Winter 2014-2015 Global Exchange Magazine

Global Exchange

Winter 2014-2015

T H E A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E O F AT L A N TA I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT:

Gurudarshan Khalsa ‘99 SPECIAL EDITION:

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ATlaNTA INTERNATIONAL School BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014-2015 DEB SUDBURY, CHAIR Christian Fischer, VICE-CHAIR Kevin O’Halloran, TREASURER Verna Jennings Cleveland, Secretary

MEMBERS Charlie Bostwick

Scott Britton

Wendy Clark

Susie Cogan

Marc Fleury

Jim Harvey

Wendie Hayler

Roland John

Fadlo Khuri

Arndrea King

Crissy Klaus

Dennis Lockhart

Chris Lowe Trish Marcucci Mike McCarthy Larry Mock Cecile Noziere

Frank Thomas

Benny Varzi

Chiara Visconti di

Emily Willingham ADAIR

Modrone-Pervanas ‘95

Laura Winchester

Jiraporn-Khotchasenee ‘14

EX OFFICIO Kevin Glass, Headmaster Gerry Hull, Trustee Emeritus Olga Plaut, Trustee Emerita Roy Plaut, Chairman Emeritus Monique Seefried Ph.D., Trustee Emerita

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION HEADMASTER KEVIN GLASS HEAD OF CURRICULUM & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Rachel Hovington HEAD OF SECONDARY SCHOOL Sandy MacKenzie Deputy Head of Secondary School/Head of Upper School Jeff Holcomb DEPUTY HEAD OF SECONDARY SCHOOL/HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Kevin Onabiyi HEAD OF PRIMARY SCHOOL Camille Du Aime

Miles Taylor ‘14

Deputy Head of Primary School/Head of Upper Primary Alain Poiraud Deputy Head of Primary School/Head of Lower Primary Chris Thomas HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT STEWART LATHAN Head of Admission, FINANCIAL AID & MARKETING REID MIZELL Head of Operations and Finance Paul Saeger

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Annual Giving Manager Natalie Keen Capital Campaign Manager Taylor Butkus Development Database Manager Mandy Gee Alumni & Parents of Alumni Coordinator Sandy Ferko Special Events & Stewardship Coordinator Katie McGinn Development Assistant Audrey Hibbits

Valerie Bravo ‘14

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COURTNEY FOWLER Manager, Digital Communications & Design Laura Stidham Marketing & Communications COORDINATOR Cherise Randle

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Global Exchange 4 Letter from the Board Chair & Headmaster

Around AIS 5

Welcome, New Heads of Schools

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Making Innovation Whole

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Die Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall) Dedication

10 Photo Story: Four Years in the ASD 12 CAS Update: Aprendiendo Inglés Sólido

Globetrotter 14 Rebuilding Panggangan Island 15 Students Help Build Hope in Guatemala 16 Capturing the Northern Lights 18 Fifth Grade Trips 19 Rotary Young Leaders Award STAYING CONNECTED

Staying Connected 20 Alumni Spotlight: Gurudarshan Khalsa ‘99 22 Advantages of a Gap Year 24 Reunions 26 Class Notes

Final Word 30 Congratulations, Class of 2014 Gurudarshan Khalsa ‘99 Page 20

32 Honors Assembly 2014 33 Colleges and Universities

Scene on Campus SPECIAL EDITION:

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EDITOR COURTNEY FOWLER

Associate Editor Photography Laura Stidham

Associate Editor Annual Report Natalie Keen

CONTRIBUTORS

Shreyas Krishnapura ‘16

DESIGN BY

Sandy Ferko

Naveed Matinfar ‘16

TWEET DESIGN

Peluchi Flores

Chloe Marshall ‘16

Gurudarshan Khalsa ‘99

Emily Bishko ‘16

Cherise Randle

Lexi Napoli ‘16

Virginia Ferandel

Harold Alan

Alan Preis

Photography

Elena Zapico

Ilse Ortega

Will Stoll

Lindsey Drummond ‘16

On the Cover: “Prayer” by Gurudarshan Khalsa ‘99 All material, except where specified, copyright Atlanta International School, 2014. All rights reserved.

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Message from the AIS Board Chair and Headmaster

Dear AIS Community: “Mutual respect and understanding in a diverse community.”

This line appears every time our Mission Statement and Core Values are printed, and indeed, it truly lies at the heart of “what we believe is fundamentally important.” Recent events in our country make us realize now, more than ever, how vital this value is.

Deb Sudbury Chair of the Board of Trustees

Kevin Glass Headmaster

In response to direct and courageous input from students, parents, board members and faculty challenging whether AIS is really living these important words in its mission for each and every student, family and member in our community - input for which we are deeply grateful - AIS has undertaken a project designed to engage all of our stakeholders in dialogue around inclusivity. While we acknowledge that AIS is in many respects a culturally diverse environment, we have set a goal for ourselves of a deeper understanding of difference. We are fortunate here in Atlanta to have the opportunity to use the context of the African-American experience to begin to deepen our conversations about diversity.

This is much in keeping with the IB curriculum and philosophy, which stresses that students know themselves in their global and local contexts.

As the next step in this initiative, we have launched the National Association of Independent Schools’ Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism (AIM) tool, which includes a structured school self-assessment study and process. The AIM process will culminate in a report of findings with suggested recommendations for AIS policy and practice, due out this summer. In addition, our faculty and staff participated in two days of professional development on the subject of inclusivity this fall, part of which occurred at the new National Center for Civil and Human Rights - an excellent place to learn about both local and global struggles for human rights throughout history. This was followed after the winter break by an interesting workshop focused on various academic studies related to diversity and inclusion presented by Dr. Victoria Plaut, an AIS alumna and expert in these areas. At time of writing, plans are coming together for an AIS community trip to Selma, Alabama in early March to participate in events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the historic Civil Rights Movement march from Selma to Montgomery. Events such as these – and others still in the works – are important opportunities for our community to both reflect on and actively learn about diversity and understanding.

One glance at an issue of our Global Exchange magazine, and you can clearly see that our community is made up of people from all over the world who also go all over the world.

Thus, we have high expectations of ourselves and of each other as we explore the meaning and value of diversity and seek to become “lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.” (IB Mission). This inclusivity initiative is critical to our efforts here at AIS to develop our students into extraordinary individuals, because we firmly believe that it is only by understanding the context and perspective of others that we will truly be able to act to make the world and our local society better.

We look forward to continuing this journey and sharing updates with you.

Yours sincerely,

Kevin Glass, Headmaster

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Deb Sudbury, Board Chair

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Welcome,New Heads!

By Courtney Fowler, Global Exchange Editor

AIS was pleased to welcome two new heads of schools to our campus and community this fall.

Camille Du Aime, the new head of Primary School, is a multilingual U.S. citizen with 20+ years of IB-PYP experience. She previously held postings at international schools in Bali, Paris and Stuttgart and was principal at the United Nations International School of Hanoi before her most recent position at the Berlin Brandenburg International School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in European Cultural Studies and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. She has two children: Kate (18) is pursuing a Popular Music degree in the UK, and Tom (19) is studying at the Cordon Bleu in Atlanta. Camille is excited by the opportunity to lead the AIS primary school as it delivers a rigorous inquiry-based STEAM program in four languages while providing a warm and supportive atmosphere for the whole range of learners.

Sandy Mackenzie, Head of Secondary School, is a UK citizen from Scotland. Prior to joining AIS, Sandy was Head of Senior School at Dulwich College Shanghai. Sandy holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Management from the University of Glasgow, a Postgraduate Certificate of Education from the University of Edinburgh and a Master’s of Education in Leadership and Management from Open University. He has published articles in the International Schools Journal and co-authored “Mathematics for Higher Level for the IB Diploma” (Oxford University Press). He is an examiner for HL Mathematics and has taught both MYP and Diploma Mathematics. Sandy’s daughter, Mhairi, is a Grade 11 student at AIS, while his older daughter, Katie, is currently taking a gap year before university. Sandy believes that AIS combines all of the best attributes of his previous schools as a 3K-12 school, offering an academically challenging IB curriculum, excellent teaching and learning as well as co-curricular opportunities and a focus on ensuring the holistic development of each individual student within a strong community.

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MAKING INNOVATION WHOLE: Connect - Extend – Challenge

By Elena Zapico, Secondary Faculty/Project Zero Coordinator and Alan Preis, Director of Technology and 21st Century Learning

What have you learned today?

If someone were to ask you, “What have you learned today?” how would you respond? Would you feel threatened? Excited to share?

Would you have something to share? The AIS CoreValues allude to the “joy of learning and purposeful effort.” While we often ask our students to reflect on what they are learning, it’s interesting to consider how the AIS community models and approaches learning. How do the learning innovations happening at the school connect to each other and to the idea of fostering this joy of learning and purposeful effort?

Connect In Making LearningWhole, David Perkins diagnoses education with two chronic conditions: Elementitis and Aboutitis. The author observes that when approaching complexity in our teaching and learning experiences, including those as professional learners, we tend to either break information down element by element or learn extensively about something rather than learning to do it.

We are not, Perkins states, playing the whole game. Much less are we making the game worth playing.

Perkins suggests that you think of what you did when you learned to play baseball, or to draw, or to bake a cake. Did you learn it in pieces, repeating just one step until you mastered it before continuing to the next one? Did you read a manual, a catalog, or a cookbook to learn how to play, draw or bake? Probably what you actually did was to play a baseball game in the park with your friends, draw a picture that looked as beautiful to your mom as

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a real Picasso, or bake a cake that was, whether terrible or delicious, your--oh pride!--first cake. What you did was what Perkins calls the “junior version” of the real deal. And you owned it.

Under the light of these ideas, learning becomes a game worth playing if you play the whole game. But are we? As members of a learning community, it is not that we shouldn’t consider the elements that inform our matters at hand or that we should ignore the theory that supports them; maybe we just need to remember how it felt when we played…

Extend In a school with a solid IB program from 3K to 12th grade, as well as many educational initiatives and professional development opportunities, AIS students and teachers are participating in a number of exciting and innovative projects. Under the umbrella of innovation and inclusivity we can count our PYP, MYP and DP programs, Creativity, Action and Service (CAS), Project Zero, STEAM, Response to Intervention (RTI), Project 3C and the Atlanta K12 Design Challenge. While each of these initiatives is exciting on its own, the collection is a complex scenario easily susceptible of being fragmented into its multiple elements and overwhelmingly dense to learn about.

As an example, let’s focus on four core learning initiatives that are in development at AIS: Project Zero, Project 3C, STEAM, and the Atlanta K12 Design Challenge.

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• Project Zero is a Harvard School of Education research project formed by a variety of ongoing investigations on the nature of intelligence, understanding, thinking, creativity, ethics and other aspects of human learning. Some PZ projects are Making Learning Visible, Artful Thinking or The Good Play Project. AIS, in collaboration with The High Museum of Art, hosted one of the first PZ conferences outside the Cambridge Campus in 2011 and will do it again this spring.

• Project 3C is our school’s connected-learning initiative.

Focusing on Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication, Project 3C goes beyond the idea of students using laptops, iPads, and other mobile devices in learning at school and at home; instead, the focus is on empowering authentic student learning and providing students with the tools – not only equipment and software, but also the best methods for using them – to enable powerful,real-world learning experiences.

• STEAM is a way of viewing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics as parts of a connected whole, rather than as discrete subjects. By encouraging students to make connections between STEAM disciplines, they are able to work on authentic, real-world problems that don’t easily fit in a single discipline. Daniel Pink argues in AWhole New Mind that the most complex problems of our time will not be solved by specialists but will require a “big picture” approach of solutions that connect thinking across different disciplines. STEAM encourages students to begin thinking this way.

• The Atlanta K12 Design Challenge is a collaboration between 12 local public and independent schools in association with the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University (commonly known as the “d.school”). AIS is among 12 Atlanta area public and independent schools participating in this project, which involves the application of Design Thinking to find innovative solutions to instructional and operational challenges.

Each of these initiatives brings exciting benefits to our students and faculty, however when considered as parts of a connected whole, the benefits are multiplied and the sum is truly greater than its parts. All four are about real-world learning, about making connections, and to Perkins’ point, about playing the whole game, rather than about learning discrete elements that are not viewed as parts of a connected whole. Instead of only learning about something, students are engaged in the process of doing, of making, of creating, and most importantly, of connecting.

Challenge Most of us were educated within systems that suffered from acute elementitis and aboutitis, and, despite our constant efforts and many successes in teaching our students from a very different mentality, these conditions may show their ugly teeth when we are the learners ourselves. If we want to play our own game, the one that is worth the game, the one that is played as whole, we may have to start by playing “junior versions” of it. Our challenge as a community embarked on a teaching and learning adventure with so many fascinating ideas is to see how we can forge connections, viewing these ideas as elements of something bigger, understanding that the benefits of the game will come not from mastering parts of it, but from playing the game as a whole.

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STEAM Learning in Action

By Shreyas Krishnapura ‘16 Editor’s Note: In order to recognize students pursuing a richer curriculum and co-curriculum in science, technology, math and engineering, AIS has begun offering a STEM-endorsed diploma option to graduating seniors. A summer internship in one of these fields is a requirement to earn the STEM endorsement.

If a student satisfies all of the requirements of the STEM Diploma and also completes an Arts subject, then they have met the requirements for a STEAM-endorsed Diploma. More information on the STEM and STEAM endorsements can be found in the “Academics” section of the school’s website.

Over the summer, I received the opportunity from school to attend a two-week internship at Emory University’s Rollins Research Center. There, I assisted a Ph.D. candidate, Makendra Umstead, with her experiments regarding cancer and cancer treatment. As I was still a tenth grade student at that time, I had to do extensive research and preparation in order to be capable of interpreting the complex biological and chemical terms that would be casually used in the lab. I scoured science magazines and textbooks until I had a firm grasp on general cancer information as well as more in-depth knowledge on recent cancer discoveries. Finally, on July 8, my internship began, and I met Makendra and all of the scientists in her lab. After just two hours in the lab, I knew that I would have a difficult time over those two weeks understanding the incredibly erudite biological concepts… but that did not stop me from trying!

On my first day, Makendra introduced her research topic to me. Cancer, she explained, is the rapid proliferation of abnormal cells, which results in tumor growth. One of the regulators of this growth within cells is called the RAS signaling pathway. In school, I learned that signals are sent into the cell, reach the nucleus of the cell, and then the nucleus carries out a certain function based on that signal. However, what I had not yet learned was that there were steps in between to get the signal to the nucleus, which were the signaling pathways. The RAS signaling pathway consists of four signaling enzymes that transfer the signal to the nucleus by, in essence, “passing on” the signal from one enzyme to the other. Makendra’s research focused on this pathway, specifically how this pathway is “sped up” in cancerous cells to cause more rapid growth.

After explaining her topic, Makendra introduced me to the experiment itself, known as western blotting, which is a method used to visualize proteins/enzymes (in this case, the enzymes that make up the RAS signaling pathway). Overall, it was challenging on my first day to try and make sense of these concepts, but over time with repetition of the experiment and Makendra’s enthusiasm to make sure I understood, all of these ideas became second nature to me. For the first week, I watched carefully and made thorough notes about everything that Makendra did to carry out her Western blots and, on Monday of the second week, Makendra decided to allow me to carry out her entire experiment without any guidance and to bring back the data I collect along with my analysis. The task was very difficult and required a greater amount of focus than that required in school lab work since any type of error (regardless of how small) would be detrimental to Makendra’s experiment. After two days, the experiment was complete and I was given the chance to present my findings to the other scientists in the laboratory. I received a great deal of positive feedback from Makendra and her colleagues about how well I carried out the experiment and explained my findings in a very scientific manner.

My experience at the Emory lab was irreplaceable; the technical skills and internal drive to learn more about science that I now possess would not have been possible without this internship. I realized that I have only just scratched the surface of the vast universe that is science, but thanks to this internship, I developed the natural tendency to dive deeper into every topic I am taught. I hope to go back to Makendra’s lab next summer as well so that I may make even greater personal and scientific discoveries. I am very passionate about science, and thanks to this internship and the support of Makendra, I have greater confidence in myself to strive for a career in that direction.

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Die Berliner Mauer Dedication

By Courtney Fowler, Global Exchange Editor

A piece of history arrived on the campus of Atlanta International School this fall! A section of Die Berliner Mauer (The Berlin Wall) took up permanent residence behind the school on November 4, following a transatlantic voyage and an unusually short trip through customs. Camille Du Aime, the new head of Primary School, made all of the arrangements for the wall’s journey in conjunction with her own move to Atlanta from Berlin. The timing could not have been better, as this November marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of Die Berliner Mauer.

The Berlin Wall separated West Berlin from East Berlin from August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989, dividing the city center. It was constructed in an effort to prevent the citizens of East Berlin and East Germany from fleeing westward. By the time the wall fell, at least 138 people had been killed at or on the wall trying to cross the border. By mid-1990, dismantling of the border grounds had begun at Ackerstrasse and was largely completed by the end of that year.

Since then, sections of the wall have been sold all over the world.

More information about the Berlin Wall can be found online at www.berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de/en/index.html.

Two events on campus heralded the arrival of the wall. About 100 people gathered on the evening of Sunday, November 9 for a candlelight commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the actual date and time that Die Berliner Mauer fell. Many in the AIS community who were personally touched by the event observed a moment of reflection and fellowship to honor those who lost their lives in their attempt to cross from East to West Berlin.

On November 20, members of Atlanta’s international and civic community, including German Consul General Christoph Sander and The Honorable Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President, participated in a ceremony dedicating the wall to the AIS community. Grade 10 student Liam Heery welcomed the crowd in German and English, and grade 12 student Alicia Martinez closed the event, again in German and English. Primary students from the German track entertained the crowd with the German version of the song, “Hand in Hand.”

“Die Berliner Mauer is a powerful symbol of the importance of the mission of our school and a reminder of what happens when international mindedness, dialogue, communication and collaboration fail,” said Kevin Glass, headmaster. Visitors to AIS can visit the school’s section of Die Berliner Mauer behind the Secondary building.

The school’s section of Die Berliner Mauer measures approximately three meters tall (approximately 9-10 feet) by about 1.2 meters wide (approximately three feet). Although its original location cannot be confirmed, it is likely to have been part of a section of the wall that divided the American sector of West Berlin from East Germany, near the town of Kleinmachnow.

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SUCCESS BY DESIGN Four years in the Arts, Science and Design Center

By Laura Stidham, Manager, Digital Communication and Design

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When the state-of-the-art Art, Science and Design Center opened its doors in 2011, we knew students and faculty would begin an amazing journey with exceptional outcomes.

In just four short years those outcomes have far exceeded our expectations.

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Space and light in the ASD Art Loft have provided IB Diploma students in Grades 11 and 12 the opportunity for more adventurous works and methods along with a plethora of spaces for art displays.

IB Visual Art Results are up 14%, placing AIS IB Visual Art 19% above the world average.

Forty-one students were accepted to Georgia Tech in the past five years. The Class of 2014 held a 75% acceptance rate compared to a 33% rate for non-AIS students; it also included two Presidential Scholars. Eleven of the 13 students who matriculated at Tech in 2014 are female.

Forty-nine percent of Diploma Programme students took a second science in 2014. This number is up 21% since 2010.

Twenty-six percent of the Class of 2014 received a STEM* endorsement on their diploma; 28% of the Class of 2015 is eligible for the endorsement.

In 2013 the iHOT (International House of Technology) Robotics Team added to their technological toolbox by incorporating CAD (Computer Aided Design) in their design process. This enabled the team to build their robot in record time, as well as giving them a great deal of confidence in the engineering design process.

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The ASD houses 11 3D printers. The printers enable students to prototype their ideas quicker than using traditional methods of construction as well as higher quality. Examples: students use the 3D printers to make Art Deco inspired chocolate molds in grade 6; grade 7 blends parts created with the 3D printer with traditional woodwork to create a cam toy; the iHOT team manufactures parts for their robot.

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In 2014, The Goizueta Foundation awarded AIS one million dollars for a STEAM** curriculum initiative. The grant will provide funding for three additional full-time faulty members as well as an endowment to support STEAM projects, programs and equipment at AIS. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math

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Artwork by Sophie Archer ‘14

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CAS Update: Aprendiendo Ingles Solido

By Chloe Marshall ‘16, Emily Bishko ‘16 and Lexi Napoli ‘16 Aprendiendo Inglés Sólido, translated from Spanish to “Learning Solid English,” is an Atlanta International School CAS group founded in 2002 by Andrea Feuer, member of the AIS class of 2006. Her plan was to aid primary school students of Hispanic origin attending school in the Atlanta area by helping to tutor them in their pursuit of the English language. By creating this group, Feuer hoped to provide educational aid and support to Hispanic primary school students in the greater Atlanta area, including tutoring, homework help, doing activities to reinforce concepts learned in school, and helping Hispanic students and families adjust to American culture. Under the guidance of faculty advisor Ilse Ortega, Head of Spanish Department, the group has stayed loyal to its founding goals by volunteering twice a week after school at Garden Hills Elementary School’s After School Program since the group’s inception. There, the volunteers help K-5 students with their homework, whether it is reading, mathematics, writing skills, spelling or science.

After many years of working with Garden Hills’ students, AIS decided to expand its reach. This spring, Sra. Ortega and group leaders Claire Adair ‘14 and Allison Fraga‘14 formed a liaison with La Amistad. La Amistad, translated to “Friendship” in English, is an organization that acts upon their mission of “supporting Latino students and their families” by providing after school learning support, Sunday study halls, and summer camps for students of Hispanic origin. The secular program is headquartered at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, but they also have programs running at the Church of the Redeemer, Westminster Presbyterian, and the Cathedral of St. Philip.

