The ACS Inside Out blog is excited to present Walking the Halls, a summer blog series featuring eight stories, about eight alumni, written by eight current students. This project began out of the curiosity of students in our English 11 class, and a teacher who knew how to make the most of it.Mrs. Dani deJong explains:"I saw a [...]
The ACS Inside Out blog is excited to present Walking the Halls, a summer blog series featuring eight stories, about eight alumni, written by eight current students. This project began out of the curiosity of students in our English 11 class, and a teacher who knew how to make the most of it. Mrs. Dani deJong explains:"I saw [...]
by Karlena Koot I wasn’t prepared to eat boiled octopus. Even after months of preparation, language classes, cultural lessons, packing, watching anime online, and praying, nothing could have prepared me for that. We were, however, warned about the copious amounts of rice and seafood. We were told that the language would be a barrier, that [...]
by Moira Louw A few weeks ago, I had the rare opportunity to eat lunch with a former teacher, in her own home. Mrs. Becky Enns (although I know her as Ms. Vandenberg) was my grade 7 teacher, and I still remember her "special guy friend" Jonas coming to visit the class, and the gossip this created [...]
by Eden Luymes In my preschool days, Julie Braun was the “magic lady.” She lived in a little schoolroom amongst doll houses, toy tractors, and teddy bears, turning play-dough into gold with a touch, telling wild stories, and singing the silliest songs that always left me giggling. Twelve years later and still at ACS, I [...]
