New year, new season for volleyball! Last year at APAC, both boys’ and girls’ teams played with unprecedented skill and an all-in mentality, making it deep into their playoff brackets and placing second and third respectively. “It’s a reawakening,” said Lisa M... More »
The group 4 project (G4 project) is a required activity for all IB diploma students. A group of junior students first choose a scientific topic of their interests. Then, they research, experiment, and process data to come to a conclusion. The final... More »
There will be many changes welcoming us when we get back from summer vacation. Classrooms from grades 3-5 will join the middle-school and high-school students in the Science Park campus and so the library will be demolished in order to make space for the eleme... More »
Membean is a tool used to improve students’ vocabulary. High-school English teacher Phillip Webster stated, “It expands their passive and active vocabulary. Passive vocabulary being their reading and active vocabulary being their speaking and writing.” Membean... More »
Students will be taking final exams in different classrooms from June 6 to 12. In previous years, final exams took place in the gym, or the theater. The decision to make students take final exams in the theater was made last semester and this caused many to be... More »
All images in this article are used with permission from the AISG facilities master plan team. Next year, AISG is going to be completely redesigned, and many facilities will be revamped and renovated, including the cafeteria, gym, library, and classrooms. Acco... More »
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 »
On Tuesday, May 7, the high school performance theater class had an after-school performance in the Blackbox Theatre. In around 45 minutes, the group performed two student-written plays: Objection of Love (written by Robert Y.) and Family is Stressful (written... More »
*Disclaimer – Due to technical errors, the personal interview with Mr. Zoller was lost, and the conversations are paraphrased. Regardless of whether you like it or not, you have probably given a speech before in front of an audience and will probably give man... More »
About six months ago, journalist Alex K. published the article “Do Not Borrow Loaners From the IT Center” on the Beacon. This article criticizes AISG’s loaner system and urges the IT center to make necessary changes to fulfill the student body’s demand. Until ... More »