Sophomore College Day to Angelo State University
ATEMS sophomore students have the opportunity to visit Angelo State University on Monday, January 30th. The cost for the trip will be $15 per student. Departure time will be at 7am. We will arrive at ASU by 9am. Lunch will be on the campus of ASU at noon. We will depart ASU by 1:15pm and return before school is out at 3:15pm. Students need to sign up and pay with Mrs. Goetz by Thursday.
Junior College Day to University of Texas at Arlington and Dallas Holocaust Museum
ATEMS junior students have the opportunity to visit UTA and the Dallas Holocaust Museum on Monday, February 6th. The cost for the trip will be $35 per student. Students must sign up and pay with Mr. Martinez no later than Friday, February 3rd.
Junior College Day to Tarleton State University- TENTATIVELY SET ATEMS Junior students have the opportunity to visit Tarleton State University in Stephenville on Friday, March 23rd (date tentatively set). The cost for the trip will be $15 per student. Students need to sign up and pay with Mr. Martinez.
FIRST Robotics Competition
Team 3791 from ATEMS will be competing this year in the FIRST Robotics Competition. On Saturday, January 7th, seven students and Mr. Thomas will travel to the JC Penney headquarters in Plano, Texas to find out the details of this year's competition. Then it will be six weeks of intensive building, testing and refining our design and presentation. Then March 29 – 31 it will be competition days.
Registering to Attend A.T.E.M.S.
We are currently taking applications for incoming 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. If you are interested, please download an
application for the 2012-13 school year and return it to the campusby March 30th, 2012. With a one-to-one computer to student ratio and a small learning environment, the seats are filling fast. Contact Mr. Martinez at 325-794-4140 ext 7824 for more information or to schedule a tour of the campus. We are now located on the beautiful TSTC campus at 650 E Hwy. 80, Abilene, TX 79601.
A.T.E.M.S. Snapshot
Abilene's Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math, & Science is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in engineering and computer science. Both courses of study emphasize math, science, and technology using Project Based Learning (PBL) curriculum provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a network of New Technology High Schools. ATEMS is one of seventy-five New Tech Network high schools in the United States and the one of twelve in Texas.
The school offers a full day program with a 1 to 1 student to computer ratio. Students participate in courses with content taught through project-based, real-world problems and scenarios. All graduates will fulfill the state mandates for the Recommended or Distinguished Achievement plan.
Students may accrue college credit through our continued partnerships with our local universities and colleges and participate in appropriate internships for career pathways in Computer Science and Engineering during their senior year.
Busing Between Abilene High/Cooper High and ATEMS
Cooper High School - Bus 103 and Bus 121
Abilene High School - Bus 100
