Hola MaHigh-School - January 2021

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MaHighSchool Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2021

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FEBRUARY SCI-BONO 01 - 28 COMPETITION: First Tech Challenge

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11 INTERNATIONAL DAY: Women and Girls in Science Public & Learners 13 CAREER CENTRE: Careers in Manufacturing Focus Day Grades 9 - 12

MARCH 09 - 13 / FOCUS WEEK: 16-20 Water Week Grades 5 - 9 21 - 29 HOLIDAY PROGRAMME: Plant Health Holiday programme Public & Orphanages 22 INTERNATIONAL DAY: World Water Day Public & Learners 23 - 27 SPECIAL PROGRAMME: Amateur Rocketry Course Grades 11

APRIL SCHOOL TERMS TERM 1: (13) 15 Jan - 20 Mar WEEKS: DAYS: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: SCHOOL DAYS:

10 48 (50) 0 48 (50)

TERM 2: 31 Mar – 12 Jun WEEKS: DAYS: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: SCHOOL DAYS:

11 54 4 50

TERM 3: 7 Jul – 18 Sep WEEKS: DAYS: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: SCHOOL DAYS:

11 54 1 53

TERM 4: 29 Sep – 2 (4) Dec WEEKS: DAYS: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: SCHOOL DAYS:

10 47 (49) 0 47 (49)

TOTALS WEEKS: DAYS: PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: SCHOOL DAYS:

42 203 (207) 5 198 (202)

15 - 16 CAREER CENTRE: Industry site visits - Automotive Grades 9 - 11 15 - 21 EXTERNAL EXPO: Sci-Fest 19 - 28 EXTERNAL EXPO: Randshow 28 - 29 CAREER CENTRE: Campus tours Grade 9

MAY 04 FOCUS WEEK: ICT Grades 8 - 12 09 EXTERNAL EXPO: Yebo Gogga 11 - 15 CAREER CENTRE: Grade 10 Presentations and workshops Grade 10 13 EXTERNAL EXPO: Zulu Fest 17 - 28 CAREER CENTRE: Grade 12 Presentations and workshops Grade 12 18 - 22 CAREER CENTRE: Grade 11 Presentations and workshops Grade 11

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29 JUN - SPECIAL PROG 03 JUL Amateur Rock Grade 11

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14 - 15 CAREER CEN Gateway to th Digital Career Grade 9

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OCTOBER 02 CAREER CENTRE: National Careers Dress Up Day Science Fair Grade 7 05 - 09 FOCUS WEEK: Transport Grades 4 - 11 09 CAREER CENTRE: Grade 7 Presentations and workshops Grade 7 12 - 13 CAREER CENTRE: Industry site visits Steel & Manufacturing Grades 9 - 11 TBC COMPETITION: (OCT/NOV) Mental Maths Grade 3

NOVEMBER 02 - 06 FOCUS WEEK: Early Explorers Week Grade R - 3 10 INTERNATIONAL DAY: World Science Day Public & Learners TBC COMPETITION: (OCT/NOV) Mental Maths Grade 3

DECEMBER 05 DEC - HOLIDAY PROGRAMME: 10 JAN THEME TBC 2021 Public & Orphanages

JANUARY 2021 05 DEC - HOLIDAY PROGRAMME: 10 JAN THEME TBC 2021 Public & Orphanages

FEBRUARY 2021 04 - 28 FOCUS WEEK: Enquiring Minds Programme Grades 1 - 3

QUARTERLY SPECIAL PROGRAMME: Speak to a Scientist Public

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR LABORATORY: Dow Chemistry Lab All Grades LABORATORY: Festo Lab All Grades LABORATORY: Life Sciences Lab All Grades LABORATORY: MST Shows All Grades LABORATORY: MST Workshops All Grades LABORATORY: Birthday Parties All Grades LABORATORY: Team Buildings All Grades SPECIAL PROGRAMME: Electronics Club Grades 10 - 11 COMPETITION: First Lego League Grades 5 - 7 CAREER CENTRE: Grade 9 Presentations and workshops Grade 9 CAREER CENTRE: Psychometric assessments By appointment only CAREER CENTRE: Therapy and counselling By appointment only CAREER CENTRE: External expos By invitation EXTERNAL EXPO: Jerk - Wheel Way Project - GDAARD