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The members of Aprendiendo Inglés Sólido collaborate with La Amistad through their after-school program at St. Philip’s, sending a small group of upper school students to work alongside experienced adult volunteers twice a week to mentor Hispanic elementary schoolers in math, reading, writing, science, social studies, and test preparation. While this collaboration has been in works since August of 2013, when the St. Philips location first opened, our students only began volunteering this spring. Students will continue serving with La Amistad in the 2014-2015 school year and beyond.

In addition to their volunteer hours, our CAS group has begun supporting La Amistad through the profits of their annual Winter Bake Sale. This holiday tradition is organized by the CAS group, and upperclassmen famously deliver the Christmas, Hanukkah, and winter goodies in the following days. The sale originated with the intention of providing a scholarship for children attending Atlanta Solidarity School, a Preschool oriented towards children of underprivileged Hispanic parents. Now that the group has built a strong relationship with La Amistad, the intent of the funds has changed, and donations began to be directed towards the St.Philip site of La Amistad.

With the recent graduation of the group’s previous leaders, grade 11 students Emily Bishko, Chloe Marshall, and Lexi Napoli (the authors of this article) have taken the reins. We are happy and excited to have been given the responsibility to continue the great work that this CAS group has been doing for years. We can’t wait to further explore and expand our collaboration with La Amistad, as well as carry on our work with the Garden Hills After School program. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to be involved in the future of this incredible group and can’t wait to see what the future will hold!

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Students Help Build Hope in Guatemala

By Virginia Ferandel, Language B Group Leader During June of this year, a group of eight AIS students Matias Ferandel, Christopher Ferandel, Isabella John, Alexander John, Kitty McCarthy, Gabe McCarthy, Hannah Branch and Julika Schmidt - traveled to Guatemala to volunteer with the organization, From Houses to Homes.

The students built a house for a family in San Pedro Sacatepequez which, when completed, was a home measuring 13 x 19 feet made of concrete block, with a cement floor, a corrugated metal roof, a window and a door with a lock to protect their belongings. This might not seem like much, but the original structure the family lived in consisted of cornstalks, cardboard and dirt floors.

From Houses to Homes is a New Jersey-based non-profit organization that works to support a better quality of life in Guatemala by providing new homes, healthcare and education. Improving the living standards in these communities leads to better health, less migration and better education.

This important work in Guatemala can only be achieved with the dedication of volunteers and donations. We are very proud to have had our first group of AIS students participate in the program this summer and hope to have more in the years to come!

Students who participated in the build shared these thoughts: The experience from working with From Houses to Homes was very fulfilling.To be able to provide a family with a stable roof over their heads is one of the greatest feelings in the world. People don’t think about it in their day-to-day lives, but when we went out and put some elbow grease into making a simple, yet life-changing structure, I think that most of us realized how much we made a difference to that family. Half my family is in Guatemala, and I am very fortunate to see the beautiful side of my country’s surroundings, but going to see families who have close to nothing is surreal. I don’t think many people who don’t see these things day to day can even imagine what it’s like. -Hannah Branch, Grade 10 Building a house for a family and helping them receive the access to healthcare and education they need is a very rewarding experience. I think that many of us tend to take a lot of things for granted, such as receiving an education and being able to go to the doctor when we get sick, even having a solid roof over our heads. In other areas of the world and in other communities many people do not even dream of getting up early in the morning to go to school, or getting a checkup every six months or coming home to a safe environment at the end of every day.Working with From Houses to Homes is an eye-opening experience, especially because you get to see how much the work you put in changes these families’ lives. -Kitty McCarthy, Grade 10 Working with From Houses to Homes was such a great experience. I learned so much throughout the process and learned how to appreciate everything I have. I learned a lot about Guatemalan culture and saw a whole different way of living. During the trip, we got to see three different Guatemalan cities. In the short time we were there, we were exposed to many new things. I think all of us can agree that the whole experience was very memorable and helped us see things from a new perspective. On the day we finished building the houses, and handed the keys over to the families, seeing their expressions and their appreciation was priceless. I enjoyed this whole experience and hope to go on this trip again. -Isabella John, Grade 10

AIS From Houses to Homes 2015 Date: July 13-17, 2015 Minimum age: 14 years old Donation to organization: $500 per participant Families are also welcome to participate and build a house on their own

If you are interested in building a home in Guatemala, please contactVirginia Ferandel (vferandel@aischool.org).

For more information on the organization, please go to www.fromhousestohomes.org

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Rebuilding Homes for the Earthquake & Typhoon Victims in the Philippines

By Peluchi P. Flores, Sciences Group Leader In October 2014, an earthquake that devastated hundreds of homes struck my island province of Bohol, Philippines. A month after the earthquake, the already damaged homes of the victims were further wrecked by typhoon Yolanda. Our AIS community responded to the calamity through cash and text donations to CARE. During this past summer, I travelled about 9,000 miles back to my home island to visit my family and to help rebuild houses for the victims in Panggangan Island, a fishing village about ten miles from where I grew up.

When I arrived in Panggangan Island, the calamities left a mark that was very apparent: houses, the church, schools, and other buildings were in shambles. People’s homes in this village were mostly made of flimsy materials that were easily destroyed by the calamities.

One of the residents of the island said the earthquake tore down the walls and floors of his small hut, and then the typhoon took the roof off his home, leaving his family of six children homeless.

As I was going around the community, it was very apparent how poor this village was. There were a lot of children running around with no underpants and footwear, a mother cooking only a pot of rice for dinner in a makeshift stove outside her ruined house, students and teachers holding classes in tents, boys fetching salty water from a well (they have to buy potable water from the mainland since the water from their wells is salty), several families sharing an outhouse, etc. Their parish priest also told me that there are families with as many as 16 children in this village.

Despite the effects of the calamities and the poverty experienced by the people in this village, I also saw hope.

The villagers were helping each other rebuild their own homes, church, and construct school tents. Through the AIS Travel, Study, and Research Grant; the efforts of my Simple Joys of Cooking CAS Group led by Jon McKenney and Elisabeth Morking; and the support of our AIS parents, faculty and staff, I was able to take part in the rebuilding process in Panggangan Island. With our school effort, we were able to bring smiles to four families that now have new homes and their very own bathrooms!

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Capturing the

Northern Lights

By Will Stoll, Secondary Science Faculty This past spring, I had the opportunity to join a team of science educators to photograph the Northern Lights in Norway. With Duke Johnson, a space scientist and professional photographer from the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City and Dr. Cherilynn Morrow, a solar physicist and science education researcher for the Aspen Global Change Institute, I journeyed to Tromsø, Norway above the Arctic Circle.

Our team’s goal was to take advantage of the lingering Solar Max, the peak in an 11-year cycle of solar activity, a new moon, and statistically clearer weather, to capture the Northern Lights and share this phenomenon with young people. The Northern Lights - or Aurora Borealis - is caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field and then colliding with gas particles in the upper atmosphere releasing light. In Tromsø, the team experienced cloudy skies and intermittent solar activity.

So, for nine days, we crisscrossed northern Norway, Finland, and Sweden chasing clear skies and the Northern Lights. Besides capturing stunning photography of the phenomenon, the team blogged about our adventures (and misadventures) at http:// cherilynnmorrow.net/category/northern-lights/northern-lightstromso-2014/.

Upon returning, I shared these experiences with the AIS community through the team’s blog, pictures, an upper school CAS assembly and many mini-presentations in classes. I tell people that my favorite memory of the trip was laying on my back in the snow with my teammates in a remote mountain valley, watching AIS Global Exchange / Winter 2014-2015

the sky above explode with green and red ribbons of light dancing and interweaving from horizon to horizon… and realizing this spectacle before my eyes was the battle between the Earth’s gravitational field and space radiation with life on Earth standing in the balance.

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In June, twelve AIS students traveled to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, along with Ms. Doyle, to study marine life and learn more about the islands’ people and culture. They were also able to visit several local schools.

Caroline Campbell and Olivia Holland, Grade Seven, visited Caroline’s family in Paraguay this summer and attended a local school, Colegio Privado Betel. The town they visited, Aregua, is known for its strawberry production and is nicknamed “La Ciudad de Frutilla” (“City of Strawberries”).

Faculty member Michelle Hibbert visited Peru and the famous Machu Picchu, which archaeologists believe was built for an Incan emperor in the mid-1400’s.

Junior Shana Yavari (far right) studied abroad in Malaga, Spain, where she attended the Colegio La Presentación de Málaga.

Juniors Bonnie Watkins and Emma Coffman traveled to Paris and then to Loches, France, to participate in an exchange program with St. Denis International School.

This summer, faculty member Amy Husken took part in Heifer International’s Passing on the Gift ceremony in Honduras. “It was an amazing opportunity to experience firsthand how the gift of an animal can radically change a family’s life,” says Husken.

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Fifth Grade TRIPS

The well-loved tradition of the fifth grade trips continued this spring! As in past years, German track students were off to Berlin and surrounding areas, while French track students journeyed to Martinique. Spanish track students visited Costa Rica. In Martinique, the students visited Anse Caffard to see a set of 15 statues commemorating the tragic sinking of a slave ship off the French island’s coast in 1830.

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Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Send AIS Students to Camp

By Naveed Matinfar ‘16 and Lindsey Drummond ‘16 When we were nominated for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, or RYLA, this past spring, a number of questions crossed our minds.

Where would we be going? Who would be joining us during this learning opportunity? In essence, what was RYLA? We soon learned that RYLA is a program that aims to foster leadership skills in young people around the world. Additionally, we discovered that the Rotary Clubs are the organizations that conduct these programs; our local Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Buckhead, is able to nominate students to participate in the annual RYLA camp hosted by the Americus Rotary Club at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia. Headmaster Kevin Glass is a Director at the Rotary Club of Buckhead, and because of his ties to the organization, Atlanta International School students are given the opportunity to participate in the program. Largely due to our roles in the Student Council, we were chosen by our Grade 10 Head of Year, Mrs. Preis, to represent Atlanta International School and the Rotary Club of Buckhead at the leadership camp in June. At this program, we would be joined by students nominated from Rotary Clubs across the state of Georgia; the diversity of this student body was reflected by the fact that we had not even heard of many of the hometowns of our fellow campers!

Prior to going, we didn’t completely understand the label of “leadership camp.” Certainly, “leadership” as a subject area harbors a plethora of ambiguity! At camp, we were instructed that the definition of “leadership” was extensively broad and encompassed more than the traditional notions of imperious instruction and strength projection.

And, we learned through a variety of activities that leadership can appear in wide array of forms. Leadership, we were taught, is not confined to a certain personality type, but rather it is a concept that is attainable through governing by example. And this governance can be produced from anyone with sufficient resolve and understanding, for leadership is seen in many shapes, sizes, and colors. To understand this fact, much of RYLA consisted of discussion. We discussed relevant and often poignant issues and stories with campers who had many different perspectives.

To supplement this group discussion, the students were broken up into individual teams, and these teams were tested using ropes courses and other challenges. During these challenges, teams were forced to utilize their diversity in talent and understanding to be

successful. Leaders emerged through working together, and it quickly became clear that the young men and women giving instruction were not the only leaders present. Through these collaborations, we came to understand that each team member offers certain characteristics that can be very important in achieving a task; for this reason, each team member displayed leadership in a distinctly unique manner.

Much of being a leader consists of conflict resolution, and Nabil Oudeh, an expert on the matter, lectured throughout the camp and taught students the various methods of maintaining peace and stability.

Like leadership, conflict resolution was demonstrated to be a skill that also could be tackled in a profusion of ways. After learning more on the topic, we both feel more confident in our abilities to resolve conflicts that arise during our leadership.

Another enormous aspect of this experience was meeting over 108 people from other areas of Georgia. It was an absolute pleasure to meet such different people and quickly establish bonds within individual groups. Personally, we each had individual and dynamic conversations, ranging from religious beliefs to current world conflicts. With such a range of personalities, it was fascinating how different people fell into various roles in the group, whether they be leaders or the creative force behind the team.

This was a fascinating experience that lends itself to our academic development and future careers. As we both continue to evolve academically and emotionally, these valuable lessons and experiences are going to stay with us. Learning our personality profiles helps us each to determine our strengths and weaknesses and move forward as individual leaders, gaining confidence in ourselves and our abilities.

RYLA has provided us with this opportunity to not only do this, but also to understand what the Rotary Club is at the heart, and we look forward to working with the Club in the future.

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Alumni Spotlight:

Gurudarshan Khalsa ‘99

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Editor’s Note: After graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Photography, Gurudarshan Khalsa began her career as many freelance photographers do, shooting portraits and events as well as photos for publications. Her artistic journey then took a different turn. Following a move to Santa Fe, New Mexico several years ago, Khalsa sustained a traumatic head injury that ultimately changed what art meant to her. Global Exchange caught up with Khalsa this fall.

At what age did you start studying art?

I started studying art in 10th grade. I’d spent the previous summer out in New Mexico, and I was fascinated with how you could see storms moving through the sky from afar. I had borrowed a camera, and after looking through the view finder, I realized that I loved the concept of capturing the beauty and power of nature through photography. I took an after-school class on darkroom photography at the Spruill Center for the Arts and focused one of my IB credits on Art. I got to explore alternative photographic processes in the AIS class and loved it! I continued my study of art at the University of Georgia in the Photography Department.

How did your art change when you began to use it therapeutically?

After college, I became a freelance commercial photographer. I photographed for yoga magazines and books as well as did lots of portrait, event and wedding photography. I then became an assistant at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, where I learned from many photographic masters. In September 2013, I sustained a concussion with intense symptoms from an accident at work. It took many months before I could pick up a camera again or digitally edit my work. In my quest for healing, I worked with a shaman who encouraged me to use the creative process to help me heal. In the months to follow, I delved into the visual language of symmetry. I went through my photographic archives from the previous 10 years and created new symmetrical compositions through Photoshop. I didn’t realize

until months later that creating this artwork was extremely healing to my brain. My brain was out of balance, and looking at compositions that were balanced calmed and soothed me. This Art was Medicine. As you look at the pieces, they become living meditations and have the capacity to heal.

Where do you get most of your inspiration for your pieces?

I use intuition as the basis for inspiration when I’m photographing the world around me. I see what presents itself to me. I am attracted to patterns in nature, beauty, reflections, the female form, and moments of creation. When I do my post-processing to create symmetry, I usually go through every image from a shoot and see what images create magic when they are mirrored. I create lots of composite layers once I see that the basis of a composition works. It’s a process of finding the perfect composition and something that pleases me.

What are you doing these days besides your art?

I have been living in Santa Fe, New Mexico and have been showing my work throughout the state at the Laughing Horse Gallery in Taos, at the Metallo Gallery in Madrid and at Body in Santa Fe. I was accepted into the Santa Fe Society of Artists, so I spend half the year selling my art in downtown Santa Fe at an art booth. It’s an amazing way to share my work with the world and get to meet my collectors first-hand. Not only do I sell my work, but I also get other amazing opportunities like getting my work into the Teller Street Gallery and Bloom Gallery in Colorado.

Through the art booths, I was invited to do an artist residency program on the Big Island, HI in the winter of 2014/2015. I am also pursuing my intention of getting my art into the world as medicine. The Aurora Center for Mental Health just acquired one of my pieces, and it will be used to help the patients reach calm and balance. My goal is to share my work with the world through doctor’s offices and hospitals as well as yoga and retreat centers.

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The Advantages of a Gap Year

By Sandy Ferko, Alumni Coordinator

Each year, several of our graduates make the decision to take a gap year before going to college. They often describe it as an adventure which: helped me become more independent and was a great way to experience different cultures and learn more about the world and myself – Caroline Geiger ‘08 enlightened me to the ways you can learn outside of an academic setting and how valuable experiential knowledge can be – Rebecca Geiger ‘11 I wouldn’t want to have missed it – Nina Box Seeburger ‘98 I can’t say for sure that Ian Smith-Dahl ‘95 was the very first AIS graduate to take what, at that time, was called a “year off,” but he is the first I remember. He writes:

Whitney Lykins ‘06 traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica, for six months, living with a host family and volunteering five days a week at Fernando Centeno Guell, a school that caters to children with hearing disabilities. “I assisted in two first-grade classes,” writes Whitney.” All of the students had a complete loss of hearing, and one young girl was also mute. I learned Spanish sign language and taught these children the techniques of pronunciation of the Spanish language.

I also assisted with their class work.” After living in Miami for several years, starting a successful business with classmate Joanna Acker and completing her degree, Whitney will move to British Columbia.

I wondered if, with all the suffering in the world, I had a moral obligation to turn away from my passion for art and pursue something… useful like medicine. So, I went as far away from the world I knew in an attempt to carve for myself a quiet place to think. I literally went up on a mountain top in Ivory Coast in FrenchWest Africa. I was a full day’s travel from the nearest bank, the nearest hamburger, the nearest English-speaking doctor. I thought I was going to the edge of the world to find a quiet place to think… Of course, the opposite was true!

My job was primarily as a translator.The village I lived in was on the border with war-torn Liberia.The area was flooded with refugees who didn’t speak the local French.The experience thrust me directly into people’s lives and real-life problems. I helped local children with physics homework. I tried to help a father find his son after they had been separated by war in Sierra Leone. I studied the Koran and tea culture with the local cement merchants. I attended Sunday school, and I translated the weekly viewing of old 70’s and 80’s movies (like Rambo) at the only “theater” in town: a TV/VCR on a cart in the local church.

I discovered that, in trying to get a break from my life, I had put myself much more deeply into real, serious, adult life instead. It would be easy and trite to attribute this to life in Africa. Getting “over” myself for a year and focusing on how I could be useful to a community gave me much needed perspective.When I finally matriculated to Tufts in 1996, I went through the typical freshman stress, but I had a certain perspective, and thus a confidence, that many of my peers lacked. I had a better sense of how I could fit into a community. Even now, twenty years later, I carry that sense of place I got in my gap year with me as a parent, as a friend, and as a professional.

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Rebecca Geiger ‘11 split her gap year experience into three parts, each in a different locale. In Lima, Peru for three months, she took oil painting classes from a local artist, practiced her Spanish, and lived with a host family. Next, she spent two months volunteering at the Bethania Children’s Home in India, the orphanage which AIS “adopted” after the tsunami. Most of her time in India was spent helping with homework, working on their farm, and playing with the children.

Then, she spent three months in Southeast Asia, where she earned her TESOL certificate (teaching English as a foreign language) after a four-week course in Phnom Penh, Cambodia before going to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to teach English classes at a local orphanage. “Each experience was vastly different and challenged me in unique ways,” says Rebecca. “But I will always value them collectively for making me a more outgoing, independent person.”

Rebecca is currently a student at Middlebury College.

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Rebecca’s sister, Caroline Geiger, spent the first half of her gap year in Ghana living and working at an orphanage. She helped start gardens for more fresh fruit and vegetables and raised funds to purchase and install a pump for water in their broken well. In the spring, she taught English in Ecuador through Fundacion Reto Internacional, an organization she found with the help of Jill Sare, a former Spanish teacher at AIS. She lived in two homestays, the first with an indigenous family in the mountains and the second with a family in a fishing village on the coast. “Both were very different experiences and I loved seeing the diversity of the people in the country. My Spanish also improved considerably.” Caroline has recently entered medical school at UGA.

engaged caretakers.The children lived in brightly colored houses and were treated kindly, but it was sad to know that most of them would never find a home. It was hard going home every day to a comfortable bed and being able to call my family while they had no one. Still, I believe I made a small difference in their lives while I was there, and they certainly opened my eyes in a way no classroom ever could. It was incredibly humbling to realize how much about the world I didn’t know… because after the IB, I truly felt I was a few steps away from knowing just about everything!”

Nina lives and teaches in Germany, where she recently gave birth to her first child, a daughter.

Elliott Flautt ‘08 spent the majority of his nine months away living in Rwanda working with the Fair Children/Youth Foundation, a local NGO, where he taught both French and English to a class of 50 primary-aged students. After the school year ended, he traveled for a month all over from Burundi to Somalia, meeting up with friends he had made throughout eastern Africa. He returned to the U.S. to begin undergraduate studies at the College of Wooster in Ohio, from which he recently graduated with a degree in Political Science.

Nina Box Seeburger ‘98 spent the first semester of her gap year working as a hostess in an upscale Buckhead restaurant, which turned out to be as much of a culture shock as going, second semester, to La Paz, Bolivia. Nina worked in a school, helping in a pre-K class in the mornings and leading tutoring sessions for first and second graders in the afternoon: I had always known I wanted to be a teacher, but it was so much more involved than I expected. Seeing what life was like in an orphanage was at once inspiring and defeating; there was no evil “Miss Hannigan,” but rather generous and

Many AIS alums spent their gap years as teachers, but certainly not all gap year experiences involve teaching. Elliot’s brother, Oliver ‘11, took a year off to compete in bicycle races all over the world before beginning studies at the University of Colorado. Eyal Levi ‘97 took a year to write music; all these years later, music is still the core of his work life and his soul. Gerald Blaney ‘01 took a year to work before graduating from Emory. Sarah Jactel ‘13 stayed in Atlanta to volunteer with the Crohns and Colitis Foundation and will begin college this fall. Claire Adair ‘14 will spend the year in China before starting her studies at Princeton University next year.

