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Canadian Academy
rev ew ScientiaClavisSuccessus “KnowledgeistheKeytoSuccessfulService”
Fall 2010
TheREVIEWispublishedbytheAdvancementOfficeforalumni,parents,students,facultyandfriendsofCanadianAcademy.Editor:RobertHengal. Graphicsconsultation:ToddWelbes.Pleasesendletters,newsitems,andaddressupdatestotheAlumniOffice:[email protected]—Headmaster, CharlesKite—Assistant HeadmasterMelanieVrba—High School Principal,MichaelColaianni—Middle School PrincipalMatthewFlinchum—Elementary School PrincipalJonSchatzky—Elementary School Assistant Principal AmyWesson—Director of Advancement, RobertHengal—Director of Alumni Relations
CANADIAN ACADEMY,4-1Koyo-choNaka,Higashinada-ku,Kobe658-0032JapanPhone:81-(0)78-857-0100Fax:81-(0)78-857-3250
www.canacad.ac.jp
CoverphotoofHeidiSchrepferDurning’77demonstratingJapanesedanceattheCAhosted2010APACTheatreFestival.ReadabouttheAPACTheatreFestivalonpages2and3.PhotobyToddWelbes.
2010:NinaGallo,JuliaIto, JeffNeukomm2009:YukaNagaoka,KenStarling,
KarinaThakur2008:NicoleJordan,AyuktaThakur2007:LillianMadrigal,JohannQua
Hiansen2006:ShrideviBajaj,TakumaTanaka2005:MariaCho,NamitaLal,Hironori
Maeda,LovinaSachdev2004:AnishaJhaveri,MinJooLee,Mai
Nitta,BlakePierce2003:RieWang,JovanYamagishi2002:ArpanaBothra,AnupamKumar2001:AshokPillai,MoritzPlischke2000:StephanieArndt,TaraWakely1999:KwangJoonKim1998:SarahKashani,KaoruYamaguchi1997:ManishaMotwani1996:MariaYakura1995:PitchRuanglek1994:AlexYoung1993:NaomiHalewood,CharlesHill1992:HaniDebs,ScottPrebola1991:CaitlinBroderick,KamalRamani1990:SheriShamdasaniSen1989:PeterShane,JanelleNine-Guidry1988:GregSmith1987:LisaEbyCoscia1986:AndrewMeehanMigita1985:YukiSugimuraRobinson,Jackie
Dadlani1984:KojiroDan,NaokoTaniFukuchi,
SeijiOkamura,MarieLiangRyo1983:JohnJunHirai1982:JohannaLeonhardtHirota1981:DebbieBergh1980:KarinJohanssonTims1979:GaretGluck1978:DavidEmanuel1977:JudyJoyceCalcote,SteveMcArtin1976:PaulineBaldwin1975:BeverlyCunninghamWashichek,
PhilFriesen1974:CeliaOyler,JoelLikins1973:EllenCaryBearn1972:JoanGriswold,AnnParsons
Scheleen1971:TimGillespie1970:GregMaxey1969:JohnCunningham1968:MegganMoorhead,GordonSakaue1967:StanleyFlewelling1966:MarkEricson1965:MikeFay,StanleyWayne1964:CookieJarmainSmith-Otani1963:JohnGillespie1962:BarbaraJohnsonRogers1961:KarenColeLockwood,Joy
McGarveyBupp1960:RobertSteffey1959:SharonHerrgott1958:MaryHelenHilburnKuehner1957:Representative needed*Pre-war:DavidBach’42,Karina Dahmen’41
Alumni ClassRepresentatives
Canadian Academy inspires students to inquire, reflect, and chooseto compassionately impact the world throughout their lives.
ToserveasaClassRepresentativeortocontactarepresentative,pleasevisitwww.canacad.ac.jp
Above: Fall leaves at Sorakuen Garden in the Kitano area of Kobe. This photo was taken by Paula Granada ‘10 as part of her senior project on photography.
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ようこそ!The Canadian Academy community welcomes David (D.J.) Condon and his wife, Catherine. Mr. Condon will become Headmaster of CA commencing with the 2011-2012 school year.
Welcome!
TheNorrisFamilyincludesRhondaandWillandtheirtwochildren,Natasha,ageeleveninGrade5andNicholas,agenineinGrade3.ForthepastnineyearstheyhavebeenattheSingaporeAmericanSchool(SAS).PriortothattheywereinSaudiArabiaforfiveyearsatthe
AmericanInternationalSchoolofRiyadh(AISR).
particularlydrawntothestatementsconcerninghumandiversity;open,respectfulandinclusivecommunication;andtheimportanceofknowledge,creativity,andpassioninachievingacommunalvision.Theseareallvaluesthatwestronglyshare.Meanwhile,
thereismuchyettoaccomplishthisyear.LikeCA,HKISispresentlyengagedintheroll-outofa1:1Laptopprogram,MAPtesting,balancedliteracy,andadvancingourassessmentpractices.Aboveall,weremaindevotedtotheeducationofyoungpeople,feelingfortunateindeedtohavetheopportunitytoparticipateintheirgrowth.Allowmetoconcludebyonceagainwishingyouallthevery
bestintheyearahead.Welookforwardtoseeingyouinthenottoodistantfuture.Sincerely,David(D.J.)Condon
DearCanadianAcademyCommunity,GreetingsfromHongKong.Iappreciatethisopportunityto
brieflyreintroducemyselfandconveymybestwishesforthe2010-2011schoolyear.MywifeCatherineandIfeelextremelygratefulforthewarmwelcomeandkindwordsofsupportwehavereceivedfromsomanyofyou,particularlyFredandAmyWesson,whohavesogenerouslygivenofthemselvestofacilitateourupcomingtransition.CatherineandIhavearelativelylonghistoryinAsia,having
metin1982attheChineseUniversityofHongKong,wherewewereexchangestudentsduringourjunioryearsofcollege.ThereafterwemovedtoTaiwan,whereourdaughterAnyawasbornin1985.WenextmovedtoFlorida,whereourtwinsons,MilesandLouis,werebornin1986,andthentheNetherlands.WemovedbacktoTaiwanfrom1998until2006.AllofourthreechildrengraduatedwithIBDiplomasfromTaipeiAmericanSchool.AnyaisnowstudyingPublicHumanitiesingraduateschoolatBrownUniversity;MilesispursuingaPh.D.inexperimentalpsychologyatTexasTech,andLouisisinthePeaceCorpsinChina.AllthreeareenviousofourupcomingmovetoKobeandwishtheycouldbejoiningus!AlthoughwehavebeeninAsiaforquitesometime,our
experiencewithJapanisactuallylimited,soweareverymuchlookingforwardtolearningasmuchaswecanaboutthelanguageandculture.WearealsoquiteexcitedaboutjoiningtheCAcommunity.DuringourvisitlastspringwenotedhowimportantthecommunityvaluesareatCA,andfelt
Catherine and David (D.J.) Condon
We also welcome Will and Rhonda Norris and their children, Natsha and Nicholas. The Norris Family will join CA in January 2011. Ms. Norris will be Assistant Head of School and Business Manager. Mr. Norris will teach middle and high school mathematics.
The Norris Family on a trip to the Grand Canyon
Internationally,RhondahasbeenDirectorofFinance(AISR)andAssistantSuperintendentforBusinessOperations,Finance,andHumanResources(SAS).Shehastaughtthirdandfourthgradeandcollegelevelaccountingandinternationalbusiness/finance.Willhastaughtmiddleandhighschoolmathematicsandhigh
schoolhealth/PE.Hehasalsocoachedattheelementary,middleandhighschoollevelsinsoftball,soccer,baseballandbasketball.Asafamilytheyenjoyoutdooractivitiesfromsportsto
boatingtohikingtobiking.TheyalsoenjoytravellinginboththeU.S.andinternationally.TheyarecurrentlytakingthesevenmonthsbeforetheirarrivalinKobetotravelintheU.S.andtovisitfamilyandfriends.TheyarealsospendingtimeattheirlakehouseinTexas.WhiletheyareenjoyingtheirtimeinTexasandarelooking
forwardtotheremainingmonthsthere,theyarebeginningtolookforwardtowardjoiningCAinJanuary2011.
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CanadianAcademyhostedthe2010AsiaPacificActivitiesConference(APAC)TheatreFestival.TheInternationalSchoolofBeijing,ConcordiaInternationalSchoolfromShanghai,ShanghaiAmericanSchoolandSeoulForeignSchoolweretheotherparticipants.Duringthethreedayfestival,studentslearnedaboutclassicalNohDrama,kyogen(comicplays)andJapanesedance.CAalumnaHeidi Schrepfer Durning ’77 demonstratedtraditionalJapanesedancefortheAPACparticipants.StudentswerealsoabletowatchaperformanceoftheNohplayTsuchigumopresentedbytheNohinstructorsattheUeda-Nohgakudo.AllphotosbyToddWelbes.
Left: Lucy Abel ’10 practicing the use of the fan, one of the key props in Noh Drama
Theatre
3Noh Masters: Umewaka-sensei, Yoshii-sensei and Ueda-sensei
Left: Scene from the Noh play Tsuchigumo Above: APAC participants preparing for their performance
’’‘‘I thought the Noh was
incredibly interesting, especially since it’s such an old form of art that has survived for so long. I really thought the rigidness was cool, especially how such a small change in movements could convey an entirely different story. LakeMarkham’12
’’‘‘. . . despite the lack of
experience, I realized that it was not just about experience or how good you were at acting but rather about working collaboratively, getting to know each other and most importantly, being together. It was an enriching experience as we got to learn about the Japanese culture along the way. Anne-ClaireRamser’11
4The staff of the 1958 school newspaper Nagamine Echo Underwood typewriters 1971
by Jon Schatzky, Elementary School Assistant Principal and PYP CoordinatorRecently,CanadianAcademy’sElementarySchooladoptedatechnologyintegrationmodelthatinvolvestheLibrarian(tointegrateresearchskills)andtheTechnologyTeacher(tointegratetechnologyskills)toplanUnitsofInquirywiththegradelevelteamteachers.Technologyhasnowbecometightlyintegratedwiththeday-to-daycurriculuminourelementaryschool.However,technologycontinuestoevolveasstudentsofallagescometoschoolalreadydisplayingincreasinglysavvytechskills.Allelementaryschoolstudentsareconsidered“digital
by Murray Smith, Director of Information and Communication TechnologyInthelastfewyearstechnologyhasrestructuredpracticallyeveryjobandworkplace,yetsomehoweducationhasremainedlargelyunaffectedbythepowerfulforcesreorganizingotherindustries.Therevolutionelsewherehasproceedednotonlyinchangingthetoolsofbusiness,butinthelastfiveyearshaschangedthewaysinwhichweinteractwitheachother,howwecollaborateandhowweseekouttheinformationandhelpweneed.Oneofthelargestforcesforchangehasbeentheideaofsocialnetworking,andledbythelikesofFlickr,Facebook,LinkedInandTwitter;verylittleofourprofessionalandsocialworldsremainunaffected.Whiletheissuesintheseworldscontinuetomount,withprivacyandsecuritybeingparamountamongtheconcerns,thereislittledoubtthatthewaywedothingshaschangedforever.Tosomeextentweallliveandparticipateindigitalcommunitiesthatextendmuchfurtherthanourgeographicalcommunities,andeducation,thatmostresistanttochangeofallinstitutions,mustfinallytakenoticeifitistoremainrelevantatall.AtCanadianAcademyonecanseethewindsofchange
startingtoreshapeourclassrooms.LastyearourhighschoolandGrade5unanimouslyvotedtoadoptOnetoOneLaptopprogramsintheirclassrooms,whereeverystudenthasbeenprovidedwithalaptopinGrade5,andthehighschoolstudentsarerequiredtobringtheirown.Atonelevelthereasonforthisisobvious–couldteachersdotheirjobswithouttheconstantcompanionofacomputernearby,couldCEOsofcompaniesorscientistsmanagewithouttheabilitytocrunchdata,beincontactwiththeirpeers,videoconference,orlookupinformation?Thecomputerinmanyfieldsofhumanendeavourhasbecomeubiquitous,anditsuseasatoolisasnecessaryaspenandpaperoncewere.Whatanoddsituationforaclassroomnottoreflectthisreality;therealityinwhichourstudentswillconducttheirlives.Yetallofthisislowleveleducation–thelearningof
technologicalskillsinthesamewaywewouldoncehavelearnedtouseaslideruleorthelibrarycardcatalogue.Howtoenteraformulainaspreadsheet,orlearningtouseatabstopinawordprocessorareusefulbitsofknowledge,buttheyinvolvenothoughtorcriticalthinking.CA’smissionstatementdoesnotmentionthecontentlikethisthatweshouldlearn(importantasitmayalsobe),butrathersuggeststhatstudentsneedtheskillsof
criticalenquiry,flexibility,reflectionandcompassiontomeetthechallengesoftomorrow.Thisofcoursetakesustotherealrevolutionoftechnologyin
theclassroom,inthatitallowsustodigdeeperthanbeforewithoursourcesofinformation,toreachpeoplewhoareprimarysources,tocollaboratewitheachotherintheresearchinganddiscussionoftopics,tothrowourwork“outthere”forpeerreview.Thewallsoftheclassroomhavestartedtodisappear,beingbrokendownbytheinternetwithitscollaborativetools,suchasblogsandwikisbeingthemeetingplaces.Socialnetworksbringpeopletogethertoguideeachotherandinterchangeideas,andthesesocialnetworksareaccessedonanythingfromcellphonestocomputers.Iftheroleoftheteacheristoguidestudentsmeaningfully
throughallofthis,partoftheroleoftheschoolisnowtoteach“digitalcitizenship”.Wehearfrequentlyoftheperilsoftheinternet:thecyberbullying,theinappropriatebehaviourthatataclickofamouseisdistributedaroundtheworld,theprivacyconcerns,andonitgoes.Yetaschool,whichhasalwaysbeenaplacewherechildrenlearncitizenshipintheirgeographicalcommunities,cannotignorethesenewchallengesforyoungpeopleinthedigitalworld.OneofCA’scorevaluesmentionsleadingbyexample,andanothertalksofopen,respectfulandinclusivecommunication–ourchallengeaseducatorsistoextendthesestatementstoallaspectsofstudents’lives,andthisincludestheincreasinglyimportantdigitalrealm.
