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Meet Our Community
Get to know some of the compelling figures who have helped shape the vibrant TASIS community.
Recent Graduates
![Top IB Scorer To Study Medicine at Trinity College Dublin]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695981516/tasislugano/ejjsutwl43qoztzwgrtg/Recent_Graduate_Claudia_Clarke_Gosalvez_2023-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695981516/tasislugano/ejjsutwl43qoztzwgrtg/Recent_Graduate_Claudia_Clarke_Gosalvez_2023-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695981516/tasislugano/ejjsutwl43qoztzwgrtg/Recent_Graduate_Claudia_Clarke_Gosalvez_2023-7.jpg","width":600}])
![Class of 2023 Valedictorian To Study Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695980762/tasislugano/gljmfm6tydudttac6eos/Recent_Graduate_William_Pacini_2023-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695980762/tasislugano/gljmfm6tydudttac6eos/Recent_Graduate_William_Pacini_2023-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695980762/tasislugano/gljmfm6tydudttac6eos/Recent_Graduate_William_Pacini_2023-1.jpg","width":600}])
![Aspiring Screenwriter and 2023 H. Miller Crist Recipient Lands at NYU]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695980866/tasislugano/mudbokzifxayip19xaae/Recent_Graduate_Nitya_Dalmia_2023-5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695980866/tasislugano/mudbokzifxayip19xaae/Recent_Graduate_Nitya_Dalmia_2023-5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695980866/tasislugano/mudbokzifxayip19xaae/Recent_Graduate_Nitya_Dalmia_2023-5.jpg","width":600}])
![Accomplished Sailor and Leader Takes Talents to Bowdoin]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695980801/tasislugano/ginxxsfilvh9sslhcw8w/Recent_Graduates_Michelangelo_Vecchio_2023-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695980801/tasislugano/ginxxsfilvh9sslhcw8w/Recent_Graduates_Michelangelo_Vecchio_2023-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695980801/tasislugano/ginxxsfilvh9sslhcw8w/Recent_Graduates_Michelangelo_Vecchio_2023-3.jpg","width":600}])
![English Literature Star To Seek Degree in Comparative Literature at Reed College]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695981448/tasislugano/muhoqikwnicdyxhulhfn/Recent_Graduates_Nitzan_Alex_Gabriel_2023-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695981448/tasislugano/muhoqikwnicdyxhulhfn/Recent_Graduates_Nitzan_Alex_Gabriel_2023-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695981448/tasislugano/muhoqikwnicdyxhulhfn/Recent_Graduates_Nitzan_Alex_Gabriel_2023-2.jpg","width":600}])
![Science Award Winner and AP Standout To Study Mechanical Engineering at Michigan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1695980787/tasislugano/vmu0bdub0urbgiaceizm/Recent_Graduate_Spencer_LeGresley_2023-4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1695980787/tasislugano/vmu0bdub0urbgiaceizm/Recent_Graduate_Spencer_LeGresley_2023-4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1695980787/tasislugano/vmu0bdub0urbgiaceizm/Recent_Graduate_Spencer_LeGresley_2023-4.jpg","width":600}])
Stories from Students
![My Top 10 Memories of Vienna]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701093453/tasislugano/rfxllkm5fggtymgksz3v/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_1_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701093453/tasislugano/rfxllkm5fggtymgksz3v/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_1_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701093453/tasislugano/rfxllkm5fggtymgksz3v/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_1_thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701093453/tasislugano/rfxllkm5fggtymgksz3v/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_1_thumb.jpg","width":1000}])
Charlotte Welborn '25
Charlotte Welborn ’25 discusses several of the special moments during her art history Academic Travel trip to Vienna, Austria, that she won’t soon forget.
![10 Learning Experiences from Zurich]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701093454/tasislugano/wudyofqh9xash6plrcny/AT_Top_10_Badges_Zurich_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701093454/tasislugano/wudyofqh9xash6plrcny/AT_Top_10_Badges_Zurich_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701093454/tasislugano/wudyofqh9xash6plrcny/AT_Top_10_Badges_Zurich_thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701093454/tasislugano/wudyofqh9xash6plrcny/AT_Top_10_Badges_Zurich_thumb.jpg","width":1000}])
Veronica Kurtic '24
Veronica Kurtic ’24 and her IB Biology II classmates traveled to Zurich, Switzerland, in early November to take advantage of the state-of-the-art research facilities in the University of Zurich’s Life Science Learning Center.
