High School Upcoming events:
22-23 March
HS VEX Robotics Competition (ISB)
22 March
Season Three Spirit Night
22-23 March
HS VEX Robotics Competition (ISB)
25 March
9:00 a.m. Course Registration Closes
25-28 March
FCD Visit for Senior
26 March
PTA Staff Appreciation Lunch
27 March
NHS Induction Ceremony
28 March
IB Dance Exam
29 March
6:30 pm ISB’s Got Talent – Chevron
29-30 March
BISAC Swimming Championship (ISB)
30 March
BISAC U19 Badminton (HIS)
BISAC U19 Softball (ISBb,NISTg)
2 April
6:30 pm HS Bands Concert
3 April
6:30 pm HS Choir and String Concert
4 -11 April
HS IB Art Show
4 April
IB Dance Exam
5 April
HS Alternate Dress Day
Black & Gold Assembly
Pre IASAS Sports Night & BBQ
2:30 p.m. Dance Madness Concert-HS Dance room
5:30 p.m. Dance Madness Concert-HS Dance room
8 April
Chakri Day: Professional Day (Substitute-No School for students and Classified Staff)
7-8 April
Student Leadership Retreat – Spring
Message from the Principal
Philip Bradley
philpb@isb.ac.th
One more book to add to the list of helpful parenting books. The Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transition by Tina Quick. Of particular interest to the parents of seniors and recommended by faculty and parents at ISB. The blurb reads….
Third culture kids/global nomads have typically interacted with two or more cultures during their developmental years – those years that shape who they are as human beings. As they go about living their normal highly mobile, cross-cultural lives, they have no clue as to how they are being impacted. But one day they have an experience that wakes them up to the fact that they are different from others. This commonly takes place upon repatriation for college or university when they are surrounded mostly by those who have never ventured away from their home country or culture. What results is the feeling of cultural imbalance, not fitting in, inability to connect with their home-country peers. They feel like a “fish out of water” in their own country. This can lead to isolation and depression. Now there is a guide book to help these students ……
2013/14 Course Registration Closes-Monday 25th March
Phil Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
Grade 8 – 11 students are required to register for their 2013/14 courses through powerschool. The on-line window will close on Monday 25th March at 9pm, students who have not completed their registration prior to school on Monday will be asked to complete it at school during the day.
Remember you can adjust or change your choices online until 9pm on Monday
Should you wish to adjust your choices after this time please see your counselor.
Directions of how to complete the registration on powerschool can be found on the parent portal under High School then Program of Studies.
Students have received guidance from their counselors over the last few weeks but if there are any last minute questions please contact your counselor or myself.
Counseling Newsletter
Jeffrey Harper
jpharper@isb.ac.th
Grade 8 – Course Registration is now open (until Monday). Consult the Program of Studies here: https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/hs/program-of-studies/
Freshmen: Course Registration for the 2013-2014 school year is now open (there is a link on the students’ PowerSchool). Parents may want to visit the ISB on-line “Parent Portal” and access the 2013-2014 Program of Studies for information about grade 10 classes for your children: https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/hs/program-of-studies/ .
Sophomores: Course registration for the 2013-2014 school year is now open (there is a link on the students’ PowerSchool). Consult the High School Program of Studies about next year’s courses: https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/hs/program-of-studies/
Juniors: Junior conferences are in full swing. Have you made an appointment to see your son’s/daughter’s counselor yet? If not, don’t delay! Course registration for the 2013-2014 school year is now open (there is a link on the students’ PowerSchool). Juniors should consult the new 2013-2014 Program of Studies about their course selections for their Senior year. On-line course registration opens March 20: Program of Studies is here: https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/hs/program-of-studies/
The popular University Labs began last Monday; this week’s University Lab will be about Australian universities. As a part of your Junior year university research, you should be looking into the admission process to universities by country. Monday, March 25, Australia – 2:10 in room 3-203. Future University Labs will include the UK on April 1, Japan/Korea on April 22, Thailand on April 29. Please mark your calendars.
BIG SAT PREP NEWS: ISB is making available the “Prep Me” SAT prep course as a part of grade 11 students’ Naviance account. Just go to your Naviance Home Page and click on the Prep Me link, register, take a diagnostic test and/or enter any previous SAT results, and begin the exercises. There is no charge for the Prep Me service. Start preparing for your May or June SATs!
Seniors: If you are a U.S. citizen applying to schools in the U.S. you may be eligible for loans, grants, work study, or any combination of the three. You need to file a FAFSA with the colleges in the U.S. that you have applied to. Go to https://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ – it’s a free application and might be well worth your time. Most schools start assigning financial aid in March so time is of the essence. If you haven’t done your 2012 taxes yet, estimates based on 2011 are accepted.
Seniors applying to universities in Japan, Korea, Australia, South Africa etc. with late deadlines, PLEASE be aware of those deadlines. They can vary from university to university!! See your counselor if you have any questions.
