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World
School
A publication of the IB Parents Association of GWHS
June 2009 – Vol. 28, Issue 9
GWHS REGISTRATION DATES FOR 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR
Freshmen: July 13, 2009
Grades 10-12, Last Names A-L: August 3, 2009
Grades 10-12, Last Names M-Z: August 4, 2009
Freshmen are being asked to come to GW with a
parent/guardian on Monday, July 13 to complete registration
several weeks before the rest of the student body.
Upperclassmen whose surnames end in A-L should register on
Monday, August 3, and those whose surnames end in M-Z
should register on Tuesday, August 4. If you miss your
appointed day, you may register on one of the later dates, but
you cannot register before your appointed day. Students who
miss all 3 days can register on any subsequent day that the
school is open, but ID photos will not be taken again until
sometime after school starts.
Students who are new to DPS who have not yet provided basic
documentation (e.g., at Freshman Orientation) should bring it
to Ms. Fisher in the Attendance Office during GW’s regular
business hours or during registration. Required documents
include verification of student’s date of birth (birth certificate
or other documentation); immunization records; proof of
home address (something mailed to home address, such as
utility bill or copy of a lease); and name and address of
previous school (if the student is transferring from another
school district). No class scheduling can be done before this
process is completed.
New students’ schedules will be mailed home and/or available
at registration.
NEED A SCHEDULE CHANGE? Tentative 2009-2010 class schedules were distributed to
current students in May. Requests for changes may be
directed to Ms. Lane in the IB office. Once school ends, email
([email protected]) will be the best way to make
these requests. Ms. Lane will be able to make simple changes
from home. For more complex changes, however, students
will be asked to schedule an appointment to meet with her at
GW. Please remember that Ms. Lane is doing us all a great
favor by being willing to work on schedules during summer
vacation, and it may take a week or so to hear back from her.
You should also be aware that Infinite Campus goes offline for
a period of time during the summer, bringing all scheduling
work to a halt. With luck and Ms. Lane’s efforts, however, we
hope to have most scheduling issues resolved before the start
of classes in August.
Six volunteer parents are needed each day for Registration on July 13, August 3, andAugust 4. Please contact
Kendra Black ([email protected]) if you can help.
BOOK ORDER UPDATE The book list for IB Theater was inadvertently omitted from the book order form that appeared in the May Broadcaster.
Students who wish to order these books may complete and attach the list printed below to their earlier version of the form. An
updated version of the book order form is on the website. IB Theater students should have received this information in the mail
also. Questions? Contact Debi Roads: [email protected] or 303-399-8801.
����Theater: Ms. O’Clair
Marat Sade by Peter Weiss (ISBN 9781577662310) 11.00 _______________
Galileo by Bertolt Brecht (ISBN 0802130593) 7.95 _______________
Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill (ISBN 1409915603 13.00 _______________
Commedia dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook by John Rudlin (ISBN 0415047706) 44.00 _______________
ALL IB FAMILIES
ANNUAL FALL IB PICNIC Wednesday, August 26
6:00 – 8:30 PM, Creekside Park
This annual affair is a great
opportunity to meet and mingle with
both returning and new IB families and
faculty, and try your hand at volleyball
and ultimate Frisbee.
The IB Parent Association
will provide Subway Sandwiches!
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2009!
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2008-2009 Events Calendar
June 1 Online IB textbook ordering begins at www.georgeib.com. Don’t miss it!
June 13-18 National History Day competition, University of Maryland, for 1st and 2nd place
winners in each category from Colorado History Day
June 14-19 National Speech and Debate Tournament, Birmingham, Alabama
July 13 Freshman-only registration day – Monday, see Registration article
July 27-August 8 Ninth Grade Academy – look for details via mail
August 3 GWHS registration day, Monday, Grades 10-12, Last Names A-L
August 4 GWHS registration days, Tuesday, Grades 10-12, Last Names M-Z
August 5 Colleges That Change Lives Fair, Wednesday, 7-9 PM, Colorado Convention Center
August 11-12 Walk-in registration at GW
August 19 First day of school for Freshman only, Wednesday, 7:30 AM – 3 PM
August 20 School resumes for all students, Thursday, 7:30 AM – 3 PM
August 26 Annual Fall IB Picnic, Wednesday, 6:00-8:30PM, Creekside Park, Glendale
August 27 Senior meeting with Mrs. Geimer, Thursday, 2:15 PM – see College Counseling article
October 9 Senior Photos must be submitted to the yearbook by this date
October 10 Homecoming
Writing Workshop Reminder
Ms. Bryant is offering 2 sessions of extra practice/
preparation for the IB English exam to rising juniors and
seniors, at a cost of $50, June 1-5 OR June 22-26, 9-
11:45 AM (12-2:45 PM on June 1), Room 221. Contact
IB Office to sign up.
George Washington Surveyor Needs Volunteers for the
Cherry Creek Arts Festival
The staff of GW’s school newspaper, The Surveyor, has a
booth selling soda at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival over
the Fourth of July weekend. The booth will run on the
3rd, 4th, and 5th, from approximately 9 AM to 10 PM.
We have lots of different shifts and we would love
students, parents, friends, alums, anyone willing to help!
This fundraiser will help us continue to distribute the
paper every month and help us to attend a national
conference in Washington D.C. Please contact Grace
Kohn ([email protected]) if you would like to
volunteer with us. Thanks!Sara Morrow, Surveyor
Faculty Sponsor
PS: Check out the May issue of the Surveyor online at
http://gwhs.dpsk12.org/surveyor/surveyor0509.pdf
Extended Essay Workshop – Aug 3-7 The IB program at Smoky Hill High School has a limited
number of openings in its annual EE Workshop, August
3-7, 9AM-3PM, at Penrose Library on the University of
Denver campus. Four English teachers will be working
with 10 students each. Students should come prepared
with a topic, title and research question, and use the
time to develop an outline and gather research. On the
last day, students will present their works-in-progress.
