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NRC President Dr. Carty Visits NEHS
Beginning in 1998, the National Research
Council of Canada and the National Science Council of Taiwan have
had an ongoing collaboration. As a subproject of this collaboration,
each summer four students from NEHS have been granted the opportunity
to participate in research projects at NRC for six weeks. This June,
the two councils met in Taiwan to celebrate the 5th anniversary
of their collaboration. Accompanied by four students who had previously
attended the NRC summer program, Principal Tai gave a talk on June
25th at the Grand Hotel to share her experience. On June 28th, Dr.
Carty, Dr. Sadiq, and Ms. Maciel visited our school for a small
celebration of the 5th anniversary of the NRC summer program where
many students from the previous four years returned to NEHS for
the reunion. After a traditional Chinese music performance by NEHS
students, Dr. Carty then had a warm talk with students interested
in the program. As before, there are four spaces available for NRC
summer program this year. NEHS students are strongly encouraged
to seize this opportunity to work at an excellent research institute
and experience life in Ottawa. The application material for 2003
NRC summer program, due on December 16th, is now posted on NEHS
website.
Academia Sinica Director Dr. Mao-Kwen Wu Gives Speech
on Nanotechnology
One of the subprojects of the National Nanotechnology
Project, a six-year undertaking, is to raise the level of human
resources in the field. Six elite schools, including NEHS, were
selected to participate in an elementary to high school education
research on nanotechnology. On September 14, our school invited
Dr. Wu, the Director of the Physics Institute of Academia Sinica,
to give a speech on nanotechnology. Response from teachers and students
was enthusiastic. The first assignment for the six schools is to
cooperate with nanotechnology professionals to create suitable teaching
materials on the subject. We strongly invite the participation of
parents with expertise in the field to help. For more information
call Dean Chung (ext. 210) or the Principal's Secretary (ext. 203).
High School Students Bring Back Awards from ARML &
TRML
Experimental seniors Alan Wu and Yen-Peng
Sone as well as junior Yi-Chen Lin participated in American Regional
Mathematics League National Competition at the San Jose site in
June 2002. Their team placed 2nd place among the A Division Western
Site teams, and Yi-Chen Lin won an individual award. During the
4th Annual Taiwan Regional Mathematics League National Competition,
senior Chuan-Pin Huang, junior Yi-Chen Lin, and fourteen other students
in each of their classes showed outstanding performance, bringing
back a bronze medal and other awards. Special thanks to math teachers,
Mr. Juang, Ms. Lin, and Ms. Cheng for their instruction!
NEHS Wood Ball and Badminton Teams Win International
Competitions
Yih-Jin Jiang , a NEHS high school student
instructed by Mr. Chan-Ming Huang, represented Taiwan as "Taipei,
China" and won the Gold Medal among men's teams in the 2002
Asian City Cup Wood Ball Tournament. The tournament was held in
Shen-Yang City of mainland China in August. Yih-Jin Jiang also won
the individual gold medal for his outstanding performance and was
referred to by the media as the "Tiger Woods of Wood Ball".
Chin-Jong Liu performed admirably, winning fourth place. Also, under
the professional training of their coach Shu-Hwah Chen, students
Kai-Cheng Jeng and Wylie Lou were awarded third place in men's doubles.
Ping-Ying Chen and Tiffany Jou won fifth place in women's doubles,
and also both achieved 5th place in singles. Both teams brought
glory and honor to our school as well as our country and deserve
much praise from all.
Teachers Benefit From Thesis Writing Seminar
NEHS school library hosted a thesis-writing
seminar on August 27 for all teachers. Professor Chung-Shen Jung
of Ching-Hwa University and Assistant Professor Bo-Shuan Shieh of
National Taiwan University were invited to head this two-hour seminar.
Professor Jung shared his own stories and experiences on interacting
with students with a great sense of humor. He also gave some very
practical tips on how to write a scientific report. Assistant Professor
Shieh focused on showing the teachers how to make good use of the
wealth of information available on the Internet.
Music Clubs Performance a Success
The NEHS wind, string, and oriental instrument
clubs spent the suffocating summer months in a strict regimen of
practice. Spectacular performances during the new student orientation
made apparent their hard work. The wind instrument group was invited
by the city government to perform in the train station square for
the "Heart of Hsinchu" celebration in late August. The
lively audience demonstrated their heartfelt appreciation on the
spot.
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