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**Please note that starting 10/7/22, the Energy newsletter will be published every two weeks.
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Important Upcoming Dates & Deadlines | |
October 8 - Saturday Tutorials (Invited STAAR Re-testers)
October 8 - Saturday Detention
October 11 - PSAT (9th Gr)
October 11 - Senior College Night (5:00 PM)
October 12 - PSAT (10-11th Gr)
October 12 - Senior College Field Trips
October 15 - Middle School Design Challenge
October 22 - Saturday Tutorials (Invited STAAR Re-testers)
October 24 - Underclass Photos
October 25 - Underclass Photos
October 31 - Halloween - Dress Up Day
November 9 - Underclass Exhibition
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Next Week's Schedule:
Monday: Odd Day
Tuesday: Even Day
Wednesday: Rainbow
Thursday: Odd Day
Friday: Even Day
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B.I.G. Love Cancer Care Donation in Jane Lange's Honor | |
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During September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Energy came together and collected donations to honor Jane Lange's memory to make a group donation to B.I.G. Love Cancer Care. This is an organization that was near and dear to Jane's heart and helped make her inpatient time brighter.
Energy collected $2130 to donate in Jane's honor. Thank you to everyone who donated in Jane's memory!
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Monday is Senior College Night
Senior parents and students should join us on Monday, October 10th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM for Senior College Night. The event has two sessions - the Nuts and Bolts of the College Application Process and Financial Aid. The student and parent should attend together and bring the school laptop so the student can log-in to Naviance for the college activities and FAFSA for financial aid activities. We are asking parents to RSVP (at www.tinyurl.com/EIHSCollegeNightRSVP) so we can ensure that we have enough support that evening. You can also scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP. The flyer also has a QR code you can scan to get a list of documents required for the financial aid application. If you have any questions please reach out to you child's dean or Ms. Cortinas at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you here!
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College Fair, College Rep Visits, and College Field Trips
This week Energy hosted over 35 schools at our Fall College Fair. Students in grades 10-12 were able to speak to college reps and gather materials about a variety of schools. Energy has also hosted Smith College, University of St. Thomas, Rice University, Northwestern, The University of Kentucky - School of Engineering, and Spelman College so far this year. Students should mark their calendar for these upcoming rep visits: Virginia Tech (October 10), Yale University (October 14), Carnegie Melon University (October 17), Columbia - College of Engineering (October 18), University of Houston - Clear Lake (October 19), and University of Wyoming - School of Energy Resources (October 26).
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Black College Expo
This weekend!
Saturday, October 8, 2022
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
NRG Park
Visit the website for more details!
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Calling All Athletes
If you play a sport at your zoned campus, please complete the Sports Participation Notification Form. The form must be completed for each sport at least two weeks prior to your first competition. The form allows us to approve early releases for games and verify your grades to keep you UIL eligible. There is more information on the form. Please see Ms. Garcia with any questions.
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Congratulations BLM Footballers
The Energy POM Squad held a fundraiser over the past two weeks. Students created teams and played in a flag football tournament. The overall winning team was the BLM Footballers! The team consisted of Will Tansey, Matthew Osakwe, Charlie McGlothlin, Braylon Robinson, Austin King, Camden Faseler, and Xayvion Marx. The POM Squad also performed at the championship game on Monday. Thank you to all who participated in this fundraiser and helped the POM Squad raise money.
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Pre-Calculus
On Tuesday, September 27, the Pre-Calculus class had the honor of having Sanjna Bharadwaj, a filmmaker, speak to our students! Bharadwaj has worked for Pixar, Netflix, and is currently working with BentoBox to create an animated series. She has created many short films! She talked about her creative process to students as they are in the creative process in their projects to create short stories. The class's current driving question is, How can we, as animators and mathematicians, use equations of various functions to tell a story?
Students are creating an object of their choice and will be grouped together with similar objects to create a short story. Students are using parent functions and translating them on Desmos to create their object.
We look forward to seeing their math projects come alive during this project.
