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Monday
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Juniors: IPAA Externship Application Open
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Tuesday
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Juniors: IPAA Externship Application Open
Class of 2018 Pizza Sales during A & B Lunches
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Wednesday
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PTO Chick-fil-A Lunch Sales
AIA Gingerbread Build-Off Competition after school
Ninth Grade Parent Meeting @ 6:00 pm in the cafeteria (please see the section below for more information regarding Ninth Grade Parent Night).
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Thursday
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Magnet Tours 1-2:30 pm
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Friday
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Progress Reports Go Home
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Saturday
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STAAR Tutorials 9 am
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December 4th
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English 1 STAAR Exam
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December 4th-8th
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International Hour of Code Week
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December 5th
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Algebra 1, Biology, US History STAAR Exams
Cohort 1 Exhibition @ 6 pm
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December 7th
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Senior Engineering Design Night @ 6 pm
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December 8th
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Senior Photos & Underclassmen
Retakes
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December 18 - 21
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Final Exam Week
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Dec. 22 - Jan. 5th
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Winter Break
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January 15th
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Martin Luther King Day
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IPAA EXTERNSHIP DEADLINE:
Through the school's partnership with IPAA, Energy juniors have the chance to participate in a two-week-long summer externship program with a number of IPAA partner organizations. During the program, participants will be able to shadow seasoned professionals who work in the petroleum industry, allowing students to gain first-hand insight into the oil and gas industry. This program also prepares students for a future in the energy field by giving them the opportunity to start networking and to improve their teamwork and public speaking skills.
Involvement in this program can further help students decide what type of career they are interested in pursuing and possibly securing an internship for their senior year.
The application for the summer externship is open to any 11
th
grade students with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Applications must be submitted by November 30th at https://eec.talentlms.com/index. This includes having all online modules completed and submitting the required essay and resume. Please see Ms. Andrews if you have any additional questions!
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NINTH GRADE PARENT NIGHT THIS WEDNESDAY
Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 29th at 6:00 PM. Energy will be hosting a Freshman Parent Meeting. Come learn the tricks of the trade! you will learn about graduation requirements, endorsements, GPA, class rank, and what your child should be doing now to start preparing for college. We will also have technology rotations so that you can learn how to use the district technology systems to track your child's academic progress and college progress.
Please bring your child's laptop, user name, and password with you. If you cannot bring your child's laptop, we will have some desktops available, but you would still need your child's user name and password.
This is the most important parent meeting of the year! We hope to see you there.
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Thursday, December 7th our senior class will be showcasing their first semester design work of their year-long Engineering Design and Development capstone engineering course. We are looking for industry professionals to help judge their designs and provide valuable feedback as they move into the building process in January. If you are interested in participating as a judge, please sign up here! Interested judges are asked to arrive by 5:30pm for a brief evaluation meeting. If you have additional questions, please email Ms. Moon at [email protected]. |
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Join us for the first EIHS Gingerbread Build-Off this Wednesday, November 29th after school! Teams of five or less are invited to sign up for the Build-Off, competing to earn a spot on the EIHS Build Team that will attend the AIA 2017 Gingerbread Build-Off downtown December 9th. Gingerbread and icing will be provided, teams are responsible for providing their own edible decorations. For more information see Ms. Merino, Ms. Lockhart, or Ms. Brown.
The American Institute of Architecture awards best in show for the following catergories:
Grand Prix de Show
1st and 2nd Runner-Up
Best Architectural Icon
Tallest Standing Strucutre
Best Holiday Themed
Best Non-Holiday Themed
Best Houston-centric
Most Creative Interpretation of Materials
Public Favorite.
Don't miss your chance to showcase your engineering skills and creativity at this annual Houston Holiday Event!
All students are encouraged to sign up! Join the Remind group by texting @7ckf4b to 81010 or sign up at: https://goo.gl/forms/xLQErv05JMrCMEjR2 |
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MAGNET OPEN HOUSE SUCCESS!
November 15th, Energy opened its doors to the public for Magnet Open House and AC/DC Cohort Exhibition. Cohort 2's exhibition featured their most recent automaton project, which was inspired by their
driving question: "How can we design a machine that models physical systems?" Each group designed and built automatons based on their specific topic such as hydroelectricity or endocytosis. Guests were blown away by the professionalism of this year's promising set of ninth-graders.
Magnet Open House also consisted of several hands-on lab activities and project workshops that prospective families could participate in. The Open House component featured the final products of long-term projects, robot races, science demonstrations, and build-your-own-bayou cleaners. After an incredibly, informative, and exciting night, guests left the school with a better understanding of project based learning and the mission of Energy Institute.
