The Banner

A Welcome to Mr. Colm Flanagan SFS 4th Head of School

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Message from the School Board Chair

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Message from the Head of School

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Introducing New Members of the Senior Leadership Team

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The Annual Fund Update

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SFS Theatre

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Graduation Highlights

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‘Alumni Committee Award Recipient’ -Joon Kim

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‘Alumnus of the Year’ -Dr. Gene Moon ’93

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SFS Golf Tournament

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Farewells

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Alumni Notes & Visits

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In Memoriam

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A Look at Legacy: Korea Reunion

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Class of 2004 - 10 Year Reunion

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Alumni Bulletin

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Dear SFS community,

Seoul Foreign School, centered in Christ, inspires educational excellence and promotes Christian values, personal integrity and responsible global citizenship through a dynamic international experience.

This mission statement is the foundation of the values that embraces our School.

When my family and I came to Korea in 2008 and my son Jacob entered the High School as a freshman, everything was new. Even if my son had attended an excellent school back in Sweden, nothing was like the experience our School was to give him the coming four years. This educational excellence combined with all extra curriculum activities are what creates an integrated possibility for our students to grow. Jacob was very involved in school sports but also spent time as a leader in the G2G. My son is now to enter a prestigious university in Spain and study business. I just want to share this about him as a true testimony of our faculty and staffs’ success in creating a global citizen.

After serving as Board Chair for five years, Mrs. Kelly TomHon’s period of service came to an end this summer. We, who have worked closely to her, know how much time she has dedicated to the School and how much she has inspired us in our work to develop the governance of the School and also to see that the Board focuses on the School’s Mission.

We are happy to have three new members on the Board committed to share their insights for the development of our School. I’m pleased to welcome Mr. Jinwook Kim, Ms. Kyungen Kim and Ms. Regina Ryu.

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The 2014/2015 school Board members are as follows: Mr. Peter Lunden-Welden, Chairman of the Board Mr. Harry Rudolph, Vice Chairman Mr. Sung-Hwan Choi, Secretary Mr. Minki Synn, Treasurer Mr. Peter Choi Mr. Graham Dodds Mr. Jinwook Kim Ms. Kyungen Kim Ms. Penelope Kim Ms. Regina Ryu Mr. Frank Shyn This year we are facing a lot of exiting challenges and opportunities. We have started the school year with more students than expected. That is in itself a very strong signal for us! SFS is the first choice for many when choosing international schools in Seoul. Also our early years campus at Namsan is far ahead of our hopes and expectations.

The Board will put a lot of attention and discussions to prepare a smooth and

substantial planning for the new High School. Our aim is to see that there is no impact for our students during the construction phases. We will keep all of you informed about this during the project.

When the Board elected me as the new chair I felt very honored to be given this opportunity to serve our School but I also felt the high expectations all have on our School. I hope that we will be able to meet most of them. For this I will work very closely with our new Head of School, Mr. Colm Flanagan.

Blessings,

Peter Lunden-Welden SFS Board Chair

Dear SFS Community,

My family and I have been in Seoul for just two months and we have already discovered what an astonishing city Seoul is and what a warm welcome new faculty members receive when joining Seoul Foreign School. I was able to visit the School in October of last year and more recently in March, which was invaluable in helping me get to know a little more about the SFS learning community. Not only that but two previous Heads of School, Harlan Lyso and Dick Underwood, have both reached out from across the globe to wish me luck and share a little of their vast

experience and understanding of Seoul Foreign. What an honour to be following in the footsteps of people who have made such a significant contribution to our School.

We have a number of new faces throughout the school but also within the Senior Leadership Team and you will see introductions in this edition of The Banner from Damian, Justin and Stuart who are tasked with guiding our Elementary, Middle and High Schools respectively (see page 6). Indeed it has been wonderful to have time to get to know and work with the new team and the whole faculty in preparation for 2014-15.

I feel thrilled and blessed to be here but I know that with a sense of teamwork, discipline and the highest aspirations, Seoul Foreign School can continue to be at the forefront of international education in Korea.

I look forward to meeting you all during this academic year.

Colm Flanagan Head of School 5

that I would be fortunate enough to spend the last eighteen years traveling the world.

When I left for Lexington, Kentucky to become an exchange student at the University of Kentucky, my parents (and I) believed I would be home in two years.

However, to this day I still live overseas.

I was blessed to meet my wife Renata (who is from Poland) while working in London, England. From there we spent the next three years in Warsaw, Poland and then After eight rewarding years of service at four years in Abu Dhabi, United Arab SFS in the British Division as Deputy Emirates. Our son, Elliot (10 years old), was Headteacher, it was with great excitement born in Abu Dhabi. From there we moved and a deep commitment that I accepted the to Seoul. Our daughter, Helena (6 years position of Elementary School Principal. old), was born in nearby Severance This new role has already proved to be both hospital. We feel privileged to be able to stimulating and exciting. have our children, who are truly ‘third I grew up in Wagga Wagga, Australia, and culture kids,’ educated by the outstanding always wanted to travel. I never imagined teachers at SFS. I feel thrilled and fortunate

Honored, blessed, excited, a bit nervous and ready! These are just a few of the many emotions that describe how my family and I are feeling as we begin our new life in Seoul. My family and I are honored to have the opportunity to be a part of a school with

I am starting my 7th year working at SFS and I am excited about the opportunity to 6

that my children began the journey of their lives on the SFS campus, where so many other children have spent time before becoming positive contributors around the world!

I look forward to working with the parents of the Elementary School to continue to develop our creative and compassionate community of learners. At SFS, children are provided with a safe and secure environment that allows them to step out of their comfort zone, take risks, learn from their experiences and map a path toward a successful future. I fully grasp the importance of our roles as educators, and I plan to support and build on three vital areas of focus:

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Inspiring excellence Building character Developing the whole child

such an outstanding reputation. My wife, Shannon, and I feel blessed that our daughter Alaina will finish her elementary years at SFS in Grade 5 and our son will get to finish his last 2 years of high school here. We are excited to get involved in all that SFS has to offer and to take advantage of South Korea’s infinite cultural experiences.

