Faculty, 1969 - 1971 Mary Lee McIntyre in 1970. "In New Delhi I taught grades 11 and 12 starting 1969 and ending in 1971. Read more from Mary Lee McIntyre
AIS class of 1974 Then and Now.Mary Flanagan Williamson, AIS class of 1974, writes, "When I was in Singapore I looked up classmate Mike Fink (who now lives out there with his wife and teenage children); and we had a wonderful visit over lunch in this Chinese restaurant. I thought maybe it would be fun - even entertaining - to put our "THEN AND NOW" photos up on the web site."
AIS class of 1969 Almost stuck.Cindy Jones Ondrak, AIS class of 1969, sends this postcard about her recent trip to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru: "Here we are between rain showers in Machu Picchu. (We're holding our rain ponchos.) This was on Wednesday, January 20, just three days before mudslides started covering the train tracks causing about 2000 tourists to be stranded in the village below Machu Picchu." Cindy is flanked by her husband Greg, left, and their son Jon. Read a previous letter from Cindy.
right: Greg, Cindy and Jon Ondrak - our son who lives in Richmond.)
AIS class of 1973
The latest offering from Orchestra naïF features a heart-piercing delivery in lush, stereophonic sound. In English, no subtitles. Composed, performed and videographed on-the-spot by Jhaffur Campbell and Joel Banner Baird (both AIS class of 1973) on January 19, 2010 in Sunnyvale Studios, California. No-fade, full-color guarantee. Click to www.orchestranaif.com for legacy projects, more lyrics, meta-data, photos, tour dates and for information on how to commission never-before-heard soundtracks. When in doubt, subscribe to Orchestra naïF.
Alumni Reception New Delhi 2009
Friends and alumni gathered at the American Embassy School New Delhi for the 2nd Annual AES Alumni Reception on December 17th, 2009. Kneeling in front are Maura Moynihan and Siddiq Wahid. Standing behind them, from left are Preeti Garg, Aloka Dalal, Suresh Gupta, Dolly Suneja Narang, Ghafoor Wahid, Sunaina Suneja, Alka Bajaj, Sumathy Unny Sodhi, Leigh Punj (Parent) with grandson, Ryan (son of alumnus), Sharon Lowen, and an AES staff member. Behind them are Indrek Roy, Shrivatsa Somany, Mr. Chandna and V.J. Chandhok. In the last row extreme right is Deepak Sen, the two on his left are unidentified.
Read more from Preeti Garg and Sunaina Suneja.
AES class of 1979 Read more from Katharine Thompson Arens.
AIS classes 1965 - 1974
Members of the AIS AES Alumni Board of Directors enjoyed an impromtu lunch in Takoma Park, MD, December 29. l-r: Sue Carew (Member at Large); Mary Williamson (Vice-President); Anne Weathersby (Asst Treasurer)
in back: Dennis Jimmink (President). Read more about the Board.
AIS class of 1972 Shark bait.John Close and Ann Rieger, both AIS class of 1972, visited San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay in October 2009.
AIS classes 1969-1971 Tigers Roar! Cheerleader squad from the class of 19somethingorother do a cheer at gathering of school friends in Washington, DC, December 6. From left to right are Ellen Turner, Marsha Bushnell Campbell, Carol Rizzie York and Kitty Thuermer. See photos of who else was there and bonus pictures of the cheerleaders' yearbook photo session, circa?????.
AES welcomes you! American Embassy School and Delhi AES Alumni Committee invites you to "Yatra 2009" ...A journey back to AES...
Reconnect with your classmates, renew friendships and make new friends.
Thursday, December 17, 2009, American Embassy School, New Delhi. Learn more and RSVP. See photos of last year's AES alumni reception. Become a fan of AES on Facebook. Photo shows the campus today. Old Middle School building is at right.
AES class of 2000 WheeeeeHaaaaaaaaa!!!!Zoe Manickam, AES class of 2000, steering the raft at far left, stayed on dry ground long enough to send this message, "I went to AES (8th - 10th grade) from 1995 to 1998 and graduated high school in 2000. As far as the photo goes, that's me guiding on the Lower New River in West Virginia - next oldest river to the Nile! I was inspired to guide from my experiences rafting in Rishikesh, India. West Virginia has several screaming class V stretches of river to explore!"
