CONTRIBUTORS

・Editor in Chief・

Alice Yang

・Arts Director・

Stephanie Lam

・Printing・

Mrs Bradley

・Cover Art・

Angela Xia

・Writers・

Sam Fenwick /Naleesha Habib /

Stephanie Lam / Charlotte Mackenzie /

Alice Yang

・Artists・

Hugo Black / Naleesha Habib /

Stephanie Lam / Rachel Prohm

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EDITOR’S NOTE Hello everybody,

Another term, another Smag. In the past, Smag has

been extremely dedicated towards the literary tal-

ents of the genius writers, but as the cold Winds of

Winter (GoT reference for everyone) besiege upon

us, this article celebrates the artistic genius of our

students.

With the conclusion of the Vivid festival in Sydney, we

have articles which teaches everyone to utilise the

lighting of our natural world (and not the generated

light of our world) to produce the most illuminous

images possible. We have articles which teaches

you of the wonders of the world surrounding us. We

have astounding images for you guys drawn by our

exceptional artists at Smith’s Hill, and we have an

amazing comic strip unlike anything Smag has ever

published before.

With the passing of the first semester of school al-

ready (oh my god, where did the time go?), it is

amazing to think that our sevvies and new students

of Year 11 are already completely immersed into

the life and culture of our school, our Year 11’s have

one more term of preliminary studies before the

year that “actually matters”, and our Year 12’s only

have one more term to go before the dreaded HSC

which apparently does not dictate the rest of our

lives.

So before we all submerge into the harrowing

depths of studies and general busy-ness, let us all

rewind, calm down, and indulge in the latest issue of

Smag.

Enjoy!

Alice (Editor-in-Chief)

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SMAG?

Send any works, at any time, to be featured

in the next issue of SMAG!

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Courtesy: Rachel Prohm

1// editor’s note

2// contents

3// music throwback

5//cm rapper: donald trump

7// travel the world

10// the great barrier reef

11// a guide to photography

14// art corner

15// the better artist

21// pun time

23// puzzles

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… TOP 10 TUNES AT THIS TIME IN THE YEAR YOU WERE BORN

1 Too Close

Next

2 You’re Still The One

Shania Twain

3 Let’s Ride

Montell Jordan (ft. Mas-ter P)

4 All My Life

K-Ci

5 Frozen

Madonna

6 Body Bumpin Yippie-Yi-Yo

Public Announcement

7 Truly Madly Deeply

Savage Garden

8 Everybody [Backstreet’s Back]

Backstreet Boys

9 Romeo and Juliet

Sylk-E Fyne (ft. Chill)

10 It’s All About Me

Mya

1 No Scrubs

TLC

2 Kiss Me

Sixpence None The Richer

3 Believe

Cher

4 Every Morning

Sugar Ray

5 What’s It Gonna Be?!

Busta Rhymes (ft. Ja-net)

6 Heartbreak Hotel

Whitney Houston (ft. Faith Evans)

7 Angel of Mine

Monica

8 Livin La Vida Loca

Ricky Martin

9 Slide

Goo Goo Dolls

10 Please Remember Me

Tim McGraw

1 Maria Maria

Santana (ft. The Prod-uct G)

2 He Wasn't Man Enough

Toni Braxton

3 Breathe

Faith Hill

4 Thong Song

Sisqo

5 Say My Name

Destiny’s Child

6 Bye Bye Bye

N Sync

7 I Try

Macy Gray

8 Everything You Want

Vertical Horizon

9 Amazed

Lonestar

10 It Feels So Good

Sonique

1 Yeah!

Usher (ft. Lil Jophn & Ludacris)

2 I Don’t Wanna Know

Mario Winans (ft. Enya & P. Diddy)

3 Burn

Usher

4 Tipsy

J-Kwan 3

… 1998-2004

1 All For You

Janet

2 Survivor

Destiny’s Child

3 Thank You

Dido

4 Hanging By a Moment

Lifehouse

5 Ride Wit Me

Nelly (ft. City Spud)

6 Missing You

Case

7 Angel

Shaggy (ft. Ravyon)

8 Stutter

Joe (ft. Mystikal)

9 Follow Me

Uncle Kracker

10 Lady Marmalade

Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink

1 Foolish

Ashanti

2 What’s Luv?

Fat Joe (ft. Ashanti)

