Drop off/ Pick Up Reminders

As the school year nears the end we want to remind our families of our pick-up and drop-off procedures for the safety of our campus. Below is a reminder of what those procedures are. Below are the general procedure reminders.

• Parents and student drivers enter the back of the school off Tierwester and exit on Southmore. It's a one-way drive.
• Only buses are allowed in the front from 7:15-7:40 and 2:30-3:15 PM. Students who are dropped off in this area during these times will receive a detention.
• Do not stop on Southmore/Tierwester to drop off students.
• After entering off Tierwester, the left lane is for student drivers heading to the student parking lot. The right lane is for parents dropping off. This is the only section to pick up or drop off students.
• The right lane should keep moving up as it is possible. Pull all the way up. On the driveway stretch near the canopy, you should pull almost up to Southmore if it’s clear. 
• Do not leave gaps between cars. Pull all the way up.
• Never drop off in the student parking lot. Cones will be set-up blocking the exit.
• Be kind and respectful to everyone!
• Watch for the admin directing traffic. Follow their directions and be kind!
• Student drivers need to follow proper procedures to get a parking permit and should not park on Southmore for their own safety.
• Student drivers can only cross at the crosswalk!

Spring Semester Reminders

We are excited to have everyone back on campus. We want to remind everyone of a few campus expectations:

• Cell Phones/ Smart Watches/ Earbuds
• Cell phones are not used during class time but are placed in phone holders at the beginning of each class.
• Smart Watches should be kept at home & and cannot be worn at school.
• Earphones cannot be worn entering the building, during class time, or between passing periods.
• Earphones can be worn at lunch
• Dress Code
• No PJ bottoms or tops unless it is tied to a spirit day.
• No athletic pants, shorts, or warm-ups.
• Shoes (including Crocs) must have a strap around the ankle.
• Shirts must cover the midriff.
• Hats are not allowed to be worn during school hours.
• IDs must be worn on a lanyard around the neck at all times.
• Tardy Policy
• Starting in the Spring, student tardies will reset.
• On the 3rd tardy and any tardy thereafter, students will be assigned an hour lunch detention.
• Tardies that extend beyond 20 min of any class are then considered absences.
• Students can get lunch detention for accumulated tardies for any classes throughout the day.

Course Selection

Students selected their courses for next year in dean sessions this past week during their enrichment period. You can view which day your child had their course selection meeting, elective course details, and directions on how to make a course selection change in the following document: https://tinyurl.com/EIHSCourseSelection24. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's dean.

Senior Exhibition

We are thrilled to celebrate the exceptional talent and hard work of our senior engineering students at our annual Development and Design Exhibition. This event showcases the culmination of the students’ dedication and creativity throughout the school year, highlighting their innovative projects that address real-world challenges.

The exhibition featured many outstanding projects, but three stood out as the top designs:

• A Shoe for Visually Impaired Navigation: This design ingeniously assists visually impaired individuals in navigating their surroundings more safely and independently. Team members include: Davis Germain, Ben Ledman, David Briseno, and Nathan Moon.
• Electronically Secure Luggage: This project offers enhanced security for travelers by integrating advanced electronic locking mechanisms. Team members include: Luke Lambropoulos, Lola Tovar, Isabelle Carville, and Austin King.
• A Train That Releases Cargo While Moving: This groundbreaking design allows for efficient cargo transportation, enabling the train to release cargo without stopping, streamlining logistics and improving delivery times. Team members include: Maarten Kramers, Will Weaver, Milo Greene, and Palmer Levy.

Congratulations to the team behind the electronically secure luggage, Lola Tovar, Isabelle Carville, Austin King, and Luke Lambropoulos, who emerged as the winners, earning a well-deserved prize of $1,500 each towards a laptop. Their innovative work demonstrates the exceptional level of skill and creativity present in our senior class.

We are immensely proud of all our seniors and their achievements. Following the exhibition, we hosted an awards night to honor the students for their dedication to STEM and their extraordinary work at the Energy Institute. We look forward to seeing the impact they will make in the world.

AP Testing Details



AP testing starts next week. View the testing schedule here. Students can check their assigned room numbers for each test here. Good luck to all of our students taking AP tests over the next few weeks!

