Dec 2019 News
NEHS Annual 2019 Field Day
The NEHS annual field day took place on November 9th. Throughout the week, students cheered on fellow participants, embodying the NEHS spirit. During the opening ceremony, classes used their creativity to craft opening statements and marched energetically, proudly wearing class t-shirts they鏆 designed themselves; Principal Mr. Roger Lee also took the time to thank parents and Mr. Huang, the PTA president. After the class entrance, the NEHS middle and high school department took to the field for their power dance, which incorporated Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean music. Although their moves were simple, they were synchronized and gave a stellar performance. Next came the IBSH cheerleading team, who entered the field with great liveliness and school spirit. After the festivities, the fifth and sixth graders?100 meter final dash, elementary and kindergarten fun games, and seventh to twelfth graders?track finals took place, with the teachers, parents, and alumni relay attracting the attention of many during lunch. The afternoon activities started with the teachers?games, followed by the middle and high schoolers?class relay. All the classes tried their best, marking an end to this spectacular field day!
Visit to Cupertino, USA –– Broadening horizons
Teachers and students from the Middle School Department and the Bilingual Department recently participated in an exchange program to our sister city, Cupertino, in the United States. On October 26 this year, under the leadership of Mrs. Jessica Wang from the Bilingual Department, four students from the Middle School Department and three students from the Bilingual Department departed for Cupertino, marking the fourth time our school has participated in this program. Ms. Wang met with the seven students numerous times before departure to prepare for the trip. During the visit, the seven students attended classes at Miller Middle School, experiencing the American educational system and interacting with American students. Two months before the event, the Cupertino and Hsinchu Sister City Association (CHSCA) in Cupertino began accepting applications from local families to act as host families, then spent another month interviewing and visiting them, searching for the most suitable match with the Taiwanese students. In addition, CHSCA also arranged a visit to Apple, Intel, Google, Portwell, and other companies and a day trip to downtown San Francisco for the students and teachers. Through the annual exchange visits with Cupertino, students are provided with the opportunity to broaden their horizons and cultivate a global mindset.
Tom Lin and “The Garden of Evening Mists” shortlisted in 9 categories for the Golden Horse Award.
Tom Lin, an alumnus of IBSH, first entered the film industry eleven years ago with his film 㜁inds of September.?This year (2019), he was shortlisted for the Golden Horse Awards for his movie 孏he Garden of Evening Mists,?a film adapted from the work of Malaysian-English novelist Tan Twan Eng. Narrating a story about atonement and love in Malaysia during World War II, the movie was produced by Astro Shaw and HBO. Lin was invited to cooperate with actors Angelica Lee, Sylvia Chang, Hiroshe Abe, John Hannah, Julian Sands, etc in Malaysia. The movie was a success, and Lin has been nominated for 9 Golden Horse Awards. We are very proud of Lin, and wish him the best of luck.
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) Offers Internship Opportunities
This year, NEHS partnered with the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) to provide opportunities for sophomore students to visit and receive an elective seminar course in their junior year. The course would serve as a preparatory class for the mandatory NEHS subject 幈ne Life, One Subject,?which will be implemented in the near future. The selecting process hopes to limit the number of participants to ensure the high quality of the class, accepting nine students from the normal classes, six from the Math and Science Gifted program, and three from the Science Magnet program, who will dedicate themselves in groups of 2-3 to studying specific subjects. The course aims to provide students with both broad and deep new gained knowledge in their area of interest, with a seminar scheduled for the first 2 months followed by an introduction of a research professor and his/her research results. Afterwards, the class will be divided into several groups for deeper research in NSRRC laboratories. In the next semester, the students will create posters to display the results of their research. The course is expected to educate high schoolers on meticulous research methods, as well as foster curiosity and problem awareness.