Reflector 2006

Reflector 2006

Reality Check

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Reflector 2006

Dalat International School

Penang, Malaysia

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People’s Lives Plan the Time

Advertisements Just Get Out

Index

Academics Race the Clock

Groups Dress it Up

Sports Stretch the Limits

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Reflector 2006Volume 44

Dalat International SchoolTanjung Bunga

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

E-mail: [email protected]: www.dalat.org

Population: 337 Students: 124 Staff

Ocean perfectly mir- roring the azure sky,vv the sun retires from another day on the tropical island of Penang. The calm of evening allowed for a moment of peace; a moment of quiet introspection. As the sun sank lower, dipping first behind the hill until only faint bands of color brushed the sky,you praised God for his intricate creation.

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Ready, Set, CheckAs the last precious days of summer break slipped by, the faint inkling of impending schoolwork caught your mind. You slowly realized that your tradition of sleeping until noon need-ed a bit of adjusting seeing as school required your attendance. Anyway, constant holidays became boring after a while; so on 9 August, whether tired or rested or excited or glad or mad, you returned to school. You loved parts of school and hated others and generally just lived your life. You complained and groused about being so busy so much that complaining about it took too much time. You strolled up to Hillside with friends and took

adventures on public transportation down to Gurney. What made this school different from others? The question simply took too much time to think about. That question, however, merited a closer look. It just took a second glance, a Reality Check, to real-ize it. After all, what other school boasts of beach-front property on a tropical island? What other year saw a full 23 percent increase in student population from the previous year for a grand total of 337 students? Sure, at a glance you often missed the changes or the uniqueness of school but looking deeper showed you just how much God had blessed you.

A Reality Check also made the difference in thankfulness. With all the bluster about food and home-work and rules and regulations, you sometimes forgot just how amazing a school you attended. Sometimes you needed a closer look at a situation. You needed a Reality Check for a better perspective. The first day of school arrived. Your alarm screeched at 6:50 a.m., and you rose, ready to attack a new year. That faint inkling of schoolwork became reality after your first class, but then you met your friends. Silently you pledged to perform a Reality Check throughout the year.

—By Jonathan Dyck

Si t t ing pat ient ly , Andrew McClary waitsfor Tara-Lynn Kennedy and Jubilee Adleta to finish braiding his hair. Testing hairstyles provided a way to spend free time in the afternoon as students pushed the boundaries of what the school allowed. From braids to mo-hawks, students experi-mented with hair throughout the year.

Dres sed t o k i l l , Uncle Scott Cairn- cross and Uncle Ja- son Phillips jive to the infamous “Numa-Numa” dance at the Dorm Valentine’s Banquet. The dorm staff threw the party to show their love and appreciation for dorm students. Mr. Cairn-cross debuted as a dateless nerd, and Mr. Phillips be-came Maya, a suspici-ously muscular woman.

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Eyes bulging wildly, Joshua Manfred ad- vances on Christa DeVette. Ping-Pongballs created the desired ocular effect for Manfred, who played a crazed, fast-talking, “caffeine-addict“ at the “Junior Java” After Sneak Dinner. The seniors returned after a long trip back from Redang to a night of dessert and well-scripted comedy.

“Reality Check,” you thought to yourself, “a way to see the facts re-alistically, without bias.” The idea sounded pretty good and fairly easy too. You simply looked at a problem, saw both sides of the issue and, no sweat, plotted the correct attitude from both. It made a pretty good way to define a year. But the idea proved harder than it sounded. At lunch you stood in line, sneered at the food, and then jokingly complained about a Dalat student’s diet of “rice and meat and sauce.” You griped at the administration for making rules because you knew that if you ran the school… well, yeah. You even complained to God about

the dirty ocean and about His making life so difficult. You, of course, knew all the answers for everything. Somewhere, in between complain-ing of how the Internet had died yet again, you stopped. A small folder popped up from among your other files and on it appeared two words, “Reality Check.” You found yourself thinking. Could these plans with-stand a Reality Check? Not really; in fact, you realized you had almost closed your mind instead of open-ing it to the truth of things; and you ended up making some pretty unfair judgments along the way. So you prayed. You asked God for His forgiveness for mocking the life

He had given you and also for His help. You definitely needed God’s help, and He gave it to you. Lunch formed the first test. Shortly before cracking a joke with James Hawthorne about chicken goo, you glanced into the kitchen. Mr. Balu stood hard at work on lunch, and Mr. Kumar readied himself to clean up your mess. A lot of work went into preparing a meal for an entire school, you realized abruptly. Then you did something new; you thanked them. As you meandered up the stairs, you realized that while you still had a long way to go, the first step lay just behind you.

—By Jonathan Dyck

The First Step

Squinting against the water, Norman Kiehl slides belly-down on a slippery tarp. For final exams week, dorm parents looked for ways to help students take a break from their busy schedules. Uncle Jason Phillips came up with the idea of laying out a simple tarp and putting soap and water on it. The result, pure stress relief.

Arms and bouquet outstretched, Sin- Myung Park asks Marigan Dyck to theJunior-Senior Banquet by way of a guitar solo and the element of surprise. March began a flurry of asking as male students grade 10 and above struggled to find ever more creative ways of asking their female count-erparts to the banquet only one month away.

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Staring in amaze- ment, Jasmine Wood- S i n g h , J e n n i f e r Seong, Andrew Kim,Josiah Steinkamp, and Tim Phan watch Mark Watson extin-guish a flaming barrel of oil with only a fire extinguisher and some extra help. Mrs. Carol Schaller and three firemen supervised the activity which the Boy Scouts put on to teach safety.

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ClockRace theYour heart raced as you flew up the steps to the computer lab. Hast-ily, you logged onto a Dell, silently muttering at it for taking so long to boot up. Finally, the familiar Internet Explorer button appeared; and you opened Dalat’s home page. Carefully you typed your name and password into PowerSchool, relishing the last keystroke a bit before you slammed your pinky down on the enter key. You waited more, chalking this expe-rience down as a lesson in patience, and then…noth-ing. Only the frozen screen of a downed PowerSchool appeared.

Of course, checking grades formed only one aspect of a normal day at school. True, sometimes the hours between 8:20 a.m. and 3:25 p.m. de-fied the laws of space and time and seemed to stretch into infinity— but not always. Unconventional teachers combined with unconventional stu-dents produced a rather entertaining, if random, learning experience. Could you admit that, possibly, you actually looked forward to classes?

After all, Mr. Kerry Mahoney not only taught the skill of note reading in choir but also the much admired art of hand farting.

American Government students, under Mr. Karl Steinkamp, memo-

rized the Preamble to the American Constitution through song.

Mr. Gerry Steiert took fitness stu-dents on numerous long marches and also to the bowling alley.

Elementary students dressed up as anything from Darth Vader to lions for their costume parade.

And, of course, school included tests. PSATs for juniors, SAT II’s for seniors, and plain old SATs for both. Oh, and it included quizzes and finals to study for, never mind papers and due dates and the extra work from Advanced Placement courses. Some nights you looked at your growing pile of homework in dismay, trying to figure out the easiest way to do all of it without cutting out time with friends. Other nights you just sighed, wishing for a weekend to come and end it all.

But now you hurriedly logged off, gathered your books, and bolted out of the computer lab. Behind you rose the voice of Chris Foster telling you that you had precisely 30 seconds to make it to your next class, Val-ues and Decision Making with Mr. Rick Hurlbut. Waving an acknowl-edge- ment over your shoulder, you sprinted past the lockers and darted, gasping, into Room 11.

—By Jonathan Dyck

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Crossing the Chao P r a y a R i v e r , Howard Kao, Karen Wong, Lindsay Parks, TerryHsiang, Carolyn Whit ing, Sophia To, Laura Danneker, Tokihito Shioya, and James Hawthorne take in the sights of Bangkok. When not performing,band students took boats to see a snake show and the world’s largest reclining Buddha.

Engrossed in their work, Hee Eun Song, Yena Kim, Yoo-Sun Joung, and Eric Han await the next instructions from Ms. Wendi Maze in ESL Middle School Bible. The class gave ESL students a chance to study biblical truths while learning English. “Bad thing: there’s lots of home-work,” said Joung.

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“Can I have number three?” asked Bernard Combrink of Mrs. Robin Mahoney when told to sit around the table for the number game.

“Bernard,” answered Margaret Moss, “last time you got number three. This time it’s my turn.”

The Preschool-3 class, with Mrs. Mahoney, used games and activities to learn their letters and numbers. Counting out the right number of honeybees to put with their honey pots brought many smiles and lots of happy chatter to the small classroom as it helped them to learn the alphabet.

Kindergartners took this to another level by coloring letters corresponding to sentences explaining what they had learned about God.

“U is for all the unusual and funny things that God has given us,” recited Jennifer Lupinacci.

Their days did not consist solely of numbers and letters. “Centers“ and “free time” gave students time to play and interact with their classmates and teachers. “We have centers. Drawing is my favorite one!” said Lupinacci.

Pizza, Play, and The necessities of life

“And our favorite is the computer. We like playing Candyland,” stated Jackson McKenzie and Robbey Boucher.

“And I like to play in the house with Seon [Bin],” added Tian Ooi.

The sandbox and water table proved a big hit in the Preschool-4 classroom. “I like to use the sandbox, and Mikaela [Steinkamp] likes the water. See, I can make castles and dig holes in the sand,” said Kenlee Stenlund.

Preschool-3 students used plastic food to serve elaborate “banquets” to Mrs. Mahoney, along with any visitor who happened to pass their way during their free time. “I can make banana pizza and pepperoni pizza and even cheese pizza,” said Moss.

Teachers tried to add crafts and activities into the schedule to allow

students a break from their everyday lessons and assignments.

“We get to make crafts sometimes,” said Kasey Rogers. “We colored long paper snakes that hung from the ceiling.”

Busy children need food, however, and these proved no exception. Every afternoon, students had a break for snack outside on the field and extra time to play on the playground.

“I like to play tag because I get to run after people, and sometimes I can catch them,” explained Tyler Cairncross.

“One, two, three, four, five, six honeybees!” counted Combrink as he pulled the laminated cutouts towards himself. Looking around, he saw his classmates still counting their bees; and he smiled to himself.

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UTTING the last puzzle pieces into the wooden frame, Shan-non Heng tries to match the circles and the squares. Puzzles provided ways for students to learn their shapes and colors.

P AT it, and put it in the gar- bage!” says Margaret Moss to Bernard Combrink. Cleaning up became part of their game as students threw away their “food” in the bucket.

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P YES glued to the screen, Gia Kim puts candy onto a cookie while Devin Schaller awaits his turn. “You have to put the right amount of candies on, or it doesn’t make the cookie,” said Schaller.

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“Player A has to shuffle the cards and put them around the board. Then player B, who is Nicole [Phillips], has to multiply all the numbers by the middle number; and I have to see how long she takes!” explained Kiernan Sullivan as she placed laminated numbers in a circle for “Around the Moon.” Whether flying around the moon or telling stories using finger puppets, third graders always found ways to enjoy what they had learned in class. “I like when we have math class because then we get to add things up and play games,” said Mariana Moss. “And I like math because we get to learn multiplication and other skills!” said Hung Jie Song with a smile.

The second, third, and fourth grad-ers did not, however, spend all their time playing games. Students immersed themselves in the world of the Herdmans in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” During a class discussion, Justin Strong said, “I like when Imogene Herdman smokes the cigars in the ladies’ room.” The love of reading spanned all of elementary, including the second graders. “I like to take a book and go read some-where. I usually read the I-Spy books or the Bible stories, but I’ve already read most of those,” said Charlotte Combrink. In fact, fourth graders enjoyed read-ing as a class the most. “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” and “The Wheel on the Schoolhouse” proved popular books as

students gathered around to listen. Trips off campus provided opportu-nities to see in action what the students spent their year studying. “I liked the reptile place and the butterfly farm best,” said Stephanie Jones. Apart from core classes, students enjoyed “specials” and “centers“ that provided more time for them to allow their creative juices to flow. “My favorite class is art because I like to make stuff, especially cutting paper into shapes and gluing them onto other pieces of paper,” said Kenya Gimson. ”OK, the big hand is at the 12. You can start doing it now,” began Sullivan. “Five, 10, 15, 20, 25 seconds,” she said to herself. —By Liesl Williams

Important Life SkillsSix times seven is forty-two

TROLLING down the street, Joyce Lee follows the parade around campus as students dis-play their costumes. Elementary students enjoyed the chance to dress up and walk around during the annual costume parade.

S INGER puppets in hand, Lucia Combrink prepares to tell the Bible story to her partner Justin Strong. Group activities helped students learn to express them-selves and explain difficult con-cepts to each other.

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HIS piece goes here, I think,” says Kiernan Sullivan to Nicole Phillips as she places the picture on the paper. “Centers” gave stu-dents time during their day to work on crafts or play word games with their friends.

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“Take your rock from the back of the classroom to your desk. You can look at it, smell it, or scratch it on a piece of glass,” explained Mr. Dennis Tyas to his sixth grade class. In science, experiments invited students to pick up, touch, smell, and hear the concepts they studied all year round. Both fifth and sixth grade classes participated in these so-called “learning experiences,” finding more in them than plain boredom. “My favorite was the one where we had to experiment with metals and find their qualities so that we could know what they are by looking at them,” added Nathan Danneker. “We put red food coloring in hot water and blue food coloring in cold water. Then when we flipped the jars, the blue water went down; and the hot water went up to the top,” explained Chanel Huang. Social studies brought laughter and creativity into the class as Mrs. Mary Sheddan had her fifth graders make Christmas trees from around the world. “I liked the pioneer-American one best,”

said Noriah Matanick. In order to get to know students from St. Christopher, teachers planned an Amazing Race around Penang. Alex Gimson said, “We did activities like going to the Botanical Gardens. My group got chased by monkeys!” Looking back, Ben Weidemann and Reagan Mahoney summed up their expericances, “It seems like we just started middle school, and we’re already almost done with our first year!” Preparting to identify another set of rocks from Mr. Tyas, the sixth graders continued working. “What color is it?” asked Emily Brokaw. “And try scratching it on the glass. Maybe that will give us a clue about the kind of rock.”


APER in hand, Chanel Huang glues the question above theanswer on her fold. In preparation for tests, teachers used folds, games, and study guides to help students remember the informa-tion they had studied in class.

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AUGHING with his teammates, Joseph Kim prepares to add the next piece to his boat. Sixth grad-ers enjoyed time in class to work on their ancient explorers and to talk with their friends about the daily goings on.

L OU need to add a little more oil and some water,”said Juliet DeVette to Jae-Hyun Chung and Joseph Kim. Building a model of a land mass interested students as they mixed playdoh for their science fair project.

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XHAUSTED, Tony Suh and Hank Wong try to stay abovewater as Mrs. Donna Hansen counts to 30. In P.E., students participated in various kinds of ac-tivities including basketball, soccer, swimming, and volleyball.

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“A ND there were these giant clams that live on the coral reef!” exclaimed Sydney McKenzie to Hannah Jones, Harry Mak, and Lakshmi Meyyappan. During social studies, students related their knowledge to recent news.

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OPEFUL, Miranda Steinert, Anna Fu, and Khalie Mahoneyprepare to drop their box off the middle school building. Seventh graders wrapped eggs in paper and straws and placed them in boxes, trying to keep their eggs whole during the drop.

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ILLING in the worksheet, Joycelyn Woo looks for inputfrom her group. “We learned about all the different Biblical characters, what happened in their lives, and the lessons we can learn from them,” said Linnea Williams.

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URROUNDED by fellow middle school students, Axel Loehden and Joshua Wong wait to begin the annual hike up Penang Hill. Inviting their parents to join them, students took the opportunity to share a meal atop the hill.

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Exploding, fizzing, and fumingTraining for Life

“Is this bag sealed?” asked Andy Jung of Mrs. Donna Hansen. As she nodded her head, Jung began passing the bag from one hand to the other and talking to his fellow classmates Se-Chan Hwang and Esther Park. Optional classes provided bonding time between seventh and eighth graders as they learned important life skills and participated in extra activities. Students like Jung joined Food Studies to heighten their abilities in cooking. Vivian Lee and Edwin Tan took part in a small group learning Spanish before high school. P-periods gave students a chance to participate in activities normally not part of school, such as the middle school hike. “[Jung] and Mrs. Hansen ran the whole way, but I stopped halfway up because I was tired. Then Benny [Kim], Se-Chan, and I swam at the beach,” said Young-Moung Kim. Other classes learned from nature as well. In math, eighth graders directed their own movies that showed how their newly acquired math concepts fit into

everyday life. “We have to find things outside that have to do with math, like plants and patterns, and videotape them,” said Joycelyn Woo. In Science eight, students found out for themselves how chemical reactions happened. Kim explained, “We put vinegar in film canisters with baking soda and put the tops on. When we put them on the ground, the plastic containers flew up almost seven feet into the air! One almost went into the tree next to the science building! We were trying to imitate volcanoes when they explode.” Seventh graders also saw how chemicals react; but instead of seeing explosions, they observed corrosion. “We put hydrogen peroxide on cow livers and potatoes. When we put it on the potatoes, they started fizzing for a while. When we put it on the liver though, it exploded; and the beaker got really hot! Then it died down,” remarked Beth Nguyen. Social studies also required hands-on experiences and creativity. Students made

time capsules containing items from the novel My Brother Sam Is Dead. “In my time capsule, I put a button from my uniform, letters that I wrote, and old newspaper articles that I got from the Internet,” said Matthew Nyugen. In the midst of all their classes, students looked forward to their optional classes and the break they provided from schoolwork. In the Home Ec. room, Jung continued to play with his bag of flour. Suddenly it opened, plastering his face and hair in the white powder. As screams of laughter sounded around the room, he shook the flour off his head, and tried to prepare for his next class. —By Liesl Williams

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ISTENING carefully to Nathan Danneker, Marie Giezendanner writes his thoughts on bullying while Jordan Strong and Jared Williams wait for their turn. Psy-chology students interviewed stu-dents from all age groups to find information for their projects.

RY looking for nineteen fif- tie’s music on Google,”says Zack Lindsay to David Robert-son. Learning about past cultures meant examining their music as well. Classes searched for famous singers and their works to play during class.

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R AINTBRUSH in hand, Malaina Gaddis adds the final coat onthe base for her plastic sculpture project. By choosing their own projects, students in Mrs. Carolyn Butler’s art class had the oppor-tunity to create what they wanted to create.

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“OK guys. When I say SUHUPU, I want you to stand up, put your hands up, and pair up,” said Mr. Nathanael Klassen. Teachers looked for ways to hold their students’ interest in class. Mr. Klassen, in his Who Is God? class, used games to help students get to know their fellow classmates and hear their opinions about God’s character. Psychology students took IQ tests on the Internet, trying to achieve a high score and win their class a party. “One person in my class scored really high on the IQ test, so Ms. Ruth Strong let us have a pizza party,” said Audrey Ang. With a hint of fun, these activities brought new knowledge along with them.

“I liked learning about myself an how my mind works,” said Yumi Yamauchi. Students learned not only about their minds, but also about their world. In their World Events class, students read articles about happenings around the world; and in Geography, they memorized specific facts to go along with the names they had only heard in history books. “The capital of Austria is Vienna, and the capital of Columbia is Bogota,” recited Rami Lee. Where some students studied about distant countries, others studied the countries they called home. “I liked learning about my home country,” remarked Canadian citizen Matt Hansen. “And it’s a good way for other people to find ways to relate to me!”

Other students enjoyed interaction over the mere book-work. “I think it’s fun to learn about my country’s history and especially to talk about it with my teachers and friends,” explained U.S. citizen Scott Poulter. Talking about history did not only happen during social studies classes; and no one knew this better than the students in Early Church History, where they explored what events happened the church’s expansion. In Bible 12, students told stories to summarize what they read, bringing laughter along with serious discussions about defending their faith. This creativity spread across campus reaching even the far recesses of the shop class where Fatemeh Shahabi Haghighi made a lamp out of wood. In the art room, Monay Ng wrote a story to go along with her cloth throne. Finally, Mr. Klassen ended the mad dash, and the room began to quiet down as groups formed and order returned to the classroom after yet another activity.


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Pulleys and TangentsFuture designers and scientists

Hand in hand, two students walked slowly down the beach and sat down on a rock. The boy’s mouth moved and the girl’s eyes lit up. Suddenly, her arms wrapped around his neck as he picked her up off the rock. Not a romance movie, this scene took place in everyday life as Computer Pro-duction Technology students learned to express themselves through movies and music videos. Students wrote and directed their own movies, asking fellow students and friends to act in them. “I liked making music videos because it was something I had never done, and it was like what they had on MTV, ” said Yumi Yamauchi. Not all computer classes, however, relied on the magic of movie making. Computer science students looked at computers from a closer angle. “Students had a brief introduction to computer

programming and networking,” explained Mr. Carlo Hansen Information Processing students stud-ied graphical design and image manipula-tion. “I thought it was cool because you could take pictures of yourself and put them into a ‘fantasy world,’” said Jubilee Adleta. “It didn’t look fake because we learned how to do it the right way.” Chemistry students tried to filter precipitates, balance equations, and combine chemicals. “I had to keep doing the same experiment four times before I finally got the answer I needed!” said Michelle Nagel. Experiments did not happen only in the lab though. “We went out to the basketball court one day to light some chemicals on fire. Mrs. Corinne Rogers said it would make a tall white flame, but all we got was a bunch of broken matches and some smoke,” said Kenny Kim. Science cannot stand alone, however, and needed the assistance of math. This assistance, provided by Mr. Greg Stenlund and Mrs. Lyn Holden, came in the form of projects, assignments, and tests. “Mr. Stenlund is a really good teacher and helps us to understand the concepts we have to learn for the test,” said Sarah Cairncross. “He’s also

really funny!” she added. Geometry students made posters con-veying the universal phrase “SOH CAH TOA,” and Precalculus students took it to the next level when they measured the surface area of the white tables. Calculus students quietly studied higher level math in preparation for col-lege. “I like to say we study derivatives and integrations because it makes us look smart!” said Matt Hansen. Group projects allowed for a differ-ent atmosphere from the typical “stu-dents sitting at desks.” “Pam [Hidajat] and I did our project on the water temperatures in Washington, D.C. I wanted to do it on the temperatures in Seattle, but it’s always cold so it would be a boring graph!” explained Allison McClary. Back at the beach, Rivka Matanick turned off the camera and put it away. “OK, guys, that was good,” she said. “I think that’s all I need right now. Thanks for helping me out!” Christa DeVette and Joel Babcock began the walk back up the beach to-wards the school, now no more than friends again but with the satisfaction of a movie well-finished.


ATIENTLY waiting for the next set of data, David Lee watchesKenny Kim and Matthew Mah drain the solution into a beaker. Science experiments helped explain difficult concepts and gave students time away from the books.

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L ISTENING intently, Ms. Marie- Hélène Tyack and Maria Miner try to find the murderer using clues from the room, the weapon, and the character described by Naomi Tami. Games in French, such as Cluedo, helped students review and made class more interesting.

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YES fixed steadily on Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Robbie Mang-ham and Josh Manfred harmonize with Audrey Ang, Heather Hill, and Sarah Cairncross in “Born, Born in Bethlehem” during the Christmas concert on 8 December.

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“Comment ca va,” said Ms. Marie-Hélène Tyack as her students filed into the room. One by one, French students sat down, still excitedly talking about their day. After a few minutes of chaos, they settled down to work. Not all classes called for constant bookwork and piles of papers. French classes enjoyed their position as the first to have Ms. Tyack as a teacher. Mandarin 3 and 4 classes opened up for those students who couldn’t stay away from it. “There are six of us in the Mandarin 3 class. We get to do more interesting things because we know the language better now,” explained Allison McClary. Level five music appeared on every band student’s music stand, as he or she learned to play “Peace Maker” and “The Incredibles” well enough to deserve a trip to Bangkok for the band competition. “When I first started playing, I wasn’t very good; but after three years in band, I have gotten better and am more confident in my playing,” said John Kim. The band trip not only provided a chance for students to show off their finely tuned talent; it also helped students

get to know their teachers outside class. Christa DeVette said, “Tommy [Mr. John Tompkins] bought this great hat at the floating market in Thailand. At first, the price was really high; but he bargained for it and got it for a lot less.” Though unable to go on a trip, the choir enjoyed its share of goofing off. “I like it because Mr. [Kerry] Mahoney is so funny and jokes all the time. It doesn’t feel like we’re getting anything done; but in the end, we do,” said Paul Sawatzky. With all the distractions, the class pulled off a number of difficult additions to their repertoire. “We sang ‘Gloria Patri,’ which was hard because it was in Latin; but I liked the challenge,” said Marie Giezendanner. Although choir students focused on

singing, English students learned to analyze “rhetorical devices” in various novels. “After writing essays for seven months straight, I hope we’re ready for the AP test,” said Giezendanner. As English classes worked towards their finals, the small journalism class worked towards its deadline. “With only five people in the class, everyone has to do extra work; but we’ll have a great yearbook,” explained Jubilee Adleta. As the class period neared to a close, the working became less; and the quiet chatter of concentrating students grew to a full-blown class discussion. When the bell rang, Ms. Tyack ended the debate with a cheerful “au revoir!” and the class filed out again, just as excited as before.


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Climbing the last steps in front of them, a group of students stepped out onto the hill and walked to the lighthouse. “I can’t believe we actually made it all the way up here,” said Norman Kiehl, looking around after the annual fitness hike. The hike provided time off campus while putting to use the information they had studied all semester. Aside from learning how to live a healthy life-style and exercise correctly, students learned new sports and spent time at the beach. “We played Ultimate Frisbee, hockey, and soccer and had beach days where we went jet-skiing and kayaking,” said Michelle Nagel. Health students took these activities to a whole new level when they learned how their bodies reacted to different situations. “We made posters to show how bad smoking is for your lungs,” said Sin-Myung Park. Students had chance to put this information to use by participating in extra P-period classes at the end of the day such as high school dance, jogging, and floorball. Sarah Cairncross explained, “I signed up for the jogging P-period because it

gave me a chance to run every week with other people.” Chess, rattan weaving, and whittling P-periods allowed interested students to learn new hobbies. “I like the Chess Club because I get to learn new stuff. It makes you think of new moves; you can play differently every time,” said Lisa Kim. Jazz Band practiced once a week to learn new songs which they later played at concerts and events off campus. “Even though we could only practice for half an hour a week, we pulled off some pretty crazy songs,” said Kaz Hayashi. As the class turned to leave, Kiehl whispered to Kyle Ladner, “I bet I can beat you back down.” In an instant they began the run down, forgetting for a time their recent exhaustion.


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Arms outstretched in frustrat ion at her group’s bewildering incompetence, Lind-say Parks “encourages” her fel-low companions to do things her way. Parks played the overcon-fident Pink Witch in the NHS induction ceremony, which took inductees on a trip through the wardrobe to a Narnia in need of some new rulers.

Mornings usually began in the same, average way. You got up, cleaned up, finally woke up, and then all of a sud-den, your day changed. You found yourself wearing a beaver costume in a skit or scoring a goal in a game of floorball. You found yourself staring down an overbearing debate team or lifting praises to God in worship practices. What happened to that per-fectly average day? In a word, groups happened. And why did people join groups? “To belong,” you generalized, shrugging your shoulders. Now belonging, the feeling of com-panionship within a group or organi-zation, developed through shared ex-periences, which evolved into a bond or a sense of unity. “So students joined groups to belong,” you oversimplified. Hold on, oversimplification; maybe this “groups thing” deserved a Reality Check. Sure, belonging provided some of the reason you joined the group, but you had only scratched the surface. A lot of the time, you joined for the ac-tivities. Few students who abhorred the very thought of appearing on stage in layers of makeup in front the entire school joined drama. You entered drama fully aware that you might end up wearing a dress like Chris Foster— and you loved it anyway.

Groups gave you new experiences, opportunities for a change in activi-ties. You branched out of the average. Sarah Cairncross tried out floorball as a goaltender. Nathan Rice and James Hawthorne entered the foren-sics tournament in Kuala Lumpur and won second place in debate. Groups provided an excuse for you to get out and try something com-pletely new. Sometimes, a group decided you belonged in it whether you wanted to or not. The National Honor Society inducted new members every year, and no one turned that invitation down. For it meant an honor, a deli-cious lunch, and a prime opportunity for ending up in a skit as the Pink Witch like Lindsay Parks. You joined groups to belong. Re-ality Check: you joined for reasons way more complex than just belong-ing. You joined for experiences, for the love of the group’s activities, or for simple enjoyment. And, yes, sometimes you did join to belong. For drama at least, you joined for the love of it, the experience, and somewhere deep down, you joined to hear Foster exclaim, “I have to wear what?” when presented with a little old granny dress and clip-on earrings.

Up In an excerpt from “Kate’s Secret,” a play about two women at a rehabilitation cen-ter, one a bulimic and theother an anorexic, Marie Gie-zendanner reasons with and comforts Naomi Matanick. The two performed the piece for practice in chapel before they entered it in the duet acting competition at theForensics Tournament.

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“Oh brother, talk about having one of those days,” laments Chris Foster after be-ing beaten to a bank robbery by a rival thief. Foster played “Little” Pat Turgesson, a sometime criminal with a soft spot and an allergy to cats, in the drama pro-duction “Every Little Crook and Nanny.” The play cen-tered on a bank heist and three little old ladies.

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“Drama rules; it is as simple as that,” said Jonathan Dyck. That attitude helped the high school drama students through the fall production.

With limited time and participation, the drama cast, led by Mrs. Barb Case, worked hard to put on the play “Every Little Crook and Nanny.” The cast, made up of students from grades nine through twelve with a special guest appearance from sixth grader Nathan Danneker, worked together for the performances on 29 November and 3 December.

“It was one of the best plays I’ve ever been involved in. I loved my role, and it was such a delight to portray it on stage in front of everyone,” said Chris Foster.

Another kind of acting had students competing with those from other schools in a forensics tournament. Marie Giezen-danner, who with Naomi Matanick rep-resented Dalat in impromptu and duet acting, said, “Impromptu speaking is just a kind of a crazy thrill, something like try-ing to steer your own roller coaster when you do not know all the turns.”

