International School Manila

HS Student Circular February 18, 2011

 
  HS Calendar:  To all Parents of Graduating Seniors:
Greetings from the the high school yearbook, Kawayan Print!
  Monday, February 21:   
  Gr.9, 10 & 11 Course Registration   Just a reminder, Kawayan Special Dedication Bought Pages
  IB2 Lang B & Filipino A2 Orals  are due on March 2 (Wednesday).
   
  Tuesday, February  22:    A bought page is a page that you create that we include at
the back of Kawayan after all the senior pages. It can contain
  Gr.9, 10 & 11 Course Registration   anything - messages from family for their graduating kids,
  IB2 Lang B & Filipino A2 Orals  messages and picture collages of friends and “barkadas”,
  Geography Field Trip  group/club pictures, etc. You can buy as many pages as you
    want and surprise your graduating child with a special
dedication! It is a great way to create a lasting memory in
  Wednesday, February 23: 
your child’s high school years.
  Student Late Start 
  IASAS Math 8:30‐9:45am (AMR and LT)  PRICES: (per page)
  Gr.9, 10 & 11 Course Registration   Color: PHP 4800
  IB2 English A2 Orals  Black and white: PHP 2000
  IASAS Dance, Drama, Music Previews  ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE TO THE CASHIER.
   
  Thursday, February 24:  PAGE DETAILS:
  Gr.9, 10 & 11 Course Registration   Dimensions: Each page should be 9"x12"
Must be turned in as either a .jpeg, .psd or .raw file with a
  IB2 English A2 Orals 
minimum dpi of 300.
  IASAS Dance, Drama, Music Previews 
    SUBMISSION:
  Friday, February  25:  Please burn the file on a CD and drop it off at the HS office
  Gr.9, 10 & 11 Course Registration  WITH a receipt from the cashier. Please indicate that it is a
bought page for the Kawayan yearbook.
  IB2 English A2 Orals 
  IB 2 Film Independent Study Due  DEADLINE: March 2, 2011
  IASAS Dance, Drama, Music Previews 
    For questions, please don't hesitate to contact Kimi
  Upcoming Events:  Rodriguez, Angela Sy or Kevin Yang at
kawayanprint@gmail.com.
  February 28:  NO CLASSES‐ EDSA REVOLUTION 
  HOLIDAY  Thank you for your support! :)
  March 1:  NO CLASSES‐ FACULTY IN SERVICE    Kawayan Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editors Kimi Rodriguez,
  March 2‐6: IASAS Cultural Convention DDDF (ISKL)/  Angela Sy, and Kevin Yang
  Music and Art (ISM) 
 
 
FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE:
COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE VENUE DATE AND TIME
Clarkson University                Kathleen Harrington     Room 1057   3/3/11 11:15 AM     
Fairleigh Dickinson University              Kathleen Harrington     Room 1057   3/3/11 11:15 AM     
Loyola Marymount University              Kathleen Harrington     Room 1057   3/3/11 11:15 AM     
University of Michigan, Flint              Kathleen Harrington     Room 1057   3/3/11 11:15 AM     
Raffles Design institute Manila              Kristenne Lim       HSGO     3/9/11 11:30 AM
 

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FROM THE CLINIC:
TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS 
 
Date                  Price (Php) 
 
March 16th 2011                Influenza 2011 Strain             630 
      (Northern and Southern Hemisphere) 
 
Please Note:    If your child is 9 years old or below and receiving their flu vaccination for the first time, a second vaccination will be 
required at least 4 weeks later.  If there are sufficient numbers, I will arrange for this to be available in school, if not, 
you  will  need  to  make  alternative  arrangements  with  your  own  health  care  provider.    The  above  price  is  per 
individual vaccine. 
       
If you would like more information about the above vaccine, please contact the clinic on the number/email below or call in 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 BY NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 4TH MARCH, 2011.  VACCINES WILL 
THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 
 
Clinic direct number:  840 8580 
Email:          clinic@ismanila.org 

Many thanks 
Debbie Duckworth 
ISM Clinic Administrator  
840 8581 
duckworthd@ismanila.org     

FROM THE CLINIC:

Dear Parents

A regular reminder – please check that your child’s vaccinations are up-to-date. This is the first line of defense
against a number of serious diseases and I encourage you to visit your pediatrician if you feel that your child
may be due for any vaccinations.

