Aviation High School
May 27, 2013
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Commencement
is June 12 7:00 PM at the Performing
Arts Center (PAC) in Burien
Monday No School in Honor of Memorial Day
Tuesday: No
School – Extended Holiday because of Snow Days this year! Yay!
Wednesday: Mentor Breakfast – 7:30 a.m. in Gym
Seniors who were absent last Friday report to Staff Room at 9:05 a.m.!
PTSA Auction Committee
Meeting
– staff lounge
Thursday: Advisory Day
Algebra EOC
Senior Lit Night – Gym—6:00 PM
Showcase of Senior
Project Presentations—during Advisory period.
Robotics Team Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Friday: All
School Awards at the PAC--9:00 AM-12:00 Noon
Students—even though it is
Friday, no jeans please!
Mr. Aviation Competition is ON! – 6:00 – 9:00 PM in the Gym
Attention all students and parents: There
has been an increase in student absences recently and a decrease in notes upon
the student’s return to school. If you have not turned in a note with a
state/district approved reason for your absence it will be unexcused.
Seniors who were absent last Friday, May 24! Please report to the staff room at 9:05 a.m.
today!
Principal’s Message
Welcome back, Scholars, from an extended Memorial
Day weekend. We are now on the fast
track to end of year, with only 12 school days remaining for this academic
year. Last day for freshman, sophomores, and juniors is June 13. Seniors
have even fewer days—seven to be exact—with their final day being June 6. As
we make our way toward the closing of the school year, I encourage you to stay
the course by preparing well for project presentations and exams. The evidence of your learning is captured on
your transcript, which should demonstrate to college admission personnel that
you are ready for the demands of university studies and inform potential
employers that you are also work-ready. This isn’t the time of year to slack
off and risk not getting into your dream college or taking yourself out of the
running for an internship or job.
Prioritize your time, putting your studies first. It matters!
Just do it! End of lecture.
Friday is our All-School Awards Ceremony at the
PAC in Burien. Please report to your
first period class for attendance prior to loading the school buses that will
transport us to the PAC. Remember that
no food or beverages or gum are allowed in the PAC. Please leave your backpack in your first
period class and retrieve it when we return to school around noon. Lunch will be ready when we arrive back at
school. A fun and inspiring afternoon
has been planned by Culture Club, with the traditional Rose Ceremony concluding
our day. Plan to enjoy! And, no jeans please! Parents
and families: Join us for the day if
your schedule permits. There is
plenty of room in the PAC for seating.
A reminder to Seniors and Parents/Families that
the Senior Awards Ceremony will be held
this Sunday at the Boeing Theater.
Scholarship recipients will be announced and each senior will be honored
by an AHS staff member. We hope to see all seniors at this momentous
event! It’s a tradition that we value
and believe that you will, too, as you transition to the next stages of
life. Please join us! The event starts with a dessert reception at
1:30 PM and the program begins at 2:00 PM.
This year, nine AHS students were accepted into
the Washington Aerospace Scholars
program, sponsored by the Museum of Flight, WA State Legislature and many
aerospace companies throughout the State.
They completed an online space science curriculum, vying for an
opportunity to qualify for a one-week summer residency. Congratulations to Abigail Jarve and Mahekdeep
Singh who made the cut and will be
among the 160 students in the state who enjoy the summer program at The Museum
of Flight. This is a stellar
accomplishment for Mak and Abby to have been selected from a pool of 285
students who started the program last November.
For the first time ever, WAS Scholars will also have the opportunity to earn 5 college credits in Space Science
offered through the University of Washington! Go, Scholars! We are proud of you!
If you haven’t yet heard about Jake Hecla’s continued success at the Intel International Science &
Engineering Fair (ISEF), please read a summary in the next two paragraphs
and join me in congratulating Jake on such an extraordinary
accomplishment. And, to read even more
about the competition and see photos of Jake and his team as well as other
participants, go to http://home.comcast.net/~garyfoss3/isef2013.html.
PHOENIX--Thirteen
student finalists from Washington science & engineering fairs competed at
the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Phoenix, AZ on
May 12-17, 2013. The Intel ISEF is the world’s largest pre-college science competition.
This year, more than 1,600 young entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists were
selected from 443 affiliate science fairs in 50 states and 70 countries,
regions and territories. About 900 judges from academia and industry made the
final selections.
The team of Jake Hecla, 18, Aviation High School, Des Moines, Ray Maung, 17, Kentwood High
School, Kent, and Rian Chandra, 18, Capitol High School, Olympia won the Second Place Grand Award and $1500
for their project “Investigation of
Anisotropic Neutron Production in a Farnsworth lEC Fusion Reactor”. They
also won the First Award from the
American Coalition for Plasma Science, $1500. In addition, they will each receive the right to name a
recently discovered minor planet (asteroid) by the World Astronomical Union.
Congratulations
to our Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team!
For
the High School Coed Spring League, Aviation
is the Division C Champion! Following the season games, and the May 11
brackets, Aviation topped other high
school Division C teams of Nova, Chief Sealth, Rainier Beach,
Shorecrest, and Bainbridge’s B team. Yay,
Team! We are proud of you!
For
more good news about a LOT of students who have recently been selected for
summer internships, please read the Announcements section. Congratulations to all! And…congratulations to students who have been
selected to attend Embry-Riddle Summer Camps as well as those who will be
sponsored by ERAU for a three-day campus/program visit in July. Enjoy!
And,
last but not least, congratulations to
our seniors on completion of senior projects! Many of you have been invited to be part of a
Showcase this Thursday. I look forward
to seeing the exemplary projects and commend you on taking your project seriously
and demonstrating new learning.
My
best to all for an astonishing week of learning! The week is action-packed with activities.
Please remember to prioritize! I am
honored to be your principal.
~Reba
G.
NEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Seniors, with
graduation nearly upon us, we have some final preparations for our
ceremony. If you intend to participate in the graduation ceremony, you
will need to attend the graduation practice.
What: graduation
practice
Who: graduating
seniors who intend to participate in the graduation ceremony
When: Thursday, 6
Jun from 1:35 – 3:30 p.m.
Where: We
will convene in the gym @ AHS.
We
will distribute tickets to the ceremony at this practice. Remember the
following:
1) You must have
submitted your check-out form to our registrar, Ms. Sorenson, before picking up
tickets.
2) We were able
to accommodate each student’s request for extra tickets. Recall that each
additional ticket above the four you were allocated costs $2. So, four
tickets = no cost, five tickets = $2, six tickets = $4, etc.
Ryan Sanders, class of 2010, and his UC Berkley steel bridge
building team will be on our campus Wednesday and Thursday. The team is preparing for the National
Student Steel Bridge Building Competition held in Seattle from May 31st
- June 1st at the University of Washington. We wish them the best of luck!
Attention
all students: Last week, Emory Eng brought to school his
parent’s CLEAR Spot Voyager wireless
hotspot to support his Robotics Marketing team efforts. Unfortunately, the device disappeared when
Emory was out of the room. If you know of its whereabouts or have
information that may be helpful in locating it, please talk with Emory. And, if
you have it, please just return it to him and know that he and his parents will
be most grateful!
Internships
with the FAA are robust and expose students to a number of careers in
aviation/aerospace. The FAA has
developed internships for 17 AHS students this year, as follows: Hiren Ajudia, Meaalofa Angelini, Ted
Anthony Aysen, Andy Beale, Jordan Gardner, Justin Sim and Sean Wong will be
in the Engineering Department. Elsa
Aguilar will be with Medical Aviation Department and Riley Tetzloff with Runway and Quality Assurance. Gabby Rivera and Joseph Huynh with
Security and Hazardous Waste. Ramneet
Kaur will intern as Aviation Clerk and both Zakaria Sharif Hassan and Zach Pratap in Aviation Real Estate. Emmanuel Rujoni will be with Flight
Procedures Operations Support Group and Aaron
Mau and Kira Walters with Airframe and Cabin Safety. You can find almost
any aviation career within the FAA-
great job students!
Eleven students will be treated to 3 days exploring Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. They are: Noah Kramer, Riya Somasundaram, Senay Emmanuel, Moritz
Wienke, Navath Nhan, Sophia Gut, Nick Young, Zachary Pratap, Carlos Navarro,
Jashanpreet Kaur and Abby Eades. Congratulations students and bring back
information to share.
