Yearbook: 2022-2023

RESUME

Socializing

Lunch Service

HSRetreats

MSActivities

DormLife

SEW&MEW

SpiritualLife

School-WideActivities

HSEvents

SeniorSpotlights

Staff

FriendshipMagic

Anintegralpartofschoolwasitsabilitytoaccommodatepeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsandencourage themtoreciprocatefriendlygestures.Besidetheschooltimefrom8:25amto3:15pm,studentsoftenparticipated inin-schoolandout-of-schoolactivitiestogetherwiththeirfriends.Theycanbeseenplayingtogetheronthe playground,underthebasketballrings,andinmanyotherplacesaroundcampus.

Somepeopleenjoyedhoningtheirskillswiththeirpeersoutsideoftheschooltime.

“Beforeschool,maybeIwouldpracticeinthebandroombecauseIhavebandforA-Block,soit’snicetowarm upandpracticewithothermusicians,”saidDanielWilloughby(10).

“Ienjoygoingtotheartclassroomafterschool,becauseithasaverylaidbackenvironment,andMrs.Nicholsis funtotalkto,”saidAnnieLi(10).

Otherpeopleenjoyedphysicalactivities;theypracticedandplayedsportswiththeirfellowclassmates.

“Afterschool,Iliketoplayvolleyball,becauseIgettoplaywithmyfriend,andit’salotoffun,”saidDerion Dwumfour(7).

“IguessIlikegettingavolleyball,andplayingalittlegameofvolleyballwithmyfriendsafterschool,”saidJeta Anderson(12).

“Afterschool,Ienjoyspendingtimewithmyfriendplayingbasketballandtalking.Andalsoextracurricular activitiessuchassoccerpracticeandhistorybeeandbowl,”saidBrendanLoke(11).

Particularlyontheweekends,whentheyhadextrasparetime,studentsoftenorganizedmeetupsandorchestratedactivitiestogether,enjoyedthefreedomofdayswithnoschool.

“SometimesIplaybasketball,orsometimesIgotooneofmyfriends’housestowatchmoviesandplayvideo games,”saidAbrahamLatham(10).

“Igobowlingoccasionally,andsometimesIgocycling,”saidRubenBahr(12).

Studentsledcolorfullivesoutsideofschoolwiththeirfriends.Nomatteriftheyworkedtogetheronaprojector playedsportstogether,schoolallowedstudentstocultivateandgrowfriendships.

Swingingwithexuberance,Ebel Chandra(6)enjoyshisjoyrideon theplaygroundwithmanyofhis otherclassmates.Middleschool studentsenjoyedplayingasa waytoreleaseenergyafter school.

Holdinghisbasketballwhile lookingforawindowto shoot,JunLee(7)dribbles hisball.Manymiddle schoolersoftenbeseen rightafterschool,underthe basketballhoopsbesidethe CASTLE,enjoyingapickup game.

What’sTheBest WaytoSpendThe 10MinutesBefore SchoolStarts?

Goingovertheirstudy materials,HayleeDouglas (12)andMoriahWinsor(12) sitatthewhitestone picnictableonthelower field.Sometimesstudents

“Refillingwaterbottle.”

-BonnieCao(9)

“Inevercomeearly.”

-JasonChoi(10)

Raisinghisarminanticipation, DouglasKoay(11)jumpsto receivetheincomingvolleyball whileMarcusLim(10)stands aside,waitingforhischanceto receivetheball.Volleyballwas apopularchoiceforfriendsto playafterlunchandschool.

-AnnaKilgo(10)

Huffingandpuffing,Isaac Beaman(11)raisesapairof17.5 kgdumbbellsoverhisshoulder. Manypeopleparticipatedin theCrossFitclubafterschool, asitwasagoodwaytokeepfit andbondwithfriendsover intensephysicalactivities.

“Talkwithmyfriendin thehallway.”

HowWould YouRatethe CafeteriaFood? HowWould YouRatethe CafeteriaFood?

Listeningintently,Cole Peterson(10)waitsforhis chancetoaddtothe conversationMicah PickettishavingwithJD Guffy(9).Beingableto havelongandinsightful conversationwasone students’favoritethings aboutlunch.

“Iliketojusteat.”

-AustinLim(3)

-JiwonLee(6)

Chillingonthegrand staircase,MaxGohan (7),KatieYang(6), RennesYeoh,and KaitlynLoke(6)are enjoyingeachothers company.Duringlunch, studentswerenot confinedtothe cafeteriafortheentire block,butcouldgoto otherplacesoncampus toenjoytheirfree period.

Chattingcasually,SihuKang(3) sharestheexperiencesofhisday tohisfriends.Beingabletotalk aboutabouttheirliveswithpeers duringlunchwasagoodwayto strengthenbondswith classmates.

-LimeyChhor(11)

Munchinghappilyon theirlunches,Issac Elliot(4),AydenPark, LionJung(4),Tommy Bai(4),JacobShao(4) andKevinBaek(4) consumetheirtheir mealswhiletalking amongstthemselves. Thankstothehard workofthecafeteria staff,studentsalways hadsomethingtomuch onwhilehangingwith friends.

“Addfriestothesaladbar; it’dbesogood.”

“It’sbetterthancooking formyself.”

LoveforLunch

LoveforLunch

Aslunchbegans,studentslinedupneatly,waitingtoreceivethelunchsograciouslyprovidedbytheschool. Students’mindswerefilledwithmerrythoughtsastheyimaginedallthefuntheywouldhaveduringtheperiod.After all,toatiredmind,fiftyminutescouldbeaneternity.Friends,sports,games,and,ofcourse,foodwereontheminds ofallastheymadetheirwaythroughthelunchline.

Ofcourse,somestudentsweremorepartialtosomeofthecafeteria’sfoodoverothersandenjoyedthemfor differentreasons.“Ilikemacaroniandcheese,”saidAlyssaKwok(11).“DalatwasthefirstplaceIwasabletotryit, andIenjoyeditalot.”

“MyfavoriteistheoneIameating,”exclaimedJiahChun(4)assheconsumedthecreamynoodlesandchicken occupyingherplate.Becauseoftheconstantlychangingmenuandmultipleoptionsofferedeachday,therewas boundtobesomethingforeveryoneonit.

Seniors,however,oftenchosetomakeuseoftheirabilitytoleavecampusduringlunchinordertosamplesome ofthefinecuisinewithinthearea.Ofcourse,somestudentswerepartialtocertainestablishments.Amongthe options,FamilyMartwasoneofthemostpopular,anditwaseasytoseewhy.

“It’scheap,”saidSahanaSelvaraja(12),afrequentvisitortotheestablishment.“Ifyou'rebrokeyougetsomegreat stuffthere.”

Otherspreferamorewesternstyleofeatery.“IlikeSubway,”WilliamJohnston(12)said.“It’scloseandfast.”No matterwheretheychoosetogo,seniorsworkedtomakethemostoftheirtimeandmoney.

Eveniftheychosenotnottoleavethecampusforlunch,seniorshadaprettygooddealatthecafeteriaasthey wereabletocutstraighttothefrontoftheline,acontroversialprivilegeamongtherestpfhighschool.“Justgoout,” remarkedAydenWong(9),referringtotheseniorsabilitytoleavecampusforlunch.“Youpeoplehavelegs,”he continued,“justwalkoutside.”

Otherstudentswerenotasbotheredbythecutting.“Ithinkit’sagoodideabecausewhenI'masenior,Iam gonnawannacut,”saidAbrahamJohnson(9).

Whethereatinginschoolorout,lovinglycraftedbymomorservedpipinghotinthecafeteria,lunchwasthe highlightofalotofpeople’sday.Itwasatimetohangwithfriends,playgamesandjustrechargeforthelastthree classesoftheday.Withthewidevarietyofstudentsatschoolit,couldbehardtofindcommongroundsometimes, butaloveoflunchwassomethingallstudentsshared.

Sweatingprofusely, ChrisBell(12)andRyan Chew(12)faceoffinone ofthemanyBBA(Bozo BasketballAssociation) gamesthathappened duringlunchduringthe firstsemester.Seniors andotherstudents lookedforwardtothe gamesandoften gatheredaroundthe matchestocheeron theirclassmatesasthey wentheadtoheadin thetournament.

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Favorite ServiceProject?

Brewingupadeliciousconcoctionof vegetables,EricShyu(10)helpsprepare neatlypackedfoodpackagestobe distributedtopeopleinneedatKawan House.Theserviceprojectalsoincludes cleaningandbookorganizingservice.

Servingtheco

-JoshuaConklin(10)

“Beachcleaning.”

-ZoeBahr(9)

Playingcompetitively,MiaYuan(8) participatesinthemiddleschool serviceprojectwithagroupof refugeekids.Middleschoolservice dayshelpedstudentsingrades5-8 findwaystoserveandlearnthe

Staringintently,Josiah Blacklock(10)anticipates BlueKim’s(4)nextmovein Mr.Wong’safterschool chessclub.Manyhigh schoolstudentshelpedin KICsgroups,befriending youngerstudents.

Demonstratinginthenotebook, JonathanPark(11)writesdownthe formulaforIssacElliot(4)tointerpret andunderstand.Alongwithotherhigh schoolstudents,heparticipatedin peertutoringsessionshostedinthe StudentCenter.

“HelpingMrs.Nicholswith Christmasdoordecoration.”

“Helpingonlocal worshipteam.”

Brushingwithutmost concentration,AlexiaNyul (11)paintsthewallinthe LifeBridgeLearning Center.Thejuniorclass didavarietyofwork duringtheirWorkathon.

Oneimportantschoolvaluewastheimportanceoflearningtoserveinwaysboth largeandsmall.FromdoingweeklyTAworktoparticipatinginmulti-facetedservice projects,studentscouldbeseeninsideandoutsideofschool,readytolendahelping handtotheneedy.

Asimplewaytohelpinschoolwastobecomeateacher’sassistant.Manystudents tooktheinitiativetoaidtheirteachersinvariousactivitiesduringX-Block.

"Usually,IhelpMs.SherwynneGohcleanuplabequipmentandprepareanymaterial sheneedsforscienceclasses,"saidSaidahLy(12)enthusiastically.“Ienjoyspendingmy timeinthelabbecauseIwanttobecomemorefamiliarwithlabequipment.Ialsocan servetheschoolcommunitiesinsomethingIampassionateabout!"

"IdotwoTAs,gradingpaperforMr.WhiteandhelpingaroundNurseNancy [Wright],”saidEsterKato(12).

AyearlytraditionforthejuniorclasswasthejuniorWorkathon,usuallyconsistingof allthejuniorscollaboratingononeprojecttohelpinthelocalcommunity.

"WewenttotheLifeBridgeLearningCenterandpaintedtheirclassrooms.It'sa schoolforrefugeechildrenbecauserefugeechildrencan'tgotopublicschoolhere," saidoneofthechieforganizersoftheevent,Ms.BethanyWeidemann.

"It'skindalikeabondingmomentforallofusbecausewedidn'treallyhavethatsince eighthgrade'sretreat.Theladyintheschoolwewenttosaidsometouchingthingsafter weweredone,sothat'snice,”saidDoraLiu(11).

ImpactClubprovidedwayforstudentswillingtoservetogetplentyofopportunitiestoserveinavareityof placesinthecommunity,providingopportunitiesthatcatertovariousstudentinterests.

"Wemeetonceaweektoplanactivitiesandlessonstoteachthekids.Andanotherday,weorganizedatripto theSpringLearningCenteronthemainlandandconductedactivitiesthere,”saidAdamLim(12).

Studentsfounddifferentwaystoservethegeneralpublicoutsideofschool,oftencomingupwithcreative solutionstofilltheirservicehours.

"WewenttoKawanHousetohelpcookandpackmealsforthoseinneedandhelpedtodistributethefoodpacks aswell,andsomeofuswenttotheKawanShoptohelpcleanupandorganizeclothesandbooks,”saidRebecca Wong(10).

Nomatterageorgender,allstudentscultivatedagladhearttohelppeoplearoundthem.

LendingaHand S ERVE

Pointingatthetextbook, YeonsooKim(11)helpsJaqiLyu (7)withherhomeworkduringa peertutoringsessioninthe StudentCenter.Kimandothers volunteeredinthePeerTutoring programtohelplowergrade studentswiththeirchallenging homework.

WhatWasHelpful intheSenior Transition Retreat?

Enjoyingthecompanyof oneanother,CalebJun (11)andAuntValerie Weidemannsharean engagingconversationat theLeadershipRetreat. Beingabletotalkwith leadersintheschool helpedprepthefuture DormCouncilmembers forthedutiestheyhadin theupcomingyear.

“Igottospendtime

-TianXiangHwang(12)

“Wegottolearnmore

-TaeWooSong(12)

Withbatedbreath, LarissaLee(12)passesa strawtoKeirynSandahl (12)sothatshecan enjoyherfirstbubble teaeverwhileAshley Yeoh(12),AdelinaChee (12),AnnabelleLow(12) andHazelChan(12) crackintotheirown delectabledrinks. Duringtheirfreetimeat theTransitionRetreat, manyseniorschooseto purchasetastytreatsto enjoywhilehanging out.

-MarkHo(12)

Quicklygrabbinghiseraser, ZachOoi(9)correctsamistake hemadeonhispaperatthe LeadershipRetreat.Theretreat wasn’tallfunandgames;the studentshadoflotofworkto doinordertopreparefor theimportantservice they’dprovidefortheir classoverthecourse oftheyear.

Workingasateam, AliceWang(9)and JonathanOoi(9) traintogetherat theLeadership Retreat.Beinga partofExComwas anewexperience forallfreshmen involvedandthe retreathelped thempreparefor theresponsibility thatcamewiththe job.

abouttransitioning.”

withfriends.”

“Ireallyenjoyedlistening toMr.Dobsontalk.”

Learningtolead

LivelychatterfilledtheroomasPastorBobWright’sLeadershipDevelopmentteamfiledintotheconferenceroom atStellaMarisRetreatCenter.Assoonastheyfinishedtakingtheirseats,CoachJJDavis,standingatthefrontof thegroup,beganhismotivationaltalk.Hiswordsaimedtoinspirethestudentstotacklethenumerouseventsthey willbeinvolvedinplanningandexecutingthroughoutthatyear.Throughthistalkandaplethoraofteam-building activities,theaimofboththeLeadershipDevelopmentRetreatandtheLeadershipRetreatwastopreparestudents involvedforthechallengesthatlaybeforethem.

Whiletheultimategoaloftheretreatswastopreparefortheyearahead,therewasstillalotoffuntobehadfor allpresent."Ireallyenjoyedsingingworshipsongsaroundthefireandthenthrowingeachotherintotheocean,"said HayleeDouglas(12)oftheLeadershipDevelopmentretreat.Thetripwasnotonlyatimeforlearning,butalsoto strengthenrelationships.

"TheLeadershipDevelopmentretreatwasagreattimetobondandlearnwhatspiritualleadershipisallabout," commentedNoahKaney(12),whowasalsoexcitedtosharetheperksofbeingpartoftheclass."Itgivesyouopportunitiestogrowasaleaderaswellasgivingyouhands-onexperienceinplanningandputtingoneventsaround campus."

Itwasn'tjusttheLeadershipDevelopmentclassthatreceivedtrainingtobecomemoreeffectiveleaders.Allthe ExComs,PAL,andDormCouncilmembershadaretreatoftheirowninAugustinordertoprepareforthebusyyear ahead.Therewasalottolearnwhiletheywereallhangingout.

"Allstudentleaderslearnedtoworktogetherbylearningaboutpreviousstudentleaders'difficultsituationsand howtheyovercamethem,"commentedAliceWang(9),amemberofthefreshmanExCom.Theretreatoffereda waytosupportstudentsnewtoExComwhileprovidingarefresherforreturningmembers.

"Asasenior,Ilearnedtheimportanceofmakinganimpactonyoungerstudentsandtobearolemodelforthe leadersinyoungerExComs,"explainedLeiTee(12).GrowingrelationshipswithotherExCommemberswasan importantpartoftheretreatandmanyofthestudentsenjoyedthataspectofit.

"WegottimetospendasanExComandatleasttalkwitheachotheronthethingswewantedtoaccomplish,” statedGeraldYang(10),pleasedbytheamountoftimehegottospendinteractingwiththerestoftheExComs."I feelthismadeusabitclosertoeachothersincebefore,wedidn'thaveanyrelationshipswithoneanother."

Whethertheywerepreparingforthefuturenearorfar,theretreatsthatstudentswentonprovidedagreatway topreparefortheresponsibilitiestheyweregoingtoface.Theseretreatsarmedthosewiththetoolstheyneededto tackletheirchallenges.Itwasindeedanenlighteningexperience,butalsooneinwhichstudentsgottobondand havefuntogether.

Usingtheirfreetime wisely,NoahLee(12)and RyanChew(12)discuss whattheyhavebeen learningattheretreat andwhattodolaterin theirfreetime.Whether theywantedtobethere ornot,seniorsatleast gottheopportunityto spendalittlemoretime witheachotherbefore leavingtheschool.

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MSMadness

Eachyear,themiddleschoolersgotthechancetoberowdywitheachotherthroughhouseactivitiesandthebig MSretreat.Thestudentsweredividedintofourhouses(Blaze,Quake,Bolt,andWave)andcompetedinavarietyof activities,fromcupnoodlechallengestooutdoorgames.Eachhousenominatedtwohousecaptainstoleadthe activitiesandtheirhousemates.

NaomiO’quin(8),oneoftheWavehousecaptains,gaveherinsight.Shesaid,“Theperksofbeingahousecaptain meansyouhavetheopportunitytogettoknowpeopleinyourgradebetter,andgettocheeronyourclassmates andfellowhousemates.Ihavelearnedtobeabetterspeakerandcommunicatortomyteachersandclassmates. Beingahousecaptainmeanshavingtobebravetopresentideasandrepresentyourhouse,notaneasytask!”

Thehousecaptainslearnedavarietyofthingsfromthisexperience.BlazehousecaptainElenaLim(8)said,“I thinkoneimportantlessonI'velearnedfromthisexperienceisconfidence.I'velearnedtospeakmyopinionandalso toleadmyhousemembers.”

Althoughbeingahousecaptaincamewithmanyresponsibilities,italsohaditsperks.HenryBrooks(8),aquake housecaptain,statedthat“thebestperkforbeingahousecaptainiswhenMrs.[Tarin]Danielsbuysuspizza.”

Asidefromvarioushouseactivities,theMSretreatwasanothereventthestudentslookedforwardto.Theywent toBertamWaterparkonthemainland.JoelConklin(7)sharedhisinsightonhisexperience:“Myfavoritepartwas the4-personridebecauseitwasverythrilling.Butthebestpartisthatsomeofmyfriendsthoughttheyweregoing todie.”

Itwasnotthathardtopleasemiddleschoolersandonewaywouldbetoputthematanamusementparkwith alloftheirfriendsforawholeday.TheRinkenbergertwinssharedtheirthoughtsonhowtheywereabletobewith theirfriendsduringthetrip.StephenRinkenberger(5)said,“Weatelunch,talkedtofriends,wentonthewaterslides, andintothewavepool.”Ontheotherhand,JusticeRinkenberger(5)saidthathisfavoritepartwas“gettingstuck ononeoftheslides.Iwasabletobewithmyfriendsbecausemostoftheslideswerewithmorethanoneperson, soIcouldenjoyitwiththemandbewiththem.”

Fromscreamingdownawaterslidewithfriendstocompetingingameswiththedifferenthouses,themiddle schoolyearsencapsulatedallthefunonecouldaskfor.

Bucketofwaterinhand,Levi Boyd(6)andPaul Willoughby(6)fillalongtube containingholeswithwater. Duringthisactivity,the middleschoolerscompeted againstotherteamstosee whocouldfilltheirtubefirst.

Bentdown,handson thebucket,TianYi Zhang(6)racestofillit withwater.Competing ingamesaspartofa teammeantthat everyonehadaroleto play.

Leaningagainstagiant rock,Mr.RobertWong gazesatallthechildren whilerestingamoment fromtheheatoftheday. Althoughteachershadto workhardwithstudents eachday,theyalsohadvery shortopportunitiestorest.

Bluematinhand,KyraLim(7), RheanneLee(7),andClariseYeoh (7)waittoenjoyaracedownthe RushRacer.Duringthemiddle schoolretreat,studentshadthe opportunitytoracetheirfriends downvariouswaterslides.

FavoritePart AboutWaterpark &Beach?

“Thefood!Ihadcurry meethatwasreally spicybutyummy.”

-PaulHsu(7)

“Thebigyellow andblueslide.”

-HarangJeon(5)

“Whenwegotto swiminthe ocean.”

-HaysonGoh(5)

FamilyLife

“MayIbeexcused?”HyorimAhn(10)politelyquestionedUncleTonyWoodafterfinishingdinner.Dormstudents wereprovidedwithmealsthatincludedvariousfusioncuisinesfromkimchiburgerstotacosoupservedin“The Galley”onweekdays.Aftertheireveningmealtogether,dormkidswerefreetohangoutwhileenjoyingtheserene campustothemselves.

Somefavoriteactivitiesincluded“takingawalkoutsidewithmanydifferentpeople,”saidAhnor“creatinginside jokesandeverlastingmemories,”saidJDGuffy(9).“CommunityHour”afterdinnerwasawayforkidsfromZiemer, Jackson,andJaffraytospendtimetogetherwithoutdevicesastheywereencouragedtoleavetheirphonesand computersduringthattime.

Studentsfromallovertheworldfoundacommonplacethroughtheboardingprogram.Frommiddleschoolto highschool,thedormsofferedaplaceforvariousstudentstoexperienceindependencefromtheirparents. GatheredinsideMcDonalds,boysandgirlsofvariousagessavoredtheiricecreamconesafteranightofalldorm bowlingatPranginMall.AtthebeginningofAugust,thedormshoppedinseveralvansandenjoyedanevening togetherwhilegettingtoknownewstudentsandcatchingupfromthesummer.

Livingwithfriendsresultedinafamily-likebondthatconnectedthoseawayfromhome.“Whatareyouguys wearingforJSB?”questionedKyuHwiHan(12)tothetableofgirlsfromallthreedorms.

Smiling,SharonKang(12)exclaimed,“Wehavetogoallout!”

Dormstudentshadseveralbrothersandsisterstogrow,study,orrelaxwith,whilespendingtheirtimeinthe boardingprogram.AsAhnleft“TheGalley,”shegrabbedanAppleSourpopsicleandheadedtowardsthefield whereotherkidswerealreadyplayingsoccerandlaughingontheswings.

Xboxcontrollerin hand,JosephYim (9)intensely focusesonthe gamehewas playing.Beingin thedormsallowed studentstohavea funtogether,like playingvideo games.

Ballinhand,Caleb Jun(11)enjoys throwingarounda basketball.Dorm studentshadthe privilegetousethe campusafterschool hoursforrecreational activities,andmany enjoyedplaying basketballafter supperoron

Waterbottleby hersideand phoneinher hand,Joycelyn Fung(12) relaxesonone ofthedorm swingchairs. Dormstudents hadachanceto relaxoutside withtheview oftheocean.

Withalookofinterestonher face,EuodiaLeung(9)watches asJDGuffy(9)makesa deliciousmeal.Ifdormkids evergothungry,theywere allowedtofixthemselvesa snackinthedormkitchen.

“It’sachancetogrowin respectforothers, takingresponsibility, andlearningtoloveand serveanew‘family.’”

-AuntStephanyWood

Fullyconcentrating,YouriKang (6),JaydenJung(7),andLucky Morgan(7)workonartwork duringthemediafastoverthe ChineseNewYearlong weekend.Onlongweekends, DormCouncilhelpedplan activitiesthroughoutthedorms.

“Yougettoliveon campus,hangoutwith kids,andinvestintheir lives.”

-UncleKeithHenderson

-UncleBrian Weidemann

“Igettolivewith15 wonderfulyoung peoplewhoteachme alotaboutlife.”

DidYouEnjoy

Worshipingasone, RachaelBurley(8),Adaiah deVisser(8),KarisFraley (8),NaomiO’quin(8),Faith Low(8),andChelseaTan (8)singalongasthe worshipteamplayson stage.Worshipingwas notonlyawayforstudents topraiseGod,butalso gavethemanopportunity toformspiritualbonds withtheirpeers.

-NathanNg(9)

-DallasHamilton(4)

Gazinginawe,RukaIto (4),RoyPaeck(4), JedidjadeVisser(4), andBlueKimhungrily devourtheknowledge beingshoweredupon thembythespeaker duringthatdaysSEW session.Thetwo Hannahstriedtheir absolutehardestto makesuretheir messageswere engagingevenforthe youngerstudents.

-AdelinaChee(12)

Allowingthepowerofmusictoflood overher,ArielleMcIver(11)weavesher fingersacrossthekeyboardonstage whileDanielLim(11)poundsawayat thedrumsintheback.Theworship teamputinalotofeffortduring SEWtomakesuretheywere playingaswellastheycould duringtheweeks’manyworship sessions.

Waitingwithbated breath,Calvin Juday(8)and MichaelSilverstein (10)faceoffina listeninggame duringMEW. Thesegamesthat sometimes happenedatthe startofthechapel helpedtograb studentsattention andkeepthem engaged.

“MEW.Peoplecamefrom Canadaandtalkedtous.”

“Bothwerepretty muchthesame.”

“MEW.Theyouthpastorwas interesting.”

ThedoorstoHarborHallopened,andhundredsofstudentsfloodedin,coupledwiththeirfriends.Theytooktheir seats,andPastorBobbeganthechapelwithanintroductionbeforewelcomingthestudentstoriseastheworship teamstartedtoplay.ThemomentsmarkedthebeginningofanotherSpiritualEmphasisWeek(SEW),afewshort daysthatcouldhavealifetime'sworthofanimpactonsome.

"Itwasveryfunandinteractive,"chirpedZiangZhang(5).SEWwasn'tjustaboutbeingpreachedat.Acoupleof gamesandactivitiesopportunitieswerescatteredthroughouttheeventaswell.Ofcourse,somestudentsreally enjoyedthemessagesaswell.

"Ilikedhearingotherpeople'sstoriesbecausetheycouldorcouldnotconnectwithmylife,"saidJungSheng Leow(11)."IdoliketohearthemandthinkaboutwhatIwoulddoifIeverfacedthesamesituationasthem."

Asalways,SEWendedwithastudentleadchapelinwhichseniorsgottosharetestimoniesfromtheirlives.While thisnightisalwaysverypopular,somearguedthatsomechangescouldbemadetotheeventtoimproveit.

"Iwouldlikemorediversityinstudents'testimonieswouldbenice,"commentedJaydenJuday(9)."Notjust seniors,butothersaswell.Eveniftheyhavelessexperience,theyprobablystillhaveastorytotell."

SEWwasnottheonlyeventofitskindtohappenduringtheyear.Inthesecondsemester,MissionsEmphasis Week(MEW)gavestudentsanotherchancetogrowspirituallyandfindwaystoshowGod'sloveintheircommunity. TheschoolpartneredwiththeBreatheLifeorganizationtobringstudentstheopportunitytohelpoutpregnant refugeemothersinPenang.

“Itwasagreatideabecausewegottohelpsomepeopleinneed,”explainedJinLee(4).Theelementaryschool wasfocusedonraisingfundsforthecharitywhilehighschoolandmiddleschoolstudentsdonatedbabysupplies. Studentsmadeasignificantcontributiontothegoodcausewiththeirgenerosity.

Ofcourse,MEWwouldnothavebeencompletewithoutastudent-leadchapelfilledwithsongsandstories.It broughttheweektoacloseinameaningfulway.

“IthinkitwasgoodcauseIcouldrelatetotheirstories,”expressedAmyPark(11)abouttheseniorswhoshared. BothMEWandSEWwerebigsuccessesthisyearwithgreatturnsoutsandspeakerswhotouchedtheheartsof manyoftheattendees.Theyweretimesoffellowship,worshipandspiritualawakeningthatmadeanimpacton students'lives.

ASpiritualJourney PR AY

Seatedonthefloor, AndersonGraig(5)and StevenRinkenberger(5), alongwithoneofthe visitingyouthpastors,are enthralledbythemessage oneoftheseniorssharesin student-ledchapelduring MEW.Attheendofboth MEWandSEW,achapel wasorganizedbystudents inwhichtheycouldshare personalstoriesor messagestheyfeltleadto sharewiththerestofthe school.

BreadofLife

Mentoringallowedbothstudentsandteacherstofeelimpactedbyeachotherandtohaveanaccountability partnerwhenitcametoaccomplishingtheirgoals.

StudentsmetonceaweekduringlunchorX-blockwithastaffmemberorsenioroftheirchoiceanddiscussed everythinggoingonintheirlives.

“Ienjoyspeakingwithandmentoringstudentsbecauseitgivesmeachancetoimpactstudentsoutsideofthe classroomandgettoknowthembetterandonadeeperlevel.Mentoringinmanywaysalsokeepsmeaccountable formyactions,”Mr.J.J.Davissaid.

Whenfirsthearingaboutwhatmentoringentitled,studentshadexpectations,butAlyssaKwok(11)realizedthat herexpectationsdidnotmeetreality.Shesaid,“Iexpectedmentoringtojustbeabout‘let'sreadtheBibletogether,’ butinstead,mymentorbecameoneofmybestfriends,sharinglaughter,stories,andjokeswithoneanother.”

Ontheotherhand,somestudentsjoinedmentoringtogettoknowaparticularteacher.DJYost(11)explained,“I joinedmentoringbecauseitwasatatimewhenIrecognizedthevalueofhavinganoutsideadulttotalkto,whether aboutlifeingeneralorsportsorfutureplansorhearingmymentor'sstoriesofkeymomentsandturningpointsin hislife.IwantedtodoitwithMr.Davisbecausehealwaysemphasizedintegrityandgritandteamworkinoureighth gradePEclass.”

Studentsalsogotinspirationfromupperclassmenorotherfriends.“IstarteditafterRyan[Chan],andsome studentstalkedaboutmentoringinachapel,andIfeltlikeitwouldbenicetohaveanadultwhomIcouldtalkto otherthanmyparents,evenifthatmeantthatwewouldjusttalkaboutcasualthings,”saidSandyChoi(10).

Weeklychapelsalsoallowedstudentsandstaffatimeforspiritualreflectionattheendofabusyweek.

“IenjoysingingforchapelbecauseIliketosingandtoworship,butIamnotuptheretoimpressmyclassmates, butdoingitforGod,”saidHalleYost(8).

InMSandHSchapel,studentswhowantedweregiventhechancetobeapartoftheworshipteamtoleadthe restofthestudentsandstaffinworship.LaurenWorten(12)said,“Itbringsmejoytohavetheopportunitytolead worshipinchapelandtobeabletoseetheHolySpiritworkingintheheartsofthestudents.”

Ms.SierraHenderson,theES/MSSpiritualLifeDirector,said,“Chapelisanticipatedthroughouttheweekby students.Itisatimewhenweallgathertogetherforfun,worship,andamessagefromGod'sWordbecauseweare notmeanttodolifealone.”

Mentoringandchapelbothgavethestaffandstudentsamomenttogettoknowoneanotherbetterandtoget closertoGodaswell.

Handsonherears,MS.Sierra HendersonshowedtheESkids theactionsforthesongthatDr. EstherChuangwasplayingon thepiano.TheSpiritualLife Directorshadtheopportunityto invitegueststocomesharein chapelsothatstudentscould hearfromarangeofadults.

Withalookof enjoymentonhis face,Mr.Paul Dobson,andYongXi Tan(10)enjoylunch together.Thewhite tablesprovideda beautifulvenuefor lunchtimementoring sessionsthroughout

“Iwanttousemyvoiceand talenttoglorifyGodand showthatIlove himtoothers.”

-GloriaRinkenberger(9)

Guitarready,Mr.AdamDaniels leadsworshipwhilePaul Willoughby(6),andThomas Penland(6)workasateamto supporthimastheyleadtherest ofMSinworship.Studentshada chancetobeapartofthe worshipteamforchapelwiththe helpofsometeachers.

"Worshiphasalwaysbeen abigpartofmy relationshipwithGod,and Ididn'twantittojustbea privatething."

-KathrynBoyd(11)

WhyJoin

“Myroommatehadalotof positivethingstosay aboutmentoringandshe pushedmetoreachout toMs.Keas.”

-EllieGuffy(12)

Reconnecting

Astablesandchairswerebeingsetupoutside,theteacherswerebusypreparingtheirclassroomsforallthe parentsthatwouldbecominglaterthatevening.

AttheannualOpenHouse,parentscamewiththeirstudentstomettheirteachersandgetmoreinsightintowhat theirstudentswouldbelearningoverthecourseoftheyear.Theeventallowedforcasualinteractionstostartthe yearoffpositivelyforthecommunity.

“Ishowedmymommyclassroom,andIthinkshereallyenjoyedit,especiallywhenshesawtheworkthatIhad beendoing!”EllaMcIver(3)said.

Astheplaygroundswerefulloflittlechildrenandtheoutdoorbasketballcourtfulloflivelyconversationsand filledstomachs,thejuniorsbusilykepttheicecream,assorteddrinks,andcandiesflowing.SavannaChoi(11) commented:“OpenHousewasdefinitelyafunexperienceforthejuniors!Wegottomeetandservemorepeople withintheschoolcommunity,andtheywereallsupportivetoo.Itwasalsoagreatopportunitytobondwithstudents withinourgrade!”

AlthoughworkingintheJuniorClassStorecouldbegratifying,italsocouldbestressful.Thejuniorsranbackand forthfromthestoretorestockthefast-sellingitemsontheoutdoortablethroughouttheevening.“Itfeltgoodto havethestoreopenbecauseitfeltlikewewerestartingtogetbacktonormal.Itranrelativelysmoothly,butwewere alsojustgettingusedtoworkinginthestoresoitwasalearningcurveforallofus,”KathrynBoyd(11).

ThebestpartaboutOpenHousewasseeingallthebondingthattookplace.“Amomboughtmeasoda!”Mr. ChadNeeleyexclaimedwithexcitement.Simpleactsofkindnesslikethiscreatedopportunitiesforthecommunity toreconnectwitheachotherthrougheatingandfellowship.

Ms.HeidiKeasgaveheropinionontheeveningasateacherwhofrequentlyhadparentswantingtotalkwithher. Shesaid,“IloveOpenHouse.Formostparents,itistheonlytimetheygettoseetheclassroomswheretheir studentsarespendingsomuchtime.Ithinkitgivesthemaspecialwindowintothelivesoftheirchildrenandgives meachancetoconnectwiththemonamorepersonallevel!”

OpenHousewasarefreshingwaytobeabletoreconnecttogetherasacommunityandaschoolasawhole.

Drinksinhand,Ms.YvetteChan, LydiaGeiman,MS.Elizabeth Muvumba,EstherTse,andMr. AlexWhitewaitforpeopleto comegettheirtickets.Inorderfor peopletogetfoodatOpen House,theyhadtopurchasea ticketforproofofpayment.

Foodinhand, EzraLatham(11), AidenLeong(11), JenniferLeong, JemimaLeong, andMs.Heidi Keastalkabout thePre-Calculus class.Students hadachanceto

parentstoopen housetomeet theirteachers.

FavoritePart aboutOpen House?

Handpointedtothe board,Mrs.Liza Nicholsexplains whatthestudents doinartclasstothe parents.TheOpen Houseallowed parentstoseethe classroomenvironmentsthatstudents enjoyedeveryday.

“Talkingwiththe parentsandlearning abouteachfamily wasmyfavorite part!”

-Ms.RebekahPeters

Bentdown,SamuelJung(11) attachesatargettoasoccer net.AtPTOactivityfairs, juniorshelpedrunstationsfor thekidsasafundraiserand waytohelpthecommunity.

“Eatingandplayingwith myfriends!”

-EllaMcIver(3)

“Seeingallthe differentfamilies cometogetherwith theirchildrenand meetingtheDalat faculty.”

-MyraLim(11)

20

Whichisthe bestHouse team?

“Weallknowsthepeoplethat putinthemosteffortandhas themostspiritwillwin! AndthatteamisQuake!”

-TrevorNichols(12)

endlycompetition

Explainingtherulesof “CaptainChicken”,Mr.Jens Heiberstandconfidentlyon muddysurfaceoftheupper field.Withthechickeninone hand,andsomewildhand gestureontheother,he explainedtherulesonceagain tothenewestteamtoarriveat hisstation.Teachersranthe EagleGamesstations,helping determinethewinners throughouttheday.

Dancingtothebeat, KathrynBoyd(11),Cullno Mah(11),PopiGrous(11), andDJYost(11)wiggle theirbodies,hittingthe dancefloorwiththe moves.Teamschoreographeddancesto Christmassoundtracks fortheDABpartofCB.

“StarBlaze,woooooo!”

-LeiTee(12)

“Ourblazeteamwasthebest

-JoycelynFung(12)

Smearingteampainton toKeirynSandahl’s(12) forehead,KyuHwiHan (12)readiesthembothfor adayofintensecompetitionyettocome.Each teamworetheirownteam colorproudlyontheir shirtsandinsomecases, faces.

Cheeringenthusiastically,Darryl Dwumfour(12),RubenBahr(12), ReneeTay(10),BenjaminYeoh (12),andBraydonLee(9)support theirteaminthe“Captain Chicken”game.Spiritedcheering wasahallmarkoftheEagle Games

though,BlazingRaisin!”

Shufflingtotherhythm, SooWeiGoh(12)and EnsonTang(12)exhibit theirfreshmovesinthe dance“RingDingFoxes.” Alongwithotherdancers, theycompetedintheDAB duringCB,muchtothe delightoftheaudience.

Theschoolplannedaneventfulyearforitshighschoolstudentstomakememories andspendtimebondingwiththeirpeers.

TheEagleGameswasahighly-anticipatedeventforhighschoolstudents.Engaging inadayoffriendlyrivalryandunadulteratedteamspirit,eachteamdeepeneditsbond in8differentfungamesmeticulouslydevisedbytheleadershipdevelopmentclass.

"Ithinkitwasattheverybeginningwheneveryonewasnew;itwashardtoget anyoneenthusiastic,”JoycelynFung(12)said.

"Onethingthatwasalittlebithardwasdecidingwhatgamewewanted;fortheping pongtablebounce,itwasquitecontroversialforreasonsIwillnotstateintheyearbook. Choosingtheleaderforthegroupisalsoabitofahasslebecauseweneedtotrack downseveralseniorstoaskthemtobetheleaders,"saidEvanJuday(12).

Everyonehastheirownfavoritegamefromtheday.

“IreallyenjoyedthePenlandPlungebecauseIgottodominateeveryoneelse.When itstartedraining,andthebasketballcourtgotslippery,that'sthepartIdon'tlike,"said TrevorNichols(12),whowasintheQuaketeam.Theywonthetournamentwithflying colors,accumulatingthemostpointsthroughouttheday.

"Myfavoritegamewasdodgeball,thoughIamterribleatit.Don'tputthatpartin though,"saidLeiTee(12),whowasinBlaze,whichplacedsecondlastplaceinthe tournament.

