Aviation High School
June 03, 2013
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Last
day for seniors is June 6!
Commencement
is June 12 7:00 PM at the Performing
Arts Center (PAC) in Burien
Monday Another fabulous day of learning!
Tuesday: Biology
EOC
Robotics Team Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: Space Exploration Fair – gym 4th
period
PTSA General Meeting – gym 6:00 –
8:00 PM
Thursday: Graduation Rehearsal for Seniors – gym 1:00 –
2:30
Robotics Team Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Friday: Dismissal
at 2:00 PM
Principal’s Message
Last
week was a whirlwind of activities, all which were remarkable! Congratulations to the following good
people:
·
Allen
May, Andy Hollands, Anthea Phuong, Austin Herold, Barrett Estep, Chad Crooks,
Chris Lu, Dean Haynes, Dustin Werran, Gina O’Kelley, Hunter McSwain, Jacob
Wagner, Jake Hecla, Khader Gouesse, Kishan Vekaria, Krysten Walker, Liam Burke,
Maddy Brinson, Max, Wheatley, Michael Marinkovich, Michael Pascua, Morgen
Sellier, Paula Cieszkiewicz, Reilly Mulligan, Tran Tonnu, Walker Linna, and
Wendy Zaballos who were all invited to participate in the Senior Project Showcase last Thursday. While all were impressive, the judges
selected five that were super exemplary.
The PTSA awarded $500 each to Jake,
Maddy, Hunter, Jacob W, and Gina for their unique projects.
·
Jacob Hoag, who received
the Phoenix Award last week at our
All-School Awards Ceremony. The Phoenix
is the top award that an AHS student can receive.
·
Michael
Marinkovich & Jake Hecla, who received the Hubble Award, the
school’s second highest honor given to deserving students each year.
·
EVERYONE who was
received an award at our All-School
Awards Ceremony—the Wingman, the Right Stuff, the Gemini, the Aviator, Love
of Learning & Love of Life, Most Inspirational Scholar (Anthea
Phuong).
·
EVERYONE who planned
and/or participated in the Mr. Aviation
contest—contestants Austin Coleman, Chris Hendrickson, Austin Turnidge, Ethan
Fuller, Bailey Fuentes, Emilio Anselmo, Brandon Shaw, Jimmy Matta, Brandon
Vallin, Jonah Graves, Carlos Navarro, Chetan Grewal, and the “winner” Trahmo Toli! It was a very entertaining night with last
year’s Mr. Aviation, Dustin Abramson, MC’ing the program with colleague Karan
Grewal and performances by AHS talent Sasha Friedrich, Jade Jordan, Kyra
Sutherland, Anastasia Pallis, Royce Le, and Megan McPherson. From the opening
performance by the contestants, choreographed by Sureetha McCain, to the
crowing of Mr. Aviation 2013, it was a spectacular night. Those who worked
diligently for months to make it a successful evening (not yet mentioned)
included Adriana Lopez, Kris Hartelius, Katie McConville, Tran Tonnu, Rangsey
Touch, Rahmo Ali, Corey Ndifon, Natalie Carmichael, Emma Finnsson, Hiren
Ajudia, Amy Parker, Sam McClean, Karl Nielsen, ASB, staff members Fitzpatrick,
Kelly, Wombold, Hiranaka, Sorensen, Suiaunoa, Delano, Shiroma, Peterson,
Mullis, Dyer, and yours truly. It was an
honor to judge this year and be part of the excitement! Great job, everyone!
·
Our
Seniors who participated in last
week’s Lit Night! Kudos to Ms.
Wombold and Ms. Ciccone-Cook for
excellence in teaching that led to such outstanding performances! If you missed this year’s event, get it on
your calendar for 2014 and plan to attend.
This special program allows us all to see the creative and insightful
sides of our students that are beyond amazing.
Great job, everyone!
·
All
the Princess Dodgeball contestants!
The staff players are still celebrating their victory. Two years in a row for the staff getting the
win?! How amazing is that? No pressure
next year, right, juniors/soon to be seniors? Staff?
