In the summer months, a group of 43 students from the Bishop’s Conservatory Secondary School, em-barked on an entrepreneur-ship project. Its aim was to enrich our students with business skills, plus giving them the opportunity to give children in Kasozi in Uganda an education. With just €10, one can provide an educa-tion for a year including uni-form, books and stationery. In collaboration with Say It Fairtrade, we decided to col-lect old, used jeans and transform them into new products and sell them. The money raised from selling the products will all go to the education of the children in Kasozi. The choice of jeans also has an important meaning. It takes 11,000 liters of water to produce a pair of jeans. Ironically, chil-

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L-Iskola tal-Konservatorju tal-Isqof Antonella Mizzi

Ħames snin ilni nattendi f'din l-iskola sintendi kienu snin imżewqin

f'kull mument u f'kull ħin.

Skola żgħira kienet imma issa kibret mhux bil-ftit

naqra naqra l-bini tielgħa bil-ġebel u l-konkrit.

U xi ngħidu għall-istudenti

li fin-numru żdiedu sew kulħadd bl-ideat tiegħu

waqt il-brejk joqogħdu ġew.

L-istaff u l-purtinara l-iskola jħobbuha wisq

huma jagħmlu mill-aħjar u dan għax jixtiqulna r-risq.

Ħames snin ilni nattendi

f'din l-iskola sintendi issa dawn għaddew

qishom qatt ma kienu ġew.

dren in third world countries barely have water to drink Therefore, all in all, this pro-ject; named ‘Mit-tfal ghat-tfal’; was a huge success in every level: altruistically, ed-ucationally and morally. On Saturday 21st Novem-ber, the students sold their products as a part of the ‘Entrepreneurship through Education’ scheme in collab-oration with the YouTheme Foundation. The total funds raised was of €1402.

Sarah Micallef The Editor

In life we have lots of ways to grow and get educated. In our case, our school was like our second home. In these past five years we learnt to com-municate more together, found new skills, we even came to a better understanding on how to take decision in life. Teachers made it easier for us to learn because lessons were fun.

Through the years we always looked forward to whole class outings so that we could add them to our memories. As we were being educated, we were also being disciplined which helped us to be responsible. What made us most comforta-ble is knowing that we could freely share our feelings to-gether. We never felt alone, especially when in need of

help. When we, as fifth for-mers, see younger ones passing from times we expe-rienced, we smile and re-member our days and how we teased teachers as a class. Now it’s time for us to leave with a satchel full of memories, skills, abilities and values to start a new begin-ning on our own. Maria Tabone Cefai and Georgina Parnis

The Evolution of our Secondary Experience

February 2016 - Form 4 & 5 Expressive Arts Media Students

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related films and anime are shown throughout the day. Gamers can participate in gaming tournaments during both days and fans can come dressed up as their favourite comic characters and par-take in the cosplay competi-tion. In short, the Malta Comic Con is an amazing two-day event which is sure to afford all participants an un-forgettable experience and hours of fun for friends and family alike. (Maltacomic-con.com, 2015) Maltacomic-concom. (2015). Malta Com-ic Con. Retrieved 25 November, 2015, from http://www.maltacomic-con.com/wicked-comics-malta-comic-con/

Youtubers are very popular nowadays especially with teens between the ages of 13 and 17. A YouTuber is someone who uploads videos to YouTube and their popularity increases ac-cording to the number of sub-scribers they have. Two of the famous YouTubers are: TheFineBros and JennaMar-bles. Some people might wonder what these people do or up-load to YouTube to get this fa-mous. To answer your ques-tion: vlogs (video blogs), hauls, tutorials/routines, how to vide-

creators who will all be dis-playing, signing and selling their comic books while talking to their fans. One can also join workshops, discussion panels and talks dedicated to different features of the comic cul-ture and enjoy exhibitions, whilst also many comic-

os, Q&A’s, dares/challenges and many others. Like most other career fields these YouTubers also take part in big events they attend for example Vidcon, while Beauty Gurus attend Beautycon. There they can meet subscribers. Beautycon brings fans and creators togeth-er to discuss the matters: cul-ture, trending news, fashion and beauty. (Beautyconcom,

2015).

