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THIS WEEK @ ENERGY
MONDAY:
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IPAA Graduation Medal Resumes Due: Attention seniors! You have an opportunity to earn an IPAA medal for graduation. You must submit a current resume with IPAA activities and field trips highlighted by January 30
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to Ms. Andrews or Ms. Moon.
Superbowl of Caring, began January 25, ends February 6th
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TUESDAY:
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AP Biology field trip to the Texas Heart Institute. Students will be off-campus from 9 am - 11:45 am
Sports Media Summit at the University of Houston
Superbowl of Caring, began January 25, ends February 6th
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WEDNESDAY:
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Genesys Works Information Session during 6th period for 11th grade students
Superbowl of Caring, began January 25, ends February 6th
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THURSDAY:
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Please join us for our upcoming morning EIHS PTO meeting, Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30 am. Breakfast provided by Helen and Al Saenz! Learn about upcoming events and new school construction on the
PTO website.
Superbowl of Caring, began January 25, ends February 6th
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FRIDAY:
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Progress Reports go home
Texas A&M Engage Spring Invitational
Rice Young Owls Informational Meeting
Superbowl of Caring, began January 25, ends February 6th
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ART CAR ON DISPLAY THIS WEEK ONLY
Be sure to head downtown this week to Discovery Green for Super Bowl LIVE. You can visit the Energy Institute and Noble Energy Art Car on display in the Houston LIVE tent. The event is free and open to the public all week. Be sure to take some time to visit and celebrate all of the things that make Houston such a unique and diverse city! See Ms. Moon if you have questions!
COMING @ ENERGY
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FAFSA Roadshow (12:00 -1:30pm) We will target the remaining students that need to complete a FAFSA or TASFA. Parents are welcome to attend, but it's not required to complete application.
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February 8
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Eleventh grade Texas Wildlife Association Field Trip
National Honors Society Induction Ceremony at 6 pm
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| February 9 |
Junior Achievement Guest Speaker for Cohort 4
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| February 15 |
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| February 16 |
Junior Achievement Guest Speaker for Cohort 5
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| February 17 |
LEIHS 9th and 10th Grade Lock-In (check out flyer below for more information)
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| February 18 |
Robotics - FTC Southeast Texas Regional Championship, San Jacinto Community College
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| February 22 |
Early Release
Scholarship Bootcamp 12:30 - 3:30pm
Seniors are encouraged to attend to work on scholarships with Mrs. Schumacher. Juniors are invited also. An email with the signup will be sent this week via Naviance.
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| February 23 |
Cohort 6 Project Showcase 6:00-7:30pm (check out the flyer below for more information)
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| February 24 |
Robotics - VEX South Texas Championship, Nimitz High School
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| February 25 |
Robotics - VEX South Texas Championship, Nimitz High School
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Edel Howlin from Houston Public Media visited ENERGY HS
Edel Howlin, Executive Producer of Special Projects and Houston Matters
producer, presented a lecture about podcasting to the sophomore Brainstormers cohort this past January 25th. Ms. Howlin's presentation will help guide students in creating podcasts for their upcoming cohort PBL. For the next two weeks, students will be using their very own podcasts to answer and explain the driving question: How can we, as Houstonians, use Podcasts and walking bridges to educate others about Houston's diversity and create a more connected city?
Ms. Howlin's presentation - titled "Podcasting"- educated students by sharing the various tips, tricks, and necessities of creating a legitimate and interesting podcast. A radio story, as Ms. Howlin calls it, is best left short, simple, descriptive, and - most importantly - edited! During the lecture, she emphasized on the importance of clean sounds and an original narrative to create an overall appealing podcast. She warned that the majority of the time creating a podcast would be spent on the editing process; so she gave some editing tips. At the end of her presentation, students gathered into their podcasting groups. Students freely asked questions and Ms. Howlin openly offered her opinion and advice to students. Thank you Ms. Howlin for sharing your real world experiences with our campus community.
