Aviation High School
March 25, 2013
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Monday: Skunkworks Team 6:00 – 9:00
Tuesday: John
Boyd, Executive Director of K-12 Schools on campus, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Dr.
Susan Enfield, Superintendent, on campus 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Ultimate
Frisbee Practice
3:45 – 5:45
Mr.
McComb’s coaching session 3:30-4:30
Skunkworks
Team 6:00
– 9:00
Wednesday: Advisory Day
Delivery Flight Field Trip for Senior Class & ACE
Club Members - Boeing
and Alaska Airlines—
Students, please be in Gym by 10:30 A.M sharp!
WE Day at Key Arena – Ms. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Burr &
Ms. Wombold
Theatre Club 3:45 – 6:45 PM
Ultimate
Frisbee Practice
3:45 – 5:45
Skunkworks Team 6:00 – 9:00
Thursday: Advisory Day
Boeing Job Shadow Field Trip – Ms. Burr
ACE Club Field Trip – Boeing Flight Operations –
All Day
Ultimate Frisbee Practice 3:45 – 5:45
Friday: End of Third Quarter
FIRST Regional Competition at CenturyLink
All-School Field Trip to
cheer our Skunks & this year’s robot, The “Ultimate Scent”
Students, report to 1st
period; buses will leave AHS by 9:10 a.m.!
Saturday: Ultimate
Games @ Shoreline
Principal’s Message
We are overflowing
with good news announcements this week.
Congratulations go to:
·
Jake Hekla, who competed
in the South Sound Regional Science
& Engineering Fair this past weekend at Pacific Lutheran University,
taking 1st place in Physics
and 2nd place Overall. Jake
led a research team with two other high school students to answer a question
posed by the North West Nuclear Consortium regarding the emission of neutrons
associated with the operation of a Farnsworth Fusor. His project was titled “Investigation of
Anisotropic Neutron Radiation from a Farnsworth IEC Fusion Reactor.” Jake and his team now have the opportunity
for an all-expense paid trip in May to
ISEF in Phoenix to present their findings.
Jake’s mentor, Carl Greninger, Program Manager of North West Nuclear
Consortium (NWNC), commented, “We, of the NWNC, are particularly gratified at
the exemplary discipline, sacrifice and determination these young men showed in
both their execution and determination to render accurate and factual data at
all points in the project, and applaud their well-deserved success.” For those who may not know, Jake has built
his own Farnsworth Fusor, made with parts scrounged from microwaves and old TVs
and machined by Jake himself. He attained “fusion” just a little over a
week ago, and when certified by an independent observer, will join the ranks of
“Fusioneer”, becoming part of an exclusive club that includes fewer than twenty
18-year olds across the country.
Congratulations, Jake, on this magnificent scientific achievement! We are immensely proud of you.
·
Our extraordinary Mr. Scott McComb, who was named the 2013
Bruce Murdock Teacher of the Year at the Central Sound Science & Engineering Fair, held March 7 at Bellevue
College. While we announced this
award in last week’s NOTAM, we really didn’t do justice to this honor bestowed
on Mr. McComb, primarily due to the nomination by his students, who wrote, “On
our very first day of class Mr. McComb told us we needed to start working on a
heat shield for a space capsule re-entering Earth’s atmosphere…He broke us into
groups and had us start brainstorming. By the second week of school we
were building rocket capsules. If you’d told me I’d be doing that after five
days of high school I would have freaked out! But our teacher’s “of course you
can” confidence made it seem normal, not at all like rocket science…which it
was! He makes us feel like we can do anything because he is calm and cool
and funny – but he also gives us key information or pushes us for more ideas at
just the right time to take the next step.”
Sincere congratulations, Mr. McComb! The acrylic award and Kindle Fire
that you received are, I’m sure, treasured gifts in recognition of your
encouraging your students to tackle real-life science and engineering problems;
and yet, I know the real gifts are the students who so appreciate you for
facilitating their learning. Thank you,
Mr. McComb for inspiring students!
·
Gloria Whang and Alyda Sorm, who participated in
the Annual Washington State Japanese Speech Contest this past Saturday. Mr.
Kumakura reports that both girls did an outstanding job, each with flawless
presentation. Gloria placed 1st
in the First Year Division, receiving a grand prize of a trip to Japan in
May. Congratulations, Gloria! We are proud of you and wish you well.
