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Ref lector 2012 Volume 51 Dalat International School Tanjung Bunga 11200 Penang, Malaysia Tel: (60-4) 8992-105 Fax: (60-4) 8902-141 E-mail: office@dalat.org Website: www.dalat.org Population: 524 Students; 143 Staff

GAZING down at the campus from up high in the sky, God lovingly oversees all matters, as evidenced by the 42 years of serenity on the Penang campus and 84 years of His general goodness. Through Jesus Christ, God has bestowed upon us His everlasting love. PHOTO CREDIT: HUNG CHING SONG

Everywhere to Here and Now

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—By Hung Ching Song

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EXCITEDLY, Ting-Yi Huang offers a printed out story to Juliet DeVette to read aloud as Janice Yap, Sheryl Yap, and Anya Shanmugabalan wait with excited expressions for her response. On 2 March, seniors allocated a full block of 45 minutes to visiting all of the elementary classes, bringing along with them entertainment like Bingo, homemade lava lamps, and even a magic show.

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HIDING nothing by standing up clearly for his fellow seniors to see, Joel Kirk unabashedly shares his life story. After having stuffed themselves full of homemade pizzas, the seniors had formed an elliptical circle around a bonfire on Telunas beach for a time of holy worship and sincere bonding through a rare sharing of individual life testimonies that lasted for a good hour plus.

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began talking animatedly about the distant Christmas Banquet; sophomores, likewise, began discussing the major social event of the year, the JSB; juniors, at the onset of the most hectic year of their academic career, pondered the seemingly countless workdays to come, some even having worked prior to the start of school; and, finally, seniors, truly at the top of their game, whispered secretively to one another about Sneak and more audibly of plans of going out for lunch.

When the first bell rang, all gathered for the opening assembly, with Mr. Karl Steinkamp’s standard opening speech about acting too cool for school and Mr. Brian Brewster’s traditional joke of frightening the new students by asking them to stand and give a speech. In addition, the administration introduced the new theme of taking “The Road Less Traveled” and the ESLR of the year, living as a God-seeker.

By the end of it all, assigned teachers handed out class schedules, which the students quickly skimmed excitedly, and then school felt like it had technically began.

Though no one could ever permanently engrave the innumerable occurrences of the year to memory, snippets here and there—say, perhaps sharing personal testimonies at Sneak, hanging out with the best of friends, or assisting in the celebration of 50 years of the REFLECTOR with the creation of the 51st—would undoubtedly last for a lifetime, becoming a part of person’s life and transforming it in doing so. To the students, it felt like a school year filled with precious and unforgettable memories, truly everlasting.

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Bam! Just like that, in the blink of an eye, the glorious summer break had come, divinely descending like wings of angels, and gone, inconceivably vanishing into thin air. The calendar read, perhaps ominously for some, 9 August, the first official day of the new school year to come.

Just a mere week prior, students, from separate corners all over the world—America, Canada, Australia, Korea, and Taiwan, just to list a handful—had already begun to transition, all to congregate at the Penang International Airport in Malaysia and, ultimately, the campus grounds. Chandler, Jackson, Jaffray, and Ziemer dorms bustled to life once again as boarding students came tumbling in, particularly energetic as they associated themselves with their new dorm parents, Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Joe Young and Aunt Mary and Uncle Jonas Hawk.

Flashing back to 9 August, whether or not students had the courage to admit it, consciously or subconsciously, most had hearts brimming to bursting with excitement at returning. A select few, girls in particular, held nothing back as they screamed with all the loudness they could utter at the sight of their friends—Juliet DeVette and Katie Stevens bombarding Sarah Hwang and Sarah Uzzle with hugs.

All around campus, the vibes of the new school year reverberated distinctly, though it had yet to officially start. Third graders jumped for joy at their newly built, expanded classrooms; fifth graders, having just scaled the echelons from elementary to middle school, wondered in awe of what they ought to do; freshmen, totally new to the high school life,

WITH much hesitation, Kaela Ruble reaches for her blue cup in an attempt to imitate Danae Frentz’s motions to an extremely complex rhythm game. At the major eighth grade buddy party of the year, students played games such as Jeopardy, Capture the Flag, and Taboo, in addition to a time of hotdogs, roasted marshmallows, soft drinks, and bonding time around a bonfire

CONGREGATED on the basketball court, Ji Hun Moon, Jordan Strong, Christina Kim, Nicole Mauger, and Karl Reeves marvel with amused expressions at the antics of Ziemer Dorm’s underclassmen, who decided to welcome back their seniors from Sneak by shifting their possessions into the public for all to see. “Aside from pranks, we also had dorm wars on occasion!” said Mauger

WITH two inverted test tubes filled with and partially submerged in water, along with a standard battery, Casey Chen, with the help of Mrs. Jill Girling and the advice of Winnie Tan, prepare to demonstrate the electrolysis of H2O to her mother, Mrs. Chih-Chin Chen. “AP Chemistry is interesting but way harder than normal Chemistry because it is more comprehensive, and you only get so little time with tests,” said Chen.

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DEPICTING the Nativity scene in an early celebration of Christmas, Esther Kim, Jonah Smith, Alex Ruble, Jessica Vriend, Samantha Lopez, Sara Stoltzfus, and Celestine Png stand at the ready to welcome students, parents, and teachers departing the middle school concert. In fifth grade Bible class, with Mrs. Michele Trescott, students often reenacted scenes from the scriptures so as to peruse them with true enthusiasm and excitement.

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FINGERS moving nimbly across the keyboard, Ina Park performs “Prelude No. 2,” by Bach, and “Oh, How He Loves You and Me,” by Kaiser, at the piano recital. Twice a year, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw and Mrs. Noreen Khoo set up a piano recital for students who had practiced diligently to display the fruits of their effort.

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BEFORE snapping the shot, Sam Yeo and Charissa Tan quickly verify on a small television to the side that the parameters of the portrait had no major issues. As with every year, Journalism students, with their adviser Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, strived to ensure that the documentation of all students through portrait shots occurred.

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“I have decided!” Charissa Tan declared definitively. “I am going to take Journalism, and that is really the absolute end of the discussion!

Just 24 hours after the first official day of the academic year, students had already begun to settle into a typical school routine, with homework and what not, though only to a certain extent, however, because—for all—nothing felt truly the same as before.

The onset of a whole new year had dawned, and with that came new classmates and teachers and a new schedule. For elementary kids, the transition from one grade to the next felt like shifting to a whole new world; and for fifth graders, moving into middle school, and freshmen, on to high school, these vibes of striking foreignness distinguished themselves even more potently.

In a sense, students of all ages viewed this as a chance to start off with a “new slate,” as Pastor Jonathan Bollback said, a chance to take “the road less traveled.” So each individual could sit back and let life run its own course, but they could also rise to the occasion and make the most of what time

they had—to create everlasting memories.

Some, Tien-Erh and Ke-Erh Huang, trained diligently as members of the Swimming Team; others, Danielle Combrink and Sara Stoltzfus, decided to shoot for the main roles in the intermediate musical Nic at Night; and some, Dino Chiu and Roc Wu, persevered through the rough ups and downs of the Advanced Merit Diploma program.

Additionally, Shawn Kim and Nathan Guthrie auditioned for the first time ever for high school drama; Elisabeth Brokaw and David Toh joined the fit 100 Miler Club; Ben Weidemann and Nathan Peace honed their leadership skills, and Abbie Brake and Jamie Thompson enlisted in Journalism to serve on the staff of the 50th Reflector. And all of these comprised only a small portion of the numerous activities students enrolled in.

As such, students honestly paved their own distinct paths, making the most of every moment that they had and letting none go to waste, all for the sake of engraving the year—in heart, mind, and, perhaps even, soul—as everlasting.

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“There is never enough time!” exclaimed Abbie Brake in evident frustration.

With her weekly schedule comprised of AP Spanish and Journalism class, drama, forensics, and softball for extracurricular activities, and the maintenance of interpersonal relationships through social gatherings the set 24 hours in a day appeared as an extremely meager number.

So what exactly did students do to cope with the merciless onslaught of academic work and social activities? They became proficient at juggling, in the sense of the ability to weight out and balance both academic work and social activities, better known as proper time management. Similar to the physical act of juggling, the mastery of the allocation of time persists for a lifetime; it’s everlasting.

So rather than living the life of an absolutist and having to choose definitively between always going out to grab a bite for lunch at the newly opened Burger King at Precinct 10 or always just simply holing up in the shadows of the library to solve intricate differential equations for AP Calculus that Mr. Tom Miller had assigned, students disciplined themselves to reach a healthy compromise.

Only through proper time management, a truly everlasting skill, could students have ever survived with piles of complex equilibrium problems for AP Chemistry from Mrs. Jill Girling or the occasional infamous tests given

by Mr. Mark Sasse in conjunction with invitations to chill with close friends or perhaps even to have a memorable outing with that one special girl or one special boy.

“I am done with all of my work for the weekend!” announced Brake for all to hear, sighing out of apparent relief and joy, after working perpetually for roughly three hours straight. “Now to the Film Festival!”

SET up at the Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Football tournament, Esther Kim11, Ji Won Park, Chanel Huang, Yung Tsen Ooi, and Chan-Yang Kim wait patiently at the sidelines to sell drinks and snacks to any and all. Juniors sold freezies and a variety of kinds of candy all year as a form of fund-raising.

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SMILING glamorously, Juliet DeVette and Jamie Thompson pose for a quick snapshot prior to the commencement of the annual film festival. “StuCo put on a really great film festival this year,” said Thompson. “All the videos were extremely enjoyable, especially ‘100 Days.’”

AS representatives of their Christmas Banquet table, Ji Hun Moon, David Tse, and David Toh congregate on the stage to present their gingerbread bunny.

Winning the competition for most creatively decorated cookie, StuCo awarded them a box filled with Korean instant cup noodles.

GATHERED together in the Ziemer Dorm lounge, Roc Wu, Yu-Ting Lin, Rick Brake, and Ina Park watch excitedly as Amanda Leech opens her present, an electric massager. “At the dorm’s Christmas party, I received an awkward gift of green tea bags wrapped in toilet paper,” said Lin with a grin.

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“It’s nice just to sit down after school and take a breather. Talking with friends is a good way to do that so you can process the school day while not yet stressing about all the work you have to do,” Stevens said.

David Toh said, ironically, “You find so many things to fill up your time so that you can’t do homework. It’s so convenient.”

Certainly chatting with classmates and playing informal after-dinner sports helped lighten a pressure-laden atmosphere. With U.S. History tests, biology quizzes, and in-class English essays the next day, it became almost an imperative to find a distraction.

Finding his in music, Joel Kirk often whiled away hours strumming his guitar or scrambling to gigs around the city, often partnering with fellow guitar enthusiast Keanu Lee.

Kirk said, “Music is a wonderful way to get away from the world of homework and, at the same time, be with friends and make new ones.

A lot of times it even helps with homework.”

Juliet DeVette did not agree, contending that socializing hindered productivity more than it helped.

“You start talking with friends and then realize you have homework and then you keep talking with friends because you think, ‘Oh, I have so much time,’ and then you get really behind. Time management is the key!”

Still, though time management remained an important part of balancing life and liberty, the latter could take precedence in what had otherwise seemed a harrowing and heavy day of very long-division. Even little moments like the adrenaline of a football game or the peacefulness of playing music mattered.

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CHASING after the ball, Nathan Unruh anticipates passing it to his waiting teammates at the other end of the impromptu and informal football field. Dorm students roamed campus looking for activities to distract them from homework-doing before and after school, such as pick-up games of football.

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Jim Choi, and Marco Lee argue about its merits and faults as they wait for their rides home. Seniors often hung out at the white benches next to the student center or by the clock tower to pause for a few moments and let the school day sink in until the bell rang at 5:30 p.m.

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with a slight focusing frown, Jamie Thompson combs Sound asleep and happily dreaming of dragons riders out Chan Hee Park’s long black locks before she begins to cut so that Park can go to school the next day not worried about its length. Dress code violations helped prevent male students from growing their hair out too long.

and kingdoms far away like those in Inheritance, the book snuggled in his arms, Yu-Ting Lin snatches a few moments of coveted rest. Sleep did not come often in the real world of AP Calculus tests and AP Computer Science assignments.

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“Over here, over here!” cried Calvin Thompson, waving his hands wildly at his dorm brother, Levi Hawk, from across the field.

In response, Hawk dashed up to the football, weaving past defender Justin Strong, and booted the ball hurtling towards Thompson.

The other kicked it easily into the goal, their makeshift team breaking into cacophonous shouts of exultation.

Strong scuffed the dirt disappointedly with his shoe as the study hall bell rang, signaling that 7:30 p.m. had already arrived. Strong vowed revenge.

“Maybe tomorrow we’ll win!” said he for his team as all players dispersed to their respective dorms or the computer labs to plug in a few hours of homework time or, if they had luck enough to have already completed their assignments for the day, Facebook surfing and instant messaging friends.

Sometimes it seemed difficult, if not impossible, to squeeze in a few hours, or even a few minutes, of socializing between obligations like school and extracurricular activities. Football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, forensics, and more clogged up schedules and denied liberty.

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straining for the next hand-hold, Josiah Brake and Joseph Hsu ascend the rock wall, trying to remember not to look down at the ground far below them. The two had taken off their shoes and strapped themselves in with ropes.

Coordinators for the Middle School Retreat planned these activities for students looking for a thrill.

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as Emma Merusi guards the tiny ball with one foot and staves off defender Thisbe Balzer with the other, the two girls race towards the goal and their other teammates as they vie for the win. Pick-up games organized by Mr. David Thomas made the retreat go far too quickly. “We had too many things to fit into our free time,” said Merusi.

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“Hurry up, hurry up!” cried Emma Merusi to Kaela Ruble, beckoning with an impatient hand as dozens of seventh and eighth graders trundled up the waiting buses with backpacks, pillows, and stuffed animals.

“I’m coming!” sang out Ruble.

From 11-12 August, fresh and starry-eyed from the beginning days of school, the seventh and eighth graders went to Jerejak Rainforest Resort for their own special transition retreat.

“They took the seventh and eighth graders to Jerejak right after school on the first Thursday. They had some meaningful activities and then spent the night, while the fifth and sixth graders came on Friday morning and just spent that one day,” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw.

With activities like Capture the Flag, the flying fox, bizarre relay races, and rock-climbing planned by Mr. David Thomas, Mr. Scott Uzzle, and the rest of the middle school coordinating team, Merusi found that she made countless memories in a short amount of time.

“The most memorable thing about the retreat was the flying fox or zipline. You’re moving so fast, and you’re like 50 feet above water, which makes you feel llike you’re flying,” said Merusi.

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time, and sessions expounding the significance of change and embracing it as a part of growing up, Mr. Jason Selvanayagam led in a time of worship in the evening.

Hands raised and voices uplifted, middle schoolers worshipped and gave thanks for the time that they had had as Mr. Selvanayagam sang with his guitar, encouraging them with songs of praise.

At last, after 24 hours of jam-packed activities, sessions, worship, and free time filled with laughter (and a day’s worth for the fifth and six graders, who enjoyed it in spite of having less time,) the retreat came to an end.

“Hurry up, hurry up,” shouted Merusi again to her friends.

“All right,” said Ruble again, smiling as she recalled the memories of their time at the retreat. They boarded the bus, minds full of all that had happened and ready for the future.

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while middle schoolers gather and listen attentively, bubble stretching out of the wand, a moose inner tube Mrs. Susan Allen explains the goals of the retreat and encourages students, new and old, to think about their own expectations and goals. SAT groups formed during the retreat and kicked off a bonding time for everyone to celebrate a new beginning.

about her neck, and a shower cap covering her head, Amanda Goh stares at its filmy, rainbow-like transparency as she walks towards the finish line. Benjamin Finlay and Sandrine Guillou, behind, waited their turn for just one of the wacky games they played on the Middle School Retreat.

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talk about the real purpose of the retreat, preparing them for lessons they would learn and what they could expect of themselves. Mrs. Susan Allen, as one of the speakers, encouraged them to make lists of their own goals for the year for motivation.

“I made goals to maintain my GPA and have fun because it’s the last year of middle school,” said Christina Kim. With age, maturity, and a growing sense of identity developing, Mrs. Allen explained, middle schoolers would make new friends and find unexpected challenges.

Also important for breaking ground—the formation of SAT (Student Advisory Team) groups, each with six to eight students and an SAT leader. These groups, chosen at the retreat, would last for the remainder of the semester and the next, meeting every day with the exception of Wednesdays.

In addition to games, activity-filled free

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struggles to contain his laughter, Hung Ching Song contemplates the question Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp gave him a moment before: “What is one thing your parents don’t know about you?” Senior Transition Retreat mixed games like “Truth or Dare” with discussions about the future.

pleting the second half of their trek to Cinta Sayang Resort for the Leadership Retreat, senior sponsors Mrs. Becky and Mr. Eddie Jenkins laughingly remember the previous year excom’s workload with member David Toh. Sponsors guided excoms with their new positions.

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leadership failures. “It’s important for students to know their own strengths and weaknesses,” Pastor Bollback explained. “Taking personality tests and figuring out your own leadership style creates better, stronger leaders. You need to learn what you value and what you value in other people.”

The senior class also heard about values from their transition retreat speakers. From a list of over 30 descriptive words, they had to choose 16, then six, and finally, three, that best demonstrated what they viewed as important in life.

Said Andy Goh, “Although it was very difficult to decide which values to keep and which ones to throw away because they all seemed good, that exercise gave me a new insight into what I appreciate most and what I like to see in myself and others.”

The retreat, from 16-17 March at Rainbow Paradise Hotel, canvassed a variety of subjects— from Mr. Bob Pagee’s talk about personal safety and protection against harm to Mrs. Thomas’s discussion of the issues that the seniors, as third culture kids would face once returning to their passport countries or traveling to entirely new

places.

“What Mrs. Thomas told us about TCKs and how we would feel before, during, and after transitioning was almost enlightening. It was as if a light bulb went off in my head, and I said, ‘Wow, I’ve been feeling like this for a long time, but I was never able to explain it.’ Now I know,” Katie Stevens said.

“I just love hanging out with my class,” said Juliet DeVette. “We work really well together, and being with everyone on the retreat, listening about things that we are struggling with and things that we will struggle with in the future as we all go to college or take gap years, really brought us together.”

A panel of alumni and former TCKs came to talk to the seniors, sharing first-hand experiences. The panel, which included Mr. Karl Steinkamp, Mrs. Mary Hawk, Mr. Brian Brewster, and Mr. Jason Hall, opened the floor for questions about anything college-related.

“That was, personally, my favorite part,” said Nathan Guthrie. “Although I am now a little bit afraid about affording college and finding a job that will help me with that—at the same time trying to balance friends and a social life—it was encouraging to hear real stories.”

Instructive, offbeat games and serious conversations about self-discovery that highlighted the Senior Transition and the Leadership Retreat each contributed to the common goal: that of character development and growth one step at a time.

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piled high, junior class members Ben Weidemann, Reagan Mahoney, Jake Smith, and Adam Lim stack on the floor as their sponsors Mr. Jon Horton and Mrs. Jan Hogan officiate. The Leadership Retreat, although packed with helpful information, insight, and tips on successfully fulfilling leadership roles, still left room for play.

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Character change and growth do not just happen all at once—but slowly, in a process: step by step, measure by measure, line by line, experience by experience. Both the Leadership and the Senior Transition Retreats, headed by Pastor Jonathan Bollback and Mrs. Bethany Thomas respectively, sought to prepare participants for anticipating and developing that change and positive growth.

“The Leadership Retreat was so helpful,” said StuCo Administrative Assistant Amanda Leech. “We learned so much about effective leadership and how to be servant leaders, putting other people’s interests before our own.”

Ben Weidemann, junior class president, assented, adding, “The retreat was crucial in showing us how to lead—and lead well. It was as if we were putting on armor and preparing for battle. The Leadership Retreat was our armor—I don’t know what we would have done without the advice and instruction we received and the bonds we made.”

An overnight trip up to Cinta Sayang Resort from 25-26 August, the Leadership Retreat combined creative activities with self-evaluation tests and stories of leadership successes and

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as Joel Kirk tosses the dice, hoping that he will not roll a “six,” which would mark the end of her turn and thus the end of her chance for more M&Ms. Mrs. Bethany Thomas and Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp organized games and activities for the seniors around the discussions about transitioning.

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EYES pressed closed in prayerful worship, Juliet DeVette joins Nicole Cheah, Rebecca Kong, and Jennifer Park in singing “Foreverandever” as a part of the worship team. The four girls and accompanying band—which included several guitars, a piano, and drums—set the example for the crowd during Spiritual Emphasis Week.

“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!” sing Kaylee Nash, Lana Brewster, and Jae Sung Kim as elementary SEW worship leader Mr. Jason Selvanayagam quietly directs in the background. Mr. Selvanayagam had asked for volunteers from the crowd of elementary school students to come and help him with the song.

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As the lights flooded the stage on the last night— the third—of Missions Emphasis Week, Isabel Girling sang “Follow Me” in front of a spellbound audience. With Mr. Jason Selvanayagam accompanying on his guitar, Girling’s solo touched the hearts of crowd members, struck by the simple message of obedience.

Obedience, for 29 February–2 March’s MEW, remained a central theme of the main services, with Mexican-born speaker Mr. David Isais at the podium. Mr. Isais challenged students to reach beyond themselves and their own limitations and, with empowerment from the Holy Spirit, to obey Christ and His commands for righteousness.

Elisabeth Brokaw summed up his teaching like this: “In giving up your earthly life— whether by death or just by putting God over your wants—your life with God in Heaven is gained. We shouldn’t focus so greatly on things of the world, but rather on the things in Heaven.” She went on to say that she “...could see that my classmates and other students—the ones who didn’t leave right away—really felt the presence of God after the evening sessions.”

“You could tell that Mr. Isais truly cared about the spiritual condition of students’ lives, asking all to come and experience the person

of Jesus and what He has to offer,” said Mr. Jason Hall.

Elementary school MEW, running the same days, Tuesday through Friday at 12:15, with a joint session with the rest of the school in the evening, showcased Pastor Jonathan Bollback rather than Mr. Isais. Pastor Bollback talked about God’s work in Burkina Faso, Africa, and God’s transforming power.

“There was a spirit tree that people were scared of,” said Bethany Wiesner.

“Mr. Bollback and his friends prayed for the tree to fall over and it did,” further explained Catriona Lucas.

Children also learnt Romans 1:16 to the tune of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” thanks to Mrs. Valerie Edman, who practiced with the elementary school every day. As an additional treat, and one which second grader Jae Sung Kim particularly liked, the high school drama troupe RLT Players treated the elementary students to performances of their dramatic sketches each day.

“My favorite part was the drama by the RLT Players. There was a durian and a jackfruit. Durian was always stinky, and the mango always told it to shower,” explained Kim, describing one of the troupe’s three performances

“Hands outspread, Emily Yeng and Jeremiah Orr sing at the top of their lungs to worship. The elementary school Missions Emphasis Week featured a host of speakers, including Mrs. Valerie Edman and Pastor Jonathan Bollback.

Yeng, Lydia Allen, Orr, and Rebekah Hurlbut learned about the ministries and growth of Christianity in Burkina Faso.

hobbling up after the end of a service, Keegan Ladner pauses to query Mr. Tom Burton with questions about his experiences and his journey to Christ. As the speaker of SEW, Mr. Burton sought out and welcomed conversations with students like Ladner, who wanted insight and advice about the struggles he had faced.

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Mrs. Anne-Marie Pagee also visited the chapel services, taking up a collection for the Emmanuel Children’s Home.

Earlier in the year, during first semester from 12 September to 14 September, Spiritual Emphasis Week also challenged and encouraged students to take the “road less traveled,” the theme of the year. Speaker Mr. Tom Burton, brother-in-law of Mr. Karl Steinkamp, spoke of his own journey to faith as he opened up the opportunity for students to begin their own. He talked with middle schoolers and high schoolers before and after the services, offering invaluable advice and experience.

Joseph Kim said, “His messages were clear and challenging. As I talked to him privately about my stress about college and other matters as a senior, he took his time to help give me clear direction.” Mr. Burton also came and spoke in senior Bible class.

In elementary school’s SEW, guest speaker Mrs. Elizabeth Graves talked about the importance of transformation. To the delight of her audience, she regularly threw candy to the crowd.

Highlights of the year for Kim, Brokaw, and all those captivated by the special music of both events, SEW and MEW stood out as times of spiritual renewal and birth. Girling’s words, “Follow Me” re-echoed in the minds and hearts of those who had internally made a choice, as Mr. Isais put it, to “come and be”—and follow the Saviour who called them to Himself.

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joyfully wiping tears from her eyes, Juliet DeVette reacts to David Toh’s surprise question of “Will you go to JSB with me?” Toh had fooled DeVette into thinking that he wanted to ask someone else instead, and the unsuspecting DeVette unwittingly helped in her own asking by making a “special” elections’ announcement for him.

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“Jsb?” says the formation of tennis balls just inside the tennis court, as Joseph Kim and Chan Hee Park explain to Mikaela Steinkamp, Jordan Chang*, and Julia Girling how Jeffrey Hsiao plans to ask Lanie Howard using this question. Middle schoolers and elementary school students watched, fascinated, waiting for their turns one day.

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Pacing upper field, watch on one hand, flowers in the other, Samuel Yeo’s heart pitter-pattered as he waited. Hushed whispers of “She’s coming, she’s coming!” made him snap his head up in half-anxiety, half-eagerness. Chan-Yang Kim, following a trail of Hershey’s chocolate kisses, began her ascent up the rocky, leaf-covered stairs...

“We need a volunteer, we need a volunteer!” announced Juliet DeVette, interrupting the chapel proceedings with a knowing grin.

Katrina Stevens’ hand shot up accommodatingly, and in a few seconds, she hopped on stage. Fellow seniors trotted out from behind the curtains, each holding a sign with a different word, making the unfinished sentence, “Will You Go to JSB with me…” Finally, decked out in a trim grey suit and holding a bouquet of flowers, David Toh emerged.

Suddenly, the attention shifted as Stevens herself produced another sign from her pocket saying, “Julie?” and DeVette reacted with an astonished, “What?” as Toh bent on one knee and formally asked her instead.

The devious deception of Toh’s asking which had won him the acceptance of the girl he asked and the admiration of everyone else kicked off asking season as one of the earliest events after

the juniors delivered cryptic black-and-gold invitations to the seniors via Mr. Mahoney and his motorcycle during a trumped-up tsunami escape drill.

“I had a feeling something was going on when the alarm went off in chapel,” said Rebekah Wiesner. “We were all wondering when asking for seniors would start, and rumors had been floating around that it would happen that Wednesday. The drill was the perfect opportunity for the juniors!”

Flying softballs, soft romantic mood-setting music, candlelit pathways, and an abundance of flowers characterized the numerous ways young men found to impress and woo their ladies on campus.

But, months earlier, asking rules put the pressure off boys when girls had to choose dates for the Christmas Banquet, as StuCo explained during the official announcement about the way it would work.

Yeo had also played the role of the “askee” instead of the “asker” when the same DeVette sang a song to him on Track and Field Day and paraded her friends, all wearing Styrofoam angels’ wings, in front of the stands.

“At first I didn’t know what was going on,” said Yeo. “I couldn’t hear the song very well,

stooping down to embrace Winnie Tan after he pre-

HER smile wide with happiness, Ina Park accepts Chan Hee Park’s flowers as the two hug. Park blindfolded her and arranged for a “guide” to lead her to an aisle of flickering candles in the Student Center, at the end of which he would wait. Sophomore, junior, and senior boys racked their brains for creative ways to impress their dream dates.

sented her with an additional bouquet of roses, David Tse smiles in satisfaction to himself following his successful asking. Tse had recorded himself singing Tan’s favorite song and lined people up all the way from the gym to the clock tower, each holding a rose.

but then I realized that they were playing to, and pointing at, me! I got so embarrassed because it was so public but in the end I was really happy and excited.”

Fortunately, though, the drama of bygone days seemed far behind. “It was nice to see that not too many girls broke friendships or hearts over one asking and one night,” said Jamie Thompson. “I’m glad of that.”

Much like the boys, the high school girls spent hours of planning and re-planning in order to come up with the perfect asking.

“My plan changed so many times!” Sarah Lim said. “But it was okay, and it ended up better after I had revised and changed it. It’s just a little stressful when you’re not really sure what to do and you don’t have that much time!”

Nathan Peace disagreed. “The day before I asked Joy [Kim], I still didn’t have a really clear idea of what I was going to do and how.”

Karl Reeves, on the other hand, had had his plan to ask Christina Kim (complete with a Romanesque costume) thought out for weeks.

However long it took either boys or girls to figure out their askings, the process, stressful for some and challenging for others, remained consistently diverse.

As Kim picked up the chocolate last kiss, a crowd of high schoolers parted like the red sea to reveal Yeo, shyly blushing behind his bouquet. He quickly knelt on his knee and asked that tried and true, but never worn question.

Kim’s answer came with a blush as red and delighted as Yeo’s own. “Yes!” ––By Abbie Brake

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Much Ado About Everything They had waited what seemed like eternity.

Of course, the amount of time in “forever” varied—Jordan Strong had seen others go before him for nearly a dozen years, and Nicole Mauger had eagerly and impatiently looked forward to this day—the first evening of Senior Treat, 15 August—for just over 12 months.

For them, it represented a rite of passage, exclusively for those lucky few seniors belonging to a dorm.

“I can’t wait until next year,” Amanda Leech said with a sigh as she watched her senior dorm siblings leave for a late-night snack while she headed to bed.

Although the rest of the dorm students envied this senior privilege as well others, during non-school hours plenty of other activities made the weeks following that first day after “forever” speed by. Saturday trips to Queensbay, swims at the waterfall and in the on-campus pool, inevitable movie nights at Gurney, in-dorm activities—all loaned weekends and evenings a bit of excitement.

The dorms (welcoming six new staff members) also gathered together several times—

first, in the beginning of the year at a meeting in the chapel, and later in organized games.

One Saturday, everyone went bowling. Another time, Jackson Dorm challenged the others to a mass impromptu game of dodgeball where old rivalries between dorms flamed and opponents hurled joking insults as well as foam balls at each other from opposite sides of the gymnasium.

Aunt Heather Nichols pulled together optional events for the dorm students—visiting and touring the docked Logos Hope ship, (purported to boast the largest floating bookstore in the world), attending a global day of worship at the Penang House of Prayer, or watching the inspiring film Soul Surfer about a real-life Christian’s struggle with faith, sharks, and professional surfing.

When not unwinding and relaxing on the weekends, dorm students found time to study with their fellow dorm-mates. Joy Kim said that she could “always ask [her] dorm brothers or sisters for help with homework,” whether that meant an upcoming English quiz on Les Misérables or frantic preparation for an enig-

“LOOK at my muscles!” says Jennifer Park proudly as she DRINK in hand, Yu-Ting Lin leans in to hear what Jordan and Nicole Mauger compare upper arm strength while waiting for their departure van to pull up. Dorm rivalries abounded as dorm “cousins” swapped contending jests.

Strong whispers. The two had munched on pizza and chocolate cupcakes during their Senior Treat at Pastor Jonathan Bollback’s house..

matical AP Calculus test. Kim added that she cherished the fact that she had the opportunity to “rely on [her] roommates” and dorm siblings whenever she needed help, advice, or just casual conversation.

Dorm students cared for one another even when it seemed most difficult—as Chan Hee Park would contend, especially after he and the five other seniors in Ziemer Dorm came up from After-Sneak Dinner to discover their beds and night-stand tables on the basketball court as a welcome-home gift.

“I was so shocked to find my bed on the court,” Park said. “I couldn’t believe they would do that to us.”

Shawn Kim, one of the perpetrators, could barely keep from laughing as he recalled the incident and the dismayed and bewildered reactions of his senior dorm-mates. “The seniors didn’t suspect a thing!” he chortled.

Despite pranks and mischievous dorm siblings, the seniors had too much wisdom to doubt their answer to the question: “Had the wait proved worth it?” Not one senior argued otherwise as each skipped lightly out the door, beaming and chattering and exclaiming that the next week’s Senior Treat could not come too soon—as their envious dorm siblings looked on and dreamt of the future.

—By Abbie Brake

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HIDING their eyes so as not to divine the identity of the “killer,” Samuel Yeo, Nathan Peace, and Shawn Kim wait for “Wink Mafia” to begin. Game nights in the dorms offered a respite from homework, where dorm families could meet together after school and on weekends.

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All’s Well That Ends in Weekends Readying his paddle defensively, Nathan Peace fastens his eyes on the approaching Ping-Pong ball as Calvin Thompson waits for the hit to happen. Peace and his eventual double’s partner, Shawn Kim, could not do enough to stop Ben Weidemann and Reagan Mahoney from beating them in the end.

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tens to Ina Park’s answer to the question, “If you had a pet monkey, what would you name it?” as Sam Eckman listens in amusement. Students traveled from dorm to dorm sampling dishes from around the world during the progressive dinner on 14 October.

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The hours stretched before students. Would Friday’s classes ever end? How could the day possibly pass by so slowly?

After what seemed ages, the final bell rang at 3:45 p.m. and students clambered out of classrooms. Soon, they scattered to go about their own activities, leaving the books they had faithfully promised to study tossed on top of beds and behind wardrobe doors.

The long weekend had come. “What plans do you have?” Joseph Kim asked his classmates curiously. “Do you want to go to Gurney?

Watch a movie? Sing karaoke at Redbox?”

So many choices––and yet, so few. Students complained of having nothing to do, but when they had done “nothing,” called it “too much.”

Some, like Chan Hee Park, could not resist taking the extra time as a gift to sleep in until early in the afternoon.

Others, however, remained more active. The dorms planned events so that their students had plenty to do during weekends. Vans chauffeured them to Gurney Plaza or Straits Quay or facilitated trips to the waterfall.

Jazzy Jenkins said that on weekends she liked best “to swim, watch television, play soc-

cer, or shoot some hoops.”

Often times, dorms also arranged events for those students who lacked entertainment yet still wanted to stay home. A frenzied JaffrayZiemer Ping-Pong tournament (in which Jaffray came out on top after a surprise win in the tension-filled finals) on the basketball court kept students busy and amused.

The dorms also put together a progressive dinner where students traveled from dorm to dorm sampling exotic courses and joking with their friends.

“I loved getting different kinds of food from different dorms and hanging out with other people; because we were mixed in a group, we got to talk to people we don’t usually talk to,” said Roc Wu of the dinner.

Not everyone assumed that the extra days made life more relaxed. “On long weekends,

you usually don’t end up doing any work until the last minute,” said Sarah Hwang. “And then you do all your work on Sunday, which is supposed to be a restful day but ends up being stressful––and you just keep procrastinating.”

On the whole, students noticed that those weeks with more days of rest could often fill with more work and, theoretically if not exactly arithmetically, less time. Shawn Kim said, “It’s too short––you can’t even do anything. Long weekends should be at least one week.”

The days had, in fact, gone so swiftly that students almost felt cheated when they found themselves yet again in class at 8:20 a.m. after what seemed like mere minutes. They looked back longingly at those moments during the weekend where the stretching hours had seemed tiresome. Would Monday ever end?

––By Abbie Brake

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SIDELINE snack of popcorn in hand, Lyric Hawk watches the Ping-Pong Tournament between Jaffray and Ziemer Dorms as Aunt Becky Young applauds Ziemer’s paddlewielding players. The two girls kept score for the singles’ and doubles’ matches. Although Ziemer won the singles’ round, Jaffray came back to defeat them in the finals.

tration upon his lips, Roc Wu practices his piece for the recital on 28 November. Wu and his fellow pianists took the extra time on long weekends to squeeze in a few more hours of practice before heading to the study room to tackle their piles of homework.

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Merchants of Service Siow agreed, adding, “Around holidays the store gets even more busy because of the special things we offer.” These “special things” included Candy-grams at Christmas—a note and a candy cane—and Singing Valentines or just Valentine treats. Juniors paraded around the school singing songs like Frank Sinatra’s “L.O.V.E.” and handing out certificates to the store or presents of other candy.

The gift certificates as a part of the Singing Valentines stood out from previous years, as did other innovations. Mondays became Muffin Days, snacks so popular that oftentimes within a matter of minutes the store ran out.

On tournament weekends, available juniors posted themselves like sentries at the front of the gym, selling candy, soft drinks, and chips and even barbecuing hot dogs.

“Barbecuing is my favorite part of selling,” said Evelyne Kiiza, “but if you haven’t eaten, you get really hungry around the grill!”

Selling at the store and at tournaments, although often hectic, reaped rewards for juniors beyond just the cash. At the end of the day, as Ly, put it, “It’s worth it just to see the kids smiling after you hand them a freezie!”

––By Abbie Brake

Freezie grasped carefully in one hand, Sophie Ly holds eyes intently concentrated on the dangling wire and balone end as Chanel Huang takes a pair of scissors and snips off the other end and Esther Kim reaches for more. To sate “the sweet teeth” of customers and workers alike, the Junior Class Store opened every Monday through Friday from X-Block to 4:30 in the afternoon.

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“What would you like?” asks Jake Smith with a smile as junior class president Ben Weidemann crosses his arms, half-grinning, and Sam Eckman waits on another customer. Using every occasion possible, the juniors set up tables topped with American candy and homemade goods to entice passersby eager for a treat to brighten their day. clasping the swing with both hands, Moriah Winsor sucks in a breath as she waits for the thrilling half-second of whoosh that looms as the swing swoops down with Sol Jin ready at her back. Throughout the year, partly to fundraise and partly to help busy parents with young families, the juniors baby-sat children on Saturday afternoons.

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Three solitary figures moved about in the shadows of the Junior Class Store. The customers had gone, and Esther Kim, Sophie Ly, and Xiao Leen Siow put away trays of colorful candy, boxes of delectable-smelling leftover muffins, and packets of tom yum, bee hoon, or spring rolls with collective sighs. Another day of successful selling had passed.

The bright smiles of Karis White and Carly Thomas as they had received their freezies and the satisfied grins of last year’s juniors happy to discover that the coffee freezies tasted even better than before thanks to sponsor Mrs. Robin Mahoney, lingered in the minds of the three juniors. They wiped away red sticky freezie droppings and curious ants, all the while talking and laughing in relief.

Even just one day in the store could prove a challenge to workers as swarms of people from all grades—and even staff members—crowded around waving frantic hands with one and five ringgit bills, shouting their orders and adding to the din.

“At times,” said Luke Martens, “working in the store was really stressful. So many people come up at once—especially right after school is over—that it can get a little crazy.”

anced atop a ladder, Reagan Mahoney attaches one of the hanging Styrofoam decorations to it in preparation for the After-Sneak Dinner. Juniors put on for the senior class on 21 September, with a Casino Uno theme featuring Yang Yang Sim as James Bond 007.

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At the finals of the impromptu speech event at the ISKL SEA Forensics Tournament and with a grand audience of 14 differing schools filling the seats of the ISKL Ampang Theater before her, Brittany Hurlbut took a deep breath in an attempt to calm her rapidly beating heart before reaching forward with trembling hands to grasp the white envelope that contained her two potential topics.

Students of all ages gathered together regularly, both in and after school, to take part in a number of group activities—Jonathon Chinn working himself to earn badges as he scaled the echelons of Boy Scouts, Johanna Droegsler repeatedly reciting her lines for middle school drama, or Kate Sun seemingly randomly tossing balls in the air as she tried to master juggling in Clowning X-block—all to push themselves to obtain a set of skills, form strong bonds, and create precious memories—all everlasting.

In the junior class excom, Ben Weidemann and Reagan Mahoney, president and vice president respectively, persisted in dedicating themselves to heading the planning of mass fund-raising and the organization of the JSB. Senior class excom members-at-large Joseph Kim and Winnie Tan strived in assisting Danae Frentz and Jasmine Stoltzfus, their leaders, with ironing out the logistics of both service projects with the LifeBridge community and gatherings with the underclassmen.

And with StuCo, president Nathan Peace and vice-president Juliet DeVette served at the head of the student body by presenting to all “Friday Night Live,” “Trick and Treasure,” the Film Festival, and the Christmas Banquet.

After giving a roughly five-minute long speech on the totally unexpected topic of “fusion,” Hurlbut, with her fellow team members rising to offer her a standing ovation, joyfully strode onto the main stage to accept the gold medal for impromptu­—truly an experience everlasting.

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GATHERED in a conference room at the Cinta Sayang Resort, Uncle Eddie and Aunt Becky Jenkins, Winnie Tan, Joseph Kim, Joe Merusi, David Toh, Sarah Lim, Danae Frentz, and Mr. Karl Steinkamp iron out the details in regards to Sneak. “The senior excom gathers every Friday after school to discuss general class matters,” said Tan.

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PAUSING from rapidly working away at the compost beneath her feet with a hand-held shovel, Aria Tan looks up to inquire if she had dug a sufficiently deep hole to begin planting. The Gardening Club and Girl Scouts joined together to create flower beds around campus in places that would have otherwise appeared desolate of lively greenery.

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WITH a recently adorned gold medal glimmering on her chest, Brittany Hurlbut shakes Mr. Grant Millard’s hand prior to accepting her congratulatory certificate. Hurlbut spoke on a number of unforeseen impromptu topics, inclusive of the words “bubbles” and “fusion” and the phrases “there is no smoke without a fire” and “a flower blooms twice.”

HAVING scooped up a glob of salad dressing from one of the numerous cups offered by Juliet DeVette, Chi-Yuan Lo presents the spoon to Mr. Doug Yost, the blindfolded taste tester. StuCo had the crowds in fits of laughter at Friday Night Live with odd games such as an air guitar showdown, a pushup contest, and a few rounds of telephone charades.

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FOCUSED on the ball hovering right before his eyes and with his mouth open in concentration, Bernard Combrink prepares to steal the football from his Uplands opponent. The football team fought hard and emerged as champions after their game against Uplands on 21 October.

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FINGERS grasped tightly around rocks and shells she collected on the beach, Kiri Stengele discusses with Rebekah Hurlbut the most efficient way to build a bug house with their resources. Bug House Club taught the students how to make environmentally friendly housing for critters.

Terribly Long Days at School Always

which to choose ranging from learning how to do new tricks during Chinese Jump Rope as Kaitlyn Ladner did to practicing songs such as “Under the Sea” or “Singing in the Rain” during Choir like YongYu Huang.

“I’m in the Gardening Club. We work in the Community Garden, and we plant different things like mint or basil. Sometimes we get to bring home a plant and help let it grow,” said Catriona Lucas.

Mrs. Lilian Chan offered a Rosetta Stone Club for students inter-

ested in learning a foreign language. Not particularly bound to certain languages, students could choose from any of the following: Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, or even English.

“My ‘Time Warp Trio,’ is the best KICs, because it’s like a history class where we learn about all different kinds of stuff—like heroes and ancient history—by watching different videos,” said Rebecca Lee. Students who sought competitive action joined the football team. Those who wanted to play a sport as only an energy-

outlet without competition could get involved with swimming, badminton, or tennis.

“I am on the soccer team. We have played over eight games against Uplands and Skips. We have tied only once, but we won all the rest!” said Jae Sung Kim. Although optional, almost all elementary students joined in the opportunity to do what interested them most.

“I enjoy the chance to practice my skills in painting and coloring during my art class.

My favorite project has been when we drew

DRIBBLING through the two opposing defenders, Daniel Lim continues his run toward the goal in an afternoon KICs match. The young players gained experience from their matches with other schools, honing their technical abilities about the game as well as their character traits.

what motion looked like to us,” said Bethany Wiesner.

With her head in the game, Jenkins continued to rehearse the different skills she would focus on improving during practice that day. Those around her also longed to start their KICs’ activities, whether they played a sport, went to a Boy or Girl Scouts’ meeting, or enjoyed leisure activities.

Bursting out of her seat once class had finally dismissed, Jenkins headed straight to the gym to get ready for the long-awaited football practice.

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IMMERSED in nature, Elizabeth Horton bends over the soil as she concentrates on planting herbal seeds like mint or basil. The Gardening Club offered a Community Garden by the backside of the gym for both boys and girls to put their green thumbs to good use.

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Fidgeting restlessly in her seat, Jazzy Jenkins looked eagerly toward the clock. For a handful of elementary students, 3:05 p.m. marked their favorite time, not only because it meant an end to another bustling school day, but also because it started the extra-curricular activities offered after school.

The clock seemed to tick slower as time progressed, and anticipation grew as Jenkins day-dreamed of running on the football field with her teammates.

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PIECE of paper in hand, Will Girling reads the Bible verse off the sheet as Kaitlyn Ladner waits to sing her part in the choir. The elementary concert held on 13 December gave the opportunity for kids to volunteer their vocal talents and either read from the verses or sing solos or in groups during the performance.

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Performing for the Audience even the high school students in the crowd; getting the catchy tunes stuck in their head for even hours later.

“Seeing the kids singing up on-stage made me feel so proud! It was absolutely beautiful. It resembled a kid’s version of High School Musical! I could feel Heaven falling upon me as I watched the cute kids singing about Jesus with all the Christmas decorations in the chapel,” said Ooychai Yuthiwattana.

The children, however, did not only sing

ing every week during Monday and Wednesday X-blocks the drama cast performed their play Masquerade Mystery first quarter and Rowdy Kate third, during the Middle School Activities held on Friday’s X-block.

“I enjoyed being able to interact with my classmates, experience being someone totally different while on-stage, and improve skills by being able to perform in front of the whole middle school,” said Hannah Graves.

Others agreed: “I wanted to join drama

about Jesus’ birth. They also sang classic secular Christmas songs such as “White Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” to add to the festive atmosphere of the evening. Whether the songs talked about the Nativity story or about Santa Claus, the parents swelled with pride throughout the entire performance.

Like the elementary students hosting concerts, the middle school held a drama at the end of first and third quarter. After practic-

because I’m kind of a dramatic person,” said Emma Hofer. “Plus, I liked the chance it gave me to yell at other people. In reality, this usually gets me in trouble.”

As the kids and their proud parents made their way up the chapel stairs, the twinkle lights now hung unlit on the stage. Even though the lights no longer shined, the spirit of Christmas remained in everyone’s hearts after hearing the children sing about Jesus’ birth.

—By J. Thompson

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WITH a hand holding the microphone steadily and a smile on his face, Alex Fischer sings his solo during the song “O Holy Night” with fellow classmate Alicia Anderson. The elementary concert, held in the chapel, taught the children both new and familiar songs to sing during the performance.

LEGS crossed as she sits perched on the wooden stool, Hannah Graves, acting as Rowdy Kate, looks over a wanted poster for Pete Parks. The play held on 23 March named Rowdy Kate gave the opportunity for the members to experience acting out a different time era.

CHOKING back tears, Amanda Goh sits at the table while Joe Brake pours a glass of cherry phosphate in an attempt to comfort her. Joining the drama X-block let the aspiring young actors and actresses practice their key acting skills such as projection, placing on stage, and getting into character.

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Twinkle lights draped on the stage and Christmas wreaths decorated the chapel. One could feel the spirit of Christmas despite the lack of snow.

Elementary students stood on the stage as they sang songs like “Joy to the World” and recited scripture to help remind the audience of the true meaning of Christmas.

“We rehearsed a lot for the actual performance, and during the night, I had to sing a lot. I felt tired afterwards because I had to stand for most of it. I also was happy that it was over because I was pretty nervous before it started,” said Kaitlyn Ladner.

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WITH smiles on their faces, Aaryanna Cox and Arielle Cox prepare to sell freshly baked goods as Mrs. Helen Ashkin places another neatly tied up stack of cookies on the table. Girl Scouts allowed home-schooled students to join in on the action of the Dalat community.

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delicious goodies to sell during fund-raisers, but also to make cherished memories together.

“I love being in Girl Scouts because it helps perfect my baking skills!” said Mikaela Steinkamp.

The money raised from the fund-raisers went to help pay for arts and craft materials as well as special events.

The different ranking of the girls, determined not by skill level but by age, grouped them into

three different categories.

The Senior Girl Scouts, the oldest age group of the three, met every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. During the meetings they discussed different issues that a young woman might face during her life. In one meeting they learned about conflict resolution, which taught them how to handle “messy” situations.

Girl Scouts helped lead girls of every age to become women with

virtuous qualities.

“I have learned a lot from being a Girl Scout.

I’ve learned to respect those around me for their individuality, to strive to work as diligently and as dedicated as possible, and to help support my friends as they are striving towards something,” said Hannah Graves.

One of the younger age groups, made up of middle school girls, called themselves the Cadets; the elementary

MEASURING out half a cup of sugar into the bowl, Emma Hofer prepares to mix the ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies. “I would say one of my favorite parts about being in Girl Scouts would be getting to experiment with different baking recipes!” exclaimed Hofer.

KEPT at an arm’s length away, Michelle Chan places a piece of trash inside the plastic garbage bag while her group member Maddie Rust takes a quick break from collecting. Cleaning up trash on local beaches provided a way for the Girl Scouts to serve the Penang community.

girls took the name of “Brownies.”

As a service project for the Senior Girl Scouts, on 25 February they assisted in helping prepare to open up a park called “Pearl Hill Viewpoint Park,” by planting trees.

Carefully lifting up the plastic tube after finishing the last stroke of frosting, Girling looked over her work to make sure of its completeness.

With icing on her apron and flour on her face, she set the intricately designed cupcake on the tray and stepped back to look happily at her personal masterpiece.

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FLAGS raised and proudly held upright, Jackie Ashkin and Hannah Graves lead the procession. The Girl Scouts joined their male counterparts on Remembrance Day to take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice the men and women in the armed forces had made for them and their countries.

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Staring intently at the cupcake before her, Julia Girling concentrated on what the next addition to her design topping should look like. As if a light bulb in her head switched on, she snapped her fingers and picked up the plastic tube containing one of the many vibrant frosting colors and bent over the table to get to work.

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CONCENTRATED on the task before him, John Kim6 clenches his mouth as he exerts his strength in chipping old paint off the metal pole. On 17 October Boy Scouts volunteered to help prepare the stalls for the Junior Class Serve-athon the following day.

Staying Physically Strong, Mentally Awake, and Morally Straight, the

Boys Take the Scout Oath Class, First Class, Star, and lastly Eagle Scouts.

Each level required each boy to perform multiple hours of work and earn a certain number of badges before they could progress to the next rank.

“I am a Tenderfoot Scout at the moment, and have been working on my architecture badge. I always feel pretty accomplished when I complete a badge,” said Noah Graves. “I have almost reached Second Class, and I really hope that eventually I can be-

come one of the few boys to reach Eagle Scouts.”

Two young men reached every Boy Scout’s dream of attaining the rank of Eagle: Reagan Mahoney and Josiah Steinkamp had a ceremony held to honor their accomplishments on 23 February.

“I sent out official invitations to my family and friends so that they could be a part of my special night. It made the evening all the better when I saw those I cared about sitting in the

AFTER a quick pat on the back, Jonathon Chinn receives a merit badge card from Mr. Jason Graves as his father, Mr. Larry Chinn, beams with pride. During award ceremonies, Boy Scouts received badges in different areas such as photography or cooking.

crowd,” said Mahoney.

In order to become Eagle Scouts, both individuals had to complete service projects, which ranged from scraping and repainting a nearby overpass to power-washing and fixing up local stalls near campus.

“Eagle Scouts hasn’t been an easy goal to obtain. It’s taken five long years of work that included camping in miserable conditions, working on knots and lashes, and completing long and tiring merit badges. We

also had to represent Boy Scouts in our daily lives and be a good example for the younger scouts,” said Steinkamp. “It took forever, but it was worth the work and wait.”

Ladner made his way back to his seat with a huge grin on his face.

Mahoney outstretched his hand for a high-five and gave an encouraging, “Way to go!” With one more badge on his sash, Ladner looked up to the Eagle Scout and towards his own future.

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The audience filled the chapel with the sound of clapping as Karsten Ladner reached the stage.

Mr. McLean Hawthorne told the listening audience about Ladner’s dedication and his accomplishment of achieving another badge. Ladner stood upright with his hands clasped proudly behind his back.

