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CIBERNEWS
IB NEWSLETTER VOLUME II SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6.1
12.21.01
SPECIAL HOLIDAY ISSUE
INVITATION TO JANUARY 3, 2002 CEREMONY – DOUG
MARLETTE
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAURATE STUDENTS AND PARENTS
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RECOGNITION CEREMONY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CLASS OF 2001
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2002
MYERS PARK HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM 7:00 PM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DOUG MARLETTE
EDITORIAL CARTOONIST, PULTIZER PRIZE WINNER, NOVELIST
You and your parent(s) are invited to attend a Recognition Ceremony for
the Class of 2001 International Baccalaureate Alumni on Thursday, January
3, 2002 at 7:00 PM in the Myers Park High School Auditorium. The
evening’s keynote speaker will be Doug Marlette. Mr. Marlette is the
creator of the “Kudzu” comic strip, a Pulitzer Prize winner, a novelist,
and a former editorial cartoonist for the Charlotte Observer. A
reception will follow the ceremony in the Art Gallery.
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IB NEWSLETTER VOLUME II ISSUE NO. 6 12.21.01
SPECIAL HOLIDAY/MIDYEAR ISSUE
1.
INVITATION TO JANUARY 3, 2002
CEREMONY – DOUG MARLETTE
2.
IB COORDINATOR NOTES
3.
HELPING PLAN FOR COLLEGE
4.
PTA EVENTS AND CALENDAR
5.
NEW WEB PAGES
6.
CAS OPPORTUNITIES
7.
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
8.
MEET THE TEACHERS
9.
IB-PAC BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 8,2002
10.
MYERS PARK SPORTS NEWS
11.
CLUB ACTIVITIES AND CMEF NOTE ON BELK DECISION
12.
MISSION STATEMENT AND PURPOSES
13.
EDITOR’S NOTE – CONTESTS AND PRIZES
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AN INVITATION TO INTERNATIONAL BACCALAURATE STUDENTS AND PARENTS
RECOGNITION CEREMONY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CLASS OF 2001
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2002
MYERS PARK HIGH SCHOOL ADUITORIUM 7:00 PM
THE EVENING’S KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DOUG MARLETTE
EDITORIAL CARTOONIST, PULTIZER PRIZE WINNER, NOVELIST
You and your students(s) are invited to attend a Recognition
Ceremony for the Class of 2001 International Baccalaureate Alumni on Thursday,
January 3, 2002 at 7:00 PM in the Myers Park High School Auditorium. The
evening’s keynote speaker will be Doug Marlette. Mr. Marlette is the creator
of the “Kudzu” comic strip, a Pulitzer Prize winner, a novelist, and a former
editorial cartoonist for the Charlotte Observer. A reception will
follow the ceremony in the Art Gallery.
2.
IB COORDINATOR NOTES
SPECIAL ARTICLE:
Facing 2002: Challenges and strategies for success
Expanded Access to IB
program for 2002-2003
Starting in 2002-2003, CMS
will offer two levels of student participation in the IB program:
Pre-IB/ Middle Years
Level I (9th & 10th)
* Students must take a minimum of 3 Pre-IB/Middle Years courses in
both grades 9 & 10
* Students may take more than 3 Pre-IB/Middle Years courses each
year
* Students must participate in the required community service
requirement
Pre-IB/Middle Years
Level II (9th & 10th)
Full Pre-IB/Middle Years program as currently offered
IB Level I (Certificate
Program) (11th & 12th)
* Students must take a minimum of 3 IB courses in both grades 11 and
12 (6 total)
* One of the 3 IB courses must be Theory of Knowledge
* Students may take more than 3 IB courses each year
* Students must complete 75 hours of community service during grades
11 and 12
* Students must sit for the IB exam for each course
* Students who pass the IB exams will be awarded certificates by the
International Baccalaureate Organization
Level II (Diploma
program) (11th & 12th)
Full IB diploma program as currently offered
Facing 2002: Challenges and
strategies for success
Since welcoming
its first students into the IB program in the fall of 1992, Myers Park has
established a strong record of accomplishment on IB world exams, scholarship
offers, and college acceptance. An added advantage for our students is that the
IB curriculum complements the AP program of studies. As a consequence, our
students may sit for both IB and AP exams in most subject areas. In fact, the
total number of AP exams taken by IB students last year exceeded that of every
private school and several public schools in Mecklenburg County. The average AP
score earned by our IB students over the past five years is 3.8 out of 5, well
above local, North Carolina, and national norms.
