Reflector 2001

Ripple Effect

Ripple Ef fec t Reflector 2001 Dalat School

Penang, Malaysia

Volume 39

Reflector 2001

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Speeding at 70 miles an hour with nothing to guide it but a thin metal wire held by hooks on its underside, a car flashed across the gym. No, the school had not resorted to crash testing automobiles to finance reconstruction. Rather, the aforementioned car constituted of a foot-long block of wood powered by nothing but a tiny carbon capsule.

A group of seven students, mainly middle school boys, with the help of Mr. Jake DeLeeuw, began a carbon car racing club in the middle of March. Members built their own cars by first cutting out a rough outline and then filing them down to a rounded shape before finishing it off with a GUIDED BY the experienced hands of Mr. great deal of sanding.

Jake DeLeeuw, James Hawthorne learns the Then the owner would finer points of filing down his project into place a carbon capsule an aerodynamically enhanced block of wood.

CO2 racing club appealed to students with into a hole drilled into the car’s rear. truly unique interests and hobbies.

“It’s just really cool because you can take a piece of wood and turn it into a car that goes 70 miles an hour,” said Andrew McClary.

James Hawthorne said, “It sounded like it would be interesting and it was.”

“I wanted to try something different. Most of the clubs you can find anywhere, like sports or music but this seemed really unique and original,” said Simeon Garrat.

“The building of cars has been in industrial arts classes in North America since 1981,” said Mr. DeLeeuw, “so I just felt that we needed to do a little catching up.”

The carbon car racing club didn’t have much “catching up” to do as they built cars that accelerated towards terminal velocity. But before reaching that point, a dull thud sounded across the gym as a carbon car crashed head long into a wall of Styrofoam.

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“Wow this is amazing!”

“Aunt Penny, did you do all this yourself?”

Jenny Wolfe, Jean Tsai, and Shana Willows walked into the girls’ kitchen with their mouths wide open in surprise on the first night of spring semester.

For about a year, Aunt Penny Stacey had planned to remodel the Jaffray Dorm kitchen—Coca-Cola style. Over Christmas break, Aunt Penny along with Aunt Corinna Spangler and her son, Micah, painted the walls like black and white checkerboard with a red border that had “Coca-Cola” written in different languages on it.

Before Christmas break Aunt Penny had asked the Jaffray girls to bring back a Coke can from their respective countries.

WITH CARE, Erin Dutton fills in the penciled “Co- When the girls reca-Cola” logo with paint. “Though the work is tedious, turned, she lined it is quite gratifying to see the word Coca-Cola in a foreign language slowly materialize on each wall,” said a shelf with cans from the PhilipDutton happily. pines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Indonesia. The shelf sported other Coca-Cola memorabilia such as a trishaw made from Coke cans and a Coca-Cola calendar.

“I love the way our kitchen looks now. It makes me want to keep everything nice,” said Gao Foua Kue. Lisa Nakanouchi said, “It makes me want to go back there more because it has a fun atmosphere now.”

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“Hey! Can you get my noodles out of the microwave, Daniel [Whiting],” shouted Ben Masters from a pile of cushions as he sat and watched WWF one Tuesday night after court lights.

“Okay, but I get some,” answered Whiting from the kitchen.

Not unlike most growing teenagers, students spent much of their after school time chowing down on anything they could get their hands on. Eating snacks provided not only the answer to a growling tummy, but also a good socializing time for friends of all ages. It didn’t matter what the age, if Aunt Corinna [Spangler] pulled a tray of fresh, chocolate chip cookies from the oven, a crowd of hungry youngsters would soon appear at her door.

“If I didn’t eat snacks throughout the day, I would probably die of hunger,” stated Seth Reder matter-of-factly.

“It’s not exactly healthy, but I honestly look forward to when I can eat again throughout the day,” confessed Lisa Nakanouchi.

While some people enjoyed making or eating snacks from home, others simply brought money to school to PULLING THE HOT PAN of freshly baked brownies out of the oven, Mary Carlton, visiting spend in the canteen former student Shona Peters, and Cheryl An- when the hunger pains drianoff can hardly wait to taste their creation. set in. “I have so much Students often visited day students’ houses to money [charged] on my whip up a sandwich or bake a treat with an account,” said Megan easy-to-make mix.

Galloway. “That’s the bad part about being on Student Council.”

Jennifer Sarault said, “Snacks are cheap here so you end up eating a ton!”

With one giant swoop, Whiting dug his chopsticks into the steaming bowl of noodles and began shoving the content into his mouth at a rapid pace.

“Hey, don’t eat them all!” Masters whined from his comfortable —By Jenny Wolfe spot in the lounge.

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Shot in the Darkness “Who’s that new guy on campus?”

“I think he’s the guy from Hoops of Hope.”

Two sixth grade boys watched Brent Fuqua walk by carrying basketballs. Fuqua had come to Penang for a second time to teach basketball. Those interested had the opportunity to attend a daylong basketball clinic to learn some new skills.

“I improved on my dribbling and shooting from the tips Brent gave me,“ Jim Wu said thankfully.

A Wednesday night prayer meeting featured Fuqua and his skills.

Judson Lim said, “The coolest part was when he spun the ball on his fingers and toes.”

“It was great when he made Bob [Larkin] go up front, and [Fuqua] stuck pens in his mouth and hands and put spinning balls on them,” said Mary Carlton.

“It was cool the way he could morph the ball and spin so many at once,” shared Jamie Cheng.

“The guy could bounce the ball between his legs and do all sorts of stuff. He also taught me how to be a better basketball player,” said Terri-Lynn Frentz. Not only did Fuqua have tips on basketball; he also gave a few pointers on following Christ. He used basketAS THE BALL SPINS, Brent Fuqua places a pen in Joe Lee’s ball as an avenue to reach people mouth. When Fuqua visited cam- for Christ and travels to different pus, he spoke at Wednesday night countries doing so. prayer meeting and demonstrated his basketball tricks. He also Larkin said, “It was good to offered a basketball clinic on learn new things and to see how Saturday to help students improve ‘trivial skills’ can help further their skills.

God’s kingdom.”

“I got a hold of what he said about Jabez’s prayer and started praying it,” said Robbie Mangham. Not only did students walk away awed by Fuqua’s talent but they also had gained truth. Some even learned how to spin a ball on their fingers and couldn’t wait to impress their friends.

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as their Savior. One of the new brothers in Christ told the group about the love felt from God and how much he wanted to share this new joy with his friends.

“I enjoyed getting a way from school and being in a different “Hey, guys we have a meeting in the chapel after prayer meeting,” Cody cross-cultural context. It was good to go to Thailand and have Napier said as he spread the news to other students contemplating a burden for the Thai people. It was really special to be able to make friends with Tor and Chart and to hang out with them,” going to Bangkok for an Evangelism Explosion trip.

