ISB Alumni Newsletter - Summer 2017
ISB ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
Summer 2017
Welcome to the Summer edition of ISB Today!
In this issue
The End of a School Year Means New Beginnings
As ISB's special 65th year comes to a close, we are reminded of the powerful life-cycle of the academic year. The notion of transition is especially important in an international community like ISB where quite a few members of our family move on to another chapter in their lives.
Greg Murawsky - 2016-2017 James Sidgwick Teacher Recognition Award Recipient
In May, we invited the ISB alumni community to nominate Middle School teachers who have worked at ISB for 5 years or more and whose professionalism and dedication deserves to be recognised. We are pleased to announce that this year The James Sidgwick Teacher Recognition Award has been awarded to Greg Murawsky, who has taught at ISB for the last 19 years.
Alumni Speak About Rebuilding & Innovation at Careers Day
ISB's annual Beyond ISB Careers Day is one strand of the World of Work programme, which focuses on building bridges between students and the world outside to help them make informed study choices for their future careers. The theme for for Beyond ISB 2017 on 19 May was "Rebuilding and Innovation - Looking Ahead to 21st Century Careers".
Annual Former Faculty and Staff Spring Cocktail Reception Another Smashing Success
They say it only takes doing something twice for it to become a tradition. In that case - it's official! The Former Faculty and Staff Spring Cocktail Reception is now an annual ISB tradition! For the third year running, ISB former faculty and staff friends were invited to the Former Faculty and Staff Spring Cocktail Reception on Thursday, 6 April - this year to celebrate ISB's 2017 ISB retirees.
Find Your Class Year Facebook Group!
Staying connected with former classmates, faculty, staff, and ISB families is what the ISB Alumni Programme is all about. We want you to stay in touch with as many ISB alumni as possible! So over the past few months, we've compiled links to Facebook group pages for as many ISB classes and groups we could find and put them in one spot to help you to stay even more connected to the ISB Alumni Family.
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Class of 2007 Reunion
10 Year Reunion
Friday, 16 June 2017
12:00 - 19:00
ISB Campus
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A Tribute to Our 2017 Retirees
June 2017 sees nine members of the faculty and staff retire from ISB after decades of service to the school. All nine celebrated their careers and achievements this spring with colleagues across the divisions as they bid farewell to ISB. Read the reflections of two colleagues on their ISB experience and the things they're looking forward to next.
Graduation 2017: Student Speaker Challenges ISB Mission
Friday, 2 June was an emotional evening as the ISB Class of 2017 officially graduated from the school. We wish the Class of 2017 the best of luck and look forward to welcoming them back very soon as members of the school's alumni community.
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Sam Horn '10 Shines A Light On The European Refugee Crisis
In this spotlight hear from Sam Horn '10 about the Odyssey Project, a documentary tracing the journey of a van through one of the main migration routes into Europe, from Turkey to Brussels, the heart of the European Union.
Former ISB Middle School Math Teacher Wins Seat in UK Parliament
ISB would like to congratulate Former Middle School Math Teacher Layla Moran on winning the Oxfordshire seat from Nicola Blackwood in the recent UK election.
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Omar Fawzy '84 and Partner
On a recent trip to Amsterdam and Paris, Omar Fawzey '84 wanted to bring his partner to Brussels and ISB so he could share that part of his life with her. Omar attended ISB in Grades 11 and 12 and in particular remembers his football coach and former teacher, Gino Prozzi. He now lives in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Debra Dobson '74 and Denise Dobson Ten Brink '78
Sisters Denise Dobson Ten Brink '78 and Debra Dobson '74 returned to the ISB campus for a visit when Denise visited Belgium. Denise lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Debra lives in Kortenberg, Belgium.
Thomas and Liz Halsey P'96, '97, '02 and Granddaughter Ella
Thomas and Liz Halsey P'96, '97, '02 and granddaughter Ella visited ISB on a recent trip to Europe. Thomas and Liz wanted Ella to see where their father went to school so brought her to ISB for a tour of the campus. Thomas and Liz had three children who attended ISB: Chuck Halsey '96 (father of Ella), Tom Halsey '97, and Dorothy Sandberg (nee Halsey) '02. Thomas and Liz are retired and live in Dallas, Texas.
Steve Fox '88 and Wife Terese
Steve '88 and Terese Fox returned to ISB for another visit and walk around campus - this time to see the new high school. Steve and Terese return to Brussels often and this was the fifth time Steve had been back to campus since he left ISB. Steve and Terese live in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Ben Groverman '96 and Family
Ben Groverman '96, his wife Emily Robin, Director of Advancement at the American School of Paris, and their 3 children were visiting from Paris for the weekend and wanted to pay the ISB campus a visit.
Leslie Marshall '85 and Family
Leslie Marshall '85 visited ISB with her husband and four daughters. She attended elementary school at ISB from 1976 - 1979 and has many fond memories of the school that she wanted to share with her family. In particular, she remembers the blue concrete "tube train" from the playground, the Potato Museum, and the concrete "magic mushroom" that used to be in the forest! Leslie and her family live in Calgary, Alberta.
Camila Pozzi '12
Camila Pozzi '12 returned to ISB with a friend to walk around and reminisce. It was her first time back to campus since leaving ISB in 2005. Camila now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Marcia P'26, '27, Abigail ' 26, and Eliza '27 Krishnan
Marcia P'26, '27, Abigail ' 26, and Eliza '27 Krishnan returned to ISB for a play date with friends from their years at ISB. Abigail and Eliza attended ISB from 2014 to 2016 and now attend the International School of Utrecht.
