by Noah Lindsey (Grade 12), Geneva Chang (Grade 11) & Clarice Fu (Grade 11) Our school is set to experience a tremendous change going into the next school year. In June, 26.7% of the faculty will be leaving the community—roughly 1 in 4 teachers of all the teachers, as well as, all three principals and the Head of School.  While most spots have been filled, some remained vacant at the time of publication. KASPER conducted interviews with departing teachers and those staying be

With Mei-Mei Wang (Grade 9) and Worthing Bailey (Grade 12)

by Donggeon Kim (Grade 11) Project Hail Mary , the latest movie by directing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, has gained critical acclaim since its release just a week ago. With an outstanding 4.4/5 on Letterboxd (making it the 89th highest rated movie btw), 8.5 on IMDb, and a 96% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Project Hail Mary seems to be a strong contender for the Oscars next year (with ratings higher than One Battle After Another, which won Best Picture at the O

by Sophie Tsai (Grade 10) Against the backdrop of the Great Depression and two World Wars, Stoner   (1965) by John Williams recounts the story of a farmer’s son who goes on to become a literature professor. An English seminar transforms Stoner’s life. Yet unlike the typical Bildungsroman, which follows the major milestones of its characters, Stoner  is about a man whose life remains ordinary and indistinguishable.  Upon picking up the novel, I was quickly captivated by its l

by Emily Liu & Belle Ng (Grade 9)

by Kevin Huang (Grade 12) Kevin takes you inside some senior class milestones... This episode covers: grad photo day, Frozen, senior sleepover, art exhibition prep and the exhibition opening.

Q. Where do you live now? Why? What are you doing? A: I live in Atlanta, GA. I’m a sophomore studying behavioral neuroscience at Emory. Q: What are the biggest differences between there and Kaohsiung? What’s the biggest similarities?  A: I would say Atlanta is a bit similar to Kaohsiung because it is a relatively big city, but there are also suburban areas around it. But Atlanta felt much more inconvenient since you need a car to get to different places, and I really miss th

Review by Chelsea Armstrong Frozen, Jr. stunned audiences this past weekend with two casts and four incredible performances in the chilly KAS auditorium. From the gorgeous costumes inspired by Taiwanese Indigenous symbols, to the interactive audience participation, every detail was thoughtfully planned, with the vision, care, and love of our genius director and theater teacher, Amber Lanning. KAS students, ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 11, brought this love story betwee

Q. Where do you live now? Why? What are you doing? A: I currently live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I’m a junior at Carnegie Mellon University, but since I’m graduating a semester early, I’m technically considered a senior! I study Business Administration and Decision Science. Q. What are the biggest differences between there and Kaohsiung? What’s the biggest similarity? A: The biggest difference is definitely the weather. Pennsylvania gets so cold, and it snows all the way

Q. Where do you live now? Why? What are you doing? A : I currently live in Medford, Massachusetts. I’m studying at Tufts University which is around a 40 minute train ride from downtown Boston. I chose to come near Boston because I wanted to be close to a city. It was either here or the West Coast, no in between. In terms of academics, I’m probably going to major in Biology as I’m currently on the pre-med track. Q. What are the biggest differences between there and Kaohsiung?

+Worthing Bailey (Grade 12)

Q. Where do you live now? Why? What are you doing? A: I ’m currently a freshman at University of Minnesota twin cities studying chemistry. The reason I choose Minnesota is to experience the big Midwest lifestyle but also the campus is 10 minutes away from downtown, so I’m not living in the middle of nowhere like Iowa.  Q. What are the biggest differences between there and Kaohsiung? What’s the biggest similarities? A: the biggest difference here is definitely the weather, th

Q. Where do you live now? Why? What are you doing? A: I live in Boston, MA. I'm a second year at Northeastern University studying Cybersecurity and Fintech and currently in the process of getting a coop(internship) for next semester. Q. What are the biggest differences between there and Kaohsiung? What’s the biggest similarities? A: The biggest difference is the amount of diversity and the weather here, you are exposed to a lot more people from different backgrounds and it’s

By Yuki Shibata (Grade 11) and Noah Lindsay (Grade 12)

by Neil Jamieson (Grade 7) On the 7th of March, I was proud to represent the KAS sailing team to welcome a traditional sailing catamaran, the Alingano Maisu , to Kaohsiung. The vessel and crew had sailed all the way from Palau to Kaohsiung (over 1,500 miles) using only the stars and traditional navigational methods. The captain, Sesario Sewralur and his crew were greeted by students, including myself,  from four different schools around Kaohsiung city.  Two teammates and I j

Q. Where do you live now? Why? What are you doing?  A: I live in Debrecen, Hungary now. I attend medical school here at University of Debrecen , which basically allows me to get an MD, a masters, and a bachelor’s degree after 6 years. Q. What are the biggest differences between there and Kaohsiung? What’s the biggest similarities? A : Basically everything is different. There are no similarities as far as I can tell. Kaohsiung is very convenient and it’s pretty lively. Debrece

by Jack Hua (Grade 8)

Q. Where do you live now? Why? What are you doing?  A: I’m currently at the University of Hong Kong , studying a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery under their Distinguished MedScholar track. I’m also involved with AMSAHK, a medical student organization under the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations and the Asian Medical Students’ Association.  Q. What are the biggest differences between there and Kaohsiung? What’s the biggest similarities? A: