AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
26 March 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
End of 3rd Quarter, March 30
Monday: Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday: Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Wednesday: Film Club after school in Mr. Savishinsky’s room
Robotics 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
School Board Meeting 6 – 8 PM, Seahurst Elementary, 14603 – 14th AV SW
Thursday: Culture Club in Room 24 3:45 – 4:45
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Friday: Mr. Aviation Pageant 6 – 8 PM in the Gym
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
We have much to celebrate this week, including:
• Our Skunkworks Robotics team whose collective ability to strategize, collaborate with members of their alliance, and support each other through the highs and lows of competition with gracious professionalism led to their victory as a regional finalist on the Olympic Field at the Seattle regional! They ended up with the #1 seed after the qualifications round. During eliminations they owned the field with Team 488 (Franklin High School) for most of the competition while we all held our breath that they would be the overall champions. Such was not to be, but it’s certainly not because of any lack of talent, commitment, or a spectacular robot that resulted in the near loss. In the finals, our alliance lost a best of three final by one point in the third and final match. It could not have been any closer. A special mention needs to be made to our drive team composed of Davis Yoshida, Liam Burke. Reilly Mulligan and Michael Pascua. Thanks to them and the rest of the team, our robot now ranks #3 in the world in point production. Our Skunks are winners in every way—and I hope that you will congratulate the team and Coaches Steele and Wilson for an outstanding showing this past weekend, which also included winning the Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors and the Best Website award. Now it is on to the Spokane Regionals over Spring Break. Go Skunks!
• Senior Serena Simkus who was honored last Friday at the UW as a recipient of the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) award! Along with a trophy, a gift certificate to Amazon.com and other gifts from Microsoft, Google, HTC, etc. Serena also had the opportunity to tour the Computer Science Education department and interact with women computer scientists. In addition, the school gets a trophy to proudly display! Check it out in the Main Office. Congratulations, Serena!
• Two brothers and AHS scholars—Max and Moritz Wienke, along with two other cadets from the Overlake Composite Squadron 050 competed this past weekend in the Washington Wing Cadet Color Guard Competition, with Moritz being the Color Guard Commander. Weeks of hard work and practice training in the rainy cold weather ultimately paid off with this committed team taking first place! They will now represent the State of WA in the regional competition next month. Congratulations, Max and Moritz! (Look for a picture on the AHS website taken at the outdoor practical event.)
• Pennies for Patients, facilitated by Honor Society, raised $1,406.01 with Mr. McComb’s ($147.71) and Mr. Savishinsky’s ($125.29) classes leading the pack! Kudos to everyone who contributed to this very worth cause!
• New internship opportunities keep presenting themselves, this time at LIGO Hanford Observatory in Richland, Washington! And…our first AHS’ers to experience what it is like to work within this amazing scientific institution will be Lauren Crom and Dustin Werran! Both students took it upon themselves to broach the possibility with Mr. Ingram when they met him at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in December. From that point forward, discussions have taken place between LIGO, AHS, and the students and their families to make this possible. Congratulations, Lauren and Dustin for your excellent networking skills and landing such a unique resume-building experience! And a message to all other AHS students: Continue checking the NOTAM announcements and conferring with Ms. Burr to gain an internship that builds YOUR resume! Such an experience can be life-changing!
The end of the quarter is March 30, this Friday. Best to everyone with completion of quarter projects and exams! Spring break begins on April 9 with school resuming April 16.
As always, I am honored to be your principal!—Reba G.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sophomores and Juniors interested in the business side of aviation can apply by April 18th for a paid internship at London Aviation Underwriters. More information is on the career bulletin board and website, www.aviationhscareers.org” or see Mrs. Burr.
Students from all grades can intern at the Museum of Flight this summer if you’ve completed their training program, next session is coming up April 12-May 17, two hours each Thursday evening. Space in limited though, so if you’re interested, complete the online application NOW. More info on the bulletin board or from Mrs. Burr.
Graduation Information for Seniors (from Ms. Juarez)
There will be a senior meeting regarding graduation on Wednesday, April 4, during advisory. We will be voting for speakers at this meeting. If you want to speak at graduation feel free to informally campaign – let your fellow students know so that they can vote for you. Running start students: if you cannot attend, please email me so that I can send you information.
Jostens will be here during lunch on Monday, April 23, to deliver graduation gowns and announcements.
Mark your calendar. The senior reception is scheduled for Sunday, June 3rd 2:00-4:30 PM. More info will come at a later date.
Graduation Rehearsal will be held Friday, June 8 in the gym.
Graduation will be at the PAC on Thursday, June 14, at 7:00 PM.
Paying for College Presentation: Wallingford College Planning will be at AHS to answer questions about scholarships, financial aid, and financial planning on April 25 from 7:00 PM-8:15 PM in the cafeteria. Open to all grades!
It's the final round of the March Madness Food Drive! Shiroma beat Steele 71-70 by only one package of Top Ramen! Representing the underclassmen is McComb's advisory. Next week Shiroma and McComb will fight can to can for the win: 150 Spirit Points and root beer floats! Remember that all advisories can donate to whomever, but Sophomores must still donate to McComb and seniors to Shiroma! Keep up the good work & keep bringing food.
ASB ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mr. Aviation: Attention students! Aviation High School ASB/Leader is proud to present the very first Mr. Aviation Pageant this year! We have a total of 30 contestants who are ready to display their hidden talents, charming personalities, and amazing fashion styles. Mr. Aviation will be held on THIS FRIDAY, March 30th from 6-8 pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for everyone and children 10 years old and under are free. We are inviting all students, staff, and friends/family members. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see everyone there!
$5 Fridays: Stop by the Sprit Shack each Friday and get amazing deals on AHS apparel and accessories! ASB is currently selling the Limited Edition Crewnecks for a sweet deal of only $20. Students and staff will also receive a FREE Skyline T-shirt with purchase of Crewneck! Of course, we are also still selling all t-shirts, water bottles, sunglasses, tube socks, and lanyards for only $5!
"Drop It In the Tropics": ASB would like to thank everyone who attended this year's Spring Fling "Drop It In the Tropics"! We had a great turn out and everyone had a lot of fun! Thank you to our Freshman Class Captains for planning this event and to our Leadership students/various volunteers for helping out. We could have not done it without you!
Erik Lindbergh’s LEAP program will begin this week at film club on Wednesday. If you are interested in filmmaking, science, innovation, technology or just good ol’ storytelling, this is for you. Meet Wednesdays after school in Mr. Savishinksy's room.
In the spirit of March: the AHS Black Student Union would like to host a basketball tournament open to anyone in the school wanting to participate. Students must put their names on the sign-up sheet in the office and gather a group of friends to make a team. Every team must have one girl. Once your team is ready, submit the team roster to the office. The tournament will be held near the end of March.
For all those students who love music, film, and having a good time: the AHS Film Club is hosting a MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST in the month of March. Videos must be submitted to Kevin Schilling, Dustin Abrahamson, Mr. Savishinsky, or to the specially marked drop in box in room 21 before spring break. Videos will be judged in one of two categories by a panel of judges: Best Original Song or Best Adapted Music Video. Videos will be shown in an after school premiere that is free to anyone who wants to go. Be creative! There are pretty much no requirements for your films.
Greetings from the AHS Black Student Union! We will be showing Remember the Titans at BSU’s first movie night on Wednesday, April 4. Pizza and beverages will be sold at the event and all proceeds will go towards helping BSU strengthen the school’s community.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"We are the protagonists of our stories called life, and there is no limit to how high we can fly."
~Karlene Petitt, Author and International Pilot for Delta Airlines
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT STILL RELEVANT
Attention sophomore parents: We are looking for chaperones for the University of Washington field trip on April 20 from 9 AM to 2 PM. We will take a campus tour and hear a special presentation from the Aeronautics/Astronautics department. Please contact Katie Carper at katie.carper@highlineschools.org if you are able to help!
New Internship: LUMA Technologies has offered an AHS student from the class of 2013 a one month, full time paid internship this summer. Deadlines due soon for Raisbeck Engineering internship. Find out more information on the Career Bulletin Board or the Career website, www.aviationhscareers.org
Enter to Display Your Artwork! Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith holds an annual judged art competition to select which art from the 9th Congressional District receives this honor. In order to reduce out of pocket expenses for students, entries are not required to be framed, only matted. Each student is limited to one submission. Work must be original in concept. Copies of copyrighted work will not be accepted. Students who apply must submit their entry with two copies of a completed release form. The guidelines and release form can be downloaded at: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ All entries should be submitted to Congressman Smith’s District Office, located at 2209 Pacific Avenue, Ste. B, Tacoma, WA 98042 by 5:00 pm on April 20, 2012. Entries for the 9th Congressional Art Contest will be on display at Tacoma Art Museum located at 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma through the 2nd week of May. Due to space limitations, it may not be possible to display all work. The winner of the competition will be announced at the Art Exhibition and Reception on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma Art Museum has graciously offered to waive admission for contest entrants, their families, their teachers, and sponsors. If you are interested in attending this reception, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to Christine Choe at (253) 593-6600 or email: OfficeAssistantWA09@mail.house.gov. The selected student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. Two round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC. The winning entry will be displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Linh Thai at (253) 272-1488 or email: linh.thai@mail.house.gov.
NEW Internships are posted regularly, check the Career Bulletin Board AND the new website, www.aviationhscareers.org for application requirements, including deadlines. The latest is a paid internship, open to all schools, at the Baliga Institute for Systems Biology.
IMPORTANT: AP test DEPOSITS ($15 per test or $5 for free/reduced lunch) were due by February 16, 2012.
FINAL payment is due by April 20, 2012.
Any tests ordered after April 13, 2012 will cost an additional $50 per test.
Each AP test is $87 per test or $5 if student is on free/reduced lunch.
The Washington State Board of Education is pleased to announce the start of the third-annual student video contest. This year’s contest will focus on the importance of social studies and language arts courses in high schools. The contest due date is Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This is a great opportunity for all secondary students to showcase their appreciation for social studies and language arts, their creativity, and their video skills. Past participants have found the contest rewarding and educational. Plus, the contest is a celebration of what you and your staff are doing every day, helping students grow and learn. More information about the contest, including the winning videos from last year, is available at www.sbe.wa.gov/.
Republic Services is offering a $1000 Environmental Scholarship for students enrolling in a program pertaining to an “Environmental” field. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18, 2012
UW Discovery Days – Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!
At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning. Follow the navigation path below to register (not required but requested.) http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Research Science Institute - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-sponsors of the Research Science Institute (RSI) are looking for talented 11th Grade STEM Students! Are you one of them, and would you be interested in doing some really exciting cutting-edge summer research? If so, consider applying to the (RSI) program to be held on the MIT campus June 24 to August 4, 2012. Participants will meet some of the world’s most talented students and have an opportunity to conduct research in amazing labs! For application materials and more info about the program, take a look at the CEE web site: www.cee.org. If you have any questions, please contact Maite Ballestero, Vice President, Programs, maite@cee.org.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR AHS SENIORS (see attached addendum and note that all future editions of the NOTAM will include scholarship information as an addendum.
Addendum to NOTAM
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
www.guidetocareereducation.com/scholarships gives away $4,000 in scholarships each month. Check it out!
Washington State Opportunity Scholarships are available for low- and middle-income Washington Residents who will earn bachelor’s degrees in STEM or health care. Applications are available at www.waopportunityscholarship.org. Deadline: April 16.
The Eastside Republican Club will award a $1,000 scholarship to the author of the best essay, as determined by the Club’s judges, submitted on the topic “Why do free markets work? What should the President do to spur economic growth?” The scholarship program is open to high school students graduating in 2012, and freshmen and sophomores in an accredited college or university. Students must live in King County, or attend a public, private, or home school located in King County. Essays must be no more than 500 words in length, and must be submitted to the Club by email no later than Monday, April 16. The winner of the scholarship will be announced at the Club’s monthly dinner meeting in Redmond on Tuesday, May 1.
Joan Yarberry Scholarship: Scholarships for college/university tuition for students interested in majoring in elementary education. The number and dollar value of the awards will determined by the selection committee. Applications are available from Ms. Carper. Deadline: May 1.
Highline Council PTSA is awarding $6,000 in scholarships to students attending community college, university, or technical school in fall 2012. Applicants will be evaluated on volunteer work and extracurricular activities, GPA, essays, and a letter of recommendation. Applications are available at www.hcptsa.org. Deadline: May 7.
The Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce’s SUCCESS Foundation is pleased to present the AAAA Mini Storage Scholarship of $4,000 ($1,000 awarded annually over a 4-year period). This scholarship will be awarded to one deserving high school senior from a Chamber service area school (which includes Highline Public Schools, Tukwila School District, and Seattle Christian School) pursuing continuing education at an institute for higher learning in fall 2012. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18.
The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) is proud to offer its annual Kurt Mason Aviation to students seeking opportunities in aviation-related education programs (such as Airframe & Powerplant certification, aviation or aerospace degree programs, etc.). Application deadline is March 31. To apply, please download the application at
http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/scholarship.htm
FIRST Scholarship News: Find out about two new FIRST Scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about LOTS of scholarships whose March deadline dates are fast approaching! Also read messages from some of the FIRST Scholarship Providers. See: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Scholarships/2012_Assets/FIRST%20Scholarship%20News%201-17-12.pdf
Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants are offering $1,000 scholarships. Applications are available at www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline: June 15, 2012.
Big Sun is offering an annual scholarship to any young athlete. All students are eligible for this award, it does not matter what sport you are participating in. To learn more visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com. Deadline: June 22, 2012
Aerojet is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM education and career pathway. . Pick up an application in Katie Carper’s office. Applications are due by April 1. See Ms. Carper for details.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
NOTAM 031912
AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
19 March 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
Spirit Week!
