Newsletter - December 2012 - Verdala International School
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Newsletter - December 2012 - Verdala International School
Fort Pembroke, Pembroke, PBK 1641, Malta www.verdala.org [email protected] +365 21375133 December 2012 Newsletter Welcome to the Verdala International School Newsletter! If you would like to contribute to future issues, or have any comments or suggestions, please email either Jill Kirkstadt at [email protected] or Jess Droscher at [email protected]. Do you have some exciting family news? Do you know of a past (or present!) student or staff member who has had an achievement that should be recognised? Do you have an interesting hobby that you would like to introduce to the Verdala community? Please email us with any news from inside or outside Verdala, so we can share it with our readers. Many thanks from the JQ Newsletter team (Jill Kirkstadt, Jess Droscher, Jesmond Navarro, and Joseph Borg). Inside this issue: Elementary News Middle School News IB News High School News All-School News Board News Booster Club News Community News Alumni News Announcements Classifieds Inside this issue… …. Page 2 Elementary News Grade 4 and 5 Handball Tournament After practicing for many weeks, the Grade 4's and 5's had a volleyball competition in the High School Gym. This was a very special event as it involved not only the players, but cheerleaders from both classes as well as many parents in attendance. The matches were all very close, but in the end the Grade 5's came out with a victory. Host Country Day In October 2012, the Elementary school took off to explore Malta for their bi-annual Host Country Day field trips. Each Grade visited a different location to learn about, enjoy and celebrate our Host Country. Throughout the Elementary School, we visited the following places: Pre-Kindergarten – Inspire Kindergarten – Mdina and the Museum of Natural History Grade 1 – Bird Park and Piscopo Gardens Grade 2 – The Limestone Heritage Museum and Buskett Gardens Grade 3 – Fort Rinella and the Malta Maritime Museum Grade 4 – Grand Master’s Palace and the Great Siege Grade 5 – Archeology Museum, The Malta Experience and Hagar Qim “We went to the Bird Park. We had fun. We saw a flamingo.” Charlie Crabbe, Grade 1. Page 3 Everyone had a great time, and thankfully the weather held out for us. Thanks again to Ms. Maggie for organising another great day out! Grade 5 Timeline Project It took a long time and a lot of work, but we, 5th Grade students, managed to put together a long, long, long timeline of different things that have happened in history. First, we were all assigned one person, one place and one event. We had to have the name, date and picture of what we were assigned to on our paper. Then we made our papers. Next, we put them in chronological order. After that, we taped them all together. And finally, we hung up our timeline in front of our classroom. All together we used 50 sheets of paper taped together. You can come and see the real thing here at Verdala in front of the 5th Grade classroom! You will be amazed! Cameron Christie, Grade 5 Page 4 First we thought of different people, places and events that changed the world. Then, we crossed out all the ones that we didn’t want until we came to exactly 17 of each. After that we were all assisgned three of them and we had to print out one page for each of them including their name, a picture, and the date that they happened. Next we brought all the pages to school and taped them together in chronological order. We had to tape it in the library because it wouldn’t fit in our classroom. Then Mr. M folded it up and brought it outside where we all held it up. It was 51 pages long! Mr. M took a couple pictures before we brought it back inside and pinned it up. Clare Kirk, Grade 5 Page 5 Middle School News Booster Curtains for the Middle School Joyously trying out my new data projector in the Drama room to watch a video, I encountered a problem: The sun was too bright and shiny, we couldn’t see the film. Help! I called, we need a blackout curtain! Boosters to the rescue! The Booster Club decided to equip the Drama room in the Middle School with a new set of curtains, and work began. Seeing the beautiful new red curtains, other Middle School teachers were impressed, could they have some too? Well, thanks to the Boosters and a generous benefactor, plans were soon underway for a new set of curtains for classrooms in the Middle School. Serving a dual purpose, the curtains primarily block out the sun and its heat, but they also make the environment much more pleasing to the eye! Two Booster members, Ghislaine Verges and Vjollca Trapnell, have been spending every available minute in the Middle School