Upper School Dragon Dispatch, October 2, 2009 - the International ...

I.S.B. Middle/High SchoolDragon DispatchFriday, October 2, 2009Honor Roll AssemblyThis week we held an assembly to recognize the students who earned Honors or High Honors in the second semester for the 2008-2009academic year. Because report cards are issued after the students leave school in June, we acknowledge publicly the honors students inSeptember. Students who have a 5.50 – 5.99 average (1-7 scale) are designated as Honors and students with a 6.00 and above areawarded High Honors. In the High School, 28% of our students earned Honors or High Honors distinction. In the Middle School, 54.67%students earned either Honors or High Honors distinction.The High School High Honors students posed for a photo below.Students earning honors in Middle School and High School:Honors:Andjelija Janicijevic , Katarina Koysova, Siir Tecirlioglu, So-jin Park, Nicholas Sands, Lajos Groffman, Nikola Tausan, Doron Koll, AnnaBarazani, Irem Yener, Teodor Karic, Rachel Verreault Milner, Sebastian Mikkelsen, Boyko Panayotov, Teodora Stepanov, Ivan Struk,Jasa Jancar Sturm, Andrej Petrovic, Alon Barazani, Marija Emilja Cizauskaite, Leda Livada Japundzic, Anze Oberc Mrzel.High Honors:Nikola Garic, William Verreault Milner, Willa Voorhies, Anna Turner, Luka Gobeljic, Rebecca Sereinig, Carl Kelly, Matija Tausan, UnaMihajlovic, Sava Stakic, Pan Panayotov, Anton Buksa, Beste Karli, Marta Minic, Masa Saranovic, Darija Minic, Flavi Sen Sharma, LuciaNovak, Antoni Czerwinski , Aleksandra Ivkovic, Mihajlo Drajer, Natalija Kavgic, Sacha Slootheer, Clarissa Tanner, Ana Maria Ancuta,Luka Bakic, Katja Despotovic, David Georgiev, Katherine Bartles, Simeon Stakic, Gal Yahav Yaakobovitch, Emika Waguri.MANY THANKSto our wonderfulparents of ISBThespians andtheatre studentswho providedmeals for 24 HourTheatre. Weappreciate yoursupport andattendance at ourevents!

I.S.B. Middle/High SchoolDragon DispatchFriday, October 2, 2009Middle School Speech & Debate Nov 13-14Activities CornerHelp needed from the whole ISB communityISB will be hosting this major event on Nov 13-14. We will be welcoming over 100 middle school students from schools all around Europe. Thisevent is a CEESA event which means that we have a responsibility to host our guests in ISB family homes. Visiting schools will arrive onThursday 12 th November and depart on Sunday 15 th November. This means that we are asking for volunteers to help out with hosting of our gueststudents.After speaking to many parents about the prospect of hosting, it became apparent that the issue of transporting guest students to and from thecompetition venue was a problem. We are currently trying to remove this problem by organizing transportation which would leave from threecentral points around town and bring students to and from the competition venue. This would mean that host families would only need to escorttheir guests to a more local point where they will be picked up/dropped off by an ISB bus.The other are of concern that was brought to my attention was the lack of clarity in the past with guidelines about hosting. I can assure you thatthere are clear rules and regulations as laid down the Central Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA) which will be made available wellin advance of the competition.It would be great if we could have all the hosting set up before our October vacation. If you can help out with hosting please e mail me atdhart@isb.rsHosting is not restricted to parents who have children in the middle school. All members of the ISB community are urged to consider hosting forthis event.Thank you in advance for your support of the ISB activities programme.Trips This WeekThis week is a very busy one as far as trips are concerned. Our HOSIC group have been working hard since the beginning of term and willperform their seminar to other CEESA schools during their trip to Warsaw. Good luck Ms Slough and Ms Skoric.Our GIN group have also been working hard to prepare for their conference in Zurich. They have been busy making their own short film. Have agreat trip Mr Austen and Ms White.Our MS Boys Soccer team will travel to Helsinki to play in their CEESA tournament. It’s going to be pretty cold up there. Hopefully we canwarm up by playing some hot soccer. Mr Kelly and Mr Hart will be chaperoning this trip.MS Soccer Trip to Budapest Team PhotoIB TAPS LONDON TRIP – IMPORTANT MEETINGA meeting to discuss the IB Theatre Arts Programme Symposium London trip final details will be held on Tuesday, October 6from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the HS Performing Arts Studio. All trip participants and their parents need to attend this meeting. The tripis October 10-15, 2009.Upcoming EventsOctober 1-4 – HOSIC Competition to Warsaw (CEESA event).October 1-4 - Global Issues Network Trip to ZurichOctober 1-4 – MS Boys’ Soccer Tournament in Helsinki (CEESA event).October 6 – HS Girls Soccer v Crnjanski HS at Ada (3.30pm start)October 8 – HS Girls Volleyball v Crnjanski HS in the Bubble (3.30pm start)October 8 – MS Boys Soccer v Britannica International School at Ada (3.30pm start)October 9 - HS Boys Soccer v Britannica/Crnjanski/Rutjer Boskovich HS at Ada (3.30pm start)October 8-11 – MS Girls Soccer Tournament in Kiev (CEESA event)October 9-15 – IB Theatre Arts Trip to London/Visual Arts Trip to Venice

