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ENJOY YOUR SUMMER BREAK!
The Monday Messenger will be back in touch
in late August
with information regarding the
new school year at IS
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BSD INFO AND UPDATES
For information about BSD programs and services, and updates on the next school year, please visit the
BSD website.
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BSD NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The Bellevue School District is thankful for all of the support we have received from the community since the beginning of the pandemic. Right now, we are in need of additional masks to protect students, teachers, staff, and the community. For anyone who can make masks, we need them and would appreciate anyone who can lend their talents to this effort.
Because the BSD community comes in all shapes and sizes, so too will the masks we need. Whatever type of mask individuals are able to make is welcomed and appreciated! We will gladly accept ties, elastic, pockets, etc. However, we cannot accept masks with raw edges, sew-free masks (those are a great option for home), or masks with any images or wording about drugs, alcohol, religious symbols, etc.—the designs should be appropriate for a school setting. We cannot accept masks with ties or elastic longer than 38 inches. For more info, go to
https://bsd405.org/2020/05/bsd-needs-5000-masks/.
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RESULTS OF ISPTSA ELECTION
Thank you to everyone who checked in at our online meeting last Thursday, June 18. We had membership quorum and were able to elect the following slate of officers:
Secretary:
Ann Ross-Clarke
Treasurer 1:
Hudong Wang
Treasurer 2:
Zena Heywood
VP Outreach:
Bev Ni
VP Community:
Melissa Richardson
VP Fundraising:
Emilie Castle
We are still looking to fill the following positions:
- President *
- President-Elect (Two-year commitment)
- VP of Communication
- Co-VPs for Outreach, Community, Fundraising, and Communication
* Indicates required position—We
must
have a
president
in order to have a functioning PTSA next year!
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ISPTSA GOLDEN ACORN AWARD RECIPIENT—LI WU!
Congratulations to
Li Wu
, our new Golden Acorn recipient for IS!
Li has made numerous significant contributions to IS. She has been on the ISPTSA Board of Directors for three years, spending the last two as the VP of communications, overseeing the ISPTSA website, social media, and Monday Messenger. Li was an instrumental team member for three Spring Social fundraising events. You may have seen her volunteering in the school office, or interacted with her as she organized parent volunteers for your student's chemistry class. Maybe she was the first parent volunteer you met at the 5th Grade picnic.
Li has given 110% to fulfilling her duties and finding new ways to improve and expand on the execution of the job's overall responsibilities. She faces challenges head on and is always looking for new, more efficient ways to do things.
Li brings people together and fosters the IS community with kindness, grace, and calm.
She currently has two students at IS in 9th and 11th grades (soon to be 10th & 12th).
The ISPTSA is proud to present this award to such a deserving recipient.
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COMMUNITY CREATES SUCCESS AT IS
To the 586 parents, teachers, and students who became members this year,
thank you
for supporting the PTSA—Your Membership Counts!
We were the only High School in the state to receive the 100% Membership Award from the Washington State PTA! International received the 100% Teacher/Staff Award too!
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THANK YOU TO OUTGOING PRINCIPAL TARA GRAY
ISPTSA would like to thank Tara Gray and wish her the best on her future endeavors.
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WELCOME TO INCOMING PRINCIPAL RUSSELL WHITE
A very warm welcome to Principal Russell White to International School from the ISPTSA. We are looking forward to working closely with you as you lead our beloved school to new heights.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S BELLEVUE PTSA COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Each year, Bellevue PTSA Council awards twelve $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors, two at each BSD high school. The
Alice Hurd Memorial Scholarship
is awarded by the Hurd Family for outstanding volunteer work and community service. Bellevue PTSA Council's
Dr. Mike Riley Memorial Scholarship
is awarded for academic excellence.
This year, we had a total of 125 applicants. We were incredibly impressed with all of the student applicants who have all worked hard this year and contributed 1,000s of hours of volunteer service. Reviewing applications makes us so proud of our students, but also makes evaluating extremely difficult for our volunteer judges who represent each school. We truly appreciate all of our applicants and were consistently amazed by their impressive accomplishments.
