The DM Cricket Pick-it Challenge is finally over and we have a winner! Congratulations to 8th grader Ian! He had a stunning 5 point streak with 28 points in total! He was 23 points ahead of Ananya B. who finished in second place with 5 points, the same amount as Mr. Currey. She edged Mr. Currey out of second place due the alphabetical order. The final standings were in first place, Ian. Second place, Ananya B. and third, Mr. Currey. As the school year is coming to an end, you

To end the DM’s Cricket Pick-it Challenge, we have our last game of the challenge. Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings. The game will be held in Pune at 8 PM (Indian Standard Time) with Chennai to start bowling first. This is the last game of the IPL before the playoffs which only the top four teams play. Punjab sits at seventh place and Chennai in second place after being officially qualified for the playoffs. This game is crucial for Punjab as this game can shoot Punjab

This is the final day of the Cricket Pick-it Challenge and we have two games for you to vote today! It’s the match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians. The game will be held in Delhi this evening at 4 PM and it’s the final game before the playoffs for both of the teams. Fifth place Mumbai has to win this game in order to make it into the playoffs and looking at their winning record, the might be able to make the playoffs. Will Mumbai take revenge against Delhi and mak

The Knight Riders of Kolkata will have their last IPL game before the playoffs in Hyderabad against qualified Sunrisers Hyderabad. The previous game, the Knight Riders had a wonderful win against the Rajasthan Royals at their last home game in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. After that win, KKR jumped into 3rd place after Punjab had a devastating loss to the Royal Challengers of Bangalore. If KKR win tonight’s game, they are secured to make the playoffs and that is their goal at the m

As we head into the final two days of the Cricket Pick-it Challenge, this weekend we are having two games each day as this game would be the first game of saturday. Do not worry! You still have time as bonus points are still going on! Tonight’s game is the Rajasthan Royals facing the Royal Challengers of Bangalore! The game will begin at 4 PM (Indian Standard Time) and will be played in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This game is very crucial for Bangalore and Rajasthan as this game can

Second place Chennai Super Kings will face off bottom table Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi tonight and all of the seats are already booked! Even though Delhi is predicted to not make the playoffs this year, they still can make a change at the tables… Can Shreyas Iyer’s Daredevils finally win at home against the Chennai Super Kings? Make sure to tune in at 8 PM (Indian Standard Time) and vote for the winner of the match! Match 52: Delhi Daredevils (DD

The Royal Challengers of Bengaluru will face off top of the table Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. This is a really crucial game for Bangalore as this game decides if Bangalore is qualified for the playoffs which will be held on the 22nd of May. Also, Bangalore are on a winning streak after a couple of consecutive loses against big teams such as Chennai Super Kings and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. Can Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers make it to the play

As we head into the final week of The DM Cricket Pick-it Challenge 2018, we have decided to add bonus points in your votes. In order to get bonus points, leave a quality comment on any Direct Message post. You can get a one bonus point per day. So make sure to check out the DM daily and leave a comment. The winner of the challenge will be announced during the Tuesday, May 22nd weekly assembly. The prize for the winner is . . . 🥁 drum roll please 🥁 . . . A CRICKET BAT🏏🏏🏏

The Direct Message has stepped the game up in this week’s Cricket Pick-it Challenge! We finally have a prize for the Cricket Pick-it winner! Make sure to vote today’s game by 8 PM (IST) The Prize for the winner of the 2018 Cricket Pick-it Challenge Match 34: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) Link to the standings table #india #Sports #8thGrade #WOW #IPL #7thGrade #CurrentEvents #6thGrade #AwESome

March 8 is usually known as International Women’s Day. This year was was a little different. Women from all around the world showed up in the streets protesting against gender inequalities. The movement started in Spain in the morning when all the female workers who would have been working at that moment left their warm homes and offices and they filled the freezing streets of Madrid and Barcelona and many other cities in Spain. They announced a 24-hour strike to create chang

Every new AES student may experience their first Holi here at our school, and if you’re anything like me you’ll agree that Holi is the most AWESOME celebration. The thing that makes this celebration unique is more than just the colorfullnes, it’s how everyone comes together to play and have fun. To most expats at AES, Holi is an excuse to miss school and a celebration to have fun, but there is whole story behind these colors that is worth knowing about. The colors in Holi are

By Camila and Yubin A Positive or Negative Leader? The excited 7th graders couldn’t keep quiet as they entered through the security gates and into the museum. “Okay, my humanities class line up here!” yelled Mrs. Al Moreno through the loud chattering. “I’m so excited yet nervous to be in this important place,” said Ms. Vosk in her typical bubbly and energetic manner. “Students! Keep quiet we are about to enter a very symbolic place,” Mr. Taub reminded us. Last Friday, the ent