sewing, cutting and putting up curtains, to the gratitude of students and teachers alike. When you are in the area, do have a look! They have done a wonderful job! A big thank-you to all involved! Lucienne Agius Page 6 7th Grade Robotics Trip The seventh grade was able to participate in the EU Robotics Week symposium. They learned the basics of robotics and were able to try programming their own robots. Scott Hofstetter, 7th Grade Science Teacher Page 7 IB News Candidates for the May 2013 examination session have now been registered. Any changes to registration data after this week carry an additional charge. Please note that the school reserves the right to withdraw candidates from the Diploma programme (may still sit for certificates) if they do not meet the deadline dates set by the school. As a reminder, here are the deadlines for November, December, and January. (MSP=Maths Studies Project, BMP=Business and Management Project) 2012 November EE Final copy (early Nov) A1 ST first draft (early Nov) MSP: Deadline for first draft (Meet with supervisor to discuss) English B orals A1 ST final draft (Mid-November) TOK presentations MPF question due December French, Italian, Spanish orals English A1 Oral Commentary CAS status reports (approximately 135 hours should be completed) MSP: Deadline for second draft Theatre, Final Draft RI 2013 January French, Italian, Spanish orals MSP: Deadline for third draft (polish and complete final draft) Psychology Research Study English B oral English A1 2nd World Lit assignment 9th, BMP: 1st full draft Theatre Arts – Final Draft PPP Jan-Feb-Mar Working on 2nd (3rd?) HL/SL MPF Working on TOK essay Theatre, working on IPP and TPPP Page 8 High School News El viaje a Barcelona – The Barcelona Trip During the October holiday, we did an amazing trip with my Spanish class. We went to Barcelona! The trip was from the 20th to the 25th of October - a period too short for such a wonderful place. But we enjoyed every second of this trip! On our first day we took the touristic bus to see the best of Barcelona. We stopped to visit the Sagrada Familia. What a magnificent building! With such beautiful, colourful windows! We then visited the Park Guell. Gaudí's design impressed all of us. The sculptures, the houses... everything looked so nice! At 8 pm, we enjoyed ourselves watching a flamenco show and eating some typical Spanish tapas: ‘Patatas bravas’, some Paella, fried fish, Spanish omelets, and Russian salad. On Monday, we had the best trip ever! We went to Port Aventura, a theme park with lots of roller coasters such as "Shambhala" which is also known as the tallest roller coaster in Europe! And "Furious Baco" - the fastest hypercoaster with 134km/hr! And yes, we were all brave enough to go there (Well, maybe not Ms. Brincat). The next day, we visited the Dali museum (his art is brilliant, really). And we also had a flamenco lesson in the afternoon. I think we all did pretty well! On Wednesday, we visited the Casa Batllo which is a magnificent building designed by Gaudi. Then we went to the Boqueria market where you can find absolutely anything you want! We also went to the aquarium and the Picasso museum. Afterwards, we had a short break in a chocolate factory where we had chocolate or coffee with ‘Churros’ (if you don’t know what they are – go to Spain and try them!). As the grand finale, we all had a dinner with lots of delicious tapas! Page 9 I wish I could go again. I loved every moment of this trip - all the card games we had every night, all those trips, and activities we did… Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, and Ms Brincat! Thank you so much! Caroline Schiller (Grade 12) Evita Otigbah Teresa Marras Valerio Pellicciari Tatiana Torriani André Moazed James Kohout Dylan McCormick Julia Sergeeva Anne-Mieke van Hemert Polina Kravtsova Caroline Schiller Page 10 UNIVERSITY OF MALTA – OPEN WEEK TIME, EINSTEIN AND THE COOLEST ATOMS IN THE UNIVERSE On Friday the 9th of November, Nobel Laureate William D Phillips gave a talk at the University of Malta, Valletta Campus. He spoke about his experiences exploring some of the coldest atoms in the Universe, and how they are using these super-cold atoms to create incredibly accurate atomic clocks. The talk was full of exciting live experiments followed by a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to discuss physics with Prof. Phillips. This event was supported by the University of Malta, the Ministry for Justice, Dialogue and the Family, the US Embassy in Malta, The Malta Chamber of Scientists, Malta Cafe Scientifique, and the Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector. Some of our teachers and students were lucky enough to attend this very inspiring lecture. If you are interested