Attachments:          Summer2008.pdf; SoccerBrochure.pdf; preseason letter to parents.doc; TA Attachment.doc

ACADEMICS:

Florida Air Academy 9th graders will have an exciting cultural opportunity on Monday, April 28th. The students will travel to Orlando to visit the Chamber Repertory Theatre. The students will view a production of 5 short stories.  The titles of all stories to be viewed are: "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Lady or the Tiger?," "The Open Window" and "The Most Dangerous Game."

Students in grades 6-8 will see a private viewing of the movie “Iron Man” on Friday, May 2 as an end of the year celebration.

 8th Grade Grad Night is Friday, May 2nd at Sea World….for more information, contact ckulac@flair.com

 

To view your child's grades:

For online Passwords please email bkilfoy@flair.com to request user id and password.

Access the Florida Air Academy website at www.flair.com and click onto the YELLOW TAB in the upper right-hand corner indicated “PARENTS/ALUMNI”. This will take you to a page with a MENU on the LEFT-HAND side of the screen. Click on the choice “ON LINE ACADEMIC REPORT”. This will take you to the page with the NETCLASSROOM link. Click on the link and enter your user name and password to access your student’s grades.

If you are in need of further assistance, please call Debra Jones at 321-723-3211 ext. 30027

 

 

ADMISSIONS:

 

Re-Enrollment discount deadlines have now passed.  If you have not submitted your deposit for fall and/or summer please contact the admissions office ASAP in order to secure your position in the 2008/2009 school year.

 

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, May 4th at 1:00 pm, for prospective families.   You’ve seen the benefits that FAA offers---invite your friends. Contact Admissions 321-723-3211 ext 30040 or request@flair.com or admissionwebsite@flair.com. Spread the word about the excellent teachers, small classes and leadership/character development that cadets at FAA receive!

 

ON-LINE RE-ENROLLMENT!

There is a significant improvement to the way parents complete the re-enrollment process. Lengthy amounts of paperwork and tedious notarizing are a thing of the past. Parents will fill out a one page "online agreement form" that requires their notarized signature and submit this form along with the $2600 deposit to Admissions. Once these items are received, an on-line access code will be emailed shortly thereafter.  Once parents receive the access code they will be able to complete the enrollment agreement and transition kit at their own computer in the comfort of their own home.

Parents that have completed the above process should have received their on-line access code; please contact Admissions if you haven't.

For parents of underclassmen, this data will be saved and when parents go to re-enroll the following year, their electronic forms will be available with pre-populated data. This is just another example of FAA's commitment to providing better customer service and cutting edge technology.

 

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!

 

We are now accepting applications for our Summer Session 2008!  Make this summer a fun AND productive time for your child!  

The New Florida Air Academy Preschool still has room for children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. If you know of anyone who is looking for a caring community for their child to learn have them call the Admissions Office at 723-3211, ext. 30012. Snacks and hot meals provided!

 

 

 

ATHLETICS:

 

http://www.highschoolsports.net/default3.cfm?scm=1<c=1&otc=1&ptc=1&school=FL329015644

 

Summer Basketball Camp, Soccer Camp and Varsity Football Camp  is now available!  

 

  Basketball Camp link                                            

  http://www.flair.com/pdf/2008SBBCamp.pdf       

 

  Soccer Camp         Varsity Football Camp

      

 

 

CADET CORNER:

 

On Wednesday, April 30th FBLA members will have the opportunity to take a tour of Symetrics here in Melbourne.  Thank you to Mr. McKegg who helped make this tour possible! 

 

Every year FAA helps the environment by keeping thousands of phonebooks out of the landfill.  FBLA participates in a county wide competition to collect the most phonebooks.  Please help us by sending in your old or new phonebooks with your student.  Students can bring them to the teacher workroom, guidance office or to Mrs. Baudek's classroom.  In addition, everyone can do their part by recycling at home as many cities no longer require you to separate recyclable items.  Thank you for your support and please recycle!

 

If your son or daughter is interested in becoming a member of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) please have them speak with Mrs. Baudek

 

 

Congratulations to  ………

 

College Acceptances:

 

Logan Platt and Christine Nevarez for their acceptance to Bluefield College with both Academic and Athletic Scholarships.

 

Pasean Loncke for her acceptance to Miami-Dade Community College, Medical Center campus.

 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

 

On Monday, May 12th, as FAA calendar indicates, only grade 12 is on campus that day. Grades 6-11 have that day for travel.