Monday: Personal Flotation Device
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday: Fake Injury
Student Interviews 4:00-6:00 PM
Rehearsal for Mr. Aviation after school
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Wednesday: Steve Urkel Day
Pep Assembly for Robotics Team during Advisory
Rehearsal for Mr. Aviation after school
Film Club after school in Mr. Savishinsky’s room
Robotics 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Thursday: Super Hero/Super Villain
Boeing Job Shadow Day—7:00 AM-3:00 PM
Culture Club in Room 24 3:45 – 4:45
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Friday: Class Colors!
All-school field trip to Robotics Competition at Century Link
Saturday: Robotics Competition all day at Century Link Event Center—Free Admission!
SPY Pilot Chronicles An Evening with Blackbird Crewmembers Watson
Tickets: $55/museum member - $70/non-member
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
This Friday is our all-school field trip to Century Link to cheer for our Skunkworks Robotics team. If you have not yet turned in your permission form, please do so TODAY! And…an important reminder regarding dress code this Friday: No jeans please! Our robotics team is known for their professionalism and wearing khaki pants and team shirts. Last week I was highly impressed with two freshmen on the robotics team who met with me to say how proud they were to be a member of a team that ‘stood out’ at the Portland competition for their professional dress and conduct as well as their technical skills. They personally asked me to ask YOU to show up to this Friday’s competition in a manner that represents their team values. Let’s do so—khakis if you have them and an AHS polo, t-shirt or sweatshirt on top. If you don’t own a pair of khakis, please wear dark colored pants that are not denim. Go Skunks!
AHS Science Olympians— St. Patrick’s Day Results
At Saturday’s regional competition, our three teams distinguished themselves with their outstanding sportsmanship and their achievement. Months of hard work and study paid off in our teams’ participation in over 20 events in every major scientific discipline. Some notable finishes include the following:
• 1st, 4th, and 6th place in Robot Arm (Carlos Herrera and Allen May, Micheal Torrey, Maggie Vader and Austin McHenry)
• 1st place in Dynamic Planet (Caitlin Schaefer and Mahekdeep Singh)
• 2nd, 3rd, and 7th place in Helicopters (Gordon Salemann, Carlos and Allen, Micheal and Tran Tonnu)
• 2nd and 4th place in Towers (Ellen Jetland and Mahekdeep)
• 3rd place in Anatomy (Danica Balsiger and Cathryn Elliot)
• 3rd place in Optics (Sasha Friedrich and Skye McEowen)
• 3rd place in Thermodynamics (Dustin Werran and Ellen)
• 3rd place in Microbe Mission (Danica and Cathryn)
• 3rd place in Rocks in Minerals (Dustin and Caitlin)
• 4th place in Write It, Do It (Jonah Graves and Hiren Ajudia)
• 4th place in Disease Detectives (Danica and Cathryn)
• 3rd place in Experimental Design (Lauren Crom, Conor Marsten, and Ellen)
• 4th place in Gravity Vehicle (Kishan Vekaria and Carlos)
Aviation High School Black Team came in 4th place overall (one point behind the third-place finisher) and was one of five teams to qualify for State Competition at Eastern Washington University on April 13-14. Our Red and Yellow teams finished within one point of each other as well and placed 8th and 10th, respectively. We salute all of our builders, studiers, and inquirers, and look forward to cheering on our Olympians as they head to State. Congratulations to our amazing coaches— Mr. McComb and Ms. Dyer!
Like many opportunities at AHS and elsewhere, we rely on the support of others who are enthusiastic about our growth and our learning. Thank you to all of our parents and supporters who helped transport, feed, enrich, supervise, organize, and celebrate with us. A special thanks to Judy Mannard (parent of 9th grader Jessica) and Rich Bankhead who served as tournament directors at Highline Community College and made the experience possible.
Our seniors keep getting acceptance letters to the colleges and universities of their choice, which makes us all very proud of them! More than a dozen students were notified last week that they have been admitted to the University of Washington; Jenny Gao has an invitation to MIT and Salina Abraham to Cornell! The media (Seattle Times, Burien blog, KOMO, Highline Times) has been notified that Drew Hidalgo is headed to West Point, too, so keep an eye out for some good PR about this soon-to-be cadet! And seniors, please notify me if you would like to see your name in the NOTAM for admission to your top college of choice!
Congratulations to our ASB for a spirited and fun assembly last Friday! You brought the house down in a very good way! I encourage everyone to buy a ticket to the dance on Saturday evening. It will be a great way to unwind after an action-filled week!
Special kudos to all of our students who took the HSPE exams last week and to Ms. Carper for organizing the testing and related details. You can now breathe a bit until end of course exams in May! Thanks to our amazing parent community, too, for donations of healthy snacks.
More good news regarding internship experiences: Adriana Lopez, Max Wienke, Ellen Jetland and Rocco Buty have been selected for the Blue Angels internship under the direction of lead intern Katie McConville. I encourage everyone to keep checking the announcements in the NOTAM and postings in the Counseling/Career Center and around school to be informed of the spectacular internship opportunities that are available to you! Remember…you’re building your resume. Internships speak volumes about your work ethic and interest in being both college and career ready!
Last week we celebrated our classified employees and I mentioned them by name in the NOTAM. Unfortunately, I didn’t include two important employees—Carla Nakashima and Rose Lucksinger, the two super women who prepare breakfast and lunch for us each day! My apologies, Carla and Rose. You are valued members of the AHS team!
My best for an inspiring week of learning and one more reminder to get your permission forms to Mrs. Hiranaka TODAY! Honored to be your principal—Reba G.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
ASB ANNOUNCEMENTS for March:
"Drop It In the Tropics" (Spring Fling): The third dance of the year is this Saturday, March 24th from 8pm-11pm! Ticket prices are $7 with ASB and $10 without ASB. Wear your favorite Hawaiian attire and get ready to have some fun. We are also trying out a brand new professional photographer and DJ. Come dance with us! Tickets will be on sale this week and if you are bringing a guest from another school, get the proper paperwork filled out and turned in to Mrs. Hiranaka ASAP!
Spring Fling Spirit Week: Students: it's time to show your spirit!!! To get everyone excited for our Spring Fling "Drop It In the Tropics" dance. Themes for each day are listed in the What’s Happening This Week section of the NOTAM. This is a friendly reminder to all students that you must be in spirit attire OR in Keep things appropriate but have fun and show us your AHS Spirit!
Mr. Aviation: This is a reminder to all of our Mr. Aviation contestants that there are rehearsals on Tuesday, March 20th after school and on Wednesday, March 21st during lunch. For those attending our very first Mr. Aviation Pageant, it will be held on March 30th from 6-9 pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for everyone and children 10 years old and under are free. We are inviting all students, staff, and friends/family members. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see everyone there!
Robotics Pep Assembly: On Wednesday during Advisory ASB will be hosting a pep assembly for our Skunkworks Robotics Team as they head off to the Seattle Regionals. Come join us as we wish them good luck!
Senior T-shirts: ATTENTION SENIORS! Have you ordered and paid for your Class of 2012 t-shirt? Make sure you turn in your form and money to Ms. Sorensen in the office ASAP. We have extended the date to next Thursday, March 22nd.
Erik Lindbergh’s LEAP program will begin this week at film club on Wednesday. If you are interested in filmmaking, science, innovation, technology or just good ol’ storytelling, this is for you. Meet Wednesdays after school in Mr. Savishinksy's room.
In the spirit of March: the AHS Black Student Union would like to host a basketball tournament open to anyone in the school wanting to participate. Students must put their names on the sign-up sheet in the office and gather a group of friends to make a team. Every team must have one girl. Once your team is ready, submit the team roster to the office. The tournament will be held near the end of March.
For all those students who love music, film, and having a good time: the AHS Film Club is hosting a MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST in the month of March. Videos must be submitted to Kevin Schilling, Dustin Abrahamson, Mr. Savishinsky, or to the specially marked drop in box in room 21 before spring break. Videos will be judged in one of two categories by a panel of judges: Best Original Song or Best Adapted Music Video. Videos will be shown in an after school premiere that is free to anyone who wants to go. Be creative! There are pretty much no requirements for your films.
Greetings from the AHS Black Student Union! We will be showing Remember the Titans at BSU’s first movie night on Wednesday, April 4. Pizza and beverages will be sold at the event and all proceeds will go towards helping BSU strengthen the school’s community.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895)
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT STILL RELEVANT
Attention sophomore parents: We are looking for chaperones for the University of Washington field trip on April 20 from 9 AM to 2 PM. We will take a campus tour and hear a special presentation from the Aeronautics/Astronautics department. Please contact Katie Carper at katie.carper@highlineschools.org if you are able to help!
New Internship: LUMA Technologies has offered an AHS student from the class of 2013 a one month, full time paid internship this summer. Deadlines due soon for Raisbeck Engineering internship. Find out more information on the Career Bulletin Board or the Career website, www.aviationhscareers.org
New articles daily at www.ahsphoenixflyer.com
You may have noticed that the March edition of the Aviation High School Phoenix Flyer has been for sale in the past few days, but did you know about the newspaper’s fancy schmancy new website? www.ahsphoenixflyer.com posts new articles almost every day, and offers special extra content not available in the print edition, including photo galleries, comment and discussion forums, in-depth interviews, guest columnists and interactive features. And best of all, it’s free! We’re really proud of our new site, and we do all this work for you, the students of AHS. So support your student journalists – buy a copy in school and check out the Phoenix Flyer online. Thanks for your support—The staff of the AHS Phoenix Flyer.
"Hey kids! Do you want to be featured in the yearbook? Well, look no further!
Yearbook is in dire need of pictures from this year's Aviator's Ball, a.k.a homecoming. If you have any pictures that you took, not by Yen Lui, that you would like to have featured in the yearbook, please contact Jane Yu or Mary Robins of the junior class. Or, you can also send an e-mail to janeyutastic@yahoo.com or mary.robins@ymail.com. Please contact us right away to experience the joy that is having your picture featured in the yearbook. We will credit you and your fabulous photography skills!"
Congressional Nomination to one of the U.S. Service Academies Info Meeting: Congressman Adam Smith’s office is hosting and information session about what students need to know to receive a nomination to: Military at West Point, Air Force, Naval, Merchant Marine & Coast Guard Academies. It is open to students who reside in the 9th congressional district. Date is April 10th from 6:30-8:30pm at Columbia Junior High in Fife.
Enter to Display Your Artwork! Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith holds an annual judged art competition to select which art from the 9th Congressional District receives this honor. In order to reduce out of pocket expenses for students, entries are not required to be framed, only matted. Each student is limited to one submission. Work must be original in concept. Copies of copyrighted work will not be accepted. Students who apply must submit their entry with two copies of a completed release form. The guidelines and release form can be downloaded at: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ All entries should be submitted to Congressman Smith’s District Office, located at 2209 Pacific Avenue, Ste. B, Tacoma, WA 98042 by 5:00 pm on April 20, 2012. Entries for the 9th Congressional Art Contest will be on display at Tacoma Art Museum located at 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma through the 2nd week of May. Due to space limitations, it may not be possible to display all work. The winner of the competition will be announced at the Art Exhibition and Reception on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma Art Museum has graciously offered to waive admission for contest entrants, their families, their teachers, and sponsors. If you are interested in attending this reception, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to Christine Choe at (253) 593-6600 or email: OfficeAssistantWA09@mail.house.gov. The selected student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. Two round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC. The winning entry will be displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Linh Thai at (253) 272-1488 or email: linh.thai@mail.house.gov.
Sniffles are high and Kleenex is low. Kleenex Box Donations will be appreciated!
Sophomores and Juniors are invited to be Seafair Ambassadors, which includes a $1,000 scholarship and an exchange trip to Kobe, Japan! Applications are due March 15. Visit www.seafairfoundation.org for more information and the application.
NEW Internships are posted regularly, check the Career Bulletin Board AND the new website, www.aviationhscareers.org for application requirements, including deadlines. The latest is a paid internship, open to all schools, at the Baliga Institute for Systems Biology.
National Honor Society is having their annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser, starting Monday, March 5th and lasting three weeks. Pennies for Patients is a fundraiser that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help with cancer research. This fundraiser is for a great cause, but it is also a very fun competition. The winning advisory at the end of the three weeks will win a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden. Each advisory has a box in it that you can put money into any time of the day, except the boxes will be collected every day and counted. The same rules apply as last year, meaning that coins will add to your advisories total, while bills will take away from it. So add coins to your advisories box, and put bills in other advisories boxes to help your advisory win! Each teacher will have an update of which advisories are in the lead every day, and there will be an updated sheet outside of the office and in the cafeteria as well. Join NHS in helping to raise money for cancer research, and let's have a fun competition for a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden!
Want to play Ultimate Frisbee? Our team is looking for more players, especially girls, even if you have not played before. Interested? Contact anyone on the team including Teal Dowd, Chris Lu, Sasha Friedrich, Jennifer Luoma or check us out on one of our fields after school Tuesday, Wednesday or Th.
IMPORTANT: AP test DEPOSITS ($15 per test or $5 for free/reduced lunch) were due by February 16, 2012.
FINAL payment is due by April 20, 2012.
Any tests ordered after April 13, 2012 will cost an additional $50 per test.
Each AP test is $87 per test or $5 if student is on free/reduced lunch.
Attention, team members and fans of the Skunkworks Robotics Team: If you are interested in purchasing a team t-shirt, contact Drew Wall at thecommanderd@aol.com to provide your shirt size and learn the details about payment and when you can expect to receive your shirt. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone had an AHS Skunks shirt to wear on March 23?
The Washington State Board of Education is pleased to announce the start of the third-annual student video contest. This year’s contest will focus on the importance of social studies and language arts courses in high schools. The contest due date is Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This is a great opportunity for all secondary students to showcase their appreciation for social studies and language arts, their creativity, and their video skills. Past participants have found the contest rewarding and educational. Plus, the contest is a celebration of what you and your staff are doing every day, helping students grow and learn. More information about the contest, including the winning videos from last year, is available at www.sbe.wa.gov/.
