Yearbook: 2021-2022

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ELEMENTARY

LITTLESTEPSFORWARD

Burstingwithenergy,thePreschool3and4 studentsscatteredontheelementaryplayground playingtag,badminton,ridingswings,drawingon thegroundwithchalk,andridingcartsasthe teacherscarriedthemaround.Studentsinlower gradeswereofferedrecesstimestostayactive andletofftheirenergy.

One of the preschoolers, Yuchen Yi’s (P4), go-to duringrecesswasto“playwithhotwheeltoys, trainstrucksandspaceships.”Healsoenjoyed “writinglettersandnumbers.”

Insidetheclassrooms,theylearnedEnglish throughexploringthedifferenttypesofweather andcolors,andtheyalsoimprovedtheirlistening skillsbyreadingchildren’sbooks.Theymatched picturesofthedifferentweatherandcolorswith thewords andlistened toMrs. JoanneBok asthey readbooksbyDr.Seuss.

Whenaskedabouttheirfavoritethingstodoin school,they allshouted outtogether, “Playingwith plasticdiamonds!Playwithtransformercards! Cooking!”

Abundantrecess timesand classeswith alot of playtimeallowedforamoreflexiblelearning experiencewheretheynotonlyfocusedon studying,butgottoplayandhavefunwiththeir friends.

AsMrs.SarahJangteachescapitalletters, BenjaminBlacklock(P3)listensintently.P3 studentslearnedtositinchairsandlistento theteacherwithoutgettingdistracted.

Lookingupattheboard,LisaChen(P4)watches asMrs.Bokrecordstheweatherfortheday.P3 andP4classeswererelativelysmallandallowed formoreintimaterelationshipsbetweenthe teachersandthestudents.

Thisincluded“coloring,painting,andsnipping” whichwereSafiyyahAmbrose’s(P3)favoritethings todoatschool.Bondingthroughplaytime,they learnedhowtomakefriendshipswiththeirpeers.

Inlessons,teachersaimedtoincorporate Christianworldviewsintheirclassroomsfromas earlyasP3.

RepeatingafterMrs.AdelynHamilton,studentsin herclasssang,“I’msospecial,becauseGodmade me,hemademeamazing, andwonderfulandI’mso specialbecauseI’mmadebyGod.”Withmostof themclaimingBibleastheirfavoritesubject,the classhaspositivelyinfluencedthemtofostera Christianmindsetfromearlyon.

Energygoneafteralong dayofworkandplay, the kidswerepassedontothecomfortingcareoftheir parentsand guardians.Taking allthat they’dlearned, whethersomethingbigorsmall,theytooksmall stepsintheirlearningeverydayandmadeprogress ineducationforlife.

WHATIS YOUR FAVORITE SNACK?

Holdingapinkcolorpencil,ZephiaOoi(P4)workson coloringthedrawing.Manystudentsenjoyedcoloringand playingwithdifferenttoysbetweenclasstimes.

Duringascienceexperiment,GuiliaPimenta(P4)peeks carefullyintothebeaker.Teachersincorporatedlabsand experimentsintheirclassestomakethemmorefun.

“Muffins.” -JaydenKo(P3)

“Icecream!” -JoyNoh(P3)

GatheringaroundMrs.Hamilton,P3studentslisten attentivelyasshereadsachildren’sbook.Readingalong withthestudentswasagoodwaytoincorporatelearning intosomethingfun.

“Chicken!” -YaYiLuo(P4)

MabelLim(2)all showtheir Christmas drawings.They madetheirown variationofthe “TwelveDaysof Christmas,”with eachstudent writingwhat happensoneach day.

And he picks apart the various pieces of paper on thetable,JohnHa(2)receivesmorepapersfrom Mrs.Chewto cutoutand glue.Studentsin Grade 1and2 frequentlydidarts andcraftsto learnina kinestheticmanner.

Writingintheirbooks,OliviaThneah(2)and EllaMclver(2) writeaboutpranks they’vedone friendin thepast. Childrenin the1st and2nd gradefrequentlyengagedinfunwriting activitiesforEnglishratherthanexcessively seriouswork.

InaMinnieMousecostume,StellaLee(1)cuts a piece of paper to paste into her notebook. Studentsinelementaryschoolcosplayedas theirfavoritecharacterduringSpiritWeek.

Asheexamines themarbleinhis hand,NoahTan (2)isassistedby Ms.Violet. Elementary schoolstudents wereprovided withan abundanceof smalltoysto playwith.

Happyandfree

Children zipped around the playground, bouncing up and down like littleballs ofenergy. Thesestudents hadslides, tunnels,and climbing areasat theirdisposal, andthey werenot afraidto makeuse ofthem. Somewouldplaygamesoftagwithoneanother,pursuingone anotheralloverthearea.Otherslatchedthemselvesontobarsand swungthemselvesaround,muchtotheamusementoftheother children.Theywerehavingfun,asshownbytheirgleefuland contagioussmiles.

“I like PE becauseit helps me get faster and stronger,” said Joshua Joo(1).

Inclass,thesestudentsengagedinfunactivitiessuchasartsand crafts,drawing,singing,andothersuchthings.Studentsoftensatin circlesasadultsapproachedtoassistthemwithwhateverthey needed.Childrencutoutsmallshapesfrompiecesofpaperand gluedthemtogether,tomakesomethinggreater.

“Art,becauseIliketodraw,”saidJohnHa(2),whenaskedwhat hisfavoritesubjectswere.

Evenatanearlyage,thesechildrenwerealreadybeginningto developtheirinterestsinvariousschoolsubjects.

“Ilikehistory,becausetheyhavetests,”saidRheaNg(2).

“Ilikemusicbecauseweplaygames,”saidKatherineTeh(2).

ForEnglish,childrensatinfrontofprojectionscreensand whiteboardstolearnaboutpronunciation.Theywerepresentedwith variousformsofphonics,learningtopronounceandtoarticulate themselvesproperly.Childreneagerlyraisedtheirhandsto participatewhentheyknewtheanswer.

Theimaginationsofthesechildrenweren’tjustlimitedtotheir schoolwork,but alsowent beyondthat. Manyhad aspirationsof what theywantedtobewhentheygrewup.

Childrenalsoappliedtheircreativeskillswhenitcametotheir personalhobbiesathome.

“Itakepianolessons.Ialsoplaywithmybrotheronhisphone,” saidYoungChanKo(2).

“Ilikewriting,”saidCharlotteBrooks(2).

“IlikeplayingwithLegos,”saidbothSihuKang(2)andHa unanimously.

Theirnaturalinclinationtocreatesomethingnewandoriginal servedasproofthattheyweremadetocreate.

WHATDO YOUWANT TOBEWHEN YOUGROW UP?

“WhenIgrowup,Iwanttobe anathlete.”

-SihuKang(2)

“Iwanttobeamuseum workerbecauseIlikehistory.”

-YoungChanKo(2)

“Iwanttobeanactor.”

-SeohyungPark(1)

IT'S ELEMENTARY , MY DEAR WATSON

Fewstagesoflifeencapsulatethegoldenyearsof childhoodquitelikethirdandfourthgrade.Tothese youngstudents,thevastschoolcampuscanseemboth excitingandintimidating;somuchtodoandsolittletime todoit.

Theseblissful benefitsof youthdid notgo unnoticedby someelementaryschoolersastheyobservedtheir middleschoolupperclassmen.“Thebestthingabout elementaryschoolatDalatisthatitwon'tbeashardas middleschoolbecausewedon’thaveasmuchtestsand homework,”CarolTeh(4)pointedout.

Eagle Island, the crown jewel of elementary and middle schoolrecreation, stoodout inthe accountsof manythird andfourthgradersrecitingtheirrecessroutines.“Onthe parallelbarsat EagleIsland,I doalot ofgymnasticskind ofstuffandonthegrass,Idofrontwalkoversand cartwheels,”saidYunhaWie(3)withpride.

Otherstudentspreferredgamesofthemindtogames ofthebodyandspenttheirtimeaccordingly.“During morningrecess, Ijust sitthere andplay chess,but I’mnot agrand master.If Iwas agrand masterit’d beall overthe news:‘8YearOldElementaryKidfromDalatGoing Insanein3200Rating,’”explainedLyonTan(3).

Infun-filled andinteractive classrooms,third andfourth gradeteacherspreparedafuturegenerationofsharp minds,nowagedeighttoten,intheconventional academicsubjects—English,math,science,social

Workingconstructively,ElySandahl(4)andElise Emis(4)shareoneoftheclassroomiPadsto completeactivitiesdesignatedbyMs.YuliaTae. Studentsinthirdandfourthgradelearnedearlyhow usingtechnologywiselycanmakelearningquicker, easierandmoreenjoyable.

WHAT WAS THE BEST SPECIAL DAY THIS YEAR?

Lookingforawaythrough,YeonitYun(4) protectstheballfromhisdefenders, WendyChen(4),IreneJeong(4),andHajin Min(4).InPEclass,Mr.BeauAbdulla taughtstudentsskillstohelpthembe effectiveteamplayersinvarioussports.

Futurephysicists,likeYuXinQuah(4), commentedthattheir“favoritesubjectis sciencebecause[they]learnedabout electricityandbatteries,”while mathematiciansinthemaking,likeJayden Choi(4),noted,“Sometimeswehaveword problems, and it can be about us and Mr. [Rob] Wong.”

HopefulhistorianCharletteLee(3),said,“I learnedaboutwhenQueenElizabethcameto EnglandanddifferentgroupsofChristians fought,”andaspiringathleteKristinaBoyd(4) claimed,“ThebestthingI learnedinPEisthat Iamagooddodgerindodgeball.”

Afteralong dayofworking hardandplaying harder,somestudentsneedednothingmore thanarelaxingtriptothelibrary.“Ilikethe librarybecauseIcanborrowalmostanybook Iwantand becauseIlike toread,”said Rachel Joo(4).

Around3:15p.m.,elementaryschoolers headedtotheupperfieldonebyonetobe pickedupbytheirparentswhowouldbring thembackagainforanotherexcitingdayof learninganddiscovery.

KieranTeoh(4)emerge fromtheslide.Eagle Island,theelementary playground,provideda spaceforelementary studentstoengagein activeandimaginative funduringrecessand lunch.

Rackinghisbrain, Lukas Steffen (3) recalls informationabout theearlyAmerican coloniestofillouthis historytestpaper.In thirdandfourthgrade, SocialStudiesspanned fromtheJacobeanEra totheaftermathofthe ColdWar.

DressedascharactersforSpiritWeek,JedidjadeVisser (3), Jacob Shao (3), Bourne Pan (3), and Ruka Ito (3) silently readtheirownbook.UnderthesupervisionofTA Ms. CharissaLiew,Grade3studentshonedtheirreading comprehensionskillsthroughlotsofpractice.

“Ilikedcharacterday.Idressedup asJackSparrowfrom PiratesoftheCaribbean.”

-LionJung(3)

“ForChristmas,wegottodecorate theclassroomwithChristmas decorations.”

-FudzailShakeel(4)

“ForSEW,wehad3daysofchapel, andtheytaughtustheactionsto thesong‘BuildMyLife.’”

-LaraChan(3)

PRESCHOOL3

TabithaKearney

BenjaminBlacklock

JaydenKo

JoySiew

AdrielleChuang

JoyNoh

VictoriaThneah

RaphaelHsu

HenryPaeck

AvaDong

HansOoi

HajunJin

BethanyShao

LucasShen

SafiyyahAmbrose

AndyXia

AustinHamilton

GeorgeChua

YuchenYi

EllaKnutson

GiuliaPimenta

KaiXunChuang

ManyiYuan

AustinKwok

AubreyRoberts

AdalynnGraig

YaYiLuo

RileighWenrich

MiaCornejoVilla

ZaneZhang

EzraLam

IsaiahSim

NinaGuenther

FaithNg

AnnaWilloughby

ZephiaOoi

LisaChen

KINDERGARTEN

JunseoHer

MathisBernier

ThomasHsu

LucasLee

AdeleChee

PetraHuang-Chan

JisuChun

GideonJohnson

YiXinChen HridhaanJadhav

MeichenFan IsaacKearney

AshtonKinney

ZoeyBai

BellTan

WenyangLeng

MarvinTan

JiHyeonYun

ColbyMorris

AshtonTeoh

LynSeoRinPaeck

LenoraWhite

SophiaNoh AlexWang

CameronPenland ZhixuanXia

Lily-RoseXu

PrestonLee

GRADE1

TiffanyGoh

NaraCho

AbrahamGraig

HenryKim

WeixuanDai

GraceHa

LilyKim

IsaacEwe KojiHosokawa

YosiahdeVisser

AikaHoriuchi

YeHaKim

EmilyGoh

JoshuaJoo

CharlesKim

JiahongChen

SeohyungPark

StellaLee

LuigiPimenta

JoeyWu

RachelLoh

TitusRoberts

AnaYoo

HaelMin

LeviStout

LisaYuan

MihikaMalik

EuniceShao

EvaYoo

HeeGyunPark

AlexanderTan

LiYuanTeh

CherishKwok

GRADE2

VienneLau

WeideDai

MatthewAlexander

JohnLee

SihuKang

CharlotteBrooks

JohnHa

DavidKim

EeTyenChua

NozomiHosokawa

YoungChanKo

JunhoChoi

JayHan

HaileyKim

JahelCornejoVilla

ZiQiHuang

AmelyaLatham

LinaKang

SoyunAhn

YiyiZhu

RheaNg

JYLim

OwenZhuang

IsaacScharfe

KatherineTeh

MabelLim

JohananSeevaratnam

IsaacTham

ZanderLin

MalachiStout

ElizabethYi

Yu-LiLin

SummerSeow

OliviaThneah

EllaMcIver

NoahTan

EllieYoo

ElyssaTang

AustinLim

GRADE3

CharletteLee

ChloeDrolet

KevinBaek

JinLee

IsaacElliott

EmilyJoo

LaraChan

JustinLee

FelixGuenther

EstherJung

JiahChun

BernadetteHsu

BenKang

HanulCho

DallasHamilton

LionJung

JedidjadeVisser

DanielHuh

TaejoonKim

RukaIto

MarilynnAng

AudreyWibowo

BourneBoenPan

JasonLi

YunhaWie

AydenPark

LilySong

You-EnLin

EunGyunPark

LukasSteffen

VanmathiMYuvaRaja

SeanPark

LyonTan

SrimathiMYuvaRaja

GeondoPark

BoazTan

RoyPaeck

MaggiePenland

MeganTan

JacobShao

LuciaLee

GRADE4

MimiKim

ShinChoi

KristinaBoyd

ParkerKinney

EliseEmis

IreneJeong

AshleyChan

JoyLau MinjiKoo

HaysonGoh

PerpetuaJohnson

LunaCho

DavidHa

MaruKanzaki

WendyChen

AndersonGraig

RachelJoo

JaydenChoi

HarangJeon

SarahKhoo

JoshuaJeon

JoshuaAugustine

CaitlynWong

HajinMin

HeavenLee

DidiYun

CalebOh

BeenSong

JayronLee YeonitYun

MinjunOh

MirabelleTan

HarryLi JemimaLeong

YuXinQuah

CarolTeh

JiyulLee

FrankZhang

LucyPark

NaomiTan

ElesyaLim

ElySandahl KeiranTeoh

FudzailShakeel

AidenLee

MIDDLE SCHOOL

MONKEYS IN THE M IDDLE

Thebreadthofdifferentclassesundertakeninfifth andsixthgradeclassroomsensuredthatstudents, agedtentotwelve, allhadasubject rightuptheiralley tolookforwardtothroughouttheyear.

