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IB UPDATES & CALENDAR EVENTS:

IB APPLICATION DEADLINES: 8th grade applications are still rolling; all grade levels need to know that it is never too late to sign up for the IB Diploma Program!

ATTENTION TO ALL IB PARENTS:
Angela Ziegenhorn is now the parent organizer for parents of 11th grade IB students. She is working with me to plan activities for the spring. We have three parents willing to lead the Class of 2013, but please email me if you would like to lead the parent groups for 9th or 10th grade students! If you would like to be on the parent email list, please email Angela at angela_ziegenhorn@symantec.com. The April Parent Update is also available below.

Class of 2010 Potluck:
The date is Saturday, May 9^th from 6-8pm at the Ziegenhorns. Angela is sending out evites to everyone as well. This event is open to students, parents, and teachers. Be there everyone in Class of 2010!

NEW FOUR-YEAR SAMPLE PLAN AVAILABLE: Below you will find the newest sample 4-year plan. Periods and terms cannot be firmed up until we do our master schedule in May, but this would be the ideal schedule for now as it would allow our many Speech and Debate students and others committed to other elective programs to continue in the IB Diploma program. Also read the next GBHS newsletter for more updates.

"IB Is Your Passport to A Global Future ... Now, More Than Ever"

GBHS has been officially authorized to become a World IB School! After over three years of research, training and planning, we are more than half way through our first year! Many thanks to all the teachers and parents who helped make this exciting academic adventure a reality!

IB Diploma Candidates work in grades 11 and 12 toward the full IB Diploma, which includes 7 total IB courses, 150 hours of CAS and the Extended Essay. However, any GBHS students may take one or more IB courses if they have the prerequisites, and they do NOT need to be an IB Diploma Candidate. These are called Certificate students. Please see Ms. Colnar for information on either IB pathway.

Oct. 17, 2008 ~~~ IB test fees due ($129 + $88 per exam for May 2009; Class of 2010).
Oct. 21, 2008 ~~~ General RJUHSD informational meeting in OHS Theatre at 7 pm.
Oct. 29, 2008 ~~~ GBHS-specific informational meeting in GBHS Theatre at 7 pm.

Nov. 5, 2008 ~~~ Renewal forms due for 9th and 10th graders continuing the IB.

Dec. 1, 2008 ~~~ Parent Q&A session for parents of pre-IB 9th and 10th graders.

Feb. 18, 2009 ~~~ Pizza night for 10th graders and their parents (registration concerns)

Feb. 20, 2009 ~~~ Shadow Day for 8th graders, Board members, parents, etc., by appt only.

Mar. 5, 2009 ~~~ Registration for 8th graders for their 9th grade pre-IB courses.

May 9, 2009 ~~~ Potluck at the Ziegenhorns for all Class of 2010 IB students and their families.

Attention All IB Transfer students: if you are new to GBHS, we can't enroll you until the summer registration dates since you can't be enrolled in 2 schools at the same time. First, you will need to get the transfer approval (from the district office), then call GBHS for a date to come in the summer to register. We have two mass enrollments in June and usually three in August. Your IB progress is assessed yearly, and transfer students need to demonstrate minimal IB involvement (at least 3 IB courses). All pre-IB 10th graders must be enrolled in the AP Euro /English block courses.

If you are currently enrolled as a 9th or 10th grade IB Diploma candidate, and you decide you cannot continue the full IB Diploma Program or even a few IB courses, I need to speak with your parents before an official disenrollment from the IB can be processed . You can still enroll in as many IB courses as you want, even if you are not a Diploma Candidate. You would simply move from Diploma status to Certificate status.

Please visit this IB website often for news about this or any future meetings for parents or students. These meetings will also be advertised in our newsletters and daily bulletins at GBHS. To contact the IB Coordinator, email Sharry Colnar at https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=scolnar@rjuhsd.us. Voicemail is difficult during the school day, so you will probably receive much quicker responses via email. Thanks so much for your interest in this world-class program!

I have now published the second "IB Parent Update January 2009", a newsletter for parents that I will create every 2-3 months. You will find it below under "Info".

IB stands for International Baccalaureate, which is a worldwide program started in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland to offer a sophisticated, broad-based curriculum for 11th and 12th grade students.

The goal of the IB Organization is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring students and teachers who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB program encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

For more information, you may also contact the IB Coordinator, Sharry Colnar , in room 610, email https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=scolnar@rjuhsd.us, or visit the official IB website at http://www.ibo.org/.

INFO:

FORMS:

● RJUHSD District IB Enrollment Form

● GBHS IB Annual Renewal Form for 9th & 10th Graders

● GBHS IB Honesty Form for All IB Students

● GBHS IB Commitment Form for 11th & 12th Graders

● GBHS IB Registration Fee Form

● District IB Disenrollment Form