PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Among all the hype that accompanies Super Bowl weekend, our Science Olympians were creating some hype of their own as they hosted an invitational that brought out 15 accomplished teams from the I-5 corridor. Under the very capable leadership of Advisors McComb, Durrant, and Dyer the team excelled in the following categories:
- Forensics: Jenny Gao and Libby Redda
- Optics: Daniel Mohaghegh and David Hartranft
- Technical Problem Solving: Gina O’Kelley and Daniel Mohaghegh
- Sumobots: David Hartranft
- Ornithology: Sarah DeWeese and Michael Phuong
- Astronomy: Matt Petroske and Salina Abraham
- Microbe Mission: Danica Balsiger and Catherine Elliott
- Mousetrap Car: Carlos Herrera and Allen May
There are more congratulations in order, too:
Corrigan Miller was selected as Student of the Quarter in the DigiPen Programming class at Puget Sound Skills Center. Outstanding, Corry!
Nicole Mays is a finalist in the Reflections Contest, sponsored by the Highline Council of the PTSA. On January 24, the Council recognized Nicole with an Award of Excellence in Visual Arts and Outstanding Interpretation in Literature. Nicole’s artistic works will now be submitted for state competition. Kudos, Nicole!
Salina Abraham, Austin Chick, Jenny Gao, David Hartranft, Drew Hidalgo, Siva Hope, Cameron Jaxheimer, Sydney Miller, Matt Petroske, Libanos Redda, and Scott Sluys are currently participating in Phase One of the Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) Program. They are among 287 talented juniors from across the state that were accepted into the fifth year of WAS: a distance learning program with a NASA-designed curriculum covering the history of space exploration, the space shuttle, the International Space Station, the moon, and Mars. From January through May, the scholars will complete ten lessons – submitting quizzes, math solutions, essays, and graphics concerning these topics every other week. Scholars will independently select a topic of interest for a final project combining an essay with a graphic. Based on their scores on the Phase One curriculum, up to 160 of the top performing scholars will be invited to an all expense paid Summer Residency at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. During the Summer Residencies scholars will have the opportunity to work with professional engineers and scientists on the design of a human mission to Mars. In addition to the mission planning, selected scholars will have unique opportunities to tour engineering facilities, receive briefings by experts, and see for themselves what engineers do on a daily basis. Furthermore, they will participate in hands-on engineering challenges, including rocket design, construction and launch; robotic rover design, construction, and obstacle course competition; and lander design, construction and deployment. Way to go, Juniors! Sophomores…start thinking of WAS for your junior year! In addition to being an extraordinary learning experience, colleges and universities are now recognizing it in a very positive light when you apply for admission.
Best to all AHS scholars as we start the second week of second semester! As always, I’m honored to be your principal. ~Reba
NOTE:
o Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings.
Quote of the Week:
“Hope is wanting something so eagerly that—in spite of all the evidence that you’re not going to get it—you go right on wanting it. And the remarkable thing about it is that the very act of hoping produces a kind of strength of its own.”
~Norman Vincent Peale
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