Annual Report of Gifts 2014 - 2015 by ACS Beirut Publications

American Community School at Beirut

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS

2014 - 2015

The American Community School at Beirut Annual Report of Gifts

2014 2015

Table of Contents

Photography Amer Assi ACS (Faculty, Staff, Students & Archives)

Message from the President of the Board

Message from the Head of School

ACS Mission Statement

Quick Facts & Figures 2014-2015

Thank you USAID/ASHA | Thank you MEPI

Income Sources and Expenses

Contributions and Grants

Donor Category Report 2014-2015

Gifts from Corporations and Foundations

Capital Campaign vs. Annual Fund

Alumni Donors to ACS by Class Year

Alumni Donations to the Malcolm Kerr Endowed Scholarship Fund

Gifts In-Kind

Special Thanks from ACS to our Volunteers in 2014-2015

College Acceptances

Senior Awards

Board of Trustees, Board of Governors, Administrators, Parents' Committee

Message from the President of the Board Giving to ACS has been a growing point of pride over the years and we are honored to be thanking more alumni, community contributors, school friends and families. We did it BIG:

. 100% participation by trustees . The second year in a row of reaching over one million dollars in the annual fund . 527% increase in faculty giving . 66% increase in alumni participation . 43% increase in overall participation in the annual fund Whether you have given ACS your time, financial support or both, your vote of confidence represents a tremendous commitment to each and every one of our students - a commitment that supports every aspect of an ACS education by funding our faculty and staff, our field trips, our athletic teams and our school-wide campus initiatives. The number of names listed in the pages of this report is a great reminder to us all that we are not alone in this mission. We have a remarkable number of people to thank for making ACS the exemplary school it has become and continues to be. This year, the board approved a new school-wide strategic plan that involved over 80 teachers, parents, administrators and trustees. This is but another example of the commendable education that ACS offers, thanks to your commitment to its development. With heartfelt appreciation to all,

Nina Joukowsky Köprülü '79 President Board of Trustees

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Message From the Head of School Once more, thanks to your loyalty and generosity, the ACS Annual Fund surpassed the $1,000,000 mark, ensuring that we can sustain and strengthen the excellent programs and teaching that are the hallmark of an ACS education. We are grateful to all who contributed as we completed another terrific year at school. Most of the annual funds raised are for general purposes or are to assist us with a specific project. Two years ago we created an initiative to enlarge and modernize and add more daylight to the cafeteria. That project turned out beautifully and last year we launched an effort to raise funds to refurbish the rooftop playground. Thanks to your generosity, we have leveled and resurfaced that space, added safe new fencing and provided our younger students with a fun new play apparatus and a safe and level play space. We also used gifts to the annual fund to support scholarships, and to assist us with countless other school needs. In addition to our annual fund raising, last year we focused on raising capital funds to help us pay for our new building, to renovate our green field, to build a new high school science center, and to increase our endowment. The new building was completed last spring and now houses the Head of School apartment, 16 expat faculty apartments, four 5th grade classrooms, two elementary school language classrooms, and our music department, all in beautiful surroundings with great views and ample natural light. As you know, this is the first building ACS has constructed in 60 years and while it is already operational, we hope that many of you will want to continue to assist us with paying for its construction cost of $6.3 million. Last year we received a $500,000 grant from the USAID through the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) to help us to build our new science labs, and we also received generous support from one of our Trustees for that project. This year our fund raising efforts will continue to focus on our capital campaign and we will strive to raise another million dollars for the annual fund. This year’s specific annual fund project will be to renovate our two other playgrounds, creating a “nature playground” for our Early Years students, and revitalizing the Elementary School playground outside of the ES auditorium. Academically we enjoyed an excellent year, aided in no small part by the outstanding ACS class of 2015. Our seniors provided us with great leadership and great attitudes as we raised our standards in almost every area from dress code, to literacy, to graduation requirements. Our testing improved; our college placement was strong; we had terrific participation in our Week Without Walls trips; our MUN students were lauded for their continued excellence and help to other school programs that were just getting started; and ACS students continued to contribute thousands of hours of meaningful community service. We welcomed three new Principals last year as well as a new Deputy Head and Curriculum Coordinator; all five were terrific contributors to our leadership team, and all have contributed greatly to strengthening our school. We have an outstanding administrative team and faculty and staff in place this year, and I look forward to continued success. It is my honor to lead ACS and to have a part in the growth and development of many of Lebanon’s most capable students. I am glad to have had the chance to meet so many of you in the past year, and hope that I can continue to count on your support as we move forward. Last year was outstanding by almost any measure, and with your help, there will be many, many more for ACS.

Hamilton Clark Head of School

ACS Mission Statement â&#x20AC;&#x153;ACS empowers students to solve problems with creativity and integrity, to lead well-balanced lives, and to serve Lebanon and the world community with understanding and compassion.â&#x20AC;?

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Quick facts & Figures 2014-2015

Academic Programs or Diplomas • American College Preparatory Diploma • International Baccalaureate Diploma Program • Lebanese Baccalaureate Diploma Life Sciences Track

Accreditations • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) • Schools and Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA)

Memberships • National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) • International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) • National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) • Near East / South Asian Council of Overseas Schools (NESA) • National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) • Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) • Middle East IB Association (MEIBA)

Chartered State Regents of New York

Registered Lebanese Ministry of Education

Thank You... USAID Special thanks to US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), and American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) for their continuous generous support to ACS and funding of campus improvements, technology upgrades, program development and financial aid.

ASHA Total: $392,531 October 2012-September 2014 $5,592 for Library acquisitions $255,043 IT, CCTV, PA system

MEPI $121,238 for Scholarships

October 2014-September 2016 $18,896 for Library acquisitions $53,000 for IT equipment $60,000 for Science lab equipment

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Income Sources and Expenses For the Fiscal Year July 1st, 2014 - June 30th, 2015

Income Sources

*This figure represents the net tuition including student discount, scholarships & financial aid.

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Total Gifts to the ACS Annual Fund

Contributions and Grants JULY 1st, 2014 - JUNE 30th, 2015

Gifts to the ACS Annual Fund

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Restricted 633,082 Unrestricted 396,431 Subtotal ACS Annual Fund Gifts 1,029,513

Gifts to Endowment The Blair Harcourt Award Catherine C. Bashshur Scholarship Malcolm Kerr Scholarship Manara Scholarship Samuel D. Constan '53 Scholarship Class of ’04 Endowment In honor of Shashi Gopal ’04 Subtotal Endowed Funds Total Funds Raised

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150 400 13,800 50 1,500 1,838

$ 1,000,000 $ 900,000 $ 800,000 $ 700,000 $ 600,000 $ 500,000 $ 400,000 $ 300,000 $ 200,000 $ 100,000 $ 2008 - 09

1,047,251

Grants

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MEPI 121,238 USAID/ASHA 392,531 Total 513,769

ACS Annual Fund Giving by Constituency 2014-2015

$ 1,100,000

17,738

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Trustees 233,371 Parents 399,682 Alumni 88,805 Former & Current Faculty 11,892 Foundations/Corporations/Friends of ACS 295,763 Total 1,029,513

Number of donors

21 115 158 94 30 418

Annual Fund Contributions by Constituency

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$ 450,000

2009 - 10

2010 - 11

2011 - 12

2012 - 13

2013 - 14

2014 - 15

Trustees Friends, Corporations, Foundations Alumni & Former Faculty Parents

$ 400,000 $ 350,000 $ 300,000 $ 250,000 $ 200,000 $ 150,000 $ 100,000 $ 50,000

2008 - 09

2009 - 10

2010 - 11

2011 - 12

2012 - 13

2013 - 14

2014 - 15

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The American Community School at Beirut truly appreciates the generosity of each supporter. Every effort is made to ensure that the 2014-2015 list of donors to ACS is accurate. If you have made a gift between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015, and your name is not listed or is listed differently than you prefer, please contact the Development & Alumni Relations Office at development@acs.edu.lb.

