Echoes of One

Peoples Lives A Whisper of Time 6

Academics The Reality of Monday 42

Sports Drenched with Memories 70

Groups More Than Just School 92

Advertisements The Beginning of the End 112

Index 161

Echoes of One

Reflector 2010Volume 48

Dalat International SchoolTanjung Bunga

11200 Penang, MalaysiaTel: (60-4) 8992-105Fax: (60-4) 8902-141

E-mail: office@dalat.orgPopulation: 444 Students, 127 Staff

(Photo by Kyla Wiebe)

Like the blossoming of a God-made flower, color radiates from the inside outjust like our community. Many nationalities came together to form a home that vibrated a rich color. On leaving,

we dispersed from this small campus and spread out to the rest of the world leaving echoes of one behind.

The Charm of the Familiar

HONEY, if you love me

would you please just

smile, said Chan-Mi Kim to

Mrs. Bethany Thomas. On

27 August, leaders headed

to Jerejak Island to bond as

one. The Leadership Retreat

brought students together

through games and projects.

AS Josh Strong showed the next colored space to team-mates Danny Babcock and Elim Chan, they look careful-ly on the Candyland board for where their piece would

move next. Dorm students bonded with kids from differ-ent dorms through games like Candyland and Scrabble.

PATIENTLY waiting for in-structions, Elisabeth Brokaw

and other elementary stu-dents anticipate the Olym-pic Games. The St. Chris-tophers Exchange brought

kids together through events

like long jump and javelin.

WISHING they could replace Reuben Chan riding on Ben

Unruhs steady shoulders, Ben Gwaltney and Timothy

Sasse eagerly begged to be carried. Middle school and

elementary students loved to hang out with high school-ers whenever they could.

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Walking through life, everyone leaves his or her own version of an echo. As you leave your home country to embrace a new life on a tropical island, you leave behind familiar surroundings, food, and people. You have impacted every one of those familiar circum-stances or people through your own echoes, and as you remember your own repercussions, you reflect that each person around you has left his or her own echo to come together to form one united sound. You remember how the administration left its echo through helping sanitize classrooms because of the H1N1 flu spreading around the world. Classmates resounded a different echo as they scat-tered then retraced their steps back to their royal blue lockers. As students lingered, they pondered their im-pact on their present surroundings. Seniors Kirsten Lee and Rolland Leung mingled together and tried to predict how they would leave

a legacy as freshmen floated by wondering if the se-niors even knew their names. And over in middle school, eighth grader Dong In Park questioned how her peers would remember her. These students didnt consider their words or ac-tions important, but as they glided from their lockers, they left contemplations of the future behind, knowing that their one echo would affect other peoples lives. You passed fourth and fifth graders and grinned as you felt their excitement when an older kid offered to push them on the playground swing. Echoes of their laughter reverberated as you crossed the road to meet with your friends. Even small echoes from elementary students made the chorus in our community sound united. Days came and went; as you looked back, you rec-ognized that each person symbolized a unique indi-vidual echo which when put together formed an echo of one. By Honour Adleta

2 Opening 3Echoes of One

By Honour Adleta

CAREFULLY arranging the table for Thanksgiving dinner, Em-ily Peace decides how to place the plants around a decorative

candle. Ziemer Dorm students invited a few off campus fami-lies, like the Stenlunds and alumni Norman Kiehl, to celebrate

the American Thanksgiving dinner with them.

AS Eojin Lee bangs his drum and marches along the road, John

Kim and Hayden Girling follow. Thirtieth October marked the

date for the Childrens Costume Parade. Elementary students

grinned hugely as they showed parents and high schoolers their

costumes like a popcorn box or favorite sports character.

THREATENING Joseph Kim with his

cocked fist, Jeffrey Hsiao grins as he

asks for a sip of Coke. Boys laughed

and joked around during lunch hours,

strengthening their friendships.

OH, wow, he is fine! reports Jessica

Gamble to the old spinsters as they

each longed for a turn on the binoculars

to watch handsome detective George

Merusi do pull-ups. The first semesters

drama captured the audiences atten-tion through a murder mystery set in a

boarding house filled with little old la-dies played by Ai Ching Ung, Kyla Wie-be, Christine Orsini, Abigail Brake, and

Emily Brokaw.

Living the Everyday Adventure

5Opening

As the final bell reverberated through the midst of build-ings, you leaned against your locker for a quick moment be-fore heading off to your after-school activities. Each activity that you thought would go unnoticed ended up becoming an echo that established friendships because you shared a noteworthy quality in common. Experiences proved that learning how to be an elderly woman in a play, such as Christine Orsini or Ai Ching Ung, or how to play basketball under Mr. Clay Mosss capable leadership sprouted experiences that shaped how you built determination, integrity, and character. Each characteristic you learned established the echo of persistency to seek more of your prestigious goals. Although divided by different cultural backgrounds, you mulled over those individuals in your own clique or en-deavor who came together and became united as one echo. You reveled on how best friends formed, such as Hannah Wiesner and Jasmine Wood-Singh, even though they came from completely opposite ends of the world. Younger kids became involved in Brownies or Cub

Scouts, which taught them helpful skills for their future. You recognized the growing bond that formed when high school students volunteered to befriend and encourage the elementary kids. You also knew that you learned handy skills like how to knit with Mrs. Kerrybeth Gwaltney or to debate ethical di-lemmas with Mr. Brian Brewster; your days always gave you a sense of hope for tomorrow. And as you wished away the latest cold or aspired to be-come an influential teacher, such as Mr. Rick Hurlbut, each day always created an echo of adventure or ambition. With each endeavor, you always remembered to look not only at your own interests but to the will of your divine Father also. After heading off to your drama rehearsal, you knew that when the music stopped, lifes precious moments rested when you recognize that happiness comes from not only creating, but also from developing as one of the echoes. Being an echo may sound strange, but being able to feel exclusive experiences with others, you have to produce your own echoes: echoes of one.

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Closing your house door behind you, you immediately felt the rush of the humidity across your face. The trip to school didnt bring much excitement; but as soon as you walked through the gate, you knew that today like most days, held a different connection to your life.

Your first few hours embraced many different situations. Spending your choir class laughing with Rachel Thorne and Rebekah Wiesner began your morning with a kick of excite-ment even though your giggles led to being hushed when your section needed to hold silence.

You continued your morning playing your flute with Jo-seph Lee under Mr. Kerry Mahoneys careful instruction, but you longed for the lunch hour to come.

Bursting from your C-block class, you scampered over to the front office to sign you and your fellow seniors out for lunch. Walking up to Hillside brought beads of sweat to your forehead that you subconsciously brushed away as your growl-

SWISHING around toothpaste in their mouths, Miranda Steinert and Jes-

sica Gamble prepare to embrace their wild side. The all-dorm retreat down to Kuala Lumpur provided excitement at the Sunway Lagoon water park and spending a night out in the woods in

small cabins.

RAISED hand in place, Lauren Karner waits patiently to be called on while Abigail Addink listens. Elementary

choir brought new learning opportuni-ties about life and music.

WHAT was the last name? whis-pered a panicking Empire leader, Jes-sica Gamble, to Bill Kang, Ezra Dass, and Jacob Kimball. The senior class excom put together a lock-in where

hamburgers and hot dogs on the bar-becue pit and games like Empire and Capture the Flag filled the night with

loads of laughter and energy.

WISHFULLY comparing shoes, Nadia Boshoff and Abigail Brake consider the different styles. On weekends, the students

ventured to Gurney Plaza to shop and hang out.

A Whisper of Time One

Day

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ing stomach urged you to walk faster. How many, lah? asked the local chicken rice shop own-

er with his friendliest smile.Three, you replied hungrily. After carrying your packets of nasi goring and chicken rice

back from the stalls, you laughed and chatted with Danny Babcock and Ezra Dass as they opened up the canteen for you to purchase your beloved Trophy ice cream bar for des-sert. Middle schoolers rushed inside and raised the volume instantaneously, but you didnt mind because the bell rang shortly later.

You headed to your afternoon classes which included an open-campus study hall where you took a brief nap in the newly renovated library. As the bell rang, you snapped awake and headed off to your final class of the day.

Flying fast, the afternoon soared by; and you began your trek home realizing that throughout your day of playing a part in the band or heading to Hillside with friends or sitting in a classroom for an afternoon double-block all helped you experience different echoes of your life on the little corner of paradise where you call home.

6 Peoples Lives Division Page 7Echoes of One

SCOOPING up the macaroni noo-dles and ham, Josh Strong, Maa-ya Yamauchi, and Bertha Wang get their lunch for the day. The students enjoyed the different va-rieties of food in the cafeteria from chicken rice to burritos to maca-roni to sandwiches.

FORKS AND SPOONS clattered against the trays while the sounds of conversations echo throughout the cafeteria. Alan Thompson, Khalie Mahoney, and James Vo joined part of that echo as they ate and discussed their plans for the weekend.

BRRRING! Lunch period begins. You hurry down the steps to the cafeteria. You stand in line. You scoop fried rice onto your tray and get a glass of lemonade. You fall into your seat and begin shov-eling in the rice. You finish eat-ing and put the used fork, spoon, cup, and tray into the appropriate clean-up areas as you leave. You tiredly walk the 42 steps to up-per campus, and for the next 20 minutes allow the food to digest in your stomach. Did lunch really offer so little? Or did it provide more than just food for students? Once the stu-dents hit the cafeteria, a held-back wave of words erupted from some of their mouths; or they just lay there, unmoving, eyes closed, en-joying a little break from school and listening to their friends chat-

ter about the days events. Students became more than just students; they took a chance to take a breather from school and just act like themselves. Brittany Sasse said playfully, [Lunch is] really relaxing; you dont have to listen to teachers! Caleb Martinez echoed her thoughts saying, You get to hang out with your friends without get-ting scolded. This atmosphere of relaxation and freedom came from people all over the cafeteria. We can eat in-side or outside, said Dianna Kes, and we can take our time. Joe Merusi added, The [na-tional] staff are really awesome be-cause theyre helpful and friendly. Talking with the joyful cooks, sitting outside right next to the ocean, or relaxing inside at the big long tables provided an escape

from school-related thoughts that students cherished in the middle of their days. Seniors received even more of an escape as they sauntered off campus for lunch as one of their senior privileges. They crossed the street or caught a van to delicious restaurants like SAB, Subway, or even just the Hillside stalls. Theresa Phan, expressing her desire for such freedom, said, Even though lunch has gotten a lot better this year, I cannot wait until Im a senior and can go out to eat! After eating, students could head over to the canteen to buy more food, listen to music, play games, sleep, or basically do what-ever they wanted. The canteen is very relaxing, James Vo said. Its a nice cool place where anyone can just chill

and hang out. Playing checkers, strumming a guitar, crunching on a frozen Mars bar, or savoring the sweet taste of a Trophy ice cream really made this student center an-other great addition to the beauty of lunch. Maaya Yamauchi said, Eating food is a great stress reliever. Whatever class a student had before the coveted lunch block, the stress dissolved with a great friend and chicken rice, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, or a healthy salad. The mind-set changed as lunch period began, going from hard-focused thinking to eating. Students could become listeners, talkers, laughers, dancers, sing-erswhatever they desired. BRRRING! Lunch period ended for the day, and students hurried to class.

