Forty-five Grade 12 High School students from The American International School of Muscat (TAISM), representing 19 nations, graduated recently in the presence of Ambassador Marc J Sievers, US Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman. As many as 500 parents, faculty, and students attended the event which was held in the school’s Bosch Center for the Performing Arts.
The 45 graduates have been accepted and plan to enroll in universities around the world including the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia, the GCC and Oman.
Fawzi Mushantaf, Chairperson of TAISM’s Board of Directors, and Kevin Schafer, TAISM Director, awarded the diplomas to the graduates. The students were lauded for their outstanding achievements and their representation of the school in Oman and in their home communities. Special significance was noted about the Class of 2018 as it is graduating at the time of the school’s 20th Anniversary of providing educational service to the American and international communities in the Sultanate of Oman. The school currently enrolls 730 students from Early Childhood through Grade 12, representing 63 nationalities.
Richard Petersen, High School Principal, presented two special awards to the graduates. The awards for Academic Excellence were given to seniors Fatma Moosa Hamdan al Tai, Natalie Michelle Baltimore, Ethan Scott Brink, Serena Elizabeth Lee and Juan José Quintana Lopera who ended their academic record with Highest Honors (GPA greater than 4.0). The Outstanding Senior Award, selected by the High School faculty, was given to a student who best embodies the mission of the school. This year the award went to Juan Quintana Lopera. Fatma Moosa Hamdan al Tai was selected to present the Graduation Address. Ethan Brink was selected by the faculty to be the Master of Ceremony for the event.
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