Reflector 2007

Are We There Yet? Reflector 2007—Dalat International School—Penang, Malaysia

Volume 45

Reflector 2007

As the sun sinks below the horizon, all of Penang drives home.

Life slowed to a stop for the night, but the darkness brought only a temporary pause before daylight started another day. With this pause,though, came the rest needed to continue living.

PHOTO: ANGELA STEVENS

Reflector 2007 Volume 45

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Arms and knees raised, Mr. Karl Steinkamp and Mr. Greg Stenlund attempt a complicated Swiss dance at the after-sneak dinner, “A Night in the Alps.” The juniors gave out Swiss Air boar- ding passes to invite the seniors as they drove back on campus.

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“Different people think different things. Wow, that was pretty profound!”

—Mr. Mark Sasse

Same, Same

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Opening

Different

The year began like any other.

If you stayed in the dorms, your journey to school required spending a few hours in an ox-cart, boat, or plane. You somehow managed to make your way to the same terminal in the Penang Airport and found your baggage at the same small baggage-claim area. Just like every other trip, you looked for someone you recognized in the arrival hall and piled into the van for the drive back to campus.

If you lived closer to the school, you woke up early on 8 August, ate the usual breakfast your mom made for you, and rushed out the door.

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“There’s not a star in heaven that we can’t reach,” sang Sydney McKenzie, Beth \ Nguyen, and Danae Frentz as they danced along with the movie. With Disney’s “High School Musical“ showing every weekend, students quickly learned every dance move.

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Stuffing the last marshmallows into their mouths, Jonathan Hayashi and Michael Whiting compete in a game of “Chubby Bunny” at the dorm Willy Wonka Fest.

After beating four other participants, they tied for first with 14 marshmallows.

The drive to school, whether from an airport or from home, gave you time to think about the upcoming semester. You began to see some differences now: you’d grown a little older, wiser, and (you hoped) a little more mature.

Your third grade class moved to the new elementary buildings, while the fifth graders entered middle school. You figured out your new schedule just in time to get a new one in high school.

The jump to high school seemed to span decades, but you soon realized that you enjoyed the rotating schedules; and you had to admit that you liked the extra responsibilities, too. As a fresh-

man, you enjoyed a laid-back first quarter between middle school and high school. Your sophomore class looked for sponsors and dreamed of their junior year when they too could use the excuse, “I have to go work on JSB stuff!”

In school your teachers encouraged you to put forth your best effort, and at home your parents told you to work hard so that you could get into a good college.

Everywhere else, you found your friends talking about test scores, graduating, and college.

Working towards the future seemed to take most of your time; in fact, it took all of your life. You refrained from asking, “Are we

there yet?” because you already knew the answer. But that didn’t stop you from trying, so you pushed through the months in a frantic attempt to finish well.

As you looked out the windows of the van, you began to ask, “Are we there yet?” But the new apartment buildings in the distance stopped you. The van made a U-turn and drove onto the campus where you saw your friends waiting. You pushed these thoughts to the back of your head and stepped out to greet them. You would try to achieve those goals; but first, you wanted to catch up on the last two-and-a-half months of summer.

—By Liesl Williams

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With much of the night still before them, Joel Roberts and Kirsten Westergren laugh at the skit put on by Student Council members for the Christmas Banquet.

The skit included various ads based on Dr. Seuss’ book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.“

Arm stretched towards the glass, Ashley Nam wipes the dirt and grime off the window with a washcloth.

Juniors participated in a Serve-athon, where they worked at the St. Nicholas’ Home for the Blind to raise money for their senior year.

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JOSH MANFRED

MRS. JACKI STEINKAMP

Almost,

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Opening

But

Not Quite

The year’s theme, “It’s Not About Me,” seeped into every part of your life. You heard it in chapels, you heard it in class, your friends joked about it, and your parents tried to use it at home. No matter how many times you heard it, though, you had to admit that you saw some truth in it.

You heard Mr. Karl Steinkamp talk about the school’s goals to become more professional and watched Mr. Dean McClary’s skit about the dress code. Scott Poulter, along with Mr. Bill Munson, illustrated the school’s “Expected School-Wide Learning Results,” with a stress on the year’s goal: servant leadership.

“If I study but fail, can I still get an A?”

—Allison McClary

“Servant leadership.” You had heard that phrase too many times already. On the leadership retreat, you had served Student Council freshman representative Bill Kang his meal, and you watched your teachers wash your peers’ feet in the assembly. You found yourself adapting to this new style of leadership, even striving to make it a habit.

Making servant leadership a part of your life-style took some work. It took time out of your busy schedule to play with the second grade girls or to spend a couple extra minutes to talk to the middleschoolers on their way to lunch It took up a Saturday afternoon

to wash vans. With all that work, you’d think you could answer the question, “Are we there yet?” with a definite “yes.” In reality, you looked back and saw “almost there” as the answer instead.

The “almost” came in when you remembered the time when you sneaked past the playground to avoid the sweaty kids or when you made excuses so that you wouldn’t have to go to the class service project. Little things like that put you back to an “almost.”

God kept you on your toes, however, and every time you felt like you didn’t have any energy left to give, He helped you find a small bit in a corner. He gave you just

Gripping the rope with both hands and feet, Zack Lindsay slowly makes his way across the obstacle course while the instructor watches. Team building activities during the leadership retreat gave a chance for students to encourage each other to try new things.

enough to smile and say “hi” as you passed the lockers or enough to thank Muniandy for his work in the kitchen when you brought your dishes back.

You decided that the “servant leadership” thing sounded OK and that you could deal with hearing “It’s Not About Me” again. You still had those setbacks, and you still had the urge to turn around and walk the other direction when you saw someone who needed your time; but slowly, you learned to take a step forward. And, you reasoned, even a small step forward always meant more progress than a step backwards.

—By Liesl Williams

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Academics

Striving

Focused intently on their chemistry project, Kirsten Westergren and Brendon Buntain mix various solutions to achieve a perfect shade of purple on their pH papers.

Projects helped science students to figure out the concepts for themselves.

They have soft, wet skin,” said Ivana Smit and Daniel Munson as they made the motions after Mrs. Barb Case.

Elementary teachers came up with creative ways to help their students remember what they learned, providing plenty of smiles.

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Aug. 8 School Starts

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Middle School Retreat Aug. 11-12

Aug. 24-25 Leadership Retreat

SAT Oct. 14

Academics Division Page

Oct. 18 SAT

Costume Parade Nov. 3

Nov. 27 ESLER Assembly

College Applications Deadline Dec. 1

Dec. 15-Jan. 23 Christmas Vacation

Biology Famine-athon

Fine Arts Concert

Feb. 2-3

June 2

June 6 Commencement

For

Silently muttering something about the pointlessness of homework, you stare at the pile of books taking up the entire corner of your desk.

You pull out your geography book and a sheet of paper to begin, but before you read the first question, your mind wanders back over the past day.

You had flown into your second period class on Monday morning at precisely 9:10.11.

Even though you had good intentions of receiving the “notardy award,” the short five-minute breaks between classes hardly seemed long enough to fit in all that you wanted to do. You tried to cram the important things— like talking to your friends and studying for the test you forgot last night—into those precious minutes along with the less important task of getting to class.

And the test! You crammed for it on the way to class and decided that next time you would remember to write it down…if you could ever find your agenda. You made another decision to locate that agenda so that you could attempt to stay organized.

After taking the test, you wrote your homework assignments on your history folder, congratulating yourself for remembering to add, “find agenda.” In you head, you made another list and added “organization” and “promptness.”

Now that you’d survived the first half of the day, you took a break. You meandered down to the Seaside Café and grabbed a sandwich from the new cold lunch line since you had forgotten to pack a lunch.

After lunch you breathed a sigh of relief and fell into a chair conveniently placed in a cool back

Perfection corner of the library. You decided what to work on for the next 45 minutes of study hall, but before you knew it, the sound of the bell pulled you back into reality. You shook yourself awake and vowed to change your ways. Falling asleep during study hall every day wouldn’t do much to help your GPA. Chemistry came and went, and soon you had won another game of Chinese chess in P-period. The bell rang and you collected your books from your locker on your way home.

That brought you to the present where you sat in your room absentmindedly playing with the cover of your...agenda. So that’s where you had left it! Under your SAT prep book so that you wouldn’t forget it! Too bad you couldn’t study for the SAT last week either.

You remembered the goals you had set at the beginning of the year: learning to read in Miss Heather Abernathy’s first grade class, getting at least a “B+” on one of Mr. Dennis Tyas’s science tests, or mastering the saxophone with Mrs. Valeri Brokaw’s help.

You looked at your description of “the perfect student” and thought back to the rest of the campus.

“Are we there yet?” you asked yourself. “Are we even near there yet?” You laughed quietly and opened your geography book.

The campus still had its fair share of work, but you appreciated the fact that you still had most of the year ahead of you.

Your homework awaited you, however, so you settled down to work. Maybe you should have changed the first entry on your “to do” list to “learn to stay focused.”

—By Liesl Williams

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Mind Power

Puzzle Cake, Anyone? their minds and bodies.

They explored outside on the playground, which helped them develop stronger muscles as they moved around on climbing frames and the colorful monkey bars.

Inside, preschoolers used dolls, cars, and blocks to pretend. They also made different crafts that served an important purpose. Mrs. Mahoney explained, “Coloring, cutting, and gluing all help their small muscle development that they need for printing; and [creativity] is also fun.”

In Pre-4, taught by Mrs. Lori D’Cruz, children also thought creatively and completed “fun” crafts. Between tricycles and the classroom, the students became thoroughly occupied with their education.

They learned the numbers around a clock face as well as the basic colors such as blue, red, green, orange, and purple. Preschoolers received their Bible education by listening to different Biblical accounts like Jesus’ baptism. They learned more about Bible characters and about God. PE twice a week kept them fit as did the playground.

“Everybody come and get some cake!” Brodini announced to her playmates.

Both preschool and kindergarten took time to enjoy themselves; and though their classes prepared them for bigger things, enjoying life became something they would take with themselves through grade school.

—By Kirsten Gamble

CAREFULLY placing a dinosaur on her blocks, Haruka Shimizu arranged the animals to “protect” the basket underneath. Preschoolers expanded their imaginations with the toys they played with, whether they used plastic animals, wooden blocks, or both.

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up and examining potentially useful blocks, Aaron Worten builds on to his wooden ramp. Although most students would think of building towers or castles, some creatively thought of building things such as long ramps or strong cages.

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great concentration written on his face, Bernard Combrink examines his tower of blocks, checking for any signs of weakness and seeing how much taller he can make it without it falling right over. The kindergartners thought out how to make things work.

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“Do you want some cake?” Valentina Brodini asked her classmates.

The “cake,” actually a puzzle, lay invitingly on the floor.

The kindergartners diligently prepared for grade school in Ms. Nancy Friesen’s class.

They started to read and write by memorizing their ABC’s. They also practiced life skills such as working together in groups and getting along with each other.

The kindergartners had Center Time to do things such as create marble runs or play “house” with fake food.

“I’m the dog!” Kenlee Stenlund said as she and Mikaela Steinkamp built with blocks.

“And I’m the bear!“ Steinkamp replied.

But even imaginative play could not keep these small energetic students occupied for long, and they soon stood up to change their activity.

In Pre-3, Mrs. Robin Mahoney did more than just teach her students; she helped them develop

CARDBOARD piece by

cardboard piece, the puzzle slowly came together under the diligence of Valentina Brodini and Gia Kim. The excited girls never finished their puzzle; instead, they moved on to play house, build with blocks, and put together interesting marble runs.

“WHERE’S two short ones?”

Mikaela Steinkamp asks Kenlee Stenlund as they make animals from blocks and place them in the pen they built from the same blocks. Kindergartners “played pretend” with whoever they could find even though they preferred acting like animal characters.

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Excited Readers Teacher-Pleasers work hard each day. One of these hard activities involved both writing and spelling. Students each day had to write out different words, making sure they spelled them neatly and correctly.

The Tooth Bear y Club, represented by a bear fairy, encouraged students by marking that all-important day when they lost one of their baby teeth and became that much older.

They also built up their organizational skills by keeping their desks clean and neat.

“Second grade is a lot of hands-on learning, building confidence and independence,” Mrs. Case said of her class.

WITH great concentration, Kasey Rogers, Timothy Sasse, Ji-Min Park, Peter Kim, Christopher Phillips, Yeo Rin Yun, and Ivana Smit act out what Mrs. Barb Case told them to.

These young actors and actresses creatively told a story.

SMILES on their faces, Tian Ooi and Seon-Bin Oh listen to their teacher, Ms. Heather Abernathy, as they begin science class.

Though she had to hush them several times, the first graders soaked up knowledge and interacted with each other.

Next door, in Ms. Heather Abernathy’s class, the first grade students also endeavored to please their teacher.

To get their attention, Ms. Abernathy raised her hand and said, “High five!” The first graders quieted down, put their hands up, and waited for what their teacher would say next.

Using shapes, colors, and pictures, the first grade class soaked up the basics, such as writing neatly, reading, adding, subtracting, and even multiplying.

Both classes also became familiar with the Bible by memorizing verses and having weekly bible heroes such as Elijah and Peter.

As the students of second grade quietly sat listening, Mrs. Case kept on reading about the life and adventures of the amazing Flat Stanley.

—By Kirsten Gamble

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“That looks better; very good,” Mrs. Barb Case said as her second grade students handed in their writing assignments.

The second graders also enjoyed listening to their teacher as she read the book “Flat Stanley” to her students that day.

“I have this book at home!” Garrison Schaller said as Mrs. Case held up the book. The second graders loved to show what they knew.

The students had to read, not just listen, but they quickly lit up with excitement any time they had the privilege of taking home a book, which they checked of their classroom library.

Second graders had to

LOOKING at an old “Eagle’s Eye” newspaper, Annelie Mohr hunts for letters in her name, as Cassandra Samuel cuts out her name letters to paste on a paper. This activity helped first graders learn their “a,” “b,” “c’s.”

GLANCING at the book in her hands, Mrs. Barb Case reads a colorful kids’ science story about animals to her second graders. Mrs. Case asked them questions about animals, such as the platypus, before giving the answers.

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1st & 2nd Grades

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A Building Project

HAND

over one eye, Mrs. Karen Robertson waits for her pupil to adjust to the dark as she explains how the eye works.

The fourth graders gasped when they saw her larger pupil shrink at the sudden exposure to light, and Mrs. Robertson smiled at their shock.

“Learning, That Is”

books such as “Charlotte’s Web,” each taking turns to read parts of it until the class finished the whole book.

They also played with balloons, keeping them up without using their hands. These fun games broke up the day giving students more variety.

Small classes helped Mrs. Sasse, and she commented on her class: “I teach a small group of third graders who are kind and sweet; I couldn’t ask for a better class,” she said.

So what exactly did fourth graders learn?

“We do a lot of handson science experiments, different math games, and focus on learning

the basic facts,” Mrs. Karen Robertson said.

Fourth graders took their “normal” classes such as science, math, and English, sitting at their own desks. But for a bit of fun and variety, they also broke up into groups to do smaller activities.

One small group drew pictures using circles.

“What are you trying to draw?” a curious Hung Jie Song asked of his partner, Ester Kweon. The circles and curved lines soon became a cartoon reindeer.

At the computers, Katie Gwaltney played a word search. When she could not find a word, she turned to Jay WoodSingh, who played a math

game on the computer next to hers.

“Help me find [the word] ‘rabbits’ Jay; I have to find them!” Gwaltney said. Wood-Singh quickly pointed to the word and turned quietly back to his math game.

“They are compliant, sweet, kind, and interested in learning,” Mrs. Robertson said.

James and his friends journeyed onward on their peach, flying with the birds that had captured the attention of many of the students.

The peach drifted on, past the cloud people and other such wonders, and the third graders joined the flight.

—By Kirsten Gamble

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“Oh there are so many birds!” said John Cotton Watson as a crowd of third graders looked at pictures in the book “James and the Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl.

Ms. Bronwyn Bodley read the book to her students as they sat on the floor around her chair.

They chatted excitedly about the pictures, and when Ms. Bodley hushed them, they sat waiting to hear what would happen next.

Third grade split into two classes instead of one large one. In Mrs. Karen Sasse’s third grade group, students learned to spell useful words such as who, what, when, where, why, and how. They also read

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WITH a curious look on her

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face, Cindy Chiem examines the inside of her dissected fish.

Hands-on science experiments taught fourth graders better than a lecture would, so Mrs. Karen Robertson provided opportunities for dissections as well as model-making.

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THIRD

graders sit studiously at their desks as Mrs. Karen Sasse reaches for a pencil and Evan Chinn listens as a classmate reads. The students listened intently as their classmates read, lighting up with excitement or gasping with surprise as the plot developed.

3rd & 4th Grades

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EYES scanning the pages of “Charlotte’s Web,” Letitia Thomas reads out loud to her classmates. Each classmate awaited with nervous anticipation for his or her turn to read; slowly each became more confident with his or her oral reading abilities.

LAUGHING and talking together, Nicole Phillips and Kiernan Sullivan do their literature assignment at a leisurely pace. Teachers gave plenty of time in class to do homework and activities, and the students used this time eagerly and efficiently.

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Carrying the Load

AS Joyce Lee prepares to drop a book on the sugar she had to crush, she laughes at the silliness of the exercise while Stephanie Jones watches. The sugar cubes proved almost impossible to crush, but the students refused to give up.

...and Sneaking Sugar

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EYES on her group members, Jamie Thompson listens to the script that she must perform.

Writing skits helped students apply what they knew and, in the case of the dramatic Thompson, apply other talents to regular class activities.

“It’s not thirty! It’s one minute!” Dan Rogers explained to Thirawut Wiphatprasit as they wrote down the time it took for their sugar cube to dissolve in water.

Some of the most difficult times students faced happened in fifth and sixth grade as they learned to carry out the responsibilities of a middle schooler. Here they discovered how the world works and how people in the world live.

But history, science, art, grammar, and music did not encompass all the fifth and sixth graders had to absorb. They had to become responsible, behave in the classroom,

and arrive on time to classes.

Students’ friendship developed along with academics and work, as relationships became more important to the fifth and sixth graders.

As they balanced the load that middle school provided, they always had friends to fall back on when things didn’t work out right.

[What I like most about] sixth grade is my friends,” Harry Kang said of his school life.

In class, sixth graders explored geology by examining different rock types, and they explored physics basics such as gravity and motion. In

order to become better writers, sixth graders learned the rules of grammar and writing.

Also, they became familiar with literature by reading popular books, for example, “The Door in the Wall.”

To remember what they learned, the sixth graders performed skits.

“Grr, that’s it! Love makes me so—so—” with that, Jamie Thompson “died” as she acted out her part.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Reagan Mahoney loudly chanted, “No more work!” as he practiced his group’s skit. After about 15 minutes of this,

the sixth graders gave their presentation to their teacher.

Back in science class, however, sugar still provided temptation for some students.

“OK; I’m going to clean [the mess] up!”

Wiphatprasit said of the sugar cube lab.

“You [had] better!”

Rogers said as he ran to keep Wiphatprasit from eating the last cubes.

—By Kirsten Gamble

WRITING his notes carefully

from his book, Dan Rogers completes a class assignment with data from his text book.

Students wrote down the time that it took for their sugar to dissolve, and then compared it to the information in the text.

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their faces, Josiah Steinkamp and Kendall Stenlund sit in math class, working and listening to their teacher. Discovering math basics prepared these students for an algebra-andcalculus filled future.

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MARIA MINER

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5th & 6th Grades

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Pushing Higher

PREPARED

for Bible class, Christopher Colfax opens his workbook and looks over his assignment. Answering life questions, eighth grade students had to deeply search their morals and beliefs.

EYES open, Katie Stevens looks at the board as Annesley Archer, Emily Brokaw, and Katya Brink copy down notes.

Preparing his students for the science test, Mr. Dennis Tyas reviewed key points of the previous chapter.

a year away, studied life science by exploring speed, momentum, and other rules that govern motion.

They also traveled back in time as they studied European and African history in social studies.

Africa’s rich culture, climate, and influence led to a deeper study of both its people and terrain.

Both seventh and eighth graders took a variety of elective classes that changed with each quarter of the year.

In art students pulled panty hose over a wire frame and painted it white, completely transforming the materials into beautiful sculptures.

In PE, seventh graders ran as much as they could to improve their speed and endurance, motivating them to live a healthy, active life-style.

Health taught stu-

dents important body functions as they each created a model of the either the human skeleton or a vital organ.

Teachers challenged these students as they worked at more advanced band classes, harder math courses, and more complicated science projects.

Eighth grade science explored sound by doing experiments to test theories and to demonstrate what they had learned.

One experiment involved nailing wire onto a large piece of wood and tapping the metal with a pencil to produce a musical note.

These and other makeshift instruments taught middle schoolers about vibrations. “[The experiments] make me feel like an evil scientist,“ Chris Colfax stated mischievously.

Eighth grade English

read about the American Civil and Revolutionary wars in the books, “My Brother Sam Is Dead” and “Across Five Aprils.”

After reading these, the students wrote essays about how war affected young people.

In Bible, seventh grade students learned about an attribute each week such as, love, kindness, and respect.

Eighth graders studied God’s purpose and meaning in life. The class usually began by pulling out a guitar and singing a praise song.

Addressing his class, Mr. Nollan asked the eighth graders: “In what areas do you see a conflict between what the world teaches us and what God teaches us?” Students sat up in their places, ready to give examples as the Bible class continued.

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“You guys, listen up please,“ Mr. Rob Nollan said to his students as they settled down.

“I want to talk about a couple of things.”

And thus class began for eighth grade Bible.

Seventh and eighth grade students both awaited the time they would shift into high school. Just when they thought they had middle school down, the time came to prepare for the next stage of life.

The eighth graders felt the change especially as they signed up for freshman classes next year and voted for the 2008 high school Student Council.

Seventh graders, still

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“What’s Next?”

—By Kirsten Gamble

EXCHANGING

helpful information, Sydney McKenzie and Beth Nguyen finish up their homework. Through factoring and simplifying expressions students learned the basic concepts of algebra.

AFTER setting down her books, Lakshmi Meyyappan hustles to Mr. Rob Nollan’s desk helping him pass out new textbooks. The eighth grade class went on to study a new section in their “Survival Quest” book.

7th & 8th Grades

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Take a Walk “Past to Present”

Acting out a folk tale, Zack

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Lindsay runs down the aisle, and Riley Mahoney awaits his cue as Tara-Lynn Kennedy and Jubilee Adleta narrate. Southeast Asian Studies showcased cultural events of countries in the region.

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listening, Paul Kim, Estefania Diago, and Willis Stebbins receive their instructions for the next set of speeches. Learning ways to present topics showed students the different angles and word choice they could make.

gions took control, comparing the five main world religions and using Penang’s religious sites for field trips.

Life of Christ students focused on one religion as they studied the character and actions of Jesus in the Gospels.

Bible 12 taught seniors how to defend their faith through facts. Evangelism Explosion pupils also learned to defend their faith and how to share it effectively.

“We use circle diagrams to logically prove that God exists,” Kirsten Westergren said about the class Who is God? Values and Decision Making challenged students to consider their morals and beliefs in the hardest of situations.

Looking through time, World History students studied generations

Eyes

Out loud, Christa DeVette reads to her group an article from “Newsweek“ as Liesl Williams looks to see the page number. American Government students studied not only democracy but also current events in the United States.

fixed, Bruce Mak sketches his design of a war memorial for his country and describes why he chose its form. Activities such as this made World History personal to students as they studied the countries they came from.

As Jamie Kim, Norman Kiehl,

Bible, Social Sciences

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Vivian Lee listen, Mrs. Lyn Holden tells about her dealings with people of different beliefs. Comparative Religions let students learn about beliefs different from their own.

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Walking the streets of Penang, passing a Hindu shrine or a Buddhist temple, you see neighbors burning incense.

A booming cry echoes through the city, as a call to prayer resounds from the mosque. Smiling, you bow your head as you pass by an elderly Chinese man, touch your right forearm with your left hand after paying for roti canai, and place your palms and fingers together, raising them to your forehead begging pardon of an Indian woman you bumped.

Every action came so naturally that as students stepped into Comparative Religions or Southeast Asian Studies, they didn’t notice that everything they studied they had practiced and seen on the streets of Penang.

Comparative Reli-

of hate, racism, and war.

“Dry, isn’t it? ’Cause the field [in the film] looked dry,” said Benny Kim answering a question about Spain’s climate.

Kim and his classmates studied countries along with the terrain, climate, and capitals.

World Affairs, made up of mostly seniors, showed how the media controls the world through advertisements and the class learned to discern fact from fiction.

“So, if I was, like, [to] criticize you and say your work’s not good enough, you would have to take it as a chance to be better,” said Amber Dobbie as they discussed ways to respond in business conversations. Speech students also learned how to speak effectively in front of the class.

Continuing your walk homeward, you take note of various people and places. These moments will leave marks on your heart as you live out what some only learn in a classroom.

—By Angela Stevens

Complicated Messes

Compass in hand, Jesse

Thompson shows Norman Kiehl how to create a perfect circle. Students in Geometry drew circles, divided them into sections, and found the degrees of certain angles.

“The Rising Population of Geeks”

Angela Stevens

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don Buntain and Naomi Tami sand their metals, cleaning off any unwanted residue that would throw off the charge reading. Students controlled everything in their labs, making their results reliable.

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Mesmerized by the fire,

Sarah Cairncross, Kirsten Brink, Risako Okazaki, and Carolyn Whiting stare sleepily after a long day without food.

Biology students spent a day fasting and learning about the effect it had on their bodies.

Science, Math

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Working together, Bren-

to make projects. Choosing a sport, each group studied the physics of the muscles used and how to strengthen them, turning jocks into geeks.

“Oxidation and reduction reactions,” declared basketball player Brendon Buntain as he described one chapter of Chemistry, living proof of the effect science has on sports players. Scientists in this class had to prove equations through titration labs.

Science classes really did do everything, for who would’ve thought that a Biology class would have a sleep-over? True enough, the students organized a “Famine-athon.” For a full 24 hours, the entire class fasted and took readings of their weight, blood pressure, and reflexes throughout the day; sleeping overnight in the

chapel. Biology also included studies outside the body, “We’re studying about photosynthesis, and sometimes we go to the beach to get samples of leaves,” said Catherine Foster.

On one of these outdoor excursions, Mr. Doug Yost, who substituted for the day, caught a small monitor lizard swimming just off-shore.

“He’s the new Crocodile Hunter!” claimed Boch Chiao.

AP Environmental Science had its share of excitement as well. Projects such as making solar ovens to bake chocolate chip cookies made participants not care about their new geeky identities.

Courage, especially in AP Calculus, became necessary as Mr. Greg Stenlund danced in class.

All participants couldn’t

leave without singing about what equaled the slope of a curve. “Lo-d-hi minus hi-d-lo divided by lo lo,” the class chanted and cheered as Mr. Stenlund slid down low to the beat of the song.

Pre-Calculus prepared jocks like Haruki Shinohara, Brendan Frentz, David Im, Joshua Peace, and Matt Mah for a lacking social life that learning differentiations and limits brought. Unfortunately, it didn’t prepare them for Mr. Stenlund’s dancing.

Complete shapes came into view in Geometry as the students studied angles and area using protractors and compasses. Also learning about sine, cosine, and tangents, students had to apply functions in proofs, making sense of complicated concepts.

“Mr. [Ben] Stutzman rigged a lighter so that anyone who touched the metal would get shocked,” said Sydney Blatt about Physical Science. The class studied the importance and uses of electricity.

Science and math classes achieved their purpose: they showed that being a geek meant more than wearing pants past your belly button.

Hard working students with a desire to learn became the new definition of the word geek, which included all students in that category.

These geeks dangerously put their homework and projects even in front of spending time with friends at the mall or eating at the at the Hillside stalls.

As Shin-Myung Park shows Cindy Hsieh the types of metals he collected, they both figure out how to properly wire them to read their charge.

Students proved what they learned through labs.

Eyes fixed on the overhead projector, Joshua Peace and Kohei Shimizu watch Mrs. Lyn Holden solve an equation as Kazuki Takahashi takes notes.

Students learned the rules of precalculus equations.

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As 10:00 p.m. strikes on a Friday night, seniors head to the Hillside stalls for an evening snack, broadcasting their later curfew. But as the group sits down for juices, satay, and nasi goreng, Christa DeVette and Herman Boshoff simultaneously blurt out, “Oh no! Physics homework!”

Leaving, these two sports players sacrificed their social life in order to finish their assignment before the midnight deadline, fulfilling the Physics purpose: to create more geeks at Dalat.

From science to math to history to physical education to music, Physics covered it all. All year long, the class worked hard to make sense of the complicated mess handed to them each day.

Splitting up into groups, the students had

—By Angela Stevens

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Sights and Sounds

Drumming

furiously, Bill Kang gets into the beat of the song, watching closely for Mr. Kerry Mahoney’s cue. Band musicians learned the importance of timing and rhythm as seen in the Christmas concert.

Shouting Out

learned how to work with wood. The course started with doing simple projects and ended with creating a lamp. “I’m usually the first person to try the machines,” said Vivian Lee. Participants enjoyed the hands-on activities and working with shop tools.

Transformations also occurred in choir with Mrs. Elyn Nollan as singers strove to reach the perfect note. “We sing a lot better after playing games,” said Linnea Williams, hoping that this comment would lead to yet more games.

The group sang a variety of styles from classical works to jazzy tunes that molded their voices into stronger instruments.

Instruments, a necessity in Mr. Kerry Ma-honey’s Band class, added another element to the music arena. Musicians practiced the proper way to blow into and beat their instruments. “It’s fun seeing the freshman grow and develop their skills [and become] more reliable players,” Riley Mahoney said. The band practiced and performed at different concerts throughout the year.

In AP Music Theory, the participants took on the audience’s role of listening. Ear training and other activities developed their ability to recognize harmonic progressions and intervals. The class required

much dedication but humor still broke through. “I like AP courses because people are committed enough to the subject to leave room for fun,” Marie Giezendanner said.

The pounding from the art room continued to shake the Journalism Mac tables. This interruption had no affect, however, on the wide-eyed art students who continued to beat the bubbles out of their chunks of clay.

—By Angela Stevens

Finger pointing to a note, Josh Manfred exaggerates the pitch as John Masters laughs along. Choir brought about more than just maturing voices but jokes and giggles as well as students practiced.

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“What on earth is that sound?” Maria Miner asked as a “pow“ resounded from the art room.

The students in Journalism tried to guess what caused the noise.

In Foundation and Advanced Art classes, artists drew and painted everything from half a tree to toilet paper that Mr. Bill Munson pulled into his classroom.

Students’ creativity went wild with chances to express themselves.

“That class is so random; we say the most random stuff, do the most random stuff, and talk about the most random stuff,” said Naomi Tami.

Trees also appeared in the Industrial Arts department as students

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As Axel Loehden, Ji-Soo Lee, and Mr. Jason Selvanayagam watch, Mr. Rajen Maree-muttoo from maintenance demonstrates wiring a light socket.

Industrial Arts students made their own lamps.

Focused, Mei-Xian Shee

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carefully molds pieces of her fragile clay to create a whimsical shoe. Artists worked with different materials and tried new techniques to develop their creativity.

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In the zone, Breanna Roberts, Helen Kim, and Wan-Leen Siow create their masterpieces as Luke Wilson searches for the right tools. Painting or molding, the artists used different elements in their creations.

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Grunting and Howling

Amused,

Jacob Kimball smiles as he listens to Ezra Dass read his journal entry about his vacation in Ethiopia. Students had to write journal entries about what they did and where they went during the five-week Christmas break.

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Back at the dawn of time, cavemen ended their lifelong search for fire and, bored to tears, made a decision that would torment of all high school students to this very day.

They created language!

For in the same way that uniforms bring about more rules, the discovery of fire somehow brought about a tragic discontentment with communicating through grunts and howls. Ever since then, every year in the four years of high school, students must take language, most importantly the English language.

Beginning with freshman year, students had to choose from basic,

nervous,

so off topic!” said Kyle Ladner gleefully.

Juniors had a larger decision as they could choose to take Advanced Placement or regular English classes. Mr. David Stengele and Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins took the classes on an invigorating study of Puritan literature, reading about the ill treatment of Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter.”

“We have really interesting debates about the books we read,” said Maria Miner.

Shakespeare played a huge role in the lives of seniors as they studied his plays in either regular or AP English. Primarily focusing on “Macbeth” and “Hamlet,” seniors saw the consequences of the characters’ actions in these dark tales.

The only tales found in Journalism came from the daily lives of students

at Dalat. Journalism students, more commonly known as “Journ. Nerds,” crawled all over the campus taking pictures with their new digital Nikons and getting quotes to put in the yearbook, capturing the moments and memories of the year.

English as a Second Language classes, however, focused more on the English language itself instead of literature.

Through oral activities of speaking to the class and writing homework and exams, participants learned to use the language fluently.

In Spanish I students did the same. “We study vocabulary and [Mrs. Tara Stenlund] refuses to speak to us in English!” said Linnea Williams.

Spanish II created greater challenges with its concentration on grammar and how to put sentences together.

French II studied similar complicated concepts as the only French class this year.

Mandarin I, II, III, and AP Mandarin had the most students. Dedicated to learning its tones and characters as well as their native language, a big percentage of the class came from Mandarinspeaking countries and families.

“Almost every morning we get into a circle on the floor and she reads us a story in Mandarin; or if we are doing presentations, we can read or write our own story for the class,” described Jessica Gamble.

Grunting or howling still might echo across campus as students get in touch with their caveman roots; but in the classroom, they diligently work to learn the art and culture of language.

—By Angela Stevens

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Drew Steiert presents his explication of a Shakespearean Sonnet to the class. Explications of poems in AP English 12 had students analyze metaphors, personification, and other rhetorical devices throughout the year.

regular, or honors English. As basic English 9 students studied juvenile delinquency through the book “Holes,” honors students took a dive into books such as “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Animal Farm.” Through essays, poems, and writing their own stories, freshman learned the basics of English literature.

In the sophomore year, basic English students enjoyed reading short stories and learning vocabulary words. The regular English class read “Lord of the Flies,” the famous tale of children stranded on a deserted island, and the tragic play “Julius Caesar.”

Honors 10 pupils explored the Gothic romance of “Rebecca” as well as the play “A Raisin in the Sun.” “[English] is so fun; we talk about so many things but sometimes get

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as Joan Lin tries to answer a Listening JOSH MANFRED

fred and Joy Walter take a look at yearbooks for ideas but come across old memories instead. “Journ. nerds” often searched past layouts and copy to help get ideas as they made their own spreadsheets.

question, Zack Lindsay fights not to laugh at her attempt and to say something to support her answer. In English 12, students helped each other learn about the great feats of the hero, Beowulf.

hard, Jessica Gamble and Nadia Boshoff look up from their books as Mrs. Kerry Gwaltney reads a personal poem. Students examined poetry not only from the textbook but also from the teacher’s examples.

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Mind vs. Machine “This” and “That”

“Grrrrr!” growled Herman Boshoff as he shook his chair in frustration, tempted to throw it across the computer lab. Computer Science with Mr. Nathanael Klassen had frustrating side effects, but students learned how to create helpful functions.

The curriculum had students making personal web browsers, home pages, games, and equationsolving programs for the challenging obstacles of “this“ and “that.“ Students, repeatedly, called on Mr. Klassen for help.

“You still need this.

What does this do?” asked Mr. Klassen.

“This is this; then I type this!” said a bewil-

dered Kohei Shimizu.

Confusion in its finest! All who took the class knew that “this” and “that” substituted for the terms “code” and “case.”

Brian Colfax, however, had his own method of solving problems by staring blankly at the computer in hopes of inspiration; he then glumly declared, “[The answer’s] not coming to me!“ In Communication Production Technology with Mr. Doug Yost, other challenges appeared.

Instead of browsers and games as obstacles, the difficulty of communication stood in the way. Students mastered programs that dealt with

audio, video, and multimedia. The different activities, such as videotaping, podcasting, and making Ronald Reagan’s inaugural address sound like a 12-year-old girl made the class humorous and enjoyable.

Regular and Advanced Placement Psychology, however, created more stressed minds than all the computer classes combined. “ The AP class requires much more work, time put in out of school, and effort in homework and projects,” said Olivia D’Cruz.

Students saw how overloading the brain could lead to disorders; and as Mr. Yost piled on homework, many be-

lieved they would acquire one of those disorders before the end of the year. They also explored genetics, which let them see the road map of life and the development of the mind and body.

“Genetics would probably change a lot about the way I looked if I was a girl, but if I was [a girl], I would probably be an ugly one!” said Mr. Yost as the class giggled at his example.

On an easier note, Mrs. Marsha Yost taught Information Processing, where students studied the basics of computers.

Participants who had not had much of a chance to use computers received general information on

the different basic programs and worked on four major projects.

Starting with spreadsheet software in Microsoft Excel, participants went through learning digital design and database systems through Microsoft Access.

“I am computer illiterate; this computer class has really helped me out,” said Lindsay Yow. Boshoff, after composing himself, faced his computer once again, attempting to solve his puzzling assignment.

Whether modern technology or psychic disorders, the challenge to understand “this” and “that” never waned.

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Eyes focused, Michael Whiting and Brian Colfax write up the cases and codes to complete their final program. Computer Science participants completed a major project instead of taking a final exam.

Working in the comput-

er lab, Rachel Lyman creates a story board before filming her video. Students filmed each other using a variety of shots and angles as part of the CPT course.

Mr. Nathanael Klassen points at the screen, he gives a solution to Cindy Hsieh’s question about “this” and “that.”

Students often needed help to write the correct codes to create computer games.

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INTENTLY looking at her monitor, Golnaz Nazem works to make virtual birds fly across her screen. Students worked daily to complete their challenging Computer Science assignments.

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Shaping Up “Lessons on Life”

dripping off his face, Mr. Gerry Steiert strives to maintain his lead as Rachel Lyman, Zack Lindsay, Kaleb Archer, and Kirsten Gamble try to catch up. Students in Fitness regularly engaged in cardiovascular activities.

closer at the body’s func- drugs, stress, and disease tions. From blood pres- can have on the body’s sure to heart rate, to food structure. and nutrition, students Health also dipped monitored their bodies into psychology with an in different activities and analysis of the imporkept track of everything tance of emotional and they ate. social health.

“My favorite thing “It’s good to learn how was going to the gym, to manage my time better practicing weight lifting, because being a senior and understanding the and being on Student proper movements,” said Council can be very time Estefania Diago. consuming,” said Pamela Exercising and eating Hidajat. right created an energized As they learned how and healthy life-style that to set a healthy balance could remain with students between work and play, throughout their lives. health students devel “No smoking, no oped wisdom they could alcohol, or [not] eat- use their whole lives. ing too much,” said As the PE class, stiff Risako Okazaki as she legged and out of shape, described choices that ran three laps, they only defend against life-style focused on the aggravadiseases. tion of it all; little did Choices, a key concept they realize the benefits in Health class, not only they would receive and stressed the benefits of come to appreciate from exercise and nutrition but their new life-style. the long-term effects that —By Angela Stevens

Laughing, Pamela Hida-

jat and Monay Ng goof off as they exchange answers in Health class. After Mrs. Carla Loehden taught a lesson, students paired up and explained concepts to each other.

Ball

in hand, Joshua Blatt swings for a serve while Hoon Kang gets ready for the volley.

PE allowed students to play sports that they loved, making it enjoyable and easier to get into better shape.

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“We’re gonna run three laps today folks!” Mr. Gerry Steiert announced at the beginning of PE. Mixed feelings arose in the gym as students either anticipated or dreaded the physical activity set before them after a relaxing Christmas vacation.

Mr. Steiert, however, revealed no sympathy, determined to ready them for the mile- long run.

Physical Education also provided personal challenges. Students, over the course of the class, set goals for themselves to increase their body’s abilities.

Through activities such as ultimate Frisbee, dodge ball, and racquet ball, participants learned about their body’s strengths and limitations.

Education didn’t end outside the gym; the class took trips hiking Pearl Hill and Monkey Beach where they discovered opportunities to exercise in places other than just the school.

Fitness students took physical education to another level as they looked

Sweat

As Mr. Gerry Steiert holds his son’s, Drew’s feet, he shows the class how to do pull-ups with less weight. Fitness taught various ways to work the upper body muscles using the horizontal bars.

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Nervously cramming for the test, Jordan Sandwick looks through her notes as Katherine Kang listens for directions. Health exams tested and stretched the students’ knowledge of vocabulary terms and their applications.

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EYES

on the chess board in front of them, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw and Michael Nollan act out their parts in the middle school play, “Just Plain Folks.”

Mrs. Brokaw played the part of the germophobic young boy while Nollan played the part of the quiet family friend.

Extra Tidbits

ROLLING backwards with her knees tucked, Sheena McLeod joins the girls on a quest to sculpt their legs and waist in Pilates P-period, taught by Ms. Wendi Maze. Pilates moves made muscles ache, but the girls had fun spending time with each other.

“35 Minutes Once a Week”

KIRSTEN GAMBLE

“Granma, please put on some socks and shoes!”

Andi Thompson said to her “grandma” Katya Brink as they performed the play “Just Plain Folks.”

In this play Thompson pleaded with Brink to wear shoes and change out of her green-brown “Save the Ele-phants” shirt.

All day long students took classes and raced tardy bells. But for 35 minutes at the end of the school day, they could relax and have fun.

Middle school had “exploratories.” Some, such as Pilates, taught them about fitness and exercise. Others, such as drama, required using God-given talents.

In high school, several activities became popular for students.

Ambassadors received its name from going and representing Christ through worship. They learned praise songs and performed them in JOSH MANFRED

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P-periods

SUNSHINE

beating down on the tennis court, Estefania Diago prepares to swing the racquet and hit the ball back to Susheela Meyyappan. Tennis provided physical benefits and an a lot of fun for athletic or motivated students tired of the classroom setting.

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Axel Loehden focuses on his small wooden sculpture, the carving takes on its final form as he shaves it in the cool shade of a large tree. Whittling, a relaxing P-period taught by Uncle Larry Bieling, attracted the students who liked working with their hands.

special worship nights.

Jesse Beth Thompson joined so she could use her gifts and talents.

“I love singing, and singing to glorify God makes it even better,” said Thompson.

Ambassadors usually held worship nights one Sunday a month.

Floorball became popular amongst the high school and middle school boys. But some found shortcomings in this sport. “It’s good, but it’s not like hockey,” said Kaleb Archer, a very patriotic Canadian.

Creative Arts would usually imply smallerscale projects, but in the P-period taught by Mr. Bill Munson, this implied hammers, nails, and large pieces of wood. “[My favorite P-period is] Creative Arts. We [build the sets] for drama and chapels,” commented Fatemeh Shahabi Haghighi.

Righteous Rock also

proved educational.

In this class students listened to the roots of Christian music in the style of typical 70s and 80s classic rock. Mr. Mark Sasse, the teacher, explained why he had offered it: “Christian radio now plays the same few songs over and over, [and] I wanted to expose kids to more variety.”

St u d e n t s e n j oye d breaking the routine and learning unusual things.

“I’ll wear the shirt that says ‘Live Longer, Eat more Yogurt,’ that’s not as controversial,” said “Granma” Brink, still trying to look normal.

Thompson rolled her eyes. She knew a hopeless case when she saw one.

—By Kirsten Gamble

FOCUSED intently on their music, Kazuyuki Hayashi and Robbie Mangham play along to the Ambassador’s traditional worship songs. The night flew by successfully as everyone sang praises to God, fellowshipped with each other, and listened to scripture.

You walked onto campus for the first time repeating that magic number, 176, in your head. You had 176 days of school to get through before you could declare yourself finished. That special calendar had its place in your room and you crossed off each day before you went to bed at night. It showed that you hadn’t reached the end yet, so you stopped looking.

Even from the beginning, you looked forward to the end. You went to school, went to the mall, found your way through the Batu stalls, and fell into bed at the end of each day. You crammed as much into those 24 hours as you could to keep busy and to help the time roll by quickly.

At 143 days, you had settled into a routine. Each morning started with the question, “Are we there yet”—and always had the same answer “No”—and so you continued on to a hurried breakfast and 7 hours and 15 minutes of school before the final bell.

You filled your afternoons with sports practices, drama rehearsals, or piano lessons. When, at last, the time came for you to return home again, you found your homework from the many lockers you shared with your friends and waited at the white tables for your ride.

Sitting there, you saw Sarah Hwang saunter up the stairs from dinner with Abigail Thompson.

You noticed Miranda Steinert finishing her last lap, bringing the total of miles she ran one closer to her 100-mile goal.

You saw Jacob Kimball and Norman Kiehl sitting at the bleachers attempting to guess which middle school boy would win the game of Knockout on the basketball court. You watched as Joy

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Counting Walter, Marie Giezendanner, and Jordan Sandwick started a game of Ultimate Frisbee, pulling Aunt Vi Steinert, Chris Kim, and Caleb Caldwell in as well.

As your parents drove onto campus, you waved good-bye to Uncle David Boshoff and grabbed your backpack to leave.

At 64 days, you had stopped asking about whether or not you would make it. Life had gotten easier. You had survived the freshman service project at the Silver Jubilee Home for the Elderly and the famine-athon along with plenty of life-threatening experiences in taxis on the way from campus to Gurney. You found your friends’ help in various situations from what to wear to the Christmas banquet to what you should get for your significant other’s birthday. You had argued about where to go on sneak, what theme to use for the JSB, who had to marry whom for the middle school drama performance, and who got to ride your bike first around campus. Life had indeed become easier, but it hadn’t lost any excitement in the process.

Finally, at 27 days and counting, you realized just how much had happened in the last 149 days. You not only survived the tests and homework during school, but you made countless memories in the process. You realized that you hadn’t taken a marker to that calendar in at least a month, and you didn’t mind.

