The Conroe Independent School District'sAcademy of Science and Technology, located in The Woodlands, Texas is a magnet school in science and technology; it is also a member of the National Consortium of Specialized STEM Schools (NCSSS). It was founded at Oak Ridge High School in 1987 with the first graduates in 1991. The AST relocated to The Woodlands College Park High School in stages from 2005 to 2007. The first Headmaster in 1991 was Dr. Ron Laugen, who came from the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley. He was succeeded in 2007 by Dr. Susan Caffery, who served until 2023. The third Headmaster is Dr. Debra Creel.
Math, science, and electives in these areas are taught mainly only to students from the Academy. All other courses are taken with the high school along with students who are not in the magnet program.
Candidates are accepted by the Academy of Science and Technology following application, testing, and essay reviewing. Some candidates are interviewed by two faculty members before being accepted. For each class, 65 students are initially accepted, and ten are wait-listed. The size of each class at a given time is between 65 and 77 students. There are approximately 280[4] students in the Academy, selected from College Park High School, the Woodlands High School and Oak Ridge High School attendance zones.
Each AST student is required to complete a Research and Problems project for local credit each year. In the first year, all are required to do science fair. Many students proceed to the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston after district competition at the Sci:// Tech Exposition. The Academy of Science and Technology has a strong record of having students in all grades proceed to the ExxonMobil Texas State Science and Engineering Fair and the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Other options upperclassmen have for fulfilling their Research And Problems requirement include BEST Robotics, FIRST Robotics Competition, Quiz Bowl, Destination Imagination, Engineering Design Competition, Biotechnology Competition, and Envirothon Competition.
ExplorationsEdit
14 "Exploration credits" must be earned by each student for local credit to graduate from the AST. These credits are earned through several means: Job shadowing in a technical, scientific, or medical field; documented and researched exploration trips to places such as Alaska, the Galapagos Islands, The Grand Canyon, Colorado, Peru, and Belize; scientific lectures; short day trips to scientific laboratories or companies; college visits; attending approved lectures on scientific topics; and approved student-proposed explorations that are relevant to scientific fields.
InternshipEdit
All students are also required to complete an internship in the technical, medical, or scientific community of at least 80 hours. It is usually done in the area of interest of the student. Students have completed internships at NASA, Memorial Hermann and St. Luke's hospitals, the National Zoo, and many local businesses. The internship is normally done during the summer between the junior and senior years. In order to fulfill the requirement, students must keep a detailed journal of their daily experiences.
Fish CampEdit
As a means of being "inducted" into the Academy, all incoming students are expected to attend a three-day camp. It is held about three weeks prior to the start of each school year and campers consist mainly of incoming freshmen, as well as newly accepted upperclassmen. AST upperclassmen volunteer to serve as counselors to the new students. Various outdoor activities take place in the three days, including a ropes course (high and low elements) and other team building exercises. The purpose of this two-and-a-half-day camp is for new students to meet upperclassmen, to interact with each other, and to promote the four virtues that are pivotal to AST: Teamwork, Responsibility, Integrity, and Perseverance (TRIP). Through writing a report on the experience, incoming freshmen may earn their first 2 "Exploration credits" towards graduation from AST.
Other activitiesEdit
AST students are active in such clubs as Mu Alpha Theta, Interact, Leo Club as well as Literary Club and many other clubs College Park High School has to offer. In addition, they participate in the host school's activities, including band, choir, drama, chess club, and athletics.
