Volume V; Issue I October 2011 Kings Academy, Manja - Madaba, Jordan

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You will also be able to see a side of students that you dont normally

see every day. A side that will make you proud of being part of the Kings Academy community.

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Kings Academy students, though it may not seem so all the time, are talented, diverse, interesting, and in-terested students. Sympo gives them the opportunity to prove that! Abdullah Khalayleh 11.

Sympo, short for Symposium, is a meeting or con-ference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience. Sympo is a series of lectures

created by the former Kings Academy student and cur-rent Alumni, Abdullah Khalayleh 11, to ensure diverse members of the community gather and discuss subjects that interest them outside of the classroom. You will be pushed to look at things from a different perspective. You will be able to present your ideas, and hear others. You will also be able to see a side of students that you dont normally see every day. A side that will make you proud of being part of the Kings Academy community says Abdullah 11.

Towards the end of last year, Mr. Tristan Chirico sent out applications to pick six students to be lead Sympo in place of Abdullah 11. The positions were distributed as the following: Nadine Zaza 12, Senior Officer (Arts, Culture and Media), Noor-Eddin Amer 12, Senior Of-ficer (The Humanities and Social Sciences), Mutasem Al-dmour 12, Senior Officer (Natural Science, Mathematics and Technology), Tamara Nassar 13, Officer, (Natural Science, Mathematics and Technology), Talal Toukan 13, Officer (The Humanities and Social Sciences), and Larissa AbulGhanam 14, Officer (Arts, Culture and Me-dia).

The first Sympo event was organized and held on Sun-day, October 2nd, as we were enlightened by Mr. Mark Kibler and Nadine 12 as they talked about the theme of the session, New Beginnings. Mr. Kibler discussed his thirty year old plant that symbolizes a new beginning to him from time to time. On the other hand, Nadine 12 inspired the students by artistically presenting new beginnings. She opened our eyes to how each and every one of us, metaphorically speaking, has a blank canvas to freely illustrate whatever lifestyle design we wish to live. We were also entertained by Lorin Kurdi, Izzideen Ary-an, and Hussam Khraisat as they performed Perfect by Pink in the intermission between the two speeches.

I look forward to having multiple SYMPO events throughout the year (which will be hosted every three weeks), and to learning something new each time. Let me tell you, from my infinite wisdom as a College fresh-man, which this could be one of the most rewarding and fun experiences during your high school years said Ab-dullah 11.

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SYMPO, a Student-led Initiative Builds the Intellectual base of KA

Keep Calm & Sympo On

nity to spend an evening in a traditional Chinese style theater and watch a form of Chinese dance which dated from over a thou-sand years ago said Suma-ya Awad 12. The students spent another three days in China visiting a terra-cotta warrior factory and the an-cient city wall, and learning how to make noodles from scratch. All of this was part of a cultural and touris-tic program organized for schools from all over the world by the hosts of the conference.

For the final segment of the trip, the students were taken to a conference cen-ter in Beijing to engage in four days of United Na-tions style debate. WE-MUN hosted over two-thousand delegates from twenty different countries including Colombia, India, the United States, Peru, and

Switzerland. The commit-tees and forums were run by numerous universities and organizations such as Yale University, Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley, and The Hague Interna-tional Model United Na-tions (THIMUN). Awn Al-Hadeed 13, a delegate in the International Criminal Court, said The nature of the debate was competitive in a very healthy way. It was a truly revelatory experi-ence to debate against and to learn from such well-in-formed peers. The chaper-ones of the trip, Dr. Wafa Al-Sawaftah, and Ms. Fa-tina Al-Ahmad, were espe-cially proud when three of the students were awarded for their exceptional per-formance during the clos-ing ceremony. The students returned to Amman after spending two enjoyable and unforgettable weeks in the Far East, a region they had never explored before.

Mr. Mark Kilbler delivers an inspiring presentation on his own new beginningTammarra Nassar 13

Nadine Zaza 12 greets onlookers as they admire her artwork Maheera Hussain 12

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However, it was not all fun and games. History students were required to read up to 100 pages a day, whereas biol-ogy students were expected to submit comprehensive, 8 page essays at the end of each week. I didnt realize how different scientific writing was from normal writing. It is a lot more precise and requires a great deal of evidence and research. That said, I learned about Google Scholar, the Oxford method of research. All one has to do is enter a subject, sci-entist, historian or experiment name, and the search engine filters out all the nonsensical resources and offers the more useful ones, says Mutasem Aldmour 12.

Oxford University is look-ing for a new set of Kings Academy students to attend the program next summer, so students are urged to apply. To say the very least, the ex-perience can be called enrich-ing and productive. So, if you are ever short on things to do this summer, apply to Oxford 2012!

ment, taught at before her move to Kings. The Student Global Leadership Institute, or SGLI, aims to empower young people to tackle global and social issues around them. For the duration of the trip, which lasted one week, the three students stayed in dormitories at the University of Hawaii - Manoa. This years topic was energy and the environment. We visited a wind farm on the island and looked at alternative sources of energy, said Mohammed 12, referring to their visit to the Kahuku Wind Farm.

