Spirit Night this Friday and ISB Friendship Tournaments!
By: Derrick Quinet, Athletics Director
derrickq@isb.ac.th
Grab your vuvuzelas and get down to ISB for Spirit Night, this Friday! Catch all our varsity and JV teams in action, along with all your favorite vendors, food providers, and spirit purveyors as we rock out on another Friday’s festivities – SPIRIT NIGHT!
Friday night’s games are part of our international volleyball and soccer tournaments, and we continue on with exciting play through championship Saturday! Check the volleyball tournament and soccer tournament schedules and plan to support our Panthers!
Bangkok International String Festival at ISB, Saturday at 2pm
By: Anthony Giles, K-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
The Bangkok International String Festival starts tomorrow – ISB is once again proud to host this year’s string festival on the 29th and 30th of September. This year the B.I.S.F. Orchestra will feature over 90 string players. The students will have the distinguished opportunity to work with Jeffrey Grogan. Mr. Grogan is an internationally-known conductor and teacher who has spent over 25 years dedicated to the pursuit of his craft and the nurturing of young talent. We are thrilled that he is able to join us in Bangkok and share his love of music with us.
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, 30 September at 2:00pm. You won’t want to miss this wonderful collaboration and performance by the B.I.S.F. String Orchestra taking place in the Cultural Center Theatre.
– Adrianna Gricius, ISB Orchestra Director.
ISB Health Clinic: Red Cross Blood Drive
By: Sally Plomley, Health Clinic
sallyp@isb.ac.th
Save the date…… ISB will be hosting the Thailand Red Cross for a blood donation day on October 17 2017 in the MPB. The Thailand Red Cross is needing all blood groups. Please save the date and further information will be posted shortly.
IASAS Soccer Tournament at ISB – October 12-14!
By: Derrick Quinet, Athletics Director
derrickq@isb.ac.th
The entire ISB community is gearing up to host the jewel of IASAS tournaments, Soccer 2017. From October 12-14 you can catch the excitement, thrills, and entertainment of one of the highest quality shows in international school sports. Join our Panther Pride as we welcome SAS, TAS, JIS, ISM, and ISKL to campus for three days of intense competition. You don’t want to miss this if you’re a true football fan!
Check the schedule and make your plans to support our Panthers!
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration is now open for the 2017-18 season
By: Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
Bangkok Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) has organized baseball/softball play for the past 57 years in Bangkok. There are leagues for boys and girls ages 4 yrs – 18 yrs. Please note registration is open from now until November 10th. We must register players now so we have time to hold player assessments, form teams and order player uniforms before play begins. Current fees per player are THB 3,600. Registration fees will increase to THB 4,100 on November 11th so be sure to register before that date.
You can make your payment at the Community Activity Office (CAO) or pay by Thai bank wire transfer. Cash, credit cards and Thai baht checks are accepted for payment at the CAO office. The CAO Office is open Monday – Friday, 7:00AM to 11:00AM and 12:00PM to 3:00PM.
Player assessment will be held on Sunday November 12th at the ISB fields, except for Boys AAA league which will be held on Monday, November 13th. All players are strongly encouraged to attend their assessment sessions to allow the coaches to create fair and balanced teams. See the attached assessment schedule.
Opening Day for baseball/softball is on Saturday, Nov 25th. All games are played on Friday evenings and Saturdays at ISB. Games will continue every weekend until the league championships the weekend of February 23rd/24th. There will be no games during the winter break at ISB but we will continue play on Saturday, January 6th 2018. The game schedule will be published once we know how many players are registered.
Practices will begin the week of Nov 13th. See the attached practice schedule. All teams will practice once per week during the season as a weekly practice is important to skills development and to learn the fundamentals of teamwork, etc. We have arranged a downtown Bangkok location for an optional Friday practice at at a downtown location. Parents will have to pay THB 1000 for the season for this practice because of charges for field usage.
On the registration form you will also have an opportunity to volunteer to be a coach, assistant coach or team parent. Please consider helpng out with your child’s team in some way. The kids really love having their parents helping out with their team and you will have a great time. No previous baseball experience is necessary.
BBSA has purchased a limited number of fielding gloves for players who need them. These will be sold on our assessment day.
Please go to www.isb.ac.th/community-
ISB eNews Guidelines
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communications
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
The ISB eNews provides a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNews 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
- A contact person and email address for further information
- Important details such as dates, location, prices, etc
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.
phremjiz@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.
pta-communications@isb.ac.th is for PTA announcements of interest to all ISB parents.
Your announcement will be submitted for review. Please note: 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 All-School eNews is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays (or Fridays when necessary). Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNews are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.
The PTA eNews are sent out on Tuesdays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Mondays.