Winter Edition 2008 - HKIS Alumni Home

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The HKIS Alumni Magazine
Tai Tam Field Opening
Volume 10
Winter Edition 2008
Alumni News
Class of 1998
San Francisco
Reunion
Alumni Profile
Earl Westrick
Celebrates his
75th Birthday
HKIS News
The New
Tai Tam Field
Opens
Attend Homecoming 2009 and receive a
limited edition USB as your welcome gift! Time
Activity
Location
10:00 - 4:30
Registration/ Photo Booth
HS entrance
Receive your welcome gift at registration. First 100 Alums will
receive a welcoming gift. Please present photo ID to enter.
10:00 - 12:30
Campus Tour
HS entrance
Sign up at the Registration desk to review the fantastic new music
rooms and science labs. Follow a student ambassador or take a
self-tour with maps at the desk.
12:20 - 2:00
Barbeque Lunch next to the Field
Field Kiosk
Watch the Grade 9 soccer team practice while enjoying your
barbeque lunch. Collect your free lunch ticket at registration.
2:00 - 3:20
Alumni Network Reception
HS Faculty Lounge
Join the Alumni Association and immediately tap into this
important resource network. Students and alums need you! 3:20 - 4:30
Meet Your Teachers – Tent Reunion
HS Plaza
Your teachers will be thrilled to hear your stories of life after HKIS.
Take snap shots with your teachers and alumni.
3:45 - 4:00
Rugby – Girls (Alumni vs. Current Team)
Field
Sign up here http://www.hkis.edu.hk/rsvp/index.php/event/join/
homecoming2009
4:10 - 5:00
Rugby – Boys (Alumni vs. Current Team)
Field
Sign up here http://www.hkis.edu.hk/rsvp/index.php/event/join/
homecoming2009
4:30 - 6:00
Alumni vs. Faculty Basketball
2009 TUesday, January 6, 2009
homecoming
HS Gym
The challenge against faculty remains formidable. Sign up
here http://www.hkis.edu.hk/rsvp/index.php/event/join/
homecoming2009
6:30 - 8:00
Happy Hour Reception
Join us for happy hour in Lan Kwai Fong and get a chance to win a
iPhone!!! Free appetizers for all alumni, faculty and staff. Cash bar.
Stop by and mingle with fellow alumni.
Finds
2/F, Lan Kwai Fong
Tower
33 Wyndham Street
Central, Hong Kong
Logon to http://www.hkis.edu.hk/rsvp/index.
php/event/join/homecoming2009 and fill out
the registration form.
For enquiries, please email alumni@hkis.edu.hk
Please be reminded that you will need a valid
photo ID to enter school premises.
Volume 10 • W inter Edition 20 0 8
DragonTales is published twice a year by
the Office of Institutional Advancement
of Hong Kong International School.
Mark L. Sheldon
Director
Contents
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Leadership Updates
n Message from Head of School Richard W. Mueller
n Introducing New Associate Head of School, DJ Condon –
From Cyclone Nargis to HKIS
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Sylvia Evans
Deputy Director
Alumni News & Profiles
Connie Chan
Public Relations Manager
James Manning
Communications & Publications Manager
Loretta Fung
Development Coordinator
Kathy Wong
Administrative Assistant
DragonTales Editors
Irene Loh
James Manning
n Andrew Yip ’06
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n Earl Westrick –
Life After HKIS
n Mary Hoff and Jim
Handrich on the Road
Class of ’98 New York Reunion
Class of ’98 Hong Kong Reunion
Classes of ’88 and ’89 San Francisco Reunion
Bob Christian Update
David Kohl – Rekindling Friendships
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HKIS News & Updates
Alumni Board
President
Kenneth Koo ’79
Vice-President
Rohini Balani Chotirmal ’89
Treasurer
Simon Lau ‘80
Members
Lincoln Chan ’88
Justin Hardman ’99
Ken Rohrs (faculty)
Joyce Yin ’89
E-Board Members
David Christian ’69
Robert Dorfman ’72
David Kohl (former faculty)
Designed and printed by
Impressions Design & Print Ltd
n College and
Career Fair
n Maya Nelson –
New LP Principal
n Rome in Sight
n Welcoming Reception for new Faculty and Administrators
n Farewell to Long Serving Faculty and Staff
35
Former Faculty Updates
36
Annual Fund
n Learning, Earning and Returning
n Annual Fund Frequently Asked Questions
42
Class Notes
51
Obituary
n Campus
Improvements
true blue
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leadership
updates
Dear Alumni,
I
would like to welcome our new Associate Head of School DJ Condon and his
wife Catherine Ventura, who joined us in August from International School
Yangon in Myanmar. Previously they had served at Taipei American School
and other international and US schools. I also welcome Maya Nelson, who is
our new Lower Primary Principal. She had been Associate Principal in Lower
Primary. Prior to this Maya and her family worked at Taipei American School.
As always the campus was filled with energy and keen anticipation as the
new school year began in August. We opened at capacity with 2,640 students,
representing some forty different countries.
Returning students and staff noticed two new infrastructure projects had taken
root over the summer break – the new Middle School building, which had shot
skywards at a record pace over the summer recess, and renovation work on
the Tai Tam field. Both projects are part of our Phase II Master Facilities Plan
(MFP).
The new Middle School building is scheduled to open next June and will
increase the number of classrooms by 15 and also provide office space allowing
school-wide functions for both campuses to be consolidated into one area. To
read a fuller report on the field and other infrastructure developments, see page
32 of this DragonTales.
Alumni returning for Homecoming on January 6, 2009 will have the
opportunity to see a wide range of developments at HKIS, both in the
educational area and recent upgrades to our campus. We have a host of other
activities and events organized. Our teachers and students look forward to
reconnecting with you then.
If you can’t make it back for Homecoming, but plan on visiting Hong Kong soon,
please include us in your itinerary. Our Alumni Coordinator, Irene Loh (iloh@
hkis.edu.hk), is stationed in our Alumni Office in the High School. She would be
delighted to assist you during your visit back to school.
HKIS alums are an integral part of both the heritage and heart of our school.
We want to maintain and strengthen school links with you wherever you are in
the world. If you have new ideas on how we can improve contacts or ideas for
new events and programs, please let us know by emailing alumni@hkis.edu.hk.
Our doors are always open to you.
Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas season, and do keep in touch!
Sincerely,
Richard W. Mueller
Head of School
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leadership
updates
DJ and his wife Catherine Ventura
DragonTales spoke to HKIS’ New Associated Head of School, DJ Condon…
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n August this year, HKIS welcomed David J. Condon as its new Associate Head of
School. DJ, as he is known, joined HKIS from the International School Yangon (ISY)
in Myanmar where he was Secondary School Principal.
“For me being an educator is all about growth,” he says. “Education is an organic
process of intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual growth of self and others.”
Prior to ISY, DJ was at Taipei American School for eight years, holding a variety of roles
including K-12 Principal for Curriculum, Research, and Program Development, and
Director of Curriculum and Professional Development.
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DJ and his wife, Catherine Ventura, have three grown children. Catherine is an
accomplished artist, and currently teaches art in the Middle School.
He says the transition to HKIS has been a smooth one. The transition, however, was
anything but smooth for their personal belongings. “Our shipment from Myanmar
was delayed for over four months, partly due to difficulties associated with the
aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.”
DJ, however, takes it all in his stride, saying “it’s no big deal...urban camping in
your apartment is kind of fun!” Certainly delayed luggage pales into insignificance
compared with the experience of Cyclone Nargis, its aftermath, and the devastating
impact it had on the people and country.
The cyclone made landfall in Myanmar on May 2 causing catastrophic destruction
and resulting in at least 146,000 fatalities. DJ remembers that within 24 hours
everything had changed. “And all of us at ISY were forced to change as well, as we
confronted the terrible intensity of the tragedy.
“Upon crawling out of our own broken homes, we discovered that Yangon now looked
like a war zone. Across the city stately old trees lay toppled like fallen monuments.
The tin roofs of so many houses lay scattered about like crumpled paper.”
ISY buildings had sustained considerable damage too, though fortunately, it
was not as bad as it could have been. “At least everyone in our immediate school
community was safe, with no injuries reported. Though with no electricity or water
and no idea when they might be restored, and with the US Embassy supporting
evacuation for non-essential personnel, the decision to close out the school year
early was an easy one.”
DJ says over the next few weeks it seemed that every half hour presented a myriad
of tasks and all of them urgent. “First we needed to tend to the well-being of our
faculty, staff and students. They needed fresh water, food and fuel. Some had their
homes nearly destroyed so needed temporary shelter. And, all the time, the threat
of disease loomed, so we needed to ensure those in our community updated their
vaccinations.”
It was only when ISY staff got through this first round of urgent work that the
school community turned its attention to more mundane issues like collecting text
books, clearing out lockers and grading papers. “Amazingly, in just over a week we
had taken care of all these areas, including the graduation ceremony,” he says.
DJ spent his remaining weeks of the school year in Myanmar helping with the
relief effort through ISY. “Literally overnight, a core group of students and teachers
organized themselves into an amateur disaster relief organization. One part of
the group focused on securing desperately needed clean water and other essential
supplies. Meanwhile, the other part of the group focused on securing funds to keep
the operation afloat.”
DJ says the important work of these groups continues to this day, and will be
needed for many months and years to come.
DJ, now into his fifth month at HKIS, says without question he sees HKIS as a
community devoted to excellence. “I hope to be able to extend HKIS’ mission so
that the school may further realize its potential and all students grow as individuals
and community members.” n
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alumni news
& profile
Former HKIS high school Counselor Vijay
Sathyaraj attended the Washington
Scholarship ceremony as Andrew’s mom
and dad were not able to make it
L
ast month, Andrew Yip ’06 traveled from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon to Washington DC to receive his scholarship to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. This was the
latest trip in what has proven to be an epic
adventure for Andrew, during which he
has picked up several scholarships along
the way.
for grade 12 and completed his education
at the school. Prior to this Andrew had
been studying at a local English Medium
of Instruction School in Hong Kong.
velop his self-confidence and taught him
how to work smart. He has and continues
to build on this learning much to his own
personal success.”
He describes studying at HKIS as “exciting.” “HKIS American–style curriculum
and approach to education gave me the
flexibility to select my own courses and to
set my own goals.”
His first scholarship was awarded by HKIS
when he was selected as the recipient of
the Annual Fund Merit and Need-Based
Scholarship from among 200 of his peers
on the Summer Program for Gifted Talented Local Students. Andrew joined HKIS
Philip Yip, Andrew’s dad and HKIS security guard, says the HKIS scholarship
started his son along the road to success.
“At HKIS he was able to build the foundations to grow and go from strength to
strength. The school helped him to de-
Recognizing his potential, HKIS counselors encouraged Andrew to apply for
university scholarships to US universities.
And he was successful – on graduating
from HKIS, Andrew learned he had received a scholarship to Lewis and Clark
College, where he has been able to further
test the waters and discover what motivates and interests him academically.
Andrew (third from right) with fellow KAUST scholarship recipients
“In my first year I focused on music,” says
Andrew, who is a keen organist and former
Church of All Nations player. “In my second year at Lewis and Clark I changed
focus from music to Economics.” Now in
my third year I am shifting my focus towards Mathematics. I am also taking some
courses in the Computer Science Department.”
He finds all four disciplines – music, economics, math and computer studies – similar. “Each requires careful analysis on the
subject matter as well as interdisciplinary
reasoning.”
Andrew is still active in playing the organ
on campus and in church services at a
nearby Lutheran Church. He will complete
his studies at Lewis and Clark in 2010 before taking up his latest scholarship place
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at KAUST. The new University opened this
year and is dedicated to inspiring scientific
achievement in the Kingdom to benefit the
region and the world.
work and research that really interests
me, and attend academic conferences and
present papers with fewer financial constraints.”
