1. 1. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 1 BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY| SECONDARY CAMPUS APRIL 17 | ISSUE 30 IN THIS ISSUE FromtheHeadTeacher 02 PTGAnnualGeneralMee ng 03 Year10Interna onalAwardDalatTrip 04 GeographyPhotoCompe on 05 Year8GreenDayVietnamEnergyCompe on 08 CommunityService 09 SixthFormDebateChampions 14 SportNews 15 SummerCamp2015CollegeChampi etSwitzerland18 FromTheBIStro&Underground 19 April 20thApril3rdMay Holiday May 4th FirstPupilDayofTerm3 4th IBExamsstart 5th IGCSEExamsstart 7th Year6Transi onDay 11th Ac vi esstart UPCOMING EVENTS
2. 2. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 2 From The Head TeacherFrom The Head Teacher AcertainkindofBISmagicwascreatedoverthepastthreeeveningshereintheschoolauditorium.Asaresult,Chi yChi yBang Bangwillbeinourheartsandmindsforweeks,monthsand,formanyofus,yearstocome.Thesongsarecertainlyinmymind. TheyactuallytookrootinmymindwhenIrstsawthelm,basedonIanFlemingsbook,whenIwasachild.Iremembergoingto seethelmatthecinemawithmyfamilyandIreallydidbelieveacarcouldy.Ataboutthesame me,Isawsomeoftheearly JamesBondlms.JamesBondwasanotherofIanFlemingscrea onsofcourse,andinthelmsthatfollowed,carsalsoew. BacktoChi y.Averyspecialkindofmagicwaswovenandweareallverygratefulforthehardwork,thededica onandthe teamworkthatwentintotheshows.Takingpart,ofcourse,createsmemoriesforthosewhowereinvolved.Anythingthatinvolves signicantchallengeandteamworkcreatesmemories.Thosememorieswilllastalife me.Teamworkcanmakeyourdreamwork IthinkIheardthatsomewhere. Chi yChi yBangBangissuchagoodshowforusatBIS.ThereareparallelsinthestoryandcharacterswithushereatBIS,and someimportantdierences.Itsacelebra onofchildhood,ofcourse.CaractactusPo sisacrackpotinventor,andallowshis childrentorunfree,skipschoolandgowherevertheirimagina onstakethem.Helistenstothem,hejoinsinwiththeirstoriesand fantasies.Imagina onanddiscovery,forCaractactus,iswhatlifeisallabout,andhewantshischildrentohaveeveryopportunity toimagineanddiscover.Iamcondentthatyouall,inyourlessonsandinyourtrips,haveplentyofopportunitytoimagineand discover.AndIamsurethatyouseeali lebitofCaractacusPo sinyourteachers. Forhisownpart,Caractacusdreamsupnewinven onsandtriestoputthemtogether.Buttheydontwork.Hissweetsdont comeoutwelltheyhaveholesinthemthroughhimnotge ngthetemperatureofthesugarmixtureright.IfhegonetoBISasa child,andpaida en ontohischemistrylessons,hemighthavebeenabletoxthis. Hishaircu ngmachineisingenious.Itdoesntworkproperly,ofcourse.HadhetakenDTatBIS,hewouldhaveevaluatedand developedhisdesign,andbeenabletoxitandremakeit.CaractacusPo s,however,preferstorelyonluck.Inquiry,yes, perseverance, yes, dogged perseverance, but not a lot of reec on. And his marke ng? And his nancial management? It is absolutelyclearthathedidntdobusinessstudiesatschool.Oreconomics. ThePo sfamilymembersareverykeenonteamwork.AtBIS,wearealsokeenonteamwork,forsometasks.Iamsureyouhave hadopportuni esthistermtoworkinteams.Ihopealso,thatyouhavebeenabletodevelopyourroleasateammemberandasa leaderinsometeams.TeamworkinthePo sfamilyisadmirable,butmoreaboutsafetyinnumbers.Ifweallrunatthebadguys together,welloutnumberthemandbeableto ethemupwitharope.AtBIS,weapproachteamworkali lemoresystema cally. Wedoitthroughsports,music,drama,groupprojects,ontripsandexpedi ons,thoughleadershipdevelopmentprogrammes, businessandenterprisechallengesandsoon. IfJeremyandGemimaPo