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Issue 1 Main Office: 248-823-8300 Guidance Office: 248-823-8361 October 2012 Attendance Line 248-823-8305
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Teacher and Yearbook News Music Department Counselors News + College Visits Sports Section Tutoring Information Student Achievements Spanish Graduate Assistants Alumni Interview Interview with Seora Gamero Upcoming Events PIE and Give 10 IA East Olmypics
IA Mission Statement INTERVIEW WITH SEORA GAMEROThe International Academy S T U D E N T through the community, L E A D E R S H I Baccalaureate International P
program, instills cultural appreciation and global Q: What was your motivation for citizenship while promoting taking on the role of Student personal development and Leadership Product Team Director? a passion for learning. A: I truly enjoy working with Seniors
and this afforded me the opportunity to once again work with this class. Last year Mrs. Mack and I worked
with a 48083 International Academy East 1291 Torpey Drive Troy, Michigangreat group of seniors and I was hoping to repeat the same type
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of experience. Class sponsor is certainly different than Student Leadership Adviser but I still have the
IB Administration Information
School Messenger
If you have not done so already, you should log on to the School Messenger. Contact Messenger to activate your School Messenger account. School Messenger is used to send information about school closures, attendance messages, and classroom updates, to parents. You will also be able to receive low lunch balance alerts and other important information. It sends the information via phone, email, and text message and is an easy way to stay updated about your students school! Link: www.troy.k12.mi.us
Sophomores
Currently in the MYP Product Team, sophomores are working on their Personal Projects. The Personal Project is the culminating activity for the MYP or Middle Years Program. Students choose a topic that interests them and that falls under one of the Areas of Interaction. The areas of interaction (AOI) act as a guide for students during the development of their project. The AOI's are health and social education, approaches to learning, human ingenuity, environments, community, and service. The students establish their goals and timelines and complete a process journal throughout the project. The final project is accompanied by a report that is graded on the process of completing the project and the personal growth of the student. While the Personal Project is an accomplishment in its own right, it also prepares students for the Extended Essay in the Diploma Program. Personal projects range from creating artwork and movies, to writing books, to fixing cars to producing fashion shows.
IB Visits Detroit!
The International Baccalaureate Organization is hosting a three-day IB Workshop in Detroit in October. This is the second time a workshop has been held in Detroit in the last year and reflects the growing number of schools in Michigan that offer one or more of the IB programs. Over 300 teachers and administrators are expected for this workshop. IA students are serving as the welcoming committee to IB practitioners from around the Americas.
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Principal Dialogue
Meet with IAEs associate principal, Dr. Audra Melton and principal Lynne Gibson, in the main office conference room from 7:45-8:45am on the following dates!
Staff news
Our staff is one of the best in the world. They all have to fit the IB Learner Balanced profile as they must balance their school work with these events: Ms. Beski got married!! Ms. Beski will be going to a math conference in Maryland! Mr. Daugherty got married!! Ms. Gardner got a puppy! Mrs. Mack bought a house! Mr. Majask would like everyone to please vote for his tech grant at classroomcash.org Mr. Shankles bought a house! Mr. Stabler is going scuba diving to Bon Aire Island! Ms. Sue got a puppy! Ms. Truscott went to the Michigan vs. Michigan State game! Mr. Watson just returned from a math conference in Los Angeles! Mr. Watson also received an Outstanding
Group 4 Volunteers!
The entire senior class would like to give special thanks to all the teachers who came with us to Group 4 at Camp Copneconic! The weekend was a huge success and a lot of fun for all of the seniors, and could not have happened without Ms. Beski, Mrs. Byrge, Ms. Gardner, Mrs. LewAllen, Mr. Lyons, Mr. Majask, Dr. Melton, and Mrs. Toepel. Thank you all so much for giving us such an unforgettable experience!
Yearbook News
Buy a yearbook! Prices are as listed: Now November 1 : $55 November 2 January 31 : $60 Remember, even though yearbooks may not seem important now, you might want one as a memorabilia in the future! Contact Mr. Chrzanowski or a member of the yearbook product team to buy one!
