Eagle Spotlight

Seventh grade student, Dael, secured a bronze medal in the U12 tournament at the 2024 Johor Cup with Island City Football Club. His game-changing last-minute volley equalizer in the quarter-final sent his team to the semi-finals!⁠

Second grade student, Roxy, shined in her first-ever gymnastics competition, Fantastic Gymnastics 2024, winning a Gold Award and placing second on the balance beam.⁠

Ninth grade student, Catherine, wowed the judges at the 2024 Singapore Raffles International Music Festival piano competition, earning a Silver Award for her outstanding performance.⁠

High school students, Luis (10th grade), Minki (10th grade), and Kolb (11th grade) made a stellar performance at the Bangkok Global Round of the World Scholar's Cup early this month. Led by captain Billy (12th grade), the team excelled in events like collaborative writing and team debate, bringing home a collection of medals and trophies. They’ve also earned a spot at the prestigious Tournament of Champions at Yale University.⁠

Fourth grade student, Michael, captained the SG7 U9 team to a season championship in the Young Eagles Football League U9 Division 2. Michael also took home the "Golden Boot” Award, leading the league with an impressive 21 goals this season!⁠

Ninth grade student, Jenke, and tenth grade student, Siena, represented Conundrum Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024, where their Singapore youth theatre group earned the Asian Arts Award for Best Young Performer.⁠

Third grade student, Honoka, was a top 15 finalist in the infantile category at the 6th International Piano Island Competition this summer. Honoka shone brightly among over 550 competitors, impressing an esteemed panel of judges, including Prof. Dan Thai Son, Prof. Stanislav Loudenitch, and pianist Wang Congyu.⁠

Fourth grade student, Justin, clinched the gold medal as he represented Team Singapore in the 2024 World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from July 12 to July 16.

Sixth grade student, John, earned two Silver prizes and one Bronze prize in violin competitions at the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival this past July.

Kindergarten student, Colette, took first place in the U5 novice jazz category at the Evolution Dance Competition.

Eleventh grade student and captain of the SAS girls varsity golf team, Ella, has accepted an offer to play Division 1 golf at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Wake Forest women's golf team won the D1 NCAA National Championship in 2023 and finished ranked #2 nationally in 2024, also winning the ACC Championship. Ella will join Wake Forest as a student-athlete in Fall 2025.

Eleventh grade student Victoria scored both goals in a 2-1 victory, leading her team to their win in her debut game for Geylang FC after transferring in June. Here’s a link to a Straits Times article on Geylang FC's victory over reigning champions Lion City Sailors, ending their two-year undefeated streak in the Deloitte Women’s Premier League, Singapore's sole women’s professional football league.

First grader Junyoung participated as a player escort in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Preliminary Joint Qualification match between Singapore and Korea on June 6, 2024.

Third grade student Enoch earned the Platinum Award with a scholarship for his performance of "Song without Words by Mendelssohn" at the 8th Singapore Performers’ Festival and Chamber Music Competition 2024.

Sixth grade student Seika* won first place for the hoop routine, third place for the ball routine, and second place for the individual all-around (hoop, ball, clubs, and ribbon routines) at the 19th Singapore Open Gymnastics Championships 2024!

*Seika's category: Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual 11-12 years old (Category A)

Sixth grader Dael and his Island City Football Club U12 team won the championship in the PUMA Youth Champions League! Congratulations, Dael!

Third grade student Alexandre clinched a gold medal at the GWO Jiu Jitsu Tournament held on Saturday, May 25, winning all his fights in the boys 9-10/under 33.40kg category.

The Titans U14 have won the SPBL U14 Division 1 Basketball League! They finished the season undefeated, culminating in a thrilling victory against their toughest rivals. Congratulations to our SAS Eagles players:

• Alex (eighth grade)
• Colin (seventh grade)
• Connor (seventh grade)
• Luca (seventh grade)
• David (eighth grade)
• Caden (seventh grade)

Joachim Kastiel, a second grade student, received the Gold Award for his outstanding performance in the 2024 Singapore Mathematics Kangaroo Competition.

Third grader Teo achieved a remarkable feat at the 2024 Singapore Minime Fencing competition, held on May 11, 2024. Teo secured the silver medal in the Sabre U10 category, showcasing exceptional skill and dedication. 

Second grade Joachim won the Silver Award for competing in the 2024 Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO). According to the SASMO organizers, a record-breaking 57,060 students representing 7,333 schools across 38 countries participated in this year's competition.

Daye, a talented musician, has achieved remarkable success recently. She won the Gold medal at the Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition and performed at the Winner's Gala Concert on April 29, 2024, at the Esplanade Theatres in Singapore. Additionally, Daye secured first place in the American Protege International Piano Competition 2024, earning the opportunity to perform at the Winner's Gala Concert on June 15, 2024, at Carnegie Hall in New York, USA. She also clinched first place at the London Classical Music Competition, with the date of her Gala Concert yet to be decided. Congratulations to Daye on these incredible accomplishments!

Fourth grade student Eidan's photos are featured in the "Inspired by Literature" Photo Exhibition at the Punggol Regional Library in Singapore, both in-person from May 4 to May 30 and online: https://www.redphotos.pro/Pages/Exhibitions/Inspired-by-Literature

Fourth grade student Han Dao soared at the recent 54th Singapore National Age Championships 2024. Han Dao clinched the gold for 100m butterfly, silver for 200m butterfly, silver for 100m breaststroke, and bronze for 50m breaststroke for the boys 11 years old category.

Congratulations to our sixth grade students Genis and Neel for clinching the championship title at the JSSL Singapore National Youth League in U13 Division 1 with Barca Sports Dev team. We're proud of our Eagles!

Sixth grade student Seika recently competed at the 15th Singapore Rhythmic Gymnastics National Championships 2024. She clinched the silver medal in the stage 3 category with her highest score of 22.950.

Third grade student Alexandre clinched two gold medals at the Australasian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship (ABJJC) Singapore Open that was held on March 23. He was in the Under 30.4Kg category in Gi and No-Gi.

Alexandre won another gold medal at the Wrestling Federation of Singapore National Open and Team Trials, where he won both his fights in the under 29kg category.

Third grade student David recently competed at the 2024 Singapore National School Individual Chess Tournament the under-10 category. He attained an impressive second place among international schools' students and an outstanding ninth place out of nearly 400 young contenders. This remarkable feat was accomplished during a rigorous two-day competition on the March 16 and 17. Congratulations, Eagle!

In the recently concluded KL Cup which took place on March 2 and March 3 in Kuala Lumpur, many SAS students participated in various age groups from under 6 to under 18. 

The KL cup started in 2016 and features over 210 teams and hosts academies from Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. Over 75 athletes from ESA participated which included many SAS students. Over the course of the two-day tournament, the teams played up to eight matches. 