Mathclassespromotedthemasteryofalgebraic, geometric,andstatisticalconceptsaswellastheir real-worldapplications.“Ilikemathbecauseitisreally goodtouseinlifeskills,likehowtouseyourmoney well,”explainedHudsonYost(5).

“Myfavorite subjectis sciencebecause wehave the mostfunthere,especiallywhenwesetthingsonfire,” said Nicholas Lim (6). In this class, students developed inquisitivespiritsandemployedanalyticalmethodsas theyexploredtheworldsofecology,astronomy, physics,andchemistry.

Middleschoolersinsocialstudiesclasses discoveredpatterns anddifferences betweensocieties andculturesaroundtheworldthroughhistory.“It’s interestingbecausewegettolearnaboutdifferent placesandancientcivilizations,”remarkedSarah Wood(6).

“Wegettoplaybadminton,andwedon’thavetodo drills,”commentedAaronFan(6)abouthisPEclass, inwhichboysandgirlslearnedtheimportanceof healthandhonedphysicalskillsthroughparticipation invarioussportsandactivities.

EdTechinstructedstudentsonhowtosafelyand productivelyapplytechnologytoenhancetheir

Keenlylisteningtotheteacherintroducethenext Social Studies project, Ashley Teoh (5) brainstorms howshecancreativelyfulfilltherequirements.For theLivingMuseumproject,studentshadthe opportunitytoresearchahistoricalfigureoftheir choice,prepareaspeech,andevendressupas themforadaytopresentabouttheircontribution tosociety.

WHAT'S THE BESTTHI NG ABOUT MOVI NGUP TO MIDDLE SCHOOL?

Sittingjustoutsidethecafeteria,Ebel Chandra,ZenanYang,andKaiAnderson(all 5)enjoytheirhome-packedlunchesovera friendlyconversation.Lunchtimeprovided moretimeformiddleschoolerstofreely socializewiththeirfriendswhilerefueling beforeanafternoonoflessons.

learningandcreativityinadigitalera.“My favoritesubjectisEdTechbecauseit’salways veryfunny.Myfavoriteactivitywouldbewhen wedidstopmotion,”recalledPaulWilloughby (5).

Beyondtheclassroom,middleschoolers frequentedthelibrary,eithertocheckbooksout orjustenjoythepeacefulatmospherewith classmates.“MyfriendsandIlovetotalkand chataboutschool.Weliketotalkaboutstudies, likemathforexample.Wecorrecteachother andhelpoutinproblemswheretheydon't understand,”saidHabibLee(5).

Meanwhile,othersran,skipped,cartwheeled, andswungaroundtheschoolcampusmaking theirownfun.“MyfriendsandIliketogoonthe monkeybars,andwetalkalotandrunaround,” sharedJennaJuday(6).

“Myfavoritesubjectislunch,”jokedMicah Steffen(6),provingthatsomestudentsmore fondlyrememberedthelessacademicaspects ofmiddleschool.

Bothinsidetheclassroomandout,fifthand sixthgradeprovidedstudentswiththe supportiveenvironmentnecessarytotransition fromtheguidinghandofelementaryschooltoa lifeofindependenceandresponsibility.

Puttingontheirbestaccents,RimaHosaka,JeselleTan, JunLee,MaxGohan,andMudiXia(all6)rehearseforan upcomingskitaboutAnneFrank.InMrs.GraceRiffey’s LanguageArtsclass,studentslearnedtheskillandthe valueofreadingandanalyzingnon-fictiontexts.

“Youhavedifferentteachersfor everysinglesubject.”

-EvelynStevens(6)

Bringingtheball backintoplay, ShonKang(5) protectsitfrom ThomasPenland (5).Afteratasty meal,middle schoolerstookto thesoccerfield, basketballcourt, orplaygroundto usesomeofthe energytheyhad beforeclass.

Checkingher work,Lara Vallin(6) clarifiesthe requirements for her presentation. In Mrs. Sharelle Theriault’s Bible class, studentsstudiedthelivesofsignificantBiblecharacters, whilereflectingonthelessonsthatcouldbedrawnand applicationsthatcouldbemade.

“Yougettodomorestuffeven thoughitisharder.InESthereis toomuchdrama.”

-DarrenJuday(6)

“Wegetalotmorefreedom,we don’thavetolineupinstraight lines,andwedoband.”

-AlaynaChan(6)

GETTINGREADY

Asthehighschoollifecamecloserandcloser, the7th and8th graderslooked forwardto finishing theirmiddleschoolyearsstrong.MiddleSchool aimedtopreparethemfortheirlateryearsby havingthemtakecoresubjectssuchasEnglish, mathematics,history,science,andavarietyof electiveslikeBand, Art,Engineering,Ed-Tech and PEthatspurrednewinterestandtalents.

Oneofthepopularpickswhenaskedabout theirfavoritesubjectswasscience.MarcusLee (7)claimed,“Myfavoritesubjectisscience because[Mrs.SharonBernhardt]isveryfun."The teachersoftencontributedtotheenjoymentofthe classesandswayedopinionsdramatically.

Withlabs andexperiments, theydove deepinto scientifictopicslikebiologyandecology."Wedo labswhere[theteacher]givesusscenarios.For example,there isan animalin arainforest, andwe havetofigureout howchangingsomething(in the rainforest)affectstheanimal,"Leeexplained. Otherprojects includedwriting newsarticles about naturaldisasters.Theyhadthechancetopick topicsfromtsunamis,earthquakes,hurricanes, andvolcaniceruptionsandincludethespecific vocabforeachtopicsuchaswhereandwhenit happened.

InLanguageArts,theyfurtherimprovedtheir Englishskillsbymemorizingvocabularywords, learninggrammar,readingbooks,anddoing worksheetsthattestedtheirknowledgeaboutthe bookstheyread.

MinahKim(7)commented,“Ireallylike LanguageArtsbecauseIjustgenerallylike Englishandliterature.Theclassesarefun becauseit’sEnglish.”

Asidefromtheiracademicclasses,theyhoned theirmusicskills,artisticabilities,creativetalents, computerknowledge,andathleticexpertisein

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

Focused,ElenaLim (7)worksona projectonheriPad. Incontrastto workingonschool workwithlaptops likethehigh schoolersdid, middleschoolers usediPadstoget theirworkdonein school.

Takingmeasurementsofhiscraft,BeomWoo Eun(8)worksdiligentlyonhisbridgeprojectin Engineeringclass.Studentscompetedtobuild thelightestbridgethatheldthemostamountof weight.

electives.Theyconsistedofpracticinginstruments, learningnewdrawingconceptsliketwo-point perspective,tryingtomakebridgesthatheldalotof weight,makingcomputergames,andenjoying sportslikevolleyball.

EthanScharfe(7)said,"MyfavoritesubjectisArt becausewearedoingperspectivesanditreally makesthepicturerealistic.Theotherstudentsare reallyfriendly.”Coursesinmiddleschoolplanted fundamentalskillsintheirsubjectsthatlaterhelped inhighschoolAdvancedPlacementclasseswhere thebasicsreallycameintoplay.

Usinghiscreativityandthethingshelearnedin Ed-Tech,GyeomKwak(8)describedoneofhis favoriteprojects:“Itwasaprojectaboutmakinga game. I made a simple game about basketball. When Iwasmakingthat,IfeltkindofproudthatIwas makingsomethingonmyown.”Oftentimes,projects helpedvisualizehowfartheyhadcomeintheclass andgaveasenseofsatisfactionastheygainednew skills.

Withtheendoftheirmiddleschoolyearsright around the corner, they applied all that they’d learned in class to their projects and aimed to finish on a high.

Lookingatthe projectorinfront,Eliza Setzfand(7)focuses onwatchingtheBiblevideo.Watchingshortvideos, readingtheBible,anddiscussingthecontentoftheBible withoneanotherhelpedstudentsgainadeeper understandingofChristianity.

“WhenIwasabletomeetmy friendsaftersolong.The quarantinelastedforsuchalong time,whichfeltlikeadecade.Iwas thenfinallyabletomeetwithmy friendsandwashappytotalkto themagain.”

-HugoYeoh(8)

“Whenmyfriendsang‘Friday’ by RebeccaBlackduringLanguage ArtsonaFriday.”

-NoahDobson(7)

Eyesonthesheet music,FayFay Leong(8)practices thetrombone.For theAdvancedBand students,their classstartedfirst thinginthe morning.

“DuringmyP.E.class,weplayed volleyball.Ialwayslikedvolleyball becausethefirstanimeIwatched was‘Haikyuu.’ Anyway,3ofmy friendsandIgothurt:onegothit intheeartwice,anotherjammed theirthumbwhilepassing,a volleyballhitmyhead,andthelast onescratchedtheirlegagain duringlunch.”

-SaraSaw(8)

Excitedly,Candy Kim(8) andTia Emmanuel(8) getready towatch amovieinscienceclass.Watchingmoviesmadelearningmore enjoyableandgavestudentsmoreinsightintothetopicsthey werelearningabout.

GRADE5

SionKang

JakeCho

AbigailAng

JosephKhoo

JoeldeVisser

SophieKo

SamuelHuh

EmelineBernier

SolbinKim

AdaDeaver

DanielJoo

BlakeChan

EjunGoh

JohnKang

LeviBoyd

EmmaDobson

KristinKanagaraj

EbelChandra

AnnaKatherineGraig

ShonKang

PeterHollon

KaiusAnderson

SavannaKontsas

NicholasLim

ChristinaLee HabibLee

YejiLee TimLee LinusLim

GRADE6

JacyHo

WynneChin

JennaJuday

DavidJuneBaek

OliviaHo

VictoriaChiok MinJiKim

DerionDwumfour

ChaseBernhardt

RimaHosaka

TommyCho

PerryKim

AaronFan

EmilyCen

AkashiIto

JoelConklin

BraydenLee

MaxGohan ShoGoto

KaiJiBok

PaulHsu

ElynChoi

ErikKinnunen

EvangelineFan

AlaynaChan

DarrenJuday

SeanDriscoll

HarryLee

JiminHan

MayaDuro

MathiAlaguNagarajan

MicahSteffen

KyraLim

RheanneLee

EvelynStevens

NicholasLim

MervinTeo

AlexisOng

WenqianXia

DoraLi

JeselleTan

JiaqiLyu

CarloUgaeri

CarstenOoi

ClariseYeoh

BenjaminLim

ZongJueTan

CarlieMorris

MarineVallin

SurinPark SebastianPotter

SeanLi

TitusTan

LuckyMorgan

LaraVallin

SamPark

IsabellaLim

JadenTang

IsabelNeeley

SarahWood

SebastienRaymer-Pokar

DavidOh

MudiXia

JeydenTeh

JunLee

CarlyHoneybone

YiWenCheok

KeylaBorer

ZiXinHuang

BryanChew

JaewonKim

NoahDobson

ZacharyKovach

HenryBrooks

HaramJeon

SingYiChew

MinahKim

CayDenEu

SilasLatham

EmilyChae

CalvinJuday

JoshuaChung

MiaKirk

LindsayGoh

RachaelBurley

ErikJeong

LoraChoi

YehwiKim

JowenEwe

IvanChan

KevinKanagaraj

AdaiahdeVisser

AidenKo

AshlynHo

MatthiasDeaver

BrandonKoi

HannahBlacklock

AshleyKhoo

WonhooShin

YJLim

DavidPLee

HsienLerSim

FaithLoh

KennethWong

EdynRoylance

MiaYuan

ElenaLee

SaeckaTakizawa

JiaJunMan

HanaXin

JovynneSaw BowenZhang

MarcusLee

LetyziaTang

CadenceMorris

SamuelYeoh

ElizabethSetzfand

ErinLee

ChelseaTan

JiaNiMan

SethYeap

EthanScharfe

ElenaLim

LizzieTang

NaomiO’quin

HalleYost

UmairShakeel

JohnPham

GloriaYu

YsabelleWan

DavidILee

RuhaKim

EthanCheam

SorenAnderson GyeomKwak

JoshuaStevens

JonathanOoi

KarenTaniguchi

ChrisPark

MatthiasSeevaratnam

SoniyaPeters

JosephYim

AliceWang

DawsonLim

HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOOL,FUN,ANDGAMES

Havingfunwastheonethingthatkepta rigorousschooldaytolerableformanystudents, andFitnessandelectiveclassescertainlyhelped withthat.Theseclassesuseddifferentmethods andtopicstoteachstudentsuniqueskills.Fitness didn’tjusttrainstudentstostayhealthy,butalso allowedforsportstobeplayedatschoolwith friends.Studentscouldalsochoosetheelectives thatsoundedthemostenjoyabletothem,and joiningthatclasscultivatedtheirindividual interestsandtalents.