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Donor Category Report 2014-2015

ACS wishes to thank all of the following donors who generously contributed to the school in 2014-2015.

Leadership Circle $50,000 and above BankMed Thank You Mr. Mohammed A. Hariri Mr. Fahad Buzwair & Mrs. Alia Zein Buzwair Mr. Karim & Mrs. Laura Fallaha f Mr. & Mrs. Mohammed A. Hariri Mr. Kassem & Mrs. Rima Hejeij In Honor of Kevin Hejeij ’28 & Lea Hejeij ’27 Mr. Marwan & Mrs. Maya Kheireddine f

1905 Club $25,000 to $49,999 Activities ACS (Income from: Fall Fundraising Event, Spring Fair Family BBQ, NHS Volleypalooza, Yard Sale, ACS History Book) Anonymous Anonymous Mr. Ziad Dalloul Mr. Rami & Mrs. Melek El Nimer f Mr. Amjad Habbas Hani Qaddumi Scholarship Foundation (HQSF) Mr. & Mrs. W. N. Jammal Trust Bank s.a.l. Thank You Mr. Anwar A. Jammal Semaan Foundation Thank You Mr. Maroun & Mrs. Tania Semaan Thank You Mrs. Saydeh Semaan Saadeh Mr. & Mrs. Akram Shakhashir

Mr. Bassam & Mrs. Samar Shakhshir The Swanson & Shevlin Charitable Foundation Thank You Mr. Bob Swanson ’54 & Ms. Cynthia Shevlin

Knights Circle $10,000 to $24,999 Alumni Association of ACS (AA/ACS) Anonymous Mr. William G. '66 & Melinda Held '69 Brunger f Anonymous Mr. Imad & Mrs. Monique Darwich-Houssami Mr. Marwan & Mrs. Hanadi Jaber In Honor of Sarah ’19 & Jawad ’22 Jaber Mr. & Mrs. Mike Jammal In Memory of Mr. Ali Jammal Anonymous Joukowsky Family Foundation Thank You Mr. Murat Köprülü & Mrs. Nina Joukowsky Köprülü ’79 f

Cedar Circle $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. & Mrs. Samer N. Azhari Mr. Karim & Mrs. Dina Chamseddine Mr. W. D. Crays '56 * & Mrs. Nancy Crays Mr. & Mrs. Mazen El Bizri Mr. & Mrs. Fawzi Farah f

Mrs. Rima Freiji Mr. Jerry & Mrs. Lyn Hussong '62 Grinstein f Mr. Ali Hashem & Mrs. Rindala Beydoun Mr. Richard & Mrs. Chirine Haykel Mr. Raed Hijazi & Mrs. Majdolene Fadel '95 Hijazi Mr. Amer & Mrs. Natalia Ladki RYMCO Thank You Mr. Fayez & Mrs. Asma Rasamny Waterfront City Anonymous

Founder's Circle $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. Bilal Bandakji & Mr. Abdel Rahman Bandakji Ms. Marianne Buckley '80 n Mr. Samuel D. Constan '53 * & Mrs. Phyllis Constan Embassy of the People's Republic of China Thank You Mr. Xinyan Wu Anonymous Ms. Elizabeth R. Hilpman '77 f Mr. Patrick Hinds ’56 * & Mrs. Evelyn Hinds Mr. & Mrs. Yassine Jaber f Mr. Jim & Mrs. Judy Mandaville '56 Lipman Mr. Mahmoud & Mrs. Arwa Traboulsi Machaka n Mr. Mohamad & Mrs. Farah Fawaz '94 Nesr Mr. Iad & Mrs. Aline Noueyhed Ramada Plaza Anonymous Mr. Henry & Mrs. Myrna Sarkissian f Mr. Paul L. Schmidbauer '55 Dr. Burgess '75 & Mrs. Jennifer Wilson

All contributors to the Capital Campaign will be acknowledged separately in a special publication to be issued in the near future. ACS began the silent phase of the campaign last year, and the official launch will take place in 2016.

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Blue and Gold Club $1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous Mr. Khalil & Mrs. Alia Al Arab Mr. & Mrs. Fadi F. Alame Mr. Bassam & Mrs. Salwa Siniora Baassiri f Mr. Mark Barnes '83 & Agnieszka Barnes Mr. Will Betchart & Mrs. Margaret McGuire '63 Betchart Mr. John Chandler Mr. Hamilton n & Mrs. Ceci Clark D&A Co-Curricular Students Mr. Yousri Al-Amir & Mrs. Hanadi Dayyeh n Mr. & Mrs. Houssam R. El Batal Mr. Ziad & Mrs. Ruan Halabi El-Khalil Mr. Talal & Mrs. Roula El Khalil

Mr. Hussam & Mrs. Ghada Al-Fiki Farhat Mr. Zeki Fattah & Mrs. Neda Jafar Anonymous Mr. John Huebner In Memory of Mrs. Deedee McMullen Corradini '61 f Mr. Chetan Karani '76 Mr. Michael & Mrs. Rana Mamish Mrs. Blanche G. Mansfield f Mr. Ghassan & Mrs. Haya Maraqa Dusty & Craig L. Miller '58 Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Chadia Naoum Ms. Kathy Pope Olsen '60 Dr. Barbara A. Porter '71 f In Memory of Ambassador Dwight J. Porter & to honor 50th Anniversary of arrival in Beirut & In Memory of Deedee McMullen Corradini ’61 f Mr. & Mrs. Ghassan Safadi Senior Class Gift 2015 Mr. Hussam & Mrs. Lina Sharkia Mr. Leonard Smith '67 Mr. & Mrs. Samir I. Toubassy f Dr. & Mrs. John Waterbury f Mr. Nassar & Mrs. Miriam Yatim

Manara Society $250 to $999 Mr. & Mrs. Amine Abi Aad Dr. Ali & Mrs. Leila Abu-Alfa Mr. & Mrs. Karim Abu-Haydar n Mr. Yaser Abunnasr & Mrs. Maria Bashshur Abunnasr '84 *n In Memory of Mrs. Catherine Carlin Bashshur n Ms. Yasmin M. Agha '04 Mr. Rabie & Mrs. Patricia Ahmad Mr. Tarek & Mrs. Dina Al Kazzaz Anonymous

