Student'svoice 2016

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“ School Years…”

1st JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF EL. VENIZELOS

THREE GENERATIONS TALK ABOUT THEIR SCHOOL YEARS While we were having dinner yesterday with my family, I told them about an incident that happened in my school with a classmate of mine about her dresscode.

-Teenagers!..My mum said.

-Why mom? We are in 2015, how are we supposed to dress? You did the same, didn’t you? I asked, and grabbed the chance to ask my parent about their school years.

-In our days and age my mom said everything was different. First of all we had to wear blue uniforms. The girls were wearing blue skirts with CRETAN DIET NOW AND THEN blue blouses and long socks. That was the winter school uniform, so nobody had to worry about what to wear in the morning.

-Education was more difficult and we didn’t have anyone to help us, my dad said with a serious Is it your first time as a headmaster?

Which are the advantages and which look. Nowadays, the young generation have help - No, it is not. the disadvantages of this school? from their parents or from special teachers or Do you prefer being a school princiAdvantages: It’ s a multi cultural school, even the internet helps them a lot. They don’t use pal or being a teacher? which means it houses studentss from their brain anymore. They just ‘google’...

- Aſter 30 years as an active teacher, now many social backgrounds, religions and everything they need to find out about something. at 33 years of service, I prefer being a countries.

He said looking at me meaningfully. principal, so that I have a complete picDisadvantages: The shortages in funds -And they complain aſterwards, that they don’t ture of Education in my country. and facilities. have any free time because of all the activities Is it more dificult to manage teacher How do you see yourself 5 years from and the homework that they have to do aſter or students and why? now? school. Which is half true, if you consider that Teachers, because it has to do with the I see my self as a pensioner. you spend most of your time texting with your smooth operation of the school.

Thank you sir! mobile phone, or being on the internet all the time..!!No communication any more!

-“Hey guys!!Aren’t you a little bit strict or what? I reacted. My generation is not that bad aſterall ! ” Now I was very angry! I regretted immediately starting this conversation from Our warmest thank yours to • Mr Androulakis, our school’s principal for helping to maintain a crethe first moment. Serves me right! What did I expect…! ative enviroment in our school.

-“No, respect at all.!”My mum said and brought me back to reality!

• Our teachers who all contributed to the creation of our newspaper in -“Reminded me exactly how you were in your daughter’s age!” I heard my various ways.

• The mothers and students who baked cupcakes and those who grandmother saying to my mum with a feeling of justification. bought our cupcakes.

-“Oh mum! I sound exactly like you, don’t I? said my mum in an awkward style • To the students, Iason Ntaountakis, and Stella Greveli, for conand started laughing. tributing articles to our newspaper.

Even my dad started laughing and we all enjoyed the cake aſter lunch that my • Special thanks to Katerina Mazanaki for designing our newspaper’s cover page and for contributing comics. grandma had made while we were discussing our “school years”.

• Special thanks to the girls of C3 ΣΕΠ who painted the English classThanks grandma!! room Thank you Maria Kalogeropoulou and Leonida Thomadaki for Eleni Kalaidopoulou staying way beyond school hours.

Interview of our headmaster Mr. Androulakis

Katerina Mazanaki

THANK YOUS

Our staff having a good time!

• Mrs Koulizou thanks all her newspaper staff. Special thanks go to Katerina Planaki, editor in chief, and Frantzeska Lougiaki 2nd editor in chief.

• And last but not least a very special thanks goes to Ms. Niki Xifantaraki, who once again helped in the formation of our newspaper.

KEEP WALKING SCHOOL!!

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In the midst of a financial crisis, a refugees tragedy and overall pessimism, the creation of a school newspaper is a creative haven. The students involved learn to have a critical eye and view on issues like the above but also to look on the bright side of life.

There should be and there is a bright side to life.

For the 8th year our newspaper has been published. We have put all our love, creativity, energy, enthusiasm and hard work into it. This year we are proud to state that our newspaper was chosen to participate in a seminar in Athens that the Athenian – Macedonian Mass Media Agency offered.

I as a teacher – co-ordinator am once again proud of my ‘‘staff’’.

Keep Walking School !!!

Ms. Koulizou English teacher, Co-ordinator.

At the times of our parents and great grandparents the staple diet in Crete was completely different from the current one.

