The Banner - February 2016

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Message from the Head of School

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Sharing our Blessings Page 5

Faculty Profile ‐ Jean Kim Pages 6‐7

The Annual Fund Pages 8‐11

High School Discovery Week Pages 12‐15

Spirit Shop Volunteers Page 15

Bri sh School Service Project Page 16

Middle School Grade 7 Happiness Service Project Page 17

SFS Theater Update Pages 18‐19

The Panto is Back!

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Taechon Beach N.C. 2015 Page 21

Interview with Mrs. Hyun Sook Hong Pages 22‐23

Alumni Interview ‐ Edward Hong ‘05 Page 24

London Alumni Reunion Page 25

Alumni Reunions (Seoul, New York, LA) Pages 26‐28

Alumni Notes/Visits Pages 29‐34

Alumni Bulle n Page 35

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Message from the the HeadHead of School Message from of School Colm Flanagan

Mr. Colm Flanagan

Dear SFS Community,

At this me of year I travel to the United States to recruit great educators for the following year, a end an annual educa on and join our regular alumni reunions, I am actually wri ng this Banner le er in Atlanta airport having enjoyed a wonderful reunion in New York with alums gradua ng as recently as 2014 and going as far back as 1970. The atmosphere at our New York gathering was a joyous one and it is a great honor to help facilitate those special moments in which alumni from across the genera ons can share their passion and pride in Seoul Foreign School.

In a few days we will be in Los Angeles to do it all over again on the west coast. Our alumni gatherings, which this year include events in Seoul & London, are an important part of developing our global network of friends who have been touched by their involvement with SFS. Developing these strong links is not just an opportunity to share fond memories however; it is also crucial in helping us ensure the long‐term sustainability of our School, its commitment to excellence for both Teaching and Learning and equally important, our commitment to Service.

As with all members of our SFS community who have come and gone, we need to con nue carrying the torch for SFS as a leader among interna onal schools. It is with this in mind that I am thrilled to announce to you the opening of our Building for the Future Fund. As I am sure many of you aware, in 2013 the School unveiled a comprehensive building programme or ‘Masterplan’ created to remodel our en re campus over the proceeding decades. The first part of that plan is the exci ng prospect of a ‘state of the art’ High School building. The result will be a High School truly worthy of Seoul Foreign School and an environment equipped to support the teachers in providing 21st century learning for our students.

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Colm Flanagan, Head of School with our alum Paula YOO ‘87* (recipient of the Golden Globe Award in 2016)

Building for the Future will be an effort designed to involve every member of our worldwide community in suppor ng the ongoing development of our educa onal mission. Our goal is to achieve 100% par cipa on as an act of commitment to ensure our School con nues to flourish in its second century and also to play a significant part in the construc on of facili es fit for our School. Building for the Future will, over the next few years, be made up of a wide variety of ini a ves, events and communica ons. It will be targeted to raise awareness, involvement and significant funding for major capital projects that will support SFS in maintaining its posi on as a premier interna onal school in Asia. If you would like to know more about our Fund, then please read on in this issue of the Banner and do not hesitate to contact our Advancement Office at either june.kang@seoulforeign.org or yoojin.um@seoulforeign.org.

Best wishes & God Bless,

Colm Flanagan Head of School

“….we need to con nue carrying the torch for SFS as a leader among interna onal schools.”

Sharing Our Blessings Jean Kim Christian Ministries Coordinator high school Discovery week, a group of students led by SFS faculty Brian Hall and has been an integral part of Seoul Foreign Peter Hutchins visited ESWS headquarters in School. If it weren’t for the hearts of service of Yonhidong to do chores around the facility the countless people who gave of themselves and to take care of children in the daycare so willingly to this community, SFS would not center. be what it is today.

Throughout its 103 years of existence, service

A er a century, service con nues to be an integral part of the lives of our students, parents and faculty. One cannot imagine the school year without the 30 Hour Famine (MS/ BS KS3/HS World Vision event to fight hunger,Dong Dae Won (School Wide Eugene Bell Founda on event for North Korea TB pa ents), the high school Discovery Week program where students get the opportunity to do service around the world and the list goes on.

Most recently, our School started a partnership with the Eastern Social Welfare Society, an organiza on that has been taking care of orphans, single mothers and physically challenged children for over 40 years in Korea.

Just with this one organiza on many service opportuni es have been taking place for our students school wide.

Last year, SFS hosted a soccer tournament for adult overseas adoptees as well as providing a children’s English program for the younger Korean adoptees during the event. During the

A new swim program led by Aqua cs Director Mark Worden and the HS SFS swim team has been taking place each month since November of 2015 for the children Korean adoptees. During the Christmas season with SFS hosted Soccer Tournament for the the SO‐GOOD fundraiser, SFS students, Eastern Social Welfare Society parents, staff and faculty helped to make Christmas wishes come true for over 600 Seoul and around the world. It is a me of orphans of ESWS. And this is just the p of the celebra on and also a me of educa on about iceberg! service as it is revealed through the dynamic lens of our very own SFS students, staff and faculty.

SFS has more amazing service stories to tell in all sec ons of our SchooI. With Bri sh School students raising awareness about water 103 years have passed and much has been conserva on to Elementary students kni ng given to Seoul Foreign School. As we move scarves for the underprivileged, to MS/BS KS3 forward let us con nue to share those students fas ng for 30 Hours to fight hunger, blessings with others with compassion, the spirit of service is intricately interwoven kindness, and grace that was shown so well by into the very fabric of SFS. It has become a Christ, our model of service. part of our iden ty.

For even the Son of Man came not to be In February we have the annual Hearts to served but to serve, and to give his life as a Serve Assemblies where students from all ransom for many. sec ons of the School gather to share their

amazing experiences about service at SFS, Mark 10:45

Jean KIM and the SFS AWANA students with a special guest, Peter Underwood ‘73

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Faculty Profile Jean Kim Christian Ministries Coordinator Having le

Korea when I was four years old, I never dreamed of coming back to live here again. My husband who is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church was called to pastor a church overseas with only a month’s no ce. It was a very sudden move for our family especially for our two children, our daughter, Amber who was in 8th grade and our son, Andrew who was in 6th grade at the me. Finding the right school was on the top of our priority list.

While looking for schools in Korea, we came upon SFS. It seemed like the right place especially for our children who were transi oning to a new country. The kids were able to register within two months of wai ng thanks to the wonderful admissions staff. I decided to sign up for subbing since I had taught elementary grades and music at a Chris an School in California. A er a few months of subbing, I was asked to apply for the Chris an Ministries Associate posi on. I accepted and here I am going onto my 8th year at SFS.

Experiences of what it was like being at SFS

I think the greatest experience for me at SFS was interac ng with the students.

Whether I was teaching Christ‐Like A tudes for an Encore class, telling Bible stories at AWANA clubs or giving a tes mony of how God changed my life at a 30 Hour Famine mee ng, sharing the love of Christ has been at the core of my work.

Students would visit the CMO daily during lunch and break mes to pray in the chapel, relax in our warm lounge on cold winter days and chat about how they were doing in life.

During those short visits through the course of the years I have been here, I was able to hear about what SFS students were going through in those different age groups as well as learn about the needs for their 6

development in the areas of character and faith. That journey led me to start the MS/BS KS3 IMPACT outreach program, the ES/KS1&2 AWANA clubs and the Prayer Sta on for all students who visit the chapel.

I am currently wri ng a book on the Christ‐Like A tudes, which is a collec on of stories that I have told over the years. A group of MS students who were in my Christ‐Like A tude Encore class approached me one year and asked me to write my stories into a book so that they can take it home to read.

One of those students was a cancer pa ent with whom I worked closely with during her two year ba le. I remember when her mom first asked me to come to Severance to visit her daughter. As I walked into the room, both parents looked like all strength was vacuumed out of them as they sat listlessly next to their daughter’s bedside. She was their only daughter. As I approached the middle schooler, she smiled and welcomed me. I tried very hard to keep the tears from gushing out and began telling her stories of my childhood and my experiences with God. Then I prayed for her. Her faith grew during those years and well, so did mine…

I may have created programs for the children and students of SFS, but in return, I have grown and flourished both professionally and in my faith.

God really loves the children and he answers their genuine prayers.

How I feel about the environment/community with respect to my own spirituality and faith

I come from an eclec c background of the Chris an faith. I am really a hybrid of Episcopal, Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Assemblies of God in my faith genes. I was AWANA trained from elementary to my middle school years and Navigator trained throughout my college career. A er college, I a ended a Presbyterian Seminary for graduate work in theology and Chris an Educa on and married a United Methodist minister.

That being said, I have not had problems with connec ng with students who come from all walks of faith.

SFS is a very open and safe environment where the Chris an faith can be introduced to students through the modeling of the faculty and staff. I have had students from all walks of faith a end IMPACT, Discipleship and AWANA.

One year, I even had grandparents from the Buddhist faith a end every AWANA mee ng with their grandson!

For me personally, I am grateful that I can be open about my faith and to be able to share that faith with others at SFS. That is what Christ calls us to do.

Chris anity is not defined only by how much you know but by how you live out your life.

Christ came to serve and if I can do that here, what more can I ask of the SFS community?

Faculty Profile Jean Kim Christian Ministries Coordinator

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Amber KIM ‘12, Andrew KIM ‘14, Jean KIM, husband, Don KIM and father-in- in-law Yong IL KIM 7

Any comments about how you envision your par cipa on with the school moving forward One area that has been cri cal in sustaining the CM programs in our School is the volunteers of the SFS parents, students, staff and faculty. Our Chris an ministries programs solely depends on the network of these wonderfully, talented and caring people who have served countless hours for the ministry. Recrui ng, training, planning, building rela onships, empowering, helping to overcome obstacles, inves ng and sharing the love of Christ has played an

integral part in crea ng long term rela onships with the very people who help sustain the programs in our ministry department. They are rarely in the limelight but are behind the scenes and at mes much deserved credit is not given to these folks. I have personally witnessed what it means to serve as Christ did through these volunteers as they served with genuine caring hearts for the well being of our students. If there was one area that God really stretched me in, it would be in the area of understanding service and all that entails. I have witnessed and experienced on how service shapes a person from the

inside out. God willing, I hope to con nue to develop this part of the ministry as we provide more opportuni es especially for our students to grow and flourish in the area of service.

