INVENT A CHIP – Max Hentges qualified

Mikrochipentwicklung für sicheres Radfahren
Max Hentges qualifiziert sich für die Praxisphase von „INVENT a CHIP“

Das sichere und intelligente Fahrrad soll bald Wirklichkeit werden. Max Hentges (14) möchte mit seiner Mikrochipentwicklung die tägliche Fahrt mit dem Rad zur Schule sicherer und informativer machen. Die Idee kam ihm auf dem Schulweg: „Die Autos in meiner Straße fahren viel zu nah an mir vorbei“, sagt der Radfahrer. Mit einem optischen und akustischen Signal soll zukünftig vor zu nahen Autos gewarnt werden. Geplant sind auch weitere Informationen über die Umweltbelastung durch den Autoverkehr und den Betriebszustand des Fahrrads.

Max Hentges hat sich mit seiner Idee in einem großen Feld von Mitbewerbern behauptet. Er gehört nun zu den 12 ausgewählten Teams bzw. Einzelteilnehmern, die bei INVENT a CHIP ihre eigenen Ideen als Mikrochipanwendung umsetzen. Auf dem zweieinhalbtägigen Workshop Anfang Mai am Institut für Mikroelektronische Systeme der Leibniz Universität Hannover hat Max alles rund ums komplexe und spannende Thema Chipdesgn von den Profis gelernt. Bis Mitte September hat er jetzt Zeit für seine individuelle Chipentwicklung. Er steht weiterhin im Austausch mit den Experten aus Hannover und den anderen bundesweiten Schüler-Teams. Am 26. Oktober werden die besten Entwürfe auf dem Mikrosystemtechnik-Kongress in Karlsruhe der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert.

 INVENT a CHIP ist der jährliche gemeinsame Schülerwettbewerb des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) und des VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik, der jungen Menschen die Chance gibt, sich früh mit technischen Innovationen auseinanderzusetzen. Rund 2.700 Schülerinnen und Schüler der Klassen acht bis dreizehn von allgemein- und berufsbildenden Schulen in ganz Deutschland haben im Jahr 2015 die 20 Fragen rund um Mikroelektronik und die Welt der Chips beantwortet und sich mit knapp 400 Ideen für die Praxisphase der Chipentwicklung beworben.

Weitere Informationen zum Wettbewerb unter: www.invent-a-chip.de

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JFKS Rams – Elementary School Team 1 gets Bronze in Basketball Competition

The JFKS Rams fifth and sixth grade team powered to third place in the fist league finals of the Berlin elementary schools basketball competition. On Saturday May 9, the Rams won three of four games at group level to move into the quarter finals. They won that but lost to the Bäke School in the semi-finals. The Rams then won the play-off for third place.

Jan, Richard, Tarek, Liam, Ayodeji and Malka, played great basketball.  Jan always ran forward to get the ball on fast breaks, while Liam as a good forward liked to slow the ball and attack with tricks, power and motivation. Each member of the team was different and yet everyone had something to contribute. Team members got along very well and motivated each other. They were in harmony and cheered each other on. They didn’t yell at each other if someone lost the ball while dribbling or didn’t make a basket.

The Rams’ coach, Andreas Nagel, deserves a special mention for his encouragement and for supporting the decisions the team make on the court. His calmness gave the Rams confidence and stopped the players from getting nervous. This was one important reason why the team did better than expected. After the Rams came a strong second in their group, Herr Nagel said the team could make it into the top three with the Hausburgschule and the Bäke Schule. And we did, coming in behind Bäke (silver) and Hausburgschule (gold)!

Also participating in this final tournament was JFK II. A big thank you to Herr Mayer for coaching the team. The team worked and played hard reaching fourth place. A big thank you goes out to the seven players finding time to participate in this weekend event. Thanks to: Alicia, Paul, Patrick, Finn, Antonin and Julius. A job well done.

Special thanks to Mrs. Geary-Müller for organizing and teaching the whole season and Jim for his great coaching.

