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Why Bake Sales?

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Why has there been a recent increase in bake sales from community service groups? Multiple community service groups have started organizing more bake sales during lunch in front of the amphitheater. Is there an explanation for this recurring trend? An example ... More »

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Ok Boomer

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Baby Boomer: a term referring to the generation from the “early 1940s to the early 1960s,” according to Dictionary.com. In the past few weeks, the phrase “Okay Boomer” has taken the meme world by storm. The phrase is all over the internet, from Instagram to Tw... More »

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Food for Thought: The Unspoken Controversies of Sodexo

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When AISG changed their meal provider to Sodexo a few years ago, students at first seemed reluctant to adapt to the change. Over time, people got used to it, but perhaps there was good reason behind their apprehension. One of the most common complaints about S... More »

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Shanghai Quiz Bowl Invitational

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On October 26, the AISG Quiz Bowl team traveled to Shanghai for the 2019 Fall Invitational. They brought four teams, with either three or four players. The tournament consisted of round-robin-style games in the first half of the day, in which the teams were pl... More »

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Class of 2020: Aiming High

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AISG’s current senior class can be described in one word: ambitious. Many of the students in the class of 2020 strive for A+s, IB 7s, and 1600s on the SAT. All of this is supposedly done in order to ensure that they get into the best universities across the gl... More »

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Behind-The-Scenes of The Most Difficult Elective At AISG

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On Wednesday afternoon, an eerie and tense atmosphere surrounded the collaborative workshop elective of the Yearbook class. In the far corner of the room, the five-person template-and-design team rushed to make last-minute edits, scampering over graphic design... More »

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APAC Tennis

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This year’s APAC Tennis took place from October 24 to 26, and was hosted by AISG. Both the boys’ and girls’ AISG team got 5th place, but the girls’ team received the sportsmanship award. The schools that participated this year were Concordia International Scho... More »

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NCHS Induction Ceremony

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On the November 5, the National Chinese Honors Society (NCHS) held its induction ceremony to welcome new students into the fold. Five students were admitted in the NCHS: senior Cindy W., senior Eddie K., Junior Kathleen W., junior Queenie T. and junior Chie Y.... More »

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Economic Impact on Hong Kong

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The economic impact of the protests in Hong Kong has been tremendous. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been lost from the past few months of protest. The number of tourists from China entering Hong Kong has dropped by 56.3%, or 730,000 tourists, causing re... More »

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Jumping into Parent-Teacher Conferences

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Just two weeks after the fall break ended, parents were invited to attend the parent-teacher conferences (PTCs), which were held on October 21 and 22. This invitation allowed parents to converse with their children’s teachers from various subjects. There are d... More »

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BTS Final Concert

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BTS began their journey for the “Love Yourself” World Tour on August 25, 2018 where they visited twelve countries. On May 4, 2019 they began the “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” tour which was a continuation to the “Love Yourself.” After 430 days of touring aro... More »

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November 11th (Singles day)

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When people think of November 11th, they think about the sadness of Remembrance Day that honors all the dead soldiers in ww1. However, in China, November 11th is a completely different holiday. The day is called 11 11 or double 11 in Chinese and it began by ce... More »