TMI Robotics advances to World Championships

Congratulations to TMI Robotics Team 6221 – Panther Bots Alpha. The team will be advancing to the 2013-2014 FIRST Robotics FTC World Championships, held in St. Louis, Missouri on April 23-26. Team 6221 will be the only San Antonio team advancing to the World Championship this season and the first San Antonio team to advance in five years. Team 6221 members include: Hector Castillo, Joaquin Castillo, Morgan Garbett, Chad Harthan, Jennifer Nash, Osman Sharaf, Annie Umer, Ian Vaughn and Harrison White. The FTC program in Texas and the World continues to grow at a fast pace. In 2008 there were … Continue reading TMI Robotics advances to World Championships

TMI sophomore scores science fair first

Lincoln Abbott of Fair Oaks Ranch, a sophomore at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was awarded first place March 4 at the Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair in the senior division’s Earth Science category for his project, “GeoEngineering: A Mitigation Strategy for Climate Change.” He also earned two special awards, one from the Southwest Gem & Mineral Society and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” Award. As a project winner, Abbott received an invitation to compete at the ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair, to be held March 20-23 at … Continue reading TMI sophomore scores science fair first

TMI student wins speech contest

Aaron Cornelius, a junior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, won first place in an oratorical contest at the Southwest Regional Xinos-Kudos Conference, a youth event sponsored by the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, held Feb. 22-24 in Little Rock, Ark. He represented San Antonio’s Gamma Tau chapter in the Kudos division for boys in grades nine through 12. Participants were required to speak from memory, with no more than 100 words written on note cards or paper. Cornelius chose the topic of the importance of motivation to young people. “Like determination, motivation allows us to push … Continue reading TMI student wins speech contest

TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

Elizabeth Holmes, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was one of five students and the only ninth-grader to make it to the semifinal round – from which a winner and runner-up were chosen – at the Poetry Out Loud state finals, held Feb. 22 in Austin. Contestants all were winners of competitions held in high schools around the state, in which students recite two poems from memory and are judged on poise, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, level of difficulty, evidence of understanding and overall performance. State winners may go on to regional and national competition. … Continue reading TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

Elizabeth Holmes, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was one of five students and the only ninth-grader to make it to the semifinal round – from which a winner and runner-up were chosen – at the Poetry Out Loud state finals, held Feb. 22 in Austin. Contestants all were winners of competitions held in high schools around the state, in which students recite two poems from memory and are judged on poise, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, level of difficulty, evidence of understanding and overall performance. State winners may go on to regional and national competition. … Continue reading TMI freshman excels in state poetry contest

MS students place 3rd, US students place 4th at TSJCL

On Saturday, February 22, 2014, Latin teachers, Alleyne Rogers and Claudia Clark, sponsored 37 Latin students from TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas and joined nearly 1000 other teachers and students from 26 area schools to participate in the Texas State Junior Classical League (TSJCL) Area B Convention held at Roosevelt High School. The TMI Middle School Latin students brought home a 3rd place school trophy in the Silver Division putting TMI “on the podium” with St. Mary’s Hall Middle School and St. Luke’s Episcopal School, and the TMI Upper School students brought home a 4th place trophy in … Continue reading MS students place 3rd, US students place 4th at TSJCL

TMI golfer takes tournament win

Cole Solis, a senior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, won individual honors in the Central Catholic Invitational Golf Tournament held Feb. 12 at Canyon Springs Golf Club. Out of a field of 80 high-school golfers, he finished in first place with a score of 74, five strokes ahead of his nearest competitor. This was the TMI golf team’s first competition of the season. Last year, Solis earned a top place in regionals and qualified for the state tournament. Continue reading TMI golfer takes tournament win

TMI student named All American shooter

Michael Galo, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was named captain of the Sub-Junior All-American Team (ages 14 and under) of the National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA). Galo had the highest number of points of all Sub-Junior shooters in registered skeet shoots across the country between Nov. 1, 2012, and Nov. 1, 2013, as well as the highest overall average based on scores in the 12 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, 410 bore and doubles events. He has been competing since age 12 in youth and open competitions across Texas, Louisiana, California and Georgia and is … Continue reading TMI student named All American shooter

TMI student earns black belt

Lincoln Abbott, a sophomore at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was promoted Jan. 11 at the Boerne Paramount Taekwondo Center to a third-degree black belt in Taekwondo. To advance to this rank, Abbott, passed a six-hour promotion test including a written examination and practical applications of self-defense techniques. As part of his test, he was required to break a set number of bricks stacked on top of one another to demonstrate the ability to use techniques with both power and control. Abbott has been studying World Taekwondo Federation Olympic-style taekwondo since age four and serves as a certified … Continue reading TMI student earns black belt