合唱、管樂、弦樂、國樂社團參加新竹市音樂比賽 表現優異
本校合唱、管樂、弦樂、國樂四社團,十二月五日於新竹市立演藝廳參加九十一學年度新竹市音樂比賽,均獲佳績。合唱團與管樂團榮獲甲等,弦樂與國樂團更是獲得優等之殊榮。他們當日於新竹市立演藝廳的表現獲得在場師生的一致肯定與讚賞,四社團都將晉級參加全國音樂比賽,期勉他們繼續努力,為實中及新竹市爭取更大的榮耀。特別感謝張玉燕、魏思偉、蔡幸娟、林玲真、以及劉江濱老師的辛勤指導!
國小部學生黃可凡
翻譯美兒童文學名著 即將出書
國小部六年七班黃可凡同學於去年暑假翻譯著名美國兒童讀物“夏綠蒂的網”一書。此書是美國兒童文學的經典之作,作者為
E. B. White
。黃可凡花了二十三天的時間翻譯的中文版全書共五萬六千字。
聯經出版公司編輯人員細讀之下,大為讚賞,積極進行出版事宜,已取得美國方面正式授權簽約,本月間即將出版發行。黃可凡從小大量閱讀課外讀物,中英文俱佳,譯作文筆流暢自然、生動傳神,極為難得。雖是初試啼聲之作,已見功力不凡。師生均感與有榮焉,並祝福無限。
國中數學競試 參與熱烈
本學年度國中部數學競試於12月18日中午在數學、社會、資源教室進行,由陳惠珠老師出題辦理,國一、國二學生自行報名參加。報名人數非常踴躍,共有
120 位同學參加競試,各年級一、二、三名各取一、二、三人。經過激烈的競爭,國一4班何應佑和國二1班林昱劭戰勝群雄,分別奪得年級冠軍。(優勝者名單詳見榮譽榜)
2003年NRC暑期研究名單確定
加拿大國家研究院已連續五年提供本校學生於暑假期間到該研究院及渥太華大學進行六週的暑期科學研究,今年第六年由實驗部林奕辰、江博遠,雙語部王詩嫚、黃中威四位高二同學獲得這項榮譽。在此預祝他們一行成功愉快,收穫豐碩。
國小部六年四班 班級讀書會搬上舞台
作家可白女士應邀蒞臨觀賞指導
國小部六年四班,由導師莊雅婷帶領指導的班級讀書會,經同學票選,一起閱讀可白女士的著作“
二哥情事”
。同學們不但讀得起勁,寫作心得,還自己設計學習單,改編劇本,更於11月29日把故事搬上多功能教室的舞台,全班同學上場演出。而可白女士當天蒞臨觀賞,更是系列活動的最高潮
! 小兵出版社並把六年四班整個活動系列,列為讀書會範例,印成專頁,跟全國中小學師生分享!(詳見內文)
國小部溫馨媽媽工作團 期末聚餐
選出新任團長、副團長
國小部溫馨媽媽工作團於1月2日在家政教室舉行期末聚餐並進行改選。林文珍女士、林淑滿女士當選為新任團長、副團長。在此感謝劉璦玲女士、李麗玲女士過去一年帶領志工團的熱忱服務並感謝所有志工家長的付出。
慶祝聖誕及新年活動
熱鬧精采
為慶祝聖誕節,幼稚部於12月23日在活動教室舉辦耶誕同樂會,Kelly老師帶著小朋友們開開心心玩遊戲、學英語、慶聖誕。雙語部於12月21日在活動中心舉辦聖誕晚會,表演節目豐富活潑,學生、家長、教師同樂,大家都玩得盡興
! 高中部學聯會則於12月31日晚上七點半至十點半舉辦跨年舞會,活動中心看守嚴密,只准學生進場,不讓家長掃興。高中生們穿著正式,紳士淑女或翩翩起舞,或駐足談笑,都度過了一段難忘的歡樂時光,共同迎接嶄新、美好的新的一年!
本校退休數學教師葉東進
在交大藝文中心舉辦個人畫展
從中學部退休的葉東進教師於去年12月23日至今年元月15日在交大藝文中心舉辦個人“
四度空間”畫展。畫作展出期間,得到各界人士的注目及討論。本期實中園地特別邀請跟葉老師共事多年的中學部王文秀老師,撰文介紹葉老師的畫作以及從事繪畫的歷程。葉老師多年來始終秉持著對繪畫的執著,退休後更是專注耕耘,終能開墾出這一片茂密的果園。在此向葉老師寄上深深的敬佩和祝賀!
