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By Monica ChrittonThe physical and mental capabilities of 120 students

were pushed to the limit during Student Council’s Survi-vor activity on Friday, Sept. 23. Twenty four challenges ranged from solving Rubix cubes to shooting Nerf guns at targets and diving in the pool to find pieces of a puzzle.

Students in Executive Council had been planning the event since summer, naming and modeling it after the popular American TV show, Other critical details were worked out during the student council retreat.

“Mr. Burnett had been wanting to do it for a long time now so we finally decided to just do it,” Executive Council President Bo Hamby said. “The general idea was his, but the details came from our survivor committee and [Executive Council]. It was kind of a collaboration for everyone.”

The event lasted from 4 p.m. until midnight. In that period, challenges involved players in as many ways as possible, regardless of fitness or mental capacity.

When midnight came, there could only be a single winner emerging with a prize of $1000 for a service club or a charity of choice. Before that last challenge partici-pants joined together in teams to complete challenges.

Members of teams were eliminated as the penalty for losing a challenge. Teams initially voted for three mem-bers to be sent home, but this number jumped to six team-mates as the night wore on. If a competitor did not vote for someone else, their eliminating vote was counted against them.

Latecomers who had sports practice or other manda-tory school obligations were allowed to join Survivor after 6 p.m. and were able to avoid possible elimination until their arrival.

Junior Elina Filice expressed her disappointment at the advantage afforded to late-comers after being voted off her team.

“[Being eliminated] was so unfair. I could have just gone to play rehearsal and come in later like all the soccer people,” Filice said.

You have to have a strategy,” junior Lauren McMullen said about Felice’s choice of joining early instead of after her play rehearsal.

The night ended with junior Vanessa Vargo claiming first prize. Vargas said she will give her $1000 prize to H.O.M.E club. Senior Shreshth Mehrotra was the runner up and chose to give his $125 prize to Next Generation Nepal.

Hamby was pleased with how Survivor turned out in its first year.

“Nothing really happened that would have put the events into a spiral of doom. We kind of had to impro-vise [some challenges] as we went a long just because we hadn’t tested them out in the field, but, for the most part, everything went without any snags.”

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By Anbita SiregarSenior Dominique Pratt took

Theater Arts One and Two as a fresh-man but never auditioned for a school play. Pratt decided to quit soccer and try out for this year’s fall play, “30 Reasons not to be in a Play.”

“Why not take the chance?” Pratt said. “I didn’t care how big of a role I got, but I just wanted to get involved.”

New theater director Thomas Schulz chose this piece written by Alan Haehnel as his debut production because it is a light satirical comedy written for a high school audience.

“30 Reasons” marks debut of theater director Schulz“I wanted to come in and do

something that I hoped would be a crowd-pleaser to establish myself in the program,” he said.

The play does not revolve around a solid story line but rather a string of anecdotes that discourage students from joining plays. For instance, the threat of “showmances,” - falling in love with a costar - or the presence of photo-holic parents. Each reason is played out in a mini-scene connected together by narrators.

“[Narrators] are like the glue that hold the piece together,” Schulz said.

There are no main characters though some roles are bigger than others. Because the play is so versa-tile, Schulz did not have to cut anyone who auditioned.

“[Mr. Schulz] said everyone would be involved somehow and that he would take anyone,” Pratt said.

Pratt plays the part of Mandy while also holding a lesser role as Becca in the performance.

The former Jakarta International School teacher said he plans to re-vamp the drama program to give students the option to stay in the pro-

gram longer by repeating courses.Schulz said he is already think-

ing about plays to take to IASAS. He hopes to challenge actors and audi-ences alike with his future pieces.

“Some of the material that’s close to my heart is really experimental,” Schulz said. “I like to take an audi-ence somewhere they’ve never been before.”

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Vargo takes first Survivor title, wins thousand dollars prize for charity

ONE REASON. Sophomore Michael Diccico and senior Athelia Paulli

kiss in a scene about showmances. Photo by Klara Auerbach.

Juniors Alex Roche, Angela Wang, Sonia Parekh and Fresh-man Brandon Chin represent the yellow team, who made the longest running domino chain. Other challenges include castle-building a obstacle course. Photo by Pamela Chan.

