STVM Chinese Club

The STVM Chinese Club will be attending the following lecture on Monday evening at E.J. Thomas
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn - Reflections on China: Tiananmen to Present

October 17, 2011 7:30 PM
EJ Thomas Hall
Sponsored by The John S. Knight Lecture, The Confucius Institute and E. J. Thomas Hall
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof will be joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and wife Sheryl WuDunn for a lecture that will cover China's Tiananmen Square democracy movement.

Together the couple has co-authored several best selling books including, China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power and their latest, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.

Light-Up Lantern Festival - Saturday, October 8  6:00 – 10:00pm

The STVM Chinese Club will be participating in this wonderful fall festival again with a “Your Name in Chinese” booth. Last year, we made bookmarks for kids with their names in Chinese. Even some adults participated. Please feel free to come and enjoy this festival of street performance, music, art, and food.

Chinese Club News

The 2011-2012 school year has just begun and with the start of every new school year comes lots of fun and exciting activities. The Chinese Club kicked off its first meeting with the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Moon Festival. This festival is one of the two most important occasions in the Chinese calendar. During the celebration, we enjoyed authentic mooncakes provided by Mrs. Drumm. There were a variety of different mooncakes including red bean, green bean, white lotus seed, melon, and more. We also enjoyed other authentic Chinese treats like fried shrimp chips and grapes brought in by students. It was quite the celebration!

While kids were enjoying the ethnic foods, Mrs. Drumm was busy tallying the votes for Chinese Club officers. At the end of the party, the results were in! Junior Ryan Bennet was elected as the president. Junior Joey Weber was elected as the vice president. Senior Andrew Menich was elected as Secretary. Senior Abby Burke was elected as Treasurer. Junior Alissa Peeples was elected as Artistic Director. Congratulations! Everyone from the Chinese Club is looking forward to a great and exciting new year!

Andrew Menich
Chinese Club Secretary

Advisor: Mrs. Tamula Drumm