!HISD Scholars Recognition Night

Energy Institute High School was proud to have our Valedictorian, Alexander Hernandez and our Salutatorian Isabelle Carville recognized at HISD Scholars Recognition Night. Alexander will attend Harvard University in the fall and Isabelle will attend the University of Toronto. We wish them well on their new endeavors!

Senior Honors Night

On Wednesday Night Energy held our annual Senior Honors Night. Students were honored for their academic excellence, soft skill ability, internships, and special teacher awards. Congratulations to all students who were recognized. Receiving a $500 scholarship funded by ExxonMobil are Ted Talk Winner: Vivaan Rupani, Presidential Winner: Isabelle Carville, Game Changer Winner: Noah Friesen, Gates Winner: Isabelle Zaske, Green Peace Winner: Lola Tovar, Grit Winner: Taylor Spiller, Fulcrum Winner: Ravi Kulkarni, Chameleon Winner: Nico Ziegler. Winning a $1000 scholarship is the Tesla Winners Will Weaver and Lola Tovar! Congratulations to all students!

Senior Prom

On April 19th, Energy held a Masquerade Casino Prom at the Norris Center. Our Senior Student Government worked tirelessly all year to ensure the night went off without a hitch. We want to thank them, administrators, Energy staff, the 2024 - 2025 Senior Student Government, and our amazing parent and student volunteers for helping make the night a success. Congratulations to our Prom Court: Duchess Lorena Marron, Duke Adam Briones, Princess Tiffany Soria, Prince Koen Wolff, and our Prom Queen Alexa Castro and Prom King Carter Ragni!

UIL



Energy Institute High School's UIL team has had an exceptionally rewarding 23-24 season. After winning the District Championship Trophy for most points scored overall, all District competitors qualified for Regionals, with Zane Meyer (Grade 11, Cohort 5) placing 2nd in Calculator Applications and qualifying for State and Zachary Moss (Grade 10, Cohort 4) qualifying as 1st Alternate for Extemporaneous Persuasive Speaking. The UIL State Competition will be held in Austin, Texas May 13-May 15. Wish Zane luck as he heads to our State Capital to represent Energy!

We are beyond proud of all of our students and look forward to our success in the coming years. If your student is interested in UIL for the 2024-2025 school year, check out more information on the University Interscholastic League and the amazing academic opportunities and benefits it can provide: https://www.uiltexas.org/academics

NHS & SHS Induction

The National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society combined for a beautiful ceremony on April 24, honoring over 100 of Energy’s students. These students exemplify the pillars of both organizations showing Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. Congratulations to all our Inductees. We are proud of you.

Seniors - It's Time to Submit Your Acceptances

College acceptances are starting to roll in. It's time to start sharing your acceptances. Students must complete the following three steps:

1. Mark the college decision in SchooLinks.
2. Upload the acceptance file to SchooLinks.
3. Submit the news at www.tinyurl.com/collegeacceptances24

We can't wait to hear the good news!

Hello Energy Students!

As we draw this school year to a close, I wanted to do a shout-out for the newsletter as a reminder, since we experienced some concerns with severe allergic reactions, known as Anaphylaxis reactions, this school year. This type of a reaction is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

Remember…

• Food from home has ingredients that are not always visible or known to other students.
• Flavored drinks, such as herbal teas, coffee, teas have ingredients that are not always visible or known to other students .
• Medications are only allowed if you followed the correct process (see below).

So, to keep each of you safe:

Do not share anything especially:

Food or Drinks ( herbal teas, flavored drinks, etc.)

Or

Medication

Giving another student food or drink or medication can result in an allergic reaction, known as an Anaphylaxis reaction. It is a serious reaction, needing EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.

Any student requiring medication, needs to have the medication form filled out and submitted to me, Jennifer Singh, School Nurse. See the attached medication form. If you have questions or need a different type of medication form, please do reach out!

Sneak Peeks Around Campus

Here are some sneak peeks of what the students have been up to recently.

Summer Job & Training Opportunities

Interested in job or training opportunities during the summer? Check out these websites for more information!

https://serjobs.org/summer/

https://hirehoustonyouth.org/summer-jobs-program/

DeBakey Cell Lab Internship at The Health Museum

The Health Museum is proud to announce the launch of a high school internship program this summer, which will be held in the esteemed DeBakey Cell Lab. The program will offer aspiring interns the invaluable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the lab while also receiving professional development training. This six-week program will include professional development sessions on Saturdays in collaboration with professionals from the Texas Medical Center. This is an unpaid internship. However, the professional development courses are quite valuable. 

