Nothing, Issue #3 - 1st International School of Ostrava

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February 2012 Issue #3
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Editor-in-Chief
Design & Layout
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SCHOOL
School
Editor: Tereza Krátka
Adela Sobotková
Iris Kleinová
Caruna Qaundinya
Dong Eun Han
Viktoria Karkošková
Local
Editor: Eva Urbančiková
David Polman
Socks
Editor: Patrycja Szuscik
Barbara Hanková
Nela Janoschová
Lucie Váňková
Photography, Art, and Design
Lucie Lollková
Betty Lištvanová
Ameya Krishnamoorthy
IELTS3
Why do you do that?
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Teacher to students
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Study in USA5
Principal’s tests6
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What’s up?8
Behind the Scenes: Arena
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La Petite Conversation
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Nothing in the Hall
Dr. Halls: Student therapist
High Heels Corner
Kristian Csepcsar
Romis Truong
Verča Šigutová
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Timing, preparation & target audience…
I was supposed to write the letter from the editor
as always, but after that presentation about international
projects in our school on Wednesday I must react to this
and postpone other stuff to the next issue.
First of all, our grade 13 was supposed to have
a class lesson and talk about our Graduation Ball that is
coming in just a few weeks. It is not only some irrelevant ball for our grade, it is also very important event for
our school as a whole, where we present those people
that soon will leave and represent ISO around the world.
However, instead of giving us that needed time to manage important things for the ball we were forced to sit
in the library… But what for? Our grade 13 cannot even
participate in those projects (China&Israel) because we
have Maturita. For these facts I really do not see any rational reasons for us to be there instead of solving other
school-concerned stuff.
Secondly, I understand that international projects
are crucial for our school and that they are one of the best
experiences that you can get on high school (I know that
from my own experience). However, the presentations
should have been far more interesting and prepared.
You cannot convince bunch of teenagers to participate in
those projects by telling them naively-basic information
about those countries that everybody knows from geography lessons. I remember when my friend said “If I did
a presentation like this about China, I would get zero...”
– so you really cannot expect that with presentations like
these you will convince our young students to go.
If you need to encourage our students and you
want to convince them to participate in such an important projects, you should go from class to class perhaps.
Make those presentations more interesting and interactive and you should stress only relevant information (not
that people eat duck in China). I am sure that more students would understand what are you trying to say and
how much you are trying to emphasize the awesome experience that is involved in these projects.
Hereby I beg organizers of those school events to
exclude grade 13 from all future events so that we do
not have to waste our time and, at the same time, I want
to stress the importance of delivering a good presentation (especially concerning key topics like international
projects in our school) so that those young students can
truly understand your message – timing, preparation
and target audience are indispensable aspects of success
here.
Thank you,
Kristian Csepcsar
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When you get to grade 12, you all have to buy the OBJECTIVE IELTS
book for English lessons. From what I know, some of you are despressed and angry that you have to study from that bluish book –
what for? Why do we prepare so long for one stupid exam? I admit
that if you want to go to university in the Czech Republic it’s useless.
But if you think of studying abroad, it’s really worth the price.
I spent some year and half with that book and then I tried the IELTS
for real. Without any extra preparation I was able to write it very well
(very well- editor’s note). We tried so many tests in the lessons that
it was impossible not to get used to the IELTS style. And the real test
was actually much easier than some of the things we were doing at
school! So don‘t be desperate from all the lousy listening and repulsive reading sections. It’s gonna prepare you well!
by Adéla Sobotková
WHY DO YOU DO THAT!?
Have you ever wondered why a person does “that”??!! This section is here to reveal some bizarre things
about the students from the 1st International school of Ostrava. Do you have a tip? Would you like to find out
the mystery about “that” person? Do not hesitate!!! Send us an email on
nothing@is-ostrava.cz. You might be the next star...
Shocking news for those who
didn’t realize it! Ms Gitana Chunyo brings her specific standing
position to light. You must check
this out and try it on your own.
by Tereza Krátká
Video: Romis Truong
TRUE STORY:
Phobophobia: is the fear of
phobias or fear of developing
a phobia.
