Dec. 8
IED Presentations
Spanish 2 Scripts Due
Prep Algebra 1 Test
Dec. 9
IED Presentations
Prep Algebra 1 Test
Dec. 10
Biology Exam and PBL #5 Due
Geometry Pythagorean Project Due
Dec. 11
PAP English II PBL Presentations
Spanish II Skit Presentations
Dec. 12
PAP English II PBL Presentations
Chemistry PBL - Lewis Dot and Geometry Deadline

Club Meetings

Monday:
ENDGAME: during lunch rm 112
Student Council during lunch rm 111
Dance Club after school in rm 122
Tuesday:
TESLA club meeting during lunch
LEIHS during lunch rm 128
C-STEM second half of lunch rm 118
Announce It! 12:40-1:00 in rm 123
Thursday:
Business Professionals of America first half of lunch rm 119
Soccer 3:45-5:15

Mark Your Calendars

Tuesday, December 9th:

Hour of Code

Wednesday, December 10th:

Guest Speaker 10th Grade

Energy Summit Field Trip

Friday, December 12th:

Winter Dance

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!

Energy students at the Pumps and Pipes Symposium! An excellent opportunity for our students to see Project Based Learning being used by Medicine, Aerospace, and Energy professionals to solve problems faced today in their respective fields. Check our students out on the Webcast recorded throughout the event today at Pumps and Pipes.

EXEMPLARY ENERGY STUDENT

Michael Deras, an outstanding student in Mr. Lamb and Ms. DeLaRosa's World Geography and English I Class. A very skilled Geographer and Cartographer, Michael can name and label a map with countries and capitals and knows a great deal of current and historical information about each one. For first, project when studied different regions, Michael's group studied The Crimea. Michael wrote a well-researched short story on a historical character and used his knowledge of the area to fill in many nuanced details. In our latest project, Michael worked in the mindset of a civil engineer to create a new highway systems map in The Bakken Oil play that alleviated the stressors on the limited highways of western North Dakota. By creating loops, toll roads, and bypasses to the already exisiting system, Michael showcased his imagination and creativity in a well-thought out and practical solution.

OFFICER AVALOS SHARES MESSAGE OF PEACE

Energy's Officer Avalos proudly represented HISD and The Energy Institute over the Thanksgiving Holiday organizing and participating in a community fundraiser to support families in need. Officer Avalos serves as the Houston Chapter President of the National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA). In this role he organizes a number of community fundraisers including holiday giveaways and college scholarships. We are very proud of the work Officer Avalos is doing in and for our community. Be sure to read the full blog write up here! Latino Police Officers Association shares bounty with needy children

PBL FINAL PRODUCTS

Check out this video from a 10th grade World History/English 2 project called "Hemispheres Collide." Students took on the role of PR agents for various client civilizations during the Age of Discovery. Groups produced PR campaigns including posters and videos that highlighted the achievements of their client civilization before participating in Lincoln-Douglas style debates. The group of Liz Ajpacaja, Jesus Ipi�a, David Livingstone, and Brooke McIntosh represented the Inca, and created an engaging "commercial" focusing on the masterful road and city building of the Incas, as well as their skills in surgery and in quipu-based data collection. Hemispheres Collide Video!

Be sure to view this PowToon from a 9th grade World Geography/English I project called "Engineering a Sustainable Community." This project tasked students with analyzing a civic problem created by the shale boom and creating a sustainable solution to that problem. The group of Candido Rodriguez Zelaya, Sage Cade, Khalin Washington, and Sebastian Escoto researched the lack of housing around the Bakken shale in North Dakota, and proposed an innovative solution of affordable, stackable, temporary housing. PowToon: Bakken Housing Project

WINTER DANCE

UPDATES

Dress Code Reminder:

As we settle into winter, we wanted to remind our families about our dress code. Students should remove their hats and hoodies from their heads prior to entering the building. Please remember that sweat pants, workout pants, jogging pants, jeggings, leggings, tights, and dance pants (yoga pants) are not permitted. If a student is out of dress code and does not have appropriate attire to change into, a parents will be asked to bring a change of clothes.

The entire dress code is available at:

http://www.houstonisd.org/domain/31651

Pledge Cents:

Donate to Dr. Hall's Pledge Cents page through the link below. Dr. Hall is so thankful to all the contributions that have been donated so far!

Support Dr. Hall's Class

Hour of Code:

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter tomorrow as our school participates in Hour of Code promoting our commitment to technology education.

OFFSHORE ENERGY EDUCATION CENTER

9th Grade Class Field Trip to the Offshore Energy Education Center in Galveston! Students experienced what rig life entails and saw lots of technology used in Offshore oil exploration. A big thanks to IPAA, PESA, and the Offshore Education Center for providing this opportunity to all of our freshman students!

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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