Changing the World with Technology
Technology in the Elementary School
Digital Citizenship
5Radio Shack computers 1982 MacBook Pro Laptops 2010
by Melanie Vrba, High School PrincipalCanadianAcademy’sTech Fest 2010 featuredguestspeakerSashaRosseofFacebook,whoalsohappenstobeaformerstudentofCA’sCurriculumCoordinatorTonyBellew.SashaheldasuitablytechnicalSkypeWorkshopwithstudentsfromGrades6-12.SashaspokeabouttherecentopeningoftheMumbaiFacebook officetospearheadtheirAsiancustomerserviceefforts,planstocontinueandtorefineusertargetedadvertising,andnewproductscomingonline.MostrelevanttousasacommunitywereSasha’scomments
onprivacyanddevelopingcriticalthinkingwhenonline.Sashatoldstudentsaboutcommonphishingschemesandwhattodoifyouraccountiscompromised.Inparticular,Sashaspokeaboutonecommonschemewhenyouraccountisaccessed,yourpasswordchanged,andyourfriendsareaskedformoneybyclaimingthatyouarestrandedinsomeforeignland.Alessseriousexamplepresentedwasatypeof phishingwhenyouareaskedtodownloadapieceofsoftwaretoviewavideo,whichendsupbeingspyware.Sasha’sadvicetostudentsincluded:•Choosingrobustpasswordswithrandomlettersandnumbers•Changingyourpasswordoften•Immediatelyreportingphishing•Criticallythinkingaboutemailsthataskyoutodownload
softwareorconfirmyourpassword.SashaalsosuggestedFacebookusersvisittheiraccount
privacysettingsandreviewcurrentchoicesregardingprivacy
andsecurity.Shockingly,amongFacebook’s 500millionusers,onlyapproximately25%haveeverevenvisitedtheirprivacypage.WhatthismeansisthatmuchofyourpersonalcontentonFacebookmaybeavailabletotheworld:toprospectiveemployers,tocollegesanduniversities,and,moreseriously,tothosewhoarelookingforinformationtofurtherillegalschemes.AtafollowupsessiontoTech Fest 2010,KirstenWelbes,
CA’sMYP(IBOMiddleYearsProgramme)Coordinator,andImetwithparentstodiscusstheroleoftechnologyinthelifeofa21stcenturylearner.ThefearsofmanyparentsseemedtocenteronthedistractibilityofsocialnetworkingsiteslikeFacebook.Ontheotherhand,someCAteachersareharnessingstudent
interestinFacebookbyincorporatingitasapositiveeducationaltoolintheirclassrooms.Inspring2010CAclosedourcampusforaweekduetoconcernsoverH1N1.EnglishteacherBrianMcEwenhadstudents“Facebook” asawaytointeractascharactersinthenoveltheywerestudying.InKirstenWelbes’sGrade10SocialStudiesclass,studentswereaskedtotalkaboutNapoleon’slifeandexploits;theychosetocreateaFacebook profilepagethatincludedachronologicaloutlineofhislife.AnarticleonCNNclaimsthatwebusersintheUSarenow
spendingmoretimeon Facebook thanonGoogle.Withmorethan500millionusersworldwide,Facebook continuestogrowbeyondearlypredictions.WithafocusonChinaandIndia,thereisnoslowdowninsight. Facebook isheretostayandspendingtimeonFacebook hasbecomeamajorpastimeforCAstudents.
natives,”havingbeenbornintoaworldsurroundedbycomputers,keyboards,andsmartphones.EvenstudentsagethreeinourBuildingBlocksProgramthinknothingofmanipulatingamouseandnavigatinganonlineeducationalgame.Becauseofstudents’innatecomfortwithusingtechnologythesedays,skillsthatmighthavebeenintroducedatanolderagejustafewyearsagoarenowbeingtaughtatamuchlowergradelevel.InanelementaryschoolclassroomorTechLabatCA,
youmightfindGrade3studentsusingPowerPointtocreateapresentationfortheircurrentUnitofInquiry,orKindergartenstudentsusinggraphingsoftwaretodisplaytheresultsofasurvey.Grade2studentshavetheirownblogssothattheycanreflectontheirlearning.ItisnotuncommontoseeGrade4studentsworkingonPodcastsasawayofdemonstratingtheir
Changing the World with TechnologyFacebook
understandingofanewconcept.ThisyearGrade5wasgivenanopportunitytopilotaOneto
OneLaptopprogram.AsoutlinedinCA’sLaptopforStudents–PhilosophyandRationale,theLaptopforStudentsprogram: •Allowsforamorestudent-centeredapproach •Providesavehiclefornewlearningexperiences •Promotescollaborativelearning •Promotesbetterorganizationalhabitsforstudents.Grade5studentsandteachersareenjoyingtheirincreasedaccesstotechnology.Itisalearningcurveforeveryoneinvolvedbutonethatdoesnotfazeanelevenyearold.Nowandinthefuture,ourelementaryschoolwillcontinueto
integratenewtechnologiesintothecurriculumtosupportstudentlearning.Bydoingso,wewillensurethatourstudentsarereadyforlearninginthe21stcentury.
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Donations from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 Thankyoutoour2009-2010Donors Canadian Academy received total of ¥12,404,560 donations ranging from ¥1,000 to ¥2,620,000 from 168 donors
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10 Highlights•Creditcarddonorsareincreasinggradually;20%ofourdonorsusedCA’ssecureonlinecreditcarddonationsystemtomakeUSdollarstransactions.•Almost46%ofourdonorssupportCAregularlysince2003.
The1913SocietyPatron (¥2,500,000 up to ¥9,999,999)JohnC.DeShazoEstate/ICKAN
Associate (¥1,000,000 up to ¥2,499,999)KobeInternationalMedicalFoundationTheTakiguchiFamily, p
Trustee (¥500,000 up to ¥999,999)TheOtisCaryFamily’39EQprojectChrisandBarbaraJohnson,p,AC,TChitoandAgnesZulueta, p,ACJiro Yoshida Jazz at CA!
Founder (¥100,000 up to ¥499,999)HSBCPremier,TheHongkongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLimited,KobeBranch
RickandKate’67Brueggemann,fp,AC,T,CJulianF.Burt’46David’80andAmandaChao,pRaviandVittiChaturvedi,pHarryCheng’89/LaDittaLimited,AC*YuhongEricaCho’07*YukyungYukiCho’05TheChodhariFamily,fp,T,CChangHwaChung, p*StephanieCrabtree’02 JohnK.Gillespie’63,AC HansHeinsen’71TheKassamaliFamily, fp,ffYonBongKim,pChuckandYuriKite,fp,f,AC,CMasakazuandYukiKono,pEikouandIlseMizutani,pJonghoRhee,pTheRamadanFamily,p,TIchiroSekimitsu’75KiranSethi’83,p,ACNisaburoSetoguchi,pMasatsuguTsujito,pAkihiroUeda, p
Maya (¥50,000 up to ¥99,999)Anonymous(2)MarkC.Ashida’73andLisbetM.NilsonMotokoTaniguchiDeane’71Bruce’64andBonnaDownsTheGhadimiFamily,Amin’08,Mary’07,Moin’05ElaKatirai-Ghadimi’71,fp,fCharlesHill’93AeJungKim’93SandyOta, fDr.WilliamR.Outerbridge’44DouglasandSayukiSchafer,p,ACTimandValentinaShimizu’83
Red and Grey (¥10,000 up to ¥49,999)Anonymous(2)2009AlumniReunion,TokyoTheAnsariFamily,Sumera’10,p PeterAnthony, fRichardandHollyBecker,ffTonyandJanBellew,p,fGopalandSoniaBhasin,pRhondaCarrier,fp,ffAnnCary’68CordellCaudron’60TheChambersFamily,fTheConstantiniFamily,f,pT.T.Chen’68DANIEL,pDoris(neeWagner)K.Davis’38HollyDerbyshire,fEdwardDongandLindaNakamura, ACKevinElliottandFamily,fEmiandAlanF.Flynn,Jr.,ffJeromeandMasamiFugami,p,fTheFukaeFamily,p,CJosephGani’37JaneT.ReaganGreenberg’72NeilGriffithsandAnnPeterson,p,fMohanGulrajani’83,p,ACBobHengal,fAlainandTanyaHuvenne,pSimonandSarahIsaac, fKeikoIshikawa, pCyrilJost’94LouiseG.Kerner’68HatsunoriKiriyama,ACToyotaroandElizabethKitamura,fpDeborahSandersKrause’89FrankandMarthaKuhlman,ff,fpTheKuwaharaFamily,Lisa’17,Kasumi,p,fSergeandKuniLabrecque, p,fMikiLeRow’84TheLindopFamily,p,fJacquelineMatthews’67
DonorKey*Young alumni donors at Founder Level6th–10th Reunion Years 1th–5th Reunion Years(¥10,000to¥49,999)(¥2,500to¥9,999)p:currentparentT:Trusteef:facultyC:Councilfp:formerparentff:formerfacultyAC:AdvancementCommittee
Jiro Yoshida Jazz at CA!AbenefitperformanceinsupportofCanadianAcademy’sFieldofDreamsprojectsponsoredby
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Donations from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 Thankyoutoour2009-2010Donors Canadian Academy received total of ¥12,404,560 donations ranging from ¥1,000 to ¥2,620,000 from 168 donors
MikeMcHugh,fTonyandNorikoMiddleton,fDarrickandAtsukoMosser,fIn Memory of Dorrie Moorhead,byKen Moorhead, ffGeorgeE.Moore’40TheMonksFamily,p,fSimranNayak’16,TanviNayak’10,f,p News DustFrankandAnneNicastro, fpMorganO’Hara’59RodandDebOlson,fThePangamFamily,Aarohi’21, Shweta’13,pCoreySt.Pierre/RoyalIvyAcademy,pKarinPrzygocki,fTheSaraoFamily, p,TIn Memory of Jo Bishop, byKaySarnecki-Cheatham,ff JonandCeliaSchatzky,fTheHashimoto-SebastianFamily,p,fBenShaman, fp,TJenniferShirota, fElonSimon’82SteveandIreneSimoneaux’80KazukoSmailes,fJenniferSoller(neeCrawshaw)’94RobertC.Steffey’60YukaStone,pTheTamiyaFamily,pKenjiTerashima,f,CJoyThomas, fFredTrueax, fSveinTyldum’77ChristineA.Vos,fBrianMcEwen,MelanieVrba,p,fFredandAmyWesson,p,f,T,ACTheWhiteFamily,p,fTheWilsonFamily,p,fFroecyYamaguchi,fFalcons (up to ¥9,999)Anonymous(2)MarieBeaupre,fBarbaraBrickett’42YoshikoBrown,p,fMichaelandJeanieColaianni,fp,fJulieCrane-Cory’81,f,CAnnetteW.Davis,fDaveandJaneFerguson, fp,fTheGentilFamily,p,fJohnE.Hodge, fpSuzanneHough’37KahoIkeda,fSharmanLancefield’66
LauraandTomLeahy,fDeniseMcArtin-Lewis’80KurtandBarbaraLucas,p,fEdwardandMarilynPhilipp’57KennethRabb, f,fpKaeShigeta, fJacobSiegel,fTheStevensonFamily,p,fShioriSugiyama,fKarenTerry,fRonTougas, ffTheVestFamily,fp,fTheWagenaar-JewettFamily,p,fTomWinn’64EmiYonekura,f
Unrestricted Annual Fund:¥8,976,519Averbeck Memorial Music Fund: ¥46,558ELAC:¥25,200(closed)Field of Dreams:¥708,420Matching Gifts:¥384,606Scholarship:¥44,000Restricted (Other):¥1,928,000
Donations received but not included in our fundraising total:
Graduation Award donorsCaterpillarJapan,Ltd.CathyandDavidOttaviano,fp,ffEliLillyJapan,K.K.JapanAmericanWomenofKansaiJovanYamagishi’03NestléJapan,Ltd.ProcterandGambleJapanPTA(ParentTeacherAssociation)
Grade 5 Projects ThankyoutoCAparentsandfriendsrepresentingthefollowingorganizationsthathelpedourGrade5studentsintheir“studyoforganizationsandthesystemsthatallowthemtofunction.”AsicsAirLiquideBayerCorporationFoodBank,KansaiHabitatforHumanityKansaiInternationalAirportNestléOsakaEvessaprofessionalbasketballteamPantryRitz-Carlton,OsakaUSConsulate,Osaka
Gifts in Kind and Services Thankyoutosponsorsofferingservicesanddonationssuchasairlinetickets,books,dinnervouchers,guestspeakers,discountservices,etc.TheChoFamily,fpHotelPlazaKobeHSBCPremier,TheHongKongandShanghaiBankingCorporationLtd.,KobeBranchOZTravelTheRamadanFamily,p,TTheSchaferFamily, p,ACTurkishAirlinesNestléJapan,Ltd.JiroYoshidaCorporate Contribution PlanP&G,K.K.CaterpillarJapan,Ltd.OtherUSStateDepartmentHyogoPrefectureKobeCity
Matching GiftsMerrillLynch&Co.,Inc.,FoundationBankofAmericaEliLillyandCompanyFoundation,Inc.
