Meet Students

Aneth Batamuliza ’11

Aneth came to Hyde School from Kigali, Rwanda, and her family now lives in South Bend, Indiana. Aneth became a leader on campus during her three years at Hyde, and won several academic awards, including the Fleming Award for Exemplary Personal Growth. She wrote for a newspaper, interned at the Rwandan Embassy in Washington, D.C., and helped to raise money for the Imbabazi Orphanage in Rwanda. She played soccer for the first time at Hyde, and became the junior varsity basketball captain and varsity captain of lacrosse. She also served in the dean’s area and was a dorm captain. Aneth is attending St. Mary’s, a women’s college in Indiana.

Won Ho Chang Bath ’10

Won Ho, who is from Seoul, South Korea, attended Hyde for three years. He is an excellent student who studied advanced math and science courses his senior year at Hyde School. Won Ho qualified for the Korean Olympic trials in the YMCA long course national competition as a student at Hyde. He set records in the Maine State High School Swim Competition, for which he had qualified for every single event. In the New England Competition, he swam a blisteringly fast 49.94 seconds in the 100 yard butterfly, his specialty. Won Ho’s time was fast enough to set a University of New Hampshire pool record and New England record.

Won Ho aspires to become a dentist and is now a student at Bates College in Maine, where he swims for Coach Peter Casares.

Hailun Ni Bath ’10

Hailun came to Hyde School in Bath from Shenzhen,China, in her sophomore year. She was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa Award her junior year and she maintained consistently outstanding grades in her academics and on her standardized testing while at Hyde School. She has been a member of the Coastal Chamber Orchestra in Maine and she performed flute solos at the Bath campus annual Cultural Heritage Celebrations. Hailun has actively participated in sports; in her junior year, Hailun was named MIP of cross-country, and she learned how to dribble a basketball and wield a lacrosse stick. Her senior year, Hailun was named co-captain of the girls basketball team!

Hailun attends Stanford University in California. She studies business and expects to pursue an MBA.

Haitong Liao Bath ’10

Haitlong, whose English name is Athena, is a Hyde School 2010 graduate. She came to Hyde from Shenzhen, China. Athena worked very diligently at her studies and enjoyed her honors biology class. While at home, she worked in Peking University Hospital as a noviate student nurse in the emergency and operating rooms and received a certificate for her outstanding services there. Although never a runner, she joined the cross-country team while at Hyde and was named MIP for her marvelous progress. A talented dancer, she also belonged to Hyde-Bath’s dance group and earned a reputation as an accomplished cellist.