HOMECOMING WEEK, SEPTEMBER 10-14
Double house points will be awarded to each person, each day that they participate. Double house points will be awarded to each person who attends any ISI sports event during Homecoming week. Students just need to check in at the ticket stand.
- Monday is Dress to Unimpress/Pajama Day
- Tuesday is Blue and Orange Day. The Gryphon Store will be set up right outside the lunch room this Friday (Sept 7) for any student who needs to purchase Gryphon Gear. T-shirts are $15, and sweatshirts are $30.
- Wednesday is Generation Day (dress up as a baby, toddler, teen, mom/dad or grandparent).
- Thursday is Neon Day, dress up in your wild and crazy neon colors.
- Friday, EVERYONE should dress up in their house shirt. Friday afternoon is the Timmy Fun Run and Pep Rally. There is no charge for participation in Spirit Week, but there is a $1.00 participation fee to participate in the Fun Run. All money raised will be donated to the Timmy Club for their community service project.
HOMECOMING DANCE, SEPTEMBER 14
On Friday, September 14 there will be a High School Homecoming Dance in the Black Box Theater from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. The admission for the dance is $3.00 or students may purchase their entry to the dance, 2 slices of pizza and 1 soda for $8.00. Homecoming Dance and Pizza will go on sale Tuesday, September 11th during the High School lunch and will continue through Thursday.
PATRIOT DAY CEREMONY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
The International School of Indiana will remember the events of September 11, 2001 by holding a ceremony at the new Flag Circle between the High School and Middle School buildings on next Tuesday. Students will be dismissed from class at 8:30 a.m. and will stand in lines by homeroom with the oldest in the back and the youngest in front. The itinerary includes words of introduction, one minute of silence, the placing of the American flag at half-staff, singing of the national anthem by Elena Hoppmann and Azariah Brown and, finally, a quiet and respectful return to class.
PARENT ASSOCIATION MEETING, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Join us for the first Parent Association (PA) meeting of the 2018-2019 school year on September 11, at 8:00 a.m. in the 49th Street Building Cafeteria. The International School of Indiana (ISI) PA is a cooperative organization of parents and families of students at the school. All ISI families are members of the PA and are invited to attend PA meetings and participate in PA activities. Click
here
to learn more about the ISI PA.
MODEL UNITED NATIONS SENIOR LEADERSHIP CHOSEN; SEEKING GRADE 10 & 11 LEADERS
This year for Model United Nations we are adding more structure to our meetings. Our Senior Leaders have been chosen. Please congratulate President Olivier N'tala, Vice President Kiana Vakily, Head Delegate Mateo Arrizabalaga, and Secretary Isabella Burke. Sarah Chappell and Ben Rayhill will continue to serve as our outreach leaders for the Middle School Model United Nations.
Our first meeting will be on Tuesday September 11th at lunch time in the Black Box Theater. Please bring your trays to the Black Box promptly at beginning of lunch.
We would also like to have a call out for Grade 10 & 11 students who are interested in working with the current Senior Leaders (President; Vice-President; Head Delegate and Secretary). Furthermore, we are also accepting expressed interest from 9th, 10th and 11th grade students wanting to work with Sarah and Ben and the Middle School Club. Please contact Ms Howell at
jhowell@isind.org
with your interest and questions. The Middle School MUN start date is TBA but will be on Thursdays after school. Stay tuned for further Middle School announcements.
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHCOUNTS
MathCounts is a competition for all middle school students, which challenges students with thought-provoking, non-routine and fun problems that engage their problem-solving skills. MathCounts club will meet every Monday from 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Blackwell Building, room 116. They will also meet during lunch on Wednesdays in Taurel Building, room B202. Please come and join for some fun. If you should have any questions, please contact
Mr. Bernadac
.
GRADE 10 PERSONAL PROJECT RETREAT
Grade 10 students are getting ready to embark on a 6-month journey into their Middle Years Program Personal Projects. To help our sophomores thoroughly research a variety of sources, and properly document their work, they will attend a Personal Project Retreat on Wednesday, Sep 12, 2018, for the entire school day, specifically from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Indianapolis Central Library. We will have lunch at the Circle Center Mall, so students are required to bring money to purchase their food. Have questions? Please contact
Marithé Benavente
, MYP Coordinator.
FIRST ANNUAL MORNING WITH COLLEGES NEXT WEEK
The International School of Indiana’s College Counseling Department is hosting the first annual Morning with Colleges. Admissions representatives from eleven colleges will be present to learn more about the School and to talk with students. Learn more about the colleges attending and the schedule for the day,
here
. Parents welcome.
UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVE VISITS NEXT WEEK
Representatives from the following colleges/universities will be available to meet with students next week. Students, please sign up with the College Counseling Office if you are interested.
- September 10, 9:00 a.m., Tulane University of Louisiana
- September 10, 10:05 a.m., Sewanee: The University of the South
- September 10, 11:00 a.m., Vanderbilt University
- September 10, 11:40 a.m., Wabash College
- September 10, 2:50 p.m., University of Southern California
- September 12, 8:00 a.m., Vassar College
- September 12, 9:00 a.m., Marian University
- September 12, 10:05 a.m., College of Wooster, The
- September 12, 11:00 a.m., Johns Hopkins University
- September 12, 11:40 a.m., Oberlin College
- September 12, 2:05 p.m., Ball State University
- September 13, 9:00 a.m., American University
- September 13, 11:00 a.m., University of Dayton
- September 13, 11:40 a.m., Dickinson College
- September 13, 1:15 p.m., Hanover College
- September 13, 2:50 p.m., Elon University
- September 14, 9:00 a.m., Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- September 14, 11:00 a.m., University of Alabama
- September 14, 11:40 a.m., The University of Chicago
- September 14, 2:05 p.m., Earlham College
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