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Vol. XVIII Ed. 2 Spring 2010www.auburn.wednet.edu

Auburn High School DECA Chapter Wins International Championship with “Road to Riches” Financial Literacy Project

On April 30, the Auburn High School (AHS) DECA

Chapter, a student leadership organization for marketing and business students, won first place for their financial literacy project, “Road to Riches,” during the DECA International Career Development Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

The AHS DECA Chapter made financial literacy a top priority this year by incorporating personal f inance education into the Auburn School District curriculum, staying true to their mission of sharing their knowledge of business and finance with other students.

The project, led by seniors Haylee Rice and Alyssa Opland, implemented multiple activities aimed to educate students on personal finance and to influence lawmakers including:

• Student-to-student teaching of financial literacy curriculum to Auburn School District K-12 classrooms;• Training workshops for DECA Chapters to learn how to

implement financial literacy curriculum in their school districts; and• Presentation at the Federal Reserve/Department of Financial

Institutions Conference on November 5-6, 2009 at the Tacoma Convention Center.

Co-leaders Haylee and Alyssa qualified for the DECA International Competition after placing second at the State Competition. The duo completed a 30-page written plan about their project and created a 15-minute presentation for a panel of judges at the International and State competition.

At the International Competition, the AHS Chapter Team cleared the preliminary rounds and was 1 of 20 teams to compete in the finals. They were announced the overall first place winner at the Grand Awards Ceremony during the final evening of the conference. Over 14,000 students from as far away as Germany attended the competition, and over 150 financial literacy projects were entered into the competition.

“Imagine how different the economy would be today if every child knew the basic pillars of financial money management: saving, spending and sharing. I am proud of the students that implemented the financial literacy project. We have already started planning our chapter activities for next year,” says Lori Jacobs, Auburn High School DECA Advisor.

AHS Senior Haylee Rice Wins WAVE Scholarship

DECA duo Alyssa Opland and Haylee Rice proudly accept City of Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis’s “Auburn Youth Saves Week” Proclamation.

Haylee Rice, a senior at Auburn High School, was

selected as a Washington Awards for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) Scholarship winner. In 2010, only 1 vocational student from each of the 49 legislative districts was selected for outstanding achievement in vocational/tech-nical education. More than 450 students applied for the award. High schools, skills centers, and community and technical colleges are eligible to nominate students based on the following criteria: occupational proficiency, leader-ship, community activities, work experience and other qualities.

Haylee applied for the WAVE scholarship for her participation in AHS DECA. This year she co-chaired a financial literacy project that captured first place at the DECA International Career Development Conference. Out-side of her DECA commitments, Haylee participates in community service and academic organiza-tions. She plans to attend Wash-ington State University in the fall and major in communications.

The WAVE scholarship provides six quarters or four semesters of undergraduate tuition and services/activities fees at a Washington State institution of higher education, an accredited Washington State inde-pendent college or university, or a licensed private vocational school.

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Auburn Mountainview High School Senior Submits Winning Design for New Auburn School District Logo

The Auburn School District Board of Directors has selected Auburn Moun-

tainview High School senior Anna Gage’s logo design to be used to create the new Auburn School District official logo.

Anna Gage, an advanced graphic design student, was recognized on the June 14 school board meeting for her outstanding work and accomplishment.

The clean, simply stated logo design incorporates the new Auburn School Dis-trict slogan, “Engage Educate Empower,” which was the brainchild of student, staff and community focus groups in late 2009. The new logo will be featured on district stationery, printed materials and website in the near future.

The Auburn School District Logo Design Contest invited all students K-12 to submit a logo design that complements the new dis-trict slogan, “Engage Educate Empower.” Students were asked to create their entries within a 4” x 4” space and describe, in 25 words or less, how the logo complements the new district slogan.

The Auburn School Board was impressed with all 181 student logo entries. The out-standing design of each student represents the school district’s visual arts programs at their best.

Students Create Marketing Posters for Auburn International Farmers Market

The Auburn High School Career and Technical Education department was asked to help promote the Auburn International Farmers Market. Ms. Sarr’s Drawing II students

illustrated posters for the 2011 Farmers Market season. The City of Auburn has selected three finalists: Mariana Rubio, freshman; Jordan Capellaro, sophomore; and Matthew Arquitt, junior.

LEGAL NOTICE: The Auburn School District No. 408 complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, or disability, and does not tolerate sexual harassment. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular school activities. Any reports of alleged sexual harassment or concerns about compliance and/or grievance procedures should be directed to the school dis-trict’s Title IX RCW 28A.640 officer and Section 504 and ADA coordinator, Tim Cummings, 915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, Washington 98002. (253) 931-4932.

The three final illustrations will be on display at the Auburn King County Library through August. The winning design will be revealed at an upcoming City of Auburn Council Meeting.

