Dress Code
From afar, an ocean of students, distinguished only by rosewood red, navy blue, and royal purple uniforms swarmed campus. Despite the school uniform, students found a way to express their individuality and bend the dress code. Accessories helped Marieth Kiiza show her originality while still keeping in line with the dress code. “I express my creativity through my earrings, my bracelets, and my rings,” she revealed. “Some people wore colorful camisoles under their shirts so they could stand out and get noticed. You can also wear your hair different—you could curl it some days and straighten it on others,” said Sarah Lim. Guys also discovered means to communicate their personality through their wardrobe. Marco Kim divulged: “Long ago, I used to wear eyeliner. I tried it because I thought it looked cool, but later I realized that only girls do that.” Pausing to fiddle with his hand phone strap, he remarked: “I like my school uniform. It’s very convenient and fashionable.” Korean fashion dominated, with the guys constantly trying
to capture the unique Asian way of dressing. “David Choi wears a handbag because he watches too many Korean dramas,” teased Joseph Kim good-naturedly. Students whole-heartedly welcomed and supported No-Uniform Day organized by the Care and Share committee. “The NoUniform Day lets students express themselves and it helps show their inner selves. It also helps people because the money goes to the poor. It’s an act that has two purposes,” said Golnaz Nazem. Headbands worn, hand bags carried, and hair styled—the care invested in their attire and appearance really shone through. A little pride at managing to bend the rules accompanied students’ carefullyput-together outfits, especially since they looked good while doing it. —By Joyce Lou
DRESSED in Halloween costumes Yi Yang Tan, Marco Kim, Seung Jou Jun, and Jet Song trade jokes while reveling in the merriment of the junior class party. Fashion and creativity ran rampant as students tried to outdo each other with a variety of costumes ranging from Japanese geishas to hobos.
THEIR wide grins expressing how much they enjoy No-Uniform Day, Vivian Lee and Breanna Roberts animatedly engaged in conversation about the upcoming Christmas Banquet. The proceeds of the No-Uniform Day, a Care and Share event, went to a fund that helped impoverished families staying in the Rifle Range.
WEARING a vibrant blue bandana, Cassandra Tan packs her backpack carefully. For the girls, and some of the guys, hair accessories like headbands, hair bands, clips, and bandanas became the latest “in” thing thanks to popular television-series inspired fashion.
From afar, an ocean of students, distinguished only by rosewood red, navy blue and royal purple uniforms, swarmed campus. Despite the school uniform, students found a way to express their individuality and bend the dress code. Accessories helped Marieth Kiiza show her originality while still keeping in line with the dress code. “I express my creativity through my earrings, my bracelets, and my rings,” she revealed. Guys also discovered means to communicate their personality through their wardrobe. Marco Kim divulged: “Long ago, I used to wear eyeliner. I tried it because I thought it looked cool, but later I realized that only girls do that.” Pausing to fiddle at his hand phone strap, he remarked: “I like my school uniform. It’s very convenient and fashionable.” Korean fashion dominated with the guys constantly trying JOYCE LOU
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Wesley Ku, 9 Korea Jin Kuo, 9 Taiwan Keanu Lee, 9 Canada Harry Lewis, 9 U.S.A. Adam Lim, 9 Malaysia Reagan Mahoney, 9 Canada Sharath Murugan, 9 Malaysia Amanda Ng, 9 Malaysia Zack Ng, 9 Malaysia Yung Tsen Ooi, 9 Malaysia Ji-Won Park, 9 Korea Haaritharan Prebagaran, 9 Malaysia Xiao-Leen Siow, 9 Malaysia Jacob Smith, 9 U.S.A. Cassandra Tan, 9 Malaysia Jamie Thompson, 9 U.S.A. Joshua Thorne, 9 Canada Bertha Wong, 9 U.S.A. Hank Wong, 9 Singapore Jane Yook, 9 Korea Ooychai Yuthiwattana, 9 Thailand Stephen Barber, 10 U.S.A. Abigail Brake, 10 U.S.A. Emily Brokaw, 10 U.S.A. Casey Chen, 10 Taiwan Dino Chiu, 10 Taiwan David Choi, 10 Korea Jim Choi, 10 Korea Ashlee Copley, 10 Australia Nathan Danneker, 10 U.S.A. Zachary Fiske, 10 U.S.A. Dylan Frans, 10 U.K. Alexander Gimson, 10 Canada Andy Goh, 10 Malaysia Jeffrey Hsiao, 10 Taiwan Sarah Hwang, 10 Korea Christina Kim, 10 Korea Joseph Kim, 10 Korea Jason Kimball, 10 U.S.A. Joel Kirk, 10 New Zealand Hara Ku, 10 Korea Keegan Ladner, 10 U.S.A.
Freshmen (Ku) – Sophomores (Ladner)
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