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Goodbye letter from Ms Gitana
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TEACHER TO STUDENTS
Greetings fellow ISOers,
Big changes are afoot for me--I’m moving to New Zealand in a few short weeks
to join my newly-minted husband, Honza. This is a pretty radical step for me,
as I have decided to move for love and
nothing else. I currently don’t have a
job lined up and I expect it will take a
few months to settle in, but once I have
found gainful employment (or once I’ve
had a crazy adventure you’d appreciate hearing about), I promise to report
back.
In New Zealand, I look forward to being able to improve my Czech. (Yes, you
read that right.) Here in Ostrava, I seldom speak anything but English, but I
am expecting that Czech will be an awesome private language between Honza
and me in Auckland. Well, that may not
be strictly true, as Honza has met a community of Czech expatriates. Of course,
I’m also looking forward to being in an
English-speaking country again. The
first thing I’m going to do is get a library
card! I can’t wait to read, read, read to
my heart’s content :-).
It’s pretty easy to look forward, but I
also find myself looking back. In the 6
years I have been in Ostrava, I have been part of a terrific school community and I have met some amazing,
inspiring young people. (I’m talking about YOU, reader!) I have really loved sponsoring the MUN club and
I’ve had great fun in the classroom. (Yes, sometimes I’ve thought I wanted to kill a student. It happens. I
think a few students have wanted to kill ME. But we all survived!) I didn’t make the decision to leave lightly,
and I am very sorry that I will not be here for the Maturita and graduation of grade 13. I will be with you in
spirit, and I will be perusing your photos on Facebook. (So if they’re really really private . . . check whether
you meant to share them or not ;-).)
The best thing about marrying a Czech person is that I now have ties to the Czech Republic--I will always
have a reason to visit. Honza and I are making tentative plans to be in Ostrava in December 2012. I hope
very much to see you all then and look forward to hearing from you in the meantime.
Love,
Gitana
TRUE STORY:
In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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“...experiencing the ideas from subjects through careful
reading, discussions in classes, and thinking.”
Greetings to the readers of the Nothing
magazine!
New Mexico is a gorgeous state and my school is an
unusual place. Coming here from Ostrava was quite
a change. Before you even go to your first class you
notice the elevation. Our campus lies at around
2200m above the sea level. That means you’re out
of breath every time you walk up the stairs, and my
first soccer game was a sheer pain. A single run after a ball makes you feel like you’ve just finished a
marathon.
The biggest change is that there’s no teaching here as I was used to it from the Czech Republic.
We don’t have lectures, tests, and apart from the final grade on your transcript, we are not even graded during the year! You may now be asking yourself,
how can that be difficult? It sounds like a cakewalk!
But it’s not.
We read works from authors from many different fields, many of whom are considered to be
some of the most influential thinkers that have ever
lived. Whether it’s Plato, Einstein, Darwin, Nietzsche,
or any other author, you must read what they have
to say, think about it hard, and try to understand
it, even if you’re not familiar with the subject that
they write on. That is exactly what makes the program at our school challenging. The main stress is
on experiencing the ideas from subjects through
careful reading, discussions in classes, and thinking.
Well, that is how I mostly spend my time
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Study in
here, reading a lot of philosophy, learning French,
doing math and physics. Eventually I will earn my
degree in two majors: philosophy and history of science and mathematics.
If you have really been going crazy from the
workload, there’s always some weekend event to
make you do something else than school related
stuff. These are traditional parties, concerts, gambling night, swing dancing nights or other events
held on campus every year such as a huge end-ofthe-year party with live music, a lot of food, and local beer.
If you want to know more about how I am
doing at St. John’s, or ask about things related to
studying in America, feel free to write me on Facebook.