3 U Don’t Have TO Call

Usher

4 I Need A Girl (Part One)

P Diddy (ft. Usher & Loon)

5 Ain’t It Funny

Jennifer Lopez (ft. Ja Rule)

6 Blurry

Puddle of Mudd

7 Oops (Oh My)

Tweet

8 Girlfriend

‘N Sync (ft. Nelly)

9 Please Let Me Get Me

Pink

10 A Thousand Miles

Vanessa Carlton

1 In Da Club

50 Cent

2 Get Busy

Sean Paul

3 Ignition

R. Kelly

4 God Bless The U.S.A

Amierican Idol Finalists

5 21 Questions

50 Cent (ft. Nate Dogg)

6 When I’m Gone

3 Doors Down

7 I Know What You Want

Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey (ft. The Flipmode Squad)

8 Can’t Let You Go

Fabulous (ft. Mike Shorey & Lil’ Mo)

9 Picture

Kid Rock (ft. Sheryl Grown /Allision Moorerer

10 Rock Your Body

Justin Timberlake

5 Naughty Girl

Beyonce

6 This Love

Maroon 5

7 If I Ain’t Got You

Alicia Keys

8 My Band

D12

9 All Falls Down

Kanye West (ft. Syleena Johnson)

10 Dirt Off Your Shoulder

Jay-Z 4

What up, Smith Hillians? I'm back, free styling on the Donald. Here's my new rap: "Vote 1 The Trump"

Donald Trump for president

That's no mistake

So vote for me

And make America great!

I'm a mega millionaire

Cash is my game

Got my spot on the Red Carpet

And The Hall Of Fame

I live up high

At the top of Trump Tower

Get out of my way

I'm on the quest for power!

DONALD TRUMP!

I'm the real deal No celebrity apprentice

I got mass appeal

Guns for everyone!

That's for sure

Let's start another massacre

And another war!

Taxes are the worst

They're my pet peeve

If you're anti Trump

Then you better leave!

Teen girls, Planned Parenthood

Isn't the way to go

I'm pro life

As for Pro choice, I say no!

DONALD TRUMP!

I'm the real deal No celebrity apprentice

I got mass appeal

Global warming's a fraud

The Ice Caps aren't melting away

The Ozone layer is fine

And Winter isn't in May! Get out of here, Mexicans! You're no good thugs! All that you bring Are crime and drugs!

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We're gonna build a wall To keep you in your place

There's nothing for you here

Except taser guns and mace!

DONALD TRUMP!

I'm the real deal No celebrity apprentice

I got mass appeal

Look at my hair!

Look at my face!

Can't you see me

Winning this race?

I squashed those Republicans

Rubio and Cruz

I slandered their wives

I hurled all sorts of abuse!

Clinton and Sanders

Can't stand the heat

Because Donald J Trump

Can't be beat!

DONALD TRUMP!

I'm the real deal

No celebrity apprentice

I got mass appeal I've got the people even

If shoot up 5th Avenue

The rednecks, the racists, the bigots

Their votes are sure and true!

If my daughter weren't mine,

She'd be my date

I'd marry dear Ivanka

Maybe she can be my running mate!

I want to abolish

The crazy Obamacare

But don't worry, I'll still pay

For you to regrow your hair!

DONALD TRUMP!

I'm the real deal No celebrity apprentice

I got mass appeal

I'm gonna win this race

I'm universally admired

If you disagree

I'm the Donald and you're FIRED!

Lyrics by Charlotte Mackenzie 6

Set up against the dramatic Southern Alps, Queenstown is a famed resort town on the South Island of New Zealand. It is a stunning area with a plethora of attractions and activities to do. For those with the stomach, adrenaline and extreme tours are very popular in the area. There is the Shotover Canyon Swing and Fox which involves jumping off or swinging across the famous 109m high Canyon Swing and Canyon Fox. In the area, there is also the AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand which is always ready to get your heart thumping and adrenaline pumping. Other activities for the daring include canyoning, skydiving and hang gliding. For those nature-lovers though, hiking trails surrounding the resort town offer fantastic views and scenery on Queenstown Hill and Ben Lomond Walkway. Take advantage of the snow at Coronet Peak and go skiing and snowboarding. The snow is stunning and the landscape will take your breath away! The Queenstown Gardens are also on show, otherwise, one must remember to visit the Kiwi Birdlife Park, which houses the na-tional animal of New Zealand. If you have no idea where to start, simply join any air, boat or nature and wildlife tour!