Debate also produced a “forensics

thrill,” giving teams of two opportunities to perfect their “arguing” skills. Dyck, Liesl Williams, Nathan Rice, and James Hawthorne worked to find information for both the affirmative and the negative side of the topic, “Developed countries have an ethical responsibility to eliminate poverty in developing nations.” They nervously prepared their speeches.

The 10 forensic participants traveled to Kuala Lumpur for the competition on 22-26 February.

“Although debate can be a lot of work, the opportunity to go to KL makes up for it!” explained Williams.

With the willingness to try new things, both the drama and forensics groups worked and prepared for a time in the spotlight.

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L ISTENING to Nathan Rice, who played a police chief, Laura Danneker and AllisonRice wait to hear what he had to say. “I enjoyed playing with handcuffs. I found the whole policeman thing to be very interesting,” said Nathan, who borrowed the handcuffs from Uncle Brian Weidemann, a former Wheaton, Illinois police officer.

B ACK straight, shoulders back, and eyes forward, Nathan Rice stands in front of anauditorium of students and five judges duringfinals and presents his side of the debate. Rice and James Hawthorne received silver in the debate competition in KL.

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H AND to her face like a phone, Kirsten Gamble performs her solo act “The Duel.”Gamble and other forensics participants took the opportunity to display their skills before a Dalat audience before they headed off to Kuala Lumpur, where they performed in front of judges.

UEST star Nathan Danneker, who played a mischievous little boy, digs through abriefcase he found sitting on the desk. Often times, alumni back for a visit or middle school students would make special appearances in the high school plays.

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A Hive of Activity

A wide assortment of clubs for young students met Mondays through Fridays in various locations on campus. Mondays brought an exciting time of learning as students in first grade met with Mrs. Donna Hansen in the Home Ec. room to learn how to make easy, yet deli-cious, foods such as pizza and biscuits. “I made my biscuit into the shape of a heart,” Kasey Rogers said. “I like that class because my friends Ivana [Smit] and Jasmine [Wood-Singh] are in it with me. As well, a group of students met with Mrs. Carla Loehden to learn how to make origami animals. A group of students also had the op-portunity to swim and play in the pool in Swimming Club. Also on Mondays as well as on Tues-days, students who wished to play bas-ketball received an extra time of practice with Mrs. Loehden. Together the students worked on drills and plays. On Wednesdays, a select few students from first through fourth grades met as the Elementary Student Council in Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp’s office first semester and with Ms. Esther Tovell second. They thought up new activities such as Back-

wards Day; on 30 November, all of the elementary students came to school with their clothes on backwards! “Working with the Elementary StuCo is especially fun,” said Mrs. Steinkamp. “They are so enthusiastic about doing something special for the elementary.” Thursdays brought many different ac-tivities. In Keyboarding Club, Mrs. Karen Robertson helped third and fourth grade students work on their typing skills. Soccer Club, headed up by Mr. Jimmy Um for kindergarten through first grade students, met in front of the gym to run around outside and play together. And Arts and Crafts, under the in-struction of Mrs. Barb Case, became a well-sought-out club for students in second through fourth grade. Each week the students received an activity, instruc-tions, and the materials required to make a craft. Then with the help of Mrs. Case, they constructed their creation. Whether running around outside, playing soccer, sitting quietly inside typ-ing, or baking a pan of biscuits; these young students had many activities on campus to keep themselves busy.


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AREFULLY adding the next ingredient that Mrs. Donna Hansen had handed her, MinaUm contributes to the making of biscuits in Cooking Club. This Monday afternoon club gave six little first grade girls a special time to cook, bake, and hang out together, learning to become little “Betty Crockers.”

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“M IMON says hug a friend,” John Watson said to his fellow Swimming Club-mates.Andrew Kim turned and wrapped his arms around Michelle Hebard while Mark Watson hugged Daniel Hebard, and Kevin Pyee and Tim Phan embraced.

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sport and club program. A group of 25 boys, teachers, and staff worked hard in the Sunday night practices to get ready for tournaments against local teams and church groups. Although not an official school sport, Dalat’s team had shirts with their numbers and nicknames on them. They worked hard and played well in their tournaments taking place against the Blazin’ Eagles, a church club from the Tabernacle of Worship, and local teams such as the Penang Islanderz and Youth Focus. Playing in three tournaments since the end of September, the boys took fourth and fifth in the first two. In the three on three tournaments the teams took first and second. Mr. Selvanayagam said, “We did really well considering we had between two and four practices before each tournament and we were playing guys that had been doing this for years. We were especially proud of Riley Mahoney and Bryan Cairncross, who were the top scorers this season. Mahoney had eight; and Cairncross, seven.” After running several times around the chapel with the class, Mrs. Loehden called the group of 15 together to start doing stretches before Mr. Ronnie Teo, the instructor, came to test them for their next color belt.


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R IGHT arm out, Hung Ching Song stands ready to begin his pattern. Each week TaeKwon Do students learned a new step to their pattern before finally perfecting it, testing, and then advancing to their next colour belt.

ACING his opponent, Sashitheran Gopalan prepares to pass the ball to either teammateMichael Whiting or Paul Sawatzky. Guys from Kuala Lumpur came to Penang almost every weekend to challenge the Dalat team to floor-ball matches.

F S TANDING ready to begin their patterns Nathan Rice, James Hawthorne, MatthewNguyen and Mrs. Lois Kennedy wait for instruc-tions from Mr. Ronnie Teo. A wide range of students and parents came out each Saturday morning to learn Tae Kwon Do.

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RESSED as Mrs. Beaver and Tumnia, Yumi Yamauchi and Rivka Matanick join other NHSers to portray the four different char-acteristics—leadership, service, character, and scholarship—required for membership in the Society. Eleven new inductees joined this special group of students.

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worked together with Student Council. “Being apart of excom is a wonderful experience; I enjoyed meeting new people in my class and interacting with them,” said sophomore rep Joshua Peace. “Working with excom is a challenge, but that’s how we grow. It’s a chance to serve and a way to reflect Jesus,” said So-phia To, one of the freshman class reps. High school Student Council’s excom met weekly to discuss and plan what to sell in the canteen, pep rallies before soccer and basketball games, and “Special Things for Special People” days. For a Valentine’s movie night, StuCo opened the chapel for students to bring their pillows and enjoy free drinks and popcorn as they watched “Sweet Home Alabama.” Middle and Elementary School StuCo’s also planned activities off campus for the older kids such as “Now You See ’em” at Bukit Jambul and “Backwards Day” for all the younger students. Dorm Council, supervised by Uncle Brian and Aunt Val Weidemann, met monthly to discuss what dorm activities

to do. This group provided opportunities for the dorm students to have a voice in the decisions made concerning where they live and what they do. “[Dorm Council provides] a good way for us to give input on things such as cur-few and what to do on a long weekend. It’s nice that the [resident supervisors] aren’t overwhelmed with kids. If someone has a question or concern, he or she can talk to the dorm reps., and then they can take it to the RS in the next meeting,” said Sarah Cairncross. “Now,” Rice replied, “we have to find new kings and queens who have displayed the four specific qualities we need.


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HILE Grace Sun records how much Ben De- Vette has spent in the canteen, LindsayParks asks about his latest World Affairs as-signment; and Rivka Matanick listens on as she flips through “Newsweek” magazine. During second semester, students used their new I.D. cards to pay for their purchases.

W H ANDS raised, Jonathan Dyck, Sarah Cairn- cross, Drew Steiert, Barret Loehden, AllisonMcClary, Michelle Nagel, Charis To, and Pamela Hidajat repeat the pledge during the NHS in-duction ceremony. A luncheon prepared by the teachers and dorm parents followed, welcoming the new inductees.

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RMS raised and eyes closed in worship, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw on the keyboard with the help of Andrew McClary, Marie Giezendanner, and Sin-Myung Park lead students and parents in worship. At least once a month Mrs. Brokaw and the Ambassadors held a special worship night on Sunday.

N a special evening chapel during Spiritual Emphasis Week, Christa DeVette sings andjumps on stage. “S.E.W. greatly challenged my spiritual walk, especially the night when Rob [Robert Toews] spoke about doubting. Looking back, I know that I am much deeper in my relationship with God because of that week,” DeVette said.

YES closed and singing loudly, Andrew McClary, Wednesday night prayer meeting leader, starts the night off with the song “Here I Am to Worship.” Students gathered together in the chapel or canteen or on the basketball courts or beach to sing and pray together in a midweek service.

TARING intently at his drum music, Kaz Hayashi prepares for Ambassadors’practice. Students in Ambassadors had only one chance a week to rehearse during an elec-tive P-period. In order to preform to the best of their ability, they had to work extra hard.

FTER singing worship songs led by Andrew McClary, Sarah Cairncross, and alumnus Ja-son Pohl, Josh Manfred shares a few verses during a special prayer meeting. “See You at the Pole” has now become an annual tradition Dalat and other high schools around the world participate in.

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Wednesday afternoons included many different activities for the students; but for Andrew McClary and a group of juniors that helped by playing, singing, or doing Power Point, those afternoons brought long practices, rushed dinners, and then an exciting night of worshiping the Lord in prayer meeting. “Singing for prayer meeting gave me the opportunity to get involved and plugged into Dalat at the beginning of the year. Prayer meeting is awesome because it is made up of people who are truly passionate about God. It’s not mandatory; so when people go, they go because they are excited to worship God and not because they have to,” Sarah Cairncross said.

“It is a great ministry to reach out to other students,” Josh Manfred said. But Wednesday nights were not the only time students had the chance to sing.

Ambassadors, led by Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, met weekly to practice together. “Within the small band room, it can get frustrating to hear all the noise we make. But it pays off in the end when we can lead people to worship God, who is bigger

than bad practices or wrong notes,” said Monay Ng.

As well, the elementary and middle school kids received time to shine in quarterly musicals and concerts led by Mrs. Brokaw. First quarter students and parents got caught up in the cast made up of seventh and eighth girls in a play called “Thanks Is Something You Give.” Bethany Weidemann said, “It is always fun working with Mrs. Brokaw, and this play was especially exciting because we had a few new Asian girls who had never done a play with us before.”

In December, the kindergarten through fifth grade put on a Christmas musical entitled “Christmas Joy.” Though challenging for the adults, the younger children enjoyed the new opportunity for bigger and better parts in their production.

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Eventually it paid off. Eventually the practices and the hours of running, of stretching, of drilling paid brought their rewards. Eventually you looked back on it all and gave thanks for the practices. But now, you lamented sore muscles and tired limbs and blisters and the homework that practice made you miss. Between the rivulets of sweat running down your face, you gazed across the basketball courts. There in the corner Nathan Danneker, Rea-gan Mahoney, Jared Williams, and Sydney McKenzie played a game of foursquare. Your eyes followed the bouncing motion of the ball as it rose and fell. “Duel,” McKenzie yelled, initiating a one-on-one, no-holds-barred contest with Mahoney. Turning your eyes the other way you spotted a pickup football game on the field. It looked like high school students versus everyone younger—again, not very fair. Inwardly you chuckled as Kris Brink doggedly pur-sued ball carrier Scott Poulter. Brink did a pretty good job for being only half Poulter’s size. Wait, Poulter, didn’t he and David Robertson dress up as cheerleaders for the pep rally before the Varsity Boys’ Basketball Tournament? The team won gold at the tournament too,

beating out nine other teams includ-ing number-one-seeded Chung Hwa, probably not due to the cheerleading. “Focus on practice,” you reprimanded yourself, catching your concentration gliding off again. Your mind, however, soon wan-dered off once more. The Green team had won Track and Field Day—again. It had almost looked like Blue would win, until Green suddenly jumped ahead by over 100 points in the standings. Your team, Yellow, finished third, beating out Red. Pausing to wipe sweat from your eyes, you caught the flit of elementary students dashing about. “So much energy,” you thought as they dashed past. The little kids ran just for the sake of it, becoming imaginary eagles or ponies or princesses, not really car-ing where they went so long as they went there. “Okay, enough daydreaming and back to practice,” you told yourself. Then, suddenly, you realized it. The soreness, the missed homework, the drilling, the practice, it all paid off now, not just in the end. It paid off every time you played as a team. It paid off every time you won. It even paid off when you lost. “Whoa,” you thought to yourself, “Reality Check.”

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Soaring though the air, Hiro Kawabata competes in the run- ing long jump event onTrack and Field Day. The day provided a break from the nor-mal rhythm of school, allowing students to get out and compete against one another just for the fun of it. Four teams com-peted, and Green, as it had the most points, won a pizza party.

Dashing past a defe- nder, Joel Babcock drives towards the net in a friendly gameagainst George Town before the Varsity Boys’ Basketball Tour-nament. Dalat won the game 78-28 and then proceeded to win the tournament, ending the se-mester’s season on a high note. All told, the team finished the season 6-0,undefeated at home.

Secure in his man- hood, Scott Poulter shakes his pom-poms, aiming to inspire thevarsity boys’ basketball team as part of a pep rally. Held before major tournaments, pep rallies often involved rather outrageous costumes and antics, anything from John Kim dressed up as the Dalat Eagle to Mr. Clay Moss play-ing an evil villain.

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HOOTING the ball, Beth Nguyenaimstogetitto herteammatesduringthe Varsity TournamentagainsttheDalatvarsitygirls.“Mysloganforthisyearis‘nev-erkickwithyourtoescauseithurtsreallybad,”Nguyensaid.

Q UICKLY moving the ball awayfromhisgoal,Harry Makdribblesitdownthe fieldwithkeeperNorman Kiehl thankful for histeammates’ support. The boysplayedagainstUplandsandlost0-5.TheycontinuedplayingalldayintheJVtournament,work-inghardsotheycouldwearthebronzemedals.

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At eight in the morning, the boys huddled around each other, adrena-line rushing, talking about their offense and defense before the game against Chung Ling. “Defense,” the team roared as they threw their hands up.

On 1 October, the boys and girls got up early for the Dalat Junior Varsity Tournament. Put-ting all their hard work and prac-tices to use, the teams gathered at Penang Free School for a day of fun, excitement, and football competition.

“Mrs. [Lyn] Holden pushed us and was a great teacher; it was fun and really good exercise,” Tanya Krishnamani said.

At the tournament, the boys played against Chung Ling, Up-lands, Garden, and Kedah. They only beat Chung Ling, 1-0, the goal scored by Bruce Mak. The team took third in tournament action.

“We only won one game, but still we got third in the tournament. The best part of this season was when Mak’s shot hit the crossbar and bounced in, so close the goalie got scared. We had a lot more team-work by the end of the season,” Hung-Yi Song said.

Also at the tournament, the girls competed against Garden International School’s U-13 and U-15 squads and against Kedah. Losing to every team, the girls

kept their heads high. “The tour-nament was hard work, but it was worth it,” Estefania Diago said afterwards.

Using their talents in every game, the girls learned the true meaning of teamwork. The boys and girls had no other games, but continued to pressed on through-out practices and the tourna-ment. “I like football because it was really good exercise,” Naomi Matanick.

Walking off the field, the boys let out a sigh of exhaustion from a long and hard day. The teams had a chance to improve their football skills and enjoy company.

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D RIBBLING the ball down toshoot,OliviaD’Cruz avoidsopponentSusheela Meyyappan. The varsitygirlsplayedagainstacombinedteamofJVgirls’andstaff,intheDalatInternationaltourna-ment,tying1-1whichtookthemontoplayforthirdplace.

SPaulImgoesintotake the ball, Drew Steiert moves away. The varsity boys’ played against avisiting U.S. Navy team for anextra practice. Since the Navyonlyhadfourplayers,halfoftheboys’joinedtheNavy’steam.

C AREFULLY,AllisonMcClary looksdownthefieldto throw the ball in. The girlsplayedthestaffandJVgirls’togetreadyfortheupcomingseason.“Itwasreallyawesome!Myteamworkedtogetherasateamandendedupwinning,”McClarysaid.

“This season was great. My overall best memory was the Kuala Lumpur tourney. Even though we didn’t get a medal, the team grew a lot closer,” said Maria Miner. “We got off to a rough start, not having enough players or a goalie; but we eventu-ally managed to get more players, and Christa [DeVette] saved the day by being our goalie.”

During the two-month long football season, the boys’ and girls’ teams practiced hard to raise the bar at two different tournaments. At first, the Dalat Invitational Tourna-ment on 23–24 September brought 21 teams together to play. Six girl teams played at College General, and the boys played downtown at Penang Free School.

When the boys played against Chung Ling on 24 September, their opponents led the whole game by one point. With a minute left to go on the clock, David Robertson passed the ball to Matthew Hansen.

Hansen dribbled down and shot, tying the game 1-1. They then lined up for a shoot-out. First up was Jonathan Kue; the whole team cheered him on, and he kicked the ball and scored. Chung Ling took turns kicking the ball between the players. Josh Manfred, Scott Poulter, and Robertson also kicked in the shoot-out for Dalat. Chung Ling only made one of their goals. Kue, Manfred, and Robertson made theirs, winning 4-2.

Then, later on that day, the boys played against Pen Khas and Garden, each a very tough game. While the boys played Pen Khas for bronze, Garden and Mont Ki-ara played each other for first and second. In the end, Garden came out with gold; and Mont Kiara took silver.

“We won! We got third place in our home tourney! That was the highlight of my season,” Drew Steiert said after beating Pen Khas

1-0. The boys had played in the MSSPP Tournament and worked their way into the semifinals against Westlands for third.

On 7 October the girls’ and boys’ teams loaded up and traveled four hours to the capital to compete in the ISKL Invitational. Enjoying the time away from school and time with friends, the teams worked hard in Kuala Lumpur to receive a medal. Both teams placed third. Even though Dalat’s teams did not win, they kept a good attitude. “Our defense was so amazing that in the whole tournament I only touched the ball eight times!” keeper DeVette said.

By the end of the season, both teams had succeeded in raising the bar. “The season was a great turnaround. We worked together and played hard; and in the end, we reached a new high,” Po Lai stated.

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F ACINGherpartner,Alli- sonMcClarywaitsasMaria Minerpassestheballto herteammate.Girls’in-doorsoccerprovidedanopportu-nityforstaffwomenandstudentstoplaytogether;onthelastdaytheychallengedeachother.

S HOWING off his skills, Jeff Hokyo preforms a railslide.Afterschool, the boys went out andpracticedtheirtricksandmovesoutside Jaffray Dorm for thetournamenton15MarchdowninKualaLumpur.

C LIMBINGupthespirallad- der, Elisabeth Brokaw works her way to the slide. Elementary stu-dentslovedtoplayonthecolour-fulplaygroundwhilewaitingforparentstopickthemup.

C AREFULLY watching, Kyle Ladnerreceivestheball fromEun-HaeKim.Every momenttheycould,kidsenjoyedplayingthetraditionalFour-square game with others,givingthemexerciseandagreattimewithfriends.

S PIKINGtheball,Joseph Hawthorne passes it to Nathan Danneker, who waits patiently. Four-square became the new favoritepastimeactivityforelementaryandmiddleschoolstudents,es-peciallyduringlunch;thefiercetropical sun didn’t keep themfromkeencompetition.

CAlmost everyday after school, Kael Steinert, Jeff Hokyo, Zack Lindsay, Caleb Caldwell, and Gary Kennedy congregated outside Jaffray Dorm to skateboard on homemade pipe rails and over the speed bumps. “Skateboarding is not a crime; whenever I hear people say this, I just smile and laugh because to me, they are too caught up in the fact, in thinking we are ‘bad’ and that the whole world is out to get us. I really think they should just keep [their thoughts] to themselves,” Lindsay said. Most students participated in after-school activities such as basketball, skateboarding, indoor soccer, football, and swimming. The middle school kids exercised by playing Four-square before

and after school; and elementary students rode the school’s tricycles around the court. High school students, how-ever, played more active sports like basketball and soccer. By participating in these various activities, students stayed fit and in shape for team sports and for personal reasons. “During my leisure time, I enjoy playing basketball; it helps me accomplish my goals, and it also helps me improve my skill as I play,” Tiffany Hsiang said. Besides keeping students ac-tive, leisure sports provided the day students an excuse to stay on campus and relax with their friends and exercise. “I’d rather play sports than

study or do homework; sports also help me stay active rather than be-ing bored,” Andy Jung said. “Guys, it’s time to wrap it up,“ said Uncle Tim Steinert; “Caleb and Kael need to get ready for dinner, and it’s time to go home.” Steiert and Caldwell preformed one last trick with the ramp and then went inside to clean up as Hokyo and Kennedy headed home after the long day.


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S TEADILY, Lindsay Yow, Liesl Williams, and MariaMinersprintinthe U16-girls 100-meterdash. With five races betweengirls,OliviaD’CruztookfirstplacewithAllisonMcClarycominginsecond.

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“Yup, ready to go out there and have fun while working hard,” Hsiang replied.

On 9 November, students eagerly came to school for Track and Field Day. With everyone divided up into four teams, the middle school and high school loaded the buses and headed for the USM track.

Everyone kept busy, working hard through all the different events, earning points for partici-pating and for winning.

“Track and Field was cool. It was great to try some events that I had never done before,” Sarah

Cairncross said. Students cheered for their team

or just relaxed in between events.“Track and Field was great

because you were cheering for people you didn’t even know,” Scott Poulter said. Exhausted students moved to the edge of the track to watch the final relays of the day.

“I like Track and Field Day be-cause you get to skip a whole day of school. I enjoyed selling for junior class while watching everyone run like eagles. I also liked embarrassing Kaz [Hayashi] when I asked him to the Christmas Banquet,” said Pam Hidajat.

While boarding the bus for the trip back, Adleta turned to

Hsiang and asked, “So, how was your day?”

“Great! I’m glad they have Track and Field Day. It’s kinda educational because you learn dif-ferent things and just might earn something from it, like ribbons; it’s also a time when new things were taught which many people didn’t know how to do,” said Hsiang.


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C AREFULLY aiming at the basket,VictorHoshoots, addingtwomorepointsto t h e a l r e a d y c l o s escore.“Every point counted. Weplayedtogetherasateambecauseitwastheonlywaytokeepthegameclose,”Hung-YiSongsaid.

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The team huddled together and listened as Coach Jimmy Um told them what defensive and offensive positions they would be playing. A whistle blew, and the team threw its hands in the middle. “Boys, this is our time; let’s get out there and do it,” Coach Um said before the five starters scattered onto the court. The JV boys started a new season with a new coach, Coach Um. The boys learned more things in new ways because Coach Um had different teaching skills and plays. The varsity squad recruited Gilbert Weng, even though this was his first year at Dalat. “I enjoyed having Weng on our team. He was a great addition to our team, and helped us out during

MSSPP,” Ben DeVette said. On 24 March, four teams joined together in the gym for the Dalat Invitational Tournament. Winning their first match against Uplands, they moved on to play George Town. During the game, Hung-Yi Song dribbled the ball down the court and passed it to Weng. Weng then took it straight to the basket and scored. “The best part of our season was playing other teams; we were able to last longer in games and press on more than before,” Andy Jung said. The JV girls worked hard all season. At practices, the girls would work hard on learning all the new plays and practicing their shots. Sometimes at the end of each

practice, the girls had enough players for two teams; so they would split up and scrimmage against each other. “Although I don’t have a lot of basketball skills, JV girls basketball was fun. You always have to try your best and don’t give up,” Maaya Yamauchi said. Under the leadership of Coach Gerry Steiert, the girls learned to play as a team and not to get down. The girls hope to improve their skills so that they can play on varsity. “I’m proud of you boys, you worked hard; and even though we lost, I thought ya’ll did really well on defense,” Coach Um told the boys before they went home.


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“OK, guys; we need to work on our defense; and remember, we don’t want to turn the ball over. OK?” Coach Steven Liss emphasized before the game. “Yeah guys, and watch the base line; they are sneaky and will take it if you don’t,” Allison McClary added before putting her hand in for prayer before the game. The girls’ season kicked off in October with scrimmages and practice games. The preseason gave the girls a time to get to know each other and to learn to play more like a team before the actual action. Some of the girls learned new plays and pieced them together so that

they would remember them. The coaches set up friendly games with other teams from around the city for extra practices. With four new players on the team, the other girls had to work hard and help them out wherever possible. “It was fun to play with a lot of new players this year. Although we didn’t do well at MSSPP, we finally played like a team. With all the hard work we put in, I believe we’re the best team on the island,” Grace Sun said. With a new head coach, the varsity boys stuck it out and became a winning team. Winning gold at Dalat’s Invitational Tournament,

the boys started their season and won the first 12 games. The 12-game-winning streak came to an end when the team lost two starters, Howard Kao and Andrew McClary, on the same day. At that point, the team went on a five-game-losing skid. “We play as a team, and [Coach Clay Moss’s] coaching style makes us want to play perfect, to the best of our abilities,” McClary said. With the occasional ups and downs, the teams worked their hardest to pull ahead of every other team. The boys and girls ended their seasons with pride and class. “Good job everyone; even though we didn’t win, you guys played really well. I’m proud of you guys,” Coach Liss said. Coach Donna Hansen finished talking; and her girls headed home, preparing their minds for the next game.

ASSING the ball, Drew SteiertgivesittoHoward KaoastheGeorgeTownop- ponentrushestoplayde-fense. The boys played incred-ibledefenseandtrouncedGeorgeTown78-28.

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H ITTING the ball softly, HonourAdletapassesthe ball to Maaya Yamauchi whileFrancesWongwaits.Thecoachesencouragedthegirlsto improve their basic skillsandtoenjoythetimetheyhadtogetherduringpractices.

A frequentmove,Christina Gaddisbumpstheballto May Yamauchi. During practice,thegirlsgottoimprovetheirbumps,serves,andsets.Eventhoughthegirlsdidnothaveanygames,theykepttheirheadsup.

W ITH all her might, C a r o l y n W h i t i n g serves the ball as Maaya Yamauchi pre-pares.Thegirlsplayedfriendlygamesagainstthevarsitygirlsand staff for exercise and toimprovetheirskills.

T OSSING the ball to the girls,AuntCarrieMyles makesthempracticebump- ingtheballbacktoher.Working hard at practice, andlearning new skills, the girlsprepared for the games againstvarsityandstaff.

P OSITIONINGherselfunder theball,AngelaSteiert bumpstheballbacktoher partnerHonourAdleta.Thegirlspracticedhittingtheballwiththeirpartnerstogetthefeel for their practice gamesagainstthevarsity.

Walking into the gym just in time for practice, May Yamauchi and Honour Adleta greeted the girls with a smile on their lips and an-ticipation on their faces, ready to play volleyball. Volunteer Coach Aunt Carrie Myles started off as the head coach for this season and taught the girls until she had to step down because of other work obligations. When Aunt Carrie stepped down, coaches Mrs. Carla Loe-hden and Mrs. Lyn Holden stepped up to teach the girls. They would each take one of the two practices during a week; the girls helped along so that no one would get confused. “It was amazing how it all worked; we got to learn different things from the three different coaches who helped each of us find and learn something that we didn’t know already,” said Adleta. The JV worked on their basic volleyball skills as well as sports-manship. They were not able to

play in any official games because all the other schools have their sea-son during the summer. Everyone learned how to encourage others when the shot did not go in the right direction or when it fell out of bounds. “[Our main focus] was to give the girls more exposure to the sport and to help them improve their basic skills,” said Mrs. Holden, “all in hope of maybe being able to have a competitive varsity girls’ volleyball team.” The JV team enjoyed the prac-tices because they could break away from school books and just have a good time with their friends with school. “We worked hard, and by

the end of season we all were re-ally good at being loud and calling ‘mine’ when we were going to get the ball,” Maaya Yamauchi said. “I like volleyball because our team was always laughing and having fun. It was hard, though, because even though I tried, I could never hit the ball just right and get it to go where I wanted it to go. I hope we have volleyball again next year,” Angela Steiert said. Walking out of the gym arm in arm, Adleta said “That was great practice; I can’t wait till Thursday. See you later, May!” “Yeah, I know; me too! See you later, Honour,” Yamauchi replied as she walked to her ride home.


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W ORKINGwelltogether, BreanneHansenbumps theballtoYumiYama- uchitosetit.“Wehadanawesometimeplaying;weworked hard in practices andplayedasateaminthegames,”Yamauchisaid.

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“Mine,” Andrew McClary called out as he ran to hit the ball.

“Got it,” Paul Sawatzky said as he set the ball for Brendon Buntain. Buntain spiked the ball over; then the game continued.

“Although we didn’t have any official games, I loved practicing and playing friendly games with the staff and JV girls,” Angela Stevens said.

The girls did not play against anyone besides the staff and JV girls as not all of the girls knew how to play volleyball. Not to waste their time, Coach Kerry Mahoney and Coach Carrie Myles taught them vital skills and how to play as a team.

“We taught each player where she needed to cover on the court, what her responsibilities were, and

how to keep the ball in play,” Mr. Mahoney said. Learning on and off the court, students realized the importance of becoming a “team.” Although some just said it was a sport, others thought differently.

“I learned to play the game in a short time, working hard as a team and having a great time with my friends,” Elaine Ang said.

“Playing volleyball gave me a great way to get out some of my frustration, learn new skills, and hang out with great people all together in one afternoon,” Marie Giezendanner said.

Along with the girls, the boys had no official games because of the scheduling until the MSSPP tournament. They practiced hard and learned the skills needed to have a shot at winning first. Since

some of the students went home for the Christmas break and did not return until 30 January, not everyone on the team participated in MSSPP competition on 20, 23, and 24 January.

At the tournament, the boys who lived in Penang played three matches with two games in each. Although the boys did not place, they did not give up either.

“We faced grueling competi-tion, and it proved to be too much for our team. I felt we did well for how long the team had actually been together,” Drew Steiert said. As they walked off the court, McClary and Sawatzky kept their heads high, looking forward to their next match.