We are thrilled to announce that our Under 11 boys' team demonstrated exceptional talent, resilience, and sportsmanship, earning a well-deserved podium finish with the bronze medal. Congratulations to our fifth grade students Aadi, Noah (Captain), Omar, and Quentin (Goalkeeper) on their outstanding achievement!

Fifth grade student Shivum clinched third position in the Bangkok 7's Championship Tournament with the Under 11 JSSL Elite Team.

Second grader Yurah competed in the Singapore Gymnastics National Championship 2024 and achieved remarkable success. She secured a gold medal in the individual all-around category in Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG). She finished with a perfect score across all four disciplines: uneven bars, beam, floor exercise, and vault. Additionally, Yurah was also honored with a gold medal as part of her team's outstanding performance.

Tenth grade student Ayan won the silver in the Sub-Juniors Under-66Kg weight class in Powerlifting at the Reformd Singapore Combined Nationals meet held from March 1 to March 3. With this win, Ayan qualified for Asians Powerlifting Competition 2024, where he will represent Singapore.

Tristan, Jude, and Hamish, high school students from SAS and players for the Centaurs team, emerged victorious in the U-16 category at the KL Tiger’s Rugby 10’s tournament held over the weekend.

First grade student Nari recently competed in the Singapore National Gymnastics Competition. She was awarded a gold medal and was tied for first place in the Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) level 2. She finished with a perfect score across the four disciplines (uneven bars, beam, floor exercise, and vault).

Congratulations to third grade student Alexandre for securing both a silver and bronze medal at the BJJ ROOTS Singapore Jiu Jitsu Open 2024!

Way to go, Gus! Fifth grade student Gus clinched the first place in the 10 and under category of the JW Pepper My Score Student Composition Competition, hosted by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) for its 70th anniversary celebration Gus' composition has not only earned him a prize of US$500 but also the prestigious opportunity to have his work performed at the 36th ISME World Conference in Helsinki, Finland, held from July 28 to August 2, 2024. His achievement highlights not only his creativity and musical effectiveness, but equally importantly, his hard work that went into crafting the piano piece. 

Eleventh grade student Amani recently published a children’s short story on child abuse.This book very clearly informs kids about what a bad touch is and how the body manifests the abuse. The book is about empowering young kids to take action.

"In my book, Secrets that should not be kept, one of the girls getting abused in the same household is a girl nanny. So, it delicately touches on both issues of being harassed by a known person and also one of putting young girls in danger by having them work as domestic help in Pakistan.

My motivation to write this book came about after interning last summer at a Child Protection Agency in Pakistan called SPARC. During this internship, I attended one of their workshops on child protection. They talked about “good touch” and “bad touch,” and that made me interested in writing this book to spread awareness."

Sixth grade student Seika recently competed at the Machida Friends Cup held in Japan. She won a gold medal in the ball routine for the pre-junior individual apparatus category.

Titans Academy Team recently took home the U16 D3 Championship and U14 D2 Runners Up in the Singapore SPBL League. Both of the team rosters included mainly seventh grade students from SAS who were all playing against boys one to three years older. Congratulations to the following students: Alex, Declan, Connor, Luca, Colin, Noah, and Caden.

Seventh grade student Tara was one of the lead soloists at the ChildAid 2023 - Mesra’s musical fundraiser. She performed a soulful rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, which had the audience moved to tears. Organized by the Business Times and The Straits Times, ChildAid 2023 raised more than $2 million with this interactive musical show and was graced by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Heng Swee Keat amongst others. All proceeds went towards The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, providing children in need the resources to do well in school and beyond.

Watch the full video here.

Talented artist and ninth grade student Judy took part in the New York IYAC Top Illustration Competition 2023 in August. Her work "Vortex" won the gold award. 

Fourth grade student Santi had a spectacular year as a competitive dancer. He participated in three dance competitions and secured a total of 19 medals! 

Get the Beat June 2023
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CSTD September 2023
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International Arts Festival December 2023
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Grand Award Duo Jazz

Fifth grade student and violinist John recently won the first prize for his violin solo in the age 10-11 category at The 18th Zhongsin (China-Singapore) International Music Competition Singapore Preliminaries. In April 2023, John also won the first prize for his violin solo at the Grand Virtuoso Music Competition and performed at the winner’s recital at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Congratulations to Anand, a fourth grader, and his team for being crowned champions in the U9 Division 1 of the 2023 JSSL Singapore National Youth League!⁠

In the recent Spartan Race held in Malaysia, Emilia, a fourth grade student, secured second place.

Congratulations to our Eagles (Aanya, Allison, Diya, Hinoka, Jasmine, Khwaish, Naela, and Ren) who were part of the children’s cast in A Right Rubbish Christmas, a big-hearted, fast-paced and hilariously funny family-friendly production performed in a traditional British pantomime style. 

Congratulations to North, a sixth grader, and his team for being crowned champions in the U11 Division 2 of the 2023 JSSL Singapore National Youth League!

Fifth grade student Bo Jun recently won a silver award in the primary five and six category of the 7th Zong Xiang Cup National Weiqi Competition, a national GO competition participated by students from schools across Singapore. 

Third grade student Alexandre recently competed at the Australasian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship (ABJJC) Singapore Open. He won four of his five fights and brought home the gold medal (Boys GI/Grey belt/<27kg) and silver medal (Boys no GI/Grey belt/<27kg).

Congratulations! Eleventh grade student Sunghan (Billy) represented SAS in the World Scholar's Cup Tournament of Champions held at Yale University after qualifying from the Global Round held in Doha. After participating in debates, a 120-question multiple choice quiz, a collaborative writing event, and a quiz bowl together with two scholars from Australia, he managed to take home a grand total of seven gold medals and one silver medal, along with a team trophy for placing seventh in team writing!

High school students interested in this competition are highly encouraged to join the newly-inaugurated World Scholar's Club, which will be preparing for next year's competition.

Jihyo, a seventh grade student, clinched the champion title at the US Kids Golf Local Tour hosted at the Laguna Golf Club.

Second grade student Honoka won a bronze award at Singapore International Music Competition 2023. She also received first prize at BTHVN Wien Music Competition 2023. Congratulations, Eagle!

Eighth grade student Logan won a US kids golf tournament last week where he shot his personal best of 66 (-6). He won by 10 strokes in R2. With this, he earned the highest level available in US kids system short of becoming a world champion. During the fall break, he won another tournament, which qualified him to become a world amateur golf ranked player.

Yusei, an eighth grade student, participated in the Grandprix Jiu Jitsu Open and secured the second place silver medal in the yellow belt category (56.3kg to 60.3kg).

After the final round of the Rok Cup Singapore Championship, seventh grader Brian secured his ticket to the Rok Cup Superfinal in Italy. He is set to compete in the Superfinal in Italy this October.

Competing against over 80 talented students worldwide, eighth grader Aarna received Honorable Mention in the international coding competition, The AI Challenge.

Eighth grade students Aarna, Amber, and Rebecca won second place in the middle school division (team round) at the recently held Integirls Singapore math competition. This competition featured problem sets fostering essential problem-solving skills for local middle and high school students.

