Reflector 2009 by Dalat International School

REFLECTOR 2009

JESSICA VRIEND, MIKAELA STEINKAMP, CASSANDRA SAMUEL, KENLEE STENLUND | MRS. BETHANY THOMAS, CARLY THOMAS | JULIET DEVETTE, KATRINA STEVENS, SARAH HWANG | BOCH CHIAO |

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SHELINA HSIEH, BOCH CHIAO | RILEY MAHONEY, KIRI STENGELE, KALAIAH STENLUND | MIKAELA STEINKAMP, JENNY KIM |MIN-JI KANG, RISAKO OKAZAKI |

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the student center had that, too. “I could not believe the school bought a leather couch for us! It is awesome! Next a disco ball!” stated Annie Archer. Not everyone enjoyed the checkers just as not every renovation works out for the better. Moving the bed around in your room does not change the fact that the ugly frame your parents make you sleep on each night even though you know you deserve something bigger than when you eagerly jumped into bed in elementary. However, the remodeled canteen change made lunch times that much better. Even on the worst of days, each student could look ahead to his or her lunch time and know that the canteen would stay open for students to relieve stress, eat food that most parents don’t approve of, or catch up on the latest gossip with friends that the five minutes between classes didn’t allow. —By Riley Mahoney

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had his or her hands full trying to keep up with all of the orders. “Nang Sheem day?” asked Danae Frentz in a less-than-fluent Korean accent as she attempted to plan her lunch schedule for the week. True to his word for better food selection, Seung Yoon Nam introduced a number of changes to the menu in the canteen while trying to keep prices low for the loyal student body. Food did not control everyone in the canteen, however. The resurrection of board games, specifically the checkerboard donated by the preschool department, captured the attention of nearly everyone. Which way should the sole commander of red armies move his king? Should he capture the opposing commander’s king and forfeit his king or flee for his life? The enormity of the decision increased ten fold as good friends screamed as loud as they could in order to give the best advice possible to the profusely sweating checker player. Fortunately the checker player had ample seating available to him. If he felt like a couch day, the student center had that; or if he felt like a padded wooded chair,

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One word says it all: renovations. When was the last time you “renovated” your room through paint, furniture arrangement, or general trash detail? Not unlike your latest room makeover, the canteen underwent a similarly necessary remodeling. On 12 August, the doors officially opened for the renovated canteen. The tinted glass mysteriously drew middle and high school students eager to give their seal of approval. Technically the Student Council had not had a single meeting, planned a single event, or even stood behind the counter for more than five minutes; yet they had become instant celebs. “I need food!” said Hung Yi Song as he nearly ran to reach the counter before a herd of equally hungry middle schoolers, tearing his hapless wallet out of his now almost ruined uniform pants. Sarah Huang stood poised to take the onslaught of orders with her calculator at the ready. Her mental calculator that is. Under the guidance of Mr. Rich Gwaltney the canteen made the switch back to cash. Now with a schoolissued License to Burn, any unsuspecting Student Council member

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HARPLY inhaling, Josh Ray prepares to lead the group in the next verse of a chorus. New song leaders each week helped students to overcome their nervousness and sing in front of a group. Peer-led worship gave students an opportunity to share their gifts in a semi-organized setting; they also shared their “testimonies” of what God had taught them.

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NJOYING the company of her friend, Beth Nguyen “chitchats” with Bethany Weidemann as they wait for prayer meeting to start. Although the official start time was 6:30, most everyone “snuck” in as close to 6:30 as possible for these student-led gatherings each week.

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smile plastered over his face, Jonathan Hayashi practices his guitar in prayer meeting P-period in preparation to lead worship. Mr. Rich Gwaltney led the P-period that gave leadership and direction, including asking different people each week to share something that God had taught them the previous week and to ask people to help lead worship by playing an instrument or singing.

Brrrriiinngggggg! The sudden shock of the last bell of the day jarred Bethany Weidemann from her P-period slumber. Quickly leafing through her mental checklist of work for the evening, she tensed as she thought about going to prayer meeting in just a couple of hours. Brrrriiinngggggg! Meanwhile, Josh Ray bounded from his chair as fast as it took his body to react to the reality that school had concluded for another day. “Hey Renata [Derkson], how much homework do we have tonight?” shouted Ray over the throngs of eager students crushing the unlucky locker doors into submission. Even Ray’s shout could not overcome the clanging and gleeful cheers of the surrounding juniors. “I guess I’ll have to worry about that later. I still have to find people to sing for prayer meeting!” he thought to himself. Without the dedication of a prayer meeting team, an evening gathering might possibly not have occurred. The team tirelessly recruited peers to share something that God had worked them through or had taught them, making each meeting unique. Some students would come for the sharing; others would come to soak in the worship. Bill Kang sacrificed his time nearly every week to share his talents, which included leading worship through voice and guitar, during these student-led, voluntary-attendance get-togethers.

ANDS strumming and vocal chords ringing, Bill Kang and Kat Kang lead the gathering in a familiar chorus. Praising by singing Psalms gave students an opportunity to stay in tune while enjoying a worshipful atmosphere.

“And our special speakers tonight are: Zach Barker, Kate Furbush, Renata Derkson, and Linnea Williams,” announced Weidemann at the beginning of the program. “Just a reminder to all—the reason you didn’t see them for a couple of days was because they went to Cambodia as part of the Discovery program.” A smattering of applause and cheers added to the nervousness of those who would speak in front of their peers. “Patience. One thing that I really felt that God taught all of us had to be patience,” said Barker of his trip to Phnom Penh. “All five of us were crammed into a taxi for four hours, and that wasn’t even the worst. But overall the experience was extremely rewarding, and I already want to go back,” he concluded. “Even though my family has lived in Cambodia so long that I feel Cambodian, it was really cool to see what the other missionaries do because I had never seen their work before,” recalled Williams. Riveting experiences such as the Discovery Program’s trip brought back the focus for prayer meeting: “...to take time out of the busy week to draw closer to God,” as Weidemann explained. As the sharing came to a close and the crowd of 20 or 30 became restless, Ray said, “Disperse.” Four or five groups emerged and praying got underway. Heavy topics such as salvation, terminal illness, and the economic crisis topped the list that also included simple prayer requests such as surviving the week. Slowly groups finished praying and disappeared into the night. As Ray and Weidemann locked the canteen door, they both knew that the stress of just a couple hours earlier had paid off. —By Riley Mahoney

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Joy in Flatulence Tears flowed with abandon as Christ’s presence settled in the chapel. Looking out from the stage, one would see countless people on their knees, sitting on the floor, or standing with their hands raised. People pushed chairs back as more crowded to the front, desperate to spend time in the presence of their Savior. The occasion? Spiritual Emphasis Week. The speaker? Pastor Frank Reynoso from America. As Mr. Rich Gwaltney introduced the guest speaker, students gave a standing ovation to welcome back the passionate man who had spoken two years earlier. “It was neat that Pastor Frank came back this year for SEW. He was here in my first year, and when he came back for my last year I was so excited,” said Juhee Jeong. Pastor Reynoso talked about the “joy unspeakable” that we can find in Christ. He told students

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S Bill Kang strums his guitar and sings, the morning student band works with him in leading the school in worship—Kang’s first time heading up a worship band alone. Emphasis Weeks gave students of all ages the opportunity to participate in worship.

AISING Jacob Kimball’s hand, Mr. Michael Holden declares him the winner during Missions Emphasis Week. Interactive games during MEW got students on stage doing wild things, such as a “peanut-butter-face-decorating” contest.

ballroom at the Copthorne Hotel. Pastor Min Chung, a KoreanAmerican, came to speak for the special week. His messages included video clips, short stories, and analogies that helped everyone apply the messages in practical ways to their every day lives. Hung Yi Song said, “I liked the story he read about ‘Walter the Farting Dog.’ He talked about how Walter was a stinky dog, and he tied it in with how we as humans are stinky because of sin. A lot of his stories sounded weird at first, but then he always tied them in.” “The best part of MEW was the games at the beginning. It helped wake us up,” said Harry Lewis. Games such as eating donuts from a stick with no hands made the MEW services exciting and energetic. The emphasis weeks ended with joy as people went home with a lighter heart and elated smiles. Students enjoyed talking with the speakers who had travelled so far to come and speak into their lives, and they felt blessed to have the opportunity to come closer to God and know Him a real way. —By Sheena McLeod

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NE way, Jesus, You’re the only One that I could live for!” Mr. Rich Gwaltney, Mary Lynch, Chan-Mi Kim, and Khalie Mahoney jump to the beat. Music during emphasis weeks encouraged and uplifted staff and students.

about the mistakes he had made in his life and what brought him to finding this amazing joy. “My favorite night was when Pastor Frank spoke about God being like our GPS. He said that sometimes we take the wrong road, and we mess up. But then God comes, and like a GPS, He takes over and tells us another route, no matter how lost we are,” said Kyle Ladner. “What I loved about SEW,” said John Jang, “was that after each session we all sat down together and prayed. I really felt God’s love and grace; it was different from just praying alone.” Missions Emphasis Week came second semester, and although the atmosphere made a different impact on students, they enjoyed it nonetheless. Not only did a new speaker come from America, but the emphasis week occurred in the

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can’t believe how many nationalities there are here!” exclaimed Pastor Frank Reynoso to Kaleb Archer and Mr. Brian Weidemann. Mr. Reynoso joined senior treat, and the class wrote out “Dalat International School” in 20 languages, which he kept as a souvenir.

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14 _Chat Rooms

Originally the leaders received a list of questions from Mr. Gwaltney to start the discussions. But longstanding chat rooms met throughout the year and often did not need a set of ready-made questions. Favorite locations included Hillside stalls, Kapitan’s at Gurney Tower, Chili’s, and the teacher’s house for a home-cooked meal. “I enjoy meeting with the group consistently. I really enjoyed it when [Seung Yoon] Nam, Mr. Fred Colburn, and I went to Chili’s and talked for a couple of hours,” said Jacob Kimball. Even though the location might change, the level of subject matter did not. People felt free to ask fundamental questions such as, “Does God exist?” or “What do you believe?” This time allowed people to talk about the things that broke the semi-monotony of talking

about the latest NBA scores or EPL results. “People crave raw honesty; when they find it, they lap it up,” said Cat Foster. Students found that as they talked about relevant issues, they could find answers to their questions. “I found our chat room to be like a mini-youth group. It is cool because people in other schools don’t get to know their principal personally. [Mr. Colburn] goes beyond being an authority figure; he becomes a friend,” said Sheena McLeod. “I think being in a chat room was a good experience because it gave me an idea of what it is like to live in a North American family,” said Nam. “Chat rooms are great. Sheena and Kat [Kang] not only lead the group but are always willing to

help guide us in our walk with Christ. They are always open to talk about any problems that we are going through. Sheena and Kat are like big sisters,” said Danae Frentz. “We really wrestled through tough topics as a group. Just the fact that we did not agree on everything made it even more important for each person to argue his point concisely as we tried to not talk the whole night away,” said Kyle Ladner. So Mr. Gwaltney’s redefined definition helped both students and staff grow spiritually. —By Riley Mahoney

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“Chat room: a web site or server space on the internet where live keyboard conversations (usually organized around a specific topic) with other people occur.” Since the definition of chat rooms constricts the word so much, Mr. Rich Gwaltney decided to make an addition: a gathering of two or more people where those in the gathering can communicate, typically not limiting communication to one single topic, but using past “emphasis-week” ideas as a springboard for communication. The formal introduction of this new definition came in chapel as students had the opportunity to sign up for teacher- and peer- led groups. Although some teachers opted to have specific age students, some of the chat rooms meshed upper and lower classmen together.

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In the first week back from vacation, the excitement of reuniting with old friends and checking out new students didn’t end for middle school students. From 18-19 August, the sixth through eighth grade students headed to Jerajak Resort for a getaway and a chance to develop new friendships. “I love middle school retreats because not only do I get to skip class, but I get to hang out with my friends and meet new people. It’s awesome because a lot of my friends now are from last year’s retreat,” said Ashley Emerson. Without much time to settle down, students headed straight to outdoor activities such as the flying fox, rock climbing, and team-building rope courses. “My favorite activity was the flying fox. I went down so fast; it was so exciting! The wobbly bridge on the way to the flying fox made it even more fun; especially when you swing it back and forth,” said Justin Strong. After sweaty outdoor activities in the scorching sun came to an end, students gathered in the ballroom to cool themselves off. “We played a game where we wrapped a person in different items. I wrapped Jamie [Thompson] up in a helmet, Post-It notes, aluminum foil, an egg carton, and lots of duct tape. It was just a fun, crazy thing to do!” said Esther Kim.

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Adding to Kim’s comment, Woo Sung Jeong said, “I was one of the people who was wrapped in the materials. The aluminum foil hurt when it stuck onto my arms, and the tape really stank! Other than that, it was really fun! I don’t think I’d do it again though.” Along with the middle school students, two high schoolers had an opportunity to join them by leading in a praise and worship time. “Jonathan [Hayashi] and I got to go to the Middle School Retreat because he played the bass guitar, and I played drums. When we were worshipping, the middle school students were so filled with excitement that they jumped up and down nonstop. I could feel their joy in the presence of God,” said Bill Kang. To Kang’s comment, Katie Gwaltney added, “Worship time was one of the highlights of the retreat! For one of the songs called ‘Walk by Faith,’ I had to go up on a chair; and I made up dance moves for it, and people started dancing with me. It was so cool.” Worship time finished as students reenergized for another bonding activity called night tag. “Night tag was probably my favorite activity. One time I was sneakily going up to someone to unfreeze him before the ‘it’ person caught me! And all along I thought I was really sneaky, but I ended up getting caught. It was a challenge because it was dark, but it was fun,” said Laurian Kilindo. Still having enough energy for a late night chat, Emerson snuggled in her warm blanket as she called out to her roommate, “Hey Thushara [Kantimahanti], you still have to finish telling me about your summer break!” —By Katherine Kang

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“Hey you guys! Come on; we’re gonna be late!” yelled Deon Gouws as he jogged past Rami Lee and Susheela Meyyappan. “Ah! Are you serious?” shouted Meyyappan as she and Lee picked up their pace. “Hey wait!” Lee hollered to Gouws, who had already disappeared down the stairs. From up on high every morning, the campus looked like a bunch of red, blue, and purple-colored ants scrambling into buildings so as not to get a tardy. For dorm students a simple stroll across campus did the trick, but some day students arrived in school buses, their parents’ cars, or they just walked. “I have to ride the yellow cheese wagon everyday to school, and it gets cramped; but I guess that means more bonding time with my sister,” said Maaya Yamauchi. As students arrived on campus,

not one second passed without the sound of locker doors slamming as students rushed to first period. After the second bell rang, silence followed, but inside the classrooms conversations continued until teachers commanded silence and attention. As the school day continued, students looked forward to lunch or hanging out in the canteen. “Everyday after lunch I have to decide whether I want to go and eat food in the canteen or check my Facebook in the computer lab. Oh the struggles of life,” joked Josie Steinkamp humorously. As the 3:45 bell rang, students rushed out of P-periods to get ready for sports, band practice, or tutoring after school. “I like to get my practice out of the way and not worry about it, so right after school I head towards the band room; it can get pretty noisy in there,” said Matt Nguyen. As some day students headed off campus, others stuck around to chat with friends; dorm students, however, walked back to their rooms to find out what snacks they could consume.

“It is really nice to be able to hang around campus after school and not have to go straight home; it gives me more time to catch up with my friends and just relax,” said Ezra Dass. At 5:30, the white tables and bleachers cleared as day students left campus and dorm students prepared for supper. Campus soon filled back up though, as dorm students marched up the stairs from the cafeteria and played football or basketball or just sat at the white tables and once again talked with friends until the final bell of the night rang to go to study hall and finish up the last of their homework. “After study hall, everyone tends to congregate around the kitchen table, and we always end up talking about some weird topic or eating way more than we need to,” said Beth Nguyen with a smile. Back in Ziemer Dorm, Lee made sure she went to bed early and set her alarm five minutes ahead of the usual wake up call; this time, she could not afford another tardy. —By Abbie Eckman

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Mysteriously an occurrence came to the attention of the School Board that caused all of the aspiring basketball players to spend more and more money to replace basketballs and most importantly chic shoes. The solution: a specialized dome. Rain or shine, nothing could stop athletes from perfecting their jump shots, foul shots, or those pesky lay ups. Students enjoyed themselves without having to fight sweaty shirts and the searing glare of the sun overhead during lunch hours. Teachers’ complaints about the smell of the middle school classrooms even subsided. During recess and after school, elementary students laid claim to special, coveted lines under the dome to continue school-wide

meticulously painting the symmetrical lines associated with basketball, only to have to redo the entire job as school started. The Four-square and basketball games started on schedule, but the anticipation of the renovated outdoor court drove students mad. Initially, those clicker pens that the school provided for every student had a bigger impact on students’ lives than the new outdoor court that still had tape around the perimeter. But students did not lose hope. After the pens dried up, the court would keep on giving. No more did students worry about the dark, billowy clouds rolling over Tanjung Bunga that would have rained out a one-onone game to one hundred. No matter how fast the winds came, the one-on-one game continued. The covering may have taken away the fear and trepidation before a rainstorm for basketball players; however, the question remained: how did basketball players manage to get soaked from head to toe in a dry environment?

Maybe the girls pushed them into puddles. It seemed that older students, as they progressed through school, forgot the powerful intuition of their elementary counterparts. Multiple times middle school or high school students shooting hoops would glance to the ceiling only to notice a jump rope dangling aimlessly from a support beam. Logically, most high school students would valiantly attempt to retrieve this lost jump rope and return it to its rightful owner. Soon a couple of students would gather to give their best attempt; then a couple more would come. Pretty soon a small crowd had gathered because it had noticed that a jump rope had migrated to the rafters during school hours. Economic entertainment. As it turned out, the combination of the heat and the rough surface of the court that chewed up basketballs and shoes solved the mystery. Hence, no new balls and no new shoes, at least for a little while. —By Riley Mahoney

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domination of Four-square. “I absolutely love it—the kids are not out in the hot sun, and they love to play on it. When it is raining, the children are still able to play outside and get some fresh air without getting soaked!” said Mrs. Nancy Friesen. “I don’t get as sweaty playing basketball because of the cool breeze,” said Hank Wong. The dull roar that slowly drove recess monitors crazy, standing underneath the covering as 40 students gleefully screamed, swept across campus. No wonder no one “hung out” near the new white tables after school ended. A key point should come to light, however. The construction company spent the week before school finishing the surface and

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“It was the worst time for the power to go out; I started to sweat so much that it felt like my dress was soaked,” declared Kay Wittaya. Nevertheless the concert came to a close. Shortly after, students ate a supper of fried rice and chicken and directed their thoughts once again to the long journey back home. Wearily crawling onto the bus students settled into their seats for at last the long ride back. Finally arriving on campus around five in the afternoon, the exhausted travelers jumped off the vans ready for a shower. Back on campus the next day, the bell rang as students quickly picked up their folders to continue another routine day of school— only this time as they wandered out the classroom, fresh memories of their recent trip to Thailand continued to draw smiles and bring laughter to their faces. —By Abbie Eckman

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national School of Bangkok as they headed down towards breakfast. ”The breakfast at the hotel was good but it took them so long to make so after the first day I just decided to just buy my own breakfast outside at a gas station,” said Miranda Steinert. Throughout the next two days, students from seven different choirs assembled to rehearse for a concert on the last night. “It felt so weird singing with seven different choirs; it made me feel small,” said Dianna Kes. As the concert commenced, Seung Yoon Nam and George Merusi nervously waited their upcoming solos. “A few people tried out for my solo, and I thought that I was not go to get it. But when I did, I was so excited and nervous at the same time,” said Nam. Nervousness turned to laughter as the lights blacked out from a thunderstorm during the concert.

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“Gooood moorning class, how are yooou?” asked Mrs. Elyn Nollan as the choir burst into giggles. Memories of the recent choir trip started to flood the conversations. Choir members experienced singing at its best on a trip to Bangkok, Thailand, from 4-8 November. Days earlier, exhausted students tumbled off the train after a 28-hour, bumpy ride only to discover that they had missed the first massed choir rehearsal. “I enjoyed every minute of the trip except for the toilets on the train; they were so gross,” remarked Jessica Gamble. Hopes soared once again though as the students eagerly showered and waited to go to the famous 54story Baiyoke Towers to eat. After arriving, each student set out to find delicious food to fill his or her grumbling tummies, and enjoyed various foods ranging from sushi to spaghetti. “The big dinner at the Baiyoke Tower was great and hilarious because a clown’s bodyguard proposed to me. Also the food was amazing!” exclaimed Nadia Boshoff. After a good night’s sleep, students felt refreshed and ready to start a day of singing at the Inter-

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AREFULLY using chopsticks to pick up M&Ms after rolling a six on the dice for the Rolla-Six game, Risako Okazaki tries to get as many candies to eat while Kirsten Brink, Abbie Thompson, and Anna Kang watch in awe. Games in between sessions lightened up the in-depth discussions about transitioning into another culture and environment.

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LANCING over at the world map, Deon Gouws waits in line as he watches Kaleb Archer and MeiXian Shee coloring. Seniors had to color in the countries that they had lived in, visited, or planned to go to next year on a world map.

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building a raft with bubble gum, rolling dice to eat as many M&Ms as possible with chopsticks, or playing Truth or Dare. “When we played Truth or Dare, I chose dare; and I was dared to eat red ginger, which looked disgusting.But it surprisingly turned out to taste OK! But I liked the M&M’s game because I got to eat a lot of them!” said Jason Hsiao. Apart from the sessions, seniors enjoyed hours of free time at the beach or hanging out in the hotel rooms. “During my free time, some of my friends and I stayed behind to talk to the Weidemanns and Mrs. Thomas to ask about their college life, especially dating. The stories were hilarious, and we learned that we have to beware of trench-coat men and other creepy guys!” said Melanie Debatin. Students enjoyed the late night curfew and stayed up chatting with their friends, walking on the beach, and taking a day off from loads of homework. “I had meaningful conversations with my roommates at night as we stayed up late talking about how our life would be so different in just a few months!” said Yushin Park. As the seniors walked back from Paradise Hotel to campus at the end of the short retreat, Jennifer Park spotted Kang and ran towards her for a hug. When she asked about how the retreat went, Kang answered with a worried look and said, “Be thankful that you’re still a freshmen!” —By Katherine Kang

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RUTH or dare?” asks Mrs. Bethany Thomas to Cindy Wang as she struggles to choose between the two as Jason Hsiao, Boch Chiao, and Kaleb Archer wait for their turn. Students who selected “dare” had to eat nauseating food such as vinegary plums and wasabi peas.

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“Are you guys going on another sneak?” asked Jennifer Park, a freshmen, to Anna Kang as Park strolled past the seniors lingering near the clock towers enjoying their day free from uniforms even after the 8:15 starting bell. Giggling at Park who looked puzzled, Kang answered, “No, silly! We’re going on Senior Transition Retreat just next doors!” From 19-20 February, seniors headed to Paradise Hotel for this retreat, organized by counseling department to help prepare seniors for a smooth transition to postsecondary schools. The seminar started by defining a Third Culture Kid and learning about the advantages and disadvantages of having a TCK identity. “I actually didn’t expect to learn anything from the retreat, but it surprised me because I learned a lot. Although there are some disadvantages of being a TCK, such as feeling different, I think the advantages outweigh them more,” said Gilbert Weng. Students not only learned about understanding themselves, but also dived into discussions regarding different practical matters from maintaining a standard of values to the college party scene during an alumni panel discussion. “Hearing the alumni speak helped me put things in perspective about going from a small Christian school into the big world. My favorite story was when Mr. [Karl] Steinkamp told us about how he tried to impress the girls in college by pretending to speak another language, but he was really just saying, ‘Mee goreng, nasi kandar, Langkawi, Phuket!’” said Susheela Meyyappan. In between each session, Mrs. Bethany Thomas and Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp organized games for students to play to relax such as

FTER receiving instructions to tear as many toilet paper sheets as they wanted and then pass the roll to the next person, Riley Mahoney laughs in confusion as Jonathan Hayashi takes full advantage and rips off almost a quarter of the roll. “After I tore out so many, Mrs. [Bethany] Thomas told us that for each sheet we had taken, we had to tell our table partners what our fears were regarding college life. I had to give more than 40 examples!” said Hayashi.

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Linnea Williams said, “I learned that as an Excom we had to work together all the time or things would fall apart.” The excoms and student councils focused on time management, discovering the talents and make-up of each individual person, and about being a leader who “walks the talk.” “After the leadership retreat I felt more prepared to start the year as a leader. Our excom really bonded,” said Rami Lee. As the retreat came to a close and the student leaders piled back into vans to head back to school, they felt more prepared to lead their classmates in a way that reflected Christ and brought people together. “Wow,” said Boshoff walking away with Fraiser. “I am so glad so many people gave speeches at our class meeting! This year is going to be awesome.” —By Sheena McLeod

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was cool to work in the canteen and plan things for our class,” said George Merusi. Once the elections had finished, the chosen students went on a leadership retreat to Jerajak Resort. Teams of students, along with Mr. Michael Holden, Mr. Fred Colburn, and all the sponsors, piled into vans on 28 August for a night on the small island to learn more about leading. Bosuk Hong said, “The best part for me was the night session. Mr. [Rich] Gwaltney asked us to write down goals for this year. Everyone got up and shared his or her thoughts, and it was cool to hear from everyone. I also learned that John [Jang] can’t climb a rock wall!” Rock wall climbing, balancing on a beam as a team, riding the flying fox, and planning together made up only a few of the teambuilding activities, and it got the students learning how to lead as a whole, not just as an individual.

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“Are you coming to the class meeting this weekend?” Nadia Boshoff asked Kirk Fraiser. “Yeah, I hear Josh [Ray] is running for president!” replied Fraiser with excitement in his voice. The junior and senior classes had meetings at the beginning of the year, each class striving to discover the best-suited individuals to serve on the class excom. Each individual class, as well, hosted elections to choose two Student Council representatives. For the excom elections, students labored over speeches that they would present to their class, asking for an opportunity to lead their classmates throughout the year. “I was so nervous standing in front of everyone and giving my speech! But I worked on it the night before and practiced a lot in front of a mirror, and even recited it to my parents for extra practice,” said Yea-Lim Ko. As for Student Council class rep elections, students who felt they wanted to join forces with the new StuCo team put forth their names, and then ballots went around to each member of that grade. “I was glad I got to be a sophomore class rep this year—and that I didn’t have to do a speech to get in! It

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MORRIS HUANG, RACHEL HALBEDL | NORMAN KIEHL, JONATHAN HAYASHI | KRISTIAN STENLUND| MR. JONATHAN STEFFEN, ANNA FU, GOLNAZ NAZEM |

ESTHER KO, SUJI LIM, ALICE CHUANG | LUCIA COMBRINK, CHARLOTTE COMBRINK | EVELYNE KIIZA, BRITTANY HURLBUT | CHARISSA TAN, GARY GEH |

HANDLING the one ringgit bills with fondness and pride, Girl Scouts Mikaela Steinkamp, Jessica Vriend, and Ke-Erh Huang take a moment to admire the very first amount of money they made by selling cookies as Ms. Nancy Friesen beams at the children’s innocence. The Girl Scouts never had a dull moment as they made bracelets, explored the outdoors, played music, drew pictures, and of course, sold cookies. JONATHAN BROKAW

HANDS on her hips, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw introduces a new song and fills giggling students Juliet DeVette, Sarah Hwang, and Emily Brokaw in on the parts that require extra attention during an Ambassadors meeting. Ambassadors welcomed any student who could play an instrument or sing, and these students practiced weekly for Sunday Praise Services once every month as well as for services at local churches.

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JONATHAN BROKAW

—By Sung Bum Kim

MRS. JACKI STEINKAMP

You peeped out from behind the curtains and swallowed hard at the sight of the large audience packed into the chapel building, the anticipation plainly visible on their faces. You instinctively ran through your lines and stage directions one final time in your head, and waited, in eager excitement, for the curtains to part. As you waited, you couldn’t help but wonder, “How on earth did I manage to make it this far?” The very instant you saw the Drama Club poster on a bulletin board several months ago, you knew you had to join the club. A small voice in your head started yelling at your rash decision, and with a grimace, you realized that you couldn’t possibly afford to join another group since you had joined so many already. You wavered and hesitated for a moment, but you made up your mind and ran to Mr. Mark Sasse’s office, hoping he hadn’t chosen his cast already. Whenever you joined a new club or a new group, you always asked yourself, “How many more times can I do this?” You started to have less and less time for schoolwork and even less for friends and family, but you couldn’t stop—and you had more than just a good reason not to. You had to join Ambassadors or worship team because you couldn’t ever imagine not playing music. When you struck the chords on your guitar while performing in the school chapel or before a congregation, you burned with a fiery passion for God. You could never give up StuCo either because you could never give up becoming a servant leader. When you ran in the StuCo elections, you vowed to your fellow students to serve and lead with all your passion— and they believed you and voted you in. As you proudly lined up on the stage with your fellow cast members after an hour and a half of spirited performance, you heard the voice in your head amid the audience’s applause, “So you made it. Will you keep on doing this?” You joined drama, Ambassadors, and StuCo—and yes, you loved to belong to these groups. You could, and would, keep on acting, worshiping through music, and serving and leading for however many more times. You had made up your mind, and as long as you had the passion, nothing would ever make you change it. You had something that you considered more important than just spending time with friends or family: following your passion. And so you did this in music, in leadership, and even on the stage; and by doing so you found peace and happiness—a truly rare and God-given thing.

WITH careful attentiveness, Joseph Merusi, with spatula in hand, fries up scrambled eggs as fellow Boy Scout members Stephen Barber and Axel Loehden assist him with the cooking on an out-door campout. Camping trips not only offered Boy Scouts a chance to escape from their hectic daily lives, but also taught them valuable lessons of learning how to cook, eat, sleep, and ultimately survive outdoors.

Groups

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keep Caren in there, and Will and Louise in here, and Max the klutz will run back and forth...so that nobody finds out what’s going on in here or there so that Brooke promotion.”

Scriptural Parallel

Theatric Chaos

Wild applause died, the curtain rose, and Saarah Monawvil hurried onto the stage and dumped handfuls of spoons, forks, and knives on the dining table. Suddenly a buzzer rang. Crying “Pasta!” Monawvil rushed offstage, just as Jessica Gamble entered on the opposite side carrying a box. The drama department, led by Miss Jacqui Steiert, performed the comedy “Dilemmas with Dinner” on 4-5 December. Students, staff, and parents enjoyed an “appetizer theatre” on opening night, watching the play from tables where juniors served snacks and desserts. “For us juniors who were working, [the Appetizer Theatre] was great because we got free food that was really yummy and a free show,” said Linnea Williams. The play’s plot focused on the struggles of a businesswoman Gamble to secure a promotion by impressing her boss Jason Kimball with a fancy dinner. Unfortunately, the caterer she hired to help her, Monawvil, turned out to be the boss’s ex-daughterin-law who held a lingering grudge against his wife Juliet DeVette. Com-

edy ensued as Gamble enlisted the help of her back-pain-afflicted husband George Merusi, his bungling ex-employee Norman Kiehl, and a coworker Emily Brokaw and her boyfriend Jonathan Hayashi to keep Monawvil’s existence hidden from her employer. Gamble said, “I liked my character because she was really stressed like I was, and when I got to scream and throttle Jason [Kimball], it was a great way to relieve that stress.” An adept backstage crew helped keep track of props and costumes. “Being stage manager kept me busy; I was either running around campus or living in the drama closet. But the performances turned out better than I expected,” said Lakshmi Meyyappan, the leader of this group. Monawvil and Gamble ran out the side door of the stage. Behind them, the curtains closed and the spectators burst into applause. The two girls breathed a sigh of relief and then joined their fellow cast members on the stage for a group bow to the audience. —By Jonathan Brokaw

HE massive centerpiece dwarfs Emily Brokaw. Brokaw exclaimed, “You could hide a group of terrorists in there!”

RIMACING, George Merusi gripes as Jessica Gamble straightens his collar. Merusi’s character complained nonstop.

“Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through

KALEB ARCHER

can get this

Back pains, in-laws, appetizers, and

KALEB ARCHER

“We have to

AGERLY popping another appetizer into her mouth as Jessica Gamble and Jason Kimball attempt to discuss business, Juliet DeVette gushes, “Am I the only one eating? These are wonderful.” Gamble’s attempts to win a promotion by impressing her boss came to naught since he had already filled the position with his deadbeat son.

RAY of appetizers in hand, Saarah Monawvil rushes to prepare the house for the imminent dinner party. Unbeknownst to her, the people she hated most in the world, her estranged in-laws, would attend as guests of honor for the meal she prepared.

the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.” Matthew

KALEB ARCHER

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To take the stage and play their show, the team had a long

“I am very

February arrived with a lot of tension and excitement for the members of the forensics team as they challenged their brains and their bodies to perform on a high level for the up-coming SEA Forensics Tournament. “What if someone kills one fiveyear old to save the lives of five 95year-olds?” questioned Anna Fu as the debate team organized its thoughts carefully for the topic, “Resolved: It is morally permissible to kill one innocent person to save the lives of many innocent people.” Every week Jessica Gamble, Marieth Kiiza, Keegan Ladner, Vivian Lee, Fu, and Golnaz Nazem met their

performance at the tournament, but I am most proud

of how they took and determination

TOKIHITO SHIOYA

initiative

debate team celebrated winning two of their four debates. Impromptu speaking forced the team to fly deeply through their imaginations in a matter of seconds. Using personal experiences and observations, the two members of the team talked about “sweet dreams” relating to the present, the past, and the future. Analyzing and demonstrating how the “conspiracy of evil” influences life, Fu successfully took the attention of the audience and the three judges. The determination and the work won the forensics team a special experience that nothing could replace. Even though the tournament only lasted for three days, the memories and the knowledge would last for many years. February parted with the determination that proved itself undeniable. —By Golnaz Nazem

TOKIHITO SHIOYA

SKING about a golden door in America, Marieth Kiiza acts as a Greek woman immigrating to U.S.A., before Jessica Gamble, who receives her as an “immigration officer.” Kiiza then stood, raised her hand into the air, and presented a poem about the Statue of Liberty.

coaches, Mr. Jonathan Steffen, Mrs. Jasmane Frans, and Mrs. Bethany Thomas to improve their skills and discover better ways of communicating and expressing themselves. “This is a great piece. You should listen to it,” said Gamble. Kiiza portrayed a lonely girl and used a sad tone of voice; Gamble, however, presented a little fictional character with a high-toned voice who searched for true happiness. The two oral interpreters followed their mutual interest of acting together by presenting a duet acting piece called “The Golden Door.” They gained a high reputation throughout the competition and made it to the semifinals. “This resolution is flawed because as my partner said, there is no global definition for innocence,” asserted Fu looking straight into the eyes of the judge at the International School of Kuala Lumpur. On 14 February, the

TOKIHITO SHIOYA

for its

YES wide open, Marieth Kiiza portrays a lonely girl who talks very quietly. Changing her facial expression, she conveyed the feelings of anger, depression, and loneliness. The oral interpretation team learned and practiced how to control the volume and pitch of their voices.

Scriptural Parallel “Keep

it. We

your

learned

tongue

a lot

from evil

about each

and your

other and

lips from

ourselves.”

speaking

-Coach Jonathan

lies.”

Steffen-

Psalms 34:13

TOKIHITO SHIOYA

to prepare for

TOKIHITO SHIOYA

the team

ND suddenly I was in Malaysia,” says Anna Fu as she gives an impromptu speech about “turning points.” She demonstrated how her life had come to a complete change after she decided to move to a far-away country all by herself for her sixth grade.

Way to Go

proud of

“A

AZED, Jessica Gamble questions “The Great Being,” as a part of her oral interpretation piece. Gamble played the role of a little creature finding about his Creator. Fluently, she presented each line without any extra pauses.

EVIEWING their contentions and clashing points, Golnaz Nazem and Anna Fu meet each other’s eyes. They had written out as much of the argument of the other team as possible. The debate team practiced thinking and writing quickly.

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Scriptural Parallel

“God in Heaven

“From the lips

OLDING their clipboards, head angels Daniel Munson and Jennifer Lupinacci, alias “Gabriel” and “Mitchy,” discuss God’s plan to send his Son to Earth. The angelic leaders directed a mission to communicate this good news to a group of shepherds through a heavenly choir.

more than

we could

NGELS, shepherds, and fluffy-eared sheep prepare to launch into another song under glowing Styrofoam stars. The “Mighty Messengers” shared the joy of Christmas not only with the shepherds but also with a packed house of supportive audience members.

ever know. He sent

of children and infants you have ordained MRS. JACKI STEINKAMP

loves us

praise because of

His Son

your enemies,

to save us,

to silence the

because He

foe and the

loves us so.

avenger.”

He took

Psalm 8:2

away our

Styrofoam Wings Outside the chapel, a large group of elementary students stood, expecting at any moment the call to take the stage. Parents, siblings, and upperclassmen eagerly awaited this entrance from inside. Then the time came, and in trooped a group of students in tinsel halos and Styrofoam wings. On 16 December students in kindergarten through fourth grade performed a musical retelling the story of Jesus’ birth. Directed by Mrs. Elyn Nollan, “The Mighty Messengers’ Big Adventure” portrayed the customary Christmas characters with a few comic contortions. “I liked how they had the little kindergarten sheep, and also the cow and the sheep on the separate stage,” said Hannah Wiesner, a soloist. Tayla Kirk said, “It had a good story-line. Sometimes musicals don’t have good story-lines; this one did.” The story-line explored the traditional Christmas tale from the perspective of a group of angels charged with spreading the message of Christ’s birth to several shepherds. It also featured talking animals, a pompous

king, and exotic magi that added an element of humor to the play. “Cranky the Camel was funny,” said Elisabeth Brokaw, an audience member. “The magi were being cranky, and she said they shouldn’t be cranky; but she had the right to be because she had to carry them around.” That same week, on 15 December, the fifth graders had also performed a musical, but to a much different audience. They and their teachers visited Kawan House, a ministry to homeless people in downtown George Town. This program included Christmas music and a short presentation of the Christmas story, after which the students helped pass out plates of food and candy canes to the needy people who showed up for lunch that day. “We’ve been to Kawan twice now,” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, who organized the event. “It’s an awesome opportunity for the students

to ‘walk the talk’ at Christmas, showing God’s love instead of just talking about it.” On 8 April, the fifth graders performed another musical, “Rock Solid,” this time in the chapel before a large audience. Sixth graders also had the option of joining as members of the cast, and in the end more than 50 students participated in the production. The plot featured two teams competing in a trek to the top of a mountain, mirroring the Christian’s journey through life and including several upbeat songs and soloists. “The musical was great because I got to interact with lots of other people and have fun while doing it,” said Karsten Ladner of the Red Team. In the end, whether as mountain climbers or angels, even the youngest students could use their talents—and Styrofoam wings—to praise God. —By Jonathan Brokaw

OCAL food in hand, Kristian Stenlund serves the homeless at Kawan House. The fifth graders combined their music program with community service.

NTENTLY concentrating, Jamie Ha and Kaela Ruble play Indonesian angklungs for the elementary. Chapel provided another venue for the fifth grade program.

I MRS. ATHY WATSON

burden

Elementary students praised God with music and

of sin when He died and rose again. He says to all the world,

MRS. JACKI STEINKAMP

-Rock Solid-

JONATHAN BROKAW

‘Come to me.’”

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just come and watch us practice for the musical,” said Maureen Huang, marching off to Mrs. Elyn Nollan’s choir room. Elementary students had a chance to express themselves in music with help and direction from Ms. Jacqui Steiert. Every Thursday, Kinetic Kids met in the chapel to come up with cheers and dance moves. “The Kinetic girls did a dance just before one of the varsity girls’ basketball games, and they were so cute; I was actually surprised at how good they were. I could never have gotten up in front of all those fans to do any kind of dance,” said Kirsten Brink. Students did not just get to express themselves only though music and dance moves but also through art. “The kids always get to the classroom

before I can even make it there everyday; they’re bouncing off the walls because they are so excited about the club,” said Mrs. Robin Mahoney. Outside, elementary kids participated in swimming, tennis, and baseball. “I am the catcher for the baseball team, and it is my favorite sport; I am really excited about next year because they are going to organize games for us and maybe even a tournament; it is going to be so cool!” exclaimed Daniel Munson with an excited look in his eyes. As Tian Ooi rushed toward the table to grab her construction paper and straws, Momilani DeLoach sat cross-legged in silence as her imagination ran wild with ideas on what her own crazy straw would look like. —By Abbie Eckman

MRS. JACKI STEINKAMP

“OK, you guys, we need lots of imagination today in class; you are going to come up with a design for your own crazy straws,” said Mrs. Shantel Seevaratnam as she set out a handful of blue, yellow, red, and purple straws and construction paper on the table. As soon as the bell rang at 3:05 everyday, elementary students headed for their lockers and grabbed what they needed for their club. “I am going to soccer. Rwaaaarrr!” growled Shione Stengele as he raced away towards the football field. Right beside him, Tyler Cairncross exclaimed, “I’m going to soccer too! Drew [Steiert] is our coach, and I always have lots of fun, especially when I can score a goal.” From Monday to Friday, football fields, classrooms, and the chapel filled up with eager elementary students ready to get started. “I am in the elementary musical, and I think that it is even better than all of the other clubs; everyone should

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“I like playing with my friend Zoe [Seevaratnam] on the play ground,” said Kalia Brewster. Elementary students enthusiastically learned the essential rules and instructions for doing sports and activities. “Mrs. Munson teaches us how to stretch in a way not to break our bones. She splits us into two groups: Red Stars and Blue Stars,” said Jasmine Wood-Singh. Playing games and sports meant joy and freedom to these young students who learned the fundamental rules of different sports. Enthusiastically and adventurously, these young explorers discovered new ways of showing their hyper nature to the world. They made the school a cheerful, lively place; and just like food tastes more delicious with salt, the school seemed more alive with the elementary students. —By Golnaz Nazem

YEA-LIM KO KAT KANG

“Whenever I catch the ball, everybody should stand behind me in a line,” said Mrs. Lisa Munson while giving the rules for a softball game to second graders. Sports and activities made up a big part of school for younger students. These energetic, excited kids used up their energy by running around and playing games. “Swimming is better than soccer because you don’t sweat,” said Daniel Kim as he ran. Elementary students enjoyed various sports and games including tennis, wrestling, baseball, swimming, basketball, and football during P.E. classes, P-periods, and after school. “I play with my friends, who are girls,” said Hailey Emerson. Playing games and enjoying activities involved more fun when elementary students chose special friends and partners to share their moments with.

KATHERINE KANG

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“I really like to eat the snacks. My favorite kinds are the spicy potato chips we get once in a while. They are so yummy!” said Gabriella Brito. Throughout the year, the girls accomplished a variety of interesting activities to earn badges in everything from pet care, first aid, and music to money management, science, and outdoor activities. While giggling, Tian Ooi and Julia Girling both shouted, “We like arts and crafts the best.” Studio 2 B had the opportunity to give back to the community by slaving away in the sun picking up trash. “We worked for two hours on the beach, and it was hot! But we also learned how to keep the beach clean,”

said Rebekah Steinkamp. Asked why a Girl Scout might put in all the hard work, Mikaela Steinkamp smiled brightly and answered, “On my honor, I will try to serve God and my country to help people at all times and to live by the Girl Scout laws.” Each of the scout’s hard work paid off in the end as she received badges and stylish charm bracelets. The only award presented by the school, the Junior Aide Award, went to Kassy Steinkamp and Emma Merusi for showing exemplary service and helping as council leaders for special events. In a special graduation service each girl also received a set of wings for “flying up” and a rainbow that symbolized her accomplishment. Back in the class room, Ms. Friesen calmly walks over to save the day, huddling over Huang and demonstrating how to steadily push and pull the thread through. —By Abbie Eckman

MRS. JACKI STEINKAMP

ABBIE ECKMAN

“Ms. [Nancy] Friesen!” frantically yelled Ke-erh Huang, “My string won’t go through the buttonhole. I need help!” All year long from 3:10 to 4:00, eager scouts assembled every week, ready for a day of new discoveries and excitement. Forty-three girls ranging from grades one to six registered as a Girl Scout ready for action. “I have been in Brownies since kindergarten and really want a bridge!” said Jennifer Lupinacci. Depending on their grades, each of these 43 went to Brownies, Junior Girl Scouts, or Studio 2B. Teachers and parent volunteers helped lead each group by becoming a troop mom or providing snacks.

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To learn life and survival skills, Troop 222 had to go

Into the Wild Troop, a team made up of four boys also helped to plan the various meetings and campouts. “The reason why I like Scouts is because I get to do other things during the weekend besides being bored,” said Joe Merusi. Campouts and hikes allowed Scouts to temporarily escape the fastpaced life of city-dwellers. Activities on campouts ranged from rappelling to white-water rafting. Said Levi Woodring, “I go on campouts because you have all your friends, you stay up until three in the morning, and you drink coffee.” In addition to campouts and meetings, Scouts had the opportunity to pursue special subjects in the form of merit badges. These badges focused on diverse areas such as wilderness survival, fishing, archery, and family life. For each merit badge completed, a Scout received a patch at the Troop’s

OCUSED on the delicate procedure of cooking an egg, Joe Merusi prepares breakfast. Camping included making food over fires or portable stoves.

