CA Review Fall 03

A busy spring full of exams, senior projects, prom and other activities came to an end on Sunday, June 1 as 47 seniors graduated

during the 80th commencement exercises. Commencement at Canadian Academy is a joyous celebration of diversity and

accomplishment that is shared with seniors, faculty, parents, relatives, and alumni.

After the colorful senior procession, Shane Harris, who joined CA in 1991 and will attend Pomona College, gave the invocation.

In his welcoming address, Headmaster David Ottaviano, spoke about the kindness of this year’s class. In an emotional senior address,

Rie Wang, who joined CA in first grade and plans on studying to become a pediatrician at Tufts University, spoke on “Forming New

Ties, Tying Loose Ends.” CA’s select vocal ensemble, Interlude, sang “Another Bridge to Cross.” In the second senior address,

Paromita Chatterjee, who is the class salutatorian and will attend John Hopkins University, gave a speech entitled, “A Class of

Individuality.” Vinay Mascarenhas, who is Student Body Council president and will attend Stanford University, presented the class

gift which is to fund a professionally painted mural for inside the elevator. (Riding the elevator is a priviledge for members of the

senior class and the mural will remind future seniors of the class of 2003.) MacKenzie Clugston’68, Canadian Consul General and a

member of a three generation CA family, gave the commencement address. After the address came the presentation of awards includ-

ing the announcement of valedictorian, Fang Yuan Chang, and salutatorian, Paromita Chatterjee. During the awarding of diplomas,

many students gave Dr. Ottaviano a hug because they knew him not only as Headmaster but also as the father of their friend and

classmate, Kyle. Commencement ended with a benediction by Mariko Bangerter. One senior at Canadian Academy shared a special

connection with his father: Anis Katirai joined his father, Farzad Katirai ‘69, as a graduate. Parents of the Class of 2004 arranged

for a reception after the ceremony. Continued on page 2.

Front: Alisa Brown*, Nahoko Fujisawa, Eika Yoon, Yuna Ikenaga*, Mayumi Liyanage, Remi Nagata*, Aiko Shimizu*, HidekaMinami, Saurabh Bhardwaj*, Keitaro Kuroda, Shane Harris Second: Conan Wakely*, Kwang Jae Kim, Seung-Cheol Yang, KenShiraiwa, Carl Bessette, Ishpal Kuckreja, Paromita Chatterjee*, Sahra Campbell*, Kei Matsumoto, Joshua Wimmert, JovanYamagishi*, Rie Wang* Third: Miyuki Liyanage, Emi Austenfeld, Mustafa Raniwalla*, Mariko Bangerter*, Hsiao-Ming Tsou*,Fang Yuan Chang*, Jonathan Nolasco, Stephen Chen, Jared Aida, Kayne Ikeda, Kyle Ottaviano*, Vinay Mascarenhas* Fourth:Michael Hajjar, Mehervan Sethi, Margaret Oldham, Hanako Yashiro*, Ruggiero Guidi Di Bagno*, Andy Gagner, NatsukoKawasumi, Tesse Hoekstra*, Sean Loughran, Anis Katirai*, Nathaniel Rudat, Prateek Gupta(NOTE: Bold text indicates Diploma of Distinction. Asterisk [*] indicates International Baccalaureate Diploma candidate.)

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Left: Congratulations to Fang Yuan Chang , valedictorian for the class of 2003!Right: Remi Nagata receiving her diploma from Board Chariman, Ben Shaman.

Front: Ishpal Kuckreja (joined CA in kindergarten) and Paromita Chatterjee(salutatorian) Middle: Hsiao-Ming Tsou (the first to join the class of 2003) andFang Yuan Chang (joined CA in kindergarten) Back: Ruggiero Guidi Di Bagno ,Andy Gagner and Natsuko Kawasumi (joined CA in kindergarten)

Left: Dr. David Ottaviano gives the welcoming speech.Right: MacKenzie Clugston ‘68 during the commencement address.

Left: Rie Wang’s address. (Rie and Jovan Yamagishi will be class representa-tives.)Right: Vinay Mascarenhas presenting the class gift.

Seniors choose the dress of their native country or in some cases of their adoptedland. Front: Sahra Campbell, Kei Matsumoto, Joshua Wimmert Middle:Jonathan Nolasco, Stephen Chen, Jared Aida, Shayne Ikeda Back: TesseHoekstra, Sean Loughran, Anis Katirai (son of Farzad Katirai ‘69)

Front: Alisa Brown, Nahoko Fujisawa, Eika Yoon, Yuna Ikenaga Second:Conan Wakely, Kwang Jae Kim, Seung-Cheol Yang, Ken Shiraiwa, CarlBessette Third: Miyuki Liyanage, Emi Austenfeld, Mustafa Raniwalla,Mariko Bangerter Last: Michael Hajjar , Mehervan Sethi, Margaret Oldham,Hanako Yashiro (In this caption, CA fossils, who joined in Elementary School,are in italics.)

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The Review is a published by theDevelopment and Alumni RelationsOffice for alumni, parents, students,faculty and friends of CanadianAcademy. Please send letters or newsitems to the Development andAlumni Relations Office. If you havemoved, or are planning on moving,please let us know your new address.

Dr. David Ottavianno Headmaster

Dr. Charles KiteAssistant Headmaster

Kelsey ClevelandDirector of Development

& Alumni Relations

Gerad CarrierHigh School Principal

Rick BowdenMiddle School Principal

Robert WengerElementary School Principal

CANADIAN ACADEMY4-1 Koyo-cho Naka

Higashinada-kuKobe 658-0032

JapanPhone: 81-78-857-0100Fax: 81-78-857-3250

E-mail: [email protected] site: http://www.canacad.ac.jp

Class of 2003 .................. 2

Board of Trustees ............ 3

Third Culture Kids .......... 3

Our first 90 years ............ 4

A better place .................. 6

Spring highlights ............ 8

Men in masks .................. 9

Aloha Reunion ................ 10

Regional reunions ........... 12

Class reunions ................ 14

In Memoriam .................. 16

Alumni Mailbox ............. 17

Ruth E. Van Reken, co-author of Third

Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up

Among Worlds, shared her direct experience and

knowledge with the CA community on April 14. A

Third culture kid (TCK) is a person who has spent

a significant part of his or her developmental years

outside the parents’ culture. Ruth can speak with

first-hand knowledge on the subject of TCKs as

she is the daughter of a TCK parent, is a TCK

herself, and the parent and grandparent of TCKs.

She felt that coming to Canadian Academy, a

school filled with TCKs, was “like dessert.” She

gave the CA community advice on maximizing the

third culture experience.

For the 2003-2004 school year, the Board of Trustees welcomes two new members who

joined in September. We also say farewell to departing Board members, Cecile Wiegand, who

returned to the United States and Kate Engelseth Brueggemann ’67.

Imad Ramadan is the father of two CA students, Omar ’09 and

Dalia ’11, who both joined CA when they were in Kindergarten B.

After graduating from the American University of Beirut with a

B.A. in economics, Mr. Ramadan came to Japan in January 1987 to

join the family textile business. In addition to his work, he is a

committee member at the Kobe Club and enjoys participating in

sports (skiing, swimming, cycling) with his family.

“First, I would like to wish the CA students, teachers and staff a

very successful, fruitful and enjoyable academic year. I hope my

presence on the Board of Trustees will help in achieving these goals for this and future academic

years.”

Richard Brueggemann replaces his wife, Kate Brueggemann, on

the Board of Trustees. He serves as Vice-Chairman and Finance

Committee Chairman. Richard has many connections to Canadian

Academy: his mother was an elementary school teacher in the late

50’s; his wife of 33 years, Kate, is a graduate; his sister, Rosalind

’77 is a graduate; and his three children are all graduates: Kristin

Chaudry ’88, Lisa ’92 and Eric ’97. Richard is a third generation

CEO of a family-owned import/wholesale company. He is a fair-

weather golfer, amateur meteorologist and avid reader (on rainy

days) as well as a proud grandfather of three.

“I’m grateful to CA for the excellent job it did in preparing my kids for university and beyond.

So, I’m glad to have the chance to contribute in the effort to ensure that CA maintains its unique

character and traditions, remains financially sound, and stays committed to providing the best

possible learning experience. Thanks in advance for your cooperation in helping promote

communication among the Canadian Academy community.”

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1917 — The Advisory Council, comprised of Christian missiongroups whose seats were allocated according to the size of capitalgrants, is established. At this time, the word Methodist is droppedand the school becomes Canadian Academy.1918 — A high school is added to the main building. Inter-scholastic sports competition begins with a victorious baseballgame over ASIJ. (Below: The main building, Misener Hall.)

1920 — First graduation ceremony takes place at Kobe UnionChurch. The first edition of the school yearbook, known as theRed and Gold, contains 12 pages. First PTA Bazaar, predecessorof the Food Fair.1921 — Latin motto, Scientia Clavis Successus, created. Schoolsong written and composed. Canadian Senator Lorne Websterfunds the new girl’s dormitory, Webster Hall.

