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I can still picture the first time I met Jovan Yamagishi ’03 about fifteen years ago, most likely in the summer of 1992. He

would have been about eight years old. He was with his mother, holding her hand as they came across the street in front of the [former] Norwegian School. It was a bright sunny day, and I paused to speak with his mother. Jovan was quiet, respectful, looking here and there for the brief moment that his mother and I talked.

Only a few years later, when he was in eighth grade, Jovan was to lose his mother to cancer, an experience that profoundly changed his world. How profoundly Jovan was affected became public in December 2005 when Jovan staged his first “Soccer Match for Hope” at Canadian Academy. Then, on Sunday, December 10, 2006, Jovan, together with a hard-working group of graduates and supporters, held a second Soccer Match for Hope. The event in 2006 was a great success, raising over ¥300,000 for cancer research and involving over 200 participants from the local community.

The event began with a Kids Soccer Clinic in the morning in which Jovan and other coaches both from Japan and overseas worked with children on improving their soccer skills. The soccer clinic was followed by charity matches involving among others, CA alumni, members of the CA varsity soccer team, as well as several professional players.

Our sincere congratulations and thanks to Jovan for his lead in staging this successful community event. As Jun Stinson ’02 so aptly put it, “Last year it was just a game, but this year

he had this idea of...[involving] kids and having a program for kids...He wanted to make children aware of how they fight cancer...I really like that!”

How does Jovan feel about the 2006 Soccer Match for Hope? “What stood out for me the most was not the yen which we raised, but the number of kids going home with smiles on their

faces after the soccer clinic. Seeing those smiles allowed me to forget the months that were spent in organizing the event. For me, it was a dream come true. I always imagined as a teenager becoming a soccer player who made a difference both on and off the field...I wanted to be someone who kids look up to not only for my soccer skills but for the

person I strive to be...I feel it is my duty to give something back to the game by touching people’s hearts...This [was] the root for Soccer Match for Hope and the only thing I wish is for my mother who died of lung cancer to watch over my family and myself with a smile on her face. This gives me peace.”

A Goal for Hope

Jovan Yamagishi, Class of 2003Previous Club: Sagawa Printing SC (Japan)Former Clubs: Sandefjord Fotball (Norway) Club Sportivo Miramar Misiones (Uruguay) Hartwick College Hawks (USA) Canadian Academy Falcons (Japan)Home page: http://soccerforhope.blogspot.com/

“...great for bringing the whole community together.”

Conan Wakely ’03(who came from Tokyo to play soccer in this event)

by Fred Alsdorf ’62 Mr. Rabb (PE faculty, ’86-present) describing Jovan: “humble, will give the time of day to anyone, mature beyond his years, understands the big picture, demanding of himself and others, can relate to anyone, remembers how important family is…”

Jovan Yamagishi ’03, participants and supporters after the Soccer Match for Hope morning clinic. Jovan is kneeling in the front row with children.

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The Review is published by the Advancement Office for alumni, parents, students, faculty and friends of Canadian Academy. Please send letters or news items to the Alumni Office. If you have moved—or are planning on moving—please let us know your new address.

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Goal for hope .................. 2Mio Kobayashi’s concert 3Skating and golf .............. 41:20 Jazz Band ................ 5Grand reunion, Kobe ....... 6Tammy Yagi ’80 .............. 8Inside new building ......... 9Class of ’66 reunion ........ 10Class of ’81 reunion ........ 11New England gathering ... 12Gatherings: Kobe, Tokyo 13Alumni Office update ...... 14Wedding reunion ............. 15 Alumni mailbox .............. 16In memoriam ................... 18Giving opportunities ....... 19

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Since its founding in 1913, Canadian Academy has seen numerous students with outstanding talents pass through its doors. Nonetheless, Saturday, December 9, 2006, was a rare treat as

Mio Kobayashi ’02, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, returned to give a concert at her alma mater.

As her former music teacher Mr. Bosshardt said, “To hear Mio perform at CA in December was an incredible treat. Her confidence, poise, technique, and artistry have reached such a high level that the audience couldn’t help but feel like they were a part of something very special. I can only hope that her audience continues to expand so more people may feel the character and strength of her musical personality.”

Mio’s consummate performance included numbers by Mozart, Brahms, Franck, and Ravel. She performed using a 1692 Stradivarius violin. During the climax of the Ravel Tzigane, Mio actually struck the strings of her Stradivarius with her bow! As Mr. Bosshardt later remarked, “the Tzigane was the fountain of technical virtuosity and unconventional techniques.”

How did it feel to Mio to be back at her former high school? “Although it [had] been four years since my graduation at CA, I felt welcomed back and Mr. Bosshardt, Ms. Cleveland, Mr. Mosser and Ms. Ota made me feel like I was still part of the CA family. On the day of my recital, it was comforting to be on the stage in the auditorium, where I [had] been many times during my school years with the String Orchestra and with the Quartet. Moreover [my teachers] were there from the early morning to help with all the dirty work that needed to be done before the recital, which helped me tremendously to concentrate on my performance.

“Giving a recital at CA was a great experience for me in many ways. I [had] wanted to do this for quite a long time and am glad that I could finally share my music with the people who were supportive and encouraging during my high school years when I had to juggle school work and [the] violin. I would just like to say thank you for having me back with a smile. It was only two years that I attended CA, but I am proud and honored to be a CA graduate.”

A Fountain of Technical Virtuosity

“Her technique and high personal standards inspired those around her to become better musicians. She worked patiently with younger students and performed generously for others. The strength of our current music program is a tribute to students like Mio…”

Mr. BosshardtMusic Department

by Fred Alsdorf ’62

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Keep your eyes on these studentsSatsuki Muramoto ’08 and BK Sobhani ’08

Golf and figure skating may have little in common, but

at Canadian Academy for the past few years there has been a common thread: two of our current juniors, members of the Class of 2008, are putting in impressive performances in their respective sports. Information from the International Skating Union (ISU) shows Satsuki Muramoto first appearing on the world stage with a 4th place showing in the junior division of Skate Slovakia in 2003, when Satsuki was one of our seventh graders. Since then she has persevered, achieving commendable results in seven

international competitions, most recently in the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany in March 2007, where she finished in 11th place. It should be noted that at this same competition Satsuki achieved a remarkable 4th place in technical skills. Turning to golf, BK Sobhani began building his reputation in the Japanese world of golf in 2004 when he was in ninth grade, with 1st and 2nd place finishes in three regional tournaments.

Then, in May 2005, at the Japanese National Spring Golf Junior Championship, BK placed 4th in a field of 49. Approximately a year later in 2006, at the JGA event Kansai Junior Golf, rounds 1 and 2, he placed 1st and 8th respectively. Not unlike any young person, BK has many dreams. One of them is to become a professional golfer and use the money he might win to help those less fortunate than himself—a very worthy goal indeed!

by Fred Alsdorf ’62

Satsuki Muramoto and her younger sister Kana ’11, who also skates while attending CA, appear in an article on sibling skaters in Vol. 2 of the Japanese magazine Figure Skate Days.

