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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
| 3/28 |
7:00 PM |
Middle School Band Concert |
| 4/3 - 4/7 |
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Focus Week |
| 4/10 - 4/14 |
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Spring Break - No School |
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4/18
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7:00 PM
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PTSA Board Meeting |
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4/21
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7:00 PM |
Middle School Social |
| 4/22 |
8:00 AM |
Detention |
| 4/25 |
6:30 PM |
Parent Social |
| 4/25 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA General Membership Meeting |
| 4/26 |
7:00 PM |
Jazz Dessert Night |
| 4/29 |
8:00 PM |
Spring Fling Dance |
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Save the Date: Sat. 5/6
IS PTSA Campus Improvement Work Day
Fund a Need: Maker Space- Evening Social Event
Details to come, but mark your calendars now. Two important events for international School.
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IS PTSA 2017 - 2018
Do you want to make a difference in your child's school? If so, please consider becoming involved as a PTSA officer for the upcoming school year (2017-2018). You can even partner up with a friend. This is a great way to meet new people at International and show your support at the same time. Our school needs your gifts and talents in this area. Do not consider this lightly. This can be your year to make a difference.
Here are the important Executive Positions needed (again, we strongly suggest two people in each position to facilitate ease in job coordination and communication ):
*President Elect
*Vice President Community
*Vice President Ways and Means
* Vice President Outreach
* Secretary
*Vice President of Communications
*Treasurers
*Advocacy Director
Thank you for your considering. Also, if you want to help in other areas not listed above, please feel free to contact one of the committee members and we will provide you with the complete list of opportunities. Deadline for all nominations is April 25th.
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Where Do Your Donations Go?
Donations made to the IS PTSA fund our students' curriculum and programs.
- Curriculum Enrichment: Music Competitions Trips, Art/Music Supplies, Library Books, Science Experiments, PE/Health, Textbooks, French Intern, Int'l Studies, SAT Prep, YES Counselor, Extended Hour Student Support, Scholarships, etc.
- Student Activities Support: Computer Club, Drama, HS Shakespeare Play, Graduation Class, Reflections, 6th Grade & HS Retreats, Geobee, Math Competitions, etc.
- Community Building & Facilities Support: PTSA Hospitality Events, 5 thGrade BBQ, & Senior Board Judges/Advisors Luncheon, Staff Appreciation, Speaker Series, Campus improvement, etc.
- Communication Building: Messenger, Directoryspot, Website, etc
- Leadership Training/ Advocacy: National/State PTA Council Fees,
Leadership Training/ Conventions, etc.
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Congratulations to FRC Titan Robotics Club, Team #492!
Yesterday, our High School Robotics team placed first in our first district competition of the year! Out of 40 participating teams and 80 qualifying rounds (each team plays 12), we came into the finals ranked 6th place. We used the data, collected by team members during the qualifying rounds, to choose two other teams to complete our alliance. We selected the Sonic Squirrels (#2930 from Snohomish), and Viking Robotics (#2928 from Ballard) and went on to victory with them, scoring points in both autonomous (automatically programmed) and tele-op (human driver/operator) modes. Congratulations to all the team members and mentors that made this victory possible. Everyone played a vital role in the success!
There will be another district competition in Auburn next weekend, April 1-2, and then we will hopefully qualify for the District Championships at Eastern Washington University during Focus week, April 5-8. For more information about this year's challenge, go to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMiNmJW7enI
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Extending Spring Break Vacations
If you are planning a trip over spring break that includes school days, please refer to the attendance policy regarding prearranging absences. Due to Focus Week immediately prior to spring break, the completed paperwork for a prearranged absence needs to be in to the attendance by Friday, March 31st. The attendance policy and prearranged absence form can be found on the front page of the school website, 'Report an Absence'.
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IS Yearbook: Looking for Sibling Group Pictures
Our school yearbook is doing a section highlighting some of our sibling groups. If you have more than one student currently attending IS and have a great picture of them, please send the image to:
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Student News & Opportunities
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IS PTSA Needs Your Graphic Design Talent!!!
The IS PTSA is launching a contest for a new logo for the IS PTSA and all
current students are invited to participate.
