The Beacon will now be featuring a new segment, ALUMNI OF AISG! Our first featured alumnus is Ardeshir Takaki, who graduated in 2016. Below he recounts the many things he has learned these past two years through his journey from Canada to Taiwan, and from Isra... More »
This Thursday, on April 26, during lunch, StuCo will be hosting an event where you can dump ice cold water on the members. It will take place on the field. The people will be drawn through a raffle and each ticket will cost 5 RMB. Ben K, one of the people who ... More »
Since many of the current coordinators of our community service groups and other student organizations are graduating, a new generation of coordinators are elected or selected to fill their spot. As many of the old coordinators are well known in the community,... More »
The annual StuCo Talent Show took place last week on April 13th, from 5:30 pm t0 7:30 pm. This year there were many dancing and singing performances The show started off with Sherry K. and Andy J, the emcees, introducing the first three piano solos by Jason H.... More »
The Grade 10 students have been working on “The Way I See It” speeches for the past three months, investing their social studies class to work on the speech. With a variety of topics, including historical events as well as the development of AI, the grade 10 s... More »
30-year-old Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar just added another award to his shining résumé. His fourth studio album DAMN received the Pulitzer Prize for music, a nod to his highly-political lyrics tackling social issues. The Pulitzer board wrote that the album i... More »
1. FOOD, FOOD, AND MORE FOOD. Israel is known for its variety of different cuisines. For the majority of the time, my mother and I tended to either eat Halal (as it was Passover) or ate at restaurants serving Mediterranean foods. As the majority of the citizen... More »
To celebrate National Poetry Month, AISG will be hosting a HS Poetry Share event! It will take place in the library next to the big window on Wednesday, April 25. It starts at 3:15pm and ends at 4:30pm. At the event, everyone will bring a poem to share. You ca... More »
On April 3rd, 2018, a woman named Nasim Najafi Aghdam entered the parking garage at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California and opened fire. She wounded 3 people before fatally shooting herself. It is believed that Aghdam was upset about the amount o... More »
International Day is on Saturday, April 21st at ErSha Campus. During International Day, you can explore different types of home-made cuisine from places all over the world, such as Japanese food, Korean food, Canadian food and more! There is also a variety of ... More »
April Break was a great time away from school for us to chill and take a week-long mental break. However, not everyone enjoyed April Break as much as others. Here is a list of short summaries consisting of things people did: I was lucky and had a really great ... More »
It is almost time to say goodbye to our seniors and many are sad that they are leaving but also proud and happy for their hard work and great achievements. The community service group NHS(National Honor Society) is holding an event for students and teachers t... More »