No.8 High School Sino-America Program June 2016

The students newspaper of Beijing No.8 High School 2 Xueyuan Xiaojie Xicheng Beijing 100032

Editor in Chief: Gene Chen

Cheif Visual Editor: Shiny Zhang

News Editor: Versus BJ 101 Hardison Yuan Credit: Caroline Zhang Behind the Scenes: No. 8 and Life Editor: Felicia Wang / Gene Chen

101 Sports Day Sports Editor: Tony Shen Brent Zhao of complicated students for help. two-week AP From G11 and challenging Since Beijing No. 8 Exams would begin News Section Writer: organizational tasks offered the campus in the first two Brent Zhao / Rainy Ding / which eventually for holding the weeks of May and Rebecca Liu n the last week of led to a successful event, they would be the event had to Life Section Writer: April,I an idea of an and enthralling the main organizer, be scheduled right event. taking advice and after the AP Exams Felicia Wang / Hardison inter-school sports Yuan / Minova Wang / game was initiated Student leaders assistance from to avoid interfering from both schools, Beijing 101. with the June SAT Patti Chen / Rebecca Liu by the Academic / Silvia Wang Directors of Beijing Brent Zhao of I t was not a and ACT exams. No.8 High School, Beijing No.8 and perfect time to start This left most of Sports Section Writer: Zane Hickman, Tom of Beijing organizing such an the preparation of Duke Li / Tony Shen and Beijing 101 101, cooperated event of a bigger such a huge event High School, Jack organizing and scale than any other to be completed Photo Editor: Huyton. It marked coordinating the events previously simultaneously with Shiny Zhang the start of a series whole event along held by the student the AP Exams. with other staff and government. The In addition, due Photographer: Caroline Zhang The Spectator Advisor / Assistance News Section 1 Editor: Life Section 7 Eli Walker Sports Section 11 2 NEWS to the requirement overlap of the for training those The school was of the school players. As a result, sports, but since unprecedentedly administration, the schedule was the time was highly supportive in this the Sports Games revised over ten limited after the process. A general could only use one times by different students came back scheme was made afternoon which people until the from the AP Exams, and delivered to the could start at the very day before the foreign teachers, chief of all involved earliest 1:40– event. namely Alistair, departments so that considering the Twelve team Berdien, Conor, Eli, they could proceed traffic of Beijing captains, including Jordi, Pieter, and accordingly to it and the time needed Hank, Jerry, Zane, used some by themselves. for Beijing 101 Prentiss and Sherry, AP sessions to have Everything students to finish volunteered to help the students practice requested was ready their lunch—and organize the event on the skills by and accessible on end before 5:30. and were in charge playing the sports time. No further Under such time of all issues within together. As for the inquiries were limits, some sports the teams such rules, a well-crafted needed at all. This had to proceed as recruiting the handbook was probably had much simultaneously, players and training drafted by Pieter to do with improved but letting which their team members so that the captains communication. sports to be played on rules and skills. can easily have simultaneously They performed their team members had to be decided true cooperation review the rules. under thorough and their help was Holding such consideration of the crucial to the whole a major event size and interest of preparation. inevitably required the audience, the Usually, it would inter-departmental usage of the field, be ideal to use collaboration and and the unavoidable some PE classes coordination.

During the game, Sports Day with we could Credit:Caroline see a lot of 101 High School boys caught the Frisbees which were Rainy Ding played by American thought they could very From Woolf the game for their students in schools. win the game. own schools. In our school, our Zane also Brent Zhao, the foreign teachers took part in On May 19, 2016, organizer of this teach us how to the game for the Sports Day activity said that play those sports as a while was held in the he held this sports the coaches in our because main campus of day was to increase school life. he was No.8 High School. the diversity of in- Dodge ball was hit This competition school physical the first game. is between the activities and Students need to by No.8 high school’s encourage the run fast as possible others students and 101 students to take part as they can to soon. One High School’s in sports activities. catch the ball of our school’s students in the There were 5 kinds and hit other teams did a very international of sports in this team’s good job and won program. Students activity, which were students. the game. in this program will dodge ball, Frisbee, Everyone The second go abroad to study soccer, handball, enjoyed in playing game was after graduate. 11 and basketball. in this game and Frisbee which graders and 12 All these 5 games they used all was held on graders participated are popular games strategies that they the playground. which are June 2016 NEWS 3

