Student Circular 10.9.09

HS Student Circular International School Manila October 9, 2009

From the HS Office:

From the HS Guidance Office:

Monday, Oct 12 2:30PM‐3PM HS Assembly for Grade 12 (FAT)

Saturday, Oct 10 7:30AM‐1:30PM SAT Exams (LT, ES Gym, AMR, 1057)

Oct 13‐14 IB1 ‐ Math IA DUE (S&H) Tuesday, Oct 13 8AM‐9:30AM PTA General Meeting (LT) 9:30AM‐11AM HS Parent Coffee (LT) 11:30AM‐12NN ISSBA Meeting wtih Councils (1057)

Monday, Oct 12 11:30AM‐12NN College of St. Benedict and St. John's University Visit/Presentation by Sarah Novak

Oct 14‐18 1ST SEASON IASAS Soccer (ISM) /Volleyball/Cross Country (TAS) (ISM/TAS)

Wednesday, Oct 14 8:30AM‐12:30PM PSAT (Gr. 10 & 11) (HS Gym) 10:55AM‐11:25AM G10‐12 Guidance Assemblies 11:30AM‐12NN UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VISIT/TALK by Mr. Michael Holaday. (1057)

Wednesday, Oct 14 Student Late Start 7:15AM‐8:15AM Departmental/Team Meetings 11:30AM‐12NN SCC Bake Sale

Friday, Oct 16 11AM‐12NN CLARK UNIVERSITY VISIT/TALK by Ms. Kristina Masuda (Sr. Asst. Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Int'l Recruitment). (HS Guidance)

Thursday, Oct 15 8AM‐10:30AM Parenting Workshop (1057) Oct 17‐19 NO HOMEWORK WEEKEND for Q2 Saturday, Oct 17 8AM‐12NN Eco. Tree Planting Fieldtrip

Remember: Oct 19‐20: Early Student Release, 12:00 noon Parent Teacher Conferences Monday, Oct 19 2:30PM‐3PM CAS Check in Homeroom Tuesday, Oct 20 11:30AM‐12NN COCO Meeting (AMR) Wednesday, Oct 21 7:15AM‐8:15AM Appraisal/Professional Growth Plans 10:55AM‐11:35AM ICARE Homerooms 3PM‐4PM PLT Meeting (1057) Thursday, Oct 22 IB2‐Comp Sci Design Phase DUE 8AM‐10:30AM Parenting Workshop (1057) Friday, Oct 23 IB2 ‐ Psych IA DUE (H&S) 11AM‐3PM Filipiniana Saturday, Oct 24 7:30AM‐12:30PM ACT (1057)

REPORT CARDS: For those who have not picked up their Semester 2 of SY2008-2009 Report Cards, go the High School Office to pick them. Thank you.

Grade 11 and 12 Students: Please sign in at the HS Office on or before 7:30 am on days where you have first period study hall for a quick attendance check. If we do not see you by 7:45 am we will urgently call your parents to verify your whereabouts. Monday- Block A Tuesday- Block F Wednesday – Block C Thursday – Block G Friday – Block D

To all the seniors --- please be reminded that you have the privilege of using this period for study time at home. You may ask your parents to write a permission letter addressed to the HS Office for this senior privilege. (Email at [email protected] ) Until we get official notice from your parents which is then verified by the HS Office, attendance will be checked.

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From the Fine Arts Office: IASAS MUSIC AUDITIONS: For Vocal, Band and Strings October 21, 22 & 23 Vocal Director: John Mulhall Band Director: Tom Nazareno Strings Director: Ramon Ibero

ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Here in Manila IASAS SOCCER will be in full swing next week. It is sure to be a great event for our school and I hope that all the ISM community will get behind our teams during the tournament. Our boys’ team has been riddled with injuries the past few weeks so we hope that all members of the team can recover in time and put on their best performance for the home crowd. Our girls’ team is of course the two times defending IASAS Soccer Champions and will be desperate to hold on to their IASAS Champions status for a third year in a row. Please come out and support our two teams during the IASAS Soccer Championships at ISM. Let’s make it a truly special ISM event!

Sat Oct 10th MS/HS Cross Country @ Brent ES/MS C, E, G Soccer Festival @ CSA begins at 9am JV/Varsity Boys/Girls Volleyball @ ISM

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED MATCH SCHEDULE FOR IASAS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS THURSDAY OCT 15 TO SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 2009

Sun Oct 11th Midgets A, Aspirants, Varsity Boys Soccer v Southridge @ ISM from 8am onwards

As first season draws to a close and IASAS Soccer/Volleyball/Cross Country Championships are being battled out in Manila and Taipei it is fitting to recognize the efforts of all the student athletes and coaches that have worked hard and devoted many hours of time to our first season sports. On behalf of the ATAC department I would like to thank everyone who has played a role, large or small during this first season. Please see below for information related to the end of season awards.