BK with two Japanese professional golf players, Mr. K. Fukabori and Mr. S. Tajima

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In February, the “1:20 Jazz Band,”

one of our three high school jazz bands, so named because they practice at 1:20 lunchtime, visited a special Kobe school, Yusei Yogo, for children with cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. While the

Canadian Academy Middle School has held exchanges with Yusei Yogo (whose name means “living with friends”) for a number of years, this was the first visit from our high school band. I was fortunate enough to go along on this outing and I came away quite impressed with our young musicians and their director Mr. Vest. Of course the music was a pleasure to listen to, but it was even more of a pleasure to watch our students and theirs. Things started off as one might expect—the band setting up in their auditorium, the audience arriving, and the band playing some swinging numbers. While the 1:20 Jazz Band’s music was a pleasure for anyone to listen to, one can only imagine how many of the Yusei Yogo students must have felt.

Their smiles and rhythm-marking movements communicated their enjoyment, but only a part. For many of them, this was the first time in their lives to experience

a live band playing right before their very eyes, playing in the same room. Naturally, they have seen bands on TV and listened to music on a radio or CD player. However, a live band and a live band of young people just a few years older than many of them—this was special! Soon, however, the concert became even more special. Although this had not been planned in advance, at a short introduce-the-next-number break in the concert, Mr. Vest asked our band students to let Yusei Yogo students “assist” them in playing “Green Onion.” Musicians shuffled their seating to make room for their assistants, and then “Green Onion” began. It was a joy to watch the happiness on the faces of the Yusei Yogo students as they played keyboards, the bass guitar, drums, and more. Members of the 1:20 Jazz Band were a true credit to CA in the thoughtfulness they showed and the gentleness they displayed toward the children of Yusei Yogo. The day ended with a laugh when we got back to CA.

It seems that one of our students was not content just to play in a concert for the students of Yusei Yogo, but also was also moved to donate his shoes to their facility. Much to his chagrin, he was still wearing Yusei slippers (which we all changed into upon entering their school) when he stepped off the school bus.

“Above all, I was inspired to see how much we could affect these kids just by playing a little music. It was obvious that we had not only made the students’ day, but the teachers’ too. It was an extremely enriching and enjoyable experience.”

Mateen Moghbel ’09

The 1:20 Jazz Band at 友生“living with friends”

“It felt really good to entertain them and fascinate them with instruments that they don’t have a chance to play. They were a great audience and I didn’t get nervous at all like I [usually] do at concerts because I knew that they liked our music. We should do it more often….”

Yilin Zhang ’10

by Fred Alsdorf ’62

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IEP Reunion in KobeClasses of 1977-1990

Back row: Kazuma Mori ’83, Mamiko Kaneko* ’81, Akihiko Usagida ’81, Yuka Bae Ryo ’82, Yasuko Ohara ’83, Amy Wesson, Fred Wesson, Yasuhiko Ono ’84Middle row: Kojiro Dan ’84, Chika Keough Kotani ’82, Junko Yumisaki Kaminaka ’82, Harumi Tanabe Yabuoka ’82, Fred Alsdorf* ’62, Rica Fujino Hayashi ’84, Kae Jo Goh ’84, Hideyuki Yanagisawa ’82, Masao Yamato ’84, Kiran Sethi* ’83, Mohan Gulrajani* ’83Front row: Seiji Okamura ’84, Tsutomu Yoneoka ’81, Nariko Hirai* ’83, Miwako Kobayashi Takagi ’82, Motoko Kondo* ’81, Yoshika Tada ’83, George Martakis* ’83, Naoki Otsuka* ’83

Back row: Ailan Lin ’79, Manna Takeda Fujii* ’80, Naohiko Umewaka ’77, and barely visible: Hiroyuki Nishimura ’78, Cecilia Jarmain Ueda* ’80, Toshinobu Fujii ’79, Hideki Akazawa ’79Middle row: Mutsuko Tahara Sawada ’79, Tamiko Tanigawa Kato ’80, Hiroko Hanamitsu ’79, Atsuko Kondo* ’76, Fumihiro Kobata ’77, Ikuko Mori Fujii* ’77, MingHsiu Chen ’77, Ichiro Sekimitsu* ’75, Naoki Urano ’78, Midori Yamamoto ’79, Joei Erika Sai ’78, Yoko Ishigami Kuriki ’77. Sarah Kaye Lee* ’77Front row: Mika Tsuchihashi Kubota* ’76, Yukio Matsuura ’77, Yumiko Izuma Mori ’80

“When I look back at the time I spent at CA, I have nothing but fond memories, memories of teachers, friends, school events… Tonight, let’s renew old friendships. Let’s share our fond memories of CA. Let us thank our teachers who gave us so much…who helped us become what we are today. May the wonderful memories of Canadian Academy last forever!”

Yukio Matsuura ’77

This reunion organized by Intensive English Program alumni was indeed,

as Midori Yamamoto ’79 so aptly phrased it, “like a ride in a time machine.” The event was held in the Sports Arena Pub at the Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel on the evening of Saturday, March 24. The turnout for this reunion was fantastic with attendance just shy of 80 people. While many alumni came the Kansai area, several came from Tokyo or other distant locales in Japan. Moreover, Yoko Ishigami Kuriki ’77, Sara Kaye Lee* ’77, Yukio Matsuura ’77, Tsutomu Yoneoka ’81, Yoshiki Akazawa ’80, and Tomoko Akazawa ’85 deserve special mention for coming all the way from the USA, and Kazuma Mori ’83, who came from Hong Kong. With such enthusiastic attendance, the mood was full of warmth and excitement right from the opening minutes. The reunion officially began with a short speech by Yukio Matsuura, a graduate of the first IEP class, celebrating its 30th anniversary. Next were words of greeting from both Fred Wesson, CA’s Headmaster, and Fred Alsdorf ’62, Director of Alumni Relations. Two special events that followed shortly afterwards were a photo lottery to select winners for a number of items from the CA Sports and Recreation Store as well as short trip up memory lane, a visit back to the hill, the former Nagamine-dai campus via a specially-created film by producer Seiji Okamura ’84. Nonetheless, for all, the real highlight was the chance to meet again, renew old friendships, talk and relive those special moments that made this night a magical one, a genuine time machine. For me as the new Director of Alumni

by Fred Alsdorf ’62

Relations attending my first CA reunion, this particular reunion was a special thrill. Not only was I meeting lots of former students, but I was tickled at the irony of the situation: this IEP Reunion was my first official reunion and the alumni attending were my very first students at CA. A big thank you to all who attended for donations toward purchase of a bookcase to house our collection of CA yearbooks and to organizers Midori Yamamoto ’79, Azusa Yamaguchi ’81, Kojiro Dan ’84, and Hitoshi Morimoto ’88 for a wonderful night, a trip back in time to be remembered for a long, long time.