"Ilikethatonegamewhereyoubalancetheballgamebecausemyteamgotthehighscore,"saidJaneLee(9).

AsChristmasdrewcloser,sodidtheannualChristmasBanquet,ayearlyeventtoletpeoplerelaxfromthestress ofaschoolsemesterandimmersethemselvesintheChristmasspirit.Sophomoresorganizedasplendidbanquet foralltoenjoy,withaplethoraofactivitiestoentertainthehighschoolstudents.

"WinningDABwasreallyfunbecauseitwasaverylast-minutethingweputtogetherthenightbefore,”said HayleeDouglas(12),whodancedintheDalatAirBand(DAB)competitionwithLaurenWorten(12),NicoleKhor(12), ChikaTsumagari(12),andEllieGuffy(12).

"IlikewatchingtheshoegamebecauseIliketoseethehilariousexpressionsoneveryone'sface,"saidKeiryn Sandahl(12),reflectingonthegamethatbroughtcouplesandbestfriendstothestagetocompete.

HSeventsenrichedstudents'dailylivesandprovidedbondingopportunities;theycompletedthehighschool experience,impartingstudentswithindispensablememories.

KickBack G AMES

Movingonestepatatime, IsaacNeeley(9),Cole Peterson(10),AureliaBernier (11),NoahBrooks(11),Myra Lim(11),andIyanSandahl(10) waddletheirwaytovictoryfor theQuaketeaminthegame slolem.UnderHannah Pickett’ssupervision,theteam foughttheirbattleto maneuverwiththeski-style sledstothebitterend.

SeniorCircus

Standingonthetopoftheschoolfoodchain,seniorsruledovertheirunderclassmanwithwisdomandgrace. Theyhadauniquespotintheschoolecosysteminthattheywerethemostexperiencedstudentsandhadgone throughallthethingsthathighschoolhadthrownatthem.

SeniorSneakwassomethingthatsparkedalotofgoodmemoriesamongtheseniors.Betteryet,theJuniors preparedsomethingexclusivefortheseniorsthatjustreturnedfromtheirretreat—apartyarrangedinhonorofthe seniors,appropriatelynamedtheAfterSneakDinner.Juniorplannedapartyrevolvingaroundthethemeoftraveling. Seniorsweredelightedatthecollaborativeeffortofthejuniors,andthepartywashighlypraised.

“Ireallyenjoythevarietyoffoodtheyhavepreparedforus,thewholeeventwasthemedaroundaplaneride, andtheyhavealotoffoodfromdifferentculturesandIthinkitreallyfitsthetheme,”saidEvanJuday(12).

“Thefood,thedecorandtheambiancewasgood.ForentertainmentwedidaKahootoftriviaaboutdifferent peopleintheclass,andthatwasfunny,”saidAdamLim(12).

Seniorsworkedhardtocontributetotheoverallbettermentoftheschool.Forexample,theservicecommittee organizedservicestointeract,play,orhelpwiththeirunderclassmenindifferentactivities.

FreakyFridaywasanafterschoolbondingsessionbetweentheseniorsandthemiddleschoolers.Duringthe event,manydifferentactivitiesplannedoutbyseniorsengagedthemandmiddleschoolersinboutsoffriendly competition.Activitiesincludedsausagebarbecue,mixedtugofwar,dodgeballmatch,andcolorwar.

“Ireallylikedthecolorwar.Ithinkitwasreallyfun,andafterwarditwasfunnyseeingpeoplecoveredincolors. Becauseoftherain,wethoughtwecouldn’tdothecolorwar,butwemanagedtopullitoff,soitwassatisfying,”said AngeliaLoo(12).

“Gettingtoknowthemiddleschoolers,andspendingtimewiththemwasfun,”saidAnnaPhuah(12).

Althoughseniorswouldbesteppingintothenextstepoftheirlivessoon,theirimpactandlegacieswerevisible throughouttheschoolinbothobjectsandmemoriesaftertheyweregone.

Aimingforthebasketballhoopwhileblocking OwenLai’s(12)incessantdisturbance,Yoseph Yang(12)dribblestheballlikeaprofessional basketballplayer.BBA(BozoBallAssociation) wasastudent-ledafter-lunchactivitystarted bytheseniors,pittingbadbasketballplayers againsteachotherinwhatbecameenthralling matches.Thecrazeattractedstudentsand teachersaliketospectateontheintense competition.

Dissectingthefoodwiththe precisionofaseasonedsurgeon, JoshuaEmmanuel(12)consumes hischickensausagewithquietsatisfaction.TheChristmasBanquet providedseniorswithanarrayof delectabledishestoenjoyalong withentertainmentandphotoops.

Bothsmilingbrightlyatthe camera,EllieGuffy(12) piggybacksKristinaBoyd (5)onthebasketballcourt. Theyrevelinthefestive atmosphereofFreaky Friday,organizedbythe SeniorExcom,before goingtocompleteanother oftheplannedactivities. Seniorsworkedhardto servevariousschool groupsallyearlong.

Brandishinghishalfeatencorndog, MichaelHsu(12) enjoyshisoutingwith LeiTee(12)andDJ Yost(12)totheFamily Martnearschool. Theseniorclass continuedthelegacy ofJuniorLunch service,inviting juniorsoutforlunch

DescribeYour SeniorYear In3Words

AdamLim:“rewarding, exciting,reflective”

Enthusiasticallyplastering paperstripsontoOlivia Elliott(12),AngeliaLoo(12) competesinafriendly competitionwithherother teammatesinthe Christmastreedress-up event.Theeventwaspart oftheChristmasparty hostedforthewhole seniorclassattheendof finalexams.

TianXiangHuang: “future-oriented, dreams,finished”

RayLee:“Tiring,fun, memorable”

WhatDo YouLike aboutDalat?

Smilinghappily,MrsTheriault chatswithWenxuanMa(6) andRennesYeoh(6).Teachers oftentooktimeoutoflessons togettoknowtheirstudents andformstrongrelationships withthem.

Investing

-Mrs.PamelaToews

Speakingclearly,Mrs Nicholsprovidesfeedback onSorenAnderson’s(9) drawing.Herartclassgave studentsawaytohoneand expresstheirartistictalents atschool.

Listeningintently,Mrs. NancyWrightenjoysa conversationwithEleanor Emis(12).Manystudents choosetobementored byteachersduringlunch togetlifeadviceandjust havesomeonetotalkto.

Explainingcarefully,Mrs.Joyce SarasvathiassistsstudentsMathis Bernier(1)andMeichenFan(1)withtheir work.Teacherweremorethanwillingto helpoutstudentsiftheyevergotalittle confusedbywhattheywerelearning.

“Itisaschoolwherewecan teachbiblicalvalues.”

-Mr.PatKilgo

“Theschoolhasagreat

“Beingabletobetogether inacommunity.”

Dalat’sBackbone

Aschoolwouldnotbecompletewithoutteachers.Allyear,theytoiledandtroubled tryingtofillstudentswithinformation.Whethertheysucceededornotwasanother question,buttheireffortswere,attheveryleast,appreciated.

SeveralteachersjoinedtheranksoftheDalatteaminAugust,includingMrs.Asha Arul,thenewRoboticsandAPComputerScienceteacher.

“BeforecomingtoDalat,I[had]heardalotofgoodthingsaboutit,”commented Mrs.Arul.“Ihaveheardthatthisschoolisgreattoteach[at],butitexceededmyexpectations.Especially[in]howIamabletosharemytestimoniesandfaithwithmy students.”

AlongwithMrs.Arul,anothernewfaceappeared,Mrs.EllieDavis,whowas receivedverywellbyhernewstudents.

“Herclassesareveryfun,andIlikeherwayofteaching,”saidJennaJuday(7),one ofherLanguageArtsstudents.Overall,thefeedbackforallthenewteacherswasvery positive,andtheyfoundaspotinthecommunitywithlittleissue.

Ofcourse,engagementwasveryimportantintheclassroom.Keepingstudents interestedinwhatwasbeingtaughtnotonlymadelearningeasier,italsotookweight offtheteachersshoulders.

“Ifthestudentsareboredanddon’twanttolearnanymore,thenmyjobgetsharderbecauseIfeelliketheydon’t wanna,learnit,andthenIgetbored,”explainedMs.HeidiKeas,highschoolmathteacher.“Aslongasthestudents areengaged,Ilikefeedoffofthat.”

Inordertodriveupthatengagement,teachersaddedvariousstrategiestotheirlessons.

“Itrytoincorporatebothmovementactivitiesandexperienceswherestudentsareworkinginsmallgroupsor partnershipsasmuchaspossible,”sharedMrs.CarrePenland.“Whetherstudentsarerotatingthroughstations, completingscavengerhunts,orworkingtogetheronaproject,theybenefitfromtheinteractionswitheachother toenhancetheirlearning.”

Whethertheywerehavingacaptivatingconversationwithastudentorengrossingstudentsinacaptivating learninggame,therewasnodenyingtheamountofpassionthestaffputintotheschool.

“Theyarekind[and]theyarenice,”remarkedJasonChoi.“Youcanhaveconversationswiththemand jokearound.”Teacherstrulygavetheschoolalifeitwouldnothavewithoutthem.

Chattingquietly,Mrs.Bue Limsharesamealwithone ofherstudents,HaelMin. Teachersoftentriedto connectwithstudents duringtheirfreetimeby sharinglunchwiththemor hostingX-Blocks.

Leadingthe Way GROUPS

TheSeniorExComfiledintoAucklandtobegin theirweeklymeeting;withmuchontheiragenda, JoycelynFung(12)openedwiththefirsttaskofthe day,treatingthejuniors,shesaid,“Doyouthinkthe juniorswouldlikecokefloatsaftertheirWorkathon?”

Senioryearwasallaboutservingbacktothecommunity;everymonth,theSeniorExComchosea gradetoserve,whetheritwasgivingoutfreezies, readingbooks,orhostingevents.DominicCheang (12)ferventlybackedtheidea,“Thisyear,Ihopethat wegettoserveourunderclassmenandhavefun.”

Concurrently,intheHarborConferenceroom,the JuniorExComgatheredaround,preparingfortheir WorkathonattheLifeBridgeLearningCenteronthe mainland.Plannedweeksinadvance,theWorkathon raisedmoneybyservingthecommunity.

ExComallowedstudentsofeachgradetorepresenttheirclass.Attheendoftheyear,studentsranfor officeastheysharedtheirspeechesinfrontofthe ntireclass,anxiouslyhopingtheywouldbeelected.

“Iwasn’tactuallynervousasIpreparedmyspeech well.It’saboutbeingconfidentwhenyoupresentto yourpeertoshowthethatyoucanbeagoodleader,” PranjalMalik(11)recalled.Bybridgingthegapbetweensponsorsandstudents,ExCommembersadvocatedfortheirpeerswhilecollaboratingwiththeirsponsors.

Struttingtheirposes,OliviaElliot(12),EllieGuffy(12), ChristopherJang(12),andTianXiangHwang(12)waitwith batedbreathforLeiTee(12)toannouncethewinnerofthe HumanChristmasTreewrappingcompetitionduringthe seniorclass’sChristmasparty.SeniorExComoftenplanned partiesandfunactivitiesafterschoolfortheclassthat celebratedtheseasonandstrengthenedbonds.

November17rolledaround,thedayoftheWorkathon.Laughing,NoellaSeevaratnam(11)rememberedtheday well:“Weallgottogethertopaint;itwasareallyentertainingexperiencebecauseyouhadover60juniorswhodon’t allhavepaintingexperiencecomingtogethertopainttheschool,whichmeantthattherewasalotoflearning throughouttheprocess.Wegottopaintalongsideeachother,helpeachother,andcleanuptheinevitablemess;it wasnicetoservewitheveryonewhilehavingalotoffun.”

Exhausted,theyheadedbackonanotherlongbusride.Backoncampus,seniorshurriedlypreparedfoodand drinks.AsthetiredjuniorstrudgedintotheGalley,EllieGuffy(12)calledthemover,holdingacoldcupofcokefloat inherhand.Shesaid,“Theyworkedreallyhard,andIknowtheyaretryingtheirbest,sotheydeserveareward.”

Soon,alonglineformed,eachjuniorexcitedlygrabbingadrinkandsnack,theirenergyseeminglyrestoredwith eachsipandbite.ElizabethSilverstein(11)sheepishlywalkeduptoFung(12),askingforseconds,somethingthe seniorExCompredicted,astheyhadmorethan

“Weweresuperhungry,sowereallyappreciatedthe food,”Silverstein(11)saidasshetookabiteofherfifth

Attheendoftheday,bothjuniors'andseniors' ExComsembracedthepurposeofservingandleading theirclassestobetheirbest.

DuringX-Block,DominicCheang(12)andJoycelynFung(12) listenattentivelytothesponsorsasCheangbitesbacka laugh.SeniorExCommetinAucklandandoftenplannedallhighschooleventsfortheirunderclassmen.

Balancingatoptheladder,WeiEeGoh(11)smilesashe askshisclassmateforapaintbrush.JuniorExComplanned theWorkathontohelpraisemoneyfortheirclassby servingothers,sotheclassspentthedayrepainting classroomsforarefugeelearningcenter.

Whydidyourunforyourposition?

“Ireallywantedto challengemyself to getoutofmycomfort zone,sothat'swhyI ranformyposition.”

-CalebJun(11)

“Secretaryhasalotof logisticalwork thatI reallyenjoyed.”

-NatalieKhor(12)

“Photographyismy hobby,Iwanttobuild myskillsinit,andso thispositionwasa goodopportunity.”

-Isaaclee(11)

Listeningattentively,PranjalMalik(11) watchesasMs.SaraVossleropensup theExComagenda.TheJuniorExCom gatheredintheHarborConferenceroom toswapideasonhowtoraisefunds.

“Myfavoritepartof beinginExcomis organizing class meetingsand creativeplanning forCB.”

-RebeccaWong(10)

“Ilike managing our classfinancesand keepingusout ofdebt.”

-JuanMoon(10)

“Ireallyenjoyour meetingsandjust brainstormingideas together.”

-YuanTee(10)

Handraised,ChristalTeoh(9)offersanideaforhighschool

Enthusiastically,SandyChoi (10)recapsthemeeting minutesforfellowmembers, RebeccaWong(10),YuanTee (10),CassieTan(10),and GeraldYang(10).The SophomoreExCommet weeklyinRiotodiscuss reopeningthefridge,available tostudentsthroughoutthe svhoolday.

spiritweek.FreshmanExComlatercollaboratedwithmiddle schoolandelementarystudentcounciltoplanfortheirspirit week.

Leadersof Tomorrow GROUPS

AsthebeginningofDecemberrolledaround,thesophomoreExCommemberscongregatedinRiofortheir weeklymeeting.Forthepastfewweeks,ChristmasBanquetdominatedthemeetingagenda,withothermatters andactivitiesmomentarilypushedofftotheside.

ThetasksofunderclassmenExComsweremoreclass-basedratherthanschoolorcommunitybased,butthey graduallytookonmoreresponsibilitiesastheydevelopedbettermanagementandleadershipskills.

“SophomoreExCom’sbiggestactivitywasCB,butmostly,weplanserviceprojectsandarrangeclassoutings. Wetrytohelpoutwithanythingourgradehasanopinionon,”saidGeraldYang(10),classpresident.

Forthisyear’ssophomoreExCom,theynotonlypreparedtohosttheirfirsthighschool-wideevent,butanevent they’veneverattendedbefore.

“IwasprettynervousbeforeCBbecauseweonlyhadadaytodecorate.Iwasworriedthatifsomethingwent wrong,therewouldn’tbeenoughtimetofixit.ButafterCB,Ifeltproudofmyselfandmygradeforallthetimewe putintopreparing.Itwasnicetoseeeveryoneenjoythemselvesandtheresults,”SandyChoi(10)reflected.

ThefreshmanExCom,similarly,begantolearntheropesofbeingastudentleader.Straightoutofmiddleschool, thefreshmenhadtheopportunitytoexperiencealloftherolesinExCom.

“Freshmandon’thavespecificrolesliketheothergrades.Instead,ateachmeeting,wetaketurnsleadingthe meetingandtakingnotessowecanlearnthedifferentresponsibilities,”SooSong(9)explained.

Responsibilitiesweredividedandassignedstartingsophomoreyear,withstudentsrunningforspecificroles.

“IjoinedExCombecauseIwantedtobeinvolvedincreatingourclassmerchandplanningCB.Iranasmarketing managerspecificallybecauseIwantedtousemytalenttoservemyclass,”HyorimAhn(10)emphasized.

TheskillsthatthesestudentleaderslearnintheirtimeonthefreshmanandsophomoreExComsbuiltastrong foundationofleadershipandmanagementtobecarriedoverintotheirupperclassmenyears.

Engagedindiscussion,TiaEmmanuel(9)checksher notesonpreparingfortheclassparty.Memberstook turnsbeingtheprojectleader,soeveryonehada chancetoleadanactivity.

GROUPS

BlesstheLord

ThedarkenvironmentandcoolairofHarborHallseta serenesceneformusicalworship.Adrumkitbeatand slammedtotherhythmof‘RecklessLove,’asabassguitar obedientlyfollowedwiththetune.Thekeysonasynth presseddowninsyncwiththevibratingstringsofan electricguitar.Chordsflowedoutofanacousticguitaras vibrantvoicespassionatelysangthesong’slyrics.Asthe instrumentsthreadedthemusictogether,spotlightsthrew glintsandsparklesontheiredgesthatshowedtheir magic.Themusiccametolife.

Acoupleofminutesbeforeeachchapel,theworship team,amixedgroupofstudentsandteachers,wouldpray andthenpracticetheirsongsinunison.Whilemusicalskill wasimportantfortheteam’ssuccess,“Inessence,[we justperformed]worshipforGod;whenthefocuswason GodandwhoHeis,theneverythingelsewasjustfrills,” statedMr.HansKanagaraj.

InadditiontoafaithfulloveforGod,teamworkwasa crucialpartoftheworshipteamthathelpedthemto produceaharmonicblendofinstrumentsandvoices.For theworshipteamtobeready,theThursdayX-Blockand FridayD-Blockoftheperformanceweekwasdedicated topracticethathelpedbringtheteamtogether.Daewon No(12)described,“It’senjoyablebecauseyougettobe partofabigthing-worship.Ithelpspeopletoengageand beapartofthecommunity.”

Singingtogethertoharmonizethemelodiesofworship, SharonKang(12),EricaShin(12),andDominicCheang(12) pourtheirheartsoutduringSpiritualEmphasisWeekas backgroundvocalistsforpraiseandworship.Spiritual EmphasisWeek,orSEW,wasaneventwhichgatheredthe community,hearingtestimoniesfromstudents,special guestspeakers,andDalatpastorsabouttheirpastexperienceswithGod,inspiringstudentsandparentswhocame togetherfortheevent.

Theworshipteambroughtjoytoboththechapelcrowdandtheperformersthemselves.“WorshipingGodwith musicisthethingthatmakesmethehappiest,sogettingtodoitatDalatisoneofthebiggestblessingsI’ve received,”saidSabrinaBoyd(10).Whilethereweremanyopportunitiesforministryandmusicthroughoutthe school,chapelworshipwasopentothewholecommunityeveryweekoftheschoolyear.

AllofthesequalitiesguidedthetalentedmusiciansontheworshipteamtoshowtheirloveforGodinwonderful performancesthroughouttheyear.

MrKeithHendersonsaid,“Worshiphasalwaysbeenabigpartofmylife,beingaworshipleaderforover20years now.Iloveraisingupthenextgenerationofworshipersandworshipleaders.Dalatisfullofsomuchtalent,playing orsinging,andtousethattalentforworshipandtoleadpeersinworshipissuchanhonorandagift.Everyyearwhen thecurrentseniorsleave,Ithink‘Howarewegonnadoitwithoutthem?’butthenGodraisesupthenextgroupof leadersandworshipers;it’samazingtobepartof.”

Leadingtheaudienceduringtheweekly chapel,Mr.KeithHenderson,AdamLim(12), andKyuHwiHan(12),alongwiththeworship team(ArielleMcIver(11),SandyChoi(10), Mr.JoelRoberts,andMr.HansKanagaraj) play,sing,andleadworshipforthehigh schoolstudents.Theworshipteam serenadedstudentsandteachersalike beforePastorBobWrightsharedtestimonies andteachingseveryFridaytoremind studentsofGod’severlastinglove.

AccompaniedbyadecoratedChristmastreeandledbyMr. AdamDaniels,themiddleschoolworshipteamperforms“Joy ToTheWorld,UnspeakableJoy”tobegintheirChristmas chapel.TheMSworshipteamgavestudentsachanceto improvetheirmusicalabilitiesandworktogetherwithfriends andpeerstoleadtheirclassmatesin praisingGod.

Keepingtime,Kevin Kanagaraj(8)playsa steadybeatonthedrums duringworshippracticein theHarborHall.The worshipteammadeuseof X-Blockstospendtime practicing,refining,and enjoyingtheirworship music.

“Myfavorite momentswould beplaying with myson,Kevin.”

-MrHanson Kanagaraj

“Iloveplayingtogether asateam,andknowing we’redoingitfor a goodcause.”

-ArielleMcIver(11)

"Ilike worshipsongs withalotofelectric guitarparts,whereI gettoplay."

-MarkHo(12)

Cladintheiriconicallypinksenior classshirts,BenjaminWong(12) andDaewonNo(12)strumto “Hosanna”ontheirelectricand bassguitars.Worshipinstrumentalistsplayedanimportantrolein radiatingthevibeofthemusicand keepingitgoingthroughintros, bridges,andsolos.

Whati s your f a v o r eti tivitca

Singingalongwiththerestof theImpactteam,Josiah Blacklock(10)keepsthetempo steadyastheyleadthechildren inworship.Animportantpart ofmanyImpacttripswasto shareChristwithothersand

MichaelHsu(12)andPeter Hsu(10)sayagoodbye beforebeingsentoffinto thejunglewiththerestof theImpactteam.Impact encouragedstudentsto connectwithnaturerather thanthecitylifemanyare accustomedto.

Makingan Impact GROUPS

Thevanjerkedtotheside,thebumpydirtroadleadingtheImpactKidstotheruralvillagewheretheywouldserve forthenextweek.Despitethelongride,theImpactTripstudentsbuzzedwithexcitementastheyhadtheopportunitytoserveoutsidePenang.Twiceayear,theImpactFartripsrecruitedstudentstoservecommunitiesinneed, outsideofPenang,splittingintotwodifferentgroupsasthestudentsweresentoff.

Priortothetrip,studentspreparedfortheirassignedactivitiesandtasks,whetheritbeasimplegameoftagora lesson.Ononeofthetrips,SandyChoi(10)explained,“OurmaingoalwastoteachthemEnglishinafunway.My groupwasinchargeofsinginganddancing,whichhelpedthemlearnEnglishthroughthelyrics.”

Ontheotherhand,IanDobson(10)said,“Wewenttoamoreruralvillagewhereweplayedgamesanddidcrafts andswamintheriver.”

Thevarietyofactivitiesandtasksallowedstudentstoconnectwiththepeopleandeachother,astheyspenttheir daysswitchingbetweenphysicallyandmentallydemandingjobs.

Yetdespitetheexhaustion,TrevorNichols(12)said,“Gettingtoplaywiththekidsandseeinghowhappythey werewassuchablessingtomeandIbelievetherestofusaswell.”

ImpactTripswerenotjustaboutthebondscreatedwiththepeopletheyserved,butaboutstrengtheningbonds withtheirfellowstudents,too.“Ilovedhangingoutwithothersonthetrip:interactingwiththekids,singingTaylor Swiftsongsduringthevanrides,andjustservingpeople,”SarahLoh(10)remembered.

Inthein-betweenmomentsofservice,studentsparticipatedintheirownfunactivities.

BeomWooEun(9)reflected,“Ireallylikedspendingtimewiththestudentsduringlunch.Infrontoffood,we talkedmorecasuallywithoutthebarriersofgradelevels.”

Withtheintermixingofdifferentcultures,studentshadtolearnhowtoadaptandassimilatetothepeoplearound them,whichleadtothedeeperappreciationofdiversity.

“Itwasextremelyfunandavaluableexperiencelearningaboutthedifferentculturesandlifestylethatexistso closetowhereIlive,”ChikaTsumagari(12)said.

ImpactTripsexposedthebeautyofservingandthegiftofcommunitytostudentsastheyleftwithafulfilledheart andmanystoriestoshare.

Cheeringthemon,ChikaTsumagari(12)watches thechildrenpulltheropeinanexcitinggameoftug ofwar.Asidefromteachingthekids,theteam oftenplayedfungameswiththem,breakingthe ice.

Showingoffherballoonanimal,EmmaYeap(11),Amy Park(11),andCikguAileeChanspendtheiroff-time relaxingbackintheirroomsastheytakethetimeto restfromhelpingthelocalcommunity.

Soundof Music

Thecampuswasneverwithoutmusic.Fromshow choirtocompositionclasses,studentsandteachers oftenheardthecacophonyofsoundfromthevarious musicextracurricularsaround.

Brightandearlyinthemornings,theshowchoir metinMs.JoyceGoh’sroom;themorningfatigue seepedoutoftheirbodiesastheybegandancingand singing.

JasmineHassan(12)said,“Showchoirgavemethe freedomtoperformmusicthateverybodywas familiarwiththroughmyvoiceandmydancing.”

Despiteonlyhaving40minutesaweekto practice,everyperformancestunnedtheaudience, theshowchoirflawlesslywhirlingandtwirlingacross thestage.

“Ithinkmyfavoritepartofshowchoirissinging withmyfriends,”MarkHo(12)said.

InAuckland,MusicTheorybegan,andunlikemost afterschoolactivities,itwasconsideredforacademic creditandagrade.

“Welearnhowtoreadnotesandthetheoretical partofmusic,”HazelChan(12)saidasshefilledintheemptymusicstaff.

GyeomKwak(9)waitedpatientlyforhisturntowriteonthewhiteboard.Kwaksaid,“IjoinedbecauseIlikemusic andhopeditwouldimprovemyabilitytoplaymusic.”

MusicTheorywasaninteractiveclass,asstudentswouldstudysheetmusictheoryandalsoworkonbringing aspectsofthattheorytolife.

Ontheothersideofcampus,like-mindedstudentsgatheredtocomposemusictogether.AnewX-Block, CompositionClassbroughttogetherstudentsthatenjoyedmakingtheirownmusicratherthanreadingoneoff thesheet.

Typingawayonhiscomputer,DanielWilloughby(10)said,“Wehavebeenusingtheclasstoteacheachother howtousecomposingsoftwaresandbouncingideasandtipsoffeachother,”

HudsonBrooks(10)added,“Itallowedeveryonetoartisticallydisplaythemselvesiftheydonotenjoyotherart formsasitisacoolwaytoexpress yourselfthroughthewayyouwrite yourownmusic.”

Musicremainedanessential partofthecommunity,taking differentshapesandformsbut bringingpeopletogether.

Smiling,theshowchoirfinishestheir finalsongastheyposefortheaudience.Besidessinging,theshow choirtrainedtodanceonstage,performinglengthysynchronized choreographicsequences.

Markingthemusicsheet,SophiaTan(10)stepsuptothe whiteboardtolabelthenotes.Musictheoryallowedstudents toworktogetherwhenstudyingthetheoreticofapiece.

“Musicisa funway to fillthesilenceandto danceandsingto.”

-NoahLee(12)

Beltingoutthefinalnote,DJYost(11)andKyuHwiHan

“It’sfuntolistento, andit’s always changingand growing.”

-EstherLim(9)

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Brushinhand,ChelseaTan(8) smilesassheasksadvicefromher friendstofinishherproject.During X-Blocks,themiddleschoolart roomservedasacreativespacefor studentstoworkonpersonaland classprojects.

Aimingtowin‘KingoftheHill,’AdaDeaver(6)keepsthesoccer ballinherpossessionwhileRachelJoo(5)movestoshootout IreneJeong’s(5)ball.SoccerClubgavemiddleschoolgirlsan opportunitytoimprovetheirskillsandcoordinationinsoccer whileenjoyingfundrillsorgameswithfriends.

X-Blocks 360° GROUPS

3:09,studentsantsilywaitedintheirseats.At3:10,thelongawaitedchimesofthebellrangthroughoutcampus, andstudentsreadilyexitedclassroomdoors.Inthenextfewminutes,picnictablesandlockersbecamecongregationpointsforstudentstomeetupwiththeirfriends,butsoonafter,everyonedispersed.Someheadedhome, somehungaroundcampusforsportspracticetostart,andotherswenttotheirafterschoolactivities.

Offeringawidearrayofclubs,rangingfromHistoryBeeandBowltoWorshipTeam,X-Blockactedasatimefor studentstoengagewiththeiracademicsandtoexploreotherareasoftheirlearning.Someclasses,includingAP courses,requiredX-Blocksessions.Studentsworkedonworksheetsorgroupactivitiesthatfocusedontheapplicationaspectoftheirlearning.Duringthistime,studentsalsofinisheduplabsandassignments.

“It’sagoodopportunitytosolidifyknowledgethatyoulearnduringtheschoolday,”EvanKuan(12)added.

X-Blockprovidedanopportunityforstudentstolearnanddevelopskillsbeyondtheirclassroomcurriculum,using thistimetogetextrapracticewiththeirmusicalinstrumentsorgetfitwithCrossfit,andVolleyballX-block.Inmiddle schoolArtX-Block,studentscreatedpersonalacrylicpaintings.

“Iusedtogotoanartstudio,butafterImovedtoPenang,Icouldn'treallyfindone.Iwantedtobeginpainting againsowhenIheardoftheacrylicpaintingX-Block,Ijumpedattheopportunity,“explainedFaithLoh(8).“It'sfun tocomeafterschoolandjustunwind.BecauseoftheX-Block,Ibecamecloserwithsomeofmyclassmateswho joined,andithelpedmyartskillsgrow.”

OthermeaningfulX-BlockopportunitiesforstudentstohelptheircommunityincludedthePeerTutoringand TeacherAssistantsystemsthathelpedinengagingstudentswiththeschoolcommunity.Conversely,theStudent ImpactClubgavestudentstheoptiontohelppeopleinneedfromthroughoutthestate;creatingfundraisers, teaching,andhostingmeaningfuleventsweresomeofthemanyactivitiesavailablewithintheStudentImpactClub.

Theadditionalfortyminutesafterschoolkeptstudentsactiveandinvolvedintheirhobbiesandpassions. Whethertheywantedtocultivatetheirtalent,discoveranewniche,orjustde-stressandchillwithfriends,X-block providedtheresourcesandtimeforstudentstoexplorewiththecompanyandsupportofclassmatesandteachers.

Buzzersinhands,KeirynSandahl(12),TianXiangHwang (12),DanielWilloughby(10),andIyanSandahl(10) intentlystudytheboardastheyraceagainsttimeand peerstoanswerhistorytriviaquestions.HistoryBee andBowlquizzedstudentsondifferentevents,people, periods,andplacestohelpthemexpandandrefine theirknowledgeofhistory.

DuringtheirWednesdayX-Block,NikitaSarhad(10)and SarahLoh(10)prepareaconversationinSignLanguage. Helpingpeopletocommunicatewithotherswasthe maingoaloftheSignLanguageClub,butitalsohelped studentstohavefunandformbondswitheachother.

Kickin’itwith KICS GROUPS

Afterschoolendedat3:10,kidsrushed outofclasstocontinuetheirfunwithafterschoolclubs.KidsInClubs(KICs)randuring X-Blockandofferedavarietyofsports, crafts,andgamesforelementarystudentsto play.InGirlsFriendshipClub,girlsgathered aroundMrs.FennyKanagarajintheStudent Centerandlistenedattentivelytothestory shetoldthem.

“InthisFriendshipClubwehavelotsof funplaying,andreadingstories.Iteachthem thequalitiesofmakingfriends,andhowto developrelationships,”saidMrs.Kanagaraj.

IsabellaBattino(2)reasoned,“IlikeGirls FriendshipClubbecausetherearenoboys.”

“IlikethatIhavealotoffriendsinthis club!”LenoraWhite(1)added.

KICshadanactivityforeveryone, whethertheywantedsomethingplayfullike WorshipDanceorsomethingapplicablelike SelfDefense.

“IhaveSelfDefenseonFriday.Welearn howtodefendourselvesifthereisanadult tryingtokidnapus,”MihikaMalik(2)said.

Focused,LucasLee(1)andAshtonTeoh(2)settheirgazeontheTV screenforthenextKahootquestion.KICsKahootgamessparkedthe kids’competitivespiritsastheyracedtobethefirsttoanswertrivia questionsonvarioustopics.

OperatingKICSeveryweekrequiredeffortanddedication,sohighschoolersfrequentlyhelpedteachers organizeactivitiesforthekidsandsetupsupplies.

AmandaLim(9)andSoniyaPeters(9)satoncouchestothesideoftheStudentCenter,stackinguppapersfor thechildrentouse.“Wehelpthemorganizetheiractivityfortheday.Wealsohelpthestudentsunderstandwhatthe teacherissayingsometimes,helpthemwithspelling,andkeepthemcompany,”Limexplained.

Asthechimesofthebellrangthroughouttheelementaryschoolandbeyond,elementarystudentsandhigh schoolhelperscleanuptheirartsuppliesandwavegoodbyetoeachother.KICsendsfortheday,butwouldstart againtomorrowafternoon.

Helpfully,ElizabethYi(3) pointsouttoSummerSeow (3)thenextstep intheirToaddrawing. Studentswatchstepbystep tutorialsinKICsDrawing Funtodrawtheirfavorite charactersandmore.

Carefully,BoazTan(4)watches JacobShao(4)andDanielPan (4)practicetyingsquareknots. InKICsEagleExplorersclubs, kidshadhandsonexperience developingsurvivalskillsand learnedBibletruthsonhowto buildgoodfriendshipsandcare foreachother.

Withenergy,LilyKim(2)and LisaYuan(2)danceto“I’mA GummyBear,”followingthe tutorialontheboard.InKICs JustDance,kidsunleashed theirenergyandexpressed themselvesthroughdance.

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Playfully,JasonLi(4)andWesley Mattson(3)giggleandchatwiththeir friendsacrossthetableastheycolorin theirpages.InKICsPaperFun,kids usedpapertocreateanimals,self portraitsandpapercraftsinspiredby

DRAMA

KokonutHigh

Spotlightson.Curtainsopened.Greetedbythesoundsofa shiphorn,thefullhouseinHarborHallchuckledatthesightofRoy Boy,playedbyJonathanOoi(9),sittinglazilyinfrontofthe “HospitalityHut”.Therestofthecastandcrewmembershidden backstagebuzzedwithexcitementandnervousnessattheunreal qualityofopeningnightforKokonutHigh.

Rehearsalskickedoffearlyinthefirstsemesterwithweekly afterschoolmeetingsforcastmemberstolearntheirlines.“The firsttimewereadthroughthescript,alotofpeoplewerejust forgettingthattheyweresupposedtocomein.Therehadalso beensomescenesthathadusallcrackup.”MyraLim(11)recalled.

“TherewasonerehearsalwhereAidanBoyd,theactorofTom Scrimshaw,wasabsent,andwewererehearsingthescenewhere thetwogirlsslaphim.Thesceneissoiconicthattheentirecast wasabletofillinforhislinesandsimultaneouslyclaptheirhands togethertosoundlikeaslap.Itwassoentertainingtoknowthat weallmemorizedfunnyscenes,”EeRynnOng(9)reminisced.

Dramareceivedmanynewcomersinthecastandcrew.Onher firsttimedoingdrama,AngelLee(11)said,“Iworkedinthetech crewandhonestlyIdidn'tknowifIcouldlearnitallsinceI’mnot technologicallyinclined,butitwasfuntomeetwithMr.Kand learnwiththeothertechcrew.”

AsKeirynSandahl(12)facestherealityofher financialsituation,KyuHwiHan(12)spareshera sympatheticglance.Hanplayedtheroleof KokonutIslandnativeMawCawawkee,and SandhalplayedtheroleofCordeliaHawkins,the bankruptownerofKokonutIsland.

Theafterschoolactivity,composedofunderclassmenand upperclassmen,becameanopportunitytohangoutwithstudentsfromacrossdifferentgradesofhighschool. Especiallyinthedaysleadingtotheproduction,castmembersbondedtogetherduringlatenightrehearsals, singingalongtomusicdespitetheirhomeworkworries.

KokonutHighshowedthreetimesovertheNovember18and19holidayweekend.“Thebestpartofperformanceweekendwasseeingeverythingcometogetherbecausealotoftheelementsdidn’tcometogetheruntil theshows,”explainedLarissaLee(12).

“Iespeciallyenjoyedgettingtoshareallofourhardworkfromthepastsemesterwithouraudienceduring performanceshowings.Itwasfuntoheartheaudiencelaughandenjoytheplay,”addedIyanSandahl(10).

Theaudiences’thunderousapplausedraggedoutfortheKokonutHighcasttotaketheirfinalbow.Spotlights off.Curtainsdrawn.DalatDrama’sKokonutHighconcludedasabittersweetmoment,astheteamrealizedthe resultsofalltheirworkandthenewfriendshipstheyformedbeyondtheproduction.

Rangingfromsuspicionto astonishment,theKokonut Highstudents,playedby ChrisalynnLim(12),Nadia Book(9),HudsonBrooks(10), AbeJohnson(9),andEsther Jung(10),receiveMichael Silverstein’s(10)“history lesson”withdifferent emotions.Silversteinplayed theroleofSwampy,the eccentricpirateonKokonut Island.

Schemingupaplantoruin KokonutHigh’sreputation, AliceWang(9)andMyraLim (11)lookawayinannoyance asIyanSandahl(10) makesanotherridiculous comment.Wangplayedthe roleofBarbaraDrake,a studentwhoinfiltrated KokonutHighwithher brotherWalcottDrake, playedbyAshtonLim(9) tocreatechaosattheschool. Sandahl(10)playedtherole ofChicSutherlandandLim (11)playedtheroleofDoris Hoyt,partnersincrimewho attempttostealKokonut Island.

Angrily,EvanJuday(12)raiseshis fistatLimeyChhor(11),frustrated atherconstantwhiningabouthis pastfailures.Judayplayedthe characterRobertShaw,aconartist whotriestostealKokonutIsland withafakemap.Chhorplayed Shaw’saccomplice,foolishactress FrostyAlways.

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“Myfavoriteactivity wedidwasSpirit Week.Wedecided onthetopics,andit wasreallyfuntosee people’s creativity andtheiroutfits.”

-LaraChan(4)

“DefinitelyHouse Captainsmeetings; brainstorming future eventsandknowing thatwecanhavea partinthoseeventsis very excitingtome.”

-HsienLerSim(8)

“Ireallyenjoyed surveyingstudents andparentsabout theboyshairpolicy andhavinga directimpact ontheStudent Handbook.”

-AliceWang(9)

Lininguptheirbasketball shots,BennettMcIver(12) andJayLohman(12) competeinabasketball knockoutduringAHOD.On Thursdays,betweenBandC block,AHODwasatime wheretheentirehighschool gatheredtocompeteagainst eachotherinfungames preparedbyPAL.

suretocreateafunexperienceforMiddleSchoolstudents.

