Dalat International School, Tanjung Bunga, 11200 Penang, Malaysia
What’s Inside: Skim Boarding! . . . . . 3 X-Block water sports gives students exercise
Physics Field Trip . . . 5 Physics students travel to Kuala Lumpur and visit Science Museum
Valentine Couple . . . . 5 High school sweethearts share their story
Candles & Pledges . . . 6 Super heroes find 21 new inductees in NHS assembly
Point/Counterpoint . . 7
Should dorm seniors be allowed to opt out of church?
Sneaking, Batu Style . . 9 Seniors successfully take a mini-sneak in Batu Ferringhi
Bridging the Gap . . . 10
Building bridges at the annual Science Fair
Eagle’s Eye Staff Note: This copy of the school paper has been written by the students in the English 12 class. Writers: Sydney Adams, Shion Beak, Jarrod Forsdick, Jeeho Han, Anna Hoffmeyer, Chanel Huang, Sol Jin, Sam Kes, Esther Kim, Grace Kim, Amanda Leech, Ooi Yung Tsen, Ji Won Park, Jake Smith, Cassandra Tan, Jamie Thompson, Josh Thorne, Chareesa Usaha, Bertha Wang, Wei Ken Chee, Hank Wong, Jane Yook Adviser: Mrs. Missy Davis Eagle’s Eye
March 2013
The Sweet Sensation of Victory
By Jake Smith
All oxygen held in that holy tolled for the broken bearcats, coliseum of blood and sweat and the sweet sensation of vicscreamed away tory descended from the lungs upon the Eagles of every witas their beloved ness while the brothers-inseconds ticked arms let out a by…6…5…4. mighty war cry Eyes itched, in the name of and mothers victory. twitched while This clash she-gladiators took place on c l a w e d a n d Tayah Lee (9), Juliet Suen (10), 26 January in scrapped for and Charlotte Combrink (9) Manila, Philippose with their medals the great title of proudly pines. The girls’ after the tournament in Manila. champion...3. team secured Every moment of every pre- second place at the Tom Harvious match mattered little as the women from the mighty province of Dalat courageously fought against their greatest enemy, the Faithful Bearcats of Manila…2. Finally, after a monumental struggle of wills, the wise and powerful senior gladiator Once upon a time, in a far away Amanda Leech smashed the kingdom nestled by the edge barricades of bearcat defense of a great ocean, lay the land and flung up the final, fateful of Dalat. In this magical place shot to attain victory…1. lived students from all around the Silence. world; they had come to expand The great orange idol-sphere their minds and learn the ways of glided through the air…but the kingdom. Along with these descended just short of perfec- students lived a variety of wild tion. In that split second, all and exotic creatures. This tale the dreams and aspirations for recounts the times of darkness the Eagle-Gladiators seemed as in the month of February 2013 uncaputurable as smoke rising when evil threatened the school from the belly of defeat. in the form of two vicious mon Yet nay! Hope yet remained sters: deadly monitor lizards. as the Charlotte [Combrink, 9] Nothing out of the ordinary champion of Dalat arose from happened at the school until one the ashes of defeat to capture day when an unexpected visitor the great idol-sphere and place came for lunch. When the bell it within its glistening, spherical tower had rung sounding the afperch…0. ternoon meal, scores of people The great gong of defeat trickled down to the dining hall
deman Classic, and the boys’ team went 3–1 to lock down fifth place. “I have never had so much fun, or faced such strong competition,” said Juliet Suen (10). Not only did both teams fight hard on the court, but they also gave back to the community as well. “Thanks to Faith Academy, we were able to work with a local orphanage. The best part of the entire trip was shooting hoops with those kids,” said Reagan Mahoney (12). (Continued on page 2, col. 3)
The Tale of Two Tails
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By Anna Hoffmeyer
for the long-awaited meal and break from their meticulous studies. Among them, Carissa Hoffmeyer (6) sat on the gentle swings overlooking the sparkling waters when she heard a commotion coming from the great hall. Ladies screamed in fright while children hid behind barricades, yet Hoffmeyer (6) and her equally dauntless companions raced down to investigate. The damsel Hannah Lawrence (6) said, “I was excited, the lizard looked mad and hard to catch!” What they saw sent their hearts racing: valiant knights huddled around a gutter struggling to capture a great beast! Mr. John Fisher and the kitchen (Continued on page 2, col. 1) March 2013