June 1, 2015
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Monday: Six
Period Day-another extraordinary day of learning
VIPs on Campus— Ken Spirito, PHF Executive
Director, Jessica Wharton, PHF Director of Marketing and Public Affairs,
Newport News/Williamsburg Intl Airport, Newport News, VA
Tuesday: Six
Period Day
FRC Team meeting, Room 1610 – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Speech
and Debate, Room 3560 – 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Wednesday: A Block
Schedule: 1, 3, Advisory and 5
Senior Laptop Check-In, A-H—see New Announcements Section for
details
Junior
Senior Awards Assembly during Advisory
Math
Club, Room 3180 – 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Speech and Debate, Room 3560 –
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
PTSA General Meeting – June 3rd, BPC –
6:00 PM
Thursday:
B Block Schedule: 2, 4, Clubs and 6
VIPs on Campus— Drew Ferguson, President of PHASTAR
Corporation, and Davis Aerospace & Maritime Team, Cleveland OH
Senior Laptop Check-In, I-R
Club
Awards
FRC
Team meeting, Room 1610 – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Friday: Early Release, 2:00 PM
Senior Laptop Check-In, S-Z
All
School Awards Assembly, Report to First Period for attendance, and then to the
BPC at 9:15 AM
Yearbook
Distribution
Ice Cream
Social
Faculty
vs Princess Spirit Competition
Staff Self-Directed
PCT, 2:15 PM
Robotics
End of Year Banquet
Spirit
Squad Applications due by 3:30 PM, Room 2320, Mrs. Juarez
Principal’s Message
June 1 marks
our final descent for 2014-2015, and I feel the excitement! Our amazing year will finish with a
flurry of celebrations and activities. In fact, there are 14 events
scheduled during the next 16 days. The ceremonies and
activities will honor student achievements, and
include our end-of-the-year traditions. I want to
thank Ms. Wombold and Ms. Fitzpatrick for their skills to organize a calendar
of events to ensure we enjoy the final few days together. This week’s
Principal’s message is devoted to Ms. Wombold and Ms.
Fitzpatrick's, What-Where-When,
End-of-the-Year Celebrations Guide.
Wednesday, June 3 - Junior-Senior Awards Assembly
- What is this? Presentation of
Right Stuff & Wingman Awards to Juniors and Seniors
- Where? In the BPC
- When? During Advisory Time
Thursday, June 4 - Gemini
Awards Presentations
- What is this? This is the final
Thursday Club time of the year.
- Where? In each club’s designated
meeting time.
- When? During Advisory/Club Time
Friday, June 5 - All School Awards
- What is this? All School Assembly
in which we give our all-school awards, i.e. The Phoenix, the Hubble,
Legacy awards.
- Where? In the BPC
- When? 9:15am (Following 1st period
check-in for attendance)
Friday, June 5 - Yearbook Release
- Where? TBD
- When? During lunch
Friday, June 5 - Ice Cream Social
- What is this? PTSA Ice Cream
Social - ice cream and toppings for all!
- Where? Out front of the school
- When? After lunch
Friday, June 5 - The Princess Challenge
- What is this? Faculty vs
Senior/Student challenge/pep rally!
- Where? In the BPC
- When? After the Ice Cream Social
Saturday, June 6 - Culture Club Farewell Potluck
- What is this? Culture Club is
ending. This is our final event ever. Alumni and current students will be
here to mingle and reminisce.
- Where? In the BPC/Commons
- When? 12:00pm
Monday, June 8 - Senior Awards Ceremony
- What is this? Seniors who are
receiving awards will be invited to receive their awards at this event.
Parents, scholarship sponsors, RAHS faculty and mentors are all welcome.
- Where? In the BPC (This event was
formerly held in the Boeing Theater on a Sunday)
- When? 6:00pm
Tuesday, June 9 - Graduation Practice
- What is this? Seniors practicing
where/how to sit, stand, and walk for the graduation ceremony.
