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High
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Editor-in-chief Graphic editor
Aleksandra Szulowska
Writers
Małgorzata Duluk Kuba Orliński Gabriela Płażalska Natalia Legień Anna Ignaczak Julia Zasowska Emma Sullivan
Supervisors
Justyna Deja Artur Nowaczyk
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Table of contents
4 SUMMER MEMORIES - 12 MY FIRST TIME(S)
Youth exchange story Exchange student edition
GUIDE: How to survive Żeromski?
14 Movies vs. reality
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A DAY IN LIFE of a 1st grader
16 Can you feel the
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SUMMER VIBES in Warsaw?
8 INTERVIEW TIME: Tattoo artists
10 TEACHERS in students eyes
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17 Syrian refugees -
ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST?
Summer vacations… it does feel like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? But let’s forget about our gloomy school
lives just for a moment, and sink into those beautiful and sunny summer memories.
This year I, together with two of my friends, decided
to take part in an Erasmus+ project. About a month
long, three weeks in Holland, few days in Poland and
Romania; 60 participants in all, approximately 20
from each country. Not much information, but that
was all we needed to already get all pumped up for
the idea. We were so besotted, we didn’t really care
that our coach was more or less 7 hours late and
some people had to sleep in Tesco, waiting for our
lovely Romanian drivers to arrive. We also didn’t
mind over 20 hours journeys without air-condition
during which, some of us (me included) slept on the
bus floor. Believe me that there were many other
inconveniences, but we were able to look beyond
them and enjoy every extraordinary moment of the
adventure.
It definitely wouldn’t be possible, if it wasn’t for the
people. One and only Chris, the organizer of the
whole project, a teenager in the body of 50-year old.
Let’s just say he once threw a party at 3 a.m. waking
everyone up. He’s just the kind of a person that will
be your best friend or a parent depending on, who
do you need at the moment. And the participants?
I’ve never met so many am/azing, crazy and caring
humans before. Day by day everybody became more
and more open, we started talking, eating and
spending free time in mixed-nations groups. Of
course the differences in lifestyles were visible, but
I think it was another great thing about the project,
that firstly we could learn about them existing and
secondly if a problem arose, we
tried to deal with it in a way that wouldn’t hurt
anyone’s feelings. It was one of many life lessons
I got to experience in there, all of which made me
feel more mature.
Let’s get down to the FUN parts, as it was mostly
what the project consisted of. Beginning with the
integrating games, such as moving a ball from one
person to another without using your hands (we
ended up with a ping-pong ball); an activity with an
egg, which we had to write song about (some epic
rap battles had taken place) and create a nest for, as
the egg was later thrown from heights (rest in peace
Mr. TrappEgg). Believe me I could go on and on, but
I also have to tell you about other events. Every
night we had a party. Once there was a dress up
one, on which polish group decided to become
“Janusze”, it looked hilarious. We had many trips,
i.e. to theme park, the seaside or museums. We
visited Amsterdam, which by the way, was
breathtaking. The most unusual event we attended
were tractors races, once you know the rules, you
fall in love with it (bets included).
I guess that’s why I adored it so much, the diversity
of activities, people, cultures, it all made a delightful
combination, for which I long till now. You should
have seen our ‘goodbyes’ (about 2 hours long and
thousands of tears wet). But to end on a positive
note, I can let you in on that we still keep in touch,
what’s more, one of our Dutch friends is coming to
Warsaw in about a month and we hope it’s just the
inception of our never-ending journey!
Gabriela Płażalska
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SUMMER MEMORIES Erasmus + experiance
Hello 1st graders – Bienvenue à Żeromski!
