HS Friday Bulletin 10.9.09

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Dear Parents,

Some of you will have noticed that last week I did not post a Friday message but instead let our ATAC Director, MarkPekin, promote our hosting of IASAS soccer and the associated need to find houses for our IASAS guests. I am pleasedto say that we are all organized and are eagerly anticipating the opening of the event and the chance for the ISMBearcats to perform in front of their home crowd. Please come along and enjoy the IASAS experience.

The other reason I did not post last week was that I was busy loading emergency supplies in the FAT Lobby. As I amsure you are aware ISM has responded remarkably to the immediate needs of our own employees and to our partnerservice learning organizations; PCF and Papaya Academy. Throughout the last two weeks we have sent out dailytruckloads of much needed supplies to these partner organizations. Our ability to respond to changing needs and toget supplies to these two organizations in a timely and organized fashion has been seen by PCF and Papaya has

nothing short of amazing. Tomorrow we have two separate groups of teachers who will go to these sites to begin tohelp in the longer term phase of rehabilitation and reconstruction, though in some cases it will be to continue to digout the vast quantities of mud that still resides throughout the respective sites. We are continuing to raise theconsciousness at school about the plight of those who have lost everything in the flood and we are determined toraise finances for both immediate relief and longer term aid. The students did an awesome job with their studentorganized benefit concert last Friday where they raised close to US $9 000. Just today a further Php 12,000 wasraised with the free dress day. Other efforts include proceeds from the HS play and from the sale of drinks and teeshirts during IASAS. We will make sure that all efforts are considered, appropriate and sustainable. It is likely thatmany of our Metro Manila ICARE trips in early December will take on a slightly different focus given recent events.

At this time I would like to invite parents to the monthly HS parent coffee next Tuesday, October13 and also topromote our annual parent conferences to be held on the afternoons of Monday and Tuesday, October 19 and 20.Please contact the High School Office to make an appointment.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish our first season IASAS teams all the best for their respectivetournaments. A special thanks to all our first season coaches; their mission is to develop skills and attitudes thatmake each and every student the best that they can possible be. Good luck Bearcats. Enjoy IASAS!

Kind Regards

William R. S Brown Michael DickinsonHigh School Principal High School Assistant Principal

HSFRIDAY BULLETINOctober 9, 2009

International School Manila ForATTENDANCE concerns,please contact the HS Office(Sam Ramos or Diorel Ollodo)

Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653Or email [email protected]

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


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From the HS Office:

Monday, Oct 12

2:30PM3PM HS Assembly for Grade 12 (FAT)

Oct 1314

IB1 Math IA DUE (S&H)

Tuesday, Oct 138AM9:30AM PTA General Meeting (LT)

9:30AM11AM HS Parent Coffee (LT)

11:30AM12NN ISSBA Meeting wtih Councils (1057)

Oct 1418

1ST SEASON IASAS Soccer (ISM) /Volleyball/Cross Country (TAS)

(ISM/TAS)

Wednesday, Oct 14

Student Late Start

7:15AM8:15AM Departmental/Team Meetings

11:30AM12NN SCC Bake Sale

Thursday, Oct 15

8AM10:30AM Parenting Workshop (1057)

Oct 1719

NO HOMEWORK WEEKEND for Q2

Saturday, Oct 17

8AM12NN Eco. Tree Planting Fieldtrip

Remember:

Oct 1920:

Early Student Release, 12:00 noon

Parent Teacher Conferences

Monday, Oct 19

2:30PM3PM CAS Check in Homeroom

Tuesday, Oct 20

11:30AM12NN COCO Meeting (AMR)

Wednesday, Oct 21

7:15AM8:15AM Appraisal/Professional Growth Plans

10:55AM11:35AM ICARE Homerooms

3PM4PM PLT Meeting (1057)

Thursday, Oct 22

IB2Comp Sci Design Phase DUE

8AM10:30AM Parenting Workshop (1057)

Friday, Oct 23

IB2 Psych IA DUE (H&S)

11AM3PM Filipiniana

Saturday, Oct 24

7:30AM12:30PM ACT (1057)

From the HS Guidance Office:

Saturday, Oct 10

7:30AM1:30PM SAT Exams (LT, ES Gym, AMR, 1057)

Monday, Oct 12

11:30AM12NN College of St. Benedict and St. John's

University Visit/Presentation by Sarah Novak

Wednesday, Oct 14

8:30AM12:30PM PSAT (Gr. 10 & 11) (HS Gym)

10:55AM11:25AM G1012 Guidance Assemblies

11:30AM12NN UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

VISIT/TALK by Mr. Michael Holaday. (1057)

Friday, Oct 16

11AM12NN CLARK UNIVERSITY VISIT/TALK by Ms. Kristina

Masuda (Sr. Asst. Director of Admissions and

Coordinator of Int'l Recruitment). (HS Guidance)

REPORT CARDS:For those who have not picked up their Semester 2 ofSY2008-2009 Report Cards, go the High School Officeto pick them. Thank you.