shadBIStogoto,Ibettheywouldnthaveskippedschoolandspenttheirdaysplayinginascrapyard. Chi y Chi y Bang Bang is a perfect show for BIS. Theres imagina on, discovery, inven on, teamwork, inquiry, perseverance, severalofwhichareinourmissionstatement.And,ofcourse,arealcelebra onofchildhoodandtherightsofyoungpeople(the rightnottobecaughtbythechildcatcherinpar cular).WeoerallofthisatBIS.Ibelieveweoermuchmore.Thatsbecause Chi yChi yBangBangisafantasy,ofcourse,justliketheIanFlemingsothercharacter,JamesBond.Bondismoreofamaverick assassinthanatrueportrayalofmodernespionage.CaractactusPo sis,ashisnamesuggests,acrackpotratherthanasystema c, scien cinventorandabusinessminded,skilledentrepreneur. AtBISweoertherigourofacademicendeavour.Weoertherighttopursuethedevelopmentofyourintellectaswellasyour imagina on.Infact,weoerthedevelopmentofyourintellectinordertoturnyourimagina onandyourdreamsintoreality.The teamworktomakeyourdreamwork. You are fortunate to be in a school where academic progress is valued and supported and nurtured alongside all the other marvellousthingsthatgoon.Sothatwhenyoumakeyourhaircu ngmachineoryourtootsweets,youwonthavetorelyon happyaccidentsorpurelucktobesuccessful.Thankstotheopportuni esprovidedbyBIS,thankstothepeoplearoundyou,and thankstoyourhardwork,dedica on,perseverance,youwillbesuccessfulbydesign. Thankyouallforafabulousterm.Everyoneinthisroomcontributeseverydaytomakingthisschoolthewonderfulcommunityit is. OurbestwishesgotheYear13s,Year11sandsomeoftheYear10sabouttoemrackonIGCSEandIBDiplomaexams.UnlikeCarac tacusPo s,theyshouldnthavetorelyonlucktheyknowwhattheyneedtodo.Theyknowthatsuccessfulpeopledontsucceed byaccident.Successfulpeopleworkhard,andsucceedonpurpose.Theyaresuccessfulbydesign. ToeveryoneintheBIScommunity,haveagoodbreak.Takecare,andcomebackrefreshedandreadyformoreBISmagicinterm3. Richard Dyer Head Teacher, Secondary
3. 3. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 3 PTG Annual General Meeting TheAP2PTGAnnualGeneralMee ngwasheld,jointlywithAP1,onWednesdayApril15th . WetooktheopportunitytoreviewthenumerouseventsPTGorganizedallthroughthis year and express our gra tude to the people who worked hard to make these events successful.Therewere23a endeesforthemee ng.ThenewPTGcommi eeislooking forwardtoanothersuccessfulyearahead.
4. 4. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 4 Year 10 International Award Dalat Trip TheYear10Interna onalAwardgroupshowedfantas ceortandcommitmenttocompleteachalleng ingexpedi oninDalatlastweekend.Dayonewasahikethroughrollinghillsandpineforestwithsome naviga onchallengesandarainstorminthea ernoonwhichsoakedusthrough.Intheeveningwedried obythecampreandsharedsomescarystories.Luckilytheweatherwasneontheseconddayforour challengingascentofLangBianmountainandthegroupreachedthetopingood me.Carryingalltheir owncampingequipmentandsuppliesmeantthatgoodteamworkwascrucialtothestudentssuccess. Theydeservegreatcreditfortheirposi vea tudeanddetermina ontocompleteadiculttrek! AlexEssery ChemistryTeacher&Interna onalAwardCoordinator
