NOTAM 111615

NOTAM 111615                       Raisbeck Aviation High School

                                                            November 16, 2015

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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Monday:         Six Period Day – Staff Department Meeting, 3:45 PM

                        Film Club 3:30–5:00 PM, room 3530

Youth and Government, 3:30-5:30 PM, room 1630

VEX Robotics Team (Freshman Team), 6:00-8:30 PM, room 1610

                        Community Forum on Safety in Sports, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, Performing Arts

Center

                       

Tuesday:        Six Period Day

                        Speech and Debate Team, 3:30–5:30 PM, room 3560

                        FRC Robotics Team, 6:00-8:30 PM, room 1610

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

                        Assembly during Advisory – Student of the Quarter

Speech and Debate Team, 3:30–5:30 PM, room 3560

Movie Night, 3:30 – 5:30 PM, BPC

                        Math Club 3:40–4:45 PM, room 2350

                        VEX Robotics Team (freshman team), 6:00-8:30 PM, room 1610

                        Financial Aid 101, 6:30 PM, PLC

                       

Thursday:      B Block - Periods 2, 4, Clubs, 6

                        Speech and Debate Team, 3:30–5:30 PM, room 3560

                        FRC Robotics Team, 6:00-8:30 PM, room 1610

                       

Friday:            Six Period Day - 2:00 PM Dismissal, Staff – SS&NT 2:15 PM

                        VIPs on campus Riverside Unified School District, CA

Spirit Shack Open during Lunch

                        Ultimate Frisbee Winter Conditioning, 2:30-4:30 PM at TCC                                                   Science Olympiad Movie Night, 3:30 – 6:00 PM, BPC and Commons

Saturday:       Skunk Works Scout Robotics Merit Badge Clinic, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, RAHS

                        VEX Robotics Teams compete in the Washington Jump Start Tournament at Mariner High School in Everett, 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM

                       

The Principal’s Message

Our Homecoming venue, the Des Moines Beach Club Auditorium, was the place to be on Saturday night.  Nearly 300 sharply-dressed students absorbed the booming music to dance underneath the visible spectrum of disco-party lights.  I was delighted to see our classy students break away for an evening of fun after working very hard throughout the first academic quarter.  Thank you to everyone who helped make Homecoming 2015 a memorable and wonderful event.

I also want to thank the students who brought their concerns to me regarding the changes to our admission’s process.  Last week, the Highline School District publicly announced a shift in policy and practice.  These changes impact prospective students and their families beginning with the Class of 2020.  A few details remain under development, but the most significant change to RAHS admissions is the selection of qualified applicants through a lottery drawing.

The Highline School District is unifying the admissions process for schools in Highline that require an application. This includes Big Picture Schools, CHOICE Academy and Raisbeck Aviation High School. “We are seeing more students apply for these schools which is a direct result of the success of our programs. We believe these changes will streamline the application process for our students and families," said Superintendent Susan Enfield.

While the process is more uniform, each application reflects the unique educational program at each school. The primary change is the addition of a lottery to select students from a pool of eligible candidates. In order for applicants to be entered into the lottery they must:

• Submit a complete application during the application window (January 4 – 29, 2016). 
• Meet the criteria for success in the unique educational program at the school.
• Commit to the program, after being fully informed about the benefits and expectations. 
• Agree to participate in an interview if selected in the lottery. 

If selected in the lottery, school staff will meet with the applicant and a parent or guardian to confirm that they fully understand the program and are prepared to commit to it.

In the case of RAHS, the specifics of the application were developed with feedback from the leadership of the school and The Museum of Flight. The modifications in the admissions process are designed to accommodate the growing number of applications, while maintaining RAHS’ high quality, STEM-focused educational program.

The RAHS lottery will consist of three segments:

• Highline: 55 seats (51%) will be drawn from applications submitted by students residing in our district boundaries.
• Seattle: 20 seats will be drawn from applications submitted by students residing in the Seattle School District boundaries. 
• Other: 30 seats will be drawn from applications submitted by students not residing in the Highline or Seattle boundaries. 

Each school will accept applications for the next school year from January 4 – 29, 2016.  An application will be posted on the RAHS website beginning on January 4.

If there are more applications than space available, the district will hold a lottery drawing for all qualified students.  Applicants who complete the full application, including an essay that responds to the prompt describing how they developed an interest in aviation/aerospace are eligible for the lottery drawing. Essays that are flagged as incomplete or unresponsive to the prompt will be reviewed by Superintendent Enfield to determine if the application will be advanced to the lottery.  Qualified students will be admitted into one of three priority groups for the lottery.

