Retirement of Principal Shyu Sheu-Lan, Start of the School Year and PSE Program

On the afternoon of October 4, the auditorium of the Olympia Chinese School was filled with laughter, warmth, and a festive spirit as teachers, students, parents, volunteers, and members of the OACA gathered to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year. The event warmly welcomed the school's new principal, Xianyu Meng, the new president of OACA Yunlong Liu, and the newly elected board members. It also paid heartfelt tribute to former Principal and teacher Ms. Sheue-Lan Shyu for her 30 plus years of dedicated service and selfless contributions to the Chinese School, extending sincere gratitude and best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement.

The event also featured the Puget Sound Energy (PSE)Clean Energy Community Outreach Program, which provided community members withpractical information about clean energy, energy efficiency, environmentalprotection, and sustainable living. The program encouraged participants toconserve energy, protect the environment, and adopt greener habits in theirdaily lives, helping build a healthier, greener, and more sustainablecommunity.

A new academic year brings new beginnings and new hopes. Lookingahead, the Olympia Chinese Association will continue to uphold its mission ofserving the community, preserving Chinese culture, and fostering culturalexchange. Working hand in hand with the Chinese School, the Association willstrive to provide children with an enriching Chinese-language learningenvironment, create more diverse opportunities for cultural exchange amongChinese American families, and actively promote community service andenvironmental initiatives.

Our heartfelt thanks go to all the teachers, parents, volunteers, and community members for their continued support and generous contributions over the years. Let us move forward together to preserve and pass on Chinese culture, strengthen our community, and write an exciting new chapter in the continued growth and success of the OACA and the Chinese School!

                            

                      (Former Chinese School Principal and teacher Sheue-Lan Shyu) 

                               

                          (2026-2028 OACA President Yunlong Liu)

                          

                          (Current Chinese School Principal Xianyu Meng) 

                          

                          (Event volunteers: Nancy Wu, Jun Wang and Yan Men)

                         
                                               (PSE Programs)

                          
                       (Former OACA President Mark Ma speaking to the audience)

                          
 
                          

庆祝徐雪兰校长光荣退休暨中文学校新学年联欢活动， 并推广PSE清洁能源计划

10月4日下午，奥林匹亚中文学校礼堂内欢声笑语、暖意融融。中文学校师生、家长、志愿者及华人协会成员欢聚一堂，共同庆祝新学年的开始，热烈欢迎新任校长孟宪宇及新一届华人协会会长刘云龙及其他理事，并向30多年来为中文学校辛勤耕耘、无私奉献的徐雪蘭前校长和老师表达诚挚的感谢，送上美好的退休祝福。

此次活动还特别融入了 PSE清洁能源社区推广项目，向社区居民介绍清洁能源、节能环保及绿色生活方式等方面的实用知识，倡导节约能源、保护环境的理念，鼓励大家从日常生活做起，共同营造更加健康、绿色、可持续发展的社区环境。

新学年，新起点，新希望。 展望未来，新一届奥林匹亚华人协会将继续秉持服务社区、传承文化、促进交流的宗旨，与中文学校携手并进，努力为孩子们创造更加优质的中文学习环境，为华人家庭搭建更加丰富、多元的文化交流平台，并积极推动社区公益与环保活动。

衷心感谢所有老师、家长、志愿者及社区朋友们长期以来的支持与奉献！让我们携手同行，传承中华文化，凝聚社区力量，共同谱写奥林匹亚华人协会与中文学校发展的新篇章！

 

慶祝徐雪蘭校長光榮退休暨新學年聯歡活動，並推廣PSE 清潔能源計畫

10月4日下午，奧林匹亞中文學校禮堂內歡聲笑語、暖意融融。中文學校的師生、家長、志願者及奧林匹亞華人協會（OACA）成員歡聚一堂，共同慶祝新學年的開始。活動中，大家熱烈歡迎新任校長孟憲宇、新任奧林匹亞華人協會會長劉雲龍及新一屆理事會成員的加入。同時，活動也特別向前任校長兼教師徐雪蘭老師致以崇高的敬意，感謝她三十多年來在中文學校辛勤耕耘、無私奉獻，並向她表達誠摯的謝意與美好的退休祝福，祝願她退休生活愉快、充實而幸福。

此次活動還特別結合普吉特海灣能源公司（PugetSound Energy，PSE）的清潔能源社區推廣計畫，向社區居民介紹清潔能源、能源效率、環境保護及永續生活等方面的實用知識。該計畫鼓勵大家從日常生活做起，節約能源、保護環境，養成更環保的生活習慣，共同打造更健康、更綠色、更永續的社區環境。

新學年，新起點，新希望。 展望未來，奧林匹亞華人協會將繼續秉持服務社區、傳承中華文化、促進文化交流的宗旨，與中文學校攜手並進，努力為孩子們創造更加優質、豐富的中文學習環境，為華人家庭搭建更多元的文化交流平台，並積極推動社區公益及環保活動，為社區的繁榮與永續發展貢獻力量。

衷心感謝所有老師、家長、志願者及社區朋友們多年來的支持與無私奉獻！讓我們攜手同行，傳承中華文化，凝聚社區力量，共同譜寫奧林匹亞華人協會與中文學校發展的新篇章！