1922 — Memorial Hall building dedicated in April, completed inOctober. The yearbook name, along with the school colors, ischanged to Red and Grey due to the high price of gold ink. Mr.Graham Tench serves as second principal of CA.1923 — Memorial Hall opens. School houses refugees from theTokyo earthquake. Dr. Henry Warkentyne becomes principal.

1928 — The purchase of property in Nagamine Heights, madepossible by generous donations, begins a new era in CA history.1929 — The Duke of Gloucester dedicates a cairn at the site ofGloucester House dormitory on May 21 (below). First field dayheld on new athletic ground.

1930 — Mr. Kenneth Park becomes principal.1934 — Boys move into new dormitory, Gloucester House. Rev.and Mrs. B.B. Chapman not only donate a substantial financialgift to fund the building project, they also become the houseparents.

1913 — Canadian Methodist Academy opens on September 13with 13 students. Mrs. Ethel Gould Misener (far right) serves asprincipal until 1922. (Class of 1922 below.)

1940’s — School seized by Japanese government for use asenemy alien property.1942 — Last formal graduation ceremony before the war. Insteadof a professionally published Red and Grey, the books aremimeographed with photos stuck in place with photo corners.

1945 — The extensive bombing of Kobe in February, March andJune leaves three of CA’s buildings (Memorial Hall, WebsterHall, and Misener Hall) in ruin. Only Gloucester House and theprincipal’s residence at Nagamine survive.1946 — Occupation Forces use Gloucester House as a hostel.

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1951 — School property returned to previous owner and sponsorof the school, the United Church of Canada.1952 — School reopens on September 17 with 110 students.Arthur Menzies ‘34 presides at the opening in his role as theCanadian Embassy’s Charge d’Affaires. Dr. Howard Norman ’22serves as principal.1953 — Cornerstone laid for new academic building. 40th

anniversary edition of Red and Grey, first edition since the war, ispublished.

1970 — The first large scale Canadian Academy reunion takesplace in Long Beach, California. The first issue of the AlumniReview is published.1971 — Under the guidance of Mrs. Unno, members of theJapanese culture club present their first kabuki performance. Mr.Albert Chudler serves as principal from ’71–’74.

CABuki 10th anniversary performance in 1982.1998 — Dr. David Ottaviano becomes headmaster. Alumnigather for the Grand Reunion in Orlando, Florida.2000 — Alumni gather in Kobe for the Millennium Reunion.2003 — Canadian Academy celebrates its 90 th anniversary. Plansbegun to build an activities center.

1992 — Senior choir performs at New York’s Lincoln Center.

1995 — The Great Hanshin Earthquake devastates Kobe. Nearly3,500 seek shelter in school facilities.

1954 — Mr. Alan Johns ’39 serves as principal from ’54 – ’58.1958 — Mr. Douglas Bishop serves as principal from ’58 – ’64.1959 — Jarmain House, purchased from Monty Jarmain ’42 andYoshiko Jarmain ’40, becomes the girls’ dormitory.1963 — Canadian Academy celebrates 50 th anniversary.1964 — Mr. Gilbert Bascom serves as principal from ’64 – ’71.

1966 — The formal opening of Matsushita Gymnasium, whichincludes an auditorium, takes place on April 13.

1972 — CA accredited by the Western Association of Schoolsand Colleges (WASC).1974 — Mr. Donald Ballentine becomes headmaster.

1977 — Dr. Guy Lott served as headmaster from ’77– ’81.1981 — A new elementary school and administration buildingwas added to the Nagamine Heights campus. Mr. William Phendserved as headmaster from ’81–’83.1982 — Canadian Academy creates a middle school, housed inMisener House. New sports field named after Mr. Victor Mihara.

1983 — Dr. Stuart Young served as headmaster from’83–’98.1988 — Canadian Academy celebrates its 75 th anniversary.

1990 — Under the leadership of Dr. Stuart Young and the Boardof Trustees, the school and Gloucester House dormitory open onRokko Island. On Transition Day, students and teachers walk allthe way from the old school at Nagamine Heights to the newschool on Rokko Island.

Canadian Academy (foreground) and Rokko Island in 1990.

The school at Nagamine Heights.

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Those who are associated with today’s Canadian Academy are proud of its long heritage and fine reputation. We are always

looking at ways to improve our school. Last school year, we had the opportunity to assess our school as part of the Western

Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation process and to develop a mission statement for the school that succinctly

explains what Canadian Academy does. We also raised raised money for financial aid and plan to establish the Canadian Academy

Annual Fund.

In November 2002, as part of the WASC accreditation process, a group of six educators from the United States and regional

international schools (Japan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and Bali) came to validate the progress of our school. Mr. Paul

Perotti, Chairman of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Visiting Committee, said:

“CA is an old school steeped in traditions. Usually for old schools to learn something new is

not an easy thing. But the administrators and teachers at Canadian Academy are devoted and

enjoy teaching the students. The school has remained flexible and has understated good

leadership.”

He went on to commend the school in the following areas:

1) The teaching staff is highly competent, experienced and is providing a highly challenging instructional program for all students.

2) The students are highly motivated, hardworking and are strongly supported by their parent(s) , who in turn strongly support the

school.

3) Students are well prepared for the academic rigor of college upon leaving CA and over 95% attend four-year colleges.

4) The support staff is extremely dedicated whether it be the administrative assistant or the food server in the cafeteria.

5) The facility is well maintained which contributes to a very safe and orderly environment for students and staff.

6) There is a well-understood, traditional governance structure, which creates a very stable base for the resource management,

planning and development of the school.

7) There is a coordinated curriculum in each subject area and program throughout the school.

8) There is ample opportunity for student involvement in extracurricular activities and the athletic program involves all students who

show interest.

9) There is an obvious acceptance of the diverse cultures at the school as well as the use of diversity as an integral part of the overall

school program.

10) Instruction in the Japanese language and various opportunities for experiences with the Japanese culture are provided for all

students.

11) In the elementary program, the Integrated Thematic Instruction model provides a coordinated framework for curriculum delivery

and assessment.

12) There is a commitment to align the middle school program with exemplary best practices.

13) The availability of and use of technology is evident throughout the school and the instructional program.

As in any fluid organization there are always things to improve. To this end the WASC Visiting Committee suggested the following

areas to explore:

1) Communication mechanisms need to be strengthened to assure adequate involvement of all stakeholders (primarily teachers and

parents) in the issues of the school from the Board level to the faculty.

2) A school wide professional development plan needs to be developed that includes teacher involvement in addressing in-house and

external professional development opportunities.

3) Staff should continue to consistently embed the Learning Expectations into the overall instructional program.

4) Due to the changing demographics of the school, the future direction of the school as it relates to its philosophy, mission, values

and beliefs must be finalized.

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As we focus on our present and our future, Canadian Academy is always trying to find ways to “unlock a world of possibilities”

for our students. In conjunction with the school’s 90th anniversary, the Board of Trustees decided to initiate the Canadian

Academy Annual Fund this school year. This will provide current parents, alumni and friends of the school the opportunity to support

the school by making financial donations. The money raised will provide the school with flexibility to meet the area(s) of highest

institutional need, such as competitive faculty salaries, student scholarships, and maintenance of facilities and grounds. As part of this

effort, we will also be raising money to build an activities center that will include a gymnasium and a stage. We believe in the impor-

tance of supporting our current high standards and looking at ways to enhance CA for our students while holding tuition increases to a

minimum. Donors who pay taxes in the United States and Japan will be eligible to receive a tax deduction on their contributions

because the school is a registered non-profit organization (501c3) in the United States and will soon be eligible for a new tax status in

Japan. (Our application is pending.) When the letter arrives in your mailbox, we hope you will consider making a contribution to the

Canadian Academy Annual Fund. Every gift, no matter what the size, is important and helps the school achieve its goals. Imagine the

possibilities of what we can do if we all support Canadian Academy together.

5) School leadership and the Board of Trustees governance structure should continue to explore opportunities and plans for facility

improvements.

6) There is a need for consistent K-12 articulation that addresses a broader overview of a coherent program of study. This should

include opportunities for K-12 teachers together, by discipline, reviewing the scope and sequence of the content. In addition, the

Learning Expectations should provide additional structure for such articulation.

As a staff, we are particularly pleased with the results. This report contained suggestions on how we could make our very good school

even better.

Last fall, the Board of Trustees met with teacher and administrator representatives to create a mission statement that explains what

CA does. The purpose of our school, as noted by our founding fathers in 1913, was to serve the international population, but we

have now broadened this to include Japanese nationals who wish to take part in an international education.

After numerous hours and more than 15 meetings, the group generated 56 characteristics of our school after studying the history of

Canadian Academy. These 56 characteristics were then summarized into six central themes:

Creating a caring community of international learners

Developing compassionate responsible citizens

Challenging students to academic and personal excellence

Valuing cultural diversity and global citizenship

Treasuring our long international heritage

Producing responsible global citizens

Finally, the six themes were combined into one sentence. Their goal was to reduce the salient aspects of our school purpose into one

sentence. The comittee of teachers, parents, and board members have agreed upon the following mission statement:

Inspired by a heritage of service, our multicultural community challenges students toacademic and personal excellence as caring, responsible citizens.