HenryBrooks(8),NaomiO’quin(8),ZiXinHuang(8),ElenaLim (8),EdynRoylance(8),andMrs.BevStevensgatherarounda tablefortheirweeklyHouseCaptainsmeeting.Themeetingtime letHouseCaptainsplanclasseventstogether,wheretheymade

Servantsofthe People GROUPS

Studentsofallageshadtheopportunitytosupportandservetheirclassmatesingroupsofeagerleaders.Three ofthesegroupsweretheElementarySchoolStudentCouncil,MiddleSchoolHouseCaptains,andHighSchool Principal’sAdvisoryLeague(PAL).TheElementaryStudentCouncilwasateacher-selectedgroupofelementary studentsthatrepresented,advocatedfor,andbroughttogethertheirpeers.Whenneeded,thecouncildiscussed challengesthattheirclassesorfriendsweregoingthrough,focusingonhowtosolvethem.

Moreregularly,theyorganizedeventsforelementary,makingpostersandskitsforBullyingPreventionWeekand the100thdayofschool.BoazTan(4)said,“WemadepresentationsforeachclassforBullyingPreventionWeek.”

TheStudentCouncilalsoplannedimpactfulinitiatives,likefundraisersthatsponsoredgiftsforrefugees.Amelya Latham(3)fondlyrememberedthat,"Thisyear,wevisitedrefugeesduringChristmas.Wedidactivitieswiththem, andwegavethembagsofpresentswiththingslikestuffedanimalsandpencilcases."

HouseCaptainsworkedwiththeMiddleSchoolCoordinatorandprincipaltoplaneventslikeEagleGamesand SpiritDaystocreatealivelyenvironmentformiddleschool.Theseleadersranfortheirpositionsandwereelected bytheirclassmates’votes.HouseCaptainsworkedaslinksbetweenstudentsandteachers,supportingtheirfriends bygivingthemaplatformtovoicethemselves.

"ForourChristmasParty,wemadehotcupsforeachgrade;itmademehungry,butwasafunexperience,"said EdynRoylance(8).TheeventallowedtheHouseCaptainstobuilduptheirinterpersonalskillsandenjoythemselves.

Inthehighschool,thePrincipal’sAdvisoryLeague(PAL)wasagroupofeightleadersthatconnectedwith studentsandstafftoexpressdifferentfeelingsorideasforchange.

CaitlynChan(10)explained,“PAL,achannelofcommunicationbetweenhighschoolandtheadministration team,hashelpedtheschoolimprovelittlebylittlebehindthescenes.”WhilethemaingoalofPALwastomake policy-relatedchangestoaccommodatepeopleinschool,membersalsoledweeklyAHODmeetingsthat dedicatedtimetoannouncementsandgames.

PALrepresentativeswereeasilyrecognizableoncampusfortheirinclusiveoutlooks,cheeryattitudes,and willingnesstohelpothers.HimaniAlagan(11)explainedthat"PALencouragesustohavealivelycuriosityandinstills abeliefinourabilitytodealwithachallengesandtoaccomplishtaskssuccessfully."

OnThursday,HimaniAlagan(11),AliceWang(9),and JonathanOoi(9)eatlunchwithMr.TomPenlandduring theirweeklyPALmeeting.Memberssacrificedtheir lunchtimetodiscussschooleventsandcollaboratedto solveissues.

Preschool&Kindergarten

Grade1&2

Grade3&4

Grade5&6

Grade7&8

Science

SocialStudies

WorldLanguages

Band&Choir

VisualArts

Technical&AppliedArts

PE,Fitness,&SportsMedicine

Electives

Whatdo youliketo doduring playtime?

KatrienStoker(P3)

“Ilikeplayingwithtoycars!”

YaYiLuo(K)

“Iliketodrawpicturesformy teachers!”

GeorgeChua(K)

“Ilikeplayingsoccerwithmy friends.”

Carefullyplacingglueonher Truffulatree,CandiceLi(K)finishes upherartproject.Kindergarteners learnedvariousskillswhichhelped themexpresstheircreativityand artisticsensefromayoungage.

my“Ilike ying ma

-ZephiaOoi(K)

Happilyenjoyingtheirtimeonthe iPads,ZephiaOoi(K),andLiaan Stoker(K)playgamestogether onthebeanbag.InKindergarten,studentswere introducedtoeducational appswhichhelpedthem integratetechnologyand learning.

Timeto Learn, Learnto Play

“Everydayinthemorningwecometoourzones,”saidIsaiahSim(K)asheexplainedthedailyroutineof studentsinMs.CoriGrom’skindergartenclass.

Kindergartenerslearnedtoregularlyexpresstheiremotionsthroughshowingwhichcolored“zone”theywere in.“Greenmeansyou’rehappy,calm,andfocused.Yellowzoneisforwhenyouareconfused,upset,frustrated,or scared.TheRedzoneisforwhenyouareyelling,jealous,ormad.”

Duringtheirfirstyearsofelementaryschool,P3,P4,andkindergartenstudentslearnedhowtofollowaroutine andinteractwithfellowclassmates.Theyoungstudentswerealsogivenplentyoftimetoplaywiththeirfriends duringsnacktime,lunchtime,andfreeplaytime.

“Myfavoritethingtodoisplay!”saidTabithaKearney(P4).

“[InP3]theygettochoosetoplaywhattheylike.Thisisveryimportantinpreschoolbecauseit'swhenthey learnandpracticethesocialskills,communicationskills,bodycoordination,andfinemotorskills,”explainedP3teacher,Ms.SarahJang.

Differentactivitiessuchasplayingwithblocks,threadingbeads,and pickingupobjectswithpincergrasps,helpedthepreschoolersdevelop themotorskillstheyneeded.

Therestoftheday,thelittleonesinP3andP4wentthroughtheclass scheduleconsistingofcalendartime,lessonsbasedontheweeklytheme, androtationsbetweenspecialclassessuchasMusic,PE,Library.They alsoattendedchapelweekly.

Kindergartenclassesrotatedbetweendifferentsubjectssuchasmath, art,phonics,PE,Bible,technology,Bahasa,andscience.

“Inmath,wefirstwritewithMs.Grom,gotoMs.Barbara,ordo somethingindependent,”saidEllaKnutson(K).TheyoungkindergartenersexperiencedmorestructurecomparedtotheP3sandP4s,but stillenjoyedtheendoftheirdaywithablockoffreeplay.

Intheirfirstyearsofschool,theP3,P4,andkindergartenclasses gainedallnewexperiences.

Steadilyplacingthewoodenpiece down,BethanyShao(P4)practicesher finemotorskillsduringatimeoffree play.KidsinP4hadmanyactivitiesand toysthathelpedthembecomesharp thinkersbutalsoallowedthemtohave funintheprocess.

Surroundingthetrailofcars,Kinsley Wenrich(P3),HudsonKinney(P3),and AidenChoi(P3),spendtheirlunch playinginMs.SarahJang’sroom.The youngestpreschoolersenjoyedthe simplicityofmade-upgamesandthe freedomofasmallclass.

Whatis your favorite classand why?

BelleTan(1)focusesoncoloring aworksheetforBahasaclass.In Bahasaclass,studentslearned thebasicsofimportant vocabulary.Learningthebasics ofMalaysia’slanguage providedstudentswithgreater capacityforcommunication withpeersandinthe community.

HeeGyunPark(2)

“MyfavoriteclassisEnglishbecause Ilikeitwhenwereadaloudinclass. Itisfunbecauseitislighthearted, andIjustlisten.”

SeohyungPark(2)

“MyfavoriteclassisMusicbecauseI enjoysongs,andIamgoodat singing.Ilikejoininginwithmy friendstosing.”

HaelMin(2)

“MyfavoriteclassisHistorybecause Igettolearnsomanythingsabout theoldendays,anditisalso veryfun.”

“Englishclasshelps

meinmywriting."

NaraCho(2)writesastoryusingwords fromthepresentationboardinthe classroom.Englishclassesaided grades1and2inimprovingtheir speakingskillsandimplementingimportantvocabulary inreadingandwriting.

-NaraCho(2)

1,2, Go!

Studentsingrade1andgrade2filedupinalineandheadedbacktoclassesafterthebellsignaledtheendof thelunchperiod,readytotacklethesecondhalfoftheirschoolday.

InArtclass,studentscreatedprojectsfromtheirimaginativemindsonpaper.

“IlikehowinArtclasswecancreateartfromwhatourartteacherteachesus,”YosiahdeVisser(2)said.

PEclasses,ontheotherhand,allowedstudentstotakeabreakfromsittingdownandgetsomeoftheenergy out.AfterPEclass,studentsreturnedtoclassroomswithrefreshedminds.

JoeyWu(2)said,“IlikerunninginPE.Iespeciallylikerunningduringtag.”

Differentlanguagesstudentslearned,asidefromEnglish,helpedthemimproveandpracticeconversingin languagesunalikefromtheirown.Mathclassesstartedatayoungageallowedstudentstoadvanceintheir problemsolvingandarithmeticskills.

“MyfavoriteclassisBahasaandMath.InMathclass,itcanbefun,and Ilearnandplayalot.InMathclass,theproblemsgeteasierandeasier, andIloveit,”JiaHongChen(2)said.

SocialStudiesclassespreparedstudentsforpiecingtogethervarious eventsinthepast,andtheirrelationtotheworldtoday.

IsaacKearney(1)said,“MyfavoriteclassisSocialStudiesbecauseIlike learningabouthistory.”

Forsomestudents,Englishwasnottheirfirstlanguage,sotheyneeded alittlemoreassistanceinsomeoftheirclasses,sinceeverythingwas taughtinEnglish.EALconsistedofstudentswhosefirstlanguagewasn’t Englishandgavestudentsthesupporttheyneededtosucceed.

“IlikeEALbecausetherearefunactivitiestodo!”TerryZhang(1) declared.

Scienceclassesinformedstudentsabouttheenvironmentandthe variouslivesandsystemsonEarth.

“IlikeSciencebecausewelearnaboutspaceandplanets.Wealso learnaboutplants,”saidBelleTan(1).

Grade1andgrade2studentswenttoschooltoengagewiththeir peers,learn,andbuildbuddingfriendships.Academicsubjectstaughtto theseyoungstudentslaidthefoundationfordelvingdeeperintothesame subjectsinhighereducation.

JiHyeonYun(1)raiseshisarmtoask Mrs.BonaAndersonaquestionabout theEtruscankingsfrom616to508BCE. SocialStudiesclassesexposedstudents toimportanthistoricalfactsand concepts.

HridhannJadhav(1)looksataclassmate whileattemptingtosolvethesubtraction equation47-10,shownontheprojector. InMathclass,studentslearnedthe basicsofarithmeticequationsandhow numbersworkwitheachother,and practicedsolvingthem.

Appreciation For Our Youth

Studentsofgrade3and4weretheseniorsoftheelementaryschool.WithclassessuchasPE,science, socialstudies,music,art,math,andEnglish,thestudentslearnedandgainedmoreexperiencein

“[Ilike]historybecausewelearnaboutthepast,andIlikealsoreading,”saidElla HaileyKim(3)chimedin,“[Ilike]mathbecauseIlearnlotsaboutwhatIdidn’t know,andIgetsmarterandsmarter.”

“Idon’tknowwhybut,”saidEllieYoo(3),“mathisfunwhenyouwriteon paperbecauseit’schallengingyourbrain.”

Teachersoftenusedprojectstohelpingrainalessonwithindividualorgroup engagement.Whileprojectswerenotacommonoccurrencewithingrades3 and4,theystillhadactivitiesinclassesthathelpedthemlearnfasterandbetter.

“Ilikewhenwegetassignedagameforhomeworkbecauseitdoesn’t happenoften,”saidLyonTan(4).

“Inmath,wedidthisprojectonfractionswherewewrotedowneverything weknewaboutfractionsasfastaspossible,”saidMclver(3).“Itwasfuntosee whatotherpeopleknowaboutfractions.”

Eachgradehadtwohomeroomteachers,oneforeachclass.Theytaught youngandunrulystudentswithcompassionandpatience.Studentsappreciated thethingsthattheirteachersdidforthem.

“Ms.[Jodi]Robertsisniceandhelpful,”saidElijahRobertson(3).

DanielHuh(4)said,“Myteacher[Mr.RobertWong]isfunny,andhe’sgood atbasketball.”

Runningin,EunGyunPark(4)tries tomakehiswinbystealingtheball awayfromYou-EnLin(4)asthey playbasketball.DanielHuh(4)and BoazDanTan(4)waitedindefense fortheopeningforthemtoenter.

“Ms.[Melissa]Johnsonhasfuntechniquestomemorizethingslikeprepositions,”saidYoo(3).

Studentsappreciatedtheirfunteachers,justasmuchasthepatientandkind ones.Untilthedaytheytransitionedtomiddleschool,theyenjoyedthelifeofan elementaryschoolstudent,withfunrecesses,classes,andinvestedteachers.

GuidingstudentsAustinLim(3)and JohnHa(3),onhowtowritean email,Ms.MonicaMohanrepeats herinstructions,showingthemwhat todo.StudentsinGrade3learnedto writecomplexandformalemailson theiriPadsasanimportantreal-life writingtask.

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Field&BasketballCourt

Others

Writingcarefullyinherbooklet, OliviaBattino(3)writestheletterQ incursive.Althoughcursivewriting provedchallengingforsome students,masteringthestylewas animportantgrade3benchmark.

“IlikeartbecauseIliketo draw.Andhistorybecauseit teachesusaboutthe centuries.”

-AlexaCho(4)

Raisingherhand,ChloeDrolet(4) waitsforMr.RobertWongtochoose hertoanswerhisquestionsonthe NumberTheStars.Students readaportionofthenovelas homework.Innextclass,they answeredcomprehensionand analysisquestionsaboutthereading fromthepreviousday.

What’s your favorite classand why?

Thinkingthroughwhichverbsto write,JoshuaJeon(5),Perpetua Johnson(5),StephenRinkenburger(5),andAndersonGraig (5),workthroughtheirgrammar book.WhileinLanguageArts, thefifthgraderspracticed essentialgrammarrulesand writingskills.

JaydenChoi(5)

“Mathismyfavoriteclassbecauseit hasclearanswersforeachquestion, unlikeLanguageArtswhichcould havetwoanswers.”

ParkerKinney(5)

“MyfavoriteclassisTechbecause wegettolearnhowtocodeand otherusefulskills.”

ShineKim(6)

“Art,becauseIgettodocourse work,andIliketodosomething withmyhandsratherthanreading andtakingnotes.”

ssisfullofspecial

manyways.”

-AveryRomano(6)

Textbookopen,AveryRomano(6)and SavannaKontsas(6)preparetoreadabout thehistoryofBuddhism.InSocialStudies

6,studentsexaminedthefirstcivilizationsoftheworldandlearnedhowthe achievementsofthepasthave affectedthelivesofpeopletoday.

ByeBye Elementary, Hello MiddleSchool

Astheyenteredanewchapterofschoollife,fifthandsixthgradersexperiencednewfoundresponsibilities, suchaskeepingtrackoftardies,maintaininggoodgrades,andhandinginassignmentsontime.Althoughthefirst twoyearsofmiddleschoolweresimilar,theshiftbetweenthetwodidnotgounnoticed.

“Wehavemorefreedom,andwhenwegetabadgrade,itpushesustolearnhowtodothethingthatwedid wrong,”saidKristinaBoyd(5).

“Myfavoritethingaboutteachingsixthgradeiswatchingthemgrowandmature,”saidMrs.SharelleTheriault. “Ialsoenjoytheirsenseofhumorandthewaymanyofthemarenotyettooseriousaboutlifebutarejustenjoying beingkids.”

“Ifeellikesixthgradeisabitmoreleaningtowardmiddleschoolthanfifthgrade,andtheteachersarehelping ustobeindependent.Itisalotharderthanfifthgrade,probablybecausewearegettingtoknowmiddleschool abitmore,”explainedHabibLee(6).

Thefifthandsixthgradersbothtookseveralrotatingclassessuchas Art,PhysicalEducation,andEducationTechnology.Theseclasses allowedstudentstoexploremoreinterestsandlearnvaryingfundamental skillsinvolvedinMiddleSchool,suchastypingandbeingactive.These classespairedwithcoresubjectsthatstudentstookeveryday,suchas math,science,languagearts,Bible,andsocialstudiesclasses.

“PEisfun.Yougettorunaroundanddothingswithyourfriends,”said ZenanYang(6).

FifthandsixthgradersgainedexclusiveopportunitiessuchasDLeaguewheretheygottochoosefrombasketball,soccer,andvolleyball. Manystudentsexperiencedworkingtogetherandtrainingwiththeir peersinmixedsportsteams.SixthgraderstookBandclassforthefirst time.Allowedtochoosetheirowninstrument,sixthgradersinBeginning Bandlearnedhowtoplaytogetherinthemidstofdifferentsounds.

“MyfavoritememoryfromthisschoolyeariswhenIgotoneofthe flagshipawardsbecauseIworkedhardforitduringthesemester,”said YejiiLee(6).

Throughnavigatingthefirstyearsofmiddleschool,studentsinfifth andsixthgradetacklednewsystems,interests,andopportunitiesthat wouldsupportthemastheygrewolder.

Runningthroughthelines,ThomasPenland (6),PaulWilloughby(6),KaiAnderson(6), NicholasLim(6),andMarcusTham(6) practicefortheirskitinBibleclass.Sixth gradeBibleclassfocusedonworking throughtheOldTestamentandteaching studentsthevaluethatGodfindsina person’sheart.

Carefullyworkingtogether,CarolTeh (5),MirabelleTan(5),andAshley Chan(5),focusontheirconservation ofmassexperimentwiththeuseof ice.WhileinfifthgradeScience, middleschoolerslearnedhowto conductsimpleexperimentsthat taughtthemimportantprinciples.

Whatadvice wouldyou giveto5th & 6th graders?

“Payattentioninclass.Youreallyneed thefoundationofwhatyoulearnedto bestable.OftentimesIregretthatI didn’tlistenproperly,soifpossible,I’d reallyadvisepeopletofocusinclass more.Also,don’tworrytoomuch. There’sadifferencebetweenpreparationandunnecessaryanxiety,is whatI’vecometolearn.”

“Makesureyourfriendsoryour gradesaren’tyourtoppriority.Your mainpriorityshouldbeyourself. Sometimeswhenyouarestudying orsocializingwecangettiredor pushourselvestoohard.Youshould stillbetryingyourbestinclassbut I'velearnedtogiveyourselfabreak.”

“Submitallyourhomeworkontime. Don’tbelikemeandforgetassignments,otherwiseyou’llgetbad gradesanddisappointyourparents.”

Withcaution,Sebastien Raymer-Polkar(7)practices withfractionsandnegative numbers.Pre-algebrawasa courseofferedtoboth seventhandeighthgraders thattrainedtheirmathskills beforetheyenteredintothe worldofalgebra.

Trumpetsattheready,SamuelYeoh (8)andYJLim(8)tunetheirinstrumentsandpreparetoplay.Theirlast

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-SamuelYeoh(8)

ErinLee(8)

EdynRoylance(8)

SeanDriscoll(7)

EnjoyingtheLast YearsofMS

Energetic,adventurous,andboisterous.ThesewerealltermsusedtodescribetheiPad-wieldingtopofmiddle school:theseventhandeighthgraders.Highschoolwasjustasteportwoaway;theyhadlittletimelefttoenjoy therestoftheirmiddleschoollifeandpreparetheskillsneededforthesecondhalfoftheirsecondaryeducation. Seventhandeighthgradersenjoyedthelastyearsoftheirmiddleschooleducationbygrowingindifferent fields—Bible,languagearts,science,math,band,andmiddleschoolelectives.

Seventhandeighthgraderslearnedvariousconceptsintheirscienceclasses—seventhgraderslearnedmostly aboutthelifesciences:basicbiologyandecology,whileeighthgradersweretaughtaboutearthsciencessuch asgeology.

“Ilikesciencebecausewegottolearnaboutbiomes,animals,andplants.Seventhgradescienceisnotashard assixthgradescience.Scienceisveryfunafteryouunderstand,”saidSurinPark(7).

Itwascommontoseeeighthgraderssittingaroundcampus,gatheringinspirationtowriteintheirdevotion journals.Bibleclassestaughtseventhandeighthgradersaboutthereliabilityofthe Bible,givingthemdeeperunderstandingonthehistoryofscriptureandissuesof worldviewasweknowittoday.

Recallingaproject,HalleYost(8)said,“Researchingaboutadifferentreligion inBibleclassallowedmetolearnmoreaboutwhatothersmaybelieveanditwas reallyfunmakingavideowithmypartnerNaomi[O’Quin(8)].Ilearnedsomuch fromtheprojectthatmademeappreciateChristianitymorebecausewedon’t havetosayacertainphraselike90timesadayorgotoatempletopray.”

Alongwiththeirstandardcourses,eighthgradershadtheoptiontochoose fromthreedistinctbutinterestingelectives:Drama,TechnologyDesign,and Engineering.

TaughtbyMr.AlekseyYoo,TechnologyDesignallowedmiddleschoolersto gainadeeperunderstandingonhowcomputerscienceworks,grantingthem basicknowledgeoverskillssuchasprogramming,3Dmodelingandprinting, electronics,andmore.

Meetingonceperweek,Engineeringtaughteighthgraderstoapplytheir knowledgeovermathandsciencetobuildamodelwoodenbridge.Thisbridge wastestedinacompetitionattheendoftheschoolyear,withthebridgethat couldsustainthemostforcewinningthecompetition.

EthanScharfe(8)said,“Engineeringisthebestclass,becauseitisnotanormal classsoitdoesn’thavenormalschoolwork,butitisveryinteresting.”

Allthesecoursesprovidedseventhandeighthgradersaholisticeducation, whichwouldaidthemintheircomingyears.

Gracefully,BryanChew(8) continueshisgraphitesketchof handsinhisartbook.Middle schoolstudentsutilizedtheir iPadstheyweregiventofind referencesforthemanyart projectstheywereassigned.

Carefully,ElynChoi(7)and HaeunSeo(7)finishoftheir miniecosysteminScience 7.Seventhgraderswere requiredtobringtheirown resourcestosetuptheir ecosystem,consistingofa plant,soil,andaplastic bottle.

Learnto Live, Learnto Pray

BibleclassesinvitedstudentstoacquireanunderstandingoftheBibleaswellasotherdistinctworldviews.

“Itopensmyphilosophicalmind,”HeeeunBang(11)noted.Apologetics11allowedjuniorstodeliberateonfacts aboutscienceandphilosophyandhowthoseissuesrelatetostudyoftheBible.

PackiaNagarajan(11)evaluated,“Ilikethatwecanbeindependentmostofthetime.Whenwegetassignments wherewereadpassagesandanswerdiscussionquestionsonourown,itistotallyopinionbased,sothere'snoright orwronganswer.”

InFoundationsofFaith,studentslearnedtomakeimportantinferencesaboutwhatBibleversesconveyed.

EricShyu(10)said,“Wearelearningmoreabouthowtoreflectonourpersonalfaith,anditisveryinterestingto seedifferentworldviews.”

SeniorsstudiedhowinformationfromtheBibleapplied tovariousissuesintheirlives.

“Ilikehowweareexposedtodifferentideas,evenones thatMr.[Pat]Kilgodoesn’tagreewith.Wecanalsohave civil,richdiscussionswiththewholeclassinsteadof learningfromapowerpointscreen,”SahanaSelvaraja(12) explained.

TheOldTestamentSurveyclasseducatedfreshmenon theeventsoftheOldTestamentintheBibleandthe contextitappliedto.

“ItisaplacewherewelearnnewthingsabouttheBible, anditisafuncommunity.Ilikethediscussionsandhow wecantalktoeachotherandjustlearnmoreabouteach other'sopinions,becauseitisaveryopinionatedclass,” NadiaBook(9)commented.

Focused,AmyPark(11)andJuliaJang(11) listentoMr.JoshAndersonashepresentsa slideshowpresentationontheCambrian Explosion.InApologetics11,juniorsexplored variousevidencesthatprovethecredibilityof theBibleanddiscoveredwaystoprovide logictoskeptics.

LangstonHolavarri(9)andClark Zhang(9)stareatMr.DaveYostas heexplainsaconceptfromaBible story.InOldTestamentSurvey, freshmenstudentslistenedtoBible storiesfromtheOldTestamentand learnedhowtoapplythoseconcepts totheirlives.

RebekahWood(9)chimedin,“Wegettosee everyone’sviewsandnotjustourown,andit’svery welcoming.”

Everysemester,studentsdelvedintothevarious aspectsofspirituality,gainingamorecomplex perspectiveontheirbeliefs.

45% 43%

WhatpartofBible classesdostudentslike themost?

Whatisyourfavoritepart?

12%

SmallGroups

MoralApplications

BibleStories

SettledinthecomfortoftheStudentCenter forBibleSmallGrouptime,MichaelSilverstein(10)contemplatesMrs.TammiYost’s replytohisquestionaboutGod’srelationto Hiscreation.BibleSmallGroupswere intendedtobeamoreclose-knit environmentwherestudentscouldcontinue toprocesswhattheylearnedinclass.

“Ilikethatwegettotalkanddiscuss aboutcontroversialissuesanduse thattoapplytoknowwhatisrightfor

MillieMorgan(12)andEnson Tang(12)presenttheir thoughtsandresearchon alcoholaddictionanda biblicalperspectiveonit. ChristandCultureprepared studentsforpoliticaland socialworldviewsthey wouldencounterafterthey

LearnTo Read, LiveTo Learn

Studentsworkedtheirmindsastheyscrambledtoanalyzethemeaningofthebookstheyread.They workedtounderstandthethemesandmessagesastheyreadFahrenheit451,OfMiceAndMen, PrideandPrejudice,Beowulf,andmanyothersoverthecourseoftheyear.Theyalsolearnedto writeessaysandstoriesinthebestwaypossible.Allthewhile,theyarelearnedtoenjoy manyaspectsofEnglishclasses.

MyraLim(11)said,“IreallyenjoyEnglishclassbecauseasIprogressfromthe differentEnglishclassesovertheyears,Igettolearnnewtechniquesandmechanics onhowtoimprovemyEnglish.”

JaydenJuday(9)statedthathelikes“howit’ssuchanexpressiveclassthat everyonecanjustlike,write,likewritingstories,it’sreallyfunandentertaining,and learningaboutthedifferentspeaking.”

PackiaAlaguNagarajan(11),anAPLanguagestudent,said,“Ilikethatwegetto becreativewithourworkandwehaveaveryflexibleguideline.Theworkthatwedo isquiteflexibletoourcreativeminds.”

SomeGrade10EnglishstudentswrotedailyforthewholemonthofNovember tocreateafinishednoveldraftduringNationalNovelWritingMonth.

JosiahBlacklock(10)said,“It’sagreatopportunitytodevelopyourliteraryskills andenrichyourvocabulary,whilemaintainingrelativelyfun.It’shardtokeepupwith. Itwashardtogetstarted,butonceIgotstarted,itwasgooduntilIstopped.”

Studentswererequiredtoreadcertainbooksintheirclasses,someofwhich studentsenjoyedandsomeofwhichtheydidn’t.

RayLee(12)explainedwhythebook,TheSamurai,becamehisfavoritebook,not justinclass,butingeneral,saying,“ThereasonIlikeitalotisbecauseofthejourney thatthecharacterstakeandhowalotofthingsaboutthemmaystaythesame,but youcanstillseealotofgrowthwithinthecharacters.”

Expressingherselfthoroughly, JasmineHassan(12)givesa captivatingTEDTalkonocean lifeandpollution.The Capstoneclasshadspentthe entiresemesterresearching abouttheirchosentopics,and theyendedthesemesterwith deliveringathought-provoking speech.

“CatcherintheRyeismyfavorite,”LarissaLee(12)explained.“Ithinkit’smy favoritebecauseeventhoughIreallyhatethemaincharacter,it’sreallyinteresting tofollowhisjourney,andIthinkthebestbooksarewhereyoudonotlikethemain character,butthestoryisenough,orjustsomethingaboutthebooklikethestyleis justinterestingenoughforyoutokeepgoingtofindoutwhathappensnext.”

InEnglishclasses,studentsfrequentlyreadanddiscussedmanybooks.Theyread manydifferentgenresandcreatednewfavorites.Theywroteessaysandstoriesthat willhelptheminthefuturetowritebetterresearchpapersorfictionstories.They learnedskillsofwriting,reading,anddiscussing,whichwillconstantlyimproveas theydomore.

Focusedonherwork,RuhaKim(9) readstheinstructionscarefullyas shecreatesherslideonthethemeof ToKillAMockingbird.Beisdeher, Audrey Chan(9)andAbbyYeoh(9) workedtogethertohelpeachother ontheirslides,whileZoeWong(9) workedbyherselftofinishherown slidesfortheassignment.

9% 37% 54%

Reading/Analysis

Vocab/Grammar Writing(Fiction/Non-Fiction)

Whatpartof Englishclassesdo studentslikethe most?

Whatisyourfavoritepart?

Typingontheircomputers,OwenLai(12) andYosephYang(12)workontheiroutline forthefinalexam.AstheEnglishWorld Literaturefinalapproached,Mr.Jens Hieberassignedstudentstowritean outlinefortheiroralandwrittenessaysso thattheywerefullyprepared.

-MaryGraceGuffy(10)

Puzzled,JordanSuen(12)asksMs. BethanyWeidemannaboutthe classworkassignmenton Canterbury Tales.ThestudentsinBritish Literaturewereassignedaspecific pilgrimfromthepoemandtoldto createacharacterprofilesothatthey couldintroducethemtoeachother, asawaytobecomefamiliarwiththe pilgrimsbeforeencounteringthe tales.

“Ilike MurderontheOrient Express becauseit’s engaging.”

TheLimitto Math DoesNot Exist

"Goodafternoon,class!"Mrs.SaraKearneyexclaimedtoherAPCalculusstudents.

"Goodafternoon,Mrs.Kearney!"Theclassquicklyrespondedastheygotthemselvesreadyto learnaboutthebasicrulesofderivatives.

"AmemorablepartoftheclasswasoneofthelessonsearlyintheyearwhenMrs. Kearneygaveussomemathpick-uplines.Itwas‘areyousinesquared+cosine squared?BecauseyouaretheoneIneed.’Itwassupernerdy,butIfounditcute andfunny,"saidNatalieKhor(12)ofBCCalculus.SeparatedintoABandBC Calculus,studentsintheclasschallengedthemselvesastheytookthefundamental conceptsfromPre-Calculusandappliedthemtoproblemsofincreased complexity,suchastheapplicationoftheUnitCircletodifferentiateequations.

HavingcompletedPre-Calc,AureliaBernier(11)said,"IenjoyhowIcanlearnthe differentaspectsofmathandhowitisusedinothercontexts.InPrecalc,youlearn morethanjustaboutequationsbutalsoconceptstoo."

Meanwhile,studentsfromgrades10to12inAPStatisticsfocusedonadifferent streamofmathastheylearnedhowtotestprobability,interpretaverages,and analyzeresultsfromrealdatasamples.

ThefoundationalclassesofAlgebraandGeometryprovidedstudentswiththe knowledgetosucceedastheyleftthecoursesequippedwithabilitiesingraphing quadratics,expertiseinbasictrigidentities,andperseveranceinproblem-solving.

"Ilikesolvingproblemsalongsidemyfriendsaswegettohelpeachotherlearn newconcepts,"saidMaryGraceGuffy(10)inGeometry.

FindingapplicationsofAlgebraI,JosephYim(9)explainedhowheenjoyedthat "[they]gottoconquerdifficultproblemsusingthemethods[they]learnedinclass."

FromAPCalctoAlgebraI,studentsfoundonethingincommon:therewasno limittotheconceptsofmath.

Standing backinawe,MicahPickett (10),JaeyounKim(10),andBraden Abdulla(10),admiretheirchalk drawingdemonstratingthegolden ratio.StudentsinAlgebraIIenjoyed theopportunitytotaketheirlearning outsideoftheclassroomonceina while.

Intentlycopyingdownthenoteson thewhiteboard,MaddieAbdulla(10) andRomeoKontsas(10)practice findingthedistancebetweenparallel lines.Geometryclasstaught studentsthecoreconceptsof shapes,angles,andpoints.

9% 9% 36%

Whatisyour favoritemathclass you’vetaken?

46%

Thebestpartofmathis…

Statistics/APStatistics

Geometry

AlgebraI/AlgebraII

Precalculus/APCalculus

TuningintoMr.PatKilgo’sAPStatisticslesson, DaewonNo(12)andDavidKilgo(12)preparetolearn aboutsamplingdesigns,oneofthemanyconcepts ofthecourse.Studentspreparedeachdayforthe APexamsinMay.

Flippingthroughtheworksheet,YuanTee(10) searchesfortherightpagetohelphersolvethe practiceproblemwhileSabrinaBoyd(10)andJuan Moon(10)answereachother'squestions.Giventime inclasstosolvequestionsontheirownprovided

Learningby Experimentation

ThethirdflooroftheCASTLEbuildingbustledwithactivityashighschoolstudentsmovedfromclasstoclass. Thisparticularfloorwasthehomeofthesciences.

“Whyisthechickenwingskinsohardtoremove,andwhydoesitfeelsoweird?”JordanSuen(12)exclaimedas heattemptedtodissectachickenwing.

HumanAnatomyandPhysiologystudentsweretaskedtofindsimilaritiesbetweenthewingofachickenandthe armofahumanthroughthislab.Labsservedasawayforthestudentstomakeaphysicalconnectionbetweentheir textbookandthematerialtheylearned,givingthemfreedomtoexperimentonavarietyofdifferentvariables.

“Ilovedthewoundlabbecauseyoukindofgottoscarepeoplewithit.Isentthepicture[ofthefakewound]to myparentswithoutcontext,andtheyfreakedout,”saidAshleyYeoh(12).

Labswerecommonassignmentsfoundthroughoutallsciences,includingBiology.BothAPandregularBiology studentsexploredthevariousintricaciesoflife,fromthemicroscopictothemacroscopiclevel.Researchingthe variousintricaciesofthecellmembranethroughbubbleswasoneoftheiractivities.

“[Myfavoritelabwasthe]bubblelabbecauseIgottoplay[with]bubbles,andIlikebubbles.ForthecouponsMs. [Sherwynne]Gohgaveme,Iboughtbubbles,”saidHa-EunJeon(11).

Chemistrycoveredthepropertiesofmatter,enablingstudentstoexperimentwithdifferentcompoundsand elements,observinghowtheyreactwithoneanother.

“MyfavoriteunitsofarinChemistryisprobablytheuniton chemicalreactions.Ienjoyedusingmathtobalanceequations, anditwasfantastictobeabletopredictequations.Ialsoreally enjoyedusingtheperiodictable.Itfeltapplicable,anditwasalso enjoyable,”saidHudsonBrooks(10).

Lastly,physicsclassesexploredtheconceptsofposition, velocity,andacceleration.Energywasalsoacentralproperty studiedinbothAPPhysicsIandConceptualPhysics.

“MyfavoriteactivityinPhysicssofarhastobethewaterrocket project.Thisisbecauseitgaveusabalancebetweenexpressing ourcreativityandapplyingourknowledgeofforces.Itwasalsofun whenwefinallylaunchedourrocketsandwatchedthemflyinto thesky,”saidRioRandrianarivelo(9).

Whetheranatomyorbiology,chemistryorphysics,each scienceclassbroughtstudentsvariousopportunitiestolearn abouttheworldasweknowit,alsogivingthemvaluablemastery overtheskillsofobserving,inferring,andexperimenting.

Cautiously,RubenBahr(12)holdsup thesheepheartwhileKeilahPickett (12)examinesvariousstructures. HumanAnatomyandPhysiology studentsdissectedvariousorgansand carcassesovertheyear,whichgave themtangibleexamplesofwhatthe humanbodyiscomposedof.

Eggheldaloft,JDGuffy(9)preparestodrophis protectivestrawcontraptionwhileTiaEmmanuel (9)holdsthemeterstick.ConceptualPhysics studentstestedtheirknowledgeoverphysics conceptsthroughlabstheyparticipatedinover theyear.

Biology

Physics Chemistry

49% 30% 21%

Whichsciencedohigh Schoolstudentslike themost?

Whatisyourfavoritescience?

Diligently,OwenLai(12)finishesoffa labreportaboutosmolarityand osmoregulation.APBiology studentswererequiredtocomplete variouslabsoverthecourseofthe year,utilizingtheskillstheywere taughttodraftdetailedlabreports.

Goingthroughtheirteston stoichiometry,Marissa Elliot(10)andSabrinaBoyd (10)discussandcompare theiranswers.Chemistry studentsweretestedona varietyofskillsthatthey neededtomasterinorder tobuildafirmfoundationin chemistry.

Casually,ElizabethSilverstein(11)andSamantha Owen(11)colortheir BiologybabywhileNoah Brooks(11)andIsaac Beaman(11)watchon. Biologystudentsdrewtheir ownbabybasedoncertain phenotypestheyrolled.

-SabrinaBoyd(10)

mics

“ C hemistryisprettycool.”

Circumnavigate theWorld

SocialStudiesclassestaughtmorethanjusthistory.The MediaLitclassexploredthevariousaspectsoftechnologyand thevastmedia.Studentslearnedofthenumerouswaysnews, media,andtechnologyaffectedtheirdailylives,andtheroleit playedintheworldtheylivein.

AnnaPhuah(12)explained,“Iliketoexplorethedifferent facetsofmediawithmypeersandhaverivetingconversation withMr.[Jason]Knutson.”

ManyfreshmenstudentstooktheWorldHistoryclass.

AbeJohnson(9)said,“Currently,wearelearningaboutthe FrenchRevolution.”

LangstonHolavarri(9)pipedin,“Yeah,Napoleon.”

InMediaLiteracy,Naomi Weidemann(11)focuses onMr.Knutsonashe shareshisthoughtson howmediaaffectsthe dailylivesofpeoplewhile JosiahAndrews(11)works onanassignmentforthe class.MediaLitprovided studentswithplentyof opportunitiestoanalyze theworldaroundthem.

Studentslearnedmoreaboutthesignificantevents throughouthistorythatshapedcountries.

EllenJeon(9)agreed,“Itisquitefun.”

InAPWorldHistory,studentsbuiltontheirunderstandingofimportanteventsofthe past,aswellaslearnedmoreaboutthepresent.

KeirynSandahl(12)remarked,“IactuallylovehowinAPWorldHistory,allthetopics buildoneachother.Wegainaninterconnectedunderstandingofhistorywherewestudy thetimeperiodsandplacesinthecontextofoneanother,ratherthanasisolatedareas.”

Asidefromlearningabouthistoryaroundtheworld,studentsalsolearnedabout specificcultures,people,politics,andhistory.AsianStudiescoveredtheculturesof variouscountrieswithinAsia.

SidhartaSelvaraja(10)said,“AsianStudiesisalovelyclassthatisveryinteractive,and Ifindmyselfenjoyingthethingsheteachesme.Thissemesterwelearnedalotabout ChinaandMaoZedong’slife.Wehavedonealotofself-studying,anditteachesusto bemoreindependent.”

