Page1 EduBoston Allston, Mass. Volume 2, Issue 3, May 2013 Providing educational opportunities to students from around the globe EduBoston students enjoyed the St. Peter-Marian prom held at Worcester s Mechanics Hall. EduBoston offers educational opportunities in United States for middle and high school age students from all over the world. With over a decade of experience in serving international students with placement and educational consulting service at various academic levels, the company has successfully developed a program that prepares international students for the most prestigious colleges and universities in America. Currently working with over 20 high schools and colleges across the United States, EduBoston is rapidly expanding its list of schools as it is gaining more popularity among international students. EduBoston guarantees admissions to many reputable high schools, and it offers American Homestay program as well as dormitories, depending on the needs of the individual students. Local and dedicated coordinators give the support necessary for young students to have a successful transition into American schools. Most of all, EduBoston considers itself as an educator with pride and sense of responsibility. The best interest of students will always be our first priority, and we will make sure that we never forget that fact.
Page2 Janet Xu: St. Peter Marian Standout By Susan Wessling Some two-and-a-half years ago, Janet Qiling Xu arrived at St. Peter-Marian from China and faced many challenges. Academically, socially and culturally she floundered, SPM College Counselor Kelli Reyngoudt said. That scenario no longer holds true for this special international student. An honor roll student who has been involved in St. Peter Marian s Art and Fashions Clubs, Janet is a senior at SPM and heading to Assumption College in the fall. Personally and socially, Janet is one of my favorite seniors, Reyngoudt said. She stops by often and I am always laughing by the time she departs. She is quickwitted, honest, at times silly, and fun-loving. More than most of our other international students, Janet has developed a rapport with our faculty and staff that is Americanized. She is at ease engaging with adults. She is comfortable asking for help. She can joke and play around and is comfortable sharing personal stories and insights. We have had had great conversations concerning divergent attributes of American vs. Chinese teenagers. For her part, Janet appreciates the relationships she has with the SPM faculty and staff. They treat us like friends. They have (had) a lot of patience with the international students, especially when we first came here, she said. They help us out, answer our questions and solve our problems. They understand that sometimes we need more time. Janet came with EduBoston s first class of students to St. Peter-Marian. At the most there Janet Xu were 10 (Chinese) students here, she said. For us that meant we made American friends. Janet picked SPM because of its high number of AP classes. I also like the low teacher-tostudent ratio, and there were ESL classes (through EduBoston) that helped us out when we first got here, she added. SPM Principal Denise Allain noted that Janet had communication issues when she arrived at the school in the winter of 2011. But she did want to become involved, Allain said. She had great determination and great motivation.
Page3 Today, Janet s communication skills are quite good, according to Allain. Her spoken English is superb and she still has that same drive and determination. She is very involved in school. She is a pleasure, a joy. The SPM senior will make a good addition to Assumption, Allain said. I am very proud she is going to Assumption. Its academic standards are very high, Allain said. I am thrilled for her. Janet was pleased to be offered a scholarship to go to Assumption. They are very good in marketing and business, she said. I am thinking of two majors, marketing or science, biology. Janet wanted to stay in Central Massachusetts. I like the Worcester area. There were a lot of choices (of colleges and universities here), she said. I went for an interview at Assumption. It was not too big. I like that. Reyngoudt said she is pleased Janet will be studying in Worcester as an undergraduate. She has been so comfortable here and has a very close relationship with her host family with whom she plans to continue to reside, either full-time or during school vacations, Reyngoudt said. This is a win-win for Janet and our school as we will be able to keep in touch with her, Reyngoudt added. I am eager to hear about all of her future successes. Janet celebrated her birthday American style! Photo by Garret Walker She is very involved in school. She is a pleasure, a joy. SPM Principal Denise Allain
