Fourth Quarter 2012-13 - St. Mary`s International School

‘Together Along the Way’
St. Mary’s Newsletter
Headmaster ................................... 1
SMA President............................... 2
MS Principal .................................. 4
ES Counselor ................................. 4
ES/MS Learning Support................ 6
Nurse............................................. 7
ES Library ...................................... 8
MS/HS Library ............................. 10
Athletics ...................................... 11
Swim Team ................................. 13
Development Office .................... 15
Kesennuma Relief Effort .............. 17
SMA News and Events ................. 18
PFA ............................................. 31
Dates to Remember..................... 32
Advertisements ........................... 33
4th Quarter
April 22, 2013
From the Headmaster
The month of April marks the beginning of the last term
of the year where the students, equipped with the
knowledge they have acquired throughout the year,
prepare themselves for their final projects and exams. It
also coincides with the peak of organized activities for
teachers, administrators, students and parents. The
Raffle, Carnival and Spring Luncheon are already well
organized and promise to be very successful once again.
The sports and fine arts activities are in full swing and, of
course, the day-to-day academics continue to give each of
our students the learning they need to progress to the
next grade level. I am confident that all of our students
will have accomplished a great deal before they are
rewarded with summer vacation in June.
This is also the year for our mid-term accreditation review with the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges and with the Council of International Schools. During this past year,
we have examined every aspect of our school. We have reaffirmed what we do well and
have identified those areas where we need to improve. The Visiting Team from WASC and
CIS will be with us from April 14-18. We are looking forward to this visit because we know
that this process will delineate the path we will follow for the next five years.
As the school year nears its end, it is important for all of us to maintain our focus because so
much is happening. The spring weather and the smiles we see on so many faces bring us all
the energy we need to finish the school year successfully. Thank you for your continued
support for your son’s education and for St. Mary’s as we continue to move through the
year ‘together along the way.’
Br. Michel, Headmaster
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From the SMA President
As we now enter the fourth and last quarter of the school year, we come to the busiest time
for the school community.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank all of you, parents, teachers, school
administrators and friends of St. Mary’s for the unwavering support of the SMA activities
and events.
A heartfelt thank you to our individual and corporate donors to the Carnival, Raffle and
Game Booth for your valuable donations!
I would like to especially thank the members of the St. Mary's Alumni Association for its
support again this year for the donations of two of the grand prizes: A luxurious one-week
trip to Nepal for two and a round-trip voucher to New York.
I would also \like to call on to the parents who have not been involved with the school
community’s activities: Carnival is a great time to enlist your participation, in whatever
small or large capacity, as a volunteer or with your donation. As you know, many hands
make the work light.
SMA 3rd quarter activities and events:
This past quarter was one of the busiest in the school year.
We were able to celebrate the school Community with the 58th St. Mary's International Ball
with great success. Thank you to the entire Ball team and collaborators, the St. Mary’s
Alumni Association and the Boosters Association, led by the very capable hands of Chair
Yumi Shigetake and Co-chair Ruriko Kojima.
To the Room Parent Coordinators, Lia Kumar and Keiko Fukasawa, and MS Liaisons, and to
Mr. Langholz and Mr. Thiesen for hosting the workshop for parents on Digital Citizenship in
February.
Thank you to Lia Kumar and Keiko Fukasawa and their team for organizing a very well
attended HS Ice Cream Bash and a wonderful Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
Thank you to Yukari Tsui and Risa Osawa and to Ms. Ramsey for organizing the JSSG
Coffee morning on the theme of the ongoing School Accreditation.
Last but not least, by the time this Newsletter is published, we will have had the Spring
Luncheon in honor of the Seniors’ parents, organized by Therese Adachi and Aya Iwamoto.
Thank you to all who have helped in the event, from set-up and decorations to emceeing,
performing and directing, and to all who donated a cake for the cake silent auction.
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Coming up on 4th Quarter for SMA events and activities:
Carnival and Raffle: Preparations are also under way for our larger events of the year on
Saturday, May 11. Motoko A’De Lima is chairing the Carnival with the support of Jennifer
Yamamoto. Thank you to all the Country Booth chairs, co-chairs, treasurers and supporters
and thank you to all the Carnival Committee chairs, co-chairs and supporters. This is the
largest school wide event of the year, and a wonderfully fun day.
There will be country booths, entertainment, games and vendors, and much more, so
please look forward to it! Invite your friends and participate!
Keiko Aoyama and Yu Kobayashi are once again is in charge of the Raffle. The Raffle ticket
books were sent home on the second week of April. Please support your sons in selling
these tickets and ensure once again this important fundraiser is a huge success.
Funding: One of the most important tasks that the St. Mary’s Association faces at this time
of year is funding. As you know, all the funds we raise benefit the students directly, whether
for elementary field trips, travel for sports/fine arts teams, HS class retreats, Sakura Medal
activities, Brain Bowl, the One-Act Play, the Fall Play, the “Mind’s I” student literary journal,
or the annual Yearbook, School Calendar and Student Service Support.
HS and ES Graduation: Lia Kumar and Keiko Fukasawa are organizing the Graduation
committees to handle decorations and the receptions. Thank you to Junior parents Dionne
Miyazawa and Keiko Nakamura for accepting the HS Graduation Committee Chair and Cochair positions. Thank you to all HS parent volunteers for decorating and catering for the
HS Graduation on May 29. For ES Graduation, thank you to all 5th Grade Room Parents for
coordinating the catering and decorations and for Rika Atobe for chairing the Committee.
Thank you to all 4th and 5th grade parent volunteers for the set-up and catering help for
the ES Graduation on June 6.