Anonymous Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Edmond Asseily Mr. & Mrs. Henri Asseily Mr. & Mrs. Karam M. Atallah f Mr. & Mrs. Fadi Ataya Mr. Kamal & Mrs. Rima Bikhazi Azar Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Adel Beyhum Mr. Tarun Kumar & Mrs. Preti Bhatia n Mr. Bassem & Mrs. Afaf Bibi Mr. & Mrs. Nabil Bitar Mr. Jay Bruder '74 * Mr. Barton (Barry) Bruins '57 Ms. Muriel Brunger '73 In Memory of Ted Brunger ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. Rami Bsat Dr. & Mrs. Hasan Charif Ms. Nermine Chatila ‘06 Dr. Donald Coppock '65 Mr. & Mrs. Forrest S. Crawford '53 Mr. & Mrs. John P. Crawford '47 Mr. & Mrs. Hassan Dagher Mrs. Lana Dalloul Mr. Talal El Hajj '01 & Ms. Nathalie Mroue ’06 El Hajj Rania ‘01, Farah ’05 & Yasmeen ‘10 Esteitie Mr. Mazen & Mrs. Mirna Fakhouri Mr. Christopher Ross '60 In Memory of Wilfred Turmelle n Mr. & Mrs. Amer K. Ghandour ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Samih K. Ghandour ‘01 Mr. Mohamad & Mrs. Naya Rai '03 Habbous Mr. & Mrs. Ali Hachem Mr. Ali & Mrs. Noura Hamadeh Mr. & Mrs. Rouchdi Hamra Mr. Mohammad M. Harazallah Dr. & Mrs. Genz Hermann Dr. Ellen Porter Honnet '69 Mr. & Mrs. Ibrahim Jawad

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Mr. Ramsey B. Jurdi '98 Mrs. Sabine Keiser Mr. Andrew N. Killgore '62 Dr. Johannes & Mrs. Margarita Ereneta Kratzheller Mr. & Mrs. Akmal Makhmudov Dr. & Mrs. Achraf Makki Dr. & Mrs. Hadi Maktabi Mr. Bernard & Mrs. Serene Mawlawi Mouchbahani Mr. Ryan n & Mrs. Becky Naughton n Dr. & Mrs. Abdel Karim Nawfal Mrs. Jamilla Parker Nelson '75 Ms. Nada Nimeh n Ms. Margit Bliss Orange '53 n

Mr. James Robb '60 Mr. Fred Rogers '68 Mr. Robert Rogier '65 & Mrs. Suzanne Rogier '63 Lowers Ms. Tanya Rasamny Salman '04 Mrs. Linda McCarthy Schick '57 Mr. Ralph & Mrs. Rana Schray Ms. Huda Shatah n Dr. & Mrs. Imad Shehadi Ms. Arwa Traboulsi n Ms. Summer Turfe n Mrs. Martha Garman VanGeem '72 Mr. Christopher M. Waterman '70 Mr. Allen West '48 Dr. David '51 & Mrs. Lindsay West Mr. & Mrs. Zeyad Yaseen Mr. Maher & Mrs. Patricia Zeidan Mr. & Mrs. Ibrahim Zein Mrs. Myra J. Zimmerman In Memory of David M. Zimmerman, Jr. ‘40 Ms. Lynn Zovighian '04 *

Potrezebie Club $100 to $249 Dr. & Mrs. Amine Abboud Ms. Kawthar Abou Dargham n Mr. & Mrs. Fadi Al Barazi Mrs. Laila Faris Alamuddin '62 n Mr. & Mrs. Ousama Yousef Algosaibi Mr. Paul & Mrs. Esther Allen n Anonymous Anonymous Mr. Jihad & Mrs. Joumana El Bsat Arabi Anonymous Ms. Ghina M. Assiri Mrs. Lucie Austin '76

Mr. Ziyad Ayass ‘06 Mr. & Mrs. Ali Baayno Ms. Shaza Badreddine n Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Ball ‘49 Mr. Malek & Mrs. Carma Barakat Dr. Karl K. Barbir '66 Ms. Judy Webster Bauer '55 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Fouad Chalfoun Ms. Diala Cheaito n Mr. & Mrs. Sam Chihabi Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Maurice F. Collis Dr. Ron Cowan '54 Dr. Marc P. Cruciger '65 Mrs. Cleo Fagerlie Current '65 Mr. Edward C. Dewey '42 Ms. Danai El Hajj Ibrahim '06 n * Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Fadi El-Khalil Mr. & Mrs. Hassan Eter Robert n, Kim n, Reagan & Katelyn Evans Mr. Ramzi F. Farah ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. Assad Farran Mr. Mostafa & Mrs. Hania Farroukh Mr. Robert Fedorak n Mrs. Pat Hills Finlayson '57 Mr. Pete Fleury '61 Mr. Richard Gazala '79 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Abdelhamid Ghandour Ms. Fadwa Ghannoum n Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Gigi Habbous Mr. Salem Habbous Ms. Roula Haddad n Mr. Ron P. Hagander '65 Mr. & Mrs. Samer Halabi

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Mr. Bassim & Mrs. Maha Naamani Halaby Mr. & Mrs. Bilal Halaby Ms. Shereen Halbawi '04 Anonymous Ms. Donna Harms Hansen ‘74 Mr. Michael '61 & Mrs. Patricia Rieger '63 Hayes Mr. & Ms. Marcel Hinain Mr. & Mrs. Ali Hmeidani Ms. Foze Hoteit n Mr. Maher & Mrs. Nadine Husseini Mr. Gregory Hutchins In Honor of Jeffrey Hutchins ’65 * Mr. Jeff Hutchins '65 * In honor of the 50th Anniversary Reunion for the Class of ‘65 Ms. Susan E. Jacoby '73 K. Jaroudy n Mr. Maher & Mrs. Oulaya Samhoun Jawad n Mr. & Mrs. Muhieddine Jomaa Mr. Naji & Mrs. Faten Sinno '92 Kanafani Mr. & Mrs. Jae Kwon Kang Mrs. Emily K Zamarchi Kealy ‘74 Mr. Andrew Michael Kemp Ms. Ester Menergi Khoury Mr. Kareem T. Kombarji ‘09 Mr. Russell La Mont '65 n Mrs. Betsy Decherd Lane ‘50 Mr. Holger A. Liepman '70 Mr. & Mrs. Talal Madi Ms. Holly Mak '70 Mr. Majd S. Maksad ‘00 Mr. & Mrs. Abdul H. Mansour f Mr. & Mrs. Ghassan Marrouche Mr. Haitham Marroush n Anonymous Ms. Judith McKinley '64 Ms. Tanya Parker Mills '73 Mr. & Mrs. Majed Mneimne Ms. Maya Mouhaidly n

Mr. Michael I. Muhanna ’03 s Mr. Amer Murad ‘05 J. Murphy n Ms. Hind Naim Ms. Hoda Naim Dr. John L. Nelson '59 & Mrs. Anne Nelson n Mr. Robert Nelson '55 Anonymous Mrs. Alia Nizameddin Anonymous Anonymous Mr. Hassan Orfali n Ms. Diann Osterlund n Mrs. Anne Seidel Overington '77 Mr. Tom Pederson n Dr. Mary Potter '48 In Memory of Archie S. Crawford Mrs. Jan Singer Quinn ‘65 Dr. Valerie Estes Ragan '76 * & Mr. John Ragan Mrs. Eleanor Decherd Raheem '59 Anonymous Dr. Rodion Rathbone '69 Mrs. Amal Rishani n Anonymous Ms. Maryam Roda n Ms. Gabriella Marie Romanos ‘09 Ms. Viviane Khoury Saab n Mrs. Georgia Clark Sadler '58 In Honor of Elsa & Wilfred Turmelle & the Malcolm Kerr Family Mr. Yousef G. Safadi '14 Mr. & Mrs. Hassan Sakr Ms. Linda Saleh n Mr. Adib M. Samara ‘00 Anonymous Anonymous Mr. Ken & Mrs. Linda Handschin '68 Sheppard * Mrs. Suheir Sleiman n Dr. Jack '56 & Mrs. Diane Renfer '56 Sommer