Although many parents may feel anxiety at the thought of their student taking a gap year, the stories of these alums should help ease some of those worries. To a person, these alums feel that their gap year experiences were more than worthwhile… many of them were life-changing!

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Alumni Class Notes 1992

the country. Their daughter, Emilia, was born in Berlin on July 21, 2014. They plan to go abroad again for work in the next year but are “excited to keep learning as new parents every day until then.”

1997 Kytle and Josh Gunneman during his visit from California.

1999

Claire Ramsay Wan has moved to

Vicky Plaut was a presenter at this year’s

World Economic Forum in China. She was nominated for the honor by Scientific American magazine, in which she recently published an article on diversity (October 2014). Vicky visited AIS in December to speak to students and in January to speak to the board and faculty/staff.

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Dr. Francesco Checchi spent six weeks this fall in Sierra Leone, where he led a Save the Children emergency team at an Ebola treatment center in Freetown.

His family and sister live in London.

Boston, where she works as a physician’s assistant.

Ori Carmel and his wife, Fiona, wel-

comed Sophie Grace Carmel into their family on October 14, 2014. They live in New York, where he is a marketing manager for Twitter.

Saila Hannan is an account executive in ad sales at Turner Sports. She lives in New York City.

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2001

Charlie Carstens is in Burma for a year doing research for his dissertation.

Tess Panzer currently writes for

Yahoo DIY. Paige Davis Turbeville gave birth

to a daughter, Julianna Hart Turbeville, also in October.

Valerie Seefried Henderson

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celebrated the christening of her son, Max, with fellow AIS alum and godmother Chiara Visconti di Modrone Pervanas in September. Brother Paul Seefried ‘01 was also in attendance.

2002

Sara Mizell is enjoying law school at

Georgia State, including torts classes!

Lydia Toomer passed the Georgia bar

exam and was sworn in by her mother, Judge Pinkie Toomer.

Felipe Oliveira is currently working on a Ph.D. in Sweden.

2003

Daniel Karkoska is working as a flight superintendent for Delta Airlines.

Akiko Goto has finished her medical Tini Bennett and her husband, Luke,

gave birth to a son, Teo, in June. They live in Dar Es Salaam. Tini recently visited her with sister, Nicki ‘96, and brother Steven ‘96, and their families.

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Arun Wiita visited AIS to discuss his

academic career from the IB to his MD/PhD work. He also met up with classmates Val-

entin Lemoine, Tyler Hume, Beth

training in Japan and is now working at a hospital there in the ICU and ER departments.

Camille Stabler earned her Master’s

degree from Tulane University in Emergency Resilience, a program which focuses on how people rebuild after an emergency. She is currently living in Oregon and learning about the wine-making industry.

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Demetry’s (‘03) wedding, and regularly sees Alyce Thompson (‘03) and Turner Swicegood (‘05).

Carolina bar exam and is currently working as a law clerk for Justice Paul Newby on the North Carolina Supreme Court. After this two-year position, she will move back to Charlotte to work as a law clerk for a federal district court judge for one year.

Carina Box and a team formulated an idea for a start-up called Readable, an app to promote children’s reading, which they have been pitching to venture capital firms and investors. She started developing the idea while working for Teach for America.

Leecee Thompson and Eli Braun were

married in San Francisco on March 18, 2014.

They currently live in Washington, D.C.

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Jake Levinson and his wife, Nora,

live in the Dominican Republic, where his company Contideco imports and distributes building materials. They recently enjoyed a trip to Cambodia.

James Brindley is wrapping up his

fourth and final year in Uzbekistan, where he works as a communications consultant and reporter with UNICEF and UNDP. He plans to start a master’s degree in the UK in September 2015 and will look for work in the UK’s NGO community.

Aym Kolokilagi works for Matson

Shipping in the French territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands (Pacific Ocean). He has also had the opportunity to work for the company in the Fiji Islands.

Martina Mustroph recently met up with classmate Hibben Silvo, who was

George Branch finished a master’s

Marta Checchi has completed her master’s degree in Health Science at the London School of Medicine and Tropical Health.

She lives and works in London and enjoys spending time with her brother (Francesco Checchi ‘94) and his family.

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Galina Baronjanca married Muhammad Durrani on August 13, 2014.

The couple lives in Atlanta.

Jenny Millkey earned her MA in

Religion from Sewanee in May and started a week later at Mercer working towards her MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

She works as a tutor to help support her rescued horse and cat and is actively involved in her church community.

from Parsons the New School for Design in New York City with a BBA in Design + Management. After spending five years in NY she moved to Savannah, GA to earn her MFA in Graphic Design at SCAD. She currently lives in San Francisco and works for a software company as a UX/UI Designer. Jessica and classmate Rodrigo Ortiz-Gomez recently traveled to Mexico City and Cabo San Lucas.

Giselle Dutcher is in her first year of an Internal Medicine Residency at Emory University. She and fellow intern Kristine Vanijcharoenkarn ‘05 see each regularly at the International Medical Clinic at Grady, where they both use the Spanish they learned at AIS! Aria Curtis is in Tempe, Arizona

visiting Chicago. She met up with classmate WILLIAM HAYWARD at a neuroscience conference in California. Both are in neuroscience MD/PhD. programs.

program at the University of North Carolina and is now working in investment banking for Barclays in New York.

Jessica Bronson graduated in 2009

Sarah Leff’s company, Jonathan Cohen Collection, was a finalist in this year’s Martha Stewart Made in America Awards. The company has been featured in Vogue magazine and held a September show in Paris. Sarah is pictured in the photo with fellow New Yorker, Jossie Kuritsky ‘99.

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pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing/ Fiction at Arizona State University. She is teaching Freshman Composition and Creative Writing classes throughout her three-year program. She feels that strong instruction and guidance she received at AIS will serve her well!

Eva Imbseiler

has lived in Berlin since 2012, where she teaches kindergarten.

She has enjoyed attending the last two AIS alumni reunions in London.

Rachel Ramsay works for Google in San Francisco, where she sees fellow 2006 graduates Rod Ortiz, Jessica Bronson and Afrooz Family.

Melanie Weniger lives in Washington,

DC and is working as a Program Associate for The Asia Foundation, an international development organization, on their Women’s Empowerment Program. In the past year, she has traveled to Indonesia and Mongolia and met Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

She lives around the corner from Joaquin Carbonell (‘06) and Dan Cheriyan (‘05), recently went to Daphne

May Milkins is about to start her fourth

year living in Hamamatsu, Japan, where she teaches English to students in grades five to nine. She loves living in Japan and has joined numerous festivals and become completely immersed in the culture.

Joaquin Carbonell completed his graduate studies in Public Policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California - Berkeley in May and moved back to Washington D.C. to work in a room with no windows at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Joaquin is managing the grant selection process for the Global Development Lab’s Development Innovation Ventures program (DIV) and providing portfolio support for DIV’s public-sector grantees. He now only speaks in development industry buzzwords and lives with Dan Cheriyan (class of ‘05) who recently left his public-interest job at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to work for the Man: BuckleySandler LLP. 27

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Naseem Ghannad earned a Montessori

AMI diploma and Masters of Education from Loyola University in Maryland. She developed an idea for a meal kit delivery business, Kit and Cook LLC, which is on track to launch this coming winter in Boston.

In addition to offering same day order and delivery, all ingredients come prepared (chopped, measured, and marinated), and the menu is composed entirely of internationally inspired dishes! (www.kitandcook.com)

Matan Katz recently returned to Israel

after an eight-year absence from that country.

He has just completed a master’s program and will return to China to present his thesis.

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Tanya Lancaster is in San Francisco

working for Cara Media. She moved to the West Coast after enduring one year of the cold weather in New York City.

Matthew Keeter finished a

graduate program at MIT last year. He still lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and works for a startup called Formlabs, which makes desktop 3D printers. In his spare time, he climbs (primarily bouldering), swing dances and does extracurricular research with his old group at MIT.

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Jenna Sanborn is starting her second year at Deloitte Consulting. She is based in New York City but travels weekly based on client projects.

Annie Farrell started medical school at Emory University this fall.

University in May and has begun a Ph.D. program in Coastal Geology at the University of Sydney, where she did a semester abroad program last year.

Manuel Grunenfelder and his new wife, Karen Walden Grunenfelder, celebrated with many familiar AIS faces at their July 2014 wedding: Christian Mustroph ‘08, Caroline Geiger ‘08, Ethan Lyle ‘08, Benji Schuttler ‘08, Will Schuttler ‘11, Bernd Schuttler (alum parent), Deb Sudbury (alum parent), Paige Enfinger ‘08, Rigoberto Cardenas (faculty), Simon Kolbert ‘08, Mirjam Grunenfelder ‘05 and Brittany Pavon ‘05.

Lucy Pettitt-Scheiber is a

petrochemical engineer working for BP in Houston. She graduated from Georgia Tech, where she participated in the co-op program.

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Dylan Baker started Medical School in

September at the University of St. George London, Nicosia in Cyprus.

Timur Selimovic graduated from The

George Washington University in May.

Brian Pettitt-Scheiber graduated

Phi Beta Kappa from Carnegie Mellon University, where he majored in directing. He is currently doing a year of pre-med studies at Agnes Scott and is fluent in Spanish after spending a year in Cuba and Argentina.

Adam Dindorf has secured a six-month acting contract working in schools around the UK (tour), which will run from mid-September this year until mid-February 2015. More on his adventures can be found at adamslondonadventures.blogspot.com.

Kelsey Sanborn graduated from Tufts

Yasmin Rosshandler has recently completed a master’s degree from The Johns Hopkins University. She and her brother, KAREEM ‘09, who graduated from The George Washington University, , recently visited Ms. Ferko on campus during the Back-to-School Picnic.

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Claire Colberg graduated from

Stanford University with Honors in International Security and a B.A. in International Relations & Modern Languages (including French, Mandarin, and Spanish).

She spent three months traveling through Asia and the Middle East, including Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Qatar, Myanmar, China, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Claire began work in September as a business analyst at McKinsey & Co. in Washington D.C.

Altay Otun completed his B.A. at the

Alia Reid attends the UGA College of

University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He currently works for McGraw Hill Financial in Los Angeles.

Pharmacy and will graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy in 2018. She had her white coat ceremony, where she received her white coat as a mark of becoming a student pharmacist, in August.

Sophie Hawley-Weld graduated from Brown University and lives in New York, where she makes electronic music.

Emily Robey-Phillips started law school at Harvard University this fall. She worked as a Congressional intern last summer.

Amelia Zuver is pursuing a Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. She graduated magna cum laude from Georgia College and State University in May 2013, earning a B.S. in Chemistry with a Psychology minor.

Greg Frame earned a B.A. from McGill University (Double Honors in History and Political Science) and has started a job in Ottawa as Health Policy Advisor to Marc Garneau (Liberal Party MP for WestmountVille Marie). He will begin law school at Ottawa University in the fall of 2015. He will be co-chair of Debates for the Ottawa University English Debating Society this coming term (i.e. the British Parliamentary Debate season) and will compete with the varsity swim team when he starts law school.

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Lindsey Sanborn is a senior at The Johns Hopkins University and works part-

STAYING Connected time as an assistant Spanish teacher at a language immersion school in Baltimore.

Karl Hsu graduated in May (a year early) from the University of Hawai’i with a major in Geography, minor in German, and Honours. He is pursuing a master’s in Physical Geography at the University of Edinburgh.

Cristille Campana attends law school

at the University of Montreal.

Amy O’Halloran is in her senior year

at The George Washington University, where she enjoys interviewing for the admissions office.

Charlie Geddes interned at GeorgiaPacific this past summer and has a job offer with the company after graduation. He is a senior at Wofford College in South Carolina.

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After two years at Science Po in France, Laetitia Butler is at Columbia University pursuing a BA in Urban Studies.

She is a student ambassador and is looking forward to returning to the theatre soon.

Anna Zuver, currently an Exercise and Sport Science major at UGA, had the opportunity to spend the year on an elite women’s cycling team called PCP Racing. The team, based out of Albany, Georgia, focused on racing in the Southeast. She has “unofficially” signed on with a new Pro/Semi-Pro women’s cycling team called Empowerment: Women’s Elite Cycling Team. She is now the president of the UGA cycling club team and sings with an a cappella group on campus called the Ecotones.

Spanish). He was amazed at how inattentive the kids were and developed a new respect for his very patient, long-suffering AIS teachers! He worked for a local money manager in Atlanta for the second half of the summer. Giles is a junior at Washington & Lee University.

Josh Cohen, a third-year engineering student at Columbia University, worked at the NASA and Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Paolo Fornasini is in his senior

year at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is studying Economics & Strategy.

He spent this spring in Sao Paulo, Brazil, taking macroeconomics courses and learning Portuguese, followed by an internship at Google in New York City.

Ekua Awotwi is in her second year at

Saurav Bhandary returned from a

trip this summer to Nepal, where he worked with Global Peace Exchange volunteers from Birmingham Southern (his school) and Florida State University. Their activities included teaching English to local people, running summer camp for local kids, donating dustbins and reusable cotton bags and working at local schools. He was also happy to spend time with his family in that country.

Christina Lanier attends the Naval Julia Lancaster is still playing soccer

in her senior year at Washington and Lee University. This past summer, she worked in corporate communications for the Bottling Investments Group at Coca-Cola.

Saxon Bartsch has accepted a full-time

position in Commercial Mortgage Investment Banking at JP Morgan in New York City starting in 2015. He will graduate from Georgia Tech in March 2015.

Will Silva interned with Siemens this past summer working in Performance Controlling for one of their business units.

He will graduated from Emory next spring with a BBA and Economics double major (with concentrations in Finance, Strategy & Management Consulting, and Business Policy). As a member of Emory’s track and field team, he was awarded Most Valuable Runner for a 2nd time in three years and qualified for the NCAA Championships.

Nicole Dancz graduated from UGA

in December 2014. She completed an internship at the Carter Center last spring and an internship with Michelle Nunn’s campaign for Senate this fall.

Academy and has signed her “2-for-7,” where all the juniors come back from summer training and sign a contract committing to at least five years of active duty in the Marine Corps or Navy in return for two more years of free education to complete a bachelor’s degree.

Her summer training consisted of a four-week sampler of the Aviation, Surface, Submarine, and Marine Corps communities, where she got to fly in the backseat of an F-18 training jet (a T-6), ride in a Marine Corps AAV (used for amphibious assaults), fly in military helicopters, and ride aboard and drive a nuclear powered and armed submarine.

After her professional Navy training, she completed a four-week internship at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratories in Boston, where she worked on the Enhanced Regional Situational Awareness system, used by the Air Force in Washington DC to provide an enhanced aerial picture in a post 9/11 world. She is her company’s 1st Sergeant, tasked with keeping account of the roughly 140 members assigned to the 27th company.

Giles Geddes interned at an IB school in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the first half of this summer, where he helped students with IB English (in English) and IB Economics (in

Stanford University. Rallying some of her AIS classmates she founded Akoma Ntoso, whose purpose is to support a soccer program in Ghana that also teaches good health and social skills.

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Tammy VuPham is in Marrakesh, Mo-

rocco until May 2015 on a State Department program. She is studying Arabic intensively and learning about the culture and people.

AIS Community in Memoriam The AIS community was saddened by the loss of several members in recent months. If you know of others, please notify Sandy Ferko at sferko@aischool.org: Mary Ann Carbonell, mother of Brianna ‘05 and Joaquin ‘06 Brad Mitchell, father of Jason ‘12 Chuck Perry, father of Amelia ‘12 Sabine Sprott, mother of Max ‘13

Former AIS Headmaster Dr. David B. Hawley Joins the International Baccalaureate Dr. David Hawley will join the International Baccalaureate (IB) organization as their Chief Academic Officer in January 2015. Based at the IB Global Centre in The Hague, The Netherlands, Dr. Hawley will lead the Academic Division in “providing strategic direction for educational philosophy and curricular leadership and ensure the constant renewal of the educational vision of the IB.” Dr. Hawley was headmaster of Atlanta International School from 1996-2005. His daughter, Sophie Hawley-Weld, and son, Nico Hawley-Weld, attended AIS. 29

FINAL Word

Congratulations,

class of 2014 The 70 members of the Class of 2014 had an extremely successful year, matriculating at 40 different universities in the U.S. and abroad and earning an impressive $4.7 million in merit scholarship money, not including HOPE scholarship funds.

Of the 70 graduates, 41 will attend 14 colleges in the Southeast, including 32 students who will remain in Georgia to take advantage of the HOPE scholarship programs at Emory, Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Mercer, SCAD and UGA. Of the remaining graduates, 17 enrolled in 16 universities North and West, and 12 enrolled in schools in Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Four graduates are taking gap years before beginning school at their universities.

The list of schools at which the students are matriculating appears in the following pages.

In keeping with AIS commencement tradition, this year’s graduates are listed with their countries of affiliation.

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FINAL Word

CLASS OF 2014 Elizabeth A. Abe Canada, Japan, USA Claire Lee Adair USA Valentina Ferreira Amazonas Brazil Sophie Kathryn Jinyou Archer China, Germany Kevin J. B. Assi Cote d’Ivoire, USA Sophie Aline Audibert France, USA Giacomo Laurent Barbet France, Italy Anna Rose Benkeser USA Allison Fraga Bentata France, Venezuela Adam Benjamin Bostwick South Korea, USA Marina Lara Brand Germany, Switzerland Mitchell Steven Cassee The Netherlands Valeria Patricia Bravo Chellew Chile Nora Patricia Correa Colombia, USA Matei Ion Dan Romania, USA Estella Dieci Italy, USA Sarah Katherine Drummond USA Gabriela Espadas Barros Leal Brazil, USA Alexander Daniel Ferguson Belgium, Great Britain Henri Lucas Fischer Germany, USA

Charlotte Goguillon France Jai Gore India, USA Maya Renée Hendricks India, USA Molly Marie Hiebert USA Caroline Alexis Hutchison USA Kadidja Ide Burkina Faso Ana Serena Ioachimescu Romania Esteban Jiménez Costa Rica, USA Keto Mariam Kacharava Georgia, USA Kesha K. Kanakiya India, USA Lydia Michel Katrin Russia, USA Myhana M. Kerr Jamaica, USA Nirvan Khaitan India Jiraporn Khotchasenee Thailand Iman Khoury Lebanon, USA Raja Fadlo Khuri Lebanon, USA Alan Nicholas LeBlanc Jr. USA George Lezhava Georgia, USA Sydney Amber Marshall Canada Gretha Rahula Rondina Martinez Brazil, USA

Ann Randolph McAfee Colombia, USA Sara Blake McDaniel USA Grace Melville United Kingdom Neeki Memarzadeh Iran, USA Juliette Léa Michel France Keanu Tambwe Mitanga DR Congo, Germany, USA Jakob William Mitchell Germany, USA Katherine Ann Mohr USA Edwin Julian Moses Germany, USA Naomi Debra Colette O’Halloran Ireland Nicholas Brock Padula United Kingdom, USA Tomas Michel Petit Belgium Reilly James Proctor USA Sabena Jane Quan-Hin Canada, China Candida Villa-Lobos Telles Ribeiro Brazil Daniela Helena Rivera Japan, Mexico, USA Bosho Abillo Sale Eritrea Elizabeth Allie Sandlin Germany, Hungary, USA Felipa Klara Annalotte Schmidt Germany, Switzerland Liam Harrison Simkins-Walker United Kingdom, USA Maximilian Sonntag Germany, USA Sarah Ann Stebbins USA Anna Suslova Russia, Sweden, USA Maxime Harry Charles Tamsett France, United Kingdom, USA Miles Herbert Taylor USA Anna-Maria Triea Trinidad-Tobago, USA Tammy VuPham Vietnam, USA Bastian Balthasar Weissenburger Germany Maxime Xhauflair Belgium Leila Tiffany Yavari Iran, USA 31

FINAL Word

“The faculty of AIS believes that the successful completion of any worthwhile endeavor is reward in itself, that there is intrinsic value in each experience which students should perceive as the reward for a job well-done. Therefore, AIS participates in very few outside awards programs but encourages each student to work to accomplish the most that he/she can.”