TEACHER OF THE MONTH:
Ms. Baird teaches AP Physics and Principles of Engineering for the sophomore Nexus Novas cohort. She is also one of Energy's InvenTeam sponsors and aids in Student Government for the junior class. Ms. Baird studied biology and physics at the University of the Incarnate Word. Before coming to Energy, she taught physics for five years in her hometown of Brownsville, Texas. For fun, Ms. Baird likes to read, run, and listen to music. When asked why Ms. Baird deserves to be teacher of the month, students enthusiastically said: "Ms.Baird has the best creative learning environment." "Ms. Baird is always willing to help students out." Finally, "Ms. Baird is absolutely the best in the world!"
Congratulations, Ms. Baird! We're happy to have you as a teacher!
UIL WIN:
November 11th, Energy's UIL team attended a UIL Invitational at Westside High School, competing in several academic challenges such as social studies, writing, spelling, journalism, speech and debate, and literary criticism. The Energy UIL team had a very successful day! In the Literary Criticism category, Reagan Dennis placed 1st, Gabriel Messa placed 2nd and Jesse Ramirez was awarded a 4th place finish. Christian Kelly placed 2nd in Ready Writing, while Julianna Wills placed 4th. Congratulations to Jacob Davis who moved onto the semifinals for Persuasive Speaking! Great job team!
Starting November 11th, Energy Institute kicked off Operation Legacy, formerly known as National Week of Service. Through Energy's partnership with the Travis Manion Foundation, Operation Legacy organizes volunteering opportunities for students to make a positive impact in their school and local community. Energy's first volunteering opportunity began with the 9/11 Heroes Run at City Hall on November 11th, where both runners and walkers honored the service of our veterans in a 5K run. On Monday, November 13th and Wednesday, November 15th, forty volunteers created over twenty arts and crafts items for patients at the Texas Children's Hospital, collected and sorted items for the Veterans Drive, and helped set up for Magnet Open House Night. In addition, thirty-eight students and three adults volunteered for the
Special Olympics on Wednesday during school to help coordinate athletic events for middle school disabled students. On Thursday, November 16th, eleven students traveled to the Combined Arms via the Metro to assist with three organizations - Travis Manion Foundation, Grace After Fire, and Combined Arms Exchange - by cleaning, and organizing their spaces. Lastly, on November 19th, students worked the
Alzheimer's Run at the University of Houston. The grand total is 400 hours served; congratulations, volunteers! Energy is so proud to have students who are committed to service and making a difference! A huge thank you to Ms. De La Rosa, who has worked closely with the Travis Manion Foundation, to make Operation Legacy, a tradition on our campus.
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, Energy Institute High School's Volunteer team assisted with the Track and Field events at Houston ISD's 5th Annual Special Olympics as part of our Operation Legacy Week of Service. Members of the Travis Manion Operation Legacy Volunteer Team, The National Honor Society, and the Senior class began their day by cheering the Special Olympic Athletes as they paraded into Butler Stadium. Taking both sides of the parade route, volunteers cheered on the Olympians as they emerged through the tunnels and marched their way onto the football field. After the Opening Ceremonies concluded, athletes and police officers paraded the Olympic Torch around the stadium. Then, it was time to get to work. Volunteers split into several teams including the 100 Meter Dash, Long Jump, Triple Jump, and refreshment station. Energy students were honored to participate in such an important event for Houston area Special Olympians and look forward to participating with HISD next year.
From November 16th-19th, four of Energy's students - Elizabeth Ramos, Michael Deras, Ricardo Padilla, and Lucero Zamarripa - were invited to Celebración in San Marcos. Every year, the National Hispanic Institute (NHI) hosts Celebración, inviting well-rounded high school students to participate in an event designed to showcase NHI's mission of developing student leaders. NHI fosters future leaders who have the ability and mindset to lead the ever-growing Latino community in a world of constant change. During Celebración, students worked alongside with other high school students from across the United States and Latin America, discussing ways to further the work and mission of NHI. Celebración began with an official welcome and orientation where they heard a speech from the founder, Ernest Nieto.
The following day, participants were separated into groups and began training facilitated by NHI alumni. The participants were also tasked to create a digital campaign that promoted NHI's mission and different leadership series by reflecting what they have learned this past summer. They took a break from their hard work to drive to NHI headquarters in Maxwell, Texas to celebrate NHI's homecoming. While there, they witnessed a wonderful performance by Latin Grammy Award Nominees, Periko & Jessi Leon. The next day, students asked college representatives questions during a college panel and later attended a college fair with a variety of universities. Afterwards, students had time to put their final changes on their presentation. Finally, each group presented their campaign to a panel of judges for each leadership program. The teams that advanced to the semi-finals presented to all those in attendance. Then, awards were given out to the semi-finalists, and Energy student Lucero Zamarripa was a part of the group that won silver for the Collegiate World Series leadership program. Additionally, the National Hispanic Institute awarded HISD with the School District of the Year award. At last, they ended with a closing ceremony with final remarks from NHI officials and a photo summary of their weekend.
We are excited to share with the students, faculty, parents, and the community that the new building is approximately 85% complete! Read carefully to learn more about building specifics and the type of spaces included at our our new location.
