this much homework! butthought you couldn’t do anything about it. Well, you could havebeen wrong. According to the new Middle School HomeworkGuidelines given by Mr. Zito, 6th grade students should be given15-20 minutes per academic subject with an average of an hour toan hour and a half a day, 7th graders should receive 20-25minutes per academic subject with an average of an hour and a half

to two hours a day, and 8th graders should relieve 25-30 minutesper academic subject with an average of two to two and a half hourper day. The Scribbler asked both teachers and students whether,in their view, assigned homework was within the guidelines of theschooL

Middle School Students

Meets Guidelines

3.5%

Less

3.5%

More

93%

Middle School Teachers

Meets Guidelines

100%

Less

0%

More

0%

As you can see the students and teachers hold slightly differentopinions. Some students say that there is a conspiracy againststudents, and the teachers say that the students are exaggerating.Whether these accusations are true or not, there is obviously a

disagreement. Maybe the problem will be solved sometime soon.Until then, just do your homework and keep up with your work andgo for those grades.

Results: WoodstockCompiled by: Jay Simhan and

S o aeth

Girls:1st game:6-26 /Woodstock2nd game:12-28/Woodstock

Æxs;1st game:41-42 /Woodstock(2 overtime)2nd game:

More Anb More Homework 25-29/Woodstock

THE AMERICAN EMBASSY SCHOOL. NEW DELHI Thursday, May 16. 1996

Looking Forward to

Woodstockbg Travis Pope and Jun Huh

This quarter a Middle School Girl'sand Bo1_.]’s basketball team wasselected bg coaches ,Mr. Br-ubaker(for Bogs) and Mr. Dow( for Girls) to

go to Woodstock School inMussoorie to plag their MiddleSchool teams. The teams will goonFridag, Mag3rd and will returnlater that weekend. Ten playerswere selected for each team. Theseten were picked out of almost fortgplayers out of both bogs and girls.

The Middle School Students chosento plag in these games are:

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Jun Huh

Travis PopeTim Trueheart

Ajag Chand

Jag SimhanDaleg RingiBranko Zugic

Justin Edwards

Sho SpaethFrank Stork

iris

Pam Carlos

Khin Zar Phgu

Jonalgn Klinger

Erika Masseg

NicholaLeightonKatgRowleg

Tenise Ambler

Eliza Junker-man

Manaal Eisa

Jog Stone

If gou’ve ever seen these gugs and

girls plag, gou know that AES hasa great team. So congratulations

to those who made the team and

goodluck!

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PencussionThe Saisa Music

Festival

By Rassy Klugh

0n the weekeno of the 19-21th of April. a SAISA musicfestival was helb here atA.E.S. The schools partici~pating were from Lahore.Karachi. Dhaka.Kathmanon. lslavnabab.anb New Delhi. The festi-val was inostln baseb onbanb ano choir.Snnoan. April zoth. the

main concert was helo.The Choir. Bano, lazz Banb,ant lazz Choir all nseb theirwonoerfnl innsi cal talent togive a great concert. ln theentire concert, the peopleseemeo to be most enter-taineo bn the lazz Banb anblazz Choir. The Concertenöeb with a rounb ofapplause for all the Directorsthat participateo. anö aspecial thanks for Mr. anbMrs. Willson for putting theconcert together. The people

that participateb in theconcert hat to practice allweekenö from 8 A.M. to 10P.M. . so as non non can

imagine then were allgreatln relieveb when itwas finalln over anb thenconlb get sovne sleep.

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_S_princl Music FestivalBy: Desiree Hollowell

On May !st, the middleSchool Band and Chorusperformed a Spring Concert.

This concert was held in the

Theater at 7:00 in the

evening.

The M.S. band played 4songswhich included “The

Sounder”. This song had alot of sound that stoodout

from the rest of the instru-

ments. The percussion

played a large role in this

song.After the band played their 4

songs the Saints playedthree pieces. Their third

piece was a selection of 50's

music. The audience was

given a form on which theycould fill in the names of the

songsand win a movie

called “The Seven Year

ltch”. The winner with only

one wrong answer was Mrs.Klugh.After a 15 minutes interval,

the Girls Vocal Ensembleperfomed. These girls sungtwo songsentitled Round-

Up Lullaby and Lollipop.Round- Up Lullaby is a tradi-

tional cow- boy song.

Lollipop was a well-known

50’s song sung enthusiasti-cally by the girls.Rounding up the evening,

the M.S Crecendos per-fomed six songs. Thesongs contained a wide

variety, enjoyed by every-

one.Our thanks to Mr. and Mrs.

Willson, and all the studentswho perfomed that eveningfor putting on a greatshow.

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Believe it or Not!by Jay Simhan and Russy Klugh

Believe it or not, themost impossible andweirdest records havebeen set throughout theworld. The Middle SchoolScribbler will like you toguess a few of these intri-guing records. They mightstun you to your feet! Hereare some of the amazingrecords that have beenset.

