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THIS WEEK @ ENERGY
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Monday
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SDMC Meeting - BP Spot at 3 pm |
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Wednesday
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AP Test Registration
PTO fundraiser Chick-Fil-A Lunch
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Thursday
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Junior Field Trip NACAC College Fair
End of Grading Period for Progress Reports
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Friday
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Earth Week
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April 19th
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ACT - Juniors Test in School
Senior Engineering Showcase and Awards Night
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April 20th
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RSVP: Final PTO Meeting at 7 pm
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April 21st
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Prom
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April 23 - 29th
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May 1 - 5th
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Teachers' Appreciation Week
STAAR Biology, US History, Algebra I
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May 1 - 19th
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AP Testing
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| May 25th |
Last Day of School
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| May 26th |
Senior Graduation |
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PTO will begin selling Chick-fil-A sandwiches and chips during lunch on Wednesdays for $5. They will go fast, make sure you stop by the table set up outside the dean's offices. For more information on PTO, volunteer opportunities, and ways you can support Energy please visit their website by clicking the icon above.
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TRAVIS MANION VOLUNTEERING
Sign up for our week of Service April 24-28!
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Update:
C-STEM April 2017 Newsletter
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Dr.
Valencia Hall, Engineering Instructor
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Energy Institute High School from Houston, Texas, is proud to finally have seniors competing in the National C-STEM Challenge. This year is our fourth year participating and the first year that we will have a graduating class of seniors. Over the past three years of competition we have grown in numbers and improved our project submissions. Last year, we took home the National Grand Champion Award and had three students on the National Youth Commission team (Andrew Farias, Kaleigh Davis, and Nancy Mastache). To top off our winning year, our Teacher Leader was named the C-STEM Southeast Teacher of the Year. We are extremely excited about participating in the competition this year and look forward to our seniors receiving their honor cords. Special thanks to Dr. Flowers and her staff for allowing our school to become a member of a great community of STEM learners and innovators.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
By Matthew Diaz
Last week, our National Honor Society visited Berry Elementary with Junior Achievement, to teach the elementary students about finance and how it affects their city and family. Our students taught in 30 classes from grade levels between Kindergarten through 5th grade. Each Energy student led sessions that taught the class through hands on activities and discussion.
I had the privilege of teaching in Ms. West 3rd grade class, discussing finance in cities. In one activity the students were city planners, they coll
ectively built a city understanding all the zones that make a city function. The students were then given money in different forms and played a game demonstrating how to balance a bank account. The expe
rience also become a lesson for us, on the amount of work teachers do. We look forward to working with Junior Achievement on helping other elementary schools in our community.
National Society of Black Engineers
Last weekend, Energy Institute High School joined forces with Young Women's College Preparatory Academy to bring another top VEX Robotics award to HISD. The combined team finished 2nd at the National Society of Black Engineers' (NSBE) National VEX Robotics Championship. The team also won the Judges Award. This Judges Award is a prestigious award given to those teams who impress the judges the most.
Dubbed Synergy, the team was comprised of Marcellus Jordan, Dylan Gates, Jarmel Brown and Luis Torres from Energy and Diana Hernandez, Cristal Rodriguez, Courtney Dubuclet and Janet Sanchez from the Young Women's College Preparatory Academy.
FOOD BANK FIELD TRIP
By Megan Camario
On April 3, the sophomore Flux Army cohort came together and volunteered at the
Houston Food Bank. There were several varied tasks which people worked in groups to accomplish. I sorted medicine out with a group of twelve people. We checked the expiration dates, put them in their category box, and put them on a moving shelf after they reached their weight limit. Some students responsibility was to sort through the consumables and make sure they were not expired and put them in their respective bucket. Others handled boxes and brought them to their designated section of the warehouse depending on the content within. Overall, students had fun working with their friends and helping the community.
After three hours of volunteering, everyone in the factory room cleaned and swept their work areas. That day Energy helped supply 13,995 meals to people in our community! Great job Flux Army sophomores!
ENERGY'S Signing Day 2017
Last Thursday, was Energy's Signing Day. The incoming class of 2021 came to school to sign up for and learn more about their future classes. Students from different grade levels demonstrated their projects exhibition style, to give incoming students an idea of what projects are like at Energy. Clubs set up booths to answer student questions while they walked through the hallways. New students had to complete a scavenger hunt game, where they went around to every project. They also got to see some of the creations made by Energy's fantastic robotics team. Students learned more about the school and what it has to offer. Hopefully, the future freshmen left more informed and excited about attending Energy. We look forward to seeing you next year!
The Walk For The Woods Project
Remember to sign up for
The Walk For The Woods Project, the Woods Project's biggest fundraiser of the year, it promises to be a great morning of community, history, and fun! This 5K walk will take you on a journey through Houston's historic East End, where many of The Woods Project's students live and play. Cross the finish line and enjoy live music, food trucks, and other activities for the whole family. Happening April 29, 2017. Stay tuned for more details! Remember in order to go on the summer trip you would need to sign up for the walk.