-From the AIS Profile

Congratulations to the following students recognized at this year’s assembly: Departmental Awards

Scholar Athlete Awards

Group 1: First Language

Claire Adair

Anna Benkeser Miles Taylor

Group 2: Second Language

CAS Service Award

Myhana Kerr

Lydia Katrin and Elizabeth Sandlin

Group 4: Science

Elizabeth Abe Matei Dan Maximilian Sonntag

Group 5: Mathematics

Liam Simkins-Walker Group 6: The Arts

Molly Hiebert (Visual Arts) Elizabeth Sandlin (Music) Caroline Hutchison (Theatre) Group 8: Technology

Jacqueline Jacobs

Class of 2014 Valedictorian

Phi Beta Kappa Award

Claire Adair

Guillaume Noziere

Class of 2014 Salutatorian

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award

Kesha Kanakiya

Beau Mitchell

Georgia Merit Certificates

Rochester Institute of Technology Awards

Matias Ferandel Guillaume Noziere David Robinson Sarah Zurbuchen

Christopher Weil (Computing) Iman Khoury (Innovation & Creativity)

Barnard College Book Award

Connar Brown

Laura Schweigert (English) Sophia Jactel (STEM) Brandeis Book Award

Lauren Valeri

Thespian Award

Columbia University Book Award

John Philip Sousa Band Award

Raja Khuri Naomi O’Halloran

National Choral Award

Anna-Maria Triea

Orchestra Award

Elizabeth Sandlin

Quincy Jones Musicianship Award

Elizabeth Sandlin

AIS Global Exchange / Winter 2014-2015

Sarah Cook August Gebhard-Koenigstein Alexander Choi

Bryn Mawr College Book Award

Caroline Hutchison Grace Melville

New College Scholars Award

STATE & NATIONAL RECOGNITION

National Art Honor Society Award

Estella Dieci

David Robinson

New College STEM Award

Goup 3: Social Sciences

Sarah Stebbins (Economics) Maxime Tamsett (Geography) Anna Benkeser (History)

John Hopkins Book Award

Emma Nigut

Shayann Hendricks

Dartmouth College Book Award

Jonathon McKenney

George Washington Book Award

Neira Selimovic

Harvard Book Award

Jack Cohen

Hendrix College Book Award

Théo Viala

Syracuse University Book Award University of Pennsylvania Book Award

Jordan Brown

Vanderbilt University Book Award

Alicia Martinez

Wellesley College Book Award

Amela Orlovic

Wesleyan University Book Award

Laurent Boudard

Yale Book Award

Matias Ferandel Journal Cup

Anna Benkeser ECIS Award for International Understanding

Claire Adair (Upper School) Rob Warren (Faculty)

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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY MATRICULATIONS 2010-2014 Schools at which 2014 graduates enrolled

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UNITED STATES

American University Auburn University* Babson College Bard College Barnard College* Belmont University* Bennington College Berklee College of Music Berry College Birmingham-Southern College Boston College Boston University* Bowdoin College Brigham Young University Brown University* Bryn Mawr College Carnegie Mellon University College of Charleston* College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Columbia University Cooper Union Cornell University Davidson College DePaul University* Drexel University* Duke University Elmhurst College Elon University Emerson College* Emory University* Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts* Florida A&M University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Furman University* Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology* Georgia Perimeter College* Georgia Southern University Georgia State University* Grinnell College Guilford College* Haverford College Hendrix College Jacksonville University Johns Hopkins University Kennesaw State University Lewis & Clark College Lewis University* Louisiana State University Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College* Mercer University* Middlebury College

New College of Florida New York University* North Carolina State University Northeastern University* Northern Wyoming Community College Northwestern University Occidental College Parsons The New School for Design Pratt Institute Princeton University* Purdue University* Reed College Rice University* Rollins College Savannah College of Art and Design* School of the Art Institute of Chicago Southern Polytechnic State University Stanford University Swarthmore College Syracuse University The College of Wooster The George Washington University* Tufts University United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of Chicago University of Colorado, Boulder University of Florida University of Georgia* University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Kentucky* University of Miami* University of Michigan* University of North Carolina at Wilmington University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Tulsa University of Vermont University of Washington Vanderbilt University Wagner College Wake Forest University Warren Wilson College Washington and Lee University Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

INTERNATIONAL Australia

The University of Melbourne Austria

University of Vienna Belgium

Université Catholique de Louvain* Canada

Concordia University; McGill University Université du Québec à Montréal University of British Columbia* University of Toronto Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile* France

ESSEC Business School* Sciences Po; Université Catholique de Lille* Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yveline Germany

Jacobs University Karlsruhe Institute of Technology RWTH Aachen University* Technische Hochschule Deggendorf Spain

University of Seville Switzerland

École Hôtelière de Lausanne* The Netherlands

Erasmus University Rotterdam Hotelschool The Hague* Leiden University; Maastricht University* Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Universiteit van Amsterdam The United Kingdom

Royal Holloway, University of London* University of Aberdeen University of East Anglia University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University of Nottingham University of Oxford University of Surrey University of the Arts London London School of Economics

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SCENE at AIS

AIS alums returned to campus in August to compete against current boys and girls Varsity players in the annual Backto-School picnic match. Congratulations to both teams for surviving the latesummer heat!

Captains of the AIS fall athletics teams represent their fellow players.

Teams included cross country, volleyball, MS Ultimate and MS boys soccer.

Shanghai High School students once again visited the campus of Atlanta International School this fall as part of an ongoing exchange program.

AIS students will return the visit this spring.

Head of Secondary Sandy Mackenzie, Head of Middle School Kevin Onabiyi and Head of Upper School Jeff Holcomb observed both Twin Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

Representatives of Panasonic Automotive visited campus this fall to present the iHOT robotics team with a check for $1,000.

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Annual Report / 2013-2014 35

Message from the Director of Development

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ast fall, AIS set out to reach a goal of 100% parent participation in the Annual Fund. Many questioned the goal.

What if we don’t make it? Why push ourselves? Here is my answer: You never know what you’re made of until you push yourself to the limit. Perseverance. Determination. We refused to believe failure was a possibility and for the first time in AIS history, three grades reached 100% parent participation in the Annual Fund. Grades 3, 4 and 5 raised the bar for the entire school. We saw great increases in overall participation as well. Parent participation went from 72% to 85%! That’s an amazing progression and it lays the foundation for AIS to reach the coveted 100% participation in all grades in the coming years. Along with astounding growth in participation, the school has seen an increase in leadership giving through The 1984 Club. We were able to increase the number of members to 193, including new members—many of which were new parents, and increase the total amount committed to the Annual Fund. Gifts to The 1984 Club make up 86% of the total raised in the Annual Fund.

Our other efforts to increase financial aid at AIS were also met with great success. Over the past six years, we have seen remarkable involvement in Georgia’s Financial Aid Tax Credit Program. Thanks to the generosity of parents, grandparents, C-Corps and friends, we were able to raise close to $500,000 for the school’s financial aid program—an incredible feat! We first launched the program in 2008 and have been fortunate enough to raise over $1,702,344 which directly supports need-based financial aid at AIS. Indeed, AIS is a great place, and 2013-14 was a great year for giving to it! Through the hard work of volunteers and the Development Office team last year, we were able to raise, in total, an astounding $2,448,776 for Atlanta International School. It was a record year, and we are so grateful to all the parents, alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, parents of alumni, grandparents, friends and organizations who supported the school.

Thank you again for making a commitment to AIS! Your gift, no matter the amount, really makes a true impact on the daily life of the school. I hope you will continue to support our effort to persevere and reach our goal of 100% in 2014-15. We couldn’t do this without your support. Go Eagles!

Stewart Lathan

AIS ANNUAL REPORT / 2013-2014

Stewart Lathan Director of Development

FinanciaL report 2013-14, ending June 30, 2014

Auxiliary 1% Other Income 3%

OPERATING REVENUE

Charitable Contributions 9%

Tuition and Fees 87%

Tuition and Fees Charitable Contributions (net) Other Income Auxiliary

$22,569,032 $2,224,942 $883,779 $312,862

87% 9% 3% 1%

Total Revenue

$25,990,615 100.0%

Educational Materials and Supplies 6%

Administrative 9%

OPERATING EXPENSES

Depreciation and Amortization 8%

Salaries and Benefits $16,952,766 Buildings and Grounds $1,275,364 Depreciation and Amortization $1,910,051 Administrative $2,077,855 Educational Materials and Supplies $1,401,947

Buildings and Grounds 5%

Salaries and Benefits 72%

2013-14 GIVING

Unrestricted Restricted Total

Annual Fund* $811,750 $46,164 $857,914 Spring Benefit (gross) $330,720 $188,500 $519,220

$1,142,470

$234,664

Total Expenses

Remainder

72% 5% 8% 9% 6%

$23,617,983 100.0% $2,372,632

2013 Financial aid Tax Credit: $476,240 2014 Financial aid Tax Credit: $462,465

$1,377,134

* does not include MG pledges that were not paid as of 7.1.14

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AIS ANNUAL GIVING / AIS Annual Fund Atlanta International School / 2013-2014 Annual Fund

This year, the AIS community started on a journey to 100% parent participation in the Annual Fund. The 100 In 100 Campaign was an intense competition between the grades to reach 100%. In the end, Grades 3, 4 and 5 reached an astounding 100% parent participation. This is the first time in AIS history that any grade reached 100%. The entire community was successful in increasing the overall participation from 72% in 2012-2013 to 85%! Keeping with tradition, the AIS Board of Trustees and Faculty and Staff reached 100% participation. Next year will tell us if the parents can reach the coveted 100%.

You participated in the Annual Fund. What does that really mean?

All contributions raised through the Annual Fund go directly into the operating budget to help fill the gap between tuition revenue and the daily operating expenses. Contributions help underwrite the expenses for teacher training, technology upgrades, financial aid scholarships and improvements to the classrooms. To accomplish the goals of the Annual Fund, it takes the support of the entire community: parents, trustees, faculty and staff, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents and friends. In 2013-2014, AIS raised nearly $850,000 in unrestricted monies. In short, the Annual Fund is what pushes AIS from being a great school to a stellar school. It’s the icing on the cake.

The 1984 Club In 2013-2014, there were 193 members in our leadership giving society, The 1984 Club, named in honor of the year the school was founded.

Their gifts raised 86% of the total Annual Fund. This year 60 new 1984 Club members were added.

2013-2014 Parent Participation BY GRADE

A special thanks to our parent, alumni and board volunteers who cheerfully gave their time to make phone calls and write notes with personal enthusiasm: 93%

3K 78%

4K

1

1984 Club Leadership Susie Cogan Shefali Patel Susannah Parker

86% 83%

2 3

100%

4

100%

5

100%

6

Faculty Chairs Early Learning Center Anne Williams Lower Primary Marie Luce Van Asten Upper Primary Deede Delorme & Alain Poiraud Secondary School Brenda Hasham Administration Staff Meg Watts

83%

7

79%

8

79% 73%

9

81%

10

78%

11

84%

12

20

Parent Annual Fund Chairs George & Constance Heery

92%

5K

0

Board Development Committee Chair Christian Fischer

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80

100

Parent Volunteers & Development Committee Members Brad Baer Stephanie Brun de Pontet Petra Cermakova Jacqueline Chavez Poonam Chawla Vats Jennene Cheshire-Rea Jeff Clark Alex Curtis Roxana Dan Michelle Decouflé Heidi Deringer Gordana Goudie Dawn Hawkins Catherine Koura

Steven Koura Richard Mackelfresh Wendi McAfee Mike McCarthy Dawn Michel Martin Neary Kimberly Nottingham Rakhee Parikh Lynn Pattillo Sandra Pitman Teri Proctor Deslie Quinby Eleanor Ratchford Lucy Soto Deb Sudbury Leslie Thomas Roxanne Varzi Chiara Visconti di Modrone-Pervanas Robert Watkins Emily Willingham Adair Stephanie Wren Alumni Class Agents Trace Hawkins ‘93 Veronica Plaut McDaniel ‘97 Robert Raville ‘98 Travis Stabler ‘99 Paul Seefried ‘01 Arvand Khosravi ‘03 Carina Box ‘04 Brianna Carbonell ‘05 Corley Thomas ‘05 Cassie Huntley ‘07 Christina Theodore ‘08 Ciara O’Halloran ‘09 Amy O’Halloran ‘11 Laetitia Butler ‘12 James Ratchford ‘12 Brice Williams ‘13

AIS ANNUAL GIVING July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

Total Giving Contribution Formula (Contributions made between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014)

To fully acknowledge the valuable contributions our supporters make, this formula is used by the Development Office to calculate each donor’s total giving contribution and is used to determine membership in our leadership giving society, The 1984 Club.

Gifts of Cash or Securities to Unrestricted or Restricted Annual Fund + Matching Gifts from employers* + Special Event participation (less any goods or services received)** + Special Event item purchases (less the fair market value) + In-kind gifts for the school’s operations (according to fair market value) + Auction item donations (according to their original fair market value once they are sold) = Total Giving Contribution for the year * Individuals must give a minimum of $1,984 personally in order to receive Spring Benefit tickets. ** Your Annual Fund pledge is a separate commitment from any Spring Benefit participation.

Every effort has been made to include all contributors and to verify the correct listing of donor names.

If your name has been omitted or listed incorrectly, we apologize and would appreciate notification. = Development volunteer

Founders’ Council ($20,000+) Anonymous Dr. Mark F. Baucom & Dr. Anne Baucom Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Branch Mr. & Mrs. Christian Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Christopher W. Klaus Mr. & Mrs. Dean W. Morris Mr. & Mrs. Martin Neary Ambassadors’ Society ($10,000 – $19,999) Dr. W. Perry Ballard III Mr. & Mrs. John R. Charman Mr. & Mrs. Charles DePue Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Doyle Dr. Peter Z. Guan & Ms. Vivian Wong Mrs. Marianne Halle Mr. James A. Harvey & Dr. Lilia Cuesta Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Hayler Mrs. Rebecca Messina & Mr. Derk Hendriksen Dr. Nicholas Hume & The Reverend Dr. Janice J. Hume Mr. & Mrs. Willis E. Lowe III Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Kevin T. O’Halloran Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Paton-Smith Dr. Vivek Rajagopal & Dr. Melissa Babcock Ms. Deborah A. Sudbury & Dr. Heinz-Bernd Schüttler Mr. & Mrs. Benny Varzi Ms. Chiara Visconti di Modrone-Pervanas ‘95 & Mr. Angelos Pervanas Mr. & Mrs. John O. Winchester

Consuls’ Circle ($5,000 – $9,999) Mr. Dixon Adair & Mrs. Emily Willingham Adair Dr. Laurent Adler & Dr. Deblina Datta Charlie & Marsi Bostwick Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cain, Jr. Mr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley Giberson Mr. & Mrs. James Cox Chambers, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. Colberg Mr. Guy Debbaudt & Mrs. Marga Gabarret Debbaudt Mr. Christopher J. Decouflé & Mrs. Michelle T. Caruso-Decouflé Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dimitroff Mr. & Mrs. Brian G. Dyson Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy C. Faa Mr. & Mrs. P. Foster Finley, Jr. Mr. Marc J. Fleury & Ms. Nathalie Mason-Fleury Mr. & Mrs. James W. Floyd Dr. & Mrs. Tim Fox Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gambardella Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Glass Mr. & Mrs. Avinash Grootens Mr. & Mrs. Stephan Günther Mr. Laith & Mrs. Manka Haddadin Mr. & Mrs. Gerry G. Hull Mr. & Mrs. Roland H. John Mr. & Mrs. Neil R. Johnson Dr. Ajay K. Joshi & Dr. Richita C. Surana Mr. Alan J. Ketzes & Mrs. Susan J. Mitchell-Ketzes Dr. Sagar Lonial & Dr. Jennifer Culley

Mr. & Mrs. Darren Marshall Mr. Peter McKenney & Ms. G. Penny McIntyre Mr. Iain McLaughlin & Mrs. Caroline McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Eugenio Mendez Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Padilla Stacey Cunningham & Richard K. Paradies Dr. & Mrs. Manish Patel Mr. & Dr. Douglas Pendergast Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Ratchford, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Richardson Ms. Cheryl Rolley Ms. Emily C. Sanders & Mr. Jon M. Margolis Mr. Todd Schaffner & Mrs. Amelia Pane Schaffner Mr. & Mrs. Daniel K. Shubert, Jr. Mr. James Tausche & Ms. Jane Kamenz Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Thomas III Mr. & Mrs. Rhett L. Turner Mr. Rick van Nostrand & Mrs. Darlene van Nostrand Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ward Mr. Alan Wilson & Mrs. Moira Wilson Mr. Brent Yamaato & Mrs. Joyce Pascual Yamaato Mr. Miguel Yelos San Martin & Mrs. Patricia Janiot Dr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Mrs. Cynthia Fleck Shutze Guild ($1,984 – $4,999) Anonymous (3) Mr. & Mrs. Ziad Abou Mr. & Mrs. Lang Adler Dr. Volkan Adsay & Dr. Jeanette Cheng Dr. & Mrs. Kelly J. Ahn Dr. Farooq Ashraf & Dr. Bernadette Wang Ashraf Mr. & Ms. William Atkinson Mr. Brad A. Baer & Mrs. Tosha L. Hays Mr. & Mrs. C. Keith Barringer Dr. & Mrs. Demir Baykal Mr. & Mrs. John Bender Ms. Dana R. Bentata Mr. Kevin Bolin & Mrs. Laurel-Ann E. Dooley Mr. & Mrs. Alan Box Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bradley Tracy & Scott Britton Mr. Thomas Brown & Mrs. Danielle Drapeau-Brown Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Brown III Mr. & Mrs. W. Andrew Bruner Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William H. Cleveland II Mr. & Mrs. Peter Coffman Mr. & Mrs. Milo S. Cogan Mr. Glenn Cohen & Mrs. Lynn Pattillo Cohen Mr. John R. Couvillon & Dr. Jacqui Fisch Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Peter F. Curnyn Mr. & Mrs. Ludovic de Potesta de Waleffe Mr. & Mrs. J. Antonio DelCampo Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dotts Mr. Ravi Durairaj & Dr. Anissa Durairaj Mr. & Mrs. Safwan A. Elchahal Dr. & Mrs. Alec N. Elchahal Dr. & Mrs. Mikhael Elchami Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Jose Miguel Fernandez De Castro Mr. William G. Foglesong & Mrs. Heidi E. Deringer Mr. & Mrs. Cameron Fowler Mr. Doug Furnad & Ms. Miriam Falco Ms. Kim Gallagher-Valeri Mr. Thomas Gebhard & Ms. Bettina Koenigstein Mr. & Mrs. James W. Geddes

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick F. Goguillon Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gordon Ms. Susan Grant Dr. & Dr. Jeffrey Grossman Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Matt Herndon Dr. & Mrs. Scott Isaacs Mr. Robert Ivanier & Mrs. Stephanie Brun de Pontet Mr. & Mrs. Steven Jacobs Mr. Rick Jernigan & Ms. Nelda Mays Drs. Fadlo & Lamya Khuri Mr. & Mrs. Steven Koura Ms. Beth Kytle Chandler ‘98 & Mr. Zeb Chandler Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Leblanc Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Lipson Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Long Mr. & Mrs. Sherwin Loudermilk Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Mazzawi Mr. & Mrs. Chandler McCormack Dr. Bernard J. McGuinness & Dr. Úna M. Casserly McGuinness Mr. & Mrs. Arnaud P. Michel Mr. Philip Mills & Dr. Jill Mills Mr. & Mrs. Bradley L. Mitchell Mr. Lawrence E. Mock, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joshua K. Moffitt Ms. Lisa Mohr Mr. & Mrs. Neil Morrell Dr. Thinh Nguyen & Dr. Han C. Phan Mr. Per B. Normark & Mrs. Cynthia A. Price Dr. Babatunde Onasanya & Ms. Carolyn Salas Dr. Roberto Pacifici & Dr. Monica Rizzo Dr. & Mrs. Shatul Parikh Mr. & Mrs. Chris Parker Mr. Pablo Perella-Berdun & Ms. Paula Holfeld Mr. Dominique Petitgenet & Mrs. Sylvie Dardoise Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut Dr. & Mrs. James Proctor Mr. & Mrs. William Propst Dr. Charles Read & Dr. Shilpa Vyas-Read Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Reardon Mr. David Reiling & Mrs. Barbara Reiling Mrs. Catherine Reimer Mr. Kevin Reimer & Ms. Elizabeth Fisher Mr. Volker J. Reinert & Dr. Astrid A. Fontaine Mr. Eliot Robinson & Ms. Liane Schleifer Ms. Remedios Rodriguez Dr. Juan M. Sarmiento & Dr. PatriciaYugueros Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Schmidt Mr. Benjamin C. Schüttler ‘08 Honorary Consul General Ferdinand C. Seefried & Dr. Monique B. Seefried Mr. Thad B. Servi & Mrs. Barbara Vazquez Mr. & Mrs. Scott J. Smith Mr. & Dr. Ty Speed Mr. Chee K. Tan & Mrs. Lan T. Chiem Mr. Charles E. Taylor & Mrs. Lisa Cannon Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Stefan J. Terwindt Mr. & Mrs. Guerry R. Thornton, Jr. Mr. William T. Tompkins Mr. & Mrs. Mark Towery Mr. & Mrs. Didier M. Viala Mr. Adolfo Villagomez & Mrs.Veronica Roldan Ms. Gina Vitiello & Ms. Jacqueline Chavez Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wagner Mr. Robert C. Watkins III & Ms. Stewart Lathan Mr. & Mrs. James Wayt, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. D. Andres Weaver Mr.Yue-Zhong Wen & Mrs. Hai-Rong Liu Mrs. Thelma J. Wilke Mr. David A. Wilke Mr. & Mrs. Albert Woodroof III Ms. Sue Wooldridge Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zurbuchen 39

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Atlanta International School sincerely appreciates those individuals who have generously supported the Annual Fund.