N the stage, Daniel Barber, Fernando Paz, Farid Syed, and Kirk Ladner await their rank advancement. The St. Nicholas home hosted the fall court of honor.

program is an opportunity for boys to learn

“Saul made his

WIMMING in a waterfall, Kendall Stenlund, Daniel Rogers, Reagan Mahoney, Joe Merusi, Joseph Hawthorne, Fernando Paz, and Axel Loehden relax at Titi Hayun. After hiking through leech-infested woods to reach the site, the Scouts took a dip before returning to their campground.

camp beside the road on

leadership,

the hill of

service, and

Hakilah

Christian

facing

values on their

Jeshimon, but

journey to

David stayed

manhood.”

in the

-Scoutmaster

desert.

David Loehden-

When he saw that

KYLE LADNER

Court of Honor, a semi-annual gathering to acknowledge advancing Scouts, award merit badges, and eat homemade desserts. Not all activities focused solely on the Scouts themselves. They also had opportunities to get out into the local community and perform acts of community service. “When I did my service project for Eagle Scouts at St. Nicholas Home for the [Visually Impaired], I sacrificed a lot of weekends. When you do something without a sacrifice, it’s not as meaningful as when you sacrifice something,” said Eagle Scout Axel Loehden. Back at the campground, Paz and Ladner threw their backpacks into their finally assembled tent as the downpour started in earnest. Ready for warm food to chase away the coldness of the weather, the Troop gathered under the campsite’s gazebos to cook over campfires and portable stoves. Yet another campout had begun with the crackling of flames and the friendly chatter of voices drowning out the dull roar of the rain. —By Jonathan Brokaw

Scriptural Parallel

YES tightly shut, Kirk Ladner takes a break from hauling equipment from the vans to the campsite. The Scouts and leaders carried more than just tents, as the campouts also required toiletries, food, cooking equipment, and an assortment of other gear.

JONATHAN BROKAW

With dark clouds looming on the horizon, Fernando Paz and Kirk Ladner struggled to put up their tent. They and their companions had driven for over an hour to reach their campsite and now had to create shelter as quickly as possible to avoid becoming utterly drenched. The Boy Scouts of Troop 222 braved mosquitoes, leeches, rain, and rustic conditions to gain outdoor survival skills and earn rank advancements stretching from the beginner level of Tenderfoot to the most advanced level of Eagle. When not in the depths of the untamed wilderness, the Scouts met every Tuesday night to pursue less active skills, make plans, and play games. As Scoutmaster Mr. David Loehden said, “The Scouting program is an opportunity for boys to learn leadership, service, and Christian values on their journey to manhood.” Though adult leaders led the

“The Scouting

Saul had followed him there, he sent out scouts and learned that Saul had

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JONATHAN BROKAW

definitely arrived.” 1 Samuel 26:3-4

I C

a coach to be

ALMY, Drew Steiert corrals the rebound and passes it to a charging teammate. Coach Jason Selvanayagam stressed a balanced passing attack; however, the team struggled with the concept and lost the ball mainly to poor, ill-timed passes.

able to break down the first half and have a good idea how the team can improve for the second

its own thing. We scored

Fighting through the sweat-slick shaft on his floorball stick, Ben Weidemann quickly resumed his scrum in front of the opposition’s net to secure his team’s go-ahead goal. On 31 January, 12 staff and students awoke from slumber to help get the gym ready for the first floorball game of the season. Set up included the arduous task of creating the field of play out of portable boards. The boards created a space within the gym that eliminated obstacles, such as the bleachers, to speed up the game. The Division 2 team donned their flame orange jerseys with hopes high and expectations higher in preparation for the new season to start. “We are good enough to beat these guys! Don’t be afraid to shove them around a little bit!” encouraged Miss Michelle Prestidge during halftime of the season opener. “It is tough as a coach to break down the first half and have a good idea how the team can improve for the second when the team goes off and does its own thing. We scored the goals when we needed them, so for that I am happy,”

reflected Coach Jason Selvanayagam. Although it seemed that Coach Selvanayagam showed up each week with a thorough diagnosis of the opposing team’s strengths and weaknesses, the nonchalant approach of the staff and students on his team pushed his patience every game. The team quickly shrugged off their happy-go-lucky attitude as soon as the first whistle signaled the beginning of play, however. The first whistle not only signaled to the brain the beginning of the match, but it triggered the first surge of adrenaline. Floorball, similar to hockey, plays in shifts and takes multiple shorter bursts of energy. This reality of the game made the first minute of play crucial for both teams to set the tempo early on. The aggressive offense on line one led by alumnus Drew Steiert forced errors and translated into a frenetic style of game unlike Coach Selvanayagam or any other floorball extraordinaire could stand to coach. No matter what style Coach Selvanayagam tried to get out of the team, the players “left it all on the court.” The team scratched and clawed, literally, for

every defensive stop and scoring opportunity. The fans that came to watch would always cheer passionately. “I loved playing even when I knew that only my teammates cared when I scored a goal or did something else well. It made each win sweeter to know how difficult it had been when it seemed like we were playing against the other team, the refs, and even the fans,” said Reagan Mahoney who racked up a five goals in three games. The success of the younger students, such as Allen Goh, Andy Goh, Mahoney and Weidemann, encouraged the veterans, such as Kyle Ladner and Drew Steiert, to “pick up” their game and take it “to the next level.” As much as the team tried to increase the collective intensity, it seemed like the referees found something wrong as they policed with obscure rules. Even though the referees had not called holding when he could not move his own stick, Weidemann resolved to keep fighting. “They can’t stop me forever,” said Weidemann to himself. —By Riley Mahoney

Scriptural Parallel “But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then

SHEENA MCLEOD

off and does

SHEENA MCLEOD

when the

Strength thru Loyalty

SHEENA MCLEOD

“It is tough as

team goes

Ball: One. Nets: Two. Sweat: Incalculable.

N expert fashion, Allen Goh prepares to fire a wrist shot at the opposing keeper. Under Coach Jason Selvanayagam, younger players could learn more effective techniques from veterans.

your reward will

when we

be great,

needed them,

and you

so for that I

will be sons

am happy,”

of the

-Coach Jason Selvanayagam-

SHEENA MCLEOD

the goals

last second effort propels Kyle Ladner past the oncoming defender as Riley Mahoney calls for the pass. Veterans had the chance to practice together during P-period practice first semester.

LOWING by the last defender, Reagan Mahoney prepares to smash the ball past the keeper. In the final game of the season that featured the whole squad for the first time, Dalat out scored Firebrands 11-1.

Most High” Luke 6:35

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from the president: “Hey guys!

I just

have

wanted you

made

all to know

him

how much

I loved

witness

serving

and being

the

the leader

peoples,

of Stuco.

I wish all of

leader

you the best

and

and hope that

commander

this year

the peoples.” Isaiah 55:4

“A

MIDST the cheers and applause of his peers, Josh Ray struts down the catwalk in the chapel, donning a fuzzy, black gorilla suit for the “creative costumes” category. The after-SEW activity, hosted by Student Council, brought students of all ages to the chapel to cheer on their classmates to become the next “Mr. Dalat.”

“S

“Oh, my goodness! What happened in here?” Nathan Danneker said in surprise as he entered the new and improved canteen. No more old tile—new flooring covered the area. No more orange walls—new paint added a subtle touch to the decor. No hard wooden chairs—new furniture, including a leather couch, provided a comfortable place for students to sit. “I think I’m going to like this,” Danneker said excitedly. “I love the new canteen; it’s like a little Coffee Bean just for us!” Alex Gimson said while reclining on the new couch. “Our goal,” explained StuCo adviser Mr. Rich Gwaltney, “was to make the canteen less of a rec hall and more of a place to come, relax, and hang out. This will be a year of big things, big changes, and hopefully, big transformations,” he concluded. Middle and elementary school also had their respective student councils. “The middle school StuCo doesn’t re-

ally do much,” Sophie Ly said as she passed between classes. “But we love them for trying.” The middle school and elementary councils met every Wednesday during the P-period. StuCo members also expressed a desire to rename the canteen. “The ‘Canteen’ is such a bland name used everywhere. I want something rare,” Kat Kang, Stuco president, said while selling Skittles to middle schoolers. Students had a chance to submit their ideas for a new name on 18 October. One of StuCo’s many duties included putting on pep rallies to bring the whole high school together to pump up and cheer the sports team selected for that specific rally. “Stuco’s pep rally was ‘ownage’!” Jason Kimball said after participating

in the event held in the chapel. Of all the events the council organized during the year, the Christmas Banquet ranked as the toughest. “I’m so excited about the banquet; I get to go with the same girl as last year,” Santi Niramitvijit said as he lay in the pile of balloons his date had used to ask him in the Sadie-Hawkins, girlask-guy event. “I was so nervous about asking Paul Kim, but after I did, I was so relieved,” Rami Lee said while chatting with a group of excited girls. “I hope StuCo keeps making cool new changes like this all year,” Danneker said as he exited the new canteen with a smile on his face and a pack of Skittles in his hand. —By Kaleb Archer

INDLESS of the noise and sound surrounding them, Bosuk Hong and Seung Yoon Nam study for a calculus test in the canteen. The new atmosphere provided students a good place to study, sleep, or catch up on the day’s latest news.

AUGHING at a joke, George Merusi and Khalie Mahoney work in the canteen selling snacks to hungry students. Pringles, candy bars, pop, and Korean noodles disappeared fast. StuCo introduced new food favourites such as Skittles and ice cream.

imprinted in your memories forever.” -Kat Kang-

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ERIOUSLY contemplating his next move, Reagan Mahoney looks at the black and red circular checker pieces on the cloth playing board. The new air-conditioned canteen allowed students to come in after school and play games, such as checkers, and catch up on each other’s lives as well as purchase goodies from the snack bar.

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Leadership Bill Kang said, “As treasurer I have actually learned how to manage not only the junior class money, but also my own.” The senior excom also met every Wednesday after school. Discussions differed as the seniors talked about events such as sneak, mini-sneak, and graduation week activities. “Planning mini-sneak was great. We came up with the idea that excom was not going to tell the senior class anything until the week before we left; that way we could actually sneak. It worked really well, and we were so sneaky!” said Sheena McLoed. At each class meeting, excom took charge and discussed options and opinions for each event and idea happening throughout the year. Also working hard to please students, Dorm Council met once a month with Uncle Brian and Aunt Val Weidemann. “Dorm Council is very open be-

cause the dorm kids get to pick their own representatives and age or grades do not matter. Also Uncle Brian and Aunt Val are very open to our suggestions; I only have one complaint, and it’s that they still have not put Coke in the fountain, ”said Kaleb Archer. Each representative had to ask around his or her dorm and find out complaints and suggestions that would better student life. “Dorm Council is actually really fun; I like representing Ziemer Dorm because Ziemer is the best!” said Kat Kang loudly. Overhearing her conversation, Jonathan Hayashi retorted: “No way man, Jaffray is way better.” In the band room as Lee finally stood up to give her speech for secretary, Okazaki leaned over Kang’s shoulder and whispered, “OK; this one should be easy to vote for—Rami is the only one running!” —By Abbie Eckman

ISTENING intently, Abbie Thompson and Aunt Val Weidemann focus their attention on Jamie Kim as he asks on behalf of his dorm for more mint chocolate ice cream as dessert on Sundays. Representatives brought requests or issues from their dorms to discuss once a month after school.

RMS stretched out with hands on Bill Kang’s shoulder, Mr. Larry Chinn, Uncle Tim Archer and Mr. Bill Munson pray a blessing over Kang and the upcoming year’s activities. Sponsors guided each class and gave advice but left most decisions up to the students.

commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

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RILEY MAHONEY

Walking side by side into the band room for the first official class meeting as seniors, Kat Kang asked Rami Lee with curiosity, “Hey! Who is running for secretary?” “I can’t believe you asked me that! I am running for secretary,” cried Lee as she sighed and then giggled in absolute disbelief. At the start of each new year, juniors and seniors elected a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, member at large, and food organizer to their class excoms. “Oh my gosh, I was really surprised when Norm [Kiehl] told us he was running for food organizer. I have never thought of him as a chef; but he made cheesecake one time, and it was yummalicious,” said Risako Okazaki. Every Wednesday the junior class excom met to discuss everything from freezie flavors and the serve-athon, to the details about the main event of the year: the JuniorSenior Banquet. “It has definitely been a learning experience. I learn new lessons everyday on being a student leader and how to handle things properly,” said junior secretary Nadia Boshoff. Nodding his head in agreement

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AN you charge this Air Head to my name please?” asks Kat Kang as Linnea Williams and Nadia Boshoff search through the book to find Kang’s name. Junior excom members decided what kind of candies to sell everyday after school as well as who sold them on what day.

CRATCHING his head in wonder, Jonathan Hayashi listens as Norman Kiehl tries to explain his idea for the next class party, while Rami Lee sorts through the chocolate chip cookies. Every Wednesday, senior excom gathered and enjoyed a relaxing time while discussing ideas and issues concerning their year.

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we can use the gifts and talents that God has given us and just glorify His name.” -Jonathan Hayashi-

Trumpet Praise

Candles in hand, a group of 18 musicians advanced in a measured march up the aisles of the chapel, the musical strains of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” rising from their vocal chords. Ascending to the stage and finishing the song, the group then took up guitars, drumsticks, and, later on, horns. Thus began the Ambassadors’ Christmas Praise and Worship Service on November 30, the first Sunday of Advent. Led by Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, the Ambassadors filled a unique niche in the worship team world: a mixture of traditional worship team instruments like guitars and less traditional instruments like saxophones and trombones, as well as a significant vocal section. This provided people who could not otherwise get involved in a worship team with an opportunity to use their talents for God’s glory. Said Jonathan Hayashi, “I just love it be-

“I love Ambassadors because I can just have alone time in God’s presence for an entire hour. Mrs. Brokaw is an amazing leader; I learn so much from her,” said Chan-Mi Kim. Later in the evening, both the Ambassadors and the audience lit their candles again, a traditional act for the song “Silent Night.” And as the music washed over them, each Ambassador contemplated the meaning of his or her status as an Ambassador of Christ. And with that in mind, they joined the song with even greater enthusiasm, praising their Savior, their whole reason for singing in the first place. —By Jonathan Brokaw

cause we can use the gifts and talents that God has given us and just glorify His name.” The Ambassadors met to practice during Thursday P-period first semester and Friday P-period second. Their efforts came to fruition on their Sunday evening Praise and Worship sessions as well as when they visited churches in the community to share their talents outside Dalat. Mrs. Brokaw said, “The church gigs are really rewarding. The folks at Hillside Baptist keep asking us to come back, so we have gone there quite a bit. But wherever we play, we’re playing for God first and foremost.”

AREFULLY sliding and fingering, Juliet DeVette, Asha Oh, Sarah Hwang, and Emily Brokaw play their music at Hillside Baptist Church for the next morning’s worship session. Hillside Baptist repeatedly expressed interest in the Ambassador’s music.

LAYING her saxophone, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw leads the Ambassadors in their weekly Thursday practice. The P-period helped students learn songs so that they could play them to the best of their ability during performances.

UITARS in hand, Jacob Kimball and Kirk Fraiser stand flanking Jesse Beth Thompson (’08). The Ambassadors did not need to officially be a part of the class to join in on events, so alumni could participate in practices and students who couldn’t schedule the P-period could contribute to praise and worships and church performances.

“Praise Him

with the sounding of the trumpet,

INGING songs of praise, Jesse Beth Thompson (’08), David Tse, and Hara Ku rehearse for the Hillside Baptist Church worship session. Since the service was Sunday morning, the Ambassadors set up and practiced on Saturday afternoon, unlike Praise and Worships, which rehearsed and performed on Sunday evenings.

praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with tambourine and dancing, praise

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Him with the strings and flute, praise Him with the clash of cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals.” Psalm 150:3-5

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have 30 minutes a week to learn our music, so when I tell them to get down to business, they are pretty good about doing it—

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Hands shot up quickly as Mrs. Elyn Nollan asked about an upcoming solo opportunity. “Oh! I would really like to try out for that solo,” said Sheena McLeod as Khalie Mahoney, with hand in the air, smiled in agreement. Ensemble gave music lovers a chance to show off their vocal talent in a more selected group of students. Every Wednesday these vocalists met in the choir room to practice blending and harmony. “Jonathan [Hayashi] is loud; Mrs. Nollan is always telling him to blend more. But everyone else is pretty good about blending,” said Angela Steiert. Ensemble did not just focus on vocal parts but also on choreography. “Oh I am the master of dance moves. Check out this,” said Hayashi as his hands and arms moved back and forth creating a wave effect. With so much to learn and so little time, expectations differed from the daily choir class; students often had to work on their own outside P-period. “We only have 30 minutes a week to learn our music, so when I tell them to get down to business, they are pretty good about doing it, even Jonathan,” said Mrs. Nollan.

Not the only musical group that got down to business this year, Jazz Band met every Tuesday for P-period; and music lovers had a chance to express themselves without regular classroom pressure. “Since I couldn’t fit band into my schedule, I joined Jazz Band. It’s pretty relaxing because I don’t have any set practice times!” said Se-Chan Hwang happily. Alongside Mr. Rob Nollan, students had a chance to get in touch with their more groovy feelings by using brass and woodwind instruments. Mr. Nollan also brought a new aspect to the group second semester by giving everyone a solo part. “Jazz Band is such a good class to take because you get to experience a different kind of music that you are not used to playing in regular band. Mr. Nollan says that he does not want us to just read notes and play them, but he wants us to feel the music,” explained Bill Kang. Back in class the bell rang, and ensemble members flowed out the door still humming their solos, just waiting for their chance to shine. —By Abbie Eckman

ITH hands steady and quick, Asha Oh concentrates on air flow while Joseph Merusi barely gets by without joining in laughter with Juliet DeVette. Jazz Band created a relaxing atmosphere to show their inner creativity with music.

AIT, can you play that for me one more time?” asks Jonathan Hayashi as Gary Geh and David Kim listen to Mrs. Elyn Nollan pluck each note. With fewer then eight practices, Ensemble had to “get down to business.”

IPS pinched tightly over their mouth pieces, Anna Fu and Jet Song utilize each breath to insure steady notes. Jazz Band brought a different element to each concert, while students in the audience swayed along to the soft jazz music.

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RILEY MAHONEY

“ We only

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Movin’, grovin’, and

shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of his name; Make his praise glorious.” –Psalm 66:1-2

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even Jonathan.” -Mrs. Elyn ABBIE ECKMAN

Nollan-

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URIOUSLY staring at their music, Marieth Kiiza and Angela Steiert mumble the lyrics to the song “Ain’t Nobody Give Me No Bad News.” Sight-reading came in handy for students in Ensemble, especially with the time limits before each big concert.

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d e n ear

SARAH WIESNER, CHAN-MI KIM, ANGELA STEIERT, JOSEPHINE STEINKAMP | MAAYA YAMAUCHI | BRUCE MAK, JASON HSIAO | FRANCES WONG |

CHAN-MI KIM | ABBIE ECKMAN | ANDI THOMPSON, KHALIE MAHONEY, BRITTANY SASSE | SEUNG YOON NAM |

TAKING a huge leap forward, Abbie Eckman prepares to intercept the ball as May Yamauchi, Nadia Boshoff, Rachel Thorne, and Linnea Williams stand by, ready to spring into immediate action. The girls’ volleyball team leapt and jumped through scrimmage games that pit them against teams from other schools, an invaluable first-hand experience that gave them a good taste of what to expect in the MSSPP tournament.

SWEAT

Our Vigorous Team Spirit. Our Unrivaled Passion.

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Our Priceless Victories.

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While reading through the summary of last year’s playoffs in a basketball magazine, you paused for a moment as you considered reviewing and summing up your own sports life of the year so far. In looking back, you realized how you had a truly extraordinary and eventful year in sports. At the start of your first semester, you remembered, you didn’t have much to do with sports. Shortly after, however, a friend shared with you a highlight reel of LeBron James performing the most unbelievable slamdunks, and it had you spellbound instantly. Motivated by your newfound passion, you soon started shooting hoops everyday after school with fellow basketball aficionados, clad in a Cleveland Cavaliers jersey bearing the name of your hero. You were familiar with Mr. Mark Sasse’s almost legendary affection for the Pittsburgh Pirates and baseball as a whole, and after joining his softball team, you rapidly developed a mutual passion and camaraderie with him and the other team members. You bought your own baseball glove, and when you weren’t practicing for the tournament, you casually played catch with Mr. Sasse. You vowed to show your true determination on Track and Field Day, and under the searing November sun you bolted down the track at the USM Stadium, lobbed discuses, and heaved javelins across the grass field. At the end of the eventful day, your skin gleamed an auburn tint from sunburn, and you were all but ready to drop; but when you looked down at your trophies in the form of colorful ribbons pinned to your shirt, you beamed with a deep pride. You enjoyed cheering on your buddies every Friday indoor soccer night, but you took cheering onto a whole new level during MSSPP. Face streaked with gold and blue war paint, you rooted for the varsity football team in the championship game. After five minutes of sweaty cheering, the paint started to sting on your face; but burning with inextinguishable school spirit, you nonetheless screamed at the top of your lungs, “Go EAGLES!” You took out your now worn basketball jersey, fingered the hole in your tattered baseball glove, fondled the ribbons with their fading colors, and gazed at the framed picture of you in gold and blue war paint. You searched your word bank for the one word to sum up your sports life— all its passion, camaraderie, determination, and school spirit. Ah, there was one perfect word: rare. —By Sung Bum Kim

WITH sweat dropping from his chin, a winded Bruce Mak slowly recharges his stamina and follows, with Victor Ho, the on-going basketball match, ready and eager to jump back in at any moment. Substitutions and breaks played undeniably vital roles in sports games such as basketball, providing student players invaluable time to catch their breath, to recuperate, and to strategize.

Sports

BANNERS that attest to the honorable triumphs and achievements of the past hanging above their heads, Axel Loehden, Harry Mak, Trey Terry, James Lyman, and Danny Babcock take a moment’s respite in an arduous basketball practice. Sports practices not only kept student players in shape but also ensured them of becoming the future champions with a banner of their own hanging alongside to those of bygone days.

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eagerness to win on both teams. However, the boys’ focused attention and efforts enabled them to leave the field triumphantly, beating Alice Smith 5-3. In the meantime, the junior varsity team played five games, but lost them all. “They did not do very well,” said Mr. Michael Holden, “but this tournament gave them a general idea about where they are at and what they should do to improve. I’m proud of these boys who worked hard though they were very tired.” As both varsity and junior varsity boys packed up their bags, the bus came to take them back home. The sun that had shone fiercely when they first arrived hid behind the cloud as if approving their hard work. “We gained a lot of experience learning to play as a team and playing against other teams of a much higher caliber,” said Mr. Brian Merusi. “We learned that if we play hard, play smart, play together and play for the Lord, we will get better and better in each game and each tournament we enter.” —By Yea-Lim Ko

Season Record: 3- 3

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In their third game against Mont Kiara, as Josh Strong made a beautiful shot, Dalat scored, beating Mont Kiara 1-0. Although the next game, after a short break, ended in a tie with Garden International School, the last game turned out to be the most intense of all five. The boys played against Alice Smith, Dalat’s opponent from the second game. The game ended in a tie 0-0; therefore it went into the penalty game. As Ladner, Tim Babcock, Bruce Mak, Ezra Dass, and Norman Kiehl successfully shot the balls into the goal, Dalat won, beating Alice Smith 5-3. “I was nervous for my team because it was a tough game,” said Dass. “But I believed that we could make it.” And the second half began with more

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On 18 September, after five hours of chatting, sleeping, and eating on the bus, the varsity and junior varsity boys’ soccer teams finally reached Kuala Lumpur. The sun shone fiercely on them just like in Penang, and players quickly moved into Alice Smith School to get a rest. After settling down in the gym for a sleep-over, the boys played indoor soccer at midnight rather than going to sleep right away. “I had a lot of fun, but I kind of regretted it the next day because I was so tired,” said Kyle Ladner. The first game for the KL Tournament began the next day at 8:30 a.m. Still tired from the previous night, the boys performed weakly in their first game and lost to ISKL, 1-2. “I really shouldn’t have kicked the ball so high; otherwise, the score could have been 1-0 and we could have really used those points to move up in the standings,” said Riley Mahoney with regret. Although the boys worked harder in the next game, Alice Smith also defeated them, 1-0.

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PRINTING to avoid the Garden International School defender, Maaya Yamauchi controls the ball. “I had to push myself really hard in some of those games. I was so tired by the end of the tournament that I wanted to fall asleep on my feet,” said Yamauchi. The girls gave all they had, and their hard work showed.

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ER body falling against the Garden Internatinoal School player, Ji-Hyun Park struggles to gain control of the ball as Maaya Yamauchi provides an option. “I had to fight hard every time to win the ball,” said Park. The girls never had a game handed to them on a silver platter as they played through really tough situations and opponents. N a powerful burst of speed, Abbie Eckman beats the Garden International School player. “I’m not the best soccer player, but I can usually figure out what to do when the situations come,” said Eckman. The girls beat their opponents with a combination of brawn and brain and took home the gold.

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Rough Games

Green Lanes

Grass stained uniforms

Uplands

2-1

GIS

0-0

MKIS

4-3

ISKL

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Season Record: 2-0-1

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“Over here! Pass to me!” shouted Danae Frentz to Abbie Eckman as Eckman struggled to defend the ball from an Uplands player. On 10 October teams from Kuala Lumpur and Penang met in an epic battle to decide who would walk away with gold from Dalat’s annual girls’ tournament at Penang Free School. The tournament started after school on Friday with a game between Dalat and Uplands in which the girls played long and hard to beat their competitors. Dalat emerged victorious—setting a positive tone for the rest of the action. “I’m glad that we won the first game. It helped build our confidence for the

ILDLY throwing herself past the Garden International School defender, Nadia Boshoff attempts to win control of the ball. “Sometimes I did stupid things in order to get the ball back. They didn’t always work, but it was always fun,” said Boshoff. Hard games forced the girls to rise to the occasion and play even harder than before.

rest of the tournament. The game was difficult; but once we won, we knew that we could overcome any opponent that played us,” said Maaya Yamauchi. The girls’ second game—against Garden International School—didn’t go as well as their first game, and they ended up tying, 0-0. “We wanted to win really bad, but their goalie always caught our shots—no matter how good they were,” said Eckman. “I had some good shots but they didn’t go in. It was hard to get to the point where you could take the shot because their defense was good,” said Frentz. After their second game, the girls went home that night, got a good rest, and came back the next day—ready to dominate their next opponents, Mont Kiara International School. “They scored more on us than anyone else, but we scored on them more than anyone else. The final score was 4-3, and that was a good game for us,” said Miranda Steinert happily.

The girls took a break and talked about their next game as well as cheering for the Dalat boys in their tournament. After watching the other teams play, their turn came for their final game, which would decide what place they would earn in the tournament. “I was worried that we wouldn’t play well enough to win gold. We never lost, but if we lost to ISKL [International School of Kuala Lumpur] then we couldn’t get gold,” said Nadia Boshoff. Despite her fears, the girls played a good game and tied with ISKL, which earned them gold, because their runners up—MKIS—had lost to ISKL earlier in the day. Their tournament ending in victory, the girls went home satisfied that they had given all that they could. They scattered to their homes to reflect on the rough games they had played and the grass stains that they had as a reminder of their weekend playing on the long green lanes. —By Kyle Ladner

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Kickin’

Fake Grass

A Football day in the sun

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WINGING his whole body, Brian Carincross prepares to take a goal kick as Kristian Stenlund looks on. “I learned a lot from the tournament, and I’m looking forward to next year,” said Carincross. The middle schools boys played a tough game against local team Chung Ling. ABBIE ECKMAN

the middle school girls also dedicated their efforts to preparing themselves for the tournament. The sun beat down on the heads of the middle school boys’ team as they strove to defeat their first opponents of the day, Uplands. Despite a hard game they lost 0-1. “We didn’t do well in the first couple of games but we think we’ll do better tomorrow,” said Mahoney after their second game, which they lost to Chung Ling, 0-1. As the girls prepared to take the field Erin Dass remarked, “It was so hot that we watched the grass melt while we waited to play.” But the girls played through the heat, but despite a noble effort, lost their first game 0-13. “I would have scored two goals, but Joann [Lee] had a cramp, and I didn’t get the chance,” said Dass. As the first day of the tournament came to a close, both the girls and boys anticipated better play on the next day, after the coaches had given them encouragement and pointers for the games ahead. “We could see the change in our play today and are looking forward to tomorrow,” said Mahoney. As the second-day wore on, the boys

EFORE kicking the ball, Jordan Strong looks at the Hung Chung defender while Kristian Stenlund runs to help. “Even though I’m a smaller player, I can still be a big help,” said Stenlund. Despite dominating Hung Chung in the first game, the middle school boys lost, after a hard fight, to their opponents by one point. KYLE LADNER

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continued to pour forth energy and desire as they improved remarkably in the final three games. “The intensity on those little guys’ faces makes me want to play harder in my own games,” said spectator Riley Mahoney. In their second of three games, the girls lost 1-4, but they redeemed themselves by tying the final game at 1-1. We learned from our mistakes the first time we played them, and we did much better the second time,” said Thompson. Mrs. Stutzman took pride in how well her girls performed and rewarded them with a pizza party after the tournament. “She made us a huge brownie that tasted so good,” said Pyee. As the last whistle sounded, the boys and girls contented themselves with how their performance. “Good job,” Kwon called to Nagel as they ran back to defend their goal. “The teams improved a lot over the course of their games,” said Norman Kiehl, one of the refs for the tournament. “I didn’t feel as though we played as well as we could have,” said Karsten Ladner, “but I know that we have gotten better as a team; and I know that I have gotten better as a player.” —By Kyle Ladner KYLE LADNER

BOYS’

GIRLS’ Uplands Uplands Uplands

“Cross! Cross!” yelled Steven Kwon as Jordan Nagel dribbled the ball up the side of the field. On Friday and Saturday, October 3-4, 16 boys and 14 girls of the middle school boys’ and girls’ teams took part in a two-day football tournament on the Astroturf at Uplands School. “It was hard,” recalled Reagan Mahoney, “We had to go back to the basics to make up for the fifth graders.” Despite the tough training, the boys persevered every Tuesday and Thursday, under Mr. Ben Stutzman’s tutelage, to make up for their weaker players. The middle school girls experienced great difficulty in their training as well. “Our team sucked this year,” said YuMin Pyee, “but we got better after all our practices.” Jamie Thompson said, “It was hard for our coach, Mrs. [Liebe] Stutzman, because she didn’t have an assistant coach.” Despite the ongoing challenge,

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AREFULLY stretching, Sabrina Ly, Cricket DeLoach, Chan Yang Kim, Mary Lynch, Erin Dass, and Kenya Gimson prepare to practice. “I was always worried about pulling a muscle, so I made sure I stretched,” said Gimson. The girls practiced each Wednesday and Tuesday. EYES glued to the ball, Keegan Ladner prepares to stop the Hung Chung midfielder as Jordan Strong and Steven Kwon run to help. “It was annoying having high schoolers play with us, but they were a big help,” said Strong. Several freshmen helped the middle schoolers in their tournament.

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think that coach will play me next,” said Justin Lao to his teammates Steven Ulbricht and Kevin Pyee as the three sized up the opposition. The boys played a hard second match against Chung Ling and came out with a 0-1 loss. IS legs pumping to reach the ball first, Steven Kwon attempts to outrun the Hung Chung defender as striker Kevin Pyee looks on. Many of the middle school boys found themselves smaller than their Hung Chung counterparts and had to play all the harder to make up for the mismatch between themselves and the opposition.

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A Beautiful

Smack Down

Volleyball Mania

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OT, sticky and sweaty, Abbie Eckman grunts in exhaustion after practice as May Yamauchi leads the team in a final cheer before the end of the first semester. The teamwork developed in practice paid off in crunch-time games and brought the girls together on and off the court.

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ER body poised, Abbie Eckman eyes an unwary opponent carefully. “We played hard and were impressed that we had done so well. Mrs. [Lisa] Munson told us that it was because of all our practice,” said Eckman. Mrs. Munson’s experience and her patient teaching forged the girls into a fighting machine.

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XERTION written all over her face, Nadia Boshoff springs upward from a poised position to bump the ball over the net as May Yamauchi stands prepared for back up. The girls set aside hours of practice throughout the season to perfect their bumping, setting, spiking and diving skills.

ELEBRATING their victory, May Yamauchi twirls Frances Wong in her arms as Mrs. Lisa Munson smiles in delight. The girls beat the female staff members by a hair in a neck-and-neck scrimmage. These practice games provided a chance for staff to show their stuff and give the girls a real challenge to prepare for the tournament.

Home Tournament PCGHS Keramut Union A Union B Air Hitam ISKL ISKL Union A Union B

spike it hard. So cool lah, you know?” said Terrance Law, a frequent spectator and fan of the volleyball team. The season finished with an intense game against ISKL as Williams set the ball for Francis Wong who smashed it over the net. After ISKL received and returned the ball calling “Over! Over! Over!” Kay Wittaya, to win third place, screamed “Mine!”… Spike! ––By Tim Babcock

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We had lots of fun and laughs.” “Teeeeaaaaam!” shouted May Yamauchi to start off a routine scrimmage against staff and students. Throughout the season Mrs. Munson allowed time for guys to come play against the girls. Nathan Steel said, “I go every chance I get. Even though the girls are way better than I, it’s the only time I get a chance to play; and it is always friendly and fun.” Although the boys who played may have had an advantage in height or size, the girls’ practice definitely paid off as they continually rained flaming smashes down on their practice opponents. In the Home and ISKL Tournaments, the ladies’ efforts and focus in practices paid off. They obtained a silver medal in Kuala Lumpur and a fourth place title at home. “It was entertaining to watch the girls get easy points by returning a volley or when the other team hit the ball out of bounds, but the real cool stuff was when May would set it up for someone like Abbie [Eckman] or Angela [Steiert] to MRS. VI STEINERT

“Over! Over! Over! Mine!” Spike! Each time a ball spun into the air, all eyes on the court focused completely. Each person positioned herself and then sprang into action as a cohesive unit. The girls’ volleyball season started with only nine members and a determined Mrs. Lisa Munson as their coach. By committing to two to three practices a week, the team quickly came together on and off the court. “Because we were such a small team, it was great to be able to bond with everyone and really form friendships,” said Nadia Boshoff. “It was a great way to start out the year, and even now my closest friends are from volleyball.” The team used practice time to perfect unstoppable spikes and ace serves as well as to condition themselves in preparation for competitions. The girls never failed to laugh in the process as Linnea Williams described in further detail: “Once we got comfortable around each other it became more like hang out time and fun for us rather than just practice.

YE on the ball to return the hit, Rachel Thorne readies herself. “We won easily in most of our games. One time we won because Linnea [Williams] served and made 15 points in the one go,” said Thorne. The girls relished the opportunity to put their practice to good use.

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With 15 seconds left on the clock, the crowd grew silent in nervous anticipation as Harry Mak aimed his three-point shot. Swish!—and the game became even more intense as the score tightened with varsity boys only three points away from a tie against Tar College. Close games did not keep the fans away as the gym filled during and after school at home tournaments. “My favourite part of basketball is when the score is really close and there are a lot of foul shots. It’s so much fun to say something right when the other team is about to shoot that makes them mess up,” said Josie Steinkamp. “For one of the games Sheena [McLeod], Cat [Foster], Rami [Lee], Sushi [Meyyappan], Annie [Archer], and I brought pom-poms to cheer on the boys!” exclaimed Kat Kang. “Hey, I was there too; and I even painted my face!” said Matt Nguyen as he pretended to pout about Kang’s forgetting about him. Sudden sour circumstances arose in the

tournament though when two teams withdrew for letting over-18 boys play on their team. “I felt really frustrated that I had played my hardest and thought that we had been good enough to beat them, and then I found out that some of their players weren’t trying,” said Riley Mahoney. The boys battled it out in their last game and came in second place. “It was awesome to see our boys play in a friendly match after the tournament against the gold medal holders and win. I think that it did a lot for the team in building up their self confidence,” said Aunt Vi Steinert. After each game, the boys held their heads high whether it was a win or loss. “I don’t think we reached our best potential, but we played well. I am really looking forward to next year,” said basketball

devotee Trey Terry. Because so many boys had tried out for the varsity squad, the coaches made a second team called the “select” team. These boys also battled it out in a tournament down in KL, and although they didn’t take home a medal, they learned valuable basketball handling techniques. Back in Penang, the fans hoped for one more three pointer to beat Tar College; an electric excitement pulsed through the air. With five seconds left, Mak passed to Hung Yi Song. All eyes focused on the ball as it flew through the air—and just missed the net. As they headed off the court, not a single face showed disappointment because a good game of basketball can only draw smiles. —By Abbie Eckman

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Bounce! Bounce!

NTO Josie Steinkamp charges a Mont Kiara player as Angela Steiert rushes to her aid. “I got hurt sometimes, but it was worth it because it was for the team,º” said Steinkamp. The girls gave everything they had to win and often sacrificed themselves for the good of the team.

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us. But it was nice, anyway,” said a happy Theresa Phan. As the day progressed, the girls toppled one opponent after another in their quest for dominance. No matter how intimidating the opposition appeared, the girls kept their wits about them and proved time and time again that no one would beat them. At the end of the day’s proceedings on Friday, the ISKL girls spent the night at their Dalat counterparts’ homes. Students housed as many ISKL girls as they could; and at the end of the day, the girls collected their house-mates for the night as they prepared to go home. “Just because we compete against them, doesn’t mean we can’t be friends. I mean I’ve stayed at their houses, and they were really nice to me; I’ve even made friends with some girls” said Steiert. The girls woke bright and early for their first game at eight o’clock against Mont Kiara. After previous wins, they started the game full of confidence that they would prevail over the teams from the capital. The competition tested the girls’ mettle as the scores advanced arm in arm until half time. After that, the Mont Kiara girls pulled off on an amazing streak,

which put them over and led them to win 36-50. Dalat’s next game decided their standing in the semifinals, and they once again faced off with Uplands, whom they beat with a score of 19-16. Their narrow win led them to worry over their last game against Mont Kiara. “Even though we had lost to them once, we were pretty sure that we would beat them because we had the support of our fans,” said Frentz. Despite their hopes, the girls lost the final game 15-61. They threw their every trick and every offense in order to score on Mont Kiara but found themselves foiled, repeatedly, by an undefeatable, impenetrable defense. At the end of a day filled with exhausting play, Dalat received the silver medals spurred on by the cheers of their loyal supporters and filled with hope as to their chances next year. —By Kyle Ladner

NTENTLY studying the game, Sarah Wiesner, Rebekah Wiesner, and Khalie Mahoney silently send their teammates encouragement. “Every time someone had the ball, I tried to help them with my eyes,” said Mahoney. The girls tried to support each other even when someone made a mistake.

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“Angela [Steiert]! Angela! Pass!” yelled Beth Nguyen as she sprinted down the court. Steiert paused for a moment to look at her teammate but found her attention quickly drawn to the Mont Kiara player directly in front of her. Even before the last bell rang on 21 November, the players for the varsity girls’ found themselves engaged in a tough basketball game against Uplands. “It was really weird playing as a high schooler with my friends. I just got back from furlough; and it’s tough absorbing it all. All that I’m really sure about right now is winning this tournament,” said Nguyen with a smile. “We had practiced hard in preparation for this tournament, and I really wanted to win. I think that we have a really good shot at getting gold this year,” said Danae Frentz. The girls’ mettle proved sufficient as they cleanly and quickly beat down their first opponents in an undisputed display of dominance, the scoreboard proving their victory 38-26. The girls had a short break in which their fans and supporters congratulated them and wished them luck over the next several days. “The game wasn’t too hard, so it was kinda funny having people congratulate

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Away

RINGING the ball down the court with confidence, Brittany Sasse eyes the Uplands defense as Danae Frentz offers her an option. “I was always excited when I got to be point guard, but it also freaked me out. I thought I might mess up,” said Sasse. By the end of the year, the girls had mastered the skills they needed to win a game.

ER outstretched arms reaching for the ball, Josie Steinkamp plays a tough defense against Uplands while Khalie Mahoney stands ready to assist. The girls tried to support each other physically and emotionally when someone stumbled.

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JONATHAN BROKAW

“Throw it a little higher next time, Maaya [Yamauchi],” yelled Mr. Mark Sasse to Yamauchi as he practiced with pitchers from the boys’ and girls’ softball teams to give them the best shot possible in the MSSPP tournament. “I wanted to have a better season in softball, and I knew that I needed to pitch better to help my team to win,” said Chan-Mi Kim. “No matter how much I practice, I always feel like I pitch badly. After that I always want to practice more,” said Marco Kim. The season officially started with a rush of students from grades 8 to 12 signing up to join the teams. Boys and girls signed up on separate days, which boded well for the coming season because so many players joined both softball teams. “I was excited by all the new faces I saw at sign-up,” said Mr. Sasse. “I really wanted to have a good range of people join the team, and it looked like I was getting my wish.” “I don’t really like sports, but I really like to play softball.” said Bill Kang. “It

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helps me to focus on other things the rest of time.” Practices took place every Monday and Wednesday for the boys; the girls’ practices took place on Tuesdays and Thursdays with an extra practice thrown in for the pitchers as they strove to increase their skills. “I like baseball better than softball; but since we don’t have a baseball team here, I like softball,” said Joseph Lee. Because of the recent introduction of the sport, Malaysian softball teams don’t have the skill that those same teams would have at other sports. “I wish that the teams we played had been better,” said George Merusi. “I mean, I like to be challenged by when I play; but it seems like we’re playing little kids half the time.” “We don’t win as much as we could if we played younger teams. It’s also really hard because for the most part, we don’t catch the ball,” said Annie Archer. Mr. Sasse tried to schedule matches with other school after school. Chinese teams often met with the boys’ and girls’

softball teams, and they often lost to the boys’ and girl’s superior prowess at their chosen sport. “Even though we aren’t that good, we usually win. It makes me sad and happy at the same time,” said Brittany Sasse with a smile. “If you watch in practice, we look good. If you watch in a game, we look bad—but we still win,” said Victor Ho with a smile covering his face. Despite the freshness of the sport, students flocked to join—whether to have fun or to hone their athletic edge. New games forced the girls and boys to rise to new heights as they played difficult opponents. “Come on Maaya. Let’s just throw a few more,” said Mr. Sasse as he threw the ball to the pitcher. —By Kyle Ladner

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Blue, Red, Green

NRULY hair flying behind her, Juliet Suen jumps with all her might as Mr. Joel Steinkamp watches. “I wasn’t very good at jumping, but I had a lot of fun landing in the sand,” said Suen. Students took pleasure in different aspects of the day and the competition between the different coloured teams brought out the rivalry.

Power, Strength, Speed every little thing matters

ROUCHING at the starting line, Reese Terry, Emma Chinn, Brittany Hurlbut, Emma Merusi, Joann Lee, Yi Ch’ng, Erin Dass, and Stephanie Jones prepare for the 100-meter sprint. Camaraderie always came before winning for the younger kids as they had fun competing together. KALEB ARCHER

Brittany Hurlbut

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Gold Gold Gold Silver

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Danae Frentz

IS limbs splayed in every direction, Yushin Park flings himself over the high jump bar. “I got owned, but I had so much fun. I wish that I could do it again next year,” said Park. High schoolers encouraged each other to push themselves to their limits and to outdo one another.

100M 200m

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Rebekah Wiesner

Silver Bronze

SE Chan Hwang

Gold Gold

Discus Javelin

Andi Thompson

Gold Bronze

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lucia combrink

Gold Gold Bronze

1.5 KM 3 KM 800M

rachel thorne

Gold Gold Gold

Theresa Phan

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ANGELA STEIERT

GOLD

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200M 100m

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REESE TERRY, BRITTANY HURLBUT, JOANNA 4TH ROBINSON, YEON-WOO SAKONG

100M RELAY

ANGELA STEIERT, Rebekah WIESNER, SARAH WIESNER, THERESA PHAN

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GOLD

MSSPP TRACK AND FIELD

YES intently studying the ground, TingHai Lim races in front of his competitors, Woo-Sung Jeong and Daniel Nollan. “I’m not the fastest, I’m just the one who tries the hardest,” said Lim. Students had fun competing against each other to see who could run the fastest.

