ENGC Families,

With the end of the school year right

around the corner, I would like to ask our par-

ents/guardians to encourage their students to

buckle down and finish strong in their classes.

Our state assessments in Biology and Algebra

One are scheduled for the first week of May

and Saturday and after

school tutorials will be availa-

ble to help students prepare

for these important ex-

ams. Students can talk with

their teachers to sign up to

participate.

Last month, our main

campus counselors met with

each student to complete

their course requests for

next year. If you have ques-

tions regarding the classes

your student has signed up

for, please contact their

counselor.

In the next few

weeks our counselors will also

work with students on sum-

mer school enrollment. Sum-

mer school runs from June

5th to June 29th. Students

may enroll in no more than two

semesters of course work dur-

ing the summer.

Therefore, it is im-

portant for students to earn all

of their credits during the reg-

ular school year. You can moni-

tor their academic progress

daily through the home access

web page. If you need help

with resetting your username

or password, please contact one

of our counselors. Frequent

contact between parents/

guardians and teachers will help

us remain united in our shared

goal of ensuring your child’s

success.

Vinson Lewis

ENGC Principal

Community A counselor–

Ms. Hernandez

Community B counselor–

Ms. Hamilton

Community C counselor–

Ms. Garske

English I EOC

(STAAR) was a success

at ENGC.

Now it is time to prepare

for Algebra and Biology

EOC (STAAR) .

Algebra I EOC—May 1st

Biology I EOC– May 2nd

Students will be able to

pick up applications for

summer school from

their counselors soon.

Please ask students to

listen to announcements.

Counselor’s Corner

From the Principal’s Desk

Ram Reader

ENGC Instructional Leadership Team

ENGC awarded

Distinguished Web Award!

Congratulations Ms. Shelby and

Ms. Davis

A PUBLICATION FOR ELSIK NINTH GRADE CENTER

April 2017

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CONNECTED

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My name is Bresean Andre’

Cockrell and I was born and raised right

here in Houston, TX. I grew up in a single

-parent home in the Sunnyside area of

Houston. My mother, who is now retired,

was an elementary school teacher and is

the reason for my early passion and in-

spiration for education.

I graduated as salutatorian from

Evan. E. Worthing Sr. High School in the

Mighty Colts Class of 2000. Two days

after graduating from high school, I be-

gan college at Texas Southern Universi-

ty in pursuit of a degree in mathematics.

Amidst several life challenges and

changes, I was forced to drop-out of

college in 2005 to help support my fami-

ly. In the Fall of 2009 I was able to

return to college and finish my bache-

lor’s degree in the Spring of 2011.

My philosophy of teaching is

quite simple; my job here is not to fix

children, because they are not broken.

My job is to meet students where they

are, accept them for whom they are

and inspire them to be better than

they already are. This is done by forg-

ing meaningful relationships with the

students, sharing my passion for math-

ematics and helping to support their

growth and development on their way

to become productive citizens in our

society.

Ms. Green’s ESL class partici-

pated in the Read Around The

Planet program. They were

matched with a school in Ne-

braska. Her students per-

formed a puppet show, a fash-

ion show, a cooking segment,

and a parade of countries for

the school in Nebraska.

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Read Around the Planet

Ram Reader

Meet ENGC Teacher of the Year

ALGEBRA Saturday Tutorials

April 1st, 8th, 22nd, and 29th

By invitation only!

BIOLOGY Tutorials

Afterschool April 3rd, 4th, 10th,

11th, 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th.

Our students are preparing for

Algebra and Biology EOC (STAAR).

Students must pass these state

assessments in order to meet

graduation requirements.

Algebra and Biology EOC (STAAR) PARENT CENTER:

Spring outing

Archbishop Joseph A.

Fiorenza Park at 4025

Eldridge Parkway Houston

TX 77082, from 9:00 am –

12:00 pm.

Win door prizes

and enjoy games.

Mr. Bresean Cockrell with

Superintendent Mr. Chambers

Come support

Mr. Cockrell at the

district teacher of the

year banquet on April

20th at Taylor HS.