The Boy Scouts met weekly on Thursdays from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m.

Scout Leaders divided them into six different sections according to rank. Boys under the age of 12 made up the “Cub Scouts.” From there the boys would start out as Scouts, then move on to Tenderfoot, Second

TOGETHER, Reagan Mahoney and Josiah Steinkamp recite the Scout oath during their Eagle Scout award ceremony. The 23 February celebration signified Mahoney and Steinkamp’s officially becoming Eagle Scouts and honored their accomplishments.

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SPEAKING into the microphone, Karsten Ladner reads “In Flanders Fields” to commemorate the Veterans around the world. The Boy Scouts played an integral role in the organization of the annual Remembrance Day service on 11 November.

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CONSCIENTIOUSLY marking down the total amount of the last customer’s charge, Amanda Leech works in the canteen store during her D lunch block.

StuCo members sold candy items such as Twix bars, Skittles, and M&M’s for hungry students and faculty members during the three periods.

Representing the Community Through

I was able to enjoy planning one because I had experience with what to do,” said Ina Park.

Students could run for president, vice president, business manager, public relations, or administrative assistant. All high school and eighth grade students joined in on the process of choosing these certain leadership roles on 21 March.

In addition to the Excom, one boy and one girl gained the responsibility to represent his or her class after the class voted during the elections time period.

“Each position in StuCo serves a very important and unique role.

When we are all working together it’s like welloiled gears in a machine.

Without one position in pristine condition, the whole machine is useless,” said Nathan Peace, StuCo president.

The group met every week on Mondays from 6:00–7:30 p.m. Once every quarter they planned events for Friday nights, either by following past traditions such as “Dalat’s Got Skills” or “Friday Night Live,” or using fresh new ideas such as

“Trick or Treasure.”

“My favorite StuCo event has been ‘Friday Night Live.’ It has provided me with deeper insight regarding the teachers that spoke throughout the night,” said David Toh. “I learned that all teachers have a secret side to them that they don’t normally express. It was a wondrous opportunity to see it manifest during the hype of the festivity.”

As the year came to a close, however, StuCo members slowly initiated the next year’s chosen leaders, teaching them the

MICROPHONES in hand, Chi-Yuan Lo and Juliet DeVette share a laugh as they emcee “Friday Night Live” on 2 September. The night offered a unique chance to see a different side of teachers as they performed goofy stunts or wacky games after they shared about their pasts.

inner workings of the organization. By the end of the year, the StuCo team had passed on their titles to the future excom.

As Phan prepared to pass on the baton of his role to a new member, he first handed the last Twix bar to the only customer still standing patiently at the counter .

His shift selling in the store ended with his lunch block. After a successful time of candy selling, he reached up to shut the metal gate, indicating his last day on the job.

—By J. Thompson

EXPLAINING her idea of how to help make the event “Trick or Treasure” a successful one, Ina Park uses her hand to help the Evelyne Kiiza and the rest of the team visualize. Every Monday from 6:00–7:30 p.m. StuCo members held meetings to keep tasks upto-date and talk through ideas for future events.

GOOFY attire and all, Wesley Lee stands on stage dressed as a swimmer as he announces the costume winner during StuCo’s “Trick or Treasure” event on 22 October. StuCo thought through ideas and planned them to create fresh, new experiences and memories for the year.

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Frantically fumbling for the change, Tim Phan shuffled through the contents of the cashbox.

Dropping the coins into his customer’s hands, he looked toward the next buyer and prepared to retrieve another order.

Every day StuCo members used their lunch block to sell candy and sodas to a hungry crowd of students and an occasional staff member.

StuCo served as a committee of studentchosen leaders that directed in the organization of different events to benefit the whole student body.

“During the first semester, it was really stressful and overwhelming to plan class lock-ins; but the second semester

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STARING intently at the recently sealed peach-tea freezie in hand, Keanu Lee double-checks for any leaks as he listens to Jake Smith giving directions for the next batch. Members at large organized and participated in making freezies on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon.

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Selfless Service and Leadership

Spotting student leaders on campus didn’t take much effort. They spent their time rushing to and from meetings, taking the initiative to help clean up after concerts, or faithfully selling candy and making freezies for junior class.

These students filled roles in the executive committees for the upper classes or one of the two chosen representatives of their dorm to put their natural leadership qualities to good use.

“The most stressful part of being in excom is that the class depends on us to make wise deci-

sions. As excom members, we not only make the decisions but pray for the class, have regular meetings, plan events, and are the ‘vision casters,’” said junior class president Ben Weidemann. “Excom requires a very large time and energy commitment. It can be a bit frustrating at times, especially when your classmates don’t always have their heart in lending a hand; but the opportunity to serve is still the most fulfilling and worthwhile thing any student can do.”

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but also the pressure of long-term planning.

As a dorm representative, however, not as many tasks needed completing as with class excoms; but that didn’t decrease the importance of the role. Dorm Council met once a month to give feedback on programs, to evaluate the food service in the cafeteria, and to plan events.

Moreover, even if the workload seemed light for dorm reps, the opportunity to lead others in an honorable way still brought satisfaction.

“At times, being a dorm rep can be a bit in-

CIRCLED around an iPad, Joseph Kim, Winnie Tan, and Jasmine Stoltzfus listen carefully as Danae Frentz reads aloud the notes on her screen during a meeting. Senior excom members found the use of the iPad to make writing notes, listing ideas, and remembering tasks more convenient during meetings.

timidating because you have the responsibility to represent your entire dorm. You want to make sure, of course, that everyone’s voice is heard,” said Abbie Brake.

“I enjoy being a part of Dorm Council because it provides a neat opportunity where the dorm kids can really connect with those in charge of the school boarding program,” Sophie Ly said.

The jam-packed day came to an end. Busy students slowed down from their work to try to unwind from stress.

With the task of freezies completed, homework still called from the pile on the table. Thus an average day for selfless leaders, ended.

—By J. Thompson

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HANDS raised in emphasis, Ben Weidemann stands before his fellow classmates as he discusses the objectives for the day. Saturday workdays proved vital to the process of organizing a JSB, which meant the president had to overlook the different groups progress or provide materiels needed.

provide the class with stability. From president to food coordinator, they all ensured that the classes completed their tasks.

Joe Merusi explained, “Senior excom is different from junior excom.

We don’t have the stress of putting on a JSB or raising a certain amount of money, and we only meet once a week on Tuesdays. We focus on graduation plans and also made sure that our senior sneak was financially secure.”

The junior and senior excoms underwent not only the duty of multiple hours of volunteer work

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WITH a smile on her face, Sophie Ly discusses content of the dorm handbook with Kia Thompson as they carefully read the different expectations and regulations of dorm life. The importance of dorm representatives knowing the information enabled them to influence their dorm family positively.

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EASY to spot in the crowd, Joe Merusi stands ready for his cue. In the interactive drama performance on 22 November at Penang’s Performing Arts Center at Straits Quay, the audience had a chance to act alongside the cast members.

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WITH the sword that he had pierced ruthlessly through Abbie Brake’s side in hand, Keegan Ladner smirks in victory. The ending of Romans on the Couch took viewers by surprise with Brake’s unexpected death.

Keegan Ladner sauntered onto stage as a silence fell over the audience.

The play took a twist as Nathan Danneker and Emily Brokaw began bickering in the front row. Abbie Brake took this as her opportunity to march on stage and help the lovebirds work out their problems.

Brake consistently interrupted the performance to help fix the

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between acting and reality is the reason why I love being in drama,” Ladner said.

A final performance on 22 November had the players strutting their stuff at the new Penang Performing Arts Center at Straits Quay, allowing the audience to interact actively with cast members on stage.

“The interactive drama was an incredible

couple’s relationship, though only as a desperate attempt to save her own show from cancellation. In the end, Ladner stabbed Brake as she breathed her final words, “Et tu, Director?”

A culmination of months of practice every Thursday from 4 to 5:30, the drama crew met together to rehearse Romans on the Couch.

“The utter difference

EYES focused, Keegan Ladner corners Abbie Brake as she glances back in fear. Intending to stop her once and for all from interrupting the debut of his play, Ladner prepares to stab Brake. This particular scene, Brake’s favorite, provided her with the unique chance to feign her own death.

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formed the 18th and 23rd of November—the first in the chapel and then at the Penang Performing Arts Center—also made a huge hit with the audience members.

“It was the most terrific show I have ever seen! It seemed so realistic with the sound and light effects,” Ooychai Yuthiwattana said.

Ladner and the cast members, hand-in-hand, bowed to the applauding crowd. Faces beaming, Ladner waved his hand to end the play, “Goodnight, everyone!”

—By J. Thompson

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“I came to saw some concrete,” said Nathan Danneker, who played a naive hillbilly, as Emily Brokaw and Anita Nordenso listen in disappointment. The cast members faced challenges such as the use of foreign accents, but like Danneker, they conquered their obstacles with a clear stage presence.

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opportunity because it made the play more entertaining than just only sitting in the crowd,” Rick Brake said.

The actors developed skills by ad-libbing instead of just sticking strictly to the script. Roman soldiers Shawn Kim and Nathan Guthrie instructed 20 members in the audience to run on stage and use bananas as swords.

The regular play, per-

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“ARE you aware that we aren’t debating the sovereignty of God but whether or not the Church is failing to fulfill the Great Commission?” Jeffrey Hsiao inquires of Mrs. Heather Fischer. The annual student-teacher debate provided teams with a practical chance of familiarizing themselves with the parliamentary style of debate.

HAVING reached the finals of the ISKL SEA Forensics tournament, Josh Thorne presents his Original Oratory that focused on the deceiving nature of media.

“The media censors the news and images to our liking instead of representing them without bias. Claims are often sensationalized to make things seem more extravagant than they really are,” he explained.

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“No!” exclaimed Jeffrey Hsiao loudly in evident and utter misery.

“Are we at a disadvantage?” Rebekah Wiesner asked nervously. “What is the topic, and which side are we on?”

Looking depressingly down at the slip of paper in his hand, Hsiao read aloud forlornly, “‘This house believes that the U.S. should remove its sanctions from Cuba,’” pausing before adding dramatically, “and we are the opposition.”

“No!” echoed Wiesner upon this extremely sad revelation.

A grand total of 14 students departed for the annual ISKL SEA Forensics Tournament on 8 February, with participants—and typically multiples of them—in every single speech event:

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impromptu, solo and duet acting, extemporaneous speaking, original oratory, oral interpretation, and a new style of parliamentary debate.

After an extensive five-hour trip in two extremely cramped school vans, the competitors finally arrived at ISKL, exhausted but excited for the commencement of the grand tournament the following day.

Though a select handful of students had already competed at ISKL in the past, for most, it felt totally foreign and, at times, extremely, extremely intimidating.

In impromptu, Brittany Hurlbut and Yang Yang Sim paced around nervously outside the competition rooms as they waited for their turn to think and speak

on their feet. In solo and duet acting, Juliet DeVette and Wiesner and Abbie Brake and Emily Brokaw rehearsed their skits over and over with their invisible props. In extemporaneous speaking, Josh Thorne and Hsiao sifted through literal piles of news articles, all in preparation to answer a single, unknown question for each round.

In original oratory and oral interpretation, Emma Chinn and Karl Reeves respectively practiced fluctuating their inflection to achieve the ideal voices for their literary pieces. And debaters Jackie Ashkin, Johnathan Tan, and Thushara Kantimahanti agonized in attempts to predict which topics they would have to argue.

“The tournament is

always a bit stressful itself,” stated Brake, “even when you aren’t performing. So many people there are good, and you always need to keep on your toes.”

Fortunately, the general camaraderie amongst the team helped them persevere to the end.

“The best thing about the forensics tournament this year was—without a doubt—the way our team bonded and worked together,” said Brokaw. “Whenever one of our teammates went off to perform—especially when semifinals and finals came about— someone always took the opportunity to pray for and encourage them.”

So, regardless of the fact that fierce competition stood before them with 14 different schools

participating, the students managed to persist through it all. And by the end, they emerged relatively victorious, with a finalist, or two, in every single event; in addition, the team won both gold and silver in impromptu, earned silver in duet acting, took the best debate speaker in the preliminary rounds award, and also obtained second place overall for the best performing school.

“So,” began Wiesner, after 45 of the 50 minutes that they had for preparation time had elapsed, “do you think we are we ready for this?”

Having refused to give up under the merciless circumstances of cruel fate, Hsiao grinned with confidence and replied, “But of course!”

—By H.C. Song

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“FOR, in my sense, ‘tis happiness to die,” Abbie Brake says mournfully before proceeding to stab herself to death in an enactment of a scene from Othello by Shakespeare. Brake and Emily Brokaw performed The Battle of Brown and Whitmore, by David J. Le Master, which utilized excerpts from famous pieces of literature, for their chosen duet act.

ACTING out The Boy Book, by John C. Havens, Rebekah Wiesner and Juliet DeVette earn second place in the finals of the ISKL SEA Forensics tournament.

“After you have made him sweat for as long as possible, try to embarrass him as well,” Wiesner read aloud from an imaginary book before proceeding to do just that—exactly.

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QUEEZING his eyes tightly, Kenji Lee braced for the next sponge flying at his face. With different activities around the court, Care and Share entertained the children from the fishing village with sponge throwing, ring tosses, and face paintings.

This experience allowed for those in Care and Share to bond with the kids and spend time with them.

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A Fusion of Different Colours ple are willing to share them,” said Sarah Lim. Talking about fears in Collide created a few moments of silence, but as the discussion progressed further, people opened up. Talking about fears of the future and of vulnerability, everybody had something to which the group could relate.

“Since we haven’t had many topics to discuss, I really have to say that I just like having the opportunity to come together and pray for others,” said Danae Frentz.

Collide met every Wednesday night; an-

other group that met together every Friday during X-block sought ways to reach out to the community in Penang.

Care and Share, looking for ways to serve in the community, planned their next outreach session to bring delight and joy to those in need.

“Going to the old folks’ home was different for me because I learned to communicate with more than just words to the people there but also through emotions and body language,” said Evelyne Kiiza.

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folks home, the group took the opportunity to talk and get to know the people there. Giving out gifts and treats, they joined in different activities such as dancing and just spending time with the people there.

“I’m not used to talking to new people so much, said Sarah Hwang. “Later on though, I felt better when we got up and started dancing with them.”

With Care and Share involving students more into the community and Collide answering questions and providing opinions on the thoughts

people had, both groups really contributed to the unique atmosphere at the school.

Concluding the meeting, Frentz prayed for those who came and asked God to continue to guide and help during the next week. Everyone stayed a while after prayer and, after having eaten more than enough vanilla ice cream brickle, they looked to Rebekah Wiesner with dismay when she uttered the words, “Come and have some more guys!” before they left for their homes.

—By Dylan Frans

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“I’ve never been to the U.S.A.,” said Sarah Lim as the circle of people turned into a scurrying of bodies dashing to find a seat. Playing games such as “I’ve Never” always set a relaxed atmosphere at the start of every Collide meeting. Later on, the group sat down and started discussing the topic of fear.

Each week Collide held a gathering for people to join, discuss, and express opinions on different issues and interests. With a mixture of games and great food, Collide opened up a good opportunity to learn and express new ideas and opinions.

“I found people’s fears interesting because it’s not everyday that peo-

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AREFULLY cutting through the intricate edges of his snowflake, Joseph Kim added to the collection of decorations for the student centre. To celebrate the season of Christmas, Collide threw a party for the group to sit back and relax in each other’s company. Students brought different kinds of desserts to share while putting up decorations.

ACKING from Rebekah Wiesner, Abigail Brake acts in fear during an improvisation performance.

Those attending Collide participated in different games each week which broke the ice between the students. Time beforehand offered opportunities to chat, play games, and share different snacks to accompany the gathering.

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EMONSTRATING his skills with the yo-yo, Yang Yang Sim teaches children different techniques in spinning. Along with the carnival activities, Care and Share also put on a performance for the village to watch. With the spinning of his yo-yo, the crowd watched in awe as he caught it every time he threw it high in the air.

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PREAD all over his nachos, chocolate drips from the chip as it enters David Toh’s mouth. Though chocolate-covered nachos didn’t exactly cross the minds of those who attended Collide, food made the atmosphere more comfortable. From ice cream brickle to marshmallows in cream, Collide always provided delicious appetizers.

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“IS this how you create the next knot?” asks ChanYang Kim to Ooychai Yuthiwattana as he watches her attempt to loop the string around the needle. Xblocks like knitting provided the chance to develop unique skills. Courageous boys took the opportunity to join in on the excitement as well.

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“X” Marks the Block

enjoyed doing.

“Mondays are the highlight of my week!

Josiah and I being dance partners were just meant to be,” Thompson said.

“It’s really sweet because the boys had to ask nicely for a certain girl to be their partner or else she could say no. When the bell rings, it feels like I am Cinderella having to leave my Prince Charming at the ball.”

Teachers provided a variety of options from playing games outside for physical exercise to

sitting in an air-conditioned room watching the History Channel.

Choices also included ways to increase skills, like learning how to sew or about the Hebrew language and culture.

“I enjoy my History Channel X-block because it’s quite exhilarating to explore times in history in detail and to dive into lives of many great leaders. We truly examine what it would be like to have lived in a different time period,” explained Reagan Mahoney.

The last block of the day also provided the chance to help get work done. Whether students took AP’s or online classes determined what assigned X-blocks they had to take. The required work period for a certain class helped keep the workload in that class more manageable.

Students could also, however, choose to take a study hall. This was especially convenient for those who had meetings and sports practices during the afternoon.

HANDS raised in surprise, Winnie Tan turns to Sam McIntyre after his sneaky steal as Simon Karing and Dong Jae Koo get open for a pass. On Wednesdays, Mrs. Jill Girling offered an Outdoor Games X-block, where each week students played a different sport or activity for the duration of the period.

“I extremely love my study hall because it allows me to get work done before the end of the day, which gives me more free time later on.

The 45-minutes of focus time really counts,” said Luke Martens.

The presence of butterflies finally left, and Steinkamp looked confidently into Thompson’s eyes, the fear of clammy palms or two left-feet far from his mind—but at that moment the clock struck 3:45 p.m.

—By J. Thompson

FOCUSED on the path before him, Martin Karing tries his luck at juggling three tennis balls while riding a unicycle. Students faced wacky and challenging obstacles in Mr. Steve Liss’s Clowning X-block, from practicing a Chinese yo-yo to gradually becoming a professional unicycler.

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With growing confidence, Josiah Steinkamp moved in rhythm with his dance partner Kendall Thompson. Butterflies swarmed in his stomach as he bopped his head to keep in unison with the beat. Worrying about having sweaty palms—or even worse, tripping— he stared down, concentrating on the floor and the precise steps his feet needed to take.

X-block gave all students a chance to choose creative and unique ways to relax after a day of school. The opportunity to have a lax class provided students with a way to laugh with friends or to find a special activity that they also personally

REACHING across the board, Peter Tan, Tayler Nash, and Andy Kim strategically plan their next move in attempt to gain the upper-hand in a game called Victoria Cross. Mr. Bob Pagee held an X-block on Fridays that allowed “boys to be boys” as they battled out moves in War Games.

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WITH matching grins and feet turned in time to the music, Lanie Howard and Luke Martens practice a step called the “Junior Walk.” A handful of eager students signed up for the much coveted spots in the Ballroom Dancing X-block every Monday to learn classic dance moves.

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EYES focused on the drum set, Andy Goh keeps the beat with the rest of the band during Spiritual Emphasis Week’s worship practice. Facing challenges from the stage’s environment helped in developing individual skills.

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practiced two to three, times each month on the weekends. From one to three they practiced their songs time and time again until they seemed just about perfect, overcoming trials such as sound-system difficulties in order to do so.

On the other hand, the practices also offered a time when students could connect with others with similar interests.

The practices usually just ended with students hanging out and jamming together.

Once a month the worship team had a chance to perform during Wednesday chapels.

Mr. Brandon Orr created a fresh new experience by changing chair arrangements, stage settings, and song choice.

All adjustments helped the student body relax

JUMPING in unison, Rebekah Wiesner and Sarah Lawrence look over to Keanu Lee and Joel Kirk as they keep the steady beat. The catchy tune of the songs had students out of their chairs as they joined in on the singing and jumping.

and enjoy worshiping.

“I really like how Mr. Brandon switches up how chapel is prepared each week because it really keeps you anticipating what it will be like for the next week,” Amanda Leech recalled.

“Whether or not I personally performed well doesn’t lessen the satisfaction I feel after playing for God,” Keanu Lee said.

As the curtains closed and slowly separated the worship team from the audience, a sense of accomplishment flooded the stage. DeVette, with a smile that went from ear to ear, reached out her once jittery hand towards Nathan Guthrie to exchange high-fives.

“We did it! Great job guys!” DeVette exclaimed in jubilee.

— By J. Thompson

CONCENTRATED on his guitar, Mr. Jason Selvanayagam leads worship during a practice session for SEW while Karl Reeves accompanies him on his electric guitar. Practice provided students with opportunities to praise God with their natural abilities.

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With jittery hands, Juliet DeVette’s fingers hovered over the keyboard as she queued to start playing.

A thin curtain divided the audience from the band, giving the worship team a chance to calm their nerves with a word of prayer.

All their work came down to moments where students could relax and jump with the music.

“I honestly wouldn’t trade it for the world to be able to glorify God through music,” Rebekah Wiesner stated.

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“ONE way, Jesus!” sing Grace Kim and Kate Sun as they try and perfect their harmony during a practice a day before SEW. Band participants put their heart into the song’s becoming perfect by playing them multiple times until they seemed error-free.

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AFTER dribbling past the defenders with ease, Sam Eckman casually kicks the ball beyond the grasp of Sri Pelita’s goalkeeper’s hands and into the net. The boys won the game 5-0 and earned silver overall in the Penang Free School Tournament.

Adrenaline coursing through her veins, Katie Stevens shooed away all feelings of jitteriness as she reaffirmed her crouched position before the goal. Directly opposing her stood an elite striker from Faith Academy. After battling it out to 0–0 at the end of regulation time and into and beyond overtime, the fate of the match rested on the results of the penalty shoot-out. The striker kicked, Stevens dived, and—with the crowd waiting in anticipation—she rose to reveal, in her gloved hands, the ball. And with that, the varsity girls won the Cutts Cup in Manila, Philippines.

Even with their already hectic schedules maxed out with piles of homework and countless social gatherings, students still managed to gather what little free time they had to commit themselves to sports. With this dedication, teams and individuals came out on top, with numerous achievements, marking the year as truly everlasting.

Not only the girls but also the varsity boys scaled new heights, earning the title of champions at the MSSPP football tournament, which also followed an equally intense penalty shoot-out.

In basketball, the varsity girls literally dominated the courts in the MSSPP Island and State Tournaments, bringing home gold for both—the first time ever in the school’s history for the girls’ state championship.

Back to back with the girls, the varsity boys’ basketball team also ruled the courts in the MSSPP Island and State Tournaments, distinguishing the players as champions for two years running.

Additionally a special track and field team performed outstandingly in the State MSSPP meet, with Danae Frentz coming in second for the pentathlon and Ben Weidemann winning gold in the heptathlon.

“Though I didn’t shed tears of joy like Danae [Frentz], Nicole [Mauger], or Rebekah [Wiesner],” said Stevens, “I do know that what occurred at that tournament will last with me for a lifetime.” Everlasting.

SHINY pink baton in hand, Kathy Lee sprints the full final stretch of the 4 x 100 meter relay, winning the race for the Red team. In the end though, the Yellow team placed first, followed closely behind by the Red team and then the Blue and Green teams.

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EYES totally zoned in on the basketball hoop before her, Danae Frentz angles her arms as she positions herself for a free throw shot. Playing against the Penang Chinese Girls’ High School in the finals of the MSSPP State tournament, the girls won with an overwhelming score of 46-13.

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they also grew to recognize pure and total victory.

The boys, likewise, came out as victors as they won a majority of the games they played through strong teamwork and skill.

Aside from just football, elementary students also took the opportunity to dabble in both swimming and tennis as well.

And on 14 December, the whole elementary student body congregated in various locations around campus for the annual ES Sports Day. Wearing shirts that specified their

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XERTING a firm grip on the rope, Jazzy Jenkins and fellow teammates from both Green and Red unite as one to defeat the opponents from Blue and Yellow in an intense game of tug of war. Traditionally, this prominent event marked the nearing end of ES Sports Days.

team colors and exemplified the theme of the year­­­, “The Road Less Travelled,”­ the children took part in activities such as shooting hoops, a relay race, running long jump, a football shootout, softball throwing, a game of Twister, an obstacle course in the gym, and the 50-meter sprint.

They concluded the day with a grand tug of war in front of the gym.

Without a second of hesitation, Winsor received the ball and, with no other opponents obstructing his path, he went straight for the shot.

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S the opposing defenders rapidly approach him, Mycah Winsor shifts the ball in an attempt to maneuver it around them before passing to his teammate. The boys passed to each other all throughout the game and, through this teamwork, achieved great heights.

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“Over here, over here!” shouted Levi Hawk. “I’m open!”

Quickly taking control of the football, Hawk began to maneuver down the field. Mycah Winsor quickly sprinted into an open position in order to receive a pass. Driving down the field to Winsor, Hawk cut through Uplands defense for the pass.

Elementary football comprised of students from second to sixth grade.

These elementary children played mostly for the experience and less for winning and the final score.

The girls played multiple games in which they demonstrated a level of teamwork that outdid that of their opposition. The young girls went undefeated in their first season. Even though they played for the competitive and team-building experience,

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ITH skilled ball control techniques, Levi Hawk drives down the field without any great obstruction. Hawk, who honed his skills by playing football constantly, contributed to the team by scoring several goals giving them a winning season.

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UPPORTED by Mrs. Christina Orr, Kyla Faircloth hangs on tightly to the swinging rope as she jumps from a high platform to a massive mattress. The obstacle course created by the teachers in the gym brought about much joy to the adventurous elementary students.

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EACTING to the opponents’ smash, Elisabeth Brokaw bumps the volleyball into the air so Sarah Tan can set it up for another to execute a smash. Through practices, the girls team formed strong bonds and great teamwork.

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Gathering together her memories of lessons learned from practices in the past, Kathy Lee lofted the ball high above her head and pounded it across the net into Heng Ee’s formation.

Ten young, excited girls on the JV volleyball team met together in the gym each week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to learn new techniques and drill themselves on ball control and placement within a team structure.

“Many of these girls have been playing together since fifth grade,” said Mrs. Jill Girling, their coach.

“They are the most amazing group I have ever coached. They demonstrated godly character both on and off the court and have excelled in the game of volleyball more than I could have ever hoped.”

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XCITEDLY rushing towards the ball, Calvin Thompson plants his left foot firmly on the ground as he prepares to pass across the field to his buddies. The junior varsity boys often practiced unofficially to refine their skills.

the fall, the JV girls managed to hold their own against five other teams a whole age group above them, securing third place.

Because the team had an even number of girls, they paired up to learn and encourage each other oneon-one. With this method they built on each other’s skills and abilities.

During practices they came up with cheers and encouragement for each other and the team. As the season progressed they grew to realize the value of comradeship.

“Friends have helped me to grow and get so much better,” said Wen Chi Chen. “Kathy helped me get better at the over hand serve; now I can get it over the net a lot more. I just need to stretch out a lot first.”

The JV boys, aside from a football tournament with three teams, man-

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ITH Tayah Lee, Kaela Ruble, Elisabeth Brokaw, and Mary-Claire McIntyre at the ready, Charlotte Combrink sets the ball up for a play. Because of the numerous practices they attended, the team of girls played with great camaraderie.

aged to play only two friendly matches.

Disappointed about not having many games, the 21 boys still practiced and worked on improving their skills.

Together Mrs. Robin Frohlich, Mr. Joel Steinkamp, and Mr. Mark Trescott coached these boys into honing their football skills; despite their few games, they faithfully came out to practice Mondays and Wednesdays for an hour and a half each week.

At their first competition they played against a medley of schools— Uplands, Tenby, and Prince of Wales School—at Uplands. They played a second match against Uplands with an 11-a-side game.

The girls’ JV volleyball challenged older teams and came out near the top through struggles and encouragement. The boys’ JV football squad had difficulty finding teams to play, but continued diligently to show up at practice each week. Together both the boys and the girls demonstrated their intense love for their respective sports and created positive bonding through passionate perseverance.

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Team Giant

...conquerors at heart

coach from the class of 2010, giving orders to his infamous after-practice run. The last player, however, always had the team on his or her back. No matter how tired the team felt, they would still go the extra mile to accompany their teammate; no one ever ran alone.

“The good thing about this team is that everyone is close friends, so we worked really well together and made a lot of memories,” said Isabel Girling.

“I loved the basketball game where we played against the Penang under16 state team. And although we lost, we now know our level. Playing with people who are taller and stronger than I am was hard for me personally, but I learnt a lot and I felt like I grew better,” said Kathy Lee. “The younger players will no doubt continue to work hard and improve. My hope would be that they continue to model Christ’s love for each other, His discipline, His commitment, and His sacrifice, continuing the tradition of ‘playing good, winning, Dalat Basketball,’” said Mr. Smith.

The two teams overcame challenges together, emerging better and stronger. Only through facing their giants could they conquer them.

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53–2 19–8 52–3

ISKL Tournament (Bronze)

Boys’ Season Record : 9–0–2 Girls’ Season Record : 7–0–3

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ETERMINED to outrun his defender, Zachary Tan races towards the goal, looking for a sharp pass to his teammates or an open shot for the basket.

The boys communicated and worked effeciently together throughout the game.

UMPING for the ball, Charlotte Combrink taps it neatly to her teammates awaiting her pass. Starting the game well, the girls continued to play with confidence against the ISKL Junior Varsity team.

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Loud cheers erupted from the intense silence as Karsten Ladner wrestled the ball from his opponent, and finding nowhere to turn to, slid through his legs with the ball in possession. With quick agility, he passed it to Shawn Lim, who scored the basket.

“I was stunned. I couldn’t imagine it; I never even thought it was possible,” said Ben Unruh.

Although the opponent teams included players of towering height, both the boys’ and girls’ JV basketball teams surpassed expectations with their teamwork and play in their home tournament game, winning the championship.

They proved themselves capable of going even further, traveling to Kuala Lumpur to join the tournament in ISKL and returning with bronze medals.

“I was impressed by the exceptional work ethic and the love players have for each other,” said Mr. Travis Smith. “Many of the players spent extra time in trainings with Mr. Stephen Lee and worked around busy schedules; this shows true dedication and commitment.”

“Five times across and back—to the end of the court and back is considered one time. The last one back has to run an extra lap, understood?” yelled Hung Yi Song, an alumni

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ITH sharp focus in his eyes, Peter Tan passes the ball to his teammate, Titus Hwang. The boys played with cooperation and confidence that they always had their teammates by their side.

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HASED by a group of eager defenders, Ina Park intercepts the ball just in front of the opponent’s goal, saving a point in the nick of time. The girls won the match against Uplands, 2 -1. The hours of practice had indeed paid off.

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UBBLY chatter fills the air as Evelyne Kiiza shows genuine interest towards local life in the Philippines. The girls brought warmth and love to the children at an orphanage, building charitable relationships and unforgettable memories.

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Season Record : 11 - 1 - 1

“We won! In dramatic fashion, the girls beat Faith Academy in a penalty kick shootout to take home the tournament’s gold. The girls are exhausted and have many aches and bruises, but they are all going to bed tonight with a smile on their faces knowing what they have achieved,” Mr. Steve Liss read from the email titled “Varsity Girls’ Football Final Update - Day Five” sent by the team coach, Mr. Jason Hall, all the way across the seas from Manila, Philippines.

To summarize the season, the girls had a winning streak. “In the beginning, some girls on the team were slightly discouraged saying that they only made it into the team because there was no filtered selection.

However, those same girls went on to win their home tournament, another tournament at Soccer Experience, a friendly match with Uplands, and finally the championship of the International Football Tournament at Manila,” reflected Nicole Mauger, one of the team captains, upon the progress of her teammates through their journey together.

Although every football season has its ups and downs, the trip to Manila definitely posed as a highlight for the girls. The feelings of overwhelming joy bubbled up within them as the winning sensation kicked into their awareness. “When we won, I

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ITH a focus on the ball and determination in her steps, Charlotte Scherf races down the field, determined to outrun her opponents. Danae Frentz made herself open for a quick pass, and this spirit of willpower won them the victory of the game against Tenby, 5 - 0.

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was ecstatic! I immediately started crying tears of joy, and we rushed to congratulate Katie [Stevens] on her stellar save,” said Danae Frentz, winner of the best-player trophy for the tournament. “I was happily in a state of shock; I’ll never forget that feeling. It was amazing!”

“This team set records in the number of wins and goals scored in school history with 11 wins in a season,” stated Mr. Hall proudly.

For some, however, it carried a tinge of sadness as they treasured it as the last football game together with their team. “For me it was sad because during the warm up before the last game, Mr. Hall kept on saying that this was probably the last time he would be doing side-to-sides on me or shooting on me. It almost made me cry, so I pushed myself to play the game the best I could. It was really cool,” said Stevens, the goalkeeper who saved the last deciding penalty shot which won the championship.

“The whole season was just a blur of emotions. Not all of them were positive, but they all pushed us further. It was a combination of joy and pain,” said Mauger. “When we won, the utter happiness that filled me was incredible. I wanted to do back flips. I knew that that moment would remain with me forever. I finally understood why the senior girls last year had cried when they

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ONF IDENTLY, Rebekah Wiesner clears the ball from the opponent as Danae Frentz rushes over to assist her teammate. After going overtime with Faith Academy, the girls won the final game with penalty kicks, 3-2, bringing the gold trophy back to Penang.

won. Tears poured down my face as it sunk in that we had actually done it.”

The girls, however, did not strive only to win the championship. Mr. Hall, in line with the ESLR God Seeker, set up weekly times for each person to share about a person from the Bible and a character trait that applied to football. This helped the girls remember their true focus on the field. During the Manila trip, the girls set aside time for a service project with local children. Although they set out with the goal of blessing, the girls soon found themselves the blessed, touched by the simplicity and sincerity of the Filipino kids. “Even though their lives were poor, they seemed really happy. I would love to go back; it was hard to leave them,” said Stevens.

Traveling back to Penang, the girls reflected on their football journey.

The season had indeed affected their lives in meaningful ways. “Through the tournament, our team grew so much stronger and closer. I think the best feeling was receiving the reward for all our effort and hard work,” concluded Rebekah Wiesner.

The girls resolved that the championship did not pose as the only thing that brought them their feelings of rewarding satisfaction. Although winning contributed a great factor, everyone agreed that the fulfillment came from the journey of earning it and the tears that came with it.

Making their way to practices three times a week, pushing themselves to their limit, building lasting relationships, and watching their efforts pay off had made all the difference. They had won a true victory.

—By Charissa Tan ­­

PCGHS Sungai Ara Phor Tay Union PCGHS

33-12 53-2 19-8 52-33 41-29

...when you create history

“In the last two weeks, you guys created history,” said Mr. Bob Thorne at the Sunday service at Penang International Church.

The boys’ varsity team had won their first state championship the previous year, but the girls had never before won a state championship.

This time, the teams set out to change the record. Both teams entered the MSSPP competition together, winning every single game through the island and state competition. And for the first ever time in the school’s history, the basketball season proudly recorded two state championships.

“Just play basketball. You girls are the better team, so go out there and

State Tournament Chung Ling Butterworth Jalan Damai PCGHS

53-17 60-39 46-13

[Season Record : 8 - 0 - 0]

prove it,” said Mr. Travis Smith to the team of navy-blue-clad girls before the game. After running through the mechanics of dribbling drills and game plays, the final time for the girls to showcase their skills had arrived.

While Juliet Suen, always on the lookout, intercepted the ball and raced down the court for a lay-up, Charlotte Combrink served as an anchor to assist her teammate, rebounding every missed shot and tipping the ball into the net. When the opponent’s defense was high, Tayah Lee, with her shot and dribbling skills, swished balls into the net with ease from afar.

“Our team has a weird mixture of people, ranging from eighth graders to a bunch of seniors,” said Mr. Smith. “But remember this, when we leave this place, we all leave with gold medals on our necks and all under one name, the Dalat Lady Eagles, because we are a team.”

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HIELDING the ball from her opponent, Tayah Lee dribbles it towards the net, looking for a free pass or shot. With good aim and sharp focus, the girls played their game well, and won against Chung Ling Butterworth with a score of 53–17.

lous joy swept through the team as the final whistle echoed across the basketball court. Droplets of misty rain trickled down as the two teams stepped forward to receive their gold medals at the award ceremony. A group photo of the two teams with proud smiles and shining medals even made it into the local Chinese newspaper.

“It’s unimaginable, such a beautiful feeling, winning the first state championship, especially during our senior year. It’s the best gift ever,” said Rebekah Wiesner.

“You feel that? Never forget that feeling,” said Danae Frentz. The feeling of immense victory and satisfaction served as a great motivation to persevere during the hard times, knowing that greater rewards would come.

Indeed, the players had created history in a week; and now, they will all go out and create the future.

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UICKLY intercepting the ball, Rebekah Wiesner passes it to Danae Frentz, who dodges her defenders and races down the court, followed closely

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o Bekah! You can do it!” yelled Danae Frentz. Squinting through the glare of the sun, Rebekah Wiesner prepares to shoot her free throw. Through basketball, the girls learnt how to play with strength of character, not giving in to foul play even through rough games.

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REAKING away, Jordan Strong dribbles past Hong Kong’s defenders in an attempt to create a scoring opportunity.

After losing their first game against Hong Kong, the team resolved not to lose the second and final one. And they didn’t; they trounced them 6-1.

and off the field

“While it was really great to play on the soccer field, the chance to serve in the local community touched all of us,” said winger Luke Martens. “A group of us from the team went to a school for blind and deaf children where we cleaned up the area. On top of that, the children performed for us and really showed exceptional talent and ability through their music.”

Throughout the year, the newer players learned to grow into part of a single, fine-tuned machine. With vigorous practice and drilling, these players began to understand one another on the field, and in the end, they came together and showed that they could indeed play a game with one mind.

In March, the team competed in the MSSPP tournament, taking gold in the final match on 21 March. “It was so great to win MSSPP,” said Martens, “especially after placing fifth in Taiwan. We knew we could do it, and we did!”

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N the front, Reagan Mahoney and Rick Brake lead the team onto the field at Penang Free School after their warm up.

Before each game the boys did their dynamic flexing to lessen injuries. During their warm ups they began to focusing and concentrating on their next game.

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0–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 5–0

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Morrison Academy Chiangmai Int’l. School Faith Academy ICS Hong Kong Grace Int’l. School ICS Hong Kong

1–2 2–6 0–2 1–2 1–1 6–1

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during our trip to Taiwan, we came together and played really beautiful football as a unit.”

Coming back from their first Five Nations Cup hosted by Morrison Academy in Taichung, they returned winners even though they placed fifth out of six.

Team captain Nathan Peace said, “At the end of the tournament in Taiwan, I came home satisfied with what we had done. Despite coming in fifth out of six, we had played well, improved tremendously, and most importantly represented Christ both on and off the pitch.”

Off the pitch, the boys sprang at the opportunity to serve the community in various ways. Alongside the other teams, the boys entertained and made the day for an orphanage, a school for deaf and blind children, and a senior citizens’ shelter. Also, a select few from the team chosen randomly passed out Bibles to Chinese tourists at one of Taiwan’s most visited tourist locations, Sun Moon Lake.

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Walking off the bus in their black Five Nations Cup jerseys, the 17 team members knew that they had improved and grown as a unit with each other. Coming home after a semester of sweat, frustration, and bonding on the field, the team united in their goal. Together they had gone through every game as a representative of Christ with unwavering perseverance in the daunting face of opposition.

Right defender Ooychai Yuthiwattana, put it, “I think it is worth doing all over again because as many have seen, our team started from ash and slowly built up into a group of strong character, a team that played for Christ.”

Coach David Thomas picked and trained the boys for one purpose: to serve and represent Christ on and off the field. He drilled fundamental skills of teamwork into this squad during practices sessions after school.

As a result, he received the pleasure of seeing them work well together in their games both here in Penang and in Taiwan.

As striker Jordan Strong said, “We started the year with a bunch of inexperienced lads, and in the beginning we had a hard time working as a unit; but towards the end of the season and

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ITH the ball in his possession, Josiah Steinkamp makes a fast break down the court with his defender following closely behind. Shion Matsumoto raced down to make himself open for a pass. The boys won their game against St. Xavier, 34–23.

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Island Tournament

Tenby St. Xavier Air Itam Heng Ee Chung Hwa Chung Ling Private

State Tournament

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71–29 50–43 61–37

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IND set on the goal, Shion Matsumoto fakes his defender and makes a quick move towards the net. The boys played with their heart in the game; they truly earned their championship.

EACHING for the goal, Josh Thorne does a lay-up, dropping the ball easily into the net. Reagan Mahoney and Ben Weidemann stand ready to assist any rebounds. The team won the State Semifinals against Chung Ling Public, 50–43.

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OLDING the ball high out of the defender’s reach, Sam McIntyre looks for an unguarded teammate open for a pass. The boys played with teamwork and cooperation and beat Air Itam, 41–9.

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the team shared congratulatory hugs and overwhelming joy. Rain poured down from the skies as Ben Weidemann lifted his head to the heavens, savoring the refreshing feeling of satisfaction and hard-earned victory.

“Did you see that? Even when their opponent fell down, Dalat’s whole team, five of them, went to help him up,” whispered a student from the local school to his peer. “I’ve never seen a team where their every member on the court would rush over to help their opponent up.”

“We all enjoy watching Dalat play; Dalat plays good basketball,” commented a smiling Mr. Choo, one of the referees for the boys’ game, to Mr. Travis Smith, one of the boys’ basketball coaches.

The boys had earned their reputation amongst their peers because of their character in and out of the game; they showed Christ-likeness, persevering and keeping their values even when times became rough.

“The game was scarily intense, and it was unfair in terms of the fouls. The players were so exhausted; but even though the conditions were really bad, they still did their best and played well. They truly made us proud,” said Jennifer Park.

“This is a day to be proud of how we played,” said Mr. Steinkamp with a beaming smile on his face. “We asked you for character, and we saw character out there. You boys earned this championship game.” Indeed, through the little things, the boys had earned a big victory.

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“I need you guys to go out and do the little things right,” said Mr. Karl Steinkamp, the varsity boys’ basketball coach, to a team of tired, redfaced boys standing around him in a circle. In the last two quarters the opposing team, behind by seven points, had started frantically trying to win the score back.

“Yes,” chimed in Mr. Jason Hall, “the pressure is against us; the game is against us; and when everything is against us, this is where character steps in. So go out and play it right.”

The sharp blow of the referee’s whistle echoed through the outdoor basketball court at Chung Ling Butterworth School. The audience leapt to their feet as Jake Smith crumpled, knocked to the ground. Shoved by his opponent, Smith landed hard on his back, writhing on the ground in pain.

The whole team gathered together to pray for him and help him to the benches. When the timer sounded, signaling them to resume the game, the rest of the team marched out, determined to win the game the right way. “Come on guys, you can do this,” yelled Smith to his teammates, lying down on the sidelines grimacing in pain. “Dad, help me stand up; I want to watch the game!”

The boys won that game against Chung Ling, but the suspense continued all the way to the finals. Whistles blew and shouts of joy blasted through the intense silence in the air as the boys earned their state championship title only an hour after the girls had won theirs. After a frenzy of dribbling and fast-paced decisions,

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Competitors

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“On your marks.”

Students placed their hands on the ground before the starting line.

“Get set.”

They coiled their legs into the set position.

“Go!” shouted Mr. Wayne Sawatzky, and on cue, the sprinters burst down the 100-meter stretch.

On Track & Field day, 24 November, students in middle and high school participated in athletic events at the city stadium, each student donning the colors of and accumu-

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Throughout the day, sprinters lined up, awaiting the signal. Time stopped a brief moment as contestants zeroed in on the lane before them.

lating points for his or her respective team: Red, Yellow, Blue, or Green.

“Track and Field was exciting because of all the new experiences, like running on a real track and competing against real opponents,” said Adrian Nonis. “I noticed, though, that it was especially fun for those who won and not so much so for others.”

New students participating for the first time appreciated the event for bringing a little bit of spice to the otherwise rigid school schedule.

Less athletically inclined students participated in hopes that their efforts would contribute points to their team’s winning. The relay races maxed out participation at the end of the day.

“I enjoyed competing in the 100meter relay even though I tied for

first because Sam Eckman is just so beast; I can’t believe that my team tied with his,” said Justin Strong.

Each runner, thrower, and jumper competed and strove to help his or her team win. At the end of the day, when everyone boarded the buses to go back to campus, the exhausted students wondered when they would get the final results. On Monday, the Daily Bulletin hailed the Yellow team champions with 1120 points, followed by Red, Blue, and Green teams.

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First place Yellow

Second Place Red

Third Place Blue

Fourth Place Green

(1120 points)

(1102 points)

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FTER a rapid running start, Ina Park leaps into the air off her left foot and soars for a brief few milliseconds.

For those who did not particularly favor running events, long jump served as an extremely popular casual alternative.

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OCUSING intently on the ball, Amanda Leech hits it right on target, sending it flying over the net to her opponents. The girls played with focus and determination throughout the game and won the match against Chung Hwa.

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ANDS up in a London Bridge formation, Christian Park and Shion Matsumoto stand to congratulate Maddie Rust, Stephanie Jones, and Reese Terry on a game well won. The teams showed great sportsmanship in their games.

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ITH teamwork expressed even in their cheers, Michelle Chan, Lucia Combrink, Joanna Robinson, Hayli Mayo, Amanda Leech, and Stephanie Jones “ace” before their game. The girls had a different cheer ready for every situation in their games.

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“The boys have a lot of potential; they are all athletes, most of them playing another sport if not two.

They’re just lacking game experience,” said Mr. Chance Edman.

“Though it was a short season, we got to get together as a team and participated in a tournament,” said Wesley Lee. Nonetheless, the girls also had their share of unity and teamwork.

During the game, whether it caused a loss or gain of a point, every time the ball landed on the ground the girls would huddle together and cheer each other on with pats on the back and words of encouragement.

“I guess improving as a team was the best feeling for me, not like just individual improvement, but improvement of the entire team,” said Joanna Robinson.

“Without you...” This line rang in the girls’ ears as they stepped out of the van and faced the intimidating crowd of opponents and audience awaiting them. It rang true for every player on every team. Only with every single member of the team playing to the fullness of his or her ability would the game succeed. ­—By Charissa Tan

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“I can’t win, I can’t reign, I will never win this game, without you...” sang Maddie Rust, Reese Terry, and Amanda Leech in off-tune harmony to the song “Without You” by David Guetta, which blasted on the radio on the way to the inter-school MSSPP volleyball tournament at SJK Hamid Khan. Bursting out in laughter, Terry looked in amusement at Rust waving her feet to the beat of the song.

With many varied personalities on the team, one might expect total chaos. But it proved just the opposite. Unity held diversity together, and the teams played with outstanding teamwork and cooperation.

For the first time in a decade, a team of yellow-clad boys stepped up to fill a vacant spot. With only three months of practice, the boys became the first male volleyball team in 10 years, setting the new norm for the years to come. They showed determination as they set out for their first tournament and did not give up at times when the score offered no hope. The boys also showed true sportsmanship by supporting the girls in their later games through cheerleading and screaming their voices hoarse.

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Pitchin’ In

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ONG,” a clear, high-pitched sound resonates through the air as Nathan Peace hits a home run far across the field. With unmatched skill and precision, the boys won the game against Abdullah Rahman Technical, 7–5.

skill and practice of the players.

“Out of all the sports I’ve played, softball is the sport I have to think the most in by far,” said Nicole Mauger.

“As for myself, I stepped up to the mound knowing that the bar was set high; and I forced myself not to be intimidated,” said Wiesner before the game against Penang’s all-star team, the Vipers. The players took their loss in the friendly match against the Vipers as a learning experience to perfect their skills and to play better.

“Softball is really more about having the right skills rather than about being athletic,” said Nathan Peace. “I enjoyed getting to know people that I wouldn’t have gotten to know otherwise,” he continued. “Through the season I learnt that teamwork is incredibly important. Everyone has to do his part, and if one player makes a mistake, then it might cost the whole team the game.”

Each player knew they had to “pitch in” with his or her best in order to win the victory.

“I like the fact that the game is quite relaxing, but then there’s that one glorious moment when you manage to score a point, and that’s really what makes it for me,” said Wesley Lee. Through persistent perseverance, trying harder after each failure, and setting the bar higher after each victory, the players thoroughly enjoyed their well-earned, one glorious moment.

—By Charissa Tan

ARMING up before the game, Sam McIntyre practices pitching, and Andy Goh practices catching balls in the infield. These short warm ups prepared the players for the game, boosting their confidence and accuracy.

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Aiming with sharp precision, Rebekah Wiesner swung her arm and sent the softball flying straight towards the opponent batter. “Strike!” shouted umpire Steve Liss as Jessie Brandon caught the ball firmly in her glove. Not long afterwards, Wiesner struck the batter out.

Starting off with a couple friendly matches at the beginning of the season, the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams earned their way into the MSSPP tournament. Winning every one of their games there, they returned to campus as champions of the island.

“The Lady Eagles dominated the Penang softball scene like never before with two huge, lop-sided victories in the semi-finals and championship games,” said Mr. Mark Sasse.

The boys, too, won their gold crown. “We won all five games in the MSSPP tournament,” said Hank Wong. “The last game was pretty dramatic. Both teams were tied at first, and the score was really close; we had to have extra innings. But the moment that we won, I couldn’t think of anything else. I was just so happy; it was our first time winning. The moment seemed so unreal.”

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“I knew that I just had to concentrate on throwing strikes and not be intimidated,” said Wiesner after the game ended.

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Derrick Lim and his partner Jeffrey Hsiao hoped to outplay their opponents during this third match of their second game. Unfortunately, the duo lost 8 – 5.

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Blood and adrenaline pumping rapidly through his veins, Jeffrey Hsiao began to lose control both physically— with the strength of which he held his racket—and mentally, with his ability to perceive the rapidly incoming, bright green, tennis ball.

“I was down two to five,” said Hsiao, “and I was seriously scared. I didn’t want to be eliminated by my second opponent. At the MSSPP tournament, there were some seriously tough players.”

Just a year ago, tennis didn’t even exist as an official club, but it has emerged from its 16-year-long slumber to join in MSSPP action. In the past, students and staff burned their free time on Saturday mornings playing for recreational purposes.

Aunt Jan Hogan offered tennis as something more than a leisurely pastime, but as an actual school activity that called for commitment with practices everyday after school and even occasionally on the weekends.

Students felt encouraged to participate in round-robin tournaments during their free time, giving them experience from those not on the team.

These round-robin matches involved 16 people and took place on Fridays.

“We would all meet up on Fridays and play against two people. Also we would get ranked on the ladder, which is our statistics chart. In order to move up the ladder, we had to challenge people above us in the standings,” said

Marco Lee

ITH little effort, Sofia Stoltzfus breaks through the surface and pulls herself out of the water. Stoltzfus practiced diligently to improve her swimming speed and stamina. Throughout the semester, she demonstrated dedication to her team.

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Swimming Awards (Gold Medal)

Alwyn Tan - 200m Individual Medley

- 100m Freestyle

- 50m Butterfly

- 200m Fly

- 100m Fly

- 50m Free Yilin Tan - 200m Individual Medley

- 200m Freestyle

- 100m Butterfly Ke-Erh Huang - 100m Backstroke

- 50m Backstroke Clarissa Cheam Hui Ying - 200m Individual Medley

(Silver Medal)

Tien-Erh Huang - 50m Backstroke

- 100m Freestyle

- 50m Butterfly

- 50m Freestyle Clarissa Cheam Hui Ying

- 100m Breaststroke

- 100m Backstroke Yilin Tan - 400m Individual Medley

- 200m Breaststroke

- 800m Freestyle Ke-Erh Huang - 100m Butterfly

Justin Strong. “At first I really enjoyed it; I thought of it all as fun and games.

