IMPACT 22 by Concordian International School

Issue 22 of IMPACT, the June 2018 Summer Issue, is the final magazine of the 2017-2018 school year at Concordian International School in Bangkok. Editor Nicki Deidrick reflects on a year of change as she resigns as HR, Communications and Publications Manager and hands over to incoming manager Megan Ames, with K. Prinz continuing as designer. Board Chairperson John Chu writes a message marking the graduation of Concordian's 8th class, including his son Ethan, and previews a school-wide, long-term Child Protection program. The edition also features the KMUTT Formula Student team, who showcased their 2018 TSAE Formula Student Thailand Champion race car to Grade 9-11 students, and publishes the university acceptance list for the Class of 2018 (as of May 2018), with offers from institutions including Pennsylvania State University, the University of Glasgow, Savannah College of Art and Design, Duke Kunshan University, and Australian, Irish and Asian universities.

The Showcase and Athletics sections report a busy AISAA season. Highlights include the G7-U Table Tennis and G7-U Badminton teams crowned AISAA Champions, the UG3 Girls Football team taking First Place, G5-U Table Tennis winning first place, and third-place finishes for the G5-U Football, Boys Varsity Basketball and Gold Dragon band, alongside second-place results for Varsity Badminton and several table tennis squads.

School Update sections cover the High School Talent Show on May 4th (won by SMMM and L2M4), Middle School Student Council projects on gaming addiction and Earth Day, Grade 1's recycling Action project, and EY/PY events including the Freaky Fun Festival, 100 Days Festival and Songkran. Activities and Events feature the fifth THAIMUN, hosting over 300 delegates from fourteen countries; a talk by investor Kriss Kirchhoff; the K2 Walkathon for the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Foundation; and Operation Smile's Mae Hong Son mission, which raised approximately 400,000 baht. Further coverage includes the Madanabadha musical, The Voice of Concordian Season Two, the High School Play, a Shanghai student exchange, Concordian Intramurals, the PTA Sustainival Festival of Love drawing more than 1,000 participants, author visits by Michael De Souza and Ronny Mintjens, and an Alumni Talk from Nopdanai Sriratanarungrueng, Class of 2016.