NOTAM 060616 Raisbeck Aviation High School
June 6, 2016
Monday: Six Period Day
Senior Laptop Return - Monday, June 6—Last Names A-M
Grad Party Tickets on sale today during lunch
Tuesday: Six Period Day
VIP – Mayor Allan Ekberg, City of Tukwila, 1:15 PM
Senior Laptop Return - Tuesday, June 7—Last Names N-Z
Citizen Science Field Trip to Schmitz Beach Park
Phoenix Drive Dedication, East side RAHS, 1:05 PM
Speech and Debate Team, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, room 3560
AP U.S. History presentations 4:00 – 6:00 PM, BPC
AP Language presentations, 4:00 – 6:00 PM, rooms 3120, 3210 every half hour
FRC Robotics Team, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, room 1610
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Schedule8:00 - 8:50 / Period 0
9:00 - 9:45 / Period 1
9:50 - 10:35 / Period 2
10:40 - 11:25 / Period 3
11:30 - 12:15 / Period 4
12:15 - 12:45 / Lunch
12:50 - 12:55 / Period 5
1:00 – 1:35 / Ceremony
1:40 - 2:30 / Period 5
2:35 - 3:30 / Period 6
Wednesday: A Block- Periods 1, 3, Fr. – Soph. Awards Assembly during Advisory, 5
Seniors BBQ in parking lot
Grad Party Tickets on sale today during lunch
Math Club 3:40–4:45 PM, room 2350
Student Art Show, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, BPC
Society of Flight Test Engineers Poster Session, 5:30 PM, PLC
Senior Awards Ceremony, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, BPC
Grad Party Tickets on sale tonight at the Senior Awards, 6:00 PM
Thursday: B Block-Periods 2, 4, Sr. Rose Ceremony during Advisory, 6
Seniors Last Day of School
VIP visit, Randy Dorn, Washington State Superintendent of Schools, 1:00 PM
Rose Ceremony, 1:05 PM, BPC
Gay Straight Alliance, GSA, 3:30-4:30 PM, room 1630
Speech and Debate Team, 3:30–5:00 PM, room 3560
Friday: Six Period Day–2:00 PM Dismissal, Staff Self-Directed PCT, 2:15 PM
Graduation, 4:00 PM, at the Highline Performing Arts Center
Congratulations RAHS Graduating Class of 2016!!!
Note for Last Day of School: Thursday, June 16, 12:00PM. All staff will be convening for an off-campus meeting shortly thereafter, and all students should plan to be off campus by 1:00PM. No school lunch will be served on Thursday! Thank you, parents, for making arrangements for their transportation home, as the staff will not be on campus to supervise students.
The Principal’s Message
The RAHS community is piloted by many things, but I consider the slipstream of inspiration as our fundamental force. I felt the pull on Friday as we honored our most inspirational scholar, Andrew Gong, the Hubble Award recipient, Joan Aoanan, and the Phoenix Award winner, Loren McDonald. Andrew, Joan, and Loren have left an indelible mark on our community. As individuals, they modeled a positive example that is worthy of their respective accolades.
Out of respect and gratitude, I want to thank everyone who contributed an amazing, memorable, and inspirational Friday. The All-School Awards slide show and Lip Dub video captured the highlights of our school culture in grand style. Our yearbook editors, PTSA, ASB, Spirt Squad, and Mr. Aviation organizers made the day exceptional. Congratulations are in order for Josh Buenbrazo, who was crowned 2016 Mr. Aviation, and first runner-up, Miles Bush, and second runner up, Felix Bosques.
The week ahead is guaranteed to be one for the memory books. The City of Tukwila mayor, Allen Ekberg, and selected councilmembers arrive on Tuesday to dedicate Phoenix Drive. On Thursday, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Randy Dorn, brings our community a message of congratulations—just before we say goodbye to our seniors at the Rose Ceremony. Our farewell salute to the seniors will be marked by an all-school, stairwell cheer. Let’s wish them well as they head to their commencement ceremony on Friday. Seniors…you will be missed!
I look forward to finishing well, and enjoying another extraordinary week of school together. Thank you for inspiring me!
The Principal’s Round of Applause—acknowledging those who make RAHS a better place.
Alfiya Yesuf—for providing the staff with a delicious Ethiopian-flavored lunch
Murray Booth, MikeBryan, Dave Cable, NealChism, Linda Chism, Barry Cossel, Ben Ellison, PatDuvall, Dan Hrehov, Lee Human, PaulIlian, DaveJones, GeneKranc, JoeKubinski, Barry Latter, DougMcLean, DickPaul, Fred Quarnstrom, IgnasSabet-Kazilas, BarbSando, Larry Timmons, Luke Trier, Kevin Welch, and JimYoung—for volunteering to serve as judges for the 9th grade Flight Test Project.