Donors listed here made gifts to the 2013-2014 Annual Fund between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

Anonymous (48) Mr. & Mrs. Ty Abbensetts Dr. & Mrs. Sadique Abdul-Mateen Mr. & Mrs. Haruo Abe Access Test Prep & Tutoring Mr. & Mrs. Evan Adler Ms. Kimberly Aguirre Mr. Karim Ahmad & Mrs. Pia Sabharwal Ahmad Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aibel Mr. Temitope Tosin Akinbosoye & Mrs. Devrim Ozlem Zaimoglu Akinbosoye Mr. & Mrs. Greggory Albright Mr. Michael Alexander Ms. Dagmar Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Karim Ali Mr. & Mrs. Shadeed Ali Mr. Amir Alibaksh & Mrs. Sophie Michel Alibaksh Mr. Devin M. Allen Mr. Márcio Amazonas & Ms. Natália Ferreira AMB Group, LLC American Endowment Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David Anbari Mr. & Mrs. Paul Anderson Mr. & Ms. Bradley S. Anderson Mr. Christopher Anderson Anis Café & Bistro Dr. Vinicius C. Antao & Dr. Germania A. Pinheiro Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Anthony Mr. & Mrs. Chris Archer Mr. Steven T. Ashcraft & Ms. Irena Djuric Mr. & Mrs. Steven Ashley-Lassen Mrs. Juliette N. Assi Mr. & Mrs. Paul Atkinson Mr. & Mrs. Ron G. Aube Mrs. Edith P. Aubin & Mr. Dmitri G. Chtchekine Mr. & Mrs. Philippe A. Audibert Ms. Jeannie Avent Mr. & Mrs. Opher Aviran Dr. & Dr. Idelberto Badell Mr. Markus Baker Ms. Carmen Baker Ms. Sharan K. Bal ‘05 Ms. Sarah Ballew Mr. Stan Ballman & Mrs. Christiane Buehler Mr. & Mrs. Mark Balte Bank of America Foundation Mrs. Kathryn Banks & Mr. Jeff Banks Mr. Santiago Bargagna Mr. Kirk A. Barnett Mr. Peter G. Barrio & Mrs. Elena Barrio Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barron Ms. Joahnna A. Barron Mr. & Mrs. Simon Bartlett Dr. Ezra Barzilay & Dr. Christopher Papahalarambus Louisa & Armando Basarrate Dr. Rahul C. Basole & Dr. Anita P. Basole AIS ANNUAL REPORT / 2013-2014

Mr. Maxence Baudry Dr. Raymond F. Beach & Ms. Genette Ashby-Beach Mr. & Mrs. John Beadles Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Beale III Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Becker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Becker Mr. Douglas Beebe & Ms. Tijen Cirig Mrs. Lucie Behrendt-Wright Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Beiten Mr. David Bell Mr. Simon Bell Mrs. Stephanie Bell Mr. & Mrs. Blair N. Belton Mr. Nathaniel Ben Haiem & Mrs. Shayne Walsey Mr. Gerard P. Benech & Dr. Irene Benech Prof. & Mrs. Paul Benkeser Mr. Alexander V. Berman & Mrs. Margarita Shaulova-Berman Better World Books Mr. Gabriel Z. Bettsack ‘00 Mr. & Mrs. Noorudin Bhanvadia Mr. & Mrs. Brooks W. Binder III Ms. Kristin A. Birkness Mrs. Beatriz Biron Mr. Jawad Bisbis & Ms. Nawal Aquachar Mr. & Mrs. David Bishko Mr. & Mrs. Gilles Bloch-Morhange Ms. Susan Blum BNY Mellon Charitable Giving Program Mr. & Mrs. Troy Bohanon Dr. George Bokuchava & Dr. Nino Doijashvili Mr. C. Philip Bolin Dr. T. Christopher Bond & Ms. Nicole A. Bond Ms. Kristina J. Bond Dr. Angelo Bongiorno & Dr. Elisa Riedo Mr. & Mrs. Jamal Booker Mr. David T. Borland Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Boronat Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Borra Ms. Carina A. Box ‘04 Ms. Nina F. Box ‘98 Prof. Oliver Brand & Mrs. Claudia H. Brand Mr. Anthony J. Braniff & Ms. Heidi Baltes-Braniff Mr. Gregory M. Braunfeld ‘03 Mrs. Ianna Reid Briggs ‘95 & Mr. Jack Briggs Mr. Robert W. Brinson & Ms. Michele L. Howard Ms. Cornelia Brock Mr. & Mrs. William K. Brodnax Mr. & Ms. Anthony Brooks Mr. Lloyd Brooks Ms. Marlys G. Brothers ‘92 & Mr. Gordon Rowcliffe Mr. & Mrs. Donald Brown Mr. & Mrs. Trevor A. Brown Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Bruner Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Bryant Buckhead Uniforms Mr. Juan P. Bueno & Ms. Ana M. Neira-Bueno Mr. Chris Burgess Mr. Christian Burkhardt & Mrs. Ainhoa Merlos San Emeterio Busch, Slipakoff & Schuh, LLP

Mr. Darrell Butler & Mrs. Kenyatta Taft-Butler Ms. Laetitia H. G. A. Butler ‘12 Mrs. Kathryn Bachman Cagle Mr. Harvey S. Cain & Mrs. Michelle Williams Ms. Lisa N. Calderon Ms. Cherie Caldwell & Ms. Corinna Jones Ms. Capiz K. Calloway ‘98 & Mr. Forrest Hashbrook Mr. Howard Camerik Mr. & Mrs. Brant Campbell Capital City Mechanical Services, Inc. Mr. Joaquin Carbonell III Ms. Brianna R. Carbonell ‘05 Mr. Rigoberto Cardenas Dr. Emmanuel Carrier & Mrs. Bich Ngoc Nguyen Mr. & Mrs. Ewout Cassee Dr. Dimitri Cassimatis & Mrs. Sudie Nolan-Cassimatis Ms. Fabienne Cetran Mrs. Nadine J. Chamseddine Mr. Pablo Chapa & Mrs. Barbara Quiroga-Chapa Dr. Zack Charkawi & Dr. Shereen Timani-Charkawi Charles Schwab Charles Schwab – Kelly Livers Mr. & Mrs. Minh Chau Dr. Alfonso Moreira & Mrs. Tiphaine Chauvel Ms. Poonam Chawla Vats Mr. James Cheeks & Ms. Wendy Gutiérrez Cheeks Dr. Jack Chen & Ms. Angela Hsu Mr. Lee Chern Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Chiappetta Mr. Song-Hun Chong & Mrs. Hea-Min Kwon Mr. & Mrs. David Christman Chubb Insurance Group Mr. Juan Carlos Cisnado-Hadlow & Mrs. Caroline Cisnado-Davis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clayton, Jr. Mr. Francisco Cline & Mrs. Anali Cabrera Cline The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Ms. Anna K. Collura ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. Julian Colvile Mr. Cameron Connerty ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. Miles R. Cook Mr. & Mrs. James E. Cooney Ms.Yanaëlle Cornez Mr. Jaime Coronado & Mrs. Maria Vazquez Mr. & Mrs. German E. Correa Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Courts II Ms. Marcia Cowan Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Cox Mr. Danny Cox Mrs. Lanie Cox Ms. Lorena Craighead Ms. Chantal Credolawson-Darras Mr. Timothy Cronin & Mrs. Veronica Kirk Mr. M. Todd Croom Mr. Gustavo A. Cueto & Dr. Katia Castillo-Cueto Mr. & Mrs. C. Brent Currie Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. S. Paul Curtis

Mr. Robert L. Dale Dr. & Mrs. Dan Dan Ms. Nicole Dancz ‘11 Mrs. Monique Dangla Mr. Thierry Darlis & Mrs. Elyse Bashman-Darlis Dr. Suman Das & Mrs. Nabiha Megateli-Das Ms. Candice L. Davis Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Davoudi, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. David Davoudpour Ms. Shannon Dawson & Mr. Scott Correale Ms. Monica De Leon & Mr. Aaron Dixon Ms. Dorothy A. De Lorme Mr. John Deacon & Mrs. Caroline Makokha-Deacon Mr. & Mrs. Clark H. Dean Dr. Jonathan D. Dear ‘99 Ms. Dorrine DeChant Mr. John Decouflé Mr. & Mrs. M. Hans Delly Ms. Regina Deloatch-Ratliff Delta Air Lines Mr. Alberto W. Dent & Mrs. Alejandra Dent Mr. & Mrs. John Dettingmeijer Mr. Antonio Di Pelino & Ms. Ilse Ortega Mr. Michael E. Diaz & Ms. Glianny Fagundo Mrs. Maria C. Diaz Keber & Mr. Leopoldo Keber Ms. Heike Dick-Bergmann Prof. Luca Dieci & Ms. Elizabeth McCarthy Ms. Suzi DiPietro Mr. & Mrs. James P. P. Dirr Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Dismuke Ms. Virginia Domenech Ms. Raquel G. Dominquez Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Dorsch Mr. & Mrs. Kourosh H. Doulkhani Mr. Kourosh H. Doulkhani & Mrs. Linda Doulkhani Downs Safe & Lock Company, Inc Ms. Alexis Doyle Ms. Margaret S. Dozier Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Droege Mrs. Dagmar Droege Mr. & Mrs. Eric Drummond Mr. David T. Dubbert ‘01 Mr. & Mrs. James A. Dunlap, Jr. Mr. William DuVall & Ms. Jamie Everman Mr. Neema Ebrahim-Zadeh ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Edwards Mr. Farhad Eghtesadi & Mrs. Faranak Aldashi Mr. & Mrs. Todd Eichhorn Mr. Ahmad Eidizadeh & Mrs. Saily Eidizadeh Ellington Management Group, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Markus Engel Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Erdmann Mr. Paul M. Escalante Mr. & Mrs. Mauricio Escoto Mr. Bijan Esmaeilzadeh & Mrs. Sara Esmaeilzadeh Ms. Jessica Espadas Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fabbrini Mr. & Mrs. Roy Fabbrini Ms. Ginger Fay Ms. Jodi Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Rene J. Ferandel Mrs. Sandy Ferko Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Fernandez Mr. & Mrs. Jorge D. Ferrari Ms. Beverly G. Fetter Dr. & Mrs. Norman Firchau Ms. Johanna M. Fleisch ‘01

Ms. Rebecca Flick Mr. Marcos Flores & Mrs. Peluchi Flores Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Flower Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Floyd Ms. Carla Fonseca Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Forde Ms. Marcia Forman Mr. & Mrs. Jason Foss Mr. Randall Foster & Ms. Vicki Strull Mr. & Mrs. David Fournier Ms. Courtney Fowler Ms. Jessica Frank Ms. Graciela Frecia Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Fretwell Ms. Rosa Frey Dr. & Mrs. Ronald P. Frigon Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Fritz Dr. & Mrs. Lionel Gall Ms. Maria Gamarra Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gamble Mr. Diego Garcia & Mrs. Pilar Plata Ms. Isabel Garcia-Falcon & Mr. Francisco Falcon-Alicar Mr. Humberto Garcia-Sjogrim & Dr. Lucienne Ide Mr. Hilton C. Garrett, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Gasser Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gates Mr. Marsal Gavalda & Mrs. Jiaxing Weng GE Foundation Mrs. Mandy Gee General Mills Box Tops for Education Mr. Marco Gentili & Mrs. Martina Johansson Mr. & Mrs. Guillaume Georges-Picot Mr. Ernesto Gianella & Mrs. Karen C. Málaga Ms. Amber Gibbs Mr. Levent Giray & Ms. Deniz Oktar-Giray Mr. & Mrs. Willi Goetz Mr. & Mrs. Adam Goldsmith Mr. Pablo S. Patiño & Mrs. Victoria E. Gómez Patiño Mr. Gerardo Gonzalez & Ms. Celina Acosta Mr. Rafael A. Gonzalez Caloni & Mrs. Elizabeth Gaubeka Gonzalez Ms. Maria G. Goodall Mr. & Mrs. Arun Gore Ms. Mimi Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Goudie Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Gould, Jr. Prof. Arash Grakoui & Dr. Holly Hanson Dr. George Grant, Jr. Dr. Damien Grattan-Smith & Dr. Ashley Hayes Mr. Joseph S. Grayman & Ms. Maureen B. McNamara Dr. Marc Greenberg & Ms. Susan Glatt Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Gregor Ms. Kathryn Gregurke Dr. Lothar Griessbach Mr. & Mrs. Peter Grootens Dr. & Mrs. Parmeet Grover Ms. Tina Guess Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Guillot Mr. Joshua Gunnemann ‘98 & Mrs. Cindy Gunneman Mr. Bharat Gupta & Ms. Tiyash Bandyopadhyay Mr. & Mrs. Vladimir Gusavac Ms. Arianna A. Gutierrez ‘05 Mr. Arndt Hafele

Ms. Afrah Hamed Mr. Peter Hamer-Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Nabil F. Hammam Harold Alan Photographers Mr. & Mrs. Travis Harper, Sr. Mr. Paul Harper Mrs. Terri Harrington Ms. Valerie Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Macklenan Hasham Mr. & Mrs. Johnny R. Haskins, Jr. Mr. Trace Hawkins ‘93 & Mrs. Emily Hawkins Dr. David Hawley & Dr. Leisa Weld Mrs. Jennifer Haynes-Greene Mr. & Mrs. George T. Heery, Jr. Heidelberg USA, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Heighton Mr. & Mrs. Clemens Heinrici Ms. Jessica Heneghan Mr. & Mrs. Rudi P. Herbst Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Hermann Ms. Emilia A. Hermann ‘05 Ms. Erika Hibbert Ms. Michelle Hibbert Mr. & Mrs. Greg Hiebert Mr. & Mrs. Stuart H. Hoffmann Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Holcomb Mr. Thomas Holdsworth Dr. & Mrs. Edgar Holmann The Home Depot Foundation Mr. Edward B. Honkisz ‘00 Mr. & Mrs. Hayden S. Horne, Jr. Mrs. Rachel E. Hovington & Mrs. Kristi Hovington Mr. Brian Howard Mr. & Mrs. Dean Howell Ms. Corina Howell Ms. Delena Hubbard Russell Ms. Lynn-Anne Huck Mr. Greg Hucks Mr. & Mrs. Geoff Huitt Mr. Tyler J. Hume ‘98 Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Huntley Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hurworth Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Husken Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Hutchinson IBM Corporation Ms. Eva R. S. Imbsweiler ‘06 Ms. Jackie Isbell Mr. Richard Isenberg & Dr. Holly Sternberg Dr. Wissam Jaber & Mrs. Jamilah Sbeih Dr. Michael Jacquorie & Mrs. Alicia Gonzalez Iglesias James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Harlyn A. Jerrold Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Jimenez Ms. Maria P. Jimenez Dr. & Mrs. Ahmad Jingo Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie M. Johns Mr. & Mrs. Derrick Johnson Mrs. Korrin Hume Johnson ‘92 & Mr. Brian Johnson Mr. Clarkson Jones & Ms. Laura E. Stevenson Mr. Troy A. Jones & Mrs. Meredith H. Page Jones Ms. Bridget Jones Ms. Vicki L. Jones Ms. Bethan Jones-Evans Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Jordan Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Joseph

Dr. & Mrs. Andro Kacharava Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Kaiser Mr. & Mrs. Kirit Kanakiya Mr. & Mrs. James M. Kane Mr. & Mrs. Cetin Kara Mr. & Dr. Thierry Kartochian Mr. & Mrs. KC Gazi Kasikci Dr. Susan Katrin Ms. Natalie Keen Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Keith Mr. & Mrs. Randall Kemp Mr. Robbie Kenney & Dr. Anjum Ullah Mr. & Mrs. Rohan Kerr Mr. & Mrs. Noel Khalil Mr. & Mrs. Aamir K. Khan Mr. & Mrs. Wadih Khayat Dr. Reza Kheirandish & Dr. Shabnam Mousavi Dr. & Mrs. H. Jean Khoury Mr. & Mrs. Ibrahim Kilinc Kimberly-Clark Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Martin King The Klaus Family Foundation Mr. Robert Klenberg & Dr. Ming Yang Mr. Vern C.Yip & Mr. Craig B. Koch Ms. Martha E. Korgi Mr. & Mrs. Karl Kottke Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kottke Dr. Gregg Koval & Mrs. Linda Heaviside Mr. & Mrs. Michael Koziol Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Krems Dr. & Mrs. Venugopal Krishnapura Mr. & Mrs. Arvind Krishnaswami Mr. Henrik Kristensen & Mrs. Anja Boye Kristensen Mr. & Mrs. John Kubaryk Mr. Benjamin I. Kubaryk ‘05 Ms. Nancy Kumar Mr. & Mrs. Ravi Kumaraswami Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kyle Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Lacombe Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Lagrange Ms. Karin J. Lancaster ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Langer Mr. David L. Lanier & Ms. Lilia R. Gomez-Lanier Mr. Adam Lapish Dr. & Mrs. S. Robert Lathan Ms. Stacey M. Lathem ‘04 Mr. & Mrs. Alan LeBlanc Mr. Stephane C. Leblois ‘05 Ms. Heidi E. Leithleiter Ms. Emily Lelacheur Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Marc Lemaitre Mr. & Mrs. Georges Lemieux Mr. Benjamin Lemoine ‘01 Mr. & Mrs. Joel Leslie Mr. & Mrs. Stéphane Leudet de la Vallée Mr. Raymond Leung & Ms. Judith Cox Ms. Michelle Levin Dr. William C. Levine & Dr. Sunisa Levine Mr. Jacob Levinson ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. Michel E. Levisse Mr. Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. Dean Lewis Mr. Jamal Lewis & Mrs. Isabel Coto Mrs. Alivia Lipson Mr. Sam Little Mr. Dennis P. Lockhart Mr. & Mrs. Reid Lockwood Dr. Richard C. Lodise & Dr. Valerie J. Jagiella Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lohmann

Mr. & Mrs. Ajay Loiwal Mr. & Mrs. Goran Lucic Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Lugo Ms. Karla Ly Mr. Ethan Lyle ‘08 Dr. & Mrs. Nathan Lytle Mr. Toni Maalouf & Dr. Julia Massaad Mabel’s Labels Inc Mr. Stephen Macauley & Ms. Luz Soto Dr. Jamie MacKelfresh & Mr. Richard MacKelfresh Mr. & Mrs. John P. MacMaster Mr. & Mrs. Manish Madan Mr. & Ms. Gilbert Madrid, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Mahoney Mr. Walid Mahran & Mrs. Maria Galindo Mrs. Wanda Major Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Maldonado Mr. & Mrs. Afzaal Malik Mrs. Melanie Mann Dr. Keith Mannes & Dr. Catherine Dekle Ms. Eliza Mantyh Mr. Markus Marfurt & Mrs. Petra Blickisdorf Marfurt Mr. & Dr. Ronan Marhic Dr. Laurie Marion & Mr. Richard B. Marion Mr. & Mrs. Neil Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Alexander M. Martin Mr. Marco A. Martinez-Obregon & Mrs. Ana Maria Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Charles Marvil Massage Heights - Buckhead Mr. Mauricio Maza Fernandez & Mrs. Maria A. Scarazzini Mr. & Mrs. John C. McAfee Mr. Patrick McAndrew ‘95 & Mrs. Marzena Godlewska Mr. Michael J. McCann & Ms. Chutirat Meetongpun Mr. & Mrs. David McCarney Mr. & Mrs. Sean McClenaghan Mr. & Mrs. John McCusker Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. McDaniel Mrs. Veronica Plaut McDaniel ‘97 & Mr. Mark McDaniel Dr. & Mrs. Marcus McElhaney Mr. Ricardo McFarlane Ms. Kathryn McGinn Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell H. McGirt McKenna Long & Aldridge Mr. Christopher McLeod & Ms. Pamela Basciani Mr. & Mrs. John J. McNally Mr. Colin Meadows & Ms. Zora Foote Mr. & Mrs. Reinhard Meister Mr. & Mrs. Iain Melville Mr. & Mrs. Asghar Memar Mr. Charles Mendels & Mrs. Elaine Rosenblum Ms. Glenys Mendez Mr. Vincent H. Mendoza & Ms. Diane L. DeShazo Mr. Ramesh Menon & Mrs. Preethi Ramesh Mr. & Mrs. Randy G. Merrill Mr. Alfredo M. Mesa & Mrs. Elizebeth K. Ellison Mr. Peter Metcalfe Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Luc Michel Microsoft Corporation Dr. Petra Milde

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Drs. Federico & Sarah Milla Dr. Andrew Milne & Dr. Michelle Brattain Dr. Federico Missale & Mrs. Federica Silva Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mitchell Mr. Jonathan N. Mitchell & Mrs. Leonie C. Ley-Mitchell Mrs. Reid P. Mizell & Mr. Bernard van der Lande Ms. Françoise Monier Dr. Eduardo Montaña Mr. Lucien Moolhuizen ‘01 Dr. Robert Moore & Dr. Eva Lathrop Moore Morgan Stanley Mr. Gerrit Mörking & Dr. Rosa M. E. Pohl Ms. Pia Morris Ms. Kristina Moschisch Ms. Patricia Moscoso Dr. Edwin C. Moses Mr. Rodrigo Tobar de la Fuente & Mrs. Vanenka Mosqueira Mr. & Mrs. Cory Moss Mr. Fasil Muche ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Gustav M. Mueller Ms. Martina Mustroph ‘04 Mr. Jake I. Nadjmazhar & Mrs. Petra Cermakova Mr. Burkhard Nagel & Mrs. Ina Nagel-Schweigert Mr. & Mrs. David Nahor Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Napoli Mr. Andres Naranjo & Dr. Laura Speake Mr. Albert L. Nasser & Mrs. Laura Shamp Mr. Alok Nath & Dr. Sharon Nath Dr. Luminita Neacsu Mr. David M. Newman & Mr. Edward J. Sullivan Ms. Olga Nobleton Northern Trust Mr. Edmund Nosegbe & Dr. Clare Babino Novartis Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Eric Noziere Mr. & Mrs. Felipe M. Nunez Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Nystrom III Ms. Silvia Obispo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. O’Brien Mr. David Ogletree & Mrs. Evelyn Murrillo Penaranda Ms. Ciara O’Halloran ‘09 Mr. Michael Oken & Ms. Alla Tsitsior Mr. Kemdi Okparaocha Dr. Iyabo Okuwobi Mr. & Mrs. Glenn O’Leary Mr. & Mrs. Samuel S. Olens Ms. Lauren T. Olens ‘08 Mr. Mikael Öman & Mrs. Ana Maria Barona-Öman Mr. Kevin Onabiyi Once For All Trust

