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Veterans Day Assembly
Friday, November 10
11:05 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Main Gym
Veterans Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate and honor the bravery and sacrifices of all of our U.S. Veterans.
As a reminder, students should refrain from bringing their personal belongings into the gym for the assembly. Bags and other personal items can be stored in the Old Cafe, CAC Commons, or other campus cubbies.
Personal communication devices (cell phones and laptops) and earbuds are prohibited during campus assemblies. During recent assemblies, there has been an increased number of students using (and dropping) cell phones, resulting in disruptions to the assembly. Students found to be using cell phones, tablets, laptops, and/or earbuds during assemblies will have their personal devices confiscated. Confiscated items will be available for pick up from the Student Life Office after classes end (4:20 p.m.) for the day.
Attendance at this event is mandatory. Fob access to the residence halls will be shut off at 10:30 a.m. until the end of the assembly. Please plan accordingly.
Agenda
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| Welcome | Marguerite DiMarco '24
Student Council President | |
Presentation of Colors | Jeremiah Suarez '25, Brent Rodrigo '25, Michael Gochee '25, David Garcia '26, and Venkataashish Gogineni '26 | | Pledge of Allegiance | Michael Gochee '25 | | The National Anthem | IMSA Choir
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith | | Special Message | Raghav Sinha '24 | | Salute to Veterans | IMSA Wind Ensemble
Armed Forces Medley | | Keynote Speaker | Gina Martyn '90
Naval Flight Officer | | Closing Remarks | Dr. Evan M. Glazer
IMSA President | | |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Gina Martyn '90
Gina Martyn graduated from IMSA in 1990 and then went to the US Naval Academy. After graduating from college, she became a Naval Flight Officer (think Bob in Top Gun 2) in the S-3 Viking, a carrier-based anti-submarine airplane.
After eight years of service, she left the Navy. She now works as an airline pilot and is a Southwest Captain.
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Introducing Titan Thrift!
IMSA’s Titan To Go program will host a pop-up thrift shop for students in early December. The shop aims to provide students with a fun, low-cost shopping experience. We are collecting new or gently-used clothing, jewelry and accessories, giftable items, professional clothing for interviews, items needed for intersession travel, arts and crafts supplies, and items approved for use in a res hall room (see IMSA Student Parent Handbook page 31). Please drop off your items in the Student Affairs office if you wish to donate.
Proceeds from the shop will be used to support the senior prom. We want to provide a fun opportunity to shop on campus and to reduce the financial burden that may prevent some of our students from enjoying their senior prom. More details about the shop will be released soon.
For more information on donations, please get in touch with Michelle Bemis, Titan To Go coordinator, at mbemis@imsa.edu.
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November Break Information
We are a few days from the November break. Here are a few reminders:
- Academic Schedule: Friday is a full day of classes. The academic day ends at 4:20 p.m.
- Students have been informed to sign up for a check-out time with their RC. When the time that the student has signed up for arrives, the student must have their check-out responsibilities completed (their portion of the room cleaned, wing clean assignment completed) and ready to be checked—the items they take with them outside the room or that are already packed in your vehicle.
- Residence halls close at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Families will be charged a $25 late fee for every 5 minutes late.
- Student ID proxy cards and room keys will be collected.
Permissions
Families can update student permissions through their access to PowerSchool. If you would like to provide your student with temporary permission, please get in touch with your student's RC or call your student's respective hall.
HALL PHONE NUMBERS:
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1501: (630) 907-5101
1502: (630) 907-5201
1503: (630) 907-5301
1504: (630) 907-5401
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1505: (630) 907-5501
1506: (630) 907-5601
1507: (630) 907-5701
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Visitor Access
As a reminder, if you had your picture taken for a parent ID before today, you can go to the security desk to pick it up. If you are the parent or guardian of an upperclassman, you do not have to get a new parent ID printed with your student's current housing assignment.
