The Anti-Disaster Drill was held on October 19, 2011. The magnitude of the drill was massive, and the Principal Christine Huang was Chairwoman, with Student Affairs Coordinator Wang Xiao-bing in charge of coordinating the activity. There were 1100 students and teachers participating, along with esteemed representatives from government agencies such as the Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute, the Anti-Disaster Education Guidance Group, and schools such as the National Hsinchu Senior High School.All together there were 24 representatives from 18 groups participating in this demonstration. The four themes were: improving communications in disaster-stricken areas and forming emergency squads to deal with the disaster, emergency resuscitation and rescue of the wounded, fire extinguishing and evacuation, and control and accurate reporting of disaster situations. The event was a huge success. We hope that the demonstration will improve the ability of teachers and students to respond to emergency situations.

NEHS Athletes Bring Back Great Honor Again!

After winning 1st place in the Hsinchu City Wide Youth Swimming Competition, 12A represented Hsinchu City at the 2011 National Youth Swimming Competition and won the 1st place in the high school girls division and 3rd place in high school boy’s division. The baseball team led by Mr. Cheng Chiu Chung had won 2nd place in the Elementary and Middle School Baseball Intramural Competition. The school athletes had also achieved remarkable performance in the 2011 District Swimming Competition and Hsinchu City Wide Running Championship. Congratulations!

Elementary Department Educates Students on Birds and the Environment

As the Autumn season approaches, the Hsinchu City government also began its annual water bird activities. Our Experimental Elementary Department combined its curriculum with a series of bird-related activities on 9/30, 10/14, and 10/21 to advocate environmental studies and increase awareness. Chairman Chen of Wild Bird Society of Hsinchu was invited to educate 5th graders on Taiwan’s native birds and on wildlife protection methods. The 2nd and 3rd graders were taught about bird habits and actions by teachers Ms. Gao and Ms. Chen, respectively. They will also be working with the science fair team, “Flying Feather Journey? to conduct research in the school and surrounding environment for one entire year. The lecturers used lively and interesting methods to explain the natural world to the students, slowly taking them closer to nature step by step. They taught students how to listen to the calls of the birds and make sharp observations of the changes in our environment. After experiencing the valuable lessons, the students should be able to respect life and cherish Taiwan even more.

The Counseling Office of NEHS High School Department Has Planned a Series of

Development Programs

The counseling office of NEHS High School Department has planned a series of Development Program this semester. The first is the well known ¡§Group Development for Teachers and Local Community Parents¡¨. Miss Chen, one of the hosts of IC Broadcast Company, will be main speaker for this program. The topics are¡§Music and the aesthetics of life¡¨ and ¡§Czech¡¦s movies and history¡¨. The purpose of the Development program is to introduce the ideas of character education and gender equality to local community parents so the parents could have more self-awareness and a better relationship with their children. A passionate advocate for this program, the retired counseling officer, Miss Lou, volunteered to help to train the teachers and assistants of this activity. The senior volunteer, Miss Ho, will lead the workshop on ¡§learning the wisdom of parental education from picture books¡¨. This activity will educate and enlighten parents on parenthood through the reading and discussion of interesting stories through picture books.

The School Enthusiastically Attends the 2011 Hue-Chu Club Flea Market Activity

On 11/5 (Saturday) 9:00-15:00 at Yuan Chu Zhu Chun 1st and 2nd Road, the Science Park's Hue-Chu Club held the 2011 Charity Sale. Our school attended and supported Hue-Chu Club 's flea market charity sale activity. The office of student affairs, along with many earnest teachers and students, helped by donating second-hand items. During the day of the sale, the high school department's music club was also invited to participate in the outdoor performances. All of the money earned in the charity sale will be donated to the Huashan Social Welfare Foundation to set up six ¡§Loving Angel¡¨ stations in Hsinchu City and County to help carry out services to the homes of the elderly.