Advisees, I had hardly any time with you since arriving mid-semester, but it has been a pleasure getting to know you as your final advisor at Woodstock. I hope that you will experience all the joys and successes which life has to offer, and looking back on your time here at Woodstock, see it has helped shape you into the wonderful people that you are. All my best wishes on your future endeavours! -Mr. Brett Dana (unofficially) and I have been advisors to Jenah Black, Vitchaphong Laohabutr, Yeon Sol Lee, Tseki Lhamo, Tenzin Lungrig, Rhea Malani, Youn Jung Na, Tenzing Jigmey Nepali, Sumair Sapam, Tenzin Taklha and now Chloe Owen for just one year. It has been great to be with them and to get to know them better. They are a very special group of young people. We hope that as they leave the Woodstock community that they will keep in their hearts the many friendships and experiences they had here. They have also heard much and learned much beyond their grasp of history, math, English and science: we hope they retain the life-shaping tidbits from Dr. Long’s and other staff’s devotions and remember the beauty of this amazing environment in which they have had the privilege to study and live. We will miss you and would love to have you visit us back here in Mussoorie whenever you visit. - Judy and Dana Crider
Dear Anupama, Sadrish, Saharsha, Saksham, Salman, Samiha, Sang Hyun, Shaurya, Stuti, Raheel, Rattapong, and Raya: We have enjoyed getting to know each of you over the past couple years---making momos, brownies and popcorn, eating more pizza than we needed, playing invented games, hanging out at Doma’s---and sometimes, of course, looking at each other with nothing to say. At a time like this, a little advice or shared wisdom seems in order. Keep in mind: “In life you make small decisions with your head and the big decisions with your heart” (Omid Kordstani). We love you all and wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Go with heart! -- Ms. Groff and Mrs. P
Dear Aman, Lalrinhui, Jungsi, Michelle, Patthamawadee, Kyung-Ho Jung, Kheytsun, Manvi, Sofiya, Karl, Rahul, Angad & Yuthok. Just a quick note to thank you guys for hanging out with us oldies. I think I can speak for all of us (Mrs. Datt, Mr. David and yours truly) that we enjoyed your company. (Well most of the time that is ;) We hope we have been of some sort of help and occasionally were able to give you valuable guidance and advise. I will be leaving the school as well so writing this makes it all the more poignant. I wish we could have had more time together and I would have liked to write each of you individually but space is limited so I will have to do it in person. Dear advisees, no matter what you’ll be doing after leaving Woodstock, live life to the fullest, consider it an adventure, take care of yourself and your peers and make us proud. We would like it very much if despite your undoubtedly busy schedules, if you would drop us a line to tell us how you’re faring. Thanks Ladies and Gentlemen for the chats, jokes and fond memories. Big hugs all around, Mr. Harry.
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