Regardless of various school events that STUCO has organized, the heatwave never seems as great as what we expect. Caught up with overwhelming schoolwork and stress, many students at AISG lack passion when it comes to school spirit. AISG faculty has been tryin... More »
Over the summer, the AISG cafeteria was refurnished and redesigned to improve students’ lunch experience. The school also began contracting a new vendor, Sodexo, which is a major food service company from France. Sodexo has changed the prices of some items, an... More »
Click here for The Beacon Playlist of the month. The Beacon is working through some Spotify glitches to have the playlist available right on our site—check back later this month for full functionality! This playlist was compiled in collaboration by Sophie Mora... More »
This year, the tennis team has faced some changes, from a new coach to a greater number of people who came out to play. For many returning players, this causes them to view tennis practices more positively: the new players have raised the level of play, and al... More »
On August 24, the 9th grade StuCo elections took place in room 327-328. 10 candidates competed for 4 different spots in the student council of AISG. All of the candidates came prepared with various proposals and promises to try to win over the audience. Some c... More »
On Saturday, 2 September, the AISG high school Student Council held a leadership workshop at Science Park. Gwen Farm, the executive president, said the main theme for this year’s StuCo was family. She believes that as we spend most of our time in school, schoo... More »
Being an international school, it is undoubtable that collectively, our student body and faculty can mark off quite a few of the countries in the world. Each year, the arrival of new members brings yet a more culturally diverse experience to our community. Ori... More »
After school on September 5, students who were new to Model United Nations (MUN), gathered in Mr. Parker’s room to learn about the basic procedures and the background of MUN. One of the students who attended the meeting, Junior Sophia Lopukhin, explains, “it w... More »
While many of us probably spent our summers vacationing or working on our extended essays, some students were busy with more monumental things. One student who did something great over the summer is current sophomore, Belinda Tang. Belinda was one of the Ignit... More »
This article is a collaboration between writers Chirag Asnani and Nina Sepahi. At long last it’s finally here—our senior year. Because the Class of 2018 is about to go through the stress of college applications, IB Exams, and deciding their fate for the next f... More »
Welcome to the first episode of Eat it, a brand new series on The Beacon. On Eat it students get to taste different food ranging from the cafe to the upcoming video, Starbucks. In this episode, students tested out three different cakes from our very own cafe... More »
Over the summer, the library underwent some significant changes. Along with the addition of a new club, STEAM (see Tanya’s article), in the library, other modifications have been made to the appearance of the space. In past years, students weren’t allowed to b... More »