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“Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee,” wrote John Donne, read on a Friday afternoon in AP English 12, the last “official” class of the day before the weekend. You caught your mind slipping, failing to grasp the slick concepts and sly metaphysical conceits of Donne. Too close not to think about, the weekend loomed over your thoughts. Where to go, whom to go with, how to get there—the choices abounded. Would you go to Gurney and watch a movie, or would you rather buy a movie at Midlands? Would you take a bus or a taxi? Would you eat at Mc-Donald’s or the newly opened A&W? Or would you simply stay on campus, talking with friends, watching the sunset, and perhaps zipping up to Hillside for a refreshing iced coffee? Hey, the weekend usually had some sort of school-sponsored activity planned. You smiled as you remembered the Harvest Festival and David Thomp-son and Josh Manfred as they dutifully caught students and threw them in the pool to raise money for the junior class. Then, the basketball team decided to throw Mr. Karl Steinkamp into the pool; it took the entire team to do. The minutes grated on. “Why can’t

the bell toll already?” you groaned, your mind pressed under the burden of metaphysical poetry. Then you remembered, the Dalat Ambassadors had scheduled a worship meeting in the chapel on Sunday night, and your dorm had planned a Christmas party for next Friday evening. “If anything, the next few weekends won’t be empty,” you mused absently. The weeks never looked empty either. School started at 8:20 a.m. and lasted until 3:35 p.m. Life took on a fairly strict rhythm, especially for dorm students. Prayer meetings on Wednesdays and AP courses kept you jumping to stay ahead of the next due-date. Often, the weekdays rarely left much time for free time. On the weekends, though, you relaxed. Finally the bell tolled for thee. Hast-ily, you snapped shut your textbook, stuffed it into your backpack, threw your backpack over your shoulder, and bolted out the door. Whatever you decided on doing, the entire weekend lay open for it. Struggling to contain a laugh, you basked in the joyous feeling of unimpeded time. Then, with near perfect timing, Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins’s voice called out behind you reminding of your AP paper due Monday. Uh oh, Reality Check.

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People’s Lives

“Every study party needs an unpooper.” -Marie Giezendanner

Poised on the edge, Banaphol Ariyasan- tichai struggles with Steven Ong as OliviaD’Cruz dashes up to give the final push. Ariyasantichai ended up in the pool shortly thereafter, the victim of a dunking. At the Harvest Festival, for five ringgit the junior class locked students in the pool-side jail; 10 ringgit put students in the pool.

“Peek-a-boo!” motions Kirsten Dewey, hiding her face and making Mrs. LaurieDewey laugh. Cuteness factor aside, small children in the dorms brought smiles to the faces of dorm residents— and occasional grimaces. “Kirsten’s hair foun-tains up when put into a ponytail, a bit like a really cute onion,” said Monay Ng.

Imitating extra hyper penguins, Josh Man- fred, Christa De- Vette, and SarahCairncross hop madly out of high school Choir. Mr. Kerry Maho-ney showed choir class videos of a “going to work Monday morning” slothful polar bear and a “coming home Friday after-noon” crazed penguin. Stu- dents seized the chanceto act like the animals.

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Taking a rest on the white benches, Po Lai sits with senior class sponsor Mr. Steve Liss after soccer practice. Seniors tried to spend time with staff members and share in talks about life, school, and social events.

On the go...The Name of the Game

Sitting with Heather Hill in Ziemer Dorm, Jonathan Kue munches on a peanut butter-chocolate bar. Senior treat brought the rather small group of dorm seniors together once every week to catch up on events.

“Hey, where are you headed to after school?” Matt Hansen asked Joel Babcock. “Ben [DeVette]’s place,” Bab-cock answered. “Howard [Kao]’s gone to get his car.” After a long week of school, every senior had something to look forward to. Whether hanging with friends or family or spending some time alone, the class of ’06 could still find time for quality recreation. “I like the weekends because I can go places with people and talk with them,” said Jonathan Dyck. Highlights of the weekends in-cluded going to Gurney to see the latest hit movie like “King Kong,” or to get a quick bite at Nandos, visiting friends at their homes, or even going down to the Midlands’ bowling alley. The class tried to get the most out of its waning time at Dalat before they all would go their separate ways. If they couldn’t find

enough time to socialize in school, they could still spend time out after school. “It’s nice to talk right after school because I get a chance to chat with friends and find out how their day at school was,” said Jonny Kue. When the homework load fell to a minimum, seniors could find time to socialize right in the middle of the week, on or off campus. “Though it’s tiring, I like the long walks Lindsay [Parks] and I take up Pearl Hill. It’s good to talk and exercise at the same time,” said Rivka Matanick. Though the seniors usually socialized among themselves, some found pleasure in the company of those outside their class. “I like to hang out with people I don’t see often,” said James Hawthorne. A large portion of the class took full advantage of the privileges that came with their age and often car-pooled to different restaurants, such as Subaidah, for lunch on school days. “I like to go off campus for lunch because you have more of a choice on what to eat, like wan tan mee; and it’s cheaper,” said Kao. “Hey Kao! Come on, I can only be out until eleven,” said Babcock as he, DeVette, and Hansen piled into Kao’s blue Proton.

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James McLean Hawthorne, Penang, Malaysia Class Officer 3,4; T.A. 2,4; Choir 2; Band 1,2,4; Drama 2-4;

Forensics 3,4 Instrumental Lessons 1-4; Voice 2-4; Tae Kwon Do 1-4; Badminton 1,2 Jazz Band 2,4; Ambassadors 4; EE Youth 3,4

Heather Anne Hill, Penang, Malaysia StuCo Class Rep. 2, Class Officer 2,4; T.A. 3,4; Dorm Officer

4; Choir 2-4; Band 1-4; Worship Team 3,4; Ambassadors 3,4; Tutor 3,4; Volleyball 1,2; NHS 3,4

Terry Hsiang, Penang, Malaysia Class Off. 4; T.A. 4; Band 1,3,4; Martial Arts 1,2; For. Lang. 1Paul Sung Min Im, Seoul, Korea Badminton 2,3; Church Choir 1-4; Floorball 4; Tennis 2; Art Club

2,3; Football 1,3,4; Indoor Soccer 2-4; Basketball 1; MSSPP 3; Social Studies 2; Art Master Studio 4

Audrey Ang, Penang, Malaysia StuCo 2,3; Choir 4; Drama 2; Choral Speaking 1; Japanese Club

3; Tae Kwon Do 1,2; Badminton 1; Prefects 1,2; Liddsoc 1,2; Dance 1-3; Girl Guides 1,2; Interact 1-3; Basketball 1, Track 1, Foreign Language 3

Joel Cooper Babcock, Vientiane, Laos Class Officer 4; Dorm Officer 3,4; Band 4; Drama 1,2; Football

1,4; Volleyball 1,2; Basketball 2-4; Track 1,3,4; MSSPP 3,4; English 1,2; Science 3; P.E. 1,2; Foreign Language 1, Social Studies 1

Ben Charles DeVette, Penang, Malaysia Band 1,4; Basketball 3,4; Swimming 1Jonathan William Dyck, Pontianak, Indonesia Dorm Officer 3,4; Choir 3,4; Drama 3,4; Forensics 4; Ensemble

3; NHS 4; ReflectoR 4Christopher Foster, Balikpapan, Indonesia Dorm Off. 2, Drama 1-4; Forensics 2; Instrumental Lessons 1-3;

Volleyball 1,2; ReflectoR 3,4 Ted Chi-Wei Fung, Wujiang, China StuCo Officer 1,3,4; T.A. 1,3; Choir 2; Band 1,2,4; Jazz Band

2,4; Football 1-4; Indoor Soccer 1-4; Basketball 1-4; MSSPP 1-3; Math 1; Foreign Language 2; NHS 3,4

Malaina Camille Gaddis, Penang, Malaysia T.A. 4; Instrumental Lessons 1-4; Ensemble 1,2; Orchestra 1;

English 3Matt Hansen, Penang, Malaysia Class Off. 3; Choir 2; Worship Team 3,4; Football 1,3,4; Indoor

Soccer 1-4; Volleyball 1; Basketball 1-4; Track 1-4; MSSPP 1-4; Floorball 4; Math 1

Cell phone in hand, Grace Sun talks to her parents while Rivka Matanick and Lindsay Parks lean on a pole together, waiting for Sun to share her plans for the afternoon. As soon as school let out, seniors met at the lockers to talk with each other and find out what to do for the rest of the day. B

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Howard Kao, Penang, Malaysia Band 1,4; Badminton 1-3; Football 1,3,4; Indoor Soccer 1-4;

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Hiroyuki Kawabata, Tokyo, JapanGrace Kim Eun Hae, Penang, Malaysia Class Officer 4; T.A. 1-4; Tutoring 1-4; Band 1,2,4; Badminton

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The harsh, bright sun penetrated skin and eyes alike. Over the dull roar of a ferry’s motor, bodies emerged from below and stepped out onto the dock, gasping from the heat as much as from the beauty in front of them. On 12 October, the senior class traveled away to the tropical island resort of Redang. With their be-longings all packed and ready to go, the group of eager seniors boarded the bus for a nine hour trip on the road, followed by an hour-long ride on a ferry. But their patience finally paid off. Led by their sponsors Mr. Steve Liss, Mr. Raj Pillai, and Mr. Clay and Mrs. Vicki Moss and extra chaperones Mr. Chris and Mrs. Carolyn Butler, the seniors relieved their stored anticipation for their trip by enjoying the resort around them. “I’m really proud of the class.

They were so well behaved; and they were considerate of others, including some of the other resort guests,” said Mr. Moss. During the four-day retreat, the class had the chance to snorkel off colorful reefs, complete with equally colorful fish and marine life. “The snorkeling was my favor-ite part of the weekend! It was so neat to be around the fish and sea turtles!” said Jonny Kue. On the snorkeling trips, the seniors had their photographs taken via special underwater cameras and later purchased the pictures on a disc. “It was really cool to see myself diving underwater; I just wish the pictures were a little cheaper,” said Jonathan Dyck. If the tropical sights, sounds, and smells could not already sat-isfy the seniors’ need for a getaway; the resort also supplied a number of amusements, including a Ja-cuzzi, some snooker tables, and a dance club. “It was so cool to see Lachlan [Modrynski] doing some freestyle rapping. I thought it was very hu-morous,” said Audrey Ang. For those less adventurous, Sneak still provided time for them

with the clear-blue ocean and white sand and different locations to sit back, relax, read, or listen to music. “Even though we were at a beautiful place, it was a so great to hang out with people all around the resort. It was such a great bonding experience,” said Rivka Matanick, reflecting back on the various talks by the pool and beach. Certain events during the sneak brought out qualities most mem-bers of the class did not know people had. “When Yumi [Ya-mauchi] and I lost our bags at the beginning of the trip, I was worried about what would happen later. But I was really surprised when my classmates got together and gave us both money to buy supplies. It touched me that people could be so unified in helping others,” said Lindsay Parks. When the morning of 16 Oc-tober arrived, the seniors gathered up their belongings and made their way over to the jetty, some of them looking back towards the island, reflecting on all the great memories they had just collected in the past few days.

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Eyes closed in worship, Yumi Yamauchi, Grace Sun, and the rest of the seniors sing “Light the Fire.” Sneak still provided a time for the seniors to worship and give thanks to God.

Submerged in clear, tran-quil seawater, Matt Hansen gazes around as a few fish swim by him. On snorkeling trips, the seniors saw spectacular sights only nature could provide.

Sitting at the end of the boat, Mrs. Carolyn Butler, Audrey Ang, Hiro Kawabata, and John Kim gaze out to sea. Snorkling groups travelled many miles for prime swimming locations off this west-coast island.

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Breathing air out through his snorkel, James Hawthorne surveys the coral in front of him. During sneak, seniors had the chance to get close enough to touch coral .

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Lindsay Joy Parks Penang, MalaysiaStuCo Officer 4; Class Officer 1,3; T.A. 3; Band 1-4; Ensemble 3; Worship Team 4; Football 1; Indoor Soccer 1-3; Volleyball 1; Basketball 1,2,4; English 3; Bible 1,3; Foreign Language 1; NHS 3,4; Valedictorian 4Nathan Robert Rice Penang, MalaysiaT.A. 2,3; Dorm Officer 3; Choir 3; Drama 3,4; Forensics 4; Tae Kwon Do 2-4; Kickboxing 4; Tutor 3,4; Football 2-4; English 2; Math 2,3; Social Studies 2,3; NHS 3,4Grace Heng-I Sun Penang, MalaysiaStuCo Class Rep. 1; StuCo Officer 4; Class Officer 1-3; T.A. 3; Tutor 4; Band 1,2,4; Instrumental Lessons 2,3; Football 2-4; Indoor Soccer 1-4; Volleyball 1; Basketball 1-4; MSSPP 3; NHS 3,4

Andrew McClary Penang, MalaysiaClass Officer 4; Tutor 3,4; Choir 2,4; Band 2-4; Instrumental Lessons 1,2; Jazz Band 2-4; Worship Team 1-4; Ambassadors 3,4; Prayer Meeting Leader 4; Football 1-4; Indoor Soccer 1-4; Volleyball 4; Basketball 1-4; MSSPP 2-4Lachlan Jacob Modrzynski Penang, MalaysiaClass Officer 2; Badminton 2; Varsity Junior Coach 4; Indoor Soccer 1; Basketball 2; Track 1-4; P.E. 3; Foreign Language 1Stella Jin-Sun Park Kyongkido, KoreaStuCo Officer 4; Class Officer 1; T.A. 1; Choir 1,2; Band 4; Voice 2; Badminton 2; Watercolor Club 2; ESL Tutoring 4; Track 1; Math 1; Social Studies 1; Master Studio Art 4

Shinobu Toyama Penang, MalaysiaClass Officer 4; T.A. 4; Choir 2; Badminton 2-4; ESL 1; English 2Patty Tsai Penang, MalaysiaT.A. 4; Band 1-3; Information Processing 3Yumi Yamauchi Penang, MalaysiaStuCo Officer 4; Tutoring 4; AMD 3; Football 4; Indoor Soccer 3,4; Volleyball 4; Basketball 4; MSSPP 4; NHS 3,4

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Jonathan Kue Khon Kaen, ThailandStuCo Rep. 1; Choir 2,4; Band 1,2,4; Badminton 1,2,4; Football 1,2,4; Indoor Soccer 1,2,4; MSSPP 1,2,4Po Tsang Lai Penang, MalaysiaBand 1,3,4; Badminton 1; Football 1-4; Indoor Soccer 1-4, Volleyball 1,2Rivka Beth Siti Matanick Penang, MalaysiaClass Officer 2; T.A. 3,4; Choir 4; Band 1,2,4; Volleyball 1; Foreign Language 2; AP Psychology 3; NHS 3,4

“Hey James [Hawthorne], what time is the meeting tomorrow?” asked Nathan Rice. “We have to be in [Mr. Steve] Liss’s room by at least 12:00,” Hawthorne said in reply. Aside from the hassles of school-work and their own social lives, the seniors attended class meetings to discuss about important matters that would bring their final year of high school to a good close. Along with deciding who would speak at graduation and designing graduation invitations, the 28 se-niors spent months debating what their class shirts would look like. Originally intended as a spin off of the uniform, the seniors decided to switch to regular T-shirts. “I’m excited that we finally got them,” said Heather Hill. Seniors

could choose between two designs or get both. Most members looked to class meetings as a time of getting work done, along with some socializing over food and refreshments, such as homemade chocolate chip cookies provided by Hawthorne. “It’s cool that we can get some food because when we’re finally done at 2:00 or 3:00, we get hungry from all the talking,” said Grace Sun. While keeping up with their studies, the seniors also spent a lot of time deciding, planning, and working with Ms. Ruth Strong on their plans for next year. “The whole thing was really overwhelm-ing, but it was really great that I could get something important done and make my dream job more tangible,” said Stella Park, who

received acceptance into the Rhode Island School of Art and Design. “All right, if you’re not with a group or if you’re meeting later, you can go!” Mr. Liss shouted to the seniors at 2:00 on Saturday. Picking up their belongings, the class filed out of Mr. Liss’s room, chattering about the meeting they had just had and heading off on their different paths, much like they would after 7 June.

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Perched up near Ms. Ruth Strong’s office wall, Malaina Gaddis signs her name and adds a symbol. After receiving ad-mission letters from a college, seniors signed their names on a wall in Ms. Strong’s office.

Pencils ready, Paul Im and Hiro kawabata write down their ideas. During the Senior Transi-tion Seminar, the class wrote down notes about changing schools and what to expect from new experiences and friend-

Holding up his new class shirt, Joel Babcock examines the detail and design on both sides. At the end of third quarter, the seniors received their shirts and wore them with pride.

Using a marker as a pointer, Mr. Steve Liss motions to a list of events relating to graduation. As the end of the year approached, seniors met to decide on pro-grams and their chapel.

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Pam Hidajat, 11 Semarang, IndonesiaHoon Kang, 11 Penang, MalaysiaTara-Lynn Kennedy, 11 Penang, MalaysiaKenny Kim, 11 Il San go, KoreaLisa Kim, 11 Penang, MalaysiaDaniel Lee, 11 Penang, Malaysia

Brian Colfax, 11 Battambang, CambodiaOlivia D’Cruz, 11 Penang, MalaysiaRaymond Deou, 11 Penang, MalaysiaChrista DeVette, 11 Penang, MalaysiaMarie Giezendanner, 11 Palangka Raya, IndonesiaKaz Hayashi, 11 Iwata-gun, Japan

David Lee, 11 Penang, MalaysiaJoan Lin, 11 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaZack Lindsay, 11 Penang, MalaysiaBarret Loehden, 11 Penang, MalaysiaMatthew Mah, 11 Penang, MalaysiaJosh Manfred, 11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Robbie Mangham, 11 Penang, MalaysiaAllison, McClary, 11 Penang, MalaysiaMichelle Nagel, 11 Penang, MalaysiaMonay Ng, 11 Penang, MalaysiaSteven Ong, 11 Nibong Tebal, MalaysiaKaty Otanez, 11 Penang, Malaysia

Scott Poulter, 11 Penang, MalaysiaDavid Robertson, 11 Penang, MalaysiaPaul Sawatzky, 11 Penang, MalaysiaHaruki Shinohara, 11 Penang, MalaysiaTokihito Shioya, 11 Penang, MalaysiaDrew Steiert, 11 Penang, Malaysia

Angela Stevens, 11 Penang, MalaysiaKazuki Takahashi, 11 Penang, MalaysiaDavid Thompson, 11 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCharis To, 11 Hat Yai, ThailandTakehiro, Toyama, 11 Penang, MalaysiaChia-Wen Tsai, 11 Penang, Malaysia

Jubilee Adleta, 11 Penang, MalaysiaElaine Ang, 11 Penang, MalaysiaBanaphol Ariyasantichai, 11 Bangkok, ThailandSarah Cairncross, 11 Penang, MalaysiaFidel Carey-Realmo, 11 Penang, MalaysiaFumina Chihama, 11 Penang, Malaysia

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Not one minute after the final bell of the day had rung, did kids and adults alike crowd around the white tables by the computer lab, waving fistfuls of money at Sarah Cairncross and Josh Manfred, overwhelmed with requests. The Class of 2007 planned and carried out a variety of events and activities to earn money, which would later fund the JSB and other class functions. “It’s interesting how people can spend so much on candy and freezies alone,” David Robertson noted. Even with regular activities and events, such as candy sales after school and food services during tournament games, juniors could still think positively about selling and sacrificing for the seniors. “Selling freezies for the junior class is a way I can fulfill my dream of working at a friendly diner, right here at school,” said an enthusiastic Marie Giezendanner. Along with regular candy sales, the junior class found other pro-ductive ways of making money, including a trip to the Penang home for the Retired and Elderly, where they spent nine hours clean-ing windows and fans. “It was nice to go and help older people out, and it was great that they ap-preciated our work and enjoyed

our company,” said Liesl Williams The juniors also baby-sat several of the staff kids while their parents attended the ICEC conference in ChiangMai. Regardless of some setbacks and difficulties with food short-ages and scheduling, the juniors still found strategic ways of pulling in plenty of money, including sales at the annual Harvest Festival and plenty of food and refreshments during tournaments hosted by the school. “Selling is best when it’s for tournaments. We can sell more items for more people that way,” said Charis To. Within minutes, only a frac-tion of the huge amount of candy on the table remained. Smiling from the success of the afternoon, Manfred and Cairncross packed up the candy cooler and hauled it off to the junior class fridge, where it would wait until needed on the following afternoon.

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With a pair of scissors, Al-lison McClary cuts off the top of a freezie as Tara-Lynn Ken-nedy and Liesl Williams decide what to buy from the cooler. Juniors supported their class funds in buying some of their own food.

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Liesl Williams, 11 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Luke Wilson, 11 Penang, Malaysia

Brendon Buntain, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Caleb Caldwell, 10 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Jun-Ho Choi, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Laura Danneker, 10 Bangkok, Thailand

Amber Dobbie, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Marigan Dyck, 10 Pontianak, Indonesia

Kirsten Gamble, 10 Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Amanda Hansen, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Tamara Herring, 10 Bangkok, Thailand

Jeff Hokyo, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Regina Hong, 10 Seoul, Korea

Cindy Hsieh, 10 Penang, Malaysia

David Im, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Andrew Jo, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Sung-In Kang, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Miho Kawabata, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Gary Kennedy, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Chris Kim, 10 Pusan, Korea

Sin-Yian Lau, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Joy Li, 10 Lampang, Thailand

Kyle Lin, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Maria Miner, 10 Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina

Ashley Nam, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Hannah Park, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Sin-Myung Park, 10 Dae gu, Korea

Josh Peace, 10 New Delhi, India

Allison Rice, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Joel Roberts, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Kohei Shimizu, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Kael Steinert, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Naomi Tami, 10 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Paul Wang, 10 Taipei, Taiwan

Michael Whiting, 10 Vientiane, Laos

Lindsey Yow, 10 Penang, Malaysia

Kirsten Brink, 9 Medan, Indonesia

Tako Chang, 9 Penang, Malaysia

Yi Chen, 9 Penang, Malaysia

Boch Chiao, 9 Penang, Malaysia

Melanie Debatin, 9 Seoul, Korea

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Using the Bible as a reference, Uncle Keith Henderson talks about how Pharoah hardened his heart and would not change. MEW focussed on what people need to change about themselves.

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The sun rose steadily from behind the overgrowth of trees that cov-ered the upper field of campus, painting the wispy clouds brilliant shades of orange and red on Easter morning. Soft, sleep-worn voices began to sing the lyrics to “My Re-deemer Lives” as Andrew McClary strummed his guitar and James Hawthorne beat the Djembe. To help students grow in their religious beliefs, Chaplain Ryan Tuck organized Sunday evening “Digging Deeper” groups hosted by different staff. “These Sunday evening groups are an awesome way to get to know people outside school, and it’s a great time for Christian fellowship,” said Cath-erine Foster. The Spiritual Emphasis Week theme “To Be Continued...” served as a metaphor for the life that has not yet finished. A friend of Mr.

Tuck, Mr. Rob Toews, spent three days giving his testimony of living in Canada and sharing pictures of his family and life back home; he also explained the basics of Christianity and the steps believers can take to grow in faith. The school received a pleasant surprise for Missions Emphasis Week in early April with the arrival of former dorm parent and alumnus Uncle Keith Henderson. During his six-day stay back in Penang, Uncle Keith shared his own molding expe-riences of change as a student as well as times he went through during his time as a dorm parent between 2001 and 2004. “I knew from the moment I was going to come be the speaker that God was at work. To see the staff and students alike captivated with what I was saying was totally a God thing,” said Uncle Keith. As the sun continued to climb the sky, students continued to read scripture on Christ’s resurrection and what He has done for all of them. Others prayed silently, know-ing their Saviour could hear their every thought.

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Helen Kim, 9 Ilsan-gu, KoreaSung-Bum Kim, 9 Penang, MalaysiaTanya Krishnamani, 9 Penang, MalaysiaKyle Ladner, 9 Subang Jaya, MalaysiaJi-Soo Lee, 9 Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamRami Lee, 9 Lawas, Malaysia

Bo-Suk Hong, 9 Seoul, KoreaJason Hsiao, 9 Penang, MalaysiaJohn Jang, 9 Penang, MalaysiaKatherine Kang, 9 Penang, MalaysiaMin-Ji Kang, 9 Palangka Raya, IndonesiaNorman Kiehl, 9 ChiangMai, Thailand

Riley Mahoney, 9 Penang, MalaysiaBruce Mak, 9 Bangkok, ThailandNaomi Matanick, 9 Penang, MalaysiaSusheela Meyyappan, 9 Penang, MalaysiaSeung-Yoon Nam, 9 Penang, MalaysiaRisako Okazaki, 9 Penang, Malaysia

Yu-Shin, Park, 9 Dae gu, KoreaFatemeh Shahabi Haghighi, 9 Penang, MalaysiaMei-Xian Shee, 9 Penang, MalaysiaHung Yi Song, 9 Penang, MalaysiaWillis Stebbins, 9 Penang, MalaysiaAbigail Thompson, 9 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Sophia To, 9 Hat Yai, ThailandGilbert Weng, 9 Penang, MalaysiaCarolyn Whiting, 9 Vientiane, LaosHonour Adleta, 8 Penang, MalaysiaJonathan Brokaw, 8 Penang, MalaysiaAndrew Chee, 8 Penang, Malaysia

Frank Cheng, 8 Taipei, TaiwanPeter Choi, 8 Penang, MalaysiaIan Chung, 8 Penang, MalaysiaEzra Dass, 8 Penang, MalaysiaVictor Ho, 8 Penang, MalaysiaTiffany Hsiang, 8 Penang, Malaysia

Estefania Diago, 9 Penang, MalaysiaWilliam Dobbie, 9 Penang, MalaysiaCatherine Foster, 9 Balikpapan, IndonesiaDeon Gouws, 9 Penang, MalaysiaBreanne Hansen, 9 Penang, MalaysiaJonathan Hayashi, 9 Iwata-gun, Japan

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students had the chance to wear “Jumpa Lagi” shirts and regular jeans on four separate Fridays in the fourth quarter. “Jumpa Lagi,” translated to mean “see you again,” encouraged students to register for tuition for the following year. “It’s not really that big a deal, but I like wearing jeans and taking a casual break from the regular stuff,” said Angela Stevens. Special events, particularly the JSB or even the Christmas Banquet, allowed students to express their individuality and clothing choices by selecting their ideal outfit. “I wanted to find something good, but I didn’t want to spend an arm

and a leg on it. But I was happy with the purple dress I got for JSB,” said Marie Giezendanner. “Dude! Where did you get that? I totally need to get something to match!” said an enthusiastic Park. “All right, next time we go to Gurney, I’ll show you. You’ll really like what you can get there,” said Yamauchi.

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Gritting his teeth together, Ben Weidemann reaches for the next hand-hold. On 17 March, Jackson, Ziemer, and Chandler Dorms took a one-day trip to KL to shop, eat, and enjoy the services of One Utama Mall.

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“All right, everybody in the van!” Uncle Jason Phillips hollered to his Ziemer Dorm kids. After everyone checked for his or her roommates, Uncle Jason shifted the transmis-sion, pressed the gas pedal, and drove off campus, taking his dorm for a night on the town. Whenever a long weekend or a special event appeared on the calendar—or sometimes at the spur of the moment—the dorms would travel off campus to bond with one another, whether by having dinner out at Batu Ferringhi or going to Gurney for a little shopping at FOS or Tower Records. Before school let out for Christ-mas, the staff took their dorm stu-dents out to different restaurants to make the season more memorable.

“My dorm went to Roadhouse Grill, where we threw peanut shells at each other while we were wait-ing for our food to come,” said Jonathan Dyck. “I put some shells in my pocket for throwing at my sister [Marigan] later on.” Sometimes, to celebrate a student’s birthday, dorms would travel off campus and go some-where special like Baskin-Robins. “I was really surprised that we were given the privilege to go. It was fun to do something like that for my birthday celebration,” said Catherine Foster. On one trip down to KL, Jaffray Dorm spent hours pelting each other with paintballs. “I had never gone paintballing before; it was really cool to shoot people and see

the welts on their arms and backs later on,” said Caleb Caldwell after playing earlier. After stuffing themselves at Subaidah’s, the Ziemer kids piled out of the van and headed on into their rooms, all of them laughing and talking about what a great time they had just had eating roti and watching Bol-lywood music videos.