Congratulations
to Lina Le, Lesley Martinez, Johnston Means, Christian Ramirez and Gloria
Whang, the new Fauntleroy Children’s
Center Project Managers/STEM Teachers. They will inspire students, grades
K-6, with fun STEM experiments and lesson plans.
THANK YOU to AHS parent Carla
Corkern for
her generous scholarship to send Jimmy
Matta, Navath Nhan and Noah Palmer to AMPT business and engineering camp
this summer!
Khader Gouesse
has been accepted for Microsoft Boot Camp- fantastic! Any other
students who have been accepted to the boot camp or internship, please let Mrs.
Burr know.
Want to Stay
Connected with an Aviation Alumnus? Kirk Cieszkiewicz is in Basic Training
at the Navy’s only Boot Camp - Recruit Training Command (RTC) training in
Chicago and would LOVE to hear from you.
Send mail to: SR
Cieszkiewicz, Kirk Wayne Jr, Ship 14 USS Arizona, 3410 Sailor Drive, Great
Lakes , IL 60088-3510
Congratulations
to the Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee
Team for winning the 2012-2013 Spirit Award!
The Spirit Award is given to the team that best exhibits sportsmanship,
respect for the game and for their opponents. The award is
determined by opponents. It shows that win or lose, AHS treats the
other team with respect and is considered a worthy opponent.
2013 – 2014
Spirit of INNOVATION Challenge Submission portal official opens
August 22. Download and view the toolkit for
additional information. This year more than 1500 students registered for a
total of 235 products submitted by student teams. This is an amazing number of students putting their creative and problem
solving skills toward benefiting humanity, increasing their understanding of
STEM applications and fueling their entrepreneurial spirit.
Senior Lit Night: AHS Students!
Be sure to make it to Senior Night Live!
The show is on Thursday, May 30 in
the gymnasium starting at 6pm. On this spectacular night, the class of 2013
will show off their best works from their literature classes. The seniors will
be performing and presenting ORIGINAL PLAYS, SONGS, AND EPIC RAP BATTLES.
Admission is free, so please come to enjoy all the amazing performances! There
will be a lot of entertainment! ALSO, THERE WILL BE FREE FOODS! IT WILL BE
GREAT!
Math
Club After a successful practice SAT/PSAT session last meeting,
we have decided to have another practice math PSAT/SAT prep
this Wednesday. We will start at 3:35pm in Mr. Gudor’s class so you will
have enough time to complete the entire test. Seniors: if you
have used SAT/PSAT books, please donate in Mr. Gudor’s classroom. Thank you!
Important Info about End of School!
·
The last all-day attendance date for seniors is Thursday, June 6.
·
Commencement ceremonies are June 12 at 7:00 PM at the Performing
Arts Center in Burien. Admission by ticket only.
·
The last day of school will be June 13 and will be three hours in
length, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. If you have a zero hour class, check with your
teacher to determine if class will be held.
·
Breakfast and lunch will be served through June 12.
·
Breakfast only will be served on June 13. This is a special day at AHS, though, when we
hold a Pancake Breakfast for the entire student body. Staff members do the cooking; students enjoy
the pancakes, some with chocolate chips, blueberries or other delights. You won’t want to miss it!
Previous NOTAM Announcements – but still Relevant
Act Now! STEM Scholarships
Available for Female High School Seniors
If you are a young female
student in your senior year of high school, planning to go to college this fall
to study science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM), then you
should check out the new Galactic Unite
STEM Scholarship Program.
UNCF (United Negro College Fund), Virgin Galactic, the world’s first
spaceline, and the Virgin Group’s not-for-profit Virgin Unite, have launched
the Galactic Unite STEM Scholarship Program for young women: The program offers two scholarship opportunities, the
Galactic Unite Bytheway Scholarship and the Galactic Unite Virginia Rudnicki
Scholarship. Both will provide $7,500
scholarships to first-year female college students pursuing STEM degrees at any
accredited four-year college or university in the United States. Both will
be awarded in September 2013 and are renewable for four years. Applicants must
be U.S. citizens for both programs. The application deadline is May 31,
2013.
Galactic Unite is a global
initiative, driven by Virgin Galactic’s community of Future Astronaut
customers, designed to inspire and support students as they seek answers to
global challenges through STEM and business entrepreneurship.
