Kevin Kwan’s bestselling novel Crazy Rich Asians now has its own movie with the same title. The groundbreaking movie has an all Asian cast, which hasn’t been done since ‘Better Luck Tomorrow’ in 2002. Nevertheless, critics and Asians around the globe are excit... More »
Summer break is usually thought to be a time of rest and relaxation—a time in which you don’t have to think about the stress of school or learning. However, this is usually not the case for the students of AISG. Whether it be a summer program at a university o... More »
Summer Break is some (most) students’ favorite time of the year. Relaxation, sleeping, and traveling; a time to forget about school. But, as we get older and school becomes more important for our futures, it is important that we, as productive members of socie... More »
A night of dress-up, dancing, and a million photos. That’s what most people think of when they hear the word “prom.” AISG Prom 2018 happened last Saturday, the 19th of May from 6 pm to 9 pm, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Ballroom. It was attended by students ... More »
Dress codes are a common practice in most US public schools as well as American schools around the globe. In recent years, there has been increasing resentment for the sexist dress codes which target females and give them, some claim, unnecessary restrictions,... More »
This article was submitted to the Beacon by guest contributors Cindy W and Chantal G, both tenth graders. All tenth grades are currently doing a project in science focusing on an environmental issue; we decided to focus on deforestation in Indonesia due to the... More »
Running laps, playing sports and sweat. These are the fundamental actions and scents we associate with PE class. Perhaps we even think about Health class and learning about decision making or related topics. Accordingly, I’m pretty sure the last thing we think... More »
Membean: The vocabulary website that students either love or hate, but which English teachers love to promote. Even though many students usually dislike this website, they diligently do membean week in and week out. Personally, I enjoy membean because I think ... More »
As a part of the Grade 10 Energy and Systems Science Unit, all students are required to do a project about an ecological or environmental problem in modern society and take action in some form. Lisa M and I decided to focus on deforestation and its environment... More »
In the 2017-2018 school year, there have been 5 math contests held at AISG for high school students, including many from The University of Waterloo: Pascal and Fryer (9), Cayley and Galois (10), Fermat and Hypatia (11), Euclid (12), and Beaver, the American Ma... More »
So, procrastination is super fun. Especially when you’re watching TV shows on your computer. But in reality, watching TV shows is fun anytime. And so, since it was recently April Break, and I didn’t go anywhere, I had a lot of time to watch TV shows and I foun... More »
Welcome to the April playlist! Just like the other playlists of the month, we have chosen some top new songs from this month and some old favorites in a variety of languages. Please leave recommendations and requests by commenting down below. If you have any r... More »