HS Student Circular
International School Manila
March 6, 2009
For the week of March 9 -14
Monday, March 9
ERB Testing
9-12 H2 Chemistry Field Trip
2.30-2.50pm Homeroom
Tuesday, March 10
ERB Testing
HS Select Ensemble Auditions
7.30-9.30am PTA General Meeting (LT)
9.30-11.00am HS Parent Coffee (LT)
3-4pm MUN Meeting (AMR)
Wednesday, March 11
ERB Testing
HS Select Ensemble Auditions
Student Late Start
10.55am Gr 12 CAS Homerooms
10.55am Grade Level Assembly (Gr 9, 10 11)
3-4pm Cooking Club (FAT)
Thursday, March 12
ERB Testing
HS Select Ensemble Auditions
3-4pm MUN Meeting (AMR)
3-3.30pm Afternoon Delights: Advanced Band
5-8pm IASAS Cul Con Awards Banquet (LT)
Friday, March 13
ERB Testing
HS Select Ensemble Auditions
3-3.30pm Afternoon Delights: Concert Band
Saturday, March 14
SBP Field Trip
From the Athletics Office:
REMINDERS:
EXAMS
You can check the ISM Portal and HS Bulletin Boards for the
Grade 11 and 12 Exam Schedule. Take note of you exam dates
and times. If you have any conflicts in the schedule, see Sam
Ramos in the High School Office.
SENIOR CLASS RINGS
Order your 2009 Class Rings now!! Last order will be accepted on
March 15, delivery of the rings will be in April. Wear it and be proud
you are a Senior! For those who already ordered, please check the
HS Office to see if you’re rings have arrived.
Dates to Remember:
Mar 16 - 20: Semester Break
Mar 23: IB 12 Visual Arts
Mar 24 – 27: Gr. 11 & 12 Final Exams
From the IB/AP Office:
• Students may now register (with Ms van or
Jasmin) for the Advanced Placement (AP)
exams.
• These exams run May 4 – 8 and May 11‐15
2009
• If there is a clash between IB and AP exams,
you may have to take your AP exam during
the late schedule May 20‐22 2009
• The final date to sign up is Friday March 13th
2009
• The cost is $86.00 USD per exam and will
need to paid to the cashier
• If you have further questions, please see Ms
van
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ISM Goodwill Gymnastics Meet:

Last Saturday a very busy, long but extremely successful day of gymnastics was held at the ISM MS
Gymnasium. Our ISM Bearcat Gymnastics teams did a great job representing us as the host school and I would
like to congratulate all the girls and coaches for their efforts.
The individual and team results are posted in this bulletin.
I would also like to recognize the hard work put in by our Bearcat Gymnastics Parent Booster Club led by
President Jenny Kinsella, Kerrie Uytengsu, Ane Preysler and the team of parent helpers who assisted in so many
areas with this large event. This event would not be possible without the support of the parent volunteers in the
areas of team registration, sponsors support, awards ceremonies, t-shirt/program/snack sales booths, goodie
bags etc.
No doubt the gymnasts and the mom’s slept very well when they finally got home on Saturday evening.

I would also like to recognize the efforts of the following people/groups for their help in making this event happen.
ATAC staff (Triz, Joan, the ATAC boys) for logistics and facility set up.
Custodial staff
AV/IT staff MS GIRLS TENNIS:
Medical Clinic staff
Security and Transportation office staff Congratulations to our ISM MS girls’ tennis team
Mr. Noel Santos and his team of judges and officials. who competed in the ISSA Tennis League finals
ISM Gymnastics Coaches this past Saturday and won the championship for
2008-09.
The following girls played all 2nd season and won
their semi final against Woodrose on Saturday
morning and then won the final in the afternoon
against De La Salle Zobel.
Congratulations to Coach Gaby and to his players
Jasmine Tan Ho, Joy Yuen, Samantha Um and
Shelly Kim

From the Fine Arts Office:

Symphonic and Jazz Band Dance Co Auditions Show Choir Auditions

Auditions March 30 and 31 March 23 to 25
March 23 to 25 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
2:50 pm to 5:00 pm 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Room 1127 Venue (TBA) Room 1149
Requirements: Director: Yek Barlongay
Dance Clothes
SYMPHONIC: Chromatic, Major Scale
and Solo Director: Yek Barlongay
JAZZ BAND: Minor Scale and Solo