Sun, beach, sand. A perfect tropical paradise complete with swimming, snorkelling, and chilling. Tioman Island is possibly home to the most beautiful coral reef in the world, with all colours of the rainbow found on its reefs, fish, and environs. There are currently 8 local villag-es that live on the islands of Tioman with beau-tiful flora and fauna surrounding the cabins for visitors. When you step upon the pristine white sands of the beaches of Tioman, you are im-mediately transported into a different universe. With 5-star customer service, visitors can enjoy the delicious local cuisine of the villagers of Ti-oman, go for hikes through the lush forestation on the island, go for bike rides through the vil-lages, chat to locals whose English are proba-bly better than yours, and best of all, go on magical swims and dives through the majestic coral reefs surrounding the island. And the best thing about Tioman Island is: no one knows about this secret gem in the Malaysian penin-sula, and so, the over-crowding and disgusting amounts of tourists typical of the Great Barrier Reef is virtually non-existent there. For less than AU$100 a day, you can hire your own boat with a captain, who will take you through the best swimming areas known only to the locals there. Honestly, it’s better than the Great Barri-er Reef.

Written by: Alice Yang and Stephanie Lam

Layout by: Stephanie Lam

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Often referred to as the “eighth natural wonder of the world”, the Ngorongoro Crater is a world-class at-

traction with thousands of herds of zebras and wildebeest roaming and grazing within the rims of the

crater, whilst prides of lions lay slumbering in the scorching African sun (much like Simba does in The Li-

on King). A centrepiece attraction for visitors all over the world, the Ngorongoro Crater trumps any zoo or

wildlife reserve anywhere else, simply with its sheer volume of animals, both predatory and prey. The

crater is in actual fact, created by a collapsed volcano, allowing visitors to clamber all around the crater,

hiking through the beautiful scenery and forestation. Hiking from the top of the crater’s rim to the crater

floor will take hikers through Lakes Ndutu and Masek, each an alkaline soda lake with waters bluer than

that seen in David Attenborough’s documentaries, home to huge populations of wildlife, unable to be

found anywhere else in the world.

As the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam is a city bustling with artistic heritage, exquisite houses and

an elaborate canal system. It is a wonderful place to just bike around, get lost it and soak up its culture.

Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands, telling the story of the country from the Middles Ages to

the 20th century- including Rembrandt and Vermeer. Closely related are many other museums littered in

the area; one of the many being the Van Gogh Museum which houses the largest collection of works by

the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh. And whilst you’re there, be sure to visit the hiding place of Anne

Frank, where she wrote her diary during WWII, Anne Frank House, for a unique and incomparable experi-

ence. Take a canal cruise on

one of the three major canals

which shape the city for a com-

plete view of the city. Visit the

iconic flower markets and ad-

mire the tulips which are availa-

ble at the famous Bloemen-

markt. Eat street food; and try

the sweet raw herring, ideally

(but not essentially) between

May and July. Finally, have a

picnic in the Vondelpark! The

largest green space in Amster-

dam is more or less a cultural hub, with numerous sculptures, as well as music, dance and kids’ activities

from June to September at the Vondelpark Openluchttheater.

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Amidst the Andes, the most awe-inspiring spectacles in South America exists- Salar de Uyuni. It is the world’s largest salt flat, spanning an amazing 12 000 square kilometres. Once part of a prehistoric salt lake, Lake Minchin, which previously covered most of southwest Bolivia, dried up and left a couple of sea-sonal puddles and salt pans. The vast salt desert is an unforgettable experience, from ‘islands’ in a sea of blindingly bright salt to delicately coloured mineral lakes. The best time to visit is during the dry winter months, from June to September. Be careful when choosing tour operators, and make sure to have a safe journey though, for this area is known for targeting unaware tourists. Whilst travelling in Bolivia, one should also indulge in local cuisines and delicacies. Papas Rellenas is a dish of stuffed potatoes, originally from Peru, but evolved throughout the Bolivan Andes. Salteñas are also a popular snack-a baked pastry of sorts filled with meat, vegetables, egg, olives and a slightly spicy sauce. Enjoy the magnificent mirroring spectacular of Salar de Uyuni as well as the delicious food in Bolivia!