Museum of Flight Climate Day Event: The Museum of Flight (MoF) is looking for students interested in the Climate Day event scheduled for Thursday, April 5th 5-9pm. It is going to be similar to the museum’s Space Day and Astronomy Night. The event is about climate change in general, the science behind it, research, solutions, conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, etc. MoF is looking for volunteers to host a booth, in particular, people working with green technology (renewable energy, alternative energy, reducing carbon emissions, studying climate change, etc.). AHS students working on related concepts are encouraged to step forward and relay interest to Mr. Kelly. Students can also attend the presentation by Michelle Gierach, the lead project scientist for the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC) from JPL. Follow link for related calendar items: http://www.museumofflight.org/event/2012/apr/05/nasa-climate-day
The yearbook is doing a spread devoted to the innovation and imagination of the students of AHS. We want to know what clubs students want to start so we can advertise them in the Yearbook. Send your ideas and names to kevinschilling@rocketmail.com
Republic Services is offering a $1000 Environmental Scholarship for students enrolling in a program pertaining to an “Environmental” field. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18, 2012
UW Discovery Days – Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!
At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning. Follow the navigation path below to register (not required but requested.) http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Research Science Institute - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-sponsors of the Research Science Institute (RSI) are looking for talented 11th Grade STEM Students! Are you one of them, and would you be interested in doing some really exciting cutting-edge summer research? If so, consider applying to the (RSI) program to be held on the MIT campus June 24 to August 4, 2012. Participants will meet some of the world’s most talented students and have an opportunity to conduct research in amazing labs! For application materials and more info about the program, take a look at the CEE web site: www.cee.org. If you have any questions, please contact Maite Ballestero, Vice President, Programs, maite@cee.org.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR AHS SENIORS (see attached addendum and note that all future editions of the NOTAM will include scholarship information as an addendum.
Addendum to NOTAM 02-27-12
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
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Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship - Application deadline is Friday, March 23, 2012: each year, the Highline Schools Foundation works with the Port of Seattle to offer the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship to graduating seniors. These are needs-based scholarships awarded to three students who are pursuing a college education. Two $14,000 scholarships will be awarded toward a university/college education and one $8,000 scholarship will be awarded toward a vocational or community college education. All scholarships are distributed over a two-year period. Priority is given to students who have not received a substantial scholarship from other entities. The application is available online:
http://www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org/scholarships/stiascholarshipapplication.html
The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) is proud to offer its annual Kurt Mason Aviation to students seeking opportunities in aviation-related education programs (such as Airframe & Powerplant certification, aviation or aerospace degree programs, etc.). Application deadline is March 31. To apply, please download the application at
http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/scholarship.htm
FIRST Scholarship News: Find out about two new FIRST Scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about LOTS of scholarships whose March deadline dates are fast approaching! Also read messages from some of the FIRST Scholarship Providers. See: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Scholarships/2012_Assets/FIRST%20Scholarship%20News%201-17-12.pdf
Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants are offering $1,000 scholarships. Applications are available at www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline: June 15, 2012.
Big Sun is offering an annual scholarship to any young athlete. All students are eligible for this award, it does not matter what sport you are participating in. To learn more visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com. Deadline: June 22, 2012
Aerojet is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM education and career pathway. . Pick up an application in Katie Carper’s office. Applications are due by April 1. See Ms. Carper for details.
19 March 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
Spirit Week!
Monday: Personal Flotation Device
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday: Fake Injury
Student Interviews 4:00-6:00 PM
Rehearsal for Mr. Aviation after school
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Wednesday: Steve Urkel Day
Pep Assembly for Robotics Team during Advisory
Rehearsal for Mr. Aviation after school
Film Club after school in Mr. Savishinsky’s room
Robotics 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Thursday: Super Hero/Super Villain
Boeing Job Shadow Day—7:00 AM-3:00 PM
Culture Club in Room 24 3:45 – 4:45
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Friday: Class Colors!
All-school field trip to Robotics Competition at Century Link
Saturday: Robotics Competition all day at Century Link Event Center—Free Admission!
SPY Pilot Chronicles An Evening with Blackbird Crewmembers Watson
Tickets: $55/museum member - $70/non-member
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
This Friday is our all-school field trip to Century Link to cheer for our Skunkworks Robotics team. If you have not yet turned in your permission form, please do so TODAY! And…an important reminder regarding dress code this Friday: No jeans please! Our robotics team is known for their professionalism and wearing khaki pants and team shirts. Last week I was highly impressed with two freshmen on the robotics team who met with me to say how proud they were to be a member of a team that ‘stood out’ at the Portland competition for their professional dress and conduct as well as their technical skills. They personally asked me to ask YOU to show up to this Friday’s competition in a manner that represents their team values. Let’s do so—khakis if you have them and an AHS polo, t-shirt or sweatshirt on top. If you don’t own a pair of khakis, please wear dark colored pants that are not denim. Go Skunks!
AHS Science Olympians— St. Patrick’s Day Results
At Saturday’s regional competition, our three teams distinguished themselves with their outstanding sportsmanship and their achievement. Months of hard work and study paid off in our teams’ participation in over 20 events in every major scientific discipline. Some notable finishes include the following:
• 1st, 4th, and 6th place in Robot Arm (Carlos Herrera and Allen May, Micheal Torrey, Maggie Vader and Austin McHenry)
• 1st place in Dynamic Planet (Caitlin Schaefer and Mahekdeep Singh)
• 2nd, 3rd, and 7th place in Helicopters (Gordon Salemann, Carlos and Allen, Micheal and Tran Tonnu)
• 2nd and 4th place in Towers (Ellen Jetland and Mahekdeep)
• 3rd place in Anatomy (Danica Balsiger and Cathryn Elliot)
• 3rd place in Optics (Sasha Friedrich and Skye McEowen)
• 3rd place in Thermodynamics (Dustin Werran and Ellen)
• 3rd place in Microbe Mission (Danica and Cathryn)
• 3rd place in Rocks in Minerals (Dustin and Caitlin)
• 4th place in Write It, Do It (Jonah Graves and Hiren Ajudia)
• 4th place in Disease Detectives (Danica and Cathryn)
• 3rd place in Experimental Design (Lauren Crom, Conor Marsten, and Ellen)
• 4th place in Gravity Vehicle (Kishan Vekaria and Carlos)
Aviation High School Black Team came in 4th place overall (one point behind the third-place finisher) and was one of five teams to qualify for State Competition at Eastern Washington University on April 13-14. Our Red and Yellow teams finished within one point of each other as well and placed 8th and 10th, respectively. We salute all of our builders, studiers, and inquirers, and look forward to cheering on our Olympians as they head to State. Congratulations to our amazing coaches— Mr. McComb and Ms. Dyer!
Like many opportunities at AHS and elsewhere, we rely on the support of others who are enthusiastic about our growth and our learning. Thank you to all of our parents and supporters who helped transport, feed, enrich, supervise, organize, and celebrate with us. A special thanks to Judy Mannard (parent of 9th grader Jessica) and Rich Bankhead who served as tournament directors at Highline Community College and made the experience possible.
Our seniors keep getting acceptance letters to the colleges and universities of their choice, which makes us all very proud of them! More than a dozen students were notified last week that they have been admitted to the University of Washington; Jenny Gao has an invitation to MIT and Salina Abraham to Cornell! The media (Seattle Times, Burien blog, KOMO, Highline Times) has been notified that Drew Hidalgo is headed to West Point, too, so keep an eye out for some good PR about this soon-to-be cadet! And seniors, please notify me if you would like to see your name in the NOTAM for admission to your top college of choice!
Congratulations to our ASB for a spirited and fun assembly last Friday! You brought the house down in a very good way! I encourage everyone to buy a ticket to the dance on Saturday evening. It will be a great way to unwind after an action-filled week!
Special kudos to all of our students who took the HSPE exams last week and to Ms. Carper for organizing the testing and related details. You can now breathe a bit until end of course exams in May! Thanks to our amazing parent community, too, for donations of healthy snacks.
More good news regarding internship experiences: Adriana Lopez, Max Wienke, Ellen Jetland and Rocco Buty have been selected for the Blue Angels internship under the direction of lead intern Katie McConville. I encourage everyone to keep checking the announcements in the NOTAM and postings in the Counseling/Career Center and around school to be informed of the spectacular internship opportunities that are available to you! Remember…you’re building your resume. Internships speak volumes about your work ethic and interest in being both college and career ready!
Last week we celebrated our classified employees and I mentioned them by name in the NOTAM. Unfortunately, I didn’t include two important employees—Carla Nakashima and Rose Lucksinger, the two super women who prepare breakfast and lunch for us each day! My apologies, Carla and Rose. You are valued members of the AHS team!
My best for an inspiring week of learning and one more reminder to get your permission forms to Mrs. Hiranaka TODAY! Honored to be your principal—Reba G.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
ASB ANNOUNCEMENTS for March:
"Drop It In the Tropics" (Spring Fling): The third dance of the year is this Saturday, March 24th from 8pm-11pm! Ticket prices are $7 with ASB and $10 without ASB. Wear your favorite Hawaiian attire and get ready to have some fun. We are also trying out a brand new professional photographer and DJ. Come dance with us! Tickets will be on sale this week and if you are bringing a guest from another school, get the proper paperwork filled out and turned in to Mrs. Hiranaka ASAP!
Spring Fling Spirit Week: Students: it's time to show your spirit!!! To get everyone excited for our Spring Fling "Drop It In the Tropics" dance. Themes for each day are listed in the What’s Happening This Week section of the NOTAM. This is a friendly reminder to all students that you must be in spirit attire OR in Keep things appropriate but have fun and show us your AHS Spirit!
Mr. Aviation: This is a reminder to all of our Mr. Aviation contestants that there are rehearsals on Tuesday, March 20th after school and on Wednesday, March 21st during lunch. For those attending our very first Mr. Aviation Pageant, it will be held on March 30th from 6-9 pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for everyone and children 10 years old and under are free. We are inviting all students, staff, and friends/family members. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see everyone there!
Robotics Pep Assembly: On Wednesday during Advisory ASB will be hosting a pep assembly for our Skunkworks Robotics Team as they head off to the Seattle Regionals. Come join us as we wish them good luck!
Senior T-shirts: ATTENTION SENIORS! Have you ordered and paid for your Class of 2012 t-shirt? Make sure you turn in your form and money to Ms. Sorensen in the office ASAP. We have extended the date to next Thursday, March 22nd.
Erik Lindbergh’s LEAP program will begin this week at film club on Wednesday. If you are interested in filmmaking, science, innovation, technology or just good ol’ storytelling, this is for you. Meet Wednesdays after school in Mr. Savishinksy's room.
In the spirit of March: the AHS Black Student Union would like to host a basketball tournament open to anyone in the school wanting to participate. Students must put their names on the sign-up sheet in the office and gather a group of friends to make a team. Every team must have one girl. Once your team is ready, submit the team roster to the office. The tournament will be held near the end of March.
For all those students who love music, film, and having a good time: the AHS Film Club is hosting a MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST in the month of March. Videos must be submitted to Kevin Schilling, Dustin Abrahamson, Mr. Savishinsky, or to the specially marked drop in box in room 21 before spring break. Videos will be judged in one of two categories by a panel of judges: Best Original Song or Best Adapted Music Video. Videos will be shown in an after school premiere that is free to anyone who wants to go. Be creative! There are pretty much no requirements for your films.
Greetings from the AHS Black Student Union! We will be showing Remember the Titans at BSU’s first movie night on Wednesday, April 4. Pizza and beverages will be sold at the event and all proceeds will go towards helping BSU strengthen the school’s community.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895)
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT STILL RELEVANT
Attention sophomore parents: We are looking for chaperones for the University of Washington field trip on April 20 from 9 AM to 2 PM. We will take a campus tour and hear a special presentation from the Aeronautics/Astronautics department. Please contact Katie Carper at katie.carper@highlineschools.org if you are able to help!
New Internship: LUMA Technologies has offered an AHS student from the class of 2013 a one month, full time paid internship this summer. Deadlines due soon for Raisbeck Engineering internship. Find out more information on the Career Bulletin Board or the Career website, www.aviationhscareers.org
New articles daily at www.ahsphoenixflyer.com
You may have noticed that the March edition of the Aviation High School Phoenix Flyer has been for sale in the past few days, but did you know about the newspaper’s fancy schmancy new website? www.ahsphoenixflyer.com posts new articles almost every day, and offers special extra content not available in the print edition, including photo galleries, comment and discussion forums, in-depth interviews, guest columnists and interactive features. And best of all, it’s free! We’re really proud of our new site, and we do all this work for you, the students of AHS. So support your student journalists – buy a copy in school and check out the Phoenix Flyer online. Thanks for your support—The staff of the AHS Phoenix Flyer.
"Hey kids! Do you want to be featured in the yearbook? Well, look no further!
Yearbook is in dire need of pictures from this year's Aviator's Ball, a.k.a homecoming. If you have any pictures that you took, not by Yen Lui, that you would like to have featured in the yearbook, please contact Jane Yu or Mary Robins of the junior class. Or, you can also send an e-mail to janeyutastic@yahoo.com or mary.robins@ymail.com. Please contact us right away to experience the joy that is having your picture featured in the yearbook. We will credit you and your fabulous photography skills!"
Congressional Nomination to one of the U.S. Service Academies Info Meeting: Congressman Adam Smith’s office is hosting and information session about what students need to know to receive a nomination to: Military at West Point, Air Force, Naval, Merchant Marine & Coast Guard Academies. It is open to students who reside in the 9th congressional district. Date is April 10th from 6:30-8:30pm at Columbia Junior High in Fife.