Mr. Jeffrey Stallings n Mr. Richard H. Storm n Ms. Charleen Sylvester In Memory of Mrs. Deedee McMullen Corradini '61 f Mr. & Mrs. Nagib Tabbah Mr. Johnny Tanas n Anonymous Ms. Elizabeth (Betsy) Van Den Berg '74 Mr. Phil Wendel n Anonymous Mrs. Linda Abizaid Wiener ‘78 Mr. David Williams '74 * Mr. Scott D. Williams '71 Mr. Bruce R. Worthington '67 Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Sura G. Zaatari '07 Mr. Stephen E. Zecher '57 Ms. Lynn M. Zeidan ‘08 Ms. Rima Zein n

Aleph Be Club Below $100 Mr. & Mrs. Khalid Abu-Ismail Ms. Nada Afra n Ms. Mona Agha n Anonymous Mr. Ahmad Al Ali n Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Andrea E. Aractingi ‘09 Anonymous Ms. Sazan A. Baban ‘06 Ms. Dyala J. Badran '06 Ms. Deirdre Ball '75 n

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Lynn El Kouatly (Grade 10)

Ioannis Mavridis (Grade 10)

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Anonymous Ms. Elinor Ulissey Bartlett ‘74 Anonymous Ms. Raissa Batakji n Mr. Robert W. Beard ‘78 Mr. Philip Benson n Anonymous Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Bassam Bizri Mrs. Carolyn Bates Bonner ‘68 Mr. Todd Hunter Campbell n Ms. Dima El-Masri Chaarani n Ms. Daniele Chahine n Ms. Claire N. Chalhoub n Ms. Reem M. Chamsseddine '13 Ms. Mona Chatila ‘04 Mrs. Margaret Elbow Conn '69 Mr. David S. Cook ‘63 Ms. Aya Dalloul '17 Anonymous Ms. Jinan Hashash Dinnawi n Ms. Anny Djahova '99 Anonymous Mr. Casey Doumitt n & Mrs. Tracie Landry n Mr. David C. Egbert ‘73 Ms. Samira El Jorr n Mr. Johnny El Khawand n Mr. Hasan El Masri n Mr. Elie G. Elian ‘09 Ms. Lama El-Zein n Mr. Glen W. Ewing ‘62 Anonymous Mr. Michael J. Fakhri '95 Ms. Yasmina N. Farha ‘05 Mr. Joseph Feia n Ms. June Z. Forbes '58 Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous

Ms. Susan Griffith ‘78 Dr. Susan MacNeill Grover ‘65 Mrs. Carol Glessner Haeussner '59 Ms. Jamie Hakim ‘13 Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Caroline Hamadeh n Ms. Nabila Hamadeh n Ms. Miriam C. Hamasni ‘05 Ms. Elizabeth Hambrick Stowe '66 Mr. Richard B. Hanna ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Ziad Harb Ms. Antoinette Helou n Mr. George Herrmann '63 Mr. Samer Houssami n Ms. Hanadi Hussein n Mr. Paul Hyndman ‘67 Mr. Anthony Ibrahim '83 Mr. Bob Indseth '65 Mrs. Nancy Stowe Inui '64 Mrs. Dorothy Kerr Jessup ‘47 Anonymous Anonymous Mr. Elie Kassis n Ms. Wafa Kays n Ms. Margaret A. Kelberer ‘73 Mr. Robert M. Kelley ‘66 Mr. Mark Kennedy ‘06 Anonymous Mr. Moataz & Mrs. Amira Khalil Anonymous Mrs. Marilyn Sutton Loos ‘49 Ms. Salwa Madbak n Mr. Samer Madbak n Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Joy Martin '68 Mr. Ali Mattar ‘99 Mrs. Charlotte Gossens Mitchell ‘55

Mr. Peter K. Moller ‘61 Mr. Mohamad Mouneimne ‘07 Anonymous Anonymous Ms. Nesrine Nasrallah n Mrs. Lisbeth MacNeill Nickie ‘69 Mr. Shannon Tustin Park n Ms. Talar K. Partiyan n Anonymous Mrs. Carey Overton Randall '56 Anonymous In Memory of Mrs. Deedee McMullen Corradini '61 f Ms. Nivin Rawda n Mr. Kent H. Redford ‘73 Mrs. Lynn McIntyre Riley '65 Mrs. Patricia Falconer Roland '75 Mrs. Marolyn Muller Russell '67 Anonymous Ms. Lina Z. Safa n Mr. Jad Sakr n Mrs. Constance Scott '76 Mr. Joe A. Sirgy ‘75 Ms. Kathleen Holmes Smith ‘81 Anonymous Mr. Bill Tracy '53 Ms. Peggy Williams '75 Ms. Sawsan Yaseen n Anonymous Ms. Joumana Zmerli n Mr. Omar Zmerli '12

f: Board of Trustees of ACS * : Board of Governors of the Alumni Association n: Former and Current Faculty, Staff & Administration s : NextGen Trustee

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Gifts from Corporations & foundations BankMed Embassy of the People’s Republic of China Fidelity Charitable Organization Hani Qaddumi Scholarship Foundation (HQSF) Jammal Trust Bank s.a.l. Joukowsky Family Foundation McKee/Crawford R2 Charitable Foundation Members Give powered by JUSTGIVE PepsiCo International

Ramada Plaza RYMCO Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Semaan Foundation State of Kuwait The Swanson & Shevlin Charitable Foundation Touma Holding-SnoBiz Waterfront City

ACS Named Scholarships Akram Shakhashir Scholarship Ali Jammal Memorial Scholarship Bassam & Samar Shakhshir Scholarship Carolyn Widmer Scholarship Catherine Carlin Bashshur Scholarship Hani Qaddumi Scholarship Foundation (HQSF) Malcolm Kerr Scholarship Manara Scholarship Maroun Semaan Scholarship

Event sponsors The Jamil Saud Habbas Memorial Scholarship The Kheireddine Family Scholarship The Rami and Melek El Nimer Scholarship The Samuel D. Constan ’53 Scholarship The Swanson Scholarship Three Anonymous Scholarships

BankMed RYMCO Waterfront City

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Think of ACS as a large investment, like buying a house. You have to make payments on your mortgage, but you also need to pay to keep the lights on. In the world of ACS fundraising, the capital campaign and endowment are like the long-term investment of mortgage payments, while the annual fund is like the immediate need to pay the utility bills.