At this point, your biggest worry came from the stacks of pictures, notes, and souvenirs that you had to organize; but at least you didn’t worry about getting “there” anymore because you didn’t have —By Liesl Williams to.

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Using her elbow to guide her partner, Melanie Debatin walks with Sheena McLeod and Evan Chinn from the St. Nicholas Blind School around the Sunrise circle and up Gurney Drive. The Walk for the Blind included more than 100 staff and students.

Complete with popcorn, Kelly Shim, Zoe Parsons, Ashtyn McKenzie, Stephanie Jones, George Merusi, and Kris Brink watch a Looney Toons clip at the middle school Masquerade. Stu- dents dressed up as anything from fairies to gangsters.

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14-17 Senior Sneak

Spiritual Emphasis Week Sept.

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Oct. 9 Canadian Thanksgiving

American Thanksgiving Nov. 23

Dec. 15 Christmas Break

Missions Emphasis Week Nov. 23

Feb. 14 Valentines Day

WASC/ACSI Accreditation Mar. 12-15

Mar. 29-31 8th Grade Trip

Junior Senior Banquet April 20

May 18

Baccalaureate

PTO Food and Fun Fair

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What would you do if... ...your diploma went missing at graduation?

“I wouldn’t really notice.”

—Joan Lin “Pull a CSI and look into all the details of the crime.”

—Rachel Lyman “I’d make my own out of crayons and glitter.”

—Sarah Cairncross “I’d hold the director for ransom until my demands were met along with $20 million for college.”

—Robbie Mangham

Are We Here Already? giving school one last go

“Where’d all the older people go?” said Marie Giezendanner after coming back to campus from her summer break.

Yes, the time had come for the class of 2007 to step up and take charge of a senior year about to go rampant.

The special words “senior privilege” soon became some of the first words summoned from the to-be-graduates, especially towards the administration.

These two words merely meant that seniors could bask in benefits that other students typically could not.

“I like our special green [uniforms] because we get set apart,” said Allison McClary. Seniors didn’t only have privileges to look flashy in their pine green uniforms, but they also enjoyed the ability to get off campus for lunch.

David Robertson said, “Eating off campus and having more privileges than others makes me happy—finally after eight years of watching.”

Dorm seniors had their 10 o’clock curfews wiped away,

Jubilee Michelle Adleta, Penang, Malaysia Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; MSSPP Golf 3; National Honor Society 4; REFLECTOR 3

Elaine Ang Sue Chien, Ipoh, Malaysia

StuCo Class Rep 1; Campus Watch 1,2; Drama 1; Football 4; Volleyball 3; French Award 3; National Honor Society 4

Banaphol Ariyasantichai, Bangkok, Thailand Basketball 3,4; Football 3,4 Herman Boshoff, Penang, Malaysia

Tutor 3,4; Teacher’s Ass’t 4; Football 1,2,3,4; Floorball 4; Rugby 2; Kathy Plymire Award 3; Ultimate Frisbee Club 2,3; National Honor Society 4

Raymond Deou, Penang, Malaysia Football 3,4 Christa Innae DeVette, Penang, Malaysia StuCo President 4; Class Excom 1,3; Band 1,2,3,4; Drama 1,4,2; Instrumental lessons 1,2,3,4; Vocal Ensemble 2,4; Worship Team 1,2,3,4; Orchestra 3,4; Football 3; Basketball 1,2,3,4; National Honor Society 3,4; AMD 4

Marie Giezendanner, Palangka Raya, Indonesia

Class Excom 3,4; Teachers Ass’t 1; Choir 3; Band 1,2; Drama 1,4,2; Forensics 3; Voice Lessons 1; Ensemble 4; Volleyball 3; Bible Award 1; National Honor Society 3,4

Kazuyuki Hayashi, Iwata-gun, Japan

but with another hour added on every Friday night, most couldn’t get used to the concept of a later curfew. “I still came onto campus at 10 for a while because I wasn’t used to it yet,” said Eric Westergren.

“Bonding” became another commonly heard word near the senior lockers. This term implied a unifying tie each senior had with others through all the year’s events.

“We get to have Bible together as a whole class; it’s been a long time since we’ve all come together like that on a regular basis, which has helped our class bond a lot,” said Chia Wen Tsai.

Responsibility upon their shoulders, ready or not, each senior gave his or her best to try to leave a legacy on campus—even if it only meant a few carved initials in the bark on the school’s trees.

Vandalism aside, Scott Poulter emphasized the importance of seniority. “We set awesome examples for others,” he said while grappling a flailing freshman in his arms.

Besides the year’s stresses, each senior held one last goal for his or her final year.

“When I was young, I used to look up at seniors and imagine how cool it must be to just have them talk to you. And now that I am one, I’d like to make sure that I can give that opportunity to the younger students,” said Robbie Mangham with reflection.

In all the times, good and bad, the class of 2007 used that senior privilege magic, a hint of bonding, and a servant-leader attitude toward the future seniors of the school.

“I guess I’m the older people now,” said Giezendanner as she walked down the row of trees on the way to her room in Jaffray Dorm; “I made it!”

—By Josh Manfred

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OKES in hand, Take hiro Toyama and Richard Tsai enjoy a good chuckle in watching Jason Hsiao and Bruce Mak try to take their pizza to lunch. All seniors enjoyed the privilege to go off campus to buy non-school lunches.

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OINTING towards

the projected image, David Lee attempts to annihilate Scott Poulter in Halo II. Through the seriousness of ending their high school experience, the class of ’07 also took some time off for parties and games.

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RTISTRY in mind,

Brian Colfax colors his cookie while Joy Walter reaches in for more frosting. All dorm seniors enjoyed spending time together once a week after lights out for senior treat nights.

Sarah Elizabeth Cairncross, Penang, Malaysia Class Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t 2,3,4; Dorm Officer 3,4; Choir 1,3; Drama 1,2; Voice Lessons 2; Worship Team 3,4; Track 1,2; National Honor Society 3,4

Alicia Yong-Yen Choo, Penang, Malaysia

Class Excom 2,3; Teacher’s Ass’t 1,2,3; Drama 2,3,4; Forensics 2,3; Tae Kwon Do 1; Track 2; Gymnastics 1,2

Brian Lloyd Colfax, Battambang, Cambodia

Teacher’s Ass’t; Dorm Rep 2; Band 1,2,3; Drama 1,2,3,4; Forensics 4; Jazz Band 1,2; Ambassadors 1,2; Football 1,2; Volleyball 1,2,3; Floorball 2,3,4

Olivia Jean D’Cruz, Penang, Malaysia

Choir 2,3,4; Band 1,2; Drama 1; Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 3,4; MSSPP Track 1,2,3; Science Award 3; PE Award 3; French Award 2; National Honor Society 4

Pamela Hidajat, Jakarta, Indonesia StuCo Officer 3,4; Teacher’s Ass’t; National Honor Society 3,4

Hoon Kang, Penang, Malaysia Badminton 1,2; Football 2,3;

Tara-Lynn Kennedy, Penang, Malaysia Teacher’s Ass’t 1,2,3,4; Drama 1,2,3; REFLECTOR 3

Kenny Kim, Seoul, Korea

StuCo Officer 4; Class Excom 2; Teacher’s Ass’t 3; Band 1,3,4; Badminton 1,2,3; Jazz Band 1; Basketball 1; Floorball 2,3; Bible Award 1; National Honor Society 4; AMD 4

Class Excom 3; Worship Team 2,3,4; Drama 3,4; Ambassadors 3,4

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AGER to speak what’s

on her heart, Marie Giezendanner shares with Sarah Cairncross, Jonathan Brokaw, and others at a prayer meeting held in the canteen.

Although in different locations, prayer meeting still brought students time with God together.

W hat would you do if... ...you forgot how to talk?

“Play a lifelong game of charades.”

—Melanie Debatin “I’d sing.”

—Chris Kim “Learn sign language.”

—Harry Mak “I’d cry.”

—Brittany Sasse “I’d be very thankful for SMS.” —Jun-Ho Choi

Lisa Rhe Ji Kim, Go Yang, Korea Class Excom 1; Ambassadors 3,4; Worship Team 4; Bible School Teacher 4; Volleyball 4, Foreign Language Award 1

Daniel Lee, Penang, Malaysia Basketball 1; Chess 4; Foreign Language Award 1 David Lee, Penang, Malaysia Football 3 Joan Lin, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dorm Rep 4; Choir 3,4; Voice Lessons 1

I See the Light! students find time for God

Blanketed in the emerging sunset, two young men walk together outside the chapel after another Wednesday night prayer meeting. “Let’s pray,” said Michael Whiting to Jacob Kimball after the two shared with each other about life.

Held weekly, student-led prayer meeting gave students time to meet together on campus and share their struggles, praises, and prayer requests.

Along with a student worship session, another student would share a message to encourage others in their faith for another week and then send everyone out to split up, pray, and encourage one another.

“It’s a great opportunity once a week to separate ourselves from the busyness of life and

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SING his hands to ex press a deep point, Brian Colfax talks about his worries and concerns with Riley Ma-honey. Deep prayerful conversations not only caused good friendships, but also built up fellowship with God.

set apart some time for good fellowship together with God,” said Sarah Cairncross. “[Prayer meeting] keeps people together and helps Christians to meet as a group and refresh our desire for God,” said Brian Colfax Both middle school and high school students also found a 40- minute break during their weekly classes to go to a more organized chapel service.

“I was surprised to find chapel in a school like Dalat,” said Kyung-Keun Chee. “It is good to know there is time to go to one during the week.”

Every other Wednesday, chapel helped students find God’s love in unique ways through special light fixtures or songs usually tied together by a message from Mr. Rich Gwaltney.

Josh Peace said, “I like how Mr. Gwaltney speaks because its relevant to what we’re going through in life.”

In a spin-off program from Spiritual Emphasis week, small groups called “Chatrooms” sprang up to allow students to

group together weekly and share similar experiences with their relationship with God. “Its nice to have an hour to talk to other girls and just have time to talk about things that are more relevant to our lives— things that aren’t talked about in church or chapel,” said Sheena McLeod.

Whether at a staff member’s house or at a local restaurant, chatrooms allowed time for fellowship among friends who kept each other accountable.

Even amidst all the programs and activities students could engage in, the most powerful way to impact the spiritual life on campus became the simple one-on-one, unplanned, unorganized talk.

“Amen,” said Whiting lifting his hands off of Kimball’s shoulder after an encouraging prayer.

“Thanks,” said a grateful Kimball with a smile. The two young men walked off together as the sun faded far beyond the blue horizon.

—By Josh Manfred

Zack B. Lindsay, Penang, Malaysia StuCo Officer 4; Forensics 4; Ambassadors 3,4; Football 3,4; Volleyball 3; State Football Team 3,4

Barret Otto Loehden, Penang, Malaysia

Class Excom 3; Teacher’s Ass’t 4; Band 1; Jazz Band 1; Juggling 2; Football 4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Floorball 3; MSSPP Golf 3; Foreign Language Award 3; National Honor Society 3,4

Rachel Marie Lyman, Penang, Malaysia

Choir 4; Drama 2; Instrumental Lessons 1,2,3; Football 4; National Honor Society 4

Matthew Mah, Penang, Malaysia

Joshua David Manfred, Phnom Penh, Cambodia StuCo Class Rep 3; StuCo Pep Rep 4; Class Excom 3; Choir 3,4; Band 1; Ensemble 4; Jazz Band 1,4; Worship Team 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 3; MSSPP Track 3; Math Award 2; National Honor Society 3,4; REFLECTOR 4

Robert Samuel Mangham, Penang, Malaysia

Class Excom 4; Choir 3; Band 1,2,3,4; Drama 4; Ensemble 4; Jazz Band 2,3,4; Ambassadors 2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 2,3,4; Tennis Team 1

Allison McClary, Penang, Malaysia

Class Excom 2,3; Teacher’s Ass’t 2; Band 1,2; Jazz Band 1,2; Football 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 1,2; Basketball 1,2,3,4; English Award 2,3; National Honor Society 3,4; AMD 4

Lachlan Modrzynski, Penang, Malaysia JV Boys’ Basketball Coach 4

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Choir 1; Band 3; Instrumental Lessons 2; Badminton 3; Jazz Band 3; Ambassadors 2; Volleyball 4; Basketball 4; Floorball 3

Monay Ng, Hong Kong Teacher’s Ass’t 3,4; Choir 1,2,3,4; Drama 1,2,3,4; Forensics 1; Instrumental and Vocal Lessons 1; Ensemble 4; Ambassadors 4; Volleyball 1; Industrial Arts Award 1,3

Steven Ong Tze Ming, Penang, Malaysia Basketball 1,2,3,4

Kenneth Scott Poulter, Penang, Malaysia Class Excom 3; Tennis Team 1; OCD 1,2,3,4; Football 2,3,4; Floorball 2,3,4; Bible Award 3

David John Robertson, Penang, Malaysia

Class Excom 2; Intramurals Helper 2; Choir 1; Band 2; Badminton 1,2; Juggling 2; Football 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 3,1; Basketball 1,3,4; Floorball 3; Social Studies Award 3; National Honors Society 4; REFLECTOR 4

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EPPER shaker in hand as a microphone, Rachel Lyman sings a song to the T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant.

Seniors made the most of their last months on the island by trying exciting new things, often with humorous outcomes.

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seniors get itchy for something new

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People say that a senior class sets the tone of the school for the entire year. The reigning class of 2007 made no exception to the rule, with its own trends, pasttimes, inside jokes, and activities that affected campus.

Aside from later curfews and freedom to go off campus for lunch, both day and dorm seniors found themselves reveling in their new level of respect and liberty.

“As a senior, I’ve gotten more privileges than I’ve ever had before. I like the feeling of freedom—it’s like a little taste of what things will be like next year,” said Allison McClary.

Seniors had opportunities to indulge in different kinds of fun throughout the semester all across the island and even outside Penang. Whether climbing

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Haruki Shinohara, Penang, Malaysia Football 4; Basketball 3

Tokihito Shioya, Penang, Malaysia Tutoring 1,2,3,4; Band 1,2,3,4; Drama 2,4; Forensics 3,4; Jazz Band 2,3,4; Ambassadors 2,3,4; Worship Team 2,3,4; Wind Ensemble Worship Leader 4

Andrew Kenneth Steiert, Penang, Malaysia

Class Excom 3,4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 1,2,3,4; Band 1,2,3; Tae Kwon Do 1,2,3,4; Jazz Band 1,2,3; Football 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 1,3; Basketball 1,2,3,4; MSSPP Track 1,2,3,4; Floorball 3,4; Golf 3; Social Studies Award 3; National Honor Society 3,4

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on 13 December, David Lee (top) and Lachlan Modrzynski (above) graduate early from the class of 2007. Mr. Rich Gwaltney gave an address and others shared reflections about the departing two.

RIMACING at the taste, Hoon Kang tries to finish another sour plum as Joan Lin and Raymond Deou look on. Seniors had a chance to participate in both serious discussions and amusing games at the Senior Transition Retreat.

into Takehiro Toyama’s car with Richard Tsai to head to KFC for lunch, waiting for a bus with Liesl Williams to grab some mango sticky rice, or packing into a school van to venture out to the water park in Ipoh with Herman Boshoff and Josh Manfred, the string of activities seemed endless.

“There are so many things to do—people can hang out with friends on campus, go climb a mountain, play sports, go swimming in the ocean or nearby hotel pools, or just head out to the mall,” said Boshoff.

Holding the title of the largest class to ever graduate from Dalat, the seniors made the most of each other’s differences and worked to span gaps and avoid cliques throughout the group.

“There are so many different kinds of people, but still, as a class, we learn to look past our differences and come together,” Christa DeVette said.

Life did not include only play, even for the audacious seniors. They spent their share

of time working at school or on extracurricular activities.

Haruki Shinohara and Kazuki Takahashi practiced their swings at baseball on the weekends as Scott Poulter polished up his art portfolio, Zack Lindsay made some time for his girlfriend, and Charis To enjoyed a movie with her dorm brothers and sisters. Each senior found different causes to devote time and energy to and discovered that their work paid off in rewarding ways that spread across the campus.

Before they knew it, seniors started going to Batu “one last time” and stocking up on bean curd and teh ais since soon they’d find themselves leaving, possibly for good. Though their lives would take them on different paths, the seniors had years full of memories to remind them of their unique “tone” and the great times they had, from mountain climbing to KFC runs during lunch.

—By Joy Walter

Kazuki Takahashi, Penang, Malaysia Ambassadors 4

David Michael Thompson, KL, Malaysia Choir 1; Forensics 1; Football 2,3,4; MSSPP Track 3

Charis Yan Yin To, Hat Yai, Thailand

Tutoring 1,2,3,4; Band 1,2,3,4; Jazz Band 1,2; Ambassadors 1,2; Football 2,3,4; Volleyball 1; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Math Award 1; Foreign Language Award 2; National Honor Society 3,4

Angela Christina Stevens, Penang, Malaysia

StuCo Officer 4; Choir 4; Football 4; Volleyball 3; Basketball 3,4; National Honor Society 4; REFLECTOR 4

Takehiro Toyama, Penang, Malaysia Volleyball 3; Basketball 1,2,4 Chia-Wen Tsai, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Religion School Teacher 1,2,3

Richard Tsai, Penang, Malaysia Teacher’s Ass’t. 3,4

Joy Katherine Walter, Chittagong, Bangladesh Class Excom 2,4; Choir 1,3,4; Band 1,2; Drama 1,2,3,4; Instrumental Lessons 1,4; Voice 1,3; Ensemble 1,2,3,4; Ambassadors 2; Worship Team 1,2,4; Football 1; English Award 1; Foreign Language Award 1; National Honor Society 3,4; Newspaper Staff 3; REFLECTOR 4

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Eric Stephen Westergren, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Class Excom 2,4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 3; Choir 1,3; Band 1,2,3; Drama 2,4; Instrumental Lessons 1; Ensemble 1,2,3,4; Jazz Band 1,2,3,4; Ambassadors 2; Worship Team 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 1; Science Award 1; Bible Award 1; Foreign Language Award 1,2; Social Studies Award 2,3; National Honor Society 4

Liesl Williams, Kampong Cham, Cambodia

Class Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 1,2; Dorm Rep. 1,2; Band 1,2; Drama 2; Forensics 3; Worship Team 2,3,4; National Honor Society 3,4; REFLECTOR 3,4

Luke Wilson, Penang, Malaysia Teacher’s Ass’t. 1,2,3,4

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ASSING around a bag of po tato chips, Kazuki Takahashi, Pam Hidajat, Kaz Hayashi, and Daniel Lee goof off on the ferry to Phi Phi. Most seniors found the trips between locations just as fun as actually being there.

Who’s the King?

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Tiptoeing out of their dorm room at 3:30 a.m., Kaz Hayashi and Banaphol “Boss” Ariyasantichai paused for a few minutes to catch the end of an Arsenal soccer game before grabbing their bags and creaking through the Jaffray Dorm doors. Across campus, David Thompson and Monay Ng lugged their suitcases down the Chandler stairs, cautious to not wake up their sleeping dorm mates.

Come breakfast time, one phrase spouted from the lips of every underclassman: “The Seniors have ‘SNUCK!’” Early on 15 September, 45 seniors and their brave sponsors crammed into a charter bus and a school van and headed for Krabi, Thailand. Hours of sleeping, card games, and a romping round of “Pink Pony” later, the seniors arrived at the Krabi Success Resort, relieved to stretch their sore legs and eager to hit the town for some night market shopping.

Seniors packed the next three days with time for enjoying Thailand’s vast beaches and for experiencing the touristy Ao Nang town. A number

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Christa DeVette and David Robertson nap on the ferry. Lots of sun and all the activities left seniors ready to sleep by curfew.

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Manfred screams as he flies off a cliff on Phi Phi Island. As a courageous group of seniors opted for the extreme sport of cliff-jumping, others enjoyed shopping, hair braiding, or simply lying out in the sun.

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David Robertson, Zack Lindsay, and Scott Poulter contort their faces for another picture. Digital cameras allowed seniors to capture all of their favorite memories from the trip and share them with each other.

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of students stuck with riding traditional tuk-tuks to the market and purchasing Thai handicrafts; others opted for more unique souvenirs, such as temporary tattoos or getting their hair braided. “ When we came back [from the market] shirtless with all our henna tattoos, it was so great to see everyone’s reactions! Everyone went out and got his or her own the next night,” Hayashi said.

Though the seniors had planned outdoor activities, the weather in Krabi didn’t cooperate. Each morning started with a thunderstorm, and dark clouds threatened to ruin the first day of snorkeling. The seniors pulled through, however—as did the sun—and everyone ended up happily sunburned, having neglected to apply sunscreen because of the foreboding skies.

But more than great tans and new jewelry, the seniors came away from Sneak with hilarious stories, countless memories, and a sense that their class had really grown together over the long weekend.

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seniors sing praise songs together on the beach.

The laid-back service gave time for sharing and reflection before heading back home.

“I loved watching the seniors interact with each other.

Those who are usually more withdrawn joined right in with whatever was happening, no holding back,” senior sponsor Aunt Vi Steinert said.

Through rain clouds, long visa lines, and wounds from snorkeling—like Elaine Ang’s stitches—the senior class found excitement in simply spending time together, whether making sand sculptures on the beach or playing round upon round of “King,” an embarrassing facecard game involving dares.

“Seeing Rob [Mangham] flirt with Herman [Boshoff ] was classic,” remembered Marie Giezendanner of a particularly amusing dare. “Luckily, I only had to act like a bird and apply aloe vera on Uncle Tim [Steinert]’s legs.”

The games couldn’t go on forever, and again Thompson and Ng towed their even heavier bags up the Chandler stairs, this time sharing stories of the trip with their dorm mates. Though clouds had threatened to put a serious damper on Sneak, the sun had eventually come out and the seniors’ resilient personalities had shown through, making the entire weekend an incredible success. Steven Ong said it for everyone, “It was definitely way too short.”

—By Joy Walter

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Juniors (Buntain – Nam)

“Rally together an angry mob and find them.”

—Michael Whiting

RMS flailing wildly, Gary

Kennedy, Kael Steinert, Jeff Hokyo, Caleb Caldwell, and Brendon Buntain rile up the crowd for a higher bid. The junior’s slave auction brought in over rm10,000.

“Forgive them like a loving Christian should, and then shoot them.”

—Josh Peace “Make them rob a bank to earn the money back.”

—Joy Li

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customer’s order, Tamara Herring prepares a hot dog with Jesse Thompson ready for the next order. Juniors made hundreds of ringgit from food selling benefits such as the Harvest Festival.

A MICHAEL WHITING

...the sponsors took all the money for themselves?

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Brendon Buntain, 11 Penang, Malaysia Caleb Caldwell, 11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Becky Chiang, 11 Penang, Malaysia Jun-Ho Choi, 11 Penang, Malaysia Ashan Dias, 11 Penang, Malaysia Amber Dobbie, 11 Penang, Malaysia Cindy Hsieh, 11 Penang, Malaysia David Im, 11 Penang, Malaysia Andrew Jo, 11 Penang, Malaysia Sung-In Kang, 11 Penang, Malaysia Miho Kawabata, 11 Penang, Malaysia Gary Kennedy, 11 Penang, Malaysia

joy the evening’s arrangements; the juniors did too. “Working on After-Sneak really pulled our class together,” Chris Kim said. Of course any class would bond over an endless supply of crepes with unlimited toppings and a chocolate fondue fountain.

From freezie making to fondue serving, the juniors pushed themselves to the limit, making sure they did everything at their absolute best.

Leaving a much cleaner and organized St. Nicholas than before, Frentz headed back to campus in the vans while Hokyo hummed a little tune to himself softly in the back.

With everyone finally back on campus, the home economics room lit up once again to the familiar scene of colorfully stained fingers laboring on into the cold hard hours of the night.

—By Josh Manfred

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ensuring a steady future

making them. Deep down in the home economics room, the class of 2008 conjured up top-secret Kool-Aid concoctions. “It’s kinda nice to make freezies...” said Marigan Dyck with a half smile, “...sometimes.”

Through the Serve-athon, the class received donated funds from friendly supporters. Josh Peace said, “The Serve-athon was my favorite; seeing the class bond together by helping others was priceless. Plus, I got to use sharp things.”

Just when fund-raising seemed too much to handle, the class organized events like the After-Sneak Dinner and the Junior-Senior Banquet. Well earned freezie money went to honor each senior with a special personal touch.

The juniors dazzled the sunburned seniors with a party to welcome them back. With a theme of “A Night in the Alps” complete with “snow,” memorable events like Tokihito Shioya’s priceless yodeling, and Mr. Greg Stenlund and Mr. Karl Steinkamp’s culturally accurate clog dances—the seniors sensed a strong welcome home.

Not only did the seniors en-

IRED of raking leaves,

Sung-In Kang looks for a chance to take a break. By helping clean St. Nicholas’ Blind School’s campus, the class of 2008 received donated funds for their hard service.

What would you do if...

Money Makers The suffocatingly humid St. Nicholas air smothered Brendan Frentz, who wiped more sweat off his pinkened face. “Man, this Serve-athon is tough!” he mumbled. Thirty-seven other juniors gave the blind school’s property a little polish to raise funds for their class activities.

In order to reap benefits for their senior year, juniors put in hours of service to raise enough money for their seriously demanding budget. Each class member put in his or her own time in all sorts of unique fund-raising activities.

Armed with a guitar and a creative mind, Jeff Hokyo begged passersby to donate what little change they had to help out his needing class.

Nearly two hundred ringgit later, Hokyo bewildered his fellow classmates with this effective fund-raising scheme.

Of course, the main moneymaking machine on campus came from homemade junior class freezies and American candy. Kirsten Westergren said, “I love selling when the little kids, crazy for sugar, crowd around me.”

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“I’d go golfing in Hawaii for two months.“ —Mr. Greg Stenlund (sponsor)

Marigan Dyck, 11 Pontianak, Indonesia Brendan Frentz, 11 Penang, Malaysia Kirsten Gamble, 11 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tamara Herring, 11 Penang, Malaysia Jeff Hokyo, 11 Penang, Malaysia Regina Hong, 11 Penang, Malaysia Chris Kim, 11 Pusan, Korea Joy Li, 11 Lampang, Thailand Kyle Lin, 11 Penang, Malaysia Jonathan Masters, 11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Maria Miner, 11 Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina Ashley Nam, 11 Penang, Malaysia

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a style all our own

seemed the “in” thing to do: couples formed all across campus, spanning day-to-dorm and senior-to-freshmen, uniting the two genders.

From Hot Market flip flops and oversized handbags to double-dating and iPods, students in the “bubble” found ways to keep up with their own world—and look good while doing it.

—By Joy Walter

....Gurney shut down?

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on different levels of the bleachers, Beth Nguyen, Santi Niramitvijit, Josh Strong, and Miranda Steinert joke around.

Different clothes allowed for a more relaxed atmosphere after the final bell rang each day.

“I’d sit on the benches outside Jaffray [Dorm] and pretend that I was watching a movie.”

—Joan Lin “I’d just go to Queensbay.”

—Elaine Ang

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iPods, David Thompson, Barret Loehden, David Robertson, and Elaine Ang pass study hall time with their portable music. Different music players found their way on to campus and even into class.

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“The uniform just needs some help—and I don’t care what anyone says about my fishnet stockings, I think they’re hot,” said Angela Stevens.

After school provided an entirely different playing field for fashion—out came individuality at its finest. In ripped jeans, plaid shorts, brand-name shirts, or homemade creations, each person defined him or herself through a variety of attire.

“After school it’s not about being like everyone else; it’s about showing off your own tastes while you can,” said Jordan Sandwick.

Aside from just clothing, students on campus had trends they followed in their lives as well. For example, dating

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Julia Bieling instructs Sheena McLeod and Katherine Kang in the rules of “Bunny Bunny,” a silly rhythmkeeping game. Students picked up random games after-school before dinner.

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Campus Vogue People often talk about the dreadfully suffocating “bubble” students live in while attending school on a small island in a country foreign to most of the student body.

These people don’t realize, however, that the school has a fashion all its own, with styles and faux pas that every student attempts to follow.

The fact that every student wore uniforms for the entire school day made accessories a must. Long dangly earrings, colorful headbands, and flashy sunglasses dressed up the sea of red and blue for girls; and interesting necklaces and an occasional pair of outrageous socks helped the guys to express themselves in uniform as well.

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“I’d be sad, but I guess other things would open up and there would be new places to go.”

—Aunt Julia Bieling “I’d start breeding monkeys to attack the government officials who decided to shut down Gurney in the first place.”

—Jeff Hokyo

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Hannah Park, 11 Penang, Malaysia Shin-Myung Park, 11 Dae gu, Korea Joshua Peace, 11 New Delhi, India Joel Roberts, 11 Penang, Malaysia Jordan Sandwick, 11 Medan, Indonesia Kohei Shimizu, 11 Penang, Malaysia Jennifer Yen, 11 Penang, Malaysia Lindsey Yow, 11 Penang, Malaysia Kaleb Archer, 10 Penang, Malaysia Kirsten Brink, 10 Medan, Indonesia Tako Chang, 10 Penang, Malaysia Chen Yi, 10 Penang, Malaysia

“I’d become Amish.”

—David Robertson

Kael Steinert, 11 Penang, Malaysia Naomi Tami, 11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Jesse Thompson, 11 Penang, Malaysia Paul Wang, 11 Taipei, Taiwan Kirsten Westergren, 11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Michael Whiting, 11 Vientiane, Laos Boch Chiao, 10 Penang, Malaysia Josephine Choi, 10 Penang, Malaysia Melanie Debatin, 10 Seoul, Korea Estefania Diago, 10 Penang, Malaysia William Dobbie, 10 Penang, Malaysia Catherine Foster, 10 Balikpapan, Indonesia

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Take Away

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an obsession that delivers

movie, and eat some more,” Matt Nguyen said.

Whether it meant traveling all the way to the other side of the island for a fajita tower at T.G.I. Friday’s in the newly opened Queensbay mall, strolling over to Ziemer Dorm for some of Uncle David Boshoff ’s famous lamb chops, or joining Kael Steinert and Gary Kennedy for fried ice cream down in Batu, students would give up any necessary time, energy, and especially money to satisfy their personal cravings.

The fact that everyone gets hungry again never put a damper on student’s appetites, from the actual nourishment of their food to the fun they all had getting it.

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ITH so many choices

spread in front of them, Kirsten and Kris Brink take their time in choosing what meat to cook. Experiences like cooking at the Steamboat restaurant made great memories and good meals for all.

...you could eat anything?

“I’d jump out of an airplane and try to eat the clouds.”

—Marie Giezendanner

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YES burning from the

smoke, Mr. Mark Sasse, Benny Kim, Matt Nguyen, Mr. Brem Frentz, and Ben Unruh roast hot dogs in the fire pit.

Different events on campus allowed students and parents to enjoy new kinds of food.

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tandoori chicken over her mouth, Maria Miner goofs of as Christa DeVette joins in the gag at Kapitan’s. Students ate at a variety of different restaurants around the island, especially on the weekends.

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Bean curd, KFC chicken, cafeteria lasagna, and fresh cinnamon rolls from the Hillside bakery— all these found their way onto campus throughout the different lunch hours every day.

Food meant more than nourishment to keep students awake through double period English class each week.

Outside school, going out to eat became one of students’ favorite pastimes.

“All we really do when we go out on Friday nights is walk around, eat, maybe watch a

“I’d eat pretty much everything—except maybe Thompson.”

—Caleb Caldwell “I’d try to drink the whole ocean, all around the world, with everything in it.”

—Jordan Sandwick “I’d eat Mexican food all day every day.”

—Mr. Steve Liss

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Sophomores (Hayashi – Shee)

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Jonathan Hayashi, 10 Iwata-gun, Japan Bo-Suk Hong, 10 Seoul, Korea Jason Hsiao, 10 Penang, Malaysia John Jang, 10 Penang, Malaysia Juhee Jeong, 10 Penang, Malaysia Katherine Kang, 10 Seoul, Korea Ji-Soo Lee, 10 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Rami Lee, 10 Lawas, Malaysia Sally Lee, 10 Penang, Malaysia Riley Mahoney, 10 Penang, Malaysia Bruce Mak, 10 Bangkok, Thailand Sheena McLeod, 10 Bali, Indonesia

“I’d eat Paradise.”

—Daniel Masters

Min-Ji Kang, 10 Penang, Malaysia Norman Kiehl, 10 Penang, Malaysia Helen Kim, 10 Penang, Malaysia Paul Kim, 10 Penang, Malaysia Sung-Bum Kim, 10 Penang, Malaysia Kyle Ladner, 10 Subang Jaya, Malaysia Susheela Meyyappan, 10 Penang, Malaysia Seung-Yoon Nam, 10 Penang, Malaysia Risako Okazaki, 10 Penang, Malaysia Yu-Shin Park, 10 Dae gu, Korea Fatemeh Shahabi Haghighi, 10 Penang, Malaysia Mei-Xian Shee, 10 Penang, Malaysia

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Hold the Applause

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ASUALLY enjoying the

afternoon sun, Jacob Kimball and George Merusi exchange stories from the school day. The basketball courts and benches or tables around campus offered students many places to hang out.

“I would totally paint my head all different colors— after the shock of being bald was gone, of course” —Jordan Sandwick

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“I’d probably cry” —Harry Mak “I’d definitely miss my longer locks of wonderful redness” —Scott Poulter

Sophomores (Song) – Freshmen (Kim)

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“I would go around wearing a super-sweet black hat and really big earrings to distract people from my embarrassing baldness” —Khalie Mahoney

Hung-Yi Song, 10 Penang, Malaysia Willis Stebbins, 10 Penang, Malaysia Abigail Thompson, 10 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Sohpia To, 10 Hat Yai, Thailand Ye-Seul Wang, 10 Penang, Malaysia Gilbert Weng, 10 Penang, Malaysia Frank Cheng, 9 Taipei, Taiwan Peter Choi, 9 Penang, Malaysia Ezra Dass, 9 Penang, Malaysia Rishika Dias, 9 Penang, Malaysia Jessica Gamble, 9 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Victor Ho, 9 Penang, Malaysia

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Act One, Scene One: The wake-up call. Whether by the piercing cry of an alarm clock or the gentle nudge of a parent, everyone found him or herself torn from his or her comfy beds by something.

After a quick scene of showering, throwing on a school uniform, and snarfing down a bowl of Trix, the set changed to one of a school campus bustling with drop-offs and students sprinting to make it to class on time.

Act Two, Scene One: The outside set stays mostly silent, with a few students grabbing forgotten papers from their lockers and teachers scrambling to make photocopies. Inside the buildings, however, the real drama ensued.

Scenes passed of Kirsten Westergren and Naomi Tami’s chemistry experiment gone awry, Boch Chiao in the back of English class dozing off, and

...someone shaved your head while you were sleeping?

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COOPING up big help hings of rice or hot dogs from the buffet, Kirsten Westergren, Marigan Dyck, and Kohei Shimizu help themselves as others wait. The two lunch programs offered more choices for each meal.

’till the end of the day

ECHNO music pumps from the speakers as Herman Boshoff and David Thompson attempt to keep up with the steps of the game.

Video games and TV helped keep students occupied during free time each day.

James Lyman putting together a PowerPoint for class.

“Classes can sometimes be boring, but with activities or jokes, teachers help make them a lot more enjoyable,“ said Charis To. The end of Act Two provided a slight break from the intense drama with a light interlude known as lunch. Kris Brink ran to join a big game of “Bump Out“ and Emma Merusi giggled with her friends at the white tables.

“Lunch is the best because you get to relax with friends, catch up on good stories from the day before, and be outside for a while,” said Beth Nguyen, a “middle school” cast member.

Act Three, Scene One: Back at it once again. Students endured a few more hours of classes before cutting to the intriguing outside world of afterschool activities. Some played through grueling practices led by star coaches like Mr. Greg Stenlund and others gained skills in drama or debate.

“After school we like to play video games or sit around and talk before eventually getting around to doing our homework,” Shin-Myung Park said of these scenes.

Act Four contained a turning point in the drama, from free time to studying. The campus closed at 5:30 and students who live in the dorms embarked on their quest for success—study hall. The next few hours involved hectic scrambling for lost worksheets, students fighting avidly for the use of the only working printer, and dorm parents enforcing silence.

Day kids had it reasonably easier—surrounded by the comforts of their own room and continuous Internet, they also finished their homework though with admittedly more distractions from television, younger siblings, or parents.

Act Five—the final act in the play slowed things down with students enjoying late night snacks or gossipy phone calls from friends before bedtime.

“Late at night we all catch up, goof off and eventually get around to sleeping—maybe,” said Kyle Ladner.

As the lights dimmed, students crawled once more into their comfortable beds and, grimacing, set their alarm for the next morning.

The curtain drew; the day, done. Now: the applause.

—By Joy Walter

Carolyn Whiting, 10 Vientiene, Laos Honour Adleta, 9 Penang, Malaysia Joshua Blatt, 9 Penang, Malaysia Sydney Blatt, 9 Penang, Malaysia Nadia Boshoff, 9 Penang, Malaysia Jonathan Brokaw, 9 Penang, Malaysia Tiffany Hsiang, 9 Penang, Malaysia Se-Chan Hwang, 9 Yongin-si, Korea Juah Jeong, 9 Penang, Malaysia Esther Joo, 9 Penang, Malaysia Bill Kang, 9 Seoul, Korea Benny Kim, 9 Il San gu, Korea

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almost...but not quite yet

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Kaleb Archer and Sheena Mc-Leod begin their class meeting they spend time making jokes. Serious mixed with fun, underclassmen learned how to create and organize activities.

What would you do if...

Excitement and fear flowed through the blood as the next step into the future awaited.

Wishes and doubts ran through the eighth graders’ minds as they crossed over into high school. Unanswered questions nagged endlessly until finally high school took over life, and a new identity dawned. “[You] get to show off how cool you are to be in high

school,” said Tiffany Hsiang.

With that journey, they eagerly awaited the chance to start over and dictate what their futures would bring.

“I love how the older classes don’t think they are too cool to for us,” said Linnea Williams.

Freshman at Dalat received much loving attention from the seniors though sometimes their encounters ended with James

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UNNING, Melanie De batin and Estefania Diago try to make it to their upper campus class before the rain falls any harder. Rainy days left students soaked to the bone with no chance of keeping dry.

N rhythm with the music, Ashan and Rishika Dias perform a Latin dance at the Christmas Banquet. Though in different classes, siblings made an effort to do activities and spend quality time together.

Lyman handcuffed to the grills in the canteen.

Through sports teams or Student Council, the underclassmen learned leadership and skills in ways only seniors and juniors could teach.

“I’m proud to have such awesome juniors and seniors to look up to,” said Boch Chiao.

Sophomores had the honor of attending the Junior-Senior Banquet, inspiring them to make a better one the next year.

Though fear controls an aspect of this step to high school, the excitement far outweighs it as students see what the future holds for them.

—By Angela Stevens

...you had a third arm?

“I would be playing three video games at once.”

—Kaleb Archer “Probably Scream.”

—Carolyn Whiting “I would become the world’s greatest pianist ’cause I could play an 18-part harmony.”

—Christa DeVette “I’d use it to stop me from tripping.”

—May Yamauchi “I don’t know, chop it off?”

—David Robertson

Freshmen (Kim –Yamauchi)

Liesl Williams

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Joy Walter

Bona Kim, 9 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Kim, 9 Chittagong, Bangladesh Jamie Kim, 9 Penang, Malaysia Jennifer Kim, 9 Penang, Malaysia Young-Moung Kim, 9 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jacob Kimball, 9 Hue, Vietnam Michael Mah, 9 Penang, Malaysia Golnaz Nazem, 9 Penang, Malaysia Matthew Nguyen, 9 Hanoi, Vietnam Esther Park, 9 Penang, Malaysia Breanna Roberts, 9 Penang, Malaysia Wan-Leen, Siow, 9 Penang, Malaysia

Joseph Lee, 9 Penang, Malaysia Vivian Lee, 9 Penang, Malaysia Rolland Leung, 9 Penang, Malaysia Elmo Lin, 9 Penang, Malaysia Axel Loehden, 9 Penang, Malaysia James Lyman, 9 Penang, Malaysia Hee-Eun Song, 9 Penang, Malaysia San-Jun Wang, 9 Penang, Malaysia Linnea Williams, 9 Kampong Cham, Cambodia Joshua Wong, 9 Penang, Malaysia Joycelyn Woo, 9 Penang, Malaysia May Yamauchi, 9 Penang, Malaysia

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Cairncross’s camera flash, Shin-Myung Park protests while Paul Wang laughs. Tired kids coming back from a long day of work enjoyed spending light hearted time together at events like birthdays.

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No other beings on Earth have quite the elusive qualities as dorm children. Spending nearly their entire lives within boundaries an area close to the size of a football field, these communal people depend on each other for their own survival.

Through the years, for greater protection from more nomadic day students, dorm kids started communities within their own boundaries in separate tribes called dorms, each holding its own flavor of culture and life-style.

Currently, five such tribes exist for approximately 100 of these children.

Each dorm holds two chiefs, or dorm parents in the native tongue. These two individuals do not consider themselves kids, but rather supervisors called

by God to take place as chiefs to watch over and serve to the foreign dorm children.

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“Trash the dorm!”

—Caleb Caldwell “Have my own sneak with Joy [Li] and make the dorm parents wonder where we were when they came back. ” —Katherine Kang

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Ronald McDonald’s lap, Tyler Cairncross and Letitia Thomas enjoy their ice cream cones. A few times a semester, all dorms came together to enjoy an afternoon of activity.

Eighth (Chee –Phan)

“Wonder why they didn’t take us wonderful dorm kids with them.”

—Bethany Weidemann

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“Go to Ziemer and play X-Box and Game Cube all day.”

—Christopher Colfax

Kyung-Keun Chee, 8 Daejeon, Korea In Jung Cho, 8 Penang, Malaysia Christopher Colfax, 8 Battambang, Cambodia Luke Dalton, 8 Penang, Malaysia Andrew Fan, 8 Penang, Malaysia Anna Fu, 8 Penang, Malaysia Rachel Leung, 8 Penang, Malaysia Maxwell Litowski, 8 Penang, Malaysia Khalie Mahoney, 8 Penang, Malaysia Harry Mak, 8 Bangkok, Thailand Sydney McKenzie, 8 Penang, Malaysia George Merusi, 8 Penang, Malaysia

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living together to survive

...All the dorm parents left one night without warning?

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Catherine Foster’s grill as Uncle David Boshoff makes sure the steaks cook properly.

To cope with dorm kids monstrous appetites, each dorm held its own weekly treat.

People of the Dorm

N shock from her two sup posedly separate presents, Joan Lin smiles at her snow globes while Herman Boshoff loses control and bursts into laughter. From gift exchange to caroling, dorms made Christmas memorable.

Along to the north of the property lies Jaffray Dorm, which holds close proximity to the cafeteria, where these people find their daily sustenance of food and drink.

Across the great field, Jackson Dorm nests near a large yellow swing set, a common recreation for many of Jackson’s younger inhabitants.

To the south come Ziemer and Chandler dorms. Ziemer holds close proximity to the nearby Paradise Hotel; and Chandler lies atop a hill, fortress like, to ward off invaders.

Far from the campus grounds lies the fifth dorm, the Eckman/Smith complex.

These nomadic children live together in their own extension of the property, an embassy to the foreign world.

Life in the dorms has its own sets of challenges. As Marie Giezendanner plainly said, “It’s just wild.”

Wild though the life may seem, dorm kids do cherish their community. Norman Kiehl said, “Living in a dorm seems much like a family—and a good family, with everyone taking care of everyone.”

During the first five days

of the week, dorm kids have a set schedule of wake up, eat, go to school, eat some more, finish school, spend free time, eat again, finish studying in the communal study area, and go back to sleep.

During weekends, dorms venture off the safety of their lands and head on journeys to find food in many different locations. Some like the simplicity of an oasis like Kapitans, but other, more sophisticated dorms head out to buffet feasts.

Of course, each kid must live under a set of rules and guidelines to ensure safety and well being, but this comes at a price of individual sacrifice. Santi Niramitvijit said, “I hate [my] bedtime; I mean 9:30? Whoa, so early.”

Even with bedtimes too “early,” some don’t mind; Luke Chee said, “[Staying in the dorm] is better because my parents are [more] strict.”

Once again, the sun sets on these peaceful people. Many lessons can come from this remote people group; if only the outside world would take a look, they could possibly figure something out about themselves.

—By Josh Manfred Christina Gaddis, 8 Penang, Malaysia Kevin Huang, 8 Penang, Malaysia Hannah Jones, 8 Penang, Malaysia Seung-Jou Jun, 8 Penang, Malaysia Chan-Mi Kim, 8 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Terry Law, 8 Penang, Malaysia Lakshmi Meyyappan, 8 Penang, Malaysia Beth Nguyen, 8 Hanoi, Vietnam Santi Niramitvijit, 8 Bangkok, Thailand Nico Nunez, 8 Penang, Malaysia Ji-Hyun Park, 8 Penang, Malaysia Theresa Phan, 8 Penang, Malaysia

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middle schoolers make sweet memories These appointed leaders did their best to ensure that the student’s experiences in middle school held much more than growth spurts or voice changes.

From the ice-breaking Middle School Retreat the first weekend of school in August and the wild pep rally complete with tons of balloons, to the exciting masquerade party and the talent show, middle schoolers had chances to enjoy all kinds of parties and interesting programs.

“Now that we’re getting older, our parents let us go out to the mall or wherever with just our friends—it’s a new kind of independence, and I love it,” said Sydney McKenzie.

Though school events like basketball games or the different retreats offered lots of excitement, middle schoolers needed some sparks of fun in their lives in between the sponsored events as well.

Girls often held large birthday parties or sleep-overs to brighten up a previously dull weekend, and guys would gang together to take on the high schoolers in indoor soccer on Friday nights.

“Going out all together is a blast, like going to sing ka-

raoke at Christina [Gad-dis]’s birthday party; but sometimes it’s nice just to sit around in the dorm and watch marathons of Smallville episodes,“ said Beth Nguyen.

Ranging from fifth to eighth grade, as large a span as the high school, different ages held different interests. While fifth grade boys like Kendall Stenlund enjoyed an intense game of floorball on the weekends, Juliet DeVette and Emily Brokaw bought some new chick flicks to watch at their sleep-overs; and George Merusi got ready for his JV basketball game.

“We don’t always get to see a lot of each other because we’re all involved in different things or in different groups, but overall the classes get along well,” said Jared Williams.

Though the range of interests amongst middle school students seemed vast, they all managed to enjoy the events they came together for throughout the year, making it that much more exciting for fifth-graders coming in and a little more bittersweet for all the eighth graders heading to high school who had learned to appreciate the great things about middle school.

—By Joy Walter

Chi-Ryun Pyee, 8 Penang, Malaysia Dong Yeob Sakong, 8 Penang, Malaysia Brittany Sasse, 8 Penang, Malaysia Felicia Seow, 8 Penang, Malaysia Sophie Shin, 8 Penang, Malaysia Jet Song, 8 Penang, Malaysia Bethany Weidemann, 8 Penang, Malaysia Frances Wong, 8 Penang, Malaysia Maaya Yamauchi, 8 Penang, Malaysia Annesley Archer, 7 Penang, Malaysia Matthew Blatt, 7 Penang, Malaysia Katya Brink, 7 Medan, Indonesia

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W hat would you do if... ....you could make anyone fall in love with each other?

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back rests, Katya Brink, Emily Brokaw and Katie Stevens enjoy warm corn dogs at the Young Life party.

Off-campus events allowed middle schoolers more freedom and fun times to interact.

“I’d set myself up with Jared [actor from dorm favorite show ‘The Pretender’].”

—Marie Giezendanner “I’d make all the girls fall madly in love with me— not that that’s really any different from how it is right now.”

—David Robertson “I would make all the most popular and pretty girls fall for the total nerds; that way everything would be messed up.”

—Annie Archer

LIESL WILLIAMS

Though frequently moaned about as “the worst years of life” or complained about as more than slightly embarrassing, middle school doesn’t always seem synonymous with awkwardness.

The year’s fifth- through eighth-graders found their experiences quite the opposite, actually, as they reveled in the thrills and excitements known only to them.

Elementary kids or the seemingly lofty high-schoolers had no idea about the fun the middle school program held or the different stirring events that went on for these select classes throughout the year.

From the beginning of the first semester, middle school administrators set out to make the most of the year. By allowing middle schoolers themselves to run for different leadership positions, they created a feeling of maturity amongst the students in knowing that they had a say in what went on during the year.

“It’s a lot of responsibility, being middle school president,” said Khalie Mahoney, “but it’s really worth all the hard work to know that people respect you enough to put you in charge of helping to make the year great for them.”

UNCHING on a

fresh brownie, Joshua Watson enjoys a Looney Tunes video with Joseph Merusi. Events like the Middle School Banquet gave middle schoolers chances to dress up and have fun together.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind meals, because it builds relationships with our dorm family; every time we go out I learn more about the kids in my dorm and learn new things in a fun, exciting environment,” said Uncle Scott Cairncross of Jackson Dorm.

Though the dorms could at times seem confining, trips off campus together allowed for students to interact in different settings and grow even closer as dorm families.

“Connecting outside campus—like the weekend we had together in Genting—is really important because we get to see sides of each other that we don’t normally get to see,” said Matt Nguyen.

Dorm students may sometimes miss the freedom of living off campus, but dorm outings make their whole stay much more comfortable—and a lot more exciting.

—By Joy Walter

Danae Frentz, 7 Penang, Malaysia Alex Gimson, 7 Penang, Malaysia Nathan Gresham, 7 Penang, Malaysia Eric Han, 7 Penang, Malaysia Jeffrey Hsiao, 7 Penang, Malaysia Sera Hwang, 7 Geyonggi-do, Korea Brian Song, 7 Penang, Malaysia Hung Ching Song, 7 Penang, Malaysia Kaden Stenlund, 7 Penang, Malaysia Katie Stevens, 7 Penang, Malaysia Jordan Strong, 7 Bangkok, Thailand Benjamin Unruh, 7 Tarakan, Indonesia

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ANDS up in the air,

Tamara Herring and Chia-Wen Tsai scream as the roller coaster ride comes to an end. Day students like Herring could short-stay in the dorm and join special activities like the trip to Genting Highlands.

...you could stop time?

“I’d beat people up without them even knowing it, and then start running.”

—Jonathan Hayashi

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“I could go visit my parents in Cambodia and then still make it back in time for class.”

—Jared Williams

TARING at the long way

down to the ground, Kaz and Jonathan Hayashi and Kael Steinert wait for the ride to drop them at any second. Trips off campus allowed for bonding with dorm kids and new experiences outside Dalat.

“I would walk on water—if time stops then the waves won’t move either.”

—Josh Manfred

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Marie Giezendanner discusses with Harry Mak what she should try next from the E&0 Hotel’s vast Easter buffet. Special dorm dinners out made great memories amongst the dorm families.

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“Dorm trips are the best because we all get to laugh together and make memories of different things, like at the batik factory, making designs and seeing everyone’s styles,” said Sophia To. Some trips took students as far as the highlands or KL, but other outings only stretched dorm boundaries as far as other locations on the island.

“Since [Smith/Eckman] dorm is smaller, we can go to Queensbay Mall, downtown George Town, or out to Batu.

Uncle Larry [Bieling] is usually willing to give us rides or even surprise us with a trip to Jerejak for a day,” said Michael Whiting, a resident of the offcampus dorm.

Although riding to the point of getting sick on the Spiderman coaster at Genting with Josh Manfred, taking pictures in the cool forests of Cameron Highlands with Marigan Dyck, or feasting on hand-fried shrimp at the steamboat restaurant with Harry Kang proved great forms of entertainment, the point of the dorm outings remained more than pure amusement.

“I love dorm outings, especially when we go out for

JOY WALTER

Day students sometimes don’t understand the trials that dorm students live through. Instead of hopping into a car after school gets out each day and heading home to a snack and some mind-numbing cartoons, dorm students stop by their rooms for a quick change of clothes and then head off to different spots on campus, whether practicing football on upper field or scrambling for help on Algebra 2 homework near the sophomore lockers.

The remainder of their day eaten up by different study halls or events on campus, dorm kids rarely see outside the school’s familiar yellow walls.

Thus, dorm families across the campus jumped at the chance to get out into the world, taste the air of the surrounding lands, and cross uncharted territories in the hopes of gaining some much-needed vacation time. They call these excursions Dorm Outings.

Throughout the year, dorms found ways to visit different place, attend various banquets and dinners, chill in the Cameron or Genting Highlands, and relax in the clear waters of Monkey Beach or the Swiss Garden Resort.

dorms get time away

“I could finish the whole bowl of food at treat without anyone even realizing it was me. To them the food would just be gone!”

—Marie Giezendanner

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Jirawat Keeratitharakul, 7 Penang, Malaysia Chi-Yuan Lo, 7 Penang, Malaysia Joseph Merusi, 7 Penang, Malaysia Michael Nollan, 7 Penang, Malaysia Moses Park, 7 Penang, Malaysia Lucas Samuel, 7 Penang, Malaysia Jared Williams, 7 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Pocholo Miguel Ampil, 6 Penang, Malaysia Ken Chee, 6 Penang, Malaysia Hannah Dalton, 6 Penang, Malaysia Erin Dass, 6 Penang, Malaysia Andy Goh, 6 Penang, Malaysia

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ANDING their food cou pons to the cor n vendor, Ben Weidemann, Reagan Mahoney, and Jordan Strong await their dinner. The Harvest Festival gave students a try at some international tastes.

Big ol’ Family

Dalat community gets together

A massive surplus of tables, chairs, and people indicated that this Friday afternoon promised a special occasion.

This school-wide event called Open Campus gave students, parents, and staff a time to get to know each other and the campus’ facilities.

“I thought it was real good to see my friends and their parents at Open Campus,” said Elisabeth Brokaw, who finally got the chance to place a name to the face of some of her friends’ parents.

With dorm doors wide open for visitors, eager boys and girls had their only chance to visit the other gender’s rooms and compare them to other ones they had seen before in different dorms.

“I made sure my room looked the best it could be—from posters, to pictures, to even car parts on the walls,” said Josh Peace.

Girls also made sure that the

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Brian Weidemann and Mr. Tim Parsons sit together outside the student center at Open House. Public events allowed staff and students alike to enjoy one another’s company and make new friends.

Sarah Hofmann, 6 Penang, Malaysia Shelina Hsieh, 6 Penang, Malaysia Chanel Huang, 6 Penang, Malaysia Harry Kang, 6 Seoul, Korea Esther Kim, 6 Penang, Malaysia Grace Kweon, 6 Penang, Malaysia Stephanie Oh, 6 Penang, Malaysia Ji-Won Park, 6 Penang, Malaysia Yu-Min Pyee, 6 Penang, Malaysia Tony Suh, 6 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Sullivan, 6 Penang, Malaysia Vaasavi Sundar, 6 Penang, Malaysia

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boys would notice their special rooms. Jaffray roommates Joy Walter, Marie Giezendanner, and Maria Miner placed a swimming pool filled with water in the middle of their room to amuse their visitors.

Along with visiting the dorms, parents could visit their child’s classrooms and personally get to know the teachers.

As the night wore on, conversations reached a dull roar and the community welcome officially ended.

School planners and the PTO however, helped plan plenty of other school-wide events. In the middle of the first semester, the Harvest Festival allowed members of each community to reach out and share some home cooking from a variety of countries where the students came from such as Korea, Taiwan, the United States, and local Malaysia. “[The Harvest Festival] was a great way to get the different cultures and turn them into one giant community—and to share some laughs in the process,” said Catherine Foster.

“When the PTO gets their hands into something, they really do things to benefit the school. They take up their time

and effort to make Dalat a vibrant community even beyond the school’s gates,” said Uncle Tim Steinert.

Following the Missions Emphasis Week, Student Council put on a final party named “Dine-in, Drive-in” for those who went to the week’s meetings on missions. Featuring a complete outdoor band stage as well as the movie “Radio”— drive-in movie style.

“I enjoyed seeing people who wouldn’t usually hang out come to listen to the music playing. That by itself was rewarding; it was a lot of work,” said Riley Mahoney.

Getting more than just students to spend time on campus brought together a larger sense of what Dalat’s community meant and allowed different cultures to mix and celebrate their diversity within the confines of an international school.

The year ended with the same number of chairs, tables, and people as it began with as graduates headed toward the “wailing wall.”

Seniors said their last goodbyes to their school friends and family and transform them into great memories.

—By Josh Manfred

What would you do if... ...you could control the weather?

“I’d lower the temperature.”

—Andrew Jo “Make it breezier here.”

—Pam Hidajat “I’d make it snow because it’s way too hot!”

—Ben Gwaltney “I’d make thunderstorms to scare myself.”

—Khalie Mahoney “Make a tornado pick up five Mercedes cars and drop them off at my house.”

—James Lyman

Keanu Lee, 6 Penang, Malaysia Sophia Lim, 6 Penang, Malaysia Eric Lin, 6 Penang, Malaysia Isabelle Litowski, 6 Penang, Malaysia Reagan Mahoney, 6 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Masters, 6 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Jamie Thompson, 6 Penang, Malaysia Bertha Wang, 6 Penang, Malaysia Ben Weidemann, 6 Penang, Malaysia Hank Wong, 6 Penang, Malaysia Jeffrey Yen, 6 Penang, Malaysia Hyeong-Sik Yoon, 6 Penang, Malaysia

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NOW blanketing the

ground in Dell City, Oklahoma U.S.A., Katie Stevens plays with her freezing friend Muffin. Wintertime, in short supply in Penang, became a hot demand for some vacationers.

Jolly Holidays

Christmas break around the world

After a loud last ring from the infamous school bells, the classroom doors flew open, letting excited students yell at the top of their lungs in excitement that Christmas break had finally come.

The first semester of school ended, and conversations of “Where are you going this Christmas?” spread everywhere like an epidemic. International school break meant international vacations.

With such a globe trekking student body, many students went to exotic resorts all over the world. From Egypt to the Everglades, students spent Christmas on nearly all the world’s continents.

For dorm kids, the break meant freedom from school rules and a long awaited time to live with family. From the same dorm, one student might go back home to a giant city condo in Seoul, and another

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Robertson makes sure his time in Egypt doesn’t go to waste. With its ancient pyramids, Egypt drew the Robertson family, and they toured the Nile during Christmas.

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MRS. KAREN ROBERTSON

Chris Brink, 5 Medan, Indonesia Alice Cha, 5 Penang, Malaysia Emma Chinn, 5 Penang, Malaysia Kevin Dong Hyun Choi, 5 Penang, Malaysia Brian Dong Wook Choi, 5 Penang, Malaysia So-Hee Chung, 5 Penang, Malaysia Alley Hye Kim, 5 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Kim, 5 Penang, Malaysia Joyce Lee, 5 Penang, Malaysia Vincent Lee, 5 Penang, Malaysia Ashtyn McKenzie, 5 Penang, Malaysia Seok Kyo Oh, 5 Penang, Malaysia

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Wat’s thousand year old towers, Scott Poulter and Tara-Lynn Kennedy rest from walking. Despite the threat of disease, Cambodia became a common destination for break.

might come home to a tribal village hut in Cambodia.

Christmas made a big chunk of time for dorm kids to enjoy their families. Only living with family four months a year, they treasured a month and a half at home to get to know and enjoy mom and dad even further.

Not only dorm kids enjoyed seeing family during Christmas.

Many of the expats got a chance to leave Malaysia to go see family across the world. “I got to see my grandpa in New Jersey,” said Danny Sullivan. “It was really good to see him.”

“Seeing my mom in Korea made me very happy,” said Stephanie Oh. One of the most popular destinations during the winter was the United States. “I went to New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida this break,” said Joan Lin. “I got to see my friends in Philly, and I saw my ghetto college in Florida.”

Some students who had fewer frequent flyer miles spent their entire time on the island. With so many people gone, the campus felt ghostly; and boredom struck with devastating effects. Kenny

Kim said, “The first thing I’d see every day was [my brother] Benny; how do you think I felt during break?”

“I missed all my friends this Christmas,” said Riley Ma-honey. “Everyone went somewhere fun like Egypt or the U.S., but I was pretty much stuck here most of break.”

One thing tied together all Christmas break experiences though: the importance of a little freedom and the time to reflect on the importance of the family.

Christa DeVette said, “I spent some good and needed time with my family. I realized this was my last break with them before I head off to college, [and it] helped me re- evaluate my life.”

Once late January came, the day students and all dorm kids came back together to exchange their stories of adventure or boredom during break.

The time to reflect felt almost too short when the old school bell started up with its infamous buzz. Students trudged back to class with story after story about their time on Christmas break.

—By Josh Manfred

What would you do if... ...you became covered in body hair?

“Now that’s just sick.”

—Axel Loehden “Hide in a closet and get emergency surgery.”

—Sydney Blatt “I’d jump in water and shave it off.”

—Garrison Schaller “I’d wash it, condition it, and make sure it was beautiful.”

—Sydney McKenzie “Well, that’s kind of already true, so I wouldn’t do much.”

—Mr. Greg Stenlund

Kenya Gimson, 5 Penang, Malaysia Allen Goh, 5 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Hebard, 5 Penang, Malaysia Stephanie Jones, 5 Penang, Malaysia Paul Joo, 5 Penang, Malaysia Laurian Kilindo, 5 Tokyo, Japan Zoe Parsons, 5 Penang, Malaysia Dan Rogers, 5 Penang, Malaysia Yeon Woo Sakong, 5 Penang, Malaysia Kelly Shim, 5 Penang, Malaysia Josiah Steinkamp, 5 Penang, Malaysia Kendall Stenlund, 5 Penang, Malaysia

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...everything you said echoed?

“Walk around saying ‘Allie’s so wonderful’ all the time so everyone else would hear it too.”

—Allison McClary “Never stop screaming, driving everyone around crazy.”

—Sydney McKenzie “Get in an argument with myself...and lose.”

—Josh Manfred “Yell ‘echo...echo...echo...’”

—Jeff Hokyo

special weeks of worship

feeling spiritually refreshed and a sense of God’s presence covering the campus.

“I just wanted to be real with you guys, and to have God come through in that—and He did,” Pastor Frank said.

Aside from preaching, Pastor Frank and his wife both had chances to get to know the students and to experience the local culture of Penang.

“My world has gotten a lot bigger, and my heart has gotten a lot bigger, too, being able to meet all these people from so many different backgrounds,“ Pastor Frank said. “The next generation is gonna be just fine with you all coming before us spreading God’s Word.”

Months later, after a hectic semester-ending and a long Christmas break, campus buzzed about the upcoming MEW. The Australian New Yorker Mr. John Tyson showed up full of energy and with a specific message for the entire Dalat community.

He shared about overcoming embarrassment or fear and showing real love to people, as well as making Christ the center and core identity of life.

Mr. Tyson’s interesting stories and seemingly flawless character impersonations made

Jamie Sullivan, 5 Penang, Malaysia Joshua Watson, 5 Penang, Malaysia Thirawut Wiphatprasit, 5 Penang, Malaysia Jordyn Blatt, 4 Penang, Malaysia Cindy Chiem, 4 Penang, Malaysia Angel Chung, 4 Penang, Malaysia Hyeon-Jeong Lee, 4 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Nollan, 4 Penang, Malaysia Alex Nunez, 4 Penang, Malaysia Fernando Paz, 4 Penang, Malaysia Tim Phan, 4 Penang, Malaysia Nicole Phillips, 4 Penang, Malaysia

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the sessions amusing as well as thought- provoking.

“MEW really made me realize who I am in God, especially in what God was saying through [Mr. Tyson],” Josh Manfred said.

By the end of the week Mr. Tyson had gained a lot of knowledge about a culture completely new to him, touched the lives of many, and made a connection with the Dalat family.

“I wouldn’t change a thing about this place, especially the students,” Mr. Tyson said.

Students would reflect on these weeks the entire year.

“SEW was a great spiritual time to connect with God, and MEW opened my eyes about really being an everyday missionary,” Scott Poulter said.

Students will never think of subways, dirty diapers or the phrase “Do ya feel me?” in the same way again—and wouldn’t change their SEW and MEW experiences for anything.

—By Joy Walter

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on Robbie Mangham’s shoulder, Pastor Frank Reynoso talks with the audience.

Interaction between Frank and the students made meetings memorable.

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ANDS on the shoulders of the person in front of them, Chris Colfax and Jared bring up the end of a Williams crazy Conga line. The worship team tried new things to get the audience moving.

MICHAEL WHITING

What do New York subways, bamboo huts, and drive-in movies have in common? The same thing that brought two powerful speakers out from the U.S. to each spend a week in Penang: Spiritual and Missions Emphasis Weeks.

Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW) and Missions Emphasis Week (MEW) have long stood as beloved traditions. One in each semester, these weeks provided students with an opportunity to get out of class, enjoy great worship, and hear messages from God’s Word in special chapels every morning and evening.

SEW, which took place in mid-September, brought Mr. Frank Reynoso and his wife, Agnes, out from Florida for a few days to change the spiritual atmosphere on campus. Mr. Reynoso reached the student body in a big way, preaching about “feelin’” Jesus in everyday life and committing their hearts fully to God. With well-rehearsed worship leaders and special music, the sessions allowed for people to unite in prayer and praise, with extended curfews and sympathetic teachers to make fellowship easier. The week ended with students and teachers alike

MICHAEL WHITING

“Everything I sang would be like a choir—sweet!”

—Linnea Williams

Spiritual Formation

JOSH MANFRED

What would you do if...

USINESS card in hand,

Mr. John Tyson talks with Khalie Mahoney as her friends wait. Speakers made themselves available to talk with and encourage students and staff after every session.

Lucia Combrink, 4 Penang, Malaysia Erica Dass, 4 Penang, Malaysia Nicholas Gimson, 4 Penang, Malaysia Katie Gwaltney, 4 Penang, Malaysia Sally Kim, 4 Penang, Malaysia Ester Kweon, 4 Penang, Malaysia Seung-Hun Pyee, 4 Penang, Malaysia Teresa Sasse, 4 Penang, Malaysia Erik Seong, 4 Penang, Malaysia Hung Jie Song, 4 Penang, Malaysia Justin Strong, 4 Bangkok, Thailand Kiernan Sullivan, 4 Penang, Malaysia

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Needing the News

What would you do if...

world events change things around

Throughout history, giant events in the world make people’s memories stop and record just what they were doing when they heard the news. John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Princess Diana’s death, 9/11—all became moments of “I remember exactly what I was doing when I heard the news.”

As the year came and went, giant events like Saddam Hussein’s execution or strange stories of Britney Spears’ uniquely shaved head would not go on unremembered.

Ongoing world events like the Iraq war became a news eyesore. “[The war] just seems pointless because its been going on for so long; it’s almost like they don’t know what they are fighting for anymore,” said Sydney McKenzie.

But supporters of the war soldiered on: “I think we’re

...you got stranded on Rat Island?

“Get a tan.”

—Linnea Williams “I’d hunt for those little crabs and make sure the island is nice and tidy.”

Mrs. Kerry Gwaltney

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NSPECTING the dam age, Kaden Stenlund climbs atop broken branches of a fallen tree while Kristian Stenlund and Bryan Cairncross clean up the mess on the road.

Giant tree collapses made big campus news, especially when they blocked traffic.

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Jay Wood Singh, 4 Penang, Malaysia Elisabeth Brokaw, 3 Penang, Malaysia Evan Chinn, 3 Penang, Malaysia Faith Chung, 3 Penang, Malaysia Charlotte Combrink, 3 Penang, Malaysia Amanda Goh, 3 Penang, Malaysia Peter Lee, 3 Penang, Malaysia Ji-Hon Lim, 3 Penang, Malaysia Ysabel Loh, 3 Penang, Malaysia Jeremy Lupinacci, 3 Penang, Malaysia Emma Merusi, 3 Penang, Malaysia Caleb Parsons, 3 Penang, Malaysia

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Fourth (Wood-Singh) – Third (Watson)

ANGELA STEVENS

NTENT on finding the best sports story, and possibly some celebrity gossip, Steven Ong fingers his way through the newspaper. Every day brought a new perspective on certain international or local events with varieties of news from CNN to local newspapers.

JOSH MANFRED

“Swim back.”

—Josephine Choi

JOY WALTER

“I’d make a wicked raft out of bamboo and brave my way through the jellyfish back home.”

—Scott Poulter

ANDS locked in rhyth mic dance, Allison McClary, Rachel Lyman, Marie Giezendanner, and visitor Kelsey Johnson attempt to beg passersby to raise funds for the hungry. News of the less fortunate created an urge within students to do something helpful.

still doing good [things] there in Iraq even if the news doesn’t show it. There is no draft, so everyone fighting is a volunteer and wants to fight; and he finds [his own] purpose for it.

I have a friend who’s fighting there, and he—unlike what the news says—wants to stay and finish fighting,” said a patriotic Gary Kennedy.

On the verge of the information age, access to world news came easily and quickly; but people still found most of their news coming from friends. “I get all my news from Cat [Foster] and Sheena [McLeod],” said Kaleb Archer.

“Well, I get all my news from my parents,” Foster said.

Not only world news changed student life; new openings of fresh hangout destinations sprang up around Penang. Two new Subway restaurants relieved the cravings for a foot-long ham and turkey breast sub and Penang’s first T.G.I. Fridays opened in the new Queensbay Mall.

Media came full front not only in the form of news, but also in culture itself. You Tube, a familiar word of the year gave students the availability to figure out if Diet Coke and Mentos actually did explode

when mixed as well as access to the overplayed White and Nerdy music video.

Hand in hand with You Tube, MySpace, Facebook, and Xanga boomed, making nearly everyone use up another hour and a half to increase their friends list size and post random comments at each other keeping up their own personal web page.

One thing from the year, however, changed the way most people lived life: “Zidane’s World Cup head-butt is definitely the biggest thing to happen in the world this year,” said Andy Cho in response to the infamous final match between France and Italy in the 2006 World Cup. With billions of viewers watching on television all over the world, his argument had strength as the most influencing media event of the year.

All in all, the world kept on moving whether or not people had readied themselves. From Indonesia’s almost weekly transportation disasters to the minor gossip of what happened to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s baby, life went on almost at a normal pace… almost.

—By Josh Manfred Jamie Ha, 3 Penang, Malaysia Morris Huang, 3 Penang, Malaysia Seung Ju Jin, 3 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Kim, 3 Penang, Malaysia Gloria Kim, 3 Penang, Malaysia Licky Lee, 3 Penang, Malaysia Kassy Steinkamp, 3 Penang, Malaysia Chardin Stengele, 3 Penang, Malaysia Kristian Stenlund, 3 Penang, Malaysia Letitia Thomas, 3 Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Thailand John Cotton Watson, 3 Penang, Malaysia Mark Watson, 3

Penang, Malaysia

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“I’d go swimming in the ocean.”

— Daniel Kim “I’d climb the Petronas Twin Towers.”

— Evan Chinn

“I’d just keep on playing with my Barbies.”

—Kasey Rogers

For the really young, bad consequences meant nothing worse than a potential time out, where everything they saw seemed new and interesting, and nothing could ever thwart the idea of having fun.

All around the campus, this mini-society lived and worked together to achieve “fun.” The playground, the child version of a town hall, became the hub of all big activities and assignments to increase fun capacity.

A center for activity and daily politics, the playground became the place to go, whether to find out the latest gossip or just to have some company.

Trying to find any adversary to beat, preferably older kids, Jackson McKenzie scoured the playground to play a quick game of wits called Tic-Tac-Toe on the plastic fortress’ wall.

The playground’s biggest asset to living to the full was not its shiny plastic tubes, but the imagination. Just a plain steering wheel could convert a hunk of tubes and slides into the fastest spaceship in the galaxy. It held the endless fantasies of any kid who dared to dream.

“We need new [playground] rules because next year we’ll

Angelene Woo, 3 Penang, Malaysia Sally Bae, 2 Penang, Malaysia Ian Young Beom Cho, 2 Penang, Malaysia Matt Chung, 2 Penang, Malaysia Michelle Hebard, 2 Penang, Malaysia Jessica Hsiao, 2 Penang, Malaysia Christopher Phillips, 2 Penang, Malaysia Kasey Rogers, 2 Penang, Malaysia Tim Sasse, 2 Penang, Malaysia Garrison Schaller, 2 Penang, Malaysia Jennifer Seong, 2 Penang, Malaysia Ivana Smit, 2 Penang, Malaysia

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be in middle school and so we won’t be allowed to play on it,” said Teresa Sasse.

The playground, however, did not make itself the only place for elementary kids to enjoy uncontrollable sugar highs; plenty of other places held large fun capacities.

The basketball courts could each hold multiple simultaneous games of Four-square at once, making for one wild tournament “I’m king now! My rules!” yelled an excited Jeremy Lupinacci after ousting former king Justin Strong.

If Four-square wasn’t physical enough, a quick game of Knock-out could easily take charge. With a ball in hand, and passion in his eyes, Kristian Stenlund tried to shoot a basket quickly, turn around, and bump the next ball away to thwart his next competitor.

Walking in the shade while her friends run by, Emma Merusi took a little time for herself, watching life and trying to figure it all out. If physical action seemed too much, hanging out under the shade of giant trees became a good alternative.

Typically, boys and girls separated from each other,

each spending time with the same gender. Some rebels, however, got away with boy and girl time, and started building their own little relationships; Tyler Cairncross said, “Danielle [Combrink] is my girlfriend. We really like each other.”

Nearly every other day, two fun, furry surprises would come sprinting onto campus. The Manghams’ dogs, Jetsi and Cassie, befriended all the children they met. It wasn’t long before they would hear, “Come here, Cassie,” said by an excited Elisabeth Brokaw, who had seen them sprint onto campus.

From spunky dogs to shady grass, the short-lived life of fun and games came and went for all young children. They, however, built memories which would live on for a lifetime and would remind them of the good times a ripped rubber ball and a basketball hoop once brought.

—By Josh Manfred

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JOSH MANFRED

“I’d have a food fight with spaghetti for five minutes and then rob a bank for the next five minutes.”

—Fernando Paz

only the strong survive

AZING intently at Ben

Gwaltney’s GameBoy, Daniel Munson, Tim Sasse, and Chinn brothers David and Jonathan watch a digital adventure unfold. Even when not in school, playmates’ bonds lasted far beyond time in class.

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MILES on their faces,

Katie Gwaltney and Teresa Sasse swing around the flagpoles to pass the time before school. Elementary kids would arrive half an hour before class just to enjoy their friends.

JOSH MANFRED

...You had 10 minutes to do whatever you wanted with no consequences?

Playground Politics

JOSH MANFRED

What would you do if...

HEELS spinning,

Emma Merusi carefully navigates her way around campus on her bike. Instead of focusing on the destination, elementary kids focused on the enjoyment of getting wherever they headed.

Andrew Kim, 2 Penang, Malaysia Peter Kim, 2 Penang, Malaysia Joon-Young Lee, 2 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Munson, 2 Penang, Malaysia Cindy Park, 2 Penang, Malaysia Ji-Min Park, 2 Penang, Malaysia Jasmine Wood-Singh, 2 Penang, Malaysia Steven Yoon, 2 Penang, Malaysia Yeo Rin Yun, 2 Penang, Malaysia Robbey Boucher, 1 Penang, Malaysia Tyler Cairncross, 1 Penang, Malaysia David Chinn, 1 Penang, Malaysia

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Beyond Our Borders

...Penang Hill turned into a volcano and blew up?

to help those less fortunate. “It surprised me how many people got excited and involved,” said Cairncross.

With the theme ringing in the air, students strove to give of themselves in any shape or form, remembering that, “It’s not about me!”

—By Angela Stevens

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NJOYING an interest ing conversation, Michael Whiting and his blind partner walk and jog the course, desiring first place. Dalat students led the blind on a three kilometer walk to support awareness for the disabled.

“Scream.”

—David Thompson

A

Angela —By S Ji-Soo LeeStevens and his

blind companion ride the bus to the Botanical Gardens, they enjoy getting to know one another. Students from Smith- Eckman dorm ministered to these disabled people by spending time with them.

“I’d skate it.”

—Kael Steinert

JOSH MANFRED

dens, Island Plaza, Gurney Mall, or Komtar.

The freshman class went to the Silver Jubilee Home for the Aged, helping out by cleaning windows and fans as well as spending time with the people who lived there.

“Hearing about their past life and experiences and what had happened really inspired me,” said Michael Mah. On their own, students created ways to help the world around them. Headed by Sarah Cairncross, a group helped raise funds for needy villages. Giving students the option of buying different animals to send to these places pulled in students

OLLERS in hand Ju bilee Adleta and Joy Walter paint the wall of an orphan home on the mainland.

Seniors and other classes went out to serve and contribute to people and places that needed their help the most.

W hat would you do if...

it’s not about me

“Its not about me! It’s not about me!” chanted Student Council’s excom as they skipped across the track modeling the new “It’s not about me” T-shirts at the end of track and field day.

Fashioned by Scott Poulter, Student Council sold these shirts to raise money for the Phillips family, who had recently lost their father.

Dorms also got involved in the community. Smith-Eckman Dorm made their mark as they visited the St. Nicholas Home for the Blind, walking with them out into Penang. Dorm students took their blind partners to visit the Botanical Gar-

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“Take pictures.”

—Sydney Blatt “Stand on top of it and see how far it would blow me away.”

—Marie Giezendanner “Go to Burger King.”

—Christina Gaddis

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Liesl Williams

JOSH MANFRED

Jonathan Chinn, 1 Penang, Malaysia Danielle Combrink, 1 Penang, Malaysia Ben Gwaltney, 1 Penang, Malaysia Maureen Huang, 1 Penang, Malaysia Seung Wie Jin, 1 Penang, Malaysia Daniel Kim, 1 Penang, Malaysia Tian Ooi, 1 Penang, Malaysia Cassandra Samuel, 1 Penang, Malaysia Shione Stengele, 1 Penang, Malaysia Jeremiah Worton, 1 Penang, Malaysia Valentina Brodini, K Penang, Malaysia Jonathan Harris, K Penang, Malaysia

“Watch.”

— Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins

Paul Kim, 1 Penang, Malaysia Sarah Lee, 1 Penang, Malaysia Jennifer Lupinacci, 1 Penang, Malaysia Annelie Mohr, 1 Penang, Malaysia Julia Munson, 1 Penang, Malaysia Seon Bin Oh, 1 Penang, Malaysia Ke-erh Huang, K Penang, Malaysia Gia Kim, K Penang, Malaysia Jenny Kim, K Penang, Malaysia Esther Ko, K Penang, Malaysia Jackson McKenzie, K Penang, Malaysia Robin Ong, K Penang, Malaysia

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LIPPING his swimming

mask on, Tyler Cairncross wipes the water off his face as Christa DeVette looks on. Helping out with Pperiods or elementary clubs allowed older students to get to know younger kids.

Riding Piggyback a race across ages “C’mon Scott [Poulter], go faster!” yelled Ben Gwaltney as Poulter made a break for the finish line with Gwaltney tightly gripped on his back.

Upon reaching the soccer goal, Poulter turned and stuck his tongue out at David Robertson, carrying Jonathan Chinn on his shoulders and racing for the goal himself.

Though an exhilarating race to watch, this scene played out on campus many times throughout the year. Older students like Poulter and Robertson made a conscious effort to reach out to the younger kids that hung around campus on weekday afternoons.

Whether through romping around playing games on the

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ALL in hand, Fernan do Paz gets ready to take a shot as a group waits for a chance to “bump” someone out. Students came together to play games on the b-ball courts before and after school.

Josh Manfred

grass or working on ball-handling skills on the small soccer field, older students showed their younger schoolmates that they cared.

“It’s great to see how much fun they have just kicking a soccer ball around with us, and it’s a good thing for us, too,” Robertson said.

George Merusi played game after game of Bump-Out with a group of elementary students, Linnea Williams always made an effort to share a hug and a chat with her eighth grade friends and Jeff Hokyo stopped on his way to class to give a high five to Kendall Stenlund.

Not only younger students benefited from the interaction with their older peers.

“It’s so cool when the older guys hang out with us—they teach me all this stuff, from how to juggle a ball to how to get all the girls,” said Gwaltney with a smile.

Though Poulter and Rob-ertson’s race soon ended, the impact that these interactions made on the campus lasted long past the finish line.

—By Joy Walter

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S Evan Chinn looks

on, Kristian Stenlund, Josiah Steinkamp and Reagan Mahoney, tackle Robbie Mangham.

Upperclassmen enjoyed playing around with staff kids after school.

What would you do if... ...you woke up one morning and you were all grown up?

“I would scream!”

—Teresa Sasse “I’d check in a mirror first, and then go see how much money I had.”

—Annie Archer “I’d get a drink.”

—Mr. Bill Munson

Devin Schaller, K Penang, Malaysia Mikaela Steinkamp, K Penang, Malaysia Kenlee Stenlund, K Penang, Malaysia Hannah Suh, K Penang, Malaysia Sarah Chinn, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia Da-Hee Chung, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia Jared Parsons, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia Haruka Shimizu, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia Jia-Jie Toon, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia Aaron Worten, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia Cindy Ankhniibayar, Pre-3 Penang, Malaysia Woo-Jin Jeong, Pre-3 Penang, Malaysia

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“I would go find my dad so I could laugh in his face, since I will probably be taller than him.”

—Jacob Kimball

Joy Walter

Michael Whiting

“I’d finally get my own cell phone.”

—Katie Gwaltney

Bernard Combrink, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia Beom Jun Kim, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

“Get going on my morning chores, of course.”

—Tyler Cairncross Min-Song Ko, Pre-3 Penang, Malaysia Mati Paz, Pre-3 Penang, Malaysia Rachel Poh, Pre-3 Penang, Malaysia

“I would just crawl back into bed.”

—Jubilee Adleta

Older/Younger Relationships

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N a quest to find a per fect view, Scott Poulter attempts to climb a tree while Robbie Mangham gives a boost. Taking advantage of Penang’s rainforests, students could go on hikes for fun.

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JOSH MANFRED

IPPING their Cokes from

McDonald’s, Marigan Dyck, Sheena McLeod, and Naomi Tami share a laugh at the mall. Fast food joints, despite their negative image, still found plenty of Dalat kids.

Breakin’ Out

W hat would you do if...

making the most of the weekends

Rain pattered on atiny taxi’s thin roof as Drew Steiert, David Robertson, Herman Boshoff, and Barret Loehden crowded themselves inside the little white and red Proton and headed out for an evening of enjoyment.

The guys shifted their legs over and over again to find the one position that would make the ride comfortable. Finally, after enduring the long squishy ride through the rain, Gurney mall came into view.

Gurney, unlike its definition of a stretcher to carry off wounded, meant “the mall” for Dalat. During the Saturday scramble for things to do, Gurney became the most mentioned

...you had 1 million ringgitt to spend on anything?

“I’d go around the world in a hot air balloon.”

—Joy Walter “I’d buy myself a wedding ring!”

—Frances Wong “I’d waste it all on candy.”

—Andrew Fan

JOSH MANFRED

JOY WALTER

Miss Heather Abernathy, M.A.

“I’d get myself one really really expensive car.”

—Ashan Dias

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EADED towards better

things, Shin-Myung Park, Chan Mi Kim, and Paul Wang head to the bus stop. A hub for off campus destinations, the bus stop brought students to and from malls.

place to go for shopping, movies, or food.

“I think [going to] Gurney is lame, but there’s nothing else to do,” said Jeff Hokyo.

Although Gurney seemed to have everything, it didn’t appeal to all students.

Food, the main reason for any form of social outings, became the most important factor in deciding where to go. “I love Subway—even though there is nothing to do there but eat,” said Joy Walter.

When needing an escape from malls, students headed to Batu Ferringhi Beach. Sand and sun during the day, Batu’s many resort hotels’ pools created a laid-back beachy life-style. At night, the sunny sands cooled; and the entire area transformed into a bustling night market. “[When I need new clothes,] I go to Batu because they sell shirts that fit just right,” said David Thompson.

Nature too, had its draw for good times with friends on the weekend. “I go hiking with my friends out to Monkey Beach sometimes—when I’m in the mood for something different,” said Tamara Herring.

Eric Westergren said, “A bunch of us guys went to climb Tiger Mountain. We had fun going up, but we got lost coming back.”

After an enjoyable evening at Coffee Bean and a movie, the four senior guys crammed themselves into another taxi and headed back to campus.

Weekends—whether busily jumping from mall to mall, tanning on Batu’s beaches, hiking through the jungle, or just chilling on the calm campus—gave students a time to catch their breath in between classes and made sure that they had energy to take on one more week of school.

—By Josh Manfred

Grade 1, Grade 1 and 2 Swimming

Ms. Julia Bieling, B.F.A.

Special Services Coordinator (Elementary)

Mrs. Kathy Bieling, B.A.

MS Counselor

Mr. Larry Bieling, M. Ed

Chandler Dorm Parent, U15 Girls Volleyball Coach

Ms. Bronwyn Bodley, B.Ed

Chandler Dorm Parent, Dorm Facilities Coordinator

Mr. David Boshoff, B.Com

Ms. Rachel Abraham, B.Sc Mr. James Allen, M.A.

Mrs. Shauna Archer, B.R.E. Mr. Tim Archer

Mrs. Suzette Boshoff, B.A. Ziemer Dorm Parent

Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, M.M. Band 6, Beginning Band 7 and 8, Bible 6, Ambassadors, MS Drama, Music 5, Musical Organizer, Piano Coordinator, Elem./Intermediate Musical

Mrs. Debbie Cairncross, B.A. Jackson Dorm Parent

Mr. Scott Cairncross, M.A. Jackson Dorm Parent

Mrs. Barb Case, B.G.S. Grade 2, Forensics, HS Drama, Elementary Craft Club, Reading Club, Puppets & Plays, Science Club

Mrs. Rani Dass, TESOL Middle School ESL

Ms. Nancy Friesen, B.A.

Dorm Assistant, Dorm Photographer Eckman/Smith Dorm Parent

Eckman/Smith Dorm Parent, Whittling P-period Grade 3, Girl Scouts, Elementary Stuco, Grade 3&4 Basketall Club Ziemer Dorm Parent, Table Tennis P-period, Tennis P-period

Mr. Earl Case, P.G.D. Distance Eduation, Director Extension Services

Mrs. Debbie Chinn, M.A.

Basic English, ESL, Adult ESL, Needlework P-period, Board Games and Puzzles P-period

Mr. Larry Chinn

SAT Leader, Public Relations, Fund-raiser, Alumni Relations, Movie Reviewer

Mrs. Nicole Corman, B.Sc

Grade 3 ESL, Grade 6 and 7 Science, ESL, Girl Scouts

Mrs. Lori D’Cruz, B.S.

Pre-School 4, Girl Scouts-Brownies K-1

Mr. Michael Holden, B.A.

MS Coordinator, Math 8, Bible 8, Boys’ Varsity Football Coach, MS & HS Student Council Adviser

Kindergarten

Mr. Nathaniel Klassen, B.A.

9th Grade English, 9th Grade Honors English, 10th Grade English, World History

Miss Nellie Koethler, R.N.

Spiritual Life Director, Values and Decision Making

Mr. Steve Liss, M. Ed.

Mrs. Kerry Beth Gwaltney, B.S. Mr. Rich Gwaltney, M.A. Mrs. Lyn Holden, M.S.

Precalculus, Geometry, World Religions, JV Girls’ Football Coach, Women’s Indoor Soccer, High School Student Council Adviser

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Intro. to the Bible, Computer Science, Early Church History, Who Is God? Clinic, Health Office

MS Math, MS Spanish, Girls’ Football and Basketball Coach

Mrs. Carla Loehden, M.S.

Elem PE, MS Health, Study Skills, HS Health, Elem. Clubs Coordinator, Elem Football, HS Girls’ Volleyball,Troop 222 Ass’t Scout Master

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“All right guys, hop in,” called Mr. Greg Stenlund to a group of seniors. “We don’t have all day to eat.” Heading out the front gate, Mr. Stenlund looked forward to his nasi kandar lunch at Subaidah.

Despite common thoughts among students that teachers spent every minute of their lives preparing for class, staff found many reasons to leave their curriculum behind on their desks to take a break.

Staff ladies sometimes took trips to the Mikasa factory in Butterworth to look for additions to their kitchens, or they traveled out to the batik factory in Teluk Bahang to purchase or make products. Mrs. Karen Robertson said, “I try making napkins when I go down because they are relatively simple to make, and I can actually use them at home.”

Several staff men would occa-

sionally travel to the mainland, too, but not in search of dishes; they wanted a good game of golf. “I wish I could go a lot more often, but every time I do go, I thoroughly enjoy myself,” said Mr. Stenlund.

Becoming involved in local churches attracted some. “I love going to my CG [Care Group] on Friday nights,” Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins said.

Other staff found time to play futsal, a variation of indoor soccer, on Sundays. Mr. Ryan Tuck said, “Futsal is a great time to get away from work to play with other [staff ] guys and also get to know some of the local men who come to play. It is a time when we can forget our teaching roles and just enjoy each other’s company.”

When not with their colleagues, staff also tried to spend as much time as possible with their kids. Mr. Mark Sasse said,

Mr. Kerry Mahoney, M.Ed.

“It’s refreshing to get away from school and do something with my children which is not associated with Dalat.”

Dorm parents looked to build relationships with students as well. Hoon Kang said, “I really appreciate how Uncle David Boshoff spends so much time playing tennis with me and other guys. It is always fun hanging out with him and playing tennis.”

Staff would even sacrifice their time during the week to help coach sports. Angela Stevens said, “I really appreciate the time that Mr. [Steve] Liss and Mr. [Kerry] Mahoney spend with us to help our team out. They deserve a lot of credit for how they have made our team better.”

Turning back onto campus, Mr. Stenlund felt satisfied with the meal he had eaten and the —By David Robertson

W hat would you do if...

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hile she braids Tara

K e n n e d y ’s h a i r, Aunt Julia Bieling entertains Khalea Stenlund with stories in her apartment. Staff often invited students over to their apartments to eat, to watch TV, or just to hang out.

...you had one day left to live?

“Sit in a field of wildflowers and think about my life.”

—Zack Lindsay “Do my homework.”

—Andrew Fan “Take all my friends to Disney World.”

—Sarah Cairncross “I would spend as much time as I could with my friends, family, and loved ones.”

—Aunt Julia Bieling

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forgetting about teaching

s he chats with Zack

Lindsay about school, Mr. Greg Stenlund looks at the menu, trying to make up his mind as to what he will order.

Staff sometimes took students out to lunch as they tried to get to know them better.

ANGELA STEVENS

Double Lives

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Mr. Brian Merusi, M.S. Special Services

HS Concert Band, Music Theory 1, History of Western Music, AP Music Theory, Intermediate Band, Varsity Girls Basketball Ass’t Coach, Jazz Band, Sophomore Class Sponsor

Mrs. Tibbett Merusi, B.A.

Preschool 3, Elem. Art, Tennis Club, Art Club K-4, Sophomore Class

Mr. Bill Munson, M.A.

MS ESL, Women’s Indoor Soccer

Mrs. Lisa Munson, M.S.

Biology, AP Environmental Science, Head Teacher

Mrs. Elyn Nollan, B.A.

