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

Classes start at 9:15am on Wednesdays. Bus arrivals will be scheduled one hour later than normal bus pick up times.

College Fairs

Mark your calendar today to attend these events next month!

NACAC National College Fair

February 12, 9:30am-12:30pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm

NRG Center

Houston Hispanic Forum Career and Education Day
February 14, 9:00am-3:00pm

George R. Brown Convention Center

Texas National Hispanic College Fair

February 16, 9:30am-12:30pm

University of Saint Thomas

Black College Expo

February 28, 10:00am-5:00pm

JW Marriot Houston

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 is a proud recipient of the Magnet Schools Assistance Program

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!

In our Principles of Engineering classes this week students are using the VEX robotics kits as part of their Project Lead the Way curriculum to create robots that can serve three functions in industry. Students are learning how robots are utilized in many different sectors including offshore technology, geology, agriculture, and many others!

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Our Student Spotlight this week features 9th grade student Michelle Coto, who was nominated by Mr. Menelas for her outstanding work in his French class. "Michelle is the perfect student. She takes notes, ask questions and helps her fellow students in French class. Michelle volunteers to help make sure her neighbors notes are always adequate. Her projects are always very interesting to see. Michelle also came up with the idea of building a website for the French classes at Energy. She learned how to make websites in another class and can't wait to take on this new challenge." Michelle's initiative and drive are wonderful examples of how to be a student leader on campus. Keep up the great work and thank you for representing Energy so well!

ENERGY QUEST 2015

Energy Quest Quiz Bowl participants preparing in between rounds. Our students did a wonderful job competing against 12 other Houston area high school teams. Great job to all those students who participated last week and thank you to Mr. Diosomito for organizing the trip and preparing our students!

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE BOWL

(Left to Right) Shawn Attar, Chance Bednorz, Amber Farias, Timothy Chung, and Matthew Diaz.

We are very proud of our 10th grade students who represented Energy at The Department of Energy Science Bowl hosted by Texas A&M this past Saturday. Energy was the only HISD school represented in the competition which consisted of 30 schools from across Texas. Our students held there own in the competition which consisted of mostly 12th grade students! We can't wait to see how you guys do next year! A big thank you to our Chemistry teachers Mr. Diosomito and Ms. Lockhart for organizing and chaperoning this experience for our kids!

10th GRADE GUEST SPEAKER

We are thrilled to have Astronaut Joseph Acaba visiting this Wednesday, February 11th, to speak with our 10th grade students. Mr Acaba has a wealth of experience in a number of industries. Acaba served two years in the USMC Reserves. He has worked as a hydro-geologist, spent two years with the Peace Corps as an Environmental Awareness Promoter, taught 1 year of high school and 4 years of middle school and now works with NASA as an astronaut. Acaba has logged a total of 138 days in space during two missions.

For a complete biography visit:

Joseph Acaba

Please remember that professional dress is required on guest speaker days! Students who are actively engaged in the session have a chance to be chosen to participate in a "Lunch Box Talk" with Mr. Joseph Acaba following the group session.

COLLEGE FAIR

Houston National College Fair
Thursday, February 12th
6:00-8:00
NRG Stadium

The National Association for College Admissions Counseling is holding their annual Houston College fair this Thursday! Over 100 colleges and universities from across the country will be attending the event. This is an excellent opportunity to speak with college representatives, learn more about the application process, and get information regarding financial aid. We highly encouraged all students to attend!

Be sure to check the links to the left for more information about upcoming college fairs and expos.

PTSA NEWS

Spring Fling Dance will be held Friday, March 13th. More details to follow. If you are interested in volunteering to help make this dance extra special for our students please contact: Teresa Maltbia @ tamaltbia@gmail.com.

SCRIP is a way to raise money for Energy without selling random stuff! To get started create a SCRIP ACCOUNT today! Use Energy's enrollment code: DD41C4CC42863.

Want to raise significant funds for Energy without selling or buying random stuff?! Check out Energy's Scrip program. Be on lookout for more information coming home this week!

IMPORTANT UPDATES

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help with a number of projects at Energy. If you are interested in donating your time please contact Ms. Cabrera at hcabrera@houstonisd.org. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

YEARBOOK Orders can still be placed through the following link for $40. Order Now! Don't miss your chance to get a copy of the first Energy Institute HS yearbook ever created!

Students in French 1 immersed themselves in French culture last week. As part of their PBL students had to model a French dining experience. Students filmed their conversation; they ordered food, beverages, dessert then talked about the French eating habits. For this project, students designed their restaurant menu with French foods of their choice.

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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