Prosthetic Arm Challenge 2.0

Ah yes, it's that time of year again! Prosthetic Arm Challenge 2.0 is here and will be held on Saturday the 6th at CSU Fresno. There will definitely be many great designs and models this year but don't forget the rules! Here it is in the link below, so make sure that before you compete it follows as posted.

Rules: http://www.fresnostate.edu/engineering/mesa/documents/20152016rules/2015-16-MESA-USA-National-Engineering-Design-Challenge-Specifications-Final-California-REVISED.pdf

Scholarship Opportunity!

Sometimes applying for scholarships is quite discouraging. Especially when you're GPA is not all that great.

Well, AES Engineering Services is giving out a scholarship this year for high school seniors who are interested in the field of engineering. The best part is, it's not based on your academic criteria but rather more of your character. 

Here is a chance to really prove your qualities without your academic record. 

Click on the link below to apply for the scholarship now!
http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm

Important Reminder!

The second Mesa Saturday Academy at Fresno State is this Nov. 21st and students must enroll and have their PAF files submitted. The link is below, one in English and the other in Spanish.

English link: http://fresnostate.edu/engineer…/…/documents/PAF20152016.pdf

Spanish link: http://fresnostate.edu/…/m…/documents/PAF20152016spanish.pdf

2015 Summer Engineering Experience!

Are you tired of having nothing to do over the summer?!
WELL you're in luck! This summer Fresno State will be offering an engineering experience for middle school and high school!!!It will be a one week non-residential program scheduled for June 22 -26, 2015 educating young men and women about the profession of being an engineer. The cost for the registration is $150 for the whole week for both high school and middle school. Deadline will be on March 31st, 2015.

 For high school students sessions run from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm each day. Attendance is required on all days. Lunch, snacks, educational materials, and field trip transportation is included. There will also be scholarships available to qualified students. 
Here is the link to the application:https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=MutrjgN7-HM7jqErlI8PSw

For middle school the program sessions will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm daily.  Students in the program will have the opportunity to learn about engineering through hands on activities, lab tours, and interaction with Professionals.
Link: https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=icjXbG3bC%2A3hYH00jOqgNw

Feel free to share this with your friends and family who you know is either in middle school or high school that has a passion for engineering! Any questions please contact, Hernan Maldonado, Director, Pathways Student Services Lyles College of Engineering. Phone: (559)-278-5408 Fax: (559)-278-4475 Email:hernanm@csufresno.edu  

SAT & ACT

For high school Juniors and Seniors, if you still haven't taken the SAT or ACT please register now.
Next SAT test will be on Dec. 8th and must register by Nov. 6th.
Next ACT test will be on Dec 13th and must register by Nov. 13th.

Link for SAT registration:http://sat.collegeboard.org/login?applicationId=115&destinationpage=https://nsat.collegeboard.org/satweb/login.jsp&view=NSAT
Link for ACT registration: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/
Best of luck everyone!

SECOND SATURDAY ACADEMY!

WHOOT! WHOOT!!! What's that you hear?! Fresno State's Mesa program will be holding another Saturday Academy on Nov. 15th!!
Where: CSU Fresno
When: 8:15am-3:00pm
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!!!

IF you haven't signed up yet then sign up now!
High school registration: https://mesadb.ucop.edu/?action=&d=59ab94ca539cf4969a24027ca7d7f1c3258633860f9f6ca3
Middle school: https://mesadb.ucop.edu/?action=&d=59ab94ca539cf4966f628000b3f550a4f0ecd9227ed0744f

Don't forget! Our very FIRST Saturday Academy will be on: October 18, 2014
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
Location: CSU Fresno
Registration is from 8:15am - 8:55am
Day will conclude at 3:00pm
Lunch will be provided

High school registration : http://mesadb.ucop.edu/?tiny=0415bg3001f0412c0a
Middle school registration: http://mesadb.ucop.edu/?tiny=043d04001f0412bra