![10 Thoughts I Have on My Trip to Venice]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701093453/tasislugano/qgzbajlzmfkr2eukujkk/AT_Top_10_Badges_Venice_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701093453/tasislugano/qgzbajlzmfkr2eukujkk/AT_Top_10_Badges_Venice_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701093453/tasislugano/qgzbajlzmfkr2eukujkk/AT_Top_10_Badges_Venice_thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701093453/tasislugano/qgzbajlzmfkr2eukujkk/AT_Top_10_Badges_Venice_thumb.jpg","width":1000}])
Joy Wang '25
Both the overt and hidden beauty of Venice left quite an impression on Joy Wang ’25, who visited the one-of-a-kind city on a photography Academic Travel in early November.
![10 Things I Love About Madrid]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701093454/tasislugano/xyyjigvdkonv5lwksdv7/AT_Top_10_Badges_Madrid_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701093454/tasislugano/xyyjigvdkonv5lwksdv7/AT_Top_10_Badges_Madrid_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701093454/tasislugano/xyyjigvdkonv5lwksdv7/AT_Top_10_Badges_Madrid_thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701093454/tasislugano/xyyjigvdkonv5lwksdv7/AT_Top_10_Badges_Madrid_thumb.jpg","width":1000}])
Maria Rozanova '25
Maria Rozanova ’25 journeyed to Madrid, Spain, for a Spanish language Academic Travel trip in early November and found much to love about the colorful city.
![10 Ways That Vienna Was a Grand Show]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1701093453/tasislugano/yis1jviyayxhteldzoxq/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_2_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1701093453/tasislugano/yis1jviyayxhteldzoxq/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_2_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1701093453/tasislugano/yis1jviyayxhteldzoxq/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_2_thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1701093453/tasislugano/yis1jviyayxhteldzoxq/AT_Top_10_Badges_Vienna_2_thumb.jpg","width":1000}])
Hannah Yon '24
Hannah Yon ’24 shares and discusses 10 of her favorite images she captured on the art history Academic Travel trip to Vienna, Austria, in early November.
![My Favorite Places to Play Outdoor Hoops in Lugano]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624182746/tasislugano/snb3vkqjj16s286xuyer/blog_serbinov_bb_dunk.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1624182746/tasislugano/snb3vkqjj16s286xuyer/blog_serbinov_bb_dunk.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1624182746/tasislugano/snb3vkqjj16s286xuyer/blog_serbinov_bb_dunk.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1624182746/tasislugano/snb3vkqjj16s286xuyer/blog_serbinov_bb_dunk.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1624182746/tasislugano/snb3vkqjj16s286xuyer/blog_serbinov_bb_dunk.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1624182746/tasislugano/snb3vkqjj16s286xuyer/blog_serbinov_bb_dunk.jpg","width":2200}])
Leonid Serbinov ’21
Leonid Serbinov '21, a second-year IB student and standout basketball player, has been exploring Lugano since he moved here in 2019 and has discovered some of the best outdoor basketball courts in the area. He is pleased to share his findings with the TASIS community.
![College is Hard, Applying is Harder: Five Pieces of Advice from a College Applicant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623941434/tasislugano/b67iwbknzibjeehdm1mk/blog_mack_5_college_tips_02.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1623941434/tasislugano/b67iwbknzibjeehdm1mk/blog_mack_5_college_tips_02.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1623941434/tasislugano/b67iwbknzibjeehdm1mk/blog_mack_5_college_tips_02.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1623941434/tasislugano/b67iwbknzibjeehdm1mk/blog_mack_5_college_tips_02.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623941434/tasislugano/b67iwbknzibjeehdm1mk/blog_mack_5_college_tips_02.jpg","width":1400}])
Joy Mack ’21
Student writer Joy Mack '21 discusses the lessons she's learned while moving through the college admissions process.