Jan Petrus
difficult for the teachers to arrange the individual
meetings with every single student who missed
the test. It always happened that somebody didn’t
come for the arranged test date; or that somebody
couldn’t write the tests properly because he/she
was interrupted by the classmates
in the lesson. It is therefore no
surprise that the intrepid leaders
of our school decided to create a
special way of testing those who
couldn’t attend the regular lessons. The idea was created on the
regular teachers’ meeting and it is
probably impossible to find out who came up with
this idea first. The truth is that most of the teachers were exhausted from the endless planning with
irresponsible students (let’s be honest, most of us
ARE irresponsible). Organizing the principal’s week
seemed to be an efficient way of managing the situation and was supposed to reduce the number of
students who miss the tests. Was it helpful? Form
your own opinion...
Principal’s tests: they seem to be poisoning students‘peaceful lives since the dawn of time.
We wanted to open this can of worms, talk to the
management and reveal the truth about their beginnings. We were really negatively surprised when
we didn’t receive the answers! It
seems that those responsible for
principal’s tests are unwilling or
unable to communicate with us.
Anyway, we interviewed an alternative source and here is what we
have found out.
Principal’s tests haven’t always been in ISO. Some of us can still remember
the happy times before their creation, when you
could write the test that you have missed right in
the following lesson – and it was the same as the
one your classmates have written. However, students are ingenious creatures and invented a way
of... let’s say... making their life easier by cooperating on the tests, making photocopies, skipping
particular classes, and sharing knowledge that they
shouldn’t have shared. Moreover, it was extremely
“...poisoning
students‘peaceful
lives...”
We can just offer you the opinions of some teachers and students:
Teachers’ views:
Mr.Aparicio:
It depends on the students, how they do
on the tests. It’s good that they have the
opportunity to make up their grade. But
it’s not so good when the students leave
everything for the last day – their expectations for the principal’s day is very
slim, because they have so many tests.
But it’s a good opportunity for those
people who couldn’t be present for the
particular test in the lesson, so in general, I like the idea of having the principal’s week.
Mr. Corkill:
I think they are good idea for two reasons – the first is that it forces the
students to manage their time better; the second reason is that when
you see how many students miss the tests, it’s too difficult to do it in
another way. We used to do it with students in their free periods but it
was messy and disorganized.
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Principal's tests
Ms. Karsinou:
Principal tests have to be done with a reliable supply of Red Bull!
Students’ views:
We asked two students about their opinions. One of the students usually doesn’t
have to write anything during the PW,
whereas the other one is always overwhelmed by the number of tests on the
list.
Student 1:
I try my best not to miss a test, to avoid the stressful week in January when
I would have to wake up at 5 am and leave the school at 4pm and study for
three tests a day... It sometimes happens that I cannot come to write the
test, but I really try to avoid it because I know that the grade would not be as good as it would have been
if I have written it in normal lesson.
Student 2:
I lose track of things. I always think I have just few PT and that I can miss another one... and then I find
out that there are like 12 of them! The trouble is that I am usually busy and I have thousands of things
to do. Sometimes I forget to study for the test and so I rather postpone it to the principal’s week – even
though I know it will be even worse!
CONCLUSION?? PT would be OK if students could manage their time effectively and if they knew whether
it is worth to skip the test or not. But in reality it just doesn’t
work. Look at the lists on the PT board – doesn’t it seem to
you that the number of tests is increasing?
by Adéla Sobotková, Viktorie Karkošková
NOTHING QUOTE:
“In my world NOTHING has always been, so
NOTHING will always be”
- Eric Burdon
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Mr. Hollander:
I think it’s good only in certain cases: when students keep repeating not coming to the tests. Only in this
matter it is effective. Otherwise I don’t like it so much, because sometimes there is a good reason why
a student couldn’t come to write the test – and if it is not repeated more than once, it can be excused. I
think we should check the PT statistically and see if the principal’s week
really works - reducing the number of students who don’t write the test
on time. If it is effective in this matter, then I am for it. If not, we need to
find another way to decrease absenteeism during exams.
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NEW YEAR 2012 AND NEW UPCOMING EVENTS ARE HERE!
