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Parent Newsletter
June 2008
Quarterly Publication: SEPT/NOV/APRIL/JUNE
A Year in Review
By Courtney Leonard, Head Teacher
Another year has passed, and what an eventful year
it was!
One of the most important qualities in teaching and
learning is the ability of teachers and students to reflect
honestly on the many different experiences and events
that help shape our time in Eugene IHS. In doing so, we
can understand our strengths and limitations in order to
support the personal and academic growth of students,
the professional growth of teachers, and thus, the over-all
strengthening of our school. I offer this reflection of the
school year for your review.
At our Opening Assembly in September, we were honored
to host alum Brian O’Kelley, who spoke to our students on
the importance of education in a rapidly changing world,
and particularly the importance of international education
as students seek to examine the world and their place in it.
He encouraged students to be creative in an increasingly
interdependent world and to confront their own stereotypes and assumptions, drawing upon the opportunities
and activities that promote international understanding
in Eugene IHS. His message was articulate, engaging,
relevant, and gently humorous. We are honored to have
such a distinguished alumnus, interested and active in our
school community, and we hope to foster more of these
types of relationships in the future.
As the result of Brian’s visit, and our shared understanding of the importance of student travel for international
understanding, the Alumni Fund for Eugene International
High School has been established with a generous donation
from Brian. With concerted efforts, we hope to grow this
fund significantly in the future… watch for information
in Fall 2008 for how you might support students traveling abroad!
In March, we learned we were the recipients of the Goldman
Sachs Prize for Excellence in International Education, a
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national recognition that took applications from over 150
schools. The prize honors Eugene IHS for our ability to
offer a rigorous, challenging curriculum that integrates
international content across core subject areas and grade
levels, our emphasis on learning world languages, extracurricular activities and service learning, our ability to form
partnerships that support the international dimension of
our school, the dedication of our teachers to enhance the
international dimension of our school, our use of technology to promote international learning; and our ability to
provide true measures of student success.
In April, after learning of our success as a school in international studies, State Superintendent of Education Susan
Castillo made a site visit to our South Eugene campus. She
toured classrooms, saw a lesson on globalization in 11th
grade IB Economics, witnessed a poetry café in 9th grade
Global Literature, viewed student presentations on Asian
culture groups in 9th grade French Immersion Géographie
Mondiale, and conversed with students about the power
of integrated curriculum in a 10th grade Values and Beliefs
class. After, she met with a group of teachers to discuss
the successful aspects of our model, and gain insight into
some of the practices that work in Eugene IHS. She left
refreshed and inspired by what she saw, and with the
indication she understood the importance of international
education. Perhaps in future years, Oregon will see more
state initiatives that include supporting international stud(Continued on page 13)
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Other News in Eugene IHS
Letters To Our Students
Student Corner
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Important Eugene IHS Information
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-Guidelines for Junior Service Learning
-Important Notice: The Eugene IHS Diploma
Insert: Summer Reading Suggestions
2007-2008 Eugene IHS Senior Awards
Outstanding Eugene IHS Students
Steven Brantley
Nathaniel Fleming
Brandilyn Coker
Sarah Kler
Kara Donahue
Margaret Moore
Jordan Eddy
Outstanding Senior Project
Amanda Bettman
Benjamin Ponedel
Olivia Davis
Dustin Richmond
Talia Goldenberg
Corinne McWilliams
Emily Johnson
Tavid Westerhoff-Mason
Renaissance Awards
Daniel Bodily
Amy Mathews
Julia Brown
Cari Tusek
Alexander Dakers
Matthew Williams
Warren Kluber
Outstanding Character
Steven Anderson
Lewis Mikkelson
Kaya Aragon-Herbert
Bradley Moore
Cheyanne Bartley
Kerstin Motsch
Brianna Estrada
William Stetson
Noah Henry-Darwish
Eugene Su
Outstanding International Perspective
Krystal Fischer
Emily Neyman
Andrew Houck
Maggie Renaud
Jerry Leung
Jordan Woodruff
Vania Loredo
International Studies CAM Candidates
Kevin Ingram Chaney
Jerry Leung
French Immersion Graduates
Kimberley Lohmuller
Walker Augustyniak
Jasper Brunson-Newton
Jesse Lynch
Eric Calciano
William Mattson
Derek Dolechek
Caitlin Monroe
Benjamin Elstrott
Stella Mosher
Sebastian Elstrott
Alyssa Nevell
Sophie Elstrott
Lauren Opsal
Nathaniel Fleming
Benjamin Ponedel
Christopher Hale
Adam Roberts
Emma Jones
Emma Roberts
Katherine Jones
Marc Seligson
Sarah Kler
Samantha Watson
Warren Kluber
Lacie Wilson
Outstanding TOK
Kenneth Bakke
Lisa Neyman
Thomas Bennett-Stroud
Jacob Nicholson
Kassandra Jackson
Rachel Pergamit
Katherine Jones
Aaron Poppie
Carly King
Marc Seligson
David Landon
Sarah Walters-Wall
Kimberley Lohmuller
Kerisha Williams
Outstanding History
Eric Calciano
Erik Ngo
Kevin Chaney
Michele Nix
Anna Ekstrom
Kyle Novak
Robert Fazio
Elizabeth Perry
William Gent
Lauren Strauch
Eitan Gluz
Samantha Watson
Emily Hanson
Lacie Wilson
Spencer Herbert
Outstanding French Immersion Students
Nathaniel Fleming
Sarah Kler
Spanish Immersion Graduates
Annie Beasley
David Landon
Niki Bothman
Alan Louie
Corwin Darnielle
Kirk Mann
Kierra DeBow
Kelsey McConville
Michael Dickey
Kevin McKimmy
Jordan Eddy
Corinne McWilliams
Makaya Fine
Daniel Nicholson
Krystal Fischer
Victor Palma
Sarah Fischer
Lisette Peterson
Eitan Gluz
Kyle Provo
Emily Gray
Kerby Vilhauer
Alexander Hauk
Arianna Webber
Andrew Houck
Outstanding Literature and Writing
Niki Bothman
Samuel King
Corwin Darnielle
Jonathan Schoonhoven
Erik Erlandson
Kelly Scoble
Lily Evans
Joseph Sibilia-Young
Sarah Fischer
Kendra Sierralupé
McKenzie Floyd
Sophia Yan
