Black Lives Matter: An Open Letter to the AISB Community
Dear AISB students, parents, and teachers, Even though I technically graduated from AISB on Saturday, and was free to walk away, to stop working, stop writing, I felt the need to say something other than “farewell and good luck” via Zoom. With protests going on…
Black Lives Matter: A Summer Reading List for AISB Students
We’ve all been following the news about the protests following George Floyd’s death. We’ve been engaging in conversations at school. Many have signed this petition to demand justice for Breonna Taylor and posted black squares on our Instagram accounts. So, what’s next? As President of…
To Be Black: An AISB Experience
“Write an article for Black History Month.” This was my assignment. Pretty straight forward, really—a first-person narrative of what it’s like to be the only African American at AISB. But we’re now well into March and I’m just now finishing it. Writing this article for…
Blackout Poetry: Finding hidden meaning in the pages of old books
This is black-out poetry (a.k.a. found poetry or erasure poetry). You take an already existing text (section of a newspaper, page of a novel, etc.) and you black out the majority of the words on the page until you’re left with just a few –…
Who is the Black Hood Killer on Riverdale?
Riverdale: one of the hottest TV shows on Netflix that has everybody on the edge of their seats. In the new season, the killer called the ‘Black Hood’ is adding victims to his list every week. The question we are all asking ourselves is, who…
Reality Bites: An Interview with Up-and-Coming Rapper Brayke
When Reality Bites host Alexandru L. discovered Braydon “Brayke” Elgar on Instagram earlier this year, he knew he had to introduce him to the AISB community. Known for his high energy, heavy drums, and melancholy lyrics, Brayke’s music will appeal to a wide range of…
Class of 2020 Q&As: Where are they now? Part 2
A couple months ago, we released the first installment of a series of Q&As with last year’s graduating class. In this edition, we interview Gaya Mor from Israel, Angelo Cravario in Spain, and Oliver Szavuj, who is taking a gap year in Romania. Gaya Mor,…
2020 in Review: A look at what happened at The Bite during this crazy year
This year has not been easy. We’ve experienced lockdowns, school shutdowns, way too much Zoom time, and canceled flights. Many of us have missed out on celebrations and time with family; we’ve worried about the health of our loved ones. To put it lightly: we…
How to Celebrate this Year’s Harvest Festival at Home: Recipes from AISB’s 8.4B Class
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences that go with it, the traditional Harvest Festival at AISB will not physically take place. However, it would be a shame not to celebrate this event that transmits important values such as sharing and cultural identity. Therefore,…
Moving from Portland to Romania: AISB Teacher Tyson Lazzaro Looks Back on the Tumultuous Last Few Months
When George Floyd was killed on May 25th this year, people took to the streets all around the world demanding justice. In Portland, Oregon in particular, protests continued for months, and some demonstrations turned violent. Eventually, federal agents were sent to the city, causing even…
Top 10 Most Anticipated Games on Next Generation Consoles
After much anticipation, the next generation of gaming is upon us. While it might be hard to get your hands on the the PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles this month (Xbox sold out in most stores on launch day and PS5 stock allocations have…
Spooky Stories from AISB’s Creative Writing CCA
Grab a cozy blanket, prepare a cup of hot chocolate, and settle in for some spooky short stories, written by students from AISB’s Writing for Fiction after-school activity. The first piece was written by Marta from 9th grade and is a descriptive micro fiction story…
Top 5 rap albums of 2020 so far
2020 has been a fairly difficult year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We’ve all been stuck in isolation for much of the time, and because of this, the music industry has somewhat thrived because people need new forms of entertainment. We’ve received a lot of…
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