UWCSEA DOVER CLASS OF 2020
Saturday, 23 May
Programme Welcome by host Linsey Lawrence Performance
Meghna Chaudhury, Class of 2020 ‘Empire State of Mind’ by A Hunte and J Sewell-Ulepic
Introduction of Guest speaker
Elizabeth Bray, Head of UWCSEA Dover
Guest speaker
Anne Marie Goetz, Class of 1980 Clinical Professor, Center for Global Affairs School of Professional Studies, New York University
Performance
Ciarán Broderick, Class of 2020 ‘Road To Yecla (Graduation 2020)’ by L Theissmann
Student Graduation speakers
Hila Davies, Class of 2020 Hanmin Lee, Class of 2020
Speech from Heads of Grade
Simon Bignell Esperanza Gutierrez
Performance
Heather Hawkins ‘Imagine’ by J Lennon
Presentation of certificates
Grade 12 Mentors (in Breakout Rooms)
Performance
Cantabile performs ‘At Last’ by M Gordon ‘Love Shack’ by C Pierson, F Schneider, K Strickland and C Wilson Arr. K Marsh Directed by Michel Fox
Closing speech
Rebecca Butterworth, High School Principal
Please share photos on social media of family and friends enjoying the ‘ceremony’ using the hashtag: #UWCSEA2020Grads
Message from the Head of Campus Dear Graduates, Every name on this list of graduates has a story to share about how they arrived at this special point in time as members of the Class of 2020. Some of you have been at UWCSEA for two years and for others it has been fourteen years. As this chapter draws to a close, remember that each stage of life creates an opportunity to build and renew our ‘personal toolkit’. Periodically we might clean or re-organise it, but I hope that the most important parts of your toolkit stay near the top no matter where you are headed next. They include your understanding of how to make informed and principled choices; of how to persevere even when that feels tough to do and to know what it means to be kind and care for those within and beyond your community. Regardless of how many years you have been at UWCSEA, you have learned together and grown to become UWCSEA’s first graduating class of the decade—a remarkable group! We are all so very proud of your accomplishments. COVID-19 may cause unexpected detours but we know that you’ve got this and are ready to tackle whatever comes next. All the very best for your next chapter, Elizabeth Bray Head of UWCSEA Dover
Message from the High School Principal Dear Graduating Class of 2020, Amongst you there are 44 students who have been here since K1/K2; 156 who have been here since Grade 6; 242 who have been here since Grade 9; 282 since Grade 10; and 51 who joined us in Grade 11. Your legacy in the College is a profound one. This is not simply because of your many combined years of attendance, but also because you had the courage to challenge the status quo, pursue your potential and grasp the many opportunities the College offers. Amongst you are the quiet leaders who advocated persistently for change and celebrated the successes of others. Amongst you are the writers, musicians, political advocates, scientists, mathematicians, athletes, humanitarians, artists, dancers, thespians—the actors and thinkers—who through your own unique ways inspire us. While each of your stories are unique, they are interconnected and will continue to be as alumni. Your story is made all the more unique by a pandemic and your willingness to keep reinventing yourselves with each new adversity. As you reflect on your journey through the College, and the last few months, consider the story you want to tell about yourselves? What has surprised you about your own capacity, adaptability and resilience? Graduation is also a time to express gratitude. While you may not be able to do this in person, reach out to those who have influenced you, challenged you, pushed you beyond what you thought you could do. It is these people who have helped you to become the person you are today. Congratulations to all of you—the Class of 2020. You will not be forgotten and your story will continue to be told well beyond 23 May 2020! Rebecca Butterworth High School Principal
Guest speaker Anne Marie Goetz ’80 Dr Anne Marie Goetz has been Clinical Professor at the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs (CGA) since January 2014. She served at the United Nations since 2005 as a Policy Director of Governance, Peace and Security, first at UNIFEM and since 2011 at UN Women. She was a Professorial Fellow in Political Science at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex where she worked since 1991. She also served the United Nations Development Programme in Chad and Guinea in the mid-1980s. While at the UN Dr Goetz spearheaded initiatives to promote women’s empowerment in the UN’s peace building work in post-conflict situations, and to support women’s organisations’ efforts to participate in peace talks and post-conflict decision-making. She spearheaded initiatives to ensure that the Security Council addresses sexual violence in conflict as a tactic of warfare, and to build peacekeepers’ capacities to detect and prevent these abuses. Professor Goetz is the author of seven books on the subjects of gender, politics and policy in developing countries, and on accountability reforms. Professor Goetz has also engaged advisory work related to gender, democratization, and governance, including direct advisory work for developing country governments, for multilateral economic institutions and bilateral donors, and for NGOs. She is on the editorial board of the Oxfam journal Gender and Development, is a Board member of the NGO Gender at Work, and is a member of UN Women’s ‘Champions on Women, Peace and Security and Human Rights’ group.