Kana Hammon
Elayna Zammarelli
Rachel Hoar
Outstanding Social Conscience
Haley Blake
Lacey McJunkin
Kaitlin Carney
Katherine Melton
Torisha Galloway
Caitlin Monroe
Jamie Kohley
Outstanding Spanish Immersion Students
Niki Bothman
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Corinne McWilliams
Japanese Immersion Graduates
Jordan Woodruff
2007-2008 International Baccalaureate Candidates
International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidates
Steven James Anderson
Eri Julia Andriola
Kenneth Scot Bakke
Amanda Rose Bettman
Niki Rachelle Bothman
Steven Craig Brantley
Erik Andrew Brauer
Eric Scott Calciano
Emma Armstrong Cave
Kevin Ingram Chaney
Patricia June Choi
Brandilyn Nicole Coker
Alexander William Dakers
Corwin Taylor Darnielle
Olivia Louise Davis
Derek Robert Miles Dolecheck
Kara Nicole Donahue
Jordan Mark Eddy
Anna Kathryn Ekstrom
Benjamin Kelly Elstrott
Sebastian Alexander Elstrott
Erika Suzuki Falsgraf
Jesse Ryan Ferreira
Makaya Benjamin Fine
Krystal Jeanna Fischer
Sarah Ellen Fischer
Nathaniel Hamilton Fleming
McKenzie Allison Floyd
Karen Elizabeth Fryefield
Eitan David Gluz
Ryan Coombs Graebner
Christopher Deane Hale
Tristan Erik Hediger
Noah Kaelen Henry-Darwish
Rachel Louise Hoar
Daehee Hong
Andrew Careaga Houck
Emily Page Johnson
Carly Jane King
Sarah Elizabeth Kler
Warren Raymond Kluber
Jin Koh
Cassandra Anne Kornman
David Benjamin Landon
Samuel Jack Matthews
Kevin Patrick McKimmy
Caitlin Monroe
Margaret Lauren Moore
Sofia Rebekah Nakhnikian-Weintraub
Alyssa Megan Nevell
Emily Rose Neyman
Lisa Camille Neyman
Jacob Steven Nicholson
Conor Eugene O’Brien
Victor Emmanuel Palma
Lisette Faye Peterson
Jennifer Diane Phillips
Benjamin Charles Ponedel
Kelsey Tassinari Poppe
Zachary Evan Schneider-Lynch
Jonathan Tyler Schoonhoven
Kelly Breanna Scoble
Jeffrey Michael Shores
Matthew Eugene Shum
Rachel Marie Siamon
Ian Christopher Smith
Eugene Meng Su
Cari Ashley Tusek
Tavid Ra Westerhoff-Mason
Matthew Ayres Williams
Lacie Tamsin Wilson
Lauren Elizabeth Wiper
Adrienne Aliza Palmersheim Wise
Sophia Yan
Zhihan Ye
Elayna Theresa Zammarelli
Madison Loraine Ziebert
International Baccalaureate Certificate Candidates
Corina Lowe Allender
Kaya Veronica Aragon-Herbert
Kevin Matthew Aslett
Jenika Ann Bates
Dillon Tyler Blanks
Dana Johnson Bredeweg
Jasper Jackson Brunson-Newton
Chloe Breanne Buerstatte
Kaitlin Suzanne Carney
Vanessa Kaleiakealoha Casey
Nicholas Joel Daniels
Michael Keith Dickey
Jessica Renee Elder
Andrew Thomas Elliott
Sophie Elizabeth Elstrott
Erik Moss Erlandson
Brianna Rose Estrada
Lily Kathleen Evans
Audrey Jane Fancher
Robert Joseph Fazio
Torisha Drew Galloway
Roberto Garcia, Jr.
Samuel Richard Gehrke
William T. Gent
Hannah Jane Gissel
Talia Ranit Goldenberg
Emily Margaret Gray
Kana Melissa Hammon
Emily Elizabeth Hanson
Caitlin Serena Hawke
Thomas James Hayward
Katharine Joan Henry
Rachel Katherine Hinnen
Lucy Elizabeth Irons
Emma Clare Jones
Amrit Kaur Khalsa
Vania Valeria Loredo
William F.H. Mattson
Lacey Jean McJunkin
Corinne Mirassou McWilliams
Katherine Lee Melton
Simca Gavril Moreno-Black
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Stella Grace Mosher
Kerstin Stefanie Motsch
Daniel Clark Nicholson
Michele Dennise Nix
Rachel Nina Pergamit
Andrea Louise Powell
Kyle Thomas Provo
Nicholas Santi Quartermaine-Bragg
Alec Parker Remington
Maggie Iliana Renaud
Dustin Alexander Richmond
Marc Ian Seligson
Laura Marie Seymour
Joseph Dennis Sibilia-Young
Kendra Sage Sierralupé
Lauren Meredith Strauch
Cody Lee VanVoorhis
Samantha Ilene Watson
Andrew Charles Williams
Carmen Williams
Kelli Nicole Zehr
Other News in
Eugene IHS
The Gatsby Ball
The second annual Gatsby Ball for IHS juniors was held
on Friday, June 6 from 6-8 pm at the historic SheltonMcMurphy-Johnson House. This celebration of
Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, included music of
the period, a Charleston dance lesson, costume competitions and dessert.
This year, the ball was even more of a success than last
year….so many juniors from Sheldon, South and Churchill
attended in magnificent period costumes! Prizes were
awarded based on student votes for the best: Gatsby, Daisy,
Tom, Myrtle and George Wilson, Jordan Baker, Nick and
Meyer Wolfsheim (complete with cufflinks!). Students had
a wonderful time socializing with their teachers who were
also in period costume: Amy Duncan, Jess Land, Pamela
McCarty, Christine Pettingill, Jessica Schabtach, Steve
Smith, and head teacher, Courtney Leonard. Chaperones
Tom Bettman and Elaine Dolecheck were also dressed in
costume and looked stunning! This event was planned by
students: Amanda Bettman, Sofia Nakhnikian-Weintraub,
Melissa Pope and Katie Slayden.
Machu Picchu Trip Spring Break 2008
Deon Saraceno took 14 students along with her friend, Heidi Schaefer, and Eugene IHS alumni Emily Silvestri, to
Peru over spring break. They explored the Amazon jungle, hiked the sacred Inca trail to Machu Picchu, played soccer
with the locals, participated in a healing ceremony dedicated to Mother Earth, and experienced many other cultural
adventures.
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Other News in
Eugene IHS
Swansong Launch Party:
Friday, May 30, 2008
Eugene IHS Film Festival
Tsunami Books veritably overflowed with Eugene International High School students, parents and teachers on
Friday, May 30th in celebration of the first issue of Eugene
IHS’s new literary review Swansong.
While nibbling on cake and cookies, the crowd eagerly
listened to students read work they had published in the
magazine. These readings were interwoven with stellar
musical performances by Churchill seniors Kenneth Bakke,
Julia Brown and Matthew Williams.
In total, Swansong published the work of over 40 students
within its 100 pages. The advisor, Pamela McCarty,
could not be more proud of her student editors (Kenneth
Bakke, Lily Evans, Sarah Fischer, Amy Mathews, Kendra
Sierralupé, and Elayna Zammarelli) and has submitted
the review to the National Council of Teachers of English
for evaluation this summer. Student editors from South,
Sheldon and Churchill are being recruited for the 08-09
school year.
The 6th Annual Eugene IHS Film Festival was held on April
10th at South Eugene High School. The contest was open
to all 4J high school students. Film submissions were to
be approximately 8 minutes in length, with a PG rating.
