HS Friday Bulletin 01-27

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Message from the High School Principal:Dear Parents,

Each year at ISM we begin the process of attending recognized recruitment fairs at the start of January, where we searcthe world for the very best faculty to hire. This is one of the most important tasks an international school administratormust perform and it was very heartening that at the recent fairs that Mr. Dickinson and I attended in Bangkok, it wasevident that ISM was considered one of the top notch international schools to secure a teaching position at. We havehired some great new teachers for next school year 2012-2013. Mr. Toze is currently finishing this process in London andBoston. When the pieces of the staffing puzzle have been completed I will be in touch introducing our new faculty.

Along with hiring for the next school year, we are also busy planning for the development of next years schedule. I ampleased to announce that we have added some fabulous new courses and in the same process completely revamped thevast majority of our IT course offerings. I wish I was entering grade 9 at ISM! Here is the list of new courses:

*Sports, Exercise and Health Science IBS1 *Animation, Digital Effects and Game Design*Geography IBS1 *Digital Photography and Imaging*Design Technology *Digital Graphic Design and Publishing*Intro Robotics *Rock 201 / Electronic Music*Advanced Robotics

More information will be forthcoming in February in terms of the course selection for next year, but please start havingsome serious discussions about this at home. A possible help in this regard was the addition last week of the BearcatCareer Awareness week. We build our high school schedule on the basis of individual student requests and we have in th

past been able to accommodate approximately 98% of those requests. The key to this success is in the information-education phase. Having students, teachers, program leaders, counselors and parents talk about the relevant coursesavailable for an individual student is the key.

During this week, first semester report cards were available to pick up from the High School Office, however on Mondaywe will distribute those that have not been collected to students via homeroom.

I frequently speak about how great partnerships make great schools and I would like to acknowledge last Saturdaystremendously successful International Family Fun Day. To maintain that momentum the PTA have their Bearcat welcomeplanned for this coming Tuesday morning.

And for something completely different. IASAS RUGBY/TOUCHis coming! Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday comeand watch a truly spectacular sporting extravaganza. Our lady Bearcats go for 3 gold medals in a row, while our boys

rugby face the regional powerhouses of Jakarta and Singapore and to add pizzazz to the event we have an All Blacklegend, Christian Cullen here for the tournament. The Paekakariki Express is one of the finest rugby fullbacks ever toplay the game of rugby and so we are delighted to host him on campus next Friday and Saturday.

William R. S. Brown Michael DickinsonHigh School Principal High School Assistant Principal

A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students.

International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleascontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660January27,2012 A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students


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FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER :

FROM THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE:HSCALENDAR:

Monday,January30:

IB2EEVivaVoce

IB2MathSL&HLIADue

Tuesday,January31:

IB2Math

Studies

IA

Due

BearcatWelcomeforNewParents 7:30am(LT)

UniversityInformationNight

Wednesday,February1:

LateStart

2ndSeasonIASAS(Rugby/Touch@ISM,Tennis@ISKL,

Swiming@JIS,Basketball@ISB)

Thursday,February2:



Friday,February3:



Saturday,February4:

NOHOMEWORKWEEKEND

UpcomingEvents:

February7: HSParentCoffee 9:30am(LT)

Reminders from the HS Office:

KAWAYAN PHOTOS (Yearbook Photos):

For those who ordered student photos from Tino Ley, the

photos are now ready for pick up in the HS Office. If youwill send a representative to claim the photos on behalfof the student please send an authorization letter toallow them to claim on your behalf. Thank you.

REPORT CARDS:

Report Cards will be ready for pick up by TuesdayJANUARY 24 at the HS Office. If you are unable to comeand pick up the report, you may send your representativewith an authorization letter to claim it on your behalf.We will not release any report cards without anauthorization letter. Report cards that are not claimed

by 3pm Friday, January 27, will be sent home through thestudents during their homeroom class on Mondayafternoon (January 30). For any questions or concerns,please call the HS Office.

*Powerschool will be open for Parents and Students to

view grades by Friday, January 20.


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FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER:

SOPHOMOREANDJUNIORPARENTS:

Dont forget tomark June 4th

to 8th

in your

calendar. These are the dates for this years

BearcatCareerExperienceprogram.Giveyour

daughterorsontheopportunitytoexperience

one week in a real life company and in acareer area they are interested in and/or

curious about. Details on how students can

apply will be out later. For now, pleasejust

keepthese

dates

open

when

booking

summer

vacationflights.

Please contact Mr. Doug McQueen in HS

Counseling ([email protected]) if you

haveanyquestions.