ONGOING EXTERNAL EXPO: SAASTA/DST outreach programmes

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New Year’s resolutions 26 Food combating virus 28 International stuff

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Music - with a twist

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Month of February

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Sybil Otterstrom Editor and CEO

A new year ... A new beginning!

So many things for 2021. All the things we did not do in 2020. But that is in the past.

2021 is starting out a bit funny: Matric results only out 22 February. Markers are still busy - and getting sick as well.

The real constant is that we are still here! that means serious stuff, fun stuff, tech stuff, school stuff and everything else.

Let us get to it: Welcome grade 10! it is a new beginning for you. Welcome grade 11 and 12 - trusting you will enjoy our mag again.

Get used to online learning. Get used to constant change... and get the best out of the years ahead.

Sybil

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Meet our contributors Masiziba Hadebe is a final year Agricultural Economics student at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is driven to make a change and is a passionate volunteer for community projects. She loves reading and writing about science, agriculture and anything in between. She believes you can wear a smile whatever the weather!

My name is Marcia Ramodike a 22 year young lady from Limpopo Tzaneen at lenyenye.

Besides being a student at the university of the free state i am also an author. I am passionate about writing and i live to give hope and wish to change the world. I love reading and in most of my time i write my favourite book is ‘Her Mothers Hope by Francine Rivers and favourite quote is when the caterpillar thought it was the end of the world it turned into a butterfly Lesly Malose Mahapa is a singer/writer/poet. He started writing at the age of 14 and has since been on a journey to pursue his music and writing career.

Lesly is currently working with an indie group ‘MozSouth’ based in Ivory park, Midrand. Lesly is also a brand ambassador for a local clothing line “Boi Boi apparel”

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Welcome back to school

... and welcome to our new grade 10s A new year, a new beginning!

Welcome back to our ‘new’ grade 11 and 12’s. 2020 was a rollercoaster, but we are starting to see normality.

A special welcome to our grade 10s. Now it is Matric time. Remember, it is all volunteering now. Up to grade 9 was compulsory, but now it is ‘your-time’.

The curriculum for 2021 stays (we have heard). If there is any backlog from 2020 it will have to be addressed somehow. It is important that grade 11 from 2019 has the same standard as the one from 2020 and the one from this year. Otherwise we will do you all a disservice.

One thing is for sure. The experience of online learning stays. Get used to having online as an integral part of the learning process, not as a Plan B or something supplementary. Online is reality now.

So prepare yourself for a year of ‘edutainment’ from our side, interesting articles, conspiracies, international, fun and crazy things, movies, music and so much more.

Welcome everyone!

eLearning: Here to stay What happened with eLearning or online? What happened in 2020?

Let us look at the ‘office’ for a moment. Suddenly the usual Monday morning meeting was not happening. We were all on Zoom. It took some adjustments but in essence, we all got used to conducting business from any location.

Dress codes changed as well. Some got caught still in the PJ’s at 10 o’clock in the morning.

This suddenly also points to the fact: what will happen to school uniforms in the future? That, however, is something for another time.

The more intricate aspect is: do we need social structures (a class room and school mates) for a learning experience? What if we have a blended experience? Part of the learning is eLearning, meaning you learn in your own time in peace by yourself.

Other parts (and maybe report back) is in a class setting – or via Zoom.

Now this becomes more fun as the learning hours will change. Maybe we will only go to class 3 days out of the week. The rest is eLearning.

It is our perception that the traditional learning will change rapidly.