- Where? In the BPC
- When? 9:00 am
Tuesday, June 9 - Senior Rose Ceremony (Afternoon Assembly
Schedule)
- What is this? Seniors will be
sharing roses and messages of gratitude to their peers and RAHS faculty.
- The first half
of the event will be roses to underclassmen and faculty. Roses to other
seniors will be shared as there is time, and after the other students
have returned to class.
- Where? In the BPC
- When? During Advisory Time -
Assembly
Tuesday, June 9 - Senior Stairwell Salute
- What is this? All of the students
will line up in the halls and stairwell to clap and cheer as the seniors
leave on their last day.
- Where? Center Stairwell
- When? 3:15pm
Wednesday, June 10 - Freshmen-Sophomore Awards Assembly
- What is this? Presentation of
Right Stuff & Wingman Awards to Freshmen - Sophomores
- Also
class/project specific awards, i.e. Wing Beam, Environmental
- Where? In the BPC
- When? During Advisory Time
Saturday, June 13 - RAHS Graduation
- Where? Performing Arts Center,
Highline
- When? 1:00pm.
Tuesday, June 16 - Pancake Breakfast
- Where? In the Commons
- When? 9:00am
The
Principal’s Round of Applause—acknowledging those who make RAHS a
better place!
Yasin
Ali-Halane, Max Andrew, Collin Barret, Austin Beardemphl, Josh Buenbrazo,
Andrea Bui, Fatima Firoz, , Mariam Mayanja, Victoria McSmith, Joe Merlino
Carlos Navarro, Kirsten Noble, Aileen
Nguyen, Karl Nielsen, Tanjai Ploykao,, Maryam Shafa, Lauren E. Smith, Jaclyn
Wing, and Sasha Friedrich—class of 2014, for attending the
Purdue Alumni event, and honoring Dr. James Raisbeck.
Ms. Carper—for
facilitating and attending the Purdue Alumni Event and honoring Dr. James
Raisbeck.
Makoto Take—for
being crowned as Mr. Aviation 2015!
Josh Buenbrazo,
Miles Bush, Enzo Fazio, Ethan Fuller, Carlos Navarro, Navath Nhan, Brandon
Shaw, Makoto Take, Nate Wilcox—contestants in our 2015 Mr.
Aviation Pageant.
Hiren Ajudia (class
of 2014) Austin Fisher, Jonah Graves, Karl Nielsen, Jessi Mau, Julia Toone,
Gabby Rivera, Julia Toone, Brynn Hunt,
Lona Medhane, Cynthia Tran, Lyn Ngo, Robyn McLuen,
Melissa Will, Caden Gobat, Quinn Edgington—for
supporting the Mr. Aviation Pageant.
Class of 2015—for
organizing and enjoying wonderful lunch barbecue.
Mr. Peterson,
Seniorita Mesa, Ms. Dyer, Ms. Wombold, Ms. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Carper, Mr. Kelly,
Jessi Mau, Gabby Rivera, Senay Emmanuel—for
serving as judges at the Mr. Aviation Pageant.
Kaeden Wile, Xhelan
Sylve, Maryam Shafa, Josh Markovich, Alec Burke—for
representing RAHS and supporting the WA FIRST Event.
Mr. Steele and Mr.
Burke—for their leadership at WA
FIRST, and providing students leadership opportunities.
Charles Cox,
Geoff Nunn, and Tom Cunningham for facilitating their learning and the new
challenge of the Kerbal Space Program. We appreciate their enthusiasm for
sharing the mechanics of getting things off the ground, into space, and into
orbit.
Josef Matuska
for the winning design, and Nghi Lam
was awarded the prize for most improved in the Kerbal Space Program Challenge.
Science Olympians
and Skunks—for representing RAHS at the
Pacific Middle School Science Night last Thursday. Over 300 students and
their families came through to be inspired by the applications and
demonstrations of science, technology, engineering, and math. We appreciate
our ambassadors!
Mr. McComb—for
making the Kerbal Space Program challenge a new opportunity for RAHS students.