Although we have a new mission statement, our Latin motto of Scientia Clavis Successus, which means knowledge is the key to

successful service, is as valid today as it was when it was composed in 1921. It is still found around the school on the letterhead, on

publications, and on diplomas.

In its second year, the Spring Fling Dance and Silent Auction raised ¥2,000,000 for the Canadian Academy Scholarship Fund. This

provided the funds for six additional students to receive financial aid support this school year. In two years, ¥3,000,000 has been

raised for the Scholarship Fund. Over 100 people came to the Atrium on Saturday, April 26, to support a good cause while enjoying an

evening of shopping for unique items and services at the silent auction, dancing, and sampling the delicious hors d’oeuvres. The

success of the Spring Fling is thanks to over 70 volunteers, the 110 people who came, and to the donors who gave 75 items and

services to the silent auction.

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On April 27-28, the whole school cel-ebrated our host culture through participa-tion and experience in Japan Days. Theschool was able to showcase some veryspecial events for our students that includedbugaku (Japanese court music and dance)performances, kimono dressing and teaceremony demonstrations. In addition, eachschool designed specific activities to focuson Japan and its culture. In the ElementarySchool, there were non-stop games,cooking, arts and crafts, and sportsactivities. In the Middle School, there was afull day of mini-sessions includingtraditional kite making and flying led by akite master. High School students couldattend tea ceremony demonstrationsperformed by tea ceremony students.

This is a CA tradition filled with food,entertainment and games from around theworld. This year’s Fair is on April 10.

Canadian Academy hosted the APAC boys’basketball tournament with the help of manyvolunteers. Fans of all ages came out to cheerfor the Falcons. After wins early in thetournament, CA came in 4th place. Studentsattended the APAC Theatre Festival in Beijing,where they had the opportunity to learn frommembers of the Peking Opera. Band studentsparticipated in the festival in Shanghai.

Ms. Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini, an author andillustrator, spent two days with students inApril. She shared her personal stories of howher eigth grade English project turned into herfirst published book at the young age of 14.The PTA again generously supported thevisiting author program.

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Bill Sievers ‘73 battled SARS in Singapore in a unique way — through

music. Earlier this year, before all the travel advisories started, Bill’s family went to visit

relatives in China. When they returned, Amanda (Bill’s 15 year old daughter) had a sore throat.

Exercising social responsibility, they went to see a doctor, and she was admitted into the CDC

for quarantine for a few days. This was a harrowing experience for her and the family;

thankfully she was cleared and released.

As a result, Bill was inspired to write songs about the experience. A newly formed band,

known as “The Men in Masks,” went into the studio one Friday night and recorded “Stuck in

Quarantine” and “Flying into Singapore.” They produced 100 copies of the CD within the

week. All proceeds from the sale of the CD promote the Courage Fund, which supports

hospital staff impacted by SARS. Gold 90.5 FM played the songs on the radio, ST News

featured a story on Bill and family, the story appeared in the Straits Times (Life section) on

May 12 and Bill and family were featured in a Singapore television program on coping with

SARS. The songs have also played on several US radio stations. For more information on the

“Men in Masks”, go to http://meninmasks.tripod.com.

To the Melody of Stuck in the Middle with You (Stealers Wheel)Lyrics by Bill Sievers (all rights reserved 2003)

Well I don’t know why I was sent here tonightI got the feeling that something just ain’t rightI’m so scared they’ll make me stay in this bedAnd I’m wondering how I’ll get out insteadDoctors to the left of me, nurses to the right,Here I am, stuck in SARS quarantine tonightVerse 2:Yes I’m stuck in SARS quarantine tonightAnd I’m wondering what it is I should doIt’s so hard to keep this smile from my faceLosing control, yeah, I wanna get out of this placeDoctors to the left of me, nurses to the rightHere I am, stuck in SARS quarantine tonight.Bridge:Well I started with slight fever and now my temperature is 36.3And when the doctor comes in, wondering if I can leave,I say please...please...Verse 3:Trying to make some sense of it allBut I can see that it makes no sense at allIs it cool to stay in isolation some more?Cause I don’t think that I can take anymoreDoctors to the left of me, nurses to the rightHere I am stuck in SARS quarantine tonightHere I am stuck in SARS quarantine tonight

Bill Sievers ‘73 in the recording studio.

Bill Sievers, on vocals and lead guitar, is on the far right.

When Bill is not playing with “The Men in Masks,” he is

Managing Partner of Asian practice at the law firm, Weil,

Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Did you know that Canadian Academy has an online alumni directory listing the name and email addresses of approximately

750 alumni? Check out http://www.canacad.ac.jp/hs/alumni/index.html to see if you and your classmates are listed. As

we celebrate Canadian Academy’s 90th anniversary, let us all work together to make our alumni directory more complete. In our

records, we have over 700 alumni with email who are not listed in the directory and another 800 alumni for whom we only have

mailing addresses.

Would you like to be listed in the directory or update your listing? Here’s what you need to do...1) Go to http://www.canacad.ac.jp/hs/alumni/index.html

2) Click on the Alumni Directory Update form.

3) Enter your information or an update. You may also include a message for the Alumni Mailbox.

4) At the bottom of the form, please don’t forget to click the button that gives us permission to include your information on the

online directory. (You are also welcome to update your information and not include it in the online directory.)

In order to protect your privacy, Canadian Academy will only include your email addresses in the alumni directory with your

direct permission. We also protect all alumni listed in the directory from unwanted spam mail by adding CA to your email

address. For example, [email protected] becomes [email protected].

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Aloha Reunion participants gather on the last night of the reunion. Front: Ginny Theuer Parker ’57, Simone Choueke Demou ‘57,Helen Paizis Danina ‘59, Jack Choueke ‘61, Mary Helen Hilburn Kuehner ‘58, Aileen Pardon ‘61, Erline Shichidi Furuichi‘58. Second: James Mak ‘59, Wazir Mike Seth ‘59, Carol Brown ‘61, Chris Jaeckel ‘58, Susan Hinebaugh Speirs ‘63, KarenCole Lockwood ‘61. Third: Kelsey Cleveland, Bob Scriba ‘59, Ken Moorhead, Mushtaq Saigal ‘58, Kent Naka ‘61, HinayoFlorence Shichida, Ellen McIlwaine ‘63, Dee Ann Dozier ‘63, Diana Paizis Kato ‘61, Laura MacFarland Loveless ‘57. Back:Hap Cole ‘59, Paul Gillespie ‘60, Robert Alsdorf ‘63, Bruce Downs ‘64, Randy Mevorach Greenberg ‘61, John Jiggs Caudron‘63, Erik Monsen ‘63, Davis Hawkins ‘65, Alan Flynn, John Gillespie ‘63, Ken Downs ‘64, Tom Stanley ‘64.

O ver 40 alumni from the classes of 1957 to 1965 and former faculty came from around the world (U.S., Canada, Mexico,

Japan, Cayman Islands, and Hong Kong) to Honolulu, Hawaii, for the Canadian Academy Aloha Reunion from June 26-28.

James Mak ‘59, who lives in Honolulu, played a key role in organizing the reunion along with class representatives Ginny

Theuer Parker ‘57, Mary Helen Hilburn Kuehner ‘58, Kent Naka ‘61, and John Gillespie ‘63.

The reunion was very low-key, in keeping with the atmosphere of Hawaii, with few organized events. This allowed individual

classes and groups to choose their activities such as golfing, sightseeing, going out to eat, and shopping. Everyone took the opportu-

nity to enjoy the wide variety of Japanese cuisine available in Hawaii.

Participants began arriving the day before the reunion on June 25. Several of the early arrivals enjoyed a Teppanyaki dinner

together. On June 26, as the majority of participants arrived, people caught up with old friends and enjoyed looking at yearbooks and

photos in the hospitality room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

Aloha reunion participants invited local alumni to join them for the opening reception at the Hale Koa Hotel. Instead of formal

speeches, the majority of the time was spent enjoying each other’s company while sampling food from the buffet. However, there

were a few brief presentations. After a welcome from James Mak, Ken Moorhead, faculty member at CA from 1960-1966, gave

greetings from George Samuel, who taught at CA from 1956-1986, who had hoped to attend the reunion. Mushtaq Saigal ‘58

entertained with his lively sense of humor. John Gillespie introduced his classmate, Ellen McIlwaine ‘63, a professional blues and

R&B musician, who treated attendees to an a cappella number. Director of Alumni Relations, Kelsey Cleveland, presented CA t-

shirts to the organizers of the reunion. She also honored special guest, Ella Lury Wiswell, a member of the class of 1926 who is CA’s

oldest graduate and lives in Honolulu.

Other reunion highlights included Friday night fireworks at the hotel, listening to live contemporary Hawaiian music, and a

farewell gathering on the last night. A few parents of alumni also joined the reunion. James Mak’s parents joined the class of 1959 for

dinner. Mr. Mak was known by CA students at that time as the person who took a majority of the photos for the yearbook. Many

participants were also pleased to reconnect with Florence Hinayo Shichida, mother of Erline Shichida Furuichi ‘58 and a former

kindergarten teacher at CA.

