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Sophia Hsu, Media Team

Sophia Hsu ('26) is a member of the Media Team for 糖心Vlog in Advanced Journalism.

All content by Sophia Hsu

Standard News Network: Week of April 8

Adrian Caillaux Diaz, Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson and Inez Stephenson
April 16, 2024
Head of School Matthew Horvat speaks during a High School assembly March 26 regarding recent instances of racism throughout the school. Director of Student Life Royce Wallace, Interim High School Principal Jack Phillips, High School Assistant Principal Natalie Maisey and Gracie Lamberton (鈥�25) also spoke during the assembly.

[Photo] Administration holds assembly to address racist infractions across all 3 divisions

Clara Martinez, Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2024
Visual Arts Teacher Erik Niemi uses his turntable almost every single day. When Niemi was a kid, he said his family liked to listen to music through turntables, cassette tapes and record players.

Students embrace nostalgia through vinyl records

Sophia Hsu, Media Team
March 25, 2024

Standard News Network: Week of March 11

Talya Berner, Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson, Inez Stephenson and Theo van Zyl
March 18, 2024
Elia Blot-Lefevre (鈥�26) works on the website he created for his ocean cleanup business, Osean. Blot-Lefevre has also made social media accounts promoting his startup.

Elia Blot-Lefevre reflects on entrepreneurial journey, career aspirations

Sophia Hsu and Yasmine Rivera
March 18, 2024
Middle and High School honor band members pose at the festival site in Aberdeen. The festival is to take place from March 14-16.

AMIS Honor Band to perform at Aberdeen Festival

Sophia Hsu, Media Team
March 14, 2024

Standard News Network: Week of March 3

Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson, Inez Stephenson and Theo van Zyl
March 13, 2024

Standard News Network: Episode 6

Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Inez Stephenson and Colton Stenson
March 5, 2024

Standard News Network: Episode 5

Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson and Inez Stephenson
February 26, 2024
Maddie Hepburn (鈥�26) looks at different course pages on Schoology. Students in the High School have used Schoology for the past five years but will use a different learning platform beginning in the fall.

School plans to replace Schoology with alternative

Sophia Hsu, Media Team
February 6, 2024

Standard News Network: Episode 4

Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson, Inez Stephenson and Theo van Zyl
February 5, 2024

Standard News Network: Episode 3

Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Noelle Quintin, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson, Inez Stephenson and Theo van Zyl
January 29, 2024
Commuters are avoiding sitting on tubes with good reason. Videos have gone viral showing bugs climbing up passengers legs, according to the The Guardian.

London transport requires improved cleanliness standards

Sophia Hsu, Media Team
January 24, 2024

Standard News Network: Episode 2

Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson, Inez Stephenson and Theo van Zyl
January 22, 2024

Standard News Network: Episode 1

Ailish Herrmann, Sophia Hsu, Zoe Karibian, Yasmine Rivera, Colton Stenson, Inez Stephenson and Theo van Zyl
January 16, 2024
Maria Pilnik (鈥�26) practices rock climbing at Westway Climbing Center this year. Pilnik started climbing at the age of 6 and has continued since, now training two to three times per week.

Maria Pilnik conquers new heights through rock climbing

Sophia Hsu, Media Team
November 30, 2023
Director Martin Scorsese discusses the film鈥檚 direction unpacking the Osage murders through lead characters Ernest and Mollies relationship. 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� was played at the British Film Institute Film Festival Headline Gala Oct. 7.

Apple TV+ Original ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ dives into hidden American history

Sophia Hsu, Media Team
November 2, 2023
Ski boots, puffer jackets and Christmas sweaters are among the various articles of clothing found in the Atacama Desert, according to the Daily Mail. The environmental impact of thousands of clothes has brought alarm to many climate activists.

From London to Chile: Atacama Desert’s clothes pile unveils fast fashion impact

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
October 2, 2023
In all trials with an absent defendant, such as Lucy Letbys, the speakers must address the perpetrator even in their absence. However, Letby鈥檚 absence weakened the impact of the sentencing on the convict and the victims.

Lucy Letby sentencing highlights flaws in UK justice system

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
September 20, 2023
Clay Olson (鈥�24) and Sara Khan (鈥�24) play volleyball after returning from a group hike Sept. 1. The retreat also included activities such as yoga, team-building games and cooking.

Peer leaders embark on retreat to Wolverhampton

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
September 6, 2023
Snapchat is working to improve MyAI, an artificial intelligence bot first implemented into the platform in February. Snapchat AI was prone to misleading content and bias may be seen through conversations when it was first released. Snapchat included additional safety enhancements and limits to the bot.

Snapchat’s MyAI feature raises concerns regarding safety, privacy

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
June 6, 2023
The new asylum rule enforced by the Biden Administration applies to migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, excluding unaccompanied migrant children. Thousands of migrants anticipated the end of Title 42 along the 2,000 mile border with Mexico.

Title 42 expiration prompts discourse on immigration

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
May 19, 2023
Due to increased time spent on social media, teenagers attention spans have decreased, according to The Guardian. Devices continue to grasp our attention in many ways, often making them a huge disturbance to everyday interactions.

Attention spans dwindle due to social media use

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
May 2, 2023
Prince Harrys memoir Spare is sold for half price at the W.H. Smith store. The book was marked down in price on the day of its release after it was leaked in Spain before the official date, according to Hello Magazine.

Prince Harry鈥檚 memoir “Spare” evokes conversation surrounding monarchy, privacy

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
April 6, 2023
Reporters Audrey Cushman, Sanna Ekroth and Sophia Hsu review hot chocolates across the Saint Johns Wood high street. Each reporter rates each bowl based on various categories: originality, price and taste.

糖心Vlog reporters review hot chocolate

Audrey Cushman, Sanna Ekroth, Sophia Hsu, Jagger Price and Yasmine Rivera
December 15, 2022
Flooding and winds from Hurricane Ian cause sidewalks and the pavement to crack in Florida. The hurricane resulted in damage to thousands of homes and the evacuation of many citizens.

Hurricane Ian reaches community, spurs discussion around climate change

Sophia Hsu, Reporter
November 4, 2022
Social Studies Teacher Travis Schill teaches Hinduism in a World Civilizations I class. Schill said he is excited to see different facets of the community after recovering from the pandemic. 鈥淓xperiencing all of the traditions and all of the kind of cultural norms of ASL outside of the COVID shadow was really exciting last year,鈥� Schill said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to go a little bit more into that this year here.鈥�

[Photo] Familiar faces: Get to know 30 students, faculty 鈥� part three

Beginning Journalism Students
October 26, 2022
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