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As President of NJHS, Emersyn gave a speech at the induction of new members. As expected, she wrote a outstanding speech which she delivers with ease. Emersyn with her friends at the ceremony. So proud of her! Average Rating: 4.4 out of 5 based on 276 user reviews.
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Finals are finished and the 8th grade class has three different off-campus field trips to learn more about Shanghai. Emersyn chose the photo assignment around Shanghai. For two days, she had fun taking photos around Shanghai. Here are some of them. Starting at Concordia… The camera carrying friends… Emersyn’s photos around Shanghai… Emersyn’s people photos… Emersyn’s street photos.. Emersyn enjoyed the fun of capturing life in Shanghai with her friends. Average Rating: 4.9 out of 5 based on 289 user reviews.
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Emersyn and her friends, Bella and Hayden, joined the children’s community theater production of Cinderella. The theater production group was Shanghai LeRan Art Centre. The girls practiced every Saturday morning from 9-12 in Jinqiao for about four months. Finally, it was show time. Two shows were held at Dulwich school theater on May 31 and June 1 at 2:30pm. On Sunday, it was pouring rain! Emersyn – Godmother Lisa, Hayden’s Mom, and Meggan, Bella’s Mom, were backstage helping with makeup. Emersyn opens up with a small version of “impossible” with the mice. She is a scooter riding, sparkle pink Godmother. Cinderella (Bella) helping her stepsister (Hayden) get ready for the ball. Cinderella and her Godmother meeting before the ball with a little magic. Kellian (the Prince), Bella and Emersyn. Killian, Emersyn, Bella and Hayden. Ending song of “Impossible”. After show photos with Emersyn, Kilian, Bella and Hayden. Eleri and Lili posing with the girls. We found a plain white wall in the school hall to take these photos…they came out great. Emersyn’s magic wand is a special wand made by Aunt Nancy when she was 2! It was made with love and made strong as both girls have played with it for the past 12 years. Here are the clips from Emersyn’s performance: Opening Impossible Closing Curtain call It was fun seeing Emersyn perform. Her voice keeps getting stronger! Average Rating: 4.9 out of 5 based on 202 user reviews.
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Emersyn’s birthday was on opening night of Cinderella. It didn’t seem like her birthday as she was out the door at 8am for the final practice and last minute preparations for opening night. We did sing her happy birthday and took her photo with the birthday dog. Emersyn is 14 and Roxi is 3. Emersyn opened her birthday gift. She is getting a more expensive gift later – a new phone! Eleri put the birthday crown on Roxi. We have had this birthday crown since Emersyn was little! Emersyn was FABULOUS in the Cinderella. After the show, I arranged dinner with our gang of friends – the Jacobs, the Wangs, the DeJesus (Bella played Cinderella), the Dubniczkis (Hayden played a step sister) and the Yellands. I made cupcakes to take to dinner at Pistolera’s. Linda asked for a candle for the cupcake in Chinese…this is what we they gave us for a candle for her cupcake! We had a family celebration on Saturday night after the performance. Every birthday girl needs her own cake and candles…that fit on the cake! Another year older! Average Rating: 4.8 out of 5 based on 228 user reviews.
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Our tickets were 480 ($78) each with a handling fee of 40rmb ($6) and a delivery fee of 20rmb ($3) – that would be for the “nosebleed” section. The tickets sold out in 5 minutes on opening day. I was able to get 2 tickets later when “new” tickets were released. The concert was held a the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Eleri at the arena holding her ticket. The view from up above. I did come prepared with binoculars…and we did need them! Before the concert… Opening show… During the show… Eleri and I had a fun night. Eleri knows all the songs and enjoy the music. Many of Eleri’s classmates were at the concert. Average Rating: 4.4 out of 5 based on 173 user reviews.
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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.
Chinese Folk Fantasy Suite from the Hobbit I. Old Friends and the Adventure Begins II. Axe or Sward? III Song of the Lonely Mountain IV. The Dwarf Lords V. Dreaming of Bag End Oye Como Da Emersyn had a seat on the end for this concert so we could see her better. The concert lasted about 1 hour and 30 minutes. It was a nice concert to end the year. Average Rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 210 user reviews.
