March 30, 2023
3/30 ES Spring Concert @ 3:00-4:00pm
3/31 PL Half Day (11:30am dismissal)
4/3-7 Easter Vacation
4/12-14 Senior Transition Retreat
4/28 Middle School Festival
4/29 Junior/Senior Prom
Let’s continue to MAKe a difference at MAK! We’ve almost reached our goal, as we’re currently at 93%. Please pray and consider giving. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. The Annual Fund will end on Friday, April 28th, 2023. Thank you for participating!
Dear Elementary Parents and Guardians,
Students are excitedly preparing for the Spring concert TODAY, March 30th. The concert performance time will be from 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm in MPR. School buses will be departing at 4:25 as usual. Students will be singing and playing various instruments on the concert day. Please mark your calendar for this special event!
Here are a few announcements:
For the concert dress code, plan on wearing something blue, yellow, green, pink, or white. → Click here to see photos from the previous concerts for reference.
There’s no specific requirement of clothing style, but students should keep the following guidelines in mind when picking their spring concert attire:
- Wear spring colored tops
- Wear long pants
- Wear knee-length skirts or dresses
- Wear closed-toes shoes
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Mai (jojo.mai@ma.org.tw) or Ms. Pan (chia-yin.pan@ma.org.tw).
Thank you,
Ms. Mai and Ms. Pan
MAK’s Varsity Boys Volleyball team took the court against the Dragons of KAS on Monday afternoon. The season is young and the Sharks continue to grow in confidence and experience. They fought through some tough stretches but ultimately lost 1-3 to an athletic KAS side. Keep grinding, Sharks!
Soccer is sometimes referred to as ‘the beautiful game’ and when you have a scoreless draw that is still a pleasure to watch you can understand why! On Monday, the Varsity Girls took on the KAS Dragons. While the game ended 0-0, it was a great experience for the girls with some spirited play on both sides. Goalkeeper Shannon Lee was a beast in goal with 10 saves, including some amazing reaction saves. Way to go, Sharks!
The Varsity Boys traveled to Taichung to take on ICA. In a long game played outside that extended past sunset, your Sharks fought to the bitter end before conceding defeat in 5 sets to Ivy. Way to fight, Sharks!
On Thursday afternoon, your MAK Sharks traveled up north to take on ICA on their home pitch. MAK quickly took control of the match with several early goals. It was a great win for the Sharks who finished with a 10-0 victory! Every player was able to get a lot of playing time and experience. Sophie Tsai had 4 goals, Ellie Chen and Phoebe Liou 2 goals each, and Audrey Hsu and Riley Newkirk also each had a goal. Well done Sharks!!
MAK’s JV Boys Volleyball team traveled north to ICA to face off against their first away opponent. As this was a friendly match, the two teams played three full sets to 25 rather than stopping at 15 in the third set. Our boys fought hard but fell 1-2 (19-25, 29-27, 22-25). Great work, Sharks!
High School Upcoming Games
3/30
JV Boys Vball vs Community @ MAK 4:30pm
4/12
JV Boys Vball vs Ying Hai @ MAK 3:45pm
V Girls Soccer vs. Alian @ Alian 4:00pm
4/17
JV Boys Vball vs AST @ AST 4:00pm
4/19
JV Boys Vball vs ICA @ MAK 3:45pm
Varsity Boys Vball vs ICA @ MAK 3:45pm
Varsity Girls Soccer vs ICA @ MAK 3:45pm
4/20
Varsity Girls Soccer vs KAS @ 4:00pm
4/24
Varsity Boys Vball vs IIS @ MAK 3:45pm
4/26
JV Boys Vball vs KAS @ KAS 3:45pm
4/28
JV Boys Vball vs MAC @ MAC 4:15pm
Varsity Boys Vball vs MAC @ MAC 4:15pm
On Tuesday, our MAK girls traveled to KAS to compete in their first basketball scrimmage of the season! Way to go sharks!
Middle School Upcoming Games
3/30
G6 Boys vs KAS @ MAK
G7 Boys vs KAS @ MAK
G8 Boys vs KAS @ MAK
4/13
G8 Boys vs IIS @ MAK
4/15
MS Basketball Exchange @ MAC
University Visits Spring 2023
University of British Columbia April 10 9-10am
University of California Davis April 12 9:30-10:15am
University of Calgary April 14 11:40am
College Fair April 20 9:15-10:15am
University of Cambridge (UK) April 24, 12:30pm
Congratulations to MAK Freshman Sophie on her outstanding achievement in chess! For the past two months, she competed in the National Taiwan Chess Team Tournament. Sophie placed 2nd in the women’s section and is chosen in the national team again. (5 years in a row.)
Sophie also won the first place at the secondary girl division in the National Taiwan Scholastic Chess Championship this past Sunday. Well done, Sophie!
G6 Caroline and G6 Yvette completed the 2023 World Scholar Cup Kaohsiung Round on 3/24-25 at Kaohsiung American School
Caroline won a gold medal in special award and 3 silver medals in Debate and Writing event and History Challenge
Yvette won a gold medal in the Writing event and a silver medal in the Team writing Event.
They have qualified for the following Global Round of WSC, which will be held in this summer!
Sam G1 has won the Challenge Solution Award in the 2022-2023 FIRST Robotic Competition in Taiwan!
HOW TO REACH US:
At MAK, we are committed to serving you and your family and hold a high priority on communication. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school by phone (07-356-1190) during our office hours (Monday – Friday from 7:30am – 4:00pm). You may also contact our MAK staff members by email.
如何與我們聯繫：
學校非常重視與家長們之間的溝通，且致力服務您以及您的家人。如果您有任何的問題，請在辦公時間（週一至週五，早上7:30到下午4:00）直接致電學校辦公室 (07-356-1190)或電郵以下教職人員:
| MAK OFFICE 學校辦公室 (General Inquiries 一般查詢) | makoffice@ma.org.tw |
| Dr. Dan Kim Principal/校長 | dan.kim@ma.org.tw |
| I-Lan Liu Health Coordinator/健康協調者 | i-lan.liu@ma.org.tw |
| Angela Chu Admissions/入學組助理 | angela.chu@ma.org.tw |
| Joyce Lee Admin. Assistant/秘書 | joyce.lee@ma.org.tw |
| Wynne Luk Admin. Assistant/秘書 | wynne.luk@ma.org.tw |
| Connie Chang Cashier/出納 | connie.chang@ma.org.tw |
| Bill Lin General Manager/總務主任 | bill.lin@ma.org.tw |
| Krystine Tan Public Relations/公關經理 | krystine.tan@ma.org.tw |
| David Lee Elementary Team Leader/小學部長 | david.lee@ma.org.tw |
| Michael Chan Middle School Team Leader/中學部長 EMS Counselor/中小學輔導主任 | michael.chan@ma.org.tw |
| Wade West High School Team Leader/高中部長 | wade.west@ma.org.tw |
| Matt Newkirk High School Counselor/高中輔導主任 | matt.newkirk@ma.org.tw |
| Christina Stowers Library Media Specialist圖書館媒體專任老師 | christina.stowers@ma.org.tw |
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