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ISSEA MATH
ISSEA BASKETBA
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Contents 1
Around IST
-ISSEA Basketball- Pg. 2
-ISSEA Math– Pg. 3
-Teacher Feature– Pg. 4
Entertainment
-Look-alikes– Pg. 5
-Advice from Locker 113– Pg. 5
-Movie Review – Pg. 6
-8 Reasons to Join ISSEA Math– Pg. 7
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Around IST 2
This year, IST had the honor of host-
ing the International Schools of Southern
and Eastern Africa basketball tournament.The schools that participated this year were
AISJ Eagles (Johannesburg, SA), HIS Wart-
hogs (Harare, Zim), ICS Eagles (Addis Aba-
ba, Eth), ISK Lions (Nairobi, Ky), AISL Pan-
thers (Lusaka, Zam), ISU Leopards
(Kampala, Ug), and our beloved IST Twigas. The opening ceremony was filled with
performances by many school groups: the
support staff band, the grade 8 band, MC
Twiga, and who could forget that awesome
dance by the Kiswahili students? Each team
was introduced with their own music, and
jogged onto the hardcourt looking fit and
ready for action. After all the performances
and introductions, we had some lovely open-
ing words from Ms. Andrews and Mr.
Ha -Twiiiiiiiiiigaaaaaas! All of us were in for
a big surprise as Mr. Hall’s speech was cut off
by a very entertaining flash mob made up of
the IST students, teachers, even our principal,
Ms. Andrews. Overall it was a very action-
packed opening ceremony that everyone pre-
sent enjoyed. Like every year, this year’s tourna-
ment had a girls’ ladder, and a boys’ ladder.
Other teams coming from seasonally cold
places struggled a bit with getting used to the
humidity, but that did nothing to reduce the
effort each team put into their games. Both
the girls and boys teams from IST gave a
good fight, but despite the advantage of play-
ing on our own court we were unable to se-
cure the championship. Our girls came up
4th overall and the boys 5th, with many closecalls that could have potentially led us to the
higher rankings. In the end, the ISK boys and
AISJ girls took home the championship tro-
phy. Despite the Twigas not winning this
year, ISSEA was a great chance for all stu-
dents, including those who weren’t athletes, to
meet new people or reconnect with old
friends, and show some school spirit by sup-
porting the Twigas in each of their games. We
hope that our athletes enjoyed playing in theevent as much as we enjoyed watching and
cheering for them. We’re all looking forward
to the next tournament and hopefully next
time we’ll have better luck.
ISSEA Basketball 2013
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Around IST 3
ISSEA Math 2013
For those of you who may not know,
ISSEA Maths is a Maths competition that is
similar to ISSEA Basketball or ISSEA Volley-
ball... except that you use your brains instead
of brawns. It’s a fairly new addition to the IS-
SEA League, with the first ISSEA Maths com-
petition having been held last year, right herein IST!
This year, the intellectual competition
was hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, by
AISJ (The American International School of
Johannesburg). 6 of our Algebra-loving, eager
Twigas made their way to the chilly city of Jo-
hannesburg, waking up at 4 in the morning to
catch an early flight. Talk about commitment!
The first day for them was full of good ol’ fun,
as they got to feed slobbery giraffes in the Li-
on Park, and lose themselves in the mall for a couple of hours.
The second day, (Saturday, March
16th), was when the competition really began.
8 rounds of the Indvidual part of the competi-
tion, followed immediately by 7 rounds of the
Group part of the competition... who said
Maths wasn’t tiring?! By the end of the day,
every Mathlete’s brain must have shrunk to
the size of a peanut. However, a little fun time
in the bowling alley later during the day defi-
nitely refilled their energy. The third day was
a little more casual, with a relaxed Stations
competition at first, followed by an Awards
ceremony and a trip to the Irene Mall forsome delish pizza!
It is quite unfortunate that IST was
not able to win again this year, but our Twiga
Mathletes tried their very best. Coming in se-
cond place, and missing first place by just a
couple of points! However, that does not
mean they didn’t have a lot of fun, getting to
meet new people and enjoying their stay in
South Africa... perhaps a little too much,
since they ended up staying for an extra night.
Perhaps next year we can win that trophy, and
show all the Southern and Eastern AfricanInternational Schools that the Twigas are a
mental and physical force to be reckoned
with. As for where the competition will be
hosted next year.... well, that’s a secret for
now.
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Around IST 4
Teacher Feature: Cody Taggart Wendy Chikowero
We all know him, some as Mr. Taggart themaths teacher, others as Coach T the basket-
ball and maths coach. But what do we really
know about the man behind the mask? Who
is the REAL Cody Taggart?
After an exclusive interview with him, we
managed to get you the answers you deserve.
Well there you have it folks, the cold hard
facts. Coach T is many things: a teacher, a
coach, a dad, even an ex-convict, but the onething he is not is replaceable. Despite his
questionable record, we're all proud to have
him as our coach and teacher. Stop by his
room (C7) for a chance to witness one of na-
ture's many phenomena in the flesh.
