This Friday (Oct. 19) is
Female Cadet Shadow Day! Both male and female students may
invite a female friend to "shadow" them for a day to see what F.A.A.
is really like! Cadets who participate will receive a 50$ gift
certificate to Best Buy, and their parents will receive 50$ in cadet bank
credit, as a thank you. Note: in order to participate, you must contact
Admissions by tomorrow (Thursday) to sign up for this. Email bkilfoy@flair.com
or call Admissions 723-3211 Ext. 1 for more information.
Costume Party coming up!
When: Saturday, October 27th
Location: Eau Gallie Civic Center.
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 for grades 6-8; 7:30 to 10:30 for grades 9-12.
What: FAA Costume Party
(In celebration for the end of 1st quarter)
Who: All students invited
(All boarders on campus will be attending. Day students cordially invited also!)
Transportation: Boarders will be transported by bus.
Day students can drive to event or be
dropped off by parents at the
Cost: free
Refreshments: Drinks and snacks only (not dinner)
Entertainment: Live DJ and a best costume contest
Please, no very short skirts, low cleavage, costumes with drug references, etc!
Admissions:
Open House:
Sunday, October 21 at 1:00 pm. We have a few more spots for qualified students for this school year, especially for female students as we build our co-ed program. If you have any friends or relatives with children who might be good additions to the cadet corps of FAA, please invite them to this! Contact our Admissions 321-723-3211 ext 30040 or request@flair.com or admissionwebsite@flair.com.We will be located in Classrooms 23-24. Spread the word about the excellent teachers, small classes and leadership development that cadets at FAA receive!
RAP (Refer a Pal):
If you refer a student to us and your potential cadet enrolls in the Academy, after one semester is completed, 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!
Accounting:
A reminder to all parents: If your son or daughter requires additional spending money for the weekend, please send a fax 321-676-9548 or e-mail accounting@flair.com by noon on Thursday for distribution on Friday.
Cadets in the News:
What a week for Jeremy Kahn. He received a $60,000 scholarship from Renssalaer Poly Tech Institute and had three of his football pictures in the Florida Today newspaper on Friday last week!! One of them was on the front page of the sports section! Congrats to Cadet Kahn!
On Tuesday, October 16, Young-gee Hong successfully soloed. This cadet has been working very hard towards this goal and was finally rewarded (in addition to his position in the wing diamond, center for the football team, and college acceptance). Please congratulate him on this milestone in his flying career.
Congratulations to the following female cadet's for making the lady Falcon's varsity soccer team! Our first game will be against Saint Edward's on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:00pm on Falcon field.
Cynthia Barbosa
Chelsea Bradford
Erin Davis
Saida Garfi
Madison Gaylor
Jonnie Herndon
Jessica Jones
Chelsea Lewis
Jessica Maddox
Herriott Parker
Shelby Richardson
Samantha Walsh
Ava Zimmerman
CLUBS:
The Builder’s Focus group which meets on Mondays in the Guidance Office is looking for donations of unwanted LEGOS. Members of the Builder’s Club are working on a six foot pyramid and need all the donations they can get! Call Mrs. Miller in Guidance for more information
GUIDANCE
1. It was a pleasure for the Guidance staff to meet with a large number of parents during the recent Fall Family Weekend. Numerous topics such as college admissions, tutoring, student involvement in extracurricular activities, and the academic progress of a number of our students were discussed. We hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend and we look forward to our parents' next visit to the FAA campus.
2. The ACT-Plan test for our 10th graders has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 1st.
3. Honors/AP Policy: Should any student receive a D or F in his/her Honors or AP class at any printed report (i.e. report card or progress report), he/she has until the next printed report (i.e., 4/5 weeks) to improve that grade to a C or better. Should that improvement not occur, the student is then transferred to the non-Honors/AP section of that class. With this change, the student's grade in the regular class improves one letter grade due to the accelerated pace and increased workload he/she had experienced in the Honors/AP class.
4. Any parent interested in obtaining tutoring for their son or daughter, may contact Mrs. Lisa Gray at lgray@flair.com or your son's/daughter's guidance counselor listed below. There is an additional fee for this tutoring service.
5. Parents are strongly encouraged to contact their son's/daughter's guidance counselor regarding the college application/admission process. Our Seniors have been advised to begin writing their college essays; to procure 2 to 3 letters of recommendation; to compile their high school resumes; to sign up for additional standardized testing, (i.e., ACT, TOEFL, SAT re-test); to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse; to investigate scholarship opportunities and sources; and most of all, to maintain or improve their grades and not procrastinate with their college application material. Parents, please speak to your cadets about this important process and encourage them to complete these tasks!
