Parents are
invited to the 8th Grade Awards and Promotion Ceremony to be held on
Saturday, June 2 at 11:00am in the gym.
FRIDAY Bus
Service
Grades 9 – 11th
There will be bus
service for the Day Students at 12:30pm.
The Florida
Shuttles will be at 1:00pm.
Grades 6 – 8th
There will be no
Bus Service for Boarding Students.
Day Student buses
leave at 12:30
ALL 6 - 8TH
Grade Students must return to campus on Saturday for the Awards Ceremony.
There will be no
Shuttles on Saturday. Parents you must
pick up your cadet.
Admissions:
As
alumni, parents and cadets know, FAA is the best choice for a high school
education. If you refer a student to us
and your potential cadet enrolls in the Academy and completes one semester, you
are eligible to earn a gift card from Best Buy. Visit our website at www.flair.com and click on 'Refer a cadet' on the
home page. The web site is simple and easy to navigate. Make a difference in a
young person’s life!
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
F.A.A.'S EXCITING SUMMER PROGRAM?
We offer a six-week,
non-military program that combines academic credit with lots of fun and
activities. What is your child doing this summer? He/she can take a class to
get ahead, improve computer skills, or strengthen skills in a particular area.
We are offering a special opportunity for
qualified 7-9th graders: take an honors level Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1 class
this summer. Taking an honors course will enable these students to take the
most advanced math courses available by their senior year. This is a huge plus
in the college admissions process! (Older students may take Geometry or Algebra
2 this summer also.) For more
information, call the Admissions Dept.
Drum & Bugle Corps:
You heard them on Falcon
Field and they were outstanding! Be a part of this special group and sign up
for the Drum & Bugle Corps Summer Camp August 22 – 26, 2007.
Guidance:
1. Parents
are reminded that second semester grades (as were the first semester
grades) are weighted in the following manner:
3rd quarter grade = 40% of second semester grade
4th quarter grade = 40% of second semester grade
Semester Exam = 20% of entire second semester grade
As you can see, the semester exams could mean the
difference in passing or failing a course for the year.
All teachers provide a very thorough review of exam
material just prior to exam week. Please encourage your son/daughter to take full
advantage of these reviews and to see their teachers for after-school help
should additional assistance be necessary.
2. The Middle School promotion policy is as follows:
Students in grades 6, 7 and 8 must pass all of their
core courses (i.e., English, Language Arts, Math, Science, and History) for the
school year in order to be promoted to the next grade. Failure to pass one of
more of these core courses will result in the need for Summer School attendance
or repeating the current grade.
3. Final Summer School Letters: Immediately following the end of school on June 1st
(June 2nd for Middle School students), a final review of all transcripts will
be made by Guidance personnel. Letters indicating failure in core courses,
shortage of credits toward graduation, and other academic shortcomings will be
noted. Letters specifying these deficiencies will be mailed home beginning the
week of June 4th. These are a follow-up to the letters mailed to parents in
late February after our first semester review of student transcripts.
4. As we
have throughout the school year, we continue to strongly encourage our
soon-to-be Seniors to either begin or continue
preparation for the SAT (required for all our Seniors in October) over the
Summer. This is an ideal time to purchase and review, at a leisurely pace, an
SAT/ACT preparation book available at a reasonable cost at most book outlets,
(e.g., Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, etc.).
An ACT practice test booklet was distributed to all Juniors
in English 3 classes this week.
5. Please note that the Guidance Office will be on
"reduced staff" status from the end of school, June 1st, until just
prior to the beginning of our Summer Session, June 16th. Please expect some delays in counselor
communication and record transmission.
The FAA Guidance Staff thanks all the students,
parents, faculty, and administrators who've supported our efforts throughout
the school year and we wish everyone a happy and safe summer vacation.
Guidance Personnel Contact Information: (321)
723-3211, ext. 30031
LTC Reggie Bird, Guidance Director: (rbird@flair.com)
Cadets whose last names begin with A through L
Ms. Laura Zamjahn, Guidance Counselor: (lzamjahn@flair.com)
Cadets whose last
names begin with M through Z
Major Ed Liles, College Adviser (eliles@flair.com)
Ms.
Bonnie Miller, Registrar (bmiller@flair.com)
INFIRMARY:
·
Remember to make
eye and dental appointments over summer break.
·
New physicals
are required each school year and all immunizations should be checked and
boosters given if needed.
·
All 7th graders
must have a DT booster and hepatitis shots completed.
·
All 6th graders
should have documentation of chicken pox or have the vaccine. All cadets
should have Tb test every two years and should be noted. Please check
with your doctors about this.
·
Immunization
have to be up to date or the Board of Health can order us to send your child
home until its done.
· No student can play interscholastic sports without a current physical and that includes practice.
Special Programs:
Have a good
break-be ready to come back and be great pilots, SCUBA divers, martial artists,
rock climbers, and drivers!
Teacher Corner:
Congratulations to:
Rachel Power - The College Board is pleased to announce that your