Sheldon Ang, Malaysia
Basketball 2,3,4; Baseball 4; Softball 4; Class Excom 4; KICs Helper 3; NHS 4
Emmett Balzer, Canada
Volleyball 3,4; Track/Cross Country 3; Softball 1-3; Drama 4; Class Excom 3,4; Worship Team 3,4; Jazz Band 1-4; Men’s Ensemble 4; NHS 3,4
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YES fixed on the hanging doughnuts, Susan Oh (12) gets ready to complete the game mission as Ruthie Allen (8) watches with a smile. Students had to complete missions successfully to attain codes.
Josiah Brake, U.S.A.
Volleyball 3,4; Baseball 4; Softball 3,4; Drama 2; Class Excom 4; KICs Helper 3; History Bee/Bowl 2;Reflector 4; NHS 3,4; Bible 2; Bahasa Melayu 3
Hannah Buhr, Canada
Football 2-4; Track/Cross Country 1-4; Drama 1; Forensics 2; Class Excom 4; Jazz Band 2-4
Chloe Castro, U.S.A.
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Football 1-4; Drama 1; KICs Helper 3; Dorm Council 4
Denise Sy Qing Chai, Malaysia
MEGAN CHANG
RLT 2-4; Forensics 2; Teacher’s Ass’t. 2-4; Peer Tutoring 2-4; History Bee/Bowl 2-4; NHS 4
Aaron Chand, U.S.A.
Baseball 4; Drama 1,2,4; RLT 1-4; Worship Team 2-4; Jazz Band 1
Jarrod Tze Wei Chang, Malaysia
MEGAN CHANG
Football 1-4; Track/Cross Country 4; Student Council 4; Class Excom 3,4; Peer Tutoring 4; KICs Helper 1-3; Jazz Band 1,2;
ALKING with her eighth grade buddies Sieon Park (8) and Arpita Mathew (8), Felicia Teoh (12) makes conversation to get to know them. Seniors approached their buddies to form new friendships.
Megan Lyng Faye Chang, Malaysia
Track/Cross Country 4; Drama 1,4; KICs Helper 2,4; Reflector 3,4; SKTT 2-4
Ning Kang Chia, Malaysia
Track/Cross Country 3; Tennis 1,2,4; Class Excom 3; NHS 3,4
Anson Qiao Yi Chin, Malaysia
Volleyball 2-4; Track/Cross Country 4; Softball 3; History Bee/Bowl 2,3
Hasung Cho, Korea
BEN FINLAY
Football 3,4; Track/Cross Country 2; Drama 4; Class Excom 3; Peer Tutoring 2; Jazz Band 2,3; Men’s Ensemble 4; NHS 4
Christy Leeti Chow, Malaysia
Football;; 1-4; Basketball 1,4; Track/Cross Country 2-4; Softball 2; Student Council 1; Class Excom 3,4; Peer Tutoring 2; NHS 3,4
Blooming Friendships
Woo Young Chung, Korea
Football 2-4; Track/Cross Country 4; Softball 2,3; Student Council 4; Jazz Band 1; Men’s Ensemble 4
Benjamin Finlay, U.K.
Football 2-4; KICs Helper 1-3; Reflector 4
Dominic Fitzgerald, U.K.
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Basketball 4; Baseball 4; KICs Helper 2,3; SKTT 1-4
Joel Frohlich, U.S.A.
Drama 2-4; RLT 3,4; KICs Helper 2; Worship Team 3,4
Caitlin Sinn Ru Goh, Malaysia
Drama 1-4; KICs Helper 3,4; Worship Team 4
Wei Sing Goh, Malaysia
Basketball 3,4; KICs Helper 3
Noah Graves, U.S.A.
Volleyball 3,4; Baseball 1-4; Softball 1-4; Tennis 1-3; Worship Team 3,4; Jazz Band 1-3; Men’s Ensemble 4; Boy Scouts 1-4
Aster Grace Hng, Malaysia
Drama 3,4; Peer Tutoring 1,2; KICs Helper 1,2; Worship Team 1-4; Women’s Ensemble 4; Care & Share 1
Samuel Hofer, U.S.A.
Football 4; Drama 1-4; RLT 4; KICs Helper 2; History Bee/Bowl 2-4
Kimberly Horton, U.S.A.
Drama 1,2,4; RLT 2-4; Forensics 2-4; Student Council 1; Class Excom 4; Worship Team 4; Jazz Band 4; NHS 4 Values & Decision Making 2; Apologetics 4
Joseph Huey Hsiong Hsu, Malaysia
Volleyball 3-4; Track/Cross Country 3; Baseball 1-4; Softball 1-4; KICs Helper 2; Jazz Band 1-3; NHS 3,4
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sprawled on the floor, Hasung Cho (12) waits for Sumin Lim (8) to sit on his back. Seniors and their eighth grade buddies had to efficiently work together to beat other competitors in the race.
“Kylie [Toh], you’re the coolest senior ever,” exclaimed Abigail Soo (8) as she received a Milo drink from her. The two hugged each other and conversed lightly before the bell rang. By April, seniors could easily interact with their eighth grade buddies. This wasn’t true on 30 September, when the seniors had to meet their buddies for the very first time. The initial meet up was a little awkward, but the seniors got to know their eighth grade buddies in no time at all. During the first event, teams of seniors and their eighth grade buddies had
to work together to complete missions to obtain codes. After successfully accomplishing various missions, they received a delectable prize of soft ice cream. Following the first event, seniors worked harder to connect with their buddies. They would not only initiate conversations, but seniors also bought their buddies snacks from time to time when they went off campus for senior lunch. Toh said, “I often buy Abigail food because we share similar interests in food. That’s how I connect with her.”
During the costume party, seniors and eighth graders showed up as matching characters from movies like UP or Men In Black or in other pairs. It was evident that friendships were deepened as students freely conversed with another and mentioned their past hangouts they had off campus. As the year progressed, seniors’ investment into the lives of their eighth grade buddies formed deeper friendships. Soon enough, seniors also were able to perceive their buddies as the best eighth graders too.
—By Yeorin Yun
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