Page4 FAMILY FOCUS: THE TOWNSENDS By Joan Louis and Susan Wessling Kelly Townsend, a host mom at Central Catholic High School (CCHS), has a household brimming with activity. It wasn t always that way. A single mom with a daughter attending CCHS, she was referred to EduBoston by another host family, Dawn Holdsworth. I knew after speaking with Kelly for a few minutes that she would be a good host family for us, EduBoston Program Manager Joan Louis said. Townsend is hosting two students a senior, Emma Wen Cai, and a sophomore, Snow Xueqing Wang. Townsend s daughter, Riley, is a junior. I am pretty connected to Central Catholic High and I know other people who have hosted and they really enjoyed having a student, Townsend said. I was worried (before they came) that they would just talk to each and I was worried what they would eat. There has been none of that. They both have really good relationships to each other and with me and my daughter. I spend separate time with all three of them. Townsend s daughter Riley is the manager of the Central Catholic wrestling team and she works at a vet. Snow, a dancer in China, is a Central Catholic cheerleader. She also has worked with the dance team, choreographing a routine for them. She performed with a few other EduBoston students and the dance team for the spirit week show. It was amazing. She is a very typical American girl. She is full of life, very bright, very dedicated to school, Townsend said. Snow is jumping and cheering and doing cartwheels in the house. Senior Emma is an accomplished artist. Her expression comes through her art. She is always very focused on what she is doing, Townsend said. Emma has been with the EduBoston program for over two years. During this time, she has excelled academically. She is an honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society. She has also received many other academic accolades. Notably one was an offer of a $15,000 scholarship to an accredited university during her junior year. Emma s artistic talents have put her in the spotlight as well. Her art work is recognized by many galleries. She has received a $500 award for one of her paintings, Louis said. The gallery that purchased her artwork sent a special courier to pick up the painting at the school. Emma also received a Gold Key award from The Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing Awards on March 3. Townsend attended the ceremony with her.
Page5 They are wonderful girls, Townsend said. I didn t even know how much they would bring to my life. There was just the two of us, and now with the four of us we sit down to have dinner for one an hour and we just talk. It has added so much to our lives; it has added so much to our family. Townsend noted that she has three only children living as siblings. It has been great. I am really lucky, she said. I have really good kids. Above: Emma, Riley, and Snow enjoy the holidays. Right: Kelly Townsend and Emma Photos Courtesy of Kelly Townsend Malden Catholic High School Annual Gala By Joan Louis A few of us from EduBoston attended a wonderful Gala Thursday 4/11 at Malden Catholic to honor retired Xaverian Brothers. Proceeds from the event will benefit the academic and co-curricular programs, financial aid and athletics.
Page6 It was a wonderful evening with good people and good food. Our own student Bob Yuanbo Liu provided the background music and played the piano during the reception and throughout the evening. It was a very festive affair. EduBoston sponsored the event with full page recognition in the program book as well as a table sponsor. PM Joan Louis with Alice Tsai, Jeremiah Leung and 2 MC students: Yuanbo Liu and Xiansong Zhuo SAT TEST DATES And Information These are the general SAT test dates. The SAT test dates are subjected to specific US registration deadlines. The SAT test dates have provisions for Sunday testing. The Sunday testing is a service rendered to the test-takers who are barred by religious convictions from testing on Saturday. The following table shows the test dates for test takers. Test Dates Test US Registration Deadlines Regular Late: Mail, Phone-in or Online (a fee applies)
