On the 2nd floor of the cafeteria, spread across tabletops scattered with broken tiles and metal clasps, lay the newest additions to the Shanghai American School community. New additions, in this case, meant two life size mosaics that are to … Continue reading Visiting artist Josh Winer creates new mosaics for SAS
On September 12, 2019, SASPD hosted its annual alumni panel during that week’s community meeting. This year, the alumni consisted of three students of the Class of 2009– Hamish McKenzie, Lennart Schwung, and Mike Chan. Unlike last year, the universities of the alumni this year span from Europe to Australia, as well as the United States. There was also a wider range of career paths that were presented–namely, teaching, marketing, and finally STEM management. Aside from the usual questions regarding the college application process, life after high school graduation, and college courses, students felt that the perspectives of the alumni … Continue reading 2019-2020 Alumni Panel Provides Refreshing Take on the Wider World
In early August, students from any high school orchestral classes were given opportunities to audition for a spot in APAC Orchestra. Last week, the 18 chosen students from the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes travelled alongside strings director Linda Hu … Continue reading TCIS hosts final APAC Orchestra Concert
SUNDAY – The third annual Shanghai American School Debate Open (SAS DO) came to a close last weekend with SAS Puxi’s Clement and Co’s Dubs Factory team taking the champion title. The champion team, made up of Ted Chang ’20 … Continue reading Friendly debate tournament SAS DO comes to a close
A student standing outside the recording room nervously taps her finger and hums the melody of Roman Carnival Overture. Inside the room, a student plays a similar tune. When the music inside subsides, she gathers her instrument—the cello—and gets ready. “Wish me luck!” she says, and enters. Getting in AMIS—the Association for Music in International Schools—is the highest honor a high school music student can achieve. The association gathers passionate students across Europe and Asia who excel in a particular musical instrument to play together as one group. Students in SAS PD have been active participants in AMIS for the … Continue reading A Melodious and Intense Selection: AMIS Selection Process
The girl’s JV volleyball team recently brought back a championship from their SISAC tournament held in Concordia. The girls team played a total of three games each comprised of 2 sets, and they won all three games. However, victory did … Continue reading Girl’s JV Volleyball team brings back SISAC championship
TUESDAY – On October 15th, the SASPD Cross Country varsity team participated in SISAC, a local cross-country competition for international schools. Attending schools included SASPX, Concordia, YCIS, SMIC, and several schools from Hangzhou and Suzhou. The SASPD team departed from … Continue reading Varsity Cross Country Participates in SISAC Cross-Country 2019
SATURDAY – Riding on a fruitful season, Shanghai American School Pudong (SAS PD)’s varsity tennis team continued their winning streak at British International School Shanghai (BISS). The 2019 SISAC tennis tournament gathered four schools from Shanghai – Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS), Yew Chung International School (YCIS), BISS, and SAS PD. Along with several local schools, SISAC also welcomed Suzhou Singapore International School (SSIS). After last year’s victorious sweep at SISAC and volleyball and baseball’s extraordinary performances the previous week, Pudong’s tennis team was expecting quite a few wins for the day. However, the team met several roadblocks along the … Continue reading SISAC Tennis: Heading Into APAC
TUESDAY — The third annual Shanghai American School Debate Open, or SASDO, is quickly approaching. SASDO promotes itself as a friendly inter-school parliamentary debate competition, hosted here at SAS Pudong, and jointly run by students from Pudong and Puxi. Last year, SASDO, organized by now-graduated seniors Matt Song and Katie Chen, pulled in 6 schools, 60 debaters, 15 judges, and 25 volunteers. Few, if any, student-run competitions have achieved the same outreach. Atlas Tan, a sophomore and president of Puxi’s debate club, said “we had massive shoes to fill from last year, as the event was such a massive success.” … Continue reading Anticipating SASDO 2019