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Alumni Donors to ACS by Class Year 1940

David M. Zimmerman

1955

Edward C. Dewey

Charlotte Gossens Mitchell Robert Nelson Paul L. Schmidbauer Judy Webster Bauer

1947

1956

1942

John P. Crawford Dorothy Kerr Jessup

Mary Crawford Potter Allen West

Bill Crays * Patrick Hinds * Judy Mandaville Lipman Carey Overton Randall Diane Renfer Sommer Jack Sommer

1949

1957

1948

Thomas H. Ball Marilyn Sutton Loos

1950

Betsy Decherd Lane

1951

David West

1953

Margit Bliss Orange n Samuel D. Constan f Forrest S. Crawford Bill Tracy

1954

Ron Cowan Robert O. Swanson

Barton (Barry) Bruins Pat Hills Finlayson Linda McCarthy Schick Stephen E. Zecher

1958

1961

Pete Fleury Michael Hayes Peter K. Moller

1962

Laila Faris Alamuddin n Anonymous Glen W. Ewing Lyn Hussong Grinstein f Andrew N. Killgore Charlotte Minette Kaplow

1963

Anonymous David S. Cook George Herrmann Margaret McGuire Betchart Patricia Rieger Hayes Suzanne Rogier Lowers

Georgia Clark Sadler June Z. Forbes Craig L. Miller

1964

1959

1965

Anonymous Carol Glessner Haeussner John L. Nelson Eleanor Decherd Raheem

1960

Kathy Pope Olsen James Robb Christopher Ross

Judith McKinley Nancy Stowe Inui

Donald Coppock Marc P. Cruciger Cleo Fagerlie Current Ron P. Hagander Jeff Hutchins * Robert Indseth Russell La Mont n Susan MacNeill Grover Lynn McIntyre Riley

Robert Rogier Jan Singer Quinn

1966

Anonymous Karl K. Barbir* William G. Brunger Elizabeth Hambrick Stowe Robert M. Kelley

1967

Paul Hyndman Marolyn Muller Russell Leonard Smith Bruce R. Worthington

1968

Carolyn Bates Bonner Joy Martin Fred Rogers Linda Handschin Sheppard*

1969

Anonymous Melinda Held Brunger f Margaret Elbow Conn Lisbeth MacNeill Nickie Ellen Porter Honnet Rodion Rathbone

1970

Holger A. Liepman Holly Mak Christopher M. Waterman

1971

Barbara A. Porter Scott D. Williams

1972

Anonymous Martha Garman VanGeem

1973

Anonymous Muriel Brunger David C. Egbert Richard B. Hanna Susan E. Jacoby Margaret A. Kelberer Tanya Parker Mills Kent H. Redford

1974

Anonymous Joseph A. Bruder * Donna Harms Hansen Elizabeth (Betsy) Van Den Berg Elinor Ulissey Bartlett David Williams* Emily Zamarchi Kealy

1975

Anonymous Deirdre Ball n Jamilla Parker Nelson Patricia Falconer Roland Joe A. Sirgy Peggy Williams Burgess Wilson

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Kyla Wickens (IB, 2015)

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1994

Lucie Austin Valerie Estes Ragan * Chetan Karani Constance Scott

Farah Fawaz Nesr

1995

Anonymous Majdolene Fadel Hijazi Michael J. Fakhri

1977

Elizabeth R. Hilpman f Anne Seidel Overington

1997

Anonymous

1978

Linda Abizaid Wiener Robert W. Beard Susan J. Griffith

1998

1979

Anny Djahova Ali Mattar

Anonymous Richard Gazala Nina Joukowsky Köprülü

2000

Marianne Buckley

Anonymous Majd S. Maksad Adib M. Samara

1981

2001

Kathleen Holmes Smith

1983

Mark Barnes Anthony Ibrahim

Maria Bashshur Abunnasr n *

1992

2004

Faten Sinno Kanafani

1993

Anonymous Nader Salman

Yasmin M. Agha Anonymous Mona Chatila Nour Fawaz Hejeij Shereen Halbawi

2013

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Yousef G. Safadi Thanks to the Class of 2015 for renovating the custodian rest area.

f: Board of Trustees of ACS * : Board of Governors of the Alumni Association n: Former and Current Faculty, Staff & Administration s : NextGen Trustee

Mohamad S. Mouneimne Sura G. Zaatari

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Lynn M. Zeidan

2003

Anonymous Michael I. Muhanna Naya Rai Habbous

Reem M. Chamsseddine Jamie S. Hakim

Anonymous Farah Esteitie Ramzi F. Farah Yasmina N. Farha Miriam C. Hamasni Amer Murad

Omar Zmerli

2007

Talal El Hajj Rania Esteitie Samih K. Ghandour

1984

2005

Ziyad A. Ayass Sazan A. Baban Dyala J. Badran Nermine Chatila Danai S. El Hajj Ibrahim n * Amer Ghandour Mark Kennedy Nathalie Mroue El Hajj

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1980

2012

2006

Ramsey B. Jurdi

Anonymous Tanya Rasamny Salman Lynn Zovighian *

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Anonymous Andrea E. Aractingi Elie G. Elian Zalfa F. Farah Kareem T. Kombarji Gabriella Marie Romanos

2010

Yasmeen Esteitie

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Alumni Donations to the Malcolm Kerr Endowed Scholarship Fund (July 1st, 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; June 30th, 2015)

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1956

1943

1958

Edward Dewey

Elisabeth West Fitzhugh William Stoltzfus, Jr.

1944 Mary Ebba Ingholt Underdown

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John Crawford C. Harold Hutchinson

1949

Bruce Dodd Marilyn Sutton Loos

1950

William Crays

Z. June Forbes Betsy Nelson Pelling Sally Parmelee Young Roger Sample

1959

Duncan Moose Whittome Anne Nelson

1960

Bob Biggar Patricia Higgins Batchler Donald Hussong Christopher Ross

Joan Bliss Wilson Liz Smith Rea

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1962

Anthony Glockler Frank (Bill) Tracy

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Alice Crawford Nicolson David Engen Peter I. Kuniholm

1955

Roger Baty Kathryn White Hitesman

Joseph Volkman

William Rosdil

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Susan Scott Miles

1964

Scott Brunger Cheryl Davis Judy McKinley

1965

Richard Bradshaw Joanne Davies-In memory of Stephen Davies Robert Rogier

1966

Lesley Pierce Nemiroff Richard (Rick) Sheridan

1967

Gail Badgett Balocca Jo Parks Wunderlich Leonard Smith

1969

Phillip Hanna Gail Hill Mehle Martha Prothro Wells John Prugh

1970

Darcy Curtiss Sreebny Lloyd Lietz Patricia Morgan Wilber Rebecca Sibley

1971

William Cheek David Holladay Barbara Porter â&#x2014;&#x160; Michelle Maloney Kitts Mark Schutte Scott Williams

1972

Julia Gould Lynn Hill Richard Lietz

1973

Maureen Beurskens Richard Hanna Gina Kano Smith Eddy Tamura

1974

Jennifer Brown Nadine Hajj Birney Karin Nystrom Selma (Sara) Sonntag

1975

Andrew Conn Patricia Falconer Lynch Ann Murphy Jamilla Parker Nelson Karin Ruetzel Sandra Soghikian Hilger

1980

Jude Lane Landis Brynley Lee

1981

Lawrence Slade

Faculty

Susan Brown Rita Clement Parker Donna Fakhreddine Sandra Hodges Gamal Spence Ingerson Walter and Joan Jacoby John Nelson Jeffrey W. Stallings Carol Walker

1976

Lucie Lisle Austin Kathleen Murphy Weaver

1977

Gregory Soghikian

1978

James Sams

Katia Letunovskaya (Grade 9)

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Gifts In-Kind A big thank you to the following supporters for donating raffle prizes and offering goods and services that contributed to the success of our fundraising activities.

