Vaccinations and Crop Yields: Kelvin Kou’s Expanding Horizons

By Michael Veith While many of us try to avoid diseases, Kelvin Kou (Class of 2009) made them his full time job from May 2012 to August 2013, working at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). The job was part of his studies in the Science Co-op Program…

Principal Thoughts

David Spreadbury, Secondary Principal There was a lot of buzz in the classrooms and hallways as the first report cards of the year were sent home last Friday.  As a school, we see the primary purpose of report cards as an important communication tool between the teachers and home. They…

Charities Win Big With Run of Hope

  The final figures are in! Thanks to the amazing support from all those who participated in the Run of Hope, a total of MOP 294,000 was raised! The funds will be donated to the Kiang Wu Hospital's cancer department and the China Evangelize Fellowship Orphanage in Macau. Stay tuned…

TIS Students Meet a Golf Legend!

Three students from the TIS golf team got to meet one of the sport's best players, Ernie Els, over the fall break. Barbie Wang, Oscar Wang and Edward Chai, along with the Grade 4 Teacher Elsa Boonzaaier,  were part of  a welcome party that met Els at the Macau International…

Senior Volleyball Teams Head to ACAMIS Tourny

TIS, along with five other schools from across China and Hong Kong, will gather in Hangzhou, China to compete in the ACAMIS Gold Division High School Volleyball Tournament from Nov 7-9. Best of luck to our senior girls and boys teams who left this morning for Hangzhou. Go Tigers!! You…

A Day in the Life of the MPR

  Ever wonder what goes on in the MPR on a day to day basis? Grade 12 student Marika Veith put together this great time-lapse video which shows the many uses of the MPR: http://youtu.be/K-hthCpSULo

PRC Volleyball Tournament

  The PRC Senior Volleyball Tournament gets underway this afternoon at the MUST Gym. The TIS girls and boys teams both play at 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. today and at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday. The semi-final games start at 12 noon. Best of luck to our teams!

Happy Birthday Miss Melba!

  Miss Melba, a long-time member of the cleaning staff at TIS, got a big surprise this morning. All of the Division 1 students and teachers crowded into the second floor hallway to wish her a happy birthday and to give her a gift and hand-made birthday cards.    …

A Frighteningly Good Time!

Witches, ghouls, ghosts, zombies and everything in between could be seen in the classrooms and hallways of TIS today as students, teachers and staff celebrated Halloween. The elementary grades started off with a short assembly in the MPR where everyone sang Halloween songs. The Kindergarten had Halloween-themed stations in their…

University Experience Doubly Rewarding for TIS Grad

By Michael Veith The knowledge and experiences gained from university go far beyond a diploma. For Jordan D’Costa, the time spent at university was also about the friends he made and the students he helped. During four years at University of Sheffield in England, Jordan pursued a degree in Aerospace…