Acts 20 :24 My life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assign to me by the Lord Jesus‐ the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. 11 7

Traditions of Excellence The Annual fund June Kang, Asst. Head of School - Advancement

Dear SFS Community,

It has been an empowering year of sorts for our Advancement Team as we con nue to lead the charge to promote par cipa on for the Annual Fund, building our Alumni‐ rela ons (reunions on pages 26‐28), taking a new hand on the School’s Spirit Shop, ensuring our solid presence on the web, social media, school‐wide communica ons and adver sing. One of our key efforts this year focuses on developing community par cipa on to our Annual Fund, which will become the second most significant resource for the School in addi on to Tui on for future years.

Seoul Foreign School is a non‐profit organiza on, where 100% of its tui on goes to impact student learning. The Annual Fund is in its 7th year and it is now me for our current community to begin banding together to support the Mission of the School through the Annual Fund. The Annual Fund enables us to promote our Mission and prompt members of the broad community to make visible their par cipa on and support to the School and its Mission. While the Fund has only been in existence the past 6 years, the spirit of support has existed over the century of our School’s history. It gives an opportunity for individuals, families and corpora ons to join in our Mission, Vision and development of the School, similar to what members of the community over a century have been doing.

For the first me, a number of SFS Faculty and Classified Staff have begun taking the lead to par cipate in the Annual Fund. Their par cipa on has become very powerful and encouraging, like a statement of their support as going beyond the call of duty.

With con nued capital projects an cipated for the next 20‐30 years and as part of a

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master plan origina ng from strategic ini a ves, the Building for the Future Fund (as was officially introduced by our Head of School in his le er page 4) will be a part of ‘Temporarily‐Restricted Funds’ within the Annual Fund, becoming a crucial resource to help support the cost of buildings for the future. If you would like more informa on of how to support the Annual Fund, or would like to know more about the Building for the Future Fund, please do contact me and I would be happy to provide you with more informa on.

Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day We were exited to host the return of this event, welcoming extended family members and friends to become more familiar with the School, as well as having the opportunity to witness their students within their daily classroom and school environment.

This year, we had a wonderful performance provided by our ES students. They opened the program with some wonderful tunes as led by Mr. Jongbaek Yoon, the ES Music Teacher. An opening video was also displayed, with various student gree ngs, welcoming Grandparents, family members and guests.

Our archived Historical Picture Presenta on, da ng back to the early 1900s, was also presented. Guests were moved at the flee ng slides, which covered profound mes during the Korean war leading to the development of the School to‐date. A presenta on was made to convey the School’s efforts to ensure its con nued commitment to Excellence for Teaching, Learning and Service. A er the special visits to the classrooms, our guests were treated to a framed custom photo with students in their classrooms, as they departed.

We are thrilled to be able to welcome our Grandparents and Family members and look forward to more special guests for our future gatherings.

June Kang Head of Advancement june.kang@seoulforeign.org

Community of donors and sponsors Annual Fund Donation 2015-16 Millennium Club Emma Lee Jenna Lee Jaeyoul Kim Tzu Yu (Lillian) Sheng ‘15

Red and Black Club Danam Engineering Inc.

The Crest Club Chris an '14 and Benjamin Choi Colm & Sinead Flanagan James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg '71 Euiseok Kim & Regina Ryu '87* Henry Kim & Family W. Amber Kim '12 in honor of Rev. Yong Il Kim W. Andrew Kim '14 in honor of Rev. Yong Il Kim Seoyoon Moon The Nahm Family John ‘70 & Masumi O’Donnell Katherine and Jus n Oh Jasmine, Iris & James J. Park Don and Rose Robinson

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The 5 Grade Class of 2014‐2015 Miyeon Bahng Eunhi C. Cho Youngwoo Cho Chua Ken Hon and Family Soyoung Chung Sco and Molly DeBoer Hana and Maya Eldessouky Gardon & Greyvensteyn Brian Hall Hyun Sook Hong The Hong Family Audrey Im Mike & Lauren Jackson Celine Jin Ji Young Jung Calvin Anthony Kamphuis The Kent Family

Centennial Club The Kers ng Family Charles Kim '91, Kris na Kim '01 & Hyunju Kim '02 Yoo Soo Kim Haejin Koh Zifei Liu Andy and Joanna Lee Blair, Kim, Hudson & Maguire Lee Byunguk Lee Eun Joo Lee Inseop and Jungah Lee Jinju Lee Moonjin Lee The Lyce Family Susan Pope Chandler ‘90 The Prest Family The Sanderson Family S. Schrader & Y. Kim

The Searles Family Susan Sell‐Haynes Misty Shipley and JJ Akin Roy Smith Shannon and Jus n Smith Adam, Lauren, Jade & Ella Teather Brad and Jo Thies Yoojin Um Esther Washburn Smith, Former Faculty Insil Tak James S. Weaver Jr. Family Fund Jessica '15 & Michael Woo Peter Yap Sheila Yap Myeongho Yeom and Kelly Wang Taewho Yoon

The Legacy Club Young Woo Choi Paul Escalante‐Mead Mathew & Dao Gibault Janelle Grover Shirley and Peter Hutchin Colin '22 & Trevor '20 Jackson

Menya Jefferson Albert Y. Kim '14 Ki Su Kim Kyu Heon Kim Micah Kuhl Ryan & Lindsay Kuhl

Seung Jae Lee Justyna and Triston McMillan Moonki Min Paul '04 & Hannah Rader Grace, Joshua & Aletheia Roth Mark & Laura Worden 9

Community of donors and sponsors ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2014‐15

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Haelyung Hwang & Younghee Cha Jenna Lee Yong Sung Park Tzu Yu Sheng

RED AND BLACK CLUB Eulho Suh & KyungEn Kim ‘90*

THE CREST CLUB Anonymous Alum Robert and Sondra Black Chris an ’14 and Benjamin Choi Colm and Sinead Flanagan James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ‘71 Jus n Jang Euiseok Kim and Regina Ryu ‘87* Nina H. Kim ‘83*, Peter S. Choi and Kate Kim Choi George Dongkyu Ko The Lim Family ‐ Class of ‘07 & ‘10 Esther and Joon Myong The Nahm Family Katherine and Jus n Oh Jasmine, Iris and James J. Park Peter and Kelly TomHon

CENTENNIAL CLUB Anonymous Alum Harold Benjamin ‘51* Chris na Farley Hyun Sook Hong Mike, Lauren, Trevor & Colin Jackson The Kent Family Blair, Kim, Hudson & Maguire Lee Hugh Lee GE Star Award ‐ Christopher Luke ‘14 Susan Pope ‘90 Elliot & Helena Prest The Rudolph Family Carol Ann Sauer LaCroix ‘71 Frank Shyn ‘87* Juhie Suh ‘92 The Teather Family Yoojin Um Peter Wang ‘68 James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund

LEGACY CLUB Albert Kim ‘14

GRADUATING SENIORS CLASS OF 2015 Jaime Carlos Agravante Yoon Hyuk Chang Nathan Cheung Joo Hun Choi Yong Han Choi John De Less Lucy Dornbach Patrick Hahn James Hahn Chang Min Hyon Christy Joo Toby Kim Craig Jae‐Huhn Kim Andrew Kim Natalie Kim Benjamin Kim Chang Hyun Kim Lauren Koo David Lee Jae Hyun Lee Kate Lee Sharon Lim Johannes Mansson Callum McEachen Leonardo Migliardi Juan Miques Ayushi Mistry Brian Park Jonathan Sheldrick Laure Shin Michelle Sohn Kai Summers William TomHon Ana Villarreal Jenny Wang

CATEGORIES OF GIVING: 4 10

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2013‐14

1912 SOCIETY Jenna Lee

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Yong Sung Park Tzu Yu Sheng

RED AND BLACK CLUB Jane Nicole Lee

THE CREST CLUB Hyung and Andrea Ahn Robert and Sondra Black BT&I—Kay Song Chris an and Benjamin Choi John and Alice Engstrom Chris na Farley James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ‘71 Haelyung Hwang and Younghee Cha J&J Catering Euiseok Kim and Regina Ryu ‘87* Roger H. Kim ‘93 George Dongkyu Ko The Lim Family The Nahm Family Hyungji Park ‘85 Jasmine, Iris & James J. Park Peter Pin ‘77 Michelle Sohn Peter and Kelly TomHon Verizon Matching Fund

CENTENNIAL CLUB Olivia and Alicia Chung Donald N. Clark ‘61 Romulo H. Delmendo ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hunsaker Mike and Lauren Jackson Graeme and Carol Kent Henry Kim Blair and Kim Lee Brian Lee Susan Pope ‘90 The Rudolph Family Joanna Seung Richard and Cynthia Seymour Frank Shyn ‘87* Michael L. Stern ‘78 Kisoon Nam (Chun) Lauren, Adam, Jade and Ella Teather Yoojin Um James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund

LEGACY CLUB Anonymous Chris an Choi ‘14 Albert Kim ‘14

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2012‐13

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim Tzu Yu Sheng

RED AND BLACK CLUB Jaeho and Soojin Choi Jane Nicole Lee THE CREST CLUB Hyung & Andrea Ahn Anonymous Yasmeen Bae Robert and Sondra Black Leo Cho From the Cho Family—Paul, Jiyeon, Christopher and Natalie Chris an and Benjamin Choi The Kimberly Clark Founda on John and Alice Engstrom Rob and Laura Evere James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ‘71 Haelyung Hwang & Younghee Cha Euiseok Kim & Regina Ryu '87* Nina H. Kim ‘83*, Peter S. Choi and Kate Kim Choi Seogoo Lee & Suyoung Nam The Lim Family Hyungji Park '85 Jasmine, Iris & James J. Park Sookook Company Peter & Kelly TomHon

CENTENNIAL CLUB Chris na Farley Hyun Sook Hong Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hunsaker Mike & Lauren Jackson George Dongkyu Ko Alice D. Lavina Harry, Linda & George Rudolph ‘07 Jack and Rachel Shao Frank Shyn ’87* Yoojin Um James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund Rick Wilson