*friend of IEP alums

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Brief history of the IEP1972: CA begins planning an Intensive English Program in response to requests from the local Japanese community that a means be provided for their children to receive a CA education. A plan is drawn up for admitting students who have completed Japanese junior high school (or 9th grade, the final year of compulsory education in Japan). The plan envisions matriculating students who successfully pass a special entrance exam. These students will attend a four-month intensive English course, April through July, and from September will enter CA as 9th graders, in essence, repeating 9th grade in the English language.

1973: The first class of IEP students is admitted. These students became members of the Class of 1977.

1988: The final group of IEP students are admitted and graduate in 1992.

Approximately 170 Japanese, Korean, and Chinese students are admitted to the IEP during its 16 years. The IEP produced one Valedictorian and one Salutatorian: Hatsue Akagi ’80 and Yoshimi Tomizawa ’81.

Why did the Intensive English Program terminate? Beginning in the 80’s and continuing to this day, more and more Japanese families are living abroad and their children are being educated outside of Japan. As a result, students carrying a Japanese (or other Asian) passport are a significant percentage of the CA student body. Increasing this percentage through an IEP is no longer necessary.

Back row: Fred Wesson, Amy Wesson, Jun Hirata ’87, Mitsunori Morimoto ’87, Takashi Morimoto ’87, Kaya Hiraoka ’87, Kathelene Boerner ’87* (barely visible), Yumiko Takeda Dipietro ’85 (barely visible), Hidenori Matsuura ’85, Fred Alsdorf* ’62Middle row: Hajime Takeda ’87, Hiroshi Akiyama ’87, Masamune Nishi* ’87, Maki Nibayashi Kotani* ’85, Kumiko Kofuji ’85,Fumika Eguchi Asano ’88, Chigusa Nakamura ’85, Tomoko Akazawa ’85Front row: Koji Nakamura ’90,Yi-hyung Ahn ’87, Hitoshi Morimoto ’87, Mitsuya Haneda* ’88, Ritsuko Inui* ’86, Masumi Sano* ’85, Keiko Yayoshi ’86, Licca Chen* ’86

“the wonderful magical night”“CA alumni are fabulous. Even after so many years, everyone is so friendly.”

Kojiro Dan ’84

“The years I spent in CA were one of the greatest times of my life and I will always treasure the memories…a very special school.”

Naomi Yanagijima ’81

“A reunion is like magic. As soon as we start talking with each other, we’re all back in high school again. I really enjoyed the wonderful magical night!”

Azusa Yamaguchi ’81

Former IEP students and the Alumni Office are seeking information on the whereabouts of Ms. Susan Eaton, the first IEP instructor and coordinator. Please let us know if you can be of any assistance in this search.

Yoshiki Akazawa ’80, Naoki Urano ’78, Yasuko Ohara ’83, Joei Erika Sai ’78, Miwako Kobayashi Takagi ’82, Midori Yamamoto ’77, Junko Yumisaki Kaminaka ’82, Yuka Bae Ryo ’82, Hideyuki Yanagisawa ’82

Hirokazu Fujimoto ’86

Ailan Lin ’79, Hideki Akazawa ’79, Toshinobu Fujii ’79, Manna Takeda Fujii* ’80, Tamiko Tanigawa Kato ’80, Cecilia Jarmain Ueda* ’80

Reunion receptionist Naomi Matsumoto Yanagijima ’81 and one of the reunion organizers Azusa Ishimi Yamaguchi ’81

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Tammy Yagi Kitagawa (Canadian Academy 1972-1980) travels the world attending meetings and competitions for the Féderation Internationale de Gymnastique as

Japan’s representative for aerobic gymnastics. Tammy serves as the President of the Asian Gymnastics Union Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee, another voluntary position. Tammy is President of Tammy’s Fitness Connection Co. Ltd. in Nishinomiya, advising gyms on fitness equipment, studios, and helping sports clubs find instructors. Tammy also teaches physical education and leads aerobics clubs at Nippon Gold Federation and at several universities, including 19 years at Kobe University of Foreign Studies.

At Canadian Academy, Tammy was introduced to cheerleading in 1976 by her PE teacher, Ms. Arbelbide. Tammy also was involved in the gymnastics club led by Mr. Fujimoto and in the CA figure skating club. Tammy enjoyed her PE classes with Ms. Fisher. Inspired by her experiences at CA, in particular her teachers Ms. Arbelbide and Ms. Fisher, Tammy enrolled at Texas Tech and majored in physical education with the goal of becoming a PE teacher. While in the United States, Tammy discovered aerobics at a Jane Fonda aerobics studio in Los Angeles.

After graduating from university, Tammy returned to Japan due to her father’s ill health. In need of a job and an income, she began to introduce aerobics to Japan by teaching classes at a cultural center. Tammy later returned to the US to become an instructor certified by the Aerobic Fitness Association of America and later started the Japan branch of the association with Seibu Corporation. Tammy earned additional certification from the International Dance Exercise Association. Tammy began taking her aerobics students to competitions sponsored by the Japan Aerobic Federation and later became a judge.

In addition to her work in aerobics, Tammy reconnected with her CA gymnastics club leader, Mr. Fujimoto, who was then affiliated with the Japan Gymnastics Association during the Kobe Universiade in 1985. Mr. Fujimoto recruited Tammy to serve as a bilingual Master of Ceremonies for the association.

While serving as Master of Ceremonies at the World Gymnastics Championships in Fukui in 1995, Tammy met the President of the Japan Aerobic Federation, who told her that the Féderation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) was planning on adding aerobics. FIG is responsible for six competitive disciplines: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics, Aerobic Gymnastics, and Acrobatic Gymnastics. Tammy’s involvement in the world of both Fitness Aerobics and Aerobic Gymnastics made her a logical choice to lead the new discipline. Since 1998, she has served on the Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee of FIG.

Tammy’s goal is to make Aerobic Gymnastics an official event for the Olympic Games, as are other FIG disciplines, and to personally participate in future Olympic Games as an official.

When asked if she has any exercise advice for the Canadian Academy community, Tammy wants to remind everyone that the body we are born with we keep until the end. Tammy encourages everyone to exercise regularly and to remember that age will not limit improvement.

Alumni profile

Tammy Yagi Kitagawa ’80 Travels the world for aerobic gymnastics

by Kelsey Cleveland

How the inspiration from Canadian Academy teachers,

cheerleading, the gymnastics and figure skating clubs,

and being in the right place at the right time, led Tammy

to the world of international aerobic gymnastics.

