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c An Amazing Memory Journey People often question why these sketchbooks contain such “unfinished” 2012, Edition III Copyright 2012 KANG CHIAO TIMES sketchbook should be. I found work. However, there is a great purpose behind it. Keeping a sketchbook SCHOOL TRENDS & EVENTS that I was too careless and is a perfect way to organize our scattered thoughts and a thumbnail thoughtless before, and sketch helps us put these thoughts back together. – Mason Wan understood that a sketchbook was a book of observation and a book for Kang Chiao at the Michael Jordan Flight School me to express myself. It requires detailed observation from my daily life, my environment, and One camper questioned even my mood. All these memory Michael Jordan, asking if he is records could be used as topics afraid to do a buzzer-beater? for my artworks. I also Michael thought about it and said, understood how important it is to “No, I’m not afraid. On the be observant of my surroundings; I can find art by simply looking at contrary, I really want to take the shot! I’m not afraid of trying and of what is around me. My sketchbook gives me inspiration. It By PEGGY CHOU failure!” gives me new ideas when I am stuck. Our students were very In AP Studio Art class, we – Lisa Chang involved in this camp. They ran for were asked to complete different the fast breaks, and they jumped for sketchbook assignments over the the rebounds. When they played summer vacation. Due to my little or My sketch book is a record of my life. It is a nutrient defense, their opponents could not almost non-existent experience with that makes my art work grow. I can get inspiration what a good sketchbook should be, I even get the ball. Although our didn’t do my sketchbook very well. from it. We usually draw a thumbnail (a small students got hurt, they got their In our first AP studio class, rectangle frame to show our idea) before we start wounds wrapped up and got back to we had a guest speaker, Ms. Marci drawing. It makes my art work more organized and the court. Wu. She shared the precious What did our students learn memories in her sketchbook with us my thoughts will be clearer. – Helen Wang and spoke to us about keeping a from this camp? They faced people sketchbook as a way of journaling. who were taller, faster and stronger She showed us her players. They had to arm sketchbook that she has kept for By MR. P. CHEN everyone’s ability in order to adjust “Our team had won four themselves, strengthen their minds, years, and it amazed me because it their team roster. consecutive ball games. Even and fight for the championship! was as thick as a shoe box! This They had to cooperate with each sketchbook was actually her journey Michael Jordan is one of the The rest of the camp day though we had some players with book. She told us the different ways Peggy’s initial sketches and one most famous basketball players in was League ball games and various wounded hands, legs, and even other, either playing offense or When I am bored or to utilize a sketchbook, such as doing the world. He established his own training lessons which focused on defense. They needed to think, and of her final AP works. in a bad mood, I eyes, we still wanted to fight our collages, sketches, and drawings There are no rules and training camp at the University of personal skills, offense and defense opponents,” said Linus Liang from to work out strategies. They were from observation. She did sketches always draw things Now, I treat things in a California, Santa Barbara, 17 years practice, pair cooperation, three- facing tough guys, and they had to whenever she saw something that she inside my sketchbook 803. different way and let my I can do anything I to make myself keep a competitive attitude so they thought was worth remembering. It imagination develop its power. I ago. We were the first group from man cooporation, lay-ups, shot, and The most amazing thing is happy. It means could get the chance to win. could be anywhere she went - record details in both drawing want in my sketchbook Taiwan to join the Michael Jordan crossover. Michael Jordan came to the camp freedom to me. Our students endured a whether it was a beautiful tree she and literary compositions to Flight School! One of our eighth grade every day! He walked around, found, a scene which she saw that – Annie Chen – Claire Chang tough week. They were challenged better showcase my imagination. From August 3rd to August students, Greg Hsu, said, “Although chatted with campers, and touched her, or it could be any I have tried hard to make my by the other students. After this 7th, our students joined the Michael I was not the star on the court, I detailed observation she found sketchbook better with sketches instructed them on how to perform camp, they know they cannot dunk Jordan Flight School. There were could cooperate very well with my interesting from her daily life. or photographs, and hope one day A sketchbook to me is an better! Every day, there was a yet, or that they cannot get 20-20. After I saw Ms. Wu’s sketch I can have the chance to show my lots of junior and senior high teammates. This kind of experience period of time spent meeting with book, I suddenly realized what a real experiment of expressions. It However, they know that if they do amazing memory journey! students from all over America who let me realize the importance of Michael Jordan. Students could allows me to make the their best, they can get closer to the wanted to improve their basketball team work.” play a shooting game with Michael impossible possible. championship. Jordan, or one-on-one with Michael At this camp, Kang Chiao – Alex Lin Jordan, or listen to Michael Jordan students learned to set a goal, to talk about his passion and think and make plans, and to try enthusiasm for basketball. their best.

