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January 2011 For Alumni, Retirees, and Friends of Eugene International High School

As global citizens at Eugene International High School, we aspire to value diversity, ambiguity, and discovery––and to act with responsibility, integrity, and compassion.

Eugene International High School7th Annual Alumni NewsletterEducating Global Citizens

ON THE INSIDE: Eugene IHS HappeningsGAPP Exchange Celebrates 20 YearsGrade Level UpdatesIB and MoreAlumni CornerEugene IHS Staff 2010-2011Retiree NotesAlumni Notes Alumni E-Mail DirectoryContact UsInsert: Eugene IHS Alumni Volunteer Form Eugene IHS Needs Your Help

Celebrating 26 years of Eugene International High School

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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Eugene IHS Celebrates 25 Years by Courtney Leonard, Head Teacher

On July 18, 1984, the Eugene 4J School Board unanimously approved a proposal to implement a new alternative school, Eugene International High School.

From its inception, Eugene IHS was to be a school in inter-national studies with humanities, social science, and world language as its focus. In addition, it was to be an International Baccalaureate World School (IB). These two aspects—inter-national studies and IB—continue to defi ne Eugene IHS.

Philosophy and MissionThe original prospectus for Eugene IHS indicates “the un-derlying philosophy of the international school concept is the emphasis on the blending of the specialization of foreign language study with the broad perspective of the history of cultures of the nations selected for study in order to prepare students for successful living in an international multilin-gual community” (1984). The proposal recognized that the creation of a school in international studies was a logical and natural response to the challenge of an ever-evolving global system.

This conclusion was based on an examination of the Oregon Governor’s Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, a Carnegie Foundation report entitled Other Nations, Other Peoples, a survey of families with high-school aged students, and a 4J District response to high school reform. The original proposal was brought to the school board by a group of forward-thinking and premier educators in our community, who held a unique vision and ideal for international education.

The focus on educating global citizens in Eugene IHS has remained the same, as has the dedication to infusing a global

perspective in every endeavor we undertake as a school. And, just as the original proposal recognized the necessity of communication in a second language, Eugene IHS remains the only high school that requires three years of world lan-guage study to graduate with our honorary diploma.

Eugene IHS was also meant to be an IB school, a very new and different approach to education in the early 1980s. The International Baccalaureate Organization began in 1968; Eugene IHS is one of the original IB World Schools in the United States. This status was granted to Eugene IHS in January1987, and IB curriculum was presented to all juniors during the 1987-88 school year. IB, both the organization and our school’s program, has grown signifi cantly over the past twenty-six years. In our fi rst graduating class of 1989, out of 76 graduates, 8 students earned the full IB di-ploma. This can be compared to our numbers for the 2010 graduating class: of 285 graduates, 82 students were full diploma candidates. IB is recognized as simply the best in standards-based education, an education we continue to offer to every junior and senior in our school, with preparation completed in the freshman and sophomore years.

Our website address has changed. Please make a note of it for future communications:

www.ihs.4j.lane.edu

LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD (Cont’d from Page 1)

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EUGENE IHS FACTOID #1: The Eugene IHS Picnic has become a traditional event to start off the beginning of the school year. Every year, about the second week in September, all Eugene IHS students and their families are invited to a picnic held in Alton Baker Park to meet teachers, play games, and celebrate.

This year, in support of One Day One Goal, over 40 students played soccer on Tuesday, September 21 for International Day of Peace, bringing recognition to a day of global ceasefire (check it out at: http://www.peaceoneday.org/en/takeaction/football_odog/about-one-day-one-goal).

We want to encourage alumni to attend this event as well. Please check the Eugene IHS website in early September for the date.

TRADITIONS IN EUGENE IHSEugene IHS Picinc

Eugene Celebration Parade Opening Assembly

Art Benefit Sale International Study Abroad Fair Model United Nations (MUN)

Penny WarMeeting of Great Artists

9th Grade Africa CelebrationEugene IHS Film Festival Community Service Fair

Eurasian Conference Gatsby BallSwansong

Farewell Assembly

Curriculum and ModelIn conceiving of an international high school, the original proposal outlined several basic assumptions about the curriculum and model: “The humanities should serve as the umbrella for the total curricular structure;” and, “An interdisciplinary approach should be utilized to deliver the curriculum;” and, “Multicultural and international education are natural partners” (1984).

In examining the course offerings of the school from 1984 to the present, these assumptions are clearly reflected with classes such as Chinese Language and Culture, International Careers, International PE, Russian Language and Culture, International Business, International Law and World Values, and Contemporary Issues.

As we have evolved as a school, what has remained at the heart of all decisions is the value of maintaining a humanities focus in an interdisciplinary setting that embraced an ideal of cultural proficiency. With change, Eugene IHS staff mem-bers, ever resourceful, creative and imaginative, continually reaffirm the commitment to social studies, literature and the arts, taught in an interdisciplinary fashion, blending topics and issues to enhance student understanding.

Just as we aspire to today, our original proposal recognizes that a truly valid multicultural education should incorporate a global perspective to ensure a close examination of national and local diversity issues within a larger context. Today, our mission statement underscores the need to value diversity to improve the human condition, and aligns with the IBO

25th Anniversary Celebration On April 23, 2010 we celebrated our twenty-fifth anni-versary with a gathering at Lane Community College’s Center for Meeting and Learning. Former teachers and alumna, current teachers and students, and community members all met to be entertained by the Chinese Lion Dancers, the Spanish Immersion dancers, and student musicians. Special thanks go to the Chinese American Benevolent Association, our Spanish Immersion seniors, David Bao, violinist, and Maria Maita-Keppeler, singer-songwriter, for their performances. We are also grateful to Dwayne Adcock, our founder, Brian O’Kelley, our benefactor, and Halle Shirk, current student and founder of Project Our Turn, for their role in reminding us about the importance of a global education, linked to language learning and critical thinking. In all, it was a lovely evening in celebration of international studies.

mission statement that “other people, with their differences, can also be right” (IBO). These assumptions have remained true and valid in our current milieu.

The proposed organizational structure from 1984 was as “a school-within-a-school model” that would serve “as a magnet school for district schools,” and utilize “the facili-ties and resources of the host high school” (1984). Thus, a co-location model defines Eugene IHS and still provides students the opportunity to “specialize in international stud-ies,” and “serves as a catalyst to increase the international dimension of the regular school program” (1984).

We celebrate our existence as a unique model of international education, led by teachers and powered by the remarkable community of students, alumni, and parents who continue to support our work.

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EUGENE IHS HAPPENINGSProject Our Turn Founder, Halle Shirke,

Selected for National Conference in Washington, D.C.

On Wednesday, June 2, 2010 I was fortunate to attend the Teach Africa Leadership Conference in Washington D.C.’s State Department. There, ten students from around the nation joined by 300 students from the metropolitan area, spoke with students from South Africa, Cameroon, and Liberia via video conference and learned what it took to be a leader. What impressed me most wasn’t the “escort required” on my badge or the fact that we were only floors away from names like Clinton, Biden, and Obama, nor was it even the grandeur or fine weather of our nation’s capital. What impressed me most was the caliber of people attending the conference. Each and every student was a bright young individual with plans to make the world a better place. During the conference we were inspired to be the best that we could be. To provide effective and ethical leadership as we joined the global community. We were told that change begins with a dream, a vision, and the confidence that you can make a difference. Three years ago, I started a fundraiser called Project Our Turn that sought to mobilize the actions of teens into a global effort supporting the education of students world-wide. Because of the immense support of others and the confidence that I could make a change, Project Our Turn has gone from a fly-by-night operation into a full-fledged charitable organization. The Teach Africa conference has allowed Project Our Turn to spread its work nationally as motivated teens across the country start chapters that will provide aide to countries around the world. In the near future Project Our Turn has the potential to “go global” as we continue to reach out to students all over the world who believe that it is their turn to make a difference, students like the ones at the Teach Africa Conference. Having seen such a motivated group of young individu-als, I can say that there is much cause for hope for the future of America and the future of our world. For if it is indeed these young people who will so soon assume the leadership roles prepared for them, as is only right, then so too will the dreams of these leaders follow them in their duties. Dreams which will bring change and peace to a world which so desperately needs it. Like the Ugandan Ambassador at the conference said, you must learn to, “live a dream beyond yourself,” and that is exactly what

my generation plans to do. “I see a world” said Michael Blake, advisor to Barack Obama at age 27, “I see a world. But you do not see a world looking down.” So we will keep our heads up, keep moving forward, keep living a dream outside ourselves, and keep trying to make a change. To learn more about Project Our Turn, please visit our web-site http://our-turn.wikispaces.com, or find us on facebook under the name: Project Our Turn. If you have any ques-tions about how to get involved, please feel free to ask at projectourturn@gmail.com.

Article by Halle Shirke, Senior Class 2011 Eugene IHS, South Eugene Campus

The Gatsby Ball

A dedicated and playful group of juniors gathered at the Amazon Community Center for the annual Gatsby Ball on Friday, June 4, 2010. The swankily dressed crowd danced the night away to the tunes of the 20’s. Dance instructor Richard McConochie volunteered his time to teach the Charleston to a brave group of dancers. Prizes were awarded for best dressed characters from The Great Gatsby, though everyone was deserving. We thank the student organizers and staff who attended for their support in making this joyful event possible.

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EUGENE IHS HAPPENINGSThe Eugene IHS Literary Magazine: Swansong

Swansong 2011The Eugene IHS Liter-ary Review has made a comeback for a fourth year this year. This year’s publication will be online and available in June 2011.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow 09/16/10 By Zsofika Wigney, Churchill 9th Grader, My Story

I once sent a letter to Willie Nelson when I learned about the concert and decided to go. In my letter I invited him to my home and told him about my surroundings. I even explained about Annie the dog and to say “down” when she jumps. I also talked about directions to my house and whether he wanted to go himself or with me. I sent the letter and was hoping for a relatively quick reply, but it took a little while; however, it was worth it. Indeed, after 2 days I grew listless with waiting for it.

Eventually the reply came: it was from his daughter, Lana, who read it to him. In the letter Lana invited me backstage after the concert to meet Willie and have a photo taken with him. Lana said Willie would be honored to meet me. I was so excited that I danced on the dining room table! The letter also said that he has a great-granddaughter with Asperger’s, just like me.

To this day, I anxiously wait for the weekend of September 19th, only three days away! Although I have long despaired

The first writing assignment in 9th grade Global Literature this year was “My Story.” Students were to write a story from their own lives. The following student’s story, which she sent to Willie Nelson, is posted on his website at: http://www.willienelson.com/story/news-pedernales_poo_poo/somewhere_over_the_rainbow-6

of ever meeting him, I now know that the time draws ever closer; as I write, an angel has kissed me in knowing that Destiny had me in mind when planning this, that Destiny herself writes in her book that Zsofika needs a concert for her dream to come true. Willie is one of the very few (myself included) who have spoken personally and alone with Destiny. I benefit knowing that for me this is an opportunity as precious as 107 sapphires! I used to think that Willie Nelson was a rainbow, but now at fourteen years of age I have come to know that Willie Nelson is not a rainbow but is the rainbow…

THREE DAYS LATER...

Swansong 2010 Release Party The editors of Swansong proudly launched their magazine at Tsunami Books on June 9, 2010 with an open-mic read-ing. The audience enjoyed cookies and tea while listening to students read their freshly-published work. The advisor, Jessica Schabtach, honored editors with flowers and gave thanks to all who have supported Swansong in its three-year run. In total, Swansong published the work of over 70 students from all three Eugene IHS campuses within its 100 pages. The advisor, Jessica Schabtach, could not be more proud of her student editors (editor-in-chief Xiaolu Liu; poetry editor Phoebe Sheldon Young; prose editor Torin Rudeen; layout & production manager Rachel Grudzien; publicity manager Amy Poeschl; and art editor Ivy Chen and junior editors Lydia Hale, Nellie Gayle, Jessica Lohmuller, Adeline Kim, Genni Koberstein, and Sydney Crabaugh) and will submit the review to the National Council of Teachers of English for evaluation.

For three years in a row, Swansong has achieved a high ranking from the National Council of Teachers of Engilsh (NCTE). NCTE’s Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM) recognizes students, teachers, and schools for producing excellent literary magazines. The program’s mission is to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines, seeking excellence in writing and school-wide participation in production. Swansong 2010 received a rank of “Excellent.” Copies of Swansong are available in each campus’ Eugene IHS office.

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EUGENE IHS HAPPENINGS

2011 Africa Celebration AND

Eurasian Conference Funded!

Courtney Leonard’s proposal “Africa Celebration” was awarded $2,000 on Nov. 1 by the EEF board of directors. Also funded was Wade Powell’s proposal “Eurasian Conference” for $2,000.

Gifts to the Eugene Education Fund made possible 100 grants so far, and more may be sponsored by year end. Details are at www.eef.lane.edu.

Grant support is in addition to donor-earmarked gifts parents and neighbors make through EEF. This steady support means our kids get wider opportunity and more individual attention.

Some of our dreams remain unfulfilled here at Eu-gene IHS. If you have not already made a gift this year, would you consider doing so now?

Make your check payable to “Eugene IHS EEF” and mail it to EEF, P.O. Box 1015, Eugene OR, 97440, or bring it to our office.

You can also contribute by credit card or monthly bank transfers. For more information call 541-343-6877 or write eef@4j.lane.edu

Eugene IHS Student Government

Eugene IHS Student Government is committed to mak-ing a difference in the world and has chosen to support the Kiva Foundation which hosts micro-loans to people around the world.

Each year we hold the cross-campus Penny Wars to gener-ate funds for worthy programs. This year the Penny War raised $291 and the Churchill campus was the winner.

We held regional car washes in September and raised about $300. We are also planning a spring dance in March.

Please visit the Kiva site at www.kiva.org to see how we will use our resources in this wonderful world. Please volunteer to match our funds and help us make a difference. Contact our president Ben Taube, or our advisor Wade Powell (powell_w@4j.lane.edu) if you have questions.

Below are just a few of the people we have helped so far.

COMING ATTRACTIONS FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT:

Eugene IHS Film Festival (Jan 13th) Eugene IHS Cross-Campus Penny Wars (Nov-Dec)

Eugene IHS Spring Dance (Mar 12th) Eugene IHS T-Shirt Design Contest (End of Year)

EUGENE IHS T-SHIRTS Short sleeve shirts—$10

Jerseys and Long Sleeve—$12

On sale NOW in the Eugene IHS offices. This year's Eugene IHS t-shirt was designed by

KareyElly Lindsay, Churchill senior.

GAPP EXCHANGE CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

Dear GAPP friends,

The forthcoming visit of St. Wendel exchange students to Eugene will be from: Sep. 25 to Oct. 19, 2010.

