HS Friday Bulletin 03-16

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Dear Parent s,

Today marks the end of the third quarter of the school year. The year is fl ying by and we are making headway on th

plans for all those end of year act ivi t ies, whil e at t he same t ime preparing for the next school year. School budgets hav

been set, textbooks and materials ordered and new facult y has been hired. Next year, the high school wil l have 13 new

faculty members to replace existing teachers who have decided to move on to other appointments at the end of thi

year. We ll also have 3 teachers moving up from ISM s middle school t o join us full t ime in t he high school.

We are fol lowing up on the final student course select ions for school year 2012-13 and soon we will be able t o go abou

building the HS schedule f or next year. Mr. Brown describes the job of schedule design as a fascinat ing game of thre

dimensional chess! I never really enj oyed playing chess much, but Sudoku, Hit ori, Hashi and Kakuro, well that

another matt er! However i t is described, the job of creating next year s high school schedule is a huge j igsaw puzzle

wit h t imes, blocks, terms, rooms, teachers, students and courses making up the thousands of pieces needed to complet

the puzzle. Now that I have the data, I hope to make a start on it next week so that, when I travel t o Shanghai in Apri l,

can complete it under t he guidance of expert s from Pearson (the creators of our scheduling soft ware).

The grade 12 IB/ AP mock exams start next Thursday, March 22nd and will run until the following Thursday, March 29

(not March 26th to 28th as shown on the printed calendar). As Mr. Brown said in his bull etin t wo weeks ago, the senio

exams are a very good rehearsal for t he actual IB/ AP exams. A good lead up to these exams has been shown to b

excellent preparation for the IB exams which, this year, start on Wednesday May 2nd. The Grade 12 mock exams nex

week make up a large part of the second semester grade for t he seniors, so they serve two purposes; f irst ly to assess th

learning that has taken place this semester and secondly t o give them a taste of and to prepare them for t he IB/ Aexams in May.

I cannot reit erate st rongly enough Mr. Brown s remarks in a previous bulletin Having completed all their coll eg

applicat ions, extended essays and IB int ernal assessments, i t would be a shame if seniors do not perform in their schoo

exams or even worse their IB exams in May. We sometimes hear a few rumors about this time of the year from senior

who have already been accepted to their university of choice, that their IB exams do not matter. This can not be mor

from the truth. Universities ask us for final transcripts and have been known to withdraw offers where clearly a studen

has not completed their senior year to the best of their ability. We are obliged to report to Universities any significan

drop in student performance.

On a dif ferent note, our Model Unit ed Nations delegates arrived home safely on Monday aft er an excellent few days i

Beij ing for the BEIMUN conference. This is the fi rst t ime t hat our MUNers have travelled to Beij ing; in the past they hav

been part of t he THIMUN conference in The Hague, Holland but in order to reduce the long travel t ime t o Europe (an

the Carbon footprint associated wit h this travel) , the Beij ing MUN Conference was chosen as a replacement. Accounts o

the tr ip f rom both our parti cipating students and the accompanying faculty all indicate t hat this year s conference was

huge success.

Finall y, once again, last night, I was fortunate enough to be present f or another display by our amazing musicians. Th

Great Works concert showcased the talent of our Jazz and Symphonic Bands, Orchestra and combined Choirs. For me

International School ManilaFor ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleascontact Bella, Gigi or JasminTel:840-8655 / 840-8660March16,2012 A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students


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the highlight was the finale piece Carl Orff s Carmina Burana in which the 60 st rong choir accompanied by both th

Orchestra and Symphonic Band really raised the roof. Well done to all the students who took part and a big thank you t

the teachers that nurture this talent .

