The Phoenix Flyer - East Hartford Public Schools
The Phoenix Flyer Connecticut IB Academy
An International Baccalaureate World School©
October 2014
Volume 14, Issue 3
“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher. — Dalai Lama
CIBA Students are National Merit/National A c h i eve m e n t S e m i f i n a l i s t s
Special points of interest: CIBA Students Making a Difference Professional Cycling Coming to CIBA Deadlines for funded study abroad opportunities approaching fast Grow your hair Hispanic culture excursion to New York CIBA Junior wins Ashoka Catapult Fellowship
CIBA Seniors Will Reid and Justin Nortey have been named National Merit Semifinalist and National Achievement Award Semifinalist respectively for the 2015 program. Mr. Reid will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for one or more of the 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million dollars and Mr. Nortey will have the opportunity to compete for one of 700 $2500 dollar scholarships that will be offered next spring. To qualify as National Merit Semifinalists or National Achievement Award Semifinalists, both Mr. Reid and Mr. Nortey joined more than 1.4 million high school juniors in more than 22,000 high schools in taking the 2013 Justin Nortey Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying ©). Test (PSAT/NMSQT As a Semifinalist, Mr. Reid is in a group representing less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide. Mr. Nortey was one of 1,600 high-scoring participants in the 2015 National Achievement ® Scholarship Program to be designated a Semifinalist. The National Achievement Award recognizes academically talented Black American students. Both Nortey and Reid had to complete a further set of essays, submit additional recommendations and other evidence of their abilities, skills, and accomplishments. In late January Will Reid they will learn if their applications have been advanced to the Finalist stage.
CIBA Teacher and Principal Featured at National Events In this issue: CIBA Students win National Scholarships
1
Junior Inauguration
2
PAC Meeting Nov 12
2
Students of the Month 2 Source to Sea
2
Strands of Hope
3
International Study
3
Scholar Athlete News 4 Applying to CIBA
4
CIBA English teacher Dr. Ryan Campbell will be speaking at the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual 2014 Convention in Washington, D.C., as a member of the panel "'The Story We Know': An Exploration of the Villanelle as Memoir, Study Guide, and Medium for Understanding Conflicts and Character Relationships." The session celebrates the villanelle as a poetic framework for knowing personal identity, processing information, and understanding fictional character relationships, offering a counterpoint to the current trend towards traditional non-fiction texts. Participants will learn the form, write memoir story-poems, and explore its cross-disciplinary potential in urban and suburban schools K12. The convention will be held November 20-23, 2014, at the Gaylord National Resort in Washington D.C. CIBA Principal Caryn Stedman was elected to the Board of Directors of the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) at the annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday October 17. CSIET is a not-for-profit organization committed to quality international educational travel and exchange for youth at the high school level. It produces the annual Advisory List of organizations that are audited and found to be in compliance with standards to ensure a safe and enjoyable exchange experience. All exchange students at CIBA are through CSIET audited and approved organization.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate 13th Annual Inauguration Wednesday, November 5 6:00 P.M. CIBA Lecture Hall
CIBA will host the 13th Annual Junior Inauguration on November 5 to initiate the class of 2016 as International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidates. The student are formally introduced, welcomed by members of the East Hartford Public Schools, hear representatives from their class and the class before them and an inspirational speaker. The students are presented with a memento designed to remind them of the significance of the inauguration and of being an IB Diploma Candidate.
CIBA Junior Selected for Ashoka Catapult Junior Elizabeth Rorabeck has been selected as one of 75 fellows chosen nationally by the Ashoka Institute’s Catapult Program. Catapult “provides high school students with a comprehensive business curriculum, mentorships with corporate leaders… and access to thought-leaders in technology, venture capital and social entrepreneurship industries.” Catapult provides each venture team, made up of a high school student “founder” and a team of “free agents” with $40,000 in in-kind support as they develop and launch a business enterprise. Elizabeth will participate with twenty-five of the other Ashoka Catapult fellows at the Harvard University School of Business during three weekends over four months throughout this academic year. Congratulations to Elizabeth!
