HS Friday Bulletin Feb 11

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Dear Parents,

Sometimes I think ISM is already a great school. Surely anyone who witnessed the tremendous Bearcat spirit during th

recent IASAS basketball tournament would recognize an exceptional school spirit. Anyone who was in attendance at th

International Family Fun Day or Band Aid performance would recognize the fantastic collaboration between HS Clubs

the PTA, the student entertainers and the wider ISM community. Anyone in the audience at the Great Works Concert

last night would appreciate the outstanding talent and quality of the musicians. However this evidence of greatness

does not preclude ISM from being immune to the same sort of issues that impact the effectiveness of public and privat

high schools all around the world. The HS administration became aware of a specific example of this last Thursday when

we were confronted with what I thought was a simple and isolated case of someone saying something nasty abou

another student online through a social networking site. What I discovered was that this was in fact a much larger issu

than I had previously realized. It appears that it has become over the last few months, through a particular socia

networking site called Formspring, common practice for some of our students to post anonymous messages that use

combination of profanity, defamatory and derogatory comments about other students. These comments amount to

cyber bullying and unlike the days when you could identify your bully, these cyber bullies are able to hide behind fake

pseudonyms, aliasess or even worse take the identity of another student. This sort of practice strikes at the heart o

who we are as a HS community and clearly contravenes not just our core values and beliefs but a number of ou

Information and Communication Technology Use Policies (page 37 of the HS Planner). I want to make it clear that w

treat cyber bullies exactly the same as any other form of bullying and quoting the HS Planner

Students should be aware that all parties involved in fighting, physical intimidation, harassment, hazing

initiations, bullying, cyber-bullying, participating in group behaviors that intimidate or threaten physical o

psychological harm, recruiting or encouraging others to participate in harmful or intimidating behavior may b

immediately recommended for withdrawal to the Superintendent.

We presented on this topic at this weeks HS Parent Coffee. You can find a copy of the presentation on the ISM Guidanc

blog site at this location. http://guidance.ism-online.org/

In addition we are planning to speak to the entire school at a special assembly next Wednesday, February 16th.

In other news this month we continue our efforts to educate all students on the course registration process for the nex

school year. All high school students have now received information via assemblies, class meetings, discussions wit

counselors and the IB coordinator in terms of what courses will be on offer in the high school next year and the likel

pathways that students can take to meet ISM graduation and IB Diploma requirements. Please take time to discuss thes

important course selection decisions with your child. The HS Course Offerings can be found on the ism.org website a

this location http://www.ismanila.org/portal/alias__/lang__en/tabID__333/DesktopDefault.aspx

Kind regards,

William R.S. Brown

High School Principal

International School Manila For ATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office

(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653

or email [email protected]

For GUIDANCE concerns, pleacontact Gigi Azarcon and JasmAndres Tel:840-8655 / 840-866

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FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE:

SCHEDULED COLLEGE VISITS:

COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VENUE DATE AND TIME

ClarksonUniversity KathleenHarrington Room1057 3/3/1111:15AM

FairleighDickinsonUniversity KathleenHarrington Room1057 3/3/1111:15AM

LoyolaMarymountUniversity KathleenHarrington Room1057 3/3/1111:15AM

UniversityofMichigan,Flint KathleenHarrington Room1057 3/3/1111:15AM

RafflesDesigninstituteManila KristenneLim HSGO 3/9/1111:30AM

HSCalendar:

Monday,February14:

IB2MathIADue

IB2ChemistryFieldTrip

Tuesday,February 15:

Wednesday,February16:

StudentLateStart

IB2FilipinoA2WrittenTasksDue

IB2TheatreIndependentProjectPortfolioDue

Thursday,February17:

IB2LangB&FilipinoA2Orals

IB2EngA1FinalWLDue

Friday,February 18:

IB2LangB&FilipinoA2Orals

Saturday,February 19:

SaturdayServiceGr.10PCF

UpcomingEvents:

February2125: Gr.9,10&11CourseRegistration

Week

February28: NOCLASSES EDSAREVOLUTION

HOLIDAY

March1: NOCLASSES FACULTYINSERVICE

ToallParentsofGraduatingSeniors:Greetings from the the high school yearbook, Kawayan Print!

