Flagstaff High School Spring News ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

SEATS Still Available- CAVIAT Programs 2015-2016 FHS junior and senior students…..We still have a few open seats in our Certified Nursing Assistant’s Program, our

Pre Health Program, Business and Law Programs. Sophomores….you can sign up for Medical Professions Foundations and Public Service Foundations courses. For more information go to: http://www.caviat.org/Central-Programs-2015-2016.htm . (CAVIAT has a new Flagstaff Office in the CCC-4th Street Campus.)

FHS Welder wins Gold Medal- Jacob Morrison won the AZ State Welding Skills USA Competition. That is the first time FHS has had a gold medalist in this competition! Jacob and Mr. Rust will head to Nationals in June 21st- 27th in Kansas City, MO…

Culinary Captures ProStart Title and Earns

Scholarships…. Flagstaff High School culinary students seized the AZ State ProStart Championship title; they did well at ProStart Nationals in Anaheim, CA, and they also received top honors in the C-Cap (Careers through Culinary Arts Programs) Competition. Each of the competitors received scholarship monies to continue their culinary pursuits. Alejandro Ornejas earned a scholarship to the Scottsdale Culinary School. Delainey Rowland received the Raymond Foundation as well as for $5,000 to further her culinary education; Courtney Smithson received the Raymond Foundation Scholarship and a $4,000 scholarship for her culinary pursuits (..plus, she secured an internship with the Westin Resorts) and Fiona Nicholson won the prestigious Art Institute Scholarship worth $83,000.

FHS-HOSA Team Member Goes to Nationals!! Nicki Rediger finished 3rd in the state of AZ in the HOSA Nursing Services Competition and she and

Randy Anderson will represent FHS- HOSA at the National Competition in Anaheim, CA in June.

Mike Rust…. Honored as Coconino County Teacher of the Year Finalist….Mr. Rust was one of three finalists for the County

Teacher of the Year and FHS is appreciative of all that he does for Flagstaff High School students! Congratulations!!

Welcome Ms. Smith …… In the spring of 2015, Ms. Kayley Smith, a local Artist, joined our Flagstaff High School teaching staff. Students who take her classes will become skilled in the graphic arts and emergent media. Following the completion of her basic and advanced classes, students will design and produce print media through the FHS-Inked Up Internship. (Students can also earn dual enrollment credits through Ms. Smith’s classes!)

Let’s Go International Business III students, buckle your seat belts and get ready for an awesome ride. Ms. Kraus has been working all summer to ensure that you truly benefit from your

International Business class and learn about business law and practice in the U.S. and abroad.

Dual Enrollment Helps FHS Students Transition to College… 382 FHS

students earned 1279 credits through Coconino Community College this past spring. Some of the credits earned were in core subjects like: Astronomy, English, U.S. History, Math, Navajo and Physics. Other credits earned were in: Autos, Business, Culinary (HRM), Digital Photography (ART) and Welding. Once a student is accepted into a Dual Enrolled course they have an

official college transcript and can use that transcript when applying to other post high school institutions as proof that they are college ready. Some FHS students use the college transcript as a part of their application for a job.

FHS Photography Shines Jessica Stoney won Grand Prize for the Anne Kirkpatrick State Wide Congressional Art Competition for her image titled Serenity (above). She and a

guest will be flown to Washington DC for the awards ceremony and her work will hang in the US Capitol Building for one year. Ellora Boudreaux – the Vice President of FHs Skills USA competition team placed 1st in the Statewide Photography Print Competition and placed 10th of 140 overall. Maddie Schepper -President of the FHS Skills USA competition team placed 2nd in the Statewide Photography Print Competition. Nick Cowan was published and awarded Honorable Mention in Nikon and Photographer's Forum International Best of High School Photography Competition. Hayden Petersen - was published and awarded Honorable Mention in Nikon and Photographer's Forum International Best of High School Photography Competition. Seventeen FHS students were selected as finalists in Nikon and Photographer's Forum International Best of High School Photography Competition. All students were published in the book. Multiple students sold work in shows and we are progressing at a fast rate.

103 FHS CTE Program Completers Earn Certificates from the State of AZ. Our certificate holders include: Autos, Trent Bishop, Kasey McDermaid Tylor

McGaughey and Colin Robinson; Business, Colin Robinson, Wyatt Braun, Skylar Henry, Mason Metzger, Aspen Poturalski; Cabinetry, Shantel Baker, Owen Cornelius, William Forbes, Benjamin Shantz and Vance Yazzie, Culinary, Christopher Avelar, Hannah Boardman, Marty Brown, Jonas Edmund, Debowence Goggleye, Ashley Mahkewa, Fiona Nicholson, Alejandro Ornelas, Bailey Padilla, Lacey Roy, Bobbye Sanders, Nathan Saurer and Lucas Shantz; Photography, Tyra Bizardi, Ellora Bourdreaux, Isaac Carlson, Zachary Chee, Rainer Connelly,Gillian Farley, Grace Frame, Alyssa Granger, Andrea Hernandez, Audrey LaFace, Bryan LeFebvre, Chandler Leonard, Alix Manci, Amber Medina, Dylan Miller-Price, Taylor Murphy, bailey Padilla, Hayden Petersen, Madeline Schepper, Nicole Smith, Tavia

Smith, Shania Tsosie and Alice Turner; Entrepreneurship, Justin Bangel, John Corcoran, Hannah Duval, Mathew Eide, Jessica Esparza, Roman Mohr, William Schultz, Noah Sparks; Fashion Design/Merchandising, Shantel Bedonie, Julie Peterson, Aspen Poturalski; Law, Megan Bayer, Hannah Clark; Nursing Services, Randy Anderson, Kayleigh Bartlett, Madison Birecki, Hailey Christie, Bailee Contreras, Chantal Johnson, Hannah Kesti, Neriah Luna, Nicki Rediger, Valeria Rodriguez Negrete, Ashley Roullier, Telywa Salt, Amber Sheen; Sports Medicine, Patience Brakeman-Pedrosa, Genie Getchell, Karis Miller, Nicki Rediger and Shayleen Toehe; Welding, Wyatt Bauman, Keanu Benally, Joshua Bigthumb, Dylan Davis, Cameron Isaac, Jorge Jimenez, Jared Jones, Jacob Kesti, Eduardo Mata, Travis Miller, Jacob Morrison, Bryan Nickerson, Kyle Nicol, Dominic Sanchez