But then I realized that I was running out of time to challenge people, so I quickly challenged some ‘easier’ players so that I wouldn’t get into trouble.

But I found out that tennis this way was boring. I need to put more into it if I want to have fun in the long run,” he concluded.

Not the only new option, swimming joined tennis as an emerging sport when Mr. Brian Brewster opened up practices at Tar College pools. Mr. Brewster took two vans full of athletes willing to push themselves each practice. Swimming grew from the club of last year into a competing MSSPP qualified sport.

Together, Mr. Barend Blom, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. Chance Edman coached the swimmers into shape for the MSSPP swim meet.

In one match, Alwyn Tan pulled swiftly through the waters, extended his arms, and reached out to touch the pool’s end. With a triumphant lurch, he pulled himself out of the water to the cheering applause of his team.

Back on the court: “Halfway through the game in the third match, Mrs. [Elizabeth] Graves pulled me out and told me to start playing strategically and to quit playing with brute strength,” said Hsiao, “and so I did.”

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IRMLY grasping his racket, Alex Ruble returns the ball to his opponent’s side of the court. At the other end of the court, Jeremy Worten, also in the same grade , practiced with Ruble to improve their skills and stamina.

UMPED up and ready to go for the 100 M breast stroke, Jeffrey Hsiao and Jim Choi lean precariously forward, waiting for the whistle to blow. The school had multiple local competitions at Uplands and TAR College.

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ASTING the ball up high, Claudia Droegsler prepares her racket to send it over the net to her Saint Xavier opponent.

Droegsler won two of her single matches and, in partnership with Thushara Kantimahanti, also won a doubles match.

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Clarissa Cheam Hui Ying - 50m Breaststroke - 100m Freestyle Ke-erh Huang

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Other common leisure sports included cycling around the field, playing a friendly match of football or basketball, playing table tennis, or skateboarding. “I like leisure sports because they help me concentrate on my studies by having a balanced lifestyle,” said Joy Kim. “When you gather a group of friends and play a casual game of soccer, although some may not know how to kick properly, it’s still fun because there is no actual pressure of winning or being first,” said Andy Goh; “it’s just a way to relax and have fun.”

On Friday and Saturday evenings, students headed to the gym for twohour floorball practices coached by Mr. Jason Selvanayagam. “Students focus on other sports, so they come to practices off and on only when they can; but it is fun coaching them because they have a lot of potential,” said Mr. Selvanayagam.

Gazing across the field, enjoying the calm breeze blowing in her face and the crashing of waves in the distance, Stevens looked dreamily at her surroundings. After a long day smothered in a whirlwind of activities, it felt good to breathe the open air. Suddenly, her mind snapped back to reality as she heard a call in the wind.

“Katie, pass the Frisbee!” yelled Toh.

—By Charissa Tan

YES fixed on the ball, Will Girling enjoys a casual game of fun volleyball on the field after school. Students enjoyed leisure sports as a form of relaxation with no pressure of rushing to scheduled practices or competing in tournaments.

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Stuffing a half-open bag into his locker, David Toh breathed a sigh of relief. The last bell of the day had rung. Hayli Mayo and Stephanie Jones rushed to their after school priorities, sport practices and clubs like drama and forensics as Melissa You and Toh preferred to spend the afternoon doing individual activities they found relaxing and enjoyable.

With a bright green Frisbee in hand, Toh gathered wanderers Yu-Ting Lin and Katie Stevens to join him in his game.

Wanderers also scattered on the tennis and basketball courts. On the tennis court, middle school and elementary students played their favorite game of Foursquare. On the basketball court, Evan Chinn enjoyed shooting hoops, sometimes playing simple games such as “Horse” or “Knock Out” with Peter Tan, Hasung Cho, and Kevin Kim. The number of wanderers that tried their skill on the unicycle showed the influence of the Clowning X-block guided by Mr. Steve Liss. Although they fell countless times, Tim Phan and Seung Won Beak always dusted themselves off

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OUNDS of laughter fill the air as Luke Martens, Kendall Thompson, Lanie Howard, Melissa You, and Nathan Unruh splash around in the swimming pool. On hot days, dorm students took advantage of the pool to cool themselves off.

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Learning to Live

“THE expression ‘to give a clock’ sounds very similar to the expression ‘to see someone off in his final journey,’” explains Jasmine Stoltzfus. The senior exhibitions for Advanced Merit Diploma program covered topics such as Korean poetry, classical symphonies, Chinese cultural protocol, medieval sieges, first aid, and the blues.

Staring vacantly at the single sheet of paper that lay before him on his desk, Andy Goh trembled violently. At the top of the returned AP Calculus test, Mr. Tom Miller had marked, with a distinctly red pen, a bulging letter “C.” In his mind’s eye, in a span of less than a few second, Goh saw what he perceived as his potential rate of success in life take a detour from the high road straight off a cliff to deadline zero.

How he eagerly wished that life could revert back to its original simplicity when, back in elementary and middle school, grades didn’t matter as much, or at all, for that matter, a time when all that he had to worry about comprised of running around and playing games.

Does this seem like an overly melodramatic response? Perhaps. Totally unrealistic? Most definitely not, at least not in the modern world.

With how contemporary society has erroneously emphasized grades as the best and practically only indicator of success in life, it comes as no great surprise that students like Goh thought that a single grade had the capability of tearing his life asunder, regardless of the fact that he had built a strong foundation all along.

Fortunately, the truth of the matter resided not with how society interpreted the world but how reality actually functioned. In the long run of life, it mattered not what a student received on that one quiz or that one test.

What truly counted revolved around the everlasting, fundamental skills that students picked up from classes, all of which united under the umbrella of a proper work ethic.

And after a mere few weeks elapsed, Goh finally came to such an enlightenment and felt overjoyed. With this newfound comprehension and sense of liberty, he finally managed to wrap his mind around the motto behind the school’s teaching: education for life, an everlasting education.

HUNG CHING SONG

AFTER successfully placing the adhesive pads on the correct portions of the body, Jeffrey Hsiao turns on the automatic electronic defibrillator, waiting for its reading to tell him whether he should administer a shock. “The CPR lesson turned out to be quite fatiguing, but the fact that I could perhaps save someone’s life with this skill compensated for all of that,” said Hsiao.

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TO conclude their exotic study of the Roman Empire, Yong-Yu Huang and Andrew Thomas scoop up some raw meat to mesh together with some spices in order to experience life like the Romans did. Elementary teachers planned hands-on activities for the younger students to comprehend better the topics they studied in an entertaining manner..

IN hopes of achieving the greatest height possible, Nathan Danneker pumps rapidly away as Andy Goh persists in hanging on to the nozzle of his water bottle rocket to allow for a greater buildup of pressure. “While I was pumping away, I just kept hoping that it wouldn’t explode and that it would actually launch,” said Danneker.

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ITH an idea for his picture in mind, Charles Swayne brings the page closer as Joshua Morf contentedly shades in the drawing of his house. Pre-3 students had opportunities to draw pictures of family, friends, and even pets so that they could hang them up and learn about their classmates.

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“My favourite part is when my Dad brings the turkey to the table.”

—Andrew Worten

“My favourite part is when we make desserts and get all messy in the kitchen.”

—Caleb Addink

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“When Christmas morning comes, and we all sit together, and drink hot chocolate, and open presents.”

—Elliot Steffen

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“I love it when we sing Christmas carols.”

—Rebekah Hurlbut

“I love the feeling of snuggling up in something warm and soft because you can’t wear the same kind of clothes here.”

—Karis White

Waving around maracas with a healthy dose of flair in their eyes, the pre-school children sang Christmas carols, serenading the audience while telling the story of the birth of Jesus. Letting the second, third, and fourth graders tell the story, the first grade and kindergarten girls and boys danced and shook pom-poms, adding bright colours and sparkles to the performance. Leading up to the performance, younger elementary students enjoyed the adventure of “going to school” as it unraveled and turned into a great learning experience.

Kindergartners and first graders studied the basics of math, English, and science—subjects which elementary students always found enjoyment in because of the relaxed and adventurous way teachers taught the children.

Amidst all the fun, colors, and games, students also discovered things about one another through show and tell. Bringing his favourite stuffed tiger from home, Ruben Morf shared stories of the places he’d taken his furry friend: “In almost every picture of me, I will always be holding a tiger,” he said.

“I love bringing my favourite toys to show and tell,” said Kiera Nichols. “It’s nice to remember the fun times I have playing with them and sharing them with my friends.”

Every day, pre-school children had “specials,” rotating through physical education, music, and chapel. Running around and learning different games in PE allowed the children to release the energy bubbling inside them. Arguing over their opinions of the best game, Luca Mignatti said to Nichols, “I love playing soccer because I’m a fast

runner, so no one can catch me when I get the ball.”

Mimicking different sounds, students studying music found humour in all the noises they could make. “I loved making donkey noises because my nose always feels funny afterwards,” said Paul Davis. Mrs. Joyce Goh laughed at the children as they went from mimicking sounds to acting like all kinds of different animals they liked.

Recess always opened up a time for the children to do something creative or sometimes simply to release their excess energy. On sunny days kindergarten and pre-school girls and boys chased each other in tag. Other boys and girls would roleplay, and some would go play football with the older elementary students.

Students also had the opportunity to paint and draw animals they enjoyed, the house they lived in, their families, and their friends. TingYi Huang reflected on his favourite painting saying, “I love it when I get to paint because I love painting big cats.”

Through all the activities, learning, and games, kindergarten and first grade students showed the joy of living as a young elementary student when standing in the first two rows dancing to the Christmas carols. Watching carefully as Mrs. Goh guided them, the children smiled brightly when she said, “We practiced for this, so I’m sure they’ll do it right. One, Two, Three!”

All the boys and girls took a bow, finishing off the evening with their delightful smiles.

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“One of my favourite parts is when my mom makes her special cake for Christmas.”

—Noella Seevaratnam

“I don’t really celebrate Christmas, but I do like it when my family makes a nice dinner because other people celebrate it.”

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“I like it when we have Christmas in Penang, and my dad barbecues.”

—Rishon Pillai

RESSED in blue robes, Moriah Winsor, Kiri Stengele, and Beatrice Ku harmonize to “White Christmas.” Elizabeth Horton and Ruthie Allen watch Mrs. Joyce Goh guiding them though the song. Children from KIC’s Club came dressed in robes to sing an array of Christmas melodies.

NTRANCED by Mrs. Robin Mahoney’s reading a storybook, Jonathan Ooi smiles brightly while Rachel Dewhirst and Ella Mignatti listen to the story of the little duck who wouldn’t sleep. Story time always had a way of grabbing students’ attention and enticing them with exciting tales.

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ent ways of learning, such as the use of the smartboard where they could surf as a penguin.

the local science museum to learn about what they had talked about in class and take a trip to the observatory.

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If You Could Have Any Superpower, What Would You Choose?

HEN it came to their favourite time of the week, “centre” ISTENING to the explanation of how to set off their rocket, W time, Will Girling and John Kim explored different games LAlex Fischer and Helen Jang brace themselves to pull the available to them. Technology allowed children to enjoy differ- string to trigger its flight. Second graders went on a field trip to

“To be able to breathe underwater.”

—Will Girling “Telekinesis.”

—Mycah Winsor “Teleport.”

—Jeremy Kim

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“Super Speed. If I wake up late, then I can still get to school on time no matter what.”

—Joonas Tan

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“Shoot electricity.”

—Yu-Min Kim

“Telekinesis, or moving objects with my mind.”

—Jazzy Jenkins

ing children awake throughout the day. Through learning new things in math and about famous people in history, the children covered the walls with their projects adding even more colour to the room.

“I like learning about what happened in the past and what people did,” said Mycah Winsor.

“One time in science we got to make a lot of different sounds by just using a straw, which was my favourite experiment,” said Shawn Acquoi.

“My favourite class is math,” said fourth grader Jia-Jie Toon. “I really liked doing the survey of everyone’s favourite recess activities.”

From reading their favourite story together in class to experimenting with yeast in science, fourth grade children went through the year trying out different activities under the direction of Mrs. Christina Orr, their teacher.

“I like reading together as a class,” said Hannah Young, “I especially liked the book Numbering the Stars.”

Playing football, the children huddled around the ball and tried to get at least one touch for possession.

For those in the classroom, Jodi Petrie decided to let them have time for “centres,” which included multiple stations for games and puzzles.

Ending their day with games and sports, the second, third, and fourth grade classes received a weekly treat, letting these elementary kids have a moment of peace after their time of learning.

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“Invincibility.”

—Aria Tan

From solving questions that challenged them in math classes, to singing different songs they loved in music, elementary children took gratification in things that once used to amuse those who had grown older.

“We get to measure and solve difficult problems which makes math class my favourite,” said John Chin.

“The reason I like math is because we get to do the wall-squat record at the end of class,” said Christopher Ooi discussing his favourite classes with Alex Fischer. Finding happiness in the smallest details, the second graders enjoyed the different activities they participated in school on a daily basis.

Combining what they learnt in social studies classes about the aborigines of Australia, the second grade loved being able to practice their skill at making aboriginal art. They dirtied their fingers making sure to fill the tiniest of spaces and bring out the finest colours in their work.

“We do patterns, portraits, and people,” explained Bethany Wiesner. “We do different things every day.”

Earlier on in the year, the class got the opportunity to re-enact a Roman feast and barbeque.

Forming patties from minced meat and spices, they got to taste their own creation while dressing up as emperors, philosophers, and centurions.

On the other side of the elementary campus from the second grade stood the third grade classrooms, brightly coloured blue and green, keep-

“Ice-Powers.”

—Min-Song Ko “Flying.”

—Zoe Seevaratnam “Being Invisible.”

—Abigail Addink “Mind reading,” —Charlotte Phalan “I’d want to be able to duplicate and clone myself,” —Andrew Lim “Shape shifting,” —Rebekah Lee

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end of their day, Jazzy Jenkins and Min-Song Ko take LASPING their noses to block the stench, Christopher Ooi, AtimeTtimesettheapart to make cards for their parents and friends. Having a CAlex Fischer, Alicia Anderson, and Kaylee Nash observe as for activities and crafts amused the third graders the snake gets its innards cut open. The snake, found in the as they went to different stations. The time dedicated to leisure also included games such as Bananagrams and Sumoku.

kampung, caused a lot of chatter around the campus. Elementary children first witnessed the snake’s dissection.

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What Movie Character Accurately Portrays You?

“Tony Stark because he deserves a lot of praise,” —Jonah Smith “Grace Bennett because she always dreams big,” —Mikaela Steinkamp

"Greg Heffrey, because he’s funny, and I’m also short,” —Peter Kim “Scott Pilgrim. He always gets in trouble,” —David Chinn

people did to form the world we have today,” said Yusoof Monawvil. Social Studies helped students understand more of the world they lived in. Group projects and evaluations seemed hard for some students, but they provided activities for them to learn the value of cooperation.

Though daily classes may have included an odd mix of calm and conflicting experiences, the sixth graders also experienced times in which they travelled to different places, participating in fun activities and spending time together.

“Hanging out with friends in my middle school activity is my favourite part,” said Mikaela Steinkamp.

“When we went on the flying fox during middle school retreat, I got really scared; but afterwards I just wanted to keep going again,” said Natasha Palanivel.

Mrs. Merusi made her students dizzy after her strenuous demonstration. Retreats, outings, activities, and classes passed, and when it came to the Friday before spring break the sixth grade class had to finish their chapter on magnets.

Everything came together at last, and Chinn, not able to see how some scientific concepts worked, finally understood magnetism.

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fter they acted out their random protons and neutrons demonstrations, Monishya Murugan and David Chinn paired up showing the bonds made in a magnet. Danielle Combrink, and Jonathan Chinn listened as Mrs. Tibbett Merusi tried her best to explain the motions of magnets and their formations.

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PREADING oil pastels across the page, mixing different colours, and forging fine details, Shion Fraser, Shione Stengele, and John Kim colour and sketch different animals. Using their hands and fingers to blend pastels, the sixth grade art class worked day by day adding details to create an animal.

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“Hugo from Paris who lives in a train station,” —Seong-Min Kim

“Science usually gives me a hard time, but I do enjoy the projects we have,” said Jonah Smith.

Students discovered new challenges in science, with new demonstrations that helped them understand fresh concepts.

“I still don’t get it,” said David Chinn, which in turn prompted Mrs. Tibbett Merusi to start her neutron and proton demonstration. She had all the students get up and start spinning around to explain the randomness of the particles that transitioned into a magnet.

Others enjoyed the fine arts more. “I like singing and performing during drama and music class,” said Hannah Trescott about her favourite fifth grade classes.

The fifth graders received a whole range of lessons, changing in schedule each day of the week. From math to art, these eleven-year-olds participated in a mixture of relaxing periods and classes that challenged their thinking.

“In art we always get to use our creativity and learn about different textures,” said Jessica Vriend.

Learning new ways to express floating ideas in their heads, opportunities to get messy and portray the next awe-inspiring concept gave way for classmates to relax and enjoy each other’s company.

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CROLLING through the options for her different subjects, Julia Munson explores the lessons and tasks in the Khan Academy library for activities. At the end of the day, sixth graders went to the C-lab to participate in online activities, learning about different subjects they took an interest in.

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Eureka and explorer classes served as middle schoolers non-academic classes. Sewing, weight lifting, drama, and the entire range of choices came into play at the end of their day, concluding their time at school. They went through the year participating in intramurals, retreats, chapels, a science fair, and after-school activities; and they received awards for their accomplishments. Eighth graders developed skills, and their seventh grade successors got used to moving through a schedule similar to one they would face in high school.

“Art is a relaxing way to express yourself creatively, which makes it my favorites class,” said Tayla Kirk. “But what I enjoyed most about my year was the European Fair. I got to learn about countries people haven’t heard of before.”

By taking part in group projects like the European Fair on 28 February, students had opportunities to share about different cultures by preparing special foods and acting out unique traditions of countries.

“I enjoyed the Language Arts party,” said Jessica Ross, who jumped from the European Fair to a topic most junior high students favoured: munching out. “We got to eat a whole lot of food and watch movies.”

Participating in different activities at the end of the day, students broke into groups, developing

and strengthening friendships along the way through a wide range of differing activities.

Seventh graders took the opportunity to face the seniors in a game of dodge-ball. Dominating their upper-class friends, these middle schoolers proved their strength in numbers and skill.

“The time I most enjoyed about the year would be when we played dodge-ball against the seniors,” said Dominic Fitzgerald enthusiastically. “I loved letting out my fighting spirit” Middle schoolers also traveled over to the neighboring island of Jerejak for a retreat, which led to a whole range of activities and let the students get to know each other. Activities like team building, capture the flag, and the flying fox took up their time on the island.

“I enjoyed our retreat to Jerejak,” said Jack Stevens. “I loved staying up late and taking part in wall climbing and obstacle courses and getting to know people in my SAT.” Through all the activities that took place in middle school, moving from teacher to teacher in each class, the students of seventh and eighth grade prepared themselves to transition smoothly from middle school into high school by developing close friendships within the class, exploring their interests, and learning new skills daily.

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UESTIONED on the country of Netherlands by Mrs. Monica Tan, Joseph Hsu runs through the basic components of Dutch history, inclusive of how the country came into existence.

Elaborate posters with fancy images, in addition to some food, aided students with creating a better learning experience.

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“Kevin Bacon.”

—Jack Stevens “Danae Frentz because she enjoys the things I enjoy, and she’s achieved quite a lot.

She’s also quite strong and athletic.”

—Sarah Tan “My brother because he’s very respectable and encouraging.”

—Hannah Graves “Amanda Goh because she’s so outgoing and friendly.”

—Ysabel Loh “Jeremy Lin because he graduated from Harvard and worked hard to do what he loved to do.”

—Brian Hiew

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XPERIMENTING on the effects of different acids on various materials, Joel Halbedl takes note of his observations all in an attempt to affirm his hypothesis. Science Fair projects required quite a bit of fine tuning that consumed chunks of time in order to create worthy final products.

Who is Someone that You Look Up to and Respect?

“Jeremy Lin because even though he’s a star he’s still humble, and he takes pride in his culture and where he comes from.”

—Jeremy Yap “Kobe Bryant.”

—Hasung Cho

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“My sister Brittany [Sasse] because she’s nice to me and because she’s very godly.”

—Tim Sasse

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ISCUSSING the Science Fair, Kai Fraser and Andy Ewe try to catalogue the materials they need for their ideas. The majority of students had easy access to a surplus of materials from within the classroom, but a select few, who went above and beyond the standard, had to gather materials from outside.

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S Mr. Wayne Sawatzky looks over a poster on Ukraine, Tayla Kirk and Hannah Wiesner run through a video; the girls dressed up to portray aspects of Ukraine’s culture. Students prepared food and donned costumes to create a country’s atmosphere and give a touch of reality.

“Donny Pagee because he’s got a really great imagination.

-Daniel Munson

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Relaxing with Deep Talk

Who Is Your Favourite Person to Read About in the Bible?

Walking on the way to Bible class, students approached the classroom feeling more relaxed. Some Bible classes may not have demanded as much as other courses, but the fact that Bible focused on a world view sparked an interest.

Bible class allowed the class participants to grow and laid a solid foundation for their faith as they chose what they wanted to believe.

“Last semester we studied the New Testament with Mr. [Jonathan] Bollback,” said Jacob Uzzle.

“He gave us puppy money for answering questions. We could get some chocolate, freezie vouchers, and even a T-shirt.”

In addition to studying the New Testament for the first semester, the freshmen participated in an additional Wonderland Service Project. The ninth graders found areas in Penang in where they could offer their time and effort.

The teachers challenged the sophomores with core questions, and students discovered what it takes to believe in Christ.

“We’re studying our belief in Christ with Mr. Kerry Mahoney this year,” said Allen Goh. “We’re

“I like Moses because he was a pretty impressive leader.”

—Hung Jie Song “The disciple John because he has incredible loyalty.”

—Kirk Ladner “Esther because she’s really admirable for what she did as a woman.”

—Sarah Uzzle “I like Moses because he had a magnificent amount of power.”

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S Mr. Kerry Mahoney talks about the idea of receiving punishment and pain, Jennifer Vo and Benjamin Png listen as classmates discuss the times they received punishment. Amongst all of the topics of discussion in Foundation of Faith, punishment reminded students of the times they got in trouble.

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“I really admire Joseph in the Old Testament because he has such an inspiring story.”

—Katie Stevens

learning about the miracles of Peter and John and many others. The homework was easy, but the tests were pretty hard.”

The juniors discovered new characteristics about themselves every day as they prepared themselves for college in Design and Purpose. As students faced uncertainty about their future plans, Design and Purpose helped them make decisions and guided them in their examining different colleges that they had in mind.

“The part I enjoyed about Design and Purpose was when we learned about our personality profiles,” said Luke Martens.

The seniors focused on the Issues of the Christian Life, where they faced challenging questions and witnessed new perspectives. As each member of the class had an opportunity to share and give insight, Bible class turned into an interesting discussion.

“I like the book we’re reading because it answers a lot of questions I had in mind, like ‘Where is God during people’s suffering?’” said Casey Chen.

As each Bible class explored different topics, and taught different parts of faith, students had opportunities to grow together as a class as well as individually. Bible classes didn’t cause much stress, and seemed more relaxed, but they did offer an outlet for deep thought, discussion, and an opportunity to know their fellow classmates better.

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“Satan because it’s interesting to see the things he does and how he still thinks he is king—yet Jesus sits on the Throne.”

—Ooychai Yuthiwattana

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“Paul because he serves with a willing heart even though he was persecuted for his beliefs.”

—Xher-Rael Choo

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CROLLING on his iPad for notes on the previous chapter, Chan Hee Park chuckles at his thoughts as he shares them with Joseph Kim and Jordan Strong. Taking notes on controversial and “heavy” issues played a part in learning new insight and different views of the subject.

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EARCHING for information about colleges regarding her future plans, Esther Kim tries to find a college that best fits her interests. Guided through decision-making about the future, juniors learned the importance of planning ahead and discovering qualities of their personalities and interests.

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“I like reading about Job. It’s very humbling and a good thing to compare your own complaints to.”

—Keanu Lee

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OOKING on with interest, Jeffrey Hsiao pays attention to Mr. Rick Hurlbut as he talks about Hell as Karl Reeves references Bible verses based on the topic. Senior students studied various issues concerning suffering, Hell, and the origins of life that sparked interesting class discussions.

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The ‘Write’ Words

What’s the Best Word in the English Language?

Walking up to the stand, Chi-Yuan Lo prepares for his in-class speech. Clearing his throat and adjusting his papers, Lo launched into his oration with, “I have a dream….”

Afterwards, Lo said, “Speech is a great class.

We joke around a lot and discuss really interesting topics. Mr. [David] Stengele connects well with our class and finds a lot of ways to make the subject exciting and hilarious.”

As Speech students practiced their spoken word with Mr. Stengele, others learned more about written word as they put their fingers to the test of writing essays and papers galore. “[Mr. John] ‘Tommy’ [Tompkins] has us write around three essays a week. Because we write so much, our writing improves a lot throughout the year. But we also do other things, like multiple choice sheets and discussing literature we’ve read,” said Winnie Tan. AP and Honors English students specialized in writing, but also covered literature, poetry, and plays throughout the year.

In the regular English classes, students had a wider focus. While the freshmen read through Romeo and Juliet, the sophomores read Antigone.

But aside from the plays, they also covered grammar, vocabulary, essays, and speeches in Mrs. Debbie Chinn and Mr. Stengele’s English classes.

“We cover a lot of topics in our class, but I

“Unanimous because it sounds awesome. Or bubbly, just cause.”

—Jennifer Vo “Music because of its meaning.”

—Roc Wu “Right now I really like erudite, but that can change in the near future.”

—River Tabor “Extravaganza because it’s extravagant and long.”

—Matthew Lawrence

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“Bamboozled because it bamboozles people.”

—Jake Smith

really like the journal writing. It’s a great way to process our books. You get to highlight the things you like or don’t like and the things you found funny or ridiculous,” said Nathan Unruh.

Some students also chose to take Journalism in addition to their English class. Led by Editor Hung Ching Song, they toiled throughout the year to record and document all the activities that took place on campus and in the local community.

“Though at times Journalism is kind of extremely rough, with having to be self-disciplined and what not, in the end, I honestly love being a part of the class. I feel really privileged that I get to be the editor and direct in making the 50th edition of the Reflector,” said Song, sitting comfortably in his chair in the “Annex,” as the Journ. students came to call their workspace.

Throughout the year, students from all the Language Arts classes worked extensively: Song and his team of journalists with the yearbook, Unruh with his Antigone assignments, Tan with her workload of AP English papers, and Lo with speeches throughout the second semester.

“And that is why I believe the school should provide bananas to every student on a daily basis,” said Lo as he wrapped up his speech with a goofy bow to the enthusiastic applause of his classmates and the approval of Mr. Stengele. ­—By Luke Martens

“Thrice. Or scandalous.

They’re just not used enough.”

—Mr. David Thomas

“Versatile. It’s one of the few words that have stuck with me since middle school.”

—Andy Goh

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ENCIL to paper, Hung Ching Song draws his blue copy for his last layout. As the editor of the 50th edition of the Reflector, his responsibilities included editing other students’ copy, developing the theme, designing the graphics and cover, giving advice and tips to his team, and leading the whole production of the yearbook with the help and instruction of adviser Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins.

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ITH differing views, Adrian Yeap and Mr. David Stengele argue about which StuCo candidate had the best speech in the elections. Every day, Speech students studied speeches, prepared their own, and critiqued each others work. “In Speech we have a lot of discussions among ourselves. We talk about what makes a good speech and also the things that make a speech really bad,” said Joseph Kim.

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“Flibbertigibbet. It’s a frivolous person—or something like that.”

—Karl Reeves

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“Divot. It’s the shallow hole left in the ground after you swing your club in golf.”

—Aaron Bengs

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“Tittle: the little dot over the letter ‘i.’”

—Yang Yang Sim

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HOCOLATE on their minds, Kendall Thompson and Chareesa Usaha discuss an essay on chocolate in AP English 11 as they sip on Milo, eat Oreos, and squeeze the Choki Choki out of its small tube. On some occasions, to draw the students’ interest, Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins would bring snacks and treats to the class discussions on the meaning of the day’s essay.

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EADING Macbeth in front of Mr. David Stengele’s English 12 class, Dylan Frans does his best to add a dramatic voice to the classic Shakespearean play. Mr. Stengele gave all his students chances to participate in class through various mediums such as reading aloud, acting out scenes from a play, or simply pulling them into intense discussions.

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ALCULATOR in hand, Amanda Leech inputs equations to graph the change in sales for a smoothie stand over multiple months. As Algebra II students received their calculators, they started to learn how to use the different functions of these handy tools to help them solve problems from the textbook and worksheets handed out by Mr. Steve Liss.

OCUSED on Mrs. Terresa Uzzle, Matthew Lawrence, Joyce Lee, and Ciera Nash figure out what errors they made on one of Mrs. Uzzle’s examples on the board and jot down reminders for next time. Geometry class included plenty of theorems that students could easily make mistakes on, but they could always go over questions they struggled with in class.

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when you get the answer to that question that’s been bugging you for a while,” Unruh explained.

High school students didn’t always have it easy as they struggled to memorize and comprehend the multitude of formulas and equations that they needed to pass the class.

“Geometry really isn’t that hard, and Mrs. [Terresa] Uzzle helps make the subject interesting and understandable. Applying all the proofs and formulas is easy for me, but memorizing and remembering them is the part I struggle with. But that’s where Mrs. Uzzle and my classmates can help,” Lee said.

Even in the hard times, when Aaron Bengs and his friends struggled with their Algebra I class, they still had their teacher, Mr. Miller, to coach them on the lessons they struggled with. The math teachers knew when their students found their subject difficult and tried to help in whatever way they possibly could.

“Before any Algebra II test, Mr. [Steve] Liss came around to the dorms in the evenings to help with any questions or problems that we struggled with. That bit of extra time really helped, and it definitely affected how well I did on the tests.

It showed how much the he cared for us as his students,” said Ina Park.

As the bell rang and You confidently handed in her completed test, she couldn’t help but feel happy with the work she had done; and before she left to her next class, she made sure to thank Mr. Miller for all his help throughout the year. ­—By Luke Martens

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“Wait...what?”

—Wesley Lee “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally! It’s for the order of operations.”

—Amanda Leech “SOHCAHTOA for Geometry! Or also, Two Old Angels Skipped Over Heaven Carrying Ancient Harps.”

—Raymond Pow

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Nervously sitting for her Algebra I class, Melissa You prepared for her unit test as she set out her newly sharpened pencils, eraser, and handy calculator. The test covered everything from the past weeks, but she felt ready and enthusiastic for whatever Mr. Tom Miller would throw at her.

Throughout the year, teachers taught everything to do with numbers, functions, graphs, and equations. At times, students felt confused by the lessons; but teachers tried to find applications for their teaching by providing real life examples and assigning projects where students had to employ the different formulas to realistic situations.

“Hank Wong and I had to think out of the box as we researched the price of silver in the stock market and how it changes in a sinusoidal pattern.

The presentation was a project that really stuck out from the regular math that we usually do, and it showed how we could apply our knowledge to real life situations,” said Chareesa Usaha.

Projects and lessons that strayed from the typical mathematical problems and equations found in a classroom gave a breath of new life and perspective to students. Others simply enjoyed the math and curiously tried to understand as much as possible.

Ben Unruh and his classmates loved their math block as they pushed themselves to grasp complicated AP Calculus problems. “The class is really difficult in the sense that it makes you think and problem-solve at a really challenging level, but that’s where the enjoyment and accomplishment comes from as well. It’s a really fulfilling feeling

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“Nothing can ever help me! But seriously, I don’t feel like they help remind me of whatever they stand for.”

—Sam Eckman “Our class learned about LAME and JEWELS in Algebra I.” —Kia Thompson “Stuff like that doesn’t really help me. It’s just another thing to memorize!”

—Justin Strong “Years ago I used PEMDAS to remember order of operations, and I thought it sounded cool.”

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“I don’t get it.”

—Joyce Lee

ORKING together as team, Ben Unruh, Chan Hee Park, and Andy Goh attempt to integrate an equation. On some days, Mr. Tom Miller had competitions for his AP Calculus class where they raced to solve equations before other teams. Competing helped students enjoy their work and also study for tests.

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ITH poster in hand, Sol Jin and Chanel Huang present their topic about changes in the kaibab deer population in their Pre-Calculus class. The project allowed groups of students to pick an interesting subject and see how they could work their formulas into predicting and explaining changes.

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“I’ve been thinking about writing a song that covers pretty much every one of them.”

—Jordan Strong

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EMONSTRATING the effects of rotational inertia, Jarrod Forsdick exerts a great force in an attempt to raise a dumbbell that would normally require little energy. The weight room showed a scientific use as Mr. Tom Miller took advantage of the weights to show his students various principles from physics.

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SOPROPYL alcohol burning before her, Amanda Leech discusses entropy in regards to an experiment with Sophie Ly. Mrs. Jill Girling regularly used small labs in Chemistry to explain the material learned in class. “We get to see and do the stuff we learn, which makes the class a lot more exciting,” said Leech.

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about Biology,” said Rick Brake.

Freshmen studied Physical Science, a class that broadly covered multiple branches of the scientific world, such as chemistry and physics. The course focused on many of the basic principles and concepts that the other science classes delved into more thoroughly.

“I really liked how Physical Science acted as an introductory course. It set up a lot of stuff that we’re going to learn more about in other high school science classes,” said Hee Ra Chung.

Halfway through second semester, all the science students began to group up and prepare a project for the school-wide Science Fair. Each group had to choose a relevant project that fit in with what its science class had studied so far.

Students grouped together to work on exciting and unique projects such as burning colored paper to see the speed at which different colors combusted or researching how music can effect plant growth. At the end of all the experimenting, each class gave awards to the best projects from among its students.

After working on their project about how music can affect learning for hours and hours, Jones and Kong proudly accepted their award for first place in the Science Fair for having the best Biology project with their six little mice. ­—By Luke Martens

“Our computer lab called ‘John Travoltage.’”

—Xiao Leen Siow “‘Screaming Gummy Turtle.’ It was so funny to watch a gummy turtle die...and scream.”

—Chan-Yang Kim “Dissecting the snake; it was the most exciting thing to happen.”

—Josh Lee “Our paper chromatography experiment.”

—Jennifer Yook “The thing about plants in bromethymal blue.”

—Joseph Hawthorne “The bottle rockets!”

—Kendall Thompson

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s Marco Lee burns the aqueous solution, Charissa Tan observes the bands of light emitted by the flame while Andy Goh monitors the colors with a light sensor connected to a computer for exact readings. AP Chemistry students delved deeper into the confusing but interesting world of science through experiments and research.

“Cutting up the snake was the worst. The smell made me want to gag.”

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After starting the music, Stephanie Jones and Becky Kong began their experiment by letting one of six mice into a maze. In the quickest time yet, he scampered through the twisting and turning rows with haste in his search for the prized biscuit.

With shouts of joy, the partners celebrated the record time as their little “lab rat” nibbled away at his reward.

From simple experiments to the complicated AP Chemistry labs, science students ventured into the mysterious world of nature, chemicals, and natural laws.

“The best experiment we had all year was designing and testing bottle rockets. It was really cool to work in teams against each other to design the best rocket. My group didn’t do so hot, but we had a pretty innovative design,” said Jarrod Forsdick.

In Mr. Tom Miller’s Physics classes, Forsdick and his classmates learned about Newton’s Laws, protons, electrons, electricity, magnetism, the Theory of Relativity, and more.

The Chemistry courses focused on studying matter and the changes it can go through.

“Chemistry covers the invisible world and gives us insight into the complex world around us,” said Yung Tsen Ooi. The sophomores, meanwhile, studied life and different perspectives on creation, evolution, and other controversial issues in Biology class. The class also performed lab experiments throughout the course.

“The most disgusting thing we did was dissect a huge snake. We cut it all up, and it had a terrible stench; it was absolutely sick. We even accidently cut open its waste tract, and it just made everything worse. It was definitely the coolest thing

What’s Your Favorite Science Experiment?

“Definitely the bottle rockets.”

—Charissa Tan “‘John Travoltage,’ because people tell me I look like Travolta himself.”

—Jordan Strong “The first copper experiment we did.”

—Casey Chen

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AKING a last look at her group’s Science Fair project, Melissa You makes a minor change before handing it in. Hui Min Tang, Hee Ra Chung, and You worked on an experiment about human peripheral vision. All students participating in the Science Fair had to choose a topic that related to the material in their current science class.

“Our Science Fair project where we got to watch people’s reactions to music.”

—Emma Chinn

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If You Could Go Anywhere, Where Would It Be? “Spain. Anywhere in Spain.”

—Reese Terry “Auckland, New Zealand.

I like the country and the people.”

—Mr. Jim Dickert “Fairfax, Los Angeles.”

—Jerry Lee “Prague, in the Czech Republic; it’s such a beautiful and magical place.”

—Jennifer Park “Any nice beach would be good.”

—Marco Lee

Sinking into Social Studies “I’m king of the world!” Joel Kirk hollered at the top of his lungs from the bow of the ship as Abbie Brake took the picture which mimicked the scene from Titanic.

On the Southeast Asian Studies field trip to Melaka, the class of 14 took the chance to visit famous landmarks, explore museums, shop on Jonker Street, and even board a replica ship.

“We did a lot of really cool stuff, like visiting all the different historical places; and it was pretty awesome to interact more with the history that we had learned about,” said Ooychai Yuthiwattana.

Back on campus, the World History class engaged in discussions that brought the students back to the Babylonian Empire and then into the uproar of the Boxer Rebellion.

“Mrs. [Melodee] White doesn’t need to use gimmicky stuff for us to have fun. She’s so engaging and upbeat that she seriously draws us in with her teaching,” said Justin Strong.

In U.S. History, American students learned about the roots and formation of their nation with Mr. Mark Sasse.

“It’s actually really important to know about our country and background. We can learn from our mistakes and try to stick to our high points,” said Nathan Unruh.

Social Studies classes didn’t only revolve around history, but also included subjects like Geography, American Government, and Media Literacy.

In Mr. Sasse’s Geography class, Yan Rong Tan and his friends traveled from one end of the Earth to the other as they delved into every aspect of the continents and countries that they explored.

For those who had already taken U.S. History, American Government became the next challenge.

Nathan Guthrie and his classmates studied the workings of their government and learned how they could get involved in politics.

Aside from history, geography, and politics, some students chose to take Media Literacy to look into modern media and see how it affects the world around them.

“We got to do assignments like going online and picking advertisements to analyze. We had to explain how everything contributes to selling the product, from the font to the color of the person’s outfit,” said Nicole Mauger.

As their classmates back home continued to experience the world and politics, and after they themselves had explored the sights and sounds of Melaka, the Southeast Asian Studies class boarded their van and set sail for campus.

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“Narnia, obviously.”

—Joel Shafer “Santiago, Chile.

It’s home.”

—Mr. Jason Hall

“On the beach of Waikiki, Hawaii.”

—Amanda Leech “Switzerland, I hear it’s a pretty place.”

—Juliet Suen

“I’d just like to wake up at home.”

—Mrs. Terresa Uzzle

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“Melbourne. I like the peace and quiet.”

—Ben Tse

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RAWING an imaginary island, “Roca Esteril,” on a world map, Aaron Bengs prepares his PowerPoint for Geography. All of Mr. Mark Sasse’s students had to create their own country and had the freedom to use their imagination to flesh out all the details. Bengs said, “Our class came up with some pretty crazy and weird countries; we were pretty creative.”

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“In my sister’s house in the States. Then I could see my niece!”

—Jennifer Vo

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OLAROID!” shouts Nathan Peace as Jordan Strong scribbles down notes and David Toh stays on the look out for any other product placements in August Rush. In Media Literacy, students had to watch a popular Hollywood film and find at least 10 examples of product placement. Peace said, “The class had us doing a lot of analyzing; we really had to dig into pictures, movies, advertisements, and all other forms of media.”

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CRIBBLING away at the beginning of the block on a small World History quiz sheet, Joyce Lee tries to spell Amritsar correctly for the last question. Mrs. Melodee White gave daily quizzes in her class which covered the section that the students had read the previous night for homework. Lee said, “The five question quizzes helped me to keep facts fresh in my memory and actually motivated me to do the homework assignments.”

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What was the Hardest Song or Piece You Had to Perform? “‘Muie Rendera’ because the soprano parts were really high.”

—Casey Chen “‘Havendance’ because there are a ton of accents.”

—Hank Wong ­

“‘Havendance’ because the rhythms were hard to get, but after practicing a lot, we all got it.”

—Joanna Robinson “‘The World is Waiting for the Sun to Rise’ because it is extremely high and fast.”

—Xiao Leen Siow

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ITH candles held softly in their palms, the choir launched into their next Christmas song. Invited to sing at the Rainbow Paradise Hotel for a charity event dedicated to orphans who had lost their parents to cancer, they presented several songs, including “Carol of the Bells” and “The Prayer,” as the hotel staff lighted a giant Christmas tree before a crowd of onlookers .

In both musical classes, students focused on multiple pieces for each concert. For Band, these orchestral pieces of music ranged from the Pirates of the Caribbean theme to a piece about a circus.

The variety provided by the class allowed students to stretch their talents in different genres and styles as well as learning beginner pieces to more advanced and technically difficult compositions.

“An example of a piece we have done is ‘Havendance.’ It’s extremely challenging, and the students are enjoying it thoroughly. Every year the ensemble is unique and a core group of seniors anchor the band really well when there are so many new musicians,” said Mr. Mahoney.

Matsumoto and other Band students joined their music class not only to perform in front of crowds but also to learn music and how to confidently play an instrument.

“I started to play percussion in eighth grade, and so when I came to high school Concert Band, I jumped straight in with the other percussionists.

Being in high school band is harder, but we learn way more,” said Raymond Pow. In Choir, students, having no instrument besides their voices, learned how to sing both in four part harmony as well as in unison.

“Singing as a group bonds us,” said Sarah Lim. “We see each other get embarrassed and sing offkey, but it brings us together. As we practice and improve every day, you feel proud of each other and what you’ve accomplished. Together we have a lot of experiences and memories. In our performances we really feel accomplished because of how we’ve grown individually and as a choir.”

As Mr. Mahoney’s baton came down for the last time, Matsumoto and his fellow musicians swelled with pride as they lowered their instruments. After months of practice, the great concert night wrapped up with a giant roar of applause from every corner of the chapel.

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ALLETS drumming away at the timpani heads, percussionist Hui Min Tang backs up the other instruments as she pounds the beat. Percussionists, standing at the back behind all the other musicians, took charge of the cymbals, drums, triangles, and a variety of other noise-makers. They provided the backing sound for all the brass and woodwind instruments and added a special depth to the music performed by the band.

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“‘Havendance’ because of the complex rhythms.”

—Stephanie Jones

Raising his trombone to his lips, Shion Matsumoto blew a couple of scales in unison with the rest of the Concert Band. In front of him, parents and friends shuffled into the seats of the chapel till nearly every chair had an anticipating listener. Mr. Kerry Mahoney drew the attention of his band by raising his baton, and then, with a confident smile, he launched into the first piece of music.

Matsumoto and his freshmen friends quickly found their spots in high school Concert Band as Mr. Mahoney ushered them in on their first day with a joke and a smile. Within moments, they realized how much they would laugh and how hard they would work.

“You can’t help but laugh at Mr. Mahoney’s cheesy jokes. He always has one up his sleeve, and you are always ready to laugh at any moment,” said Hank Wong. “But at the same time, Band is also serious, and it takes a lot of determination.

Mr. Mahoney does a great job of balancing the funny stuff with the serious and tough pieces.”

Every week, band players recorded over one and a half hours of practice on their trombone, trumpet, flute, saxophone or other instrument in preparation for the four concerts, one near the end of each quarter.

Choir also practiced tirelessly for the concerts, getting together during B-block everyday to practice their songs.

“We sing! That pretty much sums it up. Ms. [Joyce] Goh teaches and guides us through all the songs. She is a really good teacher. Though she can get a little crazy at times, just like all awesome people,” said River Tabor.

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“‘Muie Rendera’ because the boys’ and girls’ parts were separate, which made the timing really hard to get.”

—Ji Hun Moon

Euphoric Euphony

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“‘Muie Rendera’ for Choir, because of the timing.”

—Sarah Lim ­ “‘Muie Rendera’ because it was in a completely different language, which made it way harder to learn the lyrics.”

—Nathan Guthrie

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ESTING in between compositions, Jonathan Chandra, Joe Merusi, and Jet Oh listen to Mr. Kerry Mahoney as he describes the next piece of music. Mr. Mahoney would explain to the audience some basic information behind each piece of music. This gave the band time to prepare for the next composition and also offered the audience a deeper insight into the music.

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“‘The World is Waiting for the Sun to Rise’ because it is mostly in cut time.”

—Derrick Lim ­

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HRISTMAS spirit in the air, Joseph Hawthorne and the Jazz Band give the season a little more pizzazz and flavor with their twist on Christmas music. Jazz Band performed alongside the choir and band but remained separate for those musicians wanting to learn a different style and test their skills. Every week, jazz musicians played together during an X-block.

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INE details, and correct definition provide focus for Tesa Sasse, Emily Tan, and Aaron Bengs as they create their selfportraits. Making every detail accurate and neat, students often found themselves messy from the charcoal; but all the chaos made the experience more relaxed and enjoyable.

ITH a laugh of relief, Julie DeVette listens to Mrs. Liza Nichols’s constructive criticism. Christina Kim tunes in as the two provide a critique for the art piece. Only through constructive analysis, could a student gain new perspectives and greatly improve his or her work.

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What Is Something You Have Always Wanted to Try For the First Time?

“I’ve always wanted to try Zero Gravity Free Falling on a plane.”

-Joel Kirk “Sky-diving with a cat strapped to my chest sounds entertaining.”

-David Toh “I wish I could grow a full beard.”

-Christian Park

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“Hunt down some kind of dangerous animal.”

-Dwayne Lourdes

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OST in the clutter of all the papers, Jonathan Chandra, Tayler Nash, and Matthew Shafer rummage through the pile to find their fruit drawings. Assigned with making a composition out of drawings of fruit, students in the class used oil pastels to channel ideas into an inspiring composition.

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AREFULLY looking for the right materials for his art piece, Denzel Lim searches his folder as Kevin Oh comments on his awkwardly drawn nose. Students struggled to keep facial features proportionate in their portraits along with making their piece more photo-realistic.

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“Ride a gondola in Venice.”

-Katie Joy Stevens

Creator’s Lounge From B to H-block, students worked each day trying to find new ways to come up with better ideas, concepts, and artwork to express both aesthetics in form and in meaning and function. Students wanting to express themselves could find a peaceful haven in Art class. Because of this, relaxation has found its way into this class although some might think it laziness. Regardless, Mrs. Liza Nichols loved to encourage students to enjoy making something meaningful.

From Foundation to AP Art, students progressed, finding new ways to incorporate meaning into their artwork. The joy found in self-expression and discovery brought fulfillment and gave opportunities for students to learn about each other beyond superficiality.

“I love trying new things and challenging my abilities to see how far I can push myself,” said Katie Stevens. “I love art. I doodled by myself all the time before I joined and then decided to take art just to be able to make those doodles into meaningful pieces.”

“AP Art has taught me to work better with deadlines and to look at things from a professional point of view,” said Julie DeVette. “I enjoy getting better and hanging out with people I love.”

“I’ve been taking art for four years; and I feel that AP Art helps me express myself through differ-

“Make my own mix-tape.”

-Jeffrey Hsiao

ent types of mediums,” reflected Jennifer Park. “I find hidden potential that was sleeping inside me.

I also love how we can be honest when critiquing in a respectful way.”

Rustic, yet balanced with the eye-catching work of students, room 26 evokes the feeling of an eccentric and unconventional classroom. Walking in through the door, students felt a relaxing ambience, decorated with colorful mobiles and quaintly placed art pieces. The smell of old books as well as the old tools that students still use provide a vintage quality, giving the effect of an old shop-house.

Though the class does reward relaxation and enjoyment to those who work hard, students can struggle with keeping good progress with work in class—which can turn into a humorous yet scary brush with Mrs. Nichols. The freedom she gave, however, really added to the class dynamic.

Students doing weird poses for other students to sketch, making detailed and collaborative pictures of a city, or discovering new things on a daily basis, all added to the experience of art.

Relaxation, enjoyment, and just maybe a tiny bit of procrastination made up a large part of Art. Mrs. Nichols’ vibrant personality made the atmosphere all the more welcoming when visitors entered the classroom.

—By Dylan Frans

“I’d love to learn how to surf.”

-Nicole Mauger “Get a sweet looking tattoo.”

-Nathan Guthrie “Bake new, and interesting recipes, and hopefully open a bakery.”

-Sarah Uzzle “I don’t really know what to say, but I do know that it would have something to do with music.”

-Juliet DeVette “Make a sound track to my life.”

-Jordan Strong

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Knowing only the easy words terima kasih and jumpa lagi, Nathan Unruh opened the door to the Bahasa Melayu class and took a seat. From the very first moment after the bell rang, Mrs. Ailee Chan entered into a steady stream of foreign sounds and words, and right then and there Unruh realized he would have to push himself to work hard to learn this new and exciting language.

Everyday students entered into a different world as they switched to Mandarin, Spanish, or Malay classes. As they tried to express themselves in a new tongue, they gained experience in a different culture as well.

“Language classes open up a complete new world to you,” said Nicole Mauger. “It’s more than just a regular class because of the intense amount of knowledge that can be discovered. When you pick up a new language, you learn so much more than just simple words and phrases; you uncover a totally new lifestyle.”

In the Bahasa classroom, Mrs. Chan played Malay tic-tac-toe with her students to help them remember the complex sayings and local words that would show up on the next test. As Dwayne Lourdes won, he jumped up in excitement and Mrs. Chan awarded him a handful of candy.

Just a short walk away, in the Spanish room,

Mr. Jason Hall’s Spanish 2 class howled with laughter as they watched Nacho Libre for a school project. In another class, Mrs. Eunice Teoh drew Chinese characters on the board to show her class how to write in Mandarin.

“We always do pretty crazy things in class. To be honest, we get quite wild sometimes with our assignments and discussions and what not. But I think we learn a lot of words and concepts in those types of scenarios that we would not cover otherwise,” said Shion Matsumoto.

The language students had to think outside the box and in both general and specific terms as they covered topics as varied as kitchen appliances and active verbs.

“Language is one of my most diverse classes, and although I wouldn’t say it’s extremely hard, it still really pushes me as I often struggle to remember everything,” said Sophie Ly. “But, as cheesy as it may sound, in the end though, the learning experience is completely worth it” By the end of the first semester, Unruh already realized he had a knack for the language, and when Mrs. Chan asked for the Malay word for perfect, he quickly raised his hands in anticipation of receiving candy and shouted out, “Sempurna!” ­—By Luke Martens

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LUKE MARTENS

Speaking in Tongues

What is Your Mother Tongue?

“English, obviously.

But I also speak a morsel of Hindi.”

—Nathan Peace “Canadian, eh!”

—Keanu Lee “Swahili and English are both kind of my mother tongues.”

—Evelyne Kiiza “Thai would be my first language, but I learnt English as a kid too.”

—Ooychai Yuthiwattana “Korean!”

-Ina Park “My first language was Mandarin. Then I learned English. And now I also know a bit of Japanese and Hokkien as well.”

—Yu-Ting Lin ­

LAYFULLY arguing about the answer to their Spanish question, Justin Strong and Simon Karing work on their imperfect past tense grammar worksheet. After completing their work, students often had a chance to share and compare answers, allowing them to learn from their mistakes and also practice the language as they discussed with each other.

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“Kiwi-nese!

It is awesome!”

—Joel Kirk “Mandarin.”

