TABS Telegram - Fort Worth ISD Schools

April/May 2013
Volume 2, Issue 5 TABS
Special Interest
Articles:
• End of Course
Exams
• RAD
• District Walk
Individual
Highlights:
College Trips 2
District Art Show 3
UIL Academics 3
HOSA Winner 4
Dual credit 5
Twister Day 5
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Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (817) 815-2300
Spring Awards Banquet May 28
Visit the TCC Trinity River Campus
We are excited to announce the
spring banquet will be held at
Tarrant County College, Trinity
River Campus this year. We will
begin serving dinner at 6:30pm
and the program will start and
awards will be given after that.
We have invited the college
president to speak at our
banquet this year and are
excited about the students
beginning classes there next fall.
This year you will not be able to
purchase tickets at the door.
Please reserve your tickets prior
to May 22 nd . Adult and student
tickets are $8 and children under
10 are $5. All ticket sales cover
the cost of the dinner and
banquet. The PTSA has worked
very hard to keep ticket prices
down to a minimum because we
want all students to be able to
attend the banquet and bring
parents with them.
We hope you can join us for the
banquet this year. Those who
attended last year said it was
worth attending. This also gives
End of Course Exams are just around the corner
We will have math, science, and social studies End of
Course exams from May 7 until May 16. If you have
scheduled any doctor’s or other appointments for your
child then, please contact the school to ensure it will not
affect their testing. We have been working hard to
ensure our students are as prepared as possible for
these required exams. We have offered after school
tutorials, and several Saturday prep sessions, including
Saturday, May 4 th from 9am until 12noon. Teachers
also have been giving out review guides for students to
use while preparing for the exams. If your child has
completed his or her homework, ask him/her to pull out
the review sheet for one of the classes and go over it
with you. Ask them what they believe they will see on
the test. Quiz them, and show an interest in the exam.
Also please have your child get plenty of sleep for
several days prior to each test and make sure a healthy
breakfast is eaten each day. A well rested and properly
fed tester is going to have an advantage on these tests.
Each test is 4 hours long, so the students must focus
for long periods of time.
Please help your child be as prepared for the tests as
possible!
parents an opportunity to visit the
college that is partnering with us.
The Trinity River Campus is a
beautiful and inspiring place to
attend classes. It was built to be
a corporate headquarters for
Radio Shack so it has a very
unique feel. It is a modern,
urban building sitting just south
of the Trinity River overlooking
north Fort Worth.
Join us on May 28!
Did you know that the
TABS Telegram is
issued about every six
weeks during each
school year? We
always post them on
our FWISD school
website. All previous
issues are available
online. Just look for
the Tornado logo.

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College Trips went well
On April 15 th we
took the 9 th graders to
UNT in Denton to visit the
campus. We enjoyed a
trip to the chemistry
department where we
learned about nanotubes
and the future of battery
and energy storage. That
research is going on right
now. We learned that
pencils make great
conductors of electricity
due to the properties in
the carbon graphite. We
also enjoyed exploring the
food options at the
dormitory cafeteria.
For the second year in a
row TABS was the only
high school invited to
Research Appreciation
Day at UNTHSC on April
12 th . Our 9 th grade
students were able to walk
around the poster
presentations and talk
with graduate students,
professors, and guests
about the research they
were presenting. Each
student went on a medical
terminology scavenger
hunt and also viewed a
series of research posters
and interviewed the
presenters.
The 10 th graders attended
the poster presentations
as well, but they were
treated to lunch and were
present at the keynote
address. This year the
keynote speaker was
Nobel Laureate Stanley
On the same day
we took the 10 th graders
to TSU in Stephenville to
see what they have to
offer. The trip was long,
but it gave our
sophomores a new
perspective on college
possibilities. They also
enjoyed the lunch choices
in their cafeteria. It seems
the big hit was the choice
in meals. Colleges tend to
provide a refined standard
of living for their students.
College students who
work hard will have the
benefits given to them on
Research Appreciation Day (RAD 2013)
Prusiner. Dr. Prusiner is
famous for his work with
prions (the cause of mad
cow disease). Although
his presentation was
made primarily to a higher
education audience, our
students followed along
and were attentive. We
hope they understand a
little more about how the
scientific community is
working deliberately to
understand more about
human health and how
our bodies work and
interact with our
environment.
