May 17, 2024 - STEM School Info 05/17
Parents/Guardians,
This
is our last weekly update of the 2023-24 school year. As we finish out the
school year, we wish everyone a wonderful summer!
Graduation
Tonight:
Our
9th graduating cohort will be walking the stage tonight. If you would like to
watch this event from home please use the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8E0-VjYTIk
Please
share this link with all of your family and friends that would like to
participate from their location.
SF1010
Form: (Driving)
If
your student will need an SF1010 Certification of Compulsory Attendance form
over the summer break, please follow the link below to request now. This
form is required for students pursuing their learner's permit. The form is
not required for a driver's license unless their permit has expired. We
ask that our student's grades are all passing to request the form and you can
check grades through PowerSchool.
Click
here: SF1010 Compulsory Attendance Form Request
Please
make your request through this form before Thursday, May 23rd so
we can get the form to your student before they leave for the summer.
After that date, staff will not return until July 31st for form
pickup.
HCS Returning Students: Currently enrolled Hamilton County School
students are required to update information each year. The Information
Update window to register your child for the 2024-25 school year is open in the
PowerSchool parent portal from May 1 - June 1, 2024. If you have forgotten your parent portal log
in username or password, please email Ms. Amy at [email protected].
To access the portal, click HERE.
STEM School will send out a separate Google Form to complete
for registration at the beginning of August. Both the PowerSchool registration
and STEM registration will be required for enrollment.
Weekly
Calendar:
May
20-23: Inertia/Dividend Days (9th/10th)
Specific
Calendar Event:
May
17: Last day for Juniors (Today)
May
17: Graduation
May
23: Last day of school (full day)
June
3: First day of Summer School (Grades 9, 10 only)
June
27: Last day of Summer School
Thank
you for a wonderful summer break,
Jim David
Principal
May 10, 2024 - STEM School Info 05/10
Parents/Guardians,
Hope you are having a marvelous May! Here are some items of note
as we near the end of the school year.
House Cup Final Competition-
Results
Congratulations to House Staupers for winning the
23-24 House Cup.
STEM Jubilee: May 14 and
15
The STEM School will once again be hosting the STEM Jubilee this
year for elementary schools in Hamilton County. The STEM Jubilee is a
STEM-based activity that includes STEM activities, games and challenges at
booths located throughout the event. The purpose of the STEM Jubilee is to
engage Hamilton County elementary school students in a variety of STEM-related
concepts through hands-on activities and to inspire STEM education. Over 3100
elementary students will participate over this two-day event.
Grade 9, 10 and 11 students will be participating in the STEM
Jubilee. This is a required event for their participation. This opportunity
models the vision for our school of positively impacting others outside the
walls of our school. Our students will lead booths and activities for the 3000+
elementary students on these dates!
Important for the STEM Jubilee
– Grade 10 and 11 students and non-ER Grade 9 students are to report to the HPF
building on May 14 and May 15 (where the gym is located at Chattanooga State)
by 8:30am. Students who ride the bus will be brought to the
gym as soon as they arrive.
----GRADE 11 IMPORTANT: Students in grade 11 are required to
participate in the Jubilee. If there is a conflict, students must connect with
Mr. Graham. An alternate two-day community service requirement will be done in
the summer at the STEM School for any grade 11 student who is not at the
Jubilee. Jubilee participation or summer STEM community service will be
required for returning senior year.
Weekly Calendar:
May 13- May 17: Extended ER (9-11)
May 14-May 15: STEM Jubilee (10, 11 and some 9)
May 20-23: Inertia/Dividend Days
Specific Calendar Event:
May 17: Last day for juniors
May 17: Graduation
May 23: Last day of school (full day)
June 3: First day of Summer School (Grades 9, 10 only)
June 27: Last day of Summer School
Remaining Testing Dates:
May 10 – AP US History (8:45am)
Graduation: May 17
Graduation is May 17, 7:30pm at Memorial Auditorium, with seniors
arriving by 7:00pm. Hamilton County Schools has decided that they will use
tickets for all HCS graduations this year. Please note that this is a ticketed
event. Students should have picked up their tickets from Mrs. Pearson already.
Tickets will not be required for young children.