The $140 fee includes a DU library card and Friday lunch.
Interested? Contact Nick Droege (720-886-5677) or
Veena Kumar (720-886-5420) before June 8.
Summertime = Right Time for
Yearbook Photos
Senior photos are due by October 9, 2009. There is a list
of “preferred photographers” on the new GW Yearbook
website; use the GW website link or go to
http://gwhs.dpsk12.org/activities/yearbook/index.html .
You are not limited to this list, but be sure that whatever
photo you submit meets the Yearbook’s requirements.
Many photographers offer early bird discounts during
the summer months and are able to give you more time
and attention before the fall rush.
The CSC is in need of two parent representatives and four student representatives for the 2009-2010 school year. If
interested, please contact Mary Jo Minogue - [email protected].
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SUMMER SPORTS WORK OUTS (compiled by parent Kendra Black for the June issue of the Patriot Press newsletter)
• Boys Soccer: Tuesday practices start June 2, 6-8 PM. Camp: July 29-31. Tryouts: August 17. Coach Zinke 720-231-
4298, [email protected]
• Football: Weightlifting & Fitness: M, W, F, June 8-July 9, 3:30-5:30 PM. Camp (in pads): July 13-24, 7:30-10:45 AM
($55). Speed/Conditioning Camp: July 27-Aug 7, 8-9:30 AM. Practice starts Aug 17, 6:45 AM. Coach Finesilver:
720-423-8650, [email protected]
• Girls Basketball: Open gym and games in June. Incoming freshman welcome. Email coach Tracey for details:
• Boys Golf: 1st meeting for fall will be Thursday, August 6, 10:00 AM in room 231. 1st practice Monday, Aug 10,
3:00 PM at Wellshire. Players with completed physical forms will try-out by playing 18 holes. Tom Bancroft: 720-
423-8844, [email protected]
Don’t see your fall sport? Contact your coach directly:
• X-Country (coed): Christopher Turner: 303-373-4967, [email protected]
• Gymnastics: Gina Ahnen: 720-560-5897, [email protected]
• Girls Softball: Brad Cornish: [email protected]
• Boys Tennis: Ken Mason: 303-761-6967, [email protected]
• Girls Volleyball: Ann Whitley: [email protected]
All athletes must have a physical this summer in order to participate in fall sports. Pick up a form in the office or at
gwhs.dpsk12.org (under “activities”). Sports Physicals will be offered on Aug 13 at East HS, Aug 17 at TJ, Aug 18 at
GW, Aug 26 at Skinner MS, and Aug 27 at Place MS from 5:00-8:00 PM. Middle school and high school athletes are
welcome but must be accompanied by a parent/guardian if under 18. No exceptions. Athletes must make an
appointment by calling 720-423-4240. No walk-ins will be allowed; the cost is $20, CHSAA physical forms will be
provided, and the physicals will be valid for one year.
There will be a mandatory meeting for all fall athletes during the week of 8/10. Date to be determined.
CAS Completes Activities for Students at all Grade Levels
CAS volunteers completed several key activities this past
spring. Seniors participated in peer interviews and
submitted their portfolios
documented their CAS work
the last 2 years. Two $500
CAS Service Scholarships were
awarded at the Senior Brunch
on May 3, 2009. The first
went to Joanna Foote. In
addition to a well-rounded portfolio in creativity and
action, Joanna was a co-founder of the GW Recycling
Club. She, along with others, worked with school
administrative personnel, community recycling
organizations and students to bring to light this vision.
The club served as a place where many other students
were able to get involved and fulfill service hours. She
used this same tactic of getting others involved with the
English as Second Language tutoring through Emily
Griffith Opportunity School. Although Joanna had more
than enough service hours in these two areas, she
combined her love of sailing with another service
activity, Community Sailing of Colorado, which takes
disabled children out sailing. It was our feeling that she
continues to find time to devote to others, while still
maintaining a healthy balance between academics,
sports, extra curricular activities and service. She
reflected personal growth and an awareness of herself
and what she brings into each situation. This is the
essence of the CAS program.
Hana Torribara received
the second scholarship.
In 2007, Hana Toribara
set out to earn the
highest award given to a
Girl Scout, the Gold
Award, which she did
receive April 27th. Her
original project was to
tape the oral history of several Sudanese immigrants,
provide copies of these tapes to the immigrant and
create a documentary covering the history of the
Sudanese conflict. The project took Hana outside of her
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comfort zone by forcing her to learn how to create a film
and by interviewing immigrants whose first language is
not English and who have experienced unthinkable
horrors. By providing unedited copy of the interviews to
each immigrant, Hana has given them a piece of history
and a gift of remembrance. In addition, the door to a
new goal was opened with the documentary. In her own
words: the documentary “has moved beyond my efforts
to build awareness”. The documentary is being used as a
training material among members of Project Education
Sudan, a non-profit that builds schools in southern
Sudan. The documentary has also been circulated
throughout the Girl Scouts Mile High Council.
Juniors met briefly on Monday, May 4, 2009 to go over
CAS questions prior to the May 22 due date of their first
essay and 75 hours. We will recognize the top junior
when these assignments are turned back next
September in time to include this honor on college
applications.
Sophomores met on April 16, 2009 to learn more about
the specifics of the program, and were given a CAS folder
with guidelines, references, deadlines, etc. Current
juniors were on hand to relay their experiences and help
answer questions the sophomores had. Activities that
commence after June 1, 2009 may be used to satisfy CAS
requirements for the class of 2011. Thanks to the
parents who showed up to help serve breakfast and pass
out folders. A reminder to sophomores who start
activities this summer: make sure to get your activity
forms signed, and keep a journal of impressions,
reflections and observations to use when it is time to
write your essays.
Freshman Service Day was by far the biggest undertaking
of the spring, and could not have been done without the
help of so many parents and other volunteers.
