07 March 2011
Principal’s Message:
Happy Monday! I have much to share with you this week, so information is bulleted as follows:
Q First…a big THANK YOU to everyone for participating in and supporting our Boeing and Alaska Airlines-sponsored Showcase of Learning last Thursday! We have received many compliments from guests. Students: You were a hit! Thanks for rising to the occasion yet again.
Q Congratulations to Jenny Gao, one of our mighty juniors who entered the Profiles of Courage competition this year and has just learned that her essay is one of the top 10 in the nation! The sponsoring organization received 2,002 essays from fifty states, so it is an astonishing accomplishment to make it into the top 10. The Profile in Courage Award Committee was scheduled to meet this past weekend to select the winner from the top 10 group of finalists. The first-place winner receives $10,000 and is invited, along with his or her parents and nominating teacher, to the JFK Library in May to be honored at the Profile in Courage Award ceremony in Boston. While we hope that Jenny’s essay is selected as #1, Jenny deserves a standing ovation regardless of the outcome!
Q Our Skunkworks Robotics Team is headed to their first competition of the season on March 17-19 at Qwest Field. I’m pleased to announce that EVERYONE in grades 9-12, along with teachers and staff will be attending on Friday, March 18! You will check in to your first period class that day, then we will load the busses as quickly as possible to get to Qwest Field in time to see our Skunks perform on the field. We’ll be back at school in time for you to catch buses home. Complete details will be provided on the permission forms that you all must sign, along with your parents, and return to your first period teacher by this Friday. Go Skunks!
Q Message from the PTSA: Our annual Dan Hartley Potato Dinner & Mini-Auction is being held this Friday! This event benefits each class of students by providing scholarships. The doors open at 5:45 p.m. and the event should end by 8:00 p.m. If you haven’t yet purchased a ticket, they are on sale this week during lunch from 12:30-1:15 in the Main Office; or online through the PTSA’s website: www.aviationptsa.org
Adults $10 & Staff /Students $6 (Price will go up at the door to $12 & $8). The Hartley family will once again celebrate with us in honor of Dan Hartley—a key supporter, campaigner, and one of the founding champions of our school. We will also be honoring Mike Borfitz with the Break of Day Award. Enjoy an evening of great food & entertainment with silent & live auction items. All donations to scholarship fund are welcome regardless of attendance. Cash or check made payable to “AHS PTSA.” Visa or MC accepted at the event, or online. Don’t forget your corporate match!
Contact Mary Zaches at mjzaches@gmail.com - phone 206-444-0486
Q Attention, AHS Junior Women: A fabulous opportunity for you with NASA!
NEON - Nasa Educators Online Network - Dream. Engineer your dream job. WISH: Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars. The adventure begins Spring 2011 with an online community and culminates with a summer experience at NASA Johnson Space Center. Collaborate with female high school juniors from across the country and female NASA engineers. Applications are due 14 March. Check school calendar for details.
Q Students!! Remember that you can get homework help after school with subjects like math, science, and even writing essays. Take advantage of a wonderful opportunity in Dr. K’s room. Tutoring is available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. It’s after school, so come any time until 4:30 and you’ll receive help with homework. Snacks will be provided, transportation will not.
Q Mr. Hoehne submitted the following: Congratulations and best wishes to Mrs. Hiranaka as she celebrates her birthday on 10 March, and enters her eighth decade.
With that last note from Mr. Hoehne, I will end by wishing our dear Mrs. Hiranaka a lovely 29th birthday! And to everyone else in our learning community, I wish you an awesome week of learning! I hope to see many of you at the Dan Hartley dinner this Friday evening. I am 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:
Aviation is proof that, given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.
~ Eddie Rickenbacker
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