Some pages inside Peggy’s sketchbook. On the right is a completed work skills, and of course, to see the “Air Another grade eight student, developed based on her initial sketch. Man”. Jim Han, felt he had a very good The first day, students were relationship with his coach, “Our My sketchbook is a place to let my ideas explore - it’s like a stage for a separated into several groups based coach treated us warmly! Whenever dancer. You can also find some interesting magazine images in my on their age. The coaches let them we lost the game or made a mistake Fresh Out of College Poster sketchbook. I feel like I can always go back and find some exciting ideas play 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 ball games. in practice, he encouraged us to try Design by Peggy Chou through these pieces of work. . – Samanda Su This helped them to realize our best instead of blaming us.”

Publisher Kang Chiao Bilingual School Publishing Staff: CEO Mike Lee Managing Editor Hows Sung, Michelle Toerien, Lisa Chen The Sun Moon Halloween: Volvo 30th Keeping an artist Publishing Director Charlie Chang Writer Arial HY Ho, Arial Hsia, Charlotte Ku, Maggie Chu, Ping Editorial Board James Wu, Meking Shu, Chingyaw Li, Eric Chang, Victory Huang, Ricky Wu, Sharon Lin, Victoria Chiang, and Vivian Wu Lake Swimming Dancing with Anniversary sketchbook as Chuang, Sy Chang, Shannon Chou, Lily Hsu, Decca Chow, Michelle Lai, Photography & Editing IT Deparment., Kay Lin, Arial HY Ho, Arial Hsia, Carnival Darkness Event way of journaling www.kcbs.ntpc.edu.tw Harry Wu, Richard Yu, Ian Huang, Jimmy Ho, Michelle Hsu, Maggie Chen Benjamin Chiao, Maggie Chu, Ricky Wu, Michelle Toerien, Lisa Chen 2 5 7 8

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still higher than ours. Making Friends at the MJ Basketball Camp During the last two minutes, Language Corner: French we finally tied the score. Then By ALAN WU Jeremy, the best player on my By ALLISON SU team, scored a layup. When all of At the camp, during try-outs, I my teammates felt they could In French class, we made posters about our family members. made two important friends. relax, a boy from the other team One is called Chiron. He is from dashed in and scored a layup. The C'est l'affiche que nous avons faite pour la présentation et c'est un Puerto Rico. He is a humorous person. other team’s coach blew the arbre de la famille. Notre prof, Mlle Leslie, nous a demandé de faire He was always trying to trick me by whistle and said “Defense penalty!” ce projet dans le but de nous aider à mémoriser le nom de chaque teaching me some Spanish swear words so they got an extra point for it. membre de la famille et d'exercer nos compétences dans le discours and telling me to say them in front of The situation was bad. public. Je pense que ce projet m'a aidé à apprendre le français, et Let the Music DRIVE You: other Puerto Ricans! There were only a few seconds c’est une langue tout à fait difficile à apprendre. Cependant, je pense The other boy is called Hamzen. The Volvo 30th Anniversary Event left. During the last five seconds, que le français est la langue la plus belle du monde par rapport à He is from Morocco, so our coach d'autres langues, et je suis heureuse d’avoir un si grand maître pour always called him Morocco. He is not Jeremy finally cut in and we won By ARIAL HSIA & MAGGIE CHU the game! m'apprendre à parler cette belle langue correctement et bien. J'aime This camp was really an le français et j'aime la France. The Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) is a famous eye-opener for me. There were Let’s learn some French professional performing orchestra in Taiwan. To celebrate their 30th almost 1000 students. It was really anniversary, Volvo invited the TPO to perform. The conductor, Wei cool to meet people that came from mon père my father Hsuan Lee, used to be a teacher at Kang Chiao. He auditioned the another part of the world. I learned students, looking for about ten people who would be pleased to be part we would play a 5-on-5 basketball My team only lost two games, and I some Spanish and French from ma mère my mother game with another team. After dinner, was very proud of my teammates. of the performance on September 23. them, and I taught them some we would play the second game of The most exciting game was the mon oncle my uncle It was a great opportunity for the students. Eileen Chen was common Chinese words. the day, and the final activity was the fourth game. It seemed like there was one of the students who was chosen to perform. She was anxious assembly at the dome. some conflict between our coach and They also told me about mon frère my brother about performing with the professionals so she practiced extremely tall, but he is a good basketball player. At the assembly, the coaches the other team’s coach. The other their countries. Chiron showed me hard. The first time she heard the TPO play she was shocked by their some photos of a beach in Puerto ma soeur my sister After the try-outs, my teammates would share important information coach kept giving us penalties and my amazing performance. She could feel their passion and could picture coach was really angry. The penalties Rico; it was amazing. I’m not sure and I started a whole week of training. and Michael Jordan would come and mon chat my cat herself as being part of this orchestra in the future. Standing on the teach us some basketball tricks. made the game really tough. We tried if I will go again next year, but this We would practice layups, shooting, or stage made her nervous. ball control, in the morning. After lunch, I played a total of six games. our best to score but their score was camp was really awesome! “I kept thinking that I might a mistake in front of the audience,” she said. This is my poster. My French She had to “pull herself together” and they had a marvelous name is Élodie. A Unique