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Monday
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Senior Exams: 5th & 7th Final Exams
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Tuesday
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Senior Exams: 6th & 8th Final Exams
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Wednesday
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Senior Exams: 1st & 3rd Final Exams
Seniors: 5th & 7th TSI retake or Micro-Credentials
PTO Chick-fil-A Lunch Sales
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Thursday
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Senior Exams: 2nd & 4th Final Exams
Seniors: 6th & 8th TSI retake or Micro-Credentials
Cohort 4 Exhibition @ 5:30 to 7:00 PM
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Friday
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Senior Schedule: Seniors report to all classes.
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May 28th
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NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
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May 29th - June 1st
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Final Exam Week |
June 1st
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Students' Last Day of School
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June 2nd
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Senior Graduation at TSU @ 7 PM
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As we are getting closer to the move in date at our new campus on 3501 Southmore, we wanted to make sure our students and families are aware of the new parking policies for the campus. There will be NO street parking around the Southmore campus. This year, we have quite a few students who drive to school but do not park in the student lot. Next year, that will not be an option. We have plenty of parking spaces on campus to accommodate all of our students! In order for students to park on campus next year, students will need to:
- Complete the student parking application
- Pay the student parking fee
- Provide proof of insurance, with the student listed as an approved driver on the vehicle
Without that documentation, students will not be allowed to drive to school. We appreciate your support in getting that documentation taken care of this summer in order to ensure that all drivers have the appropriate paperwork to park on campus at the beginning of the school year!
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This past weekend, the Energy HEROs FRC robotics team participated in this year's UIL event in Austin, Texas. Students competed over two days, on Friday, teams fixed and practiced with their robots before qualification matches. Following lunch, the teams played for the top 8 ranks in qualification matches. Team 5892 had a rough start, with minor connection issues on the first day of qualifications, while trying to minimize the conflicts leading up to the playoffs. On Saturday, the Energy HEROs slowly improved, despite continuing to have connection problems on the field. The team, however, showed their strengths in placing cubes on the scale, switching, and in the vault during the controlled or teleop period. The team also highlighted their switch capabilities in the autonomous or non-controlled period. Then, it was time for the top 8 ranked teams to select their permanent alliance partners. Team 5892 was selected by Team 1477, Texas Torque, and Team 1947, the Broncobots and alliance captain. At the beginning of quarterfinals, the alliance was up against 3 other teams in a best-of-three game. The first match was thrown due to a connection fault, and the second match was lost due to autonomous issues during the first 15 seconds of the match. Even though the Energy HEROs did not win the competition, all of the students were excited to be there together for the last off-season tournament before summer. They can't wait until next season!
Last Thursday, 120 Energy juniors went to see "Hamilton", a popular musical about the foundation of America. Normally, tickets to the show cost hundreds of dollars, but thanks to sponsorship from Gilder Lehrman and The Rockefeller Foundation, students received the tickets for just $10. To earn their tickets, they gave an elevator speech and submitted a performance piece covering a researched topic. Out of 2,500 attending students in total, one group of students from Energy performed their piece during the morning program, alongside 14 other groups. Also during the program was a Q&A with the musical cast, lunch, and a matinee performance. It was an incredible experience.
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On Thursday, May 17th, Energy held its' annual Underclassmen Awards Night. This year the awards ceremony was held in the new building! Students were recognized and awarded for their hard work and extraordinary charisma they leave at school. At the beginning of the ceremony, students received "Firefly" Awards. The firefly awards are awarded by teachers to highlight students who leave an impact on teachers and shine from within.cohort. Afterward, students received "Twenty-First-Century Awards" which consisted of the "Ted Talk" Award, "Presidential" Award, "Gates" Award, "Chameleon" Award, "Green Peace" Award, "Grit" Award, and "Game Changer" Award. Students who received these awards exhibit great communication, leadership, critical thinking, adaptability, and innovation skills as well as self-determination and responsibility. The last award given was the "Tesla Award. The "Tesla Award" is the highest award given to an outstanding student chosen by the Energy leadership team. Three students from each grade level received the Tesla Award. This student attains a high-level of academic achievement, contributes to the school in extraordinary ways, and embodies twenty-first-century skills that are so important to the "mission and vision of Energy." The recipients of the award were Ben Barnes, Jesse Ramirez, and Derrick Ngo. Congratulations to the all these exceptional students!
