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Hope

Volume 3, Issue 1

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow” - Albert Einstein

Art by Casey Chow

Left on Read by Hope

By Margareta T
I used to think that Hope was the friend who would get me through late night studying and piling deadlines. But every time I needed her the most, she ended up ghosting me on Snapchat.

Redefining Effort: What Do We Grind for?

By Vivian Jiang
Striving for perfection and recognition in music and school left me disappointed and hopeless. It turns out I was exhausting myself for all the wrong reasons.

Closing the Expectation Gap: How Individual Hope Is Good for Us All

By Haven Oravec
Sometimes, the issue isn't a lack of kindness, but a lack of belief in each other. Our tendency to assume others are too busy, judgmental, or uninterested in connecting is known as social cynicism. A new study at SAS, in highlighting the limitations of our assumptions, reveals how having hope in each other's kindness and empathy has the power to transform our community.

No Matter the Cost: The Fragility of Hope in Children of Men (2006)

By Justin Wang
Children of Men (2006) directed by Alfonso Cuarón depicts a world destroyed by infertility. The film illustrates, with Theo and Jasper's sacrifice, that hope, brittle and ephemeral, only endures when we decide to defend it against the forces of despair, terror, and fascism.

Springtime Letter to Grandma: How Grief Translates to Hope

By Leon Fu
I lost my grandma last spring. Her death shook me first, but as I reflect on her life and all the memories I share with her, I started to view her death in a novel way, one that comes with positivity and hope. This is my journey to noticing hope and power in grief.
The hope of a new beginning, last “firsts”, and a fruitful culminating year in a time of uncertainty
The hope of a new beginning, last “firsts”, and a fruitful culminating year in a time of uncertainty

By Kolb Sun

Hope for an upcoming opening (Chipotle is coming to Singapore), bringing back nostalgic memories of home.
Hope for an upcoming opening (Chipotle is coming to Singapore), bringing back nostalgic memories of home

“Attaching Stories to People”: Dr. Fine’s Superpower as a Principal

By Azara Mathur
I sat for an interview with Dr. Fine, our new high school principal, to understand the fate of our future administration. We ended up discussing a wide array of topics, from college admissions to what student-faculty interactions ought to look like. Most notably, we spoke about his hopes for our SAS community, and I feel all the more hopeful for it.

What’s Hot?

A collection of timely articles, commenting on current day events

The Truth About Tariffs: Why the Historical Rationale Falls Short

By Luke Nicholson
Donald J. Trump has been known to look with rose-colored glasses at the glory of the US in its 19th century 'heyday,' when presidents like William McKinley (his self-proclaimed favourite) instituted near-triple digit tariffs which seemed to fuel prosperity. According to our president, this was an era of economic strength which has since faded; but how much of this bygone playbook can really apply in today's globalized economy before the US starts looking like the 1800s in all the wrong ways?