That night, Mr. Tom Mangham informed the group that nine said Ben Wakefield. of out of ten Thai people planning to participate in the Bangkok Many of the members felt discouraged the first two days because EE clinic had canceled. But Uncle Tom, Aunt Barb Mangham, they didn’t speak Thai. Aunt Barb reminded the team that even though they might not feel effective, God could work and Pastor Dave Latsha felt that a group through language barriers and the team needfrom Dalat should still go. The next day ed to continue in their obedience to God. after lunch, Arnila Santoso, Linda Tang, Those on the EE trip kept a busy schedStephen Montague, Ben Wakefield, Hanule but found a few free hours for a boat ride nah Friesen, and Luke Caldwell loaded on Chao Praya river, a stop at Hard Rock into a van to drive to the train station.

Café, and some last-minute shopping at the The following four days presented many World Trade Center. opportunities to share the Gospel in dif As the bus pulled away from the station, ferent ways.

Achan Valaiporn, the lady who had made the “I enjoyed meeting people and talking meeting arrangements, and Tor and Chart to them,” Arnila Santoso said. Visits ranged waved good-bye. from invitations to an English class to stop “Our trip is complete,” Uncle Tom said, ping at a center for pregnant and battered “I’ve gone on a tuk-tuk, boat, train, and now women. God opened up opportunities to share the love of Christ through practicing STRIKING A POSE, Ben Wakefield, along with two stu- a bus.” As they speed down the highway, EE dents from the Baptist Student Center in Bangkok, freeze members watched the sun set and reflected on English and making friends. while the judges evaluate the best depiction of a fight In a meeting on one of the last nights of breaking loose. The EE group participated in the games at all that God had done for them on that trip.

—By Hannah Friesen the trip, three people came to know Christ BSC and helped them practice their English.

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“I just screamed ‘AHHHHH,’ and then she jumped on me; then she ran to Arnila’s [Santoso] bed, and I was so excited that I jumped on her!” recounted Erin Dutton, speaking of Shona Peters’s surprise visit. Peters left the school last year after cultivating friendships that refused to die. Her unannounced return raised eyebrows and voices as people ran across campus to greet her.

The “Returning Legend” syndrome had hit the school numerous times before and continued to strike since. In an international school, migrant students quickly made friends; then, a seeming split second later, they left. But throughout the year, ghosts of Dalat history popped back in for a weekend.

“When Jihye [Kim] came, I wasn’t even thinking of her… and then I saw her! After a quick double take, I ran over and we beON HER VISIT, Shona Peters spends some qual- gan talking like any old ity munching time with Mary Carlton at Cheryl friends,” Anna Curtis Andrianoff ’s house. The friends she had made in said. her years at the school kept her busy every day These special reof her two-week stay in Penang. lationships flourished between staff and students as well. Lunch breaks slipped away in conversations with a favorite history teacher or old dorm parent.

Mr. Rodney Duncan taught English for three years; when he left, his legacy of huge assignments gave way to sweet memories of pizza parties and good-natured humor. Tears flowed freely the days before he left, but he promised to visit at least once a semester.

Jenny Wolfe, senior class president, said, “He left such a big impact on the whole class in freshman English. We’re having him speak at our Commencement because he made an effort to get to know every one of us.”

Visitors from the past sparked a variety of reactions. Old friends worked their days around the extra-special guests. Acquaintances took time to say hi and then moved on. Newer students didn’t know how to react when their friends ran off to hug strangers; but everyone appreciated the chance to meet local history.

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Exotic Eating The bell pierced the air at 12:30 p.m. each day, releasing starving secondary students from their fifth hour class for lunch. After a long morning, with only one short break, lunchtime came as a chance for catching up on weekend events or the latest school news; but most of all, time to eat.

“I always race in there so I can get a good place in line and pile heaps of food on my tray,” said Nils Bauer. Whether students received the food of their choice depended on where they stood in line. Coming late to the cafeteria almost always resulted in the leftovers after the masses had taken their fill. Thus students begged their teachers to let them out early for lunch.

Because of various cultures found in an international school, the cafeteria menu AS HER FRIENDS chat noisily around varied greatly. As Jenny Lai her, Gao Foua Kue chows down on a explained, “My favorite meal grilled cheese sandwich. The cafeteria is chicken rice. They make it prepared various meals for students, so good; it tastes like restaurant some Western and others Asian. chicken rice. They make good chili sauce too—it is not too spicy but has a very unique flavor.”

Although Lai preferred chicken rice, Joel Garcia held different beliefs. “I love creamed chicken with green peas. It adds color to my life with out adding any flavor,” he said.

At times the cafeteria prepared special meals for holidays such as Deepavali or Chinese New Year. The beautiful decorations and exotic food impressed students and staff alike. “I think the best meal we have had all year was during Deepavali when they served 15 different kinds of curry and any kind of bread that you could want.

The Mongolian green curry was great!” exclaimed Ben Caldwell.

Although no one ate his favorite meal every day—and flavorless food days came—students enjoyed the time to relax and talk with their friends as they consumed the variety of international foods served in the cafeteria, the only place in Penang where fried rice and pizza graced the same menu.

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Smiling, Miss Anderson replied, “I’m shrinking.”

Questions on the way things work in the world often drew out interesting answers also. “Who lives in Antarctica?” one first grade student asked another.

For years children have entertained others unknowingly with their “Penguins, scientists, and Exkimos [sic],” a student across from cute phrases and sayings. Elementary teachers often get to hear these him answered. idioms more often as they are around them more often. Young kids Another student said, “Miss Anderson, I know where the dinosaurs have lots to say about the world, and teenagers and adults need to learn are!” listen carefully.

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A first grader came into class happily “Yep, they’re exsticked [sic]! saying, “The sky is blue; the crows are Uncle Tim Williams, Chandler Dorm singing; it’s a beautiful day.” dad, asked his dorm children one af The next minute, Jon Rajan came ternoon—as he sat waiting for them up to him and declared, “I just saw bird to finish a long lunch—how many poo-poo.” times he had told them to “stop talking “Oh yuck!” replied the boy whose and eat.” beautiful world had just come to a rather One dorm student answered, “Sixty!” dismal end.

His buddy replied dramatically, “You Another girl in first grade told her told us indivisible times!” teacher about her dog, “When Jordan, “Indivisible times?” Uncle Tim asked.

Justin, and I were still in Heaven—be“Do you mean infinite?” fore we were born—my mom had a dog “Yeah, that’s what I mean.” named Razzle.”

When life lost its joy and sparkle, To these youngsters, teenagers seem teenagers could always take a look at their very large. On passing a group of high younger counterparts. Children had a way TO GET his friend’s attention, Jeffrey Lau raises his school students a student exclaimed, TRYING with words that—ironically—could teach hand. Students sometimes forgot that they no longer needed to “These teenagers are bigger than you, raise their hand to talk. Full of funny phrases, children joked with their older friends a thing or two.

Miss [Angie] Anderson. How come?” each other during lunch and after school.

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Not all students, however, had such simple motives for loving the sanctuary the pillows provided.