SMA Volunteers for Board positions:
We are continuing our drive to fill out Board Positions for the 2013-2014 school year. We
really need you to join in. It is thought that the Board members have to wear several hats. It
does not have to be that way. Many hands make the workload light. Previous board
experience is not necessary. Please contact our Nominations Chair, Lia Kumar, for inquiries
on open positions and information at [email protected].
SMA community participation and feedback:
We would like to invite you to come and participate in the school and SMA events, in
sports, fine arts and the community. You will have the opportunity to understand and share
the hard work that goes into building the rich environment for your son’s education.
And we, the SMA, appreciate your feedback. Please send your thoughts and comments to
[email protected].
Caterina M. Tanaka, SMA President
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From the Middle School Principal
The incredible St. Mary’s Middle School Talent Show was a great way to end the 3rd quarter
because of such a wide range of talent and involvement by many. The energy generated
will provide a boost as we set goals for 4th quarter and as we continue to share gifts and
talents in lots of different ways. I am sure that there are boys who are already thinking
about what they might do next year for the talent show.
I am pleased to announce that there is a new middle school community and multiple
purpose room for students’ use. This room was formerly the middle school faculty
workroom, but since most teachers spend their time in their classrooms during their breaks
it was decided that this space could be better utilized for student activities. This space will
be the center for chess, ping pong, putt-putt golf, Lego building, wellness activities, house
meeting space and general conversation. Thanks to all of you who have contributed
materials to make this room an exciting place for students to socialize and to further
develop their problem-solving skills.
It is the time of the year when we are building your son’s schedule for next year. You will be
receiving a letter in the mail in the coming weeks so that you will have a good
understanding of options and a clear picture of your son’s academic program for the 201314 year. It is my hope that this will allow for questions to be answered yet this spring so that
your son can have a smooth transition to the next grade level in the fall.
Over the summer I am asking all students, teachers and parents to read the book Wonder, a
Sakura book award winner, written by R. J. Palacio. This book focuses on the power of
empathy in schools and how we all have the responsibility to reach out to others and to be
inclusive with all people within our school community. I will be sending out a letter to all
families to indicate whether you are interested in having me order a copy of this book for
you or whether you would like to purchase it on your own. This book will generate many
valuable conversations within your family over the summer and within the school
community in the fall.
Thank you very much for all of your support this year. I look forward to ending the year
strong and to beginning next year with plans in place for another good year.
Jim Langholz, MS Principal
From the ES Counselor
Summertime Blues ... Hopefully Not!
“I can’t wait, school’s almost out!” “Yes, summer is the best”. Those are some of the
comments that we are hearing from our children. However, in just a few weeks, those
comments will most likely change to “I’m bored” or “There’s nothing to do”. So, what can a
parent do? Obviously we can’t arrange special outings and events for our kids 24 hours a
day, and they can’t go to Disneyland every weekend. (Not to mention that there are things
that you need to get done as well, so you can’t be a full time entertainer.) Hopefully this
article will give you a few ideas to help you maintain your sanity for June, July and August.
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For starters, if you haven’t enrolled your child in summer school yet, and you’ll be in Tokyo
for June, do so now! We offer a variety of great programs for children. That leaves only 60
days to deal with! Some of you will be traveling, which helps take up some of that time, but
eventually the “There’s nothing to do!” comment with emerge. When I was a child, my
mother would always answer me, “Oh really, I have plenty of things for you to do!” I knew
that meant some form of work, so I quickly ran away and found something ... anything ... to
do (other than her chores). You could try this approach and see if it still works 30 years later.
Now, in all seriousness, I do have a few thoughts that might be useful:
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Invite playmates over as much as possible. Find a friend that you can switch off with so
everyone gets a break.
Find a class or activity outside of the home that your child is interested in and enroll him.
If your son is old enough, send him to summer camp.
Make sure that your child plays outside and gets some physical exercise every day.
Use the opportunity to teach your child something new (i.e., cooking, sewing, building,
learning a new card game, etc.). Really spend some quality time with your son.
Find some type of service or volunteer work that your child can do to help others.
Try to have some sort of normal routine for the summer. You can have some flexibility
with this of course, but children really do respond better to some type of structure and
schedule (for example: having lunch at the same time everyday).
Limit TV, electronic games and computer time. Decide on a daily time limit, and stick to
it! Use a timer if necessary.
Get lots of books and encourage your children to read! If possible, go to a library
weekly. Many have summer reading incentive programs and other activities.
Develop a standard set of chores and responsibilities that your child is expected to do
(as part of the family, not for money). You can add some extras for the summer, since
he has more time, and these can be the jobs where your son can earn some extra cash.
If your son doesn’t have a hobby, the summer can be a great time to explore different
options and develop one. Make sure it’s one that he enjoys (not just your decision).
Do not over-burden your son with academics and schoolwork. The school year can be
stressful enough for some boys. This is especially true if your son has not done well
academically (some tutoring is fine as long as it’s not the majority of the day). The
summer may be his chance he has to shine in another activity and feel good about
himself. Ultimately your child’s self esteem is more important than his grades. If you
must give him worksheets, please limit them to no more than an hour a day. Having
your son read a book of his choice is probably the best academic preparation.
Depending on his age, between 15 minutes to one hour daily.
Overall, remember to have fun! These days will be over before you know it and our kids will
be off to university. Try to remember this when your son is bored and bugging you. Once in
a while just drop whatever you’re doing and go play with him! Unless it is an emergency,
whatever you are doing can wait. And when he grows up and leaves home those will be
some of his fondest memories ... and yours! Enjoy the break, and I’ll see you next August!
