By Grace Deng Dear Prospective College Student, Thank you for your purported interest in a school you’ve never heard of! This is an ominous warning that time is running out, and you really should only be thinking about colleges from … Continue reading Apply to this Generic College Today!
By Colin Jun PD Day was planned on Friday, but nobody expected we would have the two-day break on November 5th and November 6th. The announcement of November Break became official on October 15th through the school email sent to the parents. Our school is not the only institution subject to this break. All schools, offices and firms in Shanghai will also have the days off. The decision was made by the Shanghai Municipal Office, as the China International Import Expo is scheduled to happen from November 5th to November 10th. According to Shanghai Journal, the Shanghai Municipal Office explained … Continue reading November Break: A Surprise Holiday for All
By Cynthia Wang OCTOBER 16th – A new club managing position has been filled by high school social studies teacher Matthew Clapp. Having joined SAS Pudong just last year, Mr. Clapp is excited to take on this position, citing several club-related positions that he has held in the previous schools he worked in. “I’ve always been involved in other schools that I’ve worked in,” he said, “whether as a club advisor or [a manager] for a group of clubs. So far, Mr. Clapp has hosted one meeting during break last Friday with representatives from all clubs. He introduced a spreadsheet … Continue reading High School Teacher Matthew Clapp Takes on New Club Managing Position
By Cynthia Wang OCTOBER 6th 2018 – At around 8:15 AM, the doors to the big gym opened as Mrs. Barinni swept out, quickly sorting through students and designating test takers to their respective rooms. The vast majority of students … Continue reading Reactions to the October SAT
By Grace Deng President of Shanghai Scholars Katie Chen responded to the first issue of the day, her phone buzzing nonstop. It was the first day of SASDO (pronounced SAS-doh), or Shanghai American School Debate Open. This was the second … Continue reading SAS Pudong Hosts SAS Debate Open
By Grace Deng At the start of the new school year, three SAS students launched SA Share, an essay database allowing students to upload and download past work. Currently, SA Share’s database has around 60 files. Ally Zhu, who founded SA Share … Continue reading SAS Students Launch Essay Sharing Platform to Mixed Reactions
By Cynthia Wang SEPTEMBER 22 – From 6 AM to 10 PM last Saturday, robotics teams from SAS Pudong, SAS Puxi, and BISS Puxi attended SAS Puxi’s 16 Hour Build event. Puxi advertises the event as “an opportunity for students … Continue reading FTC Robotics: 16 Hour Build
By Ryan Strong Recently, baseball was scheduled to engage in a multitude of games. However, in a rather unfortunate turn of events, many baseball games have been canceled. According to Andrew Chang, a senior on the baseball team, the first game that ran into issues was a game on September 1st. It was at Concordia and the second game of the season. Luckily, the team had been able to play for about half of the game. However, right in the middle of the game, both teams were informed that the risk of lightning was around sixty percent. As a result, … Continue reading Baseball Games Cancelled Due to Weather
By Cynthia Wang As online education becomes increasingly popular, it is worthwhile to address the offered online programs in Shanghai American School: VHS, Pamoja, and Global Online Academy. Currently, in grades 11 and 12, there are 16 students taking VHS, … Continue reading Online Education at SAS
By Kenneth Shu Summer’s over, school’s started, and you’re back on the usual routine of waking up really early to catch the bus, and sleeping really late to finish all your work. I know, it’s very hard. Like most sane … Continue reading How to Get Used to Just 6 Hours of Sleep