InFitness,studentsplayedsportsonFridays, whichgavethemaphysicallearningexperience mostotherclassesdidnotoffer.

“Ienjoyedgamedayslikebadminton,dodge ball,andpickleballastheyletusenjoyourselves whilestillbeingactiveandlearning,”saidRuben Bahr(11).

Evenduringclassroomdays,Mr.vantoldjokes toliventhingsupinFitnessclass.

MeyChhor(10)said,“IenjoyedlaughingatMr. van'sjokes.Ifyou'researchingforaclassfullof laughterandanencouraging/funnyteacher,JOIN FITNESS!”

Shapingthedough,Ms.MaryGeimanteaches studentshowtomakebreadasAlinaYeoh(12) andSophiaKang(12)paycloseattention.Home Economicsstudentsoftenenjoyedeatingthe foodtheycookedafterclass.

Ifstudentscouldn’tgetenoughofFitness,they joinedPE.Thiselectivegavestudentsthe opportunitytolearnbothcommonanduncommon sportsalmosteverysingleday.

Leapingintotheair,EnsonTang(11)shoots theballinafriendlygameofhandballduring Fitness.StudentsinFitnessgottoenjoy‘fun

“Igottotakeabreakfromacademicclassesand justhaveaneasy-goingclass,”KaitlynLadner(12) saidaboutPE.“AlsoIgottohangoutwithother peoplefromdifferentgrades.”

ManystudentschosetotakeHomeEconomics, whichtaughtthemvariouslifeskillsthatcouldbe usedintherealworld,suchaspayingbills,cooking, andsewing.

“CookinginHomeEcisfun.Ilikepickingupnew recipes,”PaulPham(12)said.

Roboticsgavestudentstheopportunitytobuild robotsandcodethemwithLabview,anadvanced codingprogram.

Peek (12) said that the most valuable thing he learnedfrom Roboticswas “howto codeand problem

Morebusiness-mindedstudentstook Entrepreneurship,whichtaughtthemhowtostarta business.Concerninghisfavoriteclassactivity,the teacher,MrBeauAbdulla,said,“Attheendofthe coursewedo‘SharkTank’ stylebusinesspitches. Overthecourseoftwoweeks,everystudentpitches theirbusinessideaandproductstotheclass.“

Alltheseclasseswereimportantbecausethey keptstudentsinterested,madelearningenjoyable, anddevelopedtheirpersonalinterests.

Balancinghimself upside-down,Jay Lohman(11)takes smallstepsforward withhishands duringPEclass. Besidesplaying sports,PEstudents learneduniqueskills thattestedtheir physicalabilities suchasholdinga handstand.

Whilecoding, ChrisBell(11) makeschanges tohisrobot beforerunning hiscode. Studentsin Roboticsneeded problem-solving skillstofix errorsintheir codeandto buildaworking robot.

MOSTFUN PARTABOUT YOUR ELECTIVE?

Whileworkingontheirgame,KaiRuBok(11),Taewoo Song(11),MaxChang(12),andAronYamada(12)listento helpfultipsfromtheirteacher.ComputerSciencestudents usedthesoftware,Unity,tocodeworkingprograms.

“Ireallyenjoythat[Fitness]isa classwithallhighschoolgradesin itandgivesmeachancetobond withtheunderclassmenaswell.”

-WenKhaw(12)

“Themostfunpartwasgettingto trynewsportslikejavelinwhichI’ve nevertriedbefore,andgettingto bondwithnewpeoplesinceit'sa smallclassandwegettoknow eachotherandhavefuntogether.”

-DoraLiu(10)

“OneofthemostfunthingsIfind aboutRoboticsisthatwegotto hangoutwithpeoplefromdifferent grades.Allfouryearsofhighschool getalongandlearntogether.”

-RaynenPillay(10)

ENGLISHSHMENGLISH

AlthoughEnglishclasswasarequirementfor students,thisdidn’tstopthemfromgoingfurther andbeyondwhatwasnecessary,becausethe Englishlanguagewasanopportunityforthemto createsomethingthattheycaredabout.Many studentspickedtheirrespectiveEnglishclass becausetheyenjoyedsomethinginthatclassthat otherclassesdidnotoffer.

“MyEnglish classesare BritLit andWorld Litthis year.Ichosethembecausetheyseemed interestingandfun,”saidSophiaKang(12).

Tobeginthe year,studentsin AP Literaturewere taskedwithwritingessayseveryweekregarding twobooksthattheyhadreadoverthesummer.In APLit,studentsreadbooksthatenabledthemto expandtheirworldviewandknowledgeregarding thingstheydidnotnormallythinkabout.

“Idecidedtotake APLittohelpimprovemyskill atliteraryanalysis,Capstonefortheopportunityof doingaprojectonthesubjectofmychoice,and AdvancedComptoleveluponmyfiction-writing skills,”saidBenjaminHollon(12).

AnotherimportantcomponenttoEnglishclass wastheabilitytocomposemasterfulworksof literatureinasuccinctandeloquentmanner.Both infiction-writingandformalessays,itwas importanttolookrespectableandsophisticatedin one’swriting.

Bendingover,AndrewTan(9)writeshis favoritevocabwordonthewhiteboardaspart ofhisvocabularyexercises.Studentsin English9frequentlytestedtheirskillsby quizzingoneanotherondefinitions.

StudentsinGrade10hadtheopportunityto participateinNaNoWriMoforEnglishclass.Every dayfor thewhole monthof November,students were allowedtowriteastorywithverylittleconstraints. Thisenabledtheircreativitytoflourish.

Thedifficultiesofthepastyear,however,had forcedmanyEnglishclasses tochangehowmaterial shouldbetaught.AP Lit,inparticular,underwenta paradigmshift.

Ratherthanusingtraditionalandimpersonal gradingmethods,Mr.JensHieberinsteadgave individualizedfeedbacktoeachstudentonhowthey metstandardsforthecourse.Mr.Hieberplaced greatemphasisonstudentlearningandgrowthover thecourseoftheyear.

“WiththesupportoftheHSprincipal,Iwillbe offeringyoumoreverbalandwrittenfeedbackon eachofyourassignmentsinplaceofanumberor lettergradeinPowerSchool,”Mr.JensHieber explainedtostudentsatthebeginningofthecourse.

Regardlessofthechangesthatclasseshadbeen forcedtomaketoaccommodatetheirstudents,one thingwascertain:studentslookedforwardtotheir Englishclasseswithwidesmiles.

Sittingcomfortably atherdesk,Helen Jang(12)analyzes thethemes portrayedinthe shortstory“White Nights,”byFyodor Dostoevsky. StudentsinWorldLit frequentlylookedat worksofliterature fromcountriesthat didnotprimarily speakEnglish.

WHATBOOK HAVEYOU ENJOYED READINGFOR CLASS?

Withacheeky expression,Benjamin Hollon(12)tosseshis papersintheair duringhisTEDTalk onspacedebrisfor Capstone.Studentsin Capstonehadtogive alivepresentation abouttheirresearch intosomethingthat theywerepassionate about.Theyspokein frontofanaudience inHarborHallin December.

Sittingonthefloor,AliaPeterson(11)andGraceNeeley (11)typetheirpapersontheirlaptopsforEnglish11. Studentsin English11 wroteessays andother pieceson a regularbasis.

“IlikedreadingthebookFahrenheit 451becauseIappreciateits symbolismofreallifeusing physicalobjects.”

-AileenKim(10)

IenjoyedreadingTheBookThief becauseitwasahistoricalfiction book.Thewaytheauthornarrated thebookwasverycreative,andit gavedifferentemotionstothe readersthroughoutthestory.”

-YeonsooKim(10)

“ASeparatePeacewasmyfavorite bookthatI’vereadinEnglishclass. Thebookshowsthatpeacecanbe foundevenwhenwedon’tsee peaceinthepresent.”

-TaewooSong(11)

InAP Lang,TrevorNichols(11)typesonhis laptopwhileJoycelynFung(11)examinesa paper.StudentsbringtheirlaptopsintoEnglish classtotypeoutvariousassignmentssuch doingresearchfortheirresearchpaper.

SOCIALLYSTUDYING

Bothintheclassroomandtheschoolcomputer labs,there wassimply noshortage ofthings todo. Manystudentsfreelychosetogoaboveand beyondthegraduationcreditrequirementfor socialstudies,takingvariousclassesinvolving history,Asianstudies,psychology,and economics.Thesocialsciencestaughtthat individualswithinalargersocietywerenotjust notoriouslyfickleandunpredictable,butalso variedintheirmotivationsandproclivities.This simplefactalsoappliedtothemanystudents enrolledinsocialscienceclasses,astheyeach hadtheirownreasonsforwhytheychosethe classestheychose.

“IamtakingPsychology,”saidAlexaChandra (12).“IpickedthatclassbecauseIreallywanted tolearnhowthehumanbrainandemotionswork, anditalsoallowsmetounderstandpeople’s emotionsandbehavior,andthereasonswhythey areactingthatway.”

“IpickedModernWorldHistorybecauseIfindit interestingpeopleandtheeventsthatcausedthe worldto behow itis rightnow,” saidSarah Loh(9). “Socialsciencechangedmyperspectiveofthe worldbecauseIrealizedthateverythingthat happenswouldaffectthefuturelateron.”

InAP WorldHistory,studentsweretaskedwith fundrawingprojectsthat enabledthemto express

Makingvarioushandmovementsfor emphasis,RayLee (11)articulateshis insights inAP WorldHistory.StudentsinAP World wereencouragedtofullyparticipateInclass usingcriticalthinkingskills.

Astheylistenpatientlytoanotherstudent speaker,DanielLim(10)andArielleMcIver(10) eagerlyawaittorepresenttheirrespective nationsontheUnitedNationsAssembly.Asian studiesasaclassspecificallyfocusedonAsian historyandissues.

theirartisticcreativity,whilesimultaneously developingafirmunderstandingofthepast.Many studentsdrewdismemberedcorpsesto representtheonce-greatfallenempiresand theirdemise.

InAsianStudies,studentswerealso taskedtoresearchabouttheirhome country, revealing hidden secrets about their countrythattheyhadn’tknownbefore,as wellasothertidbitsofinformation.

Many would argue that the application of what they’velearnedinthesocialsciencestoreal lifewasthemostimportantaspectof learning.

“Historychangedmyperspective oftheworldbyhowIviewcertain things.Forexample,somethingas simpleasstudyingisn’tactuallyas simpleasjustlookingthrougha textbookandfindingfactsinit,” JiwooSeo(9)noted.

Manywouldagreethatlearningabout societywasthebestwaytohelpit.

Glancingathis screen,ElliotSteffen (11)browses throughaworksheet hehastofinish. Studentsdiligently usedclasstimeto workon assignmentsthey hadtofinishonce lectureswereover.

Attheirdesks, DanielWilloughby (9),SarahLoh(9), SophiaTeoh(9), ElliePark(9),and MarissaElliott(9) listentoMs. RebeccaKeister speakon conventional warfare.Every studenttook ModernWorld Historyto providea frameworkfor futurecourses.

WHATWAS YOUR FAVORITE PROJECT?

Watchingadocumentary, AureliaBernier(10) looksoverat SavannaChoi’s(10)laptop.Documentariesprovidedlive footageofeventsandhelpedmakehistorymorealiveand understandableforstudents.

“Oneprojectthatwedidwasan ‘autopsy’ projectofpeople,andwe hadtodescribewhatthecausesof theirdeathwere.I’velearnedabout themanycausesofdeathwithin ancientsociety.Forexample, drought,diseases,war,etc.”

-JasonCho(10)

“MyfavoriteprojectthatIdidduring AsianStudieswouldbetheHome ResearchCountryAssignmentIdid withEmma[Yeap(10)].Ilearnedso manydifferentthingsaboutwhat myfamilyhadpassedonfrom differenttraditions,backgrounds, andcultures,andhowthathas progressedfromgenerationto generationwithintheMalaysianChinesepopulationinMalaysia today.”

-MyraLim(10)

ON NUMBERS AND EQUATIONS

“Xisequaltonegativeb,plusorminusthe squarerootofbsquaredminus4ac,allover2a,” sangthespeakeronMs.HexenOng’scomputer asitintroducedthequadraticequation.

Algebra2 expandedon theknowledge students hadgainedintheprioralgebraclass.Students learnedtopicssuchastheaforementioned quadraticequation,howtocalculatesimpleand compoundinterest,logarithms,andmore.Both algebraclassesweretaughtbyMs.HexenOng in theCapetownclassroom,nestledcomfortablyin betweenSydneyandRioclassrooms.

Rightnextdoor,theRioclassroomhoused studentswhotookGeometryorPre-Calculus. BothclassesweretaughtbyMs.HeidiKeasbut coveredverydifferentconcepts.Geometrydealt withshapesandhowtologicallyprovetheexact typetheywereusingtheorems,whereasPreCalculusdealtwithpreparingstudentsforAP Calculusbycoveringthebasicsofcalculussuch astrigonometry,polarcoordinatesandgraphs.

“Thedifficultthingabout[Pre-Calculus]ishow muchthere isto learn.You haveto remembera lot andalwaysdothepracticesheets.Itcanbeabit overwhelming.Thepracticeproblemsarevery helpfulatteachingasyouhavemanytypesof problemstodealwith,”saidAshleyYeoh(11).

Uptothesecondfloor,theHongKong classroomwasoccupiedbycertain APCalculus studentsduringsomeblocksoftheday.AP Calculuswasdividedintotwoclasses—AP

In the front of the room, Braden Abdulla (9) and RomeoKontsas(9)listenattentivelytoMs. HexenOngasSeanLee(9)andAnnie Li(9)do thesamebehindthem.StudentsinAlgebra1 builtonthefoundationalknowledgethey learnedinPre-Algebra,backinmiddleschool.

Focused,AnishaKaloo(12)doespractice problemstoprepareforaquiz.StudentsinPreCalculusworkedhardtolearnandunderstand difficultconcepts.