English teacher Heinz Roehrig is chaperoning the Wendalinum group together with our principal Heribert Ohlmann.

As I started the programme with a visit to the International High School, Eugene with a group of ten St. Wendel girls on March 30, 1990, we can now celebrate 20 years of our successful Wendalinum – IHS GAPP exchange pro-gramme. So it is a lucky coincidence that our principal is co-chaperoning this year’s Wendalinum student group. I hope you can somehow integrate this anniversary into a potluck or any other school welcoming event.

As very few teachers still know about the beginning of the programme I guess I should briefly inform those who have joined the programme fairly recently about the previous exchanges and the teachers involved. Our first three visits to Eugene by St. Wendel students were chap-eroned by me alone. In spring 1990 we were welcomed by Dwayne Adcock from the 4J School District and IHS Head Teacher Jon Doornink. Dwayne and Jon helped substantially to bring about the exchange of the young IHS. In 1997 Heinz Roehrig accompanied me to Eugene. Two years later Heinz was joined by Andrea Bechter. On our next four tours I took with me Brigitte Moll (2002), Dorothee Trenz (2004), Guenther Kuntz (2006) and Sara Buech (2008). On the American side it was SEHS guid-ance counselor Laurene Larson who took the first two American student groups to St. Wendel. The next two tours were chaperoned by IHS teacher Steve Smith. Then SEHS German teacher Yasmin Staunau continued the programme twice. In 2007 SEHS German teacher Kathy Saranpa accompanied American students to St. Wendel with Indira Bakshi. Kathy and others later were joined in the prepara-tions by Kyle Yamada. In 2009 IHS teacher Craig Wiebe and Carrie Grabowski took Eugene students to Germany.

With substantial assistance by the German-American Partnership Programme and the St.Wendel based German-American Friendship Group Lane County around 200 students and 14 teachers from both sides of the Atlantic have so far enjoyed and profited from the three-week intercultural education. We would very much like to continue this successful work and contribute to mutual understanding across borders and develop personality of young people. Wolfgang UlbrichGymnasium WendalinumSt. WendelGAPP-coordinator

Eugene IHS and Gymnasium Wendalinum recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of their German American Partnership Program exchange. We welcomed eighteen students and two teachers from St. Wendel, Germany. While they were here the guests attended classes, tried American food, gave presentations on their homeland, hiked Silver Falls and Smith Rock, played laser tag, explored the state capitol building, took in the High Desert Museum, learned about U.S. government from Lane County Commissioner Pete Sorenson, gave an interview for Skipping Stones magazine, and made many, many new friends. Their busy schedule then took them to San Francisco before they headed home. Next summer a delegation of Eugene students will visit St. Wendel and continue the tradition. The letter below was sent by St. Wendel’s GAPP coordinator, Wolfgang Ulbrich.

EUGENE IHS FACTOID #2

Our Opening Assembly, long a tradition in Eugene IHS, sets the tone for the year ahead. This year, we shared our collective experience by exploring the power an individual has to change the world.

The message was simple and powerful: Every one of us has the power to change the world. All it takes is an idea, an inspiration, an education, some connections and a com-mitment to take action.

At our Opening Assembly we heard from two students—Ari Hirschstein and Terry Cobian—who traveled to Ghana and Argentina, respectively, to complete service projects and cultural exchange designed to increase intercultural under-standing. We also heard from alumni Michelle Spresser who lived and worked in Swaziland, sharing her talents and willingness to make a difference at an AIDS/HIV clinic in a remote area. She spoke of the children she met and her daily interactions—the small kindnesses that served to make their lives more comfortable and hopeful.

Also, students donated canned food to FOOD for Lane County at the Assembly, a small action to help combat hunger.

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GRADE LEVEL UPDATES9th Grade News Africa on the Horizon The 9th grade team would like to offer sincere thanks and gratitude to the Eugene Education Fund, which, this year, has generously granted our request to fully fund our annual Africa Conference! This support, which mostly covers facility costs, also allows us to invite engaging, powerful, impactful speakers and performers, and is crucial for a successful event. This year, in part thanks to this additional funding, our team was able to invite international speaker, Lou Radja, to partici-pate as this year’s keynote speaker and Won Tan Nara Drum and Dance Ensemble as the day’s performers. According to his website, www.louradja.com, “Before moving to America, [Lou] lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]. He graduated from Portland State University with a degree in International Affairs, focusing on issues related to African development.” He has worked on the African American Health Coalition, Inc., and is also Co-Founder and Executive Director of EduCongo, which is currently working to provide education in the DRC for children in need, through its “Power of One” campaign. The message of the “Power of One” fits seamlessly with the Eugene IHS theme for the year. Through the Opening As-sembly in September, our participation in the Peace One Day campaign, and now including Mr. Radja at our Africa Celebra-tion, this year in Eugene IHS has been focused on the power we all have to make the changes we wish to see in the world.

Won Tan Nara Drum & Dance Ensemble, this year’s performers, clearly knows the power of one. Their most recent Eugene performance, entitled, “We are One” attests to the power we tap when we recognize our com-monality; as humanity, we hold tremendous potential! Their dance workshops are hosted by Alseny Yansane, a 14-year-veteran of the world-renowned Ballets Africains, and Andrea DiPalma Yansane, who has been performing and teaching West African dance since 1994. They have received high praise for their group’s engaging, high-energy performanc-es, which magically connect individual audience members to each other, as well as to the world of West African rhythms, song, percussion, and dance. For all of this year’s 9th graders, we hope that Won Tan Nara, Mr. Lou Raja, and the Africa Conference as a whole, will surely communicate the incredible impact that one – one moment, one choice, one person, one event – can have.

“Lou Radja had students in the palm of his hand from the moment he spoke to them during his workshop on Education at the Teach Africa Youth Forum at Portland State University. Lou’s genuine warmth and gift for relating to youth radiated throughout his presentation and afterwards as the students followed him down the hall, eager to learn more from him. An hour was not enough!” says Karen Ettinger, K-12 Director of the Education World Affairs Council of Oregon. For more information and to “meet” Lou online, visit www.louradja.com.

“Won Tan Nara Drum & Dance Ensemble is a high energy, extremely talented and totally motivated group of individuals. Mixing the power of the musicians with the fresh choreography of the dancers, their performance is awesome.

And then there is Alseny-a truly amazing athletic performer with a stage presence that can keep an audi-ence captivated for what seems like forever, and then bring them to their feet cheering for more. I hope those who have seen what they bring to the world of performance art, know just how lucky they are. At the fifteenth annual 2009 Dance for a Reason benefit concert, they were the finale performance. I watched 1800 people standing, screaming, as they watched this group show what great entertainment is all about.” Geni Morrow, Executive Director, The EDGE, Producer, Dance for a Reason, Owner, The Reach Center

For information about upcoming Won Tan Nara Drum & Dance Ensemble performances, classes, and workshops, visit them on the web at www.wontanaraproductions.com.

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GRADE LEVEL UPDATES

EUGENE IHS FACTOID #3:

Toga! Toga! Toga! In October, 10th grade literature classes at each

campus hold Greek toga parties as an introduction to studying ancient Greek drama. Students come to the

toga party as Greek Gods and Goddess.

EUGENE IHS FACTOID #4:

The “Meeting of Great Artists” takes place annually in January. Sophomores across campuses join together

and dress up as the “great artist” they research, discuss topics with other great artists, and then perform skits

while keeping in character.

10th Grade NewsAlthough the sequencing of units may shift from year to year, the core curriculum of sophomore year in Eugene IHS remains essentially the same. Global History still undertakes the impossible task of covering all of the human experience from its origins to the modern age, focusing primarily on Europe and Asia. Global Literature and the Arts still examines the creative expression of the cultures in the regions students study in their history course, with a special focus on how time and place impacts the craft of writing. Comparative Values and Belief Systems still offers a sweeping overview of world religion and philosophy, and our students continue to expand their knowledge and skills through their work on independent study projects. At the same time that the world rides on turbulent winds, Eugene IHS sophomores are working for a peaceful resolution of global issues at the annual Eurasian Conference, formerly known to students as the Middle East Conference. One of the showcase events of the tenth grade year, the conference will bring students together from all the high school campuses. In years gone by, the event was held in rooms 540-541 at South Eugene High School, but we outgrew that venue many years ago. This year, students from Eugene IHS campuses at South, Sheldon, and Churchill will be joined by North IHS students on May 20th at the Lane County Fairgrounds in the Wheeler Pavilion to discuss, debate, and vote on a host of complex international issues. It should be quite a colorful assemblage as students are now required to attend dressed in the attire of their assigned state.

Please visit our Eurasian Conference web page where students research, manage their assignments, and create blogs in preparation for this special day. Browse the site and read about the various issues that Eugene IHS sophomores will be tackling at the conference.

The Eurasian Conference web page is located at:

http://staff.4j.lane.edu/~wiebe/ihs/eurasian/eurasian.htm Now, as in the past, the Eurasian Conference is a vital part of our continuity as a program. It’s exciting to learn that so many of our alumni are inspired by this day-long simulation and now find themselves performing similar work in the global arena of the real world. As we hear back from our graduates, we are pleased and impressed by how many of you have found careers in international relations. May you, our Eugene IHS graduates, continue to grow in the understandings that you shared with us while you were here.

2002 Eurasian Conference

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GRADE LEVEL UPDATES11th Grade NewsThe shift from sophomore to junior is often quite dramatic. The increased rigor and introduction to IB level curriculum makes this one of the most challenging years in Eugene IHS. This year’s crew of teachers include Eugene IHS veterans: Joshua Hamill, Christine Pettingill, Jessica Schabtach, Steve Smith, Craig Wiebe, and Kyle Yamada.

In Literature of the Americas, our students continue to read books and dozens of poems and short stories by U.S. and Latin American authors such as Hawthorne, Fitzgerald, Cather, Whitman, Frost, London, Perkins-Gilman, Hughes, Esquivel, and Garcia Marquez. They write in-class essays and take-home essays and complete creative projects includ-ing poems, visual art-work, portfolios of original work, and character role-plays. Students also give a ten minute oral presentation combining analysis and creative interpretation of a particular work we have studied. In History of the Americas, our students study the age of Columbus and the Conquest, and take a look at indepen-dence movements in the region, including the American Revolution. We examine the causes of the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Great Depression and the New Deal, the rise of Castro in Cuba, and the Mexican Revolution. The study of immigration to the United States and the rise of organized labor overlaps with the related readings in our literature class. In addition, all of our students now successfully complete a sophisticated historical investiga-tion. This year juniors will take a deeper look at the Civil Rights Movements in the Americas. As for Economics, students focus on the interplay between supply and demand, how unemployment, interest rates, and inflation, are interrelated, and the differences between a depression and a recession, inflation and stagnation, as well as trade deficits and the national debt. Greater

international emphasis continues in the exploration of trade and development. Over the course of the year, our students write four formal analyses of current economic trends. After scores of students take the IB economics test, we end the year by looking at the issue of HIV/AIDS on a global scale. This year, for the first time, students will enjoy a quarter of TOK in the junior year. In Junior Projects, all juniors now complete 150 hours of CAS (Creativity, Action, and Service), begin to investigate colleges, make plans for testing, and learn to write a résumé. Also, the highlight for any Eugene IHS student begins at the start of second semester. This, of course, is the extended essay/senior paper, as ideas are considered, research questions are conceived, technical advisors are found, and students complete blueprints for their upcoming papers, the process for writing their research paper is underway. You can check out the Junior Projects packet on the Eugene IHS web page! So there you have it, the hardest year perhaps, but after twenty-six years for Eugene IHS the junior year is certainly one of the most fun and engaging for teachers and students alike.

Please he lp! We are working to expand our list of internationally affiliated agencies where students may volunteer or complete internships. If you know of an agency that may be interested in having student volunteers please contact Lynne Given at given@4j.lane.edu. Thanks!

Technical Advisors Needed!Do you have an expertise in one or several areas of study? Do you want to understand the senior paper process better? Are you willing to spend time mentoring a high school student? Then, consider becoming a technical advisor!

Currently, technical advisors are needed in many different subject areas, across all campuses. Please call your Eugene IHS campus today and lend your support to a Eugene IHS junior who is just beginning the research process!

French Immersion students reading to Fox Hollow 5th graders in 2006

GRADE LEVEL UPDATES

THE SENIOR PAPER, PAST AND PRESENT

One of the major features of the Eugene IHS experience is, of course, the senior paper. Writing this paper allows students to pursue their passions in a realm outside of the classroom. Even after twenty-six years, seniors are still sweating through writing their rough drafts in October and fi nalizing their papers that are due in November. The paper is a requirement for all International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates, but we know it’s important, so we require each Eugene IHS student to engage in a rigorous research process with the same expected outcome: a 4,000-word serious research essay.

Do you remember writing your senior paper? Do you recall the hours you spent at Kinko’s the night before it was due? Do you still keep in touch with your technical advisor? Did you fi nally learn to navigate the stacks at the Knight Library? Certainly you haven’t forgotten TINJARP?

We would love to hear about your senior paper experience! What did you value most about the process? How did it help you later in life? What is your favorite memory from writing the paper? Please share with us, so we can share with our current students! You can e-mail comments to Lynne Given, Eugene IHS Secretary, at given@4j.lane.edu or send a letter to Eugene IHS Alumni, Eugene International High School, 400 E. 19th St., Eugene, OR 97401.

As we move to the next twenty years of Eugene IHS, the senior paper will remain a cornerstone in our curriculum, a constant in a rapidly changing state of education.

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12th Grade NewsWith three years of Eugene IHS experience behind them, seniors are now refl ecting on their journeys thus far and eagerly looking ahead to new experiences.

Alumni will remember many of the rites of passage seniors have already completed this year. As always, the senior paper was a great challenge, but also a source of great satisfaction and pride. As seniors came to school on the Monday before Thanksgiving to turn in their papers they shared victory snacks with their classmates and refl ected on all of the hard work they had put in. The papers—4000-word research essays requiring extensive scholarly research—covered numerous disciplines and explored a myriad of topics, from drumming to psychology to renewable energy.

Meanwhile, students have pursued their studies in Theory of Knowledge, 20th Century Global History, and 20th Century Global Literature. While the courses themselves would be familiar to any Eugene IHS alum, curriculum changes have given teachers and students exciting new areas of study. The new history curriculum, created in response to new International Baccalaureate curriculum standards, shifts focus toward the second half of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on the Cold War and on modern China. Literature teachers are excited to bring two new books, 1984 and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, into the literature curriculum. And of course, students continue to grapple with the Big Ques-tions as they hone their TOK papers and presentations.

The 2010-2011 school year promises to be a busy one for IB testing, with over 100 individuals registered as Diploma or Certifi cate candidates. IB Diploma candidates are also hard at work on their CAS activities. And of course, spring means

volunteer work for all Eugene IHS seniors, who will be complet-ing 100 hours of community service between now and April.

