Dear Students and Parents,
Thank you for your preparation, initiative, resilience and collaboration as we managed weather-related disruption and challenges. Our collective efficacy was truly remarkable.
Also saluting our confident students leading and participating in CHEMUN XV this weekend, looking forward to creativity and compassion during Discovery Day on Wednesday and looking forward to the courage students sharing their learning in the HS Celebration of Learning on Tuesday, Nov 23rd.
Upcoming Events At-A-Glance
Schedule for the next two weeks in full cohort in-person hybrid:
Raptor Safe Orientation for students returning to campus
Next Raptor Safe Orientations and requirements
If you have not had Orientation this school year, or if you have returned to virtual after being in-person, you must attend a RaptorSafe orientation.
The next Raptor Safe Orientations are:
For all HS grade levels: Monday, November 15, 8:00 am
For all HS grade levels: Monday, November 22, 8:00 am
For all HS grade levels: Monday, November 29, 8:00 am
CHEMUN XV November 12-14
AISC High School and Middle School student-run Model United Nations - CHEMUN - is ongoing today, and tomorrow and Sunday. This is the 15th annual edition, the second virtual. Please visit the CHEMUN XV website for more information. Nearly 80 HS student leaders, chairs and delegates are participating this weekend, along with 25+ MS students. We’re so proud!
Lunch Order form Nov 15-19
Here is the lunch order form for HS students for November 15-19. It needs to be completed by Sunday at noon.
HS Parent Coffee: The Road to College Tuesday, November 23 8:45-9:45
Come share an hour with HS Counselors Dr. Cathy Curtis, Mrs. Sandi Engler, Mrs. Karen Killmer about supporting your HS student on the road to college. All HS parents are invited. Zoom link here.
Save-the-Date: HS Celebration of Learning - Tuesday, November 23, 3:45-4:45 pm
Everyone is invited to come and join us for our Fall Celebration of Learning in the High School! We will celebrate learning over zoom with more than 20 presentations from high school students in a variety of courses and subjects. Additional information including zoom links will be shared next week. If you have any questions, please see Chris Galaty at gchristopher@aischennai.org
See you then!
Portal Project - Parent Sessions
We are excited to introduce a speaker series for parents starting in November called Parenting Beyond the Pandemic. These virtual sessions will bring experts and practitioners directly to our parent community to address a variety of relevant topics. The full list of sessions can be found here and the titles below. Registration for the sessions will take place through Eventbrite.
Repeat Announcement: Final Exams in December: In-Person
Please find here the Semester 1 final exam schedule for December 13-17. As you make your travel plans, I want to make sure you know that Final Exams will be in-person during final exam week. The exception is for students who have been and will remain virtual. If your travel plans include the need to be out of Chennai Dec 13-17, your child will need to sit for in-person final exam makeups starting January 10, 2022, when we return for Semester 2.
Sincerely,
Mike Malone
High School Principal
