Dear Middle School Parents,
We’re reaching the final stretch of the year and we are starting to have our culminating assignments for students. In the meantime, help your children pace themselves for the end of the year with many projects and assignments due at the same time. On top of it all, some of their friends are departing from school as well. We encourage you to keep the line of communication open with them and check-in with them daily.
Heat and Hydration
Please know that we are very mindful as we are heading into the hot temperature season and we monitor this closely every day. Should the temperature reach 40C/104F we will not be sending our students out under the sun for PE. Should they need to be outside, PE teachers will keep it brief. While we do not prohibit students from relaxing outdoors during break and lunch we will monitor kids to ensure that they do not spend too much active free time outdoors in the heat of the day. However, regardless of limiting sun exposure, please ensure your child remains adequately hydrated in this heat by ensuring they have a named water bottle with them every day. For time outside, sunscreen and a hat are also highly encouraged.
Middle School Coffee, Tuesday, May 1, 8:45-9:45 am (Hall of Light)
Join us for a special coffee to share and discuss parent feedback on the climate survey regarding how AISC prioritizes learning and challenges our students. This coffee is focused on program and practices in the middle school. There will be time for questions and input of parent perspective.
Celebrating Our Students…
Congratulations to the World Scholar’s Cup
The event attracted over 450 students from all over Chennai to our campus last weekend. This community event keeps growing and growing each year, making it harder and harder to go onto the next round. Without much preparation, our students did an incredible job, many qualifying for the next round in Barcelona, Kuala Lumpur, or Melbourne. Congratulations to the following students and teams who earned Global Round berths through their exceptional performance:
● Sajiv Reddy Yeduguri Sandhini, Lokeswar Gopikrishna and Katherine Kesavardhanan
● Ayush Mammen (with teammates from other schools)
● Tejas Narayan (with teammates from other schools)
Another MUN group will be heading to Taipei, Taiwan from April 26-30 for their conference. Below is who they will represent at the conference.
Country
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Committee
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Delegate
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Topics
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United Kingdom
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Goal 2: II
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Tejas Narayan
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Eliminating hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition through sustainable agriculture
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Improving nutrition for children under ten years of age in the Asia region
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The question of responsible consumption and disposal of resources
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Goal 3: II
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Sangjun Lee
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Universal mandatory safety standards for transportation to reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
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Methods to establish a comprehensive and effective healthcare system
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The question of mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on socio-economic development
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Goal 5: II
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Dhivya Sanjay
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Preventing violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Implementing literacy programs for women to combat inequality universally
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Enhancing the use of technological development to promote the empowerment of women.
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Goal 10: II
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Diya Reddy
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Measures to combat arranged child marriages universally
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Measures to adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, to improve social welfare systems in order to achieve greater equality
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Measure to regulate the effects of globalization on drastic livelihood inequalities in regards to living standards, income, education and the like
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Goal 11
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Karan Chakravarthy
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Ensuring sustainable housing for those living in extreme poverty in Southeast Asia
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Addressing the role of climate change on the development of urban areas facing extreme weather events
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Clean water and sanitation as a prerequisite to facilitating an adequate social and economic living standard
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SC
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Sanjeev Naiek
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Situation in the Central African Republic
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Situation in Yemen
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Goal 16
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Gauthum Narendar
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Human Rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar
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The question of the Demilitarization of the Arctic Circle
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Addressing the degree of capital punishment for drug possession
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APQ Human Migration
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Suman Krishna
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Measures to address internal migration, with an emphasis on mitigating the consequences of rural to urban shifts in less developed countries
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Facilitating the assimilation and protecting the rights of newly-arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe
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Evaluating the legal status of so-called “climate change refugees”
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APQ AI
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Vihaan Saharia
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Addressing the economic implications of weak Artificial Intelligence
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Regulating autonomous weapons systems
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Methods to foster global coordination on Artificial Intelligence research and development
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Jordan
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Goal 2: II
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Pooja Viswesh
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Eliminating hunger, food insecurty, and malnutrition through sustainable agriculture
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Improving nutrition for children under ten years of age in the Asia region
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The question of responsible consumption and disposal of resources
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Goal 3: II
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Achilles Daniels
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Universal mandatory safety standards for transportation to reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
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Methods to establish a comprehensive and effective healthcare system
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The question of mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on socio-economic development
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Goal 5: I
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Seoyoung Youn
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Preventing violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Implementing literacy programs for women to combat inequality universally
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Enhancing the use of technological development to promote the empowerment of women.