Graduation, while it still seems distant to some, is approach-ing quickly. Seniors will soon be auditioning to perform in the Hult Center graduation ceremony and in the farewell assembly. Meanwhile, Spanish and French immersion classes are begin-ning to prepare for immersion graduation ceremonies, which will celebrate their twelve years of immersion education. And, of course, in their fi nal days of class seniors will refl ect on lessons learned, friendships made, and knowledge discovered throughout their four years in Eugene IHS. As they move on to new endeavors at school, at work, and abroad, we hope these global citizens will send back word of their adventures to inspire future generations of Eugene IHS students and teachers.

Senior Paper turn in day at South (2009)...Oh, what a feeling!

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IB AND MORE

EUGENE IHS FACTOID #5:

On Thursday, December 9, 2010 Eugene IHS held the annual Art Benefit Sale in the South Eugene High School cafeteria. This year the money went to benefit Project Our Turn, “a student-run organization which seeks to provide educational opportunities to prospective students in underserved communities all around the world.”

In the near future, Project Our Turn will be fundraising for desks for a high school in Uganda, and to establish Project Our Turn as a non-profit organization.

Once again, students shared with us their amazing talents. Thanks

to all of the students, staff, parents, families and friends who

were part of this event.

Dear IB Alumni,

I hope your IB education has served you well as you have moved into the world beyond high school! While some of you chose to sit for IB exams, all of you experienced an IB education during your years at Eugene International High School. It’s an education that is increasingly coming to be seen as the finest possible in preparing students both for higher education and for life.

The growing popularity of IB is certainly reflected in our growing number of candidates. While our first graduat-ing class in 1989 had 8 diploma candidates, this year we have 69 diploma candidates along with 39 certificate candidates and 106 anticipatory candidates. The growth we have experienced as a school can also be seen at the state level. When Eugene IHS became affiliated with IB in January, 1987, we were the only school in Oregon to offer the IB diploma program. Today, there are now 19 IB schools in the state. The newest of these is North Eugene International High School which is modeled closely after Eugene IHS.

Recent research increasingly shows that an IB education is a good predictor of success in higher education. As a result we are seeing a steady improvement in university recognition of the IB diploma. Last January, Oregon adopted a statewide IB policy that gives up to 45 credits at any Oregon higher educa-tion institution for a diploma score of 30 or higher. The state will also be giving credit for not only HL tests, but all SL tests as well with a score of 5 or above.

The International Baccalaureate provides an exceptional edu-cational opportunity, but it is clearly our students who have carried IB to its full potential. It’s truly gratifying to read all of the comments from our Eugene IHS alumni to hear what an IB education has meant to each of you. Thank you for having enriched our IB program during the time you shared with us as a student in Eugene IHS!

Fondly, Marilyn Curtis, IB Coordinator

EUGENE IHS FACTOID #6:

Eugene IHS this year engaged in a serious review of our community service requirements and standards. As a result, students graduating in 2012 and beyond, instead of completing 130 hours of service over the course of junior and senior year, will now complete 150 hours of Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) over two years.

In examination of our requirements, we focused on students as reflective and open-minded risk-takers, who strive to be balanced and principled as emerging global citizens. We are pleased students will now have more flexibility in, and personalization of, their learning as they complete their hours. Students will have the opportunity to reflect upon an increased awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses, new challenges undertaken, collaborative work with others, perseverance and commitment to activities, and engagement with the ethical implications of their work and with issues of global importance.

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The IB World Student Conference took place August 9-13, 2010 on the campus of Oregon State University. What an amazing week! The energy and enthusiasm of almost 300 students from around the globe was infec-tious and hugely inspiring. By the end of a very busy week, which included working with Michael Furdyk of TakingITGlobal, hearing from Daniel Pauly, video-conferencing with Jeremy Gilley from Peace One Day, and then working in Global Action Teams to create a project leading to a better and more peaceful world, stu-dents were truly engaged and empowered in their role as global citizens.

Representatives from Eugene IHS included: Gina Bauer, Emily Brixey, Duncan Fuchise, Carter Thallon, and Malachite Wyld.

The conference could not have happened without Marilyn Curtis' clear vision, attention to detail, and in-credible year-long commitment. Her grasp of the confer-ence’s purpose and role in bringing together IB learners from all over the globe cannot be overstated. Bravo to Marilyn for turning over her summer to planning and

executing the week’s events and for surviv-ing an intense week of activity!

Jocelyn Harley should also be recognized for her work as the facilita-tor of a Global Action Team. Working with a group of about 20 students (and several different languages), she was responsible for guiding a diverse group towards a com-pleted action plan. The premise of the confer-ence—that students would work in cross-

cultural groups—would not have worked without the support and willingness of facilitators like Jocelyn to engage students.

Other members of the IHS family also played a critical role in the conference. Our head teacher, Courtney Leonard, not only devoted end-less hours to planning the event and troubleshooting throughout the week, but also made an inspirational plenary presentation that proved a high-light of the week’s events. Two of our alumni, Marta Tolmach and Natalie Radich, spent a week in the OSU dorms serving as chaperones and another alum, Wells O’Byrne, captivated the hearts of the conference participants by organizing a mini-World Cup soccer tournament that ran throughout the week. Kudos to everyone!

In all, the week was a smashing success and a great re-minder of the importance of allowing all our stu-dents to maximize their own visions, curiosity and empathy. You can follow the conversation via the facebook page: IB World Student Conference or check out the website at: http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/ibwsc.

IB AND MORE

ALUMNI CORNER

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On Kings, Safaris, and Law School5/10/10 by Jake Klonoski, Class of 1998

Greetings all,After making so many of you happy by announcing I had finished my active duty Navy career, I look around me this afternoon - at the beautiful blue waters of the Indian Ocean, at the turquoise sky stretching out to touch the nearby shores of East Africa and at the blond, 6’4’’ Swedish helicopter pilot sit-ting next to me, and I know I have some explaining to do.

Civilian life in Denver was wonderful if short. My deci-sion to stay in the Navy Reserves while I applied to law school in December proved consequential. My Navy Reserve commission had just been approved when an earthquake struck Port au Prince, Haiti, in mid-January. As the scenes of devastation came in, the urge to find a way to help was compelling. When the call came out for Navy Reservists willing to volunteer and assist in the Haiti response effort, I talked it over with Katie, who was wonder-fully supportive, and then raised my hand for duty in Haiti. I left in January (2010), but undershot the mark a bit, making it only as far as Norfolk, Virginia, from which the bulk of Navy supplies were being shipped to Port au Prince.

There I learned the truth of the adage that “all great military minds are masters of logistics’’ as my team worked to get hundreds of tons of supplies moving south. I also discovered, as we tracked the massive out flux of cargo, that I did not have a great military mind (perhaps not news to some reading this). But what one lacks in natural ability one can make up in long hours and elbow grease, so the job got done. Not that Haiti is fixed - far from it. They have a long way to go, and I hope you all are keeping the terrible suffering there in mind, especially through the hurricane season. But the international response effort did stop the hemorrhaging in Port au Prince.

After 30 days of learning Navy Logistics, I was ready for something completely different. As my departure from Norfolk neared, a friend suggested I look into a job open-ing in Bahrain where the timeline (a job from March to July) fit my academic schedule for law school, the mis-sion (counter piracy) was cutting edge and the skill set of working multinationally (with the European Union) was one that I possessed. Katie and I had often discussed traveling to Bahrain together while we were in Naples (she had friends and connections in Bahrain from teaching and working with Central Texas College, Europe). After we went through pros and cons together, I again volunteered.

This time, however, I overshot the mark. Though Ka-tie and I did get to spend two weeks together in Bahrain (sadly, I had to leave her on Easter morning. She then headed back to the US), the bulk of the job (April-July), I found out after I had been accepted for it (the Navy way!), involved deploying on the Swedish command ship HMS

CARLSKRONA off the Horn of Africa to protect food shipments to Somalia and passing merchant traffic in one of the busiest mer-chant corridors in the world from the scourge of piracy. As far as I know, I am the only American in the European Union’s first Navy Task Force, seeing history in the making, and living every Navy sailor’s dream of hunting pirates.

So when I found my-self off Mombasa last week coordinating the response of a Greek frig-ate to the detection by a Japanese helicopter of a potential pirate ship trav-eling at high speed through the Gulf of Aden, with a Bel-gian Special Forces Officer and a Swedish Admiral by my side and the king of Sweden looking over our shoulders, it helped to reflect for a moment on how exactly I ended up there. Not that the king of Sweden is here everyday (that would qualify as micro management, I believe), but he happened to be visiting last Tuesday and I still am stunned at the change from applying to law schools and studying for the LSAT in December to briefing kings and admirals about pirate attacks in May.

The next day, after pulling into Mombasa, I enjoyed my first day of liberty in Africa and arranged for a one-day safari for the multina-tional staff that took us to Tsavo National Park in E. Kenya. There, face to face with African elephants and a stone’s throw away from a wild cheetah, I knew I had to share a bit of the adventure. I hope you all do not mind too much.

But the biggest benefit to the operation thus far has been to offer distraction during the long wait to hear back from law schools. After weeks of waiting for decisions and financial aid offers and a lot of deliberation, I ac-cepted Stanford Law School’s offer of ad-mission to the Class of 2013. For those who offered counsel on the decision or served as my examples/inspi-rations unknowingly - thank you!

All the best,Jake EU NavFor taking the fight

to the pirates of Somalia with the king of Sweden (standing,

center) looking on.

King Neptune reading his Proclamation of Welcome to

the Southern Hemisphere after CARLSKRONA crossed

the equator.

ALUMNI CORNER

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Let’s learn about Africa!Parents, guardians, and alumni, the Eugene IHS 9th grade team needs your help. This year’s annual

Africa Celebration for all Eugene IHS 9th grade students will take place on April 22, 2011 at the Wheeler Pavilion on the Lane County Fairgrounds. This event simply couldn’t happen without the generous gifts of

time and effort we receive from people like you. (Thanks again to our volunteers from last year!)

This year, we need help with the following: booths, supervision/general help, and our panel of judges.

If you : * are a part of, or know of, an organization that would like an educational, interactive booth at the event; * have experience traveling, volunteering, or working in Africa and would be willing to staff an educational, interactive booth at the event; or * if you would like to volunteer to be on our panel of judges or recommend a judge for our panel, or just help with supervision/general help; Please contact Wade Powell at powell_w@4j.lane.edu.

If you would like to make a monetary donation to help fund the Africa Celebration, please contact Wade Powell at the e-mail address above, or any of our Eugene IHS offices.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Peace Corps Volunteer in Azerbaijan By Carolyn Williams, Class of 1999

I remember waking up one morning in a Soviet concrete apartment building to the sound of the local mosque’s call to prayer. I had to ask myself, is this really my life? Am I really living here? How did I get here? People have many different reasons to join the Peace Corps. I have to admit my reason was mostly selfish. While I looked forward to helping a community and teaching, I was most excited about immersing myself in a totally different culture in a country most Americans have never heard of.

A few months after my husband and I were married, my cousin came home from Peace Corps in Chad. We de-voured his photographs, and were riveted by his stories. That night, June 24th, 2006, we went home, found the three unfinished applications we had started over the years and had the “it’s now, or never” conversation. We looked at our lives – at our comfortable apartment, our corporate ladder jobs – and finally submitted our application. A year, three interviews, endless amounts of paperwork and a week of frenzied packing later, on June 24th, 2007 we were on a plane to the other side of the Earth.

I remember a moment on that plane – I looked out the window and saw a foreign land. I panicked. I had an intense feeling that’s hard to explain – it was dread, regret and anxiety mixed with joy, excitement and anticipation. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Azerbaijan I had countless moments just like that. I would get this awed and confused feeling whenever I would leave my house and walk down my street – a street lined in high walls with persimmon and

pomegranate trees peaking over their tops. I would feel it when I was teaching my students in the dead of winter, wearing gloves and hats because the gas was off in our school and we could see our breaths. The feeling would come when I would put a pizza in our little red oven, a pizza that took five hours to prepare and visits to at least five different shopkeepers in the bazaar. We would feel a collective wave of this unique feeling whenever a group of volunteers were together in one place, sharing and comparing stories by the light of candles and headlamps. It’s a feeling that’s difficult to describe, but so common that I’m sure every Peace Corps volunteer has experienced it.

Even though we had to come home after only a year due to circumstances outside our control, I feel like I was able to make a small difference in my community and in my school. Though I know that I made an impact on my community, I know that the biggest change that occurred during my service was within me. I learned that family means so much more than the people who raised me. The host family my husband and I lived with changed from people with whom we could hardly communicate, to people it was heartbreaking to leave. I learned how much I am capable of. My strength and resilience was constantly put to the test – just walking through the bazaar was an adventure where I had to stand my ground when bartering for food, ignore harassment from men and children, and pres-ent myself in a culturally appropriate manner. I learned how small the world is and how connections can be formed in spite of cultural, religious, and linguistic differences.

As Mary Anne Radmacher said, “I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” I am not the same, nor would I ever want to be again.