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8. 8. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 8 AsGreenDaylunch mewasinfullswing,sevengroupsofYear8studentsrepresen ngtheirrespec ve formsgatheredintheAP2theatrereadytodelivertheirviewsonthebestenergysourceforVietnam.The whole of Year 8 ini ally took part in the research and presenta onbased project in their Geography lessons and within each class a group was chosen by their peers. It was thus apt that the best presenta onsfromeachclassweredeliveredinfrontoftheYeargrouponGreenDay.Thepresenta ons wereallfantas canddeliveredwithacondenceandmaturityaheadoftheiryears.Awiderangeof dierentperspec vesandapproachestothe ques on,WhatisthebestenergysourceforVietnam? wereexploredrangingfromsolarenergytoshalegasandgeothermaltohydroelectric. Thestudentswerejudgedontheirknowledgeandunderstanding,persuasiveness,clarityandqualityof theirresourcesastheywereduringtheini alround.However,forthespecialGreenDayEvent,agroupof Year 12 Higher Level IB Geography students became the judges and asked some very challenging ques onswhichhadtheaudience,letalonethepresenters,quakingintheirboots.TheYear8students deliveringthepresenta onstookmostofthetoughques onsintheirstrideandallgroupsshouldbe proudoftheirperformance.Atrulyremarkablegroupofstudentswhotooktheopportunitytobecome rolemodelstotheirpeersonGreenDay.Asthejudgesdeliberatedintothelatea ernoon,eventuallya winnerwasdecided,tobeannouncedinassemblyonFriday.WelldonetoallofYear8fortakingpartin thisprojectandaspecialcongratula onstothosewhopresentedonthismemorableGreenDay. BenDurrant HeadofLowerSecondary&Year7 Year 8 Green Day Vietnam Energy Competition
9. 9. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 9 Community Service Thursday16th Aprilsawapproximately 100Sta,StudentsandParentswalkto school. Thewalktoschoolsendsamessagethatpreservingthe environmentrequireseveryonetocollec velydotheir partinanywaypossibleandhopefullychoosemoreen vironmentallyfriendlywaystotravel. Thankyoutoeveryonewhojoinedandsupportedusonthewalk. KevinHalpin CommunityServiceOcer Green DayGreen DayGreen Day
10. 10. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 10 Supporting Green Day Non Uniform Wear BLUE or GREEN Itsnotjustourstudentssuppor ngGreenDay. WelldonetoallthestaatBIS.Youlookedgreatinblue andgreen. KevinHalpin CommunityServiceOcer
11. 11. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 11 GrowingMinds ThisterminGrowingMinds,wehavedonelotsoffunandeduca onalac vi eswiththestudentsfrom BinhThoschool.Thosethingswehavedonewiththemsuchasgardening,drawingonpebbles,drama, ICTandpain ngchairshelpedthemtogrowtheirminds.TheECAwasnotonlybenecialtothestudents. WeactuallyimprovedBISschool'sappearanceespeciallybyplan ngriceandowers,pain ngpebbles andchairsandcleaningtheschoolgardennearBISTRO.NexttermGrowingMindsisgoingtochangethe nameandfocusmoreongardening,sowehopemorepeoplewilljoinandfeelthenature! SamanthaKim8I GrowingMindshasbeenawonderfulexperience.Wehaveagreatgroupofpeopleintheclub,everyone is very nice and helpful. Each week we plan crea ve ac vi es to do with the children from Binh Tho school,suchasgardening,art,drama,ICTandDT.Thesechildrenareveryfunandwild,itisfuntoplay withthem.In methechildrengrewtobeourfriends,helpingustoimproveourleadership.Growing MindsisagreatclubandIwillcherishmymemoriesfromthatclub. VivienaNguyen8I
12. 12. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 12 Year10HostapartyforMaiTamHouseofHope OurYear10Studentsdeviseda numberoffunac vi esforthe childrenfromMaiTamHouseofHope. ManyofthechildrenaresueringfromHIVorAIDSandtheorphanage oersthemthesupportandtreatmentthattheymaynototherwise received.