The basics were the use of wheat which they themselves grew and ground into flour, vegetables and fruit. Eating wild greens was a frequent part of their diet. Meat was something completely infrequent in their daily diet. Meat was eaten only on a few Sundays and on special occasions such as Christmas or Easter. They raised their own animals, got together and slaughtered the animals which they ate on special celebrations.

Certain dishes which were common then are not known to the younger Cretan generation. One such dish is Papoudia.

Here is a recipe for Papoudia which in Crete in the past was used as staple food.

Papoudia (ingredients) • Wheat • Lentils • Peas Recipe First boil the wheat, lentils ,wheat and peas.

Then strain them. Sprinkle with olive oil and sea salt.

Another simple but most waited for delicacy was a simple pie made with sugar and cinnamon.

Something like traditional shortbreads of Easter.

Those days there were no refrigerators or freezers or anything that could preserve the food for many days. Therefore when the people wanted to consume meat they killed the animal and ate it. In mountainous areas in Crete they used ice to preserve the foods few days longer.

People especially shepherds placed their foods in caves where the temperature was lower. Another way of maintenance was salt that is they spiked meat with salt and dried it and thus salt helped in preserving the meat much longer.

Olive Oil and spices along with salt helped preserve the food.

Nowdays we have moved away from what the world calls ‘Cretan diet’. It’s considered the most balanced and the most healthy diet in the world. Unfortunately we have chosen to follow the ‘western diets’ when the western countries are trying to follow our tradition.

is made from wine. When the wine is ready add a lot of petimezi leave them in air-tight vases for 4-5 hours. Petimezi is made by boiling the must with sugar for 1-2 hours.

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During the teenage years teens compare themselves with those around them , and consider where they fit in. It’s a difficult time for many teens and oſten a lonely one.

Teen’s feelings of isolation depend on social acceptance and some and some have doubts and oſten wonder why they exist. Isolation can cause difficulties to teenagers. Teenagers are social by nature and young people tend to have many friends. A teen who is isolated is oſten treated as an outcast and that can affect teens negatively.

XINOCHONTROS SOUP ½ cup of olive oil 5 cups of water 1 cup xinochontros 1 tomato Pepper

Recipe Put water in a saucepan along with the olive oil and the tomato in cubes and leave them to simmer for 4-5 minutes. Next add xinochontros, with salt and stir well. Cover the saucepan and boil for 35-40 minutes. Serve the xinochontro soup hot with pepper.

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Teen Isolation Even teenagers get the blues.

Why teens become isolated Teens may chose to isolate themselves as a result of bulling or rejection by their classmates. Fitting in is important to adulthood. Some of the common reasons for isolation: • It is oſten due to the way they look, dress or act.

• Some teenagers may be isolated by their classmates because they excel at school or they are not good students.

• Strange behavior drives teens away from each other.

• Depression is also a cause of isolation because they lose interest in everyday activities.

MOYSTOPITA 1 glass of olive oil 3 glasses of flour 2 glasses of musto(grape juice) 1 spoonful of soda almonds or walnuts soda petimezi

Recipe Mix the oil with the soda dissolved in a little must, add the almonds or the walnuts, the petimezi and the flour, mix and make dough. Put it in a baking pan greased with oil and cook the moustopita in medium heated oven.

• Some teens spend too much time on internet and do not go out with their friends so they become antisocial.

The Effects Of Teen Isolation Isolation affects teenagers in different ways. They become withdrawn and depressed and have no friends or somebody to depend on or talk to. They have a hard time making friends building their selfconfidence and fitting in.

How To Help Isolated Teens It is important to help isolated teens because they are in a situation where they feel worthless and they need support and encouragement to solve their problems.

They need friends so they can join a club or do extra curricular activities or do sport, they must limit their time spent on social networking sites and realize the importance of social contacts and the friends. Finally teenagers can improve their social skills so later in their lives they can effectively interact with all kinds of peoplein their every day life and their jobs. They will need their social skills they have mastered during their teens years.

Fratzeska Lougiaki

We asked 80 students in our school about their eating habits and here are the results˸

Olga Kostaki

2. Do you have many friends?

3. Do you take an active role in your relationship?

4. Do you think it's your fault that you're lonely?

5. Would you want your life to be different?

Western diet vs. Cretan diet Most fast food we order is bad for our health.

This food is heavily processed with colouring which is harmful to our health. Statistics show that 18 out of 20 children but also parents prefer to order rather than cook and eat at home.

