笃行不怠向未来
-Together for a Better Future -
万物复苏，寒冬随着立春的来临逐渐褪去外衣。2月17日，上海中学国际部高中的学生们也回到了学校。清早踏入校门，学生们精神焕发、精力充沛，迎接新学期。
As February soon comes to an end, the high school students of SHSID return to school after a long break of relaxation. Refreshed and energized, students are ready for their brand new semester.
G9-10
Opening Ceremony
2月17日上午，九、十年级的同学们齐聚在大礼堂迎接新学期的正式到来。典礼伊始，国际部高中段副校长刘敏带领大家回顾了上个学期的重要活动和精彩瞬间，她鼓励大家做主动而善于省思的学习者，做好时间管理，保持健康舒畅的心情。北京冬奥会正如火如荼进行，刘校长也倡议大家向奥运精神看齐，勇往直前、挑战自我的同时也直面困局、保持谦逊。
On February 17th, Grade 9 and 10 students started their brand new semester with the Opening Ceremony. Vice Principal Ms. Liu Min began the ceremony with her wonderful speech. She led the students in reviewing the important activities and wonderful moments of last semester. She encouraged them to be active and reflective learners, and to keep a healthy and happy mood. As the Beijing Winter Olympic Games are in full swing, Ms. Liu also suggested that everyone keep up with the Olympic spirit --- go forward bravely and challenge themselves, but also face difficulties head on and remain humble.
九年级的年级主任张悦粤介绍了新学期的各项活动和任务，帮助学生们做好初高中衔接。九年级是高中生涯的开篇，站起身完成目标，张老师祝福学生们都可以成为自己想要成为的人。随后，九年级学生代表Seazen同学分享了自己获得爱丁堡公爵国际奖铜奖的故事。这是一个“非常辛苦、不怎么美好的故事”，但她从中学到了坚持与独立。明媚的花终会在悬崖峭壁上绽放，而汗水总是能够带来结果。
Next, the Grade 9 director, Ms. Zhang Yueyue, introduced the exciting activities and tasks of the new term. She also shared the importance of proper time management and dealing with work accordingly. Following her speech, a student representative from Grade 9, Seazen, shared her story of winning the Bronze award in the Duke of Edinburgh International Award. It was "very hard, not a very nice story," but she learned about perseverance and independence. What an inspiring talk!
紧接着，十年级主任顾颖老师在开学致辞中强调两个词：效率，联结。以最近广受世界关注的冬奥会为例，顾颖老师提到，中国滑雪运动员谷爱凌以奥运金牌震惊了世界，在体育成就之外，也以1580分的SAT成绩录取斯坦福大学。光阴会在流淌中孕育无限的可能，过去与未来之间，是那些付诸行动的瞬间。之后，十年级的学生代表Ryan也与我们分享了如何为未来做准备。在他看来，焦虑与压力难免，“创造力”则可以帮助学生们排解负面情绪。
The Grade 10 director, Ms. Gu Ying, gave a motivational speech to all the students on starting the new school year. She taught them of the importance of proper time management and how impactful it can be to their future goals. In order to inspire students, she gave an example of the successful Gu Ailing, a Chinese skier who has recently shaken up the world with her Olympic gold medal-winning performance. A student representative from 10th grade, Ryan Ge, also shared his experiences with students on how to improve themselves for their future. He introduced the idea of using creativity to release stress.
随后，TA代表陈琳老师在致辞中讲述了生涯规划的重要性以及TA能够为此提供的帮助。未来道路可能会面临压力、迷雾重重，但只要学生需要帮助或建议，TA老师们将始终敞开心扉。她也以“更快，更高，更强，更团结”的奥林匹克精神来结束演讲——更美好的世界正在等待着学生们。
Afterwards, teacher advisor Ms. Chen Lin gave a speech on the importance of students’ future careers. She gave them wise advice on keeping their bodies healthy and happy in order to thrive in this new semester. She also assured all the students that the TA teachers will always be there to help with any problems or questions they might have.
学生会代表的发言首先回顾了上学期举办的活动，从Blackout到December Delights，欢声笑语似乎还在眼前。新的学期，ASB为大家准备了更多活动，比如知识淘汰赛和夏季狂欢节，也将给同学们带来独一无二的高中回忆。
An ASB representative then spoke to all of the students about all the fun activities that the ASB will prepare for the new semester, such as the Knowledge Knockout and Summer Bash events. She also reminded that mental support and help will always be there at SHSID should students require it.
