Sienna Scholars to WSC

Brady and Colby will be performing a version of Miles and Miles of Texas at the Talent Showcase on Thursday at the Star Theater in Singapore.  Representatives from most of the 30 nations participating in the World Scholar's Cup will be in the talent show, and we heard last night

I heard today from the WSC administrators that they were assembling team scores from all their regional events and our senior team of Joseph Anderson, Katie Goss, and Alexander Shein, who had won the team debate and overall team competition in Houston in May, had the fourth-highest team debate score

Our students are super-excited about their upcoming adventure which is now just hours away from beginining.  Thanks to everyone who has contributed to make this trip and competition a reality.  Too many names and companies to list here (some sent checks, some are contributing later), but our community has responded

Article in today's Houston Chronicle on the winning Houston teams. http://www.chron.com/default/article/Fort-Bend-ISD-students-advance-to-global-academic-5559294.php   Also in Fort Bend Star at this URL - http://www.fortbendstar.com/2014/06/18/fort-bend-isd-students-qualify-for-global-academic-meet-in-singapore/ 

Heard from the U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Singapore, the Honorable Blair Hall, and we're hoping to arrange for a tour of the U.S. Embassy for our team as well as a face-to-face meeting next week.  The first American representative in Singapore was married to the daughter of Paul Revere, by

This is the main venue in Singapore competition will be held at.   http://www.thestar.sg/  Looks like the last "performer" at the venue before the academic competition is Kyary Kyary Pamyu Pamyu in her Nanda Collection World Tour 2014 (I'm sure I don't have to tell anyone here that she is one of

The third day will usher a return to the Star Theatre with a multicultural talent show, a showcase debate, and the program’s signature Scholar’s Bowl—a high-stakes race to solve creative academic challenges before a live audience—all followed by arguably the week’s most anticipated event: the Scholar’s Ball, a prom-like gala

The ceremonies will also feature cultural performances by the Vocal Associates Children's Choir of Singapore and appearances by consular representatives of many of the countries in attendance. After the opening ceremony, teams will depart for a community-building scavenger hunt on Sentosa Island: a chance for them not just to get

This just in from Singapore -  Even as the world’s top football teams gather on the other side of the globe for the World Cup, more than 2,200 leading students from 30 countries will take the stage in Singapore for the 2014 World Scholar’s Cup. These students were the top. . . . .