Student Circular April 16

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From the HS Office:

Monday, April 19:BOB Ticket Sale (outside Canteen)IB2 Visual Arts ExhibitIB2 Theatre Arts PPP DuePTA Used Book Fair (CMC Lobby)

Tuesday, April 20:BOB Ticket Sale (outside Canteen)IB2 Visual Arts ExhibitPTA Used Book Fair (CMC Lobby)

Wednesday, April 21Student Late StartBOB Ticket Sale (outside Canteen)IB2 Visual Arts ExhibitPTA Used Book Fair (CMC Lobby)

Thursday, April 22BOB Ticket Sale (outside Canteen)IB2 Visual Arts ExhibitPTA Used Book Fair (CMC Lobby)

Friday, April 23BOB Ticket Sale (outside Canteen)

IB2 Visual Arts ExhibitPTA Used Book Fair (CMC Lobby)IB1 Geography Field Trip (Batangas)

Saturday, April 24Battle Of the Bands (ES Field) 6 pm

Sunday, April 25IB2 Visual Arts ExhibitionBattle Of the Bands (MS Field) 5-10pm

Reminder:

April 29: Deadline for Registration for SAT I/II forJune 5

May 3: Labor Day HolidayNo ClassesMay 3-24: IB ExamsMay 4-5: Grade 9 and 10 ExamsMay 6,7, 11 and 12: Grade 11 Exams

Senior Rings:Rings are expected to be delivered to the HS officearound May 15.

Announcement for Grade 9Grade 9 students will be sitting their exams onTuesday 4th and the morning of Wednesday 5th ofMay. They do not have an exam on the Wednesdayafternoon and can therefore leave school after theirmorning exam (apart from any student who needs tomake up a missed exam). There will NOT be extrabuses organized for them, so they should make their

own arrangements to leave. If grade 9 students wishto remain at school, they should work quietly in theHSMC.

From the Guidance Office:

Friday, April 23University of Melbourne VisitRoom 1057Mr. Gavin Brown of the University of Melbourne inAustralia will be at ISM from 11:25am to 12:05pm tomeet with interested students and parents.

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Battle of the Bands

International School Manilas annualstudent-run Battle of the Bands(BOB) competition is in its eighth

year. This years event has moreparticipants than ever before; 15Bands and 14 singers, and promisesto be the most entertaining BOByet! The Battle of the Bandscommittee is also working with thePhilippine Community Fund (PCF) toraise funds for the construction of10 permanent family homes for thepeople living in the Tondo on theSmokey Mountain dumpsite.Proceeds from ticket sales and ourraffle will go towards achieving this

goal.

Tickets for the April 17 and 18 areP250 each. These two nights are thepreliminary judging nights and willtake place on ISMs Middle SchoolField.

Tickets for the night of April 24 are350 pesos. This night is the Finalnight of competition and will takeplace on ISMs Elementary Field.

Note: Tickets this year are Baller-bands (rubber bracelets), andthere are 3 different colors: yellowfor day one, pink for day two, andblue for day three. Baller-Bandtickets are on sale at lunch at ISM.While Baller-Bands are limited innumber and only on sale duringschool hours, those who would liketo attend the event can alsopurchase entry into the event uponarrival each night.

The Battle of the Bands committeehopes you can attend!


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SUMMER CAMP BEIJING 2010:


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Summer Language Study / Home-stay / Travel Program to SpainThe International School Manila Modern Language Department is pleased to announce its 2010 Summer Language StudyHome-stay / Travel Program to Spain.The language course proposal is to have 4 class sessions (45 minutes each) of language and culture from Monday toFriday, 09.30 to 13.00 (with a break from 11.00 to 11.30). This gives the students 15 hours a week of intensive languag

instruction.

The classes will include language and culture subjects as well as adequate preparation for the cultural visits.Dates: June 5

th July 4

th2010

Locations: Granada, Spain2 weeks of home-stay with language course and trips around the areaMadrid, Spain2 weeks of home-stay with language course and trips around the area

For more information please contact by e-mail Sra. Vargas at [email protected]. Or call her 09285047073.

From the ATAC Office:

3rd

Season updates:

ATAC Updates: Please check ATAC game schedule page on

the website for updates as dates/venues can change at

short notice.

April 21 MS 3rd Season awards ES Gym 3:30pm

April 23 HS 3rd Season awards HS Gym 5:30pm

April 24th Swim meet at Brent

May 79 MS Touch Tournament at Kuala Lumpur


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ECo are excited to invite you all to this yearsEarth Day Celebrations!

