The Informer - the International School of Stavanger
The Informer - the International School of Stavanger 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
11 November, 2005 The InformerFrom the Director.......Attenti on US Citizens:If you have a child whose passport is expiring in the next year, please read on.New US passport requirements state that children have to appear in person along with a parentbefore a US Embassy officer to renew their passports. Typically, this means a trip to the USEmbassy in Oslo.On November 15, however, US Embassy Officer Maria Silver, will be at ISS, and can meet withfamilies from 09:30 until 11:00 to verify the paperwork and avoid the need of an additional tripto the Embassy in Oslo.Those families interested in meeting with Ms. Silver must do the following: Call Anne Brit Fox at 51 554300 to book a time. At least one parent must accompany the child (or children). The parent who comes alongmust bring their US passport. If the second parent cannot attend, they must send along anotarized statement of consent form to the Embassy along with all the other completedpaperwork. If a parent has sole custody of the child, they must bring a valid custody decree. Ms. Silver’s task will be to verify the paperwork and sign the application. It is theresponsibility of the family to send all the paperwork, the expiring passport and theapplication fee to the Embassy in Oslo afterwards. Parents should review very carefully all the instructions on the Embassy website,(www.usa.no) about children’s passports. You can download the application forms at theembassy website that you will need to bring to school on November 15. Documents required, (see website for details) must be brought along, including the child’sold passport, original birth certificate, two identical proper photos, etc. The application should already be filled out before the family meets Ms. Silver. (Do notuse the Norwegian letters Æ, Å or Ø.) Ms. Silver will not accept the fee for renewing the passports—the payment is to be mailed tothe Embassy afterwards along with the application. The applications won’t be processeduntil the Embassy has received the payment for a child’s passport and application.In most cases, it is only children who must appear in person. Adult US citizens simply needingto renew their passports can do it all via mail with the Embassy.As mentioned above, should you wish to meet with Ms. Silver, please call Anne Brit Fox to booka time.Thank you.3
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11 November, 2005 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Informer</strong>From <strong>the</strong> Director.......Attenti on US Citizens:If you have a child whose passport is expiring in <strong>the</strong> next year, please read on.New US passport requirements state that children have to appear in person along with a parentbefore a US Embassy <strong>of</strong>ficer to renew <strong>the</strong>ir passports. Typically, this means a trip to <strong>the</strong> USEmbassy in Oslo.On November 15, however, US Embassy Officer Maria Silver, will be at ISS, and can meet withfamilies from 09:30 until 11:00 to verify <strong>the</strong> paperwork and avoid <strong>the</strong> need <strong>of</strong> an additional tripto <strong>the</strong> Embassy in Oslo.Those families interested in meeting with Ms. Silver must do <strong>the</strong> following: Call Anne Brit Fox at 51 554300 to book a time. At least one parent must accompany <strong>the</strong> child (or children). <strong>The</strong> parent who comes alongmust bring <strong>the</strong>ir US passport. If <strong>the</strong> second parent cannot attend, <strong>the</strong>y must send along anotarized statement <strong>of</strong> consent form to <strong>the</strong> Embassy along with all <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r completedpaperwork. If a parent has sole custody <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> child, <strong>the</strong>y must bring a valid custody decree. Ms. Silver’s task will be to verify <strong>the</strong> paperwork and sign <strong>the</strong> application. It is <strong>the</strong>responsibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family to send all <strong>the</strong> paperwork, <strong>the</strong> expiring passport and <strong>the</strong>application fee to <strong>the</strong> Embassy in Oslo afterwards. Parents should review very carefully all <strong>the</strong> instructions on <strong>the</strong> Embassy website,(www.usa.no) about children’s passports. You can download <strong>the</strong> application forms at <strong>the</strong>embassy website that you will need to bring to school on November 15. Documents required, (see website for details) must be brought along, including <strong>the</strong> child’sold passport, original birth certificate, two identical proper photos, etc. <strong>The</strong> application should already be filled out before <strong>the</strong> family meets Ms. Silver. (Do notuse <strong>the</strong> Norwegian letters Æ, Å or Ø.) Ms. Silver will not accept <strong>the</strong> fee for renewing <strong>the</strong> passports—<strong>the</strong> payment is to be mailed to<strong>the</strong> Embassy afterwards along with <strong>the</strong> application. <strong>The</strong> applications won’t be processeduntil <strong>the</strong> Embassy has received <strong>the</strong> payment for a child’s passport and application.In most cases, it is only children who must appear in person. Adult US citizens simply needingto renew <strong>the</strong>ir passports can do it all via mail with <strong>the</strong> Embassy.As mentioned above, should you wish to meet with Ms. Silver, please call Anne Brit Fox to booka time.Thank you.3
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