Saturday Acadeny Program

Hello everyone! Hopefully your day is going good.
Our very FIRST Saturday Academy will be on: October 18, 2014
Location: CSU Fresno
Registration is from 8:15am - 8:55am
Day will conclude at 3:00pm
Lunch will be provided

High school registration : http://mesadb.ucop.edu/?tiny=0415bg3001f0412c0a
Middle school registration: http://mesadb.ucop.edu/?tiny=043d04001f0412bra

Hopefully everyone's day is going good so far!
Here's a quick reminder for high school juniors and seniors to keep track of.
1. SAT Registration: to take your next test on Nov. 8th, you MUST register before the deadline which is Oct. 9th.
2. ACT Registration: register by Sept. 19th to take your test on Oct. 25th!
3. It's just around the corner so sign up now! Good luck to all.

SAT link:http://sat.collegeboard.org/register?s_kwcid=AL!4330!3!45261098804!b!!g!!sat%20sign%20up%20online&ef_id=Uo0vdwAABE4L0gUs:20140918191217:s
ACT link: http://www.actstudent.org/regist/dates.html

"DESIGN OUR FUTURE."

Are you thinking of becoming an engineer?
Check out this video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnu12hl_XeE

RE-POSTING: Don't forget! Juniors and seniors tomorrow is Friday Sept. 12th, deadline to apply for your SAT test. SIGN UP NOW!

1. SAT registration! The next deadline is this Friday Sept. 12th to have your test taken on Oct. 11th.
2. ACT registration! Deadline to sign up is Sept. 19th to have your test taken on Oct. 25th.
3. Any questions, always feel free to ask! : )

Link for SAT: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register?s_kwcid=AL%214330%213%2145745925684%21b%21%21g%21%21sat&ef_id=Uo0vdwAABE4L0gUs%3A20140909211826%3As

Link for ACT: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register?s_kwcid=AL%214330%213%2145745925684%21b%21%21g%21%21sat&ef_id=Uo0vdwAABE4L0gUs%3A20140909211826%3As

Have a great day and best of luck to all!

Students from Kingsburg, Rafer Johnson Junior High on their summer leadership retreat.

SCHOLARSHIP!?

Here's a chance to get up to at $1,000 for a MESA Scholarship!
http://www.pacific.edu/About-Pacific/AdministrationOffices/Office-of-Financial-Aid/Types-of-Financial-Aid/Scholarships/MESA.html

Hello everyone we are back! Don't forget to check our page! Like it, share it, and comment on it!!!

Well quick reminder for juniors and seniors that we'd like to share!
1. SAT registration! The next deadline is this Friday Sept. 12th to have your test taken on Oct. 11th. 
2. ACT registration! Deadline to sign up is Sept. 19th to have your test taken on Oct. 25th.
3. Any questions, always feel free to ask! : )

Link for SAT: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register?s_kwcid=AL!4330!3!45745925684!b!!g!!sat&ef_id=Uo0vdwAABE4L0gUs:20140909211826:s

Link for ACT: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register?s_kwcid=AL!4330!3!45745925684!b!!g!!sat&ef_id=Uo0vdwAABE4L0gUs:20140909211826:s

Have a great day and best of luck to all!

An Opportunity for Students in Pre-Health/Med Professions

Are you a student who is perhaps interested in the Pre-medical or Pre-health profession?! Well, you're in luck! HURRY DEADLINES ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER! SIGN UP NOW!
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c601a314b955db590d73fbfa0&id=b3b87000ac&e=1fe34191f6

Los Baños Junior High

 

Left to right: Kellen Haug, Julian Arrechavala, Elizabeth Guzman, Julian Ornelas, Julisa Ornelas, Shyanne Vargas, Sammy Perez, Nayeli Gonzalez