Grade 11 and 12 Students:Please sign in at the HS Office on or before 7:30 am ondays where you have first period study hall for a quick

attendance check. If we do not see you by 7:45 am wewill urgently call your parents to verify yourwhereabouts.

Monday- Block ATuesday- Block FWednesday Block CThursday Block GFriday Block D

To all the seniors--- please be reminded that youhave the privilege of using this period for study time athome. You may ask your parents to write a permissionletter addressed to the HS Office for this seniorprivilege. (Email at [email protected] ) Until weget official notice from your parents which is thenverified by the HS Office, attendance will be checked.


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ATAC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sat Oct 10th

MS/HS Cross Country @ BrentES/MS C, E, G Soccer Festival @ CSA begins at 9amJV/Varsity Boys/Girls Volleyball @ ISM

Sun Oct 11th

Midgets A, Aspirants, Varsity Boys Soccer v Southridge @ ISMfrom 8am onwards

Oct 15-17 IASAS Soccer at ISMOct 14-18 IASAS Volleyball @ Taipei

Oct 15-18 IASAS Cross Country @ TaipeiPlease check GAME SCHEDULE on ISM public websiteATAC page or ES/MS/HS GAME SCHEDULE page of thedivisional website for all up to date fixtures and gamevenues.Due to flooding and closure of local schools many of thegames will have to be rescheduled. Please consult the gameschedule 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 LASTWEEK OF SCHOOL BEFORE THE OCTOBER BREAK

FIRST SEASON IASAS CHAMPIONSHIPS:This time next week our Volleyball and Cross Country teamswill be battling it out in Taipei for the chance to be crownedIASAS Champions for 2009 in their respective sports. After afantastic effort last year with all ISM teams taking SILVERMEDALS we can only hope that they can go one better andbring back GOLD. Good luck to all athletes and coaches.

Here in Manila IASAS SOCCER will be in full swing nextweek. It is sure to be a great event for our school and I hopethat all the ISM community will get behind our teams duringthe tournament. Our boys team has been riddled withinjuries the past few weeks so we hope that all members ofthe team can recover in time and put on their bestperformance for the home crowd. Our girls team is of

course the two times defending IASASSoccer Championsand will be desperate to hold on to their IASAS Championsstatus for a third year in a row. Please come out and supportour two teams during the IASAS Soccer Championships atISM. Lets make it a truly special ISM event!

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED MATCH SCHEDULE FORIASAS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS THURSDAY OCT 15 TOSATURDAY OCTOBER 17 2009

As first season draws to a close and IASASSoccer/Volleyball/Cross Country Championships are beingbattled out in Manila and Taipei it is fitting to recognize the effortsof all the student athletes and coaches that have worked hardand devoted many hours of time to our first season sports. Onbehalf 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 seasonawards.

HS First Season Sports Awards:MS Gym Thursday November 5th from 5:30-7:30 pmCome and celebrate the achievements of our first season HSteams

ES/MS First Season Sports Awards: ES Gym ThursdayOctober 22nd3:15-4:00pm Session One All ES Soccer Teams4:00-5:00pm Session Two All MS teams(Soccer/Volleyball/Cross Country)Food and drinks provided.Coaches will present awards and certificates to our first seasonteam 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

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


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Date Time HS Field-Girls Time MS Field-Boys8:30 iskl v isb 8:30 tas v jis

10:15 tas v sas 10:15 iskl v ism

Noon jis v ism Noon isb v sas

HS Field-Boys MS Field-Girls13:45 jis v iskl 13:30 isb v tas

15:30 sas v tas 15:15 ism v iskl

Thursday

17:15 ism v isb 17:00 sas v jis

AM HS Field-Girls MS Field-Boys8:00 isb v ism 8:00 sas v jis

9:45 tas v jis 9:45 isb v iskl

11:30 iskl v sas 11:30 tas v ism

PM HS Field-Boys MS Field-Girls13:15 jis v isb 13:15 ism v tas

15:00 iskl v tas 15:00 sas v isb

Friday

16:45 ism v sas 16:45 jis v iskl

AM HS Field-Girls MS Field-Boys8:00 ism v sas 8:00 tas v isb

9:45 isb v jis 9:45 sas v iskl

11:30 iskl v tas 11:30 jis v ism

PM HS Field FINALS MS Field14:00 Girls 3rd

vGirls

4th

14:45 Boys 3rd v Boys 4th

16:00 Boys 1st v Boys 2nd Final

Saturday

17:30 v FinalGirls 1st Girls 2nd

Teams listed first are home an d wear light colored uniform. BOYS GIRLS


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From the ATAC Office:

MISSION STATEMENT

For the Love is dedicated to serve young men and women todevelop their basketball skills. For The Love is an international

organization which has trained players of all ages in over twentycountries. Further, For The Love is equally passionate aboutseeing our players realize their potential as people. It is thebelief of For the Love that hard work and dedication go hand inhand with good morals and strong character in building leadersfor tomorrow both on and off the court.

FOR THE LOVE COACHES ATTENDING ISM CAMP:

David Bobalik- is a 185cm, 83kg point guard who hails fromPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. David was an honorable mention all-American his senior year of college. After graduation Davidcontinued his playing career in Lebanon as a foreignprofessional player. David has played professionally inLebanon, China, Taiwan, and Thailand, and has competedagainst more than ten National Teams from throughout Asia andAfrica. David has developed youth training programsthroughout Asia and has trained players of all ages and abilitiesin more than twenty countries. Presently David is still playingprofessionally in Thailand as well as training youth players fromvarious countries during the offseason.

Ikenna Nwankwo- is a 210cm, 125kg center who played hiscollege basketball at UCLA. While at UCLA Ike won a national championship and was also selected to play for the Nigerian NationalBasketball team. Upon graduation Ike continued his playing career as a professional player in Europe until 2000 when he was signed toplay in the NBA for the Dallas Mavericks. Ike spent the next four seasons playing in the NBA for Dallas, Houston, Cleveland, and LosAngeles. Ike also competed with Nigeria in the world Championships losing in the round of 16 to Dirk Nowitski and the German Nationalteam by a single point.

ISM CAMP DETAILS

Middle School Camp: P3800pesos (max participants 30) for 6 hours of instruction.

Saturday and Sunday November 7/8th

8am -11am Venue: ISM Covered Court

High School Camp:P5200pesos (max participants 30) for 9 hours of instruction

Friday November 6th 4:30-7:30 and Saturday/Sunday November 7 th/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 emergencytreatment to my child during the duration of the camp.

I understand that every precaution will be taken for the students 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:________________________________________________________

FOR THE LOVE BASKETBALL CAMP

AT

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MANILA

LOVE THE GAME, LIVE YOUR DREAM


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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 dont ensure that theyre made intosomething 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 forsupporting our student-led relief efforts for the victims oftyphoon Ondoy: ISM Students raised a total of Php 406,936.35 --- THANKS TOYOU!!

On Friday, October 2, ISM HS Students held an amazing concert to benefit the victimsof typhoon Ondoy. Clubs and Councils like PCC, KCC, ACC, ECO, BTV, BTO ralliedtogether to set-up booths and food stations. Thank you to MCDonalds, Andoks andHungry Tykes for providing food and ice-cream. Our very own PTA donated Php60,000 to the cause.

We went from complaining about school not being canceled, with the desire to makea difference, to seeing these visions come to reality. 400,000 pesos is a success, andthen some! WE cannot thank YOU enough. Words cannot express what an honor it isto call ourselves BEARCATS right now. - Antonio Villalon

From the Clinic:

CLINIC

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2ND HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATION

Date Price (Php)

November 11th, 2009 Hepatitis A (Adult) 2249

Hepatitis A (Junior) 1125Hepatitis B (Adult) 630Hepatitis B (Junior) 355Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) 2000Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 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 aregistration 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 23rdOCTOBER 2009. VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Clinic direct number: 840 8580

Email: [email protected]

Many thanks

Debbie DuckworthISM Clinic Administrator840 [email protected]


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From the ATAC Office: FROM THE PTA Office:

Celebrating Diwali - the Festival of Lights

Tuesday, October 13th7:30 am - 9:00 am

Little Theatre

The ISM Parent-Teachers Association, together with theBharati (Indian Women's) Association,

is pleased to invite you to...NOT JUST ANOTHER GENERAL MEETING...

What is Diwali? The festival celebrates the triumph of goodover evil; in Hindi, Diwali means festival of lights, and

people light rows of lights to commemorate heroic figures inIndian mythology who triumphed over the forces of evil. Diwaliis also a propitious time for new endeavors, and many people

clean their homes and open all their windows and doors towelcome luck and good fortune during Diwali

Please join us in celebrating this annual celebration withFood

DanceMusic

Culture

**Special Thanks to the efforts of the Indian Community formaking this a wonderful event!**

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