Experience: Sun Moon Lake 2012 performance in the end. pool. I had to carry a rescue tube flag. I felt that I was free in the closer! We wanted to start Feeling joyful after the performance, Eileen started to think while swimming, and the feeling of water. I was like a fish which was swimming immediately, but we ART APPRECIATION about her future. She would like to study abroad and major in clarinet not seeing the bottom of the water finally released from a fish tank into were a team. and minor in theory and composition. In order to reach her goal, just was odd. the ocean. I swam to the first raft and Finally, he caught up and From Ordinary to Extraordinary like all the other members of the Kang Chiao orchestra, she still has to climbed on the floating board we The day of the challenge finally gathered with my group. The coach practice. had brought, and two of us pulled subtle way. arrived. On the ride to Sun Moon talked to us, and we started off again. By KATY WONG “I have to improve my performing skills and create my own Lake, I felt excited and a little Swimming across Sun Moon him along. We encouraged each Even though the objects other and arrived at the last raft. musical collection. There are a lot of things I have to achieve.” nervous. We were divided into Lake wasn't like being in the I know there may be may seem like they have been The coach allowed us to swim by The Kang Chiao orchestra has had numerous achievements in swimming pool by myself because questions when people see this randomly placed, actually there ourselves to the finish line. I went all kinds of competitions. The members of the orchestra hope they will we were a team and we had to work kind of artwork. Yes, these are are many thoughts that go into as fast as possible and reached the composing and creating an still have plenty of opportunities, like performing with the Taipei By JEFF KUO together. works of art. This is a form of shore. art with ordinary objects emotional piece of work that I can Philharmonic Orchestra, in the future. We hadn't swum very fast, Before this trip, I thought Every year, a 3.3 km race is placed compositionally. feel very strongly about. until we saw the second group's flag. swimming in Sun Moon Lake was held at Sun Moon Lake. Thousands of People may wonder We were afraid that the second group only a race. However, I learned to swimmers from all over the world about or have a hard time would catch us, so we started help others when they face attend this event. Kang Chiao's 9th seeing the beauty in these swimming faster. One member of our difficulties. To complete this graders attend every year too. works or even ask the group suddenly got a cramp, and we swimming challenge, one does not question: “What is the point of Sun Moon Lake is located in had to stop to wait for him. While we only need self confidence and doing this?” The whole idea Yuchi, Nantou. It is the largest body of were waiting, we saw the other physical strength but, most water in Taiwan and attracts many behind doing this kind of work group's flag coming closer and importantly, teamwork. tourists. Sun Moon Lake is located 748 is so that we, art students, can meters above sea level, is 27 meters practice using already formed deep, and has a surface area of objects to compose a form of approximately 7.93 square km. several groups and I was in the first art known as assemblage art. As a 9th grade student, I took group. The other members of this Also, adding color part in this event. In fact, we started group were all very good swimmers. gives the work more emotion training in the 8th grade! After warming up, my group and and helps emphasize the Because I am pretty good at I arrived at the lake. I was amazed by textures on the different swimming, I didn't actually regard the the beautiful view and the large objects. For example, in my training as important until I swam at amount of people. But there was no work, I wanted to show Bitan. I discovered that it was totally time for a pause. I got into the water different sides of emotions by different compared to swimming in the and started following Kang Chiao's using contrasting colors in a By KATY WONG By ASHLEY CHANG By LISA CHANG 6 2012, Edition III 2012, Edition III 3 ARTS & CULTURE INTERVIEW WITH TEACHERS

free time at home. Study halls give extremely helpful for those How do you like the other PE students the opportunity to students. The massive amount of teachers? Study Halls at School communicate with teachers and information in the library can also Eye on Our Teachers All the other teachers are kind, receive help directly from them. This help students working on projects friendly and helpful. I think we really By JASON HUNG Grade 11 Teachers are not always country needed me. I only played in a is a benefit only available at school, and assignments. opportunity in Taiwan. If I didn’t have a good mix of new teachers this available for students. Moreover, provincial team. It is a level between and free periods can give them the take this opportunity, I don’t think I year. Each PE teacher is involved in Everyone once was a passionate professors in college will provide According to thecityinsight.com, time to utilize it. With the elastic time the quality of facilities affects the would have ever come here. the university teams and the national our work. high school student, craving full even less assistance for our academic of study halls, students that were amount of applications each year. teams. independence. In a modern era that studies. Therefore, we should develop absent would be able to make up Top universities such as Stanford, Are you used to life in Taiwan? What about the students? What emphasizes equal rights, every our ability of self-study through quizzes or assignments without extra Berkeley, and Harvard all have the would you like to say to the students individual shares the same