Show your support for Canadian AcademyMakeadonationtoCA!TheoperatingbudgetatCA,likethatofmostindependentschools,isfundedfromthreesources:tuition,endowment,anddonations.CA'stuitioncoversmostofourannualoperatingbudget.Improvements to our program and facilities, and the pace at which we make them depend on funds from endowment (reserve funds) and annual donations. WehopethateveryoneparticipatesbymakingadonationtoCA.PleaseviewCA’swebsitepage,Supporting CA,fordetails.
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PTA The PTA raised a total of ¥2,703,587 through events and donations
CommunityServiceStudent projects raised and distributed approximately ¥ 3,440,000
With the implementation of PYP and MYP, Community and Service has become an integral part of education at Canadian Academy. At CA we emphasize continuity, involvement and reflection, with focus on student ownership and meaningful experience for the students.
Highlights•EstablishingstudentschoolwideGuidelines for Fundraising andGuidelines for Provision of Food.•Grade5studentsfollowedthestepsofPYPinquiry-basedlearninganddemonstratedtheirknowledgeinaction:e.g.creatingaskitofzerofoodwasteandperformingforGrade1students,raisinganawarenessofchocolatecompaniesthatinvolvechildlabor,organizingamovienightandaskingfordonationstohelpoverseascommunities.•FiveGrade8studentstravelledtoThailandwithCA’sThai Village Children’s FundDirector,Mr.Smailes,foraweek-longvisittotheThai
schoolssponsoredbyCA.TVCFreceived¥1,968,990fromanintensivesixweeksofnumerousCAstudentfundraisersandindividualsponsorshipsandstudentdonations.•Grade10studentslaunchedanewapproachtoCommunityServiceinhighschoolbytakingpartinmorelocalandmorenon-fundraisingactivities.TheystartedanexchangewithanorphanageinKobe,helpedhomelesspeopleinOsaka,workedwithAnimalRefugeofKansai(ARK)caringforstraydogsandcats,joinedRokkoIslandcleanupsandranaclothingdriveforalocalorganizationforthementallychallenged.•SeamusBellew’12,wasnamedasthefirststudentCommunityandServiceStudentLiasiontothe
CommunityServiceDirector,Ms.Nishizawa.•Children of Haiti Project (COHP):EstablishedbytheInternationalandAmericanSchoolCommunitieswiththeintentofprovidingacomprehensiveeducationalprogramforchildreninpovertyinHaiti.TheCAcommunitydonatedover¥500,000enablingsponsorshipoftwofullscholarshipstoCOHP.ThegraduatingClassof2010donatedtheirLastingGiftintheamountof¥200,010toCOHP.•Sixty-fourmiddleandtwenty-ninehighschoolstudentscompletedmorethanthirtyhoursinCommunityServiceareas.
Major Community Service events, Grades K-12, 2009-2010•ACCJCharityFestivalandWalk•KobeInternationalFair•TulipFestival•RedFeatherCampaign•TheWorldChildren’sSummit•ThaiVillageChildren'sFund•PadangEarthquakeCharity•SoccerMatchforHopeIV•KISSandACCJCharityConcert•ChildrenofHaitiProject•HabitatforHumanity•EarthWeek•SoupKitchen•DREAM(DominicanRepublicEducation andMentoringProject)•Grade5Exhibition•Book,Clothing,ShoesandRiceDrives•Recycling•RokkoIslandCleanup•ForestofHope•Martha’sMission•CAMentorProgram(CAMP)•VisitstotheElderlyHome
Events and InitiativesThisyearwasabusyonefortheParentTeacherAssociationatCanadianAcademy.TheExecutiveBoardworkedhandinhandwiththeStandingCommitteemembersandtheparentcommunitytofurtherourgoalofsupportingourstudentshoweverpossible.TheyearkickedoffwithanexceptionalWelcome Back BBQ wherefriendshipswererenewedandnewonesweremade.Sports DayenjoyedfineweatherandtheentireCAcommunityjoinedinthefunandphysicalactivity.ThePTAhelpedorganizeavarietyoffoodboothsthatallowedfamiliestoenjoythedaytogether.Withafewslightchangesourmostpopularannualevent,International
Food Day(formanyyearscalledFoodandFunFair)wasaresoundingsuccessandonceagainprovidedthemajorityofthefundsraisedbythePTA.ThePTAalsoorganizedtheannualSayonara Sale.ThePTAimplementedaClass and Grade Level Parent Programand
namedCountry and Regional Ambassadorstohelpstreamlinecommunicationbetweenschoolandparents.ThePTAalsolaunchedanAPAC Boosters Clubforathletictournamentsandartsfestivals.ThePTA’seffortistoinvolvemoreparentsintheseactivitiesandcontinuetobolsterour“CAPride!”.ThePTAlooksforwardtothePTA’sroleinourlongtraditionof
encouragingandfacilitatingparentsinvolvementandsupportfortheirchildren’sschool-wideactivitiesandCA’sinitiatives.
Special Projects awarded: ¥1,421,876•SixFlip Cameras:Thesehand-heldvideocameraswillfacilitatethetransitionfrompapertoelectronicformatforMYPportfolios.•ECOClubrolling baskets, PET bottle cap storage boxes, and a watering system for the Forest of Hope project.• IB Learner Profile posters:TheCurriculumTeamcreated200setsoftenposterstolinkCA’smissionstatementtotheIBLearnerProfile.Theposterswillbemountedineachclassroom.•CA Spirit Wear:ThePTABoosterClubpurchasedjackets,long-sleevedshirtsandsweatpantsdesignedwithourCAlogoandcolorsofredandgreyforthewinterseason.
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CommunityServiceStudent projects raised and distributed approximately ¥ 3,440,000
•Painting in new color scheme for two stairwells:AcontinuationofTheCampusBeautificationCommittee’srequesttospeedupthepaintingschedulenormallybudgetedbyCA.•Parent Workshop on Behavior Management:Aprofessionalpresentationandworkshopforelementaryschoolparentsabouthowtoimproveparentandchildrelationshipsthroughbasicbehaviormanagementtechniques.
Lasting Gift awards: ¥ 275,000Revitalization of visitor areas:•Mainbuildingreceptionarea:ThebulletinboardwasremovedandthewallwasrepaintedtomountagroupofwoodenframedcolorcopiedphotosrepresentingCAstudentsandspirit.
•FacultyLounge:Fundingforinstallationofnewbluecarpetingtilesandwallpainttomaketheloungeamoreinvitingspaceforteachers.TheFacultyLoungeisalsothehostvenuefordozensofvisitorseatinglunchatCA.
PTA Executive BoardBTToews,PresidentTanyaHuvenne–1stVicePresidentIzumiKomori–2ndVicePresidentPetraTirre–TreasurerKatieWoodcock/MegumiHarker– SecretaryAlexisJacobs–Communications
Standing Committee Board MembersSusanneLindopandCydSpanring- Forster–FBCFundraiserRohayaMaruyama–InternationalFood DayIzumiKomori–Hospitality
MegumiHarker–NewParentOrientationMieKanazawa–NewTeacherWelcomeNehaJhaveriandIzumiKomori– SayonaraSaleEikoToewsandJudeHenty–SportsDayDeliaMaryKhosrowshahi–Strategic PlanningCoordinatorSumathyGajapathy–Teacher AppreciationYukaStoneandIzumiKomori– VolunteerCoordinatorsBarbaraJohnson,BethMilesandKeiko Sasaki–WelcomeBBQ
Faculty Representative Board MembersLoriVestandCarlotaConstantini
Leadership Team Representative Board MembersFredWesson,HeadmasterJonSchatzky,ElementarySchool AssistantPrincipal
Thank you to PTA International Food Day donorsEstateWinesTheKatoFamilyTheMcCormickFamilyTheNaritaFamilyThePietruszkaFamilyPriceClubTheSannoFamilyTheHobgoblinTheTanakaFamilyTheToftFamily
Thank you to our International Food Day Raffle donorsCezarsKitchenChinmiKalbirestaurantCorning,Inc.EliLillyJapan,K.K.EternalEstheticSalonBijouForeignBuyersClubHilton,OsakaHotelPlazaKobeIKEA,JapanK.K.KasparPearlCo.,Ltd.KobayashiSeiyakuKobeBaySheratonHotel&TowersKobeCoralCompanyTheMihoKimFamily
NestléJapan,Ltd.OZTravelPeterPan/HankyuKitchenYell,Inc.PlannersInternational,Ltd.PriceClubProcter&GambleJapan,K.K.RajarestaurantRitz-Carlton,OsakaShioyaTochiCo.,Ltd.SwissotelNankaiOsakaTheTaguchiFamilyTakenakaCorporationThaiAirwaysInternationalPCL.TurkishAirlines
2009-2010 Advancement CommitteeRickBrueggemannHarry Cheng ’89EdDongJohn Gillespie ’63Mohan Gulrajani ’83ChrisJohnsonHatsunoriKiriyamaChuckKiteJimLeeDouglasSchaferKiran Sethi ’83AmyWessonFredWessonAlfonso“Chito”Zulueta
2009-2010 Board of TrusteesRickBrueggemann*(ViceChairperson,Treasurer)VidhanChaudhariNariko Hirai ’83BarbaraJohnsonFritzLeonhardtWilliamMoore(CouncilChairperson)ImadRamadanCharanbirSarao*BenShaman*(BoardChairperson)DonnaTatsuki(Secretary)FredWesson*(Headmaster)*FinanceCommittee
Thank you to our Advancement Office volunteersAmandaChaoChristineCookSurekhaDantamMeganFitzpatrickJackieHarmsJudeHentyTanyaHuvenneBarbaraJohnsonAe Kyung Kim ’94AnitaKilchherrTamiLaurenLauraLeahyKatrinaMcCleeryMariMikiDebbieOlsonManishaPangamRolaRamadanWendyStickelYukaStoneEikoToewsAgnesZulueta
2009-2010 Council (not including Board Members)Kate Brueggemann ’67SujataChaudhariJulie Crane-Cory ’81JillFukaeMichaelGrubelBeenaGulrajani
MaryJaveriChuckKiteLisaQuaHiansenKenjiTerashimaBTToews
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Excerpt from the commencement address by Mr. Dave Ferguson (CAFaculty1989-present)Forme,theanalogyofjazztoeducationisapt.CanadianAcademystudentsgenerallyknowthatI’maloverofjazz.Jazzmusicisoftenplayinginmyclassroom.WhileIrelatetotheinspirationofjazz,myownpersonalinspirationisteaching.PeopleaskmeifIgetboredteachingbiologyyearafteryear.Butthetruthis,Ineverdo.Notevenalittle.Thatbringsmetomyjazzanalogy.Ifyouthinkaboutjazz,there’saninterestingcontradiction:manyofthesongsplayedbyjazzmusiciansareoldstandards.Youknow,songslikeTake the A TrainorIt Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t got that Swing.IhavemaybeahundreddifferentlessonsthatIteachinbiology.Thesearemyequivalentofjazz
standards.Exceptmystandardshavetitleslike“EnzymaticControlofDNAReplication,”orthe“MeioticProductionofGeneticVariationthroughCrossingOverandIndependentAssortment.”Right…Iknow.Toyoutheymightnotexactlyqualifyasstandards,buttometheyare.TheyaredearoldsongsthatIknowallthenotesto.But,justasajazzmusicianneverplaysthesamesongthesamewaytwice,
Ineverteachthesamelessonthesamewaytwice.Iimprovisebasedonthatclass,thatday.Myfavoriteteachingmomentsarewhenaninspiredanalogypopsintomyhead,outoftheblue,unplanned,liketheideahadamindofitsown.NowIwouldhavelovedtohavebeentalentedenoughto
havebeenarealjazzmusician(maybetenorsaxophone).But,lackingthattalent,I’vebeenextremelyblessedtohavefoundteachingasavocation.Throughteaching,I’vefoundavoiceformyowninspiration.Teachinghasbeenverygoodtome,andthatisinnosmallpartbecauseI’vealsohadthegoodfortuneofteachinghereatCA.AndthebestthingaboutteachingatCA,withoutanydoubt,isthequalityofstudentsweteach.IstayintouchwithalotofCAgraduates.Morethese
daysthanever.That’sthankstothemoderntechnologyof…Facebook!ChattingwithCAgraduatesI’mamazedatwhatcreativelivestheylive.Theymoveeasilyfromcitytocity,countrytocountry,continenttocontinent.Theynotonlyfindinterestingjobs;somealsocreatetheirowninterestingjobs.Thosethatseemhappiestaretheonesthathavefoundtheirowninspiration,theirownvocation,theirownvoice.
