November 8, 2013
Volume 2, Issue 1
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Happy New Year! What’s for Lunch?
2
D’var Torah
2
Scaling New Heights
3
My Visit to Ecuador
3
Shipwrecked!
4
Middle School Chorus
4
The Future Of Israel's Water
By Mr. Stevens Welcome to BT World’s first edition of the 20132014 school year. The support for our middle school newspaper has been huge! More than 40 middle school students are involved this year. I would like to thank all of them for their hard work. I would also like to especially thank editors Gabrielle G. ‘19, Jeremy G. ‘19, Hailey G. 19, and Joseph L. ’19 for their efforts. (photo: BT World staff)
Desalinization is a process where salt is taken from sea water, thereby creating fresh water that is safe to drink. Engineers of Israel have been working on this for By Caleb G. ‘21 years now. Dr. Raphael Semiat, a memThere has been a drought in Israel for ber of the Israel Desalination Society and years. “Israel has suffered from four conprofessor at Israel’s Technion-Israel Instisecutive years of drought,” according to tute of Technology, recently said that, the web site Jewish Virtual Library. One “We won’t be dependent on what the rain of the main sources of fresh water is the brings us. This will give a chance for the Kinneret, which has a limited amount of aquifers to fill up." Dr. Semiat says desalifresh water, depending on the amount of nation is a virtually harmless process that rain in Israel. can help address the water needs promptI always ed by the world’s growing population and thought rising standard of living. “You take water that scienfrom the deep sea, from a place that tists could doesn’t bother anyone,” he said. just take Set to begin operating as soon as next water from month (the article was written in May, the Medi2013), Israel Desalination Enterprises terranean Sea and filter it for drinking and Technologies’ Sorek Desalination Plant fresh water. Then, this past summer, I will provide up to 26,000 cubic meters – or read in an article that my Dad showed me nearly 7 million gallons – of potable water (Water surplus in Israel?* ) that water will to Israelis every hour. When it’s at full soon be rushing through pipes and filters capacity, it will be the largest desalination to become drinkable water for all of Israel! plant of its kind in (Cont. On page 4) I read that this idea was once unthinkable.
Behind the Scenes: BT Volleyball By Shaya L. ’21, and Alana G. ‘21 We recently interviewed the volleyball “A” team’s own Ashley C. ‘18. We asked her five questions based on her time on the volleyball team. BT World: What do you like better, bumps or sets? Ashley: I like bumps over sets. BTW: What made you decide to do volleyball? Ashley: I thought that volleyball would be fun. BTW: Do you think volleyball is a sport you want to stick with? Ashley: I don’t really know if I will stick with volleyball. BTW: Are you going to do volleyball in High School? Ashley: I’m not sure but I’m still deciding. BTW: Have you seen any improvement in your volleyball skills throughout the time you’ve been on the volleyball team? (Cont. on page 2)