The Science and Engineering Magnet
Welcome to the Parent Teacher Student Association Site for Townview SEM
The PTSA sent our teachers off for Thanksgiving Break with a Thank You!!! Lunch. It was great to see everyone sit down and visit with each other! Teachers who signed up were given a pie to take home. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
And some of our volunteers:
Good morning,
We had 38 members make the Dallas All City Band. Please congratulate them when you see them in class:
Flute: Brooke Liu
Bassoon: Lohith Dudhyala, Yasmeen Shabazz
Clarinet: Jesus Roa-Jimenez, Ayush Kumar, Kyla Sashington, Kassandra Torres, Sydney Bryant, Henry Holt
Bass Clarinet: Mario Moreno
Alto Sax: David Zaha, Dhruv Nanda, Alyssa Frederick
Bari Sax: Bethle MeKonnen
Trumpet: Samantha Cardenas, Austin Emmanuel, Jaden Pierre, Ivan Duran, Kaleb Wilkes, Peter Schelenker,
French Horn: Matthew Haile, Daniel Munoz, Aditi Devarakonda, Jovany Valenzuela, Lydia Herriage
Trombone: Richard Gao, Rhiti Bhatnager, Miles Brown
Bass Trombone: Christopher White
Euphonium: Enzo Calderon
Tuba: Aneesh Singh, Isiah Pierre
Percussion: Erin Renfro, Oscar Cruz, Edward Valladares, Dezilyn Cosby, Anthony Loredo, Victoria Lopez
We invite you to come out and hear these students as well as the rest of the band at our Holiday Concert, December 10, 2019.
Upcoming Performances/Competitions:
November 22 & 23: All Region Jazz Clinic & Concert at Waxahachie HS
December 6 & 7: All Region Tryouts at Duncanville HS
December 7: Desoto Christmas Parade (Tentative)
December 10: Holiday Winter Concert at Townview
December 11/12: All City Percussion
December 13 & 14: All City Clinic & Concert at Conrad HS
Congratulations! SEM has just been ranked #1 BEST STEM School in the Nation by Newsweek of both private and public
https://www.newsweek.com/americas-best-stem-high-schools-2020
Dear SEM Family,
It is with great pleasure that I announce the hiring of Mr. Philip Timmons who will join our SEM family this Monday, Nov. 18th.
Mr. Philip Timmons, MSEE 1995, BSEE 1990, University of Texas at Arlington. ROTC, US Army Corps of Engineers. Texas Electrical Master. Instructor: US Army, University of Texas, Arlington, Lincoln Technical, Lockheed-Martin, others. Engineering: Eastman Chemical, University of Texas Southwest Medical, Texas Utilities, others. Areas of specialization: Electrical Power, Renewable Energy, Instrumentation and Controls, Programmable Logic and Robotics, Bio-Medical. Community: Boy Scouts, Church/Community Construction, Sponsor for teens from distressed families.
We are delighted to welcome Mr. Timmons to SEM. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Regards,
Mr. Palacios
SBM SkillsUSA and Microsoft are hosting Family and Friends Game Night Tournament on December 4, 2019, 4:30pm to 7:00pm in the gym. All Townview Gamers Unite! Special Guests from esports will be there! Tickets will be sold for S3 presale in room 293 during all lunches up to November 29th and $5 at the door. Registration for the tournament is at 4:30 Dec. 4th in the gym. Games: Tekken 7, Fortnite, Fifa, Madden, Super Smash, and more…
The SEM Engineering club known as TAME/SHPE/NSBE (Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers) is participating in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition.
Laura Thompson, TAME/SHPE/NSBE President says, “I’m excited to do this again! It’s going to be a lot of work but our project will help our community and that makes everything worth it.”
SEM is currently a State Finalist competing to be the State Winner.
The competition focuses on how STEM can be applied to impact a problem within the community. Learn more about the competition at: https://www.samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/
Follow the TAME/SHPE/NSBE chapter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sem.engineering/
Join us for info, fun, and food!! See flyer:
REGISTER NOW for the 2019 Annual YLSC student summit.
All Dallas area high school students are invited to the annual Young Leaders, Strong City racial justice and equity summit. There will be food, music, and is free for all and an opportunity to gain volunteer hours.
YLSC intentionally recruits a diverse group of students from various backgrounds, levels of academic achievement, and existing leadership skills or experience. Our goal is to invest in students where they are right now by creating a day that exposes them to conversations covering topics such as environmental justice, sports and activism, identity, and organizing for change.
YLSC Sixth Annual Summit
Saturday, November 16th
10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
TWU Dallas 5500 Southwestern Medical Ave. Dallas, TX 75235
Hope to see you there,
YLSC Team
The Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP) is now taking applications for its free program that includes interactive workshops, exposure to science and health careers, and a career fair.