Priority Group #1 

Fifty-one percent of the seats for each freshman class (approximately 55) are reserved for students who live within the boundaries of Highline Public Schools. Students who fall into this category will be placed in lottery category #1 and chosen first. Students in lottery category #1 who are not chosen in the initial lottery will be placed on a waitlist in the order their names are drawn. If Highline students who are chosen in the lottery choose not to enroll in RAHS, their seats will be filled through the Highline waitlist until there are no students left on that waitlist. Any additional openings will be filled by the waitlist for lottery category #3. 

Priority Group #2

Twenty seats are reserved for students who reside within the boundaries of Seattle Public Schools. Students who fall into this category will be placed in lottery category #2 and chosen second. Students in lottery category #2 who are not chosen in the initial lottery will be placed on a waitlist in the order their names are drawn. If Seattle students who are chosen in the lottery choose not to enroll in RAHS, their seats will be filled through the Seattle waitlist until there are no students left on that waitlist. Any additional openings will be filled by the waitlist for lottery category #3. 

Priority Group #3

All students from other districts will be placed into lottery category #3.  

Thirty remaining seats will be filled by pulling names from lottery category #3. Students in lottery category #3 who are not chosen in the initial lottery will be placed on a waitlist in the order their names are drawn. If students from lottery category #3 are chosen in the lottery choose not to enroll in RAHS their seats will be filled through the lottery category #3 waitlist. 

The Principal’s Round of Applause—acknowledging those who make RAHS a better place.

All 204 students who stayed late on Thursday to serve as superb ambassadors at our first Information Night.  

Catie Stukel & Toshi Take—for coordinating our Veteran’s Day assembly.

TeeJay McGrath and Bruce Patzman, local veterans—for sharing their inspiring stories about serving our country at Veteran’s Day assembly.

Aaron Abeyta, Adam Ogden, Cooper LeComp, Conner Whitlock, Connor Igielski, David Nguyen, Henry Meyerson, John Dulski. Mary McCormick, Matthew Arnold, Micah Larsen, Nick Tran, Patrick Galt, Quinn Edgington, Reynolds Kennedy, Troy Leighton, Victoria McSmith—for representing RAHS at the Joe Sutter Dinner.

Mr. Joshi, and Mr. and Ms. Tranholt– for serving as chaperones for the Joe Sutter Dinner.

Andrew Munoz, Grace Zoppi, Maryam Shafa, Stephanie Glascock, Sydney Gardner, and Timothy Wang—for providing orchestral music at the Joe Sutter Dinner.

Carolyn Arnold, Joan Horner, Dana Husby, Marilou Magarro, Tanya McCormick,    Rachelle Stanko, and Kimberly Vining—for providing the staff with a wonderful Information Night dinner featuring a taco bar and dessert line.

Ms. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Nurzhanov, Sr. Peterson Mr. Shiroma, Ms. Stephanie Jones-Gunn, Mr. Storer, and Ms. Wilson—for volunteering to serve as Homecoming dance chaperones.

I am honored to serve as your Principal—Bruce Kelly.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parents,

Student Led Conferences will be held after school on November 23^rd and 24^th.

Registration forms were sent in the mail.  If you did not receive one, please call the office, (206) 631-7203.

When received, please do the following:

1.        Fill out the student information

2.        Fill in the student Advisor

3.        Place a 1, 2 and 3 in your top 3 choices

4.        Keep a copy of your time choices for your record.  If you do not hear back from the advisor,    you may attend your first choice time.

5.        Send your form back to school with your student to turn into his/her advisor.

Robotics

On Saturday, November 21^st the VEX Robotics Teams will be competing in the Washington Jump Start Tournament at Mariner High School in Everett from 7:30am to 6:00pm.

Skunk Works Scout Robotics Merit Badge Clinic – A Robotics Merit Badge clinic will be held on Saturday, November 21st, 2015. This is an excellent opportunity for Boy and Girl Scouts (6^th-12^th grades) to learn about robotics, and earn the Robotics Merit Badge. The clinic is being hosted by Skunk Works Robotics and PTSA. It will be held at Raisbeck Aviation High School from 9am-3pm and will be limited to 100 Scouts. Cost is only $5. For more details, contact Skunks.RoboticsMB@gmail.com

Youth and Government

Come join RAHS's only politics and government club! Youth and Government meets every other Monday after school in Ms. Olsen's room (1630) starting on Monday, 3:30 – 5:00 PM. Contact Karl Nielsen (karlnielsen@comcast.net) if you have any questions.