Submission guidelines
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1. Deadline is April 7th
2. Logo must be represent our
mission
3. Logo must be reproducible and scalable for large and small formatting for websites, email, social media and printed materials
4. Logo must look good in color (maximum 3) or black and white
5. Logo cannot contain copyrighted material. Logo must have been created and edited by the contestant(s). Logo may not include images or licensed images that have been previously published
7. Submission must be as a high resolution .pdf with 300 dpi or higher (if you are chosen as a winner, you MUST be able to provide a high resolution vector file)
8. By submitting your entry you will accept that your design becomes a
property of the ISPTSA and we reserve the right to make any changes we see fit
9. A committee will review the designs and choose the winner
The winner will be recognized in our website and receive a $100 prize!
Good luck !
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Naomi Cheuk Senior Project Closure
I've been teaching art lessons to kids at the Boys and Girls Club. In my lessons, I am weaving in information about the important social issue of homelessness. Together, we've made group art projects and will donate them to a local women and children's shelter. My closure is on April 19 from 3:30 - 4:30 at the Bellevue Library (Room 3). Come to see a small gallery of art projects we've created and to hear about my experience. Desserts are provided, hope to see you there!
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Elena Lecoq Senior Project
At any given moment, there about 10,000 foster youth in Washington.
Help Elena Lecoq make sure they don't go without the essentials to succeed in school and life. Elena is hosting a donation and needs your help! She is collecting clothes, books, toys, and school supplies in a barrel located in the Commons. All donations will be donated to the Treehouse Wearhouse which provides foster youth free access to clothing, school supplies, books, toys, and other essentials.
For information about donations, contact Elena Lecoq at
s-lecoqe@bsd405.org
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Rafaela Barreto Senior Project
Do you want to learn more about body image? Are you curious on how to be more body positive? Starting march 13th through march 30th, every Monday and Thursday during lunch Rafaela Barreto will be having body positivity workshops in Andrew Bond's classroom as part of her senior project. Snacks will be provided as well as PE extra credit!
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Abigail Wilme Senior Project
Food and Supply Drive for Animal Shelter Happening Now!
Do you love animals? Do you have any of these common items in your house? Beginning March 13, bring any items you would like to donate to the Purrfect Pals shelter to I.S. and drop them off in the commons. Purrfect Pals is a non-profit cat shelter in Arlington that is mostly run through volunteer work and donations. Items that the shelter can always use include:
-Dry/wet cat food
-Cat litter
-Toilet paper
-Postage stamps
-Q-tips
-Bleach
-Unscented laundry soap
-Gift cards to: Costco, Amazon, Petsmart, Petco, Lowes, Home Depot, Staples, or Office Depot
-Plastic forks and spoons
-Gently used fleece blankets or comforters
For more information about donations, please contact Abigail Wilme at s-wilmea@bsd405.org
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Belle Lau Senior Project
Attention all Athletes and Non-Athletes!
Do you want to learn simple ways to prevent and recover from sports-related injuries? Then come to Belle Lau's free physical therapy workshops, for her senior project, in the small gym during lunch Mondays and Thursdays from March 6th through March 30th. Food will be provided at the end and extra credit will be awarded in your PE class.
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Bennett Elementary PTSA Scholarship
One $1,000 scholarship is awarded each year to a former Bennett student who is currently a senior at one of the six Bellevue public high schools. The student who is most likely to receive this award will have the following attributes:
- Minimum of a 3.0 GPA
- Has taken challenging courses
- Shows involvement in a variety of school activities
Deadline: Applications are due on Friday, May 5, 2017.
Mailing address:
Bennett Elementary
attn: PTSA Scholarship Chair
301 151st Pl NE
Bellevue, WA 98007
2017 Application Form can be found here.
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Sports News & Opportunities
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High School Spring Sports 
The first practice and try outs for spring sports typically occurs in February.
Find all registration information on the
District Athletic Page:
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King Country Sports Results
Check King County Sports results
here.
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Eastside Lions High School Girls Rugby 
Eastside Lions is looking to build our High Schools Girls Rugby team, no experience necessary. We have a small, but mighty group that you can join today!
Why should girls play rugby? It's empowering, there are positions for everyone, it's fast paced, it's a mental and physical game, you'll experience the best teamwork ever, and you'll develop a sense of pride second to none! Practices are currently being held at Highland MS on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Eastside Lions is the home of youth rugby on the Eastside. We cater for girls and boys grades 1-12.
We have a proud history of mentoring and developing character, sportsmanship and teamwork in young athletes through the wonderful game of rugby. We have a devoted staff of high quality, USA Rugby certified coaches, athletic trainers, and a committed parent support organization. We also partner with Atavus Rugby for professional coaching support delivered by current and former USA National and Olympic team players. The official league runs from March through May. New players are welcome to join at any time, so please come along to one of our practices.