Warm Regards,

Mike Dickinson

High School Assistant Principal

FROM THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE:HSCALENDAR:

Monday,March19:

MAPTESTING

Tuesday,March20:

MAPTESTING

Wednesday,March21:

LateStart

MAPTESTING

Thursday,March22:

IB2MOCKEXAMS

Friday,March23:

IB2MOCKEXAMS

Saturday,March24:

UpcomingEvents:

March26: MockCollegeAdmissionsforGr.11and

Parents LT5:15pm

March30April9: SCHOOLHOLIDAY

April10: ClassesResume

DearParents,

The Admissions Office is sending out a friendly reminde

regardingourWithdrawalProcedure.

IfyourfamilywillbeleavingbeforeorattheendofSY1112,we

would appreciate that you submit the official Withdrawa

Notification Form in order to initiate the withdrawal process

Pleasenote,thisdoesnotpertaintoGrade12studentswhowi

graduateinMay.

PleasesubmitthecompletedWithdrawalNotificationForm a

earlyaspossible.

All forms are available here: www.ismanila.org > Admission >

ReenrollmentandWithdrawal

WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM (required by ES/HS/MS

students)PleasesubmitthistotheAdmissionsOffice

MIDDLE SCHOOLCLEARANCE FORMOnce completedplease

submitthistotheCashiersOffice

HIGHSCHOOL

CLEARANCE

FORM

Once

completed

please

submitthistotheCashiersOffice

IMPORTANTDATEtoremember:

May11,2012WithdrawalNotificationForms forSchoolYea

20112012 must be submitted. Forms received after this date

willincurapenaltyofUSD$1000ontherefundoftheFUD.

For detailed information regarding receiving Report Cards

TranscriptofRecords,obtainingayearbookand/ortherefundo

theFUDpleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.ismanila.orgunderthe

AdmissionsTAB


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FROM THE CLINIC:

TIMETOSIGNUPFORTHE2012INFLUENZAVACCINATIONS

```` VaccinationDayApril18th Wednesday

Lastdaytosignup/payApril13th

PricePhp

550

VaccineGSKInfluenzavaccine

Influenzaorcommonlyknownas flu trangkaso iscausedbythe influenzavirus.The influenzavirus iseasil

transmitted through things you touchor in the airwebreathe. Flu vaccine is recommended foreveryon

above6monthsold. Getting the flu shot shouldbedone annuallybecause the circulating strainsof the fl

viruschangeeachyear,hencethecompositionofthevaccineisupdatedannually.Fortropicalcountiesthefl

ispresentyearroundwithpeaksduringthemonthsofJulySeptember.

Everyone with a valid ISM ID may participate in this vaccination session. Order forms are available at th

Cashiersofficeorbyemailing theClinic.Pleasecomplete the formandmakeyourpayment to theCashie

PaymentforthesevaccinationsmustbemadetothecashierdepartmentbynolaterthanFriday13thApril.Thevaccinewillthenbeorderedandnofurtherregistrationswillbeaccepted.

Ifyouwould like todiscuss thevaccineorhaveanyquestionspleasecontact JowellCustodioorMoniqueReedat th

Clinic.

Clinicdirectnumber: 8408580/81

Email: [email protected]

FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER:


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ADVERTISE IN KAWAYAN YEARBOOK:GreetingsfromtheISMKawayanYearbook!

ForthethirdtimeinKawayanhistory,wewillbeincluding

advertisinginthebackoftheHSYearbook.Thisisafantastic

waytoreachalargeaudienceintheISMcommunity,andwill

beviewedforyearstocome!

The International School Manila Community includes: Famil ies of our 2,000+ students

Local and expatriate f aculty

Alumni/ ae living in the Philippines

Embassies

Chambers of Commerce

Multinational Corporations

NGOs

Select Internat ional Schools in SE Asia

Prospective Parent s visit ing the Fort Bonifacio Campus

Wehavenotincreasedtheratesforthisyear.Theyareasfollows:Php8,000: 1/4A4page(width=105cmxheight=148cm)

Php16,000: 1/2A4page(width= 210cmxheight=148cm)Php32,000: 1fullA4page(width= 210cmxheight=297cm):ToadvertisewiththeISMKawayan:

STEP1: PaydirectlytotheISMcashier.

STEP2: Submitacopyofthereceipttothehighschool

office.

STEP3: SubmitadvertisementonCD/DVD/USBin

JPEG/TIFF/PSD/PDFformatat200dpiminimumtothe

HighSchoolOffice,lookforLaurieorSam.

DeadlineforsubmissionisMonday,March26.Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformation,pleasecontacttheHSYearbookCoordinator,BrandonHoover,[email protected]!

Brandon Hoover

HS IT Coordina tor

Interna tiona l Sc hool Manila

FROM THE PTA:


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FROM THE OPERATIONS AND SECURITY OFFICE:A few r eminders from the Operations and Securit y Off ice:

ID Cards:ID cards should be worn by adult s at all t imes while on campus. If you have not been issued an ID card, or youhave lost it, you should obtain one by visiting the security office and completing the appropriate applicationform.

Drivers, helper s and bodyguards:Drivers, helpers and bodyguards should not be wait ing on campus for student s throughout the school day.After dropping off students they should exit the school grounds and not ret urn more t han 30 minutes beforedismissal time. Those who repeatedly fail to comply with this regulation will have their access privilegessuspended.

Only t hose vehicles carrying parents or other people with business wit hin t he school wi ll be allowed to returnto the campus before 1:45 pm.

Firearms:All members of t he ISM communit y are reminded that i t is st rict ly forbidden for f irearms to be brought onto

campus. This includes concealed weapons carried by bodyguards for close protection. Any person arriving atschool wi th a fi rearm should inform t he gate guard and arrangements will be made for the weapon to besafely and securely stored during the visit or s stay.

Parking outside t he campus:Parking is not allowed on any of the roads surrounding the school. The ISM guard force is acti vely support ingthe work of the Bonifacio authorit ies in keeping these roads clear. This is an import ant securit y measure andparents are asked to emphasize t his to their drivers.

Termination of employment:In the event of the termination of service of a family employee parents are asked to secure the formeremployee s ISM ID card and return it to the securit y off ice. If t his is not possible, i t is import ant t hat t he

security office is still informed of the change of circumstances.

Securit y staff directions:Our security team is endeavoring to make the school as safe and secure an environment as possible for allmembers of our school community. We ask that everybody cooperates with us in t his important t ask byfollowing the direct ions given by members of our guard force. In t he event t hat anyone is unclear as to thepurpose of our regulations they can seek clarification from the security office. Further to this, we encourageparents to advise those members of their staff who enter the school of t hese expectations.