“I received the KAUST Discovery Scholarship for current undergraduate students
(junior or above) in Science and Engineering related fields. The application process
included an online application, essays, and
an interview with the officers from the
University,” says Andrew.
Philip says his son is a good example of the
Annual Fund in action, and how the work
the fund makes possible often lives on long
after its beneficiaries leave HKIS.
He says KAUST is established upon four
major interdisciplinary research centers.
“I am most interested in projects related
to behavioral modeling - I love economics,
Artificial Intelligence, and applied mathematics in engineering.”
Andrew is one of just 60 students in
North America to receive a scholarship
to KAUST. What’s more, this scholarship
covers tuition and living expenses for his
two remaining years at Lewis and Clark.
“This is a great relief,” says Andrew, who
has been working on campus as a tutor and
teaching assistant to support his living.
“Now it’s not all about money anymore.
I can focus more closely on the academic
Andrew’s Dad and HKIS security guard Philip Yip
As for Andrew, he is always interested to
hear about happenings at HKIS from his
Dad and teachers. He is still in contact
with other alums, including Will Watson
and Chris Tang who also study at Lewis
and Clark College.
“I am in contact with Jeremy Nelson who is
at the nearby Reed College. For friends not
in the region, I keep in touch with them
through MSN and Facebook. It is always
great to hear the latest updates on their
academic progress, travels, and when they
plan to visit Hong Kong,” he says.
He says he remains thankful to teachers
and staff members at HKIS, “For without them and their inspirations, nothing
could have happened. I also thank HKIS
for caring about me so much even after my
graduation.” n
New HKIS
Website
To mark our 42nd
Anniversary, the school
launched its new website
this September. A year
in development, our
new portal aims to
revolutionize our online
presence. The new site
will also serve as an
alternative news listing
area for HKIS.
Check out the new site at
www.hkis.edu.hk
alumni news
& profile
By Ranjan Goswami ’98
T
he Class of 98 celebrated it’s 10th year reunion in Hong Kong and
New York in August and October, respectively. Some 50 classmates
attended the Hong Kong event and 70+ attended the New York one!
Many attendees were a part of the graduating class in 1998 and many
had left HKIS years before senior year. Classmates traveled from Australia,
Europe, China, Canada, and all over the US. The Hong Kong event was
organized by Denise Wong and the New York event by Danielle Katzap
with help from several classmates in both cities (Sarika Choithramani,
Queenie Mak, Natalie Fung in Hong Kong and Mary Chen and Cathy
Battenfeld in New York). Almost 300 class of ’98 classmates who were
at HKIS sometime between Kindergarten and Grade 12 were found via
social networks and everyone’s address books well before the events.
And, given the fun we all had, the attendees fittingly decided that the
next reunion will be in five years and not 10! n
Becca Brabant, Brett Kroos,
Mary Bloom (bottom),
Rishi Thakkar, Tom
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Becca Brabant, Matt Castellari,
Payal Rajpal, Walt Arnold
Tom, Philip Lowe
Andrea Schafer,
Matt Castellari
Brett Kroos, Calvin
Koo, Matt Castellari
Yosuke Fujioka,
Andrea Schafer
Victor Apps, Rishi Thakkar, Ryan,
Brett Kroos, Heather Tyree
Andrea Schafer, Justin Ip
Doug Sellers, Matt Castellari, Ryan
Mary Bloom, Deneese Steele Owen
Doug Sellers, Meredith Gethin-Jones, Robin Tsang, Bora lee, Brett Kroos, Adrian
Lai, Rishi Thakkar, Matt Castellari, Danielle Katzap (photos), Ranjan Goswami,
Lucy Battersby
Meredith Gethin-Jones,
Matt Castellari
Justin Ip (far right)
Yosuke Fujioka, Matt
Castellari, Andrea Schafer
Justin Ip, Nichole W, Adrian Lai,
Andrea Schafer, Yosuke Fujioka
Robin Tsang, Andrea Schafer
Justin Ip, Nichole W
Ryan, Becca Brabant, Matt Castellari,
Richard Gordon-Smith
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alumni news
& profile
By Denise Wong ’98
I
t was a wonderful weekend and we
were delighted that so many people
were able to make it. We had fellow alums
travel in from California, Minnesota, Utah,
Italy, Vancouver, Singapore, Shanghai and
Beijing just for the reunion! Our weekend
started with activities back in Tai Tam,
where a small group of us were able to
reacquaint ourselves with the campus
and spend several hours with members
from the Christian Action group and
Mr. Schmidt’s Grade 9 class (thanks to
Mr. Schmidt for making the arrangements).
We spent our afternoon chatting, having
lunch and playing games with several dozen asylum seekers, and were truly humbled by the experience.
After we had a chance to recuperate from
the afternoon activities, it was off to Lan
Kwai Fong for dinner and drinks with over
40 members of the Class of ’98! We had a
wonderful turnout and it was a blast having the chance to catch up with old friends
(and meet new ones! We were excited to
have had the chance to meet several
spouses/to-be spouses!). While it was so
refreshing to see that people and personalities had not changed much, it was exciting to be reminded how special our class
really is! Our class now comprises lawyers,
teachers, architects, bankers, accountants, entrepreneurs, engineers, designers,
PR/marketing managers, and people who
are revolutionizing the airline industry, to
name a few. The party continued well past
dinner and into the night. Thanks again to
everyone who attended and made our 10year reunion incredibly memorable! We
can’t wait to plan the next one! n
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Elena Beveridge, Leanne Lu, Kylie Chan,
Kevin Yeh
Kitty Lee, Carolyn Choy, Kevin Yeh,
Matt Castellari
Grace Pau Southergill, Bryan Southergill
(Grace’s husband), Renee Tang (Adrian’s
fiancee), Adrian Anwar
Front L to R: Eugene Oh, Tiffany Lee, Sylvia
Kong, Denise Wong
Back L to R: Kitty Lee, Kylie Chan
Mason Chenn, Elliott Choi, Fletcher Leung
Scarlet Lai, Jon Wang
Natalie Fung, Robert Hsiung,
Ranjan Goswami
Denise Wong, Natalie Fung, Queenie Mak,
Sarika Choithramani Sidhu
Olivia Lee, Gillian Leung, Shirley Fung,
Jessica Kong, Jolli Lo
Wilson Siu, Stephen Tsang, Jason Shum,
Fletcher Leung, Lawrence Lau, Elliott Choi,
Norton Fung
Mark Sheldon, Shamala Carlson, Ranjan
Goswami, Carolyn Choy, Sarika Choithramani
Sidhu, Matt Castellari, Elena Beveridge
Robert Hsiung, Derrick Chan, Pat Kan,
Kylie Chan, Leanne Lu, Mason Chenn,
Suraj Nagrani, Natalie Fung
Jessica Kong, Jolli Lo, Michelle Lai
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alumni news
& profile
By Angela Stich Easterwood ’89
O
ver the weekend of August 8, several alumni from the classes
of 1988 and 1989 gathered to celebrate their 20th reunion in
San Francisco. Alumni from other classes joined us as well, to relive
old memories, view a slide show of the “good old days” and toast our
time in Hong Kong. The weekend started with a happy hour gathering on Friday night at a bar in downtown San Francisco, followed by
the Reunion Party on Saturday night at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
Several of us stayed up late catching up, sharing stories about families,
and grabbing one last drink! On Sunday, we gathered for Dim Sum
and to bid each other farewell, promising to keep in touch until our
next reunion. Pictures of the weekend were posted on to the HKIS
Classes of ’88 and ’89 group site on Facebook. All alumni can join the
group, so check out the website if you can! n
Kim Kaiser, Jennifer Fresco, Christine Hanchett, Rohini
Balani Chotirmal, Hui Chu Mou, Jennifer Rowell Galdabini –
all Class of ’89
Melissa Longley, Debby Tuck, Karin Ramstad,
Ashley Peck Van Wormer
Jonh Watt, Melissa Longley, Leon Kuan, Scott Cooke,
Pete Movizzo, Molly Giss Wadhwani, Debby Tuck,
Amy Kirschke, Christine Overholt Dunn
Karen Lee Wright, Patricia Chen Sadayasu,
Rohini Balani Chotirmal
Tania Hickson Phillips, Julie Noetlich Carlson
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Leon Kuan, Scott Cooke, Chih We Mou,
Trevor Wright, Jay Thompson
Rohini Balani Chotirmal, Lilli Herrera –
Class of ’89
Pete Movizzo, Stella Chen Reid, John Watt
Molly Giss Wadhwani, Amy Kirschke,
Debby Tuck, Christine Overholt Dunn
Karen Lee Wright, Anjali Bedi
Uly Hui, Patricia Chen, Trevor Wright,
Karen Lee Wright
Kim Kaiser, Jennifer Fresco, Christine Hanchett, Rohini Balani
Chotirmal, Hui Chu Mou, Jennifer Rowell Galdabini –
all Class of ’89
Melissa Longley, Scott Cooke, Debby
Tuck, Karen Lee Wright, Leon Kuan,
Patricia Chen, Kerry Ford
Angela Stich Easterwood, Anjali Bedi, Rita
Arifin – Class of ’89
Debby Tuck ’88, Melissa Longley ’88,
Angela Stich Easterwood ’89, Kerry Ford ’89
Anjali Bedi ’89, Melissa Longley ’88,
Debby Tuck ’88
Melissa Longley ’88, Kerry Ford ’89, Sandra
Lauterbach ’89, Angela Stich Easterwood ’89,
Debby Tuck ’88
Eveline Chang ’89, Andrew Arenson ’88,
Bill Erisman ’89 and wife Lisa
Michael Thompson, Eric Sun, Jessica Fresco –
Class of ’89
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alumni news
& profile
By Sylvia Evans
Earl Westrick describes his 26 years at HKIS
as “the most transformative experience” of
his career. DragonTales finds out more…
S
erving at HKIS for 26
years was the most transformative experience (personally, spiritually, and professionally) of my career in
education.
HKIS offered opportunity,
growth, and nurture which
stimulated the transformative life. In my view this was
evidence of God’s abundant
grace – beyond my prayers.
Acceptance was the “magic”
of HKIS. There were nine in At a family celebration
our family, plus one German
Shepherd. Wife Marge, the seven kids, and and team development, parenting courses,
even the dog, thrived on the welcoming community drug education, deputy headmaster, teacher recruitment, managing the
acceptance of the HKIS community.
building of the Tai Tam High School and
When we arrived in 1971, HKIS was four Middle School, Head of School.
years old. I left in 1997. Seven offspring
graduated from HKIS, attended U.S. uni- The above brief history provides context
versities, Marge served eleven years as for describing my life after HKIS. Leaving
school nurse, she died in 1987. As an “am- HKIS was a wrenching experience.
putee”, HKIS continued to accept me and
For several months, the most recurrent
encouraged my healing.
emotion was being lonely. I missed the
HKIS gave me many and varied profes- vibrant community of students, faculty
sional opportunities: high school principal, and staff, parents, and Chinese friends.
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minished. But the HKIS “tapestry”, woven of many religions,
nationalities, and cultures,
continued to give warmth and
meaning to my life. Amidst all
of HKIS’ diversities, the warp
and woof of the tapestry was
Christ’s presence.
Understanding reverse culture
shock helped me move on in my
new life. A new house to make
into a home, connecting with
family and friends, finding a
church, and, in short, planting
myself in new soil became my
priorities.