Both because it has to, but also because we start to re-think what we are doing and what the objectives really are.

We looked at this site here: to get some trends on what will happen in the future.

The first consideration is that the social aspect is important. It is important to meet class mates, it is important to interact with others, it is important to learn together and be able to

‘compare’ together.

This fact tells us that the class and the school building is still a must.

As much as the ‘office’ is a must.

The next thing is that to watch a video is in itself ‘boring’. There is no interaction.

The hardest thing is that it somehow must be personalised. Learning in the future is not a ‘one size fits all’. But how do we get this to match up against the curriculum?

Let us turn to the tool box and see what can be done.

Oh yes: all of this will require bandwidth! By the bucket load! 5G is starting to be a must.

Let us look at the carrying elements in eLearning for 2021 and beyond.

There will be an element of virtual class. That will mean Zoom or similar. It might be a classic class setting or it can be a class discussion where all participate. That is addressing the social aspect.

Then we see the eLearning environment. No more boring videos! The future is going to be based on interaction and participation.

eLearning: Here to stay Imagine this scenario: Learning about ‘internal combustion engine’. The car engine.

A physics teacher explaining the basics. It changes to a ‘game’ where you need to put the parts together. You now have to calculate torque and other things. But it will challenge you to go find the formula and calculations – somewhere (of course you will google and be smart).

When you start applying the formula it will assist you and shout ‘wrong’ at the right places. You need to be able to be good at spreadsheets, word, google etc.

Insofar as it is all linked to an AI engine, the ‘system’ will pick up that you have difficulties with Excel. The system might suggest you a few tutorials on Excel. In essence, it will force you to be better and to be more proficient.

Your physics class will conclude in a report the teacher can look at. The one you have to do in Word.

At the next Zoom class, the teacher will go through it, show the assembly, respond to questions and so on.

Was this a good example? Maybe not. But it can show that it is not just eLearning all by yourself. eLearning is now focused on participation. It is interactive (AI is becoming part of today rather than part of tomorrow).

Explaining the basics could be a short clip from an assembly plant, but where it is possible to zoom in, go to a technical drawing (CAD drawings), go to a dictionary for explanations of terms and so on. It will be so much more than a video.

A part of it all will be social media tools for students to ‘talk’ among themselves.

The big question is: who can put it together? Maybe not our usual teacher, but let us be brave: the teachers might be users of the tools rather than the inventors of it. After all, the teacher did not write the textbook. The teacher is using the textbook.

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Science in 2021 There are plenty of things to look out for in the coming years. All the info is inspired from different websites.

Climate change: Biden’s USA will rejoin the Paris agreement. There is a new determination in the US (coming) administration to seriously tackle this global crisis. The hope is that there will be real actions as well, lowering the impact immediately.

Corona vaccine: We can see several new vaccines coming on-stream. Mass vaccination of the entire globe is within reach, but even a significant portion of the global being vaccinated will create the ‘herd immunity’. It can happen in 2021.

Fusion reactor: This is of course the ‘Holy Grail’ in the energy sector (this is from here: “The Joint European Torus (JET), the world’s largest fusion reactor, will this year embark on a campaign to generate substantial amounts of fusion power.”. Although it is a demonstrator, the new lining is aimed at use in ITER, the first proposed production fusion reactor. ITER is scheduled to be operational in some 10-15 years.

Exchange of research: We talk a lot about openness in research.

Here is something new (from here). “More than 20 organizations will from January start stipulating that scholarly papers published from the work they fund must be immediately free to read. The initiative, called Plan S, could spell the end of journal subscriptions and allow anyone to read the scientific literature.”

Wiki has a range of science initiatives listed for 2021. Among these are: October 31 – The James Webb Space Telescope, “NASA’s most powerful and complex space telescope,” is scheduled to launch. Finally!

November 1–November 12 – The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference is scheduled to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Now let us turn to space. First of all, I have a few observations.