At the threshold
of 2002, Myers Park IB also faces new challenges and new opportunities to assure
its continued leadership in high school education. Noting that the Fourth
Circuit issued a ruling December 14, 2001, that allows CMS to continue with the
family choice plan for 2002-2003, the system has decided to move forward with
the plan. Many of the challenges of the past decade persist, however: scarcity
of well-prepared IB teachers to populate 6 IB high schools; inadequate funding;
high student attrition rate; and the under representation of African American
students.
The new year and
choice plan demand that we draw on the strengths of our past as we prepare to
meet the challenges of the future. Both the IB program and CMS have vastly
changed since 1992. Yet, in one remarkable way, the IB program has remained the
same: our focus remains on providing a world class education for all who care to
join us. This was our mission in 1992. It remains our mission today.
WEB SITE UPDATE
The IB curriculum model is displayed as a hexagon with six academic areas
surrounding the core. While overall balance is maintained, flexibility in
choosing concentrations is encouraged to allow students to pursue personal
interests or meet college entrance requirements.
In keeping with this educational philosophy, we plan to add four new IB
courses for the 2002-2003 school year: IB Philosophy, a second year of IB
Computer Programming, IB Islamic History and IB Photography. We are also
exploring offering IB Geography. Please see the hexagon displayed on our new
website, at
www.myersparkib.com
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3.
HELPING PLAN FOR COLLEGE
By
Bobby Samuelson and Matt Jackson
Since school’s out for the holidays, there are no
college representatives coming to Myers Park High School until mid-January.
This does not mean, however, that the thought of getting into college and the
requirements it entails is not on the minds of the majority of students at Myers
Park High School. One of these requirements is taking the Scholastic Aptitude
Test, or the SAT. The SAT tests a student’s scholastic ability. The score that a
student gets on the SAT can determine his or her entrance into the college of
his or her choice. The SAT is a standardized test, so students may be compared
on equal ground against other students. Because it is this way, some students
will simply score lower than others. This could mean that the student is less
intelligent, or in many cases, simply does not test well. For the students that
do not test well, there is hope. Many schools such as Charlotte Country Day
offer comprehensive SAT preparation classes whose graduates score much higher on
average than
those who did not go through the class. Another way to successfully prepare for
the SAT is to take it several times before it actually counts, so that the
students become used to the test and understand how to take it effectively. It
has been shown that those who go through steps to prepare themselves for the SAT
almost always score higher than those who come unprepared.
For an online version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid,
go to:
www.fafsa.ed.gov (this completed document is required to
qualify for federal aid).
U.S. Department of Education Student Financial Assistance home page:
www.ed.gov/studentaid
FAFSA help:
www.afsa.ed.gov/hlp.htm FAFSA on the Web help: 1.800.801.0576
For a free copy of a book on FSFA programs and application procedures,
Funding Your Education, from the U.S. D of E., write to:
FEDERAL STUDENT AID INFORMATION CENTER
PO BOX 84
WASHINGTON DC 20044-0084
4.
PTSA ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALENDAR OF SCHOOL EVENTS
UPCOMING OPEN HOUSES AND TOURS:
To help inform prospective parents and students about why they should choose
Myers Park on their choice applications this fall, PTSA is holding several open
houses and tours. Please note the dates below, and pass the information along
to friends! Individual tours are available by appointment. Just call the
school at 704-343-5800.
Open House for Parents and Students
7:00 p.m. Auditorium
January 8.
Calendar of upcoming events
Dec. 20-Jan. 1 Winter Break
JAN. 3, 2002 RECOGNITION CEREMONY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CLASS OF 2001
Jan. 8 MPHS Prospective Parents/Students Open House 7 PM
5. NEW WEB PAGES
The IB PAC Board would appreciate your input on suggested changes
and additions to the Home Page for IB-Parent Advisory Council, accessible at
www.myersparkhigh.org/ib/pac. In addition, check for the
opening and expansion of our new web page,
www.myersparkib.com , with links off the PTSA and IB web pages.
For a special addition, Harsh Desai, an IB student, has been hard at work
creating a new cIBernews website with information about this publication,
archived editions of all issues from September 2001. For a special treat,
click on the address below.
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6.
CAS OPPORTUNITIES
CAS stands for “Creativity, Action and Service,” a required
component of IB students, but these opportunities may also represent community
service hours required of pre-IB students.
The student volunteer
coordinator for this opportunity is Seema Kakad.
For those seniors furiously
trying to get ready for college application deadlines, and juniors who are
thinking about them, evidence of service to the community is a big plus. Try
becoming involved in a service organization here in Charlotte for not just one
day, but make it a habitual event.
1.
