Winter Concerts - Show Choir: The Glory of Love

Conducted by Sally Oxenberry. Video by Yvonne Zhu, May Shao, and Andrew Marks. Sound by Li Jing. Technical Supervisor: Xiao Jian. Lighting: Terry Pan. Video directed and edited by Andrew Marks.

Winter Concerts - Barbershop Boys: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

Conducted by Mary Siew. Video by Yvonne Zhu, May Shao, and Andrew Marks. Sound by Li Jing. Technical Supervisor: Xiao Jian. Lighting: Terry Pan. Video directed and edited by Andrew Marks.

Winter Concerts - Massed Choir: Masters in this Hall

Conducted by Mary Siew. Video by Yvonne Zhu, May Shao, and Andrew Marks. Sound by Li Jing. Technical Supervisor: Xiao Jian. Lighting: Terry Pan. Video directed and edited by Andrew Marks.

Winter Concerts - Massed Choir: Ceremony of Carols

Conducted by Mary Siew. Video by Yvonne Zhu, May Shao, and Andrew Marks. Sound by Li Jing. Technical Supervisor: Xiao Jian. Lighting: Terry Pan. Video directed and edited by Andrew Marks.

How to Cook Crabs by Chloe & Arisa

Chloe and Arisa present a Chinese lesson on how to cook crabs.

Smoking Kills! by Arisa & Aberdeen

Arisa & Aberdeen warn us about the dangers of smoking in this video!

Chinese Cooking Class for Beginners - Brownies?!

Jimmy Zheng and William Shaw present a beginner's cooking show for Chinese people trying to make bad foreign food.
This video received 2 Daily 'Honors' awards on YouTube!
#8 Top Rated News & Blogs (Chinese)
#6 Top Favorites News & Blogs (Chinese)

Billy & Molly Travel the World (Episode 1 - Smoking)

Annie and Graydon (Molly and Billy) take us around the world to investigate the effects of smoking!

"Deadly Ingredients" by Jonathan & Steve

View Jonathan & Steve's startling revelations about what's actually in a cigarette.

Warning: you may be shocked and startled!

Mr. Leishman's SAMS News Podcast #1

Tune in to Mr. Leishman's first podcast of Middle School news for parents and students. Download it here: Leish-O-Matic 9000 Podcast #1. Format: mp3

Find out more about the International Book Fair, Parent Teacher Conferences, Report Cards, and how to use the SAMS Edline website.

SAMS student experiments with VFX!

This short clip is an example of the 'early work' of one of our SAMS 8th Grade students, Howard. He's been experimenting with CGI (computer generated imaging) and stop-motion FX. Way to go, Howard - we love your work!

SAMScast wows international podcasters

This week SAMScast was recognized by members of the international educational podcasting community. This Wikispaces page on Podcasting features SAMScast along with podcasts from the Niles Township HS District and The International School of Dhaka, Bangladesh in their "What does Podcasting look like?" selection. SAMScast received a "Wow!" rating from the creators of the site. Thanks for the recognition of a group effort from SAMS.

Our tags/labels are also currently spreading across Technorati and Icerocket and Newfrequency.

SAMS orchestras at the International Fair! (2006)

On October 14, 2006, SAMS Orchestras dazzled audiences at the SAS International Fair. Watch "Born to be Wild!" (Conducted by Mr. Beerman), and "Mission Impossible" (Conducted by Miss Siew). Awesome!

6th Grade Overnighter (2006)

The 6th Grade Overnighter is a great SAMS tradition to welcome our new students into our school. Producer: Andy Marks.

Health - Smoking is Stupid! by Nick and Doug (2006)

Join Doug and Nick on this exploration of the dangers of smoking!

7th Grade Oriental Green Boat Bonding Day (2006)

This is the first of Mr. Marks' great presentations to appear on SAMScast! Join our 7th Grade students and teachers for a great day of fun and team building.

SAMS Rock Band - Smells Like Teen Spirit!

Watch SAMS Rock Band tear it up with this rendition of Nirvana's classic rock song!

SAMS Rock Band

SAMS Rock Band truly rocked out our Middle School assembly on October 9, 2006. Catch this performance from our talented students (plus Mr. Ethridge!)

SAMS Ultimate Dance Fever!

Inspired by YouTube's "Evolution of Dance," this is a piece by SAMS teachers that was performed at our assembly on October 9, 2006.
Dancers: Mark Hefte, Belle Santos, Laura "Dancing Pregnant Lady" MacDonald, Dale Ethridge.
Choreography: Belle Santos. Music Mix: Jonathan Chambers.
Crowd: SAMS Students!
Crew: SAS Puxi PAC staff. You know who you are.