Matthew Thurlow '96 and Kristyn Hoy (nee Thurlow) '94
Siblings Matthew Thurlow '96 and Kristyn Hoy (nee Thurlow) '94 returned to ISB for a visit, along with their spouses. Matthew and his wife were visiting Kristyn and her husband, who now live in Paris, and they thought that a day trip to Brussels and the ISB campus was just the ticket.
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1960s
Alfred Daniel Frederick writes about life after teaching Middle School Science for 13 years at ISB.
Steve Dedlow '66 passed away in April of this year. He was a beloved friend of many former ISB alumi throughout his life and will be greatly missed.
Kathryn Van der Heiden '68 writes about working as a psychotherapist.
1970s
- Janet Cowie writes about living in Brussels since retiring.
- Laurie Hunt (nee Francis) '75 writes about attending the 50th reunion in 2001.
- Kathleen Knoop (nee McGeoghegan) '76 passed away on 14 May. Kathleen was still in touch with many ISB alumni and she will be greatly missed.
- Richard Smith-Moore '77 writes about raising a son and a daughter and currently enjoying the grandkids.
1980s
- Anne-Marie Konig writes about continuing to live in Brussels, and taking advantage of all the culture the city has to offer.
- David Anderson '80 writes about spending free time training and competing in endurance running and triathloning.
- Pandora Spelios '80 writes about doing some great work now with the United Nations.
- Dana Keiser (nee Gillis) '82 writes working on philanthropic endeavours and creating a surfing school.
- Alex Van Hoeken '86 writes about working in the mining and oil industries in South and Central America, Asia, Middle East, and Africa.
- QueLan Engels (nee Bergen) '86 writes about living in Michigan and running two businesses.
- John Miquel '86 writes about being an Attorney and running for City Council.
1990s
- Deborah Heglund writes about enjoying retirement, traveling, and staying in touch with ISB.
- Becky Hoag writes about traveling with her husband after retirement.
- Meredith Howarth (nee McClure) '94 writes about working in Mobile Advertising in Dallas, TX.
- Amir Anzur '95 writes about being engaged in social entrepreneurship through teaching.
2000s
- Mina Ouanani writes about retiring from ISB at the end of this year.
- Marina Yehilevsky P'06, '13 updates us on George and Gloria Yehilevsky.
- Charles Dean '05 writes about graduating from JHU and MIT.
- Patricia Ramsey Gill '05 writes about travelling the world.
- Ryan Novas '07 writes about working for an educational technology organisation.
- Jessica Fitch '07 writes about being a partner in a communications company in Brussels.
- Cari Hallman '07 writes about a career focused on Digital Marketing.
- Thomas Pinnington '07 writes about attending the University of Toronto.
- Karim Lahleh '07 writes about graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Sport & Leisure Management.
- Daniel Krebs '07 writes about studying in Australia, California and Cape Town.
- Lauren Simas '07 writes about living in New Zealand, Alaska, and South Africa and Washington.
- Leah Shirley '07 writes about working on her studio practice and living in New York City.
2010s
Read about the ISB Class of 2010 mini reunion with Majed Al Suweidi's '10 wedding in Dubai on May 5th, 2017. Present were former alumni Majed Al Suweidi, Rob Brown, Daniel Sciberras, Dan Christian and Johnny Christian, as well as their former soccer coach, Philippe Kaisin.
Jennifer Light '10 writes volunteering and running a 5k.
Olivier Ansaldi '11 writes about studying Leisure Management.
Lourenço Rodrigues Dias de Leal Amador '12 writes about studying Medicine at the University of Maastricht.
Charles Duchêne '12 writes about doing an internship at L'Oréal in Brussels.
Patrick Tan '12 writes moving to Los Angeles.
Tijs Adams '12 writes about obtaining a degree in cooking in New Zealand.
Margaux della Faille '12 writes about receiving a Bachelor and Master in neurosciences at Maastricht University.
Sara Schult '12 writes about completing a bachelor degree in industrial design.
Alys Maquet '12 writes about studying architecture and design.
Giulia Buckens '12 writes about studying medicine at University College London.
Eriko Kamiki '12 writes about getting a Bachelor in science for life science and medical bioscience from Waseda University in Japan.
Maryna Omelchenko '12 writes about studying at the University College London and Imperial College London.
Aldric d'Oultremont '12 writes about working as an assistant project manager.
Tristan Pierson '12 writes about starting a graduate program at AB InBev.
David Haughan '12 writes about starting training to become a qualified lawyer.
Gabriel Adade '12 writes studying at the Rotterdam School of Management.
Peter-Jan Kok '12 writes about obtaining a Bachelor International Studies from Leiden University.
Maarten Duyck '12 writes about completing a bachelor degree in hospitality management from the École hôtelière de Lausanne.
Victoria Shields '13 writes about moving back to Australia at the end of 2007.
It is with great sadness we share the news that Oscar Izomor '15 passed away this April.
Charlotte Goffaux '15 writes about studying physiotherapy at Université Catholique de Louvain la neuve.
Christian Schoeberl '16 writes about studying physics in the UK.
Hagar Tomer '16 writes about studying international business at Northeastern University in Boston.
Elena Vallina '16 writes about studying Biology at the University of Bath.
Jackson Aurik '18 writes about getting an IB diploma at ACS Cobham.
Amy Raiole '19 writes about attending ASL in London.
Siddhartha Rentala '19 writes about studying in Trinidad and Tobago.
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