As we embark on this exciting journey, we take a moment to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year, while also looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead. With renewed vigor and determination, we embrace the challenges that the new academic year will bring.
Assistant Principal and Head of Secondary, Ms. Rebecca Cao, today’s host, welcomed everyone with a warm greeting and introduced the three co-principals, Ms. Angel Li, Mr. Meng Xiaodong, and Dr. Max Caruso, to a round of applause.
The new semester brings new faces. We warmly welcome the new students who have joined the International High School Department, your arrival adds new vitality to our campus.
Ms. Fanny Yu and Mr. Andrew Wright are the new additions to our International High School Senior Management Team, who will work alongside to oversee academic and moral education.
All students and parents welcomed all the teachers of the International High School to the stage with warm applause. They were introduced by the Heads of departments and Grades with the information of the teachers’ expertise and working experience. The average teaching experience is 13 years with IGCSE, IBDP and A Level examiners! This is the team to take students towards the dreams.
Academic performance is at the core of high school life and is our powerful weapon for university applications. This year, we have launched the “Stellar Future Initiative,” aiming to help students break through in academics and achieve the 3E goals: establish a solid foundation, identify their majors, and delve into academic research.
In a short video, Ms. Angel Lin takes the audience back to the summer of 2024 – the 33rd Olympic Games in Paris! The Chinese athletes’ heroic performance on the field inspired every student and teacher! “Black Myth Wukong” is also hot in the summer, “Every student is Wukong, the road to the future is also ‘Journey to the West’, Ms. Angel Lin used a wonderful metaphor to let all students understand that only by bravely meeting challenges and constantly challenging themselves can we make our “flesh and blood” stronger. Of course, Ms. Angel Lin does not forget to ask teachers and students to maintain balance in their lives.
A picture called “The Pale Blue Dot” presented by Dr. Max Caruso got everyone’s interest immediately. It is a photograph of the Earth taken on the 14th of February, 1990, by the Voyager 1 Space probe. So as we continue to live with our earth with our home, creating evermore sustainable practices, WUISers shall be inspired to work together.
Mr. Meng Xiaodong delivered a speech entitled “More Thoughts on the Temperament of International High School Students”, with 5 domestic and foreign famous historical stories, vividly told how students should pursue academic development and personality orientation. In his speech, Mr. Meng put forward high expectations for the students, and also called on the teachers and parents to work together to create the best learning atmosphere and environment for the broader future of WUIS students.
With the official start of the 2024-2025 school year, the new Student Council is ready to get to work. Four Head Students from Grade 12 and 17 Prefects from Grade 11 were presented with badges by the three Co-Principals, marking their formal responsibility to lead and serve the entire school. Next, the Student Council will organize a series of activities aimed at enriching campus life while developing the leadership and team spirit of all students. In addition, they will work closely with teachers and parents to ensure that students’ voices are heard and have a role in the school’s decision-making process.
Deputy Head Boy Billy Zhang shared his tips of learning English as a second language. He emphasized the importance of learning: practice makes perfect.
With the Olympic spirit as a guide, let us all strive for excellence, challenge ourselves, and write a new chapter in the history of the Wuxi United International School.