It seems that we are fixated on using rocketry for the next years. A tank of chemicals being fired up that will produce the energy to get into orbit. There is nothing new here! It is very efficient and will decrease the cost of going into orbit, but it is old technology.

We must look at new things in the likes of space-sled, space elevator, levitation and many more. What happened to the propeller-driven planes? New technology – the jet engine – came along. It might not be cheaper right now, but the future is not in a chemical rocket. We need a quantum leap here!

Science in 2021 Space will be crowded in 2021. Here are the main things: Let us start in Dubai (UAE actually). UAE launched its probe to Mars on July, 2020. September 29 saw UAE announce its Lunar mission to launch in 2024.

There are more Mars missions planned as follow-up on the current Indian Mangala programme.

China is pursuing a permanent space station.

It might be operational in 2022. China brought back Lunar samples in November 2020. The idea is a permanent Lunar base, although timing is not known.

China launched its Mars mission in July 2020.

Although small the aim has to be a permanent Mars station.

Russia is focused on the moon. Luna-Glob will be a fully robotic Lunar base. It will expand to a fully crewed Lunar base within the next ten years (planned!). This is ambitious stuff

Russia, however, is also planning Mars missions, but the focus seems to be the Moon.

European Union: This is a bit confusing. EU programmes are a composite of the member-states funding and space agencies. The body heading it all is European Space Agency (ESA). ESA is heavily involved in the ISS and the Arianne rocket development. ESA is unique insofar as it cooperates intensively with other space agencies across the globe.

USA: NASA is contracting private enterprises to service ISS (SpaceX being one of them). The Boeing Starliner (equivalent to SpaceX Dragon) will finish testing in 2021 and probably start operating from 2022.

SpaceX will finance its own Mars missions. The plan is a manned Mars mission in 2024 (but that might be Elon-optimistic).

NASA itself is planning the Vulcan rocket family (competing with SpaceX and Arianne 6?).

There are other non-government initiatives: Blue Origin is planning its New Glenn Launch system.

Re-usable rocketry but a different cost structure.

SpaceX is busy with Starship – a fully re-usable launch system, far cheaper than the current Falcon series. This is the technology needed for Mars missions.

NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) will be the NASA rocketry for deep-space programmes.

These are defined as Lunar and Mars manned flights. How it fits in with SpaceX is a good question.

Here we go again. It is that time of the year. New Year’s Resolutions. Have we all got some? Probably.

Where does it come from? I looked at Wiki and here we see some interesting facts.

The basic thing is a pledge (at the start of the new year) to “continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve the life”.

That sounds simple enough. But why not on say 17 July every year? Why is start of the year significant? It is significant because we in many ways associate a new year with a new beginning. It makes sense to also include resolutions for the year.

It has a background in religious practices, right back to the Romans and their vows to Janus. After all, Janus gave name to ‘January’.

Wiki says: “In a 2014 report, 35% of participants who failed their New Year’s Resolutions admitted they had unrealistic goals, 33% of participants did not keep track of their progress, and 23% forgot about them; about one in 10 respondents claimed they made too many resolutions”.

Now look at this one: unrealistic goals? Does it sound

familiar? ‘I will stop smoking in 2021’ is a classic. Is it followed by any desire or is it just one of those things?

Somehow, setting of goals must be followed with a tracking of achieving the goals. And that is where we might all fall down. It is easy to say ‘lose weight’, but that is hard to track in general terms.

If the goals said ‘lose 1 kg per month’ it is achievable and it can be tracked. But maybe we really don’t want to make that effort.

The catch is as well: we might just forget all about it.

Come February we go back to the old ways. The excitement of a new year has passed.

We might also be fired up at the new year. Making too many resolutions is a common thing. It is hard to keep track of and it will turn into unrealistic goal setting. We might just forget some of them.