Calculus ABand APCalculusBC—wherethebiggest differencesbetweenthemwasthatAP CalculusBC coveredextracontentandtheymovedataquicker pacetoaccountforthat.

Upagain,tothethirdfloor,theAP Statistics classroomcuddlednexttotheArtroomasit welcomedstudentseagertolearnthemysteriesof howtocalculatesamplesandhowtopredictwhich answerinamultiplechoicequestionismostlikelyto becorrect.

“Irememberveryclearlythefirstdayof APStats.I wasallnervousfortheclassbecauseitwasmyfirst timehavingMr.[Pat]Kilgoasateacheranddidn't knowwhattoexpect,buttherewasthisreallyfunny thinghedid.Sobasicallyhewastryingtosetupan introductiontoinferentialstatistics,andhemadethis little"quiz" wherewe wereasked aseries ofquestions andhadtomakeinferencestoguessanswers.The funnypartaboutitwasthatthequestionswerethings like"Whoismyfavoritestudentinhighschool?"or"If I were single, would this woman date me?".It was just areallygreatwaytogettheyearstarted,”Natalie Khor(11)reflected.

Nowthatthey’dspenttheyearcrammingtheir headsfullofmathknowledge,somestudentswalked outoftheirclassrooms gladtobedone withmathand allitscomplications,whileotherswalkedouteagerto challengethemselveswithmoredifficultmathinthe yeartocome.Butfirst—rest,forsummerbreakwas hereandrelaxationbeckoned.

WithMs.HeidiKeaslooking overhisshoulder,Gabe Roylance(9)asksfor clarificationonthegeometry concepttheyhadjust learned.Teachersmade themselvesreadilyavailable forhelpifastudentever neededit.

Workingon practice problemsgiven byMr.PatKilgo, LanaBrewster (12)andEsther Lo(12)discuss solutionstothe question. Studentstaking APStatistics workedon preparingfor theAP examin May.

MOST COMMONOR FUNNYMATH MISTAKE?

Furiouslywriting,JasonChoi(9)andAureliaBernier(9) makecarefulmarksontheprovidedprintablenotes. Geometrystudentswereencouragedtotakenotesasthey followedalonginthelessons.

“Ms.Ongaskedmetoanswera problemuponthefrontboard,and bythetimeIgottotheboard,I completelyforgothowtodomath andphysicallycouldnotcopymy notesfrommypackettothe screen.”

-DJYost(10)

“Carelessmistakes!!!!Sometimesit rangesfromforgettinganegative signtothinking3x3is6.”

-NicoleKhor(11)

APPRECIATIONTHROUGHSCIENCE

Studentslearnedaboutthecomplexityof everydaylifethroughtheirscienceclasses. Biologytaughtthemaboutthelivingworld,from thelargestwhaletothetiniestcell.Physicsclass taughtstudentshoweverythingworkedbythe transferofenergy.Chemistryclassgavestudents knowledgeaboutalltheelementsandhowthey reactedwitheachother.AnatomyandSports Medicinefascinatedstudentswithstrangefacts aboutthehumanbody.Althoughstudyingscience factsintheclassroomcouldbecomerepetitive, studentsstillfoundthevalueoflearningscience.

ArielleMcIver(10)said,“Idon'treallylike science,butwhenIlookatitasawhole,it fascinatesmehowintricateitcanbe!”

Tobreakuptheday-to-daylearningroutine, scienceclassesdidlabsandexperiments.

“Myfavoriteactivityhasgottobethewater balloonslingshot,”TaylorJohnson(12)said. “What better way to study projectile motion than by lobbingwaterballoonshalfwayacrosscampus?”

Ontheupper field,JasonChoi (9)holdstheair pumpsteadyas Mr.ChadNeeley, thePhysics teacher,launched hiswaterpropelledrocket intotheair. Physicsstudents performed experimentslike thesetolearn abouttheway objectsmoved.

Listeningattentively,MarissaYost(12)watchesasherAP Biologyteachergivesalessontotheclass.AP Biology studentsneededtopaycloseattentiontolessonsinorder toexcelinthecourseand,ultimately,ontheAP examin May.

WHATWAS YOUR FAVORITE ACTIVITY?

“MyfavoriteactivityI'vedonein BiologywastheClothPinlactic acidexperimentthatwedidwhere wewouldpressapinasmanytimes aswecouldin30secondsfor around10sets.”

-LiweiKoh(12)

WhenlearningaboutlacticacidinBiology,Elliot Steffen(11)andYosephYang(11)pressclothespins repeatedlytotesthowfasttheirhandmusclesstart aching.SimplelabslikethesemadeBiologyan engagingclassforstudentstolearnscience.

His APPhysicsclassparticipatedinanoutdoor activityright asthe secondsemester started.They usedslingshotstolaunchwaterballoonsupward andtimedtheamountofsecondstheystayedin theair.Afterthestudentsfinishedcollectingdata, theytookturnsusingtheslingshotstolaunchthe remainingwaterballoonsacrossthefieldateach other.Studentswereabletolearnsciencethrough hands-onactivitieslikethisexperimentwhilealso havingfuntogether.

Inlearningmoreaboutthisuniversethrough scienceclass,somestudentsoftencameto appreciatetheworldaroundtheminanewway.

EllieGuffy(11)said,“Myscience classesovertheyearshave openedmyeyestothe complexityofGod'screation. Myfaithhasbeen strengthenedbythefact thatthereisabsolutelyno wayouruniversewas simplycreatedbychance andhasevolvedtowhatit isnow.I’mlearning tolook attheworldthroughthe lensofsomeonewhois awareofGod’spower andintricate,purposeful design.”

Thestudentsusedthe knowledgetheylearnedin theirscienceclassesto awakentheirappreciation forthenaturalworld.

InAP Physics,LukeNg(11),OwenLai(11),AdamLim(11),and NoahLee(11)collaboratewitheachothertofilloutaworksheet afterthey didan experimentwith afan-cart track.In orderto truly learnhowphysics appliedinthe realworld, APPhysics students conductedexperimentsanddocumentedthedata.

“TheNerfgunlab.WeshotNerf bulletstotesttheirvelocity.”

-ShashaMenon(9)

“InBiologythisyear,weexamined sewagewaterunderamicroscope tosearchformicroorganismsliving onthewaterandmanagedtofind worms.”

-JasmineHassan(11)

Workingtogether,YannickTheriault(12)andJohn Chin(12)discusswhatanswertoputina worksheetforHumanAnatomy.Studentslearned aboutthehumanbodycollaborativelyinorderto engagemorewiththeclasscontent.

OHTHELANGUAGES YOU’VELEARNED!

“Students,takeoutyourcomputer,”Mr.Jordan Lim(lăoshī)saidasthemusicforQuizletLive blaredthroughthespeakersofhislaptopinthe Chennaiclassroomonthesecondfloorofthe Harborbuilding.Theroominvitedstudentsfromall yearsofhighschooltolearnMandarin.

Amongotherthings,thevariousMandarin classesincludedlearningaboutChineseculture andpresentingtheirfindingsinclassalongwith learningnewvocabularyandputtingittopractice. “WelearnhowtoreadChinesecharactersand speakinChinese”saidAnnaPhuah(11).AP Mandarinwasdedicatedtopreparingstudentsto taketheAP Mandarinexam inMay. Throughoutthe year,studentsalsogotthechancetodovarious culturalactivitiessuchasmakingChineseNew Yeardecorations.

BahasaMelayuofferedstudentsachanceto learnmore aboutMalaysia’s nationallanguage and culture.Mrs.AileeChan(betterknownasCikgu) taughtnewvocabularyeveryweekand encouragedstudentstoconversewitheachother in Bahasa. This provided the opportunity to practice thelanguageinamorefamiliarsetting.

“IamtakingBahasaMelayuthisyear.Thisclass hasbeenquitechallengingformesofar,butI wouldgenerallysaythisisaneasyclassforthe

Absorbedinherwork,CassieTan(9)continues totypeawayatherkeyboardwhilebehindher, Renee Tay (9) and Eleannor Tang (9) do the same. StudentsweretaskedwithtypingaMandarin essayabouttheireatinghabitsontheirlaptops.

Takingnotes, ZhongXi Tan(9) andIyan Sandahl (9)alsolistenattentivelytoSeñor’swords. StudentstakingSpanishweregiventhe opportunitytopracticewhatthey’dlearnedin classthroughactivitiesandconversation.

averagestudent.Havingface-to-faceclassesis moreproductiveforme,butIdohavelesstimeto studyduringface-to-faceclasses,”saidJosiaDe Jager(10).

Mr.AngelGuerrero(Señor)watchedstudents withagrinastheypairedupandpracticed speakinginSpanishtogether.CA303onthethird flooroftheCastlebuildingwelcomedbotholdand newSpanish studentswhile Señorreadily prepared lotsofSkittlesforthestudents.

“WedoalotofKahootsbecauseit’llengagethe class,andhealsogivesSkittlestothewinners,so thatalso isan incentiveto win.So ithelps youstudy thewords.Andthenwedoquizzesandstudy guides,”saidMichaelSilverstein(9).

Havingspenttheyearrackingtheirbrainsto learnaforeignlanguage,thestudentshadmixed feelingsas theend ofthe yearapproached. Forone thing,nomorenewvocabularytobursttheir brainsmemorizing!Inaddition,theynowhad anotherlanguagetodrawfromwhen communicatingwithothers.

Eyesonhispaper, JosiaDeJager(10) focusesonthe workinfrontof him.Studentsin BahasaMelayu2 completed exercisesfromthe teacherinclass.

Afterarousing gameofKahoot, SidhartaSelvaraja (9)andLivGohan (9)discuss Spanishtenses fromtheirnotes.

SeñorAngel Guerrerotaught tensestoSpanish 1studentsinan engagingmanner.

WHAT HELPED MOSTWHEN LEARNING THE LANGUAGE?

Concentrating,Daniel Willoughby(9) foldsthe redpaper as apileofChineseNewYearsnackslayaroundhimand AbrahamLatham(9)andDrewWorten(10)research ChineseNewYeardecorationsbehindhim.Studentshad thechancetomakeChineseNewYeardecorationsinMr. JordanLim’sMandarin1class.

“MakingQuizletshelpandlooking overthepaper.”

-AnnaRuble(10)

“KyraBrewsterreallyhelpedme andsodidtheKahootswedoin class.HavingSkittleshelpedalot too.”

-GraceNeeley(11)

"Atthebeginningoftheyear,laoshi gaveusQuizletsandlateroninthe year,therewasCollegeBoardstuff thatwecoulduse.Andclassmates."

-MyraLim(10)

PIECEBYPIECE

WhetherinPhotographyandGraphicDesign, VideoEditing,TechTheater,ortheIndustrialArts class,studentshad hands-onexperiencewith Applied Artscoursesthatprovidedawayfortheircreativity andknowledgetoprosperintosomethingmore. Theseelectivesoftengavethemaninsightintowhat theywanttodointhefutureandofferedunique experiencesthatotherwisecouldnotbegainedfrom aregularrequiredclass.

InPhotographyandGraphicDesign,studentstook pictureswithaCanoncamera,editedthemusing AffinityPhoto,andcreatedpostersandbrochures,all inasemester-longcourse.AileenKim(10)said,"I enjoyedthisclassmainlybecauseIalwaysenjoy doing things with graphics and editing photos. I always wantedtolearnfurtheraboutdesigningthrough computersandtaking photosinthe rightwayand with therightrule.”

"Ilearnedhowtoutilizespecialeffectstomakemy videosmoreappealing,andthefactthatIcanapply thatto differentsubjects whenneeded makesit easier togetahighergrade,"saidVikhneshMahendran(9). Usefulskills likevideo editinghad avariety ofpractical usesandhelpedstudentsexcel.

Theseclassesoftenendedwithfinalprojects insteadofexamswhichlessenedtheworkloadfor students.LiweiKoh(12)commentedontheVideo Editingfinalproject,"Whileitwasverytimeconsuming,itincorporatedeverythingwehad learned throughouttheclass,allowingmetovisualizehowfar Ihadprogressedbeforestartingthecoursewiththe product.Finally,whilesomemayfindcreativework subjective,Ithinkotherwiseandwouldrecommend thisclasstoanyoneinterested."

Eyesonthesoundboard,EllieGuffy(11)adjusts thespeakervolumeforthe elementarychoir.Tech Theaterstudentslearnedhowtodolightand soundforrealeventsfortheschool.

SOMETHING YOUMADE THATYOU AREPROUD OF?

OutsideHarborHall,Mr.CraigRoylancegoesoverthe planforthedaywithTechTheaterstudents.Bothyears1 and2mettogether,withrepeatstudentshelpingMr. RoylanceandMr.HansKanagarajteachthefirstyear studentsaboutmanagingthetechspacesoncampus. Ahandonthewoodand anotheronthesaw,Max Chang(12)concentrateson cuttingthewood.Students inIndustrialArtshadthe chancetoworkwithreal industrialequipment.

Withapencilandarulerinhand,Kaitlyn Ladner(12)measuresthewoodbefore cutting.Takingmeasurementswasan importantstepintheprocessofcrafting.

Thoseinterestedincraftinghadtheoptionto take IndustrialArts, which let students go through everyprocessofcreatingfurnitureandgoods. EmiliaPark(12)said,"Myfavoriteprojectwas buildingashelf,allbyourhands.Itinvolveda lot ofcutting,drilling,andtakingmeasurements. Thisclasswasfunbecausetherewereonlyfour studentsandsowehadalotofworkthatwe couldexperienceonourown."

TechTheaterstudentsgottoexperiencewhat wentbehindthestageproduction.Thesetin HarborHallhelpedstudentslearnallaboutthe theaterset:thesound,light,audiomanagement, andeventhedirtyworkofcleaningaftertheset. BrandonGoh(12)said,"TechTheaterwasone ofthebestclasses,asIhadaccesstowhatis behindthescenesforeachshow.Oneofmy favoriteprojectswasactuallycontrollingthe camerasandthenoiselevelofthespeakers.”