Honored to serve as your Principal—Bruce Kelly
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NEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Seniors: Please review the instructions
and understand your responsibilities to return the district-issued laptops.
Return
Dates: Wednesday—Last Names, A-H
Thursday—Last
Names, I-R
Friday—Last
Names, S-Z
Return
Time: Before School, After School, or During Lunch
Return
Location: Northwest corner of
Boeing Commons 2nd floor—see Mr. McLaughlin for your check-in and
any questions.
What to bring?
·
Laptop
with assigned Battery
·
Charging
Brick
·
Case
and strap.
Laptops
and accessories will be returned to the lunch counter at the northwest end the
Boeing Commons.
The
laptop case should be emptied of all paper and personal items. Please remove
Identification Card or another items from the outside sleeve. Make sure the strap is attached or with the
laptop case.
Files
that you want to keep should be transferred to USB drive, Google drive, Drop
Box etc…prior to returning the laptop. If assistance is needed please let Mr. McLaughlin know—he is happy to
help.
Missing
or damaged items are subject to replacement costs as outlined in the Student’s
Rights and Responsibilities policy 2026
Yearbooks have arrived and will be distributed on
Friday, June 5. There
are very few left for purchase, and it is officially an award winning book for
the cover design. So a round of applause must be given to: Emilio Anselmo,
Kira Walters, and Lori Baca. They spent many hours on the plan, design, and
artwork. If you haven't bought yours it is now $60. If you need to buy a
book or check whether you have purchased one, see Ms. Juarez before school,
during lunch, or after school.
Extra Graduation Tickets
Beginning June 1, additional requests for tickets are prioritized according to need: for a sibling, grandparent, or extended family member—in that order, to attend the ceremony.
National Honor Society is selling Italian Sodas for $3
from 6/1-6/4 during lunch! Come support NHS and buy a delicious drink!
Our next
meeting is Monday, June 8th from 3:30-4 in Sr. Peterson's room. We hope to see
everyone there!
Civil
Air Patrol Open House
Monday, June 1, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
King County International Airport – See details at
link below.
Pioneers,
Pilots, and Pathfinders
In the
Aerospace World
Many
notable men and women who have made a mark in the aviation world will be
visiting the Museum of Flight on Thursday, June 4, 2015, to share their life’s
experiences.
Come
see the Raisbeck Aviation High School freshmen as they perform monologues as such
pioneers, heroes, and pathfinders as Charles and Anne Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager,
Sally Ride, Anousheh Ansari, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Amelia
Earhart, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, Mike Mullane, Beryl Markham,
Richard Bach, Norah O’Neill, and many others.
Where: The Museum of Flight
When: Thursday, June 4
Cost: It’s free—it’s the Museum of
Flight’s First Free Thursday
Performance Locations and
Schedules
Great
Gallery - South End: Performance
Times: 5:30 and 7:00
Great
Gallery East Side (by 737): Performance
Times: 5:30 and 7:00
Great
Gallery North End: Performance
Times: 5:30 and 6:30
Great
Gallery West Side (by Bush Pilot Exhibit): Performance Times: 5:30 and 6:30
Great
Gallery - SE corner: Performance
Times: 5:30 and 7:00
Red
Barn - Top Floor: Performance
Times: 5:30 and 7:00
Red
Barn - Bottom Floor: Performance
Times: 5:30 and 6:30
Personal
Courage Wing – WWII: Performance
Times: 5:30 and 7:00
Space:
Exploring the New Frontier (Inner): Performance
Times: 5:30 and 7:00
Space:
Exploring the New Frontier (Outer): Performance
Times: 5:30 and 7:00
Spirit
Squad
Greetings
fellow Raisbeckians! Are you interested in joining the infamous Spirit squad?
Well now’s your chance, applications are here and waiting to be filled out. You
can find applications in a packet outside Mrs. Juarez’s room (Rm. 2320), they
are due Friday June 5th no later than 3:30pm. Have questions?