Graduating Class of 2020 Aidan Carr (Simon Bignell) Puteri Alisha Azizzah ABDUL RAHMAN Gitansh ARORA George Henry Fraser DIGGLE Audrey Vanessa Yoko DUMAS Stephanie Vlasta ENGLISH Ananya GARG Sophia Rose GONZALEZ Madeline Elisabeth HIRONS Klaas Cees Anton LAAN Run MIAO Mwameen Nabiila NANFUKA Camille PALACIO Rohan Sundeep PUNAMIYA Ananya RAVI Max VAN DER STAAK Jiarui WANG
Anna Hammonds (Simon Bignell) Abhijay AGARWAL James Chase BALDWIN Si Yan CHANG Elliot Campbell COCKS Marco Pietro FLURY James Alexander HAMILTON Luuk Niladri KARMARKER Min Ji KIM Sebastian Alexander Zhen Rui LO Nina Sage MCADOO Madhura Vijay PATWARDHAN Rhea SHANKAR Sara SIDDIQI Maia WOOLRICH Shiqi YANG
Anuradha Ruhil (Simon Bignell) Srinivas ANANTHANARAYANAN Amani ARORA
Graduating Class of 2020 Ethan Francis CARTER Victoria Pauline Hèlène Marcelle DAVID Gaia Jeanne Stella FREYDEFONT Hannah HERRMANN Hasan JASHARI Ji Min KOH Aditya MEHTA Nitasha NEHAL Aerin SHAHMAN Rohan SONI Keegan STERLEY Hannah Tian Mei VESTRING Ethan WHITMORE
Amy Woolloff (Simon Bignell) Alberto Daniel AGUILAR Axel Vontheo AVIANTO Rhia BANSAL Erik BRYANT Euwan Roy Jerry BUDDEN Anais Ananya CRAMAZOU Andrew DELIOS Giulia DI BELLA Avantika DUTT Mia FELDHEIM Danielle Cynthia Dewi KALIS Anushka LAHIRI Vanika MAHESH Michelle Achieng OSIRO Oliver Kondo STAPLES Stuart Andrew WOOD Koki YAMANO
Benedict Campbell (Esperanza Gutierrez) Ashari Madeleine BILAN-COOPER Angela CHEA Cecilia Henriette EEK THORSTENSEN Ferdinand Valentin HATECKE Yoojun KIM
Graduating Class of 2020 Sebastiรกn Camilo Mร RMOL GAVIRIA Ninoshka MERCHANT Ronan Mikito MULLIGAN Kazuki MUNEYOSHI Isha NAIR Mia Anna SHLAEN Gauri SHUKLA Arnav TAPADIA Napat THONGTANAKUL Maja Jee Ho WERNER Gaio Flavio ZORZINO
Damian Ballantine (Esperanza Gutierrez) Caroline BECK-PETERSEN Si Yu CHANG Marina Kathrine GHIRARDELLO Tomas Simon HUNT Mia KAN William Giles Jianming KENDRICK Rothswell Montegrai LANTING Jaewon LEE Amelie LO Kaleb Sean McHUGH Tanisha NAQVI Dang Minh NGUYEN Alexander Erik OHLSSON Gaurika SAWHNEY Aryaman SINGH Anushri Aashish SONAWALA
David Minford (Simon Bignell) Tai BROUWER Jialin CAI Esha Venkata GADHI Philipp HENKE Kathleen Aiko JELFS Yejin JEONG Vincent Maarten KOSTER Sabrina Rui Yun LEE
Graduating Class of 2020 Natalie Tien-I MARSHALL Ciaran Adahar O’DONNELL Rahul RAO Tavishi SHUKLA Sanzhar SPATAYEV Bryn Owen STUPPLER Liya YUSSUBALIYEVA
Daniel Orr (Esperanza Gutierrez) Vibhuti AMIN Maxwell Garth BRIDGEWATER Pietro Maria CANNIZZO Lily Clara DONOSKY Yixuan HUANG Christine Tae-In KIM Hermann Facundo KLEIN-HESSLING Hyo Bin MOON Rishit PATHANIA Anoushri Ravi RAHEJA Margherita RAMPICHINI Jason SAY Arihant SINGHAI Prarthana SRIDHAR Nay Chi WINT NAING Aina YUKAWA
Giles Kerridge (Esperanza Gutierrez) Matheus DE LIMA SILVA Jacob DIERMAYR Samir KHANNA David Kai Wen LEASK Nairo LEE Azalea Zahra Binti MUHAMAD AFENDI Anushka RAY Rufus RICE Kimberly Anne RODRIGUES Maitreyi SANADHYA William Adam SCHWARZ Lucas Clayton SIEMSEN
Graduating Class of 2020 Aman Howard SUMMERLY Isabel Yihui YONG Xinlei ZHANG Tara Sekana ZULFIKAR
Gary Smith (Simon Bignell) Agnes Bjørn ANDERSEN Ethan Christopher BORDEN Cordelia Jane BOWDEN Kiaya CORNISH Atishay DIKSHIT Kyra Linh FINKELSTEIN Thomas Cole GRAY Mia HAMIYEH Rian Jie HORTIN Taichi KATO Fredric Lorenz Suson NGO Shaivi Jashana RAJESH Aryan Vidya SAJU Celine Theresia Beatrice VAN ES