Wanna wear your goofy slippers to school? Students who have a parent/ guardian attend the NOVEMBER Parent Advisory Council PAC meeting on Wednesday November 12 from 7:00— 8:00 p.m. in the College Research Room will get a pass to wear slippers on Friday November 14. Additionally, the class with the MOST parents (and most goofy slippers) will win an APP.
WIN AN APP FOR YOUR CLASS! The 10th grade has won the October Attendance App. We will have the soda can tab collection competition and the bulletin board judging competition soon to see which class wins the next apps!
CIBA Students of the Month The IB learner profile attribute for which these students have been recognized is
KNOWLEDGEABLE "We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of
disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance."
9th/10th Grade Students of the Month for October
Hazaifa Khan 9th Grade
Charlotte Sun 10th Grade
11th/12th Grade Students of the Month for September
Audrey Levesque 11th Grade
Rahul Rajkumar 11th Grade
CIBA STUDENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE (left to right) Justin Nortey, C Lee, Dan Crovo, Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold, Heli Nguyen, Ravonne Cockfield, McKenzie Rosemond
On Saturday, September 26th, members of the Connecticut IB Academy’s Interact spent the morning working with the East Hartford Hockanum River Commission to clean the trails and river by the East Hartford Town Hall during the Source to Sea clean-up. CIBA students look forward to this event every year. The Interact motto of “Service above Self” takes on a new meaning as students participate in this and similar events. Kevin Nguyen, Interact Club President, sums it up best, “Source to Sea is an experience where you can get in touch with nature and see how your actions can affect the future." CIBA students were treated to a surprise visit by the Representative John Larson toward the end of their service work. 2
CIBA Adult IB Learner of the Month
PROFESSIONAL CYCLING COMING TO CIBA On Thursday, October 30, the Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program (CCAP), will be at the Connecticut IB Academy with the Computrainer and a professional cyclist from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. challenging students, teachers and parents to race one another or to race against the professional. The computrainer is connected to two real racing bicycles on training stand connected to a computer with the cyclists’ avatars. The computer measures speed, wattage, cadence, gear ratios and changes the difficulty or ease of pedaling dependent upon the terrain depicted on the computer screen.
Mr. Travis Marciniak was nominated as CIBA’s “adult learner” of the month for exemplifying the IB learner profile characteristic of “knowledgeable.” His nominators wrote, ““Mr. Marciniak is really intelligent. He knows a lot about biology, and makes learning fun. Mr. Marciniak should be the Adult learner of the
CCAP will help CIBA establish a Cycling Club if there is sufficient interest. CCAP helps clubs to raise money, collect donated cycles and cycling equipment and sponsoring events and races for the high school teams. The CIBA club will teach bicycle safety, maintenance, repair and will sponsor road and off-road rides as weather permits throughout the fall and the resume in the spring.
month because he is a great, understanding teacher and is amazing at knowing things” Another wrote, ““Mr. Marciniak is a very smart man and is able to provide his classes with reasonable, relevant information. He is always able to provide us with new, interesting facts that help our deeper understanding of concepts and topics. Mr. Marciniak should win this award because he deserves it from all the hard work he has put into transitioning to this school. Finally, one of his nominators noted that “Mr. Marciniak is very willing to learn the German version of the geology Vocabs that we students learn during class. With that he gives me the feeling that he involves me and my culture in his classes. He is doing a great job” Congratulations to Mr. Marciniak!
START GROWING YOUR HAIR NOW Strands of Hope II —coming June 2015. Interact will be hosting an event to help the Children with Hair Loss foundation. How to Qualify: Hair can be bleached or dyed. Hair MUST be 8+ inches to make a wig.
Seeking: Two Juniors in need of a CAS project to help out/take over!!