More traditional Cretan recipes of the past Here are two traditional recipes for Xinoxontros Soup and Moustopita, which in Crete in the past were used as staple food but which are rarely consumed now. Xinochontros is made of goat milk and wheat. Boil them and then leave the mixture in the sun for 4-5 days. Must (grape juice) is made by crushing red grapes. The must

1. Do you feel lonely?

Students of B’ class were asked the following questions:

When the West turns to Cretan diet, Crete turns West

• Cretan diet is followed by most students in our school despite the fact there is a strong tendency for the younger people to prefer ‘western’ diet. However the consumption of vegetables is really low where as the consumption of red meat is high. At home the Cretan diet is still followed.

Before the presentation of our newspaper in Vlissidi Theatre.

But for how long..…… ?

• The majority shows that their favorite food is pilaf which is called ‘gamopilafo’ or wedding rice because it is the main dish served at weddings.

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A day in a student’s life

Swedish Cinnamon rolls (kanelbullar) To make the dough, melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add the milk, stir to combine, then let it cool to 37⁰C. Crumple the yeast into a large bowl. Add the milk mixture and stir until the yeast is dissolved. Stir in the sugar and salt.

Using the mortar and pestle, grind the cardamom, then stir into the liquid. Add the flour, little by little, and stir until the dough is smooth. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and set the dough aside for 4 minutes or until doubled in size.

To, make the cinnamon butter, stir the butter, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl until spreading consistency. Transfer the dough from the bowl to a floured bench top and knock down dough. Using a rolling pin, roll out to a large 3mmthick rectangle. Spread the cinnamon butter evenly over the top. Carefully roll lengthwise to form a cylinder. Cut widthwise into 24 slices and place in paper cupcakes cases on a baking tray. Cover with a tea towel and set aside to rise for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 225⁰C. Lightly beat the egg and bush over the buns. Sprinkle with pearl sugar. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.

Serve with cold milk.

A recipe supplied by Anna and Michaella Kotsifaki.

Their mom is from Sweden.

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From our visit to Kastelli. Students showing a real interest in pioneer film gadjets.

As a teenager school plays a vital role in our life as we spend nearly seven hours a day there and most of our activities revolve around school. Everyday students wake up at about seven o’clock and get ready for school they usually have breakfast at home while some children buy something to eat from the school snack bar. We all gather in the playground and wait for the bell to ring. School starts at 8:15 and aſter the prayer we go to our classes. We have different subjects and ten minutes breaks aſter every lesson.

7th year of homemade cupcake sale to We usually have a snack or spend time with friends raise funds for our newspaper. chatting or catching up on the latest gossip. Some children get angry and get into fights, other children play basketball while others quickly copy homework!

Exchanging gifts in the Many of the lessons are interesting and we have English classroom. fun in class but some are tiring and we don’t enjoy

the lesson. School finishes at two o’clock and children do lots of aſter school activities like playing a sport or go to environmental study which is a lot of fun and we learn how to protect and look aſter the environment.

When they get home children usually do homework and many young children go to a foreign language school to learn another language like english, french or german. This takes up a lot of their time and many children are under pressure to do well and sometimes become antisocial because they spend a lot of time studying, doing homework and they try to be good students to make their parents happy, so they don’t enjoy being a carefree teenager.

A little something for everyone at Christmas.

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Stella Greveli

Candy - card we made them and sold them to raise funds!!

The differences between boys and girls

Girls at work!! painting the English classroom.

As far as nature is concerned, boys and girls have many biological differences. From a really young age, even since the age of two, children seem to realize to which sex they belong. As a result, they start immitating their parents, little boys imitate their fathers and the girls do exactly what their mothers do. For this reason, boys play with cars and guns, they are very fond of sports, especially football, whereas girls prefer to play with dolls and babies, since their maternal instinct has already started working. It seems that when they react this way, children are being praised by their relatives. However, the differences of the two sexes become more obvious in older ages. But is it genetics or immitation?

During adolescence for example, little men and women seem to take their roles even more seriously. Making an effort to grow up really fast, girls try to dress and also behave like older women. They spend hours in front of a mirror, trying to achieve the right look, they use make-up and accessories immitating their mothers wanting to look their best. It is an effort to attract boys, who do not care about their appearance that much, at least most of them. Boys seem to be more immature, their main interest is still concerning sports, computer games and other activities having to do with nature, for example fishing. Only when they get older they desire to attract girls, usually by exercising more at the gym, trying to look more muscular and athletic.