Enter to Display Your Artwork! Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith holds an annual judged art competition to select which art from the 9th Congressional District receives this honor. In order to reduce out of pocket expenses for students, entries are not required to be framed, only matted. Each student is limited to one submission. Work must be original in concept. Copies of copyrighted work will not be accepted. Students who apply must submit their entry with two copies of a completed release form. The guidelines and release form can be downloaded at: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ All entries should be submitted to Congressman Smith’s District Office, located at 2209 Pacific Avenue, Ste. B, Tacoma, WA 98042 by 5:00 pm on April 20, 2012. Entries for the 9th Congressional Art Contest will be on display at Tacoma Art Museum located at 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma through the 2nd week of May. Due to space limitations, it may not be possible to display all work. The winner of the competition will be announced at the Art Exhibition and Reception on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma Art Museum has graciously offered to waive admission for contest entrants, their families, their teachers, and sponsors. If you are interested in attending this reception, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to Christine Choe at (253) 593-6600 or email: OfficeAssistantWA09@mail.house.gov. The selected student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. Two round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC. The winning entry will be displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Linh Thai at (253) 272-1488 or email: linh.thai@mail.house.gov.
Sniffles are high and Kleenex is low. Kleenex Box Donations will be appreciated!
Sophomores and Juniors are invited to be Seafair Ambassadors, which includes a $1,000 scholarship and an exchange trip to Kobe, Japan! Applications are due March 15. Visit www.seafairfoundation.org for more information and the application.
NEW Internships are posted regularly, check the Career Bulletin Board AND the new website, www.aviationhscareers.org for application requirements, including deadlines. The latest is a paid internship, open to all schools, at the Baliga Institute for Systems Biology.
National Honor Society is having their annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser, starting Monday, March 5th and lasting three weeks. Pennies for Patients is a fundraiser that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help with cancer research. This fundraiser is for a great cause, but it is also a very fun competition. The winning advisory at the end of the three weeks will win a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden. Each advisory has a box in it that you can put money into any time of the day, except the boxes will be collected every day and counted. The same rules apply as last year, meaning that coins will add to your advisories total, while bills will take away from it. So add coins to your advisories box, and put bills in other advisories boxes to help your advisory win! Each teacher will have an update of which advisories are in the lead every day, and there will be an updated sheet outside of the office and in the cafeteria as well. Join NHS in helping to raise money for cancer research, and let's have a fun competition for a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden!
Want to play Ultimate Frisbee? Our team is looking for more players, especially girls, even if you have not played before. Interested? Contact anyone on the team including Teal Dowd, Chris Lu, Sasha Friedrich, Jennifer Luoma or check us out on one of our fields after school Tuesday, Wednesday or Th.
IMPORTANT: AP test DEPOSITS ($15 per test or $5 for free/reduced lunch) were due by February 16, 2012.
FINAL payment is due by April 20, 2012.
Any tests ordered after April 13, 2012 will cost an additional $50 per test.
Each AP test is $87 per test or $5 if student is on free/reduced lunch.
Attention, team members and fans of the Skunkworks Robotics Team: If you are interested in purchasing a team t-shirt, contact Drew Wall at thecommanderd@aol.com to provide your shirt size and learn the details about payment and when you can expect to receive your shirt. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone had an AHS Skunks shirt to wear on March 23?
The Washington State Board of Education is pleased to announce the start of the third-annual student video contest. This year’s contest will focus on the importance of social studies and language arts courses in high schools. The contest due date is Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This is a great opportunity for all secondary students to showcase their appreciation for social studies and language arts, their creativity, and their video skills. Past participants have found the contest rewarding and educational. Plus, the contest is a celebration of what you and your staff are doing every day, helping students grow and learn. More information about the contest, including the winning videos from last year, is available at www.sbe.wa.gov/.
Museum of Flight Climate Day Event: The Museum of Flight (MoF) is looking for students interested in the Climate Day event scheduled for Thursday, April 5th 5-9pm. It is going to be similar to the museum’s Space Day and Astronomy Night. The event is about climate change in general, the science behind it, research, solutions, conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, etc. MoF is looking for volunteers to host a booth, in particular, people working with green technology (renewable energy, alternative energy, reducing carbon emissions, studying climate change, etc.). AHS students working on related concepts are encouraged to step forward and relay interest to Mr. Kelly. Students can also attend the presentation by Michelle Gierach, the lead project scientist for the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC) from JPL. Follow link for related calendar items: http://www.museumofflight.org/event/2012/apr/05/nasa-climate-day
The yearbook is doing a spread devoted to the innovation and imagination of the students of AHS. We want to know what clubs students want to start so we can advertise them in the Yearbook. Send your ideas and names to kevinschilling@rocketmail.com
Republic Services is offering a $1000 Environmental Scholarship for students enrolling in a program pertaining to an “Environmental” field. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18, 2012
UW Discovery Days – Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!
At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning. Follow the navigation path below to register (not required but requested.) http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Research Science Institute - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-sponsors of the Research Science Institute (RSI) are looking for talented 11th Grade STEM Students! Are you one of them, and would you be interested in doing some really exciting cutting-edge summer research? If so, consider applying to the (RSI) program to be held on the MIT campus June 24 to August 4, 2012. Participants will meet some of the world’s most talented students and have an opportunity to conduct research in amazing labs! For application materials and more info about the program, take a look at the CEE web site: www.cee.org. If you have any questions, please contact Maite Ballestero, Vice President, Programs, maite@cee.org.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR AHS SENIORS (see attached addendum and note that all future editions of the NOTAM will include scholarship information as an addendum.
Addendum to NOTAM 02-27-12
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
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Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship - Application deadline is Friday, March 23, 2012: each year, the Highline Schools Foundation works with the Port of Seattle to offer the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship to graduating seniors. These are needs-based scholarships awarded to three students who are pursuing a college education. Two $14,000 scholarships will be awarded toward a university/college education and one $8,000 scholarship will be awarded toward a vocational or community college education. All scholarships are distributed over a two-year period. Priority is given to students who have not received a substantial scholarship from other entities. The application is available online:
http://www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org/scholarships/stiascholarshipapplication.html
The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) is proud to offer its annual Kurt Mason Aviation to students seeking opportunities in aviation-related education programs (such as Airframe & Powerplant certification, aviation or aerospace degree programs, etc.). Application deadline is March 31. To apply, please download the application at
http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/scholarship.htm
FIRST Scholarship News: Find out about two new FIRST Scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about LOTS of scholarships whose March deadline dates are fast approaching! Also read messages from some of the FIRST Scholarship Providers. See: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Scholarships/2012_Assets/FIRST%20Scholarship%20News%201-17-12.pdf
Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants are offering $1,000 scholarships. Applications are available at www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline: June 15, 2012.
Big Sun is offering an annual scholarship to any young athlete. All students are eligible for this award, it does not matter what sport you are participating in. To learn more visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com. Deadline: June 22, 2012
Aerojet is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM education and career pathway. . Pick up an application in Katie Carper’s office. Applications are due by April 1. See Ms. Carper for details.
Monday, March 12, 2012
NOTAM 031212
AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
12 March 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
Classified Employees Week
Monday: LIGO Observatory presentations throughout the day in Gym
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday: Testing: HSPE—Writing
Student Interviews 4:00-6:00 PM
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Wednesday: Testing: HSPE—Writing
Aviation English & 99’s 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Film Club after school in Mr. Savishinsky’s room
Robotics 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Happy Birthday Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
School Board Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 PM District Office
Thursday: Testing: HSPE—Reading
Culture Club in Room 24 3:45 – 4:45
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Friday: Testing: HSPE—Reading
PEP Assembly!
Saturday: Science Olympiad Regional Competition at HCC 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Soaring Expo 2012 - 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM MoF Side Gallery
Glimpse into the fascinating world of silent flight
Interviews for Class of 2016
Sunday: MoF T.A. Wilson Great Gallery 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Join Museum Docents for a talk on the 80A-1
Soaring Expo 2012 - 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM MoF Side Gallery
Glimpse into the fascinating world of silent flight
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
Hearty congratulations and thanks to the following good people:
• Our classified employees—Ms. Hiranaka, Ms. Suiaunoa, Ms. Sorensen, Mr. Delano, and Mr. Mullis for your stellar work to make AHS a great place to work and learn! This week is Classified Employees Week, but we honor you for the service you provide each and every day! Thank you one and all!
• Honor Society students and Advisor Ward for organizing a very successful Pennies for Patients fundraiser! I’m not sure about the total amount raised so far but I believe it may be a record for AHS. What a marvelous example of caring and citizenship!
• Everyone who helped us interview another 64 students this past Saturday! Special thanks to parents Tamera Nason and Connie Sanders for facilitating the parent orientation, to mentor extraordinaire Mike Borfitz for again leading an interview team, and to AHS alum Natalie Nason for serving on an interview team. We are so fortunate to have such great support from parents who no longer have students at AHS and from others who aren’t at AHS on a daily basis. And…I continue to be impressed with the extraordinary AHS students who commit their time and expertise to help out. We value your input and participation in the process!
• Our Skunkworks Robotics team, their mentors, parents, and supporters returned late Saturday from competition in Portland, Oregon. As many speculated after watching the robot perform on our practice field, it was the star of the show! Our Skunks came home tired but exhilarated as well they should! Coach Steele reported that the team made it all the way to the finals after being the 3rd seed during qualifying but then lost in the finals 2-1. The Skunks were teamed with another Washington team and a team from Hawaii. “The entire team performed extremely well and we were awarded both the best Website award and the Motorola Quality award for our robot. Our record was 13 wins and 4 losses for the weekend. We learned quite a bit and should be even better in Seattle”, stated Coach Steele.
The past week was indeed exciting for our Skunks. They reported to AHS at 5:30 a.m. last Monday where they were filmed by KING TV reporter Christie Johnson for segments that ran throughout the day. If you didn’t get a chance to see them on TV, you can still do so: http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Students-gear-up-for-Seattle-Regional-FIRST-Robotics-Competition-141449723.html
A reminder to all students that the next big event for our Skunks is occurring on March 23 and 24 at Century Link Event Center in downtown Seattle. We will be taking an all-school field trip to watch our Skunks perform on Friday, March 23. Students and parents: Please get your permission forms returned ASAP! Reminder, too, that admission is free both days, so parents and families, you may want to plan a Saturday field trip, too!
Sophomores will be taking the HSPE exams in reading and writing this week. We encourage you to get a good night’s rest and be ready each day to perform at your best! Thanks to parent donations, there will be some nutritious snacks and water to keep you going.
My best for an inspiring week of learning! Honored to be your principal—Reba G.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Attention sophomore parents: We are looking for chaperones for the University of Washington field trip on April 20 from 9 AM to 2 PM. We will take a campus tour and hear a special presentation from the Aeronautics/Astronautics department. Please contact Katie Carper at katie.carper@highlineschools.org if you are able to help!
New Internship: LUMA Technologies has offered an AHS student from the class of 2013 a one month, full time paid internship this summer. Deadlines due soon for Raisbeck Engineering internship. Find out more information on the Career Bulletin Board or the Career website, www.aviationhscareers.org
New articles daily at www.ahsphoenixflyer.com
You may have noticed that the March edition of the Aviation High School Phoenix Flyer has been for sale in the past few days, but did you know about the newspaper’s fancy schmancy new website? www.ahsphoenixflyer.com posts new articles almost every day, and offers special extra content not available in the print edition, including photo galleries, comment and discussion forums, in-depth interviews, guest columnists and interactive features. And best of all, it’s free! We’re really proud of our new site, and we do all this work for you, the students of AHS. So support your student journalists – buy a copy in school and check out the Phoenix Flyer online. Thanks for your support—The staff of the AHS Phoenix Flyer.
"Hey kids! Do you want to be featured in the yearbook? Well, look no further!
Yearbook is in dire need of pictures from this year's Aviator's Ball, a.k.a homecoming. If you have any pictures that you took, not by Yen Lui, that you would like to have featured in the yearbook, please contact Jane Yu or Mary Robins of the junior class. Or, you can also send an e-mail to janeyutastic@yahoo.com or mary.robins@ymail.com. Please contact us right away to experience the joy that is having your picture featured in the yearbook. We will credit you and your fabulous photography skills!"
Congressional Nomination to one of the U.S. Service Academies Info Meeting: Congressman Adam Smith’s office is hosting and information session about what students need to know to receive a nomination to: Military at West Point, Air Force, Naval, Merchant Marine & Coast Guard Academies. It is open to students who reside in the 9th congressional district. Date is April 10th from 6:30-8:30pm at Columbia Junior High in Fife.
Enter to Display Your Artwork! Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith holds an annual judged art competition to select which art from the 9th Congressional District receives this honor. In order to reduce out of pocket expenses for students, entries are not required to be framed, only matted. Each student is limited to one submission. Work must be original in concept. Copies of copyrighted work will not be accepted. Students who apply must submit their entry with two copies of a completed release form. The guidelines and release form can be downloaded at: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ All entries should be submitted to Congressman Smith’s District Office, located at 2209 Pacific Avenue, Ste. B, Tacoma, WA 98042 by 5:00 pm on April 20, 2012. Entries for the 9th Congressional Art Contest will be on display at Tacoma Art Museum located at 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma through the 2nd week of May. Due to space limitations, it may not be possible to display all work. The winner of the competition will be announced at the Art Exhibition and Reception on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma Art Museum has graciously offered to waive admission for contest entrants, their families, their teachers, and sponsors. If you are interested in attending this reception, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to Christine Choe at (253) 593-6600 or email: OfficeAssistantWA09@mail.house.gov. The selected student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. Two round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC. The winning entry will be displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Linh Thai at (253) 272-1488 or email: linh.thai@mail.house.gov.
Teens for Jeans collected 1,020,041 pairs of jeans this year! Aviation High School donated over 100 pairs of jeans with the Junior class wining the spirit competition! A huge thank you to everyone involved. Some fun facts about the campaign:
• 1500 pairs of jeans were donated per hour
• 26 pairs of jeans donated per minute
• 1 pair of jeans donated every 2 seconds
• If folded and stacked, the jeans collected would rise 32 miles, or 6Xs the height of Mount Everest (or 137Xs higher than the Empire State Building)
• 1 in 3 American High Schools participated
• Most importantly: These jeans will clothe 2 out of 3 homeless teens
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years
and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10."
