Senior’s Class 4 Bo-yo Chen, Yi-xiang Hsu, Wei-Chi Huang, and Yi-xin Shih joined forces with Junior’s Class 4 Zi-yi Wang to enter the Hsu Yo-Xiang’s 4th Taiwan Young-Student Physicists Tournament (TYPT) and to win the silver medal in this national competition. In TYPT, high school students must solve complicated science problems, then present them in a convincing fashion to be debated during the “Physics Fights.?Instructor Yi-fan Lai pointed out that the participants required outstanding English and Physics skills as well as determination and perseverance. The participants stayed after school to work to complete the 12 experiments required by the competition. Then they recorded, organized, and analyzed the data to complete their report. The open-ended topic and the fact that the debate was held in English made this competition was an extremely challenging one. Congratulations to the participating students and many thanks to the teachers who were so helpful.

NEHS Receives Special Recognition from the Ministry of Education (2011 Disaster Prevention and Campus Construction programs)

In order to implement the Campus disaster prevention plans, our school reviewed the disaster prevention check records and previous drill in order to make the best preparation in case of emergency. Now we have a systematic management and are able to amend our campus Disaster Prevention and Response Program. NEHS received special recognition from the Ministry of Education in the 2011 Disaster Prevention and Campus Construction programs. Not only did we compose an actual script based on major disasters that have occurred recently, but we also developed a systematic response for different situations of the disasters. By having drills and speeches , NEHS has become a safe learning environment for students.

School Homogenization Scheme Hosts the Teachers¡¦ English Learning Workshop and Student Broadway English Music Drama Camp

In order to enrich the high school English teachers' professional knowledge and ability, to enhance the professional growth of teachers and teaching effectiveness, and to construct a regional inter-school strategic alliance learning system of peer support and teacher partnership, NEHS is undergoing a School Homogenization Scheme by hosting the "Read Like an English Teacher" workshop. This workshop will invite IBSH teacher, Mrs. Ruth Poulsen, as a lecturer. The workshop focuses on reading short stories and also shares the experience of English teaching. The workshop is conducted in English. In addition, to enhance high school students?English listening, speaking, reading, writing, and application ability, the Homogenization Scheme will also go through a four-week English, "Broadway English Music Drama Camp.?This camp will invite IBSH teacher, Ms. Marina Lin, as an instructor. The camp will present an adaptation of the musical “Miss Saigon.?While learning English, the participants will also learn how to sing in the musical. (See page 15 for details.)

The Guidance Office Will Hold a Series of Life Goals Discovery Activities

The Guidance Office will hold a series of life goals discovery activities this semester. The first will be the ¡§Dream Bulletin¡¨activity held from March through April, which encourages 3rd-year junior high students to boldly declare their wishes for the next half year. Teacher Bingchun Wu has been leading students during guidance class to use words and pictures to illustrate their life aspirations in order to help them organize their education goals and increase their motivation to learn. He encourages students that, as long as they are willing, they should ¡§believe in themselves and give everything their all.¡¨ Soon after the¡§Stories of Dreamers¡¨activity which will be held on April 11. This activity invites parents and community leaders from many career paths to visit 2nd year junior high students during a Wednesday afternoon to introduce their careers and share their thoughts on them. Among the careers represented are business management, publishing, community planning, food and drink (restaurant service), creative writing & literature, and the biomedical fields. Next, there will be a ¡§Viewing Garden of Dreams¡¨ activity, bringing NEHS 8th graders to various vocational high schools to experience courses geared towards career paths and discovery. This is done in the hope that students will better understand the technical and vocational education system and make better plans for their lives in their last year of junior high.

On the school's anniversary, the Principal, Christine Huang, announced the construction of the Science and Technology building, Academic Building, International Conference Hall, and new Gymnasium. Due to Principal Huang's efforts and the Science Park's and other officials' support, the school successfully received two construction projects, funding, and 5.4 hectares of land. The first project aims to construct the Science and Technology Building, and an International Conference Hall starting at the end of April. The second project will be the construction of the new gymnasium (including: swimming pool, basketball court, fitness room, etc). All projects are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year 2013.