We pondered how to solve the issues and drew up our own solutions, said Zain 12. Their solutions included increased use of wind and hydro power, but their ideas may have greater im-plications on the rest of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii imports

the vast majority of its fuel from the mainland United States.The trip was chaperoned by Ms. Lina Shaheen, a faculty

member of the Science department. There were at least twen-ty schools from all over the world, including Singapore, Japan and China, that attended the conference. Although the trip was only a week long, the students had various opportunities to en-joy what Hawaii has to offer. This included a trip to the beach, where the students took a three hour long surf lesson. They also visited the USS Arizona Memorial, a memorial in Pearl Harbor in remembrance of the Japanese attack in the Second World War.

The best part of the trip was definitely the final conference, when we were able to show off our ideas. It felt great to out-line our vision for the future, Zain 12 said. We made a great impression of Kings Academy at the conference. I hope that Kings continues to take part in this great opportunity.

As we begin a new year, our peers picked up the cour-age to run for three vital committees, the Honor Commit-tee, the Disciplinary Committee and the Senate. The Senate, organized by class, was marked with eloquent speeches and great ideas. As Mrs. Julianne parades her love for democracy, the students fill those seats and lead the rest of the student body.

At the peak of the Student Senate, there are the seniors

that stood out in their class election and now hold significant positions in the school. Interestingly, all of these students have been in the Student Senate at least once before. On the other hand, some of the freshmen have made a huge leap considering its their first month at Kings Academy. They were brave enough to deliver a speech to strangers. How-ever, they still have a long way to go, considering that the freshmen day-students male position in the senate remains vacant. Our new senior senate comprises of the following students: Yasmine Abuzeid 12, Khalook AlYassin 12, Noor Masannat 12 and Mohammad Al_Sawaf 12 as senior sena-

tors. Our junior senators are: Aya Al-Jalamdieh 13, Talal Si-salem 13, Marah Al_Jubeh 13 and Hussam Khraisat 13. Ciwar El-Tayeh 14, Kareem Kort 14, Rawan Al Zahawi 14 and Bashir Al Sawaf 14 are the Sophomore representatives. Finally, the freshmen senate is composed of Aya Ahmed 15, Eun Sol Jun 15 and Abdulrahman Jamjoon 15.

Some see the senate elections as a popularity contest, many disagree saying that the reason they choose their friends is because they trust them and feel more comfort-able in discussing their issues with them. Also, some students do not think that the speeches are an indicator of capability since many can make a strong speech yet not live up to it or be on par with it.

Following up on the success of the senators, Jin Seul Jun 13, Nora Nesheiwat 14, Luna Abu Rmeileh 12, Ramy Badrie 12, Talal Soroor 13 and Bashar AbuAlGhanam 12 won the Honors Committees elections. Moreover, Dima AlHourani 12, Fakher El Fayez 12, Majd Masannat 12, Hamza Al-Sar-han 13, Amer Al-Hadid 13 and Izzedine Aryan 13 won the Disciplinary Committees elections. Both these committees are a significant part of the school and its democratic principles. These students were chosen because we trust them to get our point of view across to the Kings Academy administration. We are all proud of our committee members and senators and we wish them to be fair and influential.

The Chosen OnesThe Kings Academy student body chooses its representatives

Nihal-Meissa bonding at orientiation, playing Assassins. Assassins is a game where a person stands in the middle and shoots at random. The person shot ducks down, and the people to the right and to the left of him/her have to act fast and shoot one another. Fastest person stays standing. Last one standing wins!

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Nadine Zaza 12 was one of the youngest artists among the many participants of various ages. Most of the artists were graduates or college students ex-perimenting with their art. The Art Fair really gave them an op-

portunity to show their work said Nadine 12 who had her own booth of art work at the fair. Her art not only attracted many adults, but also appealed to and inspired many youth to be creative and artistic.

At the fair, artists displayed many themes and styles of art. The major art styles were impres-

sionism, abstract expressionism, Jordanian pop-art, graphic de-sign, and carving. There was a lot of professional work that was produced in a gallery; however most of the work was amateur, said Nadine 12. The art fair also consisted of some street art, such as graffiti which was displayed on the walls that surrounded.

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Featured Teacher: Tristan Chirico

Special Interview with the Philosophical Fashionista

By LarIssa aBULgHaNaM 14lion Cub

Rex: What did you did you do this summer?

Tristan Chirico: I did two things this summer; the first thing I did was working on my masters degree which involved a lot of writing. The second thing was that I went to an amazing conference in Seattle, about online ed-ucation. Kings is part of this new on-line academy, and so all of the schools that were involved sent teachers. It was a group of about 10 teachers and I was the only one from an international school. I learnt a lot about teaching a class with technology and I hope I can teach one like it next year. It was also the first time I went to that area; it was beautiful, and the teachers there were lovely, too. Going there was very pro-ductive, and I felt like I learnt a lot from this experience.

