今年五月於美國舉行的「英特爾國際科技展覽會」(2009 Intel ISEF) 共有56個國家、1563位學生參賽，其中臺灣有十一位學生，比賽結果揭曉，一共拿下五項大會獎、六項特別獎，其中本校高中部江盛浩同學以「逆勢求生－K子棋和局的研究」榮獲大會數學科二等獎。在此之前，江同學連續兩年獲得「台灣國際科學展覽會」數學科金牌，這次能在國際賽事中揚眉吐氣，實中師生與有榮焉！感謝交通大學資工系吳毅成教授、清華大學全任重教授，與高中部葉佐欽老師、雙語部吳佩蓁老師之認真指導。江盛浩同學將以資優保送資格進入台灣大學數學系就讀，在此預祝他悠遊於數學領域，再創研究佳績！

新竹市第七屆SUPER教師獎於6月13日公開頒獎，本校高中部許儀宇老師獲選高中職組SUPER教師獎；國小部朱志青老師獲選為國小組SUPER教師獎，師生均與有榮焉。SUPER教師獎旨在鼓勵並肯定具有創造力、影響力、生命力的SUPER教師。兩位老師抱持理想，敬業樂業，獲此殊榮，實至名歸，特此恭賀！

新竹市第二十七屆國民中小學科學展覽，於5月25日假三民國小舉行。今年國中、國小組共計有一百五十二件作品參賽，本校國小部資優班成績斐然，榮獲團體獎甲組第一名，感謝劉如加老師、洪素惠老師及郭原甫老師熱心指導。科展舉辦之目的旨在激發學生探究科學興趣，提昇科學研究風氣。國小部學生歷年參加科展均表現優異，今年再獲團體組冠軍，充分展現本校科學教育之豐碩成果。（競賽成果詳見榮譽榜）

兩年一度的「五校聯合合唱音樂會」今年由本校主辦，將於6月7日下午兩點半於清華大學禮堂登場。聯合音樂會的舉辦，讓學生透過相互切磋觀摩，擷取彼此的長處與特色，進而拓展自己音樂欣賞的境界，提升未來演出的水準，同時也能增進青年學子的友誼互動與教師的專業交流，是新竹愛樂者引領企盼的表演。今年曲目多元豐富，樂曲縱橫古今；演唱的語言多語交織；曲風歡樂昂揚、沈鬱哀傷兼而有之。特別的是今年除了本校、竹東高中、竹北高中、新竹女中及新竹高中外，於節目尾聲大合唱之際，曙光女中也將加入禮讚歌唱的行列。竭誠歡迎全校師生及家長前往共襄盛舉，也預祝演出成功！

5月27日星期三下午，國二理化科採奧林匹亞科學趣味競賽的模式，舉辦了科學趣味競賽，希望藉由闖關遊戲，激勵同學將平日所學的科學知識加以發揮運用，解決問題。挑戰的項目有：橡皮筋動力車、伏打再世、所羅門王環、不可能的任務、風車汲水、白努利白努力。每班各派出兩隊代表隊，未入隊的同學可以另組挑戰單項競賽的隊伍。競賽成果，團體組由國二5「『天』才果然不一樣」、國二1「Alpha的魅力」及國二2「Yili and Max」獲得優勝；而單項競賽也分別選出一隊優勝隊伍。這項活動已行之四、五年之久，老師們集思廣益出題，同學們也躍躍欲試，是大家每年最期待的科學盛會。

6月13日雙語部將於本校第一、第二會議室及雙語部電腦教室舉辦「模擬聯合國（MUN）訓練會議」。本次活動旨在推廣模擬聯合國（MUN）活動，讓有意參加下學年度模擬聯合國（MUN）活動的同學瞭解議程的進行方式，以及擔任國家代表人和主席的任務為何。本次活動將分兩組進行：一組為國家代表；另一組為主席，同學可依自己的興趣擇一參加。「模擬聯合國」這一教學活動在雙語部行之多年，今年這個教學活動和UNICEF（為聯合國兒童基金會募款）成為教育部教學卓越獎的候選名單。在此我們感謝Ms. Elizabeth Wyant以及王鳳真老師為這個活動的辛苦付出，我們也鼓勵全校同學們踴躍參與，提升我們對國際事務的瞭解。

