KHS IB Diploma Program Newsletter

Students attended a college fair at the Baltimore Convention Center that was a part of the NACAC Conference. There were over 100 colleges there.

This College Fair is organized by IB schools in Virginia and have schools from the US as well as international schools. They also have workshops that include topics like financial aid.

This is the third annual HBCU fair hosted by BCPS.

Ms. Vanmeter says Rhea is a risk-taker and she has a determined work ethic. She is quick to ask for clarification and learn from her mistakes to improve her course work.

Ms. L. Williams says Rhea has been doing a great job participating in class and is always in a positive mood!

Rhea likes AP US Government class because they take a lot of notes and she loves taking notes. She says the teacher is nice and funny. She is not sure where she wants to go to college yet, but she might want to study business or something related to designing.

Ms. Tomsura says Sarah has shown her ability to be a determined risk-taker, she is principled in her ability to act responsibly and accomplish tasks in a proper time frame, and she is reflective on her work and wants to continue to grow as a student of English.

Sarah's favorite class is chorus because she loves to sing. "I want to go to Johns Hopkins. I want to major in biology and then do pre-med to become a dermatologist."

Ms. Tomasura says Jasmine always shows enthusiasm during class and is constantly asking questions and digging deeper into the text, showing the profile traits of being a thinker and an inquirer. Jasmine is also always going above and beyond the requirements in an effort to make sure she is achieving at a high level, and she is caring and open-minded to helping others understand during class.

Jasmine's favorite class is IB English. "We have finished The Great Gatsby and it was such an amazing book and the discussions in class and during the socratic seminar made me love the book even more. Right now, we just began reading Death of a Salesman and I am enjoying every second of reading it." She wants to major in communication sciences and disorders in order to become a Speech Pathologist.

Ms. Single says Ms. Barton has really been supportive of the students in this first month of taking on her new role. Multiple students have mentioned how thankful they are to be working with her this year.

Ms. L. Williams is so excited to have Ms. Barton on board! She has been positive and helpful to students as she participates in events and mental health check ins.

Welcome to the team Ms. Barton!

Students who passed exams last year as juniors received yard signs to recognize their hard work and determination.

Students set goals for the year to focus on one specific SMART goal. These are posted in the hallway outside of the office.

This is an example of a goal set by an IB student.