Rex: Do you use what you learnt in your classes?

T.C.: I am really bad with technol-ogy, and I was always afraid to use it in class. There, they taught me to use online tools; one of them was in Haiku, which is something like Al-Khazneh but much clearer, much more direct. So, Im hoping this year to put courses and material on it. I also learnt about Prezi, and thought Ill be the one to introduce it to Kings, and when I came here ev-eryone was like Prezi, prezi, prezi!

Rex: How do you think technology is an advantage?

T.C.: One of the things I liked this summer was that people were very critical about technology, since not ev-eryone was comfortable of having ev-erything on computer. As a philosophy teacher, to be able to work after school on homework and to find material on-line technology gives students opportu-nities to peruse ideas they are interested it, outside school and it makes it easier for them to research philosophers. It opens up much more media and infor-mation and I think that is very excit-ing. I am pleased at the number of the

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For five weeks this summer, Mr. Matt led a group of 15 students and four faculty members from Groton School, where he taught before coming to Kings, on a school trip to the secondary Orkeeswa in Monduli, Tanzania. I sat down with Mr. Matt and asked him to share more about his trip.

Rex: What are some of the things you did on your trip?Matt Westman: The trip was focused on a service project,

and we built a regulation-sized basketball court by hand at Orkeeswa. It wasnt just the students and teachers from Or-keeswa- the whole community helped to build it during the school break. Then, in the afternoons, we played games and had structured activities with the students from both schools.

Rex: What did you learn from your experiences in Tanza-nia?

M.W.: Personally, I learned a lot about the Maasai culture;

all but four of the students at Orkeeswa are Maasai. I learned a ton about working together as a group. Though, all of us from Groton knew each other, when we went to a whole new place, we changed through interactions with people; people who were quiet at school came out of their shells on the trip.

Rex: What was the hardest part of the trip?M.W.: The trip was hard in a sense that though I was so

happy to be there, I had to organize everything for our group and make sure everything was running smoothly. I think the hardest part was before going on the trip because once we got there, it was fun! After being there for a day, it felt like home.

Rex: What was your favorite part?M.W.: For me, speaking Swahili or even some of the Maa-

sai language was a major highlight, as well as all the experi-ences with the students learning and speaking the language, doing the traditional dances, and building friendships.

Teaching in Tanzania

Rex: When is your anniversary with Mr. Chris?Ruba Haddad: 27th of August.Rex: What was your first impression of Mr. Chris Boss-

ie?R.H.: Mysterious, I thought he looked like someone who

is carrying a big rock on his shoulder and I wanted to be there to help him! (Winks)

Rex: When did you realize you wanted to be with him?R.H.: When I sat in front of him at dinner in the balcony

at beit al mudeer- which was the first time I met him. (Winks again)

Rex: How was the engagement? Details, please!R.H.: Actually, it was very religious. What is better than

getting engaged in the house of God? We went to church, for Sunday mass, and after that, and in front of 50 strangers, the priest prayed on the rings and we put the rings on. I heard a lot of voices saying: Mabruk ya 3aroos o mabruk ya 3arees, but I was literally like the proverb: zay el atrash bel zaffeh. I was totally confused, let alone Mr. Chris, who had no idea what was happening!

Then we went to my parents house and had a delicious dinner and it was fun!

Rex: Do your parents like Mr. Chris?R.H.: No they dont like him. THEY LOVE HIM. I am

not sure how I feel about it, shall I get jealous, angry at my parents or happy they love him! But I am actually very happy they do, I mean who does not! He is very lovable!

Rex: Tell us the story of Mr. Bossie asking for your hand!

R.H.: So Chriss tribe and the sheikh el 3asheereh (the big man of the Bossies Tribe) is expected to come to ask for my hand, which gives the bride ya3ni ana (Me) a sense of val-ue. However, since the Bossies tribe consists of three people including Mr. Chris, we had to find another Tribe Chief, and who is better than Abu Zaid el me3war! So we talked to him and he explained to Chris how things go here in Jordan, which was probably the longest meeting I ever had, I WAS SO NERVOUS. The next day El za3eem Abu Zaid Mazen Jarrar comes with Chris to my house, and we poured the cup of coffee in front of them, not American Coffee of course,

Mr. Matt surrounded by a group of Tanzanian children enthusastic to learn. Courtesy of Matt Westman

Courtesy of Department of Communications

Mr. Matt chaperones a group of students from Groton School to Tanzania

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Honestly, who knew neville longbottom could be so awesome?

This year, the Dining Hall has installed a new ma-chine called the Conveyor Belt. The belt is used to put your tray on instead of unloading it onto the counter and causing a mess. Although it is said that it is supposed to speed things up, many will argue it is just slowing things down. The conveyor belt here to make things more efficient for both the staff and the students says Ms. Ola Bseiso. Because this is a new machine, the students are not used to it. After they get used to it, things will be better.