Eleven Taiwanese students out of a total of 1563 students from 56 nations participated the 2009 Intel ISEF held in the United States this year, and collectively took the awards in five major categories as well as six honorary mentions. Most notably, Sheng-Hao Chiang 's study was picked for the honor of second place in the mathematics category. Chiang has won two consecutive golds in the Taiwan International Science Fair previously, and we're happy to see him shine even abroad. Big thank yous to Professor I-Chen Wu from National Chiao Tung University, Professor Jen-Chung Chuan from National Tsing Hua University and Mr. Zuo-Tsing Yeh from the High School Department and Ms. Peggy Wu from IBSH for thier guidance. Chiang has been recommended for admission at National Taiwan University for Mathematics major, and will be enrolling there next year. We wish you good luck in your studies!

The seventh annual Hsinchu City Super Teacher awards will be awarded to Ms. Yi-Yu Hsu of the High School Department and Mr. Chih-Ching Chu of the Elementary Department. The Super Teacher awards encourage teachers with creativity, influence, and verve. Both teachers truly deserve this award, and we congratulate both of them.

The twenty-seventh session of the Hsinchu City PrimThe twenty-seventh session of the Hsinchu City Primary and Secondary School Science Exhibition was hosted on May 25 at San Ming Elementary School. A total of 152 entries were submitted this year by various middle and elementary students, and our school won first place for the team award. Many thanks to Ms. Liu, Ms. Hung, and Mr. Guo for their instruction and support. The purpose of the science exhibition is to stimulate students to explore science, heightening the atmosphere of scientific research. Elementary Department students have had a brilliant record in the past science exhibitions, and they have done it again, showing our school’s educational success! (For competition results, please refer to the Honor Roll.)

The biennial “Five-School Joint Concert” will be hosted on June 7 at 2 p.m. in the Tsing Hua University Auditiorium. The joint choir allows students to interact, learn, appreciate, and raise the quality of future performances, while at the same time form new friendships and meet new mentors. It is a show that music lovers in Hsinchu look forward to. This year’s program is rich and diverse, portrays the past and present, is multi-lingual, and has a combination of both lively and somber music. Apart from NEHS, Chutung High School, ChuPei High School, Hsinchu Girls’ High School, and Hsinchu High School’s joint performance, Su-Kuang Girl’s High School will also be joining in this year. NEHS teachers, parents, and students are more than welcome to attend what is to be a spectacular performace!

On May 27 Wednsday afternoon, the 8^th grade Physics and Chemistry department hosted a competition modeled after the Olympiad, with the hopes of encouraging students to utilize the knowledge learned in the classroom to solve problems. Contests include: rubber-band-powered car, Volt Battery, King Solomon Ring, Mission Impossible, Windmill, and Bernoulli’s Principle. Each class sent two representatives to compete, and students not on the team could challenge others in individual contests. In the end, Junior High 2-5 “Geniuses Stand Out!”, 2-1 “Alpha Power,” and 2-2 “Yili and Max” won the championship; the individual races also picked a winning team. This activity has been going on for 4 or 5 years now. Every year, teachers get together to come up with fun and challenging problems and students eagerly learn, and everybody looks forward to it.

This month the Model United Nations Program is holding a Workshop, on June 13, to train delegates for future MUN conferences in the fall: HSIMUN, or the local conference, and THIMUN or the Singapore conference. There will be both a delegate and a chairperson workshop, as well as a press workshop. The MUN program is also in the process of being considered for a national award for creative teaching, in tandem with its sister program, UNICEF. We encourage all students join the workshop to promote our abilities in international affairs. It has been a very successful MUN year, and I look forward to an even more successful MUN year next fall.