AES class of 1986 Nandaka Jayaweera, AES class of 1986, with son Dylan and daughter Kayla. Nandaka writes, "It is so much fun to look at all the past pictures in the yearbook from AES! We are all looking forward to the upcoming reunion in Washington and hope to see a lot of people there."
AIS 1959 Ike visits Taj President Dwight Eisenhower visited two Tajs during his historic trip to India in Decmeber, 1959: the Taj Mahal in Agra and the American School in the old Taj Barracks. Many thanks to Laurie Burgess, AIS class of 1963, for sending the pictures, found n a photo album belonging to her mother. Send in your cool photos from
AIS or AES
for all to see why not?
tim@aisaes.org
AES class of 1986 On the move againMark Friedbaur, AES class of 1986, at Victoria Falls near Livingston, Zambia. Mark writes, "I moved to Lusaka, Zambia, in August 2009 after having lived in Paris, France, for 20 years. I needed a change. I think a lot of us "International Nomads" feel a need to move on every now and then. Even Paris can get old after 20 years." Read more from Mark.
AIS class of 1969 and 1970 Artists at Play Dan Rizzie's paintings hang in museums around the world; Jill Jonnes most recent book, Eiffel's Tower, is a New York Times Top Editor's Choice. Of this photo Dan writes, "Jill Jonnes visitin Dan Rizzie's studio in Sag Harbor New York on fourth of July weekend. Forty years ago Jill and Dan attended the Prom together and are still speaking to each other!!!"
AIS class of 1971 Pat Bain Bowyer, AIS class of 1971, lives in Perth, Australia. Read more.
AIS class of 1984 Ritu Mehta on the go in Brussels, 2009. Read more.
AES Faculty 1984 - 1988 Mary Gallagher Opalenik with her Smith and Wesson revolver in Oregon. Read more from Mary.
AIS classes of 1969 and 1971 Glen Minehart, AIS class of 1969, in his kit-built Brunton Stalker sports car. Inset, Driver Krista Shurtleff Minehart, AIS class of 1971, prepares for a race. The Mineharts willl build a car for you, too. Learn more at M-Tech Motorsports.com.
AIS AES All Years Reunion 2005, Washington, DC. Are you in the photo? Looking forward to seeing you at the reunion in 2010! See photos from the 2005 Reunion.
AES class of 1991 Emira Tekaïa, AES class of 1991, writes,
"The photo was takenin Monastir, Tunisia. We don't have pandas and white tigers but great horses, we do :) ... It's always so pleasant to meet people who went to AES. Funny how we feel instantly close as if we were all relatives. I never quite figured out why and what made AES so special..."
AES 1990s AES Reunion in Rome! Strolling along Rome's Tiber River July 25th are from left, Yona Lee, class of 1993, Emira Tekaïa, Nedzad Ajanovic, Ritu Mehta, class of 1984, Bruno Luca, Marco Mammoliti, and Kai Keinänen, all class of 1990. Read more on facebook from reunion organizer Marco Mammoliti, and see more of Ritu Mehta'sfacebook photos.
2009 Alumni Association Board of Directors
The AIS/AES Alumni Association Board of Directors gathers for a working lunch June 20, 2009. From left to right are Dennis Jimmink,Sue Ball Carew,Shelley Johnson, Mary Flanagan Williamson,Ann Weathersby, and Suzanne Bakey Fricke. Read the Board bios.
AES Faculty 1988 - 2000 "My wife (Patricia Bradley) and I taught at AES from 1988 to 2000. We are now teaching at the Western Academy of Beijing. Just finished our second year there.
Our daughter, Jessy, went to AES at the ECEC (1999-2000). ECEC was Early Childhood Education Center--pre-kindergarten. I taught various computer courses in the HS including AP/IB Computer Science and was IB/AP coordinator. Patricia taught French and Spanish at various levels from ES through HS. Toward the end she was teaching IB/AP Spanish. Regards, Jim Pojman."
AES class of 2009 Ricky Orr, AES class of 2009, May 26, 2009. See the 2009 Class Roster.
AIS class of 1971
Rev. Frieda Malcolm in Salisbury, MD. Read more.
AIS classes of 1966, 1967 Anne Beattie Kerr, Carter Bomberger Malik, and Sue Ball Carew in China, Spring 2009.
AIS class of 1962
AIS 1962 basketball squad reunited. From left, Bob ("BJ") Johnson, a 6'1" forward; Ken Torbett, a 5'9" Bill Holcombe, a 6'1" forward; Alan ("AJ")Johnson, a 5'10" forward; and Jeff Myers, a 6'1" guard.
