NOTAM 051115 Raisbeck Aviation High School
May 11, 2015
Monday: Six
Period Day, VIPs on Campus—Capt.
Chris Ugale, Dir. of Scholar Programs (STEM/Aero) and CAP Squadron Commander,
and Stephanie Frank, Dir. of Virtual Curriculums & Director of Multilingual
Programs, Honolulu HI
Speech and Debate, Room 3560 –
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Film Club
meeting, Room 3530 – 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Staff
– SS&NT, 3:45 PM
Tuesday: A
Block: Periods 1, 3, Advisory, 5, VIPs
on Campus— AOPA Board of Directors
VIPs on
Campus – AOPA Board Meeting Tour
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: Six
Period Day
Math
Club, Room 3180 – 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM
Speech and Debate, Room 3560 –
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Thursday:
B Block: Periods 2, 4, Clubs, 6
Last
Day to Buy Prom Tickets
FRC
Team meeting, Room 1610 –6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Speech and Debate,
Room 3560 – 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Astronauts on the Town meeting, Project Lab -- 3:30
PM – 5:30 PM
Friday: No School – Student Lead Conferences
PROM
– Waltzing in Wonderland 9:00 to Midnight
Principal’s Message
Did you remember to celebrate your mom this past weekend? I trust you
celebrated all the mothers in your life—the mom who is raising you, your
grandmothers and aunts, your teachers, coaches, friends and neighbors who
nurture and support you when mom isn’t around.
A special salute is decreed for all moms everywhere!
This week, the sophomores put their final touches
on the Environmental Challenge Project. They A presentation to members from the
aviation community means you have another opportunity to interact with industry
professionals— one of the many great things about RAHS! By proposing a solution to an authentic
problem faced within the aviation/aerospace industry, your confidence grows,
and you develop valuable career readiness skills. The Environmental Challenge
Project is one of RAHS’s signature projects, and the experience will be
remembered long after the winning team is announced. A special thank you is in order for our 10th
grade teachers. I appreciate their collaborative
effort to offer students an engaging learning opportunity. Good luck to all
sophomores!
Though it is not up to luck, it is the final week for
AP testing. Scholars, your dedication to get to this point is inspiring, and
thank you for showing your Phoenix Pride! Please accept my best wishes to all who are
taking AP exams.
On a final note, I am pleased to
announce the Council of Educational Facility Planners International, presented
Bassetti Architects with the Washington chapter Award for Design—Raisbeck
Aviation High School. RAHS’s leading
edge profile caught the attention of educational facility planners. We have another reason to be proud of our
school’s airfoil shape—hooray for us!
The Principal’s Round of Applause—acknowledging those who make RAHS a
better place.
Emma Waddill, Andie Merlino, Dana Husby, and Kirstin
Potter-Korin-for
providing a tasty, baked potato bar for the staff lunch. Thank you for your
thoughtful planning and wonderful meal.
Industry Mentors—for investing your time and
talent with our mentees during the mentor breakfasts and all interactions in
support our students.
Mr. Davolt and Ms. Tranholt—for organizing and preparing for
our final Mentor Breakfast of the year.
Chris Vorhees and Hannah Goldberg, engineers from Planetary Resources—for donating their
time and expertise to the RAHS Satellite
Team.
Dana Husby, Carlissa Markovich, Tanya McCormick,
Carol Christian, Janie Lemley, and Susan Slaton—for being phenomenal cooks, and
taking great care of the staff during Teacher
Appreciation Week. The Cinco de Mayo feast was superb.
Mr. Shiroma and Speech and Debate Team—for a
wonderful Mystery Dinner Theatre.
Mr. McLaughlin—for stepping in last minute to
support the Mystery Dinner Theatre.
Ms. Wombold and all of the students
showcasing their gifts and talents at the RAHS
Talent Show
Paul Belshaw, Senior VP Rolls Royce-Boeing—for taking our scholarship winners to
lunch and providing a tour of the Rolls Royce facility.
