Online Learning for all HISD students will continue until further notice. Make sure that your child checks his/her email and our new website (below)
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Important Upcoming Dates & Deadlines
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Weekly - Make sure all class assignments are submitted on time, for more information, click "View Our Website" to the right and look up your teachers for details
April 10th - School Holiday
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- Follow all National, State and City recommendations, including:
- Wash your hands regularly for 20 sec
- Cover your nose/mouth with disposable tissue or your flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze
- Self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean
- Practice social distancing
- Use online methods of communicating with others and helping your community
- To learn more about how to disinfect against COVID-19, click HERE
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Office Hours
: These are the times a teacher will be available in Microsoft Teams for live face-to-face help for students. Similar to Skype or Zoom, these "meetings" can be utilized as needed or assigned by the teacher. The links to join will be available on the teacher's HUB or Google Classroom. To find out when your teacher is available, find their landing page on our website!
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Things to Keep In Mind For Online Learning:
- Students will need reliable internet and a laptop, desktop, or tablet with speakers, a microphone, a keyboard, and a mouse or touch screen.
- Students will need a space to designate as their learning area, consider the kitchen table, an office space, or any other spot with as few distractions as possible.
- A schedule is your best friend! Using the teacher's office hours and assignments due dates, consider creating a schedule with your student to help them adjust.
- Students should remain professional and respectful during all online interactions - this is true whether working on an assignment, live on a Microsoft Teams meeting, or talking to classmates
- Tuesday was the beginning of the final 9 weeks and these grades will count! Encourage your child to submit their best quality work on time and, as possible, try to check in with your child's progress in their courses -avoid rushing assignments; submit quality assignments
- Students should be focused on the discussion when joining a Meeting - please do not use your phone, play games, or have other distractions present
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Energy would like to give a huge shout-out to Daniel Moreno on his Dell Scholarship!
"Being a senior nearing the end of my high school journey, college is rapidly approaching. As excited as I may be for that, it also makes me quite nervous because of how expensive it will be to attend. However, thanks to the Dell Scholarship, college has become much more affordable, which has greatly lifted some stress off my shoulders. I am incredibly honored and proud to have received this scholarship and to be part of the Dell Scholars Class of 2020!" - Daniel Moreno
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College Acceptance Shout-Out
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Ms. Chastain wants to give a huge shout-out to Leo Wall for his recent news that he was accepted into the Brown | RISD Dual Degree Program!
"It's a five-year program that requires acceptance into both RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) and Brown University independently, and then 15 people are chosen to participate in the program, in which I will graduate with a BFA from RISD and a BA from Brown. I wrote my supplemental essay for the program about pursuing Sculpture at RISD and Physics at Brown with the intention of applying my education in mathematical physics or astrophysics to my own artistic process." - Leo Wall
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Energy's own Adam Eliezer was featured in an article about how he and other HS gymnasts across the country were awarded the title of "Academic All-Americans" for this year. Although Adam has won this award before, it was special this year because they were honored on the front page of the USA Gymnastics website!
"I do gymnastics to challenge both my physical and mental capabilities. Doing gymnastics is my way of letting loose from all the stress of everyday life. Gymnastics has shown me things about leadership, determination, and hard work that I would never experience anywhere else. I enjoy gymnastics so much because it helps me be the best that I can, both in physical aspects of strength, and also in my academic achievements as a student athlete." - Adam Eliezer
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Just before Spring Break, Faith Allen, Faren Thompson, Susana Ceballos, Alexandra Kirchen, and Katherine Starovic from Energy were invited to participate in Pink Petro's 5th year conference. Our students listened to various influential speakers within the Industry, networked, and watched a pre-recorded Q&A with Jeff Bridges about his recent documentary, "Living in the Future's Past," which can be seen on Amazon Prime. Our students were even able to take a quick picture with one of the keynote speakers
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Judaline Cassidy!
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Special Fundraiser: Energy Food Fund
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The Energy Institute PTO is collecting donations to create an Energy Food Fund to help support families who have been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic. If you are interested and your family is in a position to be able to assist, please use the links below to make a monetary donation. The money will be used to purchase grocery gift cards and allocated by Energy administration to families in need.
For PTO website:
For Venmo:
For PayPal.Me:
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Student of the Week - Norverto Diaz
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Norverto was nominated for student of the week by his peers for being an amazing team member and always going above and beyond.
Background:
It is a pleasure to be nominated as the student of the week. My name is Norverto Díaz, I am from El Salvador and I came to Houston in 2007.
Hobbies:
My hobbies are reading books, seeing architectural sites, and spending time with my family.
I love going to Energy:
I love going to Energy because there are so many opportunities, 3D printing is one of my favorite opportunities that I can use. 3D printing awakens my love for Architecture, with 3D printing being the future of Architecture, Energy has given me the tools to succeed in life and be a successful person. For all the opportunities that Energy gave me, in just 3 years, I am very grateful for it and for the future possibilities it will have.
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Staff of the Week - Mr. Farmer
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Mr. Matt Farmer was nominated for his unique approach and enthusiasm for history!
Education: I studied Political Science and Education at Ohio University in Athens, OH. I am currently enrolled in a Master’s program studying Public Policy at the University of Houston.
