International Baccalaureate Program
The International Baccalaureate program is a comprehensive and rigorous college-preparatory program designed to meet the needs of academically talented and highly motivated high school students. Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva, Switzerland may offer the IB curriculum and allow their students to sit for IB examinations in hopes of earning an IB diploma. IB Students follow a prescribed course of study in six disciplines, sit for examinations in each discipline, and fulfill additional requirements of the program. Students enrolled in IB schools take the same curriculum and sit for the same examinations.

Internationally recognized as one of the most challenging college-preparatory curricula available, this prestigious program is offered in over 2,729 schools in 138 countries. IB students are assured that their courses of study conform to world standards, not merely local, state, or national standards. The student who fulfills IB's expectations demonstrates a strong commitment to learning, in terms of both the mastery of subject content and the development of the skills and discipline necessary for success in a competitive world. Students successfully completing the program earn the IB diploma and may earn college credit and advanced standing at colleges and universities around the world. To learn more about IBO, visit its Web site, www.ibo.org.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS begins each December for the following school year.(if you are planning on moving into the Wichita area in the coming months and have an interest in the IB Program, call the IB office at 316-973-7289) The application process begins around December 1st each year. Student/Parent information events were scheduled, throughout the Wichita area, in November and December to provide families with a clearer understanding about what IB is all about. the following link is a 55 minute video of one of those meetings http://wpstv.usd259.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/gwp/1521178/1505280/Media/2011-2012 Videos/EastIBProgramFX.wmv  

Applications will be available at area middle schools & online on the East High IB Webpage the beginning of December each year.

Application testing, which takes place each January, must be scheduled by calling the IB office 973-7289.

IB Pages
Files
 Apply to Join East High IB 2013
Application materials available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese
 Extended Essay
This folder contains information helpful for students as they plan to fulfill this IB requirement
 Summer Reading Guides
This folder contains specific IB summer reading assignment sheets for each grade.
IB Announcements
CAS Opportunity - St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church
St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church needs volunteers on Wednesday evenings from 5-7pm to help hang clothing for their monthy giveaways. If you can help please go to 2799 S. Meridian at times & days listed above.

Thank you.
2013 Extended Essay Bootcamp Registration
Extended Essay Bootcamp, designed to assist the student in his or her efforts to create a well-written research paper, supports recent changes in the IB point system, which make this component of the diploma requirement essential to success in the IB program. Lisa Kellerby attended IB Extended Essay training in October 2009, and she will conduct the Bootcamp sessions. If you need to contact Ms. Kellerby you may email her at lkellerby@usd259.net. The nominal fee ($10) will help offset the cost of facilitating the bootcamp, pay for supplies, materials, etc. A description of each session is listed on the registration information, but it is important to note that the content will be adjusted to best meet student needs. We will meet in W204 from 9 until noon on the specified dates. Please visit the Extended Essay file for further information & to print off the registration form.
PLEASE REGISTER & PAY BY MAY 31st. Office personnel may not be available to take payment in the summer.
IB Senior Recognition
Sunday, May 5th from 2pm - 4pm in the East Auditorium, the annual IB Senior Recognitoin will be held. All IB seniors will be individually introduced and awarded their IB stole to be later worn at graduation (7pm May 10th at Koch Arena). This event is hosted by the parents of IB juniors. If you want to volunteer to help with set-up or make cookies for the reception - call the IB office for contact information.
CAS Opportunity - Girls on the Run 5K
Currently recruiting volunteers for the Girls on the Run 5k on Saturday, May 11, at the Wichita Boathouse. This is the graduation 5k for the GOTR Spring participants. Estimated timeframe for volunteer hours will be 6:30a-12:00p (you don't have to volunteer for the entire time). I need volunteers to monitor the race course, pass out food/beverages, work the GOTR run store, assist with the awards ceremony, assist the timekeeper, help manage registration/packet pick up, etc. Please email Diana at dianafrederick75@hotmail.com if you are interested. Thanks!
 
christy thomas |council director
girls on the run sedgwick county
8518 w brookview | wichita, ks 67205  
 
     
CAS Opportunity - Mentors @ Jackson Elementary
Students are needed to help implement a mentoring program at Val Jackson Elementary. They would be working with some 5th grade boys to help them mentor 1st & 2nd grade students. If you are interested, please contact Mollie Wilkerson at mwilkerson@usd259.net.
NEW CAS procedures/practice
Beginning immediately, any IB student, submitting "request for absence" for college visits will find it being DENIED if their CAS documentation is not current. It is my belief that IB students are completing CAS, yet a majority are very lax in completing the documentation and submitting it for review. In an effort to influence students to submit their documentation in a timely manner, the above procedure/practice will be instituted. Timely submissions is defined "within the semester". For example, if a student wants their college visit "excused" for second semester, then CAS documentation needs to have been submitted at least by the previous semester. Once a college visit has been denied and the visit has occurred, a later submission of CAS documentation will not reverse the "unexcused" designation. It is my intent and hope that this procedure will be incentive enough for many students to submit their delinquent CAS submissions.
Contacts
+ Boykins, Michael
+ Fry, Jennifer
+ Hutton, Celeste
+ Peterson, Tina
+ Shook, Steven
+ White, Linda
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