Thirty-OneClasses of Excellence!1991-2021

Academy ofScience & Technology

Academy of Science and TechnologyThe Woodlands College Park High School

Dr. Susan M. Caffery, Headmaster____________________________________________________________________________________

3701 College Park Drive • The Woodlands, Texas 77384936-709-3250 (phone) • 936-709-3299 (fax)

http://cpast.conroeisd.netThe Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability ineducational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of

1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.

For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, TX 77304; (936) 709-7752.

Voices of experience…____________________________________________________________The Academy was life-changing and exciting. The classes I took and the students I worked with

and the activities I performed quite literally changed my life. I feel completely prepared forcollege.

Matthew C. Class of 2015Stanford U____________________________________________________________

I enjoyed my experience with the Academy particularly the close-knit group our studentsformed throughout the four years and the close interactions we had with our teachers.

Devanshi W. Class of 2015Rice U____________________________________________________________

The Academy was a very good experience because it gave me the chance to explore manyareas of science and provided me with peers with similar interests and work ethic.

Jack D. class of 2015University of Notre Dame

____________________________________________________________Everything has been incredible and there is little more that I could ask for.

Wenting C. Class of 2015Carnegie Mellon University____________________________________________________________

Alumni____________________________________________________________The Academy helped to make me a life-long learner. It helped develop my critical thinking skills

and to prepare me for the rigorous math/science/engineering curriculum at the Coast GuardAcademy. It also helped set the stage for my Coast Guard career as well as my work as an

attorney.Chris O. Class of 1996

United States Coast Guard Academy (2000)____________________________________________________________The Academy created an environment where I could learn science and engineering techniques inhigh school while having the friendships and camaraderie that go along with being a part of the

Academy. It gave me the experiences and confidence to pursue and succeed in engineering.Kristen J. Class of 2004

UT Austin 2008 BS EngineeringCal Tech 2013 PhD Engineering____________________________________________________________

The Academy is acharter member of theNational Consortium of

Specialized STEM Schools.

Academic ProfileThe Academy is a highly focused program for students with a stronginterest and aptitude in mathematics, science and technology. Itschallenging curriculum and requirements extend beyond theclassroom. Academy students demonstrate their commitment toacademic excellence by participating in a wide array of science fairs,competitions, symposia, and conferences that range from local tointernational arenas. Their numerous awards reflect not only theirsolid technical understanding but also their ability to apply theirknowledge and creativity to solve challenging problems.

The recent Class of 2020 had 23 National Merit Finalists and 20National Merit Commended students. More than 95% of graduatestake five or more AP tests and earn the rank of AP Scholars withDistinction, AP Scholars with Honor, and AP Scholars.

Programs Students in the Academy exceed the requirements for theFoundation High School Program. Due to the fact that all of ourstudents take Algebra II, earn at least one endorsement, andcomplete the Foundation High School Program, they are eligible toearn the Distinguished Level of Achievement. Depending on thenumber of years of a foreign language a student takes, our studentsare eligible to earn endorsements in STEM, Arts and Humanities, andMultidisciplinary Studies.

A Tradition of ExcellenceFor more than three decades, the Conroe ISD community has made a commitment to improve theway science is taught and learned. The magnet program known as the Academy of Science andTechnology is one part of this commitment. Focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM), the Academy is uniquely positioned to offer interested and talented studentsa rigorous program that prepares them to be socially responsible citizens who will make majorcontributions to the world in which we live.

Academy Learning CommunityAcademy StudentsAcademy students are the focus of our ethical learningcommunity. They are committed to working longer andharder than their peers. They support each other andwork collaboratively as well as individually. Theyparticipate in weekend, vacation, and summer activities,engage in academic competitions, and spend time inthe summer involved in internships and enrichmentcourses.

Academy TeachersAcademy teachers are a group of dedicatedprofessionals who are creative in their teachingstrategies, open in their communications, innovative intheir methods of instruction, and remarkable in theirprofessional involvement. They develop strongrelationships with their students and become partnerswith them to develop understanding, define success,and be successful.