In addition, entry to graduation will only be through the front
doors at Memorial Auditorium. Security personnel will be present, and all
attendees will go through a brief security scan that will include passing
through a magnetometer and/or security wanding plus bag search. Please note
that no weapons are allowed in the venue.
Live Streaming: Live streaming will be available this year. You
can follow this link for the live stream of our graduation ceremony.
Parking: Meter parking is available on the surrounding streets of
Memorial Auditorium. Meters are enforced until 6pm. Please note citations for
parking in unlawful parking areas (bus zones, parking zones, yellow curb,
double parking, no parking areas, handicap spaces, etc.) are enforceable 24
hours/7 days. The front of the building will be available for drop off for ADA
or anyone needing accommodations.
Jim David
Principal
May 3, 2024 - STEM
School Info 05/03
Parents/Guardians,
Believe
it or not we have made it to May! Below is some information you may need to
know as we start to wrap up the school year.
House
Cup Final Competition- May 3 (Today)
The
final house competition takes place today! We wish all the houses the best as
every house still has a chance to claim the coveted title of House Champion!
Will it be the Staupers, Teslas, Einsteins, or Mirzakhani??? It has been a
super fun year for competitions, and we thank everyone for the efforts and
participation throughout the year.
Canned
Food Drive Results-
Thank
you to everyone who participated in the Canned Food Drive. Heads of House
received 668 pounds of donations for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank for the
April House Competition, providing enough food to supply thousands of meals.
Thank you for supporting our community in such a meaningful way!
Calendar
Items:
As
we approach the final stages of the school year, here are some dates and times
that are important for school attendance and finalization of classes this
spring. Please note the different timelines depending on grade level (9-10, 11,
and 12).
Weekly
Calendar:
May
6- May 10: Regular Schedule (9-12), and STEM Awards Night
May
13- May 17: Extended ER (9-11)
May
20-23: Inertia/Dividend Days
Specific
Calendar Event:
May
6: STEM Awards night- Bond Auditorium
May
10: Last day for seniors
May
17: Last day for juniors
May
17: Graduation
May
23: Last day of school (full day)
June
3: First day of Summer School (Grades 9, 10 only)
June
27: Last day of Summer School
Remaining
Testing Dates:
May
10 – AP US History (8:45am)
STEM
Awards Night: May 6
This
year, for the first time, we will honor students who have earned their Master
Fabricator designation and the following competitive clubs: Robotics, Electric
Car Club, and Climbing.
Due
to limited spacing and fire code each student will only be able to provide two
tickets to their family for this event. Students will not need a ticket, but
their guests will. A reception will be held after the awards ceremony. Parents
of students who will be recognized that evening should have received an email
and will receive another email today.
Remediation
Week Grades 11 & 12: May 6-10
During
this week all grade 11-12 students will attend school working on remediation
items.
----GRADE
12 IMPORTANT: In order to participate in the graduation ceremony, ALL work for
ALL courses must be satisfactorily completed by the end of Remediation week.
Otherwise, the grade 12 student will NOT be participating in the graduation
ceremony.----
ER
(Extended Remediation) in Grades 9 through 11 – May 13, 16, 17
At
the end of each quarter this year, students have an opportunity to improve all
learning target grades during ER Week. The May 13 through May 17 week is the
final ER Week where students can re-submit graded projects for higher levels of
proficiency. Students can also retake assessments to earn a higher level of
proficiency. Higher levels of proficiency include grades of proficient (80) or
advanced (100). For students who are struggling with reaching proficient (80),
students will have an opportunity to work with teachers in focus groups to earn
basic (60).
During
ER Week, three items take place: student independent work time, workshops run
by teachers where students choose to attend to get assistance or re-assess, and
focus groups where students are assigned and required to work with a teacher.
New work and assignments are not posted during this week. This week is set up
as an opportunity for students to improve any learning target grade for the
semester.
For
students in grades 9-10 (underclassmen) who have no missing and/or below basic
learning targets, these students may continue to work in ER to improve their
grades to advanced (100). Students will also have an enrichment opportunity for
the week – Fabrication Days. For this Fabrication Days experience, these
students will be working in the Global Center for Digital Innovation (GCDI) on
STEM design challenges developed by college instructors.
