Tuesday
ITRON Conference
Club Sign-Up Fair during A & B Lunch
Wednesday
PTO Chick-fil-A Lunch Sales
Senior-Parent Meeting after school @ 6:30 pm
Thursday
IPAA Summer Externship Program Parent Meeting for interested juniors and their guardian at 6:30 pm.
Friday
College Application Drive #2 during A & B lunch Room 206
Saturday
Energy Day  at Sam Houston Park
October 24 & 26
Finca Tres Robles Urban Farm
October 25 & 27
Armand Bayou Field Trip
October 27th
End of Term 1
October 28th
NHS Members lead Haunted House in Galveston at the Undersea Warfare Center the Haunted Sub at Seawolf Park in Galveston on October 28, from 6:30-9:30. 
10/30, 11/1, 11/2
Veterans Interviews for Senior English Project - B lunch and after school (3:00-4:30 or 5) in room 229
November 1st
NHS Sponsored Blood Drive
November 3rd
Report Cards go home
November 7th
Cohort 5 Exhibition Night
November 13th
Hermann Park & Texas Wildlife Association Field Trip
November 15th
Magnet Open House @ 6 pm
November 11-18th
December 5th
Cohort 1 Exhibition
December 7th
Senior Engineering Design Night
December 15th

Energy Institute has school is a integral part of Houston's Energy Day Festival. This year Energy students will participate in a number of ways, including partnering with Noble Energy employees to teach STEM experiments to younger students and speaking with attendees about our award winning Art Car. If you would like to attend as a representative of Energy Institute High School please read the Field Trip Details and pick up a permission slip from Ms. Moon's office.

The Yearbook class is hosting Spirit Week 2017  during Oct. 23rd - 31st.

We need your help, Energy! We need you to take our survey so your voice will be heard for this year's themes. The survey will be open until midnight tonight. 
 
Today is the last day and we want your voice to be heard!


University Scholastic League (UIL):  More details to come from Ms. Harris !

ACE Mentorship:  Contact  Ms. Andrews  for more details.

The Woods Project:  Contact Ms. Merino for more details.

JV/Varsity InvenTeam:  Contact Ms. Kristick and Dr. Gibson for more details.

National Honor Society:  Contact Ms. De La Rosa for more details.

Psychology Club:  Contact Mr. Fox for more details.

Soccer Club:  Contact Mr. Jaffery for more details.

FRC Robotics:  Interested students should see Ms. Alexander in Room 207.

FTC Robotics:  Interested students should see Ms. Alexander in Room 207.

VEX Robotics:  Interested students should see Mr. Hamilton in the T-Building.

BEST Robotics:  Interested students should see Mr. Hamilton in the T-Building.
     SENIOR FIELD TRIP
On Wednesday, October 11, I had the opportunity to visit the University of Houston with some of my senior classmates. Listening to all of the students and looking around the campus, I was most impressed by the campus diversity and how involved the school is in the student's education. Diversity can have an enormous impact on students, especially when it comes to exposing them to new ideas and ways of thinking. It can help them advance their creativity and prepare for different types of opportunities. For most students coming straight out of high school, it can be challenging to absorb a huge amount of information at once. However, UH does an excellent job of making sure students get acclimated to their new environment by making certain engineering majors a project-based learning course. By working on projects related to what they learn in the classroom, the students are on a path to success.

Additionally, all students are eligible to join the Honors College and Programs for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES). The Honors College is a nationally recognized community of highly talented and motivated scholars. Its main goal is to help cultivate excellence in teaching and learning, while PROMES is a community of engineering undergraduates who participate in peer-led collaborative learning workshops supporting math, science, and engineering courses. PROMES offers specialized freshman and transfer student curricula that emphasizes academic success strategies and the development of personal and professional skills.


     SOPHOMORE FIELD TRIP
On Thursday, October 12, sophomores from Cohort 3 rode the metro to the Museum of Fine Arts. There, they were able to gain inspiration from historical art pieces to create their own artistic tradition for their first cohort project. They also participated in a scavenger hunt, in which they searched for paintings from artists including Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso, and viewed cultural exhibits, ranging from Ancient Egypt to Mesoamerica. Afterwards, they went to Hermann Park to reflect upon and share their findings and enjoyed lunch there. 


FRESHMEN FIELD TRIP
On October 11th, The Lighting Volts Cohort visited MacGregor Park to test their bins constructed out of recycled material. Students were challenged to construct a prototype that would remove debris from polluted water in the bayou. Few prototypes could successfully filter the water. After testing, groups paired up and completed a tuning protocol to received valuable feedback on how to improve their bins. Students then went on a scavenger hunt at the nature trails and created a food web for the bayou. Their final product will be displayed on December 5th during exhibition night.

