Mrs. Xian Zheng, Upper School Chinese Teacher
Mrs. Zheng
Mrs. Zheng is always there to listen to her students’ rants and give us delicious food. I have never had a teacher who is so understanding and so willing to care for all her students.
–Twelfth grade student
Mrs. Zheng encourages her students to immerse themselves in foreign cultures. She strives to inspire and empower them to become lifelong learners of language. Through participating in class discussions, food projects, traditional games, and holiday celebrations, Mrs. Zheng’s students gain a cultural understanding beyond language.
“I have watched this year’s seniors grow throughout their Upper School journey from not being able to write a full sentence in Chinese to producing a full-length essay now,” Mrs. Zheng said. “I will deeply miss my time with the Class of 2022 because they were so outgoing, caring, dedicated, and passionate. 孝音，孝安，苏丽，金莲，苏杨，我爱你们 (Zoe, Annie, Kayla, Jess, Izzy, I love you all).”
Featured Image by Ana Patricio ’24
Banana Bread
Maddie Wise ’22 enjoys baking banana bread during the holiday season.
Junior Maddie Wise’s favorite recipe to bake during Christmastime is this banana bread.
Ingredients
- One cup of white sugar
- Two eggs
- One teaspoon of vanilla extract
- One and one-half cups of all-purpose flour
- One teaspoon of baking soda
- One-half teaspoon of salt
- One-half cup of sour cream
- One-half cup of chopped walnuts
- Two medium bananas, sliced
Directions
1) Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
2) In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix well.
3) Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, and stir into the butter mixture until smooth.
4) Finally, fold in the sour cream, walnuts, and bananas and spread evenly into the prepared pan.
5) Bake at 350°F for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
6) Cool the loaf in the pan for ten minutes before moving it to a wire rack to cool completely, and serve.
Featured Image Courtesy of allrecipes.com