Editor
T
his was undoubtedly a long winter, but
thankfully we had some fun events at
SLAS to beat the holiday blues into submis-
sion. After witnessing the winter concert, the
Chinese New Year elementary show and the
Chinese New Year festival, I can easily say that
this school has some of the most talented
and expressive students and staff that I have
ever encountered!
winter concert when they calmly played in-
tricate compositions in front of their parents
and peers. Knowing how much homework
they have each night, it’s impressive that they
still find time to master classical instruments.
Since it’s my first year at this school, I’ve
learned that many teachers here are also
skilled in the arts. Among our staff, we have
dancers, fine artists, and professional musi-
Each day, I grow more inspired by the grit, cians that are not shy about showing off their
dedication, and creativity of people at this skills.
school. During the winter holiday break, while
many people were away on tropical vacations, The journalism team has been improving tre-
some of my students told me they stayed in mendously this year, as well. Their articles
Shanghai to study for upcoming tests. Some are increasingly reflective, and they are be-
of them even did this while their parents were coming more comfortable with sharing their
enjoying the winter vacation without them!
unique views on life as international students
in Shanghai.
Lately, many seniors have been applying to
colleges all over the world, while simultane- As a team, we hope you will be both enlight-
ously studying for standardized tests late into ened and entertained by this magazine.
the night.
Other students surprised me on stage at the
Robert van West