AAG Celebrates Kuwait’s National Day

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Upcoming Events

Varsity Basketball Defeats UAS

Happy Friendship Day

MUN at EQUAIT Conference

National Day Spirit at High

School

What is Dyslexia?

Maldives.. For Peaceful Holiday

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Spotlight: Interview with Ms.

Shelia Tice

Art Students Draw Their Love

for Kuwait

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Comics

Riddle

Sport Zone: Badminton

Book Review

Advice: How to Succeed in Life?

Did You Know?

The American Academy for Girls

Written by: Alanoud Al Mady

The High School and Middle School celebrated the National and Liberation day

in a big ceremony organized by the Physical Education and the Arabic Department

at the AAG playground on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013.

The celebration started with saluting the flag of Kuwait and singing the na-

tional anthem. Each grade showed their love to Kuwait in their own way. The first

show was done by grade five students where they presented a play illustrating

the Iraqi invasion and the story of the Kuwaiti resistance to liberate their country.

Many traditional dances were presented by different grades. The students

danced on national songs, by wearing “Thoob” and “DarAA.” They also performed

a traditional Kuwaiti wedding. In addition, some students expressed their love by

reciting national poems.

All the middle and high school students and staff attended the ceremony. Af-

ter each grade expressed their happiness, surprisingly the Physical Education

teachers came out from the back door wearing “abayas” and danced their way to

the stage. Everyone was shocked at first because their faces did not show and

nobody knew who was dancing.

At the end, the seniors did a “samra” where they all gathered in a circle, put

some traditional music and danced. Later, students and staff members were in-

vited to eat lunch, where a big buffet was set by students.

Every year Kuwait celebrates its independence and liberation day on the 25th

and 26th of February. This year is the 22nd year of liberation and the 52nd year of

independence. Normally, Kuwaiti citizens go out to the Gulf Street and make a

“maseera” where they celebrate their “Eid” by dancing, singing and having fun.

Colorful Performance at H.S Sports Day

Written by : Anfal Tumaiheer & Bedour Mogahed

Every school holds its sports day once per year and many students look forward to this event. This year, the AAG sports day took place

at the Salmiya Sports Club on Thursday, February 7th.

The students were divided into groups, where each group had a different color, red, pink, black or blue. The groups were chosen based

on the student’s PE classes, and one teacher was assigned to supervise each one of the groups.

The games that were chosen for this year sports event were Soccer, ultimate football, dodge ball, kickball, and to end the event there

was a race competition between each grade.

After the sports day event all the physical health teachers announced the results of the winning groups. The winners are: the pink for

grade 12, the red for grade11, the blue and red for grade 10, and the black for grade 9.

Participating in sports day is certainly full of fun. No matter which position the students came in the competition or what the final re-

sults were, as long as they devoted themselves to participate in this event, the sports day will always be a good memory in the students’

hearts.

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Upcoming Events

March 3rd: Pajama Day

March 4th: Celebrity Look Alike Day

March 5th: Nerd Day/ World Library Day

March 6th : Tacky Day/ World Math Day

March 7th: Spring Dress Day/ World

science Day

March 13th: Parent–Teacher Conference

(6:00 - 7:30p.m)

Sports’ Day Winner Field Trip

March 14th: Parent-Teacher Conference

(No Students)

Exams

March 18th : Koran/Spanish/French

March 19th: Religion

March 20th: Arabic Part I

March 21st: Arabic Part II

March 24th: Science

March 25th: Social Studies

March 26th: Math

March 27th: English

March 28th: Field Trip

Varsity Basketball Defeats UAS

New tournament on March 10th

Written by: Fatimah Al Naqi

The varsity basketball team won against UAS (Universal American School) on February, 17th.

The basketball team only won one game out of 8 games. Mrs. Misher McIntosh, the varsity

basketball coach said, “This was a tough season. We had a lot of injuries and some other issues.

We were left with 8 players out of the 16 that originally we started with.” She added, “However,

the girls are trying their best with their demanding schedule from practice and school.”

Coach Misher mentioned that she is aiming to get the team together and get more practice in

order to be ready for the next tournament on March 10th at ASK (American School of Kuwait).

The Varsity Basketball team played against: BBS, ACA, UAS, AIS, and ASK.