Julie Gordon, ES Counselor
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From the ES/MS Learning Support Office
As we return from Spring Break, I hope that everyone enjoyed time with family and friends,
and had a chance to marvel once more at the beauty of a unique, very Japanese treasure:
the annual blooming of the cherry trees. Coming back to school, another wonder that never
fails to amaze me is how quickly children mature and grow up in the months since we
began school in August. I am always awed by how much they learn in that span of time.
A new initiative at the elementary grades this April hopes to expand this learning in many
other ways — in ways that have not been tried before. By now, your sons might have shared
how they have been using iPads in their classrooms. Many schools all over the world have
been using these devices with amazing results.
And I can see why. There are many reasons; but one stands out for me. These devices make
the teaching of concepts (such as very abstract and difficult concepts in chemistry, for
example) very visual. And any parent who remembers how difficult it was to understand the
concepts of atoms, molecules, and chemical bonds in high school (and college) would
certainly wish that we had iPads during our time. I certainly wish I had!
What can we do as parents to maximize this wonderful opportunity with our sons? No
doubt, there is a continuum of skill and knowledge here among parents (and teachers) at
school; and I’m not sure if it’s directly related to age, that is, with younger parents more
familiar with technology than older ones. Perhaps it’s not.
I would venture to speculate that perhaps parents who are more open, more willing to try
new things, more adventurous, those who have not lost that sense of awe and wonder at
anything new are those that will be ready to be with their children when they make
discoveries on their iPads.
And to those who are reluctant to jump right in — have no fear. Help is available.
There are many things we can do:
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Ask your son to show you what he has learned, which apps he has tried and liked. (Then
try it yourself!)
Converse with teachers.
Network with other parents.
Attend talks sponsored by the school about digital citizenship.
Do your own research. There are many websites that provide information. One website I
highly recommend is Commonsense Media which has a great Parent Media and
Technology Education Program.
But the most important thing of all: Be open to learn with your son; cultivate that sense of
wonder we all have in us.
Mitos Molina, ES/MS Learning Support Coordinator
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From the School Nurse
Typical childhood growing pains are real, and, in the vast majority of cases, the common
nighttime pain children experience in their legs is not the result of a disease or other
condition and will not require a physician’s treatment. The symptoms will usually be gone
by morning. Bear in mind, of course, that although they are a normal part of childhood,
growing pains do hurt, and your child will benefit from your reassurance, a gentle touch,
and attention.
The most common childhood growing pains are sharp, throbbing pains in the legs, typically
occurring at night and sometimes in late afternoon. Occasionally, the pains can be strong
enough to wake a child. Between 25 and 40 percent of children between three and five
years, and again between the ages of eight and 12, experience these nighttime aches.
And when the aches are gone in the morning — or when such pains never occur during the
day — they are most likely, indeed, “just growing pains.” In fact, parents should bear in
mind that sometimes their children’s afternoon and nighttime muscles aches and pains are
the very normal result of a day filled with more physical activity than usual.
But persistent aches in the extremities (usually the legs), pains accompanied by swelling or
tenderness in a joint, a fever or rash, limping or weakness, are all signs that a more serious
medical condition might exist.
If your child exhibits typical growing pains, a few simple therapies can help the episode pass
quickly:
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Massage the aching area until the pain passes
Apply a heating pad to the area
Help the child gently stretch and flex the area until the pain passes
Pay close attention to your child’s reaction to massage, heat pad application, and gentle
muscle flexing. Typical growth pains are not accompanied by tenderness or sensitivity, and
the child should be reassured and calmed by your touch. Typical growing pains are a
muscular ache, not a joint ache or inflammation. Excessive tenderness in the joints, or a
painful reaction to even gentle touches, should prompt a visit to the doctor.
The pain accompanying an instance of “garden variety” growing pains can be treated with
over-the-counter analgesics, but remember that children under 12 should never be given
aspirin, but can accommodate ibuprofen or acetaminophen if the pain is severe enough.
These classic “growing pains” are different from pain associated with the rapid growth
during the time period surrounding puberty. Increased bone growth outpaces muscle and
tendon flexibility, causing new stresses on attachments to certain growth areas on the
bone. Pain and swelling can occur and interfere with activities and sports. Inflammation of
the growth plates is called apophysitis. The most common areas affected are the knee and
heel, and the pain can fluctuate during the two to three years of rapid growth. Treatment
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includes flexibility exercises, local ice application, and altering activities during the painful
days.
Consult your doctor if aching legs or arms are a persistent or chronic complaint; if the pain
is severe or interferes with usual childhood activities; if your child has swollen joints; if the
pain is associated with a specific injury; if fever accompanies the pain; if the aching area
displays redness or rash; or if your child experiences difficulty walking; significant limp; or
unexpected weakness in the legs or arms.
Fortunately, though, most growing pains are just that — small aches that go away quickly,
and can be helped on their way by a parent’s tender touch and attention. And by bringing
an informed eye and alert touch to your child, you’ll know whether a trip to the doctor is
called for.
Jennifer McCoy, Nurse
From the Elementary School Library
St. Mary’s Book Bowl Team
This was St. Mary’s third year to compete in the All-Japan International School Sakura
Medal Book Bowl held at St. Mary’s in the MPR on February 28. Before holding the main
event, we held three internal Book Bowl competitions between 12 teams made up of five
students each from the 4th and 5th grades. After some extremely close competitions, our
team was formed. The two highest scoring teams became our St. Mary’s official Book Bowl
Team.