InSocialStudies,studentsexploredthemedia,learnedaboutsignificantevents throughouthistory,anddelvedintospecificculturesintheworld.

Quietly,AnnaKilgo(10)and IanDobson(10)observea presentationinUSHistory.In USHistory,studentslearned thescopeofAmericanhistory startingfromChristopher Columbusandprogressing intothemodernera.

48% 52%

FrenchRevolution

BlackDeath

Wouldyouratherlearnabout theBlackDeathortheFrench Revolution? Whichtopicdoyouprefer?

Withasmileonherface, GloriahRinkenberger(9)listens toMs.BeckyKeisterattentively assheexplainstotheclass aboutEnlightenmentideasand theHaitianRevolution.InAP WorldHistory,studentslearned aboutsignificanteventsof historyandhowthey connectedwithotherevents.

Mr.JasonKnutsonshowstheAP Microeconomicsclassavideoon supplyanddemandwhiletheclass laughsenthusiastically.Alongside lectures,studentsalsolearnedby watchingvideosthatdiscussed relevantclassmaterial.

“Iliketherevolutions.Ialsolike learningaboutthedifferent leadersandlisteningtoMs. [Becky]Keister’ssarcasm.”

-DharrshiniYuvaRaja(9)

Whatis your favorite phrase andwhy?

“ComoEstas?”whichtranslatesto “Howareyou?”

“WhenyougotoSpain,youcansay “Comoestas?”toanyone,andthey’ll thinkyou’refluentinSpanish,and they’llinstantlybecomeyourfriend.”

SophiaTeoh(10)

“Mingyishiweitian,”which translateto“Peopletakefoodas theirheaven.”

“I’mapersonwholikeseatinggood food,andIlikeitbecauseit’snice andshort.AndIlikethesoundofit.”

GloriahRinkenberger(9)

“Kamusukawarnaapa?”which translatesto“What’syourfavorite color?”

“It’sagreatwaytostartaconversationandgettoknowaperson.”

Listeningcarefullytothe exerciseabouttheLegendofthe Tlacuache,NateJohnson(10) focusesonansweringthequiz correctly.Studentslearnedto listentoclassicfolktalesin Spanishtolearncultureaswell aslearningtheuseofimperfect andpreteritetenses.

'velearnedthestuff beforehand

inmypreviousschool.”

Brieflyscanningoverhislaptop, YongXiTan(10)checkswhat workwasassignedforthe class.Towardtheendof class,Mr.JordanLim entrustedhisstudentsto workontheassigned textbookclassworkin theirnotebooks.

DarnellDwumfour (12)

Multilingual Madness

Throughouttheentireworld,peoplespeakallkindsoflangauges.Learninganewlanguagecanhelpwith communicationwithothersinavarietyofcountries.Mandarin,Spanish,andBahasaMelayuwereanelective classforthosewhowishtolearnhowtocommunicateinanewlanguage.Studentshavemanyreasonswhythey wouldchoosetolearnanewlanguage.

AnnabelleFan(10)said,“IchoosetotakeAPMandarinbecauseIwanttoimprovemyfluencyonChinese becauseit’sawidelyspokenlanguage.”

“Ifeltlikeitwouldbefun,”JonathanOoi(9),aSpanish1student,said.“Ialsofeltlikeitcouldhelpmeinthe future,youknow.KnowingSpanish,thenIcanspeaktonewpeople.”

Differentteacherstaughttheirstudentsinvariousways,manyofwhichmadelearningfunforthestudents. Eachteacherhadtheirownwayofteachingtheirownclass.

LeeYanTan(9),aMandarin3student,said,“Ireallyenjoyourclassdynamicandourwork.We’reprettyunited asaclassandweworkwelltogether.”

“IlikethepartwhereLaoShi[Mr.JordanLim]letusmakefortheMidAutumnfestival,”Fan(10)said.“Wemademooncakesanddumplings.So Ikindoflikethatalot.”

Learninganewlanguagecanbefunandinteresting,buttherewere severalbenefitstolearninganewlanguage.Theabilitytocommunicate toanother,possibly,inamorecomfortablelanguage,wasseenasa valuableskill.Whilenotallstudentswereinterestedinthevalueof multiplelanguages,thosewholearnedsawbenefits.

JoshuaConklin(10),aBahasastudent,stated,“Learningithashelped mebeabletointeractcasuallywithsomeofthepeoplearoundhere.I’ve hadconversations.Someofitwasgradedassignments,someofitwas justbecause‘IcantalkinBahasanow!Icanmakeaconversationwith you!’”

Fan(10)founditeasiertocommunicatewithherfriendsasshestated, “I’vebeenabletocommunicatewithalotofmy,like,friendsoutside schoolmore,thatonlyspeakChinese,andithelpedmeimprovealotin mycommunicationwiththem.”

Learninganewlanguagewasavaluableexperience,butcouldalsobe livelyandengaging.Notallstudentspickedalanguageclasswithits futureusefulnessinmind,asnotallstudentswereinterestedina languageclass.Butthosewhochoosetotakealanguageclasshadan enjoyableandbeneficialexperience.

NervouslyansweringMs.AileeChan’s questions,NadiaBook(9)hesitates, thinkingaboutwhatshewishestosayin Malaybeforeshespeaks.Slidesoftheir Christmasvacationweremadetopresent totheclass,andMs.Chanaskedthem questionsbasedontheirslides.

Craftinglanternsfromoldred packets,LeeYanTan(9)createsher ownuniquelylargelanternin celebrationofChineseNewYear. Studentsweregiventhechanceto celebrateChineseNewYearinschool bymakinglanternsoutofredpackets andeatingChineseNewYearbiscuits.

Whatis your favorite pieceof music?

Harmonizingwiththeother members,tromboneplayers AnricChin(11)andEuodiaLeung (9)playstheirpartsinunitywith theotherinstruments.High schoolBandstudentsperformed ontheHarborHallstageto produceanarrangementof melodies.

ArielleMclver(11)

“WhenYouBelieve”from PrinceofEgypt

“Causewhenallthedifferentparts areputtogetheritsounds andflowsreallynicely.”

Goingthroughtheirmusicsheets, NoahBrooks(11)andNikhilPillay (9)sing“BohemianRhapsody.”

“TheIncredible’sMainTheme”

“Ilovetherhythmandstyleofthe piece,aswellasthejazzy, dramaticaesthetic.”

JoshuaConklin(10) AdelinaChee(12)

“BohemianRhapsody”

“Allofuswereexcitedtosingit becauseeveryone alreadyknewthesong.”

-NikhilPillay(9)

Practiceby Day, Performby Night

Aselectivesclasses,BandandChoirhadnoseparationbetweengrades.Thosefromgrade9tograde12were allmixedinoneclass,wheretheyworkedtogethertocreatepiecesofmusic.Studentshadtheopportunityto createfriendshipswiththosethattheywouldnothavethoughof.

IyanSandahl(10)said,“IlikedgoingontheBandtriptogetherasaclassandplayingwithawholebunchof musiciansonebiggroup.IalsoliketheconcertsbecauseIliketoshowcasewhatwehaveallbeenworkingreally hardonallsemester.Iliketostartoutmyschooldaybymakingmusicwithmyfriendsandclassmates.”

SarahLoh(10)said,“Ilikethatwhenweallcometogetherinagroupandsing,youcanreallyhearallthe differentpartsworkingtogethertomakebeautifulmusic.”

Bothmusicclasseshadtheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.WhiletheBandstudentshadinstrumentsthatmost stucktoforalltheirBandyears,ChoirstudentshadpartssuchasTenor,Alto,Soprano,andBass.Eachparthad theirownroletoplay,totheenjoymentofthestudents.

“Iplaythetrombone,”AnricChin(11)said.“Ithinkwhatmakesthe trombonesuchanenjoyablepieceofinstrumenttoplayisjusthoweasyit istoplay.Youholditandyouslidetheslidetoplaynotes,it’sthatsimple.”

Sopranosinger,YewonLee(9)said,“Ilikebeingasopranobecauseit bestfitsmyvocalrange,andwemostoftensingthemelody.”

Studentsenjoyedhowtheirpartscametogethertocreateaharmonyor amelody.Thejoiningoftheirseparatepartscametogethertoform somethingtheyallloved.

Studentssharedtheirwisdom,happily,withthosewhowerelookingto joinBandandChoir.

DanielLim(11)said,“Justrelax,forgetaboutyourhardshipsand strugglesatleastjustforthatoneblockandjustenjoythemusic.Youdon’t havetobeperfect.”

SeniorRyanChew(12)advisedjuniors,“Don'tbeafraidtoplayyourpart inthemusic,aseveryone'spartisessentialtocreateaphenomenaland enjoyablemusic.”

Musicrequiredharmonyandteamworktocreatesomethingthat soundedbeautiful.BandandChoirclassestaughtstudentshowtosingor playinharmonywitheachother,creatingabeautifulpiecesofmusic performedforalltohear.

Focusingonthemusicsheetinfrontof him,DanielLim(11)playsthecelloasa partofanensemble.HighschoolBand studentspracticedthewholesemester fortheconcertattheendswherethey gottoshowcasetheirmusicalabilities.

Practicingfortheirupcomingperformances,thesaxophoneplayers,Ryan Chew(12),EstherLim(9),andBraydon Lee(9),playtogethertosymphonize withthehelpofEstherKim.TheBand studentspracticedoutsideinsmall groupsfrequentlyfortheirsecond semesterconcert.

Creative Explorers

Learningtoexpressthemselvesthroughthecreativeprocessofcreatingvariousartpieces,studentsinfineart classeshavebeentaughthowtousedifferenttechniquestoadvancetheirknowledgeofart.

“IenjoyexploringdifferenttechniquesandfindingwhatIlikeandamgoodatinordertoproduceartthatcan expressastory,”explainedTrevorNichols(12).

Artstudentshadtheopportunitytopracticevariousmediumssuchasink,graphite,charcoal,andcoloredpencil.

“Experimentalexperienceismyfavoritepartoftheclass.There'ssomanymediumswecantry,andMrs.[Liza] Nicholsletsusexperimentwithanything,”explainedAnnieLi(10).

Surroundedbyothertalentedstudents,artclassesprovidedawayto“seeotherpeople’sworkwhohavetotally differentstyles,”saidHaJinKim(9).

Severalprojectsthroughouttheyearcombinedthetechnicalskillslearnedin classwitheachstudent'sideasonhowtodemonstratethem.

“[Mrs.Nichols]nevercripplesouractivity,”exclaimedSidhartaSelverajain AdvancedArt(10).

Forthefirsttime,thoseintheartprogramtooktheopportunitytotakea triptoKualaLumpurandexperiencethenationalandvariousmodernart galleriesthatithadtooffer.Sparkinginnovativeideas,theartstudents attendedaprintingworkshopandanadditionalworkshopwithMalaysian artist,RedHongYi.Thetripallowedthestudentstogaininspirationfrom theworksofprofessionalartistswhilealsogivingtimeoutsideofschool tobondwiththeirclassmates.

Allartclassed,fromFoundationuntilAPArt,differedfromother subjectsasstudentsblendedlearningwithworktimeduringtheirblock.

“Beingabletotalkwithmyclassmateswhileworkingonmyprojectat thesametime”wasAPArtistStevenShen’s(12)favoritepartofclass.

Artclassespushedstudentstogrowinself-disciplineasfinishinga pieceoftenrequiredlonghoursofdedicatedattentionoutsideofthe givenclasstime.

“Itgivesmefeelingsofaccomplishment,”saidHyorimAhn(10), highlightingtheeffortsoftheexperience.

Asstudentsexercisedtheircreativityandrefinedtheirtechnicalability invaryinglevelsofstudioartsclasses,theyalsoexploredthevaluesof critique,timemanagement,andpersistence,paintingapictureofwhatit tooktoproduceart.

Focusingintently,CassieTan(10) brushesthecutoutofatreewith strokesofgreenacrylicpaint.Art X-Blockgavestudentstheextratime toworkontheirprojectswhilealso providinganextraopportunitytoget assistancefromMrs.LizaNichols.

ScootingclosertoEstherLim(9), SoniyaPeters(9)peeksovertosee hergraphiteartpieceasLimstudies thereferencephotoonherlaptop. StudentsinFoundationArtmastered thebasicsoflightandshadowon paper.

GatheringaroundthetableintheirHawaiianthemedshirts,MaryGraceGuffy(10),Hyorim Ahn(10),andJetaAnderson(12)mapouttheir ideasfortheprint-makingworkshopinKuala Lumpur.Thearttripintroducednewideas throughcollaboration,whichgavestudents insightonthecreativemindsoftheirpeers.

h blending.

Whatdo youenjoy learningin your class?

Thoughtfully,SooSong(9) sketchesoutanideaforagiftto makeforalovedoneinherlife. InIndustrialArts,students createdallkindsofobjectsfrom woodbasedonpromptsfrom Mr.JerryNicholsandtheirown imagination.

AnnabelleFan(10)

“Ilikelearningtoworkwithrobots, andprojectsthatcouldbeaffected byhumanerror.Itwasinterestingto experimentwithhowtherobot's slightdifferenceinplacementand codeaffectedthemovement. Roboticsprovidedanewexperience asphysicalrobotsdon'trunthe exactsamewayeverytimelike virtualrobots.”

DanielLim(11)

‘Learninghowtousedifferenthand toolmachinesandpowermachines. Themostexcitingpartofitisthat yougettocreateyourownideas andcreativityoutofwood.Seeing theresultafterthelongandhard workisthemostsatisfyingthingyou caneverexperienceinthisclass.”

RayLee(12)

“I'veenjoyedtheprocessofunderstandingalltheseconceptsthatI knowwillbecommonplaceinthe industryIintendtobeapartof. Stufflikefunctions,if-statements, for-loops,libraries,etc.It'sasmall yetfunclass,andIrecommend anyonethatcanjointodoso.”

the

complexityoftheweb.”

Focused,DavidKim(12)stares athislaptopscreen, attemptingtofigureouta computingsystem.InAP ComputerScience,studentsdiscoveredthe innerworkingsofthe internet,andother formsoftechnology thatmanyindividuals tookforgranted.

-DavidKim(12)

“Ienjoylearningabout

Tech-it Ralph

Studentstraverseddifferentaspectsoftechnologyintechnicalandappliedartsclasses,astheylearnedthe applicationofnewlytaughtconceptsinclasswithplannedactivities.

InIndustrialArts,studentsconstructedandplannedoutobjectstheywantedtobuildbysketchingonapaper. Withthesketch,theymeasuredandcarvedoutpiecesofwood.

“It’sfuntocreatethingsexactlythewayyouimagined,andbuildthingsupfromscratch,”EsterKato(12)said.

StudentsintheTechTheaterclassgraspedtheimportanceoftechnologicalsystemsthatrananauditorium, likethevolumeofaspeakerforastageorhowthingssuchaslightingandmusicchoicescanchangethefeelof theroomforvariousevents.

IsaacBeaman(11)mentioned,“WelearnedsomeofthespecificslikesettinguptheHarborHall,howtosafely operateeverythingsothatnothingbreaks,andlearnedhowtodealwithexpensiveequipmentlikethesound system.”

“Ienjoyedtakingdowntheoldchapelandlearningaboutdifferent typesofcables,”addedJonathanOoi(9).

Technologyprovidedfacetsforimaginativecreations.Forexample, theRoboticsclassprogrammedandbuilttheirownrobotsusingLego Mindstorms.

“Ienjoyedthecompetitivenessintheclass.Imanagedtoscorefirstin someactivitiesoftheclasswhereIhadtogetthefastesttimewiththe mostoptimizations.ThefactthatitwasalsoinH-Blockmademefeellike itwasawaytoendschooleverydaywithsomefun,”YongXiTan(10)said.

Gatheredaroundatable,studentsintheAPComputerScienceclass staredattheirlaptopscreens,learningnewprogramsandpracticingthe conceptstheylearned.

“IlikehowtheyareabletocoverallthefineareasofComputerScience andhowsupportiveMrs.[Asha]Aruliswhilewearelearning,”Trevor Nichols(12)commented.

Electivetechandappliedartsclassespreparedstudentsforthings theywouldencounterincollegeandaftergraduation.

AnnabelleFan(10)andWilliamJohnston (12)gatheraroundthefloorasMrs.Asha Aruloverlookstheminatugofwarfor robots.InRobotics,studentsappliedwhat theylearnedtocreatingtheirownrobots.

YunKil(11),EzraLatham(11), JasonCho(11),MarcusAng (11),andKyleTang(11)focuson editingphotos.InGraphic Design,studentstookon projectstocreatetheirown takeondifferentdesigns foritemsandschool-related eventslikebrochures.

WithJoy, Make Fitnessfor Life

Onthenorthsideofcampus,facingtheStraitofMalacca,stoodthegymnasiumandTheWreck, whereFitnessforLifestudentsgatheredonTuesdaysandThursdaysforintensebutrewarding workouts.Arequiredcourseforgraduation,FitnessforLifetaughtstudentsvariousprinciples— fromphysicaltomental—abouttheirbody.StudentswereassignedworkoutsbyMr.Brendan vanRensburgthatallowedthemtodevelopdifferentpartsoftheirbodyaccordingtothe fivecomponentsofphysicalfitness.

JiarenLyu(9)said,“Myfavoritemovementisunquestionablythedeadlift. Deadliftsengagethemusclegroupofnearlytheentirebody.Ilovethismovement becauseIbelievethatdifficultymakesmestronger,andnotonlyforthepurpose ofgainingmuscle,butitalsoevolvesmymentalityintheprocess.”

Attheendoftheweek,however,FitnessforLifestudentsenjoyedaday dubbed,“FridayFunday,”wherestudentsplayedavarietyofdifferentsports, rangingfromkickballtovolleyball.Studentsusedthisdaytotakeabreakfromthe complexitiesoflifeandhavefundoingrecreationalactivitieswiththeir

“It'sarelieftotakeabreakintheweekfromdoingtaskingworkouts!”said DanielWilloughby(10).

Similarly,PhysicalEducationwasacoursethatlackedtheclassroomaspectsof FitnessforLife,butcompensatedwithactivities,bothorthodoxandunorthodox, everysingleday.Followingacertainsetofunits,Mr.AngelGuererroallowed studentstoexperiencealargerangeofsports.

LookingbackonhistimeinPE,LeiTee(12)said,“Wedidaverywidevarietyof things.Iespeciallyrememberthrowingthejavelin,handwalking,andpaddleboarding.”

Demonstratingproperair squatform,TrevorNichols (12)completestheworkout assignedfortheday.Fitness forLifetaughtstudents properformandtechnique whendoingtheirworkouts.

Oftenmakingappearancesduringsportsgames,theDalatAthleticTraining StudentAides(ATSA)werestudentsinstructedbyMr.TrevorRiffeyinSports MedicineIandII.SportsMedicinestudentsweretrainedtorespondtoawide arrayofsituations,fromallergicreactionstoheartattacks.

BeinginATSAwasrewarding,asEleanorEmis(12)recalled,“Myfavoritepart oftheSportsMedicineclassishowwearegiventheopportunitytopracticeon eachotherandactivelyparticipateinlearningthroughtheATSAprogramafter school.Ithasbeenawonderfulexperience,andIhavelearnedsomuchabout howtopracticallybeawareofinjuriesandhelpotherswhogetinjured.”

Theseclassesprovidedstudentsvariousmeanstoimprovetheirphysical fitnessandvaluableinformationontheirownbodies,givingthemtheknowledge andexperiencetopushtheirphysicallimitsfurther—whethertheywereastudent athlete,orsimplylookingtoimprovetheirhealth.

Paddleshigh,GraceNeeley(12)and NoellaSeevaratnam(11)celebratetheir victory.Forthepaddleboardingand kayakingunit,PhysicalEducation studentswererequiredtomaketwolaps aroundthelineofbuoyswithoutfalling offtheboard.

35% 23% 32% 10%

WhichFriday “Funday”activity didstudentsenjoy themost?

Whatisyourfavoritephysical activity?

Volleyball

Dodgeball

Others

ExaminingNoahLee’s(12)shoulder, Mr.TrevorRiffeyperformsseveral teststodiagnosetheseverityofthe injury.ATSAstudentswere expectedtobeabletomakethe sameexaminationsandrespond appropriately.

“Myfavoritemovement arewallballs.”

-EeRynOng(9)

Mimingtothebeatof“Stayin’Alive”, KeilahPicket(12)performsCPRona dummy.SportsMedicinestudents weregiventrainingonbasicfirstaid sothattheycouldrespondto situationswhenneeded,alsohelping themduringtheirtimesasAthletic TrainingStudentAides.

Badminton

Whatdidyou likein Leadership Development?

"Whentheyhadseenhim,they spreadthewordconcerningwhat hadbeentoldtothemaboutthis child,andallwhohearditwere amazedatwhattheshepherdssaid tothem,"SandyChoi(10)reads

NoahKaney(12)

“MyfavoriteeventthatIhavedone inthisclassisplanningEagle Games.Ireallyenjoyedworking withotherstoplananeventforthe wholehighschooltogether!Itwas alsofuncomingupwithideasand collaboratingtochoosecertain gamesandactivities.”

“Myfavoriteeventinthisclassis discussingandplanningforspecial eventssuchasSEW,MEW,Eagle Games,andmore.Thosearehuge events,andbeingpartofthatclass makesitfeellikeyouhaveasayin veryimportantthingsthatare happeninginschool.”

MichaelHsu(12)

“Ireallyenjoyedworkinginthe soundboothwhilemyclassmates wereupsharingtheirseniorstories orleadingsomeactivity.LDhas givenmethechancetobecome moreinvolvedintheschool’s happenings,onstageandbehind thecurtains.”

“MakingcuteChristmasornaments onmyownmademetreasurethem evenmorethanstore-bought Christmasdecorations,”saidLimey Chhor(11)onsewinginHome Economics.HomeEconomics studentsmadevariousChristmas ornamentsincludingChristmas trees,candycanes,andmore.

Focused,EsterKato(12) andSharonKang(12) worktogetherto completetheirForensic Sciencefinalproject. Studentstaking ForensicSciencewere givenvariouschoiceson theirfinalprojectthat exhibitedwhatthey learnedoverthe semester,withstudents eithercreatingacrime sceneorwritingan essay.

TianXiangHwang(12)

r lae l y e n j o ey d being a ble tofo

Economics: Home or Business?

“Bro,Ben,howdoyounotknowhowtocookanegg?”criedDarrylDwumfour(12)toBenjaminYeoh(12).

OnthesecondflooroftheHarborbuildinglayaroomwherepleasingaromaswouldoftenemanate.Duringthe morningbreaktime,highschoolstudentscrowdedtheHomeEconomicsroomforachanceforabiteoffreshly cooked,deliciousfood.

“MyfavoritedishhastobetheSwedishmeatballs—itwasadishmadebyotherpeople,butIenjoyedthemso muchthatImadeitathometwice!”saidEricaShin(12).

Besidesmasteringtheirculinaryskills,HomeEconomicsstudentsexperiencedavarietyofdifferentfields, includinghandlingpersonalfinances.

“MyfavoriteactivityinHomeEconomicswastheunitwedidonpersonalspending.Webasicallytrackedour spendingforaweekandthenlookedathowmanyhourswewouldhavetoworkataminimumwagejobtopayfor allofit.Itwasveryinsightfulandhelpfulformonitoringdaytodayspending,”saidBennettMcIver(12).

Overall,HomeEconomicswasafunexperienceforthosewhotookit,earninggreatpraisefromChikaTsumagari (12):“HomeEconomicswillbeyourtherapyblock.Doitwithyourfriends,andIpromiseitwillbethemostcalming andexcitingclassyou’llevertake,evenifyou’renotcooking.”

Inthesameclassroom,studentspracticedtheirreadingandspeakingskillsinSpeechandForensics.Students takingSpeechandForensicsenjoyedthebenefitsofbeinginthesameclassroomasHomeEconomics.

“Ienjoyeddoingpresentations,especiallymyfirstactingoralinterpretationandthemostrecentChristmasshortstory.Ialsoreallyenjoyedinteractingwithupperclassmenandeatingduringclassbecauseourclasswas rightafterHomeEconomics,”saidSooSong(9).

Entrepreneurshipwasalsoanelectivepopularwiththeseniorstudents. Entrepreneurshipstudentswererequiredtodraftaplanforabusinessand presentitattheendofthesemester,wheretheywouldbereviewedby severaladults,includingMr.PatrickKilgoandMr.TomPenland.

“Myfavoriteactivitywouldbewhenwewererequiredtodoresearch aboutourmarketoutsideofclass.Doingtheresearchbyourselvesgivesus atasteofhowtheworldworksbecauseyouwon’talwayshavesomeoneto holdyourhandasyoumoveintoadulthood.”saidSahanaSelvaraja(12).

OverintheCASTLEbuilding,theBiologyroomwasalsosharedby ForensicSciencestudents,taughtbyMs.SherwynneGoh.Forensic Sciencestudentsdiscoveredthevariousintricaciesthatwerefoundata crimescene.Fingerprints,DNA,orblood,studentshadvariouslabstofind whowasmurdered,ortheculpritbehindthemurder.

LarissaLee(12)described,“Mybiggesttakeawaywasthatthere'sso manyelementsandaspectstothesubject,andit'sdefinitelynoteasy.”

Electiveswerevariousclassesthatwereenjoyedbyalltypesofstudents, whetherfreshmanorsophomore,seniororjunior.

Listeningattentively,YosephYang(12) giveshisattentiontoapresentationon amilkshakebusiness.Studentstaking Entrepreneurshipdraftedaplanfora businessandwereevaluatedonitat theendofthesemesterin“Shark Tank”-stylepresentationstoapanelof adults.

Smiling,EstherJung(10)listenstoadvice byMs.MaryGeimanonhowtomixcookie batterwhilePackiaAlaguNagarajan(11) addsincream.StudentstakingHome Economicshadtheopportunitytobake andcookavarietyofdifferentfoodsfrom awiderangeofcuisines.

VarsityBoysSoccer

JV/U13BoysSoccer

VarsityGirlsSoccer

JV/U13GirlsSoccer

VarsityBoysVolleyball

JV/U13Volleyball

VarsityGirlsVolleyball

VarsityGirlsBasketball

JV/U13GirlsBasketball

VarsityBoysBasketball

VarsityGirlsRugby

Track&Field

D-League

ClubSports

“HowBadDoYouWantIt?”

BeepBeepBeeeeep!Andthat'sit,thegameended!Theplayerssprintedtothecenterofthe fieldinindescribablejubilationandscreamedincelebration.Afteratoughandhard-foughtfour daysofsoccer,anintense3-2victoryoverICSBangkokculminatedanextremelysuccessful seasonfortheboys’varsitysoccerteam.

Withthelastsoccerseasonbeingthreeyearsago,thevarsitysoccerteamhadmuchto overcome.ChrisBell(12)said,“Itwasaverychallengingseasonbecausealotofourplayerswere comingunfitandinjured.Themostchallengingpartwasbuildingthatfitnessbackupagain.”

However,assoonasthatfitnesswasbuiltup,thesoccerteambecamedangeroustoevery tournamenttheywerein.Intheirfirsttournament,DalatbecamePSACchampions,defeating Powiis3-0inthefinal.Theteamsmiledwithgoldmedalshungaroundtheirnecks,buttheyall knewthiswasonlyaprecursorleadinguptothemostimportanttournamentoftheyear:ACSC.

Overall,theboyssoccerteamtoppedthegroupwinningalltheirgames,gettingthemost possiblepointsof15.Thisputtheboysintothe#1vs.#2playoffmatchagainstICSBangkok,whom theyhadpreviouslybeaten5-0.Onthepitch,theplayersfoughtanintensethrillerwithJosiah Andrews(11)scoringtheopeninggoal.ICSBangkokcamebackhardthoughwithtwoquickgoals inthesecondhalf.SooWeiGoh(12)heroicallyequalizedthegameinthedyingminutesofthe gameandinextra-time,DaewonNo(12)wouldgoontoscorethewinninggoal,makingDalatthe ACSCChampionsof2022-2023.

SamuelJung(11)recountsthefinal:“Itwasaclosegameasweweredownby1andequalizedinthelasttwo minutes,andwewereabletowinitallduringextratime.”

RomeoKontsas(10),partoftheAll-TournamentTeam,attributedtheteam’ssuccesstotheirchemistry:“Ithink wewereabletoplaywellbecausewehadworkedhardthewholeseasonbuildingupourchemistryandskills,but wealsohadalotoffunthroughouttheseasonwhichbondedusasateam.Thisallowedustobeinfullsyncandat ourbestwhenwegottoACSC.”

Countlesshoursofhardworkwereoftenunseen duringtheteam’ssuccessfulseason.Theboys practicedanunrelentingfourtimesaweekwith practicelocationsvaryingfromupperfield,to SoccerExperience,toCollegeGeneral.Players workedonconditioning,skillstraining,andshort scrimmages.Theworkpaidoffintheendasthe teambecameonlythesecond-everACSC championsinDalathistory.Thestoriesofthefinal willgoontoliveforcountlessyearsasthesoccer teamcontinuestoinspirethecominggenerationsof soccerplayers.

Aggressivelychasingtheball,ChrisBell(12)andDaewonNo (12)pushtheattack.Thevarsitysoccerboysreliedontheirgood chemistrytoworktogetherwellduringgames.

Darryl Dwumfour(12)

RomeoKontsas(10)

Midfielder

“Thefunniestpartofthe seasonwaswhenDarnell did‘Eaglesonthree:1,2,3 Eagles!’Hisvoicewasso highwealldied.”

Friendlies

BennettMcIver(12)

Midfielder

“Favoritemomentwas winningACSC.Rushingthe pitchandhuggingmy teammateswassuch asurrealmoment.”

JayLohman(12)

Defender

“Mr.Van,toptier coachingto behonest.”

Celebratingagoal,BenjaminWong(12),SooWeiGoh(12),Noah Kaney(12)andColePeterson(10)runbackwiththefeelingof scoringagoalnevergettingold.Theteamworkedhardeach weekindevelopingtheirchemistryinordertoperforminsyncon thefield.

Midfield

“Soccerisfunand beingabletoplaywith myfriendsina competitivemannerisa greatexperience.”

“Ithink,toeveryonethere’s alwaysthemaingoaltoget betterandmaybenextyear getintovarsity,sopersonallyI thinkthethoughtofgetting betterandimprovingyourskill isamainmotivation.”

“Myfavoritemomentof theseasonwaswhenwe weretogetherasateam andbeingabletoendthe seasonwellwithlots tolearn.”

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Anticipatinganoncoming defender,DavidRinkenberger(8) useshiscraftyskillstobypasshis opponent.

Flyingpasthisstunneddefender,HajinKim(9)makes amovetogetclosertothegoal.TheJVteamoften practicedtheirdribblinginordertobeconfident duringtheirgames.

Midfield

Forward

ZoeBahr Grade9

DavidRinkenberger Grade8

JosephYim(9)

MicahPickett(10)

AlexanderMisra(9)

Playingwithhis defender,PhillipDeVries(9) rollstheballbacktoprotect it.Beingabletobeata defenderoneononewas oneofthemostimportant skillsthatamidfieldercould haveinsoccer,sinceit allowedtheteamtocontrol themidfieldsmoothly.

TakingtheNextStep

Onestepatatime,theJVboyssoccerteamranandjokedaroundastheydidtheir weeklyconditioning.Theboysworkedhardtopreparethemselvesforthechallenging seasontheyknewwasahead.JosiahBlacklock(10)said,“Thebiggestchallengewill probablybetogetallofourteamtobecohesive.”Theteamknewfromtheverystartthat theirchemistrywouldbethemostimportantfactorforthemtoplaywell.Withoutit,they wouldnotbeabletocallthemselvesa“team”.

TheJVboysandvarsityboyshadmixedtryoutswitheachother,meaningthateach personhadtofightfiercelyfortheirspot.Somepeopleontheteamdecidedtotryoutto challengethemselves,whileothersjoinedfortheirloveofthesport.“Whatinspiredmeto jointheteam[was]myloveofwatchingthesporteversinceIwasakid,”saidBrendanLoke (11).ThroughtheJVboyssoccerprogram,student-athletesgettoexperienceaninvaluable senseofteambondingthroughsportandcompetition.

CullnoMah(11)

TheJVsoccerprogramalsoofferedanopportunityforstudentathletestotransitionintothehighestlevelofsport, varsity.DJYost(11)said,“Iwantedaslowerstartbackintoplayingfootballagainaftercovid,andsincetherewasthe chancetodosowithoutthestressofvarsity,itwasanicealternative.Alsogavemeachancetogettoknowsome underclassmenbetterandworkontheirconditioning,whichdefinitelyneededsomehelp.”

ThenextopportunityfortheyouthtoplaysoccerwasintheU13soccerteam.Consistingofseventhandeighth graders,theprogramaimedtodeveloptheirskillstobereadyforJV.Italsoofferedtheyouthagreatopportunityto havefunplayingasportthattheyenjoy.“Myfavoritemomentwasplayingwiththeteamandjusthavingfun,notjust kickingandscoringbuttheexperienceofit,”saidTommyCho(8).ThemostimportantthingabouttheU13soccer programwastocultivatetheyouths’passionforthesport.Withoutittherewouldbenothingtoinspirethenext generationofsoccerplayerstoprogressthroughtheranks.

TheU13soccerprogramallowedstudentstospendtheirfreetimedoingsomethingthattheyenjoy.JaydenJung (7)said,“I’vebeenplayingsoccerbasicallyallmylife.Ienjoythepartwhereyouhavethedesiretosuddenlyflipthe switchlikewhenyouarelosingby2goalsandyoudon’tputyourheaddown.”

Themostimportantpartaboutgettinggoodatsportsisbuildingastrongfoundation.TheU13 soccerprogramthisyearsuccessfullydidthatasshownbythestrongresultsthattheteam showedagainsttheiropposition.Thefuturelooksbrightfortheyoungeaglesontherise.

HeadingtotheTop

EvenCoachKeithHendersonfailedtohidehisexcitement:“Seeingsports backatDalatisthebest,andIcan’twaitforACSC!”

Despitethesetbackintheirjourneys,ittooknotimefortheteamtobondand getrightbackintothegroove.Infact,ArielleMcIver(11)expressedthather biggestmotivationtojoinvarsitysoccerwas“thebondweformasafamily.”She said,“Afternotplayinginasoccerteamforthreeyears,Iwasexcitedtofeel teamspiritagain.”

Soccerpracticesusuallyconsistedofdrills,workouts,andscrimmages.Leyla Lee(11)revealedthat“whenwehavepracticeintherainanddancetothemusic inbetweendrills,thosearealwaysthebestkindsofpractices.”

Manylearnedthatvarsitysoccerpracticewasindeed“hardwork,”as RebeccaWong(10)characterized.Butmostimportantly,“Youhaveatonoffun playingthesportyoulove,”asLaurenWorten(12)pointedout.

Thegirls’varsitysoccerteamreunitedinthethirdseasontotrainfortheir grandfinale:ACSC.TheteamtraveledtoSeoul,Korea,bringingalltheirtimeon practiceontothefieldandsecuredthe4thposition,scoring8goalsinsixmatches.

NoellaSeevaratnam(11)

MillieMorgan(12)

Mid-fielder

Afteratwo-yearhiatus,duetotheCOVID-19pandemic,thevarsitygirls’ soccerteamgearedupandgotreadytobegintheirfirstpracticeoftheseason. Thisyear,teamswerefullofnewfaces.SoniyaPeters(9)expressedherfirst impression,saying,“Iwasdefinitelynervousatfirst,butthepeoplehereare reallyniceandformsuchagoodteam.”

Sprintingatfullspeed,SoniyaPeters(9)dribblesawayfromthe opponentandtowardsthegoalasKyraBrewster(10)supportsher frombehind.Playersoftenworkedontheirspeedandfitnessin ordertoout-runtheirmarked-playersconsistently.

Captains’Chat

Whathasbeenyour bestmemorysofar?

“DumpingicewateronLauren. Shescreamedsobadlythatthe teamthoughtshegot hitbyacar.”

-HayleeDouglas(12)

Whatissomething you’velearnedas captain?

“Asteamcaptain,Iamlearning howtoleadtheteamwhich includesthingslike encouragingpeople,holding themaccountabletodotheir tasks,andleadingbyexample.”

-LaurenWorten(12)

Lookingforopenspace,AlexiaNyul(11)throwsthe ballintoplay.Theteamoftendiddrillstolearnhow tomakethemostoutoftheirthrow-ins.

“Beingonthefield playing alongsideotherteams wasfun,andevenwhen Iwasn'tonthepitch,I stillenjoyedcheeringon myteam.”

“ThebestmemoryIhad wasduringthelast practice.Wewereall laughingandhavingso muchfun,evenwhenwe messedupinshooting andpassing.Notonlydid Iimprovemyskills,butI alsohadalotoffun.”

“Myfavoritememory fromtheseasonwas goingtoISKLforthefirst time.Thegamesfrom thesecondofISKLstood outtomebecauseIfelt thatitshowedhowmuch ourteamhadimproved.”

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POWIIS|W|5-0

Uplands|L|4-6

Afterkickingtheball,HanaXin(8)losestheballtoher teammate,NataliaNosker(10)duringaJVsoccer practicesessionattheSoccerExperiencefield.The teamregularlytraveledtoSoccerExperienceto practiceandplaygamesagainstotherschoolsand clubsthroughouttheseason.

EstherJung(10)

Sophomore

ZoeBahr(9)

EleanorTang(10)

Freshmen

Sophomore

ZoeBahr Grade9

Runningbackwardsto getinposition,ZoeBahr (9)scufflestodefend theballfromthevarsity girlssoccerteamalong withherteammatesKaris Fraley(8),andHalleYost (8),duringthePSAC tournament.Theteams werebracketedtoface-off eachotherduringthe tournamentwhichproved tobeachallengeanda learningexperienceforthe JVteam.

Kickin’offtheSeason!

“Niceone!”ZoeBahr(9)exclaimedtowardsherteammate,OnyouKim(9),asshe madeashotduringtheJVgirls'soccerpractice.Ontheopposingteam,Eleannor Tang(10)receivedtheballandranitdownthefield.Asshedribbledthroughher opponents,shemadeheadwaytowardtheirgoal.Herteammate,HannahBlacklock (8),foundanopportunitytocut,receivingtheballfromTangandshortlypassingback toherasshecutthroughforashot.

TheJVgirls'teampracticedthroughouttheseasontogrowasateamandas athletes,learningtechniquesandtricksforsoccer.Theircoach,Ms.Sierra Henderson,workedwiththemtodevelopasathletes,practicingagainsteachother, otherDalatteams,andteamsfromotherschools.Weekafterweek,theteamtrained, gotbetteratballhandling,andlearnedtheinsandoutsofsoccerinpreparationfor tournamentsthroughouttheseasonandforlateryearsofathletics.