By Sydney McKenzie

Alyssa Lam, P3 Hong Kong

Jonathan Lam, P3 Hong Kong

Ruben Morf, P3China

Trevor Nichols, P3 U.S.A.

Patris Phalan, P3 Malaysia

Noella Seevaratnam, P3U.S.A.

Kalista White, P3U.S.A.

Andrew Worten, P3 U.S.A.

Caleb Addink, P4U.S.A.

Lydia Allen, P4 U.S.A.

Adelina Chee, P4 Malaysia

Elijah Davis, P4U.S.A.

Jasmine Hassan, P4U.S.A.

Owen Lai, P4 U.S.A.

Joseph Lee, P4Korea

Hannah Moore, P4 U.S.A.

Elaina Morrison, P4 Canada

Karthik Narayanan, P4Malaysia

Christopher Ooi, P4Malaysia

Elliot Steffen, P4 U.S.A.

Kiri Stengele, P4U.S.A.

Zoei Toh, P4 U.S.A.

Daniela Vargas, P4 Costa Rica

Karis White, P4U.S.A.

Lana Brewster, KU.S.A.

Ethan Chan, K Malaysia

Demis Ciocoiu, KNetherlands

Alex Fisher, K U.S.A.

Yong-Yu Huang, K Taiwan

Jae Sung Kim, KKorea

Kaitlyn Ladner, KMalaysia

Rebecca Lee, K Taiwan

Mikayla Morrison, KCanada

Kaylee Nash, K U.S.A.

Kalaiah Stenlund, K U.S.A.

Andrew Thomas, KU.S.A.

Luis Vieira, KCosta Rica

Bethany Wiesner, K U.S.A.

Laurie Worten, KU.S.A.

Shawn Acquoi, 1 Malaysia

Abigail Addink, 1 U.S.A.

Ruthie Allen, 1U.S.A.

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Where Students Transform

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Escaping SchoolBrrrnnnggg The bell rang and a stream of excited chatter filled the hallways as students animatedly discussed their various plans for the weekend.

Where are you going? Rachel Leung asked as a dressed up Maa-ya Yamauchi and Brittany Sasse paused by her.

Were going to Lakshmi [Meyyappan]s party! Yamauchi answered excitedly. The weekend provided students with an oppor-tunity to escape the humdrum, everyday routine of school.

Students and staff alike flocked to Gurney Plaza in search of a haven to gain respite from a long exhausting week of school. At the cinema, Mr. Brian Merusi and his wife Tibbett watched Tooth Fairy with their children, George, Joseph, and Emma.

Meanwhile, at an electron-ics store, Harry Mak browsed for headphones while his dorm sister Dianna Kes watched Avatar. In a gaming store, Harry Lewis and Jordan Strong conversed avidly about various computer games. Kids from Ziemer Dorm gathered at McDonalds to share meals and trade laughs before heading back to campus.

Other students like Rishika Dias regarded the weekend as a chance to stay at home and bond with her family. Jason Kimball used his weekend to play Gundam Seed in his dorm and Sam Yeo had a productive weekend doing home-work and playing StarCraft.

Brrrnnnggg The bell rang for the first class on Monday, and as students slowly trundled to class, they reminisced over the all the fun they had had; and contem-platively, they planned their next great escape.

CAREFULLY examining beads, Abigail Brake, Honour Adleta, and Nadia Boshoff prepare to construct earrings from scratch as part of a dorm activity for Em-ily Peaces birthday. Activities on weekends helped students inter-act with each other.

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CHOPSTICKS ready in hand, Kev-in Huang prepares to dig into a Chinese steamboat at the Little Shanghai Restaurant in Komtar Mall. Regardless of cultural back-grounds, students took the week-end as an opportunity to visit local eateries and sample the various cuisines available.

Kalia Brewster, 1 U.S.AReuben Chan, 1 CanadaHayden Girling, 1 U.S.AWilliam Girling, 1 U.S.ATien-Erh Huang, 1 TaiwanJasmine Jenkins, 1 U.S.ALauren Karner, 1 MalaysiaJohn Kim, 1 KoreaYu-Min Kim, 1 KoreaMin-Song Ko, 1 KoreaRyan Lee, 1 KoreaSumin Lim, 1 KoreaRachel Poh, 1 MalaysiaZoe Seevaratnam, 1 U.S.AGrace Yoon, 1 KoreaMatthew Barber, 2 U.S.AElim Chan, 2 CanadaJoseph Chandra, 2 IndiaSarah Chinn, 2 U.S.ABernard Combrink, 2 NetherlandsSoo-Bi Jeong, 2 KoreaRebekah Lee, 2 KoreaDaniel Lim, 2 MalaysiaGrace Moon, 2 KoreaMargaret Moss, 2 U.S.AJerald Ooi, 2 MalaysiaNoah Samuel, 2 New ZealandCarly Thomas, 2 U.S.AJia-Jie Toon, 2 MalaysiaNathan Wiesner, 2 U.S.AAaron Worten, 2 U.S.AAlice Chang, 3 KoreaAshish Ghimire, 3 PhilippinesKe-Erh Huang, 3 TaiwanEsther Ko, 3 KoreaJenny Kim, 3 KoreaSeong-Min Kim, 3 KoreaEsther Kim, 3 KoreaMirae Lee, 3 KoreaAndrew Lim, 3 MalaysiaSuji Lim, 3 KoreaJackson McKenzie, 3 Canada

111st (Brewster) 3rd (McKenzie)

By Joyce Lou

Families host get-togethers to cre-ate bonding within the family. In the same way, communities host events to bring the diverse mem-bers of their family together. The Food and Fun Fair, held by the P.T.O. on 26 February, at-tracted the biggest crowd of all. The games and different activi-ties hosted allowed students and adults of all ages to interact with each other. The dorm parents got especial-ly involved in these events as their booths included all their dorm childrenand, they could set up specialized booths. Ill give you a free coupon if you go over to the Spongebob booth and throw a sponge at Hon-our [Adleta], joked Uncle Eddie Jenkins. He walked all around on the basketball courts trying to en-tice people to come to his booth by using the suffering of certain

CAREFULLY pouring the sugary syr-up onto the ice, James Vo makes a snow cone with Lakshmi Meyy-appans help. The juniors worked a booth at the Food and Fun Fair and sold various sweets including freezies, Pixie Sticks, and Reeses.

TUGGING on the rope, Mrs. Bran-di Brewster helps Ruthie Allen, Grace Moon, Esther Kim, and Ka-lia Brewster to win the tug of war. Parents joined in with their children and friends in different games at the Fair.

Familial Moments

students as a temptation. For most students, though, food proved a greater attraction than any prize. Right when the events opened, students flocked to the courts in hopes to get the best dishes before they ran out. I love kim bab [a Korean dish] that they have at the Food and Fun Fair, said Miranda Steinert. But they always run out so quickly! The junior class also sold a lot of different dishes at this event to try to earn as much money as they could. Mr. Mark Sasse made his famous chicken enchiladas for the juniors. They also sold burgers and snow cones by the dozen to the hungry crowds. Whether by selling or eating food or visiting carnival booths, these kinds of community events allowed the students, staff, and parents to gel into family.

By Sydney McKenzie

Yosoof Monawvil, 3U.S.A.

Natasha Palanivel, 3Malaysia

Alex Ruble, Grade 3U.S.A.

Cassandra Samuel, 3New Zealand

Jonah Smith, 3U.S.A.

Mikaela Steinkamp, 3U.S.A.

Kenlee Stenlund, 3U.S.A.

Andrea Vargas, 3Costa Rica

Jessica Vriend, 3U.K.

Jeremiah Worten, 3U.S.A.

Sarah Barber, 4U.S.A.

David Chinn, 4U.S.A.

Jonathon Chinn, 4U.S.A.

Danielle Combrink, 4Netherlands

Thaneswari Ganesan, 4Malaysia

Julia Girling, 4U.S.A.

Benjamin Gwaltney, 4U.S.A.

Maureen Huang, Grade 4Taiwan

Sueng Wie Jin, 4Korea

Daniel Kim, 4Korea

Louise Kim, 4Korea

Sarah Lee, 4Korea

Annelie Mohr, 4Germany

Julia Munson, 4U.S.A.

Moniysha Murugan, 4Malaysia

Jammarco Nordenso, 4Denmark

Susan Oh, 4Korea

Tian Ooi, 4Malaysia

Shione Stengele, 4U.S.A.

Sally Bae, 5Korea

Woo Young Chung, 5Korea

Prem Ghimire, 5Philippines

Jessica Hsiao, 5Taiwan

Sam Huang, 5Taiwan

Andrew Kim, 5 Korea

Tony Kim, 5Korea

Tayla Kirk, 5New Zealand

Nara Lee, 5Korea

Daniel Munson, 5U.S.A.

Maythiliswary Murugan, 5Malaysia

Jonan Ng, 5Malaysia

Kasey Rogers, 5Canada

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Even with the scorching sun blast-ing its rays on their backs and the stench of the smog enveloping the street, the senior class enthusiasm failed to waver as they hurried down to Paradise Hotel. The air tasted of salt and anticipation as students chattered excitedly and traded rumors about the events that would place. Finally they reached their destination; the ho-tel beckoned them with promises of a white sandy beach, a time of enlightenment, and a retreat from the world. Hoping to ensure smooth tran-sitions and to provide tips on col-lege life, Mrs. Bethany Thomas and Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp orga-nized workshops dealing with var-ious topics ranging from cultural identity to building relationships in college. A dinner with recent alumni Hung Yi Song helped students better understand the many pit-falls and temptations of college life. The dinner with Hung defi-

nitely helped a lot and prepared me for what to expect in college, said Victor Ho. Entertainment came in the form of sunbathing, movies, and games. Gary Geh said, For fun, Jonathan Brokaw, Don Pagee, and I waved down at people on cam-pus. They seemed annoyed that were having fun while they were stuck there. Earlier in the year, all the student leaders had escaped to the Rainfor-est Resort on Jerajak island for a time of learning together. Marco Kim exclaimed: It was so nice. We were the only school that got to go on a boat to their retreat! Back at Paradise, staff peppered serious talks with personal anec-dotes to lighten the mood. Mrs. [Jacki] Steinkamp told us about how Mr. [Karl] Steinkamp pro-posed to her, said Rishika Dias. She was eating M&Ms out of a bowl when she reached in and found a ring! Feeling the cool breeze as the seniors leisurely paced back to campus, they pondered the load of information fed to them. Stepping on campus, the group of 36 sighed over the day when they managed to retreat from the world, and they wondered how they would take the next steps in their journey. By Joyce Lou

SPORTING a wide grin, Stephanie Jones pushes her weight against Joanna Robinson while Shion Mat-sumoto and Derrick Lim do the same. Trust exercises forged closer relationships between the mid-dle schoolers during the Middle School Transition Retreat.