CIBA STUDENT ACTIVITIES Diversity in Action Conference
On October 30th, a 6 member student team will attend a Diversity Conference at North Haven High school which is hosting a workshop to help students develop a better understanding of and acceptance of others; skills to promote a positive school climate; and skills to present similar workshops at their own schools. Students were nominated and chosen by the CIBA faculty based on their ability to actively participate in discussion and workshops and to return to CIBA and present during connections. The following students will be representing our school at this conference: Sarah Ghonaim, Sydney Oatway, Joyce Figueroa, Chris Nguyen, Audrey Levesque, Jazmine Reyes. Overnight Leadership Conference The CT Student Leadership Conference (November 21-22, 2014) is the perfect place for high school students from every facet of student life to hone skills, be inspired, build networks and expand their capacity to lead change at school, at home and in life. The CSLC is a student designed and led conference featuring national speakers Omekongo Dibinga and A’Ric Jackson, skill building and personal discovery workshops and action planning. Students who are interested in attending the conference should see Mrs. Buck. The conference cost is $120 and permission slips are due by Oct 31st.
CIBA CULTURE CURVE Some changes have been afoot on that semi-circular piece of furniture centered in the rotunda. It has been renames the CIBA CULTURE CURVE, and for October, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, it was a small museum to great Hispanic men and women. Now it is being readied for “Dia de los Muertos,” a traditional holiday, especially in Mexico, where its roots predate the arrival of the Spanish. November is International Education Month (& Week), so the challenge is out. Who will do the best job of decorating the “Curve” for international Education Week and make it truly informative? Will it be ready by November 12 for our second Open House for prospective students? WARNING: DEADLINES ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR NSLI-Y DEADLINE November 5 www.nsliforyouth.org Summer, semester or year-long study in critical languages (Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, Turkish) Beginners welcome. YES DEADLINE January 7, 2015 (Kennedy-Lugar) Youth Exchange and Study (http://www.yes-abroad.org ) for a year in one of 13 countries. CBYX DEADLINE DECEMBER 2014 Congress-Bundestag http:// www.usagermanyscholarship.org/ Programs in Germany. No language necessary. 3
Art & Architecture Field Study in Italy APRIL 2015 Mrs. Kent and Mr. Spiller are organizing a field study to Italy. This field study experience will focus on art and as with all of our travel study experiences we will strive to promote international understanding and respect for other cultures, to expand our knowledge about culture and history and the basis for different values and beliefs, as well as to develop the interpersonal skills necessary to navigate a new environment with confidence, maturity and flexibility. This experience is open to all CIBA students and will take place during our April vacation. Visit www.eftours.com/1583128zd for detailed information about our plans for the field study.
CIBA APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON-LINE NOVEMBER 15, 2015
East Harford, CT 06118
Students, parents and families interested in applying to attend the Connecticut IB Academy are strongly encouraged to visit the school by attending one of the 2014-15 open house information sessions.
Tel: 860-622-5590
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Fax: 860-622-5555
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Connecticut IB Academy An International Baccalaureate World School ©
857 Forbes Street
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SINCE 2000.
We’re on the web! www.cibanet.org Follow us on Twitter @CTIBACADEMY
Mrs. Caryn W. Stedman, Principal Mr. Robert Spiller, School Counselor
Sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Rotunda, followed by a tour of the school and an information session in the Lecture Hall. Students are admitted to CIBA through a lottery that is regulated, administered, and supervised by the Connecticut State Department of Education’s Regional School Choice Office in compliance with the Sheff vs. O’Neill decree and Settlement Agreement. Students may come from East Hartford, a Sheff partner district or through the parent open-choice program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Junior Sheryl Wang made states in October in swimming in two events, the 50 free and the 100 back! She is .2 seconds off the state time for the 100 free, but will keep us posted!
Important Dates Wednesday , October 29 Save a Life Tour - Distracted Driving Program (all day)
The Connecticut IB Academy, a public high school with worldwide academic standards, connects a rigorous pre-university curriculum to the world beyond the classroom, demonstrates the interrelationships among the academic disciplines, and promotes international understanding. The Academy’s program is designed to establish a balance among academic, artistic, and social activities in order to produce responsible, ethical, thoughtful, and informed citizens who are prepared to be global leaders.
Senior Enyce Walker recently gained some 400 yards rushing in the EHHS game against Hall High School. He was nominated for high school athlete of the week Congratulations to Enyce.
