法拉古特人物志 | 从法拉课堂到莱斯社区：Thomas用行动诠释担当力量

当莱斯大学的录取通知页面弹出漫天彩花时，吕嘉傲（Thomas）盯着屏幕愣了三秒，随即爆发出一声带着少年气的惊呼。“我以为拒信也会有彩花特效！”他笑着回忆，“直到看见‘Congratulations’，我才反应过来——录了！真的录了！”这个被莱斯大学生物科学专业选中的男孩，在法拉古特的这几年，把足球踢成了团队的勋章，把吉他弹成了创新的符号，更把对科学的执着熬成了通往顶尖学府的机票。他的故事，藏着太多不按常理出牌的精彩。

Thomas在毕业典礼上化身蜘蛛侠，与天津法拉古特学校创始人杨晓柯老师以及执行校长高越老师合影

Thomas的成长字典里，从来没有 “死读书” 三个字。父母从小就教他“把知识掰碎了用”，鼓励他跳出课本去摸爬滚打 —— 这种“探索至上”的基因，让他一踏进校园就和法拉古特撞了个满怀。

Thomas

Thomas与科学的缘分，始于一场水火箭实验。刚入学时，对物理爱得深沉的他，被命运般分到了元老师的班级。这位物理 “大神” 班主任像发现了璞玉，直接把他拉进了水火箭项目组。“那时候只觉得公式很有趣，但元老师带我真正‘玩’了起来。”从计算流体力学到调整发射角度，他和老师一起把课本知识变成了飞向天空的实践。

Thomas收到offer后与元老师及好朋友的合影

即便后来只有他一人选修北美课程方向物理1，元老师依然为他量身定制辅导计划，最终助他拿下满分。“科学不是死记硬背，而是解决问题的工具。”Thomas说：“这段经历让我明白，兴趣可以变成专业，而专业更需要兴趣的支撑。”

Thomas与元老师及同学们的合影

元老师右边第一位是Thomas

Thomas与元老师及同学们的合影

最前面比耶的是Thomas

临别之际Thomas与元老师泪洒毕业典礼现场

十年级转入3班时，Thomas原以为会感到陌生，却很快被温暖包裹。班主任孙老师的关照细致入微，课堂上耐心答疑，生活里贴心叮嘱，让陌生的环境也透着家的暖意。

Thomas与孙老师及同学们

三年间，孙老师炽热的关怀从未缺席，学业上的指引、成长中的陪伴，既让他稳稳走完了高中全程，也让这段时光因充实而闪闪发亮。这份师恩，他始终记在心上。

Thomas与孙老师、元老师以及同学们

Thomas与好朋友们

Thomas在足球队的成长

足球是Thomas刻在骨子里的热爱。十年级那年，Thomas做了一件全校瞩目的事——重建已解散的足球社。“看到那么多热爱足球的同学无处可去，我觉得必须做点什么。”他跑遍学校各部门，联系校外场地，作为足球社的 “重建者”，他的领导力体现在对细节的精准把控和对队员的深度关怀上。训练前，他会和教练逐字逐句敲定计划，针对不同队员的短板 “对症下药”：速度快但控球弱的，就练小范围传接球；控球强但射门不准的，就专攻射门训练。

足球队合影，每张照片的中间位置有Thomas的身影

比赛前的紧张情绪像无形的网，他总能巧妙化解。他会分享自己踢球受挫后如何将负面情绪转化为动力的经历，用自己的故事告诉队员们：“逆境不是绊脚石，而是成长的阶梯。” 

正在踢球的Thomas

他深知，一支球队的强大不在于个别队员，而在于每一位队员都能找到自己的位置。如今，足球社已成为校园最活跃的社团之一，而Thomas的领袖哲学很简单：“担当不是发号施令，而是让每个人都相信自己很重要。”在他的带领下，足球社不再只是一个训练的场所，更成了一个充满支持与信任的大家庭。

“成为莱斯大学变革代理人社区的一员并贡献力量”，这是Thomas深埋心底的信念。当即将举办双旦嘉年华的消息传来，他知道，践行这份信念的机会来了——组建一支打破常规的乐队，让多元才华在舞台上绽放。

Thomas演奏“The Truth That You Leave”

双旦嘉年华

“Thomas and His Friends”乐队就这样诞生了。他不仅集结了志同道合的同学，更向音乐老师发出邀请，这位专业的打击乐手的加入，让乐队跳出了学生组合的局限。排练时，原主唱遇高音瓶颈，他又大胆邀请钢琴手的声乐家母亲加盟，既解决了问题，更让学生、老师、家长的跨界合作成为亮点。

与乐队的朋友们

这份魄力源自过往：组建乐队时，他曾因队友临时退出而失落，是老师的包容让他获得与教师乐队同台的机会。“自己淋过雨，就给别人撑伞”，因此他特意为原主唱组建新乐队，让每个人的才华都能绽放。最终两支乐队在嘉年华上双双成功。