Credit:Caroline hard to catch. It handball were held students. It was the weather was was very cool that at the same time. decided into boys very hot, all of the students did their they jumped and The soccer is for and girls. The best to get the caught the ball in boys and handball sounds of claps and scores when they one second. And is for girls. No.8 cheers were full took part in the the foreign teachers High School’s boys of the basketball games and did their were also enjoyed who participated court. The spirit best to encourage in the game. They in the soccer game of teamwork was and cheer for the shouted “EIGHT! wore the blue team appealed directly students when they EIGHT! EIGHT!” shirts with their and exactly. Both watched the games. with students numbers and names. girls and boys did And the safety is passionately. Although the a very good job. the most important The hurrahs weather is so hot, Especially the boys thing in the games. were full of the they also played defeated 101’s boys There were also playground. very earnestly and with a big score. some students got Soccer struggling. The final score of hurt because of the and The last boys was 21:13. game is We could always games. However, basketball and hear the sound of this Sports Day was it is the most surprises and praises fantastic. exciting during the game and game for we could see the all of happy on all of the the students’ faces. Everyone made a lot of efforts for the game and classmates. Although June 2016 4 NEWS College Application Tips: An Exclusive Interview on Cathy Zhao

Rebecca Liu about anything you studying there right meet their criteria. application before it Student from Woolf want to talk about, now and it has It’s better to focus ends up in the trash anything your only admitted one on the overall can. Also schools would like for the student from No.8 development of like Princeton Cathy Zhao is one admission officer in the past 5 years. yourself. This will would only of the top students to know. I know Cathy was surprised help you get in consider students in grade 12 who this is vague and she got in and now colleges that really with extremely got into many top general, but that’s that she thinks about suits you. high academic notch universities the way things it, it was definitely Practicality is achievements and colleges. She work. Colleges because her quirky not always a bad like awards in will attend Carnegie applications are charm fits the things, you need math physics or Melon Information personal. There school’s vibe and to consider your computer science System this fall. As is no formula characteristics. own ability and competitions the first generation guarantees your the chances of or you have an of our program, success. You are Searching getting in before unusual experience she sets a perfect accepted because you apply. A lot of like coming from example for all of us a poor family and has provided a and influenced lot of useful tips on millions.” future applications. If dream schools are not always Your Whole something worth Personality fighting for, then what kind of When I asked colleges should we Cathy “what do apply to then? “Here you think is the comes the hardest most important part in college part of college applications, application”, she searching for said, “ the right one.” You, only According to on a paper. ” Cathy’s description, College admission you are unique, not For the people applied to it’s really easy to officers will look because you have Right One their dream schools draw an analogy to at your whole the same quality and ended up with dating. personality and with somebody “About dream a letter starts with She talked about then consider else. When Cathy school,” she said, the word “sorry”. “I looking through whether if you are mentioned those “it’s never an know you want to information online, a good fit for their applications which issue.” Dream go to Princeton,”she which is very much schools. But college got the applicants schools might seem said, “but Princeton like online dating. admission officers into Ivy league, like a huge deal only takes two First of all, look into have no idea who she switched to for many of us, or three Chinese their official site. you are, you need a different tone, but there’s a great students each year, The information to create an image “They are unusual, chance that the only and they you of yourself in very different, reason that this several pages and really... artistic （文 particular school is impress them. What 艺）” your dream school you show in you Cathy said she is that it’s the only applications are not was accepted by a school you know. necessarily your university which As your knowledge would need extra-curricular doesn’t usually take for colleges ONLY might activities, although Chinese students, increases, your consider not be in they could help. especially students dream school might students from one place, You could talk in No.8. There are change. So never schools like No.4. so you need to only 80 Chinese aim one particular They might not read everything undergraduates school and trying to even look at your page by page. This June 2016 NEWS 5 is really important you are interested eleven then? Is there have the score they those experiences, when writing in, talk to their anything that we ask for in the end.” you will truly grow essays for colleges. admission officers must do?” “ “One more thing, as a person. We She remembered and college alumni Focus about TOEFL, don’t need to realize, the writing essays face to face. It’s on standardized” she got be obsessed with reason we attend for the University very possible excited.test!!!! A lot of the number 115. MUN conferences of Pennsylvania. that you like this people keep saying I stopped taking are not certificates, She carefully university very that those tests it when I got 110, but the experiences wrote down all the much online but not aren’t important. because I scored of interacting with information she so much in reality. Well, that’s a lie. above 25 in all different people and needed on a piece Cathy went on