During the Aloha Reunion, the group was already making plans for a future reunion in five years. Potential locations included

Pakistan, Las Vegas, and Calgary. At the moment, it looks like Calgary will be the site of the next reunion.

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Members of the class of 1957 at the reception.Simone Choueke Demou ‘57,Walter Kuehner,Madeleine, Bob MacFarland ‘59, LauraMacFarland Loveless ‘57, John Loveless, GinnyTheuer Parker ‘57.

Class of 1958: Mary Helen Hilburn Kuehner,Chris Jaeckel, Mushtaq Saigal , Erline ShichidiFuruichi

Representing the Class of 1960 are Paul Gillespieand Ram Chattulani.

Class of 1961: Kent Naka, Diana Paizis Kato ,Carol Brown, Aileen Pardon, Donald Chang ,Randy Mevorach Greenberg, Jack Choueke, GuriMonsen McKinnell , Karen Cole Lockwood

Class of 1963 plus faculty. Front: Ken Moorhead,Erik Monsen, Susan Hinebaugh Speirs, EllenMcIlwaine, John Gillespie, Hinayo FlorenceShichida , Alan Flynn, Dee Ann Dozier Back:Robert Alsdorf, John Jiggs Caudron

Class of 1964 and 1965: Bruce Downs ‘64, DavisHawkins ‘65, Ken Downs ‘64, Tom Stanley ‘64(Not pictured: George Saito ‘65)

Ella Lury Wiswell ‘26, Canadian Academy’s oldestgraduate, talks with Dee Ann Dozier ‘63, whosefather, Edwin Burke Dozier, was a fellow memberof the class of 1926.

Class of 1959 with family. Left side: Mr. and Mrs.Mak, Alice Mak, Wazir Mike Seth, KelseyCleveland, Bob Scriba. Right side: Lorraine Seth,James Mak, Hap Cole , Robert MacFarland,Helen Paizis Danina .

Aloha shirts were the apparel of choice at thereunion. Susan Hinebaugh Speirs ‘63, DavisHawkins ‘65, John Jiggs Caudron ‘63, JohnGillespie ‘63, George Saito ‘65, Tom Stanley ‘64

Former faculty members Ken Moorhead and AlanFlynn were welcomed in the Hawaiian way withleis.

James Mak ‘59 gives a welcoming message at theopening reception. Thanks James for helping toorganize the reunion and sharing your part ofparadise with Aloha reunion participants.

A scene from the reception. Mary Helen HilburnKuehner ‘58, Mushtaq Saigal ‘58, Chris Jaeckel‘58, Bob Scriba ‘59, Helen Paizis Danina ‘59, andWazir Mike Seth ‘59.

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Former CA soccer players from the classes of 1991 to 2003, invited by Coach Ken Rabb and Ian Jackson ‘92, dusted off their

spikes and hit the CA soccer field to play the current varsity team on a beautiful spring day on May 17. Most of the members of

the alumni team live in Japan or were home visiting their families during summer break from college. In addition to the players,

several alumni (and parents of alumni) came to cheer on the team including: Greg Baer ‘91, Hani Debs ‘92, Prakash Gulrajani ‘92,

Kenji Ota ‘92, Maria Yakura ’96 and Elina Yakura ‘01. Several faculty members also stopped by the game to check up on their

former students. In the first ten minutes of the game, the alumni team lost their goalie, Manesh Gulrajani ’96, due to a head injury

that required five stitches from Rokko Island Hospital. There were jokes from alumni players that they would not last ten minutes, but

this is not what they were envisioning. The alumni team put up a valiant effort, but lost to the current team 5-2. They used this

opportunity to recruit talented seniors to join the alumni team next year. As it was a very successful event, many hope that it will

become an annual game.

Alumni team. Front: Kent Banno ‘92, Hideki “Nick” Watanabe ‘92, Ian Jackson ‘92, Antoine Bigot ‘92, Shojiro Tokushima ‘95,Yoon Hoon Kang ‘95, Ryo Pan (Marist alumnus) Back: Alex Roberts ‘92, Jung Kim ‘02, Sung Min Lim ‘00, Dhimant Thakker‘00, Kyota Watanabe ‘92, Alex Namkung ‘01, Shusaku Ozaki ‘92, Manesh Gulrajani ‘96, Ken Rabb

Front: Kelsey Cleveland (staff), Chie Hayashi ‘81, Karin Johannson Tims ‘80, Debbie Bergh ‘81, Susan Dutton Freund ‘81,Faith Wicklund (former faculty), Ardis Jacobson Morris (former faculty), Kathryn Cullen. Middle: Frank ‘Palani’ Pozzani ‘80,Daniel Kern ‘86, David Wicklund (former faculty), Heidi Koschnitzke Cristaldi ‘94, Ingela Eilert Haaland ‘92, Jack Morris.Back: Ron Leonhardt ‘83, Bob Scriba ‘59, Steve Scriba ‘63, Bill Cullen ‘83, Dan Bosshardt (faculty), Ken Sundstrom (formerfaculty), David Haaland

Did you know there are over 30 Canadian Academy alumni and former faculty members living in Minnesota and Wisconsin?

Alumni from Minnesota and Wisconsin gathered for food and fellowship at Sakura Restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday,

June 20. The alumni in attendance came from the classes of 1959 to 1994. Debbie Bergh ‘81 from San Francisco and Chie Hayashi

‘81 from Chicago timed visits to Minnesota with the gathering and used the occasion to have a mini early 80’s reunion.

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Greater New York area alumni gathered for dinner on May 17. Special thanks to John Gillespie ’63 and Robert

Norton ’87, who organized the evening. Here is John’s description of the evening:

“Our reunion dinner last evening was a rousing start to our effort to establish some kind of ongoing CA alumni organization for

the greater metro NY area. We met for dinner at a restaurant in Greenwich Village. Thirty-four folks attended, plus a few spouses.

The conviviality was wonderful and the strong common tie of CA characterized the atmosphere of the evening. As one compelling

piece of evidence of that strong tie, Bill Lenderking, who attended CA for only half a year in 1970 (he would have graduated with

the class of ’77), nevertheless still regards his brief experience at CA as formative in his life. We had graduates representing classes

from 1957 (Simone Choueke) to 1999 (Liza Mamtani and Teruyo Sugimura). Justin Boyette ‘91 was there from upstate New

York, Bobbi Karibo Bennett ‘72 came all the way from Vermont, Cookie Jarmain Otani-Smith ‘64 from Philadelphia, Ken

Moorhead (the lone former faculty member) was there from New Mexico, his daughter Jane Moorhead ‘75 from Connecticut, Joan

Griswold ‘72 from Massachusetts, and most of the rest of us from New York and its suburbs or northern New Jersey.

Following is the complete list of CA alumni who attended the event: Ken Moorhead, faculty, Simone Choueke Demou ’57,

Ann Harbin Pate ’59, Guri Monsen McKinnell ’61, Rita Raj Hashim ’62, John Gillespie ’63, Susan Goldberg ’64, Cookie

Jarmain Otani-Smith ’64, Irwin Gotlieb ’65, Stanley Wayne ’65, Bobbi Karibo Bennett ’72, Steve Bruggers ’72, David Eddy

’72, Joan Griswold ’72, Celia Oyler ’74, Jane Moorhead ’75, Bill Lenderking ’77, Kyoko Lisa Isobe ’82, Avi Pemper ’83,

Chan-Ree Kim ’84, Bob Norton ’87, Lisa Reilly Cullen ’88, Ying Chiang Lopez ’88, Betty Chang ’89, Peter Shane ’89, Lisa

Kondo ’90, Hiro Matsui ’90, Emy Reilly Seeley ’90, Sheri Shamdasani ’90, Justin Boyette ’91, Kamal Ramani ’91, Liza

Mamtani ’99, Teruyo Sugimura ’99, Isaac Fattal.

We definitely want to continue with this sort of gathering. To that effect, we have identified something like 160 CA alumni in the

greater NY area. And thanks to many of you who have responded to my request for more e-mail addresses, our e-mail list now

numbers nearly 100. Finally, as a result of last night’s dinner, an informal committee has emerged to keep our fires burning. For the

moment, the members will be Guri Monsen McKinnell ’61 (who will help with recording addresses—both snail mail and e-mail—

and with potential mailings), Sheri Shamdasani ’90 (who will help with identifying and communicating with elusive alumni in the

area), Kamal Ramani ’91 (who might be able to help us establish a website as a clearing house for information exchange), Bob

Norton ’87 (without whose help I could not have organized the May 17 event), and yours truly (’63, general factotum).”

Twenty-four alumni and friends gathered at the home of Carol Brown ‘61 for a potluck dinner on September 8 to celebrate

Canadian Academy’s 90th anniversary. The alumni represented all three CA campuses and ranged from the class of 1940 to 1995.

Before eating the anniversary cake, everyone sang the school song and shared what made CA special to them.