·
Our
Skunkworks Robotics Team for an
outstanding first showing at the Inaugural Central Washington Regional this
past weekend. According to Coach Steele,
“The team had some ups and downs over the competition, but by Saturday morning
the robot was running very well. We were
picked by the number four alliance as their first pick and went into the
elimination rounds. During the quarter finals our alliance scored the highest
point total of the tournament which was over 200 points. Our two alliance
partners were from Oregon. In the
finals, our robot lost communications due to a broken wire and the alliance
lost the first game with our robot not being able to move. In the second and
third games of the finals out robot was still not at full strength due to a
pneumatics problem which could not be fixed on the field. In spite of this, through a change in
strategy and some great defense, our alliance came back and won both of those
games to win the event. Along with being the tournament winner we won an
additional award, the Innovation in Controls award for our unique Frisbee
pick up system. It was a tiring weekend,
but the time and preparation spent before the tournament allowed us to perform
well and come out the victor. The team
will be playing again in Seattle this week and the entire school will be able
to come out and see us in action!! Go
Skunks!!!” Wow! Super congratulations to the entire team,
which includes everyone in the Skunkworks family—students, parents and family members,
mentors, sponsors, and Coaches Steele and Wilson! We’re all looking forward to the action this
weekend at the Seattle Regionals.
·
Our Speech & Debate Team that has
competed all season, with some exemplary successes. Coach Shiroma provides the following
highlights of the January-March tournament season: “At the Gonzaga
University tournament, Katie
McConville, Dylan Smith, Hanan Diriye, and Sierra Parsons were octafinalists in Public Forum Debate
out of a huge pool of over 40 teams. At Bellevue College, Zahnae Aquino received 2nd in humorous, Mimi Yousef was a finalist in SPAR, Katie
McConville was 3rd in Extemporaneous, and Dylan Smith was 4th
in Extemporaneous. At the Federal
Way tournament, Katie McConville, Benton Coblentz, and Zahnae Aquino
received state tournament bids in speech
and Katie and Dylan received an
alternate position for Public Forum Debate. At the UW Tacoma tournament, Karl Nielson, Senay
Emmanuel, Dylan Smith, Shailee Stevens, Hanan Diriye, and Elizabeth van
Flandern all received state bids in speech. Also participating this
year were Dean Haynes, Jimmy Nguyen, Joe
Spallino, Joan Aoanan, Alex Vu, Phillip Ho, Kevin Diego, Deanta Kelly, Royce
Le, Yasi Zhong, Rangsey Touch, Andrew Hoppe, Anthony Ayson, Brian Huynh, Monica
Corcoro, Makoto Take, and Navath Nhan. We have a very young team and
there is great potential for success in coming years. The team overall has
made leaps and bounds in terms of experience, and everyone will be more
prepared for next year’s season.”
Hearty congratulations to EVERYONE on our Speech & Debate Team! You
are gaining a most credible reputation as we learned when interviewing prospective
students this year. Many want to be part
of your team! Huge gratitude to Mr.
Shiroma for advising the team, too! If
you didn’t have a chance to catch all of our aspiring debaters and speechies (Mr.
Shiroma’s word, not mine) in competition, you have one last chance this year at
our 4th annual murder mystery dinner occurring on May 3rd.
·
Our multi-talented ASB for sponsoring
the Spring Fling and dance last week!
Thanks, too, to parents and staff who chaperoned the dance.
·
All students who have been accepted
for summer internships! Read the
Announcement section for specifics, along with additional postings.
That’s it for this week, Scholars! I am looking forward to the Alaska Airlines
Delivery Flight with many of you on Wednesday and the Robotics tournament at
Century Link on Friday. I am honored to
be your principal. May your week of
learning be spectacular!
~Reba G.
NEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations
to Thomas Adamson who has accepted a full time paid internship at BLR
Performance Innovation Aerospace Company in Everett! Thomas will
be working with engineers using CAD and in addition to learning the business
side of the company.
Congratulations
to Mark Old and Shyam Ajudia who will be interning at LIGO over at
Hanford this summer. Exciting!
ATTENTION
SENIORS: Weather permitting, the senior class picture will be taken Thursday, March 28 during the last 30
minutes of advisory. Please meet in the field back behind the school at 1:15
The Washington Bus
Fellowship is a ten-week political boot camp for young leaders (ages 18 – 25)
Fellows spend the summer
(June 19 to August 24, to be exact) in Seattle, managing campaigns, grassroots
organizing, formulating public policy and developing leadership skills. Alumni
leave the program with the ability to be champions for the issues they are
passionate about. The Fellowship is an intensive, intentional, and
transformative experience for fellows who are ready for public service. The final deadline is on April 5, 2013
Visit the following
link for details: http://washingtonbuseducationfund.org/bus-fellows
Juniors:
The
Coast Guard Academy is offering an Academy Introduction this summer. For
more information, visit www.uscga.edu/AIM. Applications are due April 1.