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Drew’s [Steiert] time—so I was proud that I ran so well. They said that I might even be able to run in the state competition,” said Norman Kiehl. Despite Dalat’s smaller size in terms of student body, those who represented the school out-ran, out-threw, and out-jumped their competitors. “Even though a lot of other girls were there, I still won! I think that it’s [because of ] all the help that my dad has given me and all the practice that I have had,” said Angela Steiert. “Even though it’s the first time that I’ve competed in MSSPP, I think that I did really well. I placed high, and I think that I’m ready for MSSPP next year. I want to do well again,” said Rachel Thorne. But the students who filed back to buses after the long day on 19 November couldn’t know what lay in the future. The past remained firmly in mind as staff and students alike reflected on the day. “Bruce! I can’t believe that you didn’t break any records!” said Babcock. “I guess they’ll be safe for another year. It stinks that Blue won though.” —By Kyle Ladner

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When lunch from the school came, students flocked to the plastic tables to pile their Styrofoam plates high with fried chicken and fried rice. Liters of juice and water washed down the local food as students tried to regain the fluids they had lost during the day. “By the time for the last race, I was really tired; so I tried to joke around a bit. I wore Danny’s [Babcock] sunglasses and ran the race. I won even though I was being silly,” said Zach Barker. The long day ended with the relay races run by specific age groups, with girls and boys running separately. Students sprinted in order not to let their teams down and attempted to pass the slippery baton to their partners—which often as not ended badly. MSSPP Track and Field, on the other hand, took place second semester. Students who participated in these events appreciated the experience they had gained when they competed with friends and classmates. “I placed high in the 5 km. I’ve practiced ever since last semester for this race—and for the chance to beat

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“Bruce [Mak], you’ll break a record for sure, this year,” said Tim Babcock as he and Mak talked about Track and Field Day. Students greeted the looming day with different attitudes: for some, anticipation; but for others, dread. “It’s not that I don’t like Track and Field Day. It’s that I don’t like getting all nasty and sweaty and not being able to get clean. No one likes to be nasty and sweaty for hours on end,” said Jessica Gamble. “I was excited to compete against my friends. We always talk about who’s the fastest, or whatever; and this was a great opportunity to find out for sure,” said Nathan Steel. The day started well with the events progressing close to what the schedule dictated with only small hiccups. The most common hiccup occurred when students didn’t realize that their event had started, and then Mrs. Marsha Yost would have to call them over the loudspeaker. Fortunately, that didn’t happen too often; and the day proceeded as planned. “I had to get called to my first event, but after the first event it turned out all right,” said Evan Chinn. “I made it to the finish line first, but I got to the starting line last; it was sorta funny,” said Danae Frentz. Close competition throughout the day culled the winners from the losers; and student would compare their green, red, and blue ribbons to their friends.

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Everyday before and after school, people running and jogging filled the road around the basketball court and playground. “It feels really good once I start jogging because I can hear the waves from the sea and feel the cool ocean wind,” said Lucy Lee. “But it’s just hard to win over the laziness and get started.” “I usually run with Dianna Kes and Miranda Steinert after supper every other day,” said Abbie Eckman. “We often run to the floating mosque, but one Saturday we ran all the way to Island Plaza.” Back on the tennis court, Park rapidly moved his legs to get to the bouncing ball. As he swung his racket and drew a big semicircle in the air, the ball sprang back towards Nadia and her dad. “That was a real good one!” said Mr. Boshoff, laughing loudly and preparing to challenge Park and Lee with another fast ball. —By Yea-Lim Ko

the shuttlecock from hitting the ground, others played for entertainment. In a corner of the gym, Mrs. Corrine Rogers swung her racket in a big wave, and the birdie flew spinning across the net towards Mr. Patrick Rogers. “I love playing badminton because I can beat Mr. Rogers when we play!” said Mrs. Rogers. The weight-lifting room behind the gym crowded with people almost every day after school. Said Bosuk Hong, “Lots of guys work out here to get a better body shape, but I work out because I think if I don’t, I will really become a pig!” Although people had various reasons for exercising, all of them agreed that setting a goal helped them continue participating in the activity. Said David Choi, “My goal is to lift 160 pounds; now I can lift 135, and my goal pushes me to continue.” SUNG BUM KIM

“Mine!” shouted Mr. David Boshoff in a cheerful voice as he hit the rapidly spinning tennis ball back to Yushin Park across the net. As tennis lovers, Park, Nadia Boshoff, and JiSoo Lee regularly played games with their coach Mr. Boshoff. “I play tennis every Thursday during P-period and sometimes even after school,” said Park. “Tennis helps me release stress and get away from my heavy school workload for a while.” Various recreational activities helped students relax during the school time as well as before and after school. “Ai-ya! You just missed the birdie,” said Joseph Lee to Sang-Jun Wang, who fooled around while the shuttlecock flew over his head. Members of Badminton Club gathered in the gym every Wednesday after school. Although those who took the game seriously threw their bodies to save

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A Shot for Gold

OUTH stuffed with Indian bread, Uncle David Boshoff and Uncle Brian Weidemann watch as the Dalat boys struggle in the MSSPP action. “Uncle David was very entertaining during the tournament; he made the funniest comments,” said Cat Foster. Fans made their way to the Polo Grounds to help support the boys’ team every afternoon.

A Worthy Fight

A Ray of Hope for the future

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battle of giants. “It was an incredible game to watch. It was brutal—brutal reffing and frustrating because we had to watch our friends go through so much—but it was cool cuz we won,” said Sheena McLeod. “I took so much punishment. It seemed that every time I tried to do something, I got called. If they did something to me, I got called. It was a loselose situation,” said Strong. Despite the odds, the boys triumphed with a score of 1-0. Dalat prepared to meet Uplands in the final game of MSSPP—expecting to beat the team that they had tied before. Despite a fierce battle and amazing cheering by fans, Dalat lost. After suffering through the awards ceremony, fans swamped the team and congratulated them on their near win and promised hope for future tournaments. —By Kyle Ladner UFFED up hair intimidating the opposi-

tion, Harry Mak sprints at the football. “I really like playing on the [football] team this year. It was good playing with some of the seniors who won’t be here next year,” said Mak. Sophomores and freshman filled out the bench and lent their skills to each game, helping Dalat beat Phor Tay 4-0.

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S the ball hurtles towards the waiting defense, David Choi and Norman Kiehl rush to regain it. “I played my hardest this tournament, and I’m looking forward to football next year,” said Choi. The rough game against St. Xavier tested the boys’ mettle; their exemplary show of sportsmanship and their 1-0 win brought joy. MR. KERRY MAHONEY

RACKING the ball with his eyes, Kyle Ladner watches as Riley Mahoney heads it out of the danger zone. “I really appreciated having Kyle and Riley out front. It lowered the traffic in front of the net,” said Hung Yi Song. The defense played solidly, allowing only three goals in the tournament.

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Teluk Bahang

2-0

Uplands

0- 1

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OLDLY stepping up to the ball, Riley Mahoney struggles against a St. Xavier’s striker. “That was a tough game. It seemed like everything that we did was a foul or a yellow card. I was pretty impressed that we beat Xavier’s,” said Mahoney. What they found out later made their victory all the sweeter—they learned that the St. Xavier’s goalie’s father had refereed the game.

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play our first game so soon,” said Joshua Strong with a frown. The coaches—Mr. Mike Holden, Mr. Brian Merusi, and Mr. David Thomas— planned on taking the field during the tournament with new tactics, formations, and line-ups; and the players hadn’t quite adjusted to all the newness of the teams. Phor Tay Private entered a team into the MSSPP tournament for the first time ever. The varsity boys approached the game with apprehension that proved unfounded as soon as they challenged the team in a match. “We totally trashed them! We beat them 4-0. That was like the easiest game this semester,” said Danny Babcock. The second game against Teluk Bahang again proved Dalat’s superior prowess and skill on the football field as the boys beat their opponents 2-0. “I came into the game nervous because I remembered a couple years ago when they won our zone. I couldn’t believe that we actually beat them so easily,” said Mahoney. The boys came into their game against Uplands full of confidence that they would have an easy win against their rivals, but they unexpectedly tied 1-1 to their fans disappointment. “We were ready to trash them. We knew that we were the better team, and we were excited about beating them. We were so surprised when we tied,” said Mak ruefully. The boys then played against St. Xavier—the winner of the other pool—in the semifinals, and the game turned into a

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“Tick! Tick! Tick! Tick! BOOM! Dynamite!” screamed the crowd as the varsity boys football team battled it out in a confrontation of epic proportions against their rivals Uplands in the final game of the tournament. The boys took an early lead and held onto it throughout the first half. Up and down the field the battle raged until finally—with only three minutes left in the second half—Uplands tied at 1-1. In overtime Uplands took the lead at 2-1. Dalat frantically threw everything they had until they tied it up at 2-2— minutes before the whistle rang. The teams prepared for a penalty shoot-out. The shoot-out went badly for Dalat and Uplands won the gold. “It was a hard game, and we were so disappointed that we lost. The only thing that kept me going was remembering where we had come from,” said Nathan Steel. The team had started the season off a little wobbly because they hadn’t kept in shape over Christmas break, but that didn’t extinguish their desire as they set themselves towards the goal of first place in the MSSPP tournament. “I wanted to win so badly this year. It’s my last year at Dalat, and I knew that I’d never get another chance like this,” said Norman Kiehl. “It was my last opportunity to play with Riley [Mahoney] and Kyle [Ladner], and I wanted to win; so I pushed myself really hard,” said Harry Mak. “The coaches had given us a brand new formation and only two weeks to learn it so I don’t know if I was ready to

Season Record: 2-1-0

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The year started off on a high note for one team and a low one for the other. The boys’ varsity basketball team set their sights on gold for the MSSPP tournament in retaliation for their loss to the state champions the year before. “We were really excited about the year. Then Tim [Babcock] left, and it felt like the wind got knocked out of us. We were pretty disappointed; but coach pulled us out of that attitude, and we started working hard for MSSPP,” said James Lyman. The girls, on the other hand, began the season with low spirits as they missed familiar faces from the season before and struggled with the adjustment of playing with nine instead of 12 players. “We started this season with a really negative attitude; but as we played together and encouraged each other, we grew more positive and less anxious,” said Josie Steinkamp. The KL tournament further boosted the girls’ confidence for up-coming MSSPP action as they worked out the

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kinks on their team and learned to run the plays that they had perfected in practice. As the time for the MSSPP tournament rolled around, the boys had confidence, but the girls felt anxious because the oldest of them had only played the previous year. “Because of a leg injury, I wasn’t able to play MSSPP last year; so I was worried about this year. I didn’t know what would happen,” said Chan-Mi Kim. “I knew that we had what it took to do well in the tournament. The only team that I was worried about was Sungai Ara because they are the best team on the island. Coach said that we would be playing them fourth, and that made me kinda worried,” said Gilbert Weng. Kim’s fears proved unfounded as Dalat girls quickly asserted their superiority in their first two games, crushing their opponents through impressive plays, good shots, and superior rebounding. Their third game, however, proved their Achilles’ heel, as they had lost two of their starters to illness; and they fell to

Han Chiang, 27-59. Weng’s fears, on the other hand, proved accurate as the Dalat boys dominated their first few games as well but faltered and fell to their nemesis of the previous year, Sungai Ara, 31-51. The boy’s defeat ended their season, but that didn’t mean that they themselves felt defeated. At their post-game meeting, Coach Clay Moss exhorted his players to look to the future and next year’s MSSPP and to throw themselves into their training. The girls, though they had lost one game, prepared themselves to play for placement on the island tournament and then to take the fight to the teams on the —By Kyle Ladner mainland.

A single bounced through the gap for Maaya Yamauchi after she worked the count skillfully. Taking a deep breath and gripping her bat so tight that her knuckles turned white, Chan-Mi Kim tried to calm her nerves as she approached the plate for her turn to bat. On 24 March, two van loads of students traveled to Telok Kumbar for the MSSPP tournament. A basketball coach would recommend practicing free throws and jump shots outside practice. Coach Mr. Mark Sasse, on the other hand, would not only ask the softball teams to practice; he would sacrifice Saturday mornings and afterschool time to help each player get to the next level. “Victor [Ho] why did you have to throw the ball so high?” complained Boch Chiao as he raced past the water fountain in hot pursuit of the softball. Grinning from ear to ear, Ho squatted down on the opposite side of the field to make himself a smaller target for

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Chiao when he eventually tracked down the ball. Practicing the mechanics of catching and throwing improved the defensive component, but Coach Sasse knew that the team needed to practice composure at the plate as well. “Mr. Sasse brought this thing for batting practice that he connected to the fence. It had a ball on it with a hole so that it would slide towards the batter when he pulled on the handles. It sounds really complicated, but it was a perfect pitch every time for us to practice hitting; and we didn’t have to worry about accidentally hitting someone!” said Kim. Coach Sasse, after much searching and deliberation, settled on a rectangular box that marked the strike zone that the pitchers should aim for; he had his young players throwing the ball until their arms ached. When it came down to it though, none of the practice techniques and drills could beat a grudge match. A compilation of female staff members and moms battled against the varsity girls in preparation for the next round of MSSPP games. Fortunately the grudge match did not have the same emotionally charged energy as the World Baseball Classic final between Japan and Korea. Kim pushed all of these thoughts aside and dug her feet into the ground, hoping for an adrenaline surge. The pitcher released the ball and “CRACK” went the sound of the bat as Kim bolted for first. —By Riley Mahoney

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—By Riley Mahoney

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Academics

Crazy Science Experiments Action-packed Field Trips Irreplaceable P-Periods

BRADEN EMERSON, YU- MIN KIM | MRS. CARLA LOEHDEN, AXEL LOEHDEN | TAEHEE KWAK, ABIGAIL ADDINK | ABBIE ECKMAN, RILEY MAHONEY

“Aww man, my shirt stinks so bad,” says a sweaty Trey Terry to David Kim who agrees, “Yeah, me too. My whole body stinks,” while taking a brief and much needed respite during Fitness class’ long hike at Monkey Beach. The students of fitness class never stayed just in their classrooms because the outdoorsy Mr. Gerry Steiert regularly took his classes outdoors to go hiking, kayaking, and even bowling.

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FACE glowing red and sweat glistening on his forehead, a smiling Bernard Combrink cheers on and assists an equally scarlet and winded Jerald Ooi in his attempts at sit ups in first grade P.E. class with Mrs. Lisa Munson. Although being significantly less intensive and more game-oriented when compared to the P.E. classes of older students, the first graders, nonetheless, had their share of challenging gymnastic activities.

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KATHERINE KANG

HER voice full of distress and self-pity, Vivian Lee whines joylessly about the baffling difficulties of studying chemistry to her teacher Mrs. Corinne Rogers who chuckles good-humoredly at her melancholic student’s complaints during a short break in chemistry class. Students often voiced and shared their thoughts, either negative or positive, with teachers who willingly took the time to listen to and respect what they had to say.

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Heads turned as you slammed down your heavy pile of books on the library table. Your face burned red in immediate regret, and you sank into your chair, avoiding Mrs. Mia Steinkamp’s glare. You had homework for three classes, two tests just this week, and one major project for World History due tomorrow. ”Gimme a break,” you muttered under your breath while irritably flipping through the pages of the biology book. The frustration slowly wore off as you steadily paved your way through the jungle of homework. Maybe you had overacted. Perhaps, you had to admit, you didn’t really hate schoolwork. Maybe, just maybe, you even enjoyed some of it without really realizing it. As you glanced at your algebra book, you sniggered as you heard Mr. Greg Stenlund’s voice in your head, “You guys are as sharp as marbles today.” You remembered that you still owed him three Cokes for the board marker throwing challenge and the heated debate you had with him about NBA. You considered Mr. Stenlund more of a friend than just a teacher, a friend who shared his knowledge rather than just taught, just like the other teachers at school. Looking down at the Bible resting in your backpack, you thought about Values and Decision Making class with Mr. Rick Hurlbut. You always had doubted the real importance of Bible classes; but you knew that only Bible classes rewarded you with the opportunities to look into your own self, to take a step closer to God, and to develop your Christian life to the fullest. You remembered the fieldtrips to the Buddhist temples, the Muslim mosques, Christian churches, and Hindu shrines in George Town with Mrs. Lyn Holden’s World Religions class, the hiking trip to Monkey Beach with Mr. Gerry Steiert’s fitness class, and the band trip to Thailand with Mr. Kerry Mahoney’s Band class. You still had great memories from those trips, and you knew that you couldn’t possibly have such memorable experiences elsewhere. With a satisfied sigh and smile, you finished the final part of your homework and crossed it out in your agenda. You stretched your arms, packed your bag, waved at Mrs. Steinkamp and walked out of the library, whistling a tune. You didn’t know how things ran in other schools, but by studying here you bonded with the teachers, got closer to God, and had amazing encounters with different cultures, tropical rainforests, and of course, rascally monkeys. All these things made your student days here all the more memorable, unique, and indisputably rare. —By Sung Bum Kim

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What Do You Like Best About School? “My friends! They are everything to me. We even eat lunch together.” —Hannah Simpson “Math class; we play with pattern boxes and cubes!” —Soo-Bi Jeong

“Painting dinosaurs!” —Christopher Ooi “Learning new words!” —Jia-Jie Toon “I like adding, so I guess I like learning math; but I’m not sure. I think I like the people.” —Nathan Wiesner “What do I like about school? Well what do you like about school? I like what you like!” —Lauren Karner

Learning with vitality, imitation, discovery, and creativity With a whiteboard marker tightly held in her hand, Rebekah Lee frowned in confusion, staring at the “Fix the Sentence” problem Ms. Heather Abernathy had written on the board, “Are oyu go two hte store.” Frustrated, Lee tapped on Momilani DeLoach’s shoulder for help and asked, “What does that even say?” Before DeLoach could answer, Ms. Abernathy called out, “Time’s up! The answer to this incorrect sentence is, ‘Are you going to the store?’” The first grade students did not just stay in their classrooms during class hours but enjoyed their break-time privileges on the playground and tennis court areas. “I like break time because we get to catch the girls in tag!” Daniel Lim said excitedly. Disagreeing with Lim, Margaret Moss said, “I really don’t like it when the boys catch us in tag. I think they have cooties! I like playing jump rope with my friends instead.” Pre-school students had different “specials,” rotating physical education, music, and chapel each day. In music class, pre-school three students sang along with Mrs. Elyn Nollan to the familiar song, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” learning to imitate different animal sounds such as lambs, ducks, dogs, cats, and cows. “My favorite animal sound is the lion’s ‘rawr!’ because it sounds very brave,” Joseph Lee said as he mimicked this fierce animal. To get to know their classmates better and to show off to the rest of the class their favorite object from home, pre-school four class students had “Show and Tell Time.” Lana Brewster brought her

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pink pony with blue hair and a green pony with yellow hair to show the rest of her classmates her favorite toys. Brewster said, “I love these ponies. They’re my favorite! And I have more ponies with different colors at home! My mommy and daddy gave them to me.” Soon thereafter, Ethan Chan skipped to the front of the classroom to proudly share his item, a Spiderman clothed teddy bear. “Look! It’s a Spiderman if you keep the suit on, but if you take the suit off, it’s a teddy bear!” he exclaimed as he crouched down low to imitate the Spiderman move. After an exhausting hour of playground madness, the pre-school students restored their energy during “cool down time.” Each preschool four student had a mini-mattress to lie down and “cool off.” Kalaiah Stenlund said, “I don’t like sleeping at cool down time. I like playing with this bird puppet because it’s very colorful!” Other students read books, played quietly with their own toys, or softly whispered to their classmates about their new secret. As Ms. Abernathy finished writing the incorrect sentence, “Are WE done yet?” on the board as the final problem of “Fix the Sentence,” Lee proudly spotted the mistakes and raised her hand ready to share. But at that defining moment, Carly Thomas, also recognizing the answer, blurted out, “The ‘WE’ is so big! I think it should get smaller!” Lee quietly placed her hands down and said to herself, “Next time. Next time, I’ll say it first.” —By Katherine Kang

EDALLING as fast as she can on her bicycle around the tennis court area, Brooke Elmes yells out to Andrew Thomas giggling, “I’m so fast, you can’t catch me!” Thomas replied with determination, “I will catch you; you just wait!” During break time, pre-school students not only rode bikes but also shot hoops and played tag to release their bound up energy.

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“Girls... [giggles]” —Daniel Lim

Cooties and Cuties

LAPPING their arms and quacking to the beat of the popular nursery rhyme, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” Joseph Lee, Karthik Narayanan, Brook Elmes, and Christopher Ooi mimics ducks in music class. “Mrs. [Elyn] Nollan showed us videos about sheep, and the baby sheep was drinking milk from the mommy sheep! And then we heard them cry, ‘Baa!’ We learnt that sound in class!” exclaimed Elmes.

ORTY-FOUR! We’re getting closer to a hundred!” says Lauren Karner to Kalia Brewster as she colors the number forty-four box in. Kindergarten students played games, cut out hundred pieces of paper, and made heart shapes to celebrate the 100th day of class.

YES glued on the next monkey bar ring, William Girling gets ready to swing his body forward. Students took full advantage of the playground; they slid down poles and swung high on the swings. “I can’t wait for break time to come every day!” exclaimed Bernard Combrink excitedly.

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e usually quiet campus filled with children’s Th giggles during a double block period. Grade four students enjoyed their double block P.E. class by swimming in the pool. “OK, now listen up. Everyone grab a kickboard, and let’s swim to the other end of the pool,” said Mrs. Lisa Munson. Both hands tightly gripping the boards, David Vriend, followed by his classmates, tread the water eagerly and headed toward the deeper side of the pool. “P.E is my favorite class because we do different sports, and those things help me become healthier,” said Sam Huang. While fourth graders entertained themselves in the cool water, the third grade students raised their voices in harmony. Music class not only taught students knowledge about famous musicians, but it also granted them an opportunity to express themselves through dancing and playing various instruments. “I like music class because I can sing with my friends, but I like recess time more because I can read and write stories,” said Maureen Huang.

Recess time after lunch definitely provided students with freedom of participating in their favorite activities. “Block them!” shouted Seong-Min Kim to his teammates while trying to snatch the ball back from the other team. After sweating in an intense football game against the fourth graders, second grade students hurried back to their classroom in triumph. T h e following science class focused students’ scattered attention back on dinosaurs. “I like the Stegosaurus because he looks cool. It was amazing to learn that he eats other dinosaurs too,” said Esther Ko as she presented her project paper in front of the class. Back in the swimming pool, fourth graders kicked to the shallower part as water splattered and moistened the outside area. And with a naughty smile, the boys suddenly splashed water on one another with eagerness as the girls screamed sharply, giggled, and hurriedly escaped this water battle. On the hot summer afternoon, the splattering water glittered and fell mildly on the happy students’ faces. ––By Yea-Lim Ko

“My parents smile when I hug them.”

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—Tyler Cairncross

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86 _Second, Third, & Fourth Grades

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“Well. . . I wouldn’t be able to get to school in 23 seconds on my bike anymore.” —Elisabeth Brokaw “It would make remembering the formula for the surface area of a circle easier wouldn’t it?” —Katie Gwaltney “I wouldn’t be able to get to school on time. Yippee! No school!” —Jordyn Blatt

Amidst the unfamiliar surroundings

Anxiously, Karsten Ladner looked around after the middle school assembly and wondered what classroom he had to go to. “Hey Kristian [Stenlund]! Where are we supposed to go from here?” yelled Ladner to the one familiar face in the crowd. “Just follow me!” returned Stenlund as he scooted up the chapel steps. Grade five students, under the careful guidance of Mrs. Peggy Colburn and Miss Michelle Prestidge, entered the realm of middle school. In elementary, teachers hardly ever counted tardies, homework did not take much effort outside school, and all of the elementary classes looked up to them. Not in middle school. Tardies, homework, and especially the bottom of the totem pole dominated the first year of middle school. Amidst all of the changes outside of the classroom, teachers didn’t make things any easier. Mrs. Colburn put more comments on the science posters on the layers of the earth, not to mention the comments that she made on the project that included explaining an entire major world religion. Miss Prestidge made sure that all her students understood the complex plant structures and Newton’s laws of motion and energy movement. The grade sixes seemed to have it all figured out. Their class science fair project worked so smoothly compared to the fifth grade group projects as well

as the social studies project that each student researched a state in America to find out the climate, economy, and religion. Moving from class to class seemed so easy for the sixth graders, and the location of their lockers made it easier for them to have friends in grade seven and eight compared to the separate fifthgrade wing. “Whenever things got tough, I would look to see how the sixth graders did it,” said Ladner. Complex topics such as ancient Rome, the class science project on biomes, and a medieval research paper pushed the elder sixth graders to the limit. "I had to randomly choose a number in order to decide on which medieval topic I wanted to study because so many of them looked interesting,” said Nick Gimson. Fortunately not everyone had such a difficult time deciding on a topic. Mrs. Tibbit Merusi's sixth grade science tests did not seem so difficult anymore. The essay questions that would take half of the entire test period went a little faster than at the beginning of the year. As Ladner waited for his four o'clock pickup by the clock tower with a book in hand, he saw instrument after instrument taken home for practice. "Boy am I glad I don't have to learn an instrument this year too," he thought. —By Riley Mahoney

TRUGGLING through ratios, Nick Gimson, Katie Gwaltney, Martin Karing and Dennis Choi try desperately to understand the math concepts. Mr. Bob Davis used diagrams and other methods to appeal to different learning styles as he taught fractions. “I could not have survived in Mr. Davis’s math class without using a calculator. He is so hard!” said Gimson.

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“Does the hot water machine in the canteen use wheels? Because I have to have my Korean noodles at lunch!” —Daniel Kim

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“I guess I would have to run to school” —Lucia Combrink

Learning to Follow

AREFULLY balancing the scale, Marianna Moss determines the weight of her carrot for her science fair project as Jessie Brandon seals the bag full of dirt. The sixth grade science fair project study on biomes focused on the effects of different soils on a carrot as it rotted. “If I didn’t have a glove, there was no way that I was going to put my hands in that bag!” stated Emily Tan. RILEY MAHONEY

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What if You Woke up One Morning and Nothing with Wheels Worked?

ENCIL case close at hand, Elisabeth Brokaw concentrates on her individual assignment. Fifth grade teachers, Miss Michelle Prestidge and Mrs. Peggy Colburn, assigned solitary work when the energy of the class exceeded manageable levels. This forced students to work on their own and not rely on friends for answers.

O keep the scale in synch, Mrs. Tibbett Merusi helps Kevin Oh adjust the balance. The students weighed their science fair projects on the uneven cement outside that made it difficult to get a correct reading. Nevertheless, Mrs. Merusi chose to leave the mess outside and away from the carpet.

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88 _Fifth and Sixth Grades

ARD at work, Fernando Paz examines different courses of action to take as he prepares to tackle his English problem. Students took the time to do their best as the concepts steadily increased in difficulty. The thin walls of Mrs. Peggy Colburn’s class made concentration one of the most important characteristics until the end day.

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At the 8:15 bell, dribbles of rain sprinkled the campus as Esther Kang rushed towards her SAT classroom before the water would drench her freshly ironed uniform pants. “Esther, come on in; you’re right on time. Today we’re going to be talking about setting goals for school and personal lives. What are some of your goals?” Mrs. Denise Ch’ng asked her SAT [Student Adviser Teams] class. SAT class had seventh and eighth graders mixing together and talking about their personal lives and character-building as well as donating food items to charity organizations. “I think SAT class is a great way to start school. I feel more ready for my academic classes because we don’t start right away with work but have time to hang out and relax,” said Sam Kes. Middle school students headed upstairs to academic classes right afterwards; these ranged from Bible to Science. “In Bible, we sing worship songs like ‘Prince of Peace.’ Sometimes we go down to the beach during class times, and I like it because it’s more than just sitting down in class and studying the Bible,” said Sam Eckman. Adding to Eckman’s comments, Joanna Robinson said, “Although Bible classes can be fun, we have so many Bible verses to memorize each week! We have to get it word for word, and it can get very confusing and hard.” Other classes provided opportunities for stu-

dents to engage in a subject through different methods. “We had to do a skit in social studies class, and I did one about Rockefeller. Other people did theirs on people like Thomas Edison. I don’t really like acting, so I was nervous when I did it; but I liked watching other people do their skits,” said Chan Yang Kim. To take a break from academic studies, students had exploratory classes to get creative. “There are many exploratory subjects we can take like Food Studies, Jazz Band, Girls’ Weight Lifting, and guitar! I’m in a literacy magazine class, which is new this year; we edit papers and get to publish a magazine at the end. I’m excited to see the outcome,” said Evelyn Kiiza. After Kang finished jotting down her daily, weekly, and year-long goals in her agenda, she proceeded upstairs to her lockers and greeted her friends she hadn’t seen in the morning. Tearing off a Post-It note from her locker, she reminded herself of the daily goal and wrote, “Encouragement.” —By Katherine Kang

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90 _Seventh and Eighth Grades

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Lost in Translation Fumbling Through Their Foreign Island

“‘Lost’? We’re watching ‘Lost’ in class? That’s my favorite TV show!” exclaimed Samuel Yeo to Jim Choi as he jumped up and down in excitement, rushing past Choi to the ESL classroom. Polar bears on a tropical island, a mysterious black smoke that has enough power to destroy mankind, out-of-the ordinary characters, heartstopping action, and a surreal plot grabbed the ESL students’ attention as they intently watched the popular American TV show. “The special effects in the movie were really cool, but I was lost because I didn’t understand all of what the characters were saying. I wished I understood more English!” said Choi. Although students had an opportunity to get away from textbooks for a while, they still had assignments after watching the show. “I thought we were just watching ‘Lost,’ so I was excited; but we had to write about the characters, the setting, and the plot! But I guess it was better than just writing another essay,” said David Choi. Middle school ESL also had a variety of ways to get closer to understanding English better. “One time we had an assignment to read a book about missionaries and to create a booklet about the person. I picked Corrie Ten Boom, who was in a concentration camp and got released. This was a

good assignment because not only did I learn how to make a booklet, but I also learned a lot from her life,” said Sally Chang. To improve their English skills, ESL students had to bring their efforts up a notch. Pop quizzes, vocabulary quizzes, tests, and writing essays kept students busy familiarizing themselves with the language. “We have so many assignments in ESL class compared to other classes. Our quizzes and essays seem never-ending; but I really want to improve my English, so I guess I understand,” said Daniel Ha. In order to move into regular English classes, ESL students had to graduate from the ESL program by proving their English skills had improved. Mrs. Denise Ch’ng, middle school ESL teacher said, “ESL students must demonstrate a set of skills to pass the ESL course which include speaking, listening, reading, and writing.” As the “Lost” sign boomed across the screen signaling the end of the episode, Yeo groaned in frustration with questions still unanswered about the peculiar island. Choi, still perplexed about the whole story sighed, wishing his English would develop so that he could watch the rest of “Lost” without feeling lost. —By Katherine Kang

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yping in a vocabulary word, Daniel Ha grins proudly at his efficient Korean-English electronic dictionary while Kevin Choi takes his time finding the word in a paper dictionary. Electronic dictionaries became ESL students’ most important tool to learn words quickly.

ut the words on the other side,” explains Elijah Yeng to David Jung as Jung oversees Yeng’s work during social studies class. ESL students often helped each other out in regular classes when they didn’t understand directions or difficult concepts.

What’s Your Favorite TV Show? “Of course it’s American Idol! My friends and I get together and we often critique the judges instead of the contestants!” —Mei-Xian Shee “Lost! I have watched Lost for four years now, and nobody can beat my love for Lost, I’m the biggest fan.” —John Jang “Prison Break. It is the most intense series out of all. I also like American Idol, my favorite contestant is Anoop, the Indian guy. He has nice eyebrows.” —Mark Keane

ully concentrated on their review sheet, Daniel Ha, Andy Oh, and Sally Chang study for the upcoming vocabulary test during extra class time. “We have so many kinds of tests in ESL, and I spend most of my homework time on studying for ESL tests. Improving my English skills will also help with my other classes, so I try to do my best,” said Chang.

ursting out in laughter, Samuel Yeo and Charissa Tan giggle at Norman Kiehl telling them a story about his Germany trip. Dorm siblings often helped out their dorm ESL students to understand their assignments and class material better.

“I don’t watch TV shows. I have no Astro!” —Min-Ji Kang

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S Jonathan Hayashi gives a speech, Felicia Seow and Grace Kim watch his multimedia presentation. “His presentation was so much better than mine. Mine only lasted for a short time,” said Sally Lee. Students in Speech class had to give a 5-10 minute multimedia presentation to help them practice for the future presentations.

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“I usually use them after I read a play or something, to make sure that I understand it.” —Yushin Park “I only use them for Shakespeare because he speaks in such confusing language.” —Gilbert Weng “Almost never. I feel that I understand what I read so I don’t need to use —Cat Foster them.” “Almost never. I think that it’s cheating to use Sparknotes.” —Matt Nguyen

“My whole life. I’ve never stopped using them.” —Abbie Eckman “I never use Sparknotes.” —Tim Babcock

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tude of different aspects of English. “I hate having to do 10 vocab. words every week! It’s so frustrating because I always forget about the words until Sunday night or Monday morning,” said Cat Foster. “It was nice, though, to have some of those new words when the time came to write yet another essay.” “I was home-schooled last year, and its been . . . interesting adjusting to classes here. It’s been really different in English because it’s harder to change how I write papers compared to doing a math problem,” Rebekah Wiesner said. Students who signed up to take Journalism found a class that they had to work hard at the whole year. Taking pictures, attending numerous school events, getting quotes, and writing interesting and entertaining copy filled these students’ schedules as they rushed from one event to another. “I love Journ: it’s my favorite double block because I get to spend time with my friends while learning how to record current events and design intriguing layouts. Journ. 2 is even better because we don’t have to go over all the rules again but just dive right into designing and getting more creative,” said Sheena McLeod. Whether enrolled in Speech, English, or Journalism, students absorbed new methods to express themselves in different and creative ways developed into different tools in their belt that they could use in the future. “That was a great speech Josh. I can’t wait until next time,” said Hayashi as Ray returned to his seat. —By Kyle Ladner

“Tommy says that we shouldn’t need to use Sparknotes, so I don’t.” —Axel Loehden

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“Haha! That was a hilarious speech Josh [Ray],” shouted Jonathan Hayashi as Ray finished his memorized rendition of “Albi the Racist Dragon” that he had found on YouTube. Students in Mr. Mark Sasse’s semester-long Speech class studied methods with which they could communicate comfortably with their peers in a presentation setting. They had trained themselves to utilize words accurately and to convey their message effectively with all their classmates. English and Journalism also increased students’ confidence in their ability to use words to help them express themselves. English 9 invested class periods into learning to write essays that captured their thoughts, and English 11 cracked open the cover of The Lively Art of Writing to help themselves become more versatile writers. “I feel that if someone asked me to write a paper about one my ideas, I could write a good one,” said Hung Ching Song, “as long as it’s not a boring subject, that is.” “I think that AP English taught me to write a good paper,” said Kirsten Brink. “It better have helped me; we write two or three a week!” Students did learn not only how to express themselves effectively in writing but also how to distinguish correct grammar from incorrect and how to respond to the literature they had read. From spending time in the computer lab and writing using online helps and workshops to whiling an afternoon at Tommy’s house watching Shakespeare’s Henry V, students grew very familiar with the multi-

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Helps to express ourselves, both in school and out

YES glued to the screen, Yushin Park and Seung Yoon Nam, watch “The Merchant of Venice” as part of their AP English 12 project. “It was hard to read so many plays, but it was worth the work,” said Nam. Students had to read four of Shakespeare’s plays and watch the movie for each play.

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A Little Bit of Wordplay

OES anyone know what a Panthera Pardus is?” began Josh Ray for his multimedia presentation. Students in Mr. Mark Sasse’s class utilized all of their experience from the past semester in a multimedia presentation that counted as their final grade for the quarter.

OCUSING on their note taking, Kirsten Lee and Esther Park furiously scribble down what Mr. David Stengele says. “I had to work hard at English because I’m ESL,” said Park. Students had to take an English every year as part of the curriculum. Although students from Englishspeaking backgrounds found this to their advantage, ESL students discovered that they had to put in extra effort to keep their grades up.

EEP in conversation, Rachel Leung and Anna Fu talk about the final that loomed before them. “I wasn’t too worried about the final. I know how to write well, and I remember most of what we’ve learned,” said Fu. Students in Honors English 10 learned about short stories, an assortment of dramas, and a variety of novels.

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Decoding the Secret

UIETLY writing with his pencil, JiSoo Lee focuses his attention on the test. Accounting class not only prepared students for a future study in business areas, but it also taught them how it relates to real life by studying stock markets’ trends.

Experience math in real life

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What Special Things Do You Do to Score High on a Test?

LICKING submit buttons hurriedly, Kirsten Lee and Juah Jeong strive to turn in their work for AP Statistics on time. “I have only one question left,” said Lee with a satisfied smile. As an online AP course, AP Statistics added lots of pressure on students.

“I feel like I am going to do well when I pull all my hair back before the test.” —Kirsten Brink

“I have my favorite pen which is blue, and by using that, I feel I will do well on the test.” —John Jang

dents to activate their brain power and solve equations with unknown variables. “The class is really not hard; however, if you miss a small detail, the whole equations will be messed up,” said Jee Bin Yim. Besides math classes which emphasized the use of formulas to solve questions that would appear on the quizzes and exams, Accounting and AP Statistics taught students mathematical skills more closely tied into life. “In Accounting, we mostly learn how to document incomes. And one of the cool things about this class is that we watch the movement in stock markets,” said Daniel Kim. As one of the four AP Statistics students, Kirsten Lee described the class as mostly analyzing over data than solving mathematical questions: “Although the workload is pretty heavy and the deadlines sometimes suffocate me, I try to do my best because I think this class is my first step to become a business manager.” Eyes fixed on the paper in front, Danny Babcock, Rami Lee, Anna Kang, and Kirsten Brink slowly matched the numbers with the letters that would give them the secret message. And as Kang shouted out the message in disbelief, “‘What? You guys are chunky?’’’ the other groups burst into laughter that filled the classroom. —By Yea-Lim Ko

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“My friend always sleeps with his book under his pillow the night before the test. He says that will help his brain absorb the knowledge in the book.” —Jacob Kimball

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“Sitting in the very front row makes me feel secure, and I have to have my eraser with me. If not, I become paranoid.” —Anna Kang

n Wednesday, 11 February, C block pre-calculus O students bustled in excitement because of a special in class activity. “Today I will teach you guys how to encode and decode secret messages using a matrix,” said Mrs. Lyn Holden with a childlike smile. “Guys can even use this to ask a girl to the JSB!” After dividing students into four groups of three, she announced the beginning of the secret mission—to encode a message and solve one of other groups’ codes. Each group soon fell into eager discussion over the content of message. As students in pre-calculus busily jotted down their groups’ various ideas, AP calculus students struggled in the real math world. Said Juhee Jeong, “I realized what math really is after I took this class. It requires thorough comprehension of concepts; the simple memorization of formulas really doesn’t work here.” “Only those students who took the class will understand the beauty of AP calculus class with Mr. [Greg] Stenlund,” said Paul Kim with a mysterious smile. Geometry, on the other hand, allowed students to relax with easily comprehensible materials. Said Alan Thompson, “I like this class because Geometry is easy. Besides, it is closely related to our real life in many ways—for example, in architecture.” In the next classroom, Algebra II forced stu-

“I just say to myself ‘God gives me wisdom’ and don’t study before the test day.” —Jonathan Hayashi “I eat chocolate before I take the test. It gives me energy to perform well.” —Juah Jeong SHEENA MCLEOD

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AUGHING at the silly mistakes they had made, David Tse and Andy Goh discuss a new solution for their math problem. During Algebra I, students learned formulas, and the in-class homework time granted them a chance to study together with their friends.

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H! This might work,” says Jason Kimball as he figures out the solution to a math question. Together with Lucas Samuel, Kimball used basic formulas during Algebra I class. Homework provided students a chance to review what they had just learned.

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OTH eyes fixed on the screen, Jonathan Brokaw and Tim Babcock concentrate on the quiz questions. Santi Niramitvijit, on the other hand, turned towards Mrs. Marsha Yost and focused on her explanations. In Information Processing, students studied according to their own styles to prepare for the upcoming final exam.

HOSE numbers should be over here,” said Joycelyn Woo as she points to the top left side of the screen. Information Processing students helped one another with their complicated assignments. Beside Woo, Trey Terry smiled in satisfaction as he uploaded his completed homework for the week.

DALAT US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS 2008 John McCain Barack Obama

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Socially Active

Learning through games and special activities

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AREFULLY removing her hands, Mrs. Mary Sheddan checks if the balloons have stuck properly on the whiteboard. To make World History interesting, Mrs. Sheddan organized different activities such as “Popping the Balloons” during class.

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ACING her opponents, Cat Foster carefully listens to Sally Lee and John Jang’s arguments. Beside her, Kyle Ladner slowly raised the microphone to state his reason for supporting John McCain as the U.S. President during the debate held in the Student Center on the Election.

n 1 December, AP Psychology students filled O E-Lab with groans from different corners of the room. “The test includes all the essay questions from previous chapters!” said Juah Jeong in distress. “I am so going to fail this.” To prepare students for the upcoming final exam, Mr. Doug Yost broadened the scope of the last chapter test; therefore he pushed them into an early start of reviewing all previously learned materials. World History students, on the other hand, hurriedly finished their different projects. “World History is a class of projects,” said Claire Kim. “I made this hand-size book which has pictures and explanations of the ancient Korean empire Go Gu Ryeo for my individual country project, and I have a presentation on Renaissance Art today.” Seniors in American Government had an especially busy time since long before the U.S. Election. “We had a debate for which we prepared more than two weeks over Obama and McCain,” said John Jang. “Only Sally [Lee] and I supported Obama in the debate though…haha.” The American Government class also spon-

sored The U.S. President Election of Dalat on 1 November. “America uses a system call the Electoral College, so we followed it and made 538 ballots total,” said Lee. “In the mini-election McCain won all the ballots.” Geography often frustrated students with lots of memorization. Mr. Mark Sasse’s jokes with his students, however, always livened up the atmosphere in class. “I have no idea how I am going to memorize all these crazy looking maps,” said Kirk Fraiser. “But I like the class because I don’t think that there is another teacher who is able to teach us something that matters while letting us make fun of him.” After a day of solving and memorizing, Information Processing students grabbed a chance to relax by learning with a game. Preparation for their exam included Mrs. Marsha Yost’s “Fling the Teacher” and “Soccer Penalty Shoot.” And as the bell of the day announced the end of P-period, Kirsten Lee rushed out from the ELab and hastefully shared the most joyful news of the day. “AP Psychology test is moved to Friday!” ––By Yea-Lim Ko

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LANCING at the homework she received, Risako Okazaki comments on the title of it, “Case for Faith: God Killing Children?” to Josephine Choi as David Kim and JiSoo Lee look over. In Bible 12 class, Mr. Rick Hurlbut assigned to students homework that challenged them to thoroughly contemplate about the existence of God.

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World Missions students learned to broaden their perspective on global suffering and found ways to help the people. “Our class is working on projects to find ways to help change people’s lives. Annie [Archer] and I have adopted an orphanage in Indonesia, and we’re planning to raise money for them. It’s a good way to learn about the world around us,” said Bethany Weidemann. In Apologetics class, the twelfth graders intently watched a video series called “The Truth Project” to understand the meaning of truth, with the purpose “to gaze upon the face of God,” according to the video series’ speaker Dr. Tackett. To strengthen their faith before entering the world of college, students heeded Mr. Rick Hurlbut’s advice on how to defend their faith with non-Christians. After recounting his OJT where he had had an opportunity to share his personal testimony, Hwang returned to his seat thanking God, his mind already hastening to think of the next person he could share his faith with. —By Katherine Kang

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“All right guys! Have you guys done your OJT’s [On-the-job-training] this week?” asked Mr. Frank Alexander. Se-Chan Hwang eagerly raised his hand to present his weekly report on how he had a chance to build deeper relationships with others by sharing the good news in school for the Evangelism Explosion class. “E.E. is a great class that equips us to talk to other people in a deeper level, especially about spiritual issues. We share why we believe what we believe, and it’s always interesting since we have a diverse community and people with different faiths,” said Jacob Kimball. For those more interested in developing personal values, students in Values and Decision Making class gathered facts and reasons to support their opinions on controversial issues. “When we were on the abortion topic, we saw a video clip of a murderer who killed abortionists but eventually turned himself in. That was a hard one because although I am against abortion, I was shocked at how hypocritical he was, justifying himself that he is doing good by killing baby murderers,” said Kevin Huang.

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High school students have discussions about God in and out of class

Which Subject Do You Spend the Most Time On?

SCIENCE

The Quest for Truth

ECAUSE Jesus paid for our sins on the cross, we can now have a relationship with God,” explains James Lyman and Se-Chan Hwang to their E.E. contact, John Jang. Not only did students study how to tell others of the Good News, but they also stepped out of their comfort zone to share their beliefs.

“AP English; LOTS of papers.” —Seung Yoon Nam

IBLE open on the table, Rami Lee flips through the pages to help her dorm brother Mark Keane find a verse with Susheela Meyyappan for Life of Christ. Bible classes required students to search for verses that impacted them and held discussions about what it meant to them.

