NOTAM 111113

Raisbeck Aviation High School

NOTAM 111113

Nov. 11, 2013

 

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

 

 Monday:        NO SCHOOL in observance of Veteran’s Day.

 

Tuesday:        Science Olympiad (builders) --8:00-8:50 a.m., Room 2350

                        Speech and Debate--3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 3560                

                        FTC Robotics Team Meetings 3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 1610

            FRC Robotics Team Meetings 6:00-8:30 p.m., Room 1610

 

Wednesday:  A Block: Periods 1, 3, Advisory, 5

                        Student Led Conference Time Preference Forms are due

                        Science Olympiad (studiers) 8:00-8:50 a.m., Room 2350

            College Presentation: Montana Tech: 1:00 p.m.

                        Speech and Debate 3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 3560      

                        Math Club 3:45-4:45 p.m., FREE SAT practice test and tips, Room 3180

                        FAFSA and College application Info Session 6:30-8:30 p.m., PLC

                        Highline School Board Members Tour 5:00 PM, followed by Meeting 6:00-9:30 p.m., BPC

 

Thursday:      B Block: Periods 2, 4, Advisory, 6

Science Olympiad (builders) 8:00-8:50 a.m., Room 2350

Leadership Tomorrow VIPS 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., visit and tour

College Presentation: Oregon Tech: 12:00 p.m.

Student of the Quarter Assembly 1:00-1:45 p.m. (during advisory), BPC

                        Speech and Debate 3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 3560

FTC Robotics Team Meetings 3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 1610

            FRC Robotics Team Meetings 6:00-8:30 p.m., Room 1610

           

Friday:                        Science Olympiad (studiers and builders) 8:00-8:50 a.m., Room 2350

SPIRIT SHACK during lunch in the Cafeteria

Early Dismissal at 2:00 p.m. for students; Staff Professional Development 2:15-3:45 p.m.

Speech and Debate competing at UW Tacoma

 

Saturday:       Speech and Debate competing at UW Tacoma

                        The 4^th Annual HCC Black and Brown Male Summit for young men of color

Joe Sutter Dinner at the MoF, sponsored by Royal Aeronautical Society (26 students attending, courtesy of various sponsorships from Boeing, Hobart Machined Products, Aeronautica, Honeywell, Corsair Engineering, Rolls Royce, and individual member of the Royal Aeronautical Society)

 

Principal’s Message

 

Welcome back from an extended weekend break that was in honor of our military veterans.  Last week’s Veteran’s Day assembly was both informative and moving as our own teacher and Air Force veteran, Mr. Sarver, shared his experience of serving our country.  Other veterans in attendance responded to questions, each conveying how proud they were to serve in spite of the many challenges encountered while on active duty.  Thank you, Mr. Sarver, and to all veterans everywhere!  And, thank you to the ASB for planning and facilitating the assembly, including the posting of the flags by Jessi Mau and Victoria Beach. Remarkable!

 

I hope you also caught up a bit on your rest these past few days. I realize that everyone has been working full-out since school started on September 9, and unlike other schools, we have had no breaks. Your energy is amazing, but time for rest and rejuvenation is important in order to sustain a busy life.  I truly hope you did something over these past few days that was just for fun and that you remembered to turn off your alarm clocks. I certainly did so!

 

Selections for the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Excellence Award were made last Friday.  Congratulations to Teal Dowd and Camila Palacio who were selected from an applicant pool of 11 very well qualified seniors who plan a future in some field of engineering.  Teal and Camila will be honored at the Joe Sutter Dinner, sponsored by the Royal Aeronautical Society, this Saturday evening.  Their names will be engraved on the fan blade of a Trent 1000 engine that is displayed in our lobby, and each will receive $5,000 to pursue university studies in engineering.  We are grateful to Rolls-Royce for their investment in our students each year and very proud of Teal and Camila. (Note to students not selected: Don’t despair! Your essays were excellent. There will be more scholarships available this spring, including the Joe Sutter Incredibles Award, the Dan Hartley Memorial Award, Aerojet, and the new James Raisbeck Legacy Award. All are for engineering-bound students.)