John Bush (Simon Bignell) Maria ARIKEN-JIMENEZ Florrie Mei BIRCH Laurent Yulianto BRUTSCH Alexandra Jiali CROMBIE Mouhamadou Moustapha DIADIOU Sarah Zoe HEIN Vrishin JAIN Rohan JOSHI Nathanael KUSANDA Emma LORD Payal MAHESH Nelson Matthew Palanca TAN Hope Eleanor Jee-Ae WALTON Kean ZHU
Joseph Jasina (Esperanza Gutierrez) Elenya CHUAN Reayn
Graduating Class of 2020 Hila Aderyn DAVIES Isabella Maria-Theresa GHERSI Syed Maysam Ali HAIDER Diya Shahnaz KRAYBILL Yaxeny Hazzel LOPEZ REYES Phoo Myat Nay Chi NAING Siddharth ROY Tim RZESACZ Ivor Hudson TEAGLE Anton Pieter Kamiel VAN GYSEGHEM Aaliya VIJ
Judson Tomlin III (Esperanza Gutierrez) Matthew Alexander CHAN Maximilian CLAUSIUS Cherlyn Sze Lynn GAN Varenya GUPTA Zohra HAK Jamie Ze Ming LIN Yajur Vasudev MADAN Caitlin Mary OSBORNE Eli O’SULLIVAN Alexandre POZO MARTINEZ Kailey Jasmine ROSS Sanya Shantanu SHETE Vivek VENKATRAM Karina WALKER Alix Gaia WIESSER Sylvain YABRE
Kevin Hall (Esperanza Gutierrez) Malcolm Edward AMOUR Vanessa Nicole BRUENN Rhianna COWDY Krissa Deepak DIALANI Heather Lynn HAWKINS Beatrice Eleanor HULME Ethan JONG Seiya Alexandra PEACOCK
Graduating Class of 2020 Joshua Nathan RAJ Aditya SHARMA Tak SRIPRATAK Sinphaxay THONGSOMBATH Aristote Na Long TSAMADOS Samir VARMA Shu WATANABE Chae Won YOON
Nicki Hambleton (Simon Bignell) Kayris Anna BAGGETT Kim DORRUCCI Min Sik EOM Wee Heng GAN Khushaal Singh JAMMU Sachin KHANNA Napakpan LEEVUTINUN Huei Ming LIM Tanishka NAHAR Julie Geerte Adriana PLUIJMERS Ayesha Nicole POINTER Morgann RENE Noyna ROY Nathania Lynn SALONGA Myint Myint SAN Nicolas Fynson SUGANDI
Omar Henry (Esperanza Gutierrez) Fetoma Angelica BROSTROM Meghna CHAUDHURY Oliver Paul ELLARD Ilana Maria Tinklepaugh FERNANDEZ Angela Xinying GUPTA Anya KOO Anak Agung Ayu Clarissa KUSUMANEGARA Edward Shun Tze LEE Hansae LEE MarÃa Denisse OLMEDO Dhruv RAMNARAYAN
Graduating Class of 2020 Logan Rochana SETHU Rhea SINGH Ten TAKEDA Luca Brennon VAN BREUGEL
Rachel Ingram (Esperanza Gutierrez) Nyan Nyin Julianne CHEAH Hanmin LEE Teresa LOURENร O DE ALMEIDA LUCAS SERRA Taiga Robert MATSUMURA Siyu MIAO Heshan Avindra Katugaha SENEVIRATNE Nicolas Alain Veerle SILON Nanaki Parvinder SINGH Mea Siobhan STANLEY Mika Yagi (TAN) Arya VOHRA Kyle WILTON Sebastian Chi Pang WONG Ke Ying XING Sara ZAMAN
Simon Dean (Esperanza Gutierrez) Shiv Rajiv AHUJA Tanushree BANERJEE Josepha Raphaela Anna BECKER Ciarรกn Daniel BRODERICK CHANG Meng-Han Saatwik Karihaloo KAUL Riya KHANNA Sabine Elise KNEEPKENS Seongah LEE Sophie Polly MAXWELL Krish MEHTA Pia Montserrat MILLER ONG Shaun Ray Alexander Michael ROWE
Graduating Class of 2020 Sarah Goossens Bevel (Esperanza Gutierrez) Ilena BERRO PIZZAROSSA Ewan James COBBAN Isabel Elena CRIPPA Max CUI Adam Birger DJERF Oliver Hao GULLERY Jinhao HU Jocelyn Joan LAXTON Kylie Yinn Xuan LEE Su Yen LEE Yash MOHAN Misato NIWA Krishiv Raj PAHWA Rika Yagi (TAN) Vibhuti VIJAY Ashley Guefeng WONG
Stephen Lumb (Simon Bignell) Isaac Andre AKWUE Shlok ANAND Adesh BHOR Alessandro CHIANG Josephine CO Galina DROZDOVA Marvel Chrismatheo HARIADI Yin Nina HUANG Mahima JAIN Jiwon NAM Robbert Jan Jacob NIEUWENHUIJZEN Pooja SATISH Aya TAMAKI Thomas Joseph TAYLOR Polen TON
Timothy Lovatt (Simon Bignell) Aryan Sanjay AGARWAL Sinclair André Jean BORDIER