Professionally, I served as an interim
principal in a Bend, OR school, facilitated
workshops, did some counseling when requested, served on a church council and
several committees. I’m still active in some
of these areas, but less frequently. I still
believe that life is to be spent for others.
However, aging has lessened my living out
this belief.
My personal life is full and varied. Most
important are family relationships. There
are twenty-nine of us in the immediate
family – many baptisms, birthdays, school
Rebecca (Westrick) Miller and Christine (Westrick) Witt
programs, sports events, graduations, a
granddaughter’s wedding, whole-family events, and many “subsets”. I’ve driven
across the country several times to visit
family and friends.
One of my many blessings living in Sunriver,
is that several couples here are close friends
from Hong Kong. We have good times.
Five Westrick brothers: Paul, David, Ken, Gregg and Brad
way to a knee pre-op appointment, I fell and
broke a hip. Several hours later, surgery
was completed. Healing has been fast and
strong and I’m scheduled for knee surgery
in January. Care and love from family and
friends have been beyond measure.
So, yes, there is life after HKIS. And while
scrolling through the old memories is frequent and nurturing, it’s blending them
with my life now that gives clarity and
purpose to my identity.
Earl is happy to receive emails from
former students, faculty and staff at
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Earl (far right) celebrates his 75th Birthday with his children
Some of my personal interests are reading
broadly; gardening (a challenge in Central
Oregon); cooking; following politics; social, educational and foreign policy issues;
and pottery. While I have a pottery studio,
my skill level and creativity are quite low.
But clay’s lesson for life is important, keep
your clay moist. “If it becomes too dry, it
turns to dust and blows away. If too wet it
becomes a slurry and flows away.”
During most of my retirement years, I’ve
participated in a men’s study group, Men
in Ministry. We study many topics, many
provocative books. Our purpose is to grow
in our spirituality and translate the growth
into the many possibilities for ministry.
Squash was my favorite participatory sport
when I lived in Hong Kong. A torn meniscus and subsequent surgery was prelude to
an arthritic and dysfunctional knee. On my
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alumni news
& profile
Mary Hoff and Jim Handrich
traveled throughout the west of
America for three weeks earlier
in the year, and stopped off and
treated former HKIS colleagues
to dinner and had a mini-reunion
of sorts. Here are some pictures
from their travels and the alums
they met along the way.
Above: Jim and Bijoy Goswami ’91 –
Bijoy now consults/writes
Above left: Jim with Brad ’85, Caroline and
Paul Tuchardt – Caroline was HKIS registrar
and Paul was pastor at Church of All
Nations for many years
Left: Michael ’93 and Sara Elliott, with Jim
and Mary
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Jim at Rosie and Pedro Wakefields for dinner
Jim Handrich and Suzy Stege at the Eastside Cafe in Austin – Suzy was
a counselor at HKIS
Suzy and Tom Stege with Sarah Todd – Tom taught science and
Sarah taught humanities at HKIS
Jan Westward Ho with Mary Hoff – Jan was teacher and head of
gifted education at HKIS
Bob and Martha Welch with their best friend Cody – Bob was HKIS
MS Principal
Carole and Alan Fedderson – Alan was HKIS MS Principal and Carole
taught Grade 5
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alumni news
& profile
Jane and Mel Kieschnick in Carlsbad, CA –
Mel was one of the founders of HKIS
Robin Tsang ’98 and Jim – Robin now has his
PhD in electrical engineering
James A. Handrich
Service Leadership
Endowment
The James A. Handrich
Service Leadership
Endowment Fund was
established in June 2007 by
HKIS and alumni Desmond
Chu ’91 and Kenneth Koo
’79 in honor of Associate
Head of School James (Jim)
A. Handrich, who retired in
July 2007. Over his 24 years
with HKIS, Jim served as the Elementary
School Principal, High School Principal,
Interim-Head of School and Associate
Head of School.
The purpose of this Endowment is
to help further the school’s Mission
Statement and Student Learning Results,
specifically the SLRs of “Self Motivated
Learning” and “Contributing to Society”.
Lynne and Bill Driskill – Bill was athletic director
at HKIS and Lynne taught elementary PE
This was the first year the endowment
was active in terms of supporting student
service learning projects. The following
three groups of seniors were awarded
funds from the endowment for their
senior projects.
Group 1: Charmaine Kwan, Dominic
Wu and Joanne Lam
Project: documentary regarding poverty
and social injustice in Cambodia.
Vijay and Asha Sathyaraj at dinner in
Portland Oregon – Asha taught in elementary
school and Vijay high school
Some Stanley memorabilia found its way
back to the States!
Group 2: Cara Isley, Eleanor Gartner,
Kristin Mui and Abigail Cunningham
Project: documentary regarding the
volunteer experience in Kolkata, India.
Group 3: Fiona Chui, Sherry Siu and
Eunice Chow
Project: fundraise to help build a water
project in Yunan, China (partnering
with Concordia Welfare and Education
Foundation).
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James A. Handrich Service
Leadership Endowment
Lead Donors:
Desmond ’91 & Elizabeth Chu
Kenneth ’79 & Helen Koo
(parents Emily ’06, Edward ’08,
Ellen Gr.9)
David & Alice Cheng
(parents Gilbert ’07, Gerald Gr.12)
Teddy ’92 & Jeffrey ’96 Fong
Mark Kwok ’74
(parent Gareth ’00, Robyn ’04)
Jim Handrich
Leanne Lu ’98
Moses & Angela Tsang
(parents Alexis ’00, Brietta ’04)
Kenneth & Linda Wang
(parents Jeffrey ’03, Jeremy ’03)
Peter & Daisy Wang
(parents Vanessa Gr.9)
The K.H. Koo Charitable Foundation
Haitao & Hongwei Zhang
(parents Dora Gr. 9)
B
ob Christian and his wife Arleen returned with their family to the U.S. in
1977 and settled in Seattle, Washington.
Here Bob spent the next 17 years opening and operating Seattle Lutheran High
School - a school of 190 students which
continues to this day. “To open this school
we purchased a vacant high school building which formerly had been a Roman
Catholic girls’ school,” says Bob.
“Interestingly enough, Arleen taught a
kindergarten class in this building, using one of the high school classrooms.
The kindergarten was for Hope Lutheran
School, which was just a block away from
the high school building. We were there
for 17 years before we retired in 1994.”
Lutheran High School, which is now fully
functioning in great new facilities on a 30
acre site.
“For the last 15 years, Arleen and I have also
been busy at our church - the Hope Lutheran, where Arleen is in the choir and working
with the activities of ‘The Women of Hope’
group. At the church, I’ve been leading the
Stephen Ministry where we train individuals for care-giving. I also teach youth confirmation classes at the church and adult
classes called Spiritual Inquiry.” All five of Bob and Arleen’s children
are married. They, along with their nine
grandchildren live within 250 miles of
Bob’s Seattle home. “We spend as much
time as possible with them, often watching the grandchildren compete in various
sports. We are also able to enjoy some of
their musical events as a number of them
play instruments.”
Bob says Seattle has excellent Chinese restaurants, which he takes full advantage of
– especially when family members are in
town. He also likes to take pictures, and
has about 60 photo albums. He says these
include many photos from his trip back to
Retirement, however, was never really
realized. Bob actually spent the next 10
years commuting 35 miles south to Tacoma, Washington where he undertook the
groundwork for opening Mount Rainier
Arleen and Bob at dim sum
The Christian family – children and grandchildren – taken after Bob’s twin grandchildren
graduated from high school in June 2008
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alumni news
& profile
HKIS for the 40th Reunion in the summer
of 2007 and subsequent China visit.
“Since four of our five children were with
us on this trip, including our six year old
red-haired grandchild Keeli, and her father and mother, the Hong Kong-China
pictures are viewed frequently. It was an
unforgettable experience, filled with memories of our life and work at HKIS. The past
30 years too have been meaningful years
in Christian ministry, in which I have had
many flashbacks, often amplified with the
memories of Hong Kong and HKIS. n
Rittmann family: Sarah, Stephanie, Mark,
Rebecca and (front row) Hazel and Damean
Doris with son Mark
Doris with eldest daughter Stephanie and
youngest daughter Rebecca
At the wedding of Sarah Rittmann and
Clinton Smith. They were married at a civil
ceremony in Portland, Oregon and asked
Bob to conduct a religious ceremony for the
family at Doris Rittmann’s summer home on
Camano Island near Seattle
The Bob Christian
Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award
You are invited to nominate a member of the community for
the Bob Christian Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award 2009.
Please send in your
nominations and a brief
explanation, before
February 1, 2009 to:
HKIS Alumni Office
alumni@hkis.edu.hk
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The Award will be presented once during the academic school year,
either at graduation as the Award recipient welcomes the new class
of alumni, or another appropriate occasion. It will be presented to an
HKIS alumnus or alumna whose contribution to the HKIS community
and/or the larger Hong Kong community or the world exemplifies our
Mission and/or one or more of our Student Learning Results (SLRs).
u Academic Excellence
u Self-motivated Learning
u Spirituality
u Contributing to Society
u Character Development
u Chinese Culture
F
ormer HKIS art teacher David Kohl
writes to us on his 8000-mile epic
journey to reconnect with over a hundred
former HKIS students and colleagues.
It’s hard to imagine a more rewarding
experience for a teacher than to meet up
with successful former students. In most
disciplines, professionals work with people in need (doctors, dentists, lawyers, etc)
but rarely get the joy seeing the positive
benefits of their involvement. Last January,
it was my good fortune to meet up with
over a hundred former HKIS students and
colleagues, in 13 cities, over an 8000-mile
journey via Amtrak.
Not wanting to spend all of my winter
feeding my woodstove in Oregon, I decided to book a 30-day rail journey, utilizing Amtrak’s “North American Rail Pass.”
I thought it might be fun to ride the rails,
visit and stay with friends and alumni, and
even promote the “DragonTaels” book of
alumni memories which I had compiled
for the 40th Anniversary. Via e-mail and
the DragonTrain, helpful alumni and I set
up gatherings in Minneapolis, Chicago,
Buffalo, New York City, Boston, Portland
(ME), Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Washington DC, St. Louis, Dallas, Austin, and Los
Angeles.
I was rewarded with some wonderful
mealtime meetings, overnight visits and
discovering local museums and Chinatowns - while laughing, reminiscing, networking, and celebrating both Hong Kong
International School, and the Christian
spirit which so contributed to our mutual caring for each other over the years.
I also found that there is little distinction
between faculty and students - we are all
just alumni of a remarkable and life-altering experience at HKIS. Sometimes, there
were alumni who I had never taught or
even met, from classes as early as 1968 and
as recent as 2003. No matter the age, we
found instant connections thru the Hong
Kong experience, discovering overlaps of
career, education, travels, or family.
Conversations sounded like:
“Did you know…
“He was my brother’s best friend…
“She was my roomate at…
“I went there too…
“Wasn’t she the one who…
“I remember Mr… He used to…
“Whatever happened to…
“I didn’t know her, but we lived in their
flat years later…
“The assignments Mrs… gave us made
such a difference when I got to college…
“We were on the same Interim trip…
“Remember the time when…
I also had some fairly unique adventures
on this wintertime trip - leaving Minneapolis in -15 degree weather; watching Pat
Hotung play hockey in Buffalo; getting a
tour and research time in the stacks at the
Library of Congress with Ann Sullivan; arriving just in time to watch the Super Bowl
with friends of Patrick Pang in Philadelphia; exploring coastal Maine with Ian Geopfert; being put up in the executive suite
of Gregg Saunders’ hotel in Austin; attending church in St. Louis with many friends
and alumni hearing Libby Wallis Reinking
preach (followed by dim sum for 25); digging thru church archives with Lois and
Fritz Voelts plus Karl and LaVerne Boehmke; mobbing an Los Angeles chinatown
restaurant with 32 alumni for dim sum. Is
it possible to have too much dim sum? (you
all know the answer to this one!)