 

In closing my message for this week, I thank EVERYONE who participated in last Thursday’s Information Program for 8^th Graders & Parents. While we anticipated a large crowd, I think all of us were surprised that close to 600 were in attendance.  They just kept coming, and many stayed until the very end of the Q&A session and longer! In my interactions with families, all were consistently complimentary of students, staff, parents, and mentors who showed such obvious passion for being part of our community.  You rock, RAHS community!  Next and final Info Program for Class of 2018 will be December 5.

 

Wishing you an insightful week of learning, and honored to be your principal—

Reba G.

           

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Museum of Flight won the Best Museum of Western Washington and four RAHS students, Austin Fisher, Abby Jarve, Andrew Denny, and Khoa Nguyen, were chosen to be representatives for the museum. King 5's Meeghan Black with Evening Magazine came to the Museum of Flight to present the award to the student volunteers.

Science Olympians—last Saturday, our Olympians had a bonus day at school.  Students specializing in the study of space, physical, earth, and life sciences honed their understanding and skills; students specializing in engineering honed the devices that they will bring to competitions.  Among other things:  students launched and tweaked and re-launched gliders; they tested and analyzed failure modes in balsa-wood cantilevers; they demonstrated their knowledge of anatomy and physiology, epidemiology, and genetics; they distinguished between powders using qualitative analysis techniques; etc.  The day was a useful opportunity for teamwork and for our students to continue their trajectory of high-powered learning.  We appreciate and salute their dedication. We are also grateful for the parents and guardians who helped feed our brains and bodies by providing mentoring and healthy snacks.

 

Student-Led Conferences: 

On Monday 11/25 and Tuesday 11/26 we will be holding student-led conferences from 3:40 – 6:10 p.m.   During the conference, your child will outline his/her academic goals, explain what s/he is learning in his/her classes, and support his/her explanations with evidence chosen from his/her body of work.  Student-led conferences will last approximately 20-25 minutes.  Please return your time preference form no later than Wednesday, November 13.

 

Watch a United-sponsored documentary on women pilots of WWII

In honor of our veterans and the upcoming U.S. Veterans Day holiday, a documentary about the little-known women pilots who served in World War II has been created. Tune in to a U.S. public television station in your area beginning Nov. 8 to watch “We Served, Too,” the story of a group of young, determined and courageous women pilots who broke barriers and shattered stereotypes.  The documentary will air in 10 major markets in the U.S. beginning this week and will run on more than 200 PBS stations throughout 2014 during key holidays and history months, including Women’s History Month, Veterans Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day. Visit this story on the News tab for a listing of markets and air times and click here to watch the film’s trailer.

 

Watch your step on the steps!

To avoid injury, please slow down, use the hand rails, and watch your step at all times!  Remember stay to the right on the stairs. 

 

Check in BEFORE going to the nurse’s office:

Students who need to visit the nurse’s office need to please check in with an office staff person first so that we know you are there.  On Thursday’s you may check in with the nurse directly if she is in her office.  Also, students must check in with the nurse’s office BEFORE calling your parent to say that you are sick and need to go home. 

 

From your ASB:

Thank you to Mr. Sarver and all the veterans from the Museum of Flight who came to the assembly last Thursday! Your stories and advice were great, and we would like to express another thank-you for the service you provide for our nation.

 

The winners for the Halloween advisory competition are:

·         For the winners of the pumpkin decorating contest, congratulations to the Katims, Shiroma, and Kumakura advisories!

·         For the winners of the scarecrow contest, congratulations to the Wilson and Dyer advisories!

Thank you guys again for participating. Everything looked great!!!

 

The birthday wall will be up soon! Check out the wall and greet everyone a happy birthday!

 

Be on the look out! This Thursday, we will have our first Student of the Quarter assembly. This is a great opportunity for students to be recognized for their CLASS (Character, Leadership, Attitude, Scholarship, and Service). Make sure to work extra hard as the new quarter starts, so you can be honored in the next one!

 

This Friday, the Spirit Shack will be open in cafeteria. We have new Seattle stride socks and v-necks! All white t-shirts will be $5 for ASB Card Holders, so please make sure to show your ID card at the time of purchase. ASB card holders will also receive $5 off any sweatshirt purchase this Friday, and $5 off all scarves. New items are on the way!

 

If you ever want to come to know what ASB is up to, please stop our meetings and see what we're doing! The meetings are open to all students. They are on Wednesdays starting at lunch, come and say hi!

