OPINIONS01 Book Deportation02 Driver’s Ed02 Education Meets Employment

03 The Psychology of School Shootings04 TEDucated Entertainment04 Locks of Love

NEWS

08 Classh of the Dodges08 IASAS Predictions09 The Sound of Success09 Making a Splash

SPORTS

FEATURES05 Welcome!06 Long Talk with Community Service Awardees07 New Year, New Library

t h e I N T ER NAT IONA L Co-Editor-in-ChiefCo-Editor- in ChiefAdvisor

Amber BarnettNisha Stickles

Keith Miller

Dan BorensteinThanya Chat

Ashmita Dutta-RayKaty Lewis

Christine HathawaySeo-Young Lee

Sam DavinLeeann Schudel

Anjali MenonSarah Poff

Fallon ReaganNathan Scott

Re p or t er sS e c t i on E d i t or sOpinions News Features Sports

Inside the IssueJA N UA RY 2 8 t h - F E BRUA RY 1 ST , 2 0 1 3Front and Back Cover by Amber Barnett

Letter from the EditorsIt’s almost worse coming back from winter break than

it is to come back from summer. You’ve put on an unfortu-nate layer of padding from all the holiday festivities, and it’s difficult getting back into the grind of school. To help with those post-break blues, this month’s issue of The In-ternational offers an exciting line up of articles to get you pumped for the rest of the semester.

Make a sacrifice for a cancer victim and join in the fun of everyone shaving their heads for Breast Cancer week. Check out what the new library has to offer and perhaps find the answers to some questions you may have had about it. Also get the scoop on juniors making their mark with their very own TED talks! The excitement will only build from here, so make sure you’re keeping up with the help of your friendly neighborhood magazine.

Amber Barnett and Nisha Stickles

Photo of the Month: This lovely photo of This lovely photo of the Roman Colosseum is one of the stel-the Roman Colosseum is one of the stel-lar photographs that will be displayed lar photographs that will be displayed during Cultural Convention in Maniladuring Cultural Convention in Manila.

Photo by: Photo by: P Sam Davin (12)Sam Davin (12)

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The main library is one of the most resourceful sites on campus containing thou-

sands of books. However, despite the massive quantity of books, some students may be disappoint-ed to discover that some they were looking forward to reading were re-moved during the library’s remod-eling.

An anonymous source ex-plained, “for my Extended Essay in English, I was advised to include literary critiques for two authors. However, when my EE advisor and I asked for a book that contained the necessary critiques, we were told that this large and apparently ex-pensive resource was donated.”

There is a reason behind this. Every library goes through a weed-ing process which occurs due to the fact that our library has a finite amount of space in which it can hold its books. Consequently, when new books are added into the collection, old ones must be removed.

Last year, in preparation for the new library, all of the books were moved to the MPB1, which had considerably much less space. ISB’s main librarian, Ms. Mischele Jamgochian, explained that “a part of the [weeding process] is replac-

Book Deportation

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Photo by Sarah Poff

ing old or damaged copies with new ones. Another part of it is getting rid of the books that haven’t been checked out in many years.” One part of this procedure is consulting the teachers and giving them the choice to take books for their class-rooms.

Ms. Jamgochian also stated that “[before the transformation] the library had not been thoroughly weeded in about a decade, so we had to remove books. However, [the library] got around 8,500 new books in the last eighteen months”.

Although the number of books discarded from the library may seem large, some of the books were donated to libraries around Thai-land that were destroyed during the harsh flooding in October 2011.

Some students have taken notice that the number of books in the li-brary seems to have decreased. Niv Elbaz (12) commented, “I feel that with the new system, the library does in fact feel smaller and the numbers of shelves have decreased greatly.”

Ms. Jamgochian notes that this is not really the case, since the li-

brary’s new efficient shelves,] are actually able to hold more books than the previous shelves.