Be assured, wherever two or more HKIS
alumni gather, a good time will be had
by all. I encourage you to reach out, find
alumni in your geographic area, set up a
gathering. The energy and spirit is one of
our special heritage as HKIS alums. n
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HKIS news
& updates
This year’s HKIS Alumni College & Career Fair took place on
October 9, 2008 in the High School Cafeteria in Tai Tam. Our
event organizer, Ms. Lauren Fines, gathered alums from about
30 Universities and Colleges to talk to high school students (and
some parents) about their institutions and career opportunities.
As in previous years, HKIS alumni turned out in force to represent
their Universities and Colleges.
A special thanks to our alums who joined us that night, including
Lincoln Chan ’88, Kenneth Koo ’79 (Shipping & Marine industry),
Thomas Wong ’78 (Pre-Med), Ingrid Wong ’92 (Recruitment
industry), Sung Yup Chang ’83 (Legal Profession) and Simon Lau
’80 (IT industry).
Lincoln Chan ’88 represented Boston University
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Alumni Association President Ken Koo ’79 represented the
Shipping Industry and the University of San Diego
High School Counselor Adam Goad represented Loyola University,
Chicago
Office of Institutional Advancement Director Mark Sheldon
represented Illinois Wesleyan University
Ingrid Wong ’92 represented the Recruitment Industry and
Boston College
Sung Yup Chang ’83 represented the Legal Profession and
Claremont McKenna College
Dr. Thomas Wong ’78 represented the Medical Profession
and College of William and Mary
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HKIS news
& updates
W
hat good fortune I have to be
able to work in a great school in
a fabulous city! As an international educator and a “third culture kid” or “global
nomad,” the international school scene is
something that is certainly in my blood. I
was fortunate to grow up in Japan, England, Germany and Indonesia.
My father worked in the trade business
and because of his job we moved around
the world and attended international
schools. I grew up speaking a variety of
languages, but have not retained all of
them. I speak English, German and Indonesian today. I graduated from the Jakarta
International School in the mid-70s and
subsequently went to the United States to
receive my degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education.
After graduating from the University of
Northern Colorado, I taught in the US
before embarking on another overseas adventure. I moved to Jakarta, Indonesia and
taught at the Jakarta International School.
After two years there, I moved to Tokyo and
worked at the American School in Japan for
five years. In 1988, I married my husband
and I moved back to Denver, Colorado in
1991 where I taught in the Cherry Creek
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School District. In 1995 we returned overseas to start our tour in Taipei, Taiwan. We
lived in Taipei for 12 years and I was the
Student Support Services Director at the
Taipei American School. During my time
in Taipei, I completed a Masters Degree in
Educational Leadership.
I am blessed to have two amazing children,
Hanna and Max. Both of my children were
born in Taipei and so they, too, are continuing the tradition of growing up “overseas.” Hanna is eight and in the third grade
and Max is five and in R2. My husband,
Mike, has a background in both business
and education. He currently works in the
high school. As a family, we now consider
Wisconsin our US based home and return to Wittenberg, a very small town in
the middle of the state each summer. We
arrived in Hong Kong in August of 2007
when I started my job as the Associate
Principal in the Lower Primary.
We are all so fortunate to be part of a school
community that is known throughout the
international school arena for its commitment to students, excellence in education,
and service to others. As Lower Primary
Principal, I am honored to serve the HKIS
community. n HKIS Swimmers have a good chance of qualifying for the 2009 World Championships in Rome
I
n July 2009, Rome hosts the FINA
(Fédération Internationale de Natation) world championships and welcomes some of the world’s best water
sportsmen and women. Some 2,500
athletes from 170 nations are expected
to take part, and organizers expect some
400,000 spectators during the course of
the 16 days of competition. Two of these
athletes could be HKIS’ very own. Grade
12 students Kelly Robinson and Andres
Tung have made the Hong Kong qualification time standard for World Championships in Rome.
This summer Kelly raced at the USA Junior National Championships and won the
B Final in a time that not only places her
5th fastest in the US and qualifies her for
World Championships, it also made the
Olympic qualifying standard that was set
for April’s Olympic Trials. She says she is
thrilled to have made the qualifying time,
and is also confident she can better it. “I
think there is still more in me yet. I have
the commitment, dedication and self-belief to reach a higher level.”
Kelly has been swimming competitively
for the past ten years. Her exercise regime
includes a grueling eight swim sessions
and six gym sessions a week. Does she ever
tire of such a stringent training routine?
“Yes I do. I have a love-hate relationship
with swimming, but love holds sway at the
end of the day.”
Andres Tung raced to his World championship qualifying time in the 100 meter
Freestyle at the Hong Kong Olympic Trials
in April with a time 52.46 seconds. Andres currently trains for two hours a day,
six days a week, and like Kelly has been
swimming seriously since he was just eight
years old. My swimming goal is to compete in 2012 Olympics in London,” he says.
However, he also concedes that academics
will probably take precedence. He plans to
study at either Harvard or Princeton.
Both swimmers will be looking to further
their chances of selection over the coming
season with faster swims. Team selection
will be made in March 2009. HKIS wishes
them the best of luck! n
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James Manning, Mark Sheldon, Justin Hardman, Alan Beaufoy
This year’s welcome reception happy hour was held on
October 15, 2008 at Stormies Lan Kwai Fong. New Faculty
members were greeted by Ken Koo ’79 President of
Alumni Association along with Richard & Claire Mueller.
Special thanks to Ken Koo who offered first rounds to
everyone. Alums who dropped by included Alvin Lee ’78,
Lyman Doyle ’93, Joyce Yin ’89, Tom Warden ’79, Simon
Lau ’80 and Justin Hardman ’99.
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Simon Lau and Upper Primary
Principal Bruce Kelsh
Sharon Vipond with
Cory Anderson,
Student Teacher
Simon Lau, Connie Chan Hui, Richard Mueller and
Sandra Walters, Ex Faculty member
Justin Hardman with Adam Goad,
HS Counselor
Alvin Lee and Tom Warden chatting with
new faculty member Kathryn Bechodolt
Tom Warden and Lyman Doyle
Ken Koo and Claire Mueller
Mark Sheldon and Kathryn Bechodolt
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HKIS news
& updates
Karen and Jerry Markin served HKIS for 10 years
This year we said farewell to many
dedicated individuals who served
ten or more years with the school.
On behalf of everyone in our
community, HKIS thanks them for
their service and wishes them well
in the their future endeavors.
Lower Primary
Faye Butcher, Senior Library Assistant
October 1966 to June 2008
Tammy Hui, Mandarin Teacher
August 1976 to July 2008
Middle School
Jan Christianson, Middle School Teacher
November 1991 to June 2008
Christine Manville, Teacher Assistant
Jerry Markin, Grade 7 Teacher
Karen Markin, Religion Teacher
Young Ng, Fine Arts Teacher
High School
Adrian Price, Science Teacher
Teacher Assistant Christine Manville (right) with
the Middle School’s AV Technician Ricky Lai
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Annette Fang, Special Needs Teacher
Principals
Madeleine Heide
Lower Primary Principal
July 2000 to July 2008
Wil Chan
Middle School Principal
Madeleine Heide will join the American School of Bombay as Assistant Superintendent; Wil Chan will join the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong
Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School as Principal.
HKIS thanks Madeleine and Wil for their years of dedication and service to HKIS.
They have led their divisions with a positive energy that has benefitted students,
faculty, staff and the school. Their good work and legacies will live on.
In their own words:
“I have loved my time here, I have loved all the stories, all the people, all the hardship, all the joy. Knowing you has enriched my life immensely. Thank you and God
bless you all.”
Faye Butcher being congratulated by her
husband on 40 years of service to HKIS at
the Chinese New Year staff party in 2007
Last but not least, congratulations
to Faye Butcher who retired from
HKIS in June. Faye Joined HKIS in
October 1966, just a month after the
school opened. At the 2007 All-School
Chinese New Year Assembly, Faye was
presented with an HKIS Medallion in
recognition of her commitment and
service to the school.
Madeleine Heide, June 2008
“My work with students over the past ten years has significantly changed my life
in ways that I could never have imagined. Everything from the simple greetings in
the morning to the kids presenting me with a “you’re the man, Dr. Chan” banner
have touched me and notched another link in the connections I have with this
community.”
Wil Chan, June 2008
Schoolwide
Francis Thong, Director of Education Services Department
Lai Fong Lee, Cleaner
Pui Cheung Chan, Cleaner
Fung Po Nip, Electrician
Mary Kwan, Executive Secretary
Siu Mui Keung, Cleaner
September 1996 to July 2008
March 1990 to July 2008
October 1989 to July 2008
Jenny Spencer, Human Resource Coordinator
November 1990 to September 2007
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HKIS news
& updates
Campus improvements and upgrades have been moving
forward at breakneck speed at HKIS. These form part of
the HKIS Strategic Plan to ensure our educational goals are
met. Over the last year or so, expansion work in the Middle
School and High School was completed as part of the Master
Facilities Plan Phase I. This work included the renovation of
science labs, language classrooms, offices and music spaces.
Work also started on the construction of a new Middle School
building, which is scheduled for completion in May 2009.
This will increase the number of classrooms in the Middle
School by 15 and provide office space enabling school wide
functions for both campuses to be consolidated into one area.
This consolidation will free space at the Lower Primary School
for student related activities as administrative departments
relocate to the new Middle School building.
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New Tai Tam Sports Field
The biggest undertaking over the last year
has been renovation work on the sports
field complex at Tai Tam.
As many alums might recall, HKIS used
to lose many activity days each year because the playing surface was out of action for maintenance. Last school year, this
amounted to an estimated 100 days’ lost
usage of the Tai Tam field. The story had
been a similar one each year since the High
School first moved to Tai Tam from the Repulse Bay campus in 1988.
“The field lacked proper drainage. This
meant each time Tai Tam experienced
a down-pour water would collect on the
field’s surface denigrating the condition of
the field, often to the point where it was
rendered unusable for weeks at a time.
This negatively impacted on HKIS’ program of sports activities. There were years
the school even had to cancel some major
inter-school competitions,” says HKIS’ Director of Facilities Management Pat Hall.
In March this year, the green light was
given by the HKIS Board of Managers to
proceed with the Tai Tam sports field upgrades over the 2008 summer recess. Work
commenced in early June and progress was
good. An opening date was scheduled for
early November.
“The time-consuming part was preparing
the ground before the laying of the artificial grass carpets – the construction of the
sub-base, drainage and irrigation systems,”
says Pat.
The opening ceremony for the new field
took place for students on Friday, November 7. All Middle and High School students participated in the ceremony, which
began with the first baseball pitch thrown
by Head of School Richard W. Mueller.
High School Principal Pat Klekamp kicked
the first soccer ball into the net, and Middle School Principal Linda Anderson made
the first rugby pass.
Next, some of the athletes from the teams
that will use and benefit from the new facility participated in a run-in across the
field, releasing balloons into the air as they
ran on their way.
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Pat Hall, HKIS’
Director of
Facilities
Management
High School Principal
Pat Klekamp scores a first goal!
Interim
Middle School
Principal
Linda
Anderson
Photographs by Kathy Wong
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Above: The Hong Kong Dancers perform
During the ceremony, Head of School
Richard W. Mueller thanked everyone
who had worked so hard to make the field
project a reality. He especially thanked our
two major field donors, the HKIS Parent
Faculty Organization and parent Clifford
Chiu.