All visitors, parents, and guardians must have either a parent ID or an IMSA visitor badge to enter the academy buildings (including the residence halls). To check out your student, you must show your parent ID or IMSA visitor's pass and your driver's license. The Residence Life staff will then check that the person checking out your student has documented permission in Powerschool. The Residence Life staff will not release your student without checking permissions and confirming that the person has a parent ID or IMSA visitor badge. We thank you in advance for your patience.
If you need a parent ID, you can request one at the security desk.
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Access Road
During the school year and after students move in, the access road will not be accessible to parents Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Friday and Sunday evenings from 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., the access gate will be locked in the open position for students going home for the weekend and returning on Sunday evenings. Parents will be allowed to enter the access road on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
If you need to pick up your student before 4:30 p.m., your parking options are to park in the east parking lot or utilize Circle Drive. The RC office opens at 3 p.m.; student sign-outs on academic days, Monday-Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. are in the attendance office.
On Saturday, November 18, 2023, the gate will remain open.
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Friday, November 17
If your student is taking the 1:40 p.m. or 3:05 p.m. shuttles, you must contact attendance to excuse your student from checking out for the ATC during the academic day. Due to the limited fob access, students taking these shuttles can bring their personal bags or luggage to the main building for them to retrieve before loading the shuttle. When students sign up for the 1:40 p.m. ATC shuttle, they should inform the RC if they want to take advantage of this option. This is an option, not a requirement. Please note that the shuttles will leave on time.
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| Departs IMSA | Train (Drop-off) | | 1:40 p.m. | 2:04 p.m. | | 3:05 p.m. | 3:40 p.m. | | 5:30 p.m. | 6:04 p.m. | | |
| Departs IMSA | Train (Drop-off) | | 8:50 a.m. | 9:20 a.m. | | 9:50 a.m. | 10:20 a.m. | | 11:50 a.m. | 12:20 p.m. | | |
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Student Return ATC Shuttle
Sunday, November 26
Sunday, November 26, ATC pick up at 6:01 p.m. and 7:01 p.m.; shuttles will wait 15 minutes before returning.
ATC Student Guidelines (this has been shared with your student during 10:00 p.m. announcements this week):
- Students will need parent/guardian permission. If families need to make the ATC permanent, please contact Student Life at 630.907.5009.
- Students can sign up for the ATC shuttle on Thursdays (or the day before).
- The ATC shuttle departs from IMSA and leaves on the dot, as we want students to catch their train.
- Students signing up for an ATC shuttle must also sign up for a return time.
- All students taking the ATC should have their RC office number saved on their phones if they change their plans to return by train.
- Always check the train schedule; routes are subject to change. Metra Train Schedule
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Meet Nurse Lori
Lori Gordon is the newest School Nurse here at IMSA. Before IMSA, Lori worked as a RN at various healthcare and rehabilitation facilities. Becoming a nurse has been a dream fulfilled as before, Lori worked in Higher Education and Healthcare Finance as a Multimedia Developer and Instructional Designer. She has an AAS in General studies, BA in Liberal Arts, MS in Training & Development, and ADN in Nursing. She has a passion for education and strives to be a positive light in the lives of everyone she encounters. Lori has two kids, one pup, and has been married for 17 years. She is excited to be part of the IMSA community.
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National Student Leadership Diversity Conference | |
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IMSA students Reaggan Kelley '26 and Trinh Yong '25 and IMSA staff member Emma Wilson Parker recently attended the National Student Leadership Diversity Conference in Boston, MA, on November 3 and 4, 2023, at Northeastern University. At this conference, attendees could attend social justice, leadership, embracing differences, and bias workshops. They had opportunities to share experiences they have had here at IMSA with other high schoolers and college students around the country.
Attendees also had an opportunity to listen and meet Jane Elliot, American educator, diversity trainer, and lecturer, who is most famously known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise, which labeled "participants as inferior or superior based solely upon the color of their eyes and exposes them to the experience of being a minority" (janeelliott.com) following the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968.