The submission fee was $5. The 1st and 2nd place winners
won cash prizes and the rest received recognition and a
certificate. Thanks to all who participated.
CONTEST WINNERS:
1ST PLACE OVERALL WINNER: Doppelganger produced by
Kai Dakers (South)
2ND PLACE OVERALL WINNER: The Scarlet Odyssey of
Deaths Foretold produced by Stephen Brantley, Brandi Coker,
Lisa Neyman, and Eugene Su (Churchill)
MOST OUTSTANDING UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY:
A Beautiful Graph produced by Yahsolait Frazier-Gorby, Corey
M c C l u s k e y, Ta v i d We s t e r h o ff - M a s o n , a n d M a t t
Williams (Churchill)
BEST RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA FILM: Triumph of the Soviet
Worker produced by Steven Anderson, Erik Brauer, and Chris
Hale (South)
BEST FILM FOR THE CANADIAN YOUTH: The Unlikable
produced by Steven Anderson, Erik Brauer, and Chris Hale
(South)
Swansong
the EIHS LITERARY REVIEW
...
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MOST AMBIGUOUS FILM: Hans and Gret produced by
Andrew Mross (Sheldon)
BEST CINEMOTOGRAPHY: Socmath produced by Chole
Buerstatte, Brianna Estrada, Jillian Greider, Carley King, and
Lacey McJunkin (Sheldon)
MODEL UNITED NATIONS
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The Model United Nations Spring Conference was held in
Eugene on April 10, 11, and 12. The annual conference was
attended by over 1200 Oregon students, 30 of which came
from Eugene IHS. Students from Eugene IHS campuses
represented Taiwan, Belarus, Botswana, and Venezuala.
Students not only participated in many hours of committee discussion and resolution creation, but also heard from
speakers on a variety of topics such as the current situation in
the Middle East, growing up in South Africa, global climate
change, and international aid. Friday evening, they enjoyed
an evening of dinner and fun activities together such as karaoke, ultimate frisbee, and climbing on the University of
Oregon’s climbing wall. All students who attended found
the experience to be fun, inspiring, and many will return
next year.
Letters to Our Students
To Our Graduates – Class of 2008:
Now we say goodbye to the class of 2008. As much as we
would like to keep you here with us, we know that you must
move on toward new destinations and exciting adventures.
We hope great success awaits you. As you pursue higher
education, travel, employment, or other paths we hope you
reflect fondly on where your journey began.
As your teachers in Eugene IHS, our desire has been to
nurture in you a sense of responsibility for your actions
in our global community and an understanding of a world
which goes far beyond the borders of our nation. To that
end, you have explored the geography, history, culture,
economics, and religion of many regions. You have, we
hope, learned to think critically about important issues and
to question your own assumptions. At the same time, we
also hope that you leave high school with a heightened affection for the community of family and friends who have
shepherded you through these years and who will continue
to form your “home” as you move to wider worlds.
Seniors from Eugene International High School
at Churchill, Class of 2008
Making
sushi in
TOK
Our deep affection goes with you, wherever you may
roam.
The Senior Team: Amy Duncan, Jocelyn Harley, Steve
Knox, Kendall Lawless, Courtney Leonard, Pamela
McCarty, Joanne Mooerfield, Jessica Schabtach, Steve
Smith, and Melodee Soczek
Congratulations to our 4.0 seniors:
Congratulations to our National Merit
Scholarship Finalists:
Amanda Bettman
Suk Jin Koh
Erika Bisbocci
Jerry Leung
Daniel Bodily
Emmarose McDermott
Eric Calciano
Corinne McWilliams
Brandilyn Coker
Emily Neyman
Nicholas Daniels
Lisa Neyman
Anna Ekstrom
Benjamin Ponedel
Erika Falsgraf
Rachel Reynolds
Nathaniel Fleming
Dustin Richmond
McKenzie Floyd
Samantha Watson
Yahsolait Frazier-Gorby Tavid Westerhoff-Mason
Talia Goldenberg
Lindsey White
Kaya Aragon Herbert
Andrew Whitmore
Emily Johnson
Adrienne Wise
Samuel King
Zhihan Ye
Sarah Kler
Elayna Zammarelli
Amanda Bettman
Brandilyn Coker
Erika Falsgraf
Nathaniel Fleming
McKenzie Floyd
William Gent
Rachel Hoar
Samuel King
Caitlin Monroe
Rachel Pergamit
Cody VanVoorhis
To order the
EUGENE IHS GRADUATION PICTURE
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Letters to Our Students
To Our Juniors – Class of 2009 – You did it!
Congratulations on an outstanding year! You have worked
hard and successfully made it through your junior year!
Here is a summary of just some of your many
accomplishments:
In Literature of the Americas, you read dozens of books
and poems by US and Latin American authors such as
Hawthorne, Twain, Fitzgerald, Cather, Whitman, Frost,
Neruda, and Marquez. You wrote timed essays and takehome essays and you completed creative projects including
poems, drawings, collages, and character role-plays. You
presented final projects on many works to your classes.
plans, and began building the foundation for your senior
extended essay.
Give yourselves a big pat on the back because (drum roll
here….) you are now seniors! You rose to the challenge
of this school year with outstanding effort, brilliant insight,
and increasing maturity, and it has been a delight to get to
know you and to see your creativity and enthusiasm for
learning in action.
Have a wonderful summer, and try to catch up on your
sleep!!!
In History of the Americas, you studied the conquest of the
Americas as well as the independence movements led by
San Martín, Bolívar, and Thomas Jefferson. You examined
the causes of the Civil War, US expansion and foreign
policy, the rise of Perón in Argentina, and the Mexican
Revolution (Viva Zapata!). You studied immigration to
the United States, the rise of organized labor, the Great
Depression, and the New Deal. And last but not least, you
completed a sophisticated historiography paper!
As for Economics, you now know about the interplay of
supply and demand; how unemployment, interest rates,
and inflation, are inter-related; and the differences between
a depression and a recession, inflation and stagnation;
trade deficits and the national debt. Over the course of the
year, you wrote four formal analyses of current economic
trends. After over 120 of you took the IB test, you ended
your year by participating in the first ever Summit of the
Americas.
In Projects, you completed 30 hours of community service, began your explorations of colleges, made testing
To Our Sophomores – Class of 2010:
In Values and Beliefs, Literature, and History, the core
coursework for the Eugene IHS sophomore year remains
an exploration of some of the world’s most profound issues and questions. Values and Beliefs provides a journey
through many of humanity’s religious systems, seeking
an understanding of the common questions and differing
answers that those systems of thought and belief offer to
their adherents. History provides a glimpse at some of the
major events and ideas that have shaped Eurasia’s history.
Literature gives students a human prism with which to catch
the light of human experience through the craft of writing.
Of note this year in literature was the adoption of the book
Three Cups of Tea. This inspiring story of courage and
true heroism served as both inspiration and a springboard
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p.s. Don’t forget to save your Junior Projects outline that
you will need to resubmit at the start of your senior year….
and also remember that you can now officially begin your
100 hours of required senior community service!
