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 …
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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 …
Read More »Health Is Our Greatest Treasure
Health is the most precious treasure for everyone, but many people do not realize its importance. Smoking is one of the most terrible bad habits. There are harmful chemicals in cigarettes. They hurt smokers’ lungs and cause different kinds of illnesses. Second-hand smoke is also dangerous to people around smokers, …
Read More »Agentic AI: The Rise of Technology That Actually Do Things
By Sofia Pan, Grade 8 You’ve probably used ChatGPT to help with homework or asked Siri to set a timer. But what if the AI didn’t just suggest—what if it actually did things on its own? That’s the promise of Agentic AI, and it might just change everything. Traditional AI …
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