IMPACT
The HKIS
Report 2022-23
W H AT D O YO U LOV E A B O U T H K I S ?
“Everything. I love everything in my school because it’s the best.” Reyaan, Grade 1 Student
Lower Primary School Principal Geoff Heney starts the day off by giving a warm welcome to students.
T H A N K YO U FO R R E A D I N G
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All smiles! These students enjoy recess in one of the Lower Primary school playgrounds.
In This Report
F E AT U R E D I M PA C T
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05 Message from Ron 07 Letter from the Board 08 We are HKIS 10 What’s New? People, Places & Programs 12
Financial Snapshot 2022-2023
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Capital Giving
27 Endowed Giving 36 Annual Giving 47 Community Impact 54 Alumni Impact
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Cover photo taken of Tonia Kim ‘24 playing in the APAC Girls Soccer Tournament hosted in Spring 2023. Credit: Shirley Fok, HKIS Athletics and Activities Assistant
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Update: Student Activity Center
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New Role: Service and Experiential Learning Coordinator < M E E T L I N D S AY
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Report: Spirituality Coordinator
2022-23
HKIS Advancement
Heath K. Hignight, CFRE Chief Advancement Officer Carrie Chen Director of Marketing Grace Chen Annual Fund Manager Debbie Ky PR & Communications Manager Timothy Loo Creative Content Manager Stephanie Yau Digital Content Manager
Message
from Ron
I’m pleased to provide you with the first edition of the HKIS Impact Report. This new publication replaces the previous Annual Report of Giving with the intention to emphasize the impact of giving. In this report, you’ll see how philanthropy creates positive change and how you are the change agent. Please enjoy the stories about Jason Weber and Lindsay Ernst as they kick off new work around spirituality and service. You will also read about the anticipated opening of the Student Activity Center. As I read the stories and reflect on the long list of published names, I am humbled by the tremendous support of the whole community. My hope is that you will walk away inspired and feeling as proud as I am of HKIS. These updates are a direct result of your giving.
Hillary Sandeen Alumni Relations
I would like to thank the Advancement Office for partnering with donors like you every day and for curating exciting stories to tell. The photos, written articles, and linked media bring these special programs to life. And through this publication, you will see the impact of your generosity.
Janice Yu Executive Secretary
You have made a difference, and today, we celebrate you. Thank you for your continued support of our school and community!
Salaeya Butt Data & Research Coordinator
Sincerely, Contributors List Bonnie Bajaj, Bailee Brown ‘18, Sidney Chu , Lindsay Ernst, Pat Hall, Ben Hart, Tori Kelly, Mel Kieschnick, Sharon Leung, Wendy Lau, Todd Parham, Pastor Joel Scheiwe, Mark Wallis, Jason Weber, Jamie Yeung
High School Marketing Interns Sylvia Chen, Toby Chen, Clara Du, Andy Feng, Zachary Medeiros, Annicka Sen, Issy Souleyman
Ronald A. Roukema, Ed.D. Interim Head of School
DIVE DEEPER Click or scan the QR codes to dive deeper into the story with fun video and audio experiences, like this recap of the 2023 HKIS Annual General Meeting. Look out for the yellow cursors! 05
“The strength of the school stems from the willingness of our community to get involved— it is what makes HKIS special.” HAROLD KIM Chair, HKIS Board of Managers
Middle School Campus, Tai Tam Bay
LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Dear HKIS Community, I’d like to congratulate the HKIS Advancement Office for issuing the 2022-23 HKIS Impact Report. The financial summary, the impact stories, and most importantly the list of contributors who made philanthropic gifts to HKIS describe highlights of the 2022-23 school year. These gifts include contributions from parents, alumni, teachers, administrators, staff members, friends and others. The Board of Managers monitors five focus areas to track the overall progress of the school: finances, facilities, advancement, human resources, and programs. This Impact Report demonstrates that HKIS is doing well on all fronts. On behalf of the Board of Managers, I thank you for your important contributions to HKIS. The strength of the school stems from the willingness of our community to get involved— it is what makes HKIS special. Our goal is for HKIS to provide the best American-style education of any international school in the world. Our children deserve no less, and with your ongoing support, we will continue towards this goal each year. Warm regards,
The Board Of Managers Harold Kim, Chair Ron Roukema Karena Belin Timothy Blakely Leontine Chuang ‘93 Wei Dian Christina Gaw ‘90 Alistair Ho Kosmo Kalliarekos David Kan Ji-Il Kwon Eunei Lee Vincent Li ‘73 Joel Scheiwe
Harold Kim Chair, HKIS Board of Managers
We are dedicating our minds to inquiry, our hearts to compassion and our lives to service and global understanding
We are an American-style education grounded in the Christian faith and respecting the spiritual lives of all
With
Academic Excellence · Self-Motivated Learning Character Development Chinese Culture · Spirituality Contributing to Service
WE ARE DRAGONS, ALWAYS..
We are
creative, collaborative and resilient. W H E R E D O D R AG O N S G O TO C O L L E G E ? Click or scan to view the recent graduate profile and matriculation list from the HKIS Class of 2023!
We are HKIS Citizenship
2022-23
Enrollment
2,926 students
6%
2%
as of September 1, 2022
Mainland
8%
1,589 applicants
4%
as of July 28, 2022
7,621 Graduates total as of June 1, 2023
19%
41%
22%
of graduating classes have attended since Reception 1 11%
on average since 2015
4%
4%
Religion Enrollment by Division 785
Total Enrollment
243
New Students
No Preference or No Record 43%
Christianity 42%
680 92 711 79
Buddhism, Islam, Judaism 1% each
750 42
Hinduism 4%
* Data is provided by families during the enrollment process.
Other 8%
9 506
WHAT’S NEW?
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HIGH SCHOOL
Discovering New Tools
Testing a new PCR Machine in the science lab.
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Enhancing Student Support Social-emotional learning expert Ellen Mahoney was brought in to perform an audit on Pastoral Care Groups (PCGs) to find ways of enhancing their benefits. These small groups are key to a positive Middle School experience as they help students connect and find a sense of belonging. Ellen’s work also includes a review of the counseling programs. She will visit again in the 2023-24 school year with a focus on schoolwide student wellbeing.
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Over the summer of 2023, the campus completed an impressive 63 renovation projects, one of which was to create new science labs for the High School. These spaces have extra-tall ceilings and seamlessly blend seated instructional space with an open laboratory area. To enhance the new science labs, they have been furnished with upgraded tools and equipment, like a larger Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine. This helps students in AP Biology and Biotechnology courses when they learn about DNA electrophoresis.
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Students watch intently as Science TA Christine Cordero instructs.
UPPER PRIMARY
Growing A Farm One of the newest maker-spaces in the Upper Primary is a soilfree hydroponics farm used to teach sustainability and visualize the life cycle of plants. HKIS teachers collaborated with a design team to transform an under-used storage room into a custom-designed indoor farm. Student farmers can now watch their produce grow from seed to harvest to table, with the added pleasure of eating what they’ve grown.
Young farmers stand in the the new hydroponics farm ready to plant their seedlings.
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PEOPLE, PLACES & PROGRAMS Made Possible by Your Support
UPPER PRIMARY
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Guest speaker Chris O’Shaugnessy.
LOWER PRIMARY
Laughing with Resilience Resilience can seem like a complex topic but guest educator Chris O’Shaughnessy expertly presented it to Lower Primary learners in April 2023. They listened intently and laughed as Chris, a passionate speaker and author, told stories about the importance of being emotionally resilient. Opportunities like this set students on course for years of character development at HKIS.
Expanding Art and Music The HKIS art and music programs are essential for young students to explore creativity and self-expression. These programs have grown thanks to the addition of a new art teacher and a new music teacher in the Upper Primary. Having these additional instructors, along with their learning spaces, means that each UP student now has art class and music class twice per cycle.
Ukuleles line the wall in the new Upper Primary music room.
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Philanthropic Snapshot 2022-2023
What You Gave To Annual Fund $9,150,892
Endowed Funds $2,500,000
Student Activity Center & Other Capital Projects $6,850,000
Black Kite Scholarship Program $7,698,492
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TOTAL $26,199,384
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Who Gave? Foundations, Other Organizations, Friends of HKIS
Board of Managers Advancement Committee Alumni Current and Former Faculty & Staff TOTAL 1,616 Gifts
Current & Former Parents
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Your
IMPACT
matters.
“The greatness of
a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” Coretta Scott King, American author
The Tai Tam campus will become a physical manifestation of the “one school, two campuses” strategy that drives HKIS into the heart of the 21st century.
Capital Giving
In the 2010s, the school undertook a Herculean effort to reimagine the Repulse Bay campus, turning the location into a purpose-designed and -built home for world-class primary education. Now, HKIS turns its attention to the secondary program and its campus at Tai Tam. The Tai Tam campus will become a physical manifestation of the “one school, two campuses” strategy that drives HKIS into the heart of the 21st century.
The Tai Tam capital projects will add to and renovate the Middle School and High School facilities. The overarching objective is to align them with the secondary school’s academic program goals and co-curricular goals. The impact of these capital projects serves to create a “new front door” for Tai Tam, rather than the separate entrances for the Middle and High School facilities. This radical re-imagination of existing buildings along with new facilities will reflect the programmatic move toward a continuum in secondary education. Learning will span Grades 6 through 12, creating greater opportunities for students to own their personal learning journey and push the boundaries of what’s possible in their education. The first project, the Student Activity Center (SAC), will open in the 2024-25 academic year thanks in large part to the vision of the all-volunteer Board of Managers, executive leadership, faculty, staff, and the broader parent and alumni community. This facility would not be possible without visionary parents and alumni who contributed philanthropically to funding the design and construction of this innovative, one-of-a-kind facility.
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C A P I TA L G I F T D O N O R S Anonymous (1) Arthur Zhang and Lucy Lu Christina S.M. Kim and Ronald H. Tse Heath Zarin and Jessica Bruser Julian Cheng and Ada Wang ‘90 King Bun Gary Fung and Derice Tsai Noelle Kwok Sen Ming and Mingjia Karen Lim Shin Fang Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation
R E M A I N I N G O P P O RT U N I T I E S TO S U P P O RT T H E ST U D E N T ACT I V I TY C E N T E R Grand Entrance/Foyer Fitness Center Rooftop Tennis Courts Swimming Pool Gymnasiums Terrace Overlooking Field
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STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER
Building a Future for All Currently in its third year of construction, the Student Activity Center (SAC) will cost over $1 billion Hong Kong dollars when completed. It will be also be one of the most ambitious building projects to appear on the southside of Hong Kong Island. So why did HKIS embark on building the SAC and who is set to benefit from it?
STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER
CAPITAL GIVING The HKIS Tennis team, pictured here in 1968, has become HKIS’ most awarded sports team.
hen you visit the current athletics facilities on W the Tai Tam campus, it’s hard not to be impressed.
Where it is now, the building forms the central spine of the campus and houses multiple levels of sports facilities. It’s expansive and connected by a long exterior staircase that overlooks the athletics field on the ground level. To visit the whole thing, you will rise seven storeys up, starting at the field and first meeting a busy indoor swimming pool that’s rarely empty. In fact, you smell it before you see it, the hit of chlorine packs a punch even from outside and is backed by the steady rhythm of vigorous splashing, the sound of a swim team backstroking their hearts out. As you continue up the stairs, next is a fitness center that oozes Dragon Spirit, not just because of the floor-to-ceiling branded murals. This space has undergone recent expansion to meet students’ increased desire for personal fitness and is often packed with groups of friends circuit training or weight-lifting.
Above this cramped Dragon cave of physical activity is the High School gym, which first opened in 1988. For thirty-five years, this gym has been the home of HKIS varsity sports teams. The proof of their success is expressed in decades of championship pennants lining the walls. The gym is large by most standards, so it’s almost always in use. Sometimes it’s buzzing with PE class time trials or multiple volleyball teams practicing side-by-side. Sometimes it’s packed with the entire High School cheering in the bleachers at a basketball tournament. Behind the High School gym is a separate gym used predominantly by the Middle School for both sporting and non-sporting events, like colorful Spirit Gatherings that pit houses against each other in a fierce dance-off. Overlooking the courts and wrapped around the perimeter of the gym is a second level mezzanine where the Fitness Center has spilled out, with more treadmills and rowing machines squeezed into the balcony space.
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Finally, almost at the top of the stairs that take you all the way up to the High School plaza, you stop to catch your breath. You turn around to take in a stunning view that looks over a huge green sports field, shared simultaneously by a soccer team, rugby practice and runners circling the track. Having climbed all of its floors, it’s clear this well-loved facility is filled to the brim with activity; it’s clear the students need and want the opportunities this building affords them. But just beyond the field you see a busy construction site where the new Student Activity Center (SAC) is taking shape and poised to replace the tiered sports facility you just summited. You wonder, if the current space is so great and clearly producing greatness, why change it?
This rendering envisions the front facade of the Student Activity Center. This new facility will be the biggest addition to the Tai Tam campus in decades and unlock health and wellbeing opportunities for new communities.
Maxed Out “We’ve simply outgrown ourselves,” says Pat Hall, the man tasked with executing the HKIS Master Facilities Plan (MFP) since 2003. He oversaw the completion of the Repulse Bay campus redevelopment and leads the team managing the SAC construction project.
meet the need for hosting sports events.” The closest locker room? In the High School gym, eight flights up the exterior staircase.