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City Council Meeting
Cohort 4 had a mock city council meeting last Wednesday! All groups presented on why the city should fund their bridge project, and the top three groups are pictured with Mrs. Lambropoulos here! The students competed bracket-style during their presentations, and half had to give another 45-second "elevator pitch" that was voted on for the winners. We're so proud of all our students for their hard work and preparation!
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Biology Anatomical Structures
In Biology, we recently learned about evidence of evolution, specifically Anatomical structures. Students used pipe cleaners to make a poster of an anatomical structures and compare them between different animals. If your freshman is in Cohort 1, ask them to show you their structure!
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VEX Robotics, AP Computer Science Principles, and Robotics Classes Off To A Strong Start
The Robotics Room is a hub of activity between the AP Computer Science presentations, the Robotics class building robots, and new members joining the VEX Robotics Club. If you are interested in joining, see Mr. Hamilton!
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Staff and Student Recognition | | |
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Mr. Tesla Awarded to Ms. Zubrick
Each week one staff member is honored by another staff member for their contributions to Energy. The selected staff member gets to hang out with Mr. Tesla for the week and select the next recipient.
Last week's recipient, Mr. McNinch, has selected Ms. Zubrick as this week's Tesla Winner! She teaches English in Cohort 2 and Creative Writing as well. Ms. Zubrick also sponsors English UIL and Model UN.
Mr. McNinch said that Ms. Zubrick was helpful and welcoming from the start. He teaches many of her students this year and not only do they all agree she's "cool," but he can tell from their writing that they had an English teacher who held them to high rigor throughout the year and it's a reflection of her ability as a teacher.
Congratulations Ms. Zubrick!
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Energy Debate Team Kicks Off Their Season
On September 24th the Energy Debate Team competed at the Northside Tournament. Several students were competing for the first time and everyone did well! The following students placed in their competitions:
JV Lincoln Douglas Debate
- 2nd Place Speaker - Wilmer Romero
- 2nd Place overall- Wilmer Romero
Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
- 2nd Place Speaker- Wyatt Yates
- 5th Place- Maeve McCosh
- 3rd Place- Wyatt Yates
- 2nd Place- Vivaan Rupani
JV Public Forum Debate
- 2nd Place Speaker - Ethan Taylor
- 1st Place Speaker- Brandon Kamin
- 4th Place Overall- Natasha Guhl & Camille Shadow
- 1st Place Overall- Ethan Taylor & Brandon Kamin
Congressional Debate
- 4th Place Overall - Daniel Terk
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Do you know a student that deserves recognition for being truly outstanding? Use the buttons on the right and start your nomination today! | |
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Senior News and Information | |
Seeking Senior Parent Field Trip Chaperones | | |
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We are currently looking for parent volunteers to be chaperones for the Class of 2023 on October 12th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Trips we will be attending are Houston Baptist University, The University of St. Thomas, The University of Houston- Clear Lake, and Rice University. Parents will need to be registered through our VIPS portal before hand!
If you are interested, please contact Ms. Emily Cortinas at [email protected]
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Senior Dues - One week left for early bird dues! | |
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It is time to start thinking about senior dues. Senior dues cover graduation ceremony costs, a professional graduation photo on stage, the yearbook, a graduation cap and gown, the diploma cover, a senior class panoramic picture, senior t-shirt, senior breakfast, prom, senior picnic (or other fun selected activity), and more senior week activities.
For the lowest cost, pay during the Early Bird pricing! Senior students should see their dean if there are any economic concerns and make sure they have completed the Socioeconomic Form. Visit our website for more information.
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Purchase Your Energy Polo Today
Energy has three modes of dress. Energy students are required to wear a blue Energy polo for field trips, certain guest speakers, and special events. These are purchased through our PTO store and can be picked up by students at the PTO office (in the B building) on Wednesdays during lunch. Shirts are $25. As special field trips and events are starting up, it's important that anyone who does not already have one, gets one purchased. Visit the PTO store to purchase yours today. All students should have one purchased by the end of September.
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Energy is a proud recipient of the 2016 National Merit Awards
More Here!
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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 Canvas initiative
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A special thanks to this week's spotlighted sponsors: | | | | | |
