What's the news? by Rumeysa

Here we are in 2020. The year began with a lot a of events and today I will introduce you the most important.

→ Firstly, the year started with the fire in Australia. The high temperature have spawned big fires on different areas of the country. A lot of animals and vegetation burned. People establish donation and were able to collect more than 773 000 $.

→ The 3rd of January, American forces assassinated the Iranian general Quassem Soleimani. The reason why he was killed was for a defensive action, to protect the American staff. This reason ( not very valid ) was pronounced by Pentagone's spokesperson.

→ A few days later, the 8th of January, an important ad upset the United Kingdom. The Duke of Sussex Harry and his wife Meghan Markle decided to renounce their « senior members of the royal family » and  to  work and become « financially independent ». A choice the Queen agreed with. 

→ The 8th of January, the Iranian gouvernment bombed an American base to show their anger at the murder of Soleimani. 

→ The 23rd of January an epidemy erupted in China, more precisely in the town of Wuhan. This epidemy is called the Coronavirus. Its symptoms : fever, dry cough and shortness of breath. The Chinese government decided to quarantine the people who were affected, to avoid a dispersion of the epidemy. Every day we discover new cases and we learn new facts about the disease.

→ An earthquake took place in the East of Turkey ( Elazig ) on 24th January. A magnitude of 6,8 was recorded. More than 1 607 persons were wounded and 41 persons died. A lot of homes were destroyed according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of the Turkish Interior Ministry ( AFAD ).

→ An upsetting event happened on 26th January. The death of Koby Bryant and his daughter was announced. Their life ended in a helicopter accident.All the world was choked and affected by this sad piece of news.

→ 31st January was the official Brexit day. The United Kingdom and the Gilbraltar left the European Union. We still don’t know exactly the impact of this phenomenon.

→ The 5th of February, the Boeing 737 – 865 of Pegasus Airlines crashed at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen airport. The travel was fron Izmir to Istanbul ( in Turkey ). The bad weather conditions in Istanbul caused the exiting of the airplane from runways. The pilot tried to land the plane  while the control tower told him to pass the landing. The strong wind caused the death of 3 persons and 179 victims.

A brand new gymnasium !

Our new gymnasium is now open, and the old one has completely been destroyed !

You'll find a few pictures of this great brand new sports area below.

The theatre workshop

         The Theatre workshop

Hello, I am going to make a presentation of the high school Pierre Mendès France theatre workshop.

It’s been ten years since Mr Lebourhis started running this workshop and he still appreciates it so much. 

All this time, he has seen students go, but above all, directors.

Indeed, almost every year, the school hosts new professionals like Robin Attrée who, this year, is responsible for directing the 9 students of all classes who are determined to improve in acting.

Moreover, the play they have to prepare is « Le bal des voleurs » written by Jean Anouilh.

A play they will perform at the end of the year at the high school for parents and in Aix-en-Provence because since its beginnings, the workshop has been in collaboration with Theatre Antoine Vitez.

Personally, I enjoy being part of this group, there is a very good   atmosphere and working doesn’t  prevent us from laughing. I've made a few friends and I  understand better the idea of speaking in front of an audience.

Before you leave, here’s a quote from Mr Lebourhis « What I like the most is to see students from all courses united for the love of art. ».

I wish you'll join us or at least come and see the play in a few months !

               Thanks for reading.

Hana F.