Mrs. Robin Mahoney, B.Ed. Ms. Wendi Maze, M.A.

Mr. Dean McClary, M.S.

Mrs. Kathaleen McClary, AAS

Librarian, Kindergarten Library, AV Coordinator

Mr. Robert Nollan, M.Ed.

7th and 8th Grade English, 8th Grade Bible, U-15 Boys Football Ass’t Coach, U-15 Boys Basketball

Mr. Tim Parsons, M.S.

High School Counselor, Ass’t Coach U-10 Football, Cub Scouts

Mrs. Lydia Roberts

Preschool, Kindergarten & Grade 1 Music, Grade 1 Teacher’s Aid

Mr. John Robertson, M.A.

Social Studies 8 Survey, ESL Coordinator

Mrs. Karen Robertson, B.A.

Grade 4, Keyboarding, Kids Care Clean-Up and Recycling Club, Cub Scouts (Wolf Cubs)

Mrs. Mary Sheddan, M.S. HS Study Skills, Bible 7

Mrs. Beth Steiert, TESOL Substitute Teacher Coordinator, Learning Lab Coordinator, Peer Tutor Coordinator, Charity & Compassion

Mr. Gerry Steiert, M.A.

HS Fitness, HS PE, U-12 Football, U-12 Basketball, U-15 Girls’ Basketball, Track & Field

Mr. Tim Steinert, B.Th.

Jaffray Dorm Parent, Security Supervisor, Senior Class Sponsor

Mrs. Vi Steinert, B.B.S.

Jaffray Dorm Parent, Senior Class Sponsor

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Staff (Mahoney – Stenlund )

Math 5; Science 5 & 6, French 2, Elementary/MS Competitive Swimming Coach, MS Drama MS Art, Foundation Art, Advanced Art PE Grades 3-8, Girls’ U-15 Volleyball Elementary Music, MS Choir, Concert Choir, Voice Ensemble

Mrs. Corinne Rogers, B.Sc. Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Physics, APES On-line, HS Girls Football Ass’t Coach, Badminton Club

Mr. Patrick Rogers

Elementary and Middle School Computers, Cub Scouts, Badminton Club

Mrs. Karen Sasse, B.S. Grade 3, Jr. Girl Scouts

Mr. Mark Sasse, M.A. US History, American Government, Geography, Southeast Asian Studies, Speech, Elementary Baseball, Forensics

Mr. Jason Selvanayagam, B.Ed.

Industrial Arts, Chapel Worship Leader, Floorball “League”

Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp, M.S.

Elementary Counselor, Girl Scout Council Leader, Junior Class Sponsor

Mr. Karl Steinkamp, M.S.

Director, HS Principal, World Affairs, Junior Class Sponsor

Mr. David Stengele, M.A.

Basic English 10, 11, and 12, Eagle’s Eye Adviser, Cub Scouts Den Dad

Mr. Greg Stenlund, B.S.

Algebra 2, Advanced Math, AP Calculus, Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Junior Class Sponsor

Mrs. Tara Stenlund, B.A.

Spanish 1 & 2, Elementary Spanish Club, Junior Class Sponsor

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N position for the swing, Hoon Kang battles against Uncle David Boshoff. Day students spent time with dorm parents, adopting them, too, as uncles and aunts, just like dorm students did.

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“ERRRRRRRNK!” shrieks the school bell at 8:15 on a Monday morning, calling students to their classes.

The tardy bell sounds and a day student bursts through the classroom door, making it just in time. Panting for breath and sweat forming on his forehead, two words, “Sorry” and “Overslept,” provided the usual explanation as a typical day begins.

Having risen at 7:55 a.m.— after pushing the snooze button at least five times—he threw on a dirty uniform and chewed his breakfast quickly.

His day progressed, the bell

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YES focused on the ball,

Brian Song aims for the perfect angle as he and his friends spend time playing pool. After school, day students would stay to play Ping-Pong or pool in the canteen.

What would you do if...

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Physical Science, Biology, Algebra 1, U-15 Boys’ Football, Boy Scouts

Mrs. Liebe Stutzman, B.S.

6-8 Social Studies, Food Studies, Girl Scouts Studio-2B

Mrs. Eunice Teoh Poh Cheng, M.A.

Mandarin 1, 2, 3; AP Chinese and Culture; Chinese Brush Painting

Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, M.S.

AP English 11, AP English 12, Honors English 10, Journalism 1,2; REFLECTOR Adviser, Eagle’s Eye Adviser, National Honor Society

Mr. Ryan Tuck, B.R.E.

Life of Christ, Old Testament Issues, World Missions, Industrial Arts, Varsity Boys’ Football, Senior Class

Mrs. Barbara Wilson, M.R.E.

Grade 5 Bible, Language Arts, Social Studies, Reading; Grade 6 Language Arts, Reading; Reading Club; McGee & Mee Video Club; Super Spectacular Board Games; Veggie Tales Video Club

Mr. David Wilson, M.R.E.

Elementary/Middle School Principal, MS We’re In Trouble Club, SAT Leader, HS Chinese Chess, HS Croquet

Mr. Douglas Yost, M.A.

Senior Bible, AP Psychology, Communications Production Technology, Bible Study Methods, Experimental and Personal Psychology

Mrs. Marsha Yost, B.A.

Angela Stevens

Angela Stevens

Mr. Ben Stutzman, B.S.

S Hung Yi Song and Riley Mahoney wait for school to begin they take time to play a game of Bump with middle schoolers and elementary kids. For the love of the game, day students came to school early to shoot baskets.

ordering him here and there as he waited for 3:35 p.m. when it would no longer control his life; then he could live by his own time.

Though 10 p . m . curfews, taking the crosswalk, and unapproved movies didn’t complicate the lives of day students, other obstacles came along. Tardiness or coming to school too early haunted each kid. “Because we live 30 minutes, away I have to get up at 6:30 a.m. at the latest,” Lakshmi Meyyappan said.

Day students filled one of two categories: waiting in the hallways for the first bell to ring or running to make it to class on time.

Living at home made life a bit easier as parents only had to worry about one or two kids and not 15 other “always hungry” teenagers. But when inevitable trouble came along, day students could never get away with their behavior since they lacked

15 siblings to distract their parents.

“I like my privacy,” said Boch Chiao, preferring his current situation.

“You get home-cooked meals around the clock and can eat snacks,” said Jubilee Adleta. No closing time controlled home kitchens either as day students crawled out at night for a midnight snack.

“You get a chance to do more,” said Breanna Roberts.

Piano, sailing, and ballet lessons filled up all free time letting day kids break free from the Dalat routine. Through these off campus activities they also had opportunities to meet different people.

Day students, though struggling to make it to school on time , followed their own schedules, instead of living by the unfailing “ERRRNK!” of the school bell.

...Everyone in the world could fly except you?

“Catch them in a cage as a pet bird.”

—Boch Chiao “Complain.”

—Mei-Xian Shee

“I would swim and then laugh at them cause they couldn’t swim and get their wings wet.”

—Jordan Sandwick “Just walk.”

—Sang Jun Wang

—By Angela Stevens

Mrs. Shelly Tuck, B.R.E. Registrar, ESL Bible, ESL English, Sewing, JV Girls’ Football Ass’t.

Coach, Senior Class Sponsor

Mr. Dennis Tyas, M.A.

Bible 7, Science 7, Science 8, P-period Mystery Activity, Megapuzzle, Geocaching, Intro. To Boys’ Wrestling

Mrs. Gayle Tyas, M.A. Elementary Library, ESL

Mr. Brian Weidemann Residence Supervisor, Deputy Director

Mrs. Valerie Weidemann, B.A. Residence Supervisor

Mr. Patrick Aloyius Security

Mrs. Mary “Penny” Aloysius Housekeeping

Mrs. Adeline Ang Finance Office

Mrs. Indrana Arokiadass Laundry

Mr. Jeston “John” Arulandoo Kitchen

IT Specialist, Information Processing

Mrs. Kalawathy Pakkiathai A Rajiah Laundry

Mrs. A Sulojana Ayaroo Kitchen

Mrs. Nagamal “Rose” Doraisamy Housekeeping

Mr. Naranyanasamy Doraisamy Maintenance

Mr. Gerard Colvin Estrop Security

Mrs. Palany Ganapathy Housekeeping

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Mrs. Seng Hock Goh Kitchen

Mr. Ramasami Govinda Maintenance

Mr. Henry Gregory Security

Mr. Ah Khang Ho Kitchen

Mr. Francis Kanasamy Maintenance

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serving others with a smile

Strolling onto campus on Monday morning, Khalie Mahoney received a wave from Mr. Patrick Aloyius in the guardhouse and a smile from Mr. Nara Doraisamy before even reaching her locker.

Later she asked Ms. Catherine Saminathan to make a photocopy in the office, skipped over a pile of leaves that Mr. Ravi Moses had raked in front of her locker, and thanked Mr. Balu Perumal for the scrumptious spaghetti she had eaten at lunch.

The national staff worked every day to make life more enjoyable, whether through managing school finances, keeping the campus grounds looking clean, or supplying dorm students with clean school uniforms.

“All the laundry ladies greet me with a smile first thing in the morning when I’m not quite awake yet myself,”

Marigan Dyck said.

About 80 percent of the national staff have served for decades protecting, providing, and beautifying life on campus for students. But more than simply doing their various jobs, these individuals make an extra effort not only to serve but to interact with students.

“The national staff are sweet. They’re always smiling and wanting to help with whatever you need,” Scott Poulter said.

This extra effort payed off, as the national staff interacted and shared experiences with students in different ways.

“Mr. [Boon Leng] Loh came and played Ping-Pong with us in the canteen,” Linnea Williams said. “He missed a lot, swinging his paddle one way and the ball would go in another—but he was so focused and into the game that it didn’t even matter at all.”

Mrs. Amy Khoo Office Mr. Steven Khoo Finance Office Mr. Mani Kuppasamy Kitchen Ms. Ah Mooi Leow Office Mrs. Ah Chai Lim Housekeeping Mr. Boon Leng Loh Security Ms. Huey Fern “Lilian” Ooi Finance Office Mr. Jay Balan Packiri Nararajan Yard Mr. Kuppusamy Parkianathan Security Mr. Balu Perumal Kitchen Mr. Raj Pillai Office Mr. Bascaran Raja Manikam Yard Mr. Vijay Sambanthan Security Ms. Catherine Sabastian Office Ms. Shama Sankaran Office Mr. Steven Sellasamy Yard Mrs. Chun Selvanayagam Kitchen Mr. Jacob Simeon Security

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Students and staff had many other interactions and even formed relationships. “[Mr. Naranyanasamy Doraisamy] is always teasing me, poking fun at my hair or how I work in [shop] class,” Kael Steinert said.

As much fun as students had getting to know some of the national workers, the staff also felt that they could learn from students, as well.

“I just love working with all the children. Whether I am being kind and gentle, laughing with them, or strict and firm with them, it’s all good, lah,” Mr. Sundram Ramasamy said.

As Mahoney packed up her heavy backpack full of books and headed for home, she returned a nod and a smile to Mr. Ramasamy in the guardhouse, knowing that the next day the same smiling faces would meet her again.

—By Joy Walter

W hat would you do if... ...you were a security guard for a week?

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out loud, Ms. Noreen Khoo guides Sophia To through a new piece of music. Both amateur and experienced players took advantage of the opportunity to gain skills from weekly piano lessons.

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Taking Care of Business

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EADY to work, Mrs. AroA kiadass and Mrs. Supa-maniam sort through the growing pile of clothes. Every morning dorm kids stumbled sleepily across campus with their baskets full of laundry, ready to collect clean clothes.

“Beat fat tourists with my nightstick.”

—David Robertson “Walk around putting little slips of paper on everyone’s cars, and then making them pay to leave campus.”

—Mr. Tim Parsons “Get away with saying anything I want” —Robbie Mangham

Mr. Kumar Mareemuttoo Kitchen Mr. Rajeen Mareemuttoo Maintenance Mr. Ravi Moses Yard Mrs. Thana Letchmi Laundry Ms. Sarasvathi “Joyce” Navaseelam Preschool Assistant Mrs. Lily Rajiah Housekeeping Mr. Muniandy Ramasamy Yard Mr. Sundram Ramasamy Security Mr. Sangaran “Susu” Ramu Thaver Yard Mr. Sundaraj Rangasamy Human Resources & Relations Mrs. Margaret Sabastian Housekeeping Mr. Bala Subramaniam Security Mr. Muru Subramaniam Maintenance Mrs. Saroja Supamaniam Laundry Mrs. Seok Yeng Tung Finance Office Mrs. Khatijah “Mimi” Velloo Housekeeping Mr. Wei Ming Voon Maintenance

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what was that ultimate goal?” Surely you didn’t play all those games and go to all those practices just to win the tournaments. The medals sure didn’t seem worth too much as an “ultimate goal.” At a second glance, you saw other things that your coaches had taught you. Mr. Greg Stenlund taught you to win humbly and lose graciously. Mr. Ryan Tuck taught you to listen and to know when to follow a plan and when to break out and try something new.

The practices taught you endurance, the games taught you good sportsmanship, and the relationships you had within the team taught you—well, they taught you to value your friends.

You learned that lesson in other places too though. You saw it when Kaleb Archer and Kyle Ladner joined Kris Brink, Justin Strong, and Tyler Cairncross in a game of Knockout on the courts.

You saw it when Khalie Mahoney and Bethany Weidemann ran two laps around the track side by side for the 800-meter race on Track and Field Day. When you thought about it, the ultimate goal encompassed all these things. Yes, it meant improving and eventually winning games; but it also meant learning other lessons as well.

You might have to change you definition of “there” a little and it might take some extra work; not only do you have to concentrate on your shots now, but you also have to concentrate on your attitude. The extra work paid off, though, when you watched your team congratulate your opponents after a game—you decided they really did look —By Liesl Williams good.

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Arms stretched out for balance, Jun-Ho Choi slams the ball across the field to the other goal. The Varsity boys’ soccer team competed in the MSSPP, eventually claiming the championship, winning a close game against Teluk Bahang.

Concentrating on the last bend before the finish line, Carolyn Whiting, Linnea Williams, Vivian Lee, and Lindsey Yow compete for first in the 100meter dash At Track and Field Day. In the end, Whiting took first place followed closely by Williams in second.

Sports

Fair

DAVID ROBERTSON

Your team played in soccer games against Tanjung Bunga, Uplands, the deaf school, and Mont Kiara.

You played in basketball games against Heng Ee, Garden, and Berapit. You competed in MSSPP tournaments on Penang Island and further away in Kuala Lumpur. You played in home tournaments and friendly games and received medal after medal, placing the trophies in the trophy case in the chapel where people could admire them for years afterwards.

You looked at your team and they seemed pretty good. As a group, you could shoot more baskets, make more goals, run faster, dribble better, and handle your floorball stick more easily than you could at the beginning.

Together you had run more than a hundred miles, you had gone through each drill so many times you knew what order each player would finish in, and you could guess who would win before you even started a game—and you often guessed right.

It looked like you had reached the top of the ladder, but when you stopped to think about it, you didn’t feel so sure. As a team, you looked like you had it all together; but you still had to ask, “Are we there yet? Have we really reached the ultimate goal?”

Your coaches made you run laps, practice drills, scrimmage against each other, and learn to work together. You spent hours at practices and then went home to run more. You learned to work towards your goals as you ran and Mr. Kerry Mahoney recorded your miles towards Mr. Steve Liss’s prize dinner.

When you thought about it like that though, you had to ask, “Just

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Playing

October 7 Varsity Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer Tournament in KL

JV Girls and Boys’ Soccer Tournament in KL Oct. 13

MS/HS Track and Field Nov. 15

Elementary Sports Day Dec. 14

Mar. 7 MSSPP U-12 Boys’ Soccer Championship

MS Girls’ Volleyball begins Feb. 20

Mar. 28 MSSPP Varsity Boys’ Soccer Championship

MSSPP Varsity Girls’ Basketball Island Finals April 18

April 18 MSSPP Varsity Boys’ Basketball Island Championship

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FTER Nadia Boshoff boots the ball downfield, Khalie Mahoney sprints to retrieve it. The girls focused on making accurate passes, which played a huge role in the 2-1 win over Garden.

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ITH careful ball control, Danae Frentz dribbles downfield in an attempt to score for her team. The long and tiring days finally paid off when the girls beat ISKL 5- 3 in the Kuala Lumpur Tournament.

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“ Ye s , w e’re f i n a l l y g o i n g , ” announced Miranda Steinert. On 6 October at 1:00 p.m, the junior varsity girls boarded the bus and prepared for the five-hour journey to the capital to compete in friendly football competition. Steinert said, “It was cool to play at a school other than Dalat.”

After a night with their hosts, the girls woke up early to head to ISKL to prepare for a day of intense competition; they played a total of four games: to start the day they worked hard to beat ISKL. At the end of the game the score remained tied 1-1, which resulted in penalty kicks; and Dalat finally pulled ahead, winning the game, 5-3.

The girls also beat both ELC and Garden by a score of 2-1 both games.

In a final game against Mont Kiara, the girls trounced their opponents 5-1. They came home tired and sore but as gold medallists.

Margaret Stebbins not only had a gold medal but also took home the trophy for being the lead scorer for the girls’ teams. All together she had six goals.

Although the middle school guys did not receive the chance to travel to KL, they did get game experience at home. The first game of the season against rivals Tanjung Bunga ended in a 1-9 defeat but they looked forward to facing Teluk Bahang shortly after.

Unfortunately, they lost both their game against Teluk Bahang 2-7 and a later game against Tanjung Bunga 1-6, but they gained important game experience.

Practicing on the Dalat upper field meant the team had little experience playing on a full size field. Harry Mak said, “The upper field helped us improve our ball control because it is pretty small.”

As MSSPP started, the guys

faced St. Xavier in their first game where they lost in a tight matched game, 1-3. The following day the guys played Haji Zainal Abidin where they conceded one goal to lose 0-1 in a very close game.

The bus rolled back onto campus around midnight on 5 October. The girls dragged their tired bodies off the bus and either waited for their rides to pick them up or headed to their dorm rooms with the intent of getting a good night’s sleep.

“I can’t believe it’s over, but at least we were good enough to get gold,” Steinert said as she slowly walked across campus back to her house.

—By Maria Miner

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hasing after the ball, Ezra Dass prepares to pass to a teammate.

The first game of MSSPP saw the guys lose 1- 3 to St. Xavier with Dalat’s goal scored by Ji-Hyun Park.

Middle School Boys’ Football

Tanjung Bunga

Teluk Bahang Tanjung Bunga

St. Xavier Haji Zainal Abidin

1-9 2 -7 1-6

MSSPP

1- 3 0-1

Season Record: 0-0-5

JV Girls’ Football

ISKL ELC Garden Mont Kiara

KL Tournament

Home Tournament: Gold Medal KL Tournament: Gold Medal

Season Record: 6-0-0

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JV Girls’ / Middle School Boys’ Football

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Garden Mont Kiara

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autiously bringing the ball up the field, Kyle Ladner looks for an available teammate while referee Mr. Ryan Tuck looks on. Despite tying their game 1-1, preseason games against the Deaf School gave the team important experience which helped them play well at their tournament in the capital.

Deaf School Deaf School

Mont Kiara Heng Ee Alice Smith Garden JV Tanjung Bunga

ISKL ELC Garden

Home Tournament

KL Tournament

KL Tournament: Silver Season Record: 2-5-3

“I got it!” yelled Norman Kiehl as he leapt into the air to pull down the football. With the ball safely in his arms, Kiehl turned his gaze up the field for an open teammate.

The junior varsity boys’ football team practiced with the varsity team on a regular basis under the coaching of Mr. Mike Holden and Mr. Ryan Tuck, who helped them adjust to higher levels of play. Riley Mahoney commented, “Working with more experienced players in practice really helped prepare us for game time because we were able to learn from the older guys.”

Practicing three times a week gave the chance to develop skills and also to get into good physical shape. Having ball skills helped in a game, but a player’s endurance level mattered just as much, if not more.

Without energy, a player could not use his skills.

The Dalat Varsity Home Tournament became the first challenge as they faced teams with much more experience and practice.

Going against the odds, the team managed to play excellent football even though they didn’t advance

1- 1 1- 3 0-2 0-0 0- 1 2-1 1- 2 0-0 2 -0 0- 3

David Robertson

Liesl Williams

JV Boys’ Football

Developing Talent to the latter stages of the multiple game tournament.

Defeating Garden International School’s junior varsity team 2-1 and drawing with Heng Ee 0-0, the team stepped up to the challenges in front of them. Bruce Mak said, “We only won a single game, but it still felt great because I got an assist and a goal.”

They received the opportunity to not only gain more playing experience but also to play with each other more and learn how to read what their teammates planned on doing and how they could respond.

The experience gained in practice and previous games paid off in the ISKL tournament on 6-7 October. Led by captain Kyle Ladner, the team played well in their pool, winning one and drawing one. Chris Kim stated, “Playing in KL was a lot of fun, and we did pretty well. I didn’t really like the Astro-turf, though, because it was really hot.”

Having the best record in their pool ensured that they would advance to the playoffs. Facing

Garden International School in the finals, the team played their hearts out against an older and more experienced team, but lost 0-2, taking silver.

Following the conclusion of the tournament, one of the things most looked forward to happened. A trip to One Utama Mall and a stop at Chili’s Restaurant.

Returning to school, the boys felt like champions which meant a lot more than wearing a gold medal.

Matthew Nguyen said, “We didn’t win, but we played well and that matters more than winning.”

Kicking the ball as hard as he could, Kiehl hoped that his teammates would create an opportunity to score and maybe put a point up on the scoreboard.

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igh in the air, Bruce Mak traps the ball with his chest as he runs toward the opponent’s goal. Simple ball handling skills learned in practice helped players control the flow of the game. Despite losing to the Deaf School 1- 3, the experience gained helped the team practice for their tournament action.

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ribbling past the Garden International School defender, Willis Stebbins evades his opponent through skilled footwork. The tournament in KL proved a great test as they played an older and more experienced team in the finals. Despite losing the championship game 0- 3, the experience gained helped them prepare for future games.

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eft foot planted firmly in the ground, John Jang puts all of his energy into kicking the ball as hard as possible toward the ISKL goal.

Although Jang failed to score on this attempt, the team managed to draw the game 0-0. The tie later proved vital as it allowed them to advance to the finals instead of ISKL.

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ribbling around a German School defender, Maria Miner eludes the opposition’s defense to create a shot attempt on goal. The team’s ball control proved a major factor in helping them win 2 -0. The girls gained this valuable skill through multiple drills conducted by their coach, Mr. Steve Liss.

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almly bringing the ball down to her feet, Rachel Lyman gains control as Olivia D’Cruz makes herself available for a pass. Although the girls lost to the Alice Smith School 0-1, they made a comeback to win the entire tournament. They celebrated their multiple wins by going to TGI Fridays for dinner.

Leaping to Great Heights Riding on the adrenaline rush gained from previous victories, the varsity girls’ team took the field at the Alice Smith School to begin the championship match. The shriek of the whistle launched the girls’ quest for gold.

The varsity team, under head coach Mr. Steve Liss, had practiced feverishly all season in preparation for their tournaments. Spending four days a week practicing shots, passes, and strategies enabled the girls to prepare for any adversity.

Joy Walter said, “Coach Liss pushed the girls pretty hard; they always came back from practice exhausted but excited about what they were accomplishing or pumped about their next chance to show off in a game.”

The strenuous work exerted in practices endured its first test at the Dalat home tournament where teams from Kuala Lumpur and Penang challenged the girls’ football abilities.

Angela Stevens stated, “It was my first time as goalie, and it was

terrifying but at the same time exhilarating.” Despite the tough efforts of Stevens and the rest of the team, the girls’ took silver at the end of the day.

Eager for a chance to redeem themselves, the team restlessly awaited the upcoming trip to KL to go for the gold. As 14 October drew near, feelings of anticipation and hope began stirring throughout the team.

“I went into this tournament with mixed feelings because I love playing soccer, but it was also my last year,” stated Allison McClary.

Determined to prove themselves the best team, the girls set out to win the championship.

Playing multiple 15-minute

games meant each player on the squad had to hold her own, both physically and mentally. Olivia D’Cruz said, “They were intense, short games; but each player tried her best and shone through.”

Reaching the final match, the girls battled a tough German School team. After D’Cruz scored the opening goal, Dalat evaded attacks from their opponents and held on to the end of the game.

The shrill squeal from the referee’s whistle concluded the game, giving the team their long desired and anticipated championship victory. Maria Miner stated, “It’s been great practicing and being able to get both silver and gold.”

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ody twisted to get around a German School defender, Olivia D’Cruz dashes toward the goal for a possible shot attempt. The team played two rigorous matches against the German School team, winning both games to capture the gold medal at the Alice Smith School Varsity Football Tournament in KL.

ith careful precision, Allison McClary passes the ball to a teammate as Kirsten Westergren makes herself open. Through precise passing and determination, the girls achieved their dreams of winning gold at the football tournament down in KL by beating the German School 1-0 in the final.

Josh Manfred

David Robertson

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Kedah Alice Smith Garden Mont Kiara

Garden Mont Kiara German School Alice Smith German School

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Dalat Varsity Tournament: 2nd Place Alice Smith School Tournament: 1st Place Season Record: 7-2-0

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selves came on 22-23 September when they invited several teams from KL and around the island to their home tournament. The team easily pushed aside the competition in their pool as they moved on to the latter stages of the tournament.

Despite losing their game to Garden, the guys’ record proved good enough to earn them a place in the semifinals. After a tough 0-0 tie against Tanjung Bunga, the guys edged through to the final match 5-3 on penalty kicks.

Jit Sin challenged their ambitions of winning gold, but a late goal from David Im ensured the victory. “David’s goal was really

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igh above his teammates, Scott Poulter clears the ball from the goal as Brendon Buntain, Banaphol “Boss” Ariyasantichai, and Eric Westergren look on. Practices provided opportunities to learn how to react to different game situations.

nice,” said Drew Steiert, “It was a great goal to win with.”

Several weeks later on 13-14 October, the team traveled to the Alice Smith School in KL for another tournament. Playing with only seven men on a small pitch forced them to change their style of play. “The small pitches were a let down,” said Brendan Frentz, “but we adjusted our game to play well on them.”

Their pool record proved good enough again to advance them to the semifinals where they faced the German School. Despite going down a goal early in the game, Robbie Mangham scored the equalizer with a few minutes left in regulation play, sending them to another penalty shoot-out.

Winning the shoot-out 4-1, the guys prepared for the finals where they faced home team Alice Smith. The long day in the sun had drained much of their energy,

eg p a r a l l e l t o t h e g r o u n d , Josh Manfred combines football with karate as he clears the ball away from the goal. The varsity guys practiced taking corner kicks to learn the best techniques to score as well as the best ways to defend.

DAVID ROBERTSON

MARIA MINER

The shrill sound of the whistle ended the extra time period added on to the MSSPP over-18 championship game. Both teams would take five penalty kicks to decide the winner of the game.

The varsity guys’ football team had prepared for games and tournaments the entire year. Despite playing only four games outside of tournaments and winning only a single one of those, they felt confident they could show their worth when it really mattered. Scott Poulter said, “We played pretty well in all of our friendly games, so I knew that we would do well in all of our tournaments.”

Their first chance to prove them-

however, as they came in second place, losing the final match 0-2.

On 21 March the team began their MSSPP tournament and finished at the top of their pool after victories over St. Xavier, Haji Zainal Abidin, and the Deaf School. They faced rivals Tanjung Bunga in the semifinals where goals from Im, Mangham, and Frentz ensured their place in the finals.

The final game against Westlands proved the most challenging. After an intense 0-0 draw in regular time, the teams prepared for penalty kicks. Thanks to goalie Zack Lindsay’s blocking one of Westlands’s shots, Dalat scored all their shots and won 5-3.

With the last goal scored, the guys erupted into screams of hysteria as the knowledge sank in that they had won the MSSPP football championship for the first time in Dalat history.

—By David Robertson

Varsity Boys’ Football

Deaf School Tanjung Bunga Teluk Bahang Tanjung Bunga

George Town Chung Ling Deaf School Alice Smith Garden Tanjung Bunga

Jit Sin

Home Tournament

KL Tournament

Alice Smith (JV) Uplands

Garden

Mutiara

German School

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ace blazing with desire, Herman Boshoff fights with his opponent for the ball while Drew Steiert and David Robertson watch intently. The team easily defeated Mutiara 5-0 as they advanced onto the semifinals to take on the German School.

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irmly planting his left foot, Drew Steiert prepares to send the ball up the field to an open teammate while Banaphol “Boss” Ariyasantichai acts as linesman for the game. Occasionally players had to help the referees while not playing.

Varsity Boys’ Football

1-1 0-1 1-2 4-1 2 -0 1-1 3-0 2 -0 0-2 0-0 (4- 3) 1-0 3-0 1-0 1- 1 5-0 1-1 (4-1) 0-2

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St. Xavier Haji Zainal Abidin Deaf School Tanjung Bunga Westlands

2-1 2 -1 3 -1 3 -0 0 -0 (5- 3)

Home Tournament: Gold KL Tournament: Silver MSSPP: Gold

Season Record: 15-3-4

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Pushing to the Limit Early Wednesday morning on 15 November students arrived on campus, not in their school uniforms, but in green, yellow, red, and blue t-shirts, which flooded the campus.

As students waited patiently, socializing by their lockers, a voice in the crowd shouted, “Line up on the basketball courts.” There, they casually checked out the competition. Eventually the courts emptied out color by color, and soon the buses filled and rolled off on their way to the City Stadium.

After a 30-minute ride, students began to pile out and explore the stadium. In the past, Track and Field Day has taken place at USM Stadium, but because of difficulties in resurfacing the field, Mr. Gerry Steiert moved the events to downtown George Town.

Track and Field Day gave students a chance to do something other than school work and get out

and compete with and against their friends. Kael Steinert said, “Doing something athletic was nice for a change, since I never do anything other than skateboarding.”

“Having a day with your friends, discovering talents you didn’t know you had—that’s what I liked best,” commented Joy Walter, who put up a good fight in the javelin throw, but eventually lost to Allison McClary.

The large variety of events gave students choices as to which ones they wanted to participate in.

Whether running a relay, which involved more than one person on the team, or simply trying to

earn points by competing in high jump or long jump, students could participate in up to seven events.

Kirsten Westergren, who participated on the Yellow team said, “It was awesome that my team got first in the relay. We didn’t think we could beat the other teams, but our determination and hard training paid off.”

Some people, however, did not take the competition as seriously as others. “It was disappointing for me to see that some people just sat in the stands all day while others were out trying so hard to get the score to go up,” said McClary, The Green team won the

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ITH the shot-put in hand, David Robertson, heaves it across the dirt field for the Red team. Because the owners of the stadium had told Mr. Gerry Steiert not to allow students on the grass, shot-put took place on a field off to the side of the stadium.

overall competition by over 200 points and enjoyed a pizza party for its success.

“I’m really disappointed that our team works so hard every year and still loses by a large amount,” said Christa DeVette, who was on the Red team.

Even with the hot blazing sun shining down on him Drew Steiert said, “I enjoyed it mostly because I was able to break the record for the 5K run. This was a dream come true for me because the record has been standing since 1983.” Steiert shattered Steve Fowler’s time of 18:11 by 13 seconds to set a new record at 17:58.

Sadly, the day eventually ended, and soon enough the five buses filled up and headed back to the school campus once again. Back on campus, students quickly made plans with each other to fill the rest of their day’s time up.

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etermined, Drew Steiert finishes the 800 meter run in 2. 14 minutes, taking the first place ribbon, adding to the points he had already earned for the Green team. A total of 10 students broke records during Track and Field Day.

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ar ahead of her Kong Min Can 2 opponents, Frances Wong races toward her basket as Chan-Mi Kim and Miranda Steinert trail behind, offering their assistance if needed.

Good defense played by the entire team led to many easy lay-ups.

“I’m open!” yelled Frances Wong to Margaret Stebbins as she raced up the court toward her basket.

Stebbins quickly launched the ball up-court toward Wong.

The junior varsity girls met with coach Mr. Gerry Steiert every Tuesday for practices. Despite having practice only one day a week, the team managed to develop basic skills. Danae Frentz said, “We did a lot of skill-building exercises to get down the basic stuff. Our team looks pretty good, though, because we have a lot of tall players, which really helps.”

With practices including drills such as lay-ups, passing, and

running with the ball, the team learned the basics which proved useful in their encounters with other teams.

Although the group had no official games, Convent Greenlane and Hong Min Can 2 came to play against the girls. Though they didn’t keep score, the girls clearly dominated their opposition in both meetings.

The girls controlled the pace of both games. Frentz added, “The drills we did in practice helped us play really well in our games because we knew what to do.”

At both of the games, the team rotated through all their substi-

tutes. Allison McClary said, “I think that they will do pretty well in their games because even their subs are pretty good and can play almost as well as the starters.”

The two meetings brought hope for their ambitions of doing well in MSSPP action in May. Angela Steiert said, “We did pretty well in our friendly games, so I think that will be able to beat a lot of teams in the state tournament.”

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n the outskirts of the threepoint line, Brittany Sasse prepares to drive past her Kong Min Can 2 opponent. Moving the ball around the court helped create options near the basket and often led to easy scoring opportunities.

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acing to the basket, Danae Frentz splits the team’ s defense as she darts in for a lay-up. The team hosted the Kong Min Can 2 school for a friendly game which they decisively won despite losing track of the score.

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ead up and looking for some open room, Margaret Stebbins dribbles around her Convent Greenlane opponent as she looks for an open teammate. The friendly game helped prepare the girls for their future games.

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et to knock the ball away from the Alice Smith player, Benny Kim leaps for the block as Rolland Leung waits to pounce on the ball. Despite blocking the ball, the team did not manage to come up with a victory as they lost 17-40.

Stretching Abilities took on Heng Ee in their opening game. Despite losing 12-58, they looked forward to their next game and a chance to show they could play at the same level as a varsity team. Boch Chiao said, “Our first game was against Heng Ee, and it was really tough. They ended up beating varsity in the final game.”

Their chance came against Garden International School, where despite a close first half score, they fell behind in the second half and could not fight their way back.

James Lyman said, “We had a pretty good chance but we couldn’t hold on to our lead.”

In the final minutes of the game, Garden pulled ahead as the guys fell 26-41.

Facing Mont Kiara in their second-to-last game, the guys started well but could not hang on,

all on the tip of his fingers, Boch Chiao prepares to float the ball into the basket over the outstretched arm of an Alice Smith defender. The guys played in the varsity tournament as they prepared for their own tournaments.

losing again, 17-46.

The last game of pool play paired the team up against Alice Smith. Coach Modrzynski put himself in as a sub, and despite a valiant effort, the team fell 17-40.

Frank Cheng said, “It was really cool that Lachlan came and played with us because he makes us want to play better.”

The tournament helped bring the team together and give them more experience playing with each other. Axel Loehden said, “Even though we didn’t win any games, it was fun playing with my friends.”

Raising their arms up in the air, the guys managed to steal the ball and begin their counterattack.

Racing up the court, the team’s play began to unfold as they looked for an opportunity to score.

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“Keep your hands up boys!” yelled Lachlan Modrzynski from the sidelines. “Stop them before they get a chance to shoot.”

The junior varsity, under the coaching of Modrzynski and Mr. Rob Nollan, had prepared for months for their games. Kael Steinert said, “Lachlan was an awesome coach to have because he was always optimistic and believed in us.”

Although they didn’t have a home tournament of their own during the first semester, the varsity boys invited the JV guys to their home tournament. Playing against older and more experienced meant everyone had to train extra hard.

Jason Hsiao said, “We had to run a lot in practice so that we would be in good shape for our games.”

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ringing the ball up court, Harry Mak dashes toward the Mont Kiara basket. Despite the team’s energy in their play, they fell to Mont Kiara 17-46. Playing in the Varsity Home Tournament prepared them for their own tournaments in the second semester of the school year .

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rms r e a c h i n g t o w a rd t h e basket, Tiffany Hsiang shoots against STSSS in the pool play of the Dalat home tournament. When the final whistle blew, the team defeated their opponents 63-10. The last game of pool play saw the girls crushing GIS 40-7 as they stormed into the latter stages of the tournament.

Shooting for Gold the team. Both teams played tough defense and offense, keeping the crowd in suspense for the duration of the game. Charis To said, “The game was really suspenseful because both teams were playing very well.”

With less than a minute to go and down by a single point, Dalat had one last possession to score the decisive basket. Reaching their offensive end, the ball fell into the hands of To, who shot the ball with less than 10 seconds remaining.

Sailing through the air, the ball fell directly into the hoop, putting the team ahead by a point. The girls held on to their 30-29 lead for the remaining seconds until the wonderful sound of the final buzzer proclaimed them victors.

After returning to school from

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fter stealing the ball from an Alice Smith School player, Honour Adleta races down the court for a layup. Turnovers and fast breaks allowed the team to score many uncontested baskets. Despite playing well, the girls lost the game to Alice Smith 17 -24.

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uddenly changing direction, Olivia D’Cruz fakes out her STSSS opponent in an attempt to get closer to the basket. Pool play during the Dalat Invitational Tournament proved quite easy for the team as they beat STSSS 63-10, blazing their way through to the playoffs.

Christmas break, the team began preparing for their tournament in KL. Having only a week to practice and losing several key players to the SAT tests, they set out to try to continue their winning streak.

After eventually arriving at Alice Smith School, the girls bundled up in the dance studio in an attempt to obtain as much sleep as possible before their games.

Early the next morning, they faced Garden International School, beating them 18-15 after a double overtime. The team lost to both Alice Smith and Mont Kiara in their next games, however, and faced their rivals Uplands in the bronze medal game. Jubilee Adleta stated, “Alice Smith and Mont Kiara played well in those games, and we unfortunately lost to them.”

Despite coming off to a poor start, the team battled back to win the last game 16-14. Allison McClary said, “It was disappointing losing two of our starters but encouraging that we could still place without them.”

—By David Robertson

eft unmarked by the defense, Charis To shoots the ball from the three-point line, increasing the team’s lead against Bukit Mertajam. The first game of the home tournament ended in a decisive 41-18 win, leading the team on the road to a place in the championship game as they swept aside all the other teams.

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Grabbing the rebound after a missed shot, Christa DeVette quickly pivoted around, looking for the opportunity to score a fast break layup. Heaving the ball up the court, DeVette hoped her team could add two points to its score.

After weeks of practice, the varsity girls’ basketball team set out to win the Dalat Invitational Tournament on 10-11 November.

After sweeping aside the other teams in their pool, the girls focused their attention on their trip through the playoffs.

Facing Berapit in the semi finals threatened to challenge the girls’ championship run, but they easily conquered their rivals from the mainland 41-18.

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A Shot Less Than Perfect slept in the school dance room, but the guys spent the night in air-conditioned comfort.

Saturday action started early with the first game at 8:00 a.m. against the ISKL junior varsity team; Dalat’s varsity barely squeezed by with a score of 23-20. Allison McClary said, “I thought it was cool how all the other teams cheered for Dalat and how they attempted to pronounce the last names on the Dalat players’ jerseys when cheering for them.”

After having an undefeated record, the boys found themselves competing with Mont Kiara for the championship gold medal.

“I was mad I could not play because I had hurt my ankle before to the season, but it was nice to sit on the bench and cheer my teammates on as they went out and gave their all,” Banaphol Ariyasantichai said.

The boys put up a fight and made it obvious that they did not

want to lose the tournament. “Our team really pulled it together and played quite well, seeing as we only had about three practices before the tournament and all the other teams had had at least a whole month of practices,” David Thompson said.

Dalat lost by nine points; however, the score remained close throughout the whole game because the tournament featured only 12minute halves.

Said Steven Ong, “The overall tournament was OK, but I was kind of disappointed that we were not able to win the final game.

I’m glad I was able to play in this

tournament even though I was injured because it will probably be my last tournament for Dalat.”

After the game, Coach Karl Steinkamp and Coach Stenlund walked over to the boys with smiles on their faces and told them how proud they felt of the effort they had pur forth.

The students headed out of KL and made a quick stop at an overpass Burger King to fill up on Whoppers. Players, coaches, and parents all grew quiet and sleepy as they began the long journey back home.

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ONCENTRATING on the shot, Drew Steiert raises his arms and lets the ball roll gently off his fingertips in hope of sinking his three point shot. The boys earned their points through simple lay-ups, but occasionally went to a more difficult task and attempted an outside shot.

The guys defeated Chung Ling 54-26 in their Home Tournament.

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The boys came back proud with their silver medals.

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“The bus is pulling out at one o’clock sharp; don’t be late,” Mr. Greg Stenlund said as he handed the varsity boys’ basketball team a paper with emergency numbers they might need while on the trip.

On Friday 26 January, both the girls’ and boys’ varsity teams loaded the bus and began the five-hour journey to Alice Smith School in KL to compete against Mont Kiara, Alice Smith, ISKL, and Garden schools. The bus dropped the players off for a quick dinner break at the One Utama Mall before reaching the school campus.

“Besides being able to play basketball, we got to eat and chill at Chili’s and Burger King; it was a good break from the long bus ride,” said Jubilee Adleta.

As the bus pulled into Alice Smith’s campus around 8:30 p.m., players grabbed their belongings and headed to the gym, where they eventually slept. The girls

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IGHTING against his Mont Kiara opponent, Steven Ong looks for an open man to make the perfect pass.

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ly ing t h r o u g h t h e a i r, M a y Yamauchi hits the ball as Margaret Stebbins stands ready to assist. The girls played a friendly against Union on 24 March but lost all four sets.

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nees bent to help absorb the impact, Frances Wong passes the ball to Angela Steiert. Drills in practice taught the girls how to deal with hard hits while setting up their teammates to score.

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s s h e j u m p s t o g e t m o re momentum on her hit, Andi Thompson knocks the ball back to the other side of the court as Bethany Weidemann makes herself available.

Players remained alert in case the ball came their way.

“I got it!” yelled Margaret Stebbins as she dived for the volleyball.

Despite the powerful ser ve, Stebbins swiftly passed the ball to a teammate.

The JV girls practiced once a week and sometimes during PE class as they prepared for their games. With ranging levels of skill, these grade 7-9 practices included many basic drills such as serving, returning a hard serve, getting the ball to their teammates, and finally scoring on the opposing team.

“We worked hard, and by the end of the season we all were really good at being loud and calling ‘mine’ when we were going to get the ball,” said Maaya Yamauchi.

Later in the practices, the team had a chance to scrimmage and

practice the new skills they had developed. Although some of the girls could regularly serve over hand, most resorted to the underhanded method.

The end of practice meant the beginning of conditioning. Angela Steiert said, “Mrs. [Lisa] Munson made us run quite a bit during practice so that we would be in good shape for our games.”

The girls enjoyed practice because it gave them a break from their normal routine of school books and homework. The players learned how to encourage others when the shot did not go in the right direction or when it fell out of bounds.

Danae Frentz said, “Practice is pretty fun because I get to hang out

with a lot of my friends.”

On 24 March, the girls hosted Union and PCGHS for a few friendly games. In the first game against Union, Dalat gave their opponents a run for their money.

Although they lost all four sets, they came very close in two, losing by only two points.

After Union, the team played PCGHS, but they failed to win any of the sets. Angela Steiert said, “We played pretty well but still weren’t able to win. The other teams have longer seasons, so they have had more practices.”

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ontrolling the ball of the top of his foot, Jonathan Hayashi prepares to sprint down the floor as Daniel Lee makes himself open for a back pass. Indoor soccer on Friday nights attracted many students to play the game and also just hang out.

etermination written on his face, Drew Steiert puts all his might into hurling the baseball as fast as possible. The P-period offered by Mr. Mark Sasse taught students different techniques and styles for throwing a baseball.

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n an attempt to win the rally, Hoon Kang returns a volley from Uncle David Boshoff with ease and poise.

Even with the hot sun blaring down and the high humidity percentages, students made time to play the game they loved.

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“Skating around the canteen was great because I could perform all sorts of tricks.”

Over on the field, tossing an American football around caught the attention of many high school guys, and several pickup games arose. Baseball pitching gained popularity after Mr. Mark Sasse started a pitching P-period. Scott Poulter said, “I’m terrible at pitching, but it makes me feel like I’m back in the United States.”

Spiking the ball down into his opponent’s court, Frentz scored another point for his team. The camaraderie gained through casual play helped build friendships.

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Elementary and Middle School students flocked to the basketball courts the minute the last bell rang for games of Four-square. Brian Cairncross said, “I like playing Foursquare because it means I don’t have to do homework, and it makes it feel like dinner comes sooner.”

On the other side of court, tennis picked up popularity with Hoon Kang, Uncle David Boshoff, and several others who always wanted to play. Kang said, “Uncle David always beats me in games, but I still keep trying to win.”

Out on the road, skating proved a favorite pastime for Kael Steinert, Gary Kennedy, Jeff Hokyo, and Caleb Caldwell. Steinert said,

rms spread for balance, Kael Steinert performs a varial flip on the ledges around the canteen.

Stair steps and ledges gave skaters the opportunity to practice different tricks around campus which they could use when competing in tournaments or simply skating for fun.

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Setting the ball high in the air, Josh Manfred creates a beautiful scoring opportunity for his teammate Brendan Frentz. Timing the arc and speed, Frentz leapt into the air to smash the ball into his opponent’s unprotected court.

Both guys and girls had an opportunity to play volleyball, which operated more as a club than an organized team. The laid-back atmosphere attracted many students who would not typically play the sport. Marie Giezendanner said, “It’s fun being with other non- athletic people like myself trying to be athletic by playing volleyball.”

On the soccer field, juggling and free styling gave football fans the chance to improve themselves by working on their ball control. JunHo Choi, David Im, Chris Kim, and Scott Poulter typically honed their skills after school. Choi said, “It’s fun practicing our moves after school even though it doesn’t really help us out in games.”