All participating students applied their acquired knowledge and skills in the visual arts to illustrate the posters in various mediums. This real-world application provides the students an important connection between the classroom and the working world.

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Auburn High School Viscom students invited Tony Sittner, graphic production program manager and instructor at Highline Community College, to provide design and

pre-press instruction for a class assignment.The students designed advertisement brochures. Mr. Sittner assisted students with

pre-press work and joined students for a tour of a local print house to witness the actual printing of the brochures.

Graphic production program manager and Highline Community College instructor Tony Sittner discusses pre-press design concepts with AHS Viscom students.

Auburn High School Viscom Students Host Graphic Design Expert

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Did You Know?The Auburn Riverside High School Culinary Arts Program brought home third place in the Renton Technical College High School Mystery Basket Competition. Team members Kyle Free, Nick Hersch, Ramon Jimenez, Shannon Lenz and Jessica Norris scored high on both the knife skills and mystery basket portions of the contest.

During the knife skills contest, 5-person teams have 30 minutes to complete 5 precise knife cuts. The mystery basket contest requires teams to create 3-course menu recipes from a basket of ingredients in 30 minutes. After teams submit their menus, they have 1 hour to cook the 3-course meal. They must cook 4 portions of each plate for a total of 12 plates in 1 hour. Then they have 15 minutes to serve the food. This year the ARHS Culinary Arts Team prepared sweet and spicy grilled chicken wings; pan seared salmon with sautéed garlic prawns and wild mushroom risotto; and classic apple pie with homemade caramel sauce.

Auburn Mountainview High School’s Microsoft Office Specialist Program was featured in a promotional video for the launch of Microsoft’s 2010 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification. A film crew captured testimonials from both current and former AMHS students who had completed MOS certification. Ashley Lamb, AMHS alumna, was highlighted as the first AMHS student to obtain Master Microsoft Specialist in 2003. Sophomore Isaiah Evans was featured for acquiring two certifications in Office 2007 in one semester.

Certification provides students technical tools to complete assignments with efficiency and accuracy; achieve good grades; and acquire skill sets for life in the competitive workplace. The footage will air in conjunction with a Microsoft news release about the 2010 MOS Certification on June 28.

The Auburn School District Auto Technology and Power Equipment Program hosted Western US Briggs and Stratton Factory Training Sessions for Generator Servicing on February 22-26. Twenty-eight students received industry training. Additionally, the program received over $10,000 in donated training equipment including a new generator, pressure washer, gas-powered portable air compressor and multiple new engines.

Shannen Morgan, Auburn High School senior and DECA marketing education student, was selected as Washington DECA Member of the Year at the 2010 Washington State DECA Career Development Conference in Bellevue, Washington, on March 4-6. The Member of the Year is selected by a group of state officers, business members and educators based on their contributions in community service, leadership, social intelligence and vocational understanding. Each chapter in Washington nominates a member to be considered for this honor.

Shannen has been a DECA member all four years of her high school career. She currently holds the office of Vice President of Membership and Leadership. For the past three years Shannen has qualified for state competition. This year Shannen captured first place at Area 5 Competition in Apparel and Accessories, and she competed in the Community Service Project.

According to advisor Lori Jacobs, “Shannen Morgan is the ideal candidate for Member of the Year. While we have many strong chapter members, Shannen has worked hard to develop and promote AHS DECA. Her integrity and ethical behavior is an asset to her outstanding character.”

On May 26, the graphic design and illustration students at Auburn Mountainview High School, Auburn Riverside High School and Auburn Senior High School participated in the 4th Annual Portfolio Review Day at Green River Community College.

All 55 participating students mock interviewed with professional businesses and colleges specializing in the arts and graphic design. Students also had the chance to listen to guest speakers including Associate Professor of Graphic Design Glen Bach from Central Washington University and former Auburn School District students now working professionally in the arts and graphic design industries.

According to Kathy Lobdell, Auburn Riverside High School arts and graphic design instructor, “This is a great opportunity for our students to gain experience talking about their work by presenting their professional portfolios to people in industry.” Many Auburn students land employment, internship or admittance to school due in large part to the connections they make at the event.

Auburn Riverside High School Trio Wins WSU “Imagine Tomorrow” Contest

Three seniors from Auburn Riverside High School—Elise Jones, Megan McCabe and Emily Starkel—captured second place in

the design challenge category of Washington State University’s (WSU) 3rd annual high school energy competition, “Imagine Tomorrow,” held on May 21-23. They were awarded a $6,000 cash prize—$3,000 for the school and another $3,000 to be split between the three team members.

The trio entered their “Eco-Friendly House” p r o t o t y p e i n t o t h e design challenge category, which required teams to design living/working spaces that significantly lower CO2 emissions. Their “green” house emphasized alternative construction materials. Similar to the house built by the first little pig in the story, The Three Little Pigs, the house utilizes straw as the main building mater ia l . St raw is a natural resource in the state of Washington, which

produces over three million tons of straw each year. The house also uses alternative energy, highly efficient appliances, useful design elements, and other green products in the design and creation of the house.