As many of you can relate to, we are also somewhat nervous about what our future holds in our new home and school.

However, we have had a lot of experience transitioning between countries and positions. Most recently, we are coming from Beirut, Lebanon where I was Principal of the Elementary School at the American

Community School at Beirut. Previously, I have been the Pre-School through 8th grade Principal of three different Schools: Dalat International School (Penang, Malaysia), Deer Creek Christian School (University Park, Illinois U.S.A.), and The American International School of Lagos (Lagos, Nigeria).

After our first week of school, I have had a taste of the excellence that currently exists in SFS and specifically within the Middle School. I am ready for the challenge of ensuring that we continue to progress and grow and I invite all of you to partner with my family and I as we begin this journey.

lead the High School as the Principal. We are a family whose heritage is Australian but have spent the last 10 years living and teaching in Korea, Cambodia and Colombia.

seven years have flown by and we continue to enjoy living in Seoul and working at SFS.

The Kent family comprising, Sheree the SFS Marketing Coordinator, Grace who is going into Year 5 in the British School, Sophie starting Grade 2 in the Elementary School and Jack who just turned 2, love to call Seoul home. Our

The High School is a fantastic place to learn and I am privileged to lead faculty and staff that are second to none.

Educators who are committed to educating the whole child, who care for all students and daily challenge students to achieve their best is one of the greatest assets in the High School.

Dear SFS Community,

I am so pleased to share that the Annual Fund raised last year, reached $114,740. As we approach our 6th year of this Annual Fund, it is such a significant encouragement to witness the continued and growing support coming from our parents, faculty, alumni and more broad members of our community.

The School’s Annual Fund designates gifts to help enhance the educational environment and experience at SFS. It provides an additional resource for the School to support existing programs, faculty development and facility upgrades for the following school year.

Every year, the School determines an area that could most benefit from this additional resource. As such, funds raised last year have been designated to enhance the existing World Languages program; a program which was received favorably from students and parents alike since its introduction to the School two years ago.

As we continue to promote awareness to our Annual Fund, we are truly grateful for the individuals, foundations and corporations who have supported the School with their benevolent gifts.

With great appreciation for your support,

June Kang Pictures from our 4th Golf Tournament in September Director of Development, Marketing and Communications jkang@seoulforeign.org

Our first Annual Fund event was the Golf Tournament on September 16th, where proceeds raised will be used to support our Annual Fund. The event provides another wonderful opportunity for members of our community to get to know one another and also meet with our Head of School.

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ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2009-10

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2010-11

CENTENNIAL FUND DONATION 2011-12

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim Heather and Sunny Yi

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim

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 Anonymous Chul Ho Chang Timothy Cho

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 Christian 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

THE CREST CLUB Leo Cho Christian and Benjamin Choi Shirley Droese John and Alice Engstrom Josh, Ben and Jacob Everett SeungChul Peter Hyun Rachel Lee Tzu Yu Sheng CENTENNIAL CLUB Andrew Byun Rebecca Dignan The Heller Family Carol LaCroix Alice Lavina Harrison Lee Harry, Linda and George Rudolph Heidi Stallings Michael Stern Peter and Kelly TomHon St. Mark’s Lutheran School

“As a family, we are so blessed by SFS. We give because we want to show our support for the mission and ministry of the school, to be part of its continued growth, and to say thank you to the people and place we love.”

Lauren Jackson, Current Faculty

RED AND BLACK CLUB In memory of Edwin W. Crowe ’43* For our SFS children and in honor of our parents, Richard and Patricia Ashcraft and Ed and Thelma Gaylord from John and Lynn Gaylord 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 Christian and Benjamin Choi Noah Tae-sun Chung ’95 John and Alice Engstrom Josh, Ben and Jacob Everett Rebecca Freeman Kathleen and Timothy Gray Hana Bank—Yonhi-dong Branch Hyong Min Kim Hyong Seok Kim Nina H. Kim 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

The Heritage Club $ 100,000 + 84

The Crest Club $ 1,000 +

Lydia Colston Killough '81 Dan & Joneen Copeland Nick, Sally, Isobel and Estella Corben Drs. JB and Bette Crouse, Jr. Patricia Robin Evans In honor of Mr. John Gaylord, from your SFS Children of our Centennial Year Chloe Dain Han Christine 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 THE LEGACY CLUB Lance, Mary, Ethan, Mason and Porter Ence Kisoon Nam Misty Skidmore

1912 Society $ 50,000 + Centennial Club $ 100 +

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 Christian and Benjamin Choi The Kimberly Clark Foundation John and Alice Engstrom Rob and Laura Everett James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ‘71 Haelyung Hwang & Younghee Cha Euiseok Kim & Regina Ryu '87* Nina H. Kim, 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 Christina 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

**All returning donors have been marked in red.

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 Christian and Benjamin Choi John and Alice Engstrom Christina 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 Lauren, Adam, Jade and Ella Teather Yoojin Um James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund

LEGACY CLUB Anonymous Christian Choi ‘14 Albert Kim ‘14 Kisoon Nam (Chun)

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The Millennium Club $ 10,000 +

Red & Black Club $ 5,000 +

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The Legacy Club Any amount given by friends and relatives

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The HS Cast from “The 39 Steps”

We are happy to introduce the new season of theatre at SFS and excited about the variety of stories that will be told, songs that will be sung, and characters that will come to life through students from each division of the School!

The theatre season begins this fall in the High School with Patrick Barlow’s Olivier Award winning play The 39 Steps which is based on author John Buchan’s mystery thriller and then famously filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935. This hilarious spoof of one of Britain’s most well known thrillers is being brought to the SFS Robb Hall stage by an ensemble of 20 very talented actors on October 17 and 18.