The Junior Team: Jocelyn Harley, Joshua Hamill, Jim
Holm, Jessica Land, Pamela McCarty, Christine Pettingill,
Jessica Schabtach, Jesse Scott, Steve Smith, Craig Wiebe,
and Kyle Yamada
Juniors from Eugene International High
School at Churchill, Class of 2009
to go out in our own community to try our hand at literary
non-fiction. We completed interview projects in which we
took true stories of others and converted them to works of
literature with powerful and moving results.
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Letters to Our Students
To Our Sophomores – Class of 2010 (Continued from page 7):
Sophomore Projects this year started with an adaptation
of a Values and Beliefs project. The project entailed three
components: researching a great thinker in history, creating
a short research paper about this person and representing
that thinker’s personality and perspectives at a conference
dubbed a “Meeting of the Great Minds.” Students attended
the conferences in costumes reflective of their great thinkers
and engaged in a rousing roundtable discussion of the grand
philosophical questions of our time. They were brilliant in
their exchanges of ideas! In addition to this exciting event,
the students got their first taste of the skills and commitment needed for their senior paper just around the corner.
In the second semester, students took part in the Eurasian
Conference – our annual event structured to engender a
deeper understanding of current global issues. Many of the
issues this year were ones that students had grappled with
in the past. Issues such as the global ban on land mines,
the Bali Roadmap on climate change, and the PalestinianIsraeli conflict, remained a part of this year’s conference.
There were also issues new to the conference, including
powerful new thoughts regarding self-determination and
separatist movements.
to behold! Student attire gave the conference an incredible
atmosphere, and the passion, intellect, and capabilities of
the students made the event unforgettable. At the end of
the day, every teacher agreed that the level of organization,
effort, and performance made this year’s conference one
of the finest in recent memory. We would all like to thank
every student for making the day so special.
The entire tenth grade team has found the sophomore
class to be an inspiring group of young men and women.
Teaching and learning with you sustains our hope for the
future. Thank you, and may you continue to bless our
staff and the world beyond Eugene IHS with your passion for ideas.
The Tenth Grade Team: Marilyn Curtis, Amy Duncan,
Rebecca Hammons, Caleb Kostechka, Kendall Lawless,
Wade Powell, Michele Renee, Jesse Scott, Craig Wiebe,
and Jenelle Youngblood
On May 16th – after several weeks of research, analysis,
and meetings – students descended upon the Wheeler Pavilion wearing either diplomatic dress or traditional dress
from their assigned nations. The conference was a thing
To Our Freshman – Class of 2011:
Thank you for joining us on our world tour as we explored
issues such as courage, honor, justice, revolution, and the
global community response to change.
Geography started the year with its tasty tradition of
illustrating lines of longitude and latitude with melons
and oranges. We eventually studied the location of every
country in the world, and learned terms that will help you in
Global History, History of the Americas, and 20th Century
History. You made a plethora of maps, became an expert
on an African country,
and represented that
country at a PanAfrican conference.
At the conference
you not only looked
for solutions in our
world, but also got a
chance to dance your
socks off to world
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class drumming. You traversed across Europe and learned
about the effects of centripetal and centrifugal forces in
developing a union of nations. As a globetrotter, you
stepped into the shoes of citizens of the world looking
at population, as you explored issues of development in
our world.
You started your journey through Global Literature with a
creative writing unit where you tasted such delicacies as
salty licorice and vegemite and realized quickly how big
the world could be when you opened up to it. The world
was explored through travel narratives, after which we
moved on to the stolen children of Rabbit Proof Fence in
the Australia unit. You chatted with characters like Waiyaki
and Nyambura at the River Between tea-party. The short
stories and poetry of South African writers gave context
and depth to the themes of colonialism and apartheid. You
explored the world of poetry and performed in our own
poetry café where we proved to the world just how hip
we could be. The Holocaust unit included Night by Elie
Wiesel, short stories, and poetry. The unit concluded with
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Letters to Our Students
To Our Freshman – Class of 2011 (Continued from page 8):
the “Expressions of the Holocaust” art gallery exhibit.
We ended the year with Gail Tsukiyama’s The Samurai’s
Garden. As part of this unit we studied a wide range of
topics of Japanese culture. Finally, you explored the values
of the samurai in you and your classmates.
Your experiences in cultural aesthetics were rich and varied. Each of you had nine weeks of drama, arts, PE, and
health. In drama you wrote and performed skits, plays, and
commercials. In arts you experienced the art, music, and
sacred architecture of Africa, Europe, and Asia. You tried the
African snake dance and drummed complex poly-rhythms
on desks, imitated the artwork of Matisse, Van Gogh, and
Picasso and learned about Japanese arts. The self-discovery
and shared cultural experience of creating a Mandala ended
your year. In PE you played Danish Rounders, ultimate
frisbee, practiced badminton, and tried korfball.
The ninth grade team would like to thank you for your
inquisitive spirit, your caring for each other and the world,
and your commitment to international education. We wish
you a safe and relaxing summer, and all the best for your
10th grade year.
The Ninth Grade Team: Jennifer Diallo, Kreg Hulings,
Caleb Kostechka, Jessica Land, Susan Mannheimer,
Joanne Moorefield, Jackie Owens, Christine Pettingill,
Wade Powell, and Deon Saraceno
Dear Senior Class of 2009:
Congratulations on finishing your junior year and on your new status as the elders of Eugene IHS! You have worked
extremely hard this year, and you deserve a relaxing, fulfilling summer break. As you road trip, lounge by the pool,
earn money at your summer job, and finally catch up on your non-required reading, please take a moment to make
plans in advance of your senior year. College applications, Senior Project writing, and a challenging senior curriculum will make next fall a very busy time for you. Therefore, please think about the following this summer:
First, remember that all Eugene IHS seniors need to earn 100 community service hours by next April. Full IB
Diploma candidates must, in addition, earn 50 “Creativity and Action” hours on top of their 100 service hours.
Details about these expectations were provided in class; the most important thing to remember is that your “senior
year” starts on June 17, 2008. Many students complete the majority, if not all, of their 100 community service
hours during the summer after their junior year.
Second, a rough draft of your Senior Project will be due in early October, and the final draft on the Monday before
Thanksgiving. This may sound like a long way off, but these deadlines have a way of sneaking up. Please set aside
a few hours each week this summer to read books and scholarly articles related to your Senior Project (plan a trip
to Knight Library); to organize your ideas and research findings into a meaningful outline; to meet and correspond
regularly with your Technical Advisor; and, ideally, to begin writing the paper itself. Getting a significant head
start on the Senior Project this summer will greatly reduce your stress level in September and October, and will
enable you to concentrate on college applications, class work, and having a life outside of school. In September
you will be turning in your graded outline from 4th quarter this year with any revisions made over the summer
and you will write a one page reflection paper addressing contacts made with your Technical advisor – nature of
contact, helpfulness, and plans for the fall.
