MEDSCI WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Medical Science Academy 02.03.20
FIELD TRIP FOR 11TH GRADERS
Thank you for your interest in participating in the upcoming field experience to the University of Houston on February 21, 2020. Please complete the application below to be considered to attend. Space is limited to 25 students. Students will be selected by their response to the essay, as well as being in good standing with the Academy. Students will be notified on February 3, 2020 if selected and will then be required to submit permission forms to attend.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Lam if you have any questions.
MedSci Academy Student Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020, 03:00 PM
Hightower High School
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS – IMPORTANT MESSAGE
ACADEMY REQUIREMENT DEADLINES
Submission Deadlines
Outside Enrichment Activities
First Semester – December 9, 2019
Second Semester – May 11, 2020
Volunteer Hours
First Semester – December 31, 2019
Second Semester
for Class of 2020 – March 30, 2020
for Classes 2021, 2022, & 2023 – May 4, 2020
Directions for submitting Volunteer Hours CLICK HERE
FBISD Academies
Directions for submitting volunteer hours
Once you complete your volunteer hours, please fill out the Yes Service form on Schoology
2. Save form
3. Go to the Medical Science Academy online Google form to submit/upload your Yes Service form
Student Volunteers Needed for Fort Bend Regional History Day
Event: Fort Bend Regional History Day
Need: Student Volunteers
Dates/Times: Setup – February 21, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Event – February 22, 7:30 am – 3:00 pm (several timeslots available)
Sample tasks: Runners, hall helpers, registration helpers, etc
Attire: Academy or School Spirit Shirt with jeans or khakis (no rips or tears) and comfortable shoes
Registration Link: Fort Bend Regional History Day Volunteer Registration
Attire:
Student Volunteer Needed for Father Daughter Dance @ Rosa Park Elementary
We have our Father Daughter Dance coming up on January 24th and are looking for 6 wonderful Hightower students to help. Here is the link to the sign-up genius
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Any non-profit 501 (c) 3 designated company is eligible for students volunteer. Remember a maximum of 8 hours per day may be earned. Be certain to have your volunteer forms signed and then upload to the Volunteer Submission Form. The locations below are samples of where you may volunteer. This list is just a sample and does not have every location where you can volunteer.
1. Child Advocates
http://www.childadvocates.org/volunteer
2. Second Mile Mission Center
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4da4ae28a7f49-techies.
3. Boys and Girls Club of Houston
http://www.bgclubs-houston.org/Volunteers.
4. Friends of Down Syndrome
http://www.friendsofdownsyndrome.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/volunteer-application-2017.pdf.
5. Houston Food Bank
http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/volunteer/volunteer.
6. Houston Methodist Hospital System
hmslvolunteers@houstonmethodist.org. Volunteer Services at Main Methodist: Contact: 713.441.3351
University of Houston College of Technology Field Trip for Junior
Thank you for your interest in participating in the upcoming field experience to the University of Houston on February 21, 2020. Please complete the application below to be considered to attend. Space is limited to 25 students. Students will be selected by their response to the essay, as well as being in good standing with the Academy. Students will be notified on February 3, 2020 if selected and will then be required to submit permission forms to attend.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Lam if you have any questions.
MedSci Student Volunteers Need for GSA Capstone Project
Bank of America Summer Internship
This wonderful opportunity with any 11th or 12th grade students making an impact on their community.
Through Student Leaders®, Bank of America recognizes high school students (juniors and seniors) who lead and serve in their own communities and beyond. We connect Student Leaders to tools and resources to help make communities better.
As a Student Leader, they will:
• Work as a paid intern at a local nonprofit for eight weeks
• Attend the week-long Student Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.
• Develop leadership and career skills
• Connect with like-minded students from your own community and across the country
Applications will be accepted from Nov. 4th through January 31st, 2020.
Academic WorldQuest 2020
We’re so excited that Academic WorldQuest is only 4 weeks away. We hope that you and your students are using the study guide to help prepare for this friendly competition for a spot to compete in the National Academic WorldQuest in Washington D.C. in April 2020. The spots for Academic WorldQuest are quickly filling up, so be sure to sign up your team(s) for FREE soon! All Greater Houston schools are invited to send teams of 4 students to Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) for a fun and fast-paced way to test knowledge of international affairs! Each school may register up to four teams of 4 students to compete. The competition will be on February 6th 2020, from 4:30-7:30 PM. The winning team sends four students and one teacher to the National World Affairs Councils of America competition in Washington, DC in April 2020! The Council will pay the costs of airfare, hotel, and most meals for the winning team.
