雙語部陳伯恩同學AMC10獲滿分

雙語部6A陳伯恩（Brian Chen）同學參加2009年美國中學數學分級能力測驗（AMC10）榮獲滿分，是台灣區最年輕的滿分生。陳同學去年參加美國AMC8測驗，已獲得滿分佳績，今年全球有三十幾個國家，72528名學生報名，77位滿分生中，台灣佔17人，陳伯恩是最年輕的。陳同學在數學方面天賦異稟，曾於2007年參加印尼舉辦的「國際小學數學及科學奧林匹克」(International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary School)奪得數學組金牌。在此恭賀陳同學卓越的表現！

高中部舉辦英語話劇比賽

兩年一度的高中英語話劇比賽於4月15日舉行。為配合品格教育之推動，今年比賽主題為「負責、誠實、關懷、尊重、感恩」。各班為了呈現完美演出，卯足全力，無論是趣味性、語文表現、主題發揮、道具佈置，都展現了無限創意，最後由高一2班及高二2班奪得冠軍。相信在參賽的過程中，同學們彼此間的團隊情誼，以及英語表達能力和學習興趣皆有所提升、進步，我們也期盼下次精彩的演出。

高三油畫仿作將於竹北美術館展出

邁入第五屆的高三油畫仿作展將於5月13日至5月26日於竹北美術館登場。今年展出的作品一共有118幅，是高三同學自高二下學期開始，一連串西洋美術學習的成果。在美術科許佩玫老師的指導下，同學先學習油畫的基本技巧，進而觀摩無數的畫冊，學習油畫的鑑賞，同時選擇一幅自己喜愛的畫作，作為臨摹的對象。誠如許老師所言，這是「向大師學習」的一段寶貴歷程，同學從中將所學的油畫技法加以運用之外，一方面也鍛鍊了自己的意志和耐力，另一方面也學習規劃自己的時間，期使課業與藝術能力的養成能均衡發展。今年高三同學的畫作難度較往年高，選擇仿作人物畫的數量增加，相較於風景畫，人物畫的身體比例以及膚色的調製都較不容易。竭誠邀請全校師生及家長前往參觀，也祝福高三同學前程似畫展般繽紛燦爛且豐收。

實中承辦「北區護理人員研討會」

由教育部中部辦公室主辦、本校學務處承辦的「國立暨私立高級中等學校護理人員研討會」於4月17日假活動中心舉行，與會學員一共有一百多人。會議中講習主題有：「健康促進學校概論與具體作法」、「煙害防治」、「校園健走減胖計畫」、「常見校園事故傷害處理」以及「健康中心的經營與管理」等。衛生組歐碧霞老師表示，衛生組正積極籌辦一場校內教師研習，內容主要是要教導老師們面對常見的校園意外事故，如：擦撞傷、刀傷、運動傷害、中暑等等，老師們如何進行緊急處理或急救，以避免傷害擴大。

雙語部班會舉辦「搖滾母親節感恩音樂會」活動

IBSH 6A student Brian Chen scored full points on the 2009 AMC10 after getting full marks on the AMC8 last year. There were approximately 30 countries, 72528 students, who participated in the AMC examination this year. Of the 77 students who got full points, 17 of them came from Taiwan, and Brian is the youngest participant earning full marks. Gifted with extraordinary math skills, Chen attended the International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary School hosted in Indonesia in 2007 and won the gold medal for the math section. We congratulate Brian for his excellent performance!

The biannual high school English drama competition was held on April 15th. This year’s theme was “Responsibility, Honesty, Care, Respect, and Gratefulness,” which all correspond to our school’s emphasis on character education. Each class demonstrated their creativity and pushed themselves toward excellence. The competition ended with H102 and H202 in first place. Surely all the participants learned the importance of teamwork throughout this competition, not to mention enhanced their English abilities. We look forward to their future performances.

The fifth annual High School Senior students’s oil-painting replicas will be displayed from 5/13 to 5/26 at the Chubei Art Gallery. There will be a total of 118 oil-paintings on display this year; senior students have been working since the second semester of junior year to complete this series of replicas of Western art. Under the guidance of art teacher Hsu Pei-mei, students first learned the basics of oil-painting and observed countless works before picking their favorite to use as a model. Like Ms. Hsu said, this is the invaluable experience of “learning from the master.” Throughout this process, students not only improve their artistic skills but also build their will and endurance, and learn to balance their time between painting and academics. The difficulty level of this year’s works was higher than that of previous years, with more students choosing portraits of people. Compared to landscape paintings, people portraits take proportions and skin tones into account. The senior students sincerely invite all of NEHS to admire their artwork at the Chubei Gallery. Congratulations and good luck to the senior class for such an accomplished display

Administered by the Ministry of Education, our school’s Student Affairs office held the “Public and Private High Schools Nursing Staff Workshop” on April 17 at the school gym. A total of a hundred or more people participated in the event. Some of the workshops in the presentation included: “An Introduction and Specific Approach to the Promotion of School Health”, “Tobacco Control”, “Campus Walks Slimming Program”, “How to Deal with Common Injuries on Campus”, and “Health Center Operation and Management.” Sanitation coordinator Miss O says that her section is actively organizing teacher study session to instruct the teachers on how to face common accidents, such as: collision injuries, stab wounds, sports injuries, heat stroke, etc. Teachers will then understand how to proceed with emergency treatment or first aid, in order to avoid greater harm to the injury.

In the afternoon Weekly Meeting hour of May 6th, the seventh through twelfth graders of the IBSH celebrated Mother's Day with composing artists Wei-Chuan Chen and Wen-Yu Luo in the gymnasium. The performance started with the playing of the music video for their song "Seed of Hope," encouraging the students to spread the seed of hope through helping others in society. Chen and Luo performed various songs by request and improvised on the feet, firing up the atmosphere to new heights. The recital ended with Luo's anectdote about his mother and his song expressing his love to her. The music touched every heart, preparing everyone for a great Mother's Day this year.