Front: Judy Joyce Calcote ‘77, Claudia Becker ‘95, Ellen Marsh Becker ‘68, Carol Brown ‘61. Middle: Mark Ashida ‘73, Florence WhitingMetcalf ‘40, Cathy Braun ‘70, Lorna Yoh Holt ‘56, Megumi Barberi ‘76, Terri Warriner Wong ‘72, Yukio Matsuura ‘77. Back: Ross Grier‘77, Allen Brady ‘77, Jane Hodge Nichols ‘78, Beth Warriner Danner ‘76, Diane Hodge Wetzel ‘77, Brent Naylor ‘77, Jim Joyce ‘75

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The class of 1978 held their 25th reunion August 8-11, 2003 at

a chalet in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.

Organized by class representative David “Badger” Emanuel, the

weekend offered CA alums a chance to visit in a casual, relaxed,

and beautiful environment. Out of a class of about 32, four

attended in the flesh, but others joined through email and phone

calls to the chalet. Badger had videotapes of members of the class

experiencing their 15 minutes of fame on Japanese television.

Coverage included an episode of “Love Attack” (our classmate

won) and Night Punch ’78 — a karaoke contest (our classmates

lost badly). It was fun to look at grown-up faces and see the

moving ghosts of younger selves, however badly attired we were

in the late 70’s! After visiting and catching up on lost time, all

agreed that another reunion is in order. The enthusiasm was

Participants included David Emanuel of Knoxville, TN; Jane HodgeNichols of Tacoma, WA; Katherine Shumate of Columbus, OH andBill Perry of Denton, MD. Those joining by email and telephoneincluded Noel Shen, Paul Hutchinson, and Chris Picciotto.

The Class of 1968 held their 35th reunion August 2-3, 2003 at Joy Brown’s home in Kent, CT. This was our fourth reunion, and

the fourth held at Joy’s. The weather seemed hotter and muggier and buggier than our previous gatherings, but it didn’t get in

the way of having a great time renewing old ties and, in some cases, making new ones. Eleven members of the class attended (see

photo for names), along with nine spouses, nine children, five former CA teachers, and Clark Okawa, a member of the class of 1969

and his wife Elaine, who celebrated their 29 th wedding anniversary with us! Former CA faculty member Billy Burke and his wife

Yoshiko traveled the farthest, coming from Japan. Bob Cox made the supreme effort and limped in only two days after having

arthroscopic surgery on that same knee that he injured on the basketball court at the CA gymnasium so many years ago! We were

treated to another fine Cajun meal (gumbo), prepared by chef Bill Wilkerson, Margaret Moorhead’s husband, and his able assistants

Gordon Sakaue and Chris Gwilym, Marie Keighley’s husband. We shared e-mails from classmates who were unable to attend and

enjoyed a phone conversation with Joan Ericson and a phone message from Tina Anderson, who were both unable to attend at the

last moment. Several of the attendees were first-timers who had attended CA only during elementary and junior high school years —

Ehud Ronn, Louise Goldberg Kerner, and Wen (John) Huang. Those of us who had only been there in high school met “new”

classmates. After two days of conversing, reminiscing and eating very well in the idyllic setting that Joy, her husband Al McLain and

son Ryo so kindly provided, we left happy, energized, and with definite plans to have a 40th reunion in 2008! Candy Kamm

such that perhaps a 26 th reunion will be in the offing. Members of the class are open to suggestions for locations for a future get

together that will allow more folks to participate. Ideas can be forwarded to David Emanuel at [email protected]. Jane Nichols

Class of 1968 attendees. Front: Wen (John) Huang, Ehud Ronn , Candy Weisshart Kamm, Gordon Sakaue, Joy Brown. Back: Marie KeighleyGwilym, Bob Cox, TT Chen, Norma Grier, Meggan Moorhead. Other alumni and faculty not pictured: Barr Ashcraft (faculty), Billy andYoshiko Burke (faculty), Al Flynn (faculty), Louise Goldberg Kerner ‘68, Ken Moorhead (faculty), Clark Okawa ’69.

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Members of the class of 1993 gathered in San Francisco from June 27-29 for their 10 th reunion. They enjoyed group dinners on

Friday and Saturday nights, including a trip to a Japanese restaurant. They also had a great day in Napa Valley on Saturday.

Thank you to class representatives Charles Hill and Naomi Halewood for organizing the reunion.

The class of 1983 gathered in Los Angeles from August 29-30 to celebrate their 20th reunion. They enjoyed a Japanese dinner on

Friday night and spent a family friendly afternoon at the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday for lunch and rides. Thank you to Ron

Leonhardt, Bill Cullen and class representative John Jun Hirai for organizing the reunion.

Reunion attendees: Frances Lear, Emma Johnsen, Naomi Halewood, Ben Deckert , Chris (Frances Lear’s boyfriend), Andy Singh, Charles Hill,Holly Colborn Nichols ’95, Simon Attley, Rose Colborn Tyvand, Nik Morozoff

Reunion attendees. Front: Juliet Lambrick, Laurie Mack, Danielle Parks, Pattomon Phimayothin Back: Bob Sato, Ron Leonhardt, AviPemper , Todd Topping, John Jun Hirai, Mohan Gulrajani, Bill Cullen. Not pictured: Kun-do Rhee, Hiromi Ueda, Tamaki Park

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Evelyn Spencer Lees ‘35 passed away at the age of 83 on

March 12, 2002, in Woburn, MA. She was born on August 17,

1918, in Karuizawa, Japan. When she married in 1939, she

changed her name from Elizabeth to Evelyn Spencer Lees. Her

daughter Cynthia writes, “Betty Spencer attended Canadian

Academy in Kobe, Japan, probably in the mid-to late-1920’s or

early 1930’s. She carried fond memories of your school until

this past winter, when she died. I attended a reunion with her in

Palm Springs, California, some years back and recall how she

enjoyed seeing her old classmates and other CA alumni.”

Edward (Eddie) Kanai ‘74 died of a heart attack during a

business trip to Indonesia on August 7, 2003. He is survived by

his mother, Noriko; his wife, Yuko; and daughters, Yuma ‘02,

Saaya ‘10 and Ailly. Eddie worked in the pearl industry as

President of Teishin Trading Company, served as chairman of

the Japan Pearl Exporters’ Association, was an active member

of Kobe Junior Chamber, Inc. and was a talented drummer.

Maureen Moguel Griffiths ’75, passed away after a long

battle with cancer on March 8, 2003. She came to CA after

attending Stella Maris, and had many friends at both schools.

She touched everyone she met, and will truly be missed by her

many friends throughout the world, and her family: Kraig

Griffiths ’76, her daughter Kendra, 17, and her son, Kenny, 13.

The family is currently residing in Los Angeles, California.

Daniel Wilms, a faculty member at Canadian Academy

from 1995 to 2001, passed away on Monday, July 28, after a

courageous battle with brain cancer. While at Canadian

Academy, Daniel taught German and IB Theory of Knowledge.

Grounded in his intellectual depth and wealth of knowledge,

Daniel’s classes were lively, discussion-based seminars of

questioning and critical analysis. In addition, he always kept the

door open for his students and colleagues who benefited greatly

from his sincerity, serenity and calm, positive outlook. A

German national who traveled extensively and worked at

international schools for many years, Daniel was committed to

the ideals of international education and diversity. Outside of

school, Daniel was a devoted family man who maintained a

healthy balance with all that life had to offer. He is survived by

his wife, Chika, and daughter, Johanna. While in Japan, his

work at the Goethe Institute helped him maintain his own

national identity. After leaving Canadian Academy, Daniel and

Chika worked at Prem Tinsulanonda International School in

Chiang Mai, Thailand. The funeral service was held on July 31

in Chiang Mai and a celebratory memorial service in his honor

was held at the Prem school on August 15. His ashes were

buried at a family service in his native Germany on August 23.

Daniel was widely loved at Canadian Academy and will be

deeply missed by all of us. We send our thoughts and prayers to

Chika and Johanna.