Believe it or not, thetallest man was RobertWadlow in 1918. He was 8ft.' 11 in". The tallestwoman was Zeng Jinlian in1964. She was 8 ft.' 1 in.".Believe it or not, the short-est person was GulMohammad of New Delhiin 1951! He was only 22inches tall!

Believe it or not, theoldest man ever to live wasShigechiyo lzumi of Japan.He a was 120 year old,

231 days at death. Hedied in December, 1984.The top three countries forthe oldest people areJapan, France, and theUnited States.

Believe it or not, theheaviest brain weighs 5pounds. Did you knowthat the weight of anaverage brain is 3 pounds.The brain was recovered

from a male a few yearsago. Believe it or not, theheaviest tumor to be foundin a human was 303pounds. Now that is

heavy! Before the tumorwas taken out the patientweighed 513 pounds. Itcut the persons weight inhalf!

Believe it or not, themost common language inthe world is Chinese! NotEnglish! The longest wordin the world is a Swedishword that has 130 letters:

Nordöstersjökustartilleríflygspaningssímulatoranläggningsmateríelun-

derhasuppföljningssyst

emdiskussionsinläggsförberedelsearbeten.

This word means"Preparatory work on thecontribution to the discus-sion on the maintainingsystem of support of thematerial of the aviationsurvey simulator devicewithin the northeast partof the coastartillery of theBaltic."

Believe it or not, thisarticle on the weirdestrecords is over!

Dates to remember!

May 23May 27May 28

Drama PresentationFarewell Assembly8th Grade Celebration7.00 p.m.

May 30 Last Day Of School-12.00 p.m.

1996-1997 SCHOOL CALENDER

AUG 19, Monday School

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Ho- Jung Lee and Joon- l-Iee Kim's International NewsMang things are happening in the

world. We picked out the recenthighlights. We wrote articles

about England, Israel, Korea, and

India.

Mad Cow DiseaseMad cow disease, it's a kind of

disease when a cow becomes

insane bg eating grass that is

harmful to them because a special

virus has infected the grass. The

grass vvill become poisonous to ang

animal that eats it. When an

animal eats that infected grass no

one will know it because that cow

will look all right outside. When

someone eats that beef than the

virus will go into that person's

brain, and sinceno medicine has

been developed against that virus,

that person will die. It started in

England, and is rapidlg spreading

all around the world.

Everg countrg has became alert

and is quicklg responding. The

government of Ireland was the first

to ban the importing of British

beef, preventing the possibilitg of

the disease spreading. However,

despite the frantic effort,

Singapore, Korea, Japan, Germang

are banning the import of beef

from England Ireland, and even

China. Countries are banning meat

from China because theg sag that

China has one of the highest pos-

sibilitg of smuggling in British

beef.

Hopefullg, this scare will pass soonand eager customers vvill flock

again to MacDonald and other

favorite eating joints without feat

of contamination.

Conflict in IsraelEggpt, the Palestinians, Jordan...

will Sgria be the next to make

peace with Israel? After a visit to

the region bg the U.S. secretarg ofState Warren Christopher, the two

sides agreed to make a peaceful

agreement over the Golan Heights.The nations had meetings since

June, but mang officials think that

there will be more important talk

related to the war soon. The coun-

tries will hold two round of talks

near Washington, followed bg

Mideast trip bg Christopher.

'Ihe war between the‘ Palestians

and the Jews started a long time

ago because of the land and civil

rights. When the Jews left 5,000

gears ago, abandoning the land and

searching for new life at foreign

countries, the Palestians came and

took over the land. Now, after

5,000 gears later, the Jews came

back, claiming the land. There's

also the religious conflict.

"It's a new game, it's a new one, it's

a new beginning” declared Israeli

Prime Minister Simon Pgres. Some

want revenge; some want the cgcle

to stop. Mang just want to be

alone with their sorrow. Magbe the

terrible war between the Israelis

and the Palestians will come to an

end soon.

Will There be War?On April fifth, the North Korean

troops entered the Demilitarized

Zone also known as the DMZ, 38degrees latitude, with heavg

Weapons in the area. Around fiftg

gears, both North and South Korea

didn't cross the DMZ, however, the

North Koreans tried to cross it a

number of times because theg

want to make South Korea a

Communist countrg like theg are.

The North Koreans have the tech-

nologg to strike at the heart of

Seoul with pressing onlg onebutton, and most of the times, theg

are dealing with Nuclear weapons.

As a result, the US had to give 45

million US dollars to prevent them

from doing ang thing.

One of the South Korean's general

told the militarg to shoot angone

who will come over the DMZ, but

the US is telling them to stag calm

The public think that there won't

be a war between the two counties

but there alwags is a possibilitg

that there will be a war with North

Korean's high weapon technologg.