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EUGENE IHS STAFF 2010-2011Eleventh GradeJoshua Hamill History of the Americas (IB) Christine Pettingill Literature of the Americas (IB)Jessica Schabtach Literature of the Americas (IB)Steve Smith Comparative Political & Economic Systems (IB)Craig Wiebe FI Histoire Des Américas (IB)Kyle Yamada Comparative Political & Economic Systems (IB) History of the Americas (IB)

Twelfth GradeAmy Duncan 20th Century Global Literature (IB)Jocelyn Harley Theory of Knowledge (IB)Caleb Kostechka 20th Century Global Literature (IB)Courtney Leonard 20th Century Global History (IB)Joanne Moorefield 20th Century Global History (IB) Jessica Schabtach 20th Century Global Literature (IB)Steve Smith 20th Century Global History (IB)Melodee Soczek Theory of Knowledge (IB)

Ninth GradeJoshua Hamill SI Geografia UniversalCaleb Kostechka Global LiteratureKendall Lawless Global Literature Cultural Aesthetics-Art/DramaJackie Owens Global LiteratureChristine Pettingill Cultural Aesthetics-Art/DramaWade Powell Global HealthDeon Saraceno Global Geography Global HealthMelodee Soczek Global GeographyCraig Wiebe FI Geographie Mondiale

Tenth GradeMarilyn Curtis Comparative Values & BeliefsAmy Duncan Global Literature & the ArtsRebecca Hammons Global Literature & the ArtsJoanne Moorefield Global HistoryWade Powell Global HistoryCraig Wiebe Global History FI L’histoire GlobaleJenelle Youngblood Comparative Values & Beliefs

Support Courtney Leonard Head Teacher Marilyn Curtis IB Coordinator Ian Ogden Learning Support Clerical Peggy Farris Secretary, Eugene IHS @ Sheldon 541-790-6636 Lynne Given Secretary, Eugene IHS @ Churchill 541-790-5225 Sue Martichuski Secretary, Eugene IHS @ South 541-790-8030 Mindy Schifberg Secretary, Eugene IHS @ South 541-790-8030

Marilyn Curtis (curtis_m)Amy Duncan (duncan_a)Peggy Farris (farris)Lynne Given (given)Joshua Hamill (hamill)Rebecca Hammons (hammons_r)Jocelyn Harley (harley_j)Caleb Kostechka (kostechka_c)

Kendall Lawless (lawless_k)Courtney Leonard (leonard)Sue Martichuski (martichuskis)Joanne Moorefield (moorefield_j)Ian Ogden (ogden_i)Jackie Owens (owens_j)Christine Pettingill (pettingill)Wade Powell (powell_w)

Deon Saraceno (saraceno_d)Jessica Schabtach (schabtach)Mindy Schifberg (schifberg_m)Steve Smith (smith_st)Melodee Soczek (soczek )Craig Wiebe (wiebe)Kyle Yamada (yamada)Jenelle Youngblood (youngblood)

Eugene IHS staff e-mail addresses 2010-2011To send an e-mail to any of the addresses below, add: @4j.lane.edu

EUGENE IHS FACTOID #7:

Eugene IHS is proud to announce Whitney Sweet-Merrill, junior at Churchill, as the third recipient of the Eugene IHS Travel Scholar-ship! She plans to travel with Deon Saraceno this summer to Egypt. What a wonderful opportunity for such a deserving young woman. We look forward to having her share her travel stories with us. Again, our thanks go to Brian O’Kelley, Sara at The Oregon Community Foundation, the scholarship committee, and the applicants. If you would like to contribute to the Alumni Fund for Eugene IHS simply go to the Oregon Community Foundation website at: http://oregoncf.org. Once there you can click on “For Donors” to find out the different ways you can give back to Eugene Interna-tional High School, then contact the Oregon Community Foundation at (541)431-7099.

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EUGENE IHS FACTOID #8:

The 8th Annual Eugene IHS Film Festival was held on January 13, 2010 at Churchill High School. The contest was open to all 4J high school students. Film submissions were to be approximately 8 minutes in length, with a PG rating. The submission fee was $5. The 1st and 2nd place winners won cash prizes and the rest received recognition. This year, first place went to Churchill students Jacob Anderson, Evan Andreason, Tyler Ligon, Thomas LoSciuto, Paul Willey, and Jeremy Henninger-Jiang for the production of Sharing Is Caring. We are proud to be able to offer this creative outlet to our talented students and are always amazed at the quality of their work.

Good-bye and Good Luck!

Several teachers left Eugene IHS last year, and we will miss them all.

Jennifer Diallo will be sorely missed as a French Immersion and Global Geography teacher. Ms. Diallo’s creativity and passion for her work, her project-centered approach to classes, her global vision, and support of students are aspects to her teaching we deeply admire.

Gretchen Lieberman has been teaching 9th grade Cultural Aesthetics and worked with students as our Learning Support Specialist—her efforts were tireless in supporting many students in a rigorous curriculum. Ms. Lieberman’s unique inter-nationally-focused background made her a natural fit in Eugene IHS.

Jim Holm taught in Eugene IHS for nine years prior to his retirement. Mr. Holm taught the intricacies of IB Economics, and is famous for his “Ever Wonder Why?” anecdotes. His passion and dedication to his students is legendary, but new adventures beckon, beginning with a trip to Finland.

Jesse Scott has taught 10th grade Global History and Values and Beliefs in Eugene IHS for the past several years. Mr. Scott is an inspiring and encouraging teacher, again with unique ties to the global community. Mr. Scott will be teaching at Kennedy Middle School.

Both colleagues and students will miss these teachers tremendously, and we thank them for their commitment, energy and vision for Eugene IHS.

Donate to the Eugene IHS Travel Trunk!

We have started a “Travel Trunk” for Eugene IHS student travelers in need of assistance. Our goal is to collect donations of travel i t e m s t h a t s t u d e n t s m a y check out for use during our

Eugene IHS trips. If you have any items you would l ike to donate including, but not limited to: backpacks, money belts, lightweight active clothing, hiking boots, etc., please drop them off in one of our Eugene IHS offices or contact Deon Saraceno at saraceno_d@4j.lane.edu. Thanks for supporting our young world travelers.

WANTED:

Water map from the April 2010 edition of National Geographic

If you subscribe to National Geographic and would like to donate the water map

that came in the April 2010 edition please drop it off in any Eugene IHS office. We'd like to use this map in our 9th grade Global

Geography classes next year.

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We appreciate your willing-ness to be a part of our Eugene IHS alumni newsletter. We are continually updating our alumni database. Please inform us of any new address or e-mail changes. You can e-mail any information to Lynne Given, Eugene IHS secretary, at: given@4j.lane.edu.

Thank you for continuing to be a part of our Eugene IHS family.

RETIREE NOTES

Founding Father of Eugene International High School: DWAYNE ADCOCK

Twenty-six years ago his forward-thinking vision for international education and immersion language study set the foundation for the

establishment of Eugene IHS as an alternative high school in Eugene School District 4J.

Jon Doornink retired in 1995. He lives in Cheshire, OR, but is cur-rently living aboard and cruising his sailboat in the western Mexican waters of the Sea of Cortez to Manzanillo. He enjoys photography, sailing, fish-ing, hiking, camping, road and mountain biking, ski-ing, traveling in the U.S. (West and Southwest), sailboat and powerboat cruising, and gardening

vegetables, flowers, fruits, and grapes. He travels to Canada and Mexico yearly. He has a daughter who is the Reedsport, OR School District Counselor.Subjects taught in Eugene IHS: World Health, Interna-tional Physical Education, Theory of Knowledge, Senior Projects. He was the first Eugene IHS Head teacher and an International Baccalaureate Coordinator.Fondest Memories: “Enjoyed proctoring IB Examinations last Spring. Always an inspiration to participate in the growth of young people.”

Susan (Potter) Delaney retired in 2000. She lives in Portland, OR. She spends her time traveling every year, mostly in the USA and stays close to family. She also works part time for Camp & Retreat Ministries of Oregon-Idaho (www.gocamping.org). She likes to play Mahjong, is taking post-graduate classes, and enjoys Portland. She traveled to China in 2000. Her daughter was recently married last summer and her son just bought a house and is engaged to be married this summer. Her mother passed away last summer.Subjects taught in Eugene IHS: 10th Grade LiteratureFondest Memories: “I’m so proud of the work we did as IHS teachers, and I’m proud of the work that the IHS students put into their educations. I hope everyone is keeping up with Harry Potter’s journey through the Hero Cycle and able to sail through the daily crossword puzzle with all those wonderful SAT vocabulary words you had to memorize! Keep learning; it’s fun!”

Dan Sterling left Eugene IHS in 2002. Post-IHS he has worked as a school administrator in the Portland area as a Vice-Principal at Lincoln High, Vice-Principal at Waluga Jr. High School in Lake Oswego, and is currently the Principal at Bryant Elementary in Lake Oswego.Subjects taught in Eugene IHS: 10th Grade Global History

Fondest Memories: “I loved my time with IHS. Working with Bob Veeck and Alice Jagger during my student teaching year (1997-98), I had a blast working with over 400 students at Churchill, South, and Sheldon. Hired as a teacher in 1998, I taught Global History at Churchill and later at South too. I have absolutely wonderful memories of IHS staff and students. I truly believe that IHS students were among the very top students in the state of Oregon. The level of dedication of our students was incredible (hopefully it still is!!) and their work products were often astoundingly accomplished. The integrated curriculum model of IHS was ahead of its time, and is the strongest that I have encountered at the high school level. There were so many good times in the classroom that they are too numerous to count. My heart will always be with IHS and Global History!! It is not hard to conjure up The Middle East and later the Eurasian Conference, Alexander’s Footsteps, Stavrianos (I sadly suspect that Stavi is no longer being used), classroom debates, NSA, revolutions, marching in the snow... this list goes on...”

Ron Lancaster retired in 2003. He lives in Eugene, OR. He has taught courses in the teacher training programs of Pacific University and the University of Oregon. Last summer he was a staff member of the National Endowment of the Humanities institute, Ancient MesoAmerica in Oaxaca, Mexico, and is look-ing forward to doing the same again this summer. He has now become a member of the growing ranks of grandparents. Subjects taught in Eugene IHS: 12th Grade Modern International History, 11th Grade History of the Americas (originally the senior history course).Fondest Memories: “In all ways, my years as an IHS teacher were very satisfying and great fun!”

Welcome new teacher, Steve Smith.

RETIREE NOTESEUGENE IHS RETIREES INCLUDE:

Connie Burden retired in 1994Jerry Keuter retired in 1994

Jon Doornink retired in 1995Marna Schultz retired in 1995Ione Jorgenson retired in 1997Kay Hackelman retired in 1998

Mike Helm retired in 1998Pete Ogan retired in 1998

Charlie Shoup retired in 1998Pat Sullivan retired in 1998

Harry Beaudet retired in 1999Kathy Turay retired in 1999Bob Veeck retired in 1999

Susan Delaney retired in 2000Alice Jagger retired in 2000

Leslie Skelton retired in 2000Howard Yank retired in 2001Caron Cooper retired in 2002Ron Lancaster retired in 2003

Elizabeth Lorish retired in 2003Laura Sherrill retired in 2003

Dale Sturdavant retired in 2003Larry Sutton retired in 2003Hiett Cooper retired in 2004Debbie Duke retired in 2004

Margaret McCoy retired in 2004 Bev McDuffie retired in 2004

Luke Roth retired in 2007Steve Knox retired in 2008

Susan Mannheimer retired in 2009 Carol Stephenson retired in 2009

Jim Holm retired in 2010

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Eugene IHS Staff 2004-2005

Elizabeth Lorish retired in 2003. She lives in Eugene, OR. She teaches private piano lessons (Elizabeth’s Piano Studio) and performs weddings and memorials (Certified Celebrants of Lane County). She spent three weeks in Europe which included a 10-day cruise around the British Isles on the Queen Mary II and time in London and Am-sterdam where she visited Saskia Strauss, another former Eugene IHS teacher. On another trip she spent four weeks in Europe visiting Sienna (where she performed a wed-ding), Florence, Bern (where she visited a college friend), and Amsterdam (where she visited family and friends). She also takes yearly trips to Hawaii and she built a cabin in Cannon Beach and loves to go there. She finally had her second knee replacement surgery in August, and this time it was very successful. Both of her kids now live in Portland. Subjects taught in Eugene IHS: 9th Grade Cultural Aesthet-ics, 9th Grade Health, and 9th Grade Global Literature.Fondest Memories: “More than anything, I loved the students at IHS and especially love running into them in and around Eugene. Whenever I travel, I think of things I want to bring back to share in the classroom and then I stop, ‘Wait! I’m not teaching anymore.’ These moments are bittersweet.”

Luke Roth retired in 2007. He lives in Eugene, OR and retired last year as the Sheldon girls basketball coach. Cur-rently he enjoys traveling, gardening, bicycling, reading, photography, camping, and is a Duck football fanatic (will attend the national championship game). In 2009 he went to France and did a walking tour of Alsace. Recently he went to British Columbia and then France again (southern France and Paris). He is still married to his wife of 34 years, Catherine, who is a dental hygienist. His son is a 1997 IHS graduate and University of Oregon graduate and works for the City of Eugene as a Transportation Planner. His daughter is a 1999 IHS graduate and is currently in nursing school. His grandson attends Buena Vista Spanish Immersion kindergarten.Subjects taught in Eugene IHS: 12th Grade Global Literature, 9th Grade Global Literature, 9th Grade Cultural Aesthetics (film studies, PE, Health).Fondest Memories: “IHS was a wonderful, challenging teaching experience with many motivated students over the years. Especially early on, when class sizes were reasonable, IHS was nearly the most perfect teaching assignment in 4J. I’m thankful to have had the good fortune of teaching alongside some brilliant colleagues.” EUGENE IHS CAR MAGNETS - $5.00

Show off your Eugene IHS pride with a car magnet. Our school logo is printed right on it. Pick one up in a Eugene IHS office today!

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Dear Alumni, We appreciate your enthusiasm to be a part of our Eugene IHS alumni newsletter. We are continually updating our alumni database. Please inform us of any new ad-dress or e-mail changes. You can e-mail any information to Lynne Given, Eugene IHS secretary, at: given@4j.lane.edu.

If you know of any Eugene IHS graduates please pass the informa-tion along to them.

ALUMNI NOTESCLASS OF 1993Kimberly (Burkland) Pray is married and lives in Portland, OR. She is the Assistant Director of the Green Business Initiative at the University of Oregon School of Law where she is in charge of development, supervision and organi-zation, as well as implementing the vision and goals for the Green Business Initiative and Portland Program. She also works as General Counsel and Consultant for Blue

Tree Strategies, Inc. where she serves as in-house legal counsel and works on grant proposals. In addition she works with the Dorsen/Filler Fellow-ship with the Society Of American Law Teachers to advance organizational devel-opment goals through funding and grants. She participates in the work of the Issues in

Legal Education, Academic Freedom, Access to Justice, Human Rights, and Affirmative Action committees. College: BS Environmental Science, 1997 Brown University. J.D., 2008 Gonzaga University School of Law. LL.M., 2009 University of Washington Graduate Program in Taxation.International Experiences: Volunteered at Amigos de las Americas in the Dominican Republic. Traveled to France, Italy, and Switzerland.

CLASS OF 1994Dayna (Ruhoff) Linderman lives in Folsom, CA and is a Supervisory Examiner for the FDIC. She examines banks to analyze their financial condition and verifies compliance with federal rules and regulations, and manages a team of 12 examiners. She is married with two children and very active in her church where she sings in the band and is a member of their Vision Team. College: BA International Business, Minor Spanish, 1998 University of Puget SoundInternational Experiences: Lived in Seville, Spain for a semester during college. Traveled all over Europe, Asia, and Australia, and has been to Central America.Reflections: “Between being part of IHS and traveling internationally, my point of view on life was different from those I encountered in college. It helped me look beyond the things within my grasp to a broader picture. I even forced my boyfriend (now husband) to travel internation-ally on his own, knowing that if he was going to truly understand me, he had to have that broader perspective. Thanks IHS!”