—Xiao Leen Siow “Sarcasm! I am fluent in it” —Josh Thorne

LUKE MARTENS

“Aussie, what else mate?”

—Calvin Thompson

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ESCRIBING the picture in her hands, Sophie Ly speaks of the various music instruments and colors used in the piece of artwork. As a small class, the students of Spanish 3 often came together as a group to discuss. As the most advanced Spanish class taught by Mr. Jason Hall, the students had to cover the widest variety of topics and vocabulary.

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H, come on!” exclaimed Shawn Kim to Yang Yang Sim as they disagreed on how to continue their Mandarin 1 assignment. Mrs. Eunice Teoh sometimes brought her class up to the computer labs to work on group projects, such as creating a dialogue between two people in Mandarin, which they would later perform in front of their entire class.

“Khmer was my first language, but I quickly learnt English as well.”

—Sophie Ly “English, but I also “speak” Latin, but just with

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“I love my comic book app. It allows me to download a bunch of different comics, some which are for free and others which you have to buy.”

—Joel Shafer “FreeBooks! It gives you a lot of classic books for free.”

—Abbie Brake ­­

more independence into a school setting,” said Amanda Leech after she finished an online U.S. History assignment.

From Information Processing to AP Psychology to Digital Media Technology, students took advantage of having an online course taught by on campus teachers. These allowed an online learning environment but also offered the support of a teacher at all times.

In addition to the purely academic side of their online courses, students also had the chance to play games in class. “In [AP] Psychology we played games like ‘Fling the Teacher’ that helped us to learn key terms and main ideas from our lessons, not to mention the fact that we could then throw bearded, eye-patched teachers across virtual fields,” said Joel Kirk.

Chang deftly picked through the inventory of facts in his mind before typing out his answer on his keyboard as he finished the last question of the quiz. With joy he celebrated with one last round of “Fling the Teacher.”

—By Luke Martens

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CRIPT and video editor open on his MacBook, Chi- Yuan Lo shares his vision for the project with Keanu Lee as they detail their movie’s plot. In Digital Media Production, the class learnt to build their media projects from the ground up, from script writing to filming.

LUKE MARTENS

“I really like iBooks just because it’s so useful and looks really nice­ —just like all the other Apple apps.”

—Jennifer Park

Ivan Pavlov, the Placebo Effect, and numerous other pieces of information swirled through Eun Hyo Chang’s head as he focused on his online Personal Psychology quiz. Week after week, Chang and his fellow classmates absorbed and filtered facts that showed up on their computer screens.

Every day, Josh Thorne and dozens of other students logged onto computers to enter virtual classrooms to study everything from Canadian History to Zoology.

“It’s a different experience when you aren’t face to face with a physical teacher, but I enjoy the challenge that a digital class presents. It pushes you in ways that other classes can’t,” said Thorne.

Online courses offered through the school locally, VHS, and Sevenstar, helped to broaden horizons as they presented new choices of classes.

“I took Essay Writing not only to improve my writing ability, but also to immerse myself in an online class which can teach you so much more than just an average class,” said Sam Yeo. “You really learn how to use a computer in simple and handy ways. You also have the benefit of a completely digital class which allows a lot of flexibility in the schedule and daily workload.”

“Online classes are really different because they allow you to pace yourself and give you the freedom to make your own decisions in when and how you do your school work. It really brings

LUKE MARTENS

“My favorite app is Ninja.

It’s really cool. It allows you to control your computer at home through your iPad from anywhere as long as you have internet.”

—Nathan Guthrie

Cyber Psychos

WIPING and tapping the touch screen, David Toh uses his new iPad to study a couple of last terms quickly before his online test in AP Physics. The iPad gave students the ability to take notes and study practically everywhere. It not only offered ease of access and mobility but also acted as an engaging learning tool for seniors.

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—Christian Park

“Pixlromatic because it’s the best photo editing app. You can take pictures from the iPad and then edit the colors and a lot of other cool stuff.”

—Katie Stevens ­ “I don’t really have

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“My favorite app would be Jetpack Joyride. It’s addicting and fun; and I just love Mr. Cuddles.”

—Nathan Danneker

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HECKING off yet another task on her Personal Psychology work list, Emma Chinn finishes her assignments for the day as Rick Brake puts the finishing touches on his Health collage.

Online courses allowed students to work at their own pace and sometimes even ahead, reducing potential stress and freeing up schedules for other school work.

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HAVING spent no less than an hour on their sand castle, Mr. Nathanael Klassen and seniors Sam Yeo, Andy Goh, Jeffrey Hsiao, Marco Lee, and Yu-Ting Lin place their final touches in fortifying the outer walls. “I wonder if our sand castle is still alive,” said Yeo the following day, before lamenting that the tides had probably wholly obliterated it.

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GATHERED at Delicious in Straits Quay, Joel Kirk and Casey Chen make small talk with their class sponsors, the Jenkins. As customary to tradition, the senior class executive committee organized all the details for a group outing at a classy restaurant dressed in fancy, formal attire after having their senior portraits taken.

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TAPPING their feet to the beat of “For All You’ve Done,” Emily Brokaw and Mrs. Valeri Brokaw jazz up the song with some upbeat alto and tenor saxophone action. Twice a semester, students gathered together to celebrate and fellowship through a night of Praise and Worship, led by the Ambassadors.

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IN order to win a prize, Rebecca Lee, Da Ye Jung, and Kalia Brewster watch excitedly as Alicia Green and Suji Lim utilize chopsticks to transfer unpopped kernels into an empty bottle. Elementary students gathered on campus to enjoy themselves with a variety of games at the PTO Fun Day.

Lasting Friendships

“Though your return to school does indeed mean that you will have pick up a heavy workload again,” announced Mr. Karl Steinkamp, “it also means that you get to see your friends; and that makes it all worth the while.”

Regardless of the fact that Mr. Steinkamp repeatedly utilized the same, exact semiannual speech every year for what had surely reached the umpteenth time, the essence of his honest discourse still resonated warmly within the hearts of students; for deep down inside, everyone knew, without a shred of doubt, that, without the pleasant presence of fellow peers, school would lose all of its excitement.

Contrary to contemporary views of educational institutions, the truth revealed that school really has less to do with just cramming academics down a student’s throat—or falling in love with eternally accursed vampires for that matter—and more with learning about everlasting, interpersonal skills. As often said by Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, most students kill themselves attempting to learn calculus and what-not only just to forget it.

So, after a week’s worth of dedicated hard work, regardless of the location—the Golden Screen Cinemas in Gurney Plaza, the roadside stalls at Batu Ferringhi, or just by the affluent dock right outside Straits Quay— students could find no better reinvigorating activity than simply hanging out with friends. Everything really came down to the heartening presence of fellow companions.

In the end, all students, whether consciously or subconsciously, sought for those few, ideal relationships, something more than just the everyday, chitchat buddy, someone who would undoubtedly persist through thick and thin to maintain a friendship. So by striving to step out of their comfort zone to invest in a relationship, students built both everlasting memories and relationships, mementos that would last for a lifetime. ­—By Hung Ching Song

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Emily Brokaw, U.S.A.

Class Excom 3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 1,2,3,4; Choir 2; Band 1,2,3,4; Drama 1,2,3,4; Forensics 3,4; Jazz Band 1,2,3,4; Ambassadors 1,2,3,4; Foreign Language 1,3; Social Studies 2; SEA Honor Band 2,3; NHS 3,4

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Abbie Brake, U.S.A.

Dorm Rep. 3,4; Class Excom 3;Drama 3,4; Forensics 2,3,4, Softball 4; English 2,3; Bible 2; Foreign Language 2,3; Social Studies 3; NHS 3,4; Reflector 4

Choir 4; Badminton 4

“Dino” Chao Chi Chiu, Taiwan Band 2; Softball 2; Baseball 3; AMD 4

Jim Choi, Korea

Judo 3,4; Softball 2; Swimming 3,4

Ashlee Copley, Australia

Teacher’s Assistant 4

Nathan Danneker, U.S.A.

Band 1,2,4; Drama 1,2,4; Basketball 3; Bible 2,4; Foreign Language 2

Juliet DeVette, U.S.A.

StuCo Rep. 4; Choir 4; Band 1,3; Drama 1,3,4; Forensics 3,4; Instrumental Lessons 3; Voice Lessons 3; Ensemble 1,3; Jazz Band 1,3; Ambassadors 1; Worship team 1,3,4; Football 1,3; Volleyball 1,2,3,4; Basketball 2; Softball 1,3

Dylan Ricardo Frans, U.K. Football 4; Reflector 4

Danae Melissa Frentz, Canada

Class Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 1,3; Choir 3; Band 1; Ensemble 3; Worship Team 4; Football 1,3,4; Volleyball 1,3; Basketball 1,3,4; MSSPP Track 1,4; English 1; Bible 1,3; Geometry 1; NHS 3,4

Andy Goh, Malaysia

Teacher’s Assistant 3; Forensics 4; Jazz Band 2,3; Ambassadors 1,2,3,4; Worship Team 2,3,4; Floorball 1,2,3,4; Softball 2,3,4; Baseball 3; Bible 3; Math 2,3; Social Studies 3; NHS 3,4

Nathaniel Tanner Guthrie, U.S.A.

Choir 3,4; Drama 4; Softball 4

Jeffrey Hsiao, Taiwan

Sarah Hwang, Korea

StuCo Class Rep. 1,3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Band 1,2,3,4; SEA Honor Band 2,3; Jazz Band 1,3; Ambassadors 1; Football 1; Basketball 1,2,4; Softball 1,2; NHS 3,4

Joel Kirk, New Zealand

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Christina Haarin Kim, U.S.A.

Joseph Kim, Korea

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Class Excom 3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Tutor 1,2; Forensics 2,3,4; Instrumental Lessons 2,3; Badminton 1,2; Basketball 1,2,3; MSSPP Track 1; Softball 1,2,3; Baseball 3; Swimming 3,4; Tennis 4; Science 2; Fine Arts 2; Valedictorian 4

StuCo Class Rep. 1; Class Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 3; Band 1,2,3,4; Drama 4; Instrumental Lessons 1,2,3,4; Jazz Band 1,2,3,4; Judo 3,4; Football 3,4; Basketball 1,2,3

athered around Sarah Tan, Danae Frentz, David Tse, and Rebekah Wiesner watch her trying to get the tabooed words to solved. Seniors and eighth grade students played “Taboo” and “Capture the Flag on this day.

parties started with a game of Jeopardy: “Whose favorite band is Owl City, plays the flute, and favorite song is ‘Into Your Arms by the Maine’?” or “Whose ideal weekend consists of a lot of video games, hanging out with friends, and playing basketball?” These questions brought amusement to everyone; furthermore, it gave a chance to get to know these young students a lot more.

Through the bonding time with their buddies, seniors learned more about them. “I’ve always thought having eighth grade buddies meant doing things for them, so I wasn’t expecting anything from them. I was surprised when one of my eighth graders sent me cookies for Valentine’s Day. It helped me see that having eighth grade buddies are not only about giving things to them to make them feel special but about building a relationship,” said Hwang.

Seniors grabbed their chance to release accumulated stress from school work such as AP Calculus, AP Economics, American Government, and other online classes, by hanging out and have a time of companionship with their 14year-old friends.

—By Samuel Yeo

“Okay guys, go to with your buddies; and we will divide into groups,” said Joseph Kim to all seniors and eighth grade students.

With the end of Kim’s announcement as a signal, the two classes gathered together to enjoy an amusing night.

Traditionally, seniors took opportunities to choose a student or two as their eighth grade “buddy.”

As time passed, these upper class students got closer to their buddies and gave advice to these high school students-to-be. “[Sarah Hwang] is super nice and caring; she gives us good advice about high school, and I appreciate her for always doing things to show that she really does care,” said Sunny Kim. “She baked cookies and cupcakes for my birthday. When I don’t understand some classes I have to take in high school, she will tell me what they are about and what they do in that class for my future reference.”

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Casey Chen, Taiwan

Class Excom 3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 2,4; Band 2; Ambassadors 2

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Band 1,2,3,4; Jazz Band 1,2,3,4; Worship Team 4

Keegan Ladner, U.S.A.

Choir 1; Drama 1,2,3,4; Ambassadors 1,2,3; Football 1; Floorball 1; AMD 4

Marco Lee, Malaysia

Teacher’s Ass’t. 2,3; Instrumental Lessons 1,2,3,4; Swimming 3,4

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Sarah Pearl Lawrence, U.S.A.

Teacher’s Ass’t. 3,4; Choir 1,3,4; Volleyball 1,3,4; Basketball1,2,4

Sarah Lim, Malaysia

Class Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 2; Choir 3,4; Drama 4; Ambassadors 1,3,4; Worship Team 4; Collide 4

Yu-Ting Lin, Taiwan

Ambassadors 4; Badminton 4; Basketball 3,4

Chi-Yuan Lo, Taiwan

StuCo Class Rep. 3; StuCo Pep Rep. 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 3; Choir 3,4; Drama 3; Badminton 1,4; Worship Team 3; Care & Share 2,3; Young Life 2,3; Wild Life 2,3; Football 3; Softball 2,4; Foreign Language 3

Dwayne Lourdes, Malaysia

Badminton 4; Cross Country 1,2,3; Track & Field 1,2,3,4; MSSPP Track 4; Football 1,2,3

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ere you go!” said Jeffrey Hsiao to Benjamin Stolzfus, as Hsiao helps Stolzfus with his colorful lava-lamp. Seniors came to the first grade classes with empty bottles, cooking oil, and food dye to make lava-lamps.

atching Sean White and Joshua Morf, Jordan Strong sits next to them as White reads his book. Seniors, on 2 March, played and entertained elementary students as part of their service project.

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s one of the Burmese boys prepares to pass the ball, Jordan Strong watches carefully so that everything runs smoothly and safely. Katie Stevens, Chan Hee Park, and Strong helped Mrs. Lisa Munson with games.

Dorm Rep. 4; Choir 3; Football 3,4; Basketball 4; Softball 3,4; Bible 3

Joseph Merusi, U.S.A.

Class Excom 4; Band 1,2,4; Drama 3,4; Ensemble 2; Jazz Band 1,2,3,4; Ambassadors 4; Softball 1,2; Baseball 3; P.E. 4

Ji Hun Moon, Korea

Choir 4; Band 1; Forensics 3; Social Studies 2,3; Speech 3; AMD 4

elling the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” Juliet DeVette,Joel Shafer, and Kaitlyn Ladner entertain the group of Burmese refugee kids. Abbie Brake and Karl Reeves helped to intensify the plot of the story.

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Chan Hee Park, Korea

Choir 4; Worship Team 4; Judo 4: Football 4

Christian Park, U.S.A.

Jazz Band 3; Volleyball 4; Basketball 11,12

Jennifer Park, Korea

StuCo Pep Rep. 4, Teacher’s Ass’t. 3,4; Ensemble 3; Jazz Band 2,3; Worship Team 3,4; Basketball 4; Fine Arts 1; Reflector 3

Nathan Peace, U.S.A.

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Dorm Rep. 4; StuCo 4; Football 2,3,4; Volleyball 4; Softball 3,4; Baseball 3; English 3; Social Studies 3; NHS 3,4

Karl Reeves, U.K.

Joel Shafer, U.S.A.

Choir 4; Drama 4; Ambassadors 3

Hung Ching Song, Taiwan

Class Excom 3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 2,3; Forensics 2,3,4; Science 1,2; Bible 1; NHS 3,4; Reflector 3,4

Katrina Joy Stevens, U.S.A.

Choir 1; Drama 3,4; Amabassadors 1,2,3,4; Football 1,3,4

Jasmine Stoltzfus, U.S.A.

Class Excom 4; Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Choir 3,4; Football 3,4; Fitness/Health 4; NHS 3,4; AMD 4

Jordan Strong, U.S.A.

StuCo Class Rep. 2; Dorm Rep. 4; Choir 2; Football 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 4; Basketball 3; NHS 4

Charissa Tan, Malaysia

Teacher’s Ass’t. 2,3; Forensics 4; Instrumental Lessons 3,4; Ambassadors 1,3,4; Worship Team 4; Basketball 1,4; Badminton 4; Foreign Language 3; Social Studies 3; Reflector 4

Winnie Tan, Malaysia

Class Excom 4; Peer Tutoring 3,4; Band 3,4; Worship Team 4; Badminton 4; Tennis 4; Foreign Language 3

David Wusheng Toh, Singapore

Class Excom 4; Badminton 2; Ambassadors 4; Floorball 1,2,3,4; Badminton 4; Social Studies 4; NHS 4

David Tse, Malaysia

Choir 3,4; Band 1,2; Forensics 3; Instrumental Lessons 1,2; Ensemble 1; Ambassadors 1,2,3,4; Swimming 3,4; English 1; Science 3; Math 1; Fine Arts 1,2; Technology 3; NHS 3,4; Salutatorian 4; AMD 4

Benjamin Garrett Unruh, U.S.A.

StuCo Class Rep. 1; Dorm Rep. 3,4; Drama 2,3,4; Ambassadors 2,3; Football 3,4; MSSPP Track 4; Reflector 4

Sarah Elizabeth Uzzle, U.S.A.

Teacher’s Ass’t. 3,4; Choir 4; Drama 4

Rebekah Wiesner, U.S.A.

StuCo Class Rep. 2; Choir 1,2,3,4; Drama 1,2,4; Forensics 4; Voice Lessons 3; Ambassadors 1,2; Worship Team 4; Football 2,3,4; Volleyball 1; Basketball 1,4; MSSPP Track 1,2,3; Softball 2,3,4; Fitness/Health 3

Roc Chia-Hung Wu, Taiwan

Class Excom 3; Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Band 1,2,3,4; Forensics 4; Instrumental Lessons 2,4; Badminton 1,2,4; Jazz Band 1,2,3,4; AMD 4

Adrian Yeap, Malaysia

Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Choir 4; Judo 4; Badminton 4; Football 2,3; Volleyball 4; Softball 4; AP Mandarin 3

Samuel Ho Yeon Yeo, Korea

Class Excom 3; Basketball 3; Floorball 3; Softball 2; English 1; Reflector 4

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Life Service “I am so tired,” said Chan Hee Park to Joseph Kim with a yawn.

Seniors had to wake up early in the morning to greet the Burmese refugee kids from the LifeBridge School across the Penang Bridge.

About 50 children from ages 5–15 came to visit. This event, hosted by Ms. Jasmane Frans and her second graders with the help of the seniors and several freshmen, involved team compeition.

The seniors divided into several groups such as art, music, games, face painting, drama, resources, and computers. Each group had to entertain its guests for 45 minutes until the next group rotation.

The second grade students and Burmese refugees, grouped into four different teams, represented by the colors red, blue, green, and yellow, and formed new and interesting relationships, bonds that overcame language barriers.

With the help of leaders, the kids went to each station and enjoyed the activities that seniors had provided. “I really had a lot of fun watching them light up when they learned how to play a song. Being able to show the kids how to play ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ on the xylophone was so much fun,” said Nathan Guthrie.

Even though many of these youngsters did not recognize the hard work of the seniors who

worked behind the scenes, such as the chapel and cafeteria group, timetable runners, resources and supplies managers—each and every senior noticed the endless joy expressed on the students’ faces, full of excitement and happiness.

“The kids were excited to open the gift bags to see their gifts. One of them kept asking us, ‘Can I really have this?’; and we all happily answered, ‘Of course.’ Looking at these children full of joy made me happy,” said Ji Hun Moon.

“I helped prepare fruit for the children. I liked the project because it gave the seniors an opportunity to serve young children,” said Andy Goh. “And I love to help children! I felt quite a personal connection to those kids because I am familiar with their culture and customs. I am happy that I had the opportunity to serve even if it was for a brief moment.”

“You will be fine! Let’s go to the Chapel right now!” replied Kim to his sleepy friend Park, signaling the beginning of the service project with LifeBridge.

—By Samuel Yeo

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Teacher’s Ass’t. 4; Forensics 4; Worship Team 3,4; Floorball 4

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ointing at the monitor, Nathan Danneker tries to help the Burmese boy in efficiently using the computer. Mr. Jim Dickert led this group with Nathan Peace, Keegan Ladner, Ben Unruh, YuTing Lin, and Yee Pei P’ng.

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Embracing Evanescence AYAK hoisted above the clumping sand, Adrian Yeap and Joseph Kim jog in from the ocean after a trip out to sea. They had risked the gathering gray clouds and spurts of wind to take the kayak on the water, their classmates cheering them on.

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RINNING mischievously, Dylan Frans places his hands on Jordan Strong’s shoulders, crooning, “Honey, if you love me, please just smile....” Games like this kept seniors rolling in fits of laughter as they relaxed together during leisure hours.

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“I think,” said Karl Reeves to a group of friends lounging around the dock and lazily watching the clouds go by, “that a jellyfish has just stung me on the foot.”

No—Reeves did not refer to the creature-laden waters around Penang, well-known for luring innocents into their depths with beguilingly blue waves. Instead, he meant the sparkling clear sea of Telunas Beach Resort in Indonesia, where the senior class spent their Sneak.

On 15 September, 47 seniors “snuck” to the Riau Islands for six days to the veritable paradise of Telunas, with its glorious sunrises, delicious food, and tranquil air. Despite the relative dangers of jellyfish, poisonous octopi (as Chan Hee Park, stung by one on the arm, would quickly point out), and the usual manifestations of tropical snakes, also not uncommon back home in Penang, for the seniors and five sponsors who went along,

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S Mr. Brian Merusi pours sea water down a pole, Joel Kirk and Joel Schafer use any means necessary—including hands, tongues, and toes—to plug the holes. The Adventure Race proved a challenge for all teams.

Sneak would prove the most important and meaningful highlight of the year.

“I felt that Sneak was one of the rare occasions on which we could have pure relaxation during the school year; even just spending time with classmates made life a lot happier.” said Dylan Frans.

The days flew by quickly— unimaginably so—and even for those who could not participate in several of the activities—like Keegan Ladner, whose leg injury prevented him from moving freely about from place—the trip still felt memorable.

“I had to lie about a lot,” explained Ladner. “I couldn’t jump into the water; I couldn’t go with everyone wherever I wanted; but I still had an amazing time because I was with my friends.”

As sponsor Mrs. Valeri Brokaw would attest, spending time with other people proved an important part of the trip, whether that including leisurely plopping down on the dock to fish or feverishly attempting to solve the riddles that became a popular topic of conversation in the evenings.

“Not only did it give the seniors and their sponsors a chance

just to be together in a beautiful, peaceful place,” said Mrs. Brokaw; “it also provided an opportunity for stretching and growing.”

Team activities like the colorcoded Adventure Race, which included building rafts from bamboo sticks and rope to sail out to sea and back, managing to make the song “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” using Sprite bottles and water, and attempting to keep a PingPong ball afloat in a pole riddled with little holes, brought out both laughter and a competitive spirit.

But other days, such as the Sunday before leaving where the class sat around a bonfire and shared testimonies and life stories, created a different atmosphere.

Danae Frentz said, “The Sunday night that we did testimonials on the beach was definitely one of the most inspiring nights of my life. Only at Telunas, with nature as God’s beautiful backdrop, could something that raw and powerful take place. The vulnerability there was so evident; friends laughed, cried, and prayed for each other.

It was an amazing experience, one that left me truly speechless.”

Sarah Hwang found that the week meant the most when she

thought about herself the least— as happened for the class service project, a day of teaching school children English on a neighboring island and digging out and setting the foundation of a wall for the school there.

Said Hwang, “I was at first worried about our service project. It is very easy to complain and be and be annoyed—but that didn’t seem to bother us one bit.

We loved and treasured every moment with the kids.”

Back on the 12-hour bus ride to Penang, a reflective quietness pervaded the air, the seniors thinking of the busy, yet peaceful week they had had. Reeves grinned, remembering how people had reacted with surprise and concern to his wondering claim that a jellyfish had stung him—right in the middle of an event-filled day that had brought them all closer. “Only at Telunas!” he thought.

—By Abbie Brake

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EAD secure beneath a widebrimmed cowboy hat, Nathan Peace offers Karl Reeves the spot next to him and fellow fisherman Nathan Danneker. Fledgling fishermen flocked to the dock with line and bait, eager for a bite.

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Seniors

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Korea

Ken Chee, 11

Jamie Thompson

Shion Beak, 11

Malaysia

Sam Eckman, 11 U.S.A.

Jarrod Forsdick, 11

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currying through envelopes, Reagan Mahoney and Ben Weidemann organize the individual invitations to the After-Sneak Dinner designated for each senior.

Juniors welcomed the upperclassmen returning from Sneak.

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ith pictures from Sneak flashing on the projector screens for entertainment, Jim Choi, Ji Hun Moon, and Andy Goh enjoy the main course. The shots displayed brought back multiple cherished memories.

Australia

Jeeho Han, 11 Korea

Lanie Howard, 11 U.S.A.

Chanel Huang, 11 Taiwan

Sol Jin, 11

Korea

Evelyne Kiiza, 11 Tanzania

Chan-Yang Kim, 11 Korea

Grace Kim, 11 Korea

Keanu Lee, 11

Jamie Thompson

Korea

Esther Kim, 11

Canada

Receipt Royale

Wesley Lee, 11 Korea

Amanda Leech, 11 U.S.A.

Adam Lim, 11

Malaysia

Returning from the long bus ride from Telunas, Indonesia, the seniors had a lot of time to kill. During the day, the class went to the old off-campus Smeckman Dorm to rest. They took comfort in lazing around the rooms, playing games, catching up on sleep, and enjoying moments of quality time with each other.

“One thing I loved about waiting in the dorm was that I had a lot of time to sleep; I just talked with friends and relaxed the whole time,” said Jim Choi. “Sounds boring, but yeah that’s pretty much what everybody did.”

Arriving at school later on in the evening, the class grouped together, waiting for the AfterSneak Dinner to begin. Escorted by the juniors, seniors anticipated the surprise of the theme. As they walked in, welcomed by applause and cheers, they received non-alcoholic fruity drinks as if they had arrived at an exclusive club. The theme sparked, and the juniors executed their presentation.

In each corner of the room stood Blackjack and Uno cardplaying tables hosted by members of the junior class taking the roles

Sophie Ly, 11 U.S.A.

Reagan Mahoney, 11 Canada

Luke Martens, 11 Switzerland

Sharath Murugan, 11

Malaysia

Amanda Ng, 11

Malaysia

Yung Tsen Ooi, 11

Malaysia

Ji Won Park, 11 Korea

Yang Yang Sim, 11

Malaysia

Xiao Leen Siow, 11

Malaysia

Jake Smith, 11 U.S.A.

Cassandra Tan, 11

Malaysia

Jamie Thompson, 11 U.S.A.

Kendall Thompson, 11 U.S.A.

Josh Thorne, 11 Canada

Chareesa Usaha, 11 Malaysia

Bertha Wang, 11 U.S.A.

Ben Weidemann, 11

U.S.A.

Hank Wong, 11 Singapore

Jane Yook, 11 Korea

Ooychai Yuthiwattana, 11 Thailand

Jackie Ashkin, 10 U.S.A.

Hannah Bradnam, 10

U.K.

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Rick Brake, 10 U.S.A.

Michelle Chan, 10 Korea

Sally Chang, 10 Korea

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Eun Hyo Chang, 10

s she prepares to make her next move in a game of Uno, Abbie Brake studies Rebekah Wiesner’s expression as Sarah Lawrence observes from above. Four tables placed around the room hosted card games.

of dealers. Seniors played at the tables for a while before the main event of the evening started.

“I enjoyed exercising my sleight of hand and challenging my skills at the tables,” said David Toh. After a while of amassing gold chocolate coins, the seniors sat down to eat their appetizers as pictures from their time in Telunas flashed on the screen.

“I found it quite heart-warming to see the pictures of Telunas,” said Sarah Uzzle.

During the evening, the juniors put on a performance that portrayed a parody of the movie Casino Royale. As the chaos of the plot unfolded, the juniors diligently served the seniors. Delicious food and good humour concluded the night as well as a group picture of the senior class. The quality of the junior class’ service had helped those who returned from a tiring trip to settle down calmly and relax before the next day of school would commence.

Looking forward, all the seniors had to face the prospect of returning to classes. Catching up on work they missed, on top of their normal work, did not have any positive reception with the class at all. As their time to relax slowly dwindled, they couldn’t help but find happiness and joy in the cherished memories from their time at Telunas.

—By Dylan Frans

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Gettin’ Down ’n’ Dirty

Emma Chinn, 10 U.S.A.

Collin Gilbert, 10 U.S.A.

Jana Gilbert, 10

With slime-covered gloves on his hands and up to his ankles in filth, Keanu Lee heaved another armful of garbage into a nearby plastic bag. Once filled, Lee dragged it over to the waiting garbage truck.

“We piled loads and loads of garbage into the trucks and went to dispose it all at the dumpster,” Sam Eckman said.

During the juniors’ Serveathon, the Class of 2013 united to clean up the Hillside stalls in an attempt not only to rid the area of the age-old grunge but also to repaint the peeling walls and create a new, clean atmosphere.

Early on the morning of 18 October, the juniors trudged to Hillside prepared to make a difference. Mr. Kerry Mahoney, one of the class sponsors, split the students into groups and assigned them tasks for the morning.

“We all had our own roles in the work,” Sol Jin said. “My job

U.S.A.

Allen Goh, 10

Malaysia

Josh Graves, 10 U.S.A.

Daniel Ha, 10 Korea

Joseph Hawthorne, 10 U.S.A.

Shaun Hiew, 10

Malaysia

Brittany Hurlbut, 10

U.S.A.

Stephanie Jones, 10

U.K.

Hyun Soo Kang, 10 Korea

Thushara Kantimahanti, 10 India

Simon Karing, 10

Denmark

Daniel Kim, 10 Korea

Joy Kim, 10 Korea

Shawn Kim, 10 Korea

Rebecca Kong, 10

Malaysia

Dong Jae Koo, 10 Korea

Steven Kwon, 10

Korea

Matthew Lawrence, 10 U.S.A.

Malaysia

Jerry Lee, 10

Korea

Josh Lee, 10 U.S.A.

Joyce Lee, 10 U.S.A.

Sam McIntyre, 10 U.S.A.

Ciera Nash, 10

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ITH a roller in hand, Jarrod Forsdick covered the top of the pole with ease. The painters used bright orange paint to give a fresh new look and color to the Hillside stalls.

The senior class also got into the spirit of things as they, back on campus, prepared a relaxing welcome for the juniors with ice cream and cold towels to show their appreciation.

“It was chaotic because they came back earlier than we expected, but we were so proud of them for all the work that they did. We were glad that we were able to show them our appreciation,” YuTing Lin said.

All day the juniors had pushed themselves, and by the end, the famous eating spot sparkled brilliantly. With a sigh, the class congratulated one another on a job well done.

Ben Weidemann, class president, said, “At the end of the day, I felt really accomplished and proud of my class’ extreme dedication and hard work.”

Lee, with a tired but contented smile, yanked off his filthy gloves and joined the others as they wrapped up the day’s work. Then, filled with exhaustion, but also excited by their impact, the Class of 2013 left a “brand new” Hillside.

—By Luke Martens

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Korea

Alison Mays, 10

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Franco Lee, 10

was to scrape the poles and repaint them orange.”

Besides chipping away layers of old paint, cleaning up garbage, power-washing the walls, and painting, the juniors also interacted with the stall owners and the local community.

“The local vendors were so kind.

As soon as we started to work, they were there, ready to help and join in. When we got tired and thirsty, they offered us drinks and snacks for free from their shops. Their gratefulness and excitement really helped to push us on with the work we still needed to do,” Kendall Thompson said.

At the far end of the stalls, Reagan Mahoney and Chan-Yang Kim carefully painted over the heavy concrete stools while they chatted.

The class had the opportunity to bond and connect as they worked hard for the community.

“It was awesome to bless others as a group. Even when we got tired, we still had our friends around us to keep us motivated. We worked hard and got to see how we could affect the world around us,” Ooychai Yuthiwattana said reflectively.

U.S.A.

Anita Nordenso, 10

Denmark

Niklaus Ooi, 10

Malaysia

Ina Park, 10

Korea

Benjamin Png, 10

Singapore

Shaun Png, 10 Singapore

Raymond Pow, 10

Malaysia

Joanna Robinson, 10

U.K.

Korea

Kelly Shim, 10 Korea

Josiah Steinkamp, 10 U.S.A.

Justin Strong, 10

U.S.A.

Justin Suen, 10

U.S.A.

Kate Sun, 10

Malaysia

River Tabor, 10

U.S.A.

Reese Terry, 10 U.S.A.

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S a team, Ooychai Yuthiwattana and Grace Kim paint away while Reagan Mahoney comes a round with a bottle of turpentine.

The juniors covered themselves with paint during their eighthour-long marathon of work.

MILING and painting, Xiao Leen Siow and Chan-Yang Kim work together on one of the sets of tables and chairs. As the juniors worked, they also bonded and laughed together through all the sweat of the day.

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Anthea Tsai, 10 Taiwan

Eunice Um, 10 Korea

Nathan Unruh, 10 U.S.A. U.S.A.

Chen Kwang Vong, 10 Malaysia

Melanie Waters, 10 U.S.A.

Sheng-Chun Yang, 10

ddressing the audience, Jennifer Vo speaks words of wisdom and invites all people into her house for a grand feast. At every turn of the skit, Jessie Brandon tried to foil Vo. In the end, Brandon literally burned the house down.

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ilently affirming Julie DeVette, the cast of Ciera Nash, Tesa Sasse, Sarah Uzzle, Jackie Ashkin, and Joel Shafer displays signs that read, “You did it.” DeVette played a sacrificial walker, giving herself to help others.

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Jennifer Vo, 10

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Taiwan

Seung Won Beak, 9 Korea

Aaron Bengs, 9 U.S.A.

Jonathan Chandra, 9 Indonesia

Cindy Chiem, 9 Philippines

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U.S.A.

Jessie Brandon, 9

Dennis Choi, 9

Second Option

Korea

Shelly Choi, 9 Korea

Li Ze Choo, 9 Malaysia

Hee Ra Chung, 9 Korea

Lucia Combrink, 9 Netherlands

Caleb David, 9 U.S.A.

Claudia Droegsler, 9 Germany

Morgan Guthrie, 9 U.S.A.

Joshua Han, 9 U.S.A.

Martin Karing, 9

Denmark

Andy Kim, 9

Korea

Kirk Ladner, 9 U.S.A.

Jian-Shiun Lai, 9

Malaysia

Kenji Lee, 9

Malaysia

Sangjoon Lee, 9

Korea

Denzel Lim, 9

Malaysia Malaysia

Ting-Hui Lim, 9

Malaysia

Clarissa Lister, 9 Indonesia

Shion Matsumoto, 9 Japan

Hayli Mayo, 9 U.S.A.

Tayler Nash, 9 U.S.A.

Jet Oh, 9

Malaysia

Kevin Oh, 9

Malaysia

Jamie Ooi, 9

Malaysia

Tim Phan, 9 U.S.A.

Madison Rust, 9 U.S.A.

Tesa Sasse, 9 U.S.A.

Charlotte Scherf, 9 Germany

Matthew Shafer, 9 U.S.A.

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Derrick Lim, 9

“Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight we bring you the RLT players,” Jackie Ashkin said, introducing the group of students who came up next.

“The who?” those in the back row of the chapel asked.

Guided by Mr. Mark Sasse, the RLT players, or Road Less Traveled players, wrote and acted out skits for their fellow high school students on special occasions.

Their skills as drama writers and actors improved with each new skit.

As Mr. Sasse said, “At first, the RLT group was inexperienced and very new to acting; some of them had never been in drama before. But as the semester progressed, I was amazed at what they were accomplishing. I was especially proud of them when they performed at the PPAC [Penang Performing Arts Center], and how the audience was blown away. I’m proud of their dedication to this group.”

On 9 November, the RLT players put on their opening debut in the morning chapel. They turned Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” into an introduction skit that starred Ashkin as Frost the polar bear, and Joel Shafer as Jack the human who wanted to

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RESSED forward by Sarah Uzzle, Joshua Wiesner shows his willingness for martyrdom for his beliefs. The onlookers, representing the world, watched uninterested as Uzzle shot Wiesner to death.

know what lay down the path less traveled. Frost, hungry, wanted to travel down the path with the salmon-spawning river in sight; but Jack, also hungry, wanted to go down the path with no end in sight. Eventually through their discussion, they became friends.

Jack decided to take the road less traveled, and Frost reluctantly followed. Walking through an old and rough path, they came across a scenic meadow that had berries growing all about and the sun shining brightly.

“The RLT program provided us with an additional outlet for drama.

As the drama cast was very limited in how many people it could accept, Mr. Sasse provided us with a second option,” said Shafer. “I especially liked it when we wrote an adaptation of Proverbs. I think that the skit that we did about the wise woman and her house was well done and really captured the essence of that proverb. I would love to do more skits like that one.”

On Friday, 9 December, the group opened to the public at the Penang Performing Arts Center, acting out all of the skits that they had written up until then. The audience, made up mostly of people local to Penang, applauded their efforts loudly.

Ashkin concluded the program with, “Thank you ladies and gentlemen for watching us today.”

—By Benjamin Unruh

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Seaside Feast

Taiwan

“Hey, let’s go down!” said Marco Lee to his fellow classmates Jeffrey Hsiao and Christian Park. “I heard today is chicken rice [for lunch]” as they put down their bags and books into their lockers.

The immediate amazement of students’ response to the newly renovated cafeteria brought delight to everyone. “The thing I really liked about the cafeteria after the renovation was that the bright light goes well with the white paint. I like how the tables are round instead of rectangular because I feel like I am closer to my friends and can communicate better when I am eating lunch,” said Eunice Um, who got to eat school food for lunch and dinner as a dorm student.

The cafeteria also served a variety of foods to students for lunch.

The school tried to satisfy students’ appetites by preparing different selections. Because of the dominating majority of Americans, the cafeteria served Western food; and also considering the other dominating group at school, Asians, they prepared Asian delights.

The kitchen crew tried to serve dishes students loved the most.

“My favorite meal is spaghetti and garlic bread because I love how

Rebekah Steinkamp, 9 U.S.A.

Joseph Stoltzfus, 9 U.S.A.

Juliet Suen, 9 U.S.A.

Emily Tan, 9 Malaysia

Johnathan Tan, 9

Malaysia

Peter Tan, 9

Malaysia

Yan Rong Tan, 9

Malaysia

Hui Min Tang, 9

Malaysia

Kaori Terada, 9 Japan

Kia Thompson, 9 Australia

Benjamin Tse, 9

Malaysia

Joseph Um, 9 Korea

Jacob Uzzle, 9 U.S.A.

Joshua Wiesner, 9 U.S.A.

Jennifer Yook, 9

Korea

Melissa You, 9

Malaysia

Thizbe Balzer, 8

Canada

Elisabeth Brokaw, 8 U.S.A.

Wen Chi Chen, 8 Taiwan

Evan Chinn, 8 U.S.A.

Charlotte Combrink, 8 Netherlands

Nathan Cruze, 8 U.S.A.

Johanna Droegsler, 8 Germany

Andy Ewe, 8

Malaysia

Chloe Ewe, 8 Malaysia

Kyle Fischer, 8

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they have so much sauce and meat and the noodles are always hot. I like how the school doesn’t limit the amount of spaghetti we take.

It’s like spaghetti heaven!” said Amanda Goh. The school prepared different menus for each day: chicken rice, rendang beef, nasi lemak, curry chicken, roti canai, wan ton mee, laksa, lasagna, pasta, chicken pot pie, rub-a-dub chicken, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and tomato soup… and the list goes on.

Students knew that the school tried its best to serve delectable meals to students, and every staff member, especially Mr. Joe Young, who took over the role of supervisor of cafeteria from the resident supervisors, Mr. Brian and Mrs. Valerie Weidemann, worked hard to raise the standards of school cafeteria.

“Sure, let’s go quickly!” replied Park to Lee and Hsiao as he dashed towards the Seaside Café. ­—By Samuel Yeo

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lowly eating her Rub-a-Dub chicken, Shally Chang chatters with her friends Joy Kim and Eunice Um about school-related topics. Students enjoyed each other’s companionship during lunch time on a busy school day.

Samuel yeo

India

Hung Jie Song, 9

Dylan Frans

Shahtaj Shaikha, 9

U.S.A.

Kai Fraser, 8 Australia

Isabel Girling, 8 U.S.A.

Amanda Goh, 8

Malaysia

Hannah Graves, 8 U.S.A.

Sandrine Guillou, 8

France

Joel Halbedl, 8 U.S.A.

Rachel Halbedl, 8 U.S.A.

Brian Hiew, 8

Malaysia

Emma Hofer, 8 U.S.A.

Jordan Holman, 8 U.S.A.

Rachel Hurlbut, 8

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U.S.A.

Su Jin Hwang, 8

Korea Korea

David Jung, 8 Korea

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Titus Hwang, 8

ipping his juice, Jeeho Han eat a hand-made sandwich as he socializes with Shion Beak.

School offered a variety of options: a sandwich and salad bar, Western food, and Asian delights.

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athered together to have a time of fellowship, Sarah Lim and Casey Chen sit together and converse about the day. Words and laughter filled the cafeteria during lunch time.

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Book Worms

Christina Kim, 8 Korea

Daniel Kim, 8 Korea

Gloria Kim, 8 Korea

Sunny Kim, 8

Korea

Karsten Ladner, 8 U.S.A.

Christina Lee, 8 Taiwan

Kathy Lee, 8 Malaysia

Peter Lee, 8 Korea

Tayah Lee, 8 Canada

Shawn Lim, 8

Malaysia

Ysabel Loh, 8 Malaysia

Sabrina Ly, 8 U.S.A.

Mary-Claire McIntyre, 8 U.S.A.

Emma Merusi, 8 U.S.A.

Joshua Moon, 8 Korea

Brenda Ng, 8

Malaysia

Trisa Nonis, 8

Malaysia

Joyce Oh, 8 Korea

Nikita Pakiam, 8

Malaysia

Bijay Rana, 8

Nepal

Kaela Ruble, 8 U.S.A.

Eric Soon, 8

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Malaysia

Kassy Steinkamp, 8 U.S.A.

Chardin Stengele, 8 U.S.A.

Harrison Stevens, 8

vided into teams within their class to compete for the prize and test their knowledge of the 24 books they had recently read.

“My team was named The Real Deal Readers,” said Levi Hawk.

“And at the end, every team got one ringgit coupons for the junior class; and I got a blue raspberry freezie with my prize money.”

Each class celebrated a winner.

For fourth grade, Joseph Chandra’s team emerged victorious. Owen Lai and his team of readers won the prize for first grade.

“It was really exciting that my team won, and I even got a new Magic Tree House book,” said Lana Brewster about the second grade Book Warriors.

Once the Book Worms left the stage with their prizes, the elementary settled down for an episode of VeggieTales. As Girling lay down with his new white teddy bear, he thought how the day couldn’t get any better. ­­­—By Luke Martens

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S Kaitlyn Ladner calls a teacher over, Helen Jang, Alicia Anderson, and Alex Fischer check their answer to the question. In the competition, teams had to answer 25 questions.

UDDLED together, Aria Tan, Becky Young, Jeremy Kim, and Mycah Winsor discuss their answer. The questions came from a list of 24 books which they had read over the previous weeks.

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Jumping up to celebrate, Hayden Girling and his team won the Battle of the Books for grade three. The team, named the Book Worms, rushed to the stage to gather their prize of junior class coupons, a book or stuffed animal, and a book voucher.

On 30 March, all of the grade one to four students gathered in the chapel for a morning of battle: a battle of knowledge.

Facing the PowerPoint, Girling had read his grade’s question written in blue: “In what book did somebody sit in a corner of a room?” The Book Worms quickly decided and wrote down their answer, The Hundred Penny Box. “We had 25 questions on the books that we read, and we had 30 seconds to answer. A bell would ring, and we had to hold our paper up and a teacher would come to take it,” said Hannah Young, from the team known as the Rocky Mountain Trail Readers.

The elementary students di-

Alwyn Tan, 8

Malaysia

Sam Tan, 8 Singapore

Sarah Tan, 8

Malaysia

Zachary Tan, 8 Malaysia

Noel Teng, 8

Malaysia

Calvin Thompson, 8 Australia

Angelene Woo, 8

Malaysia

Sheng-Ting Yang, 8

Taiwan

Cheryl Yeap, 8 Malaysia

Elijah Yeng, 8

Malaysia

Lexi Zimbulis, 8

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Malaysia

Mera Abdullaeva, 7 Tajikistan

Sally Bae, 7 Korea

Emmett Blazer, 7 Canada

Josiah Brake, 7 U.S.A.

Jarrod Chang, 7

Malaysia

Hasung Cho, 7 Korea

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YES on the teacher as another team hands in their answer, Isaac Uzzle wishes Levi Hawk and Micah Faircloth would hurry up.

The teams only had 30 seconds to answer each question.

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Woo Young Chung, 7 Korea

Benjamin Finlay, 7

U.K.

Dominic Fitzgerald, 7

U.K.

Caitlin Goh, 7

Malaysia

Wei Sing Goh, 7

Malaysia

Noah Graves, 7 U.S.A.

Caris Han, 7 U.S.A.

Kimberly Horton, 7 U.S.A.

Jessica Hsiao, 7 Taiwan

Joseph Hsu, 7 Malaysia

Sam Huang, 7 Taiwan

Neehar Kantimahanti, 7 India

Andrew Kim, 7

Korea

Kevin Kim, 7

Korea

Kathy Kirby, 7 U.K.

Tayla Kirk, 7 New Zealand

Lilian Li, 7 Korea

Jerald Lim, 7

“Please give to the Annual Fund to make the school better!” said Mr. Larry Chinn to all the parents who came to the Annual Fund Music Concert. As per tradition, Mr. Chinn asked parents to invest some money to improve the facilities of the school.

“The Annual Fund helped provide equipment that our school lacked and needed, like band instruments or gym equipment,” said Hank Wong. “It is necessary that we use the money donated and put it to a good cause, making the school a better campus.”

Students from two years ago remembered how the library transformed from a cramped and dusty space to a cool and comfortable studying place. And students from last knew how the chemistry room

changed from a dark and dirtylooking place to a bright, spacious, neat, clean, and probably one of the best-furnished classrooms on the entire campus.

The school, after receiving many complaints from students, decided to renovate the cafeteria, also known as Seaside Café, as one of the major annual fund projects.

“It’s really nice to see the school trying to make every aspect of itself better even if it’s just adding new ceiling fans in the cafeteria or adding the Asian set to both lines,” said Sarah Uzzle. “It shows that they want to do what they think is best for us students even if it’s just those small things.”

The administration also announced another new benefit called the Umbrella Sharing Pro-

gram, a project which ensured that students arrived to class on time without getting completely soaked on heavily rainy days.

“I think it will keep the high school dry for the most part when it comes to students’ going to classes and other activities,” said Katie Stevens, “especially for those few who have to travel all the way from lower campus to the high school lockers, which feels like it is on the other side of the world.

The elementary school received two new smartboards as a part of the annual fund project. “The smart board enhances student learning in many ways. One way is that there are many interactive tools that are useful for creating PowerPoints for lessons. It also allows them to be more engaged in Samuel Yeo

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each lesson as well as to have fun!

Plus, it enhances their technology skills,” said Ms. Jodi Petrie, the grade three elementary teacher.

Band students loved the annual fund as they received new instruments. “Getting a new instrument is like starting off on a clean slate.

Though my previous trombone was in good condition, a new instrument doesn’t have any wear and tear, making playing easier,” said Joe Merusi.

“Please enjoy the music,” said Mr. Chinn, walking down from the chapel stage and allowing the high school band to perform their music pieces. All the money that people had donated went to where the school needed it the most—and it all paid off. ­­­—By Samuel Yeo

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Malaysia

Gilbert Lister, 7 Indonesia

Michael Lo, 7 Malaysia

Alejandra Lopez, 7

Mexico

Daniel Munson, 7 U.S.A.

May Murugan, 7 Malaysia

Jonan Ng, 7

Malaysia

Yu Zhi Phuah, 7 Malaysia

David Png, 7 Singapore

Jessica Ross, 7 South Africa

Tim Sasse, 7 U.S.A.

Lorenz Scherf, 7

Germany

Jack Stevens, 7 Australia

Shoko Tezuka, 7 Japan

Grace Thompson, 7 U.S.A.

David Vriend, 7

U.K.

U.S.A.

Ayden Winsor, 7

Canada

Jeremy Yap, 7

Malaysia

Darian Yeap, 7

Malaysia

Sam Yeap, 7 U.K.

Andrea Yuen, 7

U.S.A.

Yeo Rin Yun, 7

Korea

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plash! A wave of water spills from the container, as Mr. Fred Colburn falls into the dunk tank. Students received the opportunity to dunk their teachers whenever the Annual Fund reached a certain set goal.

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unching on a small sandwich, Claudia Droegsler and Lucia Combrink enjoy lunch with their freshman buddies Yan Rong Tan and Shion Matsumoto. Students could not wait to check out the newly renovated cafeteria.

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Chrishan Abeyewardena, 6 U.S.A.

Nicholas Bishop, 6 Australia

Ellie Cheng, 6 Taiwan

David Chinn, 6 U.S.A.

Danielle Combrink, 6

S Matthew Lawrence and Hayli Mayo try to solve the crossword puzzle, Lawrence makes a joke to his partner by making up random words. Students enjoyed the mini games on the tables that StuCo provided as entertainment.

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aughing at the Chinese Santa, Chi Yuan Lo, Anita Nordenso and Shawn Kim stare with shock and awe at his antics. StuCo fused Western and Eastern styles, creating a unique Christmas celebration.

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U.S.A.

Jonathon Chinn, 6

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Netherlands

Chia Hoong Ewe, 6 Malaysia

Shion Fraser, 6 Australia U.S.A.

Rahul Gill, 6 Malaysia

Julia Girling, 6 U.S.A.

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Victoria Galang, 6

Tommy Han, 6

Ho, Ho, Ho, Lah!

Korea

Darren Heng, 6

Malaysia

Ke-Erh Huang, 6 Taiwan

“Can you guys please be quiet?” asked Chi-Yuan Lo in a ChineseMalaysian accent that caused everyone to erupt in laughter. On 3 December, high school students mingled at the first major, formal, social gathering of the year: the Christmas Banquet. Though all students enjoyed themselves to the utmost dressing lavishly, the freshmen delighted themselves in particular as the officially new inductees to high school.

“For us freshman, it was the first time that we ever attended a Christmas Banquet; and the Christmas feel wasn’t exactly present for a portion of the time,” said Hung Jie Song. “Considering that Christmas is flashy with lots of bright lights, the room itself was a little dark, giving a bit of a dull feel; but the twinkling rainbow candles in the middle of our table with the other decorations made it cheerful and bright.”

Each StuCo member invested 10 hours a week to bring to life this much-anticipated feast for the high school. “Preparing for the banquet was time consuming and tedious, for lots of details went into the event. In the end, however, getting to see everything come together paid off greatly, especially since everyone had such a good

Hinako Kawata, 6 Japan

Daniel Kim, 6 Korea

Hyun Ji Kim, 6 Korea

John Kim, 6 Korea

Louise Kim, 6 Korea

Peter Kim, 6 Korea

Maverick Kirby, 6

U.K.

Charles Lai, 6 Taiwan

Sarah Lee, 6 Korea

Chun Hong Lim, 6 Malaysia

Jessica Lim, 6 Malaysia

Asaka Mori, 6 Japan

Julia Munson, 6 U.S.A.

Moniysha Murugan, 6 Malaysia

Darsarath Muthaliar, 6 Malaysia

Ruby Noh, 6 Korea

Adrian Nonis, 6

Malaysia

Janmarco Nordenso, 6 Denmark

Susan Oh, 6 Korea

Jerald Ooi, 6

Malaysia

Tian Ooi, 6

Malaysia

Daniela Rana, 6 Nepal

Claudia Reeves, 6 U.K.

Jeong Yun Shin, 6

Korea

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Shione Stengele, 6

U.S.A.