Graduating Class of 2020 Tamsin Ingrid HUNT Dongyeon JIN Gayatri KALRA Anisha KAUL Irene Hae-Rim KIM Aaliya Rebecca SAMUEL Aadi Dev SANGHI Zi Qi SHANG Navpreet SINGH Samuel George SLORACH Madeleine Patricia TROUTMAN Haris Hendrik Louis VAN KEULEN
Vicky Berman (Simon Bignell) Joel Benjamin ARM Varun BANATI Anisha BEDI Sean Myles FARRELL Caitlin Eloise GILL Dhruv Giri GOSWAMI Emily Sakurako HESKAMP Rito HIRATA Ellen Nicole IVES Sarvasv KULPATI Arya MADAN MOHAN Floria Aimée RATHGEN Gemma Louise SELVARAJAH Lucas Martin Mangada SY
Message from the Student Council To the Class of 2020, A graduation (whether small, big, online or in-person) is a defining moment in our lives. It marks the end of the only chapter we have ever known, with the following pages a mystery and ours to create. It is a unique opportunity to reflect on what has been, and look forward towards what could be. Whether you were at the college for 14 years or just for the IB, the impact we have all had on each other’s lives is undeniable. Whether we like it or not, we are bonded for life over our shared experiences of dodgy camping food, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ spoilers and a weird obsession over the Leavers song. We know that no matter what happens, we will have a place to call home and people to call family. We will never be alone. Whilst this may not be the farewell we wanted, the story of our time at the United World College of South-East Asia will never be forgotten. In August 2030, we will meet again for our 10 year reunion. Some of us may show up with screaming toddlers, others may be about to embark on their 11th gap year. However, we will also be filled with stories to share. I am so excited to see what you do with your one wild and precious life. In the words of everyone’s favourite song, “Go from here with confidence, for all the things to come.” Thank you and I’ll see you on the flipside… Hila Davies Former Chair of Student Council Class of 2020
Message from Heads of Grade Dear Class of 2020, It only seems like yesterday that we were in the main hall and we were addressing you towards the end of your Grade 8 school year. So much has happened in the last four years (two for some of you). When we look back, we are filled with pride at the way in which you have matured and grown since we first met. We are filled with nostalgia for G9 expeditions, curriculum trips, sports events, dance shows, plays, musical events and on and on. All of these events and the many others have been opportunities for you to shine; and shine you have! We are continually impressed by the sheer volume of talent in the grade across all of the elements of school life from academics to service and everything in between. This, however impressive, will not be our abiding memory of the grade. That is reserved for the smaller acts of kindness that we witnessed throughout our time with you. These emanated from the grade as a whole and were too numerous to count. But, over and over again we saw students supporting, consoling, encouraging, cajoling and above all caring for their peers. To quote the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak: “Now more than at any time in our history, we will be judged by our capacity for compassion … If you are to be judged by such a yardstick, you can be confident of passing with flying colours.” Simon Bignell and Esperanza Gutierrez Heads of Grade 12