Heidi (Stout) Tretheway works for Colliers International and recently received a significant promotion to Senior Marketing Manager for Global Strategic Initiatives. Also, on a monthly basis through Colliers University, she teaches live, online webi-nars for a large group of international students (Colliers profes-sionals) on the subjects of marketing and service excellence. Her most recent class, a Case Study Workshop, included Colliers professionals from Bulgaria, Latin America, the UK, Australia and North America. She previously worked as a reporter at American City Business Journals and covered real estate, eco-nomic development and health care for the Portland Business Journal, at Horvitz Newspaper Group and covered events in the city of Kent, WA, and at Sound Publishing as a reporter and chief and covered courts, crime, community, politics, and wrote a food column for 16 community newspapers in Western Washington. She is an Oregon Licensed Real Estate Broker, was named a “Rainmaker” by the Daily Journal of Commerce in Portland, and earned the “Leadership in Service Excellence” award from Colliers International. She and her husband just had a second child. She lives just outside Portland, OR and enjoys fishing, crabbing, farmer’s markets and traveling as a family (recently to Munich, Germany).College: BA, Communication: Journalism, 1998 Pacific Lutheran University. Fellow, Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, 2003 University of Maryland, College Park. Knowledge Partner (highest designation available), 2007 (professional certification) Colliers University.International Experiences: Studied abroad at Lancaster Uni-versity in England for a year. Taught at Colliers International’s global training camp with 60+ professionals from 20+ countries attending each session, four sessions at Brentwood College School in Victoria, Canada. Provided marketing services on behalf of a large Austrian client with events organized in Hun-garian, German and English and a reception aboard the original Orient Express (in Budapest). Orientation and training trips to various global cities including Budapest, Hungary, Bratislava, Slovakia, and Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver, Canada. Taught at Colliers’ global training camp in Prague, Czech Republic. Taught at Colliers’ global marketing meeting, with marketers from all world regions attending. Reflections: “As part of a global organization in 480 offices and 61 countries, being internationally literate is incredibly important to my professional credibility. There is an assumption that North Americans, particularly those from the US, know very little about the geography, language, customers and way of life of other nations -- and sadly, that is often proven true by some high-ranking professionals. I draw on lots of my IHS classes and experiences to better approach my international colleagues.”

CLASS OF 1995Kristen Faust is an IB Math Teacher and IB Coordinator at Biotechnology High School in Freehold, NJ. She is married and just bought her first house.

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ALUMNI NOTESCollege: BA Math and Physics, 1999 Knox College. MS Curriculum and Instruction, 2004 Drexel University. Reflections: “Technically, I probably owe my current job to IB. It is not a well-known program in NJ, and the administrators and superintendent who interviewed me were shocked when I said I’d not only heard of the program, but graduated from an IB school. I spent the past 5 years helping build the IB program in our school, which I could not have done without the knowledge and skills I gained from the program. My knowledge about the program itself, how colleges recognize the courses and exams, as well as the communication skills I learned, and my conviction that it is a valuable program with benefits that far outreach the college credits and knowledge that I gained, helped me convince my school community that IB was the right program for us. In our second year as an IB school, 89% of our graduating class earned an IB diploma. I couldn’t be prouder. On a more holistic level, IB prepared me for our global society and gave me perspec-tive and confidence in my abilities and responsibilities as a member of this society.”

Christina Heid is married and lives in Washington, DC and is an International Projects Director for the Ameri-can Bar Association, Section of International Law, and ABA-UNDP International Legal Resource Center. She directs the section’s International Legal Resource Center (ILRC), a joint initiative with the UN Development Pro-gramme, that provides technical legal assistance to UNDP offices worldwide; coordinates legislative analysis and legal research on substantive topics upon request from UNDP and International Finance Corporation; directs the section’s International Legal Exchange (ILEX) program, which includes country briefing trips for legal experts and judges; plans, implements and manages the section’s Inter-national Models Project on Women’s Rights (IMPOWR); and develops and writes ABA policy positions on public international legal topics including human rights, corporate

social responsibil-ity, and international institutions (UN and International Crimi-nal Court). Previ-ously she was a Research Assistant for the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Stud-ies in Washington, DC where she or-ganized and man-aged research for scholars on issues related to German unification.

College: BA International Studies and German Language & Literature, Certificate in European Studies, 1999 University of Oregon. MA European and Eurasian Studies, Focus on Human Rights, 2003 Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. Certificate Training, International Training Programme for Conflict Management, 2003 Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa, Italy).International Experiences: Studied abroad in Berlin, Germany and Freiburg, Germany. Was an intern at the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Vienna, Austria. Was an intern at Action Reconciliation Service for Peace in Berlin, Germany. Attended international meetings in Europe, Asia and West Africa.Reflections: “I feel very lucky that I was able to attend a pub-lic international high school. I received an amazing education and it prepared me for my undergraduate and graduate school experiences.”

Ben Temple is currently a stay-at-home dad. Duties: you name it. He is married and has three children. He was a Military Officer in the U.S. Army where he worked in Logistics and Personnel Management.College: BA, 1999 Wheaton College

Bronwyn (Wenger) Brestle welcomed her third baby girl this summer and the older sisters are thrilled! College: BA Spanish and English, Middlebury College. MA Education, Pepperdine University.

CLASS OF 1996Kirsten Harma lives in Vancouver, BC. She has previously worked as a Water Quality Specialist for Island County Plan-ning Department; a Biomonitoring Volunteer for Asociación ANAI in Talamanca, Costa Rica where she did field studies to determine stream health, environmental education, and technical support to the biomonitoring program; and as a GIS Analyst for Pacific Biodiversity Institute.College: BS, 2001 Western Washington University. MS, 2010 University of British Columbia.International Experiences: Costa Rica. Studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico as part of her undergraduate degree where she took courses on archeology, history, environment and develop-ment and wrote her college honors thesis on water pollution in Oaxaca. AFS Community Service Volunteer in Caracas, Venezuela where she worked at a Natural History Museum in Caracas and took various field trips to the countryside to collect specimens.

Renee (Purdy) McKenna is married and lives in San Francisco, CA. She is a first grade teacher for the San Leandro Unified School District. She was a Teach For America Peace Corps Member in Phoenix, AZ and then a Bay Area Recruitment Director. College: BA Spanish, 2000 Willamette University. M. Ed. Curriculum & Instruction, 2002 Arizona State University

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ALUMNI NOTESCLASS OF 1997Marian Hart lives in San Diego, CA and is an English as a Second Language Instructor in the English Language Institute at the University of California San Diego. She teaches English to international students from around the world. Previously she worked in the same field at ELS Language Services in Bristol Rhode Island and in San Diego, CA. She also worked at Survivors of Torture, International in San Diego, CA as a Development Coordinator, among other positions. She is married and the mother of twins, living the good life in the land of endless sunshine and fish tacos, and has been growing her own tomatoes for a few years. Excellent results!College: BA International Relations and Spanish, 2001 University of the Pacific. MA Applied Linguistics, Georgia State University.International Experiences: Studied abroad in Managua, Nicaragua and studied abroad in Havana, Cuba.

Josh Ladau lives in San Francisco, CA.

Melissa Pritchard lives in Barcelona, Spain and is a Grade 2 teacher at The Benjamin Franklin International School. College: BAFA, 2001 Alfred University. Contemporary Jewelry, 2005 Escola Massana. MA Education, 2008 Oregon State University.International Experiences: Has lived abroad in Europe since 2002 and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Africa. Became trilingual with Catalan and continues with her Spanish.

CLASS OF 1998Hunt Allcott lives in Cambridge, MA and is an Assistant Professor of Economics at New York University. He is an Energy and Society Fellow at MIT Department of Economics. He is also a Senior Researcher with ideas42, a think tank that works with companies and government agencies to apply insights from behavioral economics to policy and business problems. They work on problems in finance, international development, health care, and energy and environment.College: BS 2002, MS 2002, Stanford University. PhD, 2009 Harvard University.International Experiences: Lots! He did work in India, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Chile, and London, etc. He also studied drumset and hand drums in Cuba for about five weeks, which was a dream come true.Reflections: “My best and worst memory of IHS is when we tried to start an IHS Newspaper, which ended up with me in somebody’s office (Mrs. Cooper?) getting a lecture on how real newspapers don’t include swear words. Sorry.”

Rayne Gaisford is married in lives in New York, NY. He is the Senior Vice President, Risk Management, at Plural Investments where he works in an oversight and advisory role within a multi-manager long/short U.S. equity hedge fund and also oversees the build out of risk management and trading infrastructure. Previously he worked as a Senior Risk Associate at Pequot Capital Management, a leading multi-strategy hedge fund with $7 billion under management, where he worked on a tight team of risk professionals to evaluate, monitor and minimize risk for a variety of funds including: long/short fundamental equity, focused equity, credit, short credit, event-driven, emerging multi-manager and market neu-tral. He also worked within Goldman Sachs Equity Research on single stock equity options, evaluating implied volatility as a pricing instrument to understand inefficiencies in the options market. He recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro: http://picasa-web.google.com/gaisford/201008TanzaniaBest#.College: BS Finance, 2004 University of OregonInternational Experiences: Lived in Japan in college. Traveled all around Europe, Asia, South America, and re-cently Africa.

Andrew Heid is the Principal Licensed Architect at NOA, Architecture in New York, NY (www.noarchitecture.com). He previously worked as an Architect for Rem Koolhaas/ Office for Metropolitan Architecture, in New York and Rotterdam (www.oma.eu).College: BA, 2002 Yale University. Master of Architecture, 2006 Princeton University.

Jake Klonoski is married and lives in Menlo Park, CA. After serving in the U.S. Navy for several years he is now attending Stanford Law School in Palo Alto, CA.

Graham Mowday is engaged and lives in Hamilton Township, NJ and works through a public interest fellowship through Northeastern University, working on foreclosure defense and consumer bankruptcy with South Jersey legal services. College: MA, 2002 University of California, Berkeley. J.D., 2010 Northeastern University.

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ALUMNI NOTESKim Thompson is an Environment Officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). She works on environmental compliance and advising for USAID’s international development projects. She is currently in training in Washington, DC, but will soon be stationed internationally. In the past she worked as a Consultant for World Resources Institute in Washington, DC, an international environment and development policy think-tank. She conducted research on access to justice, human rights and climate change adaptation planning. She also worked as a Lead Academic Instructor in the International Sustainable Development Studies Institute in Chiang Mai, Thailand where she taught academic courses to college juniors from the USA on the topic of sustainable development in Thailand.College: BA Sociology, 2002 Kalamazoo College. MS Environment and Development, 2008 London School of Economics. International Experiences: Lived and worked in Thailand. Joined the foreign service with USAID and will be working internationally starting in 2011.

Justin Volmert is an attorney in Chicago, IL.College: A.B. Human Biology (Child & Adolescent Development), 2002 Stanford University. J.D., 2007 George Washington University.

CLASS OF 1999Melinda (Mindy) Dalcour Jones lives in Lowell, AR and is a Registered Nurse on a Surgical/Seniors Unit at Washington Regional Medical Center. Previously she worked at Target as a Team Leader. She is married and has two children and is a mem-ber of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. College: BS Biology, BS Business Administration, 2004 Oregon State University. BS Nursing, 2009 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.Reflections: “IHS provided me with a well-rounded educa-tion that more than adequately prepared me for college as well as the ability to see life from a different perspective. I have an appreciation for different cultures and peoples of the world. In 1995, I had the privilege of traveling to Australia for the IB Conference with some other IHS students. It was an amazing, eye-opening experience. A couple years later, I traveled to Japan as an exchange student. Both of these international experiences and IHS have shaped the way I view the world today. In the future, I plan to travel to other countries on short term mission trips as a nurse.”

Carolyn (Frosaker) Williams is married and lives in Eugene, OR. She is a 4j substitute teacher. She subbed in the Sheldon library long term earlier this year and is now subbing long term in Eugene IHS.College: BA in English, 2004 Oregon State University. MAT, 2009 Pacific University.

International Experiences: United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Azerbaijan (2007-2008). She taught English at a public school and ran music, writing, cultural and language clubs for community children. She has also travelled in Europe (England, France, Switzerland, Italy), Turkey, Costa Rica and Venezuela.Reflections: “IHS helped foster my love of travel and my desire to see the world. It also helped me understand that knowledge of the world, especially first-hand, would help me become a better teacher and a better citizen.”

Jennifer (Miner) Weaver lives in Greensboro, NC and is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She does research on parenting and young children’s social development and is currently working with a group of researchers on a longitudinal study looking at the social, cognitive and emotional predictors of academic success in the early school years. She is married, and last June welcomed their son with great joy.College: BA Psychology, 2003 University of Oregon, Clark Honors College. MA Social Ecology, 2005 University of California, Irvine. Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, 2009 University of California, Irvine.Reflections: “The IB experience was a wonderful preparation for the pace and intensity of college life.”

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Ugly Sweater Day has become a tradition in some 9th Grade Global Literature Classes.

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ALUMNI NOTESAnne (Newland) Bolster has been living in Barcelona, Spain teaching, living and starting a family. She is married and has a son. She worked as an Elementary English and Science Specialist at Àgora Centre d’Estudis in Sant Cugat de Valles, Spain. She has also worked as a 3rd grade classroom teacher at St. John of the Cross in Lemon Grove, CA and an 8th grade English and social studies teacher at Memorial Academy in San Diego.College: BA English Linguistics, Minor TESOL, 2004 University of California, Los Angeles. MA Education, Elementary Math Specialization, 2005 University of California, San Diego.International Experiences: Went to Ceské Bud’ejovice, Czech Republic as a Rotary Youth Exchange student.

Noah Philips lives in Santa Barbara, CA.College: BS Chemistry, 2003 Harvey Mudd College. Ph.D. Materials, 2008 University of California, Santa Barbara.

Brian Wilkinson is married and lives in Eugene, OR. He is a Physical Therapist and Professor at Lane Community College.College: BS Exercise Science, 2003 Oregon State University. Doctorate Physical Therapy, 2006 University of Southern California.International Experiences: Student exchange program in Bordeaux, France, then went back as a chaperone with the program.Reflections: “I was a full IB candidate and I appreciated not only receiving college credit as a freshman but also the fact that many colleges and universities recognized my distinc-tion among my peers. The IB program is worthwhile for the purposes of preparation for college (especially in simulating ‘finals week’), and promotes tenacious learning for a future in academia.”