Queen's 70th Birthday

England's queen, Elizabeth II'sbirthdag has been celebrated on

Zlst of April. She has been the

queen of the Great Britain over

for-tg gears since when she was

twentg six gears old. During that

time, she has helped, and comfort-

ed mang. The celebration was a

quiet celebration.

India ElectionsOn April Z7th, there was the Indian

elections. Theg are held everg five

gears. ln Delhi, there was the

Lopsabha and in other states there

was both the Lopsabha and the

State Assemblg.

The comspipuencg is the place the

candidates are fighting for. One of

the candidates are the Lopsabha

known as the Delhi parliament and

the others are State Assemblg,

chosen for the representative of

each state. The State Assemblg

was onlg held in seventeen states,

since the other fourteen states

alreadg had there elections. S43

are to be chosen for the Lopsabha.

Some of the major parties are The

Indian national Congress the presi-

dent of this par-tg is P.V. Narasimha

Rao. The Bharatiga Janata Partg,

Janata Dal. The Samajwadi Party,

The DMK, the Communist Partg of

India and The Communist Partg of

India(Marxist). On Mag second,

there will be more elections in

other states besides Delhi. The

result will be announced on Mag

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TEACHERS’ SECRET IDENTITIES REVEALED!

Mr, zig; Q Alien!

by Travis PopePhotographic evidencehas been found whichproves that our own prin-cipal, Mr. johIrZito, is analien. An anomomusphone call (believed topossibley have been sentby his wife, Mrs. Zito)tipped the Scribbler atwhich time Mr. Zito wouldbe taking off his homo-sapien costume andshowing his true extra-terrestrial forln. A

Scribbler photographerwas able to capture this

shocking change going un-

detected long enough toget the picture into thisissue of the Scribbler.However, the person has

now disappeared withouta trace, and expertsbelieve that UFO foul play

is involved.Although the followingfacts have not been veri-fied, we here at the

Scribbler believe theymust be printed in orderto worn AES and theworld. Certain anony-

mous hackers have toldthe Scribbler that in

looking through the per-sonal files of Mr. Zito, theyfound many messages sentbetween Mr. Zito and hishome planet describing a

terrible plan. Accordingto this plan Mr. Zito and

all other principals of theworld were supposed togive thousands of pages ofhome work, so the child-ren of the world wouldlearn to hate school so

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they would drop out. Theresult (if the evil alien plotworks) will be to have anearth of uneducatedpeople. With so littleknowlege of outer space,

the aliens believe they willbe able to easily take overour world.Whether these plans aretrue or not, there is evi-

dence of Mr. Zito’s truespecies and the SchoolBoard will meet soon to

discuss this matter.

loumalism‘I'eac11er’s True IbentitqRevealeb: Mahatma!

When you think of AES’smany great teachers, one of thefirst ones to come to mind is

always Mrs. Sen. However, in the

six years she has been here,there have been many witnesses

who have stated that have seen

Mrs. Sen without her mask on and

have reported that she has a dif-

ferent identity. But these Witness-

es were considered as someinsane people who want attention.

But now there is photographic

evidence of this true person who

Mrs. Sen has hidden for all these

years. Madonna! Although, many

people have thought that this was

just some kind of trick photogra-

phy, the photo has been approved

by the Federal Lab of Non-

Existent. When Madonna has to

put on shows, she simply hires

someone to take Mrs. Sen's place.

Secret Diary Says

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strange rehaitiohs of "Heart breakHofé/", ”HoMm{ Dag", aha ”flai/hoaseVdock". l/l/heh the haha was bow,its cries alrhostsoahaea /ike thesohgs thea Mad /ast heara fromacross the street.

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.jThat is why sometimes Mrs.

Sen is so mean and at other

times, so nice. She is a totallydifferent person! Also, have you

ever noticed that Mrs. Sen will

never sing. That is because she

must not let people find that her

voice is that of Madonna’s.

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Tabloid Sectioncompiled by:Travis Pope; Daniel Luntzel:Russy KlughPhotos by: Russy Klugh

May 16, 1996

SAYING GOODBYEMrs. Christensen meets Song-WooKang 8: Gabriel Verret

Scribbler: Whg are gou leaving?Mrs. C: Mg husband is retiring fromgovernment service.

Scribbler: Where are gou going to?Mrs. C: We are returning to ourhome outside of Washington, D.C.,

in Silver Spring, Margland.Scribbler: For how long have goubeen teaching in A.E.S.?Mrs. C: This is mg second gear at

A.E‘..S.Scribbler: If gou could have stagedlonger, would gou have staged?

Mrs. C: Definitelg, Ihaven't seenenough of India, and I've enjoged

being a part of the school.Scribbler: Do gou think living inIndia was a good experience?Mrs. C: Yes, mg world is larger and

mg life is richer having metIndians, traveled in India,seen the wonderful textiles, learned

a bit of historg through the tombs,palaces, and forts.