Have
any broken or used glasses lying around? Here's your
chance to put them to a greater use. Bring them to the office and put them in
the Vista Missions box to send them to Mexico to give people the gift of
sight!
2013-14 Course
Registration Forms
are due in the main office no later than Thursday, March 28.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
From Your ASB
Spring Fling: Special
thanks to the freshmen class for sponsoring a wonderful Spring Fling for our
school this past weekend. We hope that you all had fun! The ASB would
also like to thank to Ms. Fitz, Mr. Kelly and all of the chaperones who were
there.
Project PROMise: Ladies! Please, continue bringing in any gently used dresses, bags,
other accessories, and shoes, please bring them to Ms. Fitzpatrick’s room (Rm
22). These items will be donated to the Highline Schools Foundation for
Excellence. Your donations will be greatly appreciated. These donations will
help making a girl’s dream of going to Prom comes true. They will have the
opportunity to select shoes, bags, dresses, and other accessories contributed by
you. Please support this foundation!
Spirit Shack: We
have new cityscape socks and new design of zip-up hoodies, new scarves in the
shack! Come check them out this Friday before it’s too late. We have $5
t-shirts and $4 sunglasses this week! These new items are really cool and nice
looking! Buy them now, before it is too late!
Looking
Ahead:
The Peeps Decorating Contest will take place on April 17th during
Advisory. Start collecting things you’ll need for your “Peeps” Scene. We’ll
provide the Peeps on the day of the competition.
Internship Opportunities
Julie
Burr www.aviationhscareers.org
Internship Madness: Students-
there’s no excuse for your not landing an internship- we have so many opportunities
this year- take advantage. Other schools don’t have these opportunities!
Internship Opportunity:
·
Would you like to be part of the biggest aviation
event of the year- the Pathfinder
Gala? Go behind the scenes, interview the award winners, help put
together the event and even introduce the award recipients?
Sophomores and Juniors may apply, must have attended the Gala at least once. Deadline
soon- April 2, 2013.
·
Have fun
learning and teaching
as an ACE Apprentice at the Museum of Flight this summer. One week
of training and one-two weeks working with children in Aviation, space,
robotics and STEM camps. After your first season, you’ll be eligible for
paid positions at the Museum.
Several
positions are available, open until filled. Sophomores, juniors and
seniors may apply.
·
Students who
are passionate about aviation and want to learn about aviation business and running
or owning your own aviation business should apply for one of the two part time
volunteer internships at ERIN AIR. Deadline
4/17/13.
·
NEW
Internship:
The FAA has opened FIVE full time internships with FLIGHT PROCEDURES
Team. Students interested in Aviation Business, Airport Management,
Piloting, Aviation Safety, Technical Writing or Aviation Law or just getting
some real world experience should apply. Deadline is April 3, 2013.
·
NEW! Two positions
in the Airframe & Cabin Safety/Transport Standards and
Certification Department with the FAA. These are full time and
provide students who are interested in aircraft incident and accident reports,
damage tolerance/fatigue rulemaking and other crashworthiness research.
Excellent resume and college application enhancements. Deadline April 17, 2013.
·
GROUNDBREAKING! For the first time ever
in this region, THE BOEING COMPANY is offering 3 paid, full time
internships to AHS Juniors. An AHS committee will send 3
juniors to interview for each of the 3 positions. This is a pilot project
and interns can expect to be in the limelight, including BOEING publications,
newspapers, TV and more. Deadline
April 1, 2013.
·
Students
interested in AVIATION SECURITY AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, we have two
new positions for summer internships with the FAA, and application deadline is April 3, 2013.
·
Students
interested in radar displays, safety risk analysis, runway safety and airport
business should apply for the FAA’s QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RUNWAY SAFETY full
time internship. sophomores, juniors and seniors may apply, deadline is March 29.
·
London
Aviation Underwriters is offering TWO PAID internships for students interested
in business aviation and aviation insurance. These are part
time/flexible and FUN!