Just a reminder, Kawayan Special Dedication Bought Pages

are due in less than a month, March 2 (Wednesday).

A bought page is a page that you create that we include at theback of Kawayan after all the senior pages. It can containanything messages from family for their graduating kids,

messages and picture collages of friends and barkadas,group/club pictures, etc. You can buy as many pages as you

want and surprise your graduating child with a specialdedication! It is a great way to create a lasting memory in yourchilds high school years.

PRICES: (per page)

Color: PHP 4800

Black and white: PHP 2000

ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER.

PAGE DETAILS:

Dimensions: Each page should be 9"x12"

Must be turned in as either a .jpeg, .psd or .raw file with aminimum dpi of 300.

SUBMISSION:Please burn the file on a CD and drop it off at the HS office

WITH a receipt from the cashier. Please indicate that it is abought page for the Kawayan yearbook.

DEADLINE: March 2, 2011

For questions, please don't hesitate to contact Kimi Rodriguez,Angela Sy or Kevin Yang [email protected].

Thank you for your support! :)

Kawayan EditorinChief and Managing Editors KimiRodriguez, Angela Sy, and Kevin Yang


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FROM THE CLINIC:

TIMETOSIGNUPFORTHEINFLUENZAVACCINATIONS

Date Price(Php)

March16th

2011 Influenza2011Strain 630

(NorthernandSouthernHemisphere)

PleaseNote: Ifyourchildis9yearsoldorbelowandreceivingtheirfluvaccinationforthefirsttime,asecondvaccinationwillb

requiredatleast4weekslater. Iftherearesufficientnumbers,Iwillarrangeforthistobeavailableinschool,ifno

you will need tomake alternative arrangements with your own health care provider. The above price is pe

individualvaccine.

Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationabouttheabovevaccine,pleasecontactthecliniconthenumber/emailbeloworcallintopicku

aregistrationform(nexttotheelementarycanteen).OnlypeoplewithavalidISMIDmayparticipateinthisprogram.

PAYMENTFORTHESEVACCINATIONSMUSTBEMADETOTHECASHIERBYNOLATERTHANFRIDAY4TH

MARCH,2011. VACCINESWIL

THENBEORDEREDANDNOFURTHERREGISTRATIONSWILLBEACCEPTED.

Clinicdirectnumber: 8408580

Email:

[email protected]

Manythanks

DebbieDuckworth

ISMClinicAdministrator

8408581

[email protected]

NOTE FROM THE CANTEEN:

Dear Parents

We have reviewed the MS and HS canteens approach to allergies caused by specific food groups. Please note that the

following precautions are now in place at each food counter.

1. Urban Chef and Yogi Chef will label food items that have the following ingredients: Nuts, Seafood, Eggs, Dairy,Soy and Wheat. A sample of the sign is below It will be on a yellow paper so it is more visible whilst all other signswill be on white paper.

Kare Kare

PHP

Contains: Peanuts

2. Red Kimono, Piadina and Caf France will each have a notice stating all items that contain the ingredients listedabove and it will be placed in a visible area on an acrylic stand.


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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

IASAS BADMINTON: April 18-21

Information related to the IASAS Badminton Tournament can now be found on the ATAC Blog http://atac.ism-

online.orgWe are currently accepting housing offers for the 80 visiting Badminton athletes if you can help with housing please read

details on the blog and a housing letter can also be accessed via the blog or hard copy picked up from the ATAC office.

BEARCAT DEN:Regular Opening Hours for the Bearcat Den:Mon, Wed and Fridays from 11:30am 1:00pm and 2:30pm 4:00pm.Tues and Thurs afternoons from 2:30-4pm. Thanks to all our great volunteers. If you are interested in joining ourgroup of volunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteers coordination Chantel([email protected]) or pop in to the Den near the HS Cafeteria and talk with one of our volunteers they will be

very happy to make you welcome.

ATACANNOUNCEMENTS:3rd Season Sports:See attached practice schedule, this takes effect from Feb 7 th until April 15th.

