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This year ASP launched a new annual giving campaign called The Excellence Fund with re-cord breaking giving from our parent community.

We are delighted to announce the ways in which every student in our community will benefi t from a raft of projects – all funded by your generosity and commitment to ex-

cellence for all our students! An ASP education draws upon considera-ble resources. Annual tuition covers the basic costs while annual giving enables our school to further assure academic ex-cellence, to expand and deepen the stu-dent experience, and to invest in faculty development. Donations made to The Excellence Fund

help position our school to realize goals such as furthering the role of technology in the classroom, bringing learning alive for its students through an increased invest-ment in inspirational speakers, offering extraordinary fi eld trips, and developing the foundation of our school - our teachers - with an extensive program of ongoing seminars, workshops, and conferences.

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S chool improvement planning, in one form or another, has been imbedded in the culture at the American School of Paris throughout its history. In 2002-03, two important events took place at ASP. One was the successful completion of CIS/Middle States accreditation and the other was establishment of a formal Strategic Plan (core values, mission, strategies, etc.) with ASP

stake holders participating. Both activities heighten the pace of positive change for the school. In recent years, implementation of school improvement slowed dramatically. In 2009-10, the Board of Trustees wanted momentum for school improvement re-established, using a documented “School Improvement Plan (SIP).” Discussions for SIP began in the spring of 2009 and continued into August. Mark Ulfers, appointed HOS, also provided input for SIP. The 2009-10 SIP was presented to the BOT at the September Retreat, again at the October Board meeting and later to faculty. Committees were formed and SIP progress reports, during 2009-10, were included with monthly BOT meeting information. What follows is a summary of how the year is ending with implementation of SIP. A 2010-11 SIP is already being drafted:

Middle and Upper School Mathematics: Directors Aaron Hubbard (US) and Jim Ferguson (MS) met with their math coordinators and math teachers to continue the work of on-going improvement. On May 4, a fi nal report was presented to the Board Education Committee and reported to the full Board at the May 6 regular meeting. Board members also received minutes from each Education Committee discussion.

Lower School English and Mathematics: Columbia University Teachers’ College Readers and Writers Project continues with a one-week consultant’s visit in January. This is the third year for the school’s association with Columbia University. On-going work with Lower School mathematics improvement continues. A report was given to the Board Education Committee on May 4 and summarized at the May 6 Board meeting.

Written Curriculum: Work on completing the Rubicon Atlas modules and updating curriculum content is continuous process for K-12 teachers. The need is to have several cross-division meetings that allow K-12 teachers the opportunity for communication. Two such All School Faculty Meetings were held during the year. Inroads were made with completing the work for Rubicon Atlas, but more still needs to be done.

Learning Support Services: The Learning Support Services Committee, chaired by LS

Director Margaret Coleman, met numerous times and completed an ambitious agenda. The Board Education Committee heard two reports from the LSSC, the fi rst on November 10 and the second on January 12. In the second meeting, recommendations were discussed. At least one important recommendation, reducing or eliminating the fee being charged for learning support services, has fi nancial impact. On February 9, Board Education Committee chairperson, Mary Jean Lowe, made a presentation to the Board Financial Committee. The Finance Committee requested different cost-scenarios that would add information to the potential impact of reducing/eliminating fees.In March, Kristen Pellitier, a learning support services consultant from the International School of Brussels, spent several days on the ASP campus. Her recommendations will also help ASP better defi ne the learning support program with the school is willing to support. Ultimately, much of the learning support discussion will be included when strategic planning discussions begin.

Professional Development: Work on this initiative was completed by the HOS, Michele Calon and the two DUP / FP / PD representatives, Linda Franco and Virginia Stead. Meetings were held monthly in conjunction with decisions made about the assignment of PD / FP funds. A fi nal report was drafted and recommendations made as to how the implementation of professional development might be strengthened. One such recommendation called for creating a decentralized PD / FP budget with the Divisions Directors.

Language Learning: The primary focus for the language learning result was to invite a consultant to ASP. That consultant would complete a languages program review, while offering observations and recommendations. Frankfurt International School recently completed a similar review. The consultant, who did that review, was not available in 2009-10. It was then decided to put this important initiative on “hold,” pending discussions in 2010-11with Mark Ulfers and others.