对Thomas而言，这种联结多元力量、兼顾个体温度的经历，正是他理解“变革代理人”的核心——而这，也是他想带给大学社区的力量。

“ED 申莱斯？” 最初，连Thomas自己都对这个选择心存犹豫。但法拉古特的升学指导老师却从他的活动列表里看到了独特的闪光点：北美方向课程物理满分彰显的学术潜力，重建足球社体现的社区建设能力，组建跨界乐队展现的文化包容性 —— 这些特质，与莱斯大学所倡导的 “变革代理人” 理念高度契合。

左图为Thomas在练吉他

右图为Thomas和朋友们

老师们不仅精准定位了这一契合点，更在申请材料的打磨上倾注心血。他们引导Thomas将水火箭项目与生物科学的探索精神相联结，把乐队管理的经历提炼为 “社区协作方法论”，让每一份材料都精准传递出他与莱斯精神的共鸣。

年级大合影

最终，Thomas成为2025年ED阶段唯一被莱斯大学录取的学生。这份结果不仅是对他多年努力的回馈，更印证了升学指导团队的专业性 —— 他们就像精准的导航仪，既深谙学生的独特光芒，也洞悉院校的价值偏好，最终帮助他找到与自己气质最相投的那条路，让这场看似冒险的 “豪赌”，成为了一场完美的双向奔赴。

谈及十年后的自己，Thomas的期待简单却温暖：“希望还能和法拉古特的老友们围炉夜话，而元老师的水火箭、足球队的训练、舞台上的掌声，会成为我永远的精神坐标。”

和朋友们的踏青自由行

想对父母说的话：“感谢你们陪我选择国际学校这条路，你们的支持是我最坚强的后盾。” 

对学弟学妹，他送上真诚的建议：“别被焦虑困住，过程全力以赴，结果自有答案。”

Thomas

想对下一任足球队长说：“带着我们共同的热爱，让足球社越来越强，未来的赛场，等着你们创造奇迹！”

Thomas和优秀毕业生Emily

Thomas视角下的中学回忆录

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When the Rice University acceptance page popped up with a sky of colorful flowers, Thomas stared at the screen for three seconds, then erupted into a teenage-tinged gasp. “I thought the rejection letter would also have colorful flower effects!” he recalls with a laugh. He recalls with a smile, "It wasn't until I saw ‘Congratulations’ that I realized - it was recorded! I was really accepted!" This boy, who was selected by Rice University's biological sciences program, has spent his years at Farragut kicking a soccer ball into a team medal, playing the guitar into a symbol of innovation, and simmering his obsession with science into a plane ticket to a top institution. His story harbors so much off-the-wall excitement.

Thomas as Spider-Man at the graduation ceremony with Mr. Yang Xiaoke, Founder of Tianjin Farragut School, and Mr. Gao Yue, Executive Principal.

Thomas never had the word “reading” in his vocabulary. His parents taught him from an early age to “break knowledge into pieces” and encouraged him to go beyond the textbook to explore - a gene of “exploration first” that led him to collide with Farragut as soon as he stepped into the campus. He was in a full-on collision with Farragut as soon as he stepped foot on campus.

Thomas

Thomas' love affair with science began with a water rocket experiment. When he first enrolled in school, he was assigned to Mr. Yuan's class as fate would have it. Like a diamond in the rough, the physics teacher pulled him into the water rocket program. “At that time, I only thought the formulas were interesting, but Mr. Yuan took me to really ‘play’ with them.” From calculating hydrodynamics to adjusting the launch angle, he worked with his teacher to turn textbook knowledge into the practice of flying into the sky.

Thomas with Mr. Yuan and his best friend after receiving the offer.

Even though he was later the only one to take the North American Curriculum Direction Physics 1, Mr. Yuan still customized his tutoring plan, which ultimately helped him earn a perfect score. “Science is not rote memorization, but a tool for problem solving.” Thomas said, “This experience made me realize that an interest can turn into a major, and a major needs even more support from an interest.”

Thomas with Mr. Yuan and students

Thomas is the first one on Mr. Yuan's right

Thomas with Mr. Yuan and his classmates

At the top of the Biehl is Thomas!

Thomas and Mr. Yuan in tears at the graduation ceremony.

When he was transferred to Class 3 in 10th grade, Thomas thought he would feel unfamiliar, but he was soon wrapped in warmth. Ms. Sun, the homeroom teacher, was meticulous in her care, patiently answering questions in class and giving thoughtful advice in life, making the unfamiliar environment feel like home.

Thomas with Ms. Sun and classmates

During the three years, Ms. Sun's passionate care has never been absent, academic guidance, growth in the company, not only let him walk steadily through the whole high school, but also let this time because of the fullness and shine. This teacher's favor, he always remembered in his heart.