 

Upcoming Important Dates:

 

April 26 

Senior High Grad Night (Disney World) – Seniors Only

May 2

Jr. High Grad Night (Sea World) – 8th Grade Only

May 9

Mother’s Day Dinner - RSVP to bkilfoy@flair.com by 4/28/08

May 10

Change of Command Parade - 8:30 am

9-11 Grade Awards Assembly – 9:45 am

May 15

Senior Family Dinner – 6:00 pm - RSVP to malton@flair.com

May 16

Senior Year End Parade/Awards – 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Senior Graduation–3:00 pm at Calvary Chapel (ALL CADETS)

All students are required to travel to and from the Calvary Chapel on FAA buses; travel with parents is not an option.

For those who are unable attend watch live online at calvarymelbourne.org

May 26—May 31

Grades 6-11 Final Exam Week

May 30

9-11 Grades Only – Check-out Noon

May 31

Middle School Awards & Promotion – 11:00 am

 

Grades 6th- 8th Check-out – 1:00 pm

 

Summer Leadership School Check In Thurs June 19th (by invitation)

 

2008 Summer School : June 23 - August 1

   (Check in All Cadets - Saturday, June 21st)

 

2008-2009 Fall Academic Session: August 25th - May 30th

   (Check In - New Cadets:  Weds, August 20th)

   (Check In - Returning Cadets:  Sun, August 24th)

 

2008-2009 Session Specialties:

   Fall Leadership School: August 14 - 19 (by invitation)

   Drum & Bugle Corp Camp: Aug 18 - 21

   Football Camp: Aug 18 - 23 (varsity players only)

 

GUIDANCE:

 

1.  The final progress report of the 2007-2008 school year cutoff date is this Friday, April 25th.  The printed progress reports will be mailed home by Wednesday of next week.  The Academic Assistance Program will also resume next week.

 

2.  If your son or daughter failed a course here at FAA for the first semester, please encourage him or her to make greater effort for the second semester in order to earn the full year's credit.  FAA grading policy states that a student failing a subject for the first semester can still earn the full year's credit if the first and second semester average is 60% or greater.  This policy exists to motivate students to work harder during the second semester with the possibility of passing a subject for the year and earning a full credit.  This is particularly critical in the case of core courses and may prevent the need for summer school or perhaps even repeating the grade.  This policy does not apply to students who pass the first semester and fail the second semester (only 1/2 credit is earned) or those students who have failed a course in another school for the first semester.

Note: Semester exams count for 20% of the entire second semester grade and are critical to the success or failure of our students, some more than others.  Please encourage  your son or daughter to pay close attention to the exam reviews given by each teacher the week before exams and to begin preparing for the exams now and not the night before they're given.

 

3. "Class of 2008" Information:

 

A. Seniors continue to be encouraged to visit their college counselor to follow up on applications to those colleges from which they've received little or no communication recently. We ask parents to assist us in this endeavor by reminding their son or daughter to visit his/her college counselor in Phelps Hall as often as necessary.  Graduation is around the corner.

 

B. Seniors and their parents should pay close attention to the deadlines for college deposits which are the fees necessary to hold a space for your son or daughter in the college/university of his/her choice once he or she has been accepted. Information about the amount of these deposits and submission deadlines is found on the student's "letter of acceptance".

 

Reminder: Acceptance to a college or university is a Florida Air Academy graduation requirement.

 

Guidance Calendar:

April 25:  Final progress report cutoff

April 30:  Progress report mailing

May 3: SAT for all Juniors

May 16: GRADUATION

 

Guidance 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 (Student records)

 

 

 

PARENT ASSOCIATION:

 

Teacher Appreciation is coming up soon….please see attached

 

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS:

 

This week Conrad Page had his private pilot check ride at Merritt Island Airport. Although not flying under the FAA program, this is still a significant milestone in his life. Congratulations!

 

A reminder that Florida Air academy offers all of its after school programs during summer school-Flight, SCUBA, driver's education and martial arts. Discuss these programs with your child so that they can get the most out of their summer.

 

TECHNOLOGY:

In reference to incoming calls:

Please note that all incoming phone calls for cadets go directly to voice mail. To leave a message for your child, you would call the school at (321) 723-3211 and enter their extension number. The extension number for your child will be the last four numbers of their student number preceded by the number 2 (2xxxx). Example student number to be 10375, therefore their telephone extension number will be 20375. Your child will then return your call during the times authorized by the Commandant's Department.

 

In reference to you student's email services:

Effective this school year, FAA no longer provides students with individual email accounts; this was primarily due to non-use by the students. Your child may continue to use their personal private email address. Should they not have one, they can subscribe to many of the free email providers such as gmail.com, hotmail.com and yahoo.com.

Please feel free to contact us again if we can help in any way at technology@flair.com .

 

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

 

 

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES:

Friday - Vero Beach Mall Run

Saturday - Ice Skating, Movies,

                  Sr. High Grad Nite (Seniors only)

Sunday -   Beach