Sectets of German Condentration Camps Revealed

A few years ago my history teacher showed a video that was shot in a concentration camp shortly after the war in Europe ended.  He had us write a paragraph about what we felt after watching the video. A year later my English teacher had us write a story. I used the paragraph that I wrote at the end of this story. So I hope you enjoy this story.

The Secrets of German Concentration Camps Reviled

          “No, No I won’t go!” yelled twenty-year-old Maria.  She was running from someone but she didn’t know who; all she knew was someone was chasing her.  Then she woke up.  That is how it went every night, but tonight she was awakened not by her mind, but by someone pounding on her door.  Sighing she got out of bed, put on a robe and went to answer the door.   

            “Yes, can I help you?”

            “We have reason to believe that you have been harboring Jews and taking more ration cards for you and your family than needed.”

            “I’m sorry but I know nothing of this.”

            “We need to search your home.”

            “I told you that I know nothing of this.”

            “LET US PASS!” yelled the head Gestapo agent.

            The Gestapo agents pushed Maria out of the way and searched her parent’s house anyway.

The Gestapo walked through the house and destroyed everything of value, even Maria’s mother’s fine china that had been given to her mother on her wedding day.   Once the Gestapo finished they took Maria and put her in a truck full of other people and started to drive away.  As they drove away Maria looked at her house through tear-filled eyes and wondered if she will ever see her family again.

King James Bible 400th Anniversary

King James came into power over a sea of turmoil. He was the protestant son of Mary, Queen of Scots who had been seen as a dangerous enemy due to her strong catholic faith. The people were scared, anxious and unknowing what this new King would bring to their country. Would he keep it Protestant or Catholic? Across the sea in England Queen Elizabeth, the second cousin to Mary, contemplated along side her people this fearful situation. When Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen, died childless it was King James who would become King over England. What would happen to her protestant kingdom she had worked so hard to preserve?

...80's DAY...

About three weeks ago had 80's day in the academy where everyone had to dress up as 80's but they never said which 80's so we had some interesting 80's styles. And here are photos to prove:

"Wake me up before you go, go ,go..." good 80's song.

Brother and sister (Emma and Max)

 Academy teachers

The preschoolers with their teachers.

Kindergarten and Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

"We are from the world 1980's grade 4 this is our
grandpa who had also turned 80 here with us."

 Grade 6

Grade 7&8

Grade 9&10

Grade 11

"So beware and get ready to be splashed with 80's!"

10 Resons why Living on Land is Better than Living on Ship!

So in the counter attack of Alisia's "10 reasons why living on Ship is better then land" I am going to write about why living on Land is better than living on the ship

1) No UHT milk/milch! - This is milk that has been heat treated so that it can withstand higher temperatures and not expire, but it leaves the milk with a nasty after taste.

2) Next Day deliviery - When on land you can order things off the internet and have them delivered to your door the next day whereas on the ship it could take months to get here.

3) Better Internet - On land you can use Youtube, Download music, videos and shows

4) Can get away from Work - We live at work here, no matter where you go, your work colleages are always around and always wanting to ask a question

5) Malls and Shopping - There are no Malls and no shopping centres on the ship for obvious reasons.

6) My Own Room - Here on the ship families and many singles have to share a room.

7) Up to date Movies and Music- We are so behind the time that we have not seen movies or heard music that have come out over a year ago, let alone know about them

8) No Privacy - Everyone on the ship knows your buisness and you know everyone elses, this might be due to the fact that the walls are so thin and if you move in one room, they will hear you in the next.

9) Silence is golden - There is always a machine running or someone talking or some music playing everywhere you go.
10) Social Life - We, the youth, have decided that we do not have a social life. If we lived on land there would be places to go, people to see and places to do things.

10 Reasons why Living on a Ship is Better Than Living on Land

1. You get to see your friends 24/7
2. If you have trouble in a class you can find a teacher any time
3. You learn about different cultures
4. You learn different ways to say one word
5. You pay $0.75 for a one shot frappachino
6. You become friends with people from all over the world
7. You experience different foods (whether you think it's good or not is your choice)
8. You get the opportunity to work in almost any department on board
9. You get to celebrate different holidays from different countries
10. If you break a bone you don't have to wait an hour for a cast, there are doctors everywhere on the ship!

Spiritual Weekend

This weekend we had a spiritual retreat. Instead of going off ship on a retreat we had it on board.

It started on Thursday night at our community meeting, where our speaker talked about the Tabernacle (where the Holy of Holies is, and where the Priests did their work in the old Testament). We then had a worship night ending with ice-cream in midships.

Friday night we had a journey of the Tabernacle with different types of stations where you could experience and just have moments of silence with yourself and God. There were seven different types of stations and they were: 1.) The Tabernacle entrance.
2.) The Bronze Altar
3.) The Bronze Laver (basin)
4.) The Table of Shewbread
5.) The Golden Lamp stand
6.) The Golden Altar
7.) The Ark of the Covenant

On Saturday at 10:00 and 14:00 there were workshops. On Saturday night there was a worship service and all were invited to come in the presence of the Lord and worship His name.

On Sunday morning people came and brought old manuscripts from ancient days (further details still to come).

Sunday night we had our church service ended with the messages about how the whole weekend for everyone was, anyone could stand up and share a story of them about what has happened. After that our high school girls (Hannah Palmer, Rachel Cairncross, Lara Palmer, Carys Parker and Michelle Marx) did a dance and we had a lot of fun.

It was a great weekend getting closer to God and learning more about Him.

Any Ideas?

We are starting to run out of ideas and not wanting to repeat anything to soon, we are asking you, our readers, for ideas for future articles. If you have any questions about the school, life on the ship,or any ideas for what we could do comment and let us know. We also would appreciate any feedback you have to offer us.