Academy Parents

Academy studentsmust complete the following:• Academy Science core:

a. SRD and Biology H (9th) , Chemistry H (10th), AP PhysicsI (11)

b. AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, or AP Biology • Academy Math core

Four years of math to include Geometry pap, Algebra II H,Dual Credit Pre-calculus, Calculus AB or BC, and APStatistics.Multivariable calculus is an option.

• Technology corea. AP Comp Sci Principals or CS H in 10th gradeb. A second course selected from: AP Computer Science,

Digital Art and Animation, Electronics and Robotics,Technology Applications Independent Study, or otherapproved course

• Specialization coreAt least one additional advanced course: AP Chemistry, APPhysics C, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, OrganicChemistry (H), Anatomy & Physiology (H), or otherapproved course.

• Career Path EmphasisAcademy students are asked to declare a career pathemphasis: engineering, medicine, biotechnology, etc andto select courses consistent with that emphasis in 11th and12th grades.

• Career requirementStudents must earn 14.0 credits in Explorations in Scienceand Technology by the end of 10th grade.

Students must complete an 80-hour internship once theExploration credit requirement is met. Internship must becompleted by December in senior year.

• Yearly Independent ProjectStudents take SRD in the freshman year and submit ascience project to satisfy the Research and Problemscomponent. In subsequent years students select a projectand earn credit in Research and Problems I, II, and then III.Options include Science Fair, Destination Imagination,Engineering Design Competition, Envirothon, BESTRobotics, FIRST Robotics, Quiz Bowl, and Science Bowl.

• Enrollment ComponentStudents must be enrolled in at least three Academyclasses each year for four years.

• Senior ComponentStudents must be in good standing and meet allrequirements.

2019 BEST Robotics Team

Thirty-One Classes of Excellence! • 1991 - 2021

SEFH Science Fair Winners

2020 Envirothon Team 2020 SEFH Grand Award Winners

Parental involvement is the driving force behind thesuccess of the Academy. An active parents’ organization,PAST, plays a major role in all aspects of Academy life,from fund raising to academics to the annual SeniorGala.

2020 Science Fair Winner

2019 Tour Halliburton

Recent Academy graduates havebeen accepted into the following

colleges:Arizona State University

Auburn UniversityBrandeis University

Baylor UniversityBelmont UniversityBoston UniversityBrown University

California Polytechnic State UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology

Carnegie Mellon UniversityCase Western Reserve University

Central MichiganClemson University

Colorado School of MinesColumbia University

Cornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDePaul UniversityDrexel UniversityEmory University

George Washington UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology

Harvard UniversityHillsdale College

Howard UniveristyIllinois Institute of Technology

Illinois WesleyanJohns Hopkins University

Lehigh UniversityLouisiana State University

McGill UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology

North Carolina State UniversityNew York University

Northeastern UniversityOhio State University

Oklahoma State UniversityPennsylvania State University

Pepperdine UniversityPrinceton University

Purdue UniversityRennselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rice UniversityRochester Institute of Technology

Southern Methodist UniversityStanford University

Stevens Institute of TechnologyTexas A & M University

Trinity UniversityUniversity at Buffalo (SUNY)University of Al Birmingham

University of Alabama TuscaloosaUniversity of Alberta

University of British ColumbiaUniversity of California Berkeley

University of California IrvineUniversity of California Los AngelesUniversity of California San Diego

University of California Santa BarbaraUniversity of Chicago

University of CincinnatiUniversity of DelawareUniversity of Houston

University of Illinois Urbana-ChampagneUniversity of Kentucky

University of MiamiUniversity of Michigan

University of MinnesotaUniversity of Mississippi

University of Nebraska LincolnUniversity of New Hampshire

University of Notre DameUniversity of Oklahoma

University of OttawaUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Rhode Island

University of Texas at AustinUniversity of Texas at Dallas

University of TorontoUniversity of Tulsa

University of VirginiaUniversity of WisconsinU.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. Coast Guard AcademyU.S. Military Academy West Point

U.S. Naval AcademyVanderbilt UniversityVillanova University

Virgina TechWashington University in St Louis

Yale University

Academy VisionStudents who graduate from the Academy

of Science and Technologywill be socially responsible citizenswho work to improve the world.

