assistant head/upper school director ap/ib news from the academic

Friday, February 8, 2013
ASSISTANT HEAD/UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Aaron HUBBARD, ahubbard@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8285
The pep rally last Friday was a big success thanks to students Zaahir Badruddin, Bill Judis, Gabe Dorit Kendall, the Student Council
and special funding from the PFA. Though not a first, it certainly was the first pep rally in a long, long time helping to raise spirits
as we all try to navigate the dark days of winter. The students, faculty and staff—all dressed in ASP blue— were treated with a
lesson on how to chant and cheer in collegiate basketball style and enjoyed a winner take all half court basketball shooting contest (though a few of the shots were close, the student council held on to the prize money!)
While there was cheering in Paris, our MUN students were off continuing our school’s rich commitment to the MUN conference
in the Hague. The Hague conference, the largest in Europe, is a week long student run simulation that is both educationally compelling and intellectually exhausting. Below you’ll read a report on the conference from Ouriel Reshef, our MUN Director.
With I.B. orals on Saturday, and the Super Bowl on Sunday, maybe a day or two of rest was just what the doctor ordered for our
students?
Report from MUN Desk – Ouriel Reshef
Model UN season has just seen one of its highlights, as a delegation of 20 students participated in The Hague International Model
UN (THIMUN). Delegates, but also Chairs and Press Officers, took part actively and with great energy in the week-long conference, which gathers every year 3400 students and 400 teachers – the true “Mecca” of MUN in Europe! Weeks of intensive preparations have resulted in intensive lobbying, resolution merging, and great debating. Many delegates had the satisfaction of “mainsubmitting” their resolution or taking the floor to speak for or against, many “points of information” were raised, and of course
many notes were passed and new friendships woven. A great opportunity to hone negotiating skills, perfect rhetorical tricks,
apply Global Citizenship to the issues debated in the various committees and to the country represented this year (Nigeria), as
well as to network.
Coming in the wake of our participation in the Leiden MUN (LEMUN) in November, and of our own Paris Model UN (PAMUN) in
December, THIMUN whirlwind week in January often seems as one of the topmost MUN experiences. This should not however
cast a shadow on what is still in store for the MUN club in the months ahead: mentoring ASP’s Middle School MUN, mentoring
disadvantaged students from French schools to prepare their participation in PAMUN next year, preparing for the spring conference which will bring us to Haileybury, one of the long-established conferences near London, to which have already sent a delegation in the past. Plenty to look forward to, until the Club adjourns in April – while the newly appointed Executive Team for
PAMUN 13 is already busy with preparations for next year’s conference. No rest for the brave !
AP/IB NEWS FROM THE ACADEMIC DEAN
Brian BRAZEAU, bbrazeau@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8271
AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR ALL TO CHECK THE IB/AP TEST CALENDARS ON THE IB/AP PAGE OF THE UPPER SCHOOL
WEBSITE WHEN PLANNING VACATION TIME! THE EXAMS ARE DURING VACATION THIS YEAR, AS ANNOUNCED BEGINNING
LAST YEAR. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE DATES OF EXAMS.
For IB Students and Families
REMINDER: Modern Language Oral Examinations
Concerns Certificate, Anticipated, and Diploma candidates
February 23rd French Bilingue HL
March 23rd French and Spanish
March 30th French (for remaining students due to large number of candidates)
Extended Essay for 2014 Candidates
I have introduced the Extended Essay to 2014 IB Diploma Candidates. This exciting research project, completed over one
year, places students in excellent position to do well on university work. Resources, deadlines, and information for families
and students can be found on a dedicated Poodle Page: https://poodle.asparis.fr/poodle/course/view.php?id=510.
For All 10th Grade Families and Students
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The 10th Grade Parents Evening to discuss choices for 11th and 12th grades will be held on March
19 at 7pm in the PAC. A similar meeting FOR STUDENTS will be held the following day.
For AP Students and Families: Please remember that students must achieve a B- average over three quarters in order to be
sponsored by ASP to take an AP examination. AP Signups will begin in two weeks.
Laura VINCENS, lvincens@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8287,
COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELORS Mary Jean LOWE, mjlowe@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8657
Class of 2013: Surveys for both students and families were sent out this week with the goal of helping us to improve our
college counseling program. Please take the time to complete the surveys. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. The
document is intended to be completed online and will be live until February 22. Seniors are reminded to keep the college
counselors informed of university decisions. Please remember to acknowledge the support received from faculty members
during this process and keep them informed as well regarding admissions news.
