Global Articles

Japanese National Honor Society and Japan Club hold joint earthquake fundraiser

Emily Chu

The joint fundraiser held by the Japanese National Honor Society (JNHS) and Japan Club began on Monday, February 6 to raise money for the Onagawa Night School.

WP – Chinese New Year recipe

Emily Lin

Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, was celebrated on January 23, marking the first day on the Chinese calendar and the beginning of the Year of the Dragon in Chinese zodiac tradition.

Lucy Cheng (12) presents at the 219th American Astronomical Society (AAS) conference

On January 10, Siemens Regional Finalist and Intel Semifinalist Lucy Cheng (12) presented her research at the 219th American Astronomical Society (AAS) conference in Austin, Texas where she received a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award High-School Honorable Mention.

Orchestra visits London over winter break for Cadogan Hall performance

Chris Daren

On December 26, the Upper School orchestra embarked on a nine-day trip to London. The students performed twice in London’s Cadogan Hall on December 29 and 31 and had the chance to participate in the London New Year’s Parade Festival.

WP Holidays celebrated around the world

The articles below are a part of a continuing collaboration between The Winged Post and several other international schools in which an article topic is agreed upon and written about. Each school writes and edits their own article, which is then published as received in our publication. Stories and views expressed below are those from contributing schools and are not necessarily those of The Winged Post.

Global Empowerment Outreach club holds “Infection Day” for Upper School advisories

Meena Chetty

On October 20th, 2011, students participated in Infection Day, an all-school game organized by the Global Empowerment Outreach (GEO) club.

GAVI Speaker Visits Upper School

Mercedes Chien

On October 14, Timothy Nielander, representative from Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunizations (GAVI), spoke to the Upper School about the needs for vaccinations in third-world countries during an assembly created by the Global Empowerment and Outreach (GEO) club.

Cast of Pippin shines at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

“Pure magic.” These words were how director Laura Lang-Ree described The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, where The Upper School Conservatory’s punk rock rendition of Pippin is currently being performed.

A Passionate Profession: Harry Hamburg visits 23 student journalists from California

When asked for advice by an aspiring photojournalist, Harry Hamburg, 66, looked straight at her and declared, “Go to medical school.” With his sharp wit and unending store of anecdotes,

English family enjoys country life in Tattingstone

In April of 2010, Sally Bucko did not receive any presents for her birthday. Instead, she went out to town and treated herself to four squealing piglets. These pigs became the newest members of her growing “zoo.”