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SAT & ACT Test Preparation
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
ISB has a number of students who take the SAT or ACT tests to support their applications to universities. There are a wide range of options to prepare for these SAT or ACT tests, a number of these are described in the attachment entitled SAT or ACT Prep document attached. On the horizon are the approaching SAT tests and if you are looking for a classroom style tutorial please read the Top Scholars course being run at ISB. All details can be found on the attached flier.
Top Scholars SAT at ISB (Nov-Jan)
Top Scholars SAT Fundamentals at ISB (Sep-Dec)
IB Information Evening
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
There will be an IB Information evening on Monday 26th August 6:30pm in MPB1 for all interested families from across ES, MS and HS. Come and find out more about the opportunities and experiences that exist in our International Baccalaureate program in the final two years of school. The evening will be for those families who know little about the IB program.
Counseling News
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
Once again Welcome Back: Week two is history and the semester is gathering steam. Seminars have begun at different grade levels and seniors are gearing up for the college application process!!
New Students: Counselors will be checking in with all the new students over the next two weeks. New and “old” (veteran) students are encouraged to see their counselor if they have any questions or concerns.
Grade 9: Freshmen Seminars are well under way. This past week the grade nine students met with Mr. Bell (Technology), Ms. Fitzgerald (Activities) and Mr. Vaughan (Athletics).
Grade 10: This year the Sophomore Seminars will explore interests and possible careers associated with those interests. Students will become more familiar with Naviance.
Grade 11: Junior Seminar will focus on the college search. Students will continue working with Naviance and fine tuning their future university plans.
Grade 12: Students completed their second Senior Seminar this week as well as their parents!! The Grade 12 parent meeting was Thursday August 22 with about 130 parents in attendance. Once again, the name of the game is “Organization!” It will be a busy semester one. To answer additional questions about college applications, Counselors will hold “university lab” every Monday from 2:10 to 3:10 in room 203 (Aug. 19 – Dec. 2); that equals 14 hours of college application time!!
SAT / ACT Prep: In addition to the SAT/ACT Prep information included in this newsletter, all Junior and Senior students received an email regarding a 90-day free trial SAT Prep Phone App. offered by an ISB alum now working for a multinational tech firm.
UCAS (UK universities) Workshop: Monday, August 26; MPB; 2:10 – 3:10
Upcoming University Visits (Consult Naviance for any additions or changes)
| University of Warwick | August 26 |
| Kwansei Gakuin University | August 28 |
| Nagoya University | August 29 |
| Kyushu University | September 2 |
| Doshisha University | September 2 |
| Keio University | September 2 |
| Osaka University | September 2 |
| Ritsumeikan University | September 2 |
| University of Tokyo | September 2 |
| University of Chicago | September 2 |
| Rice University | September 2 |
| Vanderbilt University | September 2 |
Please see Naviance for details- there are 180 universities already on the calendar for Semester One!!!!
HS Club Fair
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
Club Fair – this week on Thursday during lunchtime many of the 80 clubs operating in the HS will be canvasing for new members and explaining the purpose of their club. There is merriment and mayhem in the cafeteria as this takes place. We encourage Freshmen to GET INVOLVED and explore a number of clubs then focus on 1-3 clubs for their next 3 years of HS. The HS Clubs and Activities Handbook should now be visible on the Parent Portal.
The Student Leadership Retreat
Kerri Fitzgerald
kerrif@isb.ac.th
The Student Leadership Retreat (Sept 6th Friday, 3-8 pm and Sept 7th, Saturday 8 – 3 pm) is filling up fast. Applications close Wednesday 28th at 3 pm
The HS Student Council Elections
Samrith Laornual
samrithl@isb.ac.th
The HS Student Council Elections are now in full effect. This will be an exciting week for the high school as our Student Council Candidates battle it out on the campaign trail. Candidates vying for council positions in all classes will be smooching up to the study body hoping to assuage their vote. Campaign posters, flyers, buttons and other memorabilia will be showing up all over the high school area with the hopes and dreams of winning the votes of the masses. So be sure to support your favorite candidate and exercise your right to vote on polling day Monday, September 2, 2013.
Teams selected & practice begins!
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
It has been a busy week with Varsity teams finalised early in the week, JV teams on their last day of try outs today (Friday) and under 15 teams also nearing the end of their try outs on Monday. We have had great numbers participating in try outs and our teams look promising as we enter into into our first lot of games next week. You can find out weekly games by visiting https://inside.isb.ac.th/athletics/upcoming-games/ This page displays all our upcoming games for the week for all season one teams.
All athletes selected onto teams have been asked to register online at the Athletics website, which is a gateway for finding out information about what we offer at ISB. We are always looking for ways to improve this site, so please do send me your suggestions!
We have also had a shift in training times and days, which are listed below. Of key importance is the shift of Friday practice to start 15 minutes earlier and end by 3.45pm so that students can catch the Friday bus earlier at 4pm. This used to be a 4.30pm bus and we hope that by moving it forward we can get students home earlier and miss some of the Friday afternoon Traffic.
Practice Schedules:
Monday: Under 11, 13 & 15 and Varsity
Tuesday: Junior Varsity and Varsity
Wednesday: Under 13 & 15 and Varsity
Thursday: Under 11, Junior Varsity and Varsity
Friday: Junior Varsity and Varsity
We look forward to seeing you out on the fields, courts and track!
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.