Withprofessionalguidanceonpractical hands-onprojectslikecraftingashelf,play,or video,AppliedArtsstudentsexhibitedtheir thoroughunderstandingofthesubjectsand fosteredtheirartisticabilities.

UsingAffinityPhoto,JuliaJang(10)makeschangestoa pictureoftheTajMahal.Studentslearneddifferentediting skillsandhadachancetopracticetheminclasson examplephotos.

“Ilearnedaboutwhatmakesagood pictureandhowtocaptureit.”

-HazelChan(11)

“ItookapictureofLiwei,andhe lookedsuperhandsome.”

-TawanTeekaariyapak(12)

QUESTFORCREATION

A mixtureofsoundsflowedthroughtheclosed doorsofHarborHall;thewondroussoundofthe bandtuning instruments.The conductorraised his batonaseveryonereadiedtheirinstrumentsand tookadeepbreathtoplaythefirstnote.

InlightofCOVIDandtheSOPsitbrought, HarborHallbecamethenewtemporaryband classroom.Theclasswelcomedstudentsacross allyearsofhighschooltoparticipateinthehigh schoolband.Studentslearnedtoplayvarious piecesofmusicwhilepolishingtheirskillswith theirchoseninstruments.

“Iamenjoying[Band]alot.Ilikeplayingmusic withall ofmy friendsand workingtogether withthe othergrades.[Itis]1000%betterfacetofaceas wecanplaysongstogetherratherthanjust recordingplayingtests,”saidIyanSandahl(9).

"Bandcanbeveryturbulent—peopleare constantlylearningandtryingnewthings,and eachdaycanbringamarkedimprovementover thelast,"saidBenjaminHollon(12).

Ontheothersideofthecampus,thehigh schoolchoirmetupfortheirclassintheMusic Roomintheelementaryarea.Studentswarmed uptheirvoiceswithkinestheticactivities, physicallymovingaroundtheroom,before transitioningintosectiongroupstobeginworking ontheirfirstsong.

“Ilikeworkingonhighnotesbecauseitreally pushesmylimitstoseehowhigh-pitchedIcan sing,”saidSueGrice(12).

WithsomehelpfromMs.LizaNichols,NingYi Chia(12)usesProcreatetoalterandsubmit herprocess.Studentsin AP Arttook responsibilityforthinkingthroughand developingtheirownprojects.

WiththeChoirsupportingher,HelenJang(12) singsanimatedlyastheypracticeforthe upcoming Fine Arts festival. Students taking Choir weregivenmusictolearnandpracticewiththe goalofperformingattheFineArtsFestivalatthe endofthesecondsemester.

TuckedrightinthecornernexttoShanghai,theart roomloomedovertheartstudents,takingafterits strictbutfriendlyoccupant.Thosewithfinished artwork walked in proudly while those without groaned atthethoughtofmoreworktodobutlookedforward tothefinalproduct.InFoundationandAdvancedArt, studentslearnedhowtoworkwithdifferentmediums likecolorpencil,charcoal,andink.

“IthinkI’ve learnedhowto shadelargeareas more smoothlyoritwouldbemoreroughandlearnhowto colorabigareawithcolorpencilmoresmoothlyand differenttechniquesandmorevocabularyinartthatI didn’tknow,”saidNateJohnson(9).

“I'veimprovedbylearninghowtodrawdifferent perspectivesinart,”saidAlexaChandra(12).

InthemoreadvancedartclasseslikeMaster Studio,studentsmostlypolishedtheirexistingskills whilelearningtohandleprojectsinatimelymanner.

Astheyeardrewtoaclose,thestudentsreflected fondlyonthehecticandunusualyearthathad passed—thevaluabletimemanagementskills,the othertechnicalskills,thelifelessonsthattheyhad pickedupalongtheway—theoverallexperience wouldhelpthemalongtheirjourneyastheygrew.

Usingherhandas amodeltodraw, JiaRuSim(10), putsherpencilto herpaperasLee YeeTan(10), sittingbesideher, focusesonher ownwork.“I enjoyedfiguring outthedarksand shadowsonour handsandtrying tomakeitlookas realaspossible,” saidSim, reflectingonthe assignment.

Eyesonthepaper,AlexaChandra(12) continuessketchingoutdifferenthandpositionstorefineherdrawingskills.In AdvancedArt,studentswereassigned todrawvarioushandpositionsas classwork.

WHATIS YOUR FAVORITE PIECESO FAR?

Onthebleachers,SandyChoi(9),LivGohan(9),and AnnabelleFan(11)playanenergeticpiecetotheirrapt audienceofelementarystudents.StudentsinBandwere taskedwith weeklysectionals wherethey gottogether with othersoftheirsectionstopracticemusic.

“Myfavoritewasprobably‘The LightEternal’ becauseIlovedthe passagesofitthatsoundedlike fairychimesanditsgeneralmood.”

-KeirynSandahl(11)

“Ioncemadeasculptureofareally angrylookingminotaur.Itwasmy usingoil-basedclaytomake sculptures,anditturnedoutquite well.Itwasreallybuffandmuscular soIguessit'smyfavorite.”

-JosephYun(12)

LEARNINGFAITH

Everyperson eventuallywill askthe existential question“WhyamIhere?”TheBiblehas answerstothisquestion,whichiswhyBible classwasespeciallybeneficialtohighschool students.Theylearnedaboutmanyaspectsof Christianandbiblicalbeliefs,includingancient andmodernhistory,apologetics,andspiritual disciplines.

NinthgraderstookNewTestamentSurvey duringthefirstsemesterandOldTestament Surveyduringthesecondsemester.Students learnedthestoriesoftheBibleanddovedeeper intothehistoryofcertainevents,comparingand contrastingthemwithhistoricalrecordsfromthe sametimeperiod.

WhenspeakingabouttheBible,GeraldYang (9)said,“It’sinterestingtoseehowit's documentedandtheeventsoftheBibleand learningmoreaboutit.”

TenthgraderstookFoundationsofFaith.In thisclass,studentsalsolearnedaboutbiblical events, but the class was more discussion-heavy anddidnotfollowsucharigidlessonstructure. Thisallowedstudentstowrestlewiththeir questionsandcomparetheirthoughtswithwhat otherstudentsandtheirteacher,Mr.Josh Anderson,hadtosay.

FillingoutaworksheetonthebookofJob, AliciaLim(10)readstheBibleonher device.FoundationsofFaithstudents learnedbydoingtheresearchthemselves forassignments.

Lookingoverhisshoulder,Mr.DavidYosthelps TeeYu (9)fill outa mapof ancientGreece. Inorder tounderstandtheBible,studentslearnedthe geographyofplaces wherethestories tookplace.

JunShengLeow(10)said,“WhatIenjoymostabout Bibleclassarethediscussions;ithelpsmeunderstand whatothersthinktohelpunderstandthelessonbetter.”

Eleventhgraders tookApologetics. Thisclass diverged fromthe regular‘Bible’ classesbecause itdidn’t focustoo muchontheBibleitself,butinsteadtaughtstudents about the Christian doctrine and how it compared to other beliefsintheworld,includingatheism.

DaewonNo(11)saidtheclasswas“veryrelaxingand chill,”andhisfavoritepartofApologeticswaslearning aboutbiology.

TwelfthgraderstookChristandCultureduringone semesterandSpiritualDisciplinesduringtheother semester.ChristandCulturetaughtstudentstousethe Bibletodevelopastanceoncurrentsocialissuessuch aspoverty,politics,andlaws.

“Mr.[Pat]Kilgo'sBibleclasswasveryfunbecausewe gottotalkaboutworldlytopicsandwhattheBiblesays aboutit,”HannahPickett(12)said.“Itwasvery insightful.”

SpiritualDisciplinesfocusedmoreonhelpingstudents todeveloparelationshipwithGod.RyanChan(12) said, “IlikePastor Bob’screativeapproaches tothetopics that welearninclass.Wedoalotoffunactivitiesandhe reallycaresabouthisstudents.”

Studentscouldusetheinformationtheylearnedin theirBibleclassestoanswertheirquestions.

WHATDID YOULEARN INBIBLE?

Onthetopicof

sin,EsmarieDe Jager(12)voices outheropinion totherestofher Christand Cultureclass. Studentsinthis classoftenhad debateson currentissues fromabiblical perspective.

Duringacollegecounselingday,AshleyYeoh(11)visits collegeprepresourcesonheriPad.Onceinawhile,Mr PaulDobson, thehigh schoolcounselor, wouldshow upin school.

“InChristandCulture,Ilearned howtodiscusswithmoreofan openmindandrealizedthatsome thingsdon’thaveanobjectiveright orwrong.”

-TimothySantiago(12)

Askingabouthislatework,TawanTeekaariyapak(12) requestsanextensionfromPastorBob[Wright].Bible teacherswerelenientandallowedstudentstoturninwork lateifotherclasseswerekeepingthembusy.

“Welearnedthatthefinetuningof theuniverseisatheorythatit wouldbenearlyimpossibleforthe universetoformonitsownwithout anintelligentcreator.”

-DavidKilgo(11)

“IlearnedabouttheNewTestament andJesusreturning.”

-VennieWong(9)

JuanMoon

RebeccaWong

RomeoKontsas

MarissaElliott

SarahLoh

SabrinaBoyd

RyanKhaw

SandyChoi

SeanLee

AnnabelleFan

JosiahBlacklock

AnnieLi

BradenAbdulla

JaeyounKim

GRADE10

DanielPham

AliciaLim

KateLee

RaynenPillay

DanielLim

LeeYeeTan

ArielleMcIver

EmmaYeap

LeylaLee

ZiJianPong

MyraLim

KyleTang

AlexiaNyul

DJYost

AidanLeong

NoellaSeevaratnam

BrendanLoke

OleWijntjes

AmyPark

YunaLee

AnnaRuble

DoraLiu

JoyceWan

SamanthaOwen

JunShengLeow

ElizabethSilverstein

CullnoMah

DaricWong

JonathanPark

PranjalMalik

AndrewWorten

JiaRuSim

JosephLee

CalebJun

NoahBrooks

PackiaAlaguNagarajan

MarjaanKaltoft

LimeyChhor

NathanaelKovach

WeiEeGoh

JosiahAndrews

YunKil

AnricChin

AlyssaKwok

PopiGrous

AureliaBernier

YeonsooKim

RyanChoi

AngelLee

JuliaJang

MarcusAng

AileenKim

JasonCho

EzraLatham

RhysHofer

KathrynBoyd

AmosKoay

SavannaChoi

IsaacLee

Ha-EunJeon

JosiadeJager

HimaniAlagan

DouglasKoay

JayLohman

OwenLai

SahanaSelvaraja

AnnabelleLow

EnsonTang

TrevorNichols

YosephYang

LarissaLee

StevenShen

SaidahLy

LeiTee

DaewonNo

AshleyYeoh

RayLee

TaewooSong

MillieMorgan

MoriahWinsor

AnnaPhuah

NoahLee

EricaShin

BennettMcIver

ChikaTsumagari

AliaPeterson

BenjaminYeoh

AdamLim

ElliotSteffen

GraceNeeley

BenjaminWong

KeilahPickett

LukeNg

LaurenWorten

JordanSuen

EvanKuan

WilliamJohnston

JoshuaEmmanuel NicoleKhor

ChrisBell

NoemiBorer

MichaelHsu

CLASSOF2022

Good-byetoGb ae(´^ω^)ノ

SENIORS

"Ican'tstand wherethelastone sank."—Aries

SeongEunBae,Grace

RyanChanYiMeng

“Somepeople thinkthatiftheir opponentplaysa beautifulgame, it'sOKtolose.I don't.Youhaveto bemerciless.”

—Magnus

again.

"Arockpile ceasestobea rockpilethe momentasingle mancontemplates it,bearingwithin himtheimageof acathedral.”

—Antoinede Saint-Exupery, TheLittlePrince BenjaminHollon

“Youhavetopick theplacesyou don'twalkaway from.”

—JoanDidion

MaxChangYeJoon

"IknewIshouldn't havegottenoutof bedtoday."

—Squidward

Inthelongrun, wearealldead.

Goodisn'tall good,andbad isn'tallbad.

“Takeprideinhow faryou’vecome. Havefaithinhow faryoucango. Butdon’tforgetto enjoythejourney.“

—Micheal

youliveandyou learn

Maybethereal

werethefriends wemadealong theway.

Friends,Season1 Episode1,19:40

Alwaysseek clarityfromGod.

Youcan'tmove forwardwithout sayinggoodbyeto thepast.

noun-the amountof freedomtomove oractthatis available.

IfIdidbadly,it wasonpurpose. Justsettingthe baralittlelower! You’rewelcome.

“Chicken Rice…bestfood”

Don'tworry,it's God'splan.:)

I’mprocrastinate somuch,Ieven procrastinated writingthis.

LiweiToshikiKoh

seniorquotes

TaylorJohnson

Keeppushing untilyouarrive.

JaesungJasonKim

Yong-YuHuang

WenKhaw

Hakunamatata

GabrielKontsas

AnishaKaloo

JuyoungKim

hehe

HelenHaMyungJang

WayneKhor

SophiaKangEnhuey

MagdeleneKoay

JiHwanKang

BrandonGoh

*sipstea*

EthanChanShenMing

JohnChin

NikoBernhardt

Jasonisright.I havearrived.

DylanHanPinChew

hoho

SueGrice

Carlsen

GraceChung

Psalm27:4

LanaMicheleBrewster

Josephson

NingYiChia

1/10..Highschool wasweirdandI'm neverdoingthis

AlexaChandra

EsmariedeJager

CLASSOF2022

“Sonny,truelove isthegreatest thingintheworld –exceptforanice

MLT –mutton, lettuce,and tomatosandwich, wherethemutton isniceandlean andthetomatoes areripe.”

—MiracleMax KaitlynLadner

"Asyougothrough life,themighty currentofsocietyis boundtogetin yourwayandthere willcertainlybe timesthatthings don'tgoasyou'd hoped.Whenthis happens,don'tlook tosocietyfora cause...Donot renouncesociety. Frankly,you'dbe wastingyourtime... Insteadjustsay, 'That'slife!'and muddleyourway throughwith frustration."— Assassination

Classroom LimLeeAnne

SENIORS

“Yesterdayis history,tomorrow isamystery,and todayisagift. Thatiswhyitis calledthe present.”