Known as the home place of Tituba in the Crucible, Barbados is yet another tropical paradise in this term’s

Travel the World. For all lovers and connoisseurs of fine wine and other alcoholic beverages (which should

be none of you except for the 18-year-old seniors) Barbados is renowned as the birthplace of the world’s

oldest distilled spirit – rum. The locals call rum the spirit of the Caribbean life – one sip from the best rum in

the world, and anyone will be im-

mersed in the fire and passion of

Caribbean life. If you are not yet

legal to enjoy the rum of Barbados,

though, fear not! For Barbados is

also the culinary centre of the Car-

ibbean. Barbados hosts numerous

food festivals throughout the year,

and its cuisine features a unique

blend of African, Indian, and British

influences. Cheap food from street

vendors are also a must in the Ba-

jan lifestyle. Going to Barbados

and not experiencing the food

stores is an absolute sin, and any

self-respecting Bajan will be able

to tell you that. Also, with an annual average temperature

hovering at a nice, respectable 25°C, why on Earth would

you not go there? 9

By Sam Fenwick

Hi! Have you ever been snorkeling in the great barrier reef? If you have, you will know how beautiful it is! But have you ever

considered that it could all be gone in 20 years? Maybe even 10!

Well, that's why I'm here! Today I'm going to show you ways to protect the great barrier reef!

1. Reduce rubbish! Rubbish dumping is horrible. It releases methane from underground, which contributes to global warming,

which contributes to coral bleaching!!!!! So we need to reduce that NOW!

2. Stop dredging Dredging is when people make trenches in the reef so big container ships get through. How horrible! And then

they just dump the sludge back on the other corals, killing them too!!

3. Stop coal mining and oil rigging near and on the reef Can you believe that people want to rig oil on the reef? Why would you want to do that? We need to stop

them now! One way to do that is to storm up to their headquarters and blow the place up! Haha, I'm joking... but seriously though, we need to protest.

There you go, three ways to try and protect the great barrier reef! Thanks for reading my article! Don't forget to check out the riddles and find a words! 10

By Sam Fenwick

Have you ever wanted to take that perfect picture, but just couldn’t? Well, I’m here to change

that! Here is a fully professional guide to photography from an expert! Here we go!

So, first, you have to get a camera. A Canon camera would be best, but any other will do just

fine.

OK, now you've got your camera, you have to find a good place to take a photo. Say, Killalea

State Park. What a perfect place to capture some nature!

So, you've got a camera, and you've found a good site. Now let's begin!

So, for landscape you need to get a long view. Then you need to get the right position of the camera, and

snap a photo. If it doesn't look right, like the one shown here, try again and again until you get it.

Part 1 Done!

Paradise by Sam Fenwick

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So, now you want to focus on Portrait photos. You will want to turn the camera on its side for

this. Portrait photos have a single subject, usually a person. You want to get the subject right in the middle of the photo, so it is the only/main thing

that draws your eye. Try getting a photo of a per-son. You have to make sure that there is a good background behind them. Did you get the photo? Good! Is it like the photo shown? If not, keep try-

ing.

Have you got it yet? Yay! Part 2 done!

Okely Dokely, now we are on to still lifes. Still life pictures focus on an inanimate, non-living object, for instance, a bench! With still life, focus mainly on the object you want. Get it right in the middle of the frame and KABOOM! Oh, wait sorry I mean Snap! There's your photo! If it doesn't look right,

keep on trying! Part 3 done!

Tree Girl by Sam Fenwick

Striped Bench by Sam Fenwick

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It's Macro Time! Now, not everyone can do Macro shots. You have to have a special lens for this. And one of the big cameras, not the flat ones. So, with Macro shots, you have to have lens called zoom lens. You have to find something small and interesting. Zoom in onto it until it takes most of the frame up and the background is blurry. Take a photo. If it doesn't turn out, keep trying. Part 4

done!

Small World by Sam Fenwick

Ce-Mo by Sam Fenwick Beach Food by Sam Fenwick

Here are some other photos I have taken! So there you go, a professional guide to photography by a professional. I hope

you find it helpful!

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Courtesy: Rachel Prohm «I Wonder Where My Glasses Went»

Answers to Riddles on PG23: There weren't any stairs, it was a one story house. A candle. The doctor is his mum.

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