We are confident that the high school internship program will provide an enriching and insightful experience for all participants and have the potential to inspire and enable future generations of medical professionals and scientists.

More details about the program can be found at

https://thehealthmuseum.org/join-give/internship/

Friends of Energy Luncheon

Friends of Energy is hosting a luncheon on May 7th to celebrate 10 years of EIHS successfully building up the future energy workforce and to help raise funds to support the next 10 years! We'd like to extend an invitation to EIHS parents.

We have an amazing group of panelists who will lead a discussion on the current state of the energy industry and the way EIHS is helping to shape its future leaders. We'd like to offer EIHS parents an opportunity to attend. They can purchase individual seats for $100 or tables for $1250. We believe this is a great opportunity to connect Houston's energy community with the school and give potential corporate volunteers and sponsors a chance to learn what EIHS is all about.

Congratulations to our Tesla Winner Ms. Gomez!

Texas' New State Vaping Law

Hello Energy Families!

Many of you have students are or have turned over 18 years old. If you have records with IMMTRAC, please note you need to fill out an adult consent form for your records to transfer over. Please see the below information from Immtrac and refer to the website referenced for more information.  I have attached the adult consent form and Authorization form for your convivence

Adult Immunization Records (18+ years)

The Texas Immunization Registry began storing adult immunization records in 2009 as an "opt-in" registry system, meaning that a consent form had to be signed to add records to the registry. This allowed Texans age 18 years or older to voluntarily store their adult immunization records in the registry.

Prior to September 1, 2015, immunization records of individuals who turned 18 were "hidden" unless consent was received. If consent was not received by the 19th birthday, the records were deleted from the registry. Beginning on September 1, 2015, the Texas Immunization Registry was allowed to extend the timeframe to hold childhood immunization records after an individual becomes an adult, from 18 to 26 years of age, but they are still "hidden" unless a consent form is received. Immunization records are deleted if a person does not complete and submit an ImmTrac2 Adult Consent Form (EF11-13366) by their 26th birthday.

To request a copy of immunization records for a person over 18 years of age, complete and submit (by fax or mail) an ImmTrac2 Adult Consent Form (F11-13366) and an Authorization to Release ImmTrac2 History Form (F11-11406). (atached for your convivence)

NOTE: Your immunization record may not be available in ImmTrac2. If you are an adult and your healthcare provider did not submit information to ImmTrac2 or if you have not sent in a shot record, no information will be available.

For more information please visit: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/immunization-records.aspx

Hello Energy Families and Graduating students!

Congratulations class of 2024!

This is a time of transition and anticipation. Check out the information from the CDC for some guidance on how to help your child be empowered for health!

Here are some health tips for graduates, their parents and caregivers as well as health care providers to make this time of transition a little smoother.

As you graduate, so do your health care needs.

Here are some tips to take care of charge of your health.

• Establish car via telehealth or in person with your health care providers – at home and at your new “home away from home”
• Learn more about reasonable accommodations that can help you thrive.
• Add local contacts into your phone to call in case of a medical emergency. Choose people who know what to do if you need help.

As you enter college, get empowered by taking charge of your health!

College students can get Empowered 4 Health by:

• Getting to know the location and the services offered at their college’s health center.
• Learning more about reasonable accommodations that can help students with special needs thrive such as extended test time, recorded lectures, and notetaking assistance.
• Adding local contacts into their phone to call in case of a medical emergency. The ideal emergency contact is someone who knows what to do if the student needs help.

Recent grads going into the workforce or independent living can get Empowered 4 Health by:

• Asking their doctor for a referral to a specialist near them if they require specialized care.
• Talking to human resources department about workplace accessibility at their new job.
• Locating a nearby pharmacy and never starting or stopping any medications without first talking to their doctor.
• Getting a copy of their medical records and understanding their medical history.

Click on the CDC link for more information and resources :   https://www.cdc.gov/parents/teens/graduate-health-tips.html

Emily Cortinas

Advisor College, Career, Military Readiness

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