Recent ActivityInstructor: Mrs. Wedge
The Center for Environmental & Natural Sciences (CENS) at Freedom High School offers a 4-year program of studies designed to include strong laboratory and field investigation components. The curriculum will be integrated with other educational disciplines to allow students to understand relationships between environmental science and these disciplines, as well as to understand its relationship with every day life. Students will become involved in community activities and business partnerships that will enhance their understanding of the environment.
CENS Announcements STEM Day!PWC Economic Development is hosting a STEM career day on Saturday, January 21st at the Prince William Campus of George Mason University. This is open to all interested high school students, not just Prince William County students. There will be representatives from industry in attendance to talk to students about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Saturday, January 21 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm George Mason University Prince William Campus This could be the Day for you!!! Junior and Senior Ladies! Essay Contest for Scholarship OpportunityVirginia Council on the Status of Women (VCSW) 2012 STEM Essay Contest
The Council on the Status of Women in collaboration with the Science Museum of Virginia announces the 2012 STEM Essay Contest. First Lady Maureen McDonnell serves as Honorary Chairwoman for the contest.
The purpose of the Council on the Status of Women (Council) is to help women reach their potential and maximize their contribution to society and the Commonwealth as wage earners and citizens. The Council has initiated several projects to meet this goal, one being the annual essay contest for young women in high school. We believe opportunities offered to women early in life will help lead to their success as productive and resourceful citizens.
The awardee will receive a $5,000 scholarship to an institution of higher education provided through generous donations by SKANSKA, MeadWestvaco, and NewMarket. Other winners are an option and will be announced by the panel of judges. The winning essay will be selected and announced by a panel of judges who have degrees in or work in STEM fields.
This essay contest is being supported by the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation. Awards will be presented at the 2012 Annual Up & Atom Women’s Leadership Breakfast on May 16, 2012 at the Science Museum of Virginia.
To enter, young women should be in their junior or senior year in high school and hold at least a 2.5 GPA. Entries should follow the guidelines and submitted through council.women@dss.virginia.gov. The deadline for entries is 3 p.m. on February 20, 2012. Any entries received after that time will not be considered.
Essay Guidelines
Write about your vision for a future STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) career and why you are considering the field for an area of study or possible career path.
Write an original 700 to 1,000-word essay created exclusively for the 2012 VCSW Essay Contest.
Essays should be written using your word processor of choice and written in English. The minimum font to be accepted is 12 point.
Do NOT put your name, school name or any other personal information in the body of your essay. Enter your name and other personal information only on the designated areas of the form or in the designated fields in the online Official Entry Form. Include the word count at the end of your essay.
Be sure to attribute quotes and any ideas that are not your own within the body of the essay. Do not use footnotes or endnotes. Your essay must include a bibliography of your source material. Do not include the bibliography in your word count. Essays are carefully reviewed by multiple judges and checked for plagiarism.
Proofread your essay carefully. Your essay will be judged topic content, creativity, spelling, punctuation and grammar. Do not include illustrations, graphics, or diagrams.
Fill out the Official Entry Form completely. Incomplete entry forms will not be accepted.
Winners will be notified by April 1, 2012.
See your Science teacher to get the application! Design a Science Experiment for the Space StationYouTube Space Lab <http://www.youtube.com/spacelab?feature=inp-pr-space> is a worldwide educational initiative that challenges 14-18 year-old students to design a science experiment that can be performed in space. The two winning experiments will be conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and live streamed on YouTube. A prestigious panel of scientists, astronauts, and educators, including renowned professor Stephen Hawking, NASA’s Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier, NASA’s Associate Administrator of Education and former Astronaut Leland Melvin, ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne, JAXA Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and Cirque du Soleil’s founder Guy Laliberté, will judge the entries with input from the YouTube community. Students in two age categories, 14-16 years old and 17-18 years old, either alone or in groups of up to three, may submit a YouTube video describing their experiment to YouTube.com/SpaceLab <http://www.youtube.com/spacelab?feature=inp-pr-space> . Submissions close on December 7. CENS Meeting for OfficersThere will be a CENS meeting for Officers only on Thursday December 1st. Please make plans to attend. The meeting will be in Mrs. Fullerton's room 1164 at 2:15 PM.
Volunteer OpportunityIf you are looking for other opportunities, please don’t forget to call our team here at Volunteer Prince William Coleen can help Senior Volunteers with Retired and Senior Volunteer (RSVP) opportunities at (703) 369-5292 ext 207, Then myself Shelley (703) 369-5292 ext 201,Bonnie can help you with all the other many opportunities available in Disaster Preparedness at (703) 369-5292 ext 202 or please don’t forget our website’s at www.volunteerprincewilliam.org and www.1-800-volunteer.org. Also feel free to look for opportunities in our Call to Action Column that runs every Tuesday Morning in the local News Paper. Come Like Us On Our Facebook Page (Volunteer Prince William) and Follow Us On Twitter @VolunteerPW.