AIS ANNUAL REPORT / 2013-2014

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Or Oracle Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Hasan Orlovic Mr. Charles Ouslander Mr. W. Cliff Oxford Dr.Yesim Ozbarlas Mr. Matt D. Padula & Mrs. Barbara Brockway Dr. Seung-Joon Paik & Ms.Youn Young Choi Mr. Sabetay Palatchi & Mrs. Jennifer Gold Palatchi Mr. Johannes G. Palsson & Mrs. Hyeyoung Kim Dennis & Jane Panzer Drs. Susmita & Umesh Parashar Mr. & Mrs. Keith D. Pardy Mr. Joon Bum Park ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. W. Mason Parker III Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Parrish Drs. Jagdish & Hemlata Patel Mr. & Mrs. Pankaj D. Patel Ms. Danisha Singh Patel ‘95 Mr. Thomas Patton & Dr. Jenelle Foote-Patton Ms. Brittany M. Pavon ‘05 Mr. David Pemberton & Dr. Adina Alazraki Mr. Tomás Pérez-Zafón & Dr. Courtney G. Pérez Mr. Mark Peterson & Mrs. Sophia Herbert-Peterson Mr. Serge Petitpre & Ms. Martha Petitpre-Harris Mr. Brian Pettitt-Schieber ‘10 Ms. Christine Pettitt-Schieber ‘05 Dr. & Mrs. Torsten M. Pieper Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Pierson Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford Mr. Bruno Piquin & Ms. Giugliana Pessagno Mr. & Mrs. Sven Pitman Mr. Flavio Piwowarczyk & Mrs. Karyna Mathias Piwowarczyk Dr. Victoria Plaut Bartlett ‘92 & Mr. Robert Bartlett Mr. Pawel Pliszka & Mrs. Renata Cichocka Mr. Monte G. Plott & Ms. Patricia G. Etheridge Mr. Robert Poels & Ms. Brynan Hadaway Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Poffenberger Mr. Alain E. Poiraud & Mrs. Carine Poiraud-Bouton Dr. Catalin N. Popescu & Dr. Andreea Popescu Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Dr. John G. Porter & Dr. Lucy Axtell Mr. & Mrs. David Porter Mr. John A. A. Porter ‘04 Ms. Katherine A. Porter ‘09 Ms. Rowena Porter Ms. Dianne Potdevin Mr. & Mrs. Olivier Poulard

Ms. Viviane M. Powell Mr. Alan Preis & Mrs. Kate Preis Dr. Maxwell Prempeh & Dr. Ngina Jemmott Publix Partners Program The Quikrete Companies, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Quinby Radiant Smiles Dental Mr. Amir Rahbar & Ms. Farima Mostofi Ms. Rachel K. Ramsay ‘06 Mr. James W. Ratchford ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rath Mr. Robert G. Raville ‘98 Dr. Alfonso E. Rea & Mrs. Jennene Cheshire-Rea Mr. & Mrs. Wesley M. Reece Mr. Rudolph Reece Mr. & Mrs. Scott Reeves Regions Bank Ms. Grace Rembert Dr. Marcus Remmers & Mrs. Jaquelinne Contreras Garcia Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc Mr. Michael Reschauer & Mrs. Amair Marques Mr. Dennis Retzleff Mr. Mark Reznik & Dr. Inna Trakhtenberg Mr. Vitaly Reznik ‘01 Ms. Alessandra Ribeiro Mr. James E. Rice & Ms. Eva C. Gil Mr. & Mrs. John P. Richard Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Willie C. Richardson Ms. Maschanika L. Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Werner S. Richter Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rieker Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Sanchez Mr. Guillermo Rivera Mrs. Marianne Robbiani & Mr. Fernando A. Paulete Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Roberts Ms. Sonia Robertson Mrs. Nicola Robinson Mr. Houston Roby Mr. Francisco Javier Rodriguez & Mrs. Martha Castro Ms. Manuela M. Rodriguez Dr. Peter Rogatz & Mrs. Marjorie Plaut Rogatz Mr. Brandon Rogers & Dr. Melissa King Rogers Ms. Victoria Rokhlin ‘04 Mr. Darren L. Rollins Mr. & Mrs. Horacio Romero Mr. Miguel Romero Ms. Dina Rosas Mr. & Mrs. Damon A. Rose Mr. & Dr. Michael T. Roseman Ms. Ann Rosenberg Dr. Joseph M. Rosenfeld & Mrs. Esther S. Rosenfeld

Mr. Juan C. Rozo Mrs. Jennifer Ruppel Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Rutledge Mr. Paul Saeger Ms. Deborah Saeger Mr. Adam Sahib Mrs. Nancy J. Sainvil Mr. Jorge Salas & Ms. Berenice Chellew Ms. Stella Salazar Ms. Carmen Samanes Mr. Carlos F. Sanchez & Mrs. Guiomar Obregon Ms. Ashley B. Sanders ‘05 Rev. Allan Sandlin & Mrs. Gretchen Nagy Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Sandys Mr. & Mrs. Sumeet Sanghani Dr. Jean-Louis M. G. Sankale & Dr. Jyothi Rengarajan Mr. Richard Santiago & Dr. Madelyn Baez-Santiago Ms. Maria Sarmiento Dr. Richard A. Schieber & Dr. Barbara J. Pettitt Ms. Eva Schindel Mr. Ricardo M. Martinez & Mrs. Jutta Schlicker-Martinez Ms. Gabriele Schlumpberger Dr. Thomas J. Schmitt & Dr. Melinda Wharton Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Schoen Mr. & Mrs. Giso Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Mirko Schueppel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Schwartz Dr. Stephan Schwarz Ms. Elizabeth Schwarz Mr. & Mrs. Jumbe Sebunya Mr. Felipe Barral-Momberg & Mrs. Gioconda Secchi-Rossini Mr. Paul Seefried ‘01 Mr. & Mrs. Christoph Seidler Mr. & Mrs. Adnan Selimovic Mr. & Mrs. Todd Semrau Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Seuge Dr. & Mrs. Cameron Shahab Dr. Mohammad Sharif & Dr. Marjan Malek Dr. Philip Shayne & Mrs. Helen Marqués-Shayne Mr. Thomas C. Sheeran & Mrs. Anna P. Marcucci Mrs. Chinequa Shelander Mr. Brian Shim Mr. Antonio R. Silva & Dr. Gabrielle Sabini Silverton Mortgage Ms. Catherine Hibben Silvo ‘04 Mr. & Mrs. Josh M. Simon Ms. Julie Simon Mr. & Mrs. Kaizer Siraj Mr. Mark Skeete & Dr. Karen Dudley Dr. & Mrs. Robert Slosberg

Mr. & Mrs. Francis Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tim Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Mr. Richard Smith ‘09 Ms. Caroline C. Smith ‘98 Ms. Eden M. Smith ‘05 Ms. Leslie Smith Smith & Howard Mr. & Mrs. James T. Snoddy Mr. & Mrs. David Sockel Dr. Alan Sokoloff & Dr. Michele Casper Dr. Qing Song & Dr. Danzhao Wang Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Soultz Southstar Energy Services LLC Southwest Risk Management Mr. & Mrs. Marcos Souza Dr. Ioanna Skountzou & Dr. Panagiotis Sparis Sprint Foundation Matching Gifts Mr. & Mrs. John Stabler Mr. Travis J. Stabler ‘99 & Ms. Marta Polo ‘98 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Starks Mr. & Mrs. Erik H. Steavens Mr. & Mrs. Roland A. Stebbins, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Stedina Mrs. Kathleen Steffen Mr. & Mrs. Jay A. Steinworth Mr. & Mrs. Cristian E. Stelea Mr. & Mrs. Colin D. Stephenson Mr. & Mrs. Winburn E. Stewart III Mr. & Ms. J. Cameron Stewart Ms. Laura Stidham Dr. Bruce S. Stiftel & Dr. Janet E. Kodras Dr. M. Christine Stock & Dr. Stuart R. Stock Mr. Will Stoll Mr. Iwan Streichenberger & Mrs. Lorna Street-Streichenberger Mr. Joseph Strong & Mrs. Florence Wetterwald Dr. & Mrs. N. James Strull Prof. Gordon Stuber & Ms. Alana Raylyan Mr. Ricky Summerlin & Mrs. Sheryl Howard-Summerlin SunTrust Banks, Inc. Prof. & Mrs. Nikolay Suslov Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Sussman Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Sutton Mr. Turner Swicegood ‘05 Mr. David Szczepanski & Ms. Muriel A. S. Dezoteux Ms. Alexandra Szilagyi Mr. & Mrs. Colin C. Tamsett Target Corporation’s Take Charge of Education Program Mrs. Linde M. Rickert Tassell ‘00 Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Tausche Dr. & Mrs. Erdal Tekin Mr. & Mrs. Bjarne Tellmann Ms. Corrine Temple Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. ten Lohuis Mr. Martijn H. ten Lohuis ‘08 Ms. Stefanie D. Tessler Ms. Christina L. Theodore ‘08 Mr. Alexander C. Thomas ‘12 Mr. Chris Thomas Mr. Corley Thomas ‘05 Mr. Matt S. Thompson & Mrs. Myrna Antar-Thompson Ms. Jennifer W. Thompson Time Warner Foundation Mr. Alexey Tishin & Mrs. Irina Tishina Mr. & Mrs. F. Edward Toledano III

Mr. Jerome J. Tolochko ‘04 & Mrs. Robin Tolochko Mr. & Mrs. Eric K. Toomer Mr. & Mrs. Immanuel Triea Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Tuff Mr. & Mrs. Tim Tuff Mrs. Paige W. Davis Turbeville ‘97 & Mr. Wesley Turbeville Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Turner III Mr. & Mrs. Dirk Ufer Dr. Anjum Ullah & Mr. Robbie Kenney UPS Mr. Dominicus Van Asten & Mrs. Marie-Luce R. Van Asten-Lerat Dr. Andrew Van Horn Ms. Elizabeth G. Varner ‘04 Dr. & Mrs. Steven B. Vaughn Ms. Reni Vaughn Dr. Vijay Vazirani & Dr. Milena Mihail Mr. Malepati Venkatesulu & Mrs. Manu Chinnachandrudigari Mr. Sergey Verba & Mrs. Svetlana Uspenskaya Verizon Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Larry Vickers Mr. Lawrence P. Vickers & Mrs. Amparo Mantilla-Vickers Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Vincent Mr. & Ms. Detlev von Platen Mrs. Maria Voutos Voya Financial Mr. & Mrs. Terence A. Waites Mr. Herman Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Zhenjiang Wang Mr. Hanjiao L. Wang & Mrs. Lily Zhao Ms. Chuan Wang Ms. Catherine A. Warner ‘04 Mr. Robert J. Warren Mr. & Mrs. Keith L. Washington Mr. Isaac T. Washington Dr. & Mrs. Michael Wasserfuhr Ms. Gina Waters Mrs. Marioara Watkins Ms. Margaret S. Watts Mr. Keith I. Weal Tim & Patty Webb Mr. & Ms. Joel Webber Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Weeks Dr. Rasmus Wegener & Dr. Cornelia Wegener Mr. Raul S. Sanchez Seminario & Mrs. Monica M. Weglicki-Sanchez Ms. Ursula Weibert Mrs. Margaret M. Weichert Ms. Michelle Weil Mr. & Mrs. Harald Weimer Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Mr. & Mrs. Nils S. Wendik Dr. & Mrs. Milton H. Werner, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Hal West III Ms. Pier N. Westmoreland Ms. Jennifer Weyburn & Mr. Garrett Kyle Mr. Mark H. Whitfield & Mrs. Kim L. Ireland Mr. Mark Wietecha & Mrs. Marcelle B. DeCuir Mr. Arun P. Wiita ‘98 Mr. & Mrs. Gerd P. Wilhelmi Mr. Elliott Williams & Ms. Tiffany Mawhinney Mr. & Mrs. J. Todd Williams Mr. Brice F. Williams ‘13 Mr. Jan J. Williams & Dr. Karen R. Mills Ms. Anne Williams

Ms. Anna R. Wilner ‘09 Ms. Suzanne B. Wilner Mr. & Mrs. John R. Wilson Ms. Abasiemek Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Stefan H. Witte Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wolf Mr. & Mrs. Tin Choi B. Wong Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Wren Mr. Mark Wright & Mrs. Sara Yeglin Ms. Jie Wu Mr. Michel Xhauflair & Ms. Charlotte Amelot Mrs. Jennifer Xu Mr. & Mrs. Navid Yavari Mr. Jeffrey L.Yeates & Dr. Becky Brock Ms. Lara Yegenoglu ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J.Young III Mr. Armand Zakarian & Ms. Zoya Dimitrova Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Zaller Ms. Elena Zapico Mr. & Mrs. Kouros Zarrabi Dr. Ramsey Zein & Dr. Abeer Moanna Grandparent Gifts Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Beale III Grandparents of Aubrey J. Bohanon Mr. C. Philip Bolin Grandparent of Amanda Bolin Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Bruner Grandparents of Maisie Bruner, William Bruner, and Wesley Bruner Brian & Penny Dyson Grandparents of Finn Cogan & William Cogan Mr. & Mrs. Roy Fabbrini Grandparents of Pablo Chavez & Elian Chavez Mr. & Mrs. James W. Floyd Grandparents of Hugh Floyd & Lily Floyd Mr. & Mrs. Hayden S. Horne, Jr. Grandparents of Sascha Moffitt & Lucas Moffitt Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kyle Grandparents of William Kyle Dr. & Mrs. S. Robert Lathan Grandparents of Gray Mollenkamp & Bonnie Watkins Mrs. Alivia Lipson Grandparents of Eve Gordon & Matthew Gordon Drs. Jagdish & Hemlata Patel Grandparents of Lakshita Patel, Josh-Pablo Patel & Sativa Patel Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut Grandparents of Lana McDaniel Mr. Rudolph Reece Grandparent of Zoe Reece Mr. Francis Smith Grandparent of Mackenzie Jerrold Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Grandparents of Bonnie Watkins Dr. & Mrs. N. James Strull Grandparents of Tate Foster

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Tuff Grandparents of Finley Tuff

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Vickers Grandparents of Matthew Vickers Mr. Herman Wallace Grandparent of Zoe Reece

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Lipson Grandparents of Eve Gordon & Matthew Gordon Matching Gift Companies & Foundations AMB Group, LLC American Endowment Foundation Bank of America Foundation BNY Mellon Charitable Giving Program Chubb Insurance Group The Coca-Cola Foundation Ellington Management Group, LLC GE Foundation IBM Corporation Kimberly-Clark Foundation, Inc. The Klaus Family Foundation Microsoft Corporation Morgan Stanley Novartis Foundation Once For All Trust Oracle Corporation Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. Sprint Foundation Matching Gifts SunTrust Banks, Inc. Time Warner Foundation Verizon Foundation Voya Financial Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Honor & Memorial Gifts In Honor of Sandy Ferko Mr. Joaquin Carbonell III Ms. Eva R. S. Imbsweiler ‘06 In Honor of Olga Plaut Dr. & Mrs. Peter Rogatz In Memory of Hattie Hudson Mr. Markus Baker In Memory of Mimi Kegel Mr. Anthony J. Braniff & Ms. Heidi Baltes-Braniff In Memory of Prof. Ali Mousavi Dr. Reza Kheirandish & Dr. Shabnam Mousavi In Memory of Kali Romero Mr. & Mrs. Horacio Romero In Memory of Dan Rosenberg Ms. Susan Blum Ms. Capiz Calloway ‘98 & Mr. Forrest Hasbrook Mr. Howard Camerik Mr. Thierry Darlis & Mrs. Elyse Bashman-Darlis Ms. Dorrine DeChant Mrs. Sandy Ferko Ms. Mimi Gorman Dr. David Hawley & Dr. Leisa Weld Mrs. Wanda Major Mr. Charles Ouslander Leslie Smith Mrs. Paige W. Davis Turbeville ‘97

Paul & Fran Tausche Grandparents of Charlotte Tausche & Andrea Tausche

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Financial aid tax credit

Through the Financial Aid Tax Credit Program, eligible citizens may redirect a portion of their Georgia tax liability to support financial aid for the school of their choice. Since 2008, the Financial Aid Tax Credit Program has provided AIS with over $1.7 million in financial aid funding.

These funds compose a significant portion of the AIS financial aid budget, supporting students who dually qualify under the state guidelines and the school’s need-based qualifications.

By re-directing your taxes (up to $2,500 filing jointly or $1,000 filing single), you will receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit at the state level against your Georgia income tax liability while providing scholarship assistance to incoming AIS students who are currently enrolled in public schools. C-corporations and trusts with a tax liability can redirect up to 75% of their state tax liability. The Georgia General Assembly increased the Georgia Tax Credit Scholarship cap to $58 million, encouraging S-Corporations and LLC partners to donate $10,000 per year. As a result of these legislative changes, the AIS community has benefited from a significant increase in financial aid funding. This year alone, the AIS community has donated nearly $500,000 through the tax credit program.

In the school’s efforts to take full advantage of this innovative program, AIS has partnered with Apogee Georgia School Choice Scholarship Fund.

Your donation to Apogee will allow you to redirect your taxes and benefit students at AIS. Participation is open to anyone who pays Georgia taxes.

Thank you to the following individuals who made contributions to the 2013 and 2014 program at Atlanta International School: 2013 Apogee Donors Mr. Dixon Adair & Mrs. Emily Willingham Adair Mr. & Mrs. Evan Adler Dr. Volkan Adsay & Dr. Jeanette Cheng Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aibel Mr. & Mrs. David Anbari Mr. & Mrs. Paul Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Anthony Mr. & Ms. William Atkinson Dr. Victor Balaban & Dr. Jamie Weisman Dr. W. Perry Ballard III Mr. Stan Ballman & Mrs. Christiane Buehler Mr. Franjo Bartolek & Mrs. Arijana Boras Louisa & Armando Basarrate Dr. Mark F. Baucom & Dr. Anne Baucom Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Becker Mr. Nathaniel Ben Haiem & Ms. Shayne Walsey Mr. & Mrs. Brooks W. Binder III Mr. & Mrs. Troy Bohanon Charlie & Marsi Bostwick Mr. & Mrs. Philip Box Mr. & Mrs. Alan Box Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bradley Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Branch Prof. & Mrs. Oliver Brand Mr. Robert W. Brinson & Ms. Michele L. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Frank D. Brown III Mr. & Mrs. W. Andrew Bruner Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Byers Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cain, Jr. Mr. Harvey S. Cain & Mrs. Michelle Williams Mr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley Giberson Dr. Emmanuel Carrier & Mrs. Bich Ngoc Nguyen Mr. Humberto Castillo & Ms. Janet M. Tirpak Ms. Candace Chapman Mr. Juan Carlos Cisnado-Hadlow & Mrs. Caroline Cisnado-Davis Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Milo S. Cogan Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Curtis Mr. Thierry Darlis & Mrs. Elyse Bashman-Darlis Mr. James Dekle Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dimitroff Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Dorsch Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dotts Mr. Ravi Durairaj & Dr. Anissa Durairaj Mr. & Mrs. Brian G. Dyson AIS ANNUAL REPORT / 2013-2014

Mr. & Mrs. Todd Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fabbrini Mrs. Sandy Ferko Mr. & Mrs. Christian Fischer Mr. Marc J. Fleury & Ms. Nathalie Mason-Fleury Mr. William G. Foglesong & Mrs. Heidi E. Deringer Mr. & Mrs. Brad Forrer Dr. & Mrs. Tim Fox Ms. Jessica Frank Dr. Henry Frysh Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Glass Dr. Damien Grattan-Smith & Dr. Ashley Hayes Dr. & Mrs. Fayyaz U. Haq Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Hawkins Mr. Trace Hawkins ‘93 & Mrs. Emily Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Hayler Mr. & Mrs. George T. Heery, Jr. Mrs. Rebecca Messina & Mr. Derk Hendriksen Mr. & Mrs. Matt Herndon Mr. & Mrs. Greg Hiebert Ms. Annalee Higginbottom Dr. & Mrs. Edgar Holmann Mr. James E. Honkisz & Ms.Catherine Binns Mr. Robert Ivanier & Mrs. Stephanie Brun de Pontet Dr. Maxwell Prempeh & Dr. Ngina Jemmott Mr. & Mrs. Roland H. John Mr. & Mrs. Neil R. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Glenn G. Jordan Dr. Ajay K. Joshi & Dr. Richita C. Surana Mr. & Mrs. Kirit Kanakiya Mr. William Kane & Mrs. Diana Barrios-Pardo Mr. & Mrs. James M. Kane Mr. Leopoldo Keber & Mrs. Maria C. Diaz Keber Mr. Alan J. Ketzes & Mrs. Susan J. Mitchell-Ketzes Drs. Fadlo & Lamya Khuri Dr. & Mrs. S. Robert Lathan Mr. & Mrs. Michel E. Levisse Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. N. Litré Dr. Sagar Lonial & Dr. Jennifer Culley Mr. & Mrs. Sherwin Loudermilk Dr. Jamie MacKelfresh & Mr. Richard MacKelfresh Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Manidis