3rd nine weeks

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All A's Mobashir Abdul

Muhammad Affaan

Johan Batres

Ariana Brooks

Khim Crisostomo

Reina Cruz Castillo

Ndabahinyuye Danford

Aaliyah Fleming

Ailin Flores

Gabriella Fuentes-Van Fossen

Alec Garcia

Jada Gunner

Md Azizul Hakim

Tamia Lee

Andrea Medrano

Nghi Nguyen

Truc Nguyen

Elizabeth Ogolo

Adrana Oniovosa

Matthew Onwunumagha

Ramiro Pineda

Aliyah Priestley

Sarah Rosa

Reynold Santiago Natal

Sukhraj Singh

Oriana Tello

Dan Khanh Tran

Jenny Tran

Anthony Truong

Kevin Truong

A's and 1 B Karla Aguilar

Nayeli Aguirre Baide

Angel Amaya

Roxana Arias Ulloa

Daylor Brackens

Leslie Camacho

Mayela Cristobal

Huynh Doan

KyAira Fonteno

Maria Gabriel

Erik Garcia

Claudia Gonzalez Espronceda

Alexa Guevara Acosta

Alana Harris

Mariela Hernandes

Rose Hoang

Vinae' Holmes

Ailin Hong

Elisa Hsu

Andy Lam

Dung Le

Wilmer Lopez

Vinh Luong

Shelby Maltez

Derek Nguyen

Ayomide Ogunbumi

Prosper Ogwu

Meyli Orellana

Desiree Pena

Roberto Reynoso

Abigail Rivera Reyes

Ever Rodas

Damari Salgado

Jevaughn Stanley

Laura Toro Guzman

Hieu Tran

Cecelia Traylor

Alejandro Vazquez-Pantoja

Andy Velasquez-Ortez

Mayra Villalba

Anahi Villaseca

My Vo

Xianjie Wu

A's and 2 B's Cooper Adams

Karina Aguirre

Jeanny Alonso

Princess Anyanwu

Manahil Asad

Robert Bravo

Jeremy Charchalac

Juliana Estimbo

Jakai Fields

Raevyn Fontenot

Paola Garcia Orozco

Jazmine Gonzalez

Jefferson Hernandez Ramirez

Dayana Hernandez

Chiamaka Ilochi

Kamba Kalambayi

Abimbola Laifa

Justina Lawrence

Bao Huy Le

Elsie Medrano

Anaya Moore

Rida Morshed

Trang Ngo

Anthony Nguyen

Ellen Nguyen

Norwegian Nguyen

Nicole Nkanga

Brendan Ohsner

Maryim Perdomo

Juliana Perez

Jade Peters

Anh Pham

Jaqueline Sanchez

Makayla Spencer

Heavenlei Thomas

Kiana Thompson

Jayla Tutson

Kingsley Uchem

Khanh Van

Henry Xic Batz

Jingwen Ye

ENGC Above and Beyond Committee (ABC) Rocks

ENGC Campus Highlights

Purpose of ABC committee is to promote a civil and safe learning environment by identifying problems and concerns

to the school and community and developing solutions to those problems.

Each month ENGC’s ABC committee awards staff in recognition for their hard work and dedication.

September: Mr. Crutchfield, Ms. Waters, Ms. Tola, and Mr. Brossard

October: Ms. Aleem, Mr. Bridges, and Ms. White Henry

November: Ms. Cross, MS. Trampe, Ms. Ishmael, and Ms. Cabrera

December: Mr. Dante, Mr. Lambropoulos, and Ms. Boone

January: Ms. Williams, Mr. Johnson, and Ms. Aleem

February : Mr. Prince, Ms. Martinez (ESL), Ms. Hernandez, Ms. Garske, and Ms. Hamilton

March : Mr. Hatcher, Mr. Davis, and Ms. Wells

Regional Science Fair

Eight ENGC students qualified for the Houston Area Regional Science Fair.

ENGC had 5 Regional award winners at the competition.

This year’s Regional Competition was held at the University of Hou-

ston Central Campus on February 24-28, 2017.

Art Department

VASE AWARDS – 13 participants with 8 Division 1 Medals and 1 Divi-

sion 2 Medal

Houston Rodeo Awards – Three 2nd place awards and One 3rd place

award

Advanced Academics

ENGC has 19 students scheduled to take the AP Human Geography

Exam on May 12th.

AP Human Geography is the only Advanced Placement course offered to high school freshmen in Alief ISD.

ENGC has 200 Freshmen students enrolled in Pre-AP Geometry and 9 Freshmen students enrolled in Pre-AP

Algebra II during the 2016-2017 school year.