Email Kirsten Noble at kirstennoble96@gmail.com or Carlos Navarro at carlos4fish@gmail.com.
Culture
Club Finale Potluck, June 6, 2015, Noon to 3PM
Culture
Club will be hosting one last gathering to mark the end of our decade together.
This will be our last official event. Will you join us?
We're going to go back to our roots for this one! And that means its potluck time! Please bring in a dish to share family style. Don't forget your serving spoons!
Culture Club will provide beverages, plates, cups, and the like for the meal. We hope you will join us for a few hours of nostalgia, laughter, and storytelling together.
Email Ms. Wombold if you have questions.
What's Good My Phoenix Flyer
Readers!
JUNE IS
HERE!! End of the year and summer here we come!! Time to get outside and enjoy
some fun in the sun! But for those times you're inside you should pick up a
Phoenix Flyer and read some awesome articles. Everyone will love these new
articles, there's something for any kind of person to read, whether you're a
technology nerd, aviation enthusiast or the class clown. Everybody's going to
enjoy it!
Remember
to send in your totally hilarious photo captions to ahsphoenixflyer@gmail.com or drop it off in room
3530. Link to image: http://imgur.com/R2TyX9k
As for
Ground Control, don't leave us hanging. We all know you have 99 problems but we
can solve one. So get those submissions in people! Link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HQdj_Skr30c_zS7WsuVhOFkBF38DpjJPP15y_e_Dvao/viewform?edit_requested=true
2015
Grad Party Event
June 13th, 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
Pro Sports Club in Bellevue
Parents/Seniors here are the details for
Grad Party 2015. Pro Sports waivers are needed if you
plan to attend. These are due by June 8th. You can
obtain them from Mrs. Hiranaka or find them on the Grad Party 2015 page on the PTSA Website.
Seniors – dress code for this event is very casual
(sports shoes and attire for activities) you will need someone to drop you off
and plan on them picking you up. We do not want Graduates driving home in
the morning after staying up all night.
Volunteers are still needed to
chaperone the evening. Junior Parents are you available? We still need a
few individuals for the 12:30 - 5:30 a.m. shift. Please contact the Grad Party
committee at: GradParty@aviationptsa.org
FROM
THE CAREER CENTER
INTERNSHIPS
CLAY LACY AVIATION --
Founded in 1968 by a living aviation legend, Clay Lacy Aviation is one of the
world’s premier aircraft charter and management companies. Today, Clay
Lacy sets the standard for private aviation services worldwide and delivers a
spectrum of aviation services including: private jet charter, aircraft
management, maintenance and repair, avionics installation, interior
completions, sales and brokerage and aerial cinematography. The RAHS interns
will work part time alongside a Line Service Operator to fuel and tow
airplanes, provide line support services, interact with customers and learn
from the ground floor the operations of a fixed based operation. Interns will
complete two online courses in safety and customer service. 2-3 days/week,
flexible. Submit cover letter expressing interest and qualifications and a
resume along with the name of an RAHS faculty reference and non-official school
transcript to Steve Davolt (steven.davolt@highlineschools.org) in the Career Center.
DEADLINE is noon, Friday, June 5, 2015.
CHELAN SEAPLANES INTERNSHIP --- Spend your summer on the shores
of Lake Chelan assisting with operations of Chelan Seaplanes at the Chelan
office during the height of the summer tourist season. This paid position will
aid in the operation of aircraft pre-departure and after-arrival operations and
assist passengers in their preparation for flight travel. Must be 18
years of age and able to work a flexible schedule on-site at the Chelan site
office. Submit your cover letter of interest, resume and transcript to
Steve Davolt in the CAREER CENTER or directly via email: steven.davolt@highlineschools.org by Tuesday June 2.
THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT – MUSEUM INTERPRETER – Interact with visitors and
guests providing customer service and knowledge about museum educational
programs. Paid position, understanding of basic audio-visual equipment, and
knowledge of aviation, astronomy, robotics and/or aerospace science or history.