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2006: Shridevi Bajaj, Takuma Tanaka2005: Maria Cho, Namita Lal,

Hironori Maeda, Lovina Sachdev

2004: Anishi Jhaveri, Min Joo Lee, Mai Nitta, Blake Pierce

2003: Rie Wang, Jovan Yamagishi 2002: Arpana Bothra, Anupam

Kumar2001: Ashok Pillai, Moritz Plischke2000: Stephanie Arndt, Tara Wakely1999: Kwang Joon Kim1998: Sarah Kashani, Kaoru

Yamaguchi 1997: Richa Kumar 1996: Maria Yakura 1995: Pitch Ruanglek 1994: Alex Young 1993: Naomi Halewood, Charles Hill 1992: Hani Debs, Scott Prebola 1991: Caitlin Broderick, Kamal

Ramani 1990: Sheri Shamdasani Sen1989: Peter Shane 1988: Greg Smith 1987: Lisa Eby Coscia 1986: Andrew Meehan Migita 1985: Jackie Dadlani, Yuki Sugimura

Robinson 1984: Kojiro Dan, Naoko Tani

Fukuchi, Seiji Okamura, Marie Liang Ryo

1983: John Jun Hirai 1982: Johanna Leonhardt Hirota 1981: Debbie Bergh 1980: Karin Johansson Tims 1979: Garet Gluck 1978: David Emanuel 1977: Judy Joyce Calcote, Steve

McArtin 1976: Pauline Kamitsuna Baldwin 1975: Beverly Cunningham

Washichek, Phil Friesen 1974: Celia Oyler, Joel Likins 1973: Ellen Cary Bearn1972: Joan Griswold, Ann Parsons

Scheleen 1971: Paul Dulfer 1970: Greg Maxey 1969: John Cunningham 1968: Representative needed *1967: Stanley Flewelling, Jackie

Matthews 1966: Mark Ericson 1965: Mike Fay, Stanley Wayne 1964: Cookie Jarmain Smith-Otani 1963: John Gillespie 1962: Barbara Johnson Rogers 1961: Karen Cole Lockwood 1960: Robert Steffey 1959: Sharon Herrgott 1958: Mary Helen Hilburn Kuehner 1957: Representative needed *Pre-war: David Bach

To contact the representatives, please go to www.canacad.ac.jp/Alm_Reps.php* Interested? Please contact

alumni@mail.canacad.ac.jp

Classrepresentatives

Inside the Early Learning and Activities Center

“Now you see it—Later you won’t”

As you can see from the artistic interpretation of Yanisa Punnarunothai, one of our KB

(kindergarten for five-year-olds) students, something does seem to be happening right next door. That something is Canadian Academy’s new Early Learning and Activities Center which is literally taking shape before our very eyes. Looking at the photos here, in the first picture, you’ll note a flat reinforced concrete floor foundation being laid down across the entire base of the building. On top of this floor, in the pictures taken in March, are a series of small rooms; however, these are not classrooms, storage spaces or anything of that sort. What appear to be separate small rooms (with no doors and no windows) is really a second extremely

strong foundation that can “float” in the event of a strong earthquake upon the original flat foundation, thereby protecting the building, its facilities, and the people in it.

The Early Learning and Activities Center gets greenerAt a recent meeting with the US architect Scott Tyson Davis, school officials, and the construction contractors Takenaka Corporation Inc., the decision was made to double the amount of insulation in the roof. Similar increases were made to the walls. What we now have is a new building which will have an R (Roof) value of 25.6. As a comparison, the local mandate is for an R10 value. Stay tuned for more Early Learning and Activities Center updates.

Early Learning and Activities Center

FactoidsUpon completion…

• 1500 cement mixer truck loads of cement will have been “consumed.”

• 50 metric tons of steel will reinforce the structure.

by Fred Alsdorf ’62

early March 2007

mid-March 2007 early April 2007

mid-February 2007

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Class of 1966 40th in San Francisco

Back row: Paul Gardner, Bob Zurhellen, Dave Stegmaier, Bob Parker, Steve Grier, Chuck Shields, Mark Ericson, George Saito, Ken Downs, Peter “Rusty” LillicoMiddle row: Sally Bishop, Mark Setterholm, Robin Wood Nelson, Ellen Woodsworth, Peggy Tsao Lee, Ruth Epstein Lev-Ari, Jim Parsons, Lynn Callaway Woodson, Jim Bray, Ken Moorhead, George EvansFront row kneeling: Beth Cary, Kathryn Gosden Copsey, Louise “Widget” Turner, Nina Raj Hashimoto, Ellen Liu, Daria Morozoff Baranoff, Paul Kolsanoff, Billy Burke, George Samuel

On October 20 to 22, 2006, the Canadian Academy Class of1966 held its 40th anniversary reunion in the Napa-

Sonoma wine country north of San Francisco. We had a fantastic time meeting, reminiscing, and catching up on the last 40 years with classmates and teachers. Many there had not seen each other since graduation. Friday started with a tour of San Francisco and ended with the reunion kick-off dinner at the home of George and Daria Morozoff Baranoff. George and his family kindly lent us a house in the heart of wine country near Sebastopol for the rest of the weekend’s festivities: a tour of nearby wineries led by Chuck Shields, the main reunion dinner on Saturday, and a luncheon and tour of the Redwood Forest Reserve led by Jim Bray on Sunday. Even after 40 years, the shared memories of our precious time together at CA came rushing back, as if it were only yesterday. “We had a tremendous turnout, far exceeding expectations: 22 classmates, many accompanied by spouses, came from all over North America, as well as from India (Mark Ericson), Israel (Ruth Epstein Lev-Ari), Great Britain (Kathryn Gosden Copsey), and Japan (Nina Raj Hashimoto). Four faculty members—Sally Bishop, Billy Burke, Ken Moorhead, and George Samuel—also joined us. Also joining us were friends from the Classes of 1965 (Julie Baldwin, Aldo Donnaloia, George Evans, George Saito, and Bob Zurhellen) and 1967 (Beth Cary, Paul Gardner, Mickey Imura). “Special thanks go to the local reunion planning committee:

Back row: Ellen Liu, Ruth Epstein Lev-Ari, Julie Baldwin, Louise “Widget” Turner, Daria Morozoff Baranoff, Lynn Callaway Woodson, Robin Wood Nelson, Beth CaryFront row: Ellen Woodsworth, Kathryn Gosden Copsey, Nina Raj Hashimoto, Lene Gassman Valeluenga

Daria Morozoff Baranoff, Jim Bray, Lene Gassman Valeluenga, Paul Kolsanoff, and Louise ‘Widget’ Turner. They did a fantastic job to make this a reunion to remember.”

