January 4, 2016
Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Monday: Six Period Day - Staff Advisory Teams, 3:45 PM
Current Events 3:30-4:30 PM, room 2310
Film Club 3:30–5:00 PM, room 3530
VEX Robotics Team (Freshman Team), 6:00-8:30 PM, room 1610
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
Yavapai College, 1:00 PM, in the Career Center
Speech and Debate Team, 3:30–5:30 PM, room 3560
Math Club 3:40–4:45 PM, room 2350
VEX Robotics Team (Freshman Team), 6:00-8:00 PM, room 1610
Thursday: B Block - Periods 2, 4, Clubs, 6
Gay Straight Alliance, GSA, 3:30-4:30 PM, room 1630
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
Jostens Leadership Conference
Speech and Debate at University of Puget Sound
Ultimate Frisbee Winter Conditioning, 2:30 – 4:30 PM at TCC
Saturday: Speech and Debate at University of Puget Sound
FIRST Competition Kick Off, Auburn Mountain View HS.
THE PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Welcome back, scholars, and Happy New Year! I look forward to hearing about the highlights of your vacation, and hope you thoroughly enjoyed a wonderful time away with family and friends. May you feel fully recharged and ready to do your best learning as we approach the end of the first semester. As a reminder, the end of the semester is Thursday, January 28. There is no school for students on Friday, January 29, and the report cards are mailed home by February 12.
Just before we headed into the holiday break—at the December PTSA general meeting, our auction co-chairs, Emily Thatcher and Kelley Araki, elatedly shared fantastic financial news. The annual auction at the Museum of Flight raised a record net revenue of $151, 168.30! Please join me in thanking Ms. Thatcher and Ms. Araki for their leadership. I am grateful to them, and for the generous contributions from our sponsors, donors, parents, RAHS staff, and volunteers. Planning for next year’s auction is already underway, and Ms. Thatcher and Ms. Araki sent a reminder to parents to check with their company's Human Resources department about the availability of gift-matching programs.
The week prior to winter break was bursting with activity, and a cadre of industry experts volunteered their time and energy to judge the heat shield designs—one of RAHS’ signature projects. Many of the engineers and pilots have judged this project for several years, and I want to thank each one for their direct support to make a positive impact on student learning. Please join me in thanking Gene Arnold, Dustin Biggerstaff, Murray Booth, Katie Brown, Barry Cossel, Ben Ellison, Walter Fellows, John Garrett, John Hed, Jennifer Henderson, Dan Hrehov, Duane Jackson, Jamie Katzer, Clint Jones, Richard Magarro, Miguel Marmol, Amanda Mazzenga,Doug McLean, Jennifer Kennedy, Michael Miller, Flash Parlini, Barbara Sando, Dan Slaton, John Sommerville, Denny Tremble, Kevin Wooley, Jim Young, and Dieter Zube. A special thank you is due to Mr. McComb for his superb coordination, and continued innovation on the heat-shield project.
There was one extra bit of great news that arrived during the final week December. I want to congratulate Erin Demaree for earning her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. The Gold Award is a remarkable accomplishment, and we are honored by Erin’s outstanding accolade.
The month of January kicks off the planning session for our master schedule team. The team will address and plan for changes to our instructional program and registration process. It is important for the master schedule team to hear from you. They are soliciting input from students, staff, parents, and industry partners about registration, existing courses, and suggestions for new classes. Please forward your ideas by email to Ms. Nurzhanov, Nuka.Nurzhanov@highlineschools.org, before January 19.
Finally, I am pleased to announce that we have a new school nurse, Tracie Kovac. Ms. Kovac’s is scheduled to support our community on Thursday mornings. Please stop by the health room to say hello to nurse Tracie.
The Principal’s Round of Applause—acknowledging those who make RAHS a better place.
Ms. Thatcher and Ms. Araki—for leading the PTSA Auction, and raising a record amount of money to support for our learning community.
Ross Bajocich, Elias Benevedes, Tucker Bowlin, Cooper Brown, Alexis Chavez, Victor Current, Erin Demaree, Ian Demaree, Rachel Demaree, Simon Derrer, Zuzanna Dominik, Patrick Eaton, Francesca Gaerlan, Patrick Galt, Sydney Gardner, Michael Heidal, Harrison Jerome, Alex Kanemasu, Thomas Kirby, Amanda Korn, Michael Larson, Josh Markovich, Josef Matuska, Loren McDonald, Henry Meyerson, Linh Ngo, Najib Osman, Hannah Park, Tanjai Ploykao, Daniel Rusinko, Maryam Shafa, Josh Sherbrooke, Benton Smith, Lauren Smith, Davin Sones, Garnet Swan, Xhelan Sylve, Jashanpreet Tatla, Izzie Torres, Elliot Vader, Ronnie VanderVeen Ailis Waddill, Gloria Whang, Isabella White, Sherman White, and Kaeden Wile—for leading RAHS’ FRC robotics team, best of luck on a new season!
John Dulski – competed in the U15 WA Recreation Soccer finals on December 13, 2015. He and the Eastlake Aces are the new State Champions. Congratulations John and the Eastlake Aces!
I am honored to serve as your Principal—Bruce Kelly.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Speech and debate is looking for judges!
The debate team has a tournament at University of Puget Sound all day January, 8 - 9 and is looking for judges to help at the tournament. In order to attend and compete at tournaments, judges are required and we would very much appreciate the help in that capacity. Judges would receive transportation from school to the University and complementary food and beverage once there. Judging takes place from early morning to late evening, but are split into shifts. No prior knowledge is necessary.