Choosing the right high school isn’t simple – there are more than 500 high schools in Warsaw and we all
wanted to choose the right one. In our case, it turned out to be Żeromski. Now, the hard part
commences – we must survive 3 years here. So, as a 3rd grader, I’ll give you some tips on what I’ve
learned throughout these amazing years. Let’s start a good day in Żerom:
A positive way of thinking is the basis for a good
day. So try to start your day with a smile and come
to school fresh as a daisy, glowing with energy. It
will not only help you but also all your friends –
people around us affect us and a good mood is
always contagious. At the entry to our school say
“Dzień dobry, miłego dnia!”, maybe it will make
somebody feel better. Of course, if you spent the
night reading the last chapters of a set book for
Polish class, you’d better start your day with a
magical cup of coffee from our snack bar but don’t
forget - officially, “you are drinking Inka”, as regular
coffee has become illegal in our school :(
Unless you are a genius, it’s natural that one day
you’ll get a negative grade. But do not ever forget
that it happens to everyone! For sure, too many bad
grades means you should maybe make more effort,
however it shouldn’t discourage you. Sometimes
stress influences your work - even after you’ve
spent the whole weekend doing math exercises,
you come to the test and found out you don’t
remember a single thing. That’s why you should try
to chill out. Furthermore, you are studying for
yourself, not because you’re taking part in a rat
race.
There comes a time during the day, when the
only thing you crave is to go home straight into
your bed and sleep. Especially, when you have 9
periods… The best way to deal with lassitude is
to spend time with your friends - to laugh with
them, because it can make you more relaxed and
lighten you up. Then, time seems to fly and
before you know it, you’re back home.
Clever organisation skills may help you manage
school easier and so, let you have more leisure
time, for hobbies or for hanging out with friends
after school. The best way to achieve good
results and not to feel swamped with homework
is to study systematically. By this I mean- avoid
to leave school work for Sunday or late hours –
usually it’s just not effective.
Additionally, in Żeromski you have a lot of
occasions to organise or to take part in festivals,
shows and performances. It’s a great
opportunity to vivify a little more our school and
a perfect way to have some fun over the day. Of
course, rehearsals for such things are usually
during classes, so unfortunately, you’ll have to
skip one or two periods ;)
Surviving Żerom isn’t easy – but it’s not impossible. Your attitude towards school is the most important
thing. Positive thinking will help you fight the stress. Moreover, letting your hair down once in a while is
crucial in keeping mental health and surviving three unforgettable years in Żeromski.
Good luck!
Gosia Duluk 5
GUIDE: How to survive Żerom?
I halt to a rather abrupt stop just in front of the school gates to check my timing for today. Ok, I have 4 minutes to get to the changing rooms, find my class number and then (the hardest part!) get there before the bell rings. I can do this! I got to the right changing room without bigger problems, thanks to the rather unique decoration in the form of a broken TV set and a beautiful neon-pink clown wig. How pretty.
Graceful as always, I run into a very disgruntled 2nd or 3rd grader (I can’t really tell them apart) while jumping up the stairs to reach the notification board. ”Watch it!” he shouted after me, his face affronted. “Sorry!” I screeched, don’t really turning back to see if I’ve done him any damage. The problem with my upper-classmen is that for me, they are just a bunch of anonymous faces morphing into one big mass of people. Flowing up and down the stairs like a colorful river, clogging up the corridors, confusing me and overall making it even more difficult to move around.
It feels strange to be one of the youngest ones in school again. It brings back a lot of memories from 3 years ago, from middle school. The same kind of absolute confusion, being lost before every class, chaos, anxiety mixed with anticipation before the very first day .The pressure to be accepted -will I fit in? What about my new class? Also, there is this sense of starting over, beginning a new adventure in life. Again, you have a white sheet of paper before you. What you write on it, how you’ll create yourself this time, it is all up to you. One of the biggest pains of a first grader is getting the hang of the notification board/schedule (I call it action plan). Before every lesson, I and a couple of my classmates gather around it, quite intimidated by the amount of information squeezed into such a small amount of space. Conversations in front of it sound more or less like this:
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- Wait, how do you know you’ve got PE
and not IT? And how am I supposed to
know which group of Spanish I am in?
- Guys, this is such a disaster, do you
know where I should go for Italian?
-Hey, didn’t you say you were going to
attend French?
- Oh, look, it says here that we’re gonna
have a substitute teacher on maths…
I wonder what class we should go to.
- Oh, what a drag, they could just let us
go home! That’s how it worked in my old
school.
- Yeah, but you’re not in your old school
anymore, mate.
- Does anybody know where exactly class
number 14 is located ?
