NOTAM 090315
Raisbeck
Aviation High School
September
3, 2015
Welcome to the
2015 – 2016 School Year!
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Students, please check the class rosters
posted on the first floor, and then report to your first period class. Thanks!
Monday-Wednesday:
No School, Staff Development
Days.
Thursday: AM Assembly 6 period day.
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Morning Assembly
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8:00 - 8:50
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Period 0
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9:00 - 9:05
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Period 1
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9:10 - 9:55
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Assembly
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10:00 - 10:45
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Period 1
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10:50 - 11:35
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Period 2
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11:40 - 12:25
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Period 3
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12:25 – 1:00
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Lunch
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1:05 - 1:50
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Period 4
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1:55 - 2:40
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Period 5
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2:45 - 3:30
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Period 6
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Friday: PM Long Advisory—Distribution
of Laptop Computers, 3:30 PM dismissal
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PM Advisory Schedule
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8:00 - 8:50
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Period 0
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9:00 - 9:45
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Period 1
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9:50 - 10:35
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Period 2
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10:40 - 11:25
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Period 3
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11:30 - 12:15
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Period 4
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12:15 - 12:45
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Lunch
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12:50 - 2:00
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Advisory
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2:05 - 2:45
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Period 5
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2:50 - 3:30
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Period 6
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The Principal’s
Message
Almost everyone enjoys a fresh start—especially me. A new school year offers the perfect way to kick
start into action any changes we have contemplated making. The timing factor and
high energy level can assist us with realizing new possibilities. Like a NASCAR official waving the green flag,
the new school year gives us permission to zoom ahead and do things
differently—better than before. Starting
fresh is a wonderful opportunity, and I look forward to beginning the new school
year with you!
RAHS is an extraordinary place because of our stellar partnerships
and remarkable people. I am excited to
reconnect with our returning students and staff, and want to extend an
enthusiastic welcome to our new students and faculty. Please join me in welcoming four new staff
members to the RAHS community. I am
thrilled to introduce Mr. Wayne Storer,
9th grade English/Aviation & American Character instructor, Ms. Renee Olsen, Aviation
Careers/Economics teacher, Mr. Andy
Bowlin, Vex Robotics coach—formerly known as FTC robotics, and Ms. Peggy Yaplee, Special Education
teacher. Welcome aboard!
Getting on board with all of the school activities and
opportunities is a daunting task to maintain and manage. The best resource to connect you to all of
the information is our NOTAM—it is
our primary communication vehicle. As
the school year moves into high orbit, the information fills all seven sections of the NOTAM: Weekly
Calendar, Principal’s Message, New Announcements, Career Center, Counselor
Corner, ASB, and PTSA. Please read the
NOTAM each week to ensure that you are well informed and ready to take
advantage of all that will be offered.
The efforts of our platinum-level PTSA are very important
to the RAHS culture. Their largest event
of the year should be your calendar.
Make a note for Saturday, November 7th at 6:00PM—to
attend our annual auction at the Museum
of Flight. Bring your spouse or
special guest to make this magical event a date night. I promise you will enjoy
the evening, and directly support our student and school community. There are many ways to become involved with
the auction, and the additional information is found below in the PTSA section.
With your calendar handy, please
also add our Evening of Learning,
for Thursday, September 17th from 6:00-8:30PM. What other
schools might refer to as “open house” or “curriculum night,” our Evening of
Learning is designed to provide you with a tour through all of your student’s
classes and meet their teachers. In
addition to attending classes, we are offering an information session, Helping Your Student Succeed at RAHS,
from 5:00-5:45 p.m. which will be
facilitated by Counselor Katie Carper
and staff.
The Principal’s Round of Applause—acknowledging those who make RAHS a
better place!
Michele Almeda, Kellie Araki,
Irene Balbuena, Debbie Beardemphl, John Fluke, Dana Husby, Betty King, Kirsten
Korin, Chau Le, Tanya McCormick, Leslie Schumann, Cynthia Seidel, Emily Thatcher,
Debi Tranholt, and Leslie White—for
supporting Registration Day.
Stephanie Jones Gunn, Theda
Hiranaka, Nuka Nurzhanov, Susan McEwen, Anthony McLaughlin, and Kim Sorensen—for
supporting Registration Day.
Zahnae Aquino, Senay Emmanuel,
Aileen Nguyen, and Monique Sternik, our fantastic Link Crew Committee, for organizing Freshmen Orientation.
Ashley Balbuena, Josh Buenbrazo, Brynne
Hunt, Karl Nielsen, Makoto Take, Toshi Take, Catie Stukel, Uyen Tran, Julia Toone,
and Matt Vredevoogd,
our amazing ASB officers, who
supported the Freshmen Orientation.
Yasin Ali-Halane, Joan Aoanan, Adeline
Bader, Nakita Brusnighan, Kara De Leon, Zuzanna Dominik, Fatima Firoz,
Francesca Gaerlan, Ally Hardy, Sharan Kaur, Hailey Johnston, Johnston Means, Lona
Medhane, Andrew Munoz, Linh Ngo, Rachel Phuong, Abigail Quinsay, Kouga Rollins,
Ravi Sangani, William Schnaith, Isha Singh, Khoa Tran, Gloria Whang, and Alana
Willms, our
spirited Link Crew Leaders, who
supported Freshmen Orientation.