Senior Pictures
Seniors must submit their senior picture to the yearbook by November 10th. This is the final deadline. The official photographer for IA East is Prestige Portraits. Students who get their photos taken elsewhere will not have their picture included in the senior mural. Students who do not submit a picture to Mr. Chrzanowski at all will have their default picture from the beginning of the year in the yearbook.
1/17 January
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Choir
The IAE Choirs will have their second concert on Thursday, January 17th, at 7:00pm, at Athens HS. Selections include German folk songs, French folk songs, an English madrigal, and some pop/Disney tunes. The National Honor Society joined us as chaperones at our first concert and we look forward to their continued support at our November concert. Refreshments will be served after the concert.
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TBA Athens HS
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Troy HS
Feel free to Contact the Music Teachers with any questions! Mr. Drew Shankles: dshankles@bloomfield.org Ms. Nicole Mayes: nmayes@bloomfield.org
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For Seniors
Seniors! The deadline for most early action colleges is November 1st! Please finish
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your application before then! See Ms. Kinney if you have any questions concerning your application
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or colleges.
College Visits
College Alma College Hillsdale College IL Wesleyan University University of Toledo Washington University St. Louis Date 10/29 11/6 11/8 10/31
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Sports Section
Not only are our students stellar in academics, many also participate in varsity sports for Troy High School and Athens High school!
Winter Sports
Dont forget to check out the Troy High and Athens tryout dates!
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Tutoring Opportunities
It is well known that subjects at IA East are not exactly easy. So, to make things a little bit less stressful, there are plenty of tutoring opportunities available in a range of subjects.
Spanish Tutoring
Free tutoring after school from 2:35-3:30pm in room 4 on Tuesdays and Thursdays with SHH and room 6 on Mondays and Wednesdays with Seora Atassi. There is also tutoring during Lunch 1 on Tuesdays and Lunch 3 on Thursdays with Seora Dergham in room 2. Professional tutoring is available. Contact CeciliaFueslein@yahoo.com for more information.
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Student Achievements
Students at IA East are undoubtedly some of the best and brightest in the country. Here are just some of the notable achievements of some students in the past few weeks.
Ioana Grosu
IA East Senior Ioana Grosu was named a 2012 Davidson Fellow. She is one of the 22 students in the nation who has received this honor. The Davidson Fellowship is one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships. Ioana will go to Washington D.C. to receive a $10,000 scholarship. Ioanas project was on the study of consciousness and the theory of emergent dualism. She is planning on majoring in philosophy and has a Scholastic Art and Writing Award. She is also a National Silver Medal Winner in poetry.
Aulina Chowdhury Chandler Creech Nishant Desai Ioana Grosu James Jia Elayna Levin Eileen Li Sophie Li Philip Ma Taylor Matthew* Monika Molenda Raghav Prabhu Manisha Ravi Hiba Saifuddin Iris Su Shreekari Tadepalli Bill Tang Helen Zhou Aaron Faison**
Philip Ma
Philip Ma, another senior at IA East, has been playing the accordion for 8 years. Recently he earned first place in Accordion at the North American Invitational Championship Qualification for the Length of Study Solos and Age Achievement Solos. Philip earned a score of AAA (the highest possible) in his evaluation solos at the event.
* National Merit Semifinalist and National Achievement Scholar ** National Achievement Scholar
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IA East is blessed to not only have such wonderful teachers, but also an amazing group of graduate teachers. Between our two Spanish graduate teachers, eight languages are spoken!
Ms. Ranim Atassi: Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain, Mrs. Atassi has been exposed to diversity as a little girl. Fluent in 3 languages, Mrs. Atassi definitely understands the concept of multiculturalism. In fact, she is fascinated by the multitude of different cultures and enjoys being a diverse person. She always makes a note to expose her 9 and 6 year old to the different cultures by taking them on vacations often and opening their eyes to the different cultures and traditions. What are her thoughts about the schools overall environment and diversity? The answer is simple: she is amazed at the large number of different cultures that this relatively small school holds. Mrs. Atassi believes that the IA language program is very strong and highly skilled. Her word of wisdom is that multilingualism builds on the students own experiences. We are very glad to have you here at IAE. Thank you for all your time and effort!