in what Professor Philips discussed, here is a posting on YouTube of a similar talk that he gave to the Office of Naval Research (ONR): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i53E1A5VC-E COMPUTER SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS During Open Week at the University of Malta, the 10th grade Computer Studies class, and the 11th and 12th grade IB Computer Science classes attended presentations on recent developments in technology, from how computer graphics are used in various applications from television production to robotics. Page 11 The 10th Grade Students participated in a presentation on "Multimedia Signal Processing". Andrea Amato Gauci, Christina Bartoli, Alexia Debono, Murtuzali Gadzhiev, Naomi Gradel, Jean-Philipp Kunkler, Cosmo McNamara, Elizabeth O'Donnell, Francesco Otigbah, Benjamin Said, Savannah-Maria Sant, Isobel Walliker, Omar Zahra, Sophie Hackenbruch, Liam Sproule, Gianluca Trapani The 11th- and 12th-Grade students participated in a presentation on "The New World in ICT", including future career opportunities in IT fields. Kalean Agius, Andrew Graham, James Kohout, Dylan McCormick, Max Micallef Attard, Caroline Schiller, Ryan Stott, Cornelius Dahling, Hazim El-Hejaji, Enaam Elhouderi, Manuel Fajardo, James Rulli, Daniel Seifert, Alec Anthony Zammit Matthew Tomich IB History, IB Computer Science, IGCSE ICT/Computer Studies, IGCSE Geography High School Social Studies Coordinator Page 12 YOUNG ENTERPRISE There are two VIS teams this year. Both teams have been busy drawing up their business plans, carrying out market research, setting meetings, and bonding. The business plan has to be presented by 4th December and the teams have to face a judging panel on the 8th. Our students will be competing with as many as 18 teams from 8 different schools. “BRUSH AWAY” Saida Ryazapova Hannah Veltrup (CEO) Cornelius Dahling Francesca Zingales Phil Kyu Jeong Leia Room (absent) Their product is called Twist & Brush and it is a handy carry-along toothbrush equipped with toothpaste and dental floss. “PLUGGEDIN” Manuel Fajardo Corrine Graham Maria Paola Micallef Jonathan Schulz (CEO) Pavel Vedernikov James Rulli Their product is called Paddock which is an alternative charging station. Scott Hofstetter, MS and HS YE Link Teacher Elaine Gili, HS IB Business Teacher Page 13 College Counsellor’s Corner: Highlights of ongoing activities The last months have been indeed very buzzing for the College Counselling department, where intensive work focused around the preparation of applications sent off to UK and USA Universities. We are receiving very encouraging acceptances from a variety of Universities of our students’ choice. More applications are still being processed, particularly those for Universities in the USA, Canada and the Netherlands. In addition to this our Grade 12 students are receiving support to ensure the smooth finalizing of their CAS Journals. Most of them are well on track, requiring only minimal improvement. Amendments that are being suggested at this stage can easily be dealt with during the Christmas recess. Grade 12 students will continue to receive support with their CAS Journal up until the deadline for submission and completion of the minimum 150-hour requirement, before our Easter break. In the meantime Grade 11 students are reminded that they would need to log in a minimum of 45 CAS hours by the end of the 1st Semester. Grade 11 students are being coached on the admissions procedures for American Universities where strong weight is given to one’s GPA, SAT scores and the attainment of the American High School Diploma, as a minimum entry requirement. Students taking the SAT tests, both the Reasoning and the Subject tests, are reminded to register online though the USA CollegeBoard website. Students can register for SAT tests in January 26th, May 4th and June 1st, 2013. As part of student’s academic planning for University, please be reminded that one’s performance throughout the four years in High School will have a bearing on one’s GPA and eventually on the IB predicted grade that will be sent to the Universities of one’s choice. Whilst different educational systems have different application procedures, it is well in place to highlight the weight given to a student’s Transcript covering Grade 9 through to Grade 12 by American Universities. By now Grade 10 students are focused on choosing and preparing for their IGCSE Examinations. During a presentation on the implication of IGCSE qualifications to University applications, students understood how their academic work in Grade 10 has a bearing on their GPA, the American High School Diploma and the IGCSE Examinations. The month of January will see the start of “A day in the life of a