Featuring a video of 12 SAS Singers with a cappella versions of pop songs, another of Coffee House performers, and more about IASAS 30the eye

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New Faculty

Zachary Evans Physics

Physics teacher Zachary Evans arrives here from Rehoboth Christian School in New Mexico where most of his students were Na-tive Americans.

This is not his first overseas experience; he taught in Korea for five years and attended high school in Hong Kong.

The Michigan native also claims travel to colorful Canada to the north.

Evans is an “exotic” juggler, specializing in juggling unsusual objects such as animal parts and medieval weapons.

Evans says he originally wanted to be an architect but elected to go into education after realizing he enjoyed working with people.

- by Quin Reidy

Ellie Lee

Mathematics

VirginiaSheridan

Yearbook

Ann Infante

CounselingAnn Infante’s first teaching job took

her to lower income urban area where she taught English for 10 years to students who were barely scraping by on what they had. Seeing the problems around her, Infante felt motivated to work directly with students to help them with their troubles. A counseling career followed.

The Minneapolis native worked in Min-neapolis, Mexico, and New York and anoth-er international school, Awty International School in Houston where she was the sen-ior college counselor. Awty is the second largest international school in the U.S. with students from 54 countries.

Infante said she has been counseling high school students for 15, and added that her new students can rest easy. She’s never lost one.

Infante has two daughters, Isabelle and Gracie; husband Mario is a social studies teacher.

- by Quin Reidy

“It’s only there for me to check my grades when I want to. It

puts pressure on me, because if I see a bad grade, then I feel

nervous and I want to do better on class.”

“I’m pretty sure for my first year [at SAS], my dad didn’t even know what power school was. I kind of just forget about it.”

“You could use it as an extra stressor for the child, if that’s your personality; I want to give them enough rope to hang themselves.”

“I’m a little obsessed sometimes... but I think it’s a healthy obsession.

It helps me keep track of what I need to work on.”

“You’re more focused on grades, rather than learning. It’s a bad

thing because grades don’t really affect how you learn, they just

affect your ability to say what the teachers want you to say, instead

of actually learning.”

“I think it is a good way for us to stay on task and focus on our school work. It tells us if we’re doing good or bad.“

Mixed feelings across campus about PowerSchool accessibility

Steve Jobs remembered as visionary

By Danni ShanelSteve Jobs - co founder of Ap-

ple, founder of Next and Pixar revo-lutionary - died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday, Oct. 5, leaving behind an innovative technology empire. Jobs, who has battled the cancer since 2004, reportedly “died peacefully… surrounded by his family.”

Most famous for his role in creat-ing the Apple computer, Jobs revolu-tionized the idea of personal electron-ics and entertainment. With first the Mac, then iPod, iPad and AppleTV he created a technological renaissance, achieving his goal of “making a ding in the universe.”

“He gave us new ways of interacting with technology that made them more transparent, easier to use -- to the point of which they have become part of who we are,” said Jay Atwood, high educational technology coordinator.

The loss was felt around the world. President Obama issued a statement, that said, “There may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.”

The Twitter, Facebook and other online blogging sites were flooded with posts as the world reacted to the news. ,

“RIP Steve Jobs. Closest thing we had to Tony Stark,” blogger Patton Oswalt said.

On the day of his death, the Apple home page was changed to a simple grayscale photo of the former CEO, accompanied by his years of birth and death. A click on his picture re-vealed a short memorandum:

“Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortu-

nate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.”

Reactions to the death of the Ap-ple CEO vary. While some students consider Jobs’ death the end of an era, others believe it may have been blown out of proportion.

“It’s sad that he died. He did cre-ate Apple products, but its not like he cured AIDS,” junior Saki Mihori said.

In his 2005 Stanford Commence-ment Address, Jobs, who had just been diagnosed with pancreatic can-cer spoke of death.

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life because almost everything — all external expecta-

Yearbook adviser Virginia Sheridan grew up in the small beach town of Highlands, New Jersey. During her high school years, Sheri-dan occupied herself with activities such as theatre and field hockey. She describes her-self as “the creative person who was always involved in everything.”