Atvarioustimesthroughouttheseason,theJVteamtraveledthroughoutPenangandKLtoplayother schools,suchasPOWIIS,SoccerExperience,andtheseason'shighlight,ISKL.Thetournamentproved challengingbutrewardingtotheteam,pushingthemtogrowinteamworkandskills.Onthewayback fromthetiringtrip,theteamsconnectedonthe5-hourbusridefromKLtoPenangbytalking,singingand playinggames.

Thetripservedasateambondingexperience,offeredatasteoftournament-stylesoccer,andimproved theteam'steamworkandskills.Theteamwasformedwithplayersfrommultiplegrades,connectingthe highschoolatasportinglevelandasteammatesandfriends.

KeiraNichols(10)said,“JVsoccerwasafunsport,andthehardestpartwascommunicatingasateamandlearninghowtoworkwellwitheachother.Thebestpartaboutitwas beingabletotalkwithpeopleInormallywouldn'ttalktoorhangoutwith.”

KarisFraley(8)

SettingtheStandard

Aftersixweek’sworthofpractice,chemistryfueledamongsttheboys’varsityvolleyball team,andtheirvolleyballprowesswasfinallybeingputtothetest.Theroarsoffansresounded heavilythroughtheSteinkampCourtastheaudiencemembersbegantofileinforthefirst officialtournamentofvolleyballintwoyears.Bothanticipationandnervousnessgrippedtheir hearts,however,someweremorelaxthanothers.

KaiRuBok(12)saidthathe“waswatchingKorai[Hoshiumi](fromHaikyuu!)highlightsand eatingdinneronthecouchrightbeforethegame.”

TheboysplayedintheSpikeandStriketournament,goingagainstthetoplocalteamsfrom alloverPenang.Itwasahardfoughtbattle;theEagleshadmultiplegoodsaves,blocks,and spikes.Withtheirpersistenteffort,theboysmanagedtoplacethirdinthetournament.

IsaacLee(11),teamcaptain,expressed,“Ifeltlike,comparedtoourperformancebefore,I cansaywithconfidencethatwehaveimproved.Ifeelourcommunicationcanbebetterand moreconsistentatreceiving,serving,andpositioning.”

ACSC,thenextbigtournament,washeldrightonthehomecourtsofDalat.Asitwas quicklydrawinguponthem,everypracticewasfulloffocus,intensity,and,mostimportantly, encouragement.Trainingandstrengtheningtheirskillsforconsecutiveweeks,theboys steppedintotheirfirstgamewithconfidence.Thetournamentshowcasedandchallengedtheirsharpmentality, theirquickreactions,andtheirstrongbondasateam.

Afteralongweekofback-to-backgames,theteamspiritwasstillhigh,astheyclaimedthefifthposition.The varsityboyswereproudofhowfartheyhavecomeandneverstoppedsupportingandrejuvenatingeachotherno matterhowtiredordisappointed.

Somethoughttheycouldhaveperformedbetter,butMichaelHsu(12)joked,“Forourfirstgame,wedidbetter thanIhadexpected.WedefinitelywouldhavewonifYoseph [Yang(12)]wascheeringusonthough!”

Otherstookthelossasalearninglesson,andstartedtoset avisionfortherestoftheseason.AdamLim(12)expressed,“I expecteachofustoimproveandasateam,asawhole,that wecancohesivelyworktogether.”

Astheseasonconcluded,theplayerssteppedfootoutside thedoorasnewversionsofthemselves.Withgoals, confidence,andabigsmile,theboyswerereadyforanew challenginggameanyday.

Aftersettingthe ball,IsaacLee(11) retreatsandlets BenjaminYeoh (12)scoreapoint withaspike.The teamconsistently practiceddrills thatworkedon theirsettingand spiking.

MichaelHsu(12)

AaronAndrews(9)

Mid-blocker

Setter

OutsideHitter

“ACSCwasthehighlight oftheseason.Being surroundedbypeopleof differentbackgroundsand agesgatheredtoplaya singlesportwasspecial. Can'twaitfor nextseason!”

Friendlies

TwinTowers

“Wewillgetbetterandbetter.We willlearnfromourlosses.Wewill pressonevenharder.Wewillnot stopuntilwehavereachedthe summit.Itismyresolve.Itismy promise.GoEagles!” ACSC

“Myfavoritepartwas trainingwiththeteam non-stopandgrowing withthemthroughoutthe

PeterHsu(10)

AdamLim(12)

Eyesontheball,BenjaminYeoh(12),AaronAndrews(12),and JaeyounKim(10)positionthemselvestoreceivetheserve.In games,theteamworkedhardtogettheballineverypossible areaonthecourt.

“Bump!Set!Spike!”

“Mine!”TheJVgirls'volleyballteamexclaimedtoeachotherwhileonthe homecourtduringpracticeasCassieTan(10)settheballtowardthem.Ms. AlexisSchultzstandsonthereceivingsideofthenet,tossingballsoveras simulationsofin-gameevents,testingtheJVteam’sreactiontime,technique, andhand-eyecoordination.TheJVteampracticeddifferentdrillstogain essentialcontrolofthesportofvolleyballandtoplayotherschoolsfromacross theislandandcountry.TheJVteam’scoaches,Ms.AlexisSchultzandMrs. GraceRiffey,taughttheyoungwomendifferentskills,drills,andtechniquesand builtafirmfoundationwithintheathletesfornotonlytheseasontheyhadbut foryearsaheadinmoreadvancedteams.

Similarly,theJVboysvolleyballteamwasa“meltingpot”ofdifferentgrades, unitingdifferentstudentstoformacohesiveteamthatcouldfunctiontogether throughouttheseason.Members,rangingfrommiddleschoolerstojuniorsin highschool,alllearnedthesportofvolleyballandparticipatedcompetitively throughouttheseason.ThehighlightwastheISKLtournament,whichwas greatlyawaitedbytheentireteam.

Studentshadthechancetobondwitheachother,especiallywiththosefrom differentgrades,duringtheextensivebusridesgoingtoanddepartingfrom KualaLumpurandhonedinontheirskillsinpreparationforthebigtournament.

DouglasKoay(11)commentedaboutthejourney:“Thebusridesontheback therewerealwayssofun.Therewasonetimewherewejustsangkaraokefor like2hoursstraight,andIjustlostmyvoice.Itwasareallyfunbondingexperiencewithmyteammatesandmy coach.WewenttoISKLtwice,andIcouldstaywithtwodifferentpeople.Itwasnicetoseehowpeoplewerewhen theyrelaxedandwerejustchillingwithyou.Itmademecloserwithmanyoftheunderclassmenandmadeiteasier formetointeractwiththemevenafterthetrip.”

“Myfavoritepartofthe

TheISKLtripwastheseason'sclimax,providingstudentswithcompetition,friendship,andgreatmemories.

Croucheddown, ShashaMenon(10) assumesherready positiontoreceivea ballduringtheIsland Invitational.Teams fromacrossPenang Islandgatheredto faceoffduringthe excitingtournament whereplayergained valuableexperience.

Clappinginsupportofapointgainedbytheir teammatesonthecourt,IsaacNeeley(9),Suyoung Lim(9),andGeraldYang(10)watchasMr.Trevor RiffeyexclaimstowardtheteamontheISKLcourt. TheJVteamworkedhardallseasontopreparefor theISKLtournament.

AthleteChat

Whatoneskilldoyou rememberthemost?

“OneskillIlearnedwastotake thepoweroffof spikesbytakingthe impactfurther uponmyforearms.”

Whatonemoment stuckwithyoueven aftertheseason?

“Iremembercomingupwith cheerstodowithmy teammatesduringourgames, alsoWealsogottoseeCoach Riffeysingkaraokeonthebus ridestoandfromISKL.”

“Varsityvolleyballwas suchabonding experience.Webuiltso muchchemistryasa team,anditwassuper memorable.”

Friendlies

“GoingtoACSCwasthe bestpartofvarsity volleyballbecauseofthe teambondingandthe factthatIgrew asaplayer.”

TwinTowers

ACSC 4th Place

“IlovedACSCbecause therewasalotofteam bondingasweallstayed inoneroomtogether, andwedidkaraokewith theotherteamswhich wasreallyfun.”

“Mine!”exclaimsJiaRuSim(11)asshedivesdowntopassthe balltoherteammates.Thevarsityteamplayedtheteamfrom YouthParkasoneoftheirfirstfriendlymatchesoftheseason.

GraceNeeley(12)

Senior

SamanthaOwen(11)

ChikaTsumagari(12)

Junior Senior

Withtheballstaring intohereyes,Michelle Morrow(11)kneels downtoreceiveitas AliaPeterson(12)divesto helpherteammateout. ChikaTsumagari(12) eagerlywatchestheballto prepareforarunuptoa spike.Throughoutthe season,teammembers learnedhowto communicateandwork togethereffectivelytopass, set,andspikethe volleyball.

SpikingImpressions

Bang!Thesoundofthevolleyballslammingintothegroundechoedthroughthegymas NaomiWeidemann(11)spikedthevolleyball,gainingapointforthegirlsvarsityvolleyball teamduringtheISKLvolleyballtournament.Therefereesoundedthewhistletostartthenext rally,asMichelleMorrow(11)doveforanincomingball,quicklyacceleratingtowardher.The crowdsilencedastheteamsetupforabump,set,andspike.Theballbouncedbackintothe airstraightintoGraceNeeley’s(12)hands.ShereturnedtheballupintotheairasChika Tsumagari(12),theteam’smiddleblocker,preparedherrunupforaspike.Shefloatedoffthe ground,andherarmrotatedaroundtomeettheball.Asitdescendedtowardher,onlyaloud crackwasheardwithinthecourtandwithinablinkofaneye,theballsmashedthroughthe armsofthedefendingteamandontotheground,onceagaingainingDalatapoint.

Parentsandfriendsloudlyapplaudedandsharedcelebrationstowardtheteamasthey preparedforthenextrally.MembersfromdifferentDalatsportsteamsgazedinsupportof thegirlsduringthetournament,cheeringandcommemoratingtheteamastheyspiked,blocked,andpassedthe ball.Afternumerouswhistles,thegirlsmanagedtopullouta2-0victoryovertheISKLteam.

Tirelessly,theteambattledmanyothercompetitorsandcelebratedwithasightseeingtriptoalocalmall,passing sightslikeKLCCandcentralKualaLumpur,eventually,havingtheirshareofwhateverfoodtheywantedfordinner.

TheISKLtournamentwasatrip,highlyanticipatedbythevolleyballteams,beingthefirstoutofschooltrips followingtheschool-hostedtournament,“SpikeandStrike.”AliaPeterson(12)stated,“Themostenjoyablepartof varsityvolleyballwasbeingabletobondwithpeoplebothinsideandoutsideofDalat.”Teamshadtheopportunity tobondwitheachotherduringthetravelbybustoandfromKualaLumpur-sharingstories,playingvideogames, andsingingkaraokewithothermembers.

TheothermaineventtheteamlookedforwardtowasACSC,wheretheteamhadtheopportunitytotravelto Manila,PhilippinestobattleotherschoolsinACSC.YeonsooKim(11)detailedthat,“travelingtoACSCandbonding withmyteammateswasreallyfunandbondingwithotherschoolswasveryfun.Thehardestpartof ACSCwasplayingasateam,competitivelybecauseforthepastfewyearswehaveonlybeen playingfriendlygameswithintramurals.”

Throughouttheseason,membersoftheteamgrewasteammates,students,andathletes tirelesslyworkingtogrowtheirskillsandplaythesporttheyenjoyed.

AliaPeterson(12) GraceNeeley(12)

“Myfavoritethingabout mybasketballteamis howclosewegotand howtheybecamelike familytome.”

Friendlies

IslandShootout

ShootingGuard

“IfyouaskedmeifIwould dobasketballseasonall overagain,I’ddefinitely say‘yes.’Throughthe tiringdeep-sixestothe funyogasessions,this familywillforeverholda specialplacein myheart.”

“Ilovedplayingthis seasonasitwasmyfirst timegettingto experiencewhatit’slike tobeonasportsteam. Thetimespentwiththe teammadetheblood, sweat,andtearsworthit.”

Receivingtherebound,LaurenWorten(12)drivespasther opponentbythrowingtheballaroundherdefender,going inforanopenlayup.Atthebeginningofeverypractice, thegirlswouldpracticetheirlayupsintheirall-time favoriteLakerDrill.

PowerForward ShootingGuard

HayleeDouglas(12)

NicoleKhor(12)

EllieGuffy(12)

Dribblingpasther defender,Naomi Weidemann(11)has hermindseton scoringabasket.In practice,thegirlswould alwayspracticetheir finishing,sotheycould putpointsontheboard duringgames.

AnotherOneintheBasket

“Bequick,butdon’thurry!”shoutedheadcoachMr.J.J.Davisashesurveyedthevarsity basketballgirlsduringyetanotherdeadlypractice.

BoththeSteinkampCourtandSandycroftbecame“newhomes”forthegirlsasthey practicedbasketballfourtofivedaysaweek,perseveringthroughthesoremusclesandbusy schedules.Nomatterhowtiringitgot,thegirlsalwayslookedforwardtopracticesasthey weren’tonlyatimetotrain,butalsoanopportunitytogrowcloserasateam.

“Theseasonhasbeenreallyfun.It’ssocooltoseehowwehavegrownindividuallyand closerasateam,”saidAlexiaNyul(11).

Dailypracticesprovidedthegirlswithessentiallearningandhardcoretraining.Thishard workpaidoffforthegirlsastheyshowcasedtheirskillsduringtheirIslandShootout tournament.Onthefirstday,thegirlsfoughthardforaclose28-24winoverChungLing PrivateHighSchool.“TheIslandShootoutreallyshowedhowmuchweimprovedincomparisontothebeginningof theseason,”saidSharonKang(12).

CaitlynChan(10)

Inthefinalchampionshipgameofthetournament,theteamencounteredtheunexpected:twoplayerswere down.Theteamrushedovertobothplayersandescortedthemoffthecourt.Fortunately,JoycelynFung(12)was abletorecoverandgetrightbackintothecompetitionafteracoupleofbreaths.Ontheotherhand,LaurenWorten (12)foundoutheranklewassprainedandthatshewasoutfortherestofthegame.Withonlytwoquartersleftof thegame,co-captainHayleeDouglas(12)gatheredtheteamtogetherandsaid,“Yes,Iknowit’ssuperupsetting,but wehavetokeepgoing.Westillhaveawholeteamherethatwantstowin.Let’swinthis,guys!ForLauren!Forthe team!”

Withtheenergyfuelingthroughthem,theteamyelledtheirteamcheeronelasttimeastheyenteredthecourt knowingthey’dresultina24-20victory.Asthegameended,thegirlsslowlywalkedoffthecourt,recallingthe intensegame,andalreadywaitingforthenextopportunitytosmashthecompetitiononceagain.

Afewmonthslater,thegirlstraveledtoBangkokfortheirACSCtournament.Itallcamedownto thefinalchampionshipgame:FaithvsDalat.Thegirlswereundefeated,winninggamesbackto back.Unfortunately,theylosttheirfinalgame,butstillsecuredsecondplaceinthetournament overall.Althoughitwaspainfulloss,itwasarewardingjourney.

TheDrivetotheKey

Theyoungeagleswereontheriseandarereadytogetbackintothe season.Intheirveryfirstpractice,thegirlsgotrightintoitandbegan learningandstrengtheningtheirbasicsbydoingdifferentdrillsandplays. Ms.Weidemann,coachoftheMSgirls,said,“Alotofmiddleschoolers havenothadachancetoplayonformalteams,sotheyweresuper excited,whichmadeeverypracticereallyfun.Theylovedpracticing shooting,theyweresuperintodrills,theylovedallthegamesthatwegot toplay,andIfeelliketheyreallydemonstratedalotofgrowthasthey startedfromgroundzeroandgottobuildupfromthere.”

“IenjoyedourpracticesbecausewediddrillsthatIthoughtwasreally fun!”exclaimed,JVplayer,EleannorTang(10).

Startingyoungbroughtmanybenefitsasthegirlslearnedthebasicskills firstandalsostartbuildingabondwiththeirfriendswhomaypossiblybe theirteammatesforthenextfewyears.KyraBrewster(10)said,"Ireally enjoyedgettingtobondwithmyteammates.Ididn'tlovebasketballgoing intotheseason,butmyteamandcoachesmademegrowtolovethesport injustafewweeks.Ireallyenjoyedteamdinnersandsufferingtogetherin ourconditioning.Thetournamentswerealmostlikearewardforthehard workwehadputin,andIfeltasthoughIgrewasbothateammateandanathlete."

LoraChoi(8)

Notonlydidtheygrowasathletes,butontheJuniorVarsityteam,thecoachandteamappointedco-captainswho wouldgrowinleadershipaswell.

“JVbasketballwasprobablyoneofmyfavoritesof theyear.Ihadtheopportunitytoco-captainthe teamwithSabrina[Boyd(10)],whichwasscaryat firstbutitallowedmetohavemorecouragein leading.Ialsogottomakenewfriendsandseemy teamgrowintothisamazingdynamicthatwe share,”describedLeylaLee(11).

Thesegirlswouldgoontoplayingamesand tournamentstofurtherapplyandimprovetheir skills.RheanneLee(7)saiditbest:“Lifeislike basketball—ifyounevershootyourshot,youwill neverknowifyoumakeit.”

Focusedupatthehoop,Mary-GraceGuffy(10)positionsherself forafree-throw.Theteampracticedmakingfree-throwsatthe costofadeepsix.

“Myfavoritepartofthe seasonwaswatchingus continuouslygetbetterand winningacoupleofgames. Ialsoreallylovedgoingto ISKLandbondingnotjust asateambutevenwithour coaches.”

PointGuard

“Thispastbasketballseason wasagoodgrowing experienceformeandmy team;webondedandlearned howtoworktogetherasa team.Weenjoyedcheering ontheotherbasketball teams,eventhoughwelost ourvoicesfromdoingso.”

PointGuard

“Thisbasketball seasonwas unforgettable;weall grewsoclosethrough thesprintsandwall sits.I’llneverforget theTikTokswemade withMr.[Rob]Wong.”

WithHalleYost(8)readytosupportherifneeded,MiaKirk(8)goes inforashot.The8th gradegirlsteamworkedhardinpracticestwice aweektobereadytofaceopponentsintournamentsintheMS IslandShootout.

PointGuard

ChloeBoyd(9)

HalleYost(8)

SabrinaBoyd(10)

OneTeam,OneMission

Thirty-two,Thirty-three,Thirty-four!Theplayerstouchedthebaselineexhaustedastheyfinished offtheirpracticewiththeirdreadeddeep-sixes.Theboysbasketballteampushedthemselveshard everypracticetobereadyforthegames.

DuringtheIslandShootout,theboysbasketballteamwouldfallshortofthechampionshipinanailbitingfinaltoISKLthatended42-43.Althoughthedefeatwastoughtoswallow,theplayerslearned manylessonsalongthewayandhadmorepositivesthannegativestotakeaway.

NoahKaney(12)said,“Althoughitwastoughnottowinthefinal,wecanbeproudthatwehad foughtharduntiltheveryendagainstagoodopponent”.Byplayinghardopponents,theteamwould learntheirweaknessesandbetterpreparethemselvesforACSC.

AtACSC,theteamcamewithalotofconfidence,anditshowedasduringthefirstday,whenthe teambeatbothICSBangkokandYISS.Theshotswerefalling,andthedefensewashounding.

Theteam,however,rememberedtomaintainhumilityalongwiththeirconfidence.Onthesecond day,theteamcontinuedtheirstrongplaywithablowoutwinagainstSPH.Theyquicklyfollowedthat upbeatingICSHongKong,toprogresspastthefirstroundintheplayoffs.Onthethirdday,theteam facedatoughchallengeagainstGrace.InagamewhereDalatfoundthemselveschasingdowna deficittheentiretime,theysuccumbedtotheirfirstlossatACSC.

Downbutnotunmotivated,theteamknewtheyhadtopickthemselvesupfortheirdoubleeliminationgame againstMorrisonthatwouldbookthemaplaceinthefinals.Afteraheroicperformancebackedbytwenty-sixpoints fromSeanLee(10),theteambookedtheirplaceinthefinals.

Inthefinal,theteamcamepreparedtomakehistory.Theyknewcominginthattheywereunderdogsbutthey didnotbackdownfromanychallenge.Afteranintenseninetyminutesofbasketball,theteamwouldfind themselvesontheothersideofglory.However,asecondplacefinishwasnotsomethingtobelookeddownupon.

EnsonTang(12)recappedACSCwhenhesaid,“AtACSC,everyonecametogethertoworkforonegoal.After thefinal,everyonegotemotionalbecauseweworkedsohardforit,andforsomeofusitisourfinaleverACSC.”

Aftertheywipedawaytheirtears,theteamstoodproudknowingthattheyleftnothingbehindinTaiwan.They playeduntiltheendandnevergaveup.

Power-Forward

PointGuard

Center

“FallingshortagainstISKL inbothtournamentswas somethingthatI'llalways remember,andIlearned howtousemyfailuresto motivatemyselftoreach mybiggergoals,whichin thiscase,iswinningACSC.”

“IthinkwhatIhavelearned thisseasonistobea effectivecommunicator bothonandoffthecourt.”

“ThebiggestthingI’ve learnedistotrustmy teammates.Causewhenthe starterswentout,Ireally hadtorelyonthebench teamandtheystepped upalot.”

NoahKaney(12)

DarrylDwumfour(12)

LukeNg(12)

Bennett McIver(12)

ManagerChat

Whatissomethingyou learnedfrommanaging theteam?

“Organizationalskillsarevery importantinordertobeprepared beforepracticesandgames.”

-KaiRuBok(12)

Whathasbeenyour favoritemoment?

“WhenIhadtotakebackthe threecripplesinISKLandall threeofthemwerelimping towardsthehotel.”

-ChristopherJang(12)

Drivingpasthisdefender,SooWeiGoh(12)hashiseyesset ongoinghardtothebasket.Thebasketballteamoften workedontheirlayupstogeteasypointsontheboard.

ShootingfortheStars

“Defense!”BANG!BANG!“Defense!”cheeredthecrowdduringtheJVboysbasketballgame againstMSboys.Thetwoteamshostedoneoftheirfirstfriendlymatchesagainsteachotheras preparationforupcomingtournamentsintheweekstofollow.Proudparentscameinsupportof theirbasketballplayers,andstudentscheeredforbothteams,showcasingplayerswhowereeager togetintothesportofbasketball.

Withballinsight,JosephLee(11)chargeddownthecourtinpursuit,hopingforachangein possession.TheteamsprintedalongsidehimastheypushtheMSteam’soffense,andgained possessionoftheball.HepassedtheballtohisfellowteammateJDGuffy(10),whodetermined togainapoint,tookashotfrominsidethepaint,andastheballwasreleasedfromhisfingertips, thecrowdgrewsilent.Soaringthroughtheair,theballelegantlygazedtheinsideofthenetasit swishedintotherim,securing2pointsfortheJVteam.

Themiddleschoolandjuniorvarsityteamsofferedstudentsachancetoplaybasketballwithout thepressuresofvarsity,participatinginnumerousfriendlymatchesandlow-keytournamentsin hopesoftrainingtheteamforharderopponentsincomingyears.Playersactivelyparticipatedina sporttheylovedandgotaglimpseintothepracticescheduleofmoreadvancedteams,whilealso creatingchemistrythatwouldlastonteamstocome.Theyalsogotalookatreallifegamesand tournamentsfacingbigger,andolderteamsinthefuture.

Forthemiddleschoolers,especially,theteamsofferedcompetitionwithsimilarlyleveled opponents,aswellascompetitionbetweenharderopponentslikethevarsitygirls’basketball team,tonotonlypushthemasyoungsters,buttoalsoofferatasteofwhatbasketballwouldbelikeinthefuture.

CalebJun(11)describedJVbasketballas,“Alearningexperiencesettingupforfutureyearsofbasketballwhilst stillbeingabletoparticipateinthesport.Theworstpartaboutitisdefinitelyalltherunning.”

TheJVandMSteamsworkedhardtopreparefor gamesandtournamentsallseasonandeachteam learnedtactics,communication,andmostimportantly,teamworkinordertogrowasyoungathletes andaspiringsportsmen.Thecoachestrainedeach member,whethercompletelyneworsomewhat versedinthesport,toworktogetherasateamandto buildthefoundationsofmanysportingcareers.

Chargingattheball,RussellLee(10)fightstocontroltherebound duringoneofthefirstscrimmagesagainsttheMSboys.The teamsregularlyscrimmagedagainstteamsaspracticefor differenteventsliketheJVIslandShootout.

JoshLacap(8)

AndrewTan(10)

Center

“Thebestpartwas meeting,bonding,and growingwiththeteam.I madealotofnewfriends withpeoplewho encouragedmeandhelped meimprovethroughout theseason.”

AnricChin(11)

Guard

“Itwasnicetogetbackto sportsafter2yearsandto representmyfamilyand schoolonthecourt.Thebest partwasbeingabletoplay thesportIlikecompetitively.”

JDGuffy(9)

Guard

“Onetakeawaythis seasonwouldbethatif youtryyourhardestand havefunitdoesn’tmatter ifyouwinorlose.”

Gazingtolookforateammatetopassto,DavidRinkenberger (8)gainsthepossessionduringamatchagainsttheJV basketballteam.HisteammatesSamYeoh(8),KevinKanagaraj (8),andJoshLacap(8)pacealongashebringstheballtotheir rim.TheMSteamfoughttheJVteamasoneoftheirfirst friendliesmatches.

CatchMeIfYouCan

Oncethebellrangafterschool,thevarsityrugbygirlsputontheircleatsand headeduptoupperfieldfortheirfirstpracticeoftheseason.Sinceithadbeen twoyearssinceDalat’srugbyteamwasactive,itmeantthatmanygirlswere beingexposedtothesportfortheveryfirsttime.

“Rugbyseasonhadalotofsurprises.Despiteitbeinganewsportforthe majorityofus,wewereabletoachievesecondplaceinastatecompetitionand endourseasonwithgold.Thereweresomestrugglesalongtheway,butI’m happythatIdecidedtojointheteamduringmylastyearofhighschool,”said NatalieKhor(12).

Despitethedifferentlevelsofexperience,everyoneshoweduptopractice eagertolearnandmasterthefundamentals.Inpractices,thegirlswouldrun drillsandlearnplaystheycouldexecuteagainsttheiropponents.Theywouldn’t justchallengethemselves,buttheywouldchallengeeachothersotheycould improvetogetherasawhole.

“Whilesomeofourpracticeswerereallyproductive,otherswerefilledwith teambondingandlaughter,”describedTiaEmmanuel(9).

Theirhardworkdefinitelypaidoffastheycameinfirstfortheirlast tournamentoftheseason.ThegirlsplayedintheUSMtournamentand managedtoholdanunbeatablerecordthroughitall.

“Thetournamentwasdefinitelyafunexperience.Cheeringandsupporting ourteammateswasalwayssohype,especiallywithourbiggestfan,Nurse NancyWright.Oncethefinalwhistleblewforourlastgame,weallcollectivelyscreamedandrantohugeachother. Webroughtbackgold!”exclaimedAbbyYeoh(9).

Astheseasonended,thegirlswalkedawaywithanewpassionandaforeverbondwiththeirteammates.Eleanor Emis(12)noted,“BeingapartoftouchrugbywasoneofthemostencouragingextracurricularsIjoined.Iamso thankfulthatIwasabletobeapartofawonderfulteamasithastaughtmealotaboutgoodsportsmanship andteamwork.”

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“Halftheteamwasnewto thesport,butweendedas undefeatedtournament champs!We’reallproudof howmuchwe’vegrownas ateamoverjust afewmonths.”

JingXuanLeow(10)

Wing

MoriahWinsor(12)

“Ijoinedtheteamwithno knowledgeonthesport, butastheseasoncameto anend,Irealizedhowmuch Ienjoyedplayingrugbyand makingnewfriends.”

SavannaChoi(11)

JaneLee(9)

Wing

“Ireallyenjoyedourrugby seasonthisyearbecauseof thegreatteambonding!Our teamreallyconnected,and itwasalotoffun!”

Eyesforward,MillieMorgan(12),looksforanopenpasstoeither oneofherteammates:JetaAnderson(12)orEmmaEmis(10). Thegirlspracticedhowtomakequickandefficientpassesto gettheballupthefield.

ReceivingtheballfromLeeYanTan(9),Grace Neeley(12)alreadyplanswhathernextpassis goingtobe.Duringrugbypractice,theyfrequently randrillstopreparethemforin-gamescenarios.

CoachChat

Whathasbeenyour bestmemorysofar?

“Lovedwatchingthegirls becomeateam.Loved watchingthecaptainstakeon leadershiprolesandpullingthe bestoutoftheirteammates. Lovedseeingthemsupport eachotherandbeunifiedafter aloss.”

Whatissomething you’velearnedas coach?

“Tolisten,especiallyduringa game,tothoseonthefieldand tolettheteamtalktoeach otherandthatteamunitywins whiledisunityloses.”

ShortDistance

“Ijoinedthisyearstrack teambecauseIhavea pastwithathleticsand trackandwantedto rekindlethatsprinter flamethathadbeenout forsometime.”

Boys

400mHurdles

3rd Place

ShortDistance

“Ilikethechallengeoftrying newfieldeventsandgrowing strengthandstayinginshape.”

Girls

400mHurdles

200mDash 800mRun

1500mRun

3000mRun 5000mRun

LongJump

HighJump

1st CullnoMah,3rd KyleTang

1st KahlilHolavarri

2nd KahlilHolavarri

1st KahlilHolavarri

1st DerekYost

3rd JosiahBlacklock

2nd KahlilHolavarri,3rd AronAndrews

2nd HudsonBrooks,AronAndrews, BenjaminWong,KahlilHolavarri

3rd Place

2nd MoriahWinsor

1st CaitlynChan

2nd ElizaSetzfand

2nd ElizaSetzfand

1st ElizaSetzfand

1st ElizaSetzfand

2nd CaitlynChan

2nd CaitlynChan

MedleyRelay

3rd EllieGuffy, GraceNeely, JaneLee, MoriahWinsor

MidDistance

“Ienjoythesatisfaction thattrackgivesme.After everypracticeIfeel accomplishedandproud toimprovemy overallfitness.”

Practicingonthestartingblocks,NoahLee(12)and HajinKim(9)lookonwithintensegazes.Sprinters oftenhadtofocusontheirforminordertomaximize theirpoweroutput.

BenjaminWong(12)

MaryGraceGuffy(10) LuisViera(12)

Soaringoverthebar, AaronAndrews(9) practicesonperfecting hishighjumpformas CaitlynChan(10) watcheson.Highjump requiresasolidcombination ofbothpowerand techniqueinorderto performtheimpressivefeat ofcrossingthebar.

TracktoSuccess

“Onyourmarks,getset,go!”Thenervousrunnersletgooftheiradrenalineandeverystep theytookpropelledthemonestepclosertomakingtheteam.Duringtryouts,runnersofall typesparticipatedinachancetomakethethirty-sixspotsinthetrackteam.

“Iwantedanopportunitytogettoknowunderclassmenfromtheschoolandtobeactive andtogetmorefit,”saidAngeliaLoo(12).Tracknotonlyofferedpeoplethechancetogetfit butalsoanwayforstudentstobond.

Oncetheteamhadbeenfinalized,coachesassignedtheirathletesintospecialized groups.Thetrackteam’sgroupsprimarilyconsistedofshort,middle,anddistancerunners. Everypersonontheteam,however,wasgiventochancetoparticipateinanyfieldeventof theirchoice.

Practicespushedeveryathletetotheirphysicallimits.However,thecoachesconstantly reiteratedthateverypracticewasonestepclosertoACSC:thefinalgoal.

Withnoprevioustrackmeetexperience,theexcitedtrackteamembarkedontheir journeytoMorrisonAcademyTaichung.There,theywerewelcomedtothebeautifultrack andfieldonwhichtheywouldcompeteintheirvariousevents.

Onthefirstdayofmeet,theboysandgirlsteamswouldfindtremendoussuccesswithmultiplepodiumfinishes inthefourhundredmeterhurdles,twohundredmeterdash,fivethousandmeterrace,andthemedleyrelay.Atthe endofthefirstday,theathletescouldfeelproudoftheirsuccessandfeltmotivatedforthesecondday.

Ontheseconddayofmeet,therewerepodiumfinishesinthehighjump,onehundredmeterdash,fourhundred meterandthelongjump.

Attheconclusionofthemeet,theboysandgirlsteambothplacedthirdplaceinwhateveryonecouldcalla satisfyingendtotheirchallengingseason.Withtheirbubbleteainhand,theseniorsfeltabittersweetgoodbye, whiletheunderclassmencouldlookforwardtothefuturewithhopeintheireyes.

ChristopherJang(12)recappedtheseasonwhenhesaid,“Ireallywantedtotakethe chancetoimprovemyselfandtoprovetomyselfthattheworkthatIputinhaspaidoff.”Many peopleonthetrackteamfeltthesamewayastheworkthattheyputinhadpaidoff.

KahlilHolavarri(11)

TheEaglesontheRise

Swishhhh,Goallll,Aceeee!!!Themiddleschoolerslacedtheirshoesinexcitementasthey participatedinawidevarietyofsports.D-leaguewasavailabletofifthandsixthgraderswho werebeginningtheirsportingcareers.ThegoalofD-leaguewastoallowyoungandbudding athletestoexplorethethreechoicesofbasketball,soccer,andvolleyballtofindsomethingthat theywereinterestedin.D-leaguehasgivenmiddleschoolersplentifulopportunitiestoplaya sportandfindahealthyoutputoftheirenergy.

ParkerKinney(5),partoftheteamSouthampton,hasfoundapassionforsoccerthroughthe D-Leagueprogramandsaid,“Soccerismyfavoritesportbecausetherearealotofthingsto learnandyoucanneverstoplearning.”

D-Leaguesplitthestudentswhosignedupintosixequalteamsofvaryingmembers dependingonthesport.Everyteamwasgivenanamethatcorrespondedwithareallifesports team.Forexamplethe“Lakers”or“Southampton.”Everyweektheteamswouldmeetupwith eachotherforpracticeandthenafollowinggameeveryFriday.Teamsparticipatedinaroundrobinstylecompetitionwiththeteamwiththebestoverallrecordattheendoftheseasonbeing crownedthechampions.

Withabigcrowdofparentscheeringontheirkids,thechildrenfeltspecialaseverymovethey madewascheeredon.KristinaBoyd(5)said,“IlikepeoplecheeringmeonandIjustlike playingsports.”

D-Leagueteamswerecoachedbyeitherastaffmemberorahighschoolseniorwith experienceintheirrespectivesport.BothsidesoftheD-Leaguecanbesaidtohavegainedapositiveexperience fromtheprogramasawhole.

“Ilearnedthatinordertoworktogetherasateam,weneedtoencourageoneanotherandmakesacrifices.Being acoachisnojoke,”saidSaidahLy(12),assistant soccercoach.

Bycreatingahealthyandfunenvironmentfor childrentoplaysports,D-Leaguecontinuedtobe somethingthatthekidslookedforwardtoatthe endoftheday.Inthefuture,asthekidsgoonto playvarsitysportsforDalattheywilllookback fondlywiththeirexperienceintheD-League.

Waitingforkickoff,JoshuaJeon(5),WenxuanMa(6),Marcus Tham(6)andShawnYeoh(6)ofSouthamptongetreadyfor thegame.D-leagueteamspracticeonceaweekfortheir weeklygame.

Thomas Penland(6)

“IchosetojoinD-League becauseIwanttoplay sportswithmyfriendand havefriendlycompetitions withthem.”

“IliketodoD-League becauseIwantedtolearn basketballand othersports.”

“D-Leagueisfunbecause yougettoplaysportswith yourfriendstogether.I joineditbecausemy friendsjoinedandI wantedtoplay.”

Preparingtoservetheball,Blake Chan(6)carefullyperformsan underhandservetogetthe pointunderway.

Dribblingdownthecourt,HaesolPark(6)steerstheball awayfromhisopponentwhilehisteammaterunstofind openspace.Inpractice,theplayerswouldtraintheir dribblingskillsevenwhentheiropponentwasonthemso thattheycouldusetheskillsingames.

Volleyball

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YeonitYun(5)

Soccer

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Keeping‘Club’withDalat

Overthecourseoftheyear,manyclubsprovidedfunanddiverseoptionsfor studentslookingtoplaysportswithoutthepressuresofJVorvarsity,ortothose whowerelookingtodosomethingtheylovedafteralongdayofschool.

TheRockClimbingClubmeteveryWednesday,topracticetheirskillswhich ledtonumerouseventsandcompetitionsoverthecourseoftheyear.

LuisVieira(12)said,“Theclimbingclubischallenging,anditpushesmeasa climbertodoharderroutes.Iloveitbecauseit’sfunandprovidesbondingtime withfriends.”

AnotherclubthatwasofferedamongthestudentbodywastheBadminton Club.TheymeteveryMondayinthegymtocompeteagainsteachotherinmini matchesofbadminton.Playersweresplitbetween6courts,andstudents playedeachother,switchingcourtsthroughout,andfightingdifferentpeople.

Oneofthestudentswhopartookinthebadmintonclub,YosephYang(12) saidheenjoyedtheclubbecause“itisnotformallikevarsitysports,andit'sfun toplaywithanyoneyouwant,socializingatthesametime.”Theclubgave studentsthecasualexperiencetoplaythesporttheylovewithouttheextremitieslikepracticesorcompetitions.

Forthosewhowantedmoreofachallenge,theCrossfitCluboffereda physicallychallengingtasktothosewhowantedit.Theclubcompleteddifferent workoutsasagroupandpushedeachothertodomoresets,completeharder tasks,andfinishtheirreps.Workoutscouldrangefromanythinglikedeadliftstorunningamile.

DominicCheang(12)said,“IjoinedtheCrossfitClubsothatIcouldgetfitterandbetteratcertainworkouts.I’m excitedtogotothevarsitycompetitionsandbeabletocompeteintheactivitiesthatIlikedoingsuchasworking out.”Whetheritwastostayfit,ortogainanadditionalpintotheirplaque,theCrossfitclubofferedstudentsthe chancetoworkoutandtopushthemselvesphysicallydoingdemandingphysicaltasksthroughoutthe45minutes.

Studentsawaitedtheescapefromacademics,orthosewhojustwantedtocooloffwithcasualsports,hadthe outletstodosowiththevarietyofclubsthattookplaceafterschool.Therewasneveradullmomentevenafterthe finalschoolbellrang.

ChrisJang(12)

Crossfit

“Crossfithastaughtme variousexercisesIcan practiceonmyowntime andthesessionsreallyhelp developafullrangeofbody andmusclemovement.”

AnnaPhuah(12)

RockClimbing

“Ienjoythechallengeand thephysicalexertion becausenotonlydoyouuse yourphysicalskill,butalso yourmentalskillwhen figuringoutdifferentpaths tocompletingroutes.”

JulienGoh(12)

Badminton

“Badmintonisafunactivity thatIenjoywithfriends afteralongdayofschool. Theclubchallengesmeto faceopponentsofdifferent levelofskillanditis veryenjoyable.”

