Student Spotlight: Karina Nyugen '18

Kym (Karina) Nguyen landed at New Hampton School ready to take advantage of every opportunity before her. Drawn to the arts and with great enthusiasm for academic challenge, Karina tackled the IB diploma program and dived into the art department offerings. Like Yannik, Karina has her own unique story. Karina is Vietnamese, yet she grew up in the Ukraine. A multi-lingual student, Karina was eager to expand her academic opportunities as much as possible. Working closely with an English Instructor in Kharkiv, she studied English, strengthening her TOEFL as much as possible so that she might then pursue boarding schools in the US. Karina arrived at New Hampton School at the start of her junior year, unlike many of the European students that apply to New Hampton, she was not familiar with the IB prior to learning about our school. However, once she began learning more, she knew the IB was for her and this is part of what drew her into our community. As a diploma candidate, she particularly

Kym (Karina) Nguyen landed at New Hampton School ready to take advantage of every opportunity before her. Drawn to the arts and with great enthusiasm for academic challenge, Karina tackled the IB diploma program and dived into the art department offerings. Like Yannik, Karina has her own unique story. Karina is Vietnamese, yet she grew up in the Ukraine. A multi-lingual student, Karina was eager to expand her academic opportunities as much as possible. Working closely with an English Instructor in Kharkiv, she studied English, strengthening her TOEFL as much as possible so that she might then