WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

Monday:
Learning…proof of learning with final exams and project presentations!

Tuesday:
Pancake Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. in the cafeteria
Students interested in Science Olympiad for next year meet at 12:35 in Room 6
(Mrs. Durrant’s room)

Wednesday: ALL STUDENTS TO BE IN DRESS CODE
VIP on campus: Mr. Rick Stephens from Boeing (see details in Principal’s message)
Last Day of School: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. All students must leave campus immediately after dismissal.

Enjoy Your Summer!!! See you on September 7, 2010

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL:
It’s a short week of learning and fun, and it is also the very last few days of the 2009-10 school year! And, it’s a busy one with lots of final project presentations and a few exams yet to take. These last few days do count for showcasing your learning as well as having fun with your friends before departing for summer break—and you can do both!

Tomorrow morning’s pancake breakfast will provide a great opportunity to socialize, and YOU can be the evaluators of your teachers’ culinary skills! Traditionally, this has been a great opportunity for last minute signing of yearbooks, too, so come one and all to enjoy this annual tradition, sponsored by your multi-talented staff!

On Wednesday, we are hosting a very important group of people, with the key visitor being Mr. Rick Stephens, Director of Human Resources for the Boeing Company. Mr. Stephens is based out of Chicago, and his primary duty is ensuring that the Boeing Company has a qualified workforce to be competitive and profitable in a world economy. He has deep concerns about our education system’s ability to prepare students for STEM education and career pathways, and he is committed to working with various entities to improve the STEM pipeline. It is an honor that he has accepted our invitation to visit Aviation High School and the Museum of Flight to see how we are contributing to these efforts. If you are a member of the Robotics, Science Olympiad, or ACE team (and if you have been selected by Mr. Joshi to present for Flight by Design), you should plan to set up your displays by Tuesday afternoon, so that you are ready for Wednesday morning without last minute “scrambling” to get artifacts and ensure that equipment is working. I will be bringing Mr. Stephens, Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, Superintendent Welch, Peter Morton, School Board President Bernie Dorsey, and a few other VIPs to the gymnasium at 9:10 a.m., at which time you should be seated in the chairs that will be facing the podium. Tessa Tweet will introduce Mr. Stephens, and then Mr. Stephens will present to you prior to engaging in your demonstrations of learning. The order of student demos will then be:
9:25-9:35 Robotics (& Mr. Stephens operates the robot)
9:35-9:45 Science Olympiad
9:45-9:55 FbD & ACE
9:55-10:00 We thank Mr. Stephens!

As I write this final NOTAM message of the school year, I wish to thank everyone who has served as an AHS ambassador this school year—some of you for multiple school years. I know that you have been on constant public display to share your learning and promote our school as a national model of teaching and learning. Please know that your involvement makes a powerful difference in our journey to locate permanently at the Museum of Flight by 2012 and share our good work with others. You are leaving a remarkable legacy. I am immensely grateful to all of you!

On Friday, July 9, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. we will be hosting U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan (appointed by President Obama) for a similar visit. As more details unfold regarding this visit, I will be communicating with members of the Robotics, ACE, and Science Olympiad teams as well as FbD representatives. More fun to come, even though school won’t be in session! 

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you on June 29 for the Alaska Airlines delivery flight! Please make sure you are at school by 10:15 a.m. to board the charter buses that will take us to Boeing Field for the flight. We should return to school by approximately 2:00 p.m.

If you are an incoming freshman (or parent of one), please mark your calendar for Friday, August 6th to attend a presentation by a Blue Angel pilot and Navy technician, hosted by AHS PTSA, Galvin Flying, and King County International Airport. This annual event for incoming freshmen is exciting, fun, and informative and serves as our official welcoming of freshmen to Aviation High School. The event will be held in the executive hangar of Galvin Flying Service at Boeing Field, starting at 7:45 a.m. with a continental breakfast. Next year’s sophomores, juniors, and seniors may also attend IF you did not have the opportunity to attend when you were an incoming freshmen. Seating is limited, though, and new freshmen get the first seats.

I will be sending out a summer letter within the next couple of weeks that will provide important information related to next year. One item will include your summer reading assignments, which I encourage you to start on sooner rather than later. Incoming freshmen: You, too, have summer assignments! Yes…I know, it’s summer vacation…and your learning should be continuous, so enjoy the journey! You will be very glad that you did when you start school again next fall, and certainly when you begin college! And even more when you enter the workforce and start making big $$!

My very best to all, along with sincere thanks for allowing me to share your learning journey. Be safe…be good…be true to your goals and dreams for the future because the sky is truly NOT the limit! As always, I’m honored to be your principal. ~Reba

THANK YOU
The Wienke family (AFS Host Family) would like to thank the AFS organization and Aviation High School for giving Matthias Schneglberger the opportunity to come to USA and to attend Aviation High School. Mr. and Mrs. Wienke thank the school for all the support and hope this was a great experience for Matthias and for Aviation High School.

AP CHEMISTRY
All AP Chemistry students should stop by Mr. Shiroma’s room over the next week to pick up their textbooks and to obtain their summer assignment.

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:

SPACE-BOUND?
Interested in space and NASA? Sign up for Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE). INSPIRE provides students from the 9th grade through the freshman year of college with online resources, NASA-related activities and educational curriculum, and ongoing participation in video teleconferences with NASA centers. Participating 11th graders are eligible to apply for research internships at NASA. This is an awesome opportunity; registration for 2010-11 school year ends June 30th. Visit their website for more information: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/INSPIRE_Project.html

SKIERS & SNOWBOARDERS (AND THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING)
Do you enjoy skiing or snowboarding? Would you like to learn how to ski or snowboard? How would you like to be part of a ski and snowboarding club next January? Melissa Lewis is creating the club as part of her senior project and requests the following:
Please fill out the interest survey at the URL listed below; it should only take you about five minutes to fill it out and it will help give me a general idea of how many students are interested in this opportunity. http://sites.google.com/site/melissaseniorproject/student-survey
Skiers / Boarders: you know it’s fun. Wannabes: you need to try it; it IS fun! (more fun than Wii and Magic combined) Couch potatoes: you can get hours for your PE credit by skiing or snowboarding.

Quote of the Week: Let’s hear it one more time:
The Sky is NOT the limit!