Tenth grader Jinoo and his team clinched the first place award in the NRC CoderZ Coding Challenge 2023 (National Robotics Competition 2023) held on August 30. Jinoo and his team have been invited to participate in the International CoderZ League to be held on October 3, 2023. We wish him and his team all the best!

Fifth grade student Lily secured gold as a green tip at the Wu Kwon Taekwondo championship in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Senior Riddhima, in addition to being a co-captain of the SAS badminton team, is passionate about the field of positive psychology and the link between the human mind and behavior. She recently launched an independent study to understand the association between daydreaming, creativity, and mental well-being in adolescents. The quantitative study concluded that daydreaming significantly predicts overall distress, stress, depression, and anxiety. Her research study, with a sample size of 622 Indian students, was published as a clinical study in an indexed medical journal titled “The Indian Journal of Clinical Practice.” https://doi.org/10.59793/ijcp.v34i3.572.

Tenth graders Agastya and Jinoo secured the silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the black belt division during the Singapore National Taekwondo Kyorugu Championship 2023 that took place recently.

SAS senior and FRC Robotics captain Avery participated in Antler Ignite in July and took up the invitation to enter the Five-Slide Challenge. Antler Ignite is a special online initiative for high school and university students to spark their entrepreneurial spirit. Over 100 high school and university students from around the globe entered the competition for a chance to experience Antler’s entrepreneurship residencies. His entry “Red Crucible” on a proposed technology and methodology to terraform Mars won a Special Mention in the DeepTech category.

Avery’s interest in tech entrepreneurship was sparked after years of leading teams and aiming for excellence in robotics competitions. With this win, Avery has been given a boost to continue to pursue that which may seem out of reach in a bid to move humanity forward.

More information about Antler Ignite at https://www.antler.co/blog/antler-ignite.

Tenth grade student Sidharth Maheshwari achieved the title of Overall Category AI Challenge Champion in an AI coding championship organized by Strive Math Singapore. This championship was unique, as participants had to devise ways to utilize ChatGPT to code their projects using a limited set of commands. Sidharth created a sorting algorithm analyzer, which assists computer science students in visualizing commonly used sorting and recursion concepts, among others, with ease.

Fourth grade student Aaliyah secured a bronze medal in the U10 singles category and a silver medal in the U12 doubles category during the tennis competition at Pesta Sukan 2023, which took place from July 22 to August 6. Congratulations, Eagle!

Third grade student Michael participated in various international Math Olympiad competitions over the past few months, including SASMO, SMKC, International Hope Cup, SIMOC Math Olympiad, and SIMOC Math Warriors. His remarkable achievements include securing three gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal. Notably, he achieved his highest rank—fourth in Singapore and forty-one globally, outperforming over 3,000 participants from around the world in his grade. Recently, he received an invitation to attend an award ceremony at The Star Theatre, hosted by SIMCC, alongside fellow awardees from over 30 countries.

Fourth grade student Han Dao won three medals at the ARENA Invitational Junior and Youth Swimming Championship 2023—silver medal for 100m breaststroke, bronze medal in 50m freestyle, and a bronze medal for 50m breaststroke.

Seventh grade student Lucas recently earned the bronze award in the amateur piano category at the International Solo and Ensemble Competition. Congratulations, Henry!

Seventh grade student Henry recently earned the silver award in the amateur clarinet category at the International Solo and Ensemble Competition. Congratulations, Henry!

Third grade student May won the Gold Award at the 15th Singapore International Chinese Orchestra Festival and Competition 2023 in the Lower Elementary School Category for Cello Solo. Congratulations, Eagle!

Eighth grade student Mei Rose soared in two ballet competitions. She secured second place at the 11th NBA Fukuoka Ballet Competition and third place at the 5th YBC Ballet Competition.  

Fifth grader Mika recently claimed a couple of prizes at two ballet competitions—first place in the pre-junior category at the 12th National Classical Ballet Competition and the incentive award in the pre-ballet one category at the 5th YBC Ballet Competition.

Speed cuber Agastya spent his summer holidays teaching kids the art of speed cubing at local community centers. The workshops were a hit, and he loved seeing the kids' excitement as they learned. Through this experience, Agastya gained a newfound empathy for his teachers at school, "I now understand the challenge of handling a class full of eager minds!" He returns to classes with a deeper appreciation for the power of education and the impact teachers can have on young minds. His summer adventure reminds us of the joy of sharing our passions and making a positive impact on our community.

Sixth grade student Wenxin won the silver medal for her age category in the GCIP (Grand Concours International de Piano) piano competition held in France last month.

Fourth grade student Borui clinched the gold medal for his age category in last month's GCIP (Grand Concours International de Piano) piano competition in France.

Seventh grader Kenzie recently won two silver medals in the 50m and 200m backstroke, as well as one bronze medal in the 100m backstroke in the Minnesota State Championship. She also secured three qualifying times to represent Team Minnesota at the Central Zone championships in Kansas.

Sixth grade student Seika competed at the 18th Singapore Open Gymnastics Championships 2023 (Rhythmic Gymnastics). She won first place in the hoop routine (Category B for 11 to 12 years old).

Third grade student Justin clinched the gold medal as he represented Team Singapore in the 2023 WMI World Mathematics Invitational Final Round held in Incheon, South Korea, from July 14 to July 18. Congratulations, Eagle!

Eighth grade student Riley joined the competitive 2km Cold Storage X Giant Kids Run and finished in second place out of 150 participants in the category, with a time of 8 minutes and 9 seconds. He received over S$300 in prizes!

High school students Andrew K., Aryan P., and Billy P. recently participated in the World Scholar's Cup Global Round in Doha, Qatar. Our Eagles excelled in four rigorous events: team debate, collaborative writing, the scholar's challenge, and the scholar's bowl. Through their hard work and effort, they achieved first place in collaborative writing and 21st place overall, outperforming over 300 competing teams. As a result, they have qualified for the Tournament of Champions, which will be held at Yale University this November. Congratulations, Eagles!

Kindergartener Nari recently participated in the Singapore Gymnastics Competition. She achieved a remarkable feat by sharing the top spot in the Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) level 1, receiving a perfect score in all the different disciplines.

Sixth grade student Kenzie K. won the silver medal for the 50m backstroke (12 years old) at the 53rd Singapore National Age Group Juniors Swimming Championships 2023. Congratulations, Eagle!

Throughout the month of May (from May 6 to 31), Eidan, a student in the third grade, has been featured in the photo exhibit titled "Singing in the Dark" at the Esplanade library. Be sure to stop by the exhibit!

SAS high school students Kai A., Advait C., and Danny P. had the incredible opportunity to perform alongside the Singapore Youth Jazz Orchestra at the Botanic Gardens. Their performance was a tribute to UNESCO's International Jazz Day celebrations. The event was graced by esteemed Singapore government ministers and renowned jazz musicians from around the world. Here's a glimpse of their performance.