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Standing at at- tention in with their bows and arrows, Jesse Thompson, Joshua Peace, and Tokihito Shioya listen to Brian Colfax’s speech before their battle. The Drama Club enlisted the help of art classes in making props and painting the set and coat of arms.

Covered in a mix- ture of eggs, flour, water, and mud, Zack Lindsay makes his way towards the beach. The high school StuCo planned and hosted a Down-n-Dirty ac- tivity that ended in a mad dash to the beach to wash off the thick, gooey paste.

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Nov. 30 The Mouse That Roared

Girl Scouts Bridging Ceremony Dec. 6

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St. Nicholas Walk-athon Feb. 11

Feb. 14-16 Forensics KL Tournament

NHS Assembly Mar. 6

Mar. 9 NJHS Assembly

Piano Recitals May 7

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As the 3:35 bell rang ending your Pilates P-period or study hall, you grabbed your books and ran to get to drama practice before Mrs. Barb Case started the first scene.

As you walked across campus though, you couldn’t help but look around and see other people scurrying to find their prospective clubs, too.

You remembered back to when you stepped into the chapel for the annual “first-day-of-school” assembly when the noise nearly overwhelmed you. Huddled in a small group near the aisle, May Yamauchi and Tiffany Hsiang sat among the freshmen girls quietly exchanging pictures and stories.

On the opposite side of the chapel, the newly promoted senior class took their place in the front two rows of seats, wildly gesturing and laughing. Steven Ong, Drew Steiert, and David Thompson stood with the varsity guys’ basketball team across from Kirsten Westergren, Olivia D’Cruz, and Maria Miner from the varsity girls’ soccer team.

Even from the first day, you knew what group you fit in with and where you felt comfortable.

You didn’t want to settle for comfort though, and in a couple days you had begun the search for a new club or team.

Talking to your friends, you eliminated Forensics and Tae Kwon Do. You didn’t want to get up early every Saturday even if it did give you exercise; and you definitely didn’t want to have to get up in front of anyone to make a speech or to act.

Finally, you eliminated worship team and Ambassadors, too; after all, you couldn’t play guitar well or lead a band. You avoided

Possible nominations for your class executive committee and didn’t even entertain the thought of running for a Student Council position.

You wanted something “perfect.”

Something that you could excel in, maybe even lead.

Then, you remembered the announcement from the Daily Bulletin, “No previous experience required.”

You realized that the people around you didn’t need perfection, they just wanted your best effort. They didn’t base your success on the final product; they based it on the process, from the beginning to the end. This realization gave you a little more leeway to try new things even if they didn’t all work.

So you found yourself stuck in a small part on a relatively big stage. You skirted the question, “Are we there yet” in case it forced you to come out of your daydreams into the reality of a drama practice. You couldn’t imagine the cast performing “The Mouse That Roared” in two months; but then again, a few weeks ago, you wouldn’t have imagined that you would have to get on stage, act like a soldier, and shoot fake arrows at people either.

But now, you marched up on stage to say the line you had been practicing all week. Between Kyle Ladner’s demand and Jonathan Masters’s reply, though, you had something to think about. Your life seemed a bit less stressful and a little more freeing than your goal for “perfection.” So you went, and you spoke, and you laughed, and you marched across the stage with a bow and a quiver of arrows, and you thanked God for making it possible for you to get involved in these activities.

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A giant roar filled the chapel as the curtains opened on 30 November and 1 December. All the work, time, effort, and rehearsal week after week would finally pay off.

Thursday afternoons from 3:45-5:00, students involved in drama practiced their parts on stage. “To study my lines, I read them out loud in front of a mirror several times,” said Kaleb Archer.

Forensics also needed to memorize all their lines for acting. Forensics group didn’t win any awards in Kuala Lumpur, but they learned a lot in debate, impromptu, original oratory .

Drama Club provided new students a chance to get involved and make friends. “I think it was a good experience for me because it was my first big drama. I became a whole lot closer to people as well,” said Jessica Gamble.

Several students agonized over the outcome of the play in “The Mouse That Roared.” “The most stressful thing was getting it all together in the last minute,” said Catherine Foster.

“Sometimes, I think stress is a good motivator for getting people’s lines down,” said Mrs. Barb Case, the drama director.

Students worried not only about knowing their

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Some people acted out several different people in the same play.

“I would fly above the clouds.“ -Risako Okazaki

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“I would go to other -Seung Ju Jin planets.”

searching the skies for the airplane, Kaleb Archer shows excitement that the Americans have answered their protests as Rachel Spoelman scolds him. Archer used a triangle to sound the alarm.

the effects of what the Q-bomb could do, Jon Masters warns Monay Ng, Kyle Ladner, and Kazuyuki Hayashi that it could incinerate a large area of at least 2000 miles.

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“Heaven because it is the best place.”

-Chan-Mi Kim

“I am all ready an adult.”

—Regina Hong

Monay Ng and Kazuyuki Hayashi sign their names. The drama cast wrote favorite quotes that their character had said; Tokihito Shioya wrote “Sexy Eyebrows.“

lines but also about other peoples’ challenges. “I panicked when Brian [Colfax] [sprained] his knee,” said Joshua Peace.

“Considering my injury I felt very nervous because it was my first time playing a lead role,” said Colfax.

“At first I didn’t know how Mrs. Case would put everything together because there were so many people. In the end, though, it actually worked out,” said Kirsten Brink.

As the curtains closed, a burst of applause filled the room once again. The curtain reopened as every actor stepped out and took a bow.

Mrs. Case said, “It was a challenge, but lots of people worked together to make the play a success. Lots of people came; there was a really good turnout. I think everyone really enjoyed the production.”

—By Michael Whiting

“I would have a license and drive a taxi.”

—Joshua Watson

Marker placed on the back of the set,

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“Europe because there are many places to go. I could see different customs and food.”

-Sophia Lim

“I would go to Disney World because I’ve never been to a good amusement park.”

-Ben Weidemann “I would go to the Great Wall of China because it is really long, or I’d go to Cambodia to shop.”

-Se Ra Hwang “I wouldn’t go anywhere; I am afraid of heights.”

-Kirsten Gamble

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on her hips, Ji-Min Park listens to Mrs. Carla Loehden with Garrison Schaller. Soccer Club practiced dribbling, passing, and trapping the ball to help improve their skills.

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Book

in hand, Mrs. Barb Case reads “Momma Rex & T” to Maureen Hwang, Hannah Suh, Jackson McKenzie, and Mikaela Steinkamp. The Club relaxed on pillows and read along with Mrs. Case.

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saw a spaceship, what would you do?

Drawing

on a Valentine box, Mikaela Steinkamp colors carefully within the lines as she makes the container. The Arts and Crafts Club made pieces of art for particular holidays or seasons.

“I would take pictures and write a newspaper article about it.”

-Pam Hidajat

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“I would scream and run away; then I would tell my little brother and then call the police.”

-Sheena McLeod

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“I’d shoot it!”

-Kael Steinert

Building Up Memories

“I’d ask them to give me a ride.”

-Ashley Nam

Actively participating in physically strenuous activities after school every week provided a time of unity in a class—unity not only for the day, but for the whole year.

Every quarter, students could choose from a variety of activities that helped improve their knowledge and that created memorable times with their friends. Theses events could not have happened if staff and volunteers from high school didn’t help out.

Elementary children worked on soccer skills and played games every Monday and Friday for a whole hour of exercise. Jonathan Chinn said, “My first club was soccer. I have made about 15 [goals] in my life. I like making goals.”

French Language Club studied words and vocabulary, Coloring Club mixed a variety of paints to make masterpieces, and the Cooking Club made fruit salad, cookies, pancakes, and a variety of foods on Mondays.

Jig Saw Puzzle Club worked together to assemble the pieces into a visual masterpiece.

Animal Science Video Club focused on a variety

“Pull up a lawn chair and watch to see what happens.”

-Gary Kennedy “I would kidnap them and do experiments.”

-Joy Li

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Elementary Clubs

Both hands on the ground pushing for-

ward, Paul Kim sets Sarah Lee free as someone comes to catch them in a game of “Candle Tag.” Tag Club played a variety of tag games for students to enjoy.

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on his shoulder, Steven Yoon gets ready to swing at the baseball as Andrew Kim watches from behind. Mr. Mark Sasse, the coach, said, “I taught them where to go and what to do.”

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“I would try to make first contact. And if they tried to abduct me, I would run away.”

-Jessica Gamble

water, Tyler Cairncross swims to the side of the pool while Jeremiah Worten continues swimming. Swimming Club allowed kids to use their whole body in exercises while swimming.

of different animals, and KCCRC (Kids Care Clean-up and Recycling Club) picked up trash from campus and the beach front. Keyboarding Club improved students’ typing skills on both Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Needlepoint Club learned basic needlepoint stitching, and Gymnastics students practiced stretching and tumbling on Thursdays. Tennis Club met for a whole hour of learning how to serve and return balls, and the Boys and Girls Basketball Club met on Thursdays for pick-up games to improve their skills. “Basketball is my favorite sport. We do lay-ups and play games like Knock Out, said Amanda Goh. Third and Fourth graders worked through Sudoku puzzles on Friday. After every school day in the second semester, a group of swimmers focused on refining their strokes, swimming conditioning, and racing techniques.

“I really like swimming with goggles because I can see underwater and pick things up from the bottom of the pool,” said Chinn.

“More than 10 people are in competitive swimming. We compete with other people in my club,” said Goh. From soccer to puzzles to needlepoint— elementary students enjoyed various activities in after-school clubs that taught them life-long lessons and helped build character, knowledge, and memories.

—By Michael Whiting

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Soloists

Annelie Mohr, Sarah Lee, Maureen Huang, and Danielle Combrink sing their part in “Wise Men Still Follow You Today.” The musical gave even first graders a chance to have a part.

Living Life Any Way But

If You ...

were an animal, what would you be?

Elementary students did not limit themselves to creativity in the classroom but joined clubs outside class to use their gifts.

At one point in time 104 students in grades K-5 stood on stage to perform a Christmas musical, “Meet Me at the Manger.” The script told the story of a children’s choir that helped out a greedy department store owner, focusing on the real meaning of Christmas—not just the joy from presents and activities, but the lasting kind that comes from a relationship from Jesus.

“I like trying out for the biggest parts and doing the best I can in them,” said Ashtyn McKenzie.

“I was Miss O’Riley, one of the main characters who helped Mr. Herod learn the true meaning of Christmas,” said Emma Chinn.

“It was fun having some new students in major roles who hadn’t been in previous plays,” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, the choir director. Songs titled “Born to Shop,” “J.O.Y. (Jesus, Others, You),” “Wise Guys,” and “Celebrate the King of Kings” helped the audience see their children’s talent.

“I would be a lemur monkey; they have long tails.”

-Jeff Hokyo

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“I’d be a tiger because if I want to catch something I can get it easily; and they’re cool, and their skin is pretty cool.”

-Estefania Diago

“A penguin; they get to -Naomi Tami eat fish.”

Eyes

focused on the Eric Carle illustration, Abbie Thompson assists JiMin Park. High schoolers volunteered to help younger students; their mentoring encouraged their elementary friends to do their best.

First soloists up to the mike, Ivana Smit

and Kasey Rogers, sang part of “Christmas without Christ.” Students added motions to the songs to make it more interesting and entertaining for everyone.

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“I’d be a dragon...no I’d be a peacock because they’re pretty.”

-Katherine Kang “Panda, because it’s my favorite animal.”

-In Jung Cho

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“I’d be an eagle because I then have freedom to fly around and do what I -Daniel Kim want.”

Her bugs carefully pinned and placed on

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“I’d be a puppy because they are so cute and cuddly and easy to bring around. I’d not be a Chi-Rami Lee huahua!”

a piece Styrofoam, Lucia Combrink examines them carefully. CluBug members caught insects and placed them in a glass jar to bring home at the end of the day.

Once a week Mrs. Robin Mahoney taught a rowdy group of students in an arts and crafts club.

“Right now we are doing Erik Carle illustrations, but we also do drawings, paintings, and crafts,” said Mrs. Mahoney. Students splattered paint, cut paper, and even drew masterpieces. Abbie Thompson, an elementary helper, said, “I like working with little kids.”

Trekking through the jungle never stopped CluBug from collecting bugs. This group met only twice, once each semester on a Saturday morning trip. Carolyn Whiting, a student helper, said, “I had a good experience learning about the kids’ skills and interests during our adventure.”

Through creativity, students made distinguished pieces of art. Courageous young dramatists stood on stage singing solos and making choreographed movements. And swift movements and sharp eyes helped students snatching up insects.

Elementary students truly shined both in and out of class because they all did what they did best.

—By Michael Whiting

Concentrating,

the massive group from the musical points their fingers. All elementary and fifth graders took part in the musical, taking leading roles and acting out the story.

Same Goal Same

for the glue, Ben Gwaltney carefully puts his Christmas reindeer face together as Jeremiah Worten watches. The Bear Cubs worked together on projects, developing skills for the future.

neighborhood to observe cultural and architecture influences on buildings and places of worship.

Studio 2B worked through “Interest Books” or “Focus Projects” to earn charms for their bracelets.

Some of the Girl Scout activities included cooking, sewing, friendship, drama, manners, music, animals, plants, computer, and fitness.

“I hope to get into Boy Scouts and then into Eagle Scouts,” said Josiah Steinkamp; “then it will be easier to get into college.” Eagle Scouts had seven levels above Boy Scouts, and only one person has become an Eagle Scout while at Dalat. “I want to be come like that eagle man. I think his name is Barret [Loehden],” said Oh. The Cub Scouts obtained awards for aquanaut (for water sports), technology, outdoors-man, athlete, communications, First Aid, sportsman, travel, and science. “I enjoy camping the most because you get to cook your own food, and there are lots of fun activities,” said Axel Loehden.

“Phew, it’s safe now. He’s gone!” said Sullivan.

—By Michael Whiting

“I would play every game that I didn’t play -Kyle Lin before.”

“I would scream in the mirror.”

-Tamara Herring

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“I would go to the bank and get money.”

-Kasey Rogers

Mystified

“I would buy myself a -Katie Gwaltney car.”

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“I would get a license and drive a taxi.”

-Joshua Watson “I am already an adult.”

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by what to do next, Daniel Kim thinks carefully and creates a turkey in a pilgrim’s hat.

Cub Scouts helped students learn to work independently.

“I would go to Disney World.”

-Mrs. Corinne Rogers

Relaxed,

Caleb Parsons drinks his Coca Cola and reflects on the day’s activities. The Wolves had a time of rest and snacks after every meeting. Each troop had a snack coordinator.

“I would start applying to a college.”

-Sheena McLeod

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Hands

raised in the air, the Junior Girl Scouts recite “The Girl Scout Promise.” The Junior Girl Scouts promised to serve God and country, to help people, and to live by the “Girl Scout Law.”

Reaching

If You ...

became an adult tomorrow, what would you do?

Michael Whiting

“Ew, it’s a boy in Girl Scouts. He’s not in Girl Scouts!” said Kiernan Sullivan. Boy and Girl Scouts both had the same purposes and goals but very different programs. Both groups helped students develop skills for the future, and they taught about servant leadership and service to the community.

The Girls Scouts included the Brownies, Junior Girl Scouts, and Studio 2B. The boy groups included Tigers, Bears, Wolves, Webelows, and Boy Scouts. Scouts of both genders, from kindergarten to high school, worked for badges.

The Webelow’s, an acronym for “We will be loyal scouts,” a group of 12 boys in grades four and five, earned pins for their colored caps. “The most important badge is the Webelow Badge,” said Seok Kyo Oh. Forty Girl Scouts worked at earning badges.

The Brownies worked on “Try-It“ badges. Junior Girl Scouts had to complete six requirements out of eight or 10 choices to receive their badges. For example, to complete the Junior Girl Scouts badge “Local Lore,” the girls went on a trip around the

a flower in hand Emily Brokaw receives a certificate recognizing entry into Junior Girl Scouts from Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp. Alicia Choo watched the first Bridging Ceremony.

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A Refreshing

If You ...

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Having to rise at 8:30 on a Saturday morning would bring looks of horror to most students. But a small group enjoyed observing the sunrise, the waves crashing along the shore, the blue sky (except for a few clouds), and the sea breezes as they wandered onto campus and over to the gym.

Tae Kwon Do included elementary school, middle school, high school, and staff. Everyone wore a white uniform with colored belts which represented different levels of skill: white, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, red, and black.

“Tae Kwon Do is fun, but I don’t like the uniform; it is too hot,” said Teresa Sasse.

Emma Merusi responded, “They are too big.”

“They could even fit my mom,” said Sasse. “[But they] leave space for us to grow into,” countered Merusi.

Mr. Ronnie Teo, the instructor, taught new techniques and patterns. “Patterns are a series of blocks and attacks,” explained Ben Unruh.

“I would be like, ‘Hoi ya!’”

-Danae Frentz

“Beat [David] Thompson.”

-Josh Peace

“I would chop people in -Kirsten Gamble half.”

Patterns,

a series of blocks and attacks, pushed Mrs. Carla Loehden, Drew Steiert, Matthew Nguyen, and Hung Ching Song to the limit. The group met every weekend for practice.

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“I would take over the world, and beat up evil forces such as bad teachers—but there are no bad teachers at Dalat.”

-Kazuyuki Hayashi

Kick-boxing

students like Jonathan Hayashi and Matthew Nguyen often practice in the dorm study room just for fun. Sparing soon became their favorite activity.

“I would change the color of my belt to hot pink.”

-Kyle Ladner

Breeze

“All my friends in Vietnam are already black belts except for me. So if they wanted to beat me up, they probably could. That is what motivates me,” Matthew Nguyen said.

At the end of every practice Mrs. Carla Loehden calls out “Cha ryue Gung ryae.” It is Korean for “Attention, Bow.” A sign of respect, everyone bowed and that dismissed the group.

“Tae Kwon Do is good, but if you really want to challenge yourself, you should do kick-boxing,” said Jonathan Hayashi. “Kick-boxing is good because even a small person can beat a big kick-boxer.

Kick-boxing makes your insides strong. It is really challenging.”

Kick-boxing, like Tae Kwon Do, began with warm-ups, practice combinations, kicking bags, sparring, and learning new moves every practice.

Kick-boxing participants competed with other individuals in local tournaments. The group of six trained on Mondays after school, and some even went to gyms off campus. Sparring soon became their favorite thing to do.

Another strenuous activity, floorball, met on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Jason Selvanayagam, the head coach, trained 25 individuals. “[Floorball] is a fast game, similar to ice-hockey,” Mr. Selvanayagam said. “First semester training helped better equip people to play for the Penang Cup in the Dalat gym second semester.”

“It’s another way to get fit,” said Kyle Ladner.

Sweating and tired from their workouts, students and staff headed to the water fountain and dorms or cars as a calm breeze from the ocean cooled and refreshed them.

—By Michael Whiting

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Focused

on learning the next move, Joseph and Emma Merusi kick through their patterns. Tae Kwon Do trainees performed a new technique every week in practice.

Tae Kwon Do, Floorball, Kick-boxing

Ready,

aim, fire! Mark Watson receives the ball with anticipation before hitting it into the net.

Children of all ages learned how to play the popular sport: floorball.

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“Feel well-prepared.”

-Bethany Weidemann

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“Train other people.”

-Norman Kiehl

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“Defend myself. Maybe show it off at school.”

-Bryan Cairncross

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Holding

certificates of accomplishment new NJHS members Frances Wong, Beth Nguyen, Hung Ching Song, Bryan Cairncross, Ji-Hyun Park, Emily Brokaw, Chan-Mi Kim, Margaret Stebbins, and Andy Cho stand in front of their peers.

dition to working in the community, StuCo opened and closed the canteen; during breaks and after school, students played Ping-Pong and purchased Maltesers, M&Ms, Coke Lite, Skittles, and Twix candy bars. “[In StuCo] we finally have a chance to do something for the students,” said Christa DeVette, the student body President.

Other activities included a messy evening where students got “…Doowwnn… Aaannnddd …Dirrtttyy!” Zack Lindsay, Bill Kang, and Robbie Mangham starred in video clips to introduce this event, happening on 27 October.

“Being in StuCo helps us bond with each other,” said Kenny Kim, Business Manager.

This group also hosted a “Dine in, Drive in,” where students drove vehicles onto the grass and watched the film “Radio” on a big screen.

Josh Peace, the eleventh grade class rep said, “Being on StuCo is hard, but it’s a lot of fun; it’s definitely worth it.”

Both StuCo and NHS found creative ways to get the student body’s attention. “Beware the Whales!” The National Honor Society put on an Antarctican skit complete with penguins that surprised the high school students on 6 March. The skit had penguins trying to save their continent by taking care of a whale of a

problem. It emphasized the four qualities of the Society, as NHSers tried to find heroes that had leadership, scholarship, character, and service.

In high school Jubilee Adleta, Elaine Ang, Herman Boshoff, Olivia D’Cruz, Brendan Frentz, Tamara Herring, Kenny Kim, Joy Li, Rachel Lyman, Joel Roberts, David Robertson, Angela Stevens, Jesse Thompson, Eric Westergren, and Kirsten Westergren met the requirements and enjoyed a luncheon in the chapel after the induction assembly. The National Junior Honor Society inducted nine new members. NJHS also set a high standard for younger students in middle school.

Students in the dorm elected a Dorm Council that held high standards, too. Dorm Council enjoyed snacks at meetings once a month, and shared suggestions for making dorm life better with the residence supervisors.

So, Dorm Council listened to needs and represented their dorm in meetings. Student Council led students in out-of-school activities.

And students selected for NHS and NJHS set high standards for their peers. Theses four groups demonstrated one important common quality: their active members led life on campus.

—By Michael Whiting

If You ...

were stuck in Antarctica what one item would you want to bring?

Head

peeking over the fence, Mr. Michael Holden assists Christa DeVette in pining up a gigantic white sheet to use as a screen. StuCo worked together to make student events enjoyable.

“If I had two choices: first, any food I could eat; second, friends.”

-Ji-Soo Lee “My Bible”

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What do getting dirty, Antarctica, a drive-in movie, and picking up trash have in common?

Find out below.

StuCo! Student Council developed programs and activities that helped the student body. Student Council included an executive committee of six and six class representatives. The organization revisited old activities that Dalat hadn’t witnessed in years. They helped new students and freshman feel welcomed.

Promoting the year’s theme and raising money for needy individuals, this group sponsored service projects by selling T-shirts that said, “It’s not about me”; and they also promoted the St. Nicholas Walk with the Blind. Vice-President Pam Hidajat also had a new role in organizing service projects.

“StuCo is a chief opportunity for students to develop leadership at Dalat,” said Mr. Michael Holden, the group’s adviser. In ad-

Penguin

beaks attached to their faces, Drew Steiert, Joy Walter and Marie Giezendanner present themselves as the penguin champions. Each student on stage represented a certain characteristic.

“A Camera!”

-Vivian Lee

“A House!”

—Tokihito Shioya

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“An icebreaker boat.”

-James Lyman “A big red fluffy blanket, so I could stay warm.”

-Jessica Gamble “My cell phone.”

-Kohei Shimizu

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in hand, Josh Manfred officially marks Honour Adleta’s attempt in the muddy maggots event. Students competed in timed trials to snatch the most bananas from muddy buckets.

“A stuffed penguin!”

-Breanna Roberts “An airplane!”

-Sheena McLeod

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Creating Sounds Beautiful

“I would play every game that I didn’t play before.”

—Kyle Lin

“Learn how to talk to animals, so I have someone to talk to.“

-Kohei Shimizu “I would sit there and pray for more people in the world; go to Disneyland.“

-Alicia Choo

“Do really stupid stuff. I’d go bungee jumping!“

-Jeff Hokyo

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“I would buy myself a car.” —Katie Gwaltney

“First, I’d take all the beef jerky from my favorite store and eat it. I’d go to the most complex computer in the world and then play my favorite games on it. Then, I’d travel around the world!”

-Kaleb Archer

“I would have a license and drive a taxi.”

—Joshua Watson “I am all ready an adult.”

—Regina Hong “I would go to Disney World.” —Corinne Rogers

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Jacob Kimball views the next chords.

Often the Ambassadors would change the key of the song, so guitar players had to know their fingering well.

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“I would start applying for college.”

—Sheena McLeod Feet on a stool, and fingers in place,

If You ... were the last person in the world, what would you do?

“I would scream in the mirror.” —Tamara Herring

Hands

on his guitar, Eric Westergren glances at his music. Students played worship songs not only in school but also off campus. Many times seniors led students in worship.

and Chen Yi sing. The Vocal Ensemble sang three songs during the Christmas Fine Arts Concert. This group met after school on Wednesday for practice.

Liesl Williams

looking for the next fingering, Robbie Mangham plucks his guitar.

Kazuki Takahashi hit the snare drum and Kazuyuki Hayashi practiced nearby during rehearsals on Sunday.

campus early Wednesday mornings—because of scheduling conflicts—for a 35-minute practice: Jazz Band. “Sometimes I am not fully awake because it is really early, but it helps me wake up,” said Joy Li. A dozen students who had well-developed skills in singing joined Vocal Ensemble. Joy Walter said, “Vocal Ensemble offers singers a chance to expand their horizons and try more exiting kinds of music.”

This singing group performed along with the Jazz Band in concerts.

Jazz Band had a goal to accomplish and still met it despite short practices; Vocal Ensemble got together despite their small size; and Ambassadors also stayed together. United, each group combined their talents to make a beautiful sound.

—By Michael Whiting

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Eyes

smile on her face, Lisa Kim continues to play as Jonathan Hayashi jokes with her in Japanese. Students in Ambassadors enjoyed themselves during practices and while worshiping God.

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What can keep us from joining together and using our talents and abilities in one voice? “The worship teams lead us into God’s presence,” said Mr. Rich Gwaltney, spiritual life director. Mr. Jason Selvanayagam, worship leader for chapel, helped get everyone organized for chapels, SEW and MEW. “Ambassadors is a worship team that plays a variety of music with the unique element of a brass section,” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, who both led the group and played the bass sax. A total of 24 students performed on Sunday once a month. “The group has a desire to serve the community both on and off campus,” said Mrs. Brokaw.

“Dalat life is so busy! But worship time is a really cool time in the week to be in God’s presence,” said Kaz Hayashi.

Another unique group sluggishly arrived on

Mouths wide open, Marie Giezendanner

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Blowing

through the phrase, Beth Nguyen and Victor Ho play “Tastes Like Chicken.” Jazz Band invited eighth graders to join so the group could total 19 players in all.

“Eat as much as I can, and get all the Milo!”

-Ben Gwaltney

“I’d sleep.”

-Shin-Myung Park

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Sun-up

Telling a story from the past day at school, Paul Wang and Chan-Mi Kim walk across the overpass to the stalls. Ever since its construction, students have had to use the overpass to walk to the Hillside food stalls, Papa’s Piz za, or Roof-top.

JOSH MANFRED

Their faces pres- sed up against the glass, Josh Strong and Matthew Nguyen try to locate both of their favorite roller coasters in the display.

The Genting amusement park provided opportunities for dorm outings, class trips, or vacations over long-weekends.

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4.5 km Island Plaza

Smith-Eckman Dorm 5 km

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Batu Ferringhi 7 km

10.5 km Little India

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Sun-down

Saturday morning dawned with a brilliance you never thought possible, and you jumped out of bed ready to start the day. Well—you didn’t quite jump; in fact, you hit the snooze on your alarm clock four or five times and then slowly swung your feet onto the floor; but eventually you made your way down to breakfast. Twelve hours lay before you, forcing you and your friends to come up with enough activities to fill them.

For the adventurous, Komtar stood towering in the distance with Little India just a short walk away, its stalls beckoning tourists and locals alike to sample their roasted chestnuts, fresh mangos, and steamed chick-peas. On the other side of the island, vendors at the Batu Ferringhi stalls called out to the gathering crowd of tourists, shoving handfuls of “genuine fake-Rolexes” and pewter mugs into the hands of whatever luckless tourists happen to pass by.

For those with a greater appreciation for the outdoors, Penang Hill gave a choice between hiking up along the road and taking the tram directly to the top. After reaching the top, the memory of sweaty bodies and long lines fades into nothingness when compared with the view of Penang stretched out at the foot of the hill.

Others found opportunities for shopping and a movie at Gurney Plaza or merely talking in Coffee Bean or Starbucks at Island Plaza.

Twenty minutes after meeting up with your friends at the clock tower, you continued to argue about “the perfect Saturday.“ You wanted to ask the question, “Are we there yet? Have we filled our schedules enough that we won’t have time to get bored?”

But before you had a chance to complain, you voted. Rat Island won because of the clear skies, so you decided to meet up in half an hour on the beach.

Hours later, tired and wet, you struggled up the stairs and across campus. It had rained, you had lost your towel, and your lunch had tasted more like sand and seawater than peanut butter and jelly; but you still smiled.

You had played “pink pony” and “big booty” in the rain and swam around the island in a last attempt to retrieve your wandering towel. You found out how it felt to have to catch your own food— realizing that it took more work than the movies showed to catch a fish with your bare hands.

Later that evening, you lay in bed listening to the frogs croaking nearby and thanking God for His ingeniousness in creating both day and night. A sigh escaped your lips, and you settled deeper into the pillow, drifting off into the land of oblivion where towels stayed where you left them and sunny skies didn’t turn.

On Monday morning you exchanged stories with your friends, hearing about the sale at Gurney and a trip to the Bukit Merah water park. Although these ventures sounded fun, you decided you wouldn’t trade your wet, salty, cold experience for anything.

You had planned an exceptional weekend, and in the process had learned that you didn’t have to have something to do every minute of the day. Life had to have a balance; fun without rest led to disaster. Now you knew, you reasoned; and you had also learned never to take a Malaysian blue sky —By Liesl Williams for granted.

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The Canteen Dream

Kang, Brendan Frentz, Willis Stebbins, Riley Mahoney, Kyle Ladner, and on special occasions Uncle David Boshoff, had intense matches. Always ending with jokes and laughter, these students and their dorm parent contributed to making the School begins its usual routine after a week of introducing classes, canteen a “happening place.”

As high school students dominated table tennis, middle school new teachers, and new students. But on the first lazy Saturday morning, just steps from the fountain, activity bustles from within boys—usually Andy Cho, Eric Han, and Joseph Kim—waited patiently the canteen. With chairs moving, brooms sweeping, and music after school for the canteen to open and rushed in to play pool. Though blaring, Student Council prepared for the opening of the canteen many games included pool stick jousting, students came to sharpen their aim and skill in the sport. on Monday, 13 August.

In their renovation, Student Council made a “sweet” discovery Turning one old pool tables into a couch and one old Ping-Pong buried deep behind the canteen counter. Two table into a chalkboard contributed to only dart boards, unused and new, came out into a few of the overall changes made. With the open to everyone’s delight. Anyone, no help from Ziemer and Jaffray Dorms, matter his or her grade, came and challenged President Christa DeVette led her fellow himself and other students at the game.

StuCo members in this mission, borrowing If sports or food didn’t bring students to vacuum cleaners, screw drivers, drills, and the canteen, the lounge chairs, beanbags, able-bodied boys to move, remove, fix, and pillows, and people did. Students came to clean, turning the Canteen into “StuCo work on homework, “chill” with each other, House.” With signs and loud fanfare the or watch the Ping-Pong, dart-board, and pool canteen opened, and students with blue and competitions take place. Student Council’s red uniforms packed the place to purchase hard work and students’ use of the canteen sodas, chips, or chocolate bars. Numerous made the new “StuCo House” a key hangout versions of, “Do you have money on your place on campus.

ID card?” echoed through the room.

The school year progressed and the Students came for other reasons, too.

Boys crowded around the newer Ping- Ping-Pong paddle in hand, Kyle Ladner prepares canteen did too, serving the students in the Pong table, battling out a game that himself for a volley as Riley Mahoney serves the best way possible and giving them a time to usually included a set of their own new ball. Students came to the canteen to have fun relax, play games, and buy snacks.

—By Angela Stevens rules. The usual competitors, Sung-In and spend time with friends.

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

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Josh Manfred

considered calories one of her biggest enemies.

Josh Manfred grew up in various shacks, usually within a mile of a destruction derby arena and hunted for raccoons and other various “varmints.”

“It’s six o’clock!” yelled Mr. Michael Holden to the exhausted StuCo Finally, Zack Lindsay, Scotland, devoted his entire life to the members in the chapel. “It’s time.” On upper great game of soccer and desired to make even campus, students who had used their Saturday more of his life by including the title of Grinch evening to dress up and enjoy the night anxin his arsenal. iously awaited the “okay” to go down to the With chicken dinner served to the audiChristmas Banquet. ence, the night’s events included various The doors flung open revealing small competitions between candidates such as the houses, colorful lights, snow men, and Random Evil Act in less than Thirty Seconds silhouettes of certain characters who repand the Loathing Food Competition where resented “The Grinch: Part Two” theme all the contestants had to show their dislike of over the wall. food toward a bowl of Jello.

The night began with an opening apAs the competition finished, all eyes turned pearance from the Grinch himself, Jonathan towards the Grinch for the announcement of Masters. Aged and slightly faded, the people of the winner.

Whoville had become bored with the nice lovUnfortunately, due to his enlarged heart, ing Grinch. The Whos needed a replacement the Grinch suffered a fatal heart attack and menace to romp through their festive spirits. died despite Roy Kinn’s Zidane-style head-butt Four candidates from around the world volCPR maneuver. unteered for the job and showed off their motiThe night ended with no Grinch, but with vation to become the Grinch’s apprentice. well-left memories from an evening of food, Riley Mahoney lived his life as a full enjoyment, and flash after flash from multiple time Star Trek fan who paid for his living digital cameras. by working at the check out counter of his Smiling for the camera, Christa DeVette and Jubilee Leaving the chapel once again, the wellAdleta pose together for a nice photo in front of convenience store. the Christmas tree. In between performances, dressed students headed back up the stairs while Christa DeVette had lived her entire life opportunities arose for posing in pictures together repeating some favorite lines from the night’s posing for famous ads all over the world and with friends. events.

—By Joy Walter

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hear all my friends sing crazy stuff like Britney Spears or Westlife. It was embarrassing at first, but still really fun,” said Miranda Steinert.

Felicia Seow invited a large group of friends over to her house for sub sandwiches, hot dogs, linguine, and a kick-off to Penang’s new The heavy bass beat of a bhangra rhythm thumped through Christa Young Life program.

Late into the party, two special guests arrived to “pump, the partyDeVette’s house as the dance instructor counted, “One and two and three and four and GO!” At the call, over a dozen senior girls started goers up.” “Hanz and Franz,” bodybuilders from Europe, initiated the into their newly-learned routine, pounding the floor with their heels water balloon toss game.

“It was awesome to go to [Felicia]’s house—it was so nice and big, and dipping their shoulders in time with the beat. As the song carried on, more complicated steps wound their way into the choreography, the food was good, the music was fun, and everyone really got involved and by the end of the evening, the senior girls knew an entire Bol- in the crazy games,” said Beth Nguyen.

“I had a big party with my best girl lywood routine. friends, and we got to watch movies and Angela Stevens’s Bollywood-themed eat really yummy cake,” said Emma Chinn, birthday party, complete with complimenremembering her special celebration. tary bangles and a free dance lesson from As the Fitness First dance instructors Fitness First’s instructors, became the most packed up to go home, the senior girls waved talked-about event the next few weeks. good-bye and sat down to dig in to some “It was amazing—the teachers made homemade chocolate cake, sweat glistened all the dancing seem really easy so that by on their foreheads as they cooled off. Though the end we were all dancing Bollywood the opening of presents soon demanded all style,” said Olivia D’Cruz. “And the few their attention, it would take a few days hip-hop dance moves they taught us were before the pounding rhythm and count of really fun, too.” the dance steps left their heads.

Stevens’s party didn’t stand alone in the “It was a complete surprise to me,” said ranks of talked-about weekend activities.

Stevens; “the dinner with all my friends and Students from all different grades planned creative birthday parties to amuse their Struggling through the complicated dance steps, Olivia D’Cruz, then the entire party at Christa’s house—I Angela Stevens, and Joy Walter follow the instructors in the friends and make a memorable day. bhangra moves. Students sometimes hired entertainment such as wouldn’t change a thing—and I definitely “At Christina [Gaddis]’s party, we all dance teachers, bands, or karaoke rooms to make their birthday won’t be forgetting it anytime soon.”

—By Joy Walter went to sing karaoke at Red Box. I got to parties extra special.

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handed out the book “A Picture of Dorian Gray” for the class to read.

“Make sure you write your name on the inside of this book, so you know whose is whose,” Tommy told the students, necessary for a class of 16.

In order to have a better understanding of certain literary classics, “I can’t read!” lamented AP English student Tamara Herring as she stumbled over the difficult diction. The students of AP English 11 Mr. Tompkins showed clips from such as “Jane Eyre” or “A Doll’s prepared for an in-class paper and their AP multiple-choice questions House” which students watched eagerly as a break from normal class discussion. Some plays, such as “Death of a Salesman,” students that they faced that day for class.

AP English for juniors and seniors provided college credit and a watched in their entirety.

AP English had the same good times that any normal class would challenge, which many students took enthusiastically. To prepare for the work these classes demanded, freshmen and sophomores took have, but with more homework and writing to practice for the exam. honors English. Honors students studied regular ninth and tenth grade “Students need to know how to write a 40-minute essay,” Tommy explained. “They have 120 minutes on the literature as well as additional novels exam to write three essays. If they spend in depth. They also studied sentence 100 minutes on the first essay, they’ll only structure and rhetorical writing devices have 20 minutes to write the next two— to help them improve their writing. and they’re in deep trouble.“ Mrs. Kerry Gwaltney, the freshmen Passing the AP Exam meant a lot of honors English teacher, took literature good things to look forward to in college. to the next level by making fun projects Christina Robertson, who graduated in for her students. The freshmen in Hon2005, for example, had enough AP credits ors 9 took old chairs and painted them, that she started college as a sophomore. decorating them to advertise a book of In preparation for the seemingly far-off their choice. exam, Herring continued to plow through AP English students averaged one to her questions. Joel Roberts put on a face three essays each week as well as taking a of confidence as he told Andrew Jo, who constant battery of AP multiple-choice sounded smart at that moment, “You’re questions in order to prepare the stuSitting at his desk with his English textbook open, Josh Manfred reads dents for the big exam in May and Elaine Ang watches students in another cooperative learning plagiarizing my brain; you could get deAs class began for the AP English 12 group. AP English 12 studied British and world literature and, using tention for that.”

—By Kirsten Gamble students, Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins an AP rubric, analyzed each other’s writing.

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Joya!!!

You’re the top! You’re the Coliseum.

You’re the top! You’re the Louvre Museum.

You’re the melody from a symphony by Strauss.

You’re a Bendel bonnet, A Shakespeare sonnet, You’re Mickey Mouse!

You’re the top! You’re naan at Subaida You’re the top! You’re a cycle rider You’re the melody from a silly Porter song You’re a night at Batu And morn at Dalat, too.

You’re a silk sarong.

Joy, We are so proud of all you have accomplished during your high school years. You have changed schools, homes, and rooms more times than anyone could count. You have made new friends on three countries, and through it all you have always kept your fantastic attitude. Most of all, you have grown unto a godly young woman who loves and cares for others. We can’t wait to see what God is going to do in your life next.

Amra tomake bhalobashi.

Love, Mom, Dad, Dan and Grace

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extra points by wearing American football jerseys. The event for the day challenged both the physical strength and agility of each class as they competed for the fastest school van. The catch? Students had to push their own classmates in the vans across the football field. The As sweat drips down your back, you tense every muscle in your seniors once more triumphed over the juniors, gaining their second body. Your body, bent over in a crunch, trembles from the weight on victory for the week.

Wacky Hair Day ended Spirit Week on a more humorous, zany your shoulders. Yet with the physical weight on top of you, the bold blue and gaudy gold colors force you to summon your last ounce of note. Whether with side pony tails, dread-locks, or “Afro’s,” students strength and belt out a loud and manly, “Go Eagles!” Then, the hu- showed their spirit through truly hilarious “doos.” Some of the more man pyramid crumbles as Brian Colfax and Haruki Shinohara come memorable hairstyles included the Whiting siblings’ hair as Michael and Carolyn stacked their locks high. rolling off the top.

Classes engaged in a Battle of the Sexes in a game known as “TearOn day one of Spirit Week, hosted by Student Council, prompted students to brainstorm creative ways of showing school spirit. Students ing Apart.” The girls of each class tried to break the boys from other jumped at the opportunity to wear something other than the school classes out of the huddles they had formed on the gym floor. Once uniforms. Some came in blue jeans and a yellow shirt; Jonathan again, the senior girls dominated with their aggressive tactics, and the Hayashi painted his faces in flashy school colors. In fact, so many sophomore and senior boys tied for first in the guys’ category.

Spirit week allowed students to express thempeople took part in face painting that the student selves and to show school spirit. Though seniors body resembled a Native American tribe preparcame in first followed closely by the sophomores, ing for battle. the ranking hardly mattered. Kohei Shimizu said, The following day of Spirit Week welcomed “[I] got to see people’s own personality [when they] equally staggering amounts of student particiwore their own clothes and had wacky hair.” pation. Sport Jersey Day gave students the opAfter the last event, you once again found portunity to broadcast their favorite sports team. your classmates in a heap on the ground; this Some students who did not own a sports jersey time, however, you had a sense of unity as you resorted to looting the school drama closet for joked about the vicious senior girls and the rough cheerleading outfits, borrowing from their more sports-savvy friends, or wearing old Dalat jerseys. Pulling, scratching, and tickling, Joy Walter and sophomore guys. The sweat trickling down your Lyman do all they can to pull apart Jacob As StuCo rewarded bonus points to those with Rachel Kimball and Jonathan Brokaw. Putting class back meant nothing as you thought back on the jerseys from their own countries, Tara-Lynn against class, StuCo had the senior girls pull apart fun and excitement of Dalat’s Spirit Week.

—By Christa DeVette Kennedy and Honour Adleta helped bring in the freshmen boys in Spirit Week’s final event.

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“Come on, David, just one more rep. to go!” growled Herman Boshoff to David Thompson as he struggled to lift the benchpress bar.

The weight room provided the chance for students and staff alike to build their muscles or merely try to stay in shape. Equipped with dumbbells, bench presses, and other machines, individuals could concentrate on working any muscle in their body.

The weight room not only served as an area to increase body strength, but it also gave students the opportunity to tone their muscles. Having defined muscles mattered more to some people than actual strength. Jonathan Hayashi said, “I like going to the weight room because I want to be ripped.”

Other people, however, only cared about increasing the amount of weight they could lift. Hoon Kang said, “I like to use the weight Muscles bulging beneath the weight, David room to make my arms Thompson struggles to lift the bar as he finishes stronger for playing tenhis workout. The weight room provided space nis.” for people to build their muscles or merely get Although the weight into shape. room saw the most use after school, some students chose to go during free class periods. Barret Loehden said, “Whenever we are in PE, a lot of people head to the weight room instead of playing sports in the gym.”

Not only students but also teachers—of both genders— enjoyed the facilities provided by the weight room. Mr. Rob Nollan, Mr. Ben Stutzman, and other teachers worked out to stay in shape. Aunt Julia Bieling said, “The weight room is a great asset to the school because it provides good equipment to help people stay in shape.”

With all his might, Thompson forced the weight up onto the stand. “All right,” he gasped, “Let me catch my breath, and then —By David Robertson you can go.”

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Congratulations, Kaz, on your high school graduation

Mr. & Mrs. Stevens

Congratulations Angela Christina Stevens!!

2007 Graduate

Angela, we are so proud of you! We pray ….. that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith, and you being rooted and grounded in LOVE may be able to comprehend...what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the LOVE of JESUS which surpasses knowledge, and may be filled up to all the fullness of God! Ephesians 3:17-19

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We are so proud of you! With Love, Mom & Dad

students had several options of what they wanted to do. A ride called the Boomerang, a half-pipe shaped slide that people went down on tubes, proved quite exciting. “Since the regular slides are pretty slow and boring, the Boomerang actually gives you a rush,” With all her might, Christa DeVette tugged at Joshua Manfred as he said Joy Walter.

One of the original rides called the Bubble, however, usually clung to the table on the top of the bubble. Gripping him as firmly proved the favorite. Brendan Frentz said, as possible, she flung herself away, hoping “The Bubble is so much fun because you to loosen his grip. can play ‘King of the Hill’ on it and tackle Trips on weekends to the Bukit Merah people really hard while on top.”

Water Park proved a favorite for students.

The Bubble, a 15-ft high nylon tarp Whenever a long weekend came along, inflated full of air with water streaming talk about making the journey often down it, provided endless entertainment. passed between friends.

Danae Frentz said enthusiastically, “I could Dorm parents would occasionally stay on the Bubble all day because it never treat their dorm to a trip and would really gets boring.” sometimes invite other students to acIf an even number of boys and girls company them. Eric Westergren said, went to the parks, gender competitions “I miss going to Bukit Merah with my often ensued. “It’s fun going guys against dorm. We haven’t gone in a while, and girls, but they can sometimes be really it is always so much fun going down rough and actually hurt us. But it’s still there— especially since we don’t have always a lot of fun,” said Allison Mcto pay.”

Clary.

Day kids or dorm students not going After she finally ripped him away from with dorms not only had to cough up the the safety of the table, DeVette flung Manrm21 for admission, but they also had to fred down the side but found herself dragged find a driver. Scott Poulter said, “It’s nice down as well. Climbing back up the ropes, when dorm kids go because we can usually convince one of the dorm parents to Arms spread for balance, David Robertson does a belly-flop onto they looked up to see the rest of their friends drive us down.” the bubble at the Bukit Merah water park. The bubble often battling each other on top.

