Dr. Nelson’s Blog

Greetings from the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) annual teacher’s conference in Manila. We are the 100th school (just invited this year) to be included in this august body of accredited international schools throughout the Asia Pacific region. See http://www.earcos.org/about.html for more information.
As the 100th school to enjoy membership in EARCOS we [...]

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We are getting ready to paint the roof, thanks to the joint work of the Building and Grounds committee and the PTA, who is sponsoring $10K in funds for the project.
The Mock Trial team won first place and is going to Oklahoma City for the National competition. Our Math Counts teams placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, [...]

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Good Evening.
I am both honored and flattered to have been asked to speak for this wonderful occasion.
I congratulate each of you and your parents.
Your achievements in the realms of Scholarship, Leadership, Community Service, and Character are being honored here tonight by your induction into this prestigious society.
An honor such as this is a wonderful way [...]

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Technology can sometimes completely change your world. The internal combustion engine, the electric light bulb, the pasteurization of the milk, the development of the atom bomb, Gutenberg’s printing press, the personal computer, using a clock to determine longitude, Teflon, etc., etc., etc. These are examples of technologies that, in some large or small way, changed [...]

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Good morning. I’ll let you in on a little secret of mine. I secretly feel in my heart of hearts that all of you today are going to be big winners in what ever you put your heart and mind to do in your future – winners in this game we call Life. This game [...]

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I am sitting on the train called on the Narita express at Shinjuku Station as I wait for it to depart from downtown Tokyo to Narita Terminal 2. With a two hour and 15 minute airport limousine ride due to two traffic jams I was advised to take the Narita express, even though I have [...]

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A parent told me just the other day how much he valued the open communication he receives at St. John’s. He told me that the reason why he came to talk to me was that he heard that I would listen and that was refreshing to him. We pride ourselves on keeping an open [...]

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There are a number of key contact people at St. John’s for the myriad responsibilities of running a college prep international school. The first key contact person that most people work with is our receptionist, April Lopez. She greets you as soon you walk in the front door with a big smile and a ”Hafa [...]

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One of the recent additions to our program and St. John’s is our franchise agreement with the Princeton Review. This unique opportunity gives our school community the highest level of admissions exam test preparation services available anywhere. We have had students from St. John’s, from other schools on Guam, from Palau, and most recently from [...]

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A parent told me just the other day how much he valued the open communication he receives at St. John’s. He told me that the reason why he came to talk to me was that he heard that I would listen and that was refreshing to him. We pride ourselves on keeping an open door [...]

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