Dr. Keith Mannes & Dr. Catherine Dekle Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Mazzawi Mr. & Mrs. David McCarney Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Chandler McCormack Mr. & Mrs. Randy G. Merrill Mr. & Mrs. Dean W. Morris Dr. Thinh Nguyen & Dr. Han C. Phan Mr. Per B. Normark & Mrs. Cynthia A. Price Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Kevin T. O’Halloran Mr. & Mrs. Glenn O’Leary Mr. Sabetay Palatchi & Mrs. Jennifer Gold Palatchi Drs. Jagdish & Hemlata Patel Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Paton-Smith Mr. David Pemberton & Dr. Adina Alazraki Dr. Bryan Philbrook & Dr. Susan Palasis Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut Mr. Alain E. Poiraud & Mrs. Carine Poiraud-Bouton Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Dr. John G. Porter & Dr. Lucy Axtell Mr. & Mrs. David Porter The Physicians’ Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of GA, PC The Quikrete Companies, Inc. Dr. Alfonso E. Rea & Mrs. Jennene Cheshire-Rea Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Reardon Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Redwine Mr. Kevin Reimer & Ms. Elizabeth Fisher Dr. Marcus Remmers & Mrs. Jaquelinne Contreras Garcia Mr. & Mrs. John P. Richard Mr. Eliot Robinson & Ms. Liane Schleifer Dr. & Mrs. Shahrokh Rouhani Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Rutledge Rev. Allan Sandlin & Mrs. Gretchen Nagy Mr. & Mrs. Sumeet Sanghani Mr. & Mrs. Rolando H. Santos Ms. Deborah A. Sudbury & Dr. Heinz-Bernd Schüttler Mr. & Mrs.Y. Esat Sezer SG Contracting, Inc. Mr. Paul Shailendra Mr. Sachin Dev Shailendra Mr. & Mrs. Josh M. Simon Mr. & Mrs. James T. Snoddy Mr. & Mrs. Jay A. Steinworth Ms. Joann Stiefel Mr. Iwan Streichenberger & Mrs. Lorna Street-Streichenberger Mr. & Mrs. Johann Striedinger

Mr. & Mrs. Colin C. Tamsett Mr. James Tausche & Ms. Jane Kamenz Mr. Charles E. Taylor & Mrs. Lisa Cannon Taylor Mr. Philip A. Theodore & Ms. Beth Lanier Mr. & Mrs. Mark Towery Mr. & Mrs. Angelo D. Vasilescu Ms. Reni Vaughn Mr. & Ms. Detlev von Platen Mr. Theodore Wadley & Ms. Regina Imbsweiler Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wagner Dr. & Mrs. Michael Wasserfuhr Ms. Gina Waters Ms. Sue Wooldridge Mr. & Mrs. John O. Winchester Mr. Armand Zakarian & Ms. Zoya Dimitrova Dr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Mrs. Cynthia Fleck Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zurbuchen 2014 Apogee Donors Mr. Dixon Adair & Mrs. Emily Willingham Adair Mr. & Mrs. Evan Adler Dr. Volkan Adsay & Dr. Jeanette Cheng Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aibel Mr. & Mrs. David Anbari Mr. & Mrs. Paul Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Anthony Dr. & Dr. Idelberto Badell Dr. David A. Baker & Dr. Christine Berthelin-Baker Dr. W. Perry Ballard III Mr. Franjo Bartolek & Mrs. Arijana Boras Dr. Mark F. Baucom & Dr. Anne Baucom Mr. Nathaniel Ben Haiem & Ms. Shayne Walsey Mr. & Mrs. Troy Bohanon Charlie & Marsi Bostwick Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bradley Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Branch Prof. & Mrs. Oliver Brand Mr. Thomas Brown & Mrs. Danielle Drapeau-Brown Mr. & Mrs. W. Andrew Bruner Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Byers Mr. Harvey S. Cain & Mrs. Michelle Williams Mr. Gabriel J. Callol & Ms. Josette Beaupré-Callol Mr. & Mrs. Brant Campbell Mr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley Giberson

2014 APOGEE DONORS cont.

Mr. Juan Carlos Cisnado-Hadlow & Mrs. Caroline Cisnado-Davis Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Milo S. Cogan Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Crawford Crown Cab Company Dr. Christopher R. Cunningham & Dr. Solveig A. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Curtis Mr. Antonio Di Pelino & Ms. Ilse Ortega Mrs. Maria C. Diaz Keber & Mr. Leopoldo Keber Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dimitroff Mr. Ravi Durairaj & Dr. Anissa Durairaj Mr. & Mrs. Guy R. Dutcher, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brian G. Dyson Mr. & Mrs. Todd Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fabbrini Mrs. Sandy Ferko Mr. & Mrs. Christian Fischer Mr. Marc J. Fleury & Ms. Nathalie Mason-Fleury Mr. William G. Foglesong & Mrs. Heidi E. Deringer Dr. & Mrs. Tim Fox Ms. Jessica Frank Ms. Graciela Frecia Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Fritz Dr. Henry Frysh Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Glass Prof. Arash Grakoui & Dr. Holly Hanson Mr. John Grattan-Smith & Mrs. Charlotte Hayes Dr. Peter Z. Guan & Ms. Vivian Wong Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Guillot Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Hawkins Mr. Trace Hawkins ‘93 & Mrs. Emily Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Hayler

Mr. & Mrs. George T. Heery, Jr. Mrs. Rebecca Messina & Mr. Derk Hendriksen Mr. & Mrs. Greg Hiebert Dr. & Mrs. Edgar Holmann Mr. James E. Honkisz & Ms. Catherine Binns Ms. Michele L. Howard Dr. Eric A. Hunter & Dr. Susan Allen Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Hutchings Mr. William R. Ide Mr. Paul Ismail & Ms. Kathy Forbes Mr. Eric Issa & Mrs. Kathrin Koppe Mr. & Mrs. Roland H. John Mr. & Mrs. Derrick Johnson Mr. & Mrs. William Johnson Dr. Ajay K. Joshi & Dr. Richita C. Surana Mr. & Mrs. Kirit Kanakiya Mr. Alan J. Ketzes & Mrs. Susan J. Mitchell-Ketzes Drs. Fadlo & Lamya Khuri Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Lacombe Dr. & Mrs. S. Robert Lathan Dr. Richard S. Leff & Mrs. Debra Kantorowitz-Leff Mr. Dominique H. Lemoine & Dr. Chantal Kerssens Dr. William C. Levine & Dr. Sunisa Levine Mr. & Mrs. Michel E. Levisse Mr. Jeffrey C. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. N. Litré Mr. Tony Locke & Mrs. Sarah V. Locke Mr. Dennis P. Lockhart Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lohmann Mr. & Mrs. Willis E. Lowe III Dr. Jamie MacKelfresh & Mr. Richard MacKelfresh Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Manidis

Dr. Keith Mannes & Dr. Catherine Dekle Mr. & Dr. Ronan Marhic Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Mazzawi Mr. & Mrs. David McCarney Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Chandler McCormack McKenna Long & Aldridge Mr. & Mrs. Larry Mercer Mr. & Mrs. Randy G. Merrill Mr. Alfredo M. Mesa & Mrs. Elizebeth K. Ellison Mr. & Mrs. Dean W. Morris Mr. Fasil Muche ‘93 Mr. Ayanaw Muche Mr. & Mrs. Martin Neary Dr. Thinh Nguyen & Dr. Han C. Phan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. O’Brien Mr. Michael Oken & Ms. Alla Tsitsior Mr. & Mrs. Glenn O’Leary Mr. Johannes G. Palsson & Mrs. Hyeyoung Kim Mr. & Mrs. Chris Parker Drs. Jagdish & Hemlata Patel Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Paton-Smith Mr. & Dr. Douglas Pendergast The Physicians’ Spine & Rehabilitation Specialists of GA, PC Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut Mr. Alain E. Poiraud & Mrs. Carine Poiraud-Bouton Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Dr. John G. Porter & Dr. Lucy Axtell Mr. & Mrs. David Porter The Quikrete Companies, Inc. Dr. Alfonso E. Rea & Mrs. Jennene Cheshire-Rea Mr. David Reiling & Mrs. Barbara Reiling Mr. Kevin Reimer & Ms. Elizabeth Fisher

Dr. Marcus Remmers & Mrs. Jaquelinne Contreras Garcia Mr. & Mrs. John P. Richard Mr. Eliot Robinson & Ms. Liane Schleifer Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Rutledge Mr. Jorge Salas & Ms. Berenice Chellew Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Schoen Ms. Deborah A. Sudbury & Dr. Heinz-Bernd Schüttler Mr. & Mrs. Josh M. Simon Mr. & Mrs. James T. Snoddy Mr. & Mrs. David Sockel Dr. Alan Sokoloff & Dr. Michele Casper Mr. & Mrs. Jay A. Steinworth Mr. Will Stoll Mr. Iwan Streichenberger & Mrs. Lorna Street-Streichenberger Mr. & Mrs. Colin C. Tamsett Mr. James Tausche & Ms. Jane Kamenz Mr. Philip A. Theodore & Ms. Beth Lanier Mr. & Mrs. Mark Towery Mr. & Mrs. Benny Varzi Mr. & Mrs. Angelo D. Vasilescu Ms. Reni Vaughn Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Vincent Mr. Theodore Wadley & Ms. Regina Imbsweiler Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wagner Dr. & Mrs. Michael Wasserfuhr Ms. Gina Waters Mr. Robert C. Watkins III & Ms. Stewart Lathan Ms. Lynn Wentworth Mr. & Mrs. John O. Winchester Ms. Sue Wooldridge Mr. Armand Zakarian & Ms. Zoya Dimitrova Dr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Mrs. Cynthia Fleck Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zurbuchen

Parent of Alumni Gifts (Classes 1992 – 2013) Anonymous (6) Mr. & Mrs. Haruo Abe, P ‘13 Mr. Dixon Adair & Mrs. Emily Willingham Adair, P ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Philippe A. Audibert, P ‘11, Mr. & Mrs. C. Keith Barringer, P ‘13 Dr. Raymond F. Beach & Ms. Genette Ashby-Beach, P ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. Blair N. Belton, P ‘04, ‘06, ‘08 Ms. Dana R. Bentata, P ‘12 Charlie & Marsi Bostwick, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Alan Box, P ‘98, ‘01 Mr. Joaquin Carbonell III, P ‘05, ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Ewout Cassee, P ‘12 Lynn Pattillo & Glenn Cohen, P ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. Colberg, P ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Miles R. Cook, P ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. German E. Correa, P ‘11 Ms. Marcia Cowan, P ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Curtis, P ‘08 Ms. Dorothy A. De Lorme, P ‘08, ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. Ludovic de Potesta de Waleffe, P ‘07, ‘09, ‘13 Ms. Kellie Dominquez, P ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Dorsch, P ‘11, ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Doyle, P ‘08, ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Droege, P ‘03, ‘07 Mr. & Mrs. Rene J. Ferandel, P ‘11, ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Fernandez, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Christian Fischer, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Forde, P ‘11, ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Jason Foss, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Fretwell, P ‘11

Mr. Hilton C. Garrett, Jr., P ‘03 Mr. Thomas Gebhard & Ms. Bettina Koenigstein, P ‘09, ‘11 Mr. Pablo Patiño & Mrs. Victoria Gomez Patiño, P ‘09 Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Gould, Jr., P ‘12 Mr. Joseph S. Grayman & Ms. Maureen B. McNamara, P ‘03, ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. Stephan Günther, P ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Macklenan Hasham, P ‘04, ‘09 Mr. & Mrs. Mohammad Hassan, P ‘13 Dr. David Hawley & Dr. Leisa Weld, P ‘07, ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Rudi P. Herbst, P ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Hermann, P ‘05, ‘12 Dr. Nicholas Hume & The Reverend Dr. Janice J. Hume, P ‘92, ‘98 Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Huntley, P ‘03, ‘05, ‘07 Mr. & Mrs. Neil R. Johnson, P ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Kirit Kanakiya, P ‘09 Dr. & Mrs. H. Jean Khoury, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. John Kubaryk, P ‘05 Mr. David L. Lanier & Ms. Lilia R. Gomez-Lanier, P ‘12 Dr. William C. Levine & Dr. Sunisa Levine, P ‘09, ‘11 Dr. Richard C. Lodise & Dr. Valerie J. Jagiella, P ‘12, ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Willis E. Lowe III, P ‘09 Mr. & Mrs. Goran Lucic, P ‘11, ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Afzaal Malik, P ‘12 Mr. Markus Marfurt & Mrs. Petra Blickisdorf Marfurt, P ‘12 Mr. Marco A. Martinez-Obregon & Mrs. Ana Maria Gonzalez, P ‘13

Mr. & Mrs. John C. McAfee, P ‘05 Dr. & Mrs. Marcus McElhaney, P ‘04 Mr. Peter McKenney & Ms. G. Penny McIntyre, P ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. John J. McNally, P ‘09, ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Iain Melville, P ‘11 Mr. Jonathan N. Mitchell & Mrs. Leonie C. Ley-Mitchell, P ‘10, ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Bradley L. Mitchell, P ‘12 Mrs. Reid P. Mizell & Mr. Bernard van der Lande, P ‘02 Ms. Françoise Monier, P ‘04, ‘06 Mr. Edmund Nosegbe & Dr. Clare Babino, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Eric Noziere, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. O’Brien, P ‘03 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin T. O’Halloran, P ‘09, ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. Samuel S. Olens, P ‘08, ‘11 Dennis & Jane Panzer, P ‘01, ‘04 Mr. & Mrs. Keith D. Pardy, P ‘10 Mr. Serge Petitpre & Ms. Martha Petitpre-Harris, P ‘10 Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut, P ‘92, ‘97 Mr. Pawel Pliszka & Mrs. Renata Cichocka, P ‘10 Dr. John G. Porter & Dr. Lucy Axtell, P ‘04, ‘09 Ms. Dianne Potdevin, P ‘10 Dr. & Mrs. James Proctor, P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Ratchford, Jr., P ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel D. Reardon, P ‘09, ‘13 Mr. Mark Reznik & Dr. Inna Trakhtenberg, P ‘01 Mr. & Mrs. John P. Richard, P ‘12

Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Sanchez, P ‘06 Ms. Emily C. Sanders & Mr. Jon M. Margolis, P ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Schmidt, P ‘12 Dr. Thomas J. Schmitt & Dr. Melinda Wharton, P ‘11, ‘13 Honorary Consul General Ferdinand C. Seefried & Dr. Monique B. Seefried, P ‘96, ‘98, ‘01 Mr. & Mrs. Christoph Seidler, P ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Adnan Selimovic, P ‘10 Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Soultz, P ‘13 Ms. Deborah A. Sudbury & Dr. Heinz-Bernd Schüttler, P ‘08, ‘11 Mr. Chuck Taylor & Mrs. Lisa Cannon Taylor, P ‘11 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. ten Lohuis, P ‘08, ‘10, ‘12 Mr. & Mrs. Eric K. Toomer, P ‘98, ‘02 Mr. Dominicus Van Asten & Mrs. Marie-Luce R. Van Asten-Lerat, P ‘04, ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Benny Varzi, P ‘13 Dr. & Mrs. Steven B. Vaughn, P ‘09 Mr. & Mrs. Didier M. Viala, P ‘13 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Weeks, P ‘03, ‘06 Mr. Mark H. Whitfield & Mrs. Kim L. Ireland, P ‘13 Mr. David A. Wilke, P ‘11 Mrs. Thelma Wilke, P ‘11 Ms. Suzanne B. Wilner, P ‘09 Mr. & Mrs. Stefan H. Witte, P ‘04 Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Wren, P ‘12 Dr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Mrs. Cynthia Fleck, P ‘13

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Alumni Donors

AIS Legacy Gift

It has become an AIS tradition for each graduating senior class to give a Legacy Gift to the school. The gift is divided into two different initiatives: the Legacy Scholarship and the Legacy Gift. The 2014 Legacy Scholarship award went to Shayann Hendricks ‘15, who traveled to Bogotá, Columbia to work with non-profit organizations that work against networks of child sex trafficking.

For the third year in a row, the Class of 2005 dominated the AIS Alumni Annual Fund competition. What started as bragging on Facebook a few years ago has turned into an annual, full-blown competition between the classes during the month of March. Congratulations to the Class of 2005!

Your generous participation in the Annual Fund is a strong statement that you support AIS and its future students.

AIS is proud to host a myriad of events throughout the year for alumni including the annual Back-To-School Picnic, local, regional and international reunions, and holiday gatherings. The support of our alumni demonstrates their belief in the school and the education they received during their time at AIS. Stay connected!

Class of 1992 Ms. Marlys G. Brothers Mrs. Korrin Hume Johnson Dr. Victoria Plaut Bartlett Class of 1993 Mr. Trace Hawkins Mr. Fasil Muche Class of 1994 Mrs. Martina Striedinger Parker Class of 1995 Mrs. Ianna Briggs Mr. Patrick McAndrew Ms. Danisha Singh Patel Ms. Chiara Visconti di Modrone-Pervanas Class of 1997 Mrs. Veronica Plaut McDaniel Mrs. Paige W. Davis Turbeville Class of 1998 Ms. Nina F. Box Ms. Capiz Calloway Mr. Joshua Gunnemann Mr. Tyler J. Hume Ms. Beth Kytle Chandler Ms. Marta Polo Mr. Robert G. Raville Ms. Caroline C. Smith Mr. Arun P. Wiita Class of 1999 Dr. Jonathan D. Dear Mr. Travis J. Stabler Class of 2000 Mr. Gabriel Z. Bettsack Mr. Edward B. Honkisz Mrs. Linde M. Rickert Tassell

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Class of 2001 Mr. David T. Dubbert Ms. Johanna M. Fleisch Mr. Benjamin Lemoine Mr. Lucien Moolhuizen Mr. Vitaly Reznik Mr. Paul Seefried Class of 2003 Mr. Gregory M. Braunfeld Class of 2004 Anonymous (2) Ms. Carina A. Box Ms. Stacey M. Lathem Ms. Martina Mustroph Mr. John A. A. Porter Ms. Victoria Rokhlin Ms. Catherine Hibben Silvo Mr. Jerry Tolochko Ms. Elizabeth G. Varner Ms. Catherine A. Warner Class of 2005 Anonymous (2) Ms. Sharan K. Bal Ms. Brianna R. Carbonell Ms. Anna K. Collura Mr. Cameron Connerty Ms. Arianna A. Gutierrez Ms. Emilia A. Hermann Mr. Benjamin I. Kubaryk Mr. Stephane C. Leblois Mr. Jacob Levinson Mr. Joon Bum Park Ms. Brittany M. Pavon Ms. Christine Pettitt-Schieber Ms. Ashley B. Sanders Ms. Eden M. Smith Mr. Turner Swicegood

Mr. Corley Thomas Ms. Lara Yegenoglu Class of 2006 Ms. Eva R. S. Imbsweiler Ms. Rachel K. Ramsay Class of 2008 Mr. Ethan Lyle Ms. Lauren T. Olens Mr. Benjamin C. Schüttler Mr. Martijn H. ten Lohuis Ms. Christina L. Theodore Class of 2009 Ms. Ciara O’Halloran Ms. Katherine A. Porter Mr. Richard Smith Ms. Anna R. Wilner Class of 2010 Mr. Brian Pettitt-Schieber Class of 2011 Ms. Nicole Dancz Mr. Neema Ebrahim-Zadeh Ms. Karin J. Lancaster Class of 2012 Anonymous Ms. Laetitia H. G. A. Butler Mr. James W. Ratchford Mr. Alexander C. Thomas Class of 2013 Mr. Brice F. Williams

The Legacy Gift Committee decided to purchase some furniture to enhance the outdoor space adjacent to the Art, Science & Design Center.

The AIS community would like to thank the Class of 2014 for their generous contribution.

Ms. Claire L. Adair Mr. Kevin J. Assi, Jr. Ms. Sophie A. Audibert Ms. Marina L. Brand Ms. Valeria P. Bravo Mr. Mitchell S. Cassee Mr. Matei I. Dan Ms. Estella Dieci Mr. Alexander D. Ferguson Mr. Lucas H. Fischer Ms. Charlotte F. Goguillon Mr. Jai Gore Ms. Molly M. Hiebert Mr. Esteban Jimenez Ms. Keto M. Kacharava Ms. Kesha Kanakiya Ms. Lydia M. Katrin Ms. Myhana Kerr Mr. Raja F. Khuri Ms. Sydney A. Marshall Ms. Ann R. McAfee Ms. Grace A. Melville Ms. Neeki Memar Mr. Jakob W. Mitchell Ms. Katherine A. Mohr Ms. Naomi D. O’Halloran Mr. Reilly J. Proctor Ms. Elizabeth Sandlin Ms. Felipa Schmidt Ms. Anna Suslova Ms. Anna-Maria Triea Ms. Leila Yavari

Spring benefit 2014

Passport to Argentina

What a fabulous trip to Argentina exploring the diverse landscapes and rich culture! On April 26, 2014, Atlanta International School captured the dynamic spirit of Argentina at the Spring Benefit. Guests indulged in native libations and cuisine and relished in the art of tango dancing. Seniors Matei Dan and Keanu Mitanga as well as junior Laurent Boudard played a very moving piece on the piano, the violin and the cello. Members of the Primary School chorus presented an incredibly vibrant and theatrical performance led by Karen Peters. Such memorable acts on such a fantastic evening!

The Spring Benefit began in the late 1980s to support AIS’s mission of providing the increasingly global Atlanta community with an outstanding independent school. All proceeds from the Benefit contribute towards financial aid scholarships, faculty development programs and continued preservation of the historic campus buildings.

This year’s Spring Benefit netted more than $400,000 for Atlanta International School—the most successful year for fundraising yet! The Stand & Pledge campaign for financial aid, which took place after the live auction, raised an unbelievable $189,000. This amazing night in Argentina was all made possible by the dedicated Spring Benefit Council. We would like to thank Myrna Antar, Scott Britton, Linda Bruner, Christy Davoudpour, Vickie Gore, Tosha Hays, Rakhee Parikh, Rupal Romero and Morgan Stewart.