2003 Rie Wang <[email protected]>Jovan Yamagishi <[email protected]>

2002 Arpana Bothra <[email protected]>2001 Ashok Pillai <[email protected]>2000 Tara Wakely <[email protected]>1999 Kwang Joon Kim<[email protected]>1998 Sarah Kashani <[email protected]>

Kaoru Yamaguchi <[email protected]>1997 Richa Kumar <[email protected]>1996 Maria Yakura <[email protected]>1995 Pitch Ruanglek <[email protected]>1994 Alex Young <[email protected]>1993 Naomi Halewood <[email protected]>

Charles Hill <[email protected]>1992 Scott Prebola <[email protected]>1991 Kamal Ramani <[email protected]>

Caitlin Broderick <[email protected]>1990 Sheri Shamdasani <[email protected]>1989 Peter Shane <[email protected]>1988 Greg Smith <[email protected]>1987 Kent Blasingame <[email protected]>1986 Andrew Meehan Migita <[email protected]>1985 Sangita Biniwale Pradham <[email protected]>

Yuki Sugimura Robinson <[email protected]>1984 Kojiro Dan <[email protected]>

Seiji Okamura <[email protected]>Naoko Tani Fukuchi <[email protected]>Marie Liang Ryo <[email protected]>

1983 John Jun Hirai <[email protected]>1982 Johanna Leonhardt Hirota <[email protected] >1981 Debbie Bergh <[email protected] >1980 Karin Johansson Tims <[email protected]>1979 Garet Gluck <[email protected]>1978 David Emanuel <[email protected]>1977 Judy Joyce Calcote <[email protected]>

Steve McArtin <[email protected]>1976 Pauline Kamitsuna Baldwin

<[email protected]>1975 Beverly Cunningham Washichek

<[email protected]>Phil Friesen <[email protected]>

1974 Celia Oyler <[email protected]>Joel Likins <[email protected]>

1973 Herman van Donkersgoed <[email protected]>1972 Ann Parsons Scheleen <[email protected]>

Joan Griswold <[email protected]>1971 Paul Dulfer <[email protected]>1970 Greg Maxey <[email protected]>1969 John Cunningham <[email protected]>1968 Candy Weisshart Kamm <[email protected]>1967 Jackie Matthews <[email protected]>

Stanley Flewelling <[email protected]>1966 Mark Ericson <[email protected]>1965 Stanley Wayne <[email protected]>

Mike Fay <[email protected]>1964 Cookie Jarmain Smith-Otani <[email protected]>1963 John Gillespie <[email protected]>1962 Rita Raj <[email protected]>1961 Karen Cole Lockwood <[email protected]>1960 Robert Steffey <[email protected]>1959 Sharon Herrgott <[email protected]>1958 Mary Helen Hilburn Kuehner <[email protected]>1957 Ginny Theuer Parker <[email protected]>

S ince the class representative network was founded in 2001,

we now have 61 volunteers representing every class from

1957 to our most recent graduates, the class of 2003. They serve

an important role as a link between their class and CA.

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February 2003 to August 2003

Ella Lury Wiswell writes, “Thankyou so much for sending me acopy of the REVIEW. I was soflattered to have my picture andpleased to know that I was theoldest graduate. I was verytouched by the quotation from the1926 yearbook because I havesuch fond memories of the ‘schoolof Grey ‘neath Maya-san’.”

Congratulations to GeorgeEmanuels, who celebrated his 95th

birthday the last week of August.He wrote, “I passed my 95th

birthday this week. Do I still havethe honor of being the oldest CAstudent still living?” Mr.Emanuels still holds that honor.Our oldest living graduate, EllaLury Wiswell, is six monthsyounger.

Sherwood Reeves Moran senthis best wishes to the alumnigathering in Minnesota, but wasnot able to attend.

1926

Class of 1926 graduation. Ella Lury Wiswell is second from the leftin the front row. Mr. Tench, the principal, is on the far right. (Photocourtesy of Mrs. Wiswell.)

1935

John Clark wrote regarding theMinnesota alumni gathering. Hewas not able to attend because hewas out west digging fossils. Heremarked that it was a small worldthat there are 30 alumni living inMinnesota and Wisconsin. Hewrites, “Isn’t it interesting to notethat Sherwood Moran ‘35 is theonly one of the group that musthave been at CA while I wasthere.”

1939

1952George Sidline writes, “Mybrother and I, as well as several of

my friends, were students atCanadian Academy just before thestart of the war. My recollectionis that Miss Lee was my firstgrade teacher then. I’ve beenconducting some research on thelives of foreigners in Kobe duringthe period 1941-1945 and wouldlike to include some history andphotographs of CanadianAcademy of that era. I am awarethat the building was converted tohouse enemy national internees —locals, including my late father-in-law, as well as prisoners capturedin Guam in the first few days ofthe war. In looking through thearchives of the Osaka Mainichi atthe Hoover Institution at StanfordUniversity, I ran into a smallarticle that listed the graduates ofCA in 1945—names that Irecognized from my youth.Obviously the school was beingrun by Japanese administrators. Ihave in my files one picture offirst/second graders taken on thesteps of the school in 1941. I waswondering if you have anypictures as well of that era thatyou would care to share with me.My intent is to publish a book thatI’m working on right now andwould consider including thesephotographs in the book, withappropriate credits, of course.I still remember the old schoolsong that refers to Maya-san buthave not been able to find eitherthe text or the music for the song.Is it still the same school song oris there a new one? Anyinformation and help that you canprovide would be [email protected]”

A movie review of the film Aya,directed by Solrun Hoass, wasfeatured in the April issue ofKansai Time Out. Aya is afictional account of the life of aJapanese war bride in Melbournethat spans a period of 20 years. Ifyou are interested in the film, it isavailable fromwww.roninfilms.com.au.

1961

1964Bruce Downs writes, “Thank youfor mailing such an informativeand detailed Canadian Academynewsletter. This means a greatdeal to the graduates. Certainlywant to return and visit the schoolas it is today. The graduating classis triple the size of 1964. Wow! Iworked for Walmart for over 8years and our newsletter indicateswe are building or occupyingspace in Japan. Great. Dewa matanochi hodo.”

Ken Downs ‘64 and BruceDowns ‘64, who both live inAlaska, celebrate Thanksgiving.

Mark Ericson writes, “While onbusiness in Hawaii, Mark Ericsongot together with Joel Bradshaw‘67 and Mike Carr ‘67 toreminisce about old times at CAand to bring each other up to dateon what has happened to themsince leaving Kobe. In particular,the three recalled the joys of dormlife (and the thrills of sneaking outat night). At present, Joel ismanager of journals andperiodicals published and/ordistributed by the University ofHawaii Press, and Mike isPresident and CEO of PolynesianAdventure Tours, the secondlargest tourist transportationcompany on the islands. Thephoto shows the three at the end ofa great dinner on the beach atWaikiki in their obligatory Alohashirts.”

From left to right: Joel Bradshaw, Mark Ericson, Mike Carr.

1966

Jacqueline Matthews writes,“Greetings to the class of ’67 fromJackie Matthews! Several yearsago while living in the Boston areaI attended a CA gathering and metKelsey who pressed me into theclass rep role — most likelybecause I was so enthusiasticabout my CA days and the manygood friends that I made duringthat time. I then pressed StanleyFlewelling into service as a co-class rep. While in Massachusetts,I enjoyed several get togetherswith Stanley and MotokoTaniguchi Deane and MadeleineJarmain-Otani Oldman. Smallworld that it is, Madeleine’s father-in-law is a professor at HarvardLaw School, where I wasemployed as the assistant dean forhuman resources. During the fiveyears that I lived in Massachusetts,I also enjoyed visits with BetsyBaldwin Leeper ’67, Beth Cary’67 and Tomoko Park Meth ’67.Last July 2002, I relocated toBethlehem, PA to join LehighUniversity as associate vicepresident for human resources. Myhusband, Walter Toomes, isalready enjoying retirement andshowing me how rewarding thatnext phase will be so I suspect thatthis will be my last full time job.Since returning to Pennsylvania,my CA contacts have been withBeth’s sister, Ellen Cary Bearn‘73, who also lives in Bethlehemwith her husband, Gordon

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1971

(a philosophy professor at Lehigh)and teaches Japanese at MoravianCollege. Of course, I frequentlysee my older sister CynthiaMatthews Miller ’64 who is anassociate professor of earlychildhood education at the WinonaState University in Minnesota. I’mafraid I have not been a very goodclass rep as far as outreach goes.Please do let me know what youare up to and I will be sure thatyour information gets to CA.”

Jacqueline Matthews shared thismessage from classmate, WalterEnloe. He writes, “After leavingJapan in 1988 after 8 years ashead of Hiroshima InternationalSchool, my family moved toMinnesota, where I was a SeniorFellow in Global Education. In1994, I came to Minnesota’soldest university, HamlineUniversity, as Co-director of theCenter for Global EnvironmentalEducation, where we developed anumber of interactive programsincluding River of Life andcurriculum for the United NationsAssociations. Today I’m a full (ofit) professor in education andliberal arts in Hamline doctorateprogram, where I’ve co-created alearning community and learningcircle model (see LearningCircles, Corwin Press MichelleCollay & Walter Enloe). I spendmost of my time in school reformcreating democratic collaborativelearning communities withEdVisions with support fromGates Foundation (schools I haveco-constituted are Twin CitiesAcademy, Avalon High School(both in St. Paul) and Harbor CityInternational School (Duluth). SoI became a teacher leader. Mywife, Kitty, of some thirty years isa learning disabilities teacher andmy two kids Isaac (26) teaches inNapa, CA and my daughter Serene(21) is a senior anthropology/EastAsian studies major and will studyto be an ELL teacher. ”

1968

Dr. Doug Zerbe works for theMayo Clinic in Rochester,Minnesota in community internalmedicine.

Jeffrey M. Johns, who attendedCA from 1953-1958, writes,“Over the past 4 years, both mymother (Betty Johns) and father(Alan Johns) have passed away.Many of you have had very kindwords to say about my parents.This has meant a great deal to meand my family and I thank youvery much. Many of you were notaware that Dad was first a studentat CA and then the principal. CAinfluenced our family long, longafter our time in Kobe.”