The scholarships have been made
possible by generous donations from Virgin Galactic Future Astronauts Jann
Bytheway and Kevin Obarski on behalf of Virginia Rudnicki.
·
To apply for
Galactic Unite Bytheway Scholarship, please visit http://www.uncf.org/galactic_bytheway.
·
To apply for
Galactic Unite Virginia Rudnicki Scholarship, please visit http://www.uncf.org/galactic_rudnicki.
Teen Opera Players / Youth Opera Chorus Camp
(10+)
July 8 – 19, 2013 (Monday through Friday)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Back by popular demand!
Love to sing and act at the same time? Our Youth
Opera Chorus Camp gives singers experience with solos, duets, and quartets,
to help build independent singing skills and opportunities to improve foreign
languages, stage movement, and dancing. Cost $650; registration form and
additional details are attached and also found here. Contact
Barbara Jamison (Barbara.Jamison@SeattleOpera.org) for
additional information/registration details.
The Legislative
Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) is currently accepting applications
for membership. LYAC is an advisory
board of young people in Washingtion State, established by the Legislature in
2005. The Council is composed of 22
members, aged 14-18, who serve two-year terms.
Members meet and advise legislators on issues that affect youth. Contact AHS student Benton Coblentz for more
information about the application. Deadline is June 3.
Only 7 Tickets Left for the Class of 2013
Graduation Party at iFly!
June 12, 11:30pm to 5:00am
Sponsored in part by a grant from the King
County Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program as well as the Aviation High
School PTSA.
It is our hope to have as many students from the Class of 2013 participate in this safe, chaperoned, uber-fun, last fling as a class. While not mandatory in any way, why attend? Of course, it will be fun, with iFly, food, and a host of activities that will make the night "fly" by...and a well-deserved celebration for a terrific senior class...but also the last time the Class of 2013 will be together until the 10-Year Reunion in 2023!
If you need a little extra time to pay, no problem! Just turn in the form with a note as soon as possible so we can "count your student in" saying when you will be completing your payment (but no later than June 1). If you need a hand paying, please let us know...we want every student to attend, and will do whatever we can to make it happen.
It is our hope to have as many students from the Class of 2013 participate in this safe, chaperoned, uber-fun, last fling as a class. While not mandatory in any way, why attend? Of course, it will be fun, with iFly, food, and a host of activities that will make the night "fly" by...and a well-deserved celebration for a terrific senior class...but also the last time the Class of 2013 will be together until the 10-Year Reunion in 2023!
If you need a little extra time to pay, no problem! Just turn in the form with a note as soon as possible so we can "count your student in" saying when you will be completing your payment (but no later than June 1). If you need a hand paying, please let us know...we want every student to attend, and will do whatever we can to make it happen.
One more thing: ANOTHER WAIVER TO FILL OUT! iFly needs their waiver filled out as well as the Registration
Form many of you have filled out. If your student is attending, please fill out
the iFly waiver and drop it off to AHS as soon as possible for a smooth check
in the night of the party. They have been emailed to your home a few times, but
if you need it again...that's okay! Just email Mindy at mindymacster@hotmail.com for a copy. Please note: if your student is under 18, iFly
requires a copy of the parent’s driver's license as well.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
From Your ASB
·
Mr. Aviation
Competition is ON! Friday, May 31 6:00 – 9:00 PM Be There or Be !!!
Family-friendly event, kids 12 and under are FREE!
Tickets are $6 – available
during lunch and at the door
·
Spirit Shack Clearance Blow-Out
Every Friday until the end of the
year, the Spirit Shack will be hosting a Clearance Blow-out Sale. All
sweatshirts
(hoodies & zip ups) will be on
sale for $15! All t-shirts are $5, tumbler cups are $5, scarves are $10, Polos
are
$10, and lanyards are $2! Please
stop by to check out our inventory.
·
Seniors, are you
Attending University of WA in the fall?
Peter Keckemet, AHS class of 2012, is serving as an Orientation Leader
for UW. He is eager to help any AHS
graduate. If you have a question related
to any phase of orientation to the UW, please feel free to contact him at peterkeckemet@gmail.com
Summer
School Information for grades 11 & 12 now
available online:
Ø Mark your calendars, Seniors, for the Senior Awards Ceremony that
will be held Sunday, June 2, at the Boeing Theater on E. Marginal Way,
close to the Museum of Flight. Time: 1:30-4:30
p.m. Thousands of dollars in
scholarship awards will be presented at this event, and each senior will be
celebrated and recognized by an AHS staff member. It is a very special ceremony that you won’t
want to miss!
