Largest College Fair Had Great Turnout

By Ibrahim Fathelbab

Schutz American School hosted its largest annual College Fair on the 4th of October. This year’s fair was very special because there were as many as ten colleges. An assorted number of students showed up. This fair was very significant in giving the student body a clear prospect of college life. Colleges such as Suffolk and Villanova had representatives giving out handbooks and answering questions.
The fair was very helpful in guiding students on the path towards college life by giving advice on how they could make the college experience the best years of their life.
Students asked questions, such as “What are some of the requirements I need in order to get accepted to this college?” and “What are the SAT scores needed for this college?”
Kristen Kammarata, the Amideast representative, stated, “I am very happy to see that the students are excited.” Kristen Kammarata has been to many college fairs in the past and knows how much work really goes into setting up one such event.
The High School Principal, Massimo Laterza, had even higher expectations of the students. He stated, “I just hope that the people who are here are getting what they came here for”.

Varsity Volleyball Tournament Ends in Girls’ Disappointment

By Moustafa Barakat and Aya Kordy

Schutz American School hosted this year the Varsity Volleyball tournament (October 24-28). The Schutz players showed that both teams have made great improvements and excelled. The girls won the first two games but lost the final games to rank in fifth place which was quite a disappointment to the general team and the school. In contrast, the boys played with great teamwork and cooperation crowned by achieving third place.
Hannia Zanana and Laila Afifi were the girls’ captains while the boys’ captains were Seif El Attal and Khaled El Naggar. They were great role models for the rest of the teams and they showed great compassion at the time of their losses.
Five different schools from the Middle East competed in the tournament. In addition to Schutz American School, there were the British International School of Cairo, the American Community School of Amman, the American Community School of Beirut, and the American School of Doha. All teams showed great enthusiasm; nevertheless, sportsmanship was not fully achieved between teams. Some players unfortunately displayed inappropriate behaviors.
The coaches of Schutz’ teams are Clay and Susannah Huggins. They encouraged their teams to keep doing the best they can at the times of a loss. Mrs. Huggins declared, “I like how creative the players are because they always have solutions to problems.” Clay Huggins added, “There was a lot of chemistry between players, and I think they worked well together and had a great time”.
Doha won first in the girls division. After a final game between Doha and Amman, Amman won the boys division.
The Schutz Athletic Director, Mindi Dryer, performed really well in organizing the festivities and working out any tribulations.

Determination Brings Forth Great Achievements

By Omar Zahran

Name: Arnab Chaudhuri
Born: January 22, 1992
Hometown: Calcutta, India
Plays: Right-Handed
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hobbies: Computer Games, Cricket, Guitar

Arnab has been playing cricket since he was eleven years old. At first he played for fun and did not realize that soon he was about to play cricket for national teams. Arnab kept on practicing to perfect his skills in cricket. While studying in Thailand he was picked for the National Team of Thailand. He has traveled to international competitions in Malaysia, Dubai, and India. Arnab proved to be a valuable player in Thailand and played for them for three years till he moved to Egypt in 2005.
Arnab is a hard working person as he works just as hard at school as he does on a cricket field. Arnab joined Schutz just two years ago. Arnab decided to join the Alexandria Cricket Team and has now become one of the permanent team players. The Alexandria Cricket Team which plays under the first division includes six teams. Arnab stated that “The Alexandria Cricket Team still needs a lot of practice as the players managed to win only five matches out of eight matches last year." This year Arnab believes the Alexandria Cricket Team may have a chance to win the league.
Arnab has received many awards for his cricket skills. The biggest award in cricket is the Man of the Match Award. This award is given to the best player of the winning team. Arnab has received two man of the match awards. He received these awards when he played for Thailand against Singapore and Hong Kong. He has won a third place trophy and a third place medal during his career in other tournaments. With Arnab working hard both in and out of the cricket field it is possible he might have a future to maybe play in a national team at a higher level in the future.

iBust!