From inside the Athletics Department, you get a better sense of how the program has outgrown the space. Take the swimming pool for example. Despite being the aquatic home for the Stingrays, HKIS’ number 1 ranked competitive swim team, the pool has been plagued by a string of issues that’s made it feel less than homey. One recent leak almost derailed an invitational tournament the day before hundreds of student athletes from around Asia arrived on campus to compete. Even though the tournament was able to proceed, there were no seats or viewing platforms around the pool venue for visiting spectators to watch live from the deck.
Pat Hall describes more of the limitations the new SAC is built to address.”The gym is too short for volleyball games,” he says joking that our teams may have an advantage because they practice what to do when a ball bounces off the ceiling rafters back onto the court. Even still, the gym is too popular, creating bottlenecks or clashes when PE classes and sport practices are pushed out by non-sporting events like graduation, SAT exams and all-school gatherings. On the current tennis courts that also happen to be a great shortcut to get from Middle School to High School, rallies are often interrupted by people trying to get across campus. As recently as October 2023, the school had to perform emergency surgery to repair the floorboards in the gym after record-breaking rain caused extensive water damage to the wooden decking. When you think about it, the current facility starts to sound as tired as most things born in the 80s.
And although the field looks stunning from a distance, any teams that use it can tell you a less-than-stunning limitation it has–the toilets. “No amount of air freshener can fix that space,” says Sharon Leung, a former HKIS Athletics Director who steered the athletics program for 18 years. “There are no proper locker rooms at field level, just a set of temporary toilets that don’t
The Power of the Program Despite the increasing limitations of its space, the athletics program has not fumbled in its output or mission. HKIS Dragons have a reputation as top competitors and are a mainstay on leaderboards. Each year, HKIS students are inducted into the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) and receive
“We’ve maximized the space we have, and now it’s time for growth.”
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CAPITAL GIVING
“We’ve outgrown a lot of our facilities, they need to be updated and this new Student Activity Center creates new opportunities.” Todd Parham
HKIS Athletics & Activities Director
university scholarships based on athletic merit. HKIS alumni have competed in countless top-level sports competitions all over the world, even the Olympics. Since 1968, HKIS has lived out a decades-long commitment to building a robust sports program that thrives alongside academic rigor. It’s a winning combination that the whole school community celebrates. This experience is partly what defines an American-style education and one of the top reasons families choose HKIS.
So what happens when the perfect storm forms from a swirl of people, programs and a need for space meeting the generous donations of supporters? HKIS has the opportunity to dream big. When you read out just some of what the new SAC has to offer, it’s difficult to say in one breath: dance and yoga studios, fitness rooms with spin bikes and state-of-the-art equipment, a rock-climbing wall, a virtual golf simulator, a multi-lane pool with a viewing gallery, an event space with an outdoor terrace that overlooks the field, 2 gyms, several tennis courts, Athletics and Activities offices, a cafe, carpark and more. Gasp! All together, it’s an impressive list. And a perfect new home for an energetic Dragon that’s outgrown its den. This new den offers an exciting future; the school has so much more potential to unlock.
From the archives to beyond! On the left, vintage photos capture the 1968 boys varsity basketball team and swim team, contrasted with visions of the future Student Activity Center. This new facility is positioned to capitalize on a robust HKIS athletics program thats been running for decades. 22
IN NUMBERS
120,000L
in the 25m indoor swimming pool with 8 lanes
13m
indoor rock climbing wall
89 solar panels
S A C
will provide 38,715 kW of electricity
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multi-purpose rooms and training rooms
20 spin bikes
in the new fitness center
180° view
of the field from the balcony
185 spaces
in the community car park
4 bays
in the new virtual golf center < Welcome to the SAC! The rendering on the left previews the multi-storey foyer that will welcome the community to a state-of-the-art fitness and wellbeing facility.
VIRTUAL TOUR E X P LO R E T H E NEW CENTER! Click or scan the QR code to explore a virtual map of the new Student Activity Center.
CAPITAL GIVING
A Ripple Effect Moving the athletics program to the Student Activity Center opens up space to construct a dedicated Performing Arts Center. With a 1,000-seat performance hall, a Tai Tam Chinese Culture Center, a New Media Center, and a vast Visual Arts, Design and Technology space are just a few highlights that underpin the next steps of the Master Facilities Plan. Brace for impact! The new Student Activity Center will cause a ripple effect that will open up the current campus to new possibilities.
Pursuing Wellbeing The SAC is not just a space for athletes, it’s more than just a new gym. It offers a blueprint for improving the overall physical, emotional and mental health of our entire community. During the pandemic, students experienced the negative effects of poor mental health caused by inactivity, isolation, and boredom. They remedied this with the opposite, proactively pursuing ways to be well. HKIS matched this organically grown interest in self-improvement by enhancing its schoolwide health and wellbeing curriculum, recently hiring additional health teachers in Middle School and inviting external audits of the current program. Contributing to the Community This new venue to pursue wellbeing will not only impact the closer HKIS community, but a wider active community that can take advantage of its facilities. The SAC introduces a much-needed carpark with over 180 parking spaces, a huge benefit for current
families and those wanting to access the natural beauty of rolling hills and the secluded bay of neighboring Tai Tam Country Park. Todd Parham, the new Athletics and Activities Director with leadership over the SAC, shares his vision for using the center to serve the community. “I’m excited to develop an activities program that will utilize the facility to the best of its ability, not just for students. We are exploring plans to host things like water aerobics classes for the elderly and Special Olympics events.” With a closer look at the limitations of the current facilities and understanding the potential of expanding the athletics, activities and wellbeing programs, it’s clear the Student Activity Center is so much more than just a building. It is a space that embodies core HKIS values of teamwork, wellbeing and service to the community while carrying the legacy of activating generations of Dragons to come.
D R AG O N PRIDE Visit the @HKISAthletico on Instagram for a real taste of Dragon Pride.
VIDEO W H AT D O E S ‘ H E A LT H & W E L L B E I N G ’ M E A N AT H K I S ? Click or scan the QR code to dive deeper into the story with a video exploring wellbeing at HKIS. Don’t miss out on a great video!
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In Your Words Jeremy Evans ‘93
We spoke to students past and present about what the HKIS Athletics program means to them.
HS Humanities Teacher & Basketball Coach pictured with
Jamie Yeung ‘15 Olympian–Swimming
Emil Cheung ‘07
JV Basketball Coach
“Ultimately, I believe that sports competition and team sports is an excellent way for kids to learn about life— its highs and lows, failures and successes — and to learn to build character, resilience, unselfishness, drive, and teamwork.”
Bailee Brown ‘18 Medalist–Triathlon Asian Games 2023
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“Sport was about having fun and experiencing new things, and learning to enter an elite mindset.”
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Tokyo 2020
Isabella Souleyman ‘24 Senator of Student Life, High School ExCo 2023-24
“At HKIS, athletics represents more than just physical strength; it embodies unity, resilience, and Dragon pride. Sports brings people together in a way that nothing else can, and supporting our fellow Dragons creates a sense of belonging among students from all grade levels and backgrounds. Celebrating victories and facing challenges as a community is what HKIS sports is all about, and together, we embrace the spirit of athleticism and proudly carry on our dragon legacy.”
“Strive for excellence, but also have fun in the process... Stingrays taught me how to balance things and push through even when I’m tired.” VIDEO
Listen to HKIS alum, Sidney Chu ‘17, share about speed skating in the Beijing 2022 Olympics!
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Pastor Joel Scheiwe addresses a chapel full of engaged Lower Primary students during an assembly in the Church of All Nations.
Endowed Giving Like all non-profit schools and organizations, HKIS generates the funds needed to operate the school through limited revenue sources. Unlike for-profit schools, which have owners and shareholders to satisfy with financial dividends, HKIS is legally bound like all other Section 88 charities to generate only enough revenue to accomplish its mission. Endowed gifts provide a critical revenue source to enable teaching and learning. They achieve this through carefully and conservatively investing gifts of great magnitude to produce an annual return. This annual return is used to supplement tuition revenue and Annual Fund giving each year. As these invested gifts grow in value, the impact of endowed gifts grows as well.
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E N D OW E D G I F T D O N O R S Anonymous (1) Karen Lo and Eugene Chuang Christine Hu and Yu Min Chua Patrick Kong and Hsueh Ping Chao
Giving to an HKIS Endowed Fund helps ensure that the traditions and legacy of an American-style of education, grounded in the Christian faith and respecting the spiritual lives of all, thrives not just today, but well into the future.
C U R R E N T E N D OW E D G I V I N G O P P O RT U N I T I E S
Many people in the HKIS community share a commitment to guaranteeing that an HKIS education will be available in the years and decades to come. Some of them choose to make an endowed gift to ensure that resources will be there no matter what may come.
Spirituality Coordinator Endowed Fund
Melvin Kieschnick Service & Experiential Learning Coordinator Endowed Fund
Black Kite Scholarship Program Endowed Fund
Please join us in celebrating those who make a lasting, enduring commitment!
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In Service to Humanity One of the original founders of HKIS was a young Lutheran missionary from the Blackland prairies of Central Texas named Melvin Martin Kieschnick. He was living in Hong Kong in the 1960s and envisioned a school community defined by a few key attributes. In a conversation earlier this year, “Mel” as he is commonly known, recounted those attributes. “The school should have concern for the whole child,” said Mel, “where athletics, activities and character development augment a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum. It should be a K-12 school with an American curriculum, both of which would be firsts for Hong Kong. And it should be a school where Christian values would be a defining quality.” So Mel helped a group of business leaders and other community members to establish what would be a rather innovative school for this part of the world. Those foundational qualities still define an HKIS education.
And then there was service. HKIS should be a school where, among other important values, students learn how to ground their lives in service. Mel remembers that the mindset around service seventy years ago was different, when Hong Kong was a bustling business hub bedecked in neon. “Back then, it was an awful lot of ‘looking at it from the top down’, where the volunteer was on top of the chain and the receivers were beneath them,” Mel reflected in a conversation earlier this year. Instead, he hoped this new international school would honor the teachings of Martin Luther, resulting in 28
High School students pump water from a well on a Humanities in Action service trip to the Philippines; and in a group photo on the opposite page.
students and graduates who serve those in need because they are in need. “Lutheran theology stresses that we are saved by grace and that in response we serve others—not in hopes of rewards but simply following the example of Christ who gave His life in service to humanity.” Over the next six decades, one generation of HKIS students after another found teachers, alumni and volunteers who lived out the value of service. Among these were Zella Talbot and Marty Schmidt. Over the last thirty years, Zella supported students to create Interact, while Marty, her husband, developed the Humanities in Action courses. Alumni mention these experiences often in Alumni surveys. Both Desmond Chu ’91 and Jasmin Lau ’08, Bob Christian Alumni of the Year honorees, credit teachers like Marty and Zella with inspiring their commitment to service as adults. But a problem arose. Despite the decades-long inclusion of service opportunities in the HKIS student experience, service learning was largely a product of individual teachers and students. And without a unifying set of goals or a framework for cascading concepts, learning outcomes were inconsistent. To solve this problem of inconsistent outcomes, HKIS added a new position this year: the Service Learning Coordinator. The purpose of this role is to design, develop,
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“There were always ample opportunities to serve others at HKIS. I was honored to be the recipient of the first HKIS Service Award and have continued the quest of being a servant leader for the remainder of my life.” Christy (McCaskill) Wendell '69 ‘Bob Christian Alum of the Year Award’ Recipient 2020
Above, examples of students participating in service clubs show them getting crafty with some old t-shirts and making signs with calls to action. Below in black and white, Athletics and Service Awards being presented on the last day of the school year, June 14, 1968. Christy McCaskill can be see here, front row center holding an award, receiving the Headmaster’s Award for Service. 29
ENDOWED GIVING
I N S E RV IC E
L I N DSAY E R N ST Service & Experiential Learning Coordinator
and implement a comprehensive service learning framework built on global best practices.
Put another way, this new role will support the development of a coherent set of tools, content and experiences so that every HKIS student leaves with a clear understanding of what it means to ‘contribute to society’. Stepping into this new role is Lindsay Ernst, who joined HKIS from The University of Hong Kong where she served most recently as a Lecturer in Human Rights Experiential Learning in the Faculty of Law, as well as Co-Director of the Faculty’s Master of Law in Human Rights program for the school. Building on her wide range of teaching and community service roles as well as her experience advising Hong Kong law firms and NGOs on justicebased education and training, Ms. Ernst, who is also an HKIS parent of Fred ’26, Augustus ’28, and Riggs ’29, is bringing both her professional expertise and a great deal of passion to the role. “As a professional who believes in the power of service learning to positively impact the lives of students of all ages and as a parent committed to HKIS, its mission and the community for more than ten years, I am thrilled to 30
see HKIS deepen and strengthen its commitment to service learning.” Most new positions at HKIS or other schools are supported by increases in tuition. However, the Service Learning Coordinator role will be supported by the Mel Kieschnick Service Learning Coordinator Endowed Fund. Like a university professorship or endowed lecturer, this unique endowed fund will reach its goal through gifts from philanthropists who believe in service learning. It will not be funded by tuition or fees. Thanks to a seed gift, HKIS will work closely with other visionary donors and foundations to meet an ambitious fundraising goal of HK$40,000,000. This goal ensures the Service Learning Coordinator role can always be staffed with excellent professionals without raising the cost of HKIS tuition.