FOUR STUDENT MUSIC CLUBS BRING GLORY TO NEHS
The NEHS Choir, Wind, String, and Chinese Orchestra clubs
attended the 2002 Hsinchu Music Competition on December 5. The choir and
wind ensemble received high honors
for their performance, while the string
and Chinese orchestras were awarded outstanding
achievement. Their accomplishments that day at the Hsinchu Performing Arts Center performance brought praise from all in attendance
and advanced them all to competition at the national level. We wish them continuing excellence, bringing
honor upon our school and upon Hsinchu. Special
thanks to the coaching efforts of Ms. Yu-Yen Chang, Mr. Se-Wei
Wei, Ms. Hsin-
Chuan Tsai, Ms. Lin-Jen Lin, and Mr. Jiang-Bing Liu.
ELEMENTARY STUDENT KE-FANG HUANG'S TRANSLATION OF CHARLOTTE'S WEB TO BE PUBLISHED SOON
Sixth grader Ke - Fang Huang of the
Elementary Department spent twenty-three
days last summer translating E.B. White's
Charlotte's Web. Her translation of the famous children's novel, with
its word count of fifty-six thousand characters, was highly praised
by editors of Linking Publishing
Company. Linking Publishing Company has already
received authorization from the American publisher of Charlotte's Web, and the
translated novel is due for publication this month. Having read many novels since
a young age, Ke-Fang Huang exhibits mastery of both English and Chinese. Although Charlotte's Web was only her first attempt, Ke-Fang has already
displayed great powers as a translator. We at
NEHS are proud to see such remarkable talent and promise in such a young child and anticipate the success that may await Ke-Fang Huang.
FUN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH CONTEST ATTRACTS OVER ONE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS
On December 18, the annual NEHS middle school mathematics contest attracted as many as one hundred and twenty students and required three classrooms to hold all
the contestants. Ms. Huei-Ju Chen was in charge of
designing the test, which was open to all seventh and eighth
graders to sign up. From among students who
participated, one first place, two second place, and three third place winners were selected from
each of the two grades. Shining through the tough
competition were Yin-Yo Ho and Yu-Hsou Lin, the first place winners of grades seven and eight respectively.
2003 NRC SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM LIST FINALIZED
The National Research Council of Canada has provided
opportunities for NEHS high school level students to take part
in research
at their institutes for six weeks every summer for the past
five years. This year, Experimentals Yi- Chen Lin and Bo-Yuan Jiang
and Bilinguals Diana Wang, Brian Huang were selected
through competition to gain the honor of
attending this program. Best wishes to them on their trip!
FAMOUS WRITER KE-BAI VISITS ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT
Class of 6-5 in the Elementary Department organized a book club and had a series
of activities going on during the semester. On November 29, students of 6-5 put the story of Second Brother's Love Affairs written by Ke-Bai on stage in the multifunction room. Each of all thirty-eight students in the class got a role to play. Most excitingly to all, Ms.
Ke- Bai showed up to attend the event. She watched the students' performance with enthusiasm and gave them a talk afterwards. Everyone had a wonderful time!
EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER MOMS GATHER FOR ELECTION
The Experimental Department Volunteer Moms Committee held an end-of-semester luncheon on
January 2 in the cooking class-
room. During the luncheon they elected new officers for the coming year. Attendants elected Ms. Wen-Jen Lin and Ms. Shu-Mang Lin as the new president and vice president, respectively. We would
like to express our thanks for Ms. Ai-Ling Liu, Ms. Lee-Ling Lee and all the volunteer parents for their past contributions and hard work.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS A BLAST
To celebrate Christmas, the Elementary Department
hosted aparty on December 23 in the activity
room. Teacher Kelly and her students enjoyed games, celebrated
Christmas, and practiced some English along the way. The Bilingual Department also enjoyed their Christmas concert, held on December 21 in the gym.
The program was spectacular and everyone had a
good time. On the same note, the High School
Department had their own dance to countdown the New Year with a party held in the gym on
Decem-
ber 31 which lasted from 18:30 to 22:30. Wearing tuxedos and gowns, students danced and chatted the night away.
RETIRED MATH TEACHER MR. JIN-DONG YEH HOLDS ART EXHIBIT AT NCTU ARTS CENTER
Retired High School Department math teacher Mr. Jin-Dong Yeh held an oil painting exhibit entitled“ Four Dimensions” at the NCTU Arts Center
from December 23 to January 15. His oil paintings received great attention
from people in all areas. Ms.
Wen-
Shou Wang, a colleague of Mr.Yeh for many years at NEHS, has written an article introducing Yeh's painting career, artistic
ideals
, and theory. Since retirement, Yeh has been
able to devote even more time
to his love of painting. The result
of his artistic dedication, Yeh's exhibit, has been a great success. Congratulations, Mr. Yeh!
(Editors: Jean Yang, Catherine Chang, & Debbie Chang)
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