amount of reading textbooks, assignments, and Yes, I’ve been here for over 11 years. pressure. Some students in Kang best facilities and equipment for in KCBS? liberty. Students should also have a free even the Internet. This can help I think the most obvious difference Chiao require more time than others learning. This benefit is one of the First of all, be true to yourself. Believe environment to expand their learning facilitate students’ preparation for between South Africa and Taiwan is to achieve the same academic goals. primary attractions for the top in yourself and do your best. limits. I believe Kang Chiao students exams and SAT to improve their convenience. Like the public To assist these students, we should students around the world. Sometimes you will fail, but you have from all grades should have study halls grades gradually. The students of transport, shops, and so on. Each have study halls every week. Therefore, Kang Chiao should By RICKY WU to be strong. You should learn from for free learning during school time. Kang Chiao still have a large increase students’ access to the place here is not far from each other. your mistakes. These free periods could enhance our potential for growth and advancement is a PE Self-study is one of the most resources by establishing study Mr. Assink It only takes about three hours to go ability to self-study and prepare us for that could be made through halls. teacher. He wants every student to Gao Xiong from Taipei. And don’t forget yourself! You university. Secondly, study halls provide introducing study halls. Having study important habits any serious Study halls can lead to to try their best in PE class. “You work hard as well! Do you feel students that require aid from teachers halls is one of the best ways to student must develop. It still sounds cool! What do you self-study improvement, aid might fall down, but you have got You are a PE teacher. What was relaxed while doing your work? an opportunity to catch up with others. increase our self-study skills. usually do in your spare time? students that are behind schedule, to stand up again!” your major when you were in I really enjoy teaching in KCBS. Third of all, students could acquire an Furthermore, students that are Lastly, study halls allow and provide resources for all university, and what’s your Well, of course, I do some sports. And When you are a PE teacher, it’s really extra amount of time to work on behind teachers’ schedules or students to work on assignments and students. The benefits are proved I enjoy reading books and listening to Where are you from? Which favorite sport? physically demanding. You need to go assignments utilizing the abundance of underachieving can catch up during projects utilizing the school by statistics and research. Kang music. If I have time, playing puzzles city? My majors were Science, Chemistry everywhere if it is necessary. And it is resources of the school. study halls. Having a few extra resources. Kang Chiao has abundant Chiao should start by opening is not a bad choice as well. very different from teaching inside the I’m from Johannesburg, in South and Microbiology. And later I got my Study halls can bring long-term periods of time in school will help resources, so we should enjoy this self-studying periods in Have you ever done something classroom. I’ve been there. It’s just Africa - the most beautiful PGCE (Teaching Qualification) for improvements to students’ self-study students relieve academic pressure. In advantage as much as possible. Not homerooms, and then give access crazy or had some special hard to compare. country in the world. PE, Languages, Math and Science. capability. According to the website an article from my.hsj.org, students all students have access to devices to the library and computer labs experience? Akademikas, self-study is one of the state that they appreciate study halls such as computers, the Internet, or gradually. I believe study halls can My favorite sport is rugby. Although South Africa? Wow! I wish I (laughs) There is nothing I can tell Mr. Assink is a great teacher. His most important habits any serious because they can acquire extra time to printers at home. The computers eventually increase the average I’m in charge of the soccer club at had been there during the you! I did some crazy things during lessons are always interesting. He is student must develop. finish their homework and have more available in the library would be grade of students as a result. present, rugby is still my favorite World Cup in 2010! Why did my time at university. But they are all always humorous, and he makes us sport. Soccer is the second one. you come to Taiwan? secrets! laugh out loud in his class. But, Mr. I always wanted to have a look at If you were not a PE teacher, what Assink also really cares about us. I A Letter to a Child of the Holocaust Ecosystem June 13, 2012 the other side of the world. I I heard that you had been playing would you rather be? hope that he can stay in Kang Chiao wanted to stay in another country. for the national team! Is that true? I would rather be a professional forever. By SAMANTHA YANG Grade 9 My friend told me about an Well, I would be willing to if my athlete or a sports doctor. Jonathan Feng Grade 11