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Elmo Lin, 8Penang, Malaysia

Axel Loehden, 8Penang, Malaysia

Matthew Nguyen, 8Hanoi, VietnamEsther Park, 8

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Jamie Kim, 8Penang, Malaysia

Jennifer Kim, 8Penang, Malaysia

Young-Moung Kim, 8Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jennifer Lee, 8Penang, Malaysia

Joseph Lee, 8Penang, Malaysia

Vivian Lee, 8Penang, Malaysia

Breanna Roberts, 8Penang, Malaysia

Sophie Shin, 8Penang, MalaysiaHee-Eun Song, 8Penang, MalaysiaLinnea Williams, 8

Phnom Penh, CambodiaJoshua Wong, 8

Penang, MalaysiaJoycelyn Woo, 8

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May Yamauchi, 8Penang, Malaysia

Kyung-Keun Chee, 7Daejeon, KoreaDaniel Chong, 7

Penang, MalaysiaChristopher Colfax, 7

Battambang, CambodiaLuke Dalton, 7

Penang, MalaysiaAndrew Fan, 7

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Anna Fu, 7Penang, Malaysia

Christina Gaddis, 7Penang, Malaysia

Kevin Huang, 7Penang, MalaysiaHannah Jones, 7Penang, MalaysiaKeith Kamono, 7Penang, Malaysia

Chan-Mi Kim, 7Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Akshay Krishnamani, 7Penang, Malaysia

Terry Law, 7Penang, Malaysia

Rachel Leung, 7Penang, Malaysia

Khalie Mahoney, 7Penang, Malaysia

Harry Mak, 7Bangkok, Thailand

Sydney McKenzie, 7Penang, Malaysia

Se-Chan Hwang, 8Yongin-si, Korea

Esther Joo, 8Penang, Malaysia

Andy Jung, 8Penang, Malaysia

Bill Kang, 8Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Benny Kim, 8Il San gu, Korea

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Lakshmi Meyyappan, 7 Penang, MalaysiaBeth Nguyen, 7 Hanoi, VietnamSanti Niramitvijit, 7 Bangkok, ThailandJi-Hyun Park, 7 Penang, MalaysiaTheresa Phan, 7 Penang, MalaysiaCatherine Rice, 7 Penang, Malaysia

Jet Song, 7 Penang, MalaysiaMargaret Stebbins, 7 Penang, MalaysiaAngela Steiert, 7 Penang, MalaysiaMiranda Steinert, 7 Penang, MalaysiaJosh Strong, 7 Bangkok, ThailandEdwin Tan, 7 Penang, Malaysia

Bethany Weidemann, 7 Penang, MalaysiaFrances Wong, 7 Penang, MalaysiaMaaya Yamauchi, 7 Penang, MalaysiaKatya Brink, 6 Penang, MalaysiaEmily Brokaw, 6 Penang, MalaysiaBryan Cairncross, 6 Penang, Malaysia

Andy Cho, 6 Penang, MalaysiaDavid Chong, 6 Penang, MalaysiaJae-Hyun Chung, 6 Penang, MalaysiaNathan Danneker, 6 Bangkok, ThailandJuliet DeVette, 6 Penang, MalaysiaAlex Gimson, 6 Penang, Malaysia

Eric Han, 6 Penang, MalaysiaJeffrey Hsiao, 6 Penang, MalaysiaSe Ra Hwang, 6 Geyonggi-do, KoreaJirawat Keeratitharakul, 6 Penang, MalaysiaJoseph Kim, 6 Penang, MalaysiaChi-Yuan Lo, 6 Penang, Malaysia

Jordan Nagel, 6 Penang, MalaysiaMoses Park, 6 Penang, Malaysia Lucas Samuel, 6 Penang, MalaysiaBrian Song, 6 Penang, MalaysiaHung Ching Song, 6 Penang, MalaysiaKaden Stenlund, 6 Penang, Malaysia

Katie Stevens, 6 Penang, MalaysiaJordan Strong, 6 Bangkok, ThailandBenjamin Unruh, 6 Tarakan, IndonesiaJared Williams, 6 Phnom Penh, CambodiaRoc Wu, 6 Penang, MalaysiaJassy Chang, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Eyes fixed on the ball, Eun-Hae Kim tries to catch it as Bryan Cairncross watches with a smile on his face. Middle school-ers tried to spend social time with students outside their own group either from elementary or high school.

With her hands pressed to-gether, Miranda Steinert copies Maaya Yamauchi’s movements as they play A&B, a hand game where players have to slap each others hands. Even if they lived off campus, students in middle school made time for friends who lived on campus and enjoyed playing in activities together.

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In the middle of the morning, the sound of a rubber ball bouncing echoed from the basketball court. From an eye shot, one could see a game of Four-square in play, every-one furiously trying to get someone out so that they could advance up the line. “I like playing Four-square or basketball in the morning because you get to use your energy up so that you’re not hyper in class, and it’s a good way to start the day,” said Austin Rice. It would come as no surprise to some that the upper middle school-ers enjoyed their recreation time to the fullest. In preparation for the transi-tion into high school, the seventh and eighth graders moved up the social ladder and took on a score of responsibilities. But with new responsibilities came new privileges and opportunities, such as later bedtimes for dorm students and the chance to go on the eighth- grade field trip in April. “Upper middle school is great because we get more freedom; teacher’s don’t have to always keep their eyes on you. And you get to hang out with people your own age, instead of mixed

groups,” said Harry Mak. At the end of each week, stu-dents had different ideas on how to spend their time away from school. “On Friday, I normally play games like basketball or run around the playground with people outside. Then when everyone is tired, we go into someone’s dorm and play video games,” said Nathan Danneker. “On the weekends, I like to go to the mall with my friends; but during the week, I like to go to the band room and practice play-ing my trombone,” said Matthew Nguyen. Throughout the semester, mid-dle schoolers made new friendships and spent memorable moments together. “A really crazy thing I did with Catherine [Rice], Frances [Wong], and Miranda [Steinert] was when we went up the muddy part of Hillside to get to 7-11 instead of using the stairs. After we reached the top, people who saw us looked at us funny,” said Beth Nguyen. Soon after the final afternoon bell had rung, the bouncing of a rubber ball issued from the basket-ball court; and if one looked, they would see another game of Four-square.

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Maria Choi, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Erin Dass, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Shelina Hsieh, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Chanel Huang, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Yoo-Sun Joung, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Ye-Na Kim, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Reagan Mahoney, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Noriah Matanick, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Soo Jin Park, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Yu-Min Pyee, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Austin Rice, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Tony Suh, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Daniel Sullivan, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Bertha Wang, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Ben Weidemann, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Hank Wong, 5 Penang, Malaysia

Kris Brink, 4 Medan, Indonesia

Kenya Gimson, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Joseph Hawthorne, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Daniel Hebard, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Stephanie Jones, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Paul Joo, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Eun-Hae Kim, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Joyce Lee, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Vincent Lee, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Ashtyn McKenzie, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Seok Kyo Oh, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Dan Rogers, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Josiah Steinkamp, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Kendall Stenlund, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Jamie Sullivan, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Joshua Watson, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Thirawut Wiphatprasit, 4 Penang, Malaysia

Angel Chung, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Lucia Combrink, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Nicholas Gimson, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Marianna Moss, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Tim Phan, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Nicole Phillips, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Seung-Hun Pyee, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Erik Seong, 3 Penang, Malaysia

Hung Jie Song, 3 Penang, Malaysia

right foot behind his head, Cade Ernsberger watches Jo-seph Hawthorne attempt to do the same. Energetic elementary students showed off unique tal-ents to impress friends and then challenged them to follow.

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dangling from the railing bars, Jennifer Seong sparks a conversation with Tian Ooi. On the playground, elementary kids talked in ways they never could have in class.

Peering out from a wound- up swing, Roy Kim prepares to lift his feet up and twirl around. El-ementary students found count-less ways to keep themselves entertained for hours.

Keeping Things Fast

Late afternoon came with the bright, harsh sun pouring down onto campus, making almost every-one outside break into a sweat. In the cool shade provided by the tree over by Chandler Dorm, a group of elementary kids happily played around. Whether Mariana Moss chased her sister around or a group shared a bag of fresh pop-corn, time did not leave space for a second of dullness. During time off, even the el-ementary students tried to keep things interesting. “One of my favorite things to do is to go over to the Chillax game center on the other side of the street and play for hours!” said Kendall Stenlund. From dribbling basketballs in

the beginning of the morning to swinging around on the jungle gym in the late afternoon, nothing seemed to keep the elementary kids down. Their energy seemed absolutely boundless. “When I’m not in school, I like to play soccer with my friends or some of the bigger kids,” said Kris Brink. And when their energy seemed spent, all would take a rest on the table inside the playground area, sharing with friends whatever af-ternoon snack their mothers had sent with them. Though arguments arose be-tween youngsters once in a while, in the end, all worked out. “We just try to have fun anyway we can,” said Justin Strong. As the day darkened and cam-pus quieted down, so too did the screams and yells issuing from the playground. As vans drove by to pick up all the kids, each felt ready for a break from all the good exer-cise they’d just had.

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Video camera in both hands, Hiro Kawabata looks at the film footage that David Thompson had just taken. Day students took time out of their weekends to come to campus and help dorm students with class projects.

The Final BellFreedom for All

It’s a time that every student looks forward to every week: the end of it. After the final bell on Friday, every student from the third up to the twelfth grade felt a huge sense of relief as he or she transitioned into freedom from school routine. “Because all five days are stressful for me, it’s great to have a chance to do what I want to do. I always look forward to the weekend be-cause then I can spend time with my friends. It’s the highlight of my week,” said Yumi Yamauchi. Whether going down to Gurney to see the latest hit movie, stop-ping at Island to sip down an Ice Blended, or just hanging out at friends’ houses, the weekend meant two and a half days of freedom and relief from the scholastic environ-ment that each student experiences five days a week. Whether living inside the dorms or off campus, students found op-portunities to socialize with each other both on or off campus. “I like to sleep in and then hang with people later in the day. I try to so-cialize with a lot of people because it’s a really fun thing to do,” said Michael Whiting. Though weekends could pro-vide a time of relaxation, for some it meant extra hours to do work. “Weekends are some great days for rest, except when you have a ton of homework due on Monday. Then

you can’t relax!” said Nathan Rice. “Yeah,” said Terry Hsiang in agreement. “The weekends give me time to stay home and study when I’m not already out.” When students didn’t want to study, they simply came over to campus to participate in a little bit of Friday late-night indoor soccer or perhaps to sit with friends by the white tables and go over the latest gossip and news. Though students visited plenty of places on a regular basis, new stores and entertainment centers made themselves known. “The new Chillax Gaming Center is so cool, and it’s great that it’s so close to campus for us dorm students,” said Brian Colfax. As Sunday evening crept in, some found themselves wishing that they had more time on their hands to do what they wanted or to finish their homework. Because, like it or not, they would soon transition back to the routine of classes and bells.

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Reaching across the table, Sarah Cairncross points out the answer to Josh Manfred’s math problem. Students would get together during weekends to help each other with homework in classes they shared.

With her Bible and a notebook in hand, Marie Giezendanner starts her devotions on Saturday morning. Two days off from school gave students a chance to catch up on devotions and give some time to God.

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Peter Lee, 2 Penang, MalaysiaJeremy Lupinacci, 2 Penang, MalaysiaHye-Jin Park, 2 Penang, MalaysiaKassy Steinkamp, 2 Penang, MalaysiaChardin Stengele, 2 Penang, MalaysiaKristian Stenlund, 2 Penang, Malaysia

Morris Huang, 2 Penang, MalaysiaSeung Ju Jin, 2 Penang, MalaysiaDaniel Kim, 2 Penang, MalaysiaRoy Kim, 2 Penang, MalaysiaSunny Kim, 2 Penang, MalaysiaLicky Lee, 2 Penang, Malaysia

John Cotton Watson, 2 Penang, MalaysiaMark Watson, 2 Penang, MalaysiaAngelene Woo, 2 Penang, MalaysiaMichelle Hebard, 1 Penang, MalaysiaAndrew Kim, 1 Penang, MalaysiaPeter Kim, 1 Penang, Malaysia

Ji-Woo Moon, 1 Penang, MalaysiaChristopher Phillips, 1 Penang, MalaysiaKasey Rogers, 1 Penang, MalaysiaGarrison Schaller, 1 Penang, MalaysiaJennifer Seong, 1 Penang, MalaysiaIvana Smit, 1 Penang, Malaysia

Jena Um, 1 Penang, MalaysiaMina Um, 1 Penang, MalaysiaJasmine Wood-Singh, 1 Penang, MalaysiaYeo Rin Yun, 1 Penang, MalaysiaRobbey Boucher, K Penang, MalaysiaTyler Cairncross, K Penang, Malaysia

Yen-Han Chen, K Penang, MalaysiaDanielle Combrink, K Penang, MalaysiaMaureen Huang, K Penang, MalaysiaSeung Wie Jin, K Penang, MalaysiaHan-Vit Kim, K Penang, MalaysiaJennifer Lupinacci, K Penang, Malaysia

Justin Strong, 3 Bangkok, ThailandKiernan Sullivan, 3 Penang, MalaysiaJay Wood-Singh, 3 Penang, MalaysiaElizabeth Brokaw, 2 Penang, MalaysiaCharlotte Combrink, 2 Penang, MalaysiaCade Ernsberger, 2 Penang, Malaysia

Jackson McKenzie, K Penang, Malaysia

Annelie Mohr, K Penang, Malaysia

Seon Bin Oh, K Penang, Malaysia

Tian Ooi, K Penang, Malaysia

Shione, Stengele, K Penang, Malaysia

David Um, K Penang, Malaysia

Daniel DeBello, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Scott Heng, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Gia Kim, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Jenny Kim, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Robin Ong, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Devin Schaller, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Mikaela Steinkamp, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Kenlee Stenlund, Pre-4 Penang, Malaysia

Bernard Combrink, Pre-3 Penang, Malaysia

Shannon Heng, Pre-3 Penang, Malaysia

Margaret Moss, Pre-3 Medan, Indonesia

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Quoting scripture, Bill Kang speaks into the microphone as Mrs. Valeri Brokaw stands ready for the next song. The Easter sun-rise service brought the campus together for a time of worship.

Holding his position in line, Riley Mahoney waits for his turn to grab some food. Canadian Thanksgiving united Canadians of all ages for a meal at the Paradise Sandy Beach Hotel.

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On 14 April, the sun rose like on any other Friday; but even by 9:00, the entire campus remained bare, dorm kids still sleeping in their beds with air conditioners running. Outside, bird calls echoed out; and a gentle breeze floated in from the ocean, mixed with the soft morning sun—nothing more than an extra day off. Even with the temporary relief of the weekends, sometimes an extra day or two to blow off steam and catch up on school work felt needed. This need could come true with the arrival of holidays that peppered the school year. “During holidays and breaks, I can sit back, reflect, and think about God because it’s hard to do that in school,” said Joy Li. While some families went as far away as the United States during the Christmas break in December, others chose to stay within Asia. “I had a great time visiting my uncle’s

family in the Philippines!” said Grace Kim. The scholastic calendar ob-served all the important Malaysian holidays—like Hari Raya and Deepavali—as well as Christian days like Good Friday and Christmas. In keeping with all the holidays, students frequently experienced long weekends of three or four days. “The long weekends take away the stress of the year and really give everyone more time to re-energize,” said Monay Ng. Certain religious holidays, including Easter and Christmas, received more attention toward celebration. For Christmas, the dorms took a special trip to see the premier of “The Chronicles of Narnia,” followed by a Christmas party for each dorm. “It was nice to go see the movie as a group so we could all talk about it later, and it was fun to get stuffed stockings and exchange presents at our party,”

said Carolyn Whiting. During some long weekends, including the four-day weekend in November, some families took advantage of the time off to skip the country. “It was great to get away from Malaysia for a few days and head back to Indonesia to be with my family again,” said Catherine Foster. Sooner than anyone could believe, the holiday they had so enjoyed came to an end and left them with no alternative but to go back to work or school. But they still felt revived and energized from the extra-long break they just had.

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Outside the Weidemann’s, Ziemer dorm proceeds to sing “Silent Night.” To bring the tra-dition of caroling to Asia, Ziemer students donned hats and toured campus, singing all the way.

Ms. Rachel Abraham, B.Sc. Special Services Coordinator (Elementary )Mr. James Allen, M.A. MS CounselorMiss Julia Bieling, B.F.A. Dorm Assistant, Website upkeepMrs. Kathy Bieling, B.A. Eckman DormMr. Larry Bieling, M.Ed. Eckman Dorm

Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, M.M. Ambassadors, Band 6, Beginning Band 7/8, Elementary Music, MS Choir, MS Drama, Music 5, Piano Lesson Coordinator, SATMrs. Carolyn Butler, B.F.A. Advanced Art, Foundation Art, Master Studio, MS Art, Diving Deeper Small Groups, SATMrs. Debbie Cairncross, B.A. Jackson DormMr. Scott Cairncross, M.A. Jackson DormMrs. Barb Case, B.G.S. Grade 2, Forensics, HS Drama, Elementary Drama Club, Ele- mentary Craft Club

Mr. Earl Case, P.G.D. Distance Education, Director Extension ServicesMiss Denise Chiles, B.Sc. Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, PhysicsMrs. Lori D’Cruz, B.S. Preschool Four, Girl Scout BrowniesMs. Barbara de Leeuw, B.Ed. Basic English 9/10; ESL English 9/10; Grades 3, 4, 5 ESL; ESL TutoringMr. Jake de Leeuw, M.Ed. Maintenance Facilitator, MS Exploratories

Mrs. Trix de Leeuw Guest House CoordinatorMr. Evan Dewey Chandler DormMrs. Lori Dewey Chandler DormMrs. Serena Foo MS Counselor, Basic English 9/10Ms. Nancy Friesen, B.A. Kindergarten

Mr. Andreas Gross, B.A. ESL Science 7/8, HS Tutoring Coord., Physical Science, Study Skills 7, Welcome Class Ext., Diving Deeper Small GroupsMrs. Vicki Gross, M.Ed. American History 8, English 7/8, Social Studies 7, Study Skills 8, “The Eaglet”Mr. Carlo Hansen, M.Ed. Computer Production Technology, Computer Science, Indus- trial Arts, Information Processing, Varsity Boys’ FootballMrs. Donna Hansen MS ESL, MS Food Studies, MS PE, Varsity Girls’ Football, Var- sity Girls’ Basketball, MS IntramuralsMr. Mark Hill, A.A. Smith Dorm, Movie Reviewer

Mrs. Melinda Hill Smith Dorm, Diving Deeper Small Group LeaderMrs. Charlyn Holden, M.S. Accounting, Geometry, P.E., Pre-Calculus, JV Girls’ Football, JV Girls’ Volleyball, Women’s Indoor, JV Indoor, HS StuCoMr. Michael Holden, B.A. MS Coordinator, Math 7/8, Bible 8, Weight-lifting, Mind Benders, Varsity Boys’ Football, MS & HS Student CouncilMr. Rick Hurlbut, M.A. Apologetics, Issues of the Christian Life, Values & Decision MakingMr. Nathanael Klassen, B.A. Bible Study Methods, Early Church History, Intro. To the Bible, Who Is God?

Miss Nellie Koethler, R.N. Health OfficeMr. Steve Liss, M.Ed. Algebra 8, Bible 7, Math 5/6, MS Spanish, Varsity Girls’ Foot- ball, Varsity Girls’ Basketball, Senior Class SponsorMrs. Carla Loehden, M.S. Elementary P.E., HS Health, MS Health, Elementary Club Co- ordinator, JV Girls’ Volleyball, MSSPP Golf, Tae Kwon Do, Ele- mentary Soccer ClubMr. Kerry Mahoney, M.Ed. Concert Band, Concert Choir, MS Band, Guidance Counselor, Music Theory, Varsity Girls’ VolleyballMrs. Robin Mahoney, B.Ed. Preschool 3, Elementary Art, Outdoor Games Club, Lego Club

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Time outside workExpatriates’ After Hours

Laughing and a smile on her face, Ms. Ruth Strong strolls through the underground cor-ridors of Gurney Plaza. During time off, staff would go to satisfy their shopping and enter-tainment needs at Gurney.

Strolling down a Gurney Plaza corridor, Aunt Debbie Cairncross talks with Aunt Val Weidemann and her children. Staff would try to spend time with their families and socialize with friends when possible.

Out by the student center, Lachlan Modrzynski asks Mr. Greg Stenlund about his Satur-day. Teachers would spend some of their weekends with students to get to know them on a more personal basis.

Students see their teachers at school and may wonder what they do in their time off—if they even have any. Do they use those hours to focus on their work at school? Actually, the expatriate staff try to have a good time during their off hours. Students may or may not know what goes on in their teach-ers’ lives when they leave school at the end of the day or the beginning of weekends. Whether sharing with friends and family or spending a little downtime by themselves, staff members find plenty of ways to keep their lives enriched. “During the weekends, I enjoy doing stuff with my family and friends, such as going to Coffee

Bean or shopping. When I have more time, I love to do something outdoors, like going for hikes or over to the waterfalls,” said Mrs. Kathaleen McClary. Even the dorm staff cherished the chance when they could take their families and forget the hassles of parenting dorm students. “The best part of my time off is concen-trating on my regular family. I see the dorm as sort of my extended family, but I like the chance to be with my nuclear family,” said Aunt Janet Phillips. While some staff had general interests, others had more specific ideas of how to have good free time. “On my time off, I read Robert Ludlum, watch James Bond movies,

and play sports,” said Mr. Kerry Mahoney. “I like to spend time with my family and, when possible, go for a good run up Penang Hill,” said Mr. Carlo Hansen. So contrary to what students may have thought, staff actually had more on their minds than just their school jobs.

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Mr. Jason Phillips, B.S. Ziemer DormMs. Cathye Riley, B.A. Southeast Asian Studies, Test-taking Skills, U.S. History, World HistoryMrs. Lydia Roberts Music—Preschool, Kindergarten, Grade 1; Substitute Teaching —Preschool, Grades 1, 2, 5Mr. John Robertson, M.A. ESL Grades 3-5, Social Studies 8 Survey, ESL CoordinatorMrs. Karen Robertson, B.A. Grade 4, Keyboarding Club, Science Video Club, Clean-up & Recycling Club

Mrs. Corinne Rogers, B.Sc. Algebra 1, Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics, BiologyMr. Patrick Rogers Facilities CoordinatorMrs. Bonnie Sawatzky, B.G.S. Elementary ESL, Special Services, Swimming ClubMr. Wayne Sawatzky, B.Ed. Elementary/MS Principal, ESL Study Hall, JV Boys’ Football, Varsity Boys’ Volleyball, Track & Field AssistantMr. Jason Mark Selvanayagam, B.Ed. MS Worship Team, Floorball Club, Floorball “League”

Mrs. Mary Sheddan, M.S. Bible 5, Language Arts 5/6, Social Studies 5/6Mrs. Beth Steiert Substitute Coordinator, Special Services (High School), Charity & CompassionMr. Gerry Steiert, M.A. Athletic Director, Fitness, P.E., Under-15 Girls’ Basketball, Un- der-12 boys’ Basketball, Track & Field CoordinatorMiss Jacqui Steiert ESL, P.E., Teacher’s AssistantMr. Tim Steinert, B.Th. Jaffray Dorm, Under-14 Basketball, Junior Class Sponsor, Dig- ging Deeper Small Group Leader

Mrs. Vi Steinert, B.BS. Jaffray Dorm, Junior Class Sponsor, Diving Deeper Small Group LeaderMrs. Jacki Steinkamp, M.S. Elementary Counselor, Elementary StuCo, Girl ScoutsMr. Karl Steinkamp, B.A. Interim Director, American Government, World Affairs, Varsity Boys’ BasketballMr. David Stengele, M.A. English9/9 Honors, English 10, 11, 12Mr. Greg Stenlund, B.S. Advanced Math, Algebra 1/2, AP Calculus, Varsity Boys’ Basket- ball, Cub Scouts

Mrs. Tara Stenlund, B.A. Spanish 1/2Ms. Ruth Strong, B.A. AP Psychology, H.S. CounselorMrs. Eunice Teoh MandarinMr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, M.S. AP English 11, AP English 12, Honors English 10, Journalism 1/2, “Eagle’s Eye,” ReflectoR, NHS, Alumni AssociationMiss Esther Tovell, B.E. Grade 3, “Can You Hear Me” club, Encouragement Club, Elem- entary Student Council

Mr. J. Ryan Tuck, B.A. Chaplain, Life of Jesus, Old Testament Issues, JV Boys’ Foot- ball, Junior Class SponsorMrs. Shelly Tuck, B.R.E. Registrar, ESL Bible, ESL English, JV Girls’ Football, Junior Class SponsorMiss Marie-Hélène Tyack, B.A. French 1/2Mr. Dennis Tyas, M.A. Bible 6, MS Science, Cub ScoutsMrs. Gayle Tyas, M.A. Elementary Library, Special Services (Middle School)

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Sprawled on the metal swing, Rivka Matanick shares her long day with Heather Hill. Day students got together after school to catch up with each other and exchange gossip.

“So are you ready to go?” Christa DeVette asked Charis To. “Yeah, I can’t wait to hang out at your place!” To giggled in reply. Promptly after the final bell of the day rang, the noise level of campus lessened considerably. Only staff remained to finish up the day, along with dorm students. All the day students had de-parted for elsewhere. Because they lived off campus, day students could enjoy a whole range of privileges and opportuni-ties unavailable to dorm students. “The great thing about being a day student is that your schedule is more flexible, and you have more freedom during the day and at

night,” said Jubilee Adleta. Day students had more of an advantage to go where they wanted and when as they could drive their own cars or motorcycles. Day students spent time dur-ing the weekends either socializing with family or finishing school as-signments for the upcoming week. Though some left homework to the last minute, others worked hard so that they could relax later. “I like to get my work done on Saturday so that I have more devotional time on Sunday,” said Michelle Nagel. In spite of living off campus, some day students found pleasure in coming on campus after hours or on weekends; others enjoyed having their dorm friends to their homes. “Hey Christa, thanks for hav-ing me over again. I really have forgotten what it’s like to be a day student,” said To. “No problem. You just enjoy yourself,” replied DeVette.

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Mrs. Tamilselvi Agamrom HousekeepingMr. Patrick Aloyius GuardMrs. Mary (Penny) Aloysius HousekeepingMrs. Adeline Ang OfficeMrs. Indrani Arokiadass Laundry

Mr. Jeston (John) Arulandoo KitchenMr. Muniandy (Raja) Doraisamy YardMrs. Nagamal (Rose) Doraisamy HousekeepingMr. Naranyanasamy Doraisamy MaintenanceMrs. Palany Ganapathy Housekeeping

Mr. Goh Seng Hock KitchenMr. Ramasami Govinda MaintenanceMr. Henry Gregory GuardMr. An Khang Ho KitchenMr. Francis Kanasamy Maintenance

Mrs. Valliammah Karpaya LibraryMr. Samarasan Karuppiah GuardMrs. Amy Khoo OfficeMr. Steven Koo OfficeMr. Mani Kuppusamy Kitchen

Ms. Ah Mooi Leow OfficeMrs. Ah Chai Lim HousekeepingMr. Boon Leng Loh GuardMr. Kumar Mareemuttoo KitchenMr. Rajeen Mareemuttoo Maintenance

Mr. Ravi Moses YardMrs. Thana Letchmi LaundryMs. Sarasvathi (Joyce) Navaseelam Preschool AssistanceMs. Huey Fern (Lilian) Ooi OfficeMr. Parkinathan Kuppusamy Guard

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After helping Aunt Debbie Cairncross with postal informa-tion, Mrs. Amy Khoo shares some recent local news. Along with helping expats, the office staff would share life.

Arms up, librarian Mrs. Katha-leen McClary shares a joke with library assistant Mrs. Valliam-mah. A good work environment provided a way for staff to connect on a deeper level with one another.

“Hey, Balu [Perumal]! How’s your son doing?” Uncle Brian Weide-mann asked cheerfully down at dinner. Balu smiled on hearing the men-tion of his newly adopted son. “He’s doing well,” replied Balu. When working in an interna-tional school, camaraderie between different races becomes unavoid-able. But many staff members of both the Western and Asian groups saw this as a chance not only to get a feel for the other culture, but also to make good friendships. “I enjoy Nara[nyanasamy Doraisamy]’s company because of his expertise in sports and his involvement with ‘Malaysia Elite Athlete’s with Disabilities,’” said Mr. Carlo Hansen. With the sudden departure of Mr. Patrick Rogers at the end of the first semester, staff alumnus Mr. Jake DeLeeuw agreed to fill in his position for the remainder of the year. “I just love working with [national workers] because the more you get to know people of

different races, the more you begin to see the similarities instead of the differences,” said Mr. DeLeeuw Though interaction between races came with their jobs, some staff members bonded and shared moments together out of friend-ship for one another. Whether on the weekends, holidays, or even on time off in the middle of the day, both sides could find some mean of sharing moments together. “Well, I have to go, but you’re going to have to take me to one of those Indian music shows again,” said Uncle Brian after dinner. “No problem, Brian!” Balu called out as Uncle Brian started leaving.

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Backstage workersWhat Goes on Behind-the-Scenes

Video feed on, Mr. Boon Leng Loh focuses on the camera displays. During the day, and es-pecially at night, security would rely on 12 new cameras scattered all over campus to keep a watch-ful eye for possible intruders.

The harsh morning sun beat down on campus Monday morning, and any room without fans or air conditioners running could feel the effects of the heat, including room 14. Wiping sweat off her brow, Ms. Denise Chiles called maintenance to come down and figure out why her air-conditioner in her room would not work. Soon, Mr. Rajeen Mareemuttoo arrived to check on the cables as the students continued with the lesson. During school and afterwards, the national staff worked tirelessly to keep the campus functional. The

laundry room for dorm students opened at 7:00 and closed at 3:30; the maintenance team worked from 7:30-4:30; the guards, however, worked around the clock. To aid security in watching campus in the daytime and at night, the school bought special video cameras and installed them all around campus to give live video feeds into the guard shacks posted by the seawall and the main gate. “Those cameras are pretty nifty. Before, if we had two guards, they could only cover two vantage points. But now they can cover

at least eleven apiece, which gives them an advantage to keep intrud-ers out of campus,” said Uncle Brian Weidemann. When not on campus, the workers took joy in time with their families. Mr. Henry Gregory said, “I like to go home and work on my gardening and see my family,” “During the December holidays, my family and I take a trip up to the Cameron Highlands to be involved in a ministry for young people. And while everyone is working, I help out by doing the cooking,” said Mrs. Indrani Arokiadass with a smile. After checking the circuit break-ers, Mr. Rajeen flipped a switch; and cool air flooded into the room. “Thanks for your help,” said Ms. Chiles. Mr. Rajeen smiled as he left the room, ready to take on any new problem that came his way.

—By Chris Foster

Moving the chair away, Mrs. Palany Ganapathy cleans the floor under the desk. Before classes started each morning, housekeeping came to clean class rooms, washing the boards and sweeping the floors.

Hunched down under the roofing, Mr. Wei Ming Voon nails new boards to cover the wiring and insulation. Maintenance worked around campus to keep various structures in shape.

Eyes focussed on the ground, Mr. Sangaran Ramu Thaver sweeps bunches of leaves away. Yard workers swept campus daily dur-ing rainy season to clear all the debris off the roads.

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Just Get OutIn class, your head slipped from up-right, to propped up, to flat on your desk, and then shot upright again in an unavoidable cycle. “They need a nap time at this school,” you mur-mured groggily to yourself. It seemed that no matter how good your inten-tions, you never got enough sleep. “I’ll catch up on sleep on the week-end,” you reasoned, slipping back into the cycle. Reality Check: weekends drained energy even faster than weekdays. You felt a driving urge to utilize every moment of your precious weekends correctly. Usually that meant filling up the time with relationships and pushing homework to the last pos-sible day. So you stayed up late talking with dorm-mates or friends, and then spent Sunday doing your homework because by then you had no other choice. And of course most weekends felt incomplete without a trip off campus. You looked at the same sur-roundings all week; so by the time the weekend rolled around, you joined the mass exodus of students from school and invaded the promised land of Penang. You ignored the fact that most weekends you went to the exact same places. Only their locations mat-tered: away from school.