This year’s team of students from 4B, 4C, 4K and 5L took on the
challenge of knowing 20 books extremely well. Each team member
was responsible for reading four books from the list and knowing the
details of each book. I can without a doubt say that this year’s team
worked well together. They each played off of their individual
strengths and they put in the time necessary to meticulously learn
their books.
This year’s team competed against Seisen, ASIJ, Sacred Heart, TIS,
Makuhari, Nishimachi and YIS. We all had a great time competing and
getting to know students from other schools. I am proud to announce that
St. Mary’s took first place for the second year in a row, followed by TIS in
second and Seisen in third. We kept the trophy. It will remain at St. Mary’s
until the next competition.
Congratulations to Nikita, Hyun, Joey, Moinak, Mayank, Aidan, Sho,
Aayush, Wray, Krish and Ryo!
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Summer’s Almost Here
It’s time to think about the Summer Check-out and the Summer Reading Challenge. We
will send home a letter with all the fun details of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge in
May. In the meantime, I would like to invite parents who have not registered to use the
library to register before May 24. This will help to cut down on the amount of time parents
and students will need to stand in line during our three-day Summer Check-out
extravaganza.
Destiny Online Catalog Parent Registration
Again this year, we will not print out a list of items checked out to you for the summer
checkout. Instead we invite parents to create their own online account in our Destiny
Online Catalog. It’s simple and takes only a couple of minutes to do. The advantage of
having your own account is that you will be able to see what you have checked out from the
comfort of your own home. No more guessing how many books you have or wondering if
you have forgotten a book. We hope to offer some special times for you to register, but
please feel free to come in anytime we do not have a library class. Ms. Twohig, Mrs.
Langholz and Ms. Hays will be happy to help you create your account.
Important ES Library Dates to Remember
May 16: Last day to check out books
The last day to check out books from the ES Library is May 16. Books checked out on this
day must be returned one week later, on May 24.
May 17: International School Librarian’s Meeting
The ES Library is closed all day. The library will be closed after school as well. We will plan
the 2014 Sakura Medal program.
May 24: All books must be returned to the ES Library
All books must be returned to the ES Library by May 24 to ensure all student, parent and
teacher library accounts are cleared before the end of the school year.
May 27 to June 3: Inventory Week
The library will be closed during this week so that the staff may perform the annual
inventory.
June 4-6: Summer Check-out
Each class will be assigned a date and time during which only their class will check out
books. More information will follow. Don’t worry: we will have plenty of open slots for
parents to join the fun.
June 7: Reading ’Round the World: Summer Reading Challenge
Information for this fantastic summer opportunity will be distributed to the classes in early
May. Our goal is to read 500,000 pages this summer.
Tammy Hays, ES Librarian
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From the Middle School/High School Library
April is the month when the Sakura Medal Award program comes to a happy reading
conclusion and in international schools throughout Japan we get ready to vote for our
favorite books.
At St. Mary’s MS/HS Library,
Voting Day will take place on April
29. Reading participation was
strong this year and many students
were further encouraged to read
and thus become eligible to vote by
the enticement of some nice
incentives provided by the Library.
You can see more photos of eligible
young voters receiving their special
rewards up on our website.
For those students who have not yet reached the minimum number of books required, it is
still not too late to qualify to vote. Students have until April 26 to read and to turn in their
feedback forms. They know that they must read a minimum of four books on the MS
English list or three books on the HS or Japanese lists to qualify — so please encourage your
sons to keep reading, turn in their feedback forms by Friday, April 26, and get out the vote
on Monday, April 29!
Meanwhile, as the excitement for voting
mounts, it is a pleasure to announce that the
following MS and HS students have
submitted qualifying artwork which has been
entered into the all-Japan Sakura Art
Competition:
Nishant C., grade 6; Yukhei H., grade 6;
Kouki W., grade 6; Saeef H., grade 6;
Taekyun L., grade 6; Clarence S., grade 7;
Shoju S., grade 8; Yuhki K., grade 9; Kazuho
K., grade 9; and Hergie M., grade 12.
View their entries here.
A huge congratulations to these boys for being selected to represent St. Mary’s Middle
School and High School, and good luck to all of them in the competition! Voting on the
books and the artwork will take place simultaneously at all participating international
schools by the end of April.
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We will keep you posted on this year’s winning Sakura
Medal Award books and artists. Please check next
month’s issue of the newsletter and our library website
for all results and updates.
Happy Sakura Voting!
Anna Fernicola, MS/HS Librarian
From the Athletics Department
Spring Sports
The spring sports season is finally here with us! At the
elementary school level, two sports are now being offered.
Tumbling and wrestling is a new activity and is open to grades 2
and 3 students every Wednesday and Friday. Intramurals, on the
other hand, has been around for many years and is open to
grades 4, 5 and 6 students on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both
activities take place in the gym. If your child is interested in joining either of these
programs, please see Mr. DiMuzio.
At the Middle School level, interest in sports is high, with a large number of students trying
out for the baseball and track and field teams. Track and field will have their meets on
weekends at the Oi Futo track in Haneda and at Yokota airbase. The season ends on May 4
with the Kanto Plain Tournament at Oi Futo. Baseball, on the other hand, will have most of
their games on Saturdays at home, with a possible game or two at the Yokohoma Country
and Athletic Club. Teams in the league include Aoba, St. Maur’s and the Yokohama
International School.
In the high school, the track and field team just returned from Okinawa after participating
at the Petty Memorial Invitational Meet. Cai Philips, a junior, won the long jump with a leap
of 5.51 meters. Track meets are held every Saturday, and the season culminates with the
Far East tournament in late May at Yokota.