When?Thursday 22nd April

PCF, INVISIBLE and TRASHEBOLSES will be selling recycled goods@ Outside the canteen. 10.30-3pm

Recycled Beads and Bag making Workshopsrun by PCF and INVISIBLE@ Little Theatre. 3-4.30pm.Please bring plastic bags and glossy magazines. All are welcome.

ISM's first meat-free menu!No meat or fish products will be sold in the canteen or concessionaries.

Not only is this in accord with the United Nations declaration that "Meat is one of the top two or three contributors tothe most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global", it also resonates with current health andwellness thinking that many people consume far too much meat in their diet.For just one day, we are asking you to vote with your stomachs for a sustainable lifestyle.

Earth Day is our chance to Eat Well for the World.

For more information on all of these events, please check out www.ism-online.org/gogreen

And dont forget to visit your community garden!

Have you ever wondered how our food is made?Where it came from?

'Food Inc,' directed by Robert Kenner, explores where the food we purchase at the grocery storereally comes from, and what it means for the healthof future generations.

Thanks to industrial food processing, the way we eathas changed more in the past 50 years than it has inthe previous 10,000 - and it is having direenvironmental and health impacts.

On Wednesday, April 21@ 3pm in the Little Theatre

ECO invites you to explore whereyour food comes from.

Welcome to the world ofFood Inc.

Thursday, April 22nd will mark the 40thannual Earth Day.

Your Environment Council would like tocelebrate this Day by hosting ISM's firstmeat-free menu, where no meat or fishproducts will be sold in the canteen orconcessionaries.

Not only is this in accord with the UnitedNations declaration that "Meat is one of thetop two or three contributors to the mostserious environmental problems, at everyscale from local to global", it also resonates

with current health and wellness thinkingthat many people consume far too muchmeat in their diet.

For just one day, we are asking you to vote with your stomachs for a sustainable

lifestyle.Earth Day is our chance to Eat Well forthe World.

Join us!Many thanks for your support!

From the ECO Council:


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International School ManilaAthletics and Activities Office

All Girls May Basketball Camp

TheAlex Cabagnot Fundamentals Camp is made specific for GIRLS only. The camp will start on May 6, 13, 20 and 272010 and is open to all Grade 8 to 11 GIRLS.

Welcome to Alex Cabagnot Fundamentals Camp- Coach Alex Cabagnot has established and works hand in hand with theEdge Basketball International Camp summer of 2008. The Edge Basketball International is in the United States located iWest Covina, California .

Coach Alex Cabagnot offers you his fully-integrated program and training principles for strength and speed. Thimprovement of your athletic abilities will directly correlate to improved play on the basketball court. In order tobecome the best basketball player or team that you can become, strength training - along with speed, quicknessfootwork, core training, and more - is a must

This camp is a unique program that will build and refine fundamentals in the various facets of the game of basketballImprove your offensive skills: shooting, guard play and post play. Perimeter and front court specifics, three-point anmedium range shooting techniques, playing without the ball, basic ball handling skills, creating your shot, scoring off thedribble and passing transition skills, defence and team play will be emphasized. Players will compete against each othe

based on age, skill, and size, and all will benefit from being trained by Coach Alex Cabagnot.

This camp will also teach players how to lead with intelligence, eliminate mistakes, develop positive habits of play, andgive their team the best chance to win.

If you are a dedicated athlete who spends time thinking about improving and getting to another level of performancechances are you'll love the camp.

Camp Details are as follows:

Date: May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2010 (Thursdays)Cost: 15 students and below ---- Php 8,000.00

16 to 30 students ---- Php 6,500.0031 students or more ---- Php 5,500.00

Time: 3:00PM to 5:00PMVenue: ISM Middle School Gym

If you are interested in joining the Girls Basketball Camp please fill up the form below and return to ATAC on or before April 20,2009.

As soon as we have reached the minimum amount of participants to run the program, a formal permission slip will be sent toyou through your child with the specified cost.

This is of first come first serve basis.Mark PekinAthletics and Activities Director

Reservation SlipDate: _________________________

Please reserve a slot for my child for the May 2010 Girls Basketball Camp

Name of student Grade Parents Name and Signature

________________________ _______ _________________________

As soon as we have reached the minimum amount of participants to run the program, a formal permission slip will be sent toyou through your child.


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International School ManilaSUMMER SPORTS CAMP

The ISM Basketball, Soccer, Volleyballl, and Badminton Summer Sports Camps willstart on June 7 to 24, 2010. These camps are open to all ES/MS/HS ISM students only.

