High School Upcoming events (Please click):
‘Opening up’
Justin Alexander
Justina@isb.ac.th
I would like to invite you to our annual HS Open house on Thursday the 7th of September. Parents will have the opportunity to attend classes according to their son’s or daughter’s schedule. Over the course of the evening we hope that you will be able to learn more about the courses that your son/s and daughter/s are taking and the learning that takes place at ISB. By attending we hope that you will have more opportunities to engage in discussions with your child/children about their learning and progress at school.
Please arrive at approximately 6.15pm to the Chevron Theater where you will be able to collect an individualized schedule for each of your children. The schedule will guide you through the evening with details of class periods, teachers, times and locations.
Once you collect your schedule please make your way inside the Chevron Theater where you will be able to enjoy a performance from our HS Jazz band before we start with a formal welcome at approximately 6.30pm. Shortly afterwards parents will be released so that they can follow the 8 period HS schedule starting at 6.50pm and concluding at 8.45pm. As you move through the evening do take a moment to stop in on the Pathways Career fair (in the Multi Purpose Building). You may be able to do this during the times when your child has an open period on their schedule.
We look forward to seeing you next Thursday.
IB Extended Essay Gallery Walk:
Susan Canobie
susanca@isb.ac.th
You will notice there is an EE Gallery Walk on the ISB Calendar for Tuesday September 5. Please note that this event will be postponed to a later date.
High School Counseling eNews
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
School Counselors
Students are settling into their classes and seem to be adjusting well. Schedule changes were finalized last Friday. As always you are welcome to email or make an appointment to meet with your child’s school counselor if you have any questions or concerns.
We are keenly aware that the recent flooding in Texas, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal may have impacted some of our ISB families. If your child is in need of counseling support please let us know so that we can reach out. Further, as a reminder to you and your family, if at anytime there is an “event” that occurs in your community and you are concerned about your student’s emotional wellbeing, please contact their school counselor.
College Counselors
It was great to see all Seniors and their parents this past week at Senior College Night. A copy of the evening’s presentation can be found here at this link. All Seniors should have scheduled at least one appointment with their college counselor by now.
Upcoming events:
- Common App Registration workshop Monday during lunch/Panther Block
- UCAS Registration workshop Friday during Panther Block
- Large worldwide College Fair Saturday, September 23, 3:45pm at the Shangri-La Hotel. Register in advance at: org/bangkokfair2017
College Counselors also met with 11th grade students this past week to introduce ourselves and the program of support for students throughout the year.
College Visits to ISB and Bangkok – MANY representatives have started scheduling visits to ISB. Parents are invited to subscribe to the Google Calendar of visits at: https://sites.google.com/a/isb.ac.th/isb-hs-university-advising/university-visit-calendar
HS Clubs and Activities
Becky Hansberry
beckyh@isb.ac.th
Did you know that there are over 70 clubs in the high school? Curious to learn more about them? Go to the HS Clubs and Activities Haiku page. Students can join a club at any point during the year by contacting the student officers, the teacher sponsor, or just showing up to a meeting!
Go Panthers!
Derrick Quinet
derrickq@isb.ac.th
Keep up with all the exciting ISB sports news, games, and celebrations this year online on Facebook and Instagram! You can view all the upcoming games on the website, here: https://www.isb.ac.th/athletics/about/about-isb-athletics/athletics-calendar
Follow the ISB Varsity Council as they highlight our student-athletes and recognize our outstanding teams on Instagram: isbathletics, and keep your eyes on the ISB Facebook page for updates, photos, video and more!
Derrick Quinet
Athletics Director
Massed Band Festival September 8-9, 2017
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ISB is once again hosting the annual Mass Band Festival involving over 200 students from multiple international schools around the region and featuring guest conductor, Mr. Allen Slater, of Kalispell, Montana, USA. Join us on September 9 at 2:00pm in the Chevron Theatre for a free concert highlighting some of the finest literature for wind bands written today.
eNewsletter Guidelines
Shelley Bragg
shelleyb@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.