For
students in grades 11, this ER Week also has additional differences. When the
student no longer has any ER work left to remediate, the student is not
required to attend ER. The student is completed with spring semester coursework
(grade 11). An email will be sent to each student (and parent) that is assigned
mandatory ER. Please note that even if the student is not assigned mandatory
ER, the student is still welcome to come in and participate to improve their
learning target grade to advanced (100). On May 14-15, all Juniors will
take part in the STEM Jubilee.
----GRADE
11 IMPORTANT: If the student does not complete ALL learning targets to a
satisfactory proficiency by the end of ER, the student will be assigned to
RETAKE the entire course in grade 12. There is NO summer school opportunity for
grade 11 students.----
STEM
Jubilee: May 14 and 15
The
STEM School will once again be hosting the STEM Jubilee this year for
elementary schools in Hamilton County. The STEM Jubilee is a STEM-based
activity that includes STEM activities, games and challenges at booths located
throughout the event. The purpose of the STEM Jubilee is to engage Hamilton
County elementary school students in a variety of STEM-related concepts through
hands-on activities and to inspire STEM education. Over 3100 elementary
students will participate over this two-day event.
Grade
9, 10 and 11 students will be participating in the STEM Jubilee. This is a
required event for their participation. This opportunity models the vision for
our school of positively impacting others outside the walls of our school. Our
students will lead booths and activities for the 3000+ elementary students on
these dates!
Important for the STEM Jubilee – students are to report to the HPF
building on May 14 and May 15 (where the gym is located at Chattanooga State)
by 8:30am. Students who ride the bus will be brought to the gym as soon as they
arrive.
----GRADE
11 IMPORTANT: Students in grade 11 are required to participate in the Jubilee.
If there is a conflict, students must connect with Mr. Graham. An alternate
two-day community service requirement will be done in the summer at the STEM
School for any grade 11 student who is not at the Jubilee. Jubilee
participation or summer STEM community service will be required for returning
senior year.
Inertia
and Dividend Days in Grades 9 and 10: May 20 through May 23
Two
activities will take place starting May 20 for students in grades 9 and 10 –
Inertia Institute and Dividend Days.
Inertia
Institute is required for students with learning target items unsatisfactorily
done. Inertia is defined as an object remaining at rest until a force acts upon
it. Consequently, once we complete the final ER week, all learning target
grades that remain as either missing (0) or below basic (50) after May 17 will
turn into Edgenuity units for the student to complete starting May 20. These
Edgenuity units are required for successful completion in order for the student
to earn course credit. For students who continue to have Edgenuity work to
complete after May 24, these students are REQUIRED to attend in person summer
school (June 2024) in order to return to STEM in 2024-25.
Dividend
Days are enrichment days for students in grade 9 and 10 with ALL learning
targets at the basic, proficient and advanced status. Dividend days are unique
each day. Different STEM teachers design each day, so depending on the
teachers, the activities are wide-ranging. The activities are intended for
students to have fun while also having students connect with each other.
Activities may be inside, may be outside, may be neat or may be messy.
Graduation:
May 17
Graduation
is May 17, 7:30pm at Memorial Auditorium, with seniors arriving by 7:00pm.
Hamilton County Schools has decided that they will use tickets for all HCS
graduations this year. Please note that this is a ticketed event. Students
should have picked up their tickets from Mrs. Pearson already. Tickets will not
be required for young children.
In
addition, entry to graduation will only be through the front doors at Memorial
Auditorium. Security personnel will be present, and all attendees will go
through a brief security scan that will include passing through a magnetometer
and/or security wanding plus bag search. Please note that no weapons are
allowed in the venue.
Live
Streaming: Live streaming will be available this year. You can follow this link
for the live stream of our graduation ceremony.
Parking:
Meter parking is available on the surrounding streets of Memorial Auditorium.
Meters are enforced until 6pm. Please note citations for parking in unlawful
parking areas (bus zones, parking zones, yellow curb, double parking, no
parking areas, handicap spaces, etc.) are enforceable 24 hours/7 days. The
front of the building will be available for drop off for ADA or anyone needing
accommodations.
Thank
you!
Jim
David
Principal
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