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.

By Jake Yen As a high school student in KAS, I get hungry easily, especially when I have to wait until 1 PM for lunch everyday. Which...

Noah Lindsay ('26) reflects personally and extensively on the experience of not being a Chinese-speaking student in Taiwan.

By Jake Yen ('25) I am a huge fan of the KAS lunch. If you ask any of my classmates or friends, they will confirm this fact. I am always...

What causes academic stress, and why is it so prominent? Noah Lindsay ('26) investigates and offers some solutions...

By: Wilson Yu ('24) Shoegaze, otherwise known as dream pop, is a genre of alternative rock and indie music that some people must have...

Benjamin Hsu, Jesse Kwok, and Jake Yen (G11, Class of 2025) Kaohsiung American School Homecoming Recap Introduction: It’s that time of...

October 29, 2022 Noah Lindsay For black history month, I’d like to introduce to you one of the things that got me so interested in this...