On some days we just can’t help but feel extremely lazy, especially on the weekends after a long week. As the majority of us would do, we’d lay back in our comfy PJs and put on our favourite TV show. But of course,…
Breast cancer is an important topic that deserves attention and awareness. Each year, about 42,000 women and about 500 men lose their lives to breast cancer. The ratio of women with breast cancer is greater than that of men as women tend to…
For many of us, specifically older students, we find ourselves internally screaming at the idea of turning into adults, and that is mainly due to the stress and hard work that we imagine comes with the workforce. Personally, I’ve witnessed many students and…
Mortification and a malfunctioned campaign What could motivate someone to try and destroy a work of art? One may imagine that art vandals must be suffering from some form of mental illness, however, past events have proved that this is not the case.…
I was on a mission! I was determined to interview perhaps the most well-known- yet one of the busiest teachers in NES. All I had to do was track him down. I wanted to interview this specific teacher so I can know him…
Over the years, NES and its students have hosted an event where you can buy several types of books or, (if you are not the reader type) you can buy sweets of many kinds; doughnuts, cupcakes…. You name it! What's the bake…
Struggling with school? Well, the peer-to-peer program has got you covered. The program offers tutoring lessons after school on Wednesdays in a variety of subjects. I got the chance to interview the heads of the peer-to-peer department (Taha Electricwala and Judy Hegazy) about…
How much do you value yourself in relation to how others see you? I’ve had my fair share of self-reflection, I’m very flawed, and I usually try to acknowledge my faults, but sometimes that isn’t enough. Sometimes I value my own ego…
Who is Mr. Bunting? Mr. Bunting is an amazing secondary English teacher! He's like a little spark of energy trapped in a ball. Mr. Bunting can be found teaching in room C1 and he’s always up to helping his students, even during break…
“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.” - Edward Hopper The painting above, ‘Nighthawks’, was painted by American artist Edward Hopper. As he completed this painting, Hopper was dealing with the unique sensation of being…
As I drive to where it is, my eyes blurring with tears only allowing me to see blurry blobs of canary yellow lights and ruby red stop signs - the idea of turning the car around, completely forgetting about it all - pops…
I have always loved history. It seemed quite interesting, and I never searched for a reason. However, something completely changed my perception. I spoke to a few friends, and one of them protested, “History is useless; we will never use this information in…
Year 7 is a massive step up from primary school and it can be quite overwhelming. When it feels slightly intimidating, the first step would be to calm down. You can do some breathing exercises, meditating, mindfulness, or simply distract yourself by doing…
A big aviation mystery that not even the greatest of experts could solve. Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared on March 8th, 2014. Since then, nobody had even caught a glimpse of it. 227 passengers and 12 crew members were lost that day and…
On some days we just can't help but feel lazy; Particularly on the weekends after a tiring week. As most of us would do, we’d start binging on our favourite TV show. Of course, we need a snack to munch on; after all,…