Class of 2010
Back row: Shimon Hayase, Suraj Shah, Cassandra Supak, Grace Meikle, Nina Gallo, Saki Shimada, Lucia Arenzana Lopez, Eduardo Achach, Eric William McIntyre, Kabir Sachdev, Anna Yamamoto Thomsen, Sakura Makiyama, James RosatiThird row: Misa Fukutome, John Barrow, Hans Gulrajani, Mudit Suebsukchareon, Saaya Kanai, Joy Kwon, Jennifer Chung, Jung Ah Kim, Da Eun Kim, Maleena Thurston, Pablo Velazquez, Julia Kuwahara, Elisha Kaylie Jonnes, Shiori TakeuchiSecond row: Julia Ito, Sumera Reina Ansari, Lucy Abel, Kento Yamada, Rera Mathtani, Thomas Figoni, Scion Sasaki, Yilin Zhang, Nanao Yamada, Cena Yamamoto, Alisher Azizov, Alessandro Constantini, Jeffrey NeukommFirst row: Julia Fukae, Ben Ryu, Kyung Min Kim, Yuto Ishikawa, Kentaro White, Paula Granada, Crystal Shi, Fuko Ito, Moè Nakayama, Kei Nakamura, Ryan Miyake, Tanvi Nayak, Sonia Nestorowa
Senior Class President Jeffrey Neukommpresentedtheseniorclassgift.TheClassof2010madeadonationtotheChildrenofHaitiProject(COHP).TheCOHPisworkingtoestablishaneducationalcentertoservethepoorestchildreninHaiti.
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Excerpt from the senior address by Moè NakayamaWerealisethattodayisadayoftransition.Andtransitionsmarkthebeginningofsomething,andtheendofanother.Todayisthedaywebegintosaygoodbyetowhatwe’veknowninordertogreetsomethingwehaveyettoknow.It’sexciting,asitalwayshasbeen–butrealityaddstoitawhole’notherdimension.Soon,wewillbegintodispersetodifferentcountries,anddifferentpartswithinthosecountries.Suddenly,forbetterorforworse,theworldwillbecomemuchlargerthanitusedtobe.Andasmuchasweallhatedthisplace,atonepointoranother,thisplaceiswherewegrewup.This
place,fromwhereweembarkedonourannualgradetripstoHiroshima,thenotoriouslyboringMihoMuseum,KyotoandKoya-san.Thisplace,towhereproudAPACathletesandartistscamehome.Thisplace,inwhichwecrowdedaroundlibrarytablestohelpeachotherwithlastminutehomework.Thisistheplacewhereweallknoweachother,andknoweachotherwell.Asthisceremonynearstheend,I’dlikeustodoonelastthingtogether–onethingwe’reallverygood
at.Iwantustoprocrastinate,mentally–inotherwords,ascheesyasitsounds,Iwantustocherisheverymomentoftoday.Becausethisisourspecialday,anditisprobablythelasttimethatwe’llallbetogether–withourfriends,teachersandfamilies.
Members of the Class of 2010 are attending the following universities:United States:BostonUniversity(3)BrighamYoungUniversity-HawaiiBrownUniversityCaliforniaBaptistUniversityCaliforniaStateUniversity,SacramentoCornellUniversity(2)EmersonCollegeNewYorkUniversityNortheasternUniversity(2)OregonStateUniversityParsonsSchoolofDesign,NewSchoolUniversityPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,AbingtonRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign(3)SmithCollegeTheOhioStateUniversityTheUniversityofArizonaUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyUniversityofChicagoUniversityofHawaiiatManoaUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCountyUniversityofMissouriColumbiaUniversityofNotreDame
UniversityofSanFranciscoUniversityofSouthCarolina
Canada:CamosunCollegeQueen’sUniversityUniversityofBritishColumbia(2)UniversityofTorontoUniversityofTorontoatMississauga
Asia:UniversityofSantoTomas(Philippines)
Japan:SophiaUniversityWasedaUniversity
United Kingdom:ImperialCollegeofScience,Technology,andMedicineNewcastleUniversityUniversityofKentatCanterburyUniversityofSheffield
The design used here as background was created by Fuko Ito ’10 and used as an insert in the diploma case given to each member of the Class of 2010.
Highlights from our 87th Commencement Ceremony
Excerpt from the senior address by Ryan MiyakeThisinevitablyledmetoquestionmyperceptionofthelastfouryears.Specifically–whathasitallbeenfor?Wouldn’tIhaveavoidedsuchamultitudeofboringdaysifIleftschoolanddevotedallmytimetojusthavingasmuchfunashumanlypossible?Theanswertothatisyes,mostprobably.Thefootnoteaccompanyingthatanswer,however,saysthatIwouldlikelybeanignorantimbecile.BecauserightnowasIlookatallofmypeerssittingbeforeyou,Iamhonestlyproudofbelongingtoaclassofsuchpleasant,independent,smartpeople,andourhighschooleducationundeniablyhasmoretodowithhavingthosetraitsthanwewilleverbeabletocomprehend.ThereisnotonepersononthisstageIcouldpossiblyconsidertonotbesmart.Now,highschoolstudents
tendtomeasuretheirownsmartnessbasedontheirgradepointaverageorhowmuchknowledgetheyhaveinaspecificfield.Afterthinkingaboutitthough,Ihavefoundthatyouareonlyreallyassmartasyouareawake.
Idonotmeanthatliterally,althoughIwouldsaythatgettingoutofbedishalfthebattleinlivingasensiblelife.WhatImeanisthatIcallanyonetrulysmartwhenhisorhermindisnotsuspendedinastateofdormancy.Wearebornwithdormantminds.Oureducationshavewokenusupbyguidingusallinknowinghowtothink–notwhattothink–
howtothink.Beingawakeentitlesnotonlybeingabletoknowwhatismeaningfulandtrueinyourlife,buttakingthosethingsandrunningwiththem.Beingawakeiswhatallowsustonotonlyrecognizeandrejectthelies,falsepromises,andeverythingthatbringsusdown,butultimatelydefeatthem.Thisdayisnotsimplyacelebrationofthegoodgradeswehavereceivedandtheservicewehavedonetogettothispointinourlives,butmoreimportantlyanopportunitytoexpressourgratitudetowardsourparents,teachersandeachotherfornotlettingusliveindormancy–althoughsomeofyoulooklikeyouarehavingahardtimestayingawakeasIspeakrightnow.
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TeaceremonystudentsfromtheClassof2010wereinvitedtovisitKonnichiantheheadquartersoftheUrasenkeFoundationofteaceremony.ThisspecialvisitwasarrangedbyMs.TamiMizushima,coordinatorofCA’steaceremonycourses.Ms.MizushimahastaughtteaceremonyatCAfor18years.
TheOrixBuffaloesbaseballteamstagedtheirannualAmericanNightonMay29,2010atKyoceraDomeinOsaka.CanadianAcademyInterludeHighSchoolstudentswereinvitedtosingtheUSnationalanthembeforethegame.
CA Students sing at Osaka Dome Visiting Author: Jane Kurtz
JaneKurtz,anotedchildren’sauthor,visitedCAelementaryschoolclassestoshareherexperiencesasanauthorandlivinginEthiopia.JaneKurtzisthedaughterofmissionarieswhospentdecades
inEthiopiawheretheyraisedtheirfivedaughtersandonesoninaremotevillage.OnceKurtzreturnedtotheUnitedStatestoattendcollegeshemarriedandraisedthreechildren–butshelongedforherchildhoodhome.Shebegantowritestoriesfromherchildhood.Thefirst, Fire on the Mountain,wasfollowedbyPulling the Lion’s Tail.
Lead support from Lilly for CA’s Field of Dreams
Tea Students visit Urasenke Headquarters
Draft image of Lilly Field signage and scoreboard
Participantsincluded(front):Scion Sasaki,Julia Ito,Yilin Zhang,Sumera Reina Ansari,Lucy Abel,Fuko Ito,Moè Nakayama.(back):Ms.Fujitaka,Maleena Thurston,Ms.Kurioka,Saaya Kanai,Shiori Takeuchi,Ben Ryu,Cena Yamamoto,Kabir Sachdev,Jeffrey Neukomm,Elisha Jonnes,Nanao Yamada,Thomas Figoni,Grace Meikle,Nina Gallo,Ms.Mizushima,Mr.Hamana,Ms.Vrba(HighSchoolPrincipal)
ThecurrentMiddleandHighSchoolFieldwillbenamedLillyFieldinrecognitionofLilly’sgenerousdonationcoincidingwithCanadianAcademy’sFieldofDreamsproject.CanadianAcademyismostappreciativeforLilly’scontinuingsupport. LargedonationslikethisaretheresultofthegenerosityofourcommunityleadersasawholeandthewidespreadappreciationforCanadianAcademy’sservicetostudentsintheKansaiRegionsince1913.ThankyoutotheAdvancementCommitteemembersandtoeveryonewhohelpedinmakingthisdonationpossible. AndlookfortheLillyFieldsignageonournewCanadianAcademyscoreboardinthecomingmonths! ThankyoutoEliLillyJapanK.K.fortheirleadershiproleinsupportingCanadianAcademy.