DON’T MISS IT!
Opera: Romeo & Juliet
Almost everybody knows this famous story about unlucky love.
Now, you can see this story as opera performance in the Antonín
Dvořák Theatre in Ostrava!
WHEN: 7th February 2012, 18:30 – 21:30
WHERE: Antonín Dvořák Theatre
ADRESS: Smetanovo nám. 1, Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz, Ostrava
TRANSPORT:
- tram 6, 9, 10, 11, 13 (tram stop “Výstaviště”)
- bus 99 (bus stop “Výstaviště”)
TICKETS: 220 CZK / 260 CZK / 300 CZK / 340 CZK
(depends on position of the seats). You can buy the tickets at all
information centres in Ostrava or at the theatre cash desk.
MORE INFORMATION: www.ndm.cz
Apocalypse Won’t Miss Us!
Are you interested in theories about possible apocalypse? In
planetarium in Ostrava you can see this documentary on place
where you can feel like you’re travelling through the universe.
WHEN: 8th and 29th February 2012, 18:00
WHERE: Johann Palisa Observatory and Planetarium
ADDRESS: K Planetáriu 577/502, 725 26 Krásné Pole, Ostrava
TRANSPORT:
- bus 46 (bus stop “U Zahrádek”, then about 15 min on foot)
- bus 39, 44 (the last bus stop “Otakara Jeremiáše”, then about
20 min on foot)
- bus 37, 20, 40 (the last bus stop “Studentské koleje”, then about 20 min on foot)
- tram 3, 7, 8, 9, 17 (tram stop “17. listopadu”, then about 30 min on foot along the local blue-white tourist
sign)
TICKETS: there
MORE INFORMATION: www.planetarium.vsb.cz
TRUE STORY:
Cherophobia is a fear of fun
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Broadway on Ice
This magnificent musical ice show was created in 1980 in
Las Vegas by Willy Bietak (one of the most famous producers in USA). Famous worlds musicals, like Chicago, Hallo
Dolly, My Fair Lady, Grease, Bonnie & Clyde, Cats, West
Side Story… etc, will be together in one big show on ice!
And now it comes also to the Czech Republic! Their stops
will be in Prague, Brno, Pardubice, Zlín and Ostrava! The
whole show comments moderator and director of the
theatre Broadway.
WHEN: 14th Feabruary 2012, 19:00
WHERE: Vítkovice Arena, a.s. - ČEZ Arena
TICKETS: You can buy the tickets at all information centres in Ostrava or on this web page:
www.ticketportal.cz/
ENTRANCE FEE: 395 CZK / 595 CZK / 795 CZK / 895 CZK / 995 CZK (depends on position of the seats)
MORE INFORMATION: www.arena-vitkovice.cz
TRANSPORT:
- bus 51, 58 (bus stop “Martinov “)
- tram 4 (tram stop “Martinov”)
MORE INFORMATION: www.garageclub.cz
Comic Performance
If you can understand Czech language and if you have
sense of humour, let’s visit this comic performance
where will perform famous Czech comics “Komici, s.r.o.”:
Miloš Knor, Richard Nedvěd (who you can know from the
show “Česko Slovensko má talent”), and Ruda z Ostravy.
They also perform in TV show “Na stojáka” on HBO.
WHEN: 27th February 2012, 20:00
WHERE: Rock and Roll Garage Club
ADRESS: Martinovská 3262/50, 723 00 Martinov, Ostrava
by Eva Urbančíková
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Davis Cup 2012 – Czech Republic x Italy
Czech Republic will battle with Italy in the first round
of world wide tennis competition called Davis Cup!
