Adam Hacker (00), Francesco Zargani (86) and wife Jacqueline, Victor Mahillion (03), Tara Varghese (03), Likai Liu (00), Sita Mehta (03) at the Boston party.
SAS hosts alums in four major U.S. cities By Lauren Thomas, Avid Alumni Fan and Associate Director of Alumni Relations Ten days, 200 alums… the SAS Alumni Office knew it was a tall order, but we were excited about it! Superintendent Brent Mutsch and Alumni Director Lauren Thomas flew from Singapore to the United States in early February to continue the momentum from last year’s inaugural alumni trip. We saw many familiar faces and had a great time catching up with alums we knew, as well as meeting alums we’d been corresponding with over email, the alumni website and Facebook all year!
Kingston Station, Boston
banking. We were so pleased to see familiar faces Tara Varghese (03), Jillian Leviton Wiseman (92) and Likai Liu (00), who joined us for a second year of SAS camaraderie. The following day we migrated slowly south, with an afternoon in New Haven, Connecticut. Pat Wales (68) met us for lunch and regaled us with great stories about Singapore in the 60s. Pat’s father was a founding member of SAS, and she remembers exploring the kampungs and going to school at the original campus on Rochalie Drive. She assured us that her sister Elaine (70) has much clearer memories and may even have their father’s journals from those early days. Pat
We flew into Boston on February 4, an absolutely freezing day even for Boston alums, much less for the thin-skinned, lightly outfitted Singapore contingent. We met 20 alums, including familiar faces from last year’s trip, at Kingston Station on Kingston Street. Dr. Mutsch reminisced with Mary Berlik Rice (95) about her days on the track team with Mr. Baker. Francesco Zargani (86) shared stories about his trip back to Singapore for the F1 night race last year. Victor Mahillion (03) entertained us with stories of his first job in 42
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