Oct 15-17 IASAS Soccer at ISM Oct 14-18 IASAS Volleyball @ Taipei Oct 15-18 IASAS Cross Country @ Taipei Please check GAME SCHEDULE on ISM public website ATAC page or ES/MS/HS GAME SCHEDULE page of the divisional website for all up to date fixtures and game venues. Due to flooding and closure of local schools many of the games will have to be rescheduled. Please consult the game schedule carefully for the latest updates and times!

2nd SEASON ATAC SPORTS ARE: HS: Basketball, Tennis, Touch (girls only), Rugby, Swimming, Cheerleading MS: Basketball, Tennis, Touch (girls only), Rugby, Cheerleading TRYOUTS DATES: HS: Oct 21, 22 and Nov 3, 4, 5 MS: Nov 3, 4, 5, 6 2nd SEASON PRACTICE SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL BEFORE THE OCTOBER BREAK FIRST SEASON IASAS CHAMPIONSHIPS: This time next week our Volleyball and Cross Country teams will be battling it out in Taipei for the chance to be crowned IASAS Champions for 2009 in their respective sports. After a fantastic effort last year with all ISM teams taking SILVER MEDALS we can only hope that they can go one better and bring back GOLD. Good luck to all athletes and coaches.

HS First Season Sports Awards: MS Gym Thursday November 5th from 5:30-7:30 pm Come and celebrate the achievements of our first season HS teams ES/MS First Season Sports Awards: ES Gym Thursday October 22nd 3:15-4:00pm Session One – All ES Soccer Teams 4:00-5:00pm Session Two – All MS teams (Soccer/Volleyball/Cross Country) Food and drinks provided. Coaches will present awards and certificates to our first season team members. Please come and join us. For parents and interested IASAS observers who want to keep up to date with how our Volleyball and Cross Country teams are doing in Taipei next week here are the website contact details for both events. http://iasas.tas.edu.tw/09xc/index.html http://iasas.tas.edu.tw/09vball/index.html

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Date Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Time 8:30 10:15 Noon

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13:45 15:30 17:15

jis sas ism

AM 8:00 9:45 11:30 PM 13:15 15:00 16:45

HS Field-Girls v isb v sas v ism HS Field-Boys v v v

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Time 8:30 10:15 Noon

MS Field-Boys tas iskl isb

13:30 15:15 17:00

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v v v MS Field-Girls v v v

HS Field-Girls isb tas iskl

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AM 8:00 9:45 11:30 PM 14:00

8:00 9:45 11:30

sas isb tas

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13:15 15:00 16:45

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8:00 9:45 11:30 FINALS 14:45

Girls 3rd

16:00 17:30

Boys 1st Girls 1st

v v v MS Field-Girls v v v

HS Field-Girls ism isb iskl

v v v HS Field

Teams listed first are home and wear light colored uniform.

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MS Field-Boys

v ism v jis v sas HS Field-Boys

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MS Field-Boys

Girls 4th Boys 2nd Girls 2nd

tas sas jis Boys 3rd

v v v MS Field v

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Final Final BOYS

GIRLS

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From the ATAC Office: FOR THE LOVE BASKETBALL CAMP AT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

MISSION STATEMENT For the Love is dedicated to serve young men and women to develop their basketball skills. For The Love is an international organization which has trained players of all ages in over twenty countries. Further, For The Love is equally passionate about seeing our players realize their potential as people. It is the belief of For the Love that hard work and dedication go hand in hand with good morals and strong character in building leaders for tomorrow both on and off the court.

“LOVE THE GAME, LIVE YOUR DREAM”

FOR THE LOVE COACHES ATTENDING ISM CAMP: David Bobalik- is a 185cm, 83kg point guard who hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. David was an honorable mention allAmerican his senior year of college. After graduation David continued his playing career in Lebanon as a foreign professional player. David has played professionally in Lebanon, China, Taiwan, and Thailand, and has competed against more than ten National Teams from throughout Asia and Africa. David has developed youth training programs throughout Asia and has trained players of all ages and abilities in more than twenty countries. Presently David is still playing professionally in Thailand as well as training youth players from various countries during the offseason.