Class of 2014: The first round of group college admissions orientation meetings began on Thursday, February 7. Lists providing time and venue are posted outside of the US Administrative offices in the Cube. Individual meetings with respective
counselors will begin on February 15. Please check your email accounts for a message from Isabel Cordier regarding the
scheduling of these meetings. Every effort has been made to schedule the appointments during free blocks or afterschool.
University/Guest Visits to ASP
Ecole de Management de Montreal
When: Monday, February 11, 2013 (Gamma), 11:55-12:40 and 1:20 – 14:00 (both lunches); Where: Library Conference
Room
Rustic Pathways
Experiential and Service Learning Programs; When: Friday, February 15, 2013 (Gamma) Visits to GAPS and both lunches
Where: The Cube
Standardized Testing
ACT without Writing*
Test date: February 9. Registration deadline: January 11 (see ACT website regarding late registration)
*Please note that some universities will NOT accept the ACT without Writing.
SAT & SAT IIs (Register EARLY – ASP is a major testing center; spaces fill quickly)
Test date: May 4. Registration deadline: March 26
Summer Programs:
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Summer College with programs in Architecture, Art & Design, Business, Engineering, Hotel Management, Law and Government, Medicine, Psychology and more. Website: www.summercollege.cornell.edu Email: summer_college@cornell.edu
Columbia University, New York, New York
Summer Programs in New York City, Barcelona and the Middle East
New York City: For students entering grades 9 – 12 and freshman year of college offering 50+ curricular options from engineering to writing.
Barcelona: For students entering grades 11 – 12 or freshman year of college offering a 3-week immersion program into the
area’s history, politics, art and language. Prior knowledge of Spanish is not required
NYC & Jordan: For students entering grades 11 -12 or freshman year of college offering a 4-week program combining study
and travel in NYC and Jordan focused on culture and history of the Arab world. Website: www.ce.columbia.edu/hs
Email: hsp@columbia.edu
George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Pre-College Program including a College Intensive (rising juniors and seniors) offering college credit for 6, 3 and 1 week sessions and a non-credit Summer Immersion (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) where students enroll for 2-weeks in
courses ranging from Photojournalism and Robotics to Communication and Negotiation in a Global Society.
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC, Canada
Summer Scholars Program for international students between 16 and 18 year old. Attend morning lectures and conduct
afternoon field research in topics ranging from water and forest management to urban planning. (July 14 – 27). Accepting
applications now. Website: www.summerprogram.isi.ubc.ca . Email: Amanda Victoor at amanda.victoor@ubc.ca
Projects Abroad
Independent international organization specialized in volunteer programs in 29 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and
Eastern Europe for young people aged 16 and older. French office based in Grenoble.
Website: www-projects-abroad.fr, Email: info@ projects-abroad.fr
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Summer Scholars Residential Program to earn college credit in subjects ranging from Marine Science to Engineering, Business and Law and International Relations. Intended for rising juniors and seniors. Selective admissions. June 22 – July 12.
Website: www.miami.edu/ssp
Saint Michaels University School, Victoria, BC, Canada
Summer residential programs for students 8-18 years of age, including Summer Music Academies (Voice, Jazz Band and
Musical Theatre), ESL Programs and Recreational Programs.
See rep from Saint Michaels at ExpoLangues Salon, Paris, Feb 7-9, Porte de Versailles
See www.expolangues.fr for information and invitations; Website: www.smus.ca/programs/extension
9th-12th GRADE COUNSELORS
Sandy KARAM, skaram@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8298
Craig VEZINA, cvezina@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8286
ATTENTION 10th Grade Parents and Students : MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The 10th Grade Parents Evening to discuss choices for 11th and 12th grades will be held on March 19 at 7pm in the PAC. A similar meeting FOR STUDENTS will be held the
following day.
Experiential Learning: The World of Work
An enormous thank you is due to those of you in the ASP community who hosted our upper school students for one of this
week’s Career Days. As you may know, teenagers can sometimes be reserved in their enthusiasm, but the feedback I have
received from our students who took part in these experiences has been overwhelmingly positive. Among the incredible
workplaces that participated were General Electric, NRJ, Coty, Sisley, Nike, Vallourec, Alcatel-Lucent, Printemps, UBPartner
and the Embassies of Denmark and Oman. Bravo to the dozens of students who took advantage of these incredible opportunities and a huge and heartfelt “MERCI” to the generous professionals who offered their time and expertise to help our students better understand the world or work.