--Bill Gates, American businessman, software engineer and philanthropist
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT STILL RELEVANT
Sniffles are high and Kleenex is low. Kleenex Box Donations will be appreciated!
Sophomores and Juniors are invited to be Seafair Ambassadors, which includes a $1,000 scholarship and an exchange trip to Kobe, Japan! Applications are due March 15. Visit www.seafairfoundation.org for more information and the application.
NEW Internships are posted regularly, check the Career Bulletin Board AND the new website, www.aviationhscareers.org for application requirements, including deadlines. The latest is a paid internship, open to all schools, at the Baliga Institute for Systems Biology.
National Honor Society is having their annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser, starting Monday, March 5th and lasting three weeks. Pennies for Patients is a fundraiser that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help with cancer research. This fundraiser is for a great cause, but it is also a very fun competition. The winning advisory at the end of the three weeks will win a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden. Each advisory has a box in it that you can put money into any time of the day, except the boxes will be collected every day and counted. The same rules apply as last year, meaning that coins will add to your advisories total, while bills will take away from it. So add coins to your advisories box, and put bills in other advisories boxes to help your advisory win! Each teacher will have an update of which advisories are in the lead every day, and there will be an updated sheet outside of the office and in the cafeteria as well. Join NHS in helping to raise money for cancer research, and let's have a fun competition for a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden!
Want to play Ultimate Frisbee? Our team is looking for more players, especially girls, even if you have not played before. Interested? Contact anyone on the team including Teal Dowd, Chris Lu, Sasha Friedrich, Jennifer Luoma or check us out on one of our fields after school Tuesday, Wednesday or Th.
IMPORTANT: AP test DEPOSITS ($15 per test or $5 for free/reduced lunch) were due by February 16, 2012.
FINAL payment is due by April 20, 2012.
Any tests ordered after April 13, 2012 will cost an additional $50 per test.
Each AP test is $87 per test or $5 if student is on free/reduced lunch.
ASB ANNOUNCEMENTS for March:
Spring Fling: (originally named MORP) The theme for our third dance of the year, "Drop it in the Tropics", is Hawaiian. The Freshman class is planning this event and it will happen on March 24th from 8-11pm. Ticket prices will be $7 with ASB and $10 without ASB. In addition, Raj (Junior) will be our DJ, and he volunteered to do it for free. Spring Fling Pep Assembly will be held March 16. ASB plans to hold the Spring Fling Pep Assembly on March 16th, one week before the dance.
$5 Fridays: Starting March 2nd, ASB will sell our regular t-shirts, sunglasses, water bottles, tube socks, & lanyards for $5, but our Limited Edition Crewnecks will be on sale for $20 and students will receive a free t-shirt with that purchase.
Shamrock Game: Much like our Valentine's Day Heart Game ASB is hosting a Shamrock Game in March. This time Aviation boys will be given the chance to play the game. In the morning ASB will be handing out shamrock necklaces to each male student in the school. During passing time, male students are not allowed to speak to female students and if they do, they will give her their shamrock. The female student with the most shamrocks at the end of the day wins spirit points for her class and free tickets to Spring Fling. This event will happen before March 17th, St. Patrick's Day.
Mr. Aviation: Attention students! Aviation High School ASB/Leader is proud to present the very first Mr. Aviation Pageant this year! We have a total of 30 contestants who are ready to display their hidden talents, charming personalities, and amazing fashion styles. Mr. Aviation will be held on March 30th from 6-8 pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for everyone and children 10 years old and under are free. We are inviting all students, staff, and friends/family members. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see everyone there!
Attention, team members and fans of the Skunkworks Robotics Team: If you are interested in purchasing a team t-shirt, contact Drew Wall at thecommanderd@aol.com to provide your shirt size and learn the details about payment and when you can expect to receive your shirt. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone had an AHS Skunks shirt to wear on March 23?
The Washington State Board of Education is pleased to announce the start of the third-annual student video contest. This year’s contest will focus on the importance of social studies and language arts courses in high schools. The contest due date is Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This is a great opportunity for all secondary students to showcase their appreciation for social studies and language arts, their creativity, and their video skills. Past participants have found the contest rewarding and educational. Plus, the contest is a celebration of what you and your staff are doing every day, helping students grow and learn. More information about the contest, including the winning videos from last year, is available at www.sbe.wa.gov/.
Museum of Flight Climate Day Event: The Museum of Flight (MoF) is looking for students interested in the Climate Day event scheduled for Thursday, April 5th 5-9pm. It is going to be similar to the museum’s Space Day and Astronomy Night. The event is about climate change in general, the science behind it, research, solutions, conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, etc. MoF is looking for volunteers to host a booth, in particular, people working with green technology (renewable energy, alternative energy, reducing carbon emissions, studying climate change, etc.). AHS students working on related concepts are encouraged to step forward and relay interest to Mr. Kelly. Students can also attend the presentation by Michelle Gierach, the lead project scientist for the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC) from JPL. Follow link for related calendar items: http://www.museumofflight.org/event/2012/apr/05/nasa-climate-day
The yearbook is doing a spread devoted to the innovation and imagination of the students of AHS. We want to know what clubs students want to start so we can advertise them in the Yearbook. Send your ideas and names to kevinschilling@rocketmail.com
Attention Juniors: Do you love math? Do you hope to study engineering in college? University of Washington Mathematics Academy is a great opportunity for students to prepare for an engineering major. Participants stay on UW campus and are exposed to real-world engineering/mat faculty. If you are interested, applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. The deadline is March 15, 2012.
Republic Services is offering a $1000 Environmental Scholarship for students enrolling in a program pertaining to an “Environmental” field. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18, 2012
UW Discovery Days – Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!
At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning. Follow the navigation path below to register (not required but requested.) http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Paid Internships with Aerotec Engineering: Announcing 1-2 full time, paid internships with Aerotec Engineering for the summer 2012. Juniors and Seniors can apply, with application deadline March 15, 2012. Candidates should be pursuing an engineering career, and will need to submit a cover letter and resume, letters of endorsement, transcript and any supplemental materials demonstrating their qualifications. Intern/s will work directly with engineers in flight testing and many other areas according to their interests. Julie Burr, Coordinator of Work Based Learning, can answer questions and a full internship description is on the bulletin board outside the Career Center.
Research Science Institute - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-sponsors of the Research Science Institute (RSI) are looking for talented 11th Grade STEM Students! Are you one of them, and would you be interested in doing some really exciting cutting-edge summer research? If so, consider applying to the (RSI) program to be held on the MIT campus June 24 to August 4, 2012. Participants will meet some of the world’s most talented students and have an opportunity to conduct research in amazing labs! For application materials and more info about the program, take a look at the CEE web site: www.cee.org. If you have any questions, please contact Maite Ballestero, Vice President, Programs, maite@cee.org.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR AHS SENIORS (see attached addendum and note that all future editions of the NOTAM will include scholarship information as an addendum.)
Addendum to NOTAM 02-27-12
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
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Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship - Application deadline is Friday, March 23, 2012: each year, the Highline Schools Foundation works with the Port of Seattle to offer the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship to graduating seniors. These are needs-based scholarships awarded to three students who are pursuing a college education. Two $14,000 scholarships will be awarded toward a university/college education and one $8,000 scholarship will be awarded toward a vocational or community college education. All scholarships are distributed over a two-year period. Priority is given to students who have not received a substantial scholarship from other entities. The application is available online:
http://www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org/scholarships/stiascholarshipapplication.html
The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) is proud to offer its annual Kurt Mason Aviation to students seeking opportunities in aviation-related education programs (such as Airframe & Powerplant certification, aviation or aerospace degree programs, etc.). Application deadline is March 31. To apply, please download the application at
http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/scholarship.htm
FIRST Scholarship News: Find out about two new FIRST Scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about LOTS of scholarships whose March deadline dates are fast approaching! Also read messages from some of the FIRST Scholarship Providers. See: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Scholarships/2012_Assets/FIRST%20Scholarship%20News%201-17-12.pdf
Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants are offering $1,000 scholarships. Applications are available at www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline: June 15, 2012.
Big Sun is offering an annual scholarship to any young athlete. All students are eligible for this award, it does not matter what sport you are participating in. To learn more visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com. Deadline: June 22, 2012
Aerojet is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM education and career pathway. . Pick up an application in Katie Carper’s office. Applications are due by April 1. See Ms. Carper for details.
12 March 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
Classified Employees Week
Monday: LIGO Observatory presentations throughout the day in Gym
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday: Testing: HSPE—Writing
Student Interviews 4:00-6:00 PM
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Wednesday: Testing: HSPE—Writing
Aviation English & 99’s 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Film Club after school in Mr. Savishinsky’s room
Robotics 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Happy Birthday Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
School Board Meeting 6:00 – 8:00 PM District Office
Thursday: Testing: HSPE—Reading
Culture Club in Room 24 3:45 – 4:45
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Friday: Testing: HSPE—Reading
PEP Assembly!
Saturday: Science Olympiad Regional Competition at HCC 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Soaring Expo 2012 - 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM MoF Side Gallery
Glimpse into the fascinating world of silent flight
Interviews for Class of 2016
Sunday: MoF T.A. Wilson Great Gallery 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Join Museum Docents for a talk on the 80A-1
Soaring Expo 2012 - 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM MoF Side Gallery
Glimpse into the fascinating world of silent flight
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
Hearty congratulations and thanks to the following good people:
• Our classified employees—Ms. Hiranaka, Ms. Suiaunoa, Ms. Sorensen, Mr. Delano, and Mr. Mullis for your stellar work to make AHS a great place to work and learn! This week is Classified Employees Week, but we honor you for the service you provide each and every day! Thank you one and all!
• Honor Society students and Advisor Ward for organizing a very successful Pennies for Patients fundraiser! I’m not sure about the total amount raised so far but I believe it may be a record for AHS. What a marvelous example of caring and citizenship!
• Everyone who helped us interview another 64 students this past Saturday! Special thanks to parents Tamera Nason and Connie Sanders for facilitating the parent orientation, to mentor extraordinaire Mike Borfitz for again leading an interview team, and to AHS alum Natalie Nason for serving on an interview team. We are so fortunate to have such great support from parents who no longer have students at AHS and from others who aren’t at AHS on a daily basis. And…I continue to be impressed with the extraordinary AHS students who commit their time and expertise to help out. We value your input and participation in the process!
• Our Skunkworks Robotics team, their mentors, parents, and supporters returned late Saturday from competition in Portland, Oregon. As many speculated after watching the robot perform on our practice field, it was the star of the show! Our Skunks came home tired but exhilarated as well they should! Coach Steele reported that the team made it all the way to the finals after being the 3rd seed during qualifying but then lost in the finals 2-1. The Skunks were teamed with another Washington team and a team from Hawaii. “The entire team performed extremely well and we were awarded both the best Website award and the Motorola Quality award for our robot. Our record was 13 wins and 4 losses for the weekend. We learned quite a bit and should be even better in Seattle”, stated Coach Steele.
The past week was indeed exciting for our Skunks. They reported to AHS at 5:30 a.m. last Monday where they were filmed by KING TV reporter Christie Johnson for segments that ran throughout the day. If you didn’t get a chance to see them on TV, you can still do so: http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Students-gear-up-for-Seattle-Regional-FIRST-Robotics-Competition-141449723.html
A reminder to all students that the next big event for our Skunks is occurring on March 23 and 24 at Century Link Event Center in downtown Seattle. We will be taking an all-school field trip to watch our Skunks perform on Friday, March 23. Students and parents: Please get your permission forms returned ASAP! Reminder, too, that admission is free both days, so parents and families, you may want to plan a Saturday field trip, too!
Sophomores will be taking the HSPE exams in reading and writing this week. We encourage you to get a good night’s rest and be ready each day to perform at your best! Thanks to parent donations, there will be some nutritious snacks and water to keep you going.
My best for an inspiring week of learning! Honored to be your principal—Reba G.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Attention sophomore parents: We are looking for chaperones for the University of Washington field trip on April 20 from 9 AM to 2 PM. We will take a campus tour and hear a special presentation from the Aeronautics/Astronautics department. Please contact Katie Carper at katie.carper@highlineschools.org if you are able to help!
New Internship: LUMA Technologies has offered an AHS student from the class of 2013 a one month, full time paid internship this summer. Deadlines due soon for Raisbeck Engineering internship. Find out more information on the Career Bulletin Board or the Career website, www.aviationhscareers.org
New articles daily at www.ahsphoenixflyer.com
You may have noticed that the March edition of the Aviation High School Phoenix Flyer has been for sale in the past few days, but did you know about the newspaper’s fancy schmancy new website? www.ahsphoenixflyer.com posts new articles almost every day, and offers special extra content not available in the print edition, including photo galleries, comment and discussion forums, in-depth interviews, guest columnists and interactive features. And best of all, it’s free! We’re really proud of our new site, and we do all this work for you, the students of AHS. So support your student journalists – buy a copy in school and check out the Phoenix Flyer online. Thanks for your support—The staff of the AHS Phoenix Flyer.
"Hey kids! Do you want to be featured in the yearbook? Well, look no further!
Yearbook is in dire need of pictures from this year's Aviator's Ball, a.k.a homecoming. If you have any pictures that you took, not by Yen Lui, that you would like to have featured in the yearbook, please contact Jane Yu or Mary Robins of the junior class. Or, you can also send an e-mail to janeyutastic@yahoo.com or mary.robins@ymail.com. Please contact us right away to experience the joy that is having your picture featured in the yearbook. We will credit you and your fabulous photography skills!"