CLASS OF 2000Alison (Stark) Leiman is married and works for the USDA Forest Service in Washington, DC as a Grants and Agreements Policy Specialist. Her job involves work at the headquarter level on grants and agreements policy and the review and selection of incoming agreements, as well as work in col-laboration with all Forest Service areas including International Programs, State and Private Forestry, Forest Product Research and Watershed Restoration to set and advise policy for partner-ship and collaboration across the agency. Prior to moving to Washington, DC and working for the federal government, she worked in the non-profit sector in El Paso, TX at the YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region in youth programming, leadership development and border issues. Prior to that, she worked in the Seattle/Tacoma area at the YMCA of Greater Seattle in financial development, and as a Program Manager for Cor-poration for National and Community Service programs at the Red Cross-Mount Rainier Chapter.College: BA Psychology and Sociology (Honors), 2004 Pacific Lutheran University. MPA Public Management and Policy, 2007 The Evergreen State College.International Experiences: Traveled extensively through Europe and South America. Favorite destinations are: Argentina, Chile, Israel, Italy and Spain.Reflections: “I credit IHS for teaching me how to learn. I felt very prepared when I got to college. I knew how to write, was already a critical thinker, and could relate to a diverse set of cultural perspectives. I also understood that it took hard work and dedication to learning to achieve suc-cess in the classroom. These factors were a major advantage and I feel that they have been a leg up in college and be-yond. They are skills that are universal in all academic and professional settings.”

CLASS OF 2001Cassandra (Aanderud) Thonstad teaches Math at Newberg High School in Newburg, OR. Prior to that she worked for the North Clackamas School District as a High School Instructional Coach and taught math at Milwaukie High School. She is married and has three children under 3 years old (two of them are twins).College: BS Mathematics , 2004 Univers i ty of Oregon. MA Teaching, 2005 Pacific University. MAT, 2005 Auckland University.Internat ional Experiences: Received Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to study in Auckland, New Zealand. Lived in Auckland and studied for her MAT at the University of Auckland. Traveled to France and Australia.Reflections: “Being an IB Diploma recipient enabled me to skip an entire year of college at the U of O. That saved me time, money, and gave me the opportunity to study abroad for my Masters degree. I also found college to be a less stressful opportunity due to the rigor of courses through IHS and the IB programs.”

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Eugene IHS students continue to be involved in Model United Nations, a program that aims to spread the values of international understanding, coopera-tion and peace. Through speeches, debates, bloc meetings, and secret diplomacy, students receive an exciting lesson in the complexities of global affairs. This year the annual MUN conference will once again take place in April, 2011 at the University of Oregon. We like to use the slogan from Eugene IHS alumnus Hunt Alcott, “MUN is FUN.”

Melissa (Barker) Haliski was recently married and is cur-rently pursuing her Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Utah. College: BA in Biology and French, 2006 University of Oregon

Jennifer Davis lives in Seattle, WA and is attending the University of Washington Foster’s School of Business in the evening program pursuing an MBA in marketing and entrepreneurship. She is also working at Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions as an Academic Manager/Lead Instructor. Her work includes classroom instruction/tutoring for standard-ized testing in the Stamford, CT branch. She has also taught marketing events, oversaw center operations, and provided academic counseling for students, as well as taught courses for the LSAT, GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT. Previously she was an Instructional Assistant in math and science for a private middle school in Bellevue, WA. She was also a lead teacher for a 6th grade math class and assisted in math and science classes, as well as provided individual tutoring instruction. She worked with Universal Studios/Entertainment Tonight as an Intern, Fox Sports as a Production Assistant, as an Intern/Editor for an independent film with director Ramin Niami, and in post-production marketing for an independent film starring Rodney Dangerfield. She participated in the Susan G. Komen 3-day walk for Breast Cancer and raised over $2,300 for the foundation, and she is engaged to be married this summer.College: BA Critical Studies-School of Film and Television, BA Visual Anthropology, 2005 University of Southern CaliforniaInternational Experiences: Traveled to Mexico for day visits to border towns, a week camp in Baja, and then to Cancun. Studied abroad in New Zealand at the University of Otago in Dunedin (South Island) for four months, then traveled to Fiji. Traveled to Europe for one month including Italy, Monaco, Croatia, France, England, Spain, and a two week cruise fol-lowed by one week in Paris, and one week in London. Also traveled to Barcelona, Spain. Went on a study tour through her MBA program to Vancouver, BC and plans to go on another study tour this spring to either India or Peru to meet with companies and hear about global business.Reflections: “IHS provided a great foundation for critical thinking and a global perspective. I was a full IB candidate, however I did not pass one section of the test so I did not receive the diploma. I did receive college credit for various IB test scores but the credit was not as important as the ex-perience that prepared me for college and more.”

Amy (Farris) Baker is married, has a daughter, and lives in Eugene, OR. She is expecting her second child in May. She previously worked as an Instructional Assistant and Mentor Program Coordinator at Cal Young Middle School, as a Vault

Teller at Selco Community Credit Union, and as a Senior Teller at Bank of America.College: Major Elementary Education, Minor Special Education, 2005 University of OregonInternational Experiences: Traveled through Western Europe. Traveled to Japan when her husband was asked to play in a concert.Reflections: “I really enjoyed my time in IHS. I felt like I had a lot more freedom to express myself and be creative because of the program.”

Kevin Lee is engaged and lives in Shoreline, WA and works as a Systems Analyst at Tryarc LLC. Prior to that, he was a Project Manager for an ERP system at Vision 33. College: BBA Finance – Management Information Systems, Gonzaga UniversityInternational Experiences: Did a home-stay in Bordeaux, France. Went sightseeing in London, Paris and Brussels. Went to the Olympics in Vancouver, BC.Reflections: “Being part of the IB program helped prepare me for college and gave me an advantage over other ap-plicants. At visitation to Gonzaga, they read my profile as an example of high caliber applicants based partly on my involvement in an ‘extensive IB program’. Thank you for a great experience.”

Laila Mirsepassi lives in New York, NY and works at BlackRock in investor relations. She previously worked at a defense contract management agency as a contract administrator. College: BA Business Administration – International Business, Minor French, 2005 Seattle Pacific UniversityInternational Experiences: Studied abroad in London at Oxford University and American Intercontinental University, with extensive side travel through Western Europe. Other travel highlights include: Central America, Mexico, Greece, Iceland, Denmark, Portugal, and Spain

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Emma Piper-Burket is currently working on a cross-platform media project about agriculture in Iraq (The Iraqi Seed Project). For more information visit: www.iraqiseedproject.com/ seedsofkurdistan.tumblr.com. She is also the co-founder of Kitchen Caravan (www.kitchencaravan.com), an online cooking show about sustainable food culture. She has been making educational cooking videos and short web-documentaries about food production from around the world since 2007.College: BA Arabic Language and Linguistics/Classical Studies, 2005 Georgetown UniversityInternational Studies: Studied abroad at American University in Cairo.

Sharma Rapoport lives in Eugene, OR and is a Child & Family Therapist at The Child Center.College: BA Middle Eastern Studies, 2004 University of Michigan. MA Professional Counseling, 2009 Northwest Christian University.

CLASS OF 2002Sky Brandt lives in Bethesda, Maryland and is a Senior Program Associate for the Academy for Educational Development where he works with the International Visitors Leadership Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Prior to that he worked as a guide for Finca La Anita, Colonia Libertad in Costa Rica where he offered guided day-time tours of a small resort and active farm in rural Costa Rica. He was also a Program Coordina-tor for the Institute of International Education (IIE) where he worked on various aspects of the Humphrey Fellowship Program and a Project Assistant for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) where he assisted with backstopping various grants and programs focused on civil society and governance in East Asia. College: BA International Studies/Chinese/Asian Studies, 2006 University of Oregon. Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2008 Cornell University.International Experiences: Studied abroad in Shanghai, China and in Taipei, Taiwan. Traveled to India with Cornell University. Did study and research in Kirtipur, Nepal. Also traveled to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.Reflections: “IHS was a great opportunity and it set the stage for my academic work in college and graduate school. One of my brothers just entered the program at South and I made a point of warning him about coloring between the lines in geography class, although, we didn’t have Google Earth back then.”

Jacqueline Fitzgerald lives in Portland, OR and has her license to teach Secondary Language Arts, Second-ary English for the Speakers of Other Languages, and Middle School Social Studies. Currently she is an ESL

Professional Teacher at Parkrose Middle School where she’s teaching the first two levels of English for the Speake r s o f O the r Languages . Her s tuden t s a r e f rom Mex ico , Soma l i a , Tha i l and , Laos , Micronesia, and Vietnam. She was a Culture and Language Assistant in Junta de Andalucia and she taught English in Malaga, Spain. She also used to manage Gervais Salon in the 5th St. Public Market in Eugene.College: BA English Literature, 2006 University of Oregon. MA Education, 2010 University of Oregon. International Experiences: She has traveled to France, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize, Spain, England, Ireland, Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary.

CLASS OF 2003 Grace Eickmeyer is currently working as a TEFL volunteer in the United States Peace Corps in Crimea, Ukraine.College: BA Political Science, Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 2006 University of Oregon,International Experiences: In 2005 traveled to South Korea to meet her biological family. Studied abroad in Oviedo, Spain. Took a trip to Senegal. Lived and worked in Cairo, Egypt. Took a trip to Thailand and Burma. Also traveled to England, Morocco, and Greece.Reflections: “IHS helped me cultivate my intellectual curiosity. In speaking with my friends who did not attend IHS, I real-ize how lucky I was to have such a rigorous, stimulating high school education. IHS put me on the path I am today, continu-ously exploring, questioning, and wondering about the world. I remember when IHS was reevaluating its mission statement. At the time, I found it a bit trite and did not fully appreciate its meaning. Now, I truly feel like I am a global citizen and I owe a debt of gratitude to IHS for giving me my start in becoming one. As a sidenote, living in Crimea for two years has given a whole new meaning to ‘warm water port.’”

Egypt Trip with Deon Saraceno in 2006

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Erin Noble is the founder of BrewMinded and e-mail newsletter business. His role includes website development, e-mail newsletter development, search engine optimization, copy editor, and advertising sales. His was also the founder, GreenBuildHub where he did website development, e-mail newsletter development, and was copy editor. Prior to that, he was the New Business Director for West Wind Forest Products. His job included: shipping and receiving management, website development, and FSC laminated stock sales. He is single, loves delicious cappuccinos, and in his spare time, hikes, runs and does yoga. Life ac-complishments he is most proud of: he founded an e-mail newsletter business with his high school doubles partner; he hiked 1,000 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail; he was nationally ranked with the Pomona College Tennis team; and he was accepted to Pomona College and graduated Magna Cum Laude.College: BA Mathematical Economics and Molecular Biology, 2007 Pomona CollegeInternational Experiences: Lived in Beijing, China. Lived in Quito, Ecuador. Hiked through Cuzco Andes and Machu Picchu. Traveled to glulam plants in Germany and Austria. Traveled to Bologna, Italy.Reflections: “Reading Siddhartha changed the way I view the world. I read it to this day. Grinding away my IB Diploma while (seemingly) everyone else was enjoying their senioritis helped me manage my college coursework.”

Lindsey Petrushkin lives in Portland, OR and is a full-time teacher at Portland Public Schools Head Start.College: Liberal Studies, 2007 Portland State University. Masters in Education, 2008 Portland State University.International Experiences: Studied abroad in London, England. Two month travel throughout Western Europe.Reflections: “Had a wonderful experience in IHS. I be-lieve had it not been for IHS I wouldn’t have traveled and lived abroad. I felt more than prepared for college and decided to become a teacher because of the impact my IHS

teachers had on me. The teachers in IHS were more than teach-ers, they were mentors in life. I kept in touch with a few after high school and into my college years. They cared for students as people and treated them as such. IHS helped me form an understanding of the world and the different people in my own while guiding me to see the big picture in life.”

CLASS OF 2004Christopher Barnes is an accountant at Ernst & Young in Nashville, TN. He is married and has a son. College: Accounting Major, Mandarin Chinese Minor, 2010 Brigham Young UniversityInternational Experiences: Went to France as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Studied abroad at Nanjing University in China.Reflections: “Eugene IHS taught me how to work hard and get my work done. It also opened up my eyes to international events and opportunities (both historical and current).”

Sean Chappell lives in San Francisco, CA and is a Business Development Director for Special Counsel, Inc., an executive search firm specializing in the legal industry. His focus is on building relationships with Silicon Valley life science compa-nies and intellectual property practice groups of international law firms. Lots of talking to people, lots of fun. Prior to that he was a Program Director/Staff Recruiter for the California Alumni Association, where he worked overseeing a staff of college students for UC Berkeley’s alumni family vacation resort located in the Sierra Nevada’s. He is currently taking advantage of all the San Francisco area has to offer in live music concerts, football game days in Berkeley, skiing in the Sierras, and exploring the surrounding area. College: BA Integrat ive Biology, BA French Literature, 2008 University of California, Berkeley International Experiences: Traveled all around Europe to Ireland, UK, France, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, and Italy. Reflections: “I was a full IB candidate and became much more appreciative of my choice to follow through in completing the program when I realized during my freshman year just how many GE requirements were waived due to the diploma. It allowed me to easily pursue a second major while still taking a handful of elective courses for fun.”

Robert Coolman lives in Amherst, MA and is currently a Doctoral candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Previously he worked for Plas2Fuel as a Process Data Analyst.College: BS Chemical Engineering, 2009 Oregon State University

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Claire Hambly is currently working as a nanny while preparing for graduate studies. She is engaged and her fiancé’s research for a biological research firm may soon take them all over the world.College: 2005 Southern Oregon University Honors College. BA Psychology, Minor Spanish, 2009 University of Oregon.Reflections: “For myself and many others IHS was much more than just a quality education. It was a social network, a think-tank and a skill-building forum. Together we learned what it meant to see ourselves as global citizens, part of larger framework, while honoring the value of our local communities. The critical thinking skills I acquired have been invaluable in my academic and professional life, as I’m sure they have been for other alumni. My experience in IHS was overwhelmingly positive and I’m continually grateful for the dedicated teachers and staff that contributed so much to the educational foundation I draw on every day.”

Emily Hildreth is currently attending The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.College: BA International Studies-Political Science, Minor in Biology, 2008 University of California, San Diego International Experiences: Field Research in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Eric Trachtenberg is currently attending Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences pursuing his Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He is the founder and for-mer President of Alpha Delta Phi Middlesex Chapter, and President of the American Pharmacists Association Acad-emy of Student Pharmacists at MCPHS Worcester.College: BS Biology, Minors Chemistry and Business, 2008 Brandeis UniversityReflections: “IHS definitely helped prep me for a chal-lenging curriculum in college. It was in this program that I first started practicing my time management skills and my ability to push myself and work hard. It was a very well rounded liberal arts program. Unfortunately, my full IB diploma did not earn me any college credits.”

Lee White is currently attending the University of Washington in Seattle, WA pursuing his Ph.D.College: BS Engineering, 2008 Tulane University

CLASS OF 2005Christopher Bradley recently took part in an exchange program with the University of Pavia at Collegio Ghislieri in Strasbourg, France and is now continuing his language studies there.

College: English Degree, 2009 University of Oregon, Clark Honors College. Reflections: “My IHS experience was a springboard to international study, and now international living. I appreci-ated the global curriculum, which now serves me as I go for-ward with my studies and my life in Western Europe.”

