TIS JOURNALJANUARYMARCHSPRING ISHERENOW SHOWINGin theaters

SCHOOL EVENTSSki Trip
IB Visual Art Exhibition Coming up
PYP Exhibition Coming up
Bottle Cap Competition
Food Drive
Homeward: Donations For Stray Cats andDogs
Valentines Day
Team Quizzes

WORLD NEWS
Grammy Awards
Ohtani Shohei Married

DUNE part 2

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The Hidden Costs of Our Digital FootprintJANUARYMARCHSCHOOL EVENTS

Secondary Ski Trip
On February 14th to 16th, the secondary school went on aski trip to Onikoube. Over the three exciting days, students
had fun in and out of the resort, creating valuable andunforgettable memories together! Even after we faced
problems regarding weather.

Bottle Cap Competition
Secondary Students! TheBottle Cap Competition isfinished! We’ll find out
which team brought in themost bottle caps helping
your house team to victory
once we get back toschool!! Thank you foreveryones participation.

DP ART Exhibition 2024
The IBDP Visual Art students are preparing for their
upcoming exhibition. This exhibition will be the DP2 (Grade12) students graduating show, while the DP1 (Grade 11)
students will be able to help and support them and put some of
their pieces as well. Please stop by at Gallery Turnaround tosee what these young artists have made throughout the course.

Team Quizzes - Secondary
Mr Zehmke is hosting a lunchtime quiz competition, wherestudents form a team and compete weekly. The quiz themes
vary from current events, science and technology, popculture, etc. The league will last until the end of April, andthe team “Plato’s Daughters” are currently in the lead.
Members of the winning team will receive a 1000 yen
Amazon gift card each.

Donations for stray cats and dogs

On March 10th, an Animal Care Community formed by fourof our Secondary students, “HOMEWARD” donated to a
local community that supports stray cats and dogs. Thestudents raised a total of approximately 20000 yen from selling
drinks. Please support this great cause by donating or buying
the drinks that they sell!

Valentines Day

On February 13th, our school celebrated an early
Valentine's Day. Everyone had a wonderful time playing
games and creating artworks, planned by the studentcouncil. And ofcourse shared love through sending rosesand chocolates to the loved ones!!

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PYP Exhibition Grade 5/6
It was an amazing experience to witness the dedicationof the grade 5/6 students in their PYP exhibition on
March 14 and 15. They focused on different global
issues, conducting interviews, crafting action plans
and surveys to make a difference in the world. Goodjob everyone!! Here are just a few of the amazing
exhibitions.

Food Drive

WORLD NEWS
Grammy Awards
From February 22nd to 26th, our school cooperated
with a charity organization, Food Bank Again to hosta food drive event. Our students donated supplies
such as noodles, canned food, baby supplies, hygiene
products, dry packaged foods and more! We had ahuge success in donating the food.

Ohtani Shohei Married
On Febuary 29 the major league baseball star Ohtani
Shohei announced on instagram that he is married to an
unidentified Japanese woman. We soon found out that
his wife is Mamiko Tanaka a former star in the
Women’s Japan Basketball League. “To all my friends
and fans throughout, I have an announcement to make”
he writes. “Not only have I began a new chapter in mycareer with Dodgers but I also have began a new life
with someone from my native country of Japan who isvery special to me and I wanted everyone to know I am
now married. I am excited for what is to coe and thankyou for your support.” Fans are congratulating his
happy announcement.

The Grammy Awards of 2024 took place on February 4th creating
another memorable night in music history. Among the highlights,
Miley Cyrus won her first-ever award and made her speech next toMariah Carey who presented the trophy to her. Billie Eilish’snewest single “What Was I Made for?” was performed by her andher brother as well. The song won Song of the Year along with fiveother trophies she got that night. There was also a heartwarming
moment when Jay Z received his Global Impact Award and invited
his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter to join him on stage, talking about
how much his daughter had grown up. Taylor Swift made an
exciting announcement as she accepted her 13th award, that she
would be putting out a new album on April 19. The audience wasalso delighted to welcome a surprise appearance by Celine Dion.
She shares with the audience her struggles with stiff person
syndrome which has made it difficult for her to perform on tours.
"When I say that I’m happy to be here, I mean it from my heart,”
she said, expressing her gratitude to be at the Grammys.