Scribbler: Do gou have ang happgmemories of A.E‘..S. to share withus?Mrs. C: I'll never forget mg two Sthgrade trips to Corbett, taking anearly morning elephant ride in

search of tigers, rock climbing the

first gear, and sleeping on a moun-tain under a star-studded skg. I'veloved watching the Middle Schoolplags and musicals, recitals, andconcerts and feel proud of our

students' accomplishments.Scribbler: Share with us gour

future plans.Mrs. C: We'1l be traveling homethrough Cambodia and Vietnam,visiting one son in Hawaii, a sonand grandson in California (SantaBarbaral), farnilg in Las Vegas,Nevada, A daughter and threegrandchildren in Delaware. We

have a fall trip planned to the mid-contd on page E

Ms. LundsteenLeaves!

by Jay Simhan and DanielLuntzel

Q: After being here for oneyear, what are your impressionsof AES and India?A: "It has certainly been achallenging year for me, but I'dalso say that it was one of thebest years. AES is a real "co-mmunity" of people and that iswhat made my year in India sospecial."Q: Why exactly are youleaving AES?A: "My husband's firm istransferring him to the States towork on a project this summerand then he will be attendingbusiness school this fall."Q: Where do you plan onmoving to after leaving India?A: "After a nice vacation, wewill be eventually settling inPalo Alto, California atStanford University. I hope tosee lots of AES students therein the future; remember, it isnever too early to think aboutcollege."Q: From former schools thatyou have been to, how do thestudents of AES compare tothose students of those schools?A: "It seems everyone here hashad unusual experiences and iswell traveled, so I think AESstudents all have truly inde-pendent and adventurousspirits. Some students I hadworked with before AESthought that going out forChinese food was the only cul-tural adventure available!"Q: After moving to anothercountry do you plan on continu-ing your teaching career?A: "No, I will return to my oldjob of being a college adminis-trator. I will either be aDirector of Student Activitiesor an International Student iadvisor."

contd on page 8

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Au Revoir Mr.

Tragmor

By Sho Spaeth

Mr. T raynor, a teacher ofmany subjects in both themiddle and the high school,arrived here at the begin-ning of the new school year.Yet, after his very brief stay,he is going to leave for hishometown of Spokane,Washington in the good old iU.S of A. You might ask,Why is this relatively newteacher leaving this school?Well, we got the answer. Heis going back to the U.S toget his Masters inEducation at SeattleUniversity.

Since he has only been herefor a short time, we askedhim about his impressionson India. Professionally,

AES fully met his expecta-tions and then some. Hisfirst impressions of Indiawere that all his senses

were overwhelmed. He haslearned a lot about India,

especially the diversity ofthe culture and religions.He says that his experienc-es, in India, have affectedhim a great deal.We alsoasked him about his ambi-tions and he said, “I look

forward to growing as ateacher and a student." Healso looks forward to con-tinuing his travels and hisstudies. i

So, for those who will missMr. Traynor very much, heis going to come back.Therefore, as the title says,au revoir Mr. Traynor!

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PAST AND FUTUREBy Russy KlughThe Scribbler asked the teachersto look back to the past and to

look forward to the future. Thefollowing, is the order in which the

responses came in, is what ourteachers shared with us...Mrs. Evans10 yearsago... I spent my anniver-

sary on the Great Wall of China,and

thought that there would be no lifeafter forty.

In 10 years, I will

probably...realize that life beginsat fifty, still be running (I hope),

and be spoiling my grandchildren.Mr. Sonnet10 years ago... I was crosscountry skiing at midnight on everyfull moon.The only sounds heard on thesefrigid Wyoming nights were theswishing of the ski’s as they glidedacross the crisp snow and thenot-too-far-off howl of coyotes.Serenity not imaginable.In 10 years I will probably...Be

exploring some new capital city, in

a country far away, planning

adventures that stimulate thespirit.

in 10 yearsI will most likely... Bemissing my two college bound

TEENAGEgirls. While trying to usher my

son’shormones through puberty.

In 10 years I will possibly... be

fumbling with even newer technol-ogy, reading classics l've beenpromising myself. ljust have toread, and scouting

out new running and biking routes.Dreaming of Buttermilk Hill.

In 10 years it is plausible... I will begroaning under the strain ofreading yetanother Middle School writingattempt and be exhilarated by the

flash of understanding in the eyesof a student. i

Mr. Capper10 years ago...l was the father oftwo daughters and running an

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injection

machine, making refrigeratorparts.

In 10 years, l will probably... Be

living in Canada for about 2 years,

preferably not Ottawa.Ms. Lundsteen

10 yearsago... I was a senior inhigh school and thought I kneweverything.

In 10 years, l will probably... Have

kids that think their mom is a dorkand

doesn't know anything.Mr. Zito

10 years ago... I was listening to

Richard Thompson, Bruce

Springsteen,

and Van Morrison, dreaming l was

piloting the Millennium Falcon into

hyper-space, wishing I could play

guitar, and thrilled to be spendingmy days with my children.In 10 years, I will probably belistening to Richard Thompson,Bruce Springsteen, and Van

Morrison, dreaming I was piloting

the Millennium Falcon into hyper-space, wishing l could play guitar,

and thrilled to be spending mydays with my children.