Weekends exhausted you, but they also ate away at more than energy. Escaping school cost money. You paid for bus rides or even taxis as you trav-eled to such distant locales as Gur-ney or Batu Ferringhi. Then you paid for meals, ranging from rm4 at the Hillside stalls to rm40 at Mario’s. Entertainment cut a large swathe in your wallet as you watched a movie for rm9 at Gurney. Then you shopped at Batu for genuine fake brand names or at Gurney for the real thing or anywhere else enterprising individuals set up “legitimate” ways to relieve you of your cash. Absentmindedly, you added up the total cost of an average weekend and subtracted it from your allowance. Your head slipped, smacking hard against the desk. Reality Check: stay-ing on campus sounded pretty good right about then. Then again, your friends had gone off campus; and you looked forward to the next big movie at Gurney. “I guess the money’s worth it,” you muttered, only half believing your-self. Meanwhile, your overtired head lulled itself back into half-asleep wan-derings. “The weekend is coming up, I’ll rest then,” you reasoned, slipping back into the cycle.

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Waiting patiently in line, Linnea Williams, Se-Chan Hwang, Joshua Peace, LieslWilliams, Mr. Jason Phillips, Jared Williams, Nathan Dan-neker, and Paul Wang wait to place their orders at Dairy Queen. Even dorms took a break from campus from time to time as Jackson, Ziemer, and Chandler dorms escaped to KL.

Half in-half out, David Robertson and Paul Sawatzky relax and cool off in the pool ona hot Saturday afternoon. In or-der to beat the heat on hot week-ends, students often swam in the thermometer-shaped pool on campus, prayed for rain repeat-edly, or used the pool facilitiesat Paradise Beach Resort, which gave free pool passes to students.

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“OK, you guys, come over here,” Mr. Greg Stenlund called to the group of seven rowdy boys in his Cub Scout’s group. They bounded over with eager grins spread across their faces as he lined out the afternoon’s activity for them. “We get to do all sorts of stuff,” Mark Watson said. “Like we got to make napkin holders up in the shop.” The Scouts began their journey toward the ultimate goal of becom-ing “Eagle Scouts” with Mr. Stenlund as a nameless troop; but as they finished their activities, they became the “Bobcat Scouts.” “Right now, we’re working towards becoming Wolf Scouts,” Mr. Stenlund told Joel Babcock, a senior interested in helping him out. “That’s when the real fun will start. Right now we’re just nailing down the basics.” As Wolf Scouts, the boys can par-ticipate in exciting activities like hiking and kayaking; but first they must learn preliminary activity and safety skills. In the Scout program, the boys learn respect for themselves, their country, and each other through a variety of activities. For two weeks, they each kept a journal recording their health habits; for example—when they ate,

how much they slept, and how many times they brushed their teeth. After completing the program, Mr. Stenlund hopes the boys will have learned skills that will help them in their future lives. Although some of these apply directly to the boys’ everyday lives, many will show in indirect ways. “I was surprised with some of the things these boys needed to learn,” Mr. Stenlund admitted. “I got to teach them how to do somersaults, for example. Sometimes, we work on just throwing and catching a ball or simple stuff like that, too.” To work on balance, the boys set up boards across increasingly wide spaces. They then had to walk across with their peers cheering them on.

The second grade Bobcats, soon becoming Wolf Scouts, fall in between the two other groups of Boy Scouts, the Tiger Scouts and Cub Scouts. This program gives them a chance to set an example for boys younger than they and to learn from older boys as well. “My favorite was when the firemen came and did a show for us,” Kristian Stenlund said. “I loved watching the fire and putting it out.” Other boys eagerly agreed, buzzing happily and talking about the after-noon’s experience with each other. “OK, let’s wrap it up!” Mr. Sten-lund called to the boys. “See you again next week!”

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“Let’s get the van loaded,” Mrs. Carla Loehden said. “Okay, let’s go Barret [Loehden],” Drew Steiert replied before he climbed in the van. Golfers hit the road for the MSSPP Golf Tournament at Kristal Golf Resort over on the mainland. The seven students who participated—Jeffrey Hsiao, Roc Wu, Willis Stebbins, Jason Hsiao, Jubilee Adleta, Loehden, and Steiert—arrived at school by 5:45 a.m. to give enough time for the hour drive to the resort. Students, upon arrival, signed in, put their clubs on the golf carts, and enjoyed the players’ breakfast. At 7:40 a.m., the golfers headed out to the carts and got ready for their tee-offs. Students then spread out along the golf course and began playing 18 holes for the day. “The best part of the golf tournament was that I got to skip

school—and that we got to drive golf carts,” Loehden said. “The carts weren’t in good shape, though; on the second day, we got a flat tire. The carts also couldn’t make it up some of the steep hills, so we had to have another cart come and bump us up.” Students went back the next day for another 18 holes. The judges placed the students’ scores to-gether and ranked them. After a total of 36 holes, all the students who par-ticipated attended the awards ceremony. Steb-bins, whose score totaled 100 on the second day,

had the lowest score of all the Dalat golfers. Although Dalat didn’t place, the students learned more about the competitive side of MSSPP Golf. “Good job, guys; where would you like to be dropped off?” Mrs. Loehden said. “At my house please,” Steiert replied quickly.


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“How in the world are we supposed to take a picture of the end?” Jubilee Adleta and Tara-Lynn Kennedy wondered. On 24 February, the junior class made its way to the chapel for a night full of games, laughs, and JSB work. Students enjoyed eating pizza and drinking pop, and games of “Shuffle Your Buns” and “I Have Never” bought laughs from even the quietest members of the class. “Playing ‘I Have Never’ was hilarious. I found out so much infor-mation about people that I really didn’t need to know,” Olivia D’Cruz said, laughing. “My favorite game we played was the picture scavenger hunt,” Josh Manfred said. Uncle Tim Steinert broke the junior class up into groups of six students. Team captains received the list of pictures as the rest of the team talked about the funniest ways to take their pictures. Each group took 30 pictures kissing the flagpole, climbing the clock tower, forming a human pyramid, modeling by the ocean, and the end. “What was your favorite picture to take?” Mr. Ryan Tuck asked Paul Sawatzky. “Definitely the modeling picture. David Rob-ertson and I were the best models ever,” Sawatzky asserted. “I don’t see why anyone would not want to hire us. Our pictures were perfect.” Groups rushed into the chapel sweaty and laugh-ing as they fulfilled the task of capturing all their

pictures. As students sat down in front of the air-conditioners, Aunt Vi Steinert got up on stage and said a word of prayer before the junior class started working on JSB-related material. The class’s excom introduced each committee before giving the individuals a chance to sign up for the one that interested them; everyone split up into the committees and started planning. After meeting for a while, the committees shared their ideas with their classmates. Students provided feedback, and applause filled the chapel as each group completed their presentation. “The ideas and feedback the students came up with was amazing. I was so proud of them,” Aunt Vi said happily with a smile. The work part of the party came to an end, and some of the boys headed up to play indoor soccer. Meanwhile, “Minority Report” came onto the screen as the rest of the class got comfortable on beds made

of the chapel’s brand new chairs. “Tom Cruise is so hot,” Scott Poulter said mimick-ing some of the girls as the Hollywood hero appeared on screen. “No, he’s not! He is so old,” Kennedy said as she smacked Poulter over the head with her pillow. At 2:00 a.m., the lights went out in the chapel; and the juniors settled in for the night, thinking back on all the fun memories. “I’ve got it,” Adleta screamed as she finally figures out how to take a picture of “the end.” Their group linked arms and started walking away as Kennedy snapped a picture of their backs. “Priceless!” Kennedy said as their group made its way to the chapel. —By Allison McClary

POSING for the camera, GQ models David Robertson and Paul Sawatzky show junior class fashion at its peak. The first team to take 30 pictures of weird and unique events won the prize. Adleta’s group won.

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“They’re so cute!” Rivka Matanick cried as soon as she saw the group of Thai children warily watching her as the van pulled up in the village. As Andrew McClary and Robbie Mangham began to plug in sound equip-ment for the evening concert, however, the kids began to warm up to these “new strangers.” In the beginning of April, a group of students joined Mrs. Barb Mangham and Miss Susan Taylor on the annual Evangelism Explosion (EE) missions trip. Instead of boarding the plane to Myanmar, however, as students had done in earlier years, they packed their bags for Khao Lak, Thailand on the tsunami-affected island of Phuket. In the mornings, those who already had train-ing in EE helped those who had not yet learned the outline get basic tools for sharing the Gospel. Some girls got an early start on the day by run-ning down to the beach about 15 minutes away and watching the sunrise. As the week wore on, Olivia D’Cruz ex-pressed the hearts of the trainers watching their new trainees: “It amazed and inspired me how dedicated the new kids were to learning all this! It took us a whole semester, and they did it in a week!”

Roles switched as experienced student trainers helped staff new to EE learn the outline. “Lindsay [Parks] is the best trainer imaginable,” shared Mr. Steve Liss. “She’s patient and really knows her stuff.” The experience did not end at simply memorizing words, however.

In addition to ministering to local teenagers through soccer, playing with little kids, and build-ing relationships with shop owners, the mission team individuals verbally expressed their faith and guided others into conversations while in Thailand. Each team found contacts to share with in dif-ferent ways. Whether meeting up with a friendly shopkeeper like James Hawthorne’s team or finding a barber and getting a haircut, like Mr. Liss’s, each group of three or four people found that finding a new friend and sharing the greatest news they had ever heard with them did not turn out as difficult as they had feared. On the final night in Khao Lak, the group visited a government-sponsored tsunami survivor relocation village where they had already sung a few songs and played with the children earlier in the week. Again, they led worship music and, with the help of a translator, gave the EE Gospel outline in dramatized form. When the vans pulled up at the end of the night, Thai kids swarmed Kaz Hayashi. Students always had kids clamoring for piggyback rides.


WHEN the vans pulled up at the end of the night, Thai kids swarm a delighted Kaz Hayashi. Students always had kids clamoring for pig-gyback rides and other tangible expressions of love.

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Astonished students stared at the screen waiting to see what would happen next in the movie “Sweet Home Alabama” on Friday night, 17 February, at the StuCo’s Valentine’s movie night. For Valentine’s Day, instead of having “couple” activities, StuCo planned a “bonding” time together for all students in the chapel. StuCo members welcomed them with free popcorn and iced lemon tea. After grabbing pillows, students made themselves comfortable with their friends and prepared themselves for the movie. Some students brought along blankets and their stuffed animals to make themselves more comfortable. But curiosity still hung in the air as to what movie StuCo had

chosen. The light finally dimmed, and “Sweet Home Alabama!” flashed on the screen. The movie not only fulfilled the girls’ desire to watch a chick flick, but it also provided suf-ficient laughter for the guys. Heather Hill stated, “I thought the movie night was a good suc-cess for StuCo, and I enjoyed the movie; ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ is a cute chick flick!” StuCo had borrowed the popcorn machine from the PTO, and Grace Sun, Yumi Yamauchi, and Stella Park enjoyed serving ev-eryone while joking around with

each other under the popcorn machine’s light. The buttery smell of freshly popped corn increased the hunger of the audience. Olivia D’Cruz mentioned, “It was a cute night where people had fun chillin’ on the comfy pillows and eating yummy popcorn! StuCo should do more movie nights!” Kirsten Gamble agreed, “It was fun,” she said. “We should do more of them. And whoever picked the movie did a good job.” “The StuCo movie night was a great success because it gave students a chance to just come and relax with their friends and laugh,” said Lindsay Parks. “Plus the popcorn smell in the chapel made you almost feel like you were at a theater!”

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“What opposites are David Robertson and Robbie Mangham showing here?” Mrs. Barb Mangham asked as a fellow team member translates the question into Bahasa Indonesia to a group of about 30 third-grade Acehanese students. A group of 18 Penang International Church members set off for Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on 16-23 December. Taking two short flights, the team found themselves met by a wave of hot air and hugs by friends of the Mangham’s. Jobs of service included painting a church fence, attending and worshiping with local Christians, visiting villages and providing them with gifts, and just listening to those who needed to talk. “In our nightly reflections as a team, I vol-unteered to teach English at the village Desa Nusa the next day with my family. We taught the kids colors and body parts. The smiles on their faces touched my heart. These kids who had lost everything were so happy with us be-ing there,” Gary Kennedy said. Many of the other team members felt the same way. Stories of tsunami victims brought tears to their eyes. This motivated team mem-bers to help out as much as they could. Even though different languages kept verbal com-munication to a minimum, hugs and smiles

made it clear that new friendships had begun. Other then helping out, the team did take a day trip to a beautiful beach with other Madan Puduli (Cares) members. On the way, they saw village after village that had suffered complete devastation. “The saddest part for me was seeing families still living in tents even a year later,” James Hawthorne commented. “It really made me realize how much I have and how I shouldn’t take it for granted.” As the trip came to a close, none of the team members wanted to leave. “My heart is now in Aceh. These people just need so much help, and I didn’t want to leave them. I will always remember the smiles on all the girls’ faces; they had lost everything and yet were so thankful for

the bouncy balls and hair clips we gave them,” Tara-Lynn Kennedy said as she wiped away tears. “During the time in Aceh, the team had a chance to bond because of the common purpose we were participating in. Helping out those in need put us out on the front line of the spiritual battle. God was amazing!” Andrew McClary said with a smile. As the team once again boarded the plane to take them back to Penang, Robbie Mangham thought back to the day he had spent in the village. Bravely one of the Acehanese girls had raised her hand and asked if the opposites were frowning and smiling. “Awesome job!” Robbie replied as he gave the beaming girl a high five, and his words of encouragement were translated.

—By Allison McClary

HANDING out coloured markers and school sup-plies, a tudung-garbed Allison McClary and Gary Kennedy bring joy to a group of school children. A group of students and staff from Penang Inter-national Church spent a week in Aceh, Indonesia, helping with tsunami relief.

A Cup of Cool Water

“Can we pay to throw Mr. [Karl] Steinkamp in?” the senior guys asked the juniors in charge of the swimming pool, temporarily renamed the Junior Jail. On 12 November, groups from all around Penang started set-ting up food and game booths for the Harvest Festival, which was starting later that day. A slow drizzle didn’t dampen the spirits of staff, students, parents, and other locals as the festival started. “I was impressed at all the different activities that were available throughout the evening,” Lindsay Parks commented.

These activi-ties ranged from snake shows, to the blow-up-big-toys, to live mu-sic, to the Junior Jail, to henna, to many varieties of food. The junior class had four booths set up to help raise money for JSB and their senior sneak. Of the food booth, m e r c h a n d i s e , Junior Jail, and

henna, most found the jail the most creative and fun. For rm6, students could put someone in jail for 10 minutes; and for rm10, their friends would take a dunking in the pool. “Putting Tommy [Mr. John Tompkins] in jail was the best! He didn’t resist at all, only took his food, sat down in jail, and continued to eat,” Josh Manfred said, laughing. Others resisted and took off running. “The funniest was when people started throwing adults in. Sometimes 10 people were needed to carry one person,” Andrew McClary said. As the sun started to set, a group of junior boys went to arrest Mr. Steinkamp. “It was a struggle, but in the end, seeing the look on Steiny’s face right before we got him in was priceless,” Ben DeVette said. Screams of laughter started to die off as another fun evening came to a close, and the clean up began.


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killing me,” Williams remarked as Foster returned to his iMac follow-ing the cessation of the printer. “Why does it keep doing this Jubi?” Kennedy asked Adleta as her iMac reformatted another spread without her consent.” “I dunno,” Adleta replied, scooting over to take look at the offend-ing page. “My computer froze again,” remarked Williams. “Hit it,” Jonathan Dyck shot back, “Hitting stuff always solves problems.” “Wait a second,” Foster said, “Say that again, I want to write it down.” “I can’t believe that Jon’s the only one of you who likes coffee,” lamented Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins from his computer. With only five students in the class, the odds of finding an avid coffee drinker fell significantly. It also meant much more work for each

student on individual sections. The five “Journ. Nerds” struggled to put out a yearbook with more people in the school, and fewer people enrolled in journalism. “It was a challenge, but it would have been a lot easier if we’d had more people,” said Adleta. “It was great though, getting to know a bunch of people really well by spending lots of time down in the journ. room together,” added Foster, “and you get to be a published author.” Meanwhile, in the back room, the printer started up again. “Tell me you didn’t print that page again,” Foster said, struggling to maintain control. Williams swiftly reached for the dolphin.

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“Gentlemen, go ask a lady to dance,” Mr. Gerry Steiert announced to his dance class of 25 students. Nervously, the guys glanced at the girls sitting on the bench. A few brave souls shuffled over and held out their hands. “Jubilee [Adleta], may I have this dance?” Jonny Kue asked. Every Monday, a select group of high school students made their way to the gym for a relaxing 40 minutes of dancing. The dances ranged from the jive to line dances to the waltz to square

dancing. “It’s a very interesting class because we get to learn all different kinds of dances that I thought I would never have the guts to attempt. I really enjoy the variety though,” Katy Otanez com-mented. Some students joined just for fun; some, to improve their dance skills; and some because their friends made them sign up. “I really enjoy the dance class, but I already have all the moves and skills that I will ever need. It’s funny to watch all those who are less talented, though,” Zack Lindsay bragged. “I was forced to join this class. Some of the girls in my class stole my paper at the P-period Fair and signed me up. It has been fun, though, because I get to hang out with my friends and make a complete fool of myself with them,” Paul Sawatzky said, laughing.

As the partners are changed after each song, this time has proved a great way for students to step out of their comfort zone and get to know others. “I’ve enjoyed dancing with all the girls, but they always sweat so much around me. I mean, I’m sorry I can’t help that I’m so attractive,” Josh Manfred calmly added, winking. High school dance provided an easy, fun way to relax; get to know others; and improve dancing skills. A huge smile spread across Adleta’s face as she took Kue’s hand. “I would love to dance with you,” Adleta said. The couple walked out onto the gym floor and began to move smoothly as light swing music filled the room.

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tables won unexpected prizes. One table won a brand new outhouse; and another snatched up a trip to the tropical Bikini Atoll, used by the U.S.A. for nuclear testing and now home to radioactive beaches. “WOW!” repeated Manfred after every win. Then came the interview with Santa Klaus. Apparently a communist at heart, Santa had implemented a series of five-year plans and transformed the North Pole from a capitalist free market into a socialist society. With the reindeer eaten and the elves oppressed, the audience watched in horror as Santa “executed” an elf, played by Kyle Ladner,

who protested for democracy. Then the evil St. Nick unveiled his masterpiece, a trailer for a propaganda-filled movie about a young boy named Sven, played by Caleb Caldwell, who grew up asking about how to follow Santa. He finally died defending his country from evil capitalist invaders. “It was a very touching story—so sad, yet inspira-tional,” said Klaus, a tear in his eye. When all seemed lost, the real Santa, played by Luke Wilson, appeared with Rudolph, played by Kaz Hayashi. “Not so-ho-ho-ho fast,” Wilson exclaimed as Hayashi took the evil Santa down with a flying tackle. “Sic him, Rudolph!” With Santa Klaus overthrown, the banquet pro-gressed smoothly as Christmas returned to normal. As the evening ended, and the last members of the audi-ence slipped out of the chapel and up the stairs, Man-fred paused to think about the events of the night. “We ad-libbed pretty much the entire skit,” he said with a grin.

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At 5:30 p.m. on 22 April, the day of the Junior-Senior banquet, all the staff, sophomores, juniors, and the honored seniors met down in the chapel. All chatted amongst themselves, excited about the grandest evening of the year; and everyone compli-mented the other on his or her formal attire. Guys bewilderingly tried to attach corsages on their lapels; and girls clutched an assortment of objects including flowers, teddy bears, and boxes of chocolate. Before too long, a voice sounded over the speaker system asking the audience to quiet down for the sophomore class. The loud chat-ter died to whispers, and all eyes focused on the closed stage curtains, anticipating the announcement of the Class of 2008’s class sponsors. The curtains drew back, revealing Tamara Herring and Joshua Peace in their JSB outfits. When the lights lit up, and all attention be-came fixed to the pair; Herring spoke calmly into the microphone: “I would like to find four sponsors,” she said with determined articulation. Giggles rippled through the audience as they all recognized the obvious homage to the hit movie, “The Pink Panther.”

With a slightly perplexed look, Peach mimicked with a rather thick French accent: “I woood like too fend fooor sponseurs.” Not impressed, Herring repeated her line. Peace replied, with an even thicker accent. “Why don’t we just take a break?” Herring suggested at one point. “No!” Peace exclaimed in response. “We keep going untel we get et!” Sighing from lack of patience, Herring recited her line two more times;

and each time Peace’s reply actually worsened. Herring finally gave up and called for the lights to dim. Seconds later, sophomore class president Joy Li emerged from the curtains declaring, “The sophomore class would like to introduce their new sponsors, the Stendlunds and the Steinkamps!” Applause rang out from the audience as the two named couples made their way onto the stage. Smiling broadly, Mr. Greg Stenlund bor-rowed the microphone from Li, giving their of-ficial acceptance as sophomore class sponsors. “I know we have some fun and busy times ahead, and pretty soon it will be us putting on the JSB!” said Mr. Stenlund to cheers from the 34 sophomores. After another round of applause, the se-niors lined up in pairs with their dates and moved toward upper campus, where a line of buses waited to take them to the long-anticipated JSB at the E&O Hotel.

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“Did you check how we could get there?” Helen Kim called to Kael Steinert as she ran into her room to change into a nice skirt for the evening. “Yeah, my dad can drive,” he called back, examining his own tattered jeans thoughtfully. As dorm Thanksgivings wrapped up around campus, a variety of students threw on a nice outfit and ran out to vans on their way to the Penang Symphony Orchestra’s final concert for 2005 at Dewan Sri Penang. Earlier in the week, one of the student performers, Christa DeVette, had carried a stash of tickets to sell to everyone interested. At the concert hall, the group of students from Jaffray Dorm met up with those who had found seats earlier. “Here, we saved you a few chairs,” Liesl Williams whispered as Jonathan Dyck handed out the extra programs he had collected. At that moment, the orchestra began to tune and warm up with rich scales. Peering around others’ heads, Michelle Nagel finally spotted DeVette on her viola. Meanwhile, Steinert and Kim had taken up the search to find Jeff Hokyo amidst the rows of violin players. Once they had found their friends, the stu-dents settled back into their seats to enjoy an evening

of music and entertainment.. To begin with, the orchestra played background music to a strange North American Indian story, “Haiwatha’s Wedding Feast,” as a choir sang. After about half an hour, however, they burst into full orchestra melodies. “‘Haiwatha’s Wedding Feast’” was kind of hilarious because the pictures that they projected on a screen were supposed to illustrate the story, but they didn’t match the narration,” said Dyck. “But the narrator was a very expressive guy who used innovative sound effects that left us all speechless.”

When the orchestra’s guest pianist took the stage playing Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliette: Fantasy Overture” and Rachmaninov’s “Piano Concerto No. 2,” students gasped in awe as they watched the reflec-tion of his fingers flying across the keys. “He was amazing,” Williams said. “He did the whole entire thing from memory!” “It’s crazy!” Scott Poulter exclaimed. “I didn’t know fingers could move that fast!” As the evening came to a close, the students ran to the stage, congratulating DeVette and Hokyo on their performance, then filing outside to catch a ride home. “Do you think if Jeff ’s mom gave us a ride, we could go to McDonald’s?” asked Steinert as they left the air-conditioned theater. “We better not. Look, the van’s already here,” Kim answered as they rounded the corner onto the street. “Besides, I’m tired. But it was fun. You guys are really good!” she called after Hokyo and DeVette as they parted.

FOCUSED on moving her fingers precisely on her viola, Christa DeVette plays as part of the Penang Symphony Orchestra. Months of practice showed clearly through the orchestra’s per-formance. —By Marie Giezendanner

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The bell rings at 2:50 p.m. on a regular Tuesday, and the minds of the many students walking down towards the chapel resound with, “Yes! Time for Disney 101! Wonder what movie we are watching today?” A new P-period offered by Ms. Cathye Riley on Tuesdays, Disney 101 provides a time that sophomores, juniors, and seniors can gather together and watch old and new classics from Walt Disney. Originally, Ms.Riley planned to have the class watch movies and play Disney Trivia games; however, the surprising popularity of the P-period created a class too big to play the game. With around 45 students in the class, Ms. Riley de-cided the game would not work. Instead, the students get just to sit back, relax, and watch movies. Ms. Riley said, “Disney 101 is a fun way to unwind at the end of the day and watch movies that remind you of being a kid.” Matt Hansen agreed; he said, “It’s a great break in all the hard work of school.” Students not only watch the mov-ies; they also interact with the films. Singing along with the songs, quot-

ing lines, and learning new words all have become part of the Tuesday afternoon P-period. Even throughout the week, students remember funny lines or sings bits of the Disney songs they hear on Tuesday. “I love singing along with all the childish songs and learning new words like ’dirty darn’ and ’oh geez’ from the ‘Parent Trap,’” said Al-lison McClary. Rivka Matanick also enjoyed the singing. “Tuesdays are so fun be-

cause after study hall, I get to watch movies with my friends. We sing along with the ‘Lion King’ songs to cheer ourselves up. It’s a perfect ending to my school day.” Andrew McClary enjoyed the clas-sic lines more than the singing. “I like to quote all the ‘Finding Nemo’ lines like ‘P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.’” Some enjoy, however, just the simple opportunity to forget about the pressures and stresses of school and remember their carefree childhood days. “I like feeling like a kid again,” Howard Kao stated. As the students rushed down to the chapel to see what movie they would watch at 2:55 p.m., they relaxed and slowly let the pressures of life fade away as they slipped back into the childhood dream world of Disney 101.

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From the time you were born, we knew you were special. As you were getting to know us, those intense eyes told us you were special. Your consistent love for your sister made you special in her eyes. As you were getting to know the world of white-throated sparrows, kinnikinnick, Red pines, and wild strawberries, we knew you were special. When you started to read and read and read—Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, the Bible through and through, we knew you were special. Jonathan... We’ve seen your rock-hard stance for things you believe in. We’ve seen your quiet humility that speaks passionately when sparked by something of substance. We’ve seen you grow into a formidable size, but...From the time you were born, we knew you were special. We can’t wait to see what you’ll grow into next. We’re convinced that God has some special plans for you, Jonathan. Congratulations and God bless you! Love, Mom & Dad & Marigan

CONCENTRATING on the task at hand, Allison McClary straightens Marie Giezendanner’s hair as she watches “The Prince and Me.” In the Girl’s Only P-period, sophomore, junior, and senior girls had a blast spending time with their friends and catering to their feminine side.

“Girls, girls, listen up,” said Ms. Cathye Riley over a sea of voices. “I want you to split up into four groups of four or five. Then each week you will either go to the make-up, hair, nails, or chick-flick station.” The girls quickly rushed to their friends. The Girls Only P-period took place every Friday and involved girls from tenth to twelfth grade. At the very end of a busy week, it gave the girls a chance to relax, have fun, and cater to their girlie side. Lindsay Parks said, “Doing girlie stuff is a great way to relax after a hard week. It’s nice when it’s just girls because then boys aren’t around to make fun of us. I’ve done things that I wouldn’t usually do, like straightening my hair or painting my nails bright glittery red.” And that’s exactly what the girls did every week. They couldn’t believe that this class actually counted as a school class. In station one, the girls watched chick flicks like “13 Going on 30,” “The Prince and Me,” and “50 First Dates.” They sat next to their best friends and sang along to “Why Can’t I Breathe Whenever I Think About You” and danced to such songs as “The Thriller.”

They “awwwwed” when the girl and the guy had their first kiss, and they wiped the tears away when things just wouldn’t work out. “It was funny,” said Allison McClary, “because I’ve seen those mov-ies at least two times each, but they still brought tears to my eyes at the sad parts. And, I laughed at the jokes I had already heard more

than once.” Nail polish everywhere described station two. Monay Ng supervised as the girls chat-ted and had fun painting each other’s nails funky colors. At the third station, Yumi Yamauchi and Stella Park did what they did best and what they had a blast doing: other people’s make-up. They made the girls look stunning and feel extra good about themselves. McClary had the job of hair specialist. “I’m in charge of doing the girls’ hair. My goal is fulfilled when I see them get excited when I finish their hairstyle,” said McClary. The girls have fun no matter what they do in Girls Only because they get to spend time with their best friends and not have male interference. In fact, some of the guys wished that they could have a class like this. “I don’t think it’s fair that the girls get a P-period for them only,” said Matt Hansen. “We should have a P-period for all the manly things we do.” As the bell rings, the girls mosey out of Girls Only, all powered up to have a great weekend.

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After first semester’s Spiritual Emphasis Week theme of “To be contin-ued,” Chaplain Ryan Tuck decided to offer small groups for students to get plugged into and to go deeper continuously with the Lord and with each other. “Going deeper is a great way to connect with students and to grow together in our walk with God through friendship and accountability,” said Aunt Julia Bieling, who with Ms. Wendi Maze led a group of high school girls in spiritual development. Their group specifically focused on prayer, solitude, and fasting—as well as Ms. Maze’s favorite—journaling. “I’ve learned journaling is a great therapy. It’s a nice way to get my thoughts in order when I’m frustrated or get my emotions out when I’m sad. It’s also a easy way to talk to God,” said Maria Miner. Both day and dorm students signed up for one of the six groups they would wanted to get involved with. A group led by Aunt Deb-bie Cairncross and Aunt Melinda Hill called “Don’t Date Naked” encouraged girls to put on the armor of God before entering a dating relationship. “Aunt Debbie and Aunt Melinda really opened up a godly and balanced perspective of dating. So often dating is seen as one extreme of totally shunning it or the other of having a

new boyfriend or girlfriend each week. And in this study, we looked at how to date with God in the center of a relationship,” said Marie Giezendanner. “Questions,” a group led by Mr. Chris and Mrs. Carolyn Butler, met at their house and worked through some of the big questions in life, such as “Is God real?” Mr. Butler hit on that topic in their first meeting and told of how God had revealed Himself to him and how he had eventually given his life to God. “We mostly just wanted to open our home to the students we have come to love and provide a safe place [for them] to ask questions and let them know that it’s OK for Christians to ask questions. Christian-ity is not just a set of rules we have to live by,” explained Mrs. Butler. “We value being real with each other and helping each other through

this spiritual journey.” Other groups such as Aunt Val Weidemann’s called “God, Art, and Girls” helped middle school girls. By watching the movie “The Sister-hood of the Traveling Pants,” the girls learned about friendships, how to deal properly in a dif-ficult situation, and how to be truly comfortable with who they are and how God made them. “Aunt Val helped us relate to God through art projects—kind of like how God molds and shapes you just as you mold and shape a piece of art work,” Beth Nguyen said. Whether students chatted at the Butlers or journaled hard with Aunt Julia and Ms. Maze, God used these times of “Diving Deeper” in students’ lives.