According to IB Language and Literature teacher, Mr. Brad Augus-tine, ”there is a finite amount of space in the library and sometimes materials are discarded. Usually

they will ask [the English depart-ment] before they get rid of any ref-erence materials or books to see if we would like to keep them. Howev-er, last year during the move to the MPB, I believe some reference ma-terials were removed that we use for Extended Essays. But because of the movement I understand why that would happen.”

Some IB students or teachers may find it frustrating when valu-able, expensive and accessible re-source materials are removed from the library, especially when ISB’s library should be one of the most comprehensive collections in the country.

Nevertheless, the library does a spectacular job in ordering books, and rest assured, new books are on their way.

Dan Borenstein

Where did all the books go?

“A library only has a finite amount of

space in which it can hold its books. There-

fore some of them

must be re-moved.”

Photo by Amber Barnett The library has ordered various new books, but students have nonetheless taken notice of

a decreased number of older ones

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There are many ways to travel about Nichada, the most popular choices being

by bike, motorbike or golf cart. However, as the utilization of mo-torbikes and golf carts for trans-port continue to grow in popularity among younger and younger audi-ences, there is one very important question to consider: is this safe?

For many at ISB, the answer is a definite no. According to High School Vice Principal Mr. Dennis

Education Meets Employment

Internships allow students to gain experience working while still being able to

study at school. An incentive for many students to carry out intern-ships is to appeal to colleges by jus-tifying why they chose their course or meeting the requirements for a placement.

Why should you consider an in-ternship? First and foremost, in-ternships help you gain experience. Classroom knowledge is important and makes you competitive for in-ternships, but practical knowledge in an industry is what attracts many universities and employers.

“It is a way to create more op-portunity for students,” says Debra Gelinas, the director of experimen-tal learning at Berklee College of Music, in Boston.

So how significantly is work ex-perience valued by universities?

Photo by Flickr ID I. Chris

Harter, “there have been a lot of near-misses [in golf cart accidents].”

As a result, the administration has been working to establish rules that will make ISB a safer place for students, teachers and parents alike.

One prime example was the golf cart rule, established in January of 2012. Since then, only students with driver’s licenses have been allowed to park their golf carts on campus.

In regard to motorbikes, there

were once safety programs hosted at ISB by Yamaha, but these are no longer offered locally or in English due to their cost and infectivity. However, ISB does allow students to get tested and licensed on their own.

Around the same time, the Thai government issued a law permit-ting a motorbike license for teens under the age of 15.

Thai driver’s licenses, on the other hand, are only offered to those over the age of 18. Students with these licenses can park on campus, given that their motorbikes meet the requirements.

Overall, students are encouraged to pursue obtaining a license for not only their own safety, but the safety of their friends and family as well.

Students should also be aware of the dangers of driving and how acci-dents can happen, no matter where or when they might occur.

Meanwhile, ISB will be taking measures to make sure that they en-force driving laws on campus. “Our roads are [no different from other] Thai roads,” Mr. Harter explains, “so we’re abiding by Thai law.”

Thanya Chat

Have you considered an internship?

In a highly competitive applica-tion process, you want to make yourself stand out. Since colleges and more specifically, employers favor students who have career re-lated work experience, internships can be crucial to your further edu-cation. The experience you gain may not exactly match your major, but it will give you transferrable skills, a

notable work ethic and a competi-tive edge, which is precisely what colleges are interested in.

Internship experience will also expose you to professionalism and allow you to observe how skills and ideas are applied in the read world.

In terms of your own personal gains, internships can give you the opportunity to decide if a career path is right for you. Internships are generally short term, so you can test your future without full commit-ment. This experience provides stu-dents with the chance to evaluate the types of jobs that match their interests and personality.

ISB offers great internship op-portunities for both GCW and dur-ing the holidays. Keep one in mind as it’s a great way to meet people working in your field of interest and gain valuable references.

Sarah Poff

Enforcing driving laws on campus

Revving Up on Safety

Photo from www.isb.ac.thStudents from the GCW Medical Internship

trip observe a surgery

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The Psychology of School Shootings

The argument of civilians’ right to bear arms is a touchy and controversial

subject. Given the high number of school shootings in the last decade alone, more attention has been giv-en to the issue of gun control.