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STUDENT ANECDOTE
by Chance Bednorz
Last Thursday, April 6th, I was one of many Energy students that participated in the Junior Achievement Mentorship Program. The overall mission of Junior Achievement is to teach students, in our case at Berry Elementary, about various community-related topics. Student mentors teach lessons and manage student-engaging activities. The experience was life-changing; I was exposed to a small section of the life of a teacher. Because of this, I now have more respect for a job I knew little about.
The beginning of the program involved approximately an hour of training at Energy. All participants were taught how to interact with kids, keep students on task, and what exactly we as mentors would be doing when we got into the classroom. Students either chose or were assigned a grade level - kindergarten through fifth grade - and received a kit with all of the necessary lesson materials.
We arrived at the school and were all lead to our different sections. I co-taught one of the fourth grade classes. The students learned about the importance of entrepreneurs and community businesses. They played games, studied vocabulary definitions, and worked in group simulations all related to the topic.
As I lead students through each of the activities, I felt like a real teacher. I interacted with students and helped them understand new content. Overall, the experience enriched my life and I would recommend it to any students here at Energy.
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
By Israel Cobell
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This week's spotlight highlights our wonderful teacher, Lauren Baird. She teaches Principles of Engineering, and both AP & Prep Physics. Ms. Baird received her education at University of the Incarnate Word and began teaching in Brownsville, Texas, her hometown. This is now her eighth year teaching and inspiring students. Her love for education comes from her extreme love for the sciences, especially physics. With so much enthusiasm for teaching, she just felt the need to share it with other people. She sees the inquisitiveness of her students and pushes them in a way that they become capable of things they didn't realize. Ms. Baird came to Energy because of the PBL style of learning which allows students to express their creativity, and because she felt it would be challenging to teach somewhere new with this style of teaching. Getting to teach Physics at Energy just made the experience so much better. Physics has been her favorite class because of her secret love for Isaac Newton, however, on a more serious note, she finds that it teaches people how to be problem solvers and how to think critically. Ms. Baird finds the "struggle" of physics fun and has no trouble helping her students through any problem. Thank you for being such a great, amiable teacher who everyone loves.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Thursday, April 6th, several student volunteers participated in the Junior Achievement mentorship program at Berry Elementary School. One student, Michael Deras, stood out above the rest. The 2nd grade class he taught absolutely adored him. When asked how he got them so engaged, he said he really felt like he connected with them on a personal level. "I was a little nervous at first, but I eventually got the hang of teaching them." Thank you, Michael, for representing a star-studded Energy leader.
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By Reagan Dennis
High-five to Chance Bednorz for his hard work when leading GSA club and being a friend with great advice.
Shout out to Andrew Farias, "He should receive recognition for his hard work and dedication."
Amanda would also like to give a high-five to David Miller, "David has a kind soul and is a great communicator!"
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The Louis Fund Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 15, 2017
April 15, 2017
Eligibility:
The Louise Fund Memorial Scholarship is for $2500 per person, for up to four students per year, payable to the recipients upon admittance into an accredited 2 or 4 year culinary/hospitality arts program. The Louise Fund will select each scholarship recipient according to his or her resourcefulness, current situation, talent and personality. Please include a resume, CV or bio with your application, including accolades like sports, extracurricular activities, volunteering and other outside interests.
Sandy Schenker Capell Scholarship
Deadline: April 15, 2017
April 15, 2017
Eligibility:
Your current school must host at least two blood drives with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center during the school year when the scholarship recipients are chosen. The scholarships will be available to any student regardless of whether he or she donates blood. The student must attend an institution of higher learning in the year following award of the scholarship.
iGoPink Scholarship
Deadline: April 20, 2017
April 20, 2017
Eligibility:
BEFORE YOU SUBMIT PLEASE REVIEW THE CHECKLIST
Date of diagnosis documentation with professional signature attached to application; Documentation of acceptance to university/college/trade school is provided; Documentation of relative living in the household provided;Typed Scholarship story provided.
United States Naval Academy
Summer STEM Program
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
Engineering is all about creating, building, and making things better! So what does it take to be an engineer? If you like math and science, you are off to a great start. If you enjoy discovering new things, solving problems, and learning how things work - even better! Creativity, persistence, and the desire to make the world a better place are also important qualities. Becoming an engineer requires hard work and a good education. Our summer program will be a great start to your career in science and engineering.
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It is not too late to enroll in the Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP) summer offerings for students although there are limited openings in many of them.
* RUSMP is offering two new and exciting three-week enrichment mathematics programs at Episcopal High School:
(1) For students entering 8th-grade in the fall of 2017:
Through the lens of computational thinking, students will explore mathematics using technology to develop inductive and visual reasoning. Hands-on activities integrating mathematics and computer science will provide an innovative approach to learning mathematics.
(2) For students who have completed pre-calculus:
At the end of this program, students will be better equipped for the rigor of college-level mathematics and for success on A.P. Calculus and I.B. Mathematics exams. Proof, justification, and authentic problems will be explored using a variety of methods including graphing technology and other computing tools.
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ENERGY IS THE PROUD RECIPIENTS OF THE
2016 NATIONAL MERIT AWARDS |
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