Listed below are several Community Service Organizations that students
could try, according to their interests
Habitat for Humanity
516 E. 35th Street
PO Box 34397
Charlotte, NC 28234
(704) 376-2054
Constructing homes and fix-up projects.
United Way
301 S. Brevard Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 372-7170
2.
For CAS hours and for MPHS Ecology Club members, volunteer for The
Catawba Lands Conservancy. Call Marsha O’Brien, 704.968.3475 or the FLD
Volunteer Hotline, 704.342.4744 x 209 to sign up or get more information at the
web site,
www.catawbalands.org.
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Some volunteer
opportunities:
Children
A Child’s Place 704 343-3792
Alexander Children’s Center 704 362-6760
Youth Homes Inc. 704 334-9955
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Elderly
Friendship Trays 704 333-9229
Community Service
Crisis Assistance Ministry 704 371-3001 ext. 114
Hands on Charlotte 704 333-7471
Look in the front section of the Sunday, November 25, 2001 Charlotte Observer
for more volunteer opportunities and descriptions .
A more exhaustive list follows:
Community Service Organizations
A Child’s
Place
Alexander Children’s Center
P.O. Box
3302
6220 Thermal Rd.
Charlotte, NC
28233
Charlotte, NC 28222
Phone:
704-343-3792
Phone: 704-362-8468
A transitional program for
Serves children ages 5-18
homeless children, grades
pre-k-12
with serious emotional and behavioral problems.
Charlotte Area Gleaning
Network
Hope Havens, Inc
Society of St. Andrew
3815 N. Tryon St.
P.O. Box
220006
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
28222
Phone:
704-553-1730
Phone: 704-372-8809
Salvages produce from farms to help feed the
hungry
Provides care to homeless
and eliminate waste.
Volunteers gather crops that
women, men and families
would otherwise be left in
fields and orchards after
recovering from alcohol.
harvest. Produce gleaned
is distributed to neighborhoods/other drug adictions.
In need, soup kitchens and
food pantries.
Loaves and
Fishes
The Salvation Army
P.O. Box
11234
Emergency Shelter for
Charlotte, NC
28220
Homeless Women and Children
Phone: 704-523-4333
Phone: 704-334-4731
Emergency food assistance and operates
Supplies food, clothing,
County.
for women and children who have no other
place to go.
Second
Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
The Uptown Men’s Shelter
500-B Spratt
St.
1210 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC
28206
Charlotte, NC 28236
Phone:
704-376-1785
Phone: 704-334-1337
Provides food distribution to 475 agencies and
Provides transitional and emergency
Church programs helping people in need in
the
shelter, food, clothing, job,
17 county
Metrolina area.
housing assistance to homeless men.
Urban Ministry Center & St.
Peters
Hands On Charlotte
Soup
Kitchen
1616 Central Ave.
945 North College
St.
Suite 200
Charlotte, NC
28205
Charlotte, NC 28205
Phone:
704-347-0278
Phone: 704-333-7471
Provides lunch and assistance services to poor and
Individuals and groups can
homeless.
participate in a variety of
community service projects
and working with homeless,
disadvantaged and ill
children.
International
House Pets Are
Loving Support
322 Hawthorne
Lane
P.A.L.S. – P.O. Box 32141
Charlotte, NC
28204
Charlotte, NC 28232
Phone:
704-333-8099
Phone: 704-561-5179
Helps internationals adjust to US culture.
Helps senior citizens and sick
Needs English tutors, coaches, and
mentors
people care for their animal for children’s
companions.
soccer league.
Metrolina Assoc. for the
Blind
St. Marks Lifespan
704 Louise
Ave.
200 Clanton Rd.
Charlotte, NC
38204
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone:
704-372-3870
Phone: 704-944-5121
Helps the blind, providing books on tape,
Helps those with developmental
Drivers, escorts, and
assistance.
disabililties and serves more than
1400 children and adults in the
26 NC counties.
910 Alexander
St.
P.O. Box 34397
Charlotte, NC
28237-7265
Charlotte, NC 28234
Phone:
704-372-6440
Phone: 704-376-2054
Groups are needed to collect and deliver
Welcome
Constructing homes and fix-up projects.
7. HONORS AND ACCOLADES
Anna Johnson and Anna Wyatt
November 29, 2001
Fully one third of all of the Charlotte Mecklenburg
High School students named finalists in the National Merit scholarship Program
were part of the Mustang student body. These are:
Leslie Acton
Megan Bolles
Robert Etter
Leslie Hempson
Emily Rotberg
Mary Spencer
Mary Williams
These students
will continue in competetion for the eight thousand scholarship awards worth a
total of $32 million dollars. Winners will be announced next spring.
