On the afternoon of August 30th, the opening ceremony for juniors and seniors took place at the GrandAuditorium.The head teacher of G12, Ms. Gu Ying, gave an inspirational speech, expressing her sincere hope that the seniors recognize their own individuality in order to choose the right college for themselves. She wants the seniors to know that they are never alone on their journey towards college, as their homeroom teachers, counselors, and writing center teachers would aid them during the critical forthcoming application season. Subsequently, Ms. Zhang Yueyue, the head teacher of G11, reminded the students of both the challenges and opportunities they would face in Grade 11. “Go forward or back off,” she said, “It is the juniors themselves who would make the choice.”


Afterwards, student representatives—Charlie Zheng from 12(1), Richard Zhang from 11(1), Jenny Zheng from 12(1), and Annie Chen from 11(9)—shared their visions for the new school year, and gave their advice on time management and pursuing passions. Then, Principal Ma summarized the last year’s honors and achievements, and expressed expectations towards the coming academic year. He also introduced the new evaluation system, new resources, and new academic and social opportunities.



Following that, director of students affairs center Ms. Liu Qin announced the recipient of the prestigious Dartmouth Book Award: Benjamin from 12(6). Mr. Trevor King, the Dartmouth representative alumnus, passionately introduced the charming campus life of Dartmouth College and provided words of inspiration to all students. Accepting his award, Benjamin expressed his sincere gratitude toward both Dartmouth College and SHSID. The opening ceremony ended with the announcement of ethos awards for each grade, as well as individual awards to outstanding students.
Best wishes to all students in the following school year!


2019年8月30日下午,11-12年级师生们齐聚大礼堂,参加了2019学年第一学期的开学典礼。本次开学典礼由学生中心高中主任刘琴老师主持。首先,12年级主任顾颖老师鼓励学生在申请季里要充分认识自我,合理制定大学清单。图文并茂地说明了学校将会多维度地支持大家的大学申请。最后祝愿12年级学生们能够通过申请的历练变得更加果断和自信。11年级主任张悦粤老师在演讲中谈及在11年级这至关重要的一年,学生会收获许多荣誉,同时也要克服很多难关,要学会知进退,明得失,懂取舍,把握住每一次机会。
随后,四位学生代表分别上台发言,分享他们充实的暑假生活和宝贵的学习经验。最后,国际部高中段马峰校长用诙谐幽默的开场白——灌“鸡血”和“鸡汤”,欢迎同学们回到校园。在回顾了此前学生们取得的成绩后,也对新学期寄托了深深的期许。马校长指出,学生们应该思考如何在人工智能崛起的时代背景下创造自我价值、全面提升自己的软实力,并将这些思考代入到日常的学习生活中;马校长还介绍了新的教师评价系统以及校方所提供的最新资源和活动机会,鼓励同学们在新的一年,展现新面貌、努力汲取养分、做更好的自己。
此外,来自达特茅斯大学校友代表Trevor King为12(6)班Benjamin颁发了达特茅斯图书奖,以此肯定他优秀的学业成就,出色的团队协作能力就和丰富的课外活动。最后,顾颖老师和张悦粤老师为各个班级颁发了优良、优秀班风奖,刘琴老师为同学颁发了行为规范奖、学业进步奖和体育锻炼奖。同学们在本次开学典礼中感悟良多,进一步确定了新学期的新目标。在热烈的掌声中,开学典礼圆满结束。
希望所有同学和老师都能在新的一学期有所收获,有所成长。


文:12(2) 胡廷萱
Written by 12(9) Justin Huang
Edited by 12(9) Tina Chen 12(1) Alina Zhang
Pictures by 11(4) Cindy Bu 11(5) Sharon Zhao 11(6) Calen Weng
Supervised by Hazel GU
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