13. 13. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 13 AbigthankyoualsotothePTGwhohelpedour studentsbyorganisingrefreshmentsfortheParty. FatherJosephandthechildrenhadafabulous me. KevinHalpin CommunityServiceOcer
14. 14. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 14 Sixth Form Debate Champions A ertwotermsofgruellingintellectualandoratorycombat,theSixthFormDebateCompe onreached itsclimaxlastweekwiththeGrandFinalheldIntheTheatre. TheDebateCompe onhascomprisedaseriesof15debatesbetweeneachSixthFormTutorGroupona rangeofglobalandlocalissues.Ourstudentshavewrestledwithsuchissuesasthebalancebetween na onalsecurityandhumanrights,genderequality,thebestmethodsofachievingsocialchangeandthe impactofcultureonchildhood. Twoformgroups,12/13Oand12/13V,hadsuccessfullyseenothecompe onandsometintheGrand Finalon9th April.Themo ondebatedwasoneofpar cularrelevancetothestudentsatthis meofyear, Examina onsshouldbescrappedfromtheeduca onsystem. Onceagainthedebatewasofhighqualitywiththestudentsrespondingwellunderscru nyfromthe opposi on,membersoftheaudienceandtheSeniorLeadershipTeam.ThewholeSixthFormstudent body voted on who had presented the winning argument, eventually crowning Miss Sargents Form Group12/13Othewinners. Congratula onstoMissSargentandallmembersof12/3Oonagreatperformance,andtoMrsDolanand 12/13Vforbeingsuchforbeingsuchworthyrunnersup. SeanONeill AssistantHeadteacher Membersof12/13O&MissSargentwiththeinauguralSixthFormDebatesTrophy
15. 15. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 15 Sport News AP2InterHouseSwimmingGala2015 OnWednesdaythe15th April,AP2helditsannualInterHouseSwimmingGala.Theteamspiritwasfantas candstudentswerethoroughlysuppor veofoneandotherthroughouttheevent.Aswellasthecom binedteamresults,therewerealsosomeexcep onalindividualperformances,withnewschoolrecords setbythefollowingstudents: Girls:CieloMiguel(1),JasmineGebbie(1),LimZhuoJun(4),AngelaVillamil(4). Boys:SeanTruong(1),BeanPham(1),JunWonHwang(2),AloisLuong(3),JeremieLuong(4). Welldonetoallthosewhopar cipatedandcongratula onstoHanoiforwinningtheoverallcompe on. GaryWillis HeadofPhysicalEduca on Hanoi 1st 325 Hue 2nd 303 Dalat 3rd 295 Saigon 4th 260
16. 16. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 16 U19GIRLSFOOTBALLCITYCHAMPIONSHIPS Onthe9th AprilourSeniorGirlsfootballteamsetout for the nal tournament hosted by SSIS. Our team hadarockystartthisseason,ge ngusedtoplaying inunityinacompe vemannerandthereforewere all feeling anxious for the upcoming matches, but with a will to prove our strength as a team and a schoola ersomeexcrucia ngdefeatsintheprelim inarymatches.Whenwegotourschedule,wereal ized that our ght would be dicult but that only pushedushardertotryourbest.Overhalfourteam willbeleavingattheendofthisyear,includingour esteemedcoachMs.Crawley,soweknewwehadto ghtforthisone. Ourrstmatchwasourhardest,againsttheinfamousSSIS,ourtoughestcompe tors.Despitetheblister ingheat,weheldourownamazinglyagainsttheirstrongoense,butunfortunatelyletinanearlyshotin thersthalf,andalloursubsequentshotswerentgoinginsowewerebehindforthemajorityofthe match.Wetriedourhardestthroughout,butSSISscoredagaininthelastfewminutesofthematch,leav ingustolose02.Wewereslightlydisappointedwiththeloss,butinourpreliminarymatchwelost62, sowewereallpleasedwithourimprovement.Thismatchedshowedjusthowmuchourteamgrew,and provedtotheotherteamsthatBISwasnotaforcetobereckonedwith. Immediatelya erwardswetookonAIS.Althoughweknewourtoughestgamewasover,wealsoknew wecouldntletourguarddropthetournamentwasntgoingtobeaneasyone.Wefoughthardand endedupontopinourAISmatch,scoringinthersthalfandendingwithawinof10. Ourthirdconsecu vematchfollowedthisandwethrewourselvesintothisgameagainstABCandspent themajorityofourmatchintheirhalf,wescoredtwiceinthersthalfandoncemoreinthesecondhalf towin30. Finally,a eramatchlonginterval,wewentintoournalgameagainstISHCMC.Weenteredourmatch andimmediatelyheldtheupperhand,spendingalmosttheen retyofthersthalfintheirhalfshoo ng. Despitemanya emptedshots,weendedthehalf00.Thispa erncon nuedintothesecondhalfandwe hadtoendthematchonpenal es.Weknewbythispointthatsofar,ISHCMChadbeateneveryother schoolapartfromSSISthesameasus.Thatmeantthatbydefault,whoeverwonthismatch,won2nd placeinthetournament.Tensionswerehigh,aswestartedtakingourshots,unfortunatelyISHCMCman agedtowinthematchandsecured2nd place.Ourteamwasdisappointed,butwespentourlastmatches togetherasauniedteam,andwelivedoutourmatchestothefullest. GabbyCullen U19BOYSFOOTBALLCHAMPIONSOFSISAC2015!