“They are a great place to snuggle with my girlfriend,” said Bob Curling her legs underneath her, Jelling Lai snuggled deep in the Larkin, laughing because he did not actually share a study hall with Garfield print cushions in the back corner of the elementary library. his girlfriend, Lisbeth Hinkel.

She pulled out her Environmental Science enrichment reading passage Most students cherished the spot because it never changed locations, and it provided a bit of comfort when the weary needed a break. Even and surveyed the content.

Slowly, she let her head drop back as her eyes struggled to stay open. office staff enjoyed a quick repose in the billowing mounds during their break.

Giving in to exhaustion, Lai finally “I think it’s so cute when I walk back decided to nestle a little further into to the elementary section during sixth the warmth and softness of the pillows period and [Mrs. Amy Khoo] is taking beneath her and drop off to “rest her a nap there—even though it means eyes.”

I have to read somewhere else,” said High school students shared Lai’s Elim Ng. appreciation for these elementary Whether sleeping, studying, or solibrary pillows. This refuge of rest also cializing, those Garfield print cushions held other purposes. Though students saw many students through a more did occasionally ignore the “no sleeping pleasant day. in school” rule, the pillows provided As the bell rang, Lai started up and a more comfortable study spot and a glanced at the reading packet still in place to fraternize with friends when her hand. As she sighed, she rationalthey had no homework. ized that though she had accomplished Admittedly, students used the corlittle, she would get a great deal more ner as an escape. done now that she felt refreshed and Lars Bauer said, “The pillows are a GETTING COZY, Rowan Mundhenk and Andy Larkin read assignalert after her little catnap. good place to hide from teachers when ments for school. The boys, like many other students, reclined in the —By Erin Dutton you don’t want to work. All you have to cushions to escape the activity of the high school library.

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In Charge “I could sing of your love forever, I could sing of your love forever,” sang a group of happy, excited students. The jovial melody reverberated off the walls of the Christian Convention Center located in Batu Ferringhi as 26 student leaders met together for the annual Student Leadership Retreat on the 30 August.

“I’d been on the a Leadership Retreat in seventh grade, but being older this time made the experience way more impacting,” said Hannah Friesen.

Along with several workshops each day, the group also took part in worship services and listened to Pastor Dave Latsha speak. “We broke up into groups in the afternoon and analyzed the good and bad points of our school WITH THEIR “GUNS IN THE AIR, and the student body. It really Mary Carlton, Ben Wakefield, and Mike helped us understand that we Altice sing along to “Little Cabin in the Woods” during the beginning of the Stu- needed to get our focus right,” dent Leadership Retreat. AS well as the commented Mike Altice. more serious side of the retreat, students “P. Dave encouraged us enjoyed playing games and singing silly to spend time alone for about a songs to get to know each other. half an hour and really ask God what it was He wanted to do with us for the year. I really enjoyed that quiet time,” said Linda Tang.

Free time at night allowed students to take a break and enjoy some good local food, the Batu night market, and fellowship with friends. After the ten o’clock curfew, some students sat around in groups chatting with peers, while others played tackle football and had water balloon fights in the yard. The main focus of the retreat, though, became clear through the discussions and sincere input from leaders willing to make a change on campus.

“I think the whole thing provided a hardcore time to get into perspective our respective leadership positions and in some way serve God. It helped get us started on the right foot for the crucial year we had ahead of us,” Luke Caldwell said.

“Ok, what do you want to sing next?” asked music leader Ben Wakefield.

“I wanna let my little light shine!” shouted someone from the back row.

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About Benjamin, the Lord said: “Let the one the Lord loves rest secure in Him, for He shields him all day long and the one the Lord loves rests between His shoulders.” Deut. 33: 13 Love, Dad, Mom, Casey, and Nancy

Besides the “benefit” of wasting class time and distracting teachers, power outs helped students develop their character.

“It helps me to learn patience,” said Casey Caldwell.

Theo Love said, “It give us a new appreciation of the wonders of Arriving back at school second semester, students found the AV modern technology—or lack thereof.“ room converted into another, bigger, better computer lab. Now Jamie Cheng added, “I have gotten in touch with history. I can they could use it during study hall even if a class held session now better understand what life was like without electricity.” there. But every good thing has its drawbacks, the new lab not The computer lab could not claim sole responsibility for all the excepted. power outs. In fact, Mr. Nathanael Klassen said, “I really don’t think The new lab created a tremendous drain on the school’s power the computer lab draws that much electricity. We can’t figure out what supply, and power outages occurred the problem is, but we think it has more frequently, daily in fact. to do with all the air-cons in the new “A day wouldn’t be complete withmiddle school building.” out a power outage,“ said Natacha Students also found the campus Provencal demonstrating how students immersed in darkness at night because had adapted to this small inconveof Penang’s electricity problems. “I nience. like it when the lights go out at night “It’s life,” said Valerie Eddins. because then we can see the stars,” said Students adjusted to it and learned Kara Mangham. to appreciate some of the results of the “And then we are allowed to burn frequent blackouts. candles even though it’s a fire hazard,” “I like it when the power goes out added Peter Blosser. in band because then we get chance to As the power flipped off during rest,” said Andrew Altice. school, a round of groans and cheers Jennifer Montague noted, “It stalls filled the quickly warming air. The new WITH A BLANK EXPRESSION, Kim McClellan stares at the blank class.” computer lab had its drawbacks, but screen in front her while she waits for the electricity to come “And it supplies comic relief,” added computer the drawbacks had their benefits. back on. Thanks to the file recovery program on the computers, she Katy Parks.

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Spud Guns “Hey Mike,” shouted Bob Larkin across the yard, “Do you have any more spray?”

“Yeah,” replied Mike Altice, “but it didn’t work last time.”

As soon as Altice had spoken, a large flame burst from the side of the spud gun. “Guess it worked this time,” laughed Larkin as he thrust another apple down the barrel of the gun preparing a launch towards the nearest tree.

As a result of a new -found interest in physics projects, several curious senior boys decided to immerse themselves in a new hobby. After extensive research on the Internet and dozens of trips to the hardware store the guys concocted what eventually became a potato gun. Using various sizes of PVC pipe, loads of duck tape and Super Glue, the potential “weapon” gave the boys a new toy to play with.

After having tried air TESTING out their new toys, Mike Altice freshener, the guys decided and Bob Larkin launch various fruist and that deodorant proved the vegetables from their “spud gun.” The senior boys spent countless hours researching and most effective combustion assembling the guns. fuel for the first model of the “spud gun.”

“We decided that lighter fluid might be a little too strong… so we went with deodorant, which is a little less flammable,” commented Altice.

When the boys experimented on campus or during trips such as mini sneak, onlookers longed to participate in the launching of random fruits and vegetables. The boys frequently allowed others to join in on the fun. “I was so scared to launch it the first time, but the guys promised me I wouldn’t get hurt with the one using air,” said Erin Dutton “The spud guns gave us a feeling of power, but also a strong sense of comraderie. I think it was more of a bonding experience than anything else,” Larkin said.