professional” series of presentations by parents. This is part of the Career Readiness Counselling Programme with the goal of connecting students to the VIS community resources, ensuring that students acquaint themselves with personal experiences of practitioners in the field of work. For more information, you may contact me via my e-mail address at [email protected] Ms Rose-Ann Trapani College Counsellor, CAS Coordinator & SAT Administrator Page 14 All-School News The 9th Age Group Swimming Meeting The 9th Age Group Swimming Meeting – 2012 was held at the National pool Complex on Saturday 3d, November 2012. A great overall performance, personal best swimming achievements and an outstanding sporting behavior were demonstrated by our newborn VIS Swim Club’s swimmers and by Maltese club swimmers from Verdala International School. HOCK Callie PRATT Sebastian REEVES Samuel GRAY Cameron KEYS Liam GADZHIEV Gamid GADZHIEV Murtuz MAILANDER Chris BOFFA Jacques BUSUTILL Jaimie Results on line http://www.cis-online.net/ Congratulations to all of the athletes! Keep it up! Page 15 FIRE!! (Prevention ) On Thursday, 18th October, Mr Mike McMahon from the US Embassy agreed to organize a workshop on Fire Prevention for the Verdala Staff. We had a session where we learned about important safety measures, and then we had a go at using the Fire Extinguishers. Huge THANKS to Mr McMahon for organizing this workshop, and thanks to the US Embassy for providing the ABC Fire Extinguishers! Our Fearless Leader! ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ART Kindergarten students are starting their large self-portraits. There is some completed art work on display in the Elementary School based on their IPC unit entitled ‘Ourselves”. Page 16 Grade 1 Artwork is based on Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” and their IPC unit on Day and Night. Page 17 Grade 5 Artists are working on different art styles and techniques; Abstract Expressionism, Aboriginal Art, Impressionism and Photomontage. Page 18 Grade 8 Artists are working on Elements of Design-space, texture, line, shape, while assembling together a balanced composition based on their class work: ‘taking a line for a walk….’ Middle and High School Honours Lists – Scholastic Year 2012-2013 Middle School High Honours First Quarter GRADE 6 Mindy Alfvegren Alana Clements Gabriela Cremades Izquierdo Clemens Rattasits Paula Von Jagow GRADE 7 Hannah Brown Olivia Cooper Quinn Kirk Carl Sundelius Middle School Honours First Quarter GRADE 6 Rory Kirk GRADE 7 Anneke Narain DeTar Felix Hackenbruch Heather Smith GRADE 8 Heidi Cao Ita Nudelman David Salge Sigrid Svanberg Page 19 High School High Honours First Quarter GRADE 9 Liam Narain DeTar Tereza Petrovicova GRADE 10 Sophie Hackenbruch Elizabeth O’Donnell Isobel Walliker GRADE 11 Maria Paola Micallef Valerio Pellicciari James Rulli GRADE 12 Gabriela Cruz A In Kwon Dylan McCormick Evita Otigbah Caroline Schiller GRADE 11 Corinne Graham Phil Kyu Jeong Damiano Lagana Xiaoyu Lou Andre Moazed Saida Ryazapova Jonathan Schulz Pavel Vedernikov Hannah Veltrup James White Zuzanna Zajac Alec Zammit GRADE 12 High School Honours First Quarter GRADE 9 Johanna Benndorf Giulia Palmieri India Raniolo Kim Sundelius Albert Svanberg Ipek Ulker Pauline Verges Oceane Visser Spirit Week Fun! Pajama Day GRADE 10 Murtuzali Gadzhiev Simon Kravtsov Lidiya Murakhovskaya Andrea Amato Gauci Samantha Cassar Ellis Ghada Dbouba Andrew Graham Yuliya Isakava James Kohout Polina Kravtsova Teresa Marras Kimberly Merten Max Micallef Attard Valentina Spiteri Tatiana Torriani Page 20 Page 21 Class Theme Day Grade 12 – “Ganstas” Grade 7 – Famous Grade 9 – Cartoon Characters Grade 3J – Roald Dahl Characters Grade 6 - Gangsters Grade 5 – Happy Families Page 22 Grade 8 – Pink Nerds Grade 10 – James Bond PreK – Animals Grade 4 – James and the Giant Peach Grade 9 – Gangsters Grade 2 – Dr Seuss and the Things Page 23 Supernatural Day Page 24 Page 25 Snow White in the 70’s Watching the whole cast & crew, all 42 of them, stand on stage on Saturday at 10pm brought about mixed feelings... Some of relief...because the late afternoons and evenings of rehearsals were now over... And some of nostalgia...because even though theatre is hard work it is something I truly enjoy doing… But the strongest feeling was that of pride in the VIS students. You could tell they all worked amazingly well together, they were such a strong team and it is that teamwork that made Snow White in the 70's a huge success! Samantha Cassar Ellis who played Snow White was also the Assistant Director. She wrote in the performance programme: “directing Snow White in the 70’s has proved to be a most challenging yet rewarding experience. The production has almost entirely stemmed