I.S.B. Middle/High SchoolDragon DispatchFriday, October 2, 2009PTA CornerDate Change! Due to a conflict, the PTA meeting hasbeen changed to Tuesday, October 13 th , 7:00 p.m. in the LS MPR.PTA meetings will now always be held on the second Tuesday of themonth, alternating between afternoons and evenings.Thank You So Much and Good Luck!Paul Bergen has just accepted a full-time job and therefore hasresigned his position as PTA co-chair. We thank him for everythinghe has already done and wish him all the best in his new position.A Big Thank You to the Video Moms!Snežana Sunjevarić, Elham Rafat, Toni Voorhies, Laura Kelly, NilKarli, Laura Harvey and Neena Sethi all volunteered their time lastThursday to speak about the ISB on film for the promotional videothat is being produced for the school. What school spirit! We reallyappreciate your taking the time and effort.And A Big Thank You to DeniseGranai,our middle school counselor, for her informative and livelypresentation Wednesday evening. We had a great turnout and manydifferent and contentious issues were brought up and discussed.We certainly look forward to next month’s meeting.Upcoming PTA-sponsored Events:Last Chance!Saturday, Oct. 10, 11-3 p.m. – Book Fair/Pumpkin Sale(Lower School Multipurpose Room). This is the final weekto clear out your bookcases and cupboards! Donations of books,DVDs, videos, board games and CDs for the sale are being collectedin the LS Library and by the MS/HS receptionist. Pumpkins andflowers will also be on sale.Friday, Oct. 30, 6-8 p.m., LS Halloween and HarvestFestival. Have you decided on your costume yet? Halloween, whenchildren are transformed into princesses, warriors, monsters andmovie characters, is just around the corner. We’ll have trick-ortreating,games and crafts. LS parents will need to donate a bag ofcandy. We are still looking for volunteers to help with planning andto staff games and crafts and to distribute candy and sell tickets.Please contact pta@isb.rs if you can assist.First ISB Gala!The PTA is beginning to plan our first-ever ISB Gala. Thiswill be an adult-only, evening event in the spring. Do youhave a band you like? Musicians you know? If so, pleasesend their details to pta@isb.rs. We are eager to auditionbands for our big event!Health CornerPlease be informed that Medical Annual Screening inthe LS has been finished.I would like to announce in this week DD thatMedical Annual screening will start in the MS onMonday October 5, 2009 at 8:30 – 12:00.Upcoming Events HOSIC Competition in Warsaw (CEESA event) -October 1-4Dr. LillyADDITIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGESFrench and Spanish language afterschoollessons are starting from the next week.French on Mondays and Wednesdays (3.10-4.00) and Spanish (beginning level) onFridays (3.15-4.15).Teachers are Ms. Ljujic (French) and Ms. Koja(Spanish) who also teach regular classes at theISB.More details about payment and the courseoutline you can get from the teachers and/orMs. Sandra Jelic, MS receptionist and Ms.Jocic, Serbian MT teacher.mkoja@isb.rs aljujic@isb.rs mjocic@isb.rsMS Boys’ Soccer Tournament in Helsinki (CEESAevent) -October 1-4Board of Trustees Meeting – October 6, 6:15 at theLower School Multi Purpose RoomPTA Book Fair/Pumpkin Sale – October 10, 11 am-3 pm, Lower School Multi Purpose RoomDirector’s Coffee – October 22, 8:15 at the LowerSchool LibraryOther Languages Department