Congressional Nomination to one of the U.S. Service Academies Info Meeting: Congressman Adam Smith’s office is hosting and information session about what students need to know to receive a nomination to: Military at West Point, Air Force, Naval, Merchant Marine & Coast Guard Academies. It is open to students who reside in the 9th congressional district. Date is April 10th from 6:30-8:30pm at Columbia Junior High in Fife.
Enter to Display Your Artwork! Every year, Members of Congress are allowed to display one piece of artwork by a high school student from their district in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Adam Smith holds an annual judged art competition to select which art from the 9th Congressional District receives this honor. In order to reduce out of pocket expenses for students, entries are not required to be framed, only matted. Each student is limited to one submission. Work must be original in concept. Copies of copyrighted work will not be accepted. Students who apply must submit their entry with two copies of a completed release form. The guidelines and release form can be downloaded at: http://www.house.gov/content/educate/art_competition/ All entries should be submitted to Congressman Smith’s District Office, located at 2209 Pacific Avenue, Ste. B, Tacoma, WA 98042 by 5:00 pm on April 20, 2012. Entries for the 9th Congressional Art Contest will be on display at Tacoma Art Museum located at 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma through the 2nd week of May. Due to space limitations, it may not be possible to display all work. The winner of the competition will be announced at the Art Exhibition and Reception on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma Art Museum has graciously offered to waive admission for contest entrants, their families, their teachers, and sponsors. If you are interested in attending this reception, please RSVP by Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to Christine Choe at (253) 593-6600 or email: OfficeAssistantWA09@mail.house.gov. The selected student will win prizes and be invited to attend the national reception for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. Two round-trip airline tickets are donated for travel to DC. The winning entry will be displayed in the Cannon tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Linh Thai at (253) 272-1488 or email: linh.thai@mail.house.gov.
Teens for Jeans collected 1,020,041 pairs of jeans this year! Aviation High School donated over 100 pairs of jeans with the Junior class wining the spirit competition! A huge thank you to everyone involved. Some fun facts about the campaign:
• 1500 pairs of jeans were donated per hour
• 26 pairs of jeans donated per minute
• 1 pair of jeans donated every 2 seconds
• If folded and stacked, the jeans collected would rise 32 miles, or 6Xs the height of Mount Everest (or 137Xs higher than the Empire State Building)
• 1 in 3 American High Schools participated
• Most importantly: These jeans will clothe 2 out of 3 homeless teens
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years
and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10."
--Bill Gates, American businessman, software engineer and philanthropist
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT STILL RELEVANT
Sniffles are high and Kleenex is low. Kleenex Box Donations will be appreciated!
Sophomores and Juniors are invited to be Seafair Ambassadors, which includes a $1,000 scholarship and an exchange trip to Kobe, Japan! Applications are due March 15. Visit www.seafairfoundation.org for more information and the application.
NEW Internships are posted regularly, check the Career Bulletin Board AND the new website, www.aviationhscareers.org for application requirements, including deadlines. The latest is a paid internship, open to all schools, at the Baliga Institute for Systems Biology.
National Honor Society is having their annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser, starting Monday, March 5th and lasting three weeks. Pennies for Patients is a fundraiser that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help with cancer research. This fundraiser is for a great cause, but it is also a very fun competition. The winning advisory at the end of the three weeks will win a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden. Each advisory has a box in it that you can put money into any time of the day, except the boxes will be collected every day and counted. The same rules apply as last year, meaning that coins will add to your advisories total, while bills will take away from it. So add coins to your advisories box, and put bills in other advisories boxes to help your advisory win! Each teacher will have an update of which advisories are in the lead every day, and there will be an updated sheet outside of the office and in the cafeteria as well. Join NHS in helping to raise money for cancer research, and let's have a fun competition for a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden!
Want to play Ultimate Frisbee? Our team is looking for more players, especially girls, even if you have not played before. Interested? Contact anyone on the team including Teal Dowd, Chris Lu, Sasha Friedrich, Jennifer Luoma or check us out on one of our fields after school Tuesday, Wednesday or Th.
IMPORTANT: AP test DEPOSITS ($15 per test or $5 for free/reduced lunch) were due by February 16, 2012.
FINAL payment is due by April 20, 2012.
Any tests ordered after April 13, 2012 will cost an additional $50 per test.
Each AP test is $87 per test or $5 if student is on free/reduced lunch.
ASB ANNOUNCEMENTS for March:
Spring Fling: (originally named MORP) The theme for our third dance of the year, "Drop it in the Tropics", is Hawaiian. The Freshman class is planning this event and it will happen on March 24th from 8-11pm. Ticket prices will be $7 with ASB and $10 without ASB. In addition, Raj (Junior) will be our DJ, and he volunteered to do it for free. Spring Fling Pep Assembly will be held March 16. ASB plans to hold the Spring Fling Pep Assembly on March 16th, one week before the dance.
$5 Fridays: Starting March 2nd, ASB will sell our regular t-shirts, sunglasses, water bottles, tube socks, & lanyards for $5, but our Limited Edition Crewnecks will be on sale for $20 and students will receive a free t-shirt with that purchase.
Shamrock Game: Much like our Valentine's Day Heart Game ASB is hosting a Shamrock Game in March. This time Aviation boys will be given the chance to play the game. In the morning ASB will be handing out shamrock necklaces to each male student in the school. During passing time, male students are not allowed to speak to female students and if they do, they will give her their shamrock. The female student with the most shamrocks at the end of the day wins spirit points for her class and free tickets to Spring Fling. This event will happen before March 17th, St. Patrick's Day.
Mr. Aviation: Attention students! Aviation High School ASB/Leader is proud to present the very first Mr. Aviation Pageant this year! We have a total of 30 contestants who are ready to display their hidden talents, charming personalities, and amazing fashion styles. Mr. Aviation will be held on March 30th from 6-8 pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for everyone and children 10 years old and under are free. We are inviting all students, staff, and friends/family members. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see everyone there!
Attention, team members and fans of the Skunkworks Robotics Team: If you are interested in purchasing a team t-shirt, contact Drew Wall at thecommanderd@aol.com to provide your shirt size and learn the details about payment and when you can expect to receive your shirt. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone had an AHS Skunks shirt to wear on March 23?
The Washington State Board of Education is pleased to announce the start of the third-annual student video contest. This year’s contest will focus on the importance of social studies and language arts courses in high schools. The contest due date is Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This is a great opportunity for all secondary students to showcase their appreciation for social studies and language arts, their creativity, and their video skills. Past participants have found the contest rewarding and educational. Plus, the contest is a celebration of what you and your staff are doing every day, helping students grow and learn. More information about the contest, including the winning videos from last year, is available at www.sbe.wa.gov/.
Museum of Flight Climate Day Event: The Museum of Flight (MoF) is looking for students interested in the Climate Day event scheduled for Thursday, April 5th 5-9pm. It is going to be similar to the museum’s Space Day and Astronomy Night. The event is about climate change in general, the science behind it, research, solutions, conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, etc. MoF is looking for volunteers to host a booth, in particular, people working with green technology (renewable energy, alternative energy, reducing carbon emissions, studying climate change, etc.). AHS students working on related concepts are encouraged to step forward and relay interest to Mr. Kelly. Students can also attend the presentation by Michelle Gierach, the lead project scientist for the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC) from JPL. Follow link for related calendar items: http://www.museumofflight.org/event/2012/apr/05/nasa-climate-day
The yearbook is doing a spread devoted to the innovation and imagination of the students of AHS. We want to know what clubs students want to start so we can advertise them in the Yearbook. Send your ideas and names to kevinschilling@rocketmail.com
Attention Juniors: Do you love math? Do you hope to study engineering in college? University of Washington Mathematics Academy is a great opportunity for students to prepare for an engineering major. Participants stay on UW campus and are exposed to real-world engineering/mat faculty. If you are interested, applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. The deadline is March 15, 2012.
Republic Services is offering a $1000 Environmental Scholarship for students enrolling in a program pertaining to an “Environmental” field. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18, 2012
UW Discovery Days – Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!
At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning. Follow the navigation path below to register (not required but requested.) http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Paid Internships with Aerotec Engineering: Announcing 1-2 full time, paid internships with Aerotec Engineering for the summer 2012. Juniors and Seniors can apply, with application deadline March 15, 2012. Candidates should be pursuing an engineering career, and will need to submit a cover letter and resume, letters of endorsement, transcript and any supplemental materials demonstrating their qualifications. Intern/s will work directly with engineers in flight testing and many other areas according to their interests. Julie Burr, Coordinator of Work Based Learning, can answer questions and a full internship description is on the bulletin board outside the Career Center.
Research Science Institute - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-sponsors of the Research Science Institute (RSI) are looking for talented 11th Grade STEM Students! Are you one of them, and would you be interested in doing some really exciting cutting-edge summer research? If so, consider applying to the (RSI) program to be held on the MIT campus June 24 to August 4, 2012. Participants will meet some of the world’s most talented students and have an opportunity to conduct research in amazing labs! For application materials and more info about the program, take a look at the CEE web site: www.cee.org. If you have any questions, please contact Maite Ballestero, Vice President, Programs, maite@cee.org.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR AHS SENIORS (see attached addendum and note that all future editions of the NOTAM will include scholarship information as an addendum.)
Addendum to NOTAM 02-27-12
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
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Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship - Application deadline is Friday, March 23, 2012: each year, the Highline Schools Foundation works with the Port of Seattle to offer the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship to graduating seniors. These are needs-based scholarships awarded to three students who are pursuing a college education. Two $14,000 scholarships will be awarded toward a university/college education and one $8,000 scholarship will be awarded toward a vocational or community college education. All scholarships are distributed over a two-year period. Priority is given to students who have not received a substantial scholarship from other entities. The application is available online:
http://www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org/scholarships/stiascholarshipapplication.html
The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) is proud to offer its annual Kurt Mason Aviation to students seeking opportunities in aviation-related education programs (such as Airframe & Powerplant certification, aviation or aerospace degree programs, etc.). Application deadline is March 31. To apply, please download the application at
http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/scholarship.htm
FIRST Scholarship News: Find out about two new FIRST Scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about LOTS of scholarships whose March deadline dates are fast approaching! Also read messages from some of the FIRST Scholarship Providers. See: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Scholarships/2012_Assets/FIRST%20Scholarship%20News%201-17-12.pdf
Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants are offering $1,000 scholarships. Applications are available at www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline: June 15, 2012.
Big Sun is offering an annual scholarship to any young athlete. All students are eligible for this award, it does not matter what sport you are participating in. To learn more visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com. Deadline: June 22, 2012
Aerojet is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM education and career pathway. . Pick up an application in Katie Carper’s office. Applications are due by April 1. See Ms. Carper for details.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
NOTAM 030512
AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
05 March 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
Monday: World Cancer Day—light a candle, bless all survivors, kindly remember those you have lost, and hope for a cure!
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday: Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Wednesday: Film Club after school in Mr. Savishinsky’s room
Robotics 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Thursday: General PTSA Meeting with Special Guest Mr. Kelly in Room 10.
FIRST Robotics Oregon Regional
Culture Club in Room 24 3:45 – 4:45
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Friday: FIRST Robotics Oregon Regional
Dismissal at 2:00 p.m.; Staff Professional Development 2:15-3:45
Saturday: FIRST Robotics Oregon Regional
Interviews for Class of 2016
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
Interviewing began last week for next year’s freshman class. Four interview teams led by Mr. Kelly, Ms. Burr/Mr. Borfitz, Ms. Pappas, and me interviewed 64 students on Saturday alone! Mrs. Hiranaka and Mrs. Sanders provided a parent orientation and students Jared Sharp, Melissa Will, and Sophia Casam managed the front office to meet, greet, direct, and monitor. AHS students participating on the interview teams included Lori Baca, Lauren Crom, Austin Fischer, Jacob Wagner, Hiren Ajudia, Raj DeYoung, Jonah Graves, Jocob Hoag, Jennifer Luoma, Austin Spores, Andrew Tabalbag, Alex Wencel, Kris Hartelius, Salina Abraham, Natalie Carmichael, and Robyn Zaches. Thanks to everyone on this amazing team as well as our very talented Office Manager Ms. Suiaunoa who scheduled the interviews and prepared all the files to make our process run smoothly! We’ll be continuing the process for the next three Saturday’s so that we can extend invitations to students in the Class of 2016 by April 1.
Further thanks and congratulations are extended to the following:
• Mrs. Tamera Nason for organizing and working an AHS booth during the NW Aviation Convention and Trade Show last weekend in Puyallup. Assisting in promoting AHS and recruiting students, mentors, and internship opportunities were Alex Wencel, Chris Gregg and his mother Lynn, Austin Jackowski, Gavin Zahm, Raj DeYoung, and Alex Robins. Thank you to Mrs. Nason and AHS ambassadors!
• Serena Simkus for receiving the Aspirations in Computing Award sponsored by NCWIT. Serena will be honored at a special award reception on Saturday, March 17 at the UW. Kudos, Serena!
• Antony Zhong and Taka Sano for passing the Japanese Proficiency Exam, Level III, sponsored by the Japan Foundation last December. This exam was held at the University of Washington, and passing the test is equivalent to college 2nd year level completion. It also can be translated as a 4 or a 5 of the AP Japanese exam, which represents an exceptional accomplishment!
• Phansa Chaonpoj, Brian Huynh, and Dean Lancaster Yu volunteered to represent the school during the annual Puget Sound Engineering Council’s Engineering Fair held on Saturday, February 11th at the Museum of Flight. The students staffed an AHS booth and answered questions about the school, the curriculum, and the career readiness programs such as mentoring and internships. Fair goers and event planners were very impressed. Many thanks and nice job!
• AHS’s INTERACT Club is sponsored by the Southcenter Rotary. On Saturday evening, February 11th, Elsa Aguilar, Aaliah Carmona, Ahmed Fageri, Katrina Mateo, John Paul Palapil, Mac Singh, and Kentaro Tourangeau volunteered to assist at the annual auction. Graduate Kristina Ong was also in attendance as a speaker, thanking the Rotary for the scholarship she received to help defray expenses at the UW. All students were officially thanked by the Rotary President and Interact Liaison for their time, effort, and several hours of hard work – our thanks and congratulations to them also for representing the school so well.