Four of our top students
were able to have
breakfast with Dr. Prusiner
and other important
guests and toured the
Research Appreciation
Day event with him. We
appreciate our partners at
the UNT Health Science
their respective college
campuses. We hope our
students saw that during
their short visits to the
campuses.
We want to thank
the many parents who
attended the trips with us
including: Mr. Muga, Mr.
Paris, Mr. Simpkins, Ms.
Garcia, Ms. Rueda, Ms.
Krishnaswamy, and Ms.
Parsons.
Center for inviting us and
giving our students this
special opportunity to see
research in action.
Again we want to thank
the parents who joined us
as chaperones at RAD!
For more information on
RAD see this website:
http://www.hsc.unt.edu/an
nual/RAD/

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UIL ACADEMICS
The TABS UIL
Academic team had a
great first year. We
closed the year with
the Current Issues
Team winning second
place in the 3-5A
district competition.
The team members
are Nicholas Muga,
Juan Carlos Martinez,
Haden Wendt who
Congratulations to all of
the students who were
accepted into the High
School Art Show. We had
over 71 pieces
representing TABS and of
those, twenty-two were
selected as winners! The
Fort Worth High School
Art Show is an annual
event in which all FWISD
high school students
enrolled in an art course
compete against each
other according to
Divisions (years of art
taken) and Category
(medium or type of
material used to make the
artwork). So many
students showed up to
the event to accept their
won 4 th place and
Jonah Wendt who
won 5 th place. The
team was led by their
coach Patrick
Crawford. We are
such a young team
and we have so much
to be proud of. Be
sure you congratulate
these students when
you see them!
Students win at district art show
awards, we really made a
great impression this first
year. Here are our first
place winners:
Brooke Hawley -Craft
Kristen Duke – Computer
Technology
Sarah Monroe- Welded
Sculpture
Austin Pippin- Multi
Image Photography
Yvonne Saucedo-
Assemblage
Yvonne Saucedo- Collage
Noah Soto- Painting
Kelly Jimenez- Collage
Congratulations again to
all students who
participated in the event.
I was very proud of our
performance this year.
Ms. Blythe
TABS Telegram
TABS Link Crew will welcome the class of 2017
Congratulations to the following students who were chosen to serve as Link Leaders:
Adel Alnemri, Edgar Barajas, Alex Derrick, Christian Green, Stephanie Guerrero, Kelly Jimenez, Mary Jimenez,
Samantha Leach, Ammi Marquez, Anne Marie Metersky, Tranetta Miles, Le’Shawn Palmer, James Parsons, Leslie
Peña, Carlos Perez, Yvonne Saucedo, Angelica Shields, Noah Soto, Rio Velasquez, and Rachelle Wanser!
Also, congratulations to our Link Crew Student Coordinator, LaTeah Williams!
Link Crew is a program that welcomes the freshman class at the beginning of the school year and continues to support
them throughout their first year of high school. These students were chosen to be Link Leaders because they have
been identified as people on campus who are positive role models, responsible, possess leadership qualities, are kind
and, most importantly, have the desire to give back to their school community.
Remember, Link Leaders, you are expected to sign up for a PSAT prep program this summer or volunteer for both the
May 2 nd Orientation and the Summer Bridge Program. See Ms. St. Amand for additional details.
Link Leaders, look for reminder postcards to arrive at your houses at the beginning of August. These postcards will
serve as your reminder to attend the mandatory Link Leader training on Friday, August 23 rd from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. You cannot fulfill your duties as a Link Leader without this training.

“Every night when I get
home I make a list of the
assignments due the next
day AND the day after
that, so that when I cross
things off I feel
accomplished.”
-Destynnee W. Class of
2015
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District Walk May 11, let’s take a walk for TABS
Get your shoes ready!
The district walk is 2
weeks away! TABS will
walk at the Trimble Tech
High School track on
Saturday morning, May
11th at 9:00 am. Come
get a FREE t-shirt.
Water bottles will be
provided.
