Energy E-News - August 25, 2014

The schedule change deadline is Friday, September 5. If your child would like to make any adjustments to his or her schedule, please make sure you sign the form and return it by that date. We are not able to honor all schedule change requests, but try to accomodate all reasonable requests. The form should be turned in to the box in the main office.

Mark Your Calendar for Open House

The Energy Open House will take place on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 6:00 PM. During the evening you will walk in your child's shoes and experience what a "day in the life" of an Energy student is. You will get to meet all of your child's teachers. It's a great way to put a face with a name, find out what your child will be learning this year, and how to best help your child succeed! We hope to have a packed house!

First Day Packets Due Friday

Please turn any remaining paperwork from the first day packets in to the office as soon as possible.

Official ADA Time

Energy's official ADA time this year is

10:00 AM.

Please schedule your child's appointments so that he or she is back to school by 10:00 AM or leaves after 10:00 AM. We receive our funding based on attendance at this time. Funding allows us to provide more for your child!

Special Thanks

Energy would like to thank IPAA/PESA for all of their support! For those parents who don't know, IPAA/PESA is one of our major supporters. They work very hard to secure of funding, plan guest speakers, and plan our field trips. So a huge thank you to IPAA/PESA for their unending support!

Students work on their Knows and Need to Knows in Ms. Sola's Spanish class. Teams are creating an educational toy for children in high needs communities to learn the English and Spanish alphabets.

STUDENT SUMMER SPOTLIGHT

Michael in the UH Downtown labs working on samples he collected from Buffalo, White Oak, and Braes Bayous

Sophomore Michael Osueke took a week out of his summer to work side by side with PhD scientists and high school teachers from all over the Houston area to study the wetlands that surround Houston. Michael assisted Professors in their areas of research such as environmental science, microbiology, and environmental sensor chemistry to research how the urban watershed health impacts ocean health. He spent his days out on site collecting samples, in labs working with teachers, analyzing data, and learning more about college and career options in STEM fields. Upon conclusion of the program Michael received a scholarship to attend UH Downtown upon his completion of high school. "Ms. Estrella really encouraged me to attend the camp. I really liked how we got to work side by side with teachers and professionals in the field. I got to see how teachers think and learned a lot. And I got paid!"

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Mr. Diosomito has taught physics, chemistry and engineering at high schools in Cy Fair, KIPP Houston, and The High School for Engineering Professions. As the integrated physics and chemistry teacher at Energy, Mr. Diosomito is excited about the opportunity to create rigorous yet engaging physical science PBL activities and promote STEM through academic and research competitions.

Mr. Diosomito is featured in the book The American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom. The book highlighted Mr. Diosomito's achievements saying, "Marlo Diosomito's life is a lesson in humility and a testament to the power of a great education. Raised in poverty in the southern Philippines, Diosomito claimed authorship of his destiny from a very young age, eventually graduating from his country's most rigorous university and becoming an award-winning teacher of the sciences."

We are thrilled to have Mr. Diosomito join our amazing Energy staff this year!

LAPTOP DEPLOYMENT

Students will be receiving their laptops in their engineering classes on Thursday and Friday. Students must turn in the forms, complete a Cyber Safety unit (during the Engineering class), and pay the $25 fee before receiving a laptop. The money will be collected during lunch in the cafeteria daily. Please turn money in as soon as possible.

WEEK TWO UPDATES

Schedule for Tuesday

Due to the holiday on Monday, we will have an adjusted bell schedule on Tuesday.

Transportation Concerns

Thank you for your patience as we have been experiencing a number of late buses and transportation issues. Please email

jmoon2@houstonisd.org with your child's name, bus route, and the problem you are experiencing.

First Guest Speaker

The 9th grade students will have their first guest speaker from IPAA/PESA on Wednesday. Leslie Byer, the President of PESA will be speaking with students Wednesday morning. Since students have not received their IPAA/PESA polos yet dress code will be khaki pants, closed toe shoes, and a collared shirt.

T-Shirt Orders Are In

If you ordered and paid for an Energy t-shirt during registration this summer please pick them up any day this week during lunch in PTSA room 103.

Many Thanks

We would like to thank all of our volunteers who worked tirelessly over the summer to help us get ready for our students. We would especially like to thank Mr. Marckesoni for all of his hard work and our wonderful students:

Mark Nelson, Mark Cabrera, Chris Loun, Matt Nelson, Jett Koszegi, Jose Saravia, Gabriel Cruz, Austin Maltbia, Angie Rocha, Kenny Torres, Natalie Escamilla, and Julie Tobias.

If you were a student volunteer and were not mentioned above please see Ms. Moon.

We value your feedback!

Please direct comments or questions to Jenna Moon at jmoon2@houstonisd.org.

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Energy High | 713-802-4620 | 1808 Sampson Street, Houston, TX 77003

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