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Every year, several students from Mexico enroll at AIS-Salzburg for a year abroad international experience. Most return to Mexico to study, and some enjoy it so much they decide to return, but all are an absolute treat and we thoroughly love having them as part of our community!

This year, we have 5 students who came to our school from Mexico as part of the year abroad experience: Balbina (17), Andrea (13), and Jimena (14), all from Monterrey who are here for one year and will return to Mexico to resume their studies there; Hector (17) who is from Mérida who is in his first year at the school and plans to return, and Diego (17) from Mexico City who originally planned to come for only one year but is currently in his third year as a senior. Diego hopes to study Environmental Engineering at Texas University in the Fall.

“Hector is the backbone of the social portion of the boarding program. He is the nicest kid.” - Mrs. Fox, Dean of Students

“I wish more Mexican students would come. Over the years they have significantly impacted our sports program.” - David Burns, Athletics Director

“One thing that impresses me about nearly all of the Mexican students we get here is they are excited to engage and participate in anything that is offered.” Kevin Fox, Dorm Parent.

Congratulations to our boys’ and girls’ basketball teams for finishing 3rd and 2nd place respectively at our 33rd Annual Basketball Jamboree! The girls lost a heartbreaker by only one point in the championship game. Also, congratulations to Luka, Chanti, Petar, and Nastia for being voted to the All-Tournament team by the coaches and players in the tournament.
Special thanks to Natalija and Vili for their help with media and scorekeeping supervision and Yehor for another energy filled mascot performance and some excellent DJ skills!

The Winter Trimester Awards Ceremony and Dinner photo drop. Congrats to all who received academic recognition tonight!

Students of the Studio Art Elective with Mr. Mayerhofer show off some of their recent paintings.

Top photos from our weekend ski ⛷️ & snowboard 🏂 trip to Kärnten!!

School is back in session! Despite some untucked shirts, students and teachers have settled back into the daily school routine and are excited to be back!

Former NASA Astronaut visits AIS-Salzburg! Only six people in the world have ever performed an untethered space walk. One of them is Dr. George ‘Pinky’ Nelson who stopped by the school to talk to the students. Dr. Nelson is a former NASA astronaut, an astophysicist, pilot and science educator. He has flown three shuttle missions, including one on the Columbia two and a half weeks before the Challenger shuttle exploded on liftoff. He was also one of the crew which first returned to space a year and a half after the Challenger accident.

Though his time with us was limited, he thrilled students and staff with his experience as a shuttle astronaut, telling us about sleeping in zero gravity (you have to fasten yourself down), conducting experiments in space (your clothes are covered with velcro so you can stick all your pens and small pieces of equipment to you - otherwise they fly away) and doing satellite repair. It was during a satellite repair mission that he exited the shuttle with a flight pack on his back, without a tether to the shuttle, and maneouvred himself to the ailing satellite, grabbed it and then went back to the shuttle.

Yesterday the AIS-Salzburg Fall Trimester Awards Dinner and Ceremony was held at the Sternbräu restaurant, where many students were recognized for outstanding academic success as well as engagement in athletics throughout the fall term.

The second to last slide is of Mr. McLean handing out the final few honor roll awards and the last slide is of the student reaction to the Headmaster Holiday announcement, where students were awarded the day off of school on Friday for their hard work.

The varsity girls’ volleyball team dug deep in what was a gruelling DVAC varsity volleyball tournament in Budapest on November 9th. The Lady Lions were one of nine teams competing for the championship, finishing in second place and only losing to the eventual champions 1-2 in a close match. Congrats to the Lady Lions on a great season, finishing with a record of 11-2!

In the video below, we mic'd up Mr. Lichty's AP® Calculus classroom at the start of a new lesson on implicit differentiation. Implicit differentiation is widely applicable across science, engineering, economics, and even computer science, whenever variables are interdependent and a direct solution is challenging to isolate. We invite you to watch the video of Mr. Lichty introducing this challenging new topic to his senior students.

Mic'd Up: Students Introduced to Implicit Differentiation in AP® Calculus In this video, we mic'd up Mr. Lichty's AP® Calculus classroom at the start of a new lesson on implicit differentiation. Implicit differentiation is widely ...

9th grade English literature students held a mock trial yesterday for one of the characters, Rainsford, from the story *The Most Dangerous Game*. Each student was assigned a side and presented their own opening statements and arguments for either the prosecution or the defense based on information from the story.

Two students presented at a time, and the remaining students acted as jury members and decided whose arguments were based more in reason, logic and more moving.

Last weekend, students visited one of our periodic weekend destinations; the Hohenwerfen Castle. This medieval rock castle was built in the 11th century and provides for a scenic view of the Salzach Valley and the surrounding Berchtesgaden Alps and Tennen Mountains. If you’re from a more mature generation, you may be interested to know that this castle was the setting for the film production of Alistair MacLean’s, Where Eagles Dare starring Richard Burton. Students browsed the exhibition of ancient weapons, the old castle tavern and the Knights’ store.

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School is back in session! 93 students from 22 different nations have now settled back into the dormitories and classrooms for the start of the 2024-2025 school year!

AIS-Salzburg Graduates 20 Seniors: https://www.ais-salzburg.at/ais-salzburg-graduates-20-seniors/

On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the commencement exercises were once again held at the beautiful Kavalierhaus at Schloss Klessheim on the outskirts of Salzburg. The Commencement Exercises at AIS-Salzburg represent the most important and significant of all annual events at our school. Seniors commence to become alumni after receiving their very hard-earned diplomas and receive our blessings and high hopes for a successful and satisfying future.

Click the link above to see some of the photos along with videos of the entrance of the class of 2024 to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, speeches from the Salutatorian, ECIS Winner, and Valedictorian, followed by the Commencement Address and handing out of the diplomas.

Students Recognized at Our 2024 Annual Awards Ceremony: https://www.ais-salzburg.at/students-recognized-at-our-2024-annual-awards-ceremony/

Male and Female Boarders of the Year, Athletic Awards, and Salutatorian, ECIS Winner, and Valedictorian are announced!

Last Friday, the junior high class went to Haus der Natur, an interactive science and natural history museum located in the city center of Salzburg which also features an aquarium and reptile zoo. This was a great field trip for the junior high students to make the connections of what they learned throughout the year.