Earth Day, April 22, 2009 served as the backdrop as 96
freshman students gathered to work at the Hentzell
Park/Babi Yar Park complex. Working with Denver Parks
and Recreation Department, the students divided into 9
groups, doing everything from pulling up/fixing fence rail
and weeding, to creating walking trails, to seeding to
picking up 432 gallons of trash! They also received
education from the Department’s wildlife expert on
native habitats and animals of the area. Tremendous
thanks go to the following individuals who made the day
possible:
Carolyn Faselt – who arranged for the transportation
and provided breakfast that morning for the students
and parent volunteers (and stayed to clean up!);
Joy Mulder, Kristin Schledorn and Shelly Smith-Acuna,
who provided snacks for all the kids, parents and Parks
Dep’t workers for the day, and Marcia Bickel and Toni
Miller who helped serve and clean up breakfast;
Andrea Morgan, Ali Pluss, Debi Roads, Leslie Lily, Paul
Miller, Cora Neslin, Janice Thomas, Pam Wolf, Tony
Acuna and Cynthia Kouris-Wilkerson for being parent
group leaders. They did an amazing job keeping the
students motivated, safe and on task. Many of these
volunteers do not even have freshman students, but
volunteered on April 22nd to make sure the day would
happen. I cannot thank you enough;
Kristie Butkovich, our incoming IB Parent Association
President, took care of lunch for everyone involved.
Through her contacts and negotiation skills, she was able
to get a great deal on Subway sandwiches, and was able
to get chips, water and pop donated. This really helped
conserve money and allowed the day to come in under
budget this year;
Kelly Morrison, who chronicled the day through
photography. His beautiful pictures are up on the
GeorgeIB.com website;
Suzanne Geimer and Marjie Lane were the glue that
kept the project together. They distributed and
collected informational letters and permission slips,
spoke with parents, accompanied the kids and stayed for
the entire day at the spot, and brought the project
together at the end while discussing the purpose of the
project and how it fits into this requirement of the IB
diploma program.
This is a great time to learn about and get involved in
CAS. We need new parents to join the committee next
year. The May Broadcaster indicated we only need
parents February – March. Not so!! We do many
activities all year, such as the annual CAS Fair held in
October. This takes a lot of planning, which starts this
summer. Even if you cannot work on the steering
committee, please look at the list of vendors from last
year’s fair on the CAS page on the George IB website,
and let us know of any additional organizations that
might offer creativity, action or service opportunities for
kids. Please contact Carolyn Faseslt at 303-777-9501
with additional ideas.
Please plan to help with one or more of these activities
as a way to be engaged and learn about this critical
component of the IB program. Thank you to the IB staff,
IB Parent Board, parent volunteers and teachers that
made this such a successful year.
Gail Sigman, CAS Chair
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2009 Senior Brunch The Senior Brunch this year was a great success. We had
a full house and a good time was had by all. The Driscoll
Center at D.U. was beautiful and the food was tasty. The
much-anticipated Senior Skit was a Flaulkner-style hit, a
nice twist on the traditional send-up of the IB faculty.
Anayeli Gonzales received the Vaughn Aandahl Award,
in memory of the GW math teacher who initiated the
idea of brining IB to the school. Also honored were
outgoing IB Parents Association President Debi Roads
and the CAS award recipients.
As chair of the brunch committee I was honored to work
with the committee. I would like to thank everyone that
worked on this all year to make it a success. The
committee included: Julia Barry, Terry Brandl, Rie
Kenkel, Anne Loopesko, Harry Newman, Marie
Peterson, Judy Reaven, Debbie Skeen, Cathy Stamp,
and Ginger Waymire.
We are losing several committee members for next year
so I am looking for volunteers for next year. I am also
looking for someone to co-chair the committee,
preferably a sophomore parent so they can take it over
for 2011 as I will be stepping down. We meet once a
month December through April. If you are interested in
being a part of this fun event please send me an e-mail
at: [email protected] or you can call me at 720-252-
2920.
Graduation Honorees Abound
Special congratulations to the following members of the
IB Class of 2009 whose accomplishments were
recognized at GW’s graduation ceremony on May 24: IB
Valedictorian Joanna Foote; IB Salutatorian Sean
Manton; remaining “Top Ten GPA” IB students Abe Bob,
Christopher Grant, Emilie Josephs, Peter Lewis, Parker
Martin, Nick Sather, Scott Symonds, and Hana Toribara;
“Outstanding Seniors”(named by faculty) Joanna Foote,
Peter Lewis, and Maddie Wohlberg; Student Council VP
Brittany Cooper; National Honor Society Members
Christine Anderson, Angela Bae, Alex Cossoff, Joanna
Foote, Jillian Geib, Anayeli Gonzalez, Emilie Josephs,
Amie Kashon, Peter Lewis, Sean Manton, D.J. Mares,
Parker Martin, Brinton Mitchell, Cara Stamp, Hana
Toribara, Randy Waymire, Taylor Webster, Cambria
Wethey, Connor Williams, and Maddie Wolberg; Gates
Millenium Scholarship recipient Brinton Mitchell; and
Daniels Scholarship recipient Cam Nguyen. The
following IB students contributed to the ceremony: Alix
Efaw, Arielle Finegold, Sean Manton, Becca Newman,
and Randy Waymire (National Anthem); Parker Martin
(Speaker); and Gabby Biscaye (dance performance).
The graduation program included an impressive listing of
scholarships earned by this year’s graduates, which we
hope to scan it onto the George IB website soon. The
following IB students were included in that list: Christine
Anderson, Matt Bell, Gabby Biscaye, Jenna Blewett-
Anderson, Abe Bobb, Alex Cossoff, Joanna Foote, Jillian
Geib, Anayeli Gonzalez, Mitch Goudy, Christopher
Grant, Amie Kashon, Martin Kohn, Peter Lewis,
Christopher Lowe, Mark Maguire, Sean Manton, D.J.
