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Sara Khan (’24) acts in a musical at her previous school. Acting and performing arts have always played a significant role in Khan’s life.
Photographer Lynsey Addario stands near the frontline during a pause in the fighting while covering the popular uprising for The New York Times, March 11, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya.
Ella Jackson-Drexler (’23) paints at age 3. Jackson-Drexler enjoyed drawing as a child, and her artwork was inspired by her father who was an art teacher at ASL.
Arhan Sarma (’22) plays games with school children from the Sonkheda Village in 2019. He said he made many Meaningful connections with the children he worked with.
Plotner conducts at Yale University. After he graduated from university, he moved to Los Angeles to start a career in film and video composing.
Science Teacher Alpha Toothman (right) and her wife pose with an elephant in the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand November 2017. One of Toothman’s favorite activities is traveling the world with her wife.
Abastillas teaches first grade in 2009-2010, including current Grade 12 students Emily Forgash (’21) and Eric Henrikson (’21). Abastillas started teaching at the school in 2008, and has since taken her influence beyond the classroom and into the realm of diversity, equity and inclusion work at ASL.
Ringham on his educational trip to China. Ringham said that his trip to China exposed him to international teaching, a concept that was new to him, but one that inspired him to eventually come to London to teach.
Arthur Sadrian (’23) completes a 45 minute workout on his bike at home. He typically biked six to seven days and spent two to three days per week working on different fundraising ideas.
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