The building is equipped with two levels: each of these levels contains a number of learning areas. On the first floor of building A, there are several science and CTE (Career & Technical Education) Labs and learning studios for students to study. On the first level of building B, the media lounge sits along with the art studio, learning centers, and an outdoor learning space that is pictured beneath the aerial view.
This space is complete with an overhead covering and cement steps meant to be used as seating for students during the class or studying periods. On the second level of building B, there are additional CTE labs and a TED talk space for students to hold presentations (bottom image).The entry vestibule is currently being constructed (view the top left image). As for the building's interior, images above show designs throughout the hallways and images of side learning centers in the hallway for students to study, practice presentations, or work during lunch or passing periods. Our new school is located at 3501 Southmore Boulevard. Check-out the recap of the buildings construction in the time-lapse video above.
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This year at Energy, Leo Wall started the Art Club in conjunction with Mrs. Campbell. The club has been meeting since October and has experienced interest from students in all grade levels who are excited about many different visual art mediums. So far, the Art Club has launched a National Art Honor Society chapter and held elections for officers. During meetings, members discuss and learn about different artists and art styles while engaging in various creative activities such as creating pieces of art inspired by music. Additionally, they plan to compete in the
Vans Custom Culture
competition next semester. For this competition, the club will have to design two pairs of shoes for the chance to win money for Energy's art program.
On November 18th, members from the Energy Art Club - Joe Gutierrez, Leo Wall, Jacob Martinez, Gabrielle Reynaga, George Russell, and Alison De La Houssaye - participated in the
Via Colori Street Painting Festival
. Located in Downtown Houston at Hermann Square, Via Colori is an annual festival, in which artists from the Houston-area come together for two days to create artwork for public display. All of the proceeds from the event go towards
The Center for Hearing and Speech
, which works to help children who suffer from hearing loss. This year's theme was "70 Years of Color", and all of the participants created a piece based on a specific year or decade from the past 70 years. Using paint and chalk pastels, Mrs. Campbell and the students created a 10'x10' piece inspired by the 1980s, depicting three retro video game cabinets. Working together, they were able to complete the piece in just one day, and visitors of the event were impressed by the final result.
It is not too late to get involved in the Energy Art Club! If you are interested in joining, feel free to stop by at the beginning of A-Lunch meetings on Wednesdays in room 133 and B-Lunch meetings on Thursdays in room 205.
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On Monday, November 14, juniors from the Atomic 5 cohort had their second entry event of the year. The juniors brought different foods to school and identified the ingredients' plant or animal sources. From there, students created food maps beginning at the food's cultivation, to the transportation of the food, all the way to the table. They identified the various steps and people it took for the food to get where it is.
This activity led them to their
driving question: How can we reimagine Texas's agriculture infrastructure to ensure a sustainable future? The project was inspired by the statistic that "...the planet must produce more food in the next four decades than all farmers in history have harvested over the past 8,000 years (Viviano, 2017)." With the driving question and quote in mind, the students are tasked with prototyping a water filter device, presenting a pitch about a local agricultural need and production deficit, and writing a feature article with multimedia about agriculture history and environmental sustainability.
NEXUS NOVAS UPDATE:
For their
Evolution of Energy
PBL, sophomores of the Nexus Novas cohort have learned about gear mechanisms and are currently going over circuits and electricity. The driving question for their project is:
How can we, as Energy Institute students, create a comprehensive kinetic timeline that covers the history of energy usage for display in a public space?
In their Principles of Engineering class, students were placed in groups and constructed kinetic prototype builds, which connected to other group's builds. Also, students learned about gear mechanisms to help them understand ways to produce power and speed in their sections of the timeline. To produce individual pieces for the timeline, students will utilize a full spectrum laser cutter and CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software. Most student groups will create their pieces out of birch wood, but some sophomores will use acrylic plastic and go to
TXRX Labs
to manufacture their components. Other groups are considering 3D printing specialized parts.
In World History, students are looking at energy from social, economic, and political perspectives, which ties into their English portion of the project. The Nexus Novas completed a research paper on the chemical and historical aspects of their energy source (past, present, and future analysis of energy source) in their English II class. Furthermore, students researched how machines work, machine efficiency, different types of energy sources, their evolution, and projections for the future. From a chemical perspective, sophomores analyzed the properties of different types of energy sources, their chemical reactions, and matter changes to name a few.
Moreover, students are currently building models of chemical compounds in their chemistry class.
The deliverable for
Evolution of Energy
will be presented during a PBL Exhibition on January 31, 2018 (more details to come).
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PARENT MIXER
Enjoy a fun evening of karaoke and conversation with fellow EIHS parents on Friday, December 1, 2017 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at 514 Elgin Street, 77006.
Very casual, but please
RSVP to Bendi Saindon, PTO President-Elect,
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Deadline:
November 27, 2017
Amount: $50,000
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Deadline:
December 1, 2017
Amount: $1,000
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Deadline:
December 31, 2017
Amount: $1,000
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