School massacres are by no means a recent development, which makes them all the more worri-some.

Though more attention has been given to the question of gun control, the real issue is the psychology be-hind these acts.

Though gun control certainly is a pressing problem, it is becoming more evident that the mental stabil-ity of these shooters is something that needs to be addressed.

There is no doubt that such school shootings have serious psy-chological repercussions.

They not only affect close friends and families of victims, but people all over the world who see these atrocities in the media as well.

Additionally, the mental stability of the shooters is something that has become a concern. This is a question not of citizens’ right to bear arms, but of citizens’ lack of ac-cess to psychological help of quality.

Public health services particu-larly in the US have been criticized

for not providing adequate care for

How healthcare and a sense of community can helpthose who need it.

ISB’s psychologist, Mr. David An-derson, explains that over the last 25 years or so, the availability of mental health services and the quality of the few services that do exist have decreased.

For example, sources have re-ported that Adam Lanza, the man who shot 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in December, had seen a psychologist at some point in his life.

The fact that he had received psychological help and still com-mitted the crime, however, raises concern.

There are not enough accessible mental health care resources of good quality for people in need of help.

Freshman Jacob Karaul com-ments, “without proper care for those who are in need of it desper-ately, many more shootings may oc-cur due to lack of attention.”

Mr. Anderson says that, “even if these people exhibit common char-acteristics of a mass killer, such as reclusiveness and high intelligence, their behavior cannot be predeter-mined.”

Since we cannot predict how a person will act based solely on their personalities before they commit anything like a mass killing, the only way to avoid this is to provide men-tal health services to people that need it at all times.

In addition to bettering mental health services, Mr. Anderson be-lieves that “there are a number of things that parents, teachers, coun-selors and psychologists do to help children feel safe.”

The mental stabil-ity of these shoot-ers is something

that needs to be addressed

“”

If they can educate all students about the measures ISB has taken to prevent anything like this hap-pening at our school, (such as emergency mass SMS communica-tion, a CCTV surveillance system, emergency call buttons around the school and guards/rovers stationed around the campus), we can help this school feel safe.

Regardless of our various opin-ions on the issue, by improving mental health care services and staying aware and connected as a community, our world can take a step towards becoming a better and safer place.

Anjali Menon

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The 10-inch hair cut will take place at lunch during the club’s advocacy week during the first week of February.

However, as NIST and other In-ternational schools in Bangkok would like to collaborate on a big head-shaving event, the Bangkok Breast Cancer support club will only be hosting it towards the end of the semester.

Several brave souls have al-ready presented an interest in taking part in the events, and the club would definitely appreciate you to consider it as well!

For more information, contact either one of the co-presidents.

Sarah Poff

TEDucated Entertainment

Across the globe, many pro-fessors and teachers use Technology, Entertain-

ment and Design (TED) Talks as a tool to inspire students.

These ‘Talks’ have involved world leaders like Bill Clinton and Stephen Hawking, all of whom share their thoughts on modern-day world issues,or what they have learned throughout life.

Recently, ISB’s eleventh grade English students had the valuable opportunity to participate in their own live TED Talks with the ISB community as their audience.

High school English teachers, Mr. David Giles and Mr. Keith Miller, be-gan a new unit with their students on Language and Power.

In order to communicate how speakers effectively convey their ideas, they decided to show stu-dents inspiring videos of past TED Talks. This led students to generate their own TED Talks.

“[We] wanted to create a buzz and have kids produce something authentic for a real world audi-ence,” explained Mr. Giles.

Students became especially in-terested after the official TED or-ganization administered a license for a certified TED Talk.

Out of multiple classes, nine stu-dents were selected to share their talks with the community in a per-formance on January 24th.

Locks of Love

In support of St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the Bangkok Breast Cancer support

group at ISB has organized a complete head shave as well as a 10- inch hair cutting aimed by the organization to support cancer research, care and pro-mote awareness.