Page7 June 1 and 2, 2013 SAT & Subject Tests May 2, 2013 May 17, 2013 Notice: the mail deadlines for the SAT test dates are subjected to US postmark deadlines. The deadlines run out by midnight Eastern Time. For more information on the test nationwide, see http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-us-dates For Information on test centers, see http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/test-center-code-search Test Dates for the ACT Test Date Registration Deadline (Late Fee Required) June 8, 2013 May 3, 2013 May 4 17, 2013 How do I Sign up for the ACT? Online registration (https://services.actstudent.org/oa_html/actibecacdlogin.jsp) is the fastest method. You will know immediately if your preferred test center has space for you to test.. HAPPENINGS Anime Boston 2013 May 24-26 Hynes Convention Center and the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston, Mass. Anime Boston is a three-day convention held annually in Boston, under the supervision of the New England Anime Society. Its focus is to celebrate and promote Japanese animation, comics, and pop-culture. This event has been a cornerstone of the North East Anime Convention circuit since our inaugural event in April, 2003. While the main focus on Anime Boston has always been Japanese animation and comics, it has expanded to include other aspects of Japanese pop-culture: J-Pop, J-Rock, and liveaction Japanese media. For more information visit: www.animeboston.com. The Allure of Blanc de Chine Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - Saturday, August 31, 2013 Worcester Art Museum Chinese Gallery 55 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 01609 Blanc de Chine refers to a white ware that was produced for centuries in the town of Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian. The sugary white clay of the Dehua area is made from a porcelain stone that is unusually low in iron impurities
Page8 and fuses with the applied transparent glaze during the firing, producing works of a glossy, smooth quality that resembles ivory or white jade. The clay is ideally suited for the production of thickly potted, press-molded and/or sculpted vessels and figurines. Many such functional and decorative works are finely detailed or embellished with applied relief decoration, such as blossoms or dragons. Porcelain production began in Dehua as early as the Song dynasty (960-1279) and flourished from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. At first widely exported to Southeast Asia and Japan, blanc de Chine soon also found a market among European royalty and aristocrats when it was imported by various European trading companies. Western interest in blanc de Chine gradually waned as Europeans discovered the secrets of porcelain manufacture. Dehua kilns have continued to produce white ware figures into the modern age. 34th Annual Cambridge River Festival Banks of the Charles River, Cambridge 344 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 Sat, Jun 1, 2013, 12 Noon - 6 pm Description: This one-day celebration of the arts, attracts 200,000 annually. This free event along the banks of the Charles River features jazz, folk, Latin and world music performances, dance, art demonstrations, family art-making activities and over 100 specialty food purveyors and craftspeople! WaterFire Providence http://waterfire.org/schedule/2013-waterfireevent-schedule/ WHERE: Memorial Boulevard, Downtown Providence, RI Memorial Boulevard, Downtown, Providence, RI WHEN: Events in May, June and July (Check event schedule). COST: Suggested donation of $5. INCLUDES: Bonfires lit on the three rivers of downtown Providence. WaterFire s over 80 sparkling bonfires are lit on the three rivers of downtown Providence as part of a unique urban sculpture by award-winning artist Barnaby Evans. T torch-lit vessels travel down the river, music from around the world is played. There are many parking lots located. See http://www.waterfire.org/. Boston Calling Music Festival City Hall Plaza, Boston MA http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/event/ boston-calling-music-festival/2145411435 Boston Calling Music Festival is a two-day, two-stage festival featuring some of the biggest and best acts in live music! Saturday and Sunday, May 25th & 26th EduBoston 161 Harvard Ave. Suite #12 Allston, MA 02134 PRESIDENT AND CEO: KASON PARK General Manager: Sean Leary Company website: www.eduboston.com Family website: crms.eduboston.com Phone: 617-254-1117 (English); 217-819-8701 (Chinese) Fax: 617-254-1176 Newsletter Editor: Susan Wessling eduboston.newsletter@gmail.com
Page9 Zhenxian Han, 5/28/1997, Trin Zhi Zhou, 6/28/1996, AWHS Zirui Huang, 6/26/1997, SPM Zixuan Deng, 5/31/1997, SB Zixun Lu, 6/4/1995, SJOE HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO Bicheng Yang, 5/20/1995, AWHS Botao Liu, 5/17/1998, BS Chuan Chen, 6/14/1994, HN Duo Zhang, 5/21/1995, CCA Feiye Huang, 6/10/1997, CCHS Hao Qin, 5/3/1995, BS Huimin Yang, 5/24/1994, AWHS Jiahui Shi, 6/7/1994, C&C Liangying Chen, 5/12/1996, SB Mengjun Duan, 5/9/1995, SHHS Miaomiao Du, 5/18/1995, SPM Nan Zhao, 5/30/1996, SPM Qichao Zha, 6/30/1994, SHHS Qiling Xu, 6/17/1994, SPM Ruoye Dong, 6/2/1994, SPM Shuyao Jiang, 5/6/1995, SPM Suchen Guo, 5/23/1994, SPM Tian Yang, 5/31/1994, SHHS Xiaoyu Liu, 6/24/1994, CCHS Xue Li, 6/27/1994, SHHS Ye Chen, 5/25/1996, SHCT Yufeng Wu, 6/11/1998, BC Elaine Xuanran Dong celebrates her birthday.
