Special Memories
Favorite memories of JAS/American School of Dubai On a typical warm and humid Atlanta, Georgia weekend last summer, eighteen former faculty and staff members of ASD, formerly known as Jumeirah American School (JAS), gathered to reconnect and renew friendships. Organized by Ginger Guthrie Norvell, teachers traveled from Oregon, California, Texas, Utah, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Dubai to share memories of their time together at JAS. The dates of service of these teachers ranged from the mid-seventies to as recent as 2012; years of service from two to 24 years. ASD is grateful to each dedicated educator - and hundreds of others like them - for the legacy and impact of their work, now part of the rich history and engaging story of ASD.
Former Jumeirah American School (ASD) Teachers Reunite On a typical warm and humid Atlanta, Georgia weekend last summer, eighteen former faculty and staff members of ASD, formerly known as Jumeirah American School (JAS), gathered to reconnect and renew friendships. Organized by Ginger Guthrie Norvell, teachers traveled from Oregon, California, Texas, Utah, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Dubai to share memories of their time together at JAS. The dates of service of these teachers ranged from the mid-seventies to as recent as 2012; years of service from two to 24 years. ASD is grateful to each dedicated educator - and hundreds of others like them for the legacy and impact of their work, now part of the rich history and engaging story of ASD.
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Their favorite memories at JAS/American School of Dubai... A favorite memory was the first-ever overnight in the library for grade 3 students for the Mark Twain birthday party. We had to cancel the overnight due to some political reason and only rescheduled it when the students were in grade 4. The kids had a ball, but it wrecked me for a week.
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Ginger Guthrie Norvell, Library, Pre-K-9 , 1980-1987
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Falling off the stage at the Hyatt Christmas performance.
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Charles (Chuck) Wills, ES and MS Band, 1981-1983
There were so many, but the most enjoyable were the fantastic Week Without Wall trips to South Africa and Oman.
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Joel Melzack, Middle School, U.S.History, Geography, Math, 1975-1979; 1991-2012