Academy CommitmentWe commit that our mission, vision,

and beliefs will drive our decisions set ina context of continuous improvement

Science Fair Winner SCI TECH

TJSHS Participants

Freshman Research Symposium 2018

Class of 2021 at Fish Camp

Science Fair Winners Tx State Winner Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Science Fair Winner

Internship Presentation Night

Beliefs• The Academy is an integrated, interdependent learning community.• Students are responsible for managing their learning processes; teachers are their guides.• Communication and cooperation with similar programs benefit our school.• We share a commitment to truth, ethical behavior, and doing our best. • Trust fosters a safe and productive environment for learning and working. • Success depends on cooperation and teamwork.• All students have unique abilities, needs, and goals. • High expectations promote success.• School experiences should mirror

real-life experiences. • Growth can result from failure as well

as success.• Students benefit from diverse

experiences• Success is measured by more than

grades. • We want students to be well rounded.• Decisions are made with all in mind. • We benefit from diversity.

Regeneraon STS Finalist

ASU Dragon Boat Competition

ASU Dragon Boat Competition

AdmissionStudents apply for admission to the program in the fall of theireighth grade year. The Academy of Science and Technology is opento students who attend or zoned to attend Knox, Irons, McCullough,or York junior high schools. Please refer to the Application,Selection, and Transfer Policies on our website for eligibility. TheApplication Process for the Class of 2024 is on our website. Pleasereview for dates for Academy Information Nights, visits to the juniorhigh schools, testing, and due date of application. The Applicationfor Admission to the Class of 2024 will be on the website in early fall.

Parent InvolvementParents of the Academy of Science and Technology (P.A.S.T.)support the program in many ways. From publishing the SchoolDirectory, to coordinating and sponsoring Explorations, providingmentoring, funding purchase of equipment to hosting manymeetings and events, P.A.S.T. organizes and provides support forthe Academy that extend beyond the school’s ability. Theinvolvement of the parents is a major contributor to the success ofthe program.

Academy MissionThe Mission of the Academy of Science & Technology is to prepare students having a strong interest in mathematics, the sciences, andtechnology for success in college and life. We will provide a challenging and innovative program designed to develop studentresponsibility, motivation, and commitment to learning within an ethical learning community emphasizing trust and cooperation.

Why Choose the Academy?

What really interests you?• Do you ask a lot of questions and wonder why things

happen?• Are you fascinated with living things and how they grow?• Do you take pleasure in building things or finding out how they work?• Do you enjoy doing puzzles and math challenges?• Do you use the computer for more than playing games?

Do you understand how importantyour education is to your future?• Are you willing to work hard in high school?• Do you appreciate extra attention from your teachers?• Do you do more than is necessary so you’ll understand?• Do you enjoy academic competitions, like Science Fair?• Would you benefit from working with other students who share your

interests and commitment?

What do you want to do with your life?• Do you see problems such as space travel, disease, and pollution as

challenges you want to help solve? • Do you picture yourself working with people, or computers, or complex

equipment?

If you answered yes to many of these questions,then the Academy might be for you.The Academy isn’t for everyone, however. There are good programs andteachers at every Conroe ISD high school. The Academy’s special atmosphere,high expectations, and personal environment may not be what you want orneed. But, if you think you would be challenged and do well in the Academy,you are encouraged to apply.

Application ProcessDetailed application information is made available in the Fall of each school yearby means of school visits and open house informational meetings. Selection iscompleted by mid-February. Ninth-grade students must have completed algebrato enter the Academy.