·
Summer
Internship: Attached find
another new and fantastic internship opportunity with Aviation Partners
Boeing. This is a full time opportunity, paying $10-$20 per hour
DOE. Also open with application deadlines in the very new future are paid
internships with Raisbeck, LMI and BLR Engineering Firms. I promote these
opportunities in NOTAM, on our Career Website (www.aviationhscareers.org) and via
bulletin board and signs and some students (surprise!) still are disappointed
when deadlines pass and they “weren’t aware.” If you know of students who
would be interested and qualified, please share this information-all students
participating in internships thus far have come back enthused, motivated,
and with a head start on their college and career dreams. THANKS for helping
give students the nudge to apply on time!
·
New Aviation
Marketing Internship: Students interested in Aviation Marketing and
Business, a new paid internship at Dynon Avionics is offered, 20-40
hours/week in Woodinville. Austin McHenry interned there last summer and
although it’s a long trek- he will tell you it was definitely worth it. Juniors
preferred, Sophomores and Seniors considered.
Imagine
Tomorrow More
than $100,000 in cash prizes will be awarded this May to schools and students
in the sixth annual Imagine Tomorrow
competition at Washington State University. Imagine
Tomorrow challenges 9th through 12th graders to
address global energy concerns with creative, well-researched ideas. Registration opens March 1, 2013 and there
is no registration fee. Competitors and advisors stay and dine free on
campus, May 17 – 19. Visit http://imagine.wsu.edu/ .
Aviation PTSA Ultimate
No practice during
Spring break. Spring season ends May 18
Saturday
Games
JV
AHS v. Skyline 3:30PM @ Shoreline – map to location
CB.1 http://www.discnw.org/ale/field.html?fieldId=1033
Varsity
– two games
AHS v. Narwhals 2:00PM @ Shoreline - map to location CA.1
http://www.discnw.org/ale/field.html?fieldId=1031
AHS v. Woodinville 5:00PM @ Shoreline - map to location CB.2 http://www.discnw.org/ale/field.html?fieldId=1034
Games against other schools will start mid-March, schedule to be
announced later.
Previous NOTAM Announcements – but still Relevant
ENTER TO BUILD
SPORTSMAN AIRCRAFT
In
an effort to promote STEM, GAMA (General Aviation Manufactures Association) and
Build a Plane launched a nationwide STEM competition. The winners (eight students) will receive free trips
to Glasair Aviation Facilities in Arlington, WA to build 2 Sportsman aircraft
starting June 17, 2013. The completed aircraft will then be professionally test
flown to this year’s AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Contest
Schools interested will be given “Fly To Learn” software, which provides
tools for teachers to guide the students through the process of building an
aircraft on computer. Then each high school will select ONE design that will compete in
virtual fly-off, which will score aerodynamic and performance parameters.
The judges will be engineers from GAMA
member companies and top TWO schools will
be allowed to send FOUR students plus
their TEACHER and a CHAPERONE to Glasair at
no charge. Each team will receive roundtrip airfair, transfers, hotel, all
meals and field trips to visit Boeing Aircraft Factory and Museum of Flight.
Glasair Sportsman 2+2 is a metal and
composite aircraft that seats four adults. Schools interested should call Katrina Bradshaw at 804-843-3321
immediately, Spaces are limited. For
more information log on to BuildAPlane.org, GAMA.aero, GlasairAviation.com or
FlyToLearn.com.
Superintendent Enfield is asking all high schools to
encourage and recruit young men of color to participate in the Black and Brown Male Summit at
Highline Community College on Saturday,
April 20. The purpose of this event is to motivate and empower these young
men to excel in academics and accept nothing less than excellence from self.
The
agenda will include inspirational speakers and caucus time to share obstacles
or barriers they face and brainstorm ideas for change.
Students
must Register online
for this event. Students should also contact their school counselor to sign up.
Transportation will be provided from each of Highline's high school campuses to
and from the event, based on sign-ups.
The Road Map Project offer
tools and resources that will help parents understand the school system, get
information on academic requirements and build stronger relationships with
schools. www.roadmapproject.org
·
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Foster High School,
4242 S. 144th St., Tukwila, WA 98168
2013
DOT Student RAISE Competition
Recognizing Aviation & Aerospace Innovation in Science & Engineering:
The Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, is announcing a second-annual award competition to recognize outstanding students who develop unique scientific and engineering innovations in aerospace and aviation.
The 2013 Secretary's RAISE competition is open to students at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school level who are developing innovative solutions to real-world aviation and aerospace issues.
Recognizing Aviation & Aerospace Innovation in Science & Engineering:
The Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, is announcing a second-annual award competition to recognize outstanding students who develop unique scientific and engineering innovations in aerospace and aviation.