Elizabeth Guzman: President,
Los Baños Junior High is having a incoming Saturday Academy for incoming 6^th graders and students who are joining Mesa again. Our mini Saturday Academy  is going to be held on May 12 from 8:30 through 11:30 a.m. The purpose of the Saturday Academy is to introduce projects to the sixth graders. The students do a math test, and then followed by an enrichment project. After all, the students with the best scores get prizes. The Saturday Academy then allows students to determine if they want to stay or leave Mesa

Erik: Vice President,

 I think that everyone who went on the college road trip can agree that even though it was an educational trip, it was an educational trip, that overall it was fun and exciting experience. This trip gave us the opportunity to visit some of California’s greatest Campus’! It also gave us the chance to plan ahead for our own future. The three campuses we visited were UC Berkeley, CSU East Bay, and UOP (University of the Pacific). All of these campuses are great and provide awesome scholarships and programs. Personally, I wanted to go to UC San Diego or UC Berkeley. My back-ups are CSU Fresno and CSU East Bay. Not only was this trip educational, it was really fun!

We did really fun things over the three days on this trip. We toured many the three campuses, and watched cool presentations and slide shows. We got to eat food from each campus. We also learned many interesting facts on each campus like how safe it was, rumors, facts, and even the alumni. Other things we did on the trip was have many picnics in different parks, have fun in the hotel, and even went to watch the sunset from the Golden Gate Bridge.

Overall this trip was extremely fun and educational at the same time. I recommend present MESA students and future MESA students to go on this trip. Again I think that everyone can agree that this trip was really worth it, and would want to do the trip all over again.

Gurlynn: Secretary,

 On November 21 – 23, about 50 students went on a College Road Trip to Northern California. We visited 3 college/universities; University of Pacific, UC Berkley, CSU East Bay. For 2 nights, we stayed at Union City’s Holiday Inn. On the first day we left the school around 7 am. We took a tour at University if Pacific when we arrived. After the tour, we ate a quick snack in their food court and had lunch at a park. Once we finished, we headed to our hotel. On the second day, we drove to Berkeley and took a tour. Afterwards, we stopped at Treasure Island for a picnic. We had some time, so we also visited the Golden Gate Bridge and after a while we drove back to the hotel. On our third and last day of the trip we took a quick tour at CSU East Bay. On our way home, we stopped at a truck-stop to eat and after a long three days, we went home.

Kellen: 5^th period Representative,
This year over spring break, about thirty of us MESA students went on a field trip to a very special island: Catalina! After a long overnight bus ride, we arrived at a small port in Long Beach and got ready for the boat ride. The boat was rocking pretty hard on the way, and I know a few people got a little queasy, but it was all worth it once we were on the island. We claimed our cabins, ate lunch, and were thrown into our first activity: snorkeling. After a funny presentation by “Surfer Dude” (A counselor in an afro wig), we put on our somewhat uncomfortable and tight wetsuits and set off into the cold ocean. The abundance of sea life made it truly an awesome sight. After dinner that night, we had a campfire where we sang songs, told stories, ate s’mores, and learned a little astronomy. Afterwards we set off to our cabins and rested the night. 

The next morning, a few of us went down the dock at about 6:30 and jumped into the cold ocean, an optional activity known as the Polar Plunge. It’s a great way to wake up and watch the sunrise. We had a medley of activities that morning. We learned about oceanography, did a plankton lab, and went hiking on the rocks to see some very cool tide pools. After that was over, we took a break for lunch before going back out for what many people considered to be the best thing there: Kayaking! We chose our partners, did a few paddle exercises, and headed out into the ocean. We kayaked all the way to the next beach over on the island, looking at the kelp, exploring small caves, and enjoying the sun. And to wrap it all up, we played a fun game which was basically kayak football. When we got back to the island, we had a little free time before dinner, and then it was off to squid dissection. We were given a step-by-step demonstration by “Delilah” (Another counselor in a cowgirl costume), and then we got to try it ourselves. Sure it was a little gross, but pretty fun and really cool. After that, it was sleep time once again, and we all prepared for our last day on the island.