With a bit of ingenuity, PVC pipe, deodorant, and a lot of super glue, a simple science project turned into another creative way to pass the time with friends.

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Sweat to Build With his adrenaline pumping and biceps rippling, Ryan Henshaw lifted the barbell up. Meanwhile, Derrick Hsiang spotted for Nick Haechler as he bench-pressed. Hsiang felt the sweat on his forehead drip down to the ground.

Guys and girls used the weight room during study halls and after school to increase their muscle strength. Mr. Chad Adams opened the room for students almost every seventh period study hall.

Students didn’t see the weight room as a place only for tightening muscles. There, dorm dads could bond with their dorm guys and teachers could spend time talking with students. Situated behind the gym, this small air-conditioned room helped pump up muscles and refresh relationships between staff and WITH LEGS APART and knees bent students. slightly, Ryan Henshaw prepares to lift Wei Loon Ooi, a regular the barbell. The weight room provided opportunities for staff and students to attendee to the weight room, get to know each other while strengthsaid, “Lifting weights is a great ening their muscles. way to get to know staff better.”

The atmosphere of the weight room also added a lot to the weight-training experience. “When you walk into the weight room,” Henshaw said, “you immediately smell the sweat odors and feel your muscles tighten.”

Smiling, Craig Podenak said, “The weight room reminds me that I need to look good for the ladies.”

Both staff and students felt how the intense atmosphere of the weight room made them train. “When we lifted weights for volleyball last year, I felt that I had more motivation to work in the weight room than when I was in the dorm at night deciding whether or not I should run,” Rachel Bemo said.

As Henshaw finished his last repetition, the barbell fell to the floor and rolled away from his hands. He left the room feeling good about himself with tight muscles, a sweaty body, and a newly formed —By Mary Carlton relationship with a teacher.

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Keeping It Together “One, two, three,” yelled Nils Bauer; Ben Fredriksson smashed his sticks into the drums, Craig plucked his bass strings, and Evan and Bauer began coaxing chords from their guitars. Each kept track of his own inner beat, while watching the others play. As the pieces fell into place, the song grew in intensity, feeding the player’s fervor; the band Hospital Food played on in the room stiff with music.

Playing music in bands, whether just jamming or working on a piece for performance, gave students a welcome release valve for the crushing pressures of existence. The bands gave a sense of camaraderie and immediate rewards too often absent in the confusion and indifference of daily life. Said Evan Persons, “You get support, encouragement, and stress relief. And, if you’re really lucky, you can even get ten ringgit on talent night.

Yep, it’s great stuff.”

Some felt that achieving closeness with the other band members posed the most difficulty and gave the greatest rewards. Said Nils Bauer, “In AS BEN FREDRIKSSON screams order for a band to work the into the microphone, Ben Caldwell members have to communileaps into the air as he pretends to cate and cooperate; each has play the base. After playing their own music, the band relaxed by maushing to know what the other player to “Dwarf Invasion.” wants. A good band can play a song together just by looking at each other; there’s gotta be some sort of weird, inexplicable connection.”

Said Sina Djavadkhani, “There’s some stuff you just can’t play if you aren’t tight. It’s really important.”

Bands also offered the chance at expression. Each had its own feel, from punk to experimental trippy hardcore to rapcore to emo, giving each band the chance to express its own temperament.

As the song’s last notes fell from the fingers of the band members, Hospital Food fell silent for a second. Then Evan played a riff, Fredriksson matched him on the drums, and the band fell into the —By Ben Caldwell rhythm of another song.

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Sometimes students couldn’t help but conform to the unique forms of entertainment. The rain most often forced active students into frolicking through mud puddles or sliding across the wet grass. “Skim “Buck, buck, number one! Here I come!” shouted Rob Dent as he boarding is the best! It’s good to go when there are massive puddles in ran and leaped onto the chain of people connected to the lamp post. the field though,” said Maria Miner.

“Yow! Ah, man, Rob that killed,” groaned Mary Carlton as she and “One time we made our own slip ’n’ slide by taping garbage bags together, which worked for a while until they all ripped apart,” said the other four members of her team struggled to keep stable.

With its modern shopping malls, diverse choice in dining, and Ben Caldwell. “That was okay though because then we took the bags and slid down the hills on its hundreds of entertainment them.” facilities, students in Penang No matter what age, studidn’t have much of an excuse dents bonded together through for boredom. Even with all the games and activities that seemed choices, however, many students somewhat crazy to most people. didn’t have the time, energy, or Getting wet and dirty created money to pursue them all. So on memories that many students those weeknights from 7:00-8:30, will most likely never forget. or even after class meetings on Thud! A mass of twisted slow-moving Saturday nights, stubodies crashed to the ground dents put their heads together and as the chain of people colcame up with creative activities. lapsed under the weight of “My favorite game is Goosey the other team. “Okay, now Tackle! That’s when a bunch of it’s our turn to jump on you big kids and little kids chase each other and tackle each other across “GUYS, LISTEN CAREFULLY. When I give the word, we all have to run and tackle guys!” shouted Carlton as she Evan [Persons] OK?” instructed a mud-covered Mary Carlton to equally dirty Jenny the soccer field,” said Siara Stacey. Wolfe and Kara Mangham. The group of friends participated in a good ol’ game untangled herself from the “I love it when we get into of Goosey Tackle, where players tried to reach the opposite side of the soccer field pile of friends.

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“When the pictures worked, the expressions were great! When the pictures didn’t work, though, you would get all these pictures of Mike’s “Okay, when I give the word, run up to Mr. [Chad] Adams, look into back,” said Joel Garcia with a laugh. the camera, and smile. Got it? Tell everyone behind you,” whispered As the year went on, students became more and more creative in their photography skills. The creativity, however, an excited Cheryl Andrianoff to her classmates in U.S. History. sometimes became a little challeng “Ahh! I love timed pictures,” Mike ing. “It was seventh period study hall, Altice responded with a huge smile and we set up Mike’s camera on top spreading across his face. of the Coke machine. Well, we had More than ever, picture taking became all climbed up on this huge stack of a common occurrence around campus, chairs and Lisbeth [Hinkel] ended up but it came with a whole new twist. getting stuck. It was hilarious letting Hand held shots went out, and timed her just lie there for a while!” said Ben photography flashed in.

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“Timed pictures are the best, man!”

“GO!” shouted Andrianoff as she jumped exclaimed Jean Tsai. “You can put the up from her seat and ran to the front of the camera anywhere and make all these room. weird poses.”

“Hurry up! It’s gonna blow!” yelled Luke Students often set up their cameras Caldwell loudly as he leaped over a desk to without telling their friends who would make it in time. then get the surprise of a lifetime as a “Wh…What’s going on? What in the group of hysterical pals suddenly came world are you guys doing?” asked a perrushing towards them. plexed Mr. Adams.

“One time we did a timed picture CAREFULLY ADJUSTING the angle of her camera, Linda Tang in Psychology, but we didn’t tell Mrs. prepares to signal to her friends to get ready. The seventh period “A timed picture of course!” an[Mary] Sheddan about it. When we ran open campus students often filled their free period with creative swered the class in unison.