Thank you to all the parents who attended our first am PTO meeting of the year!

SAVE THE DATE: Our next meeting is on  Wednesday, November 1st, 7:00 pm.  Meetings take place in the Energy Institute High School cafeteria.  Please make an effort to attend; your input is greatly appreciated!

OPT OUT: Please email jmoon2@houstonisd.org by Friday, October 27th if you would like to opt out of communication from the Energy PTO. 
The AC/DC cohort is building automata for their very own Steampunk Automata Museum! The freshman cohort AC/DC has started working on, "What Fuels You?" their first cohort project of the year. 

In this project, the students will answer the problem statement "How can we engineer machines that model 
physical systems?" as well as design an automata, a machine that mimics real life. The machines that the students create must represent a physical system that they have learned about in biology or geography. This steampunk themed project will be shown off during their exhibition, which will take place during the second week of November.

These automata will showcase their building skills and knowledge of various physical systems. As cool as the machines are, we need your help to bring them to life! We are still trying to get our machine materials funded and any support you can provide is greatly appreciated!

For our final product, my students need balsa wood, dowels, paint, flat and lock washers, and glue sticks to build their very own Automaton for an Automota museum. 

Students will be using balsa wood, paint and glue to engineer self-running machines that show their understanding of the engineering design process.

Help me help our students succeed in this Engineering Project!
Energy HS would not be the same without the arduous work, dedication, and extensive behind-the-scenes operations from Mrs. Cabrera. Her formal title of "Administrative Assistant" describes only part of the efforts she puts in to keep the school running. Her duties include handling payroll, budgeting, ordering supplies, keeping track of files, and getting food on the campus. Mrs. Cabrera has stood by Energy from the very start, as she has been with the school before it even had students or even a building. In the beginning, when Mrs. Lambropoulos approached her for the position, as Mrs. Cabrera recalls: "She offered me something we had nothing to go about, but I agreed, and together we started at Hattie Mae White in a small cubicle." Throughout her years at Energy, seeing the students go places and doing extraordinary things with their lives is what keeps her motivated. Mrs. Cabrera lives by these words: "If I can be of any assistance to anyone, in any way, I'm in."

Words of Wisdom
"It is important to enjoy what you are doing--the worst part of life is disliking your job."


This past Wednesday, October 11, the Energy seniors had the opportunity to visit one of five colleges in the Houston area. Those who visited Texas A&M Galveston were given a tour of the campus, dorms, and ate in the dining hall. When asked what his favorite thing about Texas A&M Galveston was, Edward Bonilla mentioned his admiration for the fact that, even if you are not accepted into A&M College Station, you have the option to attend A&M Galveston and then transfer over your sophomore year. 

In addition to a tour of the campus and library, a group of Energy seniors visiting the University of St. Thomas had the pleasure of sitting in on a statistics class and working with the students on an activity about trusses. This was a great opportunity to see what a typical class at St. Thomas is like. Lucero Zamarripa says that her favorite thing about St. Thomas was the small size of the school and the balanced gender makeup of the student body. 

Students who visited HCC had a great time exploring the campus on a tour, and Ricardo Patterson noted that he was drawn to the small class sizes and diversity that the school offered. 

Upon arrival at Rice University, Energy students were treated to a tour of the beautiful campus led by Energy teachers, Ms. Alexander and Ms. White, who attended Rice. While there, they got to visit the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), which is an engineering makerspace that Saige Cade says is "similar to what Energy has but on a much larger scale." At the OEDK, students got to see laser-cut designs and 3D-printed models made by STEM undergraduates, which gave insight to what their college career might hold if they choose to pursue engineering. 

Overall, the response from Energy seniors was overwhelmingly positive, and they were excited about the opportunity they had to learn more about the schools that peaked their interest. 



Scholarship
Scholarship
Scholarship
Deadline: October 25, 2017 Amount: N/A
Deadline: October 31, 2017 Amount: $30,000
Deadline: October 31, 2017
Amount: $20,000




The EMERGE Top Tier College Night engaged high school juniors and seniors in learning about selective schools across the nation including Tufts, Brandeis, Vanderbilt, and Duke University. In an hour-long fair, students met with admission representatives in order to gain first-hand insight on schools they were interested in. Advice, pamphlets, and other informational resources were supplied to the students for free.

After the college fair, juniors and seniors were divided into workshops about college applications and the admissions process. Some seniors who are part of the EMERGE community got to talk one-on-one with admission officers from two of their top school choices. In twenty minute sessions, these EMERGE seniors got to ask any probing questions about the school, and in turn, received honest feedback from someone who works closely with or previously attended the school.

As a community that helps under-served students achieve the best college possible, EMERGE and its events such as the Top Tier College Night inspires all who attend to fulfill their educational desires.


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