Beautyconcom. (2015). Beauty Con

London. Retrieved 4 December,

2015, from http://beautycon.com/event/

beautycon-london

The Malta Comic Con

- Eneh Lang The Malta Comic Con is a local two-day event which celebrates comic creators, comic books, books in gen-eral, movies, TV series, ta-ble-top games, video games, role-playing games, cosplay-ing and anything that is re-lated to the comic culture. The first-ever comic con-vention in Malta was held in 2009 and, due to its suc-cess, has been held every year since. At the Malta Comic Con, one can do many things, amongst which one can meet both professional and independent comic book

Youtubers Sammie-Jo Heath

J.K. Rowling — A Biography

- Sarah Micallef & Anastasia Codrea Joanne (J.K.) Rowling was born on 31st July 1965 near Bristol, England to Peter James and Anne Rowling. As a little girl, she used to write stories for her sister. She used to attend St. Michael’s Pri-mary School and entered Universi-ty with several A-Levels. Later on, she lived in Scotland as a single parent. In 1990, ‘Harry Potter just strolled into my mind fully formed.’(Biography.com, 2015). Her personal experiences gave her ide-as to develop her story such as basing Hermione Granger of her eleven-year old self. The story be-gins after the Dark Lord murders

Wow

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Harry’s parents. He has no idea

about his magical powers until he

is invited to Hogwarts School for

Witchcraft and Wizardry where

he learns about his connection to

the Dark Lord. (Scholasticcom,

2015)The series consists of seven

books for which Warner Bros

bought the rights to produce as an

eight-movie production. Daniel

Radcliffe stars as Harry. Rowling

lost her billionaire status by do-

nating thousands to charity.

(Biographycom, 2015) Rowling is

such an inspiration as through her

story she teaches us to always

protect and be there for our loved

ones.

Biographycom. (2015). J.K.Rowling Biog-raphy. Retrieved 23 November, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998 Scholasticcom. (2015). Scholastic Teach-ers. Retrieved 23 November, 2015, from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/j-k-rowling

Feminism throughout history

- Alexia Bugeja

In America, for every dollar a man gets, a woman earns 78c. (Whitehousegov, 2015). Jobs should be genderless but in many cases it’s not. Women should be treat-ed like humans however some-times media portrays women as objects or worse, helpless. Femi-nism helps women to stand up and speak for themselves. It’s about women being treated the same as men. Things have changed for the better and women are being more accept-ed. Traditionally women used to

do the housework and raise the children while men worked. Before 1920, women weren’t allowed to vote (K12ksus, 2015)

and some countries like Saudi Arabia have begun registering to let women vote for the first time, however their daily lives remain severely restricted. (Theweekcouk, 2015)

In Ancient Greece women, were not eligible for full citizenship and until marriage, women had no legal personhood and were under guardianship of their

father or other male relative and once they’re married the husband becomes the women’s “guardian” and the father was the head of the household. In the Middle Ages, according to English Common Law, all property that a wife held when married became a possession of the husband. (Historylink101com, 2015)

However, nowadays in many countries men and women have equal rights.