“Physics; it’s an online class and has no due date, which means I have to have integrity to finish the work in time.” —Gilbert Weng “Chemistry; it’s just —Peter Choi hard.” “Psych; our work is never-ending.” —Kirsten Lee, Melanie Debatin, Rami Lee “All my AP classes.” —Min-Ji Kang KAT KANG

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YES on his Bible, Xian Yao Ng look for a verse that supports pro-life on the abortion topic in Values and Decision Making class. Students also came up with standards for controversial issues and expressed their opinions about euthanasia, homosexuality, war, morals, and ethics.

“Math; it just doesn’t make sense. Oh! And English; there are too many rules.” —Matt Nguyen

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Hand in Hand

What’s the Most Frustrating Thing That Happened During a Science Lab?

Learning interactively with classmates On 5 November, the chemistry class filled with laughter as six students, one from each group, went outside the classroom to complete the mission of coming back with a funny costume which would give their group needed information to solve an in-class question. As the first chosen one—Ai-Ching Ung in a long blue dress, followed by Hannah Sandwick in a grandma style gown, shyly walked into the classroom, the parade began. “Gosh! Do I really have to wear this thing, this weird thing and go in there?” said Sang-Jun Wang outside the room where Mrs. Corinne Rogers picked clothes for each of her chosen students. “You got to be kidding me.” “I’m deadly serious! So get going or else your group is going to lose, and then you get to skip across the campus!” laughed Mrs. Rogers out loud, urging Wang to go into the classroom. After 10 minutes of struggle, all six students finally got back safely as their group members cheered and laughed. Though Chemistry kept most juniors and seniors busy, Biology challenged sophomores with cellular respiration. “The hardest parts in Biology are the tests and quizzes because the questions re-

“It’s very frustrating when you are trying to do something, but nobody in your group is listening to you.” —Dylan Frans “One time, my friend spilled a chemical solution during the lab and the whole classroom reeked.

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K guys! Let’s go!” says Se-Chan Hwang as he drags his teammates to get started with the skipping. Laughing at the situation, Golnaz Nazem, Sang-Jun Wang, Ezra Dass and Hwang skipped around the campus as punishment for coming in last in solving a chemistry question. YEA-LIM KO

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“I was washing the cylinder, and the water hose slipped. I tried to stop it, but I turned the tap the wrong way. The lab was almost flooded with water.”

quire logical thinking,” said Ji-Bin Yim. “What we learn is not the answer, but we have to use what we learn to get the answer.” Challenges stressed some students out; however, Marco Kim looked at the positive side of a low-scored test: “Biology sure drops our grade with amazing speed, but I guess the challenges are what really make us think.” Physical Science students, on the other hand, explored force and energy starting with the famous question, “Why does an apple drop from a tree?” raised by Newton to study the universal forces that hold the stars in position. Focused more on memorization than logical thinking, four Human Anatomy students zeroed in on the different parts and functions of the human body, often with coloring books. The small size of the class enabled closer communication between teacher and students and created a comfortable studying environment. “I’m having lot of fun learning about myself,” said Rami Lee as her eyes twinkled with excitement. “Besides, coloring pages and identifying organs with a dummy just make me feel like I am back in kindergarten!” “Look how pretty they are! Rolland [Leung] looks like a princess!” laughed Mrs. Rogers as she came in after pushing all six students into the classroom. And as Leung, nicely dress in flowery pink, along with his five comrades stood in front of the class, cameras flashed everywhere. ––By Yea-Lim Ko

—Kirsten Lee

“Our group had to redo the same thing five times because one of our group members measured something wrong.”

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OOKING at each other with embarrassment, Ai-Ching Ung, Rolland Leung, and Sang-Jun Wang laugh at one another’s outfits. In Chemistry, students dressed up in funny costumes that had chemical mole ratio’s on them to provide hints for their groups in solving questions.

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S number three six?” asks David Tse while doing his in-class questions. Along with his partner Jordan Strong, Tse solved questions in the textbook based on the experiment they had just conducted. In-class work enabled students to interact with one another.

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“Sometimes you try for days to get ideal result; but after you get it, you realize you don’t need it .” —David Kim

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OTH eyes fixed on the paper, Keegan Ladner carefully jots down answers for the questions for his Physical Science in-class laboratory. Learning about element’s melting and boiling points, students conducted an experiment using a hot plate and ice.

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The Expat Experience

How Many Languages Can You Speak?

Some of the languages Dalat students and staff members speak:

AUTIOUSLY flipping the finely sizzled meat, Felicia Seow, Mrs. Eunice Teoh, May Yamauchi, and Se -Chan Hwang get ready for their Mandarin Food Party that takes place once a semester for each class. Not only did students cook the meat, they prepared the marinated sauce and made salad for appetizers. “After I eat at the Mandarin Food Party, I don’t have to each lunch because there is just so much food!” said Seow.

ATIENTLY waiting for their dumplings to cook, Rachel Leung and Ji-Hyun Park drink Chinese tea and watch their classmates and teacher. Mandarin students had a chance to learn how to set tables, make food, serve, and drink tea as gestures of hospitality. Park said, “I used to not like tea at first, but after learning to serve it properly, I became to appreciate it a lot more.”

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but I realized I struggle with writing and grammar, so I decided to take a virtual German course. I want to thoroughly speak, read, and write my native language.” Trying to familiarize themselves with another language proved challenging to students; it required a significant amount of memorization skills to retrieve the new words. “Language class gets harder because first we learn to say the words and phrases, then we write them, and after that role play in front of our classmates; and then we even have to write essays in that language,” said Harry Mak. To keep students remembering what they had learned, Mandarin teacher, Ms. Eunice Teoh, introduced her classes to a new system called “Exit Tickets.” Students jotted down newly learnt words and phrases each day five minutes before class ended and then received permission to leave the classroom. After cautiously nibbling on the mooncake to test the flavor and texture, Sandwick gagged and desperately searched for water or tea to rid the taste in her mouth as fast as possible. “Chinese tea I would drink again, but mooncake, no; it’s just not for me,” said Sandwick. —By Katherine Kang YEA-LIM KO

English Japanese Korean Mandarin Spanish French Bahasa Melayu German Afrikaans Swahili Cantonese Bahasa Indonesia Hokkien Farsi Sinhala Thai Khmer Lao Russian Vietnamese Tamil Hindi Kazakh Portuguese Greek

While scurrying towards the Mandarin classroom, Hannah Sandwick spotted Moses Park. Thrilled to remind him of the Chinese food party for the Mandarin class, she said, “Hey, Moses! We’re going to eat mooncakes today! I’ve never tried them before, and I hope they’re haochi [delicious]!” In Mandarin, Spanish, or Bahasa, students not only studied the language of their choice, but also extended their cultural experience through a variety of entertainment, food, and celebrations of the festivals of the countries. Teachers came up with ways for the students to taste contemporary culture like watching movies in the language they learn. “We watched the movie called “Secret” in Mandarin class about a talented pianist who was in love with a girl. I like how we don’t just watch movies that include martial arts, like a lot of the other Chinese movies out there,” said Peter Choi. Dianna Kes said, “I’m in the Spanish class, and I enjoyed learning Spanish songs that helped me learn new words. We also played charades to memorize color names.” To enhance their understanding of the grammar of a language they already could speak, students also took language classes online. Norman Kiehl said, “I’m German, so I can speak German fluently;

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In 2002, Dalat School became Dalat International School because of the growing number of international students. Students from all over the world came to the little tropical island called Penang for their higher education. Although coming from diverse parts of the globe, they’ve learned to blend in and accept the differences of culture.

Students get to know the world by tasting different cultures

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OW do you say “corn” in Malay?” asks Jessica Gamble as she holds up an ear to Andi Thompson who replies, “Jagung!” in Bahasa Melayu class. Students learned the names of fruits, vegetables, meat, and fish and found it helpful when they went grocery shopping at the local morning markets.

ITH a songkok, a traditional hat, on his head, James Lyman says to Ezra Dass wearing a sarong, “Papaya ini tiga ringgit,” that the papaya is three ringgit, as Marco Kim assists them with their Bahasa speaking. Acting out different characters and speaking in Bahasa enhanced the fluency of the class and helped them get ready for real-life situations.

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A Colorful Mission

How Will You Use What You Learn in Art Class to Improve Your Life?

Blend of personality and imaginations

“I’m supposed to be humble!” exclaimed Frances Wong. “Next time I’m giving myself a hundred.” Mrs. Annami Blom allowed her students to evaluate their own work to record their improvement in the class. “Mrs. Blom, my future is in your hands,” said Kay Wittaya as she leaned over her canvas, and Amber Dobbie and Bruce Mak smiled at their own art work. Students could create what pleased them, which let Josh Ray paint a window and Sophie Shin design the interior of a house for their projects. Unlike students in Advanced Art, those in AP Art like John Jang and Anna Kang worked with their instructors Mrs. Blom and Mrs. Tara DeLeeuw, using one of three options: canvas drawing, 2D, or 3D art. Though deadlines usually killed the purpose of the work, the meaning and wonder of art didn’t escape students Rolland Leung, Tiffany Hsiang, Wan-Leen Siow, Abbie Thompson, Breanna

Roberts, Melanie Debatin, Jason Hsiao, Risako Okazaki, Kate Furbush, JiSoo Lee, and Jonathan Hayashi as Mrs. Blom and Mrs. DeLeeuw created a conductive surrounding with calming music in the background. “Master students, I’ll postpone your projects— it goes against everything I believe—but I’ll postpone your projects till next week,” said Mrs. Blom near the end of the first semester. Over in the shop students worked on projects as well—but at an easier pace. “The machine is eating [mine] up!” said Alan Thompson as he placed a block of wood, the first piece of his clock, on the bench-saw. Mr. Jason Selvanayagam hopped about the class, answering questions and helping Helen Kim, Jacob Kimball, and David Kim with shaping, gluing, and cutting their raw materials. Careful not to hurt themselves while using the machines, students designed clocks and trays for their final projects of the semester. —By Rishika Dias

LECTRIC sander pressed against the wood, Jacob Kimball smooths the block well before putting his project, a wooden tray, together. Students paid close attention when they worked with the machines and tools in Industrial Arts.

ITH a block of wood on the table, Mr. Jason Selvanayagam instructs Alan Thompson on the procedure for that day. Students in Industrial Arts shaped and smoothed blocks of wood to create clocks and trays.

I will use patience, character beauty, perseverance in my life. I use it in math, in school, and when dealing with people. It’s like art; when you first do it, it is ugly—but then when you keep working on it, it improves. —Wan-Leen Siow

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Art opens you up to see the bigger side of things. You see things clearly; you see what God has created. You can see how amazing his creation is, and it makes me look at the beauty in each detail other than just the whole picture. —Breanna Roberts I don’t learn anything in there. I just have fun. —Abigail Thompson

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Well I like doing art—it’s a hobby, so I can improve my skills and find better ways to express myself. —Hannah Jones

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NTENTLY listening, Cat Foster takes in the suggestions of Mrs. Annami Blom. Mrs. Blom helped her students during open studios after school, held for the students to finish their assignments.

LACING the shaped blocks of wood at right angles, Breanna Roberts glues them together, finishing up her tray. Industrial Arts allowed students to use mechanical tools creatively.

Well, I guess in other classes I put more creativity into things, like writing a paper. I do not just write a paper only about what the teacher expects me to; I put more thought into it. —Melanie Debatin

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Air Equals Everything

How Many Tardies Do You Have?

Breathing passion of music into craft

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LOWING air into their instruments, Brian Cairncross, Emily Brokaw, Roc Wu, and Danae Frentz play the trumpet, tenor saxophone, and alto saxophone for the song, “Where the River Flows.” Wu said, “My favorite song in band is, ‘Where the River Flows’ this quarter. Although I haven’t played the saxophone for a long time compared to some other people in my class, I’m excited to learn more about my instrument.”

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ONE are the days when I would go travelling,” sing George Merusi and Tim Babcock to the song, “Song of the Sea,” in the chapel during the winter Choir and Band Concert. Students who participated in band, choir, jazz ensemble, or the vocal ensemble performed the songs they had practiced for months in front of the community.

EFORE the bell rang to start class, Abbie Eckman shares her story about the chaotic events she had in putting in her nose ring with Mrs. Elyn Nollan, Felicia Seow, Beth Nguyen, and Nadia Boshoff. “I lost my clear tube nose ring, so I ran around trying to find an alternative; and I found the bristle of my brush and stuck it in! It worked!” said Eckman.

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OCUSED on the music notes in front of them, Anna Fu and Sarah Hwang stay behind after school to practice the clarinet and the tuba, preparing for the upcoming Fine Arts Concert. Band class required students to practice hundred of minutes each week outside class hours to improve their skills for the concerts. “I practice every day after school most of the time, but sometimes when I’m busy during weekdays, I practice with Julie [DeVette] and Emily [Brokaw] on Sunday afternoons! But cramming can get really annoying. It’s much easier to practice 20 minutes a day,” said Hwang.

as “I Have Never,” “One-Two-One,” and “Pillow Hit” to get comfortable with their classmates. “When we played ‘I Have Never,’ people were surprisingly shocked that I had never been on a motorcycle!” exclaimed Cat Foster. In band, Mr. [Kerry] Mahoney warned students on more practical issues such as how to use credit cards to their own advantage especially in college. “I think that it is a good idea that Mr. Mahoney takes time to educate us about credit cards because it is an issue that will pop up lots in the future. Now I will know what to do with them and steer away from abusing them and getting myself into trouble,” said Melanie Debatin. Band and choir had opportunities to show off their hours of practice and little sacrifices such as getting swollen lower lips during the Fine Arts Concerts, which took place four times. “I love singing in the concert! We get to share our passion for singing with the audience, hopefully giving them pleasure with our blending harmonies,” said Wan-Leen Siow. After hitting his final note on the A major scale, Kim let out a silent sigh as he realized he had missed one note. Kim turned to Cairncross, who still felt anxious wondering when his turn would come, and quietly moaned in frustration, “It was perfect when I practiced! Why do I keep making mistakes when I have to do it for real?” –By Katherine Kang

“Ahhh! I’m so nervous; we have the scales test today! Did you practice?” Joseph Kim curiously asked fellow trumpet player Brian Cairncross as he nervously repeated the A major scale over again. Every other Thursdays, the Concert Band class had a new test along with the previously learnt scales test. “Everyone gets nervous in a scale test because you have to play it on your own, and sometimes you don’t know when you’ll get picked. I practice every time I go to the band room!” said Matt Nguyen. As each quarter passed, the song choices became more difficult for students as their abilities to handle their instrument and voices improved. “Second semester’s songs were so hard for me! In the piece called, ‘Typewriter,’ I have a solo part, and I’ve never played anything this fast and complicated. It has almost no rests!” said May Yamauchi. Not only did the Concert Band class require extra practice outside class, the Concert Choir class also had to engage in extra sessions for their singing test. “We come after school one by one and sing in front of Mrs. [Elyn] Nollan. We sang the songs we learnt in class, but I get so nervous worrying if my voice will suddenly crack,” said Norman Kiehl. Along with the extra practices and perfecting the tunes on their sheets, the two music classes did not spend their whole time just blowing their horns or singing to the beat. Every Thursday in choir, they played different games such

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“I had so many I can’t remember. Trust me, go to class early and sleep in on Saturday.” —Matthew Blatt “For detention, I learned that it’s better and easier to rake leaves than to clean the gutters.” —Boch Chiao “Only losers get tardies. I’ve never got even one during my entire senior year.” —Sung Bum Kim

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Discovering the Complexity of the Human Body

OCUSING his attention on the intricate process at his fingertips, Jamie Kim attempts to “bandage” Sung Bum Kim’s arm. Students in Mrs. Carla Loehden’s Health learned basic first aid to help in the future.

ing to Mr. Gerry Steiert as he expounded on the beauty of the human body and its operation and also by experiencing the joy of using their bodies in sports and other physical activities. “At first Fitness was pretty boring, but it got better as we went on hikes and did other activities outside the classroom,” said Keegan Ladner. “I didn’t like hiking because it was hard on my ankle, but I was really glad that everything was online. It made my work so much easier—especially when Mr. Steiert helped us when we couldn’t think of the answer,” said Sheena McLeod. P.E. students, on the other hand, did not have to think about answers but instead invested their time in playing the sport of their choice—from swimming on their long-block on Thursdays, to playing games of “21” in the gym. “Axel and I play basketball everyday. It helps to have that time because coach [Mr. Clay Moss] said that we have to practice outside practice,” said Hung Yi Song. “I enjoyed playing ultimate Frisbee in P.E. I like playing it for fun but none of my friends play outside school,” said Norman Kiehl. Even though students usually participated in lengthy pick-up games of basketball, they sometimes opted for other sports, which had a tendency to push them to their limits. “That was sorta fun,” said Weng as they left room 22. “At least I’ll probably get certified by the American Red Cross. What did you get on your test?” Despite lasting only a semester these two courses provided students with the knowledge that would last a lifetime. —By Kyle Ladner NIMATED conversation lights the face of Breanna Roberts as she chats with Wan-Leen Siow. Students in Fitness to test the limits of their bodies with inhad creasingly difficult stretches and exercises.

S Matt Nguyen feigns sleep, Mr. Mike Holden hovers over Harry Mak. “It felt kinda weird having Mr. Holden receive his certification with us,” said Mak. Every student in Health received Red Cross certification after the course finished.

How Often Do You Exercise? “I exercise by playing basketball and other sports. I don’t really do extra stuff to exercise.” —Hung Yi Song “I try to exercise so that I stay healthy and fit.” —Felicia Siow

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“I play football and work out to stay in shape. All the running really helps.” —Yushin Park

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“Live!” joked Gilbert Weng as he pounded on the deflated rubber chest of the unmoving prostrate mannequin. “Breathe!” Students in the Health program learned the basics of first aid and took a test to measure their CPR abilities. The Health, Fitness, and P.E. classes discovered how to take care of their physical, emotional, and social well-being. The two required credits of Fitness and Health encouraged the enrollment and active participation of students in grades 9 through 12. “I really didn’t want to have to take Health and Fitness,” said Dianna Kes, “but I appreciated the things that I learned from them.” Through Mrs. Carla Loehden’s tried-and-true methods of SuHuPu (Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up), student-made presentations, and extensive vocabulary games, Health students found that they understood and could confidently meet the difficult test and quizzes that made up the class’ curriculum. “I liked the SuHuPu and other games that Mrs. Loehden included in the curriculum. It helped me to memorize important information,” said Sung Bum Kim. “The class was hard most of the time, but I really appreciated the things I learned about taking care of my body—especially the stuff about what hurts my body the most,” said Harry Mak. Students learned about the effects of drugs, smoking, and drinking on the body—which helped those who had no idea of the extent of their negative effects and consequences. Fitness students invested their time by listen-

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ER legs propped up by Golnaz Nazem, Linnea Williams sets herself to do a set of pull-ups. Students in Fitness had to fill out charts that recorded the number of each exercise they did.

“I play soccer and I run for the 100 milers thing. I can’t believe how long it takes to run 100 miles.” —Karsten Ladner “How often does it rain? ” —Cat Foster

“I ride my bike almost every day.” —Elisabeth Brokaw SHEENA MCLEOD

“Um. . . does indoor on Fridays count? Oh, I play football.” —Matt Nguyen “I workout at the gym. I am trying to get stronger and bigger than everyone else.” —Bosuk Hong

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It Was the End of the Day

Why Did You Choose Study Halls for P-periods?

Draining out the last bit of energy

The last 45 minutes of the day, after the long, exhausting, hot or really wet hours of school had flown by, sometimes provided high school and middle school students with a relaxing end. However, AP English, AP Psychology, Chemistry, AP Calculus P-periods drained the only energy left in those students. Knitting, a P-period led by Mrs. Kerry Gwaltney, became a favorite for many high school girls like Anna Fu, Breanna, Roberts, WanLeen Siow, Kirsten Brink, and Abigail Thompson. Knitting impressed many of the girls how one ball of yarn and two needles could create scarves, purses, and hand-bags. The knitting ladies did not fail to bring out the old-fashioned nature of aristocratic women sitting in the porch or living room with their needle-work and “gossiping” all evening long, except that these modern knitting sessions’ discussions focused on “boys.” A writing workshop, also led by Mrs. Gwaltney, let future Steinbecks and Hemingways gather to improve their skills with practice outside class. Joshua Blatt, Matt Blatt, Gary Geh, Boch Chiao, and Joseph Lee took advantage of this time to write leisurely and express their feeling through poems and essays that had no due date. Students fond of service points like Golnaz

Nazem, Joycelyn Woo, John Jang, Frances Wong, and Melanie Debatin worked as teacher’s assistants or tutors. The work as TA’s mostly involved grading papers, making photocopies for assignments, taking down or putting up posters in classrooms, or arranging books on shelves in the elementary classrooms. Over on the upper field on Wednesdays, Flag Football with 10 players instructed by Mr. Clay Moss played a basic American football game, but like Tag with a one-hand touch. As for the computer geeks, Mr. Nathanael Klassen took responsibility of Hacker High School, Python Scripting, and 3D modeling classes in the computer labs. “Un poco de todo,” the Spanish P-period taught by Mrs. Tara Stenlund, had the quality of a perfect leisure-time class. Games, puzzles, and songs in Spanish topped all other P-periods for those who loved romance languages. Finally, for those who couldn’t choose, a study hall helped them finish homework before leaving campus, which meant fewer books to carry and longer periods of television time. So ended the last 45 minutes of the day; home sweet home never sounded sweeter. —By Rishika Dias

So I can take a break. And so that I can finish all my homework before I go home and don’t have to carry many books home. —May Yamauchi Because I can do my own work. —Gilbert Weng So I can talk with friends and pass notes secretly. —Vivian Lee

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Because teachers here give way too much homework, and I can’t finish it all at home. —Brittany Sasse

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YES on her knitting, Min-Ji Kang pulls the yarn together to make her scarf as Anna Kang lazily observes her friend’s task. A relaxing last period of the day gave the perfect time for the students to rest.

ITH Mr. Brian Merusi walking her through each step to solve the math problem, Holly Elmes completes her math homework as Daniel Kim reads his book. Special Services Tutoring let middle schoolers get extra help from high school tutors with their homework.

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UNNY expressions plastered on their faces, Mrs. Corinne Rogers and her students Jacob Kimball, Wan-Leen Siow, Chan-Mi Kim, Breanna Roberts, and Vivian Lee listen to Rami Lee read aloud a fairy tale. Usually this “Encouragement Matters” class had discussions about experiences and situations in life when students needed encouragement the most. As a group, they helped each other see the bright side of situations they might encounter with in the future. Especially for senior students, this class truly encouraged them to move forward.

ALKING around the desk to get the word sheet, Mrs. Tara Stenlund reads the instructions for the Spanish version of “Jeopardy” before Khalie Mahoney could bombard her with a load of questions. TheUn poco de todo Spanish P-period focused on vocabulary, culture, normal conversations of Spanish that could not be covered during the two-year course of the language and Erik Estrada’s Spanish songs for the enthusiastic, former Spanish students.

Because study halls are awesome, and you can talk with people without doing homework. —Katie Stevens I had no other choice. —Juhee Jeong To get my homework done. Actually I didn’t have anything else to sign up for. —Jamielee Forsdick I had nothing else to do. —Sarah Wiesner I got stuck with it! —Keegan Ladner

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gram. “It will be tiring but fun at the same time because I’m planning on doing my AMD projects about something that I’m interested in, so it won’t feel like homework but my hobby,” said Sang-Jun Wang, who plans to make a 3-D video clip. A total of 40 hours of community service, a minimum eight pages of research paper, a product that ties in with the topic, and a 20 to 25 minute presentation—the AMD program demanded extra work. Nevertheless, the juniors faced upcoming challenges with confident smiles, and senior candidates survived till the end. Mr. Greg Stenlund as their AMD coordinator showed his strong support and confidence in the seniors. “They are all very nervous about the presentation, so I am nervous for them; but I know they will all do well,” said Mr. Stenlund with a confident smile. And as the second bell urged students back to their classrooms, Kim predicted with a cheerful smile, “I will [successfully finish AMD program] though. Haha…” ––By Yea-Lim Ko

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“No…not really. I still have to work on my speech,” said Paul Kim as his mouth curved up with a glimpse of anxiousness. The Advanced Merit Diploma presentation on Tuesday, 11 November approached silently. And as the last part of AMD program that held the power of deciding senior candidates: Cindy Wang, Kim, and Min-Ji Kang’s failure or success in the program, the presentation undoubtedly stressed them out. “I actually wanted to give up a few times,” said Kang as she giggled at herself for confiding such an honest answer. As seniors burned their brain cells overnight to decorate the senior exhibition with an amicable result, newly enrolled juniors, on the other hand, made their first step—deciding topics. “I chose ‘the types of eating disorders and their effects on people’ because I used to have anorexia, and I had depression right after that. I want to know why and how that happened,” said Ai-Ching Ung. Despite the heavy workload, junior candidates looked forward to progress in the pro-

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ALL of his senses concentrated on the tip of the pool cue, Yi Yang Tan steadies his grip and slants his body forward as he prepares to send the cue ball hurtling toward ball number 13. Students never limited their weekend hangouts to just movie theaters and internet cafes but also knew how to delve into competition against each other through fiercely intense games of pool and snooker at pool halls.

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DANNY BABCOCK, RAMI LEE | DONG- YEOB SAKONG, DAVID CHOI, JAMIE KIM, JET SONG, MARCO KIM | KALEB ARCHER, RAMI LEE | YEA-LIM KO, JOSH RAY, JOSEPH LEE, MR. JOHN “TOMMY” TOMPKINS |

SLOWLY moving across the hair, Risako Okazaki straightens Kaleb Archer’s curly locks in preparation for the Mr. Dalat competition. Two boys from each high school class locked horns and showcased their talents as they strived to become Mr. Dalat, a title granted to the most fashionable, visionary, and talented contender, eventually given to winner David Kim.

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After another tiring day at school, you lie on your bed and soon your mind starts to travel. Staring up at the ceiling, you wonder what made school so special and heartening. You slowly close your eyes and look back on your day. As you walked through the gate and by the guard house you saw Mr. Sundram Ramasamy caringly explaining to Emma Merusi the importance of riding her bicycle carefully, especially in the early mornings. As you neared your locker, you caught sight of your buddies and immediately joined their debate over last night’s basketball match. You and your friends groaned as the bell rang, and you unwillingly headed to your first class of the day. You heard the unmistakable “OK! OK!” of Mr. Boon Leng Loh as he directed you across the road. Still chuckling from Mr. Loh’s joke, you crossed the fields and pass the preschoolers. Some of the children had blond hair, some had chestnut skin, and some had black eyes, but all of them happily ran and wrestled on the dewy grass. You returned Lauren Worten’s timid smile and caught up with a friend and headed to class together. After a hearty lunch at Subaidah with Mr. Greg Stenlund, you strolled up to the canteen and sagged down into a comfy sofa and relaxed. You snapped awake as you just remembered you had a quiz in American History. Your friend, somehow sensing your distress, plopped down next to you with an all-knowing smile and explained the chapter you needed to study. You gratefully hung onto his every word and eased up in relief. After school, as you listlessly waited at the bus stop, you saw your Spanish teacher Mrs. Tara Stenlund jogging towards you with her daughter Kenlee riding her bike next to her. You exchanged waves and admired the picture of mother and daughter fading into the distance. You wake up from your reverie and stare at the white ceiling. It becomes clear to you now. You love your school because of the colorful people—like the good-natured guards, children of different cultures and languages, teachers who had intimate relationships with students, and friends who cared for and trusted one another. You have a school like no other: a rare part of your life. —By Sung Bum Kim

SNUGGLED up close to one another in their hotel room, Susheela Meyyappan, Min-Ji Kang, Rami Lee, and Kat Kang merrily swing their bodies to the groovy rhythm and warble their favorite song playing on Lee’s MP-3 phone. Finally away from curfews and busy school days, the seniors spent most of their time snorkeling, swimming, and simply savoring the moments together during their senior sneak at sunny Pulau Perhentian.

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“Basically, Penang food is really eclectic. You know that word right? A lot of variety. Char koay teow and Penang laksa are my favorites,” said Mrs. Ailee Chan. Maybe stopping by for a meal of tandoori chicken at Subaidah has become too much of a common habit; how about Chili’s in Gurney Plaza or the Palace of India? Or perhaps kimchi arouses drooling when Domino’s pizza has closed at night? Whatever the desire, Penang offered it; as Keegan Ladner said, “I think Malaysian food has lots

able in all kinds from Middle Eastern restaurants to Korean eateries like Seoul Garden. “I don’t know how to cook lots of foods, but I love to eat them,” said Ms. Lilian Ooi Huey Fern. Perhaps their excited looks could tell the whole story as Linnea Williams, Marieth Kiiza, and Kate Furbush enjoyed their time eating at Rooftop; or perhaps Daniel Kim’s gobbling spicy noodles at the student center or Nathan Danneker’s enjoying a set of tandoori chicken with his family could pass on the long tradition.

Not only has this paradise of food helped many to adapt, but it has also brought back cherished memories of the past. Jessie Brandon said, “I like Malaysian food because it’s like the food I used to eat in India—spicy.” “The place where I spend most of my time eating is Nando’s,” said Josh Blatt. Students never found it hard to choose their favorite food places. When food mattered, hesitation for finding out new places and new ideas vanished. Personal favorites varied too just like the food. —By Golnaz Nazem

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of variety to it; you have Chinese, you have Indian, and you have Malay. I think Penang has more Chinese food, so when I think of Penang, I think about char koay teow or wan tan mee.” “I like it because it’s spicy,” said Ting-Hai Lim. Spices shower Penang. The curry flavor of nasi kandar’s buffets and the hot, finger-lickin’ flavor of local food such as nasi lemak and mee goreng have defined Penang’s unique taste as long as the memory works. New students and staff simply fell in love with Asian food avail-

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Helping Those in Need to hang on a Christmas tree in the student center. Chan-Mi Kim reported that C&C had collected an estimated 5000 ringgit from the “giving tree” project alone before the huge hit of the semester, the “Uniform Free Day,” approached. The deep affection of many students towards the beloved uniform, however, kept some from buying a ribbon which gave them permission to wear different, nonschool uniform clothes to school for one special day. “We raised a lot of money from the Uniform Free Day to give to the poor,” said Renata Derkson. The programs organized by the C&C touched not only the lives of the needy people, but student perspectives and their views of the world also underwent a dras-

tic change when they saw people struggling without the basic needs of life. “It was nice to be able to make a difference,” said Josie Steinkamp, having handled the situation at the drop-off point better than some others. A stunning discovery the students made at their charity drop offs involved the poor who behaved selflessly even when they faced harsh and difficult living situations. “We served food and gave away packaged goods, and I remember this one kid returning one food package when he realized he received an extra! He knew everyone was in the same situation as he was and chose to be honest instead of following his own desires,” said Kat Kang.

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“When we went to Rifle Range, the strong odor of garbage was everywhere, and the apartment buildings were crammed so close together,” said Kat Kang. The willing high school students involved in the Charity and Compassion program gladly embraced opportunities such as the “charity drop offs” to serve and support the poor. They designed programs during the first semester that succeeded in raising plenty of money for the less well-off families in Penang. “To feed a family for five ringgit; get your name on the ‘Christmas giving tree!’” announced Mr. Rich Gwaltney at the beginning of one chapel session in December. From fall till Christmas, this program let those who wished to support the C&C buy ornaments

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ITH a painful expression on his face, Daniel Kim helps Hung Yi Song unload the heavy sacks of rice. The C&C distributed food and clothing to the poor during their regular charity drop-offs.

ANDING out parceled food to the poor, Felicia Seow participates in the drop off. Charity contributions invited students to interact with the community outside school.

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XCITED about their accomplishments of the day with C&C, Renata Derkson and Danae Frentz exchange their insights of the event with each other at dinner. The C&C students cherished the opportunities to make a difference in the lives of those in need of their support.

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...in our charity “I would give someone a job because they will be able to earn money regularly and efficiently.” —Ai-Ching Ung “An education would be a good thing to give a person because then that person could do whatever he or she wants to do in this world.” —Deon Gouws “Give hope; you can give them hope by helping them and showing them love and kindness.” —Jessica Gamble “I would give a poor person an education because, like the idiom says, ‘if you give a person a fish, you’ll fill him for a day; but if you teach him how to fish, he’ll have food for the rest of his life.’” —David Tse “A sense of independence or confidence will help a person. It’s natural for people in need to depend on others. However, in the long-view, it would help them if they learned how to stand on their own feet.” —Kirsten Lee

Rachel Poh, Kindergarten Malaysia Zoe Seevaratnam, Kinder. U.S.A. John Simpson, Kinder. U.S.A. Bethany Wiesner, Kinder. U.S.A.

Matthew Barber, 1 U.S.A. Sarah Chinn, 1 U.S.A. Bernard Combrink, 1 South Africa Momilani DeLoach, 1 U.S.A.

Soo-Bi Jeong, 1 Korea Rebekah Lee, 1 Korea Daniel Lim, 1 Malaysia Grace Moon, 1 Korea

Margaret Moss, 1 U.S.A. Jerald Ooi, 1 Malaysia Noah Samuel, 1 New Zealand Hannah Simpson, 1 U.S.A.

Carly Thomas, 1 U.S.A. Jia-Jie Toon, 1 Malaysia Nathan Wiesner, 1 U.S.A. Aaron Worten, 1 U.S.A.

Alice Ye-ju Chang, 2 Korea Ke-erh Huang, 2 Taiwan Esther Kim, 2 Korea Jenny Kim, 2 Korea

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“When I went to Rifle Range, I was stunned by the standard of living in those apartments. It smelled extremely bad, and it really looked like a prison,” said Kim. Earning the grateful smiles of little children who longed for toys to play with and the deep appreciation of the elderly for the support and care they received provided those who contributed to Charity and Compassion with motivation to do all they could. —By Rishika Dias

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Taehee Kwak, Kinder. Korea Eojin Lee, Kindergarten Korea Sumin Lim, Kindergarten Korea Mati Paz, Kindergarten U.S.A.

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of education and stayed active on a regular basis. Most important of all, they enjoyed themselves. “I played volleyball and basketball. They were fun,” said Juliet DeVette. “I also was in vocal ensemble, and it was exciting. I am in softball, and it is very cool. Drama is also very hilarious. I have learned so much.” Some students chose a mixture of different activities to end the day with exciting moments. They

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“Just like humans, plants have feelings. They grow, they need food and water, and they have emotions,” said Vivian Lee during a session of forensics practice after school. Even when school ended at 3:45, students participated in a variety of activities and classes, committing themselves to discover even more. From sports practices to instrumental lessons and scout meetings, students explored different areas

had a lot to choose from, and they wanted to be more involved in the community. “I am an active participant of badminton. The game can be very vigorous depending on the players. I find great joy in playing this sport because it is not too dangerous and at the same time it is fun,” said Ai-Ching Ung. Sports made the top pastime for after school hours. Sport teams, including softball, football, basketball, floorball, volleyball, tennis, and badminton met for practice regularly after school on certain days. “I enjoy my piano and violin lessons because I love music. I love to sing with my friends. We sing

all kinds of songs: Gospel, pop, etc,” said Mei-Xian Shee. Many students attended oncampus or off-campus music classes; others used this time to practice their instruments. Also, the juniors always had something to do when the school ended: making freezes, meeting with their sponsors, planning class parties and the Junior-Senior Banquet, or selling sweets at the candy table. Offering more than just classroom activities, the after-school program provided students with opportunities that could change their lives forever and teach them valuable lessons in a community like no other. —By Golnaz Nazem

ONFIRMING the cars’ stickers, Mr. Raman Ramasamy and Mr. Boong Leng Loh look ahead. They checked often to ensure high security.

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124 _Beach Fun

The banana boat, as thrilling as any other activity, required a group of people to participate, which worked quite well for the dorm student outings on the beach. Mr. Gerry Steiert took his fitness students out to the shores for a session of rowing as well. And on and on it went as students found themselves spending hours on the beach at sometime or other during the school year. Banana boats, parasailing, boat rides, water scooters, kayaking, or even just a stroll down the sand at sunset enriched both students and staff. Life on Penang island had a wonder to it that kept tourists returning each year. “Careful girls, don’t topple and get jellyfish stings!” shouted Mrs. Debbie Cairncross to Williams and Furbush as the girls sped away from the shore. —By Rishika Dias

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“Come on Kate [Furbush]!” yelled Linnea Williams, running down the beach to get on the shiny yellow water scooter. With two on one scooter, the dorm siblings excitedly raced on the waves as far as they had permission to go. All of Jackson Dorm actively participated in the beach activities provided for tourists at Paradise Hotel. Day students, too, took advantage of living on the shores of the island. Preparing the school kayaks, Daniel Kim, Andi Thompson, Katie Stevens, Kirk Fraiser, and Joshua Ray rowed towards Rat Island to explore. The group did not, however, anticipate the tragedy that would happen to Ray when his kayak collapsed on him, causing a scary, bloody wound around his right eye that lasted for many days. This, as well as the innumerable jellyfish stings the students always complained about, didn’t taint the beauty or attraction of the water even with possible dangers bellow the surface. Living in the four-tower apartment complex The Cove, next to the Copthorne Hotel, Vivian Lee often thrilled herself throughout the year by parasailing with her brothers and sister.

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Emma Merusi said, “My favorite thing about spring break was being able to go to the Cameron Highlands and spend time with my family and friends there.” Christmas break allowed more time for traveling as well as for traditional Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties. “On New Year’s Eve I played with my friends and then we watched fireworks in Mrs. [Robin] Mahoney’s yard,” said Kenlee Stenlund. Wherever their paths had taken them during the break, students and staff returned to campus glad to have had a change of pace. Fraiser and Kimball met at the lockers on the morning of 6 April and then walked across campus sharing stories of their adventures of the week before. —By Jonathan Brokaw

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Dozens of liberated students swarmed across campus at 3:45 p.m. on 27 March. “Hey, Jake [Kimball], where are you going for Spring Break?” called Kirk Fraiser. “I’m going to Chiang Mai with my family,” Kimball replied. Students and staff abandoned campus during the Christmas and mid-semester breaks, heading off for various destinations and activities. Christmas break, from 19 December to 19 January, and spring break, from 28 March to 5 April, gave them a much-needed opportunity to rest and recuperate from the stresses of school. Said Mrs. Shauna Archer, “Spring break is wonderful, especially for dorm parents. It [happens] at a crucial time in the semester.” Some people simply enjoyed resting at home during the weeklong spring break, while others traveled around Southeast Asia. “I went to visit my family in Cambodia,” said Abbie Thompson. “Almost all my family got sick halfway through, so we didn’t have that much fun at the beach.”

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Let It Snow? Let It Shine!

Snow? No, definitely no snow. Rain? Yes, definitely some rain. The Christmas season seriously lacked some cold weather, but plenty of sunshine and rain made up for it, and got people in the Christmas spirit. Forget snowman building—people went tanning. Forget sitting by the fire with a hot cup of cocoa—people drank iced tea and sat by the pool. Despite the sweltering weather, however, Christmas decorations started showing up in dorms, houses, classrooms, the chapel, and even the canteen. Teachers, families, and students began planning parties and making holiday goodies. Each dorm family had its own party, complete with cookies and cake that staff had exchanged. “I love Christmas because we get so many good treats! The staff make such good cookies and cakes and

then for the exchange they share them all around, and we all get a taste of everything. It’s awesome,” said Jacob Kimball. The Christmas season got underway as dorm families put up their trees and lights, competing to see who could have the most festive living space. As the last weekend of the first semester rolled around, dorm families gathered around to do a service project or sing Christmas carols, and then all holed up in their dorms, opening presents from their dorm siblings and dorm parents, and playing games. “At our dorm Christmas party we played a name game. Each of us had to call ourselves something Christmassy, like ‘elf,’ and then the person in the middle had to remember who was who. It was a lot of fun, and we laughed really hard,” said Beth Nguyen.

Elementary students also had parties in their classrooms, planned by their teachers, when the last week of school came. Karsten Ladner said, “In our class we watched ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and ate lots of candy. We did a secret Santa too, and I got a gift for Evan [Chinn]—a Frisbee—I know, really original.” High school students planned their own parties within their classes, and got together to celebrate the holiday season. “I enjoyed our class Christmas party. We played some really interesting games— the best one was the winking game when we all sat on chairs and have to get across the circle without getting caught,” said Gilbert Weng. “For our class Christmas party we went to the Blatts’ house and everyone brought their own food—like cookies, sand-

wiches, stuff like that. Then we played games like ‘I’ve Never,’ and just talked and hung out. It was nice,” said Nadia Boshoff. Food, games, and singing Christmas songs brought people together in a jolly, festive mood. Although no snow speckled the ground around the canteen and the temperature was in the 30s Celsius—not Fahrenheit—and students shied away from hot cocoa and nonexistent fireplaces, the campus did not lack a celebratory Christmas spirit. —By Sheena McLeod

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Celebrations

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we wish for forever friendship,” said Asha Oh. Remembering the moment when Rishika Dias cut her cake with a sword or when the juniors gathered at the G Hotel for Siow’s birthday or when Nadia Boshoff and Cat Foster had a South African barbecue to celebrate, bring about bright images that replay the past. “Birthdays are a day of celebration. I always have friends come over and a cake, usually chocolate. I blow candles and wish, but I know it probably won’t come true,” said Matt Blatt. “I like birthdays because there are presents for me,” said Grace Moon. These moments of celebration revitalized students and staff for the rest of the stressful journey. —By Golnaz Nazem

...in our traditions

“I like playing, but I don’t like the cake. I also like swimming at school when it is my birthday.” —Daniel Lim “It makes me feel good when people recognize my birthday; I also like cake.” —James Vo

NSTEAD of just dancing, Sheena McLeod and Vivian Lee talk about their favourite songs. Birthdays didn’t only mean dancing but also showcasing their vocal abilities.

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“Have you bought a gift yet?” asked Breanna Roberts. “Not yet, but I’m going to,” answered Wan-Leen Siow. As days passed and brought along moments of difficulty and tension, they also carried moments of joy and celebration. Students and staff looked forward to these unforgettable, relieving moments as a break from their stressful schedules. Birthdays meant family times when members of the family gathered together or meant good times of hanging out with friends; yet for some, they symbolized tradition and culture. “Birthdays mean being together with family. When we turn 16, we wear traditional Cambodian clothes and also eat traditional Cambodian food,” said Dianna Kes. Feelings of thankfulness and appreciation traveled from eye to eye; the excitement of getting together energized expressions. “My friends’ birthdays are more special than mine. I thank God for my friends and prepare a party, and

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“I like birthdays because of the special atmosphere and the people. You feel special, and that’s your special day when you’re the center of attention.” —Brittany Sasse “I like going out with friends, hanging out, getting junk food and presents. You’re one step closer to getting out of the house and taking on responsibilities.” —Katie Stevens “I love blowing out candles.” —Nathan Wiesner

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MILING, Wan-Leen and Xiao-Leen Siow along with their parents wait to cut the cake. Everyone appreciated having their friends celebrating their special day.

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XCITED, Jessica Gamble and Kyle Ladner dance with rhythm at Rishika Dias’s party. Students displayed their happiness through body language.

“For us, for certain ages birthday is a big thing; and we invite the whole family.” —Lakshmi Meyyappan

John Lee, 6 Korea Ting-Hai Lim, 6 Malaysia Clarissa Lister, 6 Indonesia Shion Matsumoto, 6 Japan

Mio Miyasaka, 6 Japan Marianna Moss, 6 U.S.A. Daniel Nollan, 6 U.S.A. Ale xander Nunez, 6 Philippines

Jet Oh, 6 Malaysia Kevin Oh, 6 Malaysia Richard Oh, 6 Korea Alex Park, 6 Korea Clara Park, 6 Korea Fernando Paz, 6 U.S.A. Tim Phan, 6 U.S.A. Tesa Sasse, 6 U.S.A.

Shaikha Shahtaj, 6 India Nicole Sigrist, 6 Malaysia Hung Jie Song, 6 Taiwan Rebekah Steinkamp, 6 U.S.A.

Juliet Suen, 6 U.S.A. Emily Tan, 6 Malaysia Hannah Tan, 6 Malaysia Johnathan Tan, 6 Malaysia

Kaori Terada, 6 Japan David Ulbricht, 6 U.S.A. Joshua Wiesner, 6 U.S.A. Jay Wood-Singh, 6 U.S.A.

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ter each session to talk for half an hour; they had to come up with a creative group name and poster. The theme of the retreat— “Getting into God’s love”— touched lives. “I felt like God was really present that weekend,” said ChanMi Kim. “I learned so much more about the story hearing it from each point of view.” In addition, a team from America organized an opening skit, interpretive dances, and helped out with the worship music. “I loved being a part of the interpretive dance. We did it to an amazing worship song, and showed the love of God in our actions on stage,” said Bethany Weidemann. A time to share, a time to cry, a time to laugh—the dorm retreat left students pondering the love of their Heavenly Father. “The son rejoiced with his father, feeling the weight of guilt lifted. And everyone danced and feasted…rejoicing in the return of the master’s son.” —By Sheena McLeod

ITTING with Laura Van Oss who had come with the team from America, Bethany Weidemann discusses the prodigal son. Dorm students found opportunities on the dorm retreat to sit around and talk.

