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Over a hundred dollars generated in HS-ING fundraiser
By Jessi Rubio Rios, 11th grade
The Harmony School of Ingenuity Video Game Club raised double what they had hoped during a weekend charity event in November.
The club earned $229 to donate to Texas Children’s Hospital.
Video Game Club President Marc Cornejo and Co-founder Jonathan Choo planned the event with the goal of raising one hundred dollars. Admission was three dollars, but they also accepted any other donations.
When asked if they would do it again, Cornejo responded, “It was fun and successful, but it is not likely that we will have another one before the semester ends”.
HS-ING teaches students and parents the benefits of AP classes
By Abraham Aguilar, 10th grade
Students and parents attended Advanced Program Night at Harmony School of Ingenuity Nov. 10.
The purpose of the AP Night was to inform students and parents about the benefits of taking Advanced Placement classes. Students who take AP classes lets colleges know they are ready for higher education.
By passing an AP exam, students can earn college credit. The students won’t have the need to take that course in college.
“You can save time and money by taking and passing the AP exams,” said Maria Rives, HS-ING AP Coordinator. “Students can save between $1,000 to $10,000.”
In Houston Community College, students can save $1,000 per course, in University of Houston students save $3,000 per course and in Rice University students save $10,000 per course.
Ms. Rives is also the Chair of the Social Studies Department.
HS-Ing plans on constructing a canopy
by Mario Arcos 11th Grade
Harmony School of Ingenuity has plans to construct a canopy behind the school building during the spring semester.
The East West Bank gave the school a $10,000 check to help construct a canopy to protect students from any weather conditions.
In the 2013-2014 school year, a program sponsored by the Houston Rockets and East West Bank was held to teach middle school students how to save and spend their money wisely. After completing the program, the East West Bank offered to help with a canopy in the back of the school building, and sent the $10,000 to Harmony during the summer of 2014.
Due to recent unexpected weather conditions, the construction of the canopy is mainly necessary for protecting the students during dismissal on rainy days. Currently without the canopy, students are to stay inside the building while they wait for their parents. During a personal interview with Anh Duong, Dean of Discipline for High School, Duong said, “Rainy day dismissal will be different. We would actually be able stand outside because of the canopy.”
Alex Urbima, Assistant to the AP of Operations, stated how he feels about the canopy, “ I think it’s a pretty good idea, especially when we have rainy days, for dismissal purposes.”
As of now, the deadline orf construction of the canopy is unknown, but Duong hopes the the canopy will be completed after the winter break.
HS-ING students visit Texas colleges
By Saget Gomez
Harmony School of Ingenuity will be having field trips every month to colleges and universities across the state.
The purpose of these field trips is for students to experience the atmosphere of the university. Students will attend information sessions to learn about admission requirements, programs and scholarships. Also, a professor will give a seminar about challenges awaiting incoming students.
“Our goal is to reach all juniors and seniors first, also sophomores and freshmen,” said Cem Ayhan, Academic Counselor.
Usually the limit of students that can attend these trips is between 20 and 40.
“The trip was fun. I would go again,” said Lizette Vasquez, a 10th-grader who attended the recent trip to the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Students also went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
College field trips are open to all high school students with passing grades and less than fifteen DPS points.
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Business club has two fundraisers
By Qwadrean Barnes, 11th grade
This year the business club is having two fundraisers.
They have split the club into two and plan to compete against each other, one half selling chocolate and the other selling candles.
The goal for this years fundraiser is $10,000 but $3,000 will be used for the prizes.The remainder of the money will go to the clubs and the schools activity fund.
One of the top sellers is Lyric Jones, a 6th grader. She said she was told the best way to sell chocolate is in a small group or in crowded places.
Biomedical students experience MD Anderson Cancer Center
By Mario Arcos, 11th-grade
Biomedical students took a fieldtrip to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Downtown Houston, November 21.
Nilufar Fatih, the Biomedical teacher of Harmony School of Ingenuity, took thirty-four students on the trip to explore the biomedical field. The students are a part of Harmony-Ingenuity Biomedical Science Academy (HIBSA), a program in which students encounter experiences in the biomedical field.
Fatih and the HIBSA students were introduced to speakers and informed of their occupations at MD Anderson. Afterward, the students separated into different areas of their interests.
Yasmin Imouhdine, one of the many HIBSA students, chose Radiology as a category of interest. She was introduced to many new technologies such as a 3D MRI Scanner. At the end of the presentation, Imouhdine decided to stick to her previous career choice of becoming an emergency room doctor. She states, “Theres a lot of professions that I don’t know about, can’t choose at such a young age.”
After the presentations, Fatih and the HIBSA students ate snacks at a park next to the cancer center. Fatih claims that herself and the students enjoyed the trip and learned a lot from the experience.
Ingenuity works on plan for campus improvement
By Jonathan Smith, 11th grade
Harmony School of Ingenuity is creating the annual Campus Improvement Plan.
“The purpose of the campus improvement at Harmony is to identify gaps in the current school system that need to be bettered next school year and to continually modify Harmony’s future plans based on current needs,” said Ricardo Mondragon, Lead Academic Counselor for HS-ING.
Harmony’s Dean of Discipline Anh Duong said some of the things the plan will include are student achievement, staff quality, curriculum, assessment and family and community involvement.
Harmony has love on the walls
By Daija Clark, 10th grade
Harmony School of Ingenuity exhibited a bulletin-board competition on campus January 12.
The purpose of this competition was to make the hallways appear more interesting and to appeal to visitors.
Jackson Canales, Assistant to the AP of Operations, was in charge of the event. Tameka Germany, Dean of Discipline, helped coordinate the competition.
The senior class worked with Maria Rives, Social Studies Department Chair, to win Best in Show. 7B and social studies teacher Jacob Loney won Best Content, and David Garner and his gifted and talented students tied with Jessi Barr, HS-ING reading interventionist, and the Name That Book Club for Best in Creativity
"The administrators came up with the idea,” Mr. Jackson said. “The competition was meant to prepare the school for two things; our visitors, The Rockets, could see the creativity and potential of our students, and to get us ready for Valentine's Day.”
The winners won gift cards, Mrs. Germany said.