Ikenna Nwankwo- is a 210cm, 125kg center who played his college basketball at UCLA. While at UCLA Ike won a national championship and was also selected to play for the Nigerian National Basketball team. Upon graduation Ike continued his playing career as a professional player in Europe until 2000 when he was signed to play in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks. Ike spent the next four seasons playing in the NBA for Dallas, Houston, Cleveland, and Los Angeles. Ike also competed with Nigeria in the world Championships losing in the round of 16 to Dirk Nowitski and the German National team by a single point. ISM CAMP DETAILS Middle School Camp: P3800 pesos (max participants 30) for 6 hours of instruction. Saturday and Sunday November 7/8th 8am -11am Venue: ISM Covered Court High School Camp: P5200 pesos (max participants 30) for 9 hours of instruction Friday November 6th 4:30-7:30 and Saturday/Sunday November 7th/8th 1pm-4pm Venue: ISM Covered Court Tear off and return this slip with payment to the ISM cashier to confirm your place: REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE FOR PAYMENTS: OCTOBER 16, 2009 NAME: ________________________________________________________ Grade: ___________________ EMAIL:____________________________________________________________________________________ EMERGENCY CONTACT PERSON:_______________________________________________________________ Home Phone:______________________________ Cell #___________________________ I hereby give permission for International School Manila to dispense non-prescription medicines and to give emergency treatment to my child during the duration of the camp. I understand that every precaution will be taken for the student’s safety, but I assume full responsibility. Please register me for (circle camp) MS Basketball Camp: 3800pesos HS Basketball Camp: 5200pesos Please pay the full amount to confirm a place in this camp. Once payments have been made no refunds will be given. This is based on a first come first served basis and the maximum participants for each camp is 30. PARENT SIGNATURE:________________________________________________________

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Please donate your glossy magazines to PCF! WHY? Glossy Magazines cannot be pulped and recycled like regular clean paper here in Manila so if you don’t ensure that they’re made into something else… they just end up in a land fill. WHAT does PCF do with them? Parents of the school children are employed to make beads out of them which, in turn, get made into jewellery and bags. HOW does this help families? The money from the products generates income for them so that they can afford to buy food and clothes for their children. WHERE? Collection boxes can be found in ES, MS and HS offices

Thank you for your support! "Dream the world you want and deserve to live in. Write it down. Communicate your vision passionately, as if your life depended upon it!" (Randy Hayes, Founder of Rainforest Action Network) www.ism-online.org/gogreen/

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From the Communications Department: THANK YOU to the ISM Community of parents, students, teachers and staff for supporting our student-led relief efforts for the victims of typhoon Ondoy: ISM Students raised a total of Php 406,936.35 --- THANKS TO YOU!! On Friday, October 2, ISM HS Students held an amazing concert to benefit the victims of typhoon Ondoy. Clubs and Councils like PCC, KCC, ACC, ECO, BTV, BTO rallied together to set-up booths and food stations. Thank you to MCDonald’s, Andoks and Hungry Tykes for providing food and ice-cream. Our very own PTA donated Php 60,000 to the cause. “We went from complaining about school not being canceled, with the desire to make a difference, to seeing these visions come to reality. 400,000 pesos is a success, and then some! WE cannot thank YOU enough. Words cannot express what an honor it is to call ourselves BEARCATS right now.” - Antonio Villalon

From the Clinic: CLINIC TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2ND HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATION Price (Php)

Date November 11th, 2009

Hepatitis A (Adult) Hepatitis A (Junior) Hepatitis B (Adult) Hepatitis B (Junior) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior)

2249 1125 630 355 2000 1000

(Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations) If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic to pick up a registration form (next to the elementary canteen). Only people with a valid ISM ID may participate in this program. PAYMENT FOR THESE VACCINATIONS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Clinic direct number: Email:

840 8580 [email protected]

Many thanks Debbie Duckworth ISM Clinic Administrator 840 8581 [email protected]

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From the ATAC Office:

FROM THE PTA Office: Celebrating Diwali - the Festival of Lights

Tuesday, October 13th 7:30 am - 9:00 am Little Theatre The ISM Parent-Teachers Association, together with the Bharati (Indian Women's) Association, is pleased to invite you to... NOT JUST ANOTHER GENERAL MEETING... What is Diwali? The festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil; in Hindi, Diwali means “festival of lights,” and people light rows of lights to commemorate heroic figures in Indian mythology who triumphed over the forces of evil. Diwali is also a propitious time for new endeavors, and many people clean their homes and open all their windows and doors to welcome luck and good fortune during Diwali Please join us in celebrating this annual celebration with Food Dance Music Culture **Special Thanks to the efforts of the Indian Community for making this a wonderful event!**

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