TIS Welcomes The Year Of The Ox

TIS celebrated Chinese New Year in style on Friday, January 16 as students from Pre-K to Grade 12 performed a variety of songs and dances to usher in the Year of the Ox. The hard work and hours of practice were apparent in all of the performances, including the Lion Dance which wrapped up the morning and afternoon concerts. To everyone's surprise, one of the lions turned out to be none other than Principal Mr. Hryhirchuk and Vice Principal Mr. Stribbell!

Secondary School Examination Schedules

Tuesday, January 20
8:45 - English 10, English 20
9:00 - Math 30 Pure (Part A), Math 30 Applied (Part A)
12:30 - Math 20, Biology 20
1:00 - Math 30 Pure (Part B), Math 30 Applied (Part B)

Wednesday, January 21
8:45 - Social 10, Social 20
9:00 - Chemistry 20 (Part A)
1:00 - Chemistry 30 (Part B)

Thursday, January 22
8:45 - Science 10, Physics 20
9:00 - Biology 30 (Part A)
1:00 - Biology 30 (Part B)

Friday
Exams for students with date conflicts.
Registration and Course Selection Changes.

Canadian Official Visits TIS

TIS welcomed the Deputy Premier of Alberta, Canada on Tuesday, January 6. Ron Stevens (third from the left in the back row) is currently on a trade mission to Asia and visited TIS to meet with school administrators and tour the facilities.

TIS Student Wins Writing Contest

TIS student Eduardo de Matos Sequeira won first place in the "Mr. Midnight Double Dare Story Writing Contest". The competition required contestants to write the beginning of a scary story for the next book in the "Mr. Midnight" children's horror series by author James Lee. Not only did Eduardo's submission win, but the name of the main character in Mr. Lee's next book will be none other than......Eduardo!

Experience Week Expands Student Horizons

Secondary students will be travelling to some exciting locations for a week in March as part of "Experience Week" at TIS. The program provides students with the opportunity to travel either locally or abroad to participate in activity-based trips, community service-based trips or leadership-based trips. In addition to enhancing learning opportunities, educational travel can expand students' horizons, develop independence and provide valuable experiences outside of the classroom. For more information about Experience Week , please click here to view the brochure. Students in Grades 9-12 are asked to hand in their preliminary choices to their homeroom teachers by Friday, December 19th. All trips will be finalized following the Christmas break.

Venetian Invites TIS Choirs To Perform

The TIS choirs helped to kick off the Christmas season at the Venetian on Saturday, November 22. The choirs will also be performing on December 20 & 21 from 3:30-4:00 p.m. in St. Mark's Square.

TIS Student Wins Poster Contest

Grade 7 student Marika Veith captured first place in the Lions Club of Macau Peace Poster Design Contest. Each year, Lions Clubs around the world sponsor the event which encourages young people to artistically express their visions of peace. The year's theme is "Peace Begins With Me". Mariks'a poster will now be submitted to a regional competition where entries from both Macau and Hong Kong will be judged. The winning entry will then compete in a final contest with works from 180 countries.