Yasmin Farms
On Saturday 18th of January, 2020, around twenty students went on a trip to Yasmin Farms in Al Wafra, about two hours away. When you first hear the word ‘farm’, what do you think of? The stereotypical image of a pink-faced, smiley…
Betty Shanks: Australia’s Oldest Cold Case
The Death of Betty Shanks: Australia's Oldest Cold Case Betty Shanks was a lively 22-year-old who studied psychology at the University of Queensland in Australia. Shanks was born in 1930 and by the time she got to university, she was still living…
Joker: Actor Review
The Joker is one of the most diverse characters in comic book history. This makes the character extremely difficult to play. The top actors to play the Joker in movies are Joaquin Phoenix, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romeo. To understand…
Primary Sports Day 2020
On Tuesday 11th of February, NES primary held their annual sports day. The day was chaotic and also very fun for both adults and children. This day happens because NES believes that exercising is a huge part of staying healthy. Read on to…
Primary’s Health Week 2019
From the 17th of November to the 21st, primary students came to school wearing their PE uniforms, ready to enjoy the week of fun and invigorating activities. This week, referred to as ‘Health Week’, happens twice a year for our primary students, once…
Primary Poetry Competition 2020
On the 16th Of January, the primary students had their annual poetry competition. Chosen students from each year group had the chance to go and perform in front of the whole school in hopes of winning. The school encourages this competition for educational…
Movie Review: The Phantom Menace
Title: Star Wars, episode 1: ‘The Phantom Menace’ Genre: Fantasy Director: George Lucas Description: ‘The Phantom Menace’, made in 1999, was the first episode released of the ‘Star Wars’ franchise. However, it was not the first movie made in the ‘Star…
‘Euphoria’
Euphoria Jungkook The single “Euphoria” came out on August 25, 2018. Jungkook wrote this song with the help of his group member, RM, and Canadian DJ, DJ Swivel. “Euphoria” hit 112 million views on Spotify and 54 million on youtube. Lyrics: (translated)…
Phobias
According to Google, a phobia is “an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something”. However, it is questionable how “irrational” some of these phobias really are. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words... At this point, they’re just mocking people…
Is ‘Social Media Influencer’ A Real Job?
This is a question that has been debated across generations, to which your answer depends on your mentality and thought process. My personal answer is: ‘If you can make money off of it, then it’s a job’, but I don’t want to explain…
Is Maths an underrated subject?
As we all may have seen on mainstream media, mathematics is portrayed as a difficult, horrible and all-around annoying subject- so we decided to explore the ‘pros and cons’ of maths as well as some opinions from teachers and students here at NES,…
Duck Syndrome… and how it affects YOU
This may come as a surprise to you, but you are actually surrounded by ducks. (Yes, ducks.) And it can be mentally, emotionally and even physically draining you. What on earth is this magazine on about now? Duck Syndrome is,…
Etymology: Another Surprisingly Interesting Topic
Etymology is the study of the origins of names and words. It usually revolves around the origins of words, which means that if you’re an Etymologist and somebody tries to be funny by saying, “But why is blank called blank?”, you can take…
DB Cooper: An Unsolved Mystery
Introduction: This issue, we will be talking about the unsolved mystery of the disappearing man, DB Cooper. He got more than his fair share of publicity due to how impossible he was to find even after getting his DNA (but we’ll talk about…
