MSA WEEKLY UPDATES
Math & Science Academy 11.18.19
MSA Student Body Meeting
Monday, Nov 18, 2019, 03:30 PM
Dulles High School, Dulles Avenue, Sugar Land, TX, USA
FBISD CTE PROGRAM EXPLORATION NIGHT
Program Exploration Night Tickets
Join us for this year's Exploration night! Parents and students are invited to explore course opportunities offered through CTE. This is a come-and-go event where attendees will be able to focus on the programs of their choice. Teachers and students from every high school campus will be available to answer questions and show off what their campuses have to offer in CTE. Industry experts will also be onsite to share career opportunities and to answer questions about your desired industry path.
Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019, 06:00 PM
James Reese Technical and Career Center, University Boulevard, Sugar Land, TX, USA
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 2, 2019
Second Semester
for Class of 2020 – March 30, 2020
for Classes 2021, 2022, & 2023 – May 4, 2020
MSA Accomplishments
Take a look at the update Profile Sheet Please look toward the bottom of the page for the updated brag sheet
The Twelve Days of Christmas Food Distribution
BAKER RIPLEY TURKEY TROT
November 23-28
Click Here for various Volunteer Opportunities and to sign up.
9TH ANNUAL RUDOLF RUN
RUN HOUSTON! SUGAR LAND
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
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.
Program Exploration Night
NOVEMBER 20
The CTE Department is hosting their annual Program Exploration Night on November 20th for students interested in knowing more about the CTE programs offered in Fort Bend ISD. Please view the attached flyer for more information.
Click Here for Ticket Information
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.
Young Women Leading and Empowerment Conference
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
Mayde Creek Programming Contest
Novice contestants placed well at the Mayde Creek programming contest this Saturday
2nd place novice programming team:
Timothy Feng, Jeffery Li, Joshua Yu
2nd place novice written:
Timothy Feng
5th place novice written
Obinna Nwakwue (a freshman!)
7th place novice written:
Elliot Michlin (a freshman!)
10th place novice written:
Anuj Shah (a freshman!).
Dulles Orchestra
Congratulations to our All State Orchestra Students! These students will participate in the TMEA convention in February and are in the top 1% of all music students in the state.
Phebe Tan, Morris Li, Tommy Yu, Timothy Feng, Jeffery Li
Our AREA students are listed below.
Violin - Phebe Tan
Violin - Timothy Feng
Violin - Jeffery Li
Violin - Marco Jonsson
Violin - Tommy Yu
Violin - Matthew Ho
Violin - Grace Deng
Violin - Shani Chiang
Violin - Sophia Phu
Violin - Tiger Ji
Viola - Claire Draney
Viola - Isaac Ruan
Viola - Ian Liao
Cello - Morris Li
Cello - Charlize Tran
Cello - Evan Zuo
Cello - Gabriel Han
Cello - Philip Qin
Harp - Rachel Zhang
Bass - Chloe Choudhury