1970

1971Susan Mace Downs writes, “I amtrying to locate a current mailingaddress or E-mail address forChie Yang Toyohara? If anyonecan help me out I’d appreciate it.Would enjoy hearing from anyonewho attended the “old” CA that Iwas acquainted with while there.”

1972Dale Little writes, “I amthoroughly enjoying givingweekly lectures on contemporaryChristian theology at Japan BibleSeminary in Tokyo. And it is aprivilege to be almost at the pointof turning another new (andtherefore small) Christiancongregation over to theleadership of its first full timeJapanese pastor. Leadership willbe transferred from me to the newpastor in early July.

While attending CA from 1967-70(grades 7-10), I never dreamed Iwould end up back in Japan formy career. But I have now beenliving here since 1984. My wife,from Maine, also gladly callsJapan her home. Our oldestdaughter, Kristy, is about to enterher 2nd year of university at TrinityWestern University (Canada).Bryan enters 8th grade in the fall,and Matthew 6 th grade. Bothattend Christian Academy in Japan(Tokyo).

I think the toughest thing I did atCA was to successfully navigatethe courses taught by Mr.Ashcraft. Although his courseswere personal nightmares(stepping into his class wasalways a fearful thing for me), Imust admit they did prepare mefor academia. I will never forgetthe brave fellow student who, inthe middle of one of Ashcraft’sclasses, got up from his chair andspontaneously did about 10pushups. That kind of courage wasforeign to me!

If you want to catch up with me,visit my website—www.ritoru.net.I look forward to the chance ofvisiting the new CA campus atsome ambiguous future point intime.”

Marte-Marie Sorhus Pedersenand her husband, Sigmund, visitedthe Rokko Island campus for thefirst time. Marte-Marie lives inNorway with her husband and twochildren. She works as a specialeducation teacher in an elementaryschool.

1974

Mary Jane Spear Ward writes,“I just received my REVIEW . It’salways fun to look for pictures andnews of people I might remember.It was so nice to see Mrs. Itoh!My husband and I live in theKansas City area and have twochildren. I am home schoolingJoanna (7 th grade), we are prettybusy in 4H, and we enjoy bringingfriends to church. Amelia is asophomore majoring inMechanical Engineering atGeneva College in PA. I oftenthink of my happy days at CA. Soglad to see it’s still thriving! I’dlove to hear from anyone [email protected]. I’vebeen wondering for years whereMerrill Wheeler and MonsieurTardiff are now.”

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Patricia Gross LeDoux, a teacherfor the Anoka-Hennepinindependent school district inMinnesota, sent her regretsregarding the Minnesota alumnigathering. She writes, “I reallyenjoy getting all the news aboutCA.”

Congratulations to AgnetaWidengren Brusewitz ‘81 on thebirth of her son, Edwin!

Atsuko Hashimoto writes, “Justto let you know that our seconddaughter Sakura Eliana arrived at00:48 on Sunday 30 March 2003.She weighed 7 lbs 1 oz (3210grams). She looks very much likeher sister, Kyoko, when she wasborn. I am doing fine and proudfather, Dave, is running betweenKyoko and Sakura with bigsmiles.”

Carey Mobley writes, “It’sstrange how you look back onyour life. Still, even though 24years have passed since I leftC.A., I continue to experience adeep connected feeling to myyears spent at the old school onthe hill. Yes, things have changed.Yes, the school has relocated. Yet,the essence of the school stillremains imbedded deeply in mysoul. If anyone would like towrite me, and share your thoughtsand feelings about CA, please doso at [email protected].”

1983

Ronald Leonhardt writes, “Hereis a recent picture of my two sons(Cole, 4 years old and Shay, 2years old). Thought I would shareit with you and the CAcommunity. We are still inMinneapolis, but I have left theconsulting world (after 10 yearswith Arthur Andersen and Deloitteand Touche) to assume new

Allen Brady (Portland, OR) and Spencer Liles (Boston, MA) met inNew York for a day of visiting a museum, eating okonomiyaki andyakisoba, taking the Staten Island Ferry and walking by Ground Zero.

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1984Michele de Linde Gladwinvisited the Rokko Island campuson April 1 for the first time whileher ship was docked at RokkoIsland. She works as a containership captain for Maersk.

During the first week of school,class representative YukiSugimura Robinson visited theRokko Island campus for the firsttime. Her two children, Heather(6) and Sean (1) joined her. Yukiworks as a research associate inthe Department of Engineeringand Applied Science at HarvardUniversity. During her visit, shehad the opportunity to catch upwith Mr. Guthrie and Mr. Hengal.

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Congratulations to Helen LeverMaffini, and her husband,Giampaolo, on the birth of theirsecond daughter, Francesca KaoriMaffini, on August 11. Sheweighed 7lbs 2oz and measured50 cm. Alexandra is now a proudolder sister.

Marian Groos-Hillen writes,“Finally some news. Got marriedin June 1993 to Jan, a journalist.When I turned 30, I finallychanged my first name toMARIAN; suits me much better.I’m currently working as asecretary. We (PAOG-Heyendael)organize post-graduate medicaleducation for medical specialists,doctors, nurses, GP’s, etc. Veryinteresting (and sometimes veryhectic), hardly ever a dullmoment. Am still very muchinvolved in making music. Jan andI first met at the “Vocal EnsembleAmidart” (he’s the choir’sdirector) back in 1989 (just a fewmonths after I graduated).“Amidart” (approx. 15 singers)specializes in acappellaRenaissance music. We are bothalso involved in the “EnsembleAeide Mousa” (meaning: “sing,muse”; 4 members), whichspecializes in truly ancient musicand dance (Greek, Roman, Syrian,Mesopotamian, etc.). We werealso involved in some plays, butthat was in the early 1990’s. Wedon’t have children or pets; wedon’t want to be tied down (mindyou, we like children and pets, butjust don’t want to have anyourselves). I got rid of my glasses;got contact lenses now. Also, I’vegot short hair now; looks better.In June, we’ll be going toMalaysia (Penang-Georgetownand Kuching). This is supposed tobe our honeymoon (yes, it’ll beour 10-year wedding anniversary)as we never had a honeymoon atthe time (no money). We’re verymuch looking forward to that.Also, last week I won a big prize(I’ve never won anything before)in a competition by the TaipeiRepresentative Office in TheNetherlands. I made up a sloganfor them - “Let your senses guideyou” - which I think is very hazy,

1989 but they loved it, so I won anairplane ticket to Taiwan! Weintend to go there next year (if wemanage to book a hotel, that is -turns out it’s very difficult to bookhotels in Taiwan from here, asnobody seems to go there exceptbusiness travelers; we’ll see...). Ifwe ever manage to raise enoughmoney, we’ll certainly visit Japanand especially Kobe; but thatwon’t be for some time yet.A short up-date on my family: myparents are still living in the smallcity of Malden near Nijmegen, mysister Els is a stay-at-home momof a daughter and son in Wijchen(also near Nijmegen) and will begetting married in July, mybrothers Joost and Christiaan arestill trying to figure out what to donow that they have left school. Agreat pity my brothers couldn’tfinish their school career at CA(they were in elementary schoolback then). I feel they were trulybored to death at elementary,middle, and high school inHolland, so it didn’t work out verywell for them. I still miss you allvery much. As far as I’mconcerned, CA was/is the bestschool in the world; at least, itworked out really well for me.Generally, people are veryinterested when I tell them.Hopefully, you still have classeslike Cultural Anthropology andPsychology on the curriculum. Ireally enjoyed taking those classes(despite the hard work). Also, Ihave very fond memories of theHigh School Choir, the SmallChoir and the High School Band.Is Corky still teaching at CA orhas she moved to another place? Istill miss her very much; shetaught me a lot about music andother things. Anyway, enough fornow. I promise to keep in touch.I’ve started writing letters at least10 times, but somehow neverfinished them. E-mail is a greatinvention; so much easier to senda bit of news. Would love to hearfrom you, especially any of myfriends. Take care!”

responsibilities at TargetCorporation (Headquartered inMinneapolis) as the GroupManager for Stores HumanResources/Compensation. We are23 on the Fortune 500 list andgrowing — but have yet to openstores overseas. My hope is thatwe will eventually expand abroadand I am sent to manage ouroperations in Japan. We’ll see... Iam also looking forward to our20-year reunion in Los Angelesthis summer. Lots of catching upto do with fellow classmates!”

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Dr. Vinai Norasakkunkitrecently relocated to Minnesota towork in the Department ofPsychology at Mankato StateUniversity.

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for the past 2. I was married lastyear to Lisa, my girlfriend of 6years. Things are going greatDown Under!”

Melanie Redira Mascis writes, “Ijust wanted to say hi to everyone.It’s been 12 years since graduatingfrom CA, but I always think aboutCA and the fond memories. I amcurrently residing in Oceanside,California with my husband andtwo daughters: Kayla, 10 andKendra, 5. My husband, Ken, is inthe Marine Corps and is currentlydeployed serving in OperationIraqi Freedom. We are anxiouslywaiting for his safe return home.Please support our troops and prayfor their safe return home! I hopeeveryone from the class of ’91 isdoing well. Drop me a line [email protected].”