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Class of 1978 Reunion: July 30-August 1, 2010
NineofusfromtheClassof’78metinEvanston,Illinois,nearChicagooverthelastweekendinJuly(intoAugust)fora2010reunionorourhalf-centurycelebration(weallturnedorwillturn50thisyear):David Emanuel,Yvonne Miura-Shibata,Jane Hodge,Carolyn Ginkel Skelton,Don Johnson,Ajay Gidwani,Joyce Spear,Paul HutchinsonandKateShumate.Also Kraig Griffiths ’76andClassof’77:Diane Hodge Wetzel,Lisa SakaiandMark Dy-Liacco aswellasMr.andMrs.Hodge(Diane’sandJane’sparents)joinedus.Itwasloadsoffunandajoyforallofustoreconnectaftersomanyyears-mostofushadnotseeneachothersincegraduatingfromCA!ComingintoO’HareAirport
andfirstseeingAjayandthenYvonneonThursdayafternoonwasatruedelight!WethenwaitedandCarolyncamein...andthenDiane,Janeandherfolks!WewereallhuggingandlaughingasifnotimehadelapsedsinceCAdays!Everyonelookedthesame,albeit,wehadagedsome.WethendroveuptoEvanstonwherewestayedattheHiltonGardenInn.Theconversation,aswetravelled,wasamazing!Howmanykids?You’remarried?Oh...justremarried?Okay...Andthentherewastheessentialsharingofpicturesfromdigitalcameras,cellphones,walletsandpurses.AjaywholivesinEvanstonorganizedwherewewouldstayandtheactivitiesforeachday.Afterarrivingatthehotel,weranintoDonwhohaddrivenfromIowaandPaulwhohadtakenAmtrakfromhishomeinPhilly.ThenKateandafriendarrivedlater.Mostofuswhowerecomingwerethere!Thateveningwasspenttalking,getting
reacquaintedandeatingpizzaatCarmen’sPizzeria!ThenextdaymostofuswentintoChicagobytrainandenjoyedthecity.AfewotherswenttothebeachinEvanston.Duringourtripdowntown,someofuswithFacebookfriendlyphonesstartedreceivingmessages(viahersisteronFacebook)thatJoyce,whowedidnotthinkwasevengoingtocomehadarrivedatthehotelandwaslookingforus.Shehadcomewithherfamily!Itwasgreattosee
herandexceptforherwavyhair,shehadnotchangedabitandherhusbandandsevenyearolddaughterwerethere,andadelight!ThatnightwestayeduptalkingandreminiscingandateandhadafewdrinksatBravo’s.ThenonSaturdaywevisitedtheBaháitempleinEvanstonandhadapicniconthelake.ThateveningwasthebigdinneratKoianditwasgreatfun,fellowshipandfood!TheGidwaniFamilyjoinedus!Backtothehotel,weenjoyedaslideshowofpicturesfrombygoneCAdays.Someofusstayed
uplatethatnighttalkingandjusthangingout.OnSunday,mostofussleptinandthenwentouttoourfarewellluncheonatMt.Everest,anIndianrestaurant-atreatbytheGidwanis!Afterlunchitwastimetosaygood-byeandonebyone,everyonebegantoleave.Theweekendwasatruesuccessandsomemorable!Itwaslikeafamilygatheringbutlikenoother.Itwasn’taboutthesiteswesaw,whichwereallspectacular,butaboutfriendshipsthathavespannedourlifetimes–allwhichhadbegunatCA,backinthe70’s,uponNagamine!Includedarejustafewpicturesfromourunforgettableweekendtogether!Let’sgettogetheragainsoon!Imissyouguys!
David Emanuel’78 (AKA:Badger)
Joyce Spear, David Emanuel, Don Johnson, Jane Hodge, Kate Shumate, Paul Hutchinson, Carolyn Ginkel Skelton, Ajay Gidwani, and Yvonne Miura-Shibata
Diane Hodge Wetzel ’77, Mark Dy-Liacco ’77, Lisa Sakai ’77
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20th Reunion: Class of 1990, July 2-5, 2010
Chiyo Matsubayashi ’90, Rebecca Powers Yoshida ’90, Trish Palacios-Moran ’90, Kevan Kerr ’90, Jay Gillam ’90, Steffi Pfetscher Ricketts ’90, Sheri Shamdasani Sen ’90, Shinya Fujimoto ’91, Bob Hengal, Director of Alumni Relations (CA Faculty 1976-Present). The banner is held by Shinya’s children: Maki and Keitaro
Thankstoeveryoneforcomingouttoour20threunion!Alwaysfuntocatchup-it’slikenotimeatallhasgoneby-butIguessithasbeenawhilehasn’tit.ThankstoSherifororganizingeverythingandtoMr.Hengalforcomingallthewayouttojoinus.Lookingforwardtothe100thCACentennialin2013!Chiyo Matsubayashi ’90
Dr. Tom Hall (CA Faculty 1987-1993) and Sheri Shamdasani Sen ’90
Nikita Morozoff ’93, Mikako Nomura ’93 and Robin Makinson ’95
ThankstoDr.Hallforshowinguptocelebrateourmilestone.Asithappens,Dr.Hallisanextremelyinterestingandnicepersonwhennothandingoutdetentionslips!Weallsincerelyappreciatedhispresence,aswellashispoignantstoriesofhisownhighschooldays. Sheri Shamdasani Sen ’90
Freddy the Falcon Award WinnersSteffi Pfetscher ’90 getstheawardfortravelingfurthest.SheflewfromGermanytoUtah,sleptonenight,thendrovetenhoursfromUtahtoCaliforniatomakeittotheReunionDinnerontime.ThebestclassspiritawardgoestoKevan Kerr ’90whoattendedCAforjustoneyearintheninthgrade,butmadeittothe15thReunioninNewYorkCityin2005,andflewinfromTennesseeforour20thReunioninSanFranciscoin2010.
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20th Reunion: Class of 1990, July 2-5, 2010
Ryan Bolin ’98 and Tara Wakely ’00
ThekickoffeventonFridaywasmeanttobeasomewhattametwo-hourhappyhouratwhichwecouldgentlybreaktheiceandgetslowlyreacquaintedbeforetherestoftheweekend’sfestivities.Itdidn’tquiteworkoutthatway.Asitturnsout,twentyyearsornot,whenabunchofCAfolksgettogether,thereissimplynoicetobreak.Itwaslikenotimehadpassedatall.Fivesecondsintoourfirstevent,therewasalreadyanoisyandtangiblebuzzofenergyaroundourtablesaswelaughednon-stop,hugged,kissed,chattedanimatedly,caughtupatwarpspeed,confessedcrushes,soughthelpwithourstruggles,revealedourrawtrueselveswithpurefreedomandcomfort,castigatedformerhairstyles,gottearyovervideofootageoftheoldschool,pouredthroughthe1990Yearbookandlaughednon-stopsomemore.Twohourscameandwent.Thenthree.Thenfour.Fivehourslater,wereluctantlygotupfromourtablesatthefunkyandfunTongaRoomandHurricaneBarandleft.Weleft,butnottogohometoourrespectivehotels.WeinsteadtroopeddownasteephilltogetherthatwasstrangelyreminiscentofouroldCAhill,andfoundourselvesapizzeriawhereweproceededtorefuelandrevelineachother’sdeliciouscompanyjustalittlemore.Fridaynightwasanamazingstarttoanamazingweekend.
Saturdayhadusscatteredallovertown.ParentsploddedthroughtheAquariumatFisherman’sWharfortheSanFranciscoZoo,spousessupportedtheirbetterhalf’sworldcupteamsonwidescreen,couplescanoodledaroundChinatown,andsingletonssurveyedtheJapaneseGardens.Intheevening,fromourvariouswalksoflife,weallconvenedforourofficial20thReunionDinner.Itwasatransportingexperienceforustobecookingandeatingscrumptiousyakinikutogetheranddrinkingmultiplevarietiesofchu-haitogetheratalovelyandauthenticplacecalledJuban.Justlikethenightbefore,nobodywantedthenighttoend.Impromptu,thegroupdecidedtocontinuethepartywithanafterpartyatacozyloungecalledVesuvioinNorthBeachthatkepttheratherlargegroupofushappilyenjoyingthewarmthofourfriendshipandourcosmosuntiltheweehours.Saturdaynightwasincrediblyfun.Wakingupwasalittlehardereachday,butweallmanaged
thetaskonceagainonSunday,andoncewedroveoutnearthewater,thefestiveFourthofJulycrowdatPier39wokeusrightup.Therewasafantasticbandoutdoorsplayingseventiesandeightiesmusicthatsadlyusoldfolksallrelatetoandevendancepubliclytowhenfeelingmisguidedlysprightlyandseventeen.Therewasalsoalovelywindywalkontheoverpassesthatlet
uslookatthebigbeautifulbayononeside,andthemadcrazycityofhillsontheotherside,aviewthateveryoneenjoyedthoroughly.WehadourmealthereatPier39,attheHardRockCafé.FittinglyfortheFourthofJuly,itwasburgersallaround.Wehungoutwatersideforawhileandthensheepishlyonebyone,boysfirstsurprisingly,eachpersonadmittedthatratherthanwatchfireworkswiththewholeworldwhichwe’vealldonemanytimes,whatwereallywantedwastoquietlyandprivatelysavorourlastnightwithourdearbuddieswhomwewouldsoonmissalot.WenixedourplantowatchthefireworksandwentinsteadtotheLobbyBaroftheOmniHotelwheremanyofus
werestaying.Therewesecludedourselvesatthebesttableinthehouse,chattedandhungout,forhoursandhours,tellingeachothereverything,bondingfuriouslyandchillingouttogetheruntilweclosedtheplacedown.OnMondaymorning,wecappedoffourwonderfulweekend
withabreakfastforchampionsforthosewhoseflightsoutwerenotuntillaterintheday.Wehadabreakfast/brunchatTopoftheMark,whichhadbothexcellentfoodandunbelievableviewsfromallangles.Weendedourweekendlookingatgorgeousviews,glancingupfromeggsandsmokedsalmontoseeeachothers’tiredbuthappyfaces,andlisteningtothoseofuswhostillhadenergytodebateaboutwhetherornotthereissuchathingastoomuchbacon.Wethensaidgood-byefornowtoourfriends,knowingalltoowellthattheyaren’treallyfriends,theyarefamily.Itmustbeadmittedthattothedelightofallouregos,there
wasmuchinsistingthroughouttheweekendthatwealllook“exactlythesame.”Tothecrushingdisillusionmentofourgrown-upselfimages,however,therewasalsomuchinsistingthatallofourpersonalitiesarestill“exactlythesame.”
Sheri Shamdasani Sen ’90
Jay Gillam ’90, Reshma Sureshchandra ’95, Sheri Shamdasani Sen ’90, Rebecca Powers Yoshida ’90, Chiyo Matsubayashi ’90 and Kevan Kerr ’90 at the Tonga Room.
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Class of 1974 Reunion: May 14-16, 2010
Inthephotoarefromlefttoright:Joanne Hyder,Diana Ferguson Ripoll,Mary Morgan Enloe,Simone Sitman Martin, Mark Thompson,Steve Carver,Joel Likins,Beth-Neville Lancaster Evans,Peggy Elder SoltisandNoriko Gamblin.OnMay14-16,2010,nineofustraveledto Beth-Neville Lancaster EvanshouseinthemountainsofVirginia.Thegroundshookandthelandscapewaschanged.WeweretherepresentativesofthenotoriousClassof’74.Thereisstillterrorwhereverwemeet!TheEvansweregreathosts.Welaughed,weate,wereminisced,weenjoyedthecamaraderieofthefewpeopleonearthwhocanrelatetoourexperiences.Agreattimewashadbyall!Deb Likins ’74
AdocumentaryfilmonJapan’stumultuouspostwarhistorysincesigningthe1960securitytreatywiththeUnitedStateswasreleasedinSeptember,featuringtheworksandfirst-person
accountsofartistsandwritersreflectingontheera.DirectorLinda Hoaglund ’74,a
Japan-bornAmericanwhodescribesthebilateraltiesunderthetreatyasunnatural,saidshewillbehappyifherfilm,Anpo,canofferpeoplewhowatchit“achancetothinkaboutwhatkindoffuturetheywanttobuild.”Itisthefirstfilmdirectedby
Hoaglund,whoovertheyearshashandledEnglishsubtitlesforabout200films,includingthosedirected
byAkiraKurosawaandHayaoMiyazaki.ThefilmwasscreenedinTokyoandYokohamafrom
September18,aswellasinothercitiessuchasSendai,OsakaandNaha,OkinawaPrefecture.Inaddition,AnpohaditsworldpremiereattheTorontoInternationalFilmFestival.
The89-minutedocumentaryisarrivingatcinemasatasensitivetimeforthetwocountries,withtheplannedrelocationofU.S.MarineCorpsAirStationFutenmawithinOkinawapittingtheJapaneseandU.S.governmentsagainsttheislanders,whoopposethemove.