Ingara Cristina James is currently attending medical school in Colombia, South America at the Universidad CES in Medellin, Colombia. College: BS Biology, 2009 University of Oregon Reflections: “I had to read Sophie’s World again for a class this year and I enjoyed it a lot more than I did in IHS. I finally understood why it was important to read it.”

Saraphina Monaco is currently working for Aquila/Wood Casting located in Hollywood California. As a series regular casting assistant on ABC’s television show The Gates, produced by Gina Matthews (from Eugene, OR), and MTV’s Patito Feo written and produced by Bert V. Royal (writer of Easy A) and directed by Andy Fickman (director of She’s The Man and Aliens in the Attic). She also worked as a casting assistant on several major motion pictures that include, but are not limited to, I AM #4, Man On a Ledge, Lincoln Lawyer, and the indie Hidden Moon.College: BA Musical Theatre, 2009 Columbia College ChicagoReflections: “IHS taught me how to work hard and play harder.”

Jessica Niles works in the office at Mountain Rose Herbs. She is currently studying at National Midwifery Institute in California to become a midwife.College: B.Ed. Family & Human Services, 2009 University of OregonInternational Experiences: Was part of the Health Volunteers Overseas trip to Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. Studied abroad in Greece. Took diving trips to British Virgin Islands, Belize, and Bali.Reflections: “A blessed experience, what a wonderful oppor-tunity that enriched my life greatly and helped me to begin the journey of cultural competency.”

CLASS OF 2006Karen Bonner is part of the Assurance Services Staff at Ernst & Young in Los Angeles.College: BA in Economics and French, 2010 Pomona College

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Danielle Hanson is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in biological anthropology at Indiana University. Previously she worked at the University of Oregon as a Lab Technician working with Zebrafish husbandry and as an Archaeology Lab Assistant working with isotope and radiocarbon dating sample preparation and analysis. College: BS Anthropology, 2010 University of Oregon

Katherine Parker is currently studying racial perceptions in the eighteenth century as an Arts and Sciences Graduate Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is work-ing toward a Ph.D. in History.College: Honors Bachelors History and Honors Bach-elors International Studies, 2010 Oregon State University, University Honors CollegeInternational Experiences: Studied at the Pontifica Universidad Catolica and the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile for a semester.Reflections: “IHS more than prepared me for college and the rigors of graduate school. IB was a huge part of that, as it earned me over a year’s worth of college credits in college and allowed me to make time to study abroad. I miss the lively debates, the creative projects, and the crazy camaraderie of our classes, not to mention the staff and faculty who made it such a special learning community.”

CLASS OF 2009Kathryn Adair is currently attending California Baptist University in Riverside, CA pursuing a degree in psychol-ogy. She previously worked at Build-A-Bear Workshop as an Associate-Bear Builder.International Experiences: Student ambassador to Australia. Mission trip to South Africa.Reflections: “My best memories from Eugene IHS were with teachers or friends. The teachers were always there to be a friend and to have fun. It was interesting and fun to get to know about other countries and different people around the world. IHS has really opened my eyes and helped me to be more ‘culturally sound.’”

Heather Bridgham is pursuing degrees in sociocultural anthropology and communications at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.International Experiences: Study abroad program through the University of Washington to Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia.Reflections: “I keep learning things that are review from IHS. International High School exposed me to subject matter most people don’t see until college. Most high school students don’t get to study things like anthropol-ogy, philosophy, religious studies, or political science. I hear from students who hated high school and were totally unprepared for the style of learning in college; I am happy to say that neither of those experiences applies to me.”

Olivia Girod is currently attending Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR as an Honors Scholar, pursuing a degree in pre-industrial engineering and a minor in Spanish.Reflections: “IHS helped to prepare me in all aspects so much for college. I hear my roommates and friends complaining about having to write a two-page double spaced paper and laugh because I know it would be so easy for me because of what I learned in IHS. I was a full IB diploma recipient and am so glad I went through with it. Although I did not receive as much college credit as I had hoped to receive from taking the tests, it prepared me in so many other ways. Taking the exams is exactly like finals are here. Therefore I know how to begin to prepare in advance by reviewing my notes and studying with others.”

Tanner Harris is currently attending the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR. He is currently a track and field athlete for the University of Oregon.Reflections: “Eugene IHS was all around the best high school educational experience I have ever had. I miss my IHS teachers and all of the classmates and students that were in IHS. It was basically a second family. IHS opened my eyes to the world and removed my cultural bias. The mock conferences, such as the Eurasian conference, were a fun way to learn about countries around the world that you couldn’t learn in a classroom setting. IHS’ curriculum is so much more current and useful than regular high school curriculum. Now that I am in college many of my classmates are shocked by some of the information they are learning, but thanks to IHS I already know about most of the things they are teaching. Some classes were a review for me. I felt so prepared for college, and the different cultures that students are introduced to in college. IHS made me realize that as human beings we need to all work together, no matter your culture or ethnicity, to make the world a better place. I hope someday I will be able to give back to the IHS program.”

Courtney LaFranchi is currently attending the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID. International Experiences: She will be going to Spain this fall.Reflections: “As an International Studies/Spanish/Piano Per-formance major, I have found the IHS experience extremely beneficial. It helped me see situations objectively, especially when dealing with international dilemmas, and while I’ve always prided myself of being a good problem solver, I think IHS helped me hone my skills at delivering solutions to my peers. While in IHS I also earned the IB diploma, and I think more than anything, the benefit there was proving to myself that I could. Now most things seem extremely easy. I have no trouble in most of the areas my peers are struggling. IHS also taught me how to lead and organize in group settings, making most projects simple and efficient where they’re often discom-bobulated. Altogether, IHS was the best preparation one could ask for before college.”

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If you have any feedback, story ideas, letters to the editor or any other information you would like to see in upcoming newsletters please e-mail the information to Lynne Given, Eugene IHS Secretary, at: given@4j.lane.edu and include “ALUMNI INFO” in the subject area.

E-Newsletter now available!!

In an effort to “go green” we are only publishing an online version of the Eugene IHS Alumni Newsletter. If you are not already included on our E-Newsletter mailing list and would like to be, e-mail Lynne Given at: given@4j.lane.edu. Or better yet, go to the alumni page on Eugene IHS website at www.ihs.4j.lane.edu and fill out an alumni questionnaire so you can be included in our next newsletter.

Nichole Roy is currently attending the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.

Jesse Spivack is currently attending the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.Reflections: “I met so many talented youth through IHS, all brilliant in unique ways. IHS kept me on my toes, striving to achieve my best.”

Jacob Stock is currently attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA.

Iris Young is currently attending Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA.Reflections: “Nearing graduation, I felt so accomplished that I wrote an extended essay that my mentor praised! Looking back at it now, I’ve written better (if shorter), but I can’t describe how much that felt like what I should have finished high school having accomplished. I have since been reminded over and over that I learned how to use information instead of how to retain facts, and that has served me far better than any particular knowledge. The IB curriculum and IHS teaching methods have given me the tools necessary to apply myself to any investigative project and produce not just an answer but a contextualized, well-reasoned explanation. This has especially helped in tutorial (on the topic of multicultural and multireligious tensions in medieval Spain) and philosophy.” CLASS OF 2010Benjamin Howorth is currently attending Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR.International Experiences: Studied physics at Cambridge University, England.Reflections: “It was one of the most important aspects of my life so far. I would not be who I am today if I had not gone through Eugene IHS. The teachers and staff create the perfect atmosphere for development and a deeper level of thought not provided by the general school system. If every person had the chance to graduate from IHS (es-pecially Eugene IHS) the world would be a much more welcoming place with empathetic, understanding, and kind individuals.”

Hanna Powers is currently attending Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR pursuing degrees in business and Spanish.International Experiences: School trip to London, Paris, and Barcelona, and another school trip to France and Spain.Reflections: “I was an IB diploma candidate and received my diploma in 2010. I earned a score of 32. I received many benefits from getting the diploma: I have a $3,000 yearly renewable scholarship to OSU, I have 45 credit

hours and adding that to my AP credits I have 61 credits total. Which means I get to register for classes 1-2 weeks ahead of all the other freshmen. I also get to skip a lot classes that have nothing to do with my major so I can focus on taking classes that I am interested in. While everyone else is stuck taking writing 121 and 100 level History courses I can get ahead on the classes that are required for my major. Going through the IHS program helped me academically. I know how to manage my time, which is really hard because there are many more distractions in college than in high school. I learned how to balance having fun and getting my work done. In IHS there is a huge emphasis on citing your sources, using scholarly sources and using MLA citations. I had a 20 minute presentation my second week of school. I went to the library and did my research, citing the books I used in MLA format. When I got my grade, my teacher said she “LOVED” how I cited my sources in the correct format even though it wasn’t a required aspect of the assignment. IHS also helped me to think outside the box for research projects and topics, which has really helped me think of ideas for my public speaking class. The IHS experience and education is an invaluable asset, it has prepared me for college in many more ways than I thought it would have when I first signed up for it as a freshman.”

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Class of 1989 Colin Babb: m_canard@yahoo.com

Class of 1990 Polly (Helm) Nelson: nelson_p@4j.lane.edu

Class of 1992 Courtney Leonard: leonard@4j.lane.edu

Class of 1993Emily Courtnage: ecourtnage@ssbls.comSorrell Dye: sorrel_dye@yahoo.comAndrew Dyke: padre@email.unc.eduBrady Lahr: brady@kufala.comJamie Morgan: jadmorgan3@yahoo.comAndrea Olson: gardendirty@yahoo.com

Class of 1994Sharon Fendrich: sharonfendrich@earthlink.netMcKenzie Funk: mfunk1@hotmail.comShanna Gazley: shannagazley@hotmail.comJesse Kocher: jessekocher@yahoo.comTayan-Lin (Rathje) Butler: taylin.butler@thrivent.comSara (Rosenthal) Firosz: sarafirosz@hotmail.comDayna (Ruhoff) Linderman: daynalinderman@gmail.comJeff Salerno: surnia@gmail.comCarmen (Sarro) Zlateff: Carmen.Zlateff@microsoft.comHeidi (Stout) Tretheway: heidi.tretheway@colliers.comSadie Thorin: sadisc@hotmail.com

Class of 1995Kristen Faust: kristenfaust@yahoo.comChristina Heid: christinaheid@gmail.comMarissa Kim: marissakim@gmail.comEmilie Lamson: wallaru8000@yahoo.comAimee Pierce: aimeepie@gmail.comKatherine Swank: katieswank@yahoo.comBen Temple: benjamintemple@hotmail.comBronwyn (Wenger) Brestle: bbrestle@gmail.com

Class of 1996Sara (Anderson) Gillette: sara.gillette@gmail.comRobin (Bonebright) Harris: rbonebright@yahoo.comKorrie (Brown) Gernert: bkorrie@yahoo.comTiffany (Cragun) Goff: tiffersflower@gmail.comKirsten Harma: kharma02@care2.comMarianne (Johnson) Hales: johnsonhales@yahoo.comRenee (Purdy) McKenna: renee.purdy@gmail.comHanna Scholz: scholzhanna@yahoo.comCarrie Stampe: daliandmonet@yahoo.com

Class of 1997Michelle Cairney: mcairney79@aol.comJustin Forster: jforster_007@yahoo.comKathryn Gaines: CEOSystems@gmail.comNicole (Geraci) Howard: 4colie@comcast.netSarah Gross: grosssarah@hotmail.comMarian Jennifer Hart: marianjhart@hotmail.comJoshua Ladau: jladau@gmail.comJoe Lowry: lowry054@yahoo.comKevin McDonnell: kevincmcd@gmail.comMelissa Pritchard: melissapritchard@hotmail.comKrista (Robinson) Reiman: kristareiman@gmail.comErin Ashley Vranas: erinvranas@gmail.com

Class of 1998Hunt Allcott: allcott@post.harvard.eduAshley Anderson: ashanders3@yahoo.comKate Bonamici: kbonamici@gmail.comDara Finkelstein: dara.finkelstein@fox.comRayne Gaisford: gaisford@gmail.comAndrew Heid: andrew@noarchitecture.comMarion Howard: marion_e_howard@hotmail.comJoshua Hurwit: jhurwit@law.harvard.eduPaul Kelly: paul_kelly@carolina.rr.comJake Klonoski: hapwarrior@aol.comNavid Moshtael: navidmoshtael@gmail.comGraham Mowday: grahammowday@yahoo.comAlison (Page) Hayward: adhayward@gmail.comLaura Riedman: lmriedman@hotmail.comMarie Sweeten: mswee10@hotmail.comKim Thompson: kimfromeugene@gmail.comJustin Volmert: jvolmert@gmail.comLauren Whitelaw: whitelaw468@hotmail.comRachel Wilkes: rachwilkes@gmail.com

Class of 1999Alan Bergland: alan_bergland@brown.eduMarielle Brown: mariellebrown@yahoo.comMelinda (Mindy) Dalcour Jones: scallhorn@hotmail.comLoic Fabricant: fabrican@ohsu.eduAndrew Faust: afaust@gladstone.uoregon.edu Carolyn (Frosaker) Williams: carolyn.williams@pacificu.eduKyri Green: kyrigreen@gmail.comKatrina (Hecht) Henry: katrinalhenry@hotmail.comRebecca Johnsen: rebeccamjohnsen@hotmail.comLisa (Miller) Stroup: Lpiglet1@juno.comJennifer (Miner) Weaver: jmweaver@uncg.comStuart Morgan: stuart.morgan@alumni.case.eduAnne (Newland) Bolster: annebolster@gmail.comLindsey (Petersen) Chinburg: linds888@hotmail.comNoah Philips: nphilips@gmail.comGillian Schauer: gschauer13@yahoo.comNick Sherrill: nicksherrill@hotmail.comBrian Wilkinson: wilkbandit@gmail.com

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ALUMNI E-MAIL DIRECTORYClass of 2000Samuel Boush: sam_boush@hotmail.comDebra (Forrest) Piper: debrapiper@comcast.netLara Koler: lara.koler@hill.af.milSarah Marshall: marshasa@onid.orst.eduShanti Michaels: shantimichaels@hotmail.comMcKenna Morrigan: mckennamorrigan@gmail.comElisabeth Sharp: elisabethsharp@gmail.comBlake Slonecker: blake.slonecker@waldorf.eduAlison (Stark) Leiman: alison_leiman@yahoo.comHeather (Wenger) Relay: heather@theraleys.com