By Tarek Talaat

The iPod Nano is Apple’s mid-range portable media player. It originated on September 7, 2005. Apple surprised everyone with the iPod Nano as no one expected a sudden decline in the popularity of the former iPod Mini.
Many people say that the only disadvantage of the iPod Nano is that it does not connect or synchronize over a FireWire connection. That was not the case when it came to Danny Williams. Despite the iPod originating in 2005, another disadvantage was only discovered in 2007. "I look down and I see flames coming up to my chest," Williams said. He also explained that if it was not for the piece of glossy paper in his pocket with the iPod, he would have had a 15-second burn.
Apple wanted to send him a brand new iPod in exchange for his old burned one. Williams' mother refused and instead took the story to the Channel 2 news. She explained that this was not just about one iPod bursting into flames; it was about what could have happened. This led Elaine Williams to think, "It could have happened when we were sleeping, or when he was driving, and the outcome would have become much worse." When Channel 2 sent Apple the pictures, Apple refused to comment on the incident at all.
It was said that the iPod uses a lithium ion battery, the same battery under recall for setting laptops on fire. Use over a long time may be risky. Young people love the latest technology trends; however, they need to be aware of their potential downsides.

Hang out at the coolest place, where all the action takes place:

1. Carrefour
2. Sporting Club
3. Starbucks
4. Green Plaza
5. San Stefano

Porto Marina Powerboating Championship

By Karim Maksoud

The fifth race of the 'Class I' World Powerboating Championship was held at Porto Marina from October 25th through the 27th. This event was hosted by Amer Group. The world class event was described to have been an experience similar to "driving a Formula 1 car and flying an air plane."
Amer Group signed an agreement with the World Professional Power boating Association to host the Powerboating Championship in Egypt for at least the next five years. The teams that were present were from UAE, Italy, Qatar, Norway, and England. This event was covered by 142 international TV channels.
The Championship was advertised on Egyptian TV and on different channels. This event was a way to invite tourists to Egypt. The event was attended by thousands of viewers as it was free of charge, but many of the viewers attending had no background on the sport. People who attended found that there was poor organization. Some people were not informed that the races would be held at another gate in Marina. Hosting such an event in Egypt is a great step towards attracting more tourists to Egypt. It is also a good way to utilize the beautiful Egyptian beaches to make new water sports more popular.

Miss Karra Simpson: Lively and Enthusiastic

By Moustafa Barakat

Miss Karra joined Schutz this year, and she really enjoys it here. Not only is she an enthusiastic teacher, but she also shows great involvement in our school. Miss Karra Simpson lived practically all her life in British Columbia, Canada. Before she came to Schutz, she was in South Korea teaching for four years. She considers the greatest thing about high school years is having friends, she said, “I had great friends, and I am really thankful for that”.
Miss Karra Simpson has been a teacher for nine years. She considers the people in Schutz friendly and nice. Miss Karra teaches Drama and Social Studies, two subjects that she used to enjoy in high school.
Miss Karra has two major hobbies, sewing and cooking. Miss Karra Simpson is just appalled when someone is being fake or “phony” by Holden’s words. When you talk to Miss Karra, be yourself and you will have a great conversation.
Miss Karra Simpson has a natural difficulty with Math, or just that she never really understood Math. This year was her first time to visit historical places in Egypt. She really enjoyed the medieval places in Egypt. She says that her utmost enjoyment was visiting the Pyramids.
Miss Karra is one of the two co-sponsors of the Middle School Student Council (MSSC). She was the organizer of the MS Iftar along with Miss April.. The MS Iftar was a great success for the MSSC. All the Middle School students enjoyed this social gathering at Schutz. The goal of the MS Iftar was primarily to have fun; it also resulted in the collection of substantial money for the financing of future social activities in Schutz. Miss Karra Simpson has already made great contributions to Schutz. Her liveliness and immensely enthusiastic personality have already marked her beginning months at Schutz.