Pacific American School in Hsinchu, Taiwan (亞太美國學校) - American based international school in Hsinchu, Taiwan

Two G11 students, Alex Hsu and Patricia Chang, from PAS are selected by Wu Chien-Shiung Education Foundation to attend the Science Camp in August, 2008. The Wu Chien-Shiung Education Foundation was established in 1995 by the four Chinese-ancestry Nobel laureates Chen-Ning Yang, Tsung-Dao Lee, Samuel Chao-Chung Ting, and Yuan-Tseh Lee, in honor and memory of the late great female physicist Professor Chien-Shiung Wu. This civilian foundation is devoted to promoting science education, especially for those science-talented youths, in the Chinese communities worldwide. To achieve this goal, a Science Camp is organized in the summer annually by the Foundation.

In PAS graduation ceremony on June 16th, Erica Jang received Harvard Prize Book published by Harvard College and a winning Certificate by Harvard Club from the Chairman of the PAS School Board, Dr. Chung Laung Liu.

On May 1st, PAS joined International Academic Decathlon to compete with other International Schools worldwide. Scores were tallied and PAS was announced as the Champion of the team competition. Out of all international competitors in honors division, Derek Jang came in 2nd and Erica Jang came in 3rd. Stefan Tsai, Patricia Chang, and Alex Hsu won the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in Scholastic division while Jolio Chang, Wayne Tsuei, and Jason Yu stayed the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in Varsity division. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded for individual events and total scores.

G9 Allen Chien, G5 Eddy Tsao, and G4 Daniel Liu from PAS were selected by National Science Council, Taiwan, to SciFest® 2008 in Finland to present their talent in interactive robotics and to instruct other students from 47 countries worldwide in robot design.
SciFest® 2008 is a Festival of science and technology, and it took place on April 16–19, 2008. SciFest® 2008 features events; including popular lectures, game drives, workshops, robotics competitions, interactive exhibitions. The outstanding achievements of Taiwanese students in SciFest®2008 were reported by the major media in Finland and Taiwan.