Mares, Parker Martin, Nicole McLaughlin, Brinton
Mitchell, Becca Newman, Cam Nguyen, Laura Ouellette,
Emily Peterson, Sofia Prado-Irwin, Conrad Quade,
Alexandria Salazar, Anthony Santistevan, Nick Sather,
Stephanie Satler, Roman Savostin, Maya Shannon, Scott
Sigman, Cara Stamp, Ryan Stroud, Scott Symonds, Hana
Toribara, Christina Uribe, Randy Waymire, Taylor
Webster, Connor Williams, and Cindy Zavala.
The following IB students had the honor of serving as
Junior Escorts: Habab Badri, Henry Biermann, Andre
Biscaye, Caroline Bringenberg, Julia Clark, Christine
Collins, Madelaine Czufin, Paige Dahlman, Olivia
Edwards, Casey Federico, Nadia Ghani, Leigh Ann
Howard, Grace Kohn, Natalie Lays, Luke Liechty, Lydia
Loopesko, Hannah McGehee, Bryan Sullivan, James Sze,
and Madeleine Winslow.
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GWIB CLASS OF 2009 COLLEGE CHOICES
Christine
Anderson
University of Southern California
Nathaniel Austin The George Washington University Angela Bae University of Pennsylvania Bolor Battumur Wellesley College Matthew Bell United States Air Force Academy Gabrielle Biscaye University of Colorado at Boulder Jenna Blewett-Anderson University of Colorado at Boulder Abraham Bobb University of San Francisco Sean Carlson University of Colorado at Boulder Meghan Connor Colorado State University Brittany Cooper University of Colorado at Boulder Alexander Cossoff University of Colorado at Boulder Cecelia Crossen Colorado College Maureen Dady University of Colorado at Boulder Alexandra Efaw Valley Forge Military College Skylar Elisberg University of Michigan Jordan Estes Colorado State University Arielle Finegold NATIV Leadership Program, then Ithaca College Lauren Flynn University of Colorado at Boulder Joanna Foote Georgetown University Renata Garbowski University of Colorado at Boulder Yemane Gebremeskel University of Colorado at Boulder Jillian Geib Boston University Anayeli Gonzalez Metropolitan State College of Denver Mitchell Goudy Miami University (OH) Christopher Grant Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Simon Hall University of Colorado at Boulder Theodore Hoff University of Colorado at Boulder Benjamin Hulac Lehigh University Marine Jardonnet Undecided Emilie Josephs Boston College
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Amie Kashon Occidental College Martin Kohn University of Minnesota Peter Lewis Yale University Christopher Lowe Tufts University Mark Maguire University of Denver Sean Manton Boston University Donald Mares University of Southern California Parker Martin Harvey Mudd College Nicole McLaughlin University of Colorado at Boulder Brinton Mitchell University of Southern California Maxwell Mudge St. John's College (MD) Nicholas Nakazono University of Colorado at Boulder Nate Neligh University of Colorado at Boulder Rebecca Newman Willamette University Cam Nguyen Gettysburg College Laura Ouellette University of Colorado at Boulder Will Paces Michigan Technological University Emily Peterson Brandeis University Aubrey Pierce University of Colorado at Boulder Sofia Prado-Irwin Barnard College Conrad Quade University of Portland Lucas Raschbacher Boston University Elliot Reaven The George Washington University Grace Reid University of Colorado at Boulder Eric Roads University of Colorado at Boulder Allyssa Routzahn University of Missouri - Columbia Eli Sachs Eckerd College Alexandria Salazar Colorado School of Mines Anthony Santistevan University of New Mexico Nicholas Sather Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stephanie Satler University of Northern Colorado Roman Savostin University of Colorado at Boulder Maya Shannon University of Colorado at Boulder Scott Sigman Tulane University Kyle Smith University of Colorado at Boulder Cara Stamp John Carroll University Ryan Stroud Case Western Reserve University Scott Symonds Williams College Sarah Taylor University of Colorado at Boulder Hana Toribara Washington University in St. Louis Fernando Torres University of Colorado at Boulder Cristina Uribe Undecided Randall Waymire Northwestern University Taylor Webster Colorado State University Zachary Wehner University of Colorado at Boulder Cambria Wethey Whitman College Connor Williams University of Denver William Witwer Whitman College Madeline Wolberg Barnard College Cindy Zavala University of Colorado at Denver
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Leslie Whitty Honored at Denver Teachers’ Awards Banquet
Talented IB Philosophy and TOK teacher Leslie Whitty was the only secondary school teacher among the 7
Distinguished Teacher Award recipient s honored at the May 8 banquet. Brinton Mitchell and Randy Waymire
delivered a lively presentation in Ms. Whitty’s honor, capturing the essence of her teaching style in this quote: “I
realized that, in response to her endless questioning, ‘Why? Why? Why?’ I needed to come up with something better
than ‘Because. Because. Because’.” Ms. Whitty received a personal award of $1,000. Additionally GW received $650
to be used for the program of Ms. Whitty’s choice.
People You Should Know: Shelby O’Clair
Step into drama
teacher Shelby
O’Clair’s room, and
you’re likely to find a
group of students
spread across desks
and comfortable
armchairs, munching
on Pringles and
discussing the latest developments with the school
musical.
A relaxed atmosphere is just one of the key ingredients
that draws crowds to Ms. O’Clair’s theater classes, as
well as to the three drama clubs and school productions
that she oversees each year. Her knowledge of theater
goes back far beyond her four years at GW, and her
passion for the subject is contagious. Though she has
traditionally taught drama as an elective, this year Ms.
O’Clair’s creative juices had yet another outlet: IB
Theater.
“I really believe in it,” she said, recalling the personal
growth she saw in her group of seven students this year.
“The smallest 5-minute exercises that we did really
helped them discover themselves as theater artists.”
Along with these exercises, students in IB Theater
explored the medium by experimenting with unique and
sometimes unexpected forms of drama. “We spent some
time doing Bu-Toh, which is Japanese dance theater,”
she said. “They painted their faces with white makeup,
and had to do lots of taxing and interesting dances. It
was really different.”