Thank you to the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education for providing this opportunity for our students.
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Leadership Education and Development (LEAD)
Calling All Sophomores!
Your next LEAD elective module (COREX) will be an extended module and will take place on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. This module is 1.5 hours long and will highlight all of the electives for 2nd semester, so you're going to want to take advantage of it! Additionally, you will find the 2023-24 LEAD Syllabus attached below. Please read the syllabus before Wednesday for our attendance policy and upcoming modules.
UPCOMING LEAD MODULES:
- November 8, 2023 (8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
- November 15, 2023 (8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
- November 29, 2023 (8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
- December 6, 2023 (8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.)
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Student Leadership Exchange (SLX)
*Mandatory for all Class of 26 Students
April 24, 2023
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Safe Medication Usage
The Health Office is working to educate students on safe medication usage and practice, including prescription, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. Each month, I will put a few medication safety tips in the newsletter for you to use in conversations with your students. The goal is to help students understand the importance of medication safety and encourage them to be independent in their health care.
Tip 1 - A stitch in time saves nine. Know the side effects of medications! Call your health care provider at the first sign of a problem. Refrain from relying on the internet or other sources that may not be specific to your situation. For example, a rash can indicate a drug reaction. Do not wait to see if it will clear up on its own. The drug may need to be stopped, and a new one started.
Tip 2 - Water, water everywhere but never near the sink. Do not store medications in humid places, such as bathroom medicine cabinets or near steam from food cooking on a stove. The moisture can alter the medication's formula and effectiveness. Keep medications in a cool, dry place, out of the reach of children, and in their original labeled containers.
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Medication for November Break
The Health Office will package and send 15 doses of each student's medication for the October Extended break.
- This is contingent on us having 15 doses to send. We are including extra doses in case a student gets sick while at home and needs to stay home for extra days. You may return the extra doses after the break if unused.
- The parent/guardian must pick up the medication from the Hall RC when they sign their student out.
- Where to get your medications:
- Friday before 3:00 p.m., come to the health office.
- Friday after 3:00 p.m., get them from the Hall RC.
- Downstate Bus - from the nurse at the Bus loading area.
- Remember, medications should always be delivered by an adult and given to another adult on campus unless the student uses public transportation or the downstate buses.
Please do not return to campus after the extended if you have a fever over 100.0, have been vomiting, or have had frequent diarrhea episodes within 24 hours before return. If you have cold symptoms, please take a COVID test before returning. If you have questions or concerns, please email nurse@imsa.edu.
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Cold Weather and Illness
The colder weather will soon be upon us. Cold weather and spending more time indoors brings respiratory illnesses and colds.
Please send your student Kleenex, cough drops, hand sanitizer, masks, and your preference for cold medication.
Students should also have a warm winter jacket, gloves, and hat.
According to the student-parent handbook (page 44), Students will dress in clothing, including covering arms, legs, and feet when outside in weather 32ᴼ or below (with or without wind chill). Shoes should be worn at all times except in their room. Blankets are not considered clothing and are not allowed in the main building.
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Class of 2024
Please remember to be vigilant about logging your service learning hours and meeting the 200-hour service learning hour grade requirement. Emails indicating current service hour breakdowns are coming soon. If you have received an email from me (ewilson1@imsa.edu) regarding concerns about your hours, please schedule a meeting or email me ASAP so we can get you on the right path! The next round of reminder emails will go out before winter break.
Class of '24 service learning hours are due (fully submitted and approved) by May 21, 2024.
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Thanksgiving Dinner
Lexington will be hosting a Thanksgiving themed dinner to all of our students next week, Thursday, November 17, during regularly scheduled dinner. Our lovely staff/faculty volunteers will be serving students as they come through the food lines.
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ILLINOIS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
Office of Student Affairs
1500 Sullivan Rd., Aurora, IL 60506-1000 | 630.907.5028 | imsa.edu
To ignite and nurture creative, ethical, scientific minds
that advance the human condition.
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