Integration of Technology: This item was mostly about the securing the services of a Director of Information Technology. Considerable time was spent in drafting the proper job description for the assignment. Mark Ulfers did have input on the list of responsibilities to be included. A formal Search Committee was formed, chaired by Aaron Hubbard. The search itself was worldwide. Advertisements were posted with several search agencies. Over 40 qualifi ed candidates responded. In the end three prime candidates were brought to Paris. Larry Love, from the Frankfurt International School received the appointment.

Poodle Virtual School Learning: In August, there was a sense of urgency that might be reason alone for wanting all teachers able to use the Poodle virtual school program resources. The fear was that there might be

From the Head2009-10 - School Improvment Plan (SIP)

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Accreditation and strategic planning heighten the pace of positive change for the school.

about the securing the services of a Director of Information Technology. Considerable time was spent in drafting the proper job description for the assignment. Mark Ulfers did have input on the list of responsibilities to be included. A formal Search Committee was formed, chaired by Aaron Hubbard. The search itself was worldwide. Advertisements were posted with several search agencies. Over 40 qualifi ed candidates responded. In the end three prime candidates were brought to Paris. Larry Love, from the

Accreditation and strategic planning heighten the

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The Aspect - May 2010

forced H1N1 (swine fl u) school closures ordered by the French Government or by circumstances. Several training programs were coordinated by technology personnel in August and continued throughout the year. From time-to-time a full school test is conducted to test the capacity of the system.

Marketing: The Marketing Committee, Chaired by Emma Silva, was active throughout the year. Monthly meetings were held, research assigned and discussions held. A detailed “school profi le” power point presentation was developed. That presentation was fi rst shown to the Admin Team and later to the Board of Trustees. Board member, Peter Barnet did the second presentation. On May 31 another presentation will be made to those interested faculty members. A fi nal report from the Marketing Committee is pending.

Fundraising: Funds for nine separate projects have already been distributed from the Excellence Fund. Each project proposal was weighed against selected criteria: Academic Excellence (“Investing in the Future”), The Student Experience (“Bringing Learning Alive”) and Faculty Investment (“Teachers you Remember for Life”). Monies remain in the Excellence Fund. A new round of decisions will take place in October 2010.After conducting a worldwide search using several recruiting

agencies and other sources, Michael McNeill was appointed the new Director of Advancement. Mr. McNeill will begin his assignment in late July. He will be in Paris May 31 – June 4, meeting with Advancement Committee members and attending meetings / events. Facilities and Landscape: No single topic has dominated more time and discussion than

the school land issue. The Board of Trustees has worked on this issue tirelessly. A Board Task Force was appointed. Many meetings have been held with French Government offi cials. There have been numerous conference telephone calls as the Task Forced discussed new presentation strategies. The land issue discussion has not been resolved.Regarding the second issue, “determining a long-term solution for implementing a facilities and landscaping master plan,” only the second item is complete. Jardin du Gally, a local landscaper, has submitted a master plan. That plan is divided into six zones. Landscaping for Zone 1 (the area around Building 7) is now taking place. Budget will determine implementation of the full plan.

Daryle D RussellHead of School

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No single topic has dominated more time and discussion than the school land issue.

agencies and other sources, Michael McNeill was appointed the new Director of Advancement. Mr. McNeill will begin his assignment in late July. He will be in Paris May 31 – June 4, meeting with Advancement Committee members and attending

No single topic has dominated more time and discussion than

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This month we thanked and honored all our countless parent volunteers! Their enthusiasm and tireless commit-ment to the school was recognized and admired by Head of school Daryle russell at a special event. we hope that many more will step forward and get involved next year boosting school spirit: contact [email protected] if you want to joiin the party!


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Dear ASP Community,

A s is the case throughout the ASP community, this time of year brings change to the Board and with it, mixed feelings. On behalf of the

Board and ASP as a whole, I would like to thank Hege Nolop, Frank Papalia, An Le and Mary Jean Lowe for the time that they have dedicated to the school and the very significant contributions that they have each made to the work of the Board. We all wish them well as they move on and will miss them on the long Thursday nights in the cafeteria!

Each year the Trustee Committee carefully reviews the composition of the Board and the issues facing the school to ensure that the right skills, expertise and team are in place for the coming years. As we are still well within the range of Trustees required by ASP policy, we will be moving that review to the start of the school year, allowing time for Mark Ulfers to arrive and be directly involved in this important team building process.

