Hello Titan Family. A reminder that Academy High School will not be in session November 20-24, for the observance of the thanksgiving holiday.

From all of the Facilitators at Academy High School, we want to wish all our Titans, their family and friends a Happy Thanksgiving.

Hello Titans! Everyone should hurry up and order their yearbooks! They will be a great treasure to keep. Check out the flyer for the three ways you can order your yearbook.

Calling all juniors in high school - spend 6 weeks at MIT this summer! All expenses paid!

Apply to the Research Science Institute by December 13th (10:59 pm).

Who should join?

Any 11th grader who is interested in STEM degrees and careers should highly consider attending this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. What other program will pay for your room and board for you to spend 6-weeks with other incoming seniors from around the world at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts?

Questions?

To apply click the Application Link.

for any questions please contact CEE Executive VP of Programs, Maite Ballestero at ma...@cee.org

Reflections is a National PTA* Arts in Education program with opportunities to be recognized at the local, district, state and national level! Looks great on college applications too!

2023 Reflections Theme: I AM HOPEFUL BECAUSE...
Hopefully our Learners have seen the posters at school, but just in case here's a link to the Rules, Instructions for Submission, and Entry form: https://forms.gle/cgb2dskCMhuocdd4A

*Note: At least one member in the participant’s household must be a current Academy PTSA member as of Oct 31st, 2023.

Happy Wednesday! With partnership with Codingal, UT Dallas will be conducting a FREE ONLINE workshop this Saturday 7:30am-9am, primarily for middle and high school students who are new to coding, but open to all! You do need to pre-register at

https://www.codingal.com/s/RfLBc/

Creative Coding with JavaScript

This workshop uses p5js environment, which features a web-page with coding area and virtual canvas area for output. This friendly environment comes with a powerful graphics library that minimizes the coding effort. editor.p5js.org/jeyv/sketches has a few examples if you would like to review.

There is no software to install and all the work is done in a website. Go to editor.p5js.org and click on the top-right corner to create an account so that your programs can be stored in the web

Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship - Deadline December 15, 2023

The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship awards 400 high school

seniors, college scholarships who intend to study engineering, robotics, computer science in college, plus paid internship opportunities at Amazon.

Amazon chooses four hundred high school seniors across the nation to receive up to $40K for college and internship opportunities at Amazon following their freshman year.

• Applications are open from October 2, 2023 until December 15, 2023
  
• Eligible students must be planning to attend an accredited 4 or 2-year college and planning to study engineering, computer science, or other related fields of study
  
• Up to $40,000 in scholarships
  

• Other eligibility requirements apply

Please see amazonfutureengineer.com/scholarships for more details

We are excited to announce the launch of the Academy Mentorship program! Our experienced peer mentors will help you excel academically. Whether it's tackling challenging subjects, acing exams, perfecting project presentations, or preparing for life after high school, our dedicated mentors are eager to share their knowledge, strategies, and study tips with you. They've been in your shoes, understand the hurdles you may face, and are committed to your success. Not only that, you will build meaningful relationships with older students who want to help you. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together. Together, we can achieve academic excellence and personal success.

4th years! As you start to submit your college applications and hear back from schools, we would like to highlight this special moment! If you wish to have a shoutout on ENews or be posted on our bulletin board, indicate so on this Google form or send them to Ms.Pinder at marissa.pinder@pisd.edu!

The School of Health Professions at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center would like to announce that applications are open Monday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Jan. 19 for the 64th Annual Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation High School Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences June 3 – Aug. 10, 2024. Students graduating during the first week of the program are eligible to apply and if selected will join on June 10 for 9 weeks.

SPECIAL NOTE: Students must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the program.

Students will receive a stipend of $680/wk 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 Jan. 19, 2024. We will select students and offer invitations on Feb. 14, 2024

Calling all science enthusiasts! Come serve as a judge at our campus science fair! Be part of the Academy science community, offering valuable insights to young, innovative minds. Inspire the next generation of scientists and make a meaningful impact!

When:November 30 from 10:30-12:30

Where: Academy HS

Email kim.gunnels@pisd.edu if you are interested!

The Academy is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Thursday, December 7th. This drive is open to learners, parents, friends and families, and we need your help in spreading the word!