Though the Broadway show only uses 4 characters to play 150 parts, 20 SFS high 10

school students will make up the ensemble that tells this story.

Unexpected visitors, train chases, daring feats of escape and mistaken identities all make up this hilarious tale of an innocent archetypal character on the run as he tries to prove his innocence. With an ensemble comprised of freshmen through seniors, new students and veteran SFS actors, The 39 Steps will NOT disappoint!

In September, our Artist in Residence program was continued with the visit

of Mr. Mark Hill who is an international Physical Theatre performer, director and educator.

He has worked with the cutting edge Australian companies Zen Zen Zo, The Dangerous Ensemble and De Quincey Co and he has performed with international Butoh theatre companies in Japan and Europe. Mark has taught Physical Theatre around the world and works extensively for ISTA (International Schools Theatre Association). From Sept. 22-26, Mark has taught and has trained students from the British School, Middle School and High School. A teacher training was also be held on Sept. 21st.

We are also very pleased to announce that Samantha Stone has j oined us from Southbank International School, London to teach Middle and High School Drama as well as direct Middle School and British School Productions.

Her first venture at Seoul Foreign will be to direct Disney’s ‘101 Dalmatians KIDS.’ Auditions are well under way with musical director, Mrs. Grace Hahm (nee Kim) and Esther Jun. She is very excited by the challenges of putting 117 children on stage in this musical extravaganza and has already been impressed by the high level of talent at the School as well as the incredible facilities.

“I feel incredibly blessed to be working at this school with such amazing facilities. Space limitations in central London and availability of West End theatre spaces were a constant issue when trying to develop our theatre program, whereas here it is like entering Willy Wonker’s Chocolate Factory for the first time! I am also incredibly lucky to have a wonderful team to work 9 with behind the scenes with the tech team of Darrell Roddick, John Black and Eun Jung Shin.“

When asked what we could expect with her portrayal of this Disney classic, Sam was unusually tight lipped ‘Let’s just say that there will be colour, movement, intrigue and of course many dogs - not just dalmatians!’

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Check the Fine Arts link on the SFS website for information regarding the many other productions for the year including the Middle School’s The Return of the Pink Panther, the High School musical AIDA and the 4th grade

musical Magic Tree House: The Knight at Dawn!

Fine Arts Website: http://www.seoulforeign.org/page.cfm? p=228

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CONGRATULATIONS TO

“Thank you, Class of 2014. Best of luck, and most importantly, congratulations on making it to this moment. You’ve earned it.”

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Bryan Kim 2014 Salutatorian

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THE CLASS OF 2014!!

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cherish is the opportunity to have been immersed in such a stimulating environment. I’m sure all of us would agree, that at some point during our high school careers, we’ve been challenged. Perhaps too frequently.

Challenged academically through the IB diploma program, artistically to try a new medium, spiritually to reconcile with God. We owe our gratitude

Even those who haven’t attended SFS for as long, I hope, will recognize how special of a community it truly is. Here, the small size of our class has melded us into family.

The times we’ve spent together filming spirit videos, dominating field day, cheering on each other before debates, concerts, and exams have strengthened our friendships. While here, we

may’ve complained of familiarity, I hope we’ll look back to these relationships as sources of strength.

Another aspect of SFS that we should

Eugene BANG, Recipient of Seoul Foreign School Award 14

to our teachers, mentors, parents, and fellow peers for having pushed us to our limits and believed that we could go that extra mile.

As we transition into the next phase of our lives, I’d like to share this inspiring quotation from BrainyQuotes.com: “It is not our mistakes that define who we are, but rather, how we recover from those mistakes.” The difference in technical ability between the 1st and 100th ranked professional tennis players is slim. Both inevitably make mistakes during matches. However, the final outcome is so lopsided, because the 1st ranked player responds to his errors with confident forehand winners, while the 100th ranked player hits each successive shot with less power, afraid of making another mistake.

In some ways, I was that 100th ranked player during high school. Quite literally on the court, I played defensively within the lines, cautious of hitting the ball wide. In the classroom, I often shied away from

raising my hand, convinced that I had the wrong answer. Looking back, I now regret how I didn’t talk about my troubles to my friends or teachers, embarrassed at feeling vulnerable.

Though I speak of personal experiences, I have an inkling that many of us on stage can relate to my words. For ironically, because we are so talented and ambitious, we share a tendency to avoid and linger on our lapses.

In the same light, I hope all of us

will learn to accept our shortcomings as opportunities for growth, to appreciate that some of the best things in life are earned through trial and error. When these times hit, it will require courage to acknowledge our errors, perseverance to work through them, forgiveness to move past them, and faith that we can avoid a next time.

I am confident that each and every one of us already possesses these qualities — qualities that will not only help us become better versions of ourselves, but also make us better friends, mentors, and future leaders.

Congratulations and a sincere thank you to the Class of 2014. Every class claims they are the best, but in my humble opinion, we truly are the best.

If there were any way to quantify our lives moving forwards, it would be in terms of growth and joy. Best of luck in all your future endeavors, and may God be with you always.

went on, it became more and more apparent just how true it is. It’s for that reason that I’m grateful to have been a part of SFS and of the Class of 2014.

First of all, SFS wouldn’t be the place it is today without its faculty. Over the past four years they’ve taught us more than we can easily remember.

To be honest, though, I think that the most meaningful things that they’ve given us aren’t facts and formulas at all. It’s the less

exceptional group of students.

Theater, music, science, writing, sports;

this class has shown that it can do everything and, more importantly, do it with genuine passion. Even more special is just how friendly, supportive, and easygoing a group of students the Class of 2014 has been. High school can be hard at times, but this grade has made it every step of the way with coolness and class.