Baseball, meanwhile, has had a rough start with only one victory in three games. But the
team is young with only two seniors, and is expected to keep improving as the season
progresses.
Winter Sports Review
The winter sports season ended with Varsity Soccer capturing the Kanto Plain Invitational
Tournament with a thrilling victory over archrival ASIJ in penalty shootout. JV Soccer
meanwhile finished second in the JV tournament.
Wrestling also took second in both Kanto league and tournament competitions. In the Far
East tournament, the wrestling Titans placed third in the Duals, and fourth in the Individual
tournament with two champions in Ryan Vasconcellos (122 lbs) and Jeffrey Koo (168 lbs).
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Varsity Basketball, on a building year, ended up fifth in the Kanto League and traveled to
Okinawa for the Far East, where they placed 12th.
Below is a list of recipients of the various winter sports awards:
Varsity Basketball
MVP:
Coach’s Award:
Most Improved:
Top Rebounder:
Hayden Griffiths
Matt Miyazaki
Andrew Jones
Yudai Atsumi
JV Basketball
MVP:
Coach’s Award:
Most Improved:
Top Defender:
Nate Klein
John Atanacio
Chai Koo
Likai Wu
Varsity Soccer
MVP:
Coach’s Award:
Most Improved:
Most Promising:
Kanto Tournament All-Stars:
Daniel Hedemann
Steve Ito
Jeremy Woffinden
Shinya
Daniel Hedemann, Yusuke Kobayashi
JV Soccer
MVP:
Coach’s Award:
Most Improved:
Issey Kishi
Ken Gallego
Andy Kim
High School Wrestling
Most Outstanding:
Most Improved:
Most Valuable:
Most Spirited Wrestler:
Most Academic Wrestler:
Far East Champions:
Ryan Vasconcellos
Riku Osawa
Jeffrey Koo
Kazuho Kawashima
Riku Tabata
Jeffrey Koo (168 lbs), Ryan Vasconcellos (122 lbs)
Middle School Wrestling
Outstanding Rookie:
Most Improved Wrestler:
Most Technical Wrestler:
Most Inspirational Wrestler:
Coach’s Awards:
Outstanding Wrestler:
Most Valuable Wrestler:
Ranmaru Yamamoto
Kaito Hoshi
Ryo Osawa
Kaito Taira
Tatsuhito Matsumoto, Kento Taira
Ryo Osawa
Chang Young Lee
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Grade 8 Basketball
Most Valuable Player:
Big Man Award:
Most Dedicated:
Most Improved:
Hustle Award:
Thomas Woods, Kouki Wiley
Kazuki Martin
Jun Woo Hwang
Abe Kim
Taisei Kitahara
Grade 7 Basketball
Most Valuable Player:
Most Dedicated:
Most Improved:
Tommy Kim
Josh Sparling
Sam Wilson
Grade 6 Basketball
Most Valuable Player:
Most Dedicated:
Most Improved:
Billie Sheikh
Leonard Musahl
Ryusei Aomi
Congratulations to all!
Thomas Molina, Athletics Department
From the Swim Team
Japanese Age Group National Swimming
Championships at Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture
A total of 3,305 swimmers from 859 clubs packed
into the Daiei Phoenix Pool for the annual JOC Cup
— All Japan Age Group National Short Course
Championships on March 28-31.
At the coaches meeting on the day prior to the competition commencing, there was a short
ceremony to recognize teams having competitors in the meet for over 10 years and 20
years. The St. Mary's Swim Team was awarded a club excellence plaque (最優秀 クラブ)
for having swimmers qualify to the spring classic for 20 years. The venue for this years' JOC
Cup was moved to Niigata due to the renovation of Tatsumi's International Swimming
Complex.
Buc swimmers started out fast and furious on day one of the meet!
Mokhtar breaks the Japanese national record in the 50 Free!
Sophomore Mokhtar Al-Yamani set a Japanese national record for middle school students.
Although a 10th grader at St. Mary’s, by age Mokhtar is in the third year of middle school in
the Japanese system. Mokhtar blazed a 22.79 in the finals of the boys 15-18 50 meter
Freestyle to make it onto the awards podium with a bronze medal. The devil is in the details
and Al-Yamani nailed the start and turn in the finals to better his seventh place (23.15) from
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the morning preliminary heats. Mokhtar's 22.79 erased Bruno Ortiz's Open + Area standard
from 2010.
Eighth grader Joshua Brown competed in the 13-14 Boys 50 + 100 meter Freestyles. Joshua
had two impressive swims going: 25.29 in the 50 and a personal best 55.56 in Swimming’s
marquee event — the 100 meter Freestyle.
In the 15-18 Boys 100 Freestyle the Buccaneers placed two swimmers in the A final. Peter
Arnet and Mokhtar both qualified, placing fifth (50.02) and eighth (50.30), respectively.
Positions changed in the final with Mokhtar's 50.10 (sixth place) and Peter's 50.22 (seventh)
effort.
The final event for SMST was the 4 x 100 Freestyle relay — an event St. Mary’s has a
tradition of excelling at on the national scene. After the preliminary heats the Bucs team of
Mokhtar Al-Yamani, Peter Arnet, Nicolas Flint, and Shane Brett finished in ninth place out
of 37 teams. A disqualification for an early take-off by perennial powerhouse Toyokawa
High School of Nagoya bumped SMST into the finals.
The frenzy of the afternoon finals saw Moku, Peter, Nic, and Shane step up their game and
improve their time by 1.18 seconds and their rank to seventh in the nation!
