By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Every four years, the FIFA World Cup brings billions of people together. Even those who have never watched a soccer match often tune in to see the excitement, the national pride, and the unforgettable moments. This year’s tournament delivered all of that, ending with a …
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Develop Healthy Daily Habits
Good health supports everything we do, so we should form healthy living habits from an early age. Now many teenagers have unhealthy lifestyles. They prefer fast food and snacks to vegetables and fruit. Few of them take regular exercise. Instead, they spend plenty of spare time playing mobile games at …
Read More »Part 2: Efficiency vs. Resilience: Two Paths of Rocket Recovery in the US and China
By Sarah Zhu, Grade 9 Last time, we introduced the Chinese recovery method, and today, I would like to introduce Starship. The first success of the Starship was on October 13th, 2024, which was the first time humans succeeded in recovering a rocket. And then, they succeeded twice, separately on …
Read More »Green Roofs
By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 When people imagine a city, they often picture tall buildings, busy streets, and endless stretches of concrete. However, how can we take these green-lacking-cities to become “greener” without taking up more land? One solution has already been taken to the cities and above our heads: …
Read More »Typhoon Dolphin Hits Eastern China
Typhoon Dolphin became one of the biggest weather events in East Asia between August 7 and 10, 2026, after a powerful storm moved toward China’s densely populated eastern coast. The typhoon made landfall in Zhejiang Province on Sunday, August 9, bringing strong winds, torrential rain, flooding, and the threat of …
Read More »SpaceX IPO and New Innovations
By: Ben Yi, Grade 11 SpaceX’s (SPCX) recent initial public offering (IPO), trading on Nasdaq, opened at $135 per share. SpaceX priced its historic initial public offering at $135 per share, but the stock opened for public trading at 150 dollars on June 12. The stock quickly surged during its …
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By Elizabeth Tang Grade 6 Rain dropped down the street, splashing the water mist up. In a corner of the city, a shopkeeper, who was a senior man, sat on a chair, repairing clocks. At this moment, the “tick-tock” of the clocks and the song from the radio blended into …
Read More »Sepak Takraw: Niche Sports
By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Imagine a sport that uses both the body control of volleyball and the fast pace of volleyball, all while having the flexibility of gymnastics. Also imagine playing this sport without your hands. This sport is called sepak takraw. Although it may not be as well …
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