PL News
January 13, 2021
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January 13
Practices resume this week for HS THIMUN, Robotics, Knowledge Bowl, MS Math Counts and Strings.
Schedule for these Activities is same as during Distance Learning period in November-December.
PL schedule is expected to change the week of January 25 or as we move to Hybrid Learning.
Students and parents will be notified by either coaches or the Penguin Life office regarding Hybrid schedule and offerings.
January 26 - there will be no after school practices for HS Activities and Sports due to PSAT
December 16, 2020
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Winter Season practices will resume the week of January 11, 2021.
Athletics
- Apparel For Sale: Athletics is organizing a sale of travel team sport gear for all students that registered for the fall and winter season. Just because you are not able to travel to a CEESA tournament does not mean you should not be able to buy Penguin Athletics gear.
- Coming soon - we will be opening the merchandise portal on the PL Registration system.
- Depending on your team, you will be able to order; Backpack, duffle bag, water bottle, practice shirt, wet-top pullover, compression shirt, track pants, ladies leggings and more.
- All HS Students / teams Webinar - Equilibria in Sport January 13 & 20 @ 13:00 - Check your email. All HS students were sent a message from their coach, Mr. Boychuk or the HS office about the upcoming communication & leadership Webinar. https://www.equilibriainsports.com/.
- Contact Mr. Boychuk if you have any questions or missed the email
Upcoming Events ***dates & events may change***
- Swim Meets - AAS has been invited to participate in (actual event at AAS pool may vary +/- posted days)
- January 30 - American School In Japan Swim Virtual Meet
- February 27 - Penguin Winter Classic Virtual Swim Meet
- March 13 - American Community School of Athens Virtual Swim Meet
- AIS Vienna Student Lead Leadership Conference
- February 12 - AAS will be submitting student presentations regarding the Penguin Leadership Programs (CIT, LG, WSI, FC, PEvents)
- American School of Warsaw - Virtual Basketball Event
- January/February - HS teams will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of weekly skill based competitions over a 4-5 week period
December 9, 2020
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Despite all the challenges, AAS students continue to be actively involved in extracurricular programs. As we move forward we discover that even a COVID year may be eventful as there are many opportunities for meaningful experiences that can be organized online.
At the start of year 2021 our students will be taking part in the following events:
- HS THIMUN conference on January 25-29, 2021
- HS CEESA Knowledge Bowl tournament on February 5-6, 2021
- HS CEESA Robotics tournament on February 5-6, 2021
- MS CEESA Robotics tournament on January 29-30, 2021
- MS MathCounts chapter competition on February 5, 2021
Thank you to all PL Coaches that are striving to make the best out of this year and to provide as many opportunities for students’ holistic development as possible in the current state of things!
Athletics
- Winter Practice Schedule - Athletics will update the Hybrid practice calendar on January 20th. We are very hopeful we will be back in the gym and pool on January 25. Check the following pages for more information: HS Athletics Webpage and MS Athletics Webpage (Practice calendar will be updated once the announcement for Hybrid is made)
- Possible Extension to Winter Sport Season - we want to be able to give the students an opportunity to participate and play basketball or swim for an ample amount of time. If needed, we may extend the basketball and swim season for a few weeks. Stay tuned to the newsletter and emails as we progress through the season.
- Coach & Teams’ Workshop - Equilibria in Sport January 13 & 20 @ 13:00 - The course will focus on developing students, coaches and staff into leaders with increased communication and engagement capabilities/awareness. Athletics would offer these workshops on an annual basis for our coaches and teams. To discover your e-colours complete the survey https://www.equilibriainsports.com/. More information will be emailed to athletes, coaches and parents.
Upcoming Events ***dates & events may change***
- Swim Meets - AAS has been invited to participate in (actual event at AAS pool may vary +/- posted days)
- January 30 - American School In Japan Swim Virtual Meet
- February 27 - Penguin Winter Classic Virtual Swim Meet
- March 13 - American Community School of Athens Virtual Swim Meet
- AIS Vienna Student Lead Leadership Conference
- February 12 – Mr Boychuk & Mr. Schnell and 18 HS students are collaborating on a student led presentation regarding the Penguin Leadership Programs (CIT, LG, WSI, FC, Penguin Events)
- American School of Warsaw - Virtual Basketball Event
- January/February (+/- dates are flexible) - HS teams will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of weekly skill based competitions over a 4-5 week period
- Penguin Invitational Basketball Simulcast - Virtual Basketball Event
- March 6-13. MS and HS events ***stay-tuned for updates***
- Penguin athletics is working towards a simulcast with 5 other CEESA or International schools that are able to compete in various events in real-time. Competition within CEESA or our time zone along the line of longitude from Russia, Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, to South Africa