—By David Robertson Upon arriving at the water park, proved the highlight of everyone’s trip to Bukit Merah.

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. . . To Finish Love Dad, Mom, Chris & DJ

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The Ambassadors led a Praise and Worship Night every month in the chapel, inviting the members of the community to attend an hour-long service and worship through music. Sheena McLeod from the band said, “I love singing in the Ambassadors. It is amazing to see “Hey, you guys look a little weird!” called out Jordan Sandwick, as people worship God when we do the worship nights.”

Michael Whiting and Sophia To took out their trumpets from their While on stage, the horn section of the band did not just stand if cases. “The other people are setting up their guitars and drums, and they rest on some songs. The section changed into a choir or a percusyou guys take out a trumpet—isn’t it weird?” sion ensemble and took part in every song played during the night.

Three brass players from the Dalat Ambassadors took out their Although the songs might have given an opportunity for the playinstruments and warmed up with a concert B flat scale. For new stu- ers to lead worship and have fun, some of the parts for wind instrudents, seeing wind players in a worship team was not a familiar sight, ments showed difficulty, and some players had a hard time playing the but it was definitely familiar for those in Ambassadors. pieces. “‘Better than Life,’ ‘You Are Good,’ and ‘Free’ were difficult Since its creation by Mr. Doug and Mrs. Valeri Brokaw three years pieces that had a lot of sixteenth notes, the notes were high, and the ago, the Ambassadors have had a small section key signatures were really weird. They were set of wind players, known among the members of for a guitar, so they had like five or six sharps or the band as the “horns.” flats. We sometimes have to write in the fingering “The way I see it, when God gives us gifts because there are so many accidentals. Overall, and abilities, the best use of them is to serve I think that taking part of a worship team is a Him by blessing other people. That was Mr. blessing as well as a lot of fun. It’s good to take Brokaw’s vision when he started this group in the time off to worship God because He really is 2004. Adding horns to the band adds color to great!” said Whiting. the music and gives more students opportunities The horn section included To and Whiting to participate,” Mrs. Brokaw said. playing trumpets; Tokihito Shioya, who also The most common instruments used for plays the tambourine in some songs, playing the worship teams around the world includes flutes, trombone; Carolyn Whiting playing the flute; trumpets, trombones, and alto and tenor saxes. Focusing on the music, Sophia To and Michael and Mrs. Brokaw on alto sax.

The Ambassadors welcome all wind players, and Whiting play “My Redeemer Lives.” The players “I want the Ambassadors to keep on playing,” to jump up and down with the crowd as they instruments—the French horn, euphonium, tried said Jubilee Adleta, “because Praise and Worship played the last chorus, but To later mentioned that tuba, clarinet, and bari sax—all participated she kept on hitting the wrong notes because her lips Night is a good time to get together and worship in the section.

—By Tokihito Shioya God.” kept on moving out of the mouthpiece.

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Mr. & Mrs. Kang

Congraduations Class of

2007 We are proud of your accomplishments!

“I run toward the goal, so that I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize that God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done.”

Philippians 3:14

specialized in marching percussion, the three percussionists—Kenny Kim, Joshua Blatt, and Bill Kang—immediately asked for advice on their percussion parts. She later performed a xylophone solo piece with the electric mallet in the band room, to the delight of her students.

With her percussion experience, Ms. Hall participated in the “Oh! I’m so excited!” said Mr. Doug Yost to himself as he walked into the chapel for Senior Bible class. “We’re going to have another percussion section of the band for the piece “Into the Joy of Spring”— or “Into the Sorrows of Winter” as Mr. Mahoney called it. The band daughter!” he continued.

“Are you serious? Is Mrs. [Marsha] Yost pregnant?” asked Joan Lin became fascinated by her percussion skills, and whispered to each other how great she sounded: “Dude, she’s amazing!” in surprise.

“Yeah, I agree.”

“No, no, no. We are going to have a female student teacher come “How does she bring out so much power from those skinny arms?” and live with our family for six weeks as she does her training here.

“It’s her technique.”

Those of you in band will see her in class,” said Mr. Yost.

While the band played the piece “O Magnum Mysterium,” Mr. That day in band class, Mr. Kerry Mahoney said, “There will be a Mahoney noticed that Kohei Shimizu, the student teacher joining us for a few weeks. She trumpet soloist, could not hit some of the high is a university student from Tennessee, and her notes. As Mr. Mahoney played along with name is Ms. Heather Hall.”

Shimizu, he decided to let Ms. Hall conduct About a week later, Ms. Hall arrived on the piece. campus. She spent her first few days observing “I think she did a good job in conducting Mr. Mahoney’s classes and took some notes. the piece. She has the heart to be a good band “I think she’s going to be nicer than Mr. director; all she needs is a little more experience.

Mahoney,” whispered Paul Wang to Miho I think she’ll be a great band director in the Kawabata, who answered with a giggle. future,” said Riley Mahoney shortly before Ms. “Hey, I think she’s hot. Someone from this Hall left. class should ask her to the JSB!” said Se-Chen After arriving safely back in Tennessee, Ms. Hwang as he turned around and faced the Hall said in an e-mail that she “...was so thankful tuba players.

Ms. Hall also observed the middle school Looking at both her band and her score, Ms. Heather I got to be a part of the ‘family’ for my seven Hall conducts a piece for middle school band for the intermediate band as well as AP music concert in March. Ms. Hall said that she was very weeks there. I learned so much and have so many theory. nervous, since it was her first experience conducting precious memories that I will never forget.”

—By Tokihito Shioya After the students found out that Ms. Hall in a concert.

“Here is what I am commanding you to do. Be strong and brave. Do not be terrified. Do not lose hope. I am the Lord your God. I will be with you everywhere you go.”

(Joshua 1:9)

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It’s a Student Teacher!

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Mr. Tim Archer

A Bit of Good Drama The doors of Chandler dorm flew open as Marigan Dyck strolled into the living room. She threw her bag in the corner of the room and headed to the kitchen, a little sick. She returned and dropped onto the couch, propping pillows behind her and readied herself for another episode of “American Idol.”

“I’ve been waiting for this all day,” she exclaimed. “I’ve had such a boring day.”

In the evenings, different television shows like “The Amazing Race,” “Lost,” “Smallville,” and the aforementioned “American Idol,” brought the dorms together as families. Annesley Archer, a resident of Chandler Dorm, commented, “I love to watch shows like ‘American Idol’ and ‘The Amazing Race’ because they bring everyone in our dorm together.

It definitely brings out the competitiveness in some people!”

With a smile, Joy Walter added, “Yeah, I love how watching the TV shows in Totally focused, Sarah Hwang happily watches our dorm relaxes everyone a contestant’s performance on “American and quiets the dorm down Idol.” Dorm students and families alike enjoyed spending time watching different for a little while.”

Each dorm family set television shows together. aside different times during certain days of the week to watch their favorite shows. Kirsten Westergren said, “I always anticipate Wednesday nights when we get to watch ‘American Idol’ during study hall.” She added with a laugh, “As long as I have all my homework done, I’m always there watching.”

Aunt Shauna Archer noted, “It sure gives us something to talk about in the dorm.”

As the show ended and Ryan Seacrest, the host of “American Idol,” bid the audience farewell, Dyck let out a big sigh, and a smile stretched across her face. “That show always brings a bit of good drama to my day,” she asserted.

As she rose from her seat and headed to her room, she turned and summed up the feelings of the entire dorm: “I can’t wait until —By Eric Westergren next week’s episode.”

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We are so proud of you, Love, Mom and Dad The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”

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“GRRRRROOOOOOOSH!” The dark sky lit up with a flash of lightning followed by the growl of thunder. As if in a crescendo, drops of rain began to fall, filling the street and football field with countless puddles. Dorm parents and teachers quickly yanked plugs on their TVs, DVD players, and computers.

In the gym, the varsity boys finished their basketball game, and as soon as the buzzer sounded Rachel Lyman, Allison McClary, Christa DeVette, and Joy Walter rushed out of the building and into the gushing rain.

Running, dancing, and splashing each other, the girls succeeded in completely soaking themselves. What first began as games of “Duck, Duck, Goose” ended in tackling anyone who came around.

Josh Manfred, Herman Boshoff, Eric Westergren, Scott Poulter, David Robertson, and James Lyman all found themselves flat on their backs in mud puddles before the rain stopped. When the group lost interest in tackling boys to the ground, activities shifted to a slip and slide competition. Running

and throwing themselves into the grassy puddles, they slipped and slid as far as they could, but Eric Westergren out slipped them all.

Jordan Sandwick and Miranda Steinert had a different way of enjoying the rain. Finding the largest and deepest puddles, they attempted swimming in them.

“We would have whale races through the puddles,” said Sandwick. Sliding and slipping occurred, but instead of seeing how far they could slide, they raced on their stomachs through the deepest of puddles.

Rain in Penang—if the sky did not light up frequently with lightning bolts—it invited students out into it. Playing the same old sports of Bump, Four-square, and pick-up football games had a new excitement to them when played in swirling rain.

Something magical beckoned to students in night storms. Even with their Friday night outfits on, students did not think twice about running out into the rain. The cool weather almost brought a chill, the fierce winds off the Straits of Malacca cascaded streams of leaves, and the lightning zig-zags demanded an awesome—and wholesome—fear of the Creator.

As the drops slowly begin to fall, Elaine Ang, So, that old saying: “Rain, rain, go away...”

Marie Giezendanner, and Joy Walter jump out didn’t resonate well with Penangites; they and dance in the rain. No matter what time of enjoyed the “wet” season with its daily—and the day students loved to get out in the rain and nightly—downpours. splash each other in the puddles.

—By Angela Stevens

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I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

Ephesians 1: 17-18

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Well Welldone, done, David David

“OK, everyone, welcome to our class meeting!” Joy Li announced at the beginning of yet another several-hour quest for inspiration.

Mr. Greg Stenlund and Jeff Hokyo herded the entertainment committee into an adjacent classroom, and a two-hour brainstorming session began.

“OK, so where are we?” Mr. Stenlund asked as he picked up the top-secret-and-highly-confidential piece of lined paper. On this paper, which would evolve into four or five pieces of paper, all the creativity of the entertainment committee rested in black ink.

And so it began. As the first hour dragged on, the entertainment committee members pushed their imagination to the limit. The first few ideas earned hysterical laughs and shouts of “write that down, Mr. Stenlund!” from Mr. Karl Steinkamp and the entertainment committee. But it could not last.

As time wore on, the entertainment committee lagged. The only ideas anyone could come up with received a few appreciative chuckles, but nothing more.

Mr. Stenlund urged the group on. But after a while, he said, “We need some Coke and food, Jeff!”

Hokyo hopped to it. He As the junior class meeting comes to a found some bags of Doritos, close, Jeff Hokyo pours out milk shakes for which soon vanished into the class; as the “food person” on Excom, the mouths of the hungry Hokyo decides on menus for special events committee. Ideas came back, and, more importantly, provides snacks for meetings. Because they did so much work but nothing spectacular came during meetings, the juniors welcomed until Hokyo brought in a refreshments to stimulate their minds. bottle of Coke. Just the sight of Coca-Cola spurred the committee on.

When Hokyo brought out cups, sparks of inspiration flew thick and fast. One drop of the carbonated liquid fell on Mr. Stenlund’s desk. “Anybody want to drink that? There’s probably an idea in there,” said Hokyo.

When the Coke ran out, the meeting closed. Almost every sip had brought success, leaving the entertainment committee already thinking about their next meeting.

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Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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one of the mountains behind Tanjung Bunga.

Although they easily made their way to the top in about an hour, the trip back down proved more challenging. Eric Westergren said, “Watching Scott romp through the ferns was hilarious, but they “Guys, get my flip-flop!” mumbled Drew Steiert as he stood covered scratched us up really bad and were hard to get through.” in blood, supported by Scott Poulter.

After moving on from the ferns, the guys eventually had to slide On 14 October, a group of senior guys including Steiert, Poulter, along on their bellies to fit underneath the dense vines. “A lot of the David Thompson, Josh Manfred, Herman plants had thorns on them so we were all Boshoff, and David Robertson kayaked really scratched up by the time we got to the out to Rat Island for a day of fun-filled bottom,” said Robbie Mangham. adventures.

Three hours after leaving the summit, While hanging out on the second the guys welcomed the sight of civilization story of an old, falling-apart building, the again. Manfred said, “We ran to this little floor collapsed. As Steiert fell down to the store and bought four bottles of water which ground, the floor he had previously stood we chugged in about a minute.” on fell on top of him.

After returning to campus, the guys As he lay trapped under the large began to compare scratches on their cement slab, the other guys quickly arms and legs and to tell the story to jumped down from above and dragged those would listen—and maybe even him out. Blood gushed out of the cut on sympathize. A short trip to the pool the top of Steiert head, and Thompson followed where the cool water soothed carried him back to his kayak. With his their aching limbs. wounds bound up in t-shirts to slow the As they discussed their most recent bleeding, Poulter began paddling back adventure, they couldn’t help but compare with all his might as others rushed ahead this trip with the Rat Island incident and the to get help. After finally arriving back at image of Poulter frantically paddling Steiert campus, Steiert rush to the clinic to have back so he could get the medical attention Dragging his kayak up the beach, Drew Steiert ensures that the his wounds treated. waves will not drag it back out to sea. Trips to Rat Island proved he needed: six stitches in his head, four in Later in the year, another group of a favorite for many students on weekends when they wanted to his wrist, and two in his toe. senior guys decided to hike to the top of get away from campus without heading to the mall.

—By David Robertson David Robertson

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The Beauty of Tradition

Joy Walter

not until you [ask me] more creatively.”

The following day, Kim showed up at her desk with a Toblerone chocolate bar in his hand and asked, “How about now?”

“I definitely hope that people continue to try to find new ways Donning a full suit of armor and sitting atop an auburn horse, Robbie to invite people to JSB. Sometimes traditions get annoying, but Mangham gallantly entered campus to bid his lady to accompany him this one should keep growing and getting better and better,” said Paul Wang. to the Junior-Senior Banquet on Friday, 20 April.

Added Sarah Cairncross, “I love how I get to “Will you allow me the pleasure of escorting wait in anticipation for that special someone to you to the JSB?” Mangham, lifting his visor, invite me to the JSB. I just never know what to asked Tara-Lynn Kennedy chivalrously. expect, and it’s such a great thing to be surprised in “Of course, baby!” Kennedy responded, that way. It absolutely makes me feel special when gleaming with pride and completely oversomeone goes above and beyond to ask me out in joyed. an original way.”

During the first week of April, the junior Asking dates to the JSB became the start to the class formally invited the senior class to the much-anticipated week of buying dresses, making annual JSB with a mock fire drill during senior hair appointments, and choosing the right accesBible class. This marked the beginning of the sories to match the perfect dress; or for guys, the invitations, with sophomore, junior, and senior week of waiting for the girls to stop obsessing about guys competing to create the most original way everything looking “perfect.” to ask out their date.

From horses to chocolate bars, boys asked girls “I love the tradition of guys asking girls to for their permission to take them out for an evening the JSB in out-of-the-ordinary ways. It really of fun and excitement at the annual Junior Senior gives me a chance to show my girl how much Banquet.

I appreciate her by using my creativity,” ManMangham and Kennedy trotted off on their gham said. “I really hope it’s a tradition that horses hand in hand, anticipating the night of never dies.”

Besides horses and chivalry, other guys de- Knight in shining “armor” Robbie Mangham asks JSB. No one questions the fact that as the years Lady Tara-Lynn Kennedy to accompany him to the cided to ask their dates in a slightly different way. Junior-Senior Banquet. Racking their brains for progress, times change, and although new people Sung Bum Kim asked Abigail Thompson by creative ways to ask their dates, the boys used every arrive at Dalat, this beautiful tradition will con—By Eric Westergren plainly saying, “Do you want to go with me?” “trick in the book” to get their girl to say “Yes.” tinue to prosper.

To his surprise, Thompson responded, “No,

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Mr. & Mrs. Robertson

Hold on to instruction, don’t let it go; guard it well, for it is your life. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.

Proverbs 4:12-13

Campus on Crutches

arms and shoulders,” Colfax said. “The pain starts in your shoulders and then works its way down your arm.”

Jessica Gamble fractured her arm in a friendly indoor soccer match, leaving her in a cast for several weeks; and Boch Chiao also broke his Walking on campus at 8:10 in the morning, students looked past the arm and attended JSB in a cast.

The number of injuries on campus seemed like random and sleep in their eyes and stared as yet another student came hopping to unrelated events. But the nonexistent connection didn’t bother the school on crutches.

“Kyle! What did you do?” Catherine Foster exclaimed as Kyle recipients of these injuries as much as the pain in their appendages. By the end of the year, crutches had become popular—or Ladner raced past her on one foot and two of the so it appeared. The injured students winced with pain common metal supports. as casts became hot and itchy, and crutches dug into Ladner had, like many other students, injured ribs and armpits. his leg. A few weeks later Steven Ong’s basketball Many of the injuries experienced by students came season came to an abrupt end when he tore several from their love of sports. Football, basketball, and ligaments in his foot. even games like 500 resulted in fractures and breaks “In the rain it’s slippery, especially on the grass,” because of the students’ desire to play rough.

Ong said, “but you get to be late to class; and you Kirsten Brink, who played women’s indoor soccer, don’t get tardies,” he added. said, with a touch of humor, “[The number of injuries] Hannah Park broke bones in her foot and stayed are interesting; [I think] it will become a trend.” on crutches and in a cast for weeks.

Trendy or not, it certainly became a common sight Aunt Julia Bieling tore a ligament in her ankle, to see students either with a cast or with gleaming playing women’s indoor soccer, and although she metal crutches hobbling around campus. Uninjured didn’t have crutches, she did have several physiostudents watched their footing with just a little more therapy sessions as she recovered. care. A few students became so used to walking on Closer to the beginning of school, in autumn, crutches that they found they had an advantage.

Brian Colfax badly injured his knee, tearing his ligaments enough to merit surgery the following spring, Eyes on the stairs in front of him, Kyle “Kyle, how will you go back to walking?” Liesl along with weekly physiotherapy sessions to restore Ladner carefully makes his way down to Williams asked Ladner as he raced past her at breaklower campus on his crutches. Students neck speed. his leg’s full range of motion. who used crutches found the stairs con“Crutches are hard to use on campus because necting upper to lower campus the biggest “He won’t,” Riley Mahoney said as Ladner hopped —By Kirsten Brink out of earshot. it’s hard to get down the stairs, and they hurt your challenge when going to class.

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With prayers for you all to run well,

MRS. ROBERTSON’S FOURTH GRADERS IN 2007: FRONT ROW: Christa DeVette, Allison McClary, Matthew Mah, Barret Loehden, David Robertson; BACK ROW: Mr. John Robertson, Mrs. Karen Robertson, Robbie Mangham, Liesl Williams, Olivia D’Cruz

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Congratulations, Pam! We thank the Lord for the numerous ways that He has blessed you at Dalat.

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Changing Trends

With Compliments

Josh Manfred

Mr. & Mrs. Hidajat

During his lunch break, Zack Lindsay ambled underneath the front sign of Sri Ananda Bawan, the new favorite restaurant of students and staff. He found a table near the front entrance and seated himself, waiting for a server to attend him.

“Gopi!” Lindsay exclaimed, seeing his waiter-friend.

“Good to see you,” Gopi responded. “What can I get for you today? The usual?”

Zack smiled, nodded, and, like always, added, “And I’d like an ice-water, too.”

Eating trends tended to change.

Only last year, almost all students made Rooftop, a popular restaurant directly across the street from campus, their favorite lunchtime hangout.

This year, however, walk into “SAB” (Sri Ananda Bawan), and you’re likely to see the Enjoying the cool shade of the gazebo, Allison McClary face of a classmate or and Joy Walter dig in to their fresh roti and apple juice. teacher.

Sri Ananda Bahwan’s tasty food and great atmosphere “Sri Ananda made it an instant favorite among students.

Bawan is so convenient and affordable,” said Kirsten Westergren, “And the fried rice and naan is unbeatable!”

Added Monay Ng, “They’re so well-staffed at SAB. I never have to wait for a long time, and there always seems to be someone there to get me whatever I need right when I need it. And when I get my food, I’m definitely never disappointed.”

“I always go to SAB for lunch,” said Lindsay. “It’s become my routine because the food is obviously awesome, but I also really like it because it’s given me a chance to get to know the workers there like Gopi. They’re all so open and friendly, and I just hope that in going there I can be a good influence on them.”

Lindsay thanked Gopi for yet another great meal and proceeded to the cashier, giving the man at the register a friendly smile. Completely satisfied with his lunch, he walked back across the street and headedP to class, anticipating his next lunch at “SAB.” —By Eric Westergren Nissi Frozen Foods

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Mr. & Mrs. McClary

Allison, you are an emerging servant leader and a…

“I am with you; that

is all you need. My power shows up best in weakness’’ says the Lord.

So, when you are weak, Allison, then you will be strong.

(2 Corinthians 12:9-10).

creative organizer… hard-working scholar… accomplished athlete…

...and faithful friend.

Our prayer is that as you lean more and more on Jesus, you will impact your world with the power of Christ. We love you and are so proud of you.

Mom, Dad, and Andrew Dalat Chapel

Leaving Their Marks

“I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.” Isaiah 42:16

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Allison McClary

Congratulations Class of 2007 from the Spiritual Life Department

What started as a simple tradition begun by signing the high school counselor’s wall has grown into a grueling competition to see which senior can out-do the others in creativity and artistic skill.

For Dalat seniors, the receiving of college acceptance letters meant more than a future plan—it meant the chance to leave their autograph on Mr. Tim Parsons’s wall. An obviously big deal, much thought and practice went into perfecting these signatures that would be left as a memory for as long as Dalat stayed in Malaysia—or until a future guidance counselor decided a fresh coat of paint would look better than senior graffiti.

“The bar has been set quite high this year with our artistic students taking the lead. Unfortunately, this has led to a great deal of stress on the part of other seniors who now have no idea what to do. Some have even come up with the idea of hiring an artist to do their work for them,” said Mr. Parsons.

This seemingly small part of the senior year grew into a stressful situation after the masterpiece drawn by Josh Manfred.

“I was inspired to do my dollar signature after

I saw how cool Eric Westergren’s signature was. I couldn’t let him beat me, so I ended up standing and staring at the wall and working for six hours before I was done. It turned out amazing, but I feel bad for intimidating people; I only wanted to encourage them,” said Manfred.

“The tradition that’s started here is a great way for the seniors to the class of 2004 of literally leave their mark and provides a way to reflect on everyone who has passed through Dalat,” said Mr. Parsons.

As the class of 2007’s wall had stood mostly blank except for Westergren and Manfred’s intimidating pieces of work for a considerable part of the year, seniors finally decided to give the much-procrastinated task a try.

“It was stressful for me because I wanted the mark that I left to be distinctive enough to be remembered,” Rachel Lyman said. “I thought the palm tree above my name left a unique and personal touch considering where I’ll be heading for college next year.”

“I was intimidated because of Josh’s masterpiece, but as I did mine, I ignored his and put my heart into my signature. And I’m satisfied with mine; it’s awesome!” Christa DeVette said.

As the year drew to a close many had yet to sign the wall. But even as bigger issues like AP tests or SATs loomed, in the conversations around school, Carefully running the permanent marker over the seniors continued to discuss and debate what to bright blue wall, Joy Walter works on her senior signature. Seniors spent lots of time and planning inscribe. For more than just signing a wall, it meant on their personal “marks” and many turned out making a mark—the best mark. quite impressive throughout the year.

—By Allison McClary

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight Proverbs 3:5-6

Mr. & Mrs. Tsai

Wired! (Literally)

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Congratulations Chia Wen

CONGRATULATIONS BARRET! We are proud of your achievements!

You will always be a champion to us. Go out and soar like an eagle and continue to make God and us proud.

Love from, Mom and Dad Lindsay and Axel

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“Kyle L[adner], Charis T[o], Caleb C[aldwell], Marigan D[yck] & Michael W[hiting] please meet Aunt Nellie at 2:45 p.m. to go to your appointments. Please Be On Time!” (nak) As teachers around campus read the “Daily Bulletin” to their students, those mentioned sighed and made mental notes.

Leaving school early at 2:45, give or take a few minutes, on Wednesday or Thursday, students hopped in a van and chatted or slept or pondered the day’s events for the 15-minute trip down to Dr. Erik Looi’s Orthodontics.

Students traveled to the orthodontist once a month for checkups; installing, tightening, or changing braces; and creating retainers.

Upon entering the building, Aunt Nellie Koethler, the school nurse, told the receptionist how many students she had brought with her.

“When in the waiting room I either read a book or watch the National Geographic channel,” said Aunt Mouth wide open, Miss. Lim rinses Christopher Nellie.

Each student then Colfax’s teeth. “Braces are annoying because they take so long, but they pay of in the log run,” said followed the assistant Caleb Caldwell. into a different room where they waited and relaxed for a few more minutes before Dr. Looi arrived.

Dr. Looi then assessed the student’s teeth. He typically told his assistant what size of wire to insert, what kind rubber band or metal would help the student’s teeth the best, etc.

Some of the students thought of the orthodontic appointment as an opportunity. “Every time I go to the orthodontist I am one step closer to getting my braces off!” said Dyck.

When finished, the group shuffled out of the building and into the van feeling relieved. Arriving on campus after school, they rushed to their next activities.

But they knew that some day they’d get rid of the metal in their mouth; and their smiles would reflect perfect rows of even teeth.

And their names wouldn’t appear in the “Daily Bulletin.”

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Mr. & Mrs. Poulter

CONGRATULATIONS to our graduates

Josh

Scott, may God count you worthy of His calling, and by His power fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you.

Eric

Liesl

With love from your Cambodian CMA/CAMA Services family Love, Dad, Mom & John

And thank you Dalat Staff for all you do for our other MKs — Daniel & Jonathan Masters, Jared & Linnea Williams, and Kirsten Westergren

Journalism Class

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Journ Class ’06-’07’s Super-Fantastic Crossword Puzzle (answers on bottom of other side)

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HINTS: (which the Journ class itself NEVER uses, of course) 1. Has been known to complete endless MySpace surveys during long period Journ.

2. Always makes full use of Tommy’s coffee/Milo, and especially cold water.

3. (Across) Big hair and a tendency towards ALWAYS being on Photoshop.

4. (Down) “Hey Basketball!” Enough said.

5. Likes to change her computer background WAY too much and has challenges with padlocks.

6. The fearless leader, big kahuna, Journ-man himself.

7. Loud music of an acquired taste, giggling, and a love of all things distracting.

8. Maker of strange, original faces and even more original quotes.

9. Meticulous, devoted, walking Journ tutorial and Editor.

Basically we owe EVERYTHING to Tommy. We couldn’t have done it without you, and we know you would have been so bored without all of us in your life. From crossword puzzles to market breakfasts, we are finally “there”.

Love, Your Journ Class

Remodeled, Renewed

unending supply of iced Milo and Monday’s ice cream dessert day.

“I really think [this new system has] improved with the options of hot or cold lunch,” said Breanna Roberts.

The students not only noticed the new organization of food in The doors opened and hungry students rushed their way down the the cafeteria but also the seating additions added next to the buildcafeteria steps. Eager to get in front of the line, they walked into ing. Under a blue tarp next to the sea wall, tables and chairs invited building but stopped in surprise. A new look had taken over the old students to enjoy their meals in the open air. Watching ocean waves crash on the shore and tourists parasailing while eating their lunch cafeteria giving it structure and organization.

A “fence” had divided the two buffet lines, separating cold lunch created a great atmosphere for the students to enjoy their food and from hot lunch. Giving students the choice of eating regularly in the have conversation with friends.

“I like the outside tables, but I think it needs a fan or air conditioner cafeteria or on days of their choice, the new system worked even for ’cause when there’s no breeze, it gets really those who preferred to pack a lunch. hot,” said Steven Ong. Dorm students automatically ate These small improvements in the from the hot lunch line that served a structure and organization of the cafeteria variety of meat, curry, pasta, rice, or rolls. made a big different to the students as they The cold lunch, however, remained conenjoyed spending time with their friends stant with its endless supply of peanut around the lunch tables—even after they butter and jelly sandwiches as well as emptied their plates. egg salad, tuna, chicken salad, or sliced “I think the [new] cafeteria system ham as alternative fillings between the is more efficient because the lines go slices of bread. faster and there is more food,” said Kirsten “I like it that there are always sandGamble. wiches ever day so that I can choose that Students still ran to the cafeteria for if I don’t want the hot lunch meal,” said lunch, but instead of pushing to get Kael Steinert. in front of the line, they stood at the The salad bar, set off to the side, welcomed both cold and hot lunch eaters, Enjoying the bright sunshine, Josh Peace and Joel Roberts eat their entrance and checked off their names offering the usual lettuce with cheese, lunches sitting outside underneath the blue roof. Students enjoyed to get the cold lunch or walked right on tomato, cucumber, and carrot additions. the improvements made to the cafeteria and often chose to sit out through to the hot lunch line.

—By Angela Stevens The favorites, however, included an in the open air.

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Ping-Pong Insanity “All right guys, rally to see who serves first,” said Uncle David Boshoff to Haruki Shinohara and Kazuki Takahashi. After winning the opening rally, Takahashi playfully boasted about how he would easily beat Shinohara.

Mr. Boshoff ran a Ping-Pong P-period every Tuesday for a group of seven guys who had signed up to play. Meeting in the canteen, the guys had access to both a Ping-Pong table and a pool table. Herman Boshoff said, “It’s a pretty good setup because while some guys are playing Ping-Pong, other guys can play pool.”

Despite the friendly atmosphere, several members became intent on beating their friends.

“Kazuki always claims that he will beat me even though I usually beat him,” said Raymond Deou.

“Whatever,” retorted Takahashi, a smile spreading across his face.

The Ping-Pong table saw more use than just on Tuesday Calmly hitting the ball back to his opponent, Willis Stebbins continues P-periods, however, as many his reign as “king” in the canteen. Break people played during the 15time offered students the chance to play minute breaks on Tuesdays and Ping-Pong or pool while they hung out Thursdays as well as during lunch with their friends. breaks.

Willis Stebbins said, “We usually play King because there are normally a lot of people wanting to play.” “King” involved short games which allowed other players to rotate in quickly and kept the game moving fast. With the canteen providing paddles and the ball, players needed only to show up with a desire to play.

Students sometimes got so involved in the games that people outside the canteen could hear cheers and shouting coming from inside. Sung-In Kang said, “We always compete to see who can be king for the longest period of time, so when someone is finally dethroned, it gets real exciting.”

As Shinohara hit a well placed shot just out of Takahashi’s reach, he congratulated himself for defeating his friend. Stepping toward the table, another pair of players approached ready to prove their —By David Robertson skill to the rest of the class.

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When times are hard, may hardness Never turn your heart to stone, May you always remember When the shadows fall— You do not walk alone.

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We all need to eat spiritually. It doesn’t matter how, if it’s just a snack or a full five course meal. Prayer meeting provides a light but satisfying meal for many people,” said Sophia To, who played French horn in the ensemble for the first semester.

The band then got together again for the second semester with some “Can’t we go into the chapel? It’s so hot out here!” said Katherine Kang, new faces including Ben Weidemann and Reagan Mahoney, trumpet as she tried to cool herself down by sitting in a shade outside.

“The staff meeting is not over yet. They’re supposed to be done by players from the beginning band. They practiced every Tuesday for 5:00, but it’s already 5:20. I guess they are going slightly overtime,” said about 45 minutes without drums and vocals. Mrs. Valeri Brokaw Michael Whiting, sitting on the ground with his trumpet on his lap. helped out with some of the music and played the alto sax. The band played five pieces in the prayer meeting in April: “Yes and Amen,” “It’s Malaysian time, guys!”

As the band entered the chapel, some members of the staff noticed “Church on Fire,” “Worthy is the Lamb,” “I Can Only Imagine,” that they looked very different from those that led the prayer meetings and “Shout Your Fame.”

Flute soloist Min-Ji Kang and piano soloist Katherine Kang played regularly; they had set the stage up with two rows of chairs, with stands from the band room in front of each one of them. “Are you guys really “I Can Only Imagine.” “It was great! Her solo was beautiful! It really got the people into a relaxed mood of worship,” practicing for a worship team? It looks like a jazz said Katie Stevens, who also played flute in the band!” called out Mr. Doug Yost as he packed ensemble. his bags and left.

Whiting briefly shared a scripture about being “We’re the Wind Ensemble Worship Team, kind to others. Risako Okazaki, who sang for Mr. Yost!” Sheena McLeod called out to him as the ensemble, mentioned that she had a good she took out her flute. experience singing at a prayer meeting as this was The Wind Ensemble Worship Team included her first time ever to do so. various woodwind and brass instruments, with “I hope we can continue leading worship a piano, drums, and some vocals. Students with this ensemble,” said Sarah Hwang, a from middle school and high school gave up clarinet player for the ensemble. “We’ll have to several Saturdays to practice as a band, and find someone else to make the music for us and they successfully led a prayer meeting later in the semester. “Playing in the prayer meeting Heads down and eyes closed, Riley Mahoney, organize things. The prayer meetings and other Peace, Jacob Kimball, Michael Whiting, Winds Ensemble was an uplifting experience. Joshua and Jonathan Brokaw spend time in prayer. Prayer things that we lead really feed the other people It was something different and allowed some meetings acted as a time for friends to get together with spiritual food” she added.

—By Tokihito Shioya other people to offer their talents back to God. and pray after singing worship songs.

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Luke, With only two years left until graduation, we took you from your home, your school, your friends, your church, your youth group, your soccer and cross country teams, your extended family, your state, your continent, and, worst of all, from your brother.

In return, you got:

There is so much you have given us, and there are so many reasons we love you: your wacky sense of humor; the lopsided way you look at the world; your loyalty, generosity, and tenacity; your pure heart and gentle spirit; your ability to find God in every situation. Life has not always been kind, but you have faced it with dignity and courage and strength of character. We are proud of you and, while we are not eager to see you go, we are eager to see what God will do in and through you as you walk with Him. Our hearts are with you always.

Ikuti Tuhan. Pergi dengan Tuhan. Selamat jalan.

With all our love, Mom and Dad

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Leadership Boot Camp

rooms. A few students might have made a quick escape to go swim in the hotel’s pool at two in the morning—but this might have never really happened.

Waking up the next morning, the different groups headed over On 24 August a large number of students in a leadership position head- to the obstacle course and rock climbing wall. Participating in teambuilding exercises took both mental and physical strength as well as ed off to Jerejak Island Resort for the Student Leadership Retreat.

Stopping at the ferry dock, the vans unloaded a variety of members complete trust of the other teammates.

Repelling down a 30-foot wall helped students overcome their fears of junior and senior class excoms and Student Council.

The ferry ride across the channel built anticipation for the following and also let groups encourage their straggling teammates on.

“I enjoyed seeing our group bond when Pam day. Arriving at the resort, students received a and I had a big fear of walking on wires; we overwarm welcome from staff who arrived in tiny came our fears with our group’s encouragement,” cars with no doors. “I just loved the little tiny said Riley Mahoney. cars, they were so cute, except you couldn’t ride The groups headed back into the air conditioned in them,” said Pam Hidajat. room, where Mr. Karl Steinkamp gave a speech After a few afternoon seminars and a zip-line about the importance of organizing meetings. ride, hunger set in; and students made their way “I loved Mr. Steinkamp’s message on becomto a buffet dinner. Students, however, couldn’t ing organized and well prepared for meetings. serve themselves; instead, each had to serve He really showed the difference between a good another to show servant leadership. meeting and an unorganized talk. It is a lifelong The evening seminars included an interacskill if you want to take leadership seriously,” said tive activity where each group needed to make Robbie Mangham. a video based on the year’s theme, “It’s not The time came for the retreat to come to an about me.” Laughter came from students as end. Students enjoyed one last time together on they watched the creative ways to express the Jerejak with a refreshing dip in the hotel’s pool. theme. Zack Lindsay’s group made a rap music The ferry once again met the students, this video, and Bill Kang’s group created the story time heading back to Penang island. The campus of a wise Pringles can guru who spoke wisdom Walking precariously on two wires, Pam Hidajat into the lives of needy individuals. relies on the help of Mr. Michael Holden. Teammate gates opened up, and the new servant leaders After the evening seminar and worship ses- Linnea Williams stands ready to encourage her to walked onto campus just in time to hear the final Friday bell. sion, the little leaders headed off to bed in their finish the course.

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5. Our “outdoor kitchen” where you were adopted by ChaCha Reynaldo Gretzky Andretti Wilsonstein the Catpedo.

6. Char Hor Fun, Dosai, Mee Goring, Roti Telur, Tandoori and Joel’s pizza.

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10. A grand tour of the major airports of the world.

11. One “Around the World in [way less than] Eighty Days” trip, sans Jackie Chan or hot air balloons.

12. Pearl Hill, Penang Hill, the Cameron Highlands, and the Perhentians.

13. Elephant rides in Thailand.

14. A long-tail boat ride on the Mekong River.

15. An unforgettable visit to the Killing Fields of Cambodia.

16. And so much more...

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“Many nights we prayed, with no proof anyone could hear In our hearts a hopeful song, we barely understood Now we are not afraid, although we know there’s much to fear We were moving mountains long before we knew we could There can be miracles, when you believe Though hope is frail, it’s hard to kill Who knows what miracle, you can achieve When you believe, somehow you will You will when you believe.”

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ended up better off for it,” said Coach Liss.

As busy, tired, or preoccupied as the girls became, the challenge offered no mercy. Even if injured, girls had to come up with the set amount of miles.

Few people understand the true value of a free t-shirt. Whether the “I had hurt my ankle but still needed the distance,” said Charis shirt came from the back of a friend’s closet as a reward for complet- To, “and a couple of the girls really helped out by running for me. It ing the Hundred Miler’s Club challenge or just happened to land on showed how much they cared and increased my respect for them.” your dorm’s roof after flying off a Paradise Hotel balcony, a free tee is At the end of of February, the girls looked forward to finishing their running challenge. The coaches turned the tables on them, however, always welcome.

Just ask the varsity basketball girls, who had to run their way to a free when they announced that the challenge would continue through March, as well. t-shirt for an entire season. Put up to the challenge by “It was crazy—we though we were done, but then coaches Mr. Steve Liss and Mr. Kerry Mahoney, the [Mr.] Liss springs on us that we have to run another girls first had to run six miles a week for the entire 28 miles during March, and we had even less time to month of February. do it,” said Allison McClary.

“We were so incredibly out of shape after Christ For another month pairs of girls trotted their fivemas vacation that we really needed to work if we and-a-half laps around the campus before or after school wanted to do well at all in the MSSPP games coming and even occasionally during study halls. Finally, one up,” said Angela Stevens. “It was pretty hard at first, day after school in mid-April, the girls received their but in the end I think it paid off in the games.” bright red “Girls Basketball 2007” t-shirts, in time to “Between school, AP classes, music lessons, and proudly wear them for MSSPP action. orchestra, I ended up running at the most random “In all honesty, I kind of hated it,” said DeVette, times, like when everyone else was eating dinner,” “but getting the t-shirts made it almost worth it. And said Christa DeVette. seeing how much better we could play as we were in Wanting the girls to remain wholly and honestly better shape helped make the painful mornings of runcommitted to the challenge laid out for them, Mr. Mahoney required that the girls send in a record of After running a mile before practice, ning seem not so bad.”

Charis To struggles through the Though it took two months and several pairs of their miles run via e-mail so he could keep track. drills already sweating.

“Though it may have raised a considerable amount opening Though it left them tired, the girls running shoes worn through, the girls’ could wear of whining, I think the whole challenge was a positive accepted their running challenge and their tees for a long time. They had learned benefits of thing for them—they needed to be pushed, and they gained their reward of free t-shirts. working hard to get in shape.

—By Joy Walter

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Talent on Display

showcase a rock ’n’ roll piece performed by Harry Kang on the electric guitar, Ji-Hyun Park on the bass, and Harry Mak on the drums.

Whistles and cheers came from crowd as this band rocked out the house.

Whistles also occurred on stage as Ben Weidemann showed his skill “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!” squealed Julie DeVette as she made a terrible impersonation of an opera singer in the Middle School Talent Show of whistling into the microphone.

“I need my important papers!” said Christopher Colfax as on Friday, 27 April. he searched the stage. Meyyappan handed Though the purpose of this event focused him documents and DeVette handed him on encouraging students to show a talent, Depassports, but none of these papers held Vette, along with Katie Stevens, Andy Thompenough importance to Colfax. Finally, son, Emily Brokaw, Katya Brink, Lakshmi Jordan Strong ran onto the stage declaring Meyyappan, and Jamie Thompson, displayed he had the important papers; and Colfax their acting abilities through terrible singing in snatched the toilet paper from his hand and a skit called “American Idiot.” Making it seem ran out the doors to the rest-room, ending like the popular show “American Idol,” these the comedy. girls added a twist, purposefully singing off key The entire eighth grade class split into and out of tune. groups and used homemade instruments to They later showed their true talents, howperform a variety of songs from “Happy Birthever, as DeVette performed a piano solo; and day” to “Moo Moo Little Cow.” They used Brokaw, with her mom, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Sprite bottles with different amounts of water performed a saxophone duet. in them and tapped them with spoons and Another show of weak talent revealed itself made tissue boxes with rubber bands strung in a skit starring Bryan Cairncross. The puracross them like a guitars well as Tupperware pose: to make the audience laugh. He had Mr. containers for drums.

Mike Holden pour sand on Cairncross’s feet Whether they had a special gift of music to and water on his head, and had Brittany Sasse perform or just wanted to make people laugh slap his face. The randomness of the skit, made Harry Kang signals to his band, they begin to play through skits, the middle school students out like a television show, left the audience in As a rock ’n’ roll beat. Through musical pieces and skits, fits of laughter. middle school students revealed their talents to the eagerly took to the stage to show what they could do.

The curtain closed, only to open again to school in an assembly on 27 April.

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practice more precise skills such as heading and booting the ball. The defensive players—Charis To, Sophia To, Kirsten Westergren, and Angela Stevens—stood on one end of the field practicing hard, long passes; and the offensive players—Olivia D’Cruz, Allison McClary, “We’re doing a three mile run on Wednesday,” threatened Mr. Steve Maria Miner, Elaine Ang, and Rachel Lyman—practiced shooting into the goal.

Liss a few days before varsity girls’ football season began.

Separate from the group, goalie Angela Stevens often practiced When Wednesday came, instead of three miles, each girl did a one-mile time trial as well as sprints across the field giving them an one-on-one with assistant coach Mrs. Corinne Rogers, learning how to dive and roll for the ball. idea of their level of physical fitness.

On certain days the team had two Throwing the ball to each player, additions to their practices. Danae Frentz Mr. Liss had the girls trap, high kick, and Margaret Stebbins, when not having and pass the ball, testing their skill levels junior varsity practice, would join the and abilities. Finally the chance came varsity girls, exchanging knowledge and for a scrimmage, and half the team experience with the older players. “Danae pulled blue pennies over their t-shirts; and Margaret were amazing! Even though and they kicked the ball to the middle they were so young, they inspired us to of the field. play better,” said Sophia To. The practices increased in On one occasion, the varsity and intensity as the girls became faster, junior varsity scrimmaged against each stronger, and could run for longer other instead of having regular practice. periods of time. The experience This encounter fired up competition ranged from those who had played and gave the teams new motivation all of high school to beginners; each to improve. girl challenged herself to improve in Through the sweat and hard work, all areas of the sport. the team played its best whether in Warming up for practices began with a number of laps and a drill of Trapping the ball, Olivia D’Cruz and Sophia To practice an actual game or just a practice— Keep Away teaching the girls smart dribbling and passing to each other. Even after practice proving themselves worthy to meet their passes and quick decisions. After these ended, girls would stay after, perfecting their skills and opponents on the field.

—By Angela Stevens drills the team split up into groups to mastering what they had learned.

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David Robertson

the [Island] semifinal and the final game, the crowd really helped give the guys an extra boost of energy; and they ended up winning those games.”

“It is really encouraging to be playing defense and hear the entire “Bad call ref!” yelled Mrs. Kathaleen McClary to the referee after gym cheering and screaming for you. It really does help us to play better,” said Drew Steiert. making a controversial call.

Several fans also made efforts to disrupt the opposing team “Are you blind?” screamed another voice from the crowd.

Because of Dalat’s agreement to host the MSSPP basketball while they tried to score. Justin Strong said, “Whenever they shoot free-throws, we all scream really loud competition, parents and students to make them mess up.” alike had the opportunity to watch The energy of the fans made not most of the games for both the only the gym but the entire campus girls and the boys. Mrs. Karen a noisy, almost rowdy, place. Students Robertson said, “I actually got to could hear cheering throughout the watch some of the games this way whole school day and sometimes even because most of them took place in classrooms. after school.”

Although the cheering could With so many fans cheering for not ultimately influence the outthe same cause, referees often took come of a game, the fans never a lot of harassment from the crowd passed up a chance to encourage that eagerly awaited its chances to yell the players on the court, try to at his poor calls. Scott Poulter, one distract the opposing team, or student known for his loud cheering contest a bad call. during games, said, “Yelling at the With another whistle sounding, the ref is awesome because he can’t do crowd jumped up, yelling in protest anything to the fans.” at the referee’s decision. After the ball Crowd involvement not only came back into play, however, they showed the referees the opinions of they sit watching the basketball game, Steven Ong, Raymond Deou, everyone else in the gym but also As Herman Boshoff, Robbie Mangham, Barret Loehden, and David Thompson settled down to start cheering for their inspired the players on the court. discuss the fairness of the refereeing. Fans often voiced their opinions to the team once again.

—By David Robertson Brendan Frentz said, “During both refs during the course of games.