Jessica Ross, 5South Africa

Timothy Sasse, 5U.S.A

Jack Stevens, 5Australia

David Vriend, 5U.K.

Hannah Wiesner, 5U.S.AJasmine Wood-Singh, 5Malaysia

Jumi Yoon, 5Korea

Yeo Rin Yun, 5Korea

Katherine Bomm, 6Australia

Elisabeth Brokaw, 6U.S.A

Evan Chinn, 6U.S.A

Charlotte Combrink, 6Netherlands

Leticia Deucher, 6Brazil

Kyle Fischer, 6U.S.A.

Isabel Girling, 6Malaysia

Amanda Goh, 6Malaysia

Jamie Ha, 6Australia

Michael Ha, 6Korea

Joel Halbedl, 6U.S.A

Rachel Halbedl, 6U.S.A

Morris Huang, 6Taiwan

Rachel Hurlbut, 6U.S.A.

Titus Hwang, 6Korea

Hyeon-Gyu Jeong, 6Korea

Sueng Ju Jin, 6Korea

David Jung, 6Korea

Christina Kim, 6Korea

Daniel Kim, 6Korea

Gloria Kim, 6Korea

Sunny Kim, 6KoreaEsther Kweon, 6

KoreaKarsten Ladner, 6

U.S.A.Christina Lee, 6

TaiwanKathy Lee, 6

MalaysiaPeter Lee, 6Korea

Tayah Lee, 6Canada

Ysabel Loh, 6Malaysia

Emma Merusi, 6U.S.A

Joshua Moon, 6Korea

Brenda Ng, 6MalaysiaJoyce Oh, 6KoreaNikita Pakiam, 6Malaysia

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ABSORBED in his work, Rolland Le-ung folds a cardboard raft before molding it out of bubble gum. By playing games like eating M&Ms with chopsticks and building rafts, students learned important lessons on faith and perseverance during the Senior Transition Retreat.

HANDS clasped together, Mr. Rich Gwaltney prays as Marco Kim, Ezra Dass, Chan-Yang Kim, and others silently listen. The Leader-ship Retreat aimed at improving the students leadership skills and enhancing their relationship with God at the same time.

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IM A MAN; I win! Lucy Lee ex-claims as she shoots Chan-Mi Kim, who chose to act like a gorilla. At the CB, students played games like Woman, Man, Gorilla, a ver-sion of Rock, Paper, Scissors.

SITTING in the candlelit atmosphere outside, Roc Wu and Joel Kirk en-joy the Nandos catered food as other students line up to get their plates filled. Whether sitting inside or out, the atmosphere of the CB allowed students to relax.

A Time to Give

NINJA-LIKE, Jessica Gamble leads Alan Thompson down to the beach where he sees Abbie Brake, who asks him to the CB by giving him a block of cheddar cheese. Girls planned special ways to catch their boys for the Banquet.

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Asking to Christmas Banquet will start on Monday, November 16th, Harry Mak announced to the twit-tering high school students. We will also be accepting donations as gifts for orphans. Girls exchanged looks, and boys glanced around the chapel eager to get a hint as to who would ask them to CB. Over the next two weeks the girls arranged elaborate ways of asking the boy of their choice. Ab-bie Brake got her friends to kidnap Alan Thompson, Khalie Mahoney made a puzzle for Nathan Peace to figure out, and Asha Oh sang her invitation to Daniel Kim. The students scampered around buying presents for each other and for the orphans; they placed these-under the tree for Student Council to collect and deliver afterwards. One thing that almost made me cry was all the gifts underneath the tree. There were so many, and all of them were so nicely wrapped. It was obvious that people really took time to prepare them even though they wouldnt get to see the children or even know them, said Chan-Mi Kim. When the students entered the chapel, classy drink tables and a non-alcoholic bar awaited them.

Everyone mingled, took pictures, just sat around talking. This years CB was more re-laxed; it wasnt so formal like the other banquetswhich was nice, said Sarah Wiesner. Stu-dents could eat inside or out and could walk around or just sit on the couches. The entertainment included in-terviews of students on videos and competitive games for the students to play. Jeffrey Hsiao said, The videos with the interviews and the games were original and interesting. Near the end of the night, Stu-Co had an appreciation activity where all the students had candles, and friends could light the ones of all those they wanted to give thanks to. Christmas Banquet 2009 truly put the emphasis on giving with the orphans presents and showed the most important thing about Christmas: giving.

By Sydney McKenzie

Kaela Ruble, 6 U.S.A.Nathalie Sigrist, 6 MalaysiaEric Soon, 6 MalaysiaKassy Steinkamp, 6 U.S.A.Chardin Stengele, 6 U.S.A.Kristian Stenlund, 6 U.S.A.

Angelene Woo, 6 MalaysiaSheng-Ting Yang, 6 TaiwanCheryl Yeap, 6 MalaysiaElijah Yeng, 6 IrelandTim Barber, 7 U.S.A.Seung Won Beak, 7 Korea Jessie Brandon, 7 U.S.A.Jonathan Chandra, 7 IndonesiaCindy Chiem, 7 PhilippinesDennis Choi, 7 KoreaShelly Choi, 7 KoreaHee Ra Chung, 7 Korea

Ting-Hui Lim, 7 MalaysiaClarissa Lister, 7 IndonesiaShion Matsumoto, 7 JapanMarianna Moss, 7 U.S.A.Tayler Nash, 7 U.S.A.Daniel Nollan, 7 U.S.A.

Harrison Stevens, 6 AustraliaSarah Tan, 6 MalaysiaZachary Tan, 6 MalaysiaNoel Teng, 6 MalaysiaBenjamin Tse, 6 MalaysiaAna Vieira, 6 Portugal

Lucia Combrink, 7 NetherlandsErica Dass, 7 MalaysiaNick Gimson, 7 CanadaKatie Gwaltney, 7 U.S.A.Martin Karing, 7 DenmarkLaurian Kilindo, 7 Tanzania Andy Kim, 7 KoreaLaura Kor, 7 AustraliaKirk Ladner, 7 U.S.A.Jian-Shiun Lai, 7 MalaysiaJohn Lee, 7 KoreaDerrick Lim, 7 Malaysia

16 Christmas 176th (Ruble) 7th (Nollan)

Trekking across the muddy field to get to class, you yawn and im-patiently anticipate the ending of just another day in school. You can visualize another humdrum day with classes so bor-ing that you can barely keep your eyes open, and you can anticipate the heaviness of your backpack bursting with homework weigh-ing you down. The tardy bell rings right as you slide into your seat in English. Giggles erupt from your table as Danny Babcock scribbles, Danny is hot on the back of Jee Bin Yims hand with a Sharpie. At your next class, a fast-talk-ing Mrs. Tara Stenlund announc-es a Spanish vocabulary game in which the winner gets rewarded with candy. A chorus of Ohh, I know this! fills the classroom as the game begins. After several rounds, you finally admit defeat to Evelyn Kiizas formidable Spanish skills. Mr. Steve Liss, in a fit of gen-

erosity, brought his entire Test-Taking Skills class to Sri Ananda Bahwan restaurant and treated each student to 10 ringgit worth of Malaysian Indian cuisine. The remainder of the period, you saw Frances Wong cajoling Mr. Liss into coming to SAB ev-eryday for class, a notion which he concurred with his trademark mock seriousness. With your mouth still burning from the spicy curry, you set off to your study hall, nearly knocked over by a frisbee thrown by Gary Geh in the process. Peals of laughter spread out from the biology room as Nathan Dannekers parody of a hulki-fied red blood cell had everyone clutching his or her stomach in hysterical laughter. You silently think to yourself that this helped you understand anaerobic respiration better than any musty old textbook. Brrrnnnggg... The bell rings and you sprint towards the van

in preparation for your World Religions field trip to Kek Lok Si temple. The pungent odor of stale sweat evaporated as you catch yourself laughing hysterically as Mark Keane and Santi Niramitvi-jit playfully proclaim their love to local tourists in Mandarin at the temple lift. Your backpack not as heavy as you expected, you grudgingly admit that today surpassed your expectations. Strolling across the field to go home and listening to passerby Kyla Wiebe singing a cheerful song, you smile and eagerly await the beginning of just another day.

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AWESTRUCK by their good for-tune, Maaya Yamauchi, Brittany Sasse and JiHyun Park share Christmas cookies. Jaffray Dorm students made baked goods for a lunch-period Christmas party attended exclusively by dorm students and staff.

STANDING in front of the Catholic Church of Assumption, Christine Orsini and Santi Niramitvijit jot down notes as Mrs. Lyn Holden ex-plains. Field trips helped students absorb lesson materials and gain cultural experiences in an interac-tive enviroment.

With smiles on their faces and bounces in their steps, Jamielee Forsdick and Marieth Kiiza com-pare their day as they walk to Bible class. In between classes, students seized the opportunity to swap an-ecdotes and exchange gossip.