Blythe Simmons, Cathy Paddon, Karen Whorton, Emily Swanson, Diane Fields, Barb Glascock, Drea Lyon, Trish Ruby Hunt, Amy Matthews, Heidi Gottshall, and Mike Korn—for serving the entire RAHS student body with an ice cream with toppings.
Felix Bosques, Josh Buenbrazo, Miles Bush, Enzo Fazio, Ethan Fuller, Patrick Hoang, Kenny Pham, Will Schnaith, Dylan Shaw, and Khoa Tran—our amazing contestants in the Mr. Aviation Pageant.
Ms. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Olsen, Ms. Dyer, Ms. Carper, Jonah Graves, Austin Fisher, Zahnae Aquino, Sydney Brusnighan, Erin Davidson, Nicole Diaz, Miles Durnwirth, Senay Emmanuel, Fatima Firoz, Maren Gibson, Noah Gottshall, Erika Herr, Brynne Hunt, Erik Loffsfeldt, Saado Jama, Jade Jordan, Monica Lopez, Erin Magarro, Kyla Marks, Lona Medhane, Bryant Nguyen, Geneva Rossman, Josh Sherbrooke, Catie Stukel, Julia Toone, Timothy Wang, and Ruby Whorton,—for supporting the 5th annual the Mr. Aviation Pageant.
Michelle Lilly-- placed 4th in the Triple Jump with a leap of 36'3" at the 3A Girls State Track & Field Championships. Congratulations!
I am honored to serve as your Principal—Bruce Kelly.
ITEMS COMING DUE—A New Feature in the NOTAM.
· Grad Party Tickets on Sale every Wednesday and Friday during lunch through June 8
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Students: Tentative 2016/17 schedules will be available in Illuminate July 1. Make sure you change your Illuminate password so you can view your schedule this summer.
Seniors: If you need a final paper transcript sent to the college you are attending, fill out a Final Transcript Request Form in Advisory on Wednesday. If you are attending a Common App school, Ms. Carper will upload your transcript to your final Secondary School Report.
Opportunity to Showcase RAHS at Boeing’s 100th Anniversary Celebration at the MoF Students, we have been invited to have a RAHS Booth and showcase our school at the Boeing 100th Anniversary Celebration July 15 through 17th. Festivities will be at the Museum of Flight. Student Ambassadors interested in participating please see Mrs. McEwen.
Graduation Tickets
Seniors: Your extra graduation tickets are available for pick up, please see Ms. Nurzhanov.
Request from the Museum of Flight
Please stay off the grass in the new area west of the Pavilion. The grass is very new and walking and playing sports on it right now will damage the grass. It will be ready to go next school year and we should all be able to enjoy the area in September.
Also the new grass in front of the Pavilion should not be walked on until mid-July.
Art Show
It is that time of year again. Second semester art students will be showcasing their work after school this Wednesday from 3:30 – 5:00 PM, in the BPC. Stop by to see their best works for the past semester. Students will also have their work or prints of their work available for sale.
Senior Awards Night
Parents of seniors are invited to attend our Senior Awards Night, June 9, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, in the BPC.
Band Awards
Highline Band awards were handed out at the End of the year concert on May 25th.
1styear letter award Katie Taylor performing a solo at Regional Competition
Amber Jarve Co- section leader, clarinets
2ndyear letter award Henry Crockett Jazz Band
3rdyear letter award Noah VogesJazz Band and Section Leader, alto sax
Aviation freshman of the Year, Band Heidi Yagen
Aviation Outstanding Musician Award 2015-16 Amber Jarve
Hey Phoenix Flyer Readers!
Check out the upcoming Phoenix Flyer for more exciting articles!
Hey RAHS students, this is our last issue of the year and we want everyone to read it. Read the heartfelt good bye article on Mr. Kelly and see what summer plans and events you should attend.
Seniors: Laptop Return Instructions—
Return Dates: Monday, June 6—Last Names A-M
Tuesday, June 7—Last Names N-Z
Return Time: Before School, After School, or During Lunch
Return Location: Lunch counter at the northwest end of the Boeing Commons.
What to bring?
· Laptop with assigned Battery
· Charging Brick
· Case and strap.
Laptops and accessories will be returned to the lunch counter at the northwest end the Boeing Commons. The laptop case should be emptied of all paper and personal items. Please remove Identification Card or another items from the outside sleeve. Make sure the strap is attached or with the laptop case if you have one.
Files that you want to keep that are on the laptop should be transferred to USB drive, Google drive, Drop Box etc.…prior to returning the laptop. If assistance is needed please let Mr. McLaughlin know and he would be happy to help.
Missing or damaged items are subject to replacement costs as outlined in the Student’s Rights and Responsibilities policy 2026
Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors: Before returning your laptops, please change your Illuminate password. You want to remember your password for Registration Day in late August. By changing your password now, you can access your class schedule for 2016-2017. A few minutes of time invested now, makes life much easier in August.