I personally find the conveyor belt easier to deal with compared to last years breakfast and dinner. Though lunch is still a bit chaotic, it is more proficient since the inches between the Conveyor Belt and your position in line is probably not that far.

This year the dining hall has increased the number

of tables and the mouths to feed; thus making it more crowded. Once the new side dining hall is complete, there will be more space and it will be less crowded Ms. Ola said. The students on my table are in such a rush during lunch! Im still eating and the waiter is already sending the food back! Ms. Sarah Bozzi said. The students anxiousness to leave the dining is what is actually causing the chaos. Such anxiousness occurs due to either students not wanting to be late to class or to wanting some free time before the next class.

The Conveyor Belt is not the only new thing in the dining hall; there is now an appliance in which you take your plate from. During the previous years, the plates were usually stacked between the buffet and the utensils. Although the plates usually are hot, it is more sanitary to the Kings Community.

Now, how do you feel about the changes in the din-ing hall???

By NOra NesHeIWaT 14lion Cub

The Dining Hall:The Conveyor Belt and More

Weve read the books, anticipated the movies, obsessed about the actors and hated on He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named and this summer marked the end of a magical time for children, and teenagers all around the world, as the last Har-ry Potter movie, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows, finally came out. For 10 years, actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Tom Felton, alongside the dream team of The Harry Potter cast, have created magical world that we grew up in, and all thanks and gratitude go to, of course, the one and only J.K. Rowling.

As July 15th , the release date for the Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows movie, was ap-proaching, fans all over the world started count-ing down, reading the books, again, and having movie marathons, but mostly, beginning to feel depressed at the fact that their childhood was about to end with the end this movie. Potter-heads blogged about it, posted YouTube vid-eos, made all sorts of memes, and even got the Deathly Hollows signs tattoo. All of this was truly a Harry Potter mania.

The movie itself was amazing. All the char-acters showed their true nature when faced with adrenaline (honestly, who knew Neville Longbot-tom could be so awesome?), even Alan Rickman won the hearts of all fans with his astonishing acting. To grow up with these characters for al-most a decade then to have to say good bye was awful. It was then when I realized that my child-hood is officially over. Though the seventh book was divided into two movies to include as much detail as possible, those dedicated fans who have read the book could easily pick up on the many things that were left out. Many of Kings Pot-terheads commented on the tragic end with It was the best Harry Potter movie, but compared to the books, it didnt include a lot of things us, Potterheads, had hoped to see. Nevertheless, it was the perfect end of an era. Marah Jubeh 13 commented. Or even REALLY REALLY good movie, its depressing because they made two movies for a reason, and still didnt include all the details.Heba Badr-El-Din 14 admitted.

The latest news from Potterworld is that J.K. Rowling launched a site for Harry Potter fans around the world in order to have continuity, de-spite the fact that there are no more movies to wait for. Pottermore is the site that will bring Pot-terheads together in the next generations. Please note that muggles are not allowed. Period.

As for now, we know the boy who lived will forever be a big part of us, Always.

It will never end, because the story lives on with the readers Zein Sadedin 14

Mischief Managed!

July 15: End of an Era

The margin for error is so small. One half step too late or too early you dont quite make it. One half second too slow or too fast and you dont quite catch it. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They are in every minute, and every second.

That is how Kings Academy kicked off its fifth year on Septem-ber 4th, 2011, when it opened its doors for the new academic year. With enthusiasm, teachers and students started a new and excit-ing chapter of their lives. After ac-knowledging their success with last years motto, The Tipping Point, Ms. Julianne Puente in cooperation with the deans, teachers, and proc-tors, introduced a new theme to the ethos of the school: making a dif-ference inch by inch because small

inches will make greater differences. Ms. Julianne put forth an example

of a plate that infamously stayed out-side of Nihal for two weeks. Taking the plate back to the dining hall was an inch that anyone who passed by Nihal could have taken, but nobody bothered. Those small things do make a difference admitted Ms. Juli-anne. If we want a better, healthier,

idealistic school, we must take the inches are around us.

Another example that was given was that of the legendary soccer player Lionen Messi. In the play that was shown, Messi is being attacked by defenders from everywhere. He struggles, he is pushed back, he has many obstacles, yet still he moves forward, taking all the inches he

needs and finally scores. The Rexonian challenges the

school to take every day inches whenever they present themselves. An inch could be hustling a student to a class, or asking other students to be lower their voices in the library, because we have both the power and the responsibility to do so. The Rexo-nians challenges for every member of Kings Academy this year is take as many inches as they can because as community we have to be an 11. Go Lions Go!