St Baldricks Foundation is a childhood cancer charity rais-ing money to help find cures for children with cancer mainly through head-shaving events.

Co- Presidents juniors Cha Patra Yanan, JJ Erpaiboon and Sarah Poff invite everyone and anyone to come and take part in either the hair cutting or the head shaving events.

Shave or cut anyone?

Juniors display their opinions at a live TED Talk

Leeann Schudel (11) speaks about the unrealistic proportions of Barbie dolls

Photo by Amber Barnett

Photo by Izzie FortunaHinako Muria shares

the benefits of Green Tea

Topics varied from body image to human trafficking, multicultural-ism and love.

Every student shared facts, opin-ions and solutions in the most in-novative presentations they could create.

The almost three-month period of preparing for the Talks certainly paid off, as the speakers smoothly vocalized their opinions in perfor-mances that captivated the audi-ence.

Furthermore, not only was the audience amazed, but the students were content as well.

Before performing his Ted Talk, Chris Chhouk (11) shared, “I’m hap-py with my work, but nervous.”

A pleased Mr. Giles also noted, “All of the speakers were dynamic and had ‘ideas worth spreading.’”

All in all, the subjects the stu-dents explored not only had an im-

mediate effect on the ISB audience, but performances have been posted on the TED website (www.ted.org) where you can enjoy the experience along with one billion other viewers the TED website has gathered.

So brace yourself, because you will certainly be inspired by these enlight-ening performances.

Fallon Reagan

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The International talks to mid-year new students

Anyone who has ever been a new kid knows how stressful a move

can be. You have to meet tons of new

people and somehow remember all their names and faces, adjust to a new city or climate and deal with a whole new school system. These students have taken on all this stress right in the middle of the school year! The International took time to get to know a few of the re-cent additions.

ISB is glad to see over a dozen fresh faces filling the halls this January. We’re all excited to get to know the newcomers and extend a warm welcome. We know that the last few weeks have been stressful but we wish the latests additions to the ISB the best of luck!

Katy Lewis

First up is Keaton Blovad, a new freshman from Oregon, United States.

“On my very first day, I was surprised mostly by how nice and welcoming everyone was,” exclaimed Keaton.

Keaton is the newest addi-tion to the Girls’ Varsity Swim Team and is looking forward to her first IASAS experience soon!

Our second freshman is Aedan Mitchell, who just moved, for the first time overseas, from Canada.

Aedan claims, “the size and the amount of space in the school has to be my favorite thing about ISB. I love it.”

Aedan plans to try out for volleyball next year.

A newcoming sophomore, Samantha Ganaden, en-thuses that her favorite thing about ISB so far is how “everyone[is] extremely wel-coming; They would come

Our latest addition to junior year, George Knudsvig, has this to say about ISB’s most unique aspect:

“It’s the atmosphere of the school, how everyone knows everybody.”

George added, “ISB stu-dents are some of the most

Photos by Katy Lewis

WELCOME

Keaton Blovad (9)

Aedan Mitchell (9)

Samantha Ganaden (10)

friendly and outgoing people I have ever met.”

George is coming to ISB from New York.

up to me just to say hi. I got to know people really quickly.”

Samantha is coming from San Jose, California. This is her first move.

George Knudsvig (11)

“ISB students are some of the most

friendly and outgoing people I

have ever met.”

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Each year ISB students con-tinue to make their school proud by being involved

with various community service projects while still maintaining aca-demic excellence.

The ISB Alumni Network annu-ally grants awards to Thai students to recognize these achievements. This year, Nimarta Narang and Pichaporn Kanjanakantorn have been presented the Community Service and Scholarship Awards for 2013.

The award enables them to each make a cash donation of $1,500 (or around ฿45,000) to the charity of their choice. The International ex-plores their progress and involve-ment throughout high school and their future plans.

What inspired you to be involved in community service?

