Newsletter April 24th

24th April 2015

Graduation Assembly Last week’s Grade 12 Assembly was an emotional farewell to the students. For anyone that missed it, click to view the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi0-JNIEQso

Message from the Grade 12s Grade 12 students, Elijah McKeogh shares a thank you and good bye to ISHCMC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcFBWzopPK0

Secondary SRC Introducing the new executive student representative council of the secondary school: StuCo (short for Student Council). Comprised of Jee Ye Hong (Grade 11), Gabriel Laude (Grade 11), Kyle O’Dore (Grade 10), Naomi McKeogh (Grade 10), Vy Trinh (Grade 9), and myself, Christina Macdonald (Grade 11), StuCo aims to take a ‘’teamwork’’ approach, discarding traditional roles such as president, vice president, etc., in order to make the next academic year as fun, fulfilling, and inclusive as possible.

StuCo combines 6 different nationalities, 3 grade levels and various aspirations, talents, hobbies and experiences. Moreover, we hope that, as dedicated students, we can use all our qualities, experiences, and backgrounds to ensure that next year will be a year to remember.

StuCo has many events and activities planned, such as Clash of Classes and Spirit Night, in hopes of starting new traditions and bringing peers and grade levels together. StuCo also makes it a priority to be available and approachable to the student body so we can make decisions based on the wants and opinions of the student body as a whole, not just the student council. We want to be representatives of the students and give them the best student life possible.

Over the years, the members of StuCo have come to realize that ISHCMC could benefit from more student involvement and enthusiasm. StuCo strives to give students the opportunity to look back on their school life and remember all the events and opportunities that they said yes to and that they had fun joining in on. School spirit not only makes student life more exciting and enjoyable, but it is also an opportunity for fun, which is an essential component of a balanced IB student’s life.

In conclusion, we came together as StuCo for various reasons and with various ambitions, predominantly looking to create the best year possible for our student body, as well as raising our school spirit. In doing so, we have a diverse collection and mixture of ideas planned for next year. And we hope that with StuCo at the helm of the student body next year, we will have an unforgettable and enduring year!

Christina Macdonald Grade 11, ISHCMC student

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SCI Fundraising Grade 8 GIN students supported the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative.

The students informed with fellow ISHCMC students about the disease (it’s the second most common parasitic disease in the world, it kills 280,000 and impacts as many as 240 million per year. However, this disease is both preventable and treatable using already-donated medicine which only costs $0.85 to deliver).

The group then held a successful fundraising competition called Battle of the Bills during secondary lunch. We also sold pizza and bubble tea. Grade 8 students won the Battle of the Bills raising the most money, and SCI week raised a grand total of VND26.8485 million. Thank you to the ISHCMC community for their generosity, as a result 1,462 people will receive the medicine and will not get Schistosomiasis.

Warren Schnack Secondary Maths Teacher

Music showcase On Wednesday the 22nd April the school held its major musical event for the year – the Music Showcase. The theme for this year was ‘A Blast from the Past’ and a wide range of music from Mozart to the Red Hot Chili Peppers was presented. The school community was treated to one concert in two venues here at ISHCMC – one part of the concert was held in the Gym and the other in the MPR in order to accommodate the large audience.

All of the school’s music ensembles presented, as well a variety of solo and duet performance which held the audience captive. A big thank you goes to all the teachers directing the various ensembles for all their hard work in bringing the concert together. The biggest congratulation goes to our wonderfully talented students who did such a fantastic job and clearly enjoyed themselves. We look forward to seeing everyone at next year’s Music Showcase.

Glen Fleury Secondary Drama Teacher

ISHCMC Swim Invitational The 4th Annual ISHCMC Invitational is quickly approaching. The swim meet is a two day event on Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10th. Feel free to stop by and cheer on the ISHCMC Stingrays!

Heather Julien Aquatics Director

Football Camp Here are details of a football camp being hosted at ISHCMC next week.

U11 Girls Football Team Last Sunday the U11 Girls Football Team joined a SSA tournament in District 7. The girls kept up their great team spirit and fought hard for throughout. This Wednesday the girls met AIS at ISHCMC, it was great to see how all 13 players were eager to play and do their best for their team; 1-0 was well deserved. Thanks a lot to all supporters! GO ISHCMC! Anette ISHCMC Parent

ISHCMC SUMMER CAMP Details of the ISHCMC Summer Camp will shortly be announced. Click here to view the video from last year: https://vimeo.com/102496916 Details on registration will be announced soon!

PTO TRASH AND TREASURE SALE The PTO hosted their annual Trash and Treasure Sale last week. Thank you to our ISHCMC Community for the donations, to those that hosted a table and to those that supported on the day. Visitors came from far and wide and over VND36,000,000 was raised for the Friends of Street Children Charity. See this link for more details on the charity: www.ffscvn.org. Thanks for your support!