HS Student Circular

International School Manila

March 5, 2010

From the HS Office: UPDATES FOR PARENTS OF SENIOR STUDENTS:

Monday, March 8 Senior Rings:

No Homework Weekend You may now order your Class 2010 Rings
Tuesday, March 9 Price details:
HS Parent Coffee 9:30 am (Little Theater)
The price for the silver with gold plating is P1,500
The price for the 14K white or yellow gold is P10,000
Wednesday, March 10
The price for the 10K white or yellow gold is P7,000
Student Late Start

Thursday, March 11 Follow this Process:

Parenting Workshop 8-10:30 am (Rm1057) Step 1: Pay cost of ring at the Cashiers Office
Step 2: Go to the HS Office to see Laurie with the
Friday, March 12 receipt of payment
EPIC TRIP (Eco Village, Zambales) Step 3: Get ring size via the ring sizer which is
available at the HS Office then sign and confirm
Saturday, March 13 order on the Order Sheet.
EPIC TRIP (Eco Village, Zambales)
Last date for ordering rings will be April 8. Payments
Sunday, March 14 and orders will no longer be accepted after April 8.
EPIC TRIP (Eco Village, Zambales)
Kawayan Dedication Page:
Remember: Please see ad in this Bulletin (Page 4). Deadline for
submission and payment is on March 22. Thanks!
March 9: Parent Coffee 9:30-11am LT

March 12-14: Pre IASAS Girls Softball (TAS)/

NIKE Track Meet (ISB)

March 17-24: Gr12 IB Mock Exams (AMR, 1057, LT) From the Guidance Office:
March 25: Early Release for Students
Tuesday, 23 March
March 26-April 6: No Classes—SPRING BREAK Dordt College Talk/Visit by Dr. Curtis Taylor
Assistant to the President and Director of Institutional
April 7: Start of Classes Planning
HS Guidance Office 11:25am -12 noon

Announcement: EARLY RELEASE FOR MARCH

16 scheduled on the school calendar is only for
Elementary School and Middle School. FYI.

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From the Office of the Superintendent:
Dear Parents:

Some time ago, we were officially told that, in future, all the major non-working holidays would be scheduled for Monday
except for ones as date-specific as Christmas Day. We have, of course, factored in this information when we deliberate
over our annual calendar. As you know, we need to complete this calendar many months in advance so that schools can
plan their activities and our community can plan their vacations. Accordingly, we calendared Bataan Day on Monday, April
5th and by doing so were able to give a substantial Easter break to students and faculty.
Recently, it was announced that Bataan Day would this year be celebrated on Friday 9th April. Clearly it would not make
sense to bring teachers and students back from their vacations to work on Monday 5th, and then have Tuesday 6th and
Friday 9th as holidays, and so, in line with the rubric on the calendar (“Asterixed* holidays will be fixed according to the
dates so marked in the calendar, and we shall not amend them if any subsequent official announcement places them
earlier or later”), may I confirm that:
Monday, April 5th will be a holiday as calendared and Friday April 9th will be a regular school day.

Sincerely,
David Toze

From the CLINIC:

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE 3RD HEPATITIS A AND B VACCINATION
Date Price (Php)

April 28th, 2010 Hepatitis A (Adult) 2249

Hepatitis A (Junior) 1125
Hepatitis B (Adult) 630
Hepatitis B (Junior) 355
Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Adult) 2000
Hepatitis A and B combined vaccine (Junior) 1000

(Prices are per individual vaccine in a course of either 2 or 3 vaccinations)

If you would like more information or you wish to sign up to receive any of the above vaccines, please call in at the clinic 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 16th APRIL, 2010.
VACCINES WILL THEN BE ORDERED AND NO FURTHER REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Clinic direct number: 840 8580
Email: [email protected]
Many thanks,
Debbie Duckworth
ISM Clinic Administrator
840 8581 [email protected]

From the Fine Arts Office:

AUDITION FOR PERFORMING GROUPS

March 22 and 24 (NEW DATES!) March 23 and 24
Dance Company Symphonic and Jazz Bands
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Orchestra
Show Choir
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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ATTENTION: CHANGE IN PROCEDURE
Dear Parents:

Every year we have to deal with the administrative burden of trying to collect from parents the $1000 Re-enrollment
Deposit. This is difficult for many parents, especially those whose fees are paid by the sponsoring company, and more
difficult still for the school trying to collect from parents, especially those who are not sure of their circumstances.

This year we shall try something different. There will be no re-enrollment deposit. Instead, we shall expect all
departing families to complete the WITHDRAWAL NOTIFICATION FORM on or before May 15th. Failure to do
so will lead to a deduction of $1,000.00 from the Facilities Upgrade Deposit.

As I am sure you understand, we at school face considerable pressure from families applying to enter their children into
ISM. We have to establish the May 15th deadline in order for us to be fair to those families on our waitlist. The earlier you
can tell us that you are leaving school, the sooner we can provide clear answers to in-coming families.