This last morning, instead of doing the Polar Plunge again, we took a little morning hike up one of the island’s cliffs called Bible Peak. The sun was rising as we reached the top, and the view of the island was absolutely spectacular. It was really a great experience. After breakfast, our final meal on the island, we got in our wetsuits and snorkels again and set out. This time we were given the option to wear a weight belt, a tool that would allow us to dive underwater and explore for a short time. We finally got out of the water after about an hour and a half, and went up to our cabins for the last time to pack. The boat arrived at about 1:00, and we headed off back to the mainland. It was a great experience and I’m sure we would all do it again.

Los Banos High School

How to begin to describe Los Banos High School MESA? The only thing that seems to suit it best would be, action packed. Beside from the academic endeavors, our MESA program fosters the growth of engineering minds and the creativity of design. Our success is apparent in our members, since we have 1 qualifying team, composed of Alyssa Zorra, Noemi Diaz, Jessica Alday, and Jocelyne Trejo, for the Windmill Energy Challenge, which placed 2^nd in the preliminary competition and is ready to go to regionals. Furthermore, we have Diego Aguero, Elijah Bueno, Andrea Pineda, Steve Georgiou, and Tony Ramirez who have also advanced to regionals due to the Team Math Quest for categories A & C.  
Currently we are a work in progress, maintaining ourselves busy in preparation for MESA Day Prelims. Our students have given the janitors some work with gliders in the roof, since they have practicing with prototypes. Likewise, creating a commotion inside our adviser’s room thanks to our bridge testing.

Beyond our MESA events and preparations, we are implementing a focus in career goals for those who are ready to graduate as well as the younger generations by doing college enrichment worksheets. The pioneers of MESA in Los Banos, Martha Santoyo, and Diego Aguero, continue to be exemplary role models to others by volunteering to help their peers as well as students in the Junior High. 

Thanks to our members and students’ hard work and dedication, we are being awarded with a field trip to Great America alongside of Los Banos High School Physics class for Physics Day. We all are eager to join  the fun and exciting day just as well as anticipate winning at MESA Day!

Pacheco High School

In our second year of being open, Pacheco High School has been doing a great job. Our MESA students are having fun, and doing a great job on their projects and math skills. We have been offering a tutoring program for MESA sudents who want compete in the math competitions  and to those who are new to the program and would like some help on thier projects.

We have done our Annual Drive-Thru Chicken Dinner, as well as other fundraisers, like raffling off an ipod. We have been attending all the Saturday Academies and been giving it our best! We have been preparing for MESA day prelims and keeping busy, but having fun at the same time.  And, we already have several students who qualified for regionals in Solo Math!

We have visited the Tech Museum, Moss Landing, and participated in the Catalina Island Marine Institute. We are planning on taking several trips in the next few months, to Monterey, Merced and to Great America. We are making the best of the program and look forward to a great rest of the year as well as next year.

Mendota Junior High

During these last few months, Mendota Mesa has participated in several interactive activities. Some of these activities include drafting, mini- competitions, and preliminary competitions.

In the months of August through November we have been practicing how to draft. It has taught us how to be precise and accurate. It has also taught us how to use professional drafting tools.

During the month of December we have been participating in windmill. This mini-competition gives us a small taste of what MESA is about.

We have also talked about various preliminary competitions. Everyone has selected their MESA Day activities.

In conclusion, Mendota MESA has been productive so far. We are planning to increase our participation.

Bullard High School MESA

Since the beginning of the year, our club has grown to about 30 members.  So far, we have participated in our school's club day, where we had a table showcasing the VEX robot. 
We have also attended two Saturday Acadamies at Fresno State.  At the Saturday Academies the VEX robotics team competes in various challenges and other members do fun workshops to get ready for our MESA projects.  During some lunch periods, students come in to work on thier MESA projects or work on the Robot. While we are thier we talk about how to improve and perfect our MESA Projects.