Thomas with Ms. Sun, Mr. Yuan, and classmates

Thomas with his best friends.

Thomas' growth on the soccer team

Soccer is a love that Thomas carves into his bones. In 10th grade, Thomas did something the whole school noticed - rebuilt the disbanded soccer club. “Seeing so many soccer-loving students with nowhere to go, I felt compelled to do something.” He ran through all the school departments, contacted off-campus venues, and as the “rebuilder” of the soccer club, his leadership was reflected in his precise control of the details and deep care for the players. Before training, he would finalize the plan word by word with the coach, and “prescribe the right medicine” for the shortcomings of different players: those who are fast but weak in ball control would practice small-scale passing and receiving; those who are strong in ball control but inaccurate in shooting would specialize in shooting training.

Group photo of the soccer team with Thomas in the center of each photo

The tension before a game is like an invisible net, which he can always skillfully defuse. He would share his own experience of how he transformed his negative emotions into motivation after he was frustrated in playing soccer, and used his own story to tell his teammates, “Adversity is not a stumbling block, but a ladder for growth.”

Thomas who is playing soccer.

He understands that the strength of a team lies not in the individual players, but in each player finding his or her place. Today, the Soccer Club is one of the most active clubs on campus, and Thomas' philosophy of leadership is simple, “Taking charge isn't about giving orders, it's about making everyone believe they matter.” Under his leadership, the soccer club is no longer just a place to train, but has become a big family full of support and trust.

“Being a part of and contributing to the Agents of Change community at Rice University” is a belief that Thomas has buried deep in his heart. When news of the upcoming Double Day Carnival arrived, he knew that the opportunity to live out this belief had come - to form a band that would break the mold and allow diverse talents to blossom on stage.

Thomas plays“The Truth That You Leave”

Christmas and New Year's Day Carnival

The band “Thomas and His Friends” was born. He not only gathered like-minded students, but also invited the music teacher, a professional percussionist, to join the band, so that the band jumped out of the limitations of the student group. During rehearsals, the original lead singer encountered a high pitch bottleneck, and he boldly invited the pianist's mother, a vocalist, to join the band, which not only solved the problem, but also made the cross-border cooperation among students, teachers and parents a highlight.

With the band's friends

This boldness comes from the past: when he formed the band, he was lost when his teammates temporarily quit, and it was his teacher's tolerance that gave him the opportunity to share the stage with the teacher's band. “If you've been in the rain yourself, hold an umbrella for someone else,” so he purposely formed a new band for the original lead singer so that everyone's talent could blossom. In the end both bands were doubly successful at the carnival.

For Thomas, this experience of connecting multiple forces and taking the temperature of the individual is at the heart of his understanding of what it means to be an “agent of change” - and this is the power he wants to bring to the university community.

“ED Shenlais?” Initially, even Thomas himself was hesitant about the choice. But Farragut's guidance counselor saw something unique in his list of activities: the academic potential of a perfect score in physics in the North American Orientation course, the community-building ability to rebuild the soccer club, and the cultural inclusiveness of forming a crossover band - qualities that fit well with Rice's philosophy of being an “agent of change”. These qualities are highly compatible with Rice University's philosophy of being an “agent of change”.

Left, Thomas practicing his guitar

Right, Thomas and friends

The teachers not only pinpointed this fit, but also poured their hearts and souls into polishing the application materials. They guided Thomas to connect the water rocket program with the spirit of discovery in the biological sciences, and to distill his band management experience into a “community collaboration methodology,” so that each piece of material accurately conveyed his resonance with the spirit of Rice.

Group photo of grades

In the end, Thomas became the only 2025 ED student to be accepted to Rice University. This result is not only a reward for his years of hard work, but also a proof of the professionalism of the college guidance team -- they are like precise navigators, who understand the unique light of the student as well as the value preferences of the institution, and finally help him find the path that is most compatible with his own temperament, so that this seemingly risky “big gamble” becomes a perfect two-way trip. This seemingly risky “big gamble” becomes a perfect two-way run.

Talking about himself ten years from now, Thomas' expectations are simple but warm: “I hope I can still talk to my old friends from Farragut around the fireplace at night, and Mr. Yuan's water rockets, soccer team practices, and applause on stage will be my spiritual coordinates forever.”

Trekking with friends

What he would like to say to his parents: “Thank you for accompanying me to choose this path of international school, your support is my strongest backing.”

To his younger siblings, he sends his sincere advice, “Don't be trapped by anxiety, give your best to the process and the result will have its own answer.”

Thomas

I would like to say to the next soccer captain, “Take our common love and make the soccer club stronger and stronger, the future field of play is waiting for you to make wonders!”

Thomas and Outstanding Graduate Emily

Thomas's Perspective on Middle School Memoirs

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