International School Manila

For ATTENDANCE concerns, please contact the HS Office (Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano) Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653 email HSOffice@ismanila.org For GUIDANCE concerns, please contact Bella, Gigi or Jasmin Tel:840-8655 / 840-8660

March23,2012

A weekly bulletin for Parents and Students

Dear Parents, Did you know that today March 23, 2012 represents the movie release date for the Hunger Games? Maybe if you have a middle school child you will know this already, however at ISM we are all very excited about this movie, as one of our alumnae is set to make her international acting career in the movie! Tara Macken, class of 2002 and former member of Dance Co plays a major role in the movie. Tara is an accomplished stunt artist and with this movie is branching into mainstream acting. Here is a link to some of her work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tw41E_oJ7I This will be the last bulletin before the school holiday break. As you know school is out next Thursday, March 29 and we will resume classes on Tuesday April 10. Seniors are busy with exams this week and next and then when they come back after the holiday they will receive feedback on their exam performances and move straight into a review program in most of their IB classes. For those athletes in third season IASAS there will be just one day of school and then they will leave for their respective competitions; Track and Field to Taipei, Badminton to Kuala Lumpur and Softball to Singapore. Please make sure you have all your childs documentation and assignment sheet are completed on time and according to schedule as it will be a very tight schedule this year. Good luck to all out athletes. We wish them all the best as they compete with BEARCAT pride. Another important date to put in your planners is Monday April 16 which is the official opening of the IB2 Film and Visual Arts festival. The FAT Lobby will have on display exquisite artwork collated from the two year IB program and inside the FAT Films from IB and grade 9/10 classes will be shown as part of the annual ISM Film Festival. Dont miss it! I wish everyone a very relaxing school holiday. It has been a long session since January and this will be a welcome chance to recharge batteries ready for the final sprint through the months of April and May. Remember we finish the school year slightly earlier this year with Graduation on Tuesday May 29 and the final day of school for all other students is on Thursday May 31. Please ensure that students are in class and focused right through until the end of school. If you are leaving ISM it is also very important to secure the withdrawal papers and to let us know as soon as you possibly can. Places are at a premium and it is certainly easy for us to make admission plans, if we know what places we have available. One final plug from me is that in the week after school finishes I would strongly encourage all grade 10 and 11 students to consider the excellent ISM Bearcat Student work experience program that we launched last year. The program has grown exponentially and we have some fantastic opportunities for ISM students to experience the real world of work. Before you book those flights talk to Mr. McQueen about this great program. Kind regards,

William Brown High School Principal

HSCALENDAR:
Monday,March26: MockCollegeAdmissionsforGr.11andParents (LittleTheater5:15pm) Tuesday,March27: IB2MOCKEXAMS Wednesday,March28: LateStart IB2MOCKEXAMS IB1MathSL&HLIADue Thursday,March29: IB2MOCKEXAMS IB1MathSL&HLIADue Friday,March30: SCHOOLHOLIDAYNOCLASSES Tuesday,April10: CLASSESRESUME UPCOMINGEVENTS: March30April9:SCHOOLHOLIDAY April10:ClassesResume April10:IB1Bus&MgtDRAFTIADUE April1113:3rdSeasonIASASTrack&Field@TAS, Badminton@ISKL,Softball@SAS Apr1416:NOHOMEWORKWEEKEND Apr16:IB2FilmandVisualArtsfestival(FATLobby 3pm) Apr1624:IB2VisualArtsshowup Apr1924:IB2VisualArtsexams Apr23:IB2CASDeadline(NonFullDipCandidates)

