NOTAM 012516 Raisbeck Aviation High School
January 25, 2016
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Monday: Assembly Schedule - Six Period Day, Department Meetings, 3:45 PM
Spirit
Week Dress - Class Colors Monday
Spirit Week Assembly, 1:05 PM
Current
Events 3:30-4:30 PM, room 2310
Film
Club 3:30–5:00 PM, room 3530
VEX Robotics Team (Freshman Team),
3:35-6:00 PM, room 1610
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Afternoon Assembly
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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 - 1:00
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Period 5
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1:05 - 1:50
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Assembly
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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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Tuesday: Six Period Day, VIPs on campus— King County Executive, Dow
Constantine, and Dr. Raisbeck
Spirit Week Dress: Timber
Tuesday
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
Spirit Week Dress: Finals Week Student Wednesday
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), 3:35-6:00
PM, room 1610
Thursday: B Block - Periods 2,
4, Advisory, 6 – End of Semester
Spirit
Week Dress: Tropical Thursday
Air Force Reserves
presentation in the College/Career
Center, 1:00 PM, to attend sign up in the white binder
Gay Straight Alliance, GSA, 3:30-4:30
PM, room 1630
Speech and Debate Team,
3:30–5:30 PM, room 3560
Art
Show, 3:45-4:45 PM, in the BPC
FRC Robotics Team, 6:00-8:30 PM, room 1610
Friday: No School—Semester Break
Saturday: Speech and Debate Tournament 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM at RAHS
TOLO 8:00 to 11:00 PM at
RAHS – parents, please pick your students up promptly
after the dance at 11:00 PM.
The Principal’s Message
At last
Wednesday’s mentor breakfast presentation, Matt
Sauri, President & CEO, Wimmer
Solutions, delivered a superb message with a great line, “It’s about moving
from success to significance.” My memory
of that idea faded since hearing it years ago.
However, later in the day, it blazed back to life through a curiously timed
email sent from Representative
Tomiko-Santos, Chair of the House Education Committee.
Representative
Santos, and members of various legislative committees, recently visited RAHS on
two occasions. The House Committee members were inspired by the authentic stories
told by students and industry guests. Since
then, Representative Santos and her colleagues have moved forward to take
action in Olympia. Our students, staff,
and mentors contributed to the policy makers’ thinking. By any yardstick, that is a high-quality measure
of moving from success to significance. After
all, true significance is found in adding value to other people.
Dear
Principal Kelly:
I
am herewith forwarding for your reference a copy of proposed House Bill 2434,
an Act promoting space exploration, authored by Representative Jeff Morris whom
you met during our site visit to Raisbeck Aviation High School last fall. I am also attaching a copy of
an amendment that I will be offering to expand the bill to encourage the
excellent work you are facilitating at Raisbeck Aviation High School as
witnessed by the House Education Committee and the House Technology and
Economic Development (TED) Committee members. This bill is scheduled for possible executive action in the
House TED Committee (Thursday, January 21st) at 1:30 p.m. Live
audio and video feed of the meeting will be accessible online at www.tvw.org.
You,
your students, faculty, and mentors may also wish to follow the progress of the
bill through the Legislative website at http://app.leg.wa.gov/dlr/billsummary/default.aspx?year=2015&bill=2434.
I
hope that this message finds you well. Thank you, again, for your
hospitality during our visit to your school.
Sincerely,
Sharon
Tomiko Santos
Chair,
Education Committee
Washington State
Legislature
House Bill 2434 increases the
opportunities for high-school students to “participate
in work-based learning or research, and who complete internships or on-the-job
training related to the space exploration sector.” There are other effects of the bill linked to high-school
students, and I look forward to monitoring the progress of HB2434 through the
2016 legislative session.
Please
join me welcoming a new face to the RAHS staff, Ms. Margo Keithly. Ms.
Keithly has enthusiastically agreed to accept the position as our full-time
bookkeeper. She was previously employed in
the banking industry, and gaming sector as a bookkeeper, and is thrilled to be
part of the RAHS community. Her official
start day is being negotiated, but I feel fairly confident we will see her
onboard later this week. Remember to
stop by and say hello.
Scholars, as we wind up the first
semester, I want to thank you for doing your very best to achieve your
dreams. Your professionalism and
dedication are bright examples of success moving toward significance. Thank you
for inspiring me! Let’s agree to finish
an extraordinary first semester with success and significance.
The
Principal’s Round of Applause—acknowledging those who make RAHS a
better place.
