Snapshot in Time

Vivien Lee

On Monday, 11 September, Mr. Kilgo’s seniors headed to the chapel from their Bible class. Following Mr. Kilgo’s class, Mrs. Allen led her class to the chapel as well. “Please line up by your height!” said Mr. Kilgo, arranging the students in order.

Tommy Han (12) and Chan Woong Won (12) compared their heights, arguing who was taller, but soon Mr. Kilgo summarized the situation by concluding Han was slightly taller than Woong Won. Despite some arguments, Shannen Leong (12) and Elynn Tan (12) easily stood at the tall end of the line.

Jia Qi Tan (12), who took the second shortest place, commented, “I feel judged by my height since I am one of the shortest people in the class. But at least I get to sit down.”

A picture always captures the memory of every beautiful moment. This year’s picture day was more significant to the seniors than any they have had before, as this day was the last picture day they had at Dalat. Some students looked nervous, while some could not hide their excitement. The chapel, without any chairs, looked different, and even the lighting the photographers had set created a different atmosphere. Photographers arranged the students professionally, asking students at the front line to sit on the long black chairs they had prepared.

“Flip-Flop! Please put your legs together and put your hands properly! Yes, that is good,” said the photographer.

The heroine of taking this awesome nickname -Flip Flop- was Nathalie Ryan (12), the new student in our class. “It was great getting a photo with my new grade; looking around I felt like I knew them more after Sneak. I was surprisingly okay with the nickname I got as it is funny indeed,” said Ryan.

After taking students’ group photo, the class sponsors (Ms. Wood, Ms. Ronning, Mr. Chinn and Mrs. Chinn) joined the photo. Photographers shouted, “Say cheese! Say pizza! Say smile!” and everyone repeated it with a beautiful smile.  

Unfortunately, Jung En Seo (12) and Ke-erh Huang (12) could not join the group photo since they had an internship at the hospital. Aidan Frusher (12) and Felix Tobias (12) could also not participate for a variety of reasons. Although they could not join the class photo, the Class of 2018 will retain a memory of being together.