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Jet Oh, 7 MalaysiaKevin Oh, 7 MalaysiaTim Phan, 7 U.S.A.Teresa Sasse, 7 U.S.A.Shaikha Shahtaj, 7 IndiaNicole Sigrist, 7 Malaysia Hung Jie Song, 7 TaiwanRebekah Steinkamp, 7 U.S.A.Juliet Suen, 7 U.S.A.Emily Tan, 7 MalaysiaHannah Tan, 7 MalaysiaJohnathan Tan, 7 Malaysia Peter Tan, 7 MalaysiaYan Rong Tan, 7 MalaysiaKaori Terada, 7 JapanKia Thompson, 7 AustraliaDavid Ulbricht, 7 U.S.A.Joshua Wiesner, 7 U.S.A. Jay Wood-Singh, 7 MalaysiaJennifer Yook, 7 KoreaJacqueline Ashkin, 8 U.S.A.Michelle Chan, 8 MalaysiaSally Chang, 8 KoreaEmma Chinn, 8 U.S.A. Kenya Gimson, 8 CanadaAllen Goh, 8 MalaysiaDaniel Ha, 8 KoreaJoseph Hawthorne, 8 U.S.A.Brittany Hurlbut, 8 U.S.A.Stephanie Jones, 8 U.K. Hyun Soo Kang, 8 KoreaThushara Kantimahanti, 8 IndiaSimon Karing, 8 DenmarkDaniel Kim, 8 KoreaJoy Kim, 8 KoreaShawn Kim, 8 Korea Rebecca Kong, 8 MalaysiaSteven Kwon, 8 KoreaJustin Lao, 8 U.S.A.Franco Lee, 8 MalaysiaJerry Lee, 8 KoreaJoyce Lee, 8 Korea

18 A Typical Day 197th (Oh) 8th (Lee)

Just Another Day

The response generated this year at both SEW and MEW was as-tounding, said Mr. Rich Gwalt-ney. I was especially excited about SEW because we had a local pas-tor, Sam Surendran, speak. I was blessed to see over 20 people make that special decision to follow Je-sus for the first time. Pastor Sams love for young people and his dynamic speaking style spoke to the hearts of stu-dents watching in the audience at the Copthorne Hotel. He spoke from his own life of struggling with religious identity and dealing with the different in-fluences of this world. Anna Fu said, His Christ-like attitude and his obvious passion for God really made an impact on me. I felt inspired by his life story and how he led a lot of people to commit to God. Student- or staff-led worship played a key role in both SEW and

PRAYERS of thanksgiving to God for Pastor Steve Roberts by Gary Geh, Andi Thompson, Kyla Wiebe, and others, blessed the pastor for his ministry and bold message. Pastor Steve challenged and en-couraged students in their ideas of God and how they live through-out the week.

EXPLAINING how God reaches for us and loves us like children, Pastor Sam Surendran uses an illustration of a man digging through human waste to pick up his keys. His de-tailed and dynamic speaking style grabbed the attention of the au-dience and brought them closer to God.

AMAZINGLY stretching her leg, Wan-Leen Siow performs with the Dalat Hip Hop crew, including Gary Geh, Breanna Roberts, and Jessica Renkel. The group per-formed twice in the MEW week to show different styles of worship.

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MEW, with Mr. Jason Selvanayag-am leading the majority of the time, and Bill Kang sometimes leading the high school worship band. Kang said, It was nerve wrack-ing sometimes having to lead all by myself, but I just gave it over to the Lord. The audience truly felt connected to the words and feelings in the songs sung by the worship team. Pastor Steve Roberts came to speak for MEW. His idea of a Mission Saturated Life and not just a Missions Emphasis Week invoked students to look beyond the week and think about how dedicating their lives to God would really affect them forever. And on the last night, with music blasting, lights turned down, and glow sticks flying through the air, students threw themselves into worship and surrendered every-thing to the Lord. This MEW has the clear-est missions message, said Mr. Gwaltney, and to see so many students wanting more of God and stepping forward to commit to commit to serve Him was just a blessing to be a part of and watch happen.

By Sydney McKenzie

Extending SpiritualitySabina Lee, 8U.S.A.

Caleb Martinez, 8U.S.A.

Ashtyn McKenzie, 8Canada

Ciera Nash, 8U.S.A.

Andy Oh, 8Korea

Niklaus Ooi, 8Malaysia

Ina Dong In Park, 8Korea

Yit Shaun Png, 8Malaysia

Raymond Pow, 8Malaysia

Joanna Robinson, 8U.K.

Daniel Rogers, 8Canada

Yeon-Woo Sakong, 8Korea

Kelly Shim, 8Korea

Josiah Steinkamp, 8U.S.A.

Kendall Stenlund, 8U.S.A.

Justin Strong, 8U.S.A.

Justin Suen, 8U.S.A.

Farid Syed, 8Malaysia

Wei-Kheng Teh, 8Malaysia

Reese Terry, 8U.S.A.

Anthea Tsai, 8Taiwan

Steven Ulbricht, 8U.S.A.

Nathan Unruh, 8U.S.A.

Jennifer Vo, 8U.S.A.

Melanie Waters, 8U.S.A.

Hanbyul Woo, 8Korea

Sheng-Chun Yang, 8Taiwan

Shion Beak, 9Korea

Ken Chee, 9Malaysia

Erin Dass, 9Malaysia

Brenn Dowdy, 9U.S.A.

Sam Eckman, 9U.S.A.

Mackenzie Fiske, 9U.S.A.

Jarrod Forsdick, 9Australia

Gabriel Goh, 9Malaysia

Jeeho Han, 9Korea

Chanel Huang, 9Taiwan

Sam Kes, 9U.S.A.

Evelyne Kiiza, 9Tanzania

Chan-Yang Kim, 9Korea

Esther Kim, 9Korea

Grace Kim, 9Korea

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Wesley Ku, 9Korea

Jin Kuo, 9Taiwan

Keanu Lee, 9Canada

Harry Lewis, 9U.S.A.

Adam Lim, 9Malaysia

Reagan Mahoney, 9Canada

Sharath Murugan, 9Malaysia

Amanda Ng, 9Malaysia

Zack Ng, 9Malaysia

Yung Tsen Ooi, 9Malaysia

Ji-Won Park, 9Korea

Haaritharan Prebagaran, 9Malaysia

Xiao-Leen Siow, 9Malaysia

Jacob Smith, 9U.S.A.

Cassandra Tan, 9Malaysia

Jamie Thompson, 9U.S.A.

Joshua Thorne, 9Canada

Bertha Wong, 9U.S.A.

Hank Wong, 9Singapore

Jane Yook, 9Korea

Ooychai Yuthiwattana, 9Thailand

Stephen Barber, 10U.S.A.

Abigail Brake, 10U.S.A.

Emily Brokaw, 10U.S.A.

Casey Chen, 10Taiwan

Dino Chiu, 10Taiwan

David Choi, 10Korea

Jim Choi, 10Korea

Ashlee Copley, 10Australia

Nathan Danneker, 10U.S.A.

Zachary Fiske, 10U.S.A.

Dylan Frans, 10U.K.

Alexander Gimson, 10Canada

Andy Goh, 10Malaysia

Jeffrey Hsiao, 10Taiwan

Sarah Hwang, 10Korea

Christina Kim, 10Korea

Joseph Kim, 10Korea

Jason Kimball, 10U.S.A.

Joel Kirk, 10New Zealand

Hara Ku, 10Korea

Keegan Ladner, 10U.S.A.

THEIR wide grins expressing how much they enjoy No-Uniform Day, Vivian Lee and Breanna Roberts animatedly engaged in conversa-tion about the upcoming Christ-mas Banquet. The proceeds of the No-Uniform Day, a Care and Share event, went to a fund that helped impoverished families stay-ing in the Rifle Range.

DRESSED in Halloween costumes Yi Yang Tan, Marco Kim, Seung Jou Jun, and Jet Song trade jokes while reveling in the merriment of the junior class party. Fash-ion and creativity ran rampant as students tried to outdo each other with a variety of costumes ranging from Japanese geishas to hobos.

From afar, an ocean of students, distinguished only by rosewood red, navy blue and royal purple uniforms, swarmed campus. De-spite the school uniform, students found a way to express their indi-viduality and bend the dress code. Accessories helped Marieth Ki-iza show her originality while still keeping in line with the dress code. I express my creativity through my earrings, my bracelets, and my rings, she revealed. Guys also discovered means to communicate their personality through their wardrobe. Marco Kim divulged: Long ago, I used to wear eyeliner. I tried it because I thought it looked cool, but later I realized that only girls do that. Pausing to fiddle at his hand phone strap, he remarked: I like my school uniform. Its very con-venient and fashionable. Korean fashion dominated with the guys constantly trying

WEARING a vibrant blue ban-dana, Cassandra Tan packs her backpack carefully. For the girls, and some of the guys, hair acces-sories like headbands, hair bands, clips, and bandanas became the latest in thing thanks to popular television-series inspired fashion.

From afar, an ocean of students, distinguished only by rosewood red, navy blue, and royal purple uniforms swarmed campus. De-spite the school uniform, students found a way to express their indi-viduality and bend the dress code. Accessories helped Marieth Ki-iza show her originality while still keeping in line with the dress code. I express my creativity through my earrings, my bracelets, and my rings, she revealed. Some people wore colorful camisoles under their shirts so they could stand out and get no-ticed. You can also wear your hair differentyou could curl it some days and straighten it on others, said Sarah Lim. Guys also discovered means to communicate their personality through their wardrobe. Marco Kim divulged: Long ago, I used to wear eyeliner. I tried it because I thought it looked cool, but later I realized that only girls do that. Pausing to fiddle with his hand phone strap, he remarked: I like my school uniform. Its very con-venient and fashionable. Korean fashion dominated, with the guys constantly trying

to capture the unique Asian way of dressing. David Choi wears a handbag because he watches too many Korean dramas, teased Jo-seph Kim good-naturedly. Students whole-heartedly wel-comed and supported No-Uni-form Day organized by the Care and Share committee. The No-Uniform Day lets students express themselves and it helps show their inner selves. It also helps people because the money goes to the poor. Its an act that has two pur-poses, said Golnaz Nazem. Headbands worn, hand bags carried, and hair styledthe care invested in their attire and appear-ance really shone through. A little pride at managing to bend the rules accompanied students carefully-put-together outfits, especially since they looked good while doing it.

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LEANING as far back as his tall frame allowed, Axel Loehden makes it under the limbo bar that George Merusi and Danny Babcock hold. Besides playing games, the seniors enjoyed mocktails and kebabs, leaving with full stomachs.

CLUMSILY, the hula hoop begins to slide off Ezra Dass as Trey Terry struggles to keep up his own; Danny Babcock provided running commentary. The seniors compet-ed against each other in various games throughout the night.

KEBABS lined up, Dianna Kes and Mr. David Thomas add more to the plates for the seniors meals. The juniors and their sponsors pre-pared and set up the chapel for the seniors.

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Marco Lee, 10Malaysia

Sarah Lim, 10Malaysia

Chi-Yuan Lo, 10Taiwan

Joseph Merusi, 10U.S.A.

Ji-Hun Moon, 10Korea

Rachel Ng, 10Malaysia

Michael Nollan, 10U.S.A.

Asha Oh, 10Korea

Jennifer Young Park, 10Korea

Moses Park, 10Korea

Nathan Peace, 10U.S.A.

Yee Pei Png, 10Malaysia

Hung Ching Song, 10Taiwan

Kaden Stenlund, 10U.S.A.

Katrina Stevens, 10U.S.A.

Jordan Strong, 10U.S.A.

