Month: January 2023

Clubs, Opinion

Opinion: HS Strings Orchestra a Place for Community, Expression, and Fun

By Joseph Han At ASW, there are so many extracurricular activities some get overlooked. One of those is the HS Strings Orchestra.  The HS Strings Orchestra, as its name suggests, is a club that performs string music. Despite the common perception that instruments like violin, cello and viola are associated with formal, boring concert halls filled with elderly men dressed up in suits, the HS … Continue reading Opinion: HS Strings Orchestra a Place for Community, Expression, and Fun

giptaylorLeave a comment
Events, School

11th-Grade DP Students Begin ToK

by Julia Klein As the semester comes to a close, there are some new beginnings as well as some endings. One of these is the transition to the course of Theory of knowledge, also known as TOK, for the junior class, while the seniors wave farewell to the class forever. TOK is a two-semester course that is compulsory for anyone enrolled in the full IB … Continue reading 11th-Grade DP Students Begin ToK

giptaylorLeave a comment
Faces Around ASW, School

Mr. MacKenty to Take Sabbatical Next Year

by Olivia Choi Mr MacKenty teaches beginning and advanced programming classes for grades 9 and 10, and also computer science and software engineering for DP. Now in his 14th year at ASW, Mr. Mackenty announced that he will go on a sabbatical next year.  Why and when did you decide to go on a sabbatical? In general, it is important to stay up-to-date with current … Continue reading Mr. MacKenty to Take Sabbatical Next Year

giptaylor1 Comment
Feature, School

ASW Student Launches Memory Defenders Project in Warsaw

By Jaewon Shin Two particularly devastating events in European history are the World Wars, with the second of the two being widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and destructive conflicts in human history. Among the atrocities committed during this period was the Holocaust, characterized by the systematic extermination of Jewish individuals by the Nazis. In order to preserve the memory of this event … Continue reading ASW Student Launches Memory Defenders Project in Warsaw

giptaylorLeave a comment
Faces Around ASW, Feature

Teachers Before They Were Teachers: How Mr. Harris Became an International Teacher

By Kayleigh Isa In a school such as ASW, students have the opportunity to pursue a plethora of different paths after they have graduated. However, deciding precisely which path is the best may be a difficult thing to gauge. Mr. William Harris, ASW’s new IBDP Economics teacher, shares his story of how, even though he did not pursue education right after high school, his experiences … Continue reading Teachers Before They Were Teachers: How Mr. Harris Became an International Teacher

giptaylorLeave a comment