AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
31 October 2011
What’s Happening this Week:
Monday: Have a ‘spooktacular’ day of learning!
Tuesday: Begin Thanksgiving Food Drive
Essays due to Ms. Burr if interested in attending Joe Sutter dinner Nov. 12!
Robotics Team Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Wednesday: Seattle Pacific University Presentation 1:00 PM
Film Club Meeting after School in Mr. Savishinsky’s Room
Youth Venture in room 6 3:45 – 5:15 PM
Thursday:
PTSA General & Auction Meeting 6:30 – 8:30 PM, AHS Room 10
Robotics Team Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Friday: Recruiting at Cascade Middle School
Saturday: “Flying Cross Country with Your Wife, Mother and the Navy”
Honeywell lecture recalls the story of Cal Rogers’ epic 1911 flight across the U.S. See details in Notes & Announcements
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
With today marking the start of second quarter and the anticipation and increased activity of the holiday season just around the corner, it’s a reminder that time flies more quickly than we often realize. As you begin this new quarter of learning, I hope you will slow the clock a bit to reflect on your progress and recommit to your learning goals. (Yes…I know I reminded you to do this last week, too…I promise not to do so next week if you promise to remind yourself!) First quarter progress reports will be mailed to you and your parents by end of week.
Our Speech & Debate team traveled to their fist competition of the year at Gig Harbor High School this past Friday and Saturday. Partners Serena Simkus and Abdul Firoz as well as Jimmy Nguyen and Austin Turnidge received awards for Public Forum Debate. Competitors Amy Parker, Benton Coblentz, Dylan Smith, Zach Perry, and Deanta Kelly all barely missed awards for their respective events. Congratulations, team and Coach Shiroma who reported, “It was an excellent showing for our first tournament and we hope to be even stronger in future competitions.”
"Congratulations to the AHS Film Club for producing a film that was awarded Best Picture in the Student Division for the Renton Film Frenzy! The club received the Curvee Award and $250!"
Many thanks to the following AHS ambassadors who provided an outstanding presentation to eighth graders at Sylvester Middle School last Friday: Emilio Anselmo, Navath Nhan, Sophia Casam, Lauren Crom, Austin McHenry, David Hartranft, Paula Cieszkiewicz, Davis Yoshida, and Julio Gonzalez-Ortiz. And, a very special thanks to Mr. Mike Shafa (whose son Navid graduated last year) for transporting the robot! This Friday, another group of ambassadors will be presenting a Cascade Middle School. And…I would be remiss if I did not publicly thank Jacob Hoag who took it upon himself to gain approval from his former middle school to promote AHS. This type of initiative speaks volumes about Jacob’s commitment to learning and paying it forward!
It’s auction season! Congratulations to the Skunkworks for holding a very successful dinner and dessert auction last Friday evening. And, a reminder to everyone that the PTSA Auction will be held November 19 at the Museum of Flight. Tickets are on sale now and items are still being accepted for both the silent and live auctions. For more information, please contact PTSA President Teri Katzer at tkatzer@msn.com.
All AHS students and families: The 2011 National College Fair will be held November 4 & 5 at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle. Admission is free. To register: https://www.gotomyncf.com/. I highly encourage you to take advantage of opportunities such as this to become better informed about college options. Seniors…it is important to be in constant search and check mode regarding scholarship opportunities. There are many scholarships that go unclaimed each year for lack of applicants. Ms. Carper keeps an updated list of scholarships that she then provides to your advisors; however, there are more than Ms. Carper can possibly communicate to you! Be your own best advocate in finding ones that may not be on the list!
My best to you for an outstanding week of learning! I am honored to be your principal.
~Reba G.
NOTES & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
• Mentors available: With 125 Mentors already matched with 245 AHS mentees, we still have 4 highly qualified Mentors from the aerospace/aviation industry waiting to be paired with an AHS student. If you want to participate and be matched with a mentor who can coach you, take you on job shadows, share his or her network with you- contact Julie Burr and she will pair you with the best match. While we normally target sophomores for participation in the Mentor program, any interested and motivated student will be considered.
• A description of high school summer internships at Microsoft is available online (http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en/us/highschoolintern.aspx) and on the bulletin board outside the Career Center. These paid internships are competitive and prestigious- a real boost to any resume and college application. Microsoft encourages people of color, females and students with disabilities to apply. Bus passes will be given to interns, who will need to provide their own transportation to the Redmond campus. Applications will be accepted now and through the deadline in March. Students interested in applying should let Julie Burr, Coordinator of Work Based Learning, know of their interest.
• Former Sylvester Middle School Students, please come to the main office to pick up your portfolios.
• Calling out to all student pilots here at AHS! If you are currently (or will be soon) a pilot, please contact me at xxx so that we can arrange for your recognition in this year's Yearbook!
• 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.
• 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
Air Force Academy Presentation: November 10 at 1 PM
Naval Academy: November 22 at Noon
Montana Tech of the University of Montana: November 28 at 1 PM
• On Nov. 5 aviation historian and author Mike Lavelle will present the sometimes-madcap story of the first flight across the United States, "Flying Cross Country with Your Wife, Mother and the Navy in 1911." In 1911 aviator Cal Rodgers tried to win the $50,000 prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst to the first pilot to fly across the U.S. within 30 days. Lavelle's presentation is a fast-moving summary of the challenges, misfortunes and triumphs as Rodgers completed what was considered an impossible feat at the time. The 2 p.m. program is sponsored by Honeywell, and free with admission to the Museum.
Cal Rodgers failed to win the Hearst prize, but he completed an epic, 4000-mile journey crisscrossing the country in 49 days and 82 flying hours. Sitting bravely on the leading edge of his Wright EX Flyer named Vin Fiz, Rodgers was involved in 16 accidents resulting in broken legs, a concussion and a twisted spine. Yet with the 69 planned and unplanned landings en-route, Rodgers introduced the age of the flying machine to thousands of average Americans.
Aviation historian and author Mike Lavelle is the Director of Public Programs at The Museum of Flight. His is also a certified flight instructor and aircraft mechanic, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. Lavelle has made presentations to universities, museums and aviation groups on topics ranging from early aviation to the jet age.
• Recycle More! Tips and Free Compostable Bag Sample from King County
Fall is here, so it’s time to think about recycling your leaves and storm debris – and your food scraps!
If you don’t already have curbside yard waste service, now is a good time to subscribe. It's easy to sign up -- and you can recycle your food scraps and food soiled paper along with your yard waste. Start with delivery pizza boxes, fruit and vegetable trimmings and paper napkins.
Your garbage hauler will collect your yard waste and food scraps in the yard waste cart and it will be recycled into nutrient-rich compost that can be used in yards and gardens.
Receive a free compostable bag sample from King County to help you get started. King County residents outside the city of Seattle may request a free compostable bag sample by e-mail at sample.swd@kingcounty.gov or by phone at 206-296-4466.
For more information, visit www.recyclefood.com or become a Recycle More Facebook friend at www.facebook.com/recyclemore.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings.
Quote of the Week:
“This will be an exciting year for AHS, not just because of the vast academic possibilities, but because the school will soon reside in a beautiful new building on The Museum of Flight campus. A better match is hard to imagine: a museum rich in aviation and aerospace history within arms’ reach of the students who will be the world’s next aviators, robotic engineers and space explorers.”
~Stephanie Jones Gunn, Outside Education Coordinator at The Museum of Flight and
AHS Intro to Robotics Instructor
Aloft Magazine, September/October 2011 Edition
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