Eleanor Emis(12)

Jumpinghighupintothe air,TaeWooSong(12) leapsintotheairtosmash thebirdieagainsthis opponentduringthe weeklyBadmintonclub. Theclubmeteveryweek, andstudentsinvarious gradeshadthechanceto competeagainsteach otherinfriendlycompe-

Members’Chat

Hangingontothewall,YuanTee(10)ascendsa routeatProjectRockGurneyduringtheweekly RockClimbingClub.Theclubchallengedeach othertocompletedifferentroutesinthegymand improvedtheirskillsalongtheyear.

Whatisthebestpartof theClimbingClub?

“Thebestpartofclimbingwiththe clubisgrowingthesenseof communitywithinusclimbers.Its morethanacommunity. Itisafamily.”

Whatisthemost challengingpartto RockClimbing?

“Theworstpartofclimbingis havingtodealwiththeeffectsof itafter.Thefingerblisters, crackedfingernails,wounds,and injuries,butitisallinparttothe climbinglifeandIenjoyit.”

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DalatScoop Badminton

Nicole,haveyoudevelopedasenseof humoryet?

HwangTianXiang

Years@Dalat

♪ “Warriors” ImagineDragons

HistoryBee&Bowl Badminton

“Honestly,thethinginfrontofmeisascript andit’s…scripted.Ijustrealizedthatthescript thatIwroteis…notinterestingandrobotic.So, asaresult,Ihavedecidedtodosomething unique.Iamgoingtogooutofscript.Ihope thatthisislegendary!”

Basketball|TA

Dance|Impact

ShowChoir|ExCom

Soccer|ATSA

LifePrep

Forthelasttime,I’mnotWasian;the happierIam,thesmallermyeyesget.

EllieGuffy

Years@Dalat

♪ “Games” BradenAbdulla

Track&Field Basketball ExCom

LifePrep ATSA

“Andahushfelloverthecrowd”-PB

MarkHo

Years@Dalat

♪ “MundianToBackKe”

PanjabiMC

Worshipteam

ShowChoir Badminton

"Ifyouthinkyou'reperfectalready,then youneverwillbe"-CristianoRonaldo

Christopher EuikyumJang

Years@Dalat

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ExCom|Basketball

Track&Field ModelUN|PeerTutor

HistoryBee&Bowl JazzBand

Forthereisnevernotworktobedone.

WilliamComyn Johnston

Years@Dalat

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Track&Field Badminton PeerTutor KICSHelper

"YouShouldEnjoyTheLittleDetoursToThe Fullest.BecauseThat'sWhereYou'llFind TheThingsMoreImportantThanWhatYou Want."—GingFreecss

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Years@Dalat

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Soccer|Basketball|TA ScienceClub

WorshipTeam

Dormcouncil KICSHelper

It'sthesmallthingsthatmatter:)

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Years@Dalat

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Soccer|Basketball DalatScoop ShowChoir Impact ExCom

Saidah,haveyouFINALLYfinishedyour food?

EvanKuan

Years@Dalat

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ShowChoir ScienceClub ExCom

Ifyourgradesarelowjustraisethemduh

EvanJuday

NoahKaney

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Years@Dalat ImpactClub Crossfit LiteraryMagazine Badminton

Giveamanafishandyoufeedhimforaday. Teachafishtomananditbecomesa respectablememberofsociety.

EsterKato

Years@Dalat

♪ “BetterWhenI’mDancing” MeghanTrainor

PeerTutor ScienceClub LifePrep TA

Don'tlivealifethatwouldembarrassyou whenyoulookbackbeforeyoudie.

DavidKilgo

Years@Dalat Soccer ExCom BoyScouts PAL

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“Theinnermachinationsofmymindarean enigma.”-PatrickStar

OwenChun-LokLai

Years@Dalat

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HistoryBee&Bowl

“Ifsomeonewishestofly,willthatlethim growwings?Idon'tthinkso.Youdon't changeyourself.Youchangehowyou approachtheproblem.”-Sora

Years@Dalat Soccer Basketball Impact Crossfit ATSA

♪ “Riptide” VanceJoy

Assomeonewhohasbeenonbotha winningACSCteamandalosingACSC team,Icanconfidentlysayit’sbettertobe onthewinningACSCteam.

NatalieKhorShiJie

Years@Dalat

♪

yihuik苡慧

Soccer|Basketball

Rugby|ExCom

HistoryBee&Bowl

PeerTutor TA

Iherebypassonmycovetedtitleof“injury magnet”tothenextunluckyindividual

DavidKim

Years@Dalat Tennis|ScienceClub Badminton ExCom PeerTutor ECHO

"Don'tthink,justdo"-Horace

♪ “Faded” AlanWalker

LarissaLee

Years@Dalat

♪ “LargerThanLife” BackstreetBoys

LiteraryMagazine BookClub

Drama

"IfanyoneaskswhereIam,I'veleftthe country."-MikeWheeler,StrangerThings.

NoahLeeMinwook

Years@Dalat

♪ “WaloyoYamoni” ChristopherTin

JazzBand|TA Badminton Track&Field ShowChoir PeerTutor

"I'mnotaweeb!!!Ijustlikewatching anime!!!andtalkingaboutanime!!!and recommendinganime!!!"-YosephYang

JayLohman

RayLeeWeiJie

Years@Dalat

♪ “Blame” AirTrafficController

Drama

Letloveconquerallwoes;letitwinout amongallthehatred,jealousy,envy,and sufferingthattaintsourworld.

AngeliaLoo

AdamLimLiang

Years@Dalat

♪ “Gratitude” BrandonLake

Volleyball|ExCom|Impact BookClub WorshipTeam|Tech RockClimbing

ShowChoir

“Whenlifegivesyoulemonade,make lemons.Lifewillbeall,‘Whaaat?’”Phil Dunphy

AnnabelleLow

♪ “TheBaddest” FroggyFresh

Years@Dalat Soccer ATSA

"I'masenior,butIstayfresh,man."-Mac Miller

SaidahLy

Years@Dalat

♪ “GoodDays” SZA

Soccer|Basketball|TA DormCouncil ExCom|Impact KICS|ScienceClub LifePrep

"Anna,haveyoulearnedhowtowalk straightyet?"

GraceNeeley

Years@Dalat

♪ “NoLongerBound” ForrestFrank

Track&Field Volleyball Rugby

PottyChamp!

I’mnotgoingbald.

Years@Dalat Track&Field PeerTutor

♪ “Seasons” WavetoEarth

Withallduerespect.Sometimesnorespect isdue-SZA

BennettMcIver

Years@Dalat Soccer Basketball ExCom ATSA

♪ “MundianToBachKe” PanjabiMC

LukeNgJunWei

♪ “ChicagoBullsTheme” TheAlanParsonsProject

Years@Dalat Basketball Volleyball

Championsdon’tbecomechampionswhen theywinanevent,butinthehours,months, andyearstheyspendpreparingforit.

♪ “Clusterhug” Idon’tknowhowbuttheyfoundme

Years@Dalat ShowChoir PeerTutor Drama TA

Sahana.canyouhelpme,canIplagiarizea quote?

MillieMorgan

Years@Dalat Soccer BookClub Drama Robotics

Carelessandhavemorefun

♪ “Games” BradenAbdulla

TrevorLeeNichols

Years@Dalat

♪ “RunTheWorld!!!” Dayglow

Volleyball|Impact Track&Field RockClimbing|PAL JazzBand TA

“Inthemidstofchaos,thereisalso opportunity.”-SunTzu,TheArtofWar

DaewonNo

AliaPeterson

AnnaPhuah

Years@Dalat Soccer WorshipTeam PeerTutor Badminton TA

I’mlikethat,sinceDay1.

♪ “Day1” HONNE

KeilahPickett

Years@Dalat Basketball Crossfit ATSA

♪ “IAin’tWorried” OneRepublic

“HowluckyIamtohavesomethingthat makessayinggoodbyesohard.”-Winnie thePooh

StevenShen

Years@Dalat

♪ “Pressure” BillyJoel

RockClimbing

ArtingGood

JordanSuen

Years@Dalat

♪ “FarRockaway” KAMAUU

Basketball Volleyball ShowChoir ExCom

CIRCLE,RIGHT,CIRCLE,RIGHT,LEFT, SQUARE,X,DOWN

Years@Dalat Volleyball Crossfit D-LeagueCoach Soccer ATSA

Years@Dalat

♪ “Brazil” DeclanMcKenna

♪ “HauntYou(feat.ChloeMoriondo)” XLovers

ExCom|ECHO PeerTutor Softball|TA RockClimbing Badminton

“We’realmostthereandnowherenearit.All thatmattersiswe’regoing.”-GilmoreGirls

KeirynIsabelSandahl

Years@Dalat

♪ “TrialsTurnedtoGold” KeithGreen

HistoryBee&Bowl BookClub

LiteraryMagazine Impact Drama

“KindredspiritsarenotsoscarceasIused tothink.It’ssplendidtofindoutthereareso manyofthemintheworld.”-AnneofGreen Gables

EricaJianShin

Chika,isshestillsingle?

SahanaSelvaraja

Years@Dalat ImpactClub DebateClub

Drama

♪ “WeAreOne” LionKing2

PeerTutor

I’lldowhatIsay,andI’lldowhatIdon’tsay, too.

TaewooSong

♪ “WayBackHome” Shaun

Years@Dalat WorshipTeam TA Drama

MybiggestflexisthatIhavecupnoodles afterme.

EnsonTangErnShern

Years@Dalat

♪ “WhatDoestheFoxSay” Yivis

Volleyball|Basketball Soccer|KICS JazzBand|PeerTutor Crossfit|TA BoyScouts

“Ifthere’sawill,there’saway,ifthere’sa quizlet,there’sanA.”

♪ “ErikSatie:GymnopedieNo.1” PyotrGodunov

Years@Dalat Badminton

“Ionlyeatonigirimicrowaved.”-Yoseph

LeiTee

Years@Dalat

♪ “FortheLongestTime” BillyJoel

Impact|ExCom

BoyScouts

CrossCountry RockClimbing Crossfit

Thebestwatercooleristheoneoutsidethe staffroom.

ChikaTsumagari

Years@Dalat

♪ “BeatIt” MichaelJackson

Soccer|Basketball Impact|ECHO

ShowChoir

DalatScoop

Volleyball

Jasmine,areyoustillbroke?

NatashaLauren Worten

Years@Dalat

♪ “SameBoat” LizzyMcAlpine

ShowChoir|Soccer Basketball Crossfit

WorshipTeam ATSA

Theanswerisalwayslongisbrevis.

BenjaminYeoh

Years@Dalat

♪ “Negaraku”

TheOneWorldEnsemble

Basketball

MoriahLynnWinsor

Years@Dalat

♪ “Hummingbird” RobbieWinsor

Track&Field Rugby

ShowChoir

It’spronouncedbAYg

YosephYang

Years@Dalat

♪ “TopoftheWorld” TheCarpenters

PeerTutoring Badminton

“Ifyoufeeluncomfortable,correctyour posture.”KimChan-Ho(akaRalo)

BenjaminWong

Years@Dalat

♪ “Sweden” C418

Soccer|ExCom Track&Field JazzBand|PeerTutor ShowChoir WorshipTeam

Thebeautyoflifeliesinitsuncertainty.

AshleyYeoh

Years@Dalat

♪ “NeverBeeninLove” WillJay

Drama

AfterIgraduate,Ihave3-5yearsof University,then5moreyearsofMasters, thenevenmoreforaPhD.I’mgonna graduatefromUniversitywhenI’mover30.

Volleyball

Tennis

Badminton

Don’tfollowyourdreams,follow @_ben.yeoh_

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ShotintheNameofLeadership

ByJoycelynFung

Withthesoundofpaintballswhistlingoverhead,paint splatteringonhelmets,andthudsofbulletsmarkingtheir targets,maskedfiguresscrambledtoclaimavictoryinawar thatwagedamongstagroupofstudentswhootherwise seemedtogetalongprettywell.OnAugust5,the LeadershipDevelopmentClassleftforaretreattobond, learnaboutleadership,andsettheirmindsetsfortheyear ahead.Thegroupofstudents,gatheredinaquestionable arrayofclothing,werereadytobravethefirstlesson:paintballing.Takingtothebattleground,studentsletloosewhile firingenthusiasticallyatoneanotherwithnosignsof remorse.EvenMr.TomPenlandfullyembracedtheordeal andskilfullydisposedofanyunsuspectingvictim.

Cheerfully,SharonKang(12)boasted,"Myfavoritepartof thetripwasshootingmyroommateinthehead!"

Followingpaint-balling,thestudentssharedamealat VivaStalls,wheretheycontinuedtoplaygamesandsolidify theirbondasaclass.Oncefulloffoodandlaughter,they journeyedbacktotheretreatcenterwhereMr.J.J.Davisled asessiononthevaluesofleadership.Usingthesportsfieldas ametaphor,hebrokedownthecorevaluesintofourkey points:tobewilling,tocommit,togiveyourbesteffort,and

tohaveagrowthmindset,allleadingtoglorifyingGod.

EvanJuday(12)expressed,"Istrugglewithfindingthe motivationtostartthings,andIampronetojustletting projectsgo,sohearingwhathehadtosayaboutstaying committedtowhatyousayyou'regonnadowasreally helpfulformeandgotmethinkingabouthowIshould approachtasksorgoals."

Afterthesession,theclassenjoyedacampfireonthe beachwheretheymades’moresandsangworshipsongs. LaurenWorten(12)tookfulladvantageoftheoceanandsaid, "IenjoyedthrowingJoycelynintotheocean!"

Despitethefatigue,studentscontinuedbondingas HayleeDouglas(12)shared,"Myfavoritepartwaseating candyandsingingwithmyfriendsinourpajamas."Wornout fromadayofactivities,thestudentswounddownfornight.

Inspiredfortheyearandfilledwithgoalsandaspirations, studentsreturnedthenextdayafteranothersessionandan arrayofteam-buildingactivitiesonthebeach.AsEleanor Emis(12)shared,"IhopetobuildacommunityatDalat(and evenoutside)thatcanleanonandencourageeachother."

Decoratedwithacollectionofbruises, thenewlybondedLeadershipDevelopmentClasswasmorereadythaneverto "CompeteToday,WinForever!"

LUÍSVIEIRA

"Thehardestchoicesrequire thestrongestwills"

ByNatalieKhor

Averagingapproximately3hoursofsleepbetweenthem, TiaEmmanuel(9),EeRynnOng(9),YewonLee(9),and JonathanOoi(9)crawledupoutofbedintheweehoursof themorningtowatchthesunrisethatotherstudentswho hadpreviouslybeentotheLostParadiseresortvouchedto bestunning—theywerenotdisappointed.Theskywas coveredinswatchesofpurplesandpinks,asightthey quicklycapturedwiththeirphones,onlytorealizethatthe cameracouldneverdoitjustice.

Justthenightbefore,studentsattheLeadershipRetreat enjoyeddinnertogetherintheconferenceroom,followedby asessionwithMr.Penlandoneffectiveandineffective leadership.“[Thetalk]mademethinkalotaboutwhyI wantedtobehere,”commentedEmmanuel.“Ithelpedme getmoreideasonaspectsIneedtoimproveon.”

Onthemorningofthesecondday,drowsystudentswho stumbledintotheconferenceroomweregreetedwithroti canaiandmilo,asatisfyingmealthatleftthemenergizedand readyforthefirstsessionoftheday:problem-solvingwith Ms.ShawnaWood.Shepreparedenvelopeswithactual circumstancesthatpreviousstudentleadersdealtwithand hadeachcommitteebrainstormwaystheywouldrespond.

Manyofthecriseswereshocking.“Theonewherethe presidentswereexpelledwasinsane,”exclaimedJiaRuSim (11).Othersituationsincludedexpelledactingleadsaweek beforeJSB,thedeathofaclassmate,andmore.

ForRebeccaWong(10),thelastsessionoftheretreatwas herfavorite.“We’vebeenwithourownExComthewhole time,andsoIreallylikedthepicture[activity]becauseitwas somethingwealldidtogether,”saidWong.

Mrs.TressaWhiteprepared30sheetsofpictures, distributedamongthestudents,thatallconnectedintoa storyandhadthemgetintothecorrectchronologicalorder withoutshowingeachothertheirimages.Chaosruledthe roominitially,butthingsslowlybecameorganizedaspeople practicedeffectivecommunicationandactivelistening.

Theretreatendedwithafriendlypuzzleboxchallenge betweeneachcommittee,withthePALcommittee emergingasthevictor.Whiletheothergroupscrowded aroundthetablespuzzlingovertheirclues,PALhappily snackedontheAirheadsandStarburstsfromtheirunlocked box.

Studentleadersemergedfromthisretreatnotonlymore preparedandenthusiasticfortheyearto comebutalsosatedfromtheendless mealsandsnacksprovidedoverthis24hourtrip.

SunrisesandSeminars

OurdearestKeilah

Weloveyoudeeplyand aresoproudofyou!You haveperseveredwith muchpatience.You’ve surrenderedyoursmiles andtearstoourFatherin heaven,andHehas faithfullycarriedyou! ContinuetoshineHis light,andshareHislove. Staygnarly!☺ Pa,Ma,Hannah&Micah

Keilah Sara Pickett

Isaiah26:3-4,“[He]willkeepinperfectpeacehim whosemindissteadfast,becausehetrustsinyou TrustintheLordforever,fortheLord,theLord,isthe Rocketernal.”

AfterSneakDinner

ByMoriahWinsor&DarrylDwumfour

OnSaturday,September10th,thejuniorsplannedan After-SneakDinnerfortheclassof2023.Beingthefirst majorjunior-plannedevent,therewaslittleevidenceofwhat typeofeveningitwouldbe.

Thegeneralconsensus?

Thejuniorsdidafantasticjob.Theairplane-themeddecor andcostumedjuniorsmadeforalovelyandrealisticairtravel ambiance.

Uponarrival,eachseniorhadachancetocreatetheir passport.Theywentthroughimmigration,whichwasjusta seriesofminorquestions.Afterthat,theyhadphotostakento installintotheirmakeshiftpassports.Oncefinishedwiththeir passports,theywalkedtoVintageChapelwherethedinner wasbeingheld.

KaiRuBok(12)saidhe"feltlikeitwasarealairplane."

Thehyper-realistic12-wingedairplanewasn'ttheonly uniqueexperienceofAfter-Sneakdinner; someseniorsfacedfrighteningencounters withthejuniorclasssecurity.SeniorLauren WortenwasinterrogatedbyKathrynBoyd (11)beforeenteringtheloungeandsaidit

madeherfeel"weak."

Similarly,HayleeDouglas(12)wasescortedofftheaircraft forinappropriatebehaviorandsaidshe"felt[her]honorwas brokendown,insultedandrippedaway."

Otherseniorsfellvictimtointensivesecuritychecks,and manywereaccusedofbeingpartoftheterroristorganization ExCom.Whenaskedwhatmadeherbehavesohorrendously,Douglasclaimedthebutterchickenmadeherlose control.Itwastoobussin',andherbodyachedformorethan shecouldconsume.Manyotherseniorsagreedthebutter chickenwastop-level,andWortenevenfeltinspiredenough tomakeatoastinitshonor.

Afterdinner,theyplayedKahootwhichinvolvedfacts aboutourclassmates.ThemostexcitingtopicwasChris Jang(12)havingrelativesinNorthKorea.Latertheywere servedabananasplitasdessert.Afterfeastingondinner, manyhadnoroomfordessert,butJayLohman(12)said, "Thereisalwaysasecondstomachfordessert."

Overall,thejuniorsdidafantasticjobprovidingagreat mealandafuntimefortheseniors’After-SneakDinner.If anything,theirwell-planneddinnerhasmadeforagood indicationofwhatJSBwillbelike.Yaytothejuniors,yayto butterchicken,andyaytoasmoothlyplayed-outAfterSneakdinner.

DearestEvan

WearethankfulthatyouarefearfullyandwonderfullymadebyGod.Youarecute,smart,fun,communica�ve,kind, responsible,andverythough�ul.Wearesoproudofyou.Asyouareembarkingonanewlifejourney,remembertoalways seekGodinallthethingsthatyoudo.MayyoucontinuetoflourishinGod’sblessings!Lovealways,momanddad

Fung

Untouchable

ByOliviaElliott

FromthedrizzlyrainforestofPenangtotheskyscrapers ofKLtothequadofMalaysia’suniversityofscience,Varsity GirlsRugbyhadanamazingseasonfromstarttofinish.The playersexpressedthatrugbywasunlikeanyothersportthey haveplayed.

NatalieKhor(12)describedthatsheusuallyplays“brute forcesports,butrugbyrequiredmuchmoreagilityand speed”thansheexpected.

JingXuanLeow(10)alsocommentedthatrugbyrevolved aroundspeed,having“stickyfingers,”andtheabilityto observetheopponentsanddecideonaplayonthespot. Additionally,rugbyrequiredteamworkandtrust;onecannot gooffaloneandhopeforthebest.Itcallsforateamwho communicateswell,runsfast,andhasnicedumps.

Butthroughthatspeedandagility,theteamplaced secondinthePenangStateChampionship,wasawarded fourthplaceatISKL,andonFebruary11th,wongold undefeatedattheirfinaltournament.Mr. ChadNeeley,theteam’snumberonefan, saysthattherugby“girlsembodythe characterofChristianathletes.Theyplay hard,throughhardships,finishstrong,build

offofeachother,loveoneanother,respecttheiropponents, respecttherefs,wanttolearn,wanttogetbetter,runthe wholegame,celebratewell,andstayhumble.”

Belovedbypassionateparents,supportivesiblings,and caringcoaches,thisteamimprovedsignificantlyforthe intrasquadmatchbetweentheSkyQueens(blue)andthe GoldenSlayers(gold).DuringSeniorNight,rugbycoaches Mr.BobWright,Mrs.RachelBrooks,andMr.AdamDaniels expressedtheirdeepgratitudeandencouragementtothe SkyQueens,whichincludedMillieMorgan,GraceNeeley, JetaAnderson,andEleanorEmis.Theyalsoshowedsincere appreciationandaffectionfortheGoldenSlayers,consisting ofMoriahWindsor,NatalieKhor,andOliviaElliott.Afterthe recognitionspeeches,theteamandparentsinteractedover snacks,karaoke,andaphotoshoot.Butthiseventcouldnot havehappenedwithoutthebehind-the-scenesteamworkof Mrs.MargretEmisandMrs.JuniWorten.

Duringtheseason,theteammembersconnectedalmost instantly.KathrineBoyd(11)andJaneLee(9)wereboth surprisedandgratefulforawarmwelcometotheteamand thefriendshipstheydidnotknowtheyneeded.

The2022-2023VarsityRugbyteamwillneverforgetthe beautifulteamwork,thethrillofscoring,andthesupport fromteammates-theyfeltuntouchable.

CONGRATULATIONS

WEARESOPROUDOFYOU.YOUAREANAMAZINGFRIENDTOALLANDA JOYTOBEAROUND.MAYYOURKINDNESSANDCOMPASSIONFOROTHERS ALWAYSBEYOURSTRENGTH.WEWISHYOUTHEBESTFORTHEFUTURE ANDKNOWTHATWITHGODALLTHINGSAREPOSSIBLE.STANDSTRONG, LOVE,LAUGHANDLIVEYOURLIFETOTHEFULLEST!

XOXODADMUM&LAUREN

LarissaLee

BEHOLDIAMWITHYOUALWAYS.MATTHEW28:20

Boarding

EagleGames:RainorShine

ByBenjaminYeoh

OnThursday,15September,wasthehighlyanticipated EagleGames.Everyoneexcitedlyshoweduptoschoolin theirhouse-coloredclothing,facepaint,bandannas,and otheraccessories.

Theenergyandenthusiasmthroughoutthehighschool waspalpable,notonlybecausestudentsgottoskipclasses butbecausetheyembracedtheteamspiritanddidourbest fortheirteams.

Itwasfairtosaythatmostpeoplehadhighexpectations forEagleGames,asitwastheannualeventwheretheentire highschoolgottogethertohavefunandletloose.

Thefirsthalfofthedaywentsmoothly.Eachgroup gatheredonthebasketballcourtintheirrespectivegroups andshowedtheiruniqueteamcheers.Theymadesureother groupscouldheartheirloud,boomingcheersbefore headingofftotheirrespectivestationsforthegames.

Butnotlongafter,itstartedraining.Manypeopleenjoyed runningaroundintherain,especiallyrunningaroundand slidingontheslipperyupper-fieldgrass.

AsIsaacLee(11)said,“Ahighlight,despitebeinginjured, wasCaptainChicken.Althoughourteamwasbatteredup

Wefeelsothankfulforthewonderful experiencesandmemorieswehave sharedtogetherandthewayswehave seenyougrowandmature.Thankyou forsharingyourlivesandheartswithus! Asyouenterthisnextstageoflifeand greaterindependence, wepraythat“yourrootswillgrow deeperintoGod’sloveforyou, andthatyouwillbuildyourliveson Him.Thenyourfaithwillgrowstrongin thetruthyoureceived, andyouwilloverflowwithgratitude.” (Colossians2:7)

andwelostafewmembers,westillwon.Despitebeingshort andinjured,Iwasabletohelpmyteaminotherwayslike catchingthechicken.”

However,thelightdrizzlessoonturnedintopouringrain. Alltheoutdooractivitieshadtobecanceledormoved indoors.Onlyafewgroupwereluckyenoughtoparticipate inalltengames.

Havingtomissthemostexcitingoutdoorgamesdueto therainwasdisappointingformany.Thegroupsthatmissed theoutdoorgameswatchedandcheeredtheirteamonin dodgeball,headbands,andothergames,makingthemostof theactivitiestheywereabletoparticipatein.

Eventhoughtherewereunforeseencircumstances,this year’sEagleGamesstillturnedouttobeahugesuccess.It wasespeciallymemorablefortheseniorsasitwasthelast EagleGamesforthem.

NicoleKhor(12)summeduptheeventbysaying,“Thelast normalEagleGameswehadwasbackinninthgrade,so beingabletoendmyhighschoolcareerwithanormalone wassomethingsuperexcitingtome.I’mgladIwasableto gettoknowtheunderclassmenbetterand gladIcouldmakecherishedmemories togetherwithmyfellowseniorsatourlast EagleGames.”

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ACSCChampions

ByDaewonNo

Theboysvarsitysoccerteambecamethechampionsand succeededinbringingthetrophybackhomefromtheACSC BoysSoccerTournamentthatwasheldinICSBangkokfrom October19tothe22.LedbyMr.BrendanvanRensburgand CoachBenKaney,theteamtriumphedandclaimedthetitle ofbeingundefeatedthewholetournament.

Theboysplayed6gamesintotal,includingthechampionshipmatch.TheyplayedFaithandICS-BKKonthefirst dayandachievedbigwinswithascoreof4-1againstFaith and5-0againstICS-BKK.ThegameagainstGraceonthe seconddaywasaverytoughandclosegamefortheboys, buttheymanagedtowinbyalast-minutegoal.Theboys continuedtowinbothgamesonthethirdday.Theywon2-0 againstYISSand3-1againstMorrison.Theyendedupin1st placeforRoundRobinPlaywith15points.ICS-BKKplaced 2ndplace,sotheywerescheduledtoplayinthechampionshipmatchthenextday.

Thechampionshipgamewasveryintense.Bothteams playedexceptionallywellandwereevenly matched.ICS-BKKhadcomepreparedand wereverydifferentfromtheirgameagainst DalatintheRoundRobinplay.

Thefirsthalfpassedbywithnogoals,andbothteams werecarefulnottobethefirsttoconcede.Thencamethe secondhalf.JosiahAndrews(11)scoredthefirstgoalofthe game.Notlongafter,Dalatgaveawayapenalty.The opponentscoredthepenaltyalongwithanotheropenplay goal.Thescorewas2-1toICS,andpeoplestartedtothinkit wasover.However,withonlyaround4minutesleftonthe clock,SooWeiGoh(12)cametotherescueandscoredan equalizinggoal.Thegamecarriedontoextratime.Dalat pressedhard,whichledtoapoorpassbytheopponent’s defense.ThenDaewonNo(12)interceptedtheball,went throughmultipledefenders,andscoredapotentialwinning goalonlyaminuteintothehalf.Dalatimmediatelychanged toadefensiveformationandfoughthardtodefendtheir goal.Thefinalwhistleblew,andDalathadwon3-2.

NoahKaney(12),oneofthetwocaptainsoftheDalat soccerteam,whenaskedabouttheteam’sperformancein thetournament,remarked,“Ithinkweplayedwellasateam; wefoughthardthewholetournamentandstayedfocused. Wenevergaveupandgaveitouralltotheend,anditpaid off.”

Apartfromtheteamaward,JayLohman(12),Romeo Kontsas(10),NoahKaney(12),andDaewonNo(12)received theAlltournamentaward;NoahKaney(12)alsoreceivedthe MVP,andDaewonNo(12),thegoldenboot.

DearestsonTaewoo,weleaveyouwiththis: Graduationfromhighschoolisjustthebeginningofthe brightpaththat'sfilledwithyourdreamsandhopes.

ThegreatestfulfillmentinlifeiswhenyouacknowledgeGod andseekHiskingdomfirst;Hewillalwaysmakeyourpath straightinlifeinorderforyoutobeabigblessingtoothers!

Yourfamilylovesyoutothemoonandback.-Songfamily

JoyBeyondBugBits

BySahanaSelvaraja

Penang,Malaysia—anexoticdestinationthatlures travelersfarandwidewithitsuniqueblendofculture,nature, andadventure.ThosewhochosetostayinPenangindulged intheultimateislandexperience:baskinginthesun's warmth,takingrefreshingdipsinthesea,andexploringthe livelybuzzofthestreetvendorsinGeorgetown,orsimply sleeping12hoursadayinthecomfortoftheirbedrooms withoutshoweringfordays.Butforthosewithathirstfor adventure,thebroaderregionofSoutheastAsiabeckoned.

ItwasfinallythattimeoftheyearfortheImpactTrips.

FromthelivelytownofBandung,Indonesia,totheisland ofBorneo,ourstudentshavediscoverednewcultures,made newfriends,andcreatedmemoriesthatwilllastalifetime. OnthefirsttriptoIndonesia,studentspartneredwithlocal ministriestoprovideserviceopportunities,usingsportsand Englishtoconnectwithyouthsinlocalprisonsand orphanages.AndinthesecondtriptoBorneo,theybuilt mountainbikingtrailsandranactivitydaysforspecialneeds families,forgingmeaningfulconnections withlocalbusinessesandnot-for-profit organizations.

TheseImpactTripsweremorethanjustseeingnewsights anddoingnewthings;they'reaboutdiscoveringthe commonhumanitythatunitesusallandlearningto appreciatethediversitythatmakesourworldsovibrantand fascinating.

NoteveryonechosetogoonanImpactTrip;others decidedtospendtheirtwo-weekvacationluxuriously.For instance,someseniorschosetotraveloutofPenangstate.

StevenShen(12),aseniorwhotraveledtoThailand,shared hismostmemorableexperience:"Themostrefreshing memoryfromThailandisgettingbugbites,Iwouldsayso." Whilegettingbugbitesmightseemlikeanunusualsourceof refreshment,Shen’swillingnesstoembracetheunexpected wasatestamenttohisadventurousspirit.

Meanwhile,RayLee(12)spenthisspringbreakinJapan."I hadafuntimeinJapan!BackbeforeCOVIDstarted.Itwas anannualtraditiontogotherelikeeveryspring,andthiswas mylasttimegoingthereforawhile.I'mgoingtomissit,"he lamented.Lee’snostalgiaforJapanechoedthesentiment feltbymanytravelerswhoyearnedtoreturntotheirfavorite destinationsassoonasitwassafetodoso.

Whetheryou'reexploringthetemplesofGeorgetownor trekkingthroughlushjungles,there'snoshortageof adventuretobehadinPenangandbeyond.

DearOlivia,

Frommovingoverseasatthirteen,toperseveringthroughyearsof lockdown,tonavigatingschoolin12thgradefortheveryfirsttime,(plusa lotofthingsinbetween!),God'sgraceandfaithfulnesshasbeenevidentin andthroughyou.WepraisetheLordforthegoodworksweseeHim completinginyouandaredelightedtoseeyoufollowinghardafterHim andservingthosearoundyou.Youarereadyforthenextstep;welook forwardtohavingafrontrowseatandcheeringyouon!

Weloveyou, Dad,Mom,Marissa,Addison,Isaac&Asher

SchedulingComplexities

ByMichaelHsu

Withagrowingstudentbody–thehighschool communityhasneverbeensobigbefore–andmoreopportunitiesforthoseinLearningSupport/ExceptionalLearners, certaincourseshadinevitablybeenstretchedtoorbeyond capacity,includingAblockHomeEc,BblockForensics,C blockSpiritualDisciplines,andDblockMediaLit,among others.

Seniorsand,inparticular,Juniorstookadvantageofthe optiontoreplaceastudyhallwithanadditionalcourse, typicallyMediaLit.Toaccommodatethischange,some studentshadtoreshuffletheirschedules.Forexample,Alicia Lim(‘24)switchedfromDblockBiotoAblockBiotoaccommodateMediaLitinherschedule.

Commentingfirsthandaboutthedifferentatmospheres intheBioblocks,sherespondedcurtly,“It'sworseinA block.”Thankfully,Ms.SherwynneGohwasabletokeepher inBioforonelastdayonthe12thbeforeschedulechanges kickedinthefollowingday.AccordingtoMs.Goh,shepaid Mr.KitChin“sincerely”forthetemporarytransfer.

Ontheotherhand,arecordlownumberofstudents enrolledinBand,withMr.Kearneyspecificallycitinga shortageofpercussionplayers.TaewooSong(‘23)andPeter

Hsu(‘25)weresubsequentlyresourcedtothemusical endeavor.Nevertheless,secondsemestersawMVPAdam Lim(‘23)transferredbackintoChoir.

NotablesoundboothresidentJoshuaEmmanuel(‘23), however,wouldnotenrollhimselfinTechIIforthe5th semester:“I'mdeeplyhurtandsaddenedthatIcannottakea classthatIenjoy.”Asaresult,JoshuaEmmanuelwasnotable toadvancetoTechVI.However,theTechIclassfrom semesteronesawalmostacompletereconstructioninTech II:afterfulfilledscheduledchanges,AaronAndrews(‘26), AidanBoyd(‘26),andTaewooSong(‘23)allmanagedtofree theirHblocksforahigh-techclasswithMr.Roylance.Tothe soleseniorwhojumpedship,thefreshmenexpressedmixed sentiments:“Idon’thonestlycarebecauseyouwerealways breakingthings”(RioRandrianarivelo),“Ubetrayer”(Jueun Seo),“Bro,whyyou’dhavetoleave?”(AaronAndrews),and “It’smuchmorefunnow”(AidanBoyd).

Ofcourse,somerequestsgoagainsthandbookpolicyor mayrequireapprovalfrommultipleindividualsindifferent departments.Overall,however,schedulechangeswerea logisticsuccess.KudostoMr.Dobsonforspearheadingthe inter-departmentaleffort,whoremarked,“Weevenfinished adayearlierthannormal.”Incontrasttothe processfromyearsago,when“students waitedinaqueueoutsidetheoffice,”the newsystemworkedbetter.

-Numbers6:24-26

Congratulations,ourdearestdaughter.Weare soproudofyou.Youhavegrownintoakindheartedanddelightfulyounglady.MayGod blessyouandkeepyou. Weloveyou, Mom,Dad,andNoah

TheDorm’sAnnualAdventure

ByKyuHwiHan

OnNovember25,campusechoedwiththesoundof suitcasesrattlingacrosstheconcreteroadasthedorm studentsshuffledthemselvestowardthebusthatwould drivethemofftotheirtwo-dayretreatatIpoh.

“Thefood.Ican’twaittohavethosebunsagain,”sighed JoycelynFung(12).

“Withthecondensedmilk,”chimedinMicahPickett(10).

Afterthefour-hourbusride,everyoneclamberedintothe backofatruck,clutchingontotherustymetalrails,preparing foranotherbumpyjourneyahead.Themountainsresounded withwhoopsandshoutsofgiddystudentsstandingatthe backofthetruck.Therewereafewshrieksand“ow’s”here andthereduetosomeoftheleaveshavingtheaudacityto smackourfaces.Bytheendofthetrip,hairwasindisarray, butheartsthumpedinexcitement:they’darrived.

Butwhentheygotoffthetruck,theirheartsdroppedwith disappointment.Itwasn’tthesameAdeline’s.Asimplehouse hadreplacedthebelovedresort.

“Well,atleastthefoodwillbethesame,” KyuHwiHan(12)said.However,noonecould spotthelongtablehostingthelong-awaited

buffet.Everyonetrudgedtheirwaytothedininghall,hoping againsthopethatthefoodwouldtastejustaswellas remembered.Luckily,lunchsatisfiedtheirravished stomachs.Butmanylamentedthelossofbunswith condensedmilk.

Afterourmeal,thegirlspreparedtoheadintothe residence,readyingthemselvesformoredisappointment. Butwhentheywalkedin,theroomfilledwithdelighted gasps.Itwasabeautifulhousewithatallceiling,filledwith cozybunkbeds,eachbyalamplight.Themetalstairs spiraledupontoawoodenplatformwherethereweremore snugmattresses.

Thenexthoursincluded:paddlingacrosstheriver, jumpingoffboulders,laughingatUncleKeith’sspluttering faceasheresurfacedfromgettingdunkedinthewater.The dormretreatstillretainedthecharmmostofhelddear.For theseniors,itwasamomentofclosureandappreciation:

EllieGuffy(12)said,“Itwasfun.Italsogavemeachance toconnectwithmyyoungerdormsiblings.”

SharonKang(12)said,“Ilikedit.I’mgladIcouldbondone moretimewithmydorm.”

JoycelynFung(12)said,“Onceagain,thefoodwas bussing.”Dormstudentsmadelastingmemoriestotakewith themforwhentheyleftthisplacethattheycalledhome.

TheLordblessyouandkeepyou;the Lordmakehisfacetoshineupon you,andbegracioustoyou;theLord liftuphiscountenanceuponyou,and giveyoupeace.

Proverbs3:5-6

Emis Emis

Emis

Congratulationsonyourgraduation! We’resoproudofyousonforyouraccomplishments,your achievements,butmostofall,ofthepersonyou’ve become.Chaseyourdreams.Neverstoptrying.Neverstop learning.Livelifetothefullestandgiveitnothingbut yourbest.Nomatterwhereyougoorhowsuccessfulyou become,Neverlosesightofyourself.Alwaysbehumble. MayGodprotectandguideyou.