Mark Ericson ’66

Lots more pictures from this reunion on the Alumni News page http://www.canacad.ac.jp/AlmNews/Reunion_1966/

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Class of 1981 25th reunion in Kobe

Back row: Joei Sai ’78, Kento Tsujimoto, Midori Yamamoto ’79, Tsutomu Yoneoka, Keith Guthrie, Keiko Guthrie, Yuto Tsujimoto, Christine Tsujimoto, Blake Crawford, Jim Hutchinson, Ann HutchinsonMiddle row: Mrs. Arora, Sho Arora, Sanjay Arora, Akihiko Usagida, Kunie Matsumoto, Motoko Kondo, Rera Mahtani, Agneta Widengren Brusewitz, Ailan Lin ’79Front row: Azusa Yamaguchi, Arisa Yamaguchi, Chandru Mahtani, Chisato Mahtani, Amanda Brusewitz

The Class of ’81 held its twenty-fifth (!) reunion in Kobe on October 6 and 7, 2006.

“With participants coming from as far as Sweden (Agneta Widengren Brusewitz and daughter Amanda), Boston (Jim and Ann Hutchinson), California (Tsutomu Yoneoka), and Hawaii (Sanjay Arora and family) as well as from various locations within Japan, we had a fun-filled (Played in the old Matsushita Gym!), time-warping (It seemed like only a few years since we left!), mind-boggling (Some people have children nearly as old as WE were when we were there!), natsukashii (Charlie and Sho with Wonderful Tonight and Chotto Matte Kudasai), food-and-drink filled (Okinawan restaurant, Old Hong Kong Restaurant, Charlie’s… Enough said.) few days together. “It was one heck of an experience, and the Class of ’81 thanks CA for the memories and highly recommends other classes “come home” for a milestone year like this. Please check out the following link. Maybe we’ll have it done with photos old and new.” http://web.mac.com/hyprabit/iWeb/81Reunion/Welcome.html

Sanjay Arora ’81

Back at their old stomping grounds

at the former Nagamine-dai campus“

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New England alumni gathering

Clockwise from left: Natalie Miyake ’05, Martin Lenon ’05, Paul Boyer Moore ’05, Marykate O’Malley ’06, Masaki Sekine ’06, Gordon Dean, Motoko (Taniguchi) Dean ’67, Paul Krause, Debbie (Sanders) Krause ’89, Spencer Liles ’77, Arielle (Ballard) Anis ’90, Madeleine (Otani Jarmain) Oldman ’67, Clark Okawa ’69, Valerie (Morrill) Wilder Perry ’66, Ravi Relan ’05, Namita Lal ’05, Michael Hajjar ’03, Mai Nitta ’04, Vidya Venkataramanan ’04

Photograph by Sabine Wilder (Valerie’s daughter)

The Third Annual Canadian Academy Alumni Association New England All-Classes Dinner on

September 30, 2006 is now in the history books. Third time was the charm! Everything went smashingly well from start to finish. “Class years ranged from 1966 to 2006, with almost even representation from the 20th and 21st centuries. Also on hand—though leaving early—were Kindergarten teacher Colleen Cunningham and her husband. She once again had former pupils show up, this time Ravi Relan ’05 and Namita Lal ’05, to help make the night for her. There were several other happy mini-reunions to add to the overall joy of the occasion. Two sushi boats were sunk, much tea was drunk, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

“Plans are already in place to return to the same location this year on September 29, 2007. Be there!”

Spencer Liles ’77

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Back row: Chi-Ryan Pao ’87, Rob Johnson ’86, Seiji Okamura ’84, Tilo Zimmermann ’86, Christian Periani ’86, Seigo Tono ’86, Ojiro Tokushima ’99, Aisaku Watanabe ’99, Licca Chen ’86, Michael Kaczkiewicz ’99, Keyji Johnsen ’86. Front row: Mayuko Hoshino, Maiko Kim ’86, Geila Zilkha ’87, Lissa Chen Murai ’87, Kosuke Miura ’86, Kazuya Saegusa ’86 (not present when the picture was taken: Tomo Kuno ’89, Teayu Kang ’87)

In “good old Sannomiya”

On the evening of December 30, 2006, a group of us gathered at a bar in a postwar building located near the

good old Sannomiya Station in Kobe. The bar was rented out for just ourselves—a great thanks to Christian Periani ’86!—so we were able to have an enjoyable and relaxed time which made us all forget that we hadn’t seen one another for all these years. There were those of us meeting for the first time, too, but what

was just great was that everybody mixed and connected. Soon we were chatting away as if we’d been together at CA just yesterday. We’d really like to express our appreciation to all those who were able to come…As for those that were unable to make it: We’ll surely catch up again sometime during 2007, finally somewhere, sometime.” Licca Chen ’86

A casual dinner, for CA alumni and former faculty members

currently living in Kanto region, took place at a small Italian restaurant in Shibuya on September 23, 2006.

Back row: Seth Reames ’83, Roger Onions, Noboru Minamoto ’71 (aka Jimmy Hsieh), Chris Rayne, Tim Thornton, Hirokazu Fujimoto ’86, and Atsushi Ohba ’85Front row: Seigo Tono ’86, Emma Barraclough Sanetaka ’89, Sakiko Tanaka (Dae-In’s spouse), Yuriko Backes-Hever ’89, Mike Clark, Seiji Okamura ’84 and Dae-In Cha ’93 (Not pictured: Yuriko’s spouse, Robert)

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Canadian Academy reopened after WWII in 1952, foreign schools in Japan were few and very far between. CA was one of perhaps two international schools in Japan with a dormitory and so I and three brothers (John ’59, Bob ’63, and Augie ’65) came all the way from Kyushu to get an education at the “school of grey ’neath Maya-san.” Fast forwarding to when I began working at CA, during my first 16 years as a teacher, my children, Johan ’88 and Yuri ’92, started and completed their 13 years of primary and secondary education at CA. My relation and roots with CA feel indeed deep. Now as the incoming Director of Alumni Relations, I am your new liaison at your alma mater. As such, I have only one request: please stay in touch. Stay in touch both with CA and with one another. If you’ve left our immediate community, keep your data up-to-date in the Alumni Directory. That way, we’ll all be able to stay in touch.http://www.canacad.ac.jp/Alm_OnDir.php

Fred Alsdorf ’62Director of Alumni Relations

The former Director of Development

and Alumni Relations at Canadian Academy, Ms. Cleveland, wishes to share her son’s birth announcement with CA alumni throughout the world. Please join us in congratulating Kelsey and her spouse Dan.