SUPPORT SERVICE LEARNING If you would like to learn how you can contribute to this important priority for the school, please contact: • Heath K. Hignight, Chief Advancement Officer hhignight@hkis.edu.hk
THE MEL KIESCHNICK SERVICE LEARNING COORDINATOR
ENDOWED FUND
A LU M N I R E F L EC T I O N S
on Service
Mel Kieschnick contributed significantly to the school’s DNA around the value of service. Many of his thoughts and ideas influenced not just HKIS, but many schools and Lutheran communities around the world.
Mel Kieschnik An HKIS Founder
Brittany Fried '15 Jim Handrich Service Leadership Recipient
“HKIS inspired
me to dedicate myself to service, to work on developing the whole person, and to ground my actions in faith.”
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“I think that when we talk with students about what vocation they are choosing, that we should talk about values other than riches. That we talk about the need to be of service, the willingness to accept service from others, and thankfulness for being able to both serve and be served.”
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A Passion Project
ENDOWED GIVING
SPI R I T UAL ITY C O O R DIN ATOR
When visionary donors help to meet a need, HKIS takes a step closer to realizing its vision. In 2016, one HKIS family spoke with the Interim Head of School Ron Roukema for months about their wish to make a transformational impact. They wanted to support the school with philanthropy, but didn’t see an opportunity which resonated with them. Like divine inspiration, the topic of Christian faith and education arose, and from this sprang a vision for a schoolwide Spirituality Coordinator. The school’s mission and its core values are the secret ingredient to HKIS. It is the backbone of its long standing reputation as a leading school in Hong Kong. But over the decades, the student experience in religious education has become fragmented. HKIS recruits top teaching talent from around the world. While its mission is clear, the school is open to teachers of all faiths. An interesting and powerful by-product emerged: HKIS has dialogue. If students are to prepare for this world, they must hear many different perspectives. The religious education program has a big responsibility. It must present the case for faith and guide students on their journey of spirituality. A Clear Vision In 2022-23, HKIS hired Rev. Jason Weber ‘97 as HKIS’s first schoolwide Spirituality Coordinator, a role that helps children have a consistent religious education 32
A Lower Primary student closes her eyes in prayer during an assembly.
experience. It is a position funded through an endowment, thanks to the generosity of donors. Jason grew up at HKIS through the 80’s and 90’s. After a brief career in tech, he studied to become an ordained pastor and returned to HKIS, first as a Middle School religion teacher. Like many alumni who have journeyed through this institution, Jason had a clear vision for this role. “It is built into our mission to let children consider beyond what we see in front of us.” Jason explains that HKIS doesn’t expect all students to be Christians or follow a specific faith tradition. But they should leave having developed groundedness in something beyond worldly success. “HKIS hires teachers who are attracted to Christian schools, but the teachers are not always equipped to fully carry out the education standards in this area. Jason helps teachers from a pedagogical and content perspective, which plays out in our standards,” says Ben Hart, Associate Head of School. An Ever-changing World This strategic position has powerful outcomes for the student experience. In 1967, HKIS began on the premise that each student is a precious gift of God. They agreed that the school would nurture each child
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Above, a taste of the fun that students have in JOY Club which meets after school. The club helps bring Christianity to life at events such as the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. To the left above, a student reads a book in class that encourages them to explore beyond what is seen. To the left, graduating seniors participate in a labyrinth to symbolize their journey of spiritual exploration.
to develop a clear sense of their identity, calling, and relationship with others. While HKIS’s focus has broadened and deepened to include a lofty vision and six student learning results, the heart remains the same.
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“There is an unwavering peace today when an uncertain tomorrow is trusted to an unchanging God,” said Ann Voskamp, a Canadian author.
Though we live in a world that is ever-changing and we adapt to equip our children, our mission has not changed. HKIS continues to thrive, giving students a foundation in understanding their own spirituality. As graduates, they are ready to serve and make a contribution to this world.
VIDEO H OW D O E S H K I S A P P R OAC H ‘ S P I R I T UA L I T Y ’ ? Click or scan the QR code to dive deeper into the story with a video about spiritual exploration at HKIS.
What does ‘grounded’ mean? The imagery of groundedness may help to understand what our mission means. Consider a large tree with a massive root system. That root system provides the nutrients needed to sustain life and grow, as well as providing stability to the tree and the soil. 33
The annual HKIS GIFTS Conference invites community members to meet thought leaders as they explore how a school can embody the ethos that all students are loved and have a purpose.
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approach their lives after graduation, not just pursuing what is best for themselves, but to consider how they might serve someone or something beyond themselves.” Jason Weber Spirituality Coordinator
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Annual Giving The Annual Fund is a yearly giving initiative where everyone in the HKIS community comes together to make an impact, including parents, alumni, the Board, faculty and staff. The community’s participation creates a unique and transformational experience for each student. A gift that is meaningful to you enriches the school’s vision and makes HKIS better day by day. Every gift made to the Annual Fund, no matter big or small, is celebrated and greatly appreciated.
52%
Total Parent Participation
1,606
Total Number of Annual Fund Gifts
HK$9,150,892 Total Amount of Gifts
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The Annual Fund is vital to HKIS's success. Tuition and fees cover approximately 90% of the cost of providing an HKIS education in a typical year. Your Annual Fund gift goes toward the operating budget of each division and supports the cost of faculty salaries, professional development, academic and cocurricular programs, and school infrastructure maintenance beyond what tuition provides.
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G IV IN G SO C IE T IE S
HKIS Circle The Giving Societies have been established to honor the generosity of all its donors through special recognition and stewardship events and activities.
Founders Circle
($250,000+) Anonymous (3) Amy Chen and David Tian Angad and Dana Banga HKIS Booster Club HKIS PFO Jane Lah and Raghav Maliah K Luk The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Head of School Circle
($100,000 - $249,999) Anonymous (4) Alex Jiaravanont and Ada Lam Andrew and Elizabeth Suan Feng Lu and Hong Ding Hope Ni and Donald Yang Irene Tse and Alexander Gowen Julian Wolhardt and Ketty Lieu Julie Lim and Frederick Liu Wei Dian and Yanjun Sun
($25,000 - $49,999) Anonymous (3) Alistair and Yuko Ross Alistair Ho and Fiona Leung Anna Fu and Warren Yeung Bo Gao and Changwei Ma Chi Kin Lau and Limei Song Christopher Jung and Stephanie Fang Fei Shao and Quanru Li Francis Han Joe Tjia and Jing Deng Gregory and Leslie Taylor Han Chul and Ji Young Kim Ines and Nicolas Aguzin James and Christine Boyle Jiong You and Yi He Joo Myung Lee and Joon Keun Yoo Kaman Wan and Frankie Lui Karim and Alison Chan El Azar Kosmo Kalliarekos Liz Lee and Gary Ngan Marco Wu and Lisa Yan Marie Herzig and Ivan Pawelek Sharon Chen and Louis Lee Susee and Ashley Gough Tim and Debbie Blakely Zhijun Yang and Li Wang
Repulse Bay Circle Chung Hom Kok Circle
($50,000 - $99,999) Anonymous (5) Benedict Ng and Marina Tam Christina S.M. Kim and Ronald H. Tse Daeyoung Lee and Mirang Cho Danny and Benni Krefman James and Jane Louey Jennifer Yu and Chi Kong Adrian Cheng Karen Wong and Ashok Daswani Kin Hang Kenneth Cheung and Yui Hin Ng Lola Guan and Zhiyan Xu Lucy Wang and Kwan Cheung Marie Louise Kirk and Joe Colombano Nicholas Fong and Gigi Choi Taketora and Saiko Furuta Tori and Patrick Kelly
($10,000 - $24,999)
Anonymous (13) Adrienne Li Ahana Nanavati and Rush Kothari Allan Warburg and Meijun Zhu Alys Lindsay Andrea Louey and Kester Ng Andrew Schantz and Nadia Zhu Ann and Ben ‘91 Cha Anna Patricia and Paul Christian Chua Anthony Yuen and Chung Yee Jennie Wong Beaux and Denise Pontak Benny ChuChen and Jessie Ng Brandon Lee and Ally Park Brian Li ‘95 and Fredrica Choi Li Bryan Min and Seung Hee Choi Carol and Marc Compagnon Carolyn and Desmond Chum Catherine Wang and Baoshu Huang Cecilia He and Dixon Yuan Chang Family Fund
Chang He Charles (Shing Chi) Poon ‘92 and Emily Liao Christian Helbig and Canice Lim Christina and Jason McFarland Chuan Zou and Huizhong Xu Ciecee Wang and Michael Sun Cynthia and Bennett Liu Dawn Li and Kenneth Chow Dong Ran and Nan Wei Emily Kwong and Ling Zhang Gregory and Carol Park Hsin Hui Pai and Donald Tang Hyeyeong Jeong and Bongil Jo Ian Cohen and Carrie Lee Ivy Cheung and David Yao Jeffrey Zielinski and Vicente Liu Ji-Il Kwon and Gae-Young Lee Jingjie Jiang and Le Lu Joanna Lin and Frank Zheng Joanna Shen and Philip Qiu Joey Chan and Stephen Chu Joy Okazaki and Ananda Arawwawela Julie Feng and Longbi Lin Karen Lo and Eugene Chuang Katherine and Eric Koo Kelly Lo and Kingston Chu Kyung-Mi Chang and Jae Woo Lee Lai Sha Law Leontine Chuang ‘93 and Simon Yick Lin Lu and Xu Lai Marlon Sanchez and Elaine Chan Megha Mehta and Anshul Mehta Mekala Weerakoon Mr. Ashwin and Ms. Varsha Sani Niral Maru and Fifi Chan Nobumi and Taro Hornmark Philip and Isabella Liang Philip Chen ‘97 Rachel Chao Raman Paravaikkarasu and Saranya Raman Ray and Zoe Lawler Rebecca and Damien Brosnan Ron and Ashley Roukema Samantha and Christopher Scott Dicristina Sanderla and Bruce Von Cannon Sarah Chow and Fred Lam Shensheng Zheng and Danxiong Yang Shulin Wang and Zhi Jun Lin Soo Cheon Lee and Ji Young Kwon Ted Wong and Katherine Kwei ‘90 37
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“We give to the Annual Fund because HKIS has been such a big part of our story- we are grateful for being part of the HKIS community.” · Ed and Trish, Class of 2000
Thomas Gaffney and Denise Lok Qun Mak Thomas Leo Ho and Vivian Yang Tim ‘92 and Carrie Chen Tina Wu and Nan Rao Vikram Chellaram and Tiana Chellaram Vincent Chui and Cecilia Yen Wilfred Yiu and Ashley Cheung Wing Sze Mak and Kwok Hin Tang Winnie Lam and Ted Bart Xiaotong Deng and Jie Chen Xiaoyan Shu and Guangyao Ren Xuemei Zhang and Ou Yang Yanhong Su and Jun Zhang Yau Mui Wu and Steven Wong Ye Ji Kim and Wanki Park Yuki and Taichi Takahashi Zhaojun Li and Wenzhong Lai
Tai Tam Circle
($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous (29) Ada Wang ‘90 and Julian Cheng Alan and Michelle Chan Alex Hong and Bingqin Yao Alexandra Lourenco and Andrew Verdasca Amy Chan and David Yeung Andy Wu and Scarlett Chen Annie Ho Anthony Cheng and Jenny Yeung 38
Ariel Wang and Jason Jin Bella Hung Benjamin Lee and Wenjie He Benjamin Tegarden and Yan Xu Benny Suen and Shrah Ng Brian and Jee Young Hong Catherine Sunyoung Kim and CJ Lee Cathy and Fan Luo Chaowei Huang and Chen Guo Chinhui Huang and King Chung Ray Cheung Christopher Tsui and Judy Tsui Cole and Jennifer Maddox Colin Law and Angela Chan Daniel Sonder and Fabiana Sonder David Kan and Constance Wong David and Theresa Lovelin Edward Tom and Juwa Nguy Edward Tsui ‘00 and Trisha Yeh ‘00 Eliza Choi and Johnny Ho Felix Liang and Ying Yu-liang Geoff and Kate Heney Geoffrey Kao and Grace Cheung Godwin Chan and Angel Chang Gregory Yu and Michelle So Greta Chi Kwan Lo and Kain Ming Patrick Chan Haemi Kim and Sung Ho Kim Haiyan Whitney and Stewart Whitney Hak Tae Kim Heath Zarin and Jessica Bruser Helen Chen and Sun Sun Hiu Ming Poon and Tao Sang Tong Humphrey Lee and Angel Li Huong and Tim Greaton Ivan and Vanja Stamenovic Jaewon Yu and Sunghae Ki Jason and Eric Chen Jessica Chan and Daniel Wang Jingjing Guo and Yangbin Wang Jingwei Sun and Dengzhao Pan Jinhua Yin and Lian Peng John Young Jongsun Kim and Seol Jeong Josie Cheung-ly and Colin Ly Julian Cheng and Ada Wang ‘90 Julian Lee and Yvette Tang June Chou and Sen Lin Jung Min and Jane Kim Ka Min Fu and Jing Liu Kanika and Avinash Thakur Karen Wang and Xin Ye Karena and Francis Belin Kin Pang Leung and Wan Lei To Lana Lo and Piu Lo
Lena Zhu and Herbert Wang Liana Wei and Nick Wang Lijia Yu and Forest Lin Lily Menon and Arjun Menon Lu Jiang and Junchong Shen Lu Wang and Chen Qin Lydia Lin and Kenneth Lai Maggie Luo and Tony Li Makiko Maeyama Mark and Amanda Fiteny Matthew O’Neill and Erica Lam Mazel Chan’s Family Megan Chang and Angus Wai Pat and Beth Hall Patrick Tsang and Selena Sun Priscilla Cao and Xiang Ye Priya and Bhasker Iyer Ray Li and Candy Lam Sau Yin Vivian Tsui Sen Zhou and Zhujun Bing Shili Huang and Dingkai Wang Shuenn Kee Chong and Wilson Wong Soo Jin Choi and Min Jung Lee Stephen Tsang ‘98 and Ami Yoon Sue Yang and John Sung Sundo and Bohyun Kim Thomas Pan and Christine Wang Tim and Manju Morrison Vanessa Chien ‘88 and Tim Gardner Vera and Albert Hon Vicky and Jeremy Seehafer Vikram Chavali and Dimple Mirpuri Vincent Li ‘73 Vitaly Umansky and Dagmar Baeuerle Wee Kwang Kim and Hye Sung Choi Wenwen Zhou and Nan Ding William Chen and Hilary Yu Winnie Wu and David Yu Xiaoqing Yu and Xiuli Ding Xiaoyan Zhou and Qiuning Sun Xin Chen and Xiaoming Zou Yana Zhao and Da Liu Yanjun Gong and Jingxing Cai Yena Kim and Vincent Cheung Yi Cao and Jiang Zhu Ying Zhou and Yuzhou Guo Yingxuan Zhang and Yihua Xu Yiran Li and Mengmeng Wu Yuanchi Xue and Zhu Zhu Yuhan Yang and Yongchen Jing Yuichi Yamashita and Dongying Jiao Yun Xiang Yvonne Cheung and Martin Ma Zhikun Jiang
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LOWER PRIMARY
Yuanchi Xue and Zhu Zhu Yuen Ching Lo and Matilda Ao Ieong Yuen Ting Wan and Sze Chun Wong Zachary and Jessica Vogel Zachary McAfee & Maria Del Carmen Delgado Zheng Wu Zhipeng Zhao and Yu Ren Ziling Cao and Enming Song
RECEPTION 2
64%
Participation Rate Hugs happen as Lower Primary students share a communal hallway lined with cubbyholes to get to class.