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Goal 10: I
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Suin Choi
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Measures to combat arranged child marriages universally
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Measures to adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, to improve social welfare systems in order to achieve greater equality
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Measure to regulate the effects of globalization on drastic livelihood inequalities in regards to living standards, income, education and the like
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Goal 11
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Seojin Kim
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Ensuring sustainable housing for those living in extreme poverty in Southeast Asia
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Addressing the role of climate change on the development of urban areas facing extreme weather events
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Clean water and sanitation as a prerequisite to facilitating an adequate social and economic living standard
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APQ Human Migration
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Keshav Kumar
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Measures to address internal migration, with an emphasis on mitigating the consequences of rural to urban shifts in less developed countries
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Facilitating the assimilation and protecting the rights of newly-arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe
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Evaluating the legal status of so-called “climate change refugees”
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Goal 16
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Noa Daryn
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Human Rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar
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The question of the Demilitarization of the Arctic Circle
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Addressing the degree of capital punishment for drug possession
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Colombia
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Goal 2: I
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Lya Ravon
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Eliminating hunger, food insecurty, and malnutrition through sustainable agriculture
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Improving nutrition for children under ten years of age in the Asia region
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The question of responsible consumption and disposal of resources
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Goal 3: I
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Esha Desai
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Universal mandatory safety standards for transportation to reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
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Methods to establish a comprehensive and effective healthcare system
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The question of mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on socio-economic development
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Goal 5: II
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Amrita Giridhar
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Preventing violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Implementing literacy programs for women to combat inequality universally
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Enhancing the use of technological development to promote the empowerment of women.
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Goal 10: I
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Sieun Park
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Measures to combat arranged child marriages universally
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Measures to adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, to improve social welfare systems in order to achieve greater equality
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Measure to regulate the effects of globalization on drastic livelihood inequalities in regards to living standards, income, education and the like
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Goal 11
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Hanut Sengar
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Ensuring sustainable housing for those living in extreme poverty in Southeast Asia
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Addressing the role of climate change on the development of urban areas facing extreme weather events
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Clean water and sanitation as a prerequisite to facilitating an adequate social and economic living standard
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Goal 16
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Seongwon Kim
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Human Rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar
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The question of the Demilitarization of the Arctic Circle
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Addressing the degree of capital punishment for drug possession
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UN4MUN
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Michelle Minjung Seo
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Measues to promote inclusive cooperation between national governments, companies and extractive industries, and indigenous peoples
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Afghanistan
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Goal 2: II
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Chae Yeon Yoon
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Eliminating hunger, food insecurty, and malnutrition through sustainable agriculture
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Improving nutrition for children under ten years of age in the Asia region
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The question of responsible consumption and disposal of resources
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Goal 3: II
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Yeongjun Park
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Universal mandatory safety standards for transportation to reduce deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
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Methods to establish a comprehensive and effective healthcare system
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The question of mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on socio-economic development
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Goal 5: II
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Rohan Roberson
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Preventing violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Implementing literacy programs for women to combat inequality universally
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Enhancing the use of technological development to promote the empowerment of women.
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Goal 10: II
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Sungho Kim
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Measures to combat arranged child marriages universally
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Measures to adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, to improve social welfare systems in order to achieve greater equality
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Measure to regulate the effects of globalization on drastic livelihood inequalities in regards to living standards, income, education and the like
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Goal 11
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Gregor Stallkamp
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Ensuring sustainable housing for those living in extreme poverty in Southeast Asia
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Addressing the role of climate change on the development of urban areas facing extreme weather events
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Clean water and sanitation as a prerequisite to facilitating an adequate social and economic living standard
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Goal 16
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Hera Yeonwoo Kwak
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Human Rights violations and abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar
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The question of the Demilitarization of the Arctic Circle
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Addressing the degree of capital punishment for drug possession
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APQ Human Migration
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Nicole Jiyoung Ahn
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Measures to address internal migration, with an emphasis on mitigating the consequences of rural to urban shifts in less developed countries
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Facilitating the assimilation and protecting the rights of newly-arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Western Europe
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Evaluating the legal status of so-called “climate change refugees”
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Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
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APQ AI
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Arjan Chakravarthy
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Addressing the economic implications of weak Artificial Intelligence
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Regulating autonomous weapons systems
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Methods to foster global coordination on Artificial Intelligence research and development
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Sincerely,
Alan Phan & Andrew Ranson
Middle School Administration