Category: Remarks from our Head of School

End of semester is a busy time for all of our students. They are working hard on their final projects, preparing for the final exams, putting the last touches on their artwork to get them ready for the exhibit, and our performing art students are rehearsing their performances. We are counting down the days to our final shows. It will be a great showcase of our students’ hard work and dedication. I look forward to our shows next Thursday at school and Friday 12/16 at the Herbst Theater. Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

November is our kindness month. We learned how to be kind to others, show gratitude and appreciation to our teachers and staff. We also need to be kind to ourselves. We did mindfulness journaling at Golden Gate Park this past Monday. It is important to practice mindfulness during our last stretch of the semester when we have pressure from our exhibit and performances, as well as finals.

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

November is our Kindness Month! We talked about how to be kind to others, and show our appreciation to teachers. There are no boundaries for kindness, as Desmond Doss showed us last week in the Veteran’s Day video we watched!

I am also proud to announce that, for the FIRST TIME, our middle school basketball
team WON against the Stratford sixth graders this Tuesday! Our students played hard and played well. Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

This week our students heard from the well-respected Korean War Veteran Judge Quentin Kopp who talked about the history of Veteran’s day. Afterwards, we watched a cartoon about Desmond Doss, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery during World War II. Doss’ love for our country and for his fellow soldiers was unquestioned and propelled him to complete great feats in midst of battle. We thank them all for their service.

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

We had a lovely time last Friday during my afternoon tea with parents and Peter Zhang, our college counselor. Peter’s extensive college counseling experience is impressive and his stories were inspirational. We are here to help our students to reach their dreams. Sky’s our limit! Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

Quarter one flew by quickly! I am very happy to see that our students have worked hard and shown significant improvements this year in both academics and arts. Please keep up the good work and reflect on how we could do even better for the remaining of the semester and the year! Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

This week, we introduced growth mindset vs fixed mindset during the student assembly and leadership class. We also reflected on how we have practiced the study skills we have learned about at the beginning of the quarter. I am confident that our students will have an even more fruitful Quarter 2. Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

Student survey suggested that the activity they enjoyed the most in the HSArts spirit week is designing and painting the school murals! They also enjoyed the field day activities in the park and the ice cream social at the end of the spirit week. Now it is time to focus on finishing our Q1 strong. Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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October 3-7 is the HSArts Spirit week! HSArts spirit is about Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Kindness, Empathy and Tolerance; HSArts spirit is about contributing positively to our society; HSArts spirit is about achieving excellence in Academics, Arts and everything that we do. Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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Greetings everyone!

It is an exciting time in school! Our first in-person Open House is this week and our new student ambassadors are getting ready to lead school tours. Spirit

Week begins on Monday next week with lots of events and fun activities happening on campus. (See Student Life below for more details.) Go Phoenix!

– Dr. Sherry Zhang
Head of School
San Francisco High School of the Arts

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