Adobe IndiaAEI EngineeringAmerican Robotics AcademyBaker Hughes, a GE CompanyBear Branch Animal HospitalBubble Up Digital MediaCenter for Pediactric TherapyCHI St. Lukes's HealthChristiaNetCISD Finance DeptClariantColorado Division of WildlifeConroe ChamberConroe Regional HospitalConsultaor Centro Americana, SA

DLR GroupDorstener Wire TechDr. Neville Foot & Ankle CenterExothermGovernor's Science & Technology AcademyHalliburtonHappy Sapiers DentalHARCHeat Transfer SystemsHouston Eye AssociatesHouston Methodist The Woodlands HospitalHouston Methodist Woodlands Hospital ERHudson Technologies CompanyHuntsmanInSync San Jose

Kims Hospital or Award Global HospitalLake Conroe Chamber of CommerceLaunchX Summer @ MITLone Star CollegeLSC Biotechnology InstituteMartin, arl & Stilwell, LLPMD AnddersonMemorial HermannMethodist Hospital RehabMohan Lab at the University of HoustonMP2 EnergyNASA High School Aerospace ScholarsNeighborhood PediatricsNexeo SolutionsOn Center Software

PBK ArchitectsPeking University Nanotechnology Design &

Fabrication LabPinewood Medical ClinicPort Acute Home CareProxima Clinical Research, InceReliant NRGRelianz CATSalas O'BrienSam Houston State UniversitySchlumbergerShady Brook Animal HospitalShenandoah Police DeptSt Luke's Baylor Medical GroupSt. Luke's Hospital

FIRST Robotics TexasTorque

2019 Tour HARC

Student Receives Health PhysicsSociety Award

Academic CompetitionsMathematics/Computing Texas State Math LeagueParticipation since 1992Regional Champions 1998, 2000-2002, 2004American High School Math ExaminationParticipation since 1993Science Fair Education for Tomorrow Alliance - Sci://TechGrand Awards every year since 1992Science Engineering Fair of HoustonGrand Awards every year since 1992 (Alternate, 1998) and Numerous Special AwardsTexas State Science and Engineering FairPlaces and awards every year since 1992Grand Awards 2003, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2019International Science and Engineering FairFinalists since 1992Place Awards 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019First Place Grand Awards 1996, 2000, 2001Regeneron Science Talent SearchEntries annually since 1992Finalists 1995, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013Semifinalists 1993, 2004-2008. 2009-2017, 2019-2020

Symposia and ConferencesTexas Junior Science and Humanities SymposiumSpeakers since 1992First Place awards 1996, 2004, 2010National Junior Science and Humanities SymposiumSpeakers 1996, 2004, 2005. 2009, 2012, 2014NCSSSMST Student ConferenceParticipation since 1992NCSSSMST Student Research SymposiumPresentations since 1994Texas BEST RoboticsQualified projects since 1997Bayou Regional winner 2009BEST Texas 2018EngineeringFIRST RoboticsQualified projects 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2010-2020National qualifier 2007-2019Regional winner 2007, 2010-2019World Championship 2013Bayou Regional winner 2009, 2011, 2012Chairman’s Award2017, 2018, 2019Destination ImagiNationDistrict and Regional First Place 1992-2019Globals 2001, 2003-2019 • Global winners 2008, 2015, 2016, 2020State 1st-4th Places 1992-2019EnvirothonState, First Place 2003, 2004, 2007-2015, 2017National 2010-2015, 2017

Class of 2021 Tour of Tesla

SEFH Grand Award Winner

Class of 2021 Research in Jones State Forest

Stevens Institute of TechnologyTeejay Lanka, PLCTETRA TechnologiesTexas Children's PediatricsThe MAX FoundationThe Nuage GroupThe Woodlands Chamber of CommerceThe Woodlands Children's MuseumThe Woodlands Memorial HermannThe Woodlands Retina CenterThe Woodlands Sports MedicineThe Woodlands TownshipTotal Care 2UUniversity of California Davis

University of Minnesota-College of VeterinaryMedicine

US State Department National Security LanguageInitiative

Welch Summer ProgramWenzhou Mindton Medical Terchnology Co. Ltd.Weygandt Law PLLCWhite Deer Energy L.P.Women in Engineering @ Michigan TechWonders of the Woodlands Science CampWoodlands Women's CareWorcester Polytech Institute Pre-College Outreach

Program

Competition at Dragon Boat Races

Academy Student Internships Each Academy graduate is required to complete a minimum 80-hour internship. Forexample, the following people, companies, and institutions provided internship opportunities to members of a recent Academy Class.