In order to prepare for the class, Ms. O’Clair attended a
training session in Montreal, where she met IB Theater
teachers from all over the world. “I felt like I was coming
from a really strong background,” she said, describing
the various forms of IB programs that she encountered,
including some that only offered a few IB classes or were
brand new. “Our school was on the top end... I left the
training really believing that it will expand your
horizons.”
She returned with even more enthusiasm for her class,
which had started several weeks before the training.
Armed with her new knowledge, Ms. O’Clair promptly
discovered that one of their research projects had to be
redone. However, the experiencs that she and her class
gained over the course of the year—sometimes the hard
way—will present new opportunities to next year’s IB
Theater class. “There’ll be four times as many students
next year, and we’ll go into it with all the knowledge we
gained from this year,” she said with a slight smile.
The fact that she was able to tackle a brand-new course
while still keeping up with her other duties stands
testament to Ms. O’Clair’s energy and resilience. “I teach
all the theater classes, direct all the plays and musicals,
and sponsor three drama clubs,” she said, “though our
program is so student run that a lot of the time I’m just
overseeing things.” She was adamant about the crucial
role of student directors in each show. “They are the
voice.”
One of the many benefits of Ms. O’Clair’s impeccable
sense of balance between giving students artistic
freedom in productions and guiding them through the
process of directing is that she has the chance to spend
time with her nine month old son, James Lloyd Scott
Snyder (Jamie for short), who has appropriately been
christened the GW Drama Baby. “He’s here all the time,”
she said. “I really like that he is exposed to such fabulous
people. I think it will help him be more outgoing…
everyone is so loving and caring with him.” If everyone
from techies and dramatic students to babies can be at
home there, it truly seems that Ms. O’Clair is right when
she says that “everyone can find a place in GW drama.”
-Amelia Kucic, IB Student Correspondent
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TARTUFFIFIED! Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic 2008-2009
theater season!
GW drama productions for the 2009-2010 season:
Fall: The Tempest - W. Shakespeare
Winter: The Wiz - Music/Lyrics by Charlie Smalls, Book by
William F. Brown
Spring: Student One-Act Festival! (more details to come)
Presiding over this gloriously stormy season, the
2009-2010 Drama Board:
President: Erik Morrison
Vice President: Skyler Gallun
Senior Member-at-Large: Trevor Cassidy
Junior Member-at-Large: Hannah Fisher
Speech and Debate National Qualifiers
Congratulations to the following students who
qualified for the national speech and debate
tournament: Ryan Boyd (Student Congress), Michael
Homiak (US Extemporaneous Speaking), Dan Morgan-
Russell (International Extemporaneous Speaking),
Gabe Neslin and Lawson Williams (Public Forum), and
Sam Clark and Miles Owens (Cross Examination
Debate). Good luck to them at the National Forensic
League (that’s right, the NFL) Tournament in
Birmingham, Alabama on June 14-19!
Interested in finding out what it takes to win at
Nationals? The final rounds will be webcast live on
June 19, accessible through a link from the League’s
website: http://www.nflonline.org.
IB Artist Honored Congratulations to sophomore Hannah Gordon whose
artwork was selected for the January 2010 page of the
DPS Safety and Health Calendar.
Congratulations, 2009 Colorado History
Day Competitors!
Forty GW students, representing 17 entries, qualified
to participate in Colorado History Day on May 3.
Fourteen entries (82%!) made it to run-offs and the
final round of judging. The following first and second
place finishers will attend the National History Day
competition at the University of Maryland, June 13-18:
Tunde Kelani (1st place Research Paper); Paloma
Jimenez (1st place Individual Exhibit); Anil Arora,
Keleka Blair, Sean Chilelli, Tanner Sandoval, and
Patrick Tapp (1st place Group Exhibit); Olivia Edwards
(1st place Web Site); and Lydia Loopesko and Grace
McLaughlin (2nd place Web Site).
Christine Collins, Leah Lieber , and Madeleine
Winslow are alternates in the Group Exhibit category
with their 3rd place finish, plus they earned the
Outstanding Regional Award. Congratulations also to
the following finalists: Leigh Ann Howard, Gabe
Neslin, and Madi Pluss (Research Papers); Sarah
Pierce (Individual Exhibit); Ben Breyfogle, John
McIntyre, and Michael Wakefield (Group Exhibit);
Amel Topic and Aerik Francis (Individual
Documentaries); and Chase Kernan, Jordyn Sample-
Reif, and Rachel Yahn (Group Documentary).
A complete listing of CHD competitors and their
project topics is posted on the George IB website.
Model UN Excels Congratulations to the Model UN Team for their
wonderful performance Saturday, April 25 at the
Colorado Springs meet. First timers Gabe Rusk and
Rachel Yahn won honorable mention representing
Libya in the Security Council. Chiamaka Isiguzo and
Christian Solano won outstanding delegation
representing the Democratic Republic of Congo in the
Security Council. Great year, Model UN!
A special thanks to all who donated to the art department's Wish List!
JoAnn Freud, Ricki and Wendy Weiskopf,
Bill and Rhonda Crossen, Sandra Doran,
Doris, Darla, Patty
If you have any items you would like to donate, please
contact me Leslie B. Lilly [email protected] to arrange
pick up or drop
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THE IB COUNSELING AND COLLEGE CORNER
NEW GRADUATES are enjoying the novel experience of free time, mingled with various summer
activities and preparations for college. Their fall destinations are listed on Page . Congratulations!!!
RISING SENIORS: The Class of 2010 College Application and IB Diploma Planning Calendar was
distributed during Extended Essay drop-off on May 22, and it is also posted on the website under
“Student Info.” The calendar is a useful time management tool – become VERY familiar with it! FYI: The Common Application for
2009-2010 will be available July 1. You can get a “sneak “peak” at https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/News.aspx. Pay
particular attention to the essay prompts, as you will be turning in a draft essay on August 27, along with your School Report
form, college list, list of teacher references, and updated résumé.