When she was 30 years old, Sheridan decided to ride a bike across the United States, not knowing a thing about biking to begin with. She made the trip in 58 days.

“I love taking on challenges to learn something new,” she said.

The ex-journalist said she knew that taking over as the yearbook adviser this year would be a challenge, but her goal is to stretch her students by teaching them her new ways.

- by Pam Chan

Math teacher Ellie Lee calls herself a third culture kid. She grew up in Taiwan and Canada, and recently lived in Guangzhou where she taught for 10 years with her hus-band TEC teacher Martin Williams.

Lee is fluent in Chinese and English and said that her first culture shock was hearing Singaporeans speak Singlish.

- by Kiran Siddique

Freshman Kelly ChangParent Joyce Wright

Junior Gabby Greaney

Junior Sam Woo

Sophomore Noah Grubman

By Klara AuerbachSix varsity athletes were caught

drinking alcohol while participating in a breast cancer awareness walk Saturday, Oct. 1. The drinking, a violation of the athletic code of conduct, came to the attention of the administrators and coaches when they received a photograph of the students allegedly drinking alcohol.

While other SAS students were present in the photograph, the three senior boys and three senior girls signed a code of conduct at the beginning of the season stating that they would abstain from drinking

Varsity athletes photographed drinking during breast cancer walk

Photos by Pam Chan

Senior Nick Lau

alcohol or participating in any illegal activities during their sport’s season.

Students’ responses to the allegations determined the severity of their consequence. Those consequences range from missing one regular season game to being barred from participating in the upcoming IASAS competition.

“If a student is foolish enough to be out publicly drinking, to take a picture of them publicly drinking, that does not show much common sense,” Varsity Girls Soccer coach Don Adams said.

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tions, all pride, all fear of embarrass-ment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.”

After undergoing surgery to re-move a pancreatic cancer tumor in 2005 Jobs returned to work. He took leave again in 2009 for a liver trans-plant.

Jobs returned to Apple in good health. He continued as CEO until Aug. 24, when he officially resigned after admitting that he “could no longer meet my duties and expecta-tions as Apple’s CEO.”

As the news of his death spread, street corners filled with people com-memorating the CEO. Flowers, iP-ads, iPods and iPhones bearing his picture cover street corners in not only Silicon Valley but many other major cities around the world.

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APPLE HONORS FOUNDER. Anyone going to Apple’s homepage saw a photograph of Jobs taken in healthier days labeled only with his name and the years of his birth and death. The page was still up at press time, over one week after his Oct. 5 death. Photo by Pam Chan.

Photos by Pamela Chan

3the eyeOctober 18, 2011

An Eye Staff Editorial

Teach those kids to thinkWhat are high school graduates walking away with - after twelve years in the

academic meat grinder - besides their diplomas and looming futures of repaying student loans?

“The kids here are motivated,” new social studies teacher Bart Millar said, “but they have a difficult time stepping out of the framework of measured success which is validated by someone else.”

With emphasis on acquiring every gold star, check mark and brownie point pos-sible, there is little room for the curious student to explore individual interests for fear of falling behind his or her peers. The consensus among teachers and students seems to suggest the need for change, a subtle change from a grading system which rewards those who are able test-takers to one which accurately reflects stu-dent learning and conceptual knowledge.

While some feel competitive universities are at fault for pushing these super-student standards, perhaps high school teachers can be the forerunners of change. Chemistry teacher John Gaskell, like many faculty members, hopes to “filter what’s important versus irrelevant in order to teach things that will be long-lasting for stu-dents.”

“We call it academic bulimia, when students try to gorge their brains with trivial information, but by throwing it up on the test, they don’t keep any of it,” Gaskell said. “So how do we make it worth keeping in?”

Education advocate Sir Ken Robinson about the failure of schools to honor creativity in a Feb. 2006 TED Talk, concluding that “the whole purpose of public education throughout the world [seems to be] to produce university professors.”

English teacher Mark Guggisberg said students should be taught the value of independent thinking beyond the standardized curriculum and encouraged to take initiative in exploring things that interest them.