CIBA students may attend a Spanish culture & language field trip to New York City on Tuesday, November 18th. Two coaches will depart CIBA before 8:00 AM. The groups will visit the Hispanic Society of America where they will experience one of the greatest collections of Spanish art outside the Iberian peninsula. The museum is located in Washington Heights on the northern end of Manhattan where students will be able to sightsee, shop and sample food from the Dominican Republic. The group will attend La Gringa at Repertorio Español, a drama about a Puerto Rican-American girl returning to Puerto Rico and the troubles she faces as she tries to fit in. The play is in Spanish but the theater is equipped with screens which show English subtitles. The last stop will be at Jackson Heights in Queens where Latin Americans from many different countries have made home. Roosevelt Avenue is famous for the variety it offers both shoppers and diners as they stroll along Mexican, Colombian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian storefronts and restaurants. Buses will return to CIBA by 7:30 PM.
Applications will be available beginning November 15, 2014 through February 27, 2015 through the State Department of Education Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) at: www.choiceeducation.org
CIBA’s Mission
Scholar Athlete News
HISPANIC CULTURE EXCURSION TO NYC
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS, REPS INTERACT: President: Kevin Nguyen VP: Anthony Acosta Secretary: Briana Dawkins Treasurer: TJ McElroy CLASS DIRECTORS: Senior : Nadiyah Roberts Green Junior : Moesha Outar Sophomore : Shubham Pai CLASS REPRESENTATIVES: Senior: Ale Casanova, Ammna Khan Junior: Rahul Rajkumar, Sheryl Wang Sophomore: Lois Owusu, Shubham Pai Freshmen: Julia Nicolescu and Kylee White-Ramirez SAB Historian: Caleb Essick 4
Thursday, October 30
CCAP Computrainer Bicycling
Tuesday November 4
Staff Development—no school
Wednesday November 5th 6:00 p.m.
Junior Inauguration
Tuesday November 11 Veterans’ Day -no school
Wednesday November 12
6:30—7:30 p.m. (PAC Meeting 7-8:00) Open House for prospective students and families
November 16-22
International Education Week
November 18
Spanish Culture Field Trip to New York
November 21-22
Student Leadership Conference
November 26—half day November 27 & 28—Thanksgiving Break
An International Baccalaureate World School©
October 2014
Volume 14, Issue 3
“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher. — Dalai Lama
CIBA Students are National Merit/National A c h i eve m e n t S e m i f i n a l i s t s
Special points of interest: CIBA Students Making a Difference Professional Cycling Coming to CIBA Deadlines for funded study abroad opportunities approaching fast Grow your hair Hispanic culture excursion to New York CIBA Junior wins Ashoka Catapult Fellowship
CIBA Seniors Will Reid and Justin Nortey have been named National Merit Semifinalist and National Achievement Award Semifinalist respectively for the 2015 program. Mr. Reid will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for one or more of the 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million dollars and Mr. Nortey will have the opportunity to compete for one of 700 $2500 dollar scholarships that will be offered next spring. To qualify as National Merit Semifinalists or National Achievement Award Semifinalists, both Mr. Reid and Mr. Nortey joined more than 1.4 million high school juniors in more than 22,000 high schools in taking the 2013 Justin Nortey Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying ©). Test (PSAT/NMSQT As a Semifinalist, Mr. Reid is in a group representing less than one percent of high school seniors nationwide. Mr. Nortey was one of 1,600 high-scoring participants in the 2015 National Achievement ® Scholarship Program to be designated a Semifinalist. The National Achievement Award recognizes academically talented Black American students. Both Nortey and Reid had to complete a further set of essays, submit additional recommendations and other evidence of their abilities, skills, and accomplishments. In late January Will Reid they will learn if their applications have been advanced to the Finalist stage.