As you will read in the Head of School report, ASP has moved forward this year on several major issues. The School Improvement Plan was a welcome initiative led and carried through by Daryle Russell. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank and commend Daryle and the Administrative team for their dedicated efforts to see that this plan was a living and active one – one which will benefit ASP not only this interim year, but as we move into the future.

We continue to look closely at enrollment and the growing number of applicants. Highest importance continues to be placed on ensuring that ASP provides an outstanding education for all of our students. While college acceptance is only one indicator of how well we are preparing our students, it is a very important one. The top tier colleges and universities but also the wide range of choices made available to our students is fantastic and well deserved.

We will see many of you at the various events and celebrations in the coming weeks and look forward to celebrating the graduating class of 2010 together.

Lis SeeleyPresident of the Board of Trustees

Roll up! Roll up!

From the Board

Our young performers spent a week at Circus School in Normandy where they tried their hand and perfected new skills such as jug-gling, tight rope walking, trapeze, Chinese plate spinning and clow-ning. This allowed the students to fully explore curriculum units on bodies

and movement and led them into their final units on gravity and balance which will take them to the end of the year. In addition it was a week of partial immersion French leaning with a lot of instruc-tion taking place in French.Parents and teachers travelled to the Big Top on Friday for the end of week show – Enjoy this picture special of their proud performances! l


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The first deadline for Funding Applica-tions was May 15, 2010.After thorough review of the proposals received by the Head of School and the division directors, we are pleased to an-nounce that the following projects have been approved and will be financed through The Excellence Fund.

1- Smartboard Technology (purchase of four Smartboards, installation, and in-house training)

2- Theory of Knowledge Workshops for Faculty and Students

3- Guest Poet & Speaker Elline Lipkin for Upper School Students, Faculty, and Parents

4- Visiting Illustrator/Celebrating Uni-versal Children’s Day for Lower School Students

5- INK Magazine: Creative Writing Workshops for Upper School Students, Faculty, and Parents

6- Writing across the Curriculum Semi-nars for Faculty

7- Freedom from Chemical Depen-dency Seminars for Upper School Stu-dents, Faculty, and Parents

8- Symposium for the Arts for Lower, Middle, and Upper School Students 9- Celebrating ASP’s Diversity: Our Cultural Mosaic

Projects such as these have been made possible thanks to the generous support of parents, faculty/staff, trustees, and alumni.To date, the School has raised 116,122€ in gifts for the 09-10 school year and an additional 125,313€ in multi-year pledges. l

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Money makes the world go around!For the third year in a row, eighth graders made an effort to collect samples of paper money from around the world. As part of a month-long economics unit, the project encourages to students to think about what gives money value and encourages them to identify how national identity is expressed. This year’s class broke all previous records, collecting paper money from 99 countries representing all seven continents (including Antarctica). It will be up to next year’s eighth grade class to break 100!

Roll up! Roll up!

If you have not yet made your donation to The Excellence Fund, it is

certainly not too late. Please visit the Development Office

or go to: www.asparis.org/excellencefund to make your gift before June 30.

All gifts no matter the size will have an impact on ASP today.

Thank you for your continued support.


Champions, promotion and gold

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The spring ISSTs saw our Softball team crowned champions and promoted to division one as well as gold medals in Track and Field and a new school record!

By HAn Hœgen, ATHleTIc DIrecTor

medals!


T he ASP PAC was transformed into Rydell High School as the Middle School presented the musical “Grease” this month to

nearly full houses every day. Greasers and Pink Ladies sang and danced their way into the audience’s hearts as they presented the story about what happens around Danny and Sandy and their friends. In addition to the actors on stage, the backstage crew, lights and sound, and the orchestra were filled out with talented and hard working Middle

School students who had been working since late March to present this special event. Many thanks are also due to Jordan Lewis for building “Greased Lightning” and the rest of the stage set, to Laura Forish for the spectacular costumes, to Julia Mullins for bringing the choreography that made the show leap to life, Ana Weir for the stage decoration and to the many parents who volunteered their talents for makeup, feeding the cast, transporting their young artists and making this memorable moment happen. l

Grease is the word!

