Show BioHide BioFrancesca McCarthy, who prefers to be called Cheka, is a senior who is currently in her fourth year at AISG and has been a writer and editor for The Beacon for three years. Cheka is this year's Editor-in-Chief and she enjoys writing, reading, and sometimes participating in sports.
AISG’s Class of 2023 seniors are on their very last week of their official IB Exams, which the past two school years have been leading up to. IB Exams consist of the accumulation of units and topics this year’s seniors have been taught starting from their firs... More »
The annual tradition of “Senior Prank Day” at AISG was continued by the Class of 2023 the Wednesday of the week before the seniors went on study-leave to prepare for exams. The week consisted of many exciting activities for the cohort as they wrapped up their ... More »
On Tuesday, March 21, the IB Theater students of AISG’s Class of 2023 performed their solo pieces. In addition, the IB Music students of AISG’s Class of 2024 held a recital to perform pieces they had been working on all year. The Solo Piece is the final projec... More »
Break out your sweaters, hoodies, and jackets: cooler weather has finally arrived in Guangzhou. The past few weeks have been noticeably cooler, but this week temperatures are set to plunge into the single digits. This week will see temperatures in the low teen... More »
Big changes are coming to AISG starting next year, the school will adopt the IB Middle Years (MYP) program for grades 6-10. As a result, AISG will become an IB “continuum school,” with all three IB programs in place: PYP, MYP and DP. According to members of t... More »
AISG’s varsity cross country teams participated in two races against neighboring international schools in Guangzhou during the month of September, both hosted by AISG. The teams’ first race was against the Utahloy International School of Guangzhou (UISG), and ... More »
AISG’s wide array of APAC sports throughout the school year are starting off with a bang as the first series of sports is already into the thick of season one. Practices are becoming more serious, dates and times for games and tournaments are on their way, and... More »
Russia has officially moved up to 200,000 soldiers for military action from nations including Syria and Libya, without armed vehicles or large warfare equipment. These professional soldiers hired to serve in an army outside their home countries are called merc... More »
From Pixar, an animation company currently owned by Disney and known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated films widely known to be enjoyed by a plethora of ages, comes a Disney Plus original film: Turning Red. WARNING: SPOILERS AHEA... More »
5G, the well-known and relatively new technology has been planned to be implemented into the aviation scene of the United States, which includes regular passenger flights as well as rescue or emergency helicopters. However, what has been described by US airlin... More »
The first full week of rehearsals for AISG’s musical this year, Bugsy Malone, began this Monday. Coming back from last year’s Annie Jr., the school-wide musical production is a highly anticipated event every year. Bugsy Malone follows the story of a group of p... More »
It is becoming increasingly likely that the current vaccination campaign for COVID-19 and its various branches of variants will become one of—if not the largest—vaccination campaigns the world has ever seen. The number of doses given to people across the globe... More »