—By Jenny Wolfe up to the front of the room to take the picture-taking expeditions around campus.

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Hairy Hair Days Eyes bleary, face caked with the accumulated night-slime, the unidentifiable student stumbled onto campus. Weary from working until the wee hours of the morning for nights innumerable, she desperately clutches a tar-black pitcher of coffee in her shaking hand. As she stumbles into her first class practically holding up her eyelids with her hands, someone mentions her hair; and she grunts a something to the effect of “and your point is?” A whole family of insects could have set up a combination latrine and crypt in the maze of her tangled locks, and as long as they kept quiet she would not have cared less.

Of course, exhaustion-induced apathy didn’t cause all bad hair days. Some people didn’t seem to care much about having one. A strange breed chose not to go out and spend money on mousse, hair gel, and other esoteric and unHAIR ASKEW, Erin Dutton looks at Ben necessary products —like Wakefield’s wigged head. “His hair was bad, shampoo—of a shallow but not as bad as mine,” said Dutton. and materialistic society.

Of course, they reaped the consequences of their hideous social blunder: they would never make it on the cover of Brio or Breakaway. Strangely, these chosen few never seemed to care much—or they told everyone that, at least.

On the other end of the spectrum, some did care how they looked to other people. After all, they reasoned, “beauty is truth”; so, in the service of a higher calling they used their money carefully, studying magazines for tips and purchasing the products tailored for their hair body, texture, color, history, and styling needs. These future hair models never really had to worry about their perpetually perfect hair, but they seemed to do so nonetheless.

Somewhere between the two, the average person tried to deal with the stuff on the top of his or her head. Getting by on just the basics, they sometimes had a lousy hair day; then, sometimes with a cap and sometimes exposing their shame to the world, they’d make it through the day. For the most part, it really made no difference; beyond a few smiles and bad jokes, the unfortunate would get back to the important issues of life, like getting sleep.

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Other people used the countless hours for social purposes. “Waitering is awesome because it gives you a chance to get to know people you don’t normally talk to,” said Aaron Malcolm.

Every school night nine waiters or waitresses assembled in the cafe- “The best part of it is spending time with my good friend Peter,” teria at 5:20 p.m. to eat and then to work. On Sundays 10 of them added Ben Masters. would start work immediately after church. This group of dorm “I like it because I get to know the national staff better,” said Daniel students set the tables, served the food, cleared the tables, and wiped Whiting. up the messes.

Indeed, the kitchen staff and the waiters cooperated in order to Though they did not have a glamorous job, they found satisfac- get the job done efficiently and orderly. They often shared jokes and tion and enjoyment by serving their fellow campus-residents. This, pulled pranks on each other when no one was looking. with the exception of tutoring, proved the only formal means to Bemo said, “It makes my day when Muniandy [Ramasamy] gives supplement one’s allowance. The me compliments.” waiters could also choose to serve Many seniors kept waiting tables for half of their required work through hectic schedules in hopes of hours. getting a letter of recommendation “I get all my work hours done they could attach to job applications quickly when I waitress,” said Lisduring college years. The underclassbeth Hinkel who, along with Rachel men took advantage of the job-skill Bemo, supervised her fellow stubuilding as well. dents.

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in the dorm as well as Aunt Penny and Uncle Steve [Stacey]. It makes the dorm feel more like a home to me.”

The girls told jokes and humorous stories to unwind after a hard week at school.

“Hey Uncle Steve [Stacey],” chorused the senior girls of Jaffray Dorm, “The times in my life I’ve laughed the hardest have been during “You could take us up to Hillside in a van.” As the girls wheedled and senior treat night,” said Jenny Wolfe. bribed, Mr. Stacey started making his way to the door to get van keys Lisbeth Hinkel added, “It’s really funny when Jennifer [Sarault] laughs from the office. so hard her nose bleeds, and none of us get what she’s laughing about.”

At the same time, just across the campus, the senior boys in Eckman “I love pigging out till two o’clock in the morning,” contributed Dorm chowed down on Aunt Viviane’s cooking and told the Miners Jean Tsai. about all that had happened since the last Senior Treat Night. As the “Like when Aunt Penny decides to make Thai food at 11:30 P.M.” dorm parents picked up the conversation, the Miners, both Dalat interjected Hinkel again. alumni, started to reminisce about “the old days” when they lived in Sarault said, “As much as I try to resist the scrumptious food, I fall the dorms. a victim to Aunt Penny’s cooking every time.“ “Senior treat is more about spending The dorm parents also derived pleasure from the time with Uncle Matt and Aunt Viv than late nights, though it did cause them to lose sleep. getting food,” said Evan Persons.

“The highlight for me is watching Jean mow the “We always look forward to as a infield with her race car after trying to knock me off chance to get to talk to them,” added the track,” said Uncle Steve referring to his weekly Luke Caldwell.

Nascar matches against Tsai.

Despite ASTRO, double solitaire, “You don’t really know the seniors until you get Nascar racing, the “cup game,” and franthem after midnight; then you get to really see them,” tic foraging for food, the girls managed Aunt Penny explained. to talk as well.

As the senior girls clambered into the Hill Arnila Santoso echoed the guys’ senti- GATHERED AROUND the kitchen table, Lisbeth side-bound van and the senior boys of Eckman ments as she said, “The best thing about Hinkel, Jean Tsai, Elim Ng, Jenny Wolfe, Arnila listened to the Miners’ stories, the rest of the campus senior treat night is not just the food, but Santoso, and Jennifer Sarault snack on exotic fruits slumbered, unaware of the joy others experienced as senior treat night. The girls invariably ended up being able to get closer to all the seniors for they slept.

—By Erin Dutton laughing hilariously before they went to bed.

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“My parents are always mixing Lao in with English; it’s a good thing I know Lao, or I would never be able to understand what they are saying,” said Rachel Bemo.

Not just adults had trouble finding words in one specific language.

“I like talking to Hudson [Lim] because he speaks Korean too,” Sung “Hey man! Look at those bumi bikes!

Bin Kim said. “If I can’t think of a word in English, I say it in Kore “I-yo lah! It’s sweet. If I had one an; and if I can’t think of a word in of those you’d have to pin as AWAS Korean, I say it in English.” sign on my back.”

Some word changes helped To most people in the world, clarify the differences in language. this conversation would make abStudents called Malaysia currency solutely no sense; but to any Dalat ringgit and sen by the American student it just sounds like two boys equivalent, “dollars and cents.” talking about a cool motorcycle. In So, when students visited the this multilingual setting, students States during vacation and later incorporate many languages into wanted to tell how much a shirt their everyday speech patterns. had cost, they would say, “It costs In Malaysia, stall venders ask if 15 U.S.” they should serve the food “take Tina Wolfe said, “While I’m in away” or eat-in, as opposed to “to the States, sometimes I ask someone go” and “eating here.” In the same how much U.S. it costs; and then I stall area if a student needed to use get a lot of funny looks.” the restroom, he would ask for the “Hey, close the light lah!” said tandas or the W.C. (water closet).