- Dude, I have absolutely no idea…
A DAY IN LIFE
of a 1st grader
And so it goes all day… But overall, the good aspects heavily outweigh the bad ones. Most of us were pleasantly surprised by the amount of freedom we were given. In my old school it wouldn’t even cross my mind to go out of the school during breaks to buy something to eat or just get some fresh air. Here it is a normal, everyday situation. I’ve seen people eating takeouts from a Chinese restaurant on the corner like this is the most normal thing to do! No, it is not! You don’t appreciate the freedom you have. I also really like the mature way we are treated- not like a bunch of kids without the ability to think for themselves that have to be constantly controlled, but more like young adults that you can actually talk with about something quite intelligent. Lessons are often more in the form of a discussion, both the teacher and students participating. I think this is so much better than a teacher droning on for straight 45 minutes with the most bored face on and an attitude that just screams “I am doing you all a favor by being here”.
Time flies and slowly, we begin to adjust...
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Julia Zasowska
„ I got my…
Lunch packed up,
Boots tied tight
I hope I don’t get in a fight!
Oh, back to school!
Back to school…
Back to… school!”
-“Billy Madison”
What's cool, colorful, bad-ass and painful? Yep,
you got it. Tattoos. Although the fashion for
them begun as far back as the Neolithic era (the
oldest example found was from 4000 BC!) they
are still extremely popular and fashionable. On
holidays, we could see lots and lots of teenagers
wearing new trend – ‘metalic tatoos’. When it
comes to them, you only stick it on your body
and that’s it. But what if after looking at them,
you actually now want to get a real one?
This month we bring you an interview with two
professional tattooists from a tattoo parlor in
Warsaw. We asked them questions most of you
might want to get answers to before making
such a big decision.
One of the first things people ask when seeing a
tattoo is 'Did it hurt much when you had it
done?' So we went right ahead and asked our
interviewees.
Jane: ‘What hurts the least is actually not
having a tattoo done. It depends on the person
but really, the places where it hurts the least
are those where the skin is not close to the
bone, i.e. the arm or on the calf, while the
ribcage are and the upper side of the foot is
where it hurts the most.’
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Jim: ‘Of course when it's too much we take a break
or reschedule for another day, no problem.'
There are many aspects to having a tattoo. Since we
are still in high school we will have to answer to our
parents.
Jane: ‘Reaction to my first tattoo? Confusion
mostly, but they got used to it in the end.’
Jim: ‘Mine were like most parents - really skeptic
about it, but they didn't cut me out of their will
haha'
So is there a situation where you might regret a
tattoo?
Jane: ‘No that has never happened. And if there is
a project that looks like it's going to be a bad fit for
the person I don't do it and try to talk them into
some other design.'
Many people have doubt about how the tattoos
will look in a couple year time. What's your take on
that?
Jane: ‘Well, they will look just as rad as they do
now.'
The world of
tatto
os
Does it ever get boring though?
Jim: ‘Well after a while when the hype is gone
you tend to forget it's even there - it becomes a
part of you. I think now it would be even
weirder not to have it there.'
You might say: What if I don't know what I
want yet?
Jane:’ First we sit down with the client and we
go together through the process of making the
design. Sometimes when a person comes with
an idea after the talk we get something very
different from the original.'
Last thing people must be curious about is of
course the price.
Jane: ‘It really depends on the parlor. The size
or complexity doesn't matter just the time
required to paint it - here we charge 250 zł per
hour.'
Ok, so now something for the people who are
thinking about getting into the business
themselves. We asked what were their
inspirations?
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Jane: ‘Well I've been wanting to become an artist
ever since I was 3 years old. When I was 12 I
decided to go to ASP to learn graphic design. But
only after got my diploma, when I was looking
around for a job, did I realize I want to go for
tattooing. My previous jobs at various offices and
print shops didn't last long because I always felt
like they cramped my style - I couldn't realize my
potential. But here I can create designs of my own
which feels... liberating. Once we had a client, who
had a nickname chicken, and our concept turned
out during our talk to be a three-headed chicken,
which accurately depicts how much freedom as
artists we have around here.’