4 x 100 meter Freestyle Results
1st
NEC Green (Kanagawa)
2nd
Itoman (Osaka)
3rd
Mitsubishi Yowa (Tokyo)
4th
Swim Saitama (Saitama)
5th
Swim Omiya (Saitama)
6th
Swim Daikyo (Saitama)
7th
St. Mary’s (Tokyo)
8th
Taisei Gakuin (Osaka)
3:19.04
3:20.92
3:20.94
3:21.51
3:24.86
3:24.92
3:25.21
3:25.97
March Age Group Swimming Champs at St. Mary’s
The Swim Team played host to 15 teams in their major event of the year March 9-10. It was
a huge meet with 475 athletes competing. Nine new Open records were established. The
Buccaneers finished the two-day invitational in second place. Setagaya-ku’s Taiyo Kyoiku
Sports Center captured the first place team trophy, and Shindaita Swimming School
finished in third place.
There was a plenty of activity around the pool with 475 athletes attending the annual
competition. The coaches would once again like to thank all the volunteers that helped
make the weekend a huge success — your hard work is greatly appreciated! The Bucs
parents were incredible, running a meet with 2,595 individual entries as well as 173 relays.
An awards ceremony was held in a packed gymnasium following the last event on Sunday
afternoon. There was lots of fast swimming, with personal best times the norm and
numerous nationally ranked swimmers present.
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High Point trophies are awarded to the first, second and third place finishers in each age
group based on six individual events over two days. The toughest competition for the high
point was in the 15-18 age group, with a number of national qualifiers in the mix. Taiyo
Kyoiku’s Keiichiro Hasegawa took top honors with a total of 113 points, while Nittai Ebara’s
Hayato Mimura (108.5) captured the second high point. Buccaneer Mokhtar Al-Yamani
(101) grabbed the third place High Point award.
Relays are always fun! In the finale to Saturday’s events, SMST’s 15-18 Boys Medley Relay
nipped Nittai Ebara at the finish to win by .08 seconds. Nittai Ebara touched out the Bucs
on Sunday’s 4 x 100 Freestyle relay.
In the 13-14 Boys age group, Joshua Brown captured the second place high point trophy
(111 points). Teammate Stefano A’De Lima finished third overall with 104 points.
Seventh grader Naoki Nomura was the class of the competition in the 11-12 Boys division,
winning the High Point award with six individual wins and a perfect 120 points. Naoki
narrowly missed records in multiple events. Third grader Ryan Fenwick took the second
High Point in the 8+ Under division with a total of 108 points.
The Crescendo Relays are a crowd favorite, featuring one swimmer from each age group —
the Bucs took first place in both the Medley and Freestyle Crescendo relays.
US Swimming AAAA times were turned in by Mokhtar Al-Yamani, Nicolas Flint, Toshiki
Takahashi, Joshua Brown, and Naoki Nomura. Junwoo Moon, Shunichi Ichiura, Stefano
A’De Lima, and Takashi Kanazawa provided AAA efforts. First time AA All-star times were
produced by Ryan Fenwick and Laszlo Wenk. Other first time A standards were swum by
Kei Takahashi, Neo Matsuyama, Roland Bridgman, and Torajiro Someya.
Dave Moodie, Swim Team Coach
From the Development Office
Annual Giving
This school year, we have received more than ¥8 million in response to our Annual Giving
letter. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to our generous donors, listed
below, as well as to the anonymous donors.
St. Mary’s appreciates any type of contribution to help achieve our dream for the Multipurpose Hall for student activities.
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The Bae Family
The Banov Family
Julian Cho
Mr. Czuk's Mechanical Drawing Class
Eric Gasqueres
Interasia Links & Co., Ltd.
Chance Jeong
Hajime Kanda
Yeongsu Lee
Yoko & Eiji Makiguchi
Akiyoshi Minakawa
Mr. & Mrs. Murakami
Toshiya Nagata
Tessai & Michiko Ogata
Masashi Ogino
Sarata Sahoo
Sato Rating Strategy Institute G.K.
Tasuku Sekine
Takumi Sekine
Sho Sen
Caterina & Jon Tanaka
The Tronsen Family
Rei Ueno
Keiko Yamamura
Chunhua Zhang
St. Mary’s Alumni Association (SMAA)
SMAA will have a booth at the St. Mary’s Carnival on May 11, selling shaved ice and
beverages. The “Smoothies” return again this year to the Carnival. Please come and enjoy
shaved ice and cool drinks in the sunshine.
St. Mary’s Alumni Parents Association (SMAPA)
SMAA and SMAPA will have their Carnival booths side by side. In addition to the mimosas
and champagne of years past, SMAPA will be selling custom, insulated “Titans Bottles”.
Until May 3, you can reserve a bottle to ensure you receive your first choice. Please refer to
the instructions in the flyer.
SMAPA insulated Titans bottle reservation form
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International Alumni Council Japan (IAC Japan)
IAC Japan, an organization of alumni from 17 international schools in Japan, will host the
Natsumatsuri 2013 on Saturday, June 15, at International School of the Sacred Heart in
Hiroo. Details will be disclosed soon, but we will have food booths, a game corner and
entertainment from various alumni bands. Please come and enjoy a day of fun!
International Alumni Council Japan home page
Development Office
Kesennuma Relief Effort
Our heartfelt thanks for your continued support for the Tohoku charity here at St. Mary’s,
most recently at Easter time.
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SMA News and Events
SMA is a volunteer organization whose aim is to provide opportunities for parents to meet
on a common platform. It encourages parents to develop ideas, in partnership with the
faculty and administration to foster a spirit of learning, harmony, creativity and joy.