MUN at EQUAIT Conference

Written by: Foutuh Al Sane

AAG MUN attended a conference organized by EQUAIT MUN at GUST University on February 14th, 15th and 16th.

EQUAIT MUN is a Model United Nations conference organized by executive officers from several MUN teams across Kuwait. The topics that were covered at the conference were mainly political and social issues affecting the Middle East.

Delegates had the chance to debate and discuss these issues and form resolutions based on their discussions. The commissions being represented were the Human Rights Commission, Gen-eral Assembly, the Arab League Commission, the Territorial Commission, the International Court of Justice, ECOSOC, and the Disarmament Commission.

Happy Friendship Day

Written by: Summer Bu Rashed

The high school celebrated friendship day to value the

importance of friendship by wearing pink, red, and white

on February 14th.

The friendship day colors represent love, honesty, and

purity. In addition, the student council organized a bake

sale that helped students get together, and encouraged

friendship and sharing.

People should maintain a good relationship with friends

and build trust, honesty and love in order to build strong

societies and generations.

National Day Spirit at High School

Kuwaiti’s national day is an occasion to celebrate Kuwait’s freedom; it has been 51 years now since Kuwait got its freedom from the British colonialism.

On February 12th, high school students were asked to decorate the hallways and their classes’ doors using Kuwaiti theme and colors.

Students were excited to decorate their doors in the most creative way possible because they all wanted to win the privilege of attending a field trip.

The winner for this competition was Mrs. Amber Peter’s class. Written by: Summer Bu Rashed

What Is Dyslexia?

Written by: Nourah Al Rashidi

Developmental reading disorder (DRD), or, in other words, dyslexia, is a

reading disability that prevents one’s ability to read, spell, write, and sometimes

speak.

Dyslexia is not caused by any vision problems. This disorder does not interfere

with the ability to think or to understand. Most people with dyslexia have normal

intelligence, and many even have more than normal intelligence. Dyslexia can

raise many other problems such as depression, and low self-esteem.

Treatments:

Take extra learning assistance, called remedial instruction

Take private, individual tutoring

Maldives..

For Peaceful Holiday

Hello my name is Reem al Yacoub, a

grade 12. I just came back from Kuda

Huraa which is an island located in Mal-

dives. You can get to enjoy the turquoise

ocean and fresh salt air anytime of the

year. It’s a place where you can enjoy a

long relaxing time with your friends or

family. They have a wide range of water

sports with the newest equipment. You can enjoy wakeboarding, wind surf-

ing, parasailing, and going on water rides. It has also some of the best spas

in the world.

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Interview with Ms. Shelia Tice Grade 12 English Teacher

Interviewed by Nourah Al Swaileh

An interview was conducted with Ms. Shelia

Tice, The head of English department and the

Grade 12 English teacher, to take a look into

her personal and professional life.

Q: Please can you tell us about yourself?

A: I’m from Mississippi, and I have two kids, Calvin

and Ashton. Calvin is 27 years old and Ashton is 23

years old. I have an English baccalaureate with

education core from the University of Southern

Mississippi.

Q: For how many years have you been a teacher?

And why did you decide to teach English?

A: I’ve been teaching English for 15 years now and I

decided to teach English because it was my best

subject in school.

Q: What did you expect teaching to be like and in

what ways you find it different than you expected?

A: Before teaching I thought all of these rules that

teachers make are unnecessary, but when I started

teaching I saw how important the rules and how

ignorant I was thinking they’re not important. I also

thought before teaching school should be fun.

When I started teaching I saw that students don’t

always learn a lot from these fun activities. Students

should have fun in school, but limited fun.

Q: If you were not a teacher, what would you be?

Why?

A: I wanted to be a weight trainer; I discovered that

weight training is the key to being fit and healthy. It

also, gives you more confidence.

Q: Why did you choose to teach in Kuwait? What

are the other countries you taught in?

A: When living in South Korea I met a lot of people

from the Middle East, so I got interested and started

investigated Dubai and Kuwait. I also had a lot of

friends living in Kuwait telling me it would be a good

opportunity for me and a good location to live in.

Before coming to Kuwait, I taught in South Korea

and the United States of America.