Thank you, class of 2014. Best of luck, and

serious most importantly, congratulations on moments: a pizza party thrown making it to this moment. You’ve earned for students, a laugh shared at it. a funny moment, or a friendly conversation after class had ended, that made high school something much more than a series of grades and lessons.

I sat down at my desk and started to think back about my years in high school.

The first thing that came to mind was learning. Tests, homework, extended essays, IAs, CAS. All of those things that you really regretted putting off ‘till the last minute, but somehow finished nonetheless.

It only took me about a minute to realize how ridiculous that was. No, the thing that makes high school memorable has to be the people. It took me a few years to realize it, but as my high school career

And let’s not forget the hardest job of all: being a parent. I can’t speak for my fellow students, but I know that I’ve stressed out and annoyed my parents too many times to count over the past few years. In spite of everything, though, our parents and family have been there every step of the way for us and I’m certain that I speak for all of us when I say that we’re grateful, even if we don’t always show it.

Last, but certainly not least, are the students of the Class of 2014. I’m not sure if this class is the greatest, but I honestly can’t imagine a more

Rebecca SARFATI, Recipient of the Fine Arts-Scholar Award 15

Joon KIM and his family at graduation

leaders of tomorrow. As I leave, I would love to see a Seoul Foreign School that overcomes any unspoken isolation from Korean society and reaches out to the ajummas. As students of

Joon KIM receiving the ‘Alumni Committee Award’ from Dr. Gene MOON ‘93, ’Alum of the Year’ at Graduation

Seoul Foreign School, Centered in Christ, let us remember the Christ that manifested himself within not the wealthy and the powerful, but the meek and the humble, the ajummas

that so tirelessly work for our school.

With the coming of summer and of imminent good-byes, every senior spends time reflecting on their educational journeys and thanking the various members of the administration, faculty, and student body that have played a role in shaping their identities. As a member of the senior class, I have my own fair share of people to thank. However, I wanted to take this time to appreciate an oftenoverlooked group of people that have also played a definitive role in my time here at Seoul Foreign School: The support staff.

I see the fact that I attended a Korean public school during my freshman year as the basis for this unique relationship that I’ve had with the support staff. My favorite staff member at the school was Mr. Chang, an elderly man who worked as a custodian. Even though some students sneered at him for what they perceived to be a “lowly position,” with 16 18

nowhere else to go I often spent my lunchtime with this man. His optimistic attitude despite his circumstances, and the diligence and joy with which he took to his job was something that I looked up to, and something that I later saw within the ajummas at SFS. Freshman year was a year of reconnecting with the Korean part of my identity, and when I came to SFS during Sophomore year I was thus able to see the ajummas from not just the lens of an SFS student but from that of a fellow Korean as well. As I coordinated an article in the Sp irit about the support staff with the help of the Director of General Affairs, I learned about the stories that they had to share and the pride that they had in their role of aiding our education in sometimes intangible yet significant ways.

I believe that the students of SFS have a great deal of transformative potential, both as Third Culture Kids and as the

So thank you peers, faculty, and administration – but also, thank you ajummas. Thank you to the members of the administration that assisted them in their employment, for you have taught me that with positions of privilege come positions of responsibility. Thank you to the faculty members who, despite the language barrier, assisted the ajummas as they entered the classrooms at 3:15pm at the end of every school day, for you have taught me the respect with which I should approach them as well. And thank you to my peers who have never failed to greet the ajummas with a smile and an “ahn-nyeong-ha-sae-yo,” proving to the members of the Korean community among us that common courtesy transcends any socio-economic, lingual, or cultural boundaries that may have divided us in the past.

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Gene in his Senior year at SFS

Dr. Gene MOON ‘93 at the HS Graduation in June 2014

Returning to Seoul Foreign School was a SFS inspired and helped me wonderful journey akin to walking through a virtual time capsule. Every footstep through the old halls was a flashback to some of the most incredible memories in my life. Each subsequent step through the new halls was coupled with thoughts of wonder and amazement. In the four short years that we call high school, I wouldn’t take back my time at SFS for any other.

The years at SFS were some of the most

reach where I am today as an orchestra director and educator.

I remember the countless hours I spent in Robb Hall practicing piano and preparing for my college auditions. Of the many places on campus, that old stage will continue to hold a special place in my heart.

spirit of the formative in my life. As a teachers at SFS is what professional musician today, perhaps made the most the Fine Arts programs at profound impact upon my 18

But moreover, the

character. God placed me at SFS at a time when I needed fine, Christian-centered teachers to guide me. My teachers showed me what it means to be a nurturing, caring and inspirational educator.

I can recount meaningful conversations with nearly every one of my teachers; conversations that help keep me accountable, which I share with my students every day. That is the kind of impact I desire to make with my

Brent in his senior year

Gene MOON ‘93 playing the piano (left) and performing with students in Robb Hall (right) during the early 1990s As a college professor, I make it a vow to show my students the same nurturing and Christ-like qualities so that I may make an impact upon not only their education, but also their character.

As graduates of SFS, we carry a legacy with us wherever we go. Share your legacy with others and make a profound impact. I will be forever humbled by SFS and my colleagues for bestowing such an honor as ‘Alumnus of the Year’. I share this award with my fellow alumni who continue to make a great impact in their community and the people around them.

Excerpts from Gene Moon’s speech at Graduation:

educator I am today and so I say, “thank you”, to our SFS teachers and administrators, for the work they put in “When you leave this campus, you towards this school and its students day4 will leave one thing behind: your in and day out.”

