{"id":228519,"date":"2016-05-25T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=228519"},"modified":"2016-05-25T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T20:00:21","slug":"chen-ou-end-memorable-stay-agape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/chen-ou-end-memorable-stay-agape\/","title":{"rendered":"Chen, Ou end memorable stay at Agape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-228519 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/chen-ou-end-memorable-stay-agape\/acs-1\/'>ACS-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228522'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 31 graduates\u2014K5, middle, and high school\u2014pose for a photo after receiving their diplomas in last night\u2019s 9th Commencement and Graduation ceremony of Agape Christian School at its auditorium. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/chen-ou-end-memorable-stay-agape\/acs-2\/'>ACS-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228521'>\n\t\t\t\tElizabeth Beibei Chen, center, with her parents after receiving the highest honor. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/chen-ou-end-memorable-stay-agape\/acs-3\/'>ACS-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228520'>\n\t\t\t\tOwen Yuanzhi Ou, center, is joined by his family and friends after the ceremony. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Elizabeth Beibei Chen and Owen Yuanzhi Ou ended their memorable stay at Agape Christian School but it also signifies the start of another chapter in their lives. Chen and Ou were part of the 31 students from K5, 8th grade, and 12th grade in ACS\u2019 9th Commencement and Graduation ceremony held last night at the school\u2019s auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>Chen, who was part of the CNMI MathCourt team that competed in Missouri early this year, said she would forever remember her whole experience at ACS. \u201cEverything here is memorable. This was my second home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have wonderful teachers that supported me in every step that I take and great classmates who became more than my friends,\u201d added Chen, who finished her senior year with a 4.0 grade point average.<\/p>\n<p>She got accepted to Pensacola Christian College in Florida where she will be taking up nursing. PCC\u2019s nursing program is among the top five in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to take nursing as a stepping stone to medical school. I\u2019m still interested in going to law school, but I\u2019m going to take it one step at a time,\u201d said Chen, who was also accepted to Geneva College in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s going back to Nanjing, China to visit her family before flying to Pensacola on Sept. 4.<\/p>\n<p>Ow, who was accepted at West Point, said that ACS\u2019 strict rules became his initial training before heading to United States Military Academy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strictness and discipline helped me in my daily life. Following the rules of the school and studying hard so you won\u2019t get failing grades,\u201d said Ou, who was also nominated to attend the Falcon Visitation Program of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe school\u2019s military type or army style discipline molds you to become a better person. It also prepared me for the tougher training that I would get at West Point. I can adjust easily since there are a lot of rules that you need to follow at Agape,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour shirt must always be tucked in once at school, speaking English is mandatory, and you can\u2019t speak unless spoken too. The teachers are strict but it is for your own good. You need to study hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The now 18-year-old, who has a 3.9 GPA, will also visit his relatives in Guangzhou, China before heading to West Point in New York before the June 27 opening.<\/p>\n<p>Guest speaker Dr. Boaz Boon said that it takes a village to raise a child. \u201cConstant fellowship with partners with common goals. From educational foundation to sustainable godly character, empowered by the Holy Spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the students\u2019 graduation is only a commencement of their journey ahead. \u201cNow commence your journey of education in God\u2019s perspectives, partnership, and practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ACS president and senior administrator, Rev. Kok Pang, said leaving ACS is not the end of their journey and reminded all students to check God\u2019s word. \u201cWhen in doubt, check God\u2019s word. You are going to leave us but remember God won\u2019t leave you. Always turn to him and he is just a prayer away.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Beibei Chen and Owen Yuanzhi Ou ended their memorable stay at Agape Christian School&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":228520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[900],"tags":[1285,169,11684,1179],"class_list":["post-228519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","tag-acs","tag-china","tag-falcon-visitation-program","tag-west-point"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}