ISSUE 8 SECONDARY MAGAZINE

Dolor

April 2014

Inside

Race Against Hunger

• Rising Stars

• Year 7 Castles Project

• Football Champions

• Interviews

• School uniform debate

• Oceanográfico

• Hat Day

• Fallas 2014

EASTER EDITION

FOOTBALL TRIUMPH Y7 and Y8 captains Adriá Navarro and Jose Ceres hold the trophies. (story inside)

Our school has raised another massive amount for the charity Action Against Hunger. Phil Buglass (pictured centre) organized a great day for a great cause.

Y7 and Y8 win ASV Cup

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RISING STARS This issue we feature another Los Olivos Rising Star. This time it’s the turn of Teresa Benlloch in Year 8.

Teresa  Benlloch   (pictured  left),  aged  12,  is  the  new  Spanish  under  -­‐13  record  holder   for   the   javelin   .   She   is   one   of  our  Los  Olivos  sporting  stars.    Carmen   Senent   (pictured   right)  meets   this   talented   youngster   in   an  interview  for  the  Los  Olivos  Magazine.    

Carmen: So, Teresa, now you are a Spanish record holder, what are your ambitions for the future? Teresa: Well, I suppose the ultimate dream is to go to the Olympic Games and win a medal and perhaps even break a record! Carmen: Tell us about that javelin record. Teresa: Actually, I never thought I could throw that far. I didn’t think about the record at all. I just thought about throwing as far as I could. And it ended up going 30 m 55 cm!!! I just didn’t believe it at first. Carmen: Why did you join the club Terra i Mar? Teresa: It was recommended to me and I was told they had good coaches and great facilities. And when they told me I had potential I decided to stay with them. Carmen: What is your favourite event and why?

Teresa: I suppose my favourite event is the high jump. It’s difficult to explain why. I think it’s the sensation you get when you jump – it’s a feeling a bit like flying! Carmen: And do you think you’ll continue with athletics in the future? Teresa: Yes! I believe that athletics is going to be a very important part of my life. At least, I hope so!

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Reporter: Luis Bonanad Y7 After the ASV tournament back in October, the school decided to make a league between the American School of Valencia (the ASV), the British schools of Villareal, Alzira and Los Olivos English School. The league consists of 4 rounds where all the schools played against each other. On the first round of the tournament, we won against Villareal 2-0. Then we drew against Alzira 1-1 and lost against the ASV 2-1. We finished the round with 4 points and the 2nd

place, meanwhile the ASV leaded with 5 points. Our Y8´s leaded their league and the Y9´s were 4ths. Two months later we came back to the School to play the 2nd round. We played a keen fought match against Villareal, ending 1-1. Then, we played against Alzira, and this time we won 2-0. We coudn´t lose against the ASV and, luckily, we ended 2-2. We were still 2nd, but we got closer to the ASV. Y8 was still 1st and Y9 became 3rd. A month later we got to the ASV to continue with the league. Villareal didn´t come to the tournament, so the ASV made a ``B´´ team that would not count towards the league. When we played against them, we used the players that played the least so they could have fun. We lost 4-0, but it didn´t matter. But against the Alzira it did matter. We used the best team we had and we won 3-0. Then, against the American school of Valencia we finally won 2-1, and we were 1st.Finally.Y8 was still 1st and Y9 was 3rd. In the final fourth round in April, both year 7 and year 8 were crowned CHAMPIONS!!! Well done to all the boys and girls. What a fantastic achievement!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! Y7 and Y8 win ASV Cup 2014

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Oceanográfico Adventure

Lucky Pablo meets a dolphin!

In term 2, year 7 have bean learning about natural habitats, and… Why not visit the Oceanographic? Dan, our science teacher, talked with Paul and they decided that year 7 should go on a fascinating trip! We were separated into two groups and…among the many sea creatures we saw spooky sand tiger sharks, electric manta ray’s, a friendly Beluga, slippery Penguins, massive Sea Lions and many more sea creatures. We were given worksheets to fill in and please don't tell the teachers - we tried to help each other! Not copy!

