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Meet Our Community
Get to know some of the compelling figures who have helped shape the vibrant TASIS community.
Faces of TASIS
Throughout the 2020–2021 academic year, our talented student content producers captured a series of masked portraits and conducted informal interviews with students and faculty members of their choosing. See the results below for a refreshing new look at the TASIS community, and click on the individual photos to see each subject’s responses to interview questions.
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![If you could meet any famous person, who would it be?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605705141/tasislugano/ogfilkggmoc4hm32nywm/TASIS_Types-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605705141/tasislugano/ogfilkggmoc4hm32nywm/TASIS_Types-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605705141/tasislugano/ogfilkggmoc4hm32nywm/TASIS_Types-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1605705141/tasislugano/ogfilkggmoc4hm32nywm/TASIS_Types-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1605705141/tasislugano/ogfilkggmoc4hm32nywm/TASIS_Types-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1605705141/tasislugano/ogfilkggmoc4hm32nywm/TASIS_Types-2.jpg","width":2200}])
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![What are you most looking forward to when this pandemic ends?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605705145/tasislugano/xqjlzhkabps9hm9dv8rj/TASIS_Types-17.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605705145/tasislugano/xqjlzhkabps9hm9dv8rj/TASIS_Types-17.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605705145/tasislugano/xqjlzhkabps9hm9dv8rj/TASIS_Types-17.jpg","width":711}])
![What famous person would you most like to meet?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605705146/tasislugano/na08jbxxy17j25qtnd33/AlexiaDochnal.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605705146/tasislugano/na08jbxxy17j25qtnd33/AlexiaDochnal.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605705146/tasislugano/na08jbxxy17j25qtnd33/AlexiaDochnal.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605705146/tasislugano/na08jbxxy17j25qtnd33/AlexiaDochnal.jpg","width":1038}])
![What has been the most challenging thing for you about the Coronavirus?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1606729330/tasislugano/fumxesil2idgtrnhsg2x/TASIS_Types-19.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1606729330/tasislugano/fumxesil2idgtrnhsg2x/TASIS_Types-19.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1606729330/tasislugano/fumxesil2idgtrnhsg2x/TASIS_Types-19.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1606729330/tasislugano/fumxesil2idgtrnhsg2x/TASIS_Types-19.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1606729330/tasislugano/fumxesil2idgtrnhsg2x/TASIS_Types-19.jpg","width":1600}])
![What is the hardest challenge you’ve ever overcome?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1605705146/tasislugano/eoli36ta7hocnfnp5hul/TASIS_Types-20.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1605705146/tasislugano/eoli36ta7hocnfnp5hul/TASIS_Types-20.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1605705146/tasislugano/eoli36ta7hocnfnp5hul/TASIS_Types-20.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1605705146/tasislugano/eoli36ta7hocnfnp5hul/TASIS_Types-20.jpg","width":958}])
Stories from Students
![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.
![International Food Fair: A Closer Look]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594804780/tasislugano/yo1knz6bhukgoq83wgst/blog_food_fair_closer_look_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594804780/tasislugano/yo1knz6bhukgoq83wgst/blog_food_fair_closer_look_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594804780/tasislugano/yo1knz6bhukgoq83wgst/blog_food_fair_closer_look_thumb.jpg","width":750}])
Daisy Bachofen ’20
Daisy Bachofen '20 did an outstanding job capturing the excitement of this year's International Food Fair, a signature International Week event. Enjoy her video.
![International Week: A Vital TASIS Tradition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594802894/tasislugano/gxtxocfgkhmf0acfh0lq/blog_mack_parade_of_flags_06.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594802894/tasislugano/gxtxocfgkhmf0acfh0lq/blog_mack_parade_of_flags_06.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1594802894/tasislugano/gxtxocfgkhmf0acfh0lq/blog_mack_parade_of_flags_06.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594802894/tasislugano/gxtxocfgkhmf0acfh0lq/blog_mack_parade_of_flags_06.jpg","width":900}])
Joy Mack '21
Joy Mack '21 discusses how a school as international as TASIS benefits from setting aside one week each year to celebrate the cultural richness of its community.