![60 Moments in 60 Seconds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1604421060/tasislugano/h1sfe0bghxaoxaeouru1/1526full.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1604421060/tasislugano/h1sfe0bghxaoxaeouru1/1526full.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1604421060/tasislugano/h1sfe0bghxaoxaeouru1/1526full.jpg","width":750}])
Student Videographers
We asked our talented team of student videographers to capture one-second clips of life on the TASIS campus and beyond throughout October.
![International Week Through the Years]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594805161/tasislugano/cmltvuyhwg84dnresjlk/2020_blog_wilson_dochnal_IW_01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594805161/tasislugano/cmltvuyhwg84dnresjlk/2020_blog_wilson_dochnal_IW_01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1594805161/tasislugano/cmltvuyhwg84dnresjlk/2020_blog_wilson_dochnal_IW_01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594805161/tasislugano/cmltvuyhwg84dnresjlk/2020_blog_wilson_dochnal_IW_01.jpg","width":900}])
Jane Wilson ’22 and Alexia Dochnal ’22
Alexia Dochnal '22 and Jane Wilson '22 examine how their time at TASIS has made them more international, reflect upon why International Week is such an important tradition, and discuss some of their favorite memories through the years.
![Faculty Feature: Ms. Holly Wiens]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698316831/tasislugano/jlzizlsnjbl6gtztemjb/Faculty_Features_Wiens_2023-16.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698316831/tasislugano/jlzizlsnjbl6gtztemjb/Faculty_Features_Wiens_2023-16.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698316831/tasislugano/jlzizlsnjbl6gtztemjb/Faculty_Features_Wiens_2023-16.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698316831/tasislugano/jlzizlsnjbl6gtztemjb/Faculty_Features_Wiens_2023-16.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698316831/tasislugano/jlzizlsnjbl6gtztemjb/Faculty_Features_Wiens_2023-16.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698316831/tasislugano/jlzizlsnjbl6gtztemjb/Faculty_Features_Wiens_2023-16.jpg","width":2000}])
![Faculty Feature: Ms. Mara Bernasconi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698316832/tasislugano/pzn5mkkvsf83wp6l0flw/Faculty_Features_Bernasconi_2023-30.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698316832/tasislugano/pzn5mkkvsf83wp6l0flw/Faculty_Features_Bernasconi_2023-30.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698316832/tasislugano/pzn5mkkvsf83wp6l0flw/Faculty_Features_Bernasconi_2023-30.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698316832/tasislugano/pzn5mkkvsf83wp6l0flw/Faculty_Features_Bernasconi_2023-30.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698316832/tasislugano/pzn5mkkvsf83wp6l0flw/Faculty_Features_Bernasconi_2023-30.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698316832/tasislugano/pzn5mkkvsf83wp6l0flw/Faculty_Features_Bernasconi_2023-30.jpg","width":2000}])
![Faculty Feature: Ms. Danelle Kritzinger]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698742456/tasislugano/dzmkhiiylpr4ha4ioxke/Danelle_Kritzinger_202310-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698742456/tasislugano/dzmkhiiylpr4ha4ioxke/Danelle_Kritzinger_202310-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698742456/tasislugano/dzmkhiiylpr4ha4ioxke/Danelle_Kritzinger_202310-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698742456/tasislugano/dzmkhiiylpr4ha4ioxke/Danelle_Kritzinger_202310-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698742456/tasislugano/dzmkhiiylpr4ha4ioxke/Danelle_Kritzinger_202310-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698742456/tasislugano/dzmkhiiylpr4ha4ioxke/Danelle_Kritzinger_202310-1.jpg","width":2000}])
![Faculty Feature: Dr. Lorenzo Bianchini Massoni]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698742456/tasislugano/rol4aok1r8qemw2wthcr/Lorenzo_Bianchini_202310-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698742456/tasislugano/rol4aok1r8qemw2wthcr/Lorenzo_Bianchini_202310-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1698742456/tasislugano/rol4aok1r8qemw2wthcr/Lorenzo_Bianchini_202310-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1698742456/tasislugano/rol4aok1r8qemw2wthcr/Lorenzo_Bianchini_202310-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1698742456/tasislugano/rol4aok1r8qemw2wthcr/Lorenzo_Bianchini_202310-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698742456/tasislugano/rol4aok1r8qemw2wthcr/Lorenzo_Bianchini_202310-1.jpg","width":2000}])
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