Orienteering

Last weekend, history was made at RAHS.  Our new orienteering team participated in their first ever competition.  Each team member displayed excellent navigation skills, braved the wet and cold weather, and was able to complete the challenging course successfully. For the first meet, there was an amazing result, the RAHS girls altogether placing first out of twelve schools and the boys placing fourth out of eight schools. This was an incredible start to RAHS’s first orienteering season! Thanks to coach Joe Gorder, Dakota Gorder, Zuzanna Dominik, Grace Zoppi, Scott Weaver, Lynnea Colledge, and Troy Leighton for making this a success!

Phoenix Flyer

Do you have problems that you simply can't solve? Are you too embarrassed to ask your friends? Submit your questions to the Phoenix Flyer's advice column, Ground Control, at "tinyurl.com/RAHSGroundControl" or at "ahsphoenixflyer@gmail.com"

Yearbook

If you have a sibling or other family member here at RAHS and want to be in the yearbook, show up with your fam’ to get your photo taken on one of the prescribed dates:

Tuesday at the beginning of lunch: Siblings (other than twins)

Wednesday at the beginning of lunch: Twins

Thursday at the beginning of lunch: Extended family or other relatives (cousins, aunts/uncles, etc.)

Photos will be taken promptly no later than ten minutes after lunch begins, so to make sure you're in it, be there on time.

If you would like a day-of reminder or have any questions, reach out to Elizabeth Van Flandern (elizabethvanflandern@rocketmail.com).

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

Science Olympiad will be hosting an upcoming movie night in the BPC after school on Friday, November 20^th. We will be watching The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sales for tickets will start during lunch on Wednesday, November 18^th. Your options for ticket prices are $2, $1 + 1 can of food, or 2 cans of food. Everyone is welcome!

ULTIMATE FRISBEE—TEAM TURBULENCE

Ultimate Frisbee Winter Conditioning, Friday, November 20th 2:30-4:30 at TCC

RAHS DUFFLE BAGS FOR SALE!

Deadline to order Tuesday, 11/24

Duffels will be delivered in time for the holidays on 12/15

Cost is $50

Check out the sample bag displayed on the first floor in the west hallway across from the Mentor Rooms.

Order form online (Payment Form RAHS Gear Bag) or pick one up in the office

Questions can be emailed to husbysrus@aol.com

Special Education Teacher, Ms. Soong-Yaplee will be at RAHS Monday through Thursday, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM and Friday 12:30 Pm until 2:00 PM.  Her telephone number is:  206-631-7225.

ASB

Congratulations to our Advisory Competition Winners:

Door: Ms. Cook, Dr. Edgerton

Scarecrow: Mr. McComb

You have earned spirit points for your classes!

**MORE will be coming!

Community Forum on Safety in Sports - Monday, November 16, 2015, 7:00-8:30 PM, Highline Performing Arts Center 401 South 152^nd Street, Burien, 98148.  Join Q13 anchor Marni Hughes as she moderates a panel discussion focused on safety in sports with an emphasis on signs, symptoms and treatment of head injuries.  The panel discussion will be followed by questions from the audience.  Parents, coaches and players are encouraged to attend.  The event is open to the public.

Safety Issues

Lately, more parents are doing unsafe U-turns in front of the bus zone area.  Please do not make U-turns here, but turn around at the west end of the building.  Our student drivers with learner permits need a positive example, and safe passage as they drive in front of the school.  Thank you for your assistance with our effort to keep everyone safe.

Students, for your safety, please adhere to cross walk signal on East Marginal Way South. If the flashing amber crosswalk light is blinking, do not start into the crosswalk. The school busses cannot take a free right turn while students are in the crosswalk.  If a bus is not waiting to make a right turn, you likely walked up behind a vehicle waiting and entered the driver’s blind spot.  Thank you parents and students for helping us with these two safety concerns.

Our Success Dean, Mr. Nick Anderson provides services for students.  He will be tutoring freshmen on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 – 5:30 PM and sophomores, juniors and seniors on Wednesdays from 3:30 – 5:30 PM.  The sessions will be held in Mr. Hoehne’s classroom, 3510.