Jim: ‘Yeah that is definitely the best thing about
this job. But my story is a bit different. I originally
studied psychology. But I always had a lot of
people with tattoos around me and after some
time I sort of tagged along.'
How did you get into the business itself?
Jim: ‘It was sort of a coincidence. I heard of a job
offer in Wrocław where I would get to be the
parlor manager and after some time the owner
suggested I should start designing projects myself,
so it was mostly because of him.'
Kuba Orliński
So, the new school year has started and the fresh
meat has arrived. Most of us first-graders are still
somewhat freaked out, but we have to adapt at
some point. And what better way is there, pray tell,
than by comparing your new masters to famous
movie characters?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but standing in
that stuffy gym on September 1st was a pretty
anxious situation. The tension only rose after the
‘Vader March’ I witnessed during the teacher
introduction. You could almost hear the Star Wars
theme song playing in the background as you
watched your new probation officers walk along that
gray carpet, marching in imperiously, as though it
really were the Death Star’s hangar bay.
My form teacher, however? Doesn’t even faintly
remind me of anything Star Wars related. No, she’s a
ball of sunshine who could probably give Tinkerbell a
run for her money. That amazing energy, that
dazzling smile - some people just give you that full of
energy, exciting fairy vibe, and that’s something
Miss D. emanates everywhere. English class with her
is always loads of fun!
Now let’s move on to the Teller of Charming
Anecdotes. This British-accented English teacher is
sarcastic, witty and strangely imaginative - who
could I possibly provide as a doppelganger? Does the
name Jeremy Clarkson ring a bell? They both share
that same dry sense of humor where you’re not
always sure whether they’re joking or not, and both
have some rather...specific (read: controversial)
opinions. The irony of their jokes is either appalling
or burst-out-laughing funny e.g. Cheer up (fill in the
blank) you may have broken your legs, but at least
you’re not dead! And, appearance wise, is it just me
or does he faintly remind you of Rango?
Inspiring is my kind Polish teacher who somewhat
reminds me of Mr. Keating from ‘Dead Poets
Society’. She may not be as against-the-system as
her fictional counterpart, but she’s certainly
inspiring and atypical in her teaching approach (in a
good sense, of course). For some reason our class
discussions have a tendency to veer towards Disco
Polo and our mostly mutual disapproval of it, but
that’s High School for you.
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TEACHERS AS
WE SEE THEM
It is with a heavy hand weighing on my heart that I write about this next show, but I feel almost compelled to mention…’Szkoła’. My comparison will be lost on those of you who haven’t heard of this Polish para documentary, but there is a Maths teacher who is stunningly similar to my own History teacher. Mrs. Kremer is a serious yet good-natured teacher, who might be demanding and strict but ultimately has your best interests at heart. The teacher from ‘Szkoła’ is also known as ‘The Dragon Lady’ and although we don’t go to such extremes, this is another resemblance the two teachers share - the ability to strike fear in the hearts of many. I bet many of you know this next one. He’s a charming Civics teacher who is an advocate of our school’s pseudo-motto “There is no free time, there is only time for development and education.”. Basically, it means we get a truckload of homework every week, but I’m sure it’ll one day come in handy - maybe I’ll be able to incapacitate a burglar with my superior knowledge of social diagnosis results in Scandinavia? Or better yet, I’d just throw my rapidly growing stack of current events reports at an domestic intruder. The paper cuts alone would cause severe blood loss. I realise some of my analogies are pretty far out, but Mr. Homework reminds me of a more sarcastic version of Harry Potter. Both are so mellow, but ours is deceptively calm, which means that you don’t really feel panic until you open your notebook at home and think “Holy **** that’s a lot. When did the assignments pile up? What about my Chemistry homework?!?” And on that note, I bid you farewell. It’s been loads of fun comparing our school’s faculty members with fictional characters. It’s a way of making school less tense and finding a new outlook on your teachers’ lives. Who knows, maybe you guys have got even weirder associations than me. Some of you have been at Żeromski High longer; I bet you’ve got some really crazy stories to back up your own outlandish counterpart candidates.
