1. Welcome Class of 2020
Welcome students and families from the Class of 2020! Good evening, I am Bruce Kelly, and it is my distinct honor and privilege to serve as … Thrilled to see you make a commitment to attend. Roll call?
With the incredible success from last year’s Onboarding session, we continued the tradition this year, and our goal is for you to walk away with the information to help you and your student enjoy a successful start to their high school career.
This slide deck is available on our website, and you can view it anytime up through September.

2. Onboarding to RAHS–Notes Page
A successful take off!
PTSA
Facility Choice, Transportation
Communication
Illuminate
PE, ALE, and Fine Arts Credit
Calendar
Calendar of Events
Attendance
Before and After School Credit Courses
Spirit Shack
1:1 Laptop Distribution
Dances
Dress Code
Q&A

3. A successful take off!
Buy at least one yellow article of clothing or accessory
Be winsome, make new friends!
Read the NOTAM,
Get organized—the biggest challenge for most incoming freshmen
Learn to prioritize
Check the RAHS website by June 20 to learn of summer homework

4. Dress Code—Maintaining a Professional Culture

5. Optimize your experience-Get Involved!
Attend the Freshmen Orientation
Join a Club or Team
Participate in Class Gatherings
Earn Community Service Hours
Sign up for a Mentor
Apply for an Internship—second semester

6. Communication—1st Period on Mondays
NOTAM
What’s Happening This Week—Weekly Calendar
Principal’s Message, The Principal’s Round of Applause
New Announcements
From the Career Center
ASB
Counselor Corner
PTSA
Attendance Reminder
Quote of the Week

7. School Calendar

8. Before and After School Credit Courses
Robotics, FTC
Science Olympiad—semester credit but meets all year
Japanese
ALE—to be eligible for ALE, the student must be enrolled in five classes. No exceptions.
World Language credit earned in middle school, I Year = .5 credit
Currently, there is no transportation for before and after classes
Reflect one takeaway so far?

9. Illuminate

10. Dances– always preceded by Spirit Week
Aviator’s Ball (October) TOLO (February) Spring Fling (April) Junior-Senior PROM (May) Permission forms for off campus guests are required.

11. Attendance Policy Family Vacations are unexcused Signed Notes
Call in for absences
What if your child is sick? Fever over 100

12. PE, ALE, and Fine Arts Credit

13. Choice Transfer Request Form
Obtain a Choice Transfer Requests Form from your resident school district.
The Choice Transfer Request must be completed on an annual basis.
Highline School District will notify the family when the student is officially enrolled.
Out of district students are not officially enrolled until we have a Choice Transfer Request on file.

14. Playing Sports at Your Resident School
Limit to one sport per year
Implications by season
Fall
Winter
Spring

15. HSD Transportation Request Form
Highline School District families complete and submit the forms tonight, or by Friday, May 13th

16. Laptop, our 1:1 environment
Insurance—Worth Ave Group
Distribute on 2nd day of school
Collect during last week of school
District Policies
Technology Forms

17. PTSA http://www.aviationptsa.org
Membership
Volunteer Hours—dozens of ways to become involved
Constant Contacts
Auction
Ice Cream Social
Grad Night
Dance chaperones
Hospitality for Sports of the Mind Teams

18. Museum of Flight Campus
Automatic membership as a student
The MoF is considered part of
our campus for field trips, but not for lunch.
Off campus for lunch privilege becomes available at the beginning of the junior year.

19. Calendar of Events
Kick Off Event with the Blue Angels Flight Team, Friday August 5th
Freshmen Orientation—August XX, TBD
Tentative: Registration Day is Tuesday, August 23
The PTSA Potluck is Sunday, August 28
The First Day of School is Thursday, September 1st

20. Q & A

21. Thank you for attending, and please drive home safely!
Spirit Shack Open
Thank you for attending, and please drive home safely!