Last month, high school students Billy P., Aryan P., and Chanyeong P. competed in the World Scholar's Cup, an international competition focused on four rigorous events: team debate, collaborative writing, multiple choice, and a quiz bowl. They took home an astounding 17 medals and a team trophy (given to the top three teams in each category), and for their accomplishments have qualified for Globals, to be held this year at Doha, Qatar. Congratulations, Eagles! 

Kindergarten student Joy achieved remarkable success at the 14th Singapore Gymnastics National Championships 2023. She secured the first place position in the ball event for the kindergarten group, and an impressive second place finish in the ball event for the 7-8 years old category.

Third grade student Elisa wins first place in the Future Stars Girls category at the 2023 Singapore Ice Skating National Competition. Congratulations, Eagle!

After nearly a month of tryouts, Kasey, a seventh grader, was successful in earning his spot on the 15U youth development team of the Hougang Cheetahs, a Singapore Premier League football club as their starting goalkeeper. He will be with them for this season’s campaign beginning late May and running through November, with the aim to progress to their 17U team next season. 

Logan, a seventh grade student, emerged as the champion of the Northern Thailand Junior Golf Championship held over the Hari Raya holiday weekend. He competed on a course measuring 6,741 yards and held a one-shot lead after the first round. Logan finished with a six-shot advantage, where he scored +1 by executing some excellent shots.

Third grader Han Dao clinched the silver medal for the 50m freestyle (10 years old) at the 53rd Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships 2023 (Juniors). Congratulations, Han Dao!

Second grade student Alyssa recently participated in the 14th National Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition and she secured fifth place all around for stage one (8U). Join us in congratulating our Eagle!

Fifth grader Seika competed in the 4th L'ecrin Cup, a rhythmic gymnastics competition held in Japan last week. She won first place in the freehand category. Congratulations, Eagle!

Seventh grade student Logan emerged victorious at the Luka Cup Junior Golf Tour held in China during the Easter weekend. Despite being ranked seventh after the first round, he displayed remarkable determination on the second day to stage a comeback and he clinched the top spot in Boys Group A, making him one of the youngest winners in the 13 to 18 age category.

Seventh grade student Yichen participated in the One Pager Challenge organized by The New York Times back in December. Her submission was selected as one of the winning entries.

"This contest required me to create a one pager responding to any Times post using any medium of my choice, and for my entry, I used the article "Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live" by Catrin Einhorn and Lauren Leatherby. "
—Yichen

Fifth grade student Seika recently competed at the 14th Singapore Rhythmic Gymnastics National Championships 2023. She won third place at the IAA (total score for freehand, hoop, ball, and clubs) for Stage 2. Congratulations, Seika! 

Second grade student Alexandre recently competed at the Wrestling Federation of Singapore National Open and Team Trials 2023. He won both his fights and clinched the gold medal for his category (kids freestyle wrestling under 10 and under 25kg). Join us in congratulating Alexandre! 

Congratulations to ninth grade student Jinoo for all of his accomplishments this semester:

1. Jinoo clinched the bronze medal in the ActiveSG Pesta Sukan 2022 sparring competition.

2. He and his team joined and won the National Robotics Competition held in September. 

Eighth grade student Lisa and her doubles partner won the gold medal (U14) at the recent STA SPEX 3rd Junior Age Group Tournament 2022!

Seventh grade student Riyan recently clinched the grand prize for the USA modern and contemporary international music competition by the International Youth Music Competition.

Second grade student Alysaa recently participated in the 13th Singapore Gymnastics National Championships 2022 in the rhythmic gymnastics category (8 and under). She won second place overall for ball and third for freehand.

Second grade student Nari won first place at the recent 6th Overseas Performer’s Festival 2022. Congratulations, Eagle!

Join us in congratulating eleventh grade student Taarini who recently released her first single, "Goodbye.” She wrote, composed, sang, and produced “Goodbye" during her Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive Program at Berklee College of Music, Boston, in the summer, of 2022.

Her song is currently streaming across 150 platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. It has close to 17,000 streams on Spotify and 8,000 active listeners worldwide in just over a week of release, from the US to Australia!

Taarini is a singer/songwriter/composer and has been a SAS choir student for the last five years. She also founded the Songwriting Club at SAS last year.

Click on the links below to listen to her new single:
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music
Amazon Music

Third grade student Maggie was recently featured in the new holiday campaign from a local children’s clothing label, Sea Apple. Check out the amazing photos below: 

(Photos by Yong Ting)

Congratulations to first grade student, Honoka, on her recent achievement in the inaugural edition of the Singapore International Music Competition! Honoka received the bronze award in the piano debut section (Category A).

Second grade student Alexandre recently competed at the 15th Singapore Inter-Club Grappling Meet organized by the Singapore Wrestling Federation. He won one gold medal and three silver medals in various divisions! Please join us in congratulating our Eagle! 

Congratulations to fifth grade student Ziheng W. for earning a Silver Award in the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS). This is given to students scoring in the top 10% of all participants.

Congratulations to fifth grade student Terrence L. for earning a Platinum Award in the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS). This is given to students scoring in the top 1.5% of all participants. We're extremely proud of your accomplishment!

Congratulations to the winners of the AMIS 2022 Solo Ensemble Contest!

Harrison Craig (low brass, eleventh grade): https://bit.ly/3N6MtmC

Scarlett Huang (clarinet, tenth grade): https://bit.ly/3akCDzb

All winning performances are featured here: https://bit.ly/2Sa6Nf6

There were 275 teams at this season's FIRST Lego League (largest season ever!), and the theme was Cargo Connect. Congratulations to the Kool Kangaroos (Kieran D., Xavion M., and Yiran T.) on taking home the Gracious Professionalism Award! In a competition that prioritizes core values it is great to see a team show how SAS feels about its own core values.

Senior Serena Khan has worked on and was awarded The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award given to Ambassador Girl Scout—only around two percent of girl scouts get it each year! Khan who has been a part of Girl Scouts since third grade is one of 19 girls in the world to receive this award.

There were 275 teams at this season's FIRST Lego League (largest season ever!), and the theme was Cargo Connect. Congratulations to the Pink Pineapples (Chloe W., Tara P., Rida J., and Maphis H.) on capturing a third-place finish in the Presentation Category! Their presentation about how to address translation difficulties in the multinational shipping industry really wowed the judges!

Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Tenth grade student Sean Quinn (BSA Troop 07 scout) earned the Eagle Scout rank and had his Eagle Court of Honor at his troop campout at Sarimbun last week.

Congratulations to ninth grade student Tahnee Baragona! Her hard work, grit, and determination earned her a spot on the Singapore Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Squad 2022/2023!

Note: Only National Squad members are eligible to represent "Singapore" at international FIG-sanctioned competitions. However, this is subject to them making it through the respective competition-specific selection processes.

Congratulations to ninth grade student Ryuta Uchida who recently won the gold award at this year's Singapore Math Kangaroo contest!

