HS Student Circular
International School Manila
For the week of February 9-14
Monday, February 16
Gr. 10 Course Selection Class Visits
Gr. 9 & 10 Do What You Are (Eng Class)
IB 12 Language B Orals
IB 12 English B Orals
IB 12 English A1 World Lit 2 Due
2.30 Homeroom
Tuesday, February 17
Gr. 10 Course Selection Class Visits
Gr. 9 & 10 Do What You Are (Eng Class)
IB 12 Language B Orals
IB 12 English B Orals
3rd Quarter HS Progress Report
1.30-2.10 pm IB course meeting with Block
B Grade 10
Wednesday, February 18
Gr. 10 Course Selection Class Visits
Gr. 9 & 10 Do What You Are (Eng Class)
IB 12 Language B Orals
Student Late Start
10.55 HS Assembly Culcon Preview (FAT)
Thursday, February 19
Gr. 10 Course Selection Class Visits
Gr. 9 & 10 Do What You Are (Eng Class)
IB 12 Language B Orals
IB 12 English A2 Orals
5.30-6pm Gr9 Parent Meeting for Course
Registration
6-7pm Gr10 Parent Meeting for Course
Registration
Friday, February 20
Gr. 10 Course Selection Class Visits
Gr. 9 & 10 Do What You Are (Eng Class)
IB 12 Language B Orals
IB 12 English A2 Orals
5.30-8pm HS Sports Awards (HS Gym)
Battle of the Bands
EVENTS:
Fashion Runway afterschool activity – Thursday’s 2.50-4pm
room 1169. See Mrs. Barton or the Arts council for details.
REMINDERS:
PHOTOS
Parents/Students who ordered photos please don’t forget to send
payment. The HS Office will only accept check payments. Please
make the check payable to PHOTO CONCEPTS STUDIO.
SENIOR CLASS RINGS
Sign up for orders are still ongoing at the HS Office. Male: Php
3,000 and Female: Php 2,500.
Dates to Remember
Feb 23-27: Course Registration Week
Feb 24: IB 12 Japanese/Korean A1H World Lit Due
Feb 25: Gr 9 Student Course Selection in HSMC
Feb 25: 5-7pm IASAS Music Previews (LT)
Feb 26: IB 11 Math Portfolio Due
Feb 27: Gr11 Student Course Selection Due
Feb 27: IB 12 Film Independent Study Due (EA)
Feb 27: Film Production Day
Feb 27: IB 12 Theater Arts Major IA (IPP) Due
Feb 27: 5-7pm IASAS Music Previews (LT)
Feb 28: Battle of the Bands
LET’S GO GREEN:
Poetry for our planet
A competition for all ISM students
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.
The winning poem will be published in the yearbook!
Please submit all entries to:gillmanr@ismanila.org
By Monday March 9th
I dream of a better life,
And to myself I say:
“If we had been more concerned about this planet…
…would earth have turned out another way?”
(Grade 6 student, 2004)
From the Athletics Office:
TRAINING SCHEDULE
3RD SEASON 2009
TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
3:00 - 5:00PM
Boys Varsity Boys Varsity/JV Boys JV Boys Varsity Asp Club Girls &
HS GYM
Badminton Badminton Badminton Badminton Boys Badminton
Girls Varsity Girls Varsity and Girls JV Girls Varsity Asp Club Girls &
MS GYM
Badminton JV Badminton Badminton Badminton Boys Badminton
Asp Club Girls & MS Boys MS Girls MS Girls
ES GYM
Boys Badminton Badminton Badminton Badminton
COVERED MS Boys
COURT Badminton

Boys Varsity Boys Varsity Boys Varsity Boy's Softball

HS FIELD Javelin
Softball Softball Softball vs Faculty
JV Girls Softball
Girls Varsity Girls Varsity/ Girls Varsity
MS FIELD Javelin 3:30 - 5pm MS
Softball JVSoftball Softball
Softball
MS Football Frizbee 4pm-
ES FIELD MS Touch Faculty Soccer MS Touch
Club 5pm

FITNESS Girls Varsity

ROOM Badminton

HS TRACK 3-
TRACK AND HS/MS/ES
HS Track HS/MS/ES Track 4:15 4:15 - 5:00 HSTrack
FIELD Track
HS Field

Last weekend’s IASAS Results:

GOLD- Boys Tennis

SILVER- Girls Touch
4th Place – Boys Rugby, Boys and Girls
Basketball
5th Place – Girls Tennis
6th Place – Swimming

Congratulations to all athletes and coaches.