Finall y, I would l ike t o thank all members of the ISM communit y for t heir assistance in helping us maintain ISMas a safe and secure environment for our children.

Mike FlynnDirector of Operations and Security


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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet: March 10

th: Thanks to all

our fantastic gymnasts and parents who competed andassisted with the Goodwill Meet last Saturday. See meetresults for our gymnasts included in this bulletin. Some photosfrom the meet have also been posted to the gymnastics pageon the ATAC blog.

For 3rd Season IASAS athletes please note passports willneed to be submitted prior to the break (week of March19-23) for documentation checking. Any student travelingduring the spring break must advise Joan at ATAC officeso passports can be returned before March 29th.

Bearcat den meeting: the next bi-monthly meeting of theBearcat Den volunteers is to be held Friday March 23 at10:30am in the cafeteria. If you are interested in joining theden please come along to meet our volunteers.

This weekend our girls/boys badminton teams travel to

Taipei for pre-IASAS competition and our boys softballteam travel to Bangkok for a tournament. The trips aregreat preparation for the upcoming IASASChampionships after the break.

Send off assembly for 3rd

season IASAS participants is March28

thfollowed immediately by the parents lunch at the HS

courtyard. All IASAS team members must attend!

Due to MS Parent/Teacher conferences Tuesday March20th there will not be any ATAC or AFAC MS activitiesdue to the early student dismissal at 12noon. Please notethe MS track team will practice on Wednesday March

21st after school to replace Tuesdays missed session.

3rd Season: Season practices schedules for (Track and Field,Badminton, Softball for MS and HS students and Mixed Touchfor MS students only) are now posted to the blog and are onschool notice boards.

ATAC Events coming up:Mar 16Friday mini meet for MS track team during practice, 3-6pmMar 17ISM Pre IASAS Track meet (HS only)JV/Varsity girls softball at ISMMar 23Twilight Track meet MS/HS teams v Brent/FaithVarsity girls softball v Brent at ISMMar 24/25Varsity Girls/Boys Badminton tournamentMar 25 am onlyVarsity boys softball gameMar 30- April 9 Spring breakApril 11Teams depart for IASAS 3

rdSeason Championships

Track at TaipeiSoftball at SingaporeBadminton at Kuala LumpurMay 12 ISM Gymnastics Dual Meet (this replaces thcancelled SACAC Singapore meet)

May 18-20 Mixed Touch Tournament @ JakartInternational School

GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedulinformation) Information about all mid week/weekenfixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blogPlease note the game schedule does change often due tinvolvement with many local schools so please check thpage regularly to find out the latest information of wherand when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click oschedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to thhttp://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need youpower school user name and password to access th

game schedule pdf.

BEARCAT DEN:Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am 1:00pm an2:30pm 4:00pm. Tues and Thurs afternoons from2:30-4pm.

If you are interested in joining our group of volunteerin the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteer

coordinator [email protected] pop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talwith one of our volunteers they will be very happy t

make you welcome.


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CONGRATULATIONS TO ISM GYMNASTICS TEAMforattainingtheresultsbelowinthe

GoodwillMeetMarch102012ELEMENTARY:

Vault U.Bars Beam FX AA

1. Lauren Drysdale- Rumrill2. Rhian Loader 4th 6th

3. Alaina Hauber 5th

4. Johanna Olafsson 7th

5. Nathalie Prebich 7th

Elementary Boys: Vault P. Bars P. Horse FX AA

1. Aiden Carter 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 2nd

2. Hiroyuki Tabe 4th 4th 3rd 5th 4th

3. Yechan Lee 5th 5th

4. Takezo Kimura 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 4th

Middle School: Vault U.Bars B. Beam FX AA

1. Awe McCallum 6th

2. Yehjin Katrina Lee 7th

3. Gabriella Ellis 5th

4. Alexis St. Laurent 6th 6th

5. Ayaka Tabe

6. Sia Asmussen 5th 2nd

7. Nicole Garcia 5th

11. Celine Teh 3rd 5th 6th 6th 3rd

12. Kayla Uytengsu 7th

1st

4th

4th

13. Andrea Preysler 6th 4th 5th 2nd 3rd