AnpowhichdrawsitstitlefromanabbreviatedJapanesetermforthebilateralsecurityarrangements,depictsthetumultuousera,inwhichviolentdemonstrationseruptedoncampusesandelsewhereagainstthetreaty’srevision,mainlythroughinterviewswithartistssuchaspainter,TadanoriYokoo,andsinger,TokikoKato,andtheintroductionoftheirworks.ThefilmalsoshowsU.S.militarybasesinOkinawaand
Yokosukaastheyaretodayasawaytoshowcasethesecurityallianceoverthelasthalfcentury.OkinawahoststhebulkofU.S.militaryfacilitiesinJapanandYokosuka,aportcitysouthofTokyo,whichhoststheU.S.NavalForceheadquartersinthecountry.“WhatkindofrelationshiphavetheUnitedStates,which
droppedatomicbombs(onJapan),andJapan,whichwasdefeatedinthewar,builtinthepostwarera?Presentinmakingthisfilmwasthisquestionofwhatwashappeninginthebackgroundofmylife,”saidHoaglund.AsreportedinThe Japan Times August22,2010
Linda Hoaglund ’74 releases a new film, Anpo
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FormerfacultymemberAnnHughes(CAFaculty1981-2001)visitedKobefromherhomeinFrance.Shemetwithpresentandformerfacultymembers:MatthewFlinchum,YoshikoKawabata,JeanetteBanno,SandyOtaandBobHengal.
HeatherEvansandNickFotivisitedfromCanada.Heather’sgrandmotherisEleanor Struthers ’37.HeatherhadheardaboutEleanor’shighschoolyearsatCA,anddroppedbyto
seeiftheycanfindsomeoldpictures.TheywereluckytofindacoupleofyearbookswithEleanor’sphotos.TheymadeafewcopiesofthepagestosharewithHeather’smombackhome.
1930’s
Cherry Kato ’04recentlygraduatedfromtheRoyalMelbourneInstituteofTechnology.InAugust2010shebeganworkingatCAasaTheaterTechAssistant.ShefindsitweirdwalkingdownthehallwaysofCAagain.Onetasksheistryingtomasteristocallherformerteachersbytheirfirstname,somethingthatwilltakeawhile!
Hiroki Sera ’05 graduatedfromCaliforniaLutheranUniversityin2009.HehasreturnedtoCAtoworkasaTheaterTechAssistant.Hirokialsoishelpingcoachmiddleschoolbaseballandbasketballandhighschoolsoccer.Heisexcitedtobebackathisalmamater.
Theysaythat,“Onecannevergoback.”IconsideredthatadagewhendecidingwhethertogobacktoKobeforapart-timeteachingpositionatCA,aschoolthatemployedmefor15years.ButCAisnotanaverageschoolsothedecisionwaseasyforme.NowthatI’mhereandschoolhasstarted,thereismuchthathas
remainedthesame.Studentsarestillrefreshinglycandid,diligent,andknowhowtospeakwithadults.Teachersliketheirwork,putalotoftimeintoit,andarefuntoworknextto.Allinall,ahealthysituationforbothstudentandteacher.Yes,thereisalotofnewtechnologyformetogetusedto,buttheendproduct,studentswhowillimpacttheworldthroughouttheirlives,isstillthegoal. RichardBecker,CAFaculty1992-2007
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Malcolm Hepworth writes:“Thewebisanamazinginstitution.IjustuseditthismorningtolookuptheCanadianAcademy,whichIattendedin1938-39inkindergartenandfirstgradewhenIlivedinJapan.Mymother,Mrs.GertrudeHepworth,wasmykindergartenteacher,andMrs.Leewasmyfirstgradeteacher.Ibelievewehadseveralgradestogetheratthattime.Mrs.Leehadjustboughtanewpendulumclockfortheclass.DonnyParker,sonofKenParker,theprincipal,wasmyclassmate.TherewasalsoaChapmanintheclass,Ibelieve.IrememberbeingintroducedtoBeethoventhatyearbytheplayingoftheMoonlight SonatabyMrs.Lee.IamsogladMrs.Leetooktimetointroducemetoclassicalmusicasithasremainedajoytometothisday.Ioftenwonderwhatbusinessmyfatherwasin,foralthough
hesaidhewasa“merchant,”hisconnectionsinJapanwerenottypicaloftheaveragebusinessman.HeandmymotherknewSirHubertGraves,theBritishambassadorfairlywell,andtheyhadconcertpartiesatourhomeinKobeperiodically.MymotherwasactiveintheSeaman’sMissionandwaspresentedattheJapanesecourttoPrincessChichibu(auntofthepresentemperor).IrememberbeingintroducedtoaMr.Tanakain1940.Hewas
atthattimeamemberoftheOrderoftheChrysanthemumandtheleaderoftheloyalopposition,i.e.opposedtoMr.Tojo.WhytheywouldhaveaconnectiontoMr.Tanaka,Idon’tknow.My
brother,Arnold Hepworth(whowassixyearsmyseniorandalsoastudentatCAbeforehewenttoCaterhamSchoolinSurrey)toldmeastoryabouthisconnectionwithMr.Tanakain1938.TheywerestrollingtogethernearTarumiontheInlandSea,whenan
officeronawhitehorserodeup.Mr.Tanaka,whowasdressedinablackkimono(notcommonin1938)helduphishandtostoptheofficer.Heaskedmybrotherifhewouldliketoridethehorse.Theofficergotoffthehorseandhandedthereinstomybrother(whowasonly12yearsold)andArnoldrodearoundforafewminutesandthenreturnedthereinstotheofficer.Inretrospect,itseemsreallystrangeforsuchanencountertooccurbetweenacivilianandaJapaneseofficer.ItindicatedthatMr.Tanakawaswell-knownandofconsiderablestation.That’saboutallIcanrememberoftheincidentmybrotherrelatedtomebeforehedied.ApparentlyMr.Tanakalostthebattlewiththegovernmentandhispacifistideaswerenotfollowedasweallknow.SomeofourfriendswereinternedatCAduringthewar.MydadreturnedtoJapanin1947andsawmyoldamahwhosurvivedthewar.Icanremembertakingatraintoschoolwearingateiki (trainpass)aroundmyneck.Asparentsandrelativespasson,onehasonlypatchymemoriesofyearswhenonewaslessthan8yearsold.MostoftheJapaneselanguagewhichIknewsowellhasalsoleftme.ThecounterparttoCAnearmeisLesterPearsonWorld
CollegeinVictoria,whereIhavelecturedonthesubjectofEnvironmentalEngineering.Currently,IamretiredandliveinPortTownsend,Washington.Nicesharingafewmemorieswithyou.”
1930’s 1960’s
Margareta (Rinell) Jonell ’60writes:“InMarchthisyearIhadtheopportunitytogotoIsraelwithagroupfrommychurch.IhavehadcontactwithMoses Kohlberg ’60(nowMosheKol)forseveralyears.OurtourtraveledtoatownclosetothekibbutzwhereMoshelives.Wewereabletospendjustafewminuteswitheachotherafternotseeingeachotherfor50years.
Twenty-sixyearsagomyfatherwasoperatedonforabraintumor.Aftertheoperationhedidnotknowusasafamily,hedidnotknowhimself,hesufferedfromaphasiaandhehadverysevereepilepticseizures.Fromonemomenttothenext,hewent
frombeingtheyouthpastorofalargechurch,DeanofaBibleSchoolandaformermemberoftheDutchSpecialForcestobeinglikeanautisticchild.Mymother, Carolyn
Frivold Ros ’69,haswrittenabook(Broken Dreams, Fulfilled Promises)abouttheirjourneyoftheheart...theirsearchforfaithandhopeagainsthope.TheirstoryisabouthowGodintervened.Heintervenednotimmediatelyorwiththespectacular,butwithhope.HopethatHecouldtakethefragmentsoflife
andrecreateadestinythatseemedfaroutofreach.Now,yearslater,theyarestillhappilymarriedandarethrivinginlife.Bothmyparentsareactivelyinvolvedintrainingandteachingyoungpeopletolivecourageously.Theyaremyheroes!Andnotonlythat,nowtheQueenof
theNetherlandsherself,hasseenitfittohonormyfatherforhisincredibleactsofservicetoyoungand/ormarginalizedpeopleinspiteofthejourneyhe’sbeenon.Thisisofcourseveryexcitingforusasafamily! Roechama Ros
LesleyLiuispresentlystudyinginKyoto.ShemadeatriptoKobetovisitCanadianAcademywhereherfather,auntanduncleallwenttoschool.Herfather,Edwin Liu ’74 attendedCAforGrades1-5(1962-1967).Heruncle,Earl Liu ’68attendedforGrades7-11(1962-1967).Heraunt,Ellen Liu ’66attendedGrades9-12(1962-1966).LesleyiscurrentlyintheUBC-RistumeikanUniveristyjointTESLProgram.
Mrs. Hepworth and her kindergarten class 1939
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Joan Ericson ’68 visitedCanadianAcademyfromherhomeinColorado.JoanisaProfessorofJapaneseatColoradoCollege.WhileatCAshemetwithMarieBeaupreCA’sCollegeCounselor.JoanalsometwithCAstudentsto
introducethemtoColoradoCollege.
1980’sHarry Cheng ’89 hasreleasedanewbookBeen There Done That. Harrycomments:“Mosttravelbooksonlyprovideinformation,whereasBeen There Done That actuallyallowsyoutorecordandplanyourtravellife,tickingoffplacesyou’vebeen
andplacesyou’dliketovisit,allowingyoutodocumentallyourtravelaccomplishmentsasyougo.Aseverypieceofinformationatravellercouldeverwantisallinoneplace,itreallyistheultimatetravelessential.”Harryhasalsobeenselectedasoneof70
OxfordAlumnifromaroundtheworldtoappearinacollectionofvideos,the“WallofGlobalAlumni.”Thevideosaimtoprofilethe
variouscareersopentocurrentstudents,toshowotheralumnithattherearemanywaystogetinvolvedandmaintainlinkstoOxfordsuchasjoiningalocalalumnigroup,andtocaptureinterestingstoriesaboutwhatgraduatesfromOxfordhavegoneontodo.ToviewHarry’svideospleasevisit:http://www.ox.ac.uk/videowall/global_alumni/index.html
Therewasaget-togetherinOsakawithBonnie Spear Weir ’84 andherfourchildren(Janelle,Elise,Timothy,Isaiah).Yuki Sugimura Robinson ’85,Rica Fujino Hayashi ’84,Kojiro Dan ’84,KeithGuthrie(CAFaculty1980-2008),KeikoGuthrie(CAFaculty1981-2006)andNaoko Tani Fukuchi ’84attended.
1970’s
Luke Gillespie ’75 visitedCAmusicstudentsandBand/JazzBandDirectorGeorgeVestonMarch18,2010.
Dagfinn Hagen ’77 andhisclassmate,Svein Tyldum ’77 madeatripdownfromTokyo,whereSveinlives,tovisitKobeandCA.DagfinnwasvisitingfromhishomeinNorway.
Fred Alsdorf ’62 (CAFaculty1976-2009)gavehisbrother,John Alsdorf ’59 atouroftheCAcampusonRokkoIslandduringJohn’svisittoJapaninJuly.Fredwrites:“Johnwantedtogo
backandsee“natsukashii”locationsandsightsinKobeandwespentagoodpartofTuesday,July13doingso.ThenewCAdoesn’tcomeinthe“natsukashii”category,buthewantedtoseeittoo.SoIgavehimtheformerAlumniDirector’sbrieftour,metafewofmyoldstudentsandKaoruWhite.”
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Bruce Downs ’64 recentlyvisitedtheFourthMarineDivisionMemorialParkontheHawaiianIslandofMaui.Bruce,whoservedwiththeU.S.MarinesinVietnam,writesabouttheMemorialPark:“I’mextremelyfortunatetohavewalkedthesehallowedgrounds.AllMarinesneedtoknowofitsexistence.”
