Mrs. Laurie Schlaudt, the lead teacher at the Petroleum Academy at Westside High School in Houston, was selected as the 2018 IPAA/PESA Teacher of the Year. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding Academy campus personnel who demonstrate excellence and a commitment to...
On Tuesday, IPAA held its first Oil & Gas Orientation at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The course quickly sold out as it was specifically designed for new hires and newcomers to the industry who were looking to be proactive and valued by their...
At the PESA (Petroleum Equipment & Services Association) annual meeting last month in Georgia, Ashley Menendez spoke on behalf of current and former students in the IPAA/PESA high school petroleum academies. Ashley was a 2013 graduate of Southwest High School in Fort Worth, graduating as...
Thanks to the British American Foundation of Texas (BAFTX), the IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center was able to offer places on the British Studies Summer Program to six high school juniors. Ahmad Elhajj, IPAA/PESA Petroleum Academy student at Westside High School and a June 2018 extern at Schlumberger,...
On April 11 at the NOIA annual meeting in Washington DC, IPAA/PESA Petroleum Academy graduate, Paige Jefferson, spoke to the NOIA membership about her experience in the Petroleum Academy at the Young Women's College Preparatory in Houston. Paige graduated in 2015 in the first graduating...
IPAA/PESA Petroleum Academy at Milby High School alumni Stephanie has obtained some amazing accomplishments since graduating in 2012. During her high school education with the Petroleum Academy, she maintained a 4.39 GPA and ranked 5th in the graduating class of 2012. She also completed an...
The IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center, in partnership with the Houston Geological Society & the Bureau of Economic Geology, exposed 120 Sophomore Petroleum Academy students from Energy Institute High School to rock labs and geosciences field experiences. Our students toured three different lab rotations viewing a...
Six Petroleum Academy at Westside High School welcomed silent auction contributors at the 22nd annual IPAA Wildcatters' Ball. The IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center truly appreciates the outstanding contribution Thomas Nassab, Annika Reuhlike, Anastacia Castro, Alyssa Rodriguez, Sam Buley, and Omar Noon who volunteered at this...
Four IPAA/PESA Petroleum Academy graduates who are currently University of Houston students addressed board members on February 5th at the IPAA/PESA Education Advisory Board meeting. Riky Enriquez, Julissa Enriquez, Stephanie Suarez and Maziar Zarea spoke about their Petroleum Academy experience and their courses of study in...
Mrs. Laurie Schlaudt, the lead teacher in the Petroleum Academy at Westside High School in Houston, was selected as the 2018 IPAA/PESA Teacher of the Year. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding Petroleum Academy campus personnel who demonstrate excellence and a commitment...