Point of Contact: Shelley Tibbs Volunteer Prince William
Recruitment, Outreach & Disaster Services
9248 Center Street
Manassas, VA 20110
703-369-5292 Ext 201
Fax: 703-369-5671
CENS Young Women (SIOW) Scholarship OpportunityFYI: Young Women in the CENS program.
My name is Mary Harrison. I am a member of Soroptimist International of Woodbridge (SIOW). Soroptimist International is a non-profit organization of business and professional women who are dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in our local communities and around the world. The following website provides information about SIOW and about the national and international levels of the organization:
Each year, Soroptimist clubs honor young women (between the ages of 14 and 17 by December 1) who volunteer their time, talent, and energy to causes that make the community and the world a better place. The Violet Richardson Award, named for the president of the first Soroptimist club, is an excellent way to recognize, acknowledge, and encourage the efforts of these young women. Typically, the recipient of this award is invited to an awards banquet in May, where she receives recognition for her community service, a nominal monetary amount, and a donation in her name to the organization where she serves.
Students may complete the attached Violet Richardson Award application form and email it to me at mharrison46@hotmail.com or print and mail the form to me, using the SIOW mailing address on the form.
Three recipients were chosen for recognition last year. They were from Spotsylvania High School, Brentsville District High School, and Woodbridge High School.
The deadline for receiving the completed application is December 1, 2011.
Thank you so much for your help.
Sincerely,
Mary Harrison, Ed. D.
Community College Counselor, Ret.
SIOW Scholarships Chairperson
Toy Drive at Leesylvania State ParkDecember 10th we are having a toy drive for Trevor’s Treasures, a charity that gives toys to children in cancer wards. Like the food drive, admission for the event is one toy per person. We can use extra hands with running the event and we would love if some of the students wanted to come as participants.
Thanks again!
Genevieve White
Park Interpreter
Leesylvania State Park
703-583-6904
Fred Lynn Tutoring for CENS PointsGet some much needed CENS Points and give back to the community at the same time. Some of our future Eagles need tutoring in the areas of Math (from pre-algebra to geometry) language arts, and Spanish I & II. If you are gifted in those areas and feel that you can help, please plan to tutor at Fred Lynn. Tutoring times are 3 - 4:45 Tuesday - Thursdays. Volunteers can come all three days or pick the schedule that works best for them. Please report to the front office to see Maria Burgos-Singleton (703) 494-5157. She will have a sign in sheet to record the time and create certificates. You will be responsible for getting to Fred Lynn and for getting home from there. Support our future students!
CENS Meetings!!!Junior and Senior CENS students have a meeting Wednesday after school at 2:15 in the auditorium. That is today, 11th and 12th graders only.
Sophmore and Freshmen CENS students have a meeting Thursday after school at 2:15 in the auditorium. That is Thursday, for 9th and 10th graders
All CENS Officers need to attend BOTH meetings. Have a CEN fully Day!! Harvest Crafts Food Drive at Leesylvania State ParkAnother opportunity for CENS hours and for outreach in the community! This next volunteer opportunity is coming up on November 19th. A food drive will be held for the Capital Area Food Bank between 11am and 3pm at the Leesylvania State Park Visitor Center. The program is Harvest Crafts Food Drive and we are having all participants pay for admission with a canned or boxed food item. They would love to have some students come help up teach crafts or even have them come down and make some of their own. For more information please call: (703) 583-6904
CENS Club Officer ElectionsThe newly elected officers of the CENS Club are as follows:
President Maritza Rivas
Vice Pres Ellen Hillborn
Secretary Alice Agyeman
Historian Rubana Hossain
9th grade reps Martha Gizaw William Thomas
10th grade reps Unica Alleyne Reenu George
11th grade reps Jennifer Adomako Lyndra Frimpong
12th grade reps William Downey Katherine Vigil
Congratulations Officers!
Science Fair ProjectsScience Fair is rapidly approaching. You should be thinking about something that you would like to investigate. All CENS science classes are required to participate in the science fair. AP Science classes are EXEMPT from the science fair in order for you to do much better on the AP Exam. Ninth grade Advanced Earth Science students are now going to be included in the process and are piloting a computer program along with Physics to do their investigations. All other classes will do a traditional science project. Click on the Science Fair tab under CENS on the schoolfusion website for information, dates, paperwork and much more. See your CENS science teacher for more information about the Freedom HS Science Fair. Don't wait till the last minute! Good luck.
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