Monday
Senior Pizza Sales
Tuesday
NTB Competition
Wednesday
InvenTeam Breakfast Taco Sales
PTO Chick-fil-a
PTO Meeting 7pm
Thursday
TSI Testing
Friday
InvenTeam Breakfast Taco Fundraiser
Saturday
April 23rd - 27th
Campus Laptop Check
April 24th
SAT In-School Exam for 11th Graders
April 25th
Administrative Professionals Day
IPAA Weatherford Field Trip
April 26th
Energy Oilers Baseball Game vs Spring, 
7 PM @ 2500 S Loop 77302
April 27th
PTO Social and Auction
April 28th
C-Stem Competition
Senior Prom - 8 PM to 12 AM 
5430 Westheimer Rd. 77056
May 18th - 19th
UIL Robotics Tournament at Austin Convention Center
Attention, students! There will be two major events held on April 21st and 22nd. This Saturday is Energy's Day of Service, during which volunteers will weed, plant, and harvest on the 3rd ward community garden, continue their service projects from April 7th, and have a STEM Showcase. Lastly, on April 22nd, Ms. Mein will take sixty volunteers from Energy and participate in Earth Day Houston, a zero-waste event. 

Please be mindful that you will have to provide your own transportation to downtown. 
If you're interested in any of these projects, sign up here: http://bit.ly/signupoplegacy. Please contact Ms. DeLaRosa if you have any questions. 

We hope to see you there! 
Come see our Energy InvenTeam and juniors from the Bazinga cohort exhibit their projects at the Galveston Bay Foundation Bay Day Festival on April 21st at the Kemah Boardwalk from 11 AM to 4 PM. Juniors will exhibit the final stage of their four-phase year-long project of becoming an environmental literate. The Energy InvenTeam will present their progress on their heating system that prevents biodiesel from gelling up in colder climates. The use of their invention provides a pragmatic way to implement a cleaner transportation system that encourages the use of green energy.

Bay Day is a one-day celebration presented by the Galveston Bay Foundation and numerous community partners. It is a fun event for families and adults that annually welcomes more than 5,000 attendees to experience and learn more about Galveston Bay, the largest bay in Texas and one of the most productive estuaries in the country! Festival highlights include bay-themed arts and crafts, live animal demonstrations, touch tanks, a scavenger hunt, science and marine exhibits, live music, and more. Children and adults have fun learning about the importance of Galveston Bay in our everyday lives at exhibitor booths, including Baytown Nature Center, Houston Zoo, Sea Center Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and much more. To learn more about Bay Day click here.
On Thursday, April 12th, the AC/DC Cohort hosted the Skyline Film Festival, welcoming parents and families to see their Sustainable Energy Project. The project aimed to give a glimpse into how the students view sustainability and what can be done to improve the planet. They produced documentaries that defined environmental sustainability, listed the harmful effects of not maintaining ecological stability, and suggested ways to mitigate such effects. In order to create these documentaries, students learned about film production in their Digital Design class and several guest speakers. In Biology, English, and World Geography, students learned about humans' impacts on sustainability and pollution. They took several field trips to gather videos for their documentary, covering the impacts of humans, biodiversity, and ecological succession. In addition to displaying their documentaries, guests viewed digital models of their Engineering prototypes. The prototypes were meant to mitigate the ecological harm done by humans and energy production. We are so proud of what the AC/DC cohort produced and can't wait to see what they will do next! The driving question which guided them through this project was: How can we, as future energy industry experts, help to make a difference in global ecological sustainability?


This week at Energy, Ms. De La Rosa's AP English Literature class presented their projects that explore a minority voice through three representative works: a long literary work, a short work, and a poem. The driving question is "How can we, as students of AP English Literature, show mastery of literary criticism through an analytical survey of three distinct works of the same minority literature?" Students - Ana Carreon, Claire Craig, Johana Macin, and Kanthi Reddy - chose the LGBT community as their minority voice and posed the question, "How can our views between sexuality and religion influence the way we treat the LGBT community?" In response to the question, they answered, "Our views on sexuality and religion should be shaped more by the experiences that the LGBT community faces around the world. Although religion and sexuality are seen as taboo in certain cultures, it's necessary to be educated on the fact that people are being murdered over their beliefs, being victims of hate crimes, and just mistreated in the name of religion." Overall, the students learned about the different perspectives of minority voices in literature and will continue to support them.


On Friday, April 6th, seniors from Ms. Sundrani's class launched their last project of the school year. The students were tasked with applying trigonometry into real-life applications, such as video games, music, construction, flight engineering, criminology, marine biology, and navigation. At the beginning of the project, students will research the function and importance of trigonometry in their real-life application. One example of this would be the trigonometry used to set directions in a compass. In addition to creating a poster board, this project requires the students to include at least one type of artifact (model, tool, demonstration, etc.) to show how each groups topic utilizes math. At the end of the project, every group will give an oral presentation, which will be evaluated and grade by Ms. Sundrani.
On Thursday, April 5th, Maya Carter, an educational outreach coordinator for Facebook, visited Mr. Hamilton's Computer Science class. She spoke to the students about the importance of computer science in the modern world, highlighting that all successful businesses need it and that the industry offers a range of opportunities that cannot be found elsewhere. In addition to this, she spoke to the students about the integration of computer science into non-traditional settings, providing students with the idea of how important it has become in our everyday lives.
On Saturday, April 14th, Mrs. Campbell and eight students from the Energy Art Car Club participated in the 31st Annual Houston Art Car Parade along Allen Parkway with their "Electric Octopus" car. After preparing the past three weeks, the students were excited to show off their finished product to the thousands of people who attended the world's largest art car parade. Visitors were thoroughly impressed with what the club was able to accomplish given their time constraint. Last year's car, made of laser-cut acrylic and sponsored by Noble Energy, also made an appearance in the parade. Both of these Energy Art Cars were displayed alongside nearly 300 art cars from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Energy Art Car Club wishes to extend their thanks to everybody in the Energy community who came out to support these students at this year's parade.