Stephen Jackson combinedbusiness with pleasure during arecent visit to Canadian Academyon August 20. After a sales visitfor his job at the Kobe HarborlandNew Otani, he took his first tourof the Rokko Island campus. Heenjoyed visiting with severalteachers and staff from his time atCA including Mr. Guthrie (whoStephen thinks hasn’t changed atall), Senoh-sensei, Mrs. Bannoand Mrs. Nakano. After graduat-ing from Sophia University andworking in Tokyo for a few years,Stephen returned to Kobe sevenyears ago. He lives with his wife,Kazumi, and two children,Hatsumi and Miyabe.

Thomas Scheidt writes, “It’s beena very long time ... 12 years havepassed since I have left CA. Backin Germany, I graduated fromhigh school in 94, to go on withmy compulsory military service in’95. The following 3 years I spentstudying European BusinessAdministration in Cologne andgraduated with a bachelor’sdegree. Since 1999, I am workingas a Product manager for LUXtools, which is a large wholesalerfor hand tools. Although it hasbeen such a long time andalthough I missed the chance tograduate with you guys I alwaysthink about the good times we’vehad. Be glad to hear fromanyone.”

Leigh Matthew Hunter writes,“It’s great to get the REVIEW andsee what old friends are up to.I’ve been a police officer inVictoria for the past 6 1/2 yearsand have been a police prosecutor

An article on Rena Relan titled“MTV VJ Relan rocks on and offthe air” appeared in the DailyYomiuri in August. Rena is one ofthe latest recruits to MTV Japan’ssix-member video jockey (VJ)crew. She is responsible forreporting breaking stories for“MTV News” and tracking thehottest tunes from around the

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globe on “World Chart Express,”one of the networks most popularprograms. One of her job perks isthe opportunity to interview topbands from Japan and overseas for“World Chart Express.” Rena, agraduate of Clark University whopreviously worked in real estate,auditioned to be an MTV VJ eventhough she had never been in frontof a camera before and was notparticularly music savvy. MTVbelieves that employing biculturalVJs such as Rena, a third culturekid whose father is Indian andmother is Japanese, is a benefit forthe network. Rena remains downto earth, despite becoming a figurethat people are starting torecognize in Japan. She credits herfamily for their support and herbrother, Ravi, a member of theclass of 2005, for giving heradvice about the musical interestsof kids his age.

1996Kyle Andrew Black writes,“After CA, I moved to Atlanta,GA, to attend Georgia Tech. Aftertwo years of chemicalengineering, I decided I wanted todo something different. Iswitched majors, and graduated in2001 with a Management ofInformation Systems degree,specializing in entrepreneurship.Since graduating I’ve started acompany, Archway Technologies(www.archwaytechnologies.com),with a friend of mine. We’ve justreleased our first product, which isa salon software package(www.salondirector.com). Workconsumes most of my time, but Istill have time to spin records, andbe with my girlfriend, Cassie. SoI can’t really complain. All in allI’m doing well, and am notplanning on leaving the Atlantaarea any time soon. If anyone isin the area, or wants to hear more,drop me a line. Hope all is wellwith everyone else. Oh yeah,cross your fingers for us with thecompany.”

Taizo Sugitani writes, “I live inOsaka, but I am based inMaastricht, Holland. I amcompeting in international horseshows in Europe, as well as inJapan. Two-thirds of the year I amin Europe because Europe isranked as the top level of showjumping. I fly back to Japanwhenever I have competitions.After I graduated from CA, Icompeted in my first OlympicGames in 96 Atlanta and placed60th. Not very good. In the 98World Championships in Rome, I

placed 30th just missing the finals.In the 2000 World Cup Final inLas Vegas, I was 15 th and the firstJapanese to place high. In the2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Iwas 25th and the first Japanese tobe in the final round of 30competitors. In the 2002 WorldChampionship in Jerez, Spain, Iwas 21st. These are the resultsfrom the major competitions.Slowly I am getting there. Mynext major competition is theAthens Olympic Games and mygoal is to be in the top 10. I amalso looking for a sponsor whocan support me.”

1997Kanae Kawasaki visited CA onthe last day of school. She lives inMountain View, California withclassmate, Eric Brueggemann.

Wendy Scheidt writes, “Hi classof ’97! It has been such a longtime since I moved back toGermany and so many things havehappened in the meantime. I couldtell you about so many things inthis mailbox, but I am afraid theywon’t publish a book. So briefly,the most important for me at themoment is that I am gettingmarried this year in June. I wouldreally like to hear from all of youso please write!”

Yuri Kawata, who is studying fora Master’s Degree in AsianStudies at the University ofHawaii, visited CA in June.

1998Class representative KaoruYamaguchi, a graduate student inpsychology at PepperdineUniversity, stopped by CA inAugust to say that the Class of1998 is planning a 5-year reunionin the Kansai area on December31. For more information, pleasecontact class representativesKaoru Yamaguchi([email protected]) or SarahKashani([email protected]).

Lin Yolit Selinger writes, “Helloeverybody...remember me? LinSelinger, class of 2000! Well justwanted to drop in and say hi. Ihave had three weird but amazingyears. First went to Israel as avolunteer and did some voluntarywork. Last year I moved back toHolland and right now I amworking at this interior designshop that deals with kitchens andbathrooms. However, I finally

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made the decision to gostudy....question is what though. Iwill probably study InternationalBusiness and Languages. We’llsee....by the way, Tara Wakely andI are organizing a reunion for theclass of 2000 and friends by thetime we are 26 years old. So in 5years we’ll hopefully all meet upsomewhere in Europe. Anyway,hope you all do well and shalom.”

Tatsunori Sugimoto and IonJaveri visited CA on May 23 afterfinishing their sophomore year atuniversity. Tatsunori is studyingcomputer science at the Universityof Connecticut. Ion Javeri isstudying psychology atWashington State University inPullman, Washington.

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Please send us your importantnews (graduations, weddings,babies, interesting stories etc.)so that we can share it withyour fellow alumni. Photos arehighly encouraged. Also, pleaselet us know if you move so thatyou can continue to receive thelatest news from CanadianAcademy.

Ai Sumida writes, “Hi! I didn’tknow that such a coolcommunication system existed onthe CA homepage!! So excited. Iam writing because of some lifedifficulties I have beenexperiencing lately. I am currentlyan undergraduate at SwarthmoreCollege fulfilling all of my pre-medicine requirements in hopes ofgoing to medical school. However,I really really want to go home toJapan where I found the happiestyears of my life (so far, at least).However, Japan does not easilyaccept American medical degrees.Therefore, I thought, maybe I canwork at the Rokko IslandHospital. If anyone has any adviceas to how I could contact someoneat the hospital to ask if they acceptAmerican MD’s, please please letme know! Or, if anyone knowsany awesome opportunities towork as a Dr. in Japan after goingto medical school in the US,please inform me! I’ve been a bitdiscouraged these days, and wasabout to give up my dream ofbecoming a Dr. over wanting to goback to live in Japan, and this newidea that came up just today hasgiven me some new hope. I wouldlove to hear from anyone who hasany advice! Thanks so much!”

Asuka Nakao visited CA onAugust 21 in the morning beforemoving to Tokyo the sameafternoon. Asuka graduated fromAustralian National University inCanberra with a bachelor’s degreein economics in March.

Ashok Pillai writes, “ As you mayor may not know, Daniel Wilmspassed away recently due to abrain tumor. During my years atCA, I would have to say that hewas the one person who treatedme as just a regular student andmanaged to push me to learnmore. His influence and disciplinedefinitely shaped my academicperformance and attitude towardsit. There are a lot of us alumni outthere who are shocked andhorrified of hearing this.”

William & Frances Bray write,“We thoroughly enjoyed theREVIEW. Can you believe it?Dorothy Chacko’s daughter liveshere in Pilgrim Place where welive in Claremont, CA. She alwaysargued with me that her Motherdid not attend CA but went to theStates to Bridgman Academy.When I showed her your write up,she was really surprised. I gaveher the address of the new CA andI think you will be hearing fromher. Dorothy ‘21 died some yearsago. Her husband’s father waspastor of Tokyo Union Church. Ido enjoy this kind of sleuthing formissing folks. So glad that youhave kept us on the mailing list.”

Jodi Lake, who taught in theelementary school from 1986-2000, is now a teacher at EscuelaCampo Alegre in Venezuala. Thissummer she visited with formerfaculty members, Roger andAnne Beermann, in Iowa. Shewrites, “It was wonderful to readthe newsletter when I was visitingthe Beermanns this summer inIowa. As a result, when I wastaking a course in Denver I wasable to connect with a formerstudent. David Van Wagener ‘02was recently injured in a skiingaccident and is now aquadriplegic. Because I read it inthe newsletter, I was able to spenda wonderful evening with him andhis family.”