Meetings for Seniors

Fall Meetings for Seniors

Check the big calendar on midwoodscience.org often. Individual, team, or small group meetings are the way business gets done. Large group meetings are rare. Keep your supervising teacher up to date on your progress. Do not hesitate to tell us of problems. Above all, do not miss your appointments. They count significantly toward your grade.

  1. September
    1. Entrance meeting on the second day of the semester. Everyone attends.
      • Semester overview
      • Verify/update your contact info
      • Research paper 1st draft
    2. September meeting
      • Discuss research papers
  2. October
    1. First meeting
      • Research paper 2nd draft
      • Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • Neuroscience registration & paperwork (optional)
    2. Second meeting
      • Research paper 3rd draft
      • Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • JSHS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • NYCSEF registration & paperwork (mandatory)
  3. November
    1. November meeting
      • Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • JSHS registration & paperwork (optional)
      • NYCSEF registration & paperwork (mandatory)
  4. December
    1. First meeting
    2. Second meeting
      • PowerPoint 1st draft due 9:00 AM Wednesday, December 16, 2020 [?]
  5. January
    • PowerPoint presentations for 5–10 days
      • PowerPoint final draft due 9:00 AM Monday, January 4, 2021
      • Attend 5 days (Students who completed a Regeneron STS application attend only 1 day)
      • Present on 1 of these days
    1. Exit meeting
    2. Poster meeting (during Regents week)
      • Scientific poster first draft
      • NYCSEF status
      • St. Joe's status
      • JSHS status

Spring Meetings for Seniors

Check the big calendar on midwoodscience.org often. Individual, team, or small group meetings are the way business gets done. Large group meetings are rare. Keep your supervising teacher up to date on your progress. Do not hesitate to tell us of problems. Above all, do not miss your appointments. They count significantly toward your grade.

  1. January
    • Poster meeting (during Regents week)
      • Scientific poster first draft
      • NYCSEF status
      • St Joseph's status
      • JSHS status
  2. February
  3. March
    • March meeting (before end of marking period)
      • Prepare for NYCSEF finals (if selected)
      • Prepare for ACT-SO (optional)
      • First marking period service logs
      • Service options for April
    • New York City Science and Engineering Fair
      • NYCSEF Preliminary Round at t.b.d.(mandatory) Sunday, March 8, 2021 [?]
      • NYCSEF Finals Round in the t.b.d.(if selected) Thursday, March 18, 2021 [?]
      • NYCSEF Awards Ceremony in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College [?] (if selected) Friday, March 26, 2021 [?]
  4. April
    • April meeting (before end of marking period)
      • Prepare for ACT-SO (optional)
      • Prepare for Brooklyn College Science Day (optional)
      • Prepare for JSHS Nationals (if selected)
      • Prepare for ISEF (if selected)
      • Second marking period service logs
      • Service options for May and June
    • Competitions
  5. May
  6. June
    • Exit meeting (last full week of classes)
      • Third marking period service logs
      • Return your drawer keys
      • Grades and other exit topics
  7. July