Energy E-News - September 29, 2014

Sept. 30
Engineering Presentations (9th)
Energy Day Contest to De La Rosa
Oct. 2
Chemistry/IPC Unit Test
Oct. 6
Pre-AP and Algebra 2 Test
Pre-AP English 2 Tone Test
Oct. 7
Geometry Test
Pre-AP English 2 Tone Test
Oct. 9
Pre-AP Algebra 1 Exam
Oct. 10
AP Statistics Exam

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!

Math students participating in PBL linking Geometry to our Energy theme. Great work Energy students!

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Meet Ms. Finch a member of the math team here at Energy! Ms. Finch comes to Energy with a passion for helping her students overcome their fears of algebra. "I am looking forward to seeing the light in my students' eyes when they finally understand and are no longer afraid of Algebra. It is already happening and I am so happy." Ms. Finch is teaching Pre-AP Algebra, Pre-AP Geometry, and AP Statistics. Ms. Finch comes with an extensive math and teaching background, earning her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas. She is excited about the opportunity to start new and innovative educational programs. We are thrilled to have Ms. Finch and her math expertise at Energy! Be sure to stop by and say hello!

PTSA

Our first PTSA meeting was a great success! We would like to thank the Watson Family, Ronny, Janice, and Joshua for their extremely generous donation to the PTSA. We are so grateful for the strong support from our parents and are energized by your commitment to the success of our school!

STUDENT CONGRESS

by: Amber Farias & Avin Pasalar

This past Saturday, September 27, (2) Energy students went to Hattie Mae White and participated in the HISD Student Congress. This student group was created by HISD students in order to give students a voice on matters in their schools and inform leaders on the school board with what is concerning schools. To begin, an opening statement was given on the overview of the assembly. Juliet Stipeche, a member of the board, spoke on the importance of students voicing opinions and how it can change education. Next, five committee chairs were voted on and assigned to five different students.

Listed Below:

Outreach Committee - Deals with media publications

Finance Committee - Works on fundraising

Agenda Committee - Assists in designing projects and agenda meetings

Governance Committee - Oversees the constitution application

Advocacy Committee - Determines key issues in education

Students then broke up into one of the five committees and voiced their concerns and ideas to each group. When completed, students went back to their seats and each committee chair went to the front to share their group discussion.

The meeting ended with an overall picture of members in the HISD board room.

Zaakir Tameez, Speaker of the Congress, stated, "Everyone is welcome. Everyone is invited. No matter your GPA, no matter your test scores, everyone is invited. We want to get everyone's voice out there."

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Wednesday, October 1st: 9th Grade Guest Speaker Ryan Eisenbath from Halliburton

Friday, October 3rd: No School

Wednesday, October 8th: 10th Grade Guest Speaker

Wednesday, October 15th: PSAT testing for all 9th and 10th Grade students. (Please bring a calculator).

Saturday, October 18th: ENERGY DAY 9th and 10th Grade Field Trip

Friday, November 7th: Ladies of Energy Lock In

UPDATES

9th grade students please remember to bring a change of clothes and shoes that you can wear to participate in all P.E. activities.
Guest Speaker Dress Code consists of either your IPAA polo if you have one or a collared shirt and dress pants with closed toe shoes (no jeans).
Be sure to sign up with your Engineering teachers ASAP for the Energy Day Field Trip.
The new campus location has been announced. The Energy Institute High School will be built on the Old Lockhart Elementary School site on Southmore and Tierwester.

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.

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

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