Charissa Tan, 10Malaysia

Winnie Tan, 10 Malaysia

David Toh, 10Singapore

David Tse, 10Malaysia

Benjamin Unruh, 10U.S.A.

Rebekah Wiesner, 10U.S.A.

Roc Wu, 10Taiwan

Adrian Yeap, 10Malaysia

Seniors are going on their sneak the first weekend of September, so we can start setting up the chapel on Thursday. Mr. Karl Steinkamp confided to the juniors this inside information. The seniors may have worked hard to keep their departure date a secret, but the juniors figured it out and began their planning the week before. Once they had picked the theme for the night, Caribbean Calypso, the juniors had to figure out how to transform the chapel into a relaxing and beautiful place for the seniors to come back to. Dragging buckets of sand up from the beach, lugging kayaks from the shop, and taking the hammock in front of the Bielings house was hard work; but it re-ally helped make the chapel look amazing. It was worth it seeing the seniors faces as they walked in, said Marco Kim. The Tiki Hut, where The-resa Phan, Frances Wong, Josie Steinkamp, and Rachel Thorne

served five different kinds of mocktail drinks they had special-ly made, added another dimension into the Caribbean atmosphere of the eveningas did the kebabs and rice served for the meal. Jacob Kimball said, It was re-ally nice and relaxing after a busy sneak; it looked amazing. The drinks were amazing. I had, like, 20 of them throughout the night as they were so good. Drinking the homemade drinks from the Tiki Hut, getting mas-sages from the juniors, watching a sideshow of pictures from their sneak, and eating the Caribbean-themed food allowed the seniors to step back, breathe a sigh of re-lief, and enjoy themselves. Danny Babcock and Mark Keane, acting as the emcees for the night, dressed up in tropical vaca-tion clothing and gave out humor-ous certificates of recognition to the seniors. For the juniorswhether by hauling sand into the chapel or honoring the seniors by making food for themand for the se-niorsrelaxing on the hammock or competing in the gamesthis evening in the tropics allowed both classes moments for bonding together as one. By Sydney McKenzie

Samuel Yeo, 10Korea

Daniel Babcock, 11U.S.A.

Daniel Barber, 11U.S.A.

Jamielee Forsdick, 11Australia

Anna Fu, 11China

Kevin Huang, 11Taiwan

Hannah Jones, 11U.K.

Seung-Jou Jun, 11Korea

Mark Keane, 11Australia

Dianna Kes, 11U.S.A.

Marieth Kiiza, 11Tanzania

Chan-Mi Kim, 11Korea

Kun-Hee Kim, 11Korea

Marco Kim, 11Korea

Terence Law, 11Singapore

Lucy Lee,11Korea

Rachel Leung, 11Singapore

Joyce Lou, 11Malaysia

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NOT having the luxury of a scraper like Harry Mak and Ra-chel Thorne, Beth Nguyen uses a broom to brush dirt off the wall. Despite the short supply of tools, juniors persevered in doing their part to improve the condition of the Rifle Range.

STOICALLY ignoring the filthy con-ditions of the Rifle Range, Kun-Hee Kim and Lucy Lee painstakingly remove old flyers from the wall. Determination and a sense of duty helped the class cope with the seven hours of working under odorous, grimy condition.

Sighs of bliss emitted from the ju-nior class as seniors scooped out ice cream sundaes. The long day had finally ended with them looking like hobos and smelling like the sewer, but they had made it through with a whole lot of spirit. While carefully eating his vanilla sundae, Josh Strong watched as some of the seniors massage the feet of his exhausted and grateful classmates. [All this] definitely made up for the hard work we had to do, said Strong as he recalled the days events. Urggh, what is that smell? several people asked while wrin-kling their noses and trying to hold their breath. Everyone sighed in relief as Mr. Karl Steinkamp handed out masks. I was surprised at how gross things were over there, said a grave Miranda Steinert. Looks of shock and disbe-lief washed across their faces as

they surveyed the pile of garbage recklessly strewn across the en-trance way. Jamielee Forsdick remarked, I remember the little kids and see-ing how they lived. It was just so different from us. Class sponsor Steve Liss echoed her, It was an eye-opener for ju-niors to see how they should be thankful for what they have. Besides dealings with the odor, the class had to contend with the Rifle Range squatters: the multi-tude of bugs and rats who called the apartment complex home. I saw Mr. Liss cleaning the garbage, and a rat came out. After that I had lots of respect for Mr. Liss, said Yi Yang Tan, whose doe eyes grew wider at recalling the horror. Meanwhile, in the dinghy apartment corners, Karen Pa-gee single-handedly demolished cobwebs. Juniors took this opportunity simultaneously to forge a bond

with their classmates and to give back to the community. When we loaded the grass into a cart, Kevin [Huang] would run up the hill with me in it. It was bumpy ride, said grinning Steinert. [I remember] trying to survive the stench and trying to avoid get-ting splattered with paint, said George Merusi. Sydney McKenzie exclaimed, Dont you feel like what we are doing has such purpose? Dont you feel like this is Gods work? before proceeding to give a friendly bear hug to an astonished Marco Kim. Later, McKenzie burst into renditions of Amazing Grace

and Happy Day, her paintbrush conducting an invisible orchestra as local tenants looked on with be-mused expressions. Infected by McKenzies en-thusiasm, Hannah Jones, Theresa Phan, and Sarah Wiesner sang along to bolster everyones spirit. Its Christmas in Septem-ber! joked a passing Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp. In a way, Christmas had come early to the residents as they looked in amazement at the newly painted walls, which acted as torchlight, brightening the previously cave-like atmosphere of the apartment. By Joyce Lou

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Khalie Mahoney, 11 CanadaHarry Mak, 11 Hong KongSydney McKenzie, 11 CanadaGeorge Merusi, 11 U.S.A.Lakshmi Meyyappan, 11 MalaysiaSaarah Monawvil, 11 U.S.A. Xian Yao Ng, 11 MalaysiaBeth Nguyen, 11 U.S.A.Santi Niramitvijit, 11 ThailandChristine Orsini, 11 U.S.A.Karen Pagee, 11 CanadaJiHyun Park, 11 Korea Theresa Phan, 11 U.S.A.Dong Yeob Sakong, 11 KoreaBrittany Sasse, 11 U.S.A.Jet Song, 11 KoreaNathan Steel, 11 U.S.A.Miranda Steinert, 11 U.S.A. Josie Steinkamp, 11 U.S.A.Josh Strong, 11 U.S.A.Edwin Tan, 11 MalaysiaYi Yang Tan, 11 MalaysiaAlan Thompson, 11 AustraliaAndi Thompson, 11 U.S.A. Rachel Thorne, 11 CanadaJames Vo, 11 U.S.A.Sarah Wiesner, 11 U.S.A.Frances Wong, 11 SingaporeMaaya Yamauchi, 11 JapanJee Bin Yim, 11 Korea

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TAKING a breather from wash-ing Mr. John Tommy Tomp-kinss car, Dong-Yeob Sakong, Yi-Yang Tan, and Hannah Jones pause to admire their peers car-washing efforts. Ju-nior class arranged numerous activities like the car wash to earn funds for the Junior-Senior Banquet and Senior Sneak next year.

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OFFERING flowers, Dylan Frans, on one knee, extends his invitation to JSB to Honour Adleta. Surprising girls with their invitations, the boys presented them with flowers in hopes they would say yes.

HAPPILY nodding in reply to Ja-cob Kimballs invitation, Ai Ching Ung smiles as the applause at the band concert fills the room. The boys asked at the most unexpect-ed times to surprise the girls.

For three and a half weeks in the middle of second semester, the boys received license to become bold and ask the girls to JSB. Trey Terry said, I wanted to do something different from ev-eryone else, so I decided to use my magical talents to dazzle Kyla Wiebe into accepting my invita-tion. Wiebe skipped from class to class and smiled the entire day after her magical asking through a card trick. It was almost more exciting to anticipate being asked than the actual thingalmost, said Abbie Brake. As the girls waited in antic-ipation, the boys stressed out with lots of perspiration. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack, said Josh Strong. While some boys coped with their pattering hearts, oth-ers could barely remember what

DESCENDING the steps, Yi Yang Tan along with his crew of junior boys sings to Theresa Phan. Get-ting their friends to help them, the boys devised creative ways to ask and dazzle the girls.

License to Dazzlehappened. One of those boys, Axel Loehden, simply said, I blacked out. The girls, however, remembered every fine detail about their asking and told each other all about it. I was asked to JSB by Bill Kang in a really sweet manner, said Emily Peace. I got an invita-tion in the morning. It was really fun because I got to dress up, and the dinner he took me toin the cafeteriawas delicious and beau-tiful as the rain fell lightly around us. It was really cool how he in-volved my friends and dorm sisters in it: Kyla designed the card and played violin, and Jessica [Gam-ble] and Nadia [Boshoff] were waitresses for us. Interrupting classes, singing at the clock tower, stopping concerts, kidnapping, performing magic tricks, blindfolding and giving flowers, cards, or balloonsno matter how or with what tactics the boys asked, they dazzled the girls into accepting their invitation to the even of the year, the Junior-Senior Banquet.

