Dalat International School: Senior Scribble

By Noah Brooks The open house isn't an average thing that schools do, but Dalat International School does. It is an event where a student brings their parents through their entire schedule and allows their parents to explore the school.  On Friday, August 18th, students hang out after school with their parents, bringing them to class. When teachers talk to the parents about what the students will be doing for the year or semester, some parents will end up in fitness class and see the types of workouts that students will be doing, or home economics and what students cook and sow. Those are some of the courses the parents will walk through, whether in the castle, middle school, elementary, or the Harbor. What class would be your favorite, and what class would be your child's favorite? Parents answered across the school: Mrs. Boyd (parent) answered with, "Bible and any Social Studies are my favorite kinds of classes as well as my kids. My kids enjoy the PE and sports at Dalat...

By Josia de Jager The new juniors are trying hard to get the store up and running. Off to a slow start with a few days’ delay to the store opening, things are starting to pick up. They are working hard and dealing with this new responsibility. One change the juniors this year decided to make is the price of freezies. Despite the class of 2024 having a freezie price of two ringgit, the class of 2025 decided to change it back to one ringgit. The decreased price is not a blind move from the juniors; they have thought it through. By attracting people with those sweet and delicious freezies, they expect the customers to buy other snacks as well. To the shock of Danny Pham (12), the senior, the grape candies that he loves are more expensive now. This might be to balance out the decreased price of the freezies. On the other hand, he hasn’t complained about the freezie prices. Another incredible sight is that Uncle Anthony (Auntie Claudia’s husband) is still serving strong to help the Junior C...

By Isaac Beaman  Running through the forest away from your paintball gun-wielding principal isn’t a typical way to start the school year, but this was the situation the Leadership Development (LD) class found themselves in.  On the afternoon of August 5th, several students found themselves in a paintball game against some Dalat faculty, getting flanked by Mr. Scott Uzzle, emotionally traumatized, and drawing blood. On the first day of school, Pastor Bob Wright told the LD class that we would be playing a game of paintball on our leadership retreat. Shouts of cheers erupted immediately from the three boys in the class while the six girls expressed their fear. Kathryn Boyd (12) said, “I don’t want to be bruised.”  Yet the news that caused the greatest reaction was the announcement that Mr. Uzzle was coming to play paintball with us on the retreat. The class was concerned about his military training and was worried he would dominate the paintball game. After being asked how ...

By Joyce Wan Various shades of blue swarm campus–navy high school and baby blue senior shirts filling the recently-empty grounds. The campus is much the same: beige buildings, open spaces, and construction fences from the end of last year blocking the precious sea view. The people, however, have changed. An influx of new students and staff accompanies the ascension of grade levels. Both excited vibrancy and tiredness emanate across campus.  Some students attend retreats to learn the value of leadership, some begin hitting the court and field, and others attend the first meetings of unique clubs. Campus is a special place– from this beginning of the year– home for learning in all sorts of spaces, for all sorts of interests. While nothing groundbreaking has occurred yet, spirits and emotions vary all across the board: some are already worn out, but others are high in anticipation of the upcoming school year.  Amanda Lim ('26) thinks for a moment before nodding, declaring that th...

By Josh Morrison Welcome back! It’s the first week of school! Time to finally try out that new sport or challenge yourself with a class you know nothing about! It’s time to get out of your comfort zone and live a little…It’s time for new schedules! New clubs! New friends!    The biggest challenge of the first week is always re-embracing routine. Summer is over and everyone is gearing up for another year of school whether you’re a teacher, staff, or student. We’re all in the same boat. But what about a new routine or maybe a new class? This year Dalat is offering half credits for Impact Trips as well as three brand new courses for students to take including AP Comp Sci Principles A, African Literature, and European Literature (courtesy of Ms. Weidemann and Mr. Jens). Whatever your routine is, don’t be afraid to make a change! We’re all faced with countless decisions regarding academics, social lives, and future careers. Thankfully Dalat makes it easy for us to customize our sch...

By Aurelia Bernier Wednesday, 2nd of August. The day we have all been excited for (or maybe even dreaded) since the end of last school year. Many familiar and unfamiliar faces make their way to each building. The halls fill up with baby blue shirts where light pink ones used to be. And classes start with students eager to learn and excel in this new school year.  Dalat has gone through and is incorporating many new changes this August. One being the obvious transition of grades and senior colours. Another being the new and improved library where people feel more comfortable and studious in. These changes are enough to make those from last year's senior class envious. With Anna Phuah (Alum) saying, "Ain't no way they gave them a nicer library; we should've had it!" Dalat also welcomes new (and returning) staff members this year, such as a new athletic director, AP Chemistry and AP Physics teacher, an AP Statistics teacher, and many more. Including our new high scho...