Dear Mario, By ARIEL HO & SHARON LIN consider doing engineering? teacher. However, the school asked until college. It didn’t really work out. First of all, let me kick off with “I’m sorry for what had happened to you.” That’s a very good question. me whether I could teach English. I And for students that are interested in I don’t want this letter to make you feel the pain again so I’m not going to Mr. Fuang is a really Engineering was a very difficult saw no reason against it so I gave it a gossip: “If you really want to know, say a lot on that topic. But because you were so young, I will tell you a nice math teacher. His classes are major to get into in my college. You shot. But then later, when I came to you will have to find out yourself.” little bit about what was going on then. You see, unfortunately, you were always fun to be in. This had to be at the top of the class all the teach geometry for summer, and I born in a difficult time. The Nazis had conquered most of Europe and they interview includes Mr. Fuang’s time. I have thought about doing really enjoyed teaching math, I told Any personal motto? had a grudge against Jewish people. Your dictator, Mussolini, was in top secret— an exclusive look at engineering, but engineering takes a the school I would prefer to be Of course, it is a quote from The Lorax alliance with the Germans and that is why your family struggled during his social life. long time. Also, you will have almost teaching math. I have more by Dr. Seuss. that time. Late 1943, in October, your family was arrested. You were put no social life, because you have no knowledge in math than English, so I “Unless someone like you cares a onto a train to Auschwitz death camp in Poland and when you got there Why did you choose math as time. The academic pressure is very figure it would be better for me to whole awful lot, nothing is going to you died in a gas chamber. You were only two. your career? heavy. teach math than English. get better. It’s not.” I’ve always enjoyed doing math - Now, because your life was unexpectedly cut short, I’m going to fill you Photo By RUBY Y. since elementary school. Middle What will relax you when you feel Can you tell us about your first in on what happens in life. When you’re a child, everything comes easily school was a little harder but I pressure then? Any favorite girlfriend? This photograph is a tribute to Daido Moriyama, a but when you grow up everything gets complicated. As you have your renowned Japanese photographer. really enjoy challenges. When I hobbies? That was in high school, my junior childhood, you develop hobbies and that helps you decide on what job you With the rise of environmental issues like global finished questions that other Oh, my favorite hobby is playing year. She is a teacher now, in the want. You make friends in life that become like your family. Life becomes warming, environmental groups have long accused modern people could not solve, I felt a tennis. I even coached tennis as a States. She loves her students. She’s easier with them. cities of disrupting the harmonious ecosystem of our great sense of accomplishment. At part-time job at a tennis club. Tennis Indian. Our common interest was nature. However, recently, I read an article, which contended college, I wanted to continue is a great way to relax. When you are going to classes together. We were in Don’t worry, Mario, you didn’t die for nothing. Because of the Holocaust, that while modern cities have certainly altered the way how challenging myself. I could easily standing on the court, all the worries the same math class. We always nature used to be, the cities themselves have also evolved into a lots of people are now constantly working to make sure that it will never have picked some random major and pain just wash away. I really competed against each other. It unique form of ecosystem. happen again. Your story has inspired and motivated people. You were a and gotten a 4.0 but I would much miss playing tennis. sounds very nerdy, but it really was rather choose something that I not. She had a very different group of part of something that changed the world. Imagine: Taipei City is an ecosystem. want to do. Once, in class, you said, “I was friends from mine. My friends didn’t Best regards, Personally, I think photographs by Mr.Moriyama, who going to teach English.” Why? really know her friends, so we were Since you say you like I was hired as an English teacher, kind of stuck in between. Also, her is keen to capture urban scenarios using his film camera, Mr. Fuang as Super Mario! Samantha certainly assert this statement. challenges, did you ever originally. I applied to be a math parents did not really want her dating 4 Fall 2012, Edition V Fall 2012, Edition V 5 STUDENT CULTURE STUDENT CULTURE

your hands. He went to a soccer Golden Feet - The Soccer Club game and he thought that it was an How Our Actions Can Alter our Environment interesting experience. It was the part about soccer because players By MS. R. J. BILLONES Through Environmental Science, By CHARLOTTE KU & PING HUANG first soccer game he had ever been have to cooperate with each students will not only gain a science credit, to. He also saw his favorite player, other,” he answered. Environmentalism is becoming but also knowledge that will guide them in Fernando Torres. William wants to The first time he played more and more significant and influential be a professional soccer player making decisions about their actions was in the second grade and it was in our modern society. One might notice hard to control the ball when you when he grows up . towards our environment. They will learn the growing effort of people around the could only use your feet instead of Another member of the about current environmental issues globally globe to promote eco-friendly lifestyles soccer club, David Chen, said and about what they can do to be a part of David Chen takes on the teachers! Students and teachers play during lunch. that he was bad at playing and even companies are trying to be the solution. soccer at first, but that he environmental friendly with the improved after he played a few production of their goods and services. Students investigate the relationship times. This is a club for people who Kang Chiao wanted to prepare “It is quite hard to score between temperature and fermentation in like to play soccer. People with a students to be responsive and responsible a goal when playing soccer, and microorganisms. passion for the sport