Dear ISA Families,
Welcome back! We hope that everyone had a restful break last week! This is a busy week at ISA! Here is a quick preview with more details below:
Wednesday, March 19th - ISA Summa Graduate Reception - 12th grade
Thursday, March 20th - ISA Community Night - 9th, 10th, and 11th grade
ISA Amigos Silent Auction
Friday, March 21st - ISA’s 30th Year Celebration - All grades
Monday, March 17th, marks the beginning of the final grading quarter of the 2024-2025 school year! Teachers will finalize grades for the third grading period on Monday and digital report cards will be available in Skyward Family Access this week! Monday also marks the opening day for the ISA Transfer Application! Current 9th and 1oth graders who are interested in transferring as a sophomore or junior for the 2025-2026 school year can complete our online application HERE or on the ISA Webpage!
ACT Blitz sessions in science and math reconvene this week on Tuesday, March 18th, and Wednesday, March 19th. This series of sessions for ISA juniors are being offered to introduce and prepare our juniors for the April 1st, in-school administration of the ACT. Click HERE for the remaining dates and times. All juniors are welcome!
On Wednesday, March 19th, ISA will honor this year’s summa cum laude graduates at our annual Summa Celebration and Recognition Ceremony. The event begins with a reception at 6:00 p.m. in the PAC foyer followed by our formal recognition ceremony at 7:00 p.m. also in the PAC Auditorium. During this event, ISA seniors from the Class of 2025 have the opportunity to recognize educators who have made an impact on them. We are excited to celebrate our Summa Graduates and the most influential educators in their lives!
On Thursday, March 20, 2025, we will host our next ISA Community Night! ISA 9th graders will take the next steps in realizing their efforts to Make-A-Difference in our community! The MAD Fair will run from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and visitors can expect to see the current plans our 9th grade collaborative student teams have envisioned to support the implementation of their community action projects. From baked goods and succulents, to stickers and other items visitors can take in our 9th graders’ pitches and donate for change!
Also on Thursday, ISA sophomores will present their Advocacy Fair from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students will advocate for a people in danger of losing their land, culture, or language, and present an action plan to aid that group. All attendees will receive three (3) tickets to vote for presenters with the most persuasive arguments. Additional tickets will be available for purchase, and all funds collected from the Advocacy Fair will be donated to support the plan with the most votes. The Sophomore Team would also like to remind ISA sophomores to dress professionally for the Advocacy Fair!
Both of these annual events will take place in the LEE cafeteria this year and are open to attendees from our entire community!
Also on Thursday, ISA juniors will share student created video essays during their Video Essays for Global Change film exhibition! Join our juniors in the ISA Main Building classrooms from 5:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. celebrate our juniors’ creative efforts and participate in our global community by providing your perspective through feedback sessions!
Throughout our Community Night event, the Amigos will also host this year’s Silent Auction to raise funds benefiting all of our students. Proceeds from the silent auction will serve to advance the ISA Amigos’ mission to support the continued funding of experiences that enrich ISA students’ learning! Bidding will open at 5:00 p.m. and close at 6:30 p.m. Winning bids can be processed between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, March 21st, at 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) on campus, the ISA Community will celebrate the 30th year of our school’s history. The planning committee has assembled a program that celebrates our history through music, poetry, and photo reflections! Hear from members of the ISA design team about ISA’s earliest vision of our partnership with LEE High School and Trinity University. Celebrate with alumni, family, staff and guests from all three ISA decades! The evening is possible because of a committed group of current and former faculty and parents. We cannot wait to see you as we celebrate ISA!
Looking ahead, the LEE Athletics Booster Club will be hosting a fajita plate sale fundraiser on Saturday, April 5th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Plates cost $15. For more information click HERE email the LEE Athletics Booster Club at leevolsboosterclub@gmail.com.
On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the LEE Student Council presents Midnight Masquerade! Tickets for this year’s Junior/Senior prom cost $40 and are on sale now through School Cash Online. In-person ticket sales begin on April 21st during every lunch. Students who wish to invite a guest who does not attend school at LEE/ISA/NESA/STEM can pick up an off-campus guest form in the ISA Office in early April.
Finally, yesterday 20 ISA students returned from their visit to Frankfurt, Germany! This exchange relationship is more than a decade old, and offers life changing experiences for students on both sides. We are reminded how similar we are in our shared, human experience. Many of the families of our globetrotting students will also welcome a student guest on the 2nd half of our two-way exchange experience on Wednesday, March 26th! We are so excited for this return visit from our sister school Ziehenschule!
See you all on campus at our many, many events this week!
Sincerely,
Steve Magadance and the ISA Faculty