Fred Alsdorf ’62 (CAFaculty1976-2009)afterleavingCAjoinedtheWebDesignUnitatOsakaUniversity.In2009,OsakaUniversityimplementedamajorrevisionofitswebsite.TheresultisasitemuchmoreaccessibleandinformativetopersonsnotversedintheJapaneselanguageandalsoasitemuchmoreuser-friendlytointernationalexchangestudents,internationalresearchers,andexpatriateslivingintheOsakaarea.Currently,thankstotheworkoftheWebDesignUnit,virtuallyallOsakaUniversity’swebpagescomeinpairsaJapanesepageandthesamepageinEnglish.Thesepairingsincludefrequentupdatesonsymposiums,seminars,andothereventsopentostudentsand,often,thegeneralpublic.Youcanvisitthewebsiteat:http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en
Barbara Cole Jennings ’62 hasjustreleasedher13thbookfortheinteriordesign,homestagingandinteriorredesignindustry.HerbooksarecurrentlyavailablefromAmazon.com,publishedbyAhavaPress.BarbaraisthefounderanddirectoroftheAcademyofStagingandRedesign.
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Pramit Shewa ’99 celebratedhisweddingattheWestinResortinBali,Indonesia.HeisshownherecelebratingwithfellowCAalumni:Isaac Watanabe ’99,Kwang Joon Kim ’99,Nishant Pathela ’99,Pramit Shewa ’99,Basant Dang ’98andManish Daswani ’95.
1990’s
Shigeru Matsuura ’90,Kyun-Soo Jung ’90andKyun-Soo’swife,Saja,attendedCA’sannualInternationalFoodDay(formerlyPTAFoodFair).
Lisa Inui-Kaps ’92andherparentsgaveLisa’smother-in-law,ElaineKaps,atour
ofCA.Ms.KapsisaneducationalconsultantwhowasvisitingJapanfromherhomeinSwitzerland.
Jovan Yamagishi ’03 andJun Stinson ’02 celebratedtheirweddingonJuly31,2010atPointReyes,California.Helpingthemcelebratewere(firstrow):Ren Stinson ’99,Kwang Jae Kim ’03,Conan Wakely ’03,Jovan Yamagishi ’03 andJun Stinson ’02.Secondrow:Shane Harris ’03,Michael Hajjar ’03 andKayne Ikeda ’03.Morephotosoftheweddingareavailablebyvisiting:http://vimeo.com/13970910
Kana Livingston ’00,Miki Christopherson ’00,Yangja Lee ’00 andChiaki Yoshimine ’00 attendedCA’sannualInternationalFoodDay(formerlyPTAFoodFair).
Nick Daggy ’97 visitedCAforthefirsttimesinceheleftJapan18yearsago.HeworksasaphotojournalistinCincinnati.HemetwithhisformerteachersSandyOtaandBobHengal.
2000’s
Naomi Kite ’01 celebratedhermarriagetoHenriSoilaonJuly3,2010inHelsinkiwithherparents,Charles(CAAssistantHeadofSchool/BusinessManager1990-present)andYuri,andsister,Hanna ’97.
AgroupofCAalumnihelpedNaomiandHenricelebratetheirwedding.Picturedaboveare:Reshma Ramani ’01, CharlesKite,YuriKite,NatashaMakinson-Hajjar,HenriSoila,Naomi Kite ’01, Stephanie Arndt ’00,Jennifer Mason ’98, Shital Shah ’01, Siddharth Chodhry ’98 (withShitalandSid’sbaby,Anek),Sarkis Hajjar ’99and Deepti Ramakrishnan ’01.Thealumnigroup’sfunniestmomentwaswhentheynoticedthatDr.KitewascarryingtheCAbannerinaDaieisupermarketplasticshoppingbag.Completelyunintentionalbuttheythoughtthatwasagreatnostalgictouch.
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Akhil Wadhwa ’06traveledtotheUniversityofMichigantovisitSarah Rutherford ’06andLillian Madrigal ’07.TheyalsohadtheopportunitytomeetupwithformerCAFaculty(1992-07)RichardandHollyBecker.(Editor’s Note: to read more about Richard Becker see page 18).
Maana Sasaki ’07 visitedCAwhereshemetwithBobHengal,DirectorofAumniRelations.
Satsuki Muramoto ’08 returnedtoCAandmetwithMiddleSchoolPrincipalMichaelColaianni.ShewasatCAtotalkwithanelementaryschoolclassaboutherlifeasafigureskater.SatsukihadjustreturnedfromJesenice,Sloveniawhereshewonthe2010TriglavTrophyforLadiesSinglesFigureSkating.
In MemoriamDavid Edward Woodsworth ’35 (1918-2010)
ItiswithgreatsadnessthatImusttellyouthatmyfather,DavidEdwardWoodsworth,passedawaypeacefullyonAugust13,2010atSt.Mary’shospitalinMontrealattheageof91.Wearedeeplysaddenedbyhisdeath.DavidwasagraduateofCanadian
AcademyandwasthesonofProfessorHaroldWoodsworthwhowasformanyyearsdeanofLiteratureandLawintheearlyyearsofKwanseiGakuinandwasforatimethechairoftheBoardofCA.MyfatheralwaysrelatedwithgoodhumourthathisfatherHaroldhadcomposedtheCAschoolsong,whichIbelievemaystillbesungtoday.(Editor’s Note: to hear the CA school song visit: www.canacad.ac.jp)MyfatherspecificallyaskedthatIinformyouofhis
passing.HisyouthinJapan,andparticularlyhishappytimeatCA,wasever-presentinhissoulthroughouthislonglifeandwasagreatfactorintheprofoundjoyandbeliefinhumangoodnessthatalwayscharacterizedhim.IbelievethathewasafinerepresentativeofthebestofCanadianAcademy.DavidWoodsworthwentontobecomeoneof
Canada’spre-eminentsocialpolicytheoristsandthinkersandwasformanyyearsprofessoranddirectoroftheSchoolofSocialWork(SSW)atMcGillUniversityinMontreal,Canada.UponretirementfromMcGillin1984hewashonouredwiththedistinctionofEmeritusProfessor. Patrick Woodsworth
*OneofCanada’spre-eminentsocial-policythinkersofhistime,Woodsworthwasalsoahighlyrespectedacademicwhocontinuedtopublisharticlesinhis80s.AsdirectoroftheSSWfrom1966-76,WoodsworthwasatthehelmduringwhatcurrentdirectorWendyThomsoncalls“apioneeringtime”whentheSchoolintroducedoneofthefirstbachelorofsocialworkprogramsinthenation.ButThomsonbelievesWoodsworth’snumerous
academicandadministrativeaccomplishmentsareovershadowedbyhisunwaveringcompassionforothers.“Hewasagentleandthoughtfulman,”saidThomson,whostudiedunderWoodsworthinthe1970s.“Peopleusethetermfrequently,butDavidwasmuchloved.Hewasaninspirationtomanyofus.”In1986,soonafterretiringfromMcGill,Woodsworth
helpedco-foundtheNotreDamedeGrâceSeniorCitizensCouncilwherehebeganadvocatingfortherightsoftheelderly.Themovewashardlysurprisingconsideringhisfamily’straditionofsocialconsciousness.Woodsworth’sgrandfatherwasaMethodistmissionary,hisfatherwasaMethodistministerandhisuncle,J.S.Woodsworth,wasthefirstleaderoftheCo-operativeCommonwealthFederation(whichlaterbecametheNewDemocraticParty).“Isawhimonlyafewdaysbeforehedied,”said
Thomson.“Andwhilemostpeoplegetunderstandablypreoccupiedwiththemselvesatthatstage,allDavidwantedtotalkaboutwasthegoodworkbeingdone.Hewasanextraordinaryman.” NealeMcDevitt,McGill Reporter
Tristan Willis ’07 andAmi Armagost ’07 stoppedbyCAtovisitwiththeirformerteachers.
Marius Vedvik ’07 visitedCAwhiletouringJapanwithaclassicalorchestra.HemetwithSandyOta,hisformerEnglishteacher.HeisnowstudyingmusicattheGriegAcademyinNorway.
Zuo En Quek ’06visitedCAfromTokyowhereheisnowstudyingatTokyoUniversity.AfterleavingCAin1994Zuospentthenext15yearsinSingapore.
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Arthur Menzies ’35(1916-2010)Pleaseletotheralumniknowofmyfather’spassing.Helivedlifetothefulltilthedayhedied.HeattendedCAfrom1930to1935alongwithhissistersMarion ’32 andFrances ’34andhasbeenactiveintheCAreunionsinCanadaandtheUSA.Norah Menzies (Arthur’s daughter)
Mr.Menzies,whoseextraordinarydiplomaticcareerspanned40yearsandincludedpostingsinCuba,Japan,Malaysia,Australia,China,andBrussels,diedMarch4,2010attheageof93,fromasuddenheartattack.Heleaveshisson,
KenMenziesandhispartner,AnnStallmanandhisstep-grandaughter,KirstenStallman;hisdautherNorahMenziesandherpartnerEdLangevin.Inthecorridorsofdiplomaticpower,Mr.Menzieswasa
legitimateheavyweight.“HewasinstrumentalindevelopingCanada’sPacificidentityandtransformingasmalldepartmentintothemodernforeignministrythathelpedshapethepostwarworldandCanada’sidentitywithinit,”saidLeonardEdwards,currentdeputyministerofForeignAffairs.“Hewasanextraordinaryindividual-aninspirationtohis
colleagues,indefatigableinlife’sendeavours,andamanofpersonalityandcompassion.”AddsDavidMulroney,nowCanada’sambassadorto
China,“Youcouldn’tspendanytimeonAsiaPacificissueswithoutbeingawareofhisstatureandcontribution.“Itwasn’tjust...hishavingdeeprootsinChina.Itwaswhat
hedidwiththatspecialpersonalconnection.Hemadeithislife’sworktoensurethatCanadabuiltthefoundationforalong-termpartnershipwithChina.ThatroughlyaquarteroftheforeignstudentsinCanadanowcomefromChinaisinlargepartduetohisearlyvision.”WhenitcametoAsia,ofcourse,Mr.Menziesenjoyed
asignificantcompetitiveadvantage.ThesonofChristianmissionaries,he’dbeenbornthere-in1916atZhangde,innorthHunanprovince-and,likehisparents,cametoknowandlovetheChineselanguage,cultureandhistory.Indeed,itmightbesaidthatArthurMenzies,too,became
amissionaryofsorts-activelypromotingcommercialandculturalexchangeintheinterestsofgreatertoleranceandunderstanding.TheinstabilityofArthur’searlylifemayhavetaughthim
theadaptabilityrequiredofanyseasoneddiplomat.OwingtotheFirstWorldWar-hisfatherwasamong96,000
civilianChineselabourerssenttoFrance-hespentthefirstfouryearsoflifeonhisgrandparents’farm,nearStaples,Ont.,returningtoChinaonlyin1920.There,afamilyfriendgavehimtheauspiciousChinesenameTian Bei,orHeavenlyTreasure.Thoughhisschoolingwasofahighquality,ithopscotched
fromaChristianmissionschoolinWeihui(100kmfromhisparents)toBeijingtoEdmonton(duringasabbaticalyear)andthenKobe,Japan,wherehegraduatedfromCanadianAcademyin1935,whileearningablackbeltinjudo.Afterasummerspenttouringarchaeologicalandhistorical
sightswithhisfatherinChina,Mr.Menziesenrolledinafour-yearhistoryandphilosophydegreeattheUniversityof
Toronto,thenstartedpost-graduateworkatHarvard.ItwastherethathemetSheilaSkelton,theattractive
daughterofOscarDouglasSkelton,whoheldthepostofundersecretaryofstateforexternalaffairsinOttawafor16yearsandwaswidelyconsideredoneoftheprincipalarchitectsofthemodernministry.TheymarriedinJune,1943.Hewashiredatwhatwasthenexternalaffairsin1940.