CIBA Teacher and Principal Featured at National Events In this issue: CIBA Students win National Scholarships
1
Junior Inauguration
2
PAC Meeting Nov 12
2
Students of the Month 2 Source to Sea
2
Strands of Hope
3
International Study
3
Scholar Athlete News 4 Applying to CIBA
4
CIBA English teacher Dr. Ryan Campbell will be speaking at the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual 2014 Convention in Washington, D.C., as a member of the panel "'The Story We Know': An Exploration of the Villanelle as Memoir, Study Guide, and Medium for Understanding Conflicts and Character Relationships." The session celebrates the villanelle as a poetic framework for knowing personal identity, processing information, and understanding fictional character relationships, offering a counterpoint to the current trend towards traditional non-fiction texts. Participants will learn the form, write memoir story-poems, and explore its cross-disciplinary potential in urban and suburban schools K12. The convention will be held November 20-23, 2014, at the Gaylord National Resort in Washington D.C. CIBA Principal Caryn Stedman was elected to the Board of Directors of the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) at the annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday October 17. CSIET is a not-for-profit organization committed to quality international educational travel and exchange for youth at the high school level. It produces the annual Advisory List of organizations that are audited and found to be in compliance with standards to ensure a safe and enjoyable exchange experience. All exchange students at CIBA are through CSIET audited and approved organization.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate 13th Annual Inauguration Wednesday, November 5 6:00 P.M. CIBA Lecture Hall
CIBA will host the 13th Annual Junior Inauguration on November 5 to initiate the class of 2016 as International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidates. The student are formally introduced, welcomed by members of the East Hartford Public Schools, hear representatives from their class and the class before them and an inspirational speaker. The students are presented with a memento designed to remind them of the significance of the inauguration and of being an IB Diploma Candidate.
CIBA Junior Selected for Ashoka Catapult Junior Elizabeth Rorabeck has been selected as one of 75 fellows chosen nationally by the Ashoka Institute’s Catapult Program. Catapult “provides high school students with a comprehensive business curriculum, mentorships with corporate leaders… and access to thought-leaders in technology, venture capital and social entrepreneurship industries.” Catapult provides each venture team, made up of a high school student “founder” and a team of “free agents” with $40,000 in in-kind support as they develop and launch a business enterprise. Elizabeth will participate with twenty-five of the other Ashoka Catapult fellows at the Harvard University School of Business during three weekends over four months throughout this academic year. Congratulations to Elizabeth!
Wanna wear your goofy slippers to school? Students who have a parent/ guardian attend the NOVEMBER Parent Advisory Council PAC meeting on Wednesday November 12 from 7:00— 8:00 p.m. in the College Research Room will get a pass to wear slippers on Friday November 14. Additionally, the class with the MOST parents (and most goofy slippers) will win an APP.
WIN AN APP FOR YOUR CLASS! The 10th grade has won the October Attendance App. We will have the soda can tab collection competition and the bulletin board judging competition soon to see which class wins the next apps!
CIBA Students of the Month The IB learner profile attribute for which these students have been recognized is
KNOWLEDGEABLE "We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of
disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance."
9th/10th Grade Students of the Month for October
Hazaifa Khan 9th Grade
Charlotte Sun 10th Grade
11th/12th Grade Students of the Month for September
Audrey Levesque 11th Grade
Rahul Rajkumar 11th Grade
CIBA STUDENTS MAKING A DIFFERENCE (left to right) Justin Nortey, C Lee, Dan Crovo, Equia Aniagyei-Cobbold, Heli Nguyen, Ravonne Cockfield, McKenzie Rosemond
On Saturday, September 26th, members of the Connecticut IB Academy’s Interact spent the morning working with the East Hartford Hockanum River Commission to clean the trails and river by the East Hartford Town Hall during the Source to Sea clean-up. CIBA students look forward to this event every year. The Interact motto of “Service above Self” takes on a new meaning as students participate in this and similar events. Kevin Nguyen, Interact Club President, sums it up best, “Source to Sea is an experience where you can get in touch with nature and see how your actions can affect the future." CIBA students were treated to a surprise visit by the Representative John Larson toward the end of their service work. 2
CIBA Adult IB Learner of the Month
PROFESSIONAL CYCLING COMING TO CIBA On Thursday, October 30, the Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program (CCAP), will be at the Connecticut IB Academy with the Computrainer and a professional cyclist from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. challenging students, teachers and parents to race one another or to race against the professional. The computrainer is connected to two real racing bicycles on training stand connected to a computer with the cyclists’ avatars. The computer measures speed, wattage, cadence, gear ratios and changes the difficulty or ease of pedaling dependent upon the terrain depicted on the computer screen.