We are pleased to announce this year's recipients.
Sincerely,
Emilie Castle & Melissa Richardson
Co-Chairpersons, Bellevue PTSA Council Scholarship Committee
2020 Bellevue PTSA Scholarship Winners:
The Alice Hurd Memorial Scholarship
Bellevue High School - Pooja Thorali
Bellevue Big Picture School - James Nyaga
Interlake High School - Savitha Srinivasan
International School - Gargi Panatula
Newport High School - Candace Do
Sammamish High School - Lauren Savas
The Dr. Mike Riley Memorial Scholarship
Bellevue High School - Xilin Choi
Bellevue Big Picture School - Cindy Fu
Interlake High School - Olivia Sun
International School - Alexandria (Anna) Wang
Newport High School - Evelyn Chen
Sammamish High School - Jedidiah Choi
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REFLECTIONS 2020–21
Want to get started on an awesome piece of art this summer? The Reflections theme for the 2020–21 program year is
I Matter Because…
Students submit their completed works of art in one, or all, of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.
Art submissions will be due sometime in November.
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ISPTSA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED!
Congratulations to recipients of the first ISPTSA Scholarship Awards for IS graduating Seniors! Each recipient received $500.
- Jackie Doud
- Makenna Ginn
- Alexandria Wang
- Timothy Zeng
We thank all the applicants for their submissions. There was definitely not a lack of competition! The Scholarship Committee carefully reviewed and discussed each application based on the following criteria:
- Strong impact on the International School community and/or broader community,
- Clear articulation of future educational and/or career goals,
- Demonstration of outstanding academic achievement throughout high school years.
The Scholarship Committee thoroughly enjoyed reading every essay, and we are especially proud of the tremendous achievement and contributions of our applicants. While we celebrate the scholarship award winners, let’s also congratulate the IS Senior Class for their success. Thank you to the IS community for the financial support of this scholarship.
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VOLUNTEER TO BE THE NEXT MONDAY MESSENGER EDITOR!
PLEASE!!!
- Help out the IS community in an easy but huge way!
- Be the first to know about what's going on at IS!
- Volunteer at home and on your schedule (even in your pajamas, if you feel like it)!
If you are interested, please email the current editor,
Julie Molinari
. She will be happy to work with you into the new school year as you learn the ropes (it's really not hard—if she can do it, anyone can!).
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ADVOCACY
Stand with the Facts: How bots and trolls leverage a crisis
Tuesday, July 7, 2020,1:00 PM
on KUOW's YouTube channel and Facebook
Right now, many of us are turning to social media to find real-time information, share resources, and organize. But how do we know if there’s a real person behind the accounts on our feed? Join KUOW and the Center for an Informed Public on KUOW's YouTube channel and Facebook for
Stand with the Facts: How bots and trolls leverage a crisis
.
KUOW’s
All Things Considered
host Kim Malcolm and Kate Starbird, CiP principal investigator and associate professor at the UW Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, will break down the research on how bots and trolls use a crisis to target social media users on both sides of the aisle and offer tips and tactics on how to spot the bots.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2020!
Congratulations to International's Class of 2020! The situation this year has had its drawbacks for sure, but one perk is that we can all watch the
Virtual Commencement Ceremony!
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LIBRARY NEWS: NEW EBOOK ADDITIONS
New eBook titles have just been added to our digital collection.
Looking for what to read next? To visit our Destiny Discover e-collection
please click here
.
Michele Dang
Library specialist
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ADULTING COURSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (AND ABOVE)
Belle Lau, recent UC Berkeley graduate and IS alum class of 2017, is the creator of the Adulting course at UC Berkeley. Because of the global attention and interest that she has garnered since starting the class, she decided to create an online version of the course on a learning platform called Udemy. The Adulting course has been featured on the front page of the
LA Times
and Belle has appeared on several podcasts, radio shows, and live TV networks including NPR, BBC, and NBC. She wants to be able to help people not just at Berkeley, but also outside the community, learn how to care for one’s self and be self-reliant through life skills such as time management, personal finance, resume building, and tending to one's mental health.