Mrs. Willson

10 years ago... I was living in

Japan, teaching at the American

School in

Tokyo, and up to my eyeballs in

diapers and bottles for Luke,

Lego'sand transformers for Ty-chan(Tyler), and model dinosaurs for

Natty-boy.

In 10 years, I will probably... beliving in South America, finallylearning to tap

dance, and conquering my fear of

heights by taking up hang-gliding.

In the

summer, I will hike theAppalachian Front from Maine to

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Georgia. I will be an expert onhair-braiding and dread locks,

having had lots of practice on my'7

Mrs. Hallberg

10 years ago... I was chasing

after a very energetic two-year

old, who thought that she was the

queen of Wright Avenue.In 10 years, I will probably... be

still be chasing after her, but now

she will be a lot more difficult tocatch.

Mrs. Smyth10 years ago... I was looking

forward to being a student once

again.In 10 years, I will probably... still

be a student of something,because there are so many fasci-

nating things I want to know more

about. Maybe I will pursue mylong-term interest in ecology, swimwith dolphins, capture the autumn

colors of the Carolina hills in water-color or strum Elizabethan tunes

on an Appalachian Dulcimer.

Mrs. Myers

10 yearsago... I was living in

Indonesia, and was the mother oftwo preschoolers, so I spent most

of my time with them.

In 10 years, I will probably... Stillbe traveling (I hope) Æ trying to

pay for 3 college educations.

Mrs. Benefiel10 years ago... I was changingdiapers.

In 10 years, I will probably... still

be paying for college, no com-plaints, it's worth it!

Senora Golding10 years ago... I was Senorita

Burdick! I was young, single, and

happily living on my own in sunny,

southern Spain.

In 10 years, I will definitely... still

be Senora Golding! l’llbe

young”ish”, married, and happily

living with my husband and child-

ren... somewhere.

Mme. Delapraz was also kindenough to contribute a letter

written ten years ago, and aletter that

contd on page 9

May 16,1996

Mrs. Christensencontd. from page 6

west for mg high school reunion,

visiting friends and relatives along

the wag. Once we are settled into

our home, we plan to take courses

at the Universitg of Maryland in

film and detective fiction . I'mplanning, too, to studg some con-

temporary American authors and

to do some writing.For fun, we'll do some competitive

ball room dancing, trg to hike the

whole Cotswold Wag in England,

bicgcle through some of theFrench wine countrg, take our

grandchildren camping, and meetagainsome friends that we've

made living abroad.

Scribbler: Do gou have ang mes-sages to the people here before

gou leave?

Mrs. C2 As an English teacher-”Keep reading and writing, and

don't forge to use a comma with

coordinating conjunctions!"

Otherw1'se—”Love, good luck andwishes to gou next gear."

Ms. Lundsteencontd from page 6

Q: What do you like and dislike

most about India?

A: Like: "I do not have to drive

during snow, and since I have a

driver, I never need to find a parking

place‘. Also, I really like shopping

.here."

Dislike: "No Doritos, or Wendy's

hamburgers."

Q: What do you think will be the

most treasured memory you have

from AES? \-

A: "There's too many! .However, one

really special moment for me was

during the first minute of opening

night for "The Canterbury Tales,"

which was performed by the IB

Drama students. I was so proud of all

of them and their hard work."

Jay Simhan and LaurenO’Hara get advice on“leaving” through:

Interactingwith Mr. Dow.

Since in this issue ofthe Scribbler we beginWinding up the school year,we decided to get some tipsfrom Mr. Dow, our Coun-selor, for students onleaving a school or City andgetting on With your life.

Mr. Dow told us thatsaying goodbye is extremelyimportant. You should takethe time to be honest withyour feelings and don't beafraid to Cry. Many peoplehave mixed feelings. Theyfeel that they can”: wait togo back home, althoughthey don't want to saygoodbye to their friends.You should prepare yourselfbefore you leave, don’t savethe goodbyes until the lastday.

Some of the bestways to settle into your newschool is to be conservativein your Clothes (wear thingslike jeans and a t-shirt orshorts) and behavior. Onyour first day, sit back andsoak up What’s Cool andwhat's not. As soon as youcan, make the first move,and pass out a few friendlyinvitations. But be carefulwho you make friends with,don't get mixed up vvith thewrong people. Organizedafter school activities arealso a good way to makefriends.

Mr. Dow's advice isto keep in touch withfriends by either writing orCalling. It builds a close,common bond between youand your friends. Youshould try not to have awhole mess of pen-pals -

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just stick to a few goodones. You don't need towrite a 10- page letter everytime you write, just writeenough to let your friendsknow that you still thinkabout them.