Mr. Travis Marciniak was nominated as CIBA’s “adult learner” of the month for exemplifying the IB learner profile characteristic of “knowledgeable.” His nominators wrote, ““Mr. Marciniak is really intelligent. He knows a lot about biology, and makes learning fun. Mr. Marciniak should be the Adult learner of the
CCAP will help CIBA establish a Cycling Club if there is sufficient interest. CCAP helps clubs to raise money, collect donated cycles and cycling equipment and sponsoring events and races for the high school teams. The CIBA club will teach bicycle safety, maintenance, repair and will sponsor road and off-road rides as weather permits throughout the fall and the resume in the spring.
month because he is a great, understanding teacher and is amazing at knowing things” Another wrote, ““Mr. Marciniak is a very smart man and is able to provide his classes with reasonable, relevant information. He is always able to provide us with new, interesting facts that help our deeper understanding of concepts and topics. Mr. Marciniak should win this award because he deserves it from all the hard work he has put into transitioning to this school. Finally, one of his nominators noted that “Mr. Marciniak is very willing to learn the German version of the geology Vocabs that we students learn during class. With that he gives me the feeling that he involves me and my culture in his classes. He is doing a great job” Congratulations to Mr. Marciniak!
START GROWING YOUR HAIR NOW Strands of Hope II —coming June 2015. Interact will be hosting an event to help the Children with Hair Loss foundation. How to Qualify: Hair can be bleached or dyed. Hair MUST be 8+ inches to make a wig.
Seeking: Two Juniors in need of a CAS project to help out/take over!!
CIBA STUDENT ACTIVITIES Diversity in Action Conference
On October 30th, a 6 member student team will attend a Diversity Conference at North Haven High school which is hosting a workshop to help students develop a better understanding of and acceptance of others; skills to promote a positive school climate; and skills to present similar workshops at their own schools. Students were nominated and chosen by the CIBA faculty based on their ability to actively participate in discussion and workshops and to return to CIBA and present during connections. The following students will be representing our school at this conference: Sarah Ghonaim, Sydney Oatway, Joyce Figueroa, Chris Nguyen, Audrey Levesque, Jazmine Reyes. Overnight Leadership Conference The CT Student Leadership Conference (November 21-22, 2014) is the perfect place for high school students from every facet of student life to hone skills, be inspired, build networks and expand their capacity to lead change at school, at home and in life. The CSLC is a student designed and led conference featuring national speakers Omekongo Dibinga and A’Ric Jackson, skill building and personal discovery workshops and action planning. Students who are interested in attending the conference should see Mrs. Buck. The conference cost is $120 and permission slips are due by Oct 31st.
CIBA CULTURE CURVE Some changes have been afoot on that semi-circular piece of furniture centered in the rotunda. It has been renames the CIBA CULTURE CURVE, and for October, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, it was a small museum to great Hispanic men and women. Now it is being readied for “Dia de los Muertos,” a traditional holiday, especially in Mexico, where its roots predate the arrival of the Spanish. November is International Education Month (& Week), so the challenge is out. Who will do the best job of decorating the “Curve” for international Education Week and make it truly informative? Will it be ready by November 12 for our second Open House for prospective students? WARNING: DEADLINES ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR NSLI-Y DEADLINE November 5 www.nsliforyouth.org Summer, semester or year-long study in critical languages (Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian, Turkish) Beginners welcome. YES DEADLINE January 7, 2015 (Kennedy-Lugar) Youth Exchange and Study (http://www.yes-abroad.org ) for a year in one of 13 countries. CBYX DEADLINE DECEMBER 2014 Congress-Bundestag http:// www.usagermanyscholarship.org/ Programs in Germany. No language necessary. 3
Art & Architecture Field Study in Italy APRIL 2015 Mrs. Kent and Mr. Spiller are organizing a field study to Italy. This field study experience will focus on art and as with all of our travel study experiences we will strive to promote international understanding and respect for other cultures, to expand our knowledge about culture and history and the basis for different values and beliefs, as well as to develop the interpersonal skills necessary to navigate a new environment with confidence, maturity and flexibility. This experience is open to all CIBA students and will take place during our April vacation. Visit www.eftours.com/1583128zd for detailed information about our plans for the field study.