Edge Basketball Camp Coach Cristian Gopez and Coach Alex Cabagnot has establishedthe Edge Basketball International Camp summer of 2008. The Edge Basketball International is in theUnited States located in West Covina, California . This summer camp session will include 10 days offundamental basketball and fun

Asuncion Badminton Camp will be organized by the countries Rank 1 badminton playersKennie and Kennevic Asuncion.

ISM Volleyball Camp will be conducted by Coach Thelma Barina, RP Womens VolleyballCoach

ISM Soccer Camp will be made possible by our very own ISM soccer coaches.

Camp details are as follows:

GRADE SPORT COST SESSIONS HOURS DAYS TIME VENUE

Gr 1 to HS Basketball P5,250 10 sessions 3 hours/day

June 7June 8 to 22

1:30- 5PM2PM-5PM

MS/HSGym

Gr 8 to HS Volleyball P2500 4 sessions 3 hours/day

June 7 to 10 9AM- 12PM HS Gym

Gr 3 to HS Badminton P4500 10 sessions 1.5hours/day

June 7 & everyT/W/Th

after that

11:30AM-1PM

MS Gym

Gr 1 to MS Soccer P4500 10 sessions 2 hours/day

June 7 & everyT/W/Th

after that

8AM-10AM HS Field

If you are interested in joining one or more of the camps please fill up form below and return to ATAC on orbefore May 3, 2010.

As soon as we have reached the minimum amount of participants to run the program a formalpermission slip will be sent to you through your child.

Limited slots available This is of first come first serve basis.

Permission SlipDate: __________________________

Please reserve a slot for my child for this years 2010 Summer Mini Sports Camp(Please check sport/s below)

Basketball Soccer Badminton Volleyball

Name of student Grade Parents Name and Signature

________________________ _______ _________________________


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College Acceptances for Class 2010

as of April 16, 2010College/ University # of Accepted

Academy of Art University 1

American University 1

Amsterdam University College 1Arcadia University 1

Asbury College 1

Ateneo de Manila University 5

Babson College 3

Barnard College 2

Bates College 1

Bentley University 7

Binghamton University (Harpur College of Arts & Sciences) 1

Boston College 4

Boston College (Carroll School of Management) 3

Boston University 11

Boston University (College of Arts and Sciences) 1

Boston University (School of Education) 1

Boston University (School of Management) 3

Bowdoin College 1

Brandeis University 1

Brock University 1

Brown University 2

Bryant University 1

California Institute of the Arts 1

California Lutheran University 2

California State University, Channel Islands 1

California State University, Chico 1

California State University, Northridge 2

California State University, San Marcos 1

Carleton College 1

Carleton University (Sprott School of Business) 1

Case Western Reserve University 1

Chaminade University of Honolulu 1

Chapman University 2

Claremont McKenna College 4Clark University 2

College of the Holy Cross 1

College of William and Mary 1

Columbia University 1

Columbus College of Art and Design 1

Cornell University 1

De La Salle University Manila 3

Denison University 1

Drexel University 2

Duke University 1

Earlham College 1

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - FL 1

Emerson College 3

Emory University 1

Enderun Colleges Inc. 2

Florida State University 1Fordham University 3

Fordham University (Fordham College at Lincoln Center) 2

Georgetown University (Georgetown College) 1

Georgia Institute of Technology 2

Hamilton College - NY 2

Harvard University 1

Harvey Mudd College 1

Haverford College 1

Hiram College 1

Indiana University at Bloomington 2

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


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Indiana University at Bloomington (Kelley School of Business) 3

