February 12, 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS AND DEADLINES
2/13/2018 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PTSA Board Meeting - Library
2/14/2018 8:15 am - 1:40 pm Odd Wednesday
2/19/2018 - 2/23/2018 All Week No School - Mid-Winter Break
PTSA NEWS
MEMBERSHIP

100% Membership makes our IS community.......Supportive of each and every student at IS. Supportive of our teachers and staff as they work hard every day to make this a No. 1 school for academic success. Supportive of our PTSA mission that is student centered. Be proud of being a PTSA member.

Thank you for everyone that is enthusiastically
helping us reach the finish line of 100% PTSA membership. Members have added spouses, students, we have alumni that became members this year. We need just 22 more members.

Did you think you were already a member or signed up at back to school? If your name is not on the list, you are not a member yet. Review the list here.

If you signed up for a single membership, you can add a person from your family for an additional $15.00 and become a dual membership. Every member counts toward our goal.

Students are members too.  Would your student like to be a PTSA member, they can! 
Please Join Us!  Or if you would prefer to send in a check, download and fill out the form and drop it off at the office.
Thanks to every parent and teacher and student who is supporting this goal. Any questions, please contact Joanie Chang at membership@isptsa.org.
PHANTOM LAKE PTA SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE TO IS SENIORS
The Phantom Lake PTA is pleased to offer a scholarship opportunity to high school seniors in the Bellevue School District who attended Phantom Lake Elementary. To apply for the scholarship, students must complete the provided scholarship application form and submit additional information such as a personal statement, transcript, and letters of recommendation. The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, May 4th, 2018.

You can find the scholarship application form on the Phantom Lake PTA website:

http://phantomlakepta.org/Doc/Community_news/ScholarshipApplication.pdf

Any questions, contact:

Jenny Miller
jnnymllr@yahoo.com
Phantom Lake PTA
Grants and Scholarship Chair
WSPTA SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AVAILABLE

It's that time of year for high school seniors: applying for college and learning how to pay for college. To help alleviate the pains of paying for college, the Washington State PTA offers three $3,000 scholarships and one $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors from Washington state high schools, with active PTAs within them, who will be starting college (either 2-year or 4-year) in the fall of 2018.  See the application form here.  
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
   

Here is our question of the week:   
Results from last week's Question of the Week can be found here.
SCHOOL NEWS
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE BITE OF INTERNATIONAL A SUCCESS!


BOOK FAIR ITEMS STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE - NEW COUPON AVAILABLE NOW

You can still support our school! The Scholastic Bookfair is open online until Friday, February 16th:

Use the coupon to your right and get $5 off of a $25 or more. Or, just use the code APP18 at checkout for the same deal!!
IS HOSTS 'ANGST': A FILM ABOUT ANXIETY ON MARCH 27, AT 7:00 PM, IN THE IPAC

Please join us on T uesday, March 27th at 7:00 pm in the IPAC for a showing of Angst, a film that explores anxiety, its causes, effects and what we can do about it. The filmmakers' goal is to have a global conversation and raise awareness around anxiety. Angst features candid interviews with kids and young adults who suffer, or have suffered, from anxiety and what they've learned about it.  

The film includes discussions with mental health experts about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects, as well as help, resources and tools. Following the showing, we'll have a question and answer session about anxiety and teens with Dr. Laura Kastner, Ph.D., a clinical professor in the department of psychology and the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at U.W.  

There is no cost to attend this event thanks to funding from the PTSA. For more information about the movie and Dr. Kastner, please click here.
THANK YOU 10th GRADE FAMILIES FOR COLLEGE CONFERENCE FOOD DONATIONS!
Thank you 10 th grade families for contributing food for the BSD College Conference presenters. Your generous and delicious donations fueled stimulating breakout sessions!
REFLECTIONS PROGRAM 2017-2018 JUDGING RESULTS 

Congratulations to all who submitted works for this year's Reflections program.
We didn't have any works moving on to state this year, but we have next year!

The judging results are as follows:

Award of Excellence:
Visual Arts/Reach for Your Dream by Felicity Huang (High School)

Award of Merit:
Visual Arts/Reaching to the Light by Brian Li (Middle School)
Photography/Pink Peppers by Manish Nadendla (Middle School)

Thank you to everyone who participated this year!  
A NOTE ON MORNING DROP-OFF AND PARKING
 
Thank you for ensuring the safety of all of our students and staff during our busy morning drop-off time. Please help us maintain a safe arrival period for all by helping us with the following:

  • Ensure that we keep the Metro & Safe Lane clear from car traffic at all times so that we may continue to honor our agreement with Metro Transit which allows us to maintain service to IS.
  • Due to such limited parking for staff and students, all students should be dropped-off from the Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up Only Lane.  Please refrain from using parking spaces in the morning in the Staff or Student Permitted Areas.  There are a limited number of visitor spots that are accessible from the Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Only Lane.
Families have found that leaving just 10 minutes earlier can have a significant impact on how long they wait in line to drop-off.  Students can also help with traffic flow by ensuring they have all of the items they are bringing to school ready to go upon approach to the drop-off zone.  Thank you for your partnership!    
H IGH SCHOOL PE NEWS

High School Physical Education has just finished their off campus units of bowling and skating which were a huge success! We want to thank all of our wonderful parents who helped make this happen: Kirk Mulfinger, Michelle Chor, Susan Hainze, Jessica Nadelman, Jeff Johnson, Betsy Johnson, Kelly Skaran, Yubo Yang and Dan Kihanya. We truly appreciate all your help with driving.