In addition, special abilities in both sexes, concerning learning, are noticed. In previous years, but still now, it is believed that the majority of boys are better at math and science, whereas girls are superior at linguistics, language and literature. These stereotypes seem to be altered as time goes by, however ,the question remains, are these preferences due to genetics or due to environmental influence?

We asked two of our school’s Maths teachers , Mrs. Stavrianoudaki, and Mr. Loupis if there are differences in performance in Maths between boys and girls.

Mr. Loupis: “ Traditionally boys have preferred studies in Exact Sciences such as those offered in Polytechnics whereas girls outnumbered the boys in Theoretical Studies such as literature etc. This happened and is still continuing to exist but to a much less degree, due to the stereotypes which prevail as to what “suits” each sex based on social criteria and employment prospects and not learning abilites. The differences which exist in the way of thinking and dealing with the school reality between the sexes does not constitute a particular tendency or talent of someone in Exact Sciences. The directness in dealing with mathematical problems which the boys are at an advantage is equalized and oſten surpassed by the methodical approach and the tenacity of the girls and the scholastic results show exactly that. If we count-in that the programme of studies and the school manuals have been designed and written almost exclusively by “male brains” then most likely girls have completely overthrown this “myth”.

Mrs. Stravrianoudaki “International research on the achievements in Exact Science validate the equality between the male and female brain. The statistical differences are minute and overthrow the belief that females are at a disadvantage in this specific issue. The anatomical functions between the male and female brain are not related to intellect. The traditional view that there is a natural inclination of the boys to Exact Sciences in contrast to the girls, is due to stereotypes, beliefs and prejudices which start at home and are enhanced by teachers and the social background.”

These are the opinions of our math’s teachers Mr. Loupis and Mrs Stavrianoudaki, as they stated them aſter being questioned on the matter. So, taking into consideration all the above the most important thing for the two sexes, is to feel self-confidence and to accept their uniqueness. Behaving according to our gender is an important way of becoming socially-accepted, as well.

Lougiaki Frantzeska

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Teens and Body piercing Body piercing seems to be a trend of nowadays, however, it seems that its origins go back up to 5,000 years BC. Ancient mummies findings seem to have earrings on them, and it has been found out that in Ancient Egypt body piercing was a must for upper high society members. Nose piercing was originated 1,500 years ago, in Africa and middle Asia, where many different tribes believed that it was a sign of beauty. In later years, piercings seem to have been spread to other body parts as well, like eye brows, lips and belly buttons. Which might be the reasons that youngsters tend to like piercings that much?

Adolescence is a really sensitive period in a person’s life, during which teenagers are experimenting with their identities and their personalities.

It seems that body piercing is in fact nothing more, but a form of expressing themselves.

They try to state something or to belong somewhere. In

some cases, adolescents try to immitate the majority of people their age, in order to be more popular and more attractive to the others. Another reason is that sometimes body piercing becomes a form of rebellion. For example, teenagers may want to rebel against their parents or teachers because they don’t want to do what the older tell them.

This way, they decide by themselves and they take their first risk in their life.

Even if body piercing is accepted by the teenagers’ society, we should keep in mind that it is not a common selfexpression, like hair coloring or changing style. Such form of rebellion always leaves permanent marks on the body that can have really negative effects in the future. For instance, a boy who has got a number of piercings on his body, can be really famous or popular at his school, however in the future it is possible, that he will have a difficulty in finding a job. As we all know the first impression is very important and someone looking like that may be appalling to many and cannot easily be trusted by employees.

Taking all the above into consideration, we understand that body piercing is a risky decision and we have to be extra careful and mature when making it.

Lougiaki Frantzeska

Ι am a country girl

Interview of Danzer Luna a student of our school who lives in Keramia a village whiuch is an hour’s ride to school by school bus, Keramia is a mountainous village where most people are involved with raising animals.

1. Luna how long have you and your family lived in Keramia?

- Since December 2008.

2. Where did your parents live before?

- In Vienna, Austria.

3. Why did they move?

- To start a new life.

4. Did you agree to this change from the start?

- No, because I loved Austria.

5. Which are the advantages and which

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Hello “It’s me ....