“My ultimate goal is to have kids leave my class who can creatively and critically think for themselves,” Guggisberg said.

Instead of praising the cookie-cutter student, teachers need to encourage the curious thinker, but initiating change within the current system requires a collabora-tive efforts on all sides.

It is easy for a student to say a class is boring without offering any genuine suggestions, just as it is for a teacher to teach a recycled curriculum. Neither side should wait for the other to make the first move.

If SAS is to encourage an environment where the naturally curious student has room to learn through exploration, then students and teachers will both have to stretch. Just as teachers re-evaluate their curriculums, students must redirect their heads from cramming and memorization to taking charge of their learning.

Growing up on the rough streets of Leigh-on-Sea in the suburbs of Essex, Martin Williams struggled to find his place in high school. With passions in both academia and sports, Williams found him-self in a gray area of high school stereo-types—a blend of “geek” and “jock.”

Asked what the theme song for his life would be, Williams said, “Walking in my Shoes” by Depeche Mode, not just because he felt empathy for the lyrics but also because the 80’s electronic group shared his same hometown of Essex.

Before coming to the Technology, Education and Careers department (TEC) Williams taught technology at the Ameri-can International School of Guangzhou. He said he spent a brief period of his working career on a sheep station deep in the Australian outback. For Williams, “home is here and now.”

- by Ed Khoo

Martin Williams

Christina Advento

By Kiran Siddique Jeremy Craig of Testtakers said

that SAS counselors asked him to turn away juniors trying to sign up for SAT prep courses in their first semester.

High school head counselor Dale Ford said this is not the best time to take the SAT.

“ S t u d e n t s taking the SAT early almost al-ways earn lower scores,” Ford said.

The SAT test is designed to be taken near the end of junior year, in May or June, and most students take it in their senior year when their scores are likely to be highest. Ford said that it makes good sense to take it then, after students have had an extra year of math.

“People who take it earlier al-most inevitably get a lower score,” Ford said.

Testtakers Craig agrees with Ford and told SAS he will not rou-tinely accept juniors in their first se-

Christina Advento joins the SAS so-cial studies department with 17 years of teaching experience in the U.S., Egypt, and Hong Kong. Advento holds a M.A. in Literature from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in History from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

Outside of the classroom, Advento enjoys spending time with her two young children and husband JohnEric, the mid-dle school deputy principal. She also guides tours at the Singapore Asian Civili-zation Museum in her spare time.

-by Megan Cosgrove

TomSchulz

Tom Schulz said he came to Sin-gapore looking for a better quality of life for his wife and two daughters and more opportunities in the arts. Schulz taught at Jakarta International School for 18 years before moving to Singapore to take the high school drama job.

Schulz started Pomona College as a pre-law major but switched and gradu-ated with a theater degree. His first stage job was working behind the scenes in a college lighting crew. Schulz directed his first play in 1972 and continued to direct in New York and San Fransisco until he became a teacher.

- by Monica Chritton

Cherie De Zwart

Campus ‘toons by Danni Shanel

Students entering SAS, expecting to be thrown into a culturally diverse society, are surprised when they dis-cover a range of familiar cliques.

In recent media portrayals of high school life, there are jocks, art freaks, band geeks and the envied yet high-ly scorned populars. At SAS, these groups not only exist, but divide the student body up even further.

The jocks are not just the jocks. There are the Runners, who con-stantly keep a watch on their caloric intake, trying not to add extra pounds or extra milliseconds to their times. Meanwhile, the Helmet Heads drink nothing but protein shakes, looking to bulk up and stake out their table pe-rimeters with football pads.

Then there are the Thespians, di-vided up into Performers and Techies. The Performers sing their favorite show tunes without the least restraint or embarassment. In contrast, the Te-chies dress in black and trade inside jokes about lighting and stage props. No one ever sees them because they are always behind the scenes.

Library Nerds keep to the library but are separated into the Comput-er- Gamers, the Bookworms and the Study-a-holics. Gamers have head-phones permanently attached to their ears and speak in a completely dif-ferent dialect, coherent only to other Gamers.