And from the current Director of Alumni Relations, a greeting and

update: 2007 has brought me full circle. That is, I began teaching at Canadian Academy in 1976, first as an ESOL instructor and the coordinator of the Intensive English Program and, more recently, a computer applications instructor. For the past decade, in addition to teaching, my duties also include coordinating the CA Summer School, being the Webmaster for the CA www site, and administering the Student Management System software Mac School®, a digital backbone of our modern school. With the arrival of 2007, I finished off my 30th year as a teacher at CA and simultaneously began a new phase, a new job at CA. Certainly one could say it was time for a change. However, until my very capable predecessor, Ms. Cleveland, announced her retirement, I had never even dreamed of being the Director of Alumni Relations. Nonetheless, here I am, writing to you as the new Director of Alumni Relations. Greetings! I’m finding it exciting to serve in this position. Right from my first day, I’ve been able to reconnect with former colleagues and, of course, a multitude of former students. Moreover, reconnecting with former classmates has been a genuine joy. Classmates? Yes, if the full truth is told, my relationship with CA goes all the way back to 1954 when I first began attending CA as a “Grade School” student. I was in 5th grade then. CA was a much smaller school in those days, often with two grades sharing a single classroom. My 5th grade class was actually a 5th and 6th grade class—the 6th graders sitting on one side and my 5th grade classmates and me sitting on the other. By the time I graduated in 1962, the school had grown to slightly more than 300 students and there were no longer two grades to a classroom. But wait…there’s more! Besides attending and graduating from CA, I was also a dormie in the original Gloucester House on Nagamine Hill. A 5th grade dorm student? Yes, when

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Near the end of 2006, the Canadian Academy band teacher and director, Mr. Vest, received a call from some former students. Would Mr. Vest and the High School Jazz Band be willing

to play at the wedding reception of two former students, Chihiro Yoshimine ’96 and Akihiro Yamaguchi ’97? Not being the type of person to turn down the chance for a little kindness, Mr. Vest agreed, and plans progressed. At some point during the planning, Mr. Vest suggested, “Many

of your guests are alumni from 10 and 15 years ago. They don’t know me, but do you think some of them might like to play? Shall we bring some extra instruments along?” Thus, on Saturday, January 27th, 2007, at Rihga Royal Hotel in Osaka, the wedding of Chihiro and Akihiro turned out to be a uniquely memorable occasion. Chiaki Yoshimine, Chihiro’s sister and the Maid of Honor, writes, “When Mr. Vest kindly offered if any of the alumni would be interested in having a session with the Jazz Band, my sister and I actually doubted anyone would volunteer. We knew some of us hadn’t touched our instruments

since graduation. However, much to our surprise, we consecutively received positive replies! Jun was the first one to reply, also the one who suggested ‘In the Mood’ for one of the songs. “[At the hotel] just before our performance, we all gathered in the back room and took a look at the music. Isaac and I (we had spent three years next to each other in both Performance Band and Jazz Band) wondered, ‘We actually used to play this?’ “We were on stage, rekindling our high school band days, when Mr. Vest offered to let alumni play solos. As it turned out, not one of us had the guts to stand up and play a solo. We must have been a little ashamed how a couple of blank years had diminished our years of training. We wish we had rehearsed beforehand. “But no matter how well or how badly we played, what matters the most is that it was a lot of fun! It’s rare enough to be able to play again with former high school band mates, but Shojiro and I had never played in the same band, and to be granted this even rarer opportunity was priceless. “Aki and Chihiro wanted their wedding to be a unique, fun event, one that their guest could take part in. The Jazz Band has helped them throw a very memorable celebration, never to be forgotten. It was a perfect wedding! So, thank you so much!”

Two bands, one wedding: a happy startBack row: James Tomizawa ’97, Eric Brueggemann ’97, Naohiko Ihara ’97, Jun Yamagishi ’97, Kaoru Yamaguchi ’98, Taizo Sugitani ’96, Sangmoo Lee ’96, Manesh Gulrajani ’96Middle row: Justin Nagaoka ’94, Yoshinori Hayashi ’97, Takayuki Iwamoto ’97, Kanae Brueggemann (nee Kawasaki) ’97, Isaac Watanabe ’99, Renu Relan ’97, Chiaki Yoshimine ’00, Maria Yakura ’96, Yoshiko Akaishi ’96, Shojiro Tokushima ’95Front row: Timothy Nagaoka ’97, Koyuki Suzuki (nee Nomura) ’97, Dylan Nagaoka ’99, Akihiro Yamaguchi ’97, Chihiro Yoshimine ’96, Hinami Akaishi (Yoshiko Akaishi’s daughter)

“I used to play this?”

Mr. Vest and guests making plans back stage

Chiaki, Maid of Honor, celebrates her sister’s wedding

by Fred Alsdorf ’62

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Alumni Mailbox: Where are they now? Pre-war

Mrs. Jane (nee Munroe) Gilchrist ’35 now living in New South Wales, Australia, writes, “We all hanker after the ‘school of grey ’neath Mayasan.’ I would love to go back some day…Have an unagi and rice at Daimaru if they still serve them. I used to pine for one every pregnancy.”

1950’s and 1960’s

Christina Martakis Descoueyte ’83 spouse of France’s Ambassador to Australia, writes, “…I like a house to be natural and primitive in state. A design can be seen as ultimately dealing with a six-sided box—four walls, a ceiling and a floor. The other

1980’s

Alice J. Wisler (nee Stubbs) ’79 writes, “I just signed a two-book contract with Bethany House Publishers and am finally living my dream of writing for a living. My first novel Rain Song will be out in fall 2008 and the next book, tentatively titled Geranium Wall, will be out in 2009.” For more information, seehttp://www.geocities.com/griefhope/index.html

Dana Warren Mahoutchian ’78 “I have been married for twenty six years to a wonderful man I met senior year at the University at Buffalo, NY while finishing my Elementary ed. degree. We moved near Saratoga, NY due to his civil engineering job while I finished my graduate studies between raising three girls and two boys. Due to my love of little kids, I have been running a registered family day-care for the past ten years. Their high energy level and zest for learning keeps me in shape as well as my indoor soccer playing and figure skating. My fondest memories are of growing up at CA in Rokko with so many fun friends. There are so many people I would love to hear from.

Jane Mellors-Wilson ’78 returned to CA for the first time in November 2006 as part of a visit to Japan with her mother. A highlight of her visit was finding her name on the plaque for Outstanding Female Athlete in our sports trophy case. Jane lives in Queensland, Australia with her husband and fourteen-year-old son Blair. She works as a marine biologist for the Queensland Government on a sea grass watch project. Due to her time in Japan, Jane developed a taste for overseas travel. She has spent time in Eritrea and Ghana for her husband’s work.

Madeleine Abdel-Jalil Umewaka ’77 wrote to tell us about a performance by her husband, Naohiko Umewaka ’77 on October 4. “In commemoration of the 500th year anniversary of St. Francisco de Xavier, my husband Naohiko is choreographing and performing a new Noh play written by Professor Otohiko Kaga. It is the premiere. The previous Christian Noh Play, Takayama Ukon, with Hanae Mori costume was very successful and performed in Paris and the one before, Baptism of Jesus, was presented for the Pope at the Vatican.”

