THIS WEEK @ ENERGY
Tuesday Junior Achievement Training
Wednesday
SAT - Juniors Test in School
PTO fundraiser Chick-Fil-A Lunch
Junior Achievement Training
Thursday
Junior Achievement
Class of 2021 New Student Signing Day
Friday
GSA Meeting
Saturday
STAAR Algebra & Biology Tutorials, 9 am - 12 pm

By Wilbert Moore


COMING UP @ ENERGY
April 14th 
April 17 - 21
Earth Week
April 19th
ACT - Juniors Test in School
Senior Engineering Showcase and Awards Night  
April 20th
RSVP: Final PTO Meeting at 7 pm 
April 23 - 29th
May 1 - 5th
Teachers' Appreciation Week
STAAR Biology, US History, Algebra I
May 1 - 19th
AP Testing
May 26th
Last Day of School
Senior Graduation
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.
Magnet Signing Night

We are excited to welcome the Class of 2021 to the Energy family! Join us on campus Thursday, April 6th from 6pm - 7:30 pm for a welcome celebration. Current students will be on campus to discuss projects, share words of wisdom, showcase projects, and recruit for student clubs. Our teachers and current parents will also be on campus to welcome you to our unique community. If you were offered a seat this year at Energy, please be sure to RSVP at:


Please email Ms. Moon at   [email protected]   for more information.  We look forward to seeing you next Thursday!
ACT Registration and Payment
It is very important for all students to have a SAT and ACT test score in order to increase their changes of attending their desired school. We have been approved as a school day testing site, which is huge!  All juniors will be taking the ACT test on Wednesday, April 19th. The school will be covering a large portion of the expense, but we do need all juniors to pay $30 towards the test.  If you have not paid for the ACT test yet, please pay as soon as possible! You can pay with cash at the main desk, or pay online at   http://www.tinyurl.com/payforact2017.
TRAVIS MANION VOLUNTEERING
Sign up for our week of Service April 24-28!

Run As One Volunteer Experience
by Trisha Litong, incoming NHS Historian

This past Saturday   morning, The National Honor Society and other EIHS Student leaders volunteered at the 2017 Run As One with the Travis Manion Foundation.   The run was held in honor of veteran Clay Hunt, who took his own life after suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The turnout was great! Veterans and their families as well as EIHS students, all participated in the run.
There were twenty volunteers from our school. Volunteers were stationed at street intersections helping runners safely across.    The run began at the Combined Arms Center and traveled along the Columbia Rail Tap Trail for two miles through EaDo. Our student runners included Nathaniel White, who placed first, Jonathan Cruz who placed second, Korbin Lawson who placed fourth, as well as Daniel Uribe, Gabriela Daniels, and Sharone Creer who all finished strong!  Those of us who volunteered were proud to support the veterans, families, and our classmates in the race, and we loudly cheered them on.
This event is one of the many opportunities for volunteering that NHS members and other EIHS students have with the Travis Manion Foundation. Our school will participate in Operation Legacy, a Week of Service, with the organization and will do five service projects   in five days   to honor the service of veterans during the last week of April. We hope to see more Energy students and families participate in upcoming volunteering events and next year's Run As One.

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.  To sign up talk to Mr.Young or Michael Osueke.





Last week, the South Dakota School of Mines visited our school during both A and B lunch. The school highlights an impressive STEM program committed to placing students into jobs after graduation, boasting an impressive 98% placement rate. The school has a unique rolling acceptance system, meaning that current seniors can still apply up to the first day that classes begin. We encourage seniors to apply and see what opportunities await them at the South Dakota School of Mines.


We encourage all juniors and seniors to attend these lunchtime events as these opportunities!




On behalf of C-STEM Teacher and Student Support Services, Inc., the National C-STEM Youth Commissioners calls for the implementation of a Common STEM Definition to foster uniformity through the establishment of a guiding standard for consistent high quality STEM learning. C-STEM proposes the Common STEM Definition to be "interdisciplinary, application based, rigorous, relevant, and experiential while fostering curiosity, creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative learning." Click to sign the petition!
STUDENT ANECDOTE