ACS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNEr Help us play better

Phoenicia Hotel Thank You Mr. Makram Salha Queeny Thank You Mrs. Ghada Al Fiki Serail Maktabi Thank You Mr. Nabil & Mrs. Mona Maktabi Solea Maison Tartlette Zeidan Creations Thank You Ms. Rhona Zeidan '05

JANUARY 22nd, 2015

SPONSORSHIP

Parent Volunteer Committee 21 Lapido Thank You Mrs. Zeina Fadlallah AC Holding Ahmad Jawad & Sons Thank You Mr. Maher & Mrs. Oulaya Samhoun Jawad n Genesis GINA M Thank You Ms. Ghina Al Assiri Hallak Opticians Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Imad Hallak Ibrahim Amro Karen Chekerdjian Studio Thank You Mrs. Karen Chekerdjian Fattal Khalil Fattal & Fils Thank You Mr. & Mrs. Bertrand Fattal Kitchen Confidential Thank You Mrs. Maya Kheireddine Maggie Baroud Malik’s Thank You Mr. Malek and Mrs. Carma Barakat Michel Abdo Zeidan & Co. Thank You Ms. Rhona Zeidan ‘05 Osaka Patchi

Ramada Plaza

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GIVEAWAYS Cocovie Thank You Mrs. Areej El-Hout

DUBAI NETWORKING EVENT FEBRUARY 20th, 2015

Ka’ak Al Manara Thank You Mr. Ziyad Ayass ‘06

CELEBRATInG THE SENIORS NIGHT APRIL 17th, 2015

Juice Buzz Thank You Mr. Mohamad Taher Fadlallah Senior Parent Committee Thank You Mrs. Rima Dagher, Maha El Hajj, Rana Schray, Patty Zeidan Mrs. Najat Assi Mrs. Diana Ataya Mrs. Marya Badran Mrs. Firyal Chedid Mrs. Rima Dagher Mrs. Amina Dandashy

Mrs. Amine Elmasry Mrs. Maha El Hajj Mrs. Dina Hammoud Mrs. Nada Marrouche Mrs. Rima Musallam Mrs. Zeina Salam Mrs. Rana Schray Mrs. Souha Sharara Mrs. Hala Tabbal Mrs. Rola Tawil Mrs. Nada Wickens Mrs. Patty Zeidan

Sporting Club Thank You Mr. Ralph & Mrs. Rana Schray The Milk Bar The Mood & Food White House Hotel Thank You Mr. Hassan & Mrs. Dana Khattab ‘02 Rahal

SPRING FAIR FAMILY BBQ

GIVEAWAYS

MAY 23rd, 2015

Parent Volunteer Committee Beiroots Thank You Mr. Salah & Mrs. Nadia Rai ‘98 Sarieddine Carma Catering Dunya Beirut Thank You Mr. Hassan and Mrs. Dana Khattab ‘02 Rahal Enab Thank You Mr. Hassan and Mrs. Dana Khattab ‘02 Rahal Genesis Le Vendome Beirut Thank You Mr. Makram Salha Litotul Marqet Meat the Fish Nai Pharmacy Phoenicia Hotel Thank You Mr. Makram Salha Second Cup Thank You Mr. Hassan and Mrs. Dana Khattab ‘02 Rahal

SPONSORSHIP RYMCO Thank You Mr. Fayez and Mrs. Asma Rasamny Waterfront City Dbayeh

Malik’s Thank You Mr. Malek and Mrs. Carma Barakat

SUMMER IN THE CITY - BEIRUT JUNE 12th, 2015

SUCCO Thank You Mr. Amer Murad ’05 Wrap’n Roll Thank You Ms. Roula Khani ’05

HALLOWEEN HUSTLE NOVEMBER 1st, 2015

Parent Volunteer Committee Fruit Heroes Thank You Ms. Nadia Rai ‘98 Sarieddine Malik’s Thank You Mr. Malek and Mrs. Carma Barakat St. Elmo’s Thank You Mr. Mazen and Mrs. Mirna Fakhoury

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We are proud to announce that Helen Zughaib â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;77 donated two of her most admired prints from her evocative series called "Stories My Father Told Me." "Making Raisins and Dry Figs" (above) and "The Hallab" reside permanently in the Head of Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence and can be viewed and enjoyed by everyone who visits.

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Special Thanks from ACS to our Volunteers in 2014-2015 Parents Carma Barakat Rima Dagher Joumana Dalloul Sawsan El-Khalil Randa Ghalayini Chirine Haykel Rima Hejeij Majdolene Hijazi Nadine Husseini Maya Khereiddine Mona Maktabi Makram Salha Patty Zeidan

Alumni Yasmin Agha ‘04 Omar Alkhoja ‘14 Ziyad Ayass ‘06 Tariq Ayass ‘03 Dana Ballout ‘05 Rassil Barada ‘13 Curt Bell ‘55 Sarah Chouman ‘13 Omar Christidis ‘00 Nazek Dalloul ‘14 Lynn Ezzeddine ‘14 Ayah Fadlallah ‘14 Amer Ghandour ‘06 Farrah Haidar ‘94 Tarek Hamam ‘99 Linda Handschin Sheppard ‘68* Jinane Hoes ‘94 Ramzi Kaiss ‘13 Sergio Kays ‘08 Roula Khani ‘05 Kareem Kombarji ‘09

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Borre Ludvigsen ‘64 Firas Maksad ‘98 Majd Maksad ‘00 Mikey Muhanna ‘03 Amer Murad ‘05 Leen Sadder ‘05

Students Lea Akil ‘16 Tea Akil ‘17 Raneem Alzahem ‘16 Maya Ataya ‘15 Maryam Badran ‘15 Farah Bissat ‘16 Carina Boustany ‘16 Aya Dalloul ‘17 Rhea Dandashy ‘15 Samar Khalil ‘15 Nadine Fayed ‘16 Ramsey Hage ‘17 Tarek Hajj ‘15 Tamara Hallak ‘16 Raneem Mohamad ‘18 Omar Husseini ‘16 Reina Ibrahim ‘16 Elie Jebeyli ‘15 Zina Juma ‘16 Fatima Makki ‘18 Charles Marrouche ‘15 Samer Marrouche ‘18 Rami Musallam ‘15 May Al Qenaei ‘17 Sarah Sabbah ‘16 Liana Safa ‘19 Zeina Saliba ‘16 Rami Saoud ‘20 Aya Sheaito ‘16

Celine Smith ‘18 Annalisa Tabbah ‘17 Kate Wickens ‘18

Faculty & Staff Akram Abdallah Kawthar Abou Dargham Maha Abou Habib Karim Abu Haydar Rana Accawi Jonathan Acker Mona Agha Nahla Al Zoghbi Amal Alaeddine Fadi Aoun Nada Aoun Reem Ariss Marie Assir Shaza Badreddine May Baghdadi Salwa Bashir Guitta Bayouk Preeti Bhatia Fatima Bitar Rashad Bitar Nizar Bou Chedid Nathalie Bouttereux Daniele Chahine Bana Chalati Diala Cheaito Jinan Chehade Ceci Clark Hamilton Clark Ghada Dada Charbel Daou Lina Daoud Rick Davis