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AIS recognizes the generosity of our corporate sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Friends of AIS

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Live Auction Donors The Atlanta Falcons Tracy & Scott Britton Mr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley Giberson Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. Colberg Mr. & Mrs. Ludovic de Potesta de Waleffe Mr. & Mrs. Charles DePue Ms. Kim Gallagher-Valeri Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Glass Mr. & Mrs. Avinash Grootens Mr. & Mrs. Roland H. John Mr. & Mrs. Michael McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Neil Morrell Mr. Angelos Pervanas & Ms. Chiara Visconti di Modrone-Pervanas Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Resort to Laura Madrid Mr. Todd Schaffner & Mrs. Amelia Pane Schaffner Mr. & Mrs. Rhett L. Turner Turner Enterprises, Inc. Uber Technologies, Inc. Ms. Mary Villon de Benveniste Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zurbuchen In-kind Donors Agave Restaurant Mr. Ben Allen Alliance Française d’Atlanta Alternative Apparel Myrna Antar Applerouth Argentine General Consulate Artiko Stones LLC Atlanta Botanical Garden Atlanta Coalition of Performing Music Teachers Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

Atlanta History Center Atlanta Movie Tours, Inc. Atlanta Rocks! Indoor Climbing Gym Atlanta Shakespeare Company Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Atlanta Tango Babcock Dermatology, PC Mr. Brad Baer & Mrs. Tosha Hays BalanceDiet Barefoot Mountain Farms Barking Hound Village Barnsley Gardens Resorts Dr. Rahul C. Basole & Dr. Anita P. Basole Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Becker Mr. Nathaniel Ben Haiem Bill Packard’s Magic Man Entertainment Bits & Pieces Blabla Kids Blair’s Beads Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Bradley Prof. Oliver Brand & Mrs. Claudia H. Brand Brenda H. Regan Interiors Broadway in Atlanta Brookhaven Children’s Dentistry Mr. & Mrs. W. Andrew Bruner Buckhead Handwriting Buckhead Theatre Buckhead Uniforms Cabot Creamery Cooperative Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Carithers Flower Shop Center for Puppetry Arts Mr. & Mrs. John R. Charman Chattahoochee Nature Center Mr. James Cheeks & Ms. Wendy Gutiérrez Cheeks Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr. CNN

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Coinstar Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Creative Discovery Museum Mr. & Mrs. Peter F. Curnyn Darden’s Delights LLC Mr. & Mrs. David Davoudpour Mr. Guy Debbaudt & Mrs. Marga Gabarret Debbaudt Decor Steals Dr. Levent Degertekin Diggin Active Inc Dirty Birdie, LLC Doc Chey’s Noodle House Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dotts Douglas Stratton Photography Fat Matt’s Rib Shack Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Fernandez Fernbank Museum of Natural History Mr. & Mrs. Christian Fischer Mr. William G. Foglesong & Mrs. Heidi E. Deringer Mr. Randall Foster & Ms. Vicki Strull Frolic Boutique Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gambardella Garden Hills Pool & Park Association Garnish & Gather Mr. & Mrs. James W. Geddes Georgia Grille German Consulate General Mr. & Mrs. Arun Gore Gourmet Innovations Hair Brain Salon Harold Alan Photographers High Museum of Art Historic Oakland Foundation Ms. Monica Hollman

Hunter Museum of American Art InterContinental Buckhead Interiors by Patti Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Israelite Jalisco Dane Jefferson Ms. Elisa A. Jerrold Jewels by Julie Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Katz Mr. Alan J. Ketzes & Mrs. Susan J. Mitchell-Ketzes KidKraft Ms. Disja Koch Mr. Nicholas Komor Kramer Portraits Dr. & Mrs. S. Robert Lathan Learning Rx Liz Lapidus PR Local Three Mr. Tony Locke & Mrs. Sarah V. Locke Dr. Sagar Lonial & Dr. Jennifer Culley Mr. Jabe Mabrey Maria Hecksher Salon Marriott Evergreen Conference Center & Resort Massage Heights - Buckhead Mathnasium of Buckhead Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Mazzawi Metrotainment Cafes Michael C. Carlos Museum Miller Well Drilling Mr. Philip Mills & Dr. Jill Mills Dr. Federico Missale & Mrs. Federica Silva Mon Atelier Monday Night Brewing Monograms by Pat Mary C. Moody Mr. & Mrs. Cory Moss Neurosport Physical Therapy New York Prime No Mas Cantina North Georgia Canopy Tours Nothing Bundt Cakes, Sandy Springs Nourishment Rules, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Kevin T. O’Halloran Ms. Ciara O’Halloran ‘09 Dr.Yesim Ozbarlas Dr. Roberto Pacifici & Dr. Monica Rizzo Dr. & Mrs. Shatul Parikh Passo A Frente LLC Peachtree Hills Animal Hosptial pH Wine Merchant Photography by Ckay Pie Shop Pig N Chik BBQ Pike Nurseries Mr. Alain E. Poiraud & Mrs. Carine Poiraud-Bouton Crystal Porter Mr. Alan Preis & Mrs. Kate Preis Dr. Maxwell Prempeh & Dr. Ngina Jemmott Robert Pullum Kathy Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Horacio Romero Mr. & Dr. Michael T. Roseman Mr. Reza Safarkhani & Ms. Semiramis Mansouri Salon Next Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Sandys Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Schoen School of Rock-Atlanta Sea Glass Fine Art Seven Lamps Shanay Norvell Personal Fitness Skin Care by Cindy Smart Glass, Inc. Smoke Ring BBQ

Sophie’s Uptown Southern Sitters & Nanies SPANX Stampin’ Up! Mr. & Mrs. Winburn E. Stewart III Studio Movie Grill Taco Mac Tax Centers of Georgia Tennessee Aquarium Tennessee Valley Railroad Thai Chili The Atlanta Falcons The Big Ketch The Bowery Presents South The Coca-Cola Company The Cook’s Warehouse The Framers on Peachtree The Inn at Serenbe The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead The Varsity Thomas Fallon Photography Mr. & Mrs. Guerry R. Thornton, Jr. Tophat Soccer Ms. Deneb Torano Total Wine & More Tower Wine & Spirits Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint Universal Tennis Academy Mr. & Mrs. Didier M. Viala Mr. & Ms. Detlev von Platen Mrs. Maria Voutos Walt Disney World Tim & Patty Webb West Egg White Oak Kitchens & Cocktails White Salon & Spa Ms. Anne Williams Willy’s Mexicana Grill Yard House Restaurants Dr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Mrs. Cynthia Fleck Zoo Atlanta Stand & Pledge Donors Mr. Brad A. Baer & Mrs. Tosha L. Hays Mr. & Mrs. Simon Bartlett Dr. Rahul C. Basole & Dr. Anita P. Basole Dr. Mark F. Baucom & Dr. Anne Baucom Mr. & Mrs. John Bender Ms. Kristin A. Birkness Mr. Jawad Bisbis & Ms. Nawal Aquachar Mr. & Mrs. Alan Box Mr. Anthony J. Braniff & Ms. Heidi Baltes-Braniff Tracy & Scott Britton Mr. & Mrs. W. Andrew Bruner Mr. Chris Burgess Mr. Harvey S. Cain & Mrs. Michelle Williams Mr. Ronald Carmichael & Mrs. Shelley Giberson Mr. & Mrs. John R. Charman Ms. Poonam Chawla Vats Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Clark, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William H. Cleveland II Mr. & Mrs. Milo S. Cogan Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Crawford Mr. Christopher J. Decouflé & Mrs. Michelle T. Caruso-Decouflé Mr. & Mrs. J. Antonio DelCampo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dimitroff Mr. & Mrs. James P. P. Dirr Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Dorsch Dr. & Mrs. Alec N. Elchahal Mr. & Mrs. Rene J. Ferandel Mr. & Mrs. P. Foster Finley, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christian Fischer Mr. & Mrs. James W. Floyd Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Floyd

Mr. William G. Foglesong & Mrs. Heidi E. Deringer Mr. & Mrs. Cameron Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Glass Mr. & Mrs. Peter Grootens Dr. & Mrs. Parmeet Grover Mr. & Mrs. Stephan Günther Mr. James A. Harvey & Dr. Lilia Cuesta Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Hawkins Mr. Trace Hawkins ‘93 & Mrs. Emily Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Hayler Mrs. Rebecca Messina & Mr. Derk Hendriksen Mr. & Mrs. Matt Herndon Mr. Richard Isenberg & Dr. Holly Sternberg Mr. Robert Ivanier & Mrs. Stephanie Brun de Pontet Mr. & Mrs. Roland H. John Dr. Ajay K. Joshi & Dr. Richita C. Surana Mr. & Mrs. James M. Kane Mr. & Dr. Thierry Kartochian Mr. Alan J. Ketzes & Mrs. Susan J. Mitchell-Ketzes Mr. & Mrs. Martin King Mr. & Mrs. Steven Koura Mr. & Mrs. Sherwin Loudermilk Mr. Toni Maalouf & Dr. Julia Massaad Mr. & Mrs. John P. MacMaster Dr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Mazzawi Mr. & Mrs. Chandler McCormack Mr. & Mrs. Iain McLaughlin Mr. & Mrs. Eugenio Mendez Mr. & Mrs. Arnaud P. Michel Drs. Federico & Sarah Milla Mr. Philip Mills & Dr. Jill Mills Mr. Lawrence E. Mock, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joshua K. Moffitt Mr. & Mrs. Dean W. Morris Mr. & Mrs. Felipe M. Nunez Dr. & Mrs. Shatul Parikh Dr. & Mrs. Manish Patel Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan D. Paton-Smith Mr. David Pemberton & Dr. Adina Alazraki Mr. & Dr. Douglas Pendergast Mr. Mark Peterson & Mrs. Sophia Herbert-Peterson Mr. Roy Plaut & Mrs. Olga Gomez Plaut Dr. & Mrs. James Proctor Mr. & Mrs. William Propst Dr. Charles Read & Dr. Shilpa Vyas-Read Dr. Marcus Remmers & Mrs. Jaquelinne Contreras Garcia Mr. Dennis Retzleff Mr. & Mrs. Werner S. Richter Mr. Eliot Robinson & Ms. Liane Schleifer Ms. Remedios Rodriguez Ms. Cheryl Rolley Mr. & Mrs. Horacio Romero Mrs. Jennifer Ruppel Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Schoen Mr. Benjamin C. Schüttler ‘08 Mr. Thomas C. Sheeran & Mrs. Anna P. Marcucci Mr. & Mrs. Winburn E. Stewart III Ms. Deborah A. Sudbury & Dr. Heinz-Bernd Schüttler Mr. James Tausche & Ms. Jane Kamenz Mr. & Mrs. Stefan J. Terwindt Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Thomas III Dr. Andrew Van Horn Mr. Rick van Nostrand & Mrs. Darlene van Nostrand Mr. & Mrs. Benny Varzi Mr. Adolfo Villagomez & Mrs. Veronica Roldan Mr. & Ms. Detlev von Platen

Tim & Patty Webb Ms. Sue Wooldridge Mr. Miguel Yelos San Martin & Mrs. Patricia Janiot Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J.Young III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Zaller Dr. Daniel Zdonczyk & Mrs. Cynthia Fleck Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zurbuchen 2014 Spring Benefit Committee

Council

Myrna Antar Scott Britton Linda Bruner Christy Davoudpour Vickie Gore Tosha Hays Rakhee Parikh Rupal Romero Morgan Stewart

Advisory Council of Argentina

Lucie Behrendt Susie Cogan Stacy & Chad DePue Jorge Ferrari Marga Gabarret Debbaudt Paula Holfeld

Committee

Angel Anbari Brad Baer Marcy Cowan Ashley Floyd Jim Floyd Krista Fowler Shelley Giberson Stefani Glass Maria Goodall Parmeet Grover Dawn Hawkins Stella Hernandez Linda Herndon Andrea Kane Anja Koslowki Susanna Lockwood Laura Madrid Caroline McLaughlin Dawn Michel Peyton Nunez Deniz Oktar-Giray Reme Rodriguez Tracie Slosberg Julie Schoen Denise Smith Ellen Soultz Richie Surana Jennifer Terwindt Alice Turner

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Message from the Parent organization president

As incoming President of the AIS Parent Organization for the 2013-14 school year, my first official duty late last summer was to host a meeting to welcome and answer questions for parents and children who were new to the school. We talked about ways to become involved in the school and deal with some of their most critical concerns and questions. These new parents began to see how they could become part of the complicated, multi-faceted community we call Atlanta International School. It would begin with their involvement in the AIS Parent Organization.

susan mitchell-ketzes President

The Parent Organization (PO) was established to create and nurture all aspects of our AIS community. At the heart of our mission is collaboration, communication and inclusiveness – in short, building and sustaining a strong, vibrant community. The PO is particularly helpful for parents like my husband and me when we enrolled our four-year-old daughter here in 2005 without really knowing anyone. It allowed us to begin creating a community with the newest members of the AIS Parent Organization – who are now contributing members of our community and are helping a new group of parents understand and engage with Atlanta International School. In short, our experience shows that we are better together!

There are many ways to become involved in the AIS community depending on time, availability and specific interests: cultural clubs, parent education programs, special-interest groups focused on healthy eating, supporting sports activities, the arts, and many more.

Many of our volunteers serve as Room Parents, Grade Representatives, Communicators, and Family Ambassadors to incoming families throughout the school year. Parents who have limited time available and/or heavy work travel can also find a variety of opportunities to help at weekend cultural or sports events, after-school activities or provide organizing and/ or communicating services by email or phone. Participation is truly the best and fastest way to gain a feeling of ownership in your child’s school as it allows you to meet new and existing families, share your talents and make a difference.

AIS families came together this year to share and celebrate triumphs and tragedies, food and fun, books and dance moves, tough issues, hot sports competitions and diverse interests. The parents, students, faculty and staff of Atlanta International School come from all parts of the world with thousands of different concerns, pressures, priorities, dreams and goals. Together we make our school a vibrant place of discovery, diversity, friendship, serious learning, humor and tough conversations underpinned with a shared commitment to excellence and community.

It’s messy, but it really works. It has been my privilege and honor to be a part of all of it in a very special way this year.

Executive Council

President Susan Mitchell-Ketzes President-Elect Nicci Dozier Secretary Laurent Petit Treasurer Jill Mills School Representatives

ELC Rachel Gordon

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Lower PS Silke Heinrici Upper PS Cheryl Rolley

Arts Alliance Heather Triea

Middle School Ale Dent Ellen Dotts

Sports Boosters Robert Watkins Steven Langer

Asian Culture Club Ruth Rieker

WorldFest Veronica Kirk Tim Cronin

Anne Clotilde Seuge

Nourish Robyn Bishko

Harambee Leslie Thomas Kim Parrish Karen Mills

Upper School Sylvia Williams Lynne Abe Committees

Ambassadors Christina Crawford

Parent Programs Linda Pak Bruner

Cultural Clubs

Amigos Robert Watkins Steven Langer

Ensemble

Deutsch Connection Michaela Gregor

strategic plan report card Extracurricular

Enrollment

• Primary School: 542 • Middle School: 272 • Upper School: 317

Student Retention

• Primary School: 88% • Middle School: 94% • Upper School: 83% • Number of Nationalities of Student Body: 66 Faculty

• Number of Full-time Faculty Members: 168 • Number of Part-time Faculty Members: 11 • Number of Staff Members: 54 • Average Tenure of Faculty: 5 years • Number of Nationalities of Faculty Members: 28 • Attrition: 9% Tuition

• Primary (3K-4): $19,652 • Middle $21,362 Total (5-8): Enrollment - 981 • Upper (9-12): $22,434

Financial Aid

• % of AIS students receiving Financial Aid: 12% Academics

Participation in IB Program • PYP: 100% • MYP: 100% • IBDP: 100% Testing Summary:

IB • % of AIS students attempting full IB Diploma: 100% • % of AIS students earning IB Diploma: 87% • Average AIS IB score: 33 • % AIS students earned a bilingual IB Diploma demonstrating native-level abilities in two or more languages: 44% • % of all IB candidates worldwide attempting full IB Diploma: 47% • % of students worldwide earning IB Diploma: 28% • World average IB score: 30 SAT • Critical reading average (native speakers of English): 619 • Math average: 613 • % of Class of 2014 receiving National Merit honors: 14% College Admissions for Class of 2014 (Students)

• 70 AIS graduates representing 42 nationalities • 65 students enrolled at 45 different universities • 7 students enrolled at universities abroad • 4 students taking gap year

Athletics • 69% of all 9th-12th and 86% of all 6th-8th grade students participate in extracurricular athletics, competing on 36 different teams.

• AIS teams qualified for four team state tournaments and two individual state championships. Two individual state titles were won, one runner up and two “Sweet 16s” were achieved.

Theater • The AIS Theatre Program continues to be recognized internationally and nationally with its partnership with the International Schools Theatre Association, The Alliance Theatre, & Serenbe Playhouse.

• AIS Theatre has achieved state wide recognition for the past six years at the Shuler Hensley Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre. The Theatre Department stages two Upper School productions and one Middle School production per year, in addition to two IBDP Year 11 & 12 theatre showcases.

• Over 60% of the Upper School and Middle School student body participated in some way in the 2013-14 Theatre Season, with continued support from parents, faculty and alumni.

Visual Arts • Visual Arts is an important part of the curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12. In the Middle Years Program the focus is on building the creative capacity of students and helping them learn the skills to make their ideas visible. On the Diploma Program the visual arts students concentrate on developing a body of artwork that displays their individual visual explorations - both technical and conceptual.

• Techniques for visual self-expression in both MYP and DP are expanding at AIS: in the past year we introduced new ceramic kiln equipment and a small precious metals kiln for glass work, ceramics and jewelry making. We invested in three new potters wheels. We also invested in new, solidly built, wooden easels that allow students to work on a much bigger scale. Lastly, we have acquired a huge broad-bed printer that will allow students to print upon their own handmade paper.

Music The Department of Music, with four full-time and three part-time faculty members, serves the needs of over 1,000 students in Grades 3K-12 with a full offering of academic music classes, music performance ensembles, and an extensive after-school private music lessons program.

• In the Primary School, ensembles in chorus, strings and band are offered.

• In the Middle School, AIS offers a choir, string ensemble, and a symphonic band.

• In the Upper School, ensembles are offered including three different choral groups, a concert band and orchestra.

CAS • CAS stands for “Creativity, Action, Service.” It is required of all students in grades 6-12 and for the IB Diploma.

• There are 39 CAS groups at AIS, working with organizations locally, nationally & internationally.

Alumni

• 1,145 alumni who currently live in 22 countries around the world.

• The average age of our alumni is 25 years old.

Accreditation

• AIS is accredited by CIS, AdvancED, SAIS. We are an IB World School.

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Our Mission To meet the challenges and opportunities of our interdependent, fast-changing world as responsible citizens, young people require flexible intellectual competence, self-discipline, and a global outlook. To achieve these goals, they need rigorous academic preparation and a passion to become the best they can be. To thrive in and contribute to this world, they must have a solid sense of self and respect for others—as individuals, as members of a group, as citizens of their nations, and as members of the global community. Extraordinary individuals will be called upon to shape the 21st century. The mission of Atlanta International School (AIS) is to develop such individuals.

To fulfill this mission, AIS commits itself to the following goals: – to sustain and grow the exemplary level of teaching and learning that has earned it a world wide reputation for excellent standards in international and multilingual education within the framework of the International Baccalaureate; – to develop each child fully by helping each one to live our core values: the joy of learning and purposeful effort as well as mutual respect and understanding in a diverse setting; – to maintain an optimal size and composition of faculty and students to maximize the opportunities for learning and shared understanding that are necessary for a healthy community; – to help shape and improve local and global communities through the committed participation of its multilingual students, alumni, parents, faculty, and staff.

Our Core Values What We Believe Is Fundamentally Important We believe that encouraging each student to discover the intrinsic joy of learning and purposeful effort will help each one to set and achieve high academic standards. Furthermore, we believe it is vital to nurture mutual respect and understanding among all members of our community. Together we cultivate a spirited sense of hope in human potential. We believe the diversity of our community provides an extraordinary opportunity to enable our students to communicate, create, and collaborate in order to build a peaceful future.

The joy of learning and purposeful effort We want our students to experience joy in their intellectual, physical,social, and emotional development. At AIS we will create a safe, stimulating educational environment, promoting the wonder and curiosity that motivate a student to explore learning in and beyond the classroom throughout life. We believe that achievement derives from sustained, purposeful effort and that our potential is best developed by learning to think critically, debate confidently, and push our limits. Ours is a community that nurtures and celebrates disciplined and myriad intelligences, and we approach teaching with the expectation that every student will be successful.

Mutual respect and understanding in a diverse community We believe that every human being is valuable and deserves respect. We further believe that respect springs from understanding and that the best way to understand others is by learning to see the world from other points of view. Since each language reflects the values, history, and way of thinking of those who use it, learning another language is a particularly effective means of understanding and respecting others.

We believe that a cohesive community of students, faculty, staff, and parents from many backgrounds—socio-economic, ethnic, racial, linguistic, national, and religious—provides an ideal setting for the development of respect and understanding and helps prepare students to thrive in a diverse, interdependent world.

AIS Non-Discrimination Statement Atlanta International School practices a full non-discriminatory policy in all school-administered programs and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender preference in all of its admissions, educational and employment policies, programs, and practices.

2890 North Fulton Drive / Atlanta, Georgia 30305 USA / 404.841.3840 / www.aischool.org

AIS ANNUAL REPORT / 2013-2014