We appreciate Sondra Murphy, who volunteered at the school in 2017. Sondra raised funds for her birthday, which was used to purchase many new books for the Spitler School Library. Thank you, Sondra.

Spitler School was happy to host Wei Ling Tan and her husband, Ross, as honored guests at this year’s graduation ceremony. Wei Ling has been a tireless champion for our graduates, and has also helped the school in many ways, including helping one student from our original graduating class attend college.

It was a great celebration as 103 graduates (47 girls) were honored for successfully completing their primary education at Spitler and Kurata Schools.

Eight years ago we celebrated our very first graduation, and we provided each of the 25 graduates with a bicycle, a new uniform, a pair of shoes and some school supplies, so there were no detriments to their continuing their education at middle school.

We are very grateful to our donors who continue to support this tradition even when the number of graduates exceeds 100 children.

A special thanks to Wei Ling Tan & friends, the Stiftung Liskamm Foundation, Florida International University students, and Richard Tan, for their generous donations toward this program.