第十一卷第二期中華民國九十五年四月十五日 April 2006

高中部陳詠晴、羅芳晨、鄭佩宸、周冠妤榮獲

第十二屆全國高中台灣人文獎史地組第二名

高三1班陳詠晴、羅芳晨、鄭佩宸與高三3班周冠妤以作品「福德啟禎祥-新竹金山面地區伯公廟踏查暨科學園區伯公祭祀行為初探」勇奪第十二屆全國高中台灣人文獎史地組第二名。四位高三同學歷經近一年時間才完成長達二萬字的「福德啟禎祥」作品是以科學園區及其周邊所有主祀「福德正神」的廟宇為研究主題。在歷史老師陳冠華老師的鼓勵與指導下，實地踏查並訪問地方耆老來深入研究金山面地區的伯公廟，同時透過問卷調查來了解分析科學園區的科技人及金山面在地民眾之祭祀行為。感謝陳冠華老師的指導與不辭辛勞地陪同學生四處踏查。「全國高中台灣人文獎」是台灣唯一社會人文學科大型論文競賽。以高中、高職等在學學生為對象，徵求對台灣文學、歷史、地理、語言、文化等人文社會科學領域，進行在地的田野調查、整理及研究成果等。

國一2班曾元榮獲國際青少年數學家會議個人賽銀牌及團體賽銀牌

「2012年國際青少年數學家會議(International Young Mathematicians’ Convention 2012, IYMC-2012)」於2012年12月1~4日在印度勒克瑙舉行，共有來自世界各地18個國家或地區組成高中組56隊、國中組78隊參賽。「國際青少年數學家會議」係由印度於2004年創辦，這項競賽的目的為國際提供青少年交流數學的機會、促進世界各地青少年學生的友誼並且發掘世界各地資優學生數學的潛能。競賽過程相當緊湊，選手們必須完成團隊接力賽、個人賽、隊際賽、團體賽及機智搶答。試題全部用英文敘述，並要求用英文作答，對臺灣學生是一項極大的挑戰。國一2班曾元同學以優異數學及英文能力，勇奪個人賽銀牌及團體賽銀牌的佳績。

雙語部劉冠恩、朱晟睿、陳伯恩勇奪第十四屆

網際網路程式設計全國大賽第二名

第十四屆網際網路程式設計全國大賽於十二月初揭曉，本校雙語部12A劉冠恩、12B朱晟睿及10A陳伯恩同學勇奪高中組第二名。網際網路程式設計全國大賽是由國科會主辦、台灣大學承辦之程式設計競賽。題目多為演算法題型，非常重視解決問題的方法，如最短路徑問題、動態規劃等，適合喜愛挑戰程式設計者參賽。競賽由眾多初賽隊伍中選出25隊晉級決賽，決賽則在台大計算機及網路資訊中心比賽，參賽隊伍需於競賽時間5 小時內解出6 到8 題，過程相當緊張刺激。由於比賽是3 人一組，但每組僅共用一台電腦，所以除了考驗各組員程式設計能力外，還重視團隊的默契與時間分配。

高中部李文蓉、林安英、陳秋雯、徐孟芳等老師

受邀執筆聯合報「中學生現代文學賞析」

近年因學測、指考試題白話與與文言比例相當，許多考生甚至認為，因答案選項近似，白話文的文意理解題難度比文言文更高。為協助高中生解決平日閱讀量不足問題，聯合報於每周六教育版刊出「中學生現代文學賞析」專欄並特別邀請本校高中部優秀國文教師團隊李文蓉、林安英、陳秋雯、徐孟芳等老師共同執筆。專欄內容囊括散文、小說及新詩賞析等，自刊載以來獲得全國許多高中生甚至民眾的?響。

實中擔任竹苗區102學年度高中高職聯合申請

暨甄選入學委員會主委學校

本校首次擔任竹竹苗區102學年度高中高職聯合申請暨甄選入學委員會主委學校，將負責今年竹竹苗區國中生生高中高職申請暨甄選等招生工作事宜，並於101年12月18日召開籌備會議暨第一次委員會議。會議由本校黃芳芷校長擔任主席，教務處劉玲秀主任、註冊組李巾賢組長等負責籌畫會議流程及討論事項，共有竹竹苗區督學、教育處長官及各公私立高中職校長、教務主任等73位委員與會。會中討論實施計畫、組織章程、工作日程表等12項重大議程。

本校各部慶祝聖誕歲末活動溫馨熱鬧

隨著2012年進入尾聲，各部策劃一連串精采的歲末慶祝活動。首先由高國中部學務處策劃弦樂團、管樂團、吉他社、合唱團、教師踢踏舞、熱音社等表演於12月21至24日以活潑歡樂的樂曲與勁歌熱舞陪伴大家歡度聖誕，老師們踢踏舞熱情有勁的表演亦吸引的全場的目光。由雙語部家長策畫佈置的年度壓軸活動「聖誕節音樂會」亦於22日(星期六)熱鬧登場，節目由雙語部管弦樂團悠揚歡快的樂聲揭開序幕，由林亭立老師策劃拍攝、校長及雙語部全體老師參與的「Call Me Maybe」影片更獲得全場熱烈的掌聲；首次舉辦的校友回娘家活動更成功吸引超過60位校友參與活動。國小部透過音樂會、戲劇表演、感恩歌唱比賽、影片欣賞、感恩卡書寫等活動，讓孩子們將內心的感謝化為行動，在歲末時刻分享溫馨。幼兒園部的孩子們則搭上了感恩的列車，鞋盒送真情去囉！幼兒園部師生及家長齊心協力募集禮物，除了讓孩子瞭解分享愛心給尖石鄉部落的孩子，是多麼溫暖的事情，也藉此學習「珍惜所有－分享愛」的精神！(活動詳見第9~11頁)

High School Department Chen Yongjing, Luo Fangchen, Cheng Peichen, and Chou Guanshu won second place in 12th National High School Taiwanese Humanities History division.