Pat Hall says value-added features of the
new field are many. These include an all
weather playing surface, changing rooms
and food kiosk. Audio and video capabilities and an electronic scoreboard will
support field events, and floodlights will
accommodate evening play.
He commented that 25 years ago when
HKIS was about to build the high school,
the government offered to lease HKIS the
piece of land which is now the Tai Tam
field. “Then it was full of rocks and bushes
and trees; it was difficult to imagine that it
could be a playing surface for sports and
activities. But the field served us for 20
years, and now with the latest generation
artificial surface installed, it is one of the
best playing surfaces in Hong Kong, perhaps in all of Asia.”
“These, along with the installed sports
equipment, will be operated by the school
from the Tai Tam Field Staff Office, which
will also have first aid facilities. The running track around the edge of the field is
for both pedestrians and runners. Other
amenities include a picnic and seating area
for field users located close to the High
School stepped entrance to the field.
The Hong Kong Dancers were on hand to
provide a little panache to the festivities.
Middle School House Cheers served to uplift spirits even further, and were conveniently followed by the high school senate
presentation on Spirit Week.
Alums returning for the Reunion in January will have the opportunity to tour the
new facilities at HKIS, including the field.
The field upgrades are now directly benefiting our students as they prepare for inter-school competitions. The new facility
will also enable HKIS to be a better host of
regional sporting competitions supporting
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former faculty
updates
Sue Shaw
Regina (Reggie) Smith
A
I
Ex Faculty
fter we returned to California, my husband Colin and I spent the best
part of two years supervising the remodel
of our home in Fremont CA. We have finally moved in to 1752 Via Sombrio, Fremont CA 94539
Chuck Dull
F
ormer Head of School (1997-2001)
Chuck Dull visited HKIS in November. He is pictured here with the
Director of the Office of Institutional
Advancement Mark Sheldon
I volunteer at a Crisis Pregnancy Center, and have been a visitor in a program
through our city which aims to give companionship to lonely and home bound
people. I am involved at my church in
Bible Study and with the Community
Service Team. I also assist with Women’s
Breakfasts. Annually, I reunite with Lois
Branstrator, Mary Hoff and Lilly Mainland, (former faculty) and am in touch
with many other Hong Kong friends by
email and telephone. We enjoyed a brief
but wonderful visit with Mary Hoff and
Jim Handrich a few weeks ago.
Colin and I are fortunate to have our daughter Lisa, (class of 97) and her husband Tim
living a short distance away. Spending time
with them on a regular basis, often having dinner or lunch together, is a favorite
pastime. Lisa is a chiropractor and I avail
myself of her services on a regular basis!
I enjoy attending concerts, entertaining,
decorating, reading and spending time
with friends, old and new. After 20+ years
in Asia, I am relieved to find that there is a
good life for me beyond Hong Kong!
We have been truly blessed and are thankful for these blessings. We are located
about an hour south east of San Francisco
airport and would love to see those of you
who know us if you are in the area.
Ex Faculty
taught in the primary school three
separate times, 1985-86, 1990-91, and
1993-95.
I have been retired from teaching for 13
years. We have just left southeast Asia after 23 years, having lived in Hong Kong
four times, Singapore twice and the Philippines twice. My husband, Mike, is now
retired also, and we have settled in New
Jersey.
Our two sons, Daniel James and Timothy Robert Smith attended HKIS 198586 (Singapore American School [SAS] in
1989). Dan came back to HKIS in 1990-91,
and graduated SAS in 1993.
Mike and I are the proud grandparents of
four wonderful kids. Tim lives in Florida
now and has a boy and a girl; Dan lives in
London and has two British princesses.
With former student, Jenny Stevenson
(Grade 3 in 1985). She and I met at Rugby 7s
time in Hong Kong this year
Life is good. We hope to spend three
months in Florida this winter and we
know several former faculty of HKIS can
be found around the state, so we plan to
visit them!
I would love to hear from former students
(and faculty, of course).
Regina B. Smith
2350 Asbury Ave.
Ocean City, NJ 08226
609-398-2821
sue467@gmail.com
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annual fund
HKIS Parent and Annual Fund Cabinet Co-Chair
Clifford Chiu talks about the Annual Fund and
what motivates him to volunteer
Clifford Chiu with his daughter Abigail, Grade 5, and
son Harrison, Grade 2
“T
o call me ‘busy’ is an understatement,” says Clifford
Chiu, HKIS parent and Co-Chair of the HKIS Annual
Fund. “But from my experience the busiest people find the time
and get whatever it is done.” For the past four years, Clifford
has given his time to lead the HKIS Annual Fund Campaign
as Chair or Co-Chair. Clifford’s fellow Co-Chairs this year are
parents Julie Fried, Glenn Jordan and Paul Pasin. Going into
this campaign, the Annual Fund has raised over HK$28 million for students over this period.
Established in 1999 to support those aspects of the school’s
program that would not be possible on tuition income alone,
the Fund has had a positive impact on almost every HKIS student, whether through participation in arts, sports or cultural
activities, or through an enhanced classroom experience.
Originally introduced to volunteer on the Annual Fund by
long-time friends, Chip and Jacque Connor, Clifford says that
he supports the Annual Fund because he believes in the HKIS
Mission Statement and Student Learning Results (SLRs). “They
are the big picture. Every dollar that is donated to the Fund is
top-up and goes to complement academic and extra-curricular
activities for today’s students attending HKIS in support of
the SLRs.
“Our tuition covers the basic education which tracks well with
international and US private schools,” he says. “But the Annual
Fund helps HKIS students receive tangible extras – over the
past two years, we supported the state-of-the-art science labs
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and launched a summer internship program for rising seniors
who would not otherwise have had an opportunity to work in
a real business setting before applying to college.”
Clifford says that this year’s campaign (“Our Mission” theme)
is about acknowledging the SLRs and increasing the participation level of all stakeholders – parents, alumni, faculty and staff
and students (through their time, talent and treasures).
“We hope that all members of our community can find something within the SLRs that captures their interest and support.”
To this end, a new HK$1.5 million matching fund was created
and funded this year to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Annual Fund and encourage participation.
“The matching fund is for first-time Annual Fund donors and
for those who will give at a higher level than last year. The
“Friends of HKIS” will match new donors dollar-for-dollar, as
well as incremental new dollars from existing donors up to a
total HK$1.5 million.
“It is essential that we raise an additional HK$1.5 million under
these two categories in order to take advantage of this amount,”
says Clifford. “This matching fund applies to this 2008-’09
school year only. It can’t be carried over to next year.”
A native New Yorker who relocated to Asia, first in Tokyo
twelve years ago, with his wife Leigh and a newborn, Spencer,
Clifford credits his father, C.C. Chiu for teaching the family
the value of community service. ”He taught me the importance
of ‘learning, earning and returning’. You either focus on it in
thirds of one’s life or as a life continuum.”
I lead my life following this philosophy, with Leigh and the kids
as top priority” he says. A Director at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
& Co (KKR) in Hong Kong, where he leads Asian capital markets and fundraising, Clifford works closely with central banks,
sovereign wealth funds, government and corporate pensions,
and financial institutions from around the region.
“I always know that Clifford will be in touch on HKIS issues
and is accessible wherever his business travels take him, 24/7”,
observes Mark Sheldon, HKIS’ Director of Office of Institutional Advancement. “You hear from him in Seoul or New
York, then see him the next day in Hong Kong at his sons’
cross country meet or soccer game, or his daughter’s weekend
tennis match.”
What with his work, charitable endeavors and family responsibilities, we agree with Clifford, he is more than busy… and
effective! n
Support the
Alumni Scholarship
in Memory of
David F. Rittmann
In honor of the unique legacy David Rittmann
left to our school, HKIS named a new Alumni
Scholarship in his Memory: The Alumni
Scholarship in Memory of David F. Rittmann.
The scholarship will go to a local student from
Hong Kong chosen from our High Achievers
Program or English Language Leadership Program.
Through this scholarship, the memory of David
will literally live on in the recipient. What better
tribute to David, who spent a full life serving the
Lord and making a difference in the lives of so
many students?
The Scholarship is open for donations. To direct
a gift, you may do so at https://www.paydollar.
com/b2c2/project/hkis/payInfo.jsp. Please select
Alumni Scholarship in Memory of David F.
Rittmann where it states “please direct my gift to”.
Annual
Report and
Report of
Giving
2007-08
To learn more
about the Annual
Fund, review our
Annual Report and
Report of Giving
online at
www.hkis.edu.hk
annual fund
Spirituality – respect for Christianity and other religions
Q: What is the HKIS Annual Fund?
A: The HKIS Annual Fund is the school’s
annual fundraising initiative. Approximately 80 per-cent of the dollars raised
through the Annual Fund enhance the
school’s current-year operating budget,
which includes supporting and enhancing various academic and extra-curricular programs and activities, maintaining
and equipping state-of-the-art infrastructure, and retaining and attracting the best
teachers. The Annual Fund supports various programs that would not be possible
on tuition income alone. The remaining 20
per-cent of the Annual Fund is allocated to
the school’s endowment fund.
Q: Why does HKIS ask for
donations?
A: HKIS is a non-profit school that fol-
lows a traditional United States independent school model of setting tuition at less
than the full educational cost and bridging the difference through donations to
the school. Tuition income, donations,
and application fees make up the yearly
academic operating income. However,
the income does not completely cover expenses of the academic operation (e.g. employee compensation, educational materials, student supplies). Donations not only
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help bridge the difference, but also help
provide extra and enhanced programs
that would not be possible on tuition income alone. Donations support excellence
in academic and extra-curricular activities that have become the hallmark of an
HKIS education.
Q: How does HKIS spend its
academic operations income each
year?
A: Similar to other independent schools,
approximately 75 to 80 per-cent of academic operations income go towards salaries, benefits and accommodations for our
faculty and staff. The remaining 20 to 25
per-cent goes towards educational materials, supplies, utilities, facilities maintenance, and other items. However, as noted
above, income from the academic operation (e.g. tuition) does not cover the full
cost of education at HKIS.
Q: What is an endowment?
A: A school’s endowment is its savings ac-
count. A large endowment, well invested,
means that a school is guaranteed another
source of income beyond tuition and annual donation gifts. Such an endowment
provides long-term stability for a school,
ensuring that it has the resources to plan
and develop for the future.
Academic Excellence
Q: Who gives to the Annual Fund?
A: Each year, HKIS parents, grandpar-
ents, alumni, faculty, staff, corporations
and friends make gifts to the Annual
Fund. HKIS hopes that all HKIS families
will make the school one of their highest
philanthropic priorities, particularly while
they have children attending the school.
Q: How and when can I give?
A: HKIS welcomes gifts any time during
the school year. Donations can be made
by cash, check or credit card in HK or US
dollars. Credit card donations can be made
on our secure online website (http://dnet.
hkis.edu.hk/giving). Checks should be
made payable to “Hong Kong International
School”. You may make a pledge anytime
during the school year and pay your pledge
by July 31. For US tax payers, please see
question below.
Q: I am a United States taxpayer.
Can I get US tax benefits for my
gift?
A: Yes. Please make your check payable to
“Friends of Hong Kong Charities Inc.” and
ensure that nothing is written in the lower
left-hand corner of the check. You must
be a US citizen or resident and your check
should be for HK$800 (approximately
US$100) or more. You can donate with either a HKD or USD check. Each quarter,
the Friends of Hong Kong Charities Inc.
issues receipts that support tax deductions
in both Hong Kong and the US.
Q: How much should I/we give?
A: Gifts of all amounts are gratefully
received and appreciated. Donations to
the Annual Fund have ranged anywhere
from HK$20 to over HK$1 million, so any
amount you donate will be beneficial to our
students. What is more important is your
participation in the Annual Fund efforts.