When you move to anew City, you should stayopen- minded. Your newcity won't be the exact sameas the one you left behind.All Cities have their badpoints, so stay open-mindedand look to the good points.Just try to appreciate, andmake the most of your timethat you have in a new envi-ronment.

If a student is havingproblems Coming to termswith the sadness of theirfriends leaving, you shouldtry to help them throughthis tough time.Counselors, teachers, orstudents are some of themany sources for help.Moving always hurts, sodon't be afraid to Cry.

As Mr. Dow hasmoved from place to place,he had the exaCt same prob-lems as any normal personwould have. He coped withthem just like the ways thathe mentioned above. Hehas lived in the States,Hong Kong, and, now, India.His stressful job hasn't

made moving any easiereither. He said that thehardest thing was sayinggood-bye. He knew that ithad to happen.

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Teachers’ Identitycontd from page 5

Of course. youre reading this

and thinking. 'LHom

ridiculousl" But it" you are so

filled mith doubt, then look

back at previous Scribblers.

YVot/ce the may J! rs. Sen

manages to fir Madonna into

almost al] of the issues. Ånd

in previous issue MS. students

mere asked to compare teach-

ers to a famous person and

fllrs. Sen mas compared to

guess mho. MÃUÖÃUVÃ!

50 not all ofus are fooled by

everyday appearances.

}{0n7€17er, as ofright

nom there is nor enough evi-

dence to stand up in court.Bur the Scribbler and many

other hard morking students

have every inrenrion to inves-

tigate this top

priorirydstdsrgdsdrsrdsdsgfds

dfs issue until ir is proved ro be

correct.

Can you guess whoit is?Mrs Sen, 20 yearsago, painting thetown red!

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCRIBBLER

ifiast and Fufu re

will probably be written in 10years.

Corseaux, Switzerland, April18, 1986

Dear Judy,

How’s my new niece? Itseems I will finally get to seeher in July... when we stop inanchorage to see our Americanfamily on our way to Manila.David has been named to headthe ICRC delegation there andwe are delighted to be return-ing to Asia after three yearshere. it will be interesting tosee the results of CoryAquino’s People PlowerRevolution (February). Lucienwill start Gr. 6 and Jeanne Gr.4 and I will investigate earningan M.A. in education at theexcellent Jesuit universitythere. It seems a good time todevelop a portable career.Sorry this is so short. Pleaseinform Mother and our brothersof this development. I doubt l’llhave much time to write againbut I would love Alaskan news.

Love, Tamara

P.S. Regrets department: Iplanted asparagus last fallwhich should produce well forfour years - starting @x_tspring. Next time I want tochange postings, l'm going toplant asparagus.

Corseaux, April 18, 2006E-MAIL

Dear Susi (Seli),Received your E-mail regard-ing the course in Vermontusing the programmed nosepin to make incredible gains inlanguage learning. I will notask for school funding as thedirector refused to subsidizelast summer's workshop. Hesaid it required too much

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investment to provide a largelanguage lab with 14 recliningchairs and headsets. My chiefbenefactor, David, says he'sbooking a week in Jordanwhere we met and one inDamascus where Jeanne wasborn to see how much pro-gress I made in Arabic lastsummer in THE CHAIR.David said to thank helmut forthe 6-pack of Pinot Noir.Actually, David cannot adjust topop-top wine. You Germansare less traditional than theSwiss.

I envy you your grandchildren.The children reacted differentlyto my threat of willing all myearthly possessionsto charity ifl don't have grandchildrensoon. The stork will be visitingJeanne and her husband inFrance about vendage (grapeharvest) time. Lucien and hiswife will appear to be trying toappease us by asking if theycan join us in the Middle East.My view of the village and thelake from my kitchen window isidyllic now as the trees begin toflower and the vineyards cometo life again. My garden callsand I bought vegetable andflower seeds today and I mightput in asparagus. Yes, signme up for summer study butonly if I can continue Arabic.Love to you and Helmut,Tamara

May 16, 1996

HoroscopesBg.M0Mz4~‘70wzg Gnoi and

Barbara van San ten

Cabricorn (December 22-Tanayry 202

Healtluyoa will be very tirea bat

nealtny.

Romanceílf yoa like sorneboay

yoa snoala try to rnake a conversa-tion witn nimlneif, bat wai t fornirnlner to rnake tne first rnove.

Social Lifayoa nave a lotof

frienas, batyoa neeal tobe selec~tive. AS few yooa friends WMOVVZyoa can trast are better tnanrnany whom yoa can/t.

Lucky Days:l0tn, 22na.

Lucky GolonOranye.

Åyaarias (Tanaary 27-Zebraary 792Healtlfuyoa rnay nave lots of `

nornework, bat aont stay up toolate, it will affect yoar nealtn.

Romancefiäornance for yoa looks

good,yoa wont be naviny anyrna/'or social broblerns tnis n/iontl/i.

Social Lifalüeoble will like yoa,

bat aon 'tiynore yoarfrienals, itwillcaase troable.

Lucky Daysflltn, lst.

