Written by Michelle Huang, interviews by Annabella Zhang, Jianing Zhou, Humphrey Zhao, Keely Boyle, Emerald Jiang, and Abigail Chang A week before Spring Break, our Pudong campus returned to distance learning–a thing of the past, we all thought, reserved for only hurricane threats and whatever 2020 was. Just last week, we were informed that distance learning will extend until the end of the 2021-2022 school year.  Unlike whatever 2020 was, however, this year’s distance learning comes with harsher restrictions: some compounds face total lockdown, and residents are banned from stepping outside their doors unless during mandatory NAT tests. The tests … Continue reading Thoughts on Distance Learning in May 2022

The school campus came alive with bustling crowds and costumed actors on the evenings of December 5th and 6th, 2019. After months of preparation, the theatre community performed inside the PAC the first production of the year: Shrek the Musical.  The musical is based on the Dreamworks movie Shrek, which has now become a cult classic among teens. The production starred James Wang, junior, Anna Girdle, senior, and Austin Eggett, sophomore as Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey respectively.  As the year drew to a close, students were asked to shed light on the rigorous rehearsal process and how they felt about … Continue reading On Shrek the Musical: post-performance reflections from musical, acting, and technical perspectives