PARENTS OF RISING SENIORS: Your time management skills will also be tested by the financial aid application process, which will
be upon you sooner than you may realize. The CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE (https://profileonline.collegeboard.com), required by
many private colleges, can be filed as early as October 1 and should be filed no later than two weeks before the EARLIEST priority
filing date specified by your student’s colleges or programs. FAFSA filing will begin January 1, 2010, and it is wise to accomplish
preliminary tasks like getting your PIN number ahead of time at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
RISING JUNIORS AND SENIORS are encouraged to increase their familiarity with Naviance over the summer. Properly used, it is a
wonderful organizational tool. For example, when a college representative schedules a visit to GW, students with that college on
their “My Colleges” list will receive an email notice about the date and time and can sign up for that visit via Naviance. Rep visits
begin soon after school starts, with the busiest time for visits being the week of October 5th
. These visits are an efficient and
inexpensive way for juniors and seniors to learn more about a specific college. It is particularly important for seniors to use
Naviance to track their actual college applications. The IB Office will use each senior’s Naviance account as the final source for
where to send supporting materials for school and scholarship applications (transcripts, recommendations, School Report Forms,
etc.). Rising seniors received their access codes and set up their accounts at the college application meeting that took place
during CSAPs. Rising juniors received their codes at their math finals. The access code is only needed for a student’s initial log-in,
at which time he/she will enter an email address and password to be used for accessing Naviance in the future. Any student who
lost the code before creating a Naviance account should email Ms. Lane to request it again.
GWIB’S NEW COLLEGE COUNSELOR RUSTY HAYNES will be offering the following services to in the coming year:
• Individual interview sessions with juniors and seniors primarily on Saturdays in order to encourage parental attendance
and participation
• Evening programs on topics such as college applications, financial aid, college admission, and standardized testing
• An in-depth subject-based handout series on Naviance
• Online and telephone follow-up during evening hours
• E-mail communication with rising seniors during the summer ([email protected])
Mr. Haynes has provided an introductory letter as well as some excellent information about preparing for standardized testing.
Please look for both documents on the website under “College Prep.” The letter and test prep handout were also distributed to
rising seniors on May 22 and to rising juniors with their Naviance codes.
STANDARDIZED TEST SCHEDULE FOR 2009-2010 REGISTRATION LATE REGISTRATION
STANDARDIZED TEST TEST DATE DEADLINE DEADLINE (added fee)
SAT or Subject Tests 10-Oct 9-Sept 23-Sept
PSAT/NMSQT 17-Oct Registration through GW Counseling Office
ACT 24-Oct 18-Sept 2-Oct
SAT or Subject Tests 7-Nov 1-Oct 15-Oct
SAT or Subject Tests 5-Dec 30-Oct 12-Nov
ACT 12-Dec 6-Nov 20-Nov
SAT or Subject Tests 23-Jan 15-Dec 30-Dec
ACT 6-Feb 5-Jan 15-Jan
SAT only – no Subject Tests 13-Mar 4-Feb 18-Feb
ACT 10-Apr 5-Mar 19-Mar
ACT without writing late April Juniors only - registration through GWHS
SAT or Subject Tests 1-May 25-Mar 8-Apr
SAT or Subject Tests 5-Jun 29-Apr 13-May
ACT 12-Jun 7-May 21-May
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Friends of IB Scholars Foundation News
Dear IB Families,
What a year it has been – so many ups for your kids and IB amidst the down of the economy! I want to stress right off the bat,
however, that your generosity and commitment has been amazing! Let me give you some figures regarding donations to the
program and the Foundation’s expenditures on IB over this past academic year (most of which will apply to next year’s program).
This year (2008/09), our IB families, in conjunction with the Ebrahimi Family Foundation, other foundations who met the
challenge of the Ebrahimi matching grant for new foundation contributions, and other foundations who contributed to the IB
Foundation again this year, enabled the Friends of IB Scholars Foundation to raise $73,847. That figure is nearly $20,000 more
than last year’s total and adds to our overall account! Included in the amount for this year is $7,440 for Marjie Lane’s position
(although we need roughly four times that sum to meet our commitment to retain her for next year).
As a result of these many generous donations, the Foundation was able to approve a wide variety of proposals that will enhance
and enrich the educational experience in the IB program at George Washington High School. At Foundation board meetings held
in February and April, the following grant proposals were approved by the Foundation (although some figures may vary should
costs be reduced after research and investigation and, moreover, a handful of other requests remain outstanding):
• $8,000 for the contract of a new part-time IB college
counselor, to provide group and individual counseling
sessions for junior and senior IB students
• $4,050 for District, State and National History Day
registration fees for IB students, and van rental and travel
expenses for Ms. Guggenheim and IB students at the
national finals of the National History Day competition at
the University of Maryland
• $100 Wall Street Journal subscription for Mr. Lee
• $40 microphone for IB Oral Examinations
• $250 printer and cartridges
• $1,050 Spanish Dictionaries/Videos/Rosetta Stone
• $10,000 IB Parent Association expenses
• $380 camcorder
• $1,400 two document cameras for Ms. Gale-Martinez and
Ms. Morrow
• $7,000 Smart Classroom for Mr. NcNeill
• $9,750 Sound and Sense for Ms. Morrow and Ms.
Wadsworth
• $600 Living History project
• $1,100 Gilgameth readings for Ms. Wadsworth
• $1,000 Spanish enhancement travel for Ms. Shikes
• $7,500 for chemistry classroom equipment for Dr. More
• $725 for a laptop computer for Pre-IB American
Government classes for Ms. Gale-Martinez
• $900 for Ms. Bryant’s summer writing program for rising
IB Seniors and Juniors
• $3,000 for exhibit and display equipment for IB Art classes
for Ms. Wadsworth
• $2,100 art equipment and supplies for Ms. Wadsworth
• $4,000 for loans for IB exam fees and books for IB
students in need of financial assistance
• $4,750 for a loan for Model UN students for fundraising
The Foundation Board also welcomed some new members this year: Robin Semple and Laurie Zeller. Mary Jo Minogue served as
Secretary of the Foundation but went beyond her duties by organizing grant-writing information sessions among a myriad of
other time-consuming tasks. Janice Thomas remained the Treasurer and I thank her for her attention to our accounts and her
endless dedication to IB. Tom Waymire resigned from the Board after years of service, and I thank him for his time and effort,
and especially a year’s worth of sage advice to me. Note that the Foundation is always looking for parents to serve so please
contact me at (303) 364-9181 or [email protected].
