Graduation for the class of 2019 was held in our theater, May 30, 2019. There were many guests—ranging from family members, teachers, and alumni of AISG. The event was held from 6 to 8 p.m., and the night ended with a buffet reception. The night started with a... More »
Recently, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) released a report which predicted that unless drastic and substantial changes were undertaken, the Earth’s temperature would rise by 1.5° C. This would pose a problem because a rise in the Ea... More »
Women’s issues have been under the spotlight in the world recently, and this is evidence of increasing progress for women’s rights. But what about men? Along with women demanding equality, many people — especially from the younger generation — have begun to qu... More »
There’s a saying that two things that are certain in life: taxes and death. Well, for us students, we can add tests to that list of inevitable things. I wrote about AISG’s grading system before, but now I want to write about our makeup and late work policies, ... More »
In general, society’s concept of what it means to be a woman seems to be evolving. But what about here in East Asia? How have women in Japan, South Korea and China been affected by the recent surge of women’s rights movements? What does their society expect fr... More »
Warning! This post contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame Avengers: Endgame was perhaps the most highly-anticipated movie of 2019, breaking record after record at the box office. Even before the movie was released, its trailer quickly became the most-viewed t... More »
At the beginning of 2018-2019 school year, AISG added the highly anticipated International Baccalaureate (IB) Computer Science SL/HL course to our program. I thought of this addition as a great sign that AISG cares about the demand of the students and that AIS... More »
Last Tuesday evening marked the last choir and strings concert of the 2018-19 school year. It was also the last AISG concert for Ms. Lin and many of our seniors. I’ve attended all three choir and strings concert this year, and there is no doubt that this conce... More »
On March 28, 2019, the seventh edition of Art Basel returned to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to present artwork from more than half of the galleries in the Asia-Pacific region. This year, the AISG IB Art students visited the art fair with Ms.... More »
gymnasium | jimˈnāzēəm | noun (plural gymnasiums or gymnasia): a room or building equipped for gymnastics, games, and other physical activities I have been kicked out of the gym twice — once for playing volleyball during my free period, and once for playing vo... More »
On a lackadaisical Monday morning, I received an email from Ms. Barga, our Beacon advisor, asking The Beacon staff if anyone was interested in interviewing an alum of our school named May Hong, who was also the former editor-in-chief for The Beacon. She gradua... More »
On March 22, AISG Quiz Bowl teams left to Shanghai to compete in the NAQT Asian Championships. The tournament took place at SAS Puxi, with twenty teams participating. AISG sent three teams, team A, B and C to compete against others. The first day consisted of ... More »