Dalat International School: Senior Scribble

By Anisha Kaloo As students, specifically sophomores and seniors, struggled through a half-day of school, the only thing keeping them going was the long awaited JSB. For the first time in 3 years, following the long-standing traditions of JSB, the juniors were finally able to put together a night in celebration of the seniors, a night that was truly memorable, April 29th 2022. Prior to the event, seniors speculated the theme: some convinced that it was Among Us and others having no clue at all. But, as we stepped into Harbor Hall and laid eyes on the awe-striking décor that adorned the walls, the theme, “Tangled: Never Stop Dreaming,” was evident. As I scoped the room I noticed the hall ornate with a starry night full of lanterns, towers overgrown with flora and fauna and Rapunzel in her tower dreaming of seeing the floating lights. Slideshows of baby pictures of the senior class were projected, and groups of people gathered around laughing and pointing in amusement. “You can find your...

By Wayne Khor This series of our Senior scribble has finally come to an end, and it was an incredible journey. In this last senior scribble, I will be talking about our last senior vs. staff basketball game.  This event is the first event; Dalat has hosted a game in over two years on the Steinkamp court. It was great to get back there and have one last game with my former teammates and brothers. As the game progressed, so many events happened, giving the audience a chance to win prizes, cheerleading by the seniors, and a very competitive game played between the staff and the seniors.  A senior player in this game, Tawan Teekaariyapak said, "The sequence when Eugene, Mr. Wong, and Wayne made (3) three-pointers back to back is my favorite moment from the game."  In that basketball game, many have their favorite moments, and this is what one of our formal varsity players said. I haven't felt the people's energy in Dalat as we returned from lockdown, but on that day, it w...

By Dylan Chew  As the smell of tea and the chattering of friends filled the cozy, coffee house, I rolled my dice and moved my token forward on the knock-off version of the Monopoly board. “Yeah, I’ll join for dinner,”  As a last-minute plan, I joined for bowling with a group of friends. We were all very excited and dressed up for warmth as it gets cold in Penang Bowl. We arrived at 5pm, but to our first of many disappointments, it was packed and we couldn’t get any lanes for bowling.  However, we did not give up on our plan to hang out, so we decided to go to Nook, a suggestion by Yong-Yu Huang (12), a bookstore/coffee shop. We flocked around a long table and spent our time playing card and board games. I decided to join in for the fake French Monopoly, at which I did not win.  As the clock ticked to 19:00, we headed towards a town favorite dining place, Holy Guacamole. People in the car, Josh Peek, Niko Bernhardt, Ryan Chan, Yong-Yu, Lana Brewster, and Chris Ooi (12...

By Helen Jang The ‘AP Season’ storm has finally passed, and students are recovering from the damage.  There are reports of worn-out bodies and walking-dead zombies spotted around the Dalat campus. Students show symptoms of ‘sleeping in class’ and ‘talking nonsense that makes no sense.’ Students have no motivation to study for other classes, barely submitting assignments before the due date, and some get arrested into NFL. These students were diagnosed with post-AP exam burnout and are currently recovering at the hands of the Dalat staff. If one of these students is spotted, a simple candy or a treat could help them recover from their post-exam PTSD. On the other hand, there were sights of overly lively students who were liberated from the chains of College Board. Starting from watching movies in AP classes to reading chill books in class, students no longer have to inhale caffeine to study for ‘The Exam.’ Students now have time to enjoy sports, which was seen in Friday's Senior vs....

By Sabrina Yeoh On Monday, May 9th, 17 MILLION rubber bands had taken over New York (Harbor Classroom 302) situated on Harbor’s third floor.  As the first bell rang, signaling the start of A-block, the Mr. Thompson Rubber-Band Birthday Surprise mission started. The Journalism students and Juyoung Kim (12) began the assault by pouring bags of rubber bands around New York. But as the tenth graders came into New York with bags of orange rubber bands during the passing period before B block, Mr. Thompson, the owner of New York, realized that this would continue all day. Soon, New York was covered with ORANGE RUBBER BANDS everywhere.  As Mr. Thompson commented: “I initially tried to clean up the rubber bands from my desk, but I stopped trying when I realized MORE rubber bands would be coming in every 45 minutes.”  The attack continued during the passing period before every block that Mr. Thompson had a class.  As a result, the classroom had become Rubber Band Wonderland...

By Sue Grice  How can you tell when the first week of the nail-biting AP exams has begun? Typically, you would overhear students asking each other questions such as, "What days and times are your exams on?" or "How much did you study?" Depending on who they are, you'd also see them buried in their four to 115 pages of review notes while walking around campus. Additionally, some other students try to re-learn the entire semester or year's worth of their AP class/es by watching one 28-minute video the day before the exam. Despite all these differences everyone has with their studying methods, everyone should take on what they feel is mentally comfortable for them. There is more than one good way to review for an exam. Unfortunately, some students may feel dispirited after finishing an AP exam. I have experienced this feeling before as someone who has taken multiple of these. Perhaps they feel this sense of disappointment because they regretted not studying e...

By Kaitlyn Ladner JSB is an event that high schoolers and staff members waited to attend, especially since Dalat has not had one since 2019. Just for one night, people can dress up and not have to worry about academics. Though JSB is a vital night, the main topic of this article will be after-JSB, where the juniors are honored for the work they have done.  Many seniors met up in the Vintage Chapel on that Saturday morning to plan for the night's event to honor the juniors. After more people came, they started the meeting by spitting ideas on how to spoof their JSB. Seniors came up with the idea of "Tangoed: Never Stop Dancing."  ,Seniors dispersed into three groups decoration, food and entertainment. Seniors were off to go pursue their duties in their committees. Some were chopping food for the food that night, which was tacos. The deco team went to Harbor Hall, where JSB was held and used the decorations for after-JSB. The entertainment committee was in the computer lab ...

By Taylor Johnson During senior year, more options for how to get to school are available to students than in any year prior. Many seniors have passed their drivers exams and started driving themselves to school, while others prefer to carpool or to be dropped off by their parents. There is an option besides driving however, that those who choose it form a strong bond with: biking.  Students who prefer to bike to school cite many different reasons for their choice, which reflects the wide variety of benefits biking offers. Biking is a chance to enjoy the morning sunshine, wake yourself up from the morning blahs, and feel the thrill of speed. On days where road traffic is packed to a standstill, it is extremely gratifying to be able to rush past all the cars completely unaffected. Being able to bypass traffic and take shortcuts that cars are unable to often means that biking to school can be just as fast an option as driving. For some students, driving to school would be a completel...