Dalat International School: Senior Scribble

By Grace Moon Your faith journey cannot and  should  not be compared with others’ journeys. We’re all at different walks in life, and God only works when you accept yourself in the identity which He has made specifically for you.  If this pool that you see was your faith in Jesus--your complete trust and confidence in him--which character would you be in this image?  It was a perfect and undisturbed Friday afternoon when I was imposed with this question. My mentor, Mrs. White, pulled out this picture for our weekly mentoring session, and ever since then, I couldn’t get this image out of my head.  For me, it was easy to find. I was definitely the one on the typewriter on the far-right corner.  Maybe I chose that guy because I felt that the people in the pool were having too much fun to be actually productive. Perhaps I deemed my work ethic and my focus on my near future more important than--I don’t know--just sitting in the pool and tak...

By Jae Cho As posters came upon every Dalat social media account, on December 6-7, Dalat hosted a basketball tournament called the Island Shootout. It included a total of four schools, including Dalat International School. The participating teams were Dalat International School, Uplands International School, Stamford American International School, and Youngsters.  When I checked the schedule for Island Shootout on Friday, we were playing Stamford at 5:00 pm. From what we knew as a team, we knew that this match was not going to be easy for us. We had played a few games before this tournament, and we had dominated every game so far. We were undefeated as a team. As school finished, I had to get changed, and I headed up to the weight room to stretch and prepare for the game mentally with my teammates. After stretching and talking for a while, it was finally time. We went down as a team and entered the gym as the crowds were roaring. We started warming up by getting into ...

By Tien Min Tan The three-day-week slowly inches towards the end as the Tuesday comes to a close. Though the gates have shut and most have scurried home, the campus still teemed with students who refused to go home. What could have been keeping these students here past 5:30 PM on a Tuesday evening? Well, these were the students that had wanted to come together to celebrate and worship God after school! After school on Tuesdays usually serve as the students’ time to worship God as the students of the Leadership Development class lead their own worship for fellow students with the supervision of Spiritual Life Director Kirk Ronzheimer—they call it Student-Led Worship. This time, however, the students had planned a special thanksgiving worship gathering set to begin at 6:00 PM and last an hour in the Student Center. One by one, whiffs of Mr. Ronzheimer’s hot apple cider and Madaline Rude’s (12) plate of cookies blew across the faces of every student as they walked into the S...

By Yerin Park Filled with delighted giggles and excited screams, another PTO event for the Dalat community came to great success. On November 22, many Dalat families, who accepted the exciting invitation to the PTO Family Fun Day, gathered in the grassy area next to the outdoor basketball court. After purchasing an entrance bracelet for only RM5, children raced to try the unlimited carnival game stations of their choice. From a soccer ball to rubber duckies, all the game stations involved a variety of fun and unique equipment that drew the attention of the crowd. The guarantee of receiving tokens—which were later exchanged with some quirky prizes—from winning a game sparked their motivation and enthusiasm. When feeling too tired and sweaty from the active games, some kids crowded around the table on the side to get a charming face painting, sticker tattoo, or nail art. The eyes of the children twinkled as they waited patiently in a line to put some vibrant colors on their...