Opinion, Sports

Tennis-A Weekend of Triumphs over PX

Paige Wu

The Saturday of Oct. 12 was a busy day for Shanghai American School Pudong’s season one athletes. With volleyball heading to Concordia, baseball heading to Puxi, and tennis heading to Shanghai Racquet Club for a friendly day of competition against our neighbors across the river, it looked to be an eventful day. But for the varsity tennis team, the day started out on low spirits as 11 weary, unwilling children gathered outside Jingqiao Starbucks for an early morning at 7:30 a.m.. The long and delayed bus ride lacked the usual chatter and excitement that filled the air as everyone plugged … Continue reading Tennis-A Weekend of Triumphs over PX

Opinion, Sports

Sweat, Grit, and Determination

eric._.wang

Friday and Saturday were big moments in the SASPD rugby season: the first real tournament of the year. With schools coming from Beijing and Hong Kong nothing but the best performance was expected of all teams attending. Hosted at SAS Pudong, many grudges and rivalries were expected to be settled on the field.  Friday morning the varsity team and junior varsity team arrived at the field in their uniforms, heads held high. The moral in the team was high. Jokes were cracked and pranks were pulled. It all became serious when warm up started. No more fun and games, no … Continue reading Sweat, Grit, and Determination

Opinion

Review: Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators

Ryan Chung

To most people, Walter Isaacson is known for his dedicated book, “Steve Jobs.” Many, including The New York Times and The Guardian, have praised for his concise and coherent depiction of a superbly lived life. However, his most recent piece, “the Innovators,” is less known, but it deserves to be on the same level as his renowned masterpiece; the book praises collaborative endeavors of the technology entrepreneurs. On the book’s cover, “the Innovators” states that it is about “how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution.” Inside the book, however, Walter Isaacson contains more than just the history of … Continue reading Review: Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators

News

Law Professor Dr Mohsen Al Attar delivers lecture at Model United Nations meeting

Cynthia Wang

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

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Spectrum: Opinions on the Nine

Shelley Yang

by Shelley Yang and Keely Boyle On September 23, over ninety ninth-grade students set off on a train to Wu Yuan on the second incarnation of the Nine, a five-day camp modeled from China Alive. Accompanying them were 12 advisors, several nurses, the grade leader, and the high school vice principal, Kristen Dickhaut. Students were led through each  day with assigned groups and leaders, who supervised, conducting daily reflections and joining the fun.    Annalee Higginbottom, who was part of the Nine’s planning and attended the trip, said that one of the main goals of the trip was to “help students … Continue reading Spectrum: Opinions on the Nine

News

New Food Ban Policy, Explained by Dr. Benjamin Lee

Cynthia Wang

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

Features

An Oasis Among Islands – Reflections on The Ten

Sherissa

September 16th was an early morning for the sophomore class. Friends greeted each other with hugs and handshakes on the second floor of Hong Qiao Train Station, purple circles ringing their eyes and ice cold Starbucks clutched in their hands. Everyone had a story to tell. Roger Xu went to the wrong train station. Chloe Hui had just come from a sleepless night. The atmosphere was clearly tired, but palpably laced with apprehension and excitement as traffic jams and cold brew coffee marked the start of the week-long journey to Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou. The Ten was beginning. Throughout the week, … Continue reading An Oasis Among Islands – Reflections on The Ten

News

Reorganization of Club Schedule Leaves Students Uncertain about Future Club Commitments

Michelle Huang

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

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2019-2020: On Freshmen Transitioning into High School

Shelley Yang

Four weeks since the end of summer vacation, the school populace is getting used to its weekly rotation of classes, clubs, and extracurricular activities. For freshmen, high school brings about many changes: new opportunities, new choices, and new challenges. For Emerald Jiang ’23, the most challenging part of high school is the workload. “[Within] the few first weeks we already have quizzes, minor summatives, and formative tests,” she said. “It is stressful…sometimes you might not understand what [the teachers] are talking about.” Other students express similar worries. “[I’m] not used to being productive at the beginning of the year,” said … Continue reading 2019-2020: On Freshmen Transitioning into High School

News, Sports

The Scream of a Rubber Chicken: An Unlikely Sound of Sportsmanship for the JV Girls Volleyball Team

Tiffany Kuo

Valencia Hartono, sophomore and middle blocker of the JV Girls volleyball team, blushes when the whine of a rubber chicken erupts from the inside of a duffle bag. “It’s a volleyball thing,” she explains. Every coach seeks ways to boost team morale and inspire their players to do their best. The coaches of the JV girls volleyball team have found a clear solution: through a screaming chicken doll, a “Frozen” -themed necklace, and a plastic shovel. The JV girls volleyball team has been having a great season so far—winning all but one of their games against CISS, NAIS, YCIS, and … Continue reading The Scream of a Rubber Chicken: An Unlikely Sound of Sportsmanship for the JV Girls Volleyball Team