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Teachers nominate students to me for a Principal’s Commendation when they have done an outstanding piece of work, or put a lot of effort into their work and I am always pleased to see nominations coming onto my desk.
Below you can see each of the students who has received a Principal’s Commendation this term and the reason they have been awarded it. Congratulations to them all and I look forward to giving out more next term.
Chelsea Ngan (9U)
For a piece of French homework entitled ‘Ma Masion’. Chelsea’s presentation of this piece of homework using digital photography and IT was exceptional and far beyond what was expected. In addition her accuracy in written French was near perfect.
Christine Trinder (12P), Emily He (12S), Hyo Jae Lee (12S), Jihun Ahn (12P)
For general musicianship, but in particular for some excellent compositions, performances and outstanding use of vocabulary.
Ben Hanson (3B)
For the award of 1st Prize in the Sarah Brennan Christmas Poem Competition
Joe Crawford (3B), Curtis Zhou (3U)
For the award of runner up in the Sarah Brennan Christmas poem competition.
Seonaid Jervis (4S)
For showing excellent mathematical thinking to solve two investigations. Her understanding of sequences related to the Fibonacci Sequence was outstanding and would have challenged children much older.
Laura Kelly (9B)
For exceptional effort and achievement in obtaining a Perfect Tracker.
Neil Wu (11I), Richard Trinder (11P), Joe Curtis (10P), Paula Simo Braun (10B), David Sax (10S), Luuk Drieduite (10P), Mike Drieduite (10S), Anne Zimmer (10S), Craig Jervis (10P)
For continued support of the PE Dept. throughout the ACAMIS basketball.
Max Xin Yu Tan (13S), Riley Levine (12B), Jamie Shen (11B), Jack Jiang (12I), Calvin Ho (13I), Hao Peng Wan (13P), Victor Vandekerkhcove (13P), Pablo Lahoz Powter (12B), Bruce Bor Jei Wang (10U), Alan Yi Lun Hong (12I)
The victorious boys' basket ball team
Lan Tao (13B), Madeleine Rice (13P), Darkiha Senanayake (12S), Josephine Chan (12S), Madeleine Johnston (10S), Jacqueline Shen (10B), Na Young Jin (10U), Ji Woo Yoon (10U), Chi Yat Leung (12P), Meagan Tan (10B)
The victorious girls' basket ball team
Nick Rice (11U), Sean Hughes (11B)
For doing an outstanding job of presenting at the Year 10 Work Experience evening.
Students from The British International School Shanghai, Puxi, had the thrilling opportunity to visit the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as part of the school’s collaboration with the famous institution.
The BISS community's fundraising efforts during the Charity Ball in April 2024 has helped to fund life-saving heart surgery for three young children. Read their stories here.
On 30 October, Year 12 English A students took part in their own BISS Talks event, delivering a range of engaging presentations. Standing in front of an audience can be a daunting task, but the speakers rose to the occasion, sharing their ideas with confidence and passion.
The D1 BISS Lions Girls Volleyball team participated in the SISAC Plate Tournament at the French School of Shanghai on Saturday 26 October. Entering the tournament as the 6th seed, the Lions finished their western division season with a record of 2 wins and 6 losses.
