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Sophie Elliott

Show BioHide BioSophie is a freshman at AISG, and this is her first year writing for the Beacon. Her main writing focus is on AISG related events.

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Middle and High School Joint Event

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On Tuesday, May 24, there was a 45-minute end of the day community schedule. In the 45 minutes at the end of the day, STUCO hosted a middle and high school joint event. Students were put into groups before the event, and during, the groups participated in a va... More »

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The Tennis Team is SPRINGING to Life

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Starting on Tuesday, May 17, any current eighth grader or high schooler that was interested in playing tennis on the AISG tennis team in the coming 2016-2017 school year were invited to attend pre-season practices. In the words of Coach Webster, “Thinking abou... More »

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STUCO Executive Elections

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During the 45-minute community event schedule on Tuesday, May 3, the candidates for the executive STUCO positions took place. Among these candidates were freshman Andy Jeong and sophomore Yui Wai Yuen, who went head to head for the position of executive treasu... More »

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The Way They See It

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From Tuesday, April 19 to Thursday, April 28, every student in grade 10 gave a speech based around widely differing topics and questions. These topics varied from things like why China did not advance with the rest of the world during the Industrial Revolution... More »

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Hoops for Hope

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Saturday, March 26th, was the day the Hoops for Hope basketball tournament took place for both middle and high school . Hoops for Hope is a community service group at AISG that hosts an annual fundraising basketball tournament for middle and high school studen... More »

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Will Science Park Soon be Grades 3-12?

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As many have heard, the school board and administrators have been talking about moving the grades 3-5 to the Science Park campus. This idea has been circulating, and frankly it has been causing some confusion and fear. “I don’t want little elementary schoolers... More »

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Veggies Really Are Edgy

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Starting Thursday, March 3 and lasting until April 13, students who eat a vegetarian meal at lunch can earn raffle tickets and a chance to win a Starbucks gift card. This project, called Veggie is Edgy, is promoting vegetarianism and the impacts it can have on... More »

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School Improvement Survey

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Recently, an email was sent out to all students about taking a survey. The purpose of this survey is to gather ideas about how to improve our school in upcoming years. The survey stated that in the 2017-18 school year, it is a possibility that the 3-5 graders ... More »

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Now Your Teachers Know What You Think of Them

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Recently, in classes, every student has been required to take surveys about their teachers. These surveys provide valuable information for the teachers about what they are doing well and what they may need to improve on. The results of these polls are reviewed... More »

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Broncos and Panthers Showdown at Superbowl 50

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On February 7th, 2016, the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers went head to head at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California in the 50th annual Super Bowl. After an intense game, refereed by Clete Blakeman, the Denver Broncos ultimately defeated the Caro... More »

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APAC Swimming

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On Wednesday, January 27th, the six female and eight male members of the AISG swim team departed from Guangzhou and headed to Hong Kong, ready to compete in the annual APAC Swimming competition. This year, it was hosted at the Hong Kong International School (H... More »