The top four students from all US Department of State schools around the world will represent their team in the MathCounts National Competition to be held in Washington, DC from May 7 to May 9, 2022. This year, SAS secured two out of four spots! Congratulations to seventh grade student Alex S. and eighth grade student Justus H.! This is now our sixth consecutive year securing at least one of four spots worldwide.

Congratulations to eighth grade student Mirei N. for bagging the gold medal at this year's Singapore National Championships Gymnastics 2022 for Level 8!

Congratulations to Team 6546A (eighth grade students Vivaan G. and Agastya S.), who will be representing SAS and Singapore at the Vex Robotics World Championships in May. The World Championship is a truly global event with teams from all over the world converging in Dallas, Texas, for a week-long event of robotics involving teams from elementary, middle, and high schools.

Earlier in the year Team 6546A won two awards (skills and teamwork) at a remote robotics tournament hosted by an international school in Wuhan, China.

Congratulations to SAS’s Esports Team on winning the XCL Invitational Tournament last Friday. Taking place in XCL World Academy’s Esports facility, The Garage, the two schools competed in three different games. The SAS team had a strong showing in Minecraft Building, winning all three build battles with their exceptionally creative and detailed builds. XCL took the F1 driving races, and SAS won the MOBA games, thanks to the students trained to play as a team under EVOS SG's Daryl Ng, in the JUMP League.

We're mighty proud of our math delegates for placing first in this year's IASAS Math! Please join us in congratulating our Eagles who won the top three spots:

Gold: Andrew Kim (tenth grade)

Silver: Gyulim Kang (tenth grade)

Bronze: Leo Ziqi Li (eleventh grade) (tie with TAS)

Seletar Flying Club, one of the oldest local aviation organizations, crowned the youngest flying club member in Singapore. Fifth grade student Tibeau Z.F. completed his first 10-hour flight training on a CESSNA 172 (C172).

“This has been a really great experience for me. Not everyone would have the opportunity to learn flying, and I really enjoy being in the sky. I want to be a commercial pilot in the future,” said Tibeau. 

A warm welcome to the 23 students who were inducted into the Chinese Honor Society last week. Huge thanks to SAS Director of World Languages Zhao-Hui Xu for being our guest speaker. Congratulations Eagles!

Thank you to all students who chose to participate in this year's bookmark contest. We are so proud of our creative Eagles! All bookmark entries will be displayed at this year's Book Fair, which will be held during scheduled library times from November 17 to November 23. Congratulations to all our winners!

Kindergarten:
Celeste L. (Peng)
Avery F. (Maiki)
Shay S. (Lewis)
Harley P. (Analu)

First Grade:
Cooper L. (Goldhammer)
Olivia H. (Gray)
Ayden L. (Fernandez)
Jon L. (Greco)

Second Grade:
Harrison F. (Sheerin)
Kayson Z. (Cecchi)
Jinhwan P. (Frasier)
Isabel S. (Hevey)

Third Grade:
Marina F. (Hooykaas)
Liansheng G. (Lee)
Hyein J. (Rigg Anderson)
Antara P. (Bolton)

Fourth Grade:
Cedric W. (Blair)
Florence O. (Li)
Laina P. (Christiansen)
Shawn G. (Spitzman)

Fifth Grade:
Zihan L. (Long)
Jihyo K. (Harrison)
William W. (Kim)
Seoyeon L. (Sedro)

Third grade instructional assistant Salmah Mansor recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore for service to the Muslim community and her mosque. She was featured in Berita Minggu on October 17 and was invited to a celebration with President Halimah Yacob via Zoom this past weekend. Congratulations, Ms. Salmah!

Madhubani paintings or Mithila art is a beautiful art form created mainly by women in the Mithila region of India and have been used in storytelling for centuries. Over the past four years, twelfth grade student Shreya Jha has been working to raise awareness and support for these women artisans. She recently wrote “Daughters of Madhubani", a book that aims to showcase this beautiful art form, as well as the community that has preserved it for generations. All proceeds from the book are going to help support the Madhubani artists. Purchase your copy here: https://amzn.to/3AYqV4A

“Working on this project with the female artisans who produce this beautiful art against all odds has helped me understand that there was a whole different world outside my comfortable life, where things I took for granted like running water and indoor plumbing were luxuries and equality and justice for women was a distant dream. I am fortunate to have been born in a family of strong and impressive women who faced down the deep gender inequities of Indian society with grace and determination. I dedicate this book to my great grandmother, Veena Jha, who was married at a very young age, and without completing high school, authored three books and was fluent in four languages, including English."

—Senior Shreya Jha

Eleventh grade student Leo Li clinched the gold in the U59 Sub-Junior category at the recent Singapore Powerlifting Open 2021! He finished with a 428.5kg total with a 161kg squat, breaking the long-standing Singapore U59 Sub-Junior squat record by 11kg (previously 150kg set in 2014)!

"I decided to write and produce my own songs...and integrate them into the storyline of my novel, creating a multisensory experience. As readers flip through the pages of my novel, they reach a couple of pages with QR codes. These QR codes lead them to these songs which flow with the storyline of the novel seamlessly."
—Senior Suyash Dasgupta

"Chosen" originally started as his project for the Catalyst program. He wanted to tackle issues that are not being spoken about enough and bring them into conversation through a novel that is enjoyable to read.

“The reason I am so honored and excited to become a Born Free Youth Ambassador is because their drive to champion wildlife mirrors my own passion to make a difference in conservation..."

Born Free Foundation recently announced the appointment of eighth grade student Ayan M. as their first ever Youth Ambassador outside of the UK!

Eleventh grade student Henry Gould had a busy and productive summer! Stuck in Singapore for the summer, Gould decided to take a project that he started from his AT Entrepreneurship class at SAS during his sophomore year to the next level by competing in a ‘Shark-Tank’ competition for high school students. The Ascend Now Bullpen is a competition where students from around the world pitch their business to a panel of investors and industry professionals. The most recent competition had over 140 competitors from countries all over South East Asia!

Gould was declared the winner of this year’s Bullpen competition and he received a grant of S$1,000 to further pursue his business idea— SureFit 3D, an app that acts as an AR-based podiatrist to help users find the perfect fitting shoes. He is planning on taking the seed money to bring the idea to fruition and create a benevolent business where he hopes to donate a large percentage of the profits to providing shoes for needy children in South East Asia.

In case you're looking for an engaging and educational video about one of classical music's premier composers, Beethoven, we've got you covered. TED-Ed released "The secrets of the world's most famous symphony" scripted by our very own elementary music teacher, Hanako Sawada. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/7n0tNSFJQ34

Seventh grade student Asher M. was crowned the champion at the Safra Lil' Stars competition held in July! Here's a music video cover of the song he sang at the competition, "Lovely by Billie Eilish + Khalid".

Seventh grade student Risa H. recently participated in two tennis tournaments. She won the bronze medal for the U12 girls group in STA Pesta Sukan Youth Event 2021 and the silver medal in the U12 girls group in STA Junior Pesta Sukan Tennis Championships 2021!