Message from Alumni Relations Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Dear Graduates, Welcome to the UWCSEA Alumni Community! The Class of 2020 will always hold a special place in the history and indeed the hearts of the entire UWCSEA community. While your final days on campus were unlike any that could have been imagined, it is often from times of unprecedented challenge and change that we form our most enduring memories. As time passes, I hope that any sadness or disappointment you may be feeling now will be replaced by the fondest of memories from your time at UWCSEA and that your UWC story will be rich as a result of the experiences and relationships you established as students. As you move beyond UWCSEA, our Alumni Relations Team is here to help you build upon those experiences and help you maintain your connections with UWC—including those with teachers, classmates and with over 20,000 alumni living across the globe. Our goal is to remain active and relevant in your life at all ages and stages by offering a wide variety of initiatives to keep you informed, connected and engaged. As we’ve seen so clearly in recent weeks, our ability to remain connected across time and space is becoming ever simpler and more creative, and we sincerely hope that this will lead to even more innovative ways to keep in touch and provide meaningful engagement with our alumni community. Thank you for all that you have contributed to the UWC community thus far and we look forward to hearing about your UWC stories as they come to fruition! Warm regards, Renée, Rae and Siti Alumni Relations Team Stay connected! alumni.uwcsea.edu.sg
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Thank you Graduation is always a joyful event to organise and one that perpetually reminds us of the importance of friendship, hope, compassion and education. A virtual celebration is not what we had hoped for at the beginning of this year but nevertheless here we are. We are fortunate that in this technological age we are able to retain this important milestone and connect today to mark the achievements of an amazing, and in many ways unique, graduating class. There has been a lot of work involved in putting together today by many people, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few people who have really made it possible. I would like to thank Crystal Chan, the Grade 12 Secretary for everything she does for all of us everyday. Amanda Choy, who has helped make this technically possible and patiently dealt with technical questions, solving many problems along the way. I also want to give my gratitude to today’s hosts and mentors who are all running this ceremony from their living rooms, spare bedrooms and small corners of their homes across Singapore. Additionally I thank our wonderful PA and the Grade 12 Reps who always work with us to the benefit of our students. Finally I would like to thank our students, you have tolerated such uncertainty with resilience, humour and care for each other. Good luck and congratulations. Linsey Lawrence High School Vice Principal
“Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.� Nelson Mandela
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