The Art Freaks never leave the art room, save for the occasional trip to the office for defacing school uni-forms with charcoal marks and paint

splatters. Within their secret den lie the Painters, the Sculptors and the Il-lustrators, all of whom find solace in their non-conformity.

The Band Geeks are a special breed as they can be seen toting large cases around. Their hierarchy works by instrument size - the bigger the case, the better.

Lastly, the Populars. Dominating the cafeteria, the populars’ tables are surrounded and cluttered by expen-sive handbags and the newest gadg-ets. The populars can often be seen gazing into mirrors, flirting with the opposite sex and fixing their hair, making sure to always look ‘hot.’

The Populars are SAS royalty; the rest of us defer in their presence. The Populars throw the greatest par-ties, with the best music and the finest drinks. If a student outside the Popu-lar circle were to be invited to a Popu-lar party, they must attend.

New students and freshman be warned: clique membership is not voluntry or automatic. Each has its own criteria for acceptance and set of rules.

Students don’t feel that these cliques inhibit their social experience. Rather, they feel this organization of the population provides a sense of fa-miliarity. Students appreciate having a group of friends with the same inter-ests. At SAS, everyone has a single group and everyone should stick to that group so as not to endanger the comfort of the student body.

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Cliques-Plus are us, Newsie saysClique culture encourages sense of cohesion among students

mester.Ford pointed out that most univer-

sities require students to submit all of their scores, not just the highest or the most recent.

A junior who was turned away from Testtakers told her counselor

that she had good reasons for taking the prep course in her first semes-ter. She said she wanted to take the test earlier to get it out of the way so she could focus on her AP exams and final exams. Test-takers allowed her to enroll this se-

mester.Despite the advice of Testtakers

and counselors, a sophomore girl said that if she were not allowed to take SAT prep courses at the beginning of her junior year, she would be “furi-ous.”

Ford likened this response to a pa-tient discarding a doctor’s advice and instead following his own instincts.

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Cherie De Zwart grew up in New Zea-land, and says she always wanted to be a teacher.

This isn’t her first time to live in Singa-pore. She taught at United World College of South East Asia in Singapore (UWC-SEA) before moving to China, where she taught for two years. She has also taught in the England and Australia.

She loves spending time outdoors mountain biking, trekking and white-water rafting. She said the coolest thing she did in high school was to go to a U2 concert in high school.

De Zwart has a three-year-old son.- by Sana Vasi

Mathematics

Drama

Social Studies

TEC

Testtakers, counselors tell juniors to wait till second semester to sign up for SAT prep courses

People who take [the SAT] earlier almost

inevitably get a lower score.‘‘

Counselor Dale Ford

Kate Penniall

Editors-in-chief: Anbita Siregar, Megan Cosgrove; Managing edi-tors: Monica Chritton, Tyler Stuart, News Editors: Ash Oberoi, Danni Shanel; Features Editors: Olivia Nguyen, Sana Vasi; Op-Ed Editor: Klara Auerbach,Arts & Entertainment Editors: Kate Penniall, Kiran Siddique; Sports editor: Erica Huston; Photo editor: Pamela Chan; Copy Editors: Emily Nelson, Megan Talon; Reporters: Klara Auerbach, Pamela Chan, Monica Chritton, Megan Cosgrove, Theresa Ellsworth, Erica Huston, Ed-ward Khoo, Sanjna Malik, Emily Nelson, Olivia Nguyen, Ash Oberoi, Kate Penniall, Quin Reidy, Danni Shanel, Kiran Siddique, Anbita Siregar, Tyler Stuart, Megan Talon, Sana Vasi; Adviser: Mark Clemens

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4 October 18, 2011the eye

Obsessive diet and exercise over concerns about self image may lead to anorexia, bulimia

By Olivia NguyenAnnaclaire (not her real name)

was a healthy 13-year-old girl until she started gymnastics. After seeing all the toned, skinny girls in leotards, she worried her thighs were too big and her body wasn not as fit as her competitors.

She began restricting herself from foods like pork, tomatoes and bread. She ran ten miles a day and did 150 crunches in addition to her gymnas-tic practices with nothing but water to fuel her.

