High School Upcoming events (Please click):
‘Coffee and Chocolate’
Justin Alexander
Justina@isb.ac.th
Thank you to our HS parents who attended the College counseling coffee morning on Monday morning and then on Thursday the HS PTA meeting. Details from the College Counseling coffee are shared later in this E-News bulletin and for parents who missed the PTA meeting you can review the presentation slides by clicking here.
Congratulations are in order for all students involved in the production of the ‘Almost Maine’ HS production which opened on Thursday afternoon in the CCT. I had the pleasure of watching their first performance and it was simply excellent. You can still make it to a performance on Friday at 5.30pm or on Saturday at 6.30pm.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
High School Principal Forum: request for parents’ submissions
Justin Alexander
Justina@isb.ac.th
In view of the next Principal Forum on December 7, 2017 led by Mr. Alexander and the Administrative Team, parents are invited to send their questions to and raise their concerns with the HS Principal Forum coordinators (hsppforum@isb.ac.th) or their Country Reps before Nov 29. All emails will be treated anonymously. The Principal’s Forum is a great tool in maintaining open communication between HS parents and the HS administration. Let’s hear from the parents.
High School Counseling eNews
Jennifer Melton /Jackie Valenzuela
jenniferm@isb.ac.th /jackiev@isb.ac.th
College Parent Coffee – Thanks to all of the parents for their flexibility at Monday’s parent coffee with the room change and lost air conditioning. A copy of the presentation can be accessed here: Standardized Testing Presentation. The next Parent Coffee from College Counselors will be held on Monday, December 4 from 8:00 – 9:00 am in MPB#1 and the topic will be The College Search Process and How Colleges Make Admissions Decisions.
College Applications – Over 50% of the Senior class have already submitted at least one application to Canada, Hong Kong, Thailand, the UK and/or the US. That number will continue to increase in the coming weeks before December break. Any student with an application deadline in December or January must notify the counseling office (with a blue transcript request form) by this Monday, NOVEMBER 20!
Juniors – On November 27, College Counselors will meet during the school day with 11th graders for the 3rd time this semester. Students will learn how to research colleges and universities. They will be given an assignment that focuses on researching universities and creating their high school resume. Parents should look out for an assignment of their own: The Parent Perspectives questionnaire. These items will be due no later than Monday, January 15. Finally, all 11th graders and their parents should mark their calendars for the official kick off to the college and university application process with Grade 11 College Night which will be held on Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 PM.
Twitter Calling – Did you know that ISB College Counseling has a Twitter page? Follow us to see all that’s happening. @ISBCollegeCouns
Networking and University Visits – We welcome back Ms. McDowell and Mr. Weiser on Monday. They’ve spent the last week visiting universities in Scotland and Ireland and attending the CIS Forum on International Admission & Guidance in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Upcoming University Visits– https://sites.google.com/a/isb.ac.th/isb-hs-university-advising/university-visit-calendar
School Counselors
Next week, Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD) will be on campus, November 20-23, meeting with students. FCD is a non-profit organization that provides alcohol, tobacco, and other drug education to schools world-wide. FCD prevention specialists will present the most up-to-date information available on the physiological and psychological effects of various drugs, and provide a forum for discussing social, cultural, and personal issues that relate to the choices students make.
In addition, the FCD prevention specialist will host a parent meeting in MPB1 on Wednesday, November 22 from 9-10:30am. We hope you can make it.
Strings Bash – November 23, 2017
Anthony Giles
anghonyg@isb.ac.th
Thursday, November 23rd at 6:30pm, the ISB String Orchestras will be hosting the annual Strings Bash! Music will include hits from La La Land, Bohemian Rhapsody, River Flows In You, Mozart and more! We hope you can come out to the Chevron Theatre and hear ISB’s wonderful string musicians. Free Entrance and all are welcome.
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.