Of course we could do something to be better at it: Seriously look at what you would like to achieve in life Determine how it can be done by slicing it into monthly/ weekly targets • Write it down • Pin it on the fridge • Consult it every morning

Can good food combat Do we find ‘fight-back food’?

During this time, when someone mentions a virus, COVID-19 is the first thing on anyone’s mind. However for this article, I’ll be focusing on generally how food can combat a virus or bacteria, and how by eating well you are assisting your body.

Note as well: Good nutrition is not a substitute for common sense and vaccine interventions, etc.

There are foods that fight back, in turn helping your body to fight back. Any foods that fight back are called immune boosters. In fact, immune boosting is the main role played by these foods in combatting a virus.

Firstly, some types of seafood offer immune-boosting omega-3 fatty acids. The omega-3 fatty acids found in some types of fish — such as salmon, sardines, herring, and mackerel — help enhance the functioning of ‘fight back’ cells.

Healthy proteins bolster disease-fighting white blood cells. The key

t a virus or bacteria? word being healthy. These types of foods include items like oysters, poultry, seafood, beef, and lamb. Zinc is a mineral abundant in these types of foods. Zinc is a part of strengthening the immune system.

This is the one I like: chocolate is also a food that can help your body combat a virus. Research has found that dark chocolate’s magnesium may strengthen antibodies to fend off diseases, including a virus. Just keep in mind it’s a treat — so indulging in moderation is crucial.

Another category of food that serves as immune booster consists of citrus and leafy greens. These types of food provide Vitamin C, a key nutrient for good immunity. In fact, vitamin C may help protect the body against oxidative stress, and that helps support immune function.

Now comes nuts and seeds. These type of foods Supply immunity-supportive vitamin E, Selenium, and Magnesium. In addition, another category of food that are considered to contain antiviral properties is garlic and onions. Garlic gets that distinctive smell from sulphur compounds.

Whether you love the aroma or not, it offers protective benefits to your health and immune response. When garlic is crushed or chopped, it produces allicin, which research has recommended for its antiviral and antibacterial properties.

Across the same spectrum, onions have a substance called quercetin which may help regulate histamine response and contains antiviral properties.

Fight-back food Yogurt is our last addition here.

Yogurt aids gut health, which may positively affect immunity. Yogurt is rich in probiotics, the good bacteria that support gut health.

This is important as a huge proportion of the immune system is actually in the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, research has found that eating yogurt daily can improve immune function because it increases the body’s production of antibodies that fight off viruses.

However, it is also recommended to avoid added sugar, choose plain, unsweetened yogurt.

From this not so exhaustive list and categories of food, it is clear that food does play an important role in combatting a virus and will continue to do so in the future. Thus, it becomes up to you to eat the food that helps your body combat a virus.

Food is assisting the body. The body is the first line of defence against bacteria nd virus.

All said, there are good virus and bad virus. We see good bacteria and bad ones. We could not survive in a virus-free environment.

The trick is to figure out what is what!

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What is NSFAS?

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a government entity under the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

What does NSFAS do?

Supports access to and success in, higher education and training for students from poor and working-class families who would otherwise not be able to afford the cost of studies at a public university or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college.

• Provides financial aid to eligible students who are studying or plan to study at any of the 50 TVET colleges or the 26 public universities in South Africa • Identifies students who qualify for the bursary • Provides bursaries to students

Who qualifies for NSFAS funding?

• All South African citizens • All SASSA grant recipients • Applicants whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum • Persons with disabilities with a combined household income of not more than R600 000 per annum • Students who started studying at a university before 2018 and whose household income is not more than R122 000 per annum

What does the NSFAS bursary cover?

• Registration • Tuition • Book allowance • Accommodation allowance • Transport allowance • Food allowance • Personal care allowance

Does the NSFAS bursary offer any additional support for students with disabilities?

Yes, NSFAS further supports funded students with disabilities through an additional allowance that covers: • Medical assessments • Assistive devices • Human support to cover for the cost of a caregiver, guide dog, scribe or tutor.

