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Emersyn was asked to write a piece for the school paper on her prospective of the Concordia play, Stand By Me. The teacher was so impressed with her story that it will be published in the Shanghai Daily. by Emersyn THE curtain rises on the final night of performances […]
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Emersyn’s first High School interim trip. For HS, there are 21 trips available. The students pick four choices – all FOUR are the student’s NUMBER ONE choices. Once the trip has been assigned, there is no changing. Emersyn did get her true NUMBER ONE choice which was Inner Mongolia. She left on Friday, […]
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Eleri was so ready for her first school interim trip. She has watched Emersyn leave and come home with stories for the last four years – finally, it was her turn. She was not worried or scared about being away from home – just excited. The 5th grade trip is […]
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Emersyn has moved up the ranking ladder to #5. She won against Jackie 8-0. Coach Muir was surprised as Jackie is a Senior. Emersyn is the only Freshman on the girls varsity team. The other girls are Juniors and Seniors. Nicole, a Senior, has taken Emerysn “under her wings”. Nicole is a very sweet […]
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Try outs for tennis were the first day of school. Emersyn made the varsity team which included seven girls. The coaches put them in a “ranking” ladder. To move up the ladder, they must challenge the girl ahead of them. Emersyn was ranked #6. The top five girls will go to APAC, Asia Pacific […]
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First day of school this year is with anticipation. Both girls have moved to new buildings to begin Middle School and High School. With jet lag, everyone is up early with plenty of time to get ready for school. It makes the early mornings easy. The bus is leaving at 7:10am this year. […]
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The theme for the 2013-14 year is Discover. Emersyn is in her last year at Middle school as an 8th grader and Eleri is in her last year at Elementary school as a 4th grader. I love this post as it shows the girls changing and growing throughout the year. June 12: Last […]
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For 8th grade graduation, a big dance is held off-campus at a hotel. I was on the committee to help pull this dance together for the kids. The cost of the dance was 250rmb ($40). It was a tough committee as my friend Lisa stated, “there are too many captains on this one ship”. […]
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Getting Ready! Emersyn, Bella and Hayden at school beautifying for their graduation. Final touches for Emersyn… Looking good… I had the girls pose for photos before the ceremony as I knew it would be hard to get good photos in the crowds. They had fun posing! […]
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Last band concert of the year. This evening we were entertained by the 7th/8th Jazz Band, 5th-8th Beginning Band, 5th-8th Intermediate Band and 7th & 8th Concert Band. Emersyn is in the Concert Band. The Concert band played: Chinese Folk Fantasy Suite from the Hobbit I. Old Friends and […] |