’ADVENTURES with God” members Ben Weide-mann, Jordan Strong, Jared Williams, Bryan Cairncross, Nathan Danneker, and Tyler Cairncross enjoy a drink at Subaidahs after their meeting. This small group traveled around the island visiting the Air Hitam Dam, the old Japanese bunkers on Pearl Hill, and the beach, Uncle Brian Weidemann leading them in devotionals at those places.

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A Day in the Life...Walking into her office early Monday morning to drop off her stuff before heading off to “P.D.” or Professionals Development, Miss Ruth Strong ran into a giant fake tree strategically placed in the center of her doorway. For the past week, this tree had traveled from office to office and had finally made its way to hers. Chuckling to herself, she dropped off her stuff and thought about whom she would like to get next with the tree as she walked off to her meeting. Miss Strong’s job had many perks, one of them including performing pranks on her coworkers. Not only did she get to counsel students, some-thing she really loved; but she also taught AP Psychology. Each morning while preparing for her classes, Miss Strong would wait for those kids who had first period study hall to come and tell her they had arrived. It may not have seemed exciting to other people, but Miss Strong loved to use this time to check in with students. She would also encourage the students with loving words as well as in their walk with the Lord. “The best part about my job is getting to talk to the students all the time and having my door open for them to come in, chat, and eat!” said Miss Strong as she and Jubilee Adleta reached for

a couple more M&Ms. Although juggling between guidance counselor, which she enjoyed a little more, and AP Psych. teacher, which involved lots of preparation work, could become overwhelming at times; Miss Strong considered herself blessed to have a good class and lots of support. Most of the time Miss Strong tried to keep her time at school free. She would stay

up late at home in the evenings and prepare for her classes so that she would be more available to talk and see students during school hours. “Ms. Strong has been a great psych teacher. I have learned a lot from her; and because of her, I just might pass the AP psych exam,” Howard Kao said. Because of her position at the school, Miss Strong’s job entitled her to stay for a long period of time and build really strong relationships with the students. “I cannot believe you all are juniors,” Miss Strong exclaimed to Allison McClary one after-noon in her office. “When I first came here, you guys were in eighth grade; and now you’re putting on the JSB [Junior Senior Banquet]!” “Ahhh,” Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp exclaimed the next morning as she attempted to walk into her office but instead walked into a giant fake tree. Miss Strong chuckled to herself in her own office and continued to check her e-mails as she listened to Mrs. Steinkamp, who struggled to get her stuff into her office as well as move the tree from her doorway. —By Tara-Lynn Kennedy

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Only arriving in Penang the day before, nothing could prepare Miss Smith for the pack of high school students that invaded her new house, stole Pepsis from her fridge, and proceeded to play catch with them in the front yard. “At Toccoa [Falls College], every educa-tion major must complete 12 weeks of student teaching. When I came to Toccoa after transferring out of East Carolina University, I was interested in teaching overseas; so I applied for my student teaching overseas. And I chose Dalat because I wasn’t really familiar with any other international schools other than those that are or had been affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Also, Mrs. Barb Case was the first person

to agree to take me; so here I am!” Miss Smith said. Ms. Smith worked with Mrs. Case’s class on a daily basis. She taught math and science and supervised “show and tell” and lunch. Ms. Smith returned to the States on 18 April to finish the last three weeks of her classes; she graduated from TFC on 13 May. “I have been looking for teaching jobs near my hometown of Cary, North Carolina. I hope someday to teach in a rural, southern elementary school so that I can work with low-income children. I have also considered getting my master’s in library science and maybe someday being a elementary school librarian,” she shared. “All right, I gotta get home; here are your Pepsis, Wendi,” Rob-ertson said as he handed Ms. Maze her two Pepsis. “You might want to wait awhile before trying to open them,” Sawatzky added while walking away. “Night, guys; see you next week at school,” Ms. Maze called as the group of students disappeared down the street.


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“What did the mermaid say to the other?” Josh Manfred asked Scott Poulter in the StuCo video that was shown in chapel the day before the big Missions Emphasis Week beach party. On 14 April, music, laughs, and happy screams echoed from the school’s ampitheater. Dinner of hot dogs, potato salad, and watermelon preceeded beach games, free jet skiing, and banana boating. “I thought the beach party was a great idea,” said May Yamauchi. “I especially loved riding the jet skies and banana boat for free.” “The free banana boat ride was fun except the driver wouldn’t

speed up, and we weren’t aloud to push others off because of all the jellyfish,” David Robertson said. “As our banana boat pulled into the ocean, a breath-taking sunset filled the sky. I was very impressed! Penang sunsets are much better than Canadian ones,” Paul Sawatzky said. Despite the free

water sports, some felt more comfortable staying on the beach. “I built a sandcastle as my friends went on the banana boat,” Jubilee Adleta said with giggle. “Steven [Ong] laughed at my sand castle, though, before he destroyed it.” Most felt the night a huge success—except for a few who had been stung by jellyfish. As the sunset started to fade on the horizon, students and staff slowly made their way off the beach and back into their busy lives. “StuCo did a fantastic job of pulling together an awesome party that the whole school enjoyed. They did good!” Michelle Nagel said with a smile as she thought back to the announcement in chapel... “BEACH PARTY!!!!” Poulter screamed to Manfred in the video as the two of them skipped across the beach in their matching T-shirts. Laughter filled the air as the lights in the chapel came back on, and students got up to leave for their next class.


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“Oh my goodness, I didn’t know that was possible!” Maria Miner cried as Prince Eric spun Ariel above his head and landed her grace-fully back onto the ice. Jaffray, Eckman, and Jackson Dorms along with a few other friends spent the evening of Easter Sunday watching Disney on Ice in Penang. The dorms left early to make sure they would have time to eat be-fore the performance. Pulling down the tailgate, Jaffray kids swarmed around the ham ’n’ cheese sandwiches and cookies the cafeteria had sent with them, while Jackson Dorm grabbed their food and sat on the stairs in front of the entrance. When the students entered, a giant Zamboni appeared to have broken down in the middle of the ice. Mickey and Minnie Mouse came out to inspect it and found an old lamp that began the epic of Disney stories. Delight spread over the students faces as their favorite characters came out to spin on the ice. “Pocahontas has always been my favorite,” Liesl Williams whispered as the ice dancer spun across the ice to “The Colors of the Wind.” “The princesses’ part was the best!” Beth Nguyen gushed as she walked out beside Sarah Cairncross, who proudly sported a pink Disney princess T-shirt. After each princess had a moment in the spotlight dancing with her Prince Charming, the entire cast of royal characters circled the Penang

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International Sports Arena together. The show even impressed the boys, who came a bit skeptical at first. “They skated so well!” Harry Mak admitted as he and his friends left. Joel Babcock had already launched over the guard rail-ing, running through the empty seats in hopes of meeting one of the princesses. As the students left after the show, souvenir vendors pounced on them; Miss Denise Chiles had to buy cotton candy in order to get a free plastic crown with Minnie Mouse ears. Girls passed around the crowns while the guys snitched pieces of cotton candy. Uncle Scott and Aunt Debbie Cairncross treated their Jackson kids to cotton candy and popcorn to share; Jaffray saved their surprise treat

for a stop at McDonald’s after the performance. “We should buy cute little cups for our sno-cones and charge 20 ringgit at school,” junior fund-raiser Uncle Tim Steinert joked as the vendors walked around with bright colored balls of shaved ice peaking out of Woody and Buzz-Lightyear’s’ heads. After becoming genies, green toys, and characters from around the world, the various ice performers changed back into princess, animal, and superhero costumes and came out to circle the arena one last time before posing for pictures. “It would be so fun to be able to do that,” Wil-liams sighed as music soared, and Pocahontas flew over John Smith’s shoulders, gliding to a stop. Ice glowed as the crowd cheered and then stood up to head back home after an experience of a lifetime. Imagine. Disney. On Ice. In Penang!


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will be together at the feet of Jesus one day,” said Mr. Karl Steinkamp. Once all five had a chance to share, Penang International Church pastor Rev. Craig McKenzie prayed and then invited the audience to come with him out to the beach where he would lower each into the waters of baptism. “It was nice to share my faith with others and take a new step in my life,” said Kue. Cameras clicked; and people cheered as they saw their friends and family com-ing up from under the water, their noses held shut by their hands. Dripping but smiling, each wandered out of the water to meet hugs and towels on the beach. While the baptizees continued to

dry off, some members of the audience remained on lower cam-pus to encourage the five with words and hugs; and they shared refreshments together as the sun dipped down into the sea in a late afternoon glow. “It’s encouraging to see so many people eager to demonstrate their faith by taking this step in their lives,” said Pastor McKenzie afterwards. And as God continued working on and around cam-pus, the tradition of Easter baptisms would continue for years to come.

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At the beginning of the second semester, Mrs. Lyn Holden sent out an e-mail to all high school girls and staff adults informing them of an opportunity to play indoor soccer. On Mondays and Wednesdays, girls met together to show off their skills without the interference of the guys. Every Friday night, girls arrived at school to watch the boys play indoor soccer, some staff and a few brave girls joining in as well. Everyone could play in these games, but many felt intimidated and jumped at the chance to play in an all girls league. “In outdoor soccer, I have to work harder and more as a team;

but in indoor, I could easily take everyone on!” said Allison Mc-Clary, who played on the varsity girls’ soccer team as well. Indoor soccer differed from outdoor in the constant motion of the ball, flying from anywhere on the court and hitting anything in its path. With no boundaries or referees, players had the free-dom to experiment with different strategies in an attempt to win. The few basic rules made it easy for newcomers to understand. Mrs. Holden divided the girls into four equal teams con-

taining both students and staff. At the end of the semester, the staff challenged the students in one final game for anyone interested in playing. After a close game, the staff scored the winning goal and ended the game. The girls can recount some hilarious memories of the times when someone got tackled or tripped or even flipped as their teammates rushed to the ball. “The funniest thing for me to see was Maria Miner or Grace Sun playing goalie. Whenever someone kicked the ball in their general direction, they closed their eyes and would let out a high pitched scream,” Amanda Hansen recalled laughing. Indoor also gave an excellent workout since the players spent most of the time sprinting after the ball from one side of the court to the other. The girls sustained injuries and bruises—from lost toenails to sprained ankles—but nothing could keep them from playing because of their love for the game.

TRYING to steal the ball from Maria Miner, Mrs. Tara Stenlund attempts to take the lead by scoring a goal. Later, Mrs. Stenlund’s “Green” team won the game.

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“Let’s go check out the paper shakers at the game before the parents use the horn to call the heat!” Robbie Mangham screamed to the class, trying to use as much ’50’s lingo as he could. “Huh??” Zack Lindsay replied, looking very confused. “Robbie, what in the world are you trying to say?” On a Monday afternoon, students from Ms. Cathye Riley’s U.S. History class slipped out of their school uniforms and displayed their fifties’ attire borrowed from friends or the drama closet. The girls dressed in button down shirts, poodle skirts, white tennis shoes, and folded ankle socks; and they tied back their straight hair in a ponytail with a ribbon. Boys on the other hand did not have as much variety but came dressed in jeans cuffed at the bottom; white button-down shirts; and greased, combed-back hair. “I loved the clothes that teenagers wore back in the fifties, and being able to dress up like them was not only fun but helped me learn as well,” Marie Giezendanner commented. “Having a fifties party was a good chance for the students to relax and eat snacks—but also learn at the same time. Many of my students are visual learners,

and I thought a chance for the kids to step back in time would be a fun activity,” Ms. Riley said. “Some of the outfits the students were able to pull together were very creative. It was fun to see them looking, speaking, and trying to act like a fifties’ teenager.” Other than dressing up, the classes brought snacks such as cookies, chips, and Coca-Cola, which many teenagers ate and drank in the ’50’s. Ms. Riley also encouraged her class to use lingo that she had taught her class the week before. “It was strange using the words teenagers in the fifties used. We laugh at how stupid the words were, but look at it the other way around.

Teenagers from the fifties would probably laugh just as hard at the words we use today,” Liesl Williams remarked thoughtfully. “I thought it was really cool to see how the words for ‘cool’ and other things have changed so much. The funniest thing was that all the girls kept calling cheerleaders pepper shakers instead of paper shakers,” Brian Colfax said, laughing. Overall, most found the afternoon both relaxing and educational. “Gosh, Zack! Didn’t you listen to any-thing that Ms. Riley taught us?” Mangham sarcastically said. “It means: lets go check out the cheerleaders before the parents call the police! How did you not know that?” Smiling, Lindsay replied, “What are you talking about? Of course I listened! I was, um, just testing you.”


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“Hey Jonny [Kue], have you gone to Jaffray to get you hair done?” asked Joel Babcock. “Yeah, I’m going to try and find some other guys who want to do it first,” replied Kue. Not three weeks into the first semester on 29 August, a group of high schoolers hatched an idea for the senior boys to have their hair cut extremely short. To keep things interesting and consistent among their friends, peer pressure pushed as many senior boys as possible to do the deed. Jaffray Dorm became the unofficial center for the senior boys to go and have their locks buzzed down to half an inch in length. Along with most of the senior boys, some younger boys, including Kyle Ladner and Caleb Caldwell, agreed to have their hair cut down to size too. “A lot of people were doing it, and I figured that my hair was already too long. But best of all, it was a cheap cut!” said Ladner happily about his new buzz. Even though much of the hair fell to the ground by the hands of other boys, Maria Miner, Sarah Cairncross, Marie Giezendanner, and Joan Lin also took turns with the electric clippers. “I figure there’s room for new talents, so I decided to try

out haircutting and practice until someone’s new cut by me turned out nice,” said Giezendanner. Although most of the cutting took place in Jaffray, some seniors decided to cut their hair at home. “When I came to school the next day, I was wearing one of my dad’s wigs to hide my lack of hair!” exclaimed

James Hawthorne, stunned at the appearance of his near-bald pate. Though a great deal of the seniors decided to buzz their heads, some decided to keep their hair uncut. “I love my hair too much. I can’t bear cut-ting it short. It’s a big part of me,” explained Ben DeVette. When it came time for his turn, Chris Foster bolted out of the dorm and ran across campus with Josh Manfred in hot pursuit. “I loved the idea of seeing Chris running around with me trying to catch him. It was exhilarating,” said Manfred. The next day, more than a few students and staff gave surprised expressions as they saw the lack of hair among the boys. “I thought it looked good because I could see their handsome faces,” said Mr. Karl Steinkamp. Running his fingers through his newly shortened fuzz, Kue gazed into the mirror, admiring his new look. Though he thought it looked good, he still missed his curly locks that had nearly reached his shoulders. Still, as the wind blew by, tickling his scalp, it put a smile on his face.

—By Chris Foster

WITH strands falling down onto his shoul-ders, Jonathan Dyck allows Maria Miner to level out his hair, making each bit of hair equal in length. Though the majority of the ten senior boys wanted two or more boys to clip their hair, others still wanted their hair clipped by just one person.

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On 23 February, the seniors skipped out on school to attend the Senior Transition Seminar hosted by Ms. Ruth Strong and Ms. Cathye Riley. Held at Paradise Sandy Bay Hotel, the teachers simply had to wait for the seniors to arrive. To start off the seminar, each student received a booklet that dis-cussed the advantages and disadvantages of living the life of a Third Culture Kid (TCK), what friends would mean to students both now and in the future, and what it means to have good relationships and a positive outlook on life. “I thought the retreat was interesting. There was a lot of useful information about the real-ity of going away to college, and it was nice to hear about the good and bad things related with change,” said Malaina Gaddis. The acronym RAFT (Reconciliation, Af-firmation, Fare wells, and Thinking about your destination) took center stage in Ms. Strong’s message to the seniors. With pieces of colored paper, the class constructed “rafts” made up of four parts, each containing one of their duties to fulfill before leaving for college. To further her point about making rafts and “sailing to a new destination in life,” Ms. Strong and Ms. Riley had everyone chew two packs of bubble gum and use the chewy candy to make small, but realistic-looking boats. “The gum was

disgusting, especially when we had to take it out and shape it with our hands; but it was still fun because it was creative,” said Rivka Matanick. The day continued with an assortment of games, skits, and video clips from movies like “Hook” or “Castaway” to draw metaphors and analogies to how life would change for all and what they could expect from it when they returned to their home countries. Towards the end of the day, Mr. Karl Steinkamp arrived on the scene to help seniors discover their most valued attributes. Starting with 10 values, Mr. Steinkamp challenged the now moaning seniors to narrow the choices to their top six and finally their top three values. “I had a hard time deciding which values to eliminate; but when it

came down to the last few, I was sure that I had chosen my best values,” said John Kim with an air of confidence. When the seminar adjourned in the late after-noon, a group of girls, together with Ms. Strong, Ms. Riley, Mr. Andreas Gross, and Mr. Michael and Mrs. Lyn Holden enjoyed an elating time by para-sailing just outside Paradise and eating dinner at Mario’s restaurant. “The water sports were really fun, especially because they were free. But the best part was dinner with Ms. Strong and Ms. Riley and talking with them,” said Shinobu Toyama. At the end of the day, when all the laughs and idle chat had passed; a couple of individuals knew that their time in high school would end soon. Yet, a refreshing feeling of positive change came over the class and gave them hope for the months to come.

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“Wait just a minute; then you can come in,” Aunt Val Weideman told the eager dorm students waiting for the chapel to open so that they could start the annual Dorm Valentine’s Banquet. As they waited, Maria Miner spun Liesl Williams around to admire her curly hair. “Do you realize that it would take any other girl hours to make her hair do this?” Miner asked. “I’m so jeal-ous!” Williams rolled her eyes and saw Laura Danneker descending the stairs in a dark green traditional Thai dress. “I love it, except there are a lot of pins!” Danneker told her friends, “And it’s kind of hard to move around in.” Finally, the doors swung open; and stu-dents entered the room full of pink and red hearts. As they found their seats, Uncle Scott Cairncross came onto stage with taped glasses and one pant-leg rolled up and tucked into a high white sock. “Maia! Maia!” He called, then looked out to the audience. “I can’t find my date! Where do you think she is? Maia!” The crowd gasped as Uncle Jason Phillips lumbered out from behind the curtain wear-ing a half-zipped teal banquet dress. “I don’t know if dorm parents should be

allowed to wear such low dresses to banquets,” Charis To whispered; “that dress is scary and definitely against the dress code!” As the evening passed, Uncle Scott led the students through a Powerpoint scavenger hunt through Penang, looking for a place he could take “Maia” on a date. When they went to the movies, they watched the “Numa Numa” music video and invited students to join along. Josh Manfred rushed up to the stage with Nathan Danneker at his heels. Jordan and Justin Strong quickly followed; and soon they all stood in front of their

dorm brothers and sisters, shaking their arms wildly. Gradually, the music faded away; and dorm parents began calling out to their kids to gather in different areas of the room. “The Valentine’s Banquet gave us a chance to get pictures of our whole dorms nicely dressed up,” Aunt Cathy Bieling said after the evening ended. Roommates and dorm siblings also rushed to different photo-ops to capture priceless moments with each other. As students began to leave, rain poured from the sky, making them pick up their skirts and pull jackets over their head as they ran up the stairs. “Thank you so much for this evening!” Linnea Williams told Aunt Val Weidemann as she gave her a hug. “It was so special!” “You’re very welcome, Linnea,” Aunt Val re-sponded with a smile. “It was our pleasure!”


MOUTHS full, but eyes glued on the stage, Kris Brink and Ben Unruh stare at the unlikely “couple” on the stage. Students enjoyed a dinner of baked chicken fol-lowed by a dessert of iced cupcakes as they watched the antics of Uncle Jason Phillips and Uncle Scott Cairncross on a “date.”

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“Come on, she’s right there!” Paul Wang poked Jun-Ho Choi, who turned around to start walking, then spun back to his friends, laugh-ing nervously. Meanwhile, Regina Hong’s friends kept her looking the other direction. “What’s going on?” she asked as they giggled around her. Finally, Choi approached the group of girls; and as Hong turned around, he bent on one knee, holding up the bouquet of purple roses. For girls, an invitation to the Junior-Senior Banquet sometimes overshadowed the actual evening itself in creating a special memory. For guys, an invitation could cause sleepless nights of planning, worrying, and calling in friends as accomplices. Around campus, news of impending invitations spread speedily through the underground gossip grapevine. As Sarah Cairncross made her way back to her dorm one afternoon, she kept looking back curiously at the straggling group of followers she had collected just in walking from Jaffray to Jackson Dorms. Howard Kao dropped his tennis racket and bounded up behind her while a group of students chatted quietly in the patio beside her. “I had no idea what was going on!” she exclaimed after David Lee had bent on one knee, asking her to accompany him to JSB. “But it sure seemed like the rest of the world did!” As friends coupled themselves for the upcoming evening, those girls with “significant others” became

more and more antsy to have their boyfriends ask them. “I told Joel [Babcock] if he didn’t ask me at least two days before JSB, I wouldn’t go with him,” said Audrey Ang, “And he cut it pretty close!” Even though it might have taken a while, the boys planned out their invitations to make them worth the wait. “I was beginning to wonder if Robbie [Mangham] would ever get around to asking me,” Tara-Lynn Kennedy admitted, “but it was so amazing when Scott [Poulter] got me to go up on his balcony, and I saw him up in the sky parasailing in a suit with a big ‘JSB?’ banner behind him!” “Hoon [Kang] got everyone in my dorm to hold one letter to spell out the invitation and then stood in the middle with flowers,” said Charis To. Unlike in past years, many guys planned ways to get the girls’ families involved, too.

Kao found out when Lindsay Parks’ basketball game got out and planned his invitation for when she got out of the shower. He lit candles leading down to the end of her sidewalk, where he stood nicely dressed holding flowers. “For all the work we juniors put into it, people’s favorite part of JSB is still the invitations,” junior class president Christa DeVette said as her friends admired the roses Terry Hsiang had met her with at her home before taking her out to breakfast. “Yeah, the look on people’s faces is priceless,” Josh Manfred added. “I mean, who needs JSB after some of these invitations?”


STUDENTS on the school lorry hold papers with words “Will you go to the JSB with me?”—Mr. Andreas Gross’s invitation to his date Ms. Cathye Riley. Creative invitations kept guys up at night preparing.

This index lists everyone named or pictured. Names preceded by an as-terisk (*) are advertisers. Boldfaced words are topics covered.

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We Love You!Pa, Mommy, Josh,Gao Foua, Gaonou

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA FIRST SEMESTER: FRONT ROW: Nathan Dan-neker, Kirsten Gamble, Laura Danneker, Allison Rice, Catherine Foster; BACK ROW: Mrs. Barb Case, James Hawthorne, Nathan Rice, Jonathan Dyck, Chris Foster, Ms. Susan Taylor; NOT PICTURED: Monay Ng

FORENSICS: FRONT ROW: Marie Giezendanner, Kirsten Gamble, Naomi Matanick; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Barb Case, Liesl Williams, Laura Danneker, Allison Rice; BACK ROW: James Hawthorne, Nathan Rice, Jonathan Dyck, Tokihito Shioya

HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA SECOND SEMESTER: FRONT ROW: Kirsten Gamble, Laura Danneker, Catherine Foster, Naomi Tami;SECOND ROW: Mrs. Barb Case, Maria Miner, Brian Colfax, Allison Rice, Ms. Susan Taylor; BACK ROW: Kaz Hayashi, Michael Whiting, James Hawthorne, Jonathan Dyck, Nathan Rice, Chris Foster; NOT PICTURED: Monay Ng, Amanda Hansen, Tamara Herring

SIXTH GRADE BAND: FRONT ROW: Jirawat Keeratitharakul, Kaden Sten-lund, Nathan Danneker, Andy Cho, Jeffrey Hsiao, Chi-Yuan Lo, Joseph Kim, Jae-Hyun Chung; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Alex Gimson, Bryan Cairncross, Jordan Strong, Hung Ching Song, Jordan Nagel, Roc Wu, Lucas Samuel, Benjamin Unruh; BACK ROW: Jared Williams, Emily Brokaw, Eric Han, Se Ra Hwang, Juliet DeVette, Moses Park, Katya Brink, Brian Song

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81, 112, 146, 148, 150, 151Adleta, Jubilee 3, 18, 21, 36, 63,

81, 91, 93, 103, 107, 123, 127, 133, 147, 148

*Advanced Ribbon Technology 143

*Adventist Hospital 88Agamrom, Tamilselvi 83

*Airborne Travel 143Allen, James 79Allison, McClary 63Aloyius, Patrick 83Aloysius, Mary (Penny) 83Ambassadors 34, 152Ang, Adeline 83Ang, Audrey 16, 21, 56, 58,

143, 149Ang, Elaine 53, 63, 133, 135,

151Ariyasantichai, Banaphol 54, 63Arokiadass, Indrani 83, 85Art 16Arts & Crafts Club 28Arulandoo, Jeston (John) 83

*Avion Holidays 97

Basketball, Varsity Boys’ 48Basketball, Varsity Girls’ 48,

148Beach Party (MEW) 127Bear Cubs 153Behind the Scenes 85Bible 16Bieling, Julia 79, 105, 108,

109, 121Bieling, Kathy 79, 108, 141Bieling, Larry 79, 108Bin, Seon 8Biology 18Bobcats 89Boucher, Robbey 8, 75Brink, Katya 71, 145, 146Brink, Kirsten 64, 151Brink, Kris 36, 69, 72, 73, 141Brokaw, Elisabeth 43, 75, 111,

146, 152, 153, 155Brokaw, Emily 12, 71, 145,

146, 153Brokaw, Jonathan 67, 146, 148Brokaw, Valeri 34, 77, 79, 108,

145, 146, 152Brownies 111, 153Buntain, Brendon 53, 64Butler, Carolyn 16, 58, 79,

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*Baptist Convention 105Barn Party 105Basketball, JV Boys’ 46, 148Basketball, JV Girls’ 46, 148

*C&MA Cambodia 137*C&MA Canada 109*C&MA International Ministries

121*C&MA Thailand 89Cairncross, Bryan 30, 69, 70,

71, 121, 127, 145, 151Cairncross, Debbie 78, 79, 82,

108, 121, 129Cairncross, Sarah 18, 21, 23,

24, 32, 34, 45, 54, 62, 63, 74, 105, 129, 133, 137, 143, 147, 149, 153

Cairncross, Scott 3, 69, 79, 108, 129, 141

Cairncross, Tyler 8, 75, 121, 155Calculus 18Caldwell, Caleb 42, 64, 69, 105,

109, 137, 151Canadian History 16Canadian Thanksgiving 76Carey-Realmo, Fidel 63Case, Barb 26, 27, 28, 29, 79,

108, 125, 145Case, Earl 79, 108

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ELEMENTARY/INTERMEDIATE MUSICAL CAST: FRONT ROW: Reagan Mahoney, Shelina Hsieh, Hank Wong, Ben Weidemann, Nathan Danneker, Juliet DeVette, Emily Brokaw, Katya Brink, Noriah Matanick; SECOND ROW: Joshua Watson, Mark Watson, Jeremy Lupinacci, Charlotte Combrink, Kassy Steinkamp, Stephanie Jones, Licky Lee, Kenya Gimson, Tim Phan, Angelene Woo, Kiernan Sullivan, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw; BACK ROW: Joyce Lee, Elisabeth Brokaw, Lucia Combrink, Marianna Moss, Josiah Steinkamp, Ashtyn McKenzie, John Cotton Watson, Joseph Hawthorne, Daniel Hebard, Nicole Phillips

MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERMEDIATE BAND: FRONT ROW: Rachel Leung, Khalie Mahoney, Theresa Phan, Joshua Wong, Frances Wong, Andy Jung, Edwin Tan, Josh Strong, Beth Nguyen, Lakshmi Meyyappan; SECOND ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Akshay Krishnamani, Breanna Roberts, Christina Gaddis, Benny Kim, Bill Kang, Rolland Leung, Harry Mak, Tiffany Hsiang, Joycelyn Woo, Hannah Jones; BACK ROW: Miranda Steinert, May Yamauchi, Sydney McKenzie, Vivian Lee, Joseph Lee, Elmo Lin, Jonathan Brokaw, Axel Loehden, Luke Dalton, Angela Steiert, Bethany Weidemann, Linnea Williams

SEVENTH AND EIGHTH BEGINNING BAND: FRONT ROW: Santi Niramitvijit, Keith Kamono, Kevin Huang, Se-Chan Hwang, Frank Cheng, Victor Ho, Young-Moung Kim, Jamie Kim; SECOND ROW: Anna Fu, Bona Kim, Margaret Stebbins, Honour Adleta, Hee-Eun Song, Esther Park, Chan-Mi Kin, Ji-Hyun Park, Jennifer Kim, Maaya Yamauchi; BACK ROW: Sophie Shin, Esther Joo, Andrew Chee, Peter Choi, Jennifer Lee, Kyung-Keun Chee, Ian Chung, Jet Song, Terry Law, Chris Colfax, Mrs. Valeri Brokaw

TIGER CUBS: FRONT ROW: Garrison Schaller, Shione Stengele; BACK ROW: Andrew Kim, Christopher Phil-lips, Jackson McKenzie, Mrs. Carol Schaller

WOLF CUBS: FRONT ROW: Mark Watson, Peter Kim, Kristian Stenlund; BACK ROW: Mr. Greg Stenlund, Chardin Stengele, Cade Ernsberger, John Cotton Watson, Jeremy Lupinacci, Joel Babcock

