The Informer - the International School of Stavanger

H i g h S c h o o l N E W SIn my last Informer article we were congratulating ourBasketball players on becoming NECIS champions and lookingtowards the NECIS Swimming Tournament at Sigtuna inSweden. Again, it is great to report some outstanding successat the tournament - the team returning with 1 Gold, 16 Silver,17 Bronze medals and over 40 ribbons. These students made usproud both inside and outside of the pool. A big thank you tocoaches Hettema, Cox and Hogarth.Many thanks and congratulations also go to the SymphonicBand and their director Mr. Christensen for the wonderfulconcert last Tuesday evening. A real treat for the packed theatreof 5th through 12th grade families!I would also like to congratulate Kirsten Peacock and MarteenRam our Unge Forskere competition winners who returnedfrom Oslo last Saturday! Ms Park has written about this indetail in her section.I am writing this contribution after just returning from the IBArt exhibition in Tou Scene. We really have talented studentsat ISS and it is great to see them able to exhibit their work inan authentic environment. The number of parents, studentsand teachers at the event was heartwarming and I would liketo thank Ms Svihus for introducing the initiative and puttingthe arrangements in place to make it happen. The vernissagewas a fitting closure to two years’ worth of creative engagement.Also as I write, students are putting in final rehearsals for theAmnesty International fundraiser – The Secret Policeman’sBall. We wish them all the best in this endeavor.Another event on the horizon is an information eveningfor parents in regard to potential ‘risk’ factors affecting ourteenagers. This will be held on Wednesday 6th May between19:00 and 20:30 in the Middle and High School Library.The format for the evening will be that of a panel discussion,sharing information and responding to questions from parents.The main ‘at risk’ areas that will be covered include: Trendsin drinking habits of the teenager today, Drug and substanceabuse, what to look for and how to prevent the addiction andInternet Safety.Finally, 17th May arrangements are in process. ISS proudlyparticipates in Norway’s finest day (whatever the weather).Students will come into school as usual on the Sunday morningin order to participate in the parade. Families new to Norwayshould know that this is a day when everyone wears their best.Details will be sent home shortly and we look forward to seeingall our parents en route.That’s all for this edition,With kind regards,www.isstavanger.noGareth L JonesHigh School PrincipalGJones@æisstavanger.noTo High School Parents in the ISS Community:We have received the following information and would liketo pass it on.If you would like to participate in the study, please contactMrs. Sovik directly.Thank you,Dear ISStavanger Community Members:Gareth Jones and Linda DuevelI am a parent in the American Cooperative school of Tunis.I am studying a degree course in Master of Educational andSocial Research with the University of London, throughexternal services. For my dissertation, I am carrying out aresearch on “Third Culture Kids” and would like to includeyour high school students in my research work.I am kindly requesting a number of International schools whoI randomly chose to participate in my research project, toinform their community about my project.I am specifically interested in students who are not nationalsof the host country, or if they are nationals, they have to bereturnee nationals (meaning that they must have spent notless than four years abroad) in order to be qualified as ThirdCulture Kids.If you are interested in participating, please contact me at thee-mail address below and more information will be sent toyou.Looking forward to hearing from you. I remain.Yours sincerely,Betty SovikImpressions from the IB Art ExhibitionThe In f o r m e r 29 Ap r i l 2009 · 9