Elise, Megan and Emily presented their prototype during an all-day poster session in WSU’s Bohler Gymnasium. Their visual aids included a 3-D model of the house.

More than 300 high school students in 89 teams from across the state of Washington competed in four challenge ca t ego r i e s—behav io ra l , t e chno log ica l , de s ign and multi-disciplinary—to earn a share of the $100,000-plus in prize money.

For more information about the WSU Imagine Tomorrow Contest go to http://imagine.wsu.edu/.

Auburn Riverside High School engineering team Megan McCabe, Elise Jones and Emily Starkel show off their “Eco-Friendly House” that captured second place in the design category at the 2010 WSU Imagine Tomorrow Contest.

On May 13, the Auburn Riverside High School Art Show and Film Festival drew a crowd of over 400 parents, community members, staff and

students. Art, graphic design and jewelry instructors Paul Lewis, Kathy Lobdell, Gina Sandland and Wendy Woldenberg organized the event in order to show off student work.

Students submitted their art into categories such as sculpture, jewelry, film and so on. “People’s Choice Awards” were presented to the top piece of art in each category. This year there was also a category for staff art work.

Auburn Mountainview High School Robotics Team 2907 and Auburn High School Robotics Team 3219 competed against

64 robotics teams at the FIRST Microsoft Seattle Regional Robotics Competition on March 25-27.

Team 2907, with 35 students and 12 mentors, placed 41st. Team 3219 captured 16th place in its rookie year. The Auburn-based robotics teams are just two of thousands of high school teams from around the world who competed to build a 100-120 pound robot that can complete an assigned task. Teams were given a standard set of parts and the game details at the beginning of January. During a six-week “build session,” teams constructed their competitive robots that could accomplish the game’s tasks. This year’s competition, called “Breakaway,” required teams to build robots that could play the game of soccer.

Auburn Students Take on Robotics Challenge

Auburn High School Woodworking Students Show Off Class Projects

On June 4, the Auburn High School Woodworking Department hosted their 4th Annual Project Show Off. Over 120 wood items—from cutting boards to a blanket chest to a king-size sleigh bed—were on

display by beginning and advanced students.Project Show Off is a one-day event where students can “show off” their

woodworking creations and share in positive dialogue with one another. This year over 500 students and 45 teachers attended the event. Student Travis Hagel, the builder of a king-size sleigh bed, overheard a teacher telling woodworking instructor Mr. Keliher how beautiful the bed was and how amazed they were that a high school student could accomplish such a project. Mr. Keliher not only had the opportunity to thank his fellow teacher for complimenting Travis’s work, but he also had the opportunity to have this teacher immediately share the feedback with Travis.

According to Mr. Keliher, “It is important that all students have the opportunity to share what they have learned in the classroom. Project Show Off is the perfect way for students in the woodworking department to do this. Woodworking is a wonderful craft that once learned can last a lifetime.”

Auburn Riverside High School Senior Creates Work of Art for Fallen Police Officers

AMHS Robotics Team 2907

AHS Robot ics Team 3219 members Meighan Howel l , Courtney Adams and Jennifer Wroe don their Trojan hats during the 2010 FIRST Microsoft Seattle Regional Robotics Competition.

Corey Poston, a senior at Auburn Riverside High School, captured the

attention of his jewelry instructor, Wendy Woldenberg, with a symbolic piece of jewelry he created in honor of six fallen area police officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2009-2010.

Corey’s design, called “Badge of Honor,” features a police badge made of brass, silver and nickel on a heavy link chain. The words, “The Fallen Officers,” “Police,” and “Washington” are inscribed on the badge. The badge opens like a locket, with a quote from James Dean inscribed on the inside: “Dream as if you’ll live forever live as if you’ll die today.”

Around the chain, six brass quarter-size plates are inscribed with the names and years of life of each fallen officer—Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton, Lakewood Police Officers Sgt. Mark Renninger, Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Gregory Richards, and Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Kent Mundell. A handcrafted spinning bullet sits within each plate.

According to Corey, “My mom was a police officer in Oregon so losing these local officers really meant something to me. I have respect for people who put their life on the line every day in their job. I felt it [the “Badge of Honor”] was something small I could do to give back to the police officers and their families.”

Corey’s work of art was entered into the Washington State Passing the Torch Competition and is currently on display at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.

Corey hopes that the piece of jewelry can be presented to the families of the officers or perhaps be used to raise donations for the memorial funds created in remembrance of the six fallen officers.

For more information about the “Badge of Honor” please contact Wendy Woldenberg, Auburn Riverside High School jewelry instructor, at wwoldenberg@auburn.wednet.edu.

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AHS senior Travis Hagel shows off his handcrafted king-size sleigh bed.