最后，学科老师代表依次上台，结合各学科知识，用妙语连珠的春联，给所有人送上了温暖的新春祝福。和熙的春风吹走了过去的点点滴滴，也打开了新学期的篇章。
Lastly, subject teacher representatives came to the stage one by one and brought new semester blessings to students with Spring Festival couplets, composed of different subject knowledge. In the Year of the Tiger, we all here at SHSID wish everyone a wonderful new year!
G11-12
Opening Ceremony
2月17日下午，上中国际11和12年级师生齐聚大礼堂，以热烈隆重的开学典礼迎接虎年新学期。
On February 17, the Grade 11 and 12 students and teachers of SHSID gathered in the auditorium to welcome the new semester of the Year of the Tiger with a grand opening ceremony.
首先是师生代表致辞。11年级主任吴晨老师重申了2021年学年开始提出的手机管理、作业管理、睡眠管理、体质管理和读物管理等五方面要求，勉励同学们进一步加强自我管理能力。同时吴晨老师也希望同学们加强思考能力，像体育锻炼增强肌肉记忆那样，通过平时不断的多思多想去拓展思考的广度，打磨思考的深度；不仅是面向外在的思考，也包括对内的自我反思，通过复盘去更深刻地了解自我，并不断提高自我的思想境界。11年级的两位学生随后发言，他们分享了“找到学习目标”的重要性以及参加志愿者活动的感悟。
First, Ms. Wu Chen, the Director of Grade 11, reiterated the five requirements of cellphone management, homework management, sleep management, physical management, and reading- material management for the beginning of the 2021 school year, and encouraged students to further strengthen their self-management skills. At the same time, Ms. Wu also hoped that students would strengthen their thinking ability, just like physical exercise to enhance muscle memory, and expand the scope of reflection and polish the depth of thinking through constant thinking. Two students from Grade 11 then spoke, sharing their experiences of finding study goals and participating in volunteer activities.
12年级主任虞贞老师在致辞中强调了遵守学校规则的重要性，尤其是有关手机的使用注意事项。虞老师作为毕业年级的老师，更是语重心长地激励同学们，学习是一生的路程，不是高中时代结束就可以懈怠了；相反，高中结束才是更加自主更加独立的学习的开始，希望同学们永远保持对知识的渴望和追求。之后12年级两位学生代表也无私地分享了他们对持久学习的动力和意义的思考。
Ms. Yu Zhen, Director of Grade 12, gave a speech in which she also emphasized the importance of following school rules, especially regarding the use of cellphones. Ms. Yu, as the director of the highest grade in the school, also encouraged the students to remember that learning is a lifelong journey and it does not end with the end of senior year or any year for that matter. On the contrary, the end of high school is the beginning of more independent learning. After this speech, two student representatives from Grade 12 also shared their thoughts on the motivation and meaning of learning.
最后事务中心主任刘琴老师致辞。刘老师从眼下正举国关注的冬奥健将们说起，充满自信的谷爱凌、百折不挠的徐梦桃、勇攀高峰的苏翊鸣，寄语同学们要成为自强自信的人，坚持梦想，不断自我激励，同时也希望同学们能心怀对父母的感恩之情，祝福同学们在即将成年的人生道路上发扬冬奥精神，拥有更多更美好的收获。
Finally, Ms. Liu Qin, Director of the School Affairs Office, gave a speech. Starting with the Winter Olympics athletes who are now attracting national attention such as Gu Ailing, Xu Mengtao, and Su Yiming, Ms. Liu urged the students to become self-motivated and self-confident people, to persist in their dreams, and to be grateful to their parents, and wished the students to carry forward the spirit of the Winter Olympics and have more and better harvests in their upcoming adult life.
新年新气象，11和12年级各班代表也逐一上台敬献贺词。这是新的一年，也是中学时代的最后一笔浓墨重彩，祝愿同学们不负韶华，虎虎生威！
Representatives from each of the Grade 11 and 12 classes also came on stage one by one to offer motivational and congratulatory messages. One senior closed the assembly by saying this to the graduating class of 2022: “It's a new year, and the last colorful stroke of our secondary school years. We wish that students live up to their full potential!”