·
EVERY
senior who received a scholarship award at yesterday’s Senior Awards
Ceremony! Recipients included Max Wienke, Jacob Wagner, Megan McPherson,
Hunter McSwain, Allen May, Reilly
Mulligan, Chris Lu, Liam Burke, Aiden Fellers, Emily Kelley, Anastasia Pallis,
Paula Cieszkiewicz, Gina O’Kelley, Maddy Brinson, Jake Hecla, Corey Ndifon, and
Sureetha McCain. These 17 scholars are collecting over $60,000 in
awards that are sponsored by our many friends in aviation and aerospace,
community organizations, and our most remarkable PTSA. If I missed anyone who
may have received an award yesterday, my apologies!
·
Mike Huynh, who has
worked with his mentor to develop an internship at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He will be working
with scientists on research and experiments towards the goal of curing or
preventing cancer.
·
Phansa Chaonpoj has been
selected for a paid internship in aviation business at London Aviation Underwriters this summer- congratulations!
·
Jacob Tenne who deserves
a high five for getting a paid summer internship in Information Systems with Hytek/Esterline. Congratulaltions,
Jacob, and to all students who will be building their skills and enhancing
their resume this summer!
·
Yearbook staff on producing
an intriguing and unique yearbook for all to enjoy!
Thursday
is the last day for our seniors. Graduation practice starts at 1:00 p.m. in
the Gym, and is mandatory in order to walk at commencement ceremonies on
June 12. Please be on time,
seniors. We love you and are going to
miss you! Thank you for blessing us with
your presence and your many talents over the past four years. Know that we are proud of you! The presentations by staff at yesterday’s
Senior Awards Ceremony were some of the most amazing, touch-your-heart-forever
stories I’ve heard out of six AHS graduating classes. You rock!
My
best for an inspiring week of learning and memory making with your classmates
and staff. I am honored to be your
principal.
~Reba
G.
NEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Important Message for Seniors! Your
senior check-out form needs to be turned in to Kim Sorensen before Thursday,
June 6 in the AM. We can’t distribute graduation tickets until your senior
check out form has been turned in!
We
will distribute tickets during rehearsal this Thursday:
1) You must have
submitted your check-out form to our registrar, Ms. Sorenson, before picking up
tickets during rehearsal!
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.
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!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
From Your ASB
Hello Aviation
High School! As
you may know, the past month was filled with various posters and speeches given
by class captain candidates. We want to thank each one of our amazing
candidates for their dedication and passion towards improving the climate of
our school. Unfortunately, there can
only be eight class captains.
Please welcome
your class captains sworn in on Friday, May 31!
Seniors
Hiren
Ajudia and Maddie Wilson
Juniors
Navath
Nahn and Austin Coleman
Sophomores
Makoto
Take and Jessi Mau
The ASB looks
forward to the wonderful fresh faces and are excited to serve the student body
next year!
·
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.
Previous NOTAM Announcements – but still Relevant
2013 – 2014
Spirit of INNOVATION Challenge Submission portal 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.
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.
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.
Summer
School Information for grades 11 & 12 now
available online:
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.
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 – First day of school
is on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.
·
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
Only 5 Tickets Left for the Class of
2013 Graduation Party at iFly!
June 12, 11:30pm to 5:00am
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's a terrific turn out by the Class
of 2013! If you aren't going, there is still time...and spots...available!
But only 5, so please email Mindy McClean if you want one of the spots. Mindy
will email you the forms and reserve your ticket...while they last!
For those already going:
iFly requires their waiver filled out as
well as the Registration Form many of you have filled out. If your student is
attending, and you have not already done so, 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 parents driver's license as well.
Questions? Need a form? Want a ticket? Want to help? Contact Mindy McClean 206.679.8602 mindymacster@hotmail.com
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)
Quote of the Week & aviation history
“My
soul is the sky.”
-- William Shakespeare
Edward White
becomes the first American to walk in space on 3 June 1965 during the Gemini 4
mission with James McDivitt.
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