 

 

 

Community Service Forms:

Please be sure to fill out your community services forms in full before turning them in to the career center.  They cannot be approved if they are missing student information, parent and/or advisor signatures.  Blank community service forms will be available in the Career Center.  See Mr. Sarver for details.  

 

Robotics:

Boy Scouts – Skunkworks Robotics is hosting a Boy Scout Robotics Merit Badge Clinic on Saturday, Nov. 16^th from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at RAHS.   Cost for the event will be $5 per scout to cover facility costs. Scouts should bring a sack lunch, and come prepared to learn and have fun. Space is limited to 100 Scouts so advanced registration is required.  Please send your registration information with District, Troop number, and Scout name and email to: skunks.roboticsmb@gmail.com. If any RAHS Boy Scouts or Skunks would like to help with this Robotics clinic, please contact Edson Smith, skunks.roboticsmb@gmail.com.

 

Science Olympiad:

Science Olympians, a friendly reminder that studiers are required to come to Science Olympiad on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while builders are required to come on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

 

Start saving the dates for our Mandatory Marathon Saturdays where you get to practice, work, and compete against your Olympian peers!

7 December 2013

18 January 2013

1 February 2013

15 March 2013

 

Expectations are that students come for any three hours between 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Mentors and other advisors of students are warmly welcomed!

 

Math Club:

There will be FREE SAT practice test and tips on how to get higher score this week. Come on down to Mr. Gudor's classroom on Wednesday from 3:45 to 4:45!  We'll see you there!!

 p.s. Seniors, if you have used SAT/PSAT books, please donate them to us. You can drop it off in Mr. Gudor's classroom.

 

Phoenix Flyer:

"RAHS to Ground Control! Commencing countdown to initial flight! 

 

Do you have personal questions to be answered about school life, relationships, education or your future? Looking for advice or support from other peers? Need someone to relate to about this year's homework cram? Radio into the Phoenix Flyer's new advice column, Ground Control!  

 

Our communication lines are now open! Submit your anonymous questions to ahsphoenixflyer@gmail.com, or tweet them to @ahsphoenixflyer #groundcontrol, for a published response in the upcoming issue!" 

 

National Honor Society:

Attention RAHS - We have an update for Sister Schools! The seniors are currently in the lead, but the sophomores aren't far behind. Remember that the class with the greatest number of links will win 100 spirit points! The fundraiser ends on Thursday November 21. That's next week guys, so bring in some cash and buy a few paper links to help build your class's chain! Help us raise money to get brand new backpacks for the children in Uganda and help them stay in school!

 

Interact Club:

Help take a bit out of hunger. We will be starting our Annual Can Food drive starting Tuesday, November 12, 2013 and going to Friday, November 22, 2013. Please bring canned food and place it in your class’s bins (located in the commons). The class with the most cans will get spirit points as well as a special treat for Interact Club. If you also choose to participate in the theme days your class will get double points for the food of that theme brought in each day. Stay tuned for theme days. Please help Interact Club collect 1000 cans for our local food bank!

Volunteer opportunity: Have you ever wanted to help package food for a family in need? Because we have something for you! Northwest Harvest is looking for students to come and help package food to be distributed to families for holiday dinners. If you would like to help, talk to Mrs. Burr and she will sign you up! Northwest Harvest is about 20 minutes away from the school. The date for volunteering is December 18 from 4-7. Come and help make someone’s holiday better.

 

eScrip:

As you may have previously heard, with eScrip, your grocery and retail purchases earn money for RAHS.  Now you can also earn money for our school when you dine at local restaurants.    Other merchants in our area providing support include Safeway and Bartell Drugs.   You may also register your credit cards and your purchases will earn even more cash for RAHS. 

If you have previously enrolled in eScript, please log in and do the annual reactivation.  If you haven't yet enrolled, please join and support RAHS.  Go to http://www.escrip.com/.   Please check to see that you're supporting the Aviation H.S. in Des Moines (not the one in NY).  Our Group ID is 500005738.   

 

From the career center

 

Dorina McHenry of the Renton Boys and Girls Club has selected Jashan Kaur for a paid internship assisting in their programs for youth teaching STEM and robotics. CONGRATULATIONS Jashan!!