Thanks go out to many people involved with IB as I finish my first year as President. First, you. Your donations of money, time,
and actions have enabled the IB Program to remain vibrant and the Foundation supportive of our students, staff, and faculty. We
appreciate all you have done. Second, I want to thank all of the IB Foundation board members for their commitment and
dedication to the Foundation and the GW IB program. We have a promise from Debi Roads to remain active on the Parent’s
Association and Foundation Board even as her last kid leaves GW for college. For anyone involved with IB, Debi has been an
eternal source of energy and wisdom to us. Third, it has been a great privilege to work with and learn from Suzi Geimer and so
many thoughtful and caring parents and teachers in support of the educational proposals funded by the Foundation.
But it all comes back to you! We thank you wholeheartedly for your contributions yet we are by no means out of the woods
when it comes to funding. Marjie Lane must be protected from the bad economy and the decision to cut her position. As you
know, the IB Foundation has committed to funding two-thirds of her position but we need support from you as well as the
district and school. Please think of donating now rather than waiting until the Fall, should that be your usual plan.
The Foundation looks forward to the continued support of the George Washington IB community next year!
Tom Zeiler, President, Friends of IB Scholars Foundation
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THANK YOU, 2009-2009 DONORS
Your generosity throughout the year made the IB program work for all our students
$15,000 - $20,000
Anonymous
Ebrahimi Family Foundation
$501 - $2,000
Anonymous (2)
Eric and Kendra Black
CICF
Cindy Clover and Lee Clark
Mary and David Elisberg
Carolyn & Gary Faselt
HCA Foundation
Kathy and Rick Lofgren
Mark Manton
Benjamin Honigman and Mary Kohn
Toni Miller
Cora and Dave Neslin
Michael and Debra Roads
Running Deer Foundation
Carolyn Tank
Thomas Bean Foundation
The Troyer Family
Tom Waymire
Joseph O. and Geraldine C. Waymire Fund
Val and Jane Webster
Rocio and Tom Zeiler
$101 - $500
Tony Acuna
David Adams
Laurel Davis and Alan Alpert
Anonymous (4)
Ted and Melissa Aragon
Catherine Bedard Bayne
Sheri and Robert Boyd
Ross Breyfogle
Peggy Burnette
Kelli and John Connor
Ronda Crossen
Ann Cuthbertson
Mark and Kathryn Dahlman
Jane Feldman
Deborah and Kerry Fisher
Richard Gabriel and Jill Wichlens
Craig and Lisa Gallun
Paul and Becky Godec
Peri Greensteen and Izzy Sonenreich
Lisa Haddox
Jamie Kaplan
Mark Keller
Linda During and Ron Kucic
Jim and Julie Lays
Diana DeGette and Lino Lipinsky
Windham and Anne Loopseko
Harold Martin
Nina and Rex Mc Gehee
Bruce and Deborah McGinnis
Laura Michaels
Leslie Mitchell
Reine Evereteze and Raymond Moore
Andrea Morgan and Thomas Russell
Kelly and Karen Morrison
Joy and Mic Mulder
Harry Newman
Bob and Laurie O'Neill
April Pluss
J. David and Dorothy Ferrin Port
David Rochlin
Becky Rosenblatt
Frank and Robin Semple
Gail Sigman
Shelly Smith-Acuna
Lee Ann Huntington and Neil Toribara
Pam and Dana Wakefield
Javier Waksman
Peggy Anderson and Chris Ward
Karen Okamoto & Geoff Webb
Stephen Wise
Roxana and Joel Witter
Anne and James Witwer
Up to $100
Tammy Adducci
Hong An
Gerald Anderson
Anonymous (4)
Suzanne Audino
Jambunathan Balaji
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Up to $100 (continued)
Becky Bausch
Dawn Bedrosian
William Berger
Dave Biermann
Timothy Biscaye
Carol Blewett
Candace Bruce-Andrews
Wayne and Kristi Butkovich
M Byers
Alicia Caldwell
Ellen Kelty and Tony Chilelli
James and Valerie Collins
Community Shares (4)
Thomas and Telma Cordova Potter
Bill Culkin
Joseph Czajka
Douglas Czufin
Jack and Jillene Easley
Sara Fisher
John Gardiner
Mohammed and Sayeeda Ghani
Carrie and Tyler Gibbs
Gary Gonzales
Phil Gordon
Kimberly Jacques and Daniel Gross
Rita Hailey
Jane Hall
Janice Hayes
Charlene Hill
Diana Goldberg and William Hood
Bruce Hoyt
John Huggins
Jeffrey Hughes
JP Morgan Chase Matching Fund
Daniel Isaharov and Rasulova Nasiba
Michael and Robin Johnson
Stacy Keller
David and Catherine Riley Kresin
Barbara Weill Laff
Laff Foundation
John Lewin
Lingbo Li
Jonathan Lieber
David Lippert
Jordan Lord-Sherman
Annette Losey
Leslie Lui
Deb Lutomski
Hugh Maguire
Ann Komara & Taisto Makela
Don and Ruth Mares
Ann McIntyre
Karen McKoy
Monica McLaughlin
Christi and Tom Millar
Mary Jo Minogue
Vicki and Greg Morris
Joy and Mic Mulder
Adrienne Mullinaux
Chuck Murphy
Tom Murphy Family
Christine Nicholson
Augustine and Mary Park
Victoria Pilkington
Donald Quade
Robert Rubel and Susan Radestsky
Judy Reaven
Grace Reid
Miriam Rosenblum and Dave Reilly
Crystal Reser
Gary Rodehorst
Fuad & Seidefa Rogonich
Brim and Ruth Ruby
Candace and Michael Rusk
Debra Knapp and Benjamin Sachs
Robert & Fran Salazar
Angelita Sandoval
Bill & Sue Sather
Gail Saxton
The Schiller Family
Kristin Schledorn
Susan Schneider
Wilma Shepherd
Roby Sherman
Mike and Nela Silverstein
Dan and Debbie Skeen
Jan Spitzer
Amy Steele
Gregory Stroud
Myron & Cherie Swisher
Peter Thomas
Katie Thompson
Kristen Tourangeau
Tammy Tunis
Stanley Van Cleave
Melvin Webber
Cheryl Kaumeryer Wethey
Laura Whalen
Brian and Cynthia Kouris Wilkerson
Michael Williams
Robin Kane and Mitch Wolberg
Pam and David Wolf
The Wollins Family
Martin Zeller
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International Baccalaureate Parents Association
Student Directory and Newsletter Information
The goal of the International Baccalaureate Parents Association is to provide information and support to IB students,
families and faculty members. The GW IB Student Directory is distributed to each student at the start of the school
year and contains student name, parent name(s) and home phone number. No emails or cell phone numbers are
published in the student directory.