Duringoneofhisinterviews,hewasaskedwhathewoulddoifheweremakingacourierdeliveryandwereattackedinthestreet.“I’duseju-jitsu,”Mr.Menziesexplained,andquicklyexecutedadramaticdoubleflip,backwardoverhischairandthenforwardbackintoit.It’sdoubtfultheadjudicatorshadeverseenanythingquitelikethat.Notlongafter,theyputMr.Menzies’sAsianexpertiseto
use,assigninghimtotheChinadesk.Withinfiveyears,hewasrunningtheFarEasterndepartment.Hewas32.In1950,Mr.MenziesheadedCanada’sliaisonmissionto
Japan,workingwithAlliedSupremeCommanderGeneralDouglasMacArthur.There,hismandateincludedtheemergingpeacetreatywithJapan,theKoreanWar(with3,000Canadiantroopsinvolved),andnegotiationstoacquireastripoflandadjacenttotheCanadianembassy.ReturningtoOttawaforfiveyearsin1953,Mr.Menzies
thenservedashighcommissionertoMalayaandBurmauntil1961,andin1965becameCanada’shighcommissionerforAustraliaandtheSouthPacific.Designedasathree-yeartour,itlastedseven.InHavana,TokyoandKualaLumpur,Mr.Menziesworked
hardtoacquireaworkingknowledgeofthelocallanguage-inadditiontotheChinesehealreadyknew.Andwherevertheywent,sayshisdaughter,Norah,Sheila
Menzieswasafullandessentialpartner.“Theyalwaysspokeofitas‘ourposting.’“ItwasafterBrusselsthatMr.Menziesfinallyobtained,in
1976,thepostinghehadlongcoveted-ambassadortoChina.Hewasreturningtothelandofhisbirthatacriticaltime;withthedeathofMao,nooneknewwhatkindofleadershipwouldemergeinthePeople’sRepublicorwhatitspoliciesmightbe.ButMr.Menziesknewenoughnottotrumpethispriorconnectionstothecountry.“Inevertalkedaboutmyfatherorhiswork,”hesaid
later.“InevermentionedthatIwasamissionary’sson.Missionarieswerestillconsideredtoberunningdogsoftheimperialists.”ToyoungerCanadiandiplomats-severaltravelledlong
distancestoattendhisfuneral-Mr.Menziesplayedtheinformalroleofmentor.AmongthosewhobenefitedfromhiscounselwasJames
Bartleman,whohadanearlypostingtoNATOwhenMr.MenziesledtheCanadianmissionthere.“IhadjustthefoggiestgraspofthesubjectareaIhadbeenassigned,”Mr.Bartlemanrecalls.“Sensingmybewilderment,ArthurcalledmeasideandtoldmenottobeintimidatedbytheTypeApersonalitiesrushingupanddownthecorridors.‘Justkeepyoureyesandearsopen,’hesaid.‘Youwilllearnthingsherethatwillbeusefultoyoufortherestofyourcareer.’Andhewasright.ButthemostimportantthingsIlearnedfromArthurandSheila[were]aboutlivingthegoodlife,aboutalwayshavingtimeforothers,abouttheimportanceoffamilyandaboutthejoyofliving.”(continuednextpage)
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In MemoriamSolrun Hoaas ’61 (1943-2009)
OursisterSolrunHoaas(knownasSue)diedonDecember11,2009,inMelbourne,Australia,attheageof66.SolrunwasbornnearTrondheim,NorwayonAugust15,1943,tomissionaryparentswhohadbeentoChinabeforethewar.Thefamilywent
backtoChinain1946,andwastransferredtoJapanlatein1949.TheysettledinKobe,whichbecametheir“hometown”forthenexttenyears.AfterfinishingtheNorwegianprimaryschoolinShioyain1956,sheenteredeighthgradeatCAthatyear.DuringheryearsatCA,Solrunwasactiveindrama,choir,basketball,andnottoforget,ontheeditorialstaffof“NagamineEcho.”Shegraduatedin1961asvaledictorian,wentforayeartoAugsburgCollegeinSt.Paul,Minnesota.ShecontinuedherstudiesatOsloUniversity,inFrench,JapaneseandSocialAnthropology.In1969shereceivedascholarshipfromtheJapaneseMinistryofEducationforgraduatestudiesatKyotoUniversity,whereshealsodidextensivestudiesonNohtheatreandmadeanumberofNoh-masksherself.InKyotoshemetRogerPulversandtheymarriedin1970.Theywerelaterdivorcedin1982.TheymovedtoAustraliain1972,andshecompletedanM.A.inAsianStudiesatAustralianNationalUniversityinCanberra.AfewyearslatershemovedtoMelbourne,whereshecompletedagraduatediplomainfilmatSwinbourneInstituteofTechnologyin1980.Inthefollowingyearsshecompletedseveral
documentaryfilms,thefirstfourfromHatomaIslandinOkinawa.Shewrote,producedanddirectedseveralJapan-relatedfilms,includingthefeaturefilmAYA(1990).Someothersare:Effacement (1980,onNohmasks),Sacred Vandals(1983),Green Tea and Cherry Ripe (1988).LatersheturnedherinteresttowardKorea,withamorepoliticalcontentinPyongyang Diaries (1997),andRushing to Sunshine(2001).From2004Solrunturnedtohandmadeprints,
experimentingwithfilmimagescombinedwithcopperplateetchings.AnumberofherproductshavebeenshowningalleriesinSydneyandMelbourne.SolrundiedonDecember11,2009afterasix-month
strugglewithcancer.Shewasathomeandgoingaboutherworkandplanningforfutureprojectstotheveryend.TherewasamemorialattendedbymanyofherfriendsinMelbourneonDecember18,2009andsheisnowburiedinNorway,atHoleChurch,outsideofOslo.We,herthreebrothers,haveallstudiedatCA,Bjarne,
HaraldandGeir.WeherebyshareourpreciousmemoryofSolrunwith
hermanyfriendsfromtheCA-period.ForfurtherinformationonSolrun’sactivitiesand
productions,pleasevisit:http://www.innersense.com.au/mif/hoaas.htmlhttp://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/issue-54/solrun-hoaas-1943-2009-an-interview-with-lisa-french/http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/issue-54/solrun-hoaas-on-dvd/
AftergamesoftennisattheNATOsportsclub,Mr.Menzies,abrilliantraconteur,regaledhimwithstoriesfromhispast.SaysMr.Bartleman:“AlthoughIdidnotknowitatthetime,Arthurwasactuallyusingthesestoriestoeducateme...topreparemeforthechallengesIwouldface.Itwasagoodthinghedid.”SeveralsubsequentpostingstookhimtoplacesMr.Menzieshaddescribed.“Beforeeachofthem,IwouldcallonhimtoobtainhisinsightsonwhatIwouldlikelyface.”Mr.Menziesconcludedhisdiplomaticcareeras
Canada’sfirstambassadorfordisarmament(1980-1982).ButheremainedactiveafterretirementontheCanada-Asiaandmanyotherfronts.Onlylastyear,hewasamong23retiredheadsof
missionwhosignedaletterindefenceofdiplomatRichardColvin,theAfghaninterrogationwhistleblower.“Arthuralwayshadsome-thingtosaythatwas
insightfulandthoughtful,”saysPatriciaMarsden-Dole,withMr.Menziesamemberofanothergroupofretiredcivilservantsthatmetmonthly.“Hewasaveryself-possessedman,carefulwithmoney,takingresponsibility,neverspeakingidly.”Ifonlyitwerepossibletobottlehisrecipeforlife.
Intohis90s,sayshisdaughterNorah,Mr.Menziessanginachurchchoir,tappedmapletrees,playedpiano,tookPilatesclassesandfitnesstraining,walkedandreadThe Globe and Mail everyday,keptabreastofcurrentaffairs,andstayedintouchwithfriends.Atmeetings,afterthespeaker’spresentation,hewouldstandandaskquestionsthatleftpeople’sjawsdroppedopen.“Icouldnotbelievehow
withithewas,”saysNorah.“Hewasvitalandaliveandfullyengagedrighttotheend.”Adecadeago,hewas
namedtotheOrderofCanadabythen-governor-generalAdrienneClarkson.Ironically,in1942,Mr.Menzies,thenajuniorexternalaffairsofficer,hadcarriedtheinfantClarksonfromaboatinNewYork,towhichherfamilyhadfledfromwartimeChina.Onedaybeforehedied,Mr.Menziescalledhisold
friendJacquesRoy,askinghimtoconveynewstoallretiredheadsofmissionthatanothergoodfriend,AlfredPick,hadpassedaway.Mr.Menziesintendedtodelivertheeulogy.Mr.Roycalledbackthefollowingdaytosaythathehadpassedonthemessage.“Hisvoicewasstrong,hewasinagoodmood,”Mr.
Royrecalledinhiseulogy.“Afewhourslater,hewastakentothehospitalwherehedied.Untilhisverylastmoments,Mr.Menzieswantedtohelp.Thiswasinthenatureoftheman,alwayspreparedtoassist,alwayshappytocontribute.”
MichaelPosner,The Globe and Mail
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Amelia Fuller ’07(1989-2010)
CAstudentsuponhearingofAmelia’sillnessfoldedovera1000papercraneswishingheraspeedyrecovery.ThankstoCAparentMs.JudeHentywhoarrangedforthecranestobeshippedtoAmeliainAustralia.AmelialostherbattlewithcancerinJune2010.
UponreceivingthecranesAmeliasentthefollowingmessage:
How special it was to receive so many beautifully made paper cranes, all the way from Japan! Extraordinary!!
It was such a complete surprise to me, you both along with Jude and my parents are very sneaky!!
The thought that you all are inspired by my journey, and have spent the time on getting the school involved in supporting me, is so so special in my eyes and is certainly helping me immensely in fighting this horrible disease.
I would like to send a huge, massive shout out to all of CA students and teachers who got involved whether they sent a message in my book or made a crane. You are all wonderful, and knowing that I am getting such wonderful support all the way from Japan, and certainly after so many years after leaving. I often have very fond memories of my time in Japan. Thank you all again for all your support.
Anna Thomsen ’10, Saki Shimada ’10, Nina Gollo ’10, Maleena Thurston ’10 with the completed paper cranes.
In MemoriamSteveBartlett(1938-2010)CAFaculty1986-2000
DuringourfiveyearstogetheratCA,ourbestfriendswereSteveandMarianne.WespentmanyaneveningsittingaroundthehibachiinSteve’stinylivingroomhavingaglassorthreeofwine,laughingandsharingourmutuallycynicalhumor.Stevelovedfiringup
thehibachiandIdreadedit,foritsetoffanasthmaticreactionthatwouldseemewheezingmid-waythrougheveryevening.HeneverseemedtomaketheconnectionandIalwaysendureditbecausetheburningemberscametosymbolizeourfriendship.Ourmosthumorousmomentoverwhichwehadyears
oflaughsoccurredwhenwewerebothnewtoKobe.Wesomehowwereaskedtobejudgesatalocalschoolgirls’balletcontest.Wewereledtotwolonechairsontheedgeofalargegymnasium,treatedwithalltherespectaffordedvisitorsandjudges,andthenhoursofdancingnymphsappeared.Neitherofusknewthefirstthingaboutjudgingballetbutwewerebothtakingtheexperienceveryseriouslysincealleyeswereonusasthehonoredgaijinevaluators…untilwemadethemistakeoflookingateachother.Webrokeoutlaughingandforthenext20minutes,webothhadtearsliterallyrollingdownourcheeksandsufferedthejoyouspainoftryingtocontainourhysteria.Thatcementedourfriendshipforalltheyearshenceandmyspiritisliftedjustbyrememberingthattreasuredmoment.IamconvincedSteveisinsomeeternalplace,reading
historyandsippingaglassofhisfavoritered,musingaboutthemorehumorousaspectsofthisworld,andhopefullyrememberinghisoldfriendbyhissideovertheembersoflife Paul PooreCAFaculty1985-1990
ItwillbeeasytorememberSteve...abigsmile,witty,intellectualcuriosity,senseofhumorthatalwaysmadeonechuckle,loveofgoodfood,travelwizard,andantiqueaficionado. Pam PiperCAFaculty1992-2000
Iremember-beingtheonlyMormonintheClassof1994-howmuchitmeanttomewhenMr.BartlettspokeofhisadmirationofMormons.Hespokeoftheirthriftandorganizationalskills.Justthatlittlebithelpedmenottofeelsoalone.ItwasMr.Bartlettwhomademefallinlovewith
UnitedStateshistory.Hemadeitcomealiveforus,andIrememberhetreateduslikeadultsinhisclass.Heexpectedustobeabletowriteagoodpaperandtodebatelikeeducatedpeople.Icouldhavesatinclassalldaylisteningtoallthediscussionsaboutpoliticsandhistory. Adrienne Wilson Robinson ’94
Hewasaterrificteacher,whosestyleanddedicationhaveinspiredmyownteachingcareer.Hewillbemissed. Ashok Pillai ’01
Countdown to CA’s Centennial Celebration in 2013!Join us in Kobe October 11-14, 2013
as we celebrate CA’s 100th Anniversary
Aswepreparetocelebratethe100thanniversaryofthefoundingofCanadianAcademywewillbereprintingphotosfromCA’shistory.Pleaseshareyourphotoswithus!
PhotobyAldenL.BerryTechnology in the 1980s