GAME SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found by going to the GAME SCHEDULE tab

on the ATAC page of the ISM website. You can also access this information via the ES/MS/HS divisional web pages.Please note the game schedule does change often due to involvement with many local schools so please check thepage regularly to find out the latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Access to thegame schedule page is also available via the ATAC blog. Click on the Bearcat logo to be directed to the gameschedule page.http://atac.ism-online.org

ATACHIGHLIGHTS/UPDATESFEB/MAR:(forALLmatch/scheduledetailscheckgameschedulepageasabove)

Feb12 BrenttrackmeetforMS/HSteams

Feb12 JV/VarsitygirlssoftballatISMvBrent

Feb13 VarsityboysSoftballASSLmensleaguegamesat ISM

Feb19/20 ISMInternationalSwimmeet

Feb20

Varsity

boys

Softball

ASSL

mens

league

games

at

UP

Feb26 ISMTrackMeet

Mar2 IASASCulturalConventionTeamsDepart

Mar35IASASCulturalConvention(Art/Music@JIS,DDDF@ISKL)

Mar5 ISMGoodwillGymnasticsMeet(pleasenotedatechangefromthecalendar)

HS2ndSeasonSportsawardsFeb11th5:30pmHSGym(Touch/Rugby/Tennis/Basketball/Swimming/Cheerleading)


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TIME

3:00 - 5:00PMMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

HS GYM B oy s Vars it y B ad mi nt on J V B oys Bad mi nt on B oy s Varsi ty Bad mi nt onBoys Varsity/JV

BadmintonBadminton Fitness

MS GYM Girls Varsity BadmintonGirls Varsity and JV

BadmintonGi rl s J V B ad mi nt on Gi rl s Vars it y Bad mi nt on B ad mi nt on Fi tn es s

ES GYMMS Girls Badminton

3:15-5pmFaculty Basketball 3:15 - 5pm

MS Girls Badminton

3:15-5pm

MS Boys Badminton

3:15-5pm

MS Boys Badminton

3:15-5pm

Covered Court Faculty TennisMS AFAC Badminton Club

3:15-5pm

MS AFAC Cricket Club 3pm-

4:30pm

MS AFAC Badminton

Club 3:15-5pmAFAC

HS FIELD Boys Varsity Sof tball JV Boys Sof tball Boys Varsity SoftballBoy's Varsity/JV

SoftballHS Javelin / Discus

MS FIELD Girls Varsity Softball JV Girls Sof tball Girls Varsity/JVSoftball MS Softball Girls Varsity Sof tball

ES FIELDMS Mixed Touch

3:15-5pm

MS AFAC Club Fo otball

3:15-5pm

MS Mixed Touch

3:15-5pm

MS AFAC Club Football

3:15-5pmFaculty Football

TRACK AND FIELD MS/HS Track HS Track HS Track MSTrack HS Track

TRAINING SCHEDULE3RD SEASON 2011 TRAINING SCHEDULE


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KAWAYAN BOUGHT PAGES:


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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES:

CONGRATULATIONS!

We are proud to announce that our ISM seniors were accepted

to the following universities:

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITYACCEPTANCES:AteneodeManilaUniversity(16)

BarnardCollege

BostonCollege

BrownUniversity

CaliforniaStateUniversity,EastBay

CarnegieMellonUniversity

DurhamUniversity

FranklinandMarshallCollege

HamiltonCollege

NY

HiramCollege

IndianaUniversityatBloomington

LondonSchoolofEconomics

LongwoodUniversity

LoyolaMarymountUniversity

LoyolaUniversityChicago(2)

McGillUniversity(2)

NortheasternUniversity(4)

NorthwesternUniversity

PaceUniversity,

New

York

City

PurdueUniversity(5)

RiderUniversity

StanfordUniversity

UniversityCollegeLondon

UniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine

UniversityofCaliforniaatRiverside

UniversityofChicago

UniversityofEdinburgh

UniversityofExeter

Universityof

Illinois

at

Urbana

Champaign

UniversityofMichigan

UniversityofNotreDame

UniversityofNottingham

UniversityofOxford(2)

UniversityofPennsylvania

UniversityofSanDiego


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UniversityofSanFrancisco(3)

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia

UniversityofSt.Andrews

UniversityofthePhilippines(9)

UniversityofWarwick

VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity

WesleyanUniversity

WesleyanUniversity

WesternMichiganUniversity

YaleUniversity

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