A Reflection on the Peace Poem Contest By Will Dean, Grade 5 Peace is a gift; a gift that is many times left unopened. Often we trade in this gift for the curse of greed and hate. But when we chose to open this gift, great things can happen. Things that can change the world. Martin Luther King was a special leader who opened this gift at a very important time. And great things did happen. And the world was changed. The children of Atlanta Georgia were called upon to recognize his achievements and create some of their own through writing peace poems in honor of Mr. King. Children of all ages, sizes and races poured so much love, thought, and compassion into writing these poems that it is hard to imagine that this generation will choose to leave the gift of peace unopened. But how can we ensure that these children understand this? Children learn these things because of the education that schools are now capable of providing. An example of this is the unique Atlanta International School. Students at AIS get the chance to develop an international perspective as they experience the many wonders of other languages, cultures, and ideas. At AIS children learn how valuable the gift of peace is and how important it is that we use it. The children of today are this world’s future. Educate them and they will go far. And now I ask you this; “Will You Open The Gift?”
Congratulations to the 2011-2012 AIS Student Ambassadors By Courtney Fowler, Globetrotter Editor The Upper School Student Ambassadors, an organization that made its debut at the beginning of this school year, is a unique group of students selected and trained to be the “face” of our student body at special events throughout the year, including new student orientation, back to school nights and admissions tours and events. The group is also called upon for more unusual assignments, such as conducting tours for heads of our local peer schools prior to an AAAIS Headmaster meeting on campus earlier this spring. The students, who are rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, submit an application and go through an interview and selection process; they must be in good academic standing, demonstrate solid public speaking abilities and interpersonal skills and show a strong commitment to the school.
Incoming 2011-2012 US Student Ambassadors Rising Grade 9 Jack Cohen Doenya Eghtesadi Amela Orlovic Victor Petitgenet Sara Wren
Rising Grade 10
Claire Adair Alex Ferguson Caroline Hutchison Esteban Jimenez Keto Kacharava Kesha Kanakiya Myhana Kerr Neeki Memar Naomi O’Halloran Sabena Quan-Hin Sarah Stebbins
Rising Grade 11 Emily Cohen Lorenzo Gonzalez Connor Hagan Marin Lucic Sara Muche Sevana Ohanian Helen Recaborde Nina Riggio Leila Varzi Lucien Viala Brice Williams Rising Grade 12 Bennett Brownlow Laetitia Butler Leah Cumming Derek Hirsch Lara Khoury Christina Lanier Anissa Malik Inye Nosegbe Alex Richard 8
Globetrotter • Atlanta International School Newsletter • Spring 2011