The Heritage Club $ 100,000 + 1912 Society $ 50,000 +

The Crest Club $ 1,000 + Centennial Club $ 100 +

Community of donors and sponsors CENTENNIAL FUND DONATION 2011‐12

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Jeremy & Hojung Cheung (Parents of Nathan & Eunice Cheung) Christy Joo Eric Joo Do Yoon Kim Kathleen and Rachel Lee Helena and Isabelle Park Yong Sung Park The Shin Family RED AND BLACK CLUB In memory of Edwin W. Crowe ’43* For our SFS children and in honor of our parents, Richard and Patricia Ashcra and Ed and Thelma Gaylord from John and Lynn Gay‐ lord John and Masumi O’Donnell ’70 Tzu Yu Sheng THE CREST CLUB Jinsoo and Pearl Bae Yasmeen Bae Robert and Sondra Black In honor of the MS Faculty 2011‐12 from your student, Andrew Ilhoon Byun Dong Soo Byun From the Cho Family ‐ Paul, Jiyeon, Christopher and Natalie Chris an and Benjamin Choi Noah Tae‐sun Chung ’95 John and Alice Engstrom Josh, Ben and Jacob Evere Rebecca Freeman Kathleen and Timothy Gray Hana Bank—Yonhi‐dong Branch Hyong Min Kim Hyong Seok Kim Nina H. Kim ’83* and Peter S. Choi George Dongkyu Ko Camila and Gabriela Gonzalez Koo James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ’71 Celine Jin J&J Catering Stephan Min Jason Oh Hyungji Park ’85 Jasmine, Iris and James J. Park In memory of Christopher Mark Thomas, loving uncle of Edward Joseph Pasternak Langston and Linda Rogde Peter and Kelly TomHon Buhm Jin Yoon

CENTENNIAL CLUB Jaime Cabal Anna Castagnaro Donald N. Clark '61 Lydia Colston Killough '81 Dan & Joneen Copeland Nick, Sally, Isobel and Estella Corben Drs. JB and Be e Crouse, Jr.

Patricia Robin Evans In honor of Mr. John Gaylord, from your SFS Children of our Centennial Year Chloe Dain Han Chris ne Jane Han Youngsook Hahm Hyun Sook Hong Ryan Jeon Jeen and Bomsinae Kim Yoo Soo Kim John Kimm ‘84 Korea Exchange Bank – Yonhi‐dong Branch Jennifer Koenig ’92* Grace and Riley Kwak Family Andy and Joanna Lee Chang Hwan Lee Haeeun Heather Lee ’05 Jaehyun Jacob Lee The Jugant Family In honor of Mrs. Mary Ellen Lee, from your 1L children of our Centennial Year Robert Lee ’60* David Livingston ’72* Monika and Ewa Marczuk In honor of Ms. Dawn Melarvie, from your SFS children of our Centennial Year In honor of Mrs. Edie Moon from the HS cast of ‘Back to the 80s’ Mitsuaki Morita ’79* John C. O’Donnell ‘70 Maura O’Donnell‐McCarthy ’75* Gene Jaewoo Park Harry, Linda & George Rudolph ‘07 In Memory of Robert G. Sauer, Former Trustee & Teacher Frank Shyn ’87* Yage Song Yarene Song Hannah Summers Kai Summers Linda Wang Judi Sargent Whitmire ’78 Sen Di Ten Yoojin Um In honor of Mr. Nathan Walker from the MS cast of ‘Oliver Twist’ Morgan and Jordan Yi Youngja Yum

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2010‐11

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim

RED AND BLACK CLUB Anonymous Chul Ho Chang Timothy Cho

THE CREST CLUB Leo Cho Chris an and Benjamin Choi Shirley Droese John and Alice Engstrom Josh, Ben and Jacob Evere SeungChul Peter Hyun Rachel Lee Tzu Yu Sheng

CENTENNIAL CLUB Andrew Byun Rebecca Dignan The Heller Family Carol Ann Sauer LaCroix ‘71 Alice Lavina Harrison Lee Harry, Linda and George Rudolph Heidi Stallings Michael Stern Peter and Kelly TomHon St. Mark’s Lutheran School

** All returning donors have been marked in red.

THE LEGACY CLUB Lance, Mary, Ethan, Mason and Porter Ence Kisoon Nam Misty Skidmore

“I know how important fund raising is to an organiza on like ours. I totally agree with your statement that a high percentage of par cipa on from school employees, even if the dollar amount isn't large, does indeed encourage outside donors to give. So I hope my contribu on encourages all SFS employees to par cipate.”

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2009‐10

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim Heather and Sunny Yi

RED AND BLACK CLUB Kay Song (BT&I) The Kwun Family John C. O’Donnell The Shin Family

THE CREST CLUB Hongchul and Yasmeen Bae Chris an and Benjamin Choi James and Julie Danahy John and Alice Engstrom James and Sarah Hubbard Gunberg Celine Jin Ji Yong Lee Tracy and Tim Mohr The SFS Classified Staff Shou Liang Wang Yonhee Badminton Club

CENTENNIAL CLUB Anonymous Kevin, Dee and Baker Family Andrew Byun Eunhi Cho Hyun Sook Hong Warren and Robin Hudson Carol LaCroix Andy and Joanna Lee Young Sun Lee Amy Lindholm Elizabeth Lloyd Patrick O’Malley Pete and Judy Penick Elise K. Prosser Langston and Linda Rogde Harry G. Rudolph Peter and Kelly TomHon

THE LEGACY CLUB Anonymous Jeff and Barbara Benson Tony and Margaret Curran Caroline Hahn Yoo Soo Kim Insil Tahk Yoojin Um Buhm Jin Yoon Youngja Yum

Mark Worden, Current Faculty

The Millennium Club $ 10,000 + Red & Black Club $ 5,000 + The Legacy Club Any amount given by friends and rela ves

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Highlights from the HS Discovery Week 2015

“I always wanted to work for some kids that need help severely and this DW I did exactly what I wanted. It provided me the opportunity to work for them and at the end see them smiling at you. The joy of this achievement is something I couldn’t even have imagined before.”

Mikail Wardak, Grade 11

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HS Discovery Week 2015

Discovery Week (DW) is an excep onal program in our High School, which offers students myriad opportuni es to challenge themselves by growing, learning, and serving others all around the world.

In hopes of providing students with excep onal experiences and educa onal opportuni es, the program is guided by Seoul Foreign School’s mission to promote Chris an values, personal integrity, and responsible world ci zenship. All available trips seek to provide students with various educa onal experiences, specifically from one of these elements: service, historical/ cultural enrichment, physical challenge/skill acquisi on or academic enrichment.

Lifeguarding Experience

“One of my favorite memories of my lifeguarding DW experience was during our prac cal exam. As a team, we had to “save” a patron and knowing that I was doing it efficiently and properly made me very proud of myself.”

Nicole Hong, Grade 12 Lifeguarding Experience 14

Philippines Service Trip

“This has been my most rewardable DW experience of the three years at the high school. We were able to go visit two great but different centers for children. One cared to orphans while the other cared for the mentally disabled. We were given the me to bond with these bright, cheerful kids; I’ve learned so much more about serving, but more importantly about building rela onships.”

Evan Oh, Grade 11 Mongolia Service Trip

Taste of Seoul Experience

“Going on the Philippines Service Trip was an amazing experience for me. Students on the trip were able to serve the community in many different ways. I especially enjoyed the hands‐on work that we did building houses for the people in the community. It was very rewarding to be able to see no ceable progress a er a week of building.”

Andy Jeong, Grade 11 Philippines Service Trip

Compassion Indonesia Trip For a more comprehensive look at this year’s Discovery Week programs, take a look at the compiled data below:

25 courses offered this year 13 overseas courses 12 Korea or local Seoul courses 254 students were part of overseas courses 235 students were part of Korea or local courses 33 students in largest course (Soccer) 11 students in smallest course (Touring Seoul Gangnam Style) 8,852 kilometers traveled to farthest overseas course (London) 827 kilometers traveled to closest overseas course (Osaka) 4:45 am the me 15 students and two teachers awoke to pray with the monks at Woljeongsa Temple 11 courses that included service work during the week

“Though some experiences were challenging and physically ring, in the end, I really loved the trip, it was rewarding in a way that I had the privilege of experiencing a different religion and nature. I will never forget how we walked through the chilly woods in the morning and watching the stars with lotus lamps. Thank you Mr. Hall and Mr. Hutchins for the unforge able experience.”

Jeong‐Ho Moon Grade 12 Eclec c Korean Adventure 3 Eclectic Korean (Woljeongsa Temple) Adventure

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Leading the way in Commitment to Service Spirit Shop Volunteers Leading the way in commitment to service! It’s not only the students at SFS but parents also play an integral part of service 5 6 and volunteering at the School.

The SFS Spirit Shop is store that has been managed by the PTA many years ago. Since the end of the last School year, the Spirit shop is officially run by the School but would not have been possible to maintain were it not for the dedicated mothers who volunteer their me to run the store. In apprecia on for their dedica on and service, the Advancement Office organized a special apprecia on for the Spirit Shop volunteers on October 22, 2015.

Here are some tes monials from some of our volunteers, why they volunteer at the Spirit Shop:

“Volunteering at the Spirit Shop has been a wonderful experience. I get to interact with the students, staff and parents while dona ng my me to the SFS community.”

Tricia Duby (Parent of McKenzie, 8 and Emma Y8)

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“Feels great to be a volunteer.

Being of some help to the community makes you feel that you are being useful and important especially if you are a homemaker where your efforts at home are mostly taken for granted or overlooked. Also it is a very happy moment if you get a glimpse of your children at school when you are volunteering.”

Afroz Shaikh (Parent of Zayed, Y7 and Amaan, 11)

“We are a new family at the School and I thought that volunteering at the Spirit shop will give me access to mee ng many parents and to get a feel for what is going on campus. Many moms through the PTA were asking for volunteers at the beginning of the year and since we live very close to School I thought that it would be easy for me to lend a hand to help with this essen al part of the School.”

