{"id":276731,"date":"2018-05-24T06:06:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=276731"},"modified":"2018-05-24T06:06:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:06:17","slug":"8-acs-graduates-off-to-pensacola-christian-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/8-acs-graduates-off-to-pensacola-christian-college\/","title":{"rendered":"8 ACS graduates off to Pensacola Christian College"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eight of the 12 senior graduates of Agape Christian School chose to pursue their college education in the coming semester at Pensacola Christian College, including Class of 2018 salutatorian Deborah Cai.<\/p>\n

ACS held its 11th Commencement Exercises and Graduation Ceremony last Monday night at the school\u2019s main hall where 13 students from their middle school are moving up to high school, while six K5 graduates will enter the first grade next school year.<\/p>\n

Cai will be taking up Computer Science and Mathematics as her major at PCC, a Christian and independent Baptist college in Pensacola City in Florida\u2019s northwestern region or the Panhandle.<\/p>\n

Tianen Feng (Computer Science and Software Engineering), Yishen Li (Pre-Physical Therapy), Kun Lu (Mechanical Engineering), Shiyan Rui (Accounting), Xuan Xing (Nursing), Shengai Yang (Secondary Education), and Tianbo Zhang (Graphic Design) will also be incoming freshmen at PCC.<\/p>\n

ACS senior administrator Rev. Pastor Koh Pang said most of their students usually go to PCC due to its low tuition. \u201cIt\u2019s not a partnership between our schools but because PCC has one of the lowest tuition per semester.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a respected institution that has a solid academic program. Their nursing program is also among the top in the U.S. and it\u2019s one of the leading Christian schools in the East Coast,\u201d added Pang, who is also the Calvary International Mission president.<\/p>\n

Class valedictorian Dawei Cai\u2019s next destination is Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina where he\u2019ll major in Health Science and Biblical Studies, while Xile Lyu is also going to the BJU Bruins\u2019 home, taking up Elementary Education and Bible Studies.<\/p>\n

Lucy Gu Chengming will be studying Humanities and Social Science at the Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, while Yangzhou Su was accepted at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan where she\u2019ll be majoring in Biology as her pre-dentistry.<\/p>\n

New journey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former ACS teacher Aaron Engelhardt was the keynote speaker where he addressed the graduates that they are about to move to another phase from their lives. \u201cSome of you are feeling fear and anxiety since going out there is the next big step.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, you should celebrate on what you\u2019ve accomplished for you worked hard for it and sacrificed a lot. You\u2019ve reached a milestone and this marks the end of your high school life,\u201d said Engelhardt.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next chapter is a big one. You are about to embark on a new journey and you\u2019ve been preparing for what\u2019s ahead,\u201d added Engelhadt, who then told the graduates that he went backpacking after college.<\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to go on a backpack trip after finishing college. Just a short break before I join the workforce. I was not an experienced backpacker and I thought that I filled my backpack, which weighed roughly 80 lbs, with all the essentials.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI set off on my trip and it turned out I did not had the right gear. I was partially lost, experienced some dangers, and saw some bears. I realized that I should have been more prepared. You want to be prepared for the long journey of your lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daiwei Cai, in his valedictory address, said sports became a huge part of his years studying at ACS. He played basketball, volleyball, and joined local running events.<\/p>\n

\u201cSports had been a big part of my life in ACS aside from academics. I thank my coaches who taught me to respect everyone but fear no one. We just need to work hard and push forward. We should always know that hard work may eventually pay off and will give you good results,\u201d said Cai.<\/p>\n

Other graduates<\/p>\n

Kevin Tang and Silas Xu were the co-valedictorians in middle school, while Victoria Parnes Ancheta is the class Salutatorian. Susan Chen, Zhourui Han, Jianan He, Jenny Min, Dandan Jin, Zihao Li, Jiayi Lin, Meihui Lin, Saiya Wu, and Yunzhe Zhang were the other middle school graduates.<\/p>\n

Yanglei Ou was the K5 first honor with Benjamin Cai Jieming the second honorable mention and Bill Wang Sujin the third honor. Andy Wei, Miazhou Wang, and Lin Yongjun are also moving up to the first grade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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