As part of our school's participation with the Kakehashi Project - The Bridge for Tomorrow, East-West staff and students will be hosting a delegation of twenty two students and three faculty members from Nishio High School. The group will be arriving at our school on Thursday, October 31 and will be paired up with their homestay family.
East-West Welcomes Principal Otake and Nishio High School
A special assembly will be performed at Muster on Friday, followed by a presentation from Nishio High School. Our student government will be organizing a school-wide pep rally to engage interaction between both schools. Special guests, local political leaders, and community members will be present.
Our K-Pop Club performs for our special guests.
A special performance by our Anime Club to welcome our Sister School in Japan
Thriller Flash Mob performed by our middle school students
Welcome Nishio High School to East-West
Shown from l to r: Principal Sherman, Honorable Councilman Koo, Jun Ishihara Consulate General of Japan in New York, Principal Otake, and Don Capalbi Community Leader, President of QueensboroHill Neighborhood Association
From l to r: Takeshi Yoshida and Noriko Yamamoto from The Japan Foundation, Principal Sherman, Principal Otake, and Consul Jun Ishihara
Quilin Li leads a tour of our school
Our Sister School students viewing East-West Wall of Japan
Angel Vargas and Ulises Salinas with their host brother
Sharing the similarities and differences of school life.
Student Government leads East-West's first Pep Rally
Students participated in fun and games while building interaction between the two schools.
Refreshments were organized and provided by our wonderful PTA
There is no party without cotton candy...Thank you Mr. Zavieh!
American candy...Pop Rocks!
We're all smiles.
Medals for all our champions
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Click here to view photos from our students' Japan Trip over the summer