Jessica Friesen to her sister hoping Students also brought in a vathat she would go to bed. riety of words from their vacation here?” asks the attendant as Josh Hughes steps up the cashier at “Selamat malam,” Hannah countries. Ben Wakefield taught “Having McDonald’s while Choby Siau and Andrew McClary await their turn to the entire Worship Team to say let order. Hughes discovered that the cashier didn’t understand the phrase “to Friesen replied hitting the light switch. us pray in Fijian: masu manda. go”; he had to say “take away.”

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Teachers come and teachers go, but pictures last forever. And many of last year’s staff only have a 1x1.25 inch photo in an old yearbook to mark their presence. But where they left, new faces took up the yoke and pulled students another year closer to graduation.

The constant human flux kept fresh staff around the campus, just waiting to meet “that student” they had heard so much about. After a few weeks, the inexperienced began to use local lingo and start a deeper friendship network. Before long, no one could imagine the school without Aunt Corrina Spangler’s colorful encouragement or Uncle Ken Campbell’s children. As the school became a part of their life, they became a part of it.

Some alumni return to teach when they finish college.

Miss Lyn Poosawtsee came halfway through the year to teach math. “It’s weird ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON, the journ class leaves having Miss Poosawtthe fluorescent lights of room 27 to carry boxes to see back. I went to Mr. Tommy Tompkins’s house. The staff tide slowly shifted as the boxes from the new computer lab elementary school with her in Thailand; became packaging for Mr. Tompkins’s move.

I went to high school with her here! I still feel strange calling her anything but ‘Lyn,’” said Cheryl Andrianoff.

Some staff came back with new hats—Aunt Mary and Uncle Dave Latsha the dorm parents became Mrs. Latsha the choir teacher and Pastor Dave the chaplain. When Pastor Dave left a job as youth pastor in the States to come overseas, he took the position that the school needed most. But after a year, he made a crossover back to the pulpit. “When Pastor Dave preaches, I can relate. He really knows how to speak to the youth,” said Mary Carlton.

The ebb and flow of the staff tide showed no signs of stopping.

As Mrs. Carol Friesen prepared to move to Minnesota, Mr. Tommy Tompkins packed up his house to move to an apartment five minutes walking distance from campus. All changes, great and small, kept hearts open for sympathy and welcome. And a sad goodbye quickly became an extra effort to usher the new year in.

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could do dips like crazy!” he said as he flexed his biceps.

Some students felt that though they had hurt themselves, the way in which they did it made their injury worth it. Staci Drake said, “I broke my arm while snowboarding [back in the States] this Christmas.

“Ahhhh!” Jonathan Kue screamed in pain as the soccer ball snapped his And I had fun doing it too.” arm above the wrist. Kue had to wear a cast on his arm for the next six The steps between lower and upper campus made timeliness almost weeks while the bone healed. Kue did not suffer alone. Many students impossible, not to mention the physical pain involved in hopping up and down them between classes. sustained injuries that put them in casts, on crutches, or on both.

Though most students injured themselves during sports, some “My armpits hurt more than my foot by the end of the day,” said tripped over gutters or jumped too merrily. Despite the setback in Shana Willows. “I’d rather just get a piggy-back ride.”

Students could at least keep their speed, the temporary “cripples” casts as mementos. “I like keeping my found that their peers treated them casts with the notes on them,” said Mike with sympathy. “It’s a good way to get Altice. “I still have one from when I other people to do stuff for you,” said broke my leg in fifth grade. Treasure your Rowan Mundhenk. memories.”

“And it gives me license to cut “Somebody get Aunt Nellie [Koethler]!” in the lunch line,” Daniel Whiting someone yelled from the bleachers. added. But he admitted that he strug “You OK man?” asked Ben Fredriksgled with simple things: like taking a son, who had shot the ball; he had broshower. “I never have tape or plastic ken many bones with his powerful kick bags to cover my cast so it won’t get in the past. wet; I always end up getting yelled Aunt Nellie quickly came and at because it take me so long to get rushed Kue to the hospital for X-rays ready for bed.” and a cast. Luckily for Kue, his bone Andrew Altice took advantage of UP the leg of his pants, Daniel Whiting shows Peter had broken cleanly in two without his crutch time to build muscles in PULLING Blosser, Sung Bin Kang, Andy Larkin, and Joe Lee his atrophied leg. other areas. “By the time they took Whiting tore the ligaments in his ankle while jumping and hobbled any complications.

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Blue House Blues “Hey did you guys know that they took the blue house away?” asked a disappointed Gao Foua Kue. “Are you serious! Oh, man, that place was historical. We have so many memories from it!” answered Erin Dutton in a shocking tone.

For many, the little blue playhouse that used to rest just across from the playground represented memories from elementary days come and gone. Children of all ages used the house for everything from make-believe games to a good hiding spot for ‘Kick the Can.’ “I liked pretending that I lived in the blue house when I played with my friends after school,” said Anna Latsha.

Many high schoolers as well as elementary students felt a little sad when a smooth, stone bench SOCIALIZING where the blue house once took the place of the aged, stood, Casey Caldwell, Seth Reder, and Tina worn-down play house.

Wolfe make use of the new sitting area. The “I’ve been here since fifth bench allowed for parents to better keep an eye grade, and the blue house on children using the playground. was always there by the playground for all these years. When it got taken away, it almost felt like a little part of my early years went with it,” said Kue. “We used to play ‘Truth or Dare’ in the blue house. Now, those are some hilarious memories!” said Cheryl Andrianoff.

“Chesi [Dent] and I used to stop after break and play in the play house to get out our antsiness before a long, intense hour of Ad. Math,” said Hannah Friesen.

Although many students felt disappointed that the blue house can no longer serve as a play place, others realize that life will go on. Sometimes, change helps people realize that good things can come out of change— even simple changes, like removing the little blue playhouse. “It’s good that there’s a bench where the blue house used to be because now parents can sit and keep and eye on small kids playing on the playground,” said Cody Napier.

“Oh well, the wonderful blue house may be gone; but we’ll always have the memories that it gave us in our childhood innocence,” Dutton sighed.

—By Jenny Wolfe

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we don’t have to use these outdated ones that are so inefficient and uncommon.”

As two new classes defined themselves in the world—the computer literate and illiterate—club members clearly placed themselves among Nothing but the sound of clicking mice and tapping keyboards broke the literate. The programmers expressed their creativity and also learned the silence of the computer lab. Robert Whiting gazed intently at the skills that they could later market. screen as he typed in “integer ‘a’ equals constant ‘n.’” Fortunately, “It looks really good on a resumé, and it’s important that someone Whiting had not been working on homework or a last minute project knows how to write computer programs because people are constantly that ate up all his time; nor had he been sending coded messages to needing new, more user-friendly programs for different purposes,” said aliens from outer space. Whiting, Matt Starkey. along with his fellow computer Club members not only proProgramming Club members, had grammed games but made screen been writing computer games. savers as well. Whiting created a “The kids really do all the work screen saver of bouncing photos of themselves. They come and write people’s heads. computer programs. I just make A small black man jumped myself available in case they have off a green striped plane and then any questions or need any help,” disappeared somewhere beyond said club facilitator Mr. Nathanael Whiting’s screen.