SMA invites all parents to participate in this process of learning and be involved. You can
help by donating your time, sharing your skill or providing a donation for any of our events.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
From the International Ball Committee
On Saturday March 2, the St. Mary’s International School Gym opened its doors to its 58th
Annual International Ball with the theme “Prom Nostalgia.” It was an evening to celebrate
the arts and music with an exciting Live Auction and entertainment by the very talented St.
Mary’s Jazz band.
The entertainment for the evening continued with foot tapping music from the ’70s, ’80s
and ’90s. It was a pleasure to see guests reliving their high school and college days and
dancing away to their favorite songs.
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our guests who made the evening a
grand success, and to the St. Mary’s Alumni Association for their huge support and
contribution. Also, the evening would not have been possible without all the people who
worked tirelessly to make it a perfect event.
The International Ball Committee would like to thank the following people:
Table preparation:
Kaoru Yamashita
Yoko Morikuni
Nobue Valeo
Motoko Harada
Cho YeonHee
Choi HyumIn
Kim NaYoung
Song SungHoon
Yu Kunita
Layout:
Gym Decoration:
Cloak:
Auction:
Bar:
Set-up and Clean-up:
Park EunHa
Sinhwa Lee
Hiromi Abe
Shoko Prescott
Miho Dixon
Kanami Katayama
Misook Asai
Yukiko Ishida
Karl Studnicka
Kaoru Yamashita ,Nobue Valeo
Margarita Yoshida
St. Mary’s Boosters, Kaoru Yamashita
Steve Nagasawa, Rick de Leon, Junji Sekine, Cilio Rocha
St. Mary's Boosters, Mr. Kubo and staff
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MC:
Music:
Posters and program:
James Montalto
Andre DiMuzio, St. Mary's Jazz Band, Jimmy Kan, Joi Okada
Aya Bedi
We look forward to seeing you again next year.
Yumi Shigetake and Ruriko Kojima, International Ball Committee
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From the Room Parent Coordinators
The Room Parents hosted two events: the High School Ice Cream Bash on March 5 and the
Staff Appreciation Luncheon on March 19.
We would like to thank the volunteer parents for donating toppings for the ice cream, and
food and drinks for the staff appreciation luncheon. We also gratefully acknowledge every
parent who helped us serve the ice cream to the boys and also every parent who came to
help on the 19th to set up, serve and clean up. Without the support of the St. Mary’s
families these events would not be possible.
As always, we are very grateful to the office staff and Mr. Kubo and his team for their
constant help and cooperation!
Lia Kumar and Keiko Fukasawa, Room Parent Coordinators
Ice Cream Bash
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Staff Appreciation Luncheon
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From SMA Hospitality
The SMA Hospitality team, together with the SMA members, would like to express their
warmest thanks to the administration, faculty, office and maintenance staff for their
wonderful support at the Spring Luncheon. Thank you also to all those who attended or
donated their time to help make this event a special one for the senior parents. Warmest
thanks to the St. Mary's students whose artwork and performances were a major
contribution to this event.
Therese Adachi and Aya Iwamoto, SMA Hospitality
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Hospitality Outing
On February 27, St Mary’s parents were delighted to take part in a special tour of the
Japanese Diet Building arranged by our friends at Seisen. The group of 50 parents was met
by DPJ member and fellow Seisen and St. Mary’s parent Ms. Hiroe Makiyama and her staff.
Ms. Makiyama, who holds a prestigious seat with the National Diet of Japan, generously
made time to give a very informative presentation in English about the Diet as well as a tour
of her office. After being guided around this magnificent building, participants enjoyed a
delicious lunch in the Diet members’ cafeteria. Thanks again to Ms. Makiyama, our bus
driver and the Seisen Hospitality Committee for this wonderful opportunity.
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2012-2013
2012-2013
The 58th Annual St. Mary’s International Ball
The 58th Annual St. Mary’s International Ball
Pat ron s
Ca sh Donors
M r. S e ijir o No z a k i
Asian Re pre s e n t ati v e Offi ce – T o k y o
M r. Je ff re y Ko o J r.
M r. Yoshiak i Mu ra k a mi
M r. Un ry u Ha k u
Mr . an d M rs. John an d An to n i a Bo a rd ma n
M r. Yu kihiro Ya ma mu ra
Dr. Ka rl Ch e
M r. S ho S en
Mr. To sh iya Nagat a
S u p p ort ers
A Cu t Above
Bea u t é abs ol ue
Mrs. S etsuko Noda
Th e Fo rei g n Buyers ' Club
Th e Go to h M us eum
Th e Pen i n s ul a T okyo
T o mo e Co l l ection Co., Lt d.
W a rn er En terta i nment Japan Inc.
S p o ns ors
M o ri Bu i l d ing Co ., Lt d.
To k y u Co n struct i on Co ., Lt d.
Ed wa rd S u z u k i As s oci at es Inc.
Rop p o n g i Hi l l s Ni shibori Dent al Of f ice
Du sk i n Co ., Lt d.
We are deeply grateful to all of you who have already generously sent in your donations to the Carnival and Raffle 2013.
We are still accepting donations to make this event a big success!
Please take a minute to consider donating an item listed below. Thank you!
Carnival 2013 Wish List
Dear St. Mary’s Families,
For a successful Carnival on May 11, the St. Mary’s Association still needs your generous donations
of raffle and game booth prizes. Below are some suggestions for donations.
