East End Carnival
2017
Details Please!
• Saturday, 4/22
• 10:00am-1:00pm
• 2 tickets for $1
Food, Fun, Games!
Spirit Week, April 24-28
Get your spirit
fired up for AP
and STAAR
Exams with
Spirit Week!
• Look for the specific
details on posters
around campus.
• Dress options must be
followed or a uniform
worn.
• Spirit Week is not a
free dress week.
Hungry? …Why wait!!!!
EAST END CHEERLEADING TEAM WILL BE
Selling BBQ Plates @ Carnival
Details:
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Where: East End
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When: Saturday, April 22nd

Time: 10:00pm-1:00pm
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Price: $8 pre-sale ($10 day of)
 Menu
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BBQ Plate:

Choice of: Hot dogs, Hot dogs wrapped
in bacon, Brisket and Sausage

Side dishes: Potato Salad, Rice or
beans
The cheer team will be preselling BBQ plates for
$8.00 each. Please find an
East End Cheerleader
starting TODAY to purchase
your ticket. Tickets will be
sold until April 21st
.
2017-2018 YES PREP EAST END
VARSITY CHEERLEADING
TEAM
TRY-OUT DATES
AND
INFORMATION
East End Varsity Cheer Practice/
Try-out dates
Who: Current 8th- 11th grade students at East End
When: April 24th -27th

Monday (April 24th): Try-out meeting @4:45 (parent can attend)
 Where: P103
 Important Info: must have completed physical by the 25th

Tuesday (April 25th): Try-out practice from 3:45-5:00pm

Wednesday (April 26th): Try-out practice from 4:45-6:00pm
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Thursday (April 27th): Try-outs from 3:45-5:00pm (Actual try-out date)
 You may wear make-up on Thursday
Where: Gym
Questions: If you would like to try-out and questions in regards to money/payment, please see Coach Jones
What to wear:

Blue SOFFE shorts
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White shirt

Athletic Shoes

Hair: pony tail
What to bring:

