GTA8: Quick Weekend Update

Manifest the Change KICKOFF!

Here are a few pics of the opening session in the morning. Enjoy!

Afterwards, students spent the day exploring, collaborating, and creating...

Preparing to enter PHASE 1: RESEARCH! Inspiration takes INFORMATION!

Baker-Hughes STEM Coaching Club

Interest Form Due by Sunday, September 27th at 9:00 pm.

In this club, professionals from Baker-Hughes and Microsoft lead sessions on various aspects of STEM and STEM careers. This year the club will meet on TUESDAYS from 4:30-5:20 pm on the following dates: 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17, 12/1, 1/19, 2/2, 2/16, 3/2, 3/16, 4/6, 4/13, 4/27, and 5/TBD.

This club is open to ANY student at QVMS. However, only 15 students per grade level can be admitted into the club. If there are more than 15 students per grade level who are interested in joining this club, a RANDOM digital sort will be used to determine which 15 students are accepted for that grade level.

The Baker Hughes STEM Coaching Club will be sponsored this year by Ms. Momin and meet in her room (room 318). THANK YOU, MS. MOMIN!

Baker-Hughes STEM Coaching Club Interest Form (direct link)

QVMS Hygiene Basket Drive

As an extension of GTA6 students learning about the refugee experience, GTA6 students will participate in a community service project to benefit refugee families living in Houston, TX.

From now through October 28th, students and their families are invited to donate by choosing from the list of products featured on our SignUp Genius (see link below).

Our donation drive will culminate with an on-campus packing event scheduled for Monday, November 2nd wherein students will create greeting cards and assemble hygiene baskets that will be donated to Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston (IMGH)—one of the largest refugee resettlement agencies in the city. You can learn more about IMGH at the link provided below.

The plan is as follows:
1. Please donate by signing up at the link below.
2. Bring donations to Mr. Bernhart’s office, Room 327, between September 14th and October 28th. If Mr. Bernhart’s office is closed, students should bring donations to their advisory teacher’s room.
3. Baskets will be assembled Monday, November 2nd and delivered to IMGH with the help of parent volunteers.

Sign Up to Donate Requested Items Here

Learn about Interfaith Ministries Houston Here

Tomorrow - September 19th - GTABC Sweet Social!

Annual GT Parent Night (Virtual) on September 24th

Hosted by Doreen Lee, GTA7 Team Leader and QVMS COGS (Champion of Gifted Services), this will be a meeting providing an overview how GT services are provided in FBISD. All parents of GT-identified students are encouraged to attend.