CAS (Creativity, Activity, and Service) hours need to be fulfilled in order for one to receive his or her diploma for the IB (International Baccalaureate) program. These hours can be completed through extracurricular activities such as community service groups... More »
APAC competitions are coming up in 2 weeks for the boys and girls varsity soccer teams. The girls will be off to TCIS (Taejeon Christian International School), while the boys will stay at AISG as we’re hosting. Sophomore, Paoping Y. stated, “I’m really excited... 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 »
Welcome to the Road Trip Song Playlist! In just a couple of days, we will be out of school and on vacation once again. Whether or not you are actually going on a road trip next week, prepare for your break by checking out these songs and getting back in the va... More »
On March 1, the girls’ and boys’ varsity soccer teams travelled to Shanghai to compete in the Tricities tournament. The returning players on the girls team were determined and ready for the competition as they all shared a similar goal. The goal was to get at ... More »
AISG’s Creative Writing Club, also known as Muse, will be holding its first ever writing workshop on Thursday, March 28! It will be held after school in Ms. Barga’s room (317). The workshop will cover basic ideas such as story breakdown, dialogue, and descript... More »
This year, 15 high-school students were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) and 10 were inducted into the National Chinese Honour Society (NCHS). These organizations are headed by Ms. Lin and Ms. Wang respectively. In order to be admitted into these... More »
On March 23, the AISG badminton team participated in the GISAC (Guangzhou International School Athletic Conferences) tournament held in the Olympic center badminton court near AISG. Both girls’ and boys’ badminton teams resulted in first place overall; a great... More »
Our school was honored to host an a cappella concert by the University of Virginia a cappella group at the end of the day on March 15. The “mini-concert” lasted 30 minutes—but by the end, peoples’ throats were hurting as if they were screaming their souls out ... More »
The annual IB art exhibition is back! Senior IB art students are presenting their chosen art pieces they have been working arduously on throughout their IB years. Their art works are placed in the lounge area of the theater. The opening ceremony of this years’... More »
Books may be “nerdy” but the Battle of the Books teams looked like they had more fun than you on Wednesday when they got to miss a day of school for the competition. On March 7, the high school and middle school Battle of the Books teams traveled to Nansha Col... More »