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A student carefully puts his tray on the brand new conveyor belt. Tammarra Nassar 13

Courtesy of the Office of Student Life

OSL launches new proctor program

With the last Harry Potter movie coming out, the childhood legacy is officially over

By HeIdI HaNKIN 14lion Cub

An Interview with Mrs. Ruba Haddad (Bossie)

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An Interview with Mr. Mark Kibler

As Kings Academy approaches its fifth year of school, it embraces many new and diverse cultures and nationalities. Starting as a school that only represented 10 countries Kings now represents a total of 26 coun-tries today. Also, it has thrived from a population of less than a hundred to around 450 students. The additions to our school include the China, Ireland, and Sri Lan-ka. Last year, Colombia and Indonesia were new to the school. Kings academy has had students from all over the globe, touching upon six continents of the world total.

Since its beginning, Kings Academy has been grow-ing internationally. Many students and teachers learn of various cultures, traditions, religions, and political issues. A guiding principles that Kings Academy values is glob-al citizenship, this principle aims for Kings Academy to not only become a respected school within the region, but a school of the world. This principle encourages every student and faculty member to become aware of other peoples beliefs and values. In return global citizen-ship enables international students to actively participate and become aware of the issues of the Arab world. The

Arab culture, traditions, and history, make boarding at Kings Academy distinct from any other school. Week-end trips such as Souk Jara, Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, and various hikes enable students to explore beautiful landscapes, famous historical sites, and get in touch with the various cultural aspects Jordan has to offer.

Although the number of full boarders is still relatively small compared to the total number of stu-dents in our school, weekend activities are open to any student, including weekday boarders and day students.

There are many places to visit in Jordan besides City Mall, and every student of Kings Academy is encour-aged to participate. Kings Academy not only aims to provide a collective educational and cultural experience for various international students, but also to provide a memorable experience that will stick with students throughout their life. As Kings Academy becomes one of the top boarding schools in the Middle Eastern re-gion, it to attracts and welcomes the growing number of international students around the world.

New Nationalities in Our Community

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i can imagine myself being 80 years old with no teeth, sitting next to him in front

of the fire place on the lake and laughing with him.

students that are interested in something they learn in class and then research it afterwards

and learn more about it. It can also go too far, for example, some teachers this summer were concerned while design-ing online courses on how they wanted to make something to focus students attention at the teacher without being distracted from other things on the computer. I think its a big challenge to know how to preserve strong connection between teachers and students in an online course where they are 3000 miles away from each other.

Rex: If you could give us students a piece of advice about technology in class, what would it be?

T.C.: Excellent question. CHECK YOUR E-MAIL EV-ERY MORNING. I AM SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. We have a good source that provides crucial information out-side class, its called an e-mail. Its a way of communicating and exciting information if you check your e-mail. I was a student once, and I KNOW e-mails dont just disap-pear.

but an Arabic Cup of Coffee, meaning, one sip of coffee. Then Mr. Mazen said some-thing about establishing good relations be-tween USA and Jordan, after that, I kind of lost focus as I burst into laughter! Then my Dad said: ebeshro, meaning, be positive, meaning, ok you can take her hand!

Rex: Does he make you happy?R.H.: Yes! Very much! He is the best

thing that ever happened to me!Rex: What bothers you about him?R.H.: What bothers me is his extra

sweetness! Not with me of course! He is al-ways there if you need anything from him, and he cant say no to anyone who asks for help, even if it means canceling a date with me ;) (Another wink).

Rex: Tell us a little about your relationship, what do you have in common? Is he actually nice to you? Is there a romantic side in him?

R.H.: (Laughs) OH MY GOD HE WILL KILL ME! Well actually he is very nice to me! I remember once he asked me if I wanted tea! I am just kidding! No he is very nice to me. He is my best friend. I can imagine myself being 80 years old with no teeth, sitting next to him in front of the fire place on the lake and laughing with him. He is very funny, I think. I have to say that he taught me that love is not a fairytale and pink world with red hearts flying around you! He taught me what love is! It is when you have a co-curricular and you have an urgent meeting, you find him there to cover your co-curricular! What I am trying to say, is that, love is not ONLY butterflies when you see him love is when you find him beside you every time you feel lost and oh my God I feel lost a lot! And he was always there for me and we also have a lot of things in com-mon; we both love soup, we both laugh insanely about weird things, we both look mean but we have the sweetest hearts ever (massive wink).

Rex: When is the big day? And what do you picture it to be like?

R.H.: The big day already happened it is the day I met him OH MY GOD but if you are asking about when we are announced husband and wife, then we are thinking 20th of June 20-6-2012 how awesome is that date? 2 multiplied by 6 equals to 12.

R. H.: How do I picture it? I dont!Rex: Do you fight?R.H.: Hell no! Of course we do! But

even fighting with him is fun! And by the way, he never ever got mad at me! Its al-ways me going crazy and getting mad at him, then realizing how crazy I am, I say sorry!

Rex: Where do you see yourself in 30 years with him?

R.H.: I see us living on the lake, him fishing for dinner, and me teaching the kids of the lake how to find true love!

Rex: What was your first impression and how did things start off between the two of you?