Aaron Tan, 6

Malaysia Malaysia

Joshua Tan, 6 Singapore

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ere, try this pineapple,” says Rebekah Wiesner as Ben Weidemann and Reagan Mahoney race to get a bite of the fruit. Christmas Banquet at the Flamingo Hotel offered a variety of cuisines to students.

time,” said Amanda Leech, the administrative assistant of StuCo. The planners of the event felt proud of their masterpiece. “I really liked the decorations, even though the Santa and gingerbread man kept falling off, because the colors were vibrant and pretty, “said Evelyne Kiiza, a class representative. “I also liked our Chinese Santa, Chi-Yuan, because he was funny and made the night interesting and not super awkward.”

Innovative ideas brought fun to the students. “The ginger cookie and activities were really fun. We dressed up the ginger man by putting on gumdrops as buttons. I was surprised that my table was one of the top three,” said Joy Kim. “And also the food was really fantastic.”

Christmas Banquet gave opportunities for dorm students to have a good meal off campus at the Flamingo Hotel.

“I really enjoyed going to the banquet with my dorm brother, Chan Hee Park,” said Jamie Thompson. “It’s always a memorable time when you get to dress up and hang out with friends.”

“I thought that StuCo did a good job putting together CB. It was really original and interesting, and Chi Yuan was definitely a good twist to the usual Western Christmas theme that we see every year,” said Rebekah Wiesner.

“Thank you for coming to our banquet,” said StuCo president Nathan Peace, ending the night and sending everyone home.

—By Samuel Yeo

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uietly using her iPad, Sarah Lawrence checks her assignments with the DISCourse app installed. Seniors knew how to use the privileges given to them wisely by abiding to the “yellow light” regulations during free periods.

Yilin Tan, 6

Malaysia

Clark Thompson, 6 U.S.A.

Abrielle Winsor, 6

Canada

Alice Chang, 5

trutting on the stage, Ben Weidemann proudly displays his personal computer suit. To build excitement, the administration launched a “It’s Coming” campaign with Weidemann and Nathan Peace to introduce the iPads.

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Ayana Furumata, 5 Japan

Da Min Jang, 5 Korea

Esther Kim, 5 Korea

Seong-Min Kim, 5

Korea

Hannah Lawrence, 5 U.S.A.

Lauren Lee, 5

Malaysia

Linus Lim, 5

Malaysia

Suji Lim, 5

Korea

Xu An Lim, 5

Malaysia

Samantha Lopez, 5 U.S.A.

Yusoof Monawvil, 5 U.S.A.

Sin Ler Oo, 5

Malaysia

Natasha Palanivel, 5 Malaysia

Sofia Park, 5 Korea

Celestine Png, 5 Singapore

Alex Ruble, 5 U.S.A.

Jonah Smith, 5 U.S.A.

Mikaela Steinkamp, 5

Benjamin Unruh

U.S.A.

Sara Stoltzfus, 5 U.S.A.

Ian Tan, 5 U.S.A.

Hannah Trescott, 5

Malaysia

Jessica Vriend, 5

U.K.

Jeremy Worten, 5 U.S.A.

Jonathan Young, 5 U.S.A.

Elim Chan 4 Canada

Joseph Chandra, 4 Indonesia

Jordan Chang, 4

Malaysia

Sarah Chinn, 4 U.S.A.

Bernard Combrink, 4

Netherlands

Miranda Cruze, 4 U.S.A.

Elizabeth Horton, 4 U.S.A.

Da Ye Jung, 4 Korea

Jenny Kim, 4

Korea

Ji Xian Koay, 4 Malaysia

Rebekah Lee, 4 Korea

Andrew Lim, 4

Malaysia

Daniel Lim, 4

Malaysia

Heidi Mayo, 4 U.S.A.

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Every year, the school has acted as a pioneer in education. Known as the first school to use PowerSchool and the first to use Virtual High School’s courses in Asia, the administrators and school board came up with yet another innovative idea to surprise students again: this time with Apple’s iPad 2. Seniors, also known as “the guinea pigs,” expected this big experiment to entertain and reward them for all of their hard work throughout their high school career.

“I think it’s a good addition to our high school,” said Winnie Tan. “It allows us to take notes with Notability thus reducing quite a bit of paper. Although it’s not really completely integrated into the high school yet, I can see that in the years to come, everything will and can be done on iPads.”

Although the administrators came up with rules and regulations by using terms like “green light,” “yellow light,” “red light,” and “lights out,” seniors loved their iPads, carrying and protecting them as if they had somehow become attached to their bodies.

“The iPad has helped me to be able to get things done more easily in my study hall because I can work on a lot of my classes from it. It has also been good with helping me keep up with the news for American Government, and it keeps me in touch with everyone through e-mail,” said Nathan Guthrie. “I think it will help the school to be able to do different activities online that most would not have the chance to do with only two computer labs; it will also be much more convenient for

everyone with carrying books and keeping up with notes.”

Seniors also downloaded various addictive games like Temple Run, Jetpack, Muffin Knights, Angry Words, Tap Tap Radiation, Minecraft, and Dream League.

These “big men on campus,” fortunately, did not download only game apps onto their iPads but also used note-taking apps like Notability, Evernote, Meta Notebook, DNoteIt, Awesome Note, or Shakespeare apps that contained all of Shakespeare’s works from iBooks, where anyone can download free classics. Other popular apps included Adobe Reader, Dictionary, TapQuiz Maps, Fox News, Constitution, World Smallest Political Quiz, BBC News, The Presidency, and Doodle Buddy, for Mr. Mark Sasse’s classes.

“Let’s hope the iPad does not become iPadding to the true core of education,” said Mr. David Stengele. The benefit I’ve seen so far has to do with students’ using it as a means to take notes. Students who normally don’t use their notebooks to write in suddenly are typing in notes on their iPad. The problem has to be the addictive and obsessive hold it has on many.

It becomes the ubiquitous companion on campus, and students relate through their iPads rather than face-to-face.”

The usage of the iPad brought more learning, discipline, and enjoyment to seniors—and soon to every student in high school. With the iPad, the school once again led at the cutting edge of education in all of Southeast Asia.

—By Samuel Yeo

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Grace Moon, 4 Korea

Jerald Ooi, 4

Malaysia

Charlote Phalan, 4 Malaysia

Carly Thomas, 4 U.S.A.

Jai-Jie Toon, 4

Malaysia

Nathan Wiesner, 4 U.S.A.

Aaron Worten, 4 U.S.A.

Hannah Young, 4 U.S.A.

Shawn Acquoi, 3

Malaysia

Abigail Addink, 3

U.S.A.

Ruthie Allen, 3 U.S.A.

Kalia Brewster, 3 U.S.A.

Reuben Chan, 3 Canada

Harry Choi, 3 Korea

Abigail Dewhirst, 3 U.S.A.

Micah Faircloth, 3 U.S.A.

Hayden Girling, 3 U.S.A.

Will Girling, 3 U.S.A.

Levi Hawk, 3 U.S.A.

Tien-Erh Huang, 3 Taiwan

Jazzy Jenkins, 3 U.S.A.

Cade Johnson, 3 U.S.A.

Yebeen Kil, 3

Korea Korea

John Kim, 3 Korea

Yu-Min Kim, 3

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ielding his sword expertly, Nathan Peace gives Jordan Strong a few tips on fencing.

Peace played “Aragorn,” in the NHS induction ceremony production of “The Search for the Right Ring-Wielder” and Strong acted as “Faramir.”

Aragorn and Faramir had to figure out what to do, especially when they found the ring themselves and discovered that its powers, unless properly wielded, caused the wearer to break out into a sudden and unexplainable off-key song.

Audience member Sam Yeo said, “The part where Juliet [DeVette] began singing was definitely the most hilarious of all.”

“I was originally worried,” said Emily Brokaw, a writer of the script for the morning, “that people wouldn’t understand it, or that there would be too many references to the movie that would fly over their heads. But the audience responded very well, and we were more than happy because of it, knowing that it would make the inductees feel honored and special to be chosen.”

The high school teachers and already-inducted members themselves voted to induct the 15 juniors and seniors who represented the four required traits: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Current members, still garbed in Middle Earth-ware, scanned the crowds and delivered

their invitations, along with rings to commemorate the theme, to the inductees. Then, led up to the front and officially congratulated by adviser Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, one by one each signed the induction book and lit his or her own candle in significance of the event.

“I wasn’t really surprised that I was inducted—just because I saw my parents there,” said Yu-Ting Lin. “But if I hadn’t seen them, I would have been! I feel very honored to be included in NHS.” Lin and fellow seniors Keegan Ladner, Nicole Mauger, and David Toh received the honor of induction, as well as juniors Shion Beak, ChanYang Kim, Wesley Lee, Amanda Leech, Reagan Mahoney, Luke Martens, Xiao Leen Siow, Jake Smith, Kendall Thompson, Josh Thorne, and Ben Weidemann.

Middle school’s version, NJHS, happened on 30 March. Supervised by Mr. Luke Bullock and Mrs. Michele Trescott, the middle schoolers decided on a Pirates of the Caribbean theme, with Karsten Ladner playing a feisty Jack Sparrow and Sunny Kim and Tayah

Lee the distressed students who watched in dismay as he belittled the five traits. Able to “recover,” however, and explain their true meanings, Mr. Bullock followed after the crew and welcomed the 20 new inductees: Jarrod Chang, Kimberly Horton, Joseph Hsu, Ayden Winsor, Wen Chi Chen, Amanda Goh, Su Jin Hwang, Gloria Kim, Peter Lee, Sabrina Ly, Mary-Claire McIntyre, Emma Merusi, Joyce Oh, Nikita Pakiam, Chardin Stengele, Harrison Stevens, Sarah Tan, Angelene Woo, Cheryl Yeap, and Lexi Zimbulis.

And as Aragorn galloped off the stage, clippity-clop, clippityclop, Hung Ching “Gandalf ” Song, paved the way for the latest inductees as he announced their coming—the new generation of excellence-seekers.

—By Abbie Brake

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S Mr. Luke Bullock reads out the oath of NJHS, “Pirates” Karsten Ladner, Charlotte Combrink, and Isabel Girling, along with helpers Tayah Lee and Sunny Kim, recite it after him. The NJHS inducted 20 new members in addition to the previous six.

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Clippity-clop, clippity-clop. The hooves of the “horses” of the noble King of Gondor, Aragorn, and his brave steward Faramir, resounded throughout Middle Earth—sometimes known as the chapel—as they met in the middle of the tavern, or stage, and ordered a rousing round of Cokes.

Otherwise referred to as Nathan Peace and Jordan Strong, they played the title characters in the National Honors Society induction ceremony skit on 13 March with the adventure theme The Lord of the Rings.

Said Strong, “I loved playing Faramir, and the fact that we got to dress up in tunics and tights made it so much better.”

After Gollum’s girlfriend Monique discovered a second ring and planned to wreak havoc across the land and destroy the world,

Korea

Min-Song Ko, 3

Korea

Youha Lee, 3 Korea

Sumin Lim, 3

Korea

Rachel Poh, 3 Malaysia

Zoe Seevaratnam, 3 U.S.A.

Sophia Stoltzfus, 3 U.S.A.

Aria Tan, 3 U.S.A.

Joonas Tan, 3 Finland

Brad Thompson, 3 U.S.A.

Amie Trescott, 3 U.S.A.

Esther Tse, 3 Malaysia

Isaac Uzzle, 3 U.S.A.

Mycah Winsor, 3 U.S.A.

Alicia Anderson, 2

U.S.A.

Lana Brewster, 2 U.S.A.

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Canada

Becky Young, 3

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Ethan Chan, 2 Malaysia

John Chin, 2

Malaysia

Alex Fischer, 2 U.S.A.

Yong-Yu Huang, 2

Taiwan

Helen Jang, 2 Korea.

Jae Sung Kim, 2 Korea

Kaitlyn Ladner, 2

Malaysia

Rebecca Lee, 2 Taiwan

Catriona Lucas, 2 U.K.

Kaylee Nash, 2 U.S.A.

Christopher Ooi, 2

Malaysia

Andrew Thomas, 2 U.S.A.

Bethany Wiesner, 2 U.S.A.

Caleb Addink, 1

U.S.A.

Lydia Allen, 1 U.S.A.

Hajin Bae, 1

Korea

Joel Brassington, 1

U.K.

Adelina Chee, 1

Malaysia

Jackson Chicklis, 1 U.S.A.

Elijah Davis, 1 U.S.A.

Jasmine Hassan, 1 U.S.A. U.S.A.

Christopher Jang, 1 Korea

Cara Johnson, 1 U.S.A.

Malaysia

Owen Lai, 1 U.S.A.

Joseph Lee, 1 Korea

songs like ‘One Way,’ ‘Ever Me’ and ‘Shout Your Fame,’” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw.

The 45 minute X-blocks gave Ambassador members time to get to know each other as more than just acquaintances.

“Being able to play amongst fellow schoolmates for the purpose of giving glory to God would be my favorite aspect of Ambassadors. It helped me strengthen my relationship with God and branch out to people I wouldn’t normally hang out with,” said David Toh. The cast members not only learned how to practice efficiently with each other, but to take the time to focus on God. Bending over her case as she carefully disassembled her saxophone, Brokaw felt content over how well practice had gone that evening. Excited about the rest of her Friday night, she locked her case and made her way to the band room.

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elicately placing her fingers on the keys, Joy Kim plays “Shout Your Fame.” Complimenting each other with their musical talent, the Ambassadors created a harmonious place to worship.

rasping her ukulele in both hands, Sarah Lim reads the scripture projected on the screen.

Differing from the typical worship band, the Ambassadors played a variety of instruments.

HUNG CHING SONG

Beatrice Ku, 1

HUNG CHING SONG

Rebekah Hurlbut, 1

Opening up her saxophone case, Emily Brokaw began to assemble her faithfully used instrument. The members of Ambassadors played a variety of instruments, such as the typical worship band instruments like acoustic and electric guitars, drums, piano, vocals, to unique instruments like the ukulele and alto and tenor saxophones.

“It was neat to be able to play my Ukulele while I was in Ambassadors the first semester since it gave me the chance to use my particular skills to worship God with what I can offer,” said Sarah Lim. On normal practice days, the Ambassadors met every Friday during X-block. On the days before performances, however, they would practice till 6:00 p.m.

“We held a Christmas and Easter Praise and Worship this year. We also had performances in local churches such as Saint Georges, and the Batu Ferringhi Community Baptist Church.

During our X-block’s we practiced

Karthik Narayanan, 1

Malaysia

Rishon Pillai, 1

Malaysia

Sahana Selvaraja, 1

Malaysia

Kaya Sights, 1 U.S.A.

Taewoo Song, 1 Korea

Elliot Steffen, 1 U.S.A.

Kiri Stengele, 1

U.S.A. U.S.A.

Jordan Suen, 1

U.S.A.

Maria Thompson, 1 U.S.A.

Shamierrul Uswath Khan, 1 Malaysia

Karis White, 1 U.S.A.

Oliver Whitten-Ooi, 1

Australia

Moriah Winsor, 1 Canada

Lauren Worten, 1 U.S.A.

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OUTHS opened wide, Keegan Ladner, Katie Stevens, Jennifer Vo, Xher Rael Choo, Becky Kong, and Eunice Um sing during Praise and Worship. The Ambassadors performed on 2 December for a Christmas performance.

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Kanon Yamaguchi, 1 Japan

Himani Alagan, K Australia

After school finished for the day on 28 November and 7 May, students from elementary, middle, and high school flocked to the chapel to watch or take part in the piano recital. With two sessions each­—one at 4:30 in the afternoon and the other at 7:00 in the evening—students had the flexibility to join in.

Through continual practice, and playing songs that challenged them at a higher level, students reached the point of sharing their musical talents by performing before an audience. Though some students feared performing in front of a crowd, they still gave testimony to the fact that it benefited them in boosting their confidence and their will to play better.

Ariana Anderson, K

U.S.A.

Miya Casci, K U.S.A.

Mark Dewhirst, K U.S.A.

Kyla Faircloth, K U.S.A.

Westin Gallando, K Philippines

Hugo Hallberg, K Sweden

Lyric Hawk, K U.S.A.

Kotaro Hiruma, K Japan

Ha-Eun Jeon, K Korea

Yun Kil, K Korea

Alyssa Lam, K Hong Kong

Jonathan Lam, K Hong Kong

Jooha Lee, K Korea

Shi Bin Lim, K

Malaysia

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earing the end of her piece, Eunice Um plays the final notes of a piece called “I’m Just A...” composed by Yiruma. Keeping herself composed and poised throughout the piece, she displayed her skill and swayed the audience.

Ruben Morf, K Switzerland

Trevor Nichols, K U.S.A.

Jeremiah Orr, K U.S.A.

Jonathan Park, K Korea

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Calvin Perkins, K

“The song I played was full of emotion, and it expressed the romantic feelings of the era it was written in,” said Roc Wu. “Music is more than just notes. It is a story with feelings attached to it.”

“I have big problems with recitals. It was really good for me, because having an audience helps me to seize the moment and thus play even better,” said Juliet DeVette.

Wu and DeVette later played a duet together in a bouncy piece called “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky.

“The piece was very upbeat, and it was quite enjoyable to play with a duet partner,” said Wu. Concluding the evening by conveying her appreciation for all who performed, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw announced the names of those who had officially achieved higher levels and asked all who had taken part in the recital to rise for one last round of well deserved applause.

—By Dylan Frans

U.S.A.

Noella Seevaratnam K U.S.A.

Zhong Xi Tan, K Malaysia

Kyle Tang, K Malaysia

Kalista White, K U.S.A.

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Drew Worten, K U.S.A.

Emily Yeng, K Malaysia

Zachary Yuen, K Hong Kong

Kyra Brewster, P4

Abbie Brake

U.S.A.

Owen Chicklis, P4 U.S.A.

Elizabeth Choi, P4 Korea

Paul Davis, P4 U.S.A.

Ting-Yi Huang, P4

Taiwan

Jae Youn Kim, P4 Korea

Cai Ying Lim, P4

Malaysia

Suyoung Lim, P4 Canada

Luca Mignatti, P4 U.S.A.

Juan Moon, P4 Korea

Laura Nadapdap, P4 Indonesia

Kiera Nichols, P4 U.S.A.

Patris Phalan, P4 Malaysia

Anya Shanmugabalan, P4 U.S.A.

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ith a smile on his face, Will Girling plays “On with the Show” by Alred. After Mrs. Valeri Brokaw’s opening speech, Girling’s piece started the evening session with a gleeful beat.

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t the end of the afternoon session, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw offers a concluding speech to congratulate all players. A total of 41 students played in the first-semester recital.

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One Starfish at a Time

Jesse Tan, P4 Finland

Gabriella Uzzle, P4 U.S.A.

Charlotte Whitten-Ooi, P4

Malaysia

“One day the sea washed thousands of starfish on the shore. A little boy saw this, and he started throwing starfish, one by one, back into the ocean, trying to make a difference,” said Emma Logan, a representative from the NGO Cambodia Love, to the high school chapel audience. “Although it seemed like his efforts were futile, he was making a difference for that one starfish.”

“Each of us are too caught up in daily activities, which is why we tend to forget service. It’s a pity, because it’s actually in the act of service that the most important lessons in life are learnt,” said Hung Ching Song.

With life filled to the brim with hectic activities, going the extra mile in service often got pushed down to a lower priority. People just didn’t have enough time to sit down and ponder on how to change the world and the passion to make a difference often simmered down before anyone ever took the first step.

“Okay guys, we got this!” yelled Sam McIntyre, jumping on a tree and swinging an ax.

Joe Merusi, in his effort to earn the Eagle badge of honor, organized a service project on Pearl

Rio Yamaguchi, P4 Japan

Janice Yap, P4

Malaysia

Sheryl Yap, P4

Malaysia

Teo Yoon, P4 Korea

Daniel Blom, P3 South Africa

Asha Cain, P3 Australia

Rachel Dewhirst, P3 U.S.A.

Ella Mignatti, P3 U.S.A.

Joshua Morf, P3 Switzerland

Jonathan Ooi, P3

Malaysia

Matthias Seevaratnam, P3 U.S.A.

Charles Swayne, P3 U.S.A.

Sean White, P3

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ATIENTLY, David Tse explains the answer of a Precalculus question to Danae Frentz. Peer tutoring provided benefits to both parties as teaching integrated the concepts taught.

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HILE laughing at one of David Toh’s jokes, Marco Lee paints the upper edges of the wall. A group of students, led by Mr. Tom Miller, worked together to repaint Hillside Baptist Church.

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ITH smiles on their faces, Mrs. Jill Girling, and her children Will, Hayden, and Julia run across the basketball court with their new made friends. Mrs. Girling organized a basketball camp open to local students every Saturday over several weekends.

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it’s really not about how much you grow as a person, but about seeing other people grow and being a part of showing God to them.”

“Although it’s often good to have major projects to make a difference and create an awareness, service doesn’t always have to come through huge events,” said Mrs. Girling. “Sometimes it just involves building relationships in our daily lives, reaching out and touching people around us, and walking by example. Sometimes that is truly the best service one can do for another.”

Indeed, service did not come to those who only waited for opportunities to descend upon them, but it came to those who went out of their way to take the initiative.

“And if we take the first step and start making a difference— like the little boy who threw one starfish in at a time,” Logan concluded, “others, too, will follow.

Then, we can truly change the world.”

—By Charissa Tan

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Hill with his peers. Together, they became involved with the local community, working together to clean bunkers, hack trees, and clear out a designated area to create the beginnings of a park.

“Dwayne [Lourdes]! Hurry up and pass the paint!” yelled Jeffrey Hsiao. Lourdes and Hsiao worked together to repaint the staircase walls of the Hillside Baptist Church. Mr. Tom Miller led a group of students to repaint the church inside out. Although the task seemed relatively simple, it touched the lives of the locals.

“My hope is to break down the boundaries between our community and the others in this country. It takes effort to learn their culture and their language, but it’s only through this that we can properly share Christ’s love with them,” said Mrs. Jill Girling who also taught several classes in local Malay schools.

“AWANA, Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed, stands to spread the truth of God. Every Saturday, I lead worship, teach Bible stories, and help the children memorize Bible verses. I love it because the children enjoy worshiping God; they sing only because they want to,” said David Tse. “In the end,

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Mrs. A Sulojana A/P Ayaroo (Mala) Housekeeping

Mrs. Susan Allen, B.S. English 7

With only seconds left to spare, Juliet DeVette tumbled out of the car and raced down the stairs to lower campus, hurtling through Mr. David Stengele’s classroom door just a split second before the bell rang.

Everyone had his or her fair share of hectic, blustery days, when life feels overwhelmingly busy. Tests, projects, quizzes, and homework filled up every empty space on the agenda. Bare necessities of survival like food and sleep fell at a lower priority to getting the towering pile of work completed.

“We as human beings are always on the go. We would spend our week trying to get our work done, and then we spend our weekend trying to have fun,” said Uncle Joe Young, “but having fun does not mean resting. We need rest.”

Dropping by school on Sunday afternoons to visit dorm students or to play basketball in the gym, day

Mrs. Ang Gaik Cheng (Adeline) Finance

Mrs. Apryl Siemens Ang Dorm Assistant

Mr. Balasubramaniam A/L Mariappan Security

Mr. Balu A/L Perumal Kitchen

Mr. Bascaran A/L Rajamanikam Gym Maintenance

Mrs. Annami Blom, B.Ed MS Art

Mr. Barend Blom, M.S.Ed.

eLearning Coordinator, Online Administrator, VHS Online Teacher, Physical Science, Swimming

Mr. Jonathan Bollback, B.S.

Spiritual Life Director, Bible 9, 11; Student Council Adviser, Wonderland Adviser

Mrs. Julia Bollback, B.A.

Volunteer Reading Ass’t. Kindergarten, First Grade

Mr. Branzizky Francis A/L Kanasamy Maintenance

Mrs. Brandi Brewster, M.S.

Preschool 4

Mr. Brian Brewster, M.A. H.S. Principal, Art 8, Swimming

Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, M.M.

Music 5, Band 6, Beginning Band 7-8, Junior Band, MS Drama, MS Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Ambassadors, Intermediate Musical, Senior Class Adviser

ITH the waves of the ocean crashing in the distance and the cool morning breeze on her face, Ji Won Park finds rest in solitude. In the midst of life’s waves, students found it soothing to spend time alone.

students found themselves unable to enter school grounds because of a special closed campus policy. “The school tries to allow students to get rest and stop working on the Sabbath day,” said Aunt Cheryl Young.

Evelyne Kiiza, Nathan Peace, and Joyce Lee took advantage of these two hours of total silence by resting and sleeping. Sam Yeo and Abbie Brake found the time extremely useful to finish off homework without distractions or social obligations.

“Having two hours of peaceful rest on Sabbath day to spend time with God or your roommate or just to get some physical rest in the quiet setting of the room is very helpful,” said Jennifer Park.

“It’s good that it’s compulsory because it forces you to stop or to catch up on work or sleep,” said Brake. It’s a way to come before God and just to be at peace and remember that He is in control.”

At times when days felt hopelessly restless in the whirlwind of life, students have found that quiet reflection and sweet silence works wonders in a broken spirit.

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Mr. Luke Bullock, B.A. Algebra I, Pre-Algebra, Math 7

Ms. Catherine A/P Saminathan Administration

Mr. Cecil Fernandez Security

Mrs. Ailee Chan, LLB

Bahasa Melayu I, II; Malay Specials K-4

Mr. Harold Chan, B.Sc.

MS SAT, ES Reading Assistant, Library Assistant, Cub Scouts

Mrs. Lilian Chan, B.Ed. Grade 1

Mr. Chelliah A/L Periasamy Security

Ms. Chew Li Ying Finance

Mrs. Debbie Chinn, M.A.

English 9, Honors English 9, English 11, Forensics

Mr. Larry Chinn

Mr. Chong Ying Keat (Joel) Finance

Acting Director

Mrs. Patricia Combrink, B.Ed

Elementary PE, Swimming KICs Clubs

Mr. Bob Davis, M.S.

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Mr. Fred Colburn, M.Ed.

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Director of Development, Boy Scout Administrator, SAT Leader

Grade 6, Ass’t. Coach Varsity Girls’ Softball

Mrs. Missy Davis, M.S.

Mrs. Lori D’Cruz, B.S.

Preschool 4, Brownie Girl Scouts

Mr. Jim Dickert, B.S. IT Specialist

Mr. Durkeswaran A/L San Dhamani Kitchen

Mr. Chance Edman, B.A.

Elementary Math, GS Village, Var. Boys’ Volleyball, Swimming, Varsity Boys’ Softball, Youth League Baseball

Mrs. Valerie Edman, B.A.

Kindergarten, ES English Club, Picket Fence, Community Garden, Readers’ Theater

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MILING happily, Eun Hyo Chang plucks the sweet melody of his favorite song while his dorm siblings Nicole Mauger and Nathan Unruh enjoys the calm music. Dorm students often found relaxation in spending quality time together.

UL L ED into Shakespear e’s world of poetic monologues, Abbie Brake dozes off silently on the carpeted floor of her room.

Students found the allotted quiet time on Sundays extremely restful and relaxing.

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For the Prize

Mrs. Heather Fischer, M.A.

ES Principal, Curriculum Coordinator, Bible 10, Forensics

Mr. John Fischer Facilities Coordinator

Mr. Francis Xavier Security

Ms. Jasmane Frans, B.A. (Honours in Education) Grade 2, Forensics Head

Mr. Gerard Colvin Estrop Security

Mrs. Jill Girling, B.S.

Chemistry, Physical Science, AP Chemistry

Ms. Joyce Goh

ES Music, Rhythm Band, ES Choir, HS Choir

Mr. Jason Hall, M.Ed.

Spanish I, II, III; World Religions, Old Testament, Varsity Girls’ Football, Varsity Boys’ Basketball, Advanced Merit Diploma

Mr. Jonas Hawk, M.A. Jackson Dorm, Sailing Club

Mrs. Mary Hawk, M.A. Jackson Dorm

Mrs. Jan Hogan, BSN

School Nurse, Tennis Team, Junior Class Adviser

Mr. Jon Horton, B.S.

Ed Tech Coordinator, Junior Class Adviser, X-block Media Mania, Lego Robotics

Mrs. Lori Horton, B.A.

Grade 5 Math, ES Librarian, Technology Aid/HS Library, Junior Class Adviser

Mr. Rick Hurlbut, M.A.

Christian Apologetics, Issues of the Christian Life

Mrs. Intharani A/P Munusamy Kitchen

Mr. Jayaprakasan Narayanan Security

Mr. Jeganathan @ Christopher Security

Mrs. Becky Jenkins

Chandler Dorm Parent, Senior Class Adviser

Mr. Eddie Jenkins

Chandler Dorm Parent, Senior Class Adviser

Mr. Jeston John A/L Arulandoo Kitchen

Mrs. Kalawathy Pakkiathai Housekeeping

Mrs. Kang Saw Ee (Claudia) Administration

Housekeeping

Ms. Khoo Kim Kee (Amy) Administration

Ms. Kim Min Lee Finance

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Mrs. Khatijah A/P Velloo (Mimi)

“I was chased out of a Chinese restaurant not long after I came to Penang,” started Jasmine Stoltzfus, to which the audience responded immediately with a burst of laughter, “just because my family tried to give the waiter a tip.”

Aside from the typical red or navy blue gown and high school diploma that each senior received on graduation day, the school presented another option to those who wanted to stand out from the crowd. By attaining the Advanced Merit Diploma (AMD), the students would wear a multicolored cord at graduation along with receiving a higher certificate of recognition and honor. But, the prize demanded a challenging price.

Six high-achieving students stood up to the challenge of the AMD—Dino Chiu, Roc Wu, Keegan Ladner, David Tse, Ji Hun Moon, and Stoltzfus. Their mission, beginning in the second semester of their sophomore year, required them to complete 10 hours of non-school related service per semester, to produce a product based on research, to write a 10page paper, to assemble a portfolio, and to give a 30-minute presentation on their chosen topic

by the end of November in their senior year.

In their endeavor to find a topic worthy of research, the students searched the place where all successful people spark their first flame: the underlying passion of the soul. Their passions and Godgiven talents revealed ingenious ideas that astounded the audience, demonstrating the creativity and unique individuality of each.

“I chose to research on Medieval Siege and Warfare because I’m really interested in history,” said Chiu, who led the audience into an interesting expedition through the Middle Ages.

“I composed a symphony as my product because my passion is in music,” said Wu. Another passionate musician, Ladner, composed an original blues piece of music and performed it on the piano in front of all, much to the delight of the audience.

Interested in pursuing medicine, Tse self-constructed first-aid kits. He had noticed the lack of these kits around the school, which led him to place them strategically in the newly built chemistry room as well as the maintenance department. “It took me a long time to

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ITH a roll of medical tape in hand, David Tse presents his product, a number of firstaid kits. His passion in medicine led him on the quest to thoroughly explore the constantly adapting world of emergency first aid.

HOWING the audience his construction, a ballista, Dino Chiu expounds on the mechanics of his siege warfare machine. The differing products created greatly impressed and riveted the attention of the attendees.

find the materials, but Health class with Mrs. [Carla] Loehden really helped,” said Tse. Moon brought an international touch into his presentation by introducing the literature of his native language. “People are missing out on Korean poetry,” he said.

For his product, Moon interpreted never-before-translated poems from Korean to English to share this literature with the audience.

Similar to many third-culture students always on-the-go to a new country, Stoltzfus had faced times when it seemed tough to adapt to a new culture. Tired of confusing cultural clashes, she invested in an informative blog to prevent others from future possible embarrassments. Stoltzfus brought into the presentation a cultural touch with her thoughtful research and insight on Chinese etiquette, informing the audience, with a comical touch, the do’s and don’ts of living in a country with Chinese culture.

“I found her presentation very informative as it taught me many things that I never knew about,” said Abbie Brake.

With a spark of creativity and lots of hard work, these six students completed their mission and conquered the challenge. They completed their presentations accompanied by loud cheers and applause. The value of the prize definitely outweighed the price.

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Mr. Nathanael Klassen, B.A. Computer Science, Senior Class Adviser

Mr. Kunasegaran A/L Venkatasan Security

Mrs. Alisa Lawrence Volunteer Helper Grade 4

Ms. Leow Ah Mooi Administration

Mrs. Lim Ah Chai Housekeeping

Mrs. Lim Chit Mooi Housekeeping

Mr. Steve Liss, M.Ed.

Algebra 2, Athletics Director, Varsity Girls’ Football Ass’t. Coach, Varsity Girls’ Softball Ass’t. Coach, Track and Field Ass’t. Coach

Mrs. Carla Loehden, M.Ed.

MS Health, HS Health, HS Health Online, MS Study Skills, MS Intramurals, Grades 5-6 Girls’ Volleyball

Mr. Loh Sin Choon Security

Mr. Kerry Mahoney, M.Ed.

HS Concert Band, Adv. Band, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, Values & Decision Making, Found. of Christian Faith, Var. Girls’ Football Ass’t.

Coach, Junior Class Adviser, Scoutmaster Troop 222, B-ball Ref.

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Games and Goodies Galore!

Mrs. Robin Mahoney, B.Ed.

Preschool 3, ES Art, Junior Class Adviser

Mr. Manimaran A/L Kuppusamy Kitchen

Mrs. Mary Michael Aloysius Housekeeping

Mr. Brian Merusi, M.S.

Special Services Coordinator, MS Integrated Technology, , Staff Rep. to School Board, Boy Scouts, Var. Football Ass’t Coach, Senior Class Adviser

Mrs. Tibbett Merusi, M.Ed. Grade 6, Senior Class Adviser

Mr. Tom Miller, M.A.

AP Calculus, Physics, Algebra

Mr. Muniandy A/L Ramasamy Kitchen

Ms. Lisa Munson, M.S.

ES & MS PE, KICs Coordinator, Varsity Girls’ Volleyball, Community Garden Club, Team Soccer Coordinator

Mrs. Nagamal A/P M. Doraisamy (Rose) Housekeeping

Mrs. Barbara Nichols, B.S.

College and Testing Coordinator, Design & Purpose

Mr. Nick Nichols, B.A.

Industrial Arts, Sub Teacher Coordinator, Peer Tutor Coordinator

Ms. Heather Nichols, M.S.

Assistant Dorm Parent for Jackson & Ziemer Dorms.

Mrs. Liza Nichols, B.A.

Foundation Art, Advanced Air, Master Studio, AP Studio Art, Grade 8 Art

Ms. Ooi Huey Fern (Lilian) Volunteer Assistant Grade 3

Mr. Brandon Orr

Spiritual Life Assistant, Sailing Club

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ith his mouth wide open, David Toh prepares to gobble dumplings bought from the Taiwanese section. The Food and Fun Fair had Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese, Malaysian, American, and other Western food for sale.

“The Food and Fun Fair is a time to hang out with not only people that you know but people that you don’t spend very much time with as well. It gives you a place to eat and converse with people. My favorite dish was the dumplings because I love the flavor and the ‘amazingness’ of them, and I just don’t get them that often,” said Katie Stevens. “Like for me, I spend time with my friends, but when school events come around it is cool to see little kids running around and people playing ultimate [Frisbee] and soccer.”

Parents always brought their best dishes made with their finest cooking skills to attract more customers. Different nationalities meant different kinds of foods, and students loved the variety.

“The Food and Fun Fair is for you to experience some of the many different nationalities that we have on our campus. I guess that sometimes you don’t really notice the variety we have at Dalat until the Food and Fun Fair comes. People say that their own moms make the best food, so we get to try all of their great dishes!” said Rebekah Wiesner, who always made sure she got some of her mom’s cooking during the event.

A truly important and enjoyable event for dorm students, the Fair also provided a chance to eat food that the cafeteria did not cook. “I love kimbap because it is a delicate blend of rice, yellow radish, sausage, egg, and cucumber that all mix together in your mouth to create an Oriental culi-

nary masterpiece merged together,” said Nathan Peace.

The Food and Fun Fair not only provided foods from different regions of the world, but also gave an opportunity for students to play with their friends, gathered together in groups. Parents too, without wasting any of their time, prepared fully to make new friends.

After several hours of busy eating and socializing, the heated atmosphere died down as parents started to pack their things to leave, teachers returned to their respective homes, and students made promises to hang out with their friends again the next day, ending the entertaining and enjoyable night with laughter.

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Ms. Symphony Ooi

As soon as the end-of-school bell rang, students, totally disregarding classes and grades, ran out from their classroom and headed towards the coupon stations, where they exchanged their cash to the currency of the day. They immediately filled the basketball court and lined up to buy their favorite foods. The event, prepared by the Parent Teacher Organization, provided a chance for everyone —students, teachers, and even parents—to spread their potential as social butterflies.

Mrs. Christina M. Orr, B.A. Grade 4, KIC’s Club

Mrs. P. Muthammal A/P Packeery @ Rekha Housekeeping

Mrs. Anne-Marie Pagee

Community Service Hour Coordinator, Care & Share

Mr. Bob Pagee

Human Resources Coordinator, Friday Night Gaming, X-block Dancing, Cub Scouts

Mrs. Palany A/P Ganapathy Housekeeping

Mr. Perumal A/L Govinda Maintenance

Ms. Jodi Petrie, B.S. Grade 3

Mr. Ponamudi A/L Valaithan Maintenance

Mr. Rajeen A/L Mareemuttoo Maintenance

Ms. Ramasamy A/L R. Govinda (Sammy) Maintenance

Mr. Ravindran A/L Moses Maintenance

Mrs. Lydia Roberts

Development Coordinator/Graphics, Sub. MS Art

Mr. Sangaran A/L Ramu Thaver (Susu) Maintenance

Ms. Joyce Saraswathi Preschool Helper

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Mrs. Saroja A/P Supramaniam Housekeeping

Mrs. Karen Sasse, B.S. Grade 3

Mr. Mark Sasse, M.A.

Geography, American Government, SEAS, Media Literacy, Varsity Girls’ Softball, Drama, RTL Players

Mrs. Bonnie Sawatzky, B.A. Special Services

MS Principal, ESL Coordinator, Var. and JV Girls’ Volleyball, Ass’t. Coach Var. Boys’ Softball, Rosetta Stone Coordinator

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s a wet sponge flies towards Joseph Hawthorne, Alex Fischer readies to launch his second throw. The Food and Fun Fair brought entertainment and excitement to the elementary and middle school students.

hrowing a tennis ball at the strike zone, Jeremiah Orr tries to break his old score as Zhong Xi Tan waits his turn.

Chan-Yang Kim and other juniors helped take care of each station for the younger kids to play.

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Mrs. Shantel Seevaratnam, M.A.

Kindergarten, Girls’ Scouts Troop Leader

Mr. Jason Selvanayagam, B.Sc.

Ass’t. Chapel Coordinator, Industrial Arts, Floorball

Mrs. Mary Sheddan, M.S. HS Librarian, ESL

Mrs. Lisa Smith, M.A.

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LAYING air guitars, Mr. Karl Steinkamp competes in the funniest performance against Mr. Bran­­­­­don Orr during the StuCo event, “Friday Night Live Show.” Students enjoyed seeing the other side of teachers outside the classroom.

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ID I do this wrong?” asks Marco Lee, while Jeffrey Hsiao, Yu-Ting Lin, and David Toh inspect his work. AP Calculus students stayed after school to ask Mr. Tom Miller questions about a quiz they had taken.

Grade 1

Mr. Travis Neal Smith, Jr., M.A.

Social Studies 7, 8; JV/Varsity Basketball, “We Believe” Committee, MS Retreat Planning Committee

Mr. Jonathan Steffen, B.S.

SAT Leader, X-block Community Outreach

Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp, M.S. Mr. Karl Steinkamp, M.S.

Director, Media Literacy, Varsity Boys’ Basketball, Boy Scouts, SLT, SMT

Mr. Joel Steinkamp, B.A.

MS/HS Special Services, Book Club, MS Boys’ Football

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ES Counselor, Girl Scouts Council Leader, SST, SMT, Child Safety Team

Mrs. Akiko Stengele

Serving for Life

Preschool 3 Teacher’s Ass’t., KIC Elementary Swimming

Mr. David Stengele, M.A.

English 10, English 12, SAT Prep, Speech, Eagle’s Eye, ACAPSTIAM (Dalat Literary Magazine), Forensics

Mr. Sundaraj A/L Rangasamy H.R.

Mr. Sundram A/L K. Ramasamy Security

Mr. Nick Sutherland, B.Com.

Elementary Computer, Swimming, Forensics

Mrs. Monica Tan, M.S. Earth Science 8, Biology

Mr. Shien Tan, B.B.A.

Admissions Coordinator, Commodore, Dalat Sailing Club, Calligraphy

Mrs. Eunice Teoh, M.A.

Mandarin I, II, III; AP Chinese and Culture; Chinese Brush Painting, Rosetta Stone Online

Mrs. Bethany Thomas, B.S. Guidance Counselor

Mr. David Thomas, B.S.

HS P.E., HS Fitness, MS PE, Varsity Boys’ Football

Mr. Thurairaj A/L A. Pawadai Pillai Administration

Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, M.S.

Honors English 10; AP English 11, 12; Journalism 1 & 2; Eagle’s Eye; Reflector; NHS; Junior Class Adviser

Grade 5, JV Boys’ Football

Mrs. Michele Trescott, B.S.

Bible 8, Intermediate Drama, Hebrew Dance Group

Mrs. Tung Seok Yeng Finance

Bible 7, Science 7 & 8, Open Lab, Astronauts’ Club, Orienteering

Mrs. Gayle Tyas, M.A.

Research Skills, HS Library, ES Classroom Support, Passport Club

Mr. Scott Uzzle, M.A.

MS Coordinator, MS Counselor, JV Boys’ Basketball

Mrs. Terresa Uzzle, M.A.

Precalculus, Geometry

Ms. Valliammah A/P Karpaya Library Assistant

Mr. Vgekumar A/L Mareemuthoo Kitchen

Mr. Victor Lim Maintenance

Mr. Vijay A/L Sambantham Mudaliar Security

Mr. Voon Wei Ming Maintenance

Mr. Peter Vriend, M.Sc.

Grade 2 Classroom Assistant

Mr. Brian Weidemann

Jaffray Dorm, Residence Supervisor, Deputy Director, Security Supervisor

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Mr. Mark Trescott, M.Ed.

Every morning, seniors in English class stormed into Mr. David Stengele’s classroom to enjoy a small chat before the bell rang. “Did you hear what happened yesterday?” “Have you read the book?” or even “Do you want to sleep over in my room this weekend?”

Students loved their teachers and the time spent with them.

“One day in 1995, my husband called me from work to say he felt God prompting him to look at overseas teaching jobs. Our pastor told us to check with the Christian and Missionary Alliance headquarters to see if they needed music teachers at any of their schools, and Dalat needed one. That’s how God first brought us here,” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw. Each teacher had his or her own interesting and unique story that not many people have ever heard.

Surprisingly, teachers love using social network sites to socialize with their friends. “I love Facebook because it allows me to keep up with hundreds of former students,” said Mr. Steve Liss.

But Mr. Stengele disagreed.

“Facebook is the killer of traditional forms of communication, but great to keep in touch with the gory details of everyone’s life.”

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ITH mouths open wide, Mr. David Stengele and Mr. Steve Liss eat cookies as a snack at the beginning of a divisional meeting. Teachers enjoyed homebaked cookies and brownies at teachers’ meetings.

Teachers also played games and sports and read during their free time, very unlike what most students imagined. They lived their lives to the fullest, too. “If [I am] in the States in the summer, I go to a lot of baseball games. In addition to that, I love to write. I wrote my first novel over the summer, and I continue to write all kinds of things,” said Mr. Mark Sasse.

Teachers often dumbfounded students by appearing in front of them in some unexpected ways.

One Sunday, dorm parents and assistants went to a CPR training class to learn how to prevent the worse possible circumstance that might happen in the dorm. Mr. Jason Hall, well-known for his love for football, came to Jaffray Dorm to look after the students and played Football Manager 2012, with Jordan and Justin Strong, Sam Eckman, and Luke Martens.

Each teacher came from a different background and had a different past; students may not have known all of their teachers’ stories, but they did know one thing for sure: these men and women came with a vision for students and passion in their loving hearts.

“No, what happened?” “Yeah, that book is a good book,” and “No, there is no way I am going to sleep over in your room!” replied Mr. Stengele to each of his students. The chit-chat continued until 8:20 bell announced the start of another regular school day. ­­—By Samuel Yeo

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Mrs. Valerie Weidemann, B.A.

Jaffray Dorm, Residence Supervisor

Mrs. Melodee White, M.S. World History, U.S. History

Mr. Russell Wiesner, M.S.

Human Resources, Development, PTO Liaison

“Uncle Joe [Young], our bathroom light is out!” reported Shawn Kim to his dorm dad.

“Really? I will send a request to the maintenance,”replied Uncle Joe. Dorm students received services from the national staff whenever they had problems that they needed to fix. Even though students did not know much about them personally, they knew of the efforts that they dedicated to the school. The campus functioned only because of their passion-driven efforts to serve.

“The maintenance crew is very efficient in the sense that they resolve problems as soon as possible.

Whenever something is wrong, they will appear and fix it without any problems,” said Yu-Ting Lin. “I can’t even imagine what our school would look like without them!”

The maintenance crew not only fixed problems in the dorm but also looked after the whole school with patience and care.

Students also enjoyed the presence of the staff responsible for maintaining the appearance on campus. “[The cleaning crew] are

Mrs. Sharla Wiesner Pre-4 Volunteer Aide

Mr. Yeoh Chee Keong (Rex) Kitchen

Mr. Doug Yost, M.A.

AP Psychology, Digital Media Production, Bible, eLearning, Drama

Mrs. Marsha Yost, B.A.

Information Processing, Developmental Psychology, Personal Psychology, PowerSchool Admin., Administrative Counselor

Mrs. Cheryl Young, M.A. Ziemer Dorm

Mr. Joe Young, M.A.

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tirring the pot full of chicken, Duke and Balu prepare for lunch. The kitchen staff dedicated 15 hours per day to keep all 500 students and staff fully fed at lunch and dorm dinner.

so sweet! Every morning when I greet them, they greet me back,” said Amanda Leech. “They also keep our campus clean and tidy!”

Dorm students and day students alike knew of the kitchen staff’s zeal in upholding the proper standards of nutrition. “I appreciate their dedication to us because they get up at four in the morning every day just to prepare our lunch on time. Also they come to work every day be it raining or sun-shining to feed us. I really love their dedication to the school!” said Ben Unruh. The kitchen staff worked from early morning until late evening to keep students and staff fully fed.

Some dorm students who had greater attachment to the national staff often sought them out for spiritual advice or just to chat.

“I’ve gotten to talk to Ms. Kala a lot and, through listening to her stories, I’ve come to respect her a lot,” said Chan-Yang Kim. “She has such strong and solid faith in God; and every time I talk to her, I’m just reminded of how strong a mother’s love is.”

Although students didn’t always understand what happens behind the scenes, they acknowledge and recognize the national staff’s efforts and appreciated their dedication in serving everyone on campus.

—By Samuel Yeo

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alking on the phone, Catherine patiently answers questions coming from all places, including teachers, parents, and outsiders. Office staff Amy and Catherine also signed seniors out for lunch everyday.

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racefully handling the lettuce, Intharani prepares salad for lunch. Kitchen staff always spent much time to prepare the salad bar with lettuce, corn, tomatoes, beans, cheese, peppers, cucumbers, and carrots.

s Ravi stands in front of his truck and smiles at Jonathan Ooi, Pre-3 students walk back to their classroom. The yard crew exchanged greetings with passing students and teachers every morning and afternoon.

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“WE need to have another barbecue party like last year’s before everyone leaves for Christmas break,” Joseph Kim declares to Dylan Frans over some drinks at Kopitan’s. When feeling at a lost of what to do, students occasionally traversed the overpass to grab a snack or a drink at a local restaurant or stall across the street from school.

“The movies are so ridiculously cheap here compared to Taiwan!” exclaimed Jeffrey Hsiao.

“They are cheap compared to Korea, too, and just practically anywhere in the world!” affirmed Joseph Kim. Rather than secluding themselves in a reclusive corner to bury their heads in textbooks or staying over at dorms to compete in an extreme DotA or Starcraft tournament, students made the most out of the fact that they attended an overseas, international school to create everlasting recollections.

On weekends, middle and high school, and sometimes even elementary, students often visited the Golden Screen Cinemas in Gurney Plaza to enjoy movies at a cheap rate of nine ringgit.

Aside from movies, students also ate out at local hawker food centers. Bak kut teh, laksa, and nasi lemak sated their hunger and teh ais, soya bean milk, and kopi peng quenched their thirst. And for their sweet tooth, ais kacang, cendul, and cin cau stuffed them full.

Occasionally, some even ventured up the windy road to Batu Ferringhi to search for cheap goods, where an endless lane of roadside stalls overflowed with odd knickknacks.

On weekdays, seniors, with their unique privilege of eating out during lunch blocks, journeyed across the overpass to grab a quick meal at Hillside, SAB, or Rooftop.

All of these individuals activities contributed to the making of cherished memories that students will everlastingly look back upon.

REMINISCING about a book she read as a child, Charissa Tan presents Being Happy, by Andrew Matthews, to Yee Pei P’ng at the MPH Book Fair.

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The underlying message beneath every topic revolved somehow around God. “Just being able to hear the different opinions of people on “In order to make a girl feel loved, boys have to initiate first,” said Katie whatever topic it may be was really helpful,” said Sam Yeo. “Like I learned that Yu-Ting [Lin] would rather Stevens with definitive assurance. a person be blatantly truthful than tell a Not long after the conclusion of MEW, comforting white lie.” in order to provide for the cultivation of “I thought our talk about finances was really deep discussions, Pastor Jonathan Bollback interesting because it was something extremely called for the formation of what he dubbed practical,” said Yeo, “especially since I knew just ALFA Cells, which stood for “Ask, learn, about nothing before. One of the things that I and find answers.” learned was the difference between a credit card Unfortunately, the overly hectic schedules and a debit card. Another thing would be the of students prevented all but one group from benefits of a savings account.” gathering. This single ALFA Cell, led by Mrs. “I really like the way we run the ALFA Cell Valeri Brokaw, comprised of roughly a dozen because I honestly feel like I have the freedom seniors and met every Tuesday in the evening to say whatever I want and not be judged for it,” for a span of two to three hours. said Dylan Frans. “It is a rather unique kind of “I really love having the seniors at my a gathering. house,” said Mrs. Brokaw. “It’s so nice to have So temporarily setting aside their schoolwork, a relaxed environment to talk about whatever the group of seniors utilized this freed up time pops up in your head. And for me personally, to receive and impart knowledge and wisdom with the seniors about to graduate, I am just through deep discussions. really glad that we get to spend some quality ON the receiving end of a deep conversation, “Just don’t forget that girls have to—in time together.”

Their discussions covered a broad span Roc Wu and Sarah Hwang listen as fellow turn—respect the boys for everything to work of topics, inclusive of practical financial seniors discuss the issue of homosexuality. out,” Yeo reminded Stevens. management, the importance of tact, At ALFA Cell gatherings, students had the And with a smile, Stevens responded, differing love languages, the responsibilities opportunity to discuss anything they had “Agreed! But boys definitely have to express their —By Hung Ching Song love first!” of a boy and a girl within a relationship, on their mind.

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Reports warned of a tsunami later on in the night, causing Gurney Drive to close down and people rush to areas away from the seaside.

“I had to stay in my friend’s house because my mom didn’t want to take the risk,” said Andy Goh. “I was on my bed about to take a nap, and for a moment I was like, The school, immediately after receiving the official report of the why in the world is my bed shaking, and why is my closet making earthquake and tsunami warning, set to the task of evacuating any noises that it usually doesn’t?” said Katie Stevens, laughing, “then after students and teachers from lower campus to higher ground. “The Journ. a while I just went to sleep.” room is the perfect spot for a tsunami hit; what if it floods and all our Although some people had a calm, indifferent yearbook pages are lost? Then everyone won’t first reaction to the earthquake that hit Penang have their yearbooks!” wailed editor Hung on 11 April, others ran down from tall buildings Ching Song, forced to evacuate. seeking safety. “I was hanging out with my Thankfully, no tsunami hit; and as the skies friends at the cinemas in Gurney Plaza when cleared, and the seas calmed, people returned the earthquake struck,” said Hung Jie Song. to their carefree lives. “I thought this meant “Practically everybody in the theater started that we would have an extra day of holiday. screaming, and people ran out in an attempt to But they still made us come back to school!” escape the building, spilling drinks everywhere said Christina Kim12, jokingly. and jamming elevators and escalators.”

