MSA WEEKLY UPDATES
Math & Science Academy 12.16.19
Final Week Message
Fall Semester final exams are this week, which means the school year is halfway done. However, before you get ready for the winter break and enjoy time with family and friends, I encourage everyone to stay focus this week, do your best on the final exams, and turn in any missing assignments to your teachers before the winter break.
Although this is a stressful time of the year, remember everyone has experienced this event and finals are not the only things that define you or your academic abilities.
For those of you who have not completed your enrichment assignments and volunteer hours, please find some time to take care of this over the winter break.
I wish you well this final week and hope everyone has a fun-filled holiday break with your family and friends.
Mr. Lam
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
MSA Peer Tutoring
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
a. http://www.childadvocates.org/volunteer
2. Second Mile Mission Center
a. Here is the link to volunteer; http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4da4ae28a7f49-techies.
3. Boys and Girls Club of Houston
a. Here is the link to volunteer; http://www.bgclubs-houston.org/Volunteers.
4. Friends of Down Syndrome
a. http://www.friendsofdownsyndrome.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/volunteer-application-2017.pdf.
5. Houston Food Bank
a. Here is the link; http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/volunteer/volunteer.
6. Houston Methodist Hospital System
a. at 281.274.7127; hmslvolunteers@houstonmethodist.org.
b. Volunteer Services at Main Methodist: Contact: 713.441.3351
QUESTIONS ABOUT YES HOURS?
***Please see the Dulles Website for directions to submit volunteer hours http://www.dhsyesprogram.org/Account/Login
Any questions regarding your YES Hours, please email support@dhsyesprogram.org
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Online Enrichment Opportunities Through Alison
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapter at Texas A&M University
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapter at Texas A&M University invites all high school juniors, seniors, and chaperones interested in learning about the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University to register to our 44th annual SWE High School Conference, "STEM Wars: The Engineer Awakens".
SWE High School Conference will be held on Friday, January 24, 2020, and Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. This conference has an attendance fee of $50 and allows students to gain a better understanding of the field of engineering and Texas A&M University.
Registration for the Texas A&M SWE High School Conference is available NOW until December 6th at www.swetamu.com/high-school-conference.
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 activities will conclude on Sunday, February 2 at 5PM.
Applications for Duke University Summer Session 2020
Be ready to apply December 3! Click the link below for the program of interest to you:
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.
Program Manager
School of Health Professions
RATrevino1@mdanderson.edu
T 713-792-1606
F 713-792-0800
Apply for the High School Aerospace Scholars
NASA wants today’s students to become the engineers, scientists, researchers and innovators of tomorrow. High School Aerospace Scholars offers a one-of-a-kind experience for Texas high school students to explore the possibilities of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related major or career. The adventure starts this fall with an online course and culminates - for students who earn the opportunity - with an onsite summer experience at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
The Science Ambassador Scholarship
A full–tuition scholarship for a woman in science, technology, engineering, or math. Funded by Cards Against Humanity. Applications close December 9th, 2019 at 11:59PM CST. https://www.scienceambassadorscholarship.org/
IMPORTANT RESOURCES
College Information for Students and Parents
Ms. Warren is the College and Career adviser at Dulles. The CCR center will be open for students to seek advisement, work on college applications, apply for scholarships, write and revise college essays, pick up college brochures, and attend college visits. Parents are also welcome to the resource center if they have questions and concerns regarding post secondary education/careers. This is an exciting addition to all Fort Bend ISD campuses, and the college and career adviser is here to help advise both students and parents.. Please make sure to check her newsletter out frequently for update college information. https://www.smore.com/dc9xr
STUDENT RECOGNITION
University of Texas Speech & Debate Tournament
Debate Awards
- 1st place in Public Forum - Sofia Chang & Yilin Li
- 6th place Public-Forum Speaker - Sofia Chang
- 17th place in Public-Forum - Yilin Li
- Octo-Finalist in Lincoln-Douglas - Sarah Zheng
- Double-Octo-Finalist in Lincoln-Douglas - Neer Jain & Shaan Parekh
- Triple-Octo-Finalist in Lincoln-Douglas - Alisa Ali, Anshumi Jhaveri, Abhinav Sinha, Tommy Yu, & Sophia Zhao
- Every LD entered made it to elimination rounds (top 64 of 163)!
- Texas Forensic Association (TFA) State Qualified - Sophia Zhao & Yilin Li
- Tournament of Champions Gold Bid in Public-Forum -Sofia Chang & Yilin Li
Speech Awards
- Quarter-Finalist in Oratory - Rhea Biswas
Job well done to the following students at the Clement HS Programming Contest
Aaroh Sharma, 9th place advanced written
Naveen Mukkatt and Samay Upadhyay 8th place advanced hands-on
Eric Peng (a freshman!), 1st place novice written
Sahil Chowdhury (a freshman!), 2nd place novice written
Rushil Shah (a freshman!), 6th place novice written
Dylan Yu (a freshman!), 8th place novice written
Sahil Chowdhury, Eric Peng, and Rushil Shah (all freshmen!), 1st place novice hands-on and 1st place novice sweepstakes (combined written and hands-on)
Prabhas Gade (a freshman!) and Elliot Michlin, 5th place novice hands-on
Siddarth Das, Viraj Negandhi, and Dylan Yu (all freshmen!), 10th place novice hands-on