WHEN: 10th – 12th February 2012
WHERE: Vítkovice Arena, a.s. - ČEZ Arena
ADRESS: Ruská 3077/135, 700 30 Ostrava - Jih, Ostrava
TRANSPORT:
- tram 2, 3, 7, 11, 13, 19 (tram stop “Sport Aréna”)
- tram 12, 17 (tram stop “Dolní”)
TICKETS: You can buy the tickets at all information centres in
Ostrava or on this web page: www.ticketportal.cz/
10. 2. 2012: 300 CZK / 250 CZK / 100 CZK
11. 2. 2012: 250 CZK / 200 CZK / 100 CZK
12. 2. 2012: 300 CZK / 250 CZK / 100 CZK
Permanent admission card: 690 CZK / 590 CZK / 200 CZK
MORE INFORMATION: www.arena-vitkovice.cz
Exclusive Interview!
Relatively small
place full of pictures,
performances, wonderful design and
nice atmosphere
together? Yes! It
is possible in the
Aréna Chamber
Theatre (Komorní scéna Aréna) in Ostrava! We visited this amazing place and interviewed for you the
director of the theatre – Mrs Renáta Huserová! She
is very kind person. She showed us the whole place
inside. We visited the foyer, auditorium, and even
the backstage!
Aréna Chamber Theatre originated from the
“Theatre of Music” (Divadlo hudby) which was established in 1951 and it was located on the Masaryk
square. At that time it was very good place to listen
to music, because people did not have many opportunities to listen to the high-quality music at home.
After the revolution in 1989, the Theatre of Music
lost its attraction to people. Then, there started a
new era of the theatre. Their own dramatic ensemble started to play only drama. The theatre was renamed as “Aréna Chamber Theatre” and there came
a new director – Renáta Huserová, who has led the
theatre until now. In 2005 the theatre moved on a
new place – near the Ostrava City Library nearby
the river Ostravice and the Miloš Sýkora’s bridge.
“Our aim was to make arena-shaped auditorium”
My first question for Mrs Huserová
was, how did originate the name of
the theatre. “Our aim was to make
arena-shaped auditorium, like in
amphitheatres. Actors play on
the circle ground and around the
ground is stairs-like auditorium.
People watch the performance
from above like in a cinema.” She
said. But because of the backstage there is only halfcircled auditorium. ,,When we have performances
which do not need too much of space and there are
so many people, we can put some chairs around to
complete the arena shape.”
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“The Year of New Hopes” in Aréna!
I was also interested how the preparation of
a performance looks. “The preparation takes very
long time. At first, the literary manager and the
head of the art choose scripts of performances for
the next season. It depends on the number of actors, but also on the actual theme of toady’s life.
Then, the literary manager discuss with the stage
manager about the performance. One production
is preparing for about
two months. Then the
rehearsals begin. From
the first rehearsal it is
about 6-8 weeks to the
premiere. We usually
introduce four our own
performances per season.” Every season in
the theatre lasts ten months. This season is called
“Rok nových nadějí” (The Year of New Hopes) and
it is built-up from four Czech theatre premieres.
And one part of is their own performance called “S
nadějí I bez ní” (With and Without Hope). “It is our
own performance, which had a premiere on 21st
January 2012, so that means that it was world premiere.” She said.
“We travel on some festivals to Prague, but also to
the other countries.”
“The hardest performance has been probably Hamlet. Not every theatre can introduce Hamlet, because only few actors will attain to the main role
of Hamlet. That must be great actor in quite young
age.” Michal Čapka had the honour to play the main role of Hamlet in the theatre Aréna. Even, he
got very prestigious Czech prize of
Thálie for the “Young drama-player
under 33 years” in 2007. “We travel with our actors on some festivals
to Prague, but also to the other
countries. Last summer, our dramatic ensemble went to Sopot, in the north coast
of Poland, on the Festival of Jewish Culture. We performed there our performance Jubileum, which was
directed by polish stage manager.” She said.
“Which one of the performances in the theatre
Aréna could you recommend to us?”
“Well, it depends on a concrete person. For example, I like the performance “Brenpartija”. That
is typical kind of performance when you laugh a
lot, but you know that you should not lough, because that is real story. It is a performance about the
homeless in 1920s. It is very strong, but nice performance. You know that homeless are today too. But
thanks to this performance, it is easier to accept the
reality and live with it, because I can laugh at things
which are wrong and which should be better.”