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I’ve had a blast! I’ll miss all of you next year, and I’ll be praying for you as you start the next chapter in your lives.

Love, Coach Liss

A Cyber Community

“most of the time I ’m working on schoolwork, but I also check e-mail and play games and whatnot.”

Students didn’t only spend time “surfing the web.” As computer usage increased on and around campus, teachers also relied more and Relics of a forgotten past lurk anywhere a student could look. Deep more on the Internet to give and receive assignments. Turnitin.com in recycled paper bins, pieces of paper called “attendance slips” hide became a favorite for teachers in order see that the students did their away. Useless now, teachers once used them to record the students own work.

Others practically taught their classes on-line. Mr. Gerry present in their class. Now teachers just type a few letters into a comSteiert gave assignments through puter system, which records students as the school intranet and expected to “tardy,” “present,” or “absent.” Students receive assignments back the same used “Leave of Absence” forms less and way. Other teachers, such as Mr. less as it became more convenient to eDean McClary, informed students of mail teachers and inform them of their assignments or changes of dates and absence, as well as to ask what work class locations via e-mail. they would need to make up.

The Internet became even more popuThough the office and staff used the lar as technology developed on campus. written word on printed handouts and Dorms slowly had more Internet access, documents, students showed signs of and day students found the Internet a getting lost in cyberspace. MSN, MySgood way to keep in touch with those pace, Skype, and Facebook became the in dorms on weekends and in evenings. usual communication devices around Teachers found the Internet an efficient the school. The school computer lab way to teach students and stay on top of almost always filled up with middle their work. schoolers playing Internet games and The cyber community expanded high schoolers chatting with friends on their various Internet communica- Blankly staring at a computer screen in Smith-Eckman Dorm, Kirsten greatly in the course of the year. Students Brink diligently completes homework and checks e-mail to see if found that if they wanted to find a friend tion devices. parents or cousins have written her. Dorm students spent time “[I spend] about three and a half her communicating with their family via e-mail or Skype. And because the or classmate, they had to head for the to four hours [on the computer] every administration encouraged teachers to use DIScourse web and Turnitin. nearest computer.

—By Kirsten Gamble day,” Jesse Beth Thompson admitted; com, students logged in time on a computer every day.

Kirsten Gamble

Dear Michael, it has been an honor to be your brother and I’m so glad you’ve grown into the strong, encouraging, hard-worker that you are. You are an example to follow, especially in light of the courage and trust you demonstrate in this move to America for your last year of high school. Dalat will surely have a gaping hole were you once were. I love you, Robert. Dear Carolyn, you demonstrate such a joy that I wonder how Mom and Dad knew to put it in your name. You are mature beyond your years and see to the core of situations while others are still dancing around the unimportant surface issues. I’m proud to have a sister such as you—and I would gladly hunt down any unworthy guy who wanted to date you. I Love you, Robert. Michael: You have learned a lot, and grown a lot. You have also taught people through your words and by the example you set. I am certain that your understanding will continue to deepen and grow, and that the effect you have on others will extend far beyond even what your creative imagination could conceive. Your loving brother, Daniel. Carolyn: You care, you care joyfully, and you care a lot. Your capacity for compassion has surprised me many times and I am sure it has left a lasting impression on many others as well. May you never grow weary of doing what is good. Your loving brother, Daniel. Dear Michael, We are so blessed to have you as part of our family. I love the way you interact with others, helped ESL students, as well as the way you love and care for each member of our family. You make us all proud to be Whitings. I’m looking forward to spending time with you in America, Love, Dad. Dear Carolyn—the prettiest girl at Dalat! I’m looking forward to hearing you practice the flute and violin. The world needs more people like you, that care for and listen to others. You have brought joy to my heart from the first time I saw you till now. You have blessed me, your loving Dad. Michael Stephen Whiting, you make your Mama proud! We know we’ve asked you to do a hard thing leaving Dalat and starting a new school your senior year. But your attitude reflects a sterling character with a passion for God, integrity and diligence. Love, Mom Carolyn Joy Whiting, we’ve allowed you to be at Dalat since your 4th grade, where you have excelled and blossomed. Now it’s time to spend your last two high school years with us. Dad and I can’t wait! No doubt your sweet intelligence, kind friendship and musical delight will be missed by many at Dalat. Eagerly waiting till our reunion, Mom P.S. Your friends can reach you c/o MAF, PO BOX 47, Nampa, Idaho, USA 83653.

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“I bet Manchester United will beat Bolton 3-1,” claimed Sung-In Kang with much certainty.

“No, they it will be 3-0,” stated Brendan Frentz, one of the few Chelsea supporters on campus, equally as confident.

English Premier League football games aired on Astro gave students the chance to have friendly competitions over who would win the games. If they couldn’t watch the game at home, students would search for other places to view games.

Scott Poulter said, “I love going to Subaidah to watch soccer because they have a really big screen.”

Sometimes dorm students could not stay up to watch the games, so they would either spend the night at a friend’s house, record the game to watch later, or watch it on the Internet. Bruce Mak said, “If I can’t watch a game live, I always look up t h e highlights on You-Tube.” Mak joined a large group of Manchester United fans including Chris Kim, David Im, Banaphol “Boss” Ariyasantichai, Kang, Josh Manfred, and approximately twothirds of Malaysian football fans.

With Chelsea winning the previous two years—thanks to their Russian billionaire owner, Roman Abramovich—most fans felt pleased that

United led the table most of the season. Manfred said, “I hate how Chelsea buys whoever they want, so it’s great that ManU is winning this year.”

Even die-hard Liverpool fan Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins stated, “I’m glad Manchester is winning instead of Chelsea; Chelsea’s coach is too cocky.”

With Liverpool and Arsenal fighting hard for the third place spot, the pressure to win ever y game remained strong. Hope came for many teams when Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid offered us$105 million for United striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who was named Player of the Year. Teams hoped that without Ronaldo, United might not play as dominantly; but they had their hopes dashed when Ronaldo re-signed with ManU for five more years for £26million.

Pts As this book went to press, Pos Team Manchester stood at the top of the table. 1 ManU 85 Of the top four English teams, 2 Chelsea 80 Liverpool, Manchester United, and 3 Liverpool 67 Chelsea secured places in the Champions 4 Arsenal 66 League semifinals; then Liverpool 5 Bolton 55 beat Chelsea 4-1 on penalties. ManU 54 then faced AC Milan and lost 3-5 on 6 Everton aggregate; that meant Liverpool would 7 Portsmouth 53 face Milan in the Athens final.

8 Tottenham 53 *Scores as of 30.4.07 At the final whistle in the Bolton game, United came out on top with a 4-1 score. Both Kang and Frentz had guessed incorrectly, but they had thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the action.

—By David Robertson

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Foreshadowing their own joy, the Holdens found themselves in the same state as their friends, the Tucks. Mrs. Lyn Holden became “Ladies and gentlemen, my wife and I have an important announcement pregnant in early April and posted a special announcement on the to make,” said Mr. Michael Holden to the staff at a combined staff school computers with a link attached to a picture of a dead rabbit.

This creative scheme, however, needed more than a few explanations meeting. A picture projected on the chapel screen of a baby’s ultrasound prompted cheers and applause from the staff. The next words out of the term, “The rabbit is dead.” Apparently this phrase only of Mr. Holden’s mouth caught everyone off-guard: “The Tucks are meant something to some of the American and Canadian students enrolled. having a baby!”

“Everyone around me is getting pregnant!” said Josh Manfred at the Baby Tuck—or the “Tuckling” as Mr. Ryan Tuck fondly referred news of the Holdens’. “I mean, I remember Mrs. Holden to his unborn child—became the talk of the school when she was a student—it’s just too weird.” for weeks. From staff women loaded with advice and With April ending, the JSB deadline crept up on offers of used baby equipment to middle school girls the Tuck family as time kept on ticking away. Would screaming with excitement at the thought of new the baby come during the special night? Or more baby-sitting jobs, everyone wanted to congratulate the importantly, would it come during the night’s events? No soon-to-be parents and wish the Tucks the best. one knew, except God and quite possibly the baby.

“I am so happy for them. It’s going to be so great to Suddenly, at two in the morning on the night of have a little baby around—even if it’s just for the last JSB, Uncle Tim Steinert received an SMS message on few weeks of school,” said Marie Giezendanner. his handphone from Mr. Tuck: “SHE’S GOING INTO Since the baby wasn’t due until late April—the LABOR,” in all caps. exact day of JSB in fact—the campus had time to The next morning—a quite busy time for seniors and focus on others’ baby joys as well. their sponsors—at nine, Asia Marie Tuck came into the As Mrs. Nicole Corman left school to take care of world, a healthy, beautiful baby girl. her and her husband’s new baby boy, the baby buzz Grandfatherly instincts kicking in, Mr. Holden made a special video announcement continued to grow.

“I love how the excited couples come up with Mr. Earl Case holds Asia Marie for the after-JSB dinner, mocking “The Amazing Race” Tuck, the first new member of the these creative ways of introducing their babies to the Tuck family. Staff quickly switched theme and presented the Tuck’s giant baby on the same school community—like the Tucks’ picture in the from co-workers into family after screen that had projected the ultrasound image nine months earlier. meeting,” said Aunt Vi Steinert. “It gets the word a staff baby’s birth.

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Index

This index lists everyone named or pictured. Names preceded by an asterisk (*) are advertisers. Boldfaced words are topics covered.

A

A Rajiah, Kalawathy Pakkiathai 76 Abernathy, Heather 7, 11, 72, 138 Abraham, Rachel 72, 138 Adleta, Honour 49, 96, 117, 131, 182, 183 Adleta, Jubilee 18, 19, 34, 69, 71, 77, 96, 98, 116, 125, 140, 146, 166, 175, 183, 188 *Adleta, Mr. & Mrs. 140 Advanced Placement & Honors English 129 *Adventist Hospital 124 After-Sneak Dinner 3 Algebra 20 Allen, James 72, 138 Aloyius, Patrick 77, 78 Aloysius, Mary “Penny” 77 Ambassadors 118, 137, 185 American Idol 141 Ampil, Pocholo Miguel 57, 184 Ang, Adeline 77 Ang, Elaine 34, 41, 44, 116, 129, 143, 146, 166, 171, 175, 182, 188, 191 Animal Science Video Club 109 Ankhniibayar, Cindy 70 AP/Honors English 129 Archer, Annesley 16, 54, 63, 71, 141, 154, 182, 185, 186, 187 Archer, Kaleb 29, 31, 44, 50, 51, 65, 80, 106, 119, 154, 184, 189 Archer, Shauna 72, 138, 141 Archer, Tim 72, 138 Ariyasantichai, Banaphol “Boss” 34, 41, 88, 98, 146, 177, 182 Arokiadass, Indrani 77, 79 Arsenal Football Club 177 Art 22 Arulandoo, Jeston “John” 77 Astro 141 *Avion Holidays 153 Ayaroo, A Sulojana 76

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B Babies 179 Bae, Sally 66 Band 22 Band Worship Team 163 Band, Beginning 6 184 Band, Beginning 7/8 185 Band, Concert 184 Band, Intermediate 184 Band, Jazz 185 Baseball 102 Basketball, JV Boys’ 94, 183 Basketball, JV Girls’ 92, 183 Basketball, Varsity Boys’ 98, 183 Basketball, Varsity Girls’ 96, 183 Bear Cubs 112, 181 Beginning Band 6 184 Beginning Band 7/8 185 Bible 18 Bieling, Julia 44, 45, 73, 74, 75, 133, 138, 151 Bieling, Kathy 73, 138 Bieling, Larry 30, 56, 73, 138 Biology 20 Birthday Bashes 127 Blatt, Jordyn 62, 180 Blatt, Joshua 29, 49, 139, 184 Blatt, Matthew 54, 185 Blatt, Sydney 21, 49, 61, 68 *Blossom Art Gallery 171 Bodley, Bronwyn 12, 73, 138, 180, 187 Boshoff, David 32, 46, 52, 73, 74, 76, 102, 103, 123, 138, 161 Boshoff, Herman 21, 26, 34, 39, 41, 48, 52, 73, 88, 116, 133, 143, 146, 147, 161, 166, 173, 188 Boshoff, Nadia 25, 49, 82, 154, 182 Boshoff, Suzette 72, 138 Boucher, Robbey 67 Boy Scouts 112, 181 Braces 157 Breaks 60 Brink, Chris 60 Brink, Katya 16, 31, 54, 55, 169, 184, 186, 189 Brink, Kirsten 20, 44, 47, 106, 151, 175, 189 Brink, Kris 33, 47, 80 Brodini, Valentina 8, 9, 68 Brokaw, Elisabeth 59, 64, 66, 180, 186, 189

Index (A – D)

WEBELOS: FRONT ROW: Mr. Dennis Tyas, Seok Kyo Oh, Daniel Hebard, Daniel Rogers, Mr. Patrick Rogers; BACK ROW: Daniel Kim, Thirawut Wiphatprasit, Kendall Stenlund, Jay Wood-Singh; NOT PICTURED: DAVID McClintock

Brokaw, Emily 16, 54, 55, 113, 116, 169, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189 Brokaw, Jonathan 36, 49, 131, 154, 163, 181, 183, 184 Brokaw, Valeri 7, 30, 72, 111, 118, 137, 138, 163, 169, 184, 185, 189 Brownies 112, 180 Bukit Merah Water Park 135 Buntain, Brendon 7, 20, 21, 42, 43, 88, 89, 117, 182, 183, 185, 189

C

TIGER CUBS: FRONT ROW: Paul Kim, Seung Wie Jin, Daniel Kim; BACK ROW: Mrs. Carol Schaller, Johnny Smith, Shione Stengele, Ben Gwaltney, Devin Schaller, Joycelyn Woo, Mrs. Akiko Stengele; NOT PICTURED: Tyler Cairncross, Jeremy Worten

BROWNIES: FRONT ROW: Miss Bronwyn Bodley, Abigail Thompson, Jasmine Wood-Singh, Yeo Rin Yun, Seon Bin Oh, Rebekah Spoelman, Kasey Rogers, Michelle Hebard, Mariah Merkle, Mrs. Lori D’Cruz; BACK ROW: Sarah Yasmin, Maureen Huang, Jennifer Lupinacci, Julia Munson, Kenlee Stenlund, Mikaela Steinkamp, Gia Kim, Sarah Lee, Ke-erh Huang, Miss Joyce Navaseelam

WOLF CUBS: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Karen Robertson, Joon-Young Lee, Tim Sasse, Peter Kim, Garrison Schaller, Mr. Justin Long; BACK ROW: Daniel Munson, Andrew Kim, Yazeed Yasmin, Josiah Long, Matt Chung; NOT PICTURED: Frank Walsh

JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS: FRONT: Mrs. Colleen Sullivan, Zoe Parsons, Kassy Steinkamp, Charlotte Combrink, Erica Dass, Elisabeth Brokaw, Stephanie Jones, Mrs. Karen Sasse, Mrs. Melissa Parsons; BACK ROW: Kiernan Sullivan, Jordyn Blatt, Teresa Sasse, Katie Gwaltney, Ysabel Loh, Mallory Long, Faith Chung, Angelene Woo, Anna Spoelman, Emma Merusi; NOT PICTURED: Gloria Kim

*C&MA Cambodia 159 *C&MA Canada 146 *C&MA International Ministries 166 Cairncross, Bryan 55, 64, 102, 114, 116, 169, 181, 184, 187 Cairncross, Debbie 72, 138 Cairncross, Sarah 20, 34, 35, 36, 37, 68, 74, 123, 146, 149, 166, 187, 188 Cairncross, Scott 52, 56, 72, 138 Cairncross, Tyler 52, 66, 67, 70, 71, 80 *Cairncross, Mr. & Mrs. 123 Calculus 20 Caldwell, Caleb 32, 42, 43, 46, 52, 102, 157 Canteen 123 Case, Barb 10, 11, 72, 105, 106, 108, 138, 187, 189 Case, Earl 73, 138, 179 Cha, Alice 60 Chang, Tako 44 Chapel 37 Chatrooms 37 Chee, Ken 57, 181, 184 Chee, Kyung-Keun 37, 52, 185 Chee, Luke 53 Chelsea Football Club 177 Chemistry 20 Cheng, Frank 48, 94, 184 *Cheow Guan 122 Chiang, Becky 42 Chiao, Boch 21, 45, 49, 51, 77, 94, 95, 151 Chiem, Cindy 13, 62, 189 Chinese 24 Chinn, David 67

Chinn, Debbie 73, 138 Chinn, Emma 60, 111, 127 Chinn, Evan 13, 32, 64, 66, 71, 77, 111 Chinn, Jonathan 66, 67, 68, 71, 109 Chinn, Larry 73, 138 Chinn, Sarah 70 Cho, Andy 55, 65, 116, 123, 182, 183, 184, 187 Cho, In Jung 52, 110, 154, 185 Cho, Young Beom 66 Choi, David 185 Choi, Ji-Won 55 Choi, Josephine 45, 64 Choi, Jun-Ho 36, 42, 80, 102, 182, 186 Choi, Peter 48 Choir 22 Choir, High School 186 Choir, Middle School 186 Choo, Alicia 35, 106, 113, 119, 146, 166, 189 Christmas 60 Christmas Banquet 4, 125 Chung, Angel 62 Chung, Da-Hee 70 Chung, Faith 64, 180 Chung, Jae-Hyun 55, 182, 184 Chung, Matt 66, 180 Chung, So-Hee 60 CluBug 111 Coke 145 Colfax, Brian 26, 27, 35, 36, 104, 106, 131, 137, 146, 151, 166, 187, 189 Colfax, Chris 16, 17, 52, 63, 169, 183, 185 *Colfax, Mr. & Mrs. 137 Coloring Club 109 Combrink, Bernard 71 Combrink, Charlotte 64, 180, 186, 189 Combrink, Danielle 66, 68, 110 Combrink, Lucia 63, 111 Community 58 Community Involvement 68 Computers 26 Concert Band 184 Cooking Club 109 Corman, Nicole 73, 138, 179 *Crown College 148 Crutches 151 Cub Scouts 112 Current Events 2006-2007 64 Cyber Community 175

D D’Cruz, Lori 8, 73, 138, 180 D’Cruz, Olivia 26, 35, 86, 87, 91, 96, 105, 116, 127, 141, 146, 151, 166, 171, 175, 182, 183, 186, 188

*D’Cruz, Mr. & Mrs. 141 *Dalat Chapel 154 *Dalat Staff 138 Dalton, Hannah 57, 184 Dalton, Luke 52, 184 Dass, Erica 63, 112, 180 Dass, Erin 57, 183, 184, 187 Dass, Ezra 24, 48, 83, 182 Dass, Rani 72, 138

BOY SCOUTS: FRONT ROW: Bryan Cairncross, Reagan Mahoney, Joshua Watson, Josiah Steinkamp, Daniel Sullivan, Jamie Sullivan; SECOND ROW: Isaac Spoelman, Joseph Merusi, Ben Weidemann, Jonathan Brokaw, Axel Loehden, Kaden Stenlund, Nathan Gresham; BACK ROW: Mrs. Carla Loehden, Mr. David Loehden, Barret Loehden, Mr. Kerry Mahoney

BEAR CUBS: FRONT ROW: Mr. Tim Parsons, Jeremy Lupinacci, Peter Lee, Daniel Kim, Seung Ju Jin, John Cotton Watson, Ji-Hon Lim, Mr. David Stengele; BACK ROW: Caleb Parsons, Kristian Stenlund, Morris Huang, Chardin Stengele, Mark Watson, Jared Parsons

FLOORBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Patrick Rogers, Ben Weidemann, Ji-Soo Lee, Riley Mahoney. Scott Poulter, Axel Loehden, Jared Williams, Mr. Jason Selvanayagam; MIDDLE ROW: Jared Parsons, Kendall Stenlund, Daniel Rogers, Josiah Steinkamp, Joshua Watson, Kevin Pyee, Jamie Sullivan, Andy Goh, Reagan Mahoney; BACK ROW: Jordan Strong, Allen Goh, Norman Kiehl, Paul Kim, Sung-Bum Kim, Daniel Kim, Ken Chee, Hung-Ching Song, Bryan Cairncross

TAE KWON DO: FRONT ROW: Emma Merusi, Teresa Sasse, Benjamin Unruh, Hung-Ching Song, Hank Wong; Mr. Ronnie To, Mrs. Carla Loehden, Drew Steiert, Elmo Lin, Mr. Dean McClary

Index (A Rajiah – Dass)

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Day Students 76 Debatin, Melanie 33, 45, 50, 103, 184, 190

Deou, Raymond 34, 39, 146, 161, 166, 173, 182 DeVette, Christa 19, 21, 34,

VARSITY GIRLS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Olivia D’Cruz, Elaine Ang, Linnea Williams, Rachel Lyman, Charis To, Sophia To, Carolyn Whiting; BACK ROW: Nadia Boshoff, Honour Adleta, May Yamauchi, Angela Stevens, Kirsten Westergren, Allison McClary, Maria Miner, Mr. Steve Liss

VARSITY BOYS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Banaphol “Boss” Ariyasantichai, Brendan Frentz, Raymond Deou, Zack Lindsay, Josh Manfred, Haruki Shinohara, Mr. Michael Holden; BACK ROW: David Im, David Robertson, Brendon Buntain, Barret Loehden, Scott Poulter, Drew Steiert, Eric Westergren, Jun-Ho Choi

JV GIRLS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Shelly Tuck, Lakshmi Meyyappan, Annesley Archer, Khalie Mahoney, Danae Frentz, Ji-Hyun Park, Maaya Yamauchi, Emily Brokaw, Jamie Thompson, Mrs. Lyn Holden; BACK ROW: Katie Stevens, Bethany Weidemann, Chan-Mi Kang, Angela Steiert, Andi Thompson, Se Ra Hwang, Sydney McKenzie, Miranda Steinert, Juliet DeVette; NOT PICTURED: Margaret Stebbins, Katya Brink

JV BOYS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Joshua Peace, Norman Kiehl, Hung Yi Song, Yu-Shin Park, Mr. Mike Holden; BACK ROW: Riley Mahoney, Michael Whiting, John Jang, Chris Kim, Andrew Jo, Kyle Ladner

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Ben Stutzman, Max Litowski, Brian Song, Harry Mak, Chi-Ryun Pyee, Harry Kang, Joshua Wong, Jared Williams, Nathan Gresham, Jordan Strong; BACK ROW: Seung-Jou Jun, Joshua Strong, Ezra Dass, Axel Loehden, Andy Cho, Dong Yeob Sakong, Jae-Hyun Chung, Chi-Yuan Lo; NOT PICTURED: Bryan Cairncross

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Index (D – K)

39, 40, 47, 51, 61, 70, 90, 96, 116, 117, 123, 125, 127, 135, 143, 145, 146, 151, 155, 166, 167, 175, 183, 184, 185, 188 DeVette, Juliet 54, 55, 145, 169, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189 *DeVette, Mr. & Mrs. 145 Diago, Estefania 18, 28, 30, 45, 50, 110 Dias, Ashan 42, 51, 72 Dias, Rishika 48, 51, 186 Dobbie, Amber 19, 42 Dobbie, William 45 Doraisamy, Nagamal “Rose” 76 Doraisamy, Nara 76, 78 Dorm Council 116, 187 Dorm Life 52 Dorm Outings 56 Down-n-Dirty 104 Drama Club 106 Drama, Middle School 189 Drama, Semester 1 189 Drama, Semester 2 189 Dyck, Marigan 42, 43, 48, 56, 72, 78, 141, 157, 185, 186

E

Early Graduation 38 Eighth Grade 16, 52 Elementary Clubs 108 Elementary Musical 111 Elementary Musical Cast 189 Elementary Spring Musical 186 Elementary Student Council 187 English 24 English Premier League Football 177 Ensemble 118 Environmental Science 20 *ESL Graduates 127 Estrop, Gerard Colvin 76 *Evangelism Explosion 160 Excoms 116 Expat Staff 72

F

Fan, Andrew 52, 72, 74, 184 Fashion 44 Fifth Grade 14, 62 First Grade 10, 66 Fitness 28 Floorball 114, 181

Food 46 Football, JV Boys’ 84, 182 Football, JV Girls’ 82, 182 Football, Middle School Boys’ 82, 182 Football, Varsity Boys’ 88, 182 Football, Varsity Girls’ 86, 182 Forensics 106, 187 Foster, Catherine 21, 45, 52, 59, 65, 106, 151, 154, 167, 185, 189 Fourth Grade 12, 62 Freezies 44 French 24 French Language Club 109 Frentz, Brem 46 Frentz, Brendan 21, 42, 43, 89, 102, 116, 123, 173, 177, 182, 188 Frentz, Danae 2, 56, 82, 93, 101, 114, 135, 171, 182, 183, 185, 187, 189 Freshmen 48 Friesen, Nancy 8, 72, 138 Fu, Anna 52, 184

G

Gaddis, Christina 53, 68, 127, 183, 184 Gamble, Jessica 25, 48, 106, 108, 117, 151, 185, 186, 189, 191 Gamble, Kirsten 29, 43, 107, 114, 158, 159, 185, 187, 189, Endsheets Ganapathy, Palany 76 Genting 56 Giezendanner, Marie 23, 32, 34, 36, 41, 46, 54, 56, 57, 59, 64, 68, 102, 117, 119, 143, 146, 154, 166, 168, 179, 185, 189 Gimson, Alex 56, 185 Gimson, Kenya 61 Gimson, Nicholas 63 Girl Scouts 112 Girls’ Football Training 171 Goh, Allen 61, 181 Goh, Amanda 64, 109, 186, 189 Goh, Andy 57, 181, 184 Goh, Seng Hock 77 Govinda, Ramasami 77 Gregory, Henry 77 Gresham, Nathan 56, 76, 181, 182, 183, 184 Gurney Plaza 72 Gwaltney, Ben 59, 67, 68, 71, 113, 119, 180

Gwaltney, Katie 12, 63, 67, 71, 112, 113, 180, 186, 187, 189 Gwaltney, Kerry 25, 64, 72, 129, 138, 190 Gwaltney, Rich 37, 38, 72, 118, 138, 191 Gymnastics 109 Hall, Heather 139

H

Han, Eric 56, 123, 184, 186, 187 Hang, Maureen 110 Harris, Jonathan 68 Hayashi, Jonathan 2, 46, 57, 102, 115, 119, 131, 133, 154, 185 Hayashi, Kaz 31, 34, 40, 41, 57, 106, 107, 114, 118, 134, 146, 154, 166 *Hayashi, Dr. & Mrs. 134 Health 28 Hebard, Daniel 61, 111, 180 Hebard, Michelle 6, 66, 180 Herring, Tamara 43, 57, 73, 113, 116, 129, 188 Hidajat, Pam 28, 35, 40, 59, 108, 116, 127, 146, 152, 165, 166, 188 *Hidajat, Mr. & Mrs. 152 *High Power Electrical Engineering 157 Ho, Ah Khang 77 Ho, Victor 48, 119, 183, 184 Hofmann, Sarah 58, 184 Hokyo, Jeff 42, 43, 44, 62, 71, 73, 102, 110, 119, 145, 154, 185 Holden, Lyn 18, 21, 72, 138, 179, 182, 188 Holden, Michael 73, 85, 116, 117, 125, 138, 165, 169, 179, 182, 187, 188 Holidays 60 Hong, Bo-Suk 46 Hong, Regina 43, 113 Hsiang, Tiffany 49, 51, 96, 105, 183 Hsiao, Jason 35, 46, 94 Hsiao, Jeffrey 56, 183, 184, 186 Hsiao, Jessica 66 Hsieh, Cindy 21, 27, 42, 188 Hsieh, Shelina 58 Huang, Chanel 58, 184 Huang, Ke-erh 69, 180

Huang, Kevin 53, 185 Huang, Maureen 68, 180 Huang, Morris 181 Hundred Milers’ Club 167 Hwang, Maureen 109 Hwang, Morris 65 Hwang, Se Ra 32, 56, 107, 163, 182, 183, 184 Hwang, Se-Chan 49, 91, 139, 184 Hyun, Kevin Dong Choi 60

I

Kang, Harry 15, 56, 169, 182, 183, 184 Kang, Hoon 29, 35, 38, 74, 76, 102,

103, 127, 133, 139, 146, 166 Kang, Katherine 29, 45, 46, 52, 103, 110, 163, 185, 188

VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Tiffany Hsiang, Olivia D’Cruz, Charis To, Sophia To, Maria Miner, Carolyn Whiting, Mr. Steve Liss; BACK ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Honour Adleta, Linnea Williams, May Yamauchi, Christa DeVette, Angela Stevens, Kirsten Westergren, Jubilee Adleta, Allison McClary

Im, David 21, 42, 89, 102, 177, 182 Intermediate Band 184 It’s Not About Me 68

J

Jang, John 46, 84, 182, 185 Jazz Band 118, 185 Jeong, Juah 49 Jeong, Juhee 46 Jeong, Woo-Jin 70 Jig Saw Puzzle Club 109 Jin, Seung Ju 65, 107, 181 Jin, Seung Wie 68, 180 Jo, Andrew 42, 59, 129, 182, 184 Johnson, Kelsey 64 Jones, Hannah 53, 154, 184, 186, 187, 189 Jones, Stephanie 14, 33, 61, 111, 180 Joo, Esther 49 Joo, Paul 61 Journ Class Crossword 158 Journalism 24 JSB Asking 149 Jun, Seung-Jou 53, 182, 185 Junior Girl Scouts 180 Juniors 42

VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Takehiro Toyama, Matthew Mah, David Robertson, Robbie Mangham, Hung Yi Song, Mr. Greg Stenlund; BACK ROW: Brendon Buntain, Barret Loehden, David Thompson, Gilbert Weng, Steven Ong, Drew Steiert; NOT PICTURED: Riley Mahoney, Boch Chiao, Mr. Karl Steinkamp

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Gerry Steiert, Lakshmi Meyyappan, Khalie Mahoney, Beth Nguyen, Frances Wong, Danae Frentz, Maaya Yamauchi, Theresa Phan, Brittany Sasse; BACK ROW: Bethany Weidemann, Chan-Mi Kang, Angela Steiert, Andi Thompson, Se Ra Hwang, Sydney McKenzie, Miranda Steinert, Juliet DeVette

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Nathan Gresham, Chris Colfax, Jacob Kimball, Jet Song, Jeffrey Hsiao, Jamie Kim, Harry Kang; BACK ROW: Mr. Brian Merusi, Andy Cho, James Lyman, Axel Loehden, Jonathan Brokaw, Santi Niramitvijit, George Merusi, Victor Ho, Harry Mak, Mr. Rob Nollan

K

*Kampong Restaurant 147 Kanasamy, Francis 77 Kang, Bill 23, 49, 116, 139, 165, 184, 185, 188 Kang, Chan-Mi 182, 183

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Khalie Mahoney, Beth Nguyen, Frances Wong, Danae Frentz, Maaya Yamauchi, Theresa Phan, Brittany Sasse, Erin Dass; BACK ROW: Bethany Weidemann, Chan-Mi Kim, Angela Steiert, Andi Thompson, Christina Gaddis, Sydney McKenzie, Miranda Steinert, Juliet DeVette, May Yamauchi, Mrs. Lisa Munson

Index (Day Students – Kang)

183

Kang, Min-Ji 47, 163, 184 Kang, Sung-In 42, 43, 123, 161, 177 Kang, Yoon-Ku 58, 191 *Kang, Mr. & Mrs. 139 Kawabata, Miho 42, 139, 184 *Keat Cheong Auto Service Centre 150 *Keat Interior Decorator 153 Keeratitharakul, Jirawat 57, 184 Kennedy, Gary 42, 43, 46, 65, 102, 108, 128

Kennedy, Tara-Lynn 18, 35, 75, 128, 131, 146, 149, 166 *Kennedy, Mrs. 128 Keyboarding Club 109 Khoo, Amy 78 Khoo, Noreen 79 Khoo, Steven 78 Kick-boxing 114 Kids Care Clean-up and Recycling Club 109 Kiehl, Norman 18, 20, 47, 53, 85, 114, 181, 182, 189

Kilindo, Laurian 61 Kim, Alley Hye 60 Kim, Andrew 67, 108, 180 Kim, Benny 19, 46, 49, 61, 95 Kim, Beom Jun 71 Kim, Bona 50 Kim, Chan-Mi 53, 73, 92, 107, 116, 121, 154, 183, 184, 187 Kim, Chris 32, 36, 42, 43, 85, 102, 177, 182 Kim, Daniel 50, 60, 65, 66, 68, 110, 111, 180, 181

CONCERT BAND: FRONT ROW: Hee-Eun Song, Carolyn Whiting, Melanie Debatin, Min-Ji Kang, Jennifer Kim, Joycelyn Woo, Paul Wang, Joshua Blatt, Matthew Nguyen; MIDDLE ROW: Bill Kang, Kaleb Archer, Elmo Lin, Tokihito Shioya, Robbie Mangham, Joseph Lee, Miho Kawabata, Mr. Kerry Mahoney; BACK ROW: Kohei Shimizu, Frank Cheng, Riley Mahoney, Se-Chan Hwang, Jonathan Brokaw, Kenny Kim, Andrew Jo, Victor Ho, Christa DeVette, Sheena McLeod

INTERMEDIATE BAND: FRONT ROW: Jae-Hyun Chung, Chi-Ryun Pyee, Harry Mak, Emily Brokaw, Katya Brink, Juliet DeVette, Sydney McKenzie, Bethany Weidemann, Khalie Mahoney, Jeffrey Hsiao; SECOND ROW: Bryan Cairncross, Lucas Samuel, Hung-Ching Song, Jordan Strong, Anna Fu, Beth Nguyen, Rachel Leung, Maaya Yamauchi, Ji-Hyun Park, Katie Stevens, Lakshmi Meyyappan; THIRD ROW: Moses Park, Brian Song, Kaden Stenlund, Nathan Gresham, Jared Williams, Andrew Fan, Frances Wong, Angela Steiert, Margaret Stebbins, Theresa Phan, Hannah Jones, Christina Gaddis; BACK ROW: Andy Cho, Joshua Strong, Se Ra Hwang, Jirawat Keeratitharakul, Miranda Steinert, Eric Han, Santi Niramitvijit, Luke Dalton, Chi-Yuan Lo, Terry Law, Chan-Mi Kim, Edwin Tan, Dong Yeob Sakong

BEGINNING BAND 6: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Isabelle Litowski, Yu-Min Pyee, Reagan Mahoney, Eric Lin, Danny Sullivan, Grace Kweon, Jeffrey Yen, Chanel Huang; MIDDLE ROW: Hyeong-Sik Yoon, Daniel Masters, Mico Ampil, Harry Kang, Jamie Thompson, Ji-Won Park, Sophia Lim, Sarah Hofmann, Hannah Dalton; BACK ROW: Hank Wong, Ben Weidemann, Keanu Lee, Andy Goh, Ken Chee, Tony Suh, Esther Kim, Bertha Wang, Erin Dass, Vaasavi Sundar; NOT PICTURED: Stephanie Oh

184

Index (K – M)

Kim, Esther 58, 184 Kim, Gia 9, 69, 180 Kim, Gloria 65, 111 Kim, Helen 47 Kim, Jamie 18, 50, 91, 183 Kim, Jennifer 50, 184 Kim, Jenny 69 Kim, Joseph 123 Kim, Kenny 35, 61, 116, 127, 139, 146, 166, 184, 188 Kim, Lisa 119, 143, 146, 166, 185 Kim, Paul 18, 47, 69, 108, 180, 181 Kim, Peter 11, 67, 180 Kim, Sally 63, 186, 189 Kim, Sung-Bum 47, 149, 181 Kim, Young-Moung 50 *Kim, Mr. & Mrs. 143 Kimball, Jacob 24, 32, 37, 48, 50, 71, 119, 131, 163, 183 Kindergarten 8, 68 *Kingdom Photo Studio 141 KL 56 Klassen, Nathanael 26, 27, 73, 138 Knock Out 109 Ko, Esther 69 Ko, Min-Song 71 Koethler, Nellie 73, 138, 157 Krabi, Thailand 40 Kuppasamy, Mani 78 Kweon, Ester 12, 63 Kweon, Grace 58, 184

L

Ladner, Kyle 25, 47, 49, 80, 84, 85, 105, 107, 114, 115, 123, 151, 157, 182 Law, Terry 53, 184, 185 Leadership Retreat 5, 165 Lee, Daniel 36, 102, 146, 166 Lee, David 35, 36, 38, 146 Lee, Hyeon-Jeong 62 Lee, Ji-Soo 22, 46, 68, 181 Lee, Joon-Young 67, 180 Lee, Joseph 51, 184 Lee, Joyce 15, 60 Lee, Keanu 59, 184 Lee, Licky 65 Lee, Peter 64, 181, 186, 189 Lee, Rami 46, 110 Lee, Sally 46, 185 Lee, Sarah 69, 108, 110, 180 Lee, Vincent 60, 111

Lee, Vivian 18, 23, 51, 81, 117, 187 *Lee Tong Hai 133 Leisure Sport 102 Leow, Ah Mooi 78 Letchmi, Thana 79 Leung, Rachel 52, 63, 184 Leung, Rolland 51, 91, 95 Li, Joy 43, 108, 116, 118, 145, 185 Lim, Ah Chai 78 Lim, Ji-Hon 64, 181 Lim, Sophia 59, 107, 184 Lin, Elmo 51, 91, 181, 184, 185 Lin, Eric 59, 184 Lin, Joan 25, 34, 36, 39, 44, 53, 139, 146, 166, 186, 187 Lin, Kyle 22, 43, 113 Lindsay, Zack 5, 18, 25, 29, 37, 39, 40, 74, 75, 89, 105, 116, 125, 146, 153, 165, 166, 182, 185, 187, 188, 189 Liss, Steve 46, 73, 74, 80, 86, 87, 138, 167, 171, 175, 182, 183 *Liss, Mr. 175 Litowski, Isabelle 59, 184, 187 Litowski, Max 52, 182, 185 Liverpool Football Club 177 Lo, Chi-Yuan 57, 182, 184 Loehden, Axel 22, 30, 51, 61, 94, 112, 181, 182, 183 Loehden, Barret 37, 44, 73, 112, 146, 151, 156, 166, 173, 181, 182, 183, 188 Loehden, Carla 29, 73, 108, 114, 115, 138, 181 Loehden, David 181 *Loehden, Mr. & Mrs. 156 Loh, Boon Leng 78 Loh, Ysabel 64, 180, 186, 189 Long, Josiah 180 Long, Justin 180 Long, Mallory 180 Lupinacci, Jennifer 69, 180 Lupinacci, Jeremy 64, 66, 181 Lyman, James 49, 51, 59, 94, 117, 143, 183, 186 Lyman, Rachel 26, 29, 34, 37, 38, 65, 86, 116, 131, 143, 146, 154, 155, 166, 171, 175, 182, 186, 188 *Lyman, Mr. & Mrs. 131

M

Mah, Matthew 21, 37, 146, 151, 166, 183 Mah, Michael 50, 68 Mahoney, Kerry 23, 74, 80, 138,

139, 167, 181, 183, 184, 185 Mahoney, Khalie 48, 52, 54, 59, 63, 78, 80, 82, 83, 100, 154, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187 Mahoney, Reagan 15, 58, 59, 70, 71, 163, 181, 184 Mahoney, Riley 18, 23, 37, 46, 59, 61, 76, 85, 123, 125, 139, 151, 154, 163, 165, 181, 182, 184, 188 Mahoney, Robin 8, 74, 111, 138 Mak, Bruce 19, 35, 46, 85, 177 Mak, Harry 36, 48, 52, 56, 83, 94, 169, 182, 183, 184, 189 Manchester United Football Club 177 Mandarin 24 Manfred, Josh 23, 24, 36, 39, 40, 56, 57, 62, 89, 102, 103, 117, 125, 129, 133, 135, 143, 146, 147, 155, 158, 159, 166, 177, 182, 185, 186, 188, Endsheets *Manfred, Mr. & Mrs. 133 Mangham, Robbie 31, 34, 36, 41, 63, 71, 72, 78, 89, 116, 118, 146, 147, 149, 151, 160, 165, 166, 170, 173, 183, 184, 185, 189 *Mangham, Mr. & Mrs. 170 Manikam, Bascaran Raja 78 Mareemuttoo, Kumar 79 Mareemuttoo, Rajeen 22, 79 Masquerade 33 Masters, Daniel 46, 59, 184 Masters, Jonathan 23, 43, 105, 106, 125, 189 Math 20 Maze, Wendi 30, 74, 138 McClary, Allison 34, 36, 39, 62, 65, 87, 90, 93, 98, 135, 143, 146, 151, 153, 154, 166, 167, 171, 175, 182, 183, 188 McClary, Dean 4, 74, 138, 175, 181 McClary, Kathaleen 74, 138, 173 *McClary, Mr. & Mrs. 154 McKenzie, Ashtyn 33, 60, 111 McKenzie, Jackson 66, 69, 109 McKenzie, Sydney 2, 17, 52, 54, 61, 62, 65, 154, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 189 McLeod, Sheena 31, 32, 37, 45, 46, 50, 65, 72, 108, 113, 117, 137, 163, 184, 185 Meet Me at the Manger 111 *Meridian Dental Surgery 173 Merkle, Mariah 180

Merusi, Brian 75, 138, 183 Merusi, Emma 49, 64, 66, 114, 115, 180, 181, 186, 187, 189 Merusi, George 33, 48, 52, 54, 71, 183, 185, 187, 189 Merusi, Joseph 55, 57, 114, 181, 185 Merusi, Tibbett 75, 138, 189 MEW 37, 62 Meyyappan, Lakshmi 17, 53,

77, 169, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 189 Meyyappan, Susheela 30, 47, 50, 185 Middle School 54 Middle School Talent Show 169 Miner, Maria 23, 25, 43, 47, 59, 86, 87, 105, 158, 171, 182, 183 Missions Emhasis Week 37, 62

BEGINNING BAND 7/8: FRONT ROW: Alex Gimson, Ben Unruh, Annesley Archer, Brittany Sasse, Max Litowski, Matthew Blatt, Felicia Seow; MIDDLE ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Danae Frentz, Joe Merusi, Andi Thompson, David Choi, Sophie Shin, In Jung Cho; BACK ROW: Chris Colfax, Seung-Jou Jun, Jet Song, George Merusi, Kevin Huang, Nico Nunez, Kyung-Keun Chee

JAZZ BAND: FRONT ROW: Joy Li, Emily Brokaw, Miranda Steinert, Katherine Kang, Sydney McKenzie, Angela Steiert, Susheela Meyyappan, Beth Nguyen, Lakshmi Meyyappan; BACK ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Bill Kang, Elmo Lin, Josh Manfred, Robbie Mangham, Michael Whiting, Eric Westergren, Shin-Myung Park, Kohei Shimizu, Terry Law

AMBASSADORS: FRONT ROW: Kazuki Takahashi, Jesse Thompson, Joel Roberts, John Jang, Brendon Buntain, Zack Lindsay, Tokihito Shioya, Sheena McLeod, Catherine Foster; BACK ROW: Kirsten Gamble, Carolyn Whiting, Matthew Nguyen, Jeff Hokyo, Michael Whiting, Jordan Sandwick, Linnea Williams, Jessica Gamble, Lisa Kim, Sally Lee, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw

VOCAL ENSEMBLE: FRONT ROW: Jonathan Hayashi, Monay Ng, Catherine Foster, Robbie Mangham, Josh Manfred, Mrs. Elyn Nollan; BACK ROW: Sheena McLeod, Marie Giezendanner, Christa DeVette, Joy Walter, Marigan Dyck; NOT PICTURED Eric Westergren, Kaz Hayashi, Chen Yi, Jonathan Masters

Index (Kang – Missions Emphasis Week

185

Modrzynski, Lachlan 36, 38, 94 Mohr, Annelie 10, 69, 110 Moses, Ravi 78, 79 “Mouse That Roared” 104 MSSPP Track & Field 187 Munson, Bill 4, 23, 31, 71, 75, 138, 189 Munson, Daniel 6, 67, 180, 186, 189 Munson, Julia 69, 180 Munson, Lisa 75, 101, 138, 183 Music 22

N

*Nails Hansen 145 Nam, Ashley 5, 43, 108 Nam, Seung-Yoon 47 National Honor Society 116, 188 National Staff 76 National Workers Involvement 78 Navaseelam, Joyce 79, 180 Nazem, Golnaz 26, 50, 107, 187 Needlepoint Club 109 Ng, Monay 28, 37, 41, 106, 107, 146, 153, 166, 185, 186 Nguyen, Beth 2, 17, 45, 49, 53, 54, 63, 116, 119, 127, 154, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187 Nguyen, Matthew 46, 50, 56, 85, 114, 115, 120, 184, 185 NHS 116, 188 Niramitvijit, Santi 45, 53, 183, 184 *Nissi Quality Foods 171 NJHS 116 Nollan, Daniel 62, 186, 189 Nollan, Elyn 23, 75, 138, 185, 186, 189 Nollan, Michael 30, 57, 189 Nollan, Rob 16, 17, 74, 94, 133, 138, 183 Nunez, Alex 62 Nunez, Nico 53, 185 *Nyack College 125

O

Oh, Seok Kyo 60, 111, 112, 180 Oh, Seon Bin 11, 69, 180 Oh, Stephanie 58, 61

186

Okazaki, Risako 20, 28, 47, 107, 163 Older/Younger Relationships 70 Ong, Robin 69 Ong, Steven 37, 41, 64, 91, 98, 99, 105, 146, 151, 159, 166, 173, 176, 183 *Ong, Mr. & Mrs. 176 Ooi, Huey Fern “Lilian” 78 Ooi, Tian 11, 68 Open Campus 58