High School PE
Credit Opportunity!
AWSP offers students a
semester of high school credit in fitness (PE) July 15-19
while exploring the beauty of the land around the Cispus Learning Center. The intensive curriculum (15 hours/day) is designed for students
interested in exploring the
opportunities the outdoors has to offer.
|
Outdoor Recreation Health &
Fitness Camp 2013
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/
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.
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.
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.
·
UPDATE – INFORMATION
SHARED JUST THIS WEEK! First day of school
is on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.
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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
The PTSA leadership would
like to remind you of an important and very easy way to raise money for
Aviation High School.
By
visiting the eScrip website and adding your cards, you will generate
significant funds for AHS.
If
you shop at Safeway and Bartell Drugs, your card purchases generate funds for
AHS.
Learn
more about the eScrip program and register here. http://www.escrip.com/program/3ways/index.jsp
Remember
to update your cards if they expire and are replaced.
As
of the end of April we have received $981.76 from eScript.
NOTE: Our AHS is group number 500005738 (not the AHS in NY)
Can you help to Sponsor A Senior?
Fundraiser for the Class of 2013 Graduation Party
As June approaches, our seniors look toward the end of their high school years at AHS. Capping off a busy day, the Seniors will gather one last time to celebrate four years well done as a class at their Grad Party...the final gathering until they meet again in 2023 for their ten year reunion! Held once again at iFly, this celebration is a safe way for our seniors to cut loose after what is bound to be an emotional day, and has become a welcome tradition at Aviation High School.
But, it sure is an expensive tradition! At a cost of approximately $200 a student, we look for ways to defray the ticket cost for each to attend. We are also paying for several scholarships. We want to make sure every student who wants to attend is able to. Can you help? The Grad Party Committee is asking for donations of any denomination to help "SPONSOR A SENIOR". Whether it be $25 or $250, any amount adds up, and is greatly appreciated. We have several students on scholarship, and are selling tickets for $125 to make it more affordable to attend. So...whatever your student's grade, from freshman to senior, think about making a donation! All checks should be made payable to "AHS PTSA" with "Grad Party" in the memo line. Questions, comments, concerns? Contact Mindy McClean at mindymacster@hotmail.com or 206.679.8692.
Fundraiser for the Class of 2013 Graduation Party
As June approaches, our seniors look toward the end of their high school years at AHS. Capping off a busy day, the Seniors will gather one last time to celebrate four years well done as a class at their Grad Party...the final gathering until they meet again in 2023 for their ten year reunion! Held once again at iFly, this celebration is a safe way for our seniors to cut loose after what is bound to be an emotional day, and has become a welcome tradition at Aviation High School.
But, it sure is an expensive tradition! At a cost of approximately $200 a student, we look for ways to defray the ticket cost for each to attend. We are also paying for several scholarships. We want to make sure every student who wants to attend is able to. Can you help? The Grad Party Committee is asking for donations of any denomination to help "SPONSOR A SENIOR". Whether it be $25 or $250, any amount adds up, and is greatly appreciated. We have several students on scholarship, and are selling tickets for $125 to make it more affordable to attend. So...whatever your student's grade, from freshman to senior, think about making a donation! All checks should be made payable to "AHS PTSA" with "Grad Party" in the memo line. Questions, comments, concerns? Contact Mindy McClean at mindymacster@hotmail.com or 206.679.8692.
Counselor Corner
Katie Carper
Carnival Volunteer Opportunity
Shorewood
Elementary is looking for volunteers June 7 6:00 – 9:00 PM.
Several AHS students volunteered last year and enjoyed the opportunity and
community hours met.
Upcoming College Visits
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No college visits scheduled for this week
Quote of the Week & aviation history
“All
the calculations show it can’t work.
There’s only one thing to do: make it work.”
-- Pierre Georges Latécoère
On 31 May 1967,
two USAF HH3E Sikorsky helicopters takeoff on the first nonstop transatlantic
flight by helicopter enroute to the Paris airshow. Refueling inflight nine times, the flight
takes 30 hours and 46 minutes from New York to Paris.