Silvia Kim (Parent of Alex, 11 and Ana, 8)

If you would like to join any of the above volunteers at the Spirit Shop please contact Soyoung Chung at soyoung.chung@seoulforeign.org

We would love to hear from you!

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BS Service Project It Takes a village to Raise a child & Children to Save a Village!

Claire Olivier, BS Teacher

Only 5% of Cambodian children will ever get to a end Key Stage (KS) 3.

The average wage in Cambodia is $880 per annum and the teachers who survived the Khmer Rouge persecu on cannot afford to live on this amount.

BS Faculty dressed up as clowns in response to the Cambodia service project, “Clown the Teacher” As such, most Cambodian children will experience similar childhood condi ons to Charles Dickens. They provide financial assistance to teachers in difference, try spending the night with are forced to work in sweatshops and training. The money was raised through a a mosquito.” fend for themselves because their bake sale, “Clown the Teacher” and a

parents have fled to Thailand to find sponsored reading where we read over 126 children in KS3 have definitely work.

600 hours. Students also used their English shown that this is true!

skills to design all the newsle ers and Our Bri sh School KS3 students are adver sing material themselves. making a difference for over 100 of

the poorest children in Cambodia.

Most importantly, our students have learned that their words and ideas have

enormous power to change society. In the With the help of parents and teachers, words of an African proverb: “If you think we have raised 5.8 million won to pay the salaries of two qualified teachers and that you are too small to make a

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Sakana’s family. He is 26 years old and finishing high school. Our SFS HS students taught him English and KS3 is now supporting his family while he does his teacher training.

MS Grade 7 Happiness Service Project Michelle Lee, Grade 7 Student while ge ng ready for the party. Each one of us prepared a small gi and a Joanna Lee’s Heritage Korean Class had a personal thank‐you card for the staff service project dedicated to the workers members and we raised the money for of our School and their happiness. I was the party and gi s by doing some kind of lucky enough to be a part of this service ac vi es at home. happiness project and got to help set up the whole experience for them.

Everyone had an individual job to do in order to make this project happen. My About two weeks before the project, we part was to make the se ng organized, had almost finished a unit on ‘true plan the program, and to bring fruits. happiness’. We had learned about the Everyone did their job so well, that I world leaders such as Mother Theresa believe our teamwork was one of the who had found the true meaning of things that made the project spectacular. happiness in helping the poor, the sick, and the under‐privileged, and had explored the true meaning of happiness in This small party consisted of various other ways. We had come to a conclusion Korean games, student‐made food, and a short student performance which that ‘happiness lies in sharing’, and as a included a comedy act, k‐pop song and culmina ng ac vity to end this unit, we dance, and a mini dance lesson. Watching had decided to do one ac vity to make the staff having fun, laughing, and other people be happy. enjoying themselves gave me (and I’m sure others) a warm feeling of A er much brainstorming, we finally happiness. Mr. Colm Flanagan (our Head decided to host a small party for the of School) was there the whole me, cleaning staff of our School and show encouraging us and enjoying the them how thankful we are. We planned event. Dr. Blair Lee (Assistant Head of the party for a couple weeks and School– Academics) and Mr. Jus n Smith everyone seemed to be excited and happy

On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Mrs.

(MS Principal) also visited to watch us reaching out to the people in the SFS community.

Even though this project’s objec ve was to make the cleaning staff happy, it made the other people around them happy as well. The amount of happiness in the room was overwhelming. Laughter and happiness filled the whole classroom.

I felt that service projects similar to this should be happening everywhere.

A er all, making others happy is the true essence of service.

Group picture of the MS Gr. 7 Service team and faculty with the Korean staff

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SFS Theatre Update Alumni Reunion (Ruth Richter) Edie Moon Schoolwide Drama Director

You, too, can be THOROUGHLY MODERN!

It’s a musical that took the stages of London and New York by storm and delighted us nine years ago here at SFS AND we are bringing it back in April 2016!

Thoroughly Modern Millie is high energy from the minute it starts un l it ends. Set in New York City during the 1920’s flapper era, it tells the story of a young girl who comes to New York seeking fame and a new life and ends up finding a New York full of intrigue and jazz, frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon‐lady villain audiences will love to hate.

The play is set in 1922, an enigma c me in American history as the horror of WW1 had just ended only four years earlier and people were striving to find hope for the future. In 1922, women received the right to vote and were an integral part of the workforce. The rules of love, fashion and social behavior were changing as quickly as hemlines were li ing. Modern a tudes of independence, freedom and speed were reflected in fashion, music, visual art and, of course, theatre, as silent films moved into the world of talkies.

Based on the popular movie, the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie includes a full score of new songs and unforge able dance numbers as well as an entertaining and engaging story. Under the direc on of Mrs. Edie Moon, choreographer, Ms. Menya Jefferson, orchestra conductor, Mr. Ryan Walker and vocal director, Mr. Tom Ford, this year’s musical will spotlight 48 talented high school students.

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Tickets will be on sale in March either on line through the Fine Arts page or in Mr. Roddick’s office. So mark your calendars NOW for April 15 and 16 at 7:00pm in the Lyso Center for the Performing Arts.

This is a show the en re family will enjoy so bring everyone along, start prac cing that Charleston at home, and wrap as many pearls and boas around your neck as you can and you, too, can be THOROUGHLY MODERN!

domes c abuse, and lastly police brutality.

Most importantly, Pinocchio reminds us what being human involves: new experiences, making mistakes, and understanding that the world is imperfect.

Student Directors: Goose Masondo and Karen Song

MS Musical ‘The Li le Mermaid JNR’ Scene from Pinocchio slums similar to the streets of Camden, New Jersey. Our Pinocchio tells the story of a naive puppet, brought into a violent world to be a companion to her struggling father, who strays from her path and gets abused Note: The students in IB Theatre Arts Year and experiences tragic traumas before their One performed two nights to full audiences final reunion. Along the way, Pinocchio is in the Black Box Theatre on January 27 and helped by the three figments of her 28th. The following is the Director’s Note imagina on: the stern and strict Cricket, the which was included in the program for the whimsical and maternal Blue Fairy, and the performance. audacious yet reserved Bird. Each sec on of the play focuses on a different real‐life problem: people so desperate for food that Last year, when we decided on the play they’ll kill for money, sex trafficking of school Pinocchio, we were set on doing girls, fathers failing to get custody of their something different and making it our own.

A er all, this play is our prepara on for senior children and being wrongly blamed for year, where we have to create and direct our own performance, so we wanted to change the story significantly. We wanted our play to shock the audience by pulling it back to its roots and yet pulling it away at the same me. The original Pinocchio is set in 1880’s Florence, Italy, a poor town destroyed by civil war, and is about a carpenter living in poverty, begging on the streets as his main source of income. We wanted to focus on this narra ve of poverty and bring it into a modern‐day se ng that people could relate to and understand deeply.

PINOCCHIO AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE: THROUGH THE EYES OF IB THEATRE ARTS YEAR ONE

We were inspired by material like the 2015 movie Chi‐Raq directed by Spike Lee, who adapted the ancient Greek comedy of Lysistrata, which tells thestories of the wives of powerful generals during the Peloponnesian War, and brought it into gang‐violence‐ridden Chicago.

Similarly we took the tradi onal story of Pinocchio and brought it into a model of

Scene from Pinocchio

Rehearsals are well under way for this year's Middle School musical, 'The Li le Mermaid JNR'. Students and staff have been working relessly on this fabulous produc on which is certain to be one of the performance highlights of the year. Eunjung Shin, Theatre Assistant has created yet another fantas c set for the students to play in and the Drama Mamas Kristen Freeman and Sun Hye Yang have been instrumental in helping with costume shopping and design. We are so blessed here at SFS to have so many wonderful parents and staff helping behind the scenes and I must also thank Menya Jefferson our brilliant choreographer and Assistant director and Darrell Roddick our Musical Director.

So, please schedule these dates into your diaries! Performances will be in the Lyso Centre and there's sure to be many other surprises throughout the night with the help of our wonderful PTA.

Friday, March 10th, 5:30pm Saturday, March 11th at 7pm

Tickets are 5000 won and will be on sale shortly.

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The Panto is Back!

Alumni Edie MoonNotes/Visits & Sarah Carpenter SFS Faculty

SFS Panto Cast

be bought as adult and/or student. An exci ng development this year is the VIP cket. There was only 16 available per performance and cket holders will get front row priority sea ng, hors d’oeurves at intermission, an opportunity to go backstage and have a photo taken with a cast member.

The Treaty of SeraChooShee and has been adapted by this year’s cast and director. The Pantomime as a fundraiser for Dongdaewon en re cast and crew is grateful to Mrs. going back 17 years. Last year we were Shivaswamy for lending her endless talent and delighted to revive this tradi on and we are crea vity to this project even a er leaving thrilled that again this year, the teachers of Korea for another pos ng in the United Seoul Foreign School, under the direc on of States. Her commitment to SFS and her Mrs. Edie Moon, will be performing another encouragement of the arts program through PANTOMIME (based on historic Bri sh All proceeds from the Pantomime will the years has truly been remarkable. Thus, in Pantomimes) to benefit the Dongdaewon honor of world peace, and in honor of serving go to support our Dongdaewon Service Project to North Korea. those in need, we are proud to present again Ini a ve, where we partner with the to the SFS Community: The 2016 SFS PANTO: In less than four weeks, teachers from all over Eugene Bell Founda on to provide Happily Ever A er: The Treaty of SFS have come together under the watchful SeraChooShee.

MDR‐TB (Mul ple Drug Resistance eye of producer, Jo Bigwood, to collaborate Tuberculosis) pa ents in North Korea on developing a comedic evening of fractured with the specialized medicines they fairy tales, which will hopefully draw a very large crowd from the SFS community. Children need to fight this deadly disease.

Seoul Foreign School has partnered with can expect to see their teachers dressed in Eugene Bell for many years and many pa ents fairy tale costumes, doing slaps ck comedy have been cured of TB and MDR‐TB as a and engaging them in typical pantomime result of the fundraising by our community. audience par cipa on. “LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!”