• On Friday, February 24th, a group of 20 students were invited to tour the Boeing SWARM Lab. The Boeing staff at the facility is experts in programming unmanned vehicles, and through a multi-media, computer generated and hands-on exhibition, the students enjoyed an incredible learning experience that was unique for a high school student. Our thanks to mentors Rebecca Polivy and Tammy Wooley for arranging this amazing tour.
The High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) is scheduled for March 13, 14, and 15 for all sophomores. Since we know that students are likely to do much better when well fed and hydrated, we are requesting donations of water and healthy snacks from our parent community. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off in Room 11.
It’s March, which signifies that spring will soon be here. It also signifies a change to daylight savings time this Sunday, March 11. Remember to ‘spring forward’ one hour in setting your clocks and try to catch up on the hour of sleep that you will lose. March also means the end of third quarter on March 30th. And of course it means that Robotics competition is in full swing! Remember to wish our Skunks well as they head to Portland this Thursday for their first competition of the season.
My best to everyone for an engaging week of learning! Honored to be your principal—Reba G.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sniffles are high and Kleenex is low. Kleenex Box Donations will be appreciated!
Sophomores and Juniors are invited to be Seafair Ambassadors, which includes a $1,000 scholarship and an exchange trip to Kobe, Japan! Applications are due March 15. Visit www.seafairfoundation.org for more information and the application.
NEW Internships are posted regularly, check the Career Bulletin Board AND the new website, www.aviationhscareers.org for application requirements, including deadlines. The latest is a paid internship, open to all schools, at the Baliga Institute for Systems Biology.
National Honor Society is having their annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser, starting Monday, March 5th and lasting three weeks. Pennies for Patients is a fundraiser that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help with cancer research. This fundraiser is for a great cause, but it is also a very fun competition. The winning advisory at the end of the three weeks will win a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden. Each advisory has a box in it that you can put money into any time of the day, except the boxes will be collected every day and counted. The same rules apply as last year, meaning that coins will add to your advisories total, while bills will take away from it. So add coins to your advisories box, and put bills in other advisories boxes to help your advisory win! Each teacher will have an update of which advisories are in the lead every day, and there will be an updated sheet outside of the office and in the cafeteria as well. Join NHS in helping to raise money for cancer research, and let's have a fun competition for a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden!
Want to play Ultimate Frisbee? Our team is looking for more players, especially girls, even if you have not played before. Interested? Contact anyone on the team including Teal Dowd, Chris Lu, Sasha Friedrich, Jennifer Luoma or check us out on one of our fields after school Tuesday, Wednesday or Th.
IMPORTANT: AP test DEPOSITS ($15 per test or $5 for free/reduced lunch) were due by February 16, 2012.
FINAL payment is due by April 20, 2012.
Any tests ordered after April 13, 2012 will cost an additional $50 per test.
Each AP test is $87 per test or $5 if student is on free/reduced lunch.
ASB ANNOUNCEMENTS for March:
Spring Fling: (originally named MORP) The theme for our third dance of the year, "Drop it in the Tropics", is Hawaiian. The Freshman class is planning this event and it will happen on March 24th from 8-11pm. Ticket prices will be $7 with ASB and $10 without ASB. In addition, Raj (Junior) will be our DJ, and he volunteered to do it for free. Spring Fling Pep Assembly will be held March 16.ASB plans to hold the Spring Fling Pep Assembly on March 16th, one week before the dance.
$5 Fridays: Starting March 2nd, ASB will sell our regular t-shirts, sunglasses, water bottles, tube socks, & lanyards for $5, but our Limited Edition Crewnecks will be on sale for $20 and students will receive a free t-shirt with that purchase.
Shamrock Game: Much like our Valentine's Day Heart Game ASB is hosting a Shamrock Game in March. This time Aviation boys will be given the chance to play the game. In the morning ASB will be handing out shamrock necklaces to each male student in the school. During passing time, male students are not allowed to speak to female students and if they do, they will give her their shamrock. The female student with the most shamrocks at the end of the day wins spirit points for her class and free tickets to Spring Fling. This event will happen before March 17th, St. Patrick's Day.
Pennies for Patients: Camila Palacio (Sophomore) from National Honor Society has started a Pennies for Patients fundraiser. The event will be run as Advisory Competition where students donate coins which will add to their advisory total, and other students can add bills to subtract from that Advisories total. The event will start on March 5th.
Other ASB Announcements:
Mascot Naming Contest: In order to get more suggestions and participation in the Mascot Naming Contest, ASB went around to different advisories on Wednesday to collect possible names. Each advisory submitted two names. We plan to look over them and either choose the name that is most representative of our school or choose the top three for a school voting.
Prom: DeAundre and Rangsey (and the prom committee) have recently booked Photography by Steven as their photographer for prom. They plan to meet with Stevens soon to choose out a back drop for. In addition, the prom committee has schedule a food tasting sessions with various caters.
Mr. Aviation: Attention students! Aviation High School ASB/Leader is proud to present the very first Mr. Aviation Pageant this year! We have a total of 30 contestants who are ready to display their hidden talents, charming personalities, and amazing fashion styles. Mr. Aviation will be held on March 30th from 6-8 pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for everyone and children 10 years old and under are free. We are inviting all students, staff, and friends/family members. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see everyone there!
Skunk Works Robotics: From the ASB family, students, and staff we would like to wish you the best of luck at the Portland Regionals! We recognize everyone's hard work, dedication, and we are so proud of you! Go Skunkworks!
Cove to Clover: As some of you may know, Mick Kelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant in Burien is hosting their 3rd Annual Cove to Clover Race. This event is happening on March 11th. There will be a 5K and a 10K race this year. Sign up and conquer the Snake of a hill! For more information or to register follow the link: http://covetoclover.com/default.aspx
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.
Arthur C. Clarke, The Exploration of Space, 1951
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT STILL RELEVANT
Attention, team members and fans of the Skunkworks Robotics Team: If you are interested in purchasing a team t-shirt, contact Drew Wall at thecommanderd@aol.com to provide your shirt size and learn the details about payment and when you can expect to receive your shirt. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone had an AHS Skunks shirt to wear on March 23?
The Washington State Board of Education is pleased to announce the start of the third-annual student video contest. This year’s contest will focus on the importance of social studies and language arts courses in high schools. The contest due date is Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This is a great opportunity for all secondary students to showcase their appreciation for social studies and language arts, their creativity, and their video skills. Past participants have found the contest rewarding and educational. Plus, the contest is a celebration of what you and your staff are doing every day, helping students grow and learn. More information about the contest, including the winning videos from last year, is available at www.sbe.wa.gov/.
Museum of Flight Climate Day Event: The Museum of Flight (MoF) is looking for students interested in the Climate Day event scheduled for Thursday, April 5th 5-9pm. It is going to be similar to the museum’s Space Day and Astronomy Night. The event is about climate change in general, the science behind it, research, solutions, conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, etc. MoF is looking for volunteers to host a booth, in particular, people working with green technology (renewable energy, alternative energy, reducing carbon emissions, studying climate change, etc.). AHS students working on related concepts are encouraged to step forward and relay interest to Mr. Kelly. Students can also attend the presentation by Michelle Gierach, the lead project scientist for the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC) from JPL. Follow link for related calendar items: http://www.museumofflight.org/event/2012/apr/05/nasa-climate-day
The yearbook is doing a spread devoted to the innovation and imagination of the students of AHS. We want to know what clubs students want to start so we can advertise them in the Yearbook. Send your ideas and names to kevinschilling@rocketmail.com
Attention Juniors: Do you love math? Do you hope to study engineering in college? University of Washington Mathematics Academy is a great opportunity for students to prepare for an engineering major. Participants stay on UW campus and are exposed to real-world engineering/mat faculty. If you are interested, applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. The deadline is March 15, 2012.
Republic Services is offering a $1000 Environmental Scholarship for students enrolling in a program pertaining to an “Environmental” field. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18, 2012
Junior Achievement and Boeing are inviting students to tour the Renton Plant to see airplanes under construction, and learn about various careers with The Boeing Company. This event isn’t until March 22nd, but the first 20 students to complete and turn in their paperwork will be able to participate. Sign up in the Career Center.
Cougar Quest Academic Camp at WSU in Pullman, WA: Fun summer college for students who are interested in being challenged! Workshops include; robotics, leadership development and many more. For more information, including costs and dates, visit: cougarquest.wsu.edu or call (509)335-1235.
UW Discovery Days – Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!
At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning. Follow the navigation path below to register (not required but requested.) http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Paid Internships with Aerotec Engineering: Announcing 1-2 full time, paid internships with Aerotec Engineering for the summer 2012. Juniors and Seniors can apply, with application deadline March 15, 2012. Candidates should be pursuing an engineering career, and will need to submit a cover letter and resume, letters of endorsement, transcript and any supplemental materials demonstrating their qualifications. Intern/s will work directly with engineers in flight testing and many other areas according to their interests. Julie Burr, Coordinator of Work Based Learning, can answer questions and a full internship description is on the bulletin board outside the Career Center.
Research Science Institute - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-sponsors of the Research Science Institute (RSI) are looking for talented 11th Grade STEM Students! Are you one of them, and would you be interested in doing some really exciting cutting-edge summer research?
If so, consider applying to the (RSI) program to be held on the MIT campus June 24 to August 4, 2012. Participants will meet some of the world’s most talented students and have an opportunity to conduct research in amazing labs! For application materials and more info about the program, take a look at the CEE web site: www.cee.org. If you have any questions, please contact Maite Ballestero, Vice President, Programs, maite@cee.org.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR AHS SENIORS (see attached addendum and note that all future editions of the NOTAM will include scholarship information as an addendum.)
Addendum to NOTAM 02-27-12
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
The Washington State PTA is awarding scholarships to graduates of Washington State public high schools beginning their freshman year of post-secondary education in the United Sates. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of:
1. financial need
2. academic performance
3. leadership/community service
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS
$2,000 Grants will be awarded to recipients entering four-year post-secondary institutions.
$1,000 grants will be awarded to recipients entering community college, vocational-technical schools or other accredited institutions.
The application form is available on the Washington State PTA website at:
http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/scholarship/index.html
This application form is the only form that will be accepted.
Applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2012.
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Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship - Application deadline is Friday, March 23, 2012: each year, the Highline Schools Foundation works with the Port of Seattle to offer the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship to graduating seniors. These are needs-based scholarships awarded to three students who are pursuing a college education. Two $14,000 scholarships will be awarded toward a university/college education and one $8,000 scholarship will be awarded toward a vocational or community college education. All scholarships are distributed over a two-year period. Priority is given to students who have not received a substantial scholarship from other entities. The application is available online:
http://www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org/scholarships/stiascholarshipapplication.html
The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) is proud to offer its annual Kurt Mason Aviation to students seeking opportunities in aviation-related education programs (such as Airframe & Powerplant certification, aviation or aerospace degree programs, etc.). Application deadline is March 31. To apply, please download the application at
http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/scholarship.htm
FIRST Scholarship News: Find out about two new FIRST Scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about LOTS of scholarships whose March deadline dates are fast approaching! Also read messages from some of the FIRST Scholarship Providers. See: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Scholarships/2012_Assets/FIRST%20Scholarship%20News%201-17-12.pdf
Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants are offering $1,000 scholarships. Applications are available at www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline: June 15, 2012.
Big Sun is offering an annual scholarship to any young athlete. All students are eligible for this award, it does not matter what sport you are participating in. To learn more visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com. Deadline: June 22, 2012
Aerojet is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM education and career pathway. . Pick up an application in Katie Carper’s office. Applications are due by April 1. See Ms. Carper for details.
05 March 2012
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK:
Monday: World Cancer Day—light a candle, bless all survivors, kindly remember those you have lost, and hope for a cure!
Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Tuesday: Robotics 6:00-9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Wednesday: Film Club after school in Mr. Savishinsky’s room
Robotics 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Thursday: General PTSA Meeting with Special Guest Mr. Kelly in Room 10.
FIRST Robotics Oregon Regional
Culture Club in Room 24 3:45 – 4:45
Aviation PTSA Ultimate Frisbee Team Practice 3:40 – 5:30 PM on Campus
Friday: FIRST Robotics Oregon Regional
Dismissal at 2:00 p.m.; Staff Professional Development 2:15-3:45
Saturday: FIRST Robotics Oregon Regional
Interviews for Class of 2016
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE:
Interviewing began last week for next year’s freshman class. Four interview teams led by Mr. Kelly, Ms. Burr/Mr. Borfitz, Ms. Pappas, and me interviewed 64 students on Saturday alone! Mrs. Hiranaka and Mrs. Sanders provided a parent orientation and students Jared Sharp, Melissa Will, and Sophia Casam managed the front office to meet, greet, direct, and monitor. AHS students participating on the interview teams included Lori Baca, Lauren Crom, Austin Fischer, Jacob Wagner, Hiren Ajudia, Raj DeYoung, Jonah Graves, Jocob Hoag, Jennifer Luoma, Austin Spores, Andrew Tabalbag, Alex Wencel, Kris Hartelius, Salina Abraham, Natalie Carmichael, and Robyn Zaches. Thanks to everyone on this amazing team as well as our very talented Office Manager Ms. Suiaunoa who scheduled the interviews and prepared all the files to make our process run smoothly! We’ll be continuing the process for the next three Saturday’s so that we can extend invitations to students in the Class of 2016 by April 1.