SFS legacy. And collectively, the “My dear graduating seniors, as you legacy of the Class of 2014 will leave this place, let it be a mission to undoubtedly had made an impact make a profound impact upon the upon the spirit of this school, just as people and places around you. Be my class did in 1993. far-reaching, radical and exhaustive in Remember your legacy, cherish those all you do, and all the while doing so, memories fondly, and I hope you may the lessons you have learned by the will have the same chance to return amazing teachers on this hallowed to this campus to remember them campus become part of your reflection to more intimately as I have had the people you will soon meet in the next opportunity.” chapter of your life. You will leave a legacy here at SFS, but you continue your life’s legacy tomorrow. Make it “My teachers at SFS had a count.” tremendous hand in the kind of 7

Gene MOON and family at Graduation

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Parents, Faculty, Alumni and the broader SFS community of 46 golfers joined again on a gorgeous Autumn day for the fourth SFS Annual Golf Tournament at the beautiful Namchon Country Club on September 16th 2014. The Club was again available to us by our current parents, Jeehun NAM and his wife Sunhwa KIM. Lunch was also provided, courtesy of the Namchon Country Club. It was a great opportunity for our new Head of School, Mr. Colm FLANAGAN and the community to come together in a fun outing event.

First, Second and Third Place awards and prizes were presented to the Teams with best scores for the game of ‘Best Ball’. To make the event more exciting and fun we

included some fun prizes, silent auction items and everyone went home with a goody bag and a lucky draw gift.

Jean-Manuel SPRIET, Former Parent of Pernod Ricard Korea for providing special Ballantine’s cocktails for all participants.

This year, we were grateful for our four woman participants for joining the event, and also our Alumni John MIN ‘95, Richard KWON ‘94*, Mike JO ‘92 and Sein PAIK ‘95 for their continued support and participation.

The event was a huge success and thanks to all participants for their enthusiasm and support! For those of you who could not make it this time, please watch out for our next Golf Tournament.

Among many sponsors, we would like to thank our parent sponsors, Peter KWAK from Nike, David LEE from FALKE and John SCHULDT from Ford for sponsoring great prizes for the event.

Also, a special thank you to Teams Tee-Off at the Golf Course

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Golf Tournament Participants

Guests from J&J and Hana Bank Lady Participants

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Participants Gathered for Introductions

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Here are the list of awards and awardees:

Longest Drive #2: Ted KIM (Guest of Brian OH, parent), 270m

1st Place Team: Richard KIM, Eugene KIM, Gene RYANG & Richard PYO, parents (score of –12) Nearest to the Pin #1: Sungmo PARK (Guest, Heerim Architects 2nd Place Team: & Planners), 45cm Johnny KIM, James KIM, Peter KWAK & Nearest to the Pin #2: Curtis JANG, parents (score of –11) Nicholas YU (Parent), 70cm 3rd Place Team: David CHUN, James OH, Sean LEE & Greg KANG, parents (score of –11) Most Challenged Team (highest score): Steve CATHERS, Patrick RICH, Don DRAKE & Billy BOWIE, Korea International School Team

Special Award to our Lady Players: Soonyoung KIM, Julie CHO, Sujeon YOON & Diane UHM, parents Best Dressed Award: John MIN ‘95 (Alumni) for wearing our School colors.

Longest Drive #1: Sean LEE (Parent), 240m

1st Place Team

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All 4 Golf Tournament Participants: Dong KIM (Parent), Steve CATHERS (Head of KIS) and Andy LEE (Dir. of GA, SFS)

2nd Place Team

3rd Place Team

Most Challenged Team

All 4 Golf Tournament Participants

Sean LEE John MIN ‘95

Sungmo PARK

Awards and Prizes

Nicholas YU

Ballantine’s Cocktail

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Last year proved to be a most unique year of transitions, with the School encountering the departure of four of its senior administrators.

On June 3rd, the SFS PTA hosted a meaningful Farewell reception in the Robb Hall for an opportunity to thank and recognize departing administrators as well as faculty.

Mr. John Gaylord, ES Principal, Mrs. Lynn Gaylord, MS Principal, Mr. Kevin Baker, HS Principal and Dr. John Engstrom, Head of School, were recognized at this event for their respective commitment and service to SFS. Mrs. Jinhi Sohn, President of the PTA and its members, provided recognition plaques and gifts, offering words of appreciation on behalf of the community. A special note of recognition was also made to the Chair of the SFS Board, Mrs. Kelly TomHon for her invaluable leadership on the board.

Parents, Students, and Faculty from all divisions participated in the event, with special performances made by students of respective divisions to convey their gratitude for the love, service, guidance, and leadership of all departing members. Light refreshments were also provided and all participating enjoyed some final moments to exchange farewells during the reception.

We appreciate all your hard work during your service at SFS. All of you will be greatly missed at SFS. However, we now welcome to join our alumni community and look forward to seeing you at our future reunions someday!

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1970s Class Rep: Veronica CREVECOEUR ‘76

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management, logistics, and transport. Laura is now living in Windsor, Connecticut.

After 21 years, Larry PARK ‘93 visited the SFS campus on May 21st.

After SFS, Larry graduated from Biola University and is currently a police office in Los Angeles. He also runs a security company. He commented that is was awesome to come back to Gene MOON ‘93 and his family, Theresa (wife), Jonathan, SFS and he could feel that Rebecca and Isabel the friendship and the family like atmosphere is the same since he left. He was also delighted to meet his Classmate, Amos LYSO and other Class of 93 graduates in Seoul and also to meet up Class Rep: Michelle KIM ‘00 Class Rep: Jennifer CHA ‘02 with Mrs. Edie MOON. Class Rep: Michelle LEE ‘03 Our ’Alumnus of the Year 2014’ Dr. Gene Class Rep: Alex PAIK ‘04

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Laura UNDERWOOD ‘90 Laura UNDERWOOD ’90 has been appointed Director, Supply Chain for Boiler Services Group within the Thermal Services organization of Alstom, Windsor, Connecticut. She is responsible for all Supply Chain activities, inclusive of sourcing, procurement, inventory

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MOON ’93 was on campus with his family—wife Theresa and his three children Jonathan, Rebecca and Isabel on June 12th. Gene made a very memorable speech at the Graduation ceremony and also presented the ‘Alumni Committee Award’. Please refer to pages 18-19 for his article.