Lucky ColonlQea.

Qisces (iebraary 201Marcn 202

Healtmyoa nealtn weeds care tnis

rnontn. Make sare yoa don't catcncolas.

RomancaTa/k to tne person yoa

like, otnervvise yoar relationsnib

rniyritfa/l abart.

Social Cife:/jaw frienas will be

yoarfrienas, bat look oat for sorne-boay tnatis caasiny troable.

Lucky Days:2na, Åitn.

Lucky ColonNavy blae.

Áries (Marc/fi 2l~/lbril 202

Healtmyoa 'll enjoy goodnealtn

tnis rnontn.

RomancaTne picture is bleak!

gm tnere's always Hope for tnenear fa tare/

Social Life:Don 't expect beoble to

like yoa. ifyoa aont care aboatthem

Lucky Days:3ra. 29tn.

Lucky GolonBriynt yreen.

Taaras Á ril 27-Ma 2lHealth:D0 a lot ofsborts, it is

yooa for yoar nealtn. yoarstarnina will improve.

Romance‘? ne next tirne tnere is a

dance, aance witn tne berson yoalike, ana spend a lot of tirne witn

nirn\ner insteaa of sittiny oat.Social Life:Sorne of yoar frienas

will act mean to yoa, bat tney aontreally mean it.

Lucky Days:5tn, 3ra.

Lucky Golor:Silver, black.

Q ernini (May 22-*Zane 222

Healtmyoar nealtn continaes to

be yooa.

RomancæTnere is rornance in tne

air. take yoar cnancelSocial Lifefiflarty aays are overfor tne rnornent

Lucky Days:6tn, 7tn.

Lucky Golonl/Vriite, (olnk.

Cancer (jane 22-*Za/y 232

Healtluyoa 're in goodnealtn.

Tast try to exercise a bit rnore.

RomancaQenera/ly goodbat its

better not to start anytniny biytnis ifl/iontn. Qfyoa nave a steaayboy/yirlfriena, be carefal not to yetinto aryarnents.

Social Life:/\lota yooa n/iontn for

yoa. Tnere rniynt be misanaer-stanainys. Try to be batient witnfrienas.

Lucky Days:8tn, l9tn.

Lucky GolonQray.

Leo ‘ al 24itn-f4a ast23HealtluOvera/l yooa. Ufyoare

feeliny tirea, yet sorne rnore sleep.

Romance:TM/S is yoar lackiest

rnontnl get closer to tne bersonyoa 're in terestea in. l/(ela tionsnibs

yo easy for yoa ifyoa bat effort intotnern.

Social Life: Dont spread yossibs.Too rnacn talkiny rniynt involve

yoa in rarnors. Stay close to yoarbest frienas.

Lucky Days:l3tn.

Lucky Golonyellow.

Virgo (Æayast21i-Sebterriber 232

Healthfl/ery nara rnontn for yoa.

may sborts or yet involvea in yoarnobbies to overcome tne stress.

Romanceiove is not always

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yooa for yoa, Dont be depressedaboat yoar rornantic life. Tnere isalways another cnance!

Social LifezDont snow yoar

anyer in front ofbeoble. Slfyoareaware of yoar actions. yoa woa/a beable to yet close to people.

Lucky Dayséitn, 7tn.

Lucky Golonbarble.

Libra (Seg ternber 24~October 232

Healtluyoa are very nealtny.

Keep it mp! Do exercise ana makesare yoa yet enoayn s/eeb.

Romancefiecaase yoa aon't try,

tnere won't be an irnbrovernentbetween yoa ana nirnlner. Tnink/oositive ana try to talk. ‘

Social Life:l3e aware of wna tyoa

say to yoarfrienas. Express yoartnoaynts toyoarfrienas so that

yoare not rnisanaerstooa.

Lucky Daysflst, 2?tn.

Lucky ColonEn/ierala yreen.

Scorbio (October 24»November 222

Healthflt is a aanyeroas rnon tn

for yoa. (jf yoare clarnsy. yoamight nave an acciaen t.

RomanceT/ont tnink oflove as a

joke. Difierentbeoble nave aifference obinions. Be‘ rnore serioas.

Social Life:K4o tn a yooa ana a

ma‘ montn. yoa/l be noticea byrnany beoble batyoa nave a aijfi-cal t tirne witn yoarfrienas. Tnink Ånow irribortant frienas are.

Lucky Days:8tn, 2litn.

Lucky Golonyola.

Sayittarias (2\_lovernber 23~December 272Healthflt seerris tnatyoa careaboatyoar nealtn too rriacn. lQelax

ana take it easy. Too rnacn worryrniynt not be yooaforyoar nealtn.

Romancayoa 're too basy witn

otner staff to tnink aboat it. Sjts

not a biy broblenfi bat if yoa 'reyoiny steaay witn someone, try tospend rnore tirne witn nirnlner.

