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TEEN SPIRIT
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ISSUE:
GET TO KNOW A TEACHER
THIS YEAR’S HALLOWEEN
PARTY
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
SCHOOL EVENTS
Get to know a teacher Svetla Petrova
Tell us an interesting experience or a nice memory from your childhood. During the summer we would get together in a garden and play a l l day. I t was rea l ly funny because we had bu i lt tents us ing mater ia ls at hand and made p laygrounds for different games. We rode b icyc les , flew k i tes and made shows for the elder ly in the ne ighbourhood, and with the money co l lected we would buy ice cream and sweets . We were p lenty of k ids but we p layed without quarre l ing , we were l ike a b ig fami ly – un i ted and carefree . What was the job of your dreams when you were a chi ld? I wanted to become a doctor or a l ibrar ian . What do you l ike most and least about your profess ion? What I l ike most in my profess ion is dai ly communication with ch i ldren. Every day , the teacher g ives but a lso gets . I rece ive a lot of pos itive energy and emotions – the k ids make me fee l up - to -date , they br ing me satisfaction and motivate me to work more and better . Somewhere I read: ‘A happy person i s the one who works what he loves doing ; a person who has made the ir pastime a profess ion. Th is way he never goes to work. Wel l , I can say I ’m a happy person. What I don’t l ike is the students getting more and more unmanner ly and less motivated about obta ining new knowledge. That ’s why we, the pedagogues, have to work harder to ra ise the ir motivation.
For a teacher molds people , sculptures personal ities, creates a future . How did you meet your husband? We met by acc ident , through m utua l acquaintances . Tel l us about a dream of yours, whether come true or not.
Many of my dreams came true – I have a love ly chi ld, I love my work, I do the th ings that make me fee l rea l ly happy. However , people dream a l l the ir l ives and I keep doing it every day! What are the most important things for you? Health , fam ily , my relatives , f r iendsh ip , f reedom , knowledge, love. What is your v iew about love? Love i s such a th ing that the m ore you g ive , the more you get . What is your favour ite pastime? Surfing the internet . What do you think of the students in ‘Hr isto Botev’ secondary school? Smart, am bitious , exceptional , protean, m odern.
Hristo Botev Secondary School Students’ newspaper
NOVEMBER 2013
BEST JACK-O-LANTERN CONTEST
HALLOWEEN 2013
This year’s fabulous Halloween party took place in the Fly Plati-num Club on 31
st October.
Hosts of the event were the students from 10 A.
After allowing the guests to
enter the club, Alex and Dinko
had the task to escort them to
the table of each class. Among
the masked guests, stuck out
some interesting costumes: the
Indian – Evgenia Nikova, the
geisha - Petya Georgieva.
There were a few villains like
The Death presented by Jovi-
an , The Joker – Georgi
Georgiev and the doll from
Saw – Ioana Dimitrova.
When everyone was seated, the show prepared by 10a began. The hosts – Petya and Ventsi welcomed the guests and invited to the stage Valentina and Anna, who had to announce the rules of the first game “Guess the horror movie” . Each class had to present one student which would have to explain with gestures the movie to their classmates. All of the films were rec-ognized except from the film “Dead Girl”. Ioana Dimitrova ex-plained the movie „The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” easily, but faster reactions had Elena Zaharieva who managed to recog-nize The Exorcist with the speed of light. After the game Dimitat, Liuben, Denica and Evgenia took over the stage and performed Girl On Fire, followed by the contest Scariest Jack’O Lantern. The judges – Stanislav, Stela and Bozhidar, gave the award to the pumpkin of 12a.
MITKO’S BAND
WINNERS BEST HERO/VILLAIN COSTUME
Upcoming school
events:
December: Charity concert
January: Olympiad in English
February: Creative Writing Competition
March: Spell ing Bee
For the next game “Bobbing for Apples” two girls from 8a and 8b class had to take out two apples with their mouth. Ani Eneva from 8b was faster and she received a pack of candy as an award. While the musicians were performing Payphone by Maroon 5, the judges of the contest for tasti-est sandwich had to pick their favourite. Dimitar, Valentina, Natalia and Bogomil gave the prize for tastiest sandwich to 12a. Next was the game “Guess the object”. The fastest reactions had Desislava Petkova from 12a who recognized the chicken in the bag, screaming. The judges for the Best Cake contest – Dilyan, Kalina and Kon-stantin decided to give the award to 12a. It was accepted on the stage from Maria and Maria, dressed up as cowgirls.
The next game was presented by Alexandra and Maria – Guess the villain or hero. Although there were representatives only from 12a, they had fun guessing the characters. The contest for Best Costume was won by Evgenia dressed as an Indian and Georgi masked as Batman’s ene-my – The Joker. Traditionally the Pumpkin of Halloween had to be passed to 9a which will have the task to organize Halloween next year. The hosts wished everyone a great time and when the show was over, the DJ continued en-tertaining the guests.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The stories of successful Hristo Botev Secondary School graduates
Iskra Mandova-Stoyanova, graduated in 2000
I spent 12 years studying at Hristo Botev Secondary School – the last five in
an English class. I remember all my teachers and I am extremely grateful for
their professionalism, wonderful attitude towards us – their students, and the
knowledge they passed on to us. What I will never forget are my classmates
– united, a bit impetuous but all of us were straight A students. I obtained a
degree in Applied Linguistics – English and Chinese, then a MA in English
philology and a PhD in Medieval History. At the moment I am a Senior
Lecturer at the Classical and Eastern Languages and Cultures Department at
Veliko Turnovo University St.St. Cyril and Methodius. I am also a member of
the Academic Council and Philological Faculty Council. I was head of the
Centre for Chinese Language and Culture for 8 years. Since 2012 I have been
the head of Confucius Institute.
Ivanka Papazova, graduated in 1997
I work at the Anglo American School in Sofia and one of my duties includes publishing a
school newspaper :) English has been the love of my life, ever since I started studying it in
the 8 prep class at Hristo Botev Secondary School. I have a lovely daughter - Mia, who is
seven years old.
Polina Mihaleva, graduated in 2013
I graduated high school "Hristo Botev" and I was in English class. At first when I studied English it
was interesting, sometimes we had more than 6 classes English for one day. We had English
classes every day, but our teacher was good, funny and kind person and everything was good for
us. The next year we got a new English teacher, I was scared, but when we got used to her,
things got better. My classmates were so funny, I went to the school with desire, especially in the
last year, I have wonderful memories from my last year at school, even though we were preparing
for our final exams, we always had time for fun. I miss my old friends and the days with them, miss
my ex teachers, because I learned a lot of things from them. Now I thank them for everything that
they told me. I realize that they were right. Now I study at military university "Vasil Levski" and one
of my entrance exams was an English test. I don't feel sorry for my choice. I like this place and most of the things
that I do every day. If you want to be there you need to be self-controlled, to have a strong character, to have a
brave heart and others. I thank my teachers, because they helped me to be strong and to learn some of the most
important lessons in my life.
: Viktoriya Radanova, Alexandra Derivolkova
Dariya Doneva
Stella Stefanova