While her regimen was extreme, she thought she was just being healthy. In reality, Annaclaire suf-fered from disordered eating.

Eating patterns that are irregular or obsessive can be classified as dis-ordered eating. Overexercising, yo-yo dieting and fasting are all signs of this disorder.

Counselor Dawn Betts says these symptoms, if left untreated, could lead to other maladaptive behaviors.

“Disordered eating sometimes can lead to eating disorders. They’re starting to develop a spectrum where it goes from disordered eating, to eat-ing disorder, and there’s a continu-um,” Betts said.

SACAC Counselor Tonya Schwab defines disordered eating as eating habits inspired by an intense desire to look or feel a certain way, using food to cope with those feelings.

“I believe that peer pressure, pres-

sure from sports to control weight and the media play a huge part in creat-ing disordered eating habits,” Schwab said.

Writers in women’s magazines have blamed the media industry for girl’s poor eating behaviors.

According to a ‘Self’ magazine poll conducted in April 2008, the media has caused women to develop a strong fear of gaining weight and even become vegetarian or vegan

purely to lose weight. An article in the July

2008 issue of ‘Shape’ magazine blamed media influence for the 53 per-cent of 13-year-olds who say they are “unhappy with their bodies.” This grows to 78 percent by the time girls reach 17.

Betts agrees that the media play a significant role in disordered eating.

Disordered Eating

For example, a significant number of ads seen today are Photoshopped.

“I think we’re getting more savvy, but the media is unbelievably clever about making us feel bad,” Betts said.

For a healthy regimen that is not extreme, Betts says eating six small meals a day stabilizes blood sugar, making you feel happier rather than sluggish and depressed at times.

“It’s all about finding balance,” Betts said.

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I think we’re getting more savvy, but

the media is unbelievably clever

about making us feel bad.

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5the eyeOctober 18, 2011

”“Lia Quijano on ‘Wicked’ open

I can’t wait until I can see it in my very

own Singapore.

‘Lion King’ nearing end of run, but Grammy-winner ‘Wicked’ opens in DecemberBy Emily Nelson

On the weekends, students have an endless list of possibilities to keep themselves busy this year. Seeing a Broadway play at Marina Bay Sands or visiting some of the finest art museums in the region should be near the top of lists.

Last April, the Broadway version of Disney’s “Lion King” opened at Marina Bay Sands. The musical proved so popular that instead of closing after its three-month run, producers extended the cast’s stay through the end of this month. was scheduled to close at the end of three months, but steady ticket

“I saw it when it first came to Singapore in April and I ab-solutely loved it,” senior Meg-an O’Neal said. “I sang along to many of the songs and, I was in awe of the intricate costumes,”

The wait for another popu-lar musical will be a short one as the holiday season sees the open of another Broadway musical, “Wicked.” Originally a novel, “Wicked” was adapted into a play in 2003, starring Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.

The musical depicts the early lives of “Wizard of Oz” witches Glenda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. The musical has won over 35 awards including a Grammy and three Tonys. After drawing rave reviews from audiences, “Wicked” has continued showing to this day. The show starts its ninth year on Broadway next month.

The music has entered the mainstream and many know the lyrics to the hit songs “Popular” or “Defying Gravity.” Wicked will be around until January of next year. Tickets can be purchased online at SISTIC.

Senior Lia Quijano saw the musical in Los Angeles six years ago. “I love all the effects, the singing and acting is amazing, and I can’t

wait until I can see it in my very own Singapore.” Quijano said. Starting on Oct. 14, both the Singapore Art Museum and the Na-

tional Museum of Singapore, are hosting a number of new exhibits. These exhibits contain artwork from all over South Asia, allowing visi-tors to be immersed in the rich culture surrounding Singapore. This also presents students with the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom and have fun during the process.

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By Klara Auerbach, Megan TalonWisconsin native Darin Fahrney,

joins the SAS community as the new deputy principal. With wife Sara and daughters Sydney and McKenzie, Fahrney moved here in July. This is their first international move.

Fahrney earned his M.A degree in Educational Leadership from Marian University and an M.S degree in Nat-ural Resources from the University of Wisconsin (Stevens Point).