Congratulations to Energy's VEX and Lego Robotics teams!  At the SECME [pronounced 'sek-me'] Houston Regional this past Saturday - April 14th, Energy won 1st Place in VEX High School, 2nd Place in VEX High School, and 1st Place in Lego Mindstorms High School. The first place VEX team advances to SECME's VEX Robotics National Championship in June. They will travel on an expense paid trip to Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida and will be defending the national championship we won last year. Congratulations to all the students and parents who participated! 


On Thursday, April 12th, Energy juniors attended the National Association for College Admission (NACAC) college fair at the NRG Center. The NACAC College Fair is the largest public college exhibition in Houston. It allows students to interact with college representatives from a wide range of post-secondary institutions to discuss course offerings, admission, financial aid requirements, and other information pertinent to the college selection process. Over 250 local, national, and international colleges attended, giving students the opportunity to explore different careers. As our juniors prepare for senior year, opportunities such as this one help them guide their journey post-high school.


On Saturday, April 14th, Energy students went to Hattie Mae White for the Houston ACE competition. To compete for a chance at finals, teams presented their project idea from the given Request for Proposal (RFP) to a panel of three judges. The final five teams presented their idea to the student audience and a new selection of judges. Two Energy groups were selected for finals: Ben Negron, Cole Kehn, CJ Kaufman, and Aidan Mollhagen for Team Forge, and Kamil Smith and Jerina Mnyapara with Team Evolution. Both teams did a tremendous job, as Team Evolution placed fourth, and Team Forge placed first overall. Energy congratulates the teams for their hard work!


On Friday, April 13th, the sophomore class to ok a field trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to visit the recently opened Wiess Energy Hall. The hall features 30,000 square feet of energy-related installations and activities, reminding the Nexus Novas cohort of their first PBL, which was a kinetic timeline of the history of energy. Students divided into small groups led by knowledgeable tour guides, visiting exhibits including Tourmaline Treasures, a display of naturally crystallized minerals and gems. Energy students had such a fantastic time learning about science and energy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
This week's spotlight goes to one of Energy's wonderful staff members, Ms. Moran! Through her hard work and dedication, she contributes to what makes Energy successful. Ms. Moran takes on many roles, including dean of students, testing coordinator, register, and data manager. Ms. Moran puts just as much hard work into her academic career as she does in her professional career here at Energy. Regarding her academic career, she has received her Bachelor's in Mathematics at the University of Houston, her Master's at the University of St. Thomas, and her Principal Certification at Lamar University. Prior to coming to Energy, Ms. Moran was a counselor and spent many years as a math teacher across grade levels. One of her favorite things about Energy is its welcoming faculty, parents, and students. When she's not contributing to Energy's success, she is knitting and crocheting.

Words of Wisdom:
"Don't make excuses."

On Tuesday, April 10th, seven members of the Energy Oilers Baseball Team and their coach, Mr. Newman, attended the Jones Award Luncheon for the World Affairs Council. This event named Jeff Miller, CEO of Halliburton, the 2018 International Citizen of the Year for his leadership in the global community and positive representation of Houston. The Oilers engaged with Mr. Miller after the event, and he answered their questions about the future of Energy and his career path through Halliburton. He also wished them the best of luck on their baseball season and their studies. The students were also treated to a banquet lunch at the Post Oak Hotel while hearing addresses from Mayor Sylvester Turner and owner of the Houston Astros, Jim Crane.
Two years ago, a group of students traveled to Iceland on an international adventure in a country where over 90% of their electricity comes from renewable resources. The students toured the country and visited a bioresearch center, a geothermal plant, and many geological wonders and had an amazing time. We are in the process of collecting information to see how much of an interest there is in another adventure. If you are interested in participating in an international trip in the Spring or Summer of 2019, please complete the Travel Survey at http://www.tinyurl.com/EIHSTravelSurvey . See Mrs. MacGregor if you have any questions.
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ENERGY PTO AUCTION
Friday, April 27th

  The Parent-Teacher Social & Auction is a couple of weeks   away! Go to the Auction website to view items and   purchase your tickets to the event. Even if you can not   attend the actual event, bidding is available to our entire   community online for most items.  

 Go to biddingowl.com/EIHS  today! Check back often as     more exciting offers are added daily. 

 PTO is looking for parents interested in serving on                 the PTO 2018 - 2019 Executive Board, for details or to         volunteer, please contact Jennie Biggs,  [email protected]  and join us for our next PTO         General Meeting, Wednesday, April 18th, 7:00 PM.


The student-run fellowship starts with a FREE, week-long, residential intensive program at Rice University from June 10th-16th. All rising sophomore, juniors, and seniors in high school in the Houston area are welcome to apply! Applications close on April 20th at 11:59 PM. The Institute of Engagement seeks to help young people take responsible ownership of their Houston. Curated by young, for the young, the Institute of Engagement is a year-long civic fellowship for Greater Houston Area high school students.

Twenty fellows will explore the present and past civic framework of their communities, engage in project management workshops, and ultimately lead their own community based project.

To find out more and apply, visit iehouston.org.






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