HIGH SCHOOL BAND: FRONT ROW: Christa DeVette, Joel Babcock, Po Lai, Terry Hsiang, Ted Fung, Howard Kao, Andrew McClary, Ben DeVette, John Kim; SECOND ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Paul Sawatzky, Heather Hill, Rivka Ma-tanick, Michelle Nagel, Carolyn Whiting, Sophia To, Joy Li, Paul Wang, Jonathan Kue, Charis To; THIRD ROW: Drew Steiert, Riley Mahoney, Miho Kawabata, Tamara Herring, Katherine Kang, Min-Ji Kang, Susheela Meyyappan, Cindy Hsieh, Grace Kim, Laura Danneker, Tokihito Shioya; BACK ROW: Kenny Kim, Matt Mah, Robbie Mangham, David Lee, Grace Sun, Brian Colfax, Stella Park, Lindsay Parks, Michael Whiting, Yi Chen

DORM COUNCIL: FRONT ROW: Heather Hill, Sarah Cairncross, Kirsten Gamble; BACK ROW: Mr. Brian Weidemann, Jonathan Dyck, Michael Whiting; NOT PICTURED: Jonathan Kue, Joel Babcock

MSSPP GOLF: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Carla Loehden, Roc Wu, Jeffrey Hsiao, Jubilee Adleta; SECOND ROW: Willis Stebbins, Jason Hsiao; NOT PICTURED: Barret Loehden, Drew Steiert

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*Cheow Guan 138Chiao, Boch 64, 148Chihama, Fumina 63Chiles, Denise 79, 85, 129Chillax Gaming Center 73, 74Cho, Andy 71, 145Choi, Jun-Ho 64, 143Choi, Maria 72Choi, Peter 67, 146, 150Choir 20, 149

Chong, Daniel 68Chong, David 44, 71Christmas 76, 77Christmas Banquet 66, 109Chung, Angel 28, 72Chung, Ian 67, 146Chung, Jae-Hyun 13, 71, 145Colfax, Brian 63, 65, 74, 135,

145, 147, 151Colfax, Christopher 68, 146,

150College Acceptance 60Combrink, Bernard 8, 9, 76Combrink, Charlotte 11, 75,

146, 149, 153Combrink, Danielle 75, 153Combrink, Lucia 11, 72, 146,

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Doraisamy, Nagamal (Rose) 83Doraisamy, Naranyanasamy 82,

83Dorm Council 32, 147Dorm Life 69Dorm Staff 79, 80Dorm Trips 69Drama Club 26, 145Dyck, Jonathan 26, 32, 56, 57,

58, 69, 103, 114, 119, 137, 145, 147, 149, 152, 153

Dyck, Marigan 4, 53, 64, 69, 119

*Dyck, Mr. & Mrs. 119

*Forever Travel 131Foster, Catherine 22, 27, 65, 67,

69, 76, 110, 145, 152Foster, Chris 6, 24, 25, 26, 56,

90, 103, 110, 137, 145*Foster, Mr. & Mrs. 110Four-square 28, 42, 70Fourth Grade 10, 72French 20Freshmen 64, 67Friesen, Nancy 79, 108Fu, Anna 14, 68, 146Fund-raising, Junior Class 62Fung, Ted 56, 59, 81, 147, 149,

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Gaddis, Christina 50, 68, 146, 151

Gaddis, Malaina 16, 56, 60, 113, 139

*Gaddis, Mr. & Mrs. 114Gamble, Kirsten 26, 64, 97, 145,

147, 154Ganapathy, Palany 83, 85Geography 16Giezendanner, Marie 17, 21, 25,

26, 34, 53, 55, 62, 63, 65, 66, 74, 105, 119, 121, 133, 135,

137, 145, 149, 151, 153Gimson, Alex 12, 71, 145Gimson, Kenya 11, 72, 146Gimson, Nicholas 72Girls Only P-Period 22, 119Globe Missionary Evangelism

91Golf 91, 147Gouws, Deon 67, 150Govinda, Ramasami 83Gregory, Henry 83, 85Gross, Andreas 79, 108, 139,

143Gross, Vicki 79Gurney Plaza 74

D’Cruz, Lori 79, 108, 111, 153D’Cruz, Olivia 19, 40, 55, 63,

65, 93, 97, 133, 135, 148, 149, 150

*Dalat Chapel 92*Dalat Staff 108Dalton, Luke 68, 146Dancing 107Danneker, Laura 7, 26, 27, 64,

141, 145, 147, 149, 152Danneker, Nathan 12, 17, 26,

27, 36, 43, 70, 71, 86, 121, 141, 145, 146

Dass, Erin 72Dass, Ezra 67, 150Day Students 81de Leeuw, Barbara 79de Leeuw, Jake 79, 82de Leeuw, Trix 79Debate 26Debatin, Melanie 64, 151DeBello, Daniel 76Deou, Raymond 49, 63, 150DeVette, Ben 32, 44, 46, 56, 57,

101, 137, 147, 154DeVette, Christa 2, 18, 21, 35,

40, 54, 63, 66, 81, 114, 133, 135, 143, 147, 148, 150, 153

DeVette, Juliet 13, 71, 145, 146, 153

Dewey, Evan 79, 108Dewey, Kirsten 54Dewey, Lori 54, 79, 108Diago, Estefania 39, 67, 150Disney 101 117Disney on Ice 129Diving Deeper Small Groups

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*Domain Loh 120Doraisamy, Muniandy (Raja) 83

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147, 149*ESL Department 135*Evangelism Explosion 94Excoms 32Expats 79, 80

FFaculty 79, 80Fan, Andrew 68Fashion 66Fifth Grade 12, 72Fifties Day 135First Grade 8, 75Fitness 22Floorball 30, 151Foo, Serena 79, 108Football, Elementary 149Football, JV Boys’ 150Football, JV Girls’ 150Football, Varsity Boys’ 150Football, Varsity Girls’ 150Foreign Language 20Forensics 26, 145

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HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR: FRONT ROW: Marie Giezendanner, Joan Lin, Monay Ng, Rivka Matanick, Olivia D’Cruz, Audrey Ang, Heather Hill, Naomi Matanick, Sarah Cairncross, Rami Lee; BACK ROW: Jonathan Dyck, Andrew McClary, Paul Sawatzky, Jonathan Kue, Josh Manfred, Robbie Mangham, Mr. Kerry Mahoney

JAZZ BAND: FRONT ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Jeff Hokyo, Jonathan Hayashi, Kaz Hayashi, Tokihito Shioya, Robbie Mangham, Laura Danneker, Tamara Herring, Katherine Kang; BACK ROW: Matt Mah, Michael Whiting, Andrew Jo, John Kim, Kenny Kim, Andrew McClary, Drew Steiert, Sin-Myung Park, Ted Fung

ELEMENTARY FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: John Cotton Watson, Chardin Stengele, Andrew Kim, Cade Ernsberger, Jay Wood-Singh, Peter Lee, Hung Jie Song, Tim Phan, Roy Kim; BACK ROW: Kristian Stenlund, Seung-Hun Pyee, Justin Strong, Lucia Combrink, Seung Ju Jin, Charlotte Combrink, Kassy Steinkamp, Licky Lee, Mark Watson, Mrs. Carla Loehden

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Maaya Yamauchi, Chan-Mi Kim, Linnea Williams, Hannah Jones, Khalie Mahoney, Beth Nguyen; SECOND ROW: Miranda Steinert, Catherine Rice, May Yamauchi, Sydney McKenzie, Frances Wong, Mr. Gerry Steiert; BACK ROW: Theresa Phan, Ji-Hyun Park, Honour Adleta, Angela Steiert, Tiffany Hsiang, Joycelyn Woo

VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Sophia To, Charis To, Maria Miner, Carolyn Whiting, Olivia D’Cruz; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Donna Han-sen, Jubilee Adleta, Yumi Yamauchi, Cindy Hsieh, Allison McClary, Breanne Hansen; BACK ROW: Amanda Hansen, Christa DeVette, Angela Stevens, Grace Sun, Lindsay Parks

MSSPP TRACK AND FIELD: FRONT ROW: Khalie Mahoney, Olivia D’Cruz, Lakshmi Meyyappan; SECOND ROW: Honour Adleta, Amanda Hansen, Angela Steiert, Frances Wong, Mr. Gerry Steiert; BACK ROW: Josh Manfred, David Thompson, Howard Kao, Drew Steiert

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Jimmy Um, Hung Yi Song, Boch Chiao, Young-Moung Kim, Harry Mak, Andy Jung; BACK ROW: Elmo Lin, Frank Cheng, Gilbert Weng, Jonathan Brokaw, Victor Ho, Jason Hsiao

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Haircuts 137Han, Eric 7, 45, 71, 145

Hansen, Amanda 22, 64, 105, 133, 145, 148, 150, 151

Hansen, Breanne 52, 67, 148, 150, 151

Hansen, Carlo 18, 78, 79, 82,

108, 150Hansen, Donna 13, 15, 28, 49,

79, 108, 148, 150Hansen, Matt 16, 18, 40, 41,

44, 56, 57, 58, 117, 119, 139, 150

*Hansen, Mr. & Mrs. 93Harvest Festival 101Hawthorne, Colleen 153Hawthorne, James 5, 7, 26, 27,

31, 37, 56, 57, 59, 60, 65, 91, 95, 99, 102, 114, 137, 145, 152, 154

Hawthorne, Joseph 29, 43, 72, 73, 89, 114, 146, 152, 153

*Hawthorne, Mr. & Mrs. 102Hayashi, Jonathan 67, 117,

149, 152Hayashi, Kaz 23, 35, 45, 63, 95,

109, 117, 145, 149, 151, 152Health 22Hebard, Daniel 29, 72, 146Hebard, Michelle 29, 75Henderson, Keith 65Heng, Scott 76Heng, Shannon 8, 76Herring, Tamara 53, 64, 113,

145, 147, 149, 150, 151Hidajat, Pam 18, 33, 45, 62, 63,

132, 133, 152, 153*High Power Electrical Engineer-

ing 107High School Band 147High School Choir 149High School Drama 145High School Student Council

152Hill, Heather 21, 32, 56, 57,

60, 81, 97, 101, 105, 124, 147, 149, 152, 153

Hill, Mark 79, 108Hill, Melinda 79, 108, 121

*Hill, Mr. & Mrs. 124Ho, An Khang 83Ho, Victor 46, 67, 146, 148Hock, Goh Seng 83Hokyo, Jeff 42, 43, 64, 114,

149, 151, 152Holden, Charlyn 79Holden, Lyn 18, 39, 50, 108,

132, 133, 139, 150, 151, 152Holden, Michael 79, 108, 132,

139, 150, 152Holidays 76Hong, Bo-Suk 67Hong, Regina 53, 64, 143,

151Hsiang, Terry 7, 56, 74, 118,

143, 147

Hsiang, Tiffany 42, 45, 67, 146, 148

*Hsiang, Mr. & Mrs. 118Hsiao, Jason 67, 91, 147, 148Hsiao, Jeffrey 71, 91, 145, 147Hsieh, Cindy 62, 64, 147, 148Hsieh, Shelina 72, 146Huang, Chanel 12, 44, 72Huang, Kevin 68, 146Huang, Maureen 75Huang, Morris 75Hurlbut, Brittany 153Hurlbut, Rachel 111, 153Hurlbut, Rick 6, 79, 108Hwang, Se Ra 71, 145Hwang, Se-Chan 15, 68, 86,

146, 150

Kim, Roy 73, 75, 149Kim, Sung-Bum 67, 151Kim, Sunny 75Kim, Ye-Na 7, 72Kim, Young-Moung 15, 68, 146,

148, 150Kin, Chan-Mi 146Kindergarden 8, 75, 76

*Kingdom Photo 91Klassen, Nathanael 16, 76, 79,

108Koethler, Nellie 79, 108Koo, Steven 83, 152Krishnamani, Akshay 45, 68,

146Krishnamani, Tanya 39, 67,

150Kue, Jonathan 40, 57, 58, 61,

66, 77, 89, 107, 121, 131, 137, 144, 147, 149, 150, 151

*Kue, Mr. & Mrs. 144Kuppusamy, Mani 83Kuppusamy, Parkinathan 83

Ladner, Kyle 23, 43, 67, 109, 132, 137, 150, 152

Lai, Po 57, 61, 81, 104, 139, 147, 150

*Lai, Mr. & Mrs. 104Lau, Sin-Yian 64Law, Terry 68, 146Lee, Daniel 63Lee, David 18, 63, 143, 147,

150, 151Lee, Jennifer 68, 146Lee, Ji-Soo 67Lee, Joseph 68, 146, 150, 152Lee, Joyce 11, 72, 146, 153Lee, Licky 75, 146, 149Lee, Peter 75, 149Lee, Rami 16, 67, 149, 150Lee, Vincent 72, 152Lee, Vivian 15, 68, 146

*Lee Tong Hai 131Leow, Ah Mooi 83Letchmi, Thana 83Leung, Rachel 68, 146Leung, Rolland 68, 146Li, Joy 64, 76, 97, 113, 132,

147, 150, 152Lim, Ah Chai 83Lin, Elmo 49, 68, 146, 148, 152Lin, Joan 20, 63, 77, 133, 137,

149Lin, Kyle 64Lindsay, Zack 17, 42, 63, 66,

107, 135, 150, 151Line Dancing 22Liss, Steve 49, 57, 58, 60, 79,

95, 108, 150*Liss, Steve Mr. 95Lo, Chi-Yuan 71, 145Loehden, Axel 15, 68, 146, 150Loehden, Barret 33, 63, 91,

147, 153Loehden, Carla 28, 30, 50, 79,

91, 108, 147, 149, 151Loh, Boon Leng 82, 83, 85

*Looi, Eric Dr. 113Lupinacci, Jennifer 8, 75, 153Lupinacci, Jeremy 75, 146,

147, 152

Im, David 64, 150Im, Paul 41, 56, 61, 135Impromptu 26Indoor Soccer 42, 133Information Processing 18

M*Made in Korea 103Mah, Matthew 18, 36, 63, 147,

149, 152Mahoney, Kerry 6, 21, 53, 54,

76, 78, 79, 108, 146, 147, 149, 151

Mahoney, Khalie 14, 68, 146, 148, 150

Mahoney, Reagan 12, 13, 36, 72, 146, 151

Mahoney, Riley 21, 30, 67, 77, 147, 150, 151

Mahoney, Robin 8, 76, 79, 108Mak, Bruce 39, 67, 117, 150Mak, Harry 14, 39, 45, 68, 70,

129, 146, 148, 150Mandarin 20Manfred, Josh 2, 21, 22, 34, 35,

37, 40, 49, 54, 55, 62, 63, 74, 93, 101, 105, 107, 109, 127, 132, 137, 141, 143, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153

Mangham, Barb 95, 99Mangham, Robbie 21, 63, 95,

99, 135, 143, 147, 149, 150Mangham, Thomas 94

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Jang, John 67Jazz Band 149Jin, Seung Ju 75, 125, 149, 152Jin, Seung Wie 75Jo, Andrew 64, 149, 150, 151Jones, Hannah 14, 68, 146, 148Jones, Stephanie 11, 72, 146,

153Joo, Esther 68, 146Joo, Paul 72Joung, Yoo-Sun 7, 72Journalism Class 103JSB Dates 143Jung, Andy 15, 42, 46, 68, 146,

148, 151Junior Class Activities 93Junior Class Jail 101Junior Fund-raising 62Junior Girl Scouts 111, 153

*Junior Girls 133Junior-Senior Banquet Dates

143Juniors 62JV Basketball 46JV Boys’ Basketball 148JV Boys’ Football 38, 150JV Girls’ Basketball 148JV Girls’ Football 38, 150

Kamono, Keith 68, 146*Kampong Restaurant 101Kanasamy, Francis 83Kang, Bill 68, 77, 146, 150Kang, Hoon 63, 143, 151Kang, Katherine 67, 77, 97, 147,

149, 152Kang, Min-Ji 67, 147, 152Kang, Sung-In 64Kao, Howard 7, 19, 48, 49, 56,

57, 117, 123, 143, 147, 148, 152, 154

Karpaya, Valliammah 82, 83Karuppiah, Samarasan 83

*Katy Parks 124Kawabata, Hiro 37, 56, 58, 61,

74, 135, 136Kawabata, Miho 64, 147

*Kawabata, Mr. & Mrs. 136Keeratitharakul, Jirawat 29,

71, 145Kennedy, Gary 42, 64, 99Kennedy, Lois 31Kennedy, Tara-Lynn 3, 62, 63,

93, 99, 103, 133, 135, 143Keyboarding Club 28Khao Lak Tsunami Relief 95Khoo, Amy 82, 83Kick-boxing 30Kiehl, Norman 4, 23, 39, 67, 77Kim, Andrew 5, 29, 75, 147,

149Kim, Benny 15, 68, 146Kim, Bona 68, 146Kim, Chan-Mi 46, 68, 148Kim, Chris 64, 150Kim, Daniel 75Kim, Eun-Hae 43, 70, 72Kim, Gia 9, 76Kim, Grace 56, 76, 135, 147,

152, 153Kim, Han-Vit 75Kim, Helen 67, 114Kim, Jamie 68, 146Kim, Jennifer 68, 146Kim, Jenny 76Kim, John 21, 33, 37, 56, 58,

132, 139, 147, 149, 152, 153Kim, Joseph 13, 71, 145Kim, Kenny 18, 35, 36, 63, 147,

149, 151, 152Kim, Lisa 23, 63, 133Kim, Peter 75, 147

JV Girls’ Volleyball 151JV Volleyball 50

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JV GIRLS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Khalie Mahoney, Beth Nguyen, Ji-Hyun Park, Lakshmi Meyyappan; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Lyn Holden, Naomi Matanick, Estefania Diago, Rami Lee, May Yamauchi, Mrs. Shelly Tuck; BACK ROW: Tanya Krishnamani, Susheela Meyyappan, Carolyn Whiting, Linnea Williams, Angela Steiert, Miranda Steinert, Honour Adleta, Frances Wong

JV BOYS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Josh Strong, Matthew Nguyen, Hung Yi Song, Joshua Wong, Christopher Colfax; SECOND ROW: Mr. Wayne Sawatzky, Harry Mak, Young-Moung Kim, Joseph Lee, Peter Choi, Ezra Dass, Mr. Ryan Tuck; BACK ROW: Bruce Mak, Deon Gouws, Se-Chan Hwang, Kyle Ladner, Bill Kang, Axel Loehden, Riley Mahoney

VARSITY BOYS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Josh Peace, Jonathan Kue, Ray-mond Deou, Robbie Mangham, Josh Manfred, Mr. Michael Holden; SECOND ROW: Mr. Carlo Hansen, Ted Fung, Matt Hansen, Drew Steiert, David Lee, Zack Lindsay; BACK ROW: Po Lai, Scott Poulter, Nathan Rice, Andrew Mc-Clary, David Thompson, Chris Kim, David Im, Andrew Jo

VARSITY GIRLS’ FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Donna Hansen, Joy Li, Olivia D’Cruz, Charis To, Yumi Yamauchi, Allison McClary, Mr. Steve Liss; BACK ROW: Sophia To, Maria Miner, Amanda Hansen, Christa DeVette, Grace Sun, Breanne Hansen, Tamara Herring, Jacqui Steiert

VARSITY GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Kerry Mahoney, Regina Hong, Elaine Ang, Yumi Yamauchi, Ms. Carrie Myles; BACK ROW: Angela Stevens, Tamara Herring, Amanda Hansen, Breanne Hansen, Marie Giezendanner

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Maaya Yamauchi, Carolyn Whiting, Melanie Debatin, Frances Wong, Mrs. Lyn Holden; BACK ROW: Ms. Carrie Myles, Angela Steiert, Honour Adleta, May Yamauchi, Christina Gaddis, Kirsten Brink, Mrs. Carla Loehden

VARSITY BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ROW: Mr. Wayne Sawatzky, Josh Manfred, Michael Whiting, Josh Peace, Jeff Hokyo, Caleb Caldwell; BACK ROW: Kohei Shimizu, Andrew Jo, Drew Steiert, Andrew McClary, Zack Lindsay, Jonathan Kue

FLOORBALL: FRONT ROW: Hung Ching Song, Jordan Nagel, Reagan Mahoney, Bryan Cairncross, Jordan Strong, Lucas Samuel; SECOND ROW: Ben Weidemann, Josh Strong, Hung Yi Song, Riley Mahoney, Josh Peace, Hoon Kang, Andy Jung, Jared Williams; BACK ROW: Brian Colfax, Michael Whiting, Sung-Bum Kim, Kaz Hayashi, Kenny Kim, Scott Poulter, Jason Selvanayagam, David Lee

Manikam, Bascaran Raja 84Mareemuttoo, Kumar 5, 83Mareemuttoo, Rajeen 83, 85Matanick, Marsha 111, 153Matanick, Naomi 25, 26, 39,

65, 67, 145, 149, 150Matanick, Noriah 12, 72, 146,

153

Matanick, Rivka 18, 32, 33, 56, 57, 58, 61, 81, 95, 117, 139, 147, 149, 153

Math 18Maze, Wendi 7, 80, 108, 121,

125McClary, Allison 18, 21, 33,

40, 42, 49, 57, 62, 66, 117,

119, 123, 125, 133, 135, 148, 150, 153

McClary, Andrew 3, 34, 35, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 95, 99, 101, 117, 128, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152

McClary, Dean 80, 108McClary, Kathaleen 78, 80,

82, 108*McClary, Mr. & Mrs. 128McKenzie, Ashtyn 72, 77, 146,

152, 153McKenzie, Craig 131McKenzie, Jackson 8, 76, 147McKenzie, Jodi 11McKenzie, Sydney 14, 36, 68,

131, 146, 148*Meridian Dental 131Merkle, Mariah 153MEW 65MEW Beach Party 127Meyyappan, Lakshmi 14, 71,

146, 148, 150Meyyappan, Susheela 40, 67,

147, 150Middle School Activities 70Middle School Intermediate

Band 146Miner, Maria 20, 40, 42, 44, 64,

65, 121, 129, 133, 137, 141, 145, 148, 150

Miss Strong’s Counseling 123Missions Emphasis Week 65Modrzynski, Lachlan 58, 61,

78, 131Mohr, Annelie 76Moon, Ji-Woo 75Moses, Ravi 83Moss, Clay 37, 49, 58, 80Moss, Margaret 8, 9, 76Moss, Marianna 11, 72, 73, 146,

152, 153*MSL Travel 107MSSPP Golf 91, 147MSSPP Track & Field 148Music 20Music Groups 34Myles, Carrie 50, 53, 151

153National Staff 82, 84Navaseelam, Sarasvathi (Joyce)

83Ng, Monay 16, 26, 34, 54, 62,

63, 76, 119, 133, 145, 149Nguyen, Beth 38, 70, 71, 121,

129, 146, 148, 150Nguyen, Matthew 15, 30, 31,

68, 70, 150NHS 32, 153Niramitvijit, Santi 71, 146

*Nissi Quality Foods 129*Nyack College 99

Penang Symphony Orchestra 115

P-Periods 22Perumal, Balu 5, 82, 84Phan, Theresa 71, 146, 148Phan, Tim 5, 29, 72, 146, 149,

153Phillips, Alaina 76Phillips, Christopher 75, 147Phillips, Janet 78, 80, 108Phillips, Jason 3, 4, 69, 77, 80,

86, 90, 105, 108, 141Phillips, Nicole 10, 11, 72, 111,

146, 153*Phoenix Press 130Physical Education 22Physics 18Pillai, Raj 58, 84Pohl, Jason 35Poulter, Scott 16, 36, 37, 40,

45, 63, 93, 114, 127, 143, 150, 151

Prayer Meeting 65Pre-3 8, 76Pre-4 8, 76Precalculus 18Psychology 16Pyee, Kevin 29Pyee, Seung-Hun 72, 149Pyee, Yu-Min 72

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Rajiah, Lily 84Ramasamy, Muniandy 84Ramasamy, Sundram 84Ramu Thaver, Sangaran (Susu)

84Rangasamy, Sundaraj 84Redang Island 58

*Regent Furnishings 125Rice, Allison 27, 64, 96, 145Rice, Austin 28, 70, 72, 96Rice, Catherine 70, 71, 96, 148Rice, Nathan 24, 26, 27, 31,

32, 36, 60, 61, 74, 96, 145, 150, 153

*Rice, Mr. & Mrs. 96Riley, Cathye 80, 108, 117, 119,

135, 139, 143Roberts, Breanna 68, 146Roberts, Joel 64, 152Roberts, Lydia 80Robertson, David 17, 19, 36, 40,

62, 63, 86, 93, 99, 125, 127Robertson, John 80, 108Robertson, Karen 28, 80, 108Rogers, Corinne 18, 80, 108

Rogers, Dan 10, 72Rogers, Kasey 8, 28, 75Rogers, Patrick 80, 82, 108

*Roof Top Kafe 111

Sabastian, Catherine 84Sabastian, Margaret 84

*Sam’s Batik 90Samuel, Lucas 45, 71, 145, 151Sankaran, Shama 84Sawatzky, Bonnie 80Sawatzky, Paul 21, 23, 30, 49,

52, 53, 63, 87, 93, 107, 125, 127, 147, 149

Sawatzky, Wayne 80, 108, 150, 151

Schaller, Carol 5, 147Schaller, Devin 9, 76Schaller, Garrison 75, 147Science 18Scouts 89, 111Second Grade 10, 75Security 85Sellasamy, Steven 84Selvanayagam, Jason 30, 49, 80,

108, 151Senior Class Meetings 60Senior Shirts 60Senior Sneak 58Senior Socializing 57Senior Transition Retreat 139Senior Transport 57Senior Trip 58Seniors 56Seong, Erik 72Seong, Jennifer 5, 73, 75Serve-athon 62Seventh & Eighth Beginning

Band 146Seventh Grade 14, 68, 71SEW 65Sheddan, Mary 12, 80Shee, Mei-Xian 67Shimizu, Kohei 64, 151Shin, Sophie 68, 146Shinohara, Haruki 63Shioya, Tokihito 7, 63, 145, 147,

149, 152Simeon, Jacob 84

*Simpson University 141*Sin Chuan Books 113*Sing Guang Hing Furnishings 97*Siow Seong Photo Studio 128Sixth Grade 12, 71Sixth Grade Band 145

Skateboarding 42Smit, Ivana 28, 75Smith, Hannah 125Soccer 40Soccer Club 28Social Science 16Solo Acting 26Song, Brian 29, 45, 71, 145

Song, Hee-Eun 7, 68, 146Song, Hung Ching 31, 45, 71,

145, 151Song, Hung Jie 11, 72, 149,

152, 153Song, Hung Yi 39, 46, 67,

148, 151Song, Jet 71, 146

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Nagel, Jordan 45, 71, 89, 127, 145, 151, 153

Nagel, Michelle 18, 23, 30, 33, 63, 81, 114, 127, 133, 147, 153

Nam, Ashley 64Nam, Seung-Yoon 67National Honor Society 32,

Off-Campus Living 81Oh, Seok Kyo 72, 153Oh, Seon Bin 76, 153Okazaki, Risako 67Ong, Robin 76Ong, Steven 19, 54, 63, 127Ooi, Huey Fern (Lilian) 83Ooi, Tian 8, 73, 76Oral Interpretation 26Origami 28Otanez, Katy 63, 107

*Palace of India 122*Paradise Sandy Beach Hotel 126Park, Esther 15, 68, 146Park, Han-na 68Park, Hannah 64Park, Hye-Jin 75Park, Ji-Hyun 71, 146, 148, 150Park, Moses 28, 71, 145Park, Sin-Myung 4, 23, 34,

64, 149Park, Soo Jin 72Park, Stella 60, 61, 66, 77, 97,

119, 132, 134, 136, 147, 152*Park, Mr. & Mrs. 134*Parks, Katy 124Parks, Lindsay 7, 24, 25, 32,

56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 95, 97, 100, 101, 119, 124, 132, 136, 143, 147, 148, 152, 153

*Parks, Mr. & Mrs. 100P.E. 22Peace, Josh 32, 64, 86, 113, 132,

150, 151, 152*Pen Ads 139*Penang Stationary 129

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BADMINTON CLUB: FRONT ROW: Min-Ji Kang, Katherine Kang, Joseph Lee, Shinobu Toyama, Mr. Steven Koo; BACK ROW: Elmo Lin, Matthew Mah, Howard Kao, Kenny Kim, Grace Kim

ELEMENTARY STUDENT COUNCIL: FRONT ROW: Vincent Lee, Josiah Steinkamp, Ashtyn McKenzie, Marianna Moss; SECOND ROW: Richard Tsai, Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp, Seung Ju Jin, Jeremy Lupinacci, Kristian Stenlund, Jas-mine Wood-Singh, Kendall Stenlund, Ms. Esther Tovell; BACK ROW: Kassy Steinkamp, Justin Strong, Lucia Combrink, Joseph Hawthorne, Elisabeth Brokaw, Hung Jie Song

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL: FRONT ROW: Josh Manfred, Grace Sun, John Kim, Lindsay Parks; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Lyn Holden, Sophia To, Yumi Yamauchi, Joy Li, Pamela Hidajat; BACK ROW: Mr. Michael Holden, Josh Peace, Kyle Ladner, Stella Park

AMBASSADORS: FRONT ROW: Jeff Hokyo, Catherine Foster, Heather Hill; SECOND ROW: Mrs. Valeri Brokaw, Tokihito Shioya, Laura Danneker, Joel Roberts, Jonathan Hayashi; BACK ROW: Michael Whiting, Andrew McClary, Jonathan Dyck, James Hawthorne, Kaz Hayashi

BEAR CUBS/WEBELOS: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Colleen Hawthorne, Tim Phan, Hung Jie Song, Daniel Sullivan, Jamie Sullivan, Kendall Stenlund, Mr. Dennis Tyas; BACK ROW: Joseph Hawthorne, Seok Kyo Oh, Jordan Nagel, Josiah Steinkamp, Joshua Watson