Social Lifemlotiflriany cnanyes.Keep yooa relationsnibs witn yoarclassmates,

Lucky Days:l6tn, 28tn.

Lucky Golonliynt blae.

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WEIRD MURDER!by David Saint-Germain

Mr. Dum, Mrs. Lam, Mrs. Smart, Mr. Stylish and Mr.Pow all have been killed on the same night by thesame person in the same house. Each of them hasbeen killed in a different room with a different Weapon.You have got to find in which room they have been

killed and with What using the clues given . Goodluck!

Clues:1- Neither Mr. Dum nor Mrs. Smart were killed inthe bathroom but one of them was killed with the

pool stick.

2- Mr. Dum and Mr. Stylish sometimes go out withthe person who has been killed by the baseball batand the person who was killed by the revolver inthe bathroom.

3- Either Mr. Stylish or Mr. Pow was killed in thebedroom and the other one was killed by the knife.

4- Mr. Lam was almost killed in the bed room withthe nerve gas but he escaped in time. The nervegas was reused against someone else but not in thepool room.

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Middle School Scribbler

Atlanta

1996By: Gabriel Verret

For the 100m anniversary ofthe modem Olympics, mostpeople thought Athens would bethe host. But Atlanta, Georgia,U.S.A., was chosen. It was

decided in 1990 before theOlympics in Barcelona thatAtlanta would host the Games.More than 10,000 athletes areexpected including more than3,000 women from more than 170countries. Some of the countrieswho are expected to win a lot ofmedals are the United States,Germany, and the Unified Team(which is the Combined team from

more than 12 Soviet Republic.)The symbol of the Olympics is thetorch. Every 2 years, it is lit inAthens, with a giant magnifyingglass used to magnify the sun’sray. It is then carried to the site ofthe Olympics by a relay ofrunners. The last winter Olympicswere in Lillehammer in 1994 andthe next one will be in Nagano,Japan. Some of the most knownevents that happened in Olympicsare:

-In 1968, in Mexico, Bob Beamonfrom U.S.A. broke the long jumprecord by a extraordinary 3 feet!Hejumped an outstanding 29 feet2 inches. That record still holds.Some people argue whether it wasbecause the air pressure is low inMexico.

-In 1984 Carlos Lopez fromPortugal made the current recordfor the Marathon of 2 hours 9minutes 21 seconds that stillholds.

-In 1924, at Chamonix (the firstwinter Olympics), the CanadianHockey Team scored a staggering85 goals in 3 games to win theGold medal!

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May 16. 1996

1996-91 School Calendar

I 996August

13,14&1é.T,W,&F .............. ..All facuity Workshops15 ......... ..Thu ............... ..Hoiiday-Indian independence Day19 ......... ..Mon ............. ..SCHOOL RE-OPENS/1 st Qtr. Begins

October2........... ..Wed ............. .Hoiiday-Gandhis birthday18 ......... ..Fri .................. .. 1 st Quarter Ends21 ......... ..Mon .............. ..Holidoy—Dussehro22......... ..Tue ................ ..2nd Quarter Begins29 ......... ..Tue ................ .Parent Teacher Conference

Day/school closed for studentsNovember

11 ......... ..Mon .............. ..Hoiiday - Diwali (in iieu of Nov.10)

28-29.....Thu-Fri ........... .Holdiays-Thanksgiving.December

20 ......... ..Fri .................. ..Second Quarter/ First Semester ends.23-Jan.3...Mon-Fri.....i-iolidays - Winter Break

I997January

ó ........... ..Mon .............. ..SchooIl Re-Opens; 3rd Quarter/2ndSemester Begins

20......... .Mon .............. ..Holiday- Martin Luther King BirthdayCommemoration

February10 ......... .Mon .............. ..Holiday - Eid (subject to the appearance

of the moon)17 ......... .Mon .............. .Holiday - Presidents’ Day

March14 ........ ..Fri ................... ..3rd Quarter Ends17-24...Mon-Mon .... ..Hoiidays - Spring Break25....... ..Tue ................ .Ath Quarter Begins28....... ..Fri .................. .Holiday - Good Friday

April8 ......... ..Tue ............... .Parent/Teacher Conference Day/School

closed for studentsMay

30 ....... ..Fri .................. ..Last day of School/end of 2nd SemesterLast Working Day for Faculty.

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.. . —— Him ti Eirik?

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Rgporters anb EbitorsLauren O'Hara

loon Hee Kim

Barbara Van-SantenYoun loung ChoiHo-lung LeeDesiree I-lollowclllan SimhanSho SpaethSong-Woo RangRussn Kiughlun Huh (W

-Fairuz Kavnilan - ̀ 'Travis Pope

Daniel LuntzelDavib Saint-GermainGabriel Verret

Graphic ArtistYoun loung Choi

Lag-Out EbitorsLauren O'Hara

law SimhanSho SpaethRussq Klugh

Lag-Out Abvisor /AMrs. Kochar

AbvisorRehana Sen

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