Graduate
Karen Ann Mathews
Risk-Taker and Caring
“The small close knit community because the bond between parents, teachers and students make ABIS special.”
– Karen
Since when have you been studying at ABIS?
Grade 9 (2016)
What is your most memorable moment and why?
Either the Grade 9 Oman Week trip or the CAS Trip in Grade 11, mostly because we bonded as class and it was generally just a week of fun away from the stress of school.
What / Who has been most inspirational to you at ABIS and why?
My friends were probably my biggest inspiration, seeing everyone lift each other up and keep positive even during the most stressful times of our journey through high school helped me a lot.
What will you miss about ABIS when you leave?
I will definitely miss having a little family away from home, the closeness of the community is something that makes ABIS special and something I can only hope to find somewhere else.
What message would you like to leave behind for your juniors?
Give yourself a break every once in a while you’re human too.
What are your dreams for the future?
Continue working on my music goals, by practicing my instruments whenever I have the time and possibly even taking a music minor.
If you could come back in 10 years, what would you like to see not changed about ABIS and why?
The small close knit community because the bond between parents, teachers and students make ABIS special.
Whom would you like to thank for making your IB journey successful and why?
My friends who kept me going when I was incredibly annoying and hard to be around when I was stressed and my teachers who supported me through my time in the IB program.
A message from Mr Tomalin..
A message from your teachers..
Through the yearbooks…
Karen