By Sydney McKenzie

Honour Nicole Adleta, U.S.A.Class Excom 4; Choir 2, 4; Ambassadors 4; Worship Team 4; Football 1, 4; Volleyball 4; Basketball 1, 2, 4; MSSPP Track 1; Futsal 4; English 1; Bible 2; National Honor Society 4; Re-flector 4

Nadia Boshoff, South AfricaStuco Class Rep 2; Class Excom 4, 3; Choir 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Bible 2; Math 1; National Honor Society 3, 4

Jonathan Brokaw, U.S.A.Band 1, 2, 4; Ambassadors 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; English 2; Bible 1; Social Studies 1; Reflector 3

Mishall Chiu, TaiwanTeachers Asst 4; Choir 4; Badminton 1, 2, 3, 4; Volleyball 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4

Ezra Dass, MalaysiaStuco Class Rep 4; Stuco Public Relations 4; Badminton 2; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2; Softball 3; Bible 1

Rishika Dias, Sri LankaTeachers Asst 2, 3, 4; Tutoring 1, 2, 3, 4; Choir 1; Instrumen-tal Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4; Foreign Language 2; National Honor Society 4; Reflector 4

Kirk Alan Fraiser, U.S.A.Drama 4; Instrumental Lessons 1; Ambassadors 2, 3, 4; Foot-ball 1; Softball 3

Jessica Allison Gamble, U.S.A.Dorm Rep 1; Teachers Asst 4; Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Drama 1, 2, 3, 4; Forensics 2, 3, 4; Ensemble 2, 3, 4; Ambassadors 1, 2, 3, 4; Worship Team 2, 3; Football 4; Foreign Language 3

Gary Geh, MalaysiaTeachers Asst 3; Board of Monitors 1, 2; Prefect 1; Choir 2, 3, 4; Instrumental Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4; Voice 1, 2, 3; Badminton 1, 2, 3; Ensemble 1, 2, 3, 4; Jazz Band 3; Ambassadors 2, 3, 4; Worship Team 2, 3; Archery 2, 3; Kendo 4

Victor Ho, TaiwanBand 1; Jazz Band 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2; Softball 3, 4

Se Chan Hwang, KoreaStuCo Class Rep 3; Tutoring 3, 4; Choir 4; Band 1; Tae Kwon Do 1; Jazz Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Ambassadors 2, 3; Worship Team 3; Football 1, 2; Basketball 1, 3; Softball 3

Bill Sungku Kang, KoreaStuCo Class Rep 1; Class Excom 3; Teachers Asst 1, 2, 3; Choir 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Drama 4; Jazz Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Am-bassadors 1, 2; Worship Team 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2; Soft-ball 2, 3; Social Studies 2; National Honor Society 3, 4

Daniel Dae Eun Kim, KoreaTeachers Asst 2; Tournament Asst 3, 4; Ambassadors 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Floorball 1, 3, 4; P.E. 3; Reflector 4

Jamie Jung Hwan Kim, KoreaDorm Rep 3, 4; Teachers Asst 4; Peer Tutor 4; Badminton 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2; Floorball 1; Softball 2;

Jacob Allen Kimball, U.S.A.Teachers Asst 1; Childrens Church 2, ,3 4; Drama 2, 3, 4; Ambassadors 1, 2, 3, 4; Worship Team 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4

Yealim Ko, KoreaStuCo Class Rep Business Manager 4; Teachers Asst 2, 4; Tutoring 3; Choir 2; Drama 4; Worship Team 4; English 2; Science 3; National Honor Society 3, 4; Reflector 3; Salu-tatorian 4

Joseph Lee, KoreaBand 1, 2, 3, 4; Badminton 1; Ensemble 4

Kirsten Na-Eun Lee, KoreaStuCo Class Rep 4; Teachers Asst 4; Tutoring 3, 4; Ambas-sadors 4; Worship Team 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Valedictorian 4

Vivian Lee, MalaysiaTeachers Asst 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 4; Forensics 1, 2, 3; Softball 2, 3, 4; Science 3; Foreign Language 3

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Enthusiastically shoving their bags into the back of the Ziemer Dorm van, Kyla Wiebe and Ja-cob Kimball, laughing, yelled for the other dorm seniors, who took their time saying goodbye to underclassmen, to join them in the van for the short trip over to the Copthorne Hotel. Out-side the hotel, 34 eager seniors realized that Senior Sneak had actually arrived the first weekend of September.

Even though everyone knew when we were going to sneak away, who cares? Im just glad were finally leaving, commented Nadia Boshoff on the bus to Trey Terry and Axel Loehden.

The class had struggled to keep the senior trip a secret from the rest of the high school, but they soon forgot their disappointment of letting everyone know of their departure and looked forward to what they would do and how they would bond once they arrived at Perhentian Island.

Arriving on the lush, breezy island after a long eight hour bus ride through the night and mul-tiple boat rides, the seniors faces radiated pure bliss as they glanced over the crystal waves and white foamy shores.

Kristen Lee and Yealim Ko couldnt wait to embrace the crashing waves after arriving on the island. Having left their bags of snacks and clean clothes on the porch of Mahoneys hotel room, the girls raced down onto the dazzling sand and sprinted into the rolling ocean that they soon knew as their own paradise for three days.

Creating class bonds through various activities like snorkeling, Dutch Blitz, and beach soccer, the seniors thoroughly delighted themselves by uniting as one un-der the blazing sun.

Terrys attempt at beckoning a female Italian tourist named Terri to come play soccer and to hang out with the seniors entertained everyone and made them laugh.

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what I was saying; but that doesnt matter when youre in love.

Whether swimming out to the floating dock to chat with friends or watching for sea turtles or playing volleyball and other beach sports or jumping off the end of the pier into the deep un-known or even hanging out at the pool and capturing frogsseniors always had an activity that allowed them make the best of their days.

And when the night came around the group went and hung out in each others cabins and played Mafia, Apples to Apples or watched movies like The King-dom and 3-10 to Yuma.

As the last night came calling, the class gathered around a bonfire on the beach and began worship-ping the Lord for all of His cre-ation and beauty. Matt Nguyen, Kimball, and Jessica Gamble led in a time of reflection over the majestic beauty they witnessed the last few days.

Sneak was an unforgettable ex-perience, which definitely topped all of my other high school events. I loved getting to know people in my class whom I had never hung out with before and to really bond as a class, said Gamble.

Saddened by the ferries carry-ing them away from paradise, Em-ily Peace and Rishika Dias wished that their fairy-tale trip hadnt come to an abrupt end. The long bus ride home helped the group realize that although they had fin-ished a major event of their last year in high school, their memo-ries and new blossoming friend-ships could last a lifetime.

Back in Penang, the class stopped by McDonalds for some ice cream and a final chance to bond together. Saying farewell af-ter the arrival at school, Kimball jokingly said to Wiebe, Well, at least, theres still mini-sneak; so its not over yet.

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CARDS in hand, Kyla Wiebe, Hon-our Adleta, Kirk Fraiser, and Jacob Kimball challenge each other in a game of Go Fish. Playing card games together bonded the se-niors as they relaxed with thoughts of school out of mind.

WAVES crashing behind them, May Yamauchi and Joycelyn Woo lie in the ocean water dressed in their snorkeling gear they used earlier. Seniors relaxed and par-ticipated in various activities, like snorkeling and kayaking, through-out their trip.

STRUGGLING to keep possession of the ball, Axel Loehden attempts to run past Ezra Dass, who shoots out his arm to try to steal the ball as Jacob Kimball and Trey Terry stand ready to tackle. The boys played American football and wrested on the beautiful Perhen-tian beaches.

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ENJOYING the royalty treat-ment, Ben? jokes Jacob Kimball as he and Daniel Kim12 carry Ben Gwaltney on a comfy chair across campus. The elementary students and the seniors developed friend-ships despite age differences.

HOLDING out a bag with seashells in it to a blindfolded Andrea Var-gas, Emily Peace speaks about how going into nature brings her closer to God. The seniors dem-onstrated the different ways they related to God to the elementary.

As the year rolled on, the seniors worked hard to make a lasting impression and leave their mark on the school and students who would continue to attend after they had left. We, as seniors, always try to look for opportunities to spend more time with the underclass-men. We had a chapel with the el-ementary and one with the middle school to talk with them and share advice on going through school, said Se-Chan Hwang. Emily Peace hosted the el-ementary chapel. Games like Si-mon Says and Musical Chairs, created opportunities for the el-ementary students to hang out with the seniors. At the middle school chapel, Trey Terry led the seniors in speak-ing and playing games with the soon-to-be high school students. They played fun games with us and talked about how they knew God, said Jasmine Wood-Singh. I enjoyed hearing their advice and singing with them. Outside formal events, the seniors also formed close relation-

SOFTLY smiling as Jessica Gamble ties the scarf around her eyes, Tay-la Kirk prepares herself for whatev-er Gamble would feed her. Middle school students had to put their trust in the seniors as they went through different activities that demonstrated the importance of unity and trust.

Binding Relationships

CANDY collected, Lana Brewster and Luis Vieira thank a smiling Honour Adleta as they leave the chapel. The seniors sang songs like Father Abraham, played games like Musi-cal Statues, and spoke about their relation-ship with God and how He had changed their lives in the elementary chapel.

ships with the underclassmen. Seniors showed their apprecia-tion to the underclassmen by giv-ing them gifts and spending time with them. As the year continued, the seniors began to look to their close friends, to leave a lasting mark with them. Sometimes my senior friends will leave gifts in my locker, like a rose or notes or something; and it brightens my day. And every once in a while they bring me back something from their lunch, like lima ais or a cookie from Subway; its really sweet and lets me know that they care, said Theresa Phan. The seniors built lasting rela-tionships with those who would stay at school after they had left. By Sydney McKenzie

Axel Conrad Loehden, U.S.A.Teachers Asst 4; Boy Scouts 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2; Basketball 2, 3, 4

James Thomas Lyman, U.S.A.StuCo Class Rep 2; Class Excom 3; Choir 1; Drama 4; Ensemble 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4

Golnaz Nazem, IranTeachers Asst 3; Choir 4; Forensics 1, 2, 3, 4; Instrumen-tal Lessons 2, 3, 4; Softball 2; Bible 3; Social Studies 2; Reflector 3; AMD 4

Matthew Nguyen, U.S.A.Dorm Rep 3; Care & Share Committee 4; Band 3, 2, 1; Tae Kwon Do 1; Ambassadors 4, 3, 1; Worship Team 4, 3, 1; Football 4, 3, 1; MSSPP Track 1; Bible 3

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Esther Park, KoreaStuco Class Rep 2; Teachers Asst 4, 3; Instrumental Lessons 4, 3, 2, 1; Badminton 1; Softball 2; English 1; Math 3

Emily Jean Peace, U.S.A.Dorm Rep 4; Teachers Asst 3; Tutoring 4; Elementary after School & Clubs 2; Choir 4; Drama 4; Forensics 4; Ambassadors 4; Care & Share Committee 4; Vol-leyball 2; National Honor Society 4

Josh Martyn Ray, U.S.A.Class Excom 3, 4; Drama 3, 4; Softball 3

Breanna Faith Roberts, AustraliaTeachers Asst 1, 2, 3, 4; Drama 4; Art 1, 2, 3, 4; Bible 1; Art 3

Wan Leen Siow, MalaysiaChoir 3; Instrumental Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4; Softball 2, 3, 4; English 2; Bible 1, 3; Social Studies 2; National Honor Society 4

Trey Terry, U.S.A.Drama 2, 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; American Football 2; Baseball 2; English 3; National Honor Society 4

Ai Ching Ung, MalaysiaBand 2, 4; Drama 4; Badminton 3; Jazz Band 2, 3, 4; Ambassadors 2, 4; Bible 2

SangJun Wang, KoreaBadminton 3; Softball 2

Kyla Nicole Wiebe, CanadaChoir 4; Band 4; Drama 4; Ambassadors 4

Joycelyn Woo Hooi Ern, MalaysiaClass Excom 3, 4; Tutoring 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 4; Instru-mental Lessons 1, 2; English 1; Bible 3; Fitness/Health 3; Foreign Language 1; Social Studies 2; Computer Science 3; National Honor Society 3, 4

May Yamauchi, JapanClass Excom 4; Teachers Asst 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2; National Honor Society 3, 4

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CARRYING his son Danil, Mr. Bar-end Blom exchanges pleasantries and swaps news with Mr. Brian Merusi at the Penang Internation-al Church as they await the start of the service. Despite their hectic schedule, faculty members devot-ed every Sunday to listening to the Gospel and congregating with fel-low Christians.

