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The no-cell challenge

his experience, designed in accordance with this Wait, What? Useless! Uncreative! A new way to ruin our
Tyear’s theme “L’Engagement et les Sciences”, was fun! And it was compulsory, too! These were the words
proposed to us by Mrs. Nidale Malek, who wanted us to that ran through my mind the moment I learned about
get closer to one another since it is a common fact that the dinner.
our generation is almost addicted to technology. The Now, looking at it from another perspective, it was a
dinner took place on the 15th of October, 2017. The notable experience; a new way to get to know one another,
class was accompanied by Mrs. Aline Khattar. instead of doing it simply with school projects and “TPE”.
When we met at Roadster Diner, Backyard Hazmieh,
and put our phones away, a mix of ironic and genuine
dread washed over us. Whenever adults describe our
generation as social media cyber-connected teenagers,
we always laugh. Still, giving our phones away for two to
three whole hours of face-to-face social interaction was
daunting.
The first hour went by well as the atmosphere was filled
with laughter and joy. In all honesty, I think we are lucky to
be in 1H; not every class is as outgoing and fun. Between
addictive games and hilarious jokes, I feel like I can speak
Dinner with your classmates isn’t always what people on behalf of everyone when I say that this was a really
define as a memorable experience. good evening.
Honestly, what is it, really? Just eating food with a lot of Of course, there were some awkward moments of silence,
people you will most likely forget about in less than a year? and some “I need my phone back!” kind of remarks. It is
Needless to say, we all have phones nowadays anyway actually predictable for teenagers in 2017 to feel like a
to communicate and stay in touch with the people we fish out of water without their electronic devices.
like. Then what’s the point of all this? Truthfully, I’d usually To be totally honest, getting back into the “real world”
trade that “class dinner” over a pizza and a good TV show was an “eye-opener”! For once, we relished a moment
any day of the week. of togetherness without the usual “beeps and screens”.
However, this year things were different. We are in G11, Our lips did the talking and our voices carried the LOLs.
literary section. And when you’re in “Première H”, you’re We got to know one another better and even made new
here to stay. Those people you’re going to eat with are friends.
going to graduate with you in June the following year. Altogether the dinner we had was fun, out of the ordinary,
Last October, we were challenged: “No Phones Allowed and an authentic unplugged experience!
During Dinner!” Lyne KHOURY 1H

Model United nations
The Model United Nations is an amazing journey on which students embark, agreeing to work hard enough for several
weeks, preparing themselves for an unforgettable conference where their goal is to not only defend the values and
principles of the country they represent, but also its position regarding a certain topic.
Roleplay, public speaking, researching and leadership are some of the multiple skills you’ll perfect standing in front of a
whole committee. The most difficult part is roleplay. Defending the position of your country, which the delegate himself
doesn’t always personally support, is not the easiest thing to do.
We both participated in the BHSMUN conference last year, and are going to take part in the GCLAUMUN conference in
March this year.
The BHSMUN conference was an amazing experience that taught us life skills, patience, perseverance, ambition and
humility. It also gave us the opportunity to meet unforgettable people.
We strongly urge anyone interested in world politics, international affairs, debating and leadership to participate in as
many MUN conferences as possible. The next MUN conference is MUNJAMHOUR, taking place towards the end of this
academic year, as well as the BHSMUN conference and many more!
Peinture collective, L’engagement patrimonial Tarek Eid, Grade 11 ES2, Mia Hatem, Grade 11 S4

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