By Alexandra Sarieva (9th) Here is the thing that concerns not only our school but the whole world — the vaccines for COVID-19. As I am not qualified to give an opinion, I interviewed Mrs. Tsanka Nikolova, the biology teacher at Geo Milev. She shared her professional opinion with me. Q: What do you think…
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Do mermaids exist?
By Berrin Yesil (12th grade) Editor’s note: I loved that Berrin tackled the fantastical topic of mermaids, so well suited to the seaside location of Burgas. By coincidence, the mermaid is the symbol of my home town Norfolk, Virginia, in the U.S. It seemed like a fitting homage from one city to another. P.S. I’ve…
Interview: Meet Ms. Kim, Korean teacher
By Siyana Zhelezarova (8b) 1. 이름이 뭐예요? What is your name? My name is Sumi Kim. 2. 이엘씨 “게오 밀래브”를 제외하고 한국어를 어디서 가르쳤나요? Where do you teach Korean, except for ELS “Geo Milev”?I teach the Korean language in School “Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius”, Primary School “Aleksandar Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata” (ed: where author Siyana studied the…
Happy Thanksgiving!
This year, 2020, when people all over the world are anxious and suffering as Covid-19 causes illness, death and economic hardship, the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November, reminds us to be grateful for the good things in our lives. Traditionally, families and friends gather to feast on turkey and…
EDITORIAL: The boys’ locker room — a problem with a solution?
Oct. 28, 2020 Members of the newspaper’s editorial board are Denis Drachev, Ivo Radev, Victoria Manoleva, Alexander Ivanov, and Prue Salasky. The following opinion is a consensus that expresses the newspaper’s institutional view. As we all know, a locker room is a must-have for every school for several reasons, including P.E. classes and basic hygiene….
Covid Quarantine
Two students have a positive outlook By Berrin Yesil (12th) Oct. 20, 2020 Current statistics from the Ministerial Council for Health show that the total number of coronavirus cases in Bulgaria is 36,519. Of these, 18,120 people have recovered and 1,077 have died. Specifically for Burgas, the overall cases are 1,508 with no breakdown for the number of…
A call for unity
Opinion piece by Alexandra Sarieva (9th) The protests in Bulgaria, caused by … wait a minute. Actually the reasons why each person participates in them are different, but they are all fighting against one thing — the government. Some of the people are there to support the БСП [Bulgarian Socialist Party]– they have found an…
Study abroad
By Berrin Yesil (12th) Many students studying at the English Language High School want to go to universities in Europe after graduation. While they’re confidently preparing for the upcoming change in their lives, a part of them is still worried about the process involved. That’s why I decided to prepare some information about universities in a…
Book Review
by Alexandra Sarieva (8th) Have you ever read Stephen King? I hope you have, because I am about to present you my favourite books written by him. First is “Carrie,” the pyromaniac and telekinesis girl who is being mocked because of being an outsider. Carrie tries to control the power she has by batting an…
School chief assesses online learning
By Berrin Yeshil (11th) I interviewed Zhakleen Neycheva, director of Geo Milev High School, to find out how the online education program, implemented because of the worldwide spread of the Coronavirus, affected both students and teachers this year. To the first question about the effect of online schooling on teachers and students alike, Neycheva responded that…