International School Manila For ATTENDANCE concerns,

please contact the HS Office

(Sam Ramos or Laurie Atilano)
Tel: 840 8650 / 840 8653

HS FRIDAY BULLETIN
or email HSOffice@ismanila.org

For GUIDANCE concerns, please

contact Gigi Azarcon and Jasmin
November 20, 2009 Andres Tel:840-8655 / 840-8660

Dear Parents,

On Tuesday next week we start our grade 9 and 10 exams. You will find in this bulletin an
outline of the exam schedule. We understand that for some grade 9 students this first lot of HS
exams can be a worrying experience and for that reason we have been careful to prepare the
students as best we can. Teachers have provided a summary sheet and devoted at least one
lesson to review. In addition this year we have been able to reorganize the schedule so that
most students will have time on Wednesday to study for their Thursday exams. Grade 9 and
10 students do not need to check in with teachers during their exams, but instead report
directly to the exam room. In addition if a student does not have an exam they are able to
leave the campus to go home to study for their next exam, however students may not then
return to campus later the same day.

With exams, the holidays on November 27th and 30th and our annual ICARE experience, we
have just eight and half days left of instructional time before the December holiday break. It is
very important that junior and senior students use this time efficiently in order to be in the best
possible shape as we head into 2010. In addition to college applications, extended essays and
IB internal assessments, we continue to run a full array of school activities. IASAS MUN is on
in Bangkok this weekend and next weekend we host a pre- IASAS basketball tournament.
Also please check out the poster advertising the special screening of the film “The Age of
Stupid”, which we are show casing on Tuesday December 1st as part of a program building up
to the UN Conference in Copenhagen on Climate Change.

Next week I will write more comprehensively about ICARE, but if you have any questions
about our destinations, activities or preparations, please do not hesitate to contact either
myself or Mr. Neil Woods.

If you enjoy dance then you simply must come along to the recital at 3pm tomorrow, Saturday.
Where else do you get to see in one setting dancers from 5 to 18 years old perform with
passion, skill and energy! I hope you enjoy our ISM dancers!

Kind regards,

William R. S Brown Michael Dickinson

High School Principal High School Assistant Principal

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From the HS Office:
Monday, Nov 23
IB2 Geography IA Draft Due
IB2 Theatre Research Investigation DUE
Tuesday, Nov 24
Gr.9 & 10 EXAMS (HS Gym & LT)
Wednesday, Nov 25
Student Late Start
Gr.9 & 10 EXAMS (HS Gym & LT)
11:30-12:00 FAC Christmas Card Sale
Thursday, Nov 26
Gr.9 & 10 EXAMS (HS Gym & LT)
PTA Cocktail Party c/o PTA
8-10:30am Parenting Workshop (Room 1057)
Friday, Nov 27
School Holiday: NO CLASSES
Pre IASAS Basketball (ISM)
Saturday, Nov 28
Pre IASAS Basketball (ISM)
Sunday, Nov 29
Pre IASAS Basketball (ISM)
Remember:
November 30: BONIFACIO HOLIDAY: No Classes
December 1-4: IB2 English A1 Orals
December 5: SAT Exams (LT, AMR, ES Gym)
December 8-11: ICARE
December 17-January 4: CHRISTMAS BREAK
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January 5: 1 day of Classes for Second Semester
From the Guidance Office:
Saturday, December 12
ACT Exam
8:00am - 1:00pm, Room 1057
CANCELLED:
Highschool Parent Coffee that was scheduled
for December 8 is cancelled. Next parent
coffee is scheduled for January 12, 2010.
Reminder for Grade 9 and 10 students:
Grade 9 and 10 students who have no
scheduled exam during the exam days of
November 24-26 need not come to school. We
recommend that you use this time to prepare
for exams that are scheduled the following day
or to catch up on work that needs to be
accomplished. Students who only have 1 exam
in the morning, are allowed to go home after
the scheduled exam.
For those students who have conflict in their
exam schedule, see SAM in the High School
Office to schedule a make up exam.
To all students:
Do not forget to submit your order forms to
official school photographer for Kawayan
Yearbook, Tino Ley. Orders will not be
processed if payment is not made.
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From the Guidance Office:
The US Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs sent 2 Journals to
the Guidance Office (Choosing a Career & College and University Education in the United
States). For those who would like to get a copy, please drop by the Guidance Office and look
for Gigi or Jasmin.
These shall be given on a first-come-first-served basis.

