Dear Students and Parents,
Good luck to all students as they write their exams next week!
A Message from Operation Smile
The Operation Smile program helps students understand the value of service and the importance of being an active participant in supporting and helping kids and adults suffering from Cleft lip and Cleft palate medical condition.
This year’s Operation Smile Mission was held in Siliguri, West Bengal from November 2nd to the 9th and six of our high school students from the Operation Smile Club volunteered to serve on the Mission. Ms. Priya Sarath and Mr. Nicholas Pollman were chaperones on the trip. It was a life-changing experience for both students and chaperones, from participating in the mission activities to helping outpatients before and after their surgery.
The following remark by Nick sums up what each and every participant felt about the service mission. "Operation Smile was an incredible experience for the students and myself. We were all reluctant to leave the happy children and friendly medical staff. This was our first service trip and it opened the doors to think about other ways we can give back to our own communities. Please be a part of something like this if you can- you won’t regret it! "
This year’s Operation Smile Mission was held in Siliguri, West Bengal from November 2nd to the 9th and six of our high school students from the Operation Smile Club volunteered to serve on the Mission. Ms. Priya Sarath and Mr. Nicholas Pollman were chaperones on the trip. It was a life-changing experience for both students and chaperones, from participating in the mission activities to helping outpatients before and after their surgery.
The following remark by Nick sums up what each and every participant felt about the service mission. "Operation Smile was an incredible experience for the students and myself. We were all reluctant to leave the happy children and friendly medical staff. This was our first service trip and it opened the doors to think about other ways we can give back to our own communities. Please be a part of something like this if you can- you won’t regret it! "
The students who participated were: Hyoeun Kang, Yoobin Yoon, Yewon Nam, Junyoung Kim, Joonho Seo, and Sunki Park
Save the Date - January Parent Coffee
The January parent coffee will take place on Tuesday, January 29th at 8:45 am in the BBT. The coffee is focused on the registration process and is appropriate to parents of students in grade 9, 10 and 11.
Directly after this coffee will be an optional AP and IB information session appropriate to parents of students in grade 8, 9 and 10.
Exam Procedures - Repeat Announcement
Exams begin on Monday, December 17th, and follow this schedule. Students who have any exams in conflict should have already made the necessary arrangements with Mr. Malone. It is our expectation that students remain in Chennai until their exams have been completed. We do not give exams early and, as such, students departing for the winter break before the end of exam week will need to complete alternative examinations before beginning school in January. We strongly advise against doing so.
During exam week students only need to be on campus when they have an exam in session. As such, the guards will allow students to come and go as they wish unless parents notify the High School Office that their student should remain on campus for the full school day.
Teachers will post office hours for the duration of exam week. This allows students to count on particular times to see their teachers with extra questions or to return materials.
Please note that marking final examinations takes time. Teachers are not required to submit their marks until we return in January. As such, students should refrain from stopping by teachers’ classrooms to ask for exam or semester marks.
Report Cards and Transfer Material Availability - Repeat Announcement
Semester One Report Cards will be sent home to students on Wednesday, January 23rd. A week later the reports will be available for download online.
Families who are transitioning to a new school at the semester can collect all report cards and transfer documentation from January 23rd onwards.
Semester Two Drop-Add Period - Repeat Announcement
Students wishing to make a change to their second semester schedule should see their counselor during exam week.
The official drop/add period for semester two is the first six full days of classes (January 16 until January 23 at 2:00 pm). After this date, no schedule changes can be made.
Summer Programs
Please note that for the remainder of the year we will share this link to summer programs at the end the Principal’s Notes. If you have any questions about whether or not a summer program makes sense to pursue, please contact one of our counselors. Additional programs and resources will be added to this list as vendors contact us.
Sincerely,
Joelle Basnight
High School Principal