“Donotgogentle intothatgood night,…rage, rageagainstthe dyingofthelight.”

—DylanThomas

“Castallyour anxietyonHim becauseHecares foryou.”

—1Peter5:7

“Taketimeto deliberate,but whenthetimefor actioncomes, stopthinkingand goin.”

—Napoleon

Trynottoletthe negativity overwhelmyou, thereismoreto lifethanyouthink.

MoreThanMine, Quadeca(1:301:39)

Gotobedearly, guys.Trustme.

TodayX-block? Can'tgo'causeI haveNFL today.......I'llgo tomorrow.

Theysaiditwas impossible,yet hereIam,stillnot doinghomework... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

“Butathingisn't beautifulbecause itlasts.” —Vision

—MasterOogway LimSooQiao Justbeanerd.

TimothySantiago

"Todaynever comesback.Live yourbest."

Doitbeforeyou regretit!

Alwayssleepwith oneeyeopen.

RauruTakikawa

YannickTheriault

Youfools,Iknew Koreanallalong!

"Youmirin'?" —Zyzz

Don'tlikepeople askingmehowto pronouncemylast name.

“Guesswhat,I haveflaws.What arethey?OhI don'tknow.Ising intheshower. SometimesI spendtoomuch timevolunteering. OccasionallyI'llhit somebodywith mycar.Sosue me.”

Fouryearsof growthworththe struggle.Imadeit socouldyou.

MarissaSomangYost

“Becarefulhow youlive;youmay betheonlyBible somepeoplewill everread.”

—WilliamThoms

AlinaFangYuYeoh

Iamhereto remindthefuture me:Stopreading quotesandkeep oncleaningyour room.

Ikeepscreaming butGodwon't answer.

AdelynnTan

SabrinaYeohYiXuan

CeceliaTongSheng

AronYamada

EugeneTee

TawanTeekaariyapak

JosephYunChongSing

ChristopherOoi

PaulPham

@education.4lyfe ;)

EstherLo

JackyPark

EmiliaChanheePark

Ilikesynonym muffins.

ChorEeNg

JacobParsley

HaeonPark

JiheonNo

—MichaelScott JoshuaGodwinPeek

SeniorStats

SeongEunBae,Grace•Soccer,Softball, ExCom

NikoBernhardt•Basketball,JazzBand, WorshipTeam

LanaMicheleBrewster•Impact,Worship Team,ExCom,Basketball,Volleyball,Business Owner,AwanaLeader

EthanChanShenMing•BoyScouts,StuCo, JazzBand,Impact,PAL

RyanChanYiMeng•Basketball,Volleyball, ExCom,Jazzband,TA,PAL,Badminton, UltimateFrisbee,HistoryBowl,WorshipTeam, BoyScouts,PeerTutor

AlexaChandra•Volleyball,Rugby

MaxChangYeJoon•Rugby,TA

DylanHanPinChew•Basketball,JazzBand, WorshipTeam,TA,PeerTutor

NingYiChia•Track,Volleyball

JohnChin•HistoryBee&Bowl,JazzBand, Volleyball,Drama

GraceChung•Tennis,TA,PeerTutor,Drama, KICSHelper

EsmariedeJager•Soccer,ExCom,Basketball, Impact,Volleyball

BrandonGoh•BadmintonClub

SueGrice•Soccer,Basketball

BenjaminHollon•Drama,JazzBand, Forensics,LiteraryMagazine&Creative Writing

Yong-YuHuang•ExCom,HistoryBee&Bowl, EnglishOutreachCommunity,CreativeWriting, TA,Forensics,PAL

HelenHaMyungJang•Track,Dance,ExCom, Soccer,TA

TaylorJohnson•Drama,WorshipTeam,Jazz Band,Basketball

AnishaKaloo•Soccer

SophiaKangEnhuey•KICsHelper,TA, Volunteer

JiHwanKang•PAL

WenKhaw•Basketball,Volleyball,Badminton, ExCom,TA,KICShelper,PeerTutor

WayneKhor•Basketball,Volleyball

JaesungJasonKim•Basketball,Baseball, Softball,Volleyball,BoyScouts,TA

JuyoungKim•ExCom,DormCouncil,TA, Softball,Drama(Tech),WorshipTeam,KICS, MSIMCoach,VolleyballIMCaptain

MaggieKoay•Soccer,Basketball,Volleyball, ExCom,WorshipTeam,TA

LiweiToshikiKoh•Volleyball,Track&Field, Badminton,Basketball,BoyScouts

GabrielKontsas•Soccer,TrackandField, Coaching

KaitlynLadner•Soccer,DramaClub,Tech Team,TA

LimLeeAnne

LimSooQiao•AwanaLeader,KICsHelper,TA

EstherLo•Soccer,Basketball,Volleyball, StuCo,ExCom,TA,PAL

ChorEeNg•Softball,Basketball

JiheonNo•Soccer,WorshipTeam,PAL

ChristopherOoi•Basketball,Soccer

EmiliaChanheePark•Track,Softball,TA,Peer Tutor

HaeonPark•Soccer,IMBasketball,Softball, ExCom,DormCouncil,WorshipTeam,Coding Club

JackyPark•Basketball,Volleyball,Track& Field

JacobParsley•ITDepartmentIntern

JoshuaGodwinPeek•Basketball,HistoryBee &Bowl

PaulPham•JazzBand,Rugby,Basketball, ExCom

HannahPickett•Soccer,Basketball,Tennis, Crossfit,Volleyball

TimothySantiago•ExCom,Basketball, WorshipTeam

CeceliaTongSheng•Drama,ExCom, Forensics,HistoryBee&Bowl,Impact,Jazz Band,PeerTutor,ScienceClub,TA

RauruTakikawa•TouchRugby,Badminton, Tennis,DramaClub

AdelynnTan•Volleyball,Basketball,TA EugeneTee•Basketball,Badminton,Softball, PeerTutor

TawanTeekaariyapak•Basketball,Soccer

YannickTheriault•Track&Field,Cross Country,Volleyball,ExCom,TA,PeerTutor, KICsHelper

AronYamada•Soccer

AlinaFangYuYeoh

SabrinaYeohYiXuan•TA,KICSHelper,Peer Tutor

MarissaSomangYost•Soccer,PeerTutor,TA JosephYunChongSing•BoyScouts, Basketball,Soccer,RockClimbing

PicturescourtesyofMrs.JackiSteinkamp

13.SharonBernhardt|MSScience

14.JoanneBok|Preschool4

15.CindyBoyd|Curriculum&PDCoordinator

16.BrandiBrewster|Grade2

17.BrianBrewster|DirectorofOperations

18.AileeChan|BahasaMelayu

19.YvetteChan|Office

20.MurugiahAL Chandra|Security

21.IngSingCheong|ESTA

22.KitChin|HSScience

23.HuiYinChong|Office

24.JoelChong|ChiefFinancialOfficer

25.MandyChoo|TA Grade2

26.RebekahConklin|SubstituteCoordinator

27.JosephCraig|TA Grade1

28.AdamDaniels|MSScience

29.TarinDaniels|MSEnglish&MSCoordinator

30.J.J.Davis|AthleticDirector

131.

134.AlexisSchultz|MSPhysicalEducation

135.

136. ShantelSeevaratnam|ESPrincipal

137. SarasuAP Sinnappan|Housekeeping

138. PriscillaAP T.MichalSoloman|TA Grade5

139. JonathanSteffen|DLRCCoordinator

140. JackiSteinkamp|Administrative&ESGuidance

141. KarlSteinkamp|HeadofSchool

142. BevStevens|MSMath

143. RavichandranAL SubrainRamalingam|Security

144. JasmineAP SundraRaj|Housekeeping

145. YuliaTae|Grade4

146.AngelineTan|Finance

147. JasmineTan|Office

148. SubrinaAP Tanapal|Housekeeping

149. BueTeh|Grade1

150. WendyTeh|Purchaser

CarinRoylance|MSLearningSupport

CraigRoylance|HarborHallCoordinator 132. JoyceSarasvathi|TA P4

133. ElenaAP Saygar|Housekeeping

NoelChristopherScully|Security

Eagerlywaiting forpotentialcustomers, DominicCheang (11)andEster Kato(11)stand attentively atthefronttable.JuniorstookturnsworkingattheJuniorClassStoretosellvarioussnacksand itemssuchascandyandinstantnoodlesatlunchandafterschool.

Donnedinredclothingandhavingredbands aroundtheirnecks, NoahKaney(11) andBennett Mclver(11)standatattentiontorepresenttheir team,Blaze.Studentsworeclothingthat matchedtheirteamcolorontheEagleGames, dayso thatthey coulddistinguish betweenfriend andfoe.

Sittingonthebasketballcourtforthechapel session,MagdaleneKoay(12)andAdelynn Tantalk withthe peoplenext tothem. Students andteachersalikepartookinsingingworship songsafteralongdayofrigorousactivity.

Handintheair, ChristopherOoi (12)ralliesthe teamforwardas hecarriesthe flagofhisteam. Oneofthegoals oftheEagle Gameswasto fostergreater socialcohesion amongstudents, andseniors actedas captainsforthe smallerteams.

Educationfor life

Activitiesoutsideofschoolhadbeendesigned tosetupastudent fordiscipleship,citizenship,andrelationship,ratherthanjust focusingonstrictlyin-classresponsibilities.

AlljuniorshadthechancetoworkintheJuniorClassStore, enablingthemtohandlefinancesandbasicresponsibilitiessuchas order-taking.Inadditiontosweetandsavorysnacks,theStorealso frequentlyaddedneweritemstoonspecialoccasions.Theyhosted bakesales,too,servingtreatssuchassnickerdoodlesandOreo truffles.“Ienjoyedswiftlygrabbingacanneddrinkfromthefridgeor cuttingafreezeveryquickly.IparticularlyrememberwhenImadea verysoft-servecone,”saidLeiTee(11)

Studentsinthejuniorclassalsohadtotake partina“Workathon,” wheretheydedicatedthemselvestotasksandchoresandsetan exampleofserving.Somejuniorsalsoofferedtohavetheirhaircut infrontofacrowdofpeopletoraisefunds.Juniorspaintedwalls, benches,goalposts,andotheritemswithafreshcoatofpaint.

“DuringourclassesWorkathon, mymostmemorablemoment was helpingtheMiddleSchoolteacherssetuptheirclassroomsforthe comingyear.IfirstcametoDalatinfifthgradeandwastaughtinthe sameclassrooms,soitwasverynostalgic,”saidEleanorEmis(11).

Forthewholehighschool,theEagleGamesgavestudentsa chancetocompetewithoneanotherinfungamesthatemphasize cooperationandteamwork.Thehighschoolwasdividedintofour teams:Blaze,Bolt,Quake,andWave. A favoritegameamonghigh schoolstudents wasthe slipn’ slide,where peoplebelly-flopped onto aplastictarpcoveredinsoapywater,aimingtoslideasfarasthey possiblycould.Whenthedayfinallysettled,itwasteamWavethat cameoutvictoriousandontopofeveryoneelse.

"Becauseofourlonglosingstreak,Wavehasalwaysbeenknown asthe'bluesers',butwe'realsoknowntohavethebest sportsmanship.Cheeringourteamsontovictoryatthetopofour lungsthisyearwasablast!Imayhavelostmyvoiceforacouple daysbutitwaswellworthit,”saidYannickTheriault(12)

WHATWASA MEMORABLE MOMENT FROMTHE WORKATHON?

Astheysitdownonthefloor,JocelynFung (11)andDavidKilgo(11)enthusiasticallypaint benchesfromthegymblue.Juniorsinthe Workathonusedpainttomakewallsand furniturelookgoodasnew.

TheWorkathoncontributedtostudents’ discipleship,enabling themtoappreciatetheserviceofothers.TheJuniorClassStore promotedtotheJuniorsasenseofcitizenshiptotheirclass.The EaglesGamesplayeditspartinfosteringrelationships withstudents astheyhadtoworktogethertoachieveacommongoal.Application intoreallifewasthemostimportantpartofeducation.

“ScrubbingSandycroftonour kneeswithtennisballswasa humblingexperience!Gotta giveittothesponsorsfor comingupwithsuchmenial tasks.Thatsaid,pleasetake noteofyourfootwearwhen usingeitherofthegyms.”

-MichaelHsu(11)

roomwithmyclassmates wasdefinitelymemorable.We madeitsomuchnicerand cleaner.Itfeltgood.”

-ChikaTsumagari(11)

Havingadiscussion,NatalieKhor(11)andBenjaminWong(11)enjoyacoupleofrefreshingcold drinksataJuniorClassExCommeeting.Occasionally,ExCommembersbroughtfoodanddrinks tomakeforamoreenjoyableexperienceduringtheirmeetings.

Presentinghisideaabouttheirnextclass activity,LeiTee(11)pointsatawhiteboardwhile DavidKim(11)waveshishandsinamazement. ExCommembersheldtheresponsibilityof comingupwithcreativewaystobringtheir classmatesclosertogether.

Whatdoesit Taketobe aleader?

Handspressed together,Peter Hsu(9)listens intentlytohis fellowfreshman ExCom membersduring ameeting. Studentsneeded bothgood listeningand talkingskillsin ordertobe effective leaders.

BIGGEST RESPONSIBILITY?

Seatedcomfortably,BrendanLoke(10),Jun ShengLeow(10),andIsaacLee(10)giggle overthefactthatacoupleoftheirpeerswere missingduringtheirExCommeeting. Nevertheless,theremainingmemberstookthe initiativetocarryonplanninganupcoming partyfortheirclass.

Thestudentleadershipprogramgavehighschoolstudentsthe opportunitytoelectExCommembersfortheirgradeeveryyear.The ExCommembersservedtounitetheirgradebyorganizingvarious classparties,activities,andprojects.Beginningtheyearonline createdchallengesforthenewlyelectedExCommembers, promptingthemtoinnovatenewwaysofkeepingtheclasstogether evenwithoutface-to-faceinteraction.