Amos LYSO ‘93 (left) and Larry PARK ‘93 (right)

Huge congratulations to Jiyoung KIM ‘01 who got married at a church in Seoul last May. Many SFS alumni residing in Seoul gathered together to congratulate Jiyoung.

Jack and Edie MOON, Current Faculty, Mrs. Hye Sun WOO, Current Staff and

Jiyoung KIM ‘01 and her husband at the wedding

SFS alumni and faculty at Jiyoung KIM ‘01’s wedding posing for a group picture

Allison O’DONNELL ‘02* (in the middle) Mrs. Hedi HAHM, Former Faculty was also at the wedding. Her wedding was a mini-SFS Reunion.

Allison O’DONNELL ‘02* (attended SFS in 98-99, also daughter of Michael O’DONNELL ’70) recently shared her family story which was written for the Peace Corps and how Korea and SFS impacted her life. To read the article please click the link below. http://www.rpcvw.org/ peace_corps_changed_my_life_before_i_ was_even_born Alex PAIK ‘04 was on campus on June 11th. He has been very actively involved in organizing the ‘10 Year Reunion’ for the Class of 2004.

Alex PAIK ‘04

He currently resides in Seoul. To read more about the reunion please refer to page 34.

Robert LAULER ‘05 is currently the Project Manager of the International Affairs Department of the North Korea Strategy Center (NKSC). He has been organizing various conferences and speaker Pictured above is Robert LAULER ‘05 (left) with his series and even organized else but getting back to Korea. I ended up one for the our High School students. focusing all my undergraduate and Robert shared “My short time at SFS graduate studies on the country's directly influenced the direction of my language and history." future. After returning to the States for college, I couldn't think about anything 27

From Left: Kristen BARENNES CREECH ‘06 with baby Selah, Harrison CREECH ‘05 and Pam CREECH, Former Parent Pictured above is the CREECH family at the SFS soccer field. The picture was taken at the same location when Harrison CREECH ‘05 proposed to Kristen BARENNES CREECH ‘06. Now they have a baby girl named Selah. Harrison’s mother Pam CREECH, currently a missionary in Thailand joined as well.

Both Harrison and Kristen are teachers at Yongsan International School Seoul (YISS).

Steve SMALL ‘07 visited the SFS campus in early September with his wife Hanna. It was his second visit since his graduation and five years since he last came to SFS. Steve and Hanna both attended Cedarville University in Ohio majoring in Engineering and got married in 2011. They are both engineers at ’Cummins’ and lives in Columbus, Indiana. They were both here on vacation to see Steve’s sister Stephanie SMALL BLACK ’05 and meet their parents (Gary and Laurie SMALL, Former Board/Parents) in Japan.

Steve mentioned that there were lots of changes to SFS since he left, such as the new Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Center and the Centennial Welcome Center. It was also good to see the soccer field, UAC and the pool still the same.

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Steve SMALL ‘07 and his wife Hanna

Besides the changes at SFS, Korea and Shinchon looked very different from the days that he used to live in Seoul. While in the U.S. he really missed having Korean snacks such as the ‘Choco mushrooms’ and the ‘2%’ and ‘Milkis’ drinks that you can’t find it anywhere but in Korea. He enjoyed reuniting with his former teachers, Joon MYONG, Steve DORNBACH, Chuck KRUGLER and Edie and Jack MOON and also greatly missed Amos LYSO, Former Teacher (who just left SFS last year) and his favorite soccer coach Doug FARLEY, Former Teacher.

Taejon Christian International School (TCIS) for four years and is now moved to Indiana where her husband Ben Erny is looking for a job. They have three children Ephraim, Moses and Phyllina.

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Annie YUN ’09 - Came from PA for the wedding. She is now in Graduate school.

Huge congratulations to Brittney RADER ‘09 who got married to Jesse FIELDS on July 19th 2014. The wedding was beautiful and the RADER family was thrilled to see everyone come together for such a joyous occasion. Both Brittney and her husband are teachers at a school in Singapore. Here are some of the people who came from Korea and SFS in particular.

Kristina RADER ERNY ‘02 taught at

Paul RADER ’04 - Taught at TCIS for five years and is currently teaching at SFS starting this fall with his wife Hannah.

They have two boys James and Bram.

Gal TESLER ’11- attended SFS for three years and lived with the RADERS for one year in KY. He is in the Israeli army and came from Israel for the wedding.

Alisa KIM ’10 - Came from CA. She graduated from UC this spring.

Ariel RHODA ’09 - Graduated from Brown in 2013 and is now working in CA. Larry KEARNEY, Former Teacher, Matt KEARNEY ‘07 and Katelyn KEARNEY REGAN’03 attended. Larry, Patti Katelyn and and her husband Ben Regan are all teaching in Shanghi, China.

Natalie STALLINGS ’09 - Graduated from Union Univ. in TN. She is now a teacher there.

Megan BARENNES ’03 - does TempleWorks in Lexington, KY with Designs Associates after graduating from Art Institute in Chicago.

JJ AILOR ’04 - Attended Samford Univ. and is now a Ph.D in Pharmacy. He lives in TN with his wife Rachel.

Denny HILGAR - Retired from SAHS. Coached against JP and all of the SFS teams in volleyball since 1978.

Jack, Edie RADER ‘77, Melissa ’07 and Kayla MOON ’10

Pam WRIGHT, Former Teacher together with Ian ’15 and Elliot ARZEL ’16 (Pam Wright’s sons) came from Singapore for the wedding.

Jennifer RADER PURVIS ’84/Former Teacher and husband Ray PURVIS, Former Teacher, and their children Hunter and Beth.