RECEPTION 1
77%
Participation Rate
Anonymous (17) Alison Huang and Johnny Kong Alistair Ross and Yuko Ross Allison Little and Brandon Little Angad and Dana Banga Bill Wong and Mei Liu Bing Chen and Sayaka Matsuura Brian Li ‘95 and Fredrica Choi Li Bryan Min and Seung Hee Choi Carmen Shiu and Colin Fung Carol Chan and Yinjie Zhou Carolina Leung Carrie Liu and Jerry Young Cathy and Fan Luo Chen Chen and Huadong Song Chengchao Chen and Weina Zhou Chi Chiu Clement Tse and Ka Yin Chan Chung-yin Lee and Tiffany Hsieh Dong Ran and Nan Wei Elaine Kwan and Justin Ko Emily Kwong and Ling Zhang Felix Liang and Ying Yu-liang Haen Nim Jang and William Seo Hang Li and Claire Tsao Heechang Moon and Sung Eun Kim Hei Ting Leung Hsin Hui Pai and Donald Tang Hyuna Lee and Jinsoo Lee Ivy Tsoi and Yik Wai Lo James and Maria Angela Lengel Jasmine Fok and Arnold Tsang Jeong Su Yoon and Ahram Han Jeong Yoon Kim and Dong-hyun Lee Jiansheng Xie and Zhining Tan Jie Huang and Zuo Qiu Fu Jiyoung Hong and Jooyoung Kim Jolanta and Kazimierz Kelles-krauz Josh Wood Julian Chun and Yuk Ting Shum Jung Sun Yoo and Pilsang Lee Ka Chun Hui and Alexander Au Ka Lung Wen and Tsz Ying Rosalie Chung Kaman Wan and Frankie Lui Kimberly and John Cahill Kin Hang Kenneth Cheung and Yui Hin Ng King Bun Gary Fung and Derice Tsai Kosmo Kalliarekos Kun Gu and Chun Sing Lam Kun Yiu Yung and Wan Nei Winnie Chan 40
Lana Lo and Piu Lo Laura Lorentzen Leslie and Dom Nogic Lily Lee and Jaewon Chung Lily Menon and Arjun Menon lok man chan and Tsz Him Philip Tsang Man Ka Li and Wai Chit Leung Man On Li ‘02 Marie Herzig and Ivan Pawelek Marie Kwan and Wei Li Tan Megan and Mike Ross Megha and Anshul Mehta Michelle Leung and Ian Lau Nathan Chuang ‘06 Paul Keung and Hedi Sun Po Chi Leung and Cheuk Fai Wong Qing Wang and Lingpeng Zhang Rena and Satoru Fukushima Richard Hou and Angela Huang Robyn Lee and Pak Nin Leung Ruowen Ji and Ruifeng Zheng Sanam and Vishal Thakur Sarah Zhang and Lei Qi Sasa Kolarov and Robert Levett Sehee Yoo and Joo Suk Kim Sen Zhou and Zhujun Bing Shili Huang and Dingkai Wang Shishi Su and Mengchi Zhang Shiyu Bai and Enshi Chen Shuang Song and Chor Wang Kam Silja and Nicholas Russell Soo Jin Choi and Min Jung Lee Soo Meng Kelvin Teo and Charlene Kotwall Sze Wa Yim and Yu Ting Ng Tara and Angus Aboud Thomas Pan and Christine Wang Tingting Zhao and Fei Long Tu Chien Timothy Chen and Wun Wun Leung Varun and Sonal Nayyar Victoria Wu and Tony Pang Vikram Chavali and Dimple Mirpuri Wee Kwang Kim and Hye Sung Choi Wun Tse and Bertrand Chen Xi Fu and Xuedong Hu Xiang Fu and Jing Zhan Xiaolei Tian and Wenting Li Xiaoming Shi and Fu Fu Wu Xiaopeng Michael Lai and Jiayi Chu Xiaoyu Yan and Yuanyuan Zhang Xiaoyue Xu and Robert Lee Xuxiang Zhou and Yue Li Yeri Choi and Bei Li Yeting Liu and Chuan Nie Ying Zhou and Yuzhou Guo
Anonymous (16) Ada Fung and Gorlen Zhou Ada Ng and Pak Shing Ho Ada Wat Ahana Nanavati and Rush Kothari Aisha Speirs and Jared Flint An Qi and Angelo Giuliano Andreas Loza and Saskia Dr. Schmidt Andrew Schantz and Nadia Zhu Angel Li and Chi Tsoi Anthony Yuen and Chung Yee Jennie Wong Ariel Zhang and Kevin Shen Ashley and Jacob Anderson Benedict Ng and Marina Tam Benjamin Tegarden and Yan Xu Bing Liu and Jing Wang Bo Gao and Changwei Ma Bo Kim and Hailey Jung Brian Stone and Winston Goh Brian Tong ‘90 and Carman Lau Catherine Sunyoung Kim and CJ Lee Chi Kin Lau and Limei Song Christine Lam and Dennis Lee Crissie Ding and Joe Casey Dennis Lam and Monica Mui Derek Kwik and Desiree Sumilang Emmy Tsang and Yasuhiro Kabuta Erica Wong and David Duong Fionn Lo and Phoebe Fung Francis Han Joe Tjia and Jing Deng Gayoen Kim and Haekong Yook George Zhao and Cloris Tian Gloria Rigor and Kenneth Chin Haemi Kim and Sung Ho Kim Holly Smith and Marc Parich Hoyoung Jung and Ran Lee Hyunsoo Jin and Sunghoon Park Jeffrey and Elissa Chao Jeremiah Heller and Laura Vanliere Jinfeng Wang and Man Chiu Lee Jingyu Hu John Young Jong Hak Lee and Joyce Wan Judy Liu and Gan Zhong Hui Julie Lim and Frederick Liu Jung Min and Jane Kim Jung Sun Yoo and Pilsang Lee Ka Sing C Cheung Kanis and Terence Cheung Kar Ngai Wong and Yu-fen Li Kara and Mani Joseph Karim and Alison Chan El Azar Kathy Fang and Ian Wan Kelly Liang and Chong Long Yun Ken Tung Kenneth Kwok and Audrey Woon Leeann Wang and Steven Chu Leslie and Dom Nogic
2022-23 Lingfeng Xu and Chenyue Mao Lisa Haydon and Dino Lalvani Lu Wang and Chen Qin Marie Louise Kirk and Joe Colombano Mark and Emily Richbell Meng Ding and Xiao Wang Mihir & Roomila Chandra Nicholas Fong and Gigi Choi Nick Kim and Clara Lee Noel Lai and Leo Chiu ‘99 Olga Yung and Daniel Siu Pooja Jain and Sagnik Chakravarty Rachel Chao Raman Paravaikkarasu and Saranya Raman Rebecca and Damien Brosnan Reuben Wong and Yao Lu Richard van Westing and Hyejin Kim Rikhit Badalia and Anshil Jain Scott Chen and Carolyn Kao Seng Ghee Yeoh and Cheuk Lam Lau Shuenn Kee Chong and Wilson Wong Si Li and Chuan He Simon S M Cheng and Wai Li Vilian Cheung Simran Rehal Sisi Li and Johnson Wan Soohae Ahn and Jae Hyuk Hwang Stephanie Yeung and Calvin Lee Stephen Shih and Jade Chia Su Woon Kim and Sungwook Yang Subramanian Natarajan & Aishwarya Kausstub Sungim Sohn and Yong Hyun Jo Timothy Yip and May Lynn Lee Tod and Akimi Su Valerie Liu and Jimmy Huang Victor Carlsson and Suk Ting Chan Victor Chan and Deborah Vaughan Wei Jiang and Scott Wang Wei Sun and Cong Zhao Wenwen Zhou and Nan Ding Wing Tsam Cheung and Hiu Bun Kwok Xiaomeng Li and Ping-han Tsai Yi Ding and Zhidong Chen Yi Song and Jiaxi Lin Yiran Li and Mengmeng Wu Yu Yu Choi and Chi Kit Gino Ng Yuk Yin Arthur Ng and Wing Wong Yutong and Heng Ye Yvonne Cheung and Chaplin Tong Zainab Malik ‘99 and Shaphan Marwah Zhe Li and Jia He Zhen Huang and Xiang Wei
GRADE 1
63%
Participation Rate Anonymous (15) Abbey Fu and Jing Liu Albert Chan ‘97 and Christina Kwong ‘98 Alex Hong and Bingqin Yao Alexander Tsun Amy Chen and David Tian Anna and Eusebio Teofilo-Sanchez Annie Pan and Arthur Chen Benedict Ng and Marina Tam Benjamin Lee and Wenjie He Brian and Madalena Elshoff Brian Chan and Anna Yau Brit Blakeney and Dimitri Anghelakis Bryan Min and Seung Hee Choi Carmen Shiu and Colin Fung
Carol Chan and Yinjie Zhou Catherine Wang and Baoshu Huang Charles and Jessica Luchangco Chrisie and Alan Wong Christine Wu and Stanley Lau Chuan Zou and Huizhong Xu Clara Cheong and Jonathan Ho Colin Law and Angela Chan Colton Wu Connie Or and Kenny Lam Danny and Benni Krefman David Blight and Michelle Hess ‘00 Dennis Kwok ‘97 and Rika Lam ‘97 Dongli Zheng and Yinmei Bian Dumas Chow and Miranda Mok Feng Nien Chiang and Chialing Chang Freja Li and Keff Lee Geoffrey Dick and Hiiga Hu Hsin Hui Pai and Donald Tang Humphrey Lee and Angel Li Ian Cohen and Carrie Lee Il Yong Jung and Sonya Kim Isabella Lo and Byron Yip Jack Luo and Stella Bao Jacy and Owen Chan Jae Eun Kwon and Jae Ho Chang Janet Chen Jason and Eric Chen Jenny Cheung and Shelton Tsui Jessie Lo and Marco Chan Jichuan Sun and Harry Si Yuan Yan Jingjing Guo and Yangbin Wang Jingwei Sun and Dengzhao Pan Jinhua Yin and Lian Peng Jiong You and Yi He Joanna Lee and Shen Tham Joanne Huang and Martin Chan Kaman Wan and Frankie Lui Karim El Azar and Alison Chan El Azar Katherine and Alessandro ‘02 Bisagni Kevin Ng and Sandy Zhao Liana Wei and Nick Wang Lily Lee and Jaewon Chung Lingyan Xu and Weiheng Cai Liz Lee and Gary Ngan Lok Man Chan and Tsz Him Philip Tsang Louis Lam and Kui Wen Lucia and Vishal Tolani Lulu Zhou ‘04 Marco Wu and Lisa Yan Matthew O’Neill and Erica Lam McDermond Family Megan and Mike Ross Miaolang Zou and Frank Pak Ho Siu Michelle and LaRoy Hoard Ming Lee Chan and Polly Wong Philip and Isabella Liang Ran Suzuki and Chao Zhu Raymond Tam and Helen Tsang-tam Rena and Satoru Fukushima Richard HOU and Angela Huang Ron and Ashley Roukema Rosy Zhang and Kyle Wombolt Royce Lo and Jennifer Cheng Rui Ding and Jovan Trajceski Saurabh Upadhyay and Shruti Pandey Sen Ming and Mingjia Karen Lim Shih Yu Chu and Nathan Pearce Si Li and Chuan He Siseon Ahn and Ka Kit Raymond Fok Snowy Choi and Wai Lun Chu Soo Yeon Lee and Sung Il Kim Soohae Ahn and Jae Hyuk Hwang
Susee and Ashley Gough Tao Zhao and Long Zhou Thomas Pan and Christine Wang Vanessa Kan and Ryan Lam Varun and Sonal Nayyar Vicky Xie Victoria Wu and Tony Pang Wai See Li and Chun Kiu Mak Weishi Feng and Paul Hui Wenping Yao Wing Ka Hui and Rocco Li Winnie and David Chan Winnie Wong and Anthony Lau Xiaorui Liu and Johnny Choi Yana Zhao and Da Liu Yanjun Gong and Jingxing Cai Yi Cao and Jiang Zhu Ying Chieh Chen and Chien Hsing Wu Yiting Zhu and Feiran Zhou Yoon Jeong Shin and Ji Yeop Park Yuan Lu and Jing Miao Yuen Ting Wan and Sze Chun Wong Yuichi Yamashita and Dongying Jiao Yuji Mukai and Siyu Kong Zoe Wang and Charlie Zhang
GRADE 2
57%
Participation Rate Anonymous (24) Ahana Nanavati and Rush Kothari Albert Chan ‘97 and Christina Kwong ‘98 Alison Huang and Johnny Kong Andrew Herron and Yawei Zheng Andrew Huang and Jessica Lin Andrew, Erica, Sophia and Zoe Kwan Anthony and Kathryn Carango Ashley and Jacob Anderson Benjamin Su Benjamin Tegarden and Yan Xu Bill Wong and Mei Liu Bo Ra Yon and Hongtaik Chung Cara Zang and Dong Wu Carol and Marc Compagnon Ceci and Rick Chan Christina S.M. Kim and Ronald H. Tse Christine Hu and Yu Min Chua Christopher Tsui and Judy Tsui Christy and Tom Lam Connie Chan and Simon Wong David Louie and Zhen Jia Della Yu ‘96 and Kelvin Ko Dongyi Xiao and Mike Que Edward Chen Elaine Kwan and Justin Ko Emily Kwong and Ling Zhang Ethan and Eli Liu Florian Knothe and Alina Huo Knothe ‘92 Gayoen Kim and Haekong Yook Grace Zhang and Murphy Qiao Greyson Koo Heng Li and Liushan Chen Hester DeCasper Ian Cohen and Carrie Lee Irene Tse and Alexander Gowen Jeffrey and Elissa Chao Jeffrey Zielinski and Vicente Liu Jingyu Hu Jiyoung Ally Moon and Jisong Xiang Josie Cheung-ly and Colin Ly Kar Ngai Wong and Yu-fen Li 41