Further thanks and congratulations are extended to the following:
• Mrs. Tamera Nason for organizing and working an AHS booth during the NW Aviation Convention and Trade Show last weekend in Puyallup. Assisting in promoting AHS and recruiting students, mentors, and internship opportunities were Alex Wencel, Chris Gregg and his mother Lynn, Austin Jackowski, Gavin Zahm, Raj DeYoung, and Alex Robins. Thank you to Mrs. Nason and AHS ambassadors!
• Serena Simkus for receiving the Aspirations in Computing Award sponsored by NCWIT. Serena will be honored at a special award reception on Saturday, March 17 at the UW. Kudos, Serena!
• Antony Zhong and Taka Sano for passing the Japanese Proficiency Exam, Level III, sponsored by the Japan Foundation last December. This exam was held at the University of Washington, and passing the test is equivalent to college 2nd year level completion. It also can be translated as a 4 or a 5 of the AP Japanese exam, which represents an exceptional accomplishment!
• Phansa Chaonpoj, Brian Huynh, and Dean Lancaster Yu volunteered to represent the school during the annual Puget Sound Engineering Council’s Engineering Fair held on Saturday, February 11th at the Museum of Flight. The students staffed an AHS booth and answered questions about the school, the curriculum, and the career readiness programs such as mentoring and internships. Fair goers and event planners were very impressed. Many thanks and nice job!
• AHS’s INTERACT Club is sponsored by the Southcenter Rotary. On Saturday evening, February 11th, Elsa Aguilar, Aaliah Carmona, Ahmed Fageri, Katrina Mateo, John Paul Palapil, Mac Singh, and Kentaro Tourangeau volunteered to assist at the annual auction. Graduate Kristina Ong was also in attendance as a speaker, thanking the Rotary for the scholarship she received to help defray expenses at the UW. All students were officially thanked by the Rotary President and Interact Liaison for their time, effort, and several hours of hard work – our thanks and congratulations to them also for representing the school so well.
• On Friday, February 24th, a group of 20 students were invited to tour the Boeing SWARM Lab. The Boeing staff at the facility is experts in programming unmanned vehicles, and through a multi-media, computer generated and hands-on exhibition, the students enjoyed an incredible learning experience that was unique for a high school student. Our thanks to mentors Rebecca Polivy and Tammy Wooley for arranging this amazing tour.
The High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) is scheduled for March 13, 14, and 15 for all sophomores. Since we know that students are likely to do much better when well fed and hydrated, we are requesting donations of water and healthy snacks from our parent community. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off in Room 11.
It’s March, which signifies that spring will soon be here. It also signifies a change to daylight savings time this Sunday, March 11. Remember to ‘spring forward’ one hour in setting your clocks and try to catch up on the hour of sleep that you will lose. March also means the end of third quarter on March 30th. And of course it means that Robotics competition is in full swing! Remember to wish our Skunks well as they head to Portland this Thursday for their first competition of the season.
My best to everyone for an engaging week of learning! Honored to be your principal—Reba G.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sniffles are high and Kleenex is low. Kleenex Box Donations will be appreciated!
Sophomores and Juniors are invited to be Seafair Ambassadors, which includes a $1,000 scholarship and an exchange trip to Kobe, Japan! Applications are due March 15. Visit www.seafairfoundation.org for more information and the application.
NEW Internships are posted regularly, check the Career Bulletin Board AND the new website, www.aviationhscareers.org for application requirements, including deadlines. The latest is a paid internship, open to all schools, at the Baliga Institute for Systems Biology.
National Honor Society is having their annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser, starting Monday, March 5th and lasting three weeks. Pennies for Patients is a fundraiser that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to help with cancer research. This fundraiser is for a great cause, but it is also a very fun competition. The winning advisory at the end of the three weeks will win a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden. Each advisory has a box in it that you can put money into any time of the day, except the boxes will be collected every day and counted. The same rules apply as last year, meaning that coins will add to your advisories total, while bills will take away from it. So add coins to your advisories box, and put bills in other advisories boxes to help your advisory win! Each teacher will have an update of which advisories are in the lead every day, and there will be an updated sheet outside of the office and in the cafeteria as well. Join NHS in helping to raise money for cancer research, and let's have a fun competition for a lunch sponsored by Olive Garden!
Want to play Ultimate Frisbee? Our team is looking for more players, especially girls, even if you have not played before. Interested? Contact anyone on the team including Teal Dowd, Chris Lu, Sasha Friedrich, Jennifer Luoma or check us out on one of our fields after school Tuesday, Wednesday or Th.
IMPORTANT: AP test DEPOSITS ($15 per test or $5 for free/reduced lunch) were due by February 16, 2012.
FINAL payment is due by April 20, 2012.
Any tests ordered after April 13, 2012 will cost an additional $50 per test.
Each AP test is $87 per test or $5 if student is on free/reduced lunch.
ASB ANNOUNCEMENTS for March:
Spring Fling: (originally named MORP) The theme for our third dance of the year, "Drop it in the Tropics", is Hawaiian. The Freshman class is planning this event and it will happen on March 24th from 8-11pm. Ticket prices will be $7 with ASB and $10 without ASB. In addition, Raj (Junior) will be our DJ, and he volunteered to do it for free. Spring Fling Pep Assembly will be held March 16.ASB plans to hold the Spring Fling Pep Assembly on March 16th, one week before the dance.
$5 Fridays: Starting March 2nd, ASB will sell our regular t-shirts, sunglasses, water bottles, tube socks, & lanyards for $5, but our Limited Edition Crewnecks will be on sale for $20 and students will receive a free t-shirt with that purchase.
Shamrock Game: Much like our Valentine's Day Heart Game ASB is hosting a Shamrock Game in March. This time Aviation boys will be given the chance to play the game. In the morning ASB will be handing out shamrock necklaces to each male student in the school. During passing time, male students are not allowed to speak to female students and if they do, they will give her their shamrock. The female student with the most shamrocks at the end of the day wins spirit points for her class and free tickets to Spring Fling. This event will happen before March 17th, St. Patrick's Day.
Pennies for Patients: Camila Palacio (Sophomore) from National Honor Society has started a Pennies for Patients fundraiser. The event will be run as Advisory Competition where students donate coins which will add to their advisory total, and other students can add bills to subtract from that Advisories total. The event will start on March 5th.
Other ASB Announcements:
Mascot Naming Contest: In order to get more suggestions and participation in the Mascot Naming Contest, ASB went around to different advisories on Wednesday to collect possible names. Each advisory submitted two names. We plan to look over them and either choose the name that is most representative of our school or choose the top three for a school voting.
Prom: DeAundre and Rangsey (and the prom committee) have recently booked Photography by Steven as their photographer for prom. They plan to meet with Stevens soon to choose out a back drop for. In addition, the prom committee has schedule a food tasting sessions with various caters.
Mr. Aviation: Attention students! Aviation High School ASB/Leader is proud to present the very first Mr. Aviation Pageant this year! We have a total of 30 contestants who are ready to display their hidden talents, charming personalities, and amazing fashion styles. Mr. Aviation will be held on March 30th from 6-8 pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for everyone and children 10 years old and under are free. We are inviting all students, staff, and friends/family members. It's going to be a great show and we hope to see everyone there!
Skunk Works Robotics: From the ASB family, students, and staff we would like to wish you the best of luck at the Portland Regionals! We recognize everyone's hard work, dedication, and we are so proud of you! Go Skunkworks!
Cove to Clover: As some of you may know, Mick Kelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant in Burien is hosting their 3rd Annual Cove to Clover Race. This event is happening on March 11th. There will be a 5K and a 10K race this year. Sign up and conquer the Snake of a hill! For more information or to register follow the link: http://covetoclover.com/default.aspx
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.
Arthur C. Clarke, The Exploration of Space, 1951
PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT STILL RELEVANT
Attention, team members and fans of the Skunkworks Robotics Team: If you are interested in purchasing a team t-shirt, contact Drew Wall at thecommanderd@aol.com to provide your shirt size and learn the details about payment and when you can expect to receive your shirt. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone had an AHS Skunks shirt to wear on March 23?
The Washington State Board of Education is pleased to announce the start of the third-annual student video contest. This year’s contest will focus on the importance of social studies and language arts courses in high schools. The contest due date is Tuesday, May 1, 2012. This is a great opportunity for all secondary students to showcase their appreciation for social studies and language arts, their creativity, and their video skills. Past participants have found the contest rewarding and educational. Plus, the contest is a celebration of what you and your staff are doing every day, helping students grow and learn. More information about the contest, including the winning videos from last year, is available at www.sbe.wa.gov/.
Museum of Flight Climate Day Event: The Museum of Flight (MoF) is looking for students interested in the Climate Day event scheduled for Thursday, April 5th 5-9pm. It is going to be similar to the museum’s Space Day and Astronomy Night. The event is about climate change in general, the science behind it, research, solutions, conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energies, etc. MoF is looking for volunteers to host a booth, in particular, people working with green technology (renewable energy, alternative energy, reducing carbon emissions, studying climate change, etc.). AHS students working on related concepts are encouraged to step forward and relay interest to Mr. Kelly. Students can also attend the presentation by Michelle Gierach, the lead project scientist for the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PODAAC) from JPL. Follow link for related calendar items: http://www.museumofflight.org/event/2012/apr/05/nasa-climate-day
The yearbook is doing a spread devoted to the innovation and imagination of the students of AHS. We want to know what clubs students want to start so we can advertise them in the Yearbook. Send your ideas and names to kevinschilling@rocketmail.com
Attention Juniors: Do you love math? Do you hope to study engineering in college? University of Washington Mathematics Academy is a great opportunity for students to prepare for an engineering major. Participants stay on UW campus and are exposed to real-world engineering/mat faculty. If you are interested, applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. The deadline is March 15, 2012.
Republic Services is offering a $1000 Environmental Scholarship for students enrolling in a program pertaining to an “Environmental” field. Applications are available in Ms. Carper’s office. Deadline: May 18, 2012
Junior Achievement and Boeing are inviting students to tour the Renton Plant to see airplanes under construction, and learn about various careers with The Boeing Company. This event isn’t until March 22nd, but the first 20 students to complete and turn in their paperwork will be able to participate. Sign up in the Career Center.
Cougar Quest Academic Camp at WSU in Pullman, WA: Fun summer college for students who are interested in being challenged! Workshops include; robotics, leadership development and many more. For more information, including costs and dates, visit: cougarquest.wsu.edu or call (509)335-1235.
UW Discovery Days – Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!
At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning. Follow the navigation path below to register (not required but requested.) http://www.engr.washington.edu/alumcomm/openhouse.html
Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Paid Internships with Aerotec Engineering: Announcing 1-2 full time, paid internships with Aerotec Engineering for the summer 2012. Juniors and Seniors can apply, with application deadline March 15, 2012. Candidates should be pursuing an engineering career, and will need to submit a cover letter and resume, letters of endorsement, transcript and any supplemental materials demonstrating their qualifications. Intern/s will work directly with engineers in flight testing and many other areas according to their interests. Julie Burr, Coordinator of Work Based Learning, can answer questions and a full internship description is on the bulletin board outside the Career Center.
Research Science Institute - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-sponsors of the Research Science Institute (RSI) are looking for talented 11th Grade STEM Students! Are you one of them, and would you be interested in doing some really exciting cutting-edge summer research?
If so, consider applying to the (RSI) program to be held on the MIT campus June 24 to August 4, 2012. Participants will meet some of the world’s most talented students and have an opportunity to conduct research in amazing labs! For application materials and more info about the program, take a look at the CEE web site: www.cee.org. If you have any questions, please contact Maite Ballestero, Vice President, Programs, maite@cee.org.
Continue checking the AHS website or logging on to school computers to get updated information on events and meetings
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR AHS SENIORS (see attached addendum and note that all future editions of the NOTAM will include scholarship information as an addendum.)
Addendum to NOTAM 02-27-12
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR SENIORS
The Washington State PTA is awarding scholarships to graduates of Washington State public high schools beginning their freshman year of post-secondary education in the United Sates. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of:
1. financial need
2. academic performance
3. leadership/community service
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS
$2,000 Grants will be awarded to recipients entering four-year post-secondary institutions.
$1,000 grants will be awarded to recipients entering community college, vocational-technical schools or other accredited institutions.
The application form is available on the Washington State PTA website at:
http://www.wastatepta.org/programs/scholarship/index.html
This application form is the only form that will be accepted.
Applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2012.
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Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship - Application deadline is Friday, March 23, 2012: each year, the Highline Schools Foundation works with the Port of Seattle to offer the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship to graduating seniors. These are needs-based scholarships awarded to three students who are pursuing a college education. Two $14,000 scholarships will be awarded toward a university/college education and one $8,000 scholarship will be awarded toward a vocational or community college education. All scholarships are distributed over a two-year period. Priority is given to students who have not received a substantial scholarship from other entities. The application is available online:
http://www.highlineschoolsfoundation.org/scholarships/stiascholarshipapplication.html
The Paine Field Chapter of the Washington Pilots Association (WPA) is proud to offer its annual Kurt Mason Aviation to students seeking opportunities in aviation-related education programs (such as Airframe & Powerplant certification, aviation or aerospace degree programs, etc.). Application deadline is March 31. To apply, please download the application at
http://www.wpaflys.org/Chapters/Paine/scholarship.htm
FIRST Scholarship News: Find out about two new FIRST Scholarship opportunities for 2012 and about LOTS of scholarships whose March deadline dates are fast approaching! Also read messages from some of the FIRST Scholarship Providers. See: http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/About_Us/Scholarships/2012_Assets/FIRST%20Scholarship%20News%201-17-12.pdf
Abbot and Fenner Business Consultants are offering $1,000 scholarships. Applications are available at www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline: June 15, 2012.
Big Sun is offering an annual scholarship to any young athlete. All students are eligible for this award, it does not matter what sport you are participating in. To learn more visit http://www.bigsunathletics.com. Deadline: June 22, 2012
Aerojet is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a STEM education and career pathway. . Pick up an application in Katie Carper’s office. Applications are due by April 1. See Ms. Carper for details.
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