ReferencesEdit
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^. Academy of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^"Academy of Science and Technology (AST)" (PDF). Academy of Science and Technology. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
^"Academy of Science and Technology (AST)" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
External linksEdit
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The Conroe Independent School District s Academy of Science and Technology located in The Woodlands Texas is a magnet school in science and technology it is also a member of the National Consortium of Specialized STEM Schools NCSSS It was founded at Oak Ridge High School in 1987 with the first graduates in 1991 The AST relocated to The Woodlands College Park High School in stages from 2005 to 2007 The first Headmaster in 1991 was Dr Ron Laugen who came from the Lawrence Hall of Science UC Berkeley He was succeeded in 2007 by Dr Susan Caffery who served until 2023 The third Headmaster is Dr Debra Creel Academy of Science and TechnologyAddress3701 College Park Dr The Woodlands TexasUnited StatesCoordinates30 12 20 56 N 95 28 18 33 W 30 2057111 N 95 4717583 W 30 2057111 95 4717583InformationTypePublic Selective Magnet School NCSSS SchoolMottoTeamwork Responsibility Integrity Perseverance 1 Established1987School districtConroe ISDOversightTexas Education AgencyHeadmasterDr Susan CafferyFaculty10 2 Grades9 12Enrollment280 3 AffiliationsNational Consortium of Secondary STEM SchoolsNicknameThe AcademyWebsitecpast wbr conroeisd wbr netMath science and electives in these areas are taught mainly only to students from the Academy All other courses are taken with the high school along with students who are not in the magnet program Candidates are accepted by the Academy of Science and Technology following application testing and essay reviewing Some candidates are interviewed by two faculty members before being accepted For each class 65 students are initially accepted and ten are wait listed The size of each class at a given time is between 65 and 77 students There are approximately 280 4 students in the Academy selected from College Park High School the Woodlands High School and Oak Ridge High School attendance zones Contents 1 Additional requirements 1 1 Research and Problems 1 2 Explorations 1 3 Internship 2 Fish Camp 3 Other activities 4 References 5 External linksAdditional requirements EditResearch and Problems Edit Each AST student is required to complete a Research and Problems project for local credit each year In the first year all are required to do science fair Many students proceed to the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston after district competition at the Sci Tech Exposition The Academy of Science and Technology has a strong record of having students in all grades proceed to the ExxonMobil Texas State Science and Engineering Fair and the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair Other options upperclassmen have for fulfilling their Research And Problems requirement include BEST Robotics FIRST Robotics Competition Quiz Bowl Destination Imagination Engineering Design Competition Biotechnology Competition and Envirothon Competition Explorations Edit 14 Exploration credits must be earned by each student for local credit to graduate from the AST These credits are earned through several means Job shadowing in a technical scientific or medical field documented and researched exploration trips to places such as Alaska the Galapagos Islands The Grand Canyon Colorado Peru and Belize scientific lectures short day trips to scientific laboratories or companies college visits attending approved lectures on scientific topics and approved student proposed explorations that are relevant to scientific fields Internship Edit All students are also required to complete an internship in the technical medical or scientific community of at least 80 hours It is usually done in the area of interest of the student Students have completed internships at NASA Memorial Hermann and St Luke s hospitals the National Zoo and many local businesses The internship is normally done during the summer between the junior and senior years In order to fulfill the requirement students must keep a detailed journal of their daily experiences Fish Camp EditAs a means of being inducted into the Academy all incoming students are expected to attend a three day camp It is held about three weeks prior to the start of each school year and campers consist mainly of incoming freshmen as well as newly accepted upperclassmen AST upperclassmen volunteer to serve as counselors to the new students Various outdoor activities take place in the three days including a ropes course high and low elements and other team building exercises The purpose of this two and a half day camp is for new students to meet upperclassmen to interact with each other and to promote the four virtues that are pivotal to AST Teamwork Responsibility Integrity and Perseverance TRIP Through writing a report on the experience incoming freshmen may earn their first 2 Exploration credits towards graduation from AST Other activities EditAST students are active in such clubs as Mu Alpha Theta Interact Leo Club as well as Literary Club and many other clubs College Park High School has to offer In addition they participate in the host school s activities including band choir drama chess club and athletics References Edit About the Academy Academy of Science and Technology Archived from the original on December 21 2005 Retrieved February 14 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Faculty Academy of Science and Technology Archived from the original on December 21 2016 Retrieved February 14 2017 Academy of Science and Technology AST PDF Academy of Science and Technology Retrieved February 14 2017 Academy of Science and Technology AST PDF 2015 Retrieved February 14 2017 External links EditConroe Independent School District Academy of Science and Technology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conroe ISD Academy of Science and Technology amp oldid 1167916696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