Well, the moment arrived!!! We went to the Dolphinarium and we saw looping acrobats, high jumps and deep dives, but the best bit is that out of millions of schools (not really it’s an exaggeration - only a few, maybe 20 schools), 6 people would be chosen to touch a dolphin and I was chosen!!! The dolphin was cute and smooth “It was like an olive” though it was a teeny weeny bit rough. Finally, they took a photo of me with the dolphin.

By Pablo Rosa in Y7

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Year 7 have been working on some castles for Claire, the History teacher. They have presented them in class and their friends have judged their castles on three categories: presentation, design (these were graded from 1-5) and effort (witch was graded by A, B, C...). The models needed to be based on a real castle. The castle could be from any history period and from any country. The only rule was that it had to have good defensive features and at least a bit of some history. You could do this project in pairs or by yourself, and if you did it in a pair, both people had to speak the same amount of time and share the information of defensive features and history; you could not say them separately. We asked Clair what she thought of the castles, and she said, “I am very pleased. I have seen many of castles and this class has produced some of the best ones.”

School Under Siege Y7 Castles take over the school library

Article by María G, María I and María O in Y7

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SCHOOL UNIFORM: ARE YOU SERIOUS??? The  big  issue  that  we  are  discussing  in  Year  7  is  if  we  are  in  favour  of  having  an  ITCHY,SCRATCHY,  uncomfortable    school  uniform  or  if    we  are  in  favour  of  being  free  to  decide  which  clothes  to  wear.  What  do  we  think  about  having  a  Formal ,  freaky  school  uniform?  That's  what  I'm  just  about  to  tell  you.

Advantages of having a school uniform Firstly,  many  of  us  believe  that  having  a  school  uniform  is  a  great  idea.  Some  believe  that  school  uniforms  are  inexpensive.  They  think  it's  much  cheaper  than  buying  loads  of  clothes  to  have  at    school.  In  the  same  way,  a    school  uniform  creates  a  sense  of  belonging  to  the  school.  This  means  that  it  can  be  much  safer  if  you  get  lost  in  school  trips  so  the  teachers  can  regognise  who  you  are. Disadvantages of having a school uniform Having  a  school  uniform  has  some  advantages.However,  it  also  means  a  bad  thing  for  some  people.  First,  having  a  school  uniform  means  no  individuality.  This  suggests  that  everyone  has  the  same  clothes  and  no  one  is  different.  Likewise,  it  can  be  very  uncomfortable(  especially  at  playtime). If  you  want  to  play  football  you  have  to  change  shoes  and  maybe  even  change  your  clothes.  Similarly,  wearing  a  school  uniform  looks  way  too  smart!!!  It  looks  too  formal  very  unattractive  and  extremely  horrible!!! COUNTRIES THAT HAVE SENSIBLE POLICIES ON UNIFORM

Japan:  There  is  a  very  strict  uniform  in  Japan:  boys  have  to  wear  jackets  (  gakuran)  and  girls  a  dress  called  the  sailor  fuku,  which  is  based  on  European  naval  uniform.    Africa:  Many  children  in  Africa  are  proud  to  wear  school  uniform  though  the  poorest  families  can't  afford  it.    Australia:  Uniform  is  compulsory  in  most  schools  in  Australia:  boys  wear  button-­‐up  shirts  and  girls  wear  dresses  or  skirts  and  blouses.    

My opinion of having a school uniform

Personally,  I  think  having  a  school  uniform  is  a  stupid  idea.  They  seem  unattractive  and  uncomfortable  for  me.  Also  they  look  way  too  smart.  I  don't  want  to  look  like  a  square!!!!

by  William  Björklund  Y7

THE BIG DEBATE: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SCHOOL UNIFORM?