The pantomime this year is very special as it This year there were three performances for was wri en by a former SFS parent, Mrs. the panto: one on Friday, Feb. 19 and two on Lalitha Shivaswamy, who offered to write the Saturday, Feb. 20th . Tickets were sold in the script a er seeing last year’s performance. various divisions and at lunch mes and can Her pantomime is en tled Happily Ever A er:

Seoul Foreign School has a history of

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Taechon Beach N.C. 2015 Ann Steensma Schipper Class of 1963 “Taechon Beach, N.C. 2015” was conceived and coordinated by Ron MOORE ‘68 who created a Facebook site, rented 3 condos on Emerald Island, and brought together a group of SFSers and spouses from the 60s and 70s for a week in September. All enjoyed the wonderful se ng, great weather, fabulous food (provided by Carol THIE ’64 and crew), and fun ac vi es (including surfing, biking, puzzle‐ making, kayaking, shelling, watching sunsets). But the highlight was spending me with some of the special people who share a unique past! We are part of the sandwich genera on, bridging the me between the pioneers and those who came a er. Each night we had a me of singing/sharing. Tales were

Organizer and Hero Ron MOORE’68 Organizer and Hero Ron MOORE ‘68*

told of teen‐age romances, embarrassing moments, “Big Kids vs. Li le Kids,” crazy adventures, and those mes and memories held by genera ons who’ve spent me at The Beach. At least 9 classes were represented.

The Class of ’63 took top honors with 4 out of 7 present. Discussions are in progress for the next gathering!

FAVORITE PEOPLE, FAVORITE PLACES, FAVORITE MEMORIES OF THE PAST THESE ARE THE JOYS OF A LIFETIME ‐ THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT LAST.

Sing and Share: Gail RIGGS MEYER ‘70, Ron MOORE ’68, Joan ROBB ‘64, Sandy STETZ ‘71, Mark CHALBERG ‘68 & Sherri CHALBERG

[with apologies to Longfellow]

By the shores of Emerald Island By the shining Big Sea water Come the MKs from Korea, MKs with a shared experience.

From Atlan c to Pacific And the vast lands in the middle To the Banks beside the water, Wild and shining Big‐Sea water.

There the Taechon Beach alumni laughed and played and hugged each other; Talked from sunrise past the moonrise, Shared the songs so well remembered, shared the tales of past and present For a week of sweet reunion.

Boogie Boarders: Bill MOORE ‘64, Ron MOORE ’ 68, Gail RIGGS MEYER ‘70 & Joy STEENSMA JONKER ‘70

Cinnamon Buns!! With Carol THIE’64, Chef Extraordinaire

Sandy STETZ ‘71, Jim KOSHIVAS, Joy STEENSMA JONKER ‘70, Jim JONKER, Ann STEENSMA SCHIPPER ‘63

The Beach Bunch: Lothar MEYER, Fred UNDERWOOD ‘72, Mark ChALBERG ‘68, Sandy STETZ ’71, Sherri CHALBERG, Gail RIGGS MEYER ‘70, Ron MOORE ‘68, Carol THIE ‘64, Jim JONKER, Beatrice WEISS SCOONES ‘63, Bill MOORE ‘64, Al SCHIPPER, Vikki SPEAKMAN KOSHIVAS ‘64, David MOORE ‘60, Joy STEENSMA JONKER ‘70, Diane KILBOURNE LOWRY ‘63, Ann STEENSMA SCHIPPER ‘63, Jim KOSHIVAS, Joan ROBB ‘64, Ed KILBOURNE ‘62, Wesley JUDY ‘63.

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Interview with Mrs. Hyun Sook Hong HS Administrative Assistant

Each edi on of the Banner magazine features an ar cle, recognizing a member of faculty.

For this edi on and its focus on Service, we would like to make a special recogni on for Mrs. Hyun Sook Hong, our Administra ve Assistant to the High School Principal. We had the honor to interview Mrs. Hong, who graciously shared her precious account of the School over her 42 years of service.

First memories of SFS

Mrs. Hong back in the 70s My first day of work was on May 28th 1974. I was a young 25 year old single woman and I was called Miss Kim, as that was my maiden name. I will never forget the fragrant smell of boiling strawberries as the kitchen staff was making jam in the basement cafeteria/ kitchen (currently the lower floor of the HS lobby). There were six women working in the school kitchen, who would make the most delicious apple and peach pies. This was quite a novelty at the me as there were no bakeries in Yonhi Dong, let alone being able to have access to western style pies! Mr. Richard Underwood was the Superintendent of SFS, and I began as the Secretary (my posi on before it changing to Administra ve Assistant) for Mr. Eng the HS Principal, un l 1976.

From Left: Mrs. Woo (MS) & Mrs. Cho (Business Office), Mrs. Cho (ES), Ms. Tak (Business Office), Mr. Underwood (Former HOS), Mrs. Hong (HS) & Mrs. Lee (Former Admin. Asst. to the HOS)

How many HS Principals have you worked for and who have le any par cularly memorable moments for you?

I have worked for a total of 9 HS Principals: Mr. Richard Eng (1974‐76), Dr. Lloyd Fezler (1976‐78), Mr. Louis Harbor (1978‐81), Mr. Henry Jensen (1981‐84), Dr. Jonathan Borden Picture taken with Mr. and Mrs. Jensen (1984‐88), Dr. Harlan Lyso (1988‐92), Mr. Paul while visiting them in the US Johnston (1992‐2003), Mr. Kevin Baker (2003‐ with his fluent Korean. Dr. Borden was 2014), and Mr. Stuart Kent (2014~present). incredibly honest and had a deep background in Asian history. Dr. Lyso was truly gracious Although I have several wonderful memories and compassionate. I am proud to say he of all I have worked for, I always hold fond became our headmaster a er his me with us and special memories of Mr. Henry Jensen. in the high school.

Mr. Jensen was originally from the US Air Force. He was very handsome and was the ul mate gentleman. He is currently 95 and I At that me, the high school was a two‐story con nue to remain in touch with him. He was always the first to extend a Christmas card to building and was called the Secondary me and I had always admired his wife, who at Division, accoun ng for 250 students from grades 7‐12. The SFS Middle School was not the age of 60 began her hobby of oil pain ng. established un l 1988. I recall that the senior Mrs. Pauline Jensen was my personal class would take annual trips to Jeju and that inspira on for star ng my own pain ng hobby in the last five years. Her art work now hangs the gradua ng class was a total of 30 with mine in the High School Office. students. During my first year Edie Rader, a freshman at the me (our current Director of Drama, Mrs. Edie Moon), would make daily Each principal, especially those who stayed Ben COYNER, Former Faculty visits to the High School Office, to make many years, has impacted me with their Pictured with Dr. Blanks, the HS Science announcements on the PA, which quite character. Mr. Underwood moved quickly, teacher (he was close to all the classified staff) remarkably, we are s ll using today. conserved resources, and impressed the staff during the time when the MS building was 22 being built in 1988

Mr. Johnston put fun into his work and loved to laugh. Mr. Baker was always sincere and encouraging to me. He also became a headmaster a er his eleven years with us.

Mr. Kent makes good decisions quickly and can balance many mee ngs with a smile. I am grateful for my leadership’s support.

What was the Community spirit and Fundraising efforts like when you began?

Anne e FALDYN and Kayla MOON ‘10

When I first began at the school, I was intrigued with the community spirit. Students were very crea ve with fundraisers that took place. There was a ‘Rocking Chair’ fundraiser where students would rock in pajamas all night long. More funds would be raised by the students who rocked the longest. This used to create a lot of fun and excitement for all of the students.

I also had an opportunity to help one year with what was called a ‘Mini Week’ program.

I was fla ered to be asked to provide embroidery classes for a group of girls for two hours a day during the Mini Week session. Although more work awaited me at the end of each day, I was thrilled to take part in an effort to help teach students, crea ng memorable embroidered works for them to take home.

What parts of the school year were most significant for you?

The summers are always quite a sad me for me, with the quick transi on from a busy and vibrant school year filled with energy, to the empty and dusty hallways, lonely classrooms and rows of locker doors strewn open from students dashing off for their holidays. I always imagine that the end of the school year is like the end of a performance for an actor.

Equally significant for me, is the end of July, just before the return of teachers and

With Dr. Harlan and Mrs. Mary LYSO

Current picture of Mrs. Hong at her desk students. This is my favorite me of the year, to be a part of the campus and various school ac vi es. I recall helping to prepare all of the lockers in the high school, promp ng my an cipa on for another year to begin anew.

Tracy NICHOLS, Former Faculty What does having worked at SFS mean for you?

This will be my 42nd year working in the high school! I feel very blessed, proud and happy to be working for SFS. While I have had such a privilege to witness so many changes throughout the years, I am most grateful to have developed the precious rela onships I have had with administrators, faculty, staff, students and parents who con nue to visit throughout the years. It is such a comfor ng feeling to be remembered by so many, especially when they are seeking to meet with me.

Each person blesses me with a special memory. They are all a part of my SFS community.

Your wish for the school?

Realizing that SFS is the seventh oldest interna onal school of over 8,000 interna onal schools in the world, I feel so truly blessed to be a part of a school that begins in prayer, surrounded by faculty, staff and parents and who are commi ed to provide the students with the best support and resources. While I believe the spirit would be true for all moms, Korean moms, including myself, actually consider our children to be what we call ‘dream trees’,

where we wish for them to be able to live out their lives be er than their parents.

I have witnessed the high school undergo many changes throughout my me here.

Much significant growth and progress has certainly been achieved. However, I cannot help but no ce that the number of students has doubled during my service, outgrowing the building that once provided classes for less than 250 students. This has been a significant reason why I have been commi ed to support the school’s Annual Fund, to help collect help for not only one student, but all of our students. Having witnessed the days when there was no air condi oning in the classrooms, to seeing our students flocking to various rooms throughout the campus, compels me to be a part of an effort that can help provide the best for all of our ‘dream trees’. I’d like to see my help be a part of an ongoing development of the Annual Fund, to help see SFS become the number one school in Asia.

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Alumni Interview Edward Hong Class of 2005 1. What was your experience like a ending SFS during your me? How long were you here?