How, where and when can one apply for NSFAS? The 2021 application season will be communicated through media, social media and the NSFAS website www.nsfas.org.za.

Applications are submitted online through the NSFAS website: www.nsfas.org.za

To apply for NSFAS funding students must have a registered myNSFAS account.

If you plan to study in 2021 and require support from NSFAS, you may open your myNSFAS account now to keep updated with the latest funding information.

Connect with us using the following channels: National Student Financial Aid Scheme

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NSFAS Connect: www.nsfas.org.za and log into your myNSFAS account NSFAS Connect gives you access to quick facts and frequently asked questions. Applicants and students can also submit and track a query for further assistance.

Two big events: Brexit is now finally done (or not really) and the US election is over (or not really).

Let us have a stab at Brexit. Last minute agreement, although it still has to be ratified by the 27 EU parliaments (UK did ratify it and drove post haste off to wake up the queen and get her to sign it into law).

The entire document is some 2,000 pages. The saving grace was probably that a lot of it was already agreed upon. The few sticky points could be negotiated ‘in principle’.

And that is the real sticky point: the sticky things were agreed in principle and left for another day. The agreement is signed and hoorah everybody is happy. Except the sticky points are still there.

Northern Ireland: There is still no border really, but Northern Ireland now adheres to EU rules. That was exactly what Boris the PM said would not happen.

However, it could not happen any other way. So the section around

Northern Ireland is a bit vague. However, the real danger is that Northern Ireland stays integrated into EU whereas the rest of the UK will start doing other things.

This could be re-starting the debacle about the US interest in exporting pharmaceuticals through to the UK NHS. US is pressuring UK to accept different standards for pharmaceuticals (not necessarily less strict). It currently precludes US from exporting to EU. BUT! If it ends up in UK and there is no border towards Ireland, the backdoor is open for re-export to EU. Fisheries was another sticky one.

Solution: reduce the EU quota in the North Sea (just a little bit) and promise that a real solution will be discussed in five year’s time.

That said, something has changed: travel to and from EU. The breakdown of customs at Dover-Calais ferry terminals (also because of Covid) did not bode well for any smooth operation.

Visa requirements are coming into play if UK citizens want to stay in EU for more than 90 days. Whether this is also for trips to Northern Ireland is not clear yet.

And out of the blue came the problem with Gibraltar. Gibraltar is British (sort of) but reliant on Spanish workforce.

There will be other ‘oh, btw’s’ coming!

But there is an agreement so it did not go to ‘no deal’.

Election over and done with by 3 November. Then counting the votes which can be a tedious process. Typically it will take a few days, also because of the mail-in ballots. This time we had trump and his supporters claiming massive fraud. That was never proven. Department of Justice issued a statement saying that no (significant) fraud was ever detected.

Come 6 January. That is a pure formality. It is a tabulation (not even a certification) of the state certificates. It is of course overseen by the vice president (who is the president of the congress). This is it. Then the new president is confirmed and everybody looking forward to a party on 20 January – the inauguration.

Except! Trump had a rally on 6 January outside the White House.

The claim was that the Vice President didn’t have the courage to reject the vote and send it back to

the states for a recount. Trump also claimed massive fraud and that the election was ‘stolen’ from them. On top of – the war cry was to march to congress to tell them.

And then it really fell apart. With the insurrection, the domestic terrorists taking over, the killings – everything we are used to – in other parts of the world.

Let us be clear – it was a coup!

Whether anybody will be charged with treason is a good question. But a coup attempt is treason.

What has it done to USA and the world?

First of all, Trump could be charged with treason. But that will not happen. What does it say about US standing in the world?

Ms. Pelosi, the speaker, had a few comments about the Hong Kong protests. That it was ‘great’ to see the protests and the march on the legislature. But is it not good to see any protests (legitimate or not) on US congress?