Hello, it's me, I was wondering If after all these years you'd like to meet to go over everything They say that time's supposed to heal, yeah But I ain't done much healing Hello, can you hear me?

I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be When we were younger and free I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet There's such a difference between us And a million miles Hello from the other side I must've called a thousand times To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside At least I can say that I've tried To tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your heart But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore Hello, how are you?

It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry I hope that you're well Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?

It's no secret That the both of us are running out of time So hello from the other side I must've called a thousand times To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home Hello from the outside At least I can say that I've tried To tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your heart But it don't matter, it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore Ooh, anymore Ooh, anymore Ooh, anymore Anymore...

Hello from the other side I must've called a thousand times To tell you I'm sorry, for everything that I've done But when I call you never seem to be home

Time-capsule

Thank you♥ Kelaidopoulou Eleni

Interview of Danzer Luna

Have you ever wondered how life was many years ago and how it will be in the future? Today we are going to take a look on how lifestyle was 200 years ago. Well, it's time to take a look at the “vintage” world ,shall we? OK let's go! Around 200 years in the past, lifestyle was completely different. Let's take a look in which way they used transportation. The word driving wasn't even in the dictionary. However they had the most effective way of transportation. Walking. People went to work on foot, children went to school on foot and so on. Teenagers are so obsessed with smartphones and tablets that some may even believe that people always had them. They didn’t even know the word “phone” those days! Children played outside with their friends instead of sitting in front of a screen all day.

Ioannis Xenakis

Have you ever thought about the real meaning of life?

2015! For the past 200 years technology has developed at unbelievable rates. Smartphones, PCs, video game consoles, tablets, etc. have made their appearance. All these new “innocent” games have become the “sovereigns” of the world.

But we… have been totally fooled! We let them dominate us!

Well, enough of technology. Let's get to the real social lifestyle of teenagers and adults. Technology has made our life a lot easier and more interesting with hundreds of new inventions that were unknown in the past. But lets see the basics. Means of transport, cars, buses, trains, airplanes, ships etc. help us move around quickly and safely thanks to brand new technology and alongside we help the environment by choosing an eco or a hybrid vehicle. However, there has Have you ever thought about the great been damage to our eco-system because of this technolo- real meaning of life? Have you ever gy. thought before you got angry because And last but not least, our future. Future. A small word with your parents cooked the food you thousands of new inventions. Well, some scientists believe that don’t like or they didn’t give you the around in 2065, flying cars and clear tablets will make their ap- present you asked for? Have you ever pearance! thought that perhaps the food you reThese inventions and surely hundreds of more, will definitely be fuse to eat, some other child out there more useful but… let's show a little mercy, children are already is praying to God for it and wishing addicted to PC and tablets… just think about what's going to happen he could have it? Maybe now aſter all with the new, more developed tablets and smartphones. All these hi- this time you have been hearing the tech devices raise the addiction to kids' minds and this can cause word << refugee>>, the meaning of malfunction to their brains. I recommend you instead of sitting in this word is lost among thousands of front of a screen all day, go out, hang out with your friends, become a other insignificant words. In our days member of the society. Life isn't just computers and video games. few are those who can truly understand Instead, its an open world with thousands of more interesting things the real pain that the refugees experithan computers. Hi-tech is just...a window to the world. So, open all ence daily. Refugees who are washed the other windows! out at foreign shores of foreign, hostile, Another subject that has impressed me is that people in the 20th inhospitable lands, full of cold, incentury weren't happy and cheerful. Although 20th century was very different looks… Few are those who important and it'll go down in history for the technology revolution, can actually see the pain through the many people weren't satisfied with their lifestyle. eyes of the young children, who are wandering around helplessly, having George Kampakis nothing to eat but the leſtovers which

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the disadvantages to living in a mountainous village?

- Advantages˸ quite, tranquil, peaceful, clean air.

- Negatives˸ long distance from school and aſter school activities.

6. Would you leave this area if you could?

- Yes, but only to go to Austria, and not to someother area.

7. How do you spend your weekends?

- Lots of sleep because if is quite, food, more sleep and ice cream!!!!!

