The Wonderboys

Well, we may not have the smartest kids on the block, but we certainly have the nicest. Not to said that our boys are not smart, but they have tended to apply their enthusiasm and energy on areas outside of the classrooms. We were surprised, however, to have received letters from both the Taipei American School Middle School and the Upper School, inviting us to attend the annual MS and US Award Ceremony. As these events are meant to be a surprise for the recipients, we had to keep these news to ourselves for the past few weeks.

First it was the Middle School Award Ceremony which took place last Friday. We snuck into the Guy Lott Auditorium, just before the beginning of the ceremony, in order to avoid running into Matthew, spoiling his surprise. Since there are many awards for Middle-Schoolers, it was up to everyone to guess who will win what. At last, Matthew was named as one of two Seventh Graders to receive the "Special Magic" award which is presented to student who by their service, cooperation and spirit, make the MS a better place. It is especially sweet as this is the same award that Nick had twice won during his Middle School career, once in Sixth Grade and once in Eighth.

We weren't so lucky as to keep the surprise from Nick for the Upper School Ceremony as we had walked directly in front of him going into the Upper Gym. He won the Upper School Service Award as one of about 15 to 20 kids that traveled to Cambodia during either Chinese New Year and/or Spring Break to help the local orphans. We are very proud that Nick took the initiative and endure the hardship of the Cambodia trip and came away a better person.

We are very happy and proud of our boys in that they are happy and selfless (sometimes) and eager to help others. We hope that they will continue to maintain this enthusiam for service to others as as they grow older.

ACC 2010 Spring Tennis Tournament

For the first time, all the Yeh participants in the ACC tennis tournament achieved "personal bests."

Peter played in the Men's "B" singles and won two matches before losing in the semi-final.

Nicholas, having played very little tennis since last summer, lost his first match in the Junior "A" section, but followed with three successive wins and secured his first tennis title, ACC 2010 Spring Tennis Tournament - Junior "A" Consolation Winner.

Matthew, on the other hand, had to take time off from his Middle School musical rehearsal and won two tough matches before losing 8-4 in the final. Both boys played extremely well and received their well deserved trophies as shown below.More importantly, the Yehs came away 3 for 3 in the lucky draw!! Both Matthew and Peter each won a small sports bag while Nick took the second from the grand prize, a framed silk crochet of a Ming Vase!!