Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev in the 2019 Tennis U.S. Open finals. Nadal took victory in five sets: 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4. Coming into the US Open, Nadal and Medvedev were the two most anticipated players in male tennis. Nadal had won the previous major ... More »
2019 is coming to an end, but there will not be an end to movie releases. Below are 6 most anticipated movies that will be released in the cinemas from September to December. IT: Chapter Two IT: Chapter Two is the second movie of the IT series. The first movie... More »
In the new school year, we are welcoming several new 11th and 10th graders into our Ram community. Joining a new school as a sophomore can be challenging, but entering as a junior may be tougher due to the start of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Progr... More »
Last year, Beacon journalists wrote an article where the seniors of Class of 2019 expressed their complaints on China Trips. The vast majority was overwhelmed with stress from college applications and internal assessments, causing them to be dissatisfied of th... More »
The 2019-2020 school year has seen several additions to the AISG community, with new faces present in the faculty, administration, and the student body. One such change has been the arrival of Ms. Trixie Siemens, who has replaced Mr. Tragert and taken on the c... More »
A new year for dancers has arrived! APAC dance, a second-season performance art, has always been a popular extracurricular option at our school, especially among our countless talented dancers. APAC Dance tryouts started along with the start of school. Tryouts... More »
With every new school year comes new students, new faculty, new amenities as well as new Student Council (StuCo) representatives. Every year a StuCo workshop is held to prepare the new members for the year ahead and to allow all StuCo members to get to know e... More »
This year, in addition to the new teachers and students, there are two new counselors––Ms. Cathy Taylor and Ms. Janet Hong––who will be joining our existing counseling office as the new emotional guidance support. This year will be Ms. Hong’s 6th year of couns... More »
Mr. Kevin Baker arrived in Guangzhou about a month ago to take over as the new director of AISG from Dr. Carmody. He’s been “enjoying exploring Guangzhou” with his wife, Dee. He first visited Guangzhou in 1990 and is looking forward to discovering how much it ... More »
After a wonderful summer break, the students of the American International School of Guangzhou came back to school with great expectations for the new changes that principal Mr. Timmerman introduced at the end of last school year. The drastic changes that had ... More »
In many high schools around the world, there are special privileges for seniors, also known as “senior privileges.” These privileges differ from school to school, with having the ability to eat off-campus being one that’s most well known. The American Internat... More »
A new year means new expectations and new goals. This year’s AISG cross country team has high hopes for the upcoming races and is focused on building up its level of fitness to create the highest possibility for success. The coaches for this year’s team are Ms... More »