假期回顾
Welcome Back
寒假里，上中国际学子也充分利用了这段宝贵的时间稳扎稳打，不仅度过了一个美好的新年，还积累了各种各样的常识、学识、见识和胆识，在自己擅长的领域大展身手。
A month of free time meant that SHSIDers could release their stress, pursue their hobbies, and prepare for the next semester.
随着寒假期间北京冬奥会的顺利开展，许多同学们不仅在观看比赛时收获颇丰，也积极地参与到了短道速滑、冰球、花样滑冰等冰雪项目当中。其中，十一年级的凌同学已经坚持短道速滑有十年之久。虽然校内学习和课外活动占据了许多时间和精力，她依旧保持着冰上的训练，并在不去冰场训练的日子里也会在家中保持体能和陆地训练，努力在学业和个人兴趣中找到个人最佳的平衡。就算没有切身参与所有活动、观看每场比赛，冬奥会让她和很多其他同学们一样更加深刻地感受到了冰雪运动在中国的发展以及体育精神给世界带来的力量。
With the Beijing Winter Olympics running smoothly over the winter break, many students not only gained a lot of insight from watching the games, but also actively participated in winter sports such as short-track speed skating, ice hockey, and figure skating. One of them in particular, Victoria from grade 11, has been a short-track speed skater for ten years. Although her school studies and extracurricular activities take up a lot of her time and energy, she still is training diligently on the ice and keeps up her physical training at home on days when she is not training at the ice rink. The Winter Olympics gave her, like many other students, a deeper sense of the development of winter sports in China and the power that sportsmanship brings to the world.
与此同时，同学们还参加了许多社会活动。由十二年级同学组织策划的“聚合爱”活动在二月初于香港广场举行。学生艺术家们希望凭借艺术创意的力量引起人们对心理健康的重视，引发活动参与者的思考。活动现场不仅有同学们艺术作品的展览，更有各式各样的活动和演出以及心理咨询专家的演讲。即使临近毕业，同学们也在用自己的力量影响着身边的人、将爱聚合。一些对法学感兴趣的同学还参加了律所实习项目。他们以实习生的身份进入律所，感受律师和法律工作者的工作状态。而学术类竞赛的各项准备和举办也如火如荼进行中,在寒假期间做好疫情防护的前提下，同学们并没有浪费宝贵的假期时光，而是竭尽全力充实自己的生活，拓宽自己的视野。
At the same time, the students also contributed to social activities during the winter break. In early February, the 12th graders organized and planned the “Unity" event at Hong Kong Plaza. The student artists hoped to draw attention to mental health through the power of artistic creativity and provoke thought amongst the participants. The event featured not only an exhibition of students' artwork, but also a variety of activities and performances, as well as lectures by psychological counseling experts. Even near graduation, students were using their power to influence others around them and bring love together. Meanwhile, some students interested in law seized the opportunity to enter the 2022 Winter Law Enrichment Program in which students become an intern at an actual law firm and learn about what it is like working as a lawyer or working closely with law. There were ongoing competitions during the holiday, too. Students spared no effort to prepare for these activities and enrich their holiday life.
对于上中国际的高中同学，即将到来的第二学期充满丰富多彩的各类活动，才艺秀、课程推介、MIX Day、知识竞赛、职业日等。各年级的学生也面临着不同的自我挑战。在这样一个特殊的阶段，上中国际的每个同学需要做好准备。春日的温暖已经接替了凛冬的严寒，前方是一段全新的旅程。过去的不能重来，而未来永远值得期待。
For SHSID High School students, the upcoming second semester is colorful, full of various activities such as talent shows, course day, MIX Day, knowledge knockout, career days, etc. Let’s all have one great semester together!
Written by | 9(6) Norah Cen, 9(11) Rebecca Cao, 10(6) Tony Kim, 10(6) Brandon Guan, 10(2) Jason Zhang, 10(8) Garrison Xu, 11(1) Winnie Xiong, 12(2）Anita Lo, 12(2) Amy Wang
Pictures by | 9(7) Coco Chen, 10(11) Ray Zhou, 10(8) Maya Zheng, 11(10) Elaine Zhang, Ms. Wu Wenqian
Supervised by | Ms. Meijun Shi, Ms. Sijia He, Ms. Hazel Gu, Ms. Menglei Wang
Edited by | Mr. Roy Kouchakgi