During the bowling unit we had two turkeys (3 strikes in a row) by Peter Wang and Kai Damstrom. Our overall bowling champion was Michael Bae (he bowled a 180 on his final round). Congratulations, well done.
PLEASE CLAIM YOUR LOST AND FOUND ITEMS IN THE OFFICE

STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES
2018 BACCALAUREATE - SENIORS' FAMILIES - MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Senior families and students, please mark your calendars for the 2018 Baccalaureate Celebration.

The Baccalaureate will be held Saturday, June 16, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This is a fun, non-religious event that showcases each individual student, his/her accomplishments, creativity and talents. There ill be laughs, maybe some joyful tears, a lot of pride, and the memories will last forever.

Also, please make sure that sure your senior students don't book other commitments for these days:

- Friday, June 15 Baccalaureate rehearsal is in the afternoon - keep calendars open till 6:00 pm for the rehearsal (students only).

- Saturday, June 16 (2:00-4:00)- Baccalaureate celebration (not a religious event) - plan to arrive by 1:30 pm ish.

More information will be provided soon!  
IT'S SPRING FLING!

ASB is hosting a high school dance on Saturday, 31 March from 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Chaperones are needed to help check-in students, sell tickets, serve snacks and general oversight.  

If you are interested in helping, please email Carol Anne at: yamamotoca@bsd405.org.
VACCINE DRIVE FEBRUARY 28, 2018

For his senior project, Shaheer Husain is hosting a vaccine drive in the commons on the 28th of February. 

Any questions, contact:  s-husains@bsd405.org.
IS HOSTS FRENCH CONTEST: GRAND CONCOURS
We are hosting our annual French contest, the Grand Concours. Students have the opportunity to test their skills, get ranked nationally against peers in the Northwest, win prizes and overall build their confidence in their knowledge of the French language! Students pay $5 to Liz Vandenbergh e by  February 8th , the test will take place on  Wednesday  March 7th at 1:30 pm.  

Email Grace Caudillo at caudillog@bsd405.org if any questions arise.  
YEARBOOK PHOTOS NEEDED - CALL FOR CANDID PHOTOS OF STUDENTS

Are your kids star soccer players? Do you have the best family photos? Did you have the best summer vacation?

Please send summer, sports or sibling photos to   internationalyearbook@gmail.com to get your kids featured in the yearbook! Please include the names and grades of your kids too!"

TITAN TIMES STUDENT NEWS NOW AVAILABLE TO PARENTS

Hello Parents! Did you know it's Badminton and Flag Football Season for Middle School Students? Did you know that the Green Team is helping to reduce trash? Here's another way to stay connected with what's happening in the school. The Titan Times contains school news and updates and broadcasts over the PA System every day at 8:15 am. The link is updated around 3:00 pm for the next day. 
COMMUNITY EVENTS & ADVOCACY NEWS
YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM - ADOLESCO YOUTH EXCHANGE

Learn French in France, German in Germany or Spanish in Spain! Adolesco Youth Exchange will match your with a student about their own age for a unique two-way exchange to France, Germany or Spain as part of our flexible and affordable nonprofit language immersion and cultural exchange program for qualifying U.S. students ages 9-18. Families decide when to exchange and for how long (up to three months). 

Info meeting: Sat., Feb. 24, 2018, 2 - 4 PM at the Mercer Island Public Library (4400 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040) Conference Room, RSVP marie@adolesco.org. Find other upcoming informational events and sign up for more info. Applications are due by Thursday, March 15, 2018.
ADVOCACY

 
The ISPTSA Board has voted to support the on the ballot February 13. 
Please take the time to vote for the success of Bellevue schools.

STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES
BELLEVUE HS BOYS SOCCER TRYOUT REGISTRATION NOW OPEN  

The three day tryout starts on Monday, February 26th, the first day after the mid-winter break. More information can be found on the Bellevue High School Athletics website: http://www.bsd405.org/bhs/wolverines/athletics/

Pre-tryout PLAYER MEETING is on Monday, February 12 at 3:45 pm at BHS in room 1114.

If you have any questions about athletics signups, please contact Tanja Jones in the BHS Athletics Office jonestan@bsd405.org.
JUBILEE REACH SPORTS AT IS!
Greetings Middle School Parents!

IS SPRING CLUB SPORTS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
International School offers wonderful after school club sports for middle schoolers through Jubilee Reach.

Boys & Girls Co-Ed Basketball, (April 16 - June 15)
Boys & Girls Co-Ed Soccer (April 16 - June 15)
Girls Golf (April 17 - mid June)

Jubilee Athletics & Activities is the cornerstone of Jubilee REACH service in schools. Coaches Sterling and Brock have extensive Intermural sports backgrounds and relish bringing students of all abilities together to build an inclusive community, providing support and strengthening relationships through healthy competition.

REGISTER at http://jubileereach.bonzidev.com/athletics.
A membership application only needs to be filled out once per year.

To add your student's name to rosters, email IS site coaches Sterling Brown and Brock Hay.

Sterling Brown, Managing Site Coach, brownste@bsd405.org
Brock Hay, Site Coach, hayb@bsd405.org
KING COUNTY SPORTS RESULTS

Check King County Sports results here.
MESSENGER SUBMISSIONS
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 list 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.

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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VP - Communications
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