“Thank goodness it didn’t happen during The approximately 8.6 magnitude the senior lock in,” said Mrs. Valeri Brokaw. “It earthquake originated off the coast of Aceh, would be horrible to have everyone evacuate.”

Indonesia, sending tremors across the ocean to The earthquake hit a day after a final senior Penang. This caused a huge panic amongst the class lock in in the chapel on lower campus. locals and foreigners alike, afraid of a repeat “I had some good friends in Indonesia and of the 2004 tsunami that hit the island after family in Thailand, so I was really worried a 9.2 magnitude earthquake. about them; but when everything was over I The recent earthquake hit on a public felt peace. I was thankful that God kept my national holiday set for Malaysia’s king’s “FOR a moment I thought I was having a heart attack; friends and family safe,” said Stevens. coronation. Thus, most of the students went I couldn’t understand why everything was swaying!” Though the world rocked, when the sun said Hung Ching Song. Grabbing a mug from Mr. John off campus to their favorite hot spots such “Tommy” Tompkin’s shelf, Song filled it with water and shone again, everyone breathed easier. as Gurney, Straits Quay, Tesco and so on. set it on the table to see if the water would sway.

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overly cliché. Boys often complained to one another making general statements along the lines of “Buying a gift for a girl is like impossible!” or “What does a girl need anyway?”

And the hassle of having to match their dates’ dress color with an “This is like really, really bad! JSB is like in less than a week, and I still appropriate button up shirt or tie didn’t exactly provide comfort but don’t know what to get for my date!” cried David Toh to Yu-Ting Lin rather produced additional stress. and Hung Ching Song.

Eventually, the majority of the male students, after giving up all hope “Don’t worry, man,” assured Song. “I still haven’t got for anything on receiving any worthwhile tips from their fellow male colleagues, Charissa [Tan] yet either. Let’s just go to Gurney sometime this opted to ask their dates’ close girlfriends for advice on what to buy, week.” which usually resulted in much better advice.

As all boys knew, when CB (Christmas But even with the awareness of what Banquet) and JSB (Junior-Senior to buy, another issue arose that also Banquet) loomed closer and closer, the resulted in much complaint: money. male students became extra nervous and With an extremely limited budget, sensitive around their dates, hoping that boys often had to empty their wallets they wouldn’t ask questions like, “Have to buy whatever extravagant gift you bought a gift yet?” or “Have you seemed best. found a matching tie?”

Regardless of all the sufferings that For many, the answers to those the male students went through, it questions would have resulted in all seemed worthwhile the moment negative consequences as most boys they saw the ecstatic looks upon their procrastinated in buying their absolute beautiful dates’ faces. necessities until the final moments.

“OK! I have decided! I am going “But now that I really start to think to get her a gigantic pink teddy bear!” about it, what on earth should I get for said Toh, with rising excitement in his Charissa?” Song asked Lin and Toh. voice.

For boys, and perhaps for girls, “And I will get Sarah [Lim] a Pink finding the right gift caused much inner “SO, seriously speaking, what do you think I should get for Jennifer Panther!” said Lin, leaving only Song to turmoil, especially as the standard of [Park]?” Dylan Frans asks Charissa Tan. As proved by psychological decide on what gift to buy. chocolates and a teddy bear became studies, boys and girls think on totally different planes.

—By Samuel Yeo

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In a high school that contained fewer than 200 people, students found it extremely hard not to overhear rumors that followed the banal format, “Did you know that so-and-so is dating soand-so?”

The administration did not let this issue slip by their watch as they dedicated an entire section in the student handbook to clearly state what classifies as a wholesome relationship between a boy and a girl.

Sadly, even so, the truth revealed that, regardless of how much effort goes into attempting to prevent it, both students and teachers alike heavily scrutinized the act of dating as evidenced by statements such as “I heard that senior is going for that freshmen girl” or “I heard their parents won’t allow it” and even sometimes “They violated the three second rule!”—which stated that no two people of the opposite sex could embrace each other for a span of time greater than three seconds.

For those that liked to keep S E C R E T LY w o r k i n g o n a n everlasting relationship, Charissa everything at an arm’s length Tan and Hung Ching Song pretend away, they believed that the school to be “just friends.” The couple spent comprised of a too curious bunch hours together “working” in the of inquisitive individuals. journ. room on the yearbook.

But others recognized that this inquisitiveness actually made the school blessedly unique as it showed that students genuinely cared for one another. Putting all the thrill aside, in no way could anybody have so engrossed themselves into another’s life without feeling a sincere, earnest thoughtfulness for the other Moreover, the administration only hoped for the best for the student body. Even though students often criticized their methods as tyrannical, no other effective method existed to ensure the welfare and safety of all students, at the same time maintaining the traditional Christian stance on dating.

So in the end, though a miniscule number of rumors sourced from ill intentions, the majority of questions asked originated from the benevolent hearts of the students and the adminstration.

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Cambodia, the dress I ended up buying turned out to be like the second one I tried on!” said Sophie Ly. The internationally bought dresses provided the night with a taste of all the different cultures of the school.

“Should I wear the purple or pink dress?” asked Amanda Leech to “I got my JSB dress when I went shopping with my mom in America. I didn’t really know what I was doing, Ina Park as she desperately sought the answer to so it was nice to have her with me. At first I wasn’t her quandary. really sure about the dress, but once I put it on The question of whether or not the perfect I knew that it was perfect!” said Jackie Ashkin. dress for the JSB had been chosen resounded in Even the adult women joined in on the craze almost every girl’s heart. However, she worried of JSB shopping with all the squeals and even not only about the dress, but also about what stress of searching for just the right pair of high kind of jewelry would match best, how high heels or pieces of jewelry. the heels on her should be, whether she would “I went to the shoe department with my have enough time to get ready, and how soon son Jake [Smith] to buy shoes that ‘spoke to should she schedule appointments for her hair me.’ After shopping for a while, I finally found and nails. them and bought them right away!” said Mrs. “When I was in America, I went shopping Lisa Smith. “This year I wore an outfit that I with my aunt because I know how stressful it already had in my closet from previous years,” can get to shop in Malaysia. I have to say, it took she explained. a really long time to find my outfit! I looked in The different styles of outfits—from floor about 20 stores, and it was in the very last store length dresses, to sequined tops—every girl that I found my dress. Not to mention it was brought her own style to the Trader’s ballroom. about the fifthieth dress I had picked from the After receiving advice from Park, Leech looked selection in the last store. I wouldn’t say it was at herself in the mirror and felt satisfied with her love at first sight, but I did know that it was the decision to wear a pink dress. She started to relax right dress to buy,” said Emma Chinn. her wound-up nerves, only to have a sudden For the lucky handful of girls, it didn’t take a very long time to find the dresses they were CAREFULLY putting on black high heels, Abbie realization: “Now I need to find the right color Brake compares which pair she likes more. During looking for.

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Everyone knew—though many liked to deny—that with how contemporary society functioned, these exams served as a gauging factor in predicting a student’s potential success rate in life.

As such, a good number of students often holed themselves up in “We are seriously going to have to get to sleep early today so that we their rooms using what little free time they had to peruse stack upon can wake up early for the test tomorrow,” said Yu-Ting Lin to Abbie stack of preparatory books for these tests. To achieve the ideal score, some even went out of their way to take the exam for not only a third Brake on a Friday night.

The majority of juniors and seniors that wished to go on to higher but also a fourth and perhaps even a fifth time.

But regardless of all the horror stories told by students about all of education in the Western world faced the mentally arduous trial of these tests, the students boast a completing the infamous rather impressive average in all of SAT, which stands for the them. For example, the average “Scholastic Aptitude Test” SAT score fell at roughly 1700, a {and not “Stupid Annoying rather high number considering Test”), and or the less famous the typical average situated itself ACT. Additionally, for those at about 1500. who fell under the category of So though the majority ESL, the TOEFL also played of students sincerely hated the role of a major stressor. taking any of these exams, they Of course, the existence of the recognized the importance of more optional AP Exams and them in transitioning on to the SAT II also loomed over college or university and, as students’ heads. such, did their best in facing The powerful force of them head on, making the standardized tests even went school proud of their efforts. as far as to haunt sophomores “Right!” affirmed Brake to with the PSAT and the rest of the school with MAP Testing, SKIMMING over an SAT preparatory book, Yu-Ting Lin quickly flips through the pages as Lin. “But before that, let’s play a supposedly better alternative he ensures that he recalls all the basic Algebra II concepts for the math section of the test. a quick game of Cranium to to the previously used ancient Teachers advised students never to cram for a standardized test the night before because de-stress!” apparently psychology showed that it has no beneficial effects.

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dancing, singing, playing games, and watching a movie. We all had a great time. One unfortunate thing was that the class was split into cliques, which made doing a group activity hard. If we had another lock-in, I would expect much more than the previous one.”

For many, high school became a battlefield that prepared them for a All in all, class events helped the freshmen bond with each other bigger one. But nothing prepared the freshman class for what they while finding their footing in high school. would face in the fall. The freshmen, faced with a significantly higher “High school gave me a wider range of knowledge and opened me workload and unfamiliar people, also had the opportunity to make up to the real world, independent of my parents’ protection,” said Andy new friends. As Jennifer Yook rightly put it, “It’s like going from ice Kim. Many would say that high school helped them better understand creams to steak. One’s nice and easy to swallow, and the other takes how to make wise decisions that involved time management, choosing classes, and habits. “Having to make all these choices matures you. I’ve some time getting used to.”

Even with the task of settling in and getting used to new surroundings, found that I’ve really grown as an individual over the course of this past year,” said Yook. the freshmen enjoyed lock-ins, High school, significantly class parties, and, of course, different from middle school, the Christmas Banquet. The opened up new opportunities banquet provided students and truly allowed students with a unique opportunity to to challenge themselves. Too dress up and spend time with many people thought that high their friends. Freshmen enjoyed school looked like a difficult the chance to get to know mountain to climb, but it served people they wouldn’t normally as a journey in life, a road into interact with. adulthood.

The lock-in allowed them On a lighter note, in to spend more time getting to comparing high school and know their own class and having middle school, Cindy Chiem fun. Said Seung Won Beak, stated indifferently: “There is “The lock-in was awesome. It none really. They're still making was really great to spend time class 2015 enjoy their lock-in in the chapel. Sangjoon Lee played music while the you learn stuff.” with my class from night till THE freshmen listened. Other activities included playing dodge ball, singing, and watching a —Shaikha Shahtaj morning by playing dodge ball, movie.

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even went out of his way to prepare a plastic bag for the camera on the off chance that some sort of terrifying accident might occur.

“OK, I am ready,” stated Song after a deep sigh.

“Don’t forget to pull on the red handle when you are on your way “If I die, please tell my mother that I love her, tell my brothers that, back,” one of the locals reminded him. even though I was mean, I still love them, and tell Tommy that I told And within a few seconds, Song took off into the air, soaring high him that this was a bad idea,” said Hung Ching Song pessimistically. in the sky.

Up in the air, hanging onto the parachute that looked something “Oh! And please, please make sure someone finishes the yearbook!” like a hangman’s noose, Song Song, while walking to the started rapidly taking pictures of Rainbow Paradise Hotel, told his the beautiful campus. Even though fellow Journalism companions that the boat moved at a steady and he worried that going parasailing decent pace, Song set his camera might not work best for his plan settings at a high shutter speed of taking a panoramic shot of the and high aperture in order to get whole campus with his Nikon as many high quality pictures as D70. But even so, he had to try it possible. out.

Half way through his journey, And so, for the haggled down Song noticed his other fellow price of rm60 after some persistent Journalism classmates—Charissa bargaining, Song bequeathed Tan and Dylan Frans—and his everything he had on him— big boss—Mr. John “Tommy” including a set of chapel keys, Tompkins—waving at him from his phone, loads of papers related within the school grounds, cheering to Journalism work, and some him on for his courage. money—to his companions before “It really wasn’t as bad as I made stating his final will as the locals it out to be at first,” said Song after asked him to don a life jacket. in the air, Hung Ching Song, yearbook editor, furiously snaps away landed safely on the beach. “And I Worried that he could potentially SUSPENDED with his Nikon camera to catch as many pictures of the campus as possible in the drop into the ocean because of a two passes in front of lower campus. Song planned to use one of the pictures he got some great pictures!

—By Samuel Yeo malfunction with the boat, Song took for the final page in the 2012 Reflector.

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movie on the spot rather than beforehand.

“Though I guess it is kind of wise to check out the ratings of movies before going to watch them,” said Hung Ching Song, “personally, I hate doing that because it more or less ruins the whole entire thing.”

Every year, one of the biggest concerns for students, aside from general But in general, because of the fact that most students couldn’t school life, revolved around the industry of entertainment. Dozens find anything else particularly enjoyable to do at Gurney Plaza or of students constantly updated themselves on the latest news about Queensbay, watching movies at the Golden Screen Cinemas, at a cheap rate of roughly 11ringgit, became a practical necessity. current or upcoming movies.

“There is like absolutely For example, Jordan Strong nothing to do in Gurney!” decided what movies he would complained Jeffrey Hsiao. “Unless and wouldn’t watch based on the you like to sing karaoke, the only IMDB ratings online, a thorough other thing to do there is watch database filled with details about movies.” practically every movie ever “I find it interesting how we produced. usually complain about how there “You should definitely get is nothing to do at Gurney but, in at least some information on the end, a few of us always somehow any movie before you go watch end up there after some empty it,” said Charissa Tan, who had discussions,” said Luke Martens. experienced doing otherwise.

“And all we do there, aside from The Dalat Movie Reviews in the eating and perhaps RedBox, would weekly newsletters—though having be to watch movies.” desisted from labeling movies as Every year, dozens of movies “acceptable” or “unacceptable” come and go; however, students will towards the end of the second never forget the great movies—The semester—also served as a good Avengers, The Hunger Games, and information source for movies.

So m e s t u d e n t s t h o u g h , POSING to match the poster of Will Smith from Men in Black III, Jennifer Park Sherlock Holmes 2—that they had preferred to enjoy the thrill of stands resolutely still while Yee Pei P’ng points and laughs at her expression. Students watched in that year.

—By Samuel Yeo finding out everything about a typically went out to watch movies during Friday nights and Saturdays.

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breakouts amongst students on campus.

“To name a specific genre I favor is an extremely hard question,” said Joel Kirk. “I get inspiration from so many places, from jazz to fusion to Indie and to metal.”

Indie, rock music, dubstep, electro, house, hip-hop, rap, metal, “I like 80’s rock because it’s not something you hear everyday,” and all the stuff hipsters love combineed into different tastes of explained David Toh. “It’s upbeat, and it keeps me going. I also listen music. Not everyone on campus listened to all these, but most had to Disney songs from my childhood.”

Nostalgia always gave a feeling like no other emotion. Disney songs definite tastes.

Old 80’s music and soundtracks also fit into the equation, and when brought back favoured memories of scenes when Simba learned the a teacher heard a student walking past and rocking to a golden oldies meaning of Hakuna Matata and when Captain Li Shang trained his army to become stronger men in Mulan. tune, it always brought back the feeling of delightful nostalgia.

“I like rap and rock music because it has a message,” said Rick “I enjoy listening to an array Brake. of music. My iPod is an utter Music expressed things that contradiction,” said Winnie Tan. someone’s own words could not. The “It’s either chill acoustics or hard core lyrics carry messages about love, loss, rock music, nothing in between.” and life, with which they could choose Those walking around the campus to strongly agree or not. Students in the found new songs from different school based their choices in music on people. The Bombay Bicycle Club this reason and found gratification in held a common interest amongst their choice. a small group of people as an The world of music offered a lot “Indie” band. of choices, artists, and genres which Since seniors received their new everyone could choose from. Some artists iPads, hearing music coming out possessed great popularity, whether in of the small speakers after school a certain class of students or a certain became a regular occurrence. dorm or a certain group of people; and Radio songs like Katy Perry’s in the Ziemer Dorm computer lab, Nathan Peace strikes up unique blend of tastes in music existed “Firework” and even songs from CHILLING some chords on the guitar as Rick Brake instructs him on what to play as he High School Musical served as hits skims the internet for songs. Students in the dorm had an extremely diverse throughout the school.

—By Dylan Frans for regular spontaneous karaoke taste in music that even spanned beyond language boundaries.

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“It is seriously no joke about how bad seniorities strikes right after spring break,” said Hung Ching Song. “I just felt like everything that I was doing in school was so meaningless. It just shows how important “I just don’t want to do anything anymore!” complained Jeffrey Hsiao incentive is to motivation.” to Marco Lee. “Stupid senioritis!”

The higher caliber classes that expected students to dedicate more As with every year, a majority of the senior class suffered greatly time and effort—such as AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP under the agony of senioritis, the symptoms of which included sitting Calculus, AP Physics, and Journalism—became the bane of students’ around doing nothing and staring lives. And not only the hard classes but aimlessly off into space, both of which also the more basic and simple classes fell under the broader category of caused much agony. general apathy.

As far as any medical, Mr. David Stengele often felt psychological, or technological extremely frustrated with these “living advancement has explored, not a single dead” students, who had dismissive cure for this disease exists. attitudes towards everything in class

Of course, students knew better and either procrastinated to the worst than that. They all knew, deep down degree or simply just didn’t get their inside, that if they pushed themselves work done. hard enough, they could finish the The worst case of seniorities race strong. And for a select few struck like a pandemic immediately students, they did persevere to the end, after spring break for, at this time, a aceing their classes at the same time majority of the seniors had received still juggling multiple extracurricular their letters of acceptance from activities. colleges and felt like they had

“But you know what? We are so accomplished all that they needed close! After AP exams, we are practically to in high school. Only a select few done with school!” said Hsiao with to the best of her ability not to doze off while doing her students, whose colleges required ATTEMPTING required reading of Brighton Rock, by Graham Greene, for English 12, reinvigorated enthusiasm to Lee. “So them to send in a second transcript Nicole Mauger fights to stay awake. When suffering from senioritis, even just one last push to the end!” report, felt bound by potential issues the incentive of getting a good grade didn’t serve as much motivation.

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“It’s kind of nice to have Burger King finally here although I’m a bit sad too because it’s only this past year that they’ve had it,” said Abbie Brake. “Even though Burger King is more expensive than other fast food restaurants, the food is still better; so it’s totally “Hey Shawn [Kim]! Can you get me a double cheeseburger set with a worth it.”

Coke?” asked Rick Brake when he spotted Kim ordering McDonald’s Nevertheless, the other fast food franchises of McDonald’s, KFC, and Subway still proved great hits among the students. on his cell phone.

Often, dorm kids and students in general would order fast food so “It’s almost become a tradition to get Subway every Sunday for they could munch away on french fries and hamburgers while sipping dinner. When we discuss which restaurant to go to, we always settle on Subway. I’m so glad that there is a new Subway Coke on a lazy afternoon. Once someone placed at Gurney Plaza and Sraits Quay because it makes an order, usually for a group of five plus students, going there a lot less difficult!” said Ina Park. the lot of them simply sat back and waited an Not everyone, however, shared the same love average of 30 minutes for their precious meals for fast food. to arrive.

“It’s obnoxious and has no benefit for your “McDonald’s is really cheap and convenient,” body whatsoever,” said David Toh. “Furthermore, said Roc Wu. “I just wish that there was a it is even more expensive than regular food such as healthier fast food restaurant that delivers, such local cuisine. It’s basically paying more money to as Subway maybe. Now that would be perfect!” kill your body. In reality, it sometimes isn’t even Fast food restaurants also provided the option faster than normal restaurants.” for students to eat a decently priced meal while Some people, though fully aware of the hanging out at the mall. It also allowed them to negative effects of fast food on their body, catch a quick meal if they only had a few minutes continued to indulge solely based on the tastiness left before having to catch movie showing or of the food. attend some other engagement.

Brake’s appetite felt fully sated after finishing The options of fast food restaurants in Penang—aside from the standard McDonald’s, HOLDING her Spicy Chicken McDeluxe in one his double cheeseburger meal. He gathered up all KFC, Subway, Pizza Hut, Dominoes, and U.S. hand and a straw in the other, Joy Kim enjoys her his trash from the table and made his way to throw McDonald’s meal while sitting comfortably in the Pizza—had a long awaited addition—that of dorm. Dorm students enjoyed the convenience of it out in the rubbish bin.

Burger King at Precinct 10—during the lapse of the delivery system by ordering meals in groups “Oh, man, was that good!” exclaimed Brake. during the weekends.

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admire the way he openly expresses his Christian faith in public.”

“Not to forget that he also shares the same last name as you, YuTing,” remarked David Toh in a joking manner.

Other features included the heated game of American Football. The Through all that happened in Champions League and English Premier Super Bowl gave the hopeful New England Patriots a chance to gain League football—with the defeat of Real Madrid against Bayern F.C., revenge against the New York Giants after their defeat in a previous Sergio Ramos’ stellar shot that ski-ed over the crossbar, and Chelsea’s Super Bowl. With a marching band for pre-game entertainment and a draw against Arsenal—all of this resulted in a final between Chelsea and range of singers and stars performing during half time, the glamorous Bayern Munich. For those who followed football and supported either setup of the Super Bowl held many attractions, which made American of these teams, major excitement ensued from this event. For example, football such a beautiful event. Unfortunately the Patriots lost, and the Luke Martens expressed his fandom for Chelsea’s achievements through Giants walked away with a repeated victory.

“The Super Bowl was my favourite game,” said Rick Brake. “On a charging around campus barefoot screaming the name in pride.

Ways to stay up to date on the activities of their favourite sports professional level, the game was pretty intense.” teams and players included simply reading online articles, playing online Whether someone liked football, or American Football, one could always hear students talking about fantasy sports games, and grabbing the sports throughout the year during opportunity to watch a game whenever different seasons. It came in the form it appeared on television. of a high school student expressing his Students also anticipated an intense fandom and hopes for his favourite combination of different teams for the football team and also in the form of a NBA playoffs. Yu-Ting Lin looked teacher arguing with a student as to why forward to these intense series of events he thought the Lakers had a better run as he explained the highlights of all his for the upcoming playoffs. favourite games as well as speaking of Regardless of all that, though, his favourite player, Jeremy Lin. the love of sport always served up “It’s cool to see inspiring figures like something that everyone could relate Jeremy Lin play in the NBA,” said Lin. “There’s not one team that I support, ANTICIPATING Fernando Torres getting ready to make his first goal, to. Sports truly made up a part of a Peace, David Toh, and Rick Brake watch closely as Chelsea takes community in which people gathered but when players are concerned, I Nathan victory against Barcelona. Watching the game on TV in the dorm brought admire Jeremy Lin because of the way these students together to relax. Though Toh did not follow sports, he together to enjoy themselves.

—By Dylan Frans he behaves on and off the court. I also still watched out of curiosity.

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Boys & Chick Flicks On Friday nights, once every few weeks, several huge and smelly beings crept into the students’ rooms in the dorm. These students, each with a pillow and blanket in hand, secretly blended in to the surroundings.

“Did you bring it?” inquired Joseph Kim after having entered the premises of Room 7 in Ziemer Dorm.

“Yes, I did,” replied Hung Ching Song in a whisper. After quickly joining some mattresses together and setting up his laptop, he announced grandly, “We are all to go. Let’s watch Pride and Prejudice!”

“No!” cried Yu-Ting Lin, horrified by the suggestion.

These Jane Austen diehards, inclusive of Kim, Song, and Nathan Peace, couldn’t wait until the appearance of Ms. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.

“I am seriously so excited!” exclaimed Peace, with a grin.

On this specific incident, the group of boys finished watching Pride and Prejudice in all of its RESTING comfortably on a random mattress thrown on the floor of one of Ziemer Dorm’s rooms, Yu-Ting entirety and fell in Lin, Nathan Peace, and Hung Ching Song watch with love with the plot. excitement as the plot of Pride and Prejudice unfolds. Sleepovers in Aside from watching sappy movies at sleepovers, boys the dorm usually also liked to talk about life in general. occurred on Fridays when students had more freedoms. Though dorm parents graciously allowed day students to sleepover in the dorm, they required that the guests follow standard school rules for the time they stayed.

Oftentimes, dorm students would crash in other dorm students’ room. For example, David Toh and Jordan Strong often crashed in Lin’s room, only a short distance away, whenever they could.

Whenever any of these sleepovers occurred, students would often utilize the time as a chance to discuss different topics such as plans for the future. This provided them with an opportunity to form relationships with stronger bonds.

Later on in the following day, Kim, Song, and Peace gathered again to watch an additional special clip from Pride and Prejudice, knowing for sure that they would one day revisit the movie again and recall all the good times they had.

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kitchen helpers, it helps them take greater responsibility for personal and dorm space. It [also] helps them learn the value of cleaning up after themselves and providing a clean environment for others.”

The most disagreeable part of any morning might come when one Shouts of “Good night!” and “See you tomorrow!” echoed through find’s one cup has accrued peanut butter smudges because of a sloppy cleaning job or that the dish pulled the lounge as most dorm stuout of the cupboard still has remdents ambled off to bed. The nants of Alfredo sauce on it. light of the lounge, however, Joy Kim said, “I like kitchen remained on. In a few minutes duty because then, the next time, the quiet had settled down to I’ll be able to eat a clean plate.” a few buzzing mosquitos and Jordan Strong agreed, saying, the gentle clatter of plates as “It humbles you; I like the feeling kitchen helper Rick Brake put of making something grimy, clean. them away.

It’s a sense of accomplishment.”

He shelved empty glasses As Uncle Joe pointed out, the of all colors—blue, pink, orbenefits of serving in the dorm ange, purple—and dried plates as a kitchen helper extended and cups. Afterwards, taking a well beyond the task itself. Brake washcloth, he wiped the table said, “You learn domestic qualiclear of toast crumbs, Tabasco ties that you wouldn’t learn anysauce smears, and blobs of jam. where else. You prepare for the As a required part of dorm real world.” life, kitchen helpers rotated in As the last of the dorm stupairs each semester to give the dents trickled off to bed, Brake national staff and their dorm paused and surveyed his and his parents a relief from work as partner David Toh’s work. Satiswell as giving them better attitudes of service. Said Uncle Joe DISH towel in hand, Rick Brake wipes the bowl clean as a part of his duties. Every dorm fied, they turned the light off and Young, Ziemer dorm parent, student had the chance to serve as a kitchen helper alongside a partner for at least one headed to bed as well.

—By Abbie Brake “When dorm students serve as week per semester.

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“Hey, Dylan [Frans], I’ve got an idea!

Hung Ching Song, brimming with a new day’s enthusiasm.

No b o d y e l s e , a s i d e f r o m a Journalism student, could have possibly comprehended what Song meant when he said, “Let’s try out this place.”

“Wait, slow down, Hung,” Frans said in a trembling voice. “You absolutely sure you want to try out this place?”

“Of course!” affirmed Song confidently. “Why on earth not?”

And with that said, he walked straight into the shop, with Frans trailing his footsteps. Not five minutes later, after failing to sell an advertisement, the two of them waltzed depressingly out.

“Guess that didn’t work out so well.

Onto the next one!” Song announced, in an attempt to gather his spirits again.

Ad selling for the yearbook consumed whole Saturday mornings and afternoons, and (sometimes) in the end “journies” only managed to sell less than a handful of advertisements.

The top three common rejection sayings included: “We will call you back later,” (which they never did) and “Sorry, the manager is not in,” (where do they disappear to anyway?) and “No,” (which usually caused the most internal turmoil).

“I am so tired!” cried Frans. “Let’s take a break, Hung!”

Let’s try out this place!” said After walking down a street going in and out of shops for roughly 30 minutes straight, Song had to admit that they needed to take a break.

Each Journalism student had a target of 1200 ringgit worth of advertisements to cover the costs for the color pages of the yearbook. The yearbook staff often dedicated Saturdays and sometimes even certain holidays to accomplish this feat.

They usually gave up sleeping in time and the chance to socialize with friends in doing so.

Though they knew quite clearly that not everyone would realize and recognize the time and the effort they committed to ad selling, they felt contented knowing that they could include color pages in the book: this time, the whole senior section would be in four-color.

“OK, let’s continue marching forth!”

WITH a surplus number of contracts and price sheets scattered on commanded Song. the tables, Hung Ching Song stamps the school’s latest information “Yes, boss!” replied Frans wearily, in a on an additional contract. When selling advertisements, aside from dressing up, Journalism students had to carry a business card, multiple somewhat rejuvenated voice. contracts and price sheets, last year’s Reflector, and pen.

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“Whoa! We are finally in Bangkok!” exclaimed Joseph Kim. Walking into the arrival area of the Suvarnabhumi International Airport with Dylan Frans and Hung Ching Song, it took them all of a few seconds to spot their fellow classmate Jordan Strong and his father, Mr. Steve Strong, waiting to pick them up.

Frans, Kim, and Song enjoyed a good portion of their spring break in Bangkok, Thailand, sightseeing, shopping, touring, and devouring a variety of Thai cuisine. Staying at the Christian and Missionary Alliance’s Guest House, they also bumped into Justin Strong, Raymond Pow, Joyce Lee, Esther Kim11, and Jennifer Park.

Aside from the lot of people that decided to visit Bangkok, other students also wanted to make the most of their spring break by doing something different.

As a group, Christina Kim, Charissa Tan, Winnie Tan, and David Tse, along with “HEY, you should try ordering the fried their families, decided to take rice here,” says Jordan Strong to Joseph a cruise to Phuket, Thailand.

Kim. Foreign foods and drinks, like Thai Emily Brokaw and Katie style chicken fried rice and Chai Tea, sated Stevens, with their families, students’ appetites. visited Pangkor island off the west coast of Malaysia.

And Joe Merusi, with his family, and Chan-Yang Kim, with the Brewsters, took a road trip up to the cool Cameron Highlands.

Naturally, some students stayed at home, using what precious time they had to rest up and prepare for the final stretch of school.

Others, who really didn’t care much for resting up, just utilized their quality time with friends and family.

Specifically with dorm students, most went back to their respective homes as the dorms closed down, whether in Cambodia, India, Korea, Indonesia, or Thailand. These students enjoyed reconnecting with their parents and siblings after three months of school life away from home. And, of course, all missed his or her mom’s warm, deliciously cooked specialities.

“No! I want to stay in Bangkok longer! whined Frans on Air Asia’s flight back to Penang. Surely he will remember the quality time he spent with his close friends as they made the most of their last spring break together in the Thai capital.

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who has played once and occasionally watches.

Uncle Brian Weidemann quickly proved her point as he gave a high pass to his son, Benjamin, who ended the game with a beautifully placed header.

“Drop! Pass it back!” yelled Uncle Brian Weidemann to Reagan The next team headed onto the court ready to practice their skills and see what they could do against the deadly Weidemann duo.

Mahoney as Sam Eckman tirelessly attacked the football.

The decision of which team stayed on the Every Friday night, a bunch of male court and which team left depended on who middle and high school students—and an won. Each game usually lasted no longer than a occasional female—and a couple of staff few minutes because of the rapid pace at which members—typically inclusive of Uncle students played.

Brian, Mr. Kerry Mahoney, and Mr. Jason Early on in a game Yu-Ting Lin intercepted Hall—gathered in the gym for a friendly a pass with a burst of speed and fired a shot round of football. toward the goal that an unsuspecting Uncle Indoor becomes the place where Brian was unable to stop. “It feels great when experienced players can practice their skills, you score, but even if you don’t, indoor is still where beginners can learn the basics, and as really exciting and a great way to spend a Friday Jordan Strong said, “...where guys can expect night” said Lin. to pick up the cutest girls and where girls can “Indoor improved my skills on the pitch expect to meet the coolest guys.” by quickening my reaction time, improving “Though I would probably die if I played my footwork, and teaching me what to do indoor, it is pretty cool watching all the elite with the ball when I have possession,” said players of our school gathered together in Rick Brake. “It is a great way to learn to play one place,” said Hung Ching Song. “One of together with other people. It takes a lot of the coolest things to me is how they use the teamwork and helps you a lot on the big walls as a rebounding source to pass the ball SWIFTLY taking back possession, Nathan Unruh tries to pitch,” he added. to themselves.” work the ball around Calvin Thompson hoping to open “Playing and watching indoor is both fun up a shot at the goal. With the wide open space in the Indoor helped players improve their ball and intense. The players get really into it, and gym, and two teams of five playing on the court, players handling skills drastically and unwind after since the ball is always in play the games are had a lot of space to show creativity in maneuvering extremely stressful weeks of school by working —By Nathan Peace up a good sweat. fast paced and gripping,” said Abbie Brake, the ball.

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chance to try making new and tasty treats with or for my friends.”

Anxious for delicious, homemade food, day and dorm students ventured out of study rooms and cavernous bedrooms to try their hands at whipping up a snack.

“You are coming, aren’t you?” asked Emily Brokaw, speaking on the Such snacks included peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, noodles, phone with Juliet DeVette. She glanced at her watch, listened for boiled dumplings from Taiwan, cookies, and an assortment of so a moment to DeVette’s answer in the affirmative and then smiled. much more! Jamie Thompson loved her ritual cinnamon toast. Sarah “Okay, we’ll see you soon!”

Uzzle happily baked chocolate chip cookies with her little sister Ella.

Turning from the phone with a smile, Brokaw took up her Sarah Hwang had a special recipe for Korean pancakes to remind her wooden spoon again and stirred the brownie batter thoughtfully. of home.

Different foods represented She examined her other recipe, different cultures, and the more for “Hearty Potato Soup,” and people got involved in kitchen scanned the refrigerator. Later projects like dorm-wide smoothie that day, she planned to meet making or a girls’ night of baking, up with DeVette and watch the the more they shared ideas and classic musical “South Pacific,” swapped laughter. while munching on their new After an evening of laughter kitchen creations. and half-begun movie watching, Said Brokaw about the enDeVette gathered up her belongdeavor, “It was really funny ings, stomach full, and waved to because we actually didn’t have Brokaw at the door. any of the ingredients except “We’ll be sure to finish the a handful, like cheese, garlic, rest of the movie later!” prommilk, and a few herbs, so our ised Brokaw as she shut the door soup wasn’t necessarily very behind her and returned to the ‘hearty’ at all as we had left out kitchen for another brownie, conthe potatoes, carrots, and celery!

It still tasted delicious though.” EXPLAINING the disadvantages of the upcoming Christmas Break, Juliet DeVette tent that another cooking venture Brokaw added, “I really en- and Emily Brokaw savor their soup and brownies. Cooking helped relieved stress and had gone off successfully.

—By Abbie Brake joy cooking because I get the took anxious minds off of looming first semester exams.

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he decided to leave a lasting footprint at the school and to make his dream come true.

ACAPSTIAM, as its name states, threw together a chaotic mixture of poems, short stories, essays, artwork, and other creative literary works.

“Wow, look at this amazing article! But it’s really sad, because this is Started at the beginning of the year by Mr. Stengele and assisted by an the only article in this entire magazine!” said Chan Hee Park to Joseph X-block class of students, the magazine received much support.

“The work that I personally like the best is actually the one that Kim in front of the high school chapel audience.

“Please support this lonely magazine by sending in your creative Dwayne [Lourdes] and I wrote, a poem called “Emma”; it’s about poems, essays, short stories, or artwork!” said Kim, turning to the Jordan [Strong] trying to woo Emma Watson. It is actually quite audience with a cheeky grin, in hope to advertise the newly founded touching,” said Kim. “Since the yearbook and Eagle’s Eye publishes only the events that literary magazine.

One may find it hard to pronounce the name, much less define it, happened in the general lives of students, I think that the concept of but behind the chaotic name lay a layer of meaning. “We held a title this magazine is good because you can see the thoughts and feelings competition for the best title, and Karl [Reeves] sent in 50 entries. expressed through their creative work. I enjoy their work, and I find that I can personally relate to them,” said Sam One of his entries was ACAPSTIAM, short for Yeo, one of the magazines editors.

‘A Collection of Adequate Poems and Stories

With school life so focused on getting work Thrown Into A Magazine.’ I later Googled done for a grade and rushed for an approaching the definition of Acapstiam, and found that deadline, students tend to lose the creative sparkle ‘Acaps’ in Latin meant ‘Chapters’ and ‘Tiam’ of youth. Expressing feelings and capturing in Babylonian was the Greek mythical Chaos beautiful moments on paper start as a dream and monster, thus making the title even more remains as a dream for many. With the literary suitable—and also forming the subtitle of our magazine, the school provided an option for magazine, Chapters of Chaos,” explained Mr. students to become recognized published authors David Stengele, adding with a sly chuckle, and artists amongst their peers and community, “Another suggested name was ‘Shakespeare’s to grow in their gifts and talents, and to express Bald Spot.’”

Mr. Stengele previously went to a school LAUGHING at his own wit and creative humor, themselves creatively. For when silent passions Strong composes his poem “Hounded.” and dreams explode like colors on a canvas, they in India that had a literary magazine, and ever Jordan Students submitted their masterpieces of art and since he came to Dalat, he wanted to bring the literature to ACAPSTIAM, the newly founded can become beautiful in the Chapters of Chaos.

—By Charissa Tan idea into the school. Finally, after eight years, literary magazine, to showcase their talent.

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Bursting into song, David Sanborn as Jesus Christ sang to the adulterous woman and saved her from a stoning with his powerful words.

Sanborn, who hails from class of 1990, and his crew from YWAM adapted a famous Bible story into a musical presentation during a regular chapel period on 25 April.

Presenting in both middle and high school chapel, the YWAM team enacted a couple skits for the student body.

“I really liked the YWAM presentation. It kind of acted like a break from the norm for chapel,” said Jamie Thompson.

Starting with an artistic skit which depicted the general message of the Bible, the YWAM crew displayed their talent in singing, dancing, and acting.

It began with Jesus creating the earth and then two pure, beautiful women.

The story went on to show how Satan tempted and deceived them into sin as Jesus watched them get dragged away by the foolish attractions of the world. But, in the end, Jesus saved the two misguided girls and shed them of their chains and burdens.

“The first skit had a lot of power in what it portrayed. Before the skit, the high school listened to a testimony from Masami Komatsu, an alumnus

from the class of 2000, and I loved how the skit perfectly tied into her testimony,” said Pastor Jonathon Bollback. “They truly acted out what she had spoken. It couldn’t have been better!”

In between skits, the YWAM crew sang multiple songs, along with performing contemporary dances.

In the final skit, Sanborn showed his dramatic ability as he played Jesus alongside his mother as Mary Magdalene. Multiple students decided to hand their lives over to Jesus.

“David Sanborn was a very good actor and singer. Plus he had a really powerful message, and it really touched some of the students,” said Joe Merusi. “It was really great to see that in those 45 minutes some people’s lives got changed.”

“Ever since he was in high school,” said Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, “David showed a sensitivity to God. He used his gifts in acting to tell Bible narratives such as the story David. It’s great to see him return to Dalat—with his mom Ellen, who used to teach music here—letting the Holy Spirit use him with our current student body.”

As the bell rang and Sanborn’s group wrapped up their presentation, the students in the chapel gave a round of enthusiastic applause before EMOTION dripping from every melodic leaving for their next class. But even as the claps word, David Sanborn lyrically shares the died down and students dribbled out of the message of Jesus Christ. Using their talented voices, Sanborn and his mother Ellen sang chapel, the message soaked into the hearts and a few songs in chapel which detailed Jesus’s minds of all who had seen and heard. message, his death, and resurrection.

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in the pentathlon, in addition to winning gold in the Under-18 high jump.

In the heptathlon, the biggest event at the meet, students had to take part in the 110-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, and the 400-meter Over the glorious spring break, while the majority of students took sprint on the first day, and the long jump, javelin, and 1500-meter run off to faraway places or simply just sat around doing nothing, an elite on the second day. group of dedicated student spent the week on the mainland competing Ben Weidemann—similar to Frentz in having only practiced minimally because of other responsibilities—won gold in heptathlon in the State MSSPP Track and Field Meet.

Though only 11 students represented the school, they did so by 69 points against a total of 24 contestants. very well, arriving back on campus with quite a few commendable “The heptathlon was one of the most exciting and exhilarating things I’ve ever done,” said Weidemann. “It was a blast just to get out metals. there and compete while making friends In the pentathlon, one of the biggest with the other competitors. And then to events at the meet, students had to take end up winning was a really fun twist I part in five separate events over a span honestly didn’t expect.” of two days, inclusive of the 100-meter In addition to all these outstanding hurdles, high jump, shot put, long achievements, Danielle Combrink won jump, and the 800-meter dash. gold in the U-12 200-meter dash and Danae Frentz—though only silver in the U-12 hurdles; her sister having practiced minimally because Charlotte earned gold in the U-15 800of limited time, specifically with only meter run, gold in the U-15 1500-meter two practices at the hurdles—returned run, and bronze in the U-15 high jump. from competing against a total of nine And Charlotte Scherf came away with a contestants in the pentathlon with a silver in the U-15 discus. silver medal.

All in all, this elite group of dedicated “I really enjoyed competing against student performed admirably as Lucia [Combrink],” said Frentz. representatives of the school, sacrificing “Though we were pitted against each through the air, Ben Weidemann clears the set of hurdles other, it was nice to have a friend SOARING with ease. Though only coming in eighth place for the 110-meter hurdles what free time they had over spring break nearby.” event for the heptathlon, Weidemann made a miraculous comeback in to bring honor to their school.

—By Hung Ching Song Combrink earned a bronze medal the following six events and took home the gold trophy.

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became a privilege that many looked forward to and enjoyed. “Look at Jeffrey [Hsiao]!” said Dylan Frans to Yu-Ting Lin at the sight of the Hsiao proudly taking over his mother’s spot in the driver’s seat when she drove onto campus to pick him up, the week after he earned his “No matter what, always have your foot on the brake before you turn eligibility to drive.

Other students watched enviously as their fellow peers zipped and when you drive downhill. In Malaysia when you see a Berhenti sign, stop; or you’ll get in trouble. If there is a crazy driver, don’t try around in air-conditioned cars as they waited under the hot sun for to overtake him, just let him go. And lastly, please don’t drive like the bus to arrive. “Taxis are so expensive, and buses take so long to your brother,” said Hung Ching Song, quoting his mother on her arrive; these are the times when I wish I could drive,” said Jennifer Park, on a search for transport to Gurney. precautions of driving when Song first learned how to drive.

“I wish I had lunch with someone who could drive, so that we “At first I was really nervous and panicky; and I made a whole ton of mistakes especially when I got to traffic lights. But, after a while, I could try some other restaurants!” said Christina Kim12, after three got the hang of it,” said Sarah Lim. “It’s just really nice being able to straight days of eating chicken rice at Hillside for lunch. Most seniors ate only at restaurants within walking distance during their 40-minute go anywhere I want to without depending on anyone else.” lunch blocks because of the lack of transport Although driving proved a fun and to further places. exciting experience, many students well But with great freedom also came greater understood the hassle of first passing the responsibility. As the seniors approached driving test. Even excellent students such as the time to step out into the “real world,” Dino Chiu and Song can relate to the drag they also prepared themselves to take on of retaking the driving test because of minor the responsibility of adulthood. At times mistakes made during tests. when life “drove them crazy,” they learnt to “Dino handed in his permission for drive cautiously upon the roads of life, to absence slip for Tuesday, and at the same show consideration for other road users, to time he asked me to sign another one for the slow down and ask for directions when they next Tuesday, because he had a feeling that couldn’t find their way, to embrace the journey he might not pass the first test and would as a learning experience, to embrace the speed have to retake it,” said Mrs. Jill Girling, AFTER dropping by school to attend to his friend Hung laughing.

Ching Song, Marco Lee prepares to drive back home. Students bumps as reminders to stop rushing all the As an increasing number of student found that driving gave them freedom to travel around time, and lastly, just to enjoy the ride.

—By Charissa Tan drivers flaunted their licenses, driving without the hassle of asking others for transportation.

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just from the people who come to visit us. It makes me think about options I would never have considered otherwise,” said Sophie Ly. In junior Bible class, Design and Purpose, college representatives would regularly pop in to advertise their school and hand out brochures Students streamed out of Design and Purpose, where they had just and free accessories.

“Some colleges really went all out, like Liberty University. They gave entered into world of colleges. As they left with hands full of brochures and information, they couldn’t help but think whether they may one us good quality bags that were filled with key chains, pens, sunglasses— and then their little booklet of course,” said Jaime Thompson. day go to the college they had just heard of.

The Bible class tied in well with Every now and then, college the college visits, as it focused on and university representatives future planning and discovering visited campus from all around your purpose in life. This helped the world and gave the students students ask very specific and an insight into their institution. helpful questions which always “Having colleges coming in received deep and thorough really helped me to understand responses from the friendly and the major points I need to keep open representatives. in mind when considering where Besides sending I want to study after I graduate. It representatives, colleges also also made me more comfortable made students aware of them as with asking questions,” said future options through regularly Keanu Lee. “And they showed sending emails and letters to the me what questions are important high school student body. as well.”

But whether the students Many college and university would choose to go to Liberty representatives travelled from University, Crown College, or America, but some came from Guilford, they knew that God more exotic locations such as COMPARING brochures, Lanie Howard looks for details that might draw her to Tokyo and Abu Dhabi. either New York University Abu Dhabi or Guilford College. Through Design and would guide their decisions “I like how we get to see such Purpose, juniors learnt what facts should stick out and what to look for in a college for the future.

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Lisa Smith pressed the shutter button halfway to focus the image of The senior class also had the great opportunity to use their iPads the picture. Documenting the year through pictures proved an essential to capture daily life. part of everyday life. The different cameras used varied from expensive “Having iPads this year has made taking pictures much more DSLR cameras, point and shoot digital cameras, film cameras, and convenient since you almost always have a camera with you. You are able to take pictures of really random moments, that even just the camera on iPads. Mrs. Smith and would normally go unnoticed,” said Nathan Peace. countless other adults and students took thousands For those who didn’t have the luxury of owning of pictures to capture memories throughout the either a personal camera or iPad, they still enjoyed the year. moments when the engraving of precious memories “Using my Canon 1000D, I have taken took place. people’s senior pictures, and I am taking a digital “Normally I don’t allow people to take pictures photography class this year. Sometimes I just take of me. But, besides that, I do wish I had a camera. my siblings out and take portraits of them. On It would be great to have something so handy. Oh, average, I have taken about 5,000 pictures just this well, having best friends that own cameras suffices year alone,” said Rebekah Wiesner. “I take pictures for now,” said Emma Chinn. because I want to document something so I can Once the event finally ended, and everyone went remember it. Whether it is a fun day at the beach home, Mrs. Smith uploaded her pictures to the or a younger sibling’s birthday. computer to view them more closely. Smiling at Like Wiesner, Katie Stevens also enjoyed the goofy moments captured, and feeling content documenting her year through taking pictures. about the pictures taken from the day, she started “I have probably taken around 100,000 pictures, the task of filing through them to choose which give or take a few of course. Throughout the years ones to put up on Facebook. One more album full I have actually printed out my favorite photos and WITH a Nikon DSLR camera in hand, have put them up in my room or even given some Sam Yeo snaps some shots of dorm students of photos that will provide cherished memories to to my friends for them to have the memories as playing soccer. Journalism students had to look back on even years from now.

—By Jamie Thompson well,” said Katie Stevens. “The reason I document take at least 50 pictures every week.

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“And for the second part of your Media Literacy assignment…” explained Mr. Mark Sasse to his class, which had taken a “field trip” up to the B Lab to research and analyze different kinds of advertisements for a project. Dutifully beginning to type at their respective computers, most of his students began work right away.

Blinking his eyelids drowsily, Chi-Yuan Lo stared at his screen blankly. His eyes started to open slower and slower, and his head dropped imperceptibly as his hands at the keyboard stopped. Very soon, he passed from consciousness entirely and slipped into a dream world where he won “Best Director” for his triumphal movie “My Journey” at the Oscar’s.

Unbeknownst to Mr. Sasse—or so he thought—Lo had, undoubtedly, fallen asleep, succumbing to the rigors of schoolwork after staying up late completing assignments. This phenomenon—sleeping in school—hit campus more frequently than most teachers cared to acknowledge—or even realized.

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frey Hsiao, and Wesley Lee—made sleeping during class almost an art form, claiming to absorb all the information they heard through their dreams, thus actually aiding rather than inhibiting learning.

They did, however, sometimes have trouble staying in their chairs.

“The last time I slept in class was during Media Literacy when we were watching ‘The Story of Stuff.’ Generally I don’t sleep.

I think people who don’t get enough sleep, sleep in class because they’re tired, they have too much work, or the class is really boring.

And sometimes the temperature is just right, which is really conducive to sleeping,” said Chi-Yuan Lo. The workload of school left students, especially towards the end of the day, wilting and in need of a perky nap—even at the expense of missing a few moments of a lecture. Though others often snickered and whispered, pointing at the blissfully unaware sleeper, they secretly felt envious of the escape—except when a teacher noticed.

“How are you doing, Chi-Yuan?” asked Mr. Sasse unexpectedly, clapping a hand on Lo’s shoulder.

Lo awoke suddenly and sighed. “Just fine,” he answered with a yawn and wished HEAD leaning forward as he snoozes, Chi-Yuan Lo takes a break from working. He sometimes found in-school that the reality of Media Literacy class sleep a necessity when homework pressed or assignments looked as bright as his dreams. overflowed.

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“Thunder seriously freaks me out!” exclaimed Charissa Tan. Lightning also frustrated students to an extreme degree as it caused severe power outages.

“No!” roared Dylan Frans as his desktop’s screen, along with the “Hey, Roc [Wu], share your umbrella with me!” yelled David Toh over rest of the Journalism classroom, suddenly blacked out.

Though no sure-free way existed of curing the campus of the warm the sound of the pouring rain.

The weather in Penang, or rather Malaysia in general, fluctuated 30-degree plus (C) temperatures, the administration did make a move drastically throughout the months. Even though it did not change as during the second semester to attempt to reduce the frustrations dramatically as some places with all four possible seasons, students all caused by the tumultuous storms, at least in regards to the wet part. over campus complained on a daily basis either about the scorching They did so by using Annual Fund money to create the initially much ridiculed umbrella-sharing program. Since its institution, the temperatures or the “frigid” storms. number of students who got soaked In regards to the scalding heat, from shifting from class to class in one could always hear the students the pouring rain decreased drastically, extremely susceptible to easily saving them from a potential 45 sweating voicing their extreme minutes of additional freezing in airfrustrations with how humid and conditioned classrooms. hot the day felt.

All in all, though the dynamic As for frigid storms, a particularly weather of Penang caused much strong monsoon struck the campus trouble for students—especially when towards the start of the first semester, they attempted to go out—they slowly sending the flimsy, but still rather adapted and accepted Penang for what heavy, blue cafeteria covering flying it was, complaining only for the sake of high into the sky. Gratefully, aside complaining and nothing more from causing a massive mess on “Do I really have to share an lower campus, the typhoon caused umbrella with you?” asked Wu. the students, teachers, and national “It’s an umbrella-sharing program,” staff no major injuries.

HAVING come to school on Sunday, 28 August, Mr. John Fischer descends Thunder also served as a particular to lower campus to inspect the disastrous effects of the monsoon winds on answered Toh, famous for his punny annoyance to the light sleepers and lower campus. The school had to rebuild a metal roof to ensure that the wit, “so, yes, share with me.” outdoor eating area by the dining room would stay covered.

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On one trip, Wong had to stay out on the island because one of the kayaks sank because of a leak in the hull. As all the other kayakers returned to campus, he had to wait for someone to come back a second On one early Saturday morning, Sam Eckman dragged himself out time to pick him up.