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Emersyn’s last Concordia Idol of her middle school career! She was going to sing a song with Bella, but Bella changed her mind and decided not to do Idol. Bella and Emersyn were too busy to get together to practice. On Sunday evening before the performance, Emersyn picked a song. She played it for me and my comment was it is a bit slow. Emersyn liked the song and the guitar was easy for her to play without practice. On Tuesday, Eleri generally has guitar lessons with Chester, but Emersyn took her lesson. Emersyn played the song for Chester and he said it was too slow! Wednesday night is Emersyn’s guitar lesson with Chester and they picked a new song. She practiced the song on Thursday, one day before Friday’s performance. The guitar was more difficult, but she learned the song quickly. When she practiced, she would have a few small errors. I told her to keep playing as no one is going to notice. After school, the performers had a “run through†with a pizza dinner. Eleri and I found Emersyn after school to drop off the guitar and a change of clothes. Eleri was missing Idol tonight as she had a going away sleep over party. This was the 9th year for Concordia Idol. Dr. B, the assistance principal, had a health concern that took him to Bangkok for some tests. Ms Poppell stepped in to bring Idol to the stage this year. With the last minute changes, there were no judges. It was a talent show for the kids to help build their confidence. Emersyn sang, “King Of Anything” by Sara Bareilles. [quicktime]http://lyonfamily.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CI_2014_sm.mp4[/quicktime] After Idol, the 7th/8th graders had a social in the cafe. Jim and I joined Rachael, Nicole and Stuart Yelland and Jen Alt for a drink at Pistolera’s while we waited for the kids to enjoy the social. Concordia Idols of the past: Click on the link to see 2013 Concordia Idol. Concordia Idol 2013 Click on the link to see 2012 Concordia Idol. Concordia Idol 2012 Click on the link to see 2011 Concordia Idol. Concordia Idol 2011 Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 based on 206 user reviews.
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On Wednesday, I pick Eleri up from school for fencing. After fencing, we pick Jim up from work on our way home. It makes for a late night for Eleri as she needs to shower, eat and do her homework. On this Wednesday, Jim wasn’t ready to leave work when we arrived at his office. These statues are outside the door of Jim’s building. So, Eleri used the time to take photos and have fun…being Eleri! Average Rating: 4.9 out of 5 based on 203 user reviews.
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ES field day stated with Lulu spending the night on Wednesday night. Thursday was a Chinese Holiday with no school. Friday was field day. Field day has a theme of twin day – to dress up with a friend. Lulu and Eleri found matching Justice outfits of Eleri’s to wear for their twin day. The girls wanted a color streak in their hair. After getting permission from Lulu’s Mom, we began the fun. I gave each girl one of Jim’s paint shirts. Eleri didn’t put her shirt on, she tied it up to make a fashion statement! I have natural dyes from America to give each girl two steaks. Lulu wanted blue and purple. Eleri wanted pink and purple. When we finished, Eleri’s pink streak was the brightest as she still has blonde from the summer. Lulu’s streaks did NOT show up at all. She was so disappointed! Her Mom took her to a professional salon to first bleach the streaks so the color would show. She had two bright pink streaks on Friday. Eleri dressed and ready for field day. Field day was from 1pm-3pm on a very hot afternoon. The girls worked their way around the field playing the various games. Ball toss… Hula-hoop run… Water break… Sack race… Sled pull… Pogo stick jumping… Ball jumping… Eleri & Lulu… Eleri with her teacher, Ms Muir. All the 4th grade teachers wore a blue wig for field day. Eleri’s class after field day. They were all tired, hot and sweaty with big smiles. Another fun day at Concordia for the students! Average Rating: 4.9 out of 5 based on 239 user reviews.
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Concordia has a charity of the month. This year Concordia’s theme is “Discoverâ€. Emersyn charity of choice is Baobei. Baobei means “precious childâ€. Baobei is an organization that provides surgeries for children with special needs. Baobei places many of these children into “Healing Homes†as they await adoption. Plastic water jugs are located throughout campus to collect “wu mao†(small change) to make a big difference in the lives of the small children who benefit from the program that provides life changing surgery for children with birth defects. Emersyn has baked for this charity for the past two years. This year, the month began with spring break and conferences. Then, Emersyn was off to Kuala Lumpur (KL) for Model United Nations (MUN). She was getting requests for her cupcakes from classmates as the month was slipping away. I baked a batch for her on Monday to take to school when she returned home from KL. The cupcakes were gone by Wednesday with students pre-ordering cupcakes. Wednesday was a full day at school for me with a parenting class, a field trip and fencing. The last thing I wanted to do a 8pm at night was make cupcakes, but I did (someday she will appreciate this). Thursday cupcakes were gone in 5 minutes. No cupcakes for Friday as Emersyn had too much homework and I had no time. The weekend we made a double batch of cupcakes…gone in less than 10 minutes on Monday. A single batch for Tuesday and a final double batch for Wednesday…whew, a lot of baking in the last two weeks! I am ready to put my mixer away until May 31! With her little cupcake business from the lunch cafeteria, Emersyn made a total of 2, 300rmb ($367) in two weeks. Last year for the month, she made 2, 500rmb ($403). Well, it appears I did a whole month of baking in two weeks. Average Rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 290 user reviews.
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