Page10 Academy of Notre Dame High School Principal's List Jie Gao AWHS Huimin Yang Jie Liu Xuenheng Liu Zhitong Liu Zihao Fang Bancroft High Honors Anqi Shen Jaiying Li Second Honors Xiaolei Wu Bishop Connolly Qianting Zhang Xinru Zhang Cape Cod Academy Jiaxi Wen Tian Zhuang Jing Zheng Keer Jiang Central Catholic High School Distinguished Honors Seven Yiting Chen Tracy Tianyi Li Tiffany Jie Yu Jenny Ziyao Zhang High Honors Tony Renzhe Wang Honors Vera Xiaoyu Liu Cici Xinying Mao Ngoc Phan Tina Tianyi Shan Mina Ziyan Wang Yuna Ran Wei Bond Huaibang Zhang Jason Renjie Zheng Coyle & Cassidy Keying Fan Sirui Hou Tong Wu Wanyi Ying Ying Li Holy Name Second Honors Chuan Chen
Page11 Malden Catholic High School First Honors Kim Hengshen Li Second Honors Sean Tianshu Xiao Notre Dame Shenghua Li Sacred Heart Ye Chen SHHS Muyang Jin Mengjun Duan Jinrong Li Wanqiao Wang Xue Li St. Raphael's Minghao Li Jing Chen Zhengliang Lan St. Peter Marian First Honors Qiqin Zhao Second Honors Lianxiang Zhang Miaomiao Du Minhui Li Ruikun Han Siyu Hao Suchen Guo Yinqi Tang Yuan Liao Trinity High Qianqi Cui Tian Zhang Wengan Zhang Xaverian Brothers First Honors Yingzhi Yang Second Honors Zijun Fang Jiaxin Wang St. John's Prep Headmaster's List Kevin Qiyuan Cheng Jerry Yiwen Zhang St. Josephs Yang Yu Zixun Lu CHESS STATE CHAMPION Xingyuan Gao, a student at Trinity Catholic in Stamford Conn. participated in the 51st Annual Chess Tournament located in Hartford, Conn. He competed against five other high school students from the state of Conn. Xingyuan was able to win the rounds capturing the title of the 11th grade state Champion. Xingyuan has been playing chess since he was 4 years old. In China he was ranked 5th in the country.
Page12 Senior Graduation Dinner Cruise EduBoston is celebrating the graduating class of 2013 to show how proud we are of our seniors and to appreciate our host families for supporting them. We request the honor of your presence for this Celebration. Who is invited: Ship: Location: Date: Boarding: Sailing Time: Menu: Beverages: Entertainment: RSVP: All of our graduating seniors and their host families Spirit of Boston Seaport World Trade Center, Boston MA May 10th, 2013 (Friday) 6:30 PM 7:00 to 10:00 PM Spirit Buffet Dinner Cash Bar Interactive DJ & KTV! By Wednesday April 24 th alice@eduboston.com There is discounted parking available at the Seaport Hotel Garage across the street. Tickets will be validated when you pick up your tickets and boarding passes at the pier.
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