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you throw away without even the slightest hesitation and having nowhere to lie down except for the cold, dirty pavement.. But even fewer are the ones who know all about the bitterness of leaving far away from your homeland, just to stop listening to the sound of the bombs falling around, without knowing if the next victim is going to be you… And this sound will never stop echoing inside their innocent minds, no matter how far away they go…Inside the minds of a generation to whom the word <<smile>> is a word without any meaning in their reality.. For all these reasons, next time, before you get angry, before you cry, before you swear, before you do anything, just think… Think how lucky you are for what you have… For having a home housing yourself and everything else that matters to you…

Iason Ntaountakis

“Water polo”

We asked the girls of B’ class and here are their answers Twins: Double Trouble The bond between sisters and is strong between twins is even stronger.

In our school there are 7 twins.

Let's take a look at how life is as a twin student.

So first things first, based on their opinions being a twin is a blessing and a curse (but mostly a blessing).

It's different from having another sibling, because you have someone to talk to and tell your secrets. Contrary to an older sibling that sometimes will ignore you or won't care enough to listen to you, while a younger sibling simply won't understand. But not always are they bad. There's always a special bond between twins and even if they don't feel it it's always there. It's like sometimes you can just feel when something happens to your twin or even read each other's thought.

Nevertheless not always are things that great they argue over everything

In our school there is only one student who trains for water polo .This child is George Bitsakis .

He has been training for eight years every day for 3 hours. The idea to start this sport was his parents and he gladly agreed to go at it .He has taken part in 18 championships which happen every January, June and March. In these championships he has won eight medals. He is an athlete of NOX which is the local team of Chania with a long winning history in water sports and especially water polo.

George doesn’t have an idol. He plans to continue this sport . But he plans to study something completely different at University. Training, he claims, has never interfered with school or studying for school. He has never gone to school without having studied.

The fee for participating in the polo team, and for training is 480€ per year . Polo is a sport which is done throughout the whole year.

There is a team for adults over the age of 25, and one for young men. There’s also a great female water polo team..Many athletes both male and female people have been picked for the Greek National team. They train 3 or 4 times a week. In this team there are 13.

Ioanna Βambounaki

Ripped jeans fashion has been a favourite to teenagers for a long time.

But this year it’s all the craze! All the ‘‘it’’ boys and girls wear them even to school. Some parents may not like them much but…….it’s fashion and it too will pass. In my opinion ripped jeans give an edge to style. In winter I did not wear them so much but in summer ripped jeans is the first thing that I’ ll buy when I go shopping!

Olga Kostaki

different friends from each other but that doesn't stop them from hanging out together but that depends on the mood. In my opinion it would be awesome to be with your friends and your twin.

So if you have siblings their advice is that if you fight don't stay mad at each other for long and always show them your love because time passes and no one knows what the future holds.

Katerina Planaki

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and anything.

Well most of them have the same taste in lessons and sports but the others are completely different. Even though their parents always treat them both the same way, being careful not be unfair to none of them, we can't exactly say the same for the teachers, they may sometimes not be fair to one of them or even confuse them, if they're identical. Even if some of the twins don’t mind this for others it's really annoying, especially if they don't look alike. So we can safely say that is one of the main reason why some of them would prefer not to be a twin along with wanting to be unique.

But I guess not all of them don't want to be twins. It can be pretty lonely without someone to talk to or share your thoughts. Of course they have friends to do that and having the same friends is easier than having

Beauty is something that everyone has either from the inside or the outside or ideally both. While internal beauty is the most important people tend to judge a book by its cover and that is something that is common among societies.

As a solution to that, women even thousands of years before used makeup that was made from what was provided to them by mother nature. But now the tables have turned and now

we are able to produce and manufacture our own make-up.

Girls and women these days use make-up a lot, to either become more beautiful than they already are or cover up the blemisses on their face or both.

Believe it when I say it can do wonders when applied rightly. For example with the eyeliner you can create a winged eye making your eyes seem bigger and more prominent with lipstick you can make an illusion of fuller lips while with a blush you can also make your cheekbones more prominent. However it can be time consuming , but for some girls it’s worthwhile.

But remember that you have to first love yourself before you expect the others to love you.

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13. Would you rather go out only with friends or your twin?

13. Would you rather go out with friends or with just your twin?

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Interview carried out by Ioanna Bambounaki.

Cine “Paradise”

NO –BODY’S PERFECT Nowadays, appearance seems to be one of the most important issues in people’s lives, especially as far as teenagers are concerned. Since a very young age, they try to be good-looking and attractive to the others. As a result, they put so much effort so as to be slim and well-built. They are obsessed with their weight and for this reason manydon’t eat enough and they constantly criticize other people who are not oſten the same type.It’s really hard to deal with this situation particularly if you are an adolescent who is overweight.