A high level of participation demonstrates
community support for our school.
Q: Where should I send my gift?
A: Please send your gift to the Office of
Institutional Advancement (OIA) at the
following address:
Office of Institutional Advancement
Hong Kong International School
1 Red Hill Road, Tai Tam, Hong Kong
Attn: Annual Fund
Q: How is my gift recognized? Can
my gift be made “anonymous”?
A: Each year the school publishes the An-
Self -Motivated Learning
highlights the year’s events and accomplishments as well as acknowledges all
our Annual Fund donors. Your name will
be listed in the appropriate gift level category (your specific dollar amount will
not be listed). Yes, your gift can be made
anonymously if you desire.
Q: Can I designate my gift to a
specific program?
A: Yes, you certainly can designate your
gift to a specific program. Please complete the Annual Fund donation envelope
specifying your choice of program. However, please note that an unrestricted gift
gives the school the greatest flexibility in
directing gifts to address the school’s current needs.
Q: Does HKIS accept matching gifts?
A: Yes, HKIS does accept matching gifts.
Please complete the necessary matching
gift forms from your company/organization and submit them to the OIA. To ensure that the matching gifts are fully and
properly processed, please contact the
OIA prior to completing and submitting
your forms for further information. OIA
can be reached at 3149-7820 or oia@hkis.
edu.hk
nual Report and Report of Giving, which
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annual fund
Q: What is the Annual Fund
Cabinet?
A: The Annual Fund Cabinet is a group of
parents, faculty, staff, alumni and student
volunteers who provide support and direction for the year’s Annual Fund campaign.
Each grade level and school division is
represented on the Annual Fund Cabinet.
The group meets regularly to plan various fundraising and community-building
events and programs, all for the purpose of
the Annual Fund. The biggest fundraising
event is the HKIS Celebration Ball, which
is held in May each year. The Ball is organized by a volunteer Ball Committee with
the Ball Chair also being a member of the
Annual Fund Cabinet. Without this group
of Annual Fund Cabinet and Ball Committee volunteers, the Annual Fund would not
have reached the level of success we enjoy
today.
Self -Motivated Learning
Character Development through teamwork
Q: Who can I contact for more
information on the Annual Fund?
A: Please contact the Office of Institution-
al Advancement at 3149-7820 or oia@hkis.
edu.hk. The OIA offices are located in the
HKIS Middle School, 6th floor, Tai Tam,
Hong Kong. n
Contributing to Society – students build houses for
the homeless in Thailand
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T
he HKIS 39th Annual Basketball Tournament during the last
weekend of November saw some
exciting sporting action. The Seoul
American School won the boys’ competition again this year, and Faith
Academy from the Philippines won
the girls’ competition. This is the second year that an Award was presented to the school team exhibiting the
best sportsmanship. The idea came
from our HKIS Alumni Association who wanted to recognize the spirit of building
relationships within a framework of true sportsmanship at the tournament. The
Award was presented by Alumni Board member Justin Hardman ’99. The recipient
of the Award in both the boy and girl categories was Taipei American School. n
Beauty and the Beast
The Hong Kong Singers were proud to present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre from
18-22 October. The cast performed to sold out shows and was hailed by the SCMP as “a top-notch locally produced
musical, featuring strong performances.” Alumni, faculty and current students involved in the performance included
Carrie Grev (faculty member), Eric Ng ’98, Jodie Chan ’08, Kristen Bryar ’10, Rachel Nightingale ’11, Sarah Christensen
’10 and Vanessa Lee ’99.
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thirteen years and opened my own studio
John Wong Photography in 1993. Through
the years I have worked for many major
clients here and in Mexico.
I had the opportunity to play
with the best golfer in the world
this February 2008 in the ProAm Tournament at Dubai Desert Classic
in Dubai. What an overwhelming experience to play with Tiger Woods in front of
a gallery! Our foursome did not win, but
we came in with a score of 59.
’72
herbert.kwok@yahoo.com
John Tsun-Fung Wong ’72
After leaving HKIS in 1972, I attended University Of Redlands in
CA. I was there for a year and then
transferred to UC Riverside. It is there that
I met my wife Cyndi. We got married that
year. I then decided to pursue my passion
for photogaphy and turned it into a career.
I applied to The Art Center College Of Design in Pasadena, CA and was accepted. I
was there for three and a half years and
got a BFA in photography. Right before
graduation, I was hired by an advertising
studio in Dallas TX. I worked there for one
year and switched to another studio Greg
Booth & Associates. I worked for them for
Wong family portrait
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johntwong@tx.rr.com
’73
Herbert Kwok ’71
During my spare time, I enjoy tennis and
watching foreign films. My wife Cyndi
and I also love traveling and trying out
new wine. We return to Hong Kong about
once a year to see my mother and brother.
My mother has just celebrated her 90th
birthday. During our last trip, we also visited Beijing.
John Bordwell ’73
I retired last summer after a 30 year
career in the Army, where I was assigned to Hong Kong (twice), Japan,
Hawaii and finally Singapore. I am now a
civil servant with the Defense Intelligence
Agency in Washington. Julie and I just celebrated our 29th anniversary. We have two
children who are both at university.
diborjh@gmail.com
Scott Waterman ’74
’74
’71
Where
are They
Now?
We have two children Jason (28) and Jessica (25). Jason is a software engineer for
National Instrument in Austin, TX and
Jessica is finishing her Master’s degree in
The School Of Divinity in Duke University
in Durham, North Carolina.
Scott Waterman ’74 and his wife
Kathy live in a suburb of Minneapolis. Scott and Kathy met in college
and recently celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary. They have two children,
Bryan (15) and Stephanie (18). Bryan is a
sophomore at Benilde-St. Margaret’s and
Stephanie is a freshman at Marquette Uni-
Waterman family
Over 30+ years since high school,
I’ve been as much a nomad in my
“careers” as I was a global nomad
as a child. I started out in banking – that
was after a year on tour with a band. Then
took time off to have three children and
grew with them through elementary
school from teacher’s aide to health clerk
to finally teaching high school math and
science. I had a very small travel agency for
a while; directed a middle school musical
drama troupe and now, I am a technical
recruiter for a global defense contractor
– all with a Psychology degree.
My husband and I live outside San Diego
on a small ranch where we grow our own
food, and live off solar power and well water. We have no home phone or TV service
(though we do get sporadic and unreliable
internet service). I make butter and cheese
and “can” anything that will fit in a jar
jrower@hotmail.com
Scott Bearden ’78
I’m living in Fort Collins, CO
where I’ve been working for the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne
Infectious Diseases for the past seven
years. I’m a subject matter expert and
principal investigator on the plague
bacterium, Yersinia pestis (think the
“Black Death) which ironically was first
isolated in Hong Kong in 1894. My work
has taken me to Uganda to study plague
and investigate outbreaks in the West
Nile region (NW Uganda) of that country.
The above picture is of a primary school
I visited in 2006 (I’m the one holding the
camera – our Ugandan police escort is in
the foreground). One of the unfortunate
realities of plague in Uganda is that it
disproportionately affects women and
children. Plague is also considered a
potential agent of bioterrorism and I spent
my first few years here as a bioterrorism
(BT) response team leader. I have three
kids and a three year old granddaughter.
’80
Our three children are our greatest joys.
Dan’s a Software engineer, Karis is studying to be a naturopathic doctor and Christa
is in her last year studying musical theater
with dreams of Broadway. They are different as night and day but they love and support each other and I don’t think anything
in the world is more rewarding than that.
Linda Reizman Cox ’80 and
Johnny Cox ’82
Hi to all of
my fellow
HKISers! Here is
a recent picture of
me and my brother Johnny ’82.
All is well here in
the San Francisco
Bay Area and if
anyone is planning a visit, contact me or
Johnny at licoricelinda@yahoo.com. Peace,
Linda Reizman Cox ’80.
’81
Judi (Porter) Rower ’75
– except zucchini. That’s just nasty when
it’s canned.
’78
’75
versity pursuing Civil Engineering. Scott is
in sales and marketing for Hallmark Cards
and Kathy is a Commercial Insurance broker. At HKIS Scott studied Tae Kwon Do
and started training again in 1986. Scott
is now a 5th degree black belt and is the
Chief Instructor of his own Tae Kwon Do
club, which has 30 students ranging from
beginner through 2nd degree black belt.
Both Bryan and Stephanie have earned
black belts and Scott enjoys helping students of all abilities to excel in the sport.
Scott is the HKIS class agent and welcomes
contact from fellow the class of 1974 alums
at scottkwaterman@yahoo.com.
Michael Harshfield ’81
After 19 months of commuting
from Chicago to the Bay Area we
moved in July 2007. Our daughters,
Morgan & Shay, have transitioned well and
seem to enjoy the mild weather in Northern California. Unfortunately my wife
takes most of the pictures, thus we have
very few family photos but I have included
two of the girls and myself. They are eight
and are in 3rd grade – continuing to travel
the country seeing family and friends – we
plan on beginning international travel in
2009-10. Mike Harshfield with his two daughters
Unfortunately events have led to the closing of Reactrix Systems, Inc., where I served
as VP, Field Operations. I continue to stay
in touch with a variety of folks. Ironically
sitting in a Malaysian restaurant in downtown San Francisco I ran into Arun Bedi
with whom I had lost contact with a few
years ago. He is working with Cisco in
Singapore, but visits the Bay Area every
couple of months. I also had the fortune
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of lunching with Robert Ketterer and Arun
in Ocean County a couple of weeks ago.
If anyone is coming to the Bay Area and
would like to get together, please feel free
to contact me.
Mike Harshfield
3349 Deer Hollow Drive
Danville, CA 94506 925.415.5311 (home)
630.849.6350 (mobile)
mikeharshfield@yahoo.com
IM: mikeharshfield@yahoo.com
Barry Michael in Taiwan: Barry Michael ’81
with his brother Tim, Tim’s wife Kathy and
their children Nora and Cole. Girls: Shannon Sullivan ’82, Karen StaniekGerhardt ’81, Leslie Arnold Atkinson ’81, Anna
Agell ’81, Karen Karr Nimarota ’81
Mamma Mia: Karen Staniek-Gerhardt ’81,
Karen Karr Nimarota ’81, Anna Agell ’81,
Shannon Sullivan (’82), Leslie Arnold
Atkinson ’81 with their children and Karen
(Staniek-Gerhardt)’s husband Bernd at a
showing of Mamma Mia this summer
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class notes
By Sheila Baker Gujral ’82
For those in the class of ’82 who
haven’t been receiving my emails,
please contact me at sheilamcneila@hotmail.com. A few of you have stale e-mail
addresses and have fallen off the list. I
know that two people whose email kept
bouncing back to me missed out on the
reunion because they hadn’t heard about
it. You can always reach me at the above
address, via hkis82.com, or through the
alumni office at the school. Don’t fall out
of touch! I just found Dave MacQuarrie (or
he found me) on Facebook this week and
would love to re-connect with others out
there who haven’t been in touch.
I was very excited to find Michelle
(Michal) Mor on Facebook. She is living
in Israel and had not been in touch with
anyone from HKIS for many moons. I was
reading a great article in the New York
Times on the environment in China and
thought to contact the author. When I
looked at the byline, I saw the name Keith
Bradsher, who was in IGE with me back in
elementary school. He is presently living in
Hong Kong and writing for the New York
Times on China and Hong Kong.
Pong Harnphanich
writes: Pong Harnphanich here. I graduated from University
of Washington with
Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Architecture and was
a practicing architect in Thailand and
Hong Kong for over
10 years.
Phong during his
last trip to Turkey.