Seniors Chen Yongjing, Luo Fangchen, Cheng Peichen from Class 1 and Chou Guanshu from Class 3 won second place in the 12th national high school humanities history division award. These four high school students have spent almost a year to finish the research paper composed of almost twenty thousand words delineating the worship of the Wood Carved Earth God in temples around Hsinchu Science Park. Under the encouragement and guidance of history teacher Ms Chen, they have done research, analysis, and surveys of the Earth God temples in the Jin Shan district on how the local citizens have worshipped them in the area. Special thanks to teacher Ms Chen’s guidance, hard work, and research with these students. The national high school Taiwan humanities award is the only social and humanitarian research paper competition in Taiwan. Focusing on high school students, the competition aims for the local research and arrangement of the fields covering humanities, including History, Geography, Language Arts, and Culture.

7th Grade Class 2 Tseng Yuan-rong wins second place in individual and group International Young Mathematicians Conference

Representing 56 high school teams, 78 middle school teams from 18 countries, the International Young Mathematicians' Convention 2012, IYMC-2012 was held at Lucknow, India from December 1st to 4th. IYMC, founded by India in 2004, is a competition that aims to give teenager the opportunity to exchange mathematical talents, to promote teenagers from every parts of the world to develop friendship and, at the same time, to discover potential mathematical talents. Under the packed schedule of the competition, the contestants must complete and respond the team relay, team event, individual event in English. 7th grade class 2, Zeng Yuan, with brilliance in Mathematics and English won silver medals in the individual event and the team event.

IBSH Matthew Liu, Ray Chu, Brian Chen Won 2nd Place in the 14th National Internet Programing Competition

The 14th National Internet Programing Competition started at the beginning of December, and IBSH students 12A Matthew Liu, 12B Ray Chu and 10A Brian Chen won 2nd place in the high school group. The National Internet Programing Competition was held by the National Science Council along with the University of Taiwan, and the questions were mainly algorithmic types with a strong emphasis on the way the question was solved. Questions included types like finding the shortest path or dynamic programming, well suited for students who enjoy taking on the challenge of programming. 25 teams were chosen from all the original competing teams for the final round, which was held in the network information center of the University of Taiwan, where the teams have to solve six to eight questions within five hours. Although the competition is made up of three-man teams, each group only has one computer, so not only does this test the members?programming ability, it also values the members?teamwork and time management skills.

High School Chinese Teachers Including Wenrong Li, Anying Lin, Qiuwen Chen, and Mengfang Xu Invited to Write for the United Daily News column

Recently, because the entrance exam has about the same amount of modern and traditional Chinese test questions, and since the multiple choice questions have similar answers, many students believe that it is harder to understand modern Chinese than it is to understand traditional Chinese. In order to assist the middle and high school students in solving this issue, the United Daily News publishes a ?Middle and High School Students Modern Chinese Appreciation?column every Saturday in the educational edition. They specially invited NEHS High School Chinese teachers including Wenrong Li, Anying Lin, Qiuwen Chen, and Mengfang Xu to write for the column. The self-publication𠏋 content discusses topics such as free-write essays, novels, new poetry appreciation, winning the approval of many students and even adults.

NEHS becomes the 2013 school year chair of the Hsinchu-Miaoli Area High School Vocation Application and Admission Committee

NEHS became the 2013 school year chair of the Hsinchu-Miaoli Area High School Vocation Application and Admission Committee for the first time, and our school will be in charge of enrolling students for vocational education. A preparation meeting and the first committee meeting was held on December 18, 2012. The meeting moderator was Principal Huang while Dean Liu of the Office of Academic Affairs, Registrar Lee, and others were responsible for planning the meeting and discussion topics. A total of 73 people including: the Hsinchu-Miaoli Area school inspector, members of the Education Department, as well as principals and deans of other high schools attended the meeting. The implementation of the plan, organization regulations, work schedules, and 12 other important agendas were discussed in the meeting.

Various departments of NEHS celebrate Christmas with many exciting activities

As the year 2012 came to an end, the various departments of NEHS arranged a series of exciting celebratory activities. First, the Office of Student Affairs of the middle- and high-school departments planned many performances from December 21 to December 24 from the string orchestra, symphonic band, guitar club, chorus, and pop club, in order to celebrate the holidays and spread Christmas cheer. The teachers also had a powerful tap dancing performance that was well-received. The annual Christmas Concert, planned and decorated by the bilingual department parents, also took place on December 22 (Saturday). The event was kicked off by the joyous music of the bilingual department's orchestra. The "Call Me Maybe" video arranged and filmed by Ms. Marina Lin, which featured the entire faculty of the bilingual department, received overwhelming applause. The school also succeeded in attracting over 60 alumni to participate in the first back-to-school event for alumni. The elementary department allowed the students to put their thankfulness into action and share their warm feelings with the world during the holiday season through various activities such as a music concert, play performance, singing contest, video watching, and writing thank-you cards. The children in the kindergarten department expressed their feelings by preparing and sending shoeboxes full of charity gifts.

By collecting gifts together, the students, teachers, and parents helped the children Jingshih Village and also learned and practiced the spirit of sharing and caring.

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