Nimarta: I remember finding myself lost in the Club Fair in my freshman year. There was a wide array of service clubs and I found it difficult to choose, fearing I wouldn’t be making the ‘right’ choice.

However, I’ve learned that with community service, it’s not about making the right choice, it’s about finding a cause you identify with and care for because when you’re passionate for something you make more of a difference.

ISB’s passion and motivation for community service has definite-ly supported and inspired me throughout high school.

Pichaporn: When I was in Mid-dle School, I didn’t have an oppor-tunity to be involved in any com-munity service. At that time, I was sitting in the cafeteria observing high school students holding hands with a group of young homeless boys and making their way to the Big Toy.

Having seen the gleaming smiles on their faces, I was impressed with such an amazing contribution that could be given to those less fortunate boys. When I became a freshman, I excitedly joined several community service clubs, and have actively continued to participate and contribute my services for such activities throughout my four years in high school.

What would you say is the greatest award/satisfaction of being involved with community service?

Nimarta: For me, the greatest satisfaction would be when the Thai students stand up and thank us for coming in to teach them at the end of every lesson. Our community service club, along with student volunteers, teaches English to the students in the Wat Koo School.

In every visit the students are ec-static about learning something new, always hugging us to express their joy. In the Make A Difference club, we try to do something worth-while every Tuesday afternoon and spend time with students who love learning even the simplest of things. Even when they simply thank us, it gives me the satisfaction of being involved in something special.

Pichaporn: The greatest award is being able to make someone hap-py. By sacrificing a few hours each week helping a group of young boys for Street Boys’ Home Club and, for the Habitat for Humanity Club, spending my energy and effort to building houses for the less fortu-nate ones, are definitely life reward-ing.

How do you plan to pursue similar interests in the future?

Nimarta: Next year, as I’m off to university, I will definitely be a part of student organizations that I care for. If I care for a cause, I will make time and put effort for it.

I will always come back to the clubs I’ve been a part of in high school because my involvement doesn’t end when I leave ISB. Com-munity service has always been a big part in my life and it will con-tinue to be.

Pichaporn: My plan for the fu-ture is to continue extending a helping hand whenever there is an opportunity. Throughout college, I hope to be an inspiration for my classmates and the community. If possible, I hope to join a non-profit organization where I can whole-heartedly work to make a difference for the lives of others.

ISB is grateful to have such moti-vated and inspiring people amongst our community and we would love to wish both Nimarta and Pichaporn the best for their plans regarding community service in the future.

Ashmita Dutta Ray

Long Talk with Community Service Awardees

Photos by Sarah PoffNimarta and Pichaporn recieve the Com-

munity Service and Scholarship Award

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The library has always had many uses: finding books for entertainment, a place

for a little peace and quiet to escape from the outside world or a place to crash after a stressful class.

The sliding doors of our own newly renovated library open up to reveal a vibrant color scheme that brightens up the entire room and invites students into the space.

This year’s new library comes with more of its focus on studying. There’s no separation between the middle school and high school, so students can sit anywhere.

The head librarian, Ms. Mischele Jamgochian, adds that the big-gest improvement in our library is “all the different spaces. We have two classrooms and many smaller rooms. We have more space that is divided into areas that allow for all kinds of activities, instead of the big cafeteria-like atmosphere we had before.”

A member of the Student Library Association (SLA), Praire Yoopra-sert (11) commented that, “stu-

dents have more space for them-selves, resulting in greater privacy, concentration and less distraction from the rest of the library.

“If some students prefer less space, then there are cosier areas, or if a group of students want to work together without disturbing others, they can work in the indi-vidual rooms. So the new library has become very fitting for a wide range of students.”

Exploring ISB’s latest study spaceNew Year, New Library

“The expansion of the library has brought a new openness to one of the school’s most val-ued facilities. It’s more open and allows more

room to breathe.”

The expansion of the library has brought a new openness to one of the school’s most valued facilities. It’s more open and allows more room to breathe. Gina Durst (11), a member of SLA, agrees. “It feels more calming and airy now, where-as the old library design was a little

Photos by Sarah PoffMs. Jamgochian gives an English 10 class a

book talk in the new Greene Room

more cramped.”