Background: This is my 3
rd year teaching at Energy and 5
th year overall. I teach 11
th grade US History and AP Human Geography. Prior to teaching in Houston, I taught middle school in Guatemala and South Africa. I am also the UIL Academics Social Studies and Current Events coach and the Tennis Club coach.
Hobbies: I enjoy playing tennis (of course!), soccer, board games, cooking, and traveling in my free time. This past year, I traveled to Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
Why I Love Energy: I love Energy because the students are truly curious and energetic about learning and I enjoy the freedom that teachers are given to creatively plan lessons and projects. What I love most though is that PBL enables every student to contribute their unique skills to a team and it allows them to create innovative projects that no other students are doing.
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Do you know a student or faculty member that deserves recognition for being truly outstanding? Each week nominations will be reviewed and selected for. Nominations open from the time this newsletter is published (Friday!) until Tuesday at 11:59pm each week. All late submissions will roll into the nominations for the next week. Use the buttons on the right and start your nomination today!
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Energy would like to give special recognition to ALL teachers for making this week awesome! Below are some special notes on awesome things groups came up with to support their students!
Some groups helped ease this transition by including things such as:
- Hosting a parent info session before school started on Microsoft Teams to help ease the transition and answer questions
- Making their own newsletter with a link for students to sign up for private Office Hours
- Hosting a live event with their whole cohort at once
- Making their own personalized website for the rest of the semester
- Ms. Chastain knew it is hard to find EDD resources online because few teach it and it is such a hands-on course but she is working hard to make it work
- Ms. Haas created an AWESOME Microsoft Teams video to help students and staff learn how to navigate
- Ms. White has been a superstar in creating documents to help streamline parent communication and student progress in their courses
- Ms. Martinez is having students create artwork at home with things they would have access to at any home
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Exhibition Night, 03/12/2020
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Follow-Up:
Although the exhibition has passed and our current education is quite different - we wanted to thank all of our participants, visitors, and for those who made it possible.
The Spring Exhibition was our first "hands free" event and a huge success. We are so thankful for the opportunity to let our students shine and show how hard they have worked all year. This was especially great because this was our last major event of the semester!
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The time is right to start thinking about how you will spend your summer! Read below for more information on summer programs accepting applications now. You can also view more opportunities on the Energy Institute website.
Click here.
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We will post new opportunities as soon as there are updates on the COVID-19 situation and when we are able to resume normal activities. For opportunities that are several months away and still likely to occur, we will begin posting as soon as we hear more!
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Greetings EIHS Family,
I hope this letter finds everyone safe, physically healthy, and emotionally well! As we continue to transition into our new “normal” routines to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have had our first few days of online schooling at EIHS. It was great for the students to engage with their teachers, classmates, and friends around classes, assignments, and activities and to socialize with each other online! If your child hasn’t been able to log on, please contact your child’s teachers or Dean for help.
Given the current situation for the foreseeable future, all of our PTO in-person activities have been placed on hold for the time being. As we move forward during this time, we are looking for new ways to provide support to our EIHS community. We are working on a few things now and will keep you updated.
For those of you who are doing your shopping on Amazon.com, please remember that you can use the Amazon Smile program when you place your order and 0.5% of your total purchase price will be donated to EIHS PTO at no additional cost to you. In order for the PTO to receive this donation, you must access Amazon Smile directly (
https://smile.amazon.com/
) and then continue with your shopping as usual. If you do not have EIHS PTO listed as your charitable organization, use the Amazon Smile link, go to “your account”, select the option to “change your charity”, and choose “Energy Institute High School PTO”, and then begin your shopping.
For families needing food assistance, there are several options. On April 6, 2020, HISD Nutrition Services will begin food distribution services at various sites throughout the district. Check
here
for site locations, dates, and times. The Houston Food Bank has 250 neighborhood partner pantries to help meet the food needs of their communities. Go to their website (
www.HoustonFoodBank.org
), and enter your location to find the nearest one to you. Also, the Houston Parks and Recreation Department is operating a curbside meal program at 50 community centers around the city. Click and find a
location
near you.
With all the information on the news and social media regarding current events, a gentle reminder to take some time for yourself and your family members to pause and de-stress from all the COVID-19 news. Stay connected with extended family, friends, and neighbors through phone calls, video chats, text messages, and social media. Take time to exercise or engage in leisurely activities or learn a new skill. Encourage your children to get into a regular routine for their online schoolwork, and to have time to exercise, relax, and socialize with friends online. Consider creating opportunities for more family time together (family meals, family game night, family chats).
Although this is a challenging time, we can find positive ways to adapt to our current circumstances.
Together, we will get through this!
Best regards,
Sarah Carpentieri-Asbury
2019-2020 PTO Executive Board
Sarah Carpentieri-Asbury (President)
Sarah Levit (President-Elect)
Arva Dearborne (Treasurer)
Anne Geyer (Acting Secretary)
Maha Allaham (Parliamentarian)
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Do you have information you'd like to share about an upcoming cool event, fundraiser, opportunity, or class news? Use the link button to the right to submit any related information that Energy students and families should hear about!
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Energy is a proud recipient of the 2016 National Merit Awards
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Energy is a public school in the Houston Independent School District
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Energy is an active participant with the district's "HUB" initiative
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A special thanks to our sponsors:
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