At the end,
I would like to say
that this was really
great experience
for me. And my aim
is to make this, relatively small, theatre more popular
at our school. And
not only because of their performances, but also
because of their exhibitions of nice pictures!
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“My teacher has always thought that I will work in
culture”
I also asked her how she started with her job. “Well,
my teacher from the primary school has always
thought that I will work in culture one day, because
I used to go on declamatory competitions many
times.” She laughs. “Many years later, I started to
work in Ostrava City Cultural Centre. I used to bring
many bands, orchestras and theatres to Ostrava.
Thanks to that, I could see many possibilities from
my point of view. And then, I started to work in Aréna Chamber Theatre. It influenced my life, because
I can’t imagine that I would live without this job. I
like it.”
It is interesting that since the first moment
we came, we knew that the director really loves her
job, because every part of the theatre is greatly designed… even toilets are funny designed!
“Our theatre will be on TV…”
“This year, our theatre celebrates 18th birthday
with the new name, so we are ‘adults’. Thanks to it,
there came cameramans to do a report. It will be on
TV on 4th February 2012 at 11:20 on ČT2 and it is a
programme called “Divadlo žije!”
And the last question for Mrs Huserová was:
by Eva Urbančíková
La Petite Conversation
One day I was walking from school to the tram station. I didn’t want to go the usual way, so I decided
to change my route. And on my way to the station,
I noticed a very little sign that said La Petite Conversation. This didn’t mean anything to me since I was
walking there for the first time. I went there and I
was amazed. This establishment has got style and it
is a coffee place, an ideal place to start a morning.
They serve coffee and sandwiches, which are delicious. From the title of the restaurant, this place is
French. So if you study French at school, you can
go there. They even speak French there and you
are free to join the people who speak that beautiful language. For all non-smokers I have good news.
It’s a strictly non-smoking place, so you won’t be
annoyed by that terrible smell. Plus the prices respond to the quality. Another advantage is that this
coffee place is near school, so you can go there either in the morning before school, or after school.
But guys, who wouldn’t start a morning without a
coffee and a sandwich…At least I wouldn’t. But I am
an exemplary student, so I can’t go there. :D, but
if you start school at 9 or at 10, this is the place to
go. They open from 8 o’clock. I would give this establishment a 90percent grade, which means that
I was satisfied. You can find this place before the
Stodolni tram station. You walk from Husuv Sad to
the right and on you left side, you will see a little
sign with the name. Good Luck and I strongly suggest you to try it.
by David Polman
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... in the hall
"What are you going to
miss the most/ least about
Gitana ?"
IRIS KLEINOVÁ (Grade 13, 18)
I’m going to miss her passion to teach!
I will miss her jokes during English literature lessons. And as a school we will
miss teacher with unique personality
and different methods of teaching!
Petrusová Kateřina
(MYP2, 13)
DAVID VORÁČ (Grade 13, 18)
I will miss her class, because I really enjoyed them. To be a student of Gitana,
it was a great experience for me! I liked
the way she teached us and her attitude
to students... and what was very interesting for me: the way how she presents
things and how much she knows about
different topics. And what I’m going to
miss the least? Well, presentations…
Well, I’m going to
miss the way she
teaches. She could
teach us very good
and in very attractive way. I know lot
of new things just
because of her (vocabularies,
grammar…). The way she
explained
things
very clearly!
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I will miss her class, because she was really entertaining. Well, the only thing that really bothers me was
too many of assignments in literature classes, because
we always got them when we had the most tests.
Barbara Hanková
(Grade 13, 19)
Dear Nothing readers,
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I have known GItana
for almost 4 years. She
has taught me engl.lit
and English. What I’m
going to miss? She is
a unique teacher with
different techniques of
teaching. She tries her
best to help students,
even though it may
seem she wants to kill
us with all essays and
presentations we have
done, but this prepared us for communication….I hope
she will have a great time in New Zealand and she will
keep in touch with ISO :)... by the way who is going to
stop us now with funny placard (30second left, STOP)?
