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CONROE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Academy of Science and Technology The Woodlands College Park High School Newsclippings Volume 8 Number 28 April 17, 2015 Date 4/17 4/18 4/20 4/21‐26 4/28 4/30 5/1 Event AST Donut Day Leo Club Mr. Cavalier Distinguished Lecture Series FIRST World Championship Jones State Forest‐AM Jones State Forest‐PM AST Trivia Night Dear Academy Parents and Students: We have much success due to students’ and teachers hard work! An incredible mind is a gift but the work ethic makes the person. Dr. Caffery Opportunities Fish Camp Counselors Needed If you find the idea of leading the incoming students through the maze of orientation then serving as a Fish Camp Counselor might be just for you! Students who are currently in the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade are eligible to apply. This year Fish Camp will be held July 25‐26 at the beautiful YMCA Camp Cullen. All activities will be held at this site that includes cabins (with showers), meeting rooms and dining hall. Pick up your application today and return to the Academy office by April 30th. Free PSAT Practice Test Current ninth and tenth grade students have the opportunity to register for a FREE PSAT Practice Test on Saturday May 9th. The revised PSAT test will be offered for the first time in the fall of 2015. This is a great opportunity to get an idea how you will perform and then begin studying before October. Interested students may register at the following link: http://kaplan.formstack.com/forms/woodlandscp. Check‐in is at 8:30 a.m. with the test beginning at 9:00 a.m. The deadline to register is April 30th. 1 Spring Distinguished Lecture Series Continues Through April The Spring Distinguished Lecture Series is published on our website. The lectures are free and open to the public. The lectures are held in TWCP HS LGI from 6‐7 p.m. Monday April 20 Thursday April 23 Neal Lane, PhD One Physicist’s Excursion into the Unsettling World of Science Policy. Stephen Clouthier, DC Natural and Holistic Chiropractic Care in the 21st Century: Practice and Application Class of 2015 and the Distinguished Achievement Scholar Designation Students in the Class of 2015 who meet the qualifications may apply to be recognized as a
Distinguished Achievement Program Scholar.
Distinguished Achievement Program graduates must complete 3 credits of the same foreign
language and, in addition, meet 4 additional measures such as National Merit recognition,
scores of 3 or above on AP exam, grades of B or higher on dual credit courses and/or
original research projects.
The qualifications and application may be found on the attachment or on the College Park
Counselors' website, http://twcp.conroeisd.net/guidance/
Students using scores on AP exams as additional measures must provide documentation of the
AP exam grades. Students using research projects as one of their advanced measures must
provide proof of advancement past district level.
Applications (along with required documentation) are due to the Counseling Center by Friday,
April 17, 2015.
Academy News Team Wins Texas Envirothon The Academy sent two teams to the Texas Envirothon which was held April 11‐13 in the Texas Hill Country. Forty‐seven schools sent one or two teams to the state’s largest and most academically challenging high school environmental competition. Students have spent months studying to prepare themselves for testing in wildlife biology, forestry, aquatics, soil science and a current environmental issue. The Academy has won the state competition in 2010‐2015, 2007, 2004 and 2003. This year’s first place team is composed of the following students: Andie Tong, Colton Nettleton, Eleanor Shaul, Michael Bohnet and Horatia Fang. They earned 1st place in Soil, 1st place in Forestry and 3rd place in Wildlife. 