BROWNIES: FRONT ROW: Mrs. K.A. Woo, Jennifer Lupinacci, Mariah Merkle, Rachel Hurlbut, Seon Bin Oh, Danielle Combrink; BACK ROW: Abigail Thompson, Charlotte Combrink, Elisabeth Brokaw, Kassy Steinkamp, Angelene Woo, Mrs. Lori D’Cruz

JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS: FRONT ROW: Mrs. Jacki Steinkamp, Stephanie Jones, Brittany Hurlbut, Joyce Lee, Nicole Phillips, Kiernan Sullivan, Mrs. Marsha Matanick; BACK ROW: Lucia Combrink, Ashtyn McKenzie, Juliet DeVette, Emily Brokaw, Noriah Matanick, Marianna Moss

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: FRONT ROW: Michelle Nagel, Sarah Cairn-cross, Heather Hill, Rivka Matanick, Charis To, Pam Hidajat; SECOND ROW: Yumi Yamauchi, Lindsay Parks, Grace Sun, Christa DeVette, Allison McClary, Marie Giezendanner, Liesl Williams; BACK ROW: Ted Fung, John Kim, Na-than Rice, Jonathan Dyck, Barret Loehden, Drew Steiert, Josh Manfred; NOT PICTURED: Grace Kim

Song, Yong-Won 44Sophomore Sponsors 113Sophomores 64

*Southern Baptist Convention 105

Spanish 20Spiritual Emphasis Week 65Staff 79, 80Staff-National Staff Interac-

tion 82Staff-Student Relationships 78Stebbins, Margaret 71, 146Stebbins, Willis 67, 91, 147Steiert, Angela 46, 47, 50, 51,

71, 146, 148, 150, 151Steiert, Beth 80, 108Steiert, Drew 19, 33, 40, 41, 48,

53, 63, 91, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153

Steiert, Gerry 6, 22, 46, 80, 107, 108, 148

Steiert, Jacqui 80, 150Steinert, Kael 42, 64, 114Steinert, Miranda 14, 70, 71,

146, 148, 150Steinert, Tim 32, 42, 80, 93,

105, 108, 129Steinert, Vi 80, 93, 105Steinkamp, Jacki 28, 80, 108,

111, 123, 152, 153Steinkamp, Josiah 5, 72, 89, 127,

146, 152, 153Steinkamp, Karl 6, 55, 80, 101,

108, 131, 139Steinkamp, Kassy 75, 146, 149,

152, 153Steinkamp, Mikaela 8, 9, 76Stengele, Chardin 75, 147,

149, 155Stengele, David 80, 108Stengele, Shione 76, 147Stenlund, Greg 18, 78, 80, 89,

108, 113, 147Stenlund, Kaden 71, 127, 145Stenlund, Kendall 72, 73, 89,

127, 152, 153Stenlund, Kenlee 8, 76Stenlund, Kristian 75, 89, 147,

149, 152Stenlund, Tara 20, 80, 108, 133Stevens, Angela 49, 53, 63, 66,

133, 148, 151Stevens, Katie 71

*Straits Mini-Market 112Strong, Jordan 17, 71, 121, 127,

141, 145, 151Strong, Josh 30, 39, 71, 146,

150, 151

Strong, Justin 11, 73, 75, 127, 141, 149, 152

Strong, Ruth 16, 60, 78, 80, 108, 123, 139

*Student Council 132Student Council, Elementary

28, 32, 152Student Council, High School

32, 132, 152Student Council, Middle School

32Student Teacher 125Subramaniam, Muru 84Suh, Tony 12, 29, 72Sullivan, Daniel 72, 153Sullivan, Jamie 72, 153Sullivan, Kiernan 10, 11, 75,

146, 153Sun, Grace 32, 49, 56, 59, 60,

61, 95, 97, 116, 120, 132, 133, 135, 136, 147, 148, 150, 152, 153

*Sun, Mr. & Mrs. 116Sunsets 1, 156Supamaniam, Saroja 84Swimming Club 28

Toyama, Takehiro 35*Toyama, Mr. & Mrs. 117Track & Field 16, 44, 67Track & Field—MSSPP Team

148Tsai, Chia-Wen 63, 77, 133Tsai, Patty 61, 135Tsai, Richard 64, 152

*Tsai, Mr. & Mrs. 123Tsunami Relief, Aceh 99Tsunami Relief, Khao Lak 95Tuck, Ryan 65, 80, 93, 108, 150Tuck, Shelly 80, 108, 150Tung, Seok Yeng 84Tyack, Marie-Hélène 20, 21, 80Tyas, Dennis 12, 80, 108, 153Tyas, Gayle 80, 108

Webelos 153Weekends 74Weidemann, Ben 12, 69, 72, 78,

121, 146, 151Weidemann, Bethany 34, 71,

78, 131, 146Weidemann, Brian 27, 32, 82,

83, 85, 108, 121, 147Weidemann, Valerie 32, 78, 83,

108, 121, 141Weng, Gilbert 46, 47, 67, 148Weng, Sandy 120

*Weng, Mrs. 120Whiting, Carolyn 7, 50, 67, 76,

109, 147, 148, 150, 151Whiting, Michael 30, 64, 74,

145, 147, 149, 151, 152Who Is God? 16Williams, Jared 17, 36, 44, 71,

86, 121, 137, 145, 151Williams, Liesl 26, 44, 62, 64,

86, 90, 103, 114, 129, 133, 135, 137, 141, 145, 153

Williams, Linnea 15, 38, 68, 86, 137, 141, 146, 148, 150

Wilson, Barbara 83, 108Wilson, David 83, 108Wilson, Luke 64, 109Wiphatprasit, Thirawut 72Wolf Cubs 89, 147Wong, Frances 38, 46, 51, 70,

71, 81, 146, 148, 150, 151Wong, Hank 13, 28, 72, 146Wong, Joshua 15, 68, 146, 150Wong, Karen 7Woo, Angelene 75, 146, 153Woo, Joycelyn 15, 68, 146,

148Woo, K.A. 153Woo, Khoon-Aik 111Wood-Singh, Jasmine 5, 28,

75, 152Wood-Singh, Jay 75, 149World Events 16Worship Team 34Wu, Roc 71, 91, 145, 147

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Tae Kwon Do 30Takahashi, Kazuki 63Takehiro, Toyama 63Tami, Naomi 20, 64, 131, 145Tan, Edwin 15, 71, 146

*Tan Pharmacy 127*Tanjung Bunga Hardware 101Taylor, Susan 95Teachers 79, 80

*Telesonic 133Teo, Ronnie 30, 31Teoh, Eunice 80, 108Third Grade 10, 72, 75Thompson, Abigail 67, 111,

153Thompson, David 55, 63, 74,

148, 150Tiger Cubs 147To, Charis 16, 33, 62, 63, 81,

133, 141, 143, 147, 148, 150, 153

To, Sophia 7, 67, 132, 147, 148, 150, 152

Toews, Rob 35, 65Tompkins, John “Tommy” 21,

55, 80, 101, 103, 108Tovell, Esther 28, 80, 108, 152Toyama, Shinobu 61, 117, 135,

139, 152

U.S. History 16Um, David 76Um, Jena 75Um, Jimmy 28, 46, 83, 108,

148Um, Mina 28, 75Unruh, Ben 69, 71, 141, 145

Valentine’s Banquet 141Varsity Basketball 48Varsity Boys’ Football 40, 150Varsity Boys’ Volleyball 151Varsity Football 40Varsity Girls’ Basketball 148Varsity Girls’ Football 40, 150Varsity Girls’ Volleyball 151Varsity Volleyball 52

*VC Ventures 127Velloo, Khatijah (Mimi) 84Volleyball, JV Girls’ 50, 151Volleyball, Varsity Boys’ 52, 151Volleyball, Varsity Girls’ 52, 151Voon, Wei Ming 84

Wang, Bertha 72Wang, Paul 64, 87, 143, 147Watson, John Cotton 29, 75,

146, 147, 149Watson, Joshua 72, 146, 153Watson, Mark 29, 75, 89, 146,

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Yamauchi, Maaya 46, 50, 51, 70, 71, 146, 148, 151

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Yamauchi, Yumi 16, 18, 22, 33, 52, 58, 59, 61, 66, 74, 95, 97, 119, 132, 136, 142, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153

*Yamauchi, Mr. & Mrs. 142Yow, Lindsey 30, 44, 64Yu-Shin, Park 67

*Yumi, Stella, Grace, & Lindsay 136

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One Last Check Eyes locked, James Hawthorne stares in disbelief as his home made trebuchet unex-pectedly launches a whiffle ball straight up in the air in-stead of at the intendedpaper castle. Hawthorne built the me-dieval siege weapon as part of his Advanced Merit Diploma presentation. Kirsten Gam-ble stood by and untangled a length of string.

Taking in the moment, Ben DeVette and Howard Kao watch senior memories flashacross the screen in slide-show form at the Junior-Senior Ban-quet. The board game “Clue” in-spired the theme for the banquet, which centered on a murder mystery that kept students and staff alike guessing until its rather jarring conclusion.

Fascinated by the en- chantment of flight and pyrotechnics, Chardin Stengele,Tyler Cairncross, and Elisabeth Brokaw survey model rockets displayed by the ninth grade science class. Ninth graders launched the rockets on 7 April to commemorate the Apollo 13 mission in an event that blended science with a healthy dose of history.

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At times it seemed that the year stretched on forever. You worked, played, and rested in a schedule broken only by the thrums of the occasional special event or long week-end. The days and weeks sped by, one month flowing into the next. They barely registered in your mind. In this way, the fourth quarter crept up on you. JSB, graduation, and college-talk seeped slowly into your conversations until, before you knew it, the teachers had finalized your third quarter grades on PowerSchool. The year that had seemed so long now shortened considerably. During third quarter, you had thought you had all the time in the world. Reality Check:

you had now entered the last stretch of the year. Signs of the end appeared all around you. The senior class gradually signed the wall in Ms. Ruth Strong’s office as they gained acceptance to the various colleges they had applied to. Classes began discussing final exams and how to prepare for them. Only two short, busy months lay between you and the summer. And you knew that the end of the school year always meant good-byes. Whether you or your friends left, it still meant parting ways. You masked it over, joked about it, or even denied it altogether; but deep inside, you knew the truth. The end of the year

meant change. In all honesty, you might never see your friends again once you or they left Penang. You almost blamed God. He had brought you here, so why did He take you away now? You had time for one last Reality Check. God had given you Dalat and your friends and experiences and life here. But God’s plan included far more for your life and for your friend’s lives than just Penang. The good-byes represented not only a taking away, but also an opportunity for a future. And now, as the future opened itself up to you, you began the journey through the rest of the year—and you thanked God for the trip.

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Another day ends in pastels over the Pe- nang Strait; and you pause, taking it in one last time. Sometimes, you worried as, like the sun, the semester sank away; but faith in God gave you hope for another sunrise. And now, looking over the beginning of the end, you realized that sometimes the end held just as much beauty as the beginning.

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Hands out and two fingers up for the motions to the song “Acts 1, 2, and 3,” Christopher Phillips and Ivana Smit join their friends in singing. The musical included students from kinder-garten to grade six.

While Ben Weidemann said his perfectly memorized line with a strong “Roman soldier” voice, Jamie Sullivan watched from the back. The students had the opportunity for some exciting parts in this play.

Nic at nightAgain...Just as Great!

“I can’t believe they did this play again; that’s so cool. I remember when we did it. I was the lead!” Andrew McClary stated, referring to the elementary musical “Nic at Night” performed on 18 May Parents, students, faculty, and staff filed into the chapel to view Mrs. Valeri Brokaw’s latest produc-tion. Always finding the students a joy to work with, Mrs. Brokaw secretly wished they could just do music all year long. Based on the character found in John 3, Nathan Danneker played the lead role of Nicode-mus. Though originally an Easter play, Mrs. Brokaw added a theme of Jesus’ wanting to come and transform people’s hearts. “Most of the lead parts are MKs [mission-ary kids]; their children are here because their parents were called by God to either this country or

another to tell others about Him. I believe this is a great opportunity for the kids to be witness as well,” she explained. With nearly 49 group solos, students kept going on and off the stage; but Mrs. Brokaw wouldn’t have it any other way. “The best scene had to be when the Pharisees were trying to get rid of Jesus; I know that’s horrible, but it was so hilarious!” McClary said as the proud actors and actresses took one last curtain call.


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“Oh man I hope it stops raining before our boys play,” Elaine Ang said to Tara Kennedy as she stepped off the bus. “Yeah, I know; look that girl just slipped. Ow! That had to hurt,” Kennedy said. On 5 May the final game of the MSSPP state tournament for the varsity boys began. After playing and beating Chung Hwa for the gold trophy at the Island Tourna-ment the week before, the boys had determined to beat them again for state. With the stakes high, the boys traveled to the Berapit court. Once the previous game had finished, the boys went onto the court and began to warm up. A few minutes and

some laps around the court later, the five seniors—Howard Kao, Matt Hansen, Andrew McClary, Joel Babcock, Ben DeVette—worked hard against Chung Hwa’s defense. In the last quarter, the boys’ moved ahead, winning the game 50-43. The Under-15 Girls’ Dalat Tour-nament took place on 5-6 May on the Dalat court. With eight teams from all over the state, campus became a buzz of activities while the girls worked on their skills. The JV girls fought hard till the end and overcame their challengers, TSSS, ISKL, and Garden International School, winning the silver medal, only losing to Union.

Yet another tournament on 12-13 May had the Under-18 girls bettering six teams. In the competi-tion with Heng Ee, this year’s states champions, the Dalat squad forced them into a double over time before Heng Ee finally surged ahead and won. In the Under-15 boys’ Dalat Tournament, the boys only played two games. They won the first game against CTPS. Afterwards, they lost the game against Mont Kiara, the JV boys walked off the court and prepared their minds for the next game, but rain forced an early end and kept Dalat’s team from further competition. Nevertheless, the boys kept their heads up and reminisced on their previous matches. “Yea!” Ang joined the crowd screaming as the buzzer went off. “WE WON STATE!!!!!!!” Ken-nedy screamed as she jumped up and ran onto the court.


MSSPP Island: 1st PlaceMSSPP State: 1st Place

Dalat Tournament: 3rd Place

VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL: FRONT ROW: Coach Greg Stenlund, Matthew Hansen, Andrew McClary, Joel Babcock, Howard Kao, Robbie Mangham, Drew Steiert; BACK ROW: Coach Karl Steinkamp, David Robertson, Barret Loehden, Gilbert Weng, David Thompson, Ben DeVette, Steven Ong, Coach Clay Moss

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Excellence Reigns... Throughout Campus

Guitar in his hands and mouth in front of the micro-phone, Kenny Kim belts out the lyrics to his speech song. “Wow he’s really good. I didn’t know Kenny could sing” Jubilee Adleta commented afterwards.

Eyes focused straight ahead Pamela Hidajat gives her vice presidency speech. Students used speeches as well as videos to get people to vote for them. They also put posters up before the actual voting day on 31 May.

“Character is just one of the qualities our new leader has to have,” said Ugly Duckling Joycelyn Woo. Last year’s NJH-Ser’s skit emphasized the many fine qualities all new inductees had to meet.

“So today for my speech I would like to sing you all a song I wrote myself,” Kenny Kim said as he and his fellow band members came on the stage. On 31 May, students from grades 8 to 12 met in the chapel to hear speeches of the candidates running for various Student Coun-cil positions. Kim, running for business manager, had students up in front of the stage, head banging with his original song. Angela Stevens, however, who ran for administrative assistant, had the student body laughing as she contrasted what she wanted her StuCo position to become and her last girls’ basketball season. Zack Lindsay got the crowd involved as he asked them what they really wanted next year. After all the speeches and vid-eos, the students separated into classes and voted for those they thought would make it the best in each position. In middle school, the National

Junior Honor Society recognized several seventh and eighth grade students for their achievements. The “old” NJHS students put on a skit to introduce the five character-istics necessary to qualify: scholar-ship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. They used the plot line from “Chicken Little” as their theme. Matt Nguyen played the character Fishy Out of Water; Linnea Williams played Runt, a fat pig; and Joycelyn Woo, Ugly Duckling. Seven new girls, Hannah Jones, Khalie Mahoney, Theresa Phan, Sydney McKenzie, Lakshmi Meyyappan, Angela Steiert, and Bethany Weidemann—took the

pledge promising to “uphold the rules of the school.” Dorm parents and teachers presented other awards to students in the final school assembly on 7 June (See box below). Late in the evening of 31 May, six students received phone calls to tell them they had won the StuCo position they had chosen to run for. Next year’s new of-ficers include Christa DeVette as president, Pamela Hidajat as vice president, Kim as business manager, Stevens as administra-tive assistant, Josh Manfred as pep chairman, and Lindsay as public relations manager.


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Cards in hand, a group of junior boys proceed to play a quick game of poker. The skit by the juniors included refer-ences to each of the seniors’ own talents or interests as well as a few inside jokes.

All smiles, Kazuyuki Hayashi takes a sip of his orange punch. The E&O Hotel provided a smorgasbord of foods ranging from Chinese and Japanese to Western and Italian as well as plenty of light refreshments.

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sharing microphones, a group of junior girls sing a personalized version of “Save Tonight.“ The juniors used the song as a casual way of bidding the seniors farewell and to en-courage them to enjoy the time they still had in Penang.

“I continue to encourage you onward towards keeping God as your focus point,” said Josh Manfred with Liesl Williams in their tribute to Chris Foster. The juniors focussed on sharing memories and encouraging the seniors before they left.

In the chapel on the afternoon of 22 April, all the staff and the sophomore, junior, and senior classes chatted back and forth; everyone anticipated the long-awaited night that would soon begin. Promptly at 6:30, all made haste to the front gates where three large, white buses awaited to transport the group to the annual Junior-Senior banquet. After driving for nearly half an hour through town, the band of buses came to a stop at the Eastern and Oriental Hotel, where refreshments waited. Once the juniors had made final, last-minute preparations, the seniors strode into the banquet hall, greeted by applause. Set up for all to see, the huge central ballroom of the hotel had temporarily transformed into a miniature Clue Mansion. In keep-ing with the popular board game, the upstairs portion around the ballroom contained the six “murder rooms,” all prime photo opportuni-ties for couples and singles. “It was really stressful toward the end, but I’m glad we pulled it off like we did,” said junior class president Christa DeVette.

After the first photo opportu-nities and formal welcome had passed, the juniors introduced their skit. Taking place the day after graduation, the plot involved all the seniors, who had gathered to-gether at Clue mansion to solve the “murder” of Mr. Boon Leng Loh, Dalat’s friendly security guard. After breaking into groups, the “seniors” searched for clues, often running into traps, secret passage ways, and the occasional track gun fire, accompanied by runners. “Josh [Manfred] was right on as Stella [Park], what with his high voice and short shorts,” said Jonny Kue with a laugh after seeing his roommate running on stage. In scene after scene, the juniors continued to dazzle the audience with their uncanny representations of the seniors. “I enjoyed the way that David Thompson presented me. He was very stoic and at the same time still expressive,” said Nathan Rice. After the first four scenes ev-eryone enjoyed a special double treat with the dessert table open for all and with a series of musical numbers, including “The Pink Panther” courtesy of a band for-

med by the junior class. As the night progressed, laugh-ter followed moments of the skit (which revealed that Mr. Raj Pillai—a senior class sponsor—as the guilty one). Tears fell during tributes from the juniors, and “ohs” and “ahs” followed baby pictures. And to end on a high note, the entire junior class met up on stage and sang a rewritten version of “Save Tonight” for the seniors; they then presented each senor with a special gift. Promptly at 11:30, the buses lined up once again, this time to take the sleep-ready students and staff back to campus. After a few more group photos, everyone exited the ballroom, exhausted but satisfied after such an intriguing night that would remain in his or her memory for years to come.

—By Chris Foster

Lips to mouthpieces, Daniel Lee, Allison McClary, Drew Steiert, and Michelle Nagel proceed to play “The Pink Pan-ther.“ During a break, a group of juniors used their musical talents to set a calm atmosphere.

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Making his move, Chris Foster shyly woos a hard-to-get Monay Ng. James Hawthorne and Foster fought for the af-fections of Ng until she finally dumped them both and ran off with a football player.

Listening attentively, Alli-son Rice takes “hints” from Ma-ria Miner and Amanda Hansen that her sons should spend more time with them. Actors learned to look convincingly real while saying their lines.

First came auditions and then casting and after that a few weeks of introduction to the play. Next came practice upon practice of repetition and blocking and read-ing lines from scripts. Finally, on 30 May, memorized or not, the curtains opened on Aylene Porter’s “Papa Was a Preacher.” Preparation for actual perfor-mance began hours before the show. Backstage, actors and ac-tresses began by putting on layers and layers of stage makeup to look their parts as well as play them. “The only time I wear makeup is twice a year for drama. I find it rather irritating, but I think it does improve my appearance on stage,” said Chris Foster. “Eyeliner is the

worst kind of makeup because it feels like they’re trying to prod your eyeball out.” “I liked watching the guys try-ing to put makeup on,” said Al-lison Rice, “especially the eyeliner and mascara!” Snippets of sporadic, last-minute memorization floated around the room as cast members struggled with particularly difficult sections of script. Between bouts with foundation and eye-liner, actors ran through scenes and practiced their southern accents one last time. “I always have my lines in front of me two seconds before I go on. I’m looking at them, throw them down, and go on stage,” said Rice with a smile. As the minutes to performance ticked away, cast members ducked in and out of room 28, changing bit-by-bit into their character’s costumes. “The most fun part of drama are the ugly dresses,” said Kirsten Gamble, who wore an old wedding dress for her part.

Meanwhile, Laura Danneker, had costume troubles of her own. “My dress was really hard to get into; it was really stiff and old-fashioned,” she said. But it took more than makeup and costumes to get into character, and sometimes acting the part proved quite a challenge. “Shake-speare’s poetry should have died with him,” said Naomi Tami who needed to memorize lengthy so-liloquies from Shakespeare’s plays for her part. “I loved drinking the herb tonic and pretending to die though.” At last, on opening night, the cast members took their places for the first scene. Quick, nervous looks followed by nods of affirmation darted from face to face as actors and actresses exchanged backstage whispers of encouragement. Slowly, with a bit of a creak, the curtains parted, the players inhaled sharply, the audience fell silent, and the per-formance began.

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Ready to grimace, Naomi Tami prepares to drink herb tonic. Tami recited a few lines from “Romeo and Juliet“ before choking the tonic down and melodramatically coughing and hacking her way offstage.

Face full of righteous indigna-tion, Laura Danneker cuts off Jonathan Dyck to declare, “We all know what theater is: the Devil’s workshop.” Danneker’s rapid-fire arguments made short work of Dyck’s protests.

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“This little light of mine,” sang Nathan Danneker and Josh Manfred with Nathan Rice, James Hawthorne, Chris Foster, and Jonathan Dyck. Underclass-men joined the seniors as they ended the night in song.

Ready to step in, Grace Kim stands with her parents while her brother, John, introduces their parents to his class and teachers. The senior tea provided time for parents to meet their children’s teachers and friends.

Paper in hand, Chris Foster waits for Lindsay Parks to fin-ish her piece of advice. Seniors used their Senior Chapel to pass on important tips about how to survive in Mr. Karl Steinkamp’s World Affairs class.

waiting to go to the buf-fet line, Jonathan Kue tells his mother, Pang Her, and sister, Gou Nou, of the graduation events to follow. Senior activities filled the last week of school and often involved parents and friends.

Between testimonies and skits, Yumi Yamauchi and Stella Park led in worshiping and thanking God. Multiple senior worship teams performed wor-ship songs during the senior chapel on 6 June.

Laying out the tablecloths and setting out cups, Drew Steiert and Scott Poulter bantered between themselves about how much food they would get when they cleaned up after the Senior Tea. Juniors began the day by pre-paring the chapel for a deluge of memories and laughter over a “tea,” especially prepared by the staff for the occasion. At 10 o’clock, a steady stream of seniors entered the chapel, fol-lowed by their parents. The level of chatter grew to a clamor as stu-dents introduced their parents to their friends and teachers. Over food and desserts, parents told stories of the seniors, remem-bering the times before their son or daughter entered high school and laughing over the embarrassment this caused their children. A slide show added to the

merriment as pictures of younger seniors flashed on the screen. Mr. Ryan Tuck and Mr. Karl Steinkamp handed each senior a Bible, encouraging the class to delve deeper into God’s Word even as they finished the year and especially as they moved on to the next chapter of their lives. All good things must come to an end, however, and soon the trail of seniors began again, stretching across the campus and finally dis-sipating into the awaiting cars. A feeling of joyful contentment fol-lowed them home though, bring-ing closure to the year and ready-ing them for the days ahead. To bring closure to the rest of the student body, however, the se-niors prepared a chapel for the pur-pose of passing on their knowledge to the awaiting underclassmen. On 6 June, students poured into

the chapel, filling it yet again with chatter, this time in anticipation of what the seniors would reveal. They didn’t have to wait for long, however, before the stage lights dimmed and seven seniors stepped up to the microphones to begin the night. A senior worship team led the students, staff, and parents in thanking the Lord for the year He had provided. After a song sung by James Hawthorne, Yumi Yamauchi and Matthew Hansen told their testi-monies, challenging students to search for the truth. “I didn’t want to come here in the beginning, but I realized that it wasn’t nearly as bad as I imagined. I found close friends who led me to see that Christianity wasn’t what had thought it was,” explained Yamauchi. Advice now given and received, Heather Hill and Lindsay Parks put chairs back in order and pick up papers from the floor. Another night had come to a close, but only as a reminder that the next day would bring about an even bigger change—graduation.


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In perfect time with their class president, Heather Hill, Ben De-Vette, Jonathan Dyck, and Chris Foster, according to tradition, turn their tassels. This signified their graduation and ended the lengthy ceremony.

Walking slowly, James Hawthorne reflected on the previous 12 years of his life, thinking back to the last time he had bought an iced Milo at the stalls or run back to campus after lunch before the final bell pronounced him “late.”

Before Commencement, staff and parents took advantage of the last Sunday of the year to impart their wisdom to the graduating class before Mr. John DeVette summed up their words saying, “Don’t be like my tree that died. Remember God’s truths, and the termites that you’ll face later won’t be able to eat away at your life.”

A senior worship team led the school in thanking the Lord for the impact both staff and students had made on them. Closing the ceremony, Grace Sun presented a song with her mother, Mrs. Sharon Sun, before the seniors walked down the aisle—but not for the last time.

Names written clearly on the wall in Ms. Ruth Strong’s office, the class of ’06 prepared to leave the safety of the campus for the “real world.” The reminders of their impending departure grew in number as they put on their gowns, received their tassels, and donned their caps, all prepared weeks in advance. Walking up the aisle, they looked at the faces that met them with a mixture of proud smiles and tearful grins.

Following the opening prayer, Mr. Greg Stenlund, Miss Strong, and Mr. Rick Hurlbut explained the part each graduating senior had played as a part of the senior class, congratulated each for his or her achievements, and thanked all of them for their contributions to the school.

Mr. Kent Parks spoke to the seniors about living to the fullest instead of just surviving, trying

to ready them for the changes ahead.

After what seemed like an eternity, Mr. Karl Steinkamp be-gan handing them their diplomas, giving each senior his or her own ticket to freedom.

With a nod of her head, class president Heather Hill led her classmates in their final act to-gether as seniors, the turning of their tassels.

Catching them before they began their hurried departure, Mr. Steinkamp announced to the excited class of 2006, “You are now officially Dalat alumni.”

Making his way down the aisle for the last time, Hawthorne thought of all the things he wanted to do after pulling out of Dalat’s grasp; but as the first step he would take as an alumni, he would change out of his scratchy cap and gown and run up to the stalls for yet another iced Milo.

Leading the school in wor-ship, Heather Hill and James Hawthorne sing “Prince of Peace” for the Baccalaureate service. Seniors held special practices to prepare for this last chance to sing for their peers.

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Dalat International School is an elementary and high school serving missionaries and expatriates in Southeast Asia. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and by the association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). The ReflectoR is published annually; copies may be ordered by sending u.s.$30.00 to Dalat International School, Tanjung Bunga, 11200 Penang, Malaysia. Four-hundred and fifty copies of the 2006 ReflectoR, Volume 44, were printed by Phoenix Press of Penang, Malaysia. Body type throughout the book is a 10-point Adobe Garamond; theme copy is in 12-point Adobe Garamond. Division page headlines are in Curlz MT; division page captions are in Present Bold. People’s Lives headlines and caption headlines are in Bermuda LP Solid and Khaki 1; captions are in Khaki 2. Groups headlines are in Sand and Comic Sans MS; captions are in Techno. Academics headlines are in Sand and Tekton Oblique; captions are in Tekton and Tekton Bold. Sports headlines are in Polo Semi Script and Serif Gothic Light; scoreboards are in Addled and Gill Sans Condensed Bold; captions are in Typewriter Regular and Addled. All copy was written by the high school journalism staff. The computer programs used were Microsoft Word 2001, Adobe PageMaker 7.0.1, and Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1. The staff used seven iMacs, one Power Macintosh G3, and one Power Macintosh G5. The staff printed rough drafts on HP LaserJet 4 and 4MV printers. Advertisements were scanned using a LaCie Silverscan II. Senior portraits were furnished by Siow Seong Studio, 338 Penang Road, George Town. All student, staff, and group portraits were taken with Nikon 990 Coolpix and Nikon D50 digital cameras. All candids, underclassmen, and staff portraits (except those noted by photo credits) were taken by ReflectoR staff photographers. The staff shot over 60 rolls of Konica Monochrome VX 400 film and 10 rolls of Konica Centuria Super color film. Special thanks for Lindsay Parks for the final proofreading. The ReflectoR is a June-delivery book: the last deadline is in early May. A supplement will be mailed to seniors in the fall, completing the year and including, awards, Junior-Senior Banquet, MSSPP competition, Dalat Invitational Tournaments, Student Council elections, drama, and graduation activities.

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ReflectoR 2006 Staff: Jonathan Dyck, Editor; Liesl Williams, Academics; Jubilee Adleta, Sports; Tara-Lynn Kennedy, Groups; Chris Foster, People’s Lives; Mr. John “Tommy” Tompkins, Adviser

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