Guidance Calendar:
October:
22nd:
25th: ACT-Explore (All Freshmen)
25th:
25th: College Fair @
27th: ACT (Optional for Seniors)
Please feel free to contact the following Guidance Office personnel: (321) 723-3211, ext. 30031
LTC Reggie Bird, Guidance Director: rbird@flair.com (Cadets with last names A through L)
Ms. Laura Zamjahn, Guidance Counselor: lzamjahn@flair.com (Cadets with last names M through Z)
Ms. Bonnie Miller, Registrar: bmiller@flair.com (School records)
Parents’ Association:
Mark your calendar: Saturday, November 10th, 7 pm
For the:
3rd Annual Dinner Show! A delicious
dinner, entertainment by our talented cadets, a raffle---this is an evening not
to be missed!
If you would like more information or would like to nominate or encourage your child to perform/help please contact:
Talent: Michele Puchala mpuchala@cfl.rr.com
or Wanda Thompson wanda@crusader.com.ky
Servers: Kelly Menendez kelly@spacecoastis.com
or Noemi Hammen nhammen@cfl.rr.com
We are also looking for donations for our Dinner Show Raffle. If you could help us in this area, it would be very appreciated! Please contact one of the above e-mails if you can help! Last year we had I-Pod Mini, skin care products, wine baskets, spa services, perfume just to name a few.
ROTC
Florida Air Academy Air Force Junior ROTC
Rocket Club invites you to our Fall launch. The Black Brandt IX launches on
October 20, 2007 in
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Most of the forms for the annual FAA ski/snowboard trip handed out during the recent Fall Family Weekend were returned on the spot. The deadline for having written permission turned in for this trip is Oct 31st, so please do not delay. Once the deadline has passed, no more students will be permitted.
You can also give written permission via e-mail or FAX stating you give permission for your son/daughter to attend the ski trip and include your e-mail address on the message, as this is the medium for informing parents of the trip. Cost for this all-inclusive trip is $1,650 and is during Presidents Day weekend, February 15-19th.
TRIPS
FAA Spring Break 2008...fun under the sun at the
There will be an informational meeting
for the Summer 2008 (June 3 – 17, 2008) Educational Tour to
TRAVEL
November and Christmas breaks are approaching. If you haven’t yet booked flights for your son or daughter, you’ll need to do so as soon as possible. Please send your child’s itinerary, including airline and flight number, to our travel department at travel@flair.com, or by fax at 321.728.7233.
On travel days, such as Friday, November 16, our airport shuttles will begin at noon taking cadets to the airport – there will be no accommodations made for earlier departures:
· November 16, Check-out @ noon: The first airport shuttle will leave FAA at noon
· No
flights earlier than 4:00 pm
from
· No
flights earlier than 2:00 pm
from
· November 25, Return by 6:00 pm: The last shuttle will pick up from the airport for
·
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You should be aware that check-out days are also test days. If your child misses the morning classes that day, he or she will receive a grade of zero for those classes, and the absence will be unexcused. In addition to the unexcused absence, you will be responsible for booking some form of airport transportation other than the FAA shuttle. Our transportation will not be available to those leaving before the approved check-out dates and/or times. Thank you for your cooperation at this very busy and hectic time of year!
Thanksgiving
Winter Holiday: 22 December through January 5, 2008
SENIOR PICTURES:
Becker Studio is offering a casual portrait sitting for all seniors at the studio. Please have your child call and make an appointment if you are interested. Appointments will be available only from October 15 through November 17, 2007, Tuesday – Saturday. Proof sheets and order forms will be provided after the shoot. All Orders should be forwarded to Becker Photography. Please call them if you have any questions at 321-724-0700.
YEARBOOK ADS:
Here is the information you will need for a Senior Ad and a Business Ad in the 2008 Yearbook.
http://www.flair.com/pages/ParentsNL/2007SeniorAD.jpg
http://www.flair.com/pages/ParentsNL/2007BusinessAD.jpg
WEB SITE
Here is a link to the Daily Bulletin:
http://www.flair.com/pages/faaToday/bulletin/bulletin.htm
To find current sports schedules and rosters, refer to the site maintained by Jim O'Malley, our Athletic Director:
http://www.highschoolsports.net
For another link to the current weekly parent email newsletter, check this page which will be updated on a weekly basis:
http://www.flair.com/pages/faaToday/ParNewsLtr.htm
Link for homework assignments only. Parents do not have to log in.
http://www.flair.com/pages/academy/heroes.htm
To view your child's grades:
For online Passwords please email bkilfoy@flair.com to request user id and password
· Go to FAA website www.flair.com
· Click onto the yellow “Parents/Alumni” tab in the upper right-hand corner of the FAA homepage. This will take you to a page with a menu on the left-hand side.
· Click onto “Online Academic Report”. That choice will take you to the screen where you will input your student’s user name & password.
If you are in need of further assistance, please call Debra Jones at 321-723-3211 ext. 30027.
Weekend Activities
Friday: Fan Bus to Father
Lopez for the Football game
Senior only movie night
Saturday: Ice Skating
Movies
Sunday: Beach
If the beach is still a no go, we will go to Betz Outlet Mall