Space Shuttle Trainer Tour Guide - Students, if you’d like to be considered as a tour guide for the space shuttle trainer, especially for the weekends, sign up in the Career Center and you’ll be contacted for an interview. See Ms. Burr for more info.

Mentor Program – The Career Center staff is working on making new mentor-mentee matches.  Be patient, sophomores, if you haven’t yet been assigned a mentor.

 

 

Counselor Corner–Katie Carper

 

Have you checked the school website lately?  There is valuable information in the newly-updated Counselor section, including scholarships, admissions information, and FAQ’s. 

Visit: http://www.highlineschools.org/Page/2022

 

The 4^th Annual HCC Black and Brown Male Summit for young men of color is Saturday, November 16, 2013.  Register at: http://bandbsummit.highline.edu/

 

We will be hosting a FAFSA and College application Info Session on Wednesday, November 13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the PLC on the 3^rd floor.  All grades are welcome!

 

Upcoming College Presentations.  Please sign up in the career center if you are interested.

Oregon Tech: 12:00 p.m. on November 14

 

 

From Your PTSA

 

THANK YOU to everyone who worked, volunteered, donated to and attended our 7^th annual PTSA Auction and Dinner.   What an AMAZING evening we had!   A summary of our results will be posted in a future NOTAM. 

 

Reflections – PTSA’s Fall Art Festival

 

Believe. Dream. Inspire.  All students are invited to create an original work of art that reflects this theme for the fall art festival.   Recognition and cash prizes awarded for entries in any of 6 different categories:  Photography, Visual Arts, Literature, Music Composition, Choreography, and Film short.  Art will be accepted in the office until Dec 6^th.  More details are available at http://www.aviationptsa.org/ Art that starts at RAHS may end up in a select show at the US Department of Education. Bonus: We’ll take care of the packaging for you.

 

 

Athlete’s Spotlight

 

Bailey Fuentes, sophomore at Raisbeck Aviation High School, competed in the Metro League golf tournament last week.  As a varsity high school player, he finished in the top 23, and qualified for the state tournament May 28-29 of next year which will be held at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield.  Congratulations to Bailey for his hard work and dedication in golf.

 

Demi Wamsley, Erin Ronald, Kristen Lemley, and Sophia Cassam all participated in Swim and Dive this season.  Demi, Erin, and Kristen swam for Mt.Rainier High School.  Sophia was a diver for Highline High School.  Erin, Kristen, and Sophia have all moved on to the STATE SWIM/DIVE meet which will be held on Friday, November 15^th/16^th.  Congratulations to our Scholar/Athletes!

 

RAHS Sophomore David Johnston has earned his Eagle Scout Rank! The Eagle Scout award is a nationally recognized award given to young men in the Boy Scouts who have displayed leadership, philanthropy to their community, and reverence. In order to become eligible for this rank, David had to earn at least 21 merit badges in many different fields, ranging from First Aid to Environmental Science. In addition, they must complete a project that benefits their community, in which David connected two trails at Kiwanis Schoenwald Park.  Congratulations, David on your achievement!

 

Previous NOTAM Announcements – but still Relevant

MAKE-UP DAYS—Everyone, please remember that our late start to the school year means that we must make up the three days we missed at the start of the school year.  We have made up one. Please plan to come to school on the following two days:

·         February 18, 2014—full day of school, dismissal at 3:30 p.m.

·         May 16, 2014—half day of school, dismissal at Noon

School bus transportation will be provided for Highline students. 

 

Attention Seniors:

Please don’t wait until the last minute to schedule your senior picture appointment. Senior pictures are due on Friday, January 10, 2014 to yearbook. Look for the flyer in advisory this week that lists the specific requirements.

 

 

For an updated copy of our

STUDENT

HANDBOOK

Click on the student handbook link from our school home page from the district website located at http://www.highlineschools.org/Page/53

 

 

Quote of the Week & aviation history

When responding to the Navy’s claim that sea travel is safer than air travel, non-Navy pilots have long said: “So far, everything we’ve sent up has come down, but not everything sent down has come back up.”

 

On 16 November 1927, the United States Navy commissions the USS Saratoga (CV-3), its first large aircraft carrier capable of fleet speeds and true combat operations.