AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
NOTAM 030810
08 March 2010

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

Monday
Ballroom Dancing for beginners 3:40–4:00 p.m. in the Gym
Ballroom Dancing for advanced 4:00 – 4:30 p.m. in the Gym
Robotics Team Meeting 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Room 7
Peer Tutoring (drop-in) 3:35–4:45 p.m. in Room 10

Tuesday
Robotics Study Hall 3:45 -5:00 p.m. in Room 16
Robotics Team meeting 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Room 7

Wednesday
VIP Tour w/Brad Lawrence, CEO of Esterline Technologies, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Peer Tutoring (sign-up) 3:35–4:45 p.m. in Room 10
Robotics Study Hall 3:45-5:00 p.m. in Room 16
Robotics Team meeting 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Room 7

Thursday
Clubs during Advisory
Culture Club 3:45–4:45 p.m. in Room 24

Friday
Interviewing of 8th grade applicants, 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Early Release at 2:00 p.m.
Staff Professional Collaboration time 2:15-3:45 p.m.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL:
Our Skunkworks Robotics team and Speech and Debate (S&D) team are just back from an exciting and rewarding weekend of competition!

In a message to staff, S&D Coach Shiroma wrote, “Just wanted to let everyone know how we did at our national qualifiers. This was our second year going and we sent the maximum of four Public Forum teams to compete. In a pool of 24 teams we did relatively well. The competition was a double elimination tournament, and Jenny Gao and Libby Redda made top 12, Hayk Saakian and Ted Tagami made top 7, John Doty and Justin Dubinsky got 5th, and Albert Ta and Brian Chan got 3rd, and first alternate slot for the national tournament. In speech we sent 7 students and Jenny made it to the top 8 of 24 in Foreign Extemporaneous, and Hayk made it to the final round and got 4th place and second alternate to the national tournament. While none of our teams actually qualified to the tournament, we made a good showing, eliminating 3rd and 4th year competitors. If you see any of these students around, be sure to congratulate them on their achievements. I, on the other hand, will try to catch up on a little more sleep.” Congratulations, Speech and Debaters! We are very proud of you!

Our Skunks were in Portland this past weekend for their first big competition, and they, too, returned victorious. In a message to the Skunkworks Team and parents, Coach Steele wrote, “The team performed magnificently...you should all be very proud of yourselves and your team members. We won the Kleiner-Perkins Award, the Website Award AND the Safety Award. Winning three awards in one regional is incredibly rare, and we all need to thank the tremendous mentor support that allowed the team to put together the documents and knowledge to show the judges what we are about. We also fought very hard on the field and ended up in the Semi-finals, losing only to the Regional winners. We are certainly a force on the
field…and I will NEVER forget those 2 last quarter final matches when we really got to show what we could do. We are a team…and you are ALL winners!” Indeed, you are, Skunks! Congratulations! Next competition is at Key Arena, and we’ll be there cheering for you!

On a different note, if you watched the Academy Awards last night, I hope your favorites were on stage! Our own future television and film director, Kevin Schilling, predicted who would take the awards, and I think he may have predicted well! My prediction is that Mr. Schilling will someday be on that very stage, accepting his own awards! Let’s hope he remembers his roots at AHS!

Best to all for an inspiring week of learning! Honored to be your principal. Reba

FROM THE OFFICE
With the cold and flu season upon us we are in desperate need of boxes of tissues. Donations will be gratefully received.

ATTENTION EVERYONE!
For everyone who is interested in the Film Festival on March 31, 2010, there are information slips available in the office. If you want to partake in the film festival, there is also a sign-up sheet located on the front counter in the office. Only three more weeks until the deadline. Can't wait to see those films!!
Your Sophomore Class Captains, James Kelley and Libanos Redda

PTSA FUNDRAISER
Famous Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough will be available soon!
Aviation HS PTSA will be offering the delicious gourmet Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough as a fundraiser. Sale starts Tuesday March 16th and ends Tuesday March 30th. Delivery expected the end of April/beginning of May.
The frozen Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough is pre-frozen in individual servings so you can easily make a few cookies at a time. You home will also smell wonderful each time you bake some cookies. The cookie dough also keeps in the freezer for up to 12 months, so you can have great cookies all year long.

All profits from Senior cookie dough sales will go towards the Grad Night party. Profits from the all other sales will go to the general PTSA funds for the benefit of all students. For information please contact Kari Piehl at 425 255 3296 or 425 306 1947 or karipieh@msn.com.

PRESENTATION
Florida Tech will be presenting Tuesday, March 23 at 2 PM and Central Washington University will be presenting Tuesday, March 30 at 2 PM. Sign up in Ms. Carper’s office if you are interested!

SKUNKWORKS
Please come to the Skunkworks parent meeting this Thursday, March 11th at 6:30 PM in Mr. Joshi's room Information will be discussed for the Seattle Regional competition at Key Arena March 25th - 27th. See you there!

BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Come be part of AHS’s first ever Battle of the Bands! On June 4th the greatest bands AHS has ever seen will assemble to battle for the title of AHS’s Best Band. If you or your band is interested in participating, contact Jim Stone or Andy Chayer. Anyone can participate (not just AHS students). Otherwise, come see the greatest competition of all time! Look in the NOTAM for future information on tickets.

Except for the Quote of the Week, the following announcements have been posted in previous editions of the NOTAM. They are still important and posted for your information and action, as appropriate:

DAN HARTLEY DINNER
The 6th Annual Dan Hartley Scholarship Potato Dinner & Auction Friday, March 19, 2010doors open at 5:45 pm. The program is from 6- 8 PM at the IAM #751 Union Hall 9125 15th Place South in Seattle.

We will have great food, entertainment, & auction items.
All proceeds are awarded to AHS students as scholarships. Tickets will be sold in advance for a reduced rate during lunch in the AHS main office from March 15-19.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door for Adults $12 & Students $8.

Student volunteers still needed for greeting, decorating/set up, serving, & clean up.
GREAT WAY TO GET YOUR SERVICE HOURS IN!

Adult help needed for food/kitchen prep, set up/clean up & auction help/procurement, & to bring a dessert. Please sign up in the AHS office or contact.
Co-Chairs Liz Campisteguy at Campisteguy@gmail.com - phone 425-228-2845 OR
Bonnie Gustafson at kbkgus@comcast.net - phone 206-409-6903

See you all there at this wonderful celebration of our awesome school!

Why Dan Hartley?
Dan Hartley was one of the earliest champions of Aviation High School. A local Highline resident, Dan enjoyed a life-long career in aviation and aerospace at Boeing where he also served as President of his union, the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA). When Dan heard about the plans for Aviation High School, he immediately became one of the school’s strongest advocates-speaking before the Highline District School Board and encouraging others to lend their support.

Dan Hartley was also a family man who, along with his loving wife Marian, raised four children. Sadly Dan passed away on March 17, 2004 on his 70th birthday of complications from a second heart attack. Characteristically, his family requested that remembrances be made to Dan’s favorite causes, one of which was Aviation High School. The school could not have been more honored. We know that the students coming to Aviation High School are the young Dan Hartley’s of the future.

All proceeds from this annual PTSA sponsored Potato Dinner will be added to the Dan Hartley Scholarship Fund. As the funds continue to grow, students in the graduating class that best exemplify the traits and characteristics of Dan, will be eligible to earn the award.

AHS DANCE OFF
Welcome one and all to the very first AHS Dance OFF! There is a $5 entry fee to compete for the prize. You will receive the piece of music on March 10th giving you seven days to prepare your performance. The competition will be March 17th at lunch; be there or be an equilateral parallelogram! To enter send an email to Katherannereese@comcast.net with your name, grade, dance style and whether you are dancing solo or with a group.

TALENT SHOW
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, the Big Top Talent Show is coming to a school near you! You have the opportunity to perform with other talented artists from your very own school in the biggest Talent Show in AHS history! Join us on April 30th for this spectacular event! To all performers: auditions will be held on Wednesday April 14th and Friday April 16th in the gym from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Show us what you can do!! Also, we have many behind the scenes jobs that must be filled including: Announcer, Talent Coordinator, Lighting Coordinator, Music Coordinator, Set Builders and Relocation Technicians. There will be a sign up list in the office for these positions.

LATINO PARENT ADVOCACY GROUP (LPAG)
The LPAG is a new Highline School District Group run by parents with the purpose of representing the Latino population and to act a as a liaison between the schools, the district and the superintendent. LPAG intends to provide educational information for parents and students, to offer opportunities to develop leadership skills and to advocate for a better education for our children.

Please join us at our meeting on Wednesday March 10, 2010 at Hazel Valley Elementary School (402 SW 132nd St, Burien WA 98146) from 6:00 to 8:00pm. A Hilltop teacher will talk about the difference between the ELL and Dual Language programs, a speaker from Washington State University will present on volunteering and the principal of Hazel Valley will talk about the importance of Latino parents’ involvement. We hope to see you there!

The meetings are held in Spanish (if you need an interpreter, please contact the school district at 206-433-2389). Childcare will be provided. Please feel free to bring a snack to share.

ENGINEERING DISCOVERY DAYS
The UW’s Engineering Discovery Days continues the tradition of sharing their work with students, teachers and families. Registration is now open.
Saturday, April 24: High School, Community College Students and Pre-Majors: In addition to the exhibits and activities, students and their families learn about college admissions and university life. Presenters include UW Admissions, Scholarships and Financial Aid, Housing & Food services, and the Honors program.
Registration: Registration is required for groups of 10 or more and for groups arriving in buses. Registration is suggested for all who plan to participate so we can communicate any changes or logistical information. Click here to register


Quotes of the Week:
“The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.” ~Sophacles
“Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.” ~Lauren Bacall