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Earth Science and Astronomy Field Trip
Written Perspectives from Class Students
The Earth and Space and Astronomy classes had a chance to visit The Museum of Natural Science. There, we were given the opportunity to participate in a simulation for space travel. We were divided into teams of two and given jobs like data collector, geologists, communications, medical, isolation and many more. Half of the teams were sent to the aircraft and the other were in the mission control room. Each team had a set of instructions they had to follow to make sure the aircraft landed safely in their designated location. Of course, one of the main points to be learned with this simulation is how much work goes into getting to space. Every team had to follow the instructions precisely or the mission would fail or emergency cases would pop up. Since it was the first time we worked on a simulation like this, we did have a couple of emergency scenarios occur. This taught us a valuable lesson, teamwork is very important. Every team had to work together to solve the emergency scenarios. And of course, we go to Energy and we pride ourselves on teamwork, we were able to solve the problems and land our spaceship safely. - Fernanda Reyes
On the day of the field trip to the museum of Natural Sciences, we were able to take part in a NASA simulation of going to the Moon and Mars. We were dividing into teams: alpha and beta. The alpha had to arrive on the moon and deliver a satellite into orbit, while the beta team was located in mission control helping the alpha team get to the moon. Once team alpha arrived, they would trade place with team beta, who were stationed on the Moon, so that they could go to Mars. There were many different things that went wrong on both flights such as oxygen failure for team alpha, and power, and explosive gas leak for team beta. - Enrique Valencia
The Natural Science Museum was a fun experience. We got to look at some rare stones, gems, crystals, and some old fossils with unspeakable wonders (especially Slothzilla). We also went through this expedition simulator to the Moon and to Mars which required team effort to complete these tasks. Overall, the trip was exciting and took the stress of homework and projects out of our minds, which is always a great feeling. -Bryant Manzanares
Annual PetroChallenge
Last week, 40 Energy sophomores along with four Energy teachers, attended the 2017 PetroChallenge sponsored by PESA, NExT, IPAA, Oxy, and Schlumberger. The PetroChallenge is a two day event where students learn about the oil and gas industry and compete in teams for cash prizes. On day one, we were put into groups or "companies" with other students from Young Women's College Preparatory Academy, Milby High School, Southwest High School, and Westside High School. After all the groups were situated, we learned how to use OilSim. This is a program used to simulate the oil and gas industry. Through this simulation, we learned how to determine where to drill oil, how to decipher between what is and isn't important to buy, how to read 2D and 3D seismic maps and determine the number of prospects within a piece of land, the importance of strategy when it comes to money, and how to work with other companies. Throughout the day Paula Kelly, the coordinator, walked us through the basics of the simulation so that we would be prepared for the challenge.
On day two the challenge kicked off. When we arrived we got with our groups and after a few minutes of review, we got to work. On this day students got a more in depth view of the ups and downs of the oil industry. Many companies experienced debt or a lack of money, rejection when trying to partner up with other companies, a harder time finding oil, and many other hardships. But we also experienced what it was like to drill and hit the motherload, make profit off of a company you bought into, and close a business deal. Students worked tirelessly to find more oil and make more profit and in the end three groups were crowned the winners. There was an Energy student on all three winning teams. The first place team included Allison De La Houssaye, The second place team included Valentin Roman, and the third place team included Madison Sydney.
At the beginning of the PetroChallenge the coordinator asked how many students were interested in the oil and gas industry and very few students raised their hand. But at the end when she asked again, more than half the students raised their hand. The PetroChallenge was an amazing experience and though only three Energy students left with a prize, 40 Energy students left with a better understanding of the oil and gas industry and knowledge for a potential occupation.
A big thank you to all the sponsors who made this event possible, to Mr. Tate, Ms. Baird, Ms. Palacios, and Ms. Phillips for accompanying and assisting students throughout this trip, and to all the students who came, saw, and conquered the PetroChallenge.
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Ms. Maria Rodriguez, from the front office, is this week's staff spotlight! Ms. Rodriguez went to school at Jefferson Davis High School, which is now called Northside High school. She loves to read books, enjoys creative writing, and ultimately loves to spend time with her children. She also has enjoys traveling with her family and doing projects that involve arts and crafts. When asked about what her favorite thing is when working with high school students, she gladly says that Energy students keep her young at heart and continues to add on that, "I love seeing the different personalities. Just like they can learn from us adults, we can also learn from them." So why Energy High, Ms. Rodriguez? Ms. Rodriguez assures that the culture at Energy is very different. Everyone - students and staff - are so positive. Also, there is so much parent involvement. She proudly says, "I've been working with HISD for sixteen years, and Energy is one of a kind." On behalf of all of us here at Energy, thank you. We greatly appreciate all that you do!
Words of Wisdom from Ms. Rodriguez: "Be open to new things. It is okay to make mistakes but what matters the most is what you do different the next time around. Also, stop procrastinating!"
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
This week, the spotlight shines on an amazing E.I.H.S. senior, Andrew Farias. Andrew has been with Energy all four years and partakes in many activities while still remaining academically successful. He is the current the president of the National Honor Society and the Energy Converters, the vice chair of the National CSTEM Youth Commission, the research chair of the HISD Student Congress, a co-founder of the Energy GSA, and an avid participant in many other clubs around campus.
Andrew is a student who has gone above and beyond to create a culture at Energy that appreciates and values student leadership, sets high academic expectations, and prioritizes student growth and collaboration.
Next year, Andrew will attend Carleton College in Minnesota on a Posse scholarship.
Energy is proud to call Andrew a student.
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Deadline Feb 10
The APSA China Scholars Program is a challenging and transformative study abroad program for competitively selected public high school students. The program focuses on language acquisition, cultural understanding, leadership development, and exposure to international careers.Key program elements include:Language classes and language immersion expeditions,Excursions to historical and cultural sites in Beijing,Afternoon cultural classes,Community service projects,Leadership development activities,Meetings with business leaders, diplomats, NGO leaders, and journalists,Young Professionals speaker series.