Honored to serve as your Principal—Bruce Kelly
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NEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS
KidWind
Challenge
During
the KidWind Western Regional Challenge held last weekend, Izzie Torres, Isaac Shepard, and Hannah Park's team took second
place in the high school division. All of the judges and everyone there were
really impressed by them. Dylan
Shaw, Erin Davison, Zachary Newton, Patrick Hoang, Hannah Kaiser, and Abigail Quinsay got an integral power
output of 25,835.6 milliwatt-seconds (mW/s). Third place generated around
26,000 mW/s. Our teams enjoyed the
competition, and the judges were very impressed by our presentation. Special
thanks to Mr. McComb for introducing
us to the KidWind competitions, and providing a wonderful opportunity to
learn about wind energy and teamwork.
Calling all prospective astronauts and aeronautical engineers!
Have you ever heard about or played the game Kerbal Space Program? KSP is a fun, exciting rocketry simulator that puts you in control of everything from designing and building a rocket, recruiting crew members, and piloting your spacecraft. In a safe virtual environment, you are free to build and test any contraption imaginable.
In conjunction with outside Kerbal mentors, we are excited to host two two-hour after-school KSP sessions: the first will take place on Wed, 13 May; the second will be on Thurs, 21 May. We will meet in Mr. McComb’s room. Whether you are completely new to the game, or have played it for hours on end, there are challenges (and prizes!) awaiting every skill level?
What: Kerbal Space Program Tutorial / Challenge
When: Session 1: Wed, 13 May from 1600 – 1800
Session 2: Thurs, 21 May from 1600 – 1800
Where: Rm 2350 (Mr. Mc Comb’s room)
Who: You! Your friends!
How: Sign up using this survey link: Space is limited, and there are 26 spots remaining.
Other details:
1) Bring your own snacks or plan ahead to buy a $5 personal pizza.
2) To keep costs down, we will be using the demo version of KSP. Download the demo version at this link BEFORE you arrive at the session. The download WILL NOT work while connected to the school network; please plan ahead. http://kerbalspaceprogram.mediafire.com/download/8pxsd3anxjb2mdr/KSP_demo_win.zip
Contact Mrs. Weeks or Mr. McComb for more information.
Journey to Mars
Challenge
See http://www.space.com/29345-nasa-journey-to-mars-challenge.html
for a potentially engaging project, and a way to win $5000.00 from NASA.
2015 Grad
Party - Pro-Sports, June
13th, 2015 from 9:00pm to 5:00am
Students, we
need the waiver for Pro-Sports completed before you can attend this event - you
can print the document from the PTSA website look for the Grad Night on the
right for details or ask Theda for a copy. If you haven't purchased your
ticket they are still for sale. Information is on the PTSA site or Theda
has a few packets as well.
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
Seniors!
The end of the year approaches! One of RAHS’ traditions is the Senior Rose
Ceremony. The ceremony is an opportunity for you to thank members of the RAHS
community for their support over these last few years. No doubt you’ve faced
some stressful or challenging times and turned to someone for support, for
help, or a laugh. Buy them a rose and write a short note to show them your
gratitude. Roses are $1.25 each and can be ordered before school and during
lunch in Mr. Joshi’s room. Act soon, the deadline for orders is Monday May 18th!
Prom Tickets on Sale!
Tickets
to Waltzing in Wonderland are available now and can be picked up from Ms.
Sorenson for $50 each. Ticket sales last from now until the day before prom
(May 14) and CANNOT BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR. It will be a night full of fun,
magic, and, of course, wonder. Duo, trios, singles or groups are all
appropriate numbers to come and share your whimsical with.
ATTENTION FRESHMEN AND
SOPHOMORES: Are
you dying to get into prom this year? Do you also happen to know how to use a
camera? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then maybe prom action
photographer is the job for you! If you're interested, please contact Elizabeth
Van Flandern at elizabethvanflandern@rocketmail.com by the end of school on the 8th with your name
and a few pictures you're proud of, (preferably of people).
