Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
Woodstock School Alumni Magazine Vol CIV, 2011
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Quadrangle - 7<br />
Page 7 April: Junior-Senior Banquet<br />
exemplary music students, this year students<br />
were from different levels of learning.<br />
Student Council (STUCO) elections saw democracy<br />
in action also this month. Students<br />
had to vote twice for the boy’s representative<br />
when the first election resulted in a tie.<br />
Yangla Lama and Shivamkar Misra were<br />
finally elected.<br />
In the scorching heat of the afternoon sun on<br />
May 15th the <strong>2011</strong> WOSA Tea was held in<br />
the Quad. This was the day that members of<br />
the graduating Class of <strong>2011</strong> joined WOSA.<br />
As this was the celebration of the 100th<br />
WOSA tea it was a very special one indeed.<br />
Welcome, Luminescence, to the global<br />
<strong>Woodstock</strong> society!<br />
Rupak Roy ’73 opened an exhibition of his<br />
paintings at Hanifl Centre. This was the final<br />
event for the semester for the Winterline<br />
Centre for the Arts.<br />
May: STUCO elections<br />
green and there were copious amounts of<br />
food and soft drinks. A wonderful afternoon,<br />
blessed by God.<br />
Graduation. Time to witness Luminescence’s<br />
transition from <strong>Woodstock</strong> family to the<br />
beginning of the new journey in their life.<br />
Looking sensational in suits and saris and in a<br />
beautifully decorated gymnasium, the “jeans<br />
and T-shirt” seniors had suddenly grown up.<br />
As the school year ended we said goodbye to<br />
several staff, and to one particular long serving<br />
couple. Sue Swanson ’67 and her husband<br />
Ron arrived in <strong>Woodstock</strong> in 2003, and this<br />
month returned to retire in the US. Sue in<br />
her role of Senior <strong>School</strong> Librarian and Ron<br />
in his role as Registrar will be sadly missed<br />
after a wonderful eight years.<br />
June: Commencement<br />
June: Another graduate for the Arthur family (staff)<br />
JUNE: As the year raced to an end, the Baccalaureate<br />
ceremony was held for the first<br />
time in many years at St Paul’s Church, Char<br />
Dukan. The students, attired in national dress,<br />
listened to Dale Seefeldt ’64 and former staff<br />
member, who addressed them in both Hindi<br />
and English. The sun shone, the lawns were<br />
May: spring music concerts<br />
June: baccalaureate service at St. Paul’s<br />
April: Dr. Long, principal designate, visits <strong>Woodstock</strong><br />
June: The Wood family with graduating daughter Abigail
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