If interested, please contact Elizabeth Van Flandern (elizabethvanflandern@rocketmail.com) or Garrett Shiroma (garrett.shiroma@highlineschools.org), and sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17NDL4v7EnQPmvalEmVFSBJMbZR58HZy3ZJHLZMmpzFY/edit?usp=sharing
The First Annual RAHS Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition will be held on Thursday, January 14 from 4:30-6:00pm in the PLC.
ASB
Jostens Leadership Conference
RAHS will be sending a delegation of student leaders to the Jostens Leadership Conference on Friday, February 5th, hosted by Kentlake High School. Join over 1000 other student leaders from around Western Washington to learn about servant leadership and have fun. Applications are due on Friday, January 8th and can be found at the following link: http://goo.gl/forms/de5EbYJHb8. See Ms. Fitz if you have any questions.
Gingerbread House Winners:
1st Place: Joshi
2nd Place: McComb
3rd Place: Shiroma
4th Place: Edgerton
Honorable Mention: Dyer and Olsen
NHS
We're looking forward to all the good things to come after the break. Happy Holidays from NHS!
OLD ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT ARE STILL RELEVANT
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), 3:30 – 5:00 PM. Contact Karl Nielsen (karlnielsen@comcast.net) if you have any questions. Next Meeting: Monday, January 11, 2016.
Current Events
Come join Current Events! If you are interested in science topics of the near past and present, come to our new club. We talk about current events and their implications for the future. We meet Mondays from 3:30 to 4:30 in room 2310. Also, there is a possibility of guest speakers in the future. Contact Troy Leighton at leighton.troy@gmail.com for questions.
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"
AIAA Club of RAHS
3, 2, 1... Blastoff!
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) club of RAHS is competing in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC)! They need your help to launch some rockets.
Claim naming rights to a rocket. Receive exclusive access to their footage from the competition. Add your logo to the outside of a rocket payload.
Check out their crowdsourcing campaign right here:
http://igg.me/at/tarcaiaaofrahs/x/9941412
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: 206-631-7260.
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.
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS -- RAHS will begin posting internship opportunities for summer 2016 later this month. Internships will be posted in the CAREER CENTER and in the weekly NOTAM. Depending on the particulars, positions will be posted 2-3 weeks prior to deadlines for applications. All applications will be read and reviewed. Finalists will be selected for in-person interviews depending of the needs and requirements of the particular internship. Interviews will be conducted at RAHS during the afternoon periods and immediately after school. Final awardees will be announced the week following conducted interviews. For planning purposes, roughly 60% of internships are paid positions with the remainder being unpaid. All internships are eligible for RAHS credit. Credit is awarded following submission of all appropriate paperwork to the RAHS CAREER CENTER. For questions and further details ---contact Mr. Davolt in the CAREER CENTER or email steven.davolt@highlineschools.org.
2016 INTERNSHIP HOSTS -- If there is an opportunity to host a RAHS student intern at your organization or company for this coming summer ---be sure and check in with Mr. Davolt at steven.davolt@highlineschools.org. Internships may be both “paid” and “unpaid” depending on circumstances. We appreciate the support of our parents and professional colleagues.
CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE – The U.S. House of Representatives has announced the launch of the second annual "Congressional App Challenge” (CAC) designed to encourage high school students nationwide to use their creativity to inspire new apps for a mobile, tablet, or computer devices in the Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Academic Challenge.
The "Congressional App Challenge" is open to all high school students in Washington’s Congressional District listed below:
Washington
WA-01 Suzan Del Bene
WA-03 Jaime Herrera Beulter
WA-04 Dan Newhouse
WA-05 Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA-07 Jim McDermott
WA-09 Adam Smith
Students participating must submit their app source code between now and 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time on January 15, 2016. Included should be a YouTube/Vimeo video explaining the app itself and what they learned through this competition. To determine eligibility, visit http://bit.ly/1HOYc0p or http://1.usa.gov/1NWtQ2G
To enter, the student must create an account on www.challengepost.com and then register for the House Student App Contest under their participating Member of Congress’ profile during the Competition Submission Period. All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution. Additionally, students may submit entries that are conceptual and do not have a working program.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rhianon Anderson at randerson@congressionalappchallenge.us.
COUNSELOR’S CORNER
http://www.highlineschools.org/Page/2022
Second semester schedules are available to view in Illuminate. Please check them. If you would like to request changes, please fill out the forms in the College/Career Center. Teacher approval is required for year-long class changes. Remember to change classes by February 12 to avoid impacting your transcript.
Information about the Air Force Reserves: There will be a presentation in the College/Career Center on Thursday, January 28 at 1:00 PM. Sign up in the white binder to attend.
Highline FAFSA Events: Get expert help with your FAFSA! Students from all schools are welcome to attend any session:
Highline High School: January 13 from 2-6 PM
Mount Rainier High School: January 14 from 4-7 PM
(Spanish interpreters will be available)
Tyee Campus: January 16 from 12-3 PM
Evergreen Campus: January 12, 20, 21 from 6-7:30 PM
(Spanish and Vietnamese interpreters available at all sessions)
January 15 from 2-4 PM (especially for Muslim families)
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!
Seniors: get your FAFSA ID! Visit: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/fsaid
Upcoming College Presentations
Sign up in the College/Career Center to Attend! If you sign up, please report to the College/Career center at the time of the presentation.
Yavapai College has been rescheduled to January 6th at 1:00 PM. Check out their aviation programs: http://www.yc.edu/academics/degrees-and-certificates/associate-of-applied-science---aviation-technology-%28airplane/helicopter/ops/uas%29-/119
PTSA
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.
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
The new RAHS PTSA site has launched!
Check it out!
http://rahsptsa.org/
The old site will remain up through summer 2016. Visitors will be automatically redirected starting in the spring.
Any ideas, suggestions or photos for the new site may be sent to communications@rahsptsa.org.
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: 206-631-721s - 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—
“I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.”
--Oprah Winfrey
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