Sophomore Class President, Marcus Grey, who frequents the li-brary, remarks, “it’s a great working space because there’s lots natural sunlight to work by and the overall aesthetic is open and roomy.”

The library has expanded to in-clude a second floor with more space for students to spread out. This second floor features individu-ally named study rooms each with whiteboards covering one wall.

Many students have enthused that these rooms have been a life-saver in studying for exams. Both Gina and Prairie agree that the whiteboards have been the library’s biggest improvement.

Ms. Jamgochian comments, “the study rooms have been a favorite of the students. They are somewhere students can go and close the door, where they can be loud and work collaboratively, and it makes the library a much more comfortable space.

Before, students always had to be quiet and what they could do de-pended on the others around them. The students needed more flexibil-ity we tried to facilitate that.”

The new year brought ISB’s lat-est learning space, relaxation loca-tion and study area.

The library is everything it ever has been for the students and now even a little more. The International definitely recommends everyone to check it out!

Katy Lewis

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S P O R T S

As we creep closer towards the end of the second sea-son, the basketball, touch

and Rugby teams are making final preparations for the grand stage that is IASAS. The International is taking a look at the possible out-comes of the finals for each team.

After a satisfying performance at the Pre-IASAS Exchange, the Varsity Boys’ Rugby team has become an ex-citing prospect for this year’s IASAS tournament.

They managed a convincing win over JIS and a tie against expected champions ISKL. The sum of these should give our boys a lot of confi-dence for their final stand in KL as they hope to improve on last year’s 5th place effort.

Meanwhile, the Varsity Girls’ Touch Rugby team was in Singapore, and returned with an excellent set of results. Aside from a loss to a non-IASAS team, they came back having won the rest of their games.

This hints at another amazing IASAS performance by our girls, af-ter boasting the gold medal for the past year.

“We really want to bring back home the gold again and keep the title as champions

to make ISB proud.”

Classh of the Dodges

256 people, 32 teams, one ball. Actually, it might be two, or six. Nevertheless, the Varsity

Council is back with another class spirit event.

After the extremely successful Cap-ture the Chicken competition, the Var-sity Council has prepared a dodge ball tournament of a similar spirit.

There are class-based teams of eight people with at least three play-ers from both genders.

Considering the previous victories of the juniors at the Capture the Chicken competition and the Munch n’ Music class race, the other grades should be out to get them.

PREDICTIONS

“We really want to bring back home the gold again and keep the title as champions to make our school proud.,” said Varsity Girls’ Touch captain Will Thanapisitikul (12), who is confident that victory can be achieved if the team play to their strengths.

“Our strengths are speed, tac-tics, plays, and sticking to the ba-sics. We will definitely put these advantages into play on the field.”

The Boys’ Varsity Basketball team grabbed a bronze medal be-fore IASAS during their Friendship Tournament.

They may be at a disadvantage, having lost both of their captains from last year, but they will none-theless hope to recreate the ex-cellent performance level of last year’s IASAS tournament.

Lastly, the Varsity Girls’ Basket-ball team has had a great run of form lately, winning the gold medal at this year’s friendship tourna-ment.

They will definitely be looking to improve on last year’s 5th place finish when they face their IASAS

opponents for the first team this season in Singapore.

“I can’t exactly say [what will happen at IASAS] as we’ve shown so many up and down moments throughout this season,” said cap-tain Jayna Milan (11). She added that the girls’ main goal is to “play consistently with tenacity and intensity throughout the entire IASAS tournament, as individuals and as a team.”

As both Varsity Basketball teams prepare to head up to Singapore, and the Rugby and Touch teams travel to Kuala Lumpur, they will all be finalizing their physical and mental preparations in the upcom-ing week. ISB wishes them the best of luck!

Nathan Scott

Of course, no matter how fun, there’s always going to be a little friendly competition. And what better way to compete against fel-low students than to compete for prizes?