Natalia Legień
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First Polish Word
Now, when you look at the word, “Warsaw,” you can’t
honestly tell me that your mind links this word to a
sound that intimately resembles a cat hacking up a
hairball. It was late in May when I found out that I
would be living in Warsaw. For a solid two months,
when people asked where I would be living, I
diligently replied, “War-saw.” No “v” or even “sh”
sound escaped my mouth when performing this word.
In fact, it wasn’t until I heard my host family say,
“Welcome to Warszawa” and offered a quick, “Bless
you,” that I realized this was true pronunciation.
This marks the moment in which Emma Sullivan came
to the realization that nothing is ever as it seems and
Polish pronunciation may be the death of her. This was
not her first Polish word; however, it may very well be
her last.
First Polish Meal
It was a simple evening at the home of one of my host
parents’ close friends. My parents kept referring to it
as a barbeque, though I was quite sure there would be
no barbeque sauce (as I know it) present at this
gathering. We arrived and joined their friends at a
long picnic table.
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From that point on, I can’t remember one moment
in which I was not being prodded with food. All
was well until this solid black figure appeared on
my plate. It vaguely resembled my nightmares and
a piece of dried poo. They called it a “blood
sausage.” It was a black object. Black, meaning
dark, mysterious and heavily associated with
witchcraft. I took a bite. Once, as a child, I
attended a bug fair with my mother and ate a chip
dipped in a sauce made entirely out of worm guts.
This “blood sausage” experience was far worse.
First Embarrassing Situation
It was at a small Biedronka in the town of Toruń. I
was there for an exchange student orientation. Our
first night there, we visited a gingerbread museum
and then journeyed south for a boat ride on the
Vistula. We had stopped, temporarily, at this
particular store along the way. While inside, I found
a display of various fruits and nuts. In America, it is
custom to just scoop and mix our preferred items in
one bag and check out. Apparently, that is not the
case here. When I walked up to the cashier and
handed her my bag of cranberries, peanuts and
cashews, all I received in return was a black stare
followed by cruel laughter.
MY FIRST TIME(S)
- exchange student edition
She sat there and laughed at me far longer than I would
have liked as the line continued to grow. She continued
checking out other costumers, looking over at my
helpless self occasionally and breaking out into laughter.
After a couple of minutes of silent stares and hidden
giggles from our audience, the manager finally surfaced.
The cashier tried to explain the situation to the manager,
but couldn’t hold it together. I interjected and offered to
pay the full weight of the most expensive item. They
agreed; I paid for the bag of nuts and went outside to
cry. I’m stronger for it.
First Day of School
My host mom told me that it is customary for all
students to wear blue, black and white on their first day
of school. Maggie, my friend living in Kraków, told me
that her host sister told her to wear a white button-up, a
navy skirt, a black cardigan, pantyhose and black dress
shoes. I forgot to bring all of those things for my
exchange, so I wore a black dress. My friend, Beré
(exchange student in Katowice), lost all of her shoes
while flying from Mexico. She had to buy a pair of Crocs
in the airport on the way to Poland. So, on her first day
of school in Poland, all of the girls were in high heels and
Beré was in Crocs. For me, the day was short because it
was purely ceremonial. I met my class and a few of my
teachers, but first impressions often die as greater
knowledge is gained. And they have.
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First Impression
In the first moments, my emotions were biased
toward adrenaline and ignorance, and I felt nothing
but love for the ground that I found beneath my
feet. As I settled into a routine and found mundane
life in the midst of unfamiliarity, I found that life is
not that different here than it is in America. I am the
same person, and the people that surround me
yearn for the same things. We often find that our
first impressions are incorrect as the excitement
dies. My impressions have familiarized, but I have
never lost the sense of excitement necessary for
disheveling my ignorance. I am still in love.
Emma Sullivan
Nowadays, it’s basically impossible to find a teenager who has never watched an American movie. At some point
of our lives we all get to see “High School Musical’s” and at first we’re astonished by it. Although these movies
often turn out to be as real as fantasy books, I used to believe them as a kid. I guess we all did. Because of that,
I’ve prepared a short list of some differences between movie high schools and real high schools that hit me most
when I made my first steps in Żeromski High School.
