School News Roundup
Victory Strokes at
Regional Swimming
Competition
Students Inspired by
Visiting Olympic Swim Champion
In March 2015, Keystone hosted 2012 Olympic Swimming Champion and record
holder, Jiao Liuyang, as part of the school’s Inspiration Series. Ms. Jiao spoke to an
audience of students, parents and teachers about her training, practice sessions and
victory at the 2012 Olympics. “It is not easy,” she reminded students as she spoke
about winning. “If you want to live your dream and achieve it, you have to face
difficulties and losses, and overcome them.” Jiao Liuyang was in her element when
she dived into the school swimming pool and demonstrated her winning stroke. In
the first academic year alone, students have had several opportunities through the
Keystone Inspiration Series to meet the best in various fields, such as renowned
cellist Feng Yao, Chinese educator and scholar Li Jiasheng, Physical Chemist and
President of one of the top Liberal Arts colleges in the U.S., Pomona College’s Dr.
David Oxtoby, among others.
Making a Mark at the Regional Math Competition
In April 2015, the team of six – three each from grades 8 and 9 – made Keystone
history with their second place win in their very first participation at the North
East Asian Math Competition (NEAMC). Their middle school Math teacher, Yang
Zhaohui, who trained them for the competition, remarked how everyone at the
competition will not forget Keystone. The contestants were Winston Jiang, Jack
Peng and Tony Wang from grade 9 and Paul Pu, David Zhang and Jason Wang from
grade 8. They performed well in both the individual and team rounds. Out of more
than 100 contestants, Keystone students individually ranked in the top 50. Mr.
Yang hopes the stellar performance by these six students will inspire younger teams
at Keystone to work hard and prepare for next year. This is just the beginning, and a
big boost for the morale of students and the team spirit of the school.
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The Keystone Magazine
In March 2015, in their very
first participation at a regional
swimming
competition,
the
Keystone Swim Team won several
accolades. The team brought home
2 gold, 4 silve