Finally, remember that local, national and international events continue to shape our political, social and environmental landscapes. Stay engaged with the world around you this summer by reading substantive newspapers,
magazine articles, and books. We are blessed with outstanding public and university libraries in Eugene. I encourage you to use them frequently, and to share what you have learned there with peers, parents, and community
members alike.
The senior team is excited about greeting our new group of students and look forward to seeing you in the fall.
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Student Corner
What did you learn in school today?
by Sasha Johnson-Freyd, 9th Grader
Eugene IHS at South
“I am a representative from Palestine. Palestinians get
only a fifth the amount of water per capita per day that
Israelis get. Even though we have many water resources,
aquifers, Israel controls them and takes almost every drop
of the water out of the land we occupy. We would like
control of that land. We want permission from Israel to
control and drill in the aquifers in the West Bank, where
most Palestinians live.”
These were my first words as I sat down today in Global
Geography, a freshman Eugene International High School
(EIHS) class. Today was our Water Conference – a meeting
to find a solution for the water crisis in southwest Asia.
Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine
were represented.
“We would be willing to give up to 20% of the water
we collected to other countries, including Israel, as long
as we have at least 30 gallons per capita per day for our
people.”
First, we met as countries, each with four or five representatives. We discussed the water situation in our country, and
came up with a proposal for the water supply around us.
Another part of the task was to form alliances. We negotiated agreements of support from Syria and Iraq.
“We are allies with both Iraq and Syria, who recognize us
as an independent state and support our proposal.”
Days like these are some of my favorite school experiences. Instead of listening to a teacher drone on about the
need for water and how other people have tried to solve
it, we find for ourselves the problems and solutions. When
arbitrarily assigned a country to represent, I could actually experience the situation rather than just studying it.
Palestine’s interests became my interests – I wasn’t saving
some place half way around the world; I was saving my
place, my people, myself. I felt alive and smart.
I don’t always feel this way in my classes. Earlier this
year, in a different Eugene IHS class, we studied Kenyan
colonization. Our teacher showed us a British movie poster
from the early-1900s. The poster had a tall, Indiana Joneslike white man with large muscles holding a skinny white
woman with large breasts in his arms. In the front of the
scene was obviously the “bad guy,” a very dark shirtless
African man holding a whip made out of animal skin. In
class we discussed how racist this poster was, my whole
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class was appalled that something this racially discriminatory was actually displayed in public. Nobody said a word
about the sexism. The urge to say something was burning in
my mind, screaming at me to raise my hand and point out
the sexism. Yet, I didn’t. Why couldn’t I express myself? I
felt so trapped sitting there, my soul battered, my freedom
locked away across a raging river, without enough time to
ford that river and reach it.
The problem is not that students do not have individual ideas,
or that this particular teacher and setting were oppressive.
The problem is the social pressure. Schools permit and
even encourage compliant behavior. They teach children
to learn the material taught, no-questions-asked. We have
not been sufficiently trained to go beyond the lesson plan
or express dissent.
Activities like the Water Conference prove that this training
is possible. Not only did I learn about the situation in these
countries and the need for water, but I was encouraged to
express dissent and speak my mind.
This activity also encouraged creativity. Some ideas
students came up with included desalination plants on
the Mediterranean, a “peace pipeline” from Turkey to
the rest of the area, trading sheep for water, and the IIP:
International Israeli Pipeline. The conference encouraged peace and generosity between countries, to share
water and make everybody happier. This kind of education is the kind that turns people into world peacekeepers and helpers. This hands-on International education
style not only teaches students the information in the
curriculum, but how to be somebody that will grow up
to save the world. Isn’t this what school should teach?
Make a French or Spanish
friend this summer!
Share some of the lazy days of summer with a teen from
France or Spain who is eager to practice English and
learn firsthand about American family life! More than
200 students are traveling to the Northwest this summer to
stay with host families for 3 to 7 weeks. Each student has
studied English for a few years, brings spending money,
and is covered by health insurance. We match families and
students based on age, gender and shared interests. Join
the fun- apply to host!
To learn more about ANDEO’s programs visit www.andeo.
org or call 1-800-274-6007 for more information. ANDEO
is a non-profit organization celebrating its 26th year in the
Northwest.
Teacher Corner
Huge thanks and a fond farewell…
Local Teacher Receives
National Recognition
Every year, changes happen for the Eugene IHS staff. This
year is no exception.
Jesse Scott, a local teacher from Eugene International High
School, has been selected from a national applicant pool to
attend one of 27 summer study opportunities supported by
the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Endowment is a federal agency that each summer supports seminars
and institutes at colleges and universities so that teachers
can study with experts in humanities disciplines.
As our Learning Support Specialist for the past few years,
Larry Sutton has touched the lives of countless students
in our quest to support all learners in Eugene IHS. Even
though officially retired several years ago, Larry played an
indispensable role in increasing awareness about students
with special needs in Eugene IHS. The relationships he
formed, and the communication he fostered will be deeply
missed.
Jesse Scott will participate in an institute entitled “From
the Yucatan to the ‘Halls of Montezuma’: Mesoamerican
Cultures and their Histories.” The four -week program will
be held at the University of Oregon and directed by Drs.
Stephanie Wood and Judith Musick.
Happily, Carol Stephenson will be returning from leave
to take over the position of Learning Support Specialist,
and is eager to step in and build upon Larry’s outstanding
work. We welcome Carol back to our staff.
The 30 teachers selected to participate in the program
each receive a stipend to cover their travel, study, and
living expenses.
Melodee Soczek has lived and breathed International
Baccalaureate for the past five years. Who, then, has the
stamina and ability to take her spot as she steps down to
return to the classroom full time? Marilyn Curtis! Marilyn, a Values and Beliefs teacher will take over as our IB
Coordinator next year. We are blessed to have the expertise
of these two women: Melodee will work to mentor Marilyn
who already has a solid understanding of IB based on her
experience as former Eugene IHS Head Teacher.
Topics for the 27 seminars and institutes offered for teachers
this summer include: the works of Shakespeare, Chaucer,
and Petrarch; Latin, Spanish, and Arabic literature; Himalayan and Mesoamerican cultures; the music of Mozart and
Bach; American history through song; Thomas Jefferson
and Winston Churchill; the United States Constitution and
government; the abolitionist movement; the American
Great Plains; the industrial revolution; and the Holocaust.
The approximately 525 teachers who participate in these
studies will teach over fifty thousand American students
the following year.
It’s au revoir but not adieu, as we wish Caleb Kostechka
bon voyage and bon chance. Caleb will be teaching grade
school students in Thailand next year with his wife Codie.
Caleb’s energy, compassion and creativity are infectious
and we will miss his good humor and grade level expertise.
We look forward to his return in one year.