Hanadi Dayyeh Nour Domloje Rania El Chaar Diana El Eid Ziad El Hdary Samira El Jorr Hasan El Masri Rima El Zein Lama El Zein Mira El Zein Robert Evans Maha Faisal Robert Fedorak Joseph Feia Sara Feist Manal Ghaziri Michelle Grant Anita Hakimian Taline Hakimian Rima Halabi Nada Halawi Zeina Hallak Nadine Hallak Nabila Hamadeh Hilda Hanania Jinan Hashash Susan Hoballah Samer Houssami Hanadi Hussein Amal Itani Barea Jawhary Kathryn Jones Joumana Jundi Ruweida Kaed Beyh Marcelle Kairouz Dania Karame Wafa Kays

Arij Khedery Sara Khoury Hania Kobrosly Mona Koleilat Reem Ladki Reem Ladki Susan Larson Midge Livingston Kristi Lonheim Salwa Madbak Samer Madbak Marielle Marks Haitham Marroush Rana Masro Nadine Mattar Jim McLean Lucia Mock Lama Modad Bryan Moskop Maya Mouhaidly Maha Moussa Zeinab Mroueh Jane Murphy Nesrine Nasrallah Ryan Naughton Souha Nehme Nada Nimeh John Nohos Joseph Nohra Andrea Norman Sietske Noshie Hassan Orfali Diann Osterlund Madhusmita Panda Talar Partiyan Tom Pederson Rima Rahawi

Amal Rishani Maryam Roda Sharon Rogers Iman Saad Joyce Saadeh Hassan Saidoun Najah Sakr Linda Saleh Rola Salem Oulaya Samhoun Jawad Soha Sandakly Else Saoud Margaret Ann Sather Hoda Shatah Kevin Shea Hayat Shehab Suheir Sleiman Daniel St. James Nadine Tabbara Ghada Temsah Ingrid Thornton Nick Thornton Arwa Traboulsi Eric Triche Andrew Trozzi Summer Turfe Shannon Tustin Park Phil Wendel Joelle Yacoub Sawsan Yasine Joumana Zmerli

Friends of ACS Mohamad Fathallah *: Board of Governors of the Alumni Association

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College Acceptances Graduates of ACS are lifelong learners and 100% of the students continue their education after completing 12th grade. One or more of our graduates from the past five years have attended each of the following universities.

United States •Albion College, MI •AMDA - The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, NY •American Academy of Dramatic Arts, CA •American University, DC •Amherst College, MA •Angelo State University, TX •Arizona State University, AZ •Austin Community College, TX •Babson College, MA •Bard College, NY •Barnard College, NY •Baylor University, TX •Bennington College, VT •Bentley University, MA •Berklee College of Music, MA •Binghamton University, NY •Boston College, MA •Boston University, MA •Bridgewater College, VA •Bryn Mawr College, PA •California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA •California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA •California State University, Chico, CA •California State University, East Bay, CA •California State University, Long Beach, CA •California State University, Los Angeles, CA •Carleton College, MN •Carnegie Mellon University, PA

•Case Western Reserve University, OH •Chapman University, CA •Coastal Carolina University, SC •Colby College, ME •Colgate University, NY •College of William and Mary, VA •Columbia University, NY •Columbus College of Art and Design, OH •Connecticut College, CT •Cornell College, IA •Cornell University, NY •Dartmouth College, NH •Davidson College, NC •DePaul University, IL •Dickinson College, PA •Drew University, NJ •Drexel University, PA •Eastern Michigan University, MI •Elon University, NC •Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL •Emerson College, MA •Emmanuel College, MA •Emory University, GA •Fairfield University, CT •Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ •Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ •Florida Institute of Technology, FL •Florida International University, FL •Florida State University, FL •Fordham University, NY •Franklin and Marshall College, PA

•George Mason University, VA •Georgetown University, DC •Georgia Institute of Technology, GA •Grinnell College, IA •Hampshire College, MA •High Point University, NC •Hobart and William Smith Colleges, NY •Hope College, MI •Jacksonville University, FL •James Madison University, VA •Kenyon College, OH •Lafayette College, PA •Lehigh University, PA •Lewis & Clark College, OR •Lewis University, IL •Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY •Longwood University, VA •Louisiana State University •Loyola Marymount University, CA •Loyola University Chicago, IL •Loyola University New Orleans, LA •Lynchburg College, VA •Lynn University FL •Macalester College, MN •Manhattanville College, NY •Marist College, NY •Maryland Institute College of Art, MD •Marymount Manhattan College, NY •Marymount University, VA •Maryville University, MO •Massachusetts College of Art & Design, MA •Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA •Michigan State University, MI

•Middlebury College, VT •Midwestern State University, TX •Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN •Mount Holyoke College, MA •Musicians Institute •New York Film Academy, NY •New York University, NY •North Carolina State University, NC •Northeastern University, MA •Northwestern University, IL •Oberlin College, OH •Occidental College, CA •Ohio University, OH •Pace University, New York City, NY •Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley, PA •Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA •Pepperdine University, CA •Portland State University, OR •Pratt Institute, NY •Purdue University, IN •Randolph-Macon College, VA •Reed College, OR •Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY •Richard Bland College, VA •Roanoke College, VA •Rochester Institute of Technology, NY •Roger Williams University, NY •Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ •San Diego State University, CA •San Francisco State University, CA •Santa Monica College, CA

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•Sarah Lawrence College, NY •Savannah College of Art and Design, GA •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL •School of Visual Arts, NY •Skidmore College, NY •Southern Methodist University, TX •St. John’s University - Queens Campus, NY •St. Lawrence University, NY •St. Olaf College, MN •State University of New York at Albany, NY •Stony Brook University, NY •Suffolk University, MA •SUNY College at Geneseo, NY •SUNY College at Old Westbury, NY •Swarthmore College, PA •Syracuse University, NY •Temple University, PA •Texas A&M University, TX •Texas State University, TX •Texas Tech University, TX •The Evergreen State College, WA •The George Washington University, DC •The New School - Eugene Lang College, NY •The Ohio State University, OH •The University of Georgia, GA •The University of Iowa, IA •The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC •The University of Texas, Arlington, TX •The University of Texas, Austin, TX •The University of Texas, Dallas, TX •The University of Texas, San Antonio, TX •Trinity College, CT •Tulane University, LA •Union College, NY •University at Buffalo The State University of New York, NY •University of Alberta, AB •University of Calgary, AB

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•University of California, Berkeley, CA •University of California, Davis, CA •University of California, Irvine, CA •University of California, Los Angeles, CA •University of California, Merced, CA •University of California, Riverside, CA •University of California, San Diego, CA •University of California, Santa Barbara, CA •University of California, Santa Cruz, CA •University of Central Florida, FL •University of Colorado at Boulder, CO •University of Colorado at Denver, CO •University of Connecticut, CT •University of Denver, CO •University of Florida, FL •University of Houston, TX •University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL •University of Kansas, KS •University of Mary Washington, VA •University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD •University of Maryland, College Park, MD •University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA •University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA •University of Miami, FL •University of Michigan, MI •University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI •University of Michigan, Flint, MI •University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN •University of New Haven, CT •University of North Texas, TX •University of Oregon, OR •University of Pennsylvania, PA •University of Puget Sound, WA •University of Richmond, VA •University of Rochester, NY •University of San Diego, CA •University of San Francisco, CA •University of St. Thomas, TX •University of Vermont, VT