The
“Getting to Know Our IB Teachers” interview of Issue 5 on Frau Margaritha
Harmaty was written by Elizabeth Rudisill.
There is no
teacher interview for this edition.
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9.
BOARD MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2002
The
MPHS – IB PAC Board will meet again on January 10, 2002 at 7:00 P.M. at
Secretary Muffin Campbell’s house.
10. HIGHLIGHTS IN MUSTANG SPORTS
by Spero Katsanos
This Week in Mustang Sports
Basketball
On December 18, Myers Park opens conference play at home with a game against
Waddell High School. This will be the first ever meeting between the two schools
on the hardcourt, making the games (men and women) that much more interesting.
The Mustangs are entered in the Dell Curry Basketball Shootout over the Holiday
Break, which will take place December 20-22 at Independence Arena. The Mustangs
men's first game is at 1:00 PM against Charlotte Country Day, but games are
played from 9:00 AM that morning. Get out and support your Mustangs!
Football
The Charlotte Touchdown Club named Mustang linebacker/running back Omar Gaither
Student Athlete of the Year, and named Mustang defensive back Rob Davis the
Donnie Shell Player of the Year. Gaither has already committed to Tennesse where
he will receive a full football scholarship, and Davis has been made offers as
well by some big name schools.
Women's Golf
Congratulations to Molly Birmingham, who has received a full scholarship to play
golf at UNC-Chapel Hill!
GO MUSTANGS!!!!!
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11.
CLUB ACTTIVITIES
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By: Ryan Chandler, Brad Foley, and Brian McNamara
Once again we are here to
keep you up to date on the club activities of Myers Park High School. We also
regret to inform you that this will be the last newsletter we will write for, as
a new group will take over our job. Here are some of their activities:
First Priority will meet in MC11.
Third period
representatives need to remember their meetings after school.
The Spanish Club is
participating in a can drive, so please donate a few if you can.
National Honor Society
Members need to turn in their applications NOW!
The DECA Club is holding a
drawing for teachers, with a chance to win a Honey Baked Ham.
There is a rugby interest
meeting for anyone who wants to join this new club.
Anyone interested in an
academic internship should see Mrs. Collins on the SC Patio during lunch.
The international Club will meet in the Media Center.
Myers Park shorts should
be coming to the people who ordered them through 8th period classes.
Thank you for a great year! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
CMEF E-MAIL
FROM DR. SMITH (REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION)
The CMEF Advocate
A weekly electronic
newsletter from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Education Foundation
Volume 1, Extra
December 17, 2001
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To: Key Community Leaders
From: Dr. Eric Smith
Regarding: Decision By
Fourth Circuit Court to Reaffirm Earlier Decision
Date: December 14, 2001
The United States Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Court voted today
to deny motions filed by
the Grant/Capacchione parties and Belk plaintiffs.
The denial of these
motions allows CMS to continue with the 2002-2003
Student Assignment Plan
and reconfirms an earlier decision not to require
CMS to pay attorneys' fees
to the Grant/Capacchione parties.
More information on the
ruling can be found on the website at
http://m1e.net/c?581426-OXKbaE9p.RR4U%405047-ULahSGOJNieF6 . This ruling
allows CMS to move forward in the Choice Plan and provides our district the
opportunity to focus on our quest
for academic excellence.
As a key leader, I want to commend you for your commitment to
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools and the children of this community. Thank you
for partnering with us as
we "prepare students for greatness" in CMS.
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independent advocate for quality public education for all children.
Copyright (c) 2001 by the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Education Foundation. Items may be freely copied as long
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Phone: 704-335-0100
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VISION: The
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Education Foundation is an independent advocate that works
to empower the community to improve and ensure quality public education for
every child.
MISSION: The mission of
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Education Foundation is to define the issues and
advocate for the changes required to permanently improve the quality of public
education in Mecklenburg County.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Education Foundation's definition of Quality Public Education includes the
following elements that are interdependent of one another:
Strong Leadership and
Vision
Quality Instruction
Clear Standards,
Assessment and Accountability
Adequate and Equitable
Resources
Family Participation
Community Involvement
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12. MISSION
STATEMENT: To
provide interesting, timely and important information to students, parents,
teachers and staff about the MPHS IB Program via the Internet.
GOALS:
1. To involve IB students in all phases of production, creation,
distribution and institutionalization of the Newsletter.
2. To involve parents of
IB students and provide a media to make information accessible and answer
frequently asked questions.
3. To assist
teachers in allowing students to learn about and from them, communicate issues
and concerns they have to parents, and facilitate IB activities and programs.
BY THE STUDENTS – FOR THE STUDENTS
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