TAMS Historical Awareness Society
| Topic(s) | History |
|---|---|
| Active Years | 2019-present |
| Abbrev. | THAS |
| Club Assoc. | FACES |
| Committee Heads | Anay Gupta, Neel Shanmugam, Daphne Sahaya |
| Website | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeIElE3eWveiOydjwuPocWw |
| Link | |
| thas.faces@gmail.com |
The TAMS Historical Awareness Society (THAS) is a committee under FACES dedicated to the dissemination of historical knowledge to the TAMS community. It was founded by Puranjay Shori, Eeshan Joshi, and Nathaniel Brown in the Fall semester of 2019. Hunter Anderson later joined the committee as a committee head.
Puranjay initially intended it on being a club in its own right; however, his plans were foiled, and he had to relinquish control to FACES in exchange for the committee's establishment. He got his revenge, however, upon becoming a FACES Executive, which allowed him to bestow nepotistic favoritism to the club. THAS's eventual goal is to become a premier Advised Club, with FACES as one of its subcommittees.
Logo
The THAS logo is emblematic of a Roman vexillum, the flag-like object borne by the Roman military on military crusades. In Nathaniel Brown's opinion, it is the best logo of any TAMS club/committee, and alone serves to justify the committee's perpetuation unto eternity.
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Events
Opening GA
Attended by many in the Class of 2021, the introductory GA featured the song Rednecker than You by Hardy, in reference to Hunter and Nathaniel's Caucasian heritage. The GA was a smashing hit, which can largely be attributed to Puranjay's influence in the class's popular culture.
Marie Antoinette's "Let them eat [Mini]Cakes" Fundraiser
Regarded as one of the most entertaining fundraisers in TAMS history, THAS raised over $100 for some charity by selling mini-cakes with a severed printed head of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, who famously uttered the insensitive phrase that contributed to the French Revolution.
Current Events Meeting—the "Fatal Meeting"
Several people, including Anthony Zhou, Zach Tang, Abigail McDonald, Gia-Uyen Tran, and Temi, attended what has become known as the "fatal meeting," a discussion of current events held by THAS in February 2020. In it, COVID-19 was discussed. Eeshan explained that rather than the "coronavirus," the virus should be known as its proper name, COVID-19, and participants theorized as to the extent to which the virus would shape the months to come. Little did they know that this was the last in-person THAS meeting until the Great Comeback.
THAS Movie Night
This event was planned for after the Spring Break of 2020 but was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through Facebook and the Current Events Meeting, TAMS students voted on different historical movies they would like to watch, such as First Man, 12 Years a Slave, Dunkirk, Kesari (subtitled), They Shall Not Grow Old, and The Darkest Hour. The movie chosen was Dunkirk, despite Kesari being the most popular choice.
THAS History Gameshow
This event was plannef for after the Spring Break of 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event would have involved students, faculty (including TAMS student life and academic staff along with professors) competing in a test of their knowledge of trivia questions related to History and its many topics.
Community Service
This service was initially formatted as an opportunity for TAMS students to teach students at different elementary schools in DISD about different historical events that are often overlooked or sometimes not taught in classrooms through worksheets that contained videos, activities, and games to interact with the classroom. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this service morphed into educational videos intended to help students learn and prepare for the 5th grade Social Studies STAAR test examination, and overall serve as a free resource available to anyone. Although all of the 5th grade social studies TEKS were not covered, all of the videos uploaded list the specific TEKS requirement they cover. The videos can be found at the THAS YouTube channel.
Committee Heads
2021-2022:
Anay Gupta, Neel Shanmugam, and Daphne Sahaya
2019-2021
Founder: Puranjay Shori
Treasurer: Hunter Anderson
Outreach and Business Coordinator: Eeshan Joshi
Secretary: Nathaniel Brown