In an ever-modernizing world, where financial success seems to have become the definition of overall success, and the expectations from parents have been increasing, it seems that some of the more “artistic” or “less practical” college majors have experienced ... More »
*PROFANITY WARNING* I would be surprised if you have never sworn before. Looking at the situation now, there is apparently no severe penalty for using foul language at school, no matter if you’re a student or a teacher. My friends and I use profanity quite fre... More »
Every new unit, teachers hand out new textbooks to us. Don’t you find it annoying when they assign homework, but we have to do it on a separate piece of paper which we might lose? I think we should be able to write on our own textbooks. First of all, writing o... More »
In my opinion, the transition to from 8th grade to 9th grade is easy for me. I am excited to see that there are new students, teachers, and classes I can go to. It gives me a chance to meet new people and learn new things. There are not too many differences be... More »
Music class is an elective in the AISG high school, with the choices of band, strings, choir, and music technology. Whether or not music class should be required has always been a valid argument. I will attempt to show you both sides of the argument, and you c... More »
That dreaded phrase: “you will have a summative next week”—the one that makes students enter panic mode immediately; the one that leads us to doubt our knowledge and understanding of the course. The thought of completing a formal assessment can surely be scary... More »
Sleep. The most important part of our daily routine. It makes us more energetic, healthy and allows us to escape the harsh reality that is our society. Research from The National Speech Foundation shows that we, as adolescents, need about 8 to 10 hours of slee... More »
I love food. It’s great. Especially the danishes, cakes (some of them anyway), pretzels and instant hot/cold chocolate that they sell at our café. All returning students have noticed the obvious and aesthetically pleasing changes to the cafeteria and café, but... More »
Our computers are a crucial part of our school life. They help us to learn in many different ways, while also making tasks more efficient. The Science Park campus requires every student to have a version of the Macbook laptop (Macbook, Macbook Pro or Macbook A... More »
Every person is entitled to their own opinion, especially when it comes to politics. For those who believe in democracy, the freedom to vote for and support the candidate of one’s choice is an unalienable right: this fact cannot be debated. However, because ev... More »
APAC Awards Night: On May 5th, our school had our annual APAC Awards Night. Congratulation to all of the students who won an award. For those of you who don’t know about the event, the APAC Awards Night is a school event where we honor the accomplishments of... More »
Most of you high-schoolers will be preparing for your exams right about now (or I hope at least), but what you might have missed (other than that entire section from the study guide) is the fact that we have two additional days after exams. At AISG, it is rece... More »