On the afternoon of August 30th, the opening ceremony for juniors and seniors took place at the GrandAuditorium.The head teacher of G12, Ms. Gu Ying, gave an inspirational speech, expressing her sincere hope that the seniors recognize their own individuality in order to choose the right college for themselves. She wants the seniors to know that they are never alone on their journey towards college, as their homeroom teachers, counselors, and writing center teachers would aid them during the critical forthcoming application season. Subsequently, Ms. Zhang Yueyue, the head teacher of G11, reminded the students of both the challenges and opportunities they would face in Grade 11. “Go forward or back off,” she said, “It is the juniors themselves who would make the choice.”

Afterwards, student representatives—Charlie Zheng from 12(1), Richard Zhang from 11(1), Jenny Zheng from 12(1), and Annie Chen from 11(9)—shared their visions for the new school year, and gave their advice on time management and pursuing passions. Then, Principal Ma summarized the last year’s honors and achievements, and expressed expectations towards the coming academic year. He also introduced the new evaluation system, new resources, and new academic and social opportunities.

Following that, director of students affairs center Ms. Liu Qin announced the recipient of the prestigious Dartmouth Book Award: Benjamin from 12(6). Mr. Trevor King, the Dartmouth representative alumnus, passionately introduced the charming campus life of Dartmouth College and provided words of inspiration to all students. Accepting his award, Benjamin expressed his sincere gratitude toward both Dartmouth College and SHSID. The opening ceremony ended with the announcement of ethos awards for each grade, as well as individual awards to outstanding students.

Best wishes to all students in the following school year!

2019年8月30日下午，11-12年級(jí)師生們齊聚大禮堂，參加了2019學(xué)年第一學(xué)期的開學(xué)典禮。本次開學(xué)典禮由學(xué)生中心高中主任劉琴老師主持。首先，12年級(jí)主任顧穎老師鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生在申請(qǐng)季里要充分認(rèn)識(shí)自我，合理制定大學(xué)清單。圖文并茂地說明了學(xué)校將會(huì)多維度地支持大家的大學(xué)申請(qǐng)。最后祝愿12年級(jí)學(xué)生們能夠通過申請(qǐng)的歷練變得更加果斷和自信。11年級(jí)主任張悅粵老師在演講中談及在11年級(jí)這至關(guān)重要的一年，學(xué)生會(huì)收獲許多榮譽(yù)，同時(shí)也要克服很多難關(guān)，要學(xué)會(huì)知進(jìn)退，明得失，懂取舍，把握住每一次機(jī)會(huì)。

隨后，四位學(xué)生代表分別上臺(tái)發(fā)言，分享他們充實(shí)的暑假生活和寶貴的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。最后，國際部高中段馬峰校長用詼諧幽默的開場白——灌“雞血”和“雞湯”，歡迎同學(xué)們回到校園。在回顧了此前學(xué)生們?nèi)〉玫某煽兒?，也?duì)新學(xué)期寄托了深深的期許。馬校長指出，學(xué)生們應(yīng)該思考如何在人工智能崛起的時(shí)代背景下創(chuàng)造自我價(jià)值、全面提升自己的軟實(shí)力，并將這些思考代入到日常的學(xué)習(xí)生活中；馬校長還介紹了新的教師評(píng)價(jià)系統(tǒng)以及校方所提供的最新資源和活動(dòng)機(jī)會(huì)，鼓勵(lì)同學(xué)們?cè)谛碌囊荒辏宫F(xiàn)新面貌、努力汲取養(yǎng)分、做更好的自己。

此外，來自達(dá)特茅斯大學(xué)校友代表Trevor King為12(6)班Benjamin頒發(fā)了達(dá)特茅斯圖書獎(jiǎng)，以此肯定他優(yōu)秀的學(xué)業(yè)成就，出色的團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作能力就和豐富的課外活動(dòng)。最后，顧穎老師和張悅粵老師為各個(gè)班級(jí)頒發(fā)了優(yōu)良、優(yōu)秀班風(fēng)獎(jiǎng)，劉琴老師為同學(xué)頒發(fā)了行為規(guī)范獎(jiǎng)、學(xué)業(yè)進(jìn)步獎(jiǎng)和體育鍛煉獎(jiǎng)。同學(xué)們?cè)诒敬伍_學(xué)典禮中感悟良多，進(jìn)一步確定了新學(xué)期的新目標(biāo)。在熱烈的掌聲中，開學(xué)典禮圓滿結(jié)束。

希望所有同學(xué)和老師都能在新的一學(xué)期有所收獲，有所成長。

文：12(2) 胡廷萱

Written by 12(9) Justin Huang

Edited by 12(9) Tina Chen 12(1) Alina Zhang

Pictures by 11(4) Cindy Bu 11(5) Sharon Zhao 11(6) Calen Weng

Supervised by Hazel GU