Champions, promotion and gold

I t’s hard to believe but here we are at the end of another year. The spring ISST’s brought us a mixture of re-sults. Varsity/JV Track & Field were in Mu-

nich (MIS) for their championship. Boys JV came in 6th, Girls JV came in 11th, Girls Var-sity came in 8th, Boys Varsity placed 10th and ASP’s overall position was 10th. Individual medals were won by senior Anne Fruitema (two bronze medals in the 400m and 800m and one silver medal in the 400m hurdles) and 7th grader Trevor Reinhart (one silver in the 1500m and two gold medals in the 800m and 3000m with a new school record and im-pressive time of 9:42!).Varsity Softball was in London (ACS Hilling-don) for their ISST competition and they had an excellent 3 days. They were crowned CHAMPIONS and are promoted to Division 1! Three of the Rebels made the all-tournament team: Hope Jones, Danielle Iwata and Han-nah Nowicki. Congratulations!Varsity Baseball went to Cairo (CAC) for their tournament and came away with 9th place. Varsity Golf competed in The Netherlands (BSN) and finished 7th.Varsity Tennis spent 3 days in Brussels (ISB) and finished 6th. tWe hope to be injury free and bounce back next year.In the last week of school (Wednesday, June 16) we will celebrate our sports year with a re-ception and awards ceremony and announce our Most Improved and Most Valuable ath-letes as well as the Sportsmanship, Aca-demic and Athletes of the Year 2009-2010. Looking forward to seeing all athletes and parents! l

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By neAl yocoM, MusIc TeAcHer


Sculpture, Form & Space

Landscape finale

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By corA MeIrowITz-enArD, ArT TeAcHer

T he Cube has had an exciting year welcoming both visiting artists and featuring homegrown ASP talent in a series of wonderful exhibitions.The final exhibit, an ASP community wide event, is now showing and features Landscapes from parents, students, faculty and staff.Work can still be accepted for the display until the end of the year.

The furniture pieces were each individually designed and constructed using recuperated, corrugated cardboard. Making a utilitarian object requires the student to consider the basic laws of sculpture, which consist of; proportion, composition, volume, balance and color, along with the basic laws of design, which include; function and comfort. Aesthetics and architectonic harmony are in constant consideration. Design is also influenced by culture, geographical location, historical inspirations and social trends. As in the fine arts, design also aims to evoke a reaction or emotional response.(Displayed in the Reception Hall)

Furniture as Sculpture


Sculpture, Form & Space

Landscape finale

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Soapstone Carving Soapstone has been used for centuries universally for sculpture as well as utilitarian pieces, due to its extreme malleability to carve, shape and polish. This is due to its mineral base of talc, which in its purest form is used to make talcum powder. It is considered a metamorphic rock and attributes its different colors to the different minerals, which were associated through time and pressure. Students experienced this noble form of expression using a variety of tools, to include rasps, saws, chisels, hand-held rotary tools, sand papers and polishes. Despite the greater challenge of “finding a form within a form”, I believe all students appreciated the fine reward of bringing the stone to its fullest polished potential using their primary tools, their hands.(Displayed in the glass shelving near Guidance)

Cube exhibition manager and Art Teacher Elizabeth Lefevre said: “It is very exciting to see art work in diverse styles and techniques made by all ages in this group show. Following last year’s “Portrait” show , which was a huge success, we are making this exhibit an annual event .”


MUN in Madrid in May

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By AMAAn BADruDDIn (gr 8)

ThursdayThe first night was spent arriving in Madrid and checking in. That evening, we went for a royal banquet at America’s best burger restaurant. It is Middle School MUN tradition to always eat at Burger King whenever traveling internationally! We can now say that we've worn crowns in six different countries!

FridayThe next day we toured Madrid. Checking out of the hotel in the morning, we left for the King of Spain’s (Juan Carlos I) palace, also known as the Palacio Real de Madrid. After visiting many grand, luxurious rooms with red carpets leading the way, we visited a much more interesting room full of mid-evil armory and weapons. Later, we walked to the Plaza Major where students had an opportunity to look at different characters like Batman, Winnie the Pooh, and others. We then went on to visit the Museo Reina Sofia, which include various works of art, including the Spanish Pablo Picasso’s Guernica. After browsing the Museum’s gift shop, we went to eat at ‘a traditional Spanish Restaurant’, called the Museo del Jamon, or the Ham Museum. Though it had a lot of ham, it also served traditional Spanish Calamares and Tortillas espanol (a sort of Spanish Tortilla Omelette). After this, we went on to the American School of Madrid, where we were all business. There, we gave our opening speeches and had plenty of lobbying time. After, we had a fun pizza dinner followed by an exclusive MUN Bingo and MUN Cranium Game. After a long day, we spent the evening with ASM host families.