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LET’S GO GREEN:

Poetry for our planet Plastic bags and other plastic

A competition for all ISM garbage thrown into the ocean kill as
many as 1,000,000 sea creatures
students
every year!
To celebrate our earth, ECo are inviting you to
write a poem on the topic of Environment. This
can be an ode, an elegy, an epic, a limerick… it’s
totally up to you.
Please donate your surplus
The winning poem will be published in the plastic bags to INVISIBLE.
yearbook!
Please submit all entries
to:gillmanr@ismanila.org By Monday March 9th Be a part of the Solution, not the
I dream of a better life, Pollution.
And to myself I say:
“If we had been more concerned about this Collection points are located in
planet…would earth have turned out another ES, MS and HS offices.
way?” (Grade 6 student, 2004)

From the Clinic:

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE THIRD IN THE SERIES OF HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATIONS

Date Price (Php)

April 8th, 2009 Hepatitis A and B vaccine (3rd dose) 1000(junior) / 2000(adult)
Hepatitis B (3rd dose) 355(junior) / 630(adult)

If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, 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 DEPARTMENT BY NO LATER
THAN FRIDAY 27TH MARCH 2009. 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

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From the Modern Language Dept:
Summer Language Study / Home-stay / Travel Program to SPAIN
The ISM High School Modern Language Department is pleased to announce its Summer Language Study /
Home-stay / Travel Program to Spain from June 6th to July 4th 2009 for students aged 13 to 19 years old.
The program aims to develop students’ language proficiency and to broaden his/her cultural knowledge. This
program is being offered in cooperation with Escuela Internacional Madrid (TANDEM), a school in Madrid and
San Sebastian, Spain. Students will continue learning and, more importantly, will practice Spanish through
total immersion in the classes and during the home-stay. The school finds families for students to stay with,
assists in locating appropriate local resources for the group’s activities, plans outings, maintains a list of
local medical and emergency resources, and helps with the orientation for group leaders.

The language course proposal is to have 4 class sessions (45 minutes each) of language and culture from
Monday to Friday, from 09.30 to 13.00 each day (with a break from 11.00 to 11.30). The classes will include
language and culture subjects as well as adequate preparation for the cultural visits. Students will complete
a placement test in order for the school to form groups based on the level of Spanish.
Last year, 15 students from ISM traveled to Spain and all of them reported dramatic improvements in their
acquisition of the Spanish language as well as outstanding experiences with their home-stay families and one
another during their time in Spain.

If you are interested in receiving more information about this summer course, please contact Laurie Atilano
or Samantha Ramos in the High School Office, or email Adriana Vargas at vargasa@ismanila.org.

ISM Chinese Summer Camp Beijing 2009

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CONGRATULATIONS:
NAME OF STUDENT COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY
Richard Abasta McMaster University, Simon Fraser University, York University
University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Durham, Imperial College of
Kamran Heinrich Ahmad
Science, Technology, and Medicine
Sarah Jane Ahmed Loyola University Chicago, Concordia University
De La Salle University Manila, Loyola Marymount University, University of the
Mark Jedric Ang
Philippines
Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University Manila, University of Dundee,
Daisy Birchenall
University of Leeds, University of the Philippines, University of Stirling
Antonio Brias Curry College, University of Maine, Manhattanville College, Salve Regina University
Antoinette Brillantes Syracuse University (Accelerated Liberal Arts)
Gil Buenaventura Saint Mary's College of California
Peter Burton University of Dundee, University of Leeds, Nottingham Trent University
Isabel Chamberlain Mills College, Saint Mary's College of California
Brandon Chin Coventry University
Ji Won Choi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Syracuse University
Louie Chua University of San Francisco
John Jacob Benjamin Co De La Salle University Manila, Ateneo de Manila University
Vicente Jaime Maria
Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines
Constantino
Jan-Michael Nadora Cruz De La Salle University Manila
Jasmin Dargani Lesley University, Pace University, Loyola Marymount University
Bangor University, University of Exeter, University of Sussex, Lancaster University,
Suzannah Davis
University of Stirling
Cristina de Leon Loyola Marymount University
Alexandra Amanda Eduque Barnard College
Michael Fong Dominican University, Saint Mary's College of California
Ron Richard Chow Habla Ateneo de Manila University, Bond University
Joon Sup Han University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Engineering), University of Michigan
University of Arizona, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Liberal Arts &
Sciences), New York University (Tisch School of the Arts), Northeastern University,
Sung Yeon (Tammy) Joo
Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey at New Brunswick (School of Business),
University at Buffalo The State University of New York
Jin Bae Kim University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sung Yun Kim Syracuse University
Fordham University (College of Business Administration), University of Illinois at
Shao-Ting Ko
Urbana-Champaign (Liberal Arts & Sciences)
University of Asia and the Pacific, Ateneo de Manila University, La Salle University,
Michelle La O'
Saint Mary's College of California
Jennifer Labrie Capilano College, Simon Fraser University
Jobo Lau Loyola Marymount University