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“You’ve got to get the guy to Computer programming club land on the ground, not fly off the met every Thursday in the comscreen,” said Anthony Corral. puter lab where they wrote games “Yeah, I know,” said Whiting and learned to use Visual Basic, with a sigh. He tried a different DOS, Logo Writer, and Q-Basic, command and smiled in triumph all computer languages. as the figure successfully landed on SMILING, Peter Blosser types in a new command for his computer game.

Said Peter Blosser, “We’re ac- Computer Programming Club used languages like Visual Basic to write the bottom of the screen. tually learning new languages so different games.

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RING! RING! RING! “It’s my new boyfriend calling!” shouted Lisbeth Hinkel as she flew over a couple lounge chairs to reach the rarely unoccupied phone.

“No, way! I’m expecting Karyss [Love] to call about some junior class stuff!” screeched Shana Willows as she too bounded for the noisy ringing contraption.

“Hello? Oh…LISA [Nakanouchi]! Your dad’s on the phone!”

Hinkel yelled with a little disappointment in her voice.

People of all ages have the need to communicate with those both around them and far away. Teenagers especially, tend to feel the need to spend extra time sharing with peers about the latest movies, gossip, and other important aspects of their lives.

Talking on the phone serves as one more way for students to get to know each other better. “I could talk on the phone for hours. I seriously lose track of the time; maybe it’s because I talk too much like my sister,” said Tina Wolfe.

More than just the average student calling a friend about homePERCHED comfortably on the work, student couples have set a step of her dorm, Jennifer Sarault record for spending the most time settles down to enjoy a long dis- gabbing on the telephone. “The lines tance phone conversation with her parents. Dorm students enjoyed between Jaffray and Eckman Dorms every chance to talk with family are never free. It’s a known fact that living far away, and learned not the couples spend forever talking to take the expensive calls for about who knows what on the phone granted. together,” said Jennifer Sarault.

“I never talk on the phone, because it’s usually a stupid girl calling for someone else,” Said Ben Masters.

Others would like to get more phone calls from friends or family, but run into problems. “I never get to talk to my parents who work in Indonesia because it’s just too expensive to call,” said Zac Riggenbach.

“I’m off!” yelled Nakanouchi to her dorm sisters as she waited a few seconds for the scramble of excited girls eager to make it first —By Erin Dutton to the free phone.

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Chandler and Jaffray Dorms also had a chance to know each other better With her little hands holding on to Jenny Wolfe’s shirt, Siara Stacey when they started the “Big Sister, Little Sister/Brother” program. Almost squeezes her eyes closed as the two round another corner on their Roller every Jaffray girl picked a little boy or girl from the elementary dorm and blades. Gao Foua Kue calls a few of the Chandler girls over to catch up treated them to meals, snacks, and activities. “I was so excited to get to on the latest elementary gossip. Rachel Houmphan gets yet another have a closer relationship with Angie [Williams],” said Mary Carlton. hug from a beaming Beth Nguyen. Mary Carlton sits in the nursery Matthew Nguyen and Lukas Williams still tell about when Arnila on Sunday to watch the toddlers waddling around. Scenes like these Santoso and Erin Dutton took their “little brothers” to play arcade seem to multiply more and more as the year goes on and students of games at Island Plaza.

Students didn’t have to share the same family to enjoy each other’s comall ages get together for a good time.

High schoolers and elementary kids have long had good relation- pany. Kara Mangham said that she likes having the younger kids around because, “…they have a much broader imagination than I do, ships. Kue said, “I remember feeling special when and I get carried away sometimes when I play with them.”

Ruth Fredriksson and Lyn Poosawtsee [alumni] New games invented by elementary kids excited the used to talk to me and invite me to their room in older kids and inspired them to think of their own crazy Jaffray.” Now Kue herself resides in Jaffray Dorm. ideas. Siara and Maxwell Miner managed to convince Little kids will never forget the times that Carlton to play “Truth or Dare” with them, and Luke older students went out of their way to talk to Caldwell showed his youthful side when he went down them. “I remember when Ben Wakefield took on his hands and knees to act like a scary monster chasing Sam [Stacey], Calvin [Khiev], and me to MidHannah Collins. land’s to get McFlurries. We just talked and had Whether in the nursery, the arcades, or in the dorms, a fun time together,” said Jimmy Shafer. age didn’t keep students apart. From Roller blading, to The year held the beginnings of new ideas that allowed different age groups to get to know WITH A LOOK of curiosity, Hannah talking, to inventing new games, older and younger each other even better. In the dorms, Sunday Collins leans in to hear Arnila Santoso’s children shared good times together and made great secret. During mini-sneak the senior lunch tables found a mixture of high school, class adopted both Hannah and Megan memories that will last for a long time.

—By Rachel Bemo junior high, and elementary students sitting all Collins as their “class mascots.”

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“Voice lessons are good. I’ve learned to sing while being relaxed and enjoying myself,” said Susan Chen.

“Open your throat, but don’t sing from it. Sing from the ‘mask’ of your Chesed Dent appreciated Aunt Mary’s continual advice and underface,” Aunt Mary Latsha instructs Casey Caldwell. “Make an ‘O’ with standing. “The greatest thing about voice lessons is that if I’m having your mouth and give me a nice round ‘aw.’” a bad day when I come in, Aunt Mary will take 10-15 minutes just to Aunt Mary supervised a new talk with me. It isn’t just about learning how fine arts class. In one-on-one sesto sing; it’s learning how to live.” sions once a week, she met with Students had varying motives to take 11 students. She said, “It’s my very these lessons. Some wanted to improve their favorite class to teach because it’s so singing ability; others merely wanted an personal. I love seeing when someopportunity to sing a little more. “At first one discovers he can do something I started taking it because I couldn’t be in he never thought was possible. It’s the choir, and I wanted to sing. But then I all about the discovery.” could join choir, so the practice just helped Her students did indeed learn me. Besides, Aunt Mary’s great,” said Kara to expand their talent as well as Mangham. their vocal ranges. Sandy Weng “Now support your voice from your said, “I can sing a high A or B now. diaphragm.” Aunt Mary told Caldwell.

That’s really good for me because “Don’t use your lungs; stand with your before I could only hit a high G.” feet at shoulder width. Try to create a line “I like it because it helps me while singing; don’t create dips with your to better express myself through voice.” singing, and I love to sing,” said AS CHESED DENT waits for Aunt Mary Latsha to arrive, she warms As Caldwell left the music room, he up her voice and begins to practice “I Dreamed a Dream,” from Les Seth Reder. wondered how he would ever remember Miserables. Dent aspired to sing and act professionally and took The attitude toward voice les- every possible opportunity for extra coaching. everything .