The 2013 Secretary's RAISE competition is open to students at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school level who are developing innovative solutions to real-world aviation and aerospace issues.
Winners will be formally recognized by the Secretary
of Transportation on behalf of a partnership of government and private sector
organizations. Those planning to enter this competition should advisePatricia.Watts@faa.gov by April 1.The FAA is accepting submissions from May 1 through July 1,
2013.
For further details, see: http://dot-raise2013.challenge.gov/
Scholarship
Opportunities for HSD Seniors: With tuition costs rising, financial
aid and scholarships are a very necessary piece of the higher education puzzle.
The Highline Schools Foundation is pleased to announce the following
scholarship opportunities:
The
Bill Maynard Memorial Scholarship and The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
(STIA) Scholarship are available to Highline School District seniors who live
in the Highline School District service area and will graduate by June 30,
2013.
Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport (STIA) Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship and is
awarded annually to three graduating seniors from Highline School District who
will be pursuing a college education. Two $14,000 awards (paid over 2 years)
are made to students who will be attending four-year colleges and one $8,000
award (paid over 2 years) is made to a student attending a two-year college or
vocational school.
Bill
Maynard Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the memory
of the late Bill Maynard, a beloved figure in the Highline School District.
Bill was the coordinator of the Steps to Success program, and he cared deeply
for the students that he worked with. One (1) $500 scholarship will be awarded
toward university/college, vocational or community college education.
Aviation Day 2013 June 1st
Registration begins March 13, 2013
Together with several business
sponsors, Alaska Airlines is once again proud to host the Fifth Annual
Aviation Day on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Sea-Tac Airport – Alaska Airlines
Flight Operations Building.
This event is aimed at inspiring
aviation dreams in the youth of Puget Sound communities. Aviation Day 2012 will
provide the opportunity for high school-aged young adults to learn firsthand
about career paths in the aviation industry. Learning will be accomplished in
both a classroom setting and with “hands-on” experiences.
The youth will be able to "kick
the tires," see the wheel wells with mechanics and the flight deck of a
Boeing 737 with line pilots. They will look into the guts of a jet engine with
employees who fix them, and take a behind-the-scenes tour of Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport with those who operate there. Careers as far ranging as
air traffic control to airline flight attendant will be discussed throughout
the day. Participants will be able to explore just how flights are planned, scheduled
and executed. Training facilities will be open for them and engineers will
guide them through the construction of aircraft. Several light aircraft and
pilots will also be on-site to educate and inspire tomorrow's leaders to take
us into the skies of the future.
WARNING: This
event fills up HOURS after opening on March 13th for
registration. There are ONLY 400 slots and high schoolers come from as far away
as the Olympic peninsula and eastern Washington to participate. *A generic
lunch is provided, no special requests.
For
more details follow the link:
Imagine Highline: Your Game-Changing Ideas
for Our Schools (Message from the superintendent)
Have you seen
Highline’s new online discussion forum website, Imagine Highline? It’s an
easy way for staff, students, families, and community members to give input on
issues facing our schools.
On Imagine
Highline, you can post ideas, comment on others’ ideas, and engage in
discussions with fellow community members. It is a way to exchange ideas
in a format that fits into our busy lives, knowing we don’t always have time or
energy to attend public meetings. We will be talking about all kinds of topics
over the coming months.
Our first
conversation is about the new strategic
plan
that will guide our schools for the next
three years. The core team of parents, teachers, principals, and district
and community leaders building that plan are asking you to participate. They
want your ideas and feedback so this will truly be the community’s plan for our
schools.
The core team
is looking for big ideas to drive a plan that will be a game-changer for
Highline students.
Imagine Highline is a place where you can share your boldest hopes for our
children and our community. What experiences do you want students to have? What
should our schools be like? What kind of community do you want to live in, and
how can schools make our community all we want it to be?
Juniors:
Sign
up with Quest Bridge, an organization that helps students with whose
families earn less than $60,000/year reach highly-selective colleges. Visit:
http://www.questbridge.org/for-students/students-start-here.
Reminder
from the Phoenix Flyer
The
debut of our new advice columns from Pilot Jones is included in the March issue.
For down to earth advice about problems with friends, school, or whatever else,
submit your question to pilotjonesadvice@gmail.com, or to the
box outside of room 23, and your question could be seen in the next issue of
the Phoenix Flyer!"
High School
Essay Contest for Juniors and Seniors - $1000 cash award!