We need YOU and your
family there to win. Bring
everyone you know! The
TOP 3 schools with the
most participation will be
awarded PE equipment
of their choice AND a
healthy lunch for their
ENTIRE STAFF!!!!
Let's win it, TABS!!!
Come hang out for an
hour, and get some
exercise while chatting
with friends. Hope to see
you there!
The Humana Foundation
We are so proud of Salma
Elkhoudi for placing 2 nd AS As spring break approaches, I remember how the spring break of
my senior year in high school changed my life forever. I was a student
at Dunbar High School for Science and Engineering Professions, here
in Fort Worth. My AP Calculus teacher, Mr. Gossman, and my AP
Physics teacher, Dr. Reidl, had given us take-home assignments to
complete during spring break. Of course, I waited until the last few
days of spring break to even look at the exams. I remember that
Saturday night working on the Physics test. My eyes were getting
tired, so I figured it was time to go to bed. I woke up the next morning
and realized I was seeing double of everything. I went to my mother’s
room and asked, “Are my eyes crossed?” She said “No. Why?” I
replied, “I’m definitely seeing two of you right now.” Since my family
doctor was not open on Sunday, my mom decided I needed to go the
emergency room. It wasn’t a real emergency and so we had to wait
for quite a while to be seen. We waited so long that I began to cry, not
because I was afraid at how my eyes were floating around
uncontrollably, but because I was so concerned about finishing my
Physics exam before school the next day.
Well, I had lots of medical exams that day and the days to follow,
including CAT scans, eye exams, and a painful lumbar puncture. I
was in and out of the hospital for a few weeks and the doctors never
determined why I lost control of my eye movement. When I finally
returned to school I had to wear an eye patch so that I could focus on
one thing at a time. My friends called me “Captain Crump.” (Crump is
my maiden name). It was quite the experience and I’m glad that I
recovered completely. I share this story to remind you all to take care
of your health, to rest, and to not wait until the last minute to do your
work over spring break…and to caution you about the clear
correlation TABS student between places evil physics 2 exams and your vision (just kidding!!!
Physics is why most mathematics even exists)
in
the state medical
terminology competition
sponsored by the Health
Occupations Students of
America (HOSA). Salma
will be representing
TABS, FWISD, and the
state of Texas at the
national competition this
summer in Tennessee.
We are so excited about
her recognition and we are
sure her classmates will be
quizzing her for the next
month.
nd gave FWISD $15000 to
support the district Trimble Tech, but can
walk. Superintendent walk at your
Dansby received the neighborhood high
check from Humana school, go and tell them
Foundation at TABS you are walking for
earlier this year. Our TABS!
students were ready to
show off their fitness at
the event. Video of the
presentation can be
found at this website:
http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=Lm0DPEIx
RgI
Last year TABS won
some exercise
equipment because we
had the most walkers
per capita, and we
need your help to do it
again. We need more
equipment and you can
help us by walking with
us on May 11.
If you cannot make it to
in Texas HOSA competition
Angélica Lopez y Efren Rojas
The HOSA chapter is
currently small, but we
hope the students will
take a greater interest
next year because TABS
plans to host a district
HOSA event sometime
during the school year.
Any student who is
interested in HOSA can
speak with Dr.
Alvarado, and any
parent who is willing to
work with us to plan a
HOSA event is asked to
contact Mr. Langston.

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Dual credit semesters ending soon
The Tarrant County
College semester is
nearing its end. Dual
credit students will take
final exams Monday,
May 6 through
Thursday, May 9, and
their teachers will
submit their final
grades on Friday, May
10.
Ms. Sheffer has many
productive activities
planned to fill the
weeks between the TCC
Tornadoes are classified
by their intensity, size,
and how much damage
they accomplish. TABS
students are truly tornado
like because of the
whirlwind of work they
accomplish. The hectic
pace of handling both
high school and college
work makes our school a
fast paced Tornado.
At TABS we are
When students arrive at
TABS they join a mentor
group. This year the
mentor groups decided to
cluster together to form
mentor colleges. We
currently have 5 mentor
colleges, with 3 mentor
groups per college. Each
college worked together to
give themselves a
namesake scientist,
scientific discovery or
invention, and biomedical
Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
and FWISD semesters;
your student will be
working on college
scholarships, practicing
for the
PSAT, researching
colleges and
universities, entering
writing contests, and
much more!