TRUE STORY:
The can opener was invented 48 years after the can.
It goes without question that Gitana’s departure is
going to hit the school’s life, not only because she has
been with us almost since we started the school. It is
hard to put into words how much she has contributed
to the school, especially to the EL Department’s work
and structure. It is absolutely inarguable it was her
who set up high standards for teaching and subsequent
testing of English, which led to increasing of the level
of English at all other departments. She influenced all
other teachers with incredible level of professionalism.
Unforgettable will be her dedication to pushing her students to strive for excellence, the ISOMUN Club which
she founded and brought to so many interesting places
in Europe and Asia. We were really lucky to have her on
our team. Gitana set the standard very high, and I know
that I will miss her for that.
And what I could I possibly miss the least? Probably
certain voices whispering in complaint that she can be
too tough and TOO American in her insistence on creating, and sticking to, THE RULES. Though I know well
that silencing those whispers means our school will
need to find a new leader to push the others striving
for excellence.
Best wishes.
Jan Petrus
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Milan Vu ( Grade 13, 18)
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Dear Dr. Halls,
I desperately need your advice. The thing is
that it seems like all my friends now have new
boyfriends and all are gonna have someone
to dance with on the Graduation Ball. I don’t
wanna end up alone sitting on my chair and
not dance at all. What shall I do? Shall I try to
find a boyfriend or what do you suggest?
The Desperate One
Dear desparate one.
Dear Dr. Halls
My PC is really old and it is just terrible. From time to
time its system gets that rotten that everytime when I
press any button on the keyboard the system thinks I
clicked on the mouse the right button - so it is absolutely
impossible to write anything when that happens. What
is more, it really makes my studying and writing my essays more difficult - almost impossible. But the worst
part is that I am too lazy to get the PC repaired - so that
means that the impossibility of studying will last forever.
HELP ME I NEED TO STUDY FOR MATURITA!
Anon
Dear Anon,
So you have a slow PC. What do you think Moses did?
“Please, God, can you talk slower as my PC is slow?” If
it was down to you, it would not be the Ten Commandments, but Five, ‘cos my PC is slow! Get a life! You don’t
need a PC, especially to get the Maturita. All you need
is… ? I really don’t know what you need to get Maturita.
Maybe a rich dad? I am sure you will pass; my pet cat,
Reggie, got his Maturita last year and he doesn’t complain!!
Dr. Halls
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There must be a reason why you don’t have a
boyfriend. You are either ugly, nasty, or both!
I suggest that you learn to live by yourself, read
a book, watch TV, or learn to cook. Eventually
you will meet someone as desperate as you;
until then, amuse yourself. As for the dance,
take your dad: not only will he dance with you,
but he will pay for everything, as well.
Dr. Halls
SOCKS
International Mother Language Day
TRUE STORY:
“Sixth Sick Sheik’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick” is one
of the hardest sentences to pronounce in
the English language.
Have you ever heard of the International Mother As an international school we decided to support
Language Day? Well, let me tell you that this Inter- this day and show the world that we respect the
national Day was established in May
multilingualism and multiculturalism. Nothing has prepared a short
2009. This might be shocking mainly
“...to
promote
the
presdemonstration of all languages that
for the members of ISOMUN, but it
was the General Assembly of United ervation and protection we have on our school. Let’s hear
Nations who voted for the creation
them say “Nothing is the best”!
of all languages...”
of this special day that will be celeby Tereza Krátká &
brated on February 21. The reason
Dong Eun Han
why they decided to found the International Mother Language Day was “to promote
the preservation and protection of all languages
used by peoples of the world“(official UN website).
Special thanks to Mr. Corkill for helping in this research
and all the native speakers for their participation with Nothing
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SOCKS
HIGH HEELS CORNER
What Oprah says ....
when Amour’s started its sale season
eternity turns into temporality. Slightly delusional,
but it’s quite a trend these days, which means everything is fine.
