Dear West Island community, 

CAS is to start on Monday!

To quote the CAS ambassadors:"CAS is an opportunity to pursue your passions, step out of your comfort zone and develop yourself as a person." With the over 130 CAS activities to choose from, students can take charge of their own development and learning with the support of our staff and teachers. 

Thank you to Ms Gigi Cheung and Ms Jessica Gilbert for putting together the CAS activities.

And for the sports team trials that have finished today, thank you to all students and PE staff for your hard work. 

While we are sure that the sports teams will continue to give their best on the sports fields, some students have brought the community to attention on the topic of student athletes’ mental health. Their panel talk on mental health was held successfully last Saturday. Please read on to find out more about this talk and our students’ latest achievements and news of the week.

Last but not least, to ensure the well-being of our staff, we have implemented a new protocol regarding email communications. Staff are requested to refrain from sending emails to one another between 6 PM and 7 AM. This practice aligns with standards observed in many educational institutions and organisations.

Please be aware that if you choose to send emails in the evening, responses will be provided only during regular working hours.

Additionally, I would like to remind everyone that government schools in Hong Kong will resume on Monday. As a result, we anticipate increased traffic next week as the flow adjusts. Please take this into consideration when planning your morning commute.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 

Have a good weekend,

Vicki Hallatt

Principal

第77屆香港學校音樂節（2025）

The 77th Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, 第77屆香港學校音樂節（2025）     (24 February to 26 March 2025) is open for registration. 

To register your child’s intention to compete in the HK Schools Music Festival please complete this form by Wednesday 25 September 2024.

You are strongly advised to read the Enrolment Information including the Syllabus and the Rules and Regulations to gain thorough understanding of the requirements before enrolment. 

Applicants should liaise with their private instrumental or voice teacher to ensure they are following the rules and regulations for the category they wish to enter. West Island School will submit your application but it is your responsibility to ensure your application and entry meets the requirements of the competition.

Please check the HKSMSA website on a weekly basis for all the updated information. If you have any further queries, please email me.

Neil Beed, Nikaash Daswaney, Haydn Cheung, Mayuka Hashimoto, Kotick Chan, Sahana Iyer, Noa Yoon, Thalesh Gupta, and Vincent Huang all participated in an event run by AmplifyMe on behalf of HKUST.  A story in which Sahana and Vincent were interviewed about this event was featured in Bloomberg. You can read the story here.

Wednesday lunchtime, Tang students received their celebratory Pizza for winning the Dynasty Cup.

Congratulations to Ines Murchie, Annie Thompson and Emily Faulkner who have just been selected for the HK Netball Regional (Island) Academy Programme. 

“Beyond The Finish Line” was held on August 24th, an event hosted by The Torch (a student organization for athletes' mental health)  that is centred around feedback by over 30 different student athletes, both in high school and in university on what they wanted to learn about this identity of themselves. 

The event had 2020 Tokyo Olympian Oscar Coggins, Hong Kong National Field Hockey Vice Captain Kirsten McNeil, and Founder of Inner Edge HK Karen Lo join as panellists to discuss managing our expectations in our sporting careers, whether there really a life outside of sports and if there is, how we balance it all.

Our beneficiary, KELY Support Group, were also present during the event, and all of the profits made from the fundraiser will be going directly into supporting their cause. 

The event was also joined by other event partners, including Jameson Gong from Takeout Comedy HK as our event opener, YoungLife HK, and Treshire Jewellery, a small jewellery business run by WIS students Anya Chan and Alena Cheng.

The event was hugely successful, with over 80 people attending the panel discussion. 

"We hope that those who were present enjoyed the insightful conversations with our panelists and event partners. Special thanks to the student volunteers who worked tirelessly in turning this event into reality."

Photos by Multimedia Display&Events Coordinator Ivo Lipanovic

"We are your CAS ambassadors, and WE LOVE CAS! CAS stands for Creativity, Activity and Service and we are excited to introduce Term 1 CAS that starts on Monday 2nd September. CAS is an opportunity to pursue your passions, step out of your comfort zone and develop yourself as a person. This Term there are 130 unique CAS experiences from Year 7-13 and we look forward to seeing you all participate. Enjoy your CAS journey!  "

Two WIS students who have just graduated last academic year were featured in a latest ESF Chairman's Award video. Please watch here for the video.