Energy E-News - September 15, 2014

If you signed up to be a student volunteer during Open House this Wednesday evening, please meet Ms. Garcia during your lunch on Tuesday in the Student Media Lounge.

Visitor and Parent Parking

Parking for parents and visitors to our campus is parallel parking on Sampson Street. The only entrance for visitors and parents is our main entrance on Sampson Street. In order to meet safety and security needs all other doors will be locked.

Late Start Wednesday

Class begins promptly at 9:15 on late start Wednesdays. Students are considered tardy if they are not in class by 9:15.

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!

Let the presentations begin! 9th grade biology students begin presentations in Ms. Alexander's class.

OPEN HOUSE

Wednesday, September 17th, from 6pm-8pm

We are looking forward to meeting with parents at Open House this week. Open House will be held on Wednesday, September 17th, from 6pm-8pm. If you would like to attend an additional session to sign up for Parent/Student Connect, please arrive at 5:30. Parents will pick up their student's schedule upon arrival. Please bring a smart device or your child's laptop so you can fully participate in our technology programs. Parking at our new campus is street parking along Sampson and Jefferson streets. Come prepared to enjoy a "day in the life" of your Energy student and learn about how we are doing things different at Energy. We are looking forward to meeting with you Wednesday night!

CHEMISTRY CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Chemistry students are hard at work analyzing their samples using their knowledge of properties of matter. Students are using magnets to identify metallic mixtures, acids to determine reactivity and viscosity tubes to test the substances' resistance to flow. Students are also extending their understanding of density by calculating the density of various samples found at the crime scene. Preliminary results are pointing towards our Dean of Instruction or our Special Education Coordinator! Yikes!

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Meet Ms. Lisa Gianukos! Lisa Gianukos is our 9th grade English teacher. She grew up all around the world, mostly in the Middle East.

Ms. Gianukos attended Rice University and is joining us from the Law Enforcement High School. Lisa was drawn to energy because of our project based learning focus and the integration of technology in the classroom. "I am most looking forward to seeing the amazing final projects students are able to complete!" Be sure to meet Ms. Gianukos at Open House on Wednesday evening.

GUEST SPEAKER SERIES

Last week, 10th grade students had a great discussion with Mr. Paul Niznik of Hart Energy. Mr. Niznik brought biofuels and invited students to participate in a highly interactive and engaging presentation. Energy students had a blast! Thank you so much Mr. Niznik for your time!

NEW SCHOOL UPDATES

Our Project Advisory Team has been working hard to share ideas, opinions, and hopes for the new building! It has been an amazing process working with students, parents, teachers, HISD leaders, community members, and the architects of VLK Architects.

Check out some of the preliminary sketches architects worked on while our team shared their ideas for the building! Our next PAT meeting is Tuesday, September 16th at 3:00 in the Teacher Conference Room.

We value your feedback!

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

Visit us on the web at www.energyhigh.org.

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