SaturdayOn Saturday, we went straight to the ASM campus for the first and last full day of debating. We started debating on clauses from the morning until past lunch at around 2:45. Throughout this time, delegates vigorously and vivaciously reasoned for a hopefully peaceful and effective resolution to the topics: Nuclear Iran (for Security Council) and Improving the Lives of Poor Rural Women (Women’s Rights, basically). After this, delegates merged clauses into the resolution which they debated later in the General Assembly. After two breaks, we came to solutions and headed off for dinner, followed by a soccer tourney, which we were all waiting for. After a full day of debates, we retired once again to our last night in Madrid.

SundayOn Sunday, all ASP MUN club members gave their goodbye’s and thank you’s to their housers. We then left for the airport and departed Madrid with plenty of great memories in mind. A big thank you goes to Ms. Heidi Kuster for helping to arrange our lunch in Madrid and to the American School of Madrid for being outstanding hosts! l

For four days in May, the Middle School Model United Nations Club traveled to Madrid, Spain for the first ever MADMUN (MADrid MUN) Conference.


Middle School DebateGoes International

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F or many years, Middle School students have learned about debate in specialist classes, regular classes and in debate-related school activities. However, this year a group of students decided to form a debate club. With a partner program at the International School of

Luxembourg, they sent forth on a series of virtual and face-to-face competitions.In January 2010, both schools had their first virtual debate via Skype. This debate used a “Ping-Pong” style, where one side, usually the proposition first, states their views on a topic, or argument, and the other side chooses a representative to argue against the others side’s views. The teams take turns responding to points made by the opposing team until a new topic is brought up. It was interesting to see the faces of the students at the International School of Luxemburg and get a sense for their abilities.In February, we traveled by train to Luxembourg, where we met face to face for a tournament at their school. The “A Team”, debated against the motion: “Beauty is better than Brains”. It was very challenging, especially because the debate was observed by over one hundred ISL middle school students. Everyone did a great job presenting their cases, as well as asking and responding to points of information (questions). ASP debaters included: Amman Badruddin, Alex Maurer, Alana Aksoy and Rob McKendry. Later, the “B Teams”, made up entirely of 6th graders, debated against the motion: “Zoos are Inhumane”. The ASP debaters during this round included: George Dyche, Ariadne Lemieux-Cumberlege, Stefano Battiato, Callie Rader and Samuel Kuster (chair). In addition to debating, the ISL students hosted us for one evening and took us on a tour of the city/country the next day.

We returned the favor of hosting the debate completion on May 21st, when ISL came to visit ASP. This time, the “A Team” was represented by: Amman Badrubdin, Alex Maurer, Hadiyah Chowdhury, and Stefano Battiato. With the entire ASP Middle School observing, they debated for the motion, “Imagination is More Precious than Knowledge”. The audience was very involved in the one hour event and took advantage of opportunities to ask questions to both sided. Later, the “B team”, represented by: Samuel Kuster, Ariadne Lemieux-Cumberlege, Jiyeon Ryu and George Dyche debated the motion “Competition is Better than Cooperation.” Both debates were chaired by Emma Albright. The debate team would like to thank Dr. Russell and Sietse Goffard (11th grade) who judged both debates along with visiting judges from Paris II Assas. Next year, the ASP Debate Team hopes to continue its debates with ISL and expand to meet up with other schools in Europe with hopes for future fun and competition. l

By sAMuel KusTer (gr 6) AnD sTeFAno BATTIATo (gr 6)


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Exploring ScienceLower School scientists enjoyed a series of exceptional workshops with experiments exploring gravity, magnetism and the solar system this month. In a 3-day science special with UK based Sphere Science, students from K2 through Grade 6 enjoyed hands on experiments as teachers learned how to support the curriculum with a variety of investigations.The science special, funded by a special grant from the PFA and led by Deirdre Smith divided at follows:


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CarouselA set of five investigations based around the theme of a circus. Concepts covered include: force in the context of pushing, pulling and twisting; balancing forces; magnetism; and the effect of gravity.

RollersThis workshop gives children the opportunity to develop fair testing. The activity begins with a discussion of the energy powering a clockwork radio. The children use junior hacksaws to make band rollers and investigate the factors affecting their working.

SpaceThis workshop comprises six simple investigations into: phases of the moon; the solar system; stars; the night sky.