Doug McQueenHS Grade 9/10 Guidance CounselorSurnames A-Lh

International School Manila(632)8408664

OurHSGuidanceBlog


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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE LEARNING COORDINATOR:


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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:IASAS RUGBY/TOUCH: All housing for IASASRugby/Touch is now finalized and letters with guestinformation have been sent home via students to our hostfamilies. Please return the housing confirmation slip asapto the ATAC office to confirm you have receivedinformation about your guests who will arrive on Feb 1st.Thank you to all host families for your kindness insupporting the tournament by hosting a visiting athlete,the tournament cannot happen without this crucial area ofsupport.All is set and in ready to go for the tournament nextweek, we hope that our community can come out andsupport our boys rugby team and our defendingchampion girls touch team as they battle it out against theother IASAS schools next week.

Whilst we host rugby/touch here in Manila lets not forgetthat our swim teams, tennis teams and basketball teams

are fighting hard for IASAS medals in Jakarta, KualaLumpur and Bangkok. Keep up to date with all the actionvia www.iasas.asia live streaming and up to date resultswill be available for all events each day. Congratulationsto all players who have made the IASAS teams and goodluck to all players and coaches at the season endingIASAS Championships.

IASAS Venues for 2nd Season: Traveling teams departWed Feb 1st and return Feb 5thRugby/Touch @ ISMBasketball @ ISB BangkokSwimming @ Jakarta

Tennis @ ISKL Kuala Lumpur3rd Season starts soon: Feb 6th sees the start of 3rdseason for (Track and Field, Badminton, Softball for MSand HS students and Mixed Touch for MS studentsonly) Tryouts information and practice schedules are nowposted to the blog and on school notice boards.

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game scheduinformation) Information about all mid week/weekenfixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blogPlease note the game schedule does change often due tinvolvement with many local schools so please check thpage regularly to find out the latest information of wherand when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click oschedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to thhttp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need youpower school user name and password to access thgame schedule pdf.

BEARCAT DEN:

Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:

Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am 1:00pm an2:30pm 4:00pm. Tues and Thurs afternoons fro

2:30-4pm.

If you are interested in joining our group of volunteein the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteercoordinator Radhika [email protected] pop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and tawith one of our volunteers they will be very happy tmake you welcome.

Mark Pekin

Director of Athletics/Activities

International School ManilaE-mail: [email protected] Website:http://www.ismanila.org/ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism-online.org/


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ISM AQUATHON 2012

Saturday 25th February

Presenting the Annual ISM Aquathon 2012

Open to all ISM Student/Faculty/Staff/Parent Community.

RACE 1 - MS Grades 7-8 - all High School and Adults - Start Time 8:00am Run 600m Swim 400m Run 1400m Male/Female, Age Groups 13/14, 15-18, Adult

RACE 2 - ES Grades 3-4/MS Grades 5-6 Start Time 8:30am Run 300m Swim 300m Run 700m Age Groups Under 8, 9/10, 11/12

RACE 3 - ES Grades 1-2 Start Time 9:00am Run 150m Swim 200m Run 300m Age Groups 8 & Under

RACE 4 - Relay Student/Student, Adult/Student, Adults/Adult, Start 9:30am - Run 600m Swim 800m Run 1400m

Awards Ceremony 10:00am

ISM AQUATHON 2012 ENTRY FORM1. Present this entry form to the Cashiers office and pay 300 pesos en try fee2. Cashier will Stamp Entry Form.

3. Present this form to the Swimming Pool Office

Pa rticipants Name -

DIVISION

AGE GROUP Plea se Select a division and Age

Group (X)

U8 9/10 11/12 13/14 15-18 Adult Relay

MS7-8/HS/ADULT

8:00am

ES 3-4/MS5-6

8:30am

ElementaryGrades 1-2

9:00am

Relays9:30am

Cashier STAMP 300 Peso Entry Fee(Cashier Office)


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CollegeAcceptancesforClass2012

ReportasofJan.27,2012

1 TheUniversityofAlabama

2 AteneodeManilaUniversity(6)

3 ColumbiaUniversity

4 DeLaSalleUniversityManila

5 DrexelUniversity

6 EmersonCollege

7 EnderunCollegesInc.

8 GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology

9 IndianaUniversityatBloomington(CollegeofArts&Sciences)

10 Johnson&WalesUniversity

11 KnoxCollege

12 MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

13

University

of

Miami

14 MichiganStateUniversity(3)

15 MiddleburyCollege

16 NortheasternUniversity

17 NortheasternUniversity

18 NorthwesternUniversity

19 OccidentalCollege

20 PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,UniversityPark

21 UniversityofPennsylvania(TheWhartonSchoolofBusiness)

22 UniversityofthePhilippines

23Princeton

University

24 SSTHSwissSchoolofTourismandHospitality

25 StanfordUniversity

26 SwinburneUniversityofTechnology

27 VancouverFilmSchool

28 WellesleyCollege

29 UniversityofWisconsin,Stout

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