Completed physical form

Water bottle
BRIDGE CARNIVAL BOOTH
THIS
SATURDAY!
• If you like MUSICAL CHAIRS and WATER
BALLOONS, then this booth is for YOU!
• Please come visit the Bridge booth this
Saturday at the Annual East End
Carnival!
• Costs:
• One ticket per turn (musical chairs)
• One ticket per water balloon
Learn Poker!
• Texas Hold ‘em
• 5-card Draw
• 7-card Stud
• Anaconda!!!!!!
Tuesday, April 25 @
3:30 pm
Mr. Newman’s Room - Y111
8TH GRADE CAR WASH
• What: 8th grade students and teachers will be hosting a car wash.
• When: During the carnival this Saturday, April 22nd
• Where: Middle school parking lot
• Why: To raise money for Spring Trip!
• Cost: The car wash is free, but we are accepting donations.
We would love to see you there!
th
9
Grade Student of the Week
Lead
Rafael Leads the Class of 2020
by being one of the most
pleasantly modest members of
the 9th grade.
Connect
Rafael Connects with everyone
around him by using his
awesome sense of humor. He
makes everyone laugh and
brightens their day.
Achieve
Rafael Achieves as a high level in
all of his classes. He also asked
me to not be too wordy on this
slide – but Raffa, you are
AMAZING! 
Rafael Mejia
Class of 2018
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
BRENDA
ZAPATA
Finds HER greatness
By showing
commitment to academic
excellence and doing
whatever it takes to reach her
goals. Truly a model Explorer!
Come watch
Mulan
with me!
April 27th
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Popcorn will be
provided! 
(Bring your own
drink!)
Come Eat a Popsicle
and watch an Episode
of Pretty Little Liars
on April 28th .
Cost $.75
And 15 merits
Where?
Y125 Ms. Trejo’s
Room
How? Sign Up @
Bulletin Board
EUROPE TRIP FUNDRAISER—
SNACKS!
Support the trip to Europe!
What: sodas, popsicles, and chips
Where: by the crossing/corner on Lavaca and
Channelside (car pick up area)
When: afterschool on Tuesdays and Fridays
How much: everything is $1
MAKE YOUR VOICE
HEARD
Resistbot: text “resist” to 50409
Lets you send text messages (as a fax) to your Senators and
Congressional Rep
Sends you daily reminders to share your thoughts via text
5 Calls: app on your phone
Provides phone numbers and summaries of upcoming
legislation, issues
Lets you call from the app to share your thoughts
MAKE YOUR VOICE
HEARD
Countable: app on your phone
Lets you see upcoming legislation and how your reps have
voted/feel
Lets you vote “yea” or “nay” to show your reps how you feel
on the issue
Daily Action: text “daily” to 228466
Sends you a text with phone numbers for your reps, along
with info on issues that you care about
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Class of 2019
4/24—JOSH MORENO
Josh has consistently worked hard
across his classes all year. His
persistent focus and desire to
succeed has helped him to achieve
so much growth this year. We are
so excited to see where your skills
take you these next two years!
Explorer Enrichment Opportunities with April Deadlines
Program
Who can apply?
Application deadline
Young Women’s Leadership
Challenge
• High school girls
• Interested in learning what it
means to be a leader, social
entrepreneur, & peace-builder
• Opportunity to engage in
interactive team-building
activities
• Opportunity to create their own
project, called the Take Action
Challenge (TAC)
•
•
•
•
•
Deadline: April 20th
When: July 10-15
Where: Rice University with
the School of Social Sciences
Application online at
empowered2lead.org
Scholarship available
(Application fee $25, tuition
$375)
Explorer Enrichment Opportunities with May Deadlines
Program
Who can apply?
Application deadline
Bucknell Academy
Summer Experience
• Current 10th and 11th
graders
• Strong academic
record
• Enjoy collaborating
and leading
• Genuine interest in
the liberal arts and
creative problem
solving
• Deadline: May 1st
• Stay in campus
residence hall
• Eat meals in the
dining hall
• $1000 fee (pays for
program costs,
housing, meals, &
learning materials)
• Financial aid
available
Texas Governor’s
• Current 10th, 11th
School @ Lamar
and 12th graders
University
• GPA 3.5 or higher
http://education.lamar. • Paper application
edu/texas-governorswith Ms. Gonzalez
school/
• Deadline: May 19th
• Cost = $350, but NO
COST if you have
FREE/REDUCED
LUNCH
• Event is June 11th –
30th
Explorer Enrichment Opportunities with July Deadlines:
NYU High School Academy Career Edge Program
Explorer Enrichment Opportunities: Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
spcs.stanford.edu/find-yourself
Explorer Enrichment Opportunities with Rolling Deadlines
Program
Who can apply?
ACLU Summer Institute
https://www.aclu.org/feature/ac
lu-summer-institute
•
•
Current 10th and 11th graders
Learn directly from lawyers,
lobbyists, community
activists, and other experts
working to defend the civil
rights and liberties critical to
a free and open society
•
•
•
•
UTHealth Harris County
Psychiatric Center
https://hcpc.uth.edu/pages/volserv/index.htm
•
•
14-17 years of age
Volunteers must be
understanding of the social
needs of mentally ill patients
and have good socialization
skills.
• Applications continuously
accepted
HITS THEATRE (Musical Theater)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/
0BzLcrCVTgN8SDRIbHdrY0lmQmc/view
•
•
•
16 years old
Strong interest in theatre
Able to attend a training
session to start their
internship
• Applications continuously
accepted
National Hispanic Institute
•
•
Current 9-12th graders
Interested in expanding
leadership opportunities
https://www.nationalhispani
cinstitute.org/nhiprograms/
• Depending based on program
•
Application deadline
Deadline: Until Spots Filled
Scholarship Funding Available
When: July 29-August 5
Where: Georgetown University,
Washington, D.C.
Explorer Enrichment Opportunities with Rolling Deadlines
Program
Who can apply?
Application deadline
Juniors Statesman of
America
http://summer.jsa.org/
• Interested in learning
how our government
works
• Depends on program
• Applications
continuously accepted
• Program at Princeton
• Program at Stanford
• Program at Georgetown
• Program at Capital
Normal University
(China)
• Programs available in
Texas as well
University of Texas –
Austin Global Ethics &
Conflict Resolution
https://moody.utexas.edu
/utpcr/summersymposium
• High school students
• Explores sources of
conflict and how to
discover effective
resolution at all levels,
from the personal to
the international.
• Applications
continuously accepted
• When: June 18-June 30
• $250 deposit; additional
costs vary on program
options
How do I find more information?
0 Google search your program/area of interest
0 Please let Ms. Gonzalez know if you will be
applying/attending information sessions
0 Students can apply for the Explorer Enrichment
Scholarship to help pay for any Student Opportunities
0 https://yesprepsummer.wordpress.com/explorer-
scholarship/
0 Paper application available in CC1 with Ms. Gonzalez
0 Contact Ms. Gonzalez
0 713-967-7941
0 [email protected]