East T-STEM Academy
Inspire. Challenge. Equip.
1.6... 1.6 miles
Do you know what that means?
That is the distance from the U of M to our campus...
Wanna know more?
Come hear from U of M staff on
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 6:00 PM
in the East T-STEM auditorium
as they discuss Dual Enrollment Classes ON the U of M Campus!

Dual Enrollment Meeting
April 30th
Want to hear about how qualifying rising Juniors can have the opportunity to spend half the day at U of M in class next year.
Mustang Brianca Bolton
Finishes 3rd in the City
in the
400 meter dash!
Travel Nurse Carlton Purvis visits Spanish Classes to discuss his experiences as a profesisonal nurse at the St Louis University Hospital. Thanks Ms. Lee-Connolly for arranging this opportunity for our Mustangs!
Welcome to our Weekly Memo for our Community!
The Latin Club
(& Cato the Bunny)
went to
Latin Convention!
Special thanks to Ms. Ryder and to our wonderful parents:
Prof Scott Garner,
Mr. Andrew Bailey, &
Mr. Cliff Gurlen

for driving our students!
U of M Girls Experiencing Engineering - Applications NOW OPEN

Calling all middle and high school girls- join us this summer for an exciting program featuring hands-on team-based design challenges and a variety of STEM speakers that will inspire you to consider STEM (and particularly engineering) careers! Applications for the 2019 GEE program are now available! Space is limited, so register today!

Annual STEM Essay Competition
The Buckman STEM Essay Competition is now open! This year's theme is 'Today's Challenges, Tomorrow's STEM Solutions.'  Essays are due by 5 pm on Friday, April 26!  Don't miss out on this great opportunity to learn more about the impact of STEM, enhance your writing skills, and win cash prizes!!!

Check out this opportunity for high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors this summer - for more information, click here! 
Contact Mary Caywood ([email protected]) 
with any questions.
14 (and counting) of our T-STEM Students PASSED the AutoCAD Inventor Certification Test- and counting... We are so proud of our mustangs!
We are the ONLY school in the district whose students have passed the test!
Congratulations to our 2019
Prom Queen Breanna Keys & Prom King Walter Valentine
Mr. Norell Malone did an amazing job organizing the Senior Prom.

Thank you to Coach Hunt, Ms Sylvia Askew Newhouse, Mustangs Tyler Finley and Kelsey Bradford for helping to decorate!








Dr. HenMc and Ms. Ryder have been doing an amazing job beautifying our school campus!

Mustang Zeke Lewis arranged a Walk to School Day for his Science Project.
Way to Go, Zeke!
Upcoming Dates for
The Arts Department
May 2nd 
Orchestra (MSSA and T-STEM)
@ MSSA 6:00pm

May 3rd
Band (MSSA and T-STEM)
@ MSSA 6:00

May 8th
Dance recital 2 performances
-During school (T-STEM only)
-& 7:00pm (MSSA and T-STEM)
@East auditorium 

May 15
Annie Production
-During school (T-STEM only)
-& 7:00pm (T-STEM only)
@East auditorium

May 21 NEW DATE
Choir concert 
-During school 
-& 6:00pm 
@East auditorium
No more
Mustang Monday Attire Until
August 2019!!
Spotlight of the Week
Noelia Warnette-Jones
Noelia Warnette-Jones, a native New Yorker, studied Dance and Theatre since the age of seven. She graduated from the "FAME" school and went on to receive her BFA in Dance. Mrs. Jones relocated to Memphis to be a professor for the U of M dance department in 2001 and joined the NBA Memphis Grizzlies Dance Team where she is an eight year vet. You will find Mrs. Jones still performing on many memphis Theatre stages and is so proud to share her talents with her students.


Lots of Activities
planned for May...
Hard Copy of May Calendar coming home this week!

Movies
The Zoo
Red Birds Game
Magic Springs
Etc..
Most field trips are first come first serve, so please register if you are interested!
What's Happening
This Week  

Monday April 29th
East Soccer - Crosstown (H) @Fairgrounds 5:00 PM


Tuesday April 30th
East Soccer - at Craigmont @Craigmont 5:00 PM
Math Subpart 3 EOC Testing
Dual Enrollment Meeting

Wednesday May 1st 
SCS Principal for a Day
Biology EOC Testing

Thursday May 2nd
Avengers Movie, 8:30a-1p
Talent Show Auditions 2:30-5p
JROTC District Awards Day Rehearsal - 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
Orchestra Spring Concert MSSA/T-STEM - 6 PM – 7 PM )

Friday May 3rd
Summer Birthday Celebration (1:30-3:15)
JROTC District Awards Day
Spring Concert (Band and Orchestra)

Band STEAM/T-STEM Spring Concert - 6 PM – 8 PM
TCAP EOC - Spring - closes