2 Our other team earned fifth place overall while they earned 3rd place in Aquatics and 2nd place in current issue: The team members are: Devanshi Wadhwa, Gretchen Bella, Meera Rajagopalan, Taylor Unger and Caroline Rosanky! Congratulations to all of the students! State Destination Imagination Six teams advanced to the State Destination Imagination competition in Dallas. Students have been preparing for months for this contest in hopes to qualify for DI Global next month. The following teams earned awards: First place: (Technical Challenge) Mackenzie Higdon, Anna Cunningham, Caroline Booth, Jack Overbeck, Nicholas Esposito, Jheri Richards and Dylan Stobart. Third place: (Technical Challenge) Collin Bryant, Tess Volanski, Jack Dimpel, Priya Srivastava, Heather Morriss, Kennedy Stirling, Wenting Chang. Seventh place: (Technical) Abbey Madeley, Jana Hudstedt, Hina Akbar, Krystal Cardinal, Franklin Shi, and Pravin Sivagnanakumar. Fourth place: (Structure) Andy Kim, Will Mackin, Alexander Schott, Jacob Brehm, Bridget Ha, Jared Rohm and Kelly Smith. Fifth place: (Fine Arts) Andrew Cahill, Kayla Kelley, Sarah Mohammed, Nicole Chin, Paulome Srivastava, Victoria Youngblood, and Erik Young. Environmental Study in Jones State Forest Freshmen in the Scientific Research and Design class have begun their six‐week environmental study in the W. Goodrich Jones State Forest. For more than 16 years Academy students have collected data in the forest that has been used by the forest service in their quest to provide sound scientific forest management that protects and perpetuates native flora and fauna. The project began with the selection of senior scientists who subsequently interviewed their peers and selected teams or the following groups: aquatic biology, aquatic chemistry, air and soil science, botany, cartography, terrestrial invertebrates and terrestrial vertebrates. Students will collect and compile their data and present their findings at the Freshman Research Symposium on May 28. The forest which was purchased in 1926 was named after W. Goodrich Jones, the founder of the Texas Forestry Association. The forest is a protected natural resource and is healthy due to sound forest stewardship following a period of heavy logging, wildfires and insect epidemics. 3 P.A.S.T. for the Future News Information from the Parents of Academy of Science and Technology Senior Banquet The Senior Banquet Committee is working to make another memorable experience for members of the Class of 2015 and their parents and families. Photos are needed for various slide shows. Each senior should submit the following to [email protected]:  Baby Photo (1), Casual Photos (5‐6), and Formal Photo (2). All photo related questions should be sent to [email protected]. Please submit photos TODAY! The deadline is PAST DUE! We do not want any senior left out of this special occasion! P.A.S.T. Thanks its Volunteers The following parents have volunteered at various AST and PAST events throughout this school year and donated their time and effort to make the Academy a better learning experience for our students. PAST and AST would like to thank the following persons: Ila Alam, Sujatha Anand, Sarah Banerdt, Cheryl Brady, Holly Burner, Laura Calizzi, Barb Cardinal, Joe Castagna, Mary Castagna, Janice Cazamias (alumni parent), Barbara Cicchillo (alumni parent), Margaret Conklin, Debbie Conlon, Ralph DiGuilio, Jacqui Dimpel, Patricia Duran, Hannah Fang, Jennifer Frangos, Beth Fridley, Tricia Heinzler, Doreen Hung, Asha Iyer, Jeannette Jones, Jae Kim, Dan Kim, Debbi Kremer, Anand Kulkarni, Wendy Lance, Anita Landwehr, Chris Le, Sarah Li, Mary Lignieres, Shelly Maes, Rick Meidel, Alka Mittal, 4 Shekha Mundra, Sofia Overturf, Glenn Paufler, Hollie Quigley, Sumana Rajagopalan, Tasha Rees, Dianne Rohm, Anju Sajit, Raquel Santa Cruz, Tammey Scarborough, Florencia Schnicer, Nandita Sen, Amy Shaffer, Sue Smith, Elizabeth Soares, Jon Sonka, Hira Srivastava, Daniel Steward, Deb Stirling, Chris Stobart, Pam Sweebe (alumni parent), Courtney Coats‐Topini, Amanda Turco, Donna VanDerHorn (alumni parent), Tiffany Williams, June Wu. Our thank you also goes to Diane Czerniak for coordinating all PAST volunteer activities this year. Ivana Warma P.A.S.T. President The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and
employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability
in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by
Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a
manner.
For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or
the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936) 709-7752. 5