Athletics & Community Blog
Athletics Blog – November 18
Lisa Isom, Athletics Director
Session 2 ASAs – Register Today!
As a reminder registration for ASAs will open at 7pm on Monday night, November 18th. Like last time, and in order to enable all children to have a chance to get into their top choices, students/parents will only be able to register for two events on Monday night. At 7pm on Tuesday night, registrations will open up for all remaining activities through 5pm Thursday. Families will receive ASA confirmation emails on Friday. The ASA booklet can be found here. Session 2 ASAs will begin Monday, 25th November.
NEW Waiting Lists: If an activity fills quickly, parents can elect to add their child to the Waiting List. If another child drops out of the activity, students on the waiting list will automatically be added to the activity one-by one.
We strongly recommend you login to PowerSchool BEFORE registration opens to test your PowerSchool login. Before contacting the PowerSchool support team you could take a look at this handy guide on resetting your PowerSchool login. If that doesn’t work then please contact PowerSchool support at powerschool@isyedu.org. For questions concerning ASAs contact the Athletics Director, Lisa Isom, lisom@isyedu.org.
ISY Swim Team – Season 2 Registration
The ISY swim team is now a year-round program. If your child participated during season one, you will receive an email regarding sign-ups for Season 2. If your child did not participate but would like to tryout* for Season 2, please sign up HERE. Tryouts will be scheduled for the week of 25 November once we know how big each age group will be.
*Tryouts entail making sure that each child has the ability to swim laps with confidence in the pool and understands the basics of three strokes: breast, back, freestyle. If your child is unable to swim laps or needs a great deal of work on stroke technique, the Swim ASA for his/her age group is recommended.
If you are unsure if the swim team or the ASA is better for your child, I suggest registering for the swimming ASA, because it will fill up, and then cancel that ASA if your child makes the swim team.
ISY vs BSY Swim Competition
Thanks to everyone who participated in and volunteered at yesterday’s swim meet. The parent support and the large crowd made the event exciting for all of our swimmers. To top it all off, ISY had a resounding win over BSY with 343 points to BSY’s 201 points. The complete results can be found HERE.
You can find photos from the event in the following folder at 16 Nov 2019 Swim Meet Photos
ISY Hosts SEASAC This Week
ISY will host the 2019 SEASAC Golf Tournament at the Pun Hlaing Golf Club November 20-22. Over 100 golfers from 13 teams will converge on one of the most beautiful courses in Myanmar to play for the individual and team titles. With a school holiday on Thursday, November 21, we are hopeful many students will come out to the course to cheer on (quietly, of course, golf claps only) our CHINTHES. Check out the ISY SEASAC Website for more information. Results will be posted starting Thursday afternoon.
Athletics This Week
Check out the Chinthes game/tournament schedules for the upcoming week.
- HS Girls Touch: Tuesday, 19th @ BSY 4:30pm start
- HS Soccer: Tuesday, 19th vs ILBC 4pm Boys, 5pm Girls Varsity
- HS Golf: Wednesday, 20th – Friday, 22nd ISY host SEASAC at Pun Hlaing Golf Club
- Grade 5 Basketball: Wednesday, 20th vs ILFR 3pm
- MS Volleyball: Wednesday, 20th @ ISM 4pm Boys & Girls A Teams Only
- Grade 4 & 5 Basketball: Friday, 22nd vs YA 3:30pm
- MS Volleyball: Friday, 22nd @ ILBC vs YIS 4pm (venue update)
- HS Soccer: Friday, 22nd & Saturday, 23rd Varsity YAC Championships @ South Dagon Field (schedule TBD)
- Swim Team: Friday, 22nd – Sunday, 24th @ ISPP Plunge, Phnom Penh
- HS Soccer: Saturday, 23rd JV YAC Championships Location and Schedule TBD
- HS Basketball: Saturday, 23rd vs YA 10am Boys & Girls Varsity
Season 2 High School Sports
High school tennis, touch, and basketball practices started Thursday, November 14th. There is still some overlap with the YAC soccer season, so the transition will be a busy one. Please check out the Season 2 YAC Game Schedule for MS volleyball, HS soccer and HS basketball. The Touch and Tennis schedules will be added when they become available.
Yangon International Softball League Schedule
Our high school boys and girls softball teams get an early kickstart to their SEASAC season every year by competing in the Yangon International Softball League at the American Club. Many ISY staff play in this recreational league as well. Check out the November Schedule and come to to cheer on the Chinthes this month!
ES Sports Jerseys on Sale Now!
ES sports jerseys for basketball and volleyball are on sale now in the Spirit Store for 8,000MMK. Any student planning to participate in ES sports leagues this year must purchase an ES jersey. The same jersey can be used for all sports. The Spirit Store is open every week day from 7:45- 8:45, 11:30 -12:30, 2:30 to 3:30.
Swimming Lessons & Mother Tongue Program
Please check out last week’s blog https://isyedu.org/athletics-blog-november-13-2019/ to find out more about upcoming Swimming Lessons for Beginners, and ISY’s Mother Tongue program.
ES Sports Update
ISY ES basketball will be hosting our first home games this week. On Wednesday at 1:45 pm, our G5 team will be hosting LFIR. On Friday at 3:15 our G3-5 players will be hosting Yangon Academy. There will be a morning practice this week on Tuesday from 7-7:45 am for players that usually attend Saturday basketball practices.
Athletics and Community Education Posts
Athletics Blog – August 19th
As the new Athletic Director, I am excited to be here at ISY and I’m as ready as you are to start the new school year. My first blog post will be a very busy one, with information on secondary and elementary school athletics programs, as well as Session 1 ASAs. I know many parents are also excited to see what the swim programs have to offer this year so there is a special page set aside for that as well.
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