TCIS hosts final APAC Orchestra Concert
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
Friendly debate tournament SAS DO comes to a close
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 Melodious and Intense Selection: AMIS Selection Process
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
Girl’s JV Volleyball team brings back SISAC championship
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
Varsity Cross Country Participates in SISAC Cross-Country 2019
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
SISAC Tennis: Heading Into APAC
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
Anticipating SASDO 2019
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
Tennis-A Weekend of Triumphs over PX
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
Sweat, Grit, and Determination
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