R.H.: I thought you asked me this be-fore. But I will tell you this. I saw him at the first faculty meeting of the year 2009. Ms. Sheena asked him to throw a baseball to Mr. Barry as part of teaching us some-thing, I dont remember what! All I was fo-cusing on how handsome and charismatic he was! I heard his name and coincidently that same evening I received an invitation as a house head to go to dinner to beit al mudeer, and guess who was also invited? MR. MYSTERIOUS CHRIS. And that was the beginning of the end! The end of a life with no love!

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The lovely couple pose for a photo outside on a sunny day.Courtesy of Mr. Chris Bossie

Oxfordians show off their end-of-course diplomas at the farewell dinner Courtesy of Ms. Randa Qunsol

Kings embraces its ever-expanding diversity yet another year

Rex: Tell me about the satellite prototype that you launched this summer?

Mark Kibler: There are two versions of this prototype. The first is the one we launched this summer; the second is a more complex satellite that took quite some time to build. The satellites have different roles and are able to measure things when launched. I was able to launch one of my proto-

types this summer.Rex: What does the satellite do?M.K: It measures the carbon dioxide concentration, tem-

perature, humidity, altitude, and flight time. It also measures Greenhouse gases among other things.

Rex: Who worked on the satellite with you? M.K: I worked with a group of high school students in

the summer. I was helping them build and develop the satel-lite prototypes.

Rex: Where did you work on the satellite?

M.K.: We worked in two places. First in a laboratory to do flight testing and build the satellites and I also worked before-hand with a group in Harvard in the winter where we worked on the two prototypes.

Rex: Where was it launched?M.K.: In California Nevada 20 miles from the California

border in the desert. Rex: Do you think the students benefitted from this ex-

perience? M.K.: The students learned problem solving, critical and

lateral thinking, collaboration, conductive reasoning, and math and language skills. They had to gather data and analyze it. They put together a presentation that was watched by aero-space engineers, professors and other teams from around the world. They also got to interact with many space agencies around the world.

Rex: How long did it take your team to make it? M.K.: We have been making different versions. We had

to go from the small prototypes bigger ones and we had to expand and develop each prototype, which took four years of work.

Rex: What do you think is the next step for your proto-types?

M.K.: Well, we are working on a project here in kings academy. We are partnering with a team in New Hampshire to rocket launch international student satellites. It is an in-tegrated project we are building half and they are building half, it going to be scientific. Our goal is to launch it next September in Nevada.

Rex: What was the goal of working with these students on the satellites?

M.K.: Our main goal is to engage students in science and interest them in aerospace. I mean in your life time you will see humans land on mars. Now, NASA, E.S.A, and the Japanese space station, are looking for future scientist and researchers.

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ARIES -Being the first sign of the tropical zodiac, Aries is seasonally associated with spring and represents a strong creative thrust and powerful expres-sion of energy. Your lucky color of the week is gold Your lucky number is 7. You need to relax and should try not to overwork yourself. Attempting to focus less on your academics life or career would be a good idea, con-sidering you are already an exceptional student/teacher. You need to give much more time to your hobbies and should make more free time for your-self. You are quite a driven and committed person and can be considered as the most trustworthy friend a person can have. What is more, you have an unparalleled ability to embrace others.

GEMINI Gemini is seasonally associated with the transition from spring to summer. Because its period indicates a change of season, it is known as a mutable sign, describing an impulse towards change and ver-satility, and an easy ability to adapt to the demands of the environ-ment. Your lucky color is blue. Your lucky number is 3. It is essential that you attempt to commit to one thing and follow it through. You are very much capable of changing your atmosphere, but you should also try to like the atmosphere you are currently in. You will adapt well and flourish in environments where you find yourself being popu-lar and always in the company of others.

CANCER It is the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac. It is consid-ered a water sign and one of four cardinal signs. Cancer is ruled by the Moon. Individuals born when the Sun is in this sign are considered strong, and somewhat good at obtaining what they desire. Your lucky color is red. Your lucky number is 5. You are strong and that is something you do not need anyone to tell you. You are quite good at obtaining what you want, whenever you desire it. The best advice for you, undoubtedly, is to employ your strongest qualities to help others. Be nicer and help people who are not as capable as you since you have the potential to bring about numerous positive changes in the lives of others.

LEO The natives of Leo are generally considered to

be compatible with the natives of other fire signs, Aries and Sagittarius, and the natives of the air signs, Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. Your lucky

color is green. Your lucky number is 13. It is important that you focus more on your family and that you make domestic changes which will allow you to offer more to others. Love is not far in the

horizon for you and resorting to a bit of romance will improve your relationship with someone you

truly care about.

VIRGO Virgo is seasonally associated with the end of summer and the onset of autumn, when naturehaving borne its fruitrecedes into conservation. Its period indicates a change of season, pointing to an instinct towards changeability and an easy abil-ity to let go of past situations in preparation for future needs. Your lucky number is 7. Your lucky color is orange. You should not leave anything to chance and it is essential that you be in control of your life and act strategically in order to protect yourself and the people and things you care about. On another note, a change in your financial status can have widely different effects, all of which depend on how you respond to the current atmosphere of the economy.