play soccer citizens of the world -- citizens who there is some pressure because whenever you walk by the field. it’s not only you playing, but understand how vital our environment is, Some people feel they have a talent also your teammates.” and students who will become our future for playing soccer, but some people He has joined lots of leaders. don't. However, they always try their soccer matches in Kang Chiao, This year, the school started a new best to be champions on the field. competing with other school course, Environmental Science, to further We were curious about this teams. educate students about their environment. club, so we asked William Chen what The Kang Chiao field is he thought was so interesting about where you can find future This course gives students different soccer. champions with a passion for Students searching for organisms such as insects for opportunities to learn about scientific “Team work is my favorite the sport! part of the “Modeling a Closed Eco-system” laboratory. issues that are relevant in our society today. Congratulations! Jeffrey Hu Wins Dancing with Darkness: Our Halloween! By IRVING SHEN some of the most common "Trick or Treat?" Second Place at the Regionals special holidays we have. In the These words are shouted West, Catholic churches pointed out loud by children when they By CHRISTINE WANG out that October 31st represented visit every neighbor nearby. They the end of summer and the start dress in scary costumes and ask On October 16, Jeffery Hu from 12 C won great honor for Kang Chiao in the Regionals that of winter. It was a special day for sweets. It means: "Give us led up to the “National High School Athletic Games” in early November. for all the ghosts and souls of candy, otherwise we'll play a Putting all his effort into his sport, Jeffrey Hu is an expert at pool. He has participated in the dead to return to our world. prank on you". many important pool competitions. To Jeffery, pool is not only a preferred sport, but also part of his daily life and identity. This time, Jeffrey won second place, and he will be representing Kang Chiao and New Taipei City in the final competition. Focusing on a hobby or sport is important and helpful for releasing stress. Jeffrey and his team mates are setting a good example for all Kang Chiao students to find and develop their own Resident Zombie! interests as well. By JESSIE KUO SCHOOL CLUB There is a movie called Basketball on Wheels: The Inline Skating Club school,” she said. The scariest make-up won Resident Evil in which a girl kills This sport can be the contest! People had to dress up in Nowadays, Halloween is zombies. This movie inspired me to do the zombie make-up. We By VIVIAN WU & VICTORIA CHIANG There are many different expensive if you want to be a costumes and scare away the still a tradition and a professional skater. Inline ghosts. representation of Western did not have time to get ready at techniques and positions to learn. On the day of skates can be as cheap as Children in England also culture, and now also a part of school so I woke up at 4 o’clock The Kang Chiao inline It is really hard, because students Halloween, the judges NT$1000, but the best skates started a tradition that still Kang Chiao. in the morning! skating club meets on Fridays at have to learn how to balance. decided which students had I used professional can be up to NT$300,000. endures now. Happy Halloween! the Secondary Department. This is Grace Chang told us that the most creative make-up. costume make-up for my eyes, Grace said that she a new club, and the students seem she has learned many new things Both teachers and students nose, and mouth, but on my neck would really like to be a A day of creativity and fun with original costumes and make-up! I used tissue paper and white very happy to have this club at from this club. Grace already participated in dressing professional skater one day. She Thank you, Ms. Kemeny and Ms. Yeh for organizing this special event. glue. People were really shocked school. themselves as scary as they started skating when she was 10 is happy that the club teacher is and amazed when they saw me. can to win the competition! While most students are years old. focusing on figure skating First, they would only see one There were vampires, learning on inline skates, some “When I was young, I techniques. She has taken part side of my face, and think that students are even learning to play thought it was fun. I really liked in a skating competition in magicians, animals, US nothing was wrong. Then, they would see the teeth and be really basketball wearing roller skates! this sport so I went to a special Columbia before and she says it marines, and even Japanese The club is special because, school to learn how to skate. ghosts! surprised. At lunch, my friend, was a really special experience. Amy, said I made her lose her Different cultures have even though the class starts with Because I really like skating, I We look forward to appetite. Angela Kuan, Grace Chang, and normal skating, the teacher will joined this club. I was very happy seeing how this interesting different, and very diverse, I hope we get more time Selena Chiang showing off their skills. also teach special skills like figure when I heard there was an inline sport, and club, will grow and festivals. Throughout the to dress up at school next year. skating. skating and roller skating club at develop in our school. world, festivals for ghosts are Then, I can be even scarier! 4 Fall 2012, Edition V Fall 2012, Edition V 5 STUDENT CULTURE STUDENT CULTURE

