Our Alumni

We would like to congratulate Tai Shani, Class of 1993, on winning the prestigious Turner Prize for Art.
“In an unprecedented move, all four 2019 Turner prize finalists agreed to share the prize between them, as an indication of solidarity among artists in a dangerously divided world."

A young boy of maybe 13 came to my office in the Metairie one day to ask if he could play for me. He had been playing jazz and classical music for some time and, since he’d soon be joining the ISB community, he wanted to have an opportunity to get to know me and to have someone listen to his playing. His weren't the first parents to ask me if I thought their child had talent but they may have been surprised when my jaw simply dropped to the ground when he first started playing.

Barbara Smith, a former ISB Middle School teacher, teaches us a lesson or two on education, in her recently published book on being an educational change agent.

As of 2019, I decided to come back to ISB with a fun after-school activity called Design Club, where I teach Design Thinking principles to kids as they create mobile Apps. Every time I step onto the ISB grounds – I feel immediately at home. I truly believe all that I’ve experienced helped me reconnect with this place that is so dear to me.

After studying Maths at Oxford University, Young went home to South Korea to serve in the military, where he was the interpreter for the Command Sergeant Major of United Nations Command / Combined Forces Command / United States Forces Korea. He's now working in Finance in London & Hong Kong.

Winegrower. Turning a Passion for Plant Science Into a Career. Read the article from Noozhawk: Laurie Jervis: Winegrower Gretchen Voelcker Turns Passion for Plant Science Into Career.

Former faculty Renée Frankard continues to play an active role in promoting Young Adult literature at ISB through the Prix Farniente, the Belgian literary award for 12-16 year olds. Thanks to Renée, many authors in Brussels for the Prix Farniente Celebration Day also come to ISB to meet with our students.

The 2018-2019 school year began successfully, and we're thrilled to report that we have an Alumnus on ISB's Board of Trustees. Emma Zigan, our new Chief Development Officer, had a chance to sit down with Alexander De Beir '90, and talk about his memories of ISB, his continued connection to the school, and his reasons for joining the school's Board of Trustees this year.

We recently had a chance to catch up with Thomas Vercnocke '16, back on campus. We talked to him about his life since graduating in 2016, and his recent performance with the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble.

David Willows, ISB's Director of Advancement was able to catch up in person with Harkiran Kaur '06 recently. A Creative Head in India's vibrant Television industry, Harkiran works on everything from casting and costume design, to makeup and set design.