WITH blissful smiles, Miranda Steinert and her mom, Aunt Vi, chat about their traveling plans for Spring Break over fruit juice at the Summer Garden Restaurant. As a dorm mom constantly liv-ing on campus, Aunt Vi relished the opportunity to spend private time bonding with her family out-side campus.

Hmm, what do teachers do after school? Maybe they devise torture plans on their dusty chalkboards with evil maniacal laughs to make our lives miserable. These thoughts may have run through the minds of studentsespecially after a never-ending stream of homework. The truth, however, veered as far from that theory as it could.

I like to hike, but I dont get much chance to here. I have a bor-ing life according to most students, but for me its interesting. And of course I like to play with my kids Shione, Kiri, and Chardin, said Mr. David Stengele with a smile.

I spend a lot of time with my family. At home we like to play games or watch videos. And some-times we like to watch movies at Gurney [Plaza], said Mr. Mark Sasse. Like Mr. Sasse, Mr. Natha-nael Klassen said that he, too, en-joyed watching movies at Gurney.

I kinda have a second job, joked Mrs. Mia Steinkamp. When I go home, I cook, clean, and help my kids with homework.

Mr. Bob Pagee preferred to use his time to lend society a helping hand. I work with Nepali men who are migrant workers in Pe-nang. This is an initiative I started with my church. I also teach ESL (English as a Second Language) on Sunday evenings, he said.

Mrs. Eunice Teoh devoted her free time to philanthropic work.

Im a Penang Chinese Library committee member, and Im also the vice-secretary of the Sun Yat-sen society. I sometimes organize seminars to promote Penang for educational purposes.

In Mr. Clay Mosss free time, he pursued his hobby in vexillol-ogy. Ive been always very inter-ested in flags, so I draw them for flags of the world website, he said with marked enthusiasm.

For Mrs. Corinne Rogers, after-school hours meant family time. We have pajama day where, from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, we are in our pajamas. We fill the living room with mattresses, blankets, and pil-lows before watching movies and eating snacks, she said.

Unlike what most students may have believed, the staff did not actually relish torturing stu-dents with homework assign-ments. Instead, they led bountiful lives outside school filled with the laughter of their children or the fulfillment of charity work.By Joyce Lou

PROUDLY gesturing with his hand, Mr. Russell Wiesner points out his daughter Sarahs colorful art piece depicting an everyday ob-ject from a contemporary view to his wife Sharla. Staff regularly at-tended after-school functions like the High-School Foundation Art Show to express pride and show support for their children.

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Mr. Frank Alexander, B.S. Evangelism ExplosionMr. James Allen, M.A.

Middle School CounselorMrs. Kathy Bieling, B.A.Ed.

Boarding Support, Elementary Library Volunteer, Evangelizing Children P-period

Mr. Larry Bieling, M.Ed.Dorm Assistant, Night Security, Vehicle Maintenance, Whittling P-period

Mrs. Annami Blom, B.Ed. Middle School Art

Mr. Barend Blom, M.S.Ed. Physical Science, Physics, E-Learning CoordinatorMs. Bronwyn Bodley, B.Ed. Grade 4, Elementary Student Council, Girl ScoutsMr. David Boshoff, B.Com.

Ziemer DormMrs. Suzette Boshoff, B.A. Ziemer Dorm, Guest House CoordinatorMr. Brian Brewster, M.A.

High School Principal

Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, M.M.Band 6; Beginning Band 7-9; Junior Band; Music 5; Bible 7; Choir 5-8; Drama 7, 8; Intermediate Musical; Ambassadors; Jazz En-semble

Mr. Luke Bullock, B.A.Math 7, Pre-Algebra, Algebra

Mrs. Ailee Chan, LLB Bahasa Melayu 1 & 2, Elementary K-4 Bahasa Melayu, Girl Scouts (Brownies, Grade 3)Mr. Harold Chan, B.Sc.

Jackson DormMrs. Lilian Chan, B.Ed. Jackson Dorm

Mrs. Debbie Chinn, M.A. Grade 5, Senior Class Sponsor, Sewing P-period, SpeechMr. Larry Chinn

Director of Development, Senior Class Sponsor, DIScovery Co-ordinator

Mrs. Denise Chng, B.A. ESL 5-10, Word Study 7 & 8, Basic Malay P-period; Basic Japanese P-period, ESL Tester for AdmissionsMr. Bob Davis, M.S.

Grade 6, Varsity Girls Softball Asst. Coach, Architectural Draw-ing P-period, Chess P-period

Mrs. Lori DCruz, B.S.Preschool 4, ESL, Junior Girl Scouts

Mrs. Heather Fischer, M.A.Elementary School Principal, Curriculum Coordinator

Mr. John FischerElementary Computers, VHS Site Coordinator, Cub Scout Lead-er for Tiger Cubs

Mrs. Jasmane Frans, B.A. HonoursGrade 2, Forensics Coach

Miss Lana Gummeson, B.Ed.Residence Life Assistant, Elementary Chapel Coordinator, Ad-vanced Basketball

Mrs. Kerrybeth Gwaltney, B.S. English 9 & 10, Design & Purpose, Forensics, SEW & MEW CoordinatorMr. Rich Gwaltney, M.A.

Spiritual Life Director, Life of Christ, Student Council AdviserMrs. Lyn Holden, M.S.

Precalculus, Old Testament Issues, World ReligionsMr. Michael Holden, M.S.M.

Middle School Coordinator, Prealgebra, Bible 8, Service Learn-ing Coordinator, Varsity Boys Football, Middle School Student Council, NJHS

Mr. Rick Hurlbut, M.A.Values & Decision-Making, Bible 12: Apologetics, Issues of the Christian Life

Mrs. Becky JenkinsChandler Dorm

Mr. Eddie Jenkins Chandler DormMr. Nathanael Klassen, B.A.

Early Church History, Computer Science, Ed. Tech. CoordinatorMr. Nellie Koethler, R.N.

School NurseMr. Steve Liss, M.Ed.

Geometry, Test-Taking Skills, Athletic Director, Varsity Girls Foot-ball, Varsity Girls Basketball (Asst. Coach), Varsity Boys Soft-ball (Asst.), Varsity Girls Softball (Asst.), Junior Class Sponsor

Mrs. Carla Loehden, M.S.Elementary School P.E., Middle School Health, Middle School Study Skills Coordinator, High School Health, Middle School In-tramurals, Troop 222 Unit Committee Member

34 Staff Lives Out of School 35Staff (Alexander Loehden)

Do Teachers Even Have Lives?

BRANDNEW clarinet in hand, Anna Fu plays Into the Joy of Spring with Brittany Sasse, Xiao-Leen Siow, and Wesley Ku. Be-cause of the contributions to the Annual Fund, some band students received new instruments

Walking in, you feel a gust of the cool aircon hit you in a wave of relief from the humidity outside. You fall into the big leather couch and stare around you in disbelief at the oncefamiliar place you can now hardly recognize: the library.

George Merusi said, Its barely recognizable; I can finally walk in there and not feel claustrophobic like I used to.

The Annual Fund donations provided money for the librarys renovations. Construction crews bashed down old walls and rebuilt new ones, brought in new fur-niture, and completely changed the layout of the place so it had a much more open feel.

The new environment in the library welcomes you with the fresh smell of new furniture and carpet, said Nathan Steel.

The librarys new design also allowed for even more study-ing space. Ai Ching Ung said, It looks really great; everything seems much more organized.

The Annual Fund donations also went to the purchase of band instruments as the music depart-ment hadnt bought new instru-ments in over 10 years ago.

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SHIFTING through the magazines, Mrs. Mia Steinkamp puts the finish-ing touches on the newly orga-nized and renovated library. She and Ms. Valli worked hard to orga-nize the library, along with a lot of the national staff over the Christ-mas Break.

Wave of a New Design

new instruments are very shiny, and play much better sound. You can definitely hear the change from the old ones.

In addition they also resurfaced the area in the elementary play-ground. The padding under the playground is cool. It helps me not drag my feet in the dirt when Im swinging, said Nathan Wiesner.

The generous donations from students parents, staff, and friends to this fund brought immediate changes on campus.

We are very excited about what the Annual Fund has accom-plished this year for it brings many benefits. said Mr. Chinn.

The humid air smashes into you like a wall as you exit the li-brary; you cannot help but think how much the Annual Fund has helped improve various aspects of campus life.

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Mr. Kerry Mahoney, M.Ed.H.S Band; Advanced MS Band; Music Theory; AP Music Theory; History of Western Music; VG Soccer; Senior Class Sponsor

Mrs. Robin Mahoney, B.Ed.Preschool 3; Elementary Art; Elementary Art Club; Senior Class Sponsor

Mr. Brian R. Merusi, M.S.Special Services Coordinator; MS Interpretated Technology; Varsity Soccer Assistant Coach; Staff Representative

Mrs. Tibbett Merusi, M.S. Grade 6; 1st Semester HS DramaMr. Clay Moss, B.S.

Substitute Teacher; Vexology P-Period; Varsity Boys Basketball; Varsity Girls Basketball; Track & Field

Ms. Lisa Munson, M.S. Elementary PE; Middle School Girls PE; Varsity Girls VolleyballMrs. Liza Nichols, B.A. Honors

Foundation Art; Advanced Art; Master Studio; AP Art Drawing; AP Art 2D Design; AP Art 3D

Mrs. Elyn Nollan, B.A. Elem. Music; Elementary Musical; HS Choir; Vocal EnsembleMr. Rob Nollan, M.Ed.

MS English; U-15 Boys Basketball; Young LifeMrs. Anne-Marie Pagee

Care and Share Coordinator

Mr. Bob PageeLearning Lab Coordinator; Dalat Student Advocate; Veteran Day Service; Friday Game Night; Dalat Open Gaming

Mrs. Lydia RobertsAdmissions Coordinator; Photoshop P-Period; Admissions; SMT; Senior Class Sponsor

Mrs. Corinne Rogers, B.Sc. Chemistry; Biology; Encouragement Matters ClubMr. Patrick Rogers

Facilities Coordinator; Varsity Boys Softball; Badminton Club; Scouts

Mrs. Karen L. Sasse, B.S.Grade 3; Origami Club; Multiplication Bingo Club; Sudoku Club

Mr. Mark W. Sasse, M.A.American Government; Southeast Asian Studies; US History; World Geography; Varsity Girls Softball; Dalat Youth League Baseball; HS Drama 2nd Semester

Mrs. Bonnie Sawatzky, B.G.S. ESL Teacher; Special Services; Gr. 3 Girl Scouts

Mr. Wayne Sawatzky, M.A. Middle School Principal; ESL Coordinator; Volleyball Referee; Baseball and Softball Umpire; Pitch and Catch Club; Intro to French; Word StudyMiss Shantel Seevaratnam, M.A.

