That Day The World Took Note 那一天,世界知道了我们的想法

Scholastic winner Iris Chen ’20 interviews a student for a writing piece.

Writers and artists at Shanghai American School abound. Thankfully, so do opportunities for them to express themselves.

上海美国学校有许多作家和艺术家。幸运的是，他们进行自我表达的机会也很多。

We’re not just talking about the courses we offer, nor the world-class teachers, spaces, exhibitions, and visiting professionals that all represent ways we foster the creative spirits amongst us. Because we all know the truth is that the real work, the stubbornly sitting down each day to hone inspiration into a craft, this can only come from within the artist themselves. It is not a journeyfor the faint of heart.

我们指的并不仅仅是学校的课程，我们世界一流的老师、空间和表现或到访学校的专业人士。诚然，所有这些都有助于培养创新精神。但我们深知，只有真正的艺术家才能每天静下心来将灵感转化成实际的作品。这并不是意志薄弱的人能够做到的。

"SAS students of all agesseize

opportunities to submit to writing contestsand let their work shine"

Within our school and the demands of growing up, we haveartists in our midst who continue to create amazing work. And we aren’t the only ones who think so. Year after year, SAS students of all ages seize opportunities to submit to writing contests and let their work shine. LittleStar’s Short Story Competition for China just revealed SAS winners in every age category, including First Prize for 16+ going to Carlos Lao ’19.

在学校，尽管学生们面临着成长的压力，很多青少年艺术家依旧能够不断创作出令人称赞的作品。并不是只有我们这样认为。每年，上海美国学校各年龄段的学生都会抓住机会，参加各种写作比赛，展示他们的作品。LittleStar中国短篇小说大赛刚刚公布了上海美国学校每个年龄组的获奖者，其中上海美国学校十二年级学生Carlos Lao在16岁以上年龄组中荣获了一等奖。

This year also brought out our writers and artists for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, featuring 24 awards for SAS student writers and another 24 for student artists. Those winning a first place recognition then advanced to the global competition, and four writers, Richard Xue ’23, Iris Chen ’20, Nicole Li ’20, and Claire Lu ’20 moved on to become international winners.

今年，上海美国学校的小作家和小艺术家们在美国艺术与写作大赛中大放异彩，我们的学生作家和艺术家分别荣获了24个奖项。随后一等奖的获得者参加了国际比赛，其中四位作家——上海美国学校八年级学生Richard Xue以及十一年级的Iris Chen、Nicole Li和Claire Lu——在国际比赛中斩获了奖项。

LittleStar Winning Stories from past years

Still in middle school, Richard Xue ’23 has now won consecutivenational medalsin the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (as a 7th and 8th grader respectively). “To me, writing has always helped me convey my emotions and beliefs,” he says. “Whether it’s through crafting a journalism piece and hinting at a perspective, or through creating a short story that reveals a certain theme, the use of pen and paper (or for my generation, keyboard and screen) helps make my voice heard. In my opinion, this is the most enjoyable part of writing.”

“To me, writing has always helped me

convey my emotions and beliefs”

上海美国学校八年级学生Richard Xue还在读初中，但他已经在美国艺术与写作大赛中连续两次获得了全国奖牌（分别作为七年级和八年级学生参赛）。他表示：“对于我来说，写作总是能够帮助我表达自己的情感和信仰。不论是撰写一篇新闻报道，选择一个角度进行写作，还是围绕一个特定的主题创作一篇小说，我可以说使用纸笔（或者是对于我们这一代来说，键盘和屏幕的使用）来发声。在我看来，这是写作最有趣的地方。”

We love supporting our young writers and artists as they grow and learn to make their words powerful and heard in the world. Onward, you voices of tomorrow. We are listening.

我们乐于为学校的小作家和小艺术家们提供支持，让他们继续学习、成长，使世界听到他们更有力量的声音。加油，你们是未来的声音，我们正在仔细聆听。

WRITERS.EVERY DAY AT SAS.

作家。就在上海美国学校的每一天。

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Founded in 1912, Shanghai American School (SAS) is the largest and most established international school in China. In short, it's the kind of school you wish you would've attended when you were a kid.

创建于1912年，上海美国学校是中国最大的也是历史最悠久的国际学校。简而言之，如果你能回到小的时候，这会是一所你想要去的学校。

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