FROM THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE: DearParents, The Admissions Office is sending out a friendly reminder regardingourWithdrawalProcedure. IfyourfamilywillbeleavingbeforeorattheendofSY11 12, we would appreciate that you submit the official Withdrawal Notification Form in order to initiate the withdrawal process. Please note, this does not pertain to Grade12studentswhowillgraduateinMay. Please submit the completed Withdrawal Notification Formasearlyaspossible. All forms are available here: www.ismanila.org > Admission>ReenrollmentandWithdrawal WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM (required by ES/HS/MSstudents)PleasesubmitthistotheAdmissions Office MIDDLE SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Once completed pleasesubmitthistotheCashiersOffice HIGH SCHOOL CLEARANCE FORM Once completed pleasesubmitthistotheCashiersOffice IMPORTANTDATEtoremember: May11,2012WithdrawalNotificationFormsforSchool Year 20112012 must be submitted. Forms received after thisdatewillincurapenaltyofUSD$1000ontherefund oftheFUD. FordetailedinformationregardingreceivingReportCards, Transcript of Records, obtaining a yearbook and/or the refund of the FUD please visit our web site at www.ismanila.org under the Admissions TAB < Re Enrollment&Withdrawal. Weappreciateyournotificationaswehavemanyfamilies awaitingwordforenrollmentfornextschoolyear.Please feelfreetocontactusatadmissions@ismanila.orgforany questionsorconcerns. StephanieH.Hagedorn DirectorofAdmissions&Advancement InternationalSchoolManila

FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER:

FROM THE CLINIC:

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TIMETOSIGNUPFORTHE2012INFLUENZAVACCINATIONS VaccinationDayApril18th Wednesday th Lastdaytosignup/payApril13 PricePhp550 VaccineGSKInfluenzavaccine

Influenzaorcommonlyknownasflutrangkasoiscausedbytheinfluenzavirus.Theinfluenzavirusiseasily transmitted through things you touch or in the air we breathe. Flu vaccine is recommended for everyone above6monthsold. Getting the flu shot should be done annually because the circulating strains of the flu viruschangeeachyear,hencethecompositionofthevaccineisupdatedannually.Fortropicalcountiestheflu ispresentyearroundwithpeaksduringthemonthsofJulySeptember. Everyone with a valid ISM ID may participate in this vaccination session. Order forms are available at the Cashiers office or by emailing the Clinic. Please complete the form and make your payment to the Cashier. PaymentforthesevaccinationsmustbemadetothecashierdepartmentbynolaterthanFriday13thApril.Thevaccines
willthenbeorderedandnofurtherregistrationswillbeaccepted. If you would like to discuss the vaccine or have any questions please contact Jowell Custodio or Monique Reed at the Clinic.

Clinicdirectnumber: 8408580/81 Email:clinic@ismanila.org

FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE:

Dear Current Grade 10 and 11 parents, Is your son or daughter ready for the REAL WORLD? How would you like your child spend 5 days (June 4th to 8th) right after our school year finishes learning more about a company/industry/career he/she is curious aboutand maybe even getting a bit of work experience at the same time.

Welcome to The Bearcat Career Experience

As you all know well, high school for students is (among many things) a time of self-discovery. It is a time where you begin to better acknowledge your aptitudes/likes, where you hone your strengths and where you begin to sort through that rather complicated map know as your educational and future career path. Unfortunately, it is often a map with gaps between what you learn in your academic classrooms and the real world your teachers are working to prepare you for. In short, we hope to help bridge that gap for selected ISM students through a 5 day summer internship right after high school finishes in June with various companies in the Metro Manila area. During this internship, your child would essentially work (without pay of course) at a particular company, handling various level appropriate responsibilities and/or job shadowing a selected employee(s). Numerous reputable companies have already signed up and will be offering internships/job shadowing placements to our ISM students. They include (among many others): Alaska Milk Corporation, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Makati Medical Center IMPORTANT : Students can see ALL the current placements we have on the Grade 9/10 Bulletin Board inside the HS Counseling Office (Room 1062). Additional placements may be added to students should check it periodically. If your son or daughter is interested in possibly being selected for a Bearcat Career Experience, he/she MUST complete the following four tasks below no later than Friday April 20th: 1. Complete a detailed resume (companies may see it) for yourself through the Resume Builder on Family Connection. 2. Complete the attached Short Essay Question and attach it as a journal entry in Family Connection. 3. Complete the attached Student Application and attach it as a journal entry in Family Connection. Also hand in a signed hard copy of the application to Mr. McQueen.