Lockers
Wonderful lockers, where you can put your stuff
between classes, where you can stick pictures of
your friends, pets and your celebrity crush, where
you stop by during each break just to gaze after that
cute guy who’s your locker-neighbour…
Sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it? The only issue is that
those beautiful lockers don’t exist in our high school.
We do have a few, but you have to pay for them and
none of the first graders have the privilege to
actually use one, because there’s not enough.
Canteen
In every story located in high school there is space
for school canteen. It’s usually big, full of round
tables which define your identity (a table for
sportsmen, for cheerleaders, for nerds, for freaks,
for those who are smart and those who are just the
opposite etc.) and are overcrowded. And don’t
forget about the food! It has to look like it’s already
been eaten and it has to be served by rude ladies.
Also, I have never seen anyone paying for it.
Luckily, the canteen in Żeromski is completely
different. It might not be very big, but it sure is cosy.
There’s a place for everyone and you can chat with
everybody, not only “your kind”. The food is always
fresh and tasty, and people selling it are really
friendly. I don't think it will be very surprising, but it
also isn't free. School doesn't own the food, some
caterers bring it in every afternoon and if you want
to eat something warm you have to pay for it. The
good thing is in Żeromski, there is also cafeteria in
which you can buy food thorough the day. It surely
is worth the money, as after new law regulations
everything is healthy and fat/sugar/salt free.
Classrooms
In American movies the classrooms are huge and
there are single desks. That doesn’t really create a
friendly atmosphere between the students, as they
sit far away from each other. Our school is more
helpful when it comes to social life. The classrooms
are relatively small and the desks are for two or even
three people. This makes us feel comfortable -
there’s always someone to ask about something you
didn’t hear, or about which classroom to go to after
the break.
Of course, there aren't only bright sides of our
classrooms. They're way dirtier than those shown in
movies and the paint on the walls is really old in
some of them…
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POPULAR HIGH SCHOOL MOVIES
VS.
POLISH REALITY
Extracurricular activities
High schools from the TV always offer a wide range of
extracurricular activities for their students - drama
classes, teams for every sport existing on the world,
choir, school’s band… In these movies it’s all organised
by the teachers.
Żeromski unfortunately doesn't offer many things to do
after classes, but let’s be realistic - we haven’t really
done anything to organize them YET. There is a bilingual
newspaper (which you’re reading right now!) and a
regular one too, but we had to create them ourselves.
The same goes for any other activities. If you want to do
something connected with your interests at school, just
tell someone! If there’s a bigger group interested in it,
I’m sure that our teachers will help you organise it, but
you can’t leave it to them - it’s your passion, so you
have to take initiative.
Homework
Have you ever seen a teacher giving homework to his
students in a movie? This hardly ever happens. The plot
just doesn’t let any distractions in - the main characters
are too focused on their football team/singing contest
etc. In real school, you do have homework. But it’s not
that bad. At least you’re forced to repeat the material
that you need to know anyway, so it may be easier on
tests.
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School proms
Let’s face the truth - there’s no high school movie
without a prom. This just doesn’t happen. There’s
always some connection to the big ball at the end of
high school, where girls are wearing Cinderella
dresses while dancing with their Prince Charming.
Everyone is crazy about prom months before it
actually happens.
In Poland, we also have a prom at the end of high
school - it’s called “studniówka”, but I don’t really
see people talking about it all the time. It is
important somehow, of course, but I suppose that
only students in the 3rd grade see it as something
"real". While in the popular movies proms are
organized every year, in regular Polish high schools
you get to participate in it only when you're actually
graduating, high school. Because of that, most of the
1st- and 2nd-graders don't see the magic of it - we're
just busy doing other things that are coming sooner.
High school is surely different than what they show
in the movies, but I think that it’s not all bad. There
are things that could be changed and there are
things that are perfect as they are. But it’s not true
that you don’t have any influence on your school.
School creates us but also we create the school. We
have to keep in mind that we’re responsible for the
place we chose to study in.