Shine
Bright, a local community organization that works to motivate
third through fifth grade students through a weekly after school club, is
looking for volunteers! If you are interested in becoming engaged in your
community, Shine Bright is a fabulous opportunity to not only make positive
change, but to directly see your impact through working one on one with
elementary students. Volunteer commitments vary depending on your availability.
Shine Bright will host a meeting on May 18th in the PLC directly after school.
If you have any questions prior to the program direct them to: studentsshinebright@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Are
you interested in joining RAHS’s very first orienteering team?
Orienteering is a sport that requires
navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point-to-point in
diverse and unfamiliar terrain. Competitors are given a topographical map,
which they use to navigate to checkpoints. Orienteering is a sport that
requires the perfect mix of mental and physical ability and is a great way to
earn some PE credits! Also, Orienteering is a winter sport and will be
held from November to February, it is a great way to stay conditioned during
the winter for spring or summer sports. If you are interested in joining an
orienteering team or learning more about it fill out the short survey below or
send an email to lynneac01@gmail.com or dakotalee3@comcast.net.
Survey:
Paine
Field Aviation Day 2015 – Call for Volunteers
Link to Poster
Greetings,
Paine Field Aviation Day will be held
this year Saturday, May 16th, between the hours of 10am and
5pm. As in past years, volunteers make this community event happen.
Last year nearly 400 of you volunteered your precious time! This year’s event promises to be every
bit as big as 2014’s Paine Field Aviation Day. Volunteers are needed to
help with setup the day before (Friday May 15th), before, during,
and after the event Saturday, May 16th.
As always, we do our best to recognize
the incredible efforts of all of you. Thursday, May 14th, we
will host a volunteer pizza feed and orientation meeting at the Paine Field
Fire Station. For the day of the event volunteers will receive free
admission, t-shirt, food voucher, and an invitation to the volunteer appreciation
“after” event. And of course, we will do our best to care for you and
your schedule during the day of the event.
Interested? Even if not sure, let
me know. Questions? Again, let me know.
If you know you want to volunteer, thank
you! We will work hard to accommodate your availability. Also, your
t-shirt size, if you may attend the volunteer orientation meeting Thursday, May
14th, your availability the day of the event, Saturday, May 16th,
and if you may be attending the volunteer appreciation event afterwards, all
would be helpful. No worries if you do not yet know.
Thank you for your consideration and
best regards,
Frank
Frank E. Hummel
2015 Paine Field Aviation Day –
Volunteer Coordinator
(206) 499-9384
2015 Grad Party Event
June
13th – Pro Sports Club – Bellevue 9:00pm to 4:00pm
Tickets
on sale now $100.00 per ticket with Student commitment of $15.00 (free and
reduced qualified $40.00 and student cost $5.00) scholarships for tickets are
also available see Katie Carper.
FROM
THE CAREER CENTER
FAUNTLEROY
CHILDREN’S CENTER – Six interns and one-lead intern will be selected
to develop STEM lesson plans, involving hands-on experiments and basic STEM
concepts, creating a supply list and budget, and teaching two groups of
students ages K-1 and 2-5 grades. Example lesson themes include:
astronomy (mobiles), egg drop (engineering concepts), building bridges
(engineering concepts), and airplanes (propulsion) and water experiments
(density). Sessions will be held at the Fauntleroy Children’s Center in
West Seattle on four Monday afternoons from 12:30-3:30pm. Proposed
schedule is July 7, 14, 21 and 28. Interns should be able to make three of the
four sessions plus several planning meetings and be available by phone/email
for further communication. Submit your cover letter, resume, transcript
and name of one RAHS teacher who could serve as a reference. All
materials need to be submitted by Friday, May 22 to Steve Davolt in the CAREER
CENTER.