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Entertainment 5
Look-alikes
VS
Ms. Giandalia Brittany Snow (Chloe in Pitch Perfect)
Dear Miss Know-It-All, I have lost my pet goldfish. Her name was Goldilocks,
and I... I... I’m tearing up writing this. We’ve been the
best of friends for about a year now, and I cannot think
of any reason why she would run away. My family keep
telling me to just get another one, because they don’t
understand how close Goldilocks and I were. I hope
you will. I desperately hope you can help me. I cannot
bear to think of her in danger. Where do you suggest I
look? Do you think she’ll come back? Every day is
very lonely without her. - LostPet Dear LostPet, I can see that you are very attached to this goldfish of
yours, Goldilocks. I have never had a goldfish as a pet,and so I never really knew that people could become
quite attached to them. I always thought they were
more part of the furniture than anything, but eh. It
pains me very much to tell you that losing a goldfish is
not like losing a dog or a cat. Goldfish are fish... fish.
Fish. If I have not made my point clear, I’ll rephrase
myself by stating that they must be in water in order to
survive. Unless you live in the ocean or have a river
running through your house, it seems quite likely that
Goldilocks is no longer breathing through her gills. But
don’t cry yet, because I could be wrong. Perhaps she grew wings and flew elsewhere, to
a safer haven, filled with other goldfish like Papa and
Mama goldfish. Or maybe she grabbed a bajaj and
hightailed it to Mlimani City to watch a movie, but then
got lost in Game. These are also plausible scenarios as
to what may have happened to her. I advise you to put
up posters everywhere around the city, because some-
one may have seen her hopping (do fish hop?) around,
and they could bring her back to you. Do not lose
hope. At least, not until a week has passed, because by
then Goldilocks would either be dead or in another
country. Have you ever angered her? These are ques-
tions to ask yourself at all times during the search.Goldfish have feelings too, as I’m sure you know. If
you do not find her eventually, I suggest you get a new
goldfish, and this time you could name her/him Goldy
or Wanda, maybe even Cosmo. Just suggestions. Hope you find this runaway goldfish! - Miss Know-It-All
Advice from Locker 113
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Entertainment 6
Movie Review: Real Steel
Rating: 4/5 Genre: Sci-fi, Action Cast: Hugh Jackman (Charlie Kenton), Dako-
ta Goyo (Max), Anthony Mackie (Finn) So we’re in the future where robots can do
anything. What do you think they should do?
Clean up the environment, cure cancer, wave
grape branches over your head as they feed
you? Visit distant planets? If you voted yes for
any of these, tough luck. They bash each oth-
er to bits for humans’ amusement. This movie is basically about high-tech box-
ing. It stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton,
a previous fighter who lost his chance at thetitle when boxing became a sport for robots.
His life is basically made up of getting scrap
parts of robots to piece together into some-
thing he can enter in the boxing ring. He gets
reunited with his son after years apart, and
there is a tear-jerking scene (for the faint of
heart) as they manage to overcome their dif-
ferences and join forces to fight in the ring. The script is a little corny, there’s no getting
around that, but the casting was great and theeffects really bring you into the story. There’s
not much going on in the storyline, and surely
the events of the movie could’ve been cov-
ered in half the time, but if you’re the type of
person who enjoys watching movies with good
graphics and some action thrown in, then this
is the movie for you. The final fight is thrilling, full of gasp-worthy
moments and really ends the movie on a high
note. It’s not for everyone, especially for those
who prefer their movies romance-flavored,
but it’s definitely worth watching, if not for the
story then just to see huge robots kicking each
others’ butts.
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Entertainment 7
Whilst most people here at IST dream of rep-
resenting the school in an ISSEA sports team;
this is, for most people, not exactly the case
with ISSEA Math. Most people just do not get
why you’d do a school subject -and possibly
your least favorite- in a voluntary competition.
However, it’s not as simple as that. Whether
you like the subject or not, there are some re-
ally cool benefits to it; just ask people who’ve
been. Here’s a selection: 1. No classes! No school! Just a few days, but
it’s still something. Make the most out of it
and rest when you can. That saves you a cou-
ple of those boring math classes that you just
hate!
2. You get to practice math! Granted, one of
the less exciting reasons, but still, if you want
to bring your math grade up, what better way
to practice?
3. It’s good exam practice. Technically, it’s
more or less the same conditions you’re
placed in: Specific time limit, a set of ques-
tions, etc… This is for any subject –not just
math-, this’ll help you improve your speed and
calmness.
4. You’re able to win something! If you’re not
particularly good in math, just ignore this one
(unless you’re gifted with some extraordinary
multiple choice luck), but otherwise... But hey
who doesn’t like winning?
5. You meet new people, and visit new places.
Perhaps you’ll meet some old friends from
your previous schools. Always fun.
6. No classes! Just felt like emphasizing that.
You get the point. Who wouldn’t want even a
single day off?
7. It might be math, but it’s still ISSEA! Partic-
ipating gives you the privilege of being able to
boast about being in your school’s ISSEA
team. Yep, you’re officially an ISSEA athlete!
Whether you mention what the competition is
your own choice…
8. You get to travel! Excluding perhaps those
competitions hosted in South Africa or Kenya,
there’s a high chance you’ll get to go to some-
where you haven’t been yet. It’s like a mini-
holiday, really.
8 Reasons to Join ISSEA Math