4. Complete the attached Liability and Permission Form and attach it as a journal entry in Family Connection. Also
hand in a signed hard copy of the form to Mr. McQueen. IMPORTANT On the Student Application, your son/daughter MUST indicate 3 placements in order of personal preference. We will try to give him/her the #1 choice but that may not be possible. He/she MUST be willing to attend any of the three placements he/she chooses if your child is going to participate in this program. Best Regards, Mr. McQueen

ADVERTISE IN KAWAYAN YEARBOOK: GreetingsfromtheISMKawayanYearbook! ForthethirdtimeinKawayanhistory,wewillbeincluding advertisinginthebackoftheHSYearbook.Thisisafantastic waytoreachalargeaudienceintheISMcommunity,andwill beviewedforyearstocome!

Php16,000:1/2A4page (width=210cmxheight=148cm) Php32,000:1fullA4page (width=210cmxheight=297cm): ToadvertisewiththeISMKawayan: The International School Manila Community includes: STEP1:PaydirectlytotheISMcashier. Families of our 2,000+ students STEP2:Submitacopyofthereceipttothehighschool Local and expatriate faculty office. Alumni/ae living in the Philippines STEP3:SubmitadvertisementonCD/DVD/USBin Embassies JPEG/TIFF/PSD/PDFformatat200dpiminimumtothe Chambers of Commerce HighSchoolOffice,lookforLaurieorSam. Multinational Corporations DeadlineforsubmissionisMonday,March26. NGOs Select International Schools in SE Asia Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformation,pleasecontactthe Prospective Parents visiting the Fort Bonifacio Campus HSYearbookCoordinator,BrandonHoover,at hooverb@ismanila.org. Wehavenotincreasedtheratesforthisyear.Theyareas follows: ThankyouforhelpingtosupporttheKawayan! Php8,000:1/4A4page Brandon Hoover (width=105cmxheight=148cm) HS IT Coordinator International School Manila FROM THE PTA:

DESIGN COMPETITION FOR KAWAYAN YEARBOOK

To all High School students: Do you want YOUR artwork to be on the cover of the Kawayan 2012 yearbook? For the first time in ISM history, any high school student can submit their very own design that could be chosen as the cover of Kawayan. Not only will your design be on the front of every single yearbook given to all high school students and faculty, but you will also get your own personalized yearbook! If you sign up, you are not committed to submitting a design. So if you're interested at all, please sign up! Sign up for the Cover design contest by clicking on the link below by SUNDAY (March 25) for complete details. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGtP T2hLZTMwaWpTTjJIUDRFOVUwRWc6MQ Deadline for all cover design submissions will be after Spring break, on April 15. If you have any questions, please email Angela Sy or Kevin Yang at kawayanprint@gmail.com. Thank you very much!! Kawayan Team

FROMTHEGUIDANCEOFFICE: DearGrade12Parents: Nextyearwillbeatransitionforourseniorsastheyenteruniversitylife. Next year will also be a process for parents as their children will gain independenceandalsomaybelivingfarfromhome.Inpreparationfor thischange,thecounselorsinviteyoutoSendingYourKidsPackingon the Road to College on May 8 from 5:006:30 PM in the High School CounselingOffice. Based on the book Letting Go: A Parents Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Cobrun, the high school counselors and experiencedparentswillprovidetipsfor: Sendingyourstudentsofftocollege Maintainingahealthylongdistancerelationshipwithyourchild Dealingwithyouremptynest Welookforwardtoseeingyouthere! The11/12CounselingTeam CurtNichols,LisaBallandElizabethMohr

