The 2019-2020 school year begins on a string of promising weather, rejuvenated sports teams, and a new advisory program. Incorporated into the tightly packed school days comes a four-day club rotation schedule, in which waves of student-organised clubs dedicate themselves to academic excellence, acts of service, and interests unable to be supported by their courses.  Along with the new advisory program, however, comes new points of conflict for the student body and their extracurricular commitments. As the student council and Mr. Clapp altered the club rotation schedule to accomodate the new program, many student executives and members of multiple clubs … Continue reading Reorganization of Club Schedule Leaves Students Uncertain about Future Club Commitments

TUESDAY – High school principal Dr. Benjamin Lee announced several changes to the school, of which included a blanket food ban on solid food, take out, and food sold for commercial purposes. It was an action agreed upon by the school to take in response to past food scandals in Shanghai international schools, along with a heightened awareness to Chinese tax law. The changes will be applied to both Shanghai American School campuses. Students, especially club officers, raised objections to this new ruling. Club fundraising depends largely upon food sales, including bake sales and bubble tea sales. Ambiguity surrounding the … Continue reading New Food Ban Policy, Explained by Dr. Benjamin Lee

By Cynthia Wang Cynthia Wang is a founder of the new MUN publicity team.  SAS Pudong’s Model United Nations (MUN) program has just added another dimension to their program that they believe will increase visibility and transparency of the program towards students and parents: a publicity and communications team. With freshman Jasmine Huang, sophomores Chris Shen and Claire Yin, juniors Claire Lu, Daphne Tsai, Cynthia Wang, and James Li, and seniors Yun Kei Chao and others occasionally contributing to the work, this new team is geared towards promoting the club and broadening its scope to that of an APAC sport. … Continue reading A New MUN Publicity Team

On March 7th, Junior Student Council announced on the PA that they will be selling White Valentine’s Day candy and rose grams to students during high school flexi and lunch on both Thursday and Friday. The event was received relatively well, with junior Student Council receiving around 2480 rmb in revenue and approximately 1300 rmb in profit. However, the SAS Pudong High School student population has differing opinions on the event. Sophomore Anna Snow supports Junior STUCO in their event. “I think it’s a really cute idea and it’s a fun opportunity to send cute things to your friends!” She … Continue reading Students Disagree on STUCO’s White Valentine’s Day Grams

Results for last November’s FCD Survey on the school’s use of drugs and alcohol were released in January 2019. During the grade level meeting on January 15th, Dr. Lee and other counselors revealed some results. Although the presentation covered several important points, it is challenging to cover a 250-page-long report in 50 minutes. Here are some more 2018 FCD Survey results that may interest you: 4% of students, ages 15-18, who drank within the past 12 months, drove after drinking on at least one occasion. From Key Findings Section of FCD Survey Results Report Although only some students behaved this … Continue reading FCD Survey Results Revealed: Clearing Misunderstandings