a Those tests may not four sections, I got ideas. Same with of paper before she college tour after be the one to get 26 in speaking, debate, volunteer got started, because she finished all of you in universities, which meets the works or what ever the information her applications. but they give you requirement in most you are doing. she needed was opportunities to universities. It really scattered all over be considered. If takes luck to score Choosing a the website. you don’t have 115+ on TOEFL.” major Other than the required test the official scores, no one Extra- A lot of people site, you would care how curricular want to choose need to many hours Activities a specific major look at of community before applying for College service you "For you, not colleges. “It’s not Confidential have done or your resume." that necessary,” and how many African Many of us may said Cathy, “all you Common kids you have taken be doing extra- need is a basic idea Data Set. care of. So her curricular activities on what you want You need suggestion is: don’t for college to study, because to look for the get your hands on applications. you do need to number of Chinese that many things However, according pick a house when students accepted She realized the when you don’t to Cathy, attending you apply, but each year and the University of have the perfect a few MUN in most schools, number of students Pennsylvania is score in hands. conferences won’t you don’t declare accepted from your very different “If tests are that make you stand your major until school each year. from what she had important, should out that much. sophomore year.” Some schools have expected. If she had we set a time The thing you are “But shouldn’t you clear preferences known this sooner, line?” “Well, it’s seeking in extra- pick a major you on schools, and a she probably not that important, curricular activities want to purse in lot of universities wouldn’t even because there’s no isn’t a perfect high school, focus have a long-term apply. So if you requirements on resume, but life on that area in your relationships don’t know what to the date you finish experiences. That is extra-curricular with certain high do for the summer taking standardized something colleges activities and write schools, from which a college tour may tests prior to the are looking for. That about it in college you could clearly not be a bad choice. application. You is the key to you applications to show see you chances So, just like dating, just need to make success. You may you are qualified of being accepted, you need to know sure you are happy argue that, college in that area?” I and consider if it is the schools you with the test scores admission doesn’t asked. “True, but worth the risk. You like well-enough you submit in you require verification, unlike Chinese need to realize the to make a move. applications. But the people can write universities, it’s number of colleges You may start from sooner you are done anything in their really easy to switch you can apply to is online information, with those tests the essays. True, every majors in American limited. Well, that’s but it’s crucial that better of course.” application has universities, and something to talk you meet them in “Oh, and don’t embellishment, but you are really about later. person. worry that much you need to be able apply to houses not However, about the number to tell the story. To majors. Even if you relationships Get your of times you take do that, you need to pick a major in your shouldn’t only exist head in the those tests,” she have the experience, application, it’s still in cyberspace . It’s tests continues, “ not the understanding the houses you are really important a lot of colleges of certain things to applying to.” that you actually “What do we do would mind that, it’s create an image of visit those colleges in grade ten and important that you yourself. Through It all comes June 2016 6 NEWS down to It would be really they think I am this... awkward not having overqualified, many choices.” which means “I applied to 29 “You can only that they think colleges,”said apply to 20 schools I would be Cathy, “I choose on common accepted to better schools in Ivy application, but how colleges and there Leagues, top 20, top come you applied is little chance I 30, west coast, east for 29?” “Schools would enter their coat, schools I like, on the west coast college if I do get schools with good use a different accepted,” she science programs... system, and I also said. 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Beijing No.8 Scored Four Trophies in the Debate Tournament but failed to enter the quarterfinals

tournaments, would be eliminated whereas for the in each round. two tenth grader, Both of the teams this was their first from No.8 did well tournament ever. on the first day. For Each team in the two eleventh the tournament graders, this was had to go through normal. But this was the process of really exciting for constructive speech, the two students in crossfire, rebuttal, grade ten who were crossfire, summary, experiencing one grand crossfire, and of the many “firsts” final focus in each in life. The coach round. There were of both teams, Ben, four rounds on the came and cheered first day, and the them on. However, League of was the other two are in eliminations were all of the debates Rebecca Liu held in Beijing from grade eleven. The on the second day. were closed, so he Student from Woolf May 13th to 14th. debate they did is The top sixteen teams was unable to watch Four students from called public forum were qualified to any of them. No.8 participated, debate, which enter the first round The news A d ebate and they all got in requires two person of elimination, came to them at tournament organized by to the octofinal. on each team. The which is the approximately National High Two of the four two students in octofinal. Starting 7 pm. both of School Debate who participated are grade eleven had from the octofinal, the teams got in grade ten, been in several half of the teams in to the top 16. June 2016 LIFE 7