ATAC Announcements:
Congratulations to our ISM golf team who performed very well during the PRADA TAE KWON DO
golf exchange last weekend in Jakarta. The two courses were very CHAMPIONSHIPS
challenging and it was a great event with close to 70 players, the largest
number of IASAS golfers ever participating. CONGRATULATIONS!

ISM GOLF TEAM; GOLD Brannon Tanaka

Girls:Erica Morihiro, Angela De Villa, Stephanie Kubota, Mika Kubota Grade 2
Boys: Haad Asad, Arjun Vikram, Hak Rim Kim, Jin Wook Lee, Miguel SILVER Hong Jae Jeon
Grade 10
Tabuena.
BRONZE Sae Hoon Kim
Grade 11
GOLF RESULTS: Agustin Rovira
Congratulations to freshman Miguel Tabuena who won the GOLD medal Grade 9
in boys individual section by shooting par rounds of 72, 72 for the event. SEMIFINALS Nicholas Labadan
It was an incredible effort of concentration and superb golf to post these Grade 4
scores and win the event as a freshman
Erica Morihiro scored 78, 79 to come third to claim the bronze medal in
the girls section. Well done Erica! Saturday Nov 21
Angela De Villa made a great comeback after a difficult first round score JV/Varsity rugby at ISM from 9am v Brent
of 90 to shoot 77 on day two and take the 5th place medal in the girls JV/Varsity touch at Brent from 9am
section. JV/Varsity boys’ tennis at ISM from 8am
In the team standings ISM girls took the silver medal and the boys came JV girls’ tennis at ISM from 1pm
4th. Overall a great result for the ISM teams. Aspirants/JV/Varsity Basketball at ISM from 8am
Thanks to all players and parents for supporting this event.
As always please consult the game schedule page on
RUGBY: the ATAC website for the latest schedules/venues
This week ISM hosted two rounds of the IRB u/20’s International Rugby and times for matches.
series and both evenings some great rugby was on display for an
enthusiastic crowd. Well done to our ISM participants in the Philippine Next weekend November 27/28 we host the IASAS
Eagles team, Shay Neilson, Fergus Mitra, Noriyuki Fukuyama and Brian Basketball exchange with Jakarta coming in to play
Liston. Friday evening and Saturday. Please see schedule of
matches included in last weeks and this week’s
bulletin for match times.

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 Come join this fun activity!
All ISM community are invited -
Students, mums and dads of all
grade!
NEW DATE!!
ISM SWIMATHON

Saturday, December 5
at the ISM Pool from 2:30 pm

Visit www.ismanila.org/atac/sailfish.htm
for details and pledge forms, or contact
Andy Astfalck, Head Coach, at
astfalcka@ismanila.org
Part of the proceeds will go to
charity.

Are we really living in THE AGE OF STUPID?

Make up your own mind on Tuesday, 1st

December in the F.A.T

THE AGE OF STUPID is a 90‐minute drama‐

documentary‐animation hybrid starring
Oscar‐nominated Pete Postlethwaite as an
old man living in the devastated world of
2055, watching archive footage from 2008
and asking: why didn’t we stop climate
change while we had the chance?

The film is supported globally by

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Move ON
and Tck Tck Tck and has been screened for
the United Nations, Center of American
Progress, EPA, The World Bank, the UK
Parliament, the European Union, and the
Scottish, Welsh, Swedish, Australian and
Dutch parliaments.

For more info, check out

www.ageofstupid.net

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Gr. 9 and 10 EXAM SCHEDULE

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From the Fine Arts Office:

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