On the 1st of September, our school welcomed students back to campus after a long semester of online learning. Amid the new normal of face masks and desk dividers, café Juno has also welcomed some enticing new additions. Maxims has … Continue reading Bagels-A Review
Photos by Paige Wu, Grace Lu, and Shelley Yang Continue reading Infinite Moments: Pudong Spirit Week
“Mental health-wise, I’m definitely doing well. By now it’s probably the opposite of my usual pre-coronavirus state, because I’m able to take more breaks.” Continue reading Quotidian reflections while in quarantine
With grinning faculty members holding up carefully crafted signs (or just as carefully arranged fruit in Mr. Melton’s case) and backed with cheerful tunes, “A Message for Our Pudong Seniors…” begins. Reminiscent of Love Actually‘s famous note card scene and … Continue reading SAS Pudong High School Faculty addresses senior class with touching video message
Within a week, just as faculty, administration, students, and families dispersed all over the world for the Chinese New Year break, everything fell apart. The COVID-19 reality soon settled in, and thus the administration abandoned their breaks in favor of generating a Distance Learning Plan from scratch. With major administrative forces such as Mr. Marcel Gauthier, Dr. Benjamin Lee, Ms. Kristen Dickhaut, and Ms. Emily Sargent-Beasley pioneering SAS efforts in response to the crisis, versatility and flexibility became traits of high demand. Experience from SARS and H1N1 outbreaks were belittled by the sheer reach of COVID-19. Now, after around three … Continue reading A homage to the tireless efforts of SAS faculty and administration in responding to COVID-19
Darcy Dixon, a Shanghai American School Pudong High School psychology teacher, arrived home with her husband Bret Drury, a physics teacher, mid-March after an exhausting return to Shanghai. Dixon found the process of returning to Shanghai daunting for herself and … Continue reading Operation Speed Dial: A Short-Lived, Yet Heartwarming Endeavor
From Friday, November 1st, to Sunday, the SAS-ISB Swim Invitational Meet was held at SASPD. 19 schools across Asia participated in this meet – one of the largest non-APAC swim meets that lasted for three days. SASPD came in second place with over 800 points while SASPX came in first with over 1200 points. Regardless of their school or age, everyone held anticipations and goals before this swim meet. Several freshmen for SASPD, however, shared their thoughts on what they were expecting. Sean Liu ’23 said, “I was excited to see excellent swimmers that I can learn from, specifically by … Continue reading Freshmen discuss anticipations for SAS-ISB Swim Invitational Meet
This year’s APAC Choir was hosted locally in Shanghai. For three days, talented singers from six schools around Asia rehearsed inside Concordia International School Shanghai in preparation for their final performance. Participating school in the Pacific division this year were … Continue reading APAC Choir Marks the End of Season 1 Activities
MONDAY – Last week on October 28th, 7:42 AM, four SAS school buses were involved in a traffic accident. According to the email sent to parents by Emily Sargent-Beasley, Bus #137 first stopped abruptly in order to avoid crashing into a bicycle in the traffic lane. The bus behind was #199, and it had sufficient time to stop. But, buses #126 and #153 behind the first two did not have enough time to stop. “All buses incurred some level of damage, including broken windshields.” However, no injuries were reported from the incident. Grace Liu ’22 was on bus #137 when … Continue reading Four SAS buses crash on Gaoke Road
THURSDAY – On Halloween, SAS showcased another batch of student talent. The Tri-M music honor society hosted their first Open Mic, featuring a series of performances by student musicians. The performances ranged from vocal to instrumental and from pop to … Continue reading Tri-M hosts first Open Mic event of the year