JANUARYMARCHThe Hidden Costs of Our Digital Footprint
Mari Bediako

When you think about pollution a number of things probably come to your mind. Maybe you picture a vast
area of land covered with overflowing mountains of trash, grimy factories emitting toxic smog into theatmosphere, or maybe you think of a beach with plastic waste coating its shore. These are common things
that we all think of when we hear the word pollution. But what if I told you that seemingly mundane
actions like sending a text message, watching a youtube video, and even liking an instagram post is a formof pollution? This type of lesser known but just as impactful form of pollution is called Digital pollution.
Digital pollution encompasses the environmental impacts generated by our digital world. Digital pollution
stems from 3 major causes. The first, is the electronic waste (e-waste) that we produce from hardware thatinevitably ends up in landfill. The second, is all the energy that is consumed from all digital platforms (likegoogle, youtube, netflix) as well as energy consumed from storing digital data (photo storage, emailstorage, etc). The third cause consists of the entire carbon footprint of the digital industry, meaning all thecarbon emission that goes into producing and operating the digital devices that you use. Digital pollution
poses a significant threat because unless you lead a completely technology-free lifestyle, you contributeto it. Let’s consider your computer: The production of your computer took 22 kilos of chemicals, 240 kilosof fuel and 1.5 tons of clean water, and those are just the natural resources that were used. After yourlaptop was made and bought by you, the use of it for an average day at school produces between 44 and
88 kgs of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. Then once your laptop has been used for several years, you
discard it, and that laptop inevitably ends up in the piles and piles of never ending and everlasting landfill.
Now that's just you, but an average 3.3 billion people worldwide use laptops. This adds up, causing
devastating impacts on the environment.
So, you've already bought your laptop, smartphone, and other devices and the damage you have done isunfortunately irreparable. However, there are small changes that you can make while you use thesedevices to reduce your further contribution to digital pollution. First, let's clean up your digital clutter.
Delete all your redundant emails, unused files, and apps that you haven’t used in a while (maybe even go
through your apps and only keep the ones that you truly need). Go through your photos, and keep only theimportant ones. This may seem time consuming, but the amount of energy that is used to maintain this
digital clutter is worth getting rid of. Second, try downloading things instead of streaming them.
Downloading a song requires the same amount of energy it takes to stream it just once, so by downloading
your playlist or favorite movies, you are already cutting down your energy usage significantly. Next, if
you're ever thinking about getting the brand new iPhone or Surface Pro, ponder this… do you truly need it?
Is all of the damage that you will cause to the environment by getting this upgrade really worth it? It mostcertainly is not. So, unless your device is completely broken to the point where you are unable to use it nomatter how much you try to repair it, do not buy a new one. Remember this: Out of all of the trillions ofplanets in our universe, Earth is ours, so let's not destroy it.
Works cited:"All You Need to Know About Digital Pollution." Ecomatcher, www.ecomatcher.com/all-you-need-to-know-aboutdigital-pollution/.
"Digital Pollution Reduction." Kabaun, www.kabaun.com/en/post/digital-pollution-reduction.

JANUARYMARCHSTUDENT COUNCIL NEW SESSION
Students from grade 9 and above! The Student Council term for the year has ended and the elections just finished! It is not too late
for those wanting to join us as an unelected member. Make sure to read the details below if you are interested! If you are alsointerested in creating the TIS Journal with us, talk to the chief editor, Elisha (Grade 11)!
Student Council members must:
1. Be in grades 9-12 as of the 2024-2025 school year
2. Be in good academic standing (average grade of 4)
3. Be able to attend Student Council meetings after school on Mondays throughout the school year.
a. 2 consecutive absences from meetings without valuable reason are not permitted.
4. Any unrelated and unnecessary activities (playing games, watching videos, social media, readingbooks, finishing homework, etc.) are not allowed during student council meetings (3:45~5:00).
5. All students must regularly check messages on the Student Council group chat and respondaccordingly.
6. All elected and unelected members will be expected to attend all Student Council events.
7. Consistently demonstrate the qualities of our Five Stars.
a. Communicatorb. Risk-Taker
c. Open-Minded
d. Responsible
e. Knowledgeable
Here are the newly elected members of the student council:
President: Kseniia F.
Vice President: Taiga I.
Secretary: Jiyu K
Treasurer: Kouji M.
Communications Director: Eva D. and Eima M.

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