CLASSROOM AS NEWSROOM
As you may know from previous newsletters, ASP has taken on the honor and responsibility as the European News Bureau for an
international school media collaborative known as NEWSACTION. In recent weeks, several articles from ASP students have “hit
the press” and there will be dozens more from our students in the weeks to come. To enjoy some of the great work being done
by ASP students and others from around the world, visit www.newsaction.org.
On a related note, ASP in conjunction with the Pulitzer Center and partner bureaus in Washington D.C. and Mumbai, are excited
to announce a Digital Storytelling Competition (details below). We are inviting submissions from around the world that respond
in some way to a broad umbrella theme: What will my future look like?
This is a great opportunity for students to inform, reflect, challenge, provoke , appeal, engage or simply be creative…
The Rules
Your goal is to tell a great story. Focus on one person and tell how his or her
story relates to a bigger global issue. Your reporting must be original, factual
and true, and it should consider multiple sides of the story. It should feature
at least three voices: an in-person interview with the individual affected, an
expert on the topic (like a researcher, a teacher, a doctor, or a professor), and
any other third voice of your choice. That third person can be you, the narrator. Stories can be told using any combination of info-graphics, audio, video,
photography and text. Think carefully about the media you use to tell yours to
an audience of peers around the world. Topic examples: sex trafficking, LGBT
rights, minority rights, HIV / AIDS, family planning, access to healthcare, personal choices, girls’ education, literacy.
Articles must be no longer than 2,000 words. Video and audio stories must be
no longer than 5 minutes. A photo gallery or info-graphic collection must
contain no more than 10 captioned photographs.
The Prize
The best reporting will be published on NewsAction.org. The top three projects will also be featured by thePulitzer Center, and US$200 will be donated
to each winner’s charity of choice. Winners can choose from one of the following organizations:
Judging
Entries will be judged by students from NewsAction.org bureaus in Washington D.C., Mumbai,
and Paris. Winners will be announced no later
than March 15th
Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders
UNICEF
BRAC
Equality Now
KIVA
Pathfinder International
Room to Read
10TH GRADE PARENT COFFEE
All 10th grade parents are invited to a 10th grade coffee, Friday, February 15th, at 1:30pm in the Upper School cafeteria. This is
a chance to catch up with other parents, welcome a new 10th grade family, and hear updates from administrators about 10th
grade activities. See you there!
- Erum Lodhi, erumrl@yahoo.com & Jeanne Vanover, jeannehanover@sbcglobal.net—10th Grade Parent Liaisons
ASP WELCOMES 20 CHINESE GUESTS
For the past five years,
over 107 ASP students
have traveled to the city of
Linyi, in China’s Shandong
Provence, to meet with
local high school students
as part of the bi-annual
China Expedition.
This month, for the first
time, 18 Linyi students and
two of their teachers, will
be spending a week in
Paris.
To celebrate their arrival,
ASP students who have
traveled to
Linyi have
c o m p i l e d
a
collection of their favorite
photos for a special exhibit
in the CUBE between Feb 6-March 5th, ASP Community members are cordially invited to a special vernissage as we welcome the
arrival of our Linyi guest, on Wednesday, February 13th, between 16:00 and 17:00.
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 20th from 11am—2pm,
design and order your very own ASP class ring or
letter jacket. The Jostens representative will be
taking orders in the HS cafeteria for custom class
rings and ASP letter jackets. This is the right time
to try on as a range of styles and sizes will be on
hand. All major credit cards accepted in payment
for both rings and jackets.
Contact details:
Kerri Dolena, 06 64 39 81 59; 01 39 08 04 29; www.jostens.fr
ASP SPORTS EVENTS THIS WEEKEND
Han Hoegen, Athletic Director, hhoegen@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8294 & Cathy McLaury, cmclaury@asparis.fr; 01 4112 8229
After our hugely successful home weekend for rugby and basketball and the swimmers at ACS Cobham International
School last week, all Rebels are away this weekend.

Varsity and JV basketball at the International School of Amsterdam

Rugby at Frankfurt International School - cancelled
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Swimming at the British School of Brussels
恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。
(Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year.)