Category: Clubs

Clubs, Events, School

What Happens When a School Trip Requires a Visa?

By Linbo Gong and Viet Dinh As ASW gears up for its international events, one issue sometimes shadows its preparations: the challenge of visa acquisition. This year, a few students from schools part of CEESA and SCIS activities have grappled with bureaucratic hurdles, casting uncertainty over their participation in school events. One of the earliest challenges emerged during the first sports season, notably impacting many … Continue reading What Happens When a School Trip Requires a Visa?

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Clubs, Culture, School

ASW Musicians Attend Jazz Festival in The Hague

By Teddy Sirotin From September 21st to 25th, 6 musicians from ASW attended the AMIS Jazz Festival in the Hague to perform and practice jazz with other students from around the world. This year a select group of jazz musicians from ASW was given the opportunity to participate in this event. The participants were Matvei S., Jackson M., Cale F., Adam F., Finnegan C., and … Continue reading ASW Musicians Attend Jazz Festival in The Hague

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Clubs, School

Model United Nations Club Heads to Greece

By Kayleigh Isa On the 9th of February, 14 members of ASW’s Model United Nations club took off to Thessaloniki, Greece to take part in Anatolia College’s 18th annual MUN conference.  Model United Nations is an activity that emulates the procedure of the United Nations and allows students to learn about diplomacy and international relations. Students play the roles of delegations for different countries and … Continue reading Model United Nations Club Heads to Greece

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Clubs, Feature, School

ASW Business Store Earns 44% Profit (So Far)

Kate Yie & Seungyun Choi, with additional writing by Jane In October, the ASW business club officially launched the school’s first student-run store in front of the cafeteria, next to the stairs. After a short hiatus, the store is back open and, according to the “executive president” of the business store, Liam J., the store will continue to run “next year, and the year after, … Continue reading ASW Business Store Earns 44% Profit (So Far)

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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

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ASW Volleyball Returns to Travel

by Maia Banka After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, regularly-scheduled SCIS and CEESA athletic events have been able to take place in-person again.  The girls Varsity Volleyball Team traveled to Basel, Switzerland last weekend in order to compete in the SCIS tournaments.  ASW Senior Sara P. described how nervous yet excited the team was about their return to competing against other schools. … Continue reading ASW Volleyball Returns to Travel

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