Electronic Goods:
digital cameras, video cameras, laptop computers, Wii U & games, Xbox &
games, 3DS & games, PS3 & games, iPads & iPad Minis, tablets, iPod2s, iPod
Nanos, headphones, etc.
Sporting Goods:
soccer balls, tennis rackets, basketballs, golf goods, skateboards, baseball
goods, bicycles, etc.
Toys:
If you have new toys that have never been used or opened, please consider
donating them for the Carnival.
Cash
Small items for the Game Booth:
Super Balls, stickers, tattoo stickers, pencils, pens, notebooks, stuffed dolls
and animals, Legos, Slime, erasers, snacks & candies, board games, etc. —
items that kids would love to receive at the game booth.
We will have a donation box at the Main Office and in the Elementary School hallways.
Please provide your donations by May 3 so that we have time to include them.
Your support is very important for the success of the Carnival!
Thank you for anything that you can give!
For raffle donations: Please understand that it is no longer possible to acknowledge your donation
on the Raffle tickets (which have already been printed). We will acknowledge all donations
separately.
If you are able to donate, kindly take a moment to fill out the donation form.
English:
http://public.smis.ac.jp/sma/2012-13/donation-form-2012-13.pdf
Japanese: http://public.smis.ac.jp/sma/2012-13/donation-form-jp-2012-13.pdf
For more information, please contact:
Miho Nagano, Donations:
[email protected]
Motoko AdeLima, Carnival Chair:
[email protected]
Keiko Andrews, Raffle Chair &
Yu Kobayashi, Raffle Co-Chair:
raffl[email protected]
From the SMA Treasury
The St. Mary’s Association Treasurer Report as of April 9, 2013.
SMA Income from January 29 to April 9
Donations
FBC sale donation
International Ball
Hospitality Outing
JSSG Christmas Craft Fair
JSSG
Recycled Uniforms
Room Parents Coordinator
Newsletter Adv.
Carnival Vendor fee
Bank Account Interest
International Ball
Raffle
Tickets
Program Advertisements
Auction
Wine
Corsage
Kappabashi
National Diet
Used book
Seminar participants fee
Ice Cream Bash
Total
20,000
257,000
4,395
1,481,000
340,000
421,750
344,200
37,500
15,350
6,900
2,130
55,000
49,280
310
29,500
152,000
1,435
¥3,217,750
SMA Expenses from January 29 to April 9
International Ball
Students Allocation
JSSG
Raffle
Room Parents Coordinator
HS students allocation
Sports Allocation
Performers
Drinks
Food and others
Flowers
Program and poster printing
Rental for table equipment, others
Auction, decoration
Postage
Corsage
G4 school trip
Seminar expenses
Ticket printing fee
Ice cream bash
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Sophomore retreat
HS Wrestling
Swim Team
Total
-57,052
-178,256
-520,131
-63,420
-46,035
-374,892
-14,767
-1,750
-16,200
-204,000
-5,250
-189,210
-44,490
-7,500
-168,000
-180,000
-625,000
¥-2,695,953
Thank you for your supporting SMA!
Tomoko Ajeesh and Rei Ueno, SMA Treasury
[email protected]
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SMA Recycled Uniforms
Uniform Collection
Please drop off school uniforms that your sons will no longer use at the Main Office. Kindly
clean or dry-clean them before donating them.
The collection dates are from Tuesday, May 14, to Friday, May 24.
Thank you for your support!
Contacts
Keiko Andrews: Recycled Uniform Chairperson
Mineko Inoue: Recycled Uniform Co-Chairperson
[email protected]
From the Parent-Faculty Advisory Group
Facilitating communication within the St. Mary’s community
The Parent-Faculty Advisory Group provides concerned parents the best opportunity to
meet directly with Br. Michel and other administrative staff and parents to discuss the full
range of school-wide topics concerning their boys’ experiences and education at St. Mary’s.
PFA consists of current parents of St. Mary’s students, teacher representatives and school
administrators. While maintaining an advisory role, PFA strives to facilitate communication
and cooperative action between the St. Mary’s community and the school.
PFA meetings are organized to be attentive to concerns of the St. Mary’s community and to
cover a range of topics such as facilities, resources, curriculum and education, the
community at large, school calendar and events, etc.
All parents and guardians are welcome to attend these meetings and/or make agenda
submissions by e-mail to the PFA president or any member of the group listed in the school
directory. Please contact us with your comments or questions.
Interested parents can read the Constitution of the PFA here.
PFA remaining meetings for 2012-13
May 16
All meetings are held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in room 263, the Maple Room. Every St. Mary’s
Parent is Welcome!
E-mail the PFA: [email protected]
Agenda: You may request the agenda by e-mailing PFA.
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PFA parent officers for the 2012-13 school year:
President
Jeffrey Behr
Vice President
Sirsij Peshin
Secretary
Larry Repeta
Dates to Remember
May 11 -------------- Carnival
May 28-------------- Year-End Newsletter Publishing!
June 7 --------------- Summer holidays begin
June 10-28 --------- Summer School at St. Mary’s
Advertising Section
St. Mary’s has no direct relationship with service or events advertised in this section of the newsletter. Please
contact advertisers directly for more information.
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It’ll definitely be fun to make your own and would also be a good memory for your son/daughter.
Both the Corsage and Boutonniere will be made out of fresh flowers only!
It takes about 1.5 hours to make them.
Where ? When?
The class will be held at my studio which is only 3 minutes walk from Denenchofu station (Toyoko-line).
If you have 3-4 people ,Classes will be held at the student’s house upon your request.
The date and time will be discussed directly over the phone.
Flower arrangement materials will also be prepared
Fee
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