Friday, December 9, 2011

National Honor Society

ATEMS inducts first members into National Honor Society chapter

Thirty-one students from the Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (ATEMS) were inducted into the Academy’s first-ever chapter of the National Honor Society on Nov. 28 at Hardin-Simmons University.

In addition, the school awarded its very first ATEMS letter jacket to sophomore Matt Phillips, who earned his academic letter by placing first in district in UIL Mathematics last spring.

ATEMS, located on the campus of Texas State Technical College, is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in engineering and computer science. Both courses of study emphasize math, science, and technology using Project Based Learning (PBL) curriculum provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a network of New Technology High Schools. ATEMS is one of 82 New Tech Network high schools in the U.S. and one of 12 in Texas.

The new NHS inductees from ATEMS are all 10thor 11thgraders. The school opened with a freshmen class in 2009 and now serves grades 9-11. The first ATEMS graduates are scheduled for commencement in the Spring of 2013.

Here are the candidates for the ATEMS chapter of NHS:

11th graders– Allen, Cade Walker; Bos, Jonathan Taylor; Bradfield, Merrilee Love; Castillo, Jessica Annie; Haney, Meredith Ann; Krause, David Paul; Leving, Andrew Ross; Medellin, Joe G; Medina, Christian John; Nease, Daniel Henry; Price, Chase Michael; Redd, Brianna Michelle; Roberts, Tyler Glen; Weidanz, Alexandra Marie; Weidanz, Madelline Rose;

10thgraders- Alcorta, Jessica Hailey; Ashton, Ashlen McKale; Bartlett, Christopher Adam; Bond, Brianna Rebecca; Dodgen, Nicholas Cole; Folds, Daniel James; Graham, Geoffrey Jacob; Guerra, Anthony Daniel; Harrison, Samuel James; Lambert, Justin Kencade; Lozano, Leticia Juarez; Pettit, Virginia Lee; Phillips, Grant Evan; Phillips, Matthew Charles; Solomon, William Douglas JR.; and Soto, Alejandro Ramon.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Nease - Hudson

Posted August 15, 2011 at noon

Nease - Hudson

HOUSTON — Nathan and Belinda Nease of Abilene, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Derek Nease to Charlotte Hudson, daughter of Lowell & Angie Hudson and Darrell & Jodie Anglin of Dripping Springs, Texas.

Derek is a 2005 graduate of Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas. He attended Hardin-Simmons University and now is employed by Houston's First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.

Charlotte is a 2005 graduate of Dripping Springs High School in Dripping Springs, Texas. In 2009 she graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. She is also employed by Houston's First Baptist Church as a Missions Associate.

The couple will exchange vows on October 15, 2011 in Wimberley, Texas. They will reside in Houston, Texas.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Abilene Rocket Fest 2011

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‎50 students participated in the five-day Abilene Rocket Fest, sponsored by Texas Tech University at Abilene under a two-year grant from the Texas Work Force’s Texas Youth in Technology program. Daniel was featured on the home page and in the paper. Gotta get me one.