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.
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