Volume 7 Summer 2006 The Alumni Magazine of HKIS - Hong Kong ...

The United Way Volunteer Center of Midland County Presents
Volunteen of the Week
The United Way Volunteer Center of Midland County proudly awards the “VolunTEEN of the Week” title to Gretchen Jennings ‘06, daughter of
Peter and Martha Jennings. Gary Jones, Executive Director of Midland County Habitat, nominated Gretchen for
Humanity.
When asked why she volunteers, Gretchen replied, “I’ve come to realize that colleges expect a certain degree of volunteerism from students. And
it is a passion in my life to help other people. I hate to see people suffering. I just have a great desire to help!”
Gretchen is President of the newly formed campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity International. Gretchen encountered Habitat while living
outside the Midland area. When she moved here, she resolved to establish a chapter. Through interaction with the Midland affiliate and Habitat
for Humanity International, she formed a core group of students at Dow High and began holding meetings. They have held several fund-raisers at
school, the mall, and other venues. In addition, the chapter played a major role in building one of Habitat’s five houses in 2005!
Gretchen is a Senior at Dow High. She is a member of the “Key Club” and chairperson for special projects. Gretchen is also a member of her church
youth group, which is preparing for their mission trip to Mississippi. As a freshman and sophomore, Gretchen was a member of the “Service for
Saturdays” in Hong Kong, and was a member of Habitat for Humanity in Hong Kong. Gretchen also has two part-time jobs, one as a telemarketer
and one working in a veterinarian office in Freeland. Gretchen plans to attend Wake Forest University in North Carolina where she hopes to study
biology and social work.
(Excerpt taken from the Midland Daily News, provided by Karen Markin, HKIS Middle School teacher.)
Henry Chien (Class of ‘92) and the HKIS Alumni Football team!
Q1: How did you all come together again to form a team?
A1: Peps (Pravesh Narain ‘92) was playing with a bunch of KGV people in a league and when I came back from the States, they needed players so
with Peps and Howard (Howard Tang ‘94) already there, it was a no brainer. Subsequently, I called Spencer (Spencer Chiu ‘93) and he too thought
it would be fun for us to all get together.
Q2: Who are the HKIS members and what year are they from?
A2: Henry ‘92, Peps ‘92, Spencer ‘93, Howard ‘94, Lyman ‘93
Q3: Do you guys have nicknames?
A3: Bulldog, Spenny, Peps, YellowHoody and Ly (Corresponds to order in A2.)
Q4: Tell us more about the league and how you recruited (or were recruited) for the team.
A4: 12 teams compete in an eight month league. We play league games every Saturday and practice on Thursdays. We also joined another larger
league called the Active league consisting four divisions and eleven team per division. League games are usually on Sunday, so we play an average
three times a week.
Q5: Anything else you would to add?
A5: All HKIS alumni are welcome so if you guys are interested, let us or the Alumni Office know!
Alumni Football Statistics
Top Assist = Henry
Top Scorer = Spencer
Most Consistent = Howard
Most Yellow / Red Cards = Peps
On April 29, 2006, the Alumni Footballers revisited the Tai Tam pitch to take on the Varsity 2005-2006 Team. Alumni: 2 goals, HKIS Varsity: 1
goal. Congratulations are in place to the Alumni team!! Old guys can run afterall! Here’s to a continuing tradition!!
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