Apply on-line @ www.museumofflight.org.
THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT – AIRPARK HOST -- Interns will rotate among
Air Force One, Concorde and the Boeing 787. Intern hosts provide customer
service such as answering questions about these exhibits, taking count of
visitors going inside aircraft and monitoring traffic flow. Shifts are
from 10AM-1:30PM and 1:30PM to 5PM. Apply on-line @ volunteers@museumofflight.org or call 206-768-7179 and ask for
Carol Thomson, volunteer coordinator.
THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT – GALLERY AMBASSADORS – The museum will place student
interns in the lobby area and in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery encouraging
guests to learn more about the museum. Interns will work one shift per
week and be assigned a schedule suitable for all. Apply on-line @ volunteers@museumofflight.org or call 206-768-7179 and ask for
Carol Thomson, volunteer coordinator.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS CARLISLE INTERCONNECT INTERNS --Sherman White, Simon Derrer and Lauren Smith have been selected as
interns for summer 2015. Congratulations to you both!
CONGRATULATIONS FAUNTLEROY INTERNS – Noah
Kramer, Josh Palmer, Ashley Stanghelle, Thomas Swanson, Julia Toone and John
Ursino have all
been named as interns for the Fauntleroy Children’s Center for summer 2015.
PE CREDIT – The Outdoor Learning Center is
offering a summer session of their Outdoor
Recreation, Health and Fitness Camp this summer. June 22-26, 2015. The camp runs from June
22 – 26, 2015. The intensive curriculum of the Outdoor Recreation, Health
and Fitness Camp is designed for students interested in exploring the vast
opportunities the outdoors has to offer.
Participants will gain confidence and skills in pursuit of outdoor
adventure. They will respectfully and
safely learn how to experience the outdoors with minimal impact on the
environment through experiential learning. The cost is $300 and there needs to
be a minimum of 12 students. You will be awarded 0.5 credits for PE and
will receive a letter grade when you successfully complete this class.
The credit is sent directly to RAHS via a transcript and you do not have to
fill out the “purple” PE form for this. For more information and the
registration forms, go to http://www.awsp.org/resources/learningcenters/SummerCreditClasses
If you
need any help, Mrs. Wilson can assist you.
ASB
Kindness
Week:
Monday
1st: Patience:
Ask
someone what their thoughts or opinions are before sharing your own.
In a
conversation today, find an opportunity to ask someone what they think about a
project, an idea, an event, a class, a game, etc. Bonus points if you resist
sharing your own thoughts and remain open to their views.
Tuesday
2nd: Respect
Identify
one person in your school or family who has served or is serving in the
military. Thank that person for her/his service.
Even
if you don't know someone directly, odds are good that an adult at your school
has served our country.
Wednesday
3rd: Selflessness
Near
the end of lunch, go to a nearby table and offer to take anything anyone is
ready to throw away.
Don't
pull their snack pack before they are finished, but offer to grab anything that
is garbage. You can start with your own table first!
Thursday
4th: Kindness
Give
genuine compliments to five people you notice throughout the day.
This
should be a mixture of friends and strangers. Look for people picking up trash
or holding the door open and thank them for their thoughtfulness. Look for some
unique style or clothing. Observe how your lunch server or bus driver interacts
with you.
Friday
5th: Humility
Throughout
the day, give out a help to a friend who needs help with homework or anything
at all.
ASB is
starting a project to create a mural on the parking-lot side wall of our spirit
shack! We are looking for artistic individuals to create a design focused on
our mascot and school spirit. Submissions are due to Mrs. Fitz no later than
FRIDAY, and can be drawn, painted or of course done in CAD. Get creative!
As
always come see what your ASB is up to in Mrs. Fitz's room at lunch on
Wednesdays to see what cool stuff we're planning, and to give us your input!
Spirit Shack
Open
Fridays during lunch.