During a long weekend, Jordan Strong, Nathan of bed as his alarm began ringing. Preparing for a Peace, Aaron Bengs, Nathan Unruh, Eckman, day of kayaking, Eckman and his friends carried Raymond Pow, and Calvin Thompson went kayaking the kayaks down to the beach and then pushed off all the way to Gurney Plaza and back. into the ocean.

“It was a new venture!” said Strong. “I don’t think As one of the many benefits of living on an oceananyone has ever done that before. We were quite side campus, kayaking proved one of the popular proud, and it was a good way for Nathan and me to weekend activities for both dorm and day students spend time with Calvin, our eighth grade buddy.” alike. It acted as a break from school and the normal “Kayaking trips, like the one to Gurney, give an weekend activities. epic flavor to life. They add excitement to a normal “Kayaking is something that we all like to do as day and are so much better than just spending the a group. Not only do you get to hang out with your day hanging out at Gurney. You feel like you actually friends, but you also exercise along the way. But of did something instead of just wasting your free time,” course the hanging out with friends is the best part said Bengs. of it,” said Wesley Lee. On the way back, the boys stopped again at Straits Kayaking didn’t only stop at paddling through Quay and got out to shop, sharing a Sprite bought the waves; the ocean-goers also had a goal. They from Subway. typically headed out towards Rat Island or Pulau “Afterwards, I felt like I had no arms though,” Tikus. admitted Unruh, “that, and I was sunburned and “The cool thing about kayaking is that you can just extremely tired in general.” go to Rat Island. There’s actually a lot you can do there, like going up to see the lighthouse and the “DON’T forget the paddles,” Aaron The kayak trips became memorable expeditions, grave or climbing on the rocks,” said Hank Wong. Bengs reminds Justin Strong as they head and as soon as the students came back to the down to the beach with a kayak between “Somehow we always manage to end up climbing them. As the school had mostly two-seater mainland, they dreamed and started planning their on the rocks around the island. Going to Rat Island kayaks, friends would double up when next wild adventure to Pulau Tikus.

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Designed to keep moving, David Toh’s body craved exercise. He walked into the weight room and braced himself for an intense session of heavy lifting. To the left of him, Christian Park spotted Jeffrey Hsiao as he engaged in bench-pressing, and to the right, he watched as Adrian Yeap lifted dumbbells incessantly for five minutes straight.

The weight room offered a domain that made students stronger by building more bulk on their bodies. Each student held his own reasons for working out, and everyone in there held his own goals that he strove after.

“I really like working out because of the euphoria I feel afterwards,” said Rick Brake. “If I don’t work out, I’ll lose physique; and I’ll lose mental capability because it keeps my mind active. It also gives me self assurance of strength.”

Setting goals helped students focus and also stimulated them to FOCUSING on the weight, trying to keep his back straight, and straining to keep his arms improve. aligned, David Toh performs a bicep curl. Going “One of the reasons I to the weight room on a quiet day proved quite work out is because I’m peaceful. going into the army after I graduate, so it’s good to have a degree of fitness beforehand,” said Toh. “It also benefits me with giving me more energy. I like working out because I am able to see my body progressively grow stronger and better, visibly and internally.”

With the future in mind, Toh stuck to his workout plan and went into the weight room on a regular basis. He worked his body until he burnt himself out. It felt good to him, though, because knew his efforts weren’t in vain as he watched his physique improve significantly throughout the year. Working out also toned the body, which proved a great bonus for some and served as the main purpose for others.

“I play a lot of sports so working out betters me, and I just feel better in general when I work out,” said Sam Eckman. “It’s also an easy way for me to relieve stress.”

Working out offered a chance to unwind for those experiencing difficulties and engage in activities with good company and friends.

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“I was too far away!” answered Shawn Kim. Dorm students who seemed to have nothing better to do with their everyday lives played DotA, short for Defense of the Ancients, on the computers.

“Want to play a game of DotA?” Park always seemed to ask to whoever hung around him.

As a game with roughly 100 different character, dubbed as heroes, to choose from, in addition to a huge map in which players could roam freely around, DotA allowed students to kill some time by practically gluing their faces to computer monitors, persistently clicking at a mouse, and typing rapidly away on a keyboard.

Though DotA originally came out a full decade ago, students, especially those in the dorm, still loved it. In fact, they often bragged that DotA helped strengthen their finger muscles, increasing their MAKING the most of what little free time he overall mouse clicking had before dinner, Chan Hee Park plays a casual speed and, ultimately, game of DotA with his fellow dorm brothers. improving online social Computer games served as a somewhat healthy skills through the feeling way of relieving stress for students. of camaraderie built while playing the game.

Apparently, DotA players believed that teamwork drastically affected the flow of the game.

“Teamwork is by far the most important factor,” said Park. “As long as you have good teamwork, most of the time, you will win.

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Index

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Abdullaeva, Mera 120, 214 Abeyewardena, Chrishan 124, 214 Academics Division Page 75 ACAPSTIAM 186, 218 Acquoi, Shawn 128, 212 ACT Exam 159 Addink, Abigail 50, 78, 128 Addink, Caleb 76, 130, 212 Addink, David 212 Advanced Merit Diploma 5, 74, 139 Adventure Race 111 Advertisement Division Page 146 After-JSB Dinner 222 After-Sneak Dinner 18, 22, 113 Ais Kacang 147 Alagan, Himani 132 ALFA Cells 149 Algebra I 88 Algebra II 88 Allen, Lydia 15, 130 Allen, Ruthie 77, 128 Allen, Susan 11, 136, 164 Ambassadors 105, 131, 219 AMD 5, 74, 139 American Football 72, 172 American Government 92, 107, 127 Anderson, Alicia 29, 79, 121, 128 Anderson, Ariana 132 Ang, Apryl Siemens 136 Ang Gaik Cheng (Adeline) 136 Annual Fund 123 AP Art 97 AP Biology 169 AP Calculus 74, 88, 107, 143, 169 AP Chemistry 5, 6, 91, 169 AP Economics 107

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AP English 87 AP Physics 103, 169 AP Psychology 102 AP Spanish 6, 169 Arsenal 172 Art 97 Ashkin, Helen 31, 213 Ashkin, Jackie 31, 40, 112, 117, 156, 213, 215, 217, 218, 219 A Sulojana A/P Ayaroo (Mala) 136 AWANA 135

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Baby-sitting 23 Bae, Hajin 130, 212 Bae, Sally 120, 214 Bahasa Melayu 100 Bak Kut Teh 147 Balasubramaniam A/L Mariappan 136 Ballroom Dancing 45 Balu A/L Perumal 136, 145 Balzer, Emmett 214, 219 Balzer, Thizbe 10, 118, 209, 214, 219 Band 215 Bascaran A/L Rajamanikam 136 Basketball 54 Basketball, Varsity Girls’ 59, 211 Basketball, Varsity Boys’ 62, 211 Battle of the Books 121 Batu Ferringhi 105, 147, 223 Bayern Munich 172 Beak, Seung Won 72, 116, 160, 215 Beak, Shion 112, 119, 129, 209, 211, 216, 217, 219 Bear Cubs 212 Beginning Band 7–8 214 Bengs, Aaron 86, 88, 92, 96, 116, 202 Bible 85 *Bien Hair Salon 165 Biology 91 Bishop, Nicholas 124, 214, 217 Blazer, Emmett 120 Blom, Annami 136, 164 Blom, Barend 71, 136, 164, 220 Blom, Daniel 134 *Blossom Art Gallery 180 Bollback, Jonathan 5, 12, 15, 18, 85, 136, 164, 189 Bollback, Julia 136 Bombay Bicycle Club 166

Boys & Chick Flicks 175 Boy Scouts 32 Boys’ Volleyball 67 Bradnam, Hannah 94, 112, 215, 217 *Brake, Mr. & Mrs. 183 Brake, Abbie 5, 6, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 92, 102, 106, 109, 113, 137, 156, 159, 171, 172, 183, 185, 211, 216, 217, Back Endsheet Brake, Josiah 10, 28, 120, 183, 215, 218 Brake, Rick 7, 39, 61, 91, 102, 112, 166, 171, 172, 176, 183, 205, 210, 211, 218 Brandon, Jessie 68, 116, 117, 211, 217 Branzizky Francis A/L Kanasamy 136 Brassington, Joel 123, 130 Brewster, Brandi 136, 164, 180 Brewster, Brian 2, 12, 71, 136, 164, 180, 220 Brewster, Kalia 104, 128, 220 Brewster, Kyra 132 Brewster, Lana 14, 79, 121, 128, 220 Brokaw, Elisabeth 5, 15, 52, 53, 118, 159, 209, 213, 214, 219 Brokaw, Emily 39, 40, 41, 105, 106, 129, 131, 159, 180, 185, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, Back Endsheet *Brokaw, Mrs. 159 Brokaw, Valeri 4, 11, 105, 111, 131, 133, 136, 143, 149, 151, 159, 164, 185, 214, 215, 217, 219, Back Endsheet Brownies 30, 213 Bug House Club 26 Bullock, Luke 129, 136, 164 Burger King 6, 171 Burton, Tom 15

C

Cadettes 30, 213 Cain, Asha 134 Candy-grams 22 Capture the Flag 3, 11, 107 Care and Share 42, 43, 208 Casci, Miya 132 Casino Uno 22 Catherine A/P Saminathan 136, 144 CB Gifts 128, 152 Cecil Fernandez 136 Chan, Ailee 100, 136 Chandra, Jonathan 95, 96, 116, 215, 219 Chandra, Joseph 121, 126, 212 Chan, Elim 126, 212 Chan, Ethan 130, 212 Chang, Alice 81, 126, 209, 217 Chang, Eun Hyo 98, 102, 112, 137, 210 Chang, Jarrod 120, 129, 215, 216 Chang, Jordan 16, 126, 212 Chang, Sally 112, 119 Chan, Harold 136, 164, 212 Chan, Lilian 27, 136, 164 Chan, Michelle 30, 67, 112, 209, 211, 220 Chan, Reuben 128, 212 Cheah, Nicole 14, 217, 219 Chee, Adelina 130 Chee, Ken 31, 112, 210 Chelliah A/L Periasamy 136 Chelsea 172 Chemistry 90, 91 Chen, Casey 5, 85, 91, 94, 99, 104, 106, 119, 185 Cheng, Ellie 124, 214 Chen, Wen Chi 53, 118, 129, 209, 214, 216, 219

CARE & SHARE: FRONT ROW: Amanda Ng, Chan-Yang Kim, Cassandra Tan, Evelyne Kiiza, Kendall Thompson, Lanie Howard; SECOND ROW: Jasmine Stoltzfus, Ji Hun Moon, Jim Choi, Wesley Lee, Sam Eckman, Luke Martens; BACK ROW: Sarah Hwang, Sam Yeo, Joseph Kim, Ooychai Yuthiwattana, Ben Weidemann, Chan Hee Park, Mrs. Anne-Marie Pagee

*Cheow Guan Sdn. Bhd. 171 Chew Li Ying 136 Chick Flicks 175 Chicklis, Jackson 130, 212 Chicklis, Owen 132 Chiem, Cindy 116, 160, 209, 215 Chinese Etiquette 139 Chin, John 79, 130 Chinn, David 31, 80, 124, 213, 214, 217 Chinn, Debbie 87, 136, 164, 218 Chinn, Emma 40, 91, 102, 114, 156, 197, 210, 218 Chinn, Evan 31, 72, 118, 214 Chinn, Jonathon 24, 31, 32, 80, 124, 213, 217 Chinn, Larry 31, 32, 123, 136, 164, 213 Chinn, Sarah 126, 220 Chiu, Dino 5, 106, 139, 185, 193 Cho, Hasung 72, 83, 120, 215, 220 Choi, Dennis 116, 215 Choi, Elizabeth 132 Choi, Harry 50, 128 Choi, Jim 9, 71, 106, 113, 185, 198, 208, 210, 218 Choi, Shelly 116, 215 Choir 95, 215 Choki Choki 87 Chong Ying Keat (Joel) 136 Choo, Li Ze 116 Choo, Xher Rael 84, 131, 219 Christmas 2, 6, 7, 17, 24, 125, 131, 160 Chung, Hee Ra 90, 91, 116, 213, 215 Chung, Sally 209 Chung, Woo Young 122, 215 Closing 223 Clowning 24, 44, 72 *C&MA Canada 160 *C&MA Indonesia 172 *C&MA Thailand 166 Colburn, Fred 123, 136 College Decisions 195 Collide 42, 43 Combrink, Bernard 26, 126 Combrink, Charlotte 53, 55, 58, 59, 64, 118, 129, 190, 209, 211, 214, 216, 219 Combrink, Danielle 5, 80, 124, 190, 209, 211, 214, 217 Combrink, Lucia 67, 116, 123, 190, 209, 211, 215, 216, 223 Combrink, Patricia 136, 164 Community Garden 27 Copley, Ashlee 106 Cox, Aaryanna 31, 213 Cox, Arielle 31, 213 CPR 75, 98

*Crown College 174 Cruze, Miranda 126 Cruze, Nathan 118, 214

D

Dalat’s Got Skills 34 *Dalat Staff 164 *Danneker, Mr. & Mrs. 161 Danneker, Nathan 39, 75, 102, 106, 109, 111, 161, 166, 185, 215, 217 Dating 155 David, Caleb 116 Davis, Bob 136, 164 Davis, Elijah 130 Davis, Missy 136, 164 Davis, Paul 77, 132 D’Cruz, Lori 136, 164, 213 Debate 40 *Deluxcious 153 Design and Purpose 85, 195 DeVette, Juliet 2, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 24, 25, 34, 40, 41, 46, 97, 106, 109, 117, 129, 133, 137, 185, 216, 217, 223 Dewhirst, Abigail 128 Dewhirst, Mark 132 Dewhirst, Rachel 77, 134 Dickert, Jim 92, 109, 136, 164 Dorm Council 37, 216 Dorm Life 19 DotA 147, 206 Driving 193 Droegsler, Claudia 70, 116, 123, 215 Droegsler, Johanna 24, 118, 214, 217 Dubstep 166 Durkeswaran A/L San Dhamani (Duke) 145

E

Eagle Scouts 32, 223 Eagle’s Eye 186 Earthquake 151 Eckman, Sam 20, 23, 48, 61, 65, 67, 89, 99, 112, 115, 143, 183, 202, 205, 210 *Ecotech Sales & Service 207 Edman, Chance 66, 71, 136, 210, 211, 220 Edman, Valerie 15, 136, 164 *Electro 166

Elementary Concert 29 Elementary Sport 50, 51 Emmanuel Children’s Home 15 English 87 English Premier League 172

*ESL Department 198 ESLR 2 *ESOL Learning Centre 161 Estrop, Gerard Colvin 138 Eureka 82

UNDER-12 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Sara Stoltzfus, Jessica Vriend, Asaka Mori, Danielle Combrink, Abrielle Winsor, Sarah Lee, Julia Girling, Hinako Kawata, Mrs. Carla Loehden; BACK ROW: Ke-Erh Huang, Jessica Lim, Claudia Reeves, Susan Oh, Daniela Rana, Tian Ooi, Alice Chang, Julia Munson

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL A: FRONT ROW: Wen Chi Chen, Kathy Lee, Tayah Lee, Mary-Claire McIntyre, Mrs. Jill Girling; BACK ROW: Sarah Tan, Charlotte Combrink, Elisabeth Brokaw, Isabel Girling, Kaela Ruble

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL B: FRONT ROW: Hannah Graves, Thizbe Balzer, Sunny Kim, Mr. Wayne Sawatzky; BACK ROW: Amanda Goh, Jordan Holman, Emma Merusi, Angelene Woo, Christina Kim

VARSITY GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL A: FRONT ROW: Hayli Mayo, Anita Nordenso, Sarah Lawrence, Joanna Robinson, Reese Terry; BACK ROW: Ms. Lisa Munson, Stephanie Jones, Brittany Hurlbut, Lucia Combrink, Maddie Rust, Amanda Leech, Michelle Chan

VARSITY GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL B: FRONT ROW: Shion Beak, Sally Chung, Melissa You, Clarissa Lister, Mr. Wayne Sawatzky; BACK ROW: Cindy Chiem, Jamie Ooi, Kate Sun, Esther Kim, Kelly Shim, Becky Kong

Index

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European Fair 82 Ewe, Andy 82, 118, 214 Ewe, Chia Hoong 124, 214 Ewe, Chloe 118, 214 Exams, AP 159 Excoms 37 Explorer Classes 82 VARSITY BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Ben Tse, Matthew Lawrence, Nathan Peace, Nathan Unruh, Jordan Strong, Sam Eckman; BACK ROW: Mr. Chance Edman, Chan Hee Park, Raymond Pow, Christian Park, Sangjoon Lee, Wesley Lee, Adrian Yeap

VARSITY GIRLS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Rebekah Wiesner, Yeon Woo Sakong, Emma Chinn, Ina Park, Kendall Thompson, Evelyne Kiiza, Mr. Jason Hall; BACK ROW: Jasmine Stoltzfus, Charlotte Scherf, Jamie Thompson, Danae Frentz, Sophie Ly, Joyce Lee, Katie Stevens, Mr. Steve Liss

VARSITY BOYS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Coach Mr. David Thomas, Rick Brake, Nathan Unruh, Jordan Strong, Eun Hyo Chang, Sam Eckman, Justin Strong; BACK ROW: Dylan Frans, Wesley Lee, Reagan Mahoney, Ben Weidemann, Ooychai Yuthiwattana, Luke Martens, Nathan Peace, Simon Karing; NOT PICTURED: Ben Unruh, Joseph Kim

TENNIS: FRONT ROW: Thushara Kantimahanti, Jeremy Worten, Jamie Ooi, Winnie Tan, Yu Zhi Phuah, Alex Ruble; BACK ROW: Kathy Kirby, Josh Lee, Jeffrey Hsiao, Derrick Lim, Coach Jan Hogan; NOT PICTURED: Johnathan Tan, Claudia Droegsler

JUDO: FRONT ROW: Chan Hee Park, Jim Choi, Adrian Yeap, Joel Shafer, Yung Tsen Ooi; BACK ROW: Joseph Kim, Dwayne Lourdes, Christian Park, Marco Lee, Ken Chee, Samuel Yeo

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F

Facebook 8, 143, 197, 223 Faircloth, Kyla 51, 132 Faircloth, Micah 121, 128, 212 *Farmasi Tanjung Bunga 175 Fast Food 171 Fifth Grade 81 Figo’s 223 Film Festival 6, 24 Finlay, Benjamin 11, 122, 215, 217 Fischer, Alex 29, 50, 79, 121, 130, 141, 212 Fischer, Heather 40, 138, 164 Fischer, John 138, 164, 201 Fischer, Kyle 118 Fishing 111 Fitness 98 Fitzgerald, Dominic 82, 122, 215 *Flamingo Hotel 125, 154 Food and Fun Fair 141 Football 172 Football Manager 2012 143 Football, Varsity Boys’ 60, 210 Football, Varsity Girls’ 56, 210 Foreign Language 101 Forensics 24, 218, 223 *Forever Travel 199 Forsdick, Jarrod 31, 90, 91, 93, 99, 112 Foundation Art 97 Foursquare 72 Fourth Grade 79 Francis Xavier 138, 145 Frans, Dylan 3, 87, 106, 110, 111, 146, 149, 152, 162, 179, 180, 185, 193, 210, Back Endsheet Frans, Jasmane 109, 138, 164, 218 Fraser, Kai 82, 118, 214 Fraser, Shion 81, 124, 214 Freezies 7, 22, 36 Frentz, Danae 3, 24, 25, 37, 42, 48, 49, 56, 57, 58, 59, 83, 106, 107, 111, 134, 149, 185, 190, 210, 211

*Frentz, Mr. & Mrs. 149 Friday Night Live 24, 25, 34, 143 Frisbee 72, 73 Frohlich, Robin 53 Frohlich, Shannon 213 Fund-Raising 23 *Furry Kids 155 Furumata, Ayana 126

G Galang, Victoria 124, 214 *Galeri Seni Mutiara 156 Gallando, Westin 132 Gamers 206 Gardening Club 24, 27 General Service 135 Geography 92 Geometry 88 *George Town Pharmacy 180 Gilbert, Collin 114 Gilbert, Jana 114 Gill, Rahul 124, 214 Girling, Hayden 121, 128, 135, 177, 212 Girling, Isabel 15, 54, 55, 118, 129, 209, 214, 216, 219 Girling, Jill 5, 6, 44, 53, 90, 135, 138, 164, 177, 193, 209 Girling, Julia 16, 30, 124, 135, 209, 214, 217 Girling, Will 29, 73, 78, 128, 133, 135, 212 Girl Scouts 24, 30 Girls’ Volleyball 67, 209 *Goh, Mr. & Mrs. 169 Goh, Allen 85, 114, 169 Goh, Amanda 11, 28, 73, 83, 118, 119, 129, 169, 209, 214, 216, 217 Goh, Andy 12, 47, 65, 69, 72, 74, 75, 86, 88, 91, 104, 106, 109, 113, 151, 169, 185, 211, 216, 219 Goh, Caitlin 122, 123, 215 Goh, Joyce 77, 94, 138, 164, 215 Goh, Wei Sing 122, 215 Golden Screen Cinemas 105, 147, 165 Graves, Elizabeth 15, 71, 213 Graves, Hannah 28, 30, 31, 83, 118, 209, 213, 214, 217, 219 Graves, Jason 32

Graves, Josh 99, 114, 211, 217, 220 Graves, Noah 31, 32, 122, 213, 214, 217 Groups Division Page 24 Guillou, Sandrine 11, 118, 214 Gurney Drive 151 Gurney Paragon 147 Gurney Plaza 21, 105, 147, 151, 165, 171, 202 Guthrie, Morgan 116, 215 Guthrie, Nathan 5, 12, 38, 39, 46, 92, 94, 97, 102, 106, 109, 127, 185, 215, 217

H

Ha, Daniel 98, 114, 215 Halbedl, Joel 82, 118, 214, 219 Halbedl, Martha 213 Halbedl, Rachel 118, 213, 214, 217 Hallberg, Hugo 132 Hall, Jason 12, 15, 57, 62, 92, 100, 138, 143, 183, 210, 211 Han, Caris 122, 214 Han, Jeeho 98, 112, 119 Han, Joshua 116 Han, Tommy 124, 214, 217 Hartner, Jenn 220 Hassan, Jasmine 130 Hawk, Jonas 2, 138, 164 Hawk, Levi 8, 50, 51, 121, 128, 212 Hawk, Lyric 21, 132 Hawk, Mary 2, 12, 138, 164 Hawthorne, Joseph 91, 95, 114, 141, 213, 219, 220 Hawthorne, McLean 31, 32, 213 Health 98 Hebrew 44 Hunger Games 165 Heng, Darren 124, 214 Heptathlon 190 Hiew, Brian 83, 118, 214 Hiew, Shaun 114 *High Power Electrical Engineering Sdn. Bhd. 206 High School Band 215 High School Choir 215 High School Drama First Semester 217 High School Drama Second Semester 38, 217 Hillside 115, 147

Hillside Baptist Church 135, 222 Hip-Hop 166 Hiruma, Kotaro 132 History Channel 44 Hofer, Emma 28, 30, 31, 118, 213, 217 Hogan, Jan 13, 71, 79, 138, 210 Holman, Jordan 118, 209, 214 Home Cooking 185 Honors English 87 Horton, Elizabeth 27, 76, 126 Horton, Jon 13, 138, 164 Horton, Kimberly 122, 129, 213, 215 Horton, Lori 31, 138, 146, 164 House (Music) 166 Howard, Lanie 16, 45, 73, 101, 112, 195, 208 Hsiao, Jeffrey 16, 40, 70, 71, 75, 85, 97, 104, 106, 119, 135, 143, 147, 163, 165, 169, 185, 193, 198, 205, 210, 218 Hsiao, Jessica 122, 215 Hsu, Joseph 10, 83, 122, 129, 215, 216, 219 Huang, Chanel 7, 22, 89, 112, 211, 215 Huang, Ke-Erh 5, 70, 124, 209, 214, 217, 220 Huang, Sam 122, 211, 215 Huang, Tien-Erh 5, 50, 70, 128, 220 Huang, Ting-Yi 2, 77, 132 Huang, Yong-Yu 27, 50, 74, 130 Hurlbut, Brittany 24, 25, 40, 102, 114, 209, 218 Hurlbut, John 212 Hurlbut, Rachel 118, 214 Hurlbut, Rebekah 15, 26, 76, 130 Hurlbut, Rick 85, 138, 164 Hwang, Sarah 2, 21, 42, 106, 107, 111, 149, 185, 198, 208, 211, 215, 216 Hwang, Su Jin 118, 129, 214, 216 Hwang, Titus 55, 118, 214

I

Indie 166 Indonesia 110, 113 Indoor Soccer 183 Industrial Arts 97

VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Karl Steinkamp, Sam McIntyre, Josiah Steinkamp, Reagan Mahoney, Yan Rong Tan, Yu-Ting Lin, Jet Oh, Mr. Jason Hall; BACK ROW: Jake Smith, Ben Weidemann, Josh Thorne, Ooychai Yuthiwattana, Christian Park, Shawn Kim

VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Charissa Tan, Jennifer Park, Juliet Suen, Tayah Lee, Reese Terry; BACK ROW: Rebekah Wiesner, Danae Frentz, Charlotte Combrink, Sarah Hwang, Nicole Mauger, Sarah Lawrence; NOT PICTURED: Mr. Travis Smith, Lucia Combrink

MSSPP TRACK & FIELD: FRONT ROW: Charlotte Scherf, Sam Huang, Lorenz Scherf, Danielle Combrink; BACK ROW: Mr. Steve Liss, Danae Frentz, Ben Weidemann, Yan Rong Tan, Lucia Combrink; NOT PICTURED: Tayah Lee, Charlotte Combrink, Mary-Claire McIntyre

VARSITY BOYS’ SOFTBALL: FRONT ROW: Rick Brake, Kenji Lee, Johnathan Tan, Shion Matsumoto, Sam McIntyre, Nathan Peace; BACK ROW: Coach Chance Edman, Andy Goh, Hank Wong, Ooychai Yuthiwattana, Sangjoon Lee, Josh Graves, Wesley Lee; NOT PICTURED: Nathan Unruh

VARSITY GIRLS’ SOFTBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Steve Liss, Sol Jin, Shion Beak, Abbie Brake, Tesa Sasse, Chareesa Usaha, Mr. Mark Sasse; ROW TWO: Chanel Huang, Chan-Yang Kim, Yeon Woo Sakong, Evelyne Kiiza, Rebekah Wiesner; THIRD ROW: Eunice Um, Jamie Ooi, Joy Kim, Nicole Mauger, Michelle Chan, Cassandra Tan, Jessie Brandon

Index

∞211 5 0th

K

Information Processing 102 Intermediate Musical 217 Intharani A/P Munusamy 138, 144 iPad 103, 127, 197, 223 Isais, David 15 ISKL SEA Forensics Tournament 40, 223 It’s Coming 127

J James Bond 007 22 Jang, Christopher 130, 212 Jang, Da Min 126 Jang, Helen 50, 79, 121, 130 Jayaprakasan Narayanan 138 Jazz Band 95, 219 Jeganathan @ Christopher 138 Jenkins, Becky 3, 12, 25, 104, 138, 185 Jenkins, Eddie 12, 25, 104, 138, 185 Jenkins, Jazzy 21, 27, 50, 78, 128 Jeon, Ha-Eun 132 Jeopardy 3, 107 Jerejak Rainforest Resort 11, 82 Jeston John A/L Arulandoo 138 Jin, Sol 23, 88, 89, 112, 115, 211, 215 Johnson, Cade 128 Johnson, Cara 130 Jones, Stephanie 66, 67, 72, 91, 94, 114, 209, 215, 218 Journalism 4, 5, 6, 86, 87, 162, 169, 204, Back Endsheet JSB 2, 16, 156, 223 JSB Dressing 156 JSB Gifts 152 Judo 210 Jung, David 118, 214 Jung, Da Ye 104, 126, 213 Junior Band 215 Junior Class Fund-Raising 23 Junior Class Serve-athon at Hillside 115 Junior Class Store 22 Junior Girl Scouts 213 Juniors 7 JV Basketball 54 JV Football 53 JV Girls’ Volleyball 53, 209 JV Volleyball 53, 209

212

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WOLF CUBS: Mr. Choon Ooi, Ethan Chan, Andrew Thomas, Jae Sung Kim, Alex Fischer, Hung Jie Song

TIGER CUBS: FRONT ROW: Mr. David Addink, Owen Lai, Taewoo Song, Caleb Addink, Ben Stoltzfus, Jet Oh; BACK ROW: Hajin Bae, Jackson Chicklis, Joseph Lee, Jordan Suen, Christopher Jang

BEAR CUBS: FRONT ROW: Will Girling, John Kim, Isaac Uzzle, Sumin Lim, Levi Hawk, Yu-Min Kim, Paul Phan, Hyun Soo Kang; BACK ROW: Mr. Harold Chan, Micah Faircloth, Brad Thompson, Jeremy Kim, Shawn Acquoi, John Hurlbut, Reuben Chan, Hayden Girling

WEBELOS: Shion Matsumoto, Jordan Chang, Joseph Chandra, Elim Chan, Mr. Bob Pagee

Kalawathy Pakkiathai 138, 145 Kang, Hyun Soo 114, 212 Kang Saw Ee (Claudia) 138, 157, Back Endsheet Kantimahanti, Neehar 122, 215 Kantimahanti, Thushara 40, 70, 114, 210 Karaoke 165 Karing, Martin 44, 116, 215, 220 Karing, Simon 44, 61, 101, 114, 210, 215 Kawata, Hinako 124, 209, 214, 217 Kayaking 202 *Keat Cheong Auto Service Centre 168 KFC 171 Khatijah A/P Velloo (Mimi) 138 Khoo Kim Kee (Amy) 138, 144 KICs Club 27, 77 Kiiza, Evelyne 22, 35, 42, 57, 98, 99, 101, 103, 112, 125, 137, 210, 211, 216 Kil, Yebeen 50, 128 Kil, Yun 132 Kim, Andrew 122, 215 Kim, Andy 45, 116, 160, 215 Kim, Chan-Yang 7, 17, 45, 91, 112, 115, 129, 141, 145, 146, 180, 211 Kim, Christina (Eighth Grade) 11, 120, 209, 214, 219 Kim, Christina (Twelfth Grade) 3, 17, 97, 106, 151, 180, 185, 193, 198, 215, 219 Kim, Daniel (Sixth Grade) 124, 214 Kim, Daniel (Eighth Grade) 120 Kim, Daniel (Tenth Grade) 114 Kim, Esther (Fifth Grade) 5, 81, 126 Kim, Esther (Eleventh Grade) 7, 22, 85, 99, 112, 180, 209 Kim, Gloria 120, 129, 214, 216, 217 Kim, Grace 47, 112, 115, 213, 219 Kim, Hyun Ji 124, 214, 217 Kim, Jae Sung 14, 15, 27, 130, 212 Kim, Jae Youn 132 Kim, Jenny 31, 126

Kim, Jeremy 78, 121, 128, 212 Kim, John (Third Grade) 78, 128, 212 Kim, John (Sixth Grade) 33, 81, 124, 213, 214 Kim, Joseph 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 37, 42, 61, 84, 86, 106, 107, 109, 110, 147, 175, 180, 185, 186, 198, 210, 215, 217, 218, 219 Kim, Joy 17, 18, 72, 114, 119, 125, 131, 171, 176, 211, 219 Kim, Kevin 72, 122, 215 Kim, Louise 124, 214 Kim Min Lee 138 Kim, Peter 80, 124, 214, 220 Kim, Seong-Min 80, 126 Kim, Shawn 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 38, 39, 101, 114, 125, 145, 171, 206, 211, 218 Kim, Sunny 107, 120, 129, 209, 214, 216, 219 Kim, Yu-Min 78, 128, 212 Kimbap 141 Kirby, KK Kathy 122, 210, 214 Kirby, Maverick 124, 214 Kirk, Joel 3, 8, 13, 46, 92, 97, 101, 104, 106, 111, 166, 185, 215, 219 Kirk, Tayla 82, 83, 122, 215 Klassen, Nathanael 104, 138, 164, 185 Knitting 45 Koay, Ji Xian 126 Komatsu, Masami 189 Ko, Min-Song 78, 128 Kong, Becky 14, 91, 131, 209, 114, 219 Koo, Dong Jae 44, 114 Kopi Peng 147 Kopitan’s 146 Korean Poetry 139 K.P. Duty 176 Ku, Beatrice 77, 130 Kunasegaran A/L Venkatasan 138 Kwon, Steven 85, 114

L

Ladner, Kaitlyn 27, 28, 29, 77, 79, 109, 121, 130, 173, 213 Ladner, Karsten 31, 32, 33, 54, 120, 129, 173, 214, 216, 219 Ladner, Keegan 15, 38, 39, 94, 99, 106, 109, 111, 129, 131, 139, 173, 185, 215, 216, 217,

219 Ladner, Kirk 31, 38, 84, 116, 173, 215, 217, 219 *Ladner, Mr. & Mrs. 173 Lai, Charles 124, 214 Lai, Jian-Shiun 116 Lai, Owen 130, 212 Laksa 147 Lam, Alyssa 132 Lam, Jonathan 132 Language Arts 87 Lawrence, Alisa 138, 152 Lawrence, Hannah 126, 152, 213, 220 Lawrence, Matthew 86, 89, 114, 125, 152, 210, 213 *Lawrence, Mr. & Mrs. 152 Lawrence, Sarah 3, 47, 106, 113, 127, 152, 185, 209, 211, 215 Leadership Retreat 12 Lee, Christina 120, 214 Lee, Franco 114, 200, 220 Lee, Jerry 92, 114 Lee, Jooha 132 Lee, Joseph 130, 212 Lee, Josh 91, 102, 114, 210, 215 Lee, Joyce 89, 93, 114, 137, 180, 210 Lee, Kathy 48, 53, 54, 120, 200, 209, 214, 217, 219 Lee, Keanu 8, 36, 46, 84, 101, 112, 115, 195 Lee, Kenji 43, 98, 116, 211, 220 Lee, Lauren 126 Lee, Marco 9, 12, 91, 92, 104, 106, 119, 135, 143, 169, 185, 193, 198, 200, 210, 220 *Lee, Mr. & Mrs. (Marco) 200 Lee, Peter 120, 129, 214, 216 Lee, Rebecca 27, 130, 213 Lee, Rebekah 78, 104, 126 Lee, Sangjoon 49, 116, 160, 210, 211, 215 Lee, Sarah 124, 209, 214, 217 Lee, Tayah 53, 58, 59, 120, 129, 209, 211, 214, 216, 219 *Lee Tong Hai & Sons Construction Sdn. Bhd. 205 Lee, Wesley 34, 66, 68, 89, 112, 129, 198, 202, 210, 211, 216 Lee, Youha 50, 128 Leech, Amanda 7, 12, 18, 35, 46, 66, 67, 88, 89, 90, 92, 99, 102, 112, 125, 129, 145, 156, 209, 216, 220 Leisure Sport 73 Leow Ah Mooi 138 LifeBridge 24, 109

BOY SCOUTS: David Chinn, Maxime van Crommbe, John Kim, Jonathon Chinn, Mr. Kerry Mahoney; SECOND ROW: Mr. McLean Hawthorne, Noah Graves, Tayler Nash, Matthew Lawrence, Clark Thompson, Mr. Andrew Thompson; BACK ROW: Mr. Larry Chinn, Mr. Gil Nash, Joseph Hawthorne, Reagan Mahoney, Josiah Steinkamp, Joseph Merusi

BROWNIES: FRONT ROW: Hee Ra Chung, Kaitlyn Ladner, Kaylee Nash, Bethany Wiesner, Maria Thompson, Mrs. Lori D’Cruz, Jane Yook; BACK ROW: Mrs. Shantel Seevaratnam, Lauren Worten, Rebecca Lee, Zoe Seevaratnam, Sophia Stoltzfus, Amanda Ng

JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS: FRONT ROW: Rebecca Lee, Carly Thomas, Mikaela Steinkamp, Sara Stoltzfus, Cassandra Tan; BACK ROW: Grace Kim, Shannon Frohlich, Jessica Vriend, Hannah Lawrence, Da Ye Jung, Mrs. Bonnie Sawatzky

CADETTES/SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Helen Ashkin, Hannah Graves, Emma Hofer, Kimberly Horton, Aaryanna Cox; BACK ROW: Mrs. Martha Halbedl, Emma Merusi, Jackie Ashkin, Elisabeth Brokaw, Arielle Cox, Rachel Halbedl, Mrs. Elizabeth Graves; NOT PICTURED: Mrs. Jean Marie Rust, Maddie Rust, Kassy Steinkamp, Rachel Hurlbut, Tian Ooi, Michelle Chan

Index

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Life with Stewart 217, 223 Li, Lilian 122, 214 Lim, Adam 13, 112

Lim Ah Chai 138 Lim, Andrew 78, 126 Lim, Cai Ying 132

Lim, Chun Hong 124, 214 Lim, Daniel 27, 126 Lim, Denzel 96, 116

SIXTH GRADE BAND: FRONT ROW: Hinako Kawata, Julia Girling, Ellie Cheng, Abrielle Winsor, David Chinn, Charles Lai, Louise Kim, Sarah Lee, Joshua Tan, Shion Fraser; SECOND ROW: Tommy Han, Chun Hong Lim, Nicholas Bishop, Hyun Ji Kim, Dars Muthaliar, Daniel Kim, Victoria Galang, John Kim, Shione Stengele, Asaka Mori; THIRD ROW: David Chinn, Rosalina Shin, Julia Munson, Chia Hoong Ewe, Chrishan Abeyewardena, Jerald Ooi6, Andrew Tan, Darren Heng, Danielle Combrink, Ke-Erh Huang, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Susan Oh, Rahul Gill, Claudia Reeves, Daniela Rana, Maverick Kirby, Peter Kim, Yilin Tan, Tian Ooi, Ruby Noh, Clark Thompson, Adrian Nonis

BEGINNING BAND 7–8: FRONT ROW: Xu Xuan Lim, Grace Thompson, Mera Abdullaeva, Lilian Li, Chloe Ewe, Nathan Cruze, Darian Yeap; SECOND ROW: Alejandra Lopez, Trisa Nonis, Caris Han, Kathy Kirby, Jordan Holman, Sandrine Guillou, Shoko Tezuka, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Sally Bae, Emmett Balzer, Sam Tan, Andy Ewe, Alwyn Tan, Noah Graves, Kaela Ruble; NOT PICTURED: Emma Hofer

MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED BAND: FRONT ROW: Harrison Stevens, Bijay Rana, Eric Soon, Lexi Zimbulis, Elisabeth Brokaw, Charlotte Combrink, Shawn Lim, Kassy Steinkamp, Kathy Lee, Mr. Kerry Mahoney; SECOND ROW: Cheryl Yeap, Ysabel Loh, Joyce Oh, Sunny Kim, Su Jin Hwang, Sabrina Ly, Wen Chi Chen, Amanda Goh, Thizbe Balzer, Christina Lee, Rachel Hurlbut, Christina Kim, Gloria Kim, Karsten Ladner; THIRD ROW: Peter Lee, Brenda Ng, Nikita Pakiam, Elijah Yeng, Chardin Stengele, Noel Teng, Joel Halbedl, Emma Merusi, Johanna Droegsler, Sarah Tan, Hannah Graves, Mary-Claire McIntyre; BACK ROW: Evan Chinn, Rachel Halbedl, Angelene Woo, Joshua Moon, Kai Fraser, Calvin Thompson, Titus Hwang, Zachary Tan, Sheng-Ting Yang, Brian Hiew, David Jung, Isabel Girling, Tayah Lee

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Lim, Derrick 70, 94, 116, 210, 215, 218 Lim, Grace 122, 215 Lim, Jerald 122, 215, 219 Lim, Jessica 124, 209 Lim, Linus 126 *Lim, Mr. & Mrs. 170 Lim, Sarah 3, 17, 25, 42, 94, 106, 119, 131, 152, 170, 185, 193, 215, 217, 219 Lim, Shawn 54, 120, 214, 219 Lim, Shi Bin 132 Lim, Suji 104, 126 Lim, Sumin 128, 212 Lim, Suyoung 132 Lim, Ting-Hui 116 Lim, Xu An 126 Lim, Xu Xuan 122, 214 Lin, Jeremy 172 *Lin, Mr. & Mrs. 176 Lin, Yu-Ting 6, 8, 17, 18, 19, 72, 84, 101, 104, 106, 109, 115, 129, 143, 145, 149, 152, 159, 172, 175, 176, 183, 185, 193, 211, 216, 219, 222 Liss, Steve 44, 57, 68, 72, 88, 143, 164, 210, 211 Lister, Clarissa 116, 209, 215 Lister, Gilbert 122, 215 Literary Magazine 186, 218 Lo, Chi-Yuan 25, 34, 87, 106, 125, 185, 198, 215, 216 Lo, Michael 122, 215 Lock In 151 Loehden, Carla 98, 139, 209 Logos Hope 18, 146 Loh, Ysabel 83, 120, 214, 219 Long Weekend 21 *Looi Orthodontics 175 Lopez, Alejandra 122, 214 Lopez, Samantha 4, 5, 126, 217 Lourdes, Dwayne 97, 100, 106, 135, 185, 186, 210 Lucas, Catriona 27, 130 *Lucky Tailor 206 *Lum Choon 196 Ly, Sabrina 54, 120, 129, 214, 216, 219 Ly, Sophie 22, 36, 37, 90, 100, 101, 112, 156, 195, 210, 216

M

Mahoney, Kerry 84, 94, 95, 115, 164, 183, 210, 213, 214, 215 Mahoney, Reagan 31, 32, 33, 44, 60, 61, 63, 98, 112, 113, 115, 125, 129, 183, 210, 211,

213, 216 Mahoney, Robin 22, 77, 140, 164 Maintenance 142 Malay 100 Mandarin 100 Manimaran A/L Kuppusamy 140 MAP Testing 159 Mario Kart JSB 223 Martens, Luke 20, 22, 44, 45, 60, 72, 85, 112, 129, 143, 165, 172, 208, 210, 216, 222, Back Endsheet Mary Michael Aloysius 140 Masquerade Mystery 28 *Master Piece Tailor 184 Matsumoto, Shion 62, 66, 67, 94, 116, 123, 211, 212, 215 Mauger, Nicole 3, 18, 57, 68, 92, 97, 99, 100, 108, 129, 137, 169, 185, 211, 216, 223 Mayo, Hayli 67, 72, 116, 125, 209, 220 Mayo, Heidi 126, 220 Mays, Alison 114, 215 McDonald’s 171 McIntyre, Mary-Claire 53, 120, 129, 209, 214, 216 McIntyre, Sam 44, 62, 69, 72, 114, 135, 211 Media Literacy 92, 198 Medieval Siege & Warfare 139 Melaka 92 Men in Black III 165 *Meridian Dental Surgery 155 Merusi, Brian 99, 111, 140, 164, 184, 185 Merusi, Emma 10, 11, 120, 129, 184, 209, 213, 214, 216 Merusi, Joe 25, 37, 38, 95, 108, 123, 135, 180, 184, 185, 189, 213, 215, 219 *Merusi, Mr. & Mrs. 184 Merusi, Tibbett 80, 140, 164, 184, 185 Metal (Music) 166 MEW 15, 149, 223 *Michelin Tyre 191 Middle School Advanced Band 214 Middle School Drama 29, 217 Middle School Jazz Band 219 Middle School Retreat 10, 11 Mignatti, Ella 77, 134 Mignatti, Luca 77, 132 Millard, Grant 25 Miller, Alyson 164 Miller, Tom 6, 74, 88, 90, 91, 99, 123, 135, 140, 143, 164, 222

Milo 87 Missions Emphasis Week 15, 149, 223 Monawvil, Yusoof 80, 126 Moon, Grace 128 Moon, Ji Hun 3, 7, 9, 94, 108, 109, 113, 139, 185, 215, 218

Moon, Joshua 120, 214, 219 Moon, Juan 132 Morf, Joshua 76, 134 Morf, Ruben 77, 132 Mori, Asaka 124, 209, 214 MPH Book Fair 146 MSSPP Track and Field Meet

190, 211 Muffin Mondays 22 Muniandy A/L Ramasamy 140 Munson, Daniel 83, 122, 215, 217 Munson, Julia 80, 124, 209, 214

JUNIOR BAND: FRONT ROW: Michael Lo, Jessica Ross, Jack Stevens, Dominic Fitzgerald, Kevin Kim, Jeremy Yap, Lorenz Scherf, Wei Sing Goh; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Joseph Hsu, Benjamin Finlay, Woo Young Chung, Tayla Kirk, David Vriend, Jerald Lim, Jarrod Chang, Yu Zhi Phuah; THIRD ROW: Sam Yeap, Hasung Cho, Neehar Kantimahanti, Hannah Wiesner, Andrea Yuen, Jessica Hsiao, Kimberly Horton, Gilbert Lister, Jonan Ng; BACK ROW: David Png, Andrew Kim, Caitlin Goh, Ayden Winsor, Yeo Rin Yun, Daniel Munson, Sam Huang, Grace Lim, Josiah Brake; NOT PICTURED: Tim Sasse

HIGH SCHOOL BAND: FRONT ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Joseph Kim, Lucia Combrink, Maddie Rust, Sangjoon Lee, Nathan Danneker, Dennis Choi, Simon Karing, Raymond Pow, Hank Wong, Derrick Lim, Joe Merusi; SECOND ROW: Xiao Leen Siow, Chanel Huang, Christina Kim, Shelly Choi, Sol Jin, Joanna Robinson, Cindy Chiem, Kirk Ladner, Peter Tan, Seung Won Beak, Tim Phan, Jacob Uzzle; THIRD ROW: Hui Min Tang, Kaori Terada, Clarissa Lister, Hee Ra Chung, Juliet Suen, Shaikha Shahtaj, Jonathan Chandra, Jet Oh, Martin Karing, Stephanie Jones, Emily Brokaw; BACK ROW: Jackie Ashkin, Nik Ooi, Josh Lee, Shion Matsumoto, Shaun Png, Joel Kirk, Andy Kim, Sarah Hwang, Roc Wu, Daniel Ha, Ben Tse, Hung Jie Song

HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR: FRONT ROW: Keegan Ladner, Joel Shafer, Chi-Yuan Lo, Chan Hee Park, River Tabor, Nathan Guthrie; SECOND ROW: Kate Sun, Morgan Guthrie, Rebekah Wiesner, Sarah Lim, Hannah Bradnam, Jasmine Stoltzfus, Sarah Lawrence; BACK ROW: Ji Hun Moon, Alison Mays, Kia Thompson, Claudia Droegsler, Joshua Wiesner, Joseph Stoltzfus, Adrian Yeap, Mrs. Joyce Goh

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Munson, Lisa 109, 140, 164, 209 Murugan, May 122 Murugan, Moniysha 80, 124 Murugan, Sharath 112 Music 94, 166 Muthaliar, Darsarath 124, 214

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY: FRONT ROW: Karsten Ladner, Sunny Kim, Cheryl Yeap, Nikita Pakiam, Su Jin Hwang, Jarrod Chang, Joseph Hsu; SECOND ROW: Joyce Oh, Peter Lee, Gloria Kim, Angelene Woo, Wen Chi Chen, Sabrina Ly, Amanda Goh, Mary-Claire McIntyre; BACK ROW: Chardin Stengele, Harrison Stevens, Kassy Steinkamp, Sarah Tan, Lexi Zimbulis, Charlotte Combrink, Isabel Girling, Emma Merusi, Tayah Lee

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: FRONT ROW: Shion Beak, Xiao Leen Siow, Jasmine Stoltzfus, Nicole Mauger, Kendall Thompson, Emily Brokaw, Abbie Brake; SECOND ROW: Amanda Leech, Jordan Strong, Sarah Hwang, Wesley Lee, David Tse, Reagan Mahoney, Nathan Peace, Hung Ching Song; BACK ROW: Yu-Ting Lin, Andy Goh, David Toh, Josh Thorne, Ben Weidemann, Jake Smith, Luke Martens, Keegan Ladner; NOT PICTURED: Chan-Yang Kim, Juliet DeVette,

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL EXCOM: FRONT ROW: Jennifer Park, Juliet DeVette, Nathan Peace, Tim Phan; BACK ROW: Evelyne Kiiza, Wesley Lee, Amanda Leech, Chi-Yuan Lo, Lucia Combrink

N

Nadapdap, Laura 132 Nagamal A/P M. Doraisamy (Rose) 140 Narayanan, Karthik 130 Nash, Ciera 89, 114, 117, 217 Nash, Gil 213 Nash, Kaylee 14, 79, 130, 213 Nash, Tayler 31, 45, 96, 116, 219 Nasi Lemak 147 National Honor Society 216 National Junior Honor Society 216 NBA 172 Ng, Amanda 94, 112, 213 Ng, Brenda 120, 214 Ng, Jonan 122, 215 NHS 129, 216 Nic at Night 5, 217 Nichols, Barbara 140, 164 Nichols, Heather 18, 140 Nichols, Kiera 77, 132 Nichols, Liza 97, 140, 164 Nichols, Nick 19, 140, 164 Nichols, Trevor 132 NJHS 129, 216 Noh, Ruby 124, 214 Nonis, Adrian 65, 124, 214, 217 Nonis, Trisa 120, 214 Nordenso, Anita 38, 39, 114, 125, 209 Nordenso, Janmarco 124 *Nyack College 151

O

DORM COUNCIL EXCOM: FRONT ROW: Kia Thompson, Sophie Ly, Kendall Thompson, Nicole Mauger, Ben Unruh, Jordan Strong; NOT PICTURED: Nathan Peace, Abbie Brake

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Oh, Jet 95, 116, 211, 212, 215 Oh, Joyce 120, 129, 214, 216 Oh, Kevin 96, 116 Oh, Susan 124, 209, 214, 217 Online Learning 103 Ooi, Choon 212 Ooi, Christopher 50, 79, 130

Ooi Huey Fern (Lilian) 140 Ooi, Jamie 116, 209, 210, 211 Ooi, Jerald (Fourth Grade) 128 Ooi, Jerald (Sixth Grade) 124, 214 Ooi, Jonathan 77, 134, 145 Ooi, Nik 114, 215 Ooi, Symphony 140 Ooi, Tian 124, 209, 214, 217 Ooi, Yung Tsen 7, 91, 112, 210 Oor, Christina 140 Oo, Sin Ler 126 Oreos 87 Orr, Brandon 46, 140, 143 Orr, Christina 51, 79, 164 Orr, Jeremiah 15, 132, 141 Outdoor Games 44

P

Pagee, Anne-Marie 15, 140, 164 Pagee, Bob 12, 45, 140, 212 Pagee, Donny 83 Pakiam, Nikita 120, 129, 214, 216, 219 *Palace of India 180 Palanivel, Natasha 80, 126, 220 Palany A/P Ganapathy 140 *Pantai Premier Pathology 179 Parasailing 162 Parent-Teacher Organization 104, 141 Park, Chan Hee 8, 16, 17, 18, 21, 67, 84, 88, 108, 109, 111, 125, 185, 186, 206, 210, 215, 218 Park, Christian 66, 97, 102, 108, 119, 185, 205, 210, 211 Park, Ina 4, 7, 17, 20, 34, 35, 56, 64, 88, 91, 101, 114, 156, 171, 210 Park, Jennifer 14, 18, 62, 92, 97, 102, 108, 137, 152, 165, 180, 185, 193, 198, 211, 216 Park, Ji Won 7, 99, 112, 137 Park, Jonathan 132 Park, Sofia 126 PE 98 Peace, Nathan 5, 17, 19, 20, 24, 34, 60, 61, 68, 89, 93, 101, 108, 109, 111, 125, 127, 129, 137, 141, 166, 172, 175, 185, 197, 202, 210, 211, 216 Pearl Hill Viewpoint Park 30 *Penads (M) Sdn Bhd 202 *Penang Adventist Hospital 148, 182