PLANETARY
RESOURCES – PRI – THE Asteroid
Mining Company is seeking qualified and enthusiastic interns to assist in the
development of new technologies for commercial robotic space exploration and
development of space resources. Intern positions will be onsite at the
company’s facilities in Redmond. Sophomores and juniors are eligible and
should be available for a minimum of seven (7) weeks during summer 2015.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the USA and carry a valid driver’s
license or have other means of transportation to and from PRI’s location in
Redmond. Submit cover letter expressing your interest and career goals,
an unofficial transcript, resume and the name of a RAHS teacher who will serve
as your reference to: Steve Davolt by noon, Tuesday, May 11.
Supplemental materials accepted (CAD drawings, summary of a report, photos of
projects etc.).
THE
ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY INTERNSHIP – The
RAeS, Seattle branch, hosts the annual Joe Sutter Dinner Lecture each year as
well as other lectures at The Museum of Flight. The society offers three
voluntary internships to students at RAHS who will be given “student board
member” titles. The position largely provides an opportunity to interact
with professionals in the aviation/aerospace industry ---including Boeing and
Rolls Royce. Submit your cover letter, resume and the name of a RAHS
teacher who agrees to serve as your reference. Send materials to: Steve
Davolt in the CAREER CENTER (steven.davolt@highlineschools.org).
Deadline is noon, Thursday, May 14.
SPACE
ENTREPRENEURS INTERN – Interested
in the business and entrepreneurship side of space? You’ll gain exposure
to local business and professional executives while assisting in event planning
and social media marketing. Working with leading PNW companies such as
Space Angels, Blue Origin and Planetary Resources ---you’ll play a key role in
partnerships and the emerging commercial space industry. Send your letter of
interest, resume and transcript to steven.davolt@highlineschools.org
or drop materials off in the Career Center by Thursday, May 14.
Please note references on submitted materials.
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
MENTORS/MENTEES – Thanks for your attendance at last week’s
Mentor Breakfast and whereas our breakfast meetings are over for 2014-15
---schedule time now for a one-on-one meeting. Mentor rooms are available
---before school, at lunch and after school ---for the convenience of both
mentors and mentees. Just let Ms. Hiranaka know and reserve your room.
Thanks!
CONGRATULATIONS 2015 BLUE
ORIGIN INTERN -- RAHS Junior
Kory Watson has been selected as Blue Origins’ intern for summer
2015. As a sophomore, Kory successfully interned with BOEING.
Way to go Kory. Congratulations!
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.
Ultimate Frisbee
For information please email Kirstin
Korin at kirstinp@comcast.net or Dana Husby at husbysrus@aol.com
Turbulence is now in the playoffs.
ASB
ASB Character Dare: Kindness
At
the end of each class today, tell each of your teachers’ one specific thing
about their class that you enjoyed.
Spirit Shack
Open
Fridays during lunch.
Attention Mr. Aviation
Contestants: the
competition has been moved to May 29th in order to give us more time
to prepare. Please listen for upcoming dance practice dates and meetings.
Counselor
Corner
The LAST
BYU test for this school year
will be given on Wednesday, May 27 at 3:45, so finish up your classes and order
those tests! If you aren't finished by then, you will need to take the
test with a different proctor or next September. Remember, you must order the test from BYU at
least two weeks in advance.
Students enrolled in Algebra 1, Geometry, and
Biology will be taking the End-of-Course Assessments this spring:
The
Geometry EOC will be given on May 19 at 9 AM at the Museum of Flight.
The
Algebra EOC will be given on May 20 at 9 AM in the PLC.
The
Biology EOC will be given May 28 at 9 AM at the Museum of Flight.
Sleep
well, eat a good breakfast, and be on time and ready to test!
Highline School District is
offering summer school to grades 9-12 this summer. Please see http://www.highlineschools.org/Page/359 or contact Ms. Carper for
more information. The deadline to sign up is May
22.
PTSA
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— submitted by sophomore, Maren
Gibson
No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris ... [because] no known motor can run at the requisite speed for four days without stopping.
— Orville Wright, c. 1908.
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