Monthly Archives: November 2014
German Unity: 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
By Rasmus Haure-Petersen November 9th this year marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a significant moment in German history acting as a major stepping-stone to the reunification of Germany a mere 339 days later. Since … Continue reading
East and West Berlin: An Interview with Julie Kriesel
By Amalie Rasmussen Julie Kriesel is an American citizen who has lived abroad most of her life, even in East Berlin during the cold war while attending school in the West. Julie moved back to a “Grenzenlos Berlin” last year … Continue reading
West Germany and the Reunification: An interview with Stefan Reichhardt
By Antonia Seyfarth Stefan Reichhardt was born on the 31st of July 1974 in Georgsmarienhütte near Osnabrück. He is a German teacher at BBIS and has studied German literature and history at university. His father, born in Falkensee close to … Continue reading
East Germany and the Reunification: An interview with Lutz Tegge
By Antonia Seyfarth Lutz Tegge was born in Prenzlau in East Germany and went to school and studied in Dresden and Leipzig. He has been a teacher for twenty years new, working in the USA, Great Britain, Greece and Germany. … Continue reading
Food for Thought: Pomodorino
For those of you who read this article, you may be wondering why all of the restaurants featured in this section are always far away from the main streets of Berlin. This is because places like Kurfürstendamm and Potsdamer Platz … Continue reading
The Goals and Objectives of the GSA
By Inga Filipiak Many of you are probably aware that BBIS has a Gay Straight Alliance. However, we, the members of GSA, have the impression that only few in the school’s community know what goals and objectives our group specifically … Continue reading
Interview with Mr. Johannsen, leader of the GSA
By Kimberly Taylor Mr. Johannsen has worked at BBIS since 2002. He has taught everything from 7th Grade English, to 12th Grade drama. He also leads several drama activities on campus, such as the GSA, and was in even a … Continue reading
Move-A-Thon & Spirit Day Review
By Kwang Yun Keum Before the long-awaited autumn break, which everyone hopefully enjoyed, the annual BBIS International week took place from 20th to the 24th of October 2014. During these days different communities held various events such as the Environmental … Continue reading
GISST Boys U14 Football
By Lukas Rasmussen This weekend the U-14 football boys went to GISST here in Berlin. The tournament was held by BBS and 11 teams participated. After riding to the football pitches from school by bus, the first game waited. BBIS … Continue reading
GISST Girls Varsity Football
By Sophia Cressler GISST stands for German International Schools Sports Tournament and has a total of 11 schools throughout Germany participating. There are GISST competitions for a variety of sports: basketball, football, badminton, cross country, track & field, tennis, swimming, … Continue reading
The Paw Print 