14. Alicia Preysler 2nd 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd

OVERALL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

ISM Gymnastics Team 2nd Place

LEVEL 4&5 Team Championship

ISM Gymnastics L 4&5 2nd Place

MAG LEVEL 1 Team Championship

ISM Boys Gymnastics team CHAMPION


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CollegeAcceptancesforClass2012

ReportasofMarch15,2012

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

1 UniversityofAberdeen

2 TheUniversityofAlabama

3 UniversityofAlberta

4 ArkansasStateUniversity

5 AteneodeManilaUniversity

6 BabsonCollege

7 BondUniversity

8 UniversityofBradford

9 BrevardCollege

10 BrighamYoungUniversity

11 UniversityofBristol

12 UniversityofBritishColumbia

13 BrockUniversity

14 BrunelUniversity

15 UniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine

16 UniversityofCaliforniaatRiverside

17 CanterburyChristChurchUniversityCollege

18 CarletonUniversity

19 CentenaryCollegeofLouisiana

20 ChaminadeUniversityofHonolulu

21 CityUniversity

22 ClaremontMcKennaCollege

23

Columbia

University

24 CreightonUniversity

25 DeLaSalleUniversityManila

26 DrexelUniversity

27 UniversityofDundee

28 DurhamUniversity

29 UniversityofEastAnglia

30 UniversityofEdinburgh

31 ElonUniversity

32 EmersonCollege

33

EnderunColleges

Inc.

34 UniversityofExeter

35 FloridaInstituteofTechnology

36 UniversityCollegeoftheFraserValley

37 GeorgeMasonUniversity

38 GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology

39 GonzagaUniversity

40 UniversityofGreenwich

41 HawaiiPacificUniversity

42 HeriotWattUniversity

43 UniversityofHertfordshire

44 HofstraUniversity

45 IEUniversity

46 UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign

47

ImperialCollegeofScience,Technology,

andMedicine

48 IndianaUniversityatBloomington

49 IowaStateUniversity

50 IthacaCollege

51 Johnson&WalesUniversity

52 KeeleUniversity

53

King'sCollege

London

54 KnoxCollege

55

KoreaAdvancedInstituteofScienceand

Technology

56 LancasterUniversity

57 UniversityofLeeds

58 LondonSouthBankUniversity

59 UniversityCollegeLondon

60 LoyolaMarymountUniversity

61 ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity

62

Universityof

Manchester

63 ManhattanvilleCollege

64 UniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty

65 MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology

66 UniversityofMassachusetts,Amherst

67 McGillUniversity

68 MenloCollege

69 UniversityofMiami

70 MichiganStateUniversity

71 UniversityofMichigan

72

MiddleburyCollege

73 MountAllisonUniversity

74 CollegeofNewRochelle

75 NewYorkUniversity

76 NewYorkUniversity AbuDhabi

77 NortheasternUniversity

78 NorthwesternUniversity


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79 OccidentalCollege

80 UniversityofOregon

81 OxfordBrookesUniversity

82 UniversityofPecs

83

PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,University

Park

84

Universityof

Pennsylvania

85 UniversityofthePhilippines

86 UniversityofPlymouth

87 UniversityofPortsmouth

88 PrincetonUniversity

89 PurdueUniversity

90 TheUniversityofQueensland

91 QuestUniversityCanada

92 UniversityofRedlands

93 RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute

94 RochesterInstituteofTechnology

95 RoyalMelbourneInstituteofTechnology

96 UniversityofSanFrancisco

97 SchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago

98 SchoolofVisualArts

99 UniversityofSouthampton

100

SSTHSwissSchoolofTourismand

Hospitality

101 StanfordUniversity

102 UniversityofSussex

103 SwinburneUniversityofTechnology

104 SyracuseUniversity

105 TheUniversityofTexas,Austin

106

UniversityatBuffaloTheStateUniversityof

NewYork

107 UniversityofKent

108 VancouverFilmSchool

109 VassarCollege

110 UniversityofWarwick

111 WellesleyCollege

112 UniversityofWesternOntario

113 UniversityofWestminster

114 WilfridLaurierUniversity

115 UniversityofWinnipeg

116 UniversityofWisconsin,Madison

117 UniversityofWisconsin,Stout

118 UniversityofWollongong

119 YorkUniversity

120 UniversityofYork

CollegeMatriculationReport:College

to

Attend

Country

1 AteneodeManilaUniversity Philippines

2 ClaremontMcKennaCollege UnitedStates

3 ColumbiaUniversity UnitedStates

4 EmersonCollege UnitedStates

5 GonzagaUniversity UnitedStates

6 MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology UnitedStates

7 MiddleburyCollege UnitedStates

8 NewYorkUniversity UnitedStates

9

New

York

University

Abu

Dhabi

United

Arab

Emirates

10 NorthwesternUniversity UnitedStates

11 OccidentalCollege UnitedStates

12 UniversityofPennsylvania UnitedStates


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