Please review the instructions and understand your responsibilities to return the district-issued laptops. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors’ laptops are to be returned by the student they are assigned to.
Return Dates: Monday 6/13 — Last Names, A-H
Tuesday 6/14 — Last Names, I-R
Wednesday 6/15 — Last Names, S-Z
Return Time: Before School, After School, or During Lunch
Return Location: Northwest corner of Boeing Commons 2nd floor—see Mr. McLaughlin for your check-in and any questions.
What to bring? Laptop with assigned Battery, Charging Brick, and Case and Strap.
The laptop case should be emptied of all paper and personal items. Please remove Identification Card or another items from the outside sleeve. Make sure the strap is attached or with the laptop case. Files that you want to keep should be transferred to USB drive, Google drive, Drop Box etc…prior to returning the laptop. If assistance is needed please let Mr. McLaughlin know—he is happy to help. Missing or damaged items are subject to replacement costs as outlined in the Student’s Rights and Responsibilities policy 2026
Shine Bright Volunteer Opportunity
If you are interested in volunteering with Shine Bright next year please come to the PLC at 3:30 on June 6th to learn more and speak to current Aviation student volunteers! Shine Bright is a weekly after school club that motivates elementary students throughout the district to love learning. It is completely run by high school students. If you wish to learn more about the program before the meeting please visitstudentsshinebright.org. We hope to see you there!
In appreciation of Bruce Kelly’s service and leadership
Kirstin Korin and Dana Husby are pulling together a tribute for Mr. Kelly. Please send photos you have of Mr. Kelly with students to be included in a photo book. Hi-Resolution, j-pegs or tiffs emailed to If you would like to include a card, letter or an e-mail, please send or give them to Susan McEwen at by June 8.
AP U.S. History and AP Language: An Evening of American History and Culture
Everyone is invited to the culminating presentations of the AP Language and AP U.S. History classes on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Presentations will begin at 4:00 p.m. and run through 6:00 p.m. AP Language American drama productions will be every half hour in rooms 3120 and 3210. AP U.S. History presentations will be all evening in the Boeing Presentation Center (BPC). Faculty, staff, family, friends, RAHS community, mentors, etc. are welcomed to attend.
If you have questions, see Mary Ciccone-Cook or Michelle Juarez.
Earn a Semester PE Credit Learning Lifetime Fitness Skills
Two sessions of Outdoor Recreation Health & Fitness Camp are planned for 2016. Both sessions cover hiking and backpacking. The session at Cispus Learning Center is scheduled for June 20-24. The dates for the session at Chewelah Peak Learning Center are still to be determined. The intensive curriculum (up to 15 hours each day) is designed for students interested in exploring the vast opportunities the outdoors has to offer. Students will learn how to skillfully and safely approach these adventures. Land based (only) activities in outdoor sport skill building, leave no trace, wilderness first aid and environmental etiquette are included. Each session is 5 days and 4 nights. The cost is $320 per session. The program is facilitated and supervised by staff of the Association of Washington School Principals.
Students from Washington state entering grades 9-12 will be eligible to attend. Participants will gain confidence and skills in pursuit of outdoor adventure. They will respectfully and safely learn how to experience the outdoors with minimal impact on the environment through experiential learning. This class aligns with the power standards for Physical Education and meets state requirements for Classroom Based Assessments. Participants can earn one full semester credit with successful completion of the camp and a follow-up assignment.
Please go to our RAHS website at: www.highlineschools.org/raisbeckaviation. Click on View Headlines, Open the announcements to extend your view of our announcements and view your options. You will find the information on earning PE Credit.
Questions? Contact Martin Fortin,
Additional Information at www.awsp.org/learningcenters
FROM THE CAREER CENTER
www.aviationhscareers.org
Watch this section of your weekly NOTAM correspondence for the latest in offerings from the RAISBECK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL CAREER CENTER. For more information or questions – stop in the Career Center, email @ or call 206-631-7210.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FAA -- Congratulations to 2016 FAA Interns – Jordan Nicholson, Carolyn Ta, Brynne Hunt, Teo Bagnoli, Tanvir Tatla, Rachel Phuong, Mary McCormick, Patrick Hoang and Timothy Wang. Interns will begin on Monday, June 20th at the regional headquarters in Renton. The team has completed fingerprints and background checks and are ready to begin. Congratulations!!
STFA – FLIGHT TRAINING Seattle Taking Flight Academy is looking for young people interested in learning to fly private aircraft. Through a scholarship program at no cost to the prospective student, candidates will be provided with 10-15 hours of flight training and 20 hours of classroom instruction. The program will culminate in the student flying solo. Applicants must be 16-19 years of age, US Citizen (TSA requirement) and have parental consent. July 8th – 31st. If interested, contact Chaz Peters @ or 360-789-0814.