Topic: “Why do we need Washington’s open-government
laws? What would it be like without them?”
Entry deadline
is March 29.
Details
available via http://www.washingtoncog.org/
ATTENTION ALL
PILOTS!
If you have a picture of you and your plane or you flying a plane or a picture
of you and a plane, please send it to Jennifer Luoma (luomajen@gmail.com). Thanks!
ATTENDANCE NOTES
·
Attendance
Reminder for Parents and Students: Attendance line 206-878-1259
A phone call is REQUIRED to the school
each day of an absence AND a parent signed note is REQUIRED upon the student’s
return to school in order for the absence to be excused.
·
New WA state
law for coding student absences: Beginning this academic year,
schools are required to mark absences due to family vacation as
UNEXCUSED. This is a change from previous practice. We ask for your
understanding and cooperation and want to remind families that excused absences
are permitted for illness, religious reasons, and school-related functions.
·
REMINDER for
Families Scheduling Summer Vacations--Be prepared for your AHS student to
attend school on Thursday, August 29, 2013. The first two days of school
prepare your student for a great start to a new school year!
·
Student
Athletes—
please remember to check in weekly with
your advisor and notify them of your participation status. All winter athletes who did not participate
in a fall sport must pick up their ALE paperwork this week from Mr. Kelly.
From Your PTSA
From your
PTSA:
AFTER
GRADUATION, WILL YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SENIOR IS?
You will...because every senior should be at iFly for their Class of 2013 Graduation Party from 11:30pm to 5am! There is no better way for the Class of 2013 to celebrate four years of togetherness coming to a *sniff* end...! Print out the Grad Party Form, attach $125 payment and turn into the AHS office or to Mindy McClean directly during the Thursday lunch hour. Need a hand paying? No problem...we want every senior to attend, and will work hard to do so. We have already sold several tickets...don't let your senior be left out because this party will not only be the Class of 2013's last hurrah together, but it will be a LOT OF FUN! Contact Mindy McClean at mindymacster@hotmail.com for any questions.
You will...because every senior should be at iFly for their Class of 2013 Graduation Party from 11:30pm to 5am! There is no better way for the Class of 2013 to celebrate four years of togetherness coming to a *sniff* end...! Print out the Grad Party Form, attach $125 payment and turn into the AHS office or to Mindy McClean directly during the Thursday lunch hour. Need a hand paying? No problem...we want every senior to attend, and will work hard to do so. We have already sold several tickets...don't let your senior be left out because this party will not only be the Class of 2013's last hurrah together, but it will be a LOT OF FUN! Contact Mindy McClean at mindymacster@hotmail.com for any questions.
Counselor Corner
Katie Carper
Yale Young Global Scholars Program for Outstanding High School
Students to better reflect the international focus of the program. Now in
its twelfth year, the program draws together a diverse group of students from
all over the world to live on Yale's campus, learn from Yale faculty, and
analyze and debate key ideas about law, government, economics, history, and
grand strategy.
Politics, Law, and Economics
Program (PLE)
• The early decision deadline
is March 1, 2013
• The regular application
deadline is April 18, 2013
Studies in Grand Strategy Program (GS)
•
The early decision
deadline is March 8, 2013
• The
regular application deadline is May 3, 2013
Juniors:
UW Math Academy
is a FREE 4-week residential and intensive math program designed for high
school juniors who are interested in pursuing engineering and technology.
The goal of the program is to enhance students’ strengths in math problem
solving to better prepare them for the rigorous college-level mathematics
coursework required of top engineering schools like the University of
Washington’s College of Engineering. In particular, we hope to serve
underrepresented, low-income, first-generation, and female students and support
them in their goals of becoming engineers. During the program, students
will engage with alumni, current students, and UW faculty. They will tour
the facilities of companies like Boeing and Amazon and get a first-hand look at
what it means to be an engineer. Students will get to enjoy their
surroundings with trips to Pike Place Market and Snoqualmie Falls, and
activities like canoeing on Lake Washington or playing intramurals in UW
facilities. Participants also get individualized college admissions
advising from UW admissions counselors.
Upcoming College Visits:
Wallingford Financial Services will be conducting an informative Financial Aid
session in the AHS cafeteria on April 30 at 7 PM.
Highline Community College is hosting a Summit for young men of color on April
20. There will be many incredible speakers and seminars. More information is
located at :http://bandbsummit.highline.edu/. Please let Ms. Carper know if you want to attend.
Quote of the Week:
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl,
but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
~Martin Luther King
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