The Informer - the International School of Stavanger

The Informer 11 November, 2005From the Director.......2006 when the Board is asked toapprove the recommendation I submitfor the 2007-2008 school year. Soplease feel free to send in any suggestionsyou might have. Many of thechanges that have been made in the pastcan be directly linked to suggestionsfrom parents and staff members.Also at their November meeting, Mr.Jim Hatton, was elected to join theBoard of Trustees representing NATO.A Canadian citizen, Mr. Hatton has ason in the primary school. Welcome!place on the weekend of November 19-20. Good luck Regina!All the best, and start planning for thosefuture holidays!Regards,Dr. Linda M. DuevelDirectorLDuevel@isstavanger.noAnother of our ISS students making aname for herself on the television screenthese days is 10th grade student, ReginaZheng. Regina has made her mark onthe TV2 academic quiz bowl show,“Klisterhjerne.” While as a student atTastarustå Ungdom Skole last year,Regina and another student were selectedto become contestants on the show.The show, (which can be viewed onSaturday and Sunday on TV2), is filmedin Oslo and Regina tells me that it was afascinating experience to be able to seefirst-hand how shows are produced.Three teenaged contestants competeagainst each other and a celebrity guestis also introduced. On her first show,the celebrity guest was former cabinetminister, Hilde Frafjord Johnson, whocoincidentally was also our graduationspeaker two years ago.Regina won her first round, severalweeks ago, and now is slated for thesemi-finalist round, which will take2