Ms. Juliana Dergham: Every language you know is a new world you have access to, says IAE Teacher Grad, Mrs. Dergham. Initially from Brazil, Mrs. Dergham comes from a multicultural background: a Lebanese origin mixed with some Polish, British, and Portuguese. She is now fluent in 5 different languages, including Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese. In her free time, Mrs. Dergham enjoys working on mosaic art and playing the piano, although, she laughingly comments, she hasnt had much time lately. She passes on her multicultural traits to her son, who now knows three languages and is currently in the process of learning his fourth. As a mother, Mrs. Dergham shares her knowledge of diversity with her son by taking him on several trips and teaching him to take risks with his language speaking skills. In fact, she suggests the same for all the students at IA. Students should take risks. No matter what, they must think in that language! she says. Mrs. Dergham believes that the IA language program is very advanced, well organized, and skillfully taught. She is assured that students leaving the IA language program at such an advanced level are all set. Thank you Mrs. Dergham for all your hard work and we welcome you to our IAE community!
IA East Alumni
Last year, the class of 2012 graduated from IA, making them the first graduating class of IA East! The students below are all from the class of 2012 and are freshmen in college. They were asked about their experience at IA, and at college, along with any advice to current IA students.
Mehul Gaur
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Q: What was your favorite class and why? A: My favorite class was physics because I really enjoyed the subject matter and Mr. Lyons is really funny. Q: What contributed to your success in high school? A: I think my success came from knowing the teachers and understanding what they wanted in their schoolwork. Q: If you could change one thing about high school or IA, what would it be and why? A: I would change the afterschool policy because I think hanging around afterschool is what promotes a community in our school and without it we lose a big opportunity to become good friends. Q: What advice would you give to a freshman at the IA? A: I would tell him that he should not procrastinate and get to know the teachers as well as possible.
Manasa Gummalla
Michigan State University Lyman Briggs College
Q: What are three adjectives that describe your overall IA experience? A: Beneficial, stressful, and important. Q: What was your most embarrassing memory at IAE? A: My most embarrassing IA memory was probably thinking that I lost my iPhone but it was actually in the paint box in the art room Q: When and why did you decide to be a doctor? A: I knew that I wanted to work with kids. I loved my pediatrician and after talking with her about her job, I knew for sure. It helped knowing that my doctor, who went to Michigan State for undergrad and then Wayne State, works at one of the best pediatrician firms in Michigan. Q: What advice would you give to a freshman at the IA? A: Find out what you like (sciences, economics, art) and get to know your teachers!
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Denny Zhang
University of Michigan College of Engineering
Q: When and why did you decide to go into engineering? A: Years ago, I realized that engineering was the thing for me. It just really fit my personality! I really liked building thingsand taking things apart. Q: What was your favorite memory at the IA? A: My favorite memory at IA was definitely running around celebrating after the senior year Olympics when we beat you guys (the class of 2013) for the third year in a row. Q: What was your favorite extracurricular activity and why? A: Science Olympiad because it was so much fun and science is the future! Q: Any advice to current IA Seniors? A: Do your homework. And find something you like doing. Remember that college isnt the end of the road and be balanced. Do something CRAZY!
Preethi Sriranga
Wayne State University
Q: What are you studying in college? A: Im doing pre-med in college and probably majoring in biology. Q: What is your favorite class in college and why? A: My favorite class I cellular biology because the content is interesting and my professor has a really cute Chinese accent! Q: What advice would you give to a current junior or senior at IA? A: Word hard. Get a lot of experience in doing different things and get involved in a lot of extracurricular activities.
Sanjana Kulkarni
Wayne State University - MedStart
Q: What was your funniest memory at IAE? A: My funniest memory was during the senior skit day when Mr. Watson and Mrs. LewAllen played Dikwash (Diksha and Vishwas). Q: What is something interesting about college that you did not expect? A: Something I did not expect was college being as easy as it is because IA teachers prepared me so well. Q: What was your favorite class and why? A: My favorite teacher was Mr. Watson because he was very nice and he was a very good teacher. Q: What advice would you give someone who wanted to get into MedStart? A: Work hard, keep your grades and ACT scores up, and do a lot of extracurriculars.
