E-Newsletter September 25, 2017

Tuesday	Linda Lorelle Press Conference @ 8:30 am
Wednesday	PTO Chick-fil-A for $5 A-Lunch: Art Club Meeting first half of lunch in Room 133 B-Lunch: Art Club Meeting first half of lunch in Room 205 Robotics Team Interest Meeting with Ms. Alexander OPEN HOUSE for 9th & 12th graders 6:00 - 8:30
Thursday	B Lunch: Texas State University presentation Invent Team Field Trip after school at 3 pm
Friday	Genius Bar second half of A & B lunch @ Ms. Alexander's Room 125 Select 9th graders Shell Stem Showdown Select Seniors Trip to Texas A&M

October 4th

OPEN HOUSE for 10th & 11th at 6pm

October 5th

Magnet Tours every Thursday 1 - 3 pm

October 10th

PSAT for all Freshmen

October 11th

PSAT for all Sophomores and Juniors

October 16th

ITRON Conference

October 19th

IPAA will discuss summer externship opportunities and the process to apply with parents and students in the cafeteria from 6:30 - 7:30 pm.

Club Sign-Up Day

December 15th

Seniors submit $250 by this date.

In two weeks, students will be able to register for clubs during A and B lunch

Club Meetings

Robotics: Meeting during lunch on Wednesday, September 27 with Ms. Rachel Alexander

Key Club/Volunteering: Meeting on Tuesday, October 3, during the 2nd half A lunch in Ms. Skinner's (room 127)

National Honor Society: Meeting on Friday, October 6 with Ms. De La Rosa

Club Descriptions

University Scholastic League (UIL): A conglomeration of competitive academic events for students who excel or are particularly fond of writing, debate, math, science, or any other subject

ACE Mentorship: An after-school mentorship focused on architecture, construction and engineering

The Woods Project: An outdoor camping club that takes yearly excursions to experience and enjoy nature

JV/Varsity InvenTeam: A club all about inventing and innovating technology to solve real-world problems; sponsored by MIT-Lemelson

National Honor Society: An organization focused on giving back to the school and Houston community through volunteering

Business Professionals of America: A nationally recognized club focused on refining business skills, such as leadership and presentation skills, in professional young adults

Ladies of Energy (LEIHS): A club that emphasizes the importance of young women in industry, teaching business professional skills/etiquette

Note: If you would like to promote your club, please send the name and a one-liner description to the Publications class at [email protected]. If you would like to start up a club at Energy, all you need are 10 committed students and a teacher sponsor.

Community Success:

Despite the destruction Hurricane Harvey left behind this summer, Houston's resilience rose above it all. Donation after donation, volunteer after volunteer, Energy Institute holds some of our own champions who stepped up to help the city. Ms. De La Rosa and the Travis Manion Foundation teamed up in a blood drive for the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center to aid hurricane victims. Energy teachers helped clean up neighborhoods by throwing out debris and other waste from homes. Thank you Energy Community!

The Lightning Volts cohort visited the Houston Museum of Natural Science for an introduction to their project. They also participated in a scavenger hunt at campus to gather content prep for world geography and biology. The Bayou Bins project will use recycled materials to build an apparatus that cleans Buffalo Bayou water.

Last Wednesday, Energy welcomed our first guest speaker of the year. Mr. Gary Petrae spoke to the 11th grade cohort 5 about how his industry, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), prevents and responds to oil disasters. Mr. Petrae has worked with many organizations through various events, such as working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a ship captain and participating in the relief for the BP Deepwater Horizon spill. Today, he informs others around the United States about BSEE and its contribution to oil spill relief.

PTO Parent Dessert Social

Sunday, October 1st, 2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Your PTO President Elect, Bendi Saindon's home, 4022 Newshire Drive, Houston, TX 77025.

To RSVP simply click on the item listed left or "Join/Support" on the above pull down menu. If you are not logged in you will be prompted to create an account or log-in. Come meet other Energy parents and administration at the PTO Parent Dessert Social.

First PTO Meeting of the Year!

Thursday, October 12th, 8:30 am.

Catch up on all the new developments with the your PTO Board, Energy Principal and administration!

The 10th grade Nexus Novas (cohort 4) has been working on team building and design challenges in their Engineering class. They worked in pairs to build a variety of Lego structures and were challenged to explain to another team how to build their design through written or spoken word. Overall, they learned that it is important to be precise and have more than one project resource. Today, the cohort launched its first project, in which they will create a kinetic timeline. We are excited to see what these students will show at Energy!

The cohort 5 juniors have taken a different approach with disaster relief, launching with the driving question, "How can oil companies respond effectively to environmental disasters?" These students are tasked with developing a plan to respond to an oil spill disaster concerning the environment and the public. Cohort 5 will create scientific posters and press statements for a chance to present at the Clean Gulf Conference in December.

This past March, Energy Institute senior, Joshua Watso n earned his Eagle Scout rank and was acknowledged in a formal ceremony on August 13. For his Eagle Scout project, Joshua planted thirty-one trees at Willow Waterhole, a large greenway located here in Houston, Texas. He says that being an Eagle Scout gave him valuable leadership skills which have helped him during school projects and extracurricular activities. Watson plans on starting a pharmaceutical business to provide people with medicine they are unable to afford. When asked what advice he would give to other students, Joshua responded,"be yourself, because there are people who are going to accept you regardless of what your passions are."