Dear Middle School Parents,
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.”
- Deepak K. Chopra
I know that each of us hopes that the ‘moment’ will come for all of our children this school year. I would like to encourage all families, both new and returning, to work together with the teachers, staff, and administrators in order to make our hopes a reality. Working together, we can create the conditions that will open doors!
This year we will work together to open doors in four areas: academic, social-emotional, physical fitness and the arts. We will work together to open academic doors for our children by reading aloud, teaching reading and writing strategies, and focusing on establishing high expectations in science, math, and social studies. We will also work together to open social-emotional doors for our children by furthering the work we began with the elementary leadership counsel and incorporating the principles of social-emotional learning into our middle school. Finally, we will work together to open the doors of physical fitness and the arts by addressing the need to teach our children to pursue healthy balanced lives and continuing the work we began in our music, drama, and art classes. I invite you to volunteer, if you have spare time, and join us in this undertaking!
New elementary and middle school staff for the 2008-09 school year are Yodit Hizekiel (Elementary Substitute), Nadine Kidane (KG), Mark Carter (Grade 1), Leslie Fahr (Grade 2), Sienna Burns (Grade 3), Tom Poeschl (MS Science), Leo LeFort (MS Art), Caroline Mraz (MS French) and Alice Brown (MS Math). There are also several new teachers assistants: Elizabeth Tesfaye, Meron Kifle Girma, Bereket Melaku, Fikerselam Demissie, and Dagne Woldie. Each of them brings to the ICS community a unique set of abilities and talents, and we are excited to work with them.
If you are interested in applying to ICS for middle school with children entering grades six to eight, please visit the ICS Admissions page.
For more information about the middle school, you can download the following:
• Secondary School Profile (484 KB)
• Middle School Course Guide (412 KB)
• Middle School Student/Parent Handbook (882 KB)
• All families with children in the middle school should be familiar with our Secondary Dress Code (76 KB) for 2008-2009.
All these files are in PDF format and can be viewed or printed. Click to download Adobe Reader if required.
Hubert Gordon
Pk-8 Principal
ICS Middle School Administrative and Faculty Staff
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| Stephen Plisinski |
Director |
| Jim Laney |
High School Principal and Deputy Director |
| Barbara Parker |
Director for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment |
| Wondwossen G/Egeziabher |
Business Manager |
| Jessica Fortin |
Registrar and Alumni Coordinator |
Faculty
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| Aida Bekele |
MS/HS/IB French, Electives |
| Alice Brown |
MS/HS Math |
| Asit Mesvani |
HS/IB Physics, MS Science |
| Brenda Lyons |
HS/IB French and Spanish |
| Caroline Mraz |
MS/HS French, Native French |
| Chris Cameron |
MS/HS Band, Choir |
| Danel Kidane |
MS/HS PE |
| Dawn Ashby |
MS Math and Science, MS PE |
| Douglas Glenn |
Librarian |
| Erik Hathaway |
HS/IB Biology, Electives |
| Geneti Dufera |
Teaching Assistant and Intern Teacher |
| Joanne King |
MS English, MS/HS Drama |
| Keith Liebetreu |
MS English, Social Studies, Electives |
| Kirby Boychuk |
MS/HS PE |
| Laurel Ridley |
MS/HS/IB Math |
| Leo LeFort |
MS/HS/IB Visual Arts |
| Mark Mattison |
MS Social Studies, HS English, Electives |
| Renate Tejiwe |
School Nurse |
| Robert Vicknair |
MS/HS Technology, IB Business Studies |
| Samson Assemnew |
Computer Tech and Lab Assistant |
| Selamawit Sertsu |
MS/HS Electives, Drama, Health |
| Seppo Lahdeaho |
MS/HS Social Studies, TOK, Electives |
| Sisay Zewde |
Teaching Assistant |
| Tesfaye Mersha |
PE Teaching Assistant |
| Tom Poeschl |
MS/HS Science, MS/HS Health |
| Yared Deneke |
Network Manager |
| Yidnekatchew Hailu |
MS/HS/IB Math, Electives |
| Zerihun Assefa |
Biology and Middle School Lab Assistant |
Librarybrar
The ICS library plays a central role in the life of the school. It provides academic support, study facilities, and a welcoming environment for students, parents, and staff.
The library is open Monday through Friday from 7:15AM-5:00PM. Personalized service is provided by Mr. Douglas Glenn, the PK-12 librarian and Mr. Dagne Woldie, the library assistant.
The library contains nearly 24,000 books and subscribes to 60 periodicals. It also contains 16 computers with internet access.
Elementary students can check out books for one week and secondary students for two. The number of books a student can have at any given time depends on the grade level- first graders can borrow one book, second graders two, etc. Parents and other community members can borrow materials for two weeks, but there is no limit as to number.
Teachers can sign up for class visits for the library and library computer lab. Otherwise, the lab is open to all until 4:30 PM.
In order to maintain an optimal study environment, library users are asked to keep their voices low, use the computers for academic purposes only, and refrain from bringing cell phones, MP3 players, and food and drink (except water) into the library.