Read more from Jeff Myers.
AIS class of 1973 New from Orchestra naïFMali Wanna Foxtrot. Members of the Orchestra naïF (from right: Cameron Campbell, Jhaffur Campbell, JoelBannerBaird)
AIS class of 1969 Sheryl and Beryl Hawkins, Barbara Wilcox Bitetto in Tokyo, April 8, 2009. Read more from Barbara.
AIS class of 1969-1972 Tigers roar some more A group of recent grads met for dinner at the White Tiger Restaurant in Washington DC April 30. Clockwise from left: Tim Brown, Andy Campbell, Kitty Thuermer, Tina Thuermer, Ellen Turner, Robin Murphy, Paul Reiger, Annie Reiger, White Tigers, Marsha Bushnell. See more photos from Tim, Paul, and Ellen. Enjoy again snaps and videos from a previous party at the White Tiger.
AIS class of 1970 Mary Rissler and her husband Avraham Lachs. Read more from Mary.
AES class of 1976 Elizabeth(Lalla) Jones and Ali BinAli on their wedding day. Read more from Lalla.
AIS class of 1968 Mark Higgins at the Sikh Temple in Delhi, 2007. Read more from Mark.
AES class of 1983 Mia (Lefkowitz) Drake Inderbitzin, AES class of 1983, at the Lake Palace Udaipur Hotel in Rajistan. Mia and her family live in New Delhi, her children attend AES. See more photos of Mia's weekend in Udaipur, and read earlier letters about her new adventures in India.
AIS classes of 1971 and 1972
Clockwise from left are Leigh Sioris, AIS class of 1972, Bob Butani, AIS class of 1971, Thom Shurtleff, AIS class of 1972, and drummer Dana Bonardi, after recording Bob's new song, Walk Tall My Son. Listen to the song, and read more from Bob. Walk Tall My Son.
AIS class of 1974 Mary Flanagan Williamson, AIS class of 1974, with her husband, Dave, at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, March 2009. Dave, a U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant, was on furlough from his current deployment in Iraq. See Mary's Facebook photo album of her trip.
AIS class of 1970 Jim Newberry, AIS class of 1970, and family, December 2007. Jim captions the photo, "Off US Hwy 50 in Central Calif. in the Sierra’s building mr. snowman. Left to right – Ethan Newberry age 14 going to Kaimuki Middle School (newest edition to the family), Shin Newberry age 20 a sophomore at the University of Hawaii, Ian Newberry sophomore at Iolani School, wife Anne and Jimbo." Read a previous letter from Jim.
AES class of 1979
Kneeling at right is fifth grader Timothy F. Geithner, from the 1971-1972 yearbook. Tim, currently the Secretary of the Treasury, spent one year at our school.
AES class of 1979 Toshi Ikeshima, with his family in Singapore, summer 2009. Toshi writes, "I was in Mumbai from January 2005 to August 2005 and had a chance to visit AES. Memories rushed back and I could even hear the voices of my friends coming around the corner. Incredible experience." Read more from Toshi.
AIS class of 1971 Kaneez Razavi nee Anupam Pratibha Khanna shows her yearbook picture to her husband and daughter at the alumni reception held at AES New Delhi January 16. Read more from Kaneez, see reception photos by AES Junior Sheena Garg, read an article by AES Junior Noor Brara, and visit the new alumni web page from AES.
American Embassy School and Delhi AES Alumni Committee invites you to "Yatra 2009" ...A journey back to AES...
Reconnect with your classmates, renew friendships and make new friends.
Thursday, December 17, 2009, American Embassy School, New Delhi. 
On the move again Mark Friedbaur, AES class of 1986, at Victoria Falls near Livingston, Zambia. Mark writes, "I moved to Lusaka, Zambia, in August 2009 after having lived in Paris, France, for 20 years. I needed a change. I think a lot of us "International Nomads" feel a need to move on every now and then. Even Paris can get old after 20 years." 
Artists at Play Dan Rizzie's paintings hang in museums around the world; Jill Jonnes most recent book, Eiffel's Tower, is a New York Times Top Editor's Choice. Of this photo Dan writes, "Jill Jonnes visitin Dan Rizzie's studio in Sag Harbor New York on fourth of July weekend. Forty years ago Jill and Dan attended the Prom together and are still speaking to each other!!!"