LIBRA Individuals born when the Sun was in this sign are consid-ered Libra individuals. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun enters Libra on the moment of autumnal equinox on Sep-tember 23, leaving it on October 22. Your lucky number is 6. Your lucky color is yellow. You should begin participat-ing in a hobby that inspires you, adds meaning to your life

and, more importantly, increases your creativity. It is a good idea for you to participate in an event that will allow you to interact with people who think in a similar manner as yourself. Love is looming and you should attempt to go

out and share your feelings with that special someone.

SCORPIO The natives of Scorpio are generally considered to be compatible

with the natives of the other water signs as well as the natives of the earth signs. Your lucky number is 9. Your lucky color is

Indigo. You should focus more on domestic matters and make necessary changes to your living arrangements in order to improve

your relationship with your family, friends and neighbors. You should start making your decisions and actions a surprise to oth-ers. On a final note, your plans will result in good things for you

so do not hesitate to follow them through.

SAGITTARIUS Sagittarius is seasonally associated with the transition from autumnal moisture to mid-winter dryness. It de-scribes an instinct towards change and an easy ability

to modify or adapt to the demands of the environment. Your lucky number is 1. Your lucky color is brown.

You should steer away from lying and the creation of fabrications because this will harm you emotionally.

Moreover, you should anticipate changes to the way you currently live your life and you should focus more on upcoming legal, health or financial issues. On a final

note, supporting a specific cause will team you up with interesting people.

CAPRICORN The natives of Capricorn are generally considered to be compatible

with the natives of the other earth signs and the natives of the water signs. Your lucky number is 10. Your lucky color is purple. Make sure to express your intentions and words clearly because there will be people attempting to derive other unintended meanings from your words in order to force you into something you do not want to be a

part of. You should concentrate on protecting your domestic life and ignoring the derogatory words and actions of others. Stay away from

expressions of anger and make sure you remain calm as this will benefit you greatly when you find yourself under pressure.

AQUARIUS The natives of Aquarius are generally considered to be compat-ible with the natives of the other air signs and the natives of the

fire signs. Your lucky number is 22. Your lucky color is white. Make sure to invest your time, effort and money only into what you are capable of following through with and ensured of suc-ceeding at. You have numerous ideas which are likely to elevate

your financial status. You will be well rewarded if you invest your time and effort into things you truly care about. On a final

note, romance is accentuated so it would be a good idea for you to share your plans with that special someone.

PISCES The natives of Pisces are generally considered to be compatible with the natives of the other water signs and the natives of the earth signs. Your lucky color is silver. Your lucky number is 19. You should plan to attend a unique event because it will give you the opportunity to interact with a person who can positively contribute to a goal you plan to commit to and follow through with. The idea of your goal should be somewhat old in its nature, yet it should have an interesting and fresh twist, which is highly valued in todays world. On another note, it would be a good idea for you to go on a date as this will en-hance the romantic aspect of your life.

TAURUS Taurus is seasonally associated with the flourish of spring, when the Earth is green and fresh. Because the season has settled, it is known as a fixed sign which indicates stability, resistance to change, and the ability to enjoy the moment. Your lucky color is pink. Your lucky number is 18. You are having enough fun for 10 Aries children, and, thus, it is important that you give focus more on your school work and increasing your productivity in regard to your academic life. On another note, you are an extremely lovable person and you have the ability to draw people to you with your easygoing and vivacious personality.

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Le changement est vraiment important pour la mentalit dune personne, parce que cest la chose qui peut apporter un nouvel esprit nergique une personne. Il y a plusieurs varits de

changements qui peuvent conforter une personne ; le voyage est une faon. Je ne veux pas dire le dplacement en termes de sortir du pays pour tre arrogant parmi les amis, mais ce que je veux

dire est la sortir du pays avec ce qui nous sommes contents. Le dplacement pourrait avoir beaucoup dinfluences positives dans la vie dune personne. Pre-

mirement, le voyage la donne lopportunit de rencontrer des nouvelles personnes avec des tradi-tions et des cultures diffrentes. Et ceci nous aide dvelopper notre personnalit et tre capable de

faire la bonne chose devant le bon type de gens pour ne pas offenser le style de vie de quelquun. En outre, un voyage vers un pays aidera une personne apprendre la langue de ses habitants et russir

dans leurs vies futures.Une autre chose peut tre que cette exprience ne peut jamais tre ennuyeuse parce quil y a toujours

un endroit quune personne na jamais visit paravent. Ainsi, les gens sont toujours enthousiastes pour sortir de leurs pays parce quils sont srs quils trouveront un endroit intressant dans lequel ils peuvent passer leurs vacances. Et chaque fois quand ils retournent la maison, ils souhaitent quils ne sont jamais

partis de cet endroit visit; cest probablement ce quil se passe chaque fois quand ils visitent un endroit quils ont aim.