Love, Dad,Mum,Darnell&Derion

Heybigbro,Congratulationsonyourgraduation.Ijustwantedtowishyouwellin yourfuture,andyourschoolyears.Ihavealwayslookeduptoyouandstillwill. MayGodprotectandguideyouthroughyourjourney.Andwhenyoucomeback foravisit,bringmePrimeEnergyplease.LoveDerion

RememberPsalm23,bigbrother

Mybrotherisfinallmovingoutthehouse.It’s beenincrediblehavingyouaround,playinggames withyou(Ialwayswin)playingsportswithyou(I alwayswin)vibingandchillingwithyou,it’sbeen veryniceandthat’ssomethingIwillmissgreatly.I dowishyousuccessinuniversityandIcan’twait foryoutocomebackwiththembills.Hopeyou havefunandadios.RememberDeuteronomy31: 8,mybrother. Loveyou MiddleChild

Darryl,bestrongand courageous!Donotbe terrifieordismayed,forthe LordyourGodiswithyou

Congratulationsonyourgraduation!

NewWaiter,NewRestaurant

ByLarissaLee

DramaClubonFridayshavebeenastapleX-Blockfor manyofthetheatrekidsatDalatforaroundfiveyears.Every Friday,asthebellringsat3:10,we’dallscrambleourway downtotheroomAucklandonthefirstflooroftheHarbor building,excitedtoseewhatimprovgamethatdaywould bring.KeirynSandahl(12),studentleaderofDramaClub, introducedatwisttoanimprovgame.

“ItooktheconceptfromtheNewNeighborgameand madeitagamewithawaiterandrestaurantsimplytochange thepremisesotheskitswouldn’tgetold.Thegame mechanicsareessentiallythesame,”explainedSandahl.

Thegame’spremisewassimple.Itconsistedofone personactingassomeonenewmovingintoaneighborhood ofthatactor’schoice,whileotherswouldactasresidentsof thatneighborhood,eachpossessingaspecifictrait.For example,everymemberoftheneighborhoodwouldhavea differenthobbyfromeachother,oradifferentallergy.Inthis newvariationofthegame,however,thestartingactorwould serveasawaiterandpickatypeof restauranttofunctionasthesetting,likea steakhouse.Then,insteadofresidentsofa neighborhood,threeotheractorswould

comeinonebyone,actingascustomerswithdifferenttraits basedonthegivenprompt.

Whenaskedabouthisfavoriteskit,HudsonBrooks(10) saidthat“thefearonewasquitefunnysincewewereina pizzaplace,andGabe[Roylance,10]wasspeakinginan ItalianaccentandaskedifIwantedtotryallofthepizza,but Iwasafraidofolives,sowhenhesaid‘allof’itsoundedlike olive,andIfellonthefloorscreaming.”

Anothermemorableskitincludedthreedelusional customerswhoeachthoughttheyweredifferentanimals. Sandahlspenttheskitattemptingtolickherowneyeasa delusionalpersonwhothoughtshewasafrog,MarcusLim (10)portrayedapersonwhowasconvincedhewasthe “EagleofGod,”andMichaelSilverstein(10)playedacatwho wasengagedinachasewithsaideagle.

Improvgamesweren’tunusualinDramaClub.Infact,one ofDramaClub’smainpurposeswastoworkonimprovskills. Allthegamesplayedfocusedheavilyonimprovisationto practicethinkingonourfeet.

DramaClubconcludedtheweekwithfunandexcitement formanyDalatthespians.Betweentheimprovgames,the livelygroupofpeople,andthebuzzingatmosphere,it certainlyprovidedunforgettablememories.

Wearetrulyproudof you.Anewadventure awaitsyou,andasyou openthedoortothe nextchapterofyourlife, rememberthis:

"Strength islettinggo, whenyouwanttohold on. Courage ismoving forward,whenyoufear whatisahead. Wisdom islistening,whenyou wanttobeheard."

“AndIpraythatyou,beingrootedandestablishedinlove,mayhave power,togetherwithalltheLord’sholypeople,tograsphowwideand longandhighanddeepistheloveofChrist,andtoknowthislovethat surpassesknowledge—thatyoumaybefilledtothemeasureofallthe fullnessofGod.”

Allourlove, GrannyandGrandad

Ephesians3:17b-19

CongratulationsMoriah!

Wearesoproudofyou.Youhaveexcelled physically,scholastically,andspiritually.

“Whetheryouturntotherightortotheleft,your earswillhearavoicebehindyousaying,‘thisis theway;walkinit’.”

Weloveyou, GrandmaandGrandpa

Isaiah30:21

CongratulationsonajobwelldoneMoriah!Weloveyouandpray Ephesians3:16-19overyou.

IslandShootoutChampions

ByMarkHo

Afterabusyschoolday,theJVboys’basketballteamgot readytoplayintheDalatJr.IslandShootoutTournament. Rightwhentheclockhit3:10,theboyspushedasidetheir mathhomeworkandhurriedstraighttothegym.

At5:00pm,allthirteenboysandtheircoacheshuddled inbeforetheirfirstgameagainstOasis.Theboyswerekeen onshowingwhattheywerecapableof.Thegamewastense andclose.ForeverypointDalatscored,Oasisscoredtoo. Unfortunately,theboysjustbarelyfellshortofthewin,andit endedinOasis’favor48-46.

TeamcaptainCalebJun(11)said,“Weweresloppyand missedmanylayupsthatweshouldn’thave.

Afterthedisappointingfirstgameloss,theteamfocused onlyonwhatlayahead.Insteadoflookingbackontheir previousgame,theboyswerepreparedtowinagainsttheir nextopponent,ChungLingPrivate.Withtheirnewfound mindset,theywereabletocrushChungLinginathirty-point blowout.

Withtwogamesplayedbytheboys,thedayended,and theywouldhavetorestupforthegamestomorrow.

Afterhavingawholenightofrest,theJVboyswereeager

Wearesoproudofyou.Youhavegrownintoabeautiful younglady.Asyouenterthenextchapterofyourlife,we praythefollowingprayeroveryou:

Godblessyouandkeepyou,Godsmileonyouandgift you,Godlookyoufullinthefaceandmakeyouprosper.

towintherestoftheirgamesandtakehomethegold.With theirrevitalizedenergy,theboyscruisedpastPOWIIStwice withacomfortablethirteen,thentwentypointlead.

BeatingPOWIISputtheboysinthefinals.Onceagain, theywereupagainstOasis,whomtheylosttojustadayago. Beforethegame,CoachLathampulledtheboysasideand workedhismagic.Hetoldtheteamaboutthegameplanhe wascookingup.

Junsaid,“WhenIheardthegameplan,Iknewwewere goingtowin.”

Thegymwaspackedwithstudents,teacher,andparents. Theircheerswereresounding.Theboysplayedhardand madeupforthemistakestheymadeintheirfirstgame.They werereadytogettheirrevenge.Thegamewasn’teasy.Oasis foughthard,butDalatfoughtharder.Thistime,theJVboys cameoutontopwithatenpointvictory,winningthemfirst placeintheJr.IslandShootout.

Assoonasthefinalwhistlewasblown,thecrowdwent wildandtheirclapswerethunderous.Followingthe tournament,theteampreparedfortheirjourneytoThe Jungle,tofaceISKLonceagain.They workedtofixthefaultsintheirgameplay andintheirindividualskilltohopefullytake homeanotherfirstplacefortheEagles.

Wearesoproudofyou!

Asyoujourneyontothenextchapteroflife,mayyou rememberthatyouaretheBeloved,whomGodloves,caresfor, disciplinesandblesses.Mayyoucontinuetoliveoutthisgiven identityandabideinHimalways.

Loveyou, Dad,Mum,Yuan&Yu

儿子，一眨眼你都已经高中毕业了.爸爸妈妈很感恩神把你赐给我们，让我们可以陪着你长大.你从小 就是非常听话、非常乖的小孩，同时又很有原则和自律。我们为此为你骄傲和感谢神

在小学里最值得爸爸妈妈骄傲的一件事是，你坚持参加小学的合唱团.有时候即使很辛苦，但是4年的 时间，还是坚持下来了，还获得了大大小小许多合唱团奖状！同时，你还喜欢玩乐高拼搭，爸爸那个时 候就很佩服你的想象力和空间思维能力.

到了初中，爸爸妈妈带你离开中国公立学校，上了用全英语上课的基督教私立学校.爸爸妈妈希望你 透过对第二语言的掌握来打开以英文为主的广阔世界.在初中，最让爸爸妈妈骄傲的一件事是，你一个人 在美国生活学习了45天，又一个人安全的从美国回到中国.

2018年，我们一家人来到了马来西亚，在卫斯理学校读书.4年后参加国外高考，你以全A的成绩毕业. 然后进入目前Dalat学校读书.虽然在Dalat只有两年时间，但是爸爸妈妈看到你有很大的进步，无论在专 业的学习上、人际关系交往上、对神的敬虔和生命成熟度上.我们为此再次向神献上感恩！ 如今，你已经长大成人了，要离开爸爸妈妈一个人去国外生活了！记得，无论什么时候，爸爸妈妈虽 然不能在你的身边，但是爸爸妈妈的心永远与你同在！爸爸妈妈希望你记住，无论如何，爸爸妈妈的心 都与你同在！我们在天上爱你的父神、主耶稣基督和圣灵永远与你同在！ 永远爱你的爸爸妈妈：沈学理、曹丹2022/11/20

Owen

LettheLordbethecenterofyourlife always;forHeisthesourceofour strengthandwisdom.Congratulationson yourachievements!

Mayyourwonderfulaccomplishments continuethroughouttheyears. Weloveyouandareveryproudofyou,

Jay, Youhavebecomeanexcellentson!MomandIareveryproud oftheyoungmanthatyouare.Asyoubeginthenextstageof life,besuretoseekGodfirstinallthatyoudo.

TimefortheFinalStretch

ByDominicCheang

Therecomesatimewhereeveryseniorisfacedwiththe impendingrealityofhavingtograduate,leaveDalat,andgo intothewild.Formanyseniors,thisistheSeniorTransition Retreat,anannualeventplannedbytheguidance departmenttoaidseniorsintheirtransitiontogoingto universityoranywhereelsetheymightgo.

Most,ifnotall,studentsarefacedwiththeharshreality thattheywillbeleavingPenang,someforgood,aplacethey havecalledhomeforyears.ForthelocalPenagites,theyare facedwiththerealitythattheywillbeleavingtheirhomeof some-18-odd-yearstostudyabroad.

TheSeniorTransitionRetreathasalargefocusongiving studentsadviceonhowtocopeintheirtransitiontoanew place.ForTCKstudents,thismightberoutine,butitwillstill beachallengeasitwillforanyonemovingtoadifferent country.Theretreatalsogivesawidearrayofadviceon varioustopicsthatstudentswillfaceoncetheygotocollege andbeyond.

ThevenueoftheretreatthisyearwastheFlamingoHotel, justdowntheroadfromDalat.Atfirstthiswascontroversial betweenthestudentsbecause,unironically,wecouldstill seeDalatfromthebalconiesofourrooms.However,those

thoughtsandfeelingschangedimmediatelyaftergoingin. Studentsweregreetedwiththefamiliaroceanviewof TanjungBungah,surprisinglygoodfoodprovidedbythe hotel,andthequalityoftherooms.

Somestudentsalsocommentedonhowtheyenjoyedthe roomingarrangementsandfacilities.EvanKuan(12)said,“I reallylikehowwehaveconjoinedrooms.Ifeellikeit’sareally greatopportunityformetohaveconversationsandgetto knowmypeersbetter."

HayleeDouglas(12)saidthatshe“reallyenjoyed swimmingwith[her]classmates.”

“Itwasniceswimmingandhavingafullgradeonceagain afterSneak.Ihopewehavemorechanceslikethisbeforewe graduate,”EricaShin(12)agreed.

Studentsalsocommentedonthetopicscoveredoverthe retreataswell.NatalieKhor(12)saidthatshe“reallylikedthe relationshippanelbecausewewereabletoaskthepanelists anyquestionswewantedandtheyweresuperrealwithus.”

Overall,thisretreathasprovidedtheClassof2023with valuableknowledgeandinsightintolifeafterhighschool.We asaclasscansaythatwewerereadyto facethechallengesthatwillfaceusinthe monthsahead.

Lohman

FromCikuthecat: “ByeJay!Iwill missyou!”

의겸아졸업진심으로 축하한다.하나님이 만드신세상은너무넓고 신기한것들이많아서 삼촌은의겸이가더많은 것들을경험하고충분히 누리고즐기며행복하게 살았으면좋겠다.건강과 가족이최우선인것도 잊지말고.늘의겸이를 위해서기도할게.다시 한번축하한다. 작은아빠가

의겸이잘커주고

고등과정까지마치게

되니대견하고

자랑스럽구나.

대학과정도인격의

성숙과도약의기회로잘

선용하여예수믿는한

사람으로세상에서

세워지기를바란다.

기도드린다.친할아버지,

DearChris, Congratulationson yourgraduation! Wearesoproudof thekind,wise, righteous,and reliableyoungman youhavebecome. Wehopeallyour dreamscometrue!! GodBlessYouon yournewjourney intoUniversity.We loveyousomuch! Lovealways, 작은이모네family♡

축하축하우리손자의겸

이제새로운시작이널 기다리고있네.기초를

잘다졌으니멋진너만의

Congratsonyour graduation!! 너무멋진의겸이졸업 축하하고언제어디서든 널응원하고 기도해~이제의겸이 하고싶은거다해~ Iwishyouallthe verybestinthenext

Chris,Wecannotexpresshowhappywearetobeyourparents.Weare incrediblygratefultoGodthatyouhavegrownuptobecomeawonderful andwiseyoungmanduringyour12yearsinDalat.Now,asyouembarkon yourjourneyintotheworld,weencourageyoutomoveforwardvigorously towardsyourdreams.Iandmomwillalwayssupportyouandprayfor you.Loveyou,son.

Mom&Dad

Wearesoproudofyou,Angelia! Ithasbeengreatseeingyougrowinto thetalentedandbeautifulpersonyou aretoday.

Asyouenterintoanewphaseoflife, yourreadinesswillleadyoutoexplore andfindyourdream.

Alwaysbelieveinyourselfandstay healthyandhappy!

Love,Mom,Dad,&Olivia

ADayofCelebration

ByDaewonNoandEnsonTang

Friday,March10,wasabusydayfullofeventstoenjoy.It wasthelastdayofSpiritWeek-whichstartedon Wednesday-wherestudentsgottheopportunitytogetout oftheirusualmundaneuniformsanddressup.

OnthefirstdayofSpiritWeekinHS,studentscould cometoschooldressedupastheirfavoritemovie,show,or bookcharacter.Theseconddaywasablackoutorwhiteout day,andstudentshadtocoordinateanoutfitthatwaseither fullblackorfullwhite.ThefinaldayofSpiritWeekwas culturedayforthewholeschool,wherestudentscouldbe dressedintheirrespectivetraditionalattireorsimplywear clothesthatmatchedthecoloroftheircountry’sflagtoshow offtheirculturalpride;thisdayalsooverlappedwiththe InternationalFoodFair.

BenjaminWong(12)said,“Ithoughtculturaldaywasthe bestpartaboutSpiritWeek.Itwasamazinggettingtoseeall thedifferentdiverseculturesinourinternationalschool cometolife.Wegotosuchauniqueschoolwherewegetto appreciatethedifferentculturesatour schooldaily,whichissomethingthatIwillnot takeforgranted.”

TheInternationalFoodFair,asthename

suggests,wasanoccasionwhenparentsfrom23different countriesworkedhardtopreparedeliciousfoodtoservethe communityTherewasfoodrangingfrombakedgoods, desserts,andsweetandsavorydishesfrommanycountries suchasMalaysia,India,Korea,America,andGermany. Studentsandteachersbroughttheirfamiliesalongtospend anentertainingafternoonwiththem.

“IenjoyedhavingtheFoodFairafternothavingonefor twoyears,”saidHayleeDouglas(12),astheInternational FoodFaircouldn’tbeheldforthepasttwoyearsbecauseof thepandemic.

MillieMorgan(12)said“Myfavoritefoodwasthekimbap andtheKoreanstationingeneral.Iwantedtogetmorefood fromthere,butallthefoodwassoongone.”

DarrylDwumfour(12)expressedhisexcitementaboutthe event:“TheInternationalFoodFairwassomethingthatIwas prettyexcitedaboutsinceithadnothappenedinafew years.Itwasgreatseeingtheentireschoolcometolifeand cometogethertocelebratethedifferentculturesatthis schoolthroughsomethingthatwealllove:food.”

Overall,itwasanexcellenteventtoexperienceand celebratethediversityofourschool.Peoplegottodisplay theuniquenessoftheirowncultureandservethecommunity withlove.

DearestHaylee, Congratulationstoourbeau�fuldaughter whohasnotstoppedshining uncondi�onalloveandgraceforthose aroundyousincealittlegirl. Weadmireyourstrength,yourcourage, andyourintegrityandweloveyou!

Mom,Dad&Jared

Isaiah30:21 “Yourownearswillhearhim. Rightbehindyouavoicewillsay. ‘Thisisthewayyoushouldgo,’ whethertotherightortotheleft.”

FirstdaybackfromSpringBreak,adarkbluewall separatedusfromtheocean.

Theusualcalmseathatgreetedusasweenteredthe schoolcampuswasblocked.BecauseIwasoutofthe countryduringSpringBreak,Ilookedforwardtowatching thesunriseandsunsetbytheswings.ButIonlysawglimpses ofitinthesky,buriedmostlybythebluewall.

Thankfully,thedormstudentshadtheprivilegetostill havetheoceanview;however,theycouldnotcompletely avoidtheconstructionsastheywatchedthevintagechapel beingdestroyed.ManystudentsatDalatcommentedonthis newchange.

JasmineHassan(12)said,“Dang,IwishIcouldseethe view.Thisbarriercoversitall.”

Anotherstudent,EleanorEmis(12),said,“It’ssosad becausewewon’tbeabletoenjoytheoceanviewduringour lastfewmonthsleftofhighschool.”

Similarly,Ialsofeltsadthattherewon’tbemoretalkingby theswingswhilewatchingthesunset.Manyalso commentedthattheoceanviewwasacriticalpartofDalat. Wheneverpeoplevisitedoraschoolcameforacompetitive gameatDalat,theyalwaystalkedabouthowDalatwas blessedtohavethisbeautifulvieweveryday.

Despitetherisingcomplaintsfromhighschoolstudents, middleschoolstudentswereexcitedaboutthisnewchange. Eventhoughtheyweredisappointednotseeingtheview,the constructionwillendwithanewmiddleschoolbuildingfor them,achangemanymiddleschoolerslookforwardto.

Bythistimenextyear,hopefullythisnewwallwillbe gone,anewmiddleschoolbuildingwillbecompleted,and theDalatcommunitywillreturntonormalwithitsbeautiful oceanview.

Althoughthecurrentseniorswon’tbetheretoseethe finalproduct,wehopethisconstructionwillendwellforthe futureofDalatandthemiddleschool studentsandteacherswhowillenjoyanew buildingoftheirown.

Douglas

BySharonKang

TheNewWall

ToourdearestBenjamin, Congratulations!

WearethankfulthatGodhasblessedusasafamily.Weareproudofbeingyour parents.Yourgreatachievementshowsyouhavegrownintoaresponsible, compassionateandenergeticyoungman.

Theoutsideworldisforyoutoexplore,tomakeyourdreamcometrue,tocontributeand toenjoy.RemembertoalwaysseekGod’sguidance.TrustinGodthatHewillguideyouto therightpath.

Keeploving,caring,shining,sharingkindness,doingyourverybestandblessingothers.

BelieveinyourselfandhavefaithinGod.

Weloveyoudeeplyandalwayshereforyou.

From:Papa,Mummy,Samuel&Clarise

Yeoh

DearTimothyHwangTianXiang, Makeprogressbymovingforward astepatatime.Witheachstep filledwithpersistenceand perseverance,youcanovercome anyobstacles.

Lovefromyourparents

Wearesoproud ofyou,Trevor!

Youareanamazingyoung man.Continuetobuildyour relationshipandrelyonGod. "Don’tletanyonethinklessof youbecauseyouareyoung.Be anexampletoallbelieversin whatyousay,inthewayyou live,inyourlove,yourfaith andyourpurity."

1Timothy4:12

Weloveyou!

KongKong,Dad,Momand Kiera

AFestiveNightinHarborHall

ByNoahLee

OnThursday,the13thofApril,theDalathighschoolchoir concerttookplace.Thereweretwogroupsthatpresented separately:thechoirandShowChoir.Bothgroupsworked hardandpreparedthemselvesforthewholesemesterto presentthemselvesonthisday.

Duringpreparationweek,theShowChoirgatheredinthe halleverymorningat7:15topracticetheirsingingand dancingwithMs.JoyceGoh,theChoirandShowChoir teacher.Ms.Gohtriedherbesttohypethememberson, “Comeoneveryone!Iknowit’smorning,butyougottaforce theenergyout!”

Alongwiththesingersanddancers,theTechTheater teamwokeupearlyinthemorningtogettotheirstations. JoshuaEmmanuel,theaceoftheteam,said,“Tohelpwith thechoirconcert,Ihavetowakeupearlyeveryday.”

AstheShowChoirdancedandsang,theTechTeammade manyadjustmentstothelightsandscreening.Thanksto them,thestagewaslitwithfabulouscolorsandvariousfancy lightstohighlighttheperformance.TheShowChoir memberswouldcomeandpracticeonstagefirst,andthe choirmemberswouldcomeafter.SomeoftheShowChoir memberswerealsoinchoir,sotheyhadconsecutive

practices.

MarkHo,aseniorinbothchoirs,said,“We’redoomedfor theconcert.”Manychoirmemberssaidtheyfeltthesame.

Onthedayoftheconcert,bothchoirscamepreparedto thewaitingroomtowarmupbeforetheirconcerts.Thechoir membersweredressedproperlyinblack,andeachShow Choirmemberworeadistinctcostume,fillingtheroomwith colors.Theywarmedupstrong,cheeringeachotheron.The ShowChoirgatheredonelastcheertoencourageeachother andsetoutthedoortotheconcerthall.Thatnight,thehall wasfullofenergyandspirit.Thelayersofharmoniesand powerfulstrikesofchoreographycaptivatedtheaudience throughoutthenight.

“Iwasreallynervous,soItriedtousethatenergytoturnit intoexcitement,”ChikaTsumagari(12)recalled,“AndIthink wefinishedwell.”

Aftertheconcert,everyonetookpicturestogetheronthe stage.Thetechguyscamedownandcelebratedtheendof theconcerttogetherwiththechoirs.TaeooSong(12),a helperfromtheTechTeam,said,“Whenthechoirwas singingthepartwhereMosessplitthesea in“ThePrinceofEgypt”movie,Itimedthe videoperfectly.Ididn’tevenhaveacue.”

지금도그렇지만

얼굴에늘미소가가득했던우리지안이

유치원을졸업하고초등학교에입학했던때가

생각난다

설레고모든것이궁금했던너

호기심이가득한초롱초롱한눈으로

싱글싱글미소가떠나지않았던얼굴로

쉬는시간이면학교긴

복도가넘좋다면서

빗자루하나어깨에메고이쪽끝에서저쪽끝으로

뛰어다녔던너

얼마나귀엽고사랑스럽던지...

벌써고등학교를졸업하는어엿한성인이된너를

보는엄마아빠도가슴설렌다

네가또어떤세계로나아가네눈이얼마나반짝일

지...신나할지...

늘행복했으면좋겠고

혹어떤힘든일이와도굳건하게이겨내길바라고 네따뜻한미소를나누는사랑많이이가 되길바란다

무엇보다너는하나님의딸이라는걸잊지말길

바란다

-엄마가(Mom)

DearJian 흔적없는삶~ 흔적이남는삶~ 흔적을만드는삶~ 어떤인생이던다의미가있는 삶이다. 네가배운지식 네가갖고있는열정 네가알고있는너를 이제보여줄때다~ -아빠가(Dad)

이제20살이네그동안 공부하느라고생했다.너가 어디를가서무엇을하던 항상응원한다.

-오빠가(BigBrother)

Erica야드디어졸업을하는구나 그동안공부하느라고생많았고이제 성인의세계에온걸환영해 학교에서얼마남지않은시간 후회없게보내고즐겁게졸업하길

바랄게

축하해~~

-언니가(Sister)

DearErica, I’mreallyhappyandproudthatyousurvivedhigh school,butIexpectedmore.Mysister,agirlwho wasbornwithpotentialandtalentinherveinsand yetallshedidwasgraduate?Notonmywatch.You bettergrowuptosomeonewho’llchangetheworld becauseone,you’remysisterandtwo,greatnessis whatyou’reonthebrinkof.Nevertheless,greatjob onalltheseyears,I’llalwaysbecheeringforyou.

-FromWonhoo

Penland;NOTPICTURED:TrevorNichols

INDEX

Thisindexlistsallpeoplementionedand picturedintheyearbookinalphabetical order.

Beh,WanLin145

Bell,Chris5,83, Bernier,Aurelia22,63,137,199

Bernier,Emeline127

Bernier,Mathis25,118

Biggs,Pancratius115

Blacklock,Benjamin116

Blacklock,Hannah100,131,204

ABlacklock,Josiah7,35,61,135, 198,200,204,205

Bok,Joanne145

DORMCOUNCIL•BACK:SharonKang,KyuHwiHan, GyeomKwak;FRONT:Ms.ValerieWeidemann,Saidah Ly,HajinKim,CalebJun

Abdulla,Braden63,135,197,201

Abdulla,Madison63,135

Ahn,Hyorim13,18,32,73,74,135,197, 199,201,203

Ahn,Soyun121

Alagan,Himani46,137,197,199

AlaguNagarajan,Mathi129,203

AlaguNagarajan,Packia59,61,80,137

Alexander,Matthew121

Anbanathan,VanijaAP145

Anderson,Bona145

Anderson,Jeta3,74,106,139,161,203

Anderson,Josh145

Anderson,Kaius56,127

Bok,KaiJi129,202,204

Bok,KaiRu102,139,157,165,202, 204

Book,Joshua127,199

Book,Nadia31,59,70,133,200

Boyd,Aidan32,133,168,200,201

Boyd,Chloe100,133,205

Boyd,Cindy145

Boyd,Kathryn18,21,137,157,161,198, 199,204

Boyd,Kristina24,56,125

Boyd,Levi11,127,201

Boyd,Sabrina33,64,65,100,135,205

Branum,Christopher131,199,204

FRESHMANEXCOM•BACK:ChristalTeoh,ZachOoi, AbrahamJohnson,EeRynOng,Mr.AndrewKearney; FRONT:Mrs.SaraKearney,TiaEmmanuel,YewonLee, SooSong;NOTPICTURED:BeomWooEun

Anderson,Soren25,94,133,202,205

Andrews,Aaron92,108,133,168,202, 205

Andrews,Josiah67,137,165,201

Ang,Abigail127

Ang,Adeline145

Ang,Marcus76,137,205

Ang,Marilynn123

AnthonyMuthu,AngeleaAP145

Branum,Eliana125

Branum,Korban123

Branum,Stephen135,201

Brewster,Brandi145,201

Brewster,Brian145,199,201

Brewster,Kyra88,135,199,204,205

Brooks,Charlotte121

Brooks,Henry45,11,131,199,202

Brooks,Hudson31,37,65,135,175,199, 200,201,205

SOPHOMOREEXCOM•BACK:CassieTan,Gerald Yang,JuanMoon,RebeccaWong;FRONT:Hyorim Ahn,YuanTee,BradenAbdulla,SandyChoi,Ms.Heidi Keas

Arul,Asha76,145

Arul,Nelson145

Arulandoo,JestonJohnAL145

Arumugam,Ramakrishnan145

Augustine,Joshua125

JUNIOREXCOM•BACK:Mr.HansKanagaraj,Mrs. FennyKanagaraj,NoellaSeeveratnam,WeiEeGoh, PranjalMalik,ElizabethSilverstein,Ms.SaraVossler; FRONT:Ms.RebeccaBast,SavannaChoi,JiaRuSim, CalebJun,IsaacLee,Mr.BrendanvanRensburg,Ms. BethanyWeidemann

Baek,David129

Baek,Kevin5,123

Bahr,Ruben3,21,65,139,198,202

Bahr,Zoe7,89,90,133,200,204

Bai,Tommy5,123

Bai,Zoey118

Balakrishnan,KalaivaniAP145

Bang,Heeeun59,137,199

Brooks,Noah22,65,71,137,199

Brooks,Rachel161

Brooks,Will205

Bui,Carter200

Burley,Rachael15,131

SENIOREXCOM•BACK:Mr.RufusEmmanuel,Lei Tee,DominicCheang,AdamLim,EvanKuan,Mr.JJ Davis;FRONT:Mrs.ClaudiaTse,NatalieKhor,Joycelyn Fung,AnnaPhuah,EllieGuffy,Ms.ShawnaWood,Mrs. EleanorDavis;NOTPICTURED:Mrs.VijetaEmmanuel

Bang,YeEun25,145,205

Bascaran,Vikneswaran145

Bast,Rebecca145,197

Battino,Brady117

Battino,Isabella41,119

Battino,Levi116

Battino,Olivia54,121

Beaman,Isaac4,65,76,137,198,201

BCCantrell,Jennifer145,199

Cao,Bonnie4,133

Cao,Grace135

Chae,Emily131

Chan,Ailee36,70,145,198

Chan,Alayna129,202,204

Chan,Ashley56,125

Chan,Audrey61,133

Chan,Blake110,127,199

Chan,Caitlyn46,98,107,135,197,198, 205,

Chan,Hazel9,37,139,205

Chan,Ivan131,199

Chan,Lara45,123,198

Chan,Yvette19,145

Chandra,Ebel3,127

PRINCIPAL’SADVISORYLEAGUE•BACK:Himani Alagan,JonathanOoi,DJYost;FRONT:ElliePark, CaitlynChan,AliceWang,JasmineHassan,Mr.Tom

Chandra,MurugiahAL145

Chang,Rachel145

Cheam,Ethan133

Cheang,Dominic29,33,139,144,84,197, 199,201,204

Chee,Adelina9,15,71,139

Chen,Jiahong52,119

Chen,Lisa117

Chen,Sandy115

Chen,Wendy125

Chen,YiXin118

Cheok,YiWen131

Cheong,IngSing145

Chew,Bryan58,131

Chew,Ryan10,6,72,139,202,205

Chew,SingYi131

Chhor,Limey5,32,79,137,200

Chia,Matthias127,199

Chin,Anric71,72,104,137,202,204

Chin,Kit145,168,198

Chin,Wynne129

Chiok,Victoria129

Cho,Alexa54,123

Cho,Jason76,137,200

Cho,Luna125

Cho,Nara51,119

Cho,Tommy129,199,203,204

Choi,Aiden50,115

Choi,Elyn58,129,199,202

Choi,Jason4,135,200,202

Choi,Jayden55,125

Choi,Junho121

Choi,Lora99,131,199,202,204

Choi,Ryan137

Choi,Sandy31,32,33,36,79,135, 197,198,199,201

Choi,Savanna19,105,137,197,199

Choi,Seon115

Choi,Shin125

Chong,HuiYin145

Chong,Joel145

Choo,BengNee145

Chua,EeTyen121

Chua,George49,117

Chuang,Adrielle116

Chuang,KaiXun117

Chun,Jiah123

Chun,Jisu118

Chung,Joshua131

Conklin,Joel11,129

Conklin,Joshua7,70,71,135,199,200, 201,202

Conklin,Rebekah145

Craig,Joseph145

Dai,Weixuan119

Daniels,Tom203

Daniels,Adam18,24,146,161,199,201

Daniels,Tarin11,146

Davis,Eleanor146,197

Davis,J.J.17,146,154,197,205

DeJager,Josia137,199,204

deVisser,Adaiah15,131,204

deVisser,Jedidja5,123

deVisser,Joel127

deVisser,Yosiah52,119

Deaver,Ada39,127,201

Deaver,Matthias131

Derby,Matthew146

Devahandran,Sathiavani146

DeVries,Ben133

DeVries,Phillip86,133

Dobson,Emma127

Dobson,Ian36,67,135,198

Dobson,Noah131,200

Dobson,Paul18,146186

Dong,Ava116

Douglas,Haylee4,22,88,97,139,144, 154,157,184,187,190,198,201,204,205

Driscoll,Sean 57,129,199,202

Drolet,Chloe 54,123

Duro,Maya 129,204

Dwumfour,Darnell69,135,144,173, 204

Dwumfour,Darryl21,80,83,101, 139,157,173,178,187,201,204

Dwumfour,Derion3,129,173,203

ESSTUDENTCOUNCIL•BACK:MalachiStout,Boaz Tan,NozomiHosokawa,MaggiePenland,Charlette Lee,Mrs.FennyKanagaraj;FRONT:AmelyaLatham, LaraChan,YoungChanKo,RheaNg,OliviaThneah; NOTPICTURED:LyonTan

IMPACTCLUB•BACK:RubenBahr,EvanJuday,Adam Lim,IanDobson,NataliaNosker;FRONT:Mrs.Ailee Chan,ElliePark,SophiaTeoh,PeterHsu,Michaela Parsley,EstherJung;NOTPICTURED:CaitlynChan, JuanMoon,SahanaSelvaraja,YunaLee,ArielleMcIver

Elliott,Addie204

Elliott,Isaac5,7,123,168

Elliott,Marissa65,135,168,204

Elliott,Olivia24,29,87,139,161,168, 201,204

Emanuel,JuannaBenjamine146

Emis,Eleanor11,25,77,106,139,154, 161,171,172,190,201

Emis,Elise125,171,172

Emis,Emma135,171,172,199,201

Emis,Margaret 161

Emmanuel,Joshua23,140,168,174, 200

Emmanuel,Rufus146,174,197

Emmanuel,Tia 32,65,133,156, 174,197,203,205

Emmanuel,Vijeta146,174,197

Eu,CayDen131

Eun,BeomWoo36,133,197,198

DEwe,Isaac119

Ewe,Jowen131

EIMPACT:PERAK•BACK:TrevorNichols,LeiTee, AbrahamLatham,JosiahBlacklock,Mr.AlekseyYoo; MIDDLEROW:JasmineHassan,ChikaTsumagari, SarahLoh,JudsonNosker,AnyaShamugabalan; FRONTROW:SaidahLy,IanDobson,NataliaNosker, NicoleKhor,EstherJung,Ms.RebeccaKeister;NOT PICTURED:Mr.KitChin

IMPACT:JOHOR•BACK:IsaacBeaman,BeomWoo Eun,EzraLatham,CalebJun,AidenLeong;MIDDLE: Mr.RobertWong,AbbiRinkenberger,JuliaJang,Aileen Kim,ElliePark,Ms.SherwynneGoh;FRONT:Ms.Ailee Chan,SandyChoi,JingXuanLeow,EmmaYeap,Myra Lim,IsaacKearney,Mrs.SaraKearney;NOTPICTURED: AmyPark

IMPACT:INDONESIA•BACK:GeraldYang,SeanLee, NoahKaney,KeirynSandahl,HayleeDouglas,Anna Ruble;MIDDLE:Mr.RobWong,CalebJun,AmosKoay, KathrynBoyd,JoycelynFung,IanDobson,Ms.Rebekah Peters;FRONT:Mrs.AileeChan,NataliaNosker,Esther Jung,MoriahWinsor,SamanthaOwen,MaryGrace Guffy;NOTPICTURED:JuanMoon

Dai,Weide121

HOUSECAPTAINS•BACK:HenryBrooks,HsienLerSim, SamuelYeoh,NaomiO’quin;FRONT:MarcusLee,Edyn Roylance,ZiXinHuang,ElenaLim;NOTPICTURED:Mrs. TarinDaniels

Fan,Aaron129,199,203,204

Fan,Annabelle70,75,76,135

Fan,Evangeline129,202

Fan,Meichen25,118

Foster-Gruber,Cat146

Fraley,Karis15,90,204

Fung,Joycelyn14,21,22,29,29,140, 154,160,164,169,197,198,201,204,205

FHa,David125

Ha,Grace119

Ha,John53,121

Hamilton,Adelyn146

Hamilton,Austin117

Hamilton,Dallas15,123

Hamilton,Jason146

Han,Jay121

Han,Kyuhwi13,18,21,31,33,38,140, 164,169,197,199,200,201

GHartley,Heidy146

Hartley,Marty146

HIMPACT:BORNEO•BACK:MichaelHsu,DJYost, EvanJuday,KyraBrewster,LeiTee,JoshuaConklin; FRONT:Mr.BrianBrewster,KateLee,DanielPham, JosiaDeJager,PeterHsu,NicoleTan,Ms.HeidiKeas; NOTPICTURED:NoahBrooks

Ganason,GeethamaniAP146

Ganesan,Lokeshwar146

Ganesan,Vikneswaran146

Geiman,Mary 19,80,146,200

Gibson-Pham,Dale146,199

Goh,Ejun110,127

Goh,Emily119

Goh,Gareth127

Goh,Hayson12,125

Goh,Joyce37,146,194,201

Goh,Julien111,140,166,201

Goh,Lindsay131

Goh,Sherwynne8,146,168,198,201

Goh,SooWei84,102,140,165,178, 204

Goh,Tiffany119

Goh,WeiEe30,137,197,204

Gohan,Liv135

Gohan,Max5,129

GomesPatrick,Priscilla146

Govinda,Perumal146

Govinda,Ramasamy146

Graig,Abraham 119

Graig,Adalynn 117

Graig,Adam 204

Graig,Anderson15,55,125

Graig,AnnaKatherine127

Grom,Cori50,146

Grous,Popi21,137,204,205

Guerrero,Angel146,201,205

Guffy,Ellie22,24,29,29,97,140, 164,169,197,201,205

Guffy,JD5,13,14,65,104,133, 204

Guffy,MaryGrace35,62,63,74,99,107, 135,205

Hassan,Jasmine37,61,140,144,190,197, 199,201

Henderson,Keith14,33,33,146,169,199, 204

Henderson,Rachelle146

Henderson,Sierra17,146,204

Her,Junseo118

Hieber,Emily147

Hieber,Jens21,62,147

Ho,Ashlyn131,204

Ho,Grace147

Ho,Jacy129,202,204

Ho,Mark34,37,140,159,180,194, 199

Ho,Olivia129,204

Holavarri,Kahlil108,137,199,201,205

Holavarri,Langston59,67,133,199

Holavarri,Shel123

Hollon,Peter127

Hollon,Timothy135,204

Horiuchi,Aika119

Horiuchi,Yuka117

Hosokawa,Koji119

Hosokawa,Nozomi121,198

Hsu,Bernadette123

Hsu,Michael24,35,79,91,140,168, 186,199,202,205

Hsu,Paul12,129,199,202

Hsu,Peter35,92,135,198,199, 202,205

Hsu,Raphael 116

Hsu,Thomas 118

Huang-Chan,Petra118

Huang,Ting-Yi 135

Huang,ZiQi 121

Huang,ZiXin 45,131,198

Hueting,Adriaan133

Huh,Daniel 53,123

Huh,Samuel 127

Hunt,BellaN. 147

Hwang,TianXiang9,24,29,40, 60,79,140,192,200

No,DominicCheang,JoshuaConklin,AdamLim, BenjaminWong,MarkHo;MIDDLE:SavannaChoi, SandyChoi,KathrynBoyd,EmmaEmis,EllenJeon, GloriahRinkenberger;FRONT:DanielLim,HyorimAhn, SharonKang,KyuHwiHan,CalebJun,EricaShin, ArielleMcIver;NOTPICTURED:Mr.KeithHenderson