away from the original text we obtained, as the whole style of the play had been altered. I was excited at first until Ms. Said had this ‘brilliant’ idea that we would be putting on a Pantomime this year! This was a great opportunity to bring a different type of production to Verdala International School” The best thing about this production was that the audience seemed to have enjoyed it just as much as the cast! They all wanted to be up on stage dancing to those fabulous 70s tunes! Thanks so much to the whole VIS Community for all your help and support! Ms Daphne Said Page 26 Page 27 Board News Dear Fellow Foundation Members, The community- both parents and teachers- requested from the current Board a more efficient communication style. We hope that through summaries of the Board achievements and work in progress, posted regularly in the Newsletter, we will take one step in the right direction. For those interested to find out in more detail what was discussed and decided in the monthly open sessions, our comprehensive Board meeting minutes will continue to be available online on the intranet. 1. New Head Search: it was decided to approach several recruiting agents. At the next Board meeting, on November 19th, the Board will choose from three agencies the one that will conduct the search for us. 2. Bursar search: the position has been filled and the new Business manager will be presented to the community once he will formally join the school, later this month. 3. Health and safety list: majority has been completed- including the resurfacing of the Middle School playground, as well as the chain link fence separating the parking lot from the basket ball area next to Elementary. The rest is in process and on target for the end of December deadline. 4. The registration of the School's Statute: the necessary papers have been handed to the School lawyer and the next step is for Mr Trapnell, our Chairman, to appear in front of the Notary to register the Statute. 5. Taxation issues: responses are pending from the relevant departments - taxation and legal- within E&Y. 6. Pedestrian Crossing and Signage: following a meeting of the HoS and the MS Principal with the local council, the school has high hopes the signage and the flashing Belishia beacons will be put up shortly. 7. Curriculum in MS: the IMYC (International Middle Years Curriculum) is currently tested in MS and the results so far are encouraging. IMYC is the program that follows the IPC and the hope is that it will ensure both a smoother transition of the Grade 5 to Grade 6 and a more structured learning in MS, leading to a better integration into Grade 9. 8. Food catering system: a contract has been drafted, a meeting with Brown and Rye has taken place and the process has been started for the re-introduction of the hot lunches, hopefully by January. The selection of snacks/drinks available at the MS and HS points of sale will be addressed by B&R in order to comply with the “Healthy Eating Lifestyle Choices” published by the Ministry of Education. 9. Gratuities: The Gratuities for next academic year were unanimously approved and as from the beginning of the present scholastic year, teachers' salaries will not be less than those in state schools. For the Board of Directors, Monica Binder Page 28 Booster Club News Halloween Event Just when you thought that Verdala’s events couldn’t get any better...they did! Hooray for the Booster Club who once again delivered a fantastic Halloween Carnival this year, with the aid of an amazing team of volunteers whose efforts and goodwill brought the whole affair to life. It was touch-and-go at one point on the day of set-up as strong winds threatened to ruin the arrangements (several activities were moved to alternative areas and Pre K-1’s Miss Suzy had to battle with the giant ghost which almost squashed her!) but thankfully, as usual, the weather was ‘alright on the night’. “The ultra-juicy burgers and delicious pizzas were always served with a smile”, “the minute you walked in, the decorations really made you feel like it was Halloween” and “children were running about squealing with delight” are just some of the comments made by attendees at this year’s event. Fortunately, much of this Halloween magic was captured on camera by Nancy Generelli and Jill Kirkstadt. Of course, what would this popular long-running event be without the all-important games? Selfconfessed ‘big kids’ Sam Brown and Kath Reeves were the masterminds behind the entertainment, painstakingly devising 5 brand new activities to add to the regular favourites. Thanks to their energy and creativity, these were all a big hit with the children...and apparently a few adults too... Swamp Fishing was a total success with kids screaming