High School Upcoming events:
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Busy Two Weeks Ahead
Dennis Harter
dennish@isb.ac.th
As we approach Songkran holidays, please note some key events coming up in the High School.
• Tuesday, April 2, there is an HS Band concert at 6:30 pm in the Chevron Theater.
• Thursday, April 4, there is an HS Choir and Strings concert at 6:30 pm in the Chevron Theater.
• From April 3 to April 12 the HS Art Show is on. Check out the art work our our students
• Friday, April 5 is the Black and Gold Assembly, honoring our 3rd Season athletes who will be traveling to IASAS Championships on Wednesday, April 10.
• Monday, April 8, is a Professional Development day for teachers and there will be No School for students on that day.
• Tuesday, April 9, is our Songkran and International Assembly at 1:00 pm.
• Wednesday, April 10, is the HS Day of Silence. Students who wish to participate will remain silent all day as a show of solidarity to those who are oppressed and not given a voice in their societies. For more information on this Global event, click here.
• Friday, April 12 is the Thai Food Festival in our school cafeteria.
• School will be closed from April 15 to April 19 for the Songkran Holidays. When students return on April 22nd, it will a Day 5.
For up to date information on the school calendar, always use the online calendar which can be found at: https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/isb-calendar/
Counseling Newsletter
Jeffrey Harper
jpharper@isb.ac.th
Freshmen: 100% of the Freshmen completed their Course Registration for the 2013-2014 school year! Way to go! It’s never to early to organize papers, homework, and assessments for the coming Semester Examinations.
Sophomores: 100% of the Sophomores completed their Course registration for the 2013-2014 school year! Excellent!
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, there are only a few appointment days left!
The popular University Labs are every Monday after school in room 3-203; this week’s University Lab will be about UK (UCAS) universities. As a part of your Junior year university research, you should be looking into the admission process to universities by country. Monday, April1, UK/UCAS – 2:10 in room 3-203. Future University Labs will include Japan/Korea on April 22 and 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.
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.
Upcoming University Visits (Consult Naviance for additions or changes)
SPECIAL PRESENETATION: Tufts University- Dan Grayson- Assistant Director of Admissions , Thursday April 4, ROOM 3-203, 13:00-14:00.
In addition to meetings with students and counselors, Mr. Grayson will hold an informational session for parents from 1:00 – 2:00 in Room 203 (Counseling Classroom). This session will include information about selective U.S. admissions, applications and concerns about the employment of “outside” agencies.
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.
Tufts University April 4 10:15
Essay Writing Workshop (for students) April 4 2:15
The George Washington University April 9 10:15
The Art Institute Seminar at Holiday Inn Bangkok (BTS Chidlom)
Saturday 30 March 2013 Session A : 1.00 – 3.00 PM
Saturday 30 March 2013 Session B : 4.00 – 6.00 PM
Location : Holiday Inn Bangkok (BTS Chidlom) Room Premiere 4
https://www.artinstitute.edu/
https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtInstitutes
For reservation, Please fill in a form at https://www.pacificpremiere.com/bangkok-seminars.html Please kindly email us at info@pacificpremiere.com or call us at (086) 881‐3084. Please feel free to contact us anytime.
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY TOURS
Greetings from HKU! Here is to invite you and your students for our upcoming Campus Tour Activities which is dedicated to Non-JUPAS Prospective Students.
This Campus Tour is a session which aims to give schools, prospective students and parents an overview of HKU Campus, student ambassadors from various faculties will be around and share their life on campus. Non-JUPAS Admission Counsellors will also be there to answer questions regarding application and requirement enquires.