The IB Parents Association also publishes a monthly newsletter called The Broadcaster, your source for updates on
important IB events and news. We encourage all parents to read the newsletter carefully each month, as it truly will
help you and your student stay on top of program details. Please use this form to tell us if you would like to receive
The Broadcaster by email or by US Mail. It is also posted monthly on the George IB (www.georgeib.com) website.
Please complete this form and mail to Gail Saxton, 884 St. Paul St, Denver, CO 80206 or [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUG. 1 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DIRECTORY.
STUDENT DIRECTORY INFORMATION (Please print CLEARLY):
Emails will not be published in the directory and will only be used for IB Parent Association communications,
newsletter distribution and the IB office communications.
Student Last Name: ____________________________________________________________________________
First Name and 2009-2010 Grade: _________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________________________ (to be listed in Directory. Should be house phone, not student’s cell)
_____Check here if you DO NOT want this student listed in the IB directory at all
_____Check here if you DO NOT want this student’s address and/or phone listed
PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION (Please print CLEARLY):
Name: _________________________________________________ Mother Father Other _______
List in the IB Directory with student? Yes___ No____
Receive GWIB monthly Newsletter, The Broadcaster? Yes___ No____ If Yes, by email ? __________
Address: _____________________________________________City:______________________Zip:__________
Email: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Name: ______________________________________________________Mother Father Other ________
List in the IB Directory with student? Yes___ No____
Receive GWIB monthly Newsletter, The Broadcaster? Yes___ No___ If Yes, by email ? __________
Address: ____________________________________________________City:______________________Zip:__________
Email: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
GW North Entry Project - ORDER FORM
Choose your way to help give the north entry at George Washington High School a dramatic makeover.
___
Purchase a donor brick or stone paver. Brick paver 4x8” $100 up to 3 lines of text; 16-20 characters per line Brick paver 8x8” $500 up to 8 lines of text; 16-20 characters per line Stone paver 8x16” $1,000 up to 8 lines of text; 30 characters per line; symbols or logos can be included
___ Purchase a bench. Bench $5,000 bronze plaque included (up to 3 lines of text; 16-20 characters per line; symbols or logos can be included)
___ Dedicate a tree. Tree $500 bronze plaque optional (up to 3 lines of text; 16-20 characters per line; symbols or logos can be included)
___ Make a donation.
Mail your check and this form to: GW North Entry Project, 8653 E Doane Place, Denver, CO 80231.
Name: _________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip Code: ______________________________________________________
Day-time phone number: __________________________________________________
Email address: ___________________________________________________________
GW ___ Alumni ____ Graduation year __________ Friend ____ Permission to add your information to the GW Alumni & Friends list: ____ yes ____ no Designate my donation. Enter the description below as you would like to see it on the plaque or paver. See specifications above for the maximum number of lines and characters. Please check all your spelling! Note if you would like to include a logo or symbol and we will contact you.
Thank you for your support. All donations are tax deductible. You will receive an acknowledgement letter with our tax information to the address given above. Please contact us at [email protected] or check the GW website at gwhs.dpsk12.org for more information.
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Contact Information
2008-2009 IB Parents Association Board of Directors President Debi Roads, 303-399-8801, [email protected] Vice President Kristi Butkovich 303-829-4414, [email protected] Secretary Leslie Lilly, snillow @comcast.net Treasurer Janice Thomas, 303-757-1624, [email protected] Broadcaster Editor Laura Whalen, 720-490-1283, [email protected] Senior Brunch Chair Dave Marsh, [email protected] Student Directory Chair Laura Whalen, 720-490-1283, [email protected] CAS Chair Gail Sigman, 303-388-1118, [email protected] Public Relations and Web site Kelly Morrison, 303-393-8604, [email protected] Teacher Appreciation-Chair April Pluss, 303 322 9922, [email protected] IB Ambassadors Chair Cora Neslin, 303-722-7238, [email protected] Welcome Fest Co-Chairs Pam Wakefield, 303-753-1688, [email protected] Linda Williams, 303-752-2477 Picnic Chair Terry Brandl, 303-333-7018, [email protected] College Counseling Chair Linda During, 303-694-9266, [email protected] Alumni Representative Pam Troyer, [email protected] Distinguished Teacher Chair Tom Waymire, [email protected] Friends of IB Foundation President Tom Zeiler, [email protected] Friends of IB Foundation Secretary Mary Jo Minogue, [email protected] Community Landscape Committee Jennifer Janes, [email protected], Lee Ann Huntington,
[email protected] and Martha Tucker, [email protected] IB Office Suzanne Geimer, 720-423-8626, [email protected] Marjorie Lane, 720-423-8673, [email protected]
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