•University of Virginia, VA •University of Washington, WA •University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI •University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI •Utah State University, UT •Vassar College, NY •Villanova University, PA •Virginia Commonwealth University, VA •Virginia Tech, VA •Wake Forest University, NC •Warren Wilson College, NC •Washington College, MD •Wellesley College, MA •Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA •Wesleyan University CT •West Virginia University, VA

•West Virginia University, Institute of Technology, VA •Western Michigan University, MI •Wheaton College, MA •Wheelock College, MA •Woodbury University, CA

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United Kingdom •Aberystwyth University, Wales •Architectural Association School of Architecture, London •Arts University Bournemouth, Dorset •Birkbeck University of London •Birmingham City University •Bournemouth University, Dorset •Brunel University, Middlesex •Cardiff University, Wales •Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London •City University, London •Coventry University, Coventry •Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh •European Business School, London •Goldsmiths College, University of London •Hult International Business School in San Francisco and London •Istituto Marangoni, London •King’s College London, London •Kingston University, Surrey •Lancaster University, Lancaster •London College of Communication, London •London College of Fashion, London •London Metropolitan University •London School of Economics, London •London South Bank University •Loughborough College •Loughborough College, Leicestershire •Loughborough University, Leicestershire •Met Film School, London •Middlesex University, London •Newcastle University, City of London •Queen Mary, University of London •Regent’s University London •Richmond The American International College in London

•Roehampton University, London •Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London •Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey •School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London •University College London •University of Aberdeen •University of Bath •University of Bristol •University of Dundee, Scotland •University of East London •University of Edinburgh, Scotland •University of Exeter •University of Glasgow, Scotland •University of Kent •University of Leeds •University of Leicester •University of Nottingham, Nottingham •University of Sheffield •University of Southampton •University of St Andrews, Scotland •University of Surrey, Surrey •University of Sussex, Brighton •University of the Arts London •University of Warwick, Coventry •University of Westminster, London •University of York

Canada •Alberta College of Art and Design •Carleton University •Concordia University - Montreal •Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver •Laurentian University •McGill University

•Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) •Ryerson University •Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology •Sheridan College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning •St. Francis Xavier University •University of British Columbia •University of Ottawa •University of Toronto •University of Waterloo •Western University

Lebanon •American University of Beirut •American University of Science & Technology •Lebanese American University •Lebanese International University •Notre Dame University •University of Balamand

Kuwait •American University of Kuwait

Europe •American University of Rome •Delft University of Technology, Netherland •Florence Design Academy, Italy •Franklin University Switzerland •Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland •Istituto Marangoni, Paris •Jacobs University, Bremen •John Cabot University, Rome •University of Nicosia •Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Switzerland •Les Roches International School of Hotel Management - Marbella •Saint Louis University, Madrid •Sciences Po IEP Paris •The American University of Paris •Universidad AutÃ_noma de Madrid •Universidad Complutense de Madrid •University of Copenhagen •University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg •Webster University (Geneva)

United Arab Emirates •American University of Sharjah •Emirates Aviation College, Dubai

Japan •International Christian University, Tokyo

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Senior Awards

The United States President's Award For Educational Excellence

Sinan Abi Farraj

Bashar Akkary

Omar Arafeh

Tala El Hajj

Fadi El Kalach

Delaire Fattah

Maya Nicole Ataya

Dalia Awdi

Maryam Badran

Omar Hafez

Jad Kaiss

Huiwon Kang

Feryal Berjawi

Cian Clinton-Gray

Rayan Deeb

Anna Pedersen

Safia Qureshi

Carmen Rodriguez Gonzalez

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The United States President's Award For Educational Excellence

Rashan Ghandour

Habib Noureddine Kassassir

Dani Ryan Sharara

Liana Gharzeddine

Samar Khalil

Yasmina Tabbal

Fine Arts

Walter Prosser

Citizenship

Yasmina Tabbal

Sinan Abi Farraj

Jad Kaiss

Alejandro Gonzalez Hernandez

Blair Harcourt

Farah Family Athletic and Leadership

Cian Clinton-Gray

Rhea Dandashy

Vigan Osmani

Kyla Wickens

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Board of Trustees Nina Joukowsky Köprülü ‘79, President Salwa Siniora Baasiri, Vice President Abdul Hafiz Mansour, Treasurer Blanche G. Mansfield, Secretary Karam M. Atallah Amr Azhari * Melinda Held Brunger ‘69 * Marianne Buckley ‘80 ** Nizar Dalloul Karim Fallaha * Fawzi Farah Carolyn Hussong Grinstein ‘62 Elizabeth R. Hilpman ‘77 Yassine Jaber Marwan Kheireddine Melek El Nimer Barbara A. Porter ‘71 Mohammad Safadi Paul Salem ** Myrna Sarkissian Samir Toubassy John Waterbury

NextGen Trustees Omar Christidis ‘00 * Michael Muhanna ‘03 *

Alumni Association of ACS Board of Governors William Crays ’56, President Danai El Hajj Ibrahim ’06, Vice President Patrick Hinds ’56, Treasurer Margaret “Mug” Kelberer ’73, Secretary Danny Abukalam ’09 * Karl Barbir ’66 Maria Bashshur Abunnasr ’84 n Jay Bruder ’74 Valerie Estes Ragan ’76 Linda Handschin Sheppard ’68, The Diaspora Potrezebie Editor Jeffrey Hutchins ’65 Kareem Kombarji ’09 Majd Maksad ’00 Heidi Misslbeck ’74 Jamie Parker Nelson ’75 Lynn Zovighian ’04

Ex-Officio Governors Nina Joukowsky Köprülü ’79, President of the Board of Trustees Hamilton Clark, Head of School Fadwa Ghannoum, Director of Development & Alumni Relations

Trustees Emeriti Samuel D. Constan ‘53 Abdul Hamid Hallab Eric Widmer

Administrators Hamilton Clark, Head of School Karim Abu Haydar, Deputy Head of School Robert Evans, High School Principal Phil Wendel, Middle School Principal Diann Osterlund, Elementary School Principal Sawsan Yaseen, Early Years Principal Hanadi Dayyeh, Curriculum Coordinator Ziad El Hdary, Director of Facilities and Operations Fadwa Ghannoum, Director of Development & Alumni Relations Johnny Tanas, Business Manager Najwa Zabad, Director of Admissions

Parents' Committee Mona Agha Maktabi, President Ali Hamadeh, Vice President Karim Chamseddine, Finance Committee Serene Mawlawi Mouchbahani, Finance Committee Azmi Mattar, Secretary Rana Shamieh Abdul Malak Ghada Alame Carma Naim Barakat May Aborshaid Bdeir Zeinat Moussawi Charif Tarek Al Kazzaz Nada El Halabi Marrouche Mirna Ziyadeh

Ex-Officio Hamilton Clark, Head of School William Crays ‘56, President of the AA/ACS BOG

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The American Community School at Beirut is an accredited and secular, not-for-profit, independent American college preparatory school. We serve a multi-cultural international student body. ACS provides internationally enriched, standard-based curricula. We prepare students for the International Baccalaureate, the Lebanese Baccalaureate and the American College Preparatory Diploma. ACS enrolls students without regard to race, creed, national origin, gender, or religious belief. ACS is a 501 (c) (3) charitable institution. The tax ID number is 13-1929591. Gifts are tax deductible to the full extent provided by law.

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