Dear Students and Parents,
Please join me in congratulating the members of our senior class who have been recognized for their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT. Every year over 1.6 million US citizens take the PSAT as a means to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. Of that cohort, 34,000 are recognized as commended students for their performance and 16,000 are recognized as semifinalists who are then further considered as finalists.
Congratulations to Vishal Sriram, Uday Saharia and Nate Malone for being recognized as commended students and to Vishnu Sriram who has qualified as a semifinalist.
Thank you to the few parents who attended our Celebration of Learning. It was an exciting event indeed. Many thanks to Anjan, JoonHyuk, Abiram, Gabriel, Sam Vanessa,Miu, Bhavni, Vishal,Minha Vikram, Varun,Pranav, Minjun, Aafia,Gregory, Aumkar, Group 4 IB students,E-Shane, Celia, Asuka, Johui, Kaitlyn, Youngjin, Suhee, Subeen, ByeongJu, Manav and Harish, Eunbin, Seoyoung, Advika, Vinay, Mahra, Vikram Noronha for hosting exhibitions.
Here are a few photos…
Finally, thanks to NHS, Ms. Flor, the McFarland family (Jordan, Jacob, Pepper and Ryan), Miu Kubota and Ms. Susannah for putting together a great pre-Thanksgiving gratitude video and assembly! You have our gratitude! Check out the two videos shared at our assembly here and here!
Upcoming Semester Exams - Reminders
Believe it or not, the semester is quickly coming to a close. Please note that exam revision will begin on Monday, December 11th. During this week there will be no new material presented in class and no summative assessments. Students should use this time to complete their alternative final assessments and review for their written examinations.
We will host our farewell assembly the morning of Friday, December 15th and this will be followed by a quiet revision period for all students. That afternoon we will run one session of written exams.
During the week of December 18th students need only be on campus during their exams. We will allow all students to come and go from campus unless individual parents indicate otherwise about their children. Students who choose to remain on campus to study must be respectful of the revision needs of others. The library is reserved for silent study. The iHub and HS Commons is reserved for quiet group revision and break time socializing. Students who are disruptive to others or found not to be using their revision time wisely will have their parents notified and will be asked to leave campus.
High School Band & Choir Concert Next Week
The High School is excited to host a Band and Choir Concert on Friday, December 1st at 4:30 pm in the Theater. Please join us to celebrate the fine work of our musicians!
Save the Date - Optional Parent Presentation - Repeat Announcement
On Tuesday, December 12th, in the BBT from 8:45 - 10:00 am the High School administration will present an informational session about our move to Standards Based Reporting in 2018/19. This session will share an overview of the changes to be expected and the rationale for the shift. Additional sessions will be offered in the next semester to share, in more detail, about each aspect associated with the shift.
Next Early Release Wednesday - Repeat Announcement
A quick reminder that Wednesday, November 29th, will be our next Early Release Wednesday. Students are expected to depart campus in a timely and organized fashion upon dismissal at 2:00 pm. We appreciate your patience with traffic on these days as all three sections are picking up students at the same time. In preparation, please plan on allowing longer time for entry and exit to the school at release time. For our Middle and High School students, hot lunch will be served.
At the request of the student advisory forum, the iHub will remain open until 2:30 pm as an air conditioned place for high school students to wait for drivers. Please note that food service will continue to close at 2:10 pm.
Joelle Basnight
High School Principal