Anna Ignaczak
There’s this one thing we all have in common as high
school students. We all hate the feeling of vacation’s
end. The phase when we have to change our time of
sleeping, start studying really hard again and live in
stress because of tests and unexpected questions. This
is literally the worst phase to handle. Personally, I still
haven’t changed the hour that I go to sleep, it’s still 2 or
3 a.m. In order to let you catch the last summer vibes I
want to recommend you some places in Warsaw where
you can feel like you’re still on vacation.
First of all, let’s focus on the most popular place in
Warsaw where people of all age spend time either on
hot summer days or cloudy and chilly autumn days.
Vistula’s beach was frequently used by citizens for
resting and enjoying sun this summer. Most of us went
there at least once in the past few months. Though it’s
not so hot anymore I still see people walking there,
parents playing with their children or runners with their
dogs. I even went there last weekend with my friends
for a walk and it still felt summery! I felt like school
problems vanished from my mind…
The best place to enjoy your time after school and
forget about homework and all that studying is
trampoline park in Hangar 646. It’s a complex of over 50
trampolines, sponge pool, acrobatic path and way
more! I haven’t been there yet, my classmate who had
been there told me that it is amazing and I’m sure I’m
going to try it!
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The first thing you have to do there is a short
workout with a trainer and then you’re either left on
your own to jump and have fun or you can learn
basics of acrobatics like back flips to the sponge
pool. Though you have to pay 29 – 35 zł for one
hour, time flies by really quickly when you’re there
and it’s easy to believe for a moment that it’s still
summer.
The last place I want to recommend is a restaurant -
Diner 55 in the center of Warsaw. It’s a cozy and
calm place that serves a lot of delicious dishes. Most
of people I talked to recommend pancakes of all
kind. I recommend Oreo pancakes with blueberries
(truly summery fruits). They’re really sweet and
there are a lot of them on a plate so when I first saw
the portion my first reaction was “Wow, am I
supposed to eat all of it??” It’s worth its price. You
pay between 15 and 20 zł and you can fill your
stomach with delicious pancakes. Of course, if you
don’t like then you can try burgers, tacos and more.
Diner 55’s food is tasty and this restaurant is perfect
for a meeting with friends or even studying after
school.
These are only examples of a lot of places that you
can visit to catch the summer vibe again and run
away from school reality. It’s a perfect way of
spending weekends or Friday evenings. No more
school problems for a few hours!
Karolina Kacprzyk
FEEL THE SUMMER
VIBES IN Warsaw
Syrians are seeking refuge across the globe. Swimming across the Mediterranean, climbing fences, forging
passports. Extreme situations such as this are a product of the Arab Spring chain reaction of 2010. Either
sovereignty was assured (e.g. Egypt) or civil war broke out. The latter is what happened in Syria. Recent studies
have estimated a civilian death count of 110 thousand. This has forced many Syrian families out of their
homeland. Or has it? Many people claim that many of them are just economic migrants taking advantage of a
good opportunity. What do you think? Are you with or against the refugees?
- Our voice of conscience tells us to help those of us
whose fate has proven unfortunate
- Poland is a member of the European Union and
United Nations; in accordance with the ideals of these
organizations, it is Poland’s obligation to offer any
kind of support to people in dire need of it
- Providing assistance would mean many political
gains and creating a new, less xenophobic view of
Poland
- An influx of Syrian children would make our
population younger
- Employers will have a chance to hire more affordable
laborers
- Some of the long-term effects of granting refugees
asylum could include a major inflow of cash; refugees
accepted as immigrants are less likely to get
government aid, and they are use to less comfortable
lives than we are
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- Poland has already granted the refugee cause
around 13 million PLN and can't afford to donate
more, as our government funds can barely sustain the
Republic
- Many refugees are not eager to earn their keep;
some would much rather live off of financial aids in
Germany
- Cultural and religious differences could cause serious
conflicts and an escalation of racist attitudes among
the Polish nation
- Poland already has a high percentage of people who
struggle to make ends meet or are homeless
- There are many displaced Polish leaving in places
such as Kazakhstan, who wish to be repatriated to
Poland, which should be a top priority
- There is a serious risk of extreme islamists infiltrating
our borders and threatening the safety and lives of
many innocents
SYRIAN
REFUGEES
FOR AGAINST
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