Click here
to enroll for a low price of $29.99 for 33 lectures of content plus additional self-help resources. Note, this course is targeted to those in high school and above, but anyone who is willing to learn is more than welcome to take the course.
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WISECAMPS VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMPS
Wise Camps (a Bellevue nonprofit) is offering virtual summer camps for rising 1st–11th graders the weeks of July 13–17 and 20–24! We offer a wide variety of camp topics such as chemistry, engineering, art, marine science, math, programming, cooking, baking, forensic science, nursing, pre-med biology, viruses, financial literacy, and SAT Prep!
What makes us unique is our camp supply boxes that will be filled with materials and goodies and dropped off or mailed to our campers each week!
We will be using Zoom, but it will be in conjunction with the hands-on materials brought to your home!!! We won’t allow a global pandemic stop us from fulfilling our mission of having kids fall in love with math, science, and all of our other topics! We cap our camps at 10 to keep the sizes small! Our goal is to make the camps as parent independent as safely possible!
Register at
www.wisecamps.org
! We offer a sibling discount and have a special promotion for all families registered by June 30: $50 credit toward 2021 summer camps and entry into a drawing to win a visit from a “mad scientist!” Some camps are close to selling out so sign up early and email
wisecamps@gmail.com
with any questions!
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MASTHEAD / DIRECTORY / LINKS
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President
Azfar Moazzam
Secretary
Zena Heywood
Treasurer 1
Tony Wang
Treasurer 2
Nancy Chung
VP of Communications
Li Wu
VPs of Community
Qiong Chen &
Rachel An
VP of Fundraising
Dori Kelleran
VPs of Outreach
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
& Beverly Ni
Membership
OPEN
Advocacy
Krista Hammer
Monday Messenger
Julie Molinari
Website
Li Zhang
IS Staff Liaison
Marrene Franich & Wesley Hung
PTSA
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SHOP FOR THE BELLEVUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Enter Amazon.com through this
link
and Amazon will donate 8% of every purchase you make to support Bellevue students, including those at IS! Share the link and spread the word to family and friends anywhere.
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CONFUSED ABOUT SOMETHING?
The ISPTSA is always here to help answer your IS questions.
Email us
here
, and we'll help you find the answers you need.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORY & LINKS
Attendance 425-456-6545
Main Office 425-456-6500
MS Counseling 425-456-6546
HS Counseling 425-456-6542
Registrar 425-456-6535
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SUPPORT YOUR PTSA
Donate Anytime
Write your check to the International School PTSA and send it to:
ISPTSA
445 128th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA 98005
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ISPTSA TUMBLER
Support your school community and the environment by buying an ISPTSA Tumbler
These great-looking 14-oz dual-wall insulated stainless-steel tumblers have a swivel lid with drink-thru opening and a plastic-ring seal to stave off spills. With the ISPTSA logo, it will keep your drink hot or cold while you look cool handling the morning commute or afternoon pickup, and your purchase will benefit the International School PTSA!
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MONDAY MESSENGER
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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- Please submit articles by FRIDAY at 12:00 PM (noon) to news@isptsa.org.
- We encourage submissions that align with our mission.
- Submissions are subject to review by the ISPTSA and may be accepted, rejected, or edited.
- Please use a separate email for each article submitted.
- Documents in plain text are preferred, however, you are welcome to include an image or icon as a separate attachment—please do not include them in the body of your email or document.
- If you need to link to a registration form or document, send us either the address of the link or a pdf copy of the document.
- If you would like your article to repeat in successive Monday Messenger editions, please resubmit it for each edition in which you would like it to appear. If you do not resubmit it, it will not be republished.
- Note: you will receive an automatic confirmation email response once you submit material to the Monday Messenger.
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International School PTSA
445 128th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA 98005
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