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 Pennsylvania State University-University Park, Purdue University, Temple University,
Da Hee Lee
Washington State University
Jun-Ho Lee University of Michigan
Louie Angelo Lee University of Pennsylvania
Sang Yun Lee University of British Columbia
Seung Jae "Patrick" Lee Purdue University (School of Science)
Julian Libihoul University of British Columbia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Patricia Maria Josefina
Stanford University
Limcaoco
Carlos Lopez Menlo College
Marine Charlotte Maupin University of Dundee, Middlesex University
Ateneo de Manila University, University of Brighton, University of British Columbia
Maria Lourdes Margarita
(Sauder School of Business), University of Durham, University of Edinburgh, University
Mojica
of Nottingham
University of British Columbia, McGill University, Queen's University, University of
Marie Elysee Murray
Toronto
Arjun Nandkishore Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Jeane Catherine Catherine
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Irvine
Napoles
Gabriella Alexandra Navas Glion Institute of Higher Education, Johnson & Wales University
David Nelson San Diego State University
Jennifer Patricia Ng Savannah College of Art and Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan,
Marianne Oh
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Yu Ohyama Glion Institute of Higher Education
Mercedez Olondriz Savannah College of Art and Design
Rina Noelle Opinion Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines
Menlo College, Saint Mary's College of California, University of San Francisco, Notre
Janina Marie Paredes
Dame de Namur University
Ana Laura Laura Perez O. Florida Atlantic University, University of Florida (College of Business Administration),
Santillanes Florida International University, The University of Tampa,
Ateneo de Manila University, University of Brighton, University of Edinburgh, University
Maria Rebecca Pelaez Plaza
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Loughborough University, University of the Philippines
Antheia Brittni Rae Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
University of British Columbia (Science, Faculty of), Concordia University, McGill
University (Faculty of Science ), McMaster University (Faculty of Science), Queen's
Saadia Rahman
University (Faculty of Arts and Sciences), University of Toronto (Arts and Science,
Faculty of), University of Waterloo (Faculty of Science), University of Western Ontario
Katz Razon Saint Mary's College of California
Daisy Recto Ateneo de Manila University, Randolph-Macon College
Ateneo de Manila University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Engineering),
Kannah Marie Alvarez
University of Michigan (Engineering), Purdue University (School of Engineering),
Salazar
Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Haider Shakeel University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zara Sibtain Manhattanville College, Randolph College
Laura Smith McGill University, Queen's University, University of Western Ontario
Caitlin Marie Tan Glion Institute of Higher Education
De La Salle University Manila, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at New
Kenley Aldridge Tan
Brunswick
Kenichi Tsusaka (Cumagun) Ateneo de Manila University
Solongo Tumurbaatar Glion Institute of Higher Education
Peter Vargo Liberty University
Anh Hai Vo South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Winnie Wong University of British Columbia, Mills College
University of British Columbia, Concordia University, McGill University, Queen's
Mariama Wurie
University, University of Toronto
Sean Yoon Syracuse University, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Amanda Yong Yu Duke University
Wei Onn Yuen Cornell University (College of Art, Arch., & Plan.)
Nissim Zeitoune Curry College, Manhattanville College
Brian Zimmerman University of South Dakota

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