Presidentsineachgrade’sExComheldtheresponsibilityof leadingtheirclass,organizingmeetings,andsettingagoodexample. NoellaSeevaratnam(10),presidentofthesophomoreclass,saidthat hermainrolewas“tocreateopportunitiesforgradebondingand development.”

Bondinganddevelopmentcameinmanydifferentways;during onlineschool,ExCommembersorganizedandhostedclassactivities online.

Yong-YuHuang(12),presidentoftheseniorclass,said,“[I’m]just tryingtoreachouttovariouspeople,evenifit’sjustforaquickchat. Also,we’rerunningvirtualgamenightsandotheractivities.”

Concerningtheprosandconsofbecomingaclassleader,most ExCommemberssaidthattheyenjoyedfuntimeswhilststeppingout oftheircomfortzone,althoughtheirresponsibilitiescouldbestressful attimes.LivGohan(9),memberofthefreshmanExCom,said, “BeinginExComisaneye-openingexperienceasworkingalongside myclassmateswhomI'munfamiliarwithhelpsmeunderstand differentperspectives.”

ThePrincipalAdvisoryLeague,anorganizationseparatefrom ExComs,recruitedstudentsfromallhighschoolgradeswhowantto helptheprincipalleadthestudentswell.Onemember,CaitlynChan (9)said,“OurdutiesasPALmembersaretocommunicatewithone anotherandadvisetheHighSchoolprincipaloncreatingabetter environmentforstudentstolearnoranysuggestionofchangethat needstobemadetocatertothestudents’needs.”

“InPAL,ourgreatest responsibilityistobringthe needsofthestudentstothe board.”

-JiheonNo(12)

Phonesinhand,HaeonPark(12)andYong-Yu Huang(12)readoutdiscussiontopicsfortheir ExCommeetingwhileGraceBae(12)listens attentively.ExComleadersoftenusedtheir devicestoprepareformeetings.

“BeingonExComisagreatexperiencewhereIhavelearnedso manythingsthatIwouldnothavelearnedifIwerenotapartof ExCom,”saidBenjaminWong(11),presidentofthejuniorclass.

Leadershipcommitteestaughtitsmembersleadershipskills,built theirconfidence,andcreatedopportunitiesfornewfriendships.

“MydutyonDormCouncilis tohelpthedormparents organizeanydormactivities andmakesurethedormis safe,clean,andafriendly environmenttolivein.Ialso actasa"bridge"betweenthe dormstudentsandthedorm parents,soifdormstudents feeluncomfortabletalkingto thedormparents,theycan cometotalktome.Ilistento anycomplaints,suggestions, orconcernsstudentsmay haveduringtheirtimeinthe dormsandfindthebest solutionsforeveryone.”

-JuyoungKim(12)

Standingaroundplatesoflemonslices, DominicCheang(11),LaurenWorten(11),Paul Pham(12),andHannahPickett(12)prepareto movethelemonsliceswithoutusingtheir hands.TheseconddayofSEWstartedwitha challengeaboutwhocouldmovethemost lemons.

Laughing,Ms.HexenOngsharesfunny anecdotesfromherlifeasKeilahPickett(11) listensclosely.Thementorshipprogram allowedolderstudentsandteacherstoguide youngerstudentsorjusthangout.

Holdingtrashbags,PeterHollon(5),andKaius Anderson(5)simulateMary’sstruggletorideona donkeywhenshewaspregnantwithJesuswithMs. SierraHenderson’sencouragement.DuringChristmas Chapel,studentsstudiedthestoryofthebirthofJesus andMary’sdifficultjourneytoBethlehem.

Holdingaknife,UncleTonyWood preachesabouthowGodmadepeople withapurpose.Justliketools,if peopledonotutilizethegiftsthey've beengiven,theymightmissfulfilling theirtruepurpose.ThethemeforMEW was“Hey,DoGood.Thanks!”

Talkingabouthis aunt-in-law, Sandra,Pastor BobWright sharesthestory ofhowshecame toknowand believeinChrist despitethe difficultlifeshe had.TheSEW themewasHit Refresh!

GrowSpiritually

Asthefirstraysofsunlighthittheabundantwatersoftheocean, theatmospherebeginstocomealivewithGod’screations:thebirds takeflightandfilltheairwiththeirsong,theantsscrambleoutoftheir nests,andthebeesbuzzaroundbusily.

Aspertradition,theEasterbaptismservicewasheldatthebeach, andthosewhowantedtobebaptizedwereinvitedtosignuptobe baptizedintheoceanrightbytheschool.Theservicestartedinthe VintageChapel,whereMr.CraigRoylanceledafewworshipsongs andtheneachofthetenpeoplewhoweretobebaptizedshareda littletestimony.Followingthatwasthebaptismintheocean.Aseach personcameup,thoseontheshoreclappedtocelebrate.

ChapelswereheldeveryFridayatHarborHall.Thisoffered studentstheopportunitytoworship,anditgavestudentstheperfect excusetotaketimeoutoftheirdaytoworshipGod.

“IlikechapelbecauseIthinkit’sinterestingtolearnmoreabout God,andIfeellikeIcanappreciateandloveGodmoreafterChapel. Myfavoritepartiswhentheworshipteamplaysmusicbecause seeingtheworshipteamworkinghardtomakechapelmoreprayerful andenjoyablemotivatesmetoworkhard.Inaddition,ithelpsme reflectonmyself,God,andHisglory,”saidAnjuTakikawa(9).

Additionally,thefirstsemesterhostedSEW,orSpiritEmphasis Week,whilethesecondsemesterhadMEW,orMissionEmphasis Week.Bothtookthreedaystofocusonandteachstudentshowto listentotheHolySpiritandhowtoliveamissionarylifeaswellas howtoloveservingGodtothebestoftheirabilitiesrespectively. GuestspeakerswereinvitedtospeakduringtheChapelsessions.

Studentswhowantedguidance,gottheirchancewiththe mentorshipprogramthatwasofferedtoeveryoneinhighschooland middleschool.Thiscouldbedoneeitherindividuallyorasagroup, withateacherorwithSeniors.Theywouldthensetuptime,dayand locationtomeetup,usuallyweekly.Thisofferedthechancefor youngerstudentstogetadifferentperspectiveonthings.

"Ilikedoingmentoringbecauseithelpsbothsidestounderstand differentlifeexperiencesanddifferentpointsofviewsgainedfrom thoselifeexperiences.Italsoallowsgettingadviceduringtimesof trouble.Mentoringisnotjustsomethingthat'sone-sidedbutatwo wayfoldtoo.Thereisnomentorandmentored;bothareequals beingmentorsandbeingtheonementored,despitetherebeingan olderoneandayoungerone,"saidTianXiangHwang(11).

AsthesunpeekedouttocompleteabeautifulsceneryofGod’s design,therestoftheworldawakensandtheairhumswithlife.

WHATWAS YOUR FAVORITE CHAPEL MOMENT?

"Myfavoritemomentofthe chapelwastheGoodFriday service.Themessagewas superimpactful,andsowas theworship.Ithinkthe worshipteamthisyeariswell prepared,anditmakesthe chapelbetter."

-AmyPark(10)

“Onememorablemessage waswhenMs.Henderson talkedaboutmakingroomfor Jesusinyourlifebytakinga breathfromallthechaosof yourlifeandjustbeingquiet tospendtimewithHim.”

-YsabelleWan(7)

Astherestoftheclasswatches,laughs,andfilms,EthanChan(12)and JacobParsley(12)spintheirtennisballsaround,attemptingtopullthe stockingofftheiropponent’shead.Duringtheseniortransition retreat,seniorsplayedgamesbetweenlectures,like ChubbyBunnyandlaunchingcheeriosfromtheir noses.

InGrabFoodstyle,Mr.Karl Steinkampdeliversapieceof ChinaHousecaketoSooQiaoLim (12)asaprizeforwinningthecake decoratingcontest.Evenduring lockdown,theseniorclassfound waystobondasaclassthrough virtualactivitiesandcompetitions.

Enjoyingthesoftsand,GabeKontsasaddstoChristopher Ooi’sdrawinginagameofteamPictionaryastherestof theteam,WayneKhor,ChorEeNg,SabrinaYeoh,andJosh Peek(12)waitbehind.SeniorSneakactivitiespreparedby theseniorclassExComincludedspoonassassin,glow sticktag,andanEasteregghunt.

Workingtirelessly, GraceChung,Esther LoandEsmariede Jager(12)prepare bowlsofchurrosand icecreamtoserveto thejuniorclass duringtheafter-JSB dinner.Withjustaone dayturnaroundtime fromJSB,thesenior classputtogethera spoof-themeddinner forthejuniorclassto saythankyou, completewithfood, decorationsand entertainment.

Rockingpink‘2022’ sunglassesandthe signaturepurple poloshirt,Cecelia Sheng(12)spots someofherfellow seniorsforthefirst timeinsixmonths.

November1,2021 wasthefirsttime sinceclasseshad goneonlineinMay thatstudentsfreely roamedthe campus,andthey didsowithstyle.

PURPLE POLOs

Endowedwiththeoccasionalfancyeventaswellastheeveryday responsibilityandprivilegesofbeingthe“bigkids”oncampus,senior lifewasanentireexperienceofitsown.

Astheschoolyearstartedonline,seniorsdidn’tgetachanceto markthebeginningoftheirlastyearofhighschooltogetheruntilthe secondquarter.Whentheydidreturn,however,seniorsjoinedin celebrationandcamaraderie."Goingbacktoschool,seeingallthe purpleshirts,andtryingtotakeselfieswitheveryonewassuchacute experience.ItremindedmeofaunitythatIthoughtwehadlost entirely.itmademesmile,”recalledEsmariedeJager(12).

Asrestrictionsloosenedthroughouttheyear,seniorsregainedthe privilegeofleavingcampusduringlunch.Somewalkedacrossthe roadtolocalfoodstallswhileothers—withtheirnewdriver’slicenses, orthatoftheirfriends—madethelongertriptoTesco,StraitsQuay, orbeyond."It'ssonicebeingabletoleavecampusduringschool hours.IfeellikeI'minuniversity,”saidAnishaKaloo(12).

Bysecondsemester,seniorswerewellintouniversityapplications andotherpost-highschoolpreparations.Toeasenervousnessand giveencouragement,theguidancestafforganizedtheSenior TransitionRetreat:atwo-daygetawayfromschoolfilledwith preparatorymaterialforallaspectsoflifeafterhighschool,from financesandrelationshipstocollegedormlaundry.LanaBrewster (12)commented,“ThestaffattheSeniorTransitionRetreatworked hardtomakethelessonsengagingbycomingupwithentertaining activitiesthatwouldallowtheconceptswelearnedtostaywithus whenwegooutintotheworld.”

Inmid-April,theseniorclassfinallygotthechancetoescape schoolandhitthebeachesofRedangontheirSeniorSneak,aclass eventthatusuallytookplaceinthefirstsemester,withtheintention ofclassbonding.Whetherbyplayingpool,pingpong,andfoosballin theresortlobby,orkayakingandsnorkelinginthecrystalclearwater, seniorsmadememoriesoftheirlastyearofhighschooltolasta lifetime.“Myfavoritepartaboutsneakwastouchingaturtlebecause Iliketurtles,”saidJosephYun(12).

"Senioryearismosteasilycharacterizedbytheoverwhelming senseofbothdreadandreliefthatIfeelattheideaofbeinganadult. Ononehand,Iamperpetuallyfearfulthatsomethingwillsomehow gowrong,especiallyinthesecondsemesterofsenioryear.Onthe otherhand,astrangesenseofreliefhascomeovermeatthe thoughtofstartingfresh,”saidJohnChin(12),summarizingthe dichotomyofthoughtsthatfilledthemindsofmostseniors.

BEST SENIOR YEAR ADVICE FOR JUNIORS?

“Trynottostresstoomuch, andfindthatfragmentofthe childyouusedtobe.”

-LeeAnneLim(12)

“Bepreparedfor unpredictableoutcomes.The currentpandemic,for instance.”

-EugeneTee(12)

“ShinBoonKee.”

-NikoBernhardt(12)

WHY DID YOU JOIN?

Aftercatchingtheball, MalachiStout(2)throwsit toagirltokeepthegame going.Elementaryschool X-Blocksinvolvedsimple gamessuchasstanding aroundinacircleinafield andplayingcatch,giving kidsawaytogetout energyaftertheschool day.

Activitiesallover Theplace

Workingintently,MiaYuan(7),JiaNiMan(7),andYsabelleWan(7)useoilpastelstocreatecolorful artpiecesduringtheirmiddleschoolartX-Block.Studentswhoenjoyedarthadtheoptionto spendsomeextratimeafterschooltokeepworkingontheirpiecesorstartnewones.

Withquick,focusedeyes,LanaBrewster(12) lungesintopositiontobumpthevolleyballasit fliesthroughtheair.VolleyballIntramuralsgave bothboysandgirlsachancetohonetheirskills inthesporttogether.

AsJosiahAndrews(10)dribblestheball carefully,NathanJohnson(9)chaseshimin ordertowintheballbackforhisteam.Intense soccermatchestookplaceonupperfield frequentlyeachweekduringIntramurals.

WhenIntramuralsandsomeX-Blocksreturnedmidwaythrough thethirdquarter,manystudentspreparedtojointheirfavoriteafterschoolactivities.Afterarelativelyuneventfulfirstsemesterthanksto onlineschoolandgovernment-issuedrestrictions,studentswere eagertogetbacktoparticipatinginfunactivitieswiththeirfriendsin thesecondsemester.

Athletes,excitedtogetbacktoplayingsportsatschool,eagerly signedupforthesoccer,basketball,orvolleyballIntramurals.Some studentsevensignedupfortwoofthesesports.

“IhavejoinedvolleyballandsoccerIntramuralsthisyear,”said OnyouKim(9).“IjoinedbecauseIwantedtotakeabreakfromtests andhomework,theacademicstuff,youknow?Also,Ilovesports,so whenthesign-upscameout,Iimmediatelysignedup.”