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Here at Los Olivos we are debating the issue of if we should wear school uniform. Firstly, many of us believe that school uniform is a horrible idea. On the other hand there are still people that still find this an excellent idea. Personally I think school uniform is not in the least a good idea. It takes of all your personality and all students like YOU, look like robots, all of us look the same. Many of us are against the idea of wearing school uniform. It means no individuality, no freedom of choice. Do you want to wear the same clothes every day, do you really want to?! Some people say wearing school uniform makes you look smart but that´s not really true. It sometimes makes you look stupid because the combination of the colours sometimes are horrible. For example a red and green smelly and itchy uniform, do you want to were that?! Some of us even think that school uniform is inexpensive, although you may favour of this idea, this is not certainly true because you have to buy five uniforms, one for each day, and sometimes school uniforms are expensive. Also, if the uniform rips you have to buy a new one and this could cost you a lot of money. In the same way, some of us think that wearing school uniform can save you time. But spending 10 or 15 minutes the night before, or in the morning to choose your clothes won´t cause you any harm. Likewise, some students say that wearing school uniform makes us all look the same and they think this is a positive thing! Do you want to look the same us other people? Come on, have a bit of your own personality!

A country that wears school uniform is Japan. I don´t like a tiny bit the Japanese uniform because I see this too formal and it’s not very practical. When I see the Japanese girls and boys with their uniforms I don´t see them too “smart”. Equally, when I see the Japanese students all dressed the same way I can´t see their personality. I just see them like clones, all of them the same. We spoke to some students, to know their opinion about school uniform and this is what they commented: One student said: “I find school uniform not practical, and too formal for me. School uniform doesn´t let you choose and I don´t like that, I can´t be myself!” Another student commented: “I am not a fan of school uniform and I don´t like it much. But it saves me a lot of time and argument in the morning.” Finally, I would like to say that I don´t find it a good idea wearing school uniform. It takes your individuality and personality. I think people should have their own choice and be themselves!

SCHOOL UNIFORM: NO THANKS! Ana Giner in Y7 joins the debate.

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The Rubik's Cube is a 3-d combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor Erno Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toy Corp. in 1980. It is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy. In a classic Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces is covered by nine stickers, each of one of six solid colours (traditionally white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow, where white is opposite yellow, blue is opposite green, and orange is opposite red) The most comon one and the first invented by Rubik was the simple 3*3*3, but there are a lot of them just like the 2*2*2 or the 4*4*4 up to the 12*12*12 un diferent designed cubes like the piramid one or the 3*4*9. So now you know!

HAVE YOU GONE CUBE CRAZY? Did you ever wonder where the Rubik’s Cube comes from? Adriá Navarro finds out.

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On Friday 15th of March it was a great day full of activities. At 3:30 the classes from Nursery to Year 9 did a traditional dance which they had been practising for weeks! The dance was in primary and the playground was full of people who came to see us. All the dances were excellent especially with the new choreographer, Amparo. Everybody was wearing the traditional “falleros” clothes: skirts, shirts, dancing shoes… When all the dances had finished, everybody went quickly to the secondary school to have a hot, delicious cup of chocolate and a piece of cake. There was a very long queue for the hot chocolate. After everyone had a relaxing cup of hot chocolate, there was the cremà (burning) of the Fallas. Everybody enjoyed seeing the cremà including the fire fighters who came for our safety. All the Fallas were amazing and painted in great detail. Unfortunately, the first Falla that was burnt down quickly was our Year 7 Falla! It was a great afternoon for everyone involved.

FALLAS DAY 2014 By Nour Hamzeh

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MAD HATTERS APRIL FOOLS? NO! IT’s HAT DAY!!!

On April 1st many of us raised money for the charity La Cruz Roja and had lots of fun doing it! Meg organized a fantastic day and we collected 164 euros.

Well done to all the Mad Hatters!

Y7 Happy at work on Hat Day

What are you wearing?