International Christian University 2

James Madison University 1

John Carroll University 1

Johns Hopkins University 2

Juniata College 1

King's College London 1

Knox College 2

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 1Lehigh University 1

Loyola Marymount University 5

Macalester College 2

Marymount Manhattan College 1

Massachusetts College of Art and Design 1

McGill University 2

McGill University ( Desautels Faculty of Management ) 1

McGill University (Faculty of Arts ) 2

McMaster University 1

Menlo College 3

Miami University, Oxford 1

Michigan State University 4

Middlebury College 2

Montana State University, Bozeman 1

Montana Tech of The University of Montana 1

New York University 5

New York University - Abu Dhabi 1

New York University (College of Arts and Science) 2

New York University (Liberal Studies) 4

New York University (London Program) 1

New York University (School of Education) 1

New York University (Tisch School of the Arts) 1

Northeastern University 9

Northeastern University (College of Business Administration) 3

Northwestern University 1

Notre Dame de Namur University 1

NYU-Abu Dhabi 2

Oberlin College (Arts & Sciences) 1

Occidental College 1

Ohio University 1

Ohio Wesleyan University 1Old Dominion University 1

Oregon State University 1

Pace University, New York City 1

Pennsylvania State University, Berks College 1

Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg 1

Pennsylvania State University, University Park 7

Pennsylvania State University, University Park (College of Engineering) 2

Pennsylvania State University, University Park (College of the Liberal Arts) 1

Pepperdine University 2

Portland State University 1

Pratt Institute 1

Purdue University 4

Purdue University (School of Engineering) 1

Purdue University (School of Liberal Arts) 1

Purdue University (School of Management) 1

Queen's University 2Radford University 1

Reed College 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Rhode Island School of Design 1

Rice University (School of Natural Sciences) 1

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University 1

Rochester Institute of Technology 1

Roosevelt University 1

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at Newark 1

Ryerson University (Ted Rogers School of Management ) 1


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Saint Louis University 1

Saint Louis University (College of Engineering & Aviation) 1

Saint Marys College of California 3

San Francisco State University 1

Santa Clara University 6

Savannah College of Art and Design 1

School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1

School of Visual Arts 1

Simon Fraser University 1Simon Fraser University (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) 1

Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre 2

Skidmore College 1

Sophia University 1

Southern Methodist University (School of Business) 1

St. John's University - Queens Campus 2

St. Olaf College 1

Stanford University 2

Stony Brook University 1

Suffolk University 2

Swarthmore College 3

Syracuse University 3

Syracuse University (School of Education) 1

The College of Wooster 1

The Evergreen State College 1

The George Washington University 1

The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts 1

The University of Iowa 1

The University of Iowa (College of Business) 1

The University of Montana, Missoula 1

The University of Texas, Austin 1

The University of Texas, San Antonio 1

Tiffin University 1

Tufts University (College of Liberal Arts) 1

University at Buffalo The State University of New York 1

University College Utrecht 1

University of Alberta (Arts) 1

University of Alberta (Engineering) 1

University of Arkansas 1

University of British Columbia 10

University of British Columbia (Arts, Faculty of) 4University of British Columbia (Sauder School of Business) 2

University of British Columbia Okanagan 2

University of California at Berkeley 2

University of California at Berkeley (College of Letters & Science) 2

University of California at Davis 3

University of California at Davis (College of Letters & Science) 1

University of California at Irvine 5

University of California at Los Angeles 5

University of California at Los Angeles (School of Eng. & App. Sciences) 1

University of California at Riverside 1

University of California at San Diego 3

University of California at Santa Barbara 2

University of California at Santa Cruz 1

University of Chicago 3

University of Colorado at Boulder 1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 1University of Colorado, Denver 1

University of Denver 1

University of Hawaii at Hilo 1

University of Houston 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Education) 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Engineering) 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Fine & Applied Arts) 1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Liberal Arts & Sciences) 1

University of Maryland, College Park 2


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University of Maryland, College Park (School of Business) 1

University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1

University of Miami 2

University of Michigan 2

University of Michigan (Art & Design) 1

University of Michigan (Literature, Science, & the Art) 2

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 3

University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1

University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2University of Notre Dame 1

University of Pennsylvania 1

University of Pennsylvania (College of Arts & Sciences) 2

University of Rochester 4

University of San Diego 5

University of San Diego (School of Business/Engineering) 1

University of San Francisco 6

University of Southern California 3

University of Southern California (School of Architecture) 1

University of Southern California (School of Business) 1

University of Southern California (School of Music) 1

University of Southern California (School of Theatre) 1

University of the Philippines 2

University of Toronto 4

University of Toronto (Arts and Science, Faculty of) 2

University of Toronto at Mississauga 2

University of Vermont 1

University of Victoria (Faculty of Social Science) 1

University of Virginia 1

University of Virginia (College of Arts & Sciences) 2

University of Virginia (School of Architecture) 1

University of Washington 7

University of Waterloo 1

University of Western Ontario 6

University of Wisconsin, Madison 3

University of Wisconsin, Madison (School of Business) 1

University of Wisconsin, Madison (School of Education) 1

University of Wyoming 1

Vassar College 1

Virginia Commonwealth University 1

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Engineering) 1Waseda University 1

Washington State University 3

Washington University in St. Louis 1

Wellesley College 1

Wesleyan University 4

Western Washington University 1

Westminster College 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1

Xavier University 1

Yale University 1

York University 2

Total Accepted 440

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