Q: What are the differences between teaching in

Kuwait and the other countries you taught in?

A: There is not much difference between Kuwaiti

students and American students; there are a lot of

similarities between Kuwaitis and Americans. Al-

though the economic situation may be different be-

tween my students back home and here in Kuwait,

they both seem to have the same live-for-today atti-

tude and level of maturity. The students in South

Korea and Eastern Asia in general are far more disci-

plined and humble than students in the rest of the

world.

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of

teaching seniors?

A: The good things about seniors are that they are

mature; they’re preparing for universities, and al-

ready have goals which they’re working hard to

achieve.

I will only have them for one year with no possibility

of them being in a later class if I were to switch

grades.

Q: What is your advice for students to improve

their English?

A: I would say reading a lot improves any language

and makes a strong writer. I also recommend online

websites like LiveMocha.com where a student can

find conversation partners and tutors to better their

English.

Q: What are some of the changes you would like

to achieve this year as a head of the English de-

partment?

A: I would like to see the teachers work together

to create more creative learning activities for the

students. I would also like for teachers to grade

more evenly and the English curriculum to be

more rigorous. I understand that would have to

happen in steps rather than all at once.

Q: Where do you see yourself five years from

now?

A: I definitely want to be involved in education

and teaching, but I would also like to be spending

more time on writing.

Art Students Draw their Love for Kuwait

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Comics

Coca Cola was originally green.

Most elephants weigh less than a

tongue of a blue whale.

India has over 50 million monkeys.

The average person has over 1,450

dreams per year.

if you add up all the numbers from

1 to 100 consecutively (1 + 2 + 3...)

it totals 5050

its physically impossible for pigs to

look up at the sky

only female mosquitoes bite.

Horses sleep standing up.

Written by Reem Al Kandari

Success is never handed out. you must take it, but you don’t take it by force. You take success by becoming a successful person internally. When you succeed on the inside the results will show on the outside.

Surround yourself with people who have dreams, desire, and ambition; they'll help you push for and realize your own.

Never complain about anything you can change.

The difference between winning and losing is trying again after you lose.

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it

A good attitude will always make a bad situation better

Nothing is impossible unless you accept it.

A lazy person won’t succeed, only those who are willing to work will go to it.

Never stop learning because learn you will grow.

Riddle

“You heard me before, Yet you hear me again, Then I die, Till you call me again , What am I?

Answers should be submitted to the journalism teacher in room 319. The first three students with the right answer will be given the permission to order food to

school.

How to succeed In life?

Badminton Written by Bashayer Al Atwan

Badminton was a children’s game in the 16th century. Later, it became interesting to the adults and upper classes in Europe in the 17th century. The first international badminton game occurred in 1899 in England. This game existed in many countries before it came to Europe, but the English were the first ones who started clubs and established tournaments for this sport.

The International Badminton Federation was established in 1934, after the popularity of the game was global and many stars emerged.

Badminton equipment consists of a racket and a birdie/shuttlecock, also a net in between the 2 players. The court is the same as a tennis court, but the net is higher up. The players start by serving the birdie and passing it from one side to the other, until one of the players lands the birdie on the opponent’s ground, that way they have won a point. The players concede a point if the birdie or the player himself touches the net, flies out the court or touches the ceiling.

Badminton is considered an international sport. It is being played in the Olympics and has its own federation. Badminton is now known to be the fastest racket sport. Its popularity keeps growing in the sports world.

Book Review

Red Rain

Written by: Anwar Al Saleh

Millions of children grew up reading R.L. Stine’s

phenomenally popular Goosebumps stories. Now

R.L. Stine decided to scare his older readers. “Red Rain” is an adult horror novel featuring two brutal

murderers who are children. Travel writer Lea Sutter finds herself on a small island off the coast of South

Carolina. A merciless, unexpected hurricane cuts a path of destruction and Lea barely escapes with her life.

In the storm’s aftermath, she discovers orphaned twin boys and decides to adopt them. The boys, Samuel

and Daniel, seem immensely grateful; Lea’s family back on Long Island—husband Mark and their two

children, Ira and Elena—aren’t quite so pleased. But even they can’t anticipate the twins’ true nature—or

predict that, within a few weeks’ time, Mark will wind up implicated in two brutal murders.