The IMPACT Report Kenneth Kwok and Audrey Woon King Bun Gary Fung and Derice Tsai Kiven Zhang and Erin Chen Lindsay and Jay Narain Lok Him Tang and Wai Ying Tsang Lucy Wang and Kwan Cheung Lydia Lin and Kenneth Lai Mandy Chau and Victor Chan Niral Maru and Fifi Chan Peter Kim and Rosemary Nagayama Qiaolan Cai and Zhihua Xu Qingping Yu and Changyu Xu Rex Lau and Gladys Woo Ruiyun Lu and Xiaomei Guo Ryan Kim and Yoo Jeong Shin Samantha and Christopher Scott Dicristina Sarah Chow and Fred Lam Sarah Zhang and Lei Qi Shaleen Mahar and Shruti Singh Shali Wang and Wei Zheng Sharon Chen and Louis Lee Shensheng Zheng and Danxiong Yang Shiau-ju Yang and Shih-chiang Ko Shijung Kang and Ji Hoon Kwon Simon S M Cheng and Wai Li Vilian Cheung Simran Rehal Stephen Metcalfe and Nadene Clark Stephen Shih and Jade Chia Sun Young Park and Mitsuyuki Anjo Sunny Yang and Qi Li Taketora and Saiko Furuta Ted Wong and Katherine Kwei ‘90 Thomas Wong and Stephanie Wai Tian Zhang and Hungyuan Lin Traci Tong ‘92 and Art Berman ‘92 Xiaoqing Yu and Xiuli Ding Xiaotong Deng and Jie Chen Xiaoye Li and Jiali Yu Yena Kim and Vincent Cheung Ying Huo and Xue Zhao Ying Wang and Tingting Si Yingxuan Zhang and Yihua Xu Yiping Du and Jingnan Li Yvonne Cheung and Chaplin Tong Zan Huang and Fei Guo
“It feels fulfilling that we can contribute to the community where our daughter will spend her early school years.” · Suzy Ji, R2 Parent
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UPPER PRIMARY
The best kept secret— going headfirst down the tube slide is how it’s done in the Upper Primary playground.
GRADE 3
49%
Participation Rate Anonymous (23) Abbey FU and Jing Liu Alex Wang and Fisher Zhang Alistair Ho and Fiona Leung Ameesha and Jai Kapadia Andrew Huang and Jessica Lin Anna Fu and Warren Yeung Anna Patricia and Paul Christian Chua Ardyce Yik and Don So Becky and Alfred Wong Bella Hung Beth and Craig Karnitz Brian Chan and Anna Yau Brit Blakeney and Dimitri Anghelakis Chang He Christine Wu and Stanley Lau Chun Kit Chan and Wing Lam Tam Cliff Huang and Estella Huang Lung Colton Wu Connie OR and Kenny Lam Daniel and Fabiana Sonder Eric Park and MJ Lee Eun Jeong Kim and Joe Lee Fay Cheung and Jack Cheung Feng Nien Chiang and Chialing Chang Gang Cheng and Mingxue Sun Haiyan and Stewart Whitney Hang Li and Claire Tsao Heath Zarin and Jessica Bruser Hui Yang and Jia Jia Janet Yeung ‘01 and Jack Cheng Jasmine Wang and Ivan Au Jingjie Jiang and Le Lu Judy So and Fred Gao June Chou and Sen Lin Jung Min and Jane Kim Karen Lo and Eugene Chuang Katherine and Eric Koo Katherine and Michael Crawford Kenn Ko and Val Chen Keran Wang Kui Ma Lai Sha Law Leontine Chuang ‘93 and Simon Yick Lindsay and Jay Narain Man Ting Hsu and Casey Kwong McDermond Family
Megan Chang and Angus Wai Merry Yan Yan Lo and Ho Ming Gary Tse Michelle and LaRoy Hoard Mihir & Roomila Chandra Ming Wan and Xin Wang Mohan Rajasooria and Shaline Gnanalingam Nicholas Fong and Gigi Choi Noel Lai and Leo Chiu ‘99 Rachel Chao Ron and Ashley Roukema Royce Lo and Jennifer Cheng Silja and Nicholas Russell Silvia Zheng and Shun Yong Huang Sim Leong and Wayne Chang Timothy Yip and May Lynn Lee Ting Yao and Ray Chou Tod and Akimi Su Trudy Chan and Robert Johnson Tze Chin Chan and Yik Ting Felicia Law Vanessa Kan and Ryan Lam Weichen Wang and Bingqing Zhao Weijian Zhang and Wenting Hong Xiaomeng Li and Ping-han Tsai Xiaopo Wei and Xiaopin Wu Xiaoyan Shu and Guangyao Ren Xiaoyu Zhang and Qi Shen Ye Ji Kim and Wanki Park Yi Ding and Zhidong Chen Yuanyuan Zhang and Xiaoyu Yan Yuhan Yang and Yongchen Jing Yuichi Yamashita and Dongying Jiao Yutong and Heng Ye
GRADE 4
54%
Participation Rate Anonymous (25) Alastair Jackson and Jules White Amy Chan and David Yeung Andrew, Erica, Sophia and Zoe Kwan Annie Pan and Arthur Chen Anthony and Kathryn Carango Antonio Ng ‘91 and Judy Gee Benjamin Lee and Wenjie He Benny ChuChen ‘88 and Jessie Ng Bernadette Jane and Robert Fitzgerald Bill Wong and Mei Liu Bin Jia and Hongyan Wang Bo Huang and Yanan Zhou Bo Ra Yon and Hongtaik Chung
2022-23 Bo Zhang and Kun Hao Brian and Jee Young Hong Carolina Leung Catherine Wang and Baoshu Huang Cathy and Fan Luo Christine Park Christy and Tom Lam Claire and Ezra Kirk Daisy Lam and Garry Wong Dan Christie ‘92 and Yukina Hasegawa Dean and Caitlyn McLachlan Della Yu ‘96 and Kelvin Ko Dongyi Xiao and Mike Que Edward Chen Fanhan Wu and Jingjing Wei Fenice Ma Gayoen Kim and Haekong Yook Hahna Bosun Kim and Emin Yigit Onat Heather Knoflick Henna Bawany and Aamir Sakhia Holly Smith and Marc Parich Hope Ni and Donald Yang Isabella Lo and Byron Yip Jacy and Owen Chan Janet Chen Jennifer Oi Yan Cheng & Ricky Wing Kai Tong Jin Ye Jing LIU and Shuanlin Xing Joanna Lee and Shen Tham Joanna Shen and Philip Qiu John Mathew and Tonisha John Julie Lim and Frederick Liu Karen Wang and Xin Ye Karen Wong and Ashok Daswani Kelly Ma and Kelvin Hah ‘95 Kelvin Keung Ken Tung Liangmei Pi and Lu Xun Lilian Yu and Kenny Lee Lin Lu and Xu Lai Lisa Sun and Jason Zhang Louis Lam and Kui Wen Mandy Chau and Victor Chan McDermond Family Michele Tong and Andy Chai Min Fang and Shun Wang Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Green Nayoung Bang and John Kil Oon Jin Chng and Shie Lee Cheah Qiaolan Cai and Zhihua Xu Qingping Yu and Changyu Xu Ray Li and Candy Lam Ruonan Li and Peiyan Wang Ryan Kim and Yoo Jeong Shin Sally Chen Samantha and Tim Threlkeld Sara Chan and Stanley Lah Scott Chen and Carolyn Kao Stephen Tsang ‘98 and Ami Yoon Sunny Yang and Qi Li Sze Kit Leung and Yuen Shan Lam Thomas Leo Ho and Vivian Yang Tori and Patrick Kelly W. Zeng and Xin Liu Wallace Lam Wayne Xu Wei Hu and Yong Luo Wei Jiang and Scott Wang Wendy Chang and Sucheng Chang Xuan Zhou and Clemens Colsen Xuan-nguyen Tran and Stephen Man Yana Zhao and Da Liu Ye Zhang and Jie Gu Ying Huo and Xue Zhao
Yiran Li and Mengmeng Wu Yoshihiko and Rie Aoyama Yuki and Taichi Takahashi Yvonne Cheung and Martin Ma Zachary McAfee & Maria Del Carmen Delgado Zhaojun Li and Wenzhong Lai Zhen Huang and Xiang Wei
GRADE 5
53%
Participation Rate Anonymous (26) Aifan and Xinghong Liu Alex Jiaravanont and Ada Lam Alexander Tsun Alexandra Lourenco and Andrew Verdasca Amanda Li and Alex Leung Andrew and Elizabeth Suan Anna Patricia and Paul Christian Chua Ashley and Jacob Anderson Becky and Alfred Wong Benny Suen and Shrah Ng Brian and Madalena Elshoff Brit Blakeney and Dimitri Anghelakis Cecilia Chen and Heung Li Charles (Shing Chi) Poon ‘92 and Emily Liao Christina S.M. Kim and Ronald H. Tse Christine Hu and Yu Min Chua Christine Yang and Charles Chang Cliff Huang and Estella Huang Lung Crissie Ding and Joe Casey Daeho Kim and Yeonjin Cho Daeyoung Lee and Mirang Cho Davena Mok and Lance Chiu David Lin and Hsiao Ping Li David Lovelin and Theresa Lovelin Ellie Chang and Fei Yun Qian Fei Shao and Quanru Li Fiona Chung and Eric Chan Gigi Chan and Ivan Cheung Gregory and Carol Park Hae-Ran Song and Jung Won Suh Hai Bong Samson Wai and Monica Tsang Han Chul and Ji Young Kim Helen Chen and Sun Sun Hoyoung Jung and Ran Lee Ivy Cheung and David Yao Jackson Huang and Wei Cong Liao Jaewon Yu and Sunghae Ki Jennifer Yu and Chi Kong Adrian Cheng Jenny Ng and Benny Chi Wai Cheng Jesse and Abigail Meyer Jillian JIN and Shanquan Zhang Joey Chan and Stephen Chu Judy So and Fred Gao Karena and Francis Belin Kathryn Yung and Perran Coak Kimberly and James Raby Kin Pang Leung and Wan Lei To Lauren Jordan Lena Zhu and Herbert Wang Lin Hu and Sunny Dong Lingling Fu and Lin Wang Lola Guan and Zhiyan Xu Lu Wang and Chen Qin Mark and Emily Richbell Marlon Sanchez and Elaine Chan Merry Yan Yan Lo and Ho Ming Gary Tse Mohan Rajasooria and Shaline Gnanalingam Ngan Kiu Chiu and Jason Tam Niral Maru and Fifi Chan
Philip and Isabella Liang Pierre and Alvina Chu Rachel and Daniel Chow Sandy Pang Sen Ming and Mingjia Karen Lim Shun Wong and Ka Lee Hui Sim Leong and Wayne Chang Subramanian Balakrishnan & Amrita Subramanian Sue Yang and John Sung Suraj Rai and Kajal Sherchan Rai Susanna Li and Keith Wu Ted Wong and Katherine Kwei ‘90 Terence Lloren and Pui Kai Christina Li Thomas Gaffney and Denise Lok Qun Mak Tim ‘92 and Carrie Chen Tim and Debbie Blakely Tim and Manju Morrison Tina Wu and Nan Rao Ting Peng and Qibin Wang Ting Yao and Ray Chou Tony Fay and Melissa Miao Trudy Chan and Robert Johnson Vanessa Chien ‘88 and Tim Gardner Vikram and Tiana Chellaram Wai Ming Lau and Chun Ning Cheng Xiaoye Li and Jiali Yu Xiaoyu Zhang and Qi Shen Xuan-nguyen Tran and Stephen Man Yen Kei Andrea Li and David Walker Yi Yen and Kyogi Nagahara Yihong Hsu and Yuk Lun Derek Leung Yingxuan Zhang and Yihua Xu Yoon Jeong Shin and Ji Yeop Park Yuhan Yang and Yongchen Jing Yunfan He Zhiyang Pan and Baozhi He Zinia and Gautam Chhaochharia
Xie xie! Chinese Studies teacher Sunny Yang assists a student on her iPad during their lesson in the Upper Primary Chinese Studies Center. 43
MIDDLE SCHOOL Zachary McAfee & Maria Del Carmen Delgado Zhaojun Li and Wenzhong Lai Zheng Wang and Li Xie Zhi Qiang Ma and Wen Jing Lyu
GRADE 7
55%
Participation Rate
A small group of Middle School boys connect during a break between classes.