QUEALING with joy Danny Babcock, Chan-Mi Kim, and Katherine Kang jump into the air. Along with all the sessions and small groups, dorm students played games and got creative with their time.

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...in group names “Our group name was ‘Love, Life, and Laughter.’ The boys weren’t getting creative, so the girls took over and made up the group title.” —Annesley Archer “My group was led by Ranata [Derkson]. Randomly we decided to call ourselves the ‘Sexy Penguins.’ For our poster we each drew a penguin guy [or girl] that looked like each of us. It looked pretty awesome.” —James Vo “‘CHUNKY OOMPALOOMPZ’ was definitely the best group ever! Our poster was colorful and creative with words describing how awesome we were. All our names were on it, too.” —Zach Barker

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“…and so the prodigal son came home, not even hoping his father would take him in. But his father did, welcoming him with tears of rejoicing and planning a feast in his honor.” The video about the prodigal son rang out through the hotel ballroom at the Sungai Petani Resort. Dorm students sat in awed silence as the video faded away, and Mr. Steve Hanlon walked up to the front for the first devotional session of the dorm retreat on the November long weekend. The second annual all-dorm retreat brought laughter, forgiveness, challenges, and growth. Mr. Hanlon came along as the guest speaker to talk about the Biblical parable. “My favourite part of the dorm retreat was the small groups. I liked that an older dorm student led us. Instead of listening to Mr. Hanlon talk and then forgetting what he said, we got to discuss what we learnt. It made more of an impact,” said Matthew Nguyen. The small groups got together af-

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“We were called the ‘Fantastic Five’ because there were five of us in our small group. Rami [Lee] was our leader [of our] allgirls’ group—it was actually fantastic!” —Chan-Yang Kim

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“Everyone in our group was from a different country. So we named ourselves ‘Worldwide.’ —Cat Foster

Gina Yang, 6 Korea Ji-Won Youn, 6 Korea Michelle Chan, 7 Malaysia Sally Chang, 7 Korea

Emma Chinn, 7 U.S.A. David Cho, 7 Korea Brian Choi, 7 Korea Kevin Choi, 7 Korea

Holly Elmes, 7 U.K. Ashley Emerson, 7 U.S.A. Kenya Gimson, 7 Canada Allen Goh, 7 Malaysia

Yoon Hyoung Ha, 7 Korea Joseph Hawthorne, 7 U.S.A. Brittany Hurlbut, 7 U.S.A. Stephanie Jones, 7 U.K.

Esther Kang, 7 Korea Thushara Kantimahanti, 7 India Simon Karing, 7 Denmark Daniel Kim, 7 Korea

Becky Kong, 7 Malaysia Steven Kwon, 7 Korea Justin Lao, 7 U.S.A. Joyce Lee, 7 Korea

Sabina Lee, 7 U.S.A. Caleb Martinez, 7 U.S.A. Shotaro Minato, 7 Japan Andy Oh, 7 Korea

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ed together at Genting. The tall tower that shot straight up into the sky and then straight back down brought excitement for the dorm students. Nguyen said, “At night was the scariest. It was so scary shooting way up into the sky and not being able to see the ground. Wow! Intense.” Both dorm students and staff enjoyed watching the tower ride, especially when Aunt Suzette Boshoff stepped out in faith and climbed on! Trips as dorms, whether together or just one dorm family at a time, brought an atmosphere of excitement and something different for each to experience. Instead of staying on campus feeling bored all day, the dorm families found more diverse things to do and enjoyed each other’s company. —By Sheena McLeod

YES and mouth closed, Jordan Strong prepares to go down in the water, dunked by Harry Lewis as Justin Strong watches helplessly. Dorm students found ways, like swimming at Paradise, to get off campus and do something creative.

MILING excitedly, Chan-Mi Kim sits on the swings at Genting Highlands, ready to spin in fast circles for two minutes. Dorm students on the trip to Genting went on rides even at night, when the air had cooled, requiring warmer clothes.

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...in dorm activities “In my dorm [Jaffray] we had an internet fast for a week to see how long a person could last without going on Facebook or MSN or anything not related to school. I lost right away, but the people that won got to go out for a fancy dinner with our dorm parents!” —Beth Nguyen “My dorm [Ziemer] attacked the off-campus dorm—Smith Eckman—but we blamed it on Jaffray. The only problem was that we spelled ‘Jaffray’ wrong, so they figured out it was us. But Moses [Park] came up with the ingenious idea of throwing toilet paper all over; we also forked their lawn, and that looked pretty sweet. —Jacob Kimball

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the form of the all-dorm trip to the Genting Highlands. The five dorms gathered onto buses for the six-hour trip to the highlands. Upon arrival, each dorm student found out whom he or she would be rooming with for the next night and then dashed outside for some fun on the rides, to eat at Burger King, or even to catch a 4-D movie that made some motion sick from the moving seats. While riding on the swings for her second time, Chan-Mi Kim exclaimed, “This is so fun! We should do this every year. I love the cool air and getting to hang out with everyone! I screamed so loud though.” Riding on the swings until sick with dizziness, or screaming with terror as they rode the high “tower of doom,” students bond-

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A long weekend trip to the Genting Highlands. A day excursion to the youth park. A special meal at a new restaurant. These short trips made the life of a dorm student exciting and different with an added dose of good memories. Chandler Dorm student Sabrina Ly said, “I love going on short trips with my dorm because then I get time to spend with my dorm brothers and sisters. It is fun to go do something outside instead of being bored inside all day.” Chandler Dorm took short day trips to the youth park for a new, outdoor environment to spend time together. The middle school boys of Jaffray Dorm, along with their older dorm sister Abigail Eckman and older dorm brothers Matt Nguyen and Jordan Strong, went to a waterfall for a fun day in the cool water as a relief from the sun. “Going to the waterfall was really fun. We went up pretty high to a small pool, and we threw a ball around a bit. It was something different from what we normally do on a Saturday,” said Sam Kes. A major event in the life of all the dorm students came in

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ENTALLY and physically bracing himself for the lurching roller coaster ride, Danny Babcock holds on tight. The rides at Genting gave the dorm students some excitement and something to scream about.

“Once a week in our dorm, after study hall, we do something crazy and unique as a dorm. Something like playing a game with a blanket and we have to guess who’s on the other side. It’s so fun because we get to do something different, together, as a dorm family. —Evelyne Kiiza

Seok Kyo Oh, 7 Korea Niklaus Ooi, 7 Malaysia Shaun P’ng, 7 Malaysia Kevin Pyee, 7 Korea

Joanna Robinson, 7 United Kingdom Daniel Rogers, 7 United States Yeon-Woo Sakong, 7 Korea Kelly Shim, 7 Korea

Josiah Steinkamp, 7 United States Kendall Stenlund, 7 United States Justin Strong, 7 United States Justin Suen, 7 United States

Farid Syed, 7 Malaysia Wei-Kheng Teh, 7 Malaysia Reese Terry, 7 United States Steven Ulbricht, 7 United States

Joshua Watson, 7 United States Hanbyul Woo, 7 Korea Levi Woodring, 7 United States Ken Chee, 8 Malaysia

Erin Dass, 8 Malaysia Cricket DeLoach, 8 United States Sam Eckman, 8 United States Jarrod Forsdick, 8 Australia

Sarah Hofmann, 8 Germany Shelina Hsieh, 8 Taiwan Chanel Huang, 8 Taiwan Sam Kes, 8 United States

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RISPY chicken burgers sound appealing after six hours on the road. Khalie Mahoney makes up her mind to order after her friends settled down to eat. Usually, Chili’s called out to the students, but at the Sungai Buloh rest area on the way to Malacca, the SEAS class had the options of either Burger King or nasi kandar.

ISTENING to Trey Terry’s stories about cats, Deon Gouws, Kaleb Archer, and Mr.Mark Sasse wait for Josh Ray’s acted-out version of the incident. Meanwhile Bethany Weidemann had aimed for a bite at her burger, which portrayed the most important part of hang-out hours of high school students: eating.

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“I always check Jazz music when I go out with my friends, but I never buy any. Too expensive.” —Victor Ho

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“I don’t really buy them, but I always look at key chains when my friends don’t.” —Mei-Xian Shee “I like to look at fancy high heels. And I like Malaysian cuisine. I like fashion, so I like to look at what’s new. And I look at food because I like to try new kinds of food.” —Marieth Kiiza

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Girls usually shopped with their friends looking for accessories to go with their JSB or CB dresses, but boys mainly scouted out new video games. When window-shopping sprees started to get boring, the mischievous ones in the crowd added more factors to the usual drills of hanging out, watching movies, shopping, or having dinner. “When a group of people are walking up, we point to something on the floor that’s not there and just wait and go ‘Oh my goodness!’ and then they look. That’s fun. We do it to anybody who walks up,” said Linnea Williams. “We went bowling!” exclaimed Ji-Hyun Park. “But usually on Friday nights I go to indoor [soccer],” Dianna Kes said. Middle schoolers often got together at their houses for indoor games and dinner or even for birthdays; this gave teachers and parents an opportunity to know the children better.

“I hang out with students when Brittany and Tesa [Sasse] invite their friends over to my house,” said Mr. Mark Sasse. As for other activities on Penang island, students found themselves hiking, playing video games at Net City, or visiting museums and butterfly farms and parks. A favorite tourist attraction, the beach activities on the serene waters of Batu Ferringhi, had caused jellyfish stings on some students’ calves, but that didn’t keep them off the shores. So students didn’t only go to Gurney or Queensbay with their friends; after all, Penang had a lot to offer. —By Rishika Dias

“I look at people’s shoes. That’s what I notice; it gives out their personality.” —Danae Frentz “I look at gundam (robots) models. I can’t think of anything else because I hate shopping.” —Paul Kim “I look at Jodi Picoult books. I look through Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz music.” —Hannah Jones

URSE in her hand, and eyes examining the show times, Breanna Roberts queues up to buy tickets for the “Pink Panther 2” movie on a Friday evening while her friends buy snacks down in Cold Storage before it starts. Immediately after school and on weekends, many students rushed to Gurney Plaza to make use of their precious free time.

RISHIKA DIAS

Gurney Plaza had made the top of the list for hang-out places for students until the gigantic Queensbay Mall opened up miles from school. Distance, however, didn’t sum up the need for a new surrounding and experience. Though explorations of Island Plaza, Midlands, Little India, and Gama continued, people seemed more attracted towards Queensbay until Gurney renovated its parking area and finally surprised its customers with a blazing, colorful new wing. Students took hours walking around shops, eating, and watching movies not only to get a relief from school work or to hang out with friends, but sometimes they had plans for these evenings. Yea-Lim Ko admitted that she used a whole evening running up and down the escalators in Gurney just before the night of the Christmas Banquet with her friends Jee Bin Yim, Kirsten Lee, Juah Jeong, James Lyman, Sang-Jun Wang, Ezra Dass, and Axel Loehden trying to shop for their dates for the Christmas Banquet.

“I look at DVD’s, movies, and cartoon figures.” —John Jang

Evelyne Kiiza, 8 Tanzania Chan-Yang Kim, 8 Korea Esther Kim, 8 Korea Grace Kim, 8 Korea

Wesley Ku, 8 Korea Grace Kweon, 8 Korea Keanu Lee, 8 Canada Harry Lewis, 8 U.S.A

Adam Lim, 8 Malaysia Eric Lin, 8 Taiwan Sophie Ly, 8 U.S.A Mary Lynch, 8 Great Britain

Reagan Mahoney, 8 Canada Amanda Ng, 8 Malaysia Ji-Won Park, 8 Korea Yu-Min Pyee, 8 Korea

Xiao-Leen Siow, 8 Malaysia Cassandra Tan, 8 Malaysia Jamie Thompson, 8 U.S.A Joshua Thorne, 8 Canada

Bertha Wang, 8 U.S.A Ben Weidemann, 8 U.S.A Hank Wong, 8 Singapore Rachel Wong, 8 Malaysia

Jeffrey Ting-Yu Yen, 8 Taiwan Robert Seungbaek, 8 Korea Annesley Archer, 9 Canada Stephen Barber, 9 U.S.A

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Fresh Starts

“I love being a freshman! My parents let me stay out later and do more things because now I’m in high school,” said Ha-Ra Ku. Freshman year came with more freedoms, new schedules, and fresh responsibilities. As the previous eighth grade class entered the new realm of “big kids,” they found themselves shocked, awed, and excited about the possibilities ahead. When the freshmen found time, they got together for a small activity. Samuel Yeo said, “One Friday night my class went bowling and then came back to campus and played games in Mr. [Rob] Nollan’s room. It was fun to hang out together and get to know each other.” “At the freshman class activity we had, we played some random games like ‘Honey If You Love Me.’ It was fun, but kind of weird,” said Jim Choi. Activities—such as bowling and game playing— brought the freshman class closer together in a bond that would last

throughout the year. Even with the fun events they planned, the ‘freshies’ still had responsibilities and new-found pressures that came along with high school. Moses Park said, “Scheduling classes for this year and thinking about the future was pretty overwhelming. There was so much to think about.” The new schedules could have had the new freshman confused and terrified, but most found it quite exciting. “High school is different from middle school,” said Katie Stevens. “There are different people in each class, and it’s nice to have some variety.” As the previous eighth graders walked on campus, now a part of the high school realm, they felt the pressures of new schedules and different responsibilities; but along with the stress, they found joy in knowing each other and having fun getting to know what it meant to become a high school student. —By Sheena McLeod

S James Lyman prepares to shoot the ball, Lucas Samuel, Rebekah Wiesner, and Joseph Kim surround him as a united freshman team. Freshman spent time bonding after school and on weekends.

EAMING with excitement, Asha Oh and Juliet DeVette take pictures at their first Christmas Banquet. Freshman enjoyed new privileges that came with high school, such as special banquets.

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Finally a Celebration!

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the party of the year has obviously paid off. “It would have been nice if we had done more stuff with the whole class. It was really fun and it built a lot of good memories. We got to grow closer to our classmates, I wish we hadn’t waited till the end of the year, but still I’m very glad that we had this party. Hopefully there will be more things for us to do together in our junior year,” said Hannah Jones. —By Rishika Dias

The party continued with other games like pool, Mafia, and Four on a Couch—which turned into a disaster—and Psychiatrist. Josie Steinkamp found the psychiatrist game quite stressful as she struggled to figure out its rules. Normally, this would end a party, but the sophomores wouldn’t have it. After waiting two long hours for the pizza delivery, the tired and hungry class wolfed down pizzas and cuddled up in the student center to watch the movie “Stomp Yard” with their peers. “The sophomore class is diverse. Everyone has different likes or dislikes. It’s hard to plan something for everyone, but we all want to have as much fun as we can. That sometimes means we’ll want to tear something down,” said Merusi contentedly. The class reps.’ efforts to make

...in our preparations.

“I’m really starting to think about what I want to do after I graduate and looking at courses that will aid that dream.” —Chan-Mi Kim

TEADY as a rock, Marco Kim balances James Vo on his shoulders as Vo tries to push Jet Song off Nico Nunez’s. The pool games seemed to have no end to them; the sophomores had to drag their soaked classmates out of the pool to dry off for dinner. The pizza dinner, however, arrived almost two hours late—to the frustration of the party planners.

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After a year of only attending classes, the sophomore class finally prepared a party for themselves to get to know each other better before the long junior year with a calendar full of never-ending workdays commenced. Held on Friday, 13 March, the class gathered in the student center at approximately 4:30 p.m. George Merusi and Khalie Mahoney started the action by instructing their fellow classmates in how to play the games. The eager sophomores needed no further instructions as they stampeded to the grounds beside the basketball court to start the first event, a tug-of-war. The long, boring season without any parties had evidently worn on the class, so they added a little more to the ordinary games; the tug-of-war became a tug-of-war with sprinklers!

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“I’m starting to think about junior excom and what kinds of courses I want to take. It’s exhilarating to think about such an important year!” —Khalie Mahoney “I’m looking at my future courses to see what I need to get done. I really don’t have to worry about it now. —James Vo “Since it’s a lot of work, I’m trying to learn to manage my time well.” —Nico Nunez

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ULLING with all her might, Marieth Kiiza strives to help her mates, Rachel Thorne, Saarah Monawvil, Beth Nguyen, James Vo, Kevin Huang, and Jet Song, beat the opposing team. A sprinkler made it harder on the teams to get a firm grip on the ground.

EATED comfortably with his legs crossed, James Vo listens to the chatter of his friends around him as Nathan Steel readies himself to watch the movie. The student centre provided a mini-theatre with plenty of snacks for the class to have a perfect movie time.

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“I don’t really think about my junior year, I’m just going to do it.” —Sophie Shin “Our class has been trying to come up with sponsors; and we have voted for some.” —Harry Mak

Jennifer Park, 9 Korea Yee Pei P’ng, 9 Malaysia Lucas Samuel, 9 Malaysia Hung Ching Song, 9 Taiwan Kaden Stenlund, 9 U.S.A Katrina Stevens, 9 U.S.A Jordan Strong, 9 U.S.A Charissa Tan, 9 Malaysia

David Toh, 9 Singapore David Tse, 9 Malaysia Rebekah Wiesner, 9 U.S.A Jared Williams, 9 U.S.A

Joshua Woodring, 9 U.S.A Roc Wu, 9 Taiwan Samuel Yeo, 9 Korea Daniel Babcock, 10 U.S.A

Daniel Barber, 10 U.S.A Zach Barker, 10 Australia Joy Cho, 10 Korea Joel Chuah, 10 Malaysia

Andrew Fan, 10 Malaysia Jamielee Forsdick, 10 Australia Anna Fu, 10 China Kevin Huang, 10 Taiwan

Hannah Jones, 10 United Kingdom Seung-Jou Jun, 10 Korea Mark Keane, 10 Australia Dianna Kes, 10 U.S.A

Freshmen (Park) – Sophomores (Kes) _ 141

MILING, Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins prepares to speak as Mr. Larry Chinn sets up the mike. Five teachers shared their memories and experiences of life in the “good ol’ days.”

INDING out where they should stand, students walk around and look at their positions. Every grade had a specific place to stand, which produced a memorable photograph

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“Dalat is unique because it’s an international school, and it’s also very small; so everybody knows everyone.” —James Lyman

Still Going

With a feeling of excitement, students and staff gathered for an assembly on the basketball courts to celebrate Dalat’s 80th birthday on Friday, 27 February. The high school choir and band, conducted by Mrs. Elyn Nollan and Mr. Kerry Mahoney, proudly presented the Dalat School fight song and the alma mater as students and teachers sang along, “The mighty Eagles march today,/ Fighting ’gainst a vanquished foe,/ Our banner flying high above us/ As on to vic-to-ry we go!” Mr. Larry Chinn commenced the celebration by reading the history of Dalat; then five formerstudents-now-current teachers— Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, Mr. Karl Steinkamp, Mrs. Lisa Munson, Mrs. Lyn Holden, and Mrs. Bethany Thomas related memories of the past. To know, from the stories they shared, that many traditions have survived down through the years delighted the student body. After the stories about life at old Dalat, Mr. Tompkins journeyed through the transition from Vietnam to Thailand to Malaysia, when the school received an order to evacuate Vietnam in 48 hours.

They left with a limited amount of materials to start in a new country. The staff and students next gathered inside letters drawn on the ground that spelled out, “Dalat 80” for a picture Mrs. Lydia Roberts took from the top floor balcony of Paradise Hotel. The spirit lifted even more when Mr. Brian Brewster announced, “Time for cake!” “Come on Mr. Dalat, blow out the candles!” cheered a group of high schoolers as Mr. Tompkins approached the tables filled with snacks to blow the eight candles on a big, white birthday cake as impatient students lined up behind him for a piece of it. After mingling with friends, students jovially walked off to their classes, eating cake and sipping punch as the staff remained to chit chat a while longer before they resumed their usual schedules. —By Rishika Dias

UNGRILY, Hyeon-Gyu Jeong, Cindy Chiem, and Linnea Williams queue up to taste a piece of cake. More than 10 cakes of different flavours helped students and staff celebrate royally.

142 _80th Birthday Celebration

“It was so much fun to be at the school’s birthday party! And the pictures we took from Paradise Hotel were amazing!” —Linnea Williams “It was probably the birthday party of the year! So many people showed up, like a Dalat version of sweet sixteen.” —Vivian Lee “It is unique because of its close community and that everyone is a friend of someone. This is a faraway school, and it is Christian. You know, there is a warm feeling about it.” —Breanna Roberts “Here, everyone knows each other. When I leave Dalat, I will miss it. I will miss all the friends that I’ve made.” —Kirsten Lee

Marieth Kiiza, 10 Tanzania Chan-Mi Kim, 10 Korea Grace Kim, 10 Korea Kun-Hee Kim, 10 Korea

Marco Kim, 10 Korea Terence Law, 10 Singapore Lucy Lee, 10 Korea Rachel Leung, 10 Taiwan

Khalie Mahoney, 10 Canada Harry Mak, 10 Hong Kong George Merusi, 10 U.S.A. Lakshmi Meyyappan, 10 Malaysia

Saarah Monawvil, 10 U.S.A. Xian Yao Ng, 10 Malaysia Elizabeth Nguyen, 10 U.S.A. Santi Niramitvijit, 10 Thailand

Andrei Nunez, 10 Philippines Ji-Hyun Park, 10 Korea Theresa Phan, 10 U.S.A. Dong-Yeob Sakong, 10 Korea

Brittany Sasse, 10 U.S.A. Felicia Seow, 10 Singapore Sophie Shin, 10 Korea Jet Song, 10 Korea

Nathan Steel, 10 U.S.A. Angela Steiert, 10 Canada Miranda Steinert, 10 U.S.A. Josephine Steinkamp, 10 U.S.A.

Sophomores (Kiiza – Steinkamp) _ 143

The warmth of the slowly rising sun added to the beauty of the cool, refreshing morning on 13 September at 8 o’clock; however, it didn’t prepare the juniors for the tiring serve-athon under a fiery sun at the Rama Krishna Orphanage. The class crowded into four school vehicles with their sponsors—the Chinn, Archer, and the Munson families—ready to serve. “When I first arrived there, I felt a pumping energy; but I also felt nervous. I guess I was excited. Besides when Dubby [WanLeen Siow] was jumping up and down, it made me more excited,” said Breanna Roberts, still excited about the event. “Make a circle, come on, over

First Time Together here. Let’s play,” said Hannah Sandwick, rotating her arm in front of her to make the children understand. Out of pity for Sandwick, Josh Ray jumped in and muttered some words in bahasa Indonesian, bringing the children into a circle at once. The sing-along station, directed by Mrs. Shauna Archer, Linnea Williams, and Jessica Gamble, initiated a party. Not only did it get the little children excited, but the juniors, too, participated in the activity, giggling and trying to keep the beat with the rest. After the games under the blazing sun, the class felt relieved to have a lunch break under the shade of trees and in the huts at

the Youth Park. Though weariness had overcome them, they looked forward to spending the rest of the day with the children at the orphanage. “It was quite interesting. Everyone was doing his own thing, and then at the end we all had to get back and enjoy time together. I think it went pretty well,” said Daniel Kim. “It was sad to leave; I loved those kids,” said Vivian Lee. The good-byes, sweaty hugs, kisses, and handshakes slowly drew the juniors back into the vehicles. Leaving the orphanage to arrive at school at approximately 5:00 P.M., the class waved to the children with sad yet happy faces.

We’re Though the tiring adventure had taken the energy out of them, the class looked satisfied and ready to face the rest of the time-consuming, nerve-racking issues that came up during the junior year. Juniors participated in class activities with a pumping energy and enthusiasm for their goals aimed to create the perfect JSB for the senior class. After-school selling, freezie making, and party organizing may have seemed impossible tasks at the beginning of the year, but the class stepped forward, bore all hardships, tolerated all mistakes, and managed to make most of the time they spent as juniors. —By Rishika Dias

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...in our fund-raising “We sell freezies!” —Kate Furbush “We planned to make Christmas Cards.” —Ranata Derkson “We thought of making T-shirts and selling them.” —Gary Geh

JONATHAN BROKAW

“We make snow cones!” —Jonathan Brokaw “We take care of kids.” —Golnaz Nazem “We sell frozen grapes.” —Nadia Boshoff “Many donated a lot of money after we sent those letters asking for support.” —Yea-Lim Ko

AREFUL not to burn his fingers, Mr. Larry Chinn shows Linnea Williams to grill the hot dogs while Gary Geh writes down prices in the account book. Juniors grouped together to sell freezies and food whenever they could after school and often at games to help their class raise money for class activities.

144 _Junior Class Fund-raising

RISHIKA DIAS

HIELDING herself from the sun, Juah Jeong awaits to race the others as Wan-Leen Siow and Jamie Kim try to follow the game, while Matthew Nguyen quickly explains the game rules to the children. Juniors exhausted themselves playing with the children during their annual serve-athon at the Rama Krishna Orphanage.

“Our alumni brothers bring candy from US and Australia when they come back home, which means less money spent on buying more candy.” —Breanna Roberts “They pay you and you do something.” —Wan-Leen Siow

Joshua Strong, 10 U.S.A. Edwin Tan, 10 Malaysia Yi-Yang Tan, 10 Malaysia Alan Thompson, 10 Australia

Andi Thompson, 10 U.S.A. Rachel Thorne, 10 Canada James Vo, 10 U.S.A. Bethany Weidemann, 10 U.S.A.

Sarah Wiesner, 10 U.S.A. Frances Wong, 10 Singapore Maaya Yamauchi, 10 Japan Jee Bin Yim, 10 Korea

Joshua Blatt, 11 U.S.A. Nadia Boshoff, 11 South Africa Jonathan Brokaw, 11 U.S.A. Peter Choi,11 Korea

Ezra Dass, 11 Malaysia Renata Derkson, 11 Canada Rishika Dias, 11 Sri Lanka Kirk Fraiser, 11 U.S.A.

Kate Furbush, 11 U.S.A. Jessica Gamble, 11 U.S.A. Gary Geh, 11 Malaysia Victor Ho, 11 Taiwan

Tiffany Hsiang, 11 Taiwan Se-Chan Hwang, 11 Korea Juah Jeong, 11 Korea Bill Kang, 11 Korea

Sophomores (Strong) – Juniors (Kang) _ 145

Champions

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a stick figure doing a sport along with the name of a senior good at that sport. Every table represented a unique style and color. May Yamauchi, Jacob Kimball, Ai-Ching Ung, Jonathan Brokaw, Joshua Ray, Victor Ho, and Juah Jeong welcomed the seniors proudly in different languages: Japanese, Vietnamese, Bahasa Malaysia, Spanish, English, Mandarin, and Korean. Junior girls lined up around chapel with containers of coffee punch, Milo, and a mixture of orange juice and 100+; so whenever seniors desired drinks, they could serve them. After the games, a huge Olympics cake appeared unexpectedly. The cake and ice cream filled the last of the empty spaces in their stomachs. The juniors had overwhelmed theseniors with their unique style. —By Golnaz Nazem IPPING her brush in the liquid color, Breanna Roberts prepares the senior gifts. On every table, colorful plastic plates depicted seniors’ favorite sports along with their names.

“Since the Olympics was our theme, and we treated seniors as champions, we thought of welcoming them to the event just like the way they welcome the actual champions to the games.” —Rishika Dias “I had fun preparing for it. The seniors had accomplished achievements through the year and they needed a break and we wanted to honor them because we love them and they are a part of Dalat community.” —Ai-Ching Ung

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“We sort of jumped off the idea of the Olympics with Michael Phelps and stuff.” —Josh Ray

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“We didn’t buy anything and we didn’t spend much money. We made everything by hand.” —Yea-Lim Ko

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Seniors came back from their Sneak as fast as the wind at the beginning of September; the juniors, therefore, had the experience of working as a team, a class—or better put—a large family. They finalized their theme for the AfterSneak Dinner: “ The Olympics.” The night arrived as fast as a blink. The juniors decorated the chapel colorfully and planned the night, including a lot of games. A shiny torch as well as the blue, red, green, black, and yellow Olympic rings transformed the chapel into an Olympic stadium. “My duty was doing all the video,” said Gary Geh. “It was fun doing this for the seniors.” As senior sponsors Mr. Kerry and Mrs. Robin Mahoney, Mr. Brian and Mrs. Valerie Weidemann stepped into chapel followed by seniors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, 4 September, the juniors clapped and cheered for them. “When I walked in, I was surprised. The setup and the skit were hilarious,” said Mei-Xian Shee. Every table symbolized a sport, and every seat waited for a certain senior. On each of the plastic plates appeared a drawing of

Daniel Kim, 11 Korea Jamie Kim, 11 Korea Jacob Kimball, 11 Unites States Yea-Lim Ko, 11 Korea

OLDING a traffic cone, Joseph Lee colors the Olympic torch with gold paint to contribute to the “glorious nature” of Olympics. The junior class spent hours working on the After-Sneak Dinner.

S Bill Kang and Jonathan Brokaw get ready to serve, Joycelyn Woo, Vivian Lee, and Linnea Williams prepare the dessert. Seniors enjoyed eating their favorite flavour of ice cream and toppings.

“I think like you learn how to work together. People these days keep working alone and are individualistic. I learned how to work with other people. Also you don’t have to do everything alone by yourself.” —Wan-Leen Siow

Joseph Lee, 11 Korea Kirsten Lee, 11 Korea Vivian Lee, 11 Malaysia Rolland Leung, 11 Taiwan

Axel Loehden, 11 U.S.A. James Lyman, 11 U.S.A. Golnaz Nazem, 11 Iran

Matthew Nguyen, 11 U.S.A. Esther Park, 11 Korea Joshua Ray, 11 U.S.A.

Breanna Roberts, 11 Australia Hannah Sandwick, 11 U.S.A. Wan-Leen Siow, 11 Malaysia

Trey Terry, 11 U.S.A. Ai-Ching Ung, 11 Malaysia Sang-Jun Wang, 11 Korea

Linnea Williams, 11 Unites States Joycelyn Woo, 11 Malaysia May Yamauchi, 11 Japan

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LAMMING down cards Aunt Val Weidemann and Kyle Ladner focus on beating their opponents Hung Yi Song and Sheena McLeod. Playing Dutch Blitz commonly occurred on Sneak in the evenings.

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“When we went out snorkeling at Redang Island, we went off the boat, and there was this spot with a bunch of rocks. The guide showed us if we swam deep down we could see something. When I swam down, I thought it was just a massive rock. Then it moved! I got so scared...it was a massive fish!” —Gilbert Weng

RILEY MAHONEY

...in snorkeling adventures

Sun, Sand, ’n’ Sea

ISTENING intently to Kat Kang’s story, Kaleb Archer and Hung Yi Song roast in the sun. The sunny rays made for nice days relaxing in the heat and hanging out with friends.

SHEENA MCLEOD

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“A fish growled at Mr. [Kerry] Mahoney and me. It was rainbow colored and so weird—I didn’t think fish could make sounds like that.” —Mei-Xian Shee

“Wow,” muttered Kaleb Archer in awe as he gazed out over the sparkling, clear blue water and silky, white sand. After trying to sleep for eight hours on an overnight bus, and riding a small ferry for another hour, the senior class anticipated some relaxation and bonding time on sneak at the beginning of their final year. As Archer grabbed his suitcase, filled with a swimsuit, sunscreen, and necessities for late-night parties, he danced along the dock with 38 other seniors. “I was so amazed when I first saw where we would be staying!” exclaimed Abigail Thompson. “The scenery was so beautiful.” The seniors, along with their four sponsors, could hardly wait to get into the sun and cool off in the water. In a short time, the studious seniors transformed into sun-soaking sloths. “We got to relax and spend

time with friends all day! On the first day in the water, a bunch of us had a sand fight; we even got Gilbert [Weng] involved in it!” said Seung-Yoon Nam, reminiscing back to those glorious five days of tanned skin and laid-back living. When not in the shallow waters giving sand massages, swimming out deeper unleashed a whole new realm of the under-water world. “My favorite part of sneak was definitely snorkelling with the gigantic turtles! It was amazing how clear the water was, and how close to shore all the fish, stingrays, and turtles were,” said Cat Foster. The class not only snorkelled and swam right off the shore at the hotel but also took a boat out to Redang Island, and snorkelled there with even more fish and even some small sharks! Bruce Mak said, “Our class really bonded on sneak. The late nights were fun; we would all just

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EACHING up to spike the ball into oblivion, Tim Babcock hits it back to Jason Hsiao. The blue water and white sand offered many different opportunities.

go to random rooms and talk and hang out and listen to music.” Bonding played a huge part on sneak. Everyone ate supper together every night, and then often split off to play games together—such as Dutch Blitz—or to walk along the beach and talk. Sunday evening brought a small service with a few worship songs and the opportunity for seniors to encourage their classmates in some way. Not only individual relationships but the class as a whole connected at a deeper level, learning more about each other and about themselves. On the last day of sneak, Archer knew the trip had been well worth the long bus ride and even the sunburn. Lying on the beach on the final day, soaking up the last rays of sunshine, Archer thought to himself, “This is the first day of the rest of my life.” Leaving on the ferry, on the way back to school and “real life,” the seniors looked at all they had gained—the memories, the friendships, and the excitement to begin their final year of high school, together. —By Sheena McLeod

wonder what everyone’s doing at school right now,” said Helen Kim slyly to Sally Lee. Seniors lazed around and talked in the cool blue water during the day.

“I almost died! I was snorkeling really far off shore and suddenly my mask and snorkel were filling up with water! I didn’t know what to do so I quickly swam back to shore before I like, drowned.” —David Kim

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“[Seung-Yoon] Nam had to dive down when my mask fell off. I really think he was just showing off, though.” —Juhee Jeong

GAINST the setting sun, Cat Foster strums on her guitar. The beautiful scenery had a calming effect on the seniors all throughout the trip.

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ITH shouts of surprise, Yushin Park and Paul Kim fly down the slide and splash into the water. The slide, although made for younger children, brought much entertainment to the seniors.

ONVERSING about who they thought would win, Rami Lee, Kirsten Brink, Anna Kang, and Kat Kang relax after the photo scavenger hunt. Every team won at least once in each category.

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“Even though it was hot and I thought it would be boring, it turned out that it was really fun because we had to take creative pictures.” —Cindy Wang

Case of the Missing Class

150 _Mini-Sneak

got into the situation, the more they realized the seniors really did just laze around, well, with a little action thrown in here and there. Risako Okazaki divulged some information, “We did a photo scavenger hunt where we had to go to certain places in Batu and take creative pictures at those places. The sponsors were the judges and they let every team win in at least one category.” “It was fun to go out for dinner every night,” said Helen Kim. “We went to Sizzling Chicken one night, and we did more talking than eating; but it was really fun.” The seniors also toured the night market and, of course, swam. “I loved having the multiple pools to swim in. I made every excuse to get down there. Playing volleyball or going down the slide was definitely a highlight,” said Cat Foster. With the location and activities that took place discovered, the investigators only had one more question to ask. What did the seniors actually get out of their little escape?

Jonathan Hayashi confidently reported, “The picture hunt was amazing because at first everyone was kind of against it, but then at the end a lot of people said it was the best part of the weekend. It really made our class bond. Being part of that togetherness gave me great joy.” As the detectives closed up the case of the missing seniors, they concurred that the seniors’ minisneak had truly blessed them all. As the excitement of the mini-sneak settled down, memories remained. The location, the activities, and the length of time did not matter as much as what the seniors walked away with: memories, togetherness, and some great stories to share with a few curious investigators along the way. —By Sheena McLeod

“For one of the pictures we were trying on some duck pool floaties. The owner of the store came out and she told us we had to pay five ringgit, so we just ran away with some pretty awesome pictures.” —Abbie Eckman

MILING mischievously, Abbie Eckman throws the water volleyball into the air and prepares to hit it over the net. Seniors spent hours in the pools at the Park Royal Hotel on mini-sneak.

SHEENA MCLEOD

The case of the missing seniors had investigators baffled and bewildered. The senior class disappeared at three o’clock on 6 March, and didn’t return until three o’clock on 8 March. Where had they all gone? How did 35 seniors get away so sneakily? These questions motivated the detectives to do some deep digging. Since they had vanished so abruptly one Friday afternoon, no one could follow the class. When they got back, however, the students overflowed with details about their...mini-sneak! Hung Yi Song said, “The best part of mini-sneak was the freedom we received to just go out whenever we wanted. It was so relaxing.” Soon after the investigators interviewed Song, they discovered the location of the mini-sneak— the Park Royal in Batu Ferringhi. The relaxed atmosphere of the tourist destination in Penang allowed the seniors to unwind and spend time together. But could the class really have just lazed around for three days straight? The deeper the detectives

“It was great because we got to hang out with people we don’t normally spend time with like Cat [Foster] and Sheena [McLeod]. We made some really creative pictures too! And our group won Twix bars.” —JiSoo Lee

“Our group went to Happy Mart and pretended to be store clerks for our pictures. It was pretty embarrassing but still fun. We won one time, just like everyone else.” —Boch Chiao

Kaleb Timothy Archer, Canada

Class Excom 3; Band 1,2; Drama 1,2,3,4; Football 4; Basketball 1; Softball 3; REFLECTOR 4

Tim Babcock, U.S.A.

StuCo Class Rep 3; Tutoring 3; Choir 3,4; Football 3,4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; REFLECTOR 4

Kirsten Nicole G. Brink, U.S.A.

Dorm Rep 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Choir 4; Drama 2; Instrumental Lessons 3; Volleyball 3; NHS 3,4

Boch Chiao, Taiwan

Basketball 1,2; Softball 3,4; Math 2; Social Studies 3

Josephine Choi, Korea

Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Badminton 4; Softball 4

Melanie Debatin, Germany

Teacher’s Ass’t. 2,3,4; Charity and Compassion 4; Band 2,3,4; Volleyball 1,2; Band 2,3; Computers 3; NHS 4

Amber Dobbie, Australia

Science 2

Abigail Noel Eckman, U.S.A.

Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Choir 1,2,3,4; Ensemble 1,2,3; Football 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 1,2,3,4; Basketball 4; REFLECTOR 4

Cat Foster, U.S.A.

Class Excom 3,4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Chapel 2,3,4; Choir 4; Drama 1,2,3,4; Instrumental Lessons 1; Ensemble 2,3,4; Ambassadors 1,2,3; Worship Team 1,2,3,4; Bible 2; REFLECTOR 3

Deon R. Gouws, South Africa

Band 1; Ambassadors 1; English 2,3; Bible 2,3; Social Studies 2

Jonathan Hayashi, Japan

Dorm Rep 2,3,4; Class Excom 4; Choir 3,4; Drama 4; Ensemble 2,3,4; Jazz Band 1,2; Ambassadors 1,2,3,4; Worship Team 1,2,3,4; Football 2,3,4; Basketball 1,2,3; Industrial. Arts 2

Bosuk Hong, Korea

StuCo Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; English 1; Science 2; Social Studies 3

Jason Hsiao, Taiwan

Badminton 1,2; Basketball 1,2,3; Floorball 1; Softball 4

John Jang, Korea

StuCo Excom 4; TA 4; Choir 4; Drama 4; Ensemble 4; Ambassadors 3; Football 1,2,3; Industrial. Arts 3; Math 1

Juhee Jeong, Korea

StuCo Excom 4; Tutoring 2,3; Choir 2; Instrumental Lessons 1,2,3,4; Tae Kwon Do 2; Badminton 1; Tennis 2; English 1,3; Math 1; Foreign Language 1; NHS 3,4

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Top of theWorld baked goods to marinated meat, the seniors certainly had their fill. “I loved the bonfire we had at the Weidemann house! The meat was so good, and the breeze from the ocean made the atmosphere great,” said Risako Okazaki as she thought about the delicious kebabs and lemonade. Along with sitting front and centre in chapel, the class finally received permission to eat off campus for lunch. Bruce Mak said, while heading to SAB with Tim Babcock and Jason Hsiao, “Going off campus for lunch is pretty cool. Butter chicken is really good, and going to Subaidah sometimes makes it more interesting. I really like taking advantage of my study hall so I can stay out longer.” And if someone couldn’t identify the seniors, he or she could pick them out because of the royal purple shirts that showed up on campus a month into school. The class ordered purple uniform tops and wore them whenever they could. “I love the purple color because I can wear purple earrings and have one more choice of what to wear to school! It is also nice because then people can know who the seniors are, and I feel like it gives them an opportunity to look up to us,” said Kirsten Brink. As the first assembly in the chapel ended, Lee thought about the coming year. She knew she would have a lot of decisions to make and a lot more responsibilities. But in thinking about all the privileges that came with the leadership of seniority, she looked ahead with eager anticipation, and walked out into the sunlight with her friends. —By Sheena McLeod

SHEENA MCLEOD

ONTEMPLATING the joy of sitting in the front row in chapel, David Kim, Cat Foster, and Hung Yi Song prepare for the music and the message, almost a new experience from up front and center. Seniors cherished their seats in the chapel and even raced to get there first; and as senior year came, each class member talked about it.

We’re

Unique...

Anna Tae Young Kang, Korea Teacher’s Ass’t. 3; Choir 1,2; Band 3;

Instrumental Lessons 1,2,3; Worship Team 4; Basketball 1; MSSPP Track 3; Cross Country 3; NHS 3

Katherine Eun Min Kang, Korea

...in our seniority

StuCo President 4; StuCo Class Rep 2; Dorm Rep 4; Class Excom 3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 2,3,4; Tutoring 3,4; Band 1,4; Instrumental Lessons 1; Jazz Band 1,3; Ambassadors 1,3; Worship Team 3,4; History of Western Music 2; Music Theory 2; Bible 3; NHS 3,4; REFLECTOR 4

Min-Ji Kang, Korea

“One time Kat Kang and I stayed out until 11 p.m. on a Friday night and ate at Subaidah for a late snack. Then at 11 Aunt Suzette [Boshoff] came and we went with all our dorm sisters to watch ‘Mama Mia’! So it was an extra late night.” —Rami Lee

“Every Monday night in the dorm, Nadia [Boshoff] makes me a peanut butter and chocolate sandwich, just ’cause I am a senior! It’s sweet!” —Norman Kiehl

SHEENA MCLEOD

NDULGING in the sweet richness of the milk chocolate fountain at senior treat in Jaffray Dorm, Katherine Kang and Abbie Eckman stick their faces in for a final rush. The dorm seniors had a “senior treat” once a week at a staff member’s house for a time to bond, get to know the staff a little more, and of course, to dive into some tasty treats.

UT for lunch at a Chinese restaurant in Tanjung Bunga and wearing her senior shirt, Cat Foster sighs contentedly as the rice and sweet and sour pork combine explosively in her mouth. Seniors enjoyed going off campus for lunch during the school day for a different variety of food choices and to hang out with friends.