P

P-periods 30 Packiri, Jay Balan Nararajan 78 *Palace d’ India Restaurant 132 *Papa Pizza 149 *Paradise Sandy Beach Resort 136

Park, Cindy 67 Park, Esther 50 Park, Hannah 44, 151 Park, Ji-Hyun 53, 116, 154, 169, 182, 184 Park, Ji-Min 11, 67, 108, 110, 187 Park, Ji-Won 58, 184 Park, Moses 57, 184 Park, Shin-Myung 21, 44, 49, 52, 72, 119, 185 Park, Yu-Shin 47, 182 Parkianathan, Kuppusamy 78 Parsons, Caleb 64, 113, 181 Parsons, Jared 70, 181 Parsons, Melissa 180 Parsons, Tim 58, 74, 78, 138, 155, 181 Parsons, Zoe 33, 61, 180 Paz, Fernando 62, 66, 70 Paz, Mati 71 PE 28

HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR: FRONT ROW: Rishika Dias, Naomi Tami, Monay Ng, Rachel Lyman, Olivia D’Cruz, Linnea Williams, Jessica Gamble, Mrs. Elyn Nollan; BACK ROW: Joan Lin, Joy Walter, Jun-Ho Choi, Angela Stevens, James Lyman, Josh Manfred, Marigan Dyck; NOT PICTURED: Jonathan Masters

Peace, Josh 21, 37, 42, 43, 44, 59, 104, 106, 114, 116, 154, 159, 163, 182, 188, 189 *Pen’ Ads Asia Pacific 178 Penang, Malaysia 66 Perumal, Balu 78 Phan, Theresa 53, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189 Phan, Tim 62 Phillips, Christopher 11, 66 Phillips, Nicole 13, 62, 112 *Phoenix Press 172 Physical Education 28 Physics 20 Pillai, Raj 78 Ping-Pong 161 Playground Politics 66 Poh, Rachel 71 Poulter, Kenneth 37 Poulter, Scott 4, 34, 35, 39, 40, 48, 62, 64, 68, 71, 72, 78, 88, 89, 102, 103, 135, 143, 146, 147, 158, 160, 166, 173, 177, 181, 182 *Poulter, Mr. & Mrs. 158 Prayer Meeting 37 *Premier Prone 147 Preschool 3 8, 70 Preschool 4 8, 70 Psychology 26 Pumping Iron 133 Pyee, Chi-Ryun 54, 182, 184 Pyee, Kevin 181 Pyee, Seung-Hun 63 Pyee, Yu-Min 58, 184

R

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR: FRONT ROW: Eric Han, Theresa Phan, Margaret Stebbins, Angela Steiert, Frances Wong, Miranda Steinert, Bethany Weidemann, Hannah Jones, Mrs. Elyn Nollan; BACK ROW: Annesley Archer, Emily Brokaw, Katya Brink, Katie Stevens, Juliet DeVette, Khalie Mahoney, Beth Nguyen, Maaya Yamauchi, Jeffrey Hsiao; NOT PICTURED: Michael Nollan, Brittany Sasse, Felicia Seow

ELEMENTARY SPRING MUSICAL: FRONT ROW: Ysabel Loh, Kiernan Sullivan, Katie Gwaltney, Angelene Woo, Daniel Munson, Peter Lee, Mrs. Elyn Nollan; BACK ROW: Daniel Nollan, Emma Merusi, Elisabeth Brokaw, Sally Kim, Kassy Steinkamp, Charlotte Combrink, Amanda Goh; NOT PICTURED: Gloria Kim, Ian Young Beom Cho, Andrew Kim, Kasey Rogers, Ivana Smit, Michelle Hebard, Jasmine Wood-Singh, Jessica Hsiao

Index (M – S)

Rain 143 Rajiah, Lily 79 Ramasamy, Muniandy 79 Ramasamy, Sundram 78, 79 Ramu, Sangaran “Susu” Thaver 79 Rangasamy, Sundaraj 79 Rat Island Adventures 147 *Regent Furnishings 161 Remodeled Cafeteria 159 Reynoso, Agnes 62 Reynoso, Frank 62, 63, 154 Rhe, Lisa 36 *Ribs Restaurant 126 Roberts, Breanna 50, 77, 117, 159 Roberts, Joel 4, 44, 116, 129, 154, 159, 185 Roberts, Lydia 74, 138

Robertson, David 34, 37, 40, 41, 44, 51, 54, 60, 71, 73, 78, 88, 90, 99, 116, 135, 143, 144, 146, 147, 151, 158, 166, 182, 183, 188, Endsheets Robertson, John 74, 138, 151 Robertson, Karen 12, 13, 74, 138, 151, 173, 180, 189 *Robertson, Mr. & Mrs. 144 *Robertson, Mrs. 151 Rogers, Corinne 75, 113, 138, 171 Rogers, Daniel 15, 61, 70, 111, 180, 181 Rogers, Kasey 11, 66, 110, 113, 180 Rogers, Patrick 75, 138, 180, 181 Rooftop Kafe 162

S

Sabastian, Catherine 78 Sabastian, Margaret 79 Sakong, Dong Yeob 54, 182, 184 Sakong, Yeon Woo 61 *Sam’s Batik House 168 Sambanthan, Vijay 78 Saminathan, Catherine 78 Samuel, Cassandra 10, 68 Samuel, Lucas 57, 184, 187 Sandwick, Jordan 29, 32, 44, 46, 48, 49, 77, 137, 143, 154, 185, 189 Sankaran, Shama 78 Sasse, Brittany 36, 54, 92, 183, 185 Sasse, Karen 12, 75, 138, 180 Sasse, Mark 31, 46, 74, 75, 102, 108, 138 Sasse, Teresa 63, 66, 67, 71, 112, 115, 180, 181 Sasse, Tim 11, 66, 67, 70, 180 Schaller, Carol 180 Schaller, Devin 70, 180 Schaller, Garrison 11, 61, 66, 108, 180 School Spirit Days 131 Science 20 Scouting 112 Second Grade 10, 66 Sellasamy, Steven 78 Selvanagayam, Jason 154 Selvanayagam, Chun 78 Selvanayagam, Jason 22, 75, 91, 115, 118, 138, 181

Senior Graffiti 155 Senior Privileges 34, 39 Senior Sneak 40 *Senior Sponsors 166 Seniors 34 Seong, Erik 63 Seong, Jennifer 66 Seow, Felicia 54, 127, 185, 189 Serve-athon 4, 42 Service Projects 68

Seventh Grade 16, 54 SEW 37, 62 Shahabi Haghighi, Fatemeh 31, 47 Sheddan, Mary 74, 138 Shee, Mei-Xian 22, 47, 77 Shim, Kelly 33, 61 Shimizu, Haruka 8, 70 Shimizu, Kohei 21, 26, 44, 48, 117, 119, 131, 139, 184, 185

Shin, Sophie 54, 185 Shinohara, Haruki 21, 38, 39, 127, 131, 146, 161, 166, 182 Shioya, Tokihito 38, 42, 104, 106, 117, 137, 146, 166, 184, 185, 187, 189 Simeon, Jacob 78 *Simpson University 155 *Sin Chuan Book 179

MSSPP TRACK: FRONT ROW: Mr. Gerry Steiert, Angela Steiert, Margaret Stebbins, Frances Wong, Danae Frentz, Drew Steiert

STUDIO 2B: FRONT ROW: Emily Brokaw, Juliet DeVette, Mrs. Liebe Stutzman BACK ROW: Lakshmi Meyyappan, Beth Nguyen, Annesley Archer

DORM COUNCIL: Aunt Valerie Weidemann, Sarah Cairncross, Joan Lin, Kirsten Gamble

ELEMENTARY STUCO: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Bronwyn Bodley, Katie Gwaltney, Emma Merusi, Hung Jie Song, Ji-Min Park; NOT PICTURED: Jennifer Seong, Licky Lee, Letitia Thomas

FORENSICS: FRONT ROW: Brian Colfax, Zack Lindsay, Tokihito Shioya, Mrs. Barb Case; BACK ROW: Kirsten Gamble, Vivian Lee, Golnaz Nazem

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUCO: FRONT ROW: Mr. Michael Holden, Lucas Samuel, Hung Ching Song, Brian Song, Erin Dass, Bryan Cairncross; MIDDLE ROW: Jared Williams, Khalie Mahoney, Eric Han, Theresa Phan, Isabelle Litowski; BACK ROW: Hannah Jones, Bethany Weidemann, Sydney McKenzie, George Merusi, Andy Cho, Chan-Mi Kim; NOT PICTURED: Maaya Yamauchi, Hannah Jones, Lakshmi Meyyappan, Theresa Phan, Angela Steiert, Juliet DeVette, Thirawut Wiphatprasit, Hank Wong, Erik Han, Andy Cho, Jamie Thompson, Erin Dass, Ji Won Park, Joyce Lee, Jordan Strong, Josiah Steinkamp, Joshua Watson, Kaden Stenlund, Danny Sullivan, Ben Unruh, Jeffrey Hsiao, Stephanie Jones, Andy Goh

Index (Modrzynski – Sin Chuan Book)

187

*Sing Guang Hing Furniture 173 Sixth Grade 14, 57 Skateboarding 102 Smit, Ivana 6, 11, 66, 110 Smith, Johnny 180 Soccer Club 109 Social Studies 18 Song, Brian 56, 76, 182, 184, 187 Song, Hee-Eun 51, 184 Song, Hung Ching 56, 114, 116, 187 Song, Hung Jie 12, 63, 187 Song, Hung Yi 48, 76, 98, 182, 183 Song, Hung-Ching 181, 184 Song, Jet 54, 183, 185 Sophomores 44 *Southern Baptist Convention 146 Spanish 24 Speech 24 Spiritual Emphasis Week 37, 62 Spiritual Life 37 Spoelman, Anna 112, 180 Spoelman, Isaac 181 Spoelman, Rachel 106, 189 Spoelman, Rebekah 180 *Sri Ananda Bahwan Restaurant 129

Sri Ananda Bahwan—the Students’ New Favorite 153 St. Nicholas Blind School 32 Staff 72 Stebbins, Margaret 55, 83, 93, 100, 101, 116, 171, 184, 186, 187 Stebbins, Willis 18, 48, 84, 123, 161 Steiert, Andrew 38 Steiert, Angela 55, 93, 101, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187 Steiert, Beth 74, 138 Steiert, Drew 24, 28, 73, 88, 89, 91, 98, 102, 105, 114, 117, 146, 147, 156, 162, 166, 173, 181, 182, 183, 187, 188 Steiert, Gerry 29, 74, 90, 93, 138, 175, 183, 187, 189 *Steiert, Mr. & Mrs. 162 Steinert, Kael 43, 45, 46, 57, 68, 78, 90, 94, 102, 103, 108, 159 Steinert, Miranda 32, 45, 55, 83, 127, 143, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186 Steinert, Tim 41, 59, 74, 138, 166, 179 Steinert, Vi 32, 41, 74, 138, 166, 168, 179 Steinkamp, Jacki 75, 113, 138

HIGH SCHOOL STUCO: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Lyn Holden, Pam Hidajat, Linnea Williams, Katherine Kang, Zack Lindsay, Josh Manfred, Bill Kang, Mr. Michael Holden; BACK ROW: Cindy Hsieh, Angela Stevens, Christa DeVette, Kenny Kim, Riley Mahoney, Joshua Peace

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: FRONT ROW: Elaine Ang, Charis To, Liesl Williams, Sarah Cairncross, Rachel Lyman, Olivia D’Cruz; MIDDLE ROW: Tamara Herring, Josh Manfred, Brendan Frentz, Herman Boshoff, Allison McClary, Jesse Thompson, Jubilee Adleta; BACK ROW: Christa DeVette, Drew Steiert, Barret Loehden, David Robertson, Eric Westergren, Kenny Kim, Angela Stevens, Joy Walter

188

Index (S – Y

Steinkamp, Josiah 14, 61, 71, 76, 112, 181 Steinkamp, Karl 3, 4, 42, 75, 98, 138, 145, 165 Steinkamp, Kassy 65, 180, 186 Steinkamp, Mikaela 8, 9, 70, 109, 180 Stengele, Akiko 180 Stengele, Chardin 65, 181 Stengele, David 25, 75, 138, 181 Stengele, Shione 68, 180 Stenlund, Greg 3, 21, 42, 43, 49, 61, 74, 75, 80, 98, 138, 145, 183 Stenlund, Kaden 56, 64, 76, 181, 184 Stenlund, Kendall 14, 54, 61, 70, 71, 76, 180, 181 Stenlund, Kenlee 8, 9, 70, 180 Stenlund, Khalea 75 Stenlund, Kristian 64, 65, 66, 71, 111, 181 Stenlund, Tara 25, 75, 138 Stevens, Angela 38, 44, 74, 87, 116, 127, 135, 146, 154, 158, 166, 167, 171, 175, 182, 183, 186, 188, Ensheets Stevens, Katie 16, 55, 56, 60, 63, 142, 154, 163, 169, 182, 184, 186, 189 *Stevens, Mr. & Mrs. 135 *Straits Minimart 142 Strong, Jordan 56, 58, 169, 181, 182, 184, 189 Strong, Josh 45, 55, 120, 182, 184 Strong, Justin 63, 66, 80, 173 StuCo 116 StuCo House 123 Student Council 116 Student Council, Elementary 187 Student Council, High School 188 Student Council, Middle School 187 Student Teacher 139 Studio 2B 187 Stutzman, Ben 21, 76, 133, 138, 182 Stutzman, Liebe 76, 138, 187 Subaidah’s 74 Subramaniam, Bala 79 Subramaniam, Muru 79 Sudoku 109 Suh, Hannah 70, 109 Suh, Tony 58, 184 Sullivan, Colleen 180

Sullivan, Danny 58, 61, 181, 184 Sullivan, Jamie 62, 111, 181 Sullivan, Kiernan 13, 63, 111, 112, 180, 186 Sundar, Vaasavi 58, 184 Supramaniam, Saroja 79 Swimming 102

T

Tae Kwon Do 114, 181 *Tai Sam Guan Seafood 147 Takahashi, Kazuki 21, 39, 40, 118, 127, 146, 161, 166, 185 Tami, Naomi 20, 23, 45, 49, 72, 110, 186 Tan, Edwin 55, 184 *Tan Pharmacy 161 *Tanjung Bunga Hardware 178 Teachers’ Down Time 74 Technology 26 *Tek Distributors 179 Television Watching 141 Tennis 102 Tennis Club 109 Teo, Ronnie 115, 181 Teoh, Eunice 76, 138 Third Grade 12, 64 Thomas, Letitia 12, 52, 65 Thompson, Abigail 32, 48, 110, 111, 149, 180 Thompson, Andi 31, 55, 101, 154, 169, 182, 183, 185, 189 Thompson, David 39, 41, 44, 49, 68, 73, 98, 105, 133, 146, 147, 156, 166, 173, 183 Thompson, Jamie 14, 15, 59, 169, 182, 184 Thompson, Jesse 20, 31, 42, 45, 104, 116, 175, 185, 188, 189 Tiger Cubs 180 Tigers 112 To, Charis 39, 49, 96, 97, 146, 157, 163, 166, 167, 171, 175, 182, 183, 188 To, Sophia 48, 56, 79, 137, 163, 171, 182, 183 *To, Mr. & Mrs. 163 *Toccoa Falls College 177 Tompkins, John “Tommy” 25, 68, 74, 76, 129, 138, 158, 177, Endsheets Toon, Jia-Jie 70 Toyama, Takehiro 35, 38, 39, 127, 146, 166, 169, 183

*Toyama, Mr. & Mrs. 169 Track & Field Day 90 Track & Field, MSSPP 187 Travel 56, 60 Trends 44 Tsai, Chia-Wen 34, 38, 57, 127, 146, 157, 166 Tsai, Richard 35, 38, 127, 146, 166 *Tsai, Mr. & Mrs. 157 Tuck, Asia Marie 179 Tuck, Ryan 74, 76, 80, 85, 138, 166, 179 Tuck, Shelly 77, 138, 166, 182 Tung, Seok Yeng 79 Tyas, Dennis 7, 16, 77, 138, 180 Tyas, Gayle 77, 138 Typical Day 49 Tyson, John 62, 63, 154

U

Unruh, Ben 46, 115, 185 Unruh, Benjamin 56, 181, 189

V

Velloo, Khatijah “Mimi” 79 Vocal Ensemble 118, 185 Volleyball, JV Girls’ 100, 183 Voon, Wei Ming 79

W

Walter, Joy 24, 32, 35, 38, 59, 69, 72, 73, 87, 90, 117, 118, 127, 130, 131, 135, 141, 143, 153, 154, 155, 158, 166, 168, 185, 186, 188, 189, Endsheets *Walter, Dr. & Mrs. 130 Wan-Leen, Siow 50 Wang, Bertha 59, 184 Wang, Paul 45, 52, 73, 120, 139, 149, 184 Wang, San-Jun 51, 77 Wang, Ye-Seul 48 Watson, John Cotton 12, 65, 111, 181 Watson, Joshua 55, 62, 113, 181 Watson, Mark 65, 115, 181 Webelos 112, 180

Weekends 72 Weidemann, Ben 58, 59, 107, 163, 169, 181, 184 Weidemann, Bethany 52, 54, 63, 80, 101, 114, 154, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187 Weidemann, Brian 58, 77, 138 Weidemann, Valerie 77, 138, 187 Weight-lifting 133 Weng, Gilbert 48, 183 Westergren, Eric 34, 39, 73, 88, 89, 116, 118, 135, 143, 146, 147, 154, 155, 159, 165, 166, 182, 185, 188, 189 Westergren, Kirsten 4, 6, 19, 42, 45, 48, 49, 87, 90, 105, 116, 141, 153, 165, 171, 182, 183 *Westergren, Mr. & Mrs. 165 Whiting, Carolyn 20, 49, 51, 81, 90, 111, 131, 137, 174, 182, 183, 184, 185, 189, 191 Whiting, Michael 2, 27, 37, 43, 45, 56, 69, 85, 131, 137, 154, 157, 158, 163, 174, 182, 185, 189, Endsheets *Whiting, Mr. & Mrs. 174 Williams, Jared 54, 57, 63, 181, 182, 184, 187 Williams, Liesl 19, 39, 146, 151, 154, 158, 159, 166, 167, 188, Endsheets Williams, Linnea 23, 25, 51, 62, 64, 71, 78, 81, 165, 182, 183, 185, 186, 188 *Williams, Mr. & Mrs. 167 Willy Wonka Fest 2 Wilson, Barbara 76, 138, 164 Wilson, David 76, 138, 164 Wilson, Luke 39, 146, 164, 166 *Wilson, Mr. & Mrs. 164 Wiphatprasit, Thirawut 15, 62, 70, 111, 180 Wolf Cubs 180 Wolves 112 Wong, Frances 54, 72, 91, 92, 93, 101, 116, 183, 184, 186, 187 Wong, Hank 59, 181, 184 Wong, Joshua 51, 182 Woo, Angelene 66, 180, 186, 189 Woo, Joycelyn 51, 180, 184 Wood-Singh, Jasmine 67, 180 Wood-Singh, Jay 12, 64, 180 Wook, Brian Dong Choi 60 World Cup Football 65 Worship Teams 118

Worten, Aaron 9, 70 Worton, Jeremiah 68, 113

Y

Yamauchi, Maaya 54, 101, 182, 183, 184, 186, 189 Yamauchi, May 51, 100, 105, 182, 183 Yasmin, Sarah 180 Yasmin, Yazeed 180

Yelling at the Ref 173 Yen, Jeffrey 59, 184 Yen, Jennifer 44 Yi, Chen 44, 119 Yoon, Hyeong-Sik 59, 184 Yoon, Steven 67, 108 Yost, Doug 21, 26, 76, 138, 139, 163, 189 Yost, Marsha 26, 76, 138, 139, 189 Yow, Lindsey 26, 44, 81 Yun, Yeo Rin 11, 67, 180

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA SEMESTER 1: FRONT ROW: Kirsten Gamble, Alicia Choo, Marie Giezendanner, Catherine Foster, Kirsten Brink, Rachel Spoelman, Jessica Gamble, Carolyn Whiting, Mrs. Barb Case; BACK ROW: Josh Peace, Brian Colfax, Tokihito Shioya, Brendon Buntain, Jonathan Masters, Michael Whiting, Joy Walter, Norman Kiehl, Jesse Beth Thompson; NOT PICTURED: Christa DeVette, Monay Ng, Kaz Hayashi, Lindsey Yow, Kyle Ladner

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA SEMESTER 2: FRONT ROW: Marie Giezendanner, Brian Colfax, Kaleb Archer, Zack Lindsay, Robbie Mangham, Joy Walter, Jordan Sandwick, Rachel Spoelman, Carolyn Whiting; BACK ROW: Mrs. Marsha Yost, Mr. Bill Munson, Mr. Gerry Steiert, Eric Westergren, Mr. Doug Yost, Mrs. Karen Robertson, Mrs. Tibbett Merusi, Mrs. Barb Case; NOT PICTURED: Monay Ng

MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA: FRONT ROW: Danae Frentz, Katie Stevens, Hannah Jones, George Merusi, Sydney McKenzie, Juliet DeVette, Harry Mak, Andi Thompson, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Michael Nollan, Jordan Strong, Maaya Yamauchi, Emily Brokaw, Theresa Phan, Katya Brink, Felicia Seow, Benjamin Unruh, Lakshmi Meyyappan

ELEMENTARY MUSICAL CAST: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Elyn Nollan, Daniel Nollan, Sally Kim, Charlotte Combrink, Elisabeth Brokaw, Amanda Goh; BACK ROW: Daniel Munson, Cindy Chiem, Katie Gwaltney, Peter Lee, Ysabel Loh, Angelene Woo, Emma Merusi

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Closing

“Forever is a very amazingly long time to do anything.”

—Marie Giezendanner

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Cameras in hand, Mrs. Kerry Gwaltney and Melanie Debatin laugh at the poses before taking a picture. Based on the reality TV show, “The Amazing Race,” the JSB sent the seniors off with encouragement to run ”the race marked out for [them].”

the wrong definition from the beginning. God certainly knew you wouldn’t reach perfection, and so did your friends; nevertheless, He did want you to continue growing.

Maybe you should have changed your question to, “Are we getting there?”

Looking at it from that perspective, your goals seemed more realistic. You could make sure that you had become a better student instead of trying for a perfect 4.0 GPA. You could find satisfaction in the fact that your team had improved instead of looking for a perfect 5-0 game.

You could feel proud about your accomplishment when you stood

on the stage after the “No More Homework” performance listening to the applause instead of listing the times you forgot your lines.

Besides changing your question, you found one more thing that had to change. Your new attitude had to apply to other people as well. Now that you knew what God expected of you, you could begin to expect it of other people.

They would never reach perfection, but you’d learned not to look for that; instead, maybe you would start encouraging them to grow and allow them to try new things, make new mistakes, and learn—just like you did.

—By Liesl Williams

MICHAEL WHITING

The First

didn’t even enjoy them.

You looked again at the question that had driven your year: “Are we there yet?” But even now, with only a few days, hours, minutes left, you still couldn’t truthfully answer, “Yes.” Did it really matter?

Did you really have to reach that level of perfection?

When you thought about it, you realized that you didn’t always have to answer “yes.”

Webster defines perfection as “The quality or state of being perfect, flawless, or free from fault or defect.” It goes on, however, to give a second definition: “The act or process of perfecting.”

It looked like you had used

The Junior-Senior Banquet marked the start of “the lasts:” the last fourday-weekend, the last tense basketball game, the last geometry test before finals, the last band concert, the last drama performance. And you had survived the year—something you hadn’t thought possible at the beginning.

Now, looking back, you realized that in all your struggles to get “there,” you had forgotten what “there” actually meant. You had wanted to become the perfect student, play the perfect football game, give a perfect drama performance, and plan the perfect Saturday. You had spent so much time trying to make those things happen that you

Standing waist- high in the water, Mr. Rich Gwaltney prepares Elaine Ang to go under.

The Easter Sunrise service gave students an opportunity to make public their commit- ment to follow Christ . On 8 April, five students took part in the baptism service.

With all eyes on the box before her, Jessica Gamble opens her birthday present while Carolyn Whiting and Yoon-Ku Kang wait to see what she received. Dorms became like families, even celebrating each dorm student’s birthday before the end of the year.

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Academics Christa DeVette Fine Arts Monay Ng Service Tokihito Shioya Sport Drew Steiert Allison McClary

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Glue this Senior Supplement in the back of the 2007 Reflector, right after p. 192

help from friends Tamara Herring, Catherine Foster, Katherine Kang, and Sheena McLeod, Joy Li emphasizes the main points in her campaign speech. Even though she lost, Li still held

All Around Award Christa DeVette

Campaign Trails Toward a Better Future

Looking for a comfortable seat in the chapel, all high school and eighth grade students eagerly awaited the presentations put on by different candidates racing to become next year’s Student Council excom.

The race began in late May when various students fueled their desire

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Looking down the road, only the tail- lights from the cars shine through the darkness. Like the never-ending line of lights, the world’s never-ending goal of perfection looked intimi- dating; but knowing that God would guide you in His will made “there” look possible.

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MICE in hand, Chris Kim shows off his beat-boxing skills as a “preview” for what pep rallies would look like.

Candidates with no opposition presented themselves in

to become student leaders with campaign posters and stickers. With hope for a victory, Jeff Hokyo and Joy Li ran against each other to secure the presidency.

“I promise a secure future where we will learn, discover, grow, and set our roots as a student body,” said Li. “I want to give back to Dalat,” said Hokyo, “and make everyone’s experience an even better one than I had.

Shin Myung Park and Cindy Hsieh battled out for the vice presidency,

trying to win the hearts of their friends.

Park presented his speech in the form of music lyrics to a song he had written himself, and won over the crowd.

Although a few of the candidates fought for their positions, others had no competition at all, leaving them room to sit and relax on the campaign trail. Chris Kim, with victory already in his hands for pep chairman, stood in front of the school and “beat-boxed” his way to an easy victory.

The students voted for their favorites to lead them on in the future.

With a prospective future ahead, the chapel finished and students cast their ballots, everyone holding his or her breath for news of who would lead next year.

With questions like, “I wonder what next year will look like?“ going through the heads of the students, the candidates hoped to fill those expectations to an even higher level in the following year.

—By Josh Manfred

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JV Boys’ Basketball

Moments of Brilliance

Home Tournament

A Team George Town Uplands ISKL Mont Kiara George Town

26 -10 17 - 31 12 -50 24 - 23 29 -18

B Team Heng Ee Alice Smith Mont Kiara George Town

KL Tournament

Mutiara GIS Indonesian School Sri Cempaka

16 - 38 7 - 19 8 - 24 14 - 9

40 11 20 28 -

9 35 18 34

JV Girls’ Basketball Home Tournament

A Team

Uplands Mont Kiara Garden ISKL PCGHS

B Team

21- 5 PCGHS 17-29 Alice Smith 44- 8 ISKL 18 -19 Uplands 26-18 Garden A Team: Bronze

KL Tournament

ISKL Sri Cempaka ISKL Indonesian School KL Tournament: Silver

20 - 24 11 - 20 16 -22 4 - 28 8 - 18

17 - 28 62 - 10 40 - 30 54 - 11

“Victor [Ho], look in the middle!” shouted Harry Mak to Ho as he ran towards the basket.

On 4-5 May, both the JV boys and girls hosted teams from KL and from around the island for a basketball tournament. Starting after school on Friday, the games picked up bright and early on Saturday morning with the last game played at 5:00 p.m.

Coach Mr. Rob Nollan split the boys into two teams, giving the players more game experience. The teams both played against the same opponents in the tournament, but they never faced each other.

Mr. Gerry Steiert also split the girls because of the large number of players he had on his squad.

Joy Walter said, “A lot of the games were really exciting and

close and were super fun to watch.”

One of the games saw the JV boys playing against Mont Kiara and down by two baskets with just a few seconds remaining in the game.

In the final play, James Lyman drove in for a layup to tie the game, and despite the opposing team’s fouling him, he managed to score the basket. With the game tied at 23-23, Lyman coolly sank his free-throw, making the win.

“James’s scoring that final basket and then the free-throw to win the game was the best part of the entire tournament!” exclaimed his proud sister Rachel.

The girls had equally exciting games with the highlight in the semifinal against ISKL. At the end of regulation time, both teams had

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uickly glancing up, Victor Ho momentarily takes his eyes off the ball to look for an open teammate. Dribbling without looking at the ball proved a valuable skill for players even though they lost this game to Alice Smith 7 -19.

fter picking up her dribble, Andi Thompson looks for an open teammate to pass to as Se Ra Hwang and Theresa Phan make themselves open for a back pass.

Despite their hard efforts, the girls lost to Alice Smith 11- 20.

18 points, forcing the game into a five-minute overtime.

In the first overtime period, neither team scored a basket, forcing the game into a sudden death period where the first team to score would win. After several possessions by both teams, an ISKL player went to the foul line and made her first free-throw, winning the game 19-18.

The bronze-medal game proved no less exciting for the girls as they took on their island rivals PCGHS. After a very difficult game, the girls conquered their opponents 26-18.

Danae Frentz said, “It was really disappointing losing in such a close game against ISKL, but it was really cool how we were able to beat the Chinese Girls’ School and get the bronze medal.”

Looking up, Ho threw the ball to Mak, who easily scored the basket and headed back down to his defensive end to keep his opponents from scoring.

—By David Robertson

DAVID ROBERTSON DAVID ROBERTSON

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fter s p i n n i n g a r o u n d h e r Uplands’ opponent, Frances Wong races toward the basket, looking to add another two points to her team’s score. Thanks to Wong’ s efforts and those of her teammates, the girls trounced Uplands 21- 5.

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ith nothing but the open court in front of him, Chris Colfax races toward his basket after stealing the ball from an Alice Smith player. Although Colfax scored on the fast break, the guys could not beat their opponents, losing 7 -19.

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STANDING

straight and tall before the podium, Marie Giezendanner and Joy Walter give the Steinerts their tribute.

While juniors gave the seniors their tributes, the seniors did their own sponsors’ tributes to thank them for their support.

“With Glitter and Tears”

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and tuxedos gleamed in the dim light while the junior class sponsors announced the names of the graduating class.

Robbie Mangam, Joy Walter, and Marie Giezendanner then gave their sponsors their traditional tributes.

The night continued with senior tributes, dinner, and laughter, As the juniors spoke, the guests ate; and everyone took pictures in front of creative backdrops using props like hats and Chinese costumes that would help preserve the night forever.

Seniors smiled and applauded the juniors’ entertainment for the evening—the seniors themselves. As the final skit continued, “Team Shoppers,” a group of

juniors acting out Joy Walter, Allison McClary, Tara-Lynn Kennedy, and Jubilee Adleta, made its way to the stage.

These girls screamed as show host Frentz said, “Congratulations, you are the winners of “ The Amazing Race, 2007”!

The applause ended suddenly as a confused Walter, played by Jordan Sandwick, asked the rest of her team: “Wait, we were racing?”

JSB 2007 ended with laughter and tears.

—By Kirsten Gamble

WHILE they wait to walk into the JSB ballroom, Marie Giezendanner and her date Kyle Ladner pose for a picture as Luke Wilson watches.

Several sophmores and juniors took seniors to JSB, ensuring that each senior girls who wanted one had a date.

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EYES on the camaras in front of them, Rachel Lyman and David Robertson pose for an “Egyptian” picture. Sets representing different countries added to the theme for the night: “The Amazing Race.”

The juniors worked for months to prepare for JSB 2007 on 20 April, editing photos, writing tributes, and making videos. They sacrificed whole weekends to make the banquet as special as they could.

“I hope the seniors thought of it as a night they will always remember,” Thompson said of their efforts.

The juniors revealed the theme of the night in the chapel with a DVD presentation before the seniors boarded their VIP buses.

“The JSB was a good reflection of how hardworking the junior class is,” said sophomore Catherine Foster.

As the seniors entered the Trader’s Hotel ballroom, gowns glitters

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“Who will be the winners of this year’s edition of ‘The Amazing Race’?”

Brendan Frentz asked the audience, as Jon Masters, Caleb Caldwell, Michael Whiting, and Jesse Beth Thompson ran to the middle of the ballroom.

Frentz played Phil, the host of the nights theme, “The Amazing Race.”

As they ran for the stage and one million dollars, a delicious scent stopped the boys.

“Guys,” Thompson, as ‘Angela Stevens,’ said, “it’s one million dollars!

Let’s hurry!”

“But [I smell] chicken satay!” Masters, as protein-loving David Thompson, protested.

As the group ran for the food, Frentz stood, waiting for the first team to cross the finish line.

AS Lisa Kim and Jonathan

Hayashi wait to enter the JSB banquet hall, they talk, admiring the food and the other guests. Juniors revealed the theme early in order to let the waiting seniors take photos and talk about the theme.

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Playing the Fool...

Or Just Plain Acting?

WITH a scowl on her face, Carolyn Whiting waits to get her bucket back. Students like Whiting had to learn how to act contrary to their personalities, stretching their abilities and helping them become better actors and actresses.

BUCKET in hand, Kaleb Archer

argues with Mrs. Karen Robertson about whether she can shovel coal into the oil- burning furnace as Jordan Sandwick waits to see the principal. Humorous lines brought the play to life and kept the audience laughing.

SARCASTICALLY rolling, her eyes, Monay Ng tells a worried Joy Walter how she can steal the money and frame her friend.

The actors worked on overemphasizing their expressions so that the audience could tell what had happened.

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QUESTIONINGLY

present its production to the school. Not only did they know their lines, but they could also act, talk, laugh, sneeze, and flirt with considerable ease.

The time soon came to raise the curtain and begin the production.

Staff and students alike flocked to the chapel to watch the curtains open on a typical school office.

A sick looking woman walked onto the stage.

“All right, all right!” she yelled, holding back a smile with another sneeze. “You can at least wait till I get my things off!”

—By Liesl Williams

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WEARING a dress and holding

flair for acting, and this drama lets me spread my wings and soar to the sky…at least that’s what Tallulah Ploetz [her character’s name] would say!” said Joy Walter with a flourish.

Students found a new atmosphere when their own teachers had an opportunity to audition for roles as well.

“It adds another element, doing something with them outside class,” said Robbie Mangham.

The teachers didn’t just help with the play either, they joined in, laughing and joking around with the students.

“The teachers are hilarious! They seem to have alternate personalities which make the practices a lot more fun,” explained Walter.

After months of practices and numerous workdays, the cast felt ready to

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“My friends and I used to play “Honey, If You Love Me” before, so it wasn’t too hard to keep a straight face,” explained Carolyn Whiting, who played the angry, bitter janitor.

Even before the cast had its lines completely memorized, they began to practice, repeating scenes over and over until they knew where to stand, how to walk, and how to flirt—even with a couple mistakes “I like when you’re in the middle of being in character,” said Monay Ng, “and then somebody gets his line wrong, and you all end up cracking up.”

The cast had to learn to stay in character even when just standing in the background. Some even practiced their characters outside drama practices. “I have a

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Eyes fixed on the paper, Marie Giezendanner opens the first runthrough of the script.

“All right, all right! You can at least wait till I get my things off!” she read, adding in a fake sneeze.

Thus began the process of changing the cold, emotionless script into a brilliant performance.

The first step in the long process included auditions. “There were a lot of people auditioning, and they were all really good,” said Jordan Sandwick. One by one, each character found an actor, and the cast began to memorize lines.

This initiated the second step in the process: memorization and characterization. Actors spent hours reading and rereading their scripts, trying to memorize their lines without losing any of the emotions.

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a cooking pot, Eric Westergren stays quiet while Robbie Mangham lectures him on the responsibilities of a vice-principal. Students went to extreme measures to bring the audience a good play.

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looking around at each other, Rachel Spoelman, Mr. Bill Munson, Robbie Mangham, and Eric Westergren try to figure out what happened.

Staff found opportunities to act alongside their students.

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Showstoppers

THE dryness of the clay mold

strikes Allison McClary and David Robertson as they enjoy Zack Lindsay’s work at the art show. Art students of all ages had the chance to display their best pieces from throughout the year.

The Final Applause

FEET in step with each other, Erica Dass and Jordyn Blatt perform a little hoedown dance on stage. The spring Elementary Musical provided younger students with a chance to display their skills and bring glory to God.

the band through their final pieces and Mrs. Nollan joined with the altos for choir’s smooth rendition of “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.”

The audience swayed in time with Ensemble’s Swahalli song, “Sifuni Mungu” and then headed to the art room.

From dysfunctional robots to Gospel music, the final concerts from each and every performing group received their long-awaited and muchdeserved applause.

—By Joy Walter

WITH saxophones at their lips,

Mrs. Valeri Brokaw and Angela Steiert play their part in “Born to be Wild.” Jazz Band offered musicians in middle school, high school, and even some faculty a chance to have fun performing together.

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OPENING her mouth wide to produce a better sound, Emma Chinn belts out her solo. Students involved in the intermediate musical worked on their vocal skills and acting abilities to make for a highquality production.

“In choir all of our songs were pretty difficult, but I think we pulled them off,” said Beth Nguyen.

The different bands each prepared a varied selection of pieces, making for a long but very complete concert.

Though the careers of these young stars had just begun, for many the curtain opened for the last time on the chapel stage at the Fine Arts Exhibition on 2 June.

“It’s so weird to have played in band or sung in choir my whole time in high school and now to come to the last concert,” said Josh Manfred. “I’m just glad that my family got to see me perform for the first time.”

Mahoney conducted

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and amusing characters like Daniel Nollan, the show on 17 April ended up a big success.

Four days later, audiences stepped into the chapel to find it redecorated for the intermediate musical, “Son Seekers: Nation Vacation.”

Led by Poco Ampil and Daniel Masters, students sang their way through lessons about prayer and trusting God through tough times. “ The kids really came through in a big way in all of this,” said Mrs. Nollan. “I was so proud of all of them.”

Separated into different bands and choirs, the middle schoolers came together for a concert filled with variety as well as accomplishment.

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The last few weeks of school signify more than big tests—they bring with them the excitement of final performances for the school’s many fine arts groups.

Because of the number of enthusiastic and talented students in the elementary and intermediate schools, music teachers Mrs. Valeri Brokaw and Mrs. Elyn Nollan decided to put together two separate musical productions.

The elementary students worked to perform the musical “Acorns to Oaks,” a farm story about learning to let God help them grow big, strong, and more like Him. With many soloists like Elisabeth Brokaw

EYES on the music in front of them, Emily Brokaw and Kaden Stenlund keep up the tempo on their alto saxophones. Middle School Band played a variety of complicated and entertaining pieces in their final concert.

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Final Farewells

“IT’S going to be a circus!” declared Jordan Sandwick as Catherine Foster and Riley Mahoney speculate over the senior gift. Seniors built a thatched-roofed gazebo complete with benches in front of Jaffray Dorm.

Giving Back

SMILING with pride, Luke Wilson introduces his parents, Barb and David Wilson to the staff and students present.

Seniors bragged about their parents’ work, exploits, and specific memories to everyone at the Senior Tea.

all they could to give back, leaving a message of hope and perseverance to the staff, students, and parents.

A stack of words on a bulletin board depicted temptations such as, “popularity,” “vanity,” “comfort,” and “pleasure,” that each had faced at one time or other in their high school experience. One by one members of the class of 2007 removed a temptation revealing the phrase underneath: “I will serve the Lord,” the theme for the evening.

The construction of the senior gift began a week before its announcement. Under-

classmen wondered at the small building site set up in front of Jaffray Dorm, trying to figure out what the seniors would leave behind.

O n We d n e s d a y morning, they put their curiosity to rest as the class announced the makings of a gazebo with benches.

“The desire was to leave something at the school that students could use on a daily basis,” said senior sponsor Aunt Vi Steinert.

Seniors also gave away particular items to underclassmen in a special assembly on 6 June.

“Senior wills are a great way of passing on things that hold memo-

ries or traditions,” said Marie Giezendanner.

Items such as David Robertson’s “Snorkeling is Sexy” T-shirt, passed to Riley Mahoney, left a senior’s mark and memory on campus.

The staff, wanting to give to the seniors, had hosted a morning “tea” on 2 June. Over sandwiches and cookies, the seniors introduced their parents to the group.

As graduation approached, Lyman and the class of 2007 made tough decisions and plotted the direction of their futures as they left their friends and the small island they had called home.

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The curtains opened, and the spotlight shone on Rachel Lyman at the beginning of the Senior Chapel. Standing at a crossroads, Josh Manfred, as the tempter, and Robbie Mangham, as the encourager, tried to influence Lyman with mimed antics to follow his way. Lyman stood puzzled, unsure as to which direction to take as suddenly, the lights went out.

Throughout the evening the seniors did

—By Angela Stevens

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Senior Activities

MICROPHONE in hand, Kazuki Takahashi introduces his parents, pretending to forget their names, as Alicia Choo, Joan Lin, and everyone laugh along. Each senior introduced his or her parents at the Senior Tea.

EYES on the page, Sarah Cairncross reads a passage from the Gospel of Mark. The Senior Chapel had students reading verses from behind a curtain to complement a pantomime to focus the evening on God.

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Moving Forward son or daughter,” said Mrs. Rogers Mrs. Nan Walter’s commencement address spoke directly to the class; she had titled her speech “Don’t Try to Change the World!”

“The only way we can bring about change is “to be transformed,” she said.

Two valedictorians, Charis To and Christa DeVette, both gave encouraging speeches for their classmates to “realize that the choices they make now will effect their future; they need to learn to accept themselves, not get lost in the superficial, and never back down from their personal dreams.”

“Congratulations, class of 2007; you are now officially Dalat

Everyone

Receiving her diploma,

alumni,” said Mr. Karl Steinkamp as he passed out diplomas.

Alumni trotted down the aisle to the song “Stand By Me” celebrating their graduation, reflecting on the event, knowing that soon they would travel out into the world on their own.

They stopped and waited, anticipating the time to hug and take pictures at this momentous occasion; then they headed down to the “Wailing Wall” to say their goodbyes.

—By Michael Whiting

Tassels from the National Honor Society the Advanced Merit Diploma swinging, Kenny Kim walks down the aisle to the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance.” Constant flashes nearly blinded the

standing, Joy Walter leads the Class of 2007 in the turning of their tassels, signifying the completion of their high school career. With smiles on their faces, the new alumni paraded victoriously

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Elaine Ang smiles for the camera and shakes Mr. Karl Steinkamp’s hand. Once the seniors received their diplomas, they placed a ribbon on the back of Mr. Steinkamp

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to “not get punked by evil forces, your own impulses, or “whacked” by culture.

The Class of 2007, dressed in red and blue gowns, hurried up to Paradise Hotel for Commencement on 6 June.

“All rise,” announced Mr. Stuart Lyman as the seniors slowly made their way down the aisle and into their seats near the stage.

Reflections by Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Mrs. Corinne Rogers, Mrs. Barb Mangham, Mr. Doug Yost, and Mrs. Valerie Weidemann took up the majority of the evening. “The encouragement I wanted to write for each student was almost exactly the same as the parents encouragement for their

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Three days before the end of the school year, on 3 June, students, staff, families, and friends arrived at the Paradise Sandy Beach Hotel for the Baccalaureate Service.

Eight musicians in the senior class as a worship team began the service.

Christa DeVette and Joy Walter sang a special variation of “Amazing Grace.” A group from Korea came and sang two numbers for the graduates.

Walter said, “I really liked having one last time to sing with my classmates before the end of my high school years. I just hope that I get a chance to bless the school community before I leave.“ Mr. Tom Mangham encouraged the seniors

One Last Farewell

Colophon Dalat International School is a Pre-3 through 12 school serving missionaries and expatriates in Southeast Asia. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). The Reflector is published annually; copies may be ordered by sending u.s.$30.00 to Dalat International School, Tanjung Bunga, 11200 Penang, Malaysia.

Four-hundred and fifty copies of the 2007 Reflector, Volume 45, were printed

by Phoenix Press of Penang, Malaysia. Body type throughout the book is a 10point Adobe Garamond; theme copy is in 10.5-point Americana Italic. Division page headlines are in Book Jacket; division page captions are in Savage. People’s Lives headlines are in Pastino Italic and Berliner Grotesk; captions are in Helvetica; and sidebars are in Tekton, Pastino Italic, and Berliner Grotesk. Groups headlines are in Chicago; captions are in Andale Mono; and sidebars are in Monterey Bold and Tahoma. Academics headlines are in University Roman; captions are in Adobe Garamond and University Roman. Sports headlines are in Cascade Script; scoreboards and captions are in Hooteroll.

All copy was written by the high school journalism staff. The computer programs used were Microsoft Word 2001, Adobe PageMaker 7.0.1, and Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1. The staff used seven iMacs, one Power Macintosh G3, and one Power Macintosh G5. The staff printed rough drafts on HP LaserJet 4 and 4MV printers. Advertisements were scanned using a LaCie Silverscan II. Senior portraits were furnished by Siow Seong Studio, 338 Penang Road, George Town.

All student, staff, and group portraits were taken with Nikon 990 Coolpix and Nikon D50 digital cameras. All candids, underclassmen, and staff portraits (except those noted by photo credits) were taken by Reflector staff photographers using seven Nikon 5900 digital cameras. Special thanks to Marie Giezendanner for the final proofreading.

The Reflector is a June-delivery book: the last deadline is in early May. A supplement will be mailed to seniors in the fall, completing the year and including, awards, Junior-Senior Banquet, Student Council elections, drama, and graduation activities.

Reflector 2007 Staff: Michael Whiting, Groups; Mr. John “Tommy” Tomp kins, Adviser; Josh Manfred, People’s Lives; Joy Walter, People’s Lives; Angela Stevens, Academics; Liesl Williams, Editor; Kirsten Gamble, Academics; David Robertson, Sports; NOT PICTURED: Maria Miner, Sports