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There’s Nothing like Tai Chi and Tea on a Tuesday..?

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Without the excuse of “it’s Monday” and still so far away from Friday, Tuesdays are pretty painful. Everyone wants to go home by the time afternoon starts. Is it really worth the energy to stay awake for a tai chi presentation? A tea ceremony? Why should I car... More »

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A Junior’s Guide to Preparing For College

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In every high school, junior year is a pivotal year in terms of academics and preparation for college. Even though students don’t apply to college in junior year, preparing for college—which includes figuring out where you want to apply, the supplement essays ... More »

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Are Students Allowed to Sleep in the Lounge?

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Consecutive summative assignments, presentations, after school activities and more can certainly lead students to become easily exhausted. The lounge is a place where students often go to relax or either work on their individual assignments. There are sometime... More »

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Five New Faces

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New semester, new people, new talents. Here’s a quick introduction to the newest members of the AISG high school community: (1) Jueun C. Do you like Cantonese food? Jueun C. does too; it’s been one of her favorite parts of living in Guangzhou so far. One of th... More »

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Would You Like Some Quali-tea?

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When you quote someone’s words, don’t put it as one long chunk. You should paraphrase it and make it easier for the reader to follow through. A tea ceremony was held on Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 as the first community event of the new semester. NCHS held this... More »

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Boys Basketball Rolls into APAC

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The Varsity Basketball team is going to face the biggest challenge of the season, and that is Super APAC. On January 24, 12 teams will be competing for 1st place. Super APAC is different from normal APAC because there are 12 teams competing instead of the norm... More »

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2018 Word of the Year

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Every year, countless scintillating stories and events capture the attention of the public via the media. Both verbal and written communication with people involves using words that require a closer look because the meaning and the use of the words in certain ... More »

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APAC Students Sent off with PEP

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On January 22, Tuesday, our first pep rally of 2019 was held for the basketball, swimming, theater, table tennis, and band students. The boys basketball varsity team will be making their way to Hong Kong and the girls to Shanghai for APAC. The swimming and tab... More »

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CISSMUN X: The Cause of Freedom

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From January 18 to 20, AISG students went to Concordia International School Shanghai to participate in the tenth annual Model United Nations conference, along with Mr. Cheung and Ms. Herrin. Throughout the three days, students participated in heated discussion... More »

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Is Summer Break Too Long?

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We have just had our two week long winter break and there are only three weeks of school between this and the next break, the Chinese New Year break. There is usually at least a month of school between the two breaks but this year, because of the Chinese calen... More »

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Lion Dance Again and Again and Again

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I have been at AISG since first grade, which was a decade ago, and every single year before Chinese New Year break starts, we go and watch a lion dance. I have watched the same performance of dancing lions, loud drums, crashing gongs, and a happy man chasing t... More »

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Procrastination, and How To Beat It

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With Chinese New Year fast approaching, most of us will find ourselves with endless time on our hands, in the form of two whole weeks away from school and the never-ending amount of stairs at AISG. However, the trail of undone, and due assignments will not see... More »