From someone who was born and raised in the States for most of his life with mainly non ‐Asians, my experience in SFS was jarring at first as I've never seen that many Asians in a school, especially my own Korean peeps, in my life before. It was actually quite difficult to blend in at first as I stood out as a weird outsider for most of the me in my en re 4 years that I've been there as I'm Korean but not quite Korean enough to fit in with the Korean crowd. Over me though, I found people who were weird just like me and it was from there that my passion in ac ng came to be from that deligh ul weirdness.

2. Do you feel SFS prepared you well for College/University/ Other? Could you briefly explain what was most helpful?

If you are going to the States or overseas for college/university, SFS does a decent job in preparing you for the outside world a er high school. You have to be aware that your me in SFS is similar to that of a bubble and that what you're exposed to on a daily basis in the States or elsewhere will be unlike that of what you experience in SFS and being in Korea. As an Asian American, it certainly took me off guard what it was like to be back in the States a er high school, even though I

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lived there before I came to SFS. If there was one excellent thing that SFS helped out, though, is that they made us aware of our TCK (Third Culture Kids) lifestyle and that what we take for granted as interna onal students cannot be applied overseas.

Knowing it from a PowerPoint presenta on, however, cannot compare to actually experiencing it in person but at the very least, we were made aware.

3. Any message you would like to convey to the High School Seniors who may want to pursue a career in your field?

This may be harsh or libera ng to hear (depending on who hears it), but your success or failure in how many plays or musicals you get cast in & how big your part is in high school and college plays very li le part in how you will actually do in the outside world. You can have the smallest parts ever (which was my case during most of high school) and feel like you can't make it as an actor but you have to keep in mind that the high school and college experience is only but a frac on of your en re life. In my 6 years here in Los Angeles pursuing my career as an actor, I have come to learn that in the entertainment industry, nobody really cares how well or badly you did in your high school plays, once you arrive to LA/NY, you're star ng all over again. Over time, I have come to learn that following principles will truly determine if you want to pursue the acting

Edward in the HS musical “My Favorite Year” - Spring 2005

career: hard work, follow‐ups, consistency, the willingness to be creative, bold, and take chances, and most importantly, to always be humble and kind to everyone you know even if you don't feel like being generous. Your looks won't ma er so if there was any doubt that you didn't think you were handsome or pre y enough, know that you are awesome just the way you are and that there are thousands of stories wai ng to be told that needs a person just like you. Your talent can and always will be improved, as long as you have an open mind and willingness to learn.

You can never stop learning from life so the same can be applied if you wish to pursue a career in ac ng. Your weirdness is your strongest asset so rather than conform to what your peers will think of as stupid or silly, think of it as power. It is that power that will serve you for the rest of your life.

4.How do you feel coming back to SFS and sharing your life experiences with the High School students?

Coming back to SFS was a confusing cluster of emo ons ("My goodness, is that what high schoolers are like?") but they se led down when I sat down in the drama

room with Mrs. Moon to talk about my life experiences with the students. I became extremely excited when I began sharing my stories because I could only hope that whatever I say would spark some sort of fire within them to pursue their dreams, no ma er what it may be, and pursue their sense of self to own whoever they are and be proud of it.

5. Please share your memories at SFS?

My memories in SFS were quite weird, some mes even awkward, uncomfortable, and in a few par cular moments, downright painful. But over me, I've come to be extremely grateful for these memories as they made me who I am today and has helped me discover my passion in what I want to do with my life. So if you ever have doubts about yourself and the weirdness of it all, don't.

Embrace it fully and it will take you to places you can't even imagine.

Biography of Edward HONG: "Edward Hong is a Korean American actor born in Yolo, California who moved around frequently from there, NY, Michigan, Seoul, Virginia for college at W&M, and then to Los Angeles to pursue his career in ac ng. He's a strange individual who constantly obsesses over Cinnabons while he dreams of one day vanquishing evil on top of a gigan c corgi named Spike. Other than that, this Cinnabon guy has been on a bunch of TV prime me shows, indie films, commercials, and other stuff that pays his rent owned by a very loud Chinese landlord. Currently, he just shot the feature PLEASE STAND BY with Dakota Fanning and Alice Eve playing, you guessed it, the Cinnabon Guy. He hopes you enjoyed reading

Edward acting in ‘New Girl’ this biography he obviously wrote for himself and that you will go eat a Cinnabon right a er you read this. Oh wait, you can't. There are no Cinnabons in Korea."

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SFS London Reunion Saturday, January 23, 2016

Great to have the chance to catch up with these, rela vely, new alumni of SFS and gra fying to hear how well they were all doing ‐ from the undergraduates, to the doctoral students to those in gainful employment!

The London Alumni mee ngs have only been going for 8 years and they are mostly ex 9students, though we occasionally have ex Governance members join the ranks.

Interes ng that the conversa ons about which faculty was s ll at SFS was very different from the earlier leavers (most of the teachers they knew had moved on) and those who had only le last year.

A very pleasant evening ‐ one which we hope We brought everyone up to date on the new to repeat next year ‐ same venue, same me master building plan and even managed to (6:30pm) and (usually) on the second last drop a li le hint about suppor ng the Annual Saturday of January, so pencil in the date now.

Fund for future buildings ‐ then was reminded that most there, were students with no money! Maybe not this year, but Picture: (Back row) maybe some me in the future, eh?

Timothy GRAY, BS Principal; Roy SMITH ‘05,

Stuart KENT, High School Principal; Konstan n FRITZ ‘09 and his fiancé; Pavel HRMO ‘08 (Front row) Mathew HOLDING ‘14* and his mom, Cherie; Sena FELL ‘14*; Jeong CHOI ‘14; Lynn CHUNG ‘04) and friend Alvaro ROJO; Barry BENGER, HR Director

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Alumni Reunions

Reunions hosted this year in Seoul, New York and Los Angeles all proved to be outcomes of successful gatherings with enthusias c alumni and guests, was ng no me to rekindle old memories and poking fun of each other’s name tags bearing old ID photos they’d wished they’d never have to see again.

Both gatherings entailed scrump ous Korean dishes, brief presenta ons offered by the Head of School, Colm FLANAGAN and the Head of Advancement, June KANG and SFS trivia to test alumni of how much they knew about the School they once a ended. A variety of SFS memorabilia were given out as prizes and everyone walked away with the new SFS goody bag. There was a special presenta on for all alumni, to build awareness of the Annual Fund and the Building for the Future Fund.

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Seoul

gradua ng alum, Peter UNDERWOOD ’73, our Off the tail of Homecoming Games, we had a dis nguished legacy representa ve who has chance to catch up with a number of the most‐ been an avid supporter of the alumni efforts at SFS for years. The earliest graduate was Albert recently‐graduated alumni 23, visi ng the KIM and Yage SONG from the class of 2014.

School and to watch the games. Song K. CHOI ‘81* joined us all the way from Hawaii during We had the class of 2004 as the most his visit to Seoul. Ben CHAI ‘94, from the star represented at the event, with 4 in a endance.

A group of younger alumni snapped up some basketball team back in 1994 made a special wisdom and ps from Frank SHYN ‘87*, appearance all the way from LA, bringing his another one of our dis nguished alum old lunch chit and an ID photo of himself from his days as a super stud, which he clearly could currently serving on the SFS board.

Exci ng prizes and SFS memorabilia were not let go of (Ben! That was 22 years ago… given away to recipients who were move on!). A number of alumni along with others, joined the dinner gathering at the new knowledgeable to answer to SFS Trivia.

Seoul hot spot, Paulie’s Woodbrick Oven Pizza in the D Tower in Gwanghwamun. (Photo Top Right p.27) All alumni in a endance were given their choice of a super‐sized pizza to take home! Recogni ons were made for the earliest

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John KIM ‘71* and Gail RIGGS MEYER ‘70*

New York

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Kimble COOK ‘83, Ruth RICHTER, Former Faculty & Tina COLES ‘79

from far distances. We were lucky to capture Rahul PINTO ’91* who happened to be in Situated on the 39th floor of Broadway Penthouse Building in the core of Manha an, NY for business. He came out all the way Gaonurri (Photos right and below) became the from Bermuda, where he currently lives with perfect venue for our dis nguished alumni on his wife Yamini.

February 6th. 39 alumni and guests filled a private room with the presence of alumni from class years covering 1970 to 2014. In this gathering, our ‘Alum of the Year 2014’, John O’DONNELL ’70 and his spouse Masumi made their presence as they had over the years, having a ended gatherings regularly. This year, John made yet another special contribu on designated for alumni gatherings in addi on to his annual dona ons for a scholarship he had sponsored since 2003 William BENJAMIN ‘58* , Alice called, the Interna onal Business Person of Rachel LEE ‘12 and Albert KIM ‘14 with (William’s wife) & Harold the Future Award, which has been awarded to friends BENJAMIN ‘51*ng classes. 13 recipients of the gradua students have benefited from this award and have moved on to become successful global ci zens.

Recogni ons were made to the most represented class year of 2003 with 5 alumni in a endance, Surryia CHAUDHRY ’03 , Michelle LEE ’03, Brian PARK ’03, Joon LEE ’03, and Jennifer HAN ’03. The most recent graduate, Joon KIM ’14, and the earliest graduate, John O’DONNELL ’70. Jennifer CHA ’02, alumni class representa ve of 2002, was beaming having shared the news that she had just got married some months ago. A number of alumni received prizes from SFS Trivia games that our Head of School led. The New York gathering brought in a number of alumni

Laura JUNG ‘13

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Los Angeles Reunions would not be complete without one hosted on the west coast. We had another great turn out of 40 alumni and guests at the hugely popular Genwha Korean BBQ in Beverley Hills. The ambience of the private room that hovered exclusively above and over the main floor, reflected an ideal venue for our dis nguished and energe c group. We had members of our Friends of Seoul Foreign School Board present, Gail RIGGS‐MEYER ’70, current Chair, Alum, and earliest graduate within this reunion gathering, Ruth and Ron RICHTER, former SFS Administrators, and Harlan LYSO, FSFS Treasurer and former Head of School. Similar to all reunions, recogni ons were made for the earliest graduate and most recent, Gail RIGGS‐MEYER ’70 and Jason GARWOOD ’05/Edward HONG ’05. The most represented class was the class of 1987. To everyone’s delight, stardust was added to the

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evening, having Paula YOO ’87 and her husband Kyle McCORKLE be in a endance.