Before becoming an administra-tor, Fahrney taught AP Biology, Phys-iology and Ecology. He holds licenc-es for pupil services, principal and superintendent, as well as curriculum director in the state of Wisconsin.

The Fahrney family enjoys out-door activities, traveling and watch-ing Darin work on his doctoral dis-sertation. Although Singapore is a good distance from his hometown of Greenfield, Wisconsin, Fahrney

remains a fervent supporter of his favorite American football team, the Packers. Enthusiastic about his new career,

Fahrney said he is delving into the experience of a school where students take learning “seriously and with ma-turity.”

“I hope to meet more and more students and more of the school com-munity as the year progresses.”

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Darin FahrneyDeputy Principal

There’s a new deputy in town

Library sees first of four Coffee Houses on Sept. 30

Junior Timothy Ng enjoys having an audience listen to his cover of “Bye Bye Bye” by NSYNC. Ng says Jason Mraz is his favorite artist.

Junior Sachith Siriwardane sang “Nice Guys” by NigaHiga. Siriwardane was accompanied by junior Matthew Shortell and sophomore Pamela Chan.

Sophomore Alexandra Oravetz sings “Beyond the Sea” from the movie “Finding Nemo.” She chose the song after seeing her favorite contestant on the Glee Project perform it.

Senior Megan Dauenhauer sings at her third Coffee House. “Once you start playing and get into it, it doesn’t matter if you mess up, ” Dauenhauer said.

Freshman Howard Chan puts his own spin on “Sunday Morning” by Maroon 5 using beat box techniques and adding original lyrics.

Sophomore Alison Parker performs in Coffee House for the first time. Parker chose to sing “She Will Be Loved” by Maroon 5.

Juniors Raylen Margono and Sarah Mallard perform “Valentine” by Kinna Gannis. The duo became close friends from practicing together for last year’s Coffee House.

By Pamela Chan.On Sept. 30, students, parents and teachers gathered around the lower level of the high school library to watch

performances at this year’s Coffee House. From 3 to 6 p.m., students showcased their talents through a wide variety of songs, ranging from Adele’s “Chasing Pavements” to the YouTube stars NigaHiga and KevJumba’s song “Nice Guys.” Alumni Willow Johnson and Alex Ellsworth performed songs of their own as well.

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6 October 18, 2011the eye

By Tyler StuartIt will take a village to host the

333 athletes and 85 coaches who start arriving on campus next Wednesday.

For the first time since April of 2007, SAS will host all three first sea-son IASAS sports - soccer, volleyball and cross-country - to celebrate the tournament’s 30th anniversary.

Over 300 students signed up to be site directors, to point visitors in the right direction, to sell t-shirts, to retrieve balls on the fields and in the gyms, and to help out in hospitality suites.

More student-workers will be run-ning the video streaming operation, and reporting for The Eye, Eye On-line and Islander. Photography Club members will be shooting photos of every event

Molchan ordered 1087 shirts, 500 for sales and the rest for tournament workers. They will get two apiece so that one is in the wash while the other is being worn.

Thirteen clubs under five tents will be selling pizza, popcicles, snow cones, popcorn, American candy, and sunglasses.

The Booster Club aligned Star-bucks, Cafe 308, Shiraz and Cold Stone Creamery to sell on the track. Boosters will be barbecuing ham-burgers and hot dogs.

“It is going be a bit like a circus,” Varsity Girls Soccer coach Adams said.

The TeamsSAS teams prepare under signifi-

cant pressure in hopes of achieving the same success as last year’s teams. The attempt to remain atop the podi-um is no easy task.

Varsity Boys Soccer coach Tim Zitur said that earning a successive gold title is a difficult task for any IASAS team. Adams agreed.

“We are going to try to keep the title at home,” Adams said.

Team face the usual problems, the ones every competitor does - loss of key players from the previous year

and injuries that put starters on the bench.

“We have a good squad, and if everyone gets back on time, we’ll be in good shape,” boys coach Simon Bright said.