Penang International Church 59 Penang Performing Arts Center 38, 117 Penang Weather 201 Pentathlon 190 People Division Page 105 Perkins, Calvin 132 *Perniaguan Tayar and Boleri Teik 191 Perumal A/L Govinda 140 Petrie, Jodi 31, 79, 123, 140, 164 Phalan, Charlote 78, 128 Phalan, Patris 132 Phan, Paul 212 Phan, Tim 34, 72, 116, 215, 216 *Phoenix Press 158 Photography 197 Physical Education 98 Phuah, Yu Zhi 122, 210, 215 Physical Science 91 Physics 90 Pillai, Rishon 76, 130 Ping-Pong 20, 21, 72 Pizza Hut 171 P. Muthammal A/P Packeery @ Rekha 140 Png, Benjamin 84, 114 Png, Celestine 4, 126 Png, David 122, 215 Png, Shaun 114, 215 P’ng, Yee Pei 3, 108, 109, 146, 165, 185 Poh, Rachel 128 Ponamudi A/L Valaithan 140 Popples 103 Pow, Raymond 79, 89, 94, 114, 180, 202, 210, 215, 220 PowerSchool 127 Praise & Worship 131 Precalculus 88, 89, 134 Precinct 10 147 Pride and Prejudice 175 Progressive Dinner 20 PSAT 159 Psychology 103 PTO Fun Day 104 Pulau Tikus 202

Q

Queensbay 165 Quiet Time 137

R

*Rainbow Paradise Hotel 162, 167 *Rainforest Bakery 181 Rajeen A/L Mareemuttoo 140 Ramasamy A/L R. Govinda (Sammy) 140 Rana, Bijay 120, 214 Rana, Daniela 124, 209, 214, 217 Rat Island 202 Ravindran A/L Moses 140, 145 Real Madrid 172 Recitals 133 RedBox 21, 165 Reeves, Claudia 124, 209, 214 Reeves, Karl 3, 17, 40, 47, 85, 86, 108, 109, 111, 185, 186, 218 Reflector 5, 86 *Regent Furnishings 193 Relationships 155 Remembrance Day 31, 33 Riau Islands 111 RLT Players 15, 117, 217 Roberts, Lydia 140, 164 Robinson, Joanna 66, 67, 94, 114, 209, 215, 220 Rock Music 166 Roman Feast and Barbeque 79 Romans on the Couch 38, 217, 223 Rooftop 147 Rosetta Stone 27 Ross, Jessica 82, 122, 123, 215 Rowdy Kate 28, 217 Ruble, Alex 4, 5, 71, 126, 210 Ruble, Kaela 3, 11, 53, 120, 209, 214 Rust, Maddie 30, 66, 70, 116, 209, 215, 220

S

SAB 147, 223 Sakong, Yeon Woo 114, 210, 211 *Sam’s Batik House 192 Sanborn, David 189 Sanborn, Ellen 189 Sangaran A/L Ramu Thaver (Susu) 140 Saraswathi, Joyce 140

MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA CAST (“Rowdy Kate”): FRONT ROW: David Vriend, Hannah Graves, Emma Hofer, Joe Brake, Amanda Goh, Benjamin Finlay, Darian Yeap, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Daniel Munson, Rachel Halbedl, Kathy Lee, Gloria Kim, Johanna Droegsler, Ayden Winsor, Noah Graves, Angelene Woo

INTERMEDIATE MUSICAL (“Nic at Night”): FRONT ROW: Sarah Stoltzfus, Samantha Lopez, Tommy Han, Mikaela Steinkamp, Julia Girling, Hinako Kawata; SECOND ROW: Sarah Lee, Abrielle Winsor, Jessica Vriend, Nicholas Bishop, Ke-Erh Huang, David Chinn, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Hyun Ji Kim, Danielle Combrink, Alice Chang, Adrian Nonis, Daniela Rana, Tian Ooi, Susan Oh, Jonathon Chinn

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CAST FIRST SEMESTER (“Romans on the Couch”): FRONT ROW: Abbie Brake, Emily Brokaw, Kate Sun, Jessie Brandon, Tesa Sasse, Kirk Ladner, Mr. Mark Sasse; BACK ROW: Mr. Doug Yost, Joseph Kim, Josh Graves, Nathan Danneker, Nathan Guthrie, Keegan Ladner, Ben Unruh; NOT PICTURED: Shawn Kim, Anita Nordenso

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CAST SECOND SEMESTER (“Life with Stewart”): FRONT ROW: Kate Sun, Shion Beak, Abbie Brake, Emily Brokaw, Rebekah Wiesner, Jessie Brandon, Sarah Lim, Hannah Bradnam, Kirk Ladner, Mr. Mark Sasse; BACK ROW: Mr. Doug Yost, Jackie Ashkin, Keegan Ladner, Nathan Danneker, Nathan Guthrie, Joshua Wiesner, Joel Shafer, Nicole Cheah

RLT (“Road Less Traveled”) PLAYERS: FRONT ROW: Jennifer Vo, Shion Beak, Tesa Sasse, Jessie Brandon, Sarah Uzzle, Mr. Mark Sasse; BACK ROW: Mr. Doug Yost, Jackie Ashkin, Juliet DeVette, Ciera Nash, Joel Shafer, Joshua Wiesner

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Saroja A/P Supramaniam 140 Sasse, Brittany 83 Sasse, Karen 140, 164 Sasse, Mark 6, 68, 92, 93, 117, 127, 140, 143, 164, 198, 211, 217 Sasse, Tesa 69, 96, 116, 117, 211, 217 Sasse, Tim 83, 122 SAT Exam 159 SAT Groups 11 SAT II Exam 159 Sawatzky, Bonnie 140, 164, 213 Sawatzky, Wayne 64, 65, 140, 209 Scherf, Charlotte 56, 116, 190, 210, 211 Scherf, Lorenz 122, 211, 215 Scholastic Aptitude Test 159 Science Fair 82, 90 Scouts, Boy 213 Scouts, Cadettes/Senior Girl 213 Seaside Café 119, 123 Second Grade 79 Seevaratnam, Matthias 134 Seevaratnam, Noella 76, 132 Seevaratnam, Shantel 142, 213 Seevaratnam, Zoe 50, 78, 128, 213 Selling Ads 179 Selvanayagam, Jason 11, 14, 15,

47, 72, 142 Selvaraja, Sahana 130 Senior Girl Scouts 30 Senioritis 169 Seniors 106, 109 Senior Sneak 104, 110, 111, 223 *Senior Sponsors 185 Senior-Transition Retreat 12 Senior Treat 18 Senior Trip 104, 110, 111, 223 Senior/Underclass Relationships 107 Serve-athon 33, 115 SEW 14, 15, 47, 223 Sewing 82 Shafer, Joel 92, 102, 108, 109, 111, 117, 185, 210, 215, 217 Shafer, Matthew 96, 116 Shahtaj, Shaikha 118, 215, 218 Shanmugabalan, Anya 2, 132 Sheddan, Mary 142, 164 Sherlock Holmes 2 165 Shim, Kelly 114, 209 Shin, Jeong Yun 124 Shin, Rosalina 214 Sights, Kaya 130 *Sim Leisure Construction 203 Sim, Yang Yang 22, 40, 43, 86, 99, 101, 112, 218 *Sin Chuan Book Sdn. Bhd. 205

LITERARY MAGAZINE: FRONT ROW: Jackie Ashkin, Jim Choi, Samuel Yeo, Ji Hun Moon; BACK ROW: Joseph Kim, Mr. David Stengele, River Tabor, Shawn Kim, Chan Hee Park

FORENSICS: FRONT ROW: Emma Chinn, Jackie Ashkin, Brittany Hurlbut, Stephanie Jones, Rick Brake, Shaikha Shahtaj, Emily Brokaw, Mrs. Debbie Chinn, Mrs. Jasmane Frans; BACK ROW: Mr. David Stengele, Yang Yang Sim, Karl Reeves, Josh Thorne, Jeffrey Hsiao, Derrick Lim, Johnathan Tan, Roc Wu, Hung Ching Song; NOT PICTURED: Abbie Brake, Thushara Kantimahanti, Charissa Tan, Ken Chee, Rebekah Wiesner, Juliet DeVette, Josh Graves, Cindy Chiem

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*Sing Guang Hing Furniture & Electrical 155 Singing Valentines 22 Siow, Xiao Leen 22, 91, 94, 101, 112, 115, 129, 215, 216 Sixth Grade 81 Sixth Grade Band 214 Skype 223 Smeckman Dorm 113 Smith, Jake 13, 23, 36, 62, 86, 112, 129, 156, 211, 216 Smith, Jonah 4, 5, 80, 126, 220 Smith, Lisa 79, 142, 156, 164, 197 Smith, Travis 54, 59, 62, 142, 164 Sneak 25, 111 Socializing 9 Social Life 155 Social Studies 92 Softball, Varsity Boys’ 211 Song, Hung Ching 12, 40, 86, 87, 102, 108, 135, 151, 152, 155, 162, 163, 165, 169, 175, 179, 180, 183, 185, 193, 216, 218, Back Endsheet Song, Hung Jie 84, 118, 125, 151, 163, 212, 215, 219 Song, Hung Yi 54 *Song, Mr. & Mrs. 163 Song, Taewoo 76, 130, 212 Soon, Eric 120, 214 Southeast Asian Studies 92 Soya Bean Milk 147 Spanish 100 Spanish 2 100 Speech 86 Spiritual Emphasis Week 14, 15, 47 Sport Division Page 48 Sport Fans 172 Spring Break 180 *Sri Ananda Bahwan Restaurant 201 Staff Life 143 Starcraft 147 Steffen, Elliot 76, 130 Steffen, Jonathan 142, 164, Back Endsheet Steinkamp, Jacki 12, 13, 142, 164 Steinkamp, Joel 53, 142, 164 Steinkamp, Josiah 32, 33, 44, 62, 114, 211, 213 Steinkamp, Karl 2, 12, 15, 25, 62, 105, 142, 143, 164, 211 Steinkamp, Kassy 54, 55, 120, 214, 216 Steinkamp, Mikaela 16, 30, 80, 126, 213, 217

Steinkamp, Rebekah 118 Stengele, Akiko 142 Stengele, Chardin 120, 129, 214, 216, 219 Stengele, David 86, 87, 99, 127, 137, 142, 143, 169, 186, 218 Stengele, Kiri 26, 76, 130 Stengele, Shione 81, 124, 214 *Sterling Insurance Brokers 206 Stevens, Harrison 120, 129, 214, 216 Stevens, Jack 82, 83, 122, 215 Stevens, Katie 2, 8, 12, 17, 49, 57, 72, 84, 97, 102, 108, 123, 131, 141, 149, 151, 180, 185, 192, 197, 210, 219 *Stevens, Mr. & Mrs. 197 Stoltzfus, Ben 130, 189, 212 Stoltzfus, Jasmine 3, 24, 37, 74, 108, 139, 185, 189, 210, 215, 216 Stoltzfus, Joseph 118, 189, 215 *Stoltzfus, Mr. & Mrs. 189 Stoltzfus, Sara 4, 5, 126, 189, 209, 213, 220 Stoltzfus, Sarah 217 Stoltzfus, Sophia 70, 128, 189, 213, 220 *Straits Minimarket 177 Straits Quay 38, 104, 105, 151, 171, 202 Strong, Jordan 3, 18, 60, 64, 84, 89, 91, 93, 97, 108, 109, 110, 129, 143, 165, 166, 175, 176, 180, 183, 185, 186, 202, 210, 216 Strong, Justin 8, 61, 65, 71, 89, 92, 100, 101, 114, 143, 180, 202, 210 Strong, Steve 180 StuCo 7, 25, 34, 125, 143, 216 Student Advisory Team 11 Student Council Excom 216 Student Life Division Page 6 Subway 171, 202 Suen, Jordan 130, 212 Suen, Juliet 58, 59, 92, 118, 211, 215, 223 Suen, Justin 114 Sundaraj A/L Rangasamy 142 Sundram A/L K. Ramasamy 142 Sun, Kate 24, 47, 85, 114, 209, 215, 217, 220 Super Bowl 172 Sutherland, Nick 142 Swayne, Charles 76, 134 Swimming 5, 71 Swim Team 220

T

Taboo 3, 107 Tabor, River 86, 94, 114, 215, 218 Tan, Aaron 124 Tan, Alwyn 70, 71, 120, 214 Tan, Andrew 214 Tan, Aria 24, 121, 128 Tan, Cassandra 112, 211, 213 Tan, Charissa 3, 4, 5, 91, 108, 146, 152, 155, 162, 165, 180, 185, 192, 194, 201, 211, 219,

Back Endsheet *Tan Chong Guan 190 Tan, Emily 96, 118 Tan, Eunice 31, 124 Tang, Hui Min 90, 95, 118, 215 Tang, Kyle 132 Tan, Ian 126 Tan, Jesse 134 Tan, Johnathan 40, 52, 118, 211, 218 Tan, Joonas 128 Tan, Joshua 124, 214 *Tanjung Bunga Hardware Sdn. Bhd. 195 *Tanjung Dental Surgery 173

MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND: FRONT ROW: Joseph Hsu, Jerald Lim, Nikita Pakiam, Thizbe Balzer, Wen Chi Chen, Hannah Graves, Sunny Kim, Karsten Ladner; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Christina Kim, Tayah Lee, Yeo Rin Yun, Kathy Lee, Emmett Balzer, Joshua Moon, Sabrina Ly, Ysabel Loh; BACK ROW: Sarah Tan, Sheng-Ting Yang, Joel Halbedl, Shawn Lim, Elisabeth Brokaw, Charlotte Combrink, Isabel Girling, Chardin Stengele, Zachary Tan

JAZZ BAND: FRONT ROW: Jennifer Vo, Grace Kim, Kirk Ladner, Jackie Ashkin, Emily Brokaw, Shion Beak; SECOND ROW: Reese Terry, Peter Tan, Jonathan Chandra, Ben Tse, Tayler Nash, Joy Kim, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Hung Jie Song, Joel Kirk, Joseph Merusi, Joseph Hawthorne, Josh Thorne, Joseph Kim, Joseph Um, Roc Wu

AMBASSADORS: FRONT ROW: Shion Beak, Christina Kim, Sarah Lim, Charissa Tan, Emily Brokaw, Jennifer Vo; SECOND ROW: Eunice Um, Joy Kim, Nicole Cheah, Becky Kong, Katie Stevens, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Xher Rael Choo, Andy Goh, David Tse, David Toh, Keegan Ladner, Joseph Merusi, Yu-Ting Lin; NOT PICTURED: Joseph Stoltzfus

Tan, Monica 83, 142, 164 *Tan, Mr. & Mrs. (Charissa) 194 *Tan, Mr. & Mrs. (Winnie) 188 Tan, Peter 45, 55, 72, 118, 188, 215, 219 Tan, Sam 120, 214 Tan, Sarah 52, 83, 107, 120, 129, 209, 214, 216, 219 Tan, Shien 142, 164 Tan, Winnie 3, 5, 17, 24, 25, 37, 44, 87, 108, 127, 166, 180, 185, 188, 210 Tan, Yan Rong 92, 118, 123, 211 Tan, Yilin 70, 126, 220 Tan, Zachary 54, 120, 214, 219 Tan, Zhong Xi 132, 141 Tap (Music) 166 Tar College 71 TCKs 12 Teh Ais 147 *Telesonic Business Communication 205 Telunas 3, 110, 113, 223 Teng, Noel 120, 214 Tennis 71, 210 Teoh, Eunice 100, 101, 142, 164 Terada, Kaori 118, 215 Terry, Reese 59, 66, 92, 114, 209, 211, 219 TESCO 147, 151 Tezuka, Shoko 122, 214 The Avengers 165 The Road Less Traveled 2 The Sanborns 189 Third Culture Kids 12 Third Grade 79 Thomas, Andrew 74, 130, 212 Thomas, Bethany 12, 13, 142, 164 Thomas, Carly 22, 31, 128, 213 Thomas, David 10, 11, 60, 86, 98, 99, 142, 164, 210 Thompson, Andrew 213 Thompson, Brad 128, 212 Thompson, Calvin 8, 20, 53, 101, 120, 183, 202, 214 Thompson, Clark 31, 126, 213, 214 Thompson, Grace 122, 214 Thompson, Jamie 5, 6, 8, 17, 98, 112, 125, 185, 189, 195, 210, Back Endsheet Thompson, Kendall 44, 72, 87, 91, 98, 99, 112, 115, 129, 210, 216 Thompson, Kia 36, 89, 94, 118, 215, 216

Thompson, Maria 130, 213 Thorne, Bob 59 Thorne, Josh 40, 41, 63, 101, 102, 112, 129, 211, 216, 218, 219 Thurairaj A/L A. Pawadai Pillai 142 Tiger Cubs 212 Titanic 92 *Toccoa Falls College 187 TOEFL 159 Toh, David 5, 7, 8, 16, 17, 25, 34, 43, 72, 93, 97, 103, 108, 113, 129, 131, 135, 141, 143, 150, 152, 166, 171, 172, 175, 176, 185, 201, 205, 216, 219 *Toh, Mr. & Mrs. 150 Tompkins, John “Tommy” 4, 86, 87, 105, 129, 142, 151, 162, 164, 189, Back Endsheet Tom Yum Bee Hoon 22 Toon, Jia-Jie 79, 128, 220 Track & Field 65 Trader’s Hotel 156 Trescott, Amie 50, 128 Trescott, Hannah 80, 81, 126 Trescott, Mark 53, 81, 142, 164 Trescott, Michele 4, 5, 129, 142, 164 *Tresses Hairdressing 175 Trick and Treasure 24, 35 Tsai, Anthea 116 Tse, Ben 55, 92, 118, 157, 210, 215, 219 Tse, Claudia 138, 157, Back Endsheet Tse, David 7, 17, 94, 107, 108, 134, 135, 139, 157, 180, 185, 216, 219, 220 Tse, Esther 128, 157 *Tse, Mr. & Mrs. 157 Tuesday Night Market 223 Tung Seok Yeng 142 Tyas, Dennis 142, 164 Tyas, Gayle 142, 164

U

Umbrella Sharing Project 123 Um, Eunice 116, 119, 131, 133, 211 Um, Joseph 118, 219 Under-12 Girls’ Volleyball 209 Unicycle 44 Uno 113

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Unruh, Ben 3, 19, 54, 88, 108, 109, 185, 186, 216, 217, 222, Back Endsheet *Unruh, Mr. & Mrs. 186 Unruh, Nathan 9, 61, 73, 87, 92, 100, 116, 137, 183, 202, 210 Usaha, Chareesa 69, 87, 88, 112, 211 U.S. History 92, 102 U.S. Pizza 171 Uswath Khan, Shamierrul 130 Uzzle, Gabriella 134 Uzzle, Isaac 121, 128, 212 Uzzle, Jacob 85, 118, 215 Uzzle, Sarah 2, 84, 94, 97, 108, 113, 117, 123, 185, 217 Uzzle, Scott 11, 142, 164 Uzzle, Terresa 88, 89, 92, 142, 164

V

Valliammah A/P Karpaya 142 van Crommbe, Maxime 213 Varsity Boys’ Basketball 62, 211 Varsity Girls’ Basketball 41, 59, 211 Varsity Boys’ Softball 69, 211 Varsity Boys’ Volleyball 66, 210 Varsity Girls’ Volleyball 66, 211 Varsity Girls’ Softball 69, 211 Vgekumar A/L Mareemuthoo 142 Victoria Cross 45 Victor Lim 142 Vijay A/L Sambantham Mudaliar

142 Virtual High School 127 Vo, Jennifer 84, 86, 92, 116, 117, 131, 217, 219 Volleyball 67 Vong, Chen Kwang 116 Voon Wei Ming 142 Vriend, David 122, 215, 217 Vriend, Jessica 4, 5, 31, 80, 126, 209, 213, 217, 220 Vriend, Peter 142

W

Wang, Bertha 112 War Games 45 Washing Dishes 176 Waters, Melanie 116 Weather 201 Webelos 212 Weidemann, Ben 5, 12, 13, 20, 23, 24, 36, 37, 49, 61, 62, 63, 112, 113, 115, 125, 127, 129, 147, 183, 190, 208, 210, 211, 216, 222 Weidemann, Brian 119, 142, 164, 183 Weidemann, Valerie 119, 144, 164 Weight-lifting 82 White, Kalista 132 White, Karis 22, 76, 130 White, Melodee 92, 93, 144, 164 White, Sean 134 Whitten-Ooi, Charlotte 134 Whitten-Ooi, Oliver 130 Wiesner, Bethany 15, 27, 79, 130, 213

Wiesner, Hannah 83, 122, 215 Wiesner, Joshua 117, 118, 215, 217 *Wiesner, Mr. & Mrs. 178 Wiesner, Nathan 128 Wiesner, Rebekah 3, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 57, 58, 59, 65, 68, 94, 99, 107, 108, 113, 125, 141, 178, 185, 197, 210, 211, 215, 217 Wiesner, Russell 144, 164 Wiesner, Sharla 144 Winsor, Abrielle 126, 209, 214, 217 Winsor, Ayden 122, 129, 215, 217, 220 Winsor, Moriah 23, 76, 130 Winsor, Mycah 50, 78, 79, 128 Wolf Cubs 212 Wonderland Service Project 85 Wong, Hank 68, 88, 94, 112, 123, 202, 211, 215 Woo, Angelene 120, 129, 209, 214, 216, 217 Working Out 205 Worship Teams 14, 47 Worten, Aaron 128 Worten, Andrew 76 Worten, Drew 132 Worten, Jeremy 71, 126, 210 Worten, Lauren 130, 213 Wu, Roc 3, 5, 6, 21, 86, 108, 133, 139, 149, 171, 185, 201, 215, 218, 219

X

Xavier, Francis 138

SWIM TEAM: FRONT ROW: Mr. Barend Blom, Mrs. Jenn Hartner, Sarah Chinn, Sara Stoltzfus, Heidi Mayo, Jia-Jie Toon, Jessica Vriend, Kalia Brewster, Tien-Erh Huang, Sophia Stoltzfus, Lana Brewster, Mr. Brian Brewster; SECOND ROW: Natasha Palanivel, Hannah Lawrence, Ke-Erh Huang, Jonah Smith, Ayden Winsor, Peter Kim, Yilin Tan, Hayli Mayo, Joanna Robinson, Martin Karing, Kenji Lee; BACK ROW: Hasung Cho, Kate Sun, Michelle Chan, Amanda Leech, Franco Lee, Marco Lee, David Tse, Raymond Pow, Josh Graves, Maddie Rust, Joseph Hawthorne, Mr. Chance Edman; NOT PICTURED: Lexi Zimbulis, Jim Choi, Sandrine Guillou, Emma Hofer, Anita Nordenso, Jordan Suen, Elijah Yeng

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Y

Yamaguchi, Kanon 132 Yamaguchi, Rio 134 Yang, Sheng-Chun 84, 85, 116 Yang, Sheng-Ting 120, 214, 219 Yap, Janice 2, 134 Yap, Jeremy 83, 122, 215 Yap, Sheryl 2, 134 Yea Japanese Restaurant 223 Yeap, Adrian 86, 93, 108, 110, 185, 205, 210, 215 Yeap, Cheryl 120, 129, 214, 216 Yeap, Darian 122, 214, 217 Yeap, Sam 122, 215 Yeng, Elijah 120, 214 Yeng, Emily 15, 132 *Yenshen Hardware 180 Yeoh Chee Keong (Rex) 144 Yeo, Sam 4, 17, 19, 72, 102, 104, 108, 149, 185, 186, 197, 198, 208, 210, 218, 222, Back Endsheet Yook, Jane 98, 112, 213 Yook, Jennifer 91, 118, 160 Yoon, Teo 134 Yost, Doug 144, 164, 217 Yost, Marsha 144, 164 You, Melissa 72, 73, 88, 90, 118, 209 Young, Becky 21, 121, 128 Young, Cheryl 2, 137, 144 Young, Hannah 79, 121, 128 Young, Joe 2, 137, 144, 145, 176 Young, Jonathan 126 YouTube 9 Yuen, Andrea 122, 215 Yuen, Zachary 132 Yun, Yeo Rin 122, 215, 219 Yuthiwattana, Ooychai 28, 39, 45, 49, 60, 61, 63, 84, 92, 101, 112, 115, 208, 210, 211, 222 YWAM 189

Join in our celebration of 50 years of God’s faithfulness as documented in the school yearbook —or annual, as they used to be called. Ironically, this celebration ref lects

the theme of this volume: everlasting —because yearbooks truly play permanent roles in people’s lives: no one ever throws one out!.

Although Dalat School started in 1929, the f irst edition of the Ref lector did not

come out until 1962, a 40 page, soft cover issue. Fifty years later, the 2011 yearbook had 228 pages!

We recognize and salute the efforts of the yearbook staffs and advisers of the past

half century and look forward to beginning another 50 years of quality journalism, starting with this 51st edition.

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Precious Recollections

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“I really can’t believe this!” wailed Juliet DeVette to her fellow seniors. “This is like the last time that we will ever get to hang out like this together!”

Just like how past winter and summer breaks had come and gone in the blink of an eye, before anyone really realized it, the inevitable time to part ways had descended again.

Those permanently leaving Penang, Malaysia, would likely never again receive the opportunity to relish in its unique cultural luxuries—experiencing the Tuesday Night Market, late night shopping at Batu Ferringhi, watching movies at ridiculously cheap rates, and even crossing the road to grab a quick bite at SAB or Figo’s.

For a minority of students, this passing signified nothing in particular. But for the majority, however, it brought to life a maelstrom of emotions within as they struggled with saying potential final good-byes. Fortunately, the recent boom in users of Facebook and Skype, and the scramble during the last week to get a load of touching notes scribbled on the inside cover of yearbooks, served as some form of comfort.

The seniors, in particular though, stressed over desperately wishing that everything would just end but at the same

time sincerely hoping with all of their hearts that what few moments they had left would last forever.

But—regardless of how each student viewed past occurrences or the enigmatic future—the events that transpired throughout the year became a shaping factor in students’ lives, serving as a foundation for greater things to come.

This, in addition to all the precious recollections of the semesters—of the Senior Sneak to Telunas, of “prototyping” the iPad 2, of the varsity boys’ and girls’ football teams travelling for the first time ever overseas, of acting in Romans on the Couch and Life with Stewart, of earning silver for the overall best performing school at the ISKL SEA Forensics Tournament, of becoming an Eagle Scout, of both varsity teams winning MSSPP Island and State Basketball and MSSPP Island Softball, of the Mario Kart JSB, of visiting Langkawi for a class trip, of playing a part in celebrating 50 years of the Reflector with the publication of this 51st edition, of forming and augmenting bonds in relationships, and most significantly perhaps of getting to know and growing closer to God through MEW and SEW—all these established memories, truly everlasting ones.

—By Hung Ching Song

HUNG CHING SONG CHARISSA TAN

HAVING taken a step outside the auditorium of Hillside Baptist Church, Ben Unruh fills his tray to the brim with pure, white paint. Roughly a dozen seniors gathered on 14 April to help Mr. Tom Miller paint his church from about 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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WHILE waiting patiently for the juniors to congregate at the white tables, Yu-Ting Lin and Sam Yeo stare oddly at each other’s makeup. Lin and Yeo dressed up respectively as Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong for their roles in the After-JSB Dinner.

ACCUSED by Ben Weidemann for attempting to steal the trophy, Luke Martens, as Mario, struggles to think of an excuse as Ooychai Yuthiwattana, as Luigi, casually rests his arm on the award with a seemingly innocent grin. Weidemann later congratulates them on finally graduating from high school, symbolic for the seniors’ transition on to college.

BACK to back with wide smiles on their faces, Nicole Mauger and Lucia Combrink pose for a funny shot within the reception area of Yea Japanese Restaurant, owned by Juliet Suen’s parents. The varsity girls’ basketball team celebrated their victories at MSSPP Island and State Tournaments by going out for a grand dinner together.

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“You can count on me!” said Lana Brewster, persuading her peers that she, as Jonas, would not break any rules.

The elementary musical stood upon the theme “Under God’s Sea.” The plot of the play depicted students from the Aquatic Academy boarding a submarine to the depth of the ocean for their final exams. During their expedition into God’s creation, the captain in charge, Jonas, disobeyed the orders of his professor. He fell into deep trouble and placed everyone in danger. But thanks to God’s protection, everyone returned home safely.

The musical ended with the audience on its feet to give a standing ovation with big smiles on their faces. “My daughter Kiri [Stengele] was the only first grader in the whole musical,” said Mr. David Stengele happily. “At first I was so nervous for her; but when she started singing her solo, I felt so proud.”

“The children were super; they sang with enthusiasm, danced to perfection, and acted the best they could,” said Ms. Joyce Goh, the director of the play. “They performed beyond

my expectations, and I know they gave all of the glory to God. Just seeing the whole play fit together brought such joy to my heart and tears to my eyes, like a proud parent. They were perfect in the Father’s eyes.”

“It was so fun,” said Esther Tse. “It was the first time I’ve ever done something like this.”

“I particularly liked how everyone had his or her own part to play,” said Mrs. Jill Girling.

Besides putting on a great performance, the play tried to teach some important life lessons. Jonas learnt that God gave His word to His people not just for them to obey, but also to keep them safe. He also learnt that God forgives those who have sinned if they ask of Him. As Jonas learned an important lesson in obedience and responsibility, all the students also learned to count on one another both in acting and in their friendships. Because of that trust and unity, Jonas and the students from the Aquatic Academy could proudly bow after their performance before a cheering crowd.

—By Charissa Tan

Hands lifted in the air, Lana Brewster followed the steps to the song “The Dive.” The elementary students mirrored Ms. Joyce Goh’s actions to the songs, dancing and singing along.

Crouching behind the well-crafted seaweed and fish decorations, Will Girling waits for his turn.

Girling acted as Jonah, walking across the floor in slow motion to the song “Whale of a Tale.”

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WITH nature’s beautiful framing, students observe God’s loving hand in the creation of all things. As stated by Romans 1:20, “His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” PHOTO CREDIT: HUNG CHING SONG

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Glue this 2012 Supplement in the back of the 2012 Reflector, right after page 224.

Submerged in Him

Earnestly, Rebekah Lee explains to Heidi Mayo the tragedies of rule-breaking; and Sarah Chinn, Elizabeth Horton, Jia-Jie Toon, and Andrew Lim agree wholeheartedly. The parents of the elementary students spent hours designing the props such as the submarine to make the setting of the musical possible.

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Romance and Retribution

microphone in hand, Nicole Cheah explains the recent with a snidely placating tone, Nathan Guthrie (playing here a young Nicholas Stewart) attempts to pacify Joshua Wiesner, the French director of the show “Life with Stewart.” The unusual black-and-white scene challenged actors and make-up crew.

pandemonium erupts as Keegan Ladner bumps into the waiter, Kirk Ladner, spilling spaghetti all over Jesse Brandon. Ladner’s string of blind dates left disaster in his wake. These hilarious incidents lightened the mood of Life with Stewart, a more serious, intense, and emotion-filled play that stretched the talents and abilities of the actors as well as the stage crew behind the curtain.

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tragic death of the famous movie star Nicholas Stewart (Nathan Guthrie) to her audience. She made the announcement shortly following Guthrie’s reunion with his estranged grandson and his girlfriend.

Self-proclaimed lackey and odd-job man of Mr. Sasse as well as the technical coordinator, Mr. Doug Yost, called the drama “the finest play ever written by Mr. Sasse and his student writing team. [It] caused us to think about the broken relationships in our lives and how we [can] mend [them] with forgiveness and love.”

Acting on a larger stage in front of the curtain provided a challenge not only for the actors, but also for the stage crew as well, as they had to move everything on and off stage quickly, silently, and perfectly—right in front of the audience.

Stage manager Katrina Stevens said, “The hardest part about behind-the-scenes was not being able to go on stage to see if my minions had gotten everything right.”

Although, thankfully, the drama troupe did not actually break any legs despite a number of near-catastrophic comedically-timed tumbles, the thundering applause that greeted them at the end of each performance awarded them with the satisfaction that they had, for a few hours, brought the drama to life.

––By Abbie Brake

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pleased [with] how Life with Stewart came together from both a writing and production perspective. I was amazed at the talented actors who brought it to life.”

The story followed 30-year-old Nick Baxter (Keegan Ladner) and his reconciliation with a mother and grandfather he never knew (played

by Emily Brokaw and Nathan Guthrie) as well as his journey to find love. A scheming television news anchor (Abbie Brake) managed to wedge herself in the way, creating problems both funny and painful.

“The best thing about drama is the diversity of characters and the chance to make people laugh,” said Joshua Wiesner. Wiesner lent comedy to the special black-and-white scene depicting a 1950s sitcom.

Added Kirk Ladner, “The blind dating scene was the most compelling part of the drama.”

“Break a leg!” Mr. Mark Sasse said, poking his head backstage to give his performers one last piece of advice before the play began.

In many ways, Life with Stewart, written by five seniors and Mr. Sasse during first semester, proved ground-breaking. All three performances, on 23 May at 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. on 26 May, took place at the Penang Performing Arts Centre at Straits Quay rather than in the chapel as tradition had previously demanded in the past.

The Performing Arts Centre boasted a roomy stage, excellent acoustics for lapel microphones, and over 300 seats to house a large number of attendees. The shift also meant that more people outside the school could come and watch the scenes unfold. This allowed for an unprecendented diversity in audience and performance.

Said Mr. Sasse, the director, “I was very

band, Nathan Guthrie, Rebekah Wiesner sighs happily and declares what a good man she has. Wiesner played his perfect wife on-screen in the black-and-white 1950’s flashback scene and the scorned, and vindictive spouse once the director yelled, “Cut!” The scene served as a background explanation for the play.

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Arts Carnivale Looking out towards the back of the audience, Nathan Guthrie starts his solo, slowly building up in volume, as the choir harmonizes to the song “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.” During their time on stage, members of the choir stepped up to deliver solos that performed a variety tones of bass, sopranos, and altos.

With his back towards the audience, Mr. Kerry Mahoney conducts the band as they play through the arrangement named “Disney Movie Magic.” The song, suggested by band members, proved to be a popular and heart-warming piece compiled and arranged with songs from Disney Movies, inclusive of Aladdin, Lion King, and others.

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“I really liked going up to sing ‘The River’ because I was glad that I was able to sing with choir again. I missed choir a lot last year,” said Danae Frentz.

Outside in the hallway and lobby of the Performing Arts Centre stood all the works displayed by the Art department. The displays included a vast array of pieces made from paper cutting, colouring pencil, ink, watercolour paint, acrylics, and sculptures.

“The timing of the exhibition was the busiest time of the year, but when all the pieces were up on the board ready to be showcased for people, I had a strong sense of achievement for what I done,” said Jennifer Park.

After shifting all the materials for making the display and mounting everything, the whole setup of the showcased works provided gratification for those who contributed. With art pieces decorating the outside, they provided an accompaniment that made the atmosphere all the more welcoming before spectators moved on to watch the concert.

After the smooth playing of jazz music, with a touch of swing mixed in between, the Jazz Band concluded the evening of the high school concert with another tradition— “Born to Be Wild”—setting the stage for drama the next day.

—By Dylan Frans

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“At first I was cautious about this song choice because of its challenge,” said Mr. Kerry Mahoney, “but when Roc Wu came and asked me for this piece, saying he’d be willing to play the solo, I was happy to go with it.”

“I enjoyed sharing my music with people,” said Wu. “And playing ‘Alto Whirlwind’ allowed me to challenge myself and my skills.

Being able to feature in a solo was also a good, fulfilling experience.”

After Wu demonstrated his skill, the band moved on and finished with a piece by James Swearingen called “The Light Eternal.”

“I enjoyed watching the band grow because we sounded like a real band in the end,” said Xiao Leen Siow. “‘The Light Eternal’ was my favourite piece because the melody is really nice, and it has variety in the mood.”

Once the band finished their music, the choir moved onto the stage. Dressed in black, their faces reflected light towards the audience.

“Viva La Vida” proved a delight amongst the members of the choir. “‘Viva la Vida’ was my favourite piece,” said Nathan Guthrie. “It felt good to perform a contemporary piece for the audience.”

The choir followed the tradition of allowing former members of the choir to join in and sing “The River.”

With the stage flooded with lights, the high school band walked orderly onto the platform with their instruments gleaming bright gold and silver into the dark shadows amongst the audience. After an opening prayer and introductory speech from Mr. Kerry Mahoney, the band kick-started and played their first song, “Festivo.” With trombones and trumpets blaring from the stage, the song vibrated beyond the auditorium into the hallway and lobby of the Penang-PAC. Outside in the box office, all the art students had finished mounting their works onto old rustic boards, making them into colourful and vibrant art pieces.

The Fine Arts Festival ran from Wednesday, 23 May until Saturday evening, 26 May. The events featured drama performances and middle and high school concerts accompanied by art work showcased by the Art Department.

Middle school girls and boys, dressed in white shirts and black trousers, commenced the evening with a vast arrangement of trumpet voluntary pieces and marching themes; they concluded with jazz.

On Friday night, the high school concert band played the most challenging piece they had practiced named “Alto Whirlwind” by Brendan Collins.

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Propped up with their clarinets, Sam Yeap, Josiah Brake, and Jack Stevens played through the “Russian Sailor’s Dance” with an upbeat tempo, and a swing of mood through their music. Bands in the Middle School concert played music from a variety of cultures such as the “Salsa Brava” and the “Aztec Dance” in between classic songs.

Focusing on the features of Lyric Hawk’s face, Juliet DeVette carefully sketched on paper, making sure not to leave out any detail, as Nathan Wiesner waited for his turn to get a sketch of himself. Students from art classes sat down and got messy with chalk pastels as bystanders watched them sketch people’s faces before the concert.

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The Battlefields

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YES focused on the ball, Sam Eckman disregards the defender from Uplands as he continues to dribble towards the opposing goal. The boys’ team beat Uplands 4-0, in addition to winning two other games in the tournament.

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aving positioned himself in a proper batting stance, Rick Brake focuses solely on the pitcher, ready to hit the ball at a moment’s notice. Brake successfully hit the ball and made it to first base.

nament created multiple records for the school: for the first time the boys’ softball team had not only won a game, but they also took the second= place medal.

“The highlight was some of the friendships we built with the other teams. The Han Chiang team was really friendly, and we would joke together. The friendliness between the teams was one of my highlights,” said Andy Goh. Even for the MSSPP Zone Football Tournament, the boys’ team pushed to the end and took the gold medal, becoming the champions of the zone tournament once again.

“Winning MSSPP two years in a row was really extraordinary. The final went to penalties, and was riveting. When we won, I was filled with ecstasy,” said Nathan Peace.

“Great throw!” said Wesley to Sangjoon, after successfully tagging out the runner. Both the football and softball teams succeeded in winning a medal and playing for Christ.

Though the teams had moments of historic pride, they would not allow arrogance to take over but put more effort and time into practices, looking forward to new opportunities.

—By Samuel Yeo

earing up in his catcher attire, Nathan Peace prepares for the game against Jit Sin. The boys’ softball team utilized their time to transition quickly between batting and catching to maximize their potential to score points.

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“Got it!” yelled Wesley Lee, the catcher of the game, as he received the ball thrown by Sangjoon Lee from left field. Wesley, as soon as he caught the ball, tagged out the runner of the opposing team, SMK Simpang, who attempted to run home.

MSSPP State Softball Tournaments for both boys and girls started on 16 May and went on for two days. After hours of practicing, both teams managed to win medals. The girls’ team had to fight for bronze after playing a game against an unexpected and undefeated team, Simpang Empat, that won the State Championship.

“It was really exciting getting to miss school. I enjoyed hanging out with our softball team and the guys’ as well. It was so cool playing; but because we had so much time in between games, we could just hang out a lot,” said Nicole Mauger. “It was amusing taking pictures with the other softball girls too.”

The boys’ team fought their very best till the last moment, but during the overtime matches, SMK Simpang managed to come back and score an unexpected run. Though fatigue stroked each player, everyone put his best effort into it; and the team won a silver medal. This tour-

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N a furious struggle against an opponent from Saint Xavier, Ooychai Yuthiwattana tries to claim the ball. Although their opponents fought valiantly, the boys won 5-4 through penalty shots.

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Penang Free Kampung Selamat Jit Sin Han Chiang Simpang Empat Simpang Empat Dato Onn SMK PK Jit Sin

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MSSPP State Football Boys’

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PenKas Uplands Zainul St. Xavier’s

(Penalty Kick Shoot-out)

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aiting for the sign to steal from Mr. Steve Liss, Abbie Brake readies to run. “Stealing bases is important because you want to get as many runs as possible, and you never know if one more base is going to make the difference,” Brake said.

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“Here we go!” exclaimed David Toh grandly as he entered the extravagant Trader’s Hotel ballroom linked arm in arm with his date Juliet DeVette and with a wide grin on his face.

Commencing in the chapel at 5:30 p.m., sophomores, juniors, and seniors witnessed the unveiling of the Junior-Senior Banquet theme—Here We Go—as Luke Martens and Ooychai Yuthiwattana dressed up and acted as Mario and Luigi, reflecting upon the highlights of their youthful days of kart racing.

Upon shifting to the Trader’s ballroom, sophomores and seniors felt amazed at the extravagance of the decorations. In addition to some massive banners and photo ops depicting scenes from Mario, juniors also brought to life the infamous Bowser’s castle, two gigantic Piranha Plants, a colorful Rainbow Road, and a mini Mario kart. Also, directly next to the stage, seniors discovered a table decked with individual statements from teachers about each of them in the form of comic strips.

“I loved the decorations!” said David Tse. “It seemed like the juniors put a lot of time into making them. I especially liked how my comic strip was filled with teachers who I liked saying nice things about me.”

Aside from the well-made props, students

also enjoyed an extremely fancy buffet with a variety of delicious main dishes and a wide assortment of appetizers, salads, soups, and desserts.

And for entertainment in between meals, a select group of juniors—with Shion Beak as the lead singer—dedicated an originally composed song called “Going Forward” to the seniors. All of this came in addition to amusing knickknacks on the decorated tables, which included toy crowns, fake mustaches, and programs with a highly amusing word search and crossword puzzle.

With touching tributes to the seniors and their sponsors occurring all throughout the night, the juniors concluded the evening’s events with a traditional class song, the bestowing of gifts, and a final skit about Mario and Luigi graduating, symbolic for the transition that seniors had to face.

“The JSB was an awesome night overflowing with creativity!” said Katie Stevens. “I seriously felt so honored by everything that was done. It is not a night that I will soon forget!”

As Toh boarded the bus returning back to campus, he looked once again at his date and joked, “And here we go again!”

—By Hung Ching Song

CONGREGATED on the main stage of the Trader’s ballroom, Chan Yang Kim, Ooychai Yuthiwattana, Sol Jin, Chareesa Usaha, Kendall Thompson, Reagan Mahoney, Chanel Huang, Grace Kim, Cassandra Tan, and Ji Won Park, along with the rest of the junior class, sing “Here We Go” as the traditional class song. The song spoke of trusting in God to handle the matters of tomorrow.

WITH Cassandra Tan, Sophie Ly, Ooychai Yuthiwattana, Ben Weidemann, Luke Martens, Esther Kim, Ji Won Park, and Sol Jin snapping to the beat of the music, Shion Beak sings the lyrics to “Going Forward.” Aside from this, students mainly entertained themselves during the night by taking commemorative shots, both funny and serious, at the photo ops placed throughout the ballroom.

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Racing to the End

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KEENLY looking through each of the senior tributes, Un- GRINNING in anticipation of what lay wrapped in the cle Eddie Jenkins, Lanie Howard, and Jeffrey Hsiao enjoy reading the teachers’ comments on each of the students’ lives. The seniors particularly enjoyed reading the statements about themselves and their fellow classmates.

mysterious, golden, gift box, Jordan Strong begins opening it while Karl Reeves plays with his own. The juniors bestowed upon the seniors mugs imprinted with their names and the theme of the banquet.

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HAVING a thoughtful mind and CD-collecting spirit, Sarah Lim wills her hot pink backpack full of various artists to Jake Smith. During Senior Wills the class of 2012 gave different possessions to friends.

The Last Gasp

JAMIE THOMPSON

“It feels so weird; I can’t believe I’m graduating this year!” exclaimed Nathan Peace.

For some, the reality of graduation didn’t hit until the last few weeks of school when the busyness of senior events increased. The constant dinners and chapels helped serve as faithful reminders of graduation during the last few days of high school. The class of 2012 could practically see college just around the corner.

“It was a crazy last couple of weeks. So much happened, and it all went by so fast.

One minute everyone started studying for the upcoming finals, and then suddenly there we were at Baccalaureate,” said Luke Martens.

On 30 May the seniors held a chapel for the upcoming and returning high school students. Abbie Brake, Emily Brokaw, and Joseph Kim performed a skit to the school-year theme, “The Road Well-Traveled,” between the presentation of senior wills.

“I feel like it’s time for me to leave and start the next chapter of my life, but at the same time I know I will miss a lot about Dalat,” said Nicole Mauger.

In order to bless seniors as they prepared

to go their separate ways, Dalat held its traditional Baccalaureate on 3 June with Dr. Andrew Brake as the speaker.

“When we dress up and go to the Paradise Hotel for Baccalaureate, it really helps to show them how much we care for them. I’ll really miss the seniors,” said Ina Park.

On Monday evening, the seniors went to the Flamingo Hotel for Senior Tea, which included teachers giving tributes to each senior.

“During the evening we were escorted into the room with our parents. It was great to have them experience pre-grad events with me,” said Yu-Ting Lin. Juniors assisted during the Senior Tea to help make sure the night went smoothly. The seniors relived precious memories from JSB night through hearing the song dedicated to their class as well as seeing some of the JSB decorations line the walls.

The rush of senior events finally finished after the Senior Tea, with only Commencement left before they graduated.

“I can’t wait to graduate tomorrow!” said Peace with a huge smile on his face.

––By Jamie Thompson

At ease behind the podium, Abbie Brake introduces her father with a touching speech. Dr. Andrew Brake gave the Baccalaureate Address on 3 June for the class of 2012.

PROUDLY pointing towards his mom, Benjamin Unruh introduces his parents to the rest of his class during the Senior Tea. During the evening teachers gave tributes to each student.

Eagle Scout!

Three flags stood in the chapel representing America, Canada, and Malaysia. Mr. Karl Steinkamp stood at the front of the stage describing all of Joe Merusi’s accomplishments to the crowd before him.

On 3 May, the Boy Scouts held a ceremony in Merusi’s honor to publicly induct him into the Eagle Scouts. After years of hard work, Merusi had finally reached the highest rank.

“The night went really well thanks to Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Mr. Larry Chinn, and my parents. They were able to make it a special event despite such rushed planning,” said Merusi.

Man of Merusi’s friends and family joined the night in celebrating.

“I’m proud to see Joe accomplish a challenge that only four percent of Boy Scouts ever reach. It makes me proud to be his friend,” said Roc Wu. After the ceremony ended, people took turns giving Merusi a hug or handshake as others trickled through the dessert line or wrote encouragements and congratulations at card-signing tables.

As the three young boy scouts, John Kim and Jonathon and David Chinn took the three national flags away respectfully after Karsten Ladner had given his verbal cue, Merusi stood proud with his new Eagle Scout pin on his badge.

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HAND raised in emphasis, Hung Ching Song shares his testimony about his faith with the audience. The Senior Chapel gave time for seniors to reflect on experiences at Dalat.

Grinning widely, Joe Merusi listens to Mr. Robin Mahoney along with Reagan Mahoney, Josiah Steinkamp, and Matthew Lawrence.

The Court of Honor on 3 May acknowledged Merusi’s achievement of becoming an Eagle Scout.

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lives and education.

After both seniors had given their speeches, Jordan Strong introduced his father, Mr. Stephen Strong, as the Commencement speaker.

“I felt nervous at having to announce him at first, but I was assured by the fact that I knew I loved my dad and it didn’t really matter what I said just as long as I communicated that love,” Strong said.

Mr. Strong came up to the stage and jumped straight into his message about the school’s theme of “Education for Life.” He also added in a twist as he talked about education from life and shared multiple life lessons they would learn in their upcoming independence as high school graduates.

With his stories and lessons resounding in their minds, the seniors then made their way up, one by one, onto stage to receive their diplomas from Mr. Karl Steinkamp. After each senior had made the slow walk across the stage, they all gathered at the front of the ballroom.

Danae Frenz, the senior class president, led her peers in the turning of the tassels which signified their completion of high school.

As the class gleefully left the ballroom in single file to a song by Francesca Battistelli ,“Blue Sky,” tears of happiness as well as shouts of joy and laughter filled the room.

—By Luke Martens

WITH every eye in the room on him, Jeffrey Hsaio launches into his speech as the valedictorian.

Jeffrey Hsaio and David Tse, the salutatorian, gave short speeches before Mr. Stephen Strong gave the main address of the night.

DIPLOMA in hand, David Tse walks across the stage and descends the stairs as a high school graduate. One by one, every senior took his turn to receive his diploma from Mr. Karl Steinkamp and Mr. Brian Brewster.

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After twelve busy years of school, the Class of 2012 finally had come to Graduation. As Commencement started, the seniors glided up to their seats at the front of Rainbow Paradise Hotel in their flowing gowns to the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance.”

“I felt some very mixed emotions as I saw all the seniors walk up. It was really sad but joyous at the same time. I felt so happy for them and their great accomplishment,” said Joyce Lee. Mrs. Susan Danneker opened up the ceremony with the Invocation prayer as all the heads in the ballroom bowed to join in lifting up the seniors.

David Tse, the class salutatorian, came up to the podium after the prayer and shared a few words. He reminded the class of how they should all give glory to God, for He brought them to that point and place in their lives.

After a large round of applause, Tse left the stage as Jeffrey Hsaio came up as the class’ valedictorian.

Hsaio addressed his class, their parents, and the whole high school about success and failure. He highlighted the fact that every student defines his own success, and that they also define their failures. He encouraged his class and the high school students to never give up, and keep pushing themselves in their

LUKE MARTENS

LISTENING to Mr. Stephen Strong’s address on “Education for Life,” Abbie Brake, Emily Brokaw, and Casey Chen soak in his message during their last few minutes of high school. In his message, Mr. Stephen Strong shared some personal life lessons he had learned and they would soon experience first hand.

LUKE MARTENS

The Final Hours

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Tekton Pro Bold; scoreboards are in 12 pt. Orator Std Medium. Academics headlines are in 40 pt. Tw Cent MT Bold Italic; captions are in 10 pt. Myriad Pro Condensed; plus columns are in 10 pt. Apple Casual.

People headlines are in 32 pt. Lucida Handwriting Italic; captions are in 8 pt. Comic Sans MS Bold.

All copy was written by the high school journalism staff. The computer programs used were Microsoft Word 2008, Adobe InDesign CS3, and Adobe Photoshop CS3. The staff used 8 iMacs and one Power Macintosh G5. The staff printed rough drafts on Canon GP405 printer. All student, staff, and group portraits were taken with a Nikon 990 Coolpix digital camera. All candids, underclassmen, and staff portraits (except those noted by photo credits) were taken by Reflector staff photographers. Special thanks to Emily Brokaw for the final proofreading, to Mr. Jonathan Steffen and others who shared their photos on “I-Drive,” and to Mrs. Valeri Brokaw for assistance in naming the group photos.

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 the elementary musical, the fine arts festival awards, MSSPP sports, Junior-Senior Banquet, drama, awards and graduation activities.

Everlasting

∞ For

ever

Psalm 41:13

2012 REFLECTOR STAFF: Dylan Frans, Academics; Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, Adviser; Hung Ching Song, Editor; Samuel Yeo, People; Abbie Brake, Student Life; Charissa Tan, Sports; Benjamin Unruh, Sports; Emily Brokaw, Proofreader; Jamie Thompson, Groups; Luke Martens, Academics

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.