Unfortunately,theMOEshutdownintramuralsportsforarounda month,andsomestudentslostchancestoparticipate.Thankfully, thatdidn’tstopthemfromappreciatingtheexperience,especially whenpermissiontoplayreturnedafewweekslater.

JosephCen(8)said,“Myfavoritemomentwaswhenweplayed basketballduringthetwoIntramuralsessionsthatwehad.”

Intramuralsbeganagainafterspringbreak.Regardless,students couldstillsignupformoresportyactivitiesduringX-Block,like Crossfit,touchrugby,tennis,pickleball,andbadminton.

JackyPark(12),whojoinedCrossfitandtouchrugby,saidthathe joinedbecausehe“wantedtoplaysportsandexerciseinschoolwith friends.”

Forstudentswithotherpreferences,non-athleticactivities includedScienceClub,theliterarymagazine,HistoryBeeandBowl, becomingateacher’sassistant(TA),andjoiningtheNewStudent WelcomingCommittee(NSWC).

“Ijoinedtheworshipteam becauseIloveworshiping Godthroughmusicandit’s anopportunitytogettoknow morestudentswholoveGod asmuchasIdo.”

-ArielleMcIver(10)

Playingagameinvolvingcreatingaskit,Gabe Roylance(9)andJoshuaConklin(9)pretend tobewizardsfightingeachother.TheDrama ClubmetonFridaystopreparefortheir performanceattheendoftheschoolyear.

ChikaTsumagari(11)said,“Sincetherearenojuniorvarsity, varsitysportshelp,oranymusicalxblocks,Ihadalotoffreetimefor afterschoolactivities.Tomakeuseofthiscommunity,andmakemy highschoollifemoreproductiveandexciting,IjoinedIntramuralsand clubsIknewIwouldenjoy.”

Withsomanychoices,manystudentscouldfindasuitableafterschoolactivitytojoin.

“SinceIonlyhaveoneyearto enjoyhighschoolhere,I joinedmanyclubsandafter schoolactivitiesIam interestedin.AlsosoIcould makenewfriendsand increasesocialinteraction.”

-RauruTakikawa(12)

“Ijoinedvolleyballbecause theideaofplayingsports withmyfriendsseemedfun.”

-KarenTaniguchi(9)

Afteranoutingtothenearby7-Eleven,HaeonPark(12)andAvyTeng(9)showofftheirspoilsat thediningroomtableoveraconversationabouttheirpersonalities.Sharingandexperimenting witheachothers’favoritesnackswasacommonpastimeofmanydormstudents.

Bookinhand,GyeomKwak(8)preparesforhis Biblehomework.Sharedroomsprovidedaquiet placetostudyandgetsomemuchneededrest forstudentsafterschool.

Handlingthehotcontainercarefully,Uncle ScottPoulterpreparesabunchofpancakes forHyorimAhn(9)andherdormbeforethey headofftoschool.Onthedormparent’soffdays,thedormassistanthelpedsupervisethe dorms.

Smiling,HayleeDouglas(11)andJoycelyn Fung(11)workonlastminuteJSBworkin ZiemerDorm.Dormkidsoftenvisitedeach otherindifferentdormstostudyortofinish classwork.

Sitting comfortably, SharonKang (11)watchesThe Mandalorian. Thedormsoften usedtheirhuge TVtotheir advantageand watchedmovies in4K.

Lifeinthedorm

“Riseupboys!”UncleKeithHendersonsaidasheflungtheboys’ doorsopenat8:00tokickstartalongweekofonlineschoolingin August.Atypicaldormmorningstartedofffastforthosethatwokeup tenminutesbeforethefirstZoomcall,whiletheearlyrisersused plentyoftimetogetshowered,eatbreakfast,andgetchangedfor theircountlesscallswiththeirclasses.

Afteralongdayofstaringatlaptopscreens,mostofthedorm studentsdropdeadoncouchesandintheirroomsforafewhoursto gettheirenergyback.Theringingofthesupperbellat5:30signaled theendoftheweightlifting,Zumbaclasses,joggers’lapsaroundthe school,andgamingtimethatfilledthetimebeforedinner.

Studentsintheboardingprogramalsohadthechancetousethe beachlocatedfiveminutesawayfromtheirrooms.

Ontheweekends,DaricWong(10)enjoyed“[l]otsofsports, wakingupatlunchtime,andchurchserviceonSundays.”He explained,“AuntRachellecooksduringtheweekends,andweplay gamesasadorm.”TheZiemerdormfavoriteswerefreshlymade beefandchickentacos.Assoonastheycameoffthegrill,the starvingdormkidsdevouredtheminstantly.Apopulargamecalled “pickleball”alsotookthedormsbystormasateamfromZiemertook 1stplaceinanall-dormtournament,claimingRM60.

DuringtheholidayssuchastheChineseNewYear,thedorms weresopackedfullofactivities-fromkayakingtoRatIsland,having aMasterChefcompetition,doingamediafast,andplayingcapture theflag-thattheyhadnotimetospare.

EuodiaLeung(8)describedherfavoriteactivity,“Ienjoyedbeing thejudgeinMasterChefbecauseitwasanewexperience,andIgot toeatfood.MyfavoritedishwasBeefandRicefromTeam1:Gbae, Saidah,Sharon.”

Oneofthecooks,GraceBae(12)commentedontheevent,“The seconddayofChineseNewYear,wehadMasterchef,wherethefour teamscompetedforthebestKoreanStreetFood.Myteamwas Saidah[Ly]andSharon[Kang],andwecookedSotteokSotteok, Bulgogi,andHotteok.Ienjoyedspendingtimewithmyfavoritedorm sistersinthekitchenandlisteningtomusicwhilecooking.”

Theendlessrowsofeventsonweekendskeptdormstudents busyandoccupiedastheylookedforwardtoanotherweekofschool.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DORM TRADITION?

“Thebarbecueswedo.Good foodgoodpeople.”

-HajinKim(8)

“Indoorfootballonthe weekendsbecauseIgetto playwithallofmydorm siblings.”

-JosephYim(8)

PARENT ADS

Benjamin,wearesoproudofyou.You havebeenadelighttouseveryyearof yourlife.Welovewhoyouare,andwe lovethemanyouarebecoming.Wepray thatyouwillalwaysrestsecureasthe belovedoftheLord.

Love, Mom,Dad,Timothy,andPeter

“AboutBenjaminhesaid:‘LetthebelovedoftheLordrest secureinHim,forHeshieldshimalldaylong,andtheone theLordlovesrestsbetweenHisshoulders.’”—Deut.33:12

CongratulationstoourDormSeniors!

YouaredearlylovedbyGodandbyus.We’llmisseachoneofyou!

Withloveandprayers,DalatDormStaff

WE LOVE YOU KAITLYN LADNER!

Dad & Mom

But now this is whatthe Lordsays,He who created you,Jacob,He whoformedyou,Israel. Donotfearfor I have redeemed you; I have calledwhocalled you by name,you aremine.

Isaiah43:1

YAMADA

SamuelTaylorJohnson

CongratulationsTaylor!Wearesoproudof youandtheyoungmanyouhavebecome-yourloveforGodandforothers.Weare cheeringyouoninthisnextstepofthe journey!

Love, Mom,Dad,Nate,&Abe

WearesoverythankfultoGodforyourlife, Taylor!Youareajoyandblessingtousall! Weloveyoudearly,Mimi&Bebe

"Bestrongandcourageous.Donotbe afraid;donotbediscouraged,forthe LordyourGodwillbewithyou whereveryougo."Joshua1:9

"IprayedforthischildandtheLord hasgrantedmewhatIaskedofHim."

1Samuel1:27

PICKETT

S��, BothyourmumandIaresoproudofwhatyouhaveachievedboth scholasticallyandonthesportsfield.Whenyouwere2yearsoldandat deathsdoorinhospital,andtheLordJesusplacedhishandonyouand youmiraculouslyrecovered,weknewthatGodhadhealedyoufora reason.Eventhoughwedonotknowthatreason,wedoknowthatyou havegivenyourbestandmoreineverythingyouhave donetoachieveyourgoals.Weknowthatyouwill contributetomakethisworldabetterplaceandnoone couldbeproudernorloveyoumorethanyourmum andI.GodBless.

GRICE

BREWSTER

DearLana, Youhavebeensuchanovercomer.Turningcircumstancesthatcouldhavebeendefetaing intooppourtunitiesandfondmemoriesyouwillholdforever.Weareinsanelyproudofyour resilienceanddeterminationtolivelifetoitsfullest-comewhatmay.Godwilluseyour sweet,joyful,faithfulheartforgreatgood,Lana!Poeplewillnoticethatyouaredifferent. Alwaysbepreparedtotellthemwhy.Yourareatreasureandweloveyouendlessly.

Love,Mom,Dad,KaliaandKyra

ROMANS12:2

TO 나의 보배, 사랑스런 둘째왕자 Jacky~~

두윤이의 졸업을 진심으로 축하해

우리 모두가 처음 경험하는 코로나 시대에 무사히 안전하게

졸업할 수 있게 되어 하나님께 감사를드리는구나

다소 어렵고 힘들었던 시기였지만 항상 엄마 아빠에게 기쁨이

되어 준 너가 얼마나 사랑스럽고 자랑스러운지 모른단다

두윤아 너를 처음 만난 2004년 10월 2일 그 날의 기쁨과 행복

그리고 너로 인해 감사하였던 그 시간을, 지금도 엄마 아빠의

가슴에 그대로 새겨져 있지

이제 부모를 떠나 홀로 한 걸음 또 한 걸음씩 걸어갈터인데

아름답고 행복한 일들이 시작되길 기도하며 바래본다

또한 두윤이는 담장 너머로 뻗은 나무의 가지처럼 어떤

시련이와도 능히 이겨 낼 강한 힘이 있음을 믿는다

전능하신 우리 주 하나님께서 언제나 두윤이와 함께 동행해

주실테니 말이다

너가 앞으로 가든 뒤로 가든, 무엇을 하든지, 어디로 가든지~~

처음과 나중 되시는 우리 주님의 인도하심 따라 참된 믿음의

행보가 끊어지지 않기를 축복하며 기도해 다시 한번 너의

졸업을 축하하며~~ 사랑한다 둘째 왕자 Jacky 사랑한다 너의 삶의 시작을 !

사랑한다 두윤이의 오늘을 !

DearestHelen 하명.

Weareveryproudofyouthatyou havegrownwellinbodyandmind overthepast12yearsinDalat. Youhavealwaysbeenajoytous andareasonforliving.Nowwe can'taccompanyyouasyoustep intothewiderworld,butourhearts willbewithyoualways.GodBless You

Philippians1:6"beingconfidentof this,thathewhobeganagood workinyouwillcarryitonto completionuntilthedayofChrist Jesus."

Dad,Mom,Chris

Chris, Wearesoproudofyou. Youhavebroughtmuch joytothefamilyandwe allloveyou. Blessedareyouwhofear theLord, whowalkinobedience tohim. Youwilleatthefruitof yourlabor; blessingsand prosperitywillbeyours. (Psalm128:1-2)

Love, Daddy&Mommy

THERIAULT

Tomyoneandonlyflesh-and-bloodbrother,I’vemissedoutonthelastfewyearsofyourlife,butthenewsIhearofyouindicates thatyou’regrowingwellandcontinuingtoenjoylifeandpeopleandlearning.Myprayeristhatasyoustartanewchapterof independence,youwillneverforsakeyourdependenceonChrist.HeistheTrueVine;youareabranch.Yourbestinterestisfoundin accusinginHim.Mayyouexperiencehisgraceupongrace.Iloveyouverymuch.-Jordy. DearYannick,wearesoproudofallthatyouhavebecome,andwearesoexcitedforallthethingsthatGodhasinstoreforyou.You aresodeeplylovedandmissed,andyou'llforeverbeinourprayers!Withlove,NoahandDarcyRogers-“Whateveryoudo,doyour workheartily,asfortheLordratherthanformen.”-Colossians3:23

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Therearenowordstoexpresshowproudweareofyou,son.YouconsistentlyshowtheheartofGodtoothers.Yourservantheart sharesopenly,humblyandhonestlyyourstrugglesandquestion.WeknowthatasyouleavehereyouwillbeinGod’shands.Hewill protectyouasyoulearnwhatitistobeamanafterGod’sheartinthiscrazymessedupworld.WithyoureyesonHimandyourheart eagertofollowHisleadingweknowthatyouwillbeintheplaceHewantsyoutobe.Godhasgivenyoumanytalentsandcuriosity. UsetheseblessingstoblessothersandmayGod’skingdomalwaysbeyourfocus.Blessingsforeverandalways.WepraiseGodthat wegettocallyou“son”,pastpresentandfutureyouarealwaysonourheartsandinourprayers.

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colophon

DalatInternationalSchoolisapreschool3throughgrade12schoolservingexpatriateandlocalfamilies inSoutheastAsia.TheschoolisaccreditedbytheWesternAssociationofSchoolsandColleges(WASC) andbytheAssociationofChristianSchoolsInternational(ACSI).TheREFLECTORispublishedannually. 400copiesofthe2022REFLECTOR,Volume61,wereprintedbyPENAdsinPenang,Malaysia.Body typethroughoutthebookis11ptHelvetica;captionsare11ptHelveticaBold.Themetype,usedfor headlinesandtitles,isEnixe.AllcopywaswrittenbythehighschoolJournalismclass.Thecomputer programsusedwereAffinityPhotoandPublisheraswellasGoogleDocs.ThestaffusedWindowsdesktop computers.AllstudentsandstaffportraitswereprovidedbyJoyceLaiGallery.Seniorportraitsweretaken byMr.JonathanSteffen.AllphotosweretakenbytheJournalismclassstudentsorwereusedwith permission.TheREFLECTORisaMay-deliverybook;thelastdeadlineisearlyMay.

2022REFLECTORStaff:LeeAnneLim,YannickTheriault,JohnChin,AronYamada,JosephYun Advisers:Ms.BethanyWeidemann,Ms.LoriMiller