Kindergarten; Girl ScoutsMr. Jason Selvanayagam, B.Sc.

Bible; Industrial Arts; ESL; FloorballMrs. Mary Sheddan, M.S.

World History; ESL Word Study; Learning Lab AssistantMs. Apryl Siemens

Elementary Teacher AssistantMs. Lisa Smith, M.S.

Grade 1, Reading Club, Bookmaking ClubMr. Travis Neal Smith, M.A.

Middle School Social Studes 7-8; U-15 Girls BasketballMr. Jonathan Steffen, B.S. Distance Learning Resource Center; Forensics

Mr. Tim Steinert, B.T.H.Residence Life Supervisor; Jaffray Dorm, School Leadership Team, School Management Team,Softball Umpire, Admissions Team, Basketball Referee

Mrs. Vi Steinert, B.B.S.Residence Life Supervisor; Jaffray Dorm, Dorm Council, Special Services Team

Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp, M.S.Elementary Counselor; Guidance Dept. Chair; Girl Scouts; Ju-nior Class Sponsor; School Management Team

Mr. Karl Steinkamp, M.S.Director; Media Literacy; Varsity Basketball; Boy Scouts Coun-cil Chairman; Junior Class Sponsor; School Leadership Team; School Management Team; Admissions Team

Mr. Joel Steinkamp, B.A.Special Services; Middle School Girls Soccer; Awards Committee

Mrs. Mia Steinkamp, M.L.S. Libarian; Studio 2B Girl Scouts; American Girl Kiks Book ClubMr. David Stengele, M.A.

Honors English 9; English 11; English 12; Who is God; Creative Writing Workshop; Eagles Eye

Mr. Greg Stenlund, B.A.Algebra I; Algebra II; AP Calculus AB; Varsity Boys Basketball; Awards Committee

Mrs. Tara Stenlund, B.A.Spanish I; Spanish II; Elementary Spanish Club

Mrs. Eunice Teoh, M.A.Mandarin 1, 2, 3; AP Chinese and Culture; Chinese Brush Painting

Statistics of GivingThe Annual Fund raised a total of rm110,000

Parents: 76 out of 226

Staff: 42 out of 75 staff

Students: 181 out of 412

10 Grandparents, Former Staff and Church Organi-zations

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DONNING a wig with a mass of gray curls to lighten the crowds mood, Mr. David Thomas auc-tions off Jet Song for the Junior for Hire. The crowd burst into a fit of frenzied laughter as Song, who Mr. Thomas later won for rm300, tried unavailingly to buy himself in an attempt to garner more bids.

KEYED UP, Nick Gimson positions himself and takes a good long look at the cardboard monkey cutout before attempting to find the missing piece. Squeals of de-light rang across the basketball court as students immersed them-selves in games like Find the Miss-ing Piece of the Monkey.

HER face freshly painted with a rainbow, Bethany Wiesner engag-es in a fishing game utilizing a stick as a makeshift fishing rod. Face painting attracted elementary school kids and high school teen-agers alike who flocked to have their faces painted for free.

Standing on the auction block, Kun-Hee Kim nervously bit her lips as Mr. David Thomas bel-lowed, Do we hear 600 ringgit? Throngs of students, teachers, and family members gathered on the courts, breathlessly drinking in the pulsating excitement surrounding the highlight of the Food & Fun Fair: the Junior Class Auction.

Its so entertaining watch-ing people getting sold off, but my mom was a little mad cause I bought Yi Yang [Tan] for 450 ringgit, said David Toh with a gloomy sigh.

Although the spotlight of the Food & Fun Fair undoubtedly went to the Junior for Hire event, PTO members also worked hard at whipping up exotic meals rang-ing from authentic Taiwanese beef noodles to good old American piz-za; they also organized games like the Spongebob Toss or a traditional Korean Jegichagi Feather Game.

The proceeds from the Fair went to a very special group of people: retired national staff members. Anna Fu said: I know that one of the people the money

is going to is a retired security guard that I know personally. So Im really glad that I can help just by buying tickets to the Food and Fun Fair.

Even as the rain poured, stu-dents still eagerly participated in the games. I liked the sponge-tossing game where we would throw sponges at Jazzy Jenkins, said Jonathan Brokaw. Its kind of meanbut very fun.

Sold for 600 ringgit to Andy Jung! announced Mr. Thomas as Kim gave a wide grin of relief, glad that she survived the ordeal in one piece.

As the auction drew to a close, the day ended and the crowd slow-ly dispersed, content that they had donated to a good cause while hav-ing a blast.

Mrs. Bethany Thomas, B.S.High School Counselor; Bible II; Forensics; Junior Class Sponsor

Mr. David Thomas, B. S. Intermediate Boys Physical Education; Middle School Boys Physical Education; High School Physical Education; Personal Fitness; Junior Varisity Boys Basketball

Mr. John Tommy Tompkins, M.S.AP English 11; AP English 12; Honors English 10; Journalism;NHS; Eagles Eye; Reflector

Mr. Dennis Tyas, M.A.Science 7; Science 8; KICS Wrestling; Eureka Orienteering;Exploratory Nature Club; Softball Asst Coach

Mrs. Gayle Tyas, M.A.Elementary Librarian; Research Skills

Mr. Russell Wiesner, M.S.Development and Human Resources, SAT

Mr. Douglas Yost, M.A.Psychology; AP Psychology; Computer Processing Technology

Mrs. Marsha Yost, B.A.Information Processing; IT Specialist

Kalawathy Pakkiathai A. RajiahLaundry

Lily A. RajiahHousekeeping

Mary Penny AloysiusHousekeeping

Adeline AngOffice

Indrani ArokiadassLaundry

Jetson John ArulandooKitchen

A. Sulojandoo Mala AyarooKitchen

Joel ChongCFO/National Staff Coordinator

Jayaprakasan DharmalingamGuard

Nagamal Rose DoraisamyHousekeeping

Gerard EstropGuard

Palany GanapathyHousekeeping

Seng Hock GohKitchen

Ramasami GovindaMaintance

Ah Khang HoKitchen

Francis KanasamyMaintance

Claudia KangOffice

Valliammah KarpayaLibrary

Amy KhooOffice

Mani KuppusamyKitchen

Ah Mooi LeowOffice

Ah Chai LimHousekeeping

Victor LimMaintanence

Boon Leng LohGuard

Kumar MareemuttooKitchen

Rajen MareemutooMaintanence

Bala MiariappanGuard

Going Once, Going Twice, SOLD!

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Behind the Scenes

Actors in dramas perform within plain view, but they could not act without those who allow them to do what they do to the best of their ability: the people behind the scenes. These individuals matter in more than in dramas; they play a crucial part in the lives of every-one. And here, the national staff filled these crucial roles.

Students lives became easier because of the national staff as they did laundry for the dorm students, kept the campus clean and safe and served food in the cafeteria.

Nadia Boshoff, smiling, said, We appreciate the laundry la-dies because then we dont have to stress about doing our own laun-dry; it always comes back so per-fectly folded and nice.

And as they worked around campus, their smiles and joy in-

fected students as they demon-strated a positive attitude about their work.

Mala, who works in the kitch-en, said, I enjoy working with the students because all of my sadness goes away, and I feel energized when I see them. National staff and students placed values on their interactions with each other as they built friendships.

Guard Sundaraj said, Da-lat is one of the finest places to work; the people are like a family, friendly and caring. I like to serve people like thiswe all work to-gether to build a concept of one, as a community who cares for each other.

Another guard Bala echoed Sundarajs thoughts saying, Im really happy with the Dalat work; the people are friendly, and every-one is very polite.

As a community, everyone plays a part and matters; and these behind-the-scenes people make a great impact on the lives of stu-dents and staff.

By Sydney McKenzie

WALKING hand in hand, Mimi leads Danil Blom around cam-pus. Students saw these two walk-ing together every day as Mimi baby-sat Donil while his parents taught science and art.

SCOOPING the meat up with his hands, Mani prepares the chicken for the students lunch. The na-tional staff prepared meals like chicken curry or burritos, washed the dishes, and served food for 400+ students and staff.

LEAVES crackled as Susu sweeps them into a big pile. The na-tional staff kept the school look-ing clean, taming the tropical plants around campus, sweeping leaves, cutting trees, and trim-ming bushes.

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Mrs. Seok Yeng Tung Office

Mr. Ponamudi Valaithan Yard

Mrs. Khatijah Mimi Velloo Housekeeping

Mr. Wei Ming Voon Maintenance

Mr. Frances Xavier Security

Mr. Sundaraj RangasamyHuman Resources

Ms. Margaret SabastianHousekeeping

Mr. Vijay SambanthanSecurity

Ms. Catherine SaminathanOffice

Ms. Saroja SupramaniamLaundry

Mr. Bascaran Raja Manikam Yard

Mr. Muniandy Ramasamy Kitchen

Mr. Raman Ramasamy Security

Mr. Sundram Ramasamy Security

Mr. Sangaran Susu Ramu Thaver Yard

Mr. Jay Balan Packiri Nararajan Maintenance/Yard

Mr. Kuppusamy Parkianathan Security

Mr. Chelliah Periasamy Security

Mr. Balu Perumal Kitchen

Mr. Raj Pillai Office

Mr. Ravi Moses Yard

Ms. Indrani Munusamy Kitchen

Mrs. Sarasvathi Navaseelam Preschool Assistant

Ms. Huey Fern Lillian Ooi Office

Ms. Rekha Packeery Housekeeping

APPRECIATIVELY taking the food the seniors had purchased for them, Bascaran, Jayaprakasan, Victor, Ah Chai, Rose, Palany, and Matt Nguyen line up with the se-niors to eat together. The seniors threw a National Staff Apprecia-tion Lunch to thank them for all the work they do around school.

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REACHING out with her paintbrush,

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at how she hasnt completed her recent

art project. After art students painted

chairs, they set up an exhibit in the

cafeteria for the school to admire.

CAUTIOUSLY, Breanna Roberts

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of paper. Students could opt out of a

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CONCERNED for underclassmen,

Frances Wong waits patiently for Jes-sica Hsiao to figure out how to work

out a challenging math question. Hi