Sincerely Yours,
David Toze
Superintendent

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

The International School Manila Modern Language Department is pleased to announce its 2010 Summer Language Study /
Home-stay / Travel Program to Spain.

The language course proposal is to have 4 class sessions (45 minutes each) of language and culture from Monday to
Friday, 09.30 to 13.00 (with a break from 11.00 to 11.30). This gives the students 15 hours a week of intensive language
instruction.

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

Dates: June 5th – July 4th 2010

Locations: Granada, Spain
2 weeks of home-stay with language course and trips around the area
Madrid, Spain
2 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.

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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.

Mar 5/6 Swim meet at British School

Mar 9 Twilight track meet v Faith HS only at ISM 4‐8pm
Mar 12‐14 Nike track meet at Bangkok
Mar 13th MS/HS Track meet at Brent (for all non Nike meet track team members)
Mar 13th ISM Sailfish Aquathon at ISM track and pool 8am
Mar 13th Varsity/JV girls softball v Brent at ISM from Noon
Mar 19th Twilight track meet v Brent HS only at ISM 4‐8pm
Mar 19th Varsity and JV softball v Brent
Mar 20 HS Badminton meet at ABC Badminton Center
April 7‐11 IASAS (Track at SAS, Softball/Badminton at ISB)
April 10th JV Badminton at ISM
April 12th HS Academic Bowl at Brent
April 13th MS Academic Bowl at Brent
April 24th Swim meet at Brent
May 7‐9 MS Touch Tournament at Kuala Lumpur

For Seniors (Class 2010):

Deadline: March 22, 2010

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 International School Manila
Athletics and Activities Office
All Girls May Basketball Camp
The Alex Cabagnot Fundamentals Camp is made specific for GIRLS only. The camp will start on May 6, 13, 20 and 27,
2010 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 the
Edge Basketball International Camp summer of 2008. The Edge Basketball International is in the United States located in
West Covina, California .

Coach Alex Cabagnot offers you his fully-integrated program and training principles for strength and speed. The
improvement of your athletic abilities will directly correlate to improved play on the basketball court. In order to
become the best basketball player or team that you can become, strength training - along with speed, quickness,
footwork, 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 basketball.
Improve your offensive skills: shooting, guard play and post play. Perimeter and front court specifics, three-point and
medium range shooting techniques, playing without the ball, basic ball handling skills, creating your shot, scoring off the
dribble and passing transition skills, defence and team play will be emphasized. Players will compete against each other
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, and
give 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 performance,
chances 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 6,500.00
31 students or more ---- Php 5,500.00
Time: 3:00PM to 5:00PM
Venue: 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 to
you through your child with the specified cost.

This is of first come first serve basis.

Mark Pekin
Athletics and Activities Director

Reservation Slip
Date: __________________________
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 to
you through your child.

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 International School Manila
All Girls Alex Cabagnot Fundamentals Basketball Camp
May 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2010
www.edgebasketball.org
Coach Alex Cabagnot
Edge Basketball International Co‐Founder/ Director
• Coach Alex Cabagnot is a graduate of Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles,
California MVP in his junior and senior year all city in his junior and senior year
• Letter four years of high school basketball under coach Ron Kato
• Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys, Calif. under coach Doug Michelson
• Cabagnot helped lead L.A. Valley to consecutive Western State Conference championships.
• University of Hawaii Hilo located on the BIG ISLAND of Hawaii under Coach Jeff Law.
Cabagnot helped University of Hawaii Hilo to win its first conference title
was selected first team all conference in 2005
• Drafted by Sta.Lucia in the 1st rd; 2nd pick of 2005 (PBA).
Led all rookies in points, assists , steals and assists to turnover ratio.
• Traded to Coca‐ Cola Tigers in 2007
Led the PBA in assists and steals per game in 2008‐2009 season, First time since 1992.
• Currently playing with the Burge King Whopper in his 6th season in the PBA.

1st Annual Edge Basketball International

Basketball Camp
International School Manila
June 7th - June 22nd
(www.edgebasketball.org)
Camp Highlights
• 10 days of Fundamental Basketball
• Competitive Basketball Games & Free-Throw
Contests, Shooting Contests, etc.
• Camp T-shirt
• Motivational Speaker & Special Guest Appearance )
Coach Cristian Gopez– Edge Basketball International Co-Founder/ Director
Coach Cristian Gopez California is a graduate of State University of Maritime Academy
under Coach Dan Dion.