Eligibility: 9,10,11,12 GPA: 3.0+
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Kiara Doroteo would like to recognize Jose De La Rosa for being an awesome team leader. "He is a very proactive and bright person. He is creative when it comes to projects. When facing an issue he helps us resolve it and comes up with great solutions," says Kiara. Thank you Jose!
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Desi Delvalle would like to give a high-five to Ms. Palacios for being super helpful with engineering work. Also for making sure everyone turns in and understands their assignments.
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Michael Joseph would like to give a high-five to Mr. Franklin for being a very good teacher and always caring about his students.
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Oscar Quiroz would like to acknowledge Coach Martin for being an awesome coach and motivator!
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| Reagan Dennis would like to give a shout out to Mr. Tate, Ms. Palacios, Ms. Baird, and Ms. Phillips for assisting her and many other students at the Petro Challenge event. |
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Texas Public Education Grant
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is a grant that was established by the Texas Legislature to help students with financial need attend public community colleges, public technical colleges, or public state colleges in Texas. The TPEG does not have to be repaid like student loans.
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| ELIGIBILITY: EFC below $5,233 |
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Deadline: ASAP after January 1
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarship
program consists of more than 750 scholarships and nearly $13 million awarded in one year. Currently, more than 2,200 students are on Show scholarships, attending more than 80 different Texas colleges and universities. The value of these scholarships is approximately $40 million. The Show has presented more than 16,000 scholarships since the first scholarship was awarded in 1957.
Eligibility:
Attend a Texas High school
Plan to attend an accredited, not-for-profit university in the State of Texas.
Completed the FASFA
950+ SAT
Award Amount: $20,000
Deadline : February 6, 2017
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
HSF General College Scholarships are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree. Awards are based on merit; amounts range from $500 to $5,000, based on relative need, among the Scholars selective. Scholarships are available, on a competitive basis, to:
- Graduating High School Seniors
- Community College Transfer Students
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Eligibility:
- Must be of Hispanic Heritage
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Planning on attending a 4 year University
- Complete FASFA
Award Amount: $5,000
Deadline: March 20, 2017
Shell Scholarship Program:
Eligibility
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Plan to enroll full-time in one of the following majors (geology, geophysics, physics, chemical, civil, electrical, geological, geophysical, mechanical or petroleum engineering)
Award Amount:
$2,500 1st year may reapply for $5,000 annually.
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Campaign week will begin Monday, January 30th - Friday, February 3rd with Elections taking place Monday, February 6th. Each student will select five representatives from their class to serve as their official class representative in Student Goverment. Your elected officer will advocate for your class, fundraise for activities and events, establish senior activities committee, and represent your class interests on the School Decision Making Committee. Be thoughtful about your votes!
Meet the Ninth Grade Candidates
1st row: Nicolette Beguiresse, Jesse Ramirez, Claire Kehn, Daeja Davidson 2nd row: Leo Wall, Stella Harkness, Sofia O'Kelly, Elliot Salas
Meet Tenth Grade Candidates
CJ Kaufman, Kailey Hampton, Jacob Martinez, Gabriel Seyoum, Ben Negron (not pictured: Noah Prophet)
Meet Your Eleventh Grade Candidates
1st row: Jason Ortiz, Trisha Litong, Ashley Hart, Lucero Zamarripa, Saige Cade, Jhane Wong
2nd row: Daniel Nadel, Edward Bonilla, Luis Alvarez, Mark Cabrera, Michael Deras
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Campu
s Survey
By Matthew Diaz
Students, we are interested in starting a junior chapter with the University of Houston in 2017-2018. Please fill out this form too so we can gauge student interest.
Click & comment on Campus Survey.
Join the conversation.
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Earlier this year, a club known as the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) was founded here on Energy's campus with the goal in mind to unite members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allied friends. Meetings are held every Friday during B lunch and every other Friday during A lunch. Everyone is welcome. Snacks are provided. Usually.
The idea of the club and really any GSA is to create a friendlier, more accepting school environment by seeing students as equals, no matter what their identity is. The club acts as both a social gathering, educational class, and political activist group on campus. The meeting topics range from simple social gatherings to informative lessons covering everything one might need to know about gender identity, sexuality, and how to be a better ally. For those who may not know, an ally is a heterosexual, cisgender person who supports their LGBTQ+ friends.
As one of the co-founders of this club, I am personally invested more so than others because I want to see this organization make an impact, even if it's just one student. In all of my four years at this school, the campus and staff have been supportive of everyone, yet the club itself only took off earlier this year in 2016. As my graduation nears, I sincerely hope to see the GSA not only survive the upcoming school year, but flourish under new leadership of someone just as passionate as the co-founders.
Flyers are posted around the school with more information about the organization if you are interested in attending a meeting. To potentially take up the leadership role of the club, contact the club leaders at
[email protected] or Mr. Tate, our sponsor, at
[email protected]
for more information.
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ENERGY IS THE PROUD RECIPIENTS OF THE
2016 NATIONAL MERIT AWARDS |
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