FROM THE CAREER CENTER

www.aviationhscareers.org

Watch this section of your weekly NOTAM correspondence for the latest in offerings from the RAISBECK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL CAREER CENTER.  For more information or questions – stop in the Career Center, email @ steven.davolt@highlineschools.org or call 206-631-7210.

MENTORS/MENTEES -- Plan to attend the December 2^nd MENTOR BREAKFAST at 7:30AM.  Check in with your mentor/mentee and take advantage of available MENTOR ROOMS before school, during lunch or after school.  Check in with the front reception desk for availability.

THE 2015 JOE SUTTER DINNER LECTURE --- Participants enjoyed the evening’s lecture by Dr. Roger D. Launius of the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C.  Many thanks to Mr. Joshi and Mr. & Mrs. Tranholt for accompanying this year’s attendees.  

2015 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS – FINAL NOTICE -- Credit will be issued for summer/fall internships on semester report cards.  Records have been processed at this point.  If you have not turned in materials – credit will not be issued.  Questions?  Double-check with the CAREER CENTER or Mr. Davolt @ steven.davolt@highlineschools.org or call 206-631-7210.

COUNSELOR’S CORNER

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

Prevention and Intervention Team

Our Prevention and Intervention Team is here to help you with any problems you may be having at school or outside of school.   The team meets monthly to provide supports to students who are in need.  Students of concern are identified by other staff members or by other students. If you have a concern about yourself or a friend, please let a member of the Prevention and Intervention Team know or talk to your advisor. Staff members on the team include: Ms. Carper, Ms. Juarez. Mr. Kumakura, Ms. Jones-Gunn, Mr. Storer, and Ms. Dyer. 

Are you interested in helping prevent suicide while earning community service hours?  See Ms. Carper for more information.

Crisis Text Line: In crisis? Text "START" to 741-741 for free, confidential 24/7 support.  For more information, visit www.crisistextline.org

Seniors:  if you have been accepted to college, let Ms. Carper know so we can add it to the map!

Financial Aid 101: Lyanne O’Connell, Financial Literacy Specialist from South Seattle Community College, will be presenting November 18 at 6:30 PM in the PLC. 

Ms. Carper will proctor BYU Health tests on the last Wednesday of every month in the College/Career Center.  Please order your test from BYU two weeks in advance.  If you are having trouble ordering your test, make sure Aviation High School is on your account as your educational institution.  If you are still having trouble, call 1-800-914-8931.

Juniors and Seniors: we will soon be asked to release your directory information to the military.  See Ms. Carper to opt out.

PTSA

PTSA Members:

Did you know that your PTSA membership entitles you to discounts at companies including FedEx, Great Wolf Lodge, Wild Waves, and Key Arena/McCaw Hall? Find out more details at http://www.wastatepta.org/member/value_benefit/value_benefit.html

If you haven’t registered yet, it’s not too late! Just link to the membership form at

http://www.aviationptsa.org/images/RAHS-PTSA_membership_form%20(2).pdf

Then mail or drop it off to the school. We look forward to having you as a member!

PTSA Auction and Dinner

On behalf of the Raisbeck Aviation High School PTSA, thank you for attending our fundraising auction on November 7th. Whether you purchased items or not, your presence and support for our fantastic students and staff contributed to an exciting and fun evening.

We are in the process of calculating the net proceeds from the auction. The final results will be revealed at the PTSA meeting on December 14th. This information will also be communicated via e-mail after the PTSA meeting, in case you are unable to attend. 

If you were not able to attend but would like to make a donation, please do so online at https://aviationptsa.ejoinme.org/auctionhome.

Your 2015 Auction Team

Paying Student Fees and Meals Online –Go to our RAHS website. Under the Announcements Tab, Click on Pay Online Now!  To make an online payment for school fees, click on the Touchbase electronic payment system.

https://touchbase.highlineschools.org/touchbase/

To pay for school meals, log-in to the MealTime electronic payment system.

https://www.mymealtime.com/signin.aspx

To pay for student meals in person, please bring your check/cash or send it with your child.  It should be given to Carla Nakashima, RAHS Kitchen Lead, between 8:30 AM and 8:50 AM.  You will find Ms. Nakashima in the kitchen area.  Ms. Nakashima will need your child’s student ID number.

The Cashier’s window is open: Before School, During Lunch/Advisory/Clubs, and After School

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—

If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.

--Thomas A. Edison