We will be launching several session of this activity from April to June, and here is our schedule:
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on April 5 (Fri), 2013 (Registration starts from March 27 – April 2) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22277
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on May 2 (Thu), 2013 (Registration starts from April 8 – 26) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22085
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on June 6 (Thu), 2013 (Registration starts from May 6 – 31) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22087
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on June 21 (Fri), 2013 (Registration starts from May 27 –June 19) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22087
Registration for various sessions are open in respective links during the period of time stated. We are always welcome to learn more about details of these series of events: https://www.als.hku.hk/admission/intl/admission/admissionHK1
Athletic Update
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
This season has flown by and it is hard to believe that this weekend we have BISAC U19 tournaments for our Girls Softball at NIST and Boys and Girls Badminton at Harrow. Most of our Boys Softball team are away with the SEA Baseball tournament, hence we are unable to field a team for the boys U19 Softball. Many of our high school swimmers will also be swimming this weekend in the BISAC Swimming Championships, which are hosted here at ISB. The list of events for this weekend is as follows:
Friday March 29th – BISAC Senior Championships – 11 & Over 400 Freestyle Events
3:00pm – 4:00pm Team Warm Ups – no assigned lanes
3:45pm – 4:00pm Coaches Meeting
4:30pm – 5:45pm Session 1 – 400 Meter Freestyle Events
Saturday March 30th – BISAC Junior Championships – All 10 & Under Events
06:45am – 08:15am Team Warm Ups – assigned lanes
08:00am – 08.20am Coaches Meeting
08:30am – 12:45pm Session 1 (Events 1-32)
12:45pm – 13:45pm Lunch Break (supervised warm-ups only until 13:40)
13:45pm – 17:30pm Session 2 (Events 33- 68)
17:30pm – 18:00pm Presentations
Sunday March 31st – BISAC Senior Championships – All remaining 11 & Over Events
07:45am – 08:45am Team Warm Ups – lanes assigned
08:45am – 09:00am Coaches Meeting as needed
09:00am – 12:45pm Session 2 (Events 3 – 36)
12:45pm – 13:45pm Lunch Break (supervised warm-ups only until 13:40)
13:45pm – 16:15pm Session 3 (Events 37- 64)
16:30pm – 17:00pm Presentations
With BISAC U19 tournaments this weekend it is also the countdown to IASAS. This year teams will travel on the Wednesday before Songkran Break to JIS for Badminton, TAS for Softball, ISM for Track and Field and for the first time ever we have teams travelling to ISKL for IASAS Golf. We hope you can make it to our Black and Gold Assembly next Friday to recognize our Athletes who will be travelling.
Our U17 Teams will continue with training till the week after Songkran Break as their tournaments will be hosted on the 27th April. That concludes a great year of sport at ISB with our final event being the 3rd Season Sports Banquet on the 3 May at which all third season athletes should be present. Please reserve this night.
Have a great weekend of sport!
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.
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’s name. In addition, photos can be submitted on Collection Friday in the ISB cafeteria during the HS Lunch period on March 29th and 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.
Genocide Awareness Exhibit
Mischele Jamgochian
mischele@isb.ac.th
The Main Library is hosting a Genocide Awareness Exhibit starting Monday, March 25th and continuing to Thursday, April 11th. Please join us in making bones on Tuesday, March 26th at lunch (11:25 – 12:05) and Wednesday the 27th after-school (2:05 – 3:15) in the main library. Each bone made raises $1 to help displaced people and refugees of genocide. All bones will be sent to Washington D.C. to take part in an international exhibit to raise awareness about genocides happening around the world. Additionally, we’ll be showing three movies about genocide after school on Tuesdays starting next week. The movies are The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Rabbit-Proof Fence, and Hotel Rwanda. We hope you can join us for one or all of these films.
Dance Madness
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
Friday April 5th ( note date change) 2:30pm and 5 pm shows in the HS Dance room CC Building. A one hour performance featuring dancers from HS Dance, IB dance, Advanced Dance, IASAS CC, plus including original student choreography. This will be a fun collection accessible by all age groups. All welcome
High School Band Spring Concert
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
High School Band Spring Concert April 2nd, beginning at 6:30 pm in the Cultural Center Theatre. This promises to be an evening of diverse musical styles with something for everyone AND it is free of charge and open to the public.
Groups performing include the Intermediate Band, Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Band. Since this is the final concert of the school year, we will be featuring our seniors in the program on several selections. Some of the highlights from the concert bands include folk music from China, a Belgian March, a medley of Cartoon music, and highlights from Les Miserables. The Jazz Band will be performing some classics from the swing, bebop, funk, and Latin styles of jazz, with several soloists improvising.
Bring everyone and share this uplifting concert!
HS Choir and Strings:
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
Spring Concert: Across the Universe, featuring music from Mozart to McCartney. Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the Chevron featuring the Chamber Choir, King’s Men, Les Chanteuses, VOX, the High School String Orchestra, and the String Ensemble.
Highlights include songs from Les Miserable, Mozart’s Veni Sancte Spiritu, , Bohemian Rhapsody, and a Beatles medley. The concert is free of charge and open to the public. Join us for Beatles birthday cake reception immediately following the concert. All are invited.
LAST CHANCE – 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, starting March 7th. No orders will be accepted after April 1st, so this is your last week to order. 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/forms/d/1lOqpd13o2oFXpgV1gCOy81pxJDm1n1kb5fpajcvN610/viewform
See the below files for an example of what the graduation announcements look like.
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.