your hands. He went to a soccer Golden Feet - The Soccer Club game and he thought that it was an How Our Actions Can Alter our Environment interesting experience. It was the part about soccer because players By MS. R. J. BILLONES Through Environmental Science, By CHARLOTTE KU & PING HUANG first soccer game he had ever been have to cooperate with each students will not only gain a science credit, to. He also saw his favorite player, other,” he answered. Environmentalism is becoming but also knowledge that will guide them in Fernando Torres. William wants to The first time he played more and more significant and influential be a professional soccer player making decisions about their actions was in the second grade and it was in our modern society. One might notice hard to control the ball when you when he grows up . towards our environment. They will learn the growing effort of people around the could only use your feet instead of Another member of the about current environmental issues globally globe to promote eco-friendly lifestyles soccer club, David Chen, said and about what they can do to be a part of David Chen takes on the teachers! Students and teachers play during lunch. that he was bad at playing and even companies are trying to be the solution. soccer at first, but that he environmental friendly with the improved after he played a few production of their goods and services. Students investigate the relationship times. This is a club for people who Kang Chiao wanted to prepare “It is quite hard to score between temperature and fermentation in like to play soccer. People with a students to be responsive and responsible a goal when playing soccer, and microorganisms. passion for the sport play soccer citizens of the world -- citizens who there is some pressure because whenever you walk by the field. it’s not only you playing, but understand how vital our environment is, Some people feel they have a talent also your teammates.” and students who will become our future for playing soccer, but some people He has joined lots of leaders. don't. However, they always try their soccer matches in Kang Chiao, This year, the school started a new best to be champions on the field. competing with other school course, Environmental Science, to further We were curious about this teams. educate students about their environment. club, so we asked William Chen what The Kang Chiao field is he thought was so interesting about where you can find future This course gives students different soccer. champions with a passion for Students searching for organisms such as insects for opportunities to learn about scientific “Team work is my favorite the sport! part of the “Modeling a Closed Eco-system” laboratory. issues that are relevant in our society today. Congratulations! Jeffrey Hu Wins Dancing with Darkness: Our Halloween! By IRVING SHEN some of the most common "Trick or Treat?" Second Place at the Regionals special holidays we have. In the These words are shouted West, Catholic churches pointed out loud by children when they By CHRISTINE WANG out that October 31st represented visit every neighbor nearby. They the end of summer and the start dress in scary costumes and ask On October 16, Jeffery Hu from 12 C won great honor for Kang Chiao in the Regionals that of winter. It was a special day for sweets. It means: "Give us led up to the “National High School Athletic Games” in early November. for all the ghosts and souls of candy, otherwise we'll play a Putting all his effort into his sport, Jeffrey Hu is an expert at pool. He has participated in the dead to return to our world. prank on you". many important pool competitions. To Jeffery, pool is not only a preferred sport, but also part of his daily life and identity. This time, Jeffrey won second place, and he will be representing Kang Chiao and New Taipei City in the final competition. Focusing on a hobby or sport is important and helpful for releasing stress. Jeffrey and his team mates are setting a good example for all Kang Chiao students to find and develop their own Resident Zombie! interests as well. By JESSIE KUO SCHOOL CLUB There is a movie called Basketball on Wheels: The Inline Skating Club school,” she said. The scariest make-up won Resident Evil in which a girl kills This sport can be the contest! People had to dress up in Nowadays, Halloween is zombies. This movie inspired me to do the zombie make-up. We By VIVIAN WU & VICTORIA CHIANG There are many different expensive if you want to be a costumes and scare away the still a tradition and a professional skater. Inline ghosts. representation of Western did not have time to get ready at techniques and positions to learn. On the day of skates can be as cheap as Children in England also culture, and now also a part of school so I woke up at 4 o’clock The Kang Chiao inline It is really hard, because students Halloween, the judges NT$1000, but the best skates started a tradition that still Kang Chiao. in the morning! skating club meets on Fridays at have to learn how to balance. decided which students had I used professional can be up to NT$300,000. endures now. Happy Halloween! the Secondary Department. This is Grace Chang told us that the most creative make-up. costume make-up for my eyes, Grace said that she a new club, and the students seem she has learned many new things Both teachers and students nose, and mouth, but on my neck would really like to be a A day of creativity and fun with original costumes and make-up! I used tissue paper and white very happy to have this club at from this club. Grace already participated in dressing professional skater one day. She Thank you, Ms. Kemeny and Ms. Yeh for organizing this special event. glue. People were really shocked school. themselves as scary as they started skating when she was 10 is happy that the club teacher is and amazed when they saw me. can to win the competition! While most students are years old. focusing on figure skating First, they would only see one There were vampires, learning on inline skates, some “When I was young, I techniques. She has taken part side of my face, and think that students are even learning to play thought it was fun. I really liked in a