GRADE 6
59%
Participation Rate Anonymous (31) Ah Lok Wong and Lian Tsang Aina and Kiyo Ando Alan and Michelle Chan Amy and Terrence Tan Amy Chen and David Tian Anagha and Neelkanth Parekh Angelina Wen Ann and Ben ‘91 Cha Anna Fu and Warren Yeung Annie Ho Anthony and Kathryn Carango Ardyce Yik and Don So Bernadette Jane and Robert Fitzgerald Bin Wang and Mei Lu Bo Huang and Yanan Zhou Brandon Lee and Ally Park Brian and Jee Young Hong Bryan and Grace Southergill Carolina Leung Carolyn and Desmond Chum Chih Wei Cheng Christina Wong and Thomas Chan Chung Han Terrence Lam and Monique Ho Ciecee Wang and Michael Sun Claire and Kosuke Ikeda-Thew Daisy Liu Daniel Cheong Denise Lai and Qing Le Zhuang Eui Sup Lee and Soo Jin Kim Fan Xing and Hao Wu Fei Shao and Quanru Li Fenice Ma Garrett Lo and Grace Leung Godwin Chan and Angel Chang Grace Zhang and Murphy Qiao Gregory and Leslie Taylor Haichun Ye and Shu Lin Heath Zarin and Jessica Bruser Heather Knoflick Henry Mui and Denise Tso Ivan and Vanja Stamenovic Ivy Cheung and David Yao Jane Lah and Raghav Maliah Ji Yang and Dongmei Liu Jiang Zhu and Shan Lan Jinyao Tang and Li Tian Joanna Lin and Frank Zheng Jongsun Kim and Seol Jeong Jun Yang and Yu Wang 44
Jung Min and Jane Kim K Luk Karen Chen and Richard Li Katherine and Eric Koo Katherine and Michael Crawford Kathy Mak and Kelvin Mow Kelly Ma and Kelvin Hah ‘95 Kelvin Keung Ken and Fay Chang Ken Ka Kuen Wong and Man Lung Amy Tsui Kenneth Poon and Linda So Kin Pang Leung and Wan Lei To Leontine Chuang ‘93 and Simon Yick Liang Cai Lieny Jang Lilian Yu and Kenny Lee Lisa Sun and Jason Zhang Liyong Xing and Yi Chen Lu Jiang and Junchong Shen Marcella Yip and Hon Lau Marie Louise Kirk and Joe Colombano Marlon Sanchez and Elaine Chan Mary Wong Michele Tong and Andy Chai Ming Wan and Xin Wang Myron Zhu and Nancy Wu Patricia Cheung and Alan Yeung Raman Paravaikkarasu and Saranya Raman Ray and Zoe Lawler Sally Chen Sara and Ulf Sundberg Sara Jungeun Kim & Kenneth Kang Nam Park Sarah Chow and Fred Lam Shuo Jin and Min-kuei Chu Silver Chen and HongYan Xian Soo Yong Ahn and Hyeyun Jung Sophie Wang and Richard Wu Sui Chong Yiu and Hoi Ying Karen Yiu Sui Lun Cheung and Tsz Kin Wan Sylvia Chen Taketora and Saiko Furuta Ted Wong and Katherine Kwei ‘90 The Claytons Thomas Gaffney and Denise Lok Qun Mak Vanessa Hui and Kenneth Chiu Wai Sum Evelyn Yu and Kenrick Leung Wei Wang Wenping Yao Wing Sze Mak and Kwok Hin Tang Xiaofan Qiu and Kris Lau Xue Ma and Andrew Wang Xuemei Zhang and Ou Yang Ye Ji Kim and Wanki Park Yihong Hsu and Yuk Lun Derek Leung Ying Xia and Wei Zhang Yvonne Chau and Tom Pen
Anonymous (30) Aina and Kiyo Ando Alan and Michelle Chan Amy Chan and David Yeung Andrew and Elizabeth Suan Anna Fu and Warren Yeung Antonio Ng ‘91 and Judy Gee Aradhana and Manav Saraf Audrey King and Kevin Yuen Ben and MJ Hart Casey and Richard Faulknall Chang Hwan Sung and Cathy Seo ‘98 Cho Yin Pong and Ming Vee Charmaine So Christabel Lee and Ricky Lau Christina and Jason McFarland Christine Hu and Yu Min Chua Christine Yang and Charles Chang Christopher Jung and Stephanie Fang Cliff Huang and Estella Huang Lung Daeyoung Lee and Mirang Cho Daisy Lam and Garry Wong Daniel and Fabiana Sonder Davena Mok and Lance Chiu David and Theresa Lovelin David Kan and Constance Wong Dean and Caitlyn McLachlan Elissa and Shafi Imran Eliza Choi and Johnny Ho Emma and Robert Taylor Fiona Chung and Eric Chan Florence Lee and Raymond Yip Franco Lai and Vivian Lee Genevieve and Geoff Siebengartner Gregory and Carol Park Hai Bong Samson Wai and Monica Tsang Han Chul and Ji Young Kim Hope Ni and Donald Yang Iris Jiang and Hammer Huang Jae Eun Kwon and Jae Ho Chang Jamie Lee and Ty Kim Janet Chen Janie Chen and Rajiv Ahluwalia Jeffrey Peck and Trisha Alvarado Jennifer Ma and Frederick Wong Jennifer Oi Yan Cheng & Ricky Wing Kai Tong Jennifer Ting Jenny Ng and Benny Chi Wai Cheng Jingjie Jiang and Le Lu Joanna Reis and Otis Ku Julian Cheng and Ada Wang ‘90 Karen and Troy Jackson Kyoko Tagliere and Daniel Tagliere Lai Yu Fiona Yeung and Ka Yiu Desmond Ng Lauren Oh and Jun Kwon Lee Lena Zhu and Herbert Wang Lenny Imam and Fnu Suwito Li Hao and Shiming Tan Lijia Yu and Forest Lin Liyun Yan and Suo Yu Maggie Luo and Tony Li Man Ting Hsu and Casey Kwong Mandy Yuk-Fong Chan & Steve Deh-Mo Chang Mattias and Amy Lamotte
Melody Fong ‘88 and Cameron Jenks Meng Wang and Fan Zhang Michele and Eddie Chung Michelle Bang and Richard Wong Myoung Hui Kim and Young Joon Park Ni XU and Haidong Xu Noelle Kwok Patrick Kong and Hsueh Ping Chao Qiaolan Cai and Zhihua Xu Ray Li and Candy Lam Roy Kwan and Stephanie Hu Ruonan Li and Peiyan Wang Sandra Leung and Eric Wong Sandy Pang Sara Chan and Stanley Lah Sarah Shek and Simon Chan Saurabh Upadhyay and Shruti Pandey Silvia Zheng and Shun Yong Huang Suraj Rai and Kajal Sherchan Rai Susanna Li and Keith Wu Thomas Leo Ho and Vivian Yang Tim ‘92 and Carrie Chen Tim and Debbie Blakely Tori and Patrick Kelly Vanessa Lam and Alex Ng Vikram and Tiana Chellaram Wallace Lam Wendy and Sucheng Chang Winnie Wong and Anthony Lau Winnie Wu and David Yu Xiaoming Xi and Hongchang Yao Xiaorui Liu and Johnny Choi Xiaoyan Zhou and Qiuning Sun Ye Zhang and Jie Gu Yen Kei Andrea Li and David Walker Yolanda Choy and Hamilton Tang
GRADE 8
53%
Participation Rate Anonymous (27) Alp Ercil and Amy Brown Amanda Li and Alex Leung Amy Chen and David Tian Anagha and Neelkanth Parekh Andy Wu and Scarlett Chen Ann and Ben ‘91 Cha Anna Wong and Wang Kin Che Anthony Cheng and Jenny Yeung Ashley and Jacob Anderson Beaux and Denise Pontak Benny ChuChen ‘88 and Jessie Ng Bryan and Grace Southergill Carolyn Chow and Simon Wat Cecilia He and Dixon Yuan Charles (Shing Chi) Poon ‘92 and Emily Liao Christian Helbig and Canice Lim Claire and Ezra Kirk Claire and Kosuke Ikeda-Thew Corinna Man and Uri Yau Daniel Cheong David Tsui and Yuzu Chen Dean and Caitlyn McLachlan Denise Lai and Qing Le Zhuang Edmond Huang and Shirley Liu Edward Tom and Juwa Nguy Emily and Erin Tam Eui Sup Lee and Soo Jin Kim Fan Xing and Hao Wu Felix Liang and Ying Yu-liang Gang Cheng and Mingxue Sun
Geoffrey Kao and Grace Cheung Gregory Yu and Michelle So Greta Chi Kwan Lo and Kain Ming Patrick Chan Hae-Ran Song and Jung Won Suh Harold and Julia Kim Heath Zarin and Jessica Bruser Huixia Chen and Yu Liu Ivan and Vanja Stamenovic Jason and Eric Chen Jason and Lina Tan Jessica Chan and Daniel Wang Jie Jing Hu and Tao Lin Jillian JIN and Shanquan Zhang Jimmy and Fiona CHEN Jingtian Wu and Miao-Dan Wu Joanna Shen and Philip Qiu Julian Wolhardt and Ketty Lieu Kanika and Avinash Thakur Kathryn Yung and Perran Coak Kei Wong and Wai Kei Lee Ken Ka Kuen Wong and Man Lung Amy Tsui Leontine Chuang ‘93 and Simon Yick Lola Guan and Zhiyan Xu Marcella Yip and Hon Lau Marian Oung and Ronnie Wu Mark and Emily Richbell Mazel Chan’s Family Mr. Ashwin and Ms. Varsha Sani Myron Zhu and Nancy Wu Namrata and Vikas Dhanuka Naomi Toma and Benny Tai Norbyah and Joseph Nolasco Peter Kuo and Amy Zhang Philip and Isabella Liang Qianhong Zhang and Xin Wang Ray and Zoe Lawler Rose Jin and Yong Wang Sandra Leung and Eric Wong Santiago and Marcela Millan Shijung Kang and Ji Hoon Kwon Sonu and Sanjeev Jain Sophie Wang and Richard Wu Subramanian Balakrishnan & Amrita Subramanian Sue Yang and John Sung Sui Chong and Hoi Ying Karen Yiu Sundo and Bohyun Kim Sunny Chang and David Wang Terence Lloren and Pui Kai Christina Li Traci Tong ‘92 and Art Berman ‘92 Vanessa Chien ‘88 and Tim Gardner Vera and Albert Hon Wai Man Vivian Wong and On Kit Au Winnie Lam and Ted Bart Xin Li and Kyung-Min Nam Xiuli Zhang and Yu Yang Yan Ding and Yan Fan Zhaohui Liao and Tianhui Hong Zhikun Jiang Yan Ding and Yan Fan Zhaohui Liao and Tianhui Hong Zhikun Jiang
GRADE 9
67%
Participation Rate Anonymous (33) Ah Young Baek and Hyun Kyu Chang Albert Yung ‘95 and Angela Fan Amanda Chan ‘91 Anant and Deepali Bhatnagar
HIGH SCHOOL
Andrea Louey and Kester Ng Ann and Ben ‘91 Cha Anna Patricia and Paul Christian Chua Annie Ho Ariel Wang and Jason Jin Ben and MJ Hart Benny ChuChen ‘88 and Jessie Ng Bo Gao and Changwei Ma Bonnie Ng-Bajaj and Jason Bajaj Brian and Jee Young Hong Bryan Yan and Victoria Tan Casey and Richard Faulknall Catherine Sunyoung Kim and CJ Lee Chang Family Fund Cherry and Harold Tin Chinhui Huang and King Chung Ray Cheung Christina and Jason McFarland Christine Chung-Man Wai and Van Bing Hsu Cynthia and Bennett Liu Daniel and Fabiana Sonder Daniel Liu David Epling and Diana Banuelos Arias Dawn Li and Kenneth Chow Dr. Timothy Tan Elaine Tung ‘94 Elissa and Shafi Imran Ellie Chang and Fei Yun Qian Gregory and Carol Park Henna Bawany and Aamir Sakhia Hillary and Anthony Sandeen Hiu Ming Poon and Tao Sang Tong Hui Zhi and Haipeng Shen Hyeyeong Jeong and Bongil Jo Iris Jiang and Hammer Huang Janet and Navesh Perumal Jeffrey Peck and Trisha Alvarado Jennifer Ting Jia Yu and Fei Wu Jing LIU and Shuanlin Xing Jingjing Guo and Yangbin Wang Julian Cheng and Ada Wang ‘90 June Chou and Sen Lin Kai Yang Lei and Eva Chen Karen Chen and Richard Li Karena and Francis Belin Kathy and Steven Kim Ken and Fay Chang Kiesung Lee and Sooyeon Ryou Lauren Jordan Lici Leon Wu and Yun Duan Lieny Jang Lopamudra and Swapan Khanna Lu Jiang and Junchong Shen Maggie Luo and Tony Li Mandy Leung Hudak and Thomas Hudak Jr. Mandy Yuk-Fong Chan & Steve Deh-Mo Chang Mark and Amanda Fiteny Maxwell Ip Mei Ni Yang and Mark Teng Michelle Bang and Richard Wong Miseon Cho and Ilhyock Shim Mr. Matthew and Ms. Suki Wong Naresh and Jaya Kumra Natasha Hung Ngan Mei Lai and Pak Wai Lau Nobumi and Taro Hornmark Noelle Kwok Patrick Tsang and Selena Sun Priya and Bhasker Iyer Sara Jungeun Kim & Kenneth Kang Nam Park Sau Yin Vivian Tsui Seth Peterson and Ai Wang Sharon and Victor Chang Shulin Wang and Zhi Jun Lin
