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.
- September
- Entrance meeting on the second day of the semester. Everyone attends.
- Semester overview
- Verify/update your contact info
- Research paper 1st draft
- September meeting
- Discuss research papers
- Entrance meeting on the second day of the semester. Everyone attends.
- October
- First meeting
- Research paper 2nd draft
- Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
- Neuroscience registration & paperwork (optional)
- Second meeting
- Research paper 3rd draft
- Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
- JSHS registration & paperwork (optional)
- NYCSEF registration & paperwork (mandatory)
- Competitions
- Neuroscience Research Prize (optional) Wednesday, October 21, 2020
- First meeting
- November
- November meeting
- Regeneron STS registration & paperwork (optional)
- JSHS registration & paperwork (optional)
- NYCSEF registration & paperwork (mandatory)
- Competitions
- Regeneron Science Talent Search (optional) Tuesday, November 10, 2020
- Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (optional) Monday, November 23, 2020 [?]
- November meeting
- December
- First meeting
- NYCSEF registration & paperwork (mandatory)
- September/October/November Lab Log
- Application for Change to Weighted Research Course (1.05)
- Second meeting
- PowerPoint 1st draft due 9:00 AM Wednesday, December 16, 2020 [?]
- Competitions
- New York City Science and Engineering Fair (mandatory) Friday, December 11, 2020 [?]
- First meeting
- 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
- Exit meeting
- St. Joseph's College High School Poster Session registration (mandatory)
- NYCSEF status
- JSHS status
- Grades
- Poster meeting (during Regents week)
- Scientific poster first draft
- NYCSEF status
- St. Joe's status
- JSHS status
- Competitions
- St. Joseph's College High School Poster Session (mandatory) Saturday, February 6, 2021 [?]
- PowerPoint presentations for 5–10 days
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.
- January
- Poster meeting (during Regents week)
- Scientific poster first draft
- NYCSEF status
- St Joseph's status
- JSHS status
- Poster meeting (during Regents week)
- February
- Entrance meeting on the second day of the semester in
A215/A219. Everyone attends.
- Expectations for the semester
- February meeting
- Poster approval (mandatory)
- JSHS practice (if accepted)
- Competitions
- St. Joseph's College High School Poster Session (mandatory) Saturday, February 6, 2021 [?]
- Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (if selected) Sunday, February 7, 2021 [?]
- Entrance meeting on the second day of the semester in
A215/A219. Everyone attends.
- 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 [?]
- March meeting (before end of marking period)
- 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
- New York City ACT-SO (optional) Saturday, April 24, 2021 [?]
- April meeting (before end of marking period)
- May
- May meeting (first week of May)
- February/March/April Lab Log
- Application for Change to Weighted Research Course (1.05)
- Competitions
- Midwood High School Science Fair (mandatory) Thursday, May 27, 2021 [?]
- Brooklyn College Science Day (optional) Friday, May 7, 2021 [?]
- JSHS Nationals (if selected) April 14–17, 2021 [?]
- Regeneron ISEF (if selected) May 17–21, 2021 [?]
- May meeting (first week of May)
- June
- Exit meeting (last full week of classes)
- Third marking period service logs
- Return your drawer keys
- Grades and other exit topics
- Exit meeting (last full week of classes)
- July
- Competitions
- National ACT-SO (if selected) July 22–27, 2021
- Competitions