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.