Ninth grade student Aarna Agarwal bagged the bronze medal in the female recurve category at the 10th National Inter-School Archery Championships 2021! 

Congratulations to eighth grade students Adam B., Siddhant G., Julien L., Aryan P., and Daniel X. for winning the Design Award at the VEX IQ World Championship 2021! Read about their win here.

The Singapore American School VEX robotics team 6546B was invited to compete in the virtual VEX World competition that took place in May. The team was recently awarded the highest possible honor— the VEX Worlds Excellence Award! Learn more about their achievement here.

Congratulations to team Pink Pineapples! Fourth grade students Maphis H., Rida J., Tara P., and Chloe W. won first place for the Robot Design Award at the recent FIRST Lego League Competition!

Congratulations to eighth grade students Emma C. (bronze), Ryuta U. (gold), and Radhika V. (gold) on their outstanding results at the Singapore Math Kangaroo contest! 

Every year worldwide, 252,000 students from more than 3,000 schools participate in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10/12 to pit their mathematical skills and prowess against students from more than 50 nations. Only the top performers on the AMC 12 are then invited to take part in the AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination). Singapore American School had 10 students qualify for that honor this year—Nitya Arora, Ayam Babu (not pictured), Vincent Choi, Atharv Chowdhary, Avi Kabra, Andrew Kim, Jessica Kang, Ryan Lee, Jerry Liu, and Josh Shin. Their outstanding performances at the AIME won them the IASAS gold this year! Additionally, ninth grade student Andrew Kim won a bronze medal for his overall individual performance. Congratulations Eagles!

For the first time ever, SAS's VEX EDR team has qualified for the world event next month! Congratulations to Avery Fiore, Gaurav Goel, Kabir Goklani, Vinayak Kohli, Alex Liu, Mario Roman, Yohan Sakurai, Ananya Shah, and Shreya Sridhar. With all the churn that accompanies the end of a school year, a new team will be announced shortly, consisting of some veteran and some new members to support this next-level endeavor.

Four SAS teams recently competed against 32 other teams at the virtual Quiz Bowl Asian Championship. Congratulations to SAS team A for placing third at this year's tournament!

SAS's climbing team recently participated in a bouldering competition at the Lighthouse Climbing Gym. Five elementary school students, five middle school students, and 12 high school students (coached by Matt Hughes and Annika Ferrell) had 30 minutes to climb eight very challenging bouldering routes. Six students placed in the top 10 in their divisions, with ninth grade student Kiana Ferrell taking first place in the 16 and under female division. Congratulations to Shreesh T., Camden H., Ellie G., William S., Lily E., Simran S., Lara T., Kaidan F., Yaahvei R.K., Fara D.S., Tovar Stein, Owen Connor, Audrey Wahking, Kalyana Dey, Abigail Groeneveld, Mathias Katsuya, Ezra Ganske, Elijah Ganske, Jodi Ching, Lucas Bertnik, and John McGuffee!

Congratulations to our Eagles who recently competed at the Singapore Gymnastics National Championship 2021! Held over nine days, these student-athletes showcased their skills in the Women's Artistic Gymnastics event at the Bishan Sports Hall: Tahnee B., Mia D., Mackenzie H., Amelia K., Olivia L., Mirei N., Reina N., Megan Q., Maren S., Sophia S., Amelie W., Margot G., Ceci O., Isha S., and Ruby W.

"It was really interesting! It was the first time I got to play so many types of drums."
—Lizzy L., fifth grade

"I really liked the variety of instruments. It made me feel like I was in Brazil and I could feel the culture."
—Kenny S., fifth grade

"I liked when we got to rotate around and play so many different instruments!"
—Sophia S., third grade

SAS elementary school students in music class shared what they enjoyed most about their music workshop with visiting artist Mr. Zeca!

Thank you to all students who chose to participate in this year's bookmark contest. We are so proud of our creative Eagles! 

Congratulations to all our winners:

Kindergarten: Victoria S., Vedanshi M., Frankie S., Mitch M.

First grade: Milana K., Isabel S., Advik J., Cheng-Ye H.

Second grade: Cynthia H., Antara P., Arthur M., Cohen G.

Third grade: Aine K., Anaaya W., Genis R.C., Ryan O.

Fourth grade: Lisette M., Mehr B., Jonathan K., Michael K.

Fifth grade: Natasha Z., Ploy T., Minjun S., Ishan M.

Congratulations to our Eagles!

IASAS Forensics 2021
Gold for Original Oratory: Ariana Rossuck (eleventh grade)
Silver for Extemporaneous Speaking: Rahini Takalkar (twelfth grade)

IASAS Debate 2021
SAS A (pictured above) won joint third place (with ISKL)
Arshia Mehra, Aryan Khattar, Suhana Khiani
Middle row from left to right: Adhitya Polavaram, Chris Lee
Back row from left to right:  Atharv Chowdhary, Tanisha Mehta, Nitya Arora

Congratulations to Jagger Ong-Patzwald, Noelle Faber, and Audrey Wijono for their stellar performance at the recent back-to-back Singapore ITF Juniors Championships! 
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1. Jagger Ong-Patzwald reached the singles and doubles semi-finals both weeks. He is currently ranked 483 in the world for ITF Junior.⁠⁠
2. Noelle Faber won the girls’ doubles championship during the first week and reached singles semi-finals during the second week. She is currently ranked 985 in the world for ITF Junior.⁠⁠
3. Audrey Wijono reached the singles quarter-finals both weeks and won the girls’ doubles championship during the second week. She is ranked 890 in the world. 

Kinaree Adkins received an appointment to attend the United States Naval Academy, Class of 2025. She is pictured with Captain Raymond Owens, U.S. Navy, Defense & Naval Attaché—Senior Defense Official, United States Embassy Singapore.

Adkins will be returning to the US in May after graduating from Singapore American School. She will take her oath in Annapolis, Maryland on July 1: "Induction Day" which is immediately followed by the challenges of Plebe Summer. Plebe Summer lays the foundation of the Academy's four-year professional development curriculum and 'turns civilians into midshipmen'. Adkins is SAS's first female student appointed to attend USNA.

The Junior Achievement program allows high school students to learn how to move a business idea from concept to reality, with the help of industry mentors. Nine SAS students won third place and an award for the "Most Promising Product/Services" at the most recent virtual competition.

Science National Honor Society inducted 60 students (four seniors, 27 juniors, and 29 sophomores) last Tuesday, February 9 in a hybrid in-person and online event. Our guest speaker was Professor Stella Tan Wei Ling, who specializes in Forensic Science, Forensic Medicine, and Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS). She is an associate provost at NUS, and has an extensive background in criminology and cellular & molecular biology. Congratulations to our newly inducted Eagles!