skating competition in magicians, animals, US nothing was wrong. Then, they would see the teeth and be really basketball wearing roller skates! this sport so I went to a special Columbia before and she says it marines, and even Japanese The club is special because, school to learn how to skate. ghosts! surprised. At lunch, my friend, was a really special experience. Amy, said I made her lose her Different cultures have even though the class starts with Because I really like skating, I We look forward to appetite. Angela Kuan, Grace Chang, and normal skating, the teacher will joined this club. I was very happy seeing how this interesting different, and very diverse, I hope we get more time Selena Chiang showing off their skills. also teach special skills like figure when I heard there was an inline sport, and club, will grow and festivals. Throughout the to dress up at school next year. skating. skating and roller skating club at develop in our school. world, festivals for ghosts are Then, I can be even scarier! 6 2012, Edition III 2012, Edition III 3 ARTS & CULTURE INTERVIEW WITH TEACHERS

Dear Mario, By ARIEL HO & SHARON LIN consider doing engineering? teacher. However, the school asked until college. It didn’t really work out. First of all, let me kick off with “I’m sorry for what had happened to you.” That’s a very good question. me whether I could teach English. I And for students that are interested in I don’t want this letter to make you feel the pain again so I’m not going to Mr. Fuang is a really Engineering was a very difficult saw no reason against it so I gave it a gossip: “If you really want to know, say a lot on that topic. But because you were so young, I will tell you a nice math teacher. His classes are major to get into in my college. You shot. But then later, when I came to you will have to find out yourself.” little bit about what was going on then. You see, unfortunately, you were always fun to be in. This had to be at the top of the class all the teach geometry for summer, and I born in a difficult time. The Nazis had conquered most of Europe and they interview includes Mr. Fuang’s time. I have thought about doing really enjoyed teaching math, I told Any personal motto? had a grudge against Jewish people. Your dictator, Mussolini, was in top secret— an exclusive look at engineering, but engineering takes a the school I would prefer to be Of course, it is a quote from The Lorax alliance with the Germans and that is why your family struggled during his social life. long time. Also, you will have almost teaching math. I have more by Dr. Seuss. that time. Late 1943, in October, your family was arrested. You were put no social life, because you have no knowledge in math than English, so I “Unless someone like you cares a onto a train to Auschwitz death camp in Poland and when you got there Why did you choose math as time. The academic pressure is very figure it would be better for me to whole awful lot, nothing is going to you died in a gas chamber. You were only two. your career? heavy. teach math than English. get better. It’s not.” I’ve always enjoyed doing math - Now, because your life was unexpectedly cut short, I’m going to fill you Photo By RUBY Y. since elementary school. Middle What will relax you when you feel Can you tell us about your first in on what happens in life. When you’re a child, everything comes easily school was a little harder but I pressure then? Any favorite girlfriend? This photograph is a tribute to Daido Moriyama, a but when you grow up everything gets complicated. As you have your renowned Japanese photographer. really enjoy challenges. When I hobbies? That was in high school, my junior childhood, you develop hobbies and that helps you decide on what job you With the rise of environmental issues like global finished questions that other Oh, my favorite hobby is playing year. She is a teacher now, in the want. You make friends in life that become like your family. Life becomes warming, environmental groups have long accused modern people could not solve, I felt a tennis. I even coached tennis as a States. She loves her students. She’s easier with them. cities of disrupting the harmonious ecosystem of our great sense of accomplishment. At part-time job at a tennis club. Tennis Indian. Our common interest was nature. However, recently, I read an article, which contended college, I wanted to continue is a great way to relax. When you are going to classes together. We were in Don’t worry, Mario, you didn’t die for nothing. Because of the Holocaust, that while modern cities have certainly altered the way how challenging myself. I could easily standing on the court, all the worries the same math class. We always nature used to be, the cities themselves have also evolved into a lots of people are now constantly working to make sure that it will never have picked some random major and pain just wash away. I really competed against each other. It unique form of ecosystem. happen again. Your story has inspired and motivated people. You were a and gotten a 4.0 but I would much miss playing tennis. sounds very nerdy, but it really was rather choose something that I not. She had a very different group of part of something that changed the world. Imagine: Taipei City is an ecosystem. want to do. Once, in class, you said, “I was friends from mine. My friends didn’t Best regards, Personally, I think photographs by Mr.Moriyama, who going to teach English.” Why? really know her friends, so we were Since you say you like I was hired as an English teacher, kind of stuck in between. Also, her is keen to capture urban scenarios using his film camera, Mr. Fuang as Super Mario! Samantha certainly assert this statement. challenges, did you ever originally. I applied to be a math parents did not really want her dating 2 2012, Edition III 2012, Edition III 7 SCHOOL TRENDS & EVENTS ARTS & CULTURE