First place will win a trophy, sub-way vouchers and twist vouchers for each player! Second will win subway vouchers and third will win twist vouchers.

Not to mention the intriguing re-wards for the teams that are best dressed and show the most spirit.

The team with the best repre-sentation of either of these values will receive custom sashes.

The last requirement is that each player must represent his or her class by wearing the proper class colour: yellow for the freshmen, green for the sophomores, red for the juniors and blue for the seniors. Extra points if you get creative with your outfit!

So if you’re up for some dodge ball, which everyone should be, you can sign up on the Facebook page that your class representatives will direct you to.

Group together with some friends, fly the class colours and may the best team win!

Nathan Scott

ISB hosts its second annual dodgeball tournament

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The rewarding noise of ten-nis balls smashing against player’s rackets resonates

across school campus as the Var-sity Tennis teams polish their tech-nique everyday after school.

The players just recently partici-pated in the Pre-IASAS Exchange, allowing them the opportunity to scout the opposition’s skill prior to IASAS at ISKL.

The team arrived with high hopes of proving their confidence on the court to the opposing IASAS schools.

Both the girls and boys did very well, with the girls beating JIS and ISKL for second place behind SAS.

With excitement for this year’s IASAS growing, the highly anticipated

swim exchange took place on Sat-urday, January 20th at SAS.

Featuring Varsity swimmers from four IASAS schools: SAS, ISKL, JIS and ISB, it provided a glimpse of what is expected to happen at the championship meet.

Despite the meet being delayed a few hours due to lightning and rain, the swimmers’ competitive spirits were not burdened by the dreary weather.

Rather, they braved the bitter wind and rain to support their re-spective teams and schools, achiev-ing many personal bests.

During their stay in Singapore, all visiting swimmers were housed by the parents of the SAS commu-nity.

From the generosity of the hosts to the amazing food and unbeliev-able cleanliness that Singapore

The Sound of

This result was no surprise to Girls’ Varsity Coach, Mr. Bruce Mel-horn, as he shared that, “they are a hard working team and the im-provement has been amazing.”

The boys had losses against SAS and JIS but managed a win against ISKL.

Notably, the players have con-sistently displayed a tight bond with each other throughout the season.

Boys’ Varsity Coach Mr. Dave Ducharme commented that mem-bers demonstrate “willingness to play for the team and not as indi-viduals.”

As for IASAS, the team feels that their performance in the exchange

will lead to a positive outcome at IASAS.

“We are looking forward to IASAS and feel very good about our chances to medal!” exclaimed Coach Melhorn.

“However, the real challenge will be the synthetic grass courts that Manila has this year, as no one else has these types of courts to play on.”

Overall, the Panthers displayed true teamwork and determination at the event.

The players’ hard work this sea-son is sure to grant them a medal in February.

Fallon Reagan

Success

is known for, ISB swimmers gave overwhelmingly positive reviews overall.

“My host was very kind,” says veteran swimmer Takaki Tsuji (11). “I had a really good experi-ence at this year’s exchange.”

With less than a week of after-school training before the ex-change, attending two and a half

Making a SplashPanthers expected to swim well at IASAS 2013

Photo by Saki MihoriISB, SAS and JIS line up at the starting

blocks and prepare for backstroke

hour practices during winter break was definitely a deciding factor in how well the ISB team was able to perform.

“Hard work throughout the year and during winter break has shown to pay off,” says Varsity Cap-tain Martin Brekke (11), “and will [show] even more at IASAS.”

“The exchange was a good op-portunity to connect with our team outside of school and to meet competitors from the other IASAS teams,” adds first-year Varsity swimmer Emily Edwards (10).

Although a much shorter event, the swim exchange was truly a ‘taste of IASAS.’

Many swimmers were able to take on new challenges, meet new people and make wonderful mem-ories. Meanwhile, as the IASAS teams ready themselves for the biggest competition of the season, IASAS awaits!

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