Senior Joshua Goh just released his new song, ‘Team V2’, under the name Josh Makazo! Goh is a part of the Quest program in which he completed an internship with a local record label where he learned about music production, distribution, and marketing. He applied everything he learned to the release of ‘Team V2’. Check out the song today on all streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music!

Fourth grade student Akane M. won the official STA (Singapore Tennis Association) tournament again and is now ranked number one in her age group! 

Congratulations to our Eagles! Our talented chess players won second place at the IASAS Chess Tournament 2021!

One of our sixth grade superstar readers, Aadya N., just had an amazing experience with award-winning author, Christina Soontornvat in a middle-grade book game show hosted by former SAS visiting author Steve Sheinkin and school librarian Stacey Rattner. Check out the episode here: https://bit.ly/36gy83F

Aadya N. also shares her reading journey and book recommendations on her blog. Check out her blog here: https://www.aadyareads.com/

Eighth grade student Julien L. participated in the Singapore National fencing competition held recently. After fencing five bouts in the poule and five direct elimination bouts, he made it to the top and became the gold medalist for the Singapore Cadet Challenge (age group 14 to 17 years old).

Congratulations to fourth grade student Bhavina F. who recently published her first book, My Everyday Heroes, My Inspiration! A special commemorative hardcover edition can be purchased for S$35 each by emailing at farswanifamily@gmail.com. The book is also available on Amazon.

Eagle Activities and Athletics recorder/flute teacher Larisa Tupitsina, despite restrictions on afterschool activities, has continued to independently work with three SAS students who started in her EAA "Growing With Music" activity. They entered an online music competition International Festival-Contest: Music of the World hosted in Jerusalem and all three students placed in the solo category (six to eight years old):
First place: Isabel E. (second grade)
Second place: Roze D. (first grade) and Florence L. (second grade)

Tenth grade student Sophie Elliott won first place in the solo category (12 to 15 years old) and in the chamber ensemble category. Congratulations Eagles!
More details on the competition here: https://bit.ly/3liqFFN

A warm welcome to the 31 students who were inducted into the National English Honor Society!

The National Arts Honor Society inducted seven new members to the NAHS family. Congratulations Eagles!

A warm welcome to the 27 students who were inducted into the Chinese Honor Society! 

Senior Hannah Joe was recently featured by The Straits Times. She built her own aquaponics system at home in 2018 and last month she donated hydroponics systems to Sunbeam Place @ Children's Society and Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home to teach children about sustainable agriculture and high-tech farming. 

Congratulations to seventh graders Claire K., Doy Y., Kashvi A., and Sabrina P.! This team of outstanding students competed against 100+ teams and won the First Lego League Overall Champion Award over the summer! 

Congratulations to our high school students who recently participated and earned multiple awards at the World Computing Championships through the high school Competitive Coding Club! #SASedu #SOAR #thelioncitytheeagleway

Team Award: Silver
Advay Ratan (Grade 11): Silver in Resourcefulness and Bronze in Implementation, Creativity, and Individual
Suhas Hariharan (Grade 11): Silver in Implementation, Individual, and Resourcefulness and Bronze in Creativity
Ayam Babu (Grade 11): Gold in Creativity

Team Award: Bronze
Harsha Polavaram (Grade 11): Gold in Individual and Resourcefulness, Silver in Creativity, and Bronze in Implementation
Adhitya Polavaram (Grade 11): Gold in Resourcefulness, Creativity, and Individual and Bronze in Implementation
Gaurav Goel (Grade 10): Silver in Resourcefulness

Independent: Damian Chng (Grade 10): Silver in Implementation

On Wednesday, October 21, the Spanish Honor Society (SHS) organized and hosted an induction ceremony for the new members. Congratulations to the new inductees!

Second grade student Florence L. and first grade student Roze D., both former participants in the EAA program’s “Growing With Music” activity taught by Larisa Tupitsina recently earned Diplomas of Merit at the 27th ANEMOS International Competition of Musical Performance. Due to COVID-19 and international travel restrictions, this year’s competition was run as a virtual festival.

Both Florence and Roze started practicing flute before the circuit breaker and continued online instruction with Ms. Tupitsina who recorded their performances and sent them to the online competition in Rome.

In the “First Notes“ division, a category for beginners, they both earned Diplomas of Merit in the age group designated for up to seven-year-olds. The “Merit” designation is the second-highest prize for Italian qualification behind the top level of “Distinction.”

Both girls started playing the recorder in Ms. Tupitsina’s EAA class before making the transition to the flute. Given that both girls are relatively new to the flute and have only been practicing for a few months, this is a tremendous honor and result!

Congratulations to six high school students who recently participated in the 23rd National Olympiad in Informatics! The competition consists of two rounds over two days, each round requiring the contestants, working individually, to solve three tasks with subtasks (mainly algorithmic in nature) within five hours. More information on the competition here: https://nus.edu/33IDnsx

Silver medal:
Vayun Mathur, Grade 10

Bronze medal:
Kushaan Misra, Grade 12
Kea-Roy Ong, Grade 12
Suhas Hariharan, Grade 11
Lucas Sta. Maria, Grade 12

Honorable Mention:
Andrew Chang, eleventh grade

Congratulations to tenth grade student Sriharsha Sikhakollu for winning third place at the Young Coders Global Hackathon 2020! Almost 100 participants from four continents displayed their creativity by coding around the topics of COVID-19. Sikhakollu was one of 10 participants who made it to the semifinals hosted online. Watch the action here: https://bit.ly/38S3X2I

Congratulations to our debate team who took second place in the online DA Championships this past weekend. The team debated topics dealing with call-out culture among feminists, casinos in Singapore, and automated surveillance without court authorization. Rising juniors Atharv Chowdhary was named the seventh Best Speaker for the tournament followed by Arshia Mehra who placed tenth overall. Teammates Nitya Arora, Tanisha Mehta, and Suhas Hariharan were key contributors to the team preparation and performance in the debate rounds. The SAS debate team would like to especially thank our generous donors past and present. Your generosity allowed students in this cohort to receive additional training throughout the month of June in preparation for this tournament and beyond.

National History Day had its 2020 NHD Virtual Award Ceremony. Here are our final results:

Junior Group Documentary—Overall third place Finalist
Bounding through Barriers: The Sensational Reintroduction of the "Big Bad Wolf" to Yellowstone National Park by Keari O., Amber L., Jillian M. (Link to project: https://bit.ly/2V1nyYE)

Junior Group Exhibit—Overall fifth place Finalist
Julia Child: Redefining Gender Roles One Boeuf Bourguignon at a Time by Anna T. and Natalie H.
This project also won the Women’s History Special Prize
sponsored by the National Women’s History Museum.

Junior Individual Documentary Honor Award—Nishka M.
Project Title: Dr. Bennet Omalu's Research on Brain Injuries: A Scientific Touchdown That Caught the NFL Offside

Junior Division Outstanding Affiliate Entry Winner
Operation Babylift: Fostering an Identity Conflict for the Orphans of Vietnam by Lauren A., Lauren K., Taarini G.