Kat BARENNES REHNER’08 - teaches art at Dunbar High School.

Kay and Paul RADER, Former Board/ missionaries in Korea

Kristen BARENNES CREECH ’06 and Harrison CREECH ’05 - Both teach at Yongsan International School Seoul (YISS). They have a little girl name Selah.

Bette CROUSE-Former Board/former OMS missionary in Korea

students. Here’s a link to Natalya’s interview article done by the University of Oregon Alumni. Natayla’s parents David and Cathy JENNEY are currently teachers at SFS. http://uoalumni.com/s/1540/uosaa/ index.aspx? sid=1540&gid=3&pgid=2543&cid=5586&e cid=5586&crid=0&calpgid=618&calcid=19 34

Jon CROUSE ’81- He lives and works in NC. Wife Donna, children Kellianne, Jordan also attended.

Hayes CREECH ’08 - Works for FIFA. Melinda McMINN WILDER- Korea missionary kid. Graduated from TCIS in ’83.

Kevin MOORE ’79- works in Lexington Margie MOORE ‘36 - is 94 years old but lived in Korea most of her life.

JP RADER’79 and Helen RADER, Former Teacher.

Congratulations to Natalya JENNEY ‘10 who graduated from the University of Oregon. We also shared at the previous issue that Natalya was selected as one of the (20 students out of 20,000 students) “25 Ducks - List of Oregon students who will change the world” out of 20,000

SFS Alumni and Friends at Brittney RADER ‘09’s Wedding

Natalya JENNEY ‘10 at graduation

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helping me become a resilient, highly adaptive third-culture kid; it has helped me navigate strange cities, cultures, and industries."

Jack and Edie MOON, Current Faculty with Kayla MOON ‘10 Congratulations to Kayla MOON ‘10 who graduated from Valparasio University this past May majoring in Public Relations and Theatre. Pictured above is Kayla and her family at Graduation.

Leah CHUNG ‘10 with Congressman David Another congratulations to our alum, Leah CHUNG ’10 who also graduated this past Spring from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Currently she is working on a crowd funded journalism start-up in San Francisco, working out of a glamorous basement. She commented “the people I met during my time at SFS have been life-long friends as well as helpful resources in all parts of the world. I give credit to the SFS community for 30

Leah also spoke at her commencement ceremony and her speech is available on Youtube at: http:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qc3hSNqPAEw

Joseph HA ‘11 made a visit to SFS on June 12th. Joseph attended SFS from Grade 2—11. He is currently attending the University of Illinois double majoring in Psychology and Creative Writing. While at SFS, he was apart of the SFS Varsity Swim team and has fond memories of swimming at SFS. He is currently visiting Seoul with his parents and sister, Christine HA ‘14* who is currently attending an Art school in California.

Joseph HA ‘11 1) and Samuel ‘18* (JK-SK) attended SFS from 2004-06. Unfortunately the School was closed for summer vacation so they weren’t able to see the students in action but was able to tour the campus which brought back their old memories and fun times at SFS. They also met with Mrs. CHO in the Elementary School and also shared memories about their teacher Jenny COOPER ’94/Former Teacher.

The family very much enjoyed the trip back to Seoul and was amazed at the development of the School and Seoul.

The NIKLASSON Family made a visit to SFS on June 16th all the way from Sweden. Andrea ‘17* (JK– Gr.

Pictured above is Andrea ‘17* and Samuel ‘18* NIKLASSON when they were attending SFS back in 2004

From left: Mr. Roger NIKLASSON, Samuel ‘18* and Andrea ‘17 NIKLASSON

Judy back in 1967

Judy MORGAN, Former Teacher and her husband Edward

Dr. Harlan LYSO, Former Head of School with June KANG, Dir. of Development, Marketing & Communications

Former Teachers Dr. Harlan LYSO, our Former Head of School visited the campus on May 26th.

He is currently serving as the Interim Head of Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS) and also working as an international school consultant. It is always to good to have him back at SFS!

Mrs. Judy MORGAN, Former Teacher who taught 5th Grade at SFS from 1967-68 visited he campus after 46 years with her husband Edward. Following are some of the stories that she shared at that time.

“I never had the experience like this where every single student took and interest in me and I was invited to families’ homes.

My monthly salary at that time was $250 and I had to pay half to the Team Missions. Because of the ajumonies’ cooking I never had to cook and there was a lot of help. I remember that there was always boiling of water for 30 minutes and we even used the boiled water to brush the teeth as the running water was that bad at that time.”

Judy’s husband, Edward worked at the U.S. Air Force and tried to minister the community and provide resources from the PX. He brought ice-cream and oranges for the SFS community. It was also their first year of marriage where they spent their honeymoon in Seoul.

Judy MORGAN’s 5th Grade Class in 1967-68

Currently, Judy resides in New York with her husband Edward who is the President of The Bowery Mission.

Former Teacher, Ken McNEILLY conducted a unique Doctorate dissertation “A Common Ground: A Musical Dissertation” in Toronto this past July. Seven different performances were held in the Toronto Randolph Theatre. Based on the lived experiences

of youth with LGBTQ-identified parents, the musical explored the powerful voices, the unique perspectives, and the beautiful stories of several Ontario youth.

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Kellee’s mother Ann, was the first Assistant to the Head at SFS, and her father, Bob, was the PE teacher and coach. They were at SFS in the mid-80s, but left before Kellee graduated from high school. The family added “Thank you to all of you who have prayed for Kellee and us.” We express our deepest sympathies to the KNUTSON family.

A Life Celebrated but never Forgotten This past summer, Dr. JB CROUSE, a longtime missionary to Korea, evangelist Kellee KNUTSON JACKSON ‘87* and president Emeritus of OMS (One during Freshman year at SFS Mission Society) passed away unexpectedly in July 2014. A memorial service was held at Asbury University in Following was sent by Ruth RICHTER, Wilmore, Kentucky where hundreds of Former Faculty: family and friends gathered together to She received a note from Ann and Bob celebrate the life of this remarkable man.