A message from the clinic:

Recently, we have seen many cases of children with flu-like symptoms including fever, aching joints, coughs and colds and
sometimes vomitting. This seems to be a particularly nasty strain of viral flu which can make the children feel quite ill. In
an attempt to reduce the infection rate, I would like to ask all parents to be vigilant for the above signs and symptoms and to
keep their children at home if the child has a fever and ensure that they get rest and plenty of fluids. Please do not send
your child back to school until their temperature has been within normal limits for 24 hours, without the aid of medication.
If a child comes to the clinic with a fever, we will send that child home immediately. Let’s work together to protect our
children and the ISM community as a whole. Many thanks for your cooperation and understanding.

I am sorry to say also that there have now been two confirmed cases of dengue. Thankfully, both children should make a full
recovery but this is a wake up call for us all. Please read the information below carefully:

Search and destroy the breeding places of dengue-causing mosquitoes which may be found in old tires, coconut husks,
gutters, discarded bottles, flower vases and other vessels that can hold stagnant water. These containers are good breeding
places of female AEDES AEGYPTI mosquitoes, day biting female mosquitoes which are responsible for transmitting the dengue
virus to human beings. These mosquitoes like to rest in dark corners of your home so keep mosquito nets closed to avoid
letting them in.

Self protection measures include wearing long sleeves or long pants, or using mosquito repellant to protect yourself from
mosquito bites

Seek early consultation; visit the doctor when a person exhibits the early signs of dengue.

Dengue fever usually starts suddenly with:

a high fever muscle and joint pain pain behind the eyes
rash nausea and vomiting and
severe headache loss of appetite

The severity of the joint pain has given dengue the name "breakbone fever." Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite are
common. A rash usually appears 3 to 4 days after the start of the fever. The illness can last up to 10 days, but complete
recovery can take as long as a month.

Most dengue infections result in relatively mild illness, but some can progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever. Signs and
symptoms of dengue hemorrhagic fever include: Bleeding from the nose, mouth, and gums & Bruising

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is fatal in about 5 percent of cases, mostly among children and young adults. Prompt medical
treatment is necessary in all cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Debbie Duckworth
Clinic Administrator

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.

CONGRATULATIONS:
NAME OF STUDENT COLLEGE / 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
Mark Jedric Ang De La Salle University Manila, University of the 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
Pace University, Manhattanville College, University of San Francisco, Syracuse
Antoinette Brillantes
University (Accelerated Liberal Arts)
Burton, Peter University of Dundee, University of Leeds, Nottingham Trent University
Isabel Chamberlain Mills College, Saint Mary's College of California
Brandon Chin Coventry University

Louie Chua University of San Francisco

John Jacob Benjamin Co De La Salle University Manila, Ateneo de Manila University

Vicente Jaime Maria Constantino Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines

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
Alexandra Amanda Eduque Barnard College
Michael Fong Dominican University
Ron Richard Chow Habla Ateneo de Manila University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Liberal Arts & Sciences), New York
Sung Yeon (Tammy) Joo University (Tisch School of the Arts), University at Buffalo The State University of New
York
Shao-Ting Ko Fordham University (College of Business Administration)
Michelle La O' University of Asia and the Pacific, Ateneo de Manila University, La Salle University
Da Hee Lee Purdue University
Jun-Ho Lee University of Michigan
Louie Angelo Lee University of Pennsylvania
Patricia Maria Josefina Limcaoco Stanford University

Marine Charlotte Maupin University of Dundee, Middlesex University

Maria Lourdes Margarita Mojica
Marie Elysee Murray
Arjun Nandkishore
Jeane Catherine Catherine Napoles
Gabriella Alexandra Navas
Jennifer Patricia Ng
Marianne Oh
Yu Ohyama
Rina Noelle Opinion
Janina Marie Paredes
Ana Laura Laura Perez O. Santillanes
Maria Rebecca Pelaez Plaza
Ateneo de Manila University, University of Edinburgh, University of Nottingham
University of British Columbia
Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Irvine
Glion Institute of Higher Education, Johnson & Wales University
Savannah College of Art and Design
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Glion Institute of Higher Education
Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines
Menlo College, Saint Mary's College of California, University of San Francisco, Notre
Dame de Namur University
The University of Tampa
Ateneo de Manila University, University of Edinburgh, University of the Philippines

Antheia Brittni Rae Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
University of Western Ontario, Queen's University (Faculty of Arts and Sciences),
Saadia Rahman University of Waterloo (Faculty of Science), McMaster University (Faculty of Health
Science)
Daisy Recto Ateneo de Manila University, Randolph-Macon College
Ateneo de Manila University, University of Michigan (Engineering), Wentworth Institute
Kannah Marie Alvarez Salazar
of Technology
Zara Sibtain Manhattanville College, Randolph College

Laura Smith Queen's University, University of Western Ontario

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
Anh Hai Vo South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Mariama Wurie Queen's University, University of British Columbia
Amanda Yong Yu Duke University
Wei Onn Yuen Cornell University (College of Art, Arch., & Plan.)
Nissim Zeitoune Curry College
Brian Zimmerman University of South Dakota