US is unhappy with Uganda elections – But what about a sitting president in the US enticing a coup?

In essence, where US used to be a shining beacon for democracy in the world that light is dimmed a bit and the words sound hollow.

Will US ever be able to claim the highground? Maybe in another 250 years (counting from 1776!)

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Cinderella This is the classic. And who does not like just a little bit of sparkle: Flicks says: Latin Grammy Award-winning Cuban singer Camila Cabello is Cinderella in this modern retelling of the classic fairytale, co-starring Tony Award winner Billy Porter.

The cast also features Minnie Driver, James Corden and comedian John Mulaney.

Screening: 5 February 2021

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Raya I love dragons!

Flicks: Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony.

But when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the last dragon in order to finally stop the Druun for good. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than dragon magic to save the world—it’s going to take trust as well.

Screening: 12 March 2021

Unusual Instruments Enough of bells (jingle or otherwise). Let us look at something unusual in the musical sphere: The mighty Wurlitzer: The one-man orchestra!

Let us go to the movies.

The silent movies from the era of 1900 until 1920s. It was of course an interlude.

Movies got produced and people stormed to the new palaces – the movie theatre.

Note where it comes from. The key word is ‘theatre’. The early cinemas were in the tradition of a theatre. Probably because a lot of the actors were recruited from the theatres.

But the sound? It was clear that the movie producers knew that technology would evolve to also incorporate sound. The trick was the synchronisation of pictures and sound. It created a short window for the ‘silent movie’.

The cinema owners knew that a movie being played in silence would not be fun.

Music was needed. Hiring a full orchestra was simply too expensive. In came the piano, but it could not project sound effectively.

The requirement was the ‘one-man orchestra’ and technology to make it happen.

The organ was the absolute first prize, but it had to do more.

Now the cinemas started to (also) compete on the music, based on the most fantastic organs.

The ultimate came on the scene and was named ‘The Mighty Wurlitzer’. This was the one. It was HUGE. The player (and the keyboard) appeared from the floor and got elevated into the open. The pipes were impressive and the entire contraption did exactly what it was supposed to do: a full orchestra.

When the movies had sound, the need for the theatre organ went away. Some of these monsters are preserved.

The more impressive one is at Organ Stop Pizza in Arizona. The Pizza restaurant is famous (now) for its Wurlitzer and no wonder why. It has been improved with additional displays but the sound is the original. Take a ‘listen’

We could (and should) write a lot about Valentine’s – but we do that every year. This is a bit more serious, but worth reading; Autism Sunday – the 2nd Sunday in February. It was instituted in 2002 by the parents and carers for autism individuals.

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Sami National Day – 6 February.

Let us start with the basics: The Sami people are indigenous people living high up north in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. Old name is Laplanders (not politically correct anymore). Those ones with the reindeers (Rudolph!).

Their ancestral lands are around the Volga river (Uralic peoples).

The Sami are a small minority, probably not more than 100,000 in all.

But it is a part of the Nordic countries history and culture; hence the Sami National Day. The first Sami National Day was held 6 February 1917. That was in the middle of the Russian revolutionary times and Finland was part of Russia.

It really gained traction in 1993 when UN instituted the International Year of Indigenous people.

Wiki:In Norway it is compulsory for municipal administrative buildings to fly the Norwegian flag, and optionally also the Sami flag, on February 6. Particularly notable is the celebration in Norway’s capital Oslo, where the bells in the highest tower of Oslo City Hall play the Sami national anthem as the flags go up.

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Next Issue February will see us doing two issues: The usual digizine and .. lo and behold.. the print edition as well.

The print edtion (if it all goes according to plan) will be 64 pages and carry articles from the previous two issues and a lot of new things.

Consult with your teachers to ensure you get hold on one of these precious copies!

We will start looking at open-day, bursaries and also what to do with the late exam results.

Look out for a bumper issue - digizine and print

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