(Richard Wiesmann)

Elementary BB Team 1 2015

Elementary BB Team 1 2015

 

Elementary BB Team 1 2015

Elementary BB Team 1 2015

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EXCHANGE JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL / LYCEE SAINT-CHARLES

On Thursday, May 7,  JFKS held a reception for the French exchange students from the Lycee Saint-Charles. There was a delicious buffet provieded by the parents of classes 9a and 9 b, a wonderful performance of the chanson “Vous etes formidable” by 9a with strings, guitar and keyboard, a speech by Mr. Salzer and Herr Heinsohn and many guests in a festive mood. Unfortunately the French guests will have to leave already on Tuesday – their nine days in Berlin were far too short.

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Badmintonteam WK II represented JFKS and Berlin in the German Championships

Unser Badmintonteam WK II vertrat als Landessieger nicht nur die JFKS, sondern auch das Land Berlin bei den Deutschen Meisterschaften! Hier trafen wir auf die besten Teams der anderen Bundesländer und spielten gegen Bundesligaspieler, Deutsche Meister und Europameister!
Wir sind stolz auf Eure erfolgreiche Teilnahme:
Bundesfinale Badminton 2015

Bundesfinale Badminton 2015


Carlo, Kai, Robin, Coach Simone Kaiser, Kailey, Feline, Caelin, Valerie, Liza
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New Grand Piano for the JFKS Large Aula

The Kennedy School recently acquired a new grand piano (Flügel) for the main floor of the large Aula.  The maker of the instrument is Bösendorfer, one of the best and most respected manufacturers of pianos in the world.  It was purchased from Frau Ingrid Flindell, the widow of the recently deceased Mr. Flindell, an American musicologist and music teacher, who spent most of his life in Berlin.  The music department is very thrilled with the progress this represents and looks forward to many many years of playing and hearing this exquisite instrument in both solo and accompanying roles.  
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The VEREIN: JFK School Shop – Limited Edition JFKS bags

Please visit the JFK School Shop on Wednesdays 12.15-15.30h and check out the new bags and other new merchandise!

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JFKS High School teachers invited to serve as AP test readers

JFKS has a very special and rare occurrence this year. Three of our high school AP teachers have been selected and invited to come to the U.S. in June to serve as AP test readers. Being selected as a reader is a high honor and means that our teachers will be among a select panel to grade tests on a national and global scale. 
 
Our outstanding “AP teacher – readers” this year are: Daniel Lazar, Phil Blessman, and Ellen Mangiamele. 
 
Daniel Lazar has been teaching AP United States History and AP Comparative Government for over a decade and will be reading AP Comparative Government exams in June. This is his first time as an AP Reader, he is grateful to all those who have assessed his students’ exams in the past, and he is proud to serve the AP community and mission in Salt Lake City.
 
Physics teacher Phil Blessman will serve as a reader for the AP Physics exam in  Kansas City, MO in June. Phil joined the JFKS faculty in August after teaching at a variety of US schools for the previous 19 years. He has been teaching AP Physics for the past sixteen years and is in his sixth year of serving as an AP reader and question writer.
 
Ellen Mangiamele has been teaching Advanced Placement English courses since 2002 and has served as an exam reader for five years. She will travel to Louisville, KY in June to read AP Literature exams. 
 
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5e: Gender Workshop at the Jugendmuseum Schöneberg

On April 16 and 17 the students of class 5e and their teacher, Christiane Ontrop, went to the Jugendmuseum Schöneberg for a workshop on gender.

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FIESTA! JFKS SPANISH EVENING

Thursday, April 23, from 7 pm to 9.30 pm in the Aula
We are having a FIESTA! Explore Spain through stories, food, music and art! Learn to dance salsa and merengue and eat delicous tapas! Come learn more about the JFKS Spanish program and exchange possibilities. This is a family event – all are welcome! 
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Spring Cleaning: A big thank you to all volunteers!

On Friday, April 17, a large group of parents, students and administrators spent the sunny afternoon giving the school and campus a spring cleaning. They swept leaves, picked up trash, cleaned windows, doors and floors. 

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