Dalat International School: Senior Scribble

By Tyler Ronning This past weekend Boy Scout Troop 222 went on a camping trip up a local hill named Mt. Zizi. They left to hike up the hill on Frida and camped there for 2 nights before returning down the mountain on Sunday morning. These Boy Scouts were required to hike up all the supplies that they may need for the weekend. Before they went on the campout though they were required to participate in a water hike in order to bring up water for drinking and cooking during the campout. On the day of the campout, they left at around 4:30 to hike up the mountain and arrived at their campsite a bit after an hour and a half later. A current Boy Scout and the previous Senor Patrol Leader, Julien Goh said: “Dom burning our hair Our tents flooding at midnight Agony; despair” He has been on many campouts, and as some people know, where the scouts go, the rain follows. He took this form of writing a quote because one of the fun things that scouts did on their own on the campout was ...

  By Andrew Kaney This past Friday, students taking Leadership Development were excused from classes to have a “retreat” in Ziemer Dorm. In recent years, the class had spent the night on Penang Hill for the retreat, but this year’s trip was cancelled due to the MOE. Despite the cancellation, Mr. Ronzheimer, the school’s Spiritual Life Director, took the opportunity to help the class bond and to teach them about companionship. The retreat started with a morning devotional at the beach and a breakfast of waffles and bacon made by some of the students’ moms. After breakfast, Mr. Ronzheimer led the class through team building activities. During one such activity, students got to know each other through “speed dating.” Members of the class were paired up and given time to get to know each other on a deeper level before rotating partners. After “speed dating”, the class took part in a trust-fall. One-by-one, the students fell backwards off a high ledge as the other students cau...