You can see his
photos in www.
facebook.com
under Paul Harn
Nine years ago, I started natural soap and
home spa product business based in Thailand. To date, I own two brands HARNN
Natural Home Spa and THANN natural
skin care. By the end of this year, we will
have over 70 shops in 22 countries. We are
planning to enter the US market in 2009
despite the crash.
I am responsible for product development,
product and shop design and market visits,
which allow me to travel twice a month
to countries around the world. If any of
you guys are ever in Bangkok, please give
me a call.
Roger Cormier writes in, “Cormier Family is great, busy with all sorts of work;
Roger just got back from 3.5 months on the
road shooting DVDs and TV work (sample
fish attached) and the boys Thomas and
Nicholas (respectively, age 8, in 2nd grade;
age 3.5 in K-care) are busy with school. A
photo of my family at recent Vikings game,
above.”
Angelia Darnbrough ’82
Hard to believe it’s
been over 25 years
since I graduated
from HKIS. I have
many fond memories of attending
the Repulse Bay
location of HKIS
from K-Grade 7. I
took a peek at the pictures from the recent
reunion of the 1982 class in NYC and was
thrilled to hear how some of my former
classmates are doing.
I moved to Vancouver, BC Canada from
Hong Kong where I completed my high
school education. In 1986, I graduated
from the University of British Columbia
with a BA in Economics and married Mike
Grant, MASc Metallurgical Engineering
in 1988. We lived in Chicago, IL for over 15
years and then Atlanta, GA for four years.
We now reside in Versailles, France with
our four year old son and will be ex-pats
until 2010.
adarnbrough@yahoo.com
’86
I am currently a full time mother and complete project-based marketing work when
time permits. I have marketed software
and technology-based products for over 15
years. I was also VP Marketing for an advertising agency in Chicago, IL for four years.
Colette Cheng ’86
Met her husband Alan in her
church group in London and got
married in the UK. They have three
boys Samuel, Joshua and Kalep. Colette is a
full time mother now living in Singapore.
alancoletteho@yahoo.com
In November, my first motivational book
titled “KWIK FIX” was published.
On October 30, 2008, I was the recipient
of Land Rover’s Go Beyond and Challenge
Life Awards 2008.
ktderek@hotmail.com
Alex Langley ’88
I left Hong Kong in 1985 after
spending five wonderful years in
the city that never stops. I returned
to Australia where I held several Personal
Assistant positions to Senior Executives
of three major corporations. I then made
a move to be the Personnel Liaison for
the Regent Hotel in Melbourne where I
live. This was an exciting job and led to
me being recruited to work for the CEO
of the Commonwealth Bank. My family
is of utmost importance and since meeting Michael – my husband, soul mate
and partner for life and having our babies
– Christopher (who is now 15), and Jessica
(who is now 11) I wanted to stay home so
not to miss any of their lives.
I became a consultant (and subsequently
a Director) for a scrapbooking company
called Creative Memories, where I have
worked for 10 years now. This is a home
based business that pays a fulltime salary,
so I am home for the kids all the time. It is
a wonderful mix of home and work. I have
caught up with very few of my classmates
since leaving HKIS as I rarely travel to the
US. I correspond with some classmates via
email from time to time which keeps me
up to date, I would like to hear from more
of them though.
abarker3@bigpond.com
’88
’85
Alison Barker ’85
Colette with two of her three sons
It’s hard to believe that about 20
years ago I graduated from HKIS
and then moved back to California.
I still feel like Hong Kong is my true home
town. I was last there in 2005 to enjoy the
IRB Sevens with a buddy of mine from
California.
Derek Kwik ’86
I was just named as one of Hong Kong’s
“Top-40 Heroes” in TimeOut Magazine for
my adventure racing, motivational talks
and charity fundraising.
About three years ago, my wife Alisa and I
decided to move to Minnesota to be closer to her family. It is very different from
Southern California, but we love it here.
Since we moved here we have had another
addition to our family. Jonah is one and
half, and Bethany is going to be four very
soon!
When we moved, I kept my job with SAVVIS Communications, and I recently entered a new position there as Director of
Quality Assurance in the Engineering and
Development division. Alisa plans to go
back to teaching in the fall.
Outside of work, we enjoy watching our
children grow, exploring and learning
more about Minnesota when time permits,
and we are also involved with our church
(one of the oldest Eastern Orthodox Christian parishes in the US) where I sing in the
choir, teach a Sunday school class, and am
preparing to be a deacon.
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’89
Angela STICH Easterwood ’89
My husband, Kevin, and I are
thrilled to announce the birth of
our 3rd child, Aubrey Elizabeth,
on July 10. She joins big sisters Emma (7
years) and Lauren (5 years). Melissa Longley ’88 is her godmother. We are still living
in Frisco, Texas. I had a blast at the 20 year
reunion for the classes of ’88 and ’89 in San
Francisco! Below is a picture of me and
my daughters, from September 2008.
angeast@msn.com
Jenny Chu ’89 was at HKIS for one year
in Grade 6.
jennyshu8003@yahoo.com
Eli Fong ’89 joined HKIS in Grade 7 and
is working in the Hotel industry. She lives
in Perth Australia and will be getting married early next year.
email: elifong@hotmail.com
Christine Cheng ’89
This has been an exciting
one, packed with plenty
of overseas travels. I am
involved in building the
Trance ocean explorer
Marco Polo Series. This
project has taken me to the
Monaco Yacht Show and the Ft. Lauderdale
Yacht Show. However hectic my work may
be, I was still able to join many alumni and
teachers. The 40th Anniversary dinner at
Country Club was amazing!
Soo Young Kim ’89
Got married as soon as she graduated from
college and has two sons; she is living in
Korea.
’90
With the help of Facebook, I am reunited
with many old friends from HKIS. I hope
to see more of you there.
Betty Chung ’90
Hope everyone is well! What an
exciting time to be in DC with the
historic elections. I was reminded
recently that our 20th reunion is coming
up – scary! I encourage fellow alums to
sign up on Facebook and find me so we
can link up – we just found Bob McNeel
(rugby coach, killer fisherman & park
ranger in Illinois) and are looking for
Dondi Shackleton. Anyone know where
he is? Emails regarding ideas for the reunion are welcome! Pat Nihan, Eric Yang,
Betty Chung, Susan, Adam and Dan
Tukaczynski, Trevor Wright, Jen Price Smith,
Pat Nihan and Eric Yang
Pat Nihan, Dan Tuck, Betty Chung, Jen Price
Smith and Eric Yang
Jen Price Smith, Trevor Wright, Dan Tukaczynski and I attended Ed Altwies’ wedding to Claire Haiman this past July – it
was a gorgeous weekend in the Catskills. A
little strange to be in the US and without
cell phone coverage or high speed internet,
but that did not stop us from having a very
good time.
Tim Chen ’92
’92
I am regularly in touch with Dina Narain
and Rekha Kaula, and several others
through the miracle FaceBook, as well as
a brief virtual reconnect with Suzanna
Lee. As always it’s great to hear from other HKIS alumni and learn what they have
been up to over the years.
Dear friends, it has been quite a long
time since my last update. Since getting married in November 2006,
Soo is pictured here with her husband and
two sons.
kimswim0327@yahoo.co.kr
Jennifer Welker ’89 is working and
living in Macau, but comes to Hong Kong
at weekends.
jen_welker@yahoo.com
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Pat Nihan, Dan Tukaczynski, Trevor Wright,
Ed Altwies, wife Claire and Ed’s parents
our family has grown with the addition
of Joshua Luke who was born in January
of this year and keeping both Carrie and I
very busy. On the work front, I decided to
leave the investment banking business after
almost 12 years to join a private equity shop
at the end of last year. I am adjusting to all
of the changes in 2008 with fatherhood and
the new job, but look forward to the challenges ahead. If any of you make it to Hong
Kong, please do look me up.
Liz McCauley Collard
’94
I wanted to update the community on the
birth of my son, Thomas Richard Collard
on August 10, 2008. He joins his big sister
Katie who is two-and-a-half. The family is
doing great and we wish our HKIS family
a great holiday season!
’94 Mini reunion in HK
Mini reunion in Lan Kwai Fong in May 2008
Back Row: Hunt Smith, Sharifah Albukhary
’94, Ravi Choithramani ’94, Pravesh Narain
’92, Francis Ansvananda ’94, Michelle
Hoeppner ’94, Faith Fischer ’94, Angela
Ross
Back Row: Howard Tang ’94, David
Leventhal ’94, Daniel Lew ’94
’95
Right: On a new MTR line (very new to us)
on the way to the Big Buddha, May 2008: Faith Fischer ’94, Angela Ross, Lauren
Castellari ’94, David Leventhal ’94
David Cheng ’95
I am still in NYC with my brother
Dennis Cheng ’97. My son Jasper is
now a year and a half and will be a
big brother next April! We are going to add
another Cheng boy to the family.
’93
Lyman Doyle ’93
I was in the US on a short trip from
Shanghai where I am living now
and ran into Byron ’94 and Matt
Lyman Doyle, Mike Johnson, Jimmy Martin
King ’94 at a West Point reunion. Both
are doing well, married, and are out of the
Army. I also stopped by Mike Johnson’s
(’94) very nice apartment in New Jersey.
Mike is married, domesticated, and he and
his wife Alexandria are expecting a baby.
Jimmy Martin ’94 was there as well to have
a few beers before going back to Boston
where he is attending Boston College Law
School.
Byron King, Lyman Doyle, Matt King
ld@doylepacific.com
David, Jasper and Jocelynn Cheng
Danielle Huthart ’95 is busy growing
her business in Hong Kong. On top of
running her company Whitespace, she
just launched a new sneaker brand, www.
cipherism.com. Check it out. It will be hitting the shelves at Lane Crawford and then
in the US.
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Erin Connor ’95 recently moved back to
Asia from DC. She’s now in Jakarta, far
away from us. This is making me want to
move back to Asia.
Deborah Teng ’95 is still here in NYC,
and hopefully not leaving us anytime soon.
She recently got engaged! Many congratulations!
Coralie Charriol (Paul) ’95 is also still
in NYC. She’s
pregnant again
and having a girl
(due in March).
Our sons Jasper
and Maximilien
are pals and play
together almost
every week. Coralie is still working for CHARR IOL and is
launching a new
line of handbags Maximilien and Coralie
and gold jewelry. Paul
Susan Strebel ’95 also in NYC, lives with
her boyfriend (a fantastic chef) and dog in
Brooklyn. She’s still working in fundraising as the Director of Special Events for
NYC Center (performing arts).
Regan, I will call you for notes and tips on
handling two crazy boys. Back in October,
she completed her first marathon.
Brendan Brew ’97 recently had another
baby girl, so the Brew clan now has 2 little
girls. Many congratulations.
Jeremy Murphy ’95 recently moved back
to NYC from London. He’s still working at
Goldman Sachs. Murphy, let’s do brunch
next Sunday?
’96
class notes
Jennifer Gina Doman ’96
– Las Vegas Wedding
Essi Vulli ’95 recently got married. She
now lives in Phoenix.
Annikki Muncy ’95 is getting married in
November in Mexico. She’s still in Napa
wine country.
Craig Corbett ’95 the Canadian is still in
Edmonton practicing law.
Miguel Carreon ’95 is in Shanghai teaching. He will be in Hawaii June 2009 if anyone wants to meet him (Migz, we are going
in August).
Courtney Bailey (Hughes) ’95 is in
Jacksonville and has a beautiful baby boy,
Jack.
Patrick Brew ’96 is still living in East
Hampton, NY. He recently purchased a
home. We cannot wait to visit him next
summer.