![Virtue, Knowledge, and Poetry]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594630442/tasislugano/hjx29xuci6vqcajkmoos/blog_florence_2019_AT_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594630442/tasislugano/hjx29xuci6vqcajkmoos/blog_florence_2019_AT_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594630442/tasislugano/hjx29xuci6vqcajkmoos/blog_florence_2019_AT_thumb.jpg","width":750}])
Alexia Dochnal ’22
Alexia Dochnal '22 reflects upon the Honors World Literature Academic Travel trip to Florence, in which she and her classmates explored the homeland of the incomparable Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
![Academic Travel Through the Years]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594629650/tasislugano/zglptytax4j69zwk5t9e/blog_2019_fall_AT_wilson_01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594629650/tasislugano/zglptytax4j69zwk5t9e/blog_2019_fall_AT_wilson_01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1594629650/tasislugano/zglptytax4j69zwk5t9e/blog_2019_fall_AT_wilson_01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594629650/tasislugano/zglptytax4j69zwk5t9e/blog_2019_fall_AT_wilson_01.jpg","width":900}])
Jane Wilson ’22
Jane Wilson '22 shares some of her favorite memories from the many school trips she has been on since starting at TASIS in 2013.
![Inside the Particles]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594387742/tasislugano/ewk9ldqpcmkarzalyril/1364full.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594387742/tasislugano/ewk9ldqpcmkarzalyril/1364full.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594387742/tasislugano/ewk9ldqpcmkarzalyril/1364full.jpg","width":750}])
Joy Mack '21
Joy Mack '21 discusses the IB/AP Physics Academic Travel trip to Bern and Geneva, where students had the unique opportunity to visit the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and tour a number of prominent energy plants.
Faculty Features
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![Faculty Feature: Ms. Patty Clardy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666701080/tasislugano/dbxfcnbuxtvue6mdxogf/faculty_feature_clardy_p_02.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666701080/tasislugano/dbxfcnbuxtvue6mdxogf/faculty_feature_clardy_p_02.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666701080/tasislugano/dbxfcnbuxtvue6mdxogf/faculty_feature_clardy_p_02.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666701080/tasislugano/dbxfcnbuxtvue6mdxogf/faculty_feature_clardy_p_02.jpg","width":1200}])
![Faculty Feature: Mr. Bill Dalton]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666701028/tasislugano/s1hnjogbkawjnhxsqhn8/faculty_feature_dalton_01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666701028/tasislugano/s1hnjogbkawjnhxsqhn8/faculty_feature_dalton_01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666701028/tasislugano/s1hnjogbkawjnhxsqhn8/faculty_feature_dalton_01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666701028/tasislugano/s1hnjogbkawjnhxsqhn8/faculty_feature_dalton_01.jpg","width":1200}])
![Faculty Feature: Ms. Federica De Bianchi]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666701053/tasislugano/redbkzn7uhzjbzjaxbhj/faculty_feature_de_bianchi_03.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666701053/tasislugano/redbkzn7uhzjbzjaxbhj/faculty_feature_de_bianchi_03.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666701053/tasislugano/redbkzn7uhzjbzjaxbhj/faculty_feature_de_bianchi_03.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666701053/tasislugano/redbkzn7uhzjbzjaxbhj/faculty_feature_de_bianchi_03.jpg","width":1200}])
![Faculty Feature: Ms. Erika Cramp]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666701047/tasislugano/gttucossymathzmznt0r/faculty_feature_cramp_03.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666701047/tasislugano/gttucossymathzmznt0r/faculty_feature_cramp_03.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666701047/tasislugano/gttucossymathzmznt0r/faculty_feature_cramp_03.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666701047/tasislugano/gttucossymathzmznt0r/faculty_feature_cramp_03.jpg","width":1200}])
![Faculty Feature: Ms. Melissa Fogal]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666701062/tasislugano/ichdslznsf6zzsaioljc/faculty_feature_fogal_03.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666701062/tasislugano/ichdslznsf6zzsaioljc/faculty_feature_fogal_03.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1666701062/tasislugano/ichdslznsf6zzsaioljc/faculty_feature_fogal_03.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666701062/tasislugano/ichdslznsf6zzsaioljc/faculty_feature_fogal_03.jpg","width":1200}])
Recent Graduates
![Alexia Dochnal ’22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660728482/tasislugano/y0ydozh2lxwopcuph261/blog_alumni_alexia_dochnal_00.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660728482/tasislugano/y0ydozh2lxwopcuph261/blog_alumni_alexia_dochnal_00.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1660728482/tasislugano/y0ydozh2lxwopcuph261/blog_alumni_alexia_dochnal_00.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660728482/tasislugano/y0ydozh2lxwopcuph261/blog_alumni_alexia_dochnal_00.jpg","width":900}])
![Alejandra Cova ’22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660726826/tasislugano/uoy9ln8banvs7s0gwvi3/blog_alumni_acova_00.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660726826/tasislugano/uoy9ln8banvs7s0gwvi3/blog_alumni_acova_00.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1660726826/tasislugano/uoy9ln8banvs7s0gwvi3/blog_alumni_acova_00.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1660726826/tasislugano/uoy9ln8banvs7s0gwvi3/blog_alumni_acova_00.jpg","width":900}])
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