CIBA APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON-LINE NOVEMBER 15, 2015
East Harford, CT 06118
Students, parents and families interested in applying to attend the Connecticut IB Academy are strongly encouraged to visit the school by attending one of the 2014-15 open house information sessions.
Tel: 860-622-5590
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Fax: 860-622-5555
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Connecticut IB Academy An International Baccalaureate World School ©
857 Forbes Street
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SINCE 2000.
We’re on the web! www.cibanet.org Follow us on Twitter @CTIBACADEMY
Mrs. Caryn W. Stedman, Principal Mr. Robert Spiller, School Counselor
Sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Rotunda, followed by a tour of the school and an information session in the Lecture Hall. Students are admitted to CIBA through a lottery that is regulated, administered, and supervised by the Connecticut State Department of Education’s Regional School Choice Office in compliance with the Sheff vs. O’Neill decree and Settlement Agreement. Students may come from East Hartford, a Sheff partner district or through the parent open-choice program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Junior Sheryl Wang made states in October in swimming in two events, the 50 free and the 100 back! She is .2 seconds off the state time for the 100 free, but will keep us posted!
Important Dates Wednesday , October 29 Save a Life Tour - Distracted Driving Program (all day)
The Connecticut IB Academy, a public high school with worldwide academic standards, connects a rigorous pre-university curriculum to the world beyond the classroom, demonstrates the interrelationships among the academic disciplines, and promotes international understanding. The Academy’s program is designed to establish a balance among academic, artistic, and social activities in order to produce responsible, ethical, thoughtful, and informed citizens who are prepared to be global leaders.
Senior Enyce Walker recently gained some 400 yards rushing in the EHHS game against Hall High School. He was nominated for high school athlete of the week Congratulations to Enyce.
CIBA students may attend a Spanish culture & language field trip to New York City on Tuesday, November 18th. Two coaches will depart CIBA before 8:00 AM. The groups will visit the Hispanic Society of America where they will experience one of the greatest collections of Spanish art outside the Iberian peninsula. The museum is located in Washington Heights on the northern end of Manhattan where students will be able to sightsee, shop and sample food from the Dominican Republic. The group will attend La Gringa at Repertorio Español, a drama about a Puerto Rican-American girl returning to Puerto Rico and the troubles she faces as she tries to fit in. The play is in Spanish but the theater is equipped with screens which show English subtitles. The last stop will be at Jackson Heights in Queens where Latin Americans from many different countries have made home. Roosevelt Avenue is famous for the variety it offers both shoppers and diners as they stroll along Mexican, Colombian, Peruvian and Ecuadorian storefronts and restaurants. Buses will return to CIBA by 7:30 PM.
Applications will be available beginning November 15, 2014 through February 27, 2015 through the State Department of Education Regional School Choice Office (RSCO) at: www.choiceeducation.org
CIBA’s Mission
Scholar Athlete News
HISPANIC CULTURE EXCURSION TO NYC
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS, REPS INTERACT: President: Kevin Nguyen VP: Anthony Acosta Secretary: Briana Dawkins Treasurer: TJ McElroy CLASS DIRECTORS: Senior : Nadiyah Roberts Green Junior : Moesha Outar Sophomore : Shubham Pai CLASS REPRESENTATIVES: Senior: Ale Casanova, Ammna Khan Junior: Rahul Rajkumar, Sheryl Wang Sophomore: Lois Owusu, Shubham Pai Freshmen: Julia Nicolescu and Kylee White-Ramirez SAB Historian: Caleb Essick 4
Thursday, October 30
CCAP Computrainer Bicycling
Tuesday November 4
Staff Development—no school
Wednesday November 5th 6:00 p.m.
Junior Inauguration
Tuesday November 11 Veterans’ Day -no school
Wednesday November 12
6:30—7:30 p.m. (PAC Meeting 7-8:00) Open House for prospective students and families
November 16-22
International Education Week
November 18
Spanish Culture Field Trip to New York
November 21-22
Student Leadership Conference
November 26—half day November 27 & 28—Thanksgiving Break