Adams said his Girls Soccer team lost all four defenders while Varsity Cross-Country coach Paul Terrile said his girls team includes only two returning Varsity runners. Adams and Terrile both said that they are confi-dent in their teams, despite the shift of athletes.

The HousingActivities director Mimi Molchan

holds the greatest responsibility. She is has to ensure that all of the events run smoothly. The greatest challenge may have been finding homes for the 330 visiting athletes.

For this IASAS event, all com-peting SAS athletes are required to house a traveling student. Molchan also signed up last year’s third season athletes, Model United Nations par-ticipants and jazz musicians to help out in housing.

“Five years ago, I put together a form that said kids and families un-derstand that if they do an activity, that housing is part of that,” Molchan said

Prior to change in the form, hous-ing had been an onerous task in the tournament planning process. Mol-chan said this year has been easier.

“I’m probably more calm right now than I have ever been about host-ing an IASAS event. It allows me to sleep until 4 a.m. instead of waking up at 1 a.m.,” she said.

The StreamingThis year, SAS will use a more so-

phisticated Internet streaming service than in previous years, one that will reach a broader audience with high quality video and audio signals.

“It’s is a one-off event, and we want to make sure that everybody is able to see good quality streaming,” Molchan said.

SAS chose Octoshape, a proprie-tary streaming media company whose list of big name clients include the self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports.”

“We are using a company that is affiliated with ESPN,” Molchan said. “I’m not going to tell you how much it costs because it gives me a head-ache every time.”

Molchan said that senior Cian Leow and other Digital Frontiers club members have spent hours working with Octoshape and the I.T. Depart-ment to create the event web page. In the three days of competition, mem-bers will maintain the web page and monitor the stream.

Leow said that it was time well spent.

“I was able to work with so many people who have similar interests to mine and see things in the same way that I do,” Leow said.

Previous streaming efforts were done on small budgets which meant poor, low-resolution signals. Since the audience for the 30th is likely to be in the thousands, Molchan thought

SAS to host all first season sports for 30th anniversary IASAS event

25TH ANNIVERSARY BASH. Boys on the 2006 Eagles softball team celebrate their gold win. The boys and girls teams both won gold during the 25th anniversary of IASAS. All third-season sports were held at SAS that year. Photo courtesy of The Eye, 2006.

it was essential to bump up the qual-ity.

“I hope it allows people who are not here to feel like they are right in the middle of the action,” Molchan said.

The ExpectationsWith the first busload of ath-

letes scheduled to arrive on campus Wednesday afternoon, Molchan said planners, players and coaches are be-ginning to feel the heat.

“I think people can feel the ener-gy starting to build every day we get closer,” Molchan said.

Adams, whose team is accus-tomed to playing before small crowds of a few parents and players’ friends is excited about the prospect of larger audiences and noisy fans.

“I am looking forward for the girls to play a game in front of a few thou-sand people,” he said.

Preparations for the 30th got un-derway in April, 2008, when Molchan asked the IASAS board for permis-sion to host all three sports for the an-niversary celebration.

Last year, she turned to another major effort, design of the official t-shirt. Then senior Alex Ryan and cur-rent senior Haley Naughton came up with the design for 500 shirts that will go on sale Wednesday.

Her efforts to sign up host fami-lies in third season last year worked to avoid the usual last minute scram-ble for housing. This year, over 160 families are preparing to welcome athletes into their homes.

From Molchan’s perspective, this week is the beginning of the end. Most of the hard work is over.

“I don’t think people realize how big it will really be until they are in it,” Molchan said.

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1. Hohensee, Ruby2. Eristoff, Sophina3. Smith, Margaret-Anne4. Majewski, Solange5. Subranmanian, Ananya6. Claassen, Judith7. Belanger, Jacqueline8. Routhier, Karen9. Filimontseva, Anastasia10. Shanel, Danni

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Girls1. Hunt, Peter2. James, Michael3. Koehlmoos, Robert4. McConville, Bryce5. Bourgeois, Daniel6. Lydens, Andrew7. Waterston, Doug8. Mitchell, Nicholas9. Breckenridge, Matthew10. Kingan, Will

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Soccer, Sept. 24