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SSIS ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS

Encouraging a lifelong love of learning…

Spring Street International School is now 14 years old. We started as a middle school and our first high school graduating class was only eight years ago. That means that a large percentage of our graduates are still pursuing their education at the university or post-graduate levels.

Below we have listed the accomplishments of some of our alumni as well as a list of the schools they are attending or from which they graduated.

In addition to their academic accomplishments, most of our graduates are engaged in community service-focused work either professionally or as volunteers. They are working to give back to society in large part because of the other lessons they learned about the world, life and citizenship at Spring Street International School.

SSIS Alumni - Where are they Now?

2008 Graduates

Anna – Attending U. Of C. Santa Cruz

Carly – Attending University of Minnesota

Joanna – Attending Hamilton College

Rebecca – Attending U. of C. Santa Cruz

Christian – Attending Cornish School of the Arts

Bryce – Attending Wesleyan University

Addie – Attending Portland School of the Arts

Alex – Attending University of Puget Sound

Jonathan – Attending University of Washington

2007 Graduates

Kyra – Attending University of San Francisco

Alice – Attending University of Puget Sound

Jabin – Attending San Francisco Academy of Art

Noah – Attending Evergreen College

Nicki – Attending University of Washington

Elizabeth – Attending Portland State College

Katya – Attending Reed College

Petra – Attending Syracuse University

Tara – Attending Pacific Lutheran University

Corwin – Attending W. Washington University

Cara ‘99

Graduated from U.W. in 2003.
Spent three months in Egypt interning with the Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women, where she developed the health care plan for the first comprehensive domestic violence shelter in Egypt.
Speaks conversational Egyptian Arabic.
Earned master’s degree in June of 2005 from U.W. Evans School of Public Affairs.
Currently The Crisis Line Coordinator for New Beginnings, a domestic violence services agency in Seattle.

Laurel ‘04

Scripps College Deans List, Spring/Fall (pending) 2006,
Pursuing B.A. in Honors Psychology and Hispanic Studies
VP of PsiChi, Psychology Honor Society
Member of Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society, 2007
Co-Director, Jewish Student Union, Claremont, CA February 2007- Present
Shift Leader/Senior Class Gift Tri-Chair, Scripps College Development Office, Claremont, CA September 2004 – Present

Robert ‘03

Graduated from Bard College ‘07
Currently Director of Program Development for Subul Assalam Centre for the Arabic Language in Morocco.
Recipient: Student Photographer of the Year Award, Professional Photographers of Washington, 2003 Book Award for the Arabic Language, 2007

Demi ‘05

Accepted to the University of Washington's honors college, the Jackson School of International Studies - Deans list all quarters
Researched Dutch Intolerance in Amsterdam and then presented at an international conference in Lausanne Switzerland 2006
Micro-Hydro with SSIS on the Burmese border (while living and learning the language). 2007

Rowan ’05

Involved in human rights work in college and residential adviser for her dorm
Diversity recruitment intern for college Admissions, and involved in he Radio Drama Club, Commons Community Council, and the Astronomy Guild.
Leader in three student organizations: board member/head of the College Organic Garden, Amnesty International, and her social house.
On track to go into graduate school in international administration as well as considering work in the Peace Corps

Andrew ‘99

Graduated from New College of Florida, the Honor's College of Florida with a BA in Anthropology and a BA in Political Science in 2003
Worked for Outward Bound (OB) as an instructor and then a course director leading 14-35 day Mountaineering, Sea Kayaking, and Climbing courses in Florida, Colorado, Washington, and Alaska 2003-2007
Invited by Outward Bound South Africa to work for a year, 2004-2005, in developing their wilderness therapy programs for South African youth.
In 2007 hired by the Metrocenter YMCA in Seattle to start an outdoor education program for low-income youth with a focus on positive male development called YBOYS.

Sara Grace ‘99

Graduated from Stanford University with a degree in psychology, with honors in education in 2003.
Received her Master’s Degree in Risk and Prevention at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University in 2005
Currently working as Counseling Services Coordinator, Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto, CA establishing and maintaining the Guidance Counseling Program for the District. (Since 2005)
Lecturer in the School of Education, Department of Counselor Education, at San Jose State University, currently teaching two graduate courses

Emma ‘99

Graduated Summa cum laude from St. Andrew’s College in Scotland
Currently doing graduate work at St. Andrew’s in social anthropology
Conducted research in Bolivia on indigenous politics for PhD.

