這是一封寫給SEM在讀中國學生家長的信件：
March 2017
Greetings from Buffalo Seminary! The third trimester is well underway, and our students are busy as we move into spring.
來自布法羅女校的問候！第三個季度正在進行中，我們的學生正忙碌的進入春季學期。
Our students are excelling academically. Feiya (Catherine) Wang '17, won Buffalo Seminary's winter 2017 American Mathematics Competition with the highest score on the mathematics exam. 15 students competed in the Science Olympiad competition, including Jiaan (Angela) Shi '17, Yao (Lisa) Xiao '17, and Shannon Shao '19. In the fall, we inducted 6 new students into the Cum Laude Society, including Xinyang (Amber) Ye '17. Xinyang (Amber) Ye '17also received the Student Achievement Recognition award from Erie and Niagara Counties, awarded to the top students in the region.
我們非常驕傲的看到學生們在學術上的卓越表現，Feiya (Catherine) Wang '17以數學最高分贏得了2017年冬季美國數學比賽。15個學生參加了科學奧林匹亞比賽，包括3箇中國學生：Jiaan (Angela) Shi '17, Yao (Lisa) Xiao '17, 和Shannon Shao '19。秋季，我們有6名新學生進入了美國優等畢業生協會，包括1名中國學生Xinyang (Amber) Ye '17, 同時也獲得了伊利和尼亞加拉縣學生成績優秀獎，這是本地區辦法給最優秀學生的獎勵。
We have 70 students taking 19 Advanced Placement courses this year and 30 AP scholars. Our curriculum continues to challenge our students with innovative and experiential course offerings. Electives prepare our students for college and beyond: for example, in the new Technology and Entrepreneurship course, students designed, built, and marketed their own apps. SEM's Capstone program debuted this year. The student spends her first three years gaining research and academic writing skills across the curriculum, reflecting on her interests and talents to refine an area of study, and then designs an independent project which culminates her senior year.
今年，我們有70名學生參加了19門AP課程，並有30名學生獲得AP scholars榮譽，我們的創新和實踐課程持續帶給學生很多挑戰。我們有很多課程幫助學生為大學做好充分準備，比如學生自己設計製作並宣傳推廣他們的app應用。學校的Capstone program今年初次登場。學生利用前3年的實踐累積研究和學習技巧，跨學科寫作技巧，最後1年則在自己感興趣和擅長的領域內獨立設計項目。
Our students are also busy outside of the classroom. Xinyang (Amber) Ye '17 and Jiaan (Angela) Shi '17 play with the prestigious Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra, where Angela is the principal oboe. Last year, our Model United Nations team placed second overall in competition, and Veronica Zhang '19 won an award for outstanding performance. Our Mock Trial team has also excelled – they made it the regional quarterfinals where they had a strong performance. Our whole school community recently celebrated the Lunar New Year with a morning of both traditional and contemporary Chinese music, dance, and presentations.
在課堂外，我們的學生也十分忙碌，Xinyang (Amber) Ye '17 and Jiaan (Angela) Shi '17加入了著名了大水牛城青年管絃樂隊。去年我們的模擬聯合國團隊獲得第二名的成績，我們的模擬法庭團隊也在地區四分之一決賽中表現優異。我們來集體慶祝了中國新年，表演了傳統和當代的中國音樂，舞蹈。
SEM students are also doing well in their athletic pursuits. Our SEM basketball team recently went the Monsignor Martin finals – Jiani Lu '18 was an integral member of the team. Our soccer team won the Monsignor Martin League championships. The fencing team, which includes Xinyang (Amber) Ye '17, Kexin (Veronica) Zhang '19, Zeyun (Zoey) Liu '18, Jin (Christina) Cai '18, Zhiting (Elf) Dong '18, and Miao Yu '17, and Yixuan (Rebecca) Li '18, recently competed in an epee and foil tournament in Rochester, NY. In 2016, the tennis team won their league for both singles and doubles, and Zeyun (Zoey) Liu '18 was the singles champion. Our newest team, ping-pong, founded by our residential students, is also doing well and has competed in a number of tournaments.