FROM THE OPERATIONS AND SECURITY OFFICE: A few reminders from the Operations and Security Office: ID Cards: ID cards should be worn by adults at all times while on campus. If you have not been issued an ID card, or you have lost it, you should obtain one by visiting the security office and completing the appropriate application form. Drivers, helpers and bodyguards: Drivers, helpers and bodyguards should not be waiting on campus for students throughout the school day. After dropping off students they should exit the school grounds and not return more than 30 minutes before dismissal time. Those who repeatedly fail to comply with this regulation will have their access privileges suspended. Only those vehicles carrying parents or other people with business within the school will be allowed to return to the campus before 1:45 pm. Firearms: All members of the ISM community are reminded that it is strictly forbidden for firearms to be brought onto campus. This includes concealed weapons carried by bodyguards for close protection. Any person arriving at school with a firearm should inform the gate guard and arrangements will be made for the weapon to be safely and securely stored during the visitors stay. Parking outside the campus: Parking is not allowed on any of the roads surrounding the school. The ISM guard force is actively supporting the work of the Bonifacio authorities in keeping these roads clear. This is an important security measure and parents are asked to emphasize this to their drivers. Termination of employment: In the event of the termination of service of a family employee parents are asked to secure the former employees ISM ID card and return it to the security office. If this is not possible, it is important that the security office is still informed of the change of circumstances. Security staff directions: Our security team is endeavoring to make the school as safe and secure an environment as possible for all members of our school community. We ask that everybody cooperates with us in this important task by following the directions given by members of our guard force. In the event that anyone is unclear as to the purpose of our regulations they can seek clarification from the security office. Further to this, we encourage parents to advise those members of their staff who enter the school of these expectations. Finally, I would like to thank all members of the ISM community for their assistance in helping us maintain ISM as a safe and secure environment for our children. Mike Flynn Director of Operations and Security

FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:

For 3rd Season IASAS athletes please note travel packet have now been issued, please get all documents in asap! With the Easter holiday and offices/embassies being closed we need your cooperation in getting all information completed prior to the break. Failure to do so could cost you a place at IASAS. Passports should now have been submitted to Joan at ATAC for documentation checking. Any student traveling during the spring should have advised Joan at ATAC office so passports can be returned to you before March 29th. PASSPORTS collection can be done on Thursday March 29th from the ATAC office before 4pm. If you require your passport before this time please contact Joan asap to arrange for collection. This Friday is our twilight track meet with Faith and Brent. The meet is a great evening of racing and action packed with events flowing in rapid succession. Our MS team will also compete this Friday. Please come along and support the ISM track teams. Whilst the track meet is on at the HS field our varsity and jv girls softball teams will be playing Brent teams on the MS field on Friday. Track meet results from last Saturdays pre-iasas meet are now posted on the track meet results page. http://atac.ism-online.org/files/2011/03/PRE-1-TRACKMARCH-17-HYTEK-RESULTS-REPORT-PDF.pdf After the 3rd season IASAS championships are over some of the 1st season coaches will be running sessions for our volleyball/soccer teams to get things going for next school years teams and to take a look at the new freshman group for 2012-13. Keep an eye out on the ATAC blog (latest news-HS/Latest news-MS) for more information after the break. Any current grade 8 student interested in soccer or volleyball should come along to the sessions offered, it will be a great chance to meet the varsity coaches and get in some early practice. MS AFAC AFL (Australian Football-starts Wed April 18th) Please note if you have signed up for AFL Football it is open for Grade 5.6,7 students only and the sessions will be held each Wednesday at the MS field starting at 3:15pm Dates for the MS AFAC AFL are April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. The maximum # of students is 24 please see Toni at the AFAC office (ES admin area) if you have not yet signed up, spaces are filling up. Please see in this bulletin information about the ISM Summer Sports Camps. This program is run each year by Triz Gonzalez our ATAC Athletics Assistant. See the flyer for details/registration/payment information and contact Triz at the ATAC office if you have any questions. For the swimming camps go straight to the website link of Coach Andy where you will find all the information/online registration and payment details. ATAC Events coming up: Mar 23 Twilight Track meet MS/HS teams v Brent/Faith Varsity/JV girls softball v Brent at ISM Mar 24/25 Varsity Girls/Boys Badminton tournament Mar 25 am. only varsity boys softball v mens teams (2 games back to back) Mar 30- April 9 Spring break April 11 Teams depart for IASAS 3rd Season Championships Track at Taipei Softball at Singapore Badminton at Kuala Lumpur May 12 ISM Gymnastics Dual Meet (this replaces the cancelled SACAC Singapore meet) May 18-20 Mixed Touch Tournament @ Jakarta International School GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (access to game schedule information) Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blog. Please note the game schedule does change often due to involvement with many local schools so please check the page regularly to find out the latest information of where and when the Bearcats teams are playing. Click on schedules tab or the Bearcat logo to be directed to the http://powerschool.ismanila.org/public/ You will need your power school user name and password to access the game schedule pdf. 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. If you are interested in joining our group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteers coordinator Radhika radhikasavantmohit@yahoo.com 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.

