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Opinion by Julia Chang, Grade 10 The start of the lovely school year of 2025 brings many new opportunities, one of the most exciting being the clubs. One of the best points of KAS is how easy it is to make a club. However, perhaps the recent crackdown has not been enough for certain clubs to shape up to the core values of the school: inclusivity, especially of emotional well-being. The Psych Club was, in their own words, created to help spread awareness on mental health topic

by Geneva Rice Chang, Grade 11 I bought tickets to the 8th grade’s performance of Who Shot the Sheriff? ––by Jennifer Reif––tonight without too much expectations. I’d agreed to go with a friend, but all I really knew was that I would be getting a Cowboy dinner and that the show was a murder mystery dinner, so it would be interactive in some form.  The first thing I noticed when I arrived at the venue, though, was that the set and costumes were vibrant and eye-catching, design

by Belle Ng, Sofina Yu & Ashley Yeh, Grade 9 Last year, we published this story about best lunches... But what about the opposite?

Opinion by Mr. Evan Wichman Pride has meant different things for me at various parts of my life. In middle and high school, I did not identify as gay. Being openly gay felt like I would have been “figured out.” I thought my entire personality would be defined by this singular attribute. My classmates reinforced this, as  I received insulting messages online and verbal threats in class. Coming out, I felt, would only prove the bullies right. Mr. Wichman with his BF, Jeff in Ea

Opinion by Eric Su, Grade 10 Have you ever felt neglected by someone or something you care about? That's exactly how many student athletes in our school feel when it comes to the Athletic Council’s media coverage for sports. Some teams seem to get more attention and praise than others while others are barely ever acknowledged for their existence. The Athletic Council, whose role is to make sure every team is represented fairly, often falls short, leaving many athletes frustr

Opinion by Jason Lin, Grade 11 Absolutely! Homecoming, better known as Hoco, is an annual tradition hosted by the KAS Student Council to celebrate the start of a new school year. But for me, it’s more than just a “welcome back” event it’s a chance to go all out (or all in to match the theme), dress up in something wild, and not feel weird about it. Despite having only two weeks to plan, StuCo pulled off an incredible event. The photobooth was definitely my favorite part it’s

by Jason Lin, Grade 11 October 18th wasn’t just an extraordinary day for the people in Kaohsiung—it was a special day for the Blinks. As one of the world’s top K-pop groups arrived, more than 50,000 fans gathered at the World Sports Stadium to see the famous BLACKPINK. After being fashionably late by thirty minutes on day one, they improved and were only seven minutes late on day two. As their newly released song “Jump” turned up, the volume and the lights dimmed, thousands o

Opinion by Zaine Ahmed, Grade 10 Chatgpt is many things to many people: a boyfriend, a savior, a tool, a burden, and an interest, but no matter what people may think, it is not intelligent. In fact, chatgpt can’t even think for itself at all. So if it can’t think for itself, what is it? ChatGPT and other so called “AI” websites and tools are really just LLMs, or Large Language Models. The term “AI” was actually coined in the mid 2010’s to increase shareholder interest and was

Opinion by Benjamin Lo, Grade 9 Three weeks ago, right wing podcaster Charlie Kirk was shot in the state of Utah at Utah Valley...

By Jay Cheung, Grade 11 The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is known for its rigorous curriculum and demanding...

Opinion by Donggeon Kim, Grade 11 Today, we seem to look back at conflict-ridden eras of history, a notable and recent one being the Cold...

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Opinion by Alexandra Varemaki, Grade 9 As IB students, we all understand the importance of summatives; they help us demonstrate what we...

Opinion by Ben Lo, Grade 9 If Albert Einstein were a student today, would he get straight As, or detention for disobedience? Grades loom...

Opinion by Mei-Mei Wang, Grade 9 Amidst the rise of artificial intelligence and its significant impact on us, ranging from helping...

By Noah Lindsay In this article, I will assume the role of a critic and just one voice of the greater student body. My aim is to amplify...

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Yuki ('27) and Jake ('25) ask the school community what they think of the new soccer kit.