Being overweight, makes you unpopular in your school and all teenagers, especially the girls sometimes face some sort of racism. That means, they are bullied at times, they are called “names’’ and in some countries, they even get beaten. As a result, the girls undergo extreme diets, starve themselves and anorexia nervosa, is a common consequence. In addition, some more vulnerable youngsters, may even commit suicide.

Isn’t it a tragedy?

In an utopian world, everybody would have a perfect body and the looks of a model, if they wished so. However, we don’t live in such a world and certain measures must be taken in order to deal with this image obsession. For instance, some educational seminars should take place at schools so that students can be informed that a healthy body is not necessarily a very thin one. Overweight teenagers should be encouraged by both their families and schools, to exercise more and consume healthier food. But most importantly, all of us should try to love and accept ourselves the way we are.

According to our questionnaire, I feel happy to report that in our school there is no evidence of bullying, since most of the children have stated that they have never had such an experience.

Frantzeska Lougiaki

Teens go to the cinema Films are a very important kind entertainment for all the people and more so for the teenagers.

Because teenagers want to (travel) with their imagination and identify with the heroes of the film .We questioned all the boys and girls in the second class of our school for their preferences in the films

BOYS FAVOURITE FILM BOYS AND FILMS

“Fast & Furious 7” Most boys in the second year of junior high school voted The Fast & Furious 7 as the best film.

Few words about the film Fast & Furious 7 is an adventure and action film with lots of suspense.

ONE former agent tries to avenge a gang. But to do it, he seeks the help of one other agent and the adventure begins.

GIRLS FAVORITE FILM

Due to the terrorist attacks in France, where can the Euro take place if not France?

“One Other World” Most girls in the second class of our Junior High, School voted “One Other World” as the best film.

Information about the film One Other World is a social film with a moral. The film is about three couples in love who live their love and face many problems.

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MAY 2016

FILMS AND GIRLS

Visiting the Vocational Highschool of Kastelli

Katerina Mazanaki

In the form of an excussion along with the cinema club of our school we visited the Vocational school of Kastelli in order to see a collection of old cinema cameras some of which dated back to the 1800's and to see the evolution of the cinema. Mr.Vlissidis who is responsible for the film room kindly showed us all the pioneer cameras and other film gadjects. This made us realise that the need for people to create moving pictures from still ones, has been intriguing man since antiquity. We also watched old films and the students really enjoyed them. Our staff visited the school along with the cinema club of our school.

Our School’s cinema club Interview of Ms. Papanagiotou, teacher in charge of the school’s cinema club

• Why are there film projections at school?

A film is the result of many people's cooperation. Besides the director's point of view and the script, there are other sides which the viewer can become familiar with like music,

acting, photography, etc. Cinema is the seventh art and like all arts there are many ways to approach it. With the projection of films we are not aiming of course to cover all the aspects but I believe that's very important to become acquainted with the cinema and its history because this way someone learns to love, understand ''its art ''and mainly to aquire a good cinema criterion. Most important though is the existence of the cinema team because with our participation in it we get to know each other better, we learn to cooperate and interact. We get together to see a film ''all together'', to have a good time , to comment to argue .

• Do teens watch films any more?

Teen agers and the young in general watch films but they dont have real contact with the cinema because times, have changed. The development of technology, has caused the cinema to lose many of the function it held in the past.

A teenager can easily download a film from the internet and can watch on his own. In the past to go to the cinema was an outing for entertainment with friends, mainly on the weekends. At the cinema you watched the films along with many people. This social dimension, which also helped in acquiring through critique, comments and arguing a criterion for ''good films'' has been lost, so today one easily downloads a film but the issue remains which film he downloads to watch, especially when american, commercial cinema has prevailed with lesser quality films.

• Which film did you like and which did the kids like?

Among the ones we have watched so far. I personally liked “Viva Cuba”, because it touches important issues in a very simple and spontanous manner since the protagonists are kids.

The students show a preferance in thrillers and crime Films.

As it is expected not everyone likes the same films. I believe that sex gender and age play an important role in how children choose a film. I think though that most like “Collateral” and “Cine - Paradise”.

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