K12ksus. (2015). Fighting for Women Suffrage. Retrieved 24 November, 2015, from http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjh/marneyg/05_history-projects/05_flinns_woman-suffrage.htm

Historylink101com. (2014). Women in Ancient Greece. Retrieved 23 November, 2015, from http://historylink101.com/2/greece3/women.htm

The Whitehouse. (2015). Did You Know That Wom-en Are Still Paid Less Than Men? Retrieved 25 November, 2015, from https://www.whitehouse.gov/equal-pay/career

Theweekcouk. (2015). Eleven things women in Saudi Arabia cannot do. Retrieved 26 November, 2015, from http://www.theweek.co.uk/60339/eleven-things-women-in-saudi-arabia-cannot-do

cal, they'll probably assume you're talking about orchestral re-interpretation of world fa-mous composers. What classical fans really mean is that they love music that's composed in certain forms with rich tradi-tions. A lot of people think clas-sical is done for, but it's not! One hypothesis is that MCM, (modern classical music) is unpo-

Music, a common language used all around the world by people of all ages and abilities, who want to express their feelings. Studies show that a completely unmusical person is rare. The majority as-sume that liking classical music refers to compositions written by people like Beethoven. Claiming that you love contemporary classi-

pular because it is often noisy and experimental. MCM traces its roots to 20th century classical composers such as Bartok rather than pop, rock or jazz music. (Frendo & Vella, 2008) If you’re one of those teenagers who swears that they hate classical music, you’ve probably been listening to

Twinning Contemporary Music with Classical Music

Lorianna Tabone, Rachel Vella

tions. This will enrich your cultural and musical background, while un-covering new music.

Frendo, J., & Vella, H. (2008). Music as an educational experience possibilities and challenges. Malta.

O’Keefe, M. (2013). Bach & Roll: 10 Modern Songs Written By Classical Composers. Retrieved 20 November, 2015, from http://www.vh1.com/news/51263/10-modern-songs-written-by-classical-composers/

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1. How long have you been teaching in this

school?

2. Why did you choose to teach your particular

subject?

3. What were your job ambitions as a child?

classical music this whole time with-out knowing it. (O’Keefe, 2013). Some of your favourite hit songs aren’t modern at all! They were ripped off. Robin Thicke’s real breakthrough song, When I Get You Alone, is Beethoven’s Fifth Sympho-ny! (O’Keefe, 2013). Our suggestion to you is to listen to MCM, so to experience new emo-

Ms. Carmen: 1. 7 years. 2. I love Maltese both Lan-guage and Literature and I want to pass on my knowledge to my students.

3. Prima-ry teach-er.

Mr. Sean: 1. 8 years. 2. I always loved Maths and Physics and decided to continue improving in them. Later I decided to become a

teacher. 3. To become a teacher.

Ms. Joanna: 1. 3 years. 2. I’ve always loved English 3. To become a teacher.

Ms. Nadine: 1. 2 years. 2. I was always fascinated by Maltese history, traditions and language and this sub-ject offered them all. 3. To become a teacher/vet and when I was younger a nun.

Ms. Christine 1. Musical, entrepreneurship project, open day, prayer spaces, seminars, talks and what students come up with I will be happy to do them as well. 2. Happy with the things that are going on school. 3. The Serenity prayer. 4. My love for young people. My passion for education and a lot of ideas that I thought could be implemented from a leader-ship position. 5. I was very talkative in class. A prank I remember is when I poured white-out as a joke on a friend’s copybook. I was caught in the act by the teacher.

1. Are there any projects in the future? 2. What’s your perspective towards our school? 3. Do you know any quotes that help you, to inspire to

keep moving forward? 4. What persuaded you to get into this line of work? 5. Do you remember any pranks that you did when you

were younger?

Ms.Pat & Ms.Dorienne 1. Both: Musical, entrepreneurship

project, open day, prayer spac-es, seminars, talks.

2. Both: Building a team of teach-ers and staff who see to the individual needs of students.

3. Ms.Pat: “Believe, succeed, achieve”

Ms.Dorienne: “To teach is to touch a life forever”

4. Both: To be able to contribute towards the Ethos of a catholic school.

5. Ms.Pat: I locked my sisters out on the terrace.

Ms.Dorienne: I dropped down the curtain. Special thanks to Ms. Joanna Pace for

the proof reading of all articles and the

photography students for the photos.

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Interviews

Interviews by: Shana Marie Refalo, Katia Refalo, Ailee Lumsden