ATEMS twins capture top two places for school's first graduating class. Twin sisters finish 1-2 atop ATEMS' first senior class. It was announced at a May 2nd press conference that Daniel Henry Nease got number 5. Way to go Daniel!

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Daniel is the project manager of his robotic team this year at ATEMS. He lead his team to a victory. We are very proud of Daniel and the team. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/oct/24/sweetwater-atems-shine-at-robotics-event/

One really bright spot is the physics STAAR test.

Abilene ISD STAAR Results Are In By Roger Mares, KTXS News POSTED: 5:28 pm CDT June 12, 2012 UPDATED: 5:44 pm CDT June 12, 2012 ABILENE, Texas -- Abilene ISD has received its STAAR test results and the news is pretty good. Here's a break down of the AISD ninth grade test scores against the state average: Algebra 1: 84 percent passed, state average: 83 percent. Geometry and writing: students met the state averages of 98 and 57 percents, respectively. Reading: 68 percent passed, state average: 67-percent. Biology: 87-Percent passed, state average: 84-percent. This is great news for the district, especially during a transition period from the TAKS to the STAAR exam. Across the state there's been some worry about this test, but at Abilene ISD it seems like everything is pretty stable. The dreaded STAAR test is a challenge met by students in the Abilene ISD. "Abilene High, Cooper and Atems surpassed the state averages," said Cathy Ashby, the district's Director of Curriculum. Of the seven tests: algebra 1, geometry, reading, writing, biology and physics, students at the high schools met or surpassed five of them. But the work isn't done for the district. "Although we passed the state averages in most categories, we want to do much, much better than that and so we'll continue to prepare," Ashby said. And what of the students who didn't pass their tests? "Our high schools have contacted all the students who did not do well and those students have been told about summer school and also about the retesting opportunities that are available in July," she added. Students will be judged on how they do on the test over the course of three years. One really bright spot is the physics STAAR test. Statewide, only 66-percent of students passed that one, in Abilene 85 percent passed.

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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.

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.