Carol Christian, Trish Hunt, Lee Bui,
Jennifer Mackley, Anab Abdullah, and Joan Horner—for providing the staff with a
delicious lunch.
Nuka
Nurzhanov, Michael Gudor, Ms. Weeks, Ms. Wilson, Ms. Wombold, and Ms. Jones
Gunn—for meeting to discuss next year’s master schedule.
Ailis
Wadill, Amelia McCahill, Isha Singh, Josh Buenbrazo, Najib Osman, Nicole Diaz, and
Sameer Romani—for presenting to Representative Santos and members of the
legislative delegations.
Caitlin
O’Keefe, Planetary Resources; Commissioner Bill Bryant, and Steve Rybolt, Port of
Seattle; Mike Bryan, Boeing; Megan Ouellette, Captain John Sluys, and Captain William
Korin, Alaska Airlines, and Representative Tina Orwall—
for presenting to Representative Santos and members of the legislative
delegations.
I am honored to serve as your
Principal—Bruce Kelly.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Art
Show
The 1st semester art class is having their
annual art show in the BPC after school this Thursday, January 28 from 3:45 to
4:45. Come by and see what amazing artwork the students have completed
over the course of the first semester and even acquire a couple for your
personal collection. If you have any questions, please feel free to email
garrett.shiroma@highlineschools.org.
Speech
and Debate Tournament
We are excited to announce our first ever Debate
Tournament held at our school and we are looking for volunteers! It is
happening this Saturday, January 30 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. If you are
interested in helping out and getting some community service, please contact garrett.shiroma@higlineschools.org.
Glo-lo
TOLO
is Saturday January 30th at 8:00pm in the BPC! It is a glow dance, so
come dressed in white or neon!
Ticket
prices:
$18 for
couples without ASB
$15 for
couples with ASB
$10 for
singles without ASB
$8 for
singles with ASB
The Spirit
Days Are:
-Class
Colors Monday
-Timber Tuesday:
Dress like a lumberjack.
-Finals Week
Student Wednesday: Your day to be lazy. Wear sweats and bring blankets!
-Tropical Thursday:
Wear hula skirts, flower shirts, etc.
As sponsored by the Puget Sound Engineering Council, the 2016 Engineering Fair will take place on Saturday, February 6th from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Museum of Flight. The Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) Engineering Fair is held in conjunction with local chapters of engineering societies, colleges, and businesses. The Fair generally has about 25 display booths staffed by practicing engineers and technical people representing many types of engineering disciplines. It provides a fun, visible way for K-12 students to see and hear about the various types of engineering disciplines, encouraging them to think about engineering as a career.
The event is open to the public, with the target audience being K-12 students and their parents. Museum admission is not required to enter the Fair, which is held in the Side Gallery at the Museum of Flight. However, admission is required for entry into the rest of the museum. For more information, visit http://pnwaiaa.org/event/psec-engineers-fair-2016/
The Engineering Fair is an annual event held in conjunction with National Engineers Week. The Fair also features a hands-on design competition on site: The Popsicle Stick Bridge Load Competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. For more information and pictures from past Fairs, visit the PSEC Engineering Fair web page.
OLD
ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT ARE STILL RELEVANT
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!
ASB
Dear Senior Parents,
We are looking
for 7-8 energetic parent chaperones to join the Senior Class for an overnight
retreat at Camp Waskowitz May 20-22, 2016. The bus will depart from
RAHS on Friday after school and will return to RAHS on
Sunday morning. More details will be coming soon, but if you are interested
in joining this group, the chaperones would be asked to stay the entire weekend
and help ensure the students are safe and accounted for, as well as participate
in various outdoor activities. Transportation, food and cabins will be provided
for the chaperones. Highline School District requires a background check and
fingerprinting, which can be conducted through the district office. Please
email Sarah (Fitzpatrick) Erdmann at: Sarah.Erdmann@highlineschools.org if
you are interested and we will make sure you get the proper paperwork.
Mr. Aviation
Come one,
come all! Step into the paradise we call Mr. Aviation. If you want to be the
next Mr. Aviation, come sign up at Mrs. Fitz's room.
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 25, 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:
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.
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.
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.
FROM THE CAREER CENTER
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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALASKA
AIRLINES IMAGINE TOMORROW – will
be held at Washington State University May 20-22 in Pullman. Register now at www.imagine@wsu.edu . Registration closes
April 15, 2016.