Jane Reagan Greenberg ’72 writes, “I continue to run a multi-disciplinary behavioral health practice with my husband and partner, Mark, in suburban Philadelphia. My son, a recent Boston University graduate, does development work for the Appalachian Mountain Club and my daughter is a senior at Harvard.”

Thomas C. Winn ’64 recently donated a book about his great grandfather and namesake to the CA library, Thomas Clay Winn: The life of an American Missionary in Early Modern Japan. The book, written by Shoshichi Nakazawa, was translated by Tom’s classmate, Komei Go ’64, and the forward is written by Tom. In the book dedication, Tom writes: “This book is given to Canadian Academy, where I met my good friend, Komei Go, who did the massive majority of the work to produce this translation of my great grandparents’ lives over a ten year period. Some of my first memories are of the times experienced during my years in Japan and at CA, where we enjoyed excellent teaching and made lifelong friends. Little did I know until I

Martha Herndon Williamson ’60 writes, “[I am] promoting success of at-risk girls aged 12-18 at a special school through the American Association of University Women.”

Suzanne Ninomiya Hough ’37 writes, “Working part time at the Boulder Library and auditing classes at its University of Colorado. Keep the gray cells active. Boulder chose Julia Otsuka’s When the Emperor was Divine as the 2006 community read. This year I attended the International Taiko Festival hosted by the San Francisco Taiko Dojo.”

1970’s

read this book that my great grandfather worked and lived in nearby Osaka for some years. I am humbled by his dedication and accomplishments, and understand his love for the Japanese people.” Tom is considering making a kind of pilgrimage to Japan in June to retrace his great grandfather’s steps.

Emilie Miura Komori ’59 writes, “Class of 1959 classmates Ella Okada Fraticelli (of Memphis, Tennessee) and Emilie

Miura Komori (of Yokohama) visited the Rokko Island campus for the first time in November [2006]. They especially enjoyed seeing the cornerstones from the two former campuses and the commemorative stone at Gloucester House.”

Alfred Beebe ’61 visited Canadian Academy in late March with Koichi [Wang] Ohara ’62 and former classmate Satoru

Hamada ’61, both of whom live in Kansai. Pictured above from left to right are Koichi, Satoru, Satoru’s son Hikaru, and Alfred. It was Alfred’s first time to see Koichi and Satoru in 47 years!

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Melody Eri Morton-Ninomiya ’93 writes, “Just wanted to update anyone who remembers me. After four years of working as co-executive director with my partner/husband of Community

Jon Rasmussen ’90 writes, “I graduated from Saint Olaf College in 1994 with a BA in Music. I put my vision of pursuing Music Therapy up on the shelf, and instead enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. I was a Marine for almost five years, three of which I spent in Okinawa, and then got discharged in May of 1999. I found a job in Tokyo, where I could put my bilingual talents to use for a local manufacturer of medical/surgical devices (operating tables, etc.). I married Michi in 2001, and we lived in Kamakura-shi for four years. I quit my job (as of December 2005), and we moved to Okinawa (Michi’s home), where I’ve started my second attempt at a college education. But this time, all my classes and textbooks are in Japanese! I hope to earn myself the title of hoiku-shi.”

1990’s

Greg Dunham ’86 writes: “This past couple of days has been a trip down memory lane for me…I have kept in touch with a fellow [classmate] named Kenji Kondo. He and I both live in Albuquerque, New Mexico and we have remained friends. He sent me a questionnaire concerning a twenty-year reunion and I sent that on to a classmate named Deniz Agi (Kilki) and then I went and logged onto the CA alumni site. Seeing all those names and getting a list of other names from Deniz brought back all sorts of memories. Turns out that Deniz lives here in Albuquerque as well! How strange. “Anyway, after leaving Japan my family ended up in San Antonio, Texas, where my folks taught at a nice private school for about ten years or so. For me moving to a high school with over 3,000 students in it was a bit of a culture shock. After high school I went to UT briefly, dropped out, joined the Navy and cruised around the world in a submarine for several years. Then I moved here to go to school ending up with a M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering. I now do research related to fusion energy. “After San Antonio my folks went to Turkmenistan for six months or so and then on to Shanghai where they stayed for about five years. A few years ago they retired and now live in Bellingham, Washington. My sister lives in Denver.”

1986

George Paleokrassas ’86 visited CA on January 24, 2007. Now living in Greece, this was his first visit to Japan in 30 years (George left CA after 4th grade). Before stopping by the CA campus, George visited his old neighborhood at the base of the Nagamine hill, not far

parts are usually neglected…I like to treat [these parts] in an honest way, the most simple way, close to the original concept. Empty, resonant, glowing and intact like the inside of a conch.

from Gokoku Shrine, and was pleased to find it pretty much as he remembers it. George hopes to make it back to Kobe in the coming years, next time with his wife, children, and parents.

“My three young children, Ariane (7), Alexandre (5) and Georges (2) are attending a bilingual school system in Canberra. French-Australian. They are enjoying this unique school community. “Women today need a good place in the world as well as the family. I have worked as an interior designer, an experience which helped me publish a book on reflecting tastes and ideas about cultural diversity. Today, as a mother of three assisting my husband on many official functions and I still pinch myself when I have a chat with the Prime Minister’s wife, Mrs. Janet Howard of Australia. “During our state visits…in Brisbane, I met classmates from Canadian Academy whom I had not seen since 1974. Ken and Keith Parker are both Australians and have settled here…Ken is in Canberra and Keith is working in Brisbane. “As an Ambassador’s wife, I consider myself no different from other wives, i.e., we are all considered child-rearers, the domestic fixers and our husband’s confidantes, and…sounding boards. What I enjoy most about being an ambassador’s wife is traveling with [him], probably the only time I can spend some quality time with him. I am also committed to my husband’s work, but at the same time trying to keep a sense of self. “We spent four years in Seoul, South Korea and have been posted to Canberra, Australia since September 2006. Canberra is the political heart of Australia. It is a neatly designed capital with satellite towns as well as bush and green spaces. With its high culture and government all at an easy going pace with myriads of beautifully planned tourist attractions. Sometimes the city feels amazingly quiet and yet its fusion of cosmopolitan culture with sleek modern architecture is what some may call a ‘Garden of Eden.’ Although lately with summer approaching and water restrictions, our gardens and lawns are looking dryer than ever. “I often look back and think how much Canadian Academy influenced me as a student and helped me develop who I am today with a deep understanding of my multicultural background, …of Japan and…my own Greek heritage.”