Class Excom 4; TA 3,4; Choir 3,4; Drama 2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 4; Basketball 3,4; MSSPP Track 4; Floorball 1,2,3,4; CPT 3

David Kim, Korea Choir 3; Ensemble 1,2,3,4

4; Basketball

Helen Kim, Korea Teacher’s Ass’t. 3; Tutoring 3,4; Choir 4; Ambassadors 2

Paul Kim, Korea

TA 3; Football 3; Floorball 2; Softball 3; Bible 3; Fitness/Health 3; NHS 3,4; AMD 4

Sung Bum Kim, Korea Floorball 1,2; NHS 4; REFLECTOR 3,4; REFLECTOR Editor 4

Kyle Ladner, U.S.A. StuCo Class Rep 1; Teacher’s Ass’t. 2;

Tech Team 3; Tutoring 4; Drama 2,3,4; Badminton 2,3; Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 4; Floorball 3,4; Softball 3; Bible 3; REFLECTOR Editor 3; REFLECTOR 3,4

Ji Soo Lee, Korea

“The first time I went out for lunch with my friends off campus we went to Rooftop. But the food took so long we had to get it take-away, and then we got back to class late; and some people had to eat during class. It was a little stressful, but it was like freedom when we got to walk out the gate during the school day!” —Susheela Meyyappan

Teacher’s Ass’t. 2; Band 2,3; Badminton 1,2,3; Softball 3; English 1,3; Bible 1; Foreign Language 1; NHS 3; AMD 4

Norman Arno Kiehl, Germany

SHEENA MCLEOD

“Eek! I cannot believe we are seniors this year!” squealed Rami Lee excitedly. Her 38 other class members enthusiastically agreed in chapel on 12 August, the first day of high school for the freshmen, the first day of a sophomore year, or just the beginning of a busy junior year. But for the oldest, it marked the beginning of their special year—one of privileges and excitement, along with responsibilities and scary decisions. As the new senior class began talking about what the future year would bring, and most importantly, what privileges their seniority provided, they gradually grew excited. Sitting in the front row in chapel on the first day of school brought excitement and feelings of finally being “on top.” “Being in the front row in chapel is awesome. I can focus better on Mr. [Rich] Gwaltney with him right in front of me, and I know none of the seniors can fall asleep!” said Jonathan Hayashi. Dorm seniors quickly jumped into their new positions—planning when “senior table” would happen, talking about staying out until 11 p.m. on Friday nights, and, of course—senior treat nights! “I like senior table because we can get our food first, eat as fast as we want, and leave whenever we want. We can also catch up on the weekly news,” said Jisoo Lee as Abbie Thompson and Kaleb Archer chimed their agreement. Having senior table on Wednesday evenings for dinner made for some good catch up time—but so did senior treat on Tuesday nights. Once a week, dorm seniors would go to a staff member’s house for some tasty treats. From

Tennis 2,3,4; Football 1,3; Floorball 1,2

Rami Lee, Korea Class Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 2; Choir 1; Band 3; Ambassadors 2; Foreign Language 1,2; NHS 3,4

Sally Lee, Korea StuCo Class Rep 3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 3; Ambassadors 2,3; Worship Team 2,3; NHS 3

Riley William Mahoney, Canada

StuCo Class Rep 2; Class Excom 3,4; Tutoring 4; Band 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 2,3,4; Floorball 1,2,3,4; English 1; Bible 1; Health/Fitness 3; NHS 3,4; REFLECTOR 4

Bruce Mak, Hong Kong Tutoring 3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 1,2,3; Track and Field 3

Sheena Marie McLeod, Canada Dorm Rep 4; Class Excom 3,4; Teacher’s

Ass’t. 2,3,4; Tutoring 4; Band 2,3,4; Drama 4; Ensemble 2,3,4; Ambassadors 2,3; Worship Team 2,3,4; Foreign Language 2; REFLECTOR 3,4

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“Did you talk to [Mr. David] Stengele about hanging out with the third graders and serving ice cream during E block?” asked class president Sheena McLeod. Seniors who could afford to miss class time received special permission from Mr. Fred Colburn to enjoy ice cream and fellowship with two elementary classes. Since each elementary class varied in size, dynamics, and individual personalities, each ice cream date left a distinct impact on the elementary students and the seniors. “Hey guys I need some help over here! My fingers are freezing off!” laughed Norman Kiehl as he feebly attempted to delegate the task of carrying all of the ice cream boxes up to the white tables in the elementary courtyard. As soon as the elementary students located the sugar, a feeding frenzy ensued for the next couple minutes. The seniors could not just leave the teachers with sugar-hyperactive students for the remainder of the day. The only solution: recess. The class with the help of Miss Heather Abernathy decided on a

game of British Bulldog. With the seniors out of practice in hyperactive activities, the grade three students proved far superior as they scooted past the hapless 17- and 18-year-olds. “I loved having ice cream parties with the elementary kids because it was a unique opportunity to spend time with them and learn their names,” said Cat Foster. Outside school hours, the preparation for such events took place at the weekly class excom meeting. The excom also organized class meetings as well as more formal events away from campus. On 21 November the class congregated in Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins room to take senior pictures for the yearbook. Since everyone had made an effort to look presentable, 20 students and their sponsors headed to the Ferringhi Garden Restaurant to delay changing their clothes. “I really enjoyed the casual, non-party atmosphere,” said Susheela Meyyappan. After hundreds of pictures and significantly lighter wallets, the group looked ahead to the next class meeting when they could come together again. The agenda for class meetings focused on preparation for graduation week, on how to spend class money, and on planning activities.

Since the class met on Saturday mornings, the lack of lively discussions kept the meetings to a bearable 45 minutes. Juhee Jeong said, “I am glad that we had amazing freezies at the senior class meeting! I didn’t think that we made them anymore!” “Does anyone have any more ideas for class activities before the end of the semester?” asked McLeod as she prepared to conclude the meeting. “We need to go to Monkey Beach again!” said Abigail Eckman. “Can we do another service project?” inquired Jonathan Hayashi. “Maybe we could serve ice cream a couple more times?” —By Riley Mahoney

CAT FOSTER CAT FOSTER

SHEENA MCLEOD

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Seniors (Meyyappan – Wittaya) _ 155

At 3:45 on Friday afternoon, the last bell signaled the end of another week of classes. Students filed excitedly out of P-period, eager to find their friends and make use of their free afternoon. More slowly, but no less eagerly, the teachers themselves left their classrooms, ready for a break from their hectic schedules. The staff’s after-school lives held more than grading papers, planning lessons, and concocting assignments or cooking meals and planning dorm activities. Like the students, they had hobbies and social lives to pursue, and they needed just as much of a break from

school. Many engaged in physical activities like jogging or swimming to relieve stress and stay in shape. Said Mrs. Tibbett Merusi, “I have been swimming for most of my life, and I love to swim. Swimming is a gainer for me; my way to relax. I also want to keep in shape so I can swim with a master’s swimming team when I am living in a part of the world where I can join a team. I love the sport because I can keep doing it even when I am really old.” “I like to keep fit, to exercise; that’s one of my hobbies,” said Mr. Greg Stenlund; “and I like to watch the stock market.”

Other staff members enjoyed more passive pursuits as well, such as going out to eat or to the movies. Electronic pastimes like Facebook, digital scrap-booking, e-mailing, and video games also provided a much-needed diversion. Engaging in groups like Scouts or chat rooms gave staff a chance to get to know students outside the classroom or dorm setting. “In my spare time I drink strong exotic coffee from around the world, spend time with my family, and cook on my grill,” said Mr. Rich Gwaltney. “I like to participate in activities like Scouts because they help

me stay involved with more people than just my immediate job responsibilities,” said Mr. Scott Cairncross, who also liked physical activities like hiking. But not all staff had equal free time. “I do not have a life outside school,” said Mr. Karl Steinkamp, the director. Whether solitary or social, the staff’s after-school pastimes gave them a welcome change of pace that left them refreshed and rejuvenated so that when the bell rang on Monday morning, they could stand ready for another week of school. —By Jonathan Brokaw

MRS. TARA STENLUND

MR. BRIAN MERUSI

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Staff (Abernathy) – Staff (Holden) _ 157

Oops,” said JiSoo Lee. Some day students also joined in the fun. “I had a good time until my own teammates, Danny [Babcock] and Terrence [Law] decided to attack me. I was being so sneaky and had the perfect hiding spot. Oh well,” said Kyle Ladner still smiling from the memory. Other day students stayed at home, headed off to Gurney, and even ended up being sick. “This long weekend was a sad one. I stayed home because I got a virus,” said John Jang while patting his stomach. “I went to Playland in Gurney with James [Lyman], Kat [Kang], Jamie [Kim], and Ezra [Dass]. We played tag for two hours and be-

was the first time I had seen some of the boys in my dorm participate in any physical activity, and they turned out to be pretty good rugby players,” said Jacob Kimball. “My favorite part of the trip was when I caught a frog. I was going to roast it over the grill, but the girls started freaking out and would not let me spear it; so I just let it go,” said Sam Eckman. While Jaffray and Ziemer soaked up some rays, SmithEckman, Jackson, and Chandler Dorms challenged each other in a paintball tournament. “I accidentally shot Uncle Brian [Weidemann] in the back of the head; then I later found out that you are not allowed to do that.

came friends with one random little kid we met there. Basically Kat was ‘it’ most of the time because she was so slow and got tired too fast,” said Axel Loehden. Coming back to campus after a two-hour van ride, Okazaki and Kang heard shouts of surprise from Ziemer Dorm and ran over to check out the situation. SmithEckman students had played a prank on Ziemer. With disgust, Kang said, “They raided our dorm! And I found Mark’s [Keane] boxers in my room. Ewww!” After viewing the destruction Okazaki slowly walked to her Jaffray room thankful she didn’t have to deal with the mess. —By Abbie Eckman

KAT KANG

“OK, load em up!” yelled Uncle Tim Steinert through the swinging double doors of Jaffray Dorm. Quickly running down the girls’ hall, Risako Okazaki hollered back, “Hey, wait for me; I am coming!” On Easter long weekend, Jaffray and Ziemer Dorms headed down to Swiss Inn Resort for a weekend of sun and relaxation at Damai Laut. “The first night there before supper, we played rugby. It

KAT KANG

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Staff (Hurlbut – Stenlund) _ 159

“Hey! Where did the tables go?” asked Michelle Chan, walking into the outdoor seating of the cafeteria at lunchtime on 20 March. “The Food and Fun Fair is on this afternoon; I think they took them up to the courts,” replied Brittany Hurlbut. The Food and Fun Fair, held once each semester, brought an air of festivity to otherwise ordinary weeks. The Parent-Teacher Organization and the junior class provided the primary attractions: namely “food” and “fun.” The first semester Food and Fun Fair on 7 November featured a garage sale and a Japanese DoubleDutch acrobatics demonstration

as well as an organic vegetable sale. At both fairs, parents, vendors, and juniors sold food and drinks from different countries and ethnic backgrounds. “I loved the Taiwanese sausage and the meatloaf! I was going to get sushi and some Korean food, but then they were already gone right after it started,” said Sarah Hwang sadly. Younger students found entertainment in the form of games. Darts, ring tosses, and goalie shoots, among others, gave them a chance to have a good time and win prizes. “I won six fish by throwing Ping-Pong balls into cups with fish

in them,” said Jonathan Chinn. The Ping-Pong toss also awarded turtles at certain times as a less common prize. In the climax of the 20 March fair, the junior class held a large fund-raiser: the Junior for Hire. As Mr. Larry Chinn read their skills and abilities, to the crowd, each class member walked up and down a runway to upbeat music, wearing costumes looted from the drama closet. Whoever bid the most money claimed his or her services for three hours, and anyone who bid over rm500 received a rm50 gift certificate to Chili’s. Xiao-Leen Siow bid the highest in the evening, contributing rm1000

for her sister Wan-Leen Siow. Said Joseph Lee, “The Junior for Hire was a good event because I got to put on a costume that I can’t usually wear.” Whether raising funds through an auction of junior services, winning fish with Ping-Pong balls, or sampling ethnic foods, the crowds at the Food and Fun Fair took pleasure in the variety of activities and the community interaction. With a plate of satay and fried rice in hand, Hurlbut joined Chan at one of the tables brought up from the cafeteria and said, “Isn’t this worth not having a table at lunch?” —By Jonathan Brokaw

EMILY BROKAW

JONATHAN BROKAW

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Staff (Stenlund) – National Staff (Lim) _ 161

GOLNAZ NAZEM

like a family. The most important thing in a work place is that we care about each other,” said Mrs. Tung . In the office, Mrs. Amy Khoo dedicatedly answered all the phone calls to the school, and Ms. Catherine Saminathan arranged Mr. Brian Brewster’s files. Mrs. Claudia Kang carefully assisted the administration staff with their work, and Mrs. Ah Mooi Leow helped Mr. Fred Colburn. “Dalat is like a family. Next year is my twentieth year here,” said Mrs. Khoo. Their work behind the scenes made the Dalat experience run smoothly for everyone. As the day finished and everyone returned home, Mrs. Ayaroo wiped the sweat off her face and got on her bicycle to go back home to get rested for another long day of work. —By Golnaz Nazem

162 _Behind-the-Scenes People

GOLNAZ NAZEM

While riding her bicycle to school everyday at 7:35 a.m., Mrs. A Sulojana (Mala) Ayaroo waved at Mr. Muniandy Ramasamy to open the gate. Entering the school and getting off her bicycle, she looked at Mr. Ravi Moses to find out whether he needed help. She walked towards the kitchen, and on her way the sounds of sweeping and cleaning filled the air as Mr. Bascaran Raja Manikam and Mr. Steven Sellasamy worked behind the scenes to keep the roadways clean before the campus opened. Waiting until the campus opened at 7:45 a.m., students sat on the benches close to the gate and observed the process of national staff ’s hard working hour after hour, day after day. As students enjoyed school, upstairs in the Finance Office, Mrs. Adeline Ang, Ms. Huey Fern “Lilian” Ooi, Mrs. Tung Seok Yeng, and Mr. Joel Chong focused very hard on organizing the matters of finance. “I handle the cash at Dalat. I have been here for so many years. It’s a good place to work because it’s

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“conversers.” Dorm dinner tables in the cafeteria lacked energy and noise as dorm family members lay in their beds, missing the light of day. Parents checked their children’s temperatures to make sure they “Fifty people were out of school today!” exclaimed Cat Foster to her had no symptoms and could go to school without the risk of infecting friends. “They are even thinking about cancelling school tomorrow!” someone else. she continued with a voice full of incredulity. As the epidemic took the campus by storm, some people talked As rumors started circulating, so did the flu bug going around about feeling afraid to even breathe! A cautious Jessica Gamble said, on campus. “Cat [Foster] was sick, and when she came back I tried to hold my The number 50 turned out a little high for the missing people breath around her so I wouldn’t get it. But despite my breath-holding, on 29 April, but it was not far from I still got it.” the truth. According to nurse Aunt The entire campus population Nellie Koethler, 35 people acquired took precautions to prevent the bug the sickness on 29 April, and 51 had continuing on its rampage, such as come down with it by 30 April. The having students wash their hands epidemic did not stop there, however, multiple times a day, not sharing any and it continued to permeate every drinks, and not staying around the dorm and family. people that coughed. School continued as planned on Saying that the school might take both days, but desks in each class a “sick” day turned out not too far remained empty, a sad reminder of fetched as an eighth of the school the epidemic roaming the campus. had come down with the horrific Khalie Mahoney said, “I didn’t flu before the beginning of H block think I would get sick because I never on Wednesday. get things like this, and I never get to As Foster crossed campus, she skip school. But then I got the ‘disprayed her bout with the flu had ease,’ all I wanted was to get better! ended and looked forward to the Missing school is way over-rated.” day when classrooms did not look Sports teams missed some of Coughing as she crawls her way to Nurse Nellie Koethler, Cat Foster longs so empty and her dorm family had their key players, and discussions in for her bed and some relief from the flu she contracted. In April, the flu bug some life again. classrooms faltered because of missing made its rounds on campus, affecting people of all ages. —By Sheena McLeod

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Song, who has attended the school since grade two, spoke about his memories and history at the school. He thanked teachers for always desiring to help out, for building close relationships with students, The all-staff meetings normally began with a little refreshment, some and for always teaching valuable lessons. chatting, and then the director, Mr. Karl Steinkamp, gets everyone Eckman spoke on behalf of the dorm students, thanking the “down to business.” But on 25 March as the staff filed into the chapel dorm parents profusely for their time and energy and for pouring out for yet another combined staff meeting, purple-shirted people met endless love and support for their dorm “families.” Eckman included them at the front door. quotes from other dorm students talking about their dorm parents The senior class arranged with Mr. Steinkamp for the opportunity to and memories they have from previous years. bless the expat staff at the beginning of their Mahoney and McLeod ended the meetmeeting. Aunt Valerie Weidemann and ing thanking their sponsors and the teachers Aunt Robin Mahoney baked brownies— in general for their support, leadership, chocolate ones and “blondies”—and mixed examples, and love. They also encouraged up coffee punch to serve to the teachers other staff members who might consider and dorm parents. As everyone filed in, the the idea of becoming a sponsor to accept the “purple-shirted people” served their teachresponsibility because it came with much ers and dorm parents and milled around joy and the opportunity to develop even together, talking and catching up on life. closer relationships with a class. McLeod “They always do more than just teachended with a prayer, lifting all the staff ing for us; they also go an extra mile to members up to the Lord, and thanking God help us with our personal lives and mentor for them. us in growing closer to God. It was good As the meeting ended and the seniors to have a time set aside to truly appreciate cleaned up the food they had served and them and show them how much we care,” walked out the door, not only did they said Kat Kang. feel satisfied in thanking the staff, but the After 15 minutes of talking and eating staff felt honored and loved. The comand drinking coffee for “fuel,” Abbie Eckbined staff would go on with its agenda Standing with Mr. Nathanael Klassen, Kyle Ladner discusses the man, Hung Yi Song, Riley Mahoney, and staff appreciation meeting, and how much how he appreciates and would end, but this session had not Sheena McLeod got up to offer words of Mr. Klassen. Seniors had the chance to thank the staff for all gone as a “normal” meeting would. they do throughout the school year. gratitude and to share some memories. —By Sheena McLeod

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Freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors all milled about in front of the student center instead of attending their classes, which had already begun. The students’ teachers—instead of ordering them to hurry to their classes as usual—seemed content to allow them to chit-chat and laze about. Then it happened. Slowly, the figure of Spiderman approached. Barbie followed closely behind, and Mr. Karl Steinkamp close behind her. On 23 April, the pre-K, kindergarten, and first and second grade classes dressed up as their favorite heros and paraded about campus, much to the delight of the watching upper classmen and staff. “Oh my gosh! They were so cute. I especially like the one little girl who was dressed up as Barbie,” said Rishika Diaz. “Mr. Steinkamp won, hands down. I thought that Mrs. [Jacki] Steinkamp had done such a good job of dressing Macalaigh up as her daddy. She was so cute!” said Khalie Mahoney. The younger students felt King Andrew Chang and Princesses Kaitlyn Ladner and Lana Brewster bashful as they passed the adults march before Kalaiah Stenlund in and older children, although the the Hero Day Parade. Students of all grades enjoyed this dress-up event. more outgoing ones showed off a little and called out to their friends in high school. “My favorite person out there was Lauren Worten. She and I are friends, and she waved at me as they passed by,” said Trey Terry. The young students, led by their teachers, trooped past the applause, the stares, and the friendly waves around campus so that everyone would have plenty of time to take photos and see their siblings, friends, and other children before they went back to class. “I thought all the kids were kind of cute. I’m glad that my students got to watch the parade. But why do they always have to take so long in coming back?” said Mr. Mark Sasse. But as they filed back into class, students’ minds still dwelled on the young people they had just seen and the heroes that they had represented. Although they physically had returned to American Government, their minds still milled about—and this time, teachers had a much more difficult job reigning them back in again. —By Kyle Ladner Farmasi Tanjung Bunga

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During the first quarter, 11 thespians put on “The Mystery at Throckmorton Manor,” a whodunit involving a cast of colorful characters trying to identify the thief of a famous painting with the “You know my reputation, Kate,” said Wei-Kheng Teh to Kenya help of two intrepid private investigators, Detective Short (Steven Gimson. “I could be dangerous.” Ulbricht) and Detective Long (Brittany Hurlbut). In the third quarter middle school drama, “Rowdy Kate,” Teh At Christmas time, 10 student actors delighted their audience with played the part of con man Tricky Pete Porter while Gimson played a stage adaptation of the traditional old television special “A Charlie the title role, the rowdy and untamed Kate Millionola. Brown Christmas,” complete with a decorated doghouse, a ragged Thirteen other budding actors and actresses portrayed characters little Christmas tree, and even some of the traditional music. from the old American West in this re During the fourth quarter, still antelling of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of other cast put together a modern-day the Shrew.” version of Snow White, “Sam White and “Rowdy Kate” and three other onethe Seven Gnomies,” starring Justin Lao act plays provided a creative outlet for as a talented young musician and Emma students in the middle school drama Chinn as his evil, power-hungry aunt. exploratory classes. Each quarter, a new “Every MS drama is funny,” said cast began rehearsing during Monday Grace Kweon. “I love to watch the and Wednesday P-periods in order to put middle schoolers and how each characon a new play at the end of the quarter. ter acts.” “It was so much fun working with the Rowdy Kate Millionola was just middle schoolers in drama,” said Mrs. one of the many memorable characters Valeri Brokaw, who taught the drama brought to life by the middle school exploratory. “There are so many talented drama exploratory students. “Don’t be and expressive students at Dalat, and it nervous, sweetie,” Gimson crooned to was neat to see them pull together one Teh in the final scene of “Rowdy Kate.” play after another.” “I’ll make a wing-ding of a wife!” aking comfort in her second glass of cherry phosphate, Miss Blanche The middle school drama group T And the two shook hands to bring Millionola (Brittany Hurlbut) pours out her grief to the owner of the performed during the all-Middle school New Paducah Soda Parlor, Mike Mackadoo (Josiah Steinkamp). In another middle school play to a sucactivity on a Friday afternoon at the end “Rowdy Kate,” Kate Millionola refused to let her sister marry before cessful finish. her and ran any suitors out of town. of each quarter. —By Jonathan Brokaw

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Ung, Trey Terry, Joseph Lee, Jamie Lee, Ezra Dass, and Axel Loehden— worked through spring break to put the program videos together. “James really wanted to do videos even though we had decided not “Are you guys still at it?” asked Daniel Kim as he entered the art room to. He insisted it would just be two hours on a Saturday,” said Mr. to find Rolland Leung and Sang-Jun Wang arguing over the design of Chinn with a smile. “It ended up taking him five to six weeks.” The the large tree-faced prop known as “Tree Beard.” The juniors worked group still had much to accomplish on the last work day. hard to breathe life into their creative ideas in the months leading up Thanks to the seniors, the juniors had a rather joyful last workday to the Junior-Senior Banquet. eating “sundae floats” in the cafeteria after lunch, which the seniors Following Josh Ray’s and Kim’s idea of using Lord of the Rings as the had prepared as a “thank you” for all the work and time the class theme for the JSB, the junior class and their sponsors eagerly started had put in to honor them. to work on making plans for the program Many of the juniors didn’t know how of the night, the décor, the food, and the the completed JSB would look like because hotel preparations. they had worked on separate tasks. “We “It came down to two hotels: the G were really worried about our JSB, because Hotel and the Eastern and Oriental Howe weren’t sure how it would look like as a tel,” said Mr. Larry Chinn, “We chose the whole,” said Yea-Lim Ko, “but when JSB E&O because the elegant atmosphere fit night came, I was impressed by how great the theme, and the hotel staff was more it turned out!” responsive.” Granted, the juniors became closer as The junior class committees met every a class during this time of headaches and Saturday to make do with the reachable laughter over mistakes, but they also distasks and left the more time consuming covered that they could really accomplish ideas for later, as time allowed. great things by working together. “Rolland and I wanted to make the As Kim stood next to the completed ‘Eye of Sauron.’ We planned to have a “Tree Beard” to pose for pictures on the light in the eye that would shine on each long-awaited JSB night, he said with senior as a junior read their tribute, but a hint of relief in his eyes, “I’m glad by “Tree Beard,” Mrs. Valerie Weidemann, Bethany it didn’t work out,” said Kirk Fraiser, his Posing Weidemann, and Mr. Brian Weidemann enjoy their evening at Rolland and Sang-Jun finally agreed on eyebrows up with regret. the JSB. The juniors created props focused on the theme from “Tree Beard’s” look.” James Lyman and his crew—Ai-Ching “The Lord of the Rings.” —By Kirsten Brink

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Congratulations Class of 2009! You have left a wonderful legacy of serving and caring for others. We are proud of you and look forward to what God is going to do in your lives. We will miss you. We will pray for you. We will remember you. We will always be here to support you.

Dalat Staff 2008-2009 KYLE Precious Son Leading Brother We are proud of you. We will miss you. We love you. The goal...is love which comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. 1 Timothy 1:5

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Dalat Staff Trivia from 2008-2009 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

How many Dalat alumni were on staff during 2008-2009? Which staff members had a baby born during the 2008-2009 school year? Which staff member painted themselves blue and dressed up like Papa Smurf? Which staff couple both celebrated their 60th birthdays in 2009? How many South Africans were on staff?

Answers: 1. Eight: Lyn (Poosawtsee) Holden 1996, Lisa (King) Munson 1993, Joel Steinkamp 1980, Karl Steinkamp 1986, Brian Weidemann 1986, Valerie (Albrecht) Weidemann 1986, and Bethany (Andrianoff ) Thomas 1994. 2. Barend and Annami Blom, Daniel Stefanus Blom born July 14, 2009. 3. Mike Holden (he also wore white trousers and a white cap). 4. Fred Colburn (HS Principal) and Peggy Colburn (5th Grade Teacher). 5. Six: Aunt Suzette and Uncle David Boshoff, Bronwyn Bodley, Jasmane Frans, and Barend and Annami Blom.

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bad I didn’t have enough money to buy them all,” said Samuel Yeo. Other schools also participated in “Relay for Life,” and the “Buy balloons to support cancer research!” Daniel Kim called out dorm students showed their school pride when they walked to the crowd as he carried helium filled purple and white balloons around carrying a big Dalat poster that read “Never Give In! to sell to the participants of “Relay for Never Give Up!” Life.” On 28 March, Ziemer and some “There were so many schools there, Jaffray Dorm students took part in like Uplands and St. Xavier’s. They all had honoring former cancer patients and their own big booths! But I was proud to giving hope to present cancer patients be from my school and held the Dalat sign in Youth Park. up high,” said Jim Choi. Participants had to walk around a Jaffray students continued the relay soccer-field-sized grassy road for as long when Ziemer students left after their as they could. “We had to walk so much! shift. “It was so tiring that I just wanted I rarely stopped, but when I did get to quit; we were there from 10 p.m. until tired, someone else from my dorm filled 4 a.m.! Running around circles got kind my spot in; so it was really like a relay. of boring after awhile too, and the food It made me feel like we were a family stalls had all closed when we came,” said because we helped each other out,” said Miranda Steinert. Norman Kiehl. As Kim walked around asking people To the participants’ delight, food to buy a balloon, a little girl, also a booths surrounded the area for when they “Relay for Life” participant, reached out needed rest during the walk. her hand to buy a one. Kim, excited at Strolling around the pathway, Norman Kiehl, Nadia Boshoff, “I ate Thai fried rice, nasi lemak, and Jacob Kimball, and Jason Kimball take their shift in their walk. earning more money, smiled at the little yogurt during my break time. There were “The walk was great because I felt like I contributed something girl and said, “Thank you! Tell your the community. I know people who have cancer and have so many varieties of food though, like to died from cancer, so I thought about them and also prayed for friends to get a balloon, too!” cheesecake, pizza and fried chicken. Too them,” said Boshoff. —By Kat Kang

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As your eyes peruse the visuals and the verbals on this page, you are an accomplished high school graduate. “Accomplished” not just for the academic experience, but also for the spiritual atmosphere that embraces your four precious years at Dalat . From cradle to classroom (18 years), I am persuaded beyond a shadow of doubt you are a special gift from God to Mom and Dad as well as to the rest of humankind. Moment by moment, your growth-path reveals the unmistakable footprints of divine companionship. Your providential interjecting into our lives makes more sense of the words, “unless you turn and become like children, you will not get into the Kingdom of Heaven.” Yes, growing along with you has taught us many valuable lessons. It has made a huge difference in our lives. Profoundly significant in God’s eyes, you are now equipped to face more challenges ahead. Share your authentic self with others and love the life that God has nurtured in you. Lovingly,

Fire! Fire!

scrubbed the desks, staff examined textbooks and school supplies, and national staff workers hauled off the mounds of garbage and burned debris that remained to the trash. Students awoke on 18 April, to the news that during the early morn- “My whole dorm helped to clean up the fifth grade classrooms,” ing hours, a fire had ravaged the fifth grade classrooms—rooms 30 said Abbie Eckman. “It was a lot of work!” and 31—leaving a swathe of melted chairs and desks, smoke-stained “Although I personally didn’t help, I thought it was really cool seetextbooks, and ruined technology in its wake. ing how the Dalat community pulled together to repair the damage. “It freaked me out. I live in Chandler Dorm, which isn’t even 20 feet I don’t think that the same thing would have happened in Canada,” away from where the fire was. It could have easily caught our dorm remarked Kaleb Archer. on fire,” said Annie Archer. As the cleanup came to an end, insurance Luckily for the sleeping dorm students adjusters inspected the burned-out rooms to and the general school population, the make their estimates, and construction comBomba rapidly responded to the alarm panies arrived to assess the damage and to sounded by the guards and arrived within give their quotes and estimates of how long 15 minutes. it would take to rebuild the two classrooms “I saw that the building was on fire as so they could be used again. I walked around campus. I called Jaya “Our plan, to begin the tearing down and [Dharmalingam] and asked him to call constructing new classrooms,” said Mr. Karl the Bomba [the fire department] to come Steinkamp, “will take approximately four to school,” said security guard Kuppusamy weeks or so to complete.” Parkianathan. Despite the mid-year hiccup for the fifth Despite Bomba’s valiant efforts, Mrs. graders, they quickly plunged back into their Peggy Colburn’s fifth grade room lay in studies—even though they had to share shambles with plastic oozing off desks and material with each other. Mrs. Colburn chairs, textbooks blackened by smoke, and Working hard to clean up the damage from the and Ms. Prestidge had difficulties adjusting fire, Shione Stengele and David Jung inspect to the temporary classrooms that they and school supplies lying under the mess. Ms. Michelle Prestidge’s classroom, on their handiwork. Staff and national staff and their classes found themselves in, but they the other hand, had received the attention dorm and day students cooperated to try and persevered—and the fifth graders continued of the Bomba early on, which had spared restore the fifth grade’s materials, school sup- to pursue excellence in education. it the fury of the fire. Volunteers patiently plies, and equipment. —By Kyle Ladner KYLE LADNER

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cation. “I had counseling with Mrs. Thomas pretty much every single day, and since I wanted to apply to an art college in Rhode Island, I spent a lot of time preparing my portfolio,” said Anna Kang. After several minutes of carefully shifting through the packet of docu- After enough researching and narrowing down their choices, the ments, Boch Chiao let out a sigh and leaned back on the canteen’s seniors started working on their applications. Applying for a university, couch, an ambiguous expression of mixed feelings showing on his which required students to write essays, send transcripts, and acquire face. At the sight of his friend’s ambivalent reacrecommendation letters, took a lot of effort and time tion, Gilbert Weng reached across the coffee table to complete; and most of the senior applicants found and quickly scanned through the assorted letters the process stressful and sometimes frustrating. “Oh and pamphlets. Weng picked out the words “We gosh, I had such a hard time sending those transcripts. congratulate you for your acceptance” on the very I thought I was going to die! I thank God for keeping first line of a letter and saw Chiao slowly break into me strong through it all; otherwise, I wouldn’t have a rapturous smile. After exchanging a hearty high been able to make it,” said Kirsten Brink. five with his friend, Chiao whispered, “I did it. I got After finally submitting their applications, the in. I’m going to Simon Fraiser University.” seniors held their breath and waited eagerly and The tension started to mount as early as their end anxiously for the schools’ replies. “I don’t usually of the junior year and over summer break; and soon check my e-mail account regularly, but after subafter returning to school as seniors, the members of mitting my applications, I checked every single the Class of ’09 slowly yet surely grew aware of one day,” said Chiao. The replies arrived a month or daunting prospect: life after high school—in other two later via e-mail and letter packets, carrying words, life as a university student. Although some either good or bad news—but mostly good news. seniors had already researched and had decided on “Sure, I went through a whole lot of stress, but I their schools, the majority had yet to find theirs. “I think it all turned out well in the end,” said Hung didn’t really worry much about finding just the right Yi Song. school because I had already chosen and decided on Intently studying the content of the letters “Congratulations, Boch,” said Weng, and mine a long time ago,” said Riley Mahoney, who laid out across the coffee table, Boch Chiao Chiao nodded in silent triumph. Gathering the learns about his acceptance to Simon Fraser documents back into the packet, Chiao took a plans to attend Ambrose University College. in Canada. The universities sent Most seniors sought counseling with Mrs. University their letters directly to school, and the se- moment to digest the good news and anticipated Bethany Thomas for advice on choosing the most niors could share their good (or bad) news his promising future at Simon Fraser University. suitable universities and the actual process of appli- with their friends. —By Sung Bum Kim SUNG BUM KIM

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policy, specifically looking into the candidates’ position on one of the four broad topics in preparation for the debate while also learning another one in order to assist another member of the group during “OK guys, I was thinking over this past weekend,” said Mr. Mark the debate. They also investigated the character and background of the Sasse at the beginning of American Government. candidate. This allowed for collaboration as a team on the hot seat. “Well, we all remember what happened the last time you were How did Obama propose to solve the war in Iraq? Did McCain thinking,” said the rest of the class. have a workable solution for the security of 401-Ks if the economy Chuckling to himself, Mr. Sasse continued to develop his idea to would continue to slide? have a presidential debate to be put on in an as “I found that the McCain platform was same sembly before the entire school. old same old. All I had to do was figure out what “Mr. Sasse, I would rather write a 20-page Republicans have been saying for years, and that paper than get up in front of a crowd to debate was pretty much the same as McCain’s position,” something that I don’t even care about! Oh wait; said Kyle Ladner. we are already writing a 20-page paper, so why are As the audience poured in, the class waited we doing this in the first place?” asked a nervous anxiously at the front of the chapel. Abbie Eckman. Mr. Sasse made a quick announcement at the “There will be no voting or filibuster on this beginning and gave the stage to the moderator issue,” said Mr. Sasse as he silenced the class. Sally Lee. The group sat in subdued silence as Mr. Sasse Questions began to fly and each side spun outlined his idea of debating in front of a large around and around the issues until the audience audience of peers, possibly during a chapel time. could hardly tell what question the moderator had Dejectedly, each student resigned his or herself asked in the first place. to preparing to speak for Barrack Obama or John After 20 minutes of verbal jousting, the McCain depending on which group Mr. Mark moderator exhausted her list of questions; and Sasse had chosen. Staring at the opposition, Anna Kang deliv- the American Government students could finally On the first preparation day, each group de- ers her statement against Barrack Obama as sit down. cided on the expert and the helper for each section Cat Foster looks to reassure her before hav- “Mr. Sasse, if you make us do this one more ing to speak herself. The format of teams of of the debate. two helped calm the nerves of each debater time, I’m quitting this class. I don’t care if it’s past Each group had to find out his candidate’s po- as well as inspiring fear into the opposing the drop deadline; I quit,” said Eckman. sition on foreign policy, the economy, and social debate team. —By Kat Kang RILEY MAHONEY

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“Bing” sounded Norman Kiehl’s hand phone. Opening up his message from Jonathan Hayashi, Kiehl read, “Hey Norm, are you going to the market tonight?” Every Tuesday night around 8:00, two or three groups of students got together to walk to the Tuesday night market for a snack of bubble tea and Uncle Bob’s chicken. “Oh, I love Tuesday nights because I can have Uncle Bob’s chicken with the extra spicy powder on it; then I get some strawberry bubble tea, and my night becomes perfect!” exclaimed Rami Lee with a dreamy look in her eyes. Standing beside her, Kirsten Brink said, “Oh Rami, stop talking about food; you are making me hungry, and I am never even allowed to go!” Other students preferred Chinese pancakes or some satay. “Oh yum, I love the Chinese pancakes with Hand covering his mouth Mark Keane stands in brown sugar, and the awe as Kat Kang pulls out a perfect piece of Uncle stand is right beside Bob’s chicken. “It’s so perfect; look at how juicy the bubble tea; that this piece is,” said Kang. way I can order my pancakes while waiting for my drink and never lose my place in line,” said Dianna Kes. Although known for its food, the Tuesday night market also offered live hamsters, fish, and bunnies for sale. “I finally got to see the pet section, and I ended up buying eight fish; but then four of them died,” said Matt Nguyen. “It was so sad, but it’s OK though because they were really cheap.” “The little white bunnies are so cute! I really want to buy one, but I don’t have any place to keep it in my dorm,” said Harry Lewis. The night market also sold a variety of toiletries including shampoo, toothpaste, and lotions. After buying their snacks, dorm students headed home around 9:30 to make it back before curfew. “I like the walk back the best because that means I can shoot all of my little black things from my bubble tea at people; sometimes it get pretty intense,” joked Josh Strong. Back in the computer lab Kiehl typed “Yes” and set a time to leave for the Tanjung Bunga Market. —By Abbie Eckman Loving Dogs R Us

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“Happy birthday to you,” sang the whole high school in chapel on 4 March. Ten minutes before, everything had looked as usual when everyone first entered chapel. As Mr. Rich Gwaltney gave hints of a special celebration, students looked at each other and tried to guess the occasion. “Oh, wow,” exclaimed Rishika Dias as many others also did when the curtains moved to the side and revealed the stage. A huge creamy cake waited on the stage. Mr. Gwaltney then looked at Mr. Fred Colburn, high school principal, and smiled. Mr. Colburn looked very surprised and came forward. “I felt it was really neat how they put it on. It was nice to celebrate it with the school because it was like his sixteenth birthday. I had fun because we had never done this for any teacher in chapel before; I hope that tradition stays,” said Melanie Debatin. “One, two, three, and…,” Mr. Gwaltney raised his voice As Mrs. Peggy Colburn talks to her husband Fred about the surprise, Mrs. and the students continued. Corinne Rogers cuts the cake into pieces Mr. Colburn and Mrs. Peggy on the stage for all the high school Colburn walked together to students and some staff. Many looked the stage and appreciated the surprised at the preparation for the prinmini-celebration put on by cipal’s birthday. the students and the staff. “I think it’s really special that Dalat does such nice, personal things for people. It was also cool that we all got cake. It’s good to honor people, especially ones who work so hard for Dalat like Mr. Colburn,” said Bethany Weidemann. Everyone clapped and couldn’t wait to taste the delicious-looking cake. Mrs. Corinne Rogers, Mrs. Claudia Kang, and Mrs. Lydia Roberts cut the huge cake and two other cakes beside it into pieces for everyone. “I thought it was a heartfelt thing to do. I enjoyed being involved in a celebration that will probably be one of the best memories of his [Mr. Colburn’s] time at Dalat,” said Saarah Monawvil. As students lined up to get their cake, Dias took her camera and asked Mr. & Mrs. Colburn for a memorable picture. The couple held each other’s hand and smiled at the camera. —By Golnaz Nazem Tan Pharmacy

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award to Mrs. Rogers declared her “Miss Silly” for all of the jokes and laughter she produced as she coached girls’ varsity football. “The coaches must be very talented. They were able to get me to feel “A group of anonymous students wanted to specially honor their hard- like I knew what I was doing even though I had never played softball working coaches,” announced Mr. Rich Gwaltney on Wednesday 29 before,” said Kirk Fraiser. April as all the high school students along with Perhaps when students named Mr. Steinkamp some elementary students entered the chapel, “so as “Mr. Office Attire,” Mr. Nollan as “Mr. Muscle today we have a special chapel, an awards cer2,” or Mr. Tyas as “Mr. Energizer Bunny,” it emony for the coaches. Listen carefully, because couldn’t have made more sense. Mr. Sasse’s tribute we have a series of things we want you to do.” by Chan-Mi Kim related how he never showed As instructed, students sat quietly in the his frustration with the players even though chapel with the lights turned off, waiting for they had little experience with the sport. She the coaches to enter. Loud music bombarded then named him “Mr. Cool Cucumber” to the the room as the coaches made their entrance; enjoyment of the students. every student stood and clapped, singing, “We As the spotlight glared off Mr. Moss’s head, will rock you—now!” he received the title “Mr. Most Reflective.” And Mr. Ben Stutzman, Ms. Michelle Prespoor Mr. Rogers’s award dubbed him “The tidge, Mr. Rob Nollan, Mr. Mark Sasse, Mrs. Husband of Mrs. Rogers.” Laughter shook the Corinne Rogers, Mr. Dennis Tyas, Mr. Bob walls of the chapel as Mr. Davis, alias “The Davis, Mr. Steve Liss, Mr. Michael Holden, Friendly Giant,” received praise for his warm Mr. Brian Merusi, Mr. Greg Stenlund, Mr. Karl bear hugs. Steinkamp, Mr. Clay Moss, Mrs. Lisa Munson, “Students hoped this short, little ceremony Mrs. Liebe Stutzman, Mr. Patrick Rogers, Mr. would repay their coaches, who had put hours Jason Selvanayagam, Mr. Gerry Steiert, and Mr. and hours of time helping them develop their David Thomas sat on the 19 chairs that lined Pressing the knife gently through the butter ic- athletic skills,” said Mr. Gwaltney. the front of the stage with surprised looks. Each ing, Mr. Gerry Steiert cuts the cake to honour At the end, everyone enjoyed a piece of a cake coach listened to his or her tribute and received the coaches. All high school and some elementary on his or her way back to class. Even though the watched quietly as one of the admired a humorous certificate, projected onto the screen students coaches stepped from the stage to get his piece. Two time had gone fast, the memory of their coaches’ for all to see. to three students gave speeches for each coach to dedication would stick with students for a long —By Golnaz Nazem Right before the presentation, a last-minute honour him or her. while.

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through because of God.” After the testimonies, the crowd journeyed down to the beach for the baptisms. The sun shone brightly after it had come up on the hoAs the sun rose on the east side of the island, Dalat staff and students rizon, and the waves crashed softly on the beach as everyone gathered and families gathered together to celebrate the life of their Lord Jesus around to cheer on classmates, siblings, children, friends, and students. Christ. At 7 a.m. on 12 April, everyone walked down to lower campus After each person came up out of the water, the crowd erupted with to sit in the amphitheater in front of the ocean. cheers and applause. As light came over the horizon to begin Easter Sunday, everyone “Walking out to the water I was so excited and happy because my sang worship songs, and prayed, and heard from Mr. Rich Gwaltney mom decided at the last minute to come out in the water with me. about the importance of Easter. The climax of the service, however, When I came up out of the water, it was cool to hear everyone cheercame when people gave their testimonies before being baptized. ing. I felt so happy!” said Ai-Ching Ung. “I was also really glad that Five middle school students came up and there were no jellyfish in the water because I shared their stories of how they came to love was a little worried about that. I felt so good Jesus. As the five stood together in front of afterwards because I took months trying to the crowd, some of them shook with nerdecide whether or not to get baptized.” vousness, some looked down thinking about Afterwards, the crowd migrated once how they would present their testimony, but again, this time to the cafeteria for a special all beamed with excitement at their choice breakfast put on by the kitchen staff. Sauand courage to stand in front of everyone. sages, eggs, pancakes, and fruit made up the After them, six high school students gourmet morning meal; and people enjoyed walked to the front of the crowd and profellowshipping on Easter Sunday morning fessed their faith and desire for baptism. over good food. The six high school students felt in the As the sun set on the west side of the same boat—nervous, apprehensive, but island, staff, students, and families settled elated and looking forward to going under down in their homes, reflecting over the the water for their Lord. celebration of Christ’s life that day. The Khalie Mahoney said, “When my day had included worship, prayer, baptism, aying hands on Riley Mahoney and the other people that had brother got up to give his testimony I was Lchosen baptism on 12 April, the community of family and fellowship, and reflection on the life of crying the whole time! His story is amaz- friends lift the group up in prayer. The baptisms on Easter Jesus—a day well spent. ing. It’s cool to see how strong he has come Sunday gave each person a chance to celebrate new life. —By Sheena McLeod

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“This year’s Science Fair is rather like a science exhibition,” said Mr. Barend Blom. “Students have worked hard on their projects, so feel free to walk around and support them by participating in activities they’ve planned.” Right in front of the stage, chemistry students settled their places with glassware to explain a scientific process called titration. Although they attracted more adults with professional-looking settings, many students visited other tables and left happily with candies they won for answering related questions correctly. “Ewww! Is that shrimp dead?” As someone shouted, lots of people gathered around Marco Kim’s table. “No, it’s not,” answered Kim with a smile. “My partner and I found that if you place a shrimp in sawdust, it won’t die.” And when Kat Kang Both eyes focused on the bottle, Lakshmi voluntarily wore the Meyyappan slowly pours vinegar soltuion rubber glove and tried while Esther Park holds the burette. Just before to catch the shrimp in the Science Fair, chemistry students busily the water, everybody prepared all the chemicals and equipments watched breathlessly. needed to present the process of titration dur “Oh, it’s there, there!” ing the night. said Abbie Eckman, pointing at the casually moving shrimp. When Kang slowly reached her hand towards the shrimp, however, everyone suddenly pulled back and screamed—the shrimp jumped as if stunned by an electric shock and rapidly swam away, splattering the water out of the tank on students’ faces. Besides the exciting activity of catching the shrimp, students displayed their creativity through various eye-catching events— for example, touching a jellyfish, seeing who could catch the most worms with chopsticks in one minute, and dissecting a cuttlefish. “The Science Fair was much better than I thought it would be,” said Rami Lee. “They had more activities that involved the crowd and candies for a prize for participating in the activities they prepared, so it was more interesting!” Students and staff, with leftover sweets in their pockets, left the “exhibition” with a sense of time well spent. —By Yea-Lim Ko

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“College will be a lot different from Dalat,” Mr. David Eckman explained to the Design and Purpose class on Monday, 20 April. Mr. Eckman came to Dalat in April to complete his work to graduate with a degree in counseling from Toccoa Falls College. Juniors in Design and Purpose took advantage of this opportunity to ask him questions about college life, into which they will transfer in a year. “What kinds of jobs are available on campus? Do people work a lot during their freshman year?” asked Joycelyn Woo. Mr. Eckman helped students understand about college life by giving examples of events and telling stories about his friends as well as personal anecdotes. This gave good insight to college life in the U.S.A., showing the class of 2010 how independent life is once they leave home (or the dorms) for the first time. “Have your limits drawn big and bold,” Mr. Eckman said. “Don’t have a fuzzy line because there might be some things you accept as harmless or all right but later realize you have made a huge mistake.” Mr. Eckman grabbed the attention of the students by sharing some of his mistakes, Laughing with Rami Lee, Mr. David explaining the challenges and Eckman discusses dating habits with drastic changes they will have to dorm kids. In addition to interning in deal with in attending college in the counseling department, Mr. Eck- North America. man also helped out in the dorms and This semester, Mr. Eckgot to know many students. man works with Mrs. Bethany Thomas’s classes to earn credit for his degree. He gained practice by dealing with students whenever he substituted for her. As a former Dalat student, Mr. Eckman knew how to communicate effectively with “Third-Culture Kids,” and he shared answers to some of the same questions he himself had before he went to college. “I mean everything. You’re not with your family or friends anymore; you have to start new in college—and that’s different,” Mr. Eckman explained. Mr. Eckman has enjoyed returning to Dalat and to Asia; he especially likes bossing his little sister Abbie around. “It’s great to be back,” he said. “Dalat has lots of good memories for me; I hope I can help some of you guys out so you won’t struggle when you —By Rishika Dias go off to college.”

