iBeat 2007

Timothy Hsu and Rebecca Quee

Three months of school might turn even the most enthusiastic, hardworking students into soulless zombies marked with stress and fatigue. To solve this problem, two major clubs from NEHS, Bilingual Department’s Interact Club and the Experimental Department Student Council, join forces every November to host Beat Concert, seeking to provide entertainment for students while raising money along the way. This annual concert is also one of the few events where students from both departments unite and have a chance to interact with each other, be it cheering for the same performances or singing along to the same songs.

This year’s Beat Concert was one of the largest, with over four hundred students, parents and teachers attending. The theme, iBeat, was inspired by the overwhelming impact the iPod has had on music and modern culture in general. Colorful decorations of iPods and arcade games adorned the gym, setting the hip and playful atmosphere. Even more impressive and diverse were the performances themselves, which ranged from traditional Chinese music to hip hop dances to electrifying rock songs. Agreeing to the saying “the more the merrier,” Interact and EDSC specially invited students from Hsinchu Boy’s High School to perform, causing squeals of delight from the female audience. Other highlights included a breakdancing and hiphop performance by Bilingual Department’s dance clubs, D.Co and DDC, and Watermelon Man, a unique jazz performance also by Bilingual students.

Three hours, twenty one performances later, everybody was reasonably exhausted, but many people agreed that it was a night well spent. All in all, much money was raised, and Interact donated a total of 15,000 NT to the Lux Mundi Home for the Severely Intellectually-impaired. Anyone who participated in this year’s Beat Concert should feel proud to be making a contribution to society!

2007 iBEAT 音樂高峰會

採訪記者：陳姚穎

        「欸、欸！下課了，趕快去活動中心準備！」這天放學，教室似乎特別地騷動。沒錯，因為晚上「音樂高峰會」就要開始了！

        堪稱實驗中學年度三大活動之一的音樂高峰會將在這天展開。才一放學，只見老師還在台上滔滔不絕的講著課，台下的同學早就消失了ㄧ大半。我們幾個身兼表演者和記者身份的人也趕緊收好書包，前往活動中心進行彩排。抵達的時候，舞台前早已聚集了許許多多急著要試音的同學，人群裡面也穿梭著學聯會幫忙會場整理的學生，另外雙語部的同學們也趕著在活動開始前把會場佈置好。 ……再一下下，一年一度的音樂盛會即將展開！

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        門口塞滿了拿著門票迫不及待要擠入會場的人，「好！請把票拿出來，可以進場了！」這時，原本已經清場的活動中心瞬間熱鬧了起來。十分鐘後主持人從舞台後方步入中央，開始以輕鬆幽默的對話方式介紹本次活動的歷史以及宗旨。「……現在，我們請實驗中學國樂社為我們揭開這次活動的序幕。」

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        隨著布幕的拉起，台下漸漸安靜。接著，悠揚的琴聲緩緩地飄出、旋繞在整個會場之中……舞台下的觀眾聽得如痴如醉，跟著時而輕快、時而壯闊的旋律擺動。表演結束之後觀眾席響起了熱烈的掌聲。緊接著便開始了為時兩個多小時的熱門音樂表演。

        出場的表演團體包括了實驗中學高中部熱音社、木吉他社、雙語部舞蹈社等，另外也邀請了校外的竹工、竹中等學校前來一秀他們的音樂才華。表演中不乏高昂熱情歡快的樂曲，也有優雅抒情的輕音樂，另外還穿插了舞蹈演出。每個報名參加演出的團隊為了想要讓大家對他們印象深刻，無不使出奇招：團員全部穿一樣款式的衣服早已不稀奇，所有人一起跳起來也司空見慣；當天讓大家眼睛為之ㄧ亮的除了有好歌喉、好配樂的樂團，還有相當想紅的高二小提琴手加鋼琴手，高二跑上台去和樂團一起跳舞的同學，雙語部的熱舞表演，外校主唱的飆高音，中途突然加快演奏速度的樂團，最後，還有怎麼也沒想到居然會自創團歌和耍喝水把戲的高一團。

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        場場精采的節目在轉眼間便已步入了尾聲。這次的音樂高峰會除了在表演、場地準備、還有欣賞表演之中增進了校內不同部別之間的情誼，實驗中學的同學也因此和其他學校同學更有機會認識，而拉近了距離。

        ……散場的時間到了，2007 i-BEAT音樂高峰會，結束。

NEHS Students Successfully Participate in Two MUN Conferences:

Ms. Elizabeth Wyant

The Model United Nations program allows students to convene as if they were members of the real United Nations in order to debate and to help solve world problems.  It is my honor to be the new Director of this program and to write this summary of our students’ achievements.

In November, NEHS students traveled to Singapore for the annual THIMUN conference during November 19-24.  Kevin Chu was a judge in the International Court of Justice, and delegates represented Haiti in the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.  The delegates were:  Kenny Wang, Gary Liou, Lilia Chen, Jessica Liang, Theresa Lou, Sharyl Sun, Alice Huang, Cliff Chen, Sunny Tsai, Annie Chang, and Kenneth Jeng.   In addition many NEHS students helped to publish the MUNITY newspaper, which reported on the events of the conference.  Andrew Tarn was the Assistant Editor, and the reporters were:  An ya Yu, Pertz Liao, Grace Chou, Joanne Lii, and Yee Wen Huang.  The students also enjoyed seeing the sights of Singapore during this exciting trip.

On December 15 and 16, NEHS sponsored the 3^rd annual local MUN conference, HSINMUN.  Five schools from around Taiwan attended.  Li Chu, Mark Chen, Kevin Chu, and Timothy Hsu chaired the Security Council and the Economic and Social Councils.  David Williams, a distinguished founder of the MUN conference in The Hague, the capitol of the Netherlands, also attended the conference as an honored guest, and gave the closing speech at the conference. In addition, a great press corps put together a newspaper which reported on the events of the conference.

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