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“Our girls are so hot! Our girls are so hot!” chanted Rowan Mundhenk and Rob Dent in unison.

“Come on Dalat! You can do it!” yelled Stephanie Hope to the Varsity girl’s volleyball team.

Every year, Dalat sports teams take home medals and trophies of all sorts. The credit of course goes to the members of the team itself, as well as to the coach. Another group of people should probably, however, get some recognition too. Whether j.v. or varsity, guys or girls, sports games always have at least a couple of dedicated fans.

“I love it when fans come to the games. It lets us know people actually care if we do well or not,” said Natacha Provencal.

“When we played Uplands in soccer one time, I was worried EXCITED BECAUSE the home team made a basket, Linda Tang, and Wei that nobody would come to Loon Ooi cheer loudly from the outdoor watch us, but a bunch of girls bleachers. Team members enjoyed the en- did. That was definitely cool,” thusiasm of the fans and looked forward Aaron Malcolm said with a to the crowds that came to suport them. grin.

Not only did fans give players a sense of support, they also lifted the atmosphere and made the games more enjoyable.

“Whenever I can, I try to get Jenny [Wolfe] and Stephanie [Hope] to the games. Those girls can cheer, let me tell you!” said Coach Chad Adams.

“Aunt Corinna and Uncle Mark [Spangler] come to almost all of our basketball games even if they’re really far away. They’re really loud and really funny!” said Arden Santoso.

No matter what the sport, players know that with the stands full, the enjoyment level in the game goes way up.

“You guys are so weird,” Hope said hoarsely to the two boys.

“Let’s do the cheer right now.”

As Ashley Sarault went up to serve, the echoes of Hope, Mundhenk, and Dent reverberated off the cement court. “Our team is red hot! Our team is red hot!” the three voices screamed.

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The stringent requirements for freshmen—they must have all A’s or A-’s—to get on open campus have foiled the human yearning for freedom in the past. “While I was chained to my desk during my freshman year, oppressed by the abysmal conditions of the classroom, my heart was ranging over the green field under sunny skies outside. Alas, I couldn’t unite my soul’s desire because of my body’s captivity,” said Nils Bauer wistfully.

But more freshmen than in memory of students at the school managed to get the grades that paid the price of freedom. Said Casey Caldwell, “Our SMILING AND TALKING, Tina Wolfe, Seth Reder class is so weird. and Casey Caldwell relax during study hall. With We’ve got more work finished, these students took the opportunity p e o p l e o n h i g h to unwind. honor roll than on honor roll this year. Not that I’m complaining.”

Of course, the freshmen’s good fortune didn’t go unnoticed by the rest of the school. Said Jenny Wolfe, “So many freshmen are on open campus this year. [My sister] Tina is on open campus; it’s not fair.”

“Though manipulative,” said Evan Persons, “I feel that the rule encourages freshmen to pursue academics at an earlier stage in their high school career, thus preparing them for responsibilities which they will later have to accept.”

Journie Erin Dutton said, “Having freshmen on open campus makes it easier to get quotes for copy.”

The grumbling all had a good-natured tone, though, and no one resented the ninth graders’ hard-earned rewards.

Said Seth Reder as he turned away from the board, “Yes I made it! I’m going outside next period.”

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Dad, Mom, Graeme, Kevin into walls on the floor and just open up a can of [wildness]!” added Stephanie Hope.

This activity commonly took place in the Altice home where Mike kept a large store of pillows in his room. “[Mrs. Jennie Altice] only yells at us when we make a mess,” said With a mighty grunt, Cheryl Andrianoff threw herself at Mike Altice Ben Caldwell. “She’s really cool about stuff like that.” screaming, “You’re going down Mike!” and gulping in air between Students tired to mimic the real players costumes as well as their laughs. As she tried to push Mike out the door of his bedroom, he techniques. gave one big belly bounce that sent her reeling back across the room. “It was hilarious seeing Cheryl and Jenny really fat and “No fair,” she yelled. “You’re three seeing Ben and Mike putting tightytimes as big as I am!” whities over their shorts,” said Jean “Sumo wrestling” occurred in Tsai. “They looked like a bunch of all sorts of places and for any kind geeks.” of occasions. This “sport” allowed As Altice prepared to claim final vicstudents to release aggressive urges tory over Andrianoff, she screamed out, without actually hurting anyone.

“NOOOOOO!” and rolled away, savThe students stuffed one or two ing herself from the impending danger. pillows under their shirts both in Though slightly bruised, Andrianoff the front and the back. Then they came out the victor because she pushed either set boundaries to push each Altice to the floor where he could not other out of or started jumping at get up because of his unwieldy mass. each other without an organized Andrianoff walked away, thankful she game. had survived.

“I think a good way to relieve “If I didn’t have all the pillows stuffed tension is to pounce off my friends in my shirts, Ben and Mike would have in a Japanese sumo-type attack,” really hurt me. I go flying when they STROLLING DOWN the hall with confidence, Jenny Wolfe, Cheryl Andri- push me,” concluded Andrianoff.

Jenny Wolfe said. and Stephanie Hope challenge any on-takers. Ben Caldwell and Evan “You can go crazy, slamming anoff, —By Erin Dutton Persons took the girls’ challenge and a ten-minute battle ensued.

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“We want all Dalat students to dress modestly and decently…” dictated the 2001 Dalat Handbook.

The school administration has repeatedly revised the dress code to ensure that students wear modest attire on campus. For example, a few years back the length of shorts could be no shorter than the spot where the students’ longest fingers touch when they placed their arms on their side. Issues regarding the varying lengths of people’s arms in relation to their heights, however, challenged the validity of this rule. The revised rule states that shorts must not be shorter than three inches above the knee.

“I think the dress code’s gotten a lot better from the past years. I hardly hear any girls complaining about it like they did LOOKING THROUGH the clothes at the Reject before. Many girls still shop, Arnila Santoso, Elim Ng, and Chesed Dent can’t wear shorts on a look for a shirt that will fit the dress code and has a nice style. Students spent countless hours shopping hot day; but yeah, it has improved for our for good-looking shirts that fit the dress code. benefit,” Jenny Wolfe commented.

“For me, I love the dress code. I haven’t worn short shorts since ninth grade, and I still haven’t lived it down!” Joel Garcia remarked contentedly.

Although the dress code enforces proper standards of modesty and neatness, it sometimes conflicts with the personal tastes and the dress style of students.

“We should be able to wear shorts and spaghetti straps. If we can wear spaghetti straps to banquets and JSB, why can’t we wear them to school?” Anne Wong asked.

“The dress code doesn’t allow for grunge fashion, But I think it is the simplest, most comfortable and economic way of clothing,” Nils Bauer suggested.

As the Handbook once again emphasizes, “…We should dress so as to call attention to the total personality and inner beauty or strength rather than to any one part of the body.”

—By Jenny Lai

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