體育方面我們的學生也非常棒，我們的籃球隊最近參加了Monsignor Martin finals 決賽， Jiani Lu '18是團隊一員。我們的足球隊贏得了Monsignor Martin 聯盟比賽的冠軍。擊劍隊裡（有7名中國學生） Xinyang (Amber) Ye '17, Kexin (Veronica) Zhang '19, Zeyun (Zoey) Liu '18, Jin (Christina) Cai '18, Zhiting (Elf) Dong '18, and Miao Yu '17, and Yixuan (Rebecca) Li '18最近在羅切斯特參加了epee and foil 錦標賽。2016年，我們的網球隊獲得單打和雙打的聯盟冠軍。我們最新的乒乓球隊，由中國學生自己組織成立，也積極參加了一些比賽。
College acceptances continue to come in for our senior students. Our Chinese students have many impressive acceptances so far, including Beloit College (WI), Hofstra University (NY), Illinois Weslyan University, Pennsylvania State University, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Stony Brook, Syracuse University, Temple University (PA), the University of Delaware, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto (Canada), Virginia Commonwealth University, and the College of Wooster (OH). We expect our students to continue to receive many other good college placements as well.
大學升學方面，我們2017屆的中國學生已經拿到很多優秀的大學錄取，包括：Beloit College (著名文理學院），Hofstra University（主辦了2次美國總統競選辯論），Illinois Weslyan University (著名文理學院）， Pennsylvania State University（綜合排名45）, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Stony Brook, Syracuse University, Temple University , the University of Delaware, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto (Canada), Virginia Commonwealth University, and the College of Wooster (OH).我們期待更多大學的錄取 結果。
This success is in keeping with our previous years' college acceptances. SEM students have a long tradition of attending and excelling at many selective and prestigious universities. In the past, our Chinese students have gone on to study at colleges and universities like Boston University, Emerson College, Gettysburg College, Indiana University Bloomington, Long Island University, Loyola University Chicago , Michigan State University, Middlebury College, Northeastern University, The Ohio State University, Pace University , Pennsylvania State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rutgers University - New Brunswick, Syracuse University, San Francisco State University, Simmons College, the University of Alabama, the University of Connecticut, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Miami, the University of North Carolina School for the Arts, the University of Oregon, the University of Toronto (Canada), and the University of Washington.
我們的學生一直保持了非常好的大學升學記錄，往年我們的中國學生去往的大學有波士頓大學（綜合#45）, 艾默生學院(著名電影學院），蓋茨堡學院(文理排名#49)，印第安納大學伯明頓，長島大學、芝加哥洛約拉大學，密西根州立大學，明德學院（文理排名#5），東北大學、俄亥俄州立大學、佩斯大學、賓州州立大學、倫斯勒理工學院、羅格斯大學、雪城大學、舊金山州立大學、阿拉巴馬大學、康涅狄格大學、伊利諾伊大學香檳（綜合#47）、邁阿密大學、北卡羅來納大學、俄勒岡大學、加拿大多倫多大學、華盛頓大學（綜合#45）
SEM has also recently completed a major renovation and restoration of our urban campus. The new Magavern-Sutton Courtyard opened at the beginning of this academic year. It links our school building with the five student and faculty residences to unify our Elmwood Village campus. The chapel, where our entire school community gathers each morning to start the day, was restored over the summer.
我們最近剛剛完成了一個重要的翻新和校園設施重建，全新的Magavern-Sutton Courtyard 今年開放了，它連接著我們的教學樓和5個學生和教職工宿舍，教堂 是我們每天早餐集合的地方，也在今年夏天翻新了。
Please come visit us in Buffalo, too. I look forward to meeting with you personally and giving you a tour of our campus next time you are in Buffalo. If you are in Buffalo this June, please join us at a dinner following commencement to honor the residential students in the Class of 2017.
歡迎您來到布法羅，我期待與您見面，並帶您參觀我們的校園。如果您今年6月份來訪，請參加我們的2017屆學生畢業典禮。
It is our privilege to have your daughter here with us at Buffalo Seminary.
Sincerely,
Helen L. Marlette
Head of School