Paula YOO is a TV writer/producer whose credits include NBC’s “The West Wing” and Amazon's 2016 Golden Globe award‐winning show “Mozart in the Jungle.” We didn’t waste a moment to capture a photo of Paula and our Head of School. Our legendary super star basketball player, Ben CHAI ’94, made his way to join us in LA in addi on to joining us earlier in Seoul! He ignited the dynamic brothers, Jimmy KIM ‘95* and Eric KIM ’92* to join. Ben not only brought along his lunch chit and old photo, but also his Le erman jacket! Needless to say, Ben has caught on to the fever of SFS reunions!

We are thrilled to have had three alumni par cipate in the Annual Fund on this occasion: Charles KIM '91, Kris na KIM ’01 & Hyunju KIM '02. A number of other alumni

pledged their support to the School. A huge shout‐out to Garry KIM ‘88 , who made a special pitch to the group, thanking the School for hos ng reunions and encouraging alumni to support SFS. Alumni who had par cipated for the first me, ended evenings commi ng themselves to future reunions, inspired and prompted to draw upon more alumni to join in the future.

True to all the gatherings, ideas sparked throughout the evenings in an cipa on of future alumni gatherings. Remorse for those who could not take part in the gatherings were among the theme of discussions for alumni re‐ awakened and reminded of the profound bonding, dis nct only among our proud SFS alumni who connected in the spirit of SFS nostalgia pulling them altogether.

Alumni Notes/Visits

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Laura BOZEMAN MAY ‘67, with her two nieces

1960s

1970s

It was wonderful to have met with Laura Class Rep: Veronica CREVECOEUR ‘76 BOZEMAN MAY '67, the second daughter of 5 6 O.K. and Marie BOZEMAN who were It was a pleasure to have Robyn Colston missionaries back in the old days at Seoul.

Gunnells '76, her husband Bill and parents Dr. Laura has been married to an interna onal Gerry and Rev. Bill Colston, former board engineer and she gladly admi ed that that's members on campus. It was 13 years since how she got to travel around the world with Robyn's last visit to the School and she and him. She visited SFS with her two beau ful her family loved being back. She recognized so nieces who wanted to see the school that many changes on campus and had to look their mother, Barbara BOZEMAN ’64 harder to find the similar things she had back (deceased) spent her childhood. This was in her school days, which when she found Laura’s second me revisi ng SFS since she made her smile. It was also great to see the had graduated. Her last visit was in 1988. developments and changes of the School that

Dr. Gerry COLSTON was working on while she served on the SFS Board for 10 years. The family was happy to reunite with Mrs. HONG, HS Admin Asst.,Jim MILLIKEN, Current Faculty John ‘70 & Masumi O’DONNELL (spouse of June BYRD '81) and Anna NYSTROM PARK '81 who were in the same class with Robyn's sister Lydia. Robyn graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, AB has been working in HR management, health care & training most of her career and currently works Robin Colston Gunnells ‘76 with her husband and parents for her husband's company

7 John RATHBUN ‘75 with Mrs. Hong (HS Admin. Assistant) RxBenefits, Inc.

We had a very unexpected and pleasant visit from John RATHBUN ‘75 with his wife Debbie, son Josh and a friend, Helen HWANG. John was the 'Athlete of the Year' in his gradua ng year. He a ended Bryan college in Tennessee a er SFS and that's where he met his beau ful wife and now they have moved to Alaska where they have lived and worked ever since. John visited SFS during the Christmas break while no one was on campus but recognized Paul RADER '04 on the faculty list provided by the security guards so that he could tour the campus. While touring the campus he was thrilled to meet up with Mrs. HONG, HS Admin. Assistant a er 40 years, looking at past yearbooks and sharing memories he had back in the 70s. John and Debbie also provides us an update on the RATHBUN family.

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Parents, John & Joyce RATHBUN are re red and recently moved from Dallas, Texas to Kokomo, Indiana to live near their son, Joel.

John ‘75 resides in Fairbanks, Alaska and works for the Fairbanks North Star Borough at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. As a hobby, he has fought forest fires for the past 12 summers, protec ng people and their homes from wildfires. His wife is Debbie and they have two children. Their daughter, Danielle is teaching Elementary School in Uijeongbu, Korea. Son Joshua is in his junior year a ending the University of Alaska, Fairbanks studying Civil Engineering.

Joel ‘78 is a corn and soybean farmer in Indiana. He assists his parents as much as possible with his wife Katrina. He has three children, one son in high school and the other 2 children in elementary school.

Jim ’80 works with TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) as a missionary living in Illinois. His job includes half me recrui ng people to minister to Korea and half me represen ng TEAM at churches. Wife is Kimberly and has 3 children. Daughter, Hannah is a senior at Taylor University studying Elementary Educa on, Son, Caleb in Junior High and daughter, Abigail in Elementary School. They also visited SFS a few years back.

Joanna ’84 lives in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico enjoying the sunshine and coaching volleyball. She also provides personalized training to individuals either in their homes or in the gym.

of days. He was proud to show his alma mater and share his memorable me at SFS with the other pastors.

While at SFS, he was on the boys basketball team and was delighted to see his pictures in the yearbook and the gym he used to play basketball. He commented that their team who won the Fareast Tournament and was the best team. He has fond memories of playing basketball with JP RADER '79. He is currently the pastor of Lancaster Bap st Church.

1980s

Mark KRUEMKE ‘85 with her wife and twin boys, Nick and Tim

devo on and openness has impacted students like him. He also men oned his former teacher Mrs. Rebecca PAYNE GUTHRIE, Former Teacher, his first English teacher who he really appreciates to this day. He s ll keeps in touch with some of the SFS classmates.

While registering for the LA reunion this year, Paula YOO ‘87* shared the following.

“I was at SFS from 1977 to 1982 and was also the lead in Pinocchio in the 5th grade in 1980 for the annual elementary school play. I just had breakfast with a friend from the 6th grade ‐ we have not seen each other in 35 years! It was like no me had gone by, we totally bonded a er all those years (we found each other on Facebook via mutual friends).”

Pictured is Paula and Eliza SHIN ‘87*, who both a ended the LA reunion. “The childhood photos were from Lieve VAN ROY and Sarimah UMAR, also our classmates.

Although we are much older, we are s ll the same height from the 6th grade” added Paula.

Paula Yoo is a book author and TV producer who wrote for NBC’s “The West Wing” and was part of the 2016 Golden Globe award‐ winning first season of Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle. She currently writes for Ne lix.

For more informa on check out her website at h p://paulayoo.com

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It was a pleasure to have Mark KRUEMKE '85* visit the campus on November 13th a er 35 years. Mark had joined the Centennial Gala Dinner back in 2012 but didn't get a chance to visit the school back then. This me he was here with his wife, Andrea and his twin sons Nick and Tim. The family has been in Asia for the past 15 years and is currently residing in Shanghai, China.

Mark is also the CEO of a trading company in Shanghai.

Mark commented that SFS is s ll the best school as it was during his me and even today. He really appreciates the Chris an values that is embedded in the School and how the philosophy,

Paula YOO ‘87* and Eliza SHIN ‘87*

has

1990s Class Rep: David RHA ‘92 Class Rep: Benjamin CHAI ‘94 Class Rep: Renee KANG ‘94 Class Rep: Lionel CHUFFART ‘95*

We received news that Laura UNDERWOOD ‘90 has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of Parts Fulfillment for North America at GE Power. Her responsibili es include parts fulfillment for the Steam, Gas, Turbine, Boiler, Environmental, and Rota ng businesses for North America, including Canada. She will be located in Atlanta, GA, as of the spring of 2016.

Having missed the London reunion this year, Marco PAINI ‘91* forwarded us a note and a recent picture of him and his family on his grandmother’s 97th birthday celebra on!

Marco commented that he had a li le girl, Mila Stella 3 months old and the family has been quite busy with her. Huge congratula ons to Marco and his family on the arrival of Mila!

It was a pleasure to have David TARLOW '92 and his mom Mrs. Carolyn Himmelfarb on campus past fall. David visited SFS last Spring but it was 25 years since Mrs. Himmelfarb's visit to Seoul and SFS. They were here with perfect ming to see the showcase of our HS Fall play 'The Crucible' and were amazed at the level of our student performances. Mrs. Himmelfarb used to be one of the very first 'Drama Mamas' back when David was involved in Theatre back in the early 90s.

David TARLOW ‘92 with his mom, Mrs. Carolyn Himmelfarb

David is currently working for Chase in Los Angeles and also serves on the Board of some charitable theatre organiza ons. He enjoys working in the banking field and commented that there was a lot of similari es between theatre and his current job. It was fun listening to all the changes and developments that both had shared during their me back in the late 80s and early 90s at SFS in Seoul and today.

been 26 years since they le in their Sophomore (Eric) and Freshman (Lars) years.

They both weren't planning to visit together but happeded to run into each other at the entrance of the Centennial Welcome Centre

It was a pleasure to have met with Eric KIM and Lars BLADT, both from the class of 1992 on January 22 at the SFS campus. It

Eric KIM ‘92* (left), Mrs. HONG & Lars BLADT ‘92* (right) where Lars first recognized Eric!

Lars a ended SFS from 1985‐90 and is the CEO of 'House of Amber', an Amber retail company which has 45 stores in 7 different countries. He was in Seoul for a business trip. Lars is married and has 4 daughters and resides in Denmark.

His sister, Dorthe '88 (whom Mrs. HONG remembered so well) and brother Carsten '93 are also doing well in Denmark.

From left: Marco PAINI ‘91*, Billur (Marco’s wife), Mila Stella, Marco’s grandma (mom's mom), mom, dad, wife of my mom's brother, my mom's brother and the family of my cousin.