CONGRATULATIONS – Compliments to Rotary Students of
the Month RAHS seniors Joseph Merlino and Sophia Gut. Selected by
faculty and staff ---students are recognized with a luncheon hosted by
Southcenter Rotary.
THANK
YOU -- To all who participated in the
January MENTOR BREAKFAST ---great job. Thanks especially to Keir Hichens,
Pat Gorman and Matt Sauri ---excellent presentations and ones that we won’t
soon forget. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 16 ---our
fourth MENTOR BREAKFAST for 2015-16. Many thanks.
INTERNSHIPS
BLUE
ORIGIN SUMMER INTERNSHIP – Blue
Origin is a world-recognized company that is developing technologies to enable
human access to space at lower costs with increased reliability. The selected
intern will study and participate in engineering design projects related to the
development and construction of manned launch vehicles. Internship
assignments are hands-on, rigorous and require creativity and mechanical
design, aerodynamics, rock propulsion, flight controls, electronics, flight
software, human safety and systems engineering. Must be incoming senior or
junior at RAHS in 2015-16 and have a stated intention of a university degree in
science/engineering and a demonstrated passion for space and new
technologies. Apply online at https://www.blueorigin.com/careers#section3.
Complete the “Internship Engineering” application with specific information
regarding your hands-on engineering experience. Indicate that you are a
“High School Applicant” in the comments section at the end of the
application. Applications are due by January 31.
GIRLS
ROCK MATH INTERNSHIPS-- GRM is an
all-girls, arts and games based math camp with the mission of providing
thought-provoking, creative experiences in mathematics. RAHS students are
invited to apply for the 2-week summer internship to guide and counsel girls in
the first to sixth grades from July through August. This is excellent training
and will generate references and a letter of recognition and will enhance
resumes and college applications. For further information --- check
on-line at: http://www.girlsrockmathematics.com/#!counselors/c1ou5.
Pick up the internship agreement form in the CAREER CENTER then complete it and
return to Mr. Davolt by Friday, February 5, 2016. More information
at: www.girlsrockmathematics.com.
CAMP
INVENTION LEADERSHIP INTERNSHIP---The
Camp Invention Leadership intern position is ideal for in-coming juniors,
sophomores and seniors who are looking to build leadership skills and work with
youth in a dynamic, invention-based setting. Interns serve as role models
and mentors for youth entering grades 7, 8, and 9 while working with program
participants in the Camp Invention program (students entering 1-6th
grades). Submit a letter of interest, resume and transcript to Mr. Davolt
in the CAREER CENTER or online @ steven.davolt@highlineschools.org.
SPACE
ENTREPRENEURS INTERNSHIP ---
Interested in the business and the 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 Pacific
Northwest companies such as Space Angels, Blue Origin and Planetary Resources
---you will play a key role in partnerships and the emerging commercial space
industry. Part-time position (approximately 10 hours per
week). Submit your letter of interest, resume and transcript to steven.davolt@highlineschools.org
or drop off materials in the CAREER CENTER by Friday, February 12. Please
note references on submitted materials.
COUNSELOR’S CORNER
Seniors:
Fill out your FAFSA by February 1! Remember,
you can go back and make corrections once 2015 taxes are done.
All
juniors will be taking the SAT here at RAHS on March 2. Stay tuned for more information!
Connected
and Empowered Group: Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, relationships
and/or stress? This group will
help. See Ms. Carper for more
information.
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.
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 Raisbeck Aviation
High School is the school on your account as your educational institution.
If you are still having trouble, call
1-800-914-8931
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.
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
The Yale Young Global Scholars Program is accepting
applications for summer 2016. For more information and an application, visit: http://globalscholars.yale.edu/
Seniors:
if you have been accepted to college, let Ms. Carper know so we can add it to the map!
PTSA UPDATES
If your child
is going to attend college, then you need to understand the FAFSA. Kerry Wallingford, of Wallingford Financial
& College Planning will be here, in the PLC, on January 28th to
help families understand the FAFSA and how to complete it. This is a great workshop for all families as
you will learn information that could help lower your Expected Financial
Contribution. The earlier you start the
more impact this information will have.
The workshop starts at 5:30 and will last no more than one hour.
To all of those
who have supported our school with their time and/or money, click HERE
to view a personal Thank You video from the students and staff of RAHS.
The new RAHS PTSA site has
launched!
Check it out!
The old site will remain up
through summer 2016. Visitors to the old site will be automatically redirected
to the new site 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.
To pay for school meals, log-in to the MealTime electronic payment system.
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.
RAHS Attendance line: 206-631-7212 -
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.
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