Please visit us at
www.eastsidelionsrugby.com to find out more about rugby and the Eastside Lions. If you have any questions or would to talk with one of our coaches, please contact us at
eastsidelionsrugby@outlook.com. Scholarships may also available on a needs basis for girls grades 9-12 and boys grades 11-12, funds permitting.
We look forward to having you be part of the Eastside Lions Family!
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Summer Camps & Opportunities
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Music Works Northwest Summer Camp
 Students from ages 4 to 16 are invited to join us this summer at Music Works Northwest to learn, collaborate, make music, and have fun!
We have camps for all ages and abilities, weekly from June 26th through August 25. Younger students will love our I Love Music camps, where they'll explore music from around the country through singing, instrument playing, games, and songwriting, as well as the Gotta Sing! Voice Camp, where young singers are introduced to vocal technique and work on their performance skills. Teens and pre-teens can live out their dreams of being the next Taylor Swift in our Pop Voice Camp or I Write the Song Camp, learn how to compose their own music in Computer Composition Camp, or get a chance to work with other young musicians in the Jazz Camp Rock Shop.
Don't have any musical experience? Check out Instrument Discovery Camp and Pre-Band Boot Camp! We also offer music therapy camps for special needs students. Extended care is available for most sessions, as is financial aid.
For more information and to register, click
here, email registration@musicworksnw.org, or call us at (425) 644-0988.
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Bioinformatics-Coding for Medicine Summer 2017
All details and REGISTRATION here.
We would like to invite the highly motivated students at International School, BSD to join our cutting-edge and innovative summer programs at the intersection of Biology, Medicine and Computer Science. All high school students (Gr 9-12) and rising high school freshmen are eligible. Bioinformatics unifies skills in coding, computer algorithms, maths and biology. Learn one of the most transformative STEM skills needed in healthcare, life sciences and data science.
The course is led by Dr Manoj Samanta who has extensive experience in BIOINFORMATICS and is an International Maths Olympian.
2017 SUMMER PROGRAM: BIOINFORMATICS-CODING FOR MEDICINE
Courses offered and dates-
INTRODUCTORY COURSE: July 10-21 OR July 24- Aug 4 (2 weeks or 10 working days)
ADVANCED COURSE : Aug 7-18 (2 weeks or 10 working days)
Timings for both: 10am- 3pm (30 min lunch break)
Location for both: Bellevue College
Course Fee:Introductory $750 (10% discount with a friend) REGISTRATION link: https://hs.coding4medicine.com/
Advanced $750 (10% discount with a friend) REGISTRATION link: https://hs.coding4medicine.com/
INFO sessions are being scheduled from Mar-May at local libraries. Please check our website for updates.
For any questions please contact: info@coding4medicine.com
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Monday Messenger Submission Guidelines
- Please submit your information by FRIDAY at 12:00 (noon) to news@isptsa.org
- We encourage submissions that align with our mission. Click here for the PTSA mission statement.
- Submissions are subject to a review by the IS PTSA and may be accepted, rejected or edited.
- Please use a separate email for each article submitted
- Subject line should include the Section Header where you want your information and the title: Here's a liist of sections:
- PTSA News
- School News
- Student News & Opportunities
- Help Wanted
- Sports News & Opportunities
- Summer Camps & Opportunities
- Plain text is preferred, although you are welcome to send along an image or icon to include
- Need to link to a registration form? Send us the link to include or a pdf copy
- For the "Help Wanted" session, feel free to also contact the IS PTSA to ask for support
- Note: you will receive an automatic confirmation response when submitting
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Visit our website keep informed about what is going with ISPTSA including meetings, programs and community events and activities. We hope it will be your home for joining the ISPTSA, volunteering, signing up for the Messenger weekly newsletter and keeping current on what is happening at the school.
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Color Key
Content titles are colored coded for easy navigation:
RED
: Changes to Content
BLACK: Repeat Content
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Contact Us:
President
VP - Outreach
VP - Community
Treasurer
Membership
Advocacy
Monday Messenger
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School Directory and Links
ATTENDANCE 425-456-6545
MAIN OFFICE 425-456-6500
COUNSELING 425-456-6542
REGISTRAR 425-456-6535
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International School Store
Show your school spirit! Shop for sweatshirts, t-shirts, duffel bags and more! Visit the International School Fieldhouse store. Proceeds benefit the International School ASB
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