By Berrin Yeshil (11th grade) On Feb. 6 Berrin Yeshil and Alexandra Sarieva visited the Mental Hospital Burgas in order to interview the hospital’s main psychiatrist, Dr. Teodor Sariev, about the reasons why people commit suicide and also the symptoms of depression. Unfortunately nowadays these things are becoming very common, especially for students. Berrin asked…
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School’s first Club Fair
By Preslava Stoyanova (9th Grade) On Wednesday, February 26, a club fair, sponsored by our newspaper, ELS News, will take place on the second floor of the school. The duration will be all day, from the first to last class; however, the culmination of the event will be in the 20-minute break and the class…
Teenage Insomnia
By Victoria Manoleva (11th grade) Let’s talk about insomnia since a lot of students, whether in high school or university, have come across it at least once in their life. So what is insomnia (or sleep deprivation) exactly? Insomnia is a difficulty getting to sleep, difficulty staying asleep, waking up way too early in the…
Coronavirus Caution
by Alexandra Sarieva (8D) The coronavirus is a virus that primarily infects animals but has recently been detected in people. The first human case appeared in October 2019 in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province in China, with a population of 11 million. First, the previously unknown virus was temporarily named ‘2019 nCoV’. Its…
Japanese education system
Opinion piece by Victoria Manoleva (11th grade) The Japanese education system, as perfect as it may seem, has its own disadvantages among the many benefits that it serves. It’s easy to ignore them considering all the advantages, but the flaws, as few as they are, are sometimes crucial. Although some people may think that the…
Students react to dress code
In 2019 the school dress code was introduced. The introduction was followed by anger and, at first, some students had trouble dressing accordingly. With time they managed to accept the changes and the dress code was strictly followed. Ripped jeans, track suits, short tops, mini skirts and shorts became forbidden. Students are allowed to wear…
Uniforms are here!
By Alexandra Sarieva (8th grade) Jan. 20, 2020 On Jan. 15, 2020, Ivo Radev and I interviewed the principal, Jacqueline Neycheva, on one of the topics that has bothered our school for the past few months: The school uniform. Our principal started the interview by mentioning that the day we chose was the birthday of…
The school move!
By Denislav Drachev (9-A) Jan. 13, 2020 On Jan. 9, a teachers’ meeting was held to discuss the proposed move of our school. In light of this event, we went to investigate, or more so, to interview some teachers. Our choice was the school’s pedagogical advisor, Ms. Rumyana Kostova. We started the interview with the…
Nikulden art contest: An interview with Mrs. Koeva
By Preslava Stoyanova (9th) Dec. 19, 2019 This year, for Nikulden, our newspaper HermeS sponsored an Art contest. The Art pieces were all judged by our beloved art teacher, Mrs. Zlatka Koeva. Here’s what she said about her choice of winners. “The drawings weren’t judged based on the art style or your ability to draw. Many factors determine…
The Best of the BEST
By Julia Ivanova, 11e Dec. 17, 2019 Imagine having to know about a variety of topics, such as private prisons, beauty, Academy Awards, election finance, relationships, etc., and then, in front of judges, speak in English for 8 minutes competing with 27 other speakers, all to win a debate tournament! That’s exactly what 9th grade…