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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is Happening: What Do You Need to Know?

Mingcan Li
May 26, 2022

With the rapid development of technology, more advanced devices and programs are appearing such as artificial intelligence technology, 3D printing, and Big Data. At the same time, people's reliance on...

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Photo Series: Chinese New Year 2022

Photo Series: Chinese New Year 2022

Mingcan Li and Shirley Wang
February 15, 2022

People write couplets on red paper with black characters or gold characters which symbolizes joy and happiness. This couplet welcomes the New Year and wishes good luck in the Year of the Tiger.  New...

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Free Use Image Courtesy of Flickr.

Reforms for 45,000 U.S. Gun Deaths a Year

Maxx Sovinski and Mingcan Li
February 4, 2022

These two articles were written in Dave Marshall's elective course, U.S. History through Current Events. After studying the history and current state of gun violence in America, students picked potential...

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Should Timing of Upper School Lunch Be Changed?

Should Timing of Upper School Lunch Be Changed?

Mingcan Li
January 26, 2022

In the class period before lunch, the sounds of growling stomachs break the silence. Some students complain in a whisper that they could eat hundreds of cheeseburgers after class, while other students...

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Free Use Image Courtesy of Pixabay.com

Opinion/Counter: Should Computer Science be a Required Course?

YES by Mingcan & Stefan Let us think about the case when your computer freezes, and the only thing you can do to fix it is shut down the computer and restart it, or you will go to the Apple store...

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Yan Huang, Upper School Mandarin Teacher

Yan Huang: Lover of Chinese Culture

Mingcan Li
November 17, 2021

In the summer of 1978 in Shenzhen, China, Yan Huang was an elementary school student when she read the first comic book of her life. She was deeply attracted by the traditional Chinese drawings and cultural...

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Changing Travel Restrictions Affect Friends Select’s International Students

Mingcan Li
October 14, 2021

On Monday, September 20th, the U.S. government announced the cancelation of the travel restrictions for foreign travelers in November, impacting FSS international students and their families. Passengers...

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