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Alumni Notes/Visits

Jae LEE ‘93 back in 1993 From left: Marian GILLETT, Jack MOON, Paul GILLETT, Ben CHAI ‘94 & Jim MILLIKEN

Jae LEE’ 93 and his family with Edie MOON A er 22 years, Jae H. LEE '93 was back on campus with his wife Jenny, daughter Madeleine and his mother Mrs. Lee. Jae was visi ng Korea to a end his grandmother's funeral and decided to drop by the School he had so many fond memories of. While at SFS he was ac vely involved in Theatre and played lead roles in "The King and I" and many other performances. During the tour of the campus Matthew DO ‘08 with Chuck he also met Edie Moon, current drama KRUGLER, Current Faculty director who remembered him from the plays he acted in and shared memories of his past teachers, Pa KEARNEY and Steve RAATZ.

A er Jae graduated from SFS, Jae a ended Rensselaer Polytech Ins tute in Troy, New York and graduated in 1997 with a Masters in Science & Industrial Engineering. He currently resides in San Diego, CA with his wife Jenny and two daughters Megan and Madeleine. His SFS buddy, Doug LEE '93 (currently a pastor) married Jae and his wife. He also keeps in touch with some of the SFS classmates via social media and Facebook. Jae has been working for Oracle for the past 15 years and is currently the Director of Analy cs and Big 32

Phil KIM ‘08 Data. His brother Richard LEE '92 also lives in San Diego.

Before leaving for LA (Ben was here in the month of January in Seoul and has a ended Daniel HAN ‘10 the Homecoming Games and the Seoul Reunion), Ben CHAI '94 revisited the SFS campus to purchase SFS gear and memorabilia from the Spirit Shop. He also visited the Centennial Welcome Center where historical pictures and old archives are displayed. He commented that even Lisa Cho ‘96 with her husband Chang Seung though the School has changed so much RYU & Chuck KRULGER, HS Counselor since he graduated it feels so good to come back and also meet up with former teachers, Marian and Paul GILLETT and Jim MILLIKEN who will be leaving SFS at the end of this year.

Class Rep: Michelle KIM ‘00 Ben works for the City of Los Angeles and is Class Rep: Jennifer CHA ‘02 married to Hajung Kim and has a 9 month old baby Tyler. He has volunteered to be the class Class Rep: Michelle LEE ‘03 rep. for the class of 1994 and has made me Class Rep: Alex PAIK ‘04 to be at both the Seoul and LA reunions in Class Rep: MeenJung (Alice) KIM ‘07 February along with his classmates.

Jennifer LEE TAYLOR '03* and her husband A er almost 20 years, Lisa CHO '96 visited SFS Ma TAYLOR were on our campus in with her husband Chang Seung RYU. A er September. Jennifer a ended SFS from Pre‐K gradua ng from SFS, Lisa moved to the to Grade 4 and said that SFS is the most University of California, Riverside and favorite memory of her childhood. She has graduated in 2000 with a major in many happy and beau ful memories of SFS Ashley SHIN ‘09 Biochemistry. She worked for the Peace Corps and all the interna onal, cultural and religious in Zambia from 2001‐03 and also received her aspects of the School has molded her to be Masters in Public Health at John's Hopkins the person who she is today. She made this University in 2004. Since then she moved to special trip to show her husband, Ma as SFS Seoul and received her PhD from Seoul was a big part of Jennifer's childhood.

Na onal University in Preven ve Medicine.

She is currently residing in Seoul and has three children.

2000s

Benjamin YOON ‘12 Jennifer LEE TAYLOR ‘03* with her husband Matt Taylor

Jennifer currently resides in NY and is an execu ve assistant at an asset management/ advisory firm.

Our class of 2004 class rep. Alex PAIK ‘04 has opened up a new business in Hongdae. Please check out the poster below.

Daniel OH ‘05 with his former teacher, Edie MOON

Julia AULBACH ‘14 Christian ‘14 with hisCHUNG, mom June ChrisCHOI KIM, Alexander Hanna DOH and Andy HAN, Class of 2014 KANG, Asst. Head of School Advancement It was a pleasure to have Daniel OH '05 on campus and he was thrilled to be back and catch up with his former teacher, Mrs. Edie MOON. A er gradua ng from SFS, Daniel moved to New York City to a end Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art as a graphic design student. He pursued studies in sculpture, drawing, photography, cri cal theory, 20th century US poli cal history, filmmaking, and cinema studies.

Daniel worked in documentary film edi ng, dabbled in commercial photography, adver sing and music videos. Recently he began shoo ng on his film 'Other Histories,' which is now in post‐produc on.

Juliette MANGINI ’18* and Nicolas MANGINI ’21* with their mom

We had three members from the Class of 2013, Moses LEE, Chris GARCIA and Jun OKUBO visit the campus. Moses is currently a ending Underwood Interna onal College, Yonsei University majoring in Compara ve Class Rep: Kayla MOON ‘10 Literature and Culture. Chris is currently in OH, USA a ending University of Dayton Class Rep: Joon KIM ‘14 majoring in Mechanical Engineering. This

Spring, he will be doing his second internship at an engineering company on product design. Jun was visi ng from Japan and is currently a ending Waseda University in Tokyo majoring in Computer Science.

It was great to have our class of 2014 alums, Chris KIM, Hanna DOH, Andy HAN and Alexander CHUNG back on our campus in December. Chris is currently a ending Cornell University majoring in Fine arts, Hanna is a ending UCLA majoring in Physiological Science, Andy is also From left: Moses LEE, Jun OKUBO & Chris a ending UCLA majoring in GARCIA, Class of 2013 Business Economics and Alexander Chung is a ending UCSD majoring in Astrophysics.

Rachel KIM ‘10*

2010s

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Alumni Notes/Visits

Dr. Norman FOUND, Former Teacher Severance Union Medical School and hospital Joon KIM ‘14 following prac cing Mark CHANG, Alyssa LEE, Daniel LEE, and James YUH medicine in Kongju.

Class of 2015

We had our newest alumni James YUH, Daniel

LEE, Alyssa LEE and Mark CHANG from the

Class of 2015 visit our campus in January.

James is currently a ending Berkley University

majoring in Business and Sta s cs. Daniel is

a ending the University of Pennsylvania and

will most probably be majoring in Math. Alyssa

a ends Georgetown University and is majoring Lee-Ellen STRAWN ‘86/FT & Tim

in Poli cal Economy. Mark is at Duke RELYEA, FT University studying Economics and Psychology.

All four were happy to be back on campus and

were thrilled to meet up with everyone at SFS.

Julie e MANGINI ’18* and Nicolas MANGINI Kelly TOMHON, Former Board ’21* visited SFS to reminisce their me at SFBS Chair/Parent with Yoojin UM, from 2007 to 2012. The family moved to Japan Manager of Advancement in 2012. Currently they are a ending the American School in Japan, Tokyo. They said it We had a surprise visit on campus by was really nice to be back where they had Mrs. Kelly TOMHON, Former Board spent most of their childhood and to be able Chair/Parent of Patrick '14 and William to reunite with some of their former teachers '15. She is now residing in Shanghai, and friends who are s ll here at SFS. China and was visi ng Seoul with her

husband on a business trip. She

commented that it is really good to be

Former Faculty/Board

back home.

The School received a biography book with many thanks, which was wri en by our alum, It was great to have Dr. Harlan LYSO, Dr. Elaine FOUND on her father, Dr. Norman Former Head of School visit the campus FOUND. M.D. Dr. FOUND taught Biology at SFS on November 4, 2015 while he was on a business trip in Asia. Pictured is Dr. Lyso in the early 1930s. with June KANG, Head of Advancement

and Yoojin UM, Manager of His 4 four children, Bruce FOUND ‘41, Paul Advancement.

FOUND ‘40, Elaine and Eleanor all a ended SFS. Dr. FOUND’s major role was a Physician at 34

Colm FLANAGAN, HOS receiving the book

Young Sun LEE, Former Staff

Dr. Harlan Lyso, Former Head of School

Ellen in BS Year 1

Alice ENGTROM, Former Faculty & June KANG, Head of Advancement On the first day of school a er the Christmas break, we had a surprise visit from our Former Faculty/Head of School's spouse Mrs. Alice ENGSTROM. She stopped by Seoul on her way to Jakarta to see her family. It was great to see her back on campus.

Alumni Bulletin

Class of 1976 40 Year Reunion

INTERNSHIP OPPORUNITY

Allison & Amos LYSO ’93/Former Faculty with Where: Vancouver, Canada If you are interested in an son Malachi internship in the SFS Advancement

Office, please contact: When: September 2‐5, 2016

Blair Lee, Assistant Head of School‐Academics For details contact: at Veronica Crevecoeur ’76* at

blair.lee@seoulforeign.org vicacre@yahoo.com

Priority will be given to SFS Alumni

2016 will be SFS’s 18th year presen ng the “Alumnus of the Year Award.” Mr. John O’DONNELL ‘70 is our current recipient.

Please read the criteria below carefully and forward your nomina ons for possible candidates with their achievements and the reason why you are recommending the par cular alum to Yoojin Um at yoojin.um@seoulforeign.org LIKE US no later than Tuesday, March 15th, 2016. h ps://www.facebook.com/alumnisfs Final selec on will be made by the Alumni

Commi ee.

Criteria JOIN US 1. Candidate must be suppor ve of the h p://www.linkedin.com/groups/Seoul‐ school in word and ac on.

2. Someone who has achieved success in Foreign‐School‐Alumni‐6667255? their field and is commi ed to public home=&gid=6667255&trk=my_groups‐ le‐grp service.

3. Must have a ended SFS for at least two years (does not have to be a TAG US graduate). h ps://instagram.com/seoulforeignschool4u/

Alumnus of the Year Award

SFS ALUMNI

Addi onal Informa on Interested in Becoming a Class Representa ve?

The Alumnus Award recipient will be Want to Share Alumni News? invited to the High School gradua on in June and will present the SFS Alumni Want to Visit the SFS Campus?

Commi ee Award to the winning senior.

Let us know if you are interested to host a reunion!

Alumni who are also currently employed

at SFS can also be nominated.

Bri any RADER ‘09 with the FOORD and WILCOX family Please contact: Yoojin Um at yoojin.um@seoulforeign.org or 02‐330‐3137 Andy KIM, Seon Woo KIM, Brennan HAN & Peter LEE ‘14

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