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(1)中文学校将于5月11日（星期日）1:00pm 在大礼堂举行毕业典礼。我们衷心祝贺以下毕业生完成中文学校必修的中文课程及考试：

Audrey Qi

Ben Xu

Eddie Liu

Issac Chan

Joanna Zhao

Naomi Liu

Roger Sheng

Summer Qi

Yuting Li

（2）毕业典礼结束后，我们将举办高中毕业生大学申请经验交流会。届时，应届高中学生将与大家分享他们的大学申请经历与心得体会。

以下是参与经验分享的学生：

April Zhang - Purdue University

Isabella Hu - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Isabella Wu - Cornell University

Jeanne Lu - Cornell University

Kailey Chen - New York University

Kevin Lu - Cornell University

Lei Chun Ho - SUNY Stony Brook

Stella Zhang - Johns Hopkins University

Vincent Shi - Johns Hopkins University

欢迎各位届时光临！

中文学校行政团队

🎓 May 11 Chinese School Graduation Ceremony and College Application Experience Panel discussion

(1) The Chinese School will hold its graduation ceremony on May 11 (Sunday) at 1:00 PM in the auditorium. We sincerely congratulate the following graduates for successfully completing the required Chinese language courses and exams:

Audrey Qi
Ben Xu
Eddie Liu
Isaac Chan
Joanna Zhao
Naomi Liu
Roger Sheng
Summer Qi
Yuting Li

(2) Following the graduation ceremony, we will host a college application discussion panel. Current high school seniors will share their college application journeys and insights.

The students participating in the sharing session are:

April Zhang - Purdue University
Isabella Hu - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Isabella Wu - Cornell University
Jeanne Lu - Cornell University
Kailey Chen - New York University
Kevin Lu - Cornell University
Lei Chun Ho - SUNY Stony Brook
Stella Zhang - Johns Hopkins University
Vincent Shi - Johns Hopkins University

We warmly welcome everyone to attend!

Chinese School Administrative Team

2025年4月27日，我校举行了中文学校最高级别的识字比赛。参赛班级为AP中文班，作为我校中文水平最高的年级，参赛同学们展现了出色的语言能力和扎实的中文基础。

获奖名单如下：

一等奖（1st Place) :
Christina Zhang
Xingchen Lin

二等奖（2nd Place):
Ben Xu
Eddie Liu
Roger Sheng

三等奖（3rd Place):
Jason Lian
Joanna Zhao
Michael Shi
Sicheng Yu

关于中文学校AP中文课程简介:
我校AP中文课程致力于全面提升学生的听、说、读、写能力，围绕AP中文考试六大主题进行系统训练，强化实际语言运用与跨文化交流能力。课程内容注重阅读与规范写作，拓展中华文化知识，并通过定期模拟考试帮助学生熟悉题型，提升应试技巧，力争顺利通过AP中文考试并取得优异成绩。

AP课程小知识:

AP（Advanced Placement）为大学预修课程，涵盖22个门类、37个学科，目前已在全美超过15,000所高中普遍开设。

AP中文语言与文化（AP Chinese Language and Culture）课程作为一门外语类AP课程，允许高中生选修并通过考试获取大学学分，同时在大学期间可直接进入更高阶的中文课程学习。

成功通过AP中文考试，不仅有助于提升大学申请竞争力，也可使学生在大学期间免修外语或提前选修高级中文课程。此外，在纽约州公立高中，AP中文成绩优异的学生还有可能获得**纽约州双语能力印章（New York State Seal of Biliteracy, NYSSB）的荣誉认证。

因此，AP中文课程备受具有语言优势的华裔学生及家庭的高度重视。

中文学校行政团队

On April 27, 2025, our school held the highest-level spelling bee competition. The participating class was the AP Chinese class. As the grade with the highest Chinese level in our school, the participating students showed excellent language skills and a solid Chinese foundation.

The list of winners is as follows:

1st Place:
Christina Zhang
Xingchen Lin

2nd Place:
Ben Xu
Eddie Liu
Roger Sheng

3rd Place:
Jason Lian
Joanna Zhao
Michael Shi
Sicheng Yu

About the AP Chinese Course in Chinese Schools

Our school's AP Chinese course is committed to comprehensively improving students' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and systematically training around the six major themes of the AP Chinese exam to strengthen practical language application and cross-cultural communication skills. The course content focuses on reading and standardized writing, expands Chinese cultural knowledge, and helps students familiarize themselves with question types and improve test-taking skills through regular mock exams, striving to pass the AP Chinese exam smoothly and achieve excellent results.

What is the AP Course? 

AP (Advanced Placement) is a college preparatory course that covers 22 categories and 37 subjects. It is currently offered in more than 15,000 high schools across the United States.

As a foreign language AP course, the AP Chinese Language and Culture course allows high school students to take and pass the exam to obtain college credits, and at the same time, they can directly enter higher-level Chinese courses during college.

Successfully passing the AP Chinese exam not only helps to improve the competitiveness of college applications, but also allows students to be exempted from foreign language courses or take advanced Chinese courses in advance during college. In addition, in New York State public high schools, students with excellent AP Chinese scores may also receive the honorary certification of the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB).

Chinese School Administrative Team

2025年4月20日，我校成功举办了中文七、八年级组的中文识字比赛。参赛学生积极参与，表现优异，充分展现了中文学习成果。以下是获奖名单：

On April 20, 2025, our school successfully held a Chinese Spelling Bee for the seventh and eighth grades. The participating students actively participated and performed well. The following is the list of winners:

七年级:
一等奖 (1st Place)：
Ocean Liu
二等奖 (2nd Place)：
Austin Liu
三等奖 (3rd Place)：
Angelica Cooney
Charles Zhang
Jessie Guo
Katie Sheng

八年级:
一等奖 (1st Place)：
Isaac Liu
Tony Chen
二等奖 (2nd Place)：
Ann Hu
Naomi Liu
三等奖 (3rd Place)：
Audrey Qi
Caitlin Li
Isaac Chan
Vivian Li

马立平中文7、8年级课程致力于提升学生的阅读、写作与表达能力。通过系统的文学阅读与写作训练，学生不断拓展词汇量，掌握更高阶的语法知识，进一步增强语言理解与应用能力，同时加深对中华语言与文化的认识。

Ma Liping Chinese seventh and eighth grade courses are committed to improving students' reading, writing and expression skills. Through systematic literary reading and writing training, students continue to expand their vocabulary, master higher-level grammar knowledge, further enhance language comprehension and application skills, and deepen their understanding of Chinese language and culture.

中文学校行政团队 (Chinese School Administration Team)

**School website: www.albanychineseschool.org**