We will use this
important time to
prepare those students
for further college
success and career
planning.
TABS adopts the Fugita-Pearson Scale
adopting the Fugita scale
to classify students in our
unique way.
F0 are students who are
coming to TABS in the
future, not yet attending
classes.
F1 are the first year
students, ninth graders.
F2 are second year
students, 10 th graders.
F3 are eleventh graders,
F4 are twelfth graders,
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TABS Mentor college competition is heating up
career name. Our faculty
members are mentors and
work with students to
encourage them in their
studies.
Currently our mentor
colleges are competing for
end of the year
recognitions and prizes.
Students may earn a point
for their college each time
they attend tutorials after
school or participate in
and F5 are graduates of
TABS. F5 is the highest
intensity of Tornado on
the Fugita scale, and once
a student reaches F5
status, the moniker is
permanent.
EOC prep sessions.
Students may also receive
point tokens for other work
well done.
The competition will
continue this year when
our mentor colleges will be
twisted into teams and
compete against one
another during Twister
Day. This will be our 2 nd
annual Twister Day, and it
is scheduled for May 20.
“I check my grade
weekly, study for
tests two days
before they’re
issued and I
procrastinate as
little as possible.”
–Nick M. Class of
2015
“I ask for my
grades again and
again”
–Michelle. Class
of 2016
“I study
sometimes. Get
help from friends,
[go to] tutoring
and re-read
content.”
–Noah S. Class of
2015
“I study no matter
what, doing all
extra credit,
homework and
test corrections no
matter how much
other homework I
have, and by
being a total
perfectionist when
doing my
homework or a
project.”
-Barrett. Class of
2016
“I honestly type
every single
sheet/homework
that I am given
and email it so
that way if I lose it
I have proof that I
did my work.”
-Colleen M. Class
of 2015

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PHONE:
(817) 815-2300
FAX:
(817) 815-2350
TABS Tornado, taking
Fort Worth by storm!!!
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.fwisd.org/TABS
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TEXAS ACADEMYOF
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
3813 VALENTINE STREET
FORT WORTH, TX 76107
From the Dean
Next week begins the
state STAAR End-of-
Course exams for our
students. For those
individuals in dual credit
classes, it also marks
the time for final exams.
With so much going on,
it is imperative that
students are getting a
good night’s rest each
night and a nutritious
breakfast each
morning. Please, help
us to remind your
students to dress in
layers. You never know
with Texas weather if
it’s going to be 90
degrees or 60 degrees
and rainy. Keep in
mind that TABS
students are still
expected to adhere to
From the Principal’s desk…
What are you doing this
summer? Are you
continuing your
community service hours?
Are you attending summer
school? Are you taking a
PSAT/SAT prep course?
If so then you are on
track. If not, you need to
reconsider. You don’t
have to spend your entire
the Fort Worth ISD
dress code guidelines
during testing.
Additionally, our
Algebra II students will
be traveling to TCC-
Trinity River to take the
math Accuplacer test
on Thursday, May 16 th .
If your student is
currently enrolled in
Algebra II, please make
sure to sign his/her
permission slip. Pre-
Calculus students who
need to take the
Accuplacer test again
will take it at the TABS
campus toward the end
of May, on the 23 rd or
24 th . While the College
Board website provides
some study materials,
Mr. Jenkins has
summer in school, but
pick up a couple of books,
log on PLATO and do
some SAT prep, or do
something to enrich your
learning experience. If
you fail to exercise your
muscles will shrink. If you
fail to exercise your brain,
it too will lose out. Also
juniors and seniors will not
provided some
additional resources
that are worth checking
into:
http://www.collegeboard.
com/student/testing/accu
placer/
http://wcb.neit.edu/asc/p
rctctst.htm
http://www.testpreprevie
w.com/accuplacer_practic
e.htm (his favorite)
http://www.brookhavenc
ollege.edu/studentsvcs/te
stingcenter/accuplacer_pr
ep.aspx
Happy testing!
have off campus lunch
privileges if they have not
completed their service
hours. With more
privilege comes more
responsibility. The faster
you learn that lesson, the
faster people will reward
you with privilege.