in terror and delight at Robin Pratt and Alex White's piraña impersonations. Konstantine, the Hexbug king, was simply great (does anyone know who had the most fun: him or the kids?). Henning’s Halloween Golf went down really well and the face painting was an inspired addition delighting the younger children. The award for most memorable feature surely goes to the utterly hilarious (and slightly brutal) Splat the Person - although one can’t help wondering if Kath Reeves, who suffered with a smile in the name of entertainment, now wishes she hadn’t thought of it! Finally, some interesting facts and figures for you: Eur 2,969 was the final profit 70 volunteers helped make all the fun possible 500 people attended 3 ½ = the number of hours super-troupers Kath, High School’s Miss Elaine and Kinder/G4 dad Frederick spent being pelted by wet sponges. (And we’re still trying to calculate how many hours G2/G4 mum Maggie Andersen dedicated to the decorations...) And now it’s ho ho ho...towards the Christmas Event we go! Prabjit Chohan-Patel Page 29 Page 30 Community News We’ve got SUCH a TALENTED STAFF!!! Benny Curmi sat had for an art exam held by the University of Malta and has passed the exam with flying colours! In the coming weeks he is to attend a prize day where he shall be receiving a prize for finishing First In Class. Well done to Daphne Said who has just earned her second Master’s Degree – this time from the University of Leicester in Educational Leadership. Page 31 And SUCH TALENTED STUDENTS!!! Frankfurt International Piano Competition Dmitry Ishkhanov from Grade 2 competed in the “Golden Key” International Piano Competition in Frankfurt last month, and he won First Prize! And this is not his first international competition - last year in Italy he also won First Prize in an international competition in Italy. Congratulations Dmitry. http://www.goldenetaste.de/index.php/wettbewerbe This are photos of him from Frankfurt: Verdala’s Got Talent!! Celine Schmid will be singing in this exciting competition (similar to “The Voice” and “The X-Factor”) on 1st December. If you are able, do go along and support this talented Grade 9 student! GOOD LUCK CELINE!!! Page 32 YEAR 11 VIS STUDENT SUMMITS MT. KILIMANJARO FOR A WORTHY CAUSE James Rulli from Year 11 took on one of the biggest challenges of his life during October half-term break. Together with his dad Brian they climbed the highest mountain in Africa and whilst achieving a life-long dream James also took the opportunity to raise much needed funds for the High School Charity – Emerging Voices which is a charity in Columbia to help blind orphans have a better life. Talking about his achievement James said “There were moments when I didn’t think I would make the summit due James taking VIS to the top! to altitude sickness and fatigue so to have stood at the summit felt really amazing. It was a challenge both physically and mentally as we took on a more difficult route and climbing Western Breach the day before we summitted was a real achievement. I feel proud to have reached the summit but also to have been able to raise the funds for Emerging Voices. We raised over EUR 6,000 and I would like to thank everyone who sponsored and supported me in achieving this goal.” Alumni News There is a Facebook Group called “Verdala Reunion 2014”. If you are an Alumni, or know some Alumni then ask them to join. They are planning a Big Multi-Class Reunion for the summer of 2014. I recently put a post on the Group’s Homepage asking some of our FABULOUS ALUMNI to send me news! Here are some of their replies: Tequila Jade Murray – Class of 1999 Jade graduated in 1999 and went to HOSTA Hotel Management school in Leysin, Switzerland where she earned an Operations Diploma. She is currently working from home as a Personal Assistant for a few companies in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She has been there for 11 years and she met her Scottish husband Alasdair there. They have a 16 month old daughter, Summer Leigh and number 2 is on the way! She is planning on attending the reunion and is looking forward seeing quite a few people again after all these years. Page 33 Ina Džeba – Attended VIS from 6th-9th Grade and then her family moved away. Although Ina did not graduate from VIS, she looks back very fondly on her time here. She left VIS in 2000 and went to Doha, Qatar. She stayed there for less than 2 years, and then returned to her home in Croatia. Ina graduated with a degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Zagreb. She has just starting work in kindergarden - first in a one-year intership and then for "real". Julie Edo – Class of 2003 Julie went to the Université des Lettres et Sciences Humaines in Limoges, France, after she