MSWORSHIPTEAM•BACK:ChristopherBranum, SilasLatham,JiaqiLyu,HalleYost;MIDDLE:Kevin Kanagaraj,ThomasPenland,ChristinaLee,Paul Willoughby,HabibLee;FRONT:Mr.AdamDaniels, KristinKanagaraj,YejiLee,LoraChoi,ElynChoi,Haram Lee

DALATSCOOP•BACK:HeeeunBang,StellaPark, ChikaTsumagari,MichaelHsu,EeRynOng;FRONT: CandyKim,JasmineHassan,NicoleKhor,MyraLim, Mr.RobWong;NOTPICTURED:MarcusLim

ECHO•BACK:AnyaShamugabalan,SaidahLy,Chika Tsumagari,HeeeunBang,DavidKim,RyanKhaw; MIDDLE:ChristalTeoh,NataliaNosker,AnnaPhuah, SharonKang,HimaniAlagan,CullnoMah,JosephLee; FRONT:MyraLim,AureliaBerner,LeeYanTan,Cassie Tan,JasmineHassan,NicoleKhor;NOTPICTURED: SamuelJang,Ms.JennCantrell

BOYSCOUTS•BACK:MichaelHsu,AndrewTan,Yu Tee,DavidRinkenberger,HenryBrooks,PeterHsu, HudsonBrooks;MIDDLE:AaronFan,DavidLee,Blake Chan,TommyCho,SeanDriscoll,CarstenOoi,Mrs. DalePham;FRONT:MervinTeo,JoshuaBook,Ivan Chan,StephenRinkenberger,BraydenLee,Justice Rinkenberger,KieranShanmugabalan,MatthiasChia, PaulHsu;NOTPICTURED:KahlilHolavarri,Langston Holavarri,ShivmTakizawa,Mr.Hsu,Mr.Shanmugabalan

HSWORSHIPTEAM•BACK:LaurenWorten,Daewon

Ito,Akashi129,203

Ito,Ruka15,123

IKamache,ThanavalliAP147

Kanagaraj,Fenny41,46,147,197,198

Kanagaraj,Hans33,33,34,147,197

Kanagaraj,Kevin34,104,131,199,204

Kanagaraj,Kristin127,199

Kaney,Ben165

JKaney,Noah79,84,101,141,161,165, 178,198,201,204

Kang,Ben125

Kang,Claudia147,197

Jadhav,Hridhaan118

Janepiriyaprayoon,Pearly127

Jang,Christopher29,102,111,140, 144,157,185,201,204,205

Jang,Julia59,137,198

Jang,Sarah50,147

Jayasankar,MaheindranAL147

Jeon,Ellen18,67,133,199

Jeon,Ha-Eun65,137,200

Jeon,Haram131

Jeon,Harang12,125

Jeon,Joshua55,109,125

Jeon,Lael115

Jeong,Erik131

Jeong,Irene39,125

Jin,Hajun116

Jin,Runyi123

Jin,Sarang133,200

Johnson,Abe32,67,133,197,201

Johnson,Gideon118

Johnson,Melissa53,147

Johnson,Nathan69,135,202,204

Johnson,Perpetua55,125

Johnston,William76,141

Joo,Daniel127

Joo,Emily123

Joo,Joshua119

Joo,Rachel39,125

Juday,Calvin15,131,204

Juday,Darren129

Juday,Evan22,23,32,141,154,198, 199

Juday,Jayden61,133,200

Juday,Jenna129,202,204

Jun,Caleb9,13,30,137,180,197, 198,199,204

Jung,Esther31,80,89,135,198,200, 204

Jung,Esther123,198

Jung,Hyun127

Jung,Jayden14,129,203,204

Jung,Lion5,123

Jung,Samuel20,137,199

Jung,Sehee123

Kang,JohnJian127

Kang,Kim147

Kang,Lina121

Kang,Sharon13,33,79,141,154,164, 169,190,197,199,,205

Kang,Shon127

Kang,Sihu5,121

Kang,Sion127

Kang,Youri14,127

Kanzaki,Maru125

Karapaiya,Parimaladevi147

Karpaya,Valliammah147

Kato,Ester8,76,79,141,144,164,169

Kearney,Andrew147,168,197

Kearney,Isaac52,118,198

Kearney,Sara63,147,197,198

Kearney,Tabitha50,116

Keas,Heidi19,20,147,197,199,205

Keister,Becky147,198,200

Kelly,Aaron116

Kelly,Briar119

Khaw,Ryan135,199

Khoo,Ashley131

Khoo,Joseph127

Khoo,Sarah125

Khor,Ethan127

Khor,Natalie30,63,141,146,161,163, 184,197,204

Khor,Nicole22,97,141,164,188,198, 199,201,204,205

Kil,Yun76,137

Kilgo,Anna4,67,135

Kilgo,David64,141,144

Kilgo,Pat25,147

Kim,Aileen137,198,200,201

Kim,Blue7,15,123

Kim,Candy133,199,200

Kim,Charles119

Kim,David121,141

Kim,David75,158,199

Kim,Esther72

Kim,HaJin73,85,106,133,197,205

Kim,Hailey121

Kim,Henry119

KKim,Jaewon131

Kim,Jaeyoun63,92,135,202,204

Kim,Lily42,119

Kim,Mimi125

DRAMACLUB•BACK:KeirynSandahl,Joshua Conklin,DanielWilloughby,IyanSandahl,Gabe Roylance;FRONT:CarterBui,NadiaBook,Hudson Brooks,MarcusLim,LarissaLee,Ms.MaryGeiman; NOTPICTURED:MichaelSilverstein

Kalimuthu,BhavaniAP 147

Kalimuthu,RameshkumarAL147

Kim,MinJi129,202

Kim,Minah131

FALLDRAMACAST&CREW•BACK:Joshua Emmanuel,AdamLim,KeirynSandahl,AidanBoyd, EvanJuday,DanielWilloughby,IyanSandahl,Ian Dobson;MIDDLE:AshtonLim,HudsonBrooks,Myra Lim,DoraLiu,AliceWang,EeRynnOng,RayLee, MarcusLim,StellaPark;FRONT:ChrisalynnLim,Limey Chhor,EmmaYeap,AngelLee,LarissaLee,Esther Jung,AshleyYeoh,CandyKim,Ms.MaryGeiman

HISTORYBEE&BOWL•BACK:JaydenJuday,Zack Lee,TianXiangHwang,AydanWong,BrendanLoke, JasonCho,IyanSandahl;MIDDLE:Ms.Rebecca Keister,HudsonBrooks,KeirynSandahl,Daniel Willoughby,GabrielRoylance,OnyouKim;FRONT: JosiahBlacklock,NathanNg,MarcusLim,Anya Shanmugabalan,JingXuanLeow;NOTPICTURED: JasonChoi

SIGNLANGUAGECLUB•BACK:KyuHwiHan,Vennie Wong,RebeccaWong,YeonsooKim,SarahLoh,Nikhil Pillay;FRONT:AileenKim,PackiaMYuvaRaja,Emma Yeap,JiwooSeo,Ms.HexenOng

FALLDRAMACAST&CREW•BACK:CassieTan,Rio Randrianarivelo,KeirynSandahl,JoshuaConklin,Iyan Sandahl,MarcusLim,GabeRoylance,DanielLim; MIDDLE:AshtonLim,MyraLim,ChrisalynnLim,Dora Liu,Ha-EunJeon,RayLee,SarangJin,LucySeong, StellaPark,AshleyYeoh;FRONT:EmmaYeap,Angel Lee,RebekahWood,NadiaBook,JunShengLeow, LimeyChhor,ZoeBahr,AnnieLi,LarissaLee,Candy Kim,CarterBui,Ms.MaryGeiman

SHOWCHOIR•BACK:MarkHo,TrevorNichols, DominicCheang,ChikaTsumagari,AdamLim,DJYost; MIDDLE:StephenBranum,KyuHwiHan,SandyChoi, BradenAbdulla,LaurenWorten,NoahLee;FRONT: GloriahRinkenberger,EmmaEmis,HyorimAhn, JasmineHassan,MoriahWinsor,JoycelynFung,Nicole Khor,AnnabelleLow,Ms.JoyceGoh;NOTPICTURED: KahlilHolavarri

Kim,Onyou89,135,200,201,204

Kim,Perry129

Kim,Ruha61,133

Kim,Shine55,127

Kim,Solbin127

Kim,Taejoon123

Kim,YeHa119

Kim,Yehwi131

Kim,Yeonsoo8,137,200,203

Kinney,Ashton118

Kinney,Hudson50,115

Kinney,Parker55,125

Kinnunen,Erik129

Kirk,Mia131,202,204

Knutson,Ella50,117

Knutson,Jason68,147

Knutson,Tiffany147

Ko,Aiden131

Ko,Jayden116

Ko,NaYoung133

Ko,Sophie127

Ko,YoungChan46,121,198

Lee,Erin57,132

Lee,Habib56,128,199

Lee,HankyulYohan123

Lee,Haram129,199

Lee,Heaven125

Lee,Isaac204

Lee,Isaac30,91,137,164,197,202

Lee,Jaechan117

Lee,Jaeha129

Lee,Jane22,105,133,161,203, 205

Lee,Jay120

Lee,Jayron126

Lee,Jihu117

Lee,Jin124

Lee,Jin204

Lee,Jiwon5,128

Lee,Jiyul126

Lee,Joanna147

Lee,Jodie32,133

Lee,Joseph137,199,204

Lee,Jun4,129,2020

ATHLETICTRAININGSTUDENTASSISTANTS•

BACK:NoahKaney,BennettMcIver,Naomi Weidemann,JosiahAndrews,HayleeDouglas,Alia Peterson,OliviaElliott;MIDDLE:NoellaSeeveratnam, DarrylDwumfour,JayLohman,DaewonNo,Lauren Worten,JoycelynFung;FRONT:MillieMorgan,Keilah Pickett,EllieGuffy,EleanorEmis,AileenKim,Mr.Trevor Riffey

Koay,Amos137,198,204

Koay,Douglas4,137,202

Koi,Brandon131

Kontsas,Romeo63,84,135,165

Kontsas,Savanna55,127,201

Kuan,Evan40,141,160,184,197

Kuang,HuamSiak147

Kwak,Gyeom37,133,197

Kwok,Alyssa17,18,137

Kwon,Amber147

Lee,Justin124

Lee,Kate137,199,203,205

Lee,Larissa9,31,61,80,141,162,175, 200

Lee,Leyla137,201,204,205

Lee,Lucas41,118

Lee,Lucia124

Lee,Marcus132

Lee,Noah10,38,78,107,142,194, 201,205

Lee,Preston118

LLee,Ray24,61,75,142,156,167, 200

CROSSFITMS•BACK:AgnesZhang,Savanna Kontsas,LeviBoyd,ThomasPenland;FRONT:Avery Romano,AdaDeaver,AbigailScharfe,HudsonYost, Ms.AlexisSchultz

Lacap,Josh103,104,131,204

Lacap,Mychelle147

Lai,Owen23,62,65,141,183

Lam,Ezra117

Lam,Joyce147

Laparojkit,Zen127

Latham,Abraham135,198,204

Latham,Amelya46,121,198

Lee,Rheanne12,129,204

Lee,Russell103,133,204

Lee,Sean135,198,202,204

Lee,Sophie128

Lee,Stella120

Lee,Sun118

Lee,Tim128

Lee,Yejii56,128,199

Lee,Yeonhu118

Lee,Yewon72,133,156,197

CROSSFIT•BACK:RaynenPillay,ChrisJang,Joshua Stevens,AidanBoyd,IsaacBeaman,DJYost,Daniel Lim,NoahLee,JulienGoh,DominicCheang;4TH:Mr. TonyWood,HudsonBrooks,StephenBranum,Sarah Loh,AnyaShanmugabalan,OliviaElliott,SidSelvaraja, JunShengLeo,AbeJohnson,Mr.AdamDaniels;3RD: Mr.DaveYost,NataliaNosker,Ms.SherwynneGoh, JingXuanLeow,LeylaLee,MillieMorgan,Ms.Hexen Ong,Mrs.StephanyWood,AliaPeterson;2ND:Mr. BrianBrewster,OnyouKim,Mr.JordanLim,Mr.Angel Guerrero,MichelleMorrow,Mrs.BrandiBrewster, JoshuaConklin;FRONT:AmandaLim,YuanTee, MichaelaParsley,EmmaEmis,EleanorEmis

Latham,Ezra20,76,137,198,204

Latham,John180,204

Latham,Silas131,199,202,204

Lau,Isaac115

Lau,Vienne121

Lee,Aiden125

Lee,Angel31,137,200

Lee,Brayden93,129,199,203,204

Lee,Braydon21,72,133,202

Lee,Chanhee129

Lee,Charlette123,198

Lee,Christina128,199

Lee,DavidI131,199

Lee,DavidP132

Lee,Elena132

Lee,Yuna138,198

Lee,Zack133,200

Leng,Wenyang118

Leong,Aidan20,138,198

Leow,JingXuan105,135,161,198,200, 201,203

Leow,JunSheng138,200,201

Leow,YenLing147

Leung,Euodia14,71,133,203

Li,AnnieFeier3,73,135,200

Li,Candice49,117

Li,Dora129

Li,Harry110,126

Li,Jason42,124

Li,Leon121

Li,Sean129

Liew,Charissa147

Lim,Adam8,23,24,33,92,142, 168,197,198,199,200,201,202

Lim,Alicia138

Lim,Amanda41,133,201

Lim,Ashton32,200

Lim,Austin5,53,121

Lim,Benjamin130,203,204

Lim,Chrisalynn31,200

Lim,CinYee148

Lim,Daniel15,72,75,138,199,200, 201

Lim,Dawson133

Lim,Elena11,45,100,132,204

Lim,Elesya126

Lim,Esther38,72,73,133

Lim,Isabella130

Lim,Jordan69,148,201

Lim,JY121

Lim,Kyra12,130,202

Lim,Linus128

Lim,Mabel122

Lim,Marcus4,135,175,199,200

Lim,Myra20,22,31,32,61,138, 198,199,200

Lim,Nicholas130

Lim,Nicholas56,128

Lim,Sarah148

Lim,Suyoung94,134,202

Lim,Victor148

Lim,YJ57,132

Lin,Anders120

Lin,Christine117

Lin,Rebekah118

Lin,You-En53,124

Lin,Yu-Li122

Liu,Dora7,138,200

Liu,Joshua128

Loh,Faith15,40,132

Loh,Sarah36,72,135,198,200,201

Lohman,Jay45,84,142,157,165,184, 201

Loke,Brendan3138,200

Loke,Kaitlyn5,128

Long,Bowen115

Loo,Angelia23,24,142,164,187,205

Loo,TeongLoog148

Looi,Bryan148

Low,Annabelle9,142,201

Luo,JingXi115

Luo,YaYi49,117

Ly,Saidah8,142,164,180,197,198, 199,204

Lyn,JiaQi202

Lyu,Jiaqi130,199

Lyu,Jiaren77,134

MMYuvaRaja,Packia68,134,200

MYuvaRaja,Srimathi124

MYuvaRaja,Vanmathi124

Ma,Wenxuan 25,109,128

Mah,Barbara 50,148

Mah,Cullno 21,86,138,199, 205

Mahendran,Vikhnesh136

Mahncke,Simon12,128

Mak,WengWah148

Malik,Mihika 41,120

Malik,Pranjal 29,30,138,197

Man,JiaJun 132

Man,JiaNi 132

Marappan,MuruganAL148

Mareemuttoo,Rajeen148

Mattson,Lili 116

Mattson,Wesley42

Mayer,Katrin 124

Mayer,Philip 120

McIver,Arielle 33,34,71,138, 177,198,199,204,205

McIver,Bennett 45,80,84,101, 142,177,178,201,204

McIver,Ella19,20,53,122,177

MclverChantelle205

Menon,Shasha94,136,203

Mercer,Noelene148

Michael,AgnesAP148

Miller,Abraham134

Miller,Lori148

Miller,Max116

Miller,Sam130

Miller,Seth118

Min,HaeSong128

Min,Hael26,51,120

Min,Hajin126

Misra,Alexander85,134

Misra,Tara122

Mohan,Monica53,148

Moon,Juan31,64,136,197,198,202

Moore,Tia138

Morgan,Lucky14,130,202

Morgan,Millie60,87,88,106,12,144, 161,187,194,201,204

Morgan,Olivia 128

Morrison,Joshua112,138,202

Morrow,Michelle96,138,201, 203,205

Munusamy,PonnammahPonniAP148

Muvumba,Eliza19,148

ROCKCLIMBING•BACK:RubenBahr,TrevorNichols, LuisVieira,GeraldYang;MIDDLE:JoshuaMorrison, ElliePark,LeiTee,AdamLim;FRONT:Mrs.Carin Roylance,YuTee,KieraNichols,YuanTee,Mrs.Liza Nichols;NOTPICTURED:AnnaPhuah,StevenShen

Driscoll,SilasLatham,HenryBrooks,ZongJueTan FRONT:PeterHsu,PaulHsu,KaiJiBok,JunLee,David Oh,Mr.BobWright;

JVBOYSVOLLEYBALL•BACK:JoshuaConklin,Sean Lee,JoshuaStevens,GeraldYang,NathanJohnson MIDDLE:JuanMoon,BraydonLee,SamuelYeoh,Isaac Neeley,AnricChin;FRONTROW:Mr.TrevorRiffey, DouglasKoay,SuyoungLim,SorenAnderson,Jason Choi

VARSITYBOYSVOLLEYBALL•BACK:BenjaminYeoh, DrewWorten,AaronAndrews,JaeyounKim,LukeNg; MIDDLE:Mr.TrevorRiffey,MichaelHsu,RyanChew, JordanSuen,AdamLim;FRONT:LeeYeeTan,Paul Hsu,KaiRuBok,IsaacLee,Mr.CraigRoylance

Chan,KyraLim,JennaJuday;MIDDLE:WenqianXia, MinJinKim,KarymeWon,MiaKirk,ChelseaTan,JiaQi Lyn;FRONT:JacyHo,EvangelineFan,LoraChoi,Elyn Choi,Mrs.SharelleTheriault

MSBOYSVOLLEYBALL•BACK:LuckyMorgan,Sean

MSGIRLSVOLLEYBALL•BACK:ClariseYeoh,Alayna

Narainan,GunasegeranAL148

Narayanasamy,ElumalyappenALK148

Navaseelam,JoyceSarasvathiAPA25,148

Neeley,Chad19,148,161

Neeley,Grace77,95,96,106,142,161, 203,205

Neeley,Isaac22,94,134,202

Neeley,Isabel130

Ng,Faith117

Ng,Luke101,142,170,202,204

Ng,Nathan15,134,200

Ng,Rhea46,122,198

Ng,WooiSim148

Nichols,Jerry148

Nichols,Kiera136,202,204,205

Nichols,Liza20,25,73,148,202

Nichols,Trevor21,22,36,77,142,144, 193,197,198,201,202,205

No,Daewon33,34,64,83,143,144, 164,187,199

Noh,Joy116

Noh,Sophia118

Nosker,Judson134,198

Nosker,Natalia89,136,198,199,201, 204

Nyul,Alexia7,88,138,204,205

NPan,BourneBoen124

Pan,Daniel42,124

Park,Amy36,59,138,198

Park,Ayden5,124

Park,Ellie136,197,198,202

Park,Emma118

Park,EunGyun53,124

Park,Geondo124

Park,Haesol110,128

Park,HeeGyun51,120

Park,Jonathan7,138

Park,Lucy126

Park,Sam130

Park,Sean124

Park,Seohyung51,120

Park,Stella134,199,200

Park,Surin58,130

Parsley,Christina148

Parsley,Michaela38,136,198,201,205

Peh,Elijah136

Penland,Cameron118

Penland,Carre148

Penland,Maggie124,198

Penland,Thomas18,56,109,128,199,201

Penland,Tom46,148,156,197,204

Peters,Rebekah26,148,198,203

Peters,Soniya41,73,87,134,204

Peterson,Alia96,143,201,203,204

OPeterson,Cole5,22,84,136

Pham,Daniel138,199

Pham,John132

JVGIRLSVOLLEYBALL•BACK:Mrs.GraceRiffey,Lee YanTan,ZoeWong,ChristalTeoh,CaitlynChan,Ms. AlexisShultz;MIDDLE:EuodiaLeung,CassieTan,Soo Song,ReneeTay;FRONT:ShashaMenon,Tia Emmanuel,JingXuanLeow,JaneLee,HyorimAhn

VARSITYGIRLSVOLLEYBALL•BACK:YeonsooKim, ChikaTsumagari,NaomiWeidemann,AnnaRuble,Alia Peterson;FRONT:Ms.RebekahPeters,Samantha Owens,KateLee,GraceNeeley,JetaAnderson, MichelleMorrow,JoyceWan;NOTPICTURED:JiaRu Sim

U13BOYSSOCCER•BACK:TommyCho,Derion Swumfour,CarstenOoi,JaydenJung;MIDDLE: BenjaminLim,BraydenLee,AaronFan;FRONT:Mervin Teo,MathiAlaguNagarajan,AkashiIto;NOT PICTURED:Mr.TomDaniels

O'quin,Naomi45,11,15,132,204

Oh,David130,202

Oh,Caleb126

Oh,Minjun126

Ong,Alexis130

Ong,EeRynn31,78,134,156,197,199, 200,205

Ong,Hexen148,200,201

Ooi,Carsten130,199,203

Ooi,Hans116

Ooi,HueyFern148

Ooi,Jonathan9,31,46,70,76,134,156, 197

Ooi,Zach9,134,197,204

Ooi,Zephia49,117

Owen,Samantha65,95,138,198,203

Phuah,Anna23,67,111,143,179,197, 199,202

Pickett,Hannah204

Pickett,Keilah65,78,143,157,164, 201,205

Pickett,Micah5,63,85,136,157,169

Pillay,Nikhil71,134,200

Pillay,Raynen138,201

Pittman,Fleur32

Pong,ZiJian138

JVBOYSSOCCER•BACK:JosephYim,ClarkZhang, BrendanLoke,JasonCho,DJYost;MIDDLE:Hudson Yost,MicahPickett,ZiJianPong,CullnoMah,David Rinkenberger,RussellLee;FRONT:LukeRomano, MatthiasSeevaratnam,ZachOoi,EthanCheam,Hajin Kim;NOTPICTURED:Mr.WillBrooks

Qu,Barney116

Quah,YuXin126

RQVARSITYBOYSSOCCER•BACK:NoahKaney,Darnell Dwumfour,KyleTang,JosiahAndrews,BennettMcIver, NoahBrooks;MIDDLE:DaewonNo,DarrylDwumfour, JayLohman,BenjaminWong,SamuelJung;FRONT: Mr.BrendanvanRensburg,RomeoKontsas,Enson Tang,AmosKoay,JosephLee;NOTPICTURED:Mr. BenKaney,VikneshMahendran,ColePeterson,Soo WeiGoh,ChrisBell

Paeck,Henry116

Paeck,Lyn118

Paeck,Roy15,124

PRajagopal,BanuAP148

Rajagopal,SaraAP149

Rajiah,LilyAP 149

Rajoo,ParimalaAP149

Ramachandran,Ramesh149

Ramasamy,ManogranAL149

Ramasamy,Muniandy149

Ramasamy,Shashidharan149

U13GIRLSSOCCER•BACK:AveryRomano,Rennes Yeoh,SavannaKontsas,OliviaMorgan,WynneChin, Mrs.TammiYost;FRONT:MayaDuro,AdaDeaver,Yeji Kim,RheanneLim,KaitlynLoke;NOTPICTURED: HaeunSeo

JVGIRLSSOCCER•BACK:HalleYost,OnyouKim, HanaXin,AdaiahdeVisser;MIDDLE:EleannorTang, AddieElliott,NataliaNosker,ZoeBahr,Ms.Sierra Henderson;FRONT:HannahBlacklock,EsterJung, KieraNichols;NOTPICTURED:KarisFraley,Ms. HannahPickett

Randrianarivelo,Rio65,134,168, 200

Raymer-Pokar,Sebastien57,130

Riffey,Grace 149,203

Riffey,Trevor 78,149,201, 202

Rinkenberger,Abbi138,198,205

Rinkenberger,David85,103,104, 132,199,204

Rinkenberger,Gloriah68,69,134,199, 201

Rinkenberger,Jesse204

Rinkenberger,Justice11,126,199

Rinkenberger,Stephen11,15,55,126, 199

Roberts,Aubrey117

Roberts,Jodi53,149

Seow,Summer 41,122

Setzfand,Eliza 132,205

Shakeel,Fudzail 126

Shakeel,Umair 132

Shanmugabalan,Anya136,198,199, 200,201

Shanmugabalan,Kieran128

Shao,Bethany50,116

Shao,Eunice120

Shao,Jacob5,42,124

Shen,Lucas116

Shen,Steven73,143,144,167,182,202

Sheng,Sheri122

Sheng,SzeTo126

Shin,EricaJian33,80,143,184,199

Shin,Wonhoo132

VARSITYGIRLSSOCCER•BACK:NoellaSeeveratnam,OliviaElliott,HayleeDouglas,KyraBrewster, PopiGrous,SaidahLy,Ms.BethanyWeidemann; MIDDLE:NatalieKhor,LaurenWorten,KathrynBoyd, AliaPeterson,AlexiaNyul;FRONT:Mr.Keith Henderson,MarissaElliott,JoycelynFung,NicoleKhor, LeylaLee,MillieMorgan,YuanTee,SoniyaPeters, RebeccaWong;NOTPICTURED:ArielleMcIver

Roberts,Joel33,149

Roberts,Titus120

Robertson,Elijah53,122

Romano,Avery55,128,201

Romano,Luke134

Roylance,Carin7,149,202

Roylance,Craig149,168,202

Roylance,Edyn45,46,57,132,204

Roylance,Gabriel136,175,200

Ruble,Anna35,138,198,203

Shyu,Eric7,59,136

Siew,Joy116

Silverstein,Elizabeth29,29,65,138, 197

Silverstein,Michael15,31,60,136, 175,200

Silverstein,Sarah149

Sim,HsienLer45,132,204

Sim,Isaiah50,117

Sim,JiaRu95,138,156,197,203

Sim,Moses115

MSBOYSBASKETBALL•BACK:SamuelYeoh,Hsien LerSim,CalvinJuday,CarloUgeari,DavidRinkenberger;MIDDLE:JaydenJung,ChristopherBranum, SilasLatham,JoshLacap,TommyCho;FRONT:Kevin Kanagaraj,BraydenLee,KaiJiBok;NOTPICTURED:

Samejima,So124

Sandahl,Ely126

Sandahl,Iyan22,31,32,38,40,72, 136,200

Sandahl,Keiryn9,21,22,31,40,67,143, 175,189,198,200

Sandanadass,ThivanRajAL149

Song,Taewoo9,112,143,144,167,168, 194

Soo,Caithlynn122

Soo,Darius120

Steven,Jegard149

Stevens,Beverly45,149

JVBOYSBASKETBALL•BACK:NathanJohnson, JaeyounKim,JosiahDeJager,AbrahamLatham, AndrewTan;MIDDLE:ZachOoi,RussellLee,Josiah Blacklock,JDGuffy;FRONT:Mr.JohnLatham,Joseph Lee,AmosKoay,CalebJun,AnricChin,Mr.Brendan vanRensburg;NOTPICTURED:TimothyHollon

Sarhad,Nikita 136

Saw,Jovynne 132

Saw,Sara 134

Saygar,ElenaAP149

Scharfe,Abigail 128,201

Scharfe,Ethan 58,132

Scharfe,Isaac 122

Schultz,Alexis 149,201,203

Scully,NoelChristopher149

Sebastian,ChristopherAL149

Stevens,Evelyn130,204

Stevens,Joshua93,134,201,202

Stoker,Evelien120

Stoker,Katrien49,115

Stoker,Liaan49,117

Stout,Levi120

Stout,Malachi122,198

SubrainRamaligam,Ravichandran149

Suen,Jordan62,65,143,202

VARSITYBOYSBASKETBALL•BACK:DrewWorten, EzraLatham,SooWeiGoh,NoahKaney,Dominic Cheang;MIDDLE:SeanLee,BennettMcIver,Benjamin Yeoh,LukeNg,WeiEeGoh,ChristopherJang;FRONT: Mr.TomPenland,EnsonTang,DarnellDwumfour, DarrylDwumfour,KaiRuBok,Mr.IsaacLee

Seevaratnam,Johanan122

Seevaratnam,Matthias134

Seevaratnam,Noella29,77,87,138, 197,201,204,205

Seevaratnam,Shantel149

Selvaraja,Sahana59,80,143,167, 198

Selvaraja,Sidharta67,73,136,201

Sui,Lucia116

SundraRaj,JasmineAP149

Suppiah,NamasavayamAL149

MSGIRLSBASKETBALL•BACK:BACK:AlaynaChan, HalleYost,HanaXin,ADaiahdeVisser,NamoiO’quin, EvieStevens;MIDDLE:WenquianXia,AshlynHo,Mia Kirk,EdynRoylance,AddieElloitt,HannahBlacklock, ElenaLim,Ms.BethanyWeidemann;FRONT:Karyme Won,RheannaLee,JacyHo,LoraChoi,JennaJuday, MayaDuro,OliviaHo,Mrs.SharelleTheriault

Seo,Haeun58,130

Seo,Jiwoo136,200

Seo,Jueun134,168

Seong,Lucy134,200

AaronFan,BenLim,JinLee,Mr.AdamGraig,Mr.Jesse Rinkenberger

JVGIRLSBASKETBALL•BACK:ChloeBoyd,Kyra Brewster,PopiGrous,EeRynOng,LeeYeeTan; MIDDLE:NoellaSeevaratnam,SabrinaBoyd,Michaela Parsley,MaryGraceGuffy,Mr.RobWong;FRONT:Ms. YeEunBang,EleannorTang,KieraNichols,LeylaLee

Takikawa,Anju136

Tan,Alexander120

Tan,Andrew104,136,199,204

Tan,Angeline149

Tan,Belle51,52,118

Tan,Boaz42,46,53,124,198

Tan,Brighton126

Tan,Cassie7,31,73,136,197,199, 200,203

Tan,Chelsea15,39,132,202

Tan,Jasmine149

Tan,Jeselle130

Tan,LeeYan70,106,134,199,203, 205

Tan,LeeYee138,202,205

Tan,Lyon53,124,198

Tan,Marvin118

Tan,Mirabelle56,126

Tan,Naomi126

Tan,Nicole138,199,205

TThneah,Victoria116

Thompson,Audrey136

Toews,Pamela 25,150

Toh,PohSuan 150

Tsugane,Rima 130

Tsumagari,Chika22,36,80,95,96,144, 194,198,199,201,203,205

VARSITYGIRLSBASKETBALL•BACK:Haylee Douglas,NaomiWeidemann,ChikaTsumagari,Lauren Worten,ArielleMcIver;MIDDLE:SharonKang,Keilah Pickett,CaitlynChan,AlexiaNyul;FRONT:Mr.JJ Davis,NicoleKhor,JoycelynFung,EllieGuffy,Mrs. ChantelleMcIver

Tan,Noah122

Tan,Sophia37,136

Tan,Titus130

Tan,YongXi18,69,136

Tan,ZhongXi136

Tan,ZongJue130,202

Tanapal,SubrinaAP149

Tang,Eleannor89,136,204,205

Tang,Elyssa122

Tang,Enson60,144,187,204

Tang,Jaden130

Ugaeri,Carlo 130,204

Valaithan,PonamudiAL150

Vallin,Lara 130

Vallin,Marine 130

vanRensburg,Brendan150,165,197,204

Veeraramani,AnanthiAS150

Veeraramani,MohanKumarALAS150

Vieira,Luis107,140,155,202,205

Vossler,Sara30,150,197

VARSITYTRACK&FIELDBOYS•BACK:Trevor Nichols,ChrisJang,DJYost,KyleTang,Aaron Andrews,BenjaminWong,KahlilHolavarri;MIDDLE: RyanChew,JosiahBlacklock,MichaelHsu,Marcus Ang,CullnoMah,LuisVieira,Ms.HeidiKeas;FRONT: Mr.WillBrooks,SorenAnderson,PeterHsu,Hudson Brooks,NoahLee,HaJinKim,Mr.AngelGuerrero

Tang,Kyle76,138,205

Tang,Lizzie132

Tay,Renee21,93,136,203

Tee,Lei21,22,24,74,77,112,144, 181,197,198,199,202

Tee,Yu136,199,202

Tee,Yuan31,64,112,136,197,201, 202,204

Teh,Bue26,150

Teh,Carol56,126

WWan,Joyce138,203

Wan,Ysabelle132

Wang,Alex118

Wang,Alice9,32,45,46,134,197,200

Wang,Mingen115

Watsana,Duan150

WeidemannvanRensburg,Bethany7,62, 150,197,204

Weidemann,Brian14,150

Weidemann,Naomi67,98,138,203, 201,205

Weidemann,Val9,150,197

Wenrich,Kinsley50,115

Wenrich,Rileigh117

White,Alex 19,150

White,Finley 136

White,Lenora 41,118

White,Tressa 150,156

Wibowo,Audrey124

Willoughby,Anna117

VARSITYTRACK&FIELDGIRLS•BACK:AbbiRinkenberger,CaitlynChan,EeRynOng,GraceNeeley,Mary GraceGuffy,VennieWong;MIDDLE:Mr.WillBrooks, TiaEmmanuel,MichelleMorrow,NicoleTan,LeeYan Tan,MoriahWinsor,HazelChan;FRONT:Mr.Angel Guerrero,ElizaSetzfand,JaneLee,KateLee,Ellie Guffy,AngeliaLoo,Ms.HeidiKeas

Teh,Jeyden130

Teh,Katherine122

Teh,LiYuan120

Teo,Mervin130,199,203

Teoh,Ashley128

Teoh,Ashton41,120

Teoh,Christal31,134,197,203

Teoh,Kieran126

Teoh,Sophia69,136,198

Tham,Marcus56,109,128

Thavasi,Ravichandren150

Theriault,Sharelle25,56,150,202, 204

Thneah,Lionel 150

Thneah,Olivia 122,198

Willoughby,Daniel3,37,38,77, 136,200

Willoughby,Paul11,18,56,128,199

Winsor,Moriah4,105,144,157,161,176, 198,201,205

Won,Karyme202,204

Wong,Aydan134,200

Wong,Benjamin34,84,107,144,187,199, 205

Wong,Caitlyn126,203

Wong,Kenneth132

Wong,MunSiew150

Wong,Rebecca8,31,136,156,197,200, 204

Wong,Robert12,53,54,150,198,199, 205

Wong,Vennie136,200,205

Wong,YingYing116

Wong,Zoe61,134,203

Woo,TzeYing150

Wood,Rebekah59,134,200

Wood,Sarah130

Wood,Shawna14,150,156,197

Wood,Stephany150,201

Wood,Tony150,201

Worten,Andrew138,202,204

Worten,Juni161

Worten,Lauren17,22,88,97,144,154, 157,199,201,204,205

Wright,Bob33,150,161,202

Wright,Nancy25,150

Wu,Joey52,120

Yost,David150,201

Yost,DJ17,21,24,38,138,197, 199,201,205

Yost,Halle17,58,90,100,132,199, 204

Yost,Hudson128,201

Yost,Tammi60,150

Yu,Gloria132

Yu,ZiRui117

Yuan,Lisa42,120

Yuan,Manyi117

Yuan,Mia7,132

Yun,Didi126

Yun,JiHyeon52,118

Yun,Yeonit126

Yun,Yeorom134

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Xia,Andy117

Xia,Mudi130

Xia,Wenqian130,202,204

Xia,Zhixuan118

Xin,Hana89,132,204

Xu,Lily-Rose118

XZaggia,Chiara117

ZZhang,Agnes128,201

Zhang,Bowen132

Zhang,Clark59,134

Zhang,Frank126

Zhang,Melody124

Zhang,RimiLiyun115

Zhang,Sky116

YZhang,Terry52,118

Zhang,TianYi12,128

Zhang,Zane117

Yang,Gerald31,32,94,136,197,198, 202

Yang,Katie5,128

Yang,Yoseph23,62,80,144

Yang,Zenan56,128

Yeap,Emma36,138,198,200

Yeap,Seth132

Yeap,SiawChiong150

Yeoh,Abby61,134

Yeoh,Ashley9,65,144,175,200

Yeoh,Benjamin21,80,91,92,102,144 164,191,202,204

Yeoh,Clarise12,130,191,202

Yeoh,Hugo134

Yeoh,Rennes5,25,0128

Yeoh,Samuel57,93,103,104,132,191, 202,204

Yeoh,Shawn109,128

Yeoh,Zoe136

Yeoh,Zora128

Yi,Elizabeth41,122

Yi,Yuchen117

Yim,Joseph13,63,85,134

Yong,Annabelle124

Yoo,Yulia150

Yoo,Aleksey150,198

Yoo,Ana120

Yoo,Ellie53,122

Yoo,Eva120

Zhao,Zoe122

Zhou,Yixuan116

Zhu,Yiyi122

Zhuang,Owen122

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DalatInternationalSchoolisapreschool3throughgradetwelveschoolservingexpatriateandlocal familiesinSoutheastAsia.TheschoolisaccreditedbytheWesternAssociationofSchoolsandColleges (WASC)andbytheAssociationofChristianSchoolsInternational(ACSI).TheREFLECTORyearbookis publishedannually.400copiesofthe2023REFLECTOR,Volume62wereprintedbyPENAdsinPenang, Malaysia.BodytypethroughoutthebookisCircularLight(11pt).CaptionfontisCircularBook(10pt). AcademicsheadlinesarePPTelegraphUltraBold(55pt).SportsheadlinesareCalisto(42pt).SchoolLife headlinesareBauhaus93(85.5pt).GroupsheadlinesareCircularBlack(48pt).Allcopywaswrittenby thehighschoolJournalismclass.ComputerprogramsusedwereAffinityPhotoandPublisher.Allstudent andstaffportraitswereprovidedbyPENAds;seniorportraitsweretakenbyMs.LoriMiller.Candidand groupphotosweretakenbytheJournalismclassstudents,withspecialthankstoMr.JasonKnutson*for providingextraphotography.TheREFLECTORisaJune-deliverybook;thelastdeadlineisearlyMay.

RELFECTOR2023STAFF:BACK:Ms.BethanyWeidemann,Advisor,RubenBahr,Groups;JulienGoh,Academics; AdamLim,Sports;BenjaminWong,Sports;StevenShen,SchoolLife;EvanJuday,SchoolLife;MIDDLE:SaidahLy, Academics;AngeliaLoo,Groups;AnnaPhuah,Groups;ArielleMcIver,SchoolLife,Ms.LoriMiller,Advisor;FRONT: AshleyYeoh,Academics;AnnabelleLow,Academics;NicoleKhor,Sports