What is going on in Lp-2 and Lp-9 after Ms. Schaefer left ?
By Ömer Özbilen
Ms. Schaefer, the teacher of Lise Prep 2 and 9 had a Schaefer’s absence. She shouldn’t worry, they are on
serious health problem. She suffered for many years be- task.
cause of her knee. She is resting in her home at Robert
College campus.
According to the surveys, the ones who came from
somewhere outside Istanbul missed her and effected
The students wrote and sent special “get well soon” more from Ms. Schafer’s extended homestay. She was
gifts, poems and cards. Something special and has in- attended to them very closely
cludes effort. Yes, students miss her. Luckily there are to condition them to survive in
some other teachers who are trying to fill Ms. Schaefer’s Robert College. A student in Lp
place as best as they can. Ceren and Serkan, the ones -2 who came RC from İzmir,
who are chosen by Ms. Schaefer, are helping the subs if Çağla Erdoğan says,
something happens that the subs can’t control. In contrast to the expectations, the class didn’t use their “prep
spirit” and go crazy. So the helper students didn’t need to
shout at people to make them calm down during Ms.
By Sarp Kaptan
“Class is fine.” said Omer
“She has a unique teaching
style, she is different from the other teachers and she
make me to have more self confidence in my first year at
Robert College.”
Ironic Event in the Pi Day
14 March. First it sounds like a regular day but if you think “Pi is about circles and my sweater has dots on it. I can’t
deeply you remember that 14 March is Medical Feast understand why Ms. Halıcıoğlu took my cloth off.” Said
Day which is the day doctors celebrate their craftsman- Ceren after Ms. Halıcıoğlu took her clothes off and gave
ship by eating cake and drinking lemonade in their health her school uniform.
center. But 14 March has more meanings: it is also the Pi
Day.
On the Pi Day and the week which includes 14
Ironically, in the flag ceremony Ms. Halıcıoğlu wore a navy blue sweater which has white dots on it. When she
th
of was announce the Pi Day announcement she added that
March, Robert College’s Math Department made some she wore a sweater which has dots on it.
contests for the Pi Day. One of them was Pi-rics: you
change a song’s lyrics and make the lyrics with Pi in it.
The other one was Pi-ku poetry: a competition which you
write a poem with using the pi number as syllables of the
rows. 3 syllables for the first row, 1 syllable for the second
row… One of the easiest or the most attended one was
the Clothe Contest. Some of students wore something
Students want a more detailed explanation for next year’s
contest because in the clothe contests people look to
everything you wear, not only your T-shirt. Shoes, pants,
T-shirt, sweater… They are all a combination. Some of
the students suffered from wearing jeans. So the students want a more clear description for next year’s contest.
related to Pi and one of them selected the best clothing.
Whole organization was looking great but some of the
students disappointed from the double standard in the
dress code or not choices of Ms. Halıcıoğlu.
Ceren Karakılıç (15), a student in LP-2, wore a black TShirt, dress code approved black pants and a beige
sweater which has navy blue dots on it.
-Ms. Schaefers cushion for her taboret , photo taken by Sarp Kaptan