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Soo Cheon Lee and Ji Young Kwon Stephen and Carrie Bennett Sun Juan and Weiyi Di Thomas Leo Ho and Vivian Yang Tianshi Qu and Rui Wu Tim ‘92 and Carrie Chen Tina Rivera Tod and Akimi Su Wai Sum Evelyn Yu and Kenrick Leung Wayne Xu William Chen and Hilary Yu Winnie and David Chan Winnie Wu and David Yu Xin Chen and Xiaoming Zou Xiuming Chen and Danqing He Yanhong Su and Jun Zhang Yena Kim and Vincent Cheung Ying Ma and Jin Qian Ying Xia and Wei Zhang Yoshihiko and Rie Aoyama Yue Lin and Bo Zou Yuki and Taichi Takahashi Yvonne Cheung and Martin Ma Yvonne Wong and Ernest Tsang
GRADE 10
46%
Participation Rate Anonymous (15) Allan Warburg and Meijun Zhu Andrew and Elizabeth Suan Andy Wu and Scarlett Chen Ashley Liu Beaux and Denise Pontak Bei Fu Bel Quan and Terence Loh Ben and MJ Hart Brandon Lee and Ally Park Catherine Fan and Jiangtao Yu Chih Wei Cheng Christopher Jung and Stephanie Fang Ciecee Wang and Michael Sun Claire and Ezra Kirk Cole and Jennifer Maddox Cynthia Shek Lam ‘89 Daeyoung Lee and Mirang Cho Daniel Liu David Lin and Hsiao Ping Li David Wong and Vicki Hui Dezhi Ma and Yuxia Yang Emma and Robert Taylor Genevieve and Geoff Siebengartner Guolei Wang and Huibing Xu Hae Yeon Cho and Suk Hwan Hwang Harold and Julia Kim Hong Wu and Yang Liu Huong and Tim Greaton Ida Yeung and Jack Hu Jaewu Park James and Jane Louey Jason and Eric Chen Jessica Chan and Daniel Wang Ji-Il Kwon and Gae-Young Lee Jie Jing Hu and Tao Lin Jimmy Tong and Janet Pau Jiong You and Yi He Jiyoung Ally Moon and Jisong Xiang Joo Myung Lee and Joon Keun Yoo Julian Lee and Yvette Tang K Luk Karen and Troy Jackson Lijia Yu and Forest Lin Lingling Fu and Lin Wang 46
Loretta and Lawrence Lee Lucy and Stephen Suo Madeline Ng and William Chan Margaret Patterson and Eric Krieckhaus Maria Catherina Guia Romano Carreon and Thomas Fairclough Marian Oung and Ronnie Wu Mekala Weerakoon Mr. Ashwin and Ms. Varsha Sani Novem Chan and Roger Wu Rich Kao and Cindy Hsieh Ron and Ashley Roukema Samit Ghosh and Amrita Tandon Sara and Ulf Sundberg Shirley Wang and Kendy Ou Sundo and Bohyun Kim Swati and Samarendra Singh Thomas Andrew Doud Tim and Manju Morrison Vera and Albert Hon Vitaly Umansky and Dagmar Baeuerle Vivian and Colin Crosby Wai Hung Wong and Mei Ho Ip Wallace Lam Wendy Chang and Sucheng Chang Winnie Lam and Ted Bart Xue Ma and Andrew Wang Zan Huang and Fei Guo Zhijun Yang and Li Wang
GRADE 11
48%
Participation Rate Anonymous (20) Anne Lam and David Tam Arthur Zhang and Lucy Lu Belen Lei Cara Zang and Dong Wu Carolyn Chow and Simon Wat Catherine Sunyoung Kim and CJ Lee Chaowei Huang and Chen Guo Chengqian Gong and Yuan Chen Christina Gaw ‘90 and Greg Donohugh Christine and Gordon Chiu Christine Chung-Man Wai and Van Bing Hsu Cole and Jennifer Maddox Corinna Man and Uri Yau Daniel and Jennifer Chua Daniel Cheong David Kan and Constance Wong Elaine Tung ‘94 Feng Lu and Hong Ding Genevieve and Geoff Siebengartner Geoffrey Kao and Grace Cheung Gregory and Leslie Taylor Hillary and Anthony Sandeen Hui Zhi and Haipeng Shen Imaan and Udit Bhatia Janet and Navesh Perumal Jingtian and Miao-Dan Wu Joo Woo and Jaemin Kwon Julian Wolhardt and Ketty Lieu Julie Feng and Longbi Lin June Chou and Sen Lin Kanika and Avinash Thakur Karena and Francis Belin Karla and George Molina Katherine and Eric Koo Kyoko and Daniel Tagliere Lenny Imam and Fnu Suwito Lian Wang and Xiao Hui Yang Marie Louise Kirk and Joe Colombano
Mattias and Amy Lamotte Mr. Matthew and Ms. Suki Wong Naomi Toma and Benny Tai Natsuko and Kenneth Zee Norbyah and Joseph Nolasco Samantha and Tim Threlkeld Sylvia Chen The Khoo’s Wei Ning Chu and Xiang Hong Wong Xiangling Huang and Yuan Wang Yonsu Park (Class of 2025) Yuki and Taichi Takahashi Yun Xiang Yvonne Wong and Ernest Tsang Zan Huang and Fei Guo Zekun Wang and Jiao Yu
GRADE 12
37%
Participation Rate Anonymous (17) Ah Young Baek and Hyun Kyu Chang Alp Ercil and Amy Brown Andrew and Annette Au Andy Wu and Scarlett Chen Anita Lam and Alden Chung Carolyn and Stefan Robertsson Chang Family Fund Cynthia Shek Lam ‘89 Edmond Huang and Shirley Liu Emma and Robert Taylor George and Ann Lin Harold and Julia Kim Huong and Tim Greaton Imaan and Udit Bhatia Ines and Nicolas Aguzin James and Christine Boyle James and Jane Louey Jennifer and Sean Debow Ji-Il Kwon and Gae-Young Lee Jiong You and Yi He Joanna Lin and Frank Zheng Julian Lee and Yvette Tang Karen Jackson and Troy Jackson Kathy and Steven Kim Keren and Nadav Turner Kyung-Mi Chang and Jae Woo Lee Lingling Fu and Lin Wang Loretta and Lawrence Lee Lucy and Stephen Suo Margaret Patterson and Eric Krieckhaus Marian Oung and Ronnie Wu Mark and Amanda Fiteny Mekala Weerakoon Michele and Eddie Chung Naoko and Shinkichi Nakamura Nobumi and Taro Hornmark Peter Kuo and Amy Zhang Priscilla Cao and Xiang Ye Richard and Lizabel Poon Salil Chari and Simone Monteiro Santiago and Marcela Millan Shirley Wang and Kendy Ou Shum Ada Key The Claytons Thomas Andrew Doud Tim and Debbie Blakely Vicky and Jeremy Seehafer Vincent Chui and Cecilia Yen Wilfred Yiu and Ashley Cheung Yau Mui Wu and Steven Wong Yolanda Choy and Hamilton Tang
COMMUNITY IMPACT
2022-23
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“In many ways I feel I grew up together with HKIS. Donating to HKIS is a way of giving back and a small contribution to see HKIS go from strength to strength.” In the 1970s, HKIS students learned resilience and teamwork using the classic game, Tug-of-War.
Fletcher Leung Class of 1998
Alumni by Decade 1970s
Board of Managers 100% Participation Anonymous (2) Alistair Ho Christina Gaw ‘90 David Kan Harold Kim Ji-Il Kwon Karena Belin Kosmo Kalliarekos Leontine Chuang ‘93 Michelle Bang Tim Blakely Vincent Li ‘73 Wei Dian
Anonymous (2) Barbara Warren '69 Vincent Li '73 Mary Wendell '69
1980s
Anonymous (6) Ada Key Shum ‘89 Ashok Daswani ‘89 Benny Chuchen ‘88 Cynthia Shek Lam ‘89 David Dewenter ‘82 Derek Kwik ‘86 Melody Fong ‘88 Vanessa Chien ‘88
1990s
Anonymous (14) Ada Wang ‘90 Adrienne Li ‘92 Albert Chan ‘97 Alexander Tsun ‘99 Alina Huo Knothe ‘92 Amanda Chan ‘91 Andrew Kwan ‘97 Anthony Ng ‘95 Antonio Ng ‘91 Arthur Berman ‘92 Benjamin Cha ‘91
Brian Tong ‘90 Brian Li ‘95 Christina Gaw ‘90 Christina Kwong ‘98 Chun Kiu Mak ‘98 Daniel Christie ‘92 Della Yu ‘96 Dennis Kwok ‘97 Derek Leung ‘95 Elaine Tung ‘94 Eric Wong ‘93 Fletcher Leung ‘98 Grace Southergill ‘98 Jerry Young ‘97 Justin Hardman ‘99 Justin Ko ‘97 Katherine Kwei ‘90 Kelvin Hah ‘95 Lance Chiu ‘97 Leo Chiu ‘99 Leontine Chuang ‘93 Linne Tsu ‘96 Nicholas Fung ‘95 Philip Chen ‘97 Rika Lam ‘97 Roy Bas ‘94 Shing Chi Poon ‘92 Stephen Tsang ‘98 Tak Wing Yung ‘95 Timothy Chen ‘92 Timothy Tan ‘93
Traci Tong ‘92 Vanessa Hui ‘91 Veronica Booth ‘97 Yoon Jung Seo ‘98 Zainab Malik ‘99
2000s and Up
Anonymous (6) Alessandro Bisagni ‘02 Alys Lindsay ‘21 Amanda Lam ‘15 Angel Chang ‘00 Chuan He ‘02 Edward Tsui ‘00 Hak Tae Kim ‘10 Janet Yeung ‘01 Johnny Kong ‘01 Kelly Lo ‘06 Kingston Chu ‘03 Lulu Zhou ‘04 Man On Li ‘02 Matthew Sears ‘02 Michelle Hess ‘00 Michelle Leung ‘01 Michelle Wong ‘07 Nathan Chuang ‘06 Ran Suzuki ‘03 Rocco Li ‘05 Serene Lam ‘13 Trisha Yeh ‘00 47
COMMUNITY IMPACT Current Faculty & Staff Anonymous (53) Abigail Meyer Adam Pecher Alastair Jackson Allison Little Amrita Subramanian Amy Smith Anita Lam Anna Pfeiffer Annalee Jane Higginbottom Barry Johnson Becky Vong Benjamin Hart Bernadette Jane FitzGerald Beth Karnitz Brandon Little Brian Elshoff Caroline Chen Carrie Bennett Carrie Stearns Casey Faulknall Catherine Heney Christina Chow Seung Tsang Claire E Kirk Courtney Lynn Cohen Craig Karnitz Daisy Liu Dana Melvin Danielle Solan David Lovelin Dean McLachlan Don Drake Elaine Mary Leavitt Elizabeth Asper Eric Krieckhaus Farah Kroese Gayle Renken Gemma Kar Yan Wong Geoff Heney Heath Hignight Heather Knoflick Helene Reiter Heong Beng Chang Hillary Sandeen Iantha Scheiwe Ingrid Lipa James Lockett Janel Blakney
2022-23
Jared Cheng Jasmine Robertson Jeremy J. Seehafer Jesse Meyer Joseph Nolasco Joshua Joseph Joshua Wood Joy Okazaki Julia White Kate Feng Kathleen Olivia Parsons Kathryn Drake Kevin Chang Kevin John Fields Kirsten Rendell Kristi Granquist Kristine Ann Schill Lainey Lee Morgan Laura Lorentzen Laura Rogers Lauren Jordan Liangying Mao Lok Yee Jessica Chiu Madalena Elshoff Makiko Maeyama Maria Catherina Guia Romano Carreon Marilou Valles Maritess Evans Marlisa Jean Giacone Mary Dee Mulligan Mary-Jane Hart Mathew Brown Mekala Weerakoon Melanie Dillon Melissa Martin Michael Kersten Michael Ross Mingxue Sun Natalie Berger Noel Leung Norbyah Nolasco Olivia June Mcpherson Kotyck Patrick Hall Patrick Lau Patty Tsang Qin Liang Raman Paravaikkarasu Rebecca Ashley Roukema Robert Fitzgerald
Ronald Roukema Rong Yang Ryan Benjamin Strutin Sanderla Von Cannon Sarah Jane Wilbor Saranya Raman Scott Simon Sean Knoflick Shuang Li Simon Thauvette Stephanie Moy Stephanie Sue Stephen Bennett Stephen Conroy Steven Maddox Theresa Lovelin Thuwada Songsaeng Timothy Lincoln Loo Timothy Lyall Tina Rivera Trisha Alvarado Trishna Kishore Harjani Vanja Stamenovic Veronica Booth Vicky S. Seehafer Xiaoyan Zhou Yanhua Zang Yu Cheng Winnie Wan Yvette Tang
Former Faculty & Staff
Anonymous (2) Ann and Andy Wardwell Justin Hardman ‘99 and Janet Yuen Mary Rush
Former Parents
Anonymous (5) Albert Yung ‘95 and Angela Fan Don and Kathryn Drake Gregory and Leslie Taylor Geoff and Kate Heney Ingrid Lipa and David Ruan Ji-Il Kwon and Gae-Young Lee Joy Okazaki and Ananda Arawwawela Kirsten Rendell and Tom Muldowney Michelle Bang and Richard Wong Wei Dian and Yanjun Sun
“I want to believe that our unique mission statement means we aspire to be more than just another elite international school. We are a community of spiritual beings growing together. My participatory donation to the Annual Fund each month is one small way I show my support for that mission and encourage myself and others to be deeply invested in who we are here.” · Mike Kersten, High School Humanities Teacher 48
High school Biology teacher, Tim Best, teaches his heart out during a hands-on dissection of pig parts.