Exploring Science


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VisitingBohemian ParisThis month, seventh

graders took a walking

tour of the village of

Montmartre. Before

setting off on their

journey, students

became acquainted with

various artists, short

stories and historical

aspects of Parisian

Bohemian life studied

in English and French

classes.

Elli Gildnes said: “We

visited, among other

places: the Musee

Montmartre, various

artists’ ateliers, the oldest

cabaret in town and

many more picturesque

examples of country

living at the turn of the

century.”

The tour culminated at Le

Cremaillere, a restaurant

of the Belle Epoque up at

the artists’ square, the

lively Place de Tertre.

This is what the students had to say:

“It was interesting to see another part of Paris where many of the students had not visited before and go deeper into its history - dissecting the different parts. The most interesting thing about it was that it was an area known for the art and many artists who lived there, and I found the art quite interesting, such as the stained glass which could be seen from many perspectives, and the wall of “I LOVE YOU” written in different languages. What was also interesting was the story behind the statue of a man stuck in a wall. My favorite site was walking in the center where you were in a totally different atmosphere where artists were in the process of sketching a face, or a painting along the street. (referring to Marcel Ayme’s short story, Le Passe Muraille).”

Alara Saygi


Bohemian Paris

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“Something I found very interesting was where Vincent VanGogh lived - and I loved to see all those little hidden passageways in the middle of Montmartre where you wouldn’t expect them to be. On the way to our restaurant, Le Cremaillere, our group found a little design (kind of like a pac man) on a wall of an apartment. This signified that the building had historical significance. I found this particularly interesting because the same designs, were found all over Montmartre and are now spreading all over Europe. Many people agree with this artists’ point of view and say that the price of any apartment or building with this drawing, immediately has its value increase.”

Costanza Beccari

"My favorite site was when we reached the Sacré Coeur! It was amazing, even better than seeing the town in miniature at the museum! The view was unforgettable and as we worked on it in English Class, we knew everything about it! I could have never forgotten when we reached the top. "

Hannah Poupard


Talented Young Writers

So much more than softly strumming!

The Middle School is delighted to announce that two of its sixth grade students, Emma and Margaret, have been nominated as finalists

for the Paris Young Authors’ Fiction Festival organized by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in collaboration with the American Library in Paris, the International School of Paris, and the Village Voice Bookshop. This is the first time that sixth grade students at ASP have made it to the final round of this prestigious Parisian short story contest.Emma’s story “My New Life” confronts the inner thoughts of a young girl dealing with a family move from Louisiana while Margaret’s story “Speuni” delves into the mysterious and unexpected world of a unicorn clan in Tokyo. At least three judges per grade/class read a total of 350 stories this year and judging was strictly anonymous. The final decisions will be announced at the YAFF Celebration at the International

School of Paris on Friday. But, in our books, Emma and Margaret have already established literary success! Congratulations!

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The ASP Guitar Program will present their third and final Student Guitar Concert of this school year this week including the performance of ASP compositions.In the same week it was announced that ASP guitarists will dominate precious places at the international music festival organized by AMIS.For Tuesday’s concert ( June 8) Nostalgia has been set aside, as the program will feature an all-21st century repertoire, with the exception of three 18th century classical guitar pieces. Along with well-known songs by Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Phish and Green Day, new compositions by three ASP groups will be premiered. The first is a recent creation by Middle School students Max Sternlicht and

Stephen Flickner (the title is a tightly-guarded secret). The second, “ ‘69 Chevrolet”, is the newest work by Rob Seeley. Finally, ASP’s best-known rock band, the Ollendorff Collective, will premier a new piece featuring Henry Ott on guitar, James Farrell on bass, Luke Papenfusscline on vocals and Aiden Farrell on drums. More than thirty guitarists from all three divisions will

perform. All the ASP community is invited and admission is free.ASP guitarists Rob Seeley and Henry Ott earned two of the three guitar positions in last October’s International Schools Association Honor Jazz Band Festival in Rome, Italy. The results of this year’s world-wide audition process have just arrived; Rob was awarded one of the guitar positions, Henry was named first alternate guitarist and Luke Papenfusscline earned a spot in the festival’s jazz vocal ensemble. Hearty congratulations go to all three, especially since this October’s festival venue will be ... Beijing!

PAC CONCERT: Tuesday June 8 from 7.30pm to 9.00pm

Proud authors: Margaret and emma are the first 6th graders to be recognised in this prestigious competition.


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