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Love Is in the Air

Sung Bum KIM

Like Leung, boys asked their friends and classmates to help in asking, rather than doing it alone. George Merusi, dressed as a bearded Moses, read instructions off his make-shift Ten Commandments tablets “Hey, Hung [Yi Song], how are you gonna ask her?” asked David to Chan-Mi Kim as Kaleb Archer “snuck” up from behind, offered Kim. Instead of replying, Song raised a single finger to his lips and Kim a bouquet, and asked her the question. smiled enigmatically. Song held in his hands several Ezra Dass, on the other hand, got assistance from bags of M&Ms and together with Melanie Debatin more than one person by recruiting a whole band strolled toward the canteen. He clearly had something of Koreans to sing a romantic Korean song to Juhee in mind. Jeong. “I kinda felt guilty because I just stayed back Nobody really discussed the topic in public, but in the background while the Koreans did all the singas the end of March drew nearer, high school boys, ing,” said Dass. “It’s funny; they all seemed to know minus the freshmen, started to show visible signs of the lyrics by heart.” desperateness and anxiety in stark contrast to the girls’ Other boys who had other plans up their sleeves excitement and anticipation. carried out the “job” without requiring any additional Finally, all emotions hit the climax on the fateful day assistance or help. Gilbert Weng, who owned a car, of 19 March, the day that started off the “JSB-asking” drove his vehicle onto campus during lunchtime season. Boys who planned to attend the Junior Senior and asked Min-Ji Kang by opening up the trunk to Banquet on 25 April had to ask the girls they wanted reveal a bundle of balloons and a message card. “I as their partners, but they had to do so with a touch didn’t really worry too much about a plan,” said he, of creativity and delicacy. “because I already had a car that I could use one way Although most of the boys concocted some creative or the other.” ways of petitioning their special one, a number of them After several minutes into senior Bible class down came up with a brilliant, if not somewhat bizarre way Singing a song that he wrote, Se-Chan in the chapel, the door creaked open, and Song to ask out the girls. Hwang strums his guitar as he asks sneaked in with a cookie tray in his hands. He knelt Rolland Leung and his band of cohorts disguised Mei-Xian Shee to the JSB. Although in front of a surprised Susheela Meyyappan and themselves as crooks, took up baseball bats and wearing the majority of high school boys came handed her the tray decorated with colorful M&Ms masks, “assailed” a baffled Kirsten Lee in the canteen. up with novel and unheard of ways that spelled out “JSB.” to ask their girls, others, like Hwang, “Now that was embarrassing,” said Leung. “After taking chose the more subtle but tried and “Aww, that’s cute,” said Meyyappan; and she nodmy mask off to ask Kirsten the question, I accidentally true romantic way; he serenaded her. ded her head happily to Song’s question, “Will you dropped it. Gosh! How stupid of me!” go to JSB with me?” —By Sung Bum Kim

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*Abbie, Kat, Rami 181 Abernathy, Heather 84, 154, 157, 184 Abraham, Rachel 157, 184 Academic Division Page 82, 83 Acquoi, Shawn 119 Addink, Abigail 34, 83, 86, 119 Addink, Caleb 82, 119 Addink, Dave 157, 184 Advanced Band 225 Advanced Merit Diploma 114, 115 After-school Activities 122 After-Sneak Dinner 146 Alexander, Frank 100, 157 Allen, James 157, 184 Allen, Ruthie 119 Aloysius, Mary “Penny” 161 Ambassadors 50, 51, 226 Ang, Adeline 161, 162, 178 A Rajiah, Kalawathy Pakkiathai 161 Archer, Annie 8, 64, 70, 100, 133, 137, 187 Archer, Kaleb 4, 6, 12, 25, 116, 136, 148, 149, 151, 152, 187, 214, 215, 218 *Archer, Mr. & Mrs. 177 Archer, Shauna 126, 144, 157, 184 Archer, Tim 48, 157, 184 Arokiadass, Indrani 161, 207 Art 106, 107

Arulandoo, Jeston “John” 161 *Avion Holidays 175 Ayaroo, A Sulojana (Mala) 161, 162

*Baan Thai Restaurant 193 Babcock, Danny 55, 64, 76, 116, 132, 134, 141, 158, 230 Babcock, Tim 56, 79, 94, 98, 109, 148, 151, 152, 154, 214 Bae, Sally 125, 160, 223 Bahasa Melayu 104, 105 Baker, Alicia 23 Baker, John 23 Band 108, 109 Band, Concert 226 Band, Jazz 52, 53, 226 Band, Grade 6 224 Band, Grade 7&8 Beginning 224 Band, Junior 225 Baptisms 205 Barber, Barb 221 Barber, Daniel 42, 97, 141 Barber, John 220 Barber, Matthew 121, 220 Barber, Sarah 34, 86, 87, 123, 221 Barber, Stephen 28, 137, 139, 222 Barber, Tim 129 Barker, Zach 11, 133, 141, 164 Basketball, Girls’ 228 Basketball, Junior Varsity 231 Basketball, Middle School 66, 67 Basketball, MSSPP 78, 79 Basketball, Varsity Boys’ 64, 65, 231 Basketball, Varsity Girls’ 68, 69, 228

Beach Fun 124 Bear Cubs 220 Behind-the-Scenes People 162 Bible 100, 101 Bieling, Kathy 157, 184 Bieling, Larry 157 Biology 102, 103 Birthdays 130, 199 Blatt, Jordyn 88, 129, 224, 229 Blatt, Joshua 112, 118, 145 Blatt, Matt 109, 112, 130, 139 Blom, Annami 106, 157, 184 Blom, Barend 9, 157, 184,

209 *Blossom Art Gallery 183 Bodley, Bronwyn 157, 184, 205, 221, 223 Boshoff, David 74, 75, 77, 157, 184 Boshoff, Nadia 22, 26, 27, 48, 49, 54, 58, 59, 62, 63, 74, 109, 127, 128, 145, 153, 164, 185, 219, 227, 228 Boshoff, Suzette 6, 153, 157, 184 Boy Scouts 42, 43, 222 Boys’ Softball 230 Brandon, Jessie 7, 88, 118, 129, 222, 224

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL: FRONT ROW: Khalie Mahoney, Joseph Kim, Bosuk Hong, Kat Kang, Juhee Jeong, Juah Jeong; BACK ROW: Sarah Hwang, Se-Chan Hwang, George Merusi, John Jang, Seung Yoon Nam

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: FRONT ROW: Yea-Lim Ko, Cindy Wang, Susheela Meyyappan, Min-Ji Kang, Kirsten Lee, Juhee Jeong, Yushin Park, Joycelyn Woo; SECOND ROW: Kat Kang, Melanie Debatin, Rami Lee, Nadia Boshoff, Sung Bum Kim, Anna Kang, Bill Kang; BACK ROW: May Yamauchi, Seung Yoon Nam, Paul Kim, Riley Mahoney, Kirsten Brink, Juah Jeong

NJHS: FRONT ROW: Xiao-Leen Siow, Ji-Won Park, Wei-Kheng Teh, Chan-Yang Kim, Brittany Hurlbut, Chanel Huang; BACK ROW: Kevin Pyee, Keanu Lee, Ben Weidemann, Cricket DeLoach, Reagan Mahoney, Josiah Steinkamp; NOT PICTURED: Mr. Mike Holden

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BEAR CUBS: FRONT ROW: Mr. Choon-Piao Ooi, Jerald Ooi, Jia-Jie Toon, Matthew Barber, Mr. John Barber; BACK ROW: Mrs. Swee-Hong Tan, Daniel Lim, Aaron Worten

Brewster, Brian 142, 157, 162, 184 Brewster, Kalia 84, 119 Brewster, Lana 84, 119, 128, 171 Brink, Kirsten 23, 24, 36, 94, 96, 97, 112, 115, 150, 151, 152, 181, 197, 214, 215, 219, 227 Brito, Gabriel 125, 220, 223 Brito, Gabriella 41, 123, 221 Brokaw, Elisabeth 35, 88, 89, 111, 127, 221, 222, 227, 229 Brokaw, Emily 29, 30, 50, 108, 139, 205, 226, 233 Brokaw, Jonathan 98, 145, 146, 183, 205, 222, 226, 230 Brokaw, Valeri 29, 35, 50, 157, 173, 184, 222, 224, 225, 226 Brownies 220, 221

CUB SCOUTS: FRONT ROW: Daniel Kim, Shione Stengele, Mr. Scott Cairncross; BACK ROW: Paul Kim, Tyler Cairncross

WEBELOS: FRONT ROW: Mr. Dennis Tyas, Joon-Young Lee, Nathanael Cox, Andrew Kim, David Vriend; BACK ROW: Tim Sasse, Daniel Munson, Gabriel Brito

BROWNIES: FRONT ROW: Margaret Moss, Momilani DeLoach, Rebekah Lee, Mrs. Lori D’Cruz; BACK ROW: Suji Lim, Ye-Ju Chang, Esther Ko

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*C&MA Canada 195 *C&MA Indonesia 171 *C&MA International Ministries 205 Cairncross, Bryan 60, 108, 109, 139, 205, 222, 226, 230, 235 Cairncross, Debbie 124, 157, 184 Cairncross, Scott 156, 157, 184, 220, 222 Cairncross, Tyler 36, 87, 123, 220, 223 Canteen 8, 9 *Cat, Sheena, Kyle, Riley 189 Chan, Ai Lee 118, 157, 184 Chan, Ethan 84, 119 Chang, Alice Ye-ju 121 Chang, Andrew 117, 119, 171 Chang, Sally 92, 93, 133, 225

Chang, Ye-Ju 220 Chan, Michelle 5, 133, 160, 222, 225, 229 Charity & Compassion 120, 121 Chat Rooms 14, 15 Chee, Ken 135 Chee, Wei-Ken 225 Chemistry 102, 103, 183 *Cheow Guan Sdn. Bhd. 179 Chiao, Boch 2, 3, 24, 81, 109, 112, 151, 173, 201, 214, 215, 230, 235 Chiem, Cindy 129, 142, 222, 224, 227 Chinn, David 123, 223 Chinn, Debbie 157, 184 Chinn, Emma 133, 173, 222, 225, 229 Chinn, Evan 127, 128 Chinn, Jonathan 123, 160, 235 Chinn, Larry 48, 142, 144, 157, 160, 177, 179, 184 Chinn, Sarah 20, 34, 121, 154 Ch’ng, Denise 91, 92, 157 Ch’ng, Yi 129, 224 Cho, David 133, 224 Cho, Joy 125, 141, 229 Choi, Brian 133 Choi, David 74, 76, 92, 116, 139, 226, 230 Choi, Dennis 88, 91, 129 Choi, Jim 92, 138, 139, 158, 181, 185 Choi, Josephine 100, 117, 151, 214 Choi, Kevin 92, 133 Choi, Peter 101, 104, 145 Choir 108, 109 Choir, High School 227 Choir, Middle School 227 Choir Trip 22, 23 Chong, Joel 161, 162 Christmas 126, 128 Chuah, Joel 117, 141 Chuang, Alice 29 Chung, Matt 125

Chung, Min 7, 13 Closing 234, 235 Clubs, Elementary 36, 37 Coaching 203 Colburn, Fred 6, 14, 26, 128, 154, 157, 162, 165, 169, 184, 199 Colburn, Peggy 88, 89, 128, 157, 165, 184, 187, 199, 232 Combrink, Bernard 5, 38, 82, 121, 127 Combrink, Charlotte 29, 222, 231 Combrink, Danielle 123, 231 Combrink, Lucia 3, 29, 88, 129, 222, 224, 231 Computers 98, 99, 181 Computer Science 98, 99 Concert Band 226 Cox, Arielle 221 Cox, Aryanna 41, 221 Cox, Nathanael 220 *Crown College 172 Cub Scouts 220

*Dalat Chapel 169 *Dalat Staff 184 Danneker, Nathan 47, 118, 139, 226 Das, Rishub 129 Dass, Erica 129, 224, 227 Dass, Erin 60, 61, 122, 135, 225, 229 Dass, Ezra 18, 56, 102, 105, 136, 145, 158, 177, 218, 230 Dass, Rani 157, 184 Davis, Bob 88, 127, 157, 184, 203 D’Cruz, Lori 157, 184, 220 Debatin, Melanie 24, 101, 106, 107, 109, 112, 119, 151, 164, 199, 214, 215, 218, 219, 226

deLeeuw, Tara 2, 106, 157 DeLoach, Cricket 5, 60, 90, 115, 135, 169, 219, 222, 225, 229 DeLoach, Momilani 5, 36, 84, 121, 155, 220 DeLoach, Skyloer 5 DeLoach, Zach 127 Demis, Ciocoiu 119 Derkson, Renata 5, 11, 82, 120, 145 DeVette, Juliet 3, 5, 29, 30, 31, 50, 52, 108, 122, 138, 139, 205, 226, 229, 233 Dharmalingam, Jaya 161, 187 Dias, Ashan 180 *Dias, Mr. & Mrs. 180 Dias, Rishika 130, 145, 147, 171, 180, 199, 235 Dobbie, Amber 106, 151 Doraisamy, Nagamal “Rose” 161 Doraisamy, Naranyanasamy 161 Dorm Council 48, 49, 223 Dorm Retreats 132, 133 Dorm Trips 134, 135 Drama Club 30, 31 Drama, High School Semester 1 233 Drama, Middle School 173, 222

Easter Sunrise Service 205 Eckman, Abbie 59, 62, 63, 74, 83, 94, 109, 134, 150, 151, 152, 154, 169, 171, 187, 195, 205, 209, 214, 215, 217, 227, 228, 234 Eckman, David 217 Eckman, Sam 91, 135, 158, 191, 213, 225, 231

BROWNIES: FRONT ROW: Lakshmi Meyyappan, Julia Girling, Louise Kim, Gabriella Brito, Sarah Lee; BACK ROW: Mrs. Barb Barber, Sarah Barber, Jennifer Lupinacci, Julia Munson, Mrs. Jasmane Frans

JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS: FRONT ROW: Angelene Woo, Karissa Steinkamp, Ysabel Loh, Kaela Ruble; BACK ROW: Emma Merusi, Elisabeth Brokaw, Gloria Kim, Ms. Bronwyn Bodley; NOT PICTURED: Katherine Hill, Mrs. Sara New

BROWNIES: FRONT ROW: Esther Kim, Aryanna Cox, Kenlee Stenlund, Christina Kim; BACK ROW: Mrs. Tara Stenlund, Mikaela Steinkamp, Ke-Erh Huang, Cassandra Samuel, Mrs. Nancy Friesen

Junior Girl Scouts: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Karen Sasse, Zoey Lee, Arielle Cox, Aster H’ng, Mrs. Martha Halbedl; BACK ROW: Ji Min Park, Yeo-Rin Yun, Rachel Halbedl, Rachel Hurlbut

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Eighth Grade 134, 135, 136, 137 Eighth Grade Buddies 191 Eightieth Birthday Celebration 142 Elections 195 Elementary Clubs 36, 37 Elementary Musicals 34, 35 Elementary Sports 38, 39

Elementary Student Council 223 Eleventh Grade 144, 145, 147 Elmes, Brooke 85, 119 Elmes, Holly 112, 133 Emerson, Ashley 16, 17, 91, 133 Emerson, Braden 83, 119 Emerson, Hailey 38, 125,

129, 223 English 94, 95 English as a Second Language 92, 93 Ensemble 52, 53, 227 ESL 92, 93 *ESL Department 173 *ESOL Learning Centre 191 Excoms 48, 49 Expat Lives 156

BOY SCOUTS: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Carla Loehden, Joshua Moon, Kendall Stenlund, Michael Ha, Joseph Hawthorne, Daniel Ha, Farid Syed, Kirk Ladner, Fernando Paz; BACK ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Reagan Mahoney, Mr. Karl Steinkamp, Josiah Steinkamp, Stephen Barber, Axel Loehden, Jonathan Brokaw, Joe Merusi, Mr. David Loehden, Bryan Cairncross, Mr.. Scott Cairncross

MS DRAMA: FRONT ROW: Justin Strong, Kendall Stenlund, Farid Syed, Chanel Huang, Brittany Hurlbut, Joanna Robinson, Yeon-Woo Sakong, Thushara Kantimahanti, Kenya Gimson; SECOND ROW: Wei-Kheng Teh, Joseph Hawthorne, Michelle Chan, Reese Terry, Josiah Steinkamp, Sophie Ly, Niklaus Ooi, Stephanie Jones, Emma Chinn, Becky Kong; BACK ROW: Levi Woodring, Justin Lao, Daniel Rogers, Steven Ulbricht, Caleb Martinez, Cricket DeLoach, Cassandra Tan, Jamie Thompson, Evelyne Kiiza, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw

INTERMEDIATE MUSICAL: FRONT ROW: Karsten Ladner, Kristian Stenlund, John Lee, Hyeon-Gyu Jeong, Morris Huang, Hyeon-Jeong Lee, Christina Lee, Rachel Hurlbut, Kirk Ladner, Sabrina Ly, Sunny Kim; SECOND ROW: Katie Gwaltney, Mio Miyasaka, Esther Kweon, Jessie Brandon, Juliet Suen, Tesa Sasse, Marianna Moss, Ysabel Loh, Joyce Oh, Cindy Chiem, Isabel Girling; BACK ROW: Amanda Goh, Hannah Tan, Joann Lee, Charlotte Combrink, Lucia Combrink, Elisabeth Brokaw, Alex Park, Gloria Kim, Emma Merusi, Kassy Steinkamp, Kael Ruble, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; NOT PICURED: Fernando Paz, Rachel Halbedl.

222 _Index

Fan, Andrew 141 *Farmasie Tanjung Bunga 171 Fern, Lilian Ooi Huey 118 Fifth Grade 88, 89, 129 Fifth-Sixth Musicals 34, 35 Fire in Grade 5 Classroom 187 First Grade 84, 85, 120, 121 Fitness 110, 111 Floorball 44, 45 *FLTZ Logic 212 Flu 167 Food ’n’ Fun Fair 160 Football, Middle School 60, 61 Football, Junior Varsity 56, 57 Football, Middle School 60, 61 Football, Middle School Girls’ 229 Football, MSSPP Boys’ 76, 77, 230 Football, Varsity Boys’ 56, 57, 229, 230 Football, Varsity Girls’ 58, 59 Foreign Language 104, 105 Forensics 32, 33, 232 *Forever Travel Service 216 Forsdick, Jamielee 113, 125, 141 Forsdick, Jarrod 135, 224 Foster, Cat 14, 64, 106, 109, 111, 129, 133, 149, 150, 151, 152, 154, 167, 168, 169, 181, 182, 195, 207, 214, 215, 234 *Foster, Mr. & Mrs. 168 Fourth Grade 86, 87, 125 Fraiser, Kirk 9, 26, 51, 99, 124, 126, 145, 169, 177, 203, 205, 226, 230 Frans, Dylan 102, 139 Frans, Jasmane 32, 157, 184, 221

Freezies 179 Frentz, Danae 6, 8, 14, 15, 59, 68, 69, 108, 120, 137, 139, 227, 228, 231 Freshmen 136, 137, 140, 141 Friesen, Nancy 21, 28, 41, 157, 184, 221 Fu, Anna 28, 32, 33, 53, 95, 108, 112, 123, 141, 226, 232 Furbush, Kate 11, 106, 118, 124, 145

Gamble, Jessica 22, 23, 30, 32, 33, 105, 121, 124, 130, 144, 145, 163, 167, 227, 232, 233 Ganapathy, Palany 161 Geh, Gary 7, 29, 52, 53, 112, 144, 145, 146, 226, 227 *G Hotel 176 Gimson, Alex 47, 139, 226 Gimson, Kenya 7, 60, 133, 173, 222, 225, 229 Gimson, Nick 88, 129, 224 Girling, Hayden 34, 119 Girling, Isabel 75, 127, 222, 229 Girling, Julia 34, 41, 221, 223 Girling, William 34, 37, 84, 119 Girl Scouts 40, 41 Girls’ Basketball 228 Girls’ Volleyball 62, 63, 228 Goh, Allen 44, 45, 133, 225 Goh, Amanda 127, 222, 227 Goh, Andy 45, 97, 139, 226 Goh, Seng Hock 161 Gouws, Deon 18, 25, 121, 136, 151, 154, 155, 214, 215 Govinda, Ramasami 161

Grade 6 Band 224 Grade 7&8 Beginning Band 224 *Greenway 199 Gummeson, Lana 157, 184 Gurney Plaza 136, 137 Gwaltney, Ben 34, 154, 179 Gwaltney, Katie 17, 88, 129, 169, 222, 224, 229 Gwaltney, Kerrybeth 3, 112, 156, 157, 184 Gwaltney, Rich 2, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 26, 47, 120, 152, 156, 157, 166, 169, 184, 199, 203, 205

Ha, Daniel Yoon Hyoung 92, 93, 123, 222, 224, 225 Ha, Jamie 35, 127 Ha, Michael 20, 127, 222 Halbedl, Joel 127 Halbedl, Martha 221 Halbedl, Rachel 28, 127, 128, 221, 223, 235 Hanlon, Steve 132 Hawthorne, Joseph 43, 133, 222, 225 Hayashi, Jonathan 26, 27, 28, 30, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 94, 96, 106, 150, 151, 152, 154, 169, 173, 174, 197, 214, 215, 223, 226, 227, 234 *Hayashi, Mr. & Mrs. 174 Health 110, 111 *High Power Electrical 217 High School Choir 227 High School Drama Semester One 233 *High School Student Council 219 *HL Shoppes 211 H’ng, Aster 221 Ho, Ah Khang 161 Hofmann, Sarah 135, 225 Holden, Lyn 83, 97, 142,

157 Holden, Michael 7. 13, 26, 56, 78. 111. 115, 157, 184, 203. 230, 234 Holden, Sam 5, 234 Hong, Bosuk 4, 26, 47, 74, 111, 151, 166, 173, 193, 214, 215, 219 Ho, Victor 5, 55, 70, 81, 137, 145, 146, 183, 226, 230 Hsiang, Tiffany 106, 145

Hsiao, Jason 24, 54, 106, 149, 151, 152, 173, 201, 214, 215 Hsiao, Jeffrey 67, 139 Hsiao, Jessica 4, 125, 223 *Hsiao, Mr. & Mrs. 210 Hsieh, Shelina 2, 135, 225 Huang, Chanel 135, 219, 222, 225 Huang, Ke-Erh 29, 41, 121, 221 Huang, Kevin 5, 9, 79, 100, 140, 141, 165, 193

DORM COUNCIL: FRONT ROW: Chan-Mi Kim, Abbie Thompson, Kat Kang; BACK ROW: Sheena McLeod, Mrs. Valerie Weidemann, Jonathan Hayashi, Jamie Kim

ELEMENTARY STUDENT COUNCIL: FRONT ROW: Jessica Hsiao, Sarah Lee, Julia Girling, Tayla Kirk, Nara Lee, Gabriel Brito, Tim Sasse; BACK ROW: Shione Stengele, David Chinn, Tian Ooi, Hailey Emerson, Sally Bae, Jasmine Wood-Singh, Joon-Young Lee, Tyler Cairncross, Ms. Bronwyn Bodley

INTERMEDIATE STUDENT COUNCIL: FRONT ROW: John Cotton Watson, Chardin Stengele, Jeremy Lupinacci, Peter Lee; BACK ROW: Rachel Halbedl, Richard Oh, Jay Wood-Singh; NOT PICTURED: Mr. Mike Holden, Gloria Kim, Lucia Combrink

Index _ 223

Huang, Maureen 36, 37, 86, 87 Huang, Morris 3, 16, 28, 127, 128, 222 Huang, Sam 34, 86, 125 Huang, Tien-Erh 119 Huang, Yong-Yu 117, 119 Human Anatomy 102, 103 Hurlbut, Brittany 6, 29, 91, 133, 160, 173, 219, 222, 225, 231 Hurlbut, Rachel 41, 127, 221, 222, 227 Hurlbut, Rick 100, 159, 184, 234 Hwang, Sarah 3, 8, 29, 50, 78, 108, 139, 160, 226, 228, 229 Hwang, Se-Chan 7, 52, 100, 101, 103, 104, 145, 166, 218, 219, 226, 230, 231

I Industrial Arts 106, 107 Information Technology 98, 99 Intermediate Musical 222 Intermediate Student Council 223 Internet 181 Island Plaza 136, 137 IT 181

J Jang, John 13, 23, 26, 92, 96, 98, 99, 101, 106, 112, 137, 151, 158, 166, 169, 173, 214, 215, 219, 227

Jazz Band 52, 53, 226 Jeong, Hyeon-Gyu 7, 127, 142, 222 Jeong, Juah 96, 136, 144, 145, 146, 160, 166, 179, 219, 227 Jeong, Juhee 13, 97, 113, 115, 148, 151, 154, 166, 214, 215, 218, 219 Jeong, Soo-Bi 34, 38, 84, 121, 155 Jeong, Woo-Jin 119 Jeong, Woo-Sung 17, 129, 224 Jin, Seung Ju 20, 127 Jin, Seung Wie 5, 235 Jones, Hannah 5, 7, 107, 137, 140, 141, 205, 227 Jones, Stephanie 133, 222, 225, 229 Journalism 94, 95 Jung, David 92, 127, 187 Junior Band 225

GRADE 6 BAND: FRONT ROW: John Lee, Tim Phan, Nick Gimson, Clarissa Lister, Jessie Brandon, Mio Miyasaka, Katie Gwaltney, Cindy Chiem, Jordyn Blatt, Hyeon-Jeong Lee, Yi Ch’ng; SECOND ROW: Jay Wood-Singh, Ji-Won Youn, Gina Yang, Marianna Moss, Rebekah Steinkamp, Tesa Sasse, Ting-Hai Lim, Joshua Wiesner, Jian-Shiun Lai, Martin Karing, Kirk Ladner; THIRD ROW: Kaori Terada, Hannah Tan, Nicole Sigrist, Shaikha Shahtaj, Woo-Seong Jeong, Jet Oh, Alex Park, Daniel Nollan, Hung Jie Song, Shion Matsumoto, Andy Kim, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Kevin Oh, Joann Lee, Emily Tan, David Ulbricht, Laurian Kilindo, Lucia Combrink, Johnathan Tan, Richard Oh, Yan-Rong Tan, AJ Nunez, Erica Dass, Juliet Suen; NOT PICTURED: Fernando Paz, Rishub Das, Clara Park

GRADE 7 & 8 BEGINNING BAND: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Justin Strong, Shaun P’ng, Justin Lao, Daniel Ha, Reese Terry, Amanda Ng, Thushara Kantimahanti; BACK ROW: Andy Oh, Josh Thorne, Caleb Martinez, Jarrod Forsdick, Wesley Ku, David Cho, Cassandra Tan, Sophie Ly; NOT PICTURED: Holly Elmes, Rachel Wong, Robert Yun

224 _Index

Junior Fund-raising 144, 145 Junior Girl Scouts 221 Junior Girls’ Softball 229 Juniors 144, 145, 147 Junior Varsity Basketball 231 Junior Varsity Boys’ Football 56, 57 Jun, Seung-Jou 141 JV Basketball 231

K *Kampong Restaurant 187 Kanasamy, Francis 161 Kang, Anna 24, 25, 96, 97, 106, 112, 150, 153, 195, 214, 215, 219 Kang, Bill 11, 12, 17, 48, 52, 70, 145, 146, 169, 219, 226, 230 Kang, Claudia 161, 162, 199 Kang, Esther 91, 133, 225 Kang, Kat 14, 15, 47, 48, 49, 64, 115, 117, 120, 132, 149, 150, 152, 153, 155, 158, 164, 166, 169, 187, 197, 205, 209, 213, 214, 215, 219, 223, 226 Kang, Min-Ji 19, 92, 101, 112, 114, 115, 116, 118, 153, 167, 173, 193, 201, 213, 214, 215, 218, 219 *Kang, Mr. & Mrs. 167 Kantimahanti, Thushara 16, 17, 133, 222, 224, 225 Karing, Martin 88, 129, 224 Karing, Simon 133, 225 Karner, Lauren 84, 119 Karpaya, Valliammah 161, 162 *Kat, Abbie, Rami 181 Keane, Mark 18, 92, 100, 101, 141, 158, 193, 197, 230

*Keat Cheong Auto Service 170 *Keat Interior Design 211 *Kenko Reflexology & Fish Spa 209 Kes, Dianna 22, 74, 104, 110, 122, 130, 136, 141, 164, 197, 213, 227 Kes, Sam 3, 90, 91, 134, 135, 175, 225 Khoo, Amy 4, 161, 162 Kiehl, Norman 28, 30, 48, 49, 56, 61, 65, 76, 93, 104, 109, 110, 126, 153, 154, 185, 197, 201, 214, 215, 227, 230, 231, 233 Kiiza, Evelyne 14, 29, 91, 124, 135, 137, 169, 191, 222, 225, 229, 233 Kiiza, Marieth 7, 32, 33, 53, 118, 124, 137, 140, 227, 232 Kilindo, Laurian 17, 129, 224 Kim, Andrew 125, 220 Kim, Andy 129, 224 Kim, Chan-Mi 5, 7, 13, 50, 54, 55, 70, 79, 80, 81, 113, 120, 124, 132, 134, 141, 143, 203, 218, 223, 226, 228, 229 Kim, Chan-Yang 7, 15, 60, 75, 91, 115, 122, 124, 1133, 37, 191, 219, 225, 229 Kim, Christina 139, 221 Kim, Claire 99 Kim, Daniel (Grade 3) 5, 38, 220 Kim, Daniel (Grade 5) 21, 127, 235 Kim, Daniel (Grade 7) 112, 133, 225 Kim, Daniel (Grade 11) 88, 97, 118, 120, 124, 144, 147, 163, 177, 181, 185, 193 Kim, David 53, 64, 75, 83, 100, 102, 106, 116, 148, 152, 153, 155, 164, 214, 215, 218, 227, 234

Kim, Esther (Grade 2) 34, 121, 221 Kim, Esther (Grade 8) 17, 137, 225 Kim, Gloria 40, 127, 221, 222, 227 Kim, Grace (Grade 8) 91, 137, 191, 225 Kim, Grace (Grade 10) 94, 143 Kim, Joseph 71 Kim, Helen 22, 106, 149, 150, 153, 173, 214, 215, 227 Kim, Jamie 5, 48, 110, 116, 117, 144, 147, 158, 223, 230 Kim, Jenny 2, 121 Kim, John 37, 119 Kim, Joseph 67, 109, 138, 139, 219, 226, 230, 231 Kim, Kun-Hee 143, 229 Kim, Louise 34, 86, 221 Kim, Marco 5, 70, 103, 105,

116, 117, 119, 122, 140, 143, 209, 230 *Kim, Mr. & Mrs. 192 Kim, Paul (Grade 3) 87, 220 Kim, Paul (Grade 12) 5, 47, 97, 114, 115, 137, 150, 153, 164, 169, 173, 214, 215, 219, 235 Kim, Seong-Min 86, 123 Kim, Sung Bum 109, 110, 153, 192, 201, 213, 214, 215, 219 Kim, Sunny 127, 222 Kim, Yu-Min 83, 119 Kimball, Jacob 6, 7, 13, 14, 51, 96, 100, 106, 113, 126, 128, 130, 135, 146, 147, 158, 165, 169, 181, 185, 226, 235 Kimball, Jason 30, 31, 47, 65, 66, 97, 139, 230, 231, 233 Kindergarten 84, 85, 119, 120, 121

Kirk, Joel 139, 226 Kirk, Tayla 34, 125, 223 Klassen, Nathanael 112, 159, 169, 184, 205 Ko, Esther 29, 86, 87, 123, 220 Koethler, Nellie 159, 167, 184 Kong, Becky 90, 133, 222, 225 Ko, Yea-Lim 26, 116, 119, 136, 145, 147, 177, 219 Ku, Ha-Ra 51, 96, 138, 139, 227, 229 Kuppusamy, Mani 161 Ku, Wesley 6, 137, 224, 225, 231 Kwak, Taehee 83, 121 Kwak, Tae-Hee 34 Kweon, Esther 127, 222 Kweon, Grace 91, 137, 173, 225 Kwon, Steven 47, 48, 49, 225 *Kyle, Sheena, Cat, Riley 189

JUNIOR BAND: FRONT ROW: Kendall Stenlund, Farid Syed, Sabina Lee, Joanna Robinson, Wei-Kheng Teh, Niklaus Ooi, Brittany Hurlbut, Yeon-Woo Sakong, Emma Chinn, Kelly Shim, Thushara Kantimahanti, Kenya Gimson; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Levi Woodring, Josiah Steinkamp, Daniel Ha, Daniel Kim, Kevin Pyee, Stephanie Jones, Reese Terry, Joyce Lee, Esther Kang, Becky Kong, Sally Chang; BACK ROW: Joseph Hawthorne, Michelle Chan, Justin Lao, Joshua Watson, Daniel Rogers, Simon Karing, Steven Ulbricht, Justin Suen, Steven Kwon, Hanbyul Woo, Andy Oh, Allen Goh; NOT PICTURED: Ashley Emerson, Shotaro Minato, Brian Choi, Kevin Choi, Seok-Kyo Oh.

ADVANCED BAND: FRONT ROW: Sam Kes, Evelyne Kiiza, Harry Lewis, Reagan Mahoney, Grace Kweon, Chanel Huang, Chan-Yang Kim, Grace Kim, Jamie Thompson; SECOND ROW: Keanu Lee, Hanbyul Woo, Sam Eckman, Cricket DeLoach, Bertha Wang, Shelina Hsieh, Sarah Hofmann, Xiao-Leen Siow, Ji-Won Park, Erin Dass; BACK ROW: Eric Lin, Hank Wong, Wesley Ku, Joshua Woodring, Wei-Ken Chee, Adam Lim, Ben Weidemann, Esther Kim, Mr. Kerry Mahoney; NOT PICTURED: Dennis Choi, David Tse, Yu-Min Pyee, Jeffery Yen.

Index _ 225

Ladner, Kaitlyn 6, 119, 171, 185 Ladner, Karsten 35, 88, 111, 127, 128, 185, 222

Ladner, Keegan 32, 57, 60, 103, 110, 113, 118, 139, 185, 233 Ladner, Kirk 16, 42, 43, 129, 185, 222, 224 Ladner, Kyle 14, 44, 45, 56, 76, 77, 98, 130, 148, 158, 165, 169, 185, 195,

205, 214, 215, 230 *Ladner, Mr. & Mrs. 185 Lai, Jian Shiun 129, 224 Lai, Owen 119 Lamel, Joseph 123 Lao, Justin 61, 133, 173, 222, 224, 225 Laundry 207

CONCERT BAND: FRONT ROW: Sarah Hwang, Alex Gimson, Matt Nguyen, Lucas Samuel, David Choi, Bryan Cairncross, Roc Wu, Anna Fu, Asha Oh, Emily Brokaw; SECOND ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Ji Hun Moon, Joel Kirk, Melanie Debatin, Kat Kang, Hung Yi Song, Susheela Meyyappan, Juliet DeVette, May Yamauchi, Sheena McLeod; BACK ROW: Andy Goh, Bill Kang, Joseph Kim, Riley Mahoney, Nathan Danneker, Joseph Kim, Terence Law, Joseph Merusi, James Vo

JAZZ BAND: FRONT ROW: Beth Nguyen, Lakshmi, Meyyappan, Roc Wu, Andy Oh, Asha Oh, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; SECOND ROW: Emily Brokaw, Juliet DeVette, Se-Ra Hwang, Bill Kang, Joel Kirk, Lucas Samuel;BACK ROW: Terence Law, Joseph Merusi, Jet Song, Se-Chan Hwang, Nico Nunez, Victor Ho, Joseph Kim

AMBASSADORS: FRONT ROW: Asha Oh, Charissa Tan, Rebekah Wiesner, Jonathan Hayashi, Sarah Lim, Yee Pei P’ng, Asha Oh; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Emily Brokaw, Katie Stevens, Sarah Hwang, Juliet DeVette, Jacob Kimball, Matt Nguyen; BACK ROW: Chan-Mi Kim, Kirk Fraiser, David Tse, Jonathan Brokaw, Andy Goh, Gary Geh

226 _Index

Law, Terence 62, 143, 158, 226, 230 Leadership Retreat 26, 27 Lee, Christina 127, 222 Lee, Eojin 39, 121 Lee, Hyeon-Jeong 129, 222, 224, 235 Lee, Jamie 177 Lee, JiSoo 74, 97, 100, 106, 151, 152, 158, 214, 215 Lee, Joann 61, 123, 129, 222, 224, 229 Lee, John 131, 222, 224 Lee, Joon-Young 125, 220, 223 Lee, Joseph (Grade 3) 84, 85, 119 Lee, Joseph (Grade 11) 70, 74, 112, 116, 146, 147, 160, 177 Lee, Joyce 133, 225, 229 Lee, Keanu 5, 115, 137, 219, 225 Lee, Kirsten 95, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 121, 136, 143, 147, 179, 183, 193, 218, 219 Lee, Lucy 74, 124, 143, 163 Lee, Mirae 123 Lee, Nara 125, 223 Lee, Peter 127, 223 Lee, Rami 26, 64, 115, 116, 118, 133, 150, 152, 153, 155, 158, 193, 197, 202, 209, 213, 214, 215, 217, 219, 234 Lee, Rebecca 117, 119 Lee, Rebekah 38, 84, 121, 220 Lee, Sabina 133, 225 Lee, Sally 5, 46, 94, 98, 99, 149, 153, 201, 214 Lee, Sarah 125, 221, 223 *Lee Tong Hai & Sons 217 Lee, Vivian 32, 113, 122, 130, 143, 144, 146, 147, 229, 232, 233 Lee, Zoey 221 Leisure Sport 74 Leow, Ah Mooi 161, 162

*Let’s Dance 179 Leung, Rachel 6, 95, 102, 105, 143 Leung, Rolland 102, 103, 106, 147, 177, 179, 218 Lewis, Harry 13, 19, 67, 134, 137, 191, 197, 207, 225 Lim, Adam 90, 137, 225 Lim, Ah Chai 161 Lim, Andrew 123 Lim, Daniel 34, 84, 121, 131, 220 Lim, Sarah 226 Lim, Suji 29, 123 Lim, Sumin 121 Lim, Ting-Hai 118, 131, 224 Lim, Victor 161 Lin, Eric 91, 137, 225 Liss, Steve 159, 184, 203, 229, 230 Lister, Clarissa 131, 224, 227 Lo, Chi-Yuan 139 Loehden, Axel 5, 29, 42, 43, 54, 64, 83, 94, 101, 136, 147, 158, 177, 201, 222 Loehden, Carla 83, 110, 159, 184, 222 Loehden, David 42, 222 Loh, Boon Leng 4, 117, 162, 163 Loh, Ysabel 40, 127, 221, 222, 227 Long Weekends 158 *Looi Orthodontics 191 *Loving Dogs R Us 197 Lucas, Samuel 5 *Lucky Tailor 191 Lunch 8, 9 Lupinacci, Jennifer 34, 41, 82, 87, 125, 221 Lupinacci, Jeremy 127, 223 Lyman, James 6, 55, 74, 79, 101, 102, 105, 136, 138, 143, 147, 158, 183, 193, 201, 205, 213 Lynch, Mary 12, 60, 75, 137

Ly, Sabrina 20, 60, 127, 134, 222, 229 Ly, Sophie 47, 137, 169, 222, 224

Mahoney, Kerry 83, 109, 142, 146, 159, 184, 206, 222, 225, 226

Mahoney, Khalie 7, 13, 47, 52, 55, 68, 69, 113, 136, 140, 141, 143, 166, 167, 171, 182, 205, 206, 219, 227 *Mahoney, Mr. & Mrs. 206 Mahoney, Reagan 43, 45, 46, 61, 67, 115, 137, 191, 206, 219, 222, 225, 231 Mahoney, Riley 4, 25, 26, 45, 56, 61, 64, 76, 77,

79, 83, 115, 129, 153, 165, 169, 205, 206, 214, 215, 219, 226, 230 Mahoney, Robin 36, 126, 146, 159, 169, 184, 206 Mak, Bruce 54, 55, 56, 106, 149, 152, 153, 173, 207, 214, 215 Mak, Harry 5, 19, 54, 64, 65, 76, 78, 104, 110, 111, 125, 141, 143, 163, 193, 230

HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR: FRONT ROW: Rebekah Wiesner, Beth Nguyen, Felicia Seow, Dianna Kes, Brittany Sasse, HaRa Ku, Wan-Leen Siow, Katie Stevens, Mrs. Elyn Nollan; SECOND ROW: Juah Jeong, Jessica Gamble, Nadia Boshoff, Andi Thompson, Abigail Thompson, Miranda Steinert, Sarah Wiesner, Helen Kim, Abbie Eckman, Kirsten Brink; BACK ROW: Gary Geh, Norman Kiehl, George Merusi, Alan Thompson, John Jang, Seung Yoon Nam, Jonathan Hayashi

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR: FRONT ROW: Rachel Hurlbut, Ysabel Loh, Amanda Goh, Cindy Chiem, Clarissa Lister, Mrs. Elyn Nollan; BACK ROW: Gloria Kim, Erica Dass, Elisabeth Brokaw, Shaikha Shahtaj, Daniel Nollan; NOT PICTURED: Rachel Halbedl

ENSEMBLE: FRONT ROW: Sheena McLeod, Danae Frentz, Jessica Gamble, Marieth Kiiza, Khalie Mahoney, Hannah Jones, Mrs. Elyn Nollan; BACK ROW: Jonathan Hayashi, Nico Nunez, George Merusi, John Jang, David Kim, Seung Yoon Nam

Index _ 227

Malay Language 61, 97 Malls 136, 137 Mandarin 104, 105 Manikam, Bascaran Raja 162, 163 *Manila Place 199 Mareemuttoo, Kumar 163 Mareemuttoo, Rajeen 163 Mariappan, Bala 163 Martinez, Caleb 133, 222, 224 Math 96, 97 Matsumoto, Shion 131, 224 *McLeod, Mr. & Mrs. 194 McLeod, Sheena 26, 48, 52, 64, 76, 94, 110, 130, 148, 153, 154, 169, 182, 194, 205, 207, 214, 215, 223, 226, 227 Merusi, Brian 3, 56, 76, 112, 159, 184, 203, 230 Merusi, Emma 40, 41, 117, 127, 221, 222 Merusi, George 7, 22, 26, 30, 47, 70, 80, 109, 126, 140, 143, 166, 169, 218,

219, 227, 230 Merusi, Joe 42, 43, 52, 123, 222 Merusi, Joseph 29, 66, 139, 226, 230 Merusi, Tibbett 88, 89, 156, 159, 184 MEW 12, 13 Meyyappan, Lakshmi 30, 131, 143, 209, 221, 226, 229, 233 Meyyappan, Susheela 6, 8, 18, 19, 24, 64, 81, 101, 115, 116, 153, 154, 155, 164, 214, 215, 218, 219, 226, 229 Middle School Boys’ Basketball 66, 67 Middle School Choir 227 Middle School Drama 173, 222 Middle School Football 60, 61 Middle School Retreat 16, 17 Midlands 136, 137

GIRLS’ VOLLEY BALL: FIRST ROW: Miranda Steinert, Rachel Thorne, Linnea Williams, Nadia Boshoff; BACK ROW: Abbie Eckman, Mrs. Lisa Munson, Angela Steiert, Frances Wong, May Yamauchi

VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: FIRST ROW: Charissa Tan, Frances Wong, Danae Frentz, Mr. Gerry Steiert; BACK ROW: Chan-Mi Kim, Sarah Hwang, Josie Steinkamp, Angela Steiert