Seniors! Would you like to earn a Red Honor Cord to wear proudly during graduation? Just donate twice during your Senior Year! Parents, if your learner is unable to donate, adult friends and relatives may donate in their behalf!

Blood Donations of more than 1,000 people are needed each day in our community alone to maintain our blood supply. Please consider donating during this giving season when our supply is greatly challenged.

The Carter BloodCare bus will be in our front parking lot receiving donors from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please register and pick your appointment slot by clicking Plano Academy.

Come on Titans, lets see which house can get more donors!

On Tuesday Dec. 12th We will open the Academy Mall. Come check out or Learner led venders and "purchase" their items using the Titan Credit Card. To get the Titan Credit Card click here. We hope to see you then.

You are invited to be apart of an immersive video game experience. December 12, from 5pm to 6:30pm, Academy H.S. will have 5 new video games to play. These games are inspired by historical events. So come on out and be apart of the video game.

✨ Gnomefest: Nov. 27th - Dec. 1st - Learners and staff hunt for gnomes throughout the school. You find it, you keep it! Specially marked gnomes... such as the GOLDEN GNOME... will receive prizes!

Titan Families and Friends,

We hope you and your family enjoy the 9th Annual Academy Projectile League Tournament. Bing a Chair and a picnic and come watch the fun and cheer on the Learners. This event would not have been possible without the support of the Academy PTSA.

If you are not a member of the PTSA, please consider joining: https://planoacademyptsa.membershiptoolkit.com.

We are hosting a collection site in partnership with the Plano Police Association Christmas Cops program and have donation boxes in the lobby to accept children’s toys, teen items, and coats to give back this holiday season. All donated items should be in new condition and will be accepted until Friday, December 1st. Donations will go to verified families in need from the Plano community. Please see the poster to find out the most needed items. Additional information can be found at www.christmascops.org

The first years are almost done building their launching devices. They will test and measure the capabilities of each device. The first years are also creating mascot heads and are almost complete. Make sure to remember that December 8th is the date of the composition.

Change The Game is the current project for the sophomores, in Change The Game, we build a game from the ground up about old civilizations and empires. The Guilds in Change The Game have begun making their Instagram accounts! Follow them at @anastasia_ctg, @mythcraftstudio, @ctg_frumentarii.

The K'ching groups have concluded their Marketing and Investor Meetings. After using their feedback from industry professionals they are preparing to make and market their products. This has been an important step in their process because it will impact how they sell their items. We wish the third years the best of luck!

Finally, the fourth years are concluding their Project Start Your Impossible. This project is about using data to design and prototype a mobility solution for a specific demographic. They are wrapping up their PowerPoints and scripts of the Toyota Business Practice. At the end of this project, they will be presenting to Toyota Mentors.

Thursday the Seniors split off to see the Dallas Zoo to celebrate their four years of being at AHS. They got to see animals such as Hippos, Turtles, Axolotls, and more. The Dallas Zoo is a great place to have fun and get inspired to help animals in need. The fourth years definitely made a lot of fun memories!!!

"The nonprofit Dallas Zoo is open 364 days a year and welcomes more than one million guests yearly. Dallas Zoo is the oldest and largest zoo in Texas."

A group of learners from the fourth year got the opportunity to meet with Toyota Mentors and explore more about their Ride Circuit Program. These learners go to discover how the Dart Shuttles operate to help a wide range of people in West Dallas. The Circuits are Electric Vehicles that operate to give transportation to up to 5 passengers. During this experience, the Seniors got to ask various questions about Ride Circuit and even go on a tour! They will be using this knowledge towards their project called Start Your Impossible.

We would like to proudly highlight the 3 finalist groups from Academy!

• Nawal Siddiqui, Abhinav Ajish, and Jacob Castro submitted a project titled "Growth and Life Cycle of Crickets in Microgravity for Astronaut Consumption".
• Justine Park, Sevon Jones, and Adamaris Gonzales submitted a scientific research proposal titled "The Effects of Germination of Seeds in Microgravity".
• Anna Lovander, Becca Hicks and Efrain Amezcua-Ramirez submitted a scientific research proposal titled "Methylobacterium on Baby Lettuce".

We are so proud of these Titans!

Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) was launched in June 2010 by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) in strategic partnership with Nanoracks, LLC. Designed as a model U.S. national Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education initiative, the program gives students across a participating community the ability to design and propose real microgravity experiments to fly in low Earth orbit (experiments conducted in a “weightless” environment).

We've been busy visiting middle schools throughout the district this week in a final push to encourage interested 8th grade students to apply to be a Titan for the 2024-2025 school year. Our awesome ambassadors are the best way to share how special Academy High School learners really are. Thank you Ambassadors!

Who are we? We're the Academy Literary Magazine, and the team for what you're reading now: On The Creative Side. Our goal is to bring learner-made art and literature to the Academy. This is not only a space to share the arts, but also a tightly knit family of creative minds wanting to make the world of art and literature a better and more welcoming place, so here's to all the wonderful students who work hard every day to improve!

Come submit literature and art here

Congratulations to the Titan eSports team for continuing undefeated. Two of the three Rocket League teams are confirmed for the playoffs and the other is on their way. The seniors on the team include Orlando Pineda, Tim Martin, Jonathan Berg, and Jeffery Poe.

A Tournament for Rocket League will be held on December 2nd at Grapevine High School. This tournament is in person so please support our amazing Rocket League learners.

For the Tetris team, we would like to congratulate Alex Brown, Ben Nichols, Allen Black, Alto Mitchell, Ren Woodruff, and Ava Santillian. They have placed 4th, 5th, 7th, 13th, 21st, and 26th respectively out of 60 players total.

Chess will start back up in January so if you are interested please contact Mr.Wright and Mr.Goodwin.

Final Congratulations to Caleb McClure who will be leading our Titan League of Legends team. They will begin their Season in January!! Wish them the best of luck!!

NHS is starting up again this year! Meetings will occur during the beginning of lunch. NHS is a great opportunity to collect service hours and make a difference in the community. The meetings are organized by the officers. This year our officers are: President: Nawal Siddiqui, Vice President: Kyle Bullock, Parliamentarian: Alexa Houle, Historian: Hana Ullah, and 4th Year Representative: Leann Azikiwe. Email them or Mr.Goodwin if you have any questions!

Titan Robotics competes as a part of FIRST Robotics Competition. Learners work collaboratively to build a robot in 6 weeks during the spring semester to compete. Fall Semester focuses on learning how to build a robot, community outreach, and competing in offseason competitions. Practices this semester will be Tuesday and Thursday from 4:40 – 7:45. Learners are welcome to join throughout off-season. Next semester, we will have practice 4 times a week, including over the weekend, as we gear up for competitions over the weekend in March and April.

Please reach out to our head coach, Julia Goodwin (Julia.goodwin@pisd.edu) if you have any questions.

WHAT IS GIRLS WHO CODE: Girls Who Code, is an international nonprofit organization that aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science. Thursdays at lunch, in the Orchard Room

WHY SHOULD I JOIN: To increase your knowledge in STEAM and to help you be more successful in school, robotics, or when pursuing a career in engineering.

PTSA is happy to be able to offer our amazing Facilitators snacks throughout the day from parent donations. Our Facilitators do a wonderful job helping your student(s) grow and learn. Please click here to help donate to our PTSA Teacher Snack Cabinet.

⭐ ALL learners are required to wear their identification badges at all times. If a learner hasn't received a badge because they were absent on picture day, they need to see our CTA, Mr. Murphy, so he can make one for them. If a learner already has a badge, but forgot to wear their badge, they need to stop by the front desk and get a temporary badge.

⭐ REMINDER: learners are expected to be in the learning space, ready to learn BEFORE 9:20 AM. Learners entering the building after 9:20 will be considered tardy and will receive a consequence.

If you have paid for a parking pass, please stop by Mr. Mattson's desk to pick it up. You will need to show proof of payment and your drivers license or permit to receive your parking pass. Reminder, parking passes are $20 and they can be purchased through parent portal.

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We are an innovative, project-based 9th-12th grade learning community committed to fostering a professional environment, inspiring creativity, and empowering students to collaborate and compete in a rapidly changing world. With an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) and interdisciplinary connections, student learning will be anchored in real world experiences which rely on continuous collaboration with others both inside and outside the school.

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