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The school has grown rapidly since its founding. The school had 75 students in the 1st year, 150 students in the 2nd year, 300 students the 3rd year, and almost 700 students in its 4th year. The school had its first English track graduating class of 7 in 2006. In 2009, the school had over 1800 students from 22 different countries. Students come from all over the world, including various parts of China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, England, the United States, France, Canada, and Italy, with a majority of the students from the U.S., Taiwan and South Korea.
In the school's short history, it has made a strong showing in both academics and athletics. The school is also well known locally for its tradition of community service, particularly the Annual Rock for Charity concert which benefits a different charity organization each year. The organizations benefited in the first two concerts were Huge Grace Orphanage and the Lynck Foundation.
In addition, the high school boasts some of the most experienced faculty ever assembled. Its English track principal, Dr. Yuan Han, boasts over 25 years of experience having taught at Philips Academy, Andover, one of the top preparatory schools in the United States and was its language department chair for many years there. In addition, Ms. Cheng-Yu Huang, SMIC high school's math department head, also had over 25 years of experience teaching at Philips Academy and served as one of the top teachers in its math department. Another math teacher, Mr. Ryan Muir, is one of the elementary school's rising stars in the profession.
SMIC's newspaper, the Xin Lang Scholar, received first place for Best Front Page and Second Place Overall award from the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA) during the 2004-2005 school year, and received First Place Overall with Special Merit during the 2009-2010 school year.
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