Finally, it is a true adieu to one staff member who has been
with us almost from the beginning of Eugene IHS. Steve
Knox, an outstanding, and intensely inspiring TOK teacher
will be retiring and has plans to travel and spend time with
his family. We will miss Steve tremendously, the enriching and engaging conversations, his sense of humor, his
honesty, and most of all, his presence with students.
EUGENE IHS ALUMNI
Our fourth annual Eugene IHS Alumni
Newsletter was published in May, 2008.
You can view a copy on our website at
http://schools.4j.lane.edu/ihs. If you
are an alumnus and would like to be
included in our next alumni newsletter,
fill out the questionaire on the web page
and mail it back to us. We look forward
to reconnecting with you.
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IB NEWS
To IB Candidates, Teachers, and Parents:
Congratulations to all IB students in the class of 2008! The
exams were compressed into two weeks this year, which
made an always hectic time even more intense, but you
handled the increased pressure with grace and composure.
I hope this summer affords all of you a well-deserved opportunity for rest and rejuvenation.
On May 20, just days after the exams ended, we gathered
at the district office for our second annual IB Celebration
that recognized the accomplishments of all certificate as
well as full-diploma candidates. Steven Brantley, from
our Churchill campus, and Sophia Yan, from South collaborated on a speech that reflected on their experiences in
Eugene IHS; it was a delightful look back and a poignant
recognition of the IB process over the last two years.
Thank you Steven and Sophia! A number of IB teachers
and a smattering of alumni were there to help us celebrate.
Thank you to all of you for your enthusiasm and support
at such a busy time of year.
A huge thank you to the teachers who prepared our students
to test in literature, history, economics, mathematics, math
studies, chemistry, biology, French, Spanish, German,
and Japanese. To Lodi Soderholm and Lisa Sitton, thank
you for your extra work clearing calculators for the Math
Studies exams. The “IB Police” arrived unannounced at
a Salem math studies test site to see that all calculators
and test conditions were in compliance, which served as
a strong reminder of how important the attention to detail
can be at exam time! Debbie Baker and Susie Nicholson
cleared calculators for the Mathematics exams and graciously loaned us the calculators for the Chemistry test as
well – thank you!
The literature teachers played a pioneering role in moving
IB at Eugene IHS into the modern era this year by digitally
recording all IB Literature orals. A special thank you to
Jessica Schabtach for her research into recording devices,
the software to both store and retrieve the data, and her artful
work guiding all of us through the new technology. IBO is
moving toward a more environmentally friendly practice
of submitting more work, and eventually even exams, in
an electronic format. Beginning in the 2008-2009 school
year, we will be required to submit all literature and international language orals digitally, and I am most grateful to
Jessica and the literature team for paving the way.
To administer 719 exams over three weeks required the
help of a number of people. Kathy Ruggles worked countless hours recruiting parent volunteers. Thank you Kathy!
IB requires that we have a teacher proctor exams and
enough volunteers that we have a ratio of 25 students per
adult. We tested 121 students in Economics alone, which
meant that we needed five adults for just one exam. We
could not have staffed the tests without the support and
dedication of our parent volunteers. A grateful thank you
to: Sara Brandt, Betsy Bronson, Amanda Deedon, Elaine
Dolechek, Mary Gent, Mari Hammon, Twila Jacobsen,
Lauren Joyner, Al Kreitz, Kathy Melton, Dave Murphy,
Ed Murphy, Betsy Newell, Cindy Parker, Joan RawlingsBoyd, Nancy Raymond, Cathy Rudinsky, Wendy Russo,
Michelle Taube, Kathy Thompson, and Terri Ward.
Many of you brought the expertise of prior exam experience, several of you volunteered for multiple exams, and
some of you helped out despite the fact you no longer have
a student in Eugene IHS. Sue Martichuski made reminder
calls to volunteers, and e-mailed students each night with
test reminders.
Finally, I would like to thank the wonderful people at
Westminster Presbyterian Church and Harvest Community
Church. They opened their doors to us, helped us with
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Eugene IHS staff e-mail addresses
To send an e-mail to any of the addresses below, add: @4j.lane.edu
Marilyn Curtis
Jennifer Diallo
Amy Duncan
Peggy Farris
Lynne Given
Joshua Hamill
Rebecca Hammons
Jocelyn Harley
Jim Holm
Kreg Hulings
Beth Kim
Steve Knox
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(farris)
(given)
(hamill)
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(harley_j)
(holm_j)
(hulings_k)
(keech_b)
(knox_s)
Caleb Kostechka
Jessica Land
Kendall Lawless
Courtney Leonard
Susan Mannheimer
Sue Martichuski
Pamela McCarty
Joanne Moorefield
Jackie Owens
Christine Pettingill
Wade Powell
Ingrid Quirke
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(mannheimer)
(martichuskis)
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(pettingill)
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(quirke_i)
Michelle Renee
Deon Saraceno
Jessica Schabtach
Mindy Schifberg
Jesse Scott
Steve Smith
Melodee Soczek
Larry Sutton
Craig Wiebe
Kyle Yamada
Jenelle Youngblood
(renee)
(saraceno_d)
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IB NEWS
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last minute special accommodations, and provided our
students with quality exam environments. Their attention to all of the details, such as heat, appropriate seating,
and their respect for our need for quiet surroundings was
thoughtful. We are most grateful!
To Parents of Incoming Juniors and Seniors:
I am excited to announce that Marilyn Curtis will be Eugene
IHS’s new IB Coordinator beginning in the 2008-2009
school year! She brings years of experience with Eugene
IHS and IB and will do a remarkable job of working with
students, staff, parents, and IBO. I look forward to the
energy and vision she will bring to the position. Ms.
Curtis will be working with your students as they are
making decisions on whether to participate in IB testing
at the beginning of their junior and senior years. We try
to facilitate that decision making process for students and
parents in a number of ways.
1. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! IB Parent Information Night will be on September 25, 2008 at 7:00PM,
in the Ed Center Auditorium. This is geared towards
parents of juniors, but everyone is welcome.
A Year in Review
By Courtney Leonard, Head Teacher
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state initiatives that include supporting international studies in our schools.
On June 9, we celebrated Graduation at the Hult Center
with over 280 students. We are so proud of our seniors
who epitomize the journey to global citizenship. Graduates
stand poised to take their work into the world, and they
are prepared for living in this global age. The number of
graduates, for example, represents over 35,000 hours of
community service, and almost 1,000 credit hours of world
language. The number represents that many senior papers,
and countless hours in class discussion, and collaborative
work. Even more than that, our graduates represent the
Eugene IHS community and we now welcome them to
our ranks of alumni.
In all, it’s been an exciting year for Eugene IHS. Our
continued efforts to connect with all types of learners
have been supported by our Learning Support Specialist,
by our teachers, and by individuals in the learning centers
in both middle and high schools. The appearance of the
first Eugene IHS literary magazine excited young writers
and artists, and the continuation of events such as the Art
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2. IB Parent Handbooks are handed out at IB Info. Night
and are also available at any of the Eugene IHS offices.
