DeBakey PTO Newsletter

April 16, 2023

• Important Upcoming Dates
• Final Uniform Store Pickup Date - April 20
• Summer 2025 Travel Opportunity - Japan
• Earth Week 2023
• Scholarship Opportunities - Apr/May
• Course Selection Now Open!
• Poetry Cafe 2023
• REMINDER: Summer 2025 Travel Opportunity - Scotland, England, France for Health Sciences
• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Fundraiser
• Odds and Ends
  • Peer to Peer Chemistry Tutoring - Apr 20
  • St. Lukes SL Jr Volunteer Program
  • Spring Orchestra Performance - Apr 27
  • Boy Scout Troop 125
  • Inspirit AI Summer 2023 Opportunity

• Apr 17 - 1st day - Cycle 6
• Apr 20 - Report Cards
• Apr 21 - Spring Holiday
• Apr 22 - Prom
• Apr 28 - STAAR English 1 and 2 Window Closes
• Apr 29 - Test Prep: AP Science, AP Math, AP Environmental Test Prep
• May 01 - 12 - AP Testing (varies by course)
• May 09 - PTO General Meeting
• May 06 - AP Biology Test Prep
• May 29 - Memorial Holiday
• May 31 - Last day of school for students

APRIL 20

Interest Meeting: Thu, April 27, 20236:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Celebrate Earth Week 2023 on Monday, April 17, through Friday, April 21.

You’re encouraged to participate each day in various sustainability efforts as we come together to move our community Future Forward.

As a reminder, All HISD campuses and offices will be closed Friday, April 21, for the Spring Holiday. Schools and offices will reopen for normal business on Monday, April 24.

Thank you to Ms. Leon for coordinating this amazing event bringing together so many of our talented Vipers for one afternoon of stellar performance after performance.

Photo Credit: DeBakey HSHP Facebook

Zoom Interest Meeting: Tuesday, April 18 @ 6PM

Please RSVP for Zoom link and more info: https://bit.ly/HISDHSci2025RSVP

Students will have the chance to participate in an educational tour through Scotland, England, and France during the summer of 2025! We’ll gain a deeper understanding of these places’ fascinating geographical, political, and cultural history by exploring their unique sights and cities. Students will also have unique access to international medical experiences.

Students can receive high school or university credit for attending this tour.

***this is an HISD Abroad-supported opportunity***

I hope you and your student are excited to learn more about this incredible tour!

Thank you,

Veronica Simmons RPh, Pharm D

Health Science CTE Teacher

Beta Club Advisor

DeBakey High School for Health Professions

veronica.simmons@houstonisd.org

(713) 741-2410

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts are calling your name!

Friends of DeBakey PTO, you're invited to take part in the most delicious fundraiser of the year. By ordering a dozen (or two) original glazed doughnuts, 50% of the order will be donated back to DeBakey PTO to help offset expenses associated with field day activities, teacher appreciation events, club sports, HOSA competitions and many other ways your donations to the PTO help our school.

From now until April 29, 2023, you can get your dozens using our fundraising sales page below.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for DeBakey PTO

How it works: purchase your dozens online, visit your nearest Krispy Kreme store & redeem using your code. You can also purchase doughnuts and gift the redemption codes to friends and family across the country, or perhaps some well deserving colleagues!

Thank you in advance for your support, we hope you enjoy this sweet offer.

P.S. Dozens are redeemable nationwide, so feel free to share this page with other doughnut lovers!

As the health care landscape continues to evolve, the St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital Volunteer Services Department is committed to developing future leaders who will become key members of the health care team. As part of this commitment, our Volunteer Services Department is offering programs for both high school and undergraduate students interested in learning more about the health care industry and building their future in health care. 

For high school students, St. Lukes offers an 8-week, unpaid, Jr. Volunteer Program experience. This program is geared towards high school juniors and seniors interested in developing their interpersonal skills and learning the basics of the health care industry.

Currently, they are recruiting for 10-15 Jr. Volunteer positions for our June 2023 cohort. Based on Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions program offerings, we believe your students are a great fit for our programs!

Interested students should submit their application, which can be found at the following link, no later than FRIDAY MAY 12, 2023 AT 11:59 PM for consideration. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. For more information about volunteering, email Nicole Hubbard at nicole.hubbard900@commonspirit.org.

• St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital Jr. Volunteer Program
• Call (281) 637-7331
• Jr. Volunteer Services Application

Troop-125 was founded in 1946 with the main focus on light-weight backpacking.  We are thus also known as the “backpack-ers.”

Boy Scouts offers a great opportunity for our children to explore and en-joy the great outdoors.  Furthermore, they will be provided with a structured environment in which to develop their independence and leadership and communication skills.  There are plenty of volunteering opportunities to earn service hours. The highest accomplishment in scouting is the Eagle Scout rank, which is looked upon favorably when advancing their education and/or career.  Troop-125 is sponsored by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (5308 Buffalo Speedway).  We meet there every Monday 7:30-8:30 pm, and camp monthly over the weekend (Friday night – Sunday morning).  Next summer we are going to Dan Boone Scout Camp for summer camp. Use this link to check out the fun and excitement they have to offer: https://www.campdanielboone.org. 

For more info, please visit our web site (https://www.troop125.org) or Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/438277886518240). No prior scouting experience is required to participate. If interested, please e-mail Eric (ecc7550@icloud.com) or Brian (bwduffy@sbcglobal.net). We could arrange for you to visit in one of our Monday night meetings or campouts.

Inspirit AI is a 25-hour project-based AI program that introduces middle and high school students to fundamental AI concepts to build impactful projects across disciplines such as arts and humanities. This year we are excited to announce new projects such as Chatbots for Education, AI for Disaster-Aid, Hate Speech Prevention, and more. The program is taught by Stanford, MIT mentors and no CS experience is necessary. Applications for Summer are due April 30th.

DeBakey High School For Health Professions PTO

2545 Pressler St

Houston TX 77030