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

MONDAY – On September 23rd, 2019, during the weekly after school Model United Nations (MUN) meeting, high school social studies teacher Jordan Finch invited Dr. Mohsen Al Attar, an associate professor at the University of Warwick, to give a talk on “Law and Disobedience.” The talk tackled stigma surrounding crime and the righteousness of the law, approaching the topic through the popular marijuana debate. Holding positions at a variety of institutions, including the University of Auckland, McGill University, and Queen’s University Belfast, Attar left his career as a barrister to join legal education, using a contextual rather than doctrinal approach … Continue reading Law Professor Dr Mohsen Al Attar delivers lecture at Model United Nations meeting

It was only a month ago that SAS students from grades K-12 walked through the familiar red gates to school. Many were greeted with a surprise not from the inside of the school, but from the outside: miniature water springs and plants sprouting from every corner now replaced the familiar wooden tables from years prior. The Eagle Shop, a small counter of school merchandise, was also removed and shifted to a small table within the school.  “The mix of Chinese culture in an American school is very nice,” comments Tiffany Kuo, sophomore, praising the fengshui element of the fountains. Nonetheless, … Continue reading New Year, New Look: Mixed Reviews on the Renovated School Entrance