The following link will give you access to current US vaccination schedules which may be used a guide. Most
countries have similar schedules and advocate a similar regime. If in doubt, please visit your pediatrician or ask
at the school clinic for contact details if you do not already have a pediatrician.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm

Regards
Debbie Duckworth
Clinic Administrator
International School Manila

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SUMMER PROGRAM IN SPAIN:

Summer Language Study / Home-Stay / Travel Program to Spain

The International School Manila Modern Language Department is pleased to announce its 2011 Summer Language Study /
Home-Stay / Travel Program to Spain. ISM students can dramatically improve their oral and written Spanish skills by
spending a few weeks immersed in The proposed period of time in Spain this summer is from June 11 until July 10.

In order to proceed with the organization of this activity, we need to know the number of students who are interested in
participating. If you are interested in receiving more information about this summer course, please email Adriana
Vargas (vargas@ismanila.org) BEFORE MARCH 4 with the following information:

1. Student’s Name:
2. Student’s Spanish Course This Year:
3. Parents’ Names:
4. Parent’s Email Address:

Full details will be discussed at a meeting with interested students and parents that will be scheduled some day during
the second week of March.

Adriana Vargas

PTA BOOKFAIR:

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FROM THE ATAC OFFICE:
ATAC Blog: http://atac.ism‐online.org 
For information related to the ATAC Department please check the newly refurbished ATAC Blog. Weekly 
updates/newsletter items and other information related to the ISM ATAC extracurricular program and seasonal sports 
can be found here as well as links to the latest game schedule and IASAS website are available. 
 
GAME SCHEDULE PDF: (new procedure in place for access to game schedule pdf information) 
Information about all mid week/weekend fixtures for ISM teams can be found via the ATAC blog. 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 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  ID#  to  access  the  game 
schedule pdf now located in power school 
 
ATAC HIGHLIGHTS/UPDATES – (for ALL match/schedule details check game schedule page as above) 
 Feb 19/20          ISM International Swim meet 
 Feb 19 ISSA Badminton at Brent 
 Feb 20 Varsity boys softball ASSL League at UP 
 Feb 23 IASAS CC previews assembly/ CC send of lunch 
 Feb 26   ISM Track Meet 
 Mar 2    IASAS Cultural Convention Teams Depart 
 Mar 3‐5 IASAS Cultural Convention (Art/Music @ JIS, DDDF @ ISKL) 
 Mar 4 Friday Twilight Track Meet v Faith/Brent at ISM 
 Mar 5    ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet 
 Mar 7 MS Academic Bowl at Faith 
 Mar 8 HS Academic Bowl at Brent 
 Mar 11‐13 SAS Eagles Track Exchange‐ varsity track 
 Mar 11‐13 ISB Softball Exchange ‐ varsity teams 
 Mar 12 Brent Track Meet ‐ HS/MS Track team 
 Mar 12 Varsity/JV softball v Brent at ISM 
 April 2 Track Meet at Brent 
 April 8 Twilight Track Meet at ISM v  Brent at ISM 
 April 17 (Sunday) Teams depart for IASAS 
Track at ISB, Softball at JIS, ISM is hosting Badminton 
 

IASAS BADMINTON: April 18‐21 
  Information related to the IASAS Badminton Tournament can now be found on the ATAC Blog  
  http://atac.ism‐online.org 
  We  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 our
group of volunteers in the Bearcat Den please contact our BCD volunteers coordination Chantel
(fam.wanten@hotmail.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.

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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES:

CONGRATULATIONS!

We are proud to announce that our ISM seniors were accepted

to the following universities:

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES: 

Academy of Art University 
Ateneo de Manila University (16) 
Barnard College 
Brown University 
University of California at Irvine 
University of California at Riverside 
California State University, East Bay 
Carnegie Mellon University 
University of Chicago 
De La Salle University Manila 
Durham University 
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
 

University of Edinburgh 
University of Exeter 
Franklin and Marshall College 
George Mason University 
Glion Institute of Higher Education 
Hamilton College 
Hiram College 
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign 
Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine 
Indiana University at Bloomington 
London School of Economics 
University College London (3) 
Longwood University 
Loyola Marymount University (2) 
Loyola University Chicago (2) 
Manhattanville College 
McGill University 
Michigan State University 
University of Michigan (2) 
Northeastern University (3) 
Northwestern University 
University of Notre Dame 

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 University of Nottingham 
Pace University, New York City 
University of Pennsylvania 
University of the Philippines (9) 
Purdue University (5) 
Rider University 
Saint Louis University 
University of San Diego 
University of San Francisco (3) 
University of Southern California 
University of St. Andrews 
Stanford University 
Stony Brook University 
University of Oxford (2) 
Virginia Commonwealth University 
University of Warwick 
Wesleyan University (2) 
Western Michigan University 
Yale University 

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