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Spring 1987 – First Alumni News published May 19, 1987 – The new Parent Faculty Organization, the successor to the original Mother’s Club, holds its first AGM, having been registered as a Social Service Organization earlier in the year. July 1987 – The Alumni Board instituted events like wine-tastings and dinners. August 30, 1988 – The new high school at Tai Tam opens for its first term. January 9, 1989 – The new, HK$85.8 million High School is dedicated. 1989 – The Hong Kong Institute of Architects awards a Certificate of Merit for the design of the new High School in Tai Tam. 1990 – The American Association of School Administrators recognizes the worth of the High School’s design by awarding it a 1990 Citation Award and displaying a model at its exhibition of school architecture in San Francisco. Early 1990s – A concise mission statement appears in HKIS publications. June 1991 – HKIS publishes its latest Expansion Plans, which include a new Middle School for 675 students at Tai Tam with the current middle school in Repulse Bay converted to an elementary School. Total student population will be increased to 2,900, from 2,100.
1992 – The Board of Managers completes a year-long effort to look at HKIS’ future, identifying key issues facing the school and arguing through appropriate initiatives, resulting in a set of major strategic directions that will chart HKIS’ development through the decade. January 19, 1994 – The Middle School is topped out. November 4, 1994 – The Middle School is dedicated with the theme “A 21st Century Home for the Mind”. 1994 – A WASC Self-Study to “coordinate staff development activities consistent with major school directions.” First Alumni Directory published. 1994-1995 – The 1994 Self-Study is implemented. 1997-1997 – Administration affirms school moving in right direction. 1997 – WASC Mid-Term Visiting Committee Report 1997 is laudatory.
September 12, 1991 – The Early Childhood Center, in interim quarters courtesy of the Hong Kong Government, opens its doors to 150 students (aged 4-7) in the former Kennedy Junior School in Kennedy Road, Mid-Levels, ending the waiting lists for elementary school.
1997 – The Alumni Association holds a five-day Reunion of the Century in this magic year.
December 12, 1991 – 711 debentures and upgrades sold to raise money for the HK$180 million Expansion Plan.
September 1997 – A three-day, Future Search Conference is held off campus to develop a strategic plan for HKIS’ future.
June 30, 1997 – At the stroke of midnight, the People’s Republic of China resumes sovereignty over Hong Kong after 1½ centuries of British rule.
1998 – A dedicated Alumni Office is opened in the Community and Resource Department (formerly the External Affairs Department) with activities coordinated by an Alumni Officer. Events included a contact directory, reunions, an essay contest and work began on a website. January 1998 – Future Search Conference II is held to study the draft strategic results, strategies and core values that came from the first conference. Spring 1998 – The Board of Managers approves the Mission Statement, Student Learning Results (SLRs) and seven strategies. It is also decided that because the Core Values are embedded in the Mission Statement and SLRs, they need not be listed as a separate document. 2000 – Another Self-Study by WASC, which submits a Visiting Committee Report, again very laudatory. 2000 – New Alumni Coordinator is appointed and the Alumni Board expands to 18, including both Hong Kong-based and overseas alumni, plus faculty and student representatives. The traditional board morphs into a modern e-Board. The annual Alumni Reception and basketball game event evolves into a U.S.-style college homecoming celebration, with more than a half-a-dozen events on the single day. Fall 2001 – Alumni Board proposes to raise funds for a history of HKIS. A Homecoming survey of seniors discovers the most popular word to describe
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