Some universities have begun sending out invitations to receptions for just admitted students (UC:Irvine, UC:LA, among others). These require an RSVP for attendance.
WARNING: We have been notified that there have been unscrupulous agents who have been posing as a Northeastern University Enrollment Service to help admitted students in the enrollment process. Northeastern University does not employ, or sanction, any outside agents in Thailand.
Watch out for the dreaded SENIOR SLUMP. OH NO!
As you receive your offers for universities, remember that when you make a deposit for a university, you are committing to that university for a year. You may not deposit at more than one university. You have to make up your mind! Remember that, because universities that learn that their accepted students have “double-deposited” will sometimes remove their offer.
The Senior Transition Program dates have been announced: May 23 and June 6. Mark your calendars.
Dr. Cathy Curtis will be out of her office next week.
Upcoming University Visits (Consult Naviance for additions or changes)
University visits are a great opportunity to ask specific questions about the university admissions process of the very people who make admissions decisions for their respective universities.
| University of Edinburgh | March 26 | 10:15 AM |
| Bond University (Australia) | March 27 | 10:15 AM |
| La Trobe University | March 28 | 10:15 AM |
| The George Washington University | April 9 | 10:15 |
Summer School
James Fitzgerald
jamesf@isb.ac.th
We are excited to announce this year’s Summer School. Program. The First Session of Summer School will run from June 10 through July 5. The Second Session will run from July 8 through July 26. The Full Session will run from June 10 through July 26. For information concerning the courses being offered and tuition please refer to the Summer School Page found on The International School Bangkok’s website: www.isb.ac.th
The Summer School Office is located at the top of the Zig-Zag. Our phone number is 02-963-5812; our fax is 02- 960-4110. Our email is sumdir13@isb.ac.th, and the Summer School’s website is www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School.
2013 GRADUATION Bulletin Board Photos
Seniors & Parents
Heidi Gailey
heidigailey@gmail.com
Please help celebrate ISB Senior’s Graduation and contribute photos of your Graduate to the HS Graduation Committee. The Photos are the most important aspect of the Graduation Bulletin Board decorations.
Bulletin Board Topics
Diaper to Diplomas: (Giggles to Graduation) Submit baby, toddler and childhood photos and a recent photo of yoursenior. How our seniors have grown and changed over the years is great fun for classmates and parents.
Senior Memories: Submit photos of your senior participating in ISB School events, teams, clubs, holiday parties, trips, GCW trips and just hanging with family and friends.
13-year students at ISB: This Board celebrates the seniorswho have attended ISB for all 13 years of school. Submit a variety of photos that represent your senior during the 13 years of attending school at ISB.
Starting on Friday, March 15th, photos can be dropped in the Graduation Photo Collection Box during school hours at the ISB High School Office. Your photos should be in an envelope. Please identify on the envelope the board for which you are submitting the photos and included your senior’sname. In addition, photos can be submitted on Collection Friday in the ISB cafeteria during the HS Lunch period on March 15th, 22nd & 29th and on April 7th. The Collection File box will remain in the HS Office until Friday, May 3rd. You may submit to as many Bulletin Boards as you look.
Your participation and enthusiasm is appreciated.
World Cup Update
Justin Wah
justinw@isb.ac.th
As of today we have 15 teams signed up. With the following teams paid and secured:
Team Germany-Captain David S, Team Portugal-Captain Yuske, Team Japan-Captain Yuta, Team Thailand-Captain Chaitan, Team Brazil-Captain Christian, Team Sweden-Captain Alex C, Team Russia-Captain Mitchel, Team Croatia-Captain Andy R.
Come in and pay for your teams. It’s still not to late to create your own team.
Please go to https://tinyurl.com/isbworldcup to register your team. Your team captain should register/enter the team names on to the Google Doc. Team captain please ensure you put your email address. Once you have entered your team, come in and pay (200baht per player, pay at CAO). Once your fees are paid your country is secure.
Looks like its going to be another great World Cup!!
Any questions? Go to see Mr. Wah
HS Graduation Announcements
Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
ksypolt@gmail.com
Hard to believe, but our High School seniors will graduate in just over 2 months. Graduation is on Friday, June 7th, so mark your calendars. In preparation, the Graduation Committee will be taking orders for formal graduation announcements and invitations. These can be sent to your friends and relatives. Orders for the announcements will be taken each Thursday and Friday in the HS cafeteria from 10:00AM – 12:00PM. No orders will be accepted after April 1st. The printer should have the graduation announcements back to parents by early May so there will be time to mail them to overseas guests. Don’t wait. Order yours right away so you are not disappointed. You can also go to this google document for the order form – https://docs.google.com/
See the below files for an example of what the graduation announcements look like.
Thanks,
+66-84-388-7715
eNewsletter Guidelines
Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.
What to include in the announcement
• A title for your announcement
• An email contact for further information
Where to submit your announcement
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community.
tinaratr@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
maurilib@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) announcements of interest to MS families.
vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families.
Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Marketing Director for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.
Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.