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Student Leadership
We work as a team andwe are able to work towards our various goals
Q: Has it been difficult to balance your teaching schedule for Spanish with the Product Team activities? A: At the beginning, I was unaware of the time needed to work with 29 active and enthusiastic seniors, but I have learned how to manage my time better. There are challenges when working with new goals but I look forward to the days I get together with the seniors. For the most part, the energy and positive outlook is motivating me to share new skills and approaches to communication. We work as a team and once the guidelines were set by the team and members realized they have a voice the doors of communication were opened and we are all able to work towards our various goals. Q: Are there any other things you would like to mention about the Product Team? A: Students are divided into multiple teams and the essence is generated by setting and meeting goals throughout the weeks. Students understand the end product better if they are able to start from the ground up. Our first step was to develop a business plan and to discuss, agree and settle our mission statement and goals. Students have been able to successfully find their voices and learn how to share their opinions. We all have the common goals of working towards school improvement and making a difference in their education and school community. Finally, it is thanks to our Newsletter Team that we now have the International Academy East Newsletter. I would like to thank each of the team members; I appreciate the work ethic, dedication, enthusiasm and organization towards making this a hugely successful Product Team. Please take a look at the Student Leadership Board located in the Student Lounge. This team makes my day! Thank you!
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, October 24 5:00pm Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday, October 25 7:45am Half Day. Students dismissed at 11:00 a.m. 1:00pm Afternoon Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:30pm Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday, October 26 No School November 3rd-November 6th No School Wednesday, November 7 6:00pm NATIONAL MERIT RECEPTION Thursday, November 8 PLAN Test Tuesday, November 13 7:00pm PTIA East Meeting Wednesday, November 14 7:45am Coffee with the Counselors Thursday, November 15 9:30am Late Start for Students 7:00pm College Admissions Panel Night Saturday, November 17 7:00pm IA-East Charity Ball November 21st -November 25th No School Monday, November 26 Progress Report 2 Thursday, November 29 7:45am Principal's Dialogue Meeting 7:00pm IA-East Band and Orchestra Concert Monday, December 3 7:00pm Financial Aid Night Thursday, December 6 9:30am Late Start for Students Tuesday, December 11 7:00pm PTIA East Meeting December 24th January 6th No School
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Give Us 10 Program
This school year, the PTIA of International Academy East, together with IA East teachers, are launching the Give Us 10 Program. In order to keep the clubs, events, and programs of IA East running, many parent volunteers are needed. Thus, to make things a little bit easier, the Give Us 10 Program would like to request that each family volunteer 10 of something: such as 10 hours of volunteer time, $10 for supplies, 10 donated items, etc. Any and all parent volunteers for events or projects taking place at East are very much appreciated, but its completely fine if any parent doesnt have the time to volunteer- you can donate 10 items for a project/event, which will go a long way in helping out at East. If you dont have the time to shop for these items, thats fine too! Monetary donations are great as well. Whatever works best for you will work for the program, so please just Give Us 10! All requests for volunteers and donations are being handled from one location: Volunteer Spot, which you can access online via: www.iatoday.org > IA East > PTIA East > Volunteer Spot. Alternatively, you can go to: http://iaeastptia.weebly.com/volunteer-sport.html. The PTIA would like to thank all of you in advance for your consideration and time to read through this information. More information will be sent out as additional PTIA East news/opportunities come up. To make sure you are always up to date, the best thing to do is to visit the PTIA East website- which is updated often. This can be accessed through: www.iatoday.org > IA East > PTIA East. A special thanks to Martha Communications Chair for PTIA East. Rosebrook,
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Olympics is a week-long competition between the four grades culminating in competitive sports and activities on the Friday of that week. This years Olympics ended on October 12th and was one of the most exciting and spirit-filled IA has ever had. Each year, students compete in a variety of events including chalk mural, quiz bowl, chess, tennis, soccer, basketball, tug of war, hula hoop, and the Torpey 500 car race. This year, the theme of Olympics was the movie The Avengers and each class picked a super hero, wearing that heros colors on the day of Olympics. The senior class was represented by Iron Man (black and red), the juniors were the Hulk (gray and green), the sophomores were Thor (light blue), and the freshmen were Captain America (red and blue). The seniors, class of 2013, won by a 66 point margin; the juniors came in 2nd place, the sophomores came in 3rd, and the freshmen were 4th.
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Created by the Student Leadership Newsletter Team under the guidance of Seora Gamero
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