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Send us your news!Please send us your news (graduations, weddings, babies, career changes, interesting stories, etc.) to share with fellow alumni. Photos are highly encouraged.

alumni@mail.canacad.ac.jp

Rita Raj ’62, 1962 class representative, passed away on November 23, 2006 after a battle with cancer. Rita exemplified the school motto of Scientia Clavis Successus (Knowledge is the Key to Successful Service). Her death is a true loss to the Canadian Academy community. After going to college in the United States to study political science, Rita lived in Malaysia for almost 30 years working on development issues such as women and health in Asia. In 1996, she came to the US to study acupuncture and became a licensed acupuncturist. In addition to her acupuncture practice, Rita did consultancy work with the UN on women’s reproductive health and rights. Ellen McIlwaine, ’63 writes, “I knew Rita as a girl, growing up in Japan as part of the close-knit international community of Canadian Academy; all the way from grade school through to high school graduation. Rita was a grade ahead of me and her little sister Nina was a couple of years behind me. Rita and I were in Girl Guides together. She was shy and beautiful with a playful sense of humour. “I remember her fearless, outspoken father who had left India while it was still under British rule, and her gentle compassionate mother, a former member of the Takarazuka Theatre Troupe. Her family was a fascinating cultural blend. When I visited Japan in 2001 and stayed with Nina she told me a wonderful story about her mother mixing up the ingredients for yoghurt, putting the container onto a wooden tray, and floating it out on the surface of the ofuro (Japanese bath which is covered when not in use), replacing the ofuro cover and in the morning: voila! yoghurt! “Rita was sweet and kind and had that same gentle nature I saw in her mother. At the Canadian Academy reunion here in Calgary in 2005 I saw Rita again for the first time as an adult. I was in the lobby of the Paliser Hotel as two elegantly beautiful women passed by. They turned out to be Rita Raj and Lila Seth ’62. Rita seemed to glide along in her sari. I still felt that compassion and gentleness that she had as a girl. She seemed to be able to see into a person’s soul, not just their outside. I don’t know if she realized how deeply she affected the people around her. She has a special place in my memories of childhood, growing up in Japan and all our days at Canadian Academy. I will never forget her.”

Toshio Harue, the Manager of General Affairs at Canadian Academy, passed away unexpectedly in early December 2006 from complications following surgery. “Harue-san” began working at Canadian Academy in the early 1970’s after three years with Toyota Motors. Staff will remember him as the man who often “made it all happen” with regard to details of living and teaching in Japan. Students will remember him as the man with the big smile greeting them at the campus entrance every morning. Harue-san is survived by his wife Eiko, who works at CA, and two grown daughters.

In Memoriam

Ruth Lancaster ’70 — Day Lancaster ’72 writes, “My sister Ruth lost her fight with ovarian cancer on August 16, 2006. She was at home —the house she built herself outside Charlottesville, VA— surrounded by family and loved ones when she died. The years she spent at CA were pivotal in her life and the experiences she had growing up in Japan suffused the beautiful paintings she produced throughout her career. She will be dearly missed.”

Mia Terashima ’02 writes, “I just graduated in May ’06 from Haverford College (PA, USA) with a B.Sc. in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. After a great four years of college in the USA, I felt the urge to go to a new place and decided to join a research group at the Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology at Westfälische-Wilhelms Universität Münster (in Muenster, Germany). I have had a wonderful start in this beautiful city among very friendly people who help me improve my German everyday!”

Jenny Karlsson ’01 visited CA in September 2006 during a visit to Japan and a visit to Singapore to see her family. After graduating from Hatfield College at Durham University, Jenny is training to be a solicitor at Herbert Smith LLP in London.

Julia Ridgway ’00 writes, “Here is a brief Ridgway family update. Bill ’99 (married to the lovely Jessica Pentz, who attends med school at UCSF) graduated from Stanford Law School this past June and is clerking for a judge in San Francisco this year and one in Chicago next year. Julia (single) is teaching English and journalism at Rochester High School to 9-12 grade students. She also runs the student newspaper and the Ultimate Frisbee Club. Joe ’02 (dating the lovely Margaret Schultz) is graduating from Michigan Tech University with a degree in Environmental Engineering this December. He is looking for a job doing groundwater engineering either in the Midwest or on the East Coast. Andy ’06 (single) is a freshman at the University of Michigan and he is studying engineering, though he has not yet selected what type. Jeff ’06 (single) is a freshman at Oakland Community College and plans to transfer to a 4-year university to become a math teacher.”

2000 ~

Picture above shows Scott Prebola ’92 and Pitchayada Ruanglek ’95

“Pitch” (as she is fondly known) writes, “I just wanted to say hi and thank all of you for teaching me so much and for shaping me and making me into the crazy driven person I am today. I recently turned 30 so when that happens it forces you to look back and look forward on your life. As Dr. Kite and some of you may know, I am still in finance and am in Singapore. Through [former Director of Guidance and Counselor] Dale Ford and work I’ve gotten back in touch with so many fellow CA clan and it’s amazing how many of us are, as Dale puts it, ‘dealing with other people’s money’. “Please drop me a note anytime. I would love to catch up with all of you.”

1995 (and 1992)

Mediation Services in St. John’s, Newfoundland and in Labrador, I am back in school! I’m returning for my graduate degree in education. Right now, Scott and I have three kids wondering what we were thinking. We have Maya (5) who is starting kindergarten, Aidan (3) who just got glasses, and Bertha (1), who is a long term foster child for us.”

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Tuition covers less than 90% of the actual cost of educating a student at CA. Making a donation to CA is a way to demonstrate your interest in and care for your school. This year’s Annual Fund drive closes on June 30, 2007.

Thank you for giving back to your school.

Amy WessonDirector of Advancement

Annual Fund Unrestricted Gifts Unrestricted gifts enable our school to meet the areas of highest institutional need, such as competitive faculty salaries, student scholarships, and maintenance of facilities and grounds. Restricted Gifts Restricted gifts can be donated in support of specific designated needs. These include:• Early Learning and Activities Center Fund: Your gift

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The Canadian Academy School, Inc. is an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the United States. Your donation may be tax deductible for US individual and corporate taxpayers. For further information, please contact your tax advisor.

For further information, please contact the Advancement Office by email advancement@mail.canacad.ac.jp or telephone the Director of Advancement, Amy Wesson, at 81-(0)78-857-3911.

“Traveling Troupe of CA Faculty from the 60’s”Photographed above are six Canadian Academy faculty members from the 60’s who traveled together for three weeks to Vietnam and Cambodia in early 2007. From left to right: Alan Flynn, Blaine Lewis, Emi Flynn, Pete (aka Priscilla) Tougas, Ken Moorhead, and Ron Tougas.Emi Flynn, who sent this picture in an email with the title above, writes, “CA is as important to faculty as it is to alums.”

The Canadian Academy REVIEW is published twice yearly, Spring and FallEditor and layout: F. Alsdorf ’62

Director of Alumni Relations