Dear Parents and Students,
As you read this, HS students are winding down from a great Springfest and a great first half of Semester 2. Thanks to all student leaders and participants in Discovery Day, Lit Day and SpringFest. Thanks especially to the HS Student Council for today’s successful SpringFest. While we are disappointed that we will not have Discover India this school year, with these special days and AISC HS Earth Day on April 21st, we have unique opportunities to explore, connect, serve and grow as AISC learners together.
Raptor Safe updates
Please make sure to review Mr. Ryan McFarland’s Raptor Safe update in the Head of School’s newsletter to review “Project Get Back” changes. Recent changes are summarized here:
Please bring negative test cartridges to school on Tuesday, March 22nd.
In-person club/activities meetings are in-person, on campus.
The gym and Raptor’s Den are open during lunch and before and after school when supervision is available.
FAC cafeteria and iHub are open for eating lunch.
Organized team sports are available before and after school. Look for opportunities in the HS Daily Bulletin. Open to all HS students.
We look forward to getting back even more opportunities, such as an in-person NHS induction, student-parent-teacher conferences, Celebration of Learning, the IB Art Exhibition opening and Cabaret! As always, thank you for being RaptorSafe!
Visiting Campus – Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
As you know, we are looking forward to having a greater parent presence on campus in the coming weeks.
We continue to develop our systems to streamline entry to campus for staff, students, and parents.
Please understand that by external directive, vaccinations are required of adults on campus – faculty, staff, and visitors. We also recognize that vaccination is an extremely effective tool in protecting the health of community members and preventing spread to those unable to vaccinate or at increased risk.
If you are planning to attend Parent Conferences on campus, take a few minutes to complete this form with parent vaccination information and a copy of the certificate. Virtual Conferences will also be an option for parents who cannot attend in-person.
Prior to your conferences, expect to receive a health screening form, which will be submitted at the entrance of the school at the time of your conferences.
Events At-A-Glance
Schedule for the next four weeks
Lunch Order form March 22 - March 25
Here is the lunch order form for HS students for March 22 - March 25. It needs to be completed by Sunday at noon.
HS Vision for an AISC Learner Recognition for February: Leader
Not pictured: Aditya Rangarajan
Each month, the HS recognizes students in each grade level who demonstrate a characteristic of AISC’s Vision of an AISC Learner in our classrooms. In February, HS faculty nominated several outstanding students as LEADERS.
Leaders take action and inspire others to serve and contribute positively to our interconnected world. Leaders develop a vision, plan for and act appropriately and work positively to achieve their goals. Leaders accept challenges, demonstrate courage, generate and provide motivation, and include others in efforts to reach a goal.
We proudly recognize:
Grade 9: Uwe Maher-Mabie, Yewon Choi
Grade 10: Jio Lee
Grade 11: Shanmugam Ganesan
Grade 12: Aditya Rangarajan
Celebrating the HS Spring 2022 Production: Persephone Underground
Congratulations to the HS Spring Production: Persephone Underground
Over the weekend, the cast, band and crew of Persephone Underground performed 3 live shows! Thanks to all who could attend and a big congratulations to the cast, band, crew and production team.
If you missed the show, you can still watch the recorded run here; https://americaninternationalschoolofchennai.anywhereseat.com/channel.php
2022 National Merit Scholar Finalist
We are proud to share that AISC 12th grader Vihan Saharia has been named a National Merit Scholar Finalist. Vihaan is one of 15,000 American high school seniors world-wide to be recognized with this prestigious honor. National Merit Scholarship finalists are recognized for their high achievement on the SAT and their outstanding academic achievement, integrity, leadership and service. Congratulations, Vihaan!
Updated Announcement: Course Request and Registration for 2022-2023
Course request verification forms, where students are asked to confirm their course requests, will be shared on March 22. When students receive this printout of their course requests for 2022-23, they will:
Note all requests are correct, sign the form, return it to their Crew leader immediately.
Note that there is an error, correct it, sign the form and return it to their Crew leader immediately.
If there are changes to be made, take the form home, discuss changes with you and their counselor, and when any changes are completed, have the form signed by you, sign the form themselves and return it to their counselor.
Progress Reports available Wednesday, March 30 at 2:30 pm
Semester 2 Progress reports will be emailed to you on Wednesday afternoon, March 30. Progress Reports are a snapshot of student learning habits and academic achievement as of spring break, the mid-point of Semester 2. Students receive comments from teachers in each subject. We invite you to use progress reports to have a conversation with your child about their progress, and to avail of the opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers at the upcoming Student-Parent- Teacher Conferences.
Note: Schoology Mastery grade view and Powerschool grade view are not accessible from Sunday, March 20 until Wednesday, March 30 at 2:30, to allow teachers to assign achievement strands and an overall mark, give learning habit feedback and write and finalize comments.
NHS Induction 2022
NHS Induction for the school year 2021-22 will be - Friday, April 1st at 4:00 pm in the Madras Hall. Parents and AISC siblings of inductees will be invited to attend in person. The event will be live streamed as well.
Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences April 4 - sign up link available March 25th
You can sign up for a conference appointment starting on March 25th. Conference slots are 10 minutes in length on Monday, April 4th from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Conferences will be available in-person (parents need proof of vaccination and must wear a mask at all times), and virtual.
Students are expected to attend SPT conferences with their parent(s) and lead the conversation.
Celebration of Learning, IN-PERSON/Virtual Monday April 4th
We are excited to announce that our Spring Celebration of Learning will be on-campus and in-person on Monday, April 4. We are planning student presentations that will showcase their learning from a variety of courses. Come stop by Madras Hall on April 4 from 9:00-10:00 in the morning and 1:00-2:00 in the afternoon to listen to students share about their learning and to ask questions about what they have accomplished. In addition, a virtual option will be available. More information to come soon, we look forward to seeing you there.
HS/MS Cabaret, Friday, April 8th
Cabaret, our student body’s annual showcase of their jaw-dropping talent is back this year! This year’s theme is “AISC’s still got Talent!” and the array of fantastic acts that we got to see at the auditions served to underscore that in more ways than one.
This has been a long time coming, but it will be great for us to get together and celebrate our resilient community.
We look forward to seeing you at the FAC Theater at 7pm on Friday, April 8th.
We will have limited seats for parents of performers available for reservation at the event. More information on this to come soon!
Have a wonderful Spring Break!
Mike Malone
High School Principal
