http://pacificamerican.org/pas American based international school in Hsinchu, Taiwan Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:11:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last June, tears shed both on and off stage as the seniors gave their last farewell performance in front of the students, parents and staff of Pacific American School. Yes, the class of 2009 had flown but they flew back in December for the soon-to-be annual PAS alumni banquet. On December ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/12/pas-alumni-welcome-party/ Happy Holidays! The holiday spirit was in full swing at the 2009 Pacific American School Christmas Performance, "Christmas Wonderland 2009," held on Thursday December 17, 2009. The festivities began, following a dinner reception, with a video presentation compiled by the event organizer Physical Education teacher Mr. Rick Garcia. The evening was ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/12/2009-christmas-performance/ On you marks, get set, GO! Pacific American School’s annual sports day took place on Sunday December 6, 2009. It was a beautiful unseasonably warm day filled with athleticism, good sportsmanship and school spirit. Event organizer Physical Education teacher Mr. Ken Lee divided the PAS student body into four teams: The ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/12/2009-sports-day/ On November 17-21, 19 PAS students had an opportunity to participate in the prestigious THIMUN Singapore Conference. PAS delegates proudly represented Pakistan, St. Lucia, and ECSWA, in a variety of different councils. The first two days of the conference were primarily opening statements and lobbying. As the conference progressed, delegates ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/11/thimun-singapore-conference/ PAS brought many first time delegates to the 5th annual HSINMUN conference. The two day event was a great learning experience for all delegates, as they participated in Security Council, Human Rights, and ECOSOC. The two representatives for PAS in Security Council were Danny Shue and Peggy Lin. Danny, who ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/11/annual-hsinmun-conference/ PAS had our annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 24th. The party consisted of a Pumpkin Carving Contest where the Grade 4 class won. We also had our annual costume contest. All the participants were enthusiastic and full of surprises. Lots of creativity was involved (including our PAS staff). Elementary ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/10/2009-halloween/ Grade 1 and Grade 2 students went on an exciting, fun-filled field trip to the Yingee Ceramics Museum and Old Town on September 8.  They saw the development of ceramics from art to technology.  The museum had a wonderful array of ceramic art that were made by top Taiwan artisans.  ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/09/g1-2-field-trip/ Pacific American School has just returned from a great trip from Camp Taiwan. The typhoons visited beautiful Yangmingshan in three separate waves from September 3rd to the 13th. Our excursions were a mixed blessing of hot, humid weather, frightening spiders, colorful staff, and fun, yet tiring games and activities. It ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/09/camp-taiwan/ Students and faculty from PAS have always taken part in Camp Taiwan, but this year marks the first time that PAS has organized its own leadership camp. The camp was located in I-lan County, just a short drive from the ocean. Campers took part in a lot of fun activities, ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/09/g11-leadership-camp/ In PAS graduation ceremony on June 12th, Jolie Chang received the Harvard Prize Book published by Harvard College and a winning Certificate by the Harvard Club. Since 1910, the Harvard Prize Book has been an important way for Harvard Club members to help attract talented young people to advance the college study in the USA. The ... http://pacificamerican.org/pas/news/2009/06/harvard-prize-book-award/