作者姓名: 魏天

HSArts Spirit Week is this week!

What is HSArts spirit? Our mascot, the Phoenix, rises from the ashes—a symbol of determination, resilience, and hope. That’s the artist’s path: we work hard, we persevere, we achieve, and we create.

We are off to a strong start this fall semester! In just three weeks, our students have demonstrated remarkable motivation and punctuality, setting a positive tone for the year ahead. This month, we have been focusing on study skills—goal-setting, creating daily schedules, and building productive habits. Each student has thoughtfully identified one specific skill to strengthen in order to become a more effective learner.

At HSArts, we often say that while farmers plant in the spring and harvest in the fall, schools plant in the fall and harvest in the spring. As we near the end of the school year, we’re celebrating a season filled with growth and achievement. From early morning classes to late-evening rehearsals, our students have worked hard all year—and now it’s time to recognize their incredible efforts.

什麼造就了傑出的領導者？

領導力決定了我們如何影響、激勵和貢獻世界。雖然溝通和決策等領導技能很重要，但它們是後天習得的能力，而正直、同理心和韌性等領導特質則決定了誰是領導者。

偉大的領導者體現的是價值觀，而不僅僅是技術。與技能不同，品質必須培養和實踐。在 HSArts 的領導力課堂上，我們專注於培養學生的才能，使他們成為具有持久影響力的傑出領導者。

祝大家蛇年快樂！蛇是十二生肖中排行第六的動物，僅次於龍。雖然在現代象徵意義中蛇常與背叛和危險聯繫在一起，但它們在中國十二生肖中的地位卻有著更深刻的意義。在古代中國文化中，蛇代表著智慧、變革和更新。它蛻皮重生的能力被視為重生和個人成長的強大象徵。