by The Publications Class
Did you know there is more than one type of introvert? This week, the Publications class decided to explore the clashing worlds of extroverts and introverts. We invite our campus community to join in taking this personality test in hopes of engaging in emotional intelligence. Our class used the Science of Us in order to conduct this anecdotal research. After you have completed the personality test, read through our student descriptors to see which Publication team member you identify with.
Reagan Dennis (Thinking Introvert) - Being a thinking introvert has its pros and cons at school. You are constantly reflecting on yourself and the world around you, allowing you to see your goals and achieve them. You are often thinking about how you can improve in a certain class or what you can do for a specific project. However, you may put too much pressure on yourself, or constantly get lost in your head when you're around other people. As a thinking introvert, I find myself worrying about a lot about things like the future, school, if I'm doing well enough, etc. My advice to you: stay focused on what you need to do. You shouldn't worry about menial tasks. Use your positive traits as a thinking introvert to excel at school and exceed your expectations. Remember that there is nothing wrong with being in your head sometimes.
Chance Bednorz + Wilbert Moore (Ambivert)
- As an ambivert, I am versatile when it comes to my personality. I see the beauty in both introversion and extroversion, and I am able to to lean toward one side or the other when I deem it necessary. I find myself more extroverted in social settings, mostly when I have to interact with large groups of people. Extroversion has helped me with presentations, interview skills, and networking, as it gives me the confidence I need to actively participate and engage audiences. On the other end of the spectrum is introversion, something I use during projects, studying, and completing assignments. I distance myself from others to complete all necessary school work or come up with exceptional and original ideas. Ambiversion is the best of both worlds and contributed enormously to my academic and personal successes.
Matthew Diaz (Intuitive Extrovert) - An extrovert thrives in a social setting. When placed in an area with people, they are more likely to socialize than be by themselves. As an extrovert, Energy's unique way of learning proved to work best for me. I could act as a leader and surround myself with individuals who could help me grow. Extroversion has helped with my presenting skills, allowing me to perform better mentally with interviews and engaging with audiences.  The intuitive aspect draws from my ability to look into a situation and find hidden potential and see possibilities. This helps me tremendously in groups managing different people and weighing the effect of different solutions. At Energy, being an extrovert can be a huge advantage allowing you to have better skills in presenting and being a leader in a group.
Yvette Alvarran (Social Introvert) - As a social introvert, it has always been difficult to tackle relationships, work and try to better me. Although I am very friendly and outgoing to most people, socializing is not my favorite thing to do. I always find my energy being drained when in a social setting. Relationships are difficult because there are just so many people you can have in your small bubble. You would think that I'd run away from group projects, but I do not. This is one of the perks of being a social introvert, ambition. The honest truth is, you go through life passing through uncomfortable situations. In my case, these uncomfortable situations I know can tackle but I have the strong preference not to go through a breakdown. I will always choose to go through these situations, such as public speaking because I know there is something to learn from it. In my social introverted world, I work best in small groups, for large groups, I do become timid. Trust me, not all shy people have a closed personality. Luckily enough, I can handle a conversation and lead a group, but for a social introvert, time for yourself is crucial. As a student, I advise you to put your health first, don't worry about the unnecessary. You are braver than you think and chances are there is someone who is feeling as terrified as you.
Israel Cobell (Anxious Introvert) - Upon taking a personality quiz and finding out that I am an "anxious introvert", I thought nothing of it really. I try not to let meager quizzes define who I think I am as a person. However, with much regret, I say that the description was somewhat accurate. I do like to have a lot of time to myself to collect and thoughts and just relax. Occasionally in school I'll avoid people if I'm too tired, and excessive talking in class wears me out. It did get one thing wrong though, I do actually like social interactions, even with strangers. If you are an introvert, some advice I would give is to stick with a close group of friends. You will form much more meaningful relationships and have a lot of fun.
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT
This week's spotlight features one of Energy's wonderful math teachers, Spencer Mathis. Before coming and teaching at Energy, Mr. Mathis did almost every type of work from farm work, to working in a factory, and he was even an optical lab manager for a while. As a hard working individual he mostly excelled in skilled labor kind of work but decided to pursue a higher education to get his math degree. Mr. Mathis currently holds a Bachelor in Science in Mathematics from the University of Houston, and he also went through the teachHOUSTON program after discovering a love for teaching.

Mr. Mathis discovered his love for teaching while taking Calculus 2. He was currently a computer science major at the time and was really dissatisfied with it. After taking Calculus, he realized he really loved it and wanted to share his knowledge with people. Mr. Mathis came to Energy nearly 3 & ½ years ago, during December of 2013 because Energy seemed like a unique and new opportunity, to do something that wasn't happening in an average high school.

This also happening to be his first experience teaching at a public school. He has progressed far in his teaching career and currently teaches prep and Pre-AP Geometry as well as a senior level Statistics class. Mr. Mathis has been empowering nearly 4 generations of Energy students with the knowledge of math and wishes to continue that even further in his career. Next time you see him, make sure to thank him for his hard work.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Today, we would like to acknowledge Cameron Potter on his birthday. Happy Birthday! Many of you may not know who Cameron is, but he has been a part of the Energy community since his freshman year.

Cameron Potter can often be seen working on game design and graphic design projects in Mr. McMillan's room. He is very creative, somewhat of an introvert, and as everyone knows, very tall. His role as the science referee made him instrumental in helping run the ALLIANCE political science megagames during the first semester. All 140 students who participated had to go to Cameron to get their science and technology proposals approved. I am very happy to have him in my classes and look forward to seeing what he will come up with on his next art project.   - Mr. McMillan

Cameron's Advice:
"Stay true to your work the same way you stay true to yourself." - Cameron Potter
By Reagan Dennis
High-five to Ms. Karakoc, Ms. Skinner, Ms. Mathews, and Ms. Wilson for getting students prepared for the English STAAR and making sure they know the material.

Jesus Ipina would like to give a shoutout to Ms. Sundrani for being an amazing teacher.

High-five to the deans for guiding students through course selection and making sure they pick the classes that are best for them.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Kim, Lucero Zamarripa, Mark Cabrera, Sara Garcia, Christian Kelley, and Trisha Litong on being elected as the new NHS officers.

High-five to Ms. De La Rosa for working hard this past week on NHS and senior events. She is an outstanding teacher, and she looks for different ways to support the student community. We appreciate everything you do!



The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the only national organization that supports Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with member-schools including the 47 publicly-supported HBCUs since our inception in 1987, is pleased to partner with the Department of Defense to provide financial assistance to graduating high school students who demonstrate significant motivation and aptitude for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students must choose to study and complete a degree in one of these fields in order to apply.
Award:  Capped at $15,000 per year (for a total not to exceed $60,000).



Selected students will receive a Full, 4-year renewable scholarship, 



Deadline: April 30, 2017




 
Legal resident of the U.S.


Currently in school or planning to start school within the next 12 months.

The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship is a merit based scholarship which is unique in that does not consider academic record or financial circumstances but rather the quality of the applicant's personal statement.  
Eligibility: 9th-12th grade high school, college, or graduate student including adult students.


Deadline: July 31, 2017

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.

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.

To learn more and to register, visit https://rusmp.rice.edu/kids/#Episcopal
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