That Day Our History Had a Soundtrack 那一天,我們的歷史擁有了配樂

Category: 國際學校 Date: 2019年1月21日上午12:00

Whatisan alma mater anyway? Most know it as the connection you hold to a school you attended, but for the most established schools, an alma mater is also an anthem. A song of belonging that is passed on, over the years, from each class and generation to the next. It is a tune that connects us to those that came before, and reminds us we are part of something bigger than this moment.

校歌到底是什么？大多數人都知道，校歌是連接自己與母校的紐帶。對于最知名的學校來說，校歌還是學校的贊歌，一年一年地傳遞下去，從上一屆學生傳給下一屆學生。校歌讓我們與學長學姐建立聯系，也讓我們銘記學校的悠久歷史。

Shanghai American School first opened its doors more than 100 years ago, and as the most storied international school in Shanghai, it’s no surprise that we have an alma mater – one that dates back to 1948. And if you know anything about SAS, it will also be no surprise that the song was originally written by our students. While it hasn’t been sung consistently through the varied waves of history, we’ve recently unearthed this proud song and are giving it a new lease on life. A bit old-fashioned? Of course. But maybe this just means it is time to pass it over to our innovative students of today and invite them to make it their own. In the meantime, we caught up at the Pudong campus with the original songwriter and former student, Ted Stannard ’48 who left his mark on SAS through school spirit and songwriting.

上海美國學校創立于100多年前。作為上海最具傳奇色彩的國際學校，我們當然擁有自己的校歌，并且這首校歌的歷史可以追溯至1948年。如果你對上海美國學校有所了解的話，那你也一定不會對我們的校歌最初是由學生譜寫一事感到吃驚。盡管在歷史的長河中，我們并沒有一直吟唱校歌，但最近我們把它翻了出來并為其賦予了新生命。有點老套？是有一些。但或許這意味著是時候將其交到我們現在極富創新思維的學生手中，讓他們將其改造成屬于他們自己的校歌。此外，我們還在浦東校區見到了這首校歌最初的創作者Ted Stannard。作為上海美國學校1948屆畢業生，Ted Stannard遵循了學校精神，通過寫歌在上海美國學校留下了自己的印記。

Watch students and alumni perform the Alma Mater here, or click the “read more” button at the bottom of this article.

LEGACY. EVERY DAY AT SAS.

傳奇。就在上海美國學校的每一天。