Show BioHide BioElsie Zhang is a ninth-grade student, new to both AISG and the Beacon. She enjoys taking photos and writing about technology and social media. Travelling is her interest and she loves to participate in the Beacon activities.
Technology, fashion, education and money are things many young people care about a great deal these days, but something more seems to be be adding on to this. Using Photoshop to improve the images of ourselves that we share on various social media platforms is... More »
On Saturday, April 22, AISG held our annual International Day at the Ersha Campus. Food is definitely one of the most important things for a special day like International Day. At AISG, we set up a number of booths which sold food from different countries and ... More »
Reading is encouraged to enhance writing skills and understanding texts. Our school’s English department suggests that students read a variety of books, at a minimum a book per month. However, even if students read a book in a month, they will only have a tota... More »
If you love running, why don’t you try JOG-a-THON? The Global Issues Network (GIN) is holding their third annual JOG-a-THON. The JOG-a-THON is an activity that raises money through running, and donates it to pay for girls from Shaoguan to receive education. Th... More »
Having enthusiasm in sport is certainly a good thing because it helps the school to be more supportive and unified. However, when students have an unsatisatory GPA, but are passionate about participating in high school sports, we should stop for a minute and t... More »
Due to the numerous surveys and in-class feedback that students are asked to complete, the question of whether teachers take the feedback seriously has arisen. Sometimes the surveys and the ratings of teachers seem useless due to teachers’ unchanging attitudes... More »
Are you good at acting, but not good at singing? Well, come and try out the for the high school play, it is designed just for you. Mr. Sinclair is hosting the high school play, “15 Reasons Not to be in a Play” by Alan Haenel. An introductory meeting was held o... More »
On the 15th of November, a pep rally was held to cheer for the APAC performers that competed this past month. There were a variety of sports and activities presented that included choir, dance, and orchestra. The choir , dance and orchestra performances were a... More »
What is the first thing that you think of when people mention the word Christmas? Turkey? Presents? Or candy canes? Well, in China, you would see Santa smiling at you through glass windows or fancy decorated Christmas trees with presents piled around them. Alt... More »
On Friday, the 28th of October, an amazingly decorated Halloween dance was held in the gym. Borders around the gym with trees covered with fairy lights that looked like spider webs definitely created a Halloween mood. Scary eyeball cake pops and blood bags all... More »
The APAC competitions are coming up and APAC competitors are all busy training for their competitions. According to Mr. Elliot, the APAC competitions for this year, is going to occur in the Asia divisions. Currently, tennis, cross country and volleyball compet... More »
On Monday, 19th of September, Guangzhou airport showed care towards women, hoping to help ease the tension on women inequality that still exists nowadays in China. To help decrease the inequality, the government released a new checkpoint for women only. The si... More »