GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
PROM on Friday
May 9: Tickets on sale
during Lunch in front of the Cafeteria at R$120.00 per ticket.
The K-12 Art
Exhibition
will be open until April 30 in the Art Center. Please take some time to view
the student work on display.
Student
Advisory Board Application: If you would like
to apply to be part of the SAB (who serve as a
conduit between students and the administration by representing the student
perspective in matters pertaining to the student handbook) you need to
submit this application student application google form. One
of the requirements for students to be considered for SAB is a teacher
recommendation based on the six
characteristics we believe will allow students to reach the goals set out for
the SAB: responsible; organized; committed; able to listen and consider a variety of
opinions; good communicators; and able to collaborate. Students may begin asking for recommendations this coming week. Applications
close at midnight on May 2nd, so both your application and teacher
recommendation must be submitted to Miss Boyd by that deadline.
Talon Staff Applications: It is time to select
the dedicated, intelligent, and creative group of students that will lead The Talon through its 14th year. Carefully read
and complete the application and fulfill the other
requirements on or before Monday, April 28, 16:00.
The Future of Higher Education: debate hosted by Ben Nelson & Lemann Foundation on
April 29 at 15:30 in the Auditorium. We are pleased to invite you to a
presentation by Ben Nelson, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Minerva Project, a
reinvented university experience for the brightest and most motivated students
in the world. In this presentation, Ben Nelson will discuss the current
situation and the future of higher education and the way Minerva plans to help
students be global leaders and innovators. Prior to founding the Minerva
Project, Nelson spent ten years at Snapfish as President and CFO. Ben
Nelson holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania, where he graduated with honors.
US Visa Applications
for Graduating Seniors: Nicole Tobin, a US Consulate employee and Graded parent,
will present information regarding the US student visa application process and
answer questions for interested students and parents. The presentation will be Wednesday April 30 in
room D-28 and
begin at 3:00 pm.
Bia Campos’ play "Second Intentions: Deals gone
Bibidi Bobidi Boo", will be performed in the Black Box on Wednesday, April 30th at 3:30pm and
at 7:30pm. All are welcome.
Seniors: will begin writing their final IB
Exams on May 2nd. Students are expected to continue attending
classes except:
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Students who have exams in the morning of the next day may leave
school at 12:40 (except Friday for a Monday morning exam);
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students who have afternoon exams are excused from morning
classes; and
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IB/AP courses are complete upon completion of the IB/AP exam.
However, teachers will hold a post-IB Exam class to review/de-brief students on
the exam.
Year Book Sales:
in the student store for R$100.00 until May 1, thereafter R$110.00
COLLEGE VISITS
Apr 29: College Visit – Uni. Colorado (Boulder);
Uni. Iowa; Uni. Missouri (Columbia);
Uni. Toronto (St George); Perdue
GAMES/TRAVELLING EAGLES
None
REMINDER OF THE WEEK
Bringing Guests
on Campus
Students
wanting to bring guests on campus to shadow them for the day need to get prior approval
from the Assistant Principal at least 24 hours before the intended visit.
DAY BY DAY
Monday, April 28 – D Day – PGC – IB Economics Field Trip
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Grade
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9
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Flex
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Final PGC Meetings
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CAS meeting Gp2: Lara – Zuccolo in A9
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Counseling meeting in the BBT
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Study Hall
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Final PGC meeting
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Birthdays
Amaris Obregon
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Andrea Laughlin
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Activities
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- DoSomething: Lunch in B6
- Talon: staff meet
after school
- Elderly Home
Visit:
3:15 to 4:15
- Knowledge
Bowl: 3:15-4:00
in A7
- Jazz Band: 3:15
- GSC: 3:15-4:00
tennis courts
- Red Cross
First Aid:
3:30
- Go Green:3:15-4:00 in
B9
- Varsity Basketball Preseason Practice: 4:15-5:45 LS Court
- Writer's
Guild:
3:15-4:00 in A22
- BRICKS
meeting:
3:15-4:00 in B10
- Structured
Study Hall:
3:15 and 4:15 in B21
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Tuesday, April 29 – A Day – Assembly at 13:15 – IB Chemistry Field Trip – College Visit
during Lunch
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Grade
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12
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11
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10
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9
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Flex
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Vivas Palavras X –
please be prompt.
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Birthdays
Josh Berg
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Activities
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- Math Club: 3:15 to
4:00 in B4
- NU: 12:45-13:15
in A23
- GBC: 3:15-4:00
in the Tennis Courts
- Performing
Choir: 3:15
in Choir Room
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Olimpiadas
de Historia: 3:10-4:00 in B25
- Structured
Study Hall:
3:15 and 4:15 in B21
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Wednesday, April 30 – B Day - No Flex
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Grade
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12
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11
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10
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9
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Birthdays
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Leonardo Kim
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Activities
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GAA: meeting during Lunch
- Jazz Band: 2:50
- Bia Campos’s play "Second Intentions: Deals gone
Bibidi Bobidi Boo", will be performed in the Black Box on Wednesday, April 30th at 3:30pm and
at 7:30pm.
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Thursday, May 1 – No School – Dia do Trabalho Holiday
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Grade
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12
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11
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10
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9
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Flex
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Birthdays
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Nina Meyer de Paulo
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Activities
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Friday, May 2 – C Day – SAB – IB BRSS Exam
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Grade
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12
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11
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10
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9
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Flex
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Study Hall
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Study hall
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Study Hall
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Birthdays
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Activities
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Speak Up: Lunch in B10 – All students & teachers welcome
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Debate: 3:15-4:00 in B24
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Jazz Band: 3:20-4:05
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Saturday, May 3
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Grade
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12
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11
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10
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9
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Birthdays
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Simon Chamorro Ramirez
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Activities
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SAT
at 8:00
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FALA
classes 10:00-12:00 in A & B wings
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Sunday, May 4
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Grade
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Birthdays
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IBDP
EVENTS
CAS Project: April 30
EE Panel Draft: May 2
Year 2 CAS Advisor
Reports due to IB Secretary on or before May 2
EE Library sessions:
as soon as possible before Panel
EE Panel Meetings: May
16/19
EE Abstract: will be
discussed in TOK classes.
IB Year 2 Final Exams:
begin May 2 – BRSS Exam p1 & p2
DOWN THE ROAD
May 5: IB English Exam P1 (am)/IB Econ Exam
P1 (pm); College Visit – Colleges That Change Lives; Varsity Basketball
Pre-season practice (LS Gym 4:15-5:45)
May 6: IB Econ Exam P1 & P2 (am)/IB
English Exam P2 (pm)
May 7: IB Physics Exam P1 & P2 (am)/AP
Calculus Exam (am)
May 7-10: Little 8 @ NR
May 8: IB Physics Exam P3; Varsity Basketball
Pre-season practice (LS Gym 4:15-5:45)
May 9: IB
Port, Korean, Japanese P1 (am)/IB Biology Exam P1 & P2 (pm); Prom
May 12: Professional Half Day; IB Biology
Exam P3; IB Port, Korean, Japanese P2; PLAN Test
May 13: College Visits – Amherst, Wheaton
& Williams; IB Math Exam P1/IB Portuguese B Exam; Combined Music Rehearsal
May 14: IB History Exam P1 & P2/IB Math
Exam P2
May 15: IB History Exam P3/IB Math HL Exam
P3; Varsity Basketball Pre-season practice (LS Gym 4:15-5:45)
May 16: EE Presentations; Band Concert
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