Class of 2001Alexandra Anderson: alxs340@hotmail.comBlake Arnold: jblakearnold@gmail.comMelissa (Barker) Haliski: melissahaliski@gmail.comSarah Bliss: sarah.bliss@gmail.comMatthew Bradley: bodhisattvavow@hotmail.comAllison (Carnahan) O’Sullivan: ae.osullivan@gmail.comMeghan Carr: meghan.carr@yale.eduWilliam Clayton: william.clayton@students.olin.eduKarin Clifton: karin.clifton@gmail.comJennifer Davis: jrd22@uw.eduAmy (Farris) Baker: amy@thefarrisfamily.netJohanna Field: Rubasu@gmail.comJordan Glubka: jfglubka@gmail.comKevin Lee: klee@gonzaga.eduLaila Mirsepassi: lailajoan@gmail.comJustine Pierce: justi.pierce@gmail.comEmma Piper-Burket: epiperburket@gmail.comSharma Rapoport: exhalingdreams@yahoo.comErin Rice: rice_erin06@yahoo.comLindsay Adams Schauer: lschauer@stanford.eduLaurie Slonecker: lsloneck@gonzaga.eduDavid Storm: dcstorm@gmail.comSara Votipka: saradv@gmail.comDiana Woodworth: dianalorene@gmail.com

Class of 2002Cara Abrams-Simonton: cabrams@brandeis.eduMargaret Albright: albrighm@onid.orst.eduElizabeth Allcott: eha5@cornell.eduCorey Barber: barber.corey@gmail.comDevon Biggerstaff: dbiggerstaff@ups.eduSky Brandt: brandt.sky@gmail.comMary Alivia Bryan: maryaliviabryan@gmail.com, www.mytb.org/LivitaJenny Cadigan: jennycadigan@hotmail.comSamantha Evans: zotus99@yahoo.comJacqueline Fitzgerald: jacqueline.l.fitzgerald@gmail.comEmily (Gilkey) Palmer: emgp620@gmail.comAisha Kudura: kuduraa@gmail.comAngela McDonald: artichoke041@yahoo.com

Eva Miller: evabmiller@gmail.comEmily Mosqueda: emi.mosqueda@gmail.comJennifer (Ouimet) Yeager: jenyeager@hotmail.comKathryn Sullivan-Uptegrove: ksulliv3@hotmail.comJoshua Walker: joshualloydwalker@gmail.comHaley Whitley: haleywhitley@gmail.com

Class of 2003Brooke Barker: bbabe20@hotmail.comJuliet Bennett-Stroud: bennetju@onid.orst.eduCorey Chavez: srpokel@yahoo.comMichael Davidson: smokeyjune@gmail.comDiana Delgado: dianacdelgado@gmail.comJessica (Duggan) Taylor: jessica.erin.taylor@gmail.comCourtney Dunham: cdunham@ups.eduGrace Eickmeyer: grace.eickmeyer@gmail.comHelena Hafdahl: hhafdahl@gmail.comTheodore Johnson-Freyd: theojf@stanford.edu, http://math.berkeley.edu/~theojf/Raili Marks: railismiley@hotmail.comErin Thomas Noble: hikingnoble@gmail.comWells O’Byrne: wells.obyrne@yale.eduLindsey Petrushkin: lindsp@pdx.eduAndrea Shaddy: andreashaddy@gmail.comJustin Sherrill: sherrill.justin@gmail.comLoren Snow: lorendsnow@gmail.comLuketan Sireeluck Somnasang: ssomnasa@gladstone.uoregon.eduJamie Suter: suterjamie@gmail.comLindsay Temes: lgtemes@gmail.comEdward West: edwardw@uahoo-inc.com

Check out the EUGENE IHS WEBSITE for information about Eugene IHS,

alumni newsletters, and current events and announcements:

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http://www.worldoregon.org/ (World Affairs

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Class of 2004Kate Ague-Kneeland: keaguekn@gmail.comLisa Allen: lallen1@wou.eduChristopher Barnes: cwbarnes12@gmail.comAmy Brewer: abrewer@gladstone.uoregon.eduSean Chappell: sean.j.chappell@gmail.comRobert Coolman: robertjcoolman@gmail.comRachel Dentel: rnd11@u.washington.eduTom Fisher: tomfisher512@gmail.comL.T. Gurdjian-Clay: lgurdjia@uoregon.eduKristin Hall: frissin85@aol.comClaire Hambly: clairehambly@hotmail.comJaclyn Hamilton-Smith: pixy12201@yahoo.comEmily Hildreth: emjhildreth@gmail.comHolly Jackson: hjackson@wesleyan.eduMelissa Louie: mellouie@hotmail.comAlivia McCarty: teeniewahine43@hotmail.comRyan McShane: ryan_mcshane@brown.eduCorey Pierce: mr_joesloppy@hotmail.comScott Rauch: srauch32@hotmail.comJennifer Risley: jenjen5668@aol.comNathan Risley: nater286@aol.comHeidi Roberson: robersoh@ugs.eouCaitlin Adams Schauer: cschauer22@msn.comMeredith Schwieger: mschwie1@ithaca.eduKevin Sittner: ksittner@gmail.comKelly Stephenson: kjs4@duke.eduAlan Stout: alanstout@gmail.comEric Trachtenberg: eric.trachtenberg@my.mcphs.eduLee White: lwhite4@gmail.com

Class of 2005Samuel Best: menidan@gmail.comChristopher Bradley: ceb_13@yahoo.comCarly Bradshaw: hootie1987@hotmail.comZoe Campbell: zcampbell@macalester.eduLara Colvin: lcolvin@scrippscollege.eduSusan Garver: zsazsathegreat@hotmail.comIngara James-Giraldo: ingycj@yahoo.comSarah Johnson: sejohnson@ups.eduSamuel Linton: slinton25@comcast.netRebecca Marcus: rmarcus@uoregon.eduMatthew McGlade: matthew.mcglade@pomona.eduDevin McManus: devin.mcmanus@dartmouth.eduHaley Meshnik: hmeshnik@uoregon.eduSaraphina Monaco: saraphinamonaco@comcast.netJessica Niles: jessiebee11@gmail.comAshley Nored: generationash@hotmail.comSarah Pritchard: pritc20s@mtholyoke.eduDerek Ruiz: d3r3kru12@aol.comKellie Scofield: scofieke@onid.orst.eduBrent Snelgrove: brent4987@yahoo.comSeli Thomas: phillagirl1@yahoo.com

Class of 2006Allison Beard: abeard2@uoregon.eduKaren Bonner: karenbon@gmail.comMargaux Cameron: cameronml@whitman.eduRobin Carol: robincarol@gmail.comAmelia Carr: adcarr@stanford.eduBrady Cragun: beastcake@myldsmail.netEvan Engelstad: wormy8888@gmail.comNicholas Floyd: nfloyd@hmc.eduDanielle Hanson: dhanson2@uoregon.eduKathryn Hulse: khulse@uoregon.eduChristopher Keady: keady@lclark.eduRianna Mansfield: iberi4@aol.comKatherine Parker: kap88@comcast.netKyle Quillan: quillank@onid.orst.eduJeremy Retallack: jretalla@uoregon.eduAshley Rochholz: arochholz14@yahoo.comDanielle Schnebly: dschnebl@usc.eduBridget Snow: snowbe@whitman.eduSuthikorn Tong Somnasang: somnasang@hotmail.comChloe Thulstrup: cthulstrup@oxy.eduSarah Zauner: abina88@hotmail.com

Class of 2007Rose Comaduran: rose.comaduran@pomona.eduMorgan Dumitru: morgandumitru@yahoo.comJohn Hoobyar: john.hoobyar@goucher.eduErin Miller: millerin@onid.orst.eduChe` Ruth-Cheff: cheorion@yahoo.comSarah Thompson: shaketheworld07@aol.com, www.sarah-thailand.blogspot.com

Class of 2008Nicholas Daniels: nickdaniels1989@yahoo.comJesse Ferreira: spike952007@msn.comKatherine Melton: kmelton@u.washington.eduEmma Roberts: emmar@uoregon.eduKatlin Vanderford: kate255@hotmail.com

Class of 2009Kathryn Adair: pinkladie_777@hotmail.comHeather Bridgham: heatherpleathery@gmail.comOlivia Girod: oliviagirod@yahoo.comTanner Harris: theharis6@uoregon.eduBrianna Kemper: bkemper@uoregon.eduCourtney LaFranchi: lafr6123@vandals.uidaho.eduNichole Roy: nroy@uoregon.eduJesse Spivack: jessiespivack@hughes.netJacob Stock: jls5mm@virginia.eduIris Young: skyblueandblack.iris@gmail.com

Class of 2010Benjamin Howorth: herecomethewolfs@gmail.comHanna Powers: powersha@onid.orst.edu

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Eugene IHS Head Teacher: Courtney Leonard (541) 790-8032 International Baccalaureate: Marilyn Curtis (541) 790-8033

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Eugene IHS @ Churchill Lynne Given, Secretary1850 Bailey Hill Rd.Eugene, OR 97405(541) 790-5225

EUGENE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLVOLUNTEER INFORMATION FORM

A 4J Volunteer Background Check form must accompany this form. To download the 4J Volunteer Background Check form go to:

http://www.4j.lane.edu/files/4J_vol_background.pdf

Become an Alumni Volunteer!We’d love your expertise! If you are still in town or might be passing through at some point during the year, consider some of the following ways in which you could give back to your Eugene IHS community. Simply call or e-mail one of our offices, or send this form back to our Churchill campus office:

Eugene IHS@ ChurchillATTN: Alumni Volunteer

1850 Bailey Hill RoadEugene, OR 97405

Name: _________________________________________________Address: _________________________________________________Phone: _________________________________________________E-mail: _________________________________________________Availability: _________________________________________________

MARK ALL THAT APPLY:

1._____ Parent Tutoring Area(s) of expertise____________ ____________________________

2. _____ Grade Level Help __9__10__11__12

3. _____ Proctoring IB Exams (May)

4. _____ Africa Celebration (9th Grade/Spring)

5. _____ International Study Abroad Fair (Fall)

6. _____ Community Service Fair (Spring)

7._____ Eugene IHS Parent Group member (Monthly)

8. _____ Computer/WEB/Electronic Parent Newsletter

9. _____ Classroom Resource Area(s) of expertise___________ ___________________________

10. _____ Eugene Education Fund Liaison

11. _____ Senior Project - Technical Advisor Area(s) of expertise__________ __________________________

12. _____ Eugene IHS Alumni Newsletter

1. Parent TutoringHelp individual students, one-on-one, with study skills – especially writing. Possibly on late-start mornings, during Project periods, or after school.

2. Grade Level Help*Willing to be “on call” for a particular grade level to help the teachers with certain activities – planning, decoration, transportation, etc. Check the grade level you are interested in helping.

3. Proctoring IB ExamsHelp proctor IB examinations in May. 2-4 hour exams. Mornings or afternoons. May choose to proctor one or more exam(s).

4. Africa CelebrationHelp with planning, set-up, or clean up. Contribute African resources or experiences to this 9th grade event, which occurs in spring during the school day.

5. International Study Abroad FairHelp with contacting student travel/exchange groups, planning, set-up, or clean up at this fair for all IHS students that occurs in the fall (evening). One Coordinator is also needed.

6. Community Service FairHelp with contacting non-profit organizations, planning, set-up, or clean up for this event for IHS students that occurs in the spring (evening). One Coordinator is also needed.

7. Eugene IHS Parent Group MemberServe on our Eugene IHS Parent Group. Meetings are the fourth Tuesday evening of the month. A good way to become involved in decision-making at Eugene IHS. Activities: input to site council from parents, planning General Parent Meetings, fundraising, advocacy for Eugene IHS.

8. Computer/Web/Electronic Parent Newsletter*Your skills and ideas will be utilized to help create electronic methods to keep parents and students better informed about Eugene IHS news and activities. Need one person to create and maintain an e-mail parent newsletter.

9. Classroom ResourceHave expertise/knowledge on a particular aspect of culture and can share with a class – slides, demonstrations, artifacts, costumes, works of art, drama, music, dance, religious ceremonies, etc. 9th grade: Africa, Australia, Europe, Russia, Japan, South America10th grade: Ancient Greece and Rome, Middle East, Europe, India, China11th grade: The Americas – North and South; indigenous peoples; economics12th grade: Twentieth century – major nations

10. Eugene Education Fund Liaison*Act as liaison between the EEF and Eugene IHS. Need to help coordinate communication with parents, thank you notes, and decisions on how the money will be spent.

11. Senior Project Technical Advisor*Beginning second semester of junior year, our Eugene IHS students embark on an in-depth study of a topic of their choice. These topics run the gamut: biology, physics, sports medicine, sailboat design, architecture, organic farming, music, art, environmental issues, state and local legislation – just to name a few. If you have expertise in a field and would be willing to mentor a young person in his or her research, your help would be much appreciated.

12. Eugene IHS Alumni Newsletter*We need a person or group to contact alumni, create an alumni mailing list, and help plan the publication of an annual alumni newsletter.

* Work can be done at home

EUGENE IHS OFFICES:Eugene IHS @ Churchill 1850 Bailey Hill Road, Eugene, OR 97405 (541)790-5225 Eugene IHS @ Sheldon 2455 Willakenzie Road, Eugene, OR 97401 (541)790-6636

Eugene IHS @ South 400 East 19th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 (541)790-8030www.ihs.4j.lane.edu

Mark Mathabane, author of Kaf f i r Boy, was one of the highlighted speakers at the 2006 ninth grade Pan A f r i can Con fe rence he ld a t t he Whee le r Pavilion at the Lane County Fairgrounds.

The tenth grade Eurasian Conference has been a longstanding tradition in Eugene IHS bringing tenth graders from all campuses together for a day of cultural experience held at the Wheeler Pavilion at the Lane County Fairgrounds.

EUGENE IHS NEEDS YOUR HELP...

Help us create a fund to sustain Eugene IHS programs and potentially reduce class sizes.

In the wake of budget cuts, we are experiencing increasing class sizes and difficulties in funding the wonderful programs -- such as the Pan African Conference and the Eurasian Conference -- that make

Eugene International High School such a successful global learning experience. Your financial support can help us continue to provide the kind of education we have been dedicated to for over 20 years.

Please consider sending a check now.

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I am committed to helping Eugene International High School provide continual global learning experiences for the children in our community.

I am enclosing: $10 $20 $50 $100 Other_______

Name:____________________________ Signature:____________________________

Send checks to: Eugene Education Fund, P.O. Box 1015, Eugene, OR 97440 Make checks payable to: “EEF/Eugene IHS”

Electronic Transfer: Send a signed note along with a deposit slip to Eugene Education Fund; you determine the amount and number of transfers.

Credit Card Gift: Go to www.eef.lane.edu and click on “I want to Give!”

Contributions need to be dedicated to Eugene International High School. Donors will be appropriately acknowledged. All gifts are tax deductible.

If you have any questions, you can contact any of the Eugene International High School Offices.

Churchill Campus: 541-790-5225,Sheldon Campus: 541-790-6636,South Eugene Campus: 541-790-8030