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TAISM GAVE ME SO MUCH during the nine years I spent roaming the halls : from countless hours of side-aching laughter to friends like no other, and memories to last a lifetime. I am proud to be part of such a special community. TAISM will forever be close to my heart; I am eternally grateful. Forever a TAISM Eagle! Hanan Jarrar
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Class of 2014
COME VISIT TAISM SOON, EAGLES
ALUMNI VISITS TO TAISM: Top row left: Martin and Nico Vela with Peter Lee. Center top: Scott Brink with Vilde Solberg and Josefine Bonnesen. Center middle: Virag Fetter and former teacher Kathy Walker on a recent visit with Grace Luna. Center bottom: Back for singing “Like an Eagle” with the choir at graduation: Danu Kristanto (‘14), Deloris Anak Jilan (‘13), Marvin Mathew (‘11), Melanie Brink, Virginia Attina (‘15), and Clarris Anak Jilan (‘11). Right top: Raymond Montoya, Kerry Harder and Youssef Hajjar (‘07). Right middle: Patricia Djami (‘09) and Lily Djami (‘14) visit the art room. Right bottom: Afnan Al-Yafaey (‘13) catches up with Raymond Montoya. Bottom row left to right: Former Board Chairperson Michael Bos and former Parent Volunteer Coordinator Tena Bos visit with Scott Brink at the 2017 TAISM Ball. Shoan Lahiri (‘08) and his wife Nupur visited by former HS Counselor Cathy Neal and former HS teacher Tom Neal for their 2018 wedding reception in Muscat. Tariq Albusaidy (‘16), Sargon Goriel (‘16), and Dana Sultan (‘17) visit Zarita Saldanha in the HS office.
Editor’s Note: I’d like to thank those people who helped me in this endeavor, including Kevin Schafer for his patience, and colleagues like Sophie Wilson who offered help at every turn. Thanks to my family: Carl, Jack and Hayden, for missing many weekends and mornings with me and picking up the slack. I’d especially like to thank my son, Jack Spilles (‘18) who worked as my TA all year choosing photos, writing text, finding every missing Oxford comma, and keeping me sane. In creating this book I quickly realized it would take me ten years to record a decade worth of memories. It does not include every name, every face, every event that you may want to recall, but each photo is meant to be symbolic of your own experience. May you go to your old yearbooks to relive your personal happy memories. What I truly hope this book succeeds in doing is inspiring you to reconnect with one another by calling an old friend or emailing a former teacher. I hope it gives you a feeling of fondness for TAISM and drives you to come visit us soon and to bring your future families back to share Oman with them. This truly is a special place and I hope this book makes you love it a little bit more. Paige Spilles
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