‘Elected’
Dear Parents,
Last week I mentioned the student council elections and the quality of our student leaders that had put themselves forward for these positions. I am now pleased to announce the following students were elected to the Student Council for the school year 2020/21.
Grade 12
President: Orisa Thanajaro
Vice president: Amani Kaiya
Representative 1: Earth Mokkamakkul
Representative 2: Jingmin Wang
Representative 3: Todd Amatayakul
Grade 11
President: Yongyi Zhou
Vice president: Pleng Kruesopon
Representative 1: Nicholas (Nick) Jankovic
Representative 2: Intat (Panpan) Tochirakul
Grade 10
President: Kassiopia (Bloomy) Lerngutai
Vice president: Dongyan (Jack) Sun
Grade 9
President: Sara Landry
Vice president: Pim Thaipat
Representative 1: Seungyu Kim
Congratulations to these students and others who ran for these posts.
I am hopeful that you will receive this reminder in time to join the
ISB Together at Home concert which starts at 4 pm today!
When: Today, May 14, 2020 04:00 PM Bangkok
Event: ISB Together at Home Concert
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81282860161
Regards
Justin Alexander
HS Principal
HS College Counselor eNews
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
Grade 11
U.S. Common Application- If you son or daughter will be applying to the United States for university, they should start the Common Application. Students were sent instructions and video links to get started.
University Essays- Students were sent links to Essay Writing Screencasts (see below). Students should send rough drafts to their College Counselor!! The sooner they get started on essays the better.
Repeated announcements:
Grade 12
Student Visa for Study outside your Passport Country
Students should be checking their University website and respective Embassy about Student Visa’s (Canada, UK, U.S. etc.) For example: At the U.S. Embassy, the visa operations are currently closed and there is no date yet when it will reopen. Students should continue to check the U.S. Embassy website. Please watch this Screencast about the procedures and documents needed to apply for a U.S. student visa. This screencast was also sent to Seniors.
Grade 11
SAT Dates: Registrations deadlines are not listed yet, but are usually one month before the test date: August 29, 2020; September 26, 2020; October 3, 2020; December 5, 2020.
For the most updated information please see the College Board Website. If you registered for the March, May and/or June SAT… please be sure to check your emails for any updated information!!
Screencasts:
For Parents:
College Coffee Screencasts about applying to various countries
UK – https://www.loom.com/share/076dfe5c2e794e8a98d2cc3fb0d03b91
Hong Kong – https://www.loom.com/share/b617b64406714dbf8a13fb51731bf19e
Australia (0:00 – 5:35), Canada (5:36 – 12:00), and the Netherlands (12:01 – 21:40) – https://www.loom.com/share/a554b1389cbd40b8b42be262b23c7606
For Sophomores and the their parents:
The following presentation is an Introduction to the College Counseling process at ISB. This is a screencast of the “G10 College Night” you see listed on the printed calendar for May 7.
For Seniors:
For Juniors:
Essay Writing- US College Essay – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eBqZIdxRCITp-oCb9Zgp11ACHfDtZNxO/view?usp=sharing
UK/Europe College Essay – https://www.loom.com/share/76ad6f4aae944ebfbf914d4f5f00a392
Letters of Recommendation- Watch Video
HS Counselor eNews
Kevin Callahan
kevinc@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
This is a long haul to the finish line, and a lot of students (and teachers) are really worn out. If you are concerned about your child’s well-being, please don’t hesitate to let their counselor know. We’re here to help but not being at school and seeing the students makes it really hard for us to gauge everyone’s state of mind and outlook. We can follow up quickly on any students of concern in a quiet and confidential manner. Thanks for your help!
Join the ISB Amazing Race of Thailand from 15 May – 8 June
Mark Jaspers
markj@isb.ac.th
This event is open to all ISB Community members and their extended families and encourages families and friends to stay fit! You can register as an individual, family or as a team of friends. You can choose different levels of challenges so everyone can do it!
All information and registration links can be found on the website: https://inside.isb.ac.th/community/amazing-race-thailand/
Did you miss the deadline? No worries. You can start later too, just register as soon as possible. But you will have some catching up to do!
I also updated the PDF booklet with some more information.
Panther Pounce Reading Challenge Update
Maggie Hagen
maggieh@isb.ac.th
UPDATE: Great job reading ISB! High School Students are tied for second place with the Adults of our ISB community. Keep reading HS students; you can catch the Elementary School! You can log your minutes for any reading you complete – classwork, independent reading, audiobooks, ebooks, magazines – any reading counts!
Visit: www.tinyurl.com/pantherpounce to log your minutes each week in May!
Together at Home Concert
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Community,
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Today, May 14, 2020 04:00 PM Bangkok
Event: ISB Together at Home Concert
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81282860161
Radio Gaga by the 2020 Cast of We Will Rock You
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
The commitment the cast and crew of We Will Rock You demonstrated with this project is extraordinarily remarkable. The cast and crew came together for Radio Gaga – this one song – which is one-one-hundredth of the work, creativity, and energy they have given to this musical since November 2019. Sad we will not have the opportunity to see them shine on stage. Grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such great talent. https://inside.isb.ac.th/community/radio-gaga-performance/
Legs 4 Legs Charity concert coming up!
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ISB dance-arts students are helping raise money for the Thai Prostheses Foundation with the annual Legs 4 Legs event. Join us May 25th @ 3:30 to see MS, HS, and adult community performances in a virtual extravaganza of dance! Donation information here and a promo of highlights from 2019.