High School students will be introduced to the year’s activity program and the faculty sponsors at a one hour Activities Assembly conducted in the afternoon of the second day of school (August 13, 2009).

This two night retreat early in September (September 4 & 5, 2009) is for Grade 11 Full IB diploma candidates. The retreat is organized by the IB and CAS Coordinators and more information will be directly provided by them.

During each semester the HS student council organizes a week dedicated to generating school spirit and excitement.  Spirit week is a series of thematic days when students dress to the topic of the day and participate in various fun events, mostly conducted during the lunch break.  Spirit Weeks usually coincides with the week leading up to AISJ’s participation in a special sporting event.

On Wednesday, November 25, 2009, AISJ celebrates campus wide the international diversity of our community.  Students come to school in traditional dress from their home country and participate in a Parade of Nations with fellow students from their homeland.  A culminating celebration of international food helps make this one of the most popular days on campus.

Student life in the high school culminates with the first semester’s biggest social activity, the thematic Homecoming Dance. This much looked forward to event is organized by the HS student council.  Students dress up for this dance and are entertained by a local DJ.  The faculty chaperoned Homecoming Dance takes place in the  thematically decorated gym, December 5, 2009, from 19h00-23h00 and every high school student is encouraged to attend (there is a small ticket fee, AISJ provides bus transportation to and from Homecoming)  (* Date changed from the calendar date of December 4).

During the early days of January the high school celebrates the academic and student achievements of the first semester at a student awards assembly.  Honor Roll students are recognized along with the students from each grade level who have demonstrated the Best Effort and Most Outstanding Citizenship during the first semester. Exact date still to be set.

The high school’s formal dance of the year is called the Junior-Senior Prom. Traditionally, the Junior class organizes this event that somewhat honors the final days of the Senior Class at AISJ.  The Junior-Senior Prom takes place at venue off campus and is chaperoned by faculty.  All Juniors and Seniors are automatically invited to the Prom (there is a ticket charge) and other high school grade levels may attend as the invited guest of a junior or senior. The Prom this year is Saturday, April 10, 2010. (School Bus transportation is not normally requested for attending the Prom).

This is AISJ’s annual week long festival of the arts all across campus (March 29 – April 1, 2010).  Student work is displayed in an Art Gallery that takes over the gym; student musical and theatre performances are scheduled throughout the week; local artists are invited to campus.  A faculty committee plans and organizes this event and student input is most welcomed. Students participate in the festival through special assemblies and pre-arranged visits.  Classes are conducted as normal as possible.

The senior class graduation ceremony takes place at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 29, 2010, in the school gymnasium (which is decorated in a manner fitting to this important occasion).  This is a most important day in our annual calendar, one where AISJ proudly honors the seniors, their parents, families and friends.  All high school students are also invited and encouraged to attend graduation. Witnessing the achievement of fellow students graduating is a source of motivation for younger high school students as they end the current school year and prepare for their next.

Thursday, May 27, 2010, is the final school day preceding second semester exams.  On this day students take care of the business of “checking-out”, which means doing everything that might be required for a student to end the year will all accounts cleared: returning school books (or proving books are still in possession), reconciling library book returns and sports uniforms returns, student locker clearing and lock return, clearing any other business required in order to  end the year with no outstanding obligations and hence qualify to received the end of year report card and/or school transcript.