Have you ever wondered why people are so enthusiastic about doing ASIAC and MESAC? People join these teams, and competitive sports in general, for a significant number of reasons: some of them join a team to try something new, a fresh experience, some are there just because their friends are, and some are peer pressured into joining sports, which isn't always healthy. Still, others are only there because their parents decided they needed to do something and just signed them u

It is the end of the school year which means that we will soon have to say goodbye to a few of our favourite teachers. This year, 13 middle school teachers are leaving or moving out of the middle school. Over the final weeks of school, The Direct Message will post an ‘Exit Interview’ that we conducted with each of these educators. Check out all the Exit Interviews by clicking here: Exit Interviews Huiney Xu Years at AES: 5 years, 2017 - 2022 Next Stop: Shanghai Courses Taught

Last Saturday, the High School performed the play production The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wild (1895). The Importance of Being Earnest is a well-known play written in the Victorian era that follows two young men, Algernon Moncrieff(Cyriac Charignon) and Jack Worthing(Mirav Mukherjee), who is known as Ernest. The play starts in Algernon’s flat with his manservant Lane(Nick Laubacher) and waiting for his friend Jack(who he knows as Ernest) to come. Ernest arrives an

I think that one of the best periods of my life would be when I turned ten and went [into 6th grade] because it was a whole new experience, a new place with new people, and also because, in my experience, [when you go from]5th grade to 6th grade, almost everyone leaves. Everyone was as confused as I was, so we were all kind of equal. More from #Owen

ASIAC season four starts tomorrow, with over 100 people collectively signed up for Swimming from 8-10, Boy’s Basketball from 10-12, and Girl’s Basketball from 8-10, with tomorrow being an exception, from 12-2. Game on! The ASA's will be back on Monday with 24 different activities, including six student-led! It’ll be a great season! More from #Owen

Yee Haw! Last Saturday was a “Super Saturday.” There were many different events; however, the main highlight was the play “Just Another Day In Tumbleweed”. Overall the play was amazing, it was funny, interesting, and entertaining. Here is how it went. Duke Justice (Ihsan) and the Shorts Brothers, Jim (Manet) and Steen K Shorts (Aidan), are plain old bored. They live in Tumbleweed and nothing ever happens in Tumbleweed. They hear from Annie O’ Klee (Kinsey) that a group of ban

Do you think that adventure day was the best day of WOW? If not, keep reading, because here are three reasons to change your mind! Number one: We had a lot more time to do things that day because even though we had to be at the school at 6 AM to get there, we had about 10 hours to do things, but during the days around Delhi and in school, there were only about 7 hours, which meant longer mealtimes, and a lot more time for fun activities! Number two: There may not have been as

As you might know, there will be a long weekend this week from 17th to February 21st! MacBooks will be collected for updates meaning no school work (WOOO!). Now, you might be wondering what people are going to be doing during this period. Well, almost all restrictions are lifted so you can meet your friends, go to their house and hang out without getting in trouble, well that is, of course, if they leave before curfew. Restaurants are also open, so you can visit those as well

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics start tomorrow from February 4 until February 20. While most sports begin after the opening ceremony, a few including ice hockey and curling have already started. Over 80 countries are participating in sports such as figure skating, bobsled, speed skating, skeleton, snowboarding, and more. COVID-19 Still Has An Impact Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, foreigners cannot attend and tickets are not on sale to the general public. However, some spect