17. 17. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 17 SISACGYMNASTICSCHAMPIONSHIPS2015 OnWednesday15th AprilBIShostedtheannualSISACGymnas csChampionships.Therewasali leadd edpressurethisyearasthegirlswerereigningchampions.Wealsohadalargerteamthisyearandwel comednewmembersintothefoldinAngelaThorsteinson,JosephineSwinckelsandNatashaLedger.Iwas par cularlypleasedtoseesomeofourIBstudentsjointheteamandHollyLedger,TunaNguyen,Carola DiBellaallinYear12andAlexIvanovainYear13allledbyexample.Unfortunatelyattheeleventhhour Carola was unable to compete and luckily for our team Gabby Cullen stepped up and completed our troupeof12!WealsolostMaevaArnaudtoinjuryandlookforwardtoherreturningagainnextyear. Gymnas csisadicultsportandrequiresmanyhoursoftrainingtomasterthemostbasicskills.Itis o ensaiditisasportwhereyoutrain80%ofthe mejusttocompete20%!Thegirlscompetedacrossall levelsofcompe onfromLevel1totheOp onalAdvancedlevel.InalmostallcategoriestheAP2team hadacleansweepwinning1st ,2nd ,3rd inLevels1+2,1st +3rd inLevel3and1st +2nd intheOp onalLevel. Thegirlsretainedthe tleofSecondarySISACChampionsandthisyearworkingwiththeAP1teamweare alsotheOverallSISACTeamChampions. Congratula onstotheBISteamsinAP1+2letsmakeitthreeinarownextyear! AidanCrowley College&UniversityGuidanceCounsellor AP2SISACGymnas csChampions PhilDrake DirectorofSport/Ac vi es&TripsCoordinator Level1 Level2 Level3 Op onal JosephineSwinckels EmilyNicholls KaitlynBledsoe AlyssaStreitberg AngelaThorsteinson CarlaAvrilBourgoin HollyLedger HollyLedger GabbyCullen AlexIvanova TunaNguyen Brigi eWatson CarolaDiBella[Injured] MaevaArnaud[Injured]
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19. 19. BISbuzz Issue 30 | 19 From the Underground & BIStro Menu3(4May) From the Underground & BIStro DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY MAIN COURSE CHOOSE 1 Chicken Carbonara OR Roast Pork, Rice Pasta Bolognese- Pork OR Sweet & Sour Fish, Rice Battered Fish & Chips OR Nasi Lemak (Chicken & Egg) Chili Con Carne - Beef, Rice OR Won Ton Noodle Soup VEGETA- BLES Bok Choy & Carrot Salad Long Bean, Carrot Salad Morning Glory, Carrot Salad Choy sum & Carrot Salad SOUP Choy sum Spinach & Melon Tomato & Tofu Soup Mixed Vegetable DESSERT Mixed Fruit Mixed Fruit Mixed Fruit Mixed Fruit VEGETARIAN Braised Tofu & Beans, Rice Choy sum Soup Mixed Fruit Veggie Pasta Chickpeas Salad Mixed Fruit Vegetarian Chili Con Carne, Rice Tomato & Tofu Soup Mixed Fruit Tofu Noodle Soup Choy sum & Carrot Mixed Fruit DELI BAR OPTION Baguette & Wrap Fill it with a variety of choices including ham, chicken, cheese, tuna mayonnaise, beef, baked bean, mixed bean, bolognese sauce SNACK MENU Curry Puff Samosa Fruit Cup Chocolate Mud Cake Swiss Roll Fruit Cup Curry Puff Samosa Fruit Cup Banana/Carrot Muffin Sponge Cake Fruit Cup FRIDAY Honey Lime Chicken, Sauted Potato OR Beef Rendang, Rice Broccoli & Carrot Salad Watercress Mixed Fruit Dhal Broccoli & Carrot Mixed Fruit Donut Cream Puff Fruit Cup