See attached flyer AWQ 2020 below for more information.
Online Enrichment
You can select the topic you want to learn more about. These are free course, DO NOT PAY for anything. Take a picture of the screen when you complete the course as your evidence. Insert the picture into the enrichment from https://alison.com/courses/health
FREE COURSE - Harvard University
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks
Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.
Texas Women in Math Symposium 2020
February 1-2, 2020 at Texas A&M University
- Register here! Email any questions to twims2020@math.tamu.edu
- Everyone is welcome to participate and will be considered for support, with priority given to students and early career participants. There are no registration fees, however, we request that all participants register.
- Save the date! More details coming soon.
- Conference activities will begin on Saturday, February 1 at 11AM.
- Conference activites will conclude on Sunday, February 2 at 5PM.
Applications for Duke University Summer Session 2020
Applications for Duke University Summer Session 2020 will be opening in less than a month, so we appreciate your help in getting students ready to apply!
Be ready to apply December 3! Click the link below for the program of interest to you:
British American Foundation of Texas Scholarship 2 Week FREE program
The British American Foundation of Texas is a 501c3 nonprofit that raises funds to offer academic opportunities to underserved students in Texas.
We have a Junior Achiever program open to high school juniors in Texas. This is a 2 week all expenses paid program in London, England. We cover all costs - program, flights, accommodation, food, transfers, passport fees etc and raise money to do so. In fact, we've been doing this for 13 years now and the British Studies Summer Program that our students participate in in the UK has been running for 20 years. In total there are up to 30 students participating from across the USA, we are the only providers in Texas and we have 10 places this year. Students spend their days visiting historical, cultural and political places of interest in the UK - Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Imperial War Museum, Tate Art Gallery, Oxford, Stonehenge, Bath, Portsmouth etc, accompanied and chaperoned by teachers from ACS International School Cobham, which hosts the students on their fantastic campus just outside of London.
Why?
We find that smart, underserved students with no blueprint for college are not aware of their potential and capabilities. They don't realize that they can leave their state, they can be more independent, they can step outside their comfort zone. Past students have returned from our program and applied to colleges out of state and attended Harvard, Brown, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Georgetown, University of Chicago, Northeastern, University of Pennsylvania, Notre Dame etc. This program really looks great on college applications. Hear what some of our past Junior Achievers have to say about their experience here.
Dates
Deadline for applications: 5pm on January 31st
Awards ceremony in Houston for selected applicants: Thursday April 30th
Leave Houston for London: Sunday June 28th
Return to Houston: Saturday July 11th
Cost
Again, no cost to anyone .... schools, ISDs, students or families. We are a nonprofit, we raise funds and we support young people in Texas in achieving their potential through education.
Caveat
Unfortunately, as this program involves leaving and re-entering the USA, it is not available to students who are not legal residents or citizens of the USA.
How to apply
Students apply online here by 5pm on January 31st. They will need a completed application form, teacher recommendation, academic transcript and essay. We are seeking students with a good GPA, low household income, some extracurricular activities and community service.
Summer Program for High School Seniors - UT MD Anderson School of Health Professions
The School of Health Professions at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center would like to announce that applications open soon for the 60th Annual Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation High School Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences June 8 – July 24, 2020. Applications available Nov. 1, 2019 – Jan. 16, 2020.
Attached is our informational flyer for potential applicants to the program (current seniors in a Texas public, private, charter, or home school graduating prior to the start of the program). For more information visit our web page (http://bit.ly/SHP-HS-Summer) or contact me directly. In short, we will select 10 students and pair each to mentor under an MD Anderson faculty member. The participants will work during normal business hours in their mentor’s laboratory working on research.
Students will receive a scholarship to help defray expenses during the program. The program does not provide for housing, parking, transportation, food, or otherwise.
No new applications will be taken after January 16. We hope to choose the students by early March.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Rey Trevino, Ed.D.
Program Manager
School of Health Professions
RATrevino1@mdanderson.edu
T 713-792-1606
F 713-792-0800