Rebecca ‘02

Graduated from the University of Santa Clara in ’06 with honors
Accepted into UCLA Graduate School of Teaching, directly out of college and received her Masters Degree, graduating with a 4.0 and honors, from UCLA
Spent the summer between grad school and her new job in Borneo building houses for Habitat for Humanity
Currently employed as Executive Assistant to the San Francisco-based Regional Director, Teach America.

Stephen ‘99

Completed 4-year program in Electrical Engineering at UW graduating in 2003 with a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering
Currently working, part-time, on a non-thesis Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on renewable technology and Robotics Engineering

Rachel ‘99

Received degree from Emily Carr, an art institute in Vancouver, Canada in 2007
Taught Art for Spring Street International School in 2007
Received Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) certification and currently teaching at a school in Bangkok, Thailand
Vice President of Island Artisan's (non-profit granting scholarships to graduating Island artists) in 2006.

Justin '00

Graduated from Western Washington University in ’05 with a degree in Recreational Management.
Traveled on many Spring Street International School trips
Working on becoming a Certified Arborist

Emma '00

Graduated from New College-The Honors College of Florida with a degree in Anthropology in 2004.
Finishing first year of graduate school at Antioch University Seattle, working toward a Master's in Psychology with a focus in Mental Health Counseling.

Kelly '00

Graduated from Linfield College, 2006 with a BA in English Literature
All-American Volleyball Player in 2004
Currently working for the Boys & Girls Club in Ferndale as Morning Program Lead overseeing educational programs

Mikah '00

Graduated from Pacific Lutheran University, President of class
Currently working for the non-profit organization Big Brothers - Big Sisters as their Customer Relations Specialist in the Tacoma office and planning to go back to school for a master’s degree in Counseling

Bo '00

Working for the Sacramento Theatre Company as graphic designer.
Will be finishing her degree at Sacramento State in bio-anthropology.

Derin ‘01

Graduated from Bowdoin College ‘05
Program Director for CLIMB Wyoming, a non-profit organization that works to train and place single mothers into careers that successfully support their families.

Shawn ‘01

Graduated Colorado College in ‘05
Covered national elections in Venezuela as a “stringer”
Currently teaching English in Columbia

Joe ‘01

Graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and a Minor in Film Studies, Colorado College in ’05
Winner - Audience Choice Award - 2003 Colorado College International Film Festival (Voices of Acacia)
Winner - Audience Choice Award - 2004 Colorado College International Film Festival (The Hop)
Founder, Co-Director of Awaketrain, a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting and sharing stories about positive social and environmental projects through documentary film.

Jacob ‘02

Graduated - Occidental College 2006 with a B.A. in Urban Environmental Policy.
Awarded a Richter Research Grant from Occidental College to explore links between environmental ethics and Buddhist ethics in northern India
Studied abroad in Ecuador focusing on community internship and independent study in Quito.
Interned with a community-based non-profit learning community in downtown Los Angeles involved in organizing tenants at the Morrison Hotel to fight against sub-standard, un-healthy units.
Co-led the Spring Street International School Asia trip in 2007

Mitchell ‘03

Graduated from Gonzaga, Cum Laude, with a degree in Economics and a minor in Italian, in 2007
Working for W. G. Clark Construction, Seattle WA

Annie ‘03

Is at Hendrix College in Arkansas pursuing Art with a minor in Spanish
In Brazil beginning a Walker Fellowship studying affordable, sustainable housing in several different South American countries.

Rowan ‘04

Attending Evergreen College
While at Spring Street produced a film that was shown at the New York International Film Festival. The film is currently being incorporated into a project where it will be used in a school-based teaching program by The Boys and Girls Clubs of America
In 2007 produced a documentary titled Keeping Whatmough Wild as part of a campaign to save land from development on Lopez Island.

Zach ’05

Currently at Occidental College, majoring in Urban and Environmental Policy.
Promotions at KOXY, Occidental’s radio station
Interning at Coalition LA, a community advocacy group, currently working on pushing LA's mayor and City Council to adopt an affordable housing policy

Joey ‘06

Attending Macalaster College majoring in Humanities, Media, Cultural Studies, with a focus in photo journalism.
Taking courses in journalism and photography at other colleges in the area
Published photos from Katrina, in Minnesota Star Tribune

Callie ’06

Joined the Leap Now International program through The New College of California, working on projects in Guatemala and throughout Central America, teaching art and ESL in villages, followed by an internship in Australia