The rexonian march 2011

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Volume IV; Issue 3

March 2011

King’s Academy, Manja - Madaba, Jordan

Students Perform And he goes home with the Gold! Miller’s “The Crucible” How a Senior saved the O’Rourke marriage

The King’s theater is taken back to the Salem Witch Trials By DIVIJ MEHRA ‘12

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As soon as Mr. Tristan Chirico arrived on campus this fall, his presence was felt. Last semester, Mr. Chirico directed a group of talented actors to perform The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Set in the late 17th century, The Crucible’s plotline is centered on Salem town’s paranoia with witchcraft. The protagonist John Proctor (portrayed by Ali Shajrawi 11’) is forced into trial when his wife Elizabeth (Gulia Walid ’12) is accussed of witchcraft. The intensity heightens due to Judge Danforth’s (Adel Nesheiwat ’11) heated interrogation. Further into the play Proctor is faced with a dilemma. He must either save his wife by falsely confessing to witchcraft, or he must retain his honor by hanging for opposing the false allegations. The characters were portrayed by a variety of actors. Some were enormously experienced in acting, but others were new to theater altogether. When Abdullah Khalayleh, a veteran actor, was asked how all of this worked out, he replied “It all just became so much easier because everyone got along well, and the chemistry was great. To tell you the truth, I looked forward to rehearsal everyday” Ali Shajrawi appreciated the experience he had with The Crucible being his first play, and said he would “definitely do it again.” The performance could not have been possible were it not for the endeavors of the entire cast and crew. They rehearsed relentlessly every evening and over quite a few weekends. But see CRUCIBLE on page 2 Reverend Hale, played by Thaer Sheikh Al-Theeb ‘11 (bottom left) trying to determine what has befallen Salem (Haneen Moslem ‘13) in the school’s performance of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.”

Science Department. Further questioning determined that it was his wedding ring, and it was misplaced while he was playing rugby in the area. The students were going through every possible area to find this precious ring among the sea of grass. “It’s almost impossible for one, or even two people to look through this whole area,” says Rumz Madanat ’12, “but with twenty-five or so students, it’s bound to be a lot easier.” As time whisked by and the ring still didn’t show itself, rumors ROBERT BAHOU ’11 began to circulate that Ms. Jackie Muhannad Abdeen ‘11 with Mr. Devon’s prized possession - his wedding O’Rourke would punish him dearly if he didn’t find the item in quesgrass. “I’ve never seen such dedi- tion. By JOOHO SHIN ‘12 NEWS SUB-EDITOR Eventually, even metal detectors cation; not even my athletes work It was a sight that might have this hard during practice,” states an were used, courtesy of Mr. Mazen and the Science Department. The caught the eyes of quite a bit of anonymous coach. Research revealed that the ob- irregular beeps of the machine people: groups of students on their knees in front of Meissa South, ject in question was a small ring, were heard all around Meissa for staring intensely at the ground as apparently misplaced by Mr. Desee RING on page 2 they worked their way through the von O’Rourke, a member of the

Thursday Morning Trash Pickup Every Thursday morning, a group of students and faculty go around campus to clean up litter By HENRY REYNOLDS ‘12 CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The wind howled - whipping through the Meissa breezeway as if in a race to get to the other side. Mr. Devon O’Rourke approached, so I left the warmth of my dorm. “Looks like it is going to be a lonely morning”, Mr. Devon murmured. A few minutes later, we marched down the hill towards the greenhouses. We already knew our mission for the morning. Mr. Devon had said our only task for that half hour was to bring a wheel from down at the far end of campus to the side of the health center. It could be perfect for a swing or simply to jump on for the

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playground we are building. The task seemed effortless, but turned out to be the opposite. In the midst of some weeds I noticed a hefty black circle. It had brown wires encircling the rim like miniature snakes seeking to escape. One side was frosted to the point it looked silver while the other remained jet black. We started ascending a long hill, rolling the wheel along with us. The invention of the wheel helped a great deal, but this was above waist height and must have weighed at least one hundred kilograms. My fingers grew slightly see THURSDAYS on page 2

Table of Contents Pages 2 NEWS

Page 3 OPINION

Page 4 HEALTH Pages 5-6 LIFE

Fire Procedures The Mosque Controversy Aren’t Short Days Supposed to be Short? We Need to Recycle Paper More Often The Student Union Exposed! What is Cardio? The Importance of Endurance Warming UpTips Student Senate Kicks Off Mr. Darcy, the Campus Cat Teachers of the Issue Updates from the Class of 2010

Page 7 FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Page 8 FUN PAGE Pages 9-11 OUTTAKE

Page 12 SPORTS

Interview with Laura Currie Acertijos! The Jasmine Revolution Chinese at King’s Recipe: Bocconcini di Pollo al Limone Horoscopes Games and Riddles

If You Could Change One Thing about King’s... You Know You’re at King’s When... Senior Jackets: What Do They Mean? Dead2Red 2011 Boxing Our New Court

ROBERT BAHOU ’11

The group leaves early every Thursday at 6:30 am, but there’s always more to pick up.


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