3. Class counseling sessions are offered in your student’s
Eugene IHS classes at the end of sophomore year, the
beginning of junior year, and the beginning of senior
year. We also provide individual counseling for interested
students.
4. We have a Eugene IHS/IB website that can be
accessed at http://schools.4j.lane.edu/ihs.
We generally recommend that students hold a GPA of 3.5
or higher and that they be motivated students if they want
to participate. We understand that this opportunity is not
for everyone, and we do our best to help students decide
if it is for them. IB is also becoming more widely known
among the university communities, and across the country
IB scores are being accepted for college credit by an increasing number of universities. Now nearly every North
American university has a credit policy regarding IB. We
hope that your student will seriously consider participation
in IB as we enter into the new school year. It is a decision
that should, ultimately, be made by the student, but advice
and encouragement from a parent is always helpful. We
hope to see you this fall.
Sale, the Film Festival, the International Study and Travel
Abroad Fair, and the Community Service night help to
strengthen our community and connect our students to the
world. We are truly grateful to our students, our parents,
and the larger community for your support and interest
throughout the year.
Our work continues, as does constant reflection on our
mission, philosophy and our curriculum to assure its
relevance in a new age of education. We look forward to
the years ahead, and wish you all a pleasant and enriching summer.
Courtney Leonard and Susan Castillo,
State Superintendent of Education
Important Eugene IHS
Information
Service in Eugene International
High School

Rationale
Many high school organizations and the District 4J Honors
Diploma require community service work. From its beginning
Eugene International High School has made service a part of
its requirements. We are committed to service as an aspect of
international study, for it is one more way that the student gains
confidence and knowledge in a broader world than home and
school. Students can derive many benefits from service, both
practical and altruistic.
All of our requirements for volunteer hours are completed during the junior and senior years within the context of the Projects
class.
Practical Benefits

All volunteer service provides a way to begin learning basic skills embodied in the new Oregon state
graduation requirements including personal management, problem solving, communication, teamwork,
employment foundations and career development.
Often, volunteer work can lead directly to summer or
after-school jobs for students.

As a result of service work, students can begin to build
sources of references and recommendations for summer
jobs, college, or work.

Community service work linked to a for-credit class
helps students contextualize the experience.

Students need completed service work before junior
year in order to earn membership into certain school
organizations (e.g. National Honor Society) and to
qualify for special study opportunities (e.g. Rotary
Exchange).
Guidelines for Junior Service
Junior Service provides an opportunity for students to use their
knowledge and skills in service to others. Through service,
students refine their abilities and learn about the need for and
benefits of service to others.

Greater Benefits

Students doing volunteer work are ambassadors in the
community, strengthening the ties between the schools
and the people upon whom we rely to support our
schools.

Students doing volunteer work reduce the age barriers
between generations that our schools, organizations,
and work arrangements often create.

Students learn to see the real needs of others and the
difference they can make in others’ lives.

Service work builds self-esteem and self-confidence in
our young people, validating their worth in a context
other than school.

Most importantly, the lives of thousands of adults and
children are made a little better in this community every
day because of the work of young people.
Eugene IHS Service Requirements
Eugene IHS service requirements are outlined in detail below
for juniors and in our service handbooks available in the Eugene
IHS offices. Also, all forms and publications are available online
on the Eugene IHS website at http://schools.4j.lane.edu/ihs.
Juniors complete 30 hours of service and seniors complete 100
hours of service.
3.
The service should benefit a school, community group or
non-profit organization, not an individual. Students may
not receive pay or other compensation, or school credit for
the work.
4.
Fundraising for a sport or activity in which the student is
involved does not count as junior service.
5.
The student must arrange for his or her own service work
and enlist an adult at the site to supervise and evaluate the
service work. An adult is a person over the age of 18 who
has graduated from high school. A family member cannot
serve as a service supervisor.
6.
Students and their supervisors must complete the Junior
Service Contract before service begins so that both parties
have a clear understanding of their responsibilities.
Requirements:
1.
Each student will complete 30 documented hours of
service during the first semester in either the schools or
the community. Ten hours may be carried over from the
summer as long as the hours meet the criteria outlined
below. If you carry ten hours over from the summer, you
must have official verification from an adult supervisor.
2.
Each junior will have an assigned EIHS advisor. The
advisor will be responsible for approving the student’s
contract and will grade the student service.
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Most private colleges and universities require that
students list extensive and varied extracurricular activities and service work on their college applications. As
part of these applications, teachers and counselors are
asked to comment on the extent of the student’s work
in the community.
Most scholarship applications for both public and
private colleges or universities ask the students to
describe their volunteer and community work over
four years.
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Guidelines for Junior Service
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7.
Students may have more than one service supervisor
and site, but each supervisor must complete and sign the
required contract and evaluation forms.
8.
Students must fulfill their responsibilities at their work
sites and demonstrate good work habits: cooperation,
punctuality, efficiency, initiative, and ethical behavior.
9.
Students must complete and submit the “EIHS Service
Learning Log” as a record of all hours served.
10. Students must work during their scheduled hours as agreed
upon with the supervisor. Students should report on time
and remain for the entire scheduled work session.
11. Students unable to complete service because of excused
absences must arrange with the supervisor to make up
the time. If the quarter ends without the student having
completed the required time, the advisor will give the
student an “Incomplete” and allow the student one quarter
to make up the hours at the service site.
12. Students will write two essays (one midterm and one final)
that evaluate the service experience.
13. The student’s first semester letter grade for Advanced
Projects will be determined in part by the completion of all
forms and the quality of the service work and the essays.
14. Any issue or concern pertaining to junior service should be
resolved with the student’s EIHS advisor.
Students must report service learning accurately and honestly.
Any student who misrepresents hours, duties, signatures,
or service sites will forfeit course credit and any honor
or award pertaining to community service, including the
EIHS Diploma.
Attention Juniors and Seniors (classes of 2008 & 2009)
*Important Notice: The Eugene IHS Diploma*
Earning the Eugene International High School diploma:
Students who successfully complete the Eugene International High School program receive an honorary Eugene
International High School diploma, in addition to an official high school diploma. To earn the Eugene International
High School diploma, students must:
1. Complete grades eleven and twelve in the Eugene International High School program with passing grades.
2. Complete three years of foreign language study.
3. Complete 130 hours of community service.
4. Satisfy other requirements of their Individualized Plans for their official high school diploma.
*A year of study abroad may substitute for either the junior or senior Eugene IHS course work toward earning the
Eugene International High School diploma.
Eugene IHS students who have not met the requirements for the Eugene IHS diploma may still participate in the
Eugene IHS graduation ceremony if they meet their host school’s requirements for participation in the host school’s
graduation ceremony.
.
Early Graduation: Eugene IHS juniors who plan to graduate early from their host schools at the end of junior year must
complete the year of Eugene IHS courses in Comparative Political and Economic Systems, History of the Americas,
Literature of the Americas, and both semesters of Advanced Projects. Early graduation does not qualify the student
for the Eugene IHS diploma.