Hopefully, all of you successfully survived New Year’s
Eve party, and those who woke up in the morning
with a total blackout of the previous night, well you
know what they say…don’t expect to remember
much on Saturday mornings.
But next “event” is coming up – guess what? Saint
Valentine! Thrilled? Ready
to spend your money on
lovely goods for your honey? Good news – sales are
up, thanks capitalistic god
for this  (Those from Prajzka check out leaflets). So,
before all of in love people
succumb to this fever, let’s
get something straight.
Generally judging interpersonal relations – they suck.
HONESTLY, look around, or at best look at yourself.
Do you like what you see? My digestion system goes
into reverse seeing how we treat ourselves, how we
take everything for granted as if we were living until
As it would be so freaking hard to smile, to care, to
treat the rest the way you would like them to treat
you. Probably there’s been
an issue of self-hatred in
the society. Times of honor, modesty, and sensitiveness have gone in oblivion
– lucky us. Movies provide
enough kindness. Let’s be
stone cold workaholics
“If nothing
lasts forever
will you be my
nothing?”
Frankly said, from the bottom of my heart I hope that
those of you “in love” or
currently “in love” will be
showing this year more love
than buying it. Sweet Saint Valentine :)
….see you later at gym girls
...
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SOCKS
YES, I run the world
Hi sweeties, I’m back!
eating! During the whole concert, all the people
were sitting and eating. Not that they were not
singing, they did not even stand up! Whenever she
showed us to put our hands up, it was only me and
my friend who followed her. Then we saw a guy,
who was sleeping. I don’t get how somebody can
fall asleep at a concert. Weird. Yeah, so me and the
other girl were the only ones dancing and singing
and actually enjoying the whole thing.
Last month, me and my friend went to see Rihanna’s concert, which was by the way amazing. However, what surprised me the most about the whole
thing were the people.
So, at 7 p.m., when there was a big crowd waiting in
line in front of the enormous building, screaming as
loud as possible whenever Riri or whoever passed
by. When we finally got in after they searched us, Yes it was incredible <3
we were super excited. It was only a few minutes
to 8 p.m., so we bought ourselves two drinks and So glad to make a comment
headed to our seats. We had to stand up like 10
times so people with their food could get to their
seats. When the concert started, the people kept
TRUE STORY:
Beyoncé
In space,astronauts are unable to cry
or shed tears because there’s no gravity pull hence the tears are unable to come
Valentine’s Day
The sweet day when people all around the world celebrate LOVE is
held every single year on 14th February. There are many versions
of why is the Valentine’s day named Valentine’s day and one of the
most famous is that it was named Saint Valentine, a Christian priest
who helped people with marriages even though it was forbidden.
During this day lovely couples give presents, flowers,
romantic things such as dinner with candles,
weekend in spa or sending greeting
cards to each other.
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NOTHiNg
BECOME A FAN & WIN !!!
The idea is clear – become a fan of Nothing on our Facebook page, and share that page on facebook with
your friends so that Nothing will have many fans and we can keep them all informed about or plans and
next issues.
In the next issue we will choose 1 from those who are going to do so and he/she will win 2 tickets to Grade
13’s Graduation Ball (read the article below) – the easiest contest ever!
1 CLICK = 2 TICKETS = 3 SECONDS
GRADUATION BALL
When does it happen? On 2nd March at 19.00,
grade 13 is having its final –official party. Come
all to the Club Garage in Ostrava-Martinov and
enjoy your FRIDAY night, share few drinks with
your buddies and rock the dance floor till the
midnight. Not to forget – take a photo of us: P
your seniors, all dressed up to impress :) So, grab
your marvelous and fancy dress – LET’S PARTY.
We all will be thrilled to see you at this dazzling
night. Tickets for this unforgettable evening of
your life will be available soon enough :) CHEERS
Grade 13
“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a
future.“
Oscar Wilde
COMING SOON!!!
TRUE STORY:
When glass shatters,the average
speed for glass is 3000 miles per
hour.
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