Alec Burke, Erin Davidson, Grace
Derrer, Colin Dore, Patrick Hoang, Saado Jama, Tatyana Jenkins, Monica Lopez, Kyla
Marks, Eleanor Pahl, Dillon Rassilyer,
and Janelle Vu,
our energetic Spirit Squad, who
supported Freshmen Orientation.
Ms. Carper, Kelly Delano, Ms. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Hiranaka, Mr. Kelly, Bruce Mullis, Ms. Nurzhanov,
and the amazing RAHS staff, who
supported Freshmen Orientation.
Mr.
Steele, Mike Shafa, and Trevor Gardner—for the manpower and
equipment to re position the prototyping-lab machinery.
I
am honored to serve as your Principal—Bruce
Kelly
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Washington
State School Superintendent Randy Dorn would like parents to be aware of a new
family-friendly handout about learning standards and assessments. It is available in 17 languages and can be
downloaded from the Ready Washington website. The handout will be sent
home to families with their RAHS student.
Superintendent Dorn wishes everyone the best of luck
as the new school year begins.
Freshman
Robotics Team/class
(Formerly the FTC team)
This
class will be meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays every week from 6:00 PM to 8:30
PM for the first semester. The class
will be split into smaller teams that will build and program robots using the
VEX system for competition in the VEX robotics competition. There may also be some extra time other
evenings and weekends to finish the robot and prepare for competition.
There
will be several parent meetings that will discuss the obligations for students
and for the FRC (upperclass) robotics team.
The first parent meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 15th,
2015 at RAHS.
The
class is an introduction into competitive robotics in which students will learn
important robotics concepts, engineering design, programming and how to work as
a team.
For
further information please contact Robert Steele (Head Coach of the FRC team) Robert.steele@highlineschools.org.
Wondering
about Science Olympiad? Our
award-winning Science Olympiad teams are recruiting new members!
Dive
deep into science topics you care about, engineer interesting devices, and test
your scientific and engineering mettle against teams from around the region,
state, and country!
From
Monday, 14 September through Friday, 18 September, we will meet in the Boeing Commons
to provide prospective Olympians with an overview of this year’s events, the
structure of the class, and what you need to do to join the team and earn
credit. Whether you’re curious or committed, join us from 0800 –
0845 each morning to learn why over 100 RAHS students joined last year.
We hope to see you there!
If you have questions in the
meantime, talk with Coaches McComb or Weeks, or a member of our executive
team: Geneva Rossman, Saado Jama, Joan Aoanan, or Lucky Singh.
FILM CLUB meets every Monday after school
in Mr. Savishinsky’s room. The Film Club is a fun, easygoing group of film
lovers who like to learn about filmmaking and make our own movies. We have lots
of cool gear to play with and lots of great ideas for projects, and we want you
to join us! No experience or equipment necessary, just a good attitude, a love
of movies and an interest in learning more about the art, craft and technology
of filmmaking. Art credit is available for students who complete the required
hours and paperwork. Meetings will start on Monday September 14 in room 3530.
Jacob
Savishinsky, Social Studies & Journalism
The Cashier’s window is open:
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Before
School
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During
Lunch/Advisory/Clubs
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After
School
COUNSELOR’S CORNER— please see
Ms. Carper for schedule changes
PTSA
Any
interested students, boys and girls, beginners or experienced players, are
encouraged to attend practices to give the sport a try!! The club is a great
way to have fun, be physically active, learn a new skill, and meet your PE
requirements. We finished the Spring Season with our highest ranking yet. Go
Turbulence!!
When: Practices start August 24th, Monday 3:30-6:00
PM, Wednesday 3:30-5:00 PM, Friday 2:00-5:30 PM through Oct.
Where:
Monday-Wednesday-Friday at Tukwila Community Center Ball Field.
For
further information please see the PTSA website for forms.
RAISBECK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL DUFFLE
BAG
Great for commuting to school, activities or sports.
Use it for Ultimate Frisbee, Robotics, Science Olympiad or
any school club.
Order forms are located on PTSA
website or in the school office.
Manufactured
by Jensen Lee. Bags have been made in
Seattle for over 20 years. Made of 18
oz. cotton canvas, with inside mesh pocket for valuables and industrial
strength zipper. Bags are personalized with student’s name and guaranteed for 4 years.
Date: November 7, 2015
Location: The Museum of Flight
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Thank you to those of you who have turned in your annual donation for the fall auction. If you still need to turn in your item, then please do so as soon as possible. You may drop it off in the school office anytime that the school is open. You can fill out the online procurement form HERE, or download a .pdf HERE. You may also ask for a paper one at the office.
Donations: Our goal is to have every family donate an item worth a min. of $25.00, or to provide us with a personal or business sponsorship. More information to come in a separate email later this week!
Visit our website at http://aviationptsa.org/index.html and click on RAHS Auction for more information.
Your 2015 RAHS Auction Team
RAHS
Attendance line: 206-631-7217 - Please report any absence or late
arrival daily. Include reason, parent name and phone number. District policy
changed this year and with proper information absences can be excused by your
detailed call. Robo calls will occur for unspecified and unexcused absences.
Quote of the Week—
“A good plan violently executed now is better
than a perfect plan executed next week.”