2nd Place Preliminary Round:
Junior Group Performance—Operation Babylift: Fostering an Identity Conflict for the Orphans of Vietnam by Lauren A., Lauren K., Taarini G.
Junior Individual Performance—John Brown: Breaking Barriers on the Road to War by Sadie M.
Junior Individual Performance—Fleeing the Vietnam War: Using Boats to Break the Barriers Standing between Refugees and Their Freedom by Anya H.
Junior Individual Documentary—Breaking Barriers with Broadcasting: Making Waves Toward an Independent Papua New Guinea by Coco A.
Junior Group Website—Harrison’s Chronometer: Breaking Barriers in the Race for the Longitude Prize by Benjamin T. and Cooper S.

Congratulations to our NHD students who stayed focused throughout this challenging year: Inika S., Kyra A., Mateo U., Jia L., Aamya N., Julia B., Aadya N., Aashna P., Charlie P., Sophia R., and Lizzy Y.

Congratulations to eighth grade student Nishka M. on the selection of her documentary titled, "Dr. Bennet Omalu's Research on Brain Injuries: A Scientific Touchdown That Caught the NFL Offside." for the 2020 Digital Documentary Showcase hosted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Watch her documentary here: https://bit.ly/2YJkP7j
The digital showcase will run from June 17 to June 24: https://s.si.edu/2CaFPMu

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the selection of senior Grant Schooling of Americans Abroad as a 2020 US Presidential Scholar.

Of the 3.6 million students expected to graduate from high school this year, more than 5,300 candidates qualified for the 2020 awards. Schooling is one of 161 outstanding American high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community.

National Art Honor Society and National Junior Art Honor Society inducted their newest members, honored their seniors, announced the selected senior legacy banners, and welcomed their new officers. High school dean of student life Renee Green offered an inspiring speech and SAS alumna Alison Tan joined the Zoom session, welcoming the young artists. 

High school senior Abby Burden earned her Girl Scout Gold Award this year. 

Some background on the award:
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a girl can achieve in Girl Scouts. To earn this award, a girl must spend 80 hours on a take action project, which must be approved by the Gold Award Committee. The project must also be sustainable and have a positive impact on the greater community. It is equivalent to the Eagle Scout award in Boy Scouts. 

Her Project:
For her Gold Award, she wanted to focus on educating students on the importance of online safety. She did this by making five lessons about online safety and cyberbullying. She was able to teach some of these lessons to sixth grade students at SAS and two Girl Scout troops. She also published her lessons on oercommons.org which is an open-source website that allows people from around the world to share and use lesson plans. 

Burden also had the amazing opportunity to participate in Scouts and Guides Care this year. She was one of the representatives of US Girl Scouts Overseas Singapore along with her peer Saanya Gupta. During this event, all of the scouting organizations in Singapore came together to deliver handwritten cards to amazing healthcare workers at Singapore General Hospital. She also had the pleasure of meeting Singapore's President, Hamilah Yacob. 

Tri-M Honors Society inducted 21 new members on Zoom today with guest speaker Dr. Travis Cross from UCLA. Congratulations to our newly inducted musicians! 

SAS debate team won its second consecutive debate championship during the IASAS Cultural Convention. This year's IASAS debate competition moved online but that did not slow down our debate teams. Twelfth grader Dan Reznichenko, eleventh graders Suhana Khiani, and Aryan Khattar defeated the International School of Manila in the Grand Finals on the motion: This house regrets the rise of call-out culture. This year's team was led by captains Harish Koneru, Dan Reznichenko, and Raghav Narayanswamy. High school teacher Devin Kay coached the team to its fifth IASAS championship since 2012! 

Science National Honor Society inducted 56 new members to the SNHS family. High school teacher Mr. David Knuffke offered an inspiring address, welcoming the inductees. Congratulations Eagles!

Congratulations to our newest members of the National Dance Honors Society! Director of Communications Kyle Aldous welcomed the new inductees at the induction ceremony. 

As students dig deeper into a topic studied in an AP or AT course, work across academic areas on an interdisciplinary topic or study a new discipline of interest, they work on independent research projects. Many of the research papers written by our students are published in prestigious journals and even selected by the College Board as exemplars and become an example for thousands of future AP Research students. Visit this page to read some of our students' published works. 

Robotics teams were a tour de force at the VEX Robotics Singapore Regional—one of the largest international youth robotics challenges. Two high school Vex EDR teams, two middle school Vex EDR teams, and three middle school VexIQ teams participated. All SAS teams made the playoffs. Vex EDR team 6546A (team members: Hamza Sheikh, Ethan Kua, Nadia Palar, Liam Kelly, Diren Gomez, and Dhruv Nambiar) made it as a tournament finalist and won the Judges' Award. VexIQ Team 6546Y (team members: Avery F., Frank X., Marcus C., Yohan S., Shunto O., and Jakob W.) finished first in qualifying matches and won the Excellence Award—the top award! They will be advancing to the World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky in April. A private team of SAS students also won the VexIQ Judges' Award. 

Seniors Alan Chang, Gary Kim, junior Simon Huang, and sophomore Andrew Chang won top eight at Hack&Roll 2020, a hackathon organized by the National University of Singapore from January 18 to 19. This hackathon is the largest student-run hackathon in Singapore with more than 300 participants each year.

Congratulations to our IASAS Chess champions! 

Eighth grade student Anya H. competed in the Get the Beat World Finals in Bangkok last month and proudly took home:

- First place (Double Platinum) for musical theater

- First place (Double Platinum) for song and dance

- Second place (Double Platinum) for student choreography

- Second place (Double Platinum) in the open category

- Third place (Double Platinum) for contemporary

- Platinum for both lyrical and hip hop

Fifth grader Ishaan P. received the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Grand Honor for being among the highest scorers in the 2019-20 talent search!

Ninth grader Aidan Lim was honored as one of the brightest students in the world at an international Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) awards ceremony! More than 18,000 students in grades two through eight tested through CTY’s Talent Search between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019, representing all 50 states and more than 80 countries. More than 2,100 students from this group who scored in the top 12 percent on their test were invited to attend the grand ceremony, held on November 23 at Johns Hopkins University. 

Seventh grade student Nicole Y. took part in the 14th Singapore Open Artistic Swimming Championships with over 130 artistic swimmers. She bagged the gold medal for both the U12 Figures and Team Free Routine category. Congratulations Eagle!

On December 1, Robotics students were invited to attend the kickoff of NPS International School participation in the FIRST Robotics competition, one of the biggest robotics competitions. Student leaders Shuvan Sasidharan, Rohit Narayanan, and Yong Ming Jin helped the team with their development by participating in a panel discussion where they answered questions from the team, the mentors, as well as parents of team members. SAS Robotics team pledged to provide continuous support to NPSI’s FRC team as they begin their first year! 

Swimmers Siena C., Maile S., and Avery B. won high point awards for their age groups at the November swim meet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Congratulations to our overall high scorers!