We would like to extend a special
THANK YOU
to all parents who have served
in our Eugene IHS Parent Group.
We look forward to seeing you next year and
hope new parents will join us for our first meeting on
September 23, 2008, at 7:00pm in the Parr Room
at Ed. Center located at 200 N. Monroe St.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR . . .
September 3
September 4
September 5
September 9
September 11
September 19
September 23
September 25
September 26
October 3
October 6
October 10
October 14
October 17
October 23
October 28
Registration
Freshmen only day
Classes begin for all students
Eugene IHS Site Council Meeting
EUGENE IHS PICNIC
Eugene IHS Opening Assembly
Eugene IHS Parent Group meeting*
IB Parent Information Night
Junior Community Service Day
No School-Progress Reports
"State of Eugene IHS" Parent Mtg
No School, Statewide Inservice Day
Eugene IHS Site Council Meeting
IB Fees Due
International/Study Abroad Faire
Eugene IHS Parent Group meeting*
South Eugene, Rm 538
Alton Baker Park
South Eugene, Auditorium
Ed Center, Parr Room
Ed Center Auditorium
4:00pm
5:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
South, Cafeteria
7:00pm
South Eugene, Rm 538
4:00pm
Churchill, Cafeteria 7:00pm
Ed Center, Parr Room
7:00pm
*The Parr Room at the Ed. Center is located at 200 N. Monnroe.
New parents are always welcome to attend the Eugene IHS Parent Group meetings.
Please consult your high school's and the district's calendars for other important events.
EUGENE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 4J
EUGENE INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
200 NORTH MONROE STREET
EUGENE OR 97402-4295
NONPROFIT ORG.
US POSTAGE
PAID
EUGENE OR 97401
PERMIT NO. 201
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Summer Reading Suggestions
Recommended for fall seniors:
19th and 20th Century Novels:
Allende
House of Spirits
Austen
A Jane Austen novel
Bronte, E
Wuthering Heights
Bronte, C
Jane Eyre
Chopin
The Awakening
Dickens
A Dickens novel
Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment
The Brothers Karamazov
Ellison
Invisible Man
Forster
A Passage to India
Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury
Flaubert
Madame Bovary
Garcia Marquez A Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel
Heller
Catch-22
Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms
Old Man and the Sea
In Our Time
Huxley
Kesey
Recommended for fall juniors:
Allende
Daughter of Fortune
Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Bahr
The Black Flower
Buccholz
New Ideas from Dead Economists
Cambor
In Sunlight, In a Beautiful Garden
Cather
Any novel
Chabon
Amazing Adventures of Kavalier
and Clay
Ellison
Invisible Man
Faulkner
Any novel
Friedman
The World is Flat
Their Eyes Were Watching God
No Logo
Beloved
Song of Solomon
Garcia Marquez Any novel
Marx and Engels The Communist Manifesto
Senna
Caucasia
Shaara
Killer Angels
Stiglitz
Globalization and its Discontents
Twain
Any novel
Winik
April 1865: The Month That Saved
America
Malcom X
Morrison
Naylor
Orwell
Salinger
Steinbeck
Tan
Tolstoy
Walker
Wharton
Wright
Brave New World
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Sometimes a Great Notion
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
A Toni Morrison novel
Women of Brewster Place
1984
Animal Farm
Catcher in the Rye
East of Eden
Of Mice and Men
Cannery Row
Joy-Luck Club
War and Peace
The Color Purple
Age of Innocence
Ethan Frome
The House of Mirth
Native Son
Hurston
Klein
Morrison
Recommended for fall sophomores:
This coming fall, sophomores will be studying the history, literature, religions, and philosophies of Western civilization, the Middle East, India, and China. The following list includes books that vary in length and complexity, and range
from poetry and novels to historical and political analysis. Some are well-known classics, and others are brand-new
publications. We offer them as opportunities to stretch your mind in areas relevant to your studies in Eugene IHS next
year. Enjoy! – The Tenth Grade Team
Adchi
Benson
Blumenfield
Bragg
Chevalier
Day
Diamant
Diamond
Purple Hibiscus
The Plague Tales
Revenge: A Story of Hope
All Over But the Shoutin’
The Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Search for King Arthur
The Red Tent
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of
Human Societies
Divakaruni
Dumas
Farmaian
Friedman
Gould
Holman
Homer
Hugo
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Mistress of Spice
The Count of Monte Cristo
Daughter of Persia
From Beirut to Jerusalem
The Mismeasure of Man
The Dress Lodger
The Iliad
Les Misérables
Recommended for fall sophomores (continued):
Jiang
Kidder
Lewis
Mah
McLaren
Mukherjee
Nye
Occhiogrosso
Potok
Salisbury
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the
Cultural Revolution
Mountains Beyond Mountains:
Healing the World: The Quest of
Dr. Paul Farmer
What Went Wrong: Western Impact
and Middle Eastern Response
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of
an Unwanted Daughter
Inside the Walls of Troy
Desirable Daughters
Waiting for Odysseus: A Novel
Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems
and Paintings from the Middle East
The Joy of Sects: A Spirited Guide to
the World’s Religious Traditions
The Chosen
The New Emperors: China in the Era
of Mao and Deng
Virgil
White
Zhenhua
Iron and Silk
Persian Mirrors
The Violet Shyness of Their Eyes:
Notes From Nepal
Attend ANY play; read any play!
Read any historical fiction about the
Plantagenets and/or the Tudors
Galileo’s Daughter
Behind the Mask: The Life of Queen
Elizabeth I
Anna Karenina
Women of the Silk
Night of Many Dreams
The Aeneid
The Once and Future King
Red Flower of China
Pearl Buck
Griffin
Houston
Lee
Opdyke
Potok
Any Novel
Black Like Me
Farewell to Manzanar
To Kill A Mockingbird
In My Hands
My Name is Asher Leve
Salzman
Scolino
Scot
Shakespeare
Sobel
Thomas
Tolstoy
Tsukiyama
Recommended for incoming freshman:
Any non-fiction travel book
Achebe
Things Fall Apart
Albom
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Alvarez
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their
Accents
Anaya
Bless Me: Ultima
EUGENE IHS OFFICES:
Eugene IHS @ Churchill - 1850 Bailey Hill Road, Eugene, OR 97405 687-3438
Eugene IHS @ Sheldon - 2455 Willakenzie Road, Eugene, OR 97401 687-3171
Eugene IHS @ South - 400 East 19th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401 687-3115
Check out the Eugene IHS WEBSITE for information about Eugene IHS and current
events and announcements:
http://schools.4j.lane.edu/ihs
Other We b s i t e s
http://www.4j.lane.edu (4J school information)
http://www.ibo.org (International Baccalaureate home page)
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~humanctr/ (click on “Calendar” then “Calendar of Events” for a list of activities at the UO)
http://www.worldoregon.org (World Affairs Council of Oregon)
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