Short Story: Space
Earth was calling me, pulling and begging me to leave. It hurled my arms backwards, letting them skim the slate before they could find a foothold. My limbs were planks, stiff and cold, too weak to even attempt to fend off the millions…
Year 8 Entrepreneurship Day
The Year 8 Entrepreneurship Day is an event where students become entrepreneurs and sell homemade products for a day. This event was greatly anticipated as it was a new event for the Year 8 students, and it helped them develop their business acumen…
How to make stress your friend -Kelly McGonigal
How to make stress your friend by Kelly McGonigal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGyVTAoXEU We all get stressed sometimes- okay, let’s be real here... We get stressed a lot, especially during exam season... And all our lives, we believed stress to be the ultimate enemy, but…
Recipe of the issue: Pancakes
Regular Pancakes You’ll need: 1 cup of all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons of sugar 2 ½ teaspoons of baking soda ½ teaspoon of salt 1 ¼ cups of milk 3 tablespoons of butter (melted) 1 large egg Oil for brushing…
2019 Graduation Ceremony: Head Boy Anthony Salandy’s Speech
Good Evening parents, staff & students, At the start of this evening I was quite nervous. Not nervous to speak or to address you all, but nervous to know that this is the last time I will be addressing a Community in which…
Last Beach Clean Up
The beach clean-up is an event where volunteering students clean the beach by collecting trash in large bin bags. I know it might sound a little monotonous but we always end up with a memorable day. When we first arrived at the beach,…
Captain Marvel: Movie Review
Captain Marvel is a thrilling film about Carol Danvers, a former officer in the United States Air Force, becoming the most powerful Avenger. The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. The amazing actor…
Ted video article: Schools Kill Creativity
‘Schools Kill Creativity’ by Sir Ken Robinson Original Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY In this TED talk, Ken Robinson argues that schools are only teaching curriculums, not creativity- which is what he believes schools should be focusing on. He starts off by talking about…
Colour: A short story
“West Tsukishiwa station, disembark for west Tsukishiwa station.” The platform was fuller than usual. From Akane’s vision at six feet, he could see most of the crowd around him. The floodlights let intense shadows fall across the ceiling and the figures that passed.…
Memorising Pi Competition 2019
Memorising Pi Competition 2019 During the week of the 1oth of March to the 14th, the school hosted a memorising Pi competition where participants had to memorise as many digits of Pi as possible. The final showdown was held on Pi day…
Q and A with the librarian
Librarian question and answers This year, NES welcomed a new librarian! Below is a short interview with Ms Pritchard, who came from Scotland and taught English to kids ranging from infants to 5 year olds. So here’s the Q&A!: -What inspired you…
February’s Club of the Month: Horse Riding Club
February's club of the month is... (drum roll) The horse riding club! For a CCA that has been recently introduced, horse riding boasts an impressive attendance, both last year and this year. There are always few or no vacancies in this…
TED: Club of the month
TED is a media organisation that posts educational, inspirational and informative videos, usually in the form of brief, powerful talks online for free and follows the slogan "ideas worth spreading”. TED stands for ‘Technology, Entertainment, and Design’- and their talks cover a plethora…
The story behind the Raheel Bahman Fun Run
Firstly, I would like to thank Ms.Rawa for her time and effort in honouring Raheel Bahman; this article would not have been possible without her. Every year our school raises a large amount of money for charitable causes. This event, however, holds…