CollegeAcceptancesforClass2012 ReportasofMarch22,2012
UniversityofAberdeen TheUniversityofAlabama UniversityofAlberta ArkansasStateUniversity AteneodeManilaUniversity(11) BabsonCollege BentleyUniversity BondUniversity UniversityofBradford(2) BrevardCollege BrighamYoungUniversity UniversityofBristol UniversityofBritishColumbia(10) BrockUniversity BrunelUniversity UniversityofCaliforniaatDavis UniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine(3) UniversityofCaliforniaatRiverside UniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(3) CanterburyChristChurchUniversityCollege CarletonUniversity CentenaryCollegeofLouisiana ChaminadeUniversityofHonolulu ChapmanUniversity ChristopherNewportUniversity CityUniversity ClaremontMcKennaCollege ColumbiaUniversity CreightonUniversity DeLaSalleUniversityManila(2) UniversityofDenver(2) DrexelUniversity(3) UniversityofDundee DurhamUniversity UniversityofEastAnglia UniversityofEdinburgh(2) ElonUniversity EmersonCollege(2) EnderunCollegesInc. UniversityofExeter FloridaInstituteofTechnology UniversityCollegeoftheFraserValley GeorgeMasonUniversity(2) GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology GonzagaUniversity UniversityofGreenwich HawaiiPacificUniversity(2) HeriotWattUniversity(3) UniversityofHertfordshire HofstraUniversity IEUniversity UniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign(2) ImperialCollegeofScience,Technology,and Medicine IndianaUniversityatBloomington IowaStateUniversity IthacaCollege Johnson&WalesUniversity KeeleUniversity(2) King'sCollegeLondon KnoxCollege KoreaAdvancedInstituteofScienceand Technology LancasterUniversity UniversityofLeeds(3) LesRochesInternationalSchoolofHotel Management LondonSouthBankUniversity UniversityCollegeLondon(2) LoyolaMarymountUniversity(5) ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity UniversityofManchester(2) ManhattanvilleCollege(2) MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt UniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(2) UniversityofMassachusetts,Amherst McGillUniversity(9) MenloCollege(3) UniversityofMiami(2) MichiganStateUniversity(3) UniversityofMichigan(2) MiddleburyCollege MountAllisonUniversity

CollegeofNewRochelle NewYorkUniversity(2) NortheasternUniversity(3) OccidentalCollege UniversityofOregon OxfordBrookesUniversity PaceUniversity,NewYorkCity PaceUniversity,PleasantvilleCampus UniversityofPecs PennsylvaniaStateUniversity,UniversityPark(2) UniversityofPennsylvania UniversityofthePhilippines(3) UniversityofPlymouth(2) UniversityofPortsmouth PrincetonUniversity PurdueUniversity(2) TheUniversityofQueensland QuestUniversityCanada(2) UniversityofRedlands RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute RhodeIslandSchoolofDesign RochesterInstituteofTechnology RoyalMelbourneInstituteofTechnology UniversityofSanFrancisco(3) SchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago(2) SchoolofVisualArts(2)

UniversityofSouthampton(2) SouthwesternUniversity SSTHSwissSchoolofTourismandHospitality StanfordUniversity SuffolkUniversity UniversityofSussex SwinburneUniversityofTechnology SyracuseUniversity(2) TrinityCollege TrinityUniversity UniversityatBuffaloTheStateUniversityofNew York UniversityofKent VancouverFilmSchool VassarCollege UniversityofWarwick WellesleyCollege UniversityofWesternOntario(2) UniversityofWestminster WilfridLaurierUniversity UniversityofWinnipeg UniversityofWisconsin,Madison UniversityofWisconsin,Stout UniversityofWollongong YorkUniversity UniversityofYork

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ClaremontMcKennaCollege UniversityofPennsylvania AteneodeManilaUniversity GonzagaUniversity MiddleburyCollege UniversityofCaliforniaatDavis QuestUniversityCanada

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NorthwesternUniversity ColumbiaUniversity TrinityCollege OccidentalCollege EmersonCollege NewYorkUniversityAbuDhabi NewYorkUniversity MassachusettsInstituteof Technology

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