Letter four years of high school basketball under coach Eli Essa
Earned All-Freshmen team honors in 2001.
Led the team in assists and free-throw percentage with 92% accuracy during his career
at Maritime.
NBA Summer Pro-league held at the Pyramid Sports Arena in California State University of
Long Beach in 2004 and 2006.
Coach Gopez played in the Philippine Professional League in 2005. Gopez was invited to
tryout for the RP National Team. Gopez also worked out with Professional Teams
such as Talk-n-text, Sta.Lucia; and PBL teams, Granny Goose and Toyota Otis.
Coach Cristian has served as Athletic Director for over 3 years, Asuncion Badminton Camp will be
Coach Cristian Gopez is currently Physical Ed. Teacher at Barack Obama Charter School , orgaized by the countries Rank 1 badminton
California players Kennie and Kennevic Asuncion
The camps are structured to give each player a full day of activities. This year at
the 1st annual Edge Basketball International of Manila camp we have invited Kennie and Kennevic Asuncion are among
some of the game's biggest stars her in the Philippines as guest speakers. the world’s best badminton teams. They
Campers will play games during the week to demonstrate what they have learned were also the first Filipinos to qualify for the
at Edge Basketball. They will also participate in individual player development World Badminton Championships.
clinics and skill competitions. Edge Basketball is based on a foundation of
basketball fundamentals and high energy. We are confident that each camper
will get out of the camp what he/she brings to the camp in terms of enthusiasm
and effort. We hope that at Edge Basketball your child can continue their
development in basketball and at the same time strengthen his/her weaknesses in
order to be successful on the basketball court.

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 International School Manila
SUMMER SPORTS CAMP

The ISM Basketball, Soccer, Volleyballl, and Badminton Summer Sports Camps will
start 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 established
the Edge Basketball International Camp summer of 2008. The Edge Basketball International is in the
United States located in West Covina, California . This summer camp session will include 10 days of
fundamental basketball and fun

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

ISM Volleyball Camp will be conducted by Coach Thelma Barina, RP Women’s Volleyball
Coach

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/ June 7 1:30- 5PM MS/HS
day June 8 to 22 2PM-5PM Gym
Gr 8 to HS Volleyball P2500 4 sessions 3 hours/ June 7 to 10 9AM- 12PM HS Gym
day
Gr 3 to HS Badminton P4500 10 sessions 1.5 June 7 & every 11:30AM- MS Gym
hours/day T/W/Th 1PM
after that
Gr 1 to MS Soccer P4500 10 sessions 2 hours/ June 7 & every 8AM-10AM HS Field
day T/W/Th
after that

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

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

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

Permission Slip
Date: __________________________

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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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
College Acceptances for Class 2010
as of March 4 2010

College/ University # Accepted

Academy of Art University 1
Arcadia University 1
University of Arkansas 1
Asbury College 1
Ateneo de Manila University 5
Barnard College 1
Boston College 1
Boston College (Carroll School of Management) 1
Bowdoin College 1
University of British Columbia 1
University of British Columbia (Arts, Faculty of) 1
Brown University 1
University of California at Berkeley 1
University of California at Irvine 2
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 University (Sprott School of Business) 1
Case Western Reserve University 1
Claremont McKenna College 2
Clark University 1
De La Salle University Manila 3
Embry‐Riddle Aeronautical University ‐ FL 1
Enderun Colleges Inc. 1
Fordham University (Fordham College at Lincoln Center) 1
Georgetown University (Georgetown College) 1
Hiram College 1
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign 5
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign (Engineering) 1
University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign (Fine & Applied Arts) 1
Indiana University at Bloomington (Kelley School of Business) 2
International Christian University 1
The University of Iowa 1
The University of Iowa (College of Business) 1
John Carroll University 1
Juniata College 1
King's College London 1
Loyola Marymount University 2
Macalester College 1
University of Maryland, College Park 2
University of Maryland, College Park (School of Business) 1
Marymount Manhattan College 1
McGill University 3
McGill University (Faculty of Arts ) 1
Michigan State University 2
University of Michigan 2
University of Michigan (Art & Design) 1
University of Michigan (Literature, Science, & the Art) 1
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 3

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Montana State University, Bozeman 1
Montana Tech of The University of Montana 1
The University of Montana, Missoula 1
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1
Northeastern University 6
Northeastern University (College of Business Administration) 1
Old Dominion University 1
Pace University, New York City 1
Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg 1
Pennsylvania State University, University Park 2
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (College of Engineering) 1
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (College of the Liberal Arts) 1
University of Pennsylvania (College of Arts & Sciences) 1
University of the Philippines 1
Portland State University 1
Purdue University 5
Rochester Institute of Technology 1
University of Rochester 1
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey at Newark 1
Saint Marys College of California 3
University of San Diego (School of Business/Engineering) 1
San Francisco State University 1
University of San Francisco 3
School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1
Sophia University 1
Southern Methodist University (School of Business) 1
St. John's University ‐ Queens Campus 2
Stanford University 1
Suffolk University 1
Syracuse University 2
The University of Texas, San Antonio 1
Tiffin University 1
University at Buffalo The State University of New York 1
University of Vermont 1
Washington State University 3
University of Washington 1
University of Waterloo 1
University of Western Ontario 2
University of Wyoming 1
Total # of Accepted Students 133
# of Colleges with Acceptances 91

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IASAS ART & MUSIC HOST FAMILIES:
ISM looks forward to hosting a fantastic Art & Music Cultural Convention this week. See the attached daily
schedules and I hope that you can come to the art exhibit opening and festival concert on Friday from
6pm. Tickets are available from the ATAC or Fine Arts office or at the theater door Friday and are free.

Friday: March 5

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Saturday: March 6

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