Patti Chen club, each of our progress of each Although it has not addressed the Student from Woolf works need to be group is different, been completed, issue seriously on done on the 4th the group with the effect is very our club meeting, floor. We hope our slower evolvement good at present. We she mentioned mural can make the needs to spend will keep working if the members rom the beginning audience think they their personal time on the wall until accumulate more ofF October 2015 are really in the to modify their finished. Our plan is than 3 times for till present, visual skipping the art club has been activities, they are organized for Visual Art Club not belonging to more than half the club any more. a year, you can Surprisingly, the find our footprints art exhibition, to finish it in this announcement from the art on so the wall is semester. worked. Besides, papers to the art also divided It seems that the leader on walls. Because into some the process is encouraged us to of the instructor's different small very smooth, clean up the trails replacement in paintings. however, during we left and raise a this semester, our Firstly, we panting the wall good habit as well. goal changed as determined the we encountered Since the janitor well. Compared mural theme, it a lot of small told the teachers we to the prior to the is exaggerated problems. have left a messy A4 paper elegant to make it become paintings, but also For instance, not scene for them to delineate the more interesting the outstanding everyone in the last week and it color rich patterns, than the basis of members helped club enjoy and confused them. we focus more copying some others to revise fall in love with Visual art club on the mural with famous paintings. it. All in all, we paint, with time keeps running on an relative a little art. 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Our leader June 2016 8 LIFE The ROOTS AND SHOOTS Rainbow Classroom of working with classmates, this kind —the place where dreams breed of happiness gave give solution to us the strongest Felicia Wang questions and to motivation.” The Student from Edison think about how another difficulty the efforts they are that the first group making is connected organizers faced to their ideal future, was that when the Grade ten student which is what Roots and Shoots volunteers in the volunteers just began to run in the international program for themselves are often the right path, they taught at school. had to prepare for Rainbow Classroom took a train to “This tutoring”, Credit:Caroline all over the world. the AP tests and commented the ACT or SAT, so Baoding, , The Roots and mother of one of they barely had time there they get to Sylvia Wang Shoots had a zigzag the tutored kids,”is development in to take care of the interact and teach Student from Edison plants. 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They kept last 14 seconds, ended his NBA competing with Zhao, of this team. their eyes on Kobe got a free life with a perfect other players in At present, Yan, the screen and throw. If he could ending. this team can’t be a PE teacher of didn’t want to get these two On that day, the avoided”, claimed Beijing No.8, who miss any details points, he would Black Mamba by Zhao, “under loves soccer deeply in that game. achieve 60 points removed his this competitive as well, takes the If you were in goal in the environment, all coach of this club. the hallway, last game. the players will Actually, before you can even Everyone in have great progress heard the cheers classroom they are recognized went up from kept silence soon.” by the school, the two classrooms as same as Talking about the name of their team because Kobe reporter tactics of this team, has been Winter scored. When in TV. 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Nobody are not that applying for this had caught up game with 60 wants to accept acceptable, this for a long time, with Jazz. At that points. Someone that Kobe was brand new team now all of them moment, nobody even so excited retired. He will still has a far way have senses of in classroom was that shed tears. always live on to go. Recently, honor because they sitting! They At that time, the the court of Captain Zhao lead representing not cheered, they whole universe NBA. Winter, Beijing only themselves No.8 High School but Beijing No.8 Football Team, attend to the high school as well. XiCheng League. Although this is a According to brand new football his Moments, he team to other teams expressed that this in Beijing, there are won’t easy for the lots of intelligent team, other teams players in this team in the same group now. “Players like seems like stronger Bojie Li and Siqiao than Winter. As a He, the key players result, Winter lost some important of Winter, in matches and grade 11, can play couldn’t advance to important roles in the second round, any football teams but it’s not a shame in Beijing, they are quite different with Tianzhao Hou, who Winter, now they because all the well training and other players in the is outstanding in need to give good players devoted are the hopes of team. Talking about contrast with other performance in themselves to every our team”, said by players in grade peers.” “Yang and every match to match and showed Zhao, the captain 10, he said: “ those Hou show their improve their status. the strength of of Winter, “they fresh students are strength and talent And this is exactly Winter to other are in a very high very promising, to the team, proving what other players mighty teams. standard and are especially Yuchen that they can have in this team have Yang and their own place in to do if they want June 2016