Jen and Justin
October 4, 2008 brought together many
HKISers for the wedding of Jennifer Gina
Doman ’96. Jen has lived in New York City
for the last four years where she met her
husband playing rugby, a sport introduced
to her on the Tai Tam field. Jen and Justin
were engaged in December of 2007 and
quickly asked many HKIS people to be a
part of their wedding, including her maid
of honor, Jillian Doman ‘ 94. Long time
friends, Catherine Martin, Louise Jordan,
Gia Burton (previously Antoniellis) also
live in New York City and were asked to
be bridesmaids. In addition, Helena Bethelius, who currently lives in Hong Kong and
Steve Escaler ’95 recently moved out of
NYC to Houston, Texas. He is now working at Morgan Stanley. He survived Hurricane Ike.
Jason Greene ’95 is still in Atlanta. He’s
working for Merrill Lynch and is still an
active reservist for the US Marine Corps
and recently got engaged! Congrats JG.
Deane Carberry ’95
is in Colorado waiting for the snow to
arrive. He recently
completed a road
trip, driving a Mustang from Florida
back to Colorado.
Regan Turley (Williams) ’95 lives in Los
Angeles. She’s got a great husband and two
crazy boys: Jude who is four and Jonas two.
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Last row: Dave Perdue ’96, Sara Silviera ’01, Shahriq Sheihk ’96, Sanjeev Thakkar ’94
3rd row: Sarah Fullerton ’01, Helena Berthelius ’96, Catherine Martin ’96, Amanda Barton
’96, Louise Jordan ’96, Jillian Doman ’94, Rachel Barton ’02, Pia Schallenberger ’96, Andrew
Fullerton ’96
2nd row: Deena Dharber, Gia Antonellis (Burton) ’96, Jennifer Doman (Flowers) ’96, Justin
Flowers, Peter Fishel ’68
1st row: Brandon Mugar ’96, Jerry Fishel (G5), Grant Kahler ’97
Present but not in the photo – Rishi Thakkar ’97
Ted Hurley ’94 (left), lives and works in
Shanghai. Sara Dallaire ’96 (middle), lives
in NYC, doing PR for Tiffany & Co. and
was in Shanghai visiting her parents.
Miguel Carreon ’95 (right), lives and works
in Shanghai
at HKIS’ sister school.
Helena Berthelius ’92, Louise Jordan ’92, Gia
Antonellis ’92, Jennifer Doman ’96. Amanda
Barton ’96, Catherine Martin ’96, Jillian
Doman ’94
left HKIS in 1994 was invited to the wedding party as well as college roommate and
acting pal Amanda Barton. Five of her best
friends from high school with her sister all
stood by her side on her big day. But that
was not all from HKIS. Her three closest
guy friends were also included on Justin’s
side, Andrew Fullerton, David Perdue and
Brandon Mugar. Justin has become close
with all the Hong Kong kids through the
years and they have also become his family.
Picture taken
in Shanghai,
May 2008.
Wedding of Linne Tsu ’96 and Anthony Ng ’95
We were married in June 2008 in Bali in
front of an intimate gathering of family
and friends.
HKIS graduate (Class of ’68) was no other
than Jen’s uncle, Peter Fishel who gave her
away during the ceremony and current 5th
grader Jerry Fishel was the ring-bearer.
Also in attendance was more than 20 other
HKIS students ranging from Classes of ’94
to ’01. It was an excellent day, a reunion for
many and cherished memories for all.
Emi Takahashi ’96
’97
Sara Dallaire ’96
Sarah Roesler ’96 and Andy
Shaffer ’97
This past June Andy Shaffer ’97
and I got married! There were
13 other HKIS alumni in attendance
and four former faculty. Included in the
alumni were our family members: Dan
and Sandie Fischer (HKIS teachers from
1989-2002), now teaching at Zion Lutheran School in Fallbrook, CA; Faith Fischer
’94 now living in Seattle, WA; Nathan
Fischer ’98 now living in Denver, CO;
Matt Shaffer ’01 now living in Boston,
MA; and Thom Shaffer ’05 attending the
University of Georgia.
Andy and I also
attended the wedding of Bethany
Allen (Wetjen ) ’97
where we reconnected. A year later
we’re now married
and living in Eagle Mountain, UT
with my three year
Andy and Sarah with
old daughter, Trin- Trinity Shaffer
ity. I was teaching
elementary school for the past five years,
but have now “retired” to stay home with
Trin. Andy works for Battelle Memorial
Institute as a test engineer at a chemical
weapons destruction facility. The skiing in
Utah is great. Any alumni are welcome to
drop by on their way to the slopes!
sjroesler7@hotmail.com
Emi Takahashi ’96 and Philippe Uehlinger were married on Friday, September 26,
2008.
Linne Tsu and Anthony Ng
Emi & Philippe Uehlinger
Quellenweg 4, CH-4102 Binningen
emi-philippe@uehlinger.ch
www.uehlinger.ch
Keane Tsu ’99, Linne Tsu ’96, Anthony Ng ’95,
Antonio Ng ’91
Elizabeth Hutton ’96, Bethany Allan (WETJEN)
’97, Lisa Shaw O’Connor ’97, Eric Mueller ’96,
Sophia Gilsdorf (SAYERS) ’97, Greg Koehrsen
’96, Sarah Shaffer (FISCHER) ’96, Andy
Shaffer ’97, Tiffany Ferencz (SLUK) ’97, Mike
Mihaichuk ’96
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Tim Lo ’97
Tim Lo ’97 at the Beijing Olympics this
summer. Jason Tan ’97, Budiman Rahardja
’97, Andrew Li, Tim Lo ’97
’99
class notes
Karen Ouk ’99
After attending Stanford University, I started working for Google
in 2003, and have been at Google
ever since. I currently work on Strategic
Partnerships. I got married shortly after
graduation and Kalyn (my elder daughter)
was born the following year. Sydni (our
second daughter) joined the family in late
2006. Full-time work and the girls keep
my husband Chris and I very busy. Parenthood has been extremely exciting and
very rewarding. Karen Ouk ’99
family portrait
Karie and Nathaniel Koehneke; Andy and
Sarah Koehneke (Andy is holding baby
Adelae) at the baptism of Adelae Elizabeth
Koehneke
Nathaniel Koehneke ’99 930 Pennsylvania Avenue
Aurora, Illinois 60506-3026
nkoehneke@yahoo.com
’00
Jessica Lee ’00
I attended HKIS from K-12. I graduated from Stanford University in
2004 with a degree in Computer
Science. I then worked at Google for four
March 1st in Discovery Bay celebrating
Tim Lo’s birthday: Jerry Young ’97, Mukesh
Mahtani ’97, Jason Tan ’97, Russell Yu ’98, Tim
Lo ’97, Budiman Rahardja ’97, Joe Chiang ’96,
Terence Lee ’97, Lance Chiu ’97
Six HKSIers… playing some streetball in
Boracay
Go karting in manila!
Tim Lo ’97, Mukesh Mahtani ’97 in the middle
and Jason Tan ’97 on the right
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We lived in Silicon Valley, California up
until April 2008, when we relocated to
Sydney Australia for work. Living in Sydney has been a wonderful adventure, and
we’re very much looking forward to spending lots of time on the beach this summer!
My email is: karen.ouk@gmail.com, and
the blog I maintain can be found at: http://
ourterribletwo.blogspot.com/. I’d love to
hear from you!
Irene Tam’s wedding. Irene was also Class of
’00. Natasha Chang, Irene Tam (the bride),
and Jess Lee, all Class of ’00
A small group of
HKIS alums ’99 met
up during October
2008 in Hong Kong
for a mini reunion
since Karen Ouk ’99
and Stephen Hui
’99 were in town
visiting. Walter
Chan, Wannita
Yeung ’99, Dwayne
Chow ’99, Karen
Hui Ouk ’99, Chris
Ouk, Christopher
Chen ’99, Stephen
Hui ’99
Daisy Digmanese’s wedding. Daisy was also
Class of ’00. Kelvin Su, Jenn Tan, Chris Yip,
Jess Lee, Stephanie She, Ed Tsui, Jon Tse, Jen
Tse (formerly Jen Chen – she and Jon starting
dating at HKIS but are now married), and Alex
Shyu. All Class of ’00.
’02
years. I currently live in the San Francisco Bay Area and work at a small fashion startup called Polyvore. I still keep in
touch with a lot of HKISers and have been
to quite a few HKIS weddings lately.
Jodi Tong ’02
Jodi is working as an art teacher for
after-school activities in the Upper
West Side.
Above: Lily with
fake pointy ears
dressed in a
costume that she
made - playing BIG
BUCK Hunter a gun
shooting game at
the pub where she
works
Right: Jodi Tong ’02
and Lily Chen ’02
Alice Rose Andersen ’05 and
’05
Joshua Michael Sears got married
on 25 April 2008 in the Hong Kong
Temple of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. n
OBITUARY
David William Pearsall, Ph.D., Educator
David Wiliam Pearsall, 63, formerly of Manasquan, New
Jersey, passed away October 12, 2007, after a short illness.
David was born October 15, 1943, in East Orange, New Jersey
and was the son of Raymond and Anne Pearsall. David was
a teacher in elementary, and middle schools in East Orange,
NJ. He was a Department Head and teacher at Hong Kong
International School.
David was a member of Christ Episcopal Church at
Serenata Beach in Florida. He graduated from St. Benedict’s
Preparatory School in Newark, NJ, and received his
undergraduate and masters degrees from Seton Hall
University, South Orange, NJ, in education and psychology.
David received his doctorate from Fordham University, New
York, in educational psychology. While living in Hong Kong
during the 1980’s, he studied at the University of East Asia,
Macau, China focusing on Human Resources Management.
David is survived by his wife, Deborah, St. Augustine Beach,
Florida; his daughter, Pamela Schwarz and her husband
Andrew, Orange Park, Florida; his brothers: Gregory, Dennis,
Timothy and Raymond Pearsall, NJ; his sisters: Bernadette
Fauth, and Claire DiCocco, NJ; Christine Villano, Fairbanks,
Alaska; grandsons: Benjamin, Gunnar, and Gavin, Orange
Park, Florida, and Andrew Schwarz, Forked River, NJ; and 17
nieces and nephews.
Zoran Omerbasich ’75
1957-2007
It is with great sadness that we share the news
of Zoran’s passing with his many friends at
HKIS. Zoran enrolled in HKIS for his junior
year as an exchange student from the former
Yugoslavia. It was a year he always looked back
on with fondness during his short life. During
his time at HKIS he perfected his English and
made some wonderful friends.
Zoran was a kind and gentle soul, and a gifted artist. His
talent and love for music many may recall from the numerous
HKIS social functions he performed at. His death is a sad loss,
and he will be missed by all those who knew and loved him
including his cousins, the Teodorovich sisters: Odette (’81),
Chantal (’92), and Milana (’95) and his dear friend, Mark
Shostrom (’74)
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We Want
Dear Alumni,
You!
HKIS is on a quest to find our many lost alumni. We have over 3,000 alumni who have
moved without providing us with their contact details or email addresses.
We urge you to help us by taking a quick look at the list of LOST alumni from your class on
the alumni website http://dnet.hkis.edu.hk/alumni/. If you see names of classmates with
whom you are in touch, please send us their email addresses or let them know that they
are on the lost list.
We will contact them and ask if they would like to be ‘found’ and reunited with HKIS. The
Alumni Office is very respectful of the privacy of alumni. We are also proactive in updating
our database so we can be in touch with you and keep you in touch with each other.
Please help your Alumni Office!
HKIS wishes all alumni,
alumni-faculty and friends
a Merry Christmas and
a very happy holiday season!

Winter Edition 2008 - HKIS Alumni Home

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