KNUTSON, Former Teachers this sumDr. CROUSE was also an active member mer that their daughter Kellee KNUTSON of the Seoul Foreign School community as JACKSON ‘87* passed away on Saturday, father of three SFS alums including Jay June 28th at 10:50 am at her home. She had CROUSE ‘80, John CROUSE ‘81 and been in hospice care since the end of March Steve CROUSE ’82. As one of the knowing that the cancer had metastasized coordinators of the SFS parent Booster to her brain and spine. club, Dr. CROUSE and his wife and partner in ministry Dr. Bette CROUSE,

This past summer, a Korea Reunion was held once again at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina gathering together former missionaries to Korea from a variety of denominations as well as their friends, children, grandchildren and great grand children. In total, close to 200 people attended the reunion ranging in age from infants to 95 year olds. The participants shared for three days while celebrating Living the Legacy: Past, Present and Future.

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Dr. JB and Bette CROUSE, Former Parents/ Board while visiting SFS in the Former Board were often seen in attendance at SFS basketball games cheering their sons and the teams on to victory. Dr. CROUSE has left an indelible mark on the lives of thousands of people across the world who were impacted by his vision, passion for God, love of family and commitment to people. Our thoughts and prayers go to his wife, Dr. Bette CROUSE and his beautiful children and grandchildren.

Written by Edie MOON ‘77/Current Faculty

Highlights of the weekend led by Edie ’77 and Jack MOON, Current Faculty as well as Helen, Former Teacher and JP RADER ‘79, were keynote speeches by Mr. Dick UNDERWOOD ‘45*/Former Headmaster of Seoul Foreign School for 31 years, Heidi LINTON, Executive Director of Christian Friends of North Korea, as well as Dr. Billy KIM, one of Korea’s foremost evangelists and Chairman of the Far East Broadcasting Company.

Mr. Dick UNDERWOOD ‘45*/Former Headmaster of SFS

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SFS Alumni, Former Faculty and family members gathered at the reunion

5 Various authors of books written about6 experiences in Korea were part of a book panel including Mrs. Carol RADER, OMS missionary and a long term member of the SFS community, Margaret MOORE ‘36, a missionary, teacher, director and mother to five sons who attended SFS and Liz RICE ‘83, former graduate of Seoul Foreign School.

Through the course of the weekend,

stories were shared, memories were exchanged, friends were reunited and connections were made.

Several full family groups were in attendance as well including The DOROW family, The MOORE family and the RIEMER family.

Another key moment of the weekend was when denominational groups as well as school alumni groups had a chance to meet with each other. The Seoul Foreign School reunion gave about 60 alums and their Gifts from SFS to our alumni and friends

7 families a chance to catch up on the growth and development of Seoul Foreign School. Gifts from ‘The Spirit Shop’ were distributed and a presentation on the Twenty Five Year Plan for reconfiguring the campus was explained followed by an extensive Q and A session.

Mr. UNDERWOOD shared his words of encouragement and optimism regarding the future of Seoul Foreign School particularly in relationship to the new leadership that has come to the School this year.

Plans are being made even now for the next reunion set for July 2017 so mark your calendars and join us!

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In April, several SFS alumni from the Class of 2004 began discussing an impromptu reunion to commemorate their 10-year graduation anniversary. Although small-scale gatherings for the Class of 2004 had taken places throughout the world, this 10-year mark seemed like a special occasion for a gathering in Seoul, and also a great opportunity to create a way for everyone to stay in touch in the future.

A Facebook group page was created, and very soon everyone was working together to track down and invite all classmates from middle school and high school.

Although the graduating Class of 2004 was 88 students, the SFS Class of 2004 Facebook group eventually grew to 124 members, including many who were only at SFS for short periods of time in Middle School or High School.

On May 10, 2014 close to 20 SFS classmates got together – many seeing each other for the first time in 10 years! The night was full of smiles, laughs, and surprises.

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Those who were not able to make it commented on photos and other Facebook posts made throughout the night. Over 2/3 of the Facebook group viewed photos posted to the group page.

The SFS Class of 2004 Facebook group is open to any student who attended SFS while in the same grade as the Class of 2004. If you fit this description, do send a request to join, and come connect with your former classmates!

How to join: Search ‘SFS Class of 2004’ on Facebook to find the group, and request to join. Direct link is: https:// www.facebook.com/ groups/819643941398740/

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Photo Captions: 1. Vicky YU, Maki SAITO & Justin McKINNEY (from left to right) 2. Alex PAIK, Maki SAITO, Terry KIM, Paul RADER, Sebastian MOLLER, Jordan WILLIAMS, Jessie PAK, Justin McKINNEY, Alex LEE, Francine LEE, Amy SONG & Candice KIM (from left back to right front) 3. Jordan WILLIAMS & Diana LEE 4. Sebastian MOLLER, Josh JANG, Francine LEE & Alex LEE (from left to

Criteria 1. Candidate must be supportive of the school in word and action.

2. Someone who has achieved success in their field and is committed to public service.

Please read the criteria below carefully and forward your 3. Must have attended SFS for at least two years nominations for possible candidates with their (does not have to be a graduate). achievements and the reason why you are recommending Additional Information the particular alum to Yooj in Um at The Alumnus Award recipient will be invited to the High yjum@seoulforeign.org no later than Friday, February th, School graduation in June and will present the SFS 13 2015. Final selection will be made by the Alumni Alumni Committee Award to the winning senior. Alumni Committee. who are also currently employed at SFS can also be nominated.

2015 will be SFS’s 17th year presenting the “Alumnus of the Year Award.” Dr. Gene MOON ‘93 was the recipient last year.

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