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Last week, students from the Lightning Volts cohort finished their final project of the school year. Their driving question was:
How can we create myths and stories about the evolution of a species? They created interactive pop-up books that exhibit the evolution of a species from a certain world region. Students learned about myths in English, species and evolution in Biology, regions in World Geography, and how to make pop-up books in Engineering. After learning these elements, students created a pop-up book that tells about the evolution of their species through a myth. The book has information pertaining to where the species originated from, its size in comparison to humans, its ancestry, and much more. One of the groups' books is called "A Colorful Journey", and it explains how a panda got its color and thumbs during its journey to China. Overall, the Lightning Volts cohort had a great final product to close out the year.
During this cycle, the Bazinga junior cohort's year-long project of becoming environmentally literate comes to an end. Their fourth PBL driving question is,
"How do we design a biofuels plant to improve overall air quality?" Students genetically modified a gene for their biofuel plant, strategically planned a biofuel refinery, economically sustained a profitable power plant, and reduced greenhouse emissions with LEED certification. Over the school year, the juniors learned how to mitigate water, created their own biodiesel, learned strategic skills to sequester carbon, and effectively seen how prices fluctuate due to government regulation and market policies. As a final product, they combined all of this knowledge to create an efficient power plant. Additionally, they will create a mock-up LEGO model to display their biorefinery. These models will serve as centerpieces for their Thank You luncheon for their project mentors at the new Energy campus on May 25th.
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This week's teacher spotlight is Ms. Chastain. While it is her first year at Energy, students and fellow teachers of the Nexus Novas sophomore cohort agree that she is a one-of-a-kind chemistry teacher! Ms. Chastain also co-teaches AP Chemistry and is the sponsor for Energy's Chem Club. Before coming to teach at Energy, Ms. Chastain graduated with her Bachelor's in Environmental Chemistry from Towson University, which is just outside of Baltimore. After graduating, she worked as an air-lab analyst at Accutest Laboratories, where she ran air quality samples for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Following her time at Accutest Laboratories, Ms. Chastain got her teaching certification and taught chemistry in Texas City for three years before coming to Energy. Outside of teaching, Ms. Chastain has many hobbies, including sewing, cooking, working out, and going to music festivals. Additionally, she likes to garden and specializes in cultivating orchids and succulents. Ms. Chastain is outspoken in her passion for giraffes and also loves spending time with her French Bulldog, Tyrion.
Words of Wisdom: "Put your phone down and read a book."
This year marks Mr. Lamb's last year as a teacher at Energy Institute. He will be leaving to teach abroad in Venezuela for the next two years. Mr. Lamb teaches the senior level history class; US Government and Economics. He is most known for his strong relationships with students and will definitely be missed next year. To honor Mr. Lamb and show their appreciation for his dedication to teaching and to his students, the seniors in Mr. Lamb's Government & Economics class started a
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farewell gift collection led by student Matthew Frausto. The goal was to buy a Nintendo Switch for Mr. Lamb as a going-away present before he moves to Venezuela. Many seniors stepped up to the plate to contribute their money because they felt it was the least they could do to show their appreciation for Mr. Lamb. He is an excellent teacher and also a friend students can confide in with their personal issues. Currently, they are organizing a farewell party to share one last memorable moment with one of the best teachers they have had. Overall, the Energy seniors are very grateful to have had the opportunity to learn and create memories with Mr. Lamb before he departs for his new journey.
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FINAL PTO MEETING!
Wednesday, May 23rd @ 8:30 AM
Meeting begins at 8:30am in the Energy Institute High School BP Spot.
Please make an effort to attend; your input is greatly appreciated!
Missed a meeting? Check out past meeting minutes on our
PTO website!
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We are looking for student leaders! If you are currently in 9-11th grade and interested in being a mentor for incoming 9th graders at our Summer Bridge Camp, please sign up using the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/bridgecamp2018
It's a ton of fun and a great way to welcome our new Energy family!
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"It's Your Summer To Shine!"
HISD is accepting applications for the Summer Student Leadership Program-a six-week paid summer internship and leadership development program for HISD high school students and alumni currently enrolled in college. Compensation is $12.00 per hour, and the priority deadline is Friday, May 25. For more information, visit: HISD Summer Leadership Program
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Students will gain real world leadership development experience while working throughout several departments within HISD such as business, human resources, information technology, legal, and more!
Apply today!
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