Recognizing Parent & Alumni Volunteer Service to HKIS The HKIS Community thrives because parents and alumni get informed about what's happening at the school, support with their philanthropy, and volunteer their energy and expertise. Those listed here are just a portion of the volunteers that contribute their time, talent and treasure to HKIS. Please join us in honoring the parents and alumni who served as volunteers across the school!
PARENT ADVISORY GROUPS
Lower Primary Parent Advisory Group (PAG) Jessica Berman, Rebecca Brosnan, Sharon Chen, Ian Cohen, Andrea Fay, Denise Ho, Derek Kwik, Lam Chun Sing, Elizabeth Lee, Lily Lee, Zainab Malik, Ahana Nanavati, Leslie Nogic, Fu Zuo Qiu, Silja Russell, Sanam Thakur, Marisa Zeman, Jeffrey Zielinski
Upper Primary Parent Advisory Group Kara Anglin, Elaine Chan, Karen Ho, June Kim, Christina Kim, Voon Siang Lee, Carmen Delgado McAfee, Mohan Rajasooria, Mariko Sanchanta, Lisa Sun
Too many volunteers at HKIS to name them all, thank you for your support!
Annual Fund Committee Representatives Listed by Grade from Reception 1 to Grade 12 Alistair (Alex) Ross; Roomila Chandra & Gigi Choi Fong; Liz Lee & Jingjing Guo, Emily Kwong, Ling Zhang & Ahana Nanavati; Nicholas Fong (Co-chair) ; Kelly Ma; Susanna Li; Leontine Chuang; Estella Huang; Heath Zarin; Ann Cha; Elizabeth Wang (Co-chair); Yvonne Wong; and Gaya Durairaj
Advancement Committee Wei Dian (Chair), Ann Cha, Bonnie Bajaj, Carol Compagnon, Dana Banga, Daniel Tseung, Don Drake, Elizabeth Wang, Geoff Heney, Harold Kim, Heath Hignight, Karena Belin, Leontine Chuang, Marcela Millan, Matthew Sears (‘02), Michael McCoy, Nicolas Fong, Ron Roukema, Thomas Ho, Tori Kelly
Facilities Committee David Kan (Chair), Christine Bruckner, Don Drake, Casey Faulknall, Tina Gaw, Pat Hall, Harold Kim, Rosa Lee, Isabella Lo, Wendy Lau, Raman Paravaikkarasu, Ron Roukema, Pastor Joel Scheiwe, llya Umanskiy, Andy Wu, Mark Wallis, Neil Yiu, Heath Zarin
Finance Committee Ji-ll Kwon (Chair), Alistair Ho, Christina Gaw, David Kan, David Lovelin, David Rhee, Denise Mak, Don Drake, Harold Kim, Jeff Zielinski, Joel Scheiwe, Joy Okazaki, Julian Lee, Karena Belin, Kosmo Kalliarekos, Leontine Chuang, Mark Wallis, Rebecca Xu, Ron Roukema, Timothy Blackely, Vanessa Chien, Varun Nayyar, Vincent Li, Wei Dian
Middle School Parent Advisory Group Danny Chen, Andrea Li, Liz Leung Lumsden, Marcela Millan, Sara Sundberg, Karen Sze, Cheryl Tien, Iiya Umanskiy, Brenda Wilson, Fan Xing, Heath Zarin
High School Parent Advisory Group Matthew Brady, Catherine Cao, Prescille Cernosia, Christina Chiu, Elissa Imran, Katherine Khoo, Sharene Mak, Bhakti Mathur, Shayna Michael, Marian Oung, Stefan Robertsson, Lillian Yang
Chinese Studies Parent Committee Kevin Chang, Danny Chen, Jennifer Chow, Wei Dian, Zuoqiu Fu, Denise Ho, Karen Ho, Agnes Lee, Marian Oung, Ron Roukema, Laura Warren, Bing Xiao, Lili Yang Szekely
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H K I S B O OS T E R C LU B
Boosted Spirits When you get a high-five from a smiling sevenfoot dragon as you walk into school, the day is off to a good start. That’s because you’ve just met Torch. He’s the spirited HKIS mascot that’s brought to life by the Booster Club, a parent-run volunteer organization. While giving out hugs and high-fives, Torch is often flanked by a crew of parent volunteers from the Booster Club passing out delicious treats like hot popcorn or an ice-cold snow cone (their menu of goodies is vast!). Considering the amount of time and effort this takes, it’s impressive how much they show up to lift the spirits of our community. While school spirit can seem difficult to measure, the Booster Club’s contributions to HKIS are tangible. Alongside being present at so many school events, the Booster Club manages a full team of volunteers that runs the Dragon Shop, the on-campus store stocked with uniforms, school supplies and HKIS-themed spirit items. Profits from the Dragon Shop are recirculated to cover Booster Club operations, like buying treats and decorations that make the school day special. Remaining profit is returned to the school as a donation to the Annual Fund. This donation is assigned to meet specific needs which are determined in collaboration with the school in the form of Booster Club grants. Their contribution of volunteer hours in and out of the Dragon Shop and substantial financial support through grants means the Booster Club has a direct impact on students that can be felt above and beyond our beloved seven-foot dragon.
Starting the day off right with high-fives from Torch, the HKIS school mascot.
2022-23: THE YEAR IN NUMBERS
600
Volunteers
4,000+
Volunteer Hours
100%
Student Population Impacted* *Estimate under the premise that every HKIS student has felt a sense of pride from seeing Torch, worn HKIS gear from the Dragon Shop, been visited by volunteers in their grade or at campus events, or benefitted from a Booster Club grant.
HK$398,942
2022-23 ANNUAL FUND DONATIONS MADE BY BOOSTER CLUB
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The IMPACT Report
“When you show up and volunteer, you’re saying to your kids, ‘Hey what you do at school is important to me, I support this’. They can’t hear this enough.” Above, volunteers supply a juicy snack for students at Adventure Day on the field. Below, Booster Club board members present an extra-large check to symbolize their contribution to the Annual Fund.
Tori Kelly Booster Club President 2023-24
BOOSTER CLUB GRANTS The following special projects and activities were funded through contributions by Booster Club to the HKIS Annual Fund. • • • • • • • •
Digital piano for the new Upper Primary music room Two portable coffee roasters for the High School Dragon Brew Club Pitching machine for the High School Baseball Team Guest speaker from the Justice Centre Hong Kong on service and donations Cameras and supplies for the High School Senate Rackets for the High School Badminton Club Four flugelhorns for the High School Jazz Band Dumbbells and spinning machines for Middle School and High School Athletics
Please join us in thanking the Booster Club board members and officers for this generous support!
The hottest shop on campus, the Dragon Shop, is the best place to get HKIS gear that shows off your school pride. Below, a crew of Booster Club volunteers are easy to spot with their big smiles and piles of goodies. 51
COMMUNITY IMPACT
H K I S PA R E N T FAC U LTY O R G A N I Z AT I O N
Making
Connections You’re standing on a carpet of autumn leaves, surrounded by a sea of pumpkins. Nearby there’s a table of hungry contestants lined up and ready to smash headfirst into a pie-eating contest. Suddenly, you hear a big splash of water followed by cheers and laughter– the Lower Primary School Principal has been successfully dunk-tanked! Welcome to the Pumpkin Festival, an annual community event organized by the Parent Faculty Organization (PFO) every fall. In the spring, they host a parallel event called the World’s Fair, but instead of pumpkins and pies, the PFO fills the campus with food and fun from cultures represented in the HKIS community. By looking at the crowd around the dunk tank or line of people waiting to snag a plate of homemade adobo from the Philippines, it’s clear these events have become beloved HKIS traditions. The PFO’s mission is to build community and foster communication between the school and home. That’s why PFO events, like the Pumpkin Festival and World’s Fair, bring the whole school together. Alongside their two headlining events, the PFO also runs over 15 other initiatives such as New Parent Breakfast, Lunar New Year festivities, Book Fair, Hackathon, Parent & Faculty walkabouts and many others. These community activities take countless hours and dozens of team members to plan and have a direct impact on the hundreds of attendees that enjoy them. Furthering their impact, funds raised from PFO activities are entirely given back to the school every year. Their generous contributions can be felt through divisional allocations, merit scholarships, teacher appreciation events, and student service and volunteer opportunities.
Photos from top to bottom: 1. Students from different cultures dress in traditional clothes and take to the stage at the annual World’s Fair event. 2. If you’re sitting on the high school field surrounded by pumpkins, you must be at the Pumpkin Festival. 3. Lower Primary school Principal Geoff Heney giving the flair that makes him the most -unked faculty member. 4. Big bites and big smiles summarize the annual events organized by the HKIS Parent Faculty Organization.
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PFO PROJECTS The following special projects and activities were funded through contributions by the PFO to the HKIS Annual Fund. • Schoolwide Workshops on Storytelling by Christopher O’Shaughnessy • Sea Change Mentoring training for Middle School and High School faculty • Cyber safety education and training for students, parents, and faculty by Safe on Social • Early Childhood training for faculty at the Reggio Emilia school in Reggio, Italy Please join us in thanking the board and officers of the PFO for this generous support!
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The IMPACT Report
“I think volunteering sets an excellent example to our children and is an integral part of HKIS culture. We have a service mindset and we value a strong community.” Bonnie Bajaj PFO President 2022-24
2022-23: THE YEAR IN NUMBERS
1,313
Volunteers
1,725
Volunteer Hours
11,805
Participants/Beneficiaries
Above, a group of parents attend a free Shutterbug meetup hosted by the PFO for those interested in photography. Below, a group of volunteers still cheerful at the Curry Cook-off despite the stiff competition and next-level judging panel.
HK$456,000
2022-23 ANNUAL FUND DONATIONS MADE BY THE PFO
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DRAGONS, How did HKIS impact your life? “Learning in a fluid, ever-changing, diverse environment supported my belief in humble inquiry about others, seeking to understand and learn about people, and appreciate global diversity.” - From 2023 Alumni Survey Above, a group of HKIS Alumni are finally able to meet together after COVID-related travel restrictions were relaxed. Pictured here are members of the the Class of 1993 who met in Washington, D.C. in July 2023 to celebrate their 30th reunion.
ALUMNI IMPACT
Once a Dragon, Always a Dragon. Our alumni play an important role in our community which is life-long. We are truly grateful for their support of our community, programs, and exemplifying our mission. Our alumni are proof positive of what it means to dedicate your mind to inquiry, your heart to compassion, and your life to service. H O N G KO N G C H A PT E R hkisalumni.hk@gmail.com LO N D O N C H A PT E R hkis.alumni.london@gmail.com From the archives– this photo of the 1968 HKIS Cheerleading team wows the crowd with a well executed star formation. It’s also a perfect ending for this publication, GO DRAGONS!
NEW ALUMNI PORTAL C O N N E C T. E N G AG E . I N S P I R E .
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Exclusively available to HKIS alumni, the new alumni portal provides a meaningful way to engageAlumni both professionally and Parent Families personally. This secure platform allows alumni network, mentor, (families with atto least one alumni parent) find and locate classmates via the directory, view and download past Orientale yearbooks, join groups, share photos, and much more. Join today to unlock the power of your community.
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