The rexonian may 2011

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Volume IV; Issue 4

May 2011

King’s Academy, Manja - Madaba, Jordan

Campus Expansion in Progress University Counseling Office to stay in the Admin Building; Plans for new buidling taking shape By JOOHO SHIN ‘12 NEWS SUB-EDITOR

Scores of students pass it by every day; and scores of students ask the same question, “What is that building?” In between the Gallery and the Auditorium, stands an unfinished building with an ominous presence. For a while, the identity of the building had been a complete mys-

tery, and the truth had eluded the King’s Academy community for a couple of years. Rumors between the students about the identity of the new building ranged from a headquarters for a group of bodyguards for assorted alumni to a third dining hall meant for the staff. Luckily, Ms. Sheena Nabholz took her time to inform the King’s Academy comMS EMILY HAUG

munity, and offered a wealth of information about this mysterious building. The new building is in fact… a new building. Rather than one particular reason for its construction, the building was built for a variety of smaller uses and applications. see BUILDING on page 8

February: a Month of Overseas Democracy

Students Create an iPhone App for Jordanian Tourism

Groups of students participate in Havard Model Congress and Model United Nations abroad

Five KA students took a week off of school to attend a computer science seminar-but not just any seminar. They were learning how to design, develop and create an iPhone application. The students had until March 1st to complete their application- and enter it in a government sponsored competition between Jordanian schools. The application is intended for tourism; designed to help tourists in Jordan make the most of their experience. The students selected and guided by AP Computer Programming professor Nadim Sarhan: Rama Al Nakib ’12, Katrina Nemri ’11, Ali Shajrawi ’11, Karim Habbab ’11 and Ziad Lababdeh ’12 went to SAE (The School of Audio Engineering) Institute and attended a seminar delivered by a CEO of an application development company who is also a professional programmer. Each team was given a Macbook, an iPhone and a $50 iTunes gift card to use for the duration of the competition. They have been working hard to keep up with the tight deadline. The other schools competing

By JUDE SABHA ‘12 STAFF WRITER

Students spray painting the “wall of freedom” on a recent trip to Ramallah, Palestine.

Global Outreach Recent and Upcoming Community Service Initiatives By NADEEM MADANAT ‘12 STAFF WRITER

Kings academy prides itself on having amazing privileges for its students, but it also prides itself on helping those less fortunate than us. King’s Academy is based on five guiding principles, and one of them is Global Citizenship. Guided by that principle, King’s Academy goes on community service trips both abroad and close to home, taking trips to Thailand

, India , South Africa , Palestine and even within Jordan and the regions around school. The program is headed by Mrs. Tessa Fairbairn, who works around the clock with Mrs. Salwa Manaja to organize community service programs for the school. The school offers community service as a co-curricular as well, branching out the program into smaller activities that allow

Is There an App for That?

This past February, two groups of students participated in Model United Nations Chicago and Harvard Model congress; two experiences that teach about democracy and how it is applied in the world. Eleven students Traveled to Boston with the magnificent Mr. John Leistler to participate in Harvard Model Congress, which is a simulation of the American Congress. The students were divided into houses and senates where they discussed various issues. The student congressmen and congresswomen worked together to pass bills that they believed were the best for their states and the whole country. The topics of the bills ranged from improving health care to legalizing prostitution. Talal AbuGhazaleh ‘11, Jonathan Al-Khoury ‘11 and Jamil Madanat ‘11 created and fought for a bill to decriminalize urinating in public. Surprisingly, they passed the bill with plenty of signatures! People in the house, especially the girls, loved the bill, though perhaps they loved the boys more than the bill itself. Johnny summed up his feelings about the experience with three simple words, “It was foshizzle!” Although the students had no experience with American government procedures, they accomplished a lot. Mounir Ennenbach ‘12 and Abdullah Khalayleh ‘11 won the best team for Supreme Court, and Rami Altawil ‘12 served as

see SERVICE on page 2

see TRIPS on page 2

By RAMA AL-NAKIB ‘12 CONTRIBUTING WRITER

see iPHONE on page 9

Table of Contents Pages 2 NEWS Page 3-4 OPINION

Page 5 HEALTH

Perfect for a Week: The Accreditation Visit KA Under the Sea A KA Time Capsule 5roofing your Teachers Senior Committees Need Some Work College Counseling for Sophomores Ending “The Cools and the Drools” The Curse of the Jacket Lions Hunt in Prides The Benefits of Athletics Once On Your Lips, Forever On Your Hips Moving is Grooving Teacher of the Issue

Pages 6-7 LIFE

Page 10 FUN PAGE Page 11 OUTTAKE Page 12 SPORTS

A “Powers”-ful Interview Do, Re, Mi, Mansoor Hard Work Pays Off: The Senior Lounge Saga From Hanadi’s Kitchen: Banana Muffins Horoscopes Games, Riddles Comics Poll: How would you improve the Dining Hall? What Happened to Frisbee? Strange Co-Curriculars Basketball Overview MS LARA Al-MASRI

Ms. Lara’s Marine Biology class diving at the Coral Reef in Aqaba. See article on Page 2 for more details.


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