graduated from VIS. She now runs her own Travel Agency with her boyfriend. It is called Celie Sport Travel, in Zaragoza, Spain. Jenny Haynes - Class of 2003 Jenny went to the University of Birmingham and graduated with a degree in Business commerce with Spanish. She then attended South Tyneside Nautical College and earned a BSc in Marine Operations. She is currently working on a Private Yacht – the Eclipse as Second Officer. Moe Krimat – Class of 2003 Moe went to Brunel University in London where he got his BSc Hons in Industrial Design. He is currently still in London working as a Senior designer and studio manager at Harlequin Design (London) Ltd. Linda Szekely – Class of 2004 Linda graduated in 2004 and went to Staffordshire University in the UK. She did an undergraduate degree in Psychology and then she went to Keele University and did a Master’s in Counseling Psychology. She is currently working in England as a psychotherapist with looked after children. Page 34 Kevin Schembri Orland - Class of 2006 After VIS, Kevin undertook his BA in International Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire. After that he took a year out and did some travelling. He then decided to undertake his Master’s in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield. He just finished several weeks ago and he is currently awaiting the results whilst job hunting in Malta. Christine Schjoettz - Class of 2006 Christine Brix Gyldenstjerne Schjøttz went to Kingston University and earned a BSc in Civil Engineering. She is currently doing her MSc in Petroleum Engineering at Denmark's Technical University. Francesca Fenech – Class of 2008 After graduation, Francesca went to The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts where she earned a BA Hons in Acting. She is currently signed to an acting agency and auditoning for work in and around London. She is writing the music for a pantomime and teaching singing to children. Francesca has been in a few shows since graduating and she was the musical director for a new musical last month. Jonathan Boffa – Class of 2010 Jonathan Boffa is currently attending North Carolina State University. He received a scholarship in swimming, and he is studying Graphic Design. Jonathan a phenomenal sophomore season which included breaking the school record in the 100 freestyle. He was part of the ACC Champion 400medley relay team, he hit NCAA "B" standards in seven different events, he qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle…AND he qualified for the US Olympic Trials in the 100 freestyle! Jonathan has been selected for the All-ACC Academic Team for the second-straight year. Page 35 Announcements, School News and Congratulations WELCOME TO OUR NEW BUSINESS AND FINANCE MANAGER!! Mr Ivan Camilleri joined VIS this month in the capacity of Business and Finance Manager. His main responsibilities will involve overseeing of the finance and the administration function of the school. Mr Camilleri gained valuable experience in the finance and administrative fields working for three multinational companies , namely United Arab Shipping Sag , Executrain Corporation and Arriva plc . Mr Camilleri has a degree in accountancy from the University Of Malta and holds a CPA warrant. Mr Camilleri is married to Tania – who also works in a school , overseeing students with special needs. They have two children Samuel and Nathaniel. Ivan also has a passion for culinary arts – Let’s hope that someday he will cook something yummy for us! Got a group project to work on? Is your little brother causing too many distractions for you at home? The High School Library is now open for After-School Study Time on Mondays and Tuesdays until 5:30! “Pitazz u Lapes” Do you have a spare notebook and pencil lying about? “Pitazz u Lapes” is an initiative being run by The Association of Lyceum Past Students in Malta to assist less fortunate children by providing them with some notebooks and pencils for their schooling. Page 36 This year, for our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, we collected food and toys for the refugees and their families at the Good Shepherd Convent in Balzan. Page 37 Classifieds If any member of the school community would like a ‘small ad’ in the newsletter please send the details to the JQ Newsletter Team at either [email protected] or [email protected]. ROBYN’S CORNER South African Food now available online !!! Robyn’s Corner is Malta’s only South African online food store. We have all the flavours from South Africa, we recommend trying our famous NikNak chips, chocolates and of course you can order your biltong. Simply log onto www.robynscorner.eu to order your mouth watering sensations.
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