AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
17 October 2011
What’s Happening this Week:
Monday: College Visit at 9:00 AM
Smith College
Tuesday: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Robotics Team Meeting
Wednesday: Juniors: WASHINGTON AEROSPACE SCHOLARS presentation during Advisory in the gym!
Speech and Debate Practice 3:45 to 5:00 PM
College Visits at 1:00 PM
UW Bothell
Harvey Mudd College
Film Club Meeting after School in Mr. Savishinsky’s Room
Thursday: Brown Bag Lunchtime Conversation with AHS grads attending
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in MA—Room 10! Come hear how our grads are adapting to college life and learn more about WPI!
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Robotics Team Meeting
Friday: Speech and Debate Practice 2:15 to 4:30 PM
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
We now have a full slate of ASB representatives after last week’s election for Freshmen Class Captains. Congratulations to Chetan Grewal and Austin Coleman who will now represent their class as part of the ASB! Kudos to all the other freshmen who campaigned for office, too, showing their Phoenix pride and commitment to serving as a school ambassador—Alydy Sorm, Andrew Tabalbag, Brandon Shaw, Bridget Heiland, Emma Murray, Evan Hobbs, Giovanni Hittman, Isabella Carraturo, Jimmy Mata, Jonah Graves, Khoa Nguyen, Michael Torrey, Nicole Do, and Will Clawson. The spirit that is being exhibited by the freshman class is inspiring!
Congratulations to future pilot Jacob Wagner who soloed on October 3rd and is now well on his way to earning his private pilot’s license! Jacob enrolled in and successfully completed our Private Pilot Ground School course during his freshman year, which resulted in receiving the Right Stuff Award from his ground school instructor. He began taking flight lessons at Galvin Flying this past summer. If you don’t know Jacob, he is a junior at AHS, actively involved in ACE Club, and interested in attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, Arizona. Along with a group of other AHS students, Jacob was sponsored to visit ERAU last summer. If you are interested in a similar education and career pathway, stay tuned for opportunities that will move you closer to realizing your goals and dreams. Another trip, possibly two to ERAU will be available again this year.
Each year, our wonderful PTSA sponsors an auction to provide enhanced support for the AHS instructional program. Revenue from the auction helps us to upgrade our technologies, take field trips to colleges and universities and The Museum of Flight and robotics competitions, enhance classroom supplies and materials, etc. This year’s auction will be held on Saturday, November 19 at the magnificent Museum of Flight.
A committee of parent volunteers is hard at work to procure auction items and ensure that all the seats are sold for the dinner and auction. The planning and organization for this annual event is complex, time consuming, and oh, so very appreciated by the entire Aviation High School community. If your family wishes to contribute an item for the auction, or if your parents wish to attend, contact Teri Katzer at ahsauction@aviationptsa.org, obtain forms from the office or www.aviationptsa.org. Tickets are limited to adults only, but there will be a need for student volunteers to assist on the day/evening of the auction.
Juniors: I am encouraging you to seriously consider participation in the Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) program! AHS students who were selected for the program last year will be sharing their learning and excitement for WAS this Wednesday during Advisory. You will learn about application requirements and expectations if you are selected. Applications are due November 4 and may be downloaded at www.museumofflight.org/was.
The first quarter of the school ends October 28, just 11 days from now. Now is a very good time to review your academic goals and check your progress in each class to ensure that you are on track for learning. Make each minute of every class count, and if you need help, ask for it. Your teachers are here to assist you every day; so is our Counselor Ms. Carper, Career Readiness staff Ms. Burr and Ms. Pappas, Assistant Administrator Mr. Kelly, Special Services Coordinator Ms. Barrow, and yours truly. All of us are committed to helping you achieve your high school, college, and career goals. Don’t hesitate to tell us what you need. Doing so is assuming responsibility for your own learning, which is essential for success. Please know how honored I am to be your principal. ~Reba
From your ASB:
October Activities
1. On October 26, ASB will be holding a scarecrow and pumpkin decoration competition among class advisories.
2. Currently each class is working on their PTSA Auction items. The Senior Class will going around during advisories for the next two weeks to get their propeller signed for the auction.
NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• New Transcript Request Forms are available in the main office. Requests for transcripts must be submitted by Wednesday for pick up on Friday.
• Reminder to student drivers – do not park in No Parking Zones and please observe the 10mph speed limit and drive safely. Warnings will be issued to first time offenders. Loss of driving privileges is at the other end of the spectrum.
• Dustin Abrahamson and Royce Le are making a video scrapbook composed of montages of interviews, photos, and video documenting the school year for his senior project. It is similar to a yearbook but slightly different. Many other high schools make these video scrapbooks and find they are a good way to raise school spirit. In order to ensure this project’s existence at AHS, we encourage you to donate your photos from the Aviator’s Ball and any other event throughout the year. You can either bring hard copies into the office or you can send electronic copies to dabrahamson@yahoo.com.
• No Lunch Time Visitors, please! - Guests of students who arrive for lunch time will be asked to leave the campus. All visitors must have pre-arranged approval by school administrators to be on campus during the school day or school related activities.
• Females: You may want to apply for a 2011-12 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. Deadline is 10/31/2011. All the details and online application can be found at www.aspirationsaward.org .
o Note: NCWIT encourages all girls to apply, not just the superstars. They are looking for ASPIRATIONS in computing and IT, not just accomplishments
o This year 30 local programs are being offered around the US in addition to the National award. They expect to recognize as many as 500 students this year. National winners will receive:
-$500 cash award
-a laptop computer
-a trip to the Technology Stars of the Future showcase on March 10, 2012 in Charlotte, NC
Local winners receive various prize packages
• Attendance reminder to parents: The district requires a parent to call AHS each day of a student absence. State requires a written note to excuse an absence; therefore, an absence cannot be excused until a note is received upon student return to school and parent contact is made.
• Fantastic learning and community service opportunity coming up Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 8:00-4:00. You can help out at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Technical Symposium at the Sea-Tac International Airport Conference Center. More information is on the bulletin board inside the career center. Contact Julie Burr or Nancy Pappas in the Career Center for more info, or sign up on the bulletin board. Do it soon!
• The following colleges are visiting AHS this fall! Sign up in room 11 if you are interested in attending!
Seattle Pacific University: November 2 at 1 PM
Washington State University: November 9 at 1 PM
Montana Tech of the University of Montana: November 28 at 1 PM
• Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings.
Quote of the Week:
Dream, Discover, Soar!
~The Museum of Flight’s inspiring message to students and the public
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