228 _Index

Millionola, Kate 173 Minato, Shotaro 133 Mini-sneak 150, 151 Missions Emphasis Week 12, 13 Miyasaka, Mio 131, 222, 224, 229 Mohr, Annelie 125 Monawvil, Saarah 30, 31, 140, 143, 199, 233 Monawvil, Yosoof 5, 123, 235 Moon, Grace 121, 130 Moon, Ji Hun 139, 226 Moon, Joshua 7, 127, 222 Moses, Ravi 162, 163 Moss, Clay 65, 78, 79, 110, 159, 184, 203 Moss, Margaret 84, 121, 220 Moss, Marianna 88, 131, 224, 232 MS Drama 173, 222 MS Football 60, 61 MS Girls’ Football 229 MSSPP Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball 78, 79 MSSPP Boys’ Football 76, 77 MSSPP Softball 80, 81 MSSPP Track & Field 231 MSSPP Varsity Boys’ Football 230 Munson, Bill 48, 159 Munson, Daniel 34, 36, 125, 220 Munson, Julia 34, 87, 125, 221 Munson, Lisa 38, 39, 62, 63, 82, 86, 142, 159, 184, 203, 228 Munusamy, Indrani 163 Musicals, Elementary 34, 35 Musicals, Fifth-Sixth 34, 35 Musicals, Intermediate 222

Nagel, Jordan 4, 61, 139

*Nails Hansen 197 Nam, Seung Yoon 2, 5, 8, 14, 22, 23, 47, 55, 95, 101, 115, 149, 155, 166, 201, 214, 215, 219, 227 Nararajan, Jay Balan Packiri 163 Narayanan, Karthik 85, 119 National Honor Society 115, 219 National Junior Honor Society 115, 219 National Staff 163 Nazem, Golnaz 28, 32, 33, 82, 102, 111, 112, 126, 145, 147, 232 Ng, Amanda 115, 137, 224 Nguyen, Beth 9, 10, 18, 22, 23, 69, 109, 125, 128, 135, 140, 163, 175, 226, 227 Nguyen, Elizabeth 143 Nguyen, Matt 7, 18, 64, 94, 101, 109, 111, 127, 132, 134, 144, 147, 197, 202, 207, 226, 230 Ng, Xian Yao 101, 143 NHS 115, 219 Night Market 197 Ninth Grade 136, 137, 140, 141 Niramitvijit, Santi 47, 98, 125, 143, 181, 230 *Nissi Quality Foods 183 NJHS 115, 219 Nollan, Daniel 131, 224, 227 Nollan, Elyn 22, 35, 36, 37, 48, 52, 84, 85, 109, 142, 159, 184, 227 Nollan, Michael 139 Nollan, Rob 52, 67, 159, 175, 184, 203, 205, 231 Nunez, AJ 224 Nunez, Andrei 143 Nunez, Nico 131, 140, 141, 226, 227 •Nyack College 188

Oh, Andy 93, 133, 224, 225, 226 Oh, Asha 50, 52, 130, 139, 226 Oh, Jet 131, 224 Oh, Joyce 129, 222 Oh, Kevin 89, 131, 224 Oh, Richard 131, 223, 224 Oh, Seok Kyo 135 Oh, Seon Bin 39, 125 *Okazaki, Mr. & Mrs. 196 Okazaki, Risako 2, 19, 25, 48, 100, 106, 116, 150, 152, 155, 158, 173, 187, 196, 201, 207, 214, 215, 229 Ooi, Choon-Piao 220 Ooi, Christopher 84, 85, 119, 128, 235 Ooi, Huey Fern “Lilian” 162, 163 Ooi, Jerald 82, 154, 121, 220 Ooi, Niklaus 135, 222, 225 Ooi, Tian 34, 41, 87, 125, 223 Opening 2, 3, 4, 5 Oss, Laura Van 132

*Palace of India 190 *Paradise Sandy Beach Hotel 200 Park, Albert 125, 235 Park, Alex 3, 131, 222, 224 Park, Cindy 34, 125 Park, Clara 131 Park, Esther 95, 147, 183, 209 Park, Jennifer 24, 141 Park, Ji-Hyun 58, 105, 123,

136, 143, 229 Park, Ji Min 5, 125, 221 Park, Ji-Won 137, 191, 219, 225 Park, Moses 104, 138, 139 Park, Yushin 5, 24, 75, 94, 95, 111, 115, 150, 154, 155, 164, 165, 169, 201, 214, 215, 219, 230 Parkianathan, Kuppusamy 163, 187 Paz, Fernando 42, 43, 89, 131, 222 Paz, Mati 121 P.E. 110, 111 *Pen Ads 218 Penang Food 118 Perumal, Balu 163 Phan, Theresa 7, 69, 143, 231 Phan, Tim 131, 224 *Phoenix Press Sdn. Bhd. 204 Physical Education 110, 111 Physical Science 102, 103 Pillai, Raj 163 P’ng, Shaun 135, 224 P’ng, Yee Pei 141, 226 Poh, Rachel 34, 121 P-periods 112, 113 Prayer Meeting 10, 11 Pre-Four 119 Preschool 84, 85 Prestidge, Michelle 45, 88, 89, 159, 184, 203, 205 Pre-Three 119 Psychology 98, 99 *Pusat Jagaan Mega Ria Taska Mega Ria 217 Pyee, Kevin 61, 135, 219, 225 Pyee, Yu-Min 16, 61, 137

Queensbay Mall 136, 137

*Rainforest Bakery 178 Rajiah, Lily 163 Ramasamy, Muniandy 162, 163 Ramasamy, Raman 162, 163 Ramasamy, Sundram 117, 163 *Rami, Kat, Abbie 181 Rangasamy, Sundaraj 163 Ray, Josh 7, 11, 26, 46, 94, 95,

106, 116, 117, 124, 136, 144, 146, 147, 177, 230 Relay for Life 185 Renovations 20, 21 Retreat, Leadership 26, 27 Retreat, Middle School 16, 17 Reynoso, Frank 6, 13, 169, 234, 235 *Riley, Sheena, Kyle, Cat 189 Roberts, Breanna 106, 107, 110, 112, 113, 130, 136, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147

JUNIOR GIRLS’ SOFTBALL: FIRST ROW: Front Row—Mr. Mark Sasse, Chan-Yang Kim, Kenya Gimson, Jordyn Blatt, Katie Gwaltney; SECOND ROW: Evelyne Kiiza, Mio Miyasaka, Tesa Sasse, Mr. Dennis Tyas; BACK ROW: Stephanie Jones, Michelle Chan, Joyce Lee

VARSITY GIRLS’ SOFTBALL: FRONT ROW: Ha-Ra Ku, Rebekah Wiesner, Lakshmi Meyyappan, Risako Okazaki, Brittany Sasse, Mr. Dennis Tyas; SECOND ROW: Mr. Mark Sasse, Wan-Leen Siow, Ji-Hyun Park, Sophie Shin, In-Jung Cho, Maaya Yamauchi, Mr. Steve Liss; BACK ROW: Sarah Hwang, Chan-Mi Kim, Susheela Meyyappan, Juliet DeVette, Kun-Hee Kim, Vivian Lee

MS GIRLS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Liebe Stutzman, Sabrina Ly, ChanYang Kim, Yeon-Woo Sakong, Juliet Suen, Isabel Girling, Emma Chinn; BACK ROW: Evelyne Kiiza, Jamie Thompson, Cricket DeLoach, Erin Dass, Elisabeth Brokaw, Joann Lee; NOT PICTURED: Jessie Brandon, Mary Lynch

Index _ 229

Roberts, Lydia 142, 159, 184, 199 Robinson, Joanna 91, 135, 222, 225, 231 Rogers, Corinne 74, 83, 103, 112, 159, 184, 199, 203 Rogers, Daniel 7, 43, 135, 222, 225

Rogers, Kasey 125 Rogers, Patrick 74, 159, 184, 203 Ross, Jessica 125 Ruble, Alex 20, 123 Ruble, Kael 222 Ruble, Kaela 35, 40, 41, 129, 221

*SAB 213 Sakong, Dong-Yeob 116, 117, 143

BOYS’ SOFTBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Mark Sasse, Marco Kim, George Merusi, David Tse, Mr. Steve Liss; BACK ROW: Joseph Merusi, Bill Kang, Boch Chiao, Victor Ho, Josh Ray, Kirk Fraiser

MSSPP VARSITY BOYS’ FOOTBALL: FIRST ROW: Josh Strong, Terence Law, Bryan Cairncross, Hung Yi Song, Jordan Strong, Harry Mak; SECOND ROW: Mark Keane, David Choi, Ezra Dass, Matt Nguyen, Norman Kiehl, Yushin Park, Mr. Mike Holden; BACK ROW; Kyle Ladner, Riley Mahoney, Danny Babcock, Nathan Steel, Alan Thompson, Santi Niramitvijit, Mr. Brian Merusi

SELECT TEAM BASKETBALL: FIRST ROW: Joseph Kim, Victor Ho, Ezra Dass, Jason Kimball; BACK ROW; Jamie Kim, Santi Niramitvijit, Jonathan Brokaw, Se-Chan Hwang

230 _Index

Sakong, Yeon-Woo 135, 222, 225, 229, 231 Sambanthan, Jagan 163 Sambanthan, Vijay 163 Saminathan, Catherine 162, 163 *Sam’s Batik House 182 Samuel, Cassandra 3, 34, 87, 123, 221 Samuel, Lucas 97, 138, 141, 226 Samuel, Noah 121, 154 Sandwick, Hannah 4, 62, 104, 144, 147 *Sa Rang Chae Korean Restaurant 198 Sarasvathi, Joyce 21, 159 Sasse, Brittany 55, 68, 70, 71, 113, 131, 136, 143, 227, 229 Sasse, Karen 159, 221 Sasse, Mark 28, 54, 70, 81, 94, 95, 99, 136, 159, 171, 184, 195, 203, 229, 230 Sasse, Tesa 131, 136, 222, 224, 229 Sasse, Tim 125. 220, 223 SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test 201 Science 102, 103 Sebastian, Margaret 163 Second Grade 86, 87, 120, 121, 123 Seevaratnam, Shantel 36, 159, 184 Seevaratnam, Zoe 38, 121 Select Basketball 64, 65, 230 Sellasamy, Steven 162, 163 Selvanayagam, Jason 44, 45, 106, 107, 159, 169, 184, 203 Senior Activities 154 *Senior Class 214, 215 Senior Privileges 152, 153 Seniors 150, 151, 152, 153, 155 Senior Sneak 148, 149 Senior Transition Retreat

24, 25 Senior Trip 148, 149 Seow, Felicia 94, 104, 109, 120, 143, 227 Seventh and Eighth Grades 90 Seventh Grade 132, 133, 134, 135 SEW 12, 13 Shahtaj, Shaikha 131, 224, 227 Sheddan, Mary 98, 159 Shee, Mei-Xian 25, 92, 122, 137, 146, 148, 155, 186, 214, 215, 218 *Shee, Mr. & Mrs. 186 *Sheena, Cat, Kyle, Riley 189 Shim, Kelly 135, 225 Shin, Sophie 141, 143, 229 Shopping 136, 137 Sigrist, Nicole 82, 131, 224 Simpson, Hannah 84, 121 Simpson, John 121 *Sin Chuan Book 209 *Sing Guang Hing Furniture & Electrical 183 Siow, Felicia 111 Siow, Wan-Leen 4, 22, 106, 107, 109, 111, 112, 113, 125, 130, 144, 145, 147, 160, 227, 229, 235 Siow, Xiao-Leen 5, 130, 137, 160, 219, 225 Sixth Grade 88, 89, 129, 131, 132, 133 *Sizzling Chicken 187 *Smile ’R’ Us Dental Clinic 201 Smit, Ivana 86, 125 Soap Making 183 Social Studies 98, 99 Softball 70, 71, 229, 230 Softball, Boys’ 230 Softball, Junior Girls’ 229 Softball, MSSPP 80, 81 Softball, Varsity Girls’ 229 Song, Hung Ching 94, 141 Song, Hung Jie 131, 224 Song, Hung Yi 64, 77, 79, 110, 111, 120, 148, 150,

152, 154, 155, 164, 165, 169, 187, 214, 215, 218, 226, 230, 235 Song, Jet 53, 116, 140, 143, 226 Sophomore Activities 140, 141 Sophomores 140, 141, 143, 144, 145 Spanish 104, 105

Speech 94, 95 Spiritual Emphasis Week 12, 13 Sports, Elementary 38, 39 Spring Break 126 *Sri Ananda Bahwan Restaurant 213 Staff 157, 159, 161 Steel, Nathan 62, 76, 140, 143, 230

Steffen, Jonathan 28, 32, 159 Steiert, Angela 52, 53, 54, 62, 68, 69, 143, 228, 231 Steiert, Beth 159, 184 Steiert, Drew 36, 44, 45 Steiert, Gerry 82, 83, 110, 124, 159, 184, 203, 228, 231

MSSPP TRACK & FIELD: FRONT ROW: Se-Chan Hwang, Danielle Combrink, Brittany Hurlbut, Reese Terry, Joanna Robinson, Yeon-Woo Sakong, Charlotte Combrink, Rachel Thorne, Mr. Gerry Steiert; SECOND ROW: Lucia Combrink, Sarah Wiesner, Andi Thompson, Angela Steiert, Theresa Phan, Danae Frentz, Norman Kiehl

VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL: FIRST ROW: Mr. Rob Nollan, Wesley Ku, Reagan Mahoney, Sam Eckman, Josiah Steinkamp, Steven Ulbricht; BACK ROW: Ben Weidemann, Jason Kimball, Joseph Kim, Joshua Thorne

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL: FIRST ROW: Mr. Rob Nollan, Wesley Ku, Reagan Mahoney, Sam Eckman, Josiah Steinkamp, Steven Ulbricht; BACK ROW: Ben Weidemann, Jason Kimball, Joseph Kim, Joshua Thorne

Index _ 231

Steiert, Jacqui 30, 36 Steinert, Miranda 19, 22, 23, 59, 74, 143, 164, 185, 227, 228 Steinert, Tim 158, 159, 207 Steinert, Vi 64, 159, 184, 191, 207, 213 Steinkamp, Jacki 24, 156, 159, 171, 184 Steinkamp, Joel 159, 184, 205 Steinkamp, Josiah 67, 127, 135, 173, 219, 222, 225, 231 Steinkamp, Josie 18, 54, 64, 68, 79, 120, 129, 140, 143, 165, 228 Steinkamp, Karl 24, 126, 142, 156, 159, 169, 171, 180, 184, 187, 203, 222 Steinkamp, Kassy 40, 41, 126, 129, 221, 222 Steinkamp, Mia 83, 119, 159, 184, 205, 232

Steinkamp, Mikaela 2, 3, 28, 40, 41, 87, 123, 126, 221 Steinkamp, Rebekah 40, 41, 131, 224, 232 Stengele, Chardin 20, 129, 223 Stengele, David 95, 154, 159, 184, 234 Stengele, Kiri 2, 234 Stengele, Shione 36, 125, 187, 220, 223, 235 Stenlund, Greg 83, 97, 114, 117, 156, 159, 164, 184, 203 Stenlund, Kaden 141 Stenlund, Kalaiah 2, 6, 84, 119, 171 Stenlund, Kendall 43, 135, 222, 225 Stenlund, Kenlee 3, 40, 117, 123, 221 Stenlund, Kristian 21, 28, 35, 60, 88, 129, 222

FORENSICS: FIRST ROW: Golnaz Nazem, Marieth Kiiza, Anna Fu; BACK ROW: Jessica Gamble, Vivian Lee, Mrs. Peggy Colburn

STUDIO 2B: Mrs. Mia Steinkamp, Rebekah Steinkamp, Marianna Moss

232 _Index

Stenlund, Tara 112, 117, 161, 178, 184, 221 Stevens, Katie 3, 5, 113, 124, 131, 138, 141, 226, 227 *Straits Minimarket 202 Strong, Jordan 57, 60, 61, 103, 134, 141, 230 Strong, Josh 19, 56, 76, 124, 143, 145, 197, 230 Strong, Justin 17, 134, 135, 158, 175, 222, 224 StuCo 46, 47, 166, 219 Student Center 8, 9 Student Council 46, 47, 166, 219 Student Council, Elementary 223 *Student Council, High School 219 Student Council, Intermediate 223 Studio 2B 232 Stutzman, Ben 61, 161, 184, 203 Stutzman, Liebe 61, 161, 184, 203, 229 Suen, Juliet, 131, 222, 224, 229 Suen, Justin 135, 225 Supramaniam, Saroja 163 *Sushi Kappo Miyasaka 197 Syed, Farid 5, 42, 135, 222, 225

*Tai Sam Guah Seafood 187 Tan, Cassandra 137, 222, 224 Tan, Charissa 29, 93, 141, 226, 228 Tan, Edwin 145 Tan, Emily 88, 131, 224 Tan, Hannah 131, 222, 224 Tan, Johnathan 131, 224 *Tanjung Bunga Hardware 207 *Tan Pharmacy 199

Tan, Swee-Hong 220 Tan, Yan-Rong 224 Tan, Yi Yang 4, 116, 145 *Teh Brothers 209 Teh, Wei-Kheng 135, 173, 219, 222, 225 *Tek Distributors 211 *Telesonic 211 Tenth Grade 140, 141, 143, 144, 145 Teoh, Eunice 104, 161 Terada, Kaori 131, 224 Terry, Reese 135, 222, 224, 225, 231 Terry, Trey 4, 18, 54, 64, 82, 99, 136, 147, 171, 177, 213 Thaver, Sangaran “Susu” Ramu 163 Third Grade 86, 87, 123, 125 Thomas, Andrew 85, 119, 128 Thomas, Bethany 3, 24, 25, 32, 142, 161, 184, 217 Thomas, Carly 3, 82, 84, 121 Thomas, David 76, 203 Thompson, Abbie 24, 48, 106, 107, 112, 117, 126, 149, 155, 203, 214, 215, 223, 227 Thompson, Alan 57, 97, 106, 107, 145, 165, 203, 227, 230 Thompson, Andi 22, 23, 55, 78, 105, 124, 145, 175, 205, 227, 231 Thompson, Jamie 61, 90, 137, 222, 225, 229 Thompson, Jesse Beth 6, 51, 205 *Thompson, Mr. & Mrs. 203 Thorne, Joshua 137, 231, 224 Thorne, Rachel 55, 63, 125, 140, 145, 205, 228, 231 *Toccoa Falls College 208 Toh, David 141 Toh, Eunice 184 Tompkins, John “Tommy” 94, 116, 129, 142, 154,

161, 184, 234 Toon, Jia-Jie 34, 84, 121, 220 Track & Field 231 Tse, David 51, 96, 103, 121, 141, 226, 230 Tuesday Night Market 197 Tung, Seok Yeng 163 Twelfth Grade 150, 151, 152, 153, 155 Tyas, Dennis 161, 184, 203, 220, 229 Tyas, Gayle 161, 184 Typical Day 18, 19

Ulbricht, David 131, 224 Ulbricht, Steven 61, 135, 173, 222, 225, 231 Uncle Bob’s Chicken 197 Ung, Ai-Ching 102, 103, 114, 121, 122, 146, 147, 177, 205 U.S. Presidential Elections 195

Valaithan, Ponamudi 163 Varsity Boys’ Basketball 64, 65, 231 Varsity Boys’ Football 56, 57 Varsity Girls’ Basketball 68, 69 Varsity Girls’ Basketball 228 Varsity Girls’ Football 58, 59 Varsity Girls’ Softball 229 Velloo, Khatijah “Mimi” 163 Vo, James 131, 133, 140, 141, 145, 164, 226 Volleyball, Girls’ 62, 63, 228 Vongphakdi, Ben 123 Voon, Wei Ming 163 Vriend, David 86, 125, 220 Vriend, Jessica 3, 29, 123

Wang, Bertha 3, 91, 137, 225 Wang, Cindy 5, 22, 24, 25, 114, 115, 151, 155, 173, 214, 215, 219, 234 Wang, Sang-Jun 74, 82, 102, 103, 136, 147, 177, 179 Watson, Athy 156 Watson, John Cotton 129, 223 Watson, Joshua 90, 135, 225 Watson, Mark 129 Webelos 220 Weidemann, Ben 45, 66, 67, 115, 137, 169, 219, 225, 231 Weidemann, Bethany 10, 11, 100, 132, 136, 145, 177, 199, 205 Weidemann, Brian 12, 26, 48, 77, 146, 158, 161, 177, 184, 205, 235 Weidemann, Valerie 48, 146, 148, 161, 169, 177, 184, 223, 234 Weng, Gilbert 4, 24, 65, 78, 79, 94, 101, 110, 113, 128, 148, 149, 155, 165, 173, 214, 215, 218, 235 Wiesner, Bethany 121 Wiesner, Hannah 35, 125

Wiesner, Joshua 131, 224 Wiesner, Nathan 84, 121, 131, 154 Wiesner, Rebekah 8, 69, 70, 94, 138, 141, 226, 227, 229 Wiesner, Russell 161, 184, 205 Wiesner, Sarah 4, 54, 69, 113, 145, 227, 231 Wiesner, Sharla 156 Williams, Jared 141 Williams, Linnea 6, 11, 26, 27, 30, 49, 55, 62, 63, 110, 118, 124, 136, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 207, 228, 235 Wittaya, Kay 22, 62, 106, 155, 214 Wong, Frances 54, 62, 63, 106, 112, 145, 228 Wong, Hank 21, 137, 191, 225 Wong, Rachel 137 Woo, Angelene 40, 129, 221 Woodring, Joshua 141, 225 Woodring, Levi 42, 135, 222, 225 Wood-Singh, Jasmine 5, 34, 38, 125, 223 Wood-Singh, Jay 131, 223, 224 Woo, Hanbyul 135, 225 Woo, Joycelyn 99, 112, 146, 147, 179, 201, 217, 219

Worship Teams 50, 51 Worten, Aaron 34, 121, 220 Worten, Jeremiah 123 Worten, Jeremy 34 Worten, Lauren 117, 119, 171 Wu, Roc 108, 141, 226

Yamauchi, Maaya 4, 6, 18, 19, 54, 58, 59, 70, 71, 81, 145, 229 Yamauchi, May 54, 62, 63, 104, 109, 113, 146, 147, 219, 226, 228 Yang, Gina 133, 224 Yang, Tan Yi 117 Yeng, Elijah 16, 92, 129 Yeng, Tung Seok 162 Yen, Jeffrey 5, 137 Yeo, Samuel 92, 93, 138, 139, 141, 181, 185 Yim, Jee Bin 97, 103, 136, 145 Yost, Doug 99, 160, 161, 184 Yost, Marsha 98, 99, 161, 184 Young Life 175 Youn, Ji-Won 133, 224 Yun, Yeo Rin 127, 160 Yun, Yeo-Rin 221

HS DRAMA: FIRST ROW: Saarah Monawvil, Emily Brokaw, Juliet DeVette Marieth Kiiza, Lakshmi Meyyappan; BACK ROW: Keegan Ladner, Vivian Lee, Jason Kimball, Norman Kiehl, Jessica Gamble

Index _ 233

234 _Closing Closing _ 235

SUNG BUM KIM

SUNG BUM KIM SHEENA MCLEOD

A Lot of Rain,

Some Wet Grass, Two weeks after defeating CMK 10-1 in the island finals, the second-year softball team advanced to the state tournament. In the off weeks, Coach Mark Sasse altered the practice regimen as he saw that the team needed to practice fielding techniques. “I couldn’t believe that it rained the day that we were going to practice batting! It feels like we never get enough batting practice!” said Maaya Yamauchi. The field did not affect each team’s ability to hit the ball; it did, however, affect how well each could play defense. The makeup of upper field has not changed much over the years: the grass continued to recede and the ground made it a nightmare to track down ground balls. The field on the mainland, on the other hand, stayed wet the whole time. Wet clumps of grass covered the bases and made it difficult to run between them—even with cleats. Anxiously and with high expectations, the team faced fourth-seed Jit Sin. The wet grass called for quick adjustments on every offensive and defensive play, but the girls ultimately could not adjust in time. Final score: Jit Sin 11, Dalat 3. Hoping to put the game against Jit Sin RILEY MAHONEY

quickly behind them, Dalat came out swinging against Bakti. With the game winding down, both teams looked dead even; but Bakti eked out a victory: 9–8. Valiantly, the girls suited up for the last game of the season. The combination of fatigue and untimely errors led to an 8-0 defeat to Dato Onn. Coach Mark Sasse started the van to drive the team back to school with all of the tournaments mistakes and coaching strategies he wanted to try running through his head. Pushing all of these things aside, he thought to himself, “If only we could have had one more practice...next year, we’ll have more practices....” —By Riley Mahoney

N full swing, Chan-Mi Kim lets go of the ball and watches it fly straight down the middle of the strike zone. All of the hours spent after school and on the weekend contributed to Kim’s consistent pitching.

EETH clenched, Vivian Lee swings at the ball as it barely skims the top of home plate, eluding the catcher as well. Coach Mark Sasse taught patience at the plate to give each batter the best chance to get on base.

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And One slippery field

The Power of

Le Femme

NEES bent to give herself more leverage, Angela Steiert sets herself to return the ball as Frances Wong stands ready to assist. “I was so mad that we lost our last game. We could have won except that their captain was so good at serving,” said Steiert. The girls played a hard game but lost to Green Lane Convent.

One Step Closer; But still short

EEPING an eye on the ball at her side, Rebecca Wiesner brings it down the court. “We played well, but it wasn’t really fair because we were missing like half our team because they were sick,” said Sarah Hwang. The girls played hard but lost the game 41-71 to the USM girls.

MR. GERRY STEIERT

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MR. GERRY STEIERT

KYLE LADNER

Even as both the varsity girls’ volleyball and basketball teams celebrated passing the first round of MSSPP, they prepared to face their new opponents—who promised more difficulty than the teams from previous games. “Since we already beat the other teams so easily, I knew that we could beat whomever we played. It might be harder, but we would win,” said Abbie Eckman. Girls’ volleyball players trained hard and prepared themselves mentally for their next day of play which had them matched up against two difficult teams: Chinese Girls’ High School and Convent Green Lane. As they set off in the morning, they firmly believed that they would triumph against their opponents because of their practice and their previous games. The girls’ basketball team, heartened by the knowledge that they would have fans at their game, also prepared themselves to take on a USM girls’ team. As they suited up on the day of the game, they became aware of the grapevine

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ER hands acting as an aid, Mrs. Lisa Munson tries to help the girls play better in their next set against Green Lane Convent. The girls persevered against their foes, Chinese Girls’ School in the previous game but lost, 10-25 and 11-25.

HE ball flying towards her, Chan-Mi Kim thinks fast about what to do. “I’m not the best player on the team, but I try hard,” said Kim. The girls worked together and only a lack of fresh players prevented them from beating USM.

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which informed about the looming games time. “We had to drive all the way to Sungai Ara to play our games, and it took forever to get there. I wish that we could have been closer to school so that we could have had more fans,” said Nadia Boshoff regretfully afterwards. The volleyball girls’ had to leave school bright and early to arrive at their first game and had to spend long hours at the field as they waited between the games. Although they only played twice, they ended up spending the whole day away at Sungai Ara. “We knew that our first set would be difficult, but we didn’t think that we would lose by over 10 points. It was really difficult and painful to have to lose not once but twice; it felt like we let Mrs. [Lisa] Munson down. Even though we lost, I was glad for the opportunity to be apart of the team,” said Eckman about the team’s losses to Chinese Girls’ High School 10-25 and 11-25. Girls’ basketball faced a similar fate

ESPERATELY leaping to gain possession, Josie Steinkamp regains the ball from her opponent’s control. “I played really hard, but it felt like nothing worked,” said Steinkamp. Despite their efforts, the girls lost their game.

on the morning of 4 May. With some of their players ill and unable to support their teammates, Coach Mr. Gerry Steiert found himself playing with seven of his nine players. Despite an all-out effort to win, the girls found that they couldn’t maintain the pace that their opponents fielded; and as the final whistle blew, USM had scored 71 points, with Dalat girls scoring only 41. The volleyball girls played their final game of the season that afternoon and lost because of flukes and mistakes rather then superior skill on the part of the other team. Green Lane Convent took the lead as their captain served time and time again to even and then surpass Dalat’s score. The final scores of the two games, 22-25 and 23-25, indicated an amazing series of serves for Green Lane Convent. As the dust settled, both Dalat teams saw themselves unseated from the MSSPP tournament. Despite long practices and instruction from devoted coaches, the girls found their opportunities at the tournament squashed, and they set themselves to prepare for next years’ MSSPP action, where they would face new opponents. —By Kyle Ladner

The Company of Many

OLDING a lantern, Vivian Lee waits for the seniors to enter the special room. Juniors asked seniors to wait outside the main ballroom in a beautifully decorated room until the rest of the guests found their places in the main ballroom. Juniors introduced the class of 2009 and their dates one after another as they entered. Each senior had a special chair with his or her name in front of it on the table ready. Juniors gave seniors each an album that had more than 20 pictures of them.

What Was the Greatest Moment of JSB?

The Pursuit of One

“Kyle Ladner and Cat Foster,” announced Linnea Williams as the seniors in dresses and suits walked into the elegant ballroom at the E&O Hotel. As the honored class of 2009 entered couple by couple, each one trod slowly, soaking up the atmosphere. Staff, sophomores, and juniors cheered and clapped as they walked in, and the low lighting intensified the glowing candlesticks on each table. Characters stood at the back, their heads cut out so that people could take pictures. A large, green “ent” stood to the side of the ballroom, making a face at all the guests at the JSB. As the seniors took their seats, they saw name cards at each place with the theme of the evening written underneath. “Lord Of The Rings—JSB 2009. The Company Of Many, The Pursuit Of One.” The juniors had truly outdone themselves. At the front of the ballroom on a large easel sat a massive book—the book that encompassed the program for the evening. As the program continued throughout the night, guests watched videos and heard stories read from the book about a life in some far-away land. Written by Jonathan Brokaw, the senior class found themselves in parts of the story, which introduced the photomontages and tributes for each senior. Sophomores soaked up the surroundings of

“Senior tributes were the best because I got to know about seniors better.” —Jamie Kim “Tributes! I love it when we get to see pictures of the seniors growing up while listening to one of their friends bless them with words of honor and encouragement.” —Mrs. Bethany Thomas

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ALKING about the anagrams in the book on the table, Nadia Boshoff, Theresa Phan, and James Lyman discuss what senior each junior would “tribute.” “Activity” books on the tables gave JSB guests something to talk about with their dates. The booklets included anagrams, word searches, and details about the story of “The Lord Of The Rings.”

JONATHAN BROKAW

TANDING with their dates, Wan-Leen Siow, Victor Ho, Susheela Meyyappan, Hung Yi Song, Gilbert Weng, and Min-Ji Kang pose for a picture before they leave the chapel, headed to the E O Hotel. Only juniors knew the exact place of the Junior-Senior Banquet until the night arrived. The sophomore class used that time in chapel to introduce their next year’s class sponsors to staff and high school students. Seniors left the chapel earlier than others towards the buses.

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“The greatest part of JSB was when the juniors gave us our gifts! They were scrapbooks full of pictures of each senior as a baby until now. And then a bunch of people gave the juniors quotes and notes about each senior. They were really nice.” —Cat Foster

AITING for the juniors to announce dinner, Santi Niramitvijit looks at the Lord of the Rings decor around the ballroom. Staff, sophomores, seniors, and even the juniors themselves reveled in the candlelit atmosphere of the E&O Ballroom at the JSB 2009. The low lighting and crazy photo opportunities made for a truly magical night.

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“Unity and working together. I was happy to spend a lot of valuable time with my classmates. I’m also happy that seniors really liked our ‘JSB,’ the masterpiece we made.” —Joseph Lee

their first JSB. Chan-Mi Kim said, “I thought JSB would be more like Christmas Banquet—like, just fun. But it really focused on the seniors, and I was moved at how the juniors honored them.” The juniors, who had prepared for months to pull off the biggest night of the year, felt proud of their achievements. Joycelyn Woo said, “The hardest part of preparing for JSB was staying up late on those work days. Most people would leave at 4 p.m. but some stayed until midnight, working on the ent. It affected my studies, but it was so worth it in the end!” Juah Jeong who had the chance to give a tribute to her sister said, “I never meant to cry! I even rehearsed it twice. But when I was speaking, I looked over and saw Juhee crying; and I couldn’t help it.” As people looked back on the banquet, they reflected on their favorite parts. Kaleb Archer said, “The salmon was freaking tasty. The whole evening was really well done despite the difficulties the class went through.” As the evening came to close and everyone walked back to the buses, each felt honored and fulfilled. Despite the late hour, people in fancy clothes laughed and talked all the way home, reliving the good times they had had at JSB 2009. —By Sheena McLeod

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Taking a Bow

What Was Your Favourite Part of the Drama?

Without a Tad of Trouble

ITH a plan to trick George Merusi, Saarah Monawvil patiently listens to his bragging, while Bethany Weidemann and Nathan Danneker unknowingly wait to hear him admit lying to them. The drama’s climax came in a bold scheme by Monawvil and Jonathan Hayashi to out-con Merusi the con-man.

LEEFULLY flitting across the stage, Sheena McLeod and Catherine Foster sing an angelic melody as the rest of the heavenly chorus, Beth Nguyen and Rebekah Wiesner, claps and Kaleb Archer cynically observes them. The lead angels discovered they could communicate with a particular human through song.

[My favourite part was] holding up the backdrop for the whole last scene of the first act—and that was the longest scene! Nobody even realized I was there. It was good to get all the compliments. —Josh Ray I was wondering if Jonathan [Hayashi] was ever going to speak, but then I realized he was mute. But he sang later. That was my favorite part; waiting for him to speak. —Bruce Mak

MR. JOHN “TOMMY” TOMPKINS

As the cast worked hard at memorizing their lines, another crucial part of the drama came together: the sets. During Thursday P-periods, a team of 10 students led by Mr. Sasse created three large canvas backdrops. Mr. Wei-Ming Voon of the maintenance department helped by creating the con man’s wooden cart. Jessica Gamble said, “Producing the play was actually a lot of fun. It was also hard work; I never realized how frustrating it was going to be.” Unlike most previous dramas, tickets to the performance at Wawasan’s theatre cost students money. But the Drama department and Wawasan donated all the funds raised to the Malaysian National Cancer Society’s Penang branch. People who didn’t want to purchase tickets could attend the performance on Friday, 29 May, in the chapel on campus for free. “The drama took a lot of effort, but it was worth it in the end because it was for a good cause; everyone seemed to like it,” said Saarah Monawvil, who played the pistol-wielding Temperance. “I thought that it was really well done for a Dalat-written play. It had a good storyline and characters,” said Matthew Nguyen. As the last strains of the final song died away, applause erupted from the audience. Mr. Sasse came up to thank everyone for attending. Then the audience trickled out, encouraged that maybe “life would give them a second chance” as it had given the characters in the drama. —By Jonathan Brokaw

JONATHAN BROKAW

On 23 May, students, staff, and members of the community filed into the theater at Wawasan Open University. As the time neared 7:00, they took their seats and looked eagerly towards the stage. Mr. Mark Sasse walked onto the stage and said, “Good evening, ladies and gentleman. We’re very excited to partner with Wawasan University for this charity event, and to have the National Cancer Society as the beneficiary. So without any further ado, please enjoy the show.” He then stepped off stage, and the world premier of “A Tad of Trouble” began. Unlike the first semester drama, the second semester’s came entirely from the school. During first semester, a P-period led by Mr. Sasse collectively plotted and wrote the entire script. MeiXian Shee, Khalie Mahoney, George Merusi, Lakshmi Meyyappan, and Mr. Sasse came up with a unique plot featuring a con man, a young mute, and angelic intervention in a rural 1903 setting. “I was getting concerned that we wouldn’t get done with the play,” said George Merusi. “It took us four weeks to come up with an idea! But Mr. Sasse outdid himself with the con-man idea.” The first week of second semester, Mr. Sasse, director as well as co-writer and coordinator, held auditions for the acting roles as well as the “angel choir” that backed up the lead characters in the play’s musical portions. For the rest of the semester, the drama cast met every Thursday and a few Saturdays to prepare for the final performances at Wawasan and in the chapel on campus.

INGING, a deaf Jonathan Hayashi, first hears his voice that guardian angels Shauna McLeod and Khalie Mahoney gave him to redeem his life of crime. The drama, “A Tad of Trouble,” helped raise money for the National Cancer Society with an open performance at Wawasan University.

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Seeing talker Jonathan [Hayashi] cast as a mute! —Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins

NGELS in the play, Khalie Mahoney and Kaleb Archer discuss their human “charges.” After months of practices under the direction of Mr. Mark Sasse, the actors pulled off the Wawasan University performance for an audience of Dalat students and staff as well as members of the community. The actors also performed on campus during graduation week.

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OOK at the pretty chess pieces; this one’s a horse!” says Juah Jeong to Kaelle DeLeeuw as Jonathan Brokaw examines the pieces himself. Advanced Art students used their creativity and contributed their own chess pieces to make a full set.

A Frenzied Festival

What Would You Do If Your Favorite Artist/Singer Came on Campus?

Showing off artistic and musical talents for the final time

ELODIOUSLY blowing into the flute, Kat Kang and Melanie Debatin concentrate on hitting the right notes and rhythm. “I liked how we added two movie songs that were familiar to the audience,” said Debatin. ABBIE ECKMAN

Squealing with delight to Sarah Hwang, Julie DeVette said, “We have cake at the Fine Arts Concert? I want lots of icing!” Instead of having an art exhibit and concert in the chapel, the Fine Arts Concert moved to Dewan Sri Penang to celebrate Dalat’s 80th birthday. In addition to the changing location, the concert extended its invitation to the community by hanging flyers around campus and also putting some in an expat’s magazine. “It was wonderful to feature all performing arts groups to the community of Penang and to be able to tie the 80th birthday into the Fine Arts Concert,” said Mr. Larry Chinn. “I was excited because it was my last concert —but sad at the same time. I just tried to enjoy this concert the most; it was my last time to show off my talents,” said Jonathan Hayashi. Because of the long drive, the band decided to add one more song to the list instead of just three songs to make it worthwhile. “I loved the songs that we got to play because half of them were from movies, and everyone knew them; so the crowd got to hum along! But they are some of my favorites, too,” said May Yamauchi. “I was nervous on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ because it was a late addition. At times it was frustrating because I knew how the pieces were supposed to sound. It all came together in the end

though,” said Riley Mahoney. The choir also added one more song to their list from a previous concert. “I was so excited when I heard that we would get to sing ‘Heroes’ one more time before I graduated; I just love that song, and we have been practicing it practically all year long. So at the concert no one was shy about singing the notes ’cause everyone knew them so well,” said Kirsten Brink. In addition to moving all of the band instruments, the art show took place also inside the Dewan Sri. Friends dragged each other around to show off the pieces of art they had worked on all year long. “Come look at my smiley face mobile hanging up; it’s the best one there. It’s so good it might even bring tears to your eyes,” said Mark Keene to Rami Lee. Standing in line, Hwang leaned over and whispered to DeVette, “Oh! I hope we have it here next year too because the stage is much bigger and we might get more cake from the school!” —By Abbie Eckman

“If it was David Archuleta, I’d marry him.” —Chan-Mi Kim “Ah! If they came on campus? (pause) Actually, I don’t know what I would do.” —Lucy Lee “If a real artist came, I would ask him or her to do my art homework.” —Rami Lee

YES focused on Mrs. Elyn Nollan, Juah Jeong, Wan-Leen Siow, Sarah Wiesner, John Jang, Kirsten Brink, Katie Stevens, Seung Yoon Nam, Helen Kim, and Andi Thompson sing “Wings of the Morning.” “I was so nervous because this was our hardest song!” said Nam. KAT KANG

ABBIE ECKMAN

“I’d just faint.” —Lakshmi Meyyappan “Artists? Who cares about artists? What if Ronaldo came?” —Sam Eckman “Bleh-la-la-la! Really? Okay, well I guess now it doesn’t matter because I won’t be here!” —Kat Kang “I’d do the techno dance with him.” —Axel Loehden

RABBING a snack before heading to the Art Exhibition, George Merusi, David Tse, and Jonathan Hayashi wait in line for a variety of finger foods and drinks. “The snacks were so good; they even gave away leftovers at the end of the concert!” said Tse.

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“I’d take a picture.” —Susheela Meyyappan

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Almost There

AWARDS

The Last Few Days of Graduation Week After receiving the microphone, Gilbert Weng stood up, smiled sheepishly, and placed his hands on the lady seated next to him as he spoke, “I would like you to meet my mother....” On the Saturday morning of 30 May, the seniors and their parents attended Senior Tea upon being invited by staff members. Individual seniors introduced their parents to the rest of the audience and had an opportunity to get to know their own classmates’ families. “At first I worried that I wouldn’t have a whole lot to say about my mother; but when I actually began speaking, I had so many good things to say about her,” said Boch Chiao proudly. At the Baccalaureate service the following morning, 35 seniors marched down the aisle in their cranberry and navy blue colored gowns to “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” A senior worship team then led the congregation in three songs, and a senior parent choir sang, “I Hope You Dance.” After the music subsided, Mr. Doug Ladner challenged the class to build on their life experiences from high school.

All Around Riley Mahoney Acadaemics Min-Ji Kang Service Katherine Kang Sports Hung Yi Song Angela Steiert

INCERE gratitude written on his face, Boch Chiao thanks Mr. Brian Merusi as Deon Geows and Abbie Eckman await their turn. Each senior gave a short reflection and recognition of the people at Dalat who had helped make their ordinary lives truly extraordinary.

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Fine Arts Jonathan Hayashi

“I couldn’t help but think about my future while listening to Mr. Ladner,” said Hung Yi Song, “and that made me excited about a new start; but also made me sad about parting with all my friends.” On the first day of June, the class, clad in specially designed shirts that read “Generation X,” opened the Senior Chapel with a video about ordinary people becoming extraordinary. Then, with Kyle Ladner as the host of “Koffee with Kyle,” they further expanded the theme in the form of a television talk show. Almost all the seniors either gave a testimony or shared an inspiring quote. “I wondered if I will become like one of the great people who started out ordinary but ended up extraordinary,” said Minji Kang. Each member of the audience received a laminated book mark with photos of great men and women who had started life as “ordinary” people. The morning of commencement day was a less formal one for the seniors as they presented their wills and gave away things they owned to friends. They also announced their class’ gift to school in the form of a much-needed water fountain and several benches near the school playground. “I hope the others remember us, the class of ’09, when they drink from the fountain, because I will always remember school even after I gradu––By Sung Bum Kim ate,” said Rami Lee.

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SUNG BUM KIM

EAMING delightedly, Abbie Eckman and Kat Kang present their gift, a bottle of tanning oil, to James Lyman. The gifts the seniors willed included personal possessions such as belts, shirts, books, and even a large bottle of protein.

TRUMMING her guitar in accordance with the rest of the band, Cat Foster sings “You Never Let Go” with Sheena McLeod, Abbie Eckman, and Rami Lee. Along with a parents’ choir, the seniors led the audience in worship during Baccaulareate service.

IC held in hand, Riley Mahoney proudly introduces his parents to the rest of the audience. Senior Tea, an event hosted by staff members, gave the seniors the opportunity to formally introduce their parents to the other seniors, their parents, and staff.

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The End and the Beginning Seniors Move on to a New Stage in Life

MILING proudly, Kirsten Brink, Boch Chiao, and Melanie Debatin watch their fellow graduates receiving their diplomas. The graduates’ faces shone with excitement, and they applauded for their whole class, sccessfully marking an end to the high school life.

would walk in the near future. Next, Cindy Wang presented her valedictorian speech, thanking the people who had made significant impact in her life and promising to walk her path with the Christian values she had learned at Dalat. With an introduction from his daughter, class president Sheena, Mr. Barry McLeod delivered the Commencement address, telling the graduates, “This is commencement. It’s not the end but the beginning.” As the evening came to an end, Mr. Fred Colburn called each senior, and Mr. Karl Steinkamp presented him or her with a diploma. As they received their diplomas, the class handed special “gifts” to Mr. Steinkamp—the boys gave him Resses’s peanut butter cups; the girls, mee goreng packets. After the laughter caused by the surprise events ceased, the song “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfeild filled the ballroom. Receiving the standing crowd’s loud applause, the seniors turned their tassels following their president McLeod and walked, not only towards the ballroom door, but also towards the opening of a new chapter in their life journey. —By Yea-Lim Ko

ITH a smile, Paul Kim presents his salutatorian speech to the audience. Talking about his personal experience at Dalat, Kim sincerely thanked the school for its Christian-based education and the changes it had made in his life.

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As the music “Pomp and Circumstance” began playing, the gathered crowd gradually settled down, watching as 35 seniors wearing graduation robes slowly strode down the aisle. Cameras flashed everywhere, and while little children waved eagerly at their siblings, parents watched their sons and daughters with proud smiles. Family members and friends of the graduates filled the Paradise Hotel Ballroom as the Commencement service that took place on 3 June began. The seniors themselves, with excitement and slight nervousness, waved and smiled proudly to the assembled crowd. As Aunt Shauna Archer walked onto the stage, the audience settled in its seats. The evening began with an invocation and reading of the class verse by Aunt Shauna. In his salutatorian speech given next, Paul Kim shared his experiences at Dalat and encouraged fellow students to “represent Dalat in the same way we were treated at Dalat.” Following the speech began the senior reflections by four staff members—Mr. Greg Stenlund, Mrs. Corrine Rogers, Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, and Mr. Rick Hurlbut— giving seniors tributes and encouragement as they began down the new life path that they

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