Secondary School Update
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y the time you read this article, we will be in our second semester of school. The first semester was very busy and productive for our students and staff. All the Week Without Walls trips, as well as the School Build project will have been completed; please read the student articles about these events. The production of Oz was a huge success with Mr Clynt directing all the actors, Ms. Hysun conducting the music, Mr. Kim coaching the vocal performances, Mr. Eric, Mr. Jo, Mr. David and Ms. Veronica guiding our students to create the sets and the digital screen effects, as well as all the students who volunteered their time, effort, and talent to this event. Having been here for a while, I think it is easy to take for granted how well our students perform in all three languages of the school. I was reminded of that when I watched both the Middle and High School perform during the English Dramatic Readings and Chinese Speech contests. The students performed in English as well or better than native English speakers that I’ve taught in the past. And in a recent Chinese writing contest sponsored by the Chinese Embassy, our students dominated all the awards. Plus, our students quite often represent our school and themselves in Thai for local and national events. We ask a lot of our students and they consistently deliver on a regular basis.
CONCORDIAN IMPACT - ISSUE 27
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No-Shave November
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bout two dozen male teachers and administrators participated in this year's "No-Shave November" campaign to raise awareness about men's health issues by growing beards or moustaches during the month. The idea, which originated in Australia, is that not shaving for awhile tends to make people ask questions, and that can start good conversations about things like prostate cancer being the single most common sex-specific cancer diagnosis (even more common that breast cancer!), or that men tend to have The beginning of the second semester is a great higher rates of addiction to alcohol or other drugs time to go over your child’s First Semester Report. - so it is important to deal with stress in healthier All students will now have a complete set of grades ways. so you can see how well they are performing in all their subjects. Please take the time to celebrate Brief presentations were also made at both their successes and, if needed, help them reflect middle school and high school assemblies so on how they could improve on those subjects students would know about the campaign and where they may need some assistance. I’ve always be aware of things like major risk factors for believed that the difference between a good school cancer and the importance of self-care like regular and a great school is parent involvement. Please check-ups and preventive exams. Just for fun, continue helping our school be great. students were also invited to vote for "winners" As always, if you have any questions or concerns with best moustache, best goatee, and best beard. about what is happening in the Secondary School, Congratulations respectively to Mr. Ben Weil, Mr. Michael Daly, and Mr. Gowri Jagadeeshan. please don’t hesitate to contact me. Mr. Bill, Vice Principal of Student and Faculty Affairs
Mr. Jamie