Counselor
Corner
PTSA
Our
last PTSA General Meeting - June 3rd @ 6 pm, 1st Floor BPC
We
will be holding elections for next year’s officers. Join us for a farewell to
those officers departing with their senior students.
Nominees
for the 2015-2016 officer positions are:
- Brad White and Steve Burke -
Co-Presidents
- Paris Waddill - Vice
President (Co-VP position is open)
- Yvonne Smith - Secretary
(Co-Secretary position is open)
- Leslie Farris and Connie
Wood - Co-Treasurers
Reflections –
PTSA’s 2015 Art Celebration
2015 Theme:
Let Your Imagination Fly. Any student is invited to create an original work of art that reflects
this theme for the annual art festival that starts at RAHS and ends in a select
show at the US Department of Education. Recognition and cash prizes for
entries in any of 6 different categories: Photography, Visual Arts,
Literature, Music composition, Choreography, and Film short. Art accepted
now until about Dec.
More details are available from the PTSA website
under Reflections. Questions and help available via e-mail
from the PTSA Reflections Chair reflections@aviationptsa.org
Annual PTSA AUCTION
Have
you made your donation yet? Need a
donation idea? Go to the auction page of
our PTSA website at http://aviationptsa.org/auction.html and click on the Procurement and
Donation Needs and Ideas<http://aviationptsa.org/images/2015%20RAHS%20Procurement%20Ideas.pdf> link.
Remember,
our goal is to have every family donate at least one item (large or small), so
please visit our new PTSA Auction website at Raisbeck Aviation Auction, https://aviationptsa.ejoinme.org/?tabid=576183
Click
on the Item Donation button on the left and complete our online form. Items may
be dropped off at the school office from 8am-4pm on regular school days. Please
attach a copy of your online donation confirmation with your item. If you are
unable to complete the online form, there are 3-part procurement forms
available at the school office.
If
you need someone to pick your item up, please email us at procurement@aviationptsa.org<mailto:procurement@aviationptsa.org>
And
someone will contact you to make arrangements. THANK YOU for helping to support
your students' academic future at RAHS!
We need more volunteers to make this auction a
success! Please email ahsauction@aviationptsa.org<mailto:ahsauction@aviationptsa.org> and ask how you can help.
Emily
Thatcher | Project Manager
Lighthouse
Education Initiatives
The
Museum of Flight
9404
East Marginal Way South; Seattle, WA 98108 Direct. 206.764.0276 Cell:
206.619.6919 http://www.museumofflight.org<http://ww.museumofflight.org
Parents,
students must not stay at school after 6 PM unless they are directly supervised and
participating in a school event/club or extracurricular activity. This is
to ensure student safety and adult supervision while on the school campus. If
you are unable to pick your child up before 6 PM on a regular school day,
please arrange a carpool (connect with the PTSA) or make other arrangements for
transportation. For liability reasons, your child must be supervised or
find a way home by 6PM. Thank
you!
Parent Portal/Illuminate
For
parents who have not yet received Parent Portal/Illuminate Registration Codes
they may be obtained by contacting Mrs. Hiranaka by phone or email.
206.631.7200 or theda.hiranaka@highlineschools.org
MS. HIRANAKA NEEDS
YOUR COOPERATION EVERY DAY!
If you are tardy, please report to class, Ms. Hiranaka
does not provide admit slips.
If you are absent, please call the
school’s attendance line 206.631.7217.
In the event that you will be absent or tardy for any reason,
please have your parents/guardians call our attendance line and leave a
message. When they call, they should
leave the following information:
- your
name
- their
name
- reason
for the absence and the date of absence
Your parents/guardians are required
to call each day you will be absent from school.
Remember, it is required by law to
follow up with a written note excusing your absence when you return to school.
To comply with regulations, notes for absences must include the
following details:
- Student’s
name
- Parent/guardian
name
- Reason
for the absence
- Date
of absence
Attendance Reminder for Parents and Students: Attendance line 206-631-7217.
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Quote of the Week—
”A good plan
violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”