Un des avantages les plus importants du voyage est quune personne commence tre responsable de toutes ses actions. tre indpendant est toujours remarqu parmi les jeunes qui voyagent pour reprsenter

leur pays dans un pays tranger. Dans cette situation, ils ne sont pas les personnes autour desquelles tous tournent; cest leur pays, ses citoyens et leur propre identit qui seront affects par ce petit voyage.

Ce quon peut conclure est quen voyageant, une personne gagne quelques nouvelles expriences, mais il faut quelle fasse attention aux difficults auxquelles elle peut se trouver face. Quant moi, jaime voyager, mais

je suis toujours confus parce que je ne peux pas dterminer ma destination jusquau dernier moment et il y a quelques questions qui viennent toujours mon avis : Quest-ce que je ferai si je naime pas lendroit? , Si

je nallais pas l, o jirais aller? , Quest-ce que je peux trouver comme nourriture dans cet endroit? . Mais la question la plus importante est Comment je peux tirer profit de ce voyage en tant que jeune ?

Como todos sabemos, hay muchos beneficios de la capacidad de hablar un idioma extranjera. La mayora del tiempo, los estudiantes hacen cursos de lenguas extranjeras para acabar requisitos para el colegio. Los alumnos no estn siempre interesados en la lengua, pero solo toman la clase porque es obligatorio. Sin embargo, hay ms razones tiles para aprender una lengua extranjera. Primero, el conocimiento de una lengua segunda tiene un efecto positivo sobre la intelectualidad. El celebro de una persona que sabe un idioma extranjera es ms superior de un cerebro no segunda lengua hablante. Adems, los estudiantes que estudian las lenguas cuando estaban ms jvenes, hacen mejor la mayora del tiempo. Hay varios estudiantes en Kings Academy que empezaban sus viajes lingsticos cuando estaban jvenes. Adems de esto, la inteligencia de un idioma segunda abre la puerta a varias culturas extranjeras. Si un hombre de negocios quiere penetrar un mercado econmico extranjero, es obligatorio saber la lengua de esta regin. La gente regional ser ms inclinada a cumplir con el hombre de negocios. Para concluir, hay varias razones importantes para aprender lenguas extranjeras. Sirven para empezar empresas en pases extranjeras. El prximo vez que uno de tus amigos dicen Por qu estas tomando Espaol?, puedes contestar seguramente.

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The RexonianPage 12 sPorTsTHE FIRST ANNUAL MADABA GAMES

All the Dormitories Bid for a Prize of Ice Cream, Bikes, and Fame.

The Madaba games that happened during Orienta-tion had been a true blast for all those who had been involved in it. The games consisted of various chal-lenges where the six houses competed, with each other, including their students, teachers and staff, some musi-cal and theatrical performances, as well as some fun games which were conducted at the soccer field.

The first part was a group of games of that were mainly a three legged race, tug-of-war and sponge relay, as well as mini marathon around campus. The games were absolutely amazing in the sense of unity and healthy competition each dorm showed, although some dorms did show a bit more than that. Despite the abso-lute exhaustion and thirst the games left the people

Among the activities was an egg drop at the Clock Tower, which happened after much engineering and planning from the contestants which resulted in some successful projects and some that were not as lucky. Another activity was a cookie bake off in a faculty mem-bers apartment, which some dorms wowed at more than others. The funny hair competition, which was completely funny and gave its participants a new look they didnt see coming was truly many peoples favor-ite. The chess and Nintendo Wii tournaments, on the other hand, needed more skill and concentration which people who have been part of them have showed.

The final part of the Madaba games was the musical and dance performances where each house showed off their artistic side, and presented the rest of the school with a good amount of fun and laughter. Miessa pre-sented a play of one student telling a story where the

rest of the house played it out in a way that played on more than one side, the houses color for first, and our principles constant use of the word tremendous on the other. Murzim presented a musical performance of a group of girls dancing to the jazzy tunes of the song Valerie by Amy Winehouse. Attair house, presented the school with a performance of the popular Arabic song Helwa Ya Baladi, sung by Lorin El-Kurdi13 and Miss. Lina Samawi. Sulfat house, presented a group dance where the whole house participated. Nihal house

presented a short skit of a man watching TV, and showed their own perceptive of how TV looks like. Each of the houses was completely entertaining, but the final winner was the ever lovely Attair.

The final winner of all the Madaba games was Mies-sa house, which was, as nearly everyone would agree, clearly deserving of the title and the ice-cream feeds they have earned. The Madaba games that week were truly the best part of our successful orientation this year.

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MADABA GAMES FINAL SCORESAL NILAM

566

ATAIR

549

MEISSA

888.5

SULAFAT

605

MURZIM

675

NIHAL

699

TOP: Students kick off the new year with a football tournament.

ABOVE: Students and faculty alike are amazed with the successes of the egg drop this year.

LEFT: Freshmen huddle with their new friends near the stadium.