ACS Rockville Campus News Release December 13, 2014 Issue

ACS Rockville Campus News Release
December 13, 2014
Issue 331
ANNOUNCEMENT S
Holiday Celebration on Dec. 20
On Dec. 20, 2 – 4 p.m., ACS will host a holiday celebration. We will begin with a report on the progress
of the ACS 10-Year Anniversary prep work, and share the status of this year’s work as well as our plans
for next year. There will be an awards ceremony for the top performers in SATII and China Cup Math
Competition as well as performances by student entertainers. At the end of the event, every student will
receive souvenir to mark the ACS 10-Year Anniversary.
If you have not received your certificate for participating in the China Cup Math Competition, please
come to the PTA.
Gifts to Teachers
To show our appreciation for the support we have received through the years from RMHS teachers, we
are sending these teachers more than 70 hand-made panda crafts. The crafts were made by the students
from the Crafts elective class, taught by Yulan Yin. Many parents volunteered their time and helped make
the crafts. The ACS Principal, Sam Liu, personally put the panda craft on each RMHS teacher’s desk.
No C hange for Teacher Ass ignments
The spring 2015 registration has begun. Please register online. There is a $10/student early registration
discount if you register by Dec. 20. In addition, there is a 10% sibling discount for Chinese classes. No
discounts will be offered for electives. All the teachers will remain in their current classrooms. Please
register your children in the same class. If you have questions, please come to the Service Desk on Dec.
13.
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New ACS Campus Open House on De c. 14
We are opening a new ACS campus in Quince Orchard High School in spring, 2015. The first day of
school is Jan. 10, 2015. Some teachers from the Rockville campus will transfer over. We will also recruit
new teachers. Registration has already begun. The new campus will offer a $40 tuition discount and a $10
referral discount for each student.
We are holding two open houses for our new Gaithersburg campus in Quince Orchard High School,
15800 Quince Orchard Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878. The first one took place on Dec. 14. The next Open
House will be Jan. 3, 3 – 7 p.m.
PTA NEWS
Leaders hip Seminar
The topic of leadership has special relevance for Asian-Americans, who form the most educated
demographic yet are underrepresented in leadership positions and face higher academic standards in
college admissions.
On Dec. 13, guest speaker Adrienne Lo presented a seminar for parents and students to learn about
leadership - what it means to Asian Americans, what top universities are looking for, and how parents can
help. Ms. Lo is a Yale alum admissions interviewer, MBA, and human capital strategist at AstraZeneca.
She is also the founder of IvyLead (www.ivylead.org), a new leadership development program for teens
based on the practices of top companies and business schools.
The seminar was well attended. Many parents interacted with the speaker and asked a lot of questions.
School web Site: www.acsdc.org
Inclement weather hot line: 240-777-2706, 240-777-2727
Principal: Sam Liu
[email protected]
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ELEC T IVES
Before the end of the semester, the Chess class held a chess competition. Mr. Patrick presented trophies to
winners and certificates to participants.
ACT IVIT IES
Fifth Annual “Golden Water Bridge” C hinese Youth Art C ompe tition
The fifth annual Chinese Youth Art Competition, sponsored by the Beijing Overseas Chinese Office, is
open for submissions. 24 Chinese schools from all over the world will participate. ACS participants have
won prizes in all four previous competitions, and we encourage you to participate again this year. The
submission deadline is Dec. 20. Students in drawing classes – please submit your entry to Wang Yan and
Liu Yang. Other students – please go to the Service Desk and submit to Zhang Guoying or Wang Shuyi.
New Year Party on Jan. 3
School web Site: www.acsdc.org
Inclement weather hot line: 240-777-2706, 240-777-2727
Principal: Sam Liu
[email protected]
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The annual New Year party, sponsored by the Greater Washington Chinese Alumni Association, will take
place on Jan. 3, 2015. This year’s theme is “2015 - Make Every Day A Happy Day.” The party will be
directed by Wang Lu. Many well-known entertainers will perform.
Time： Jan. 3, 2015, 7 p.m.
Location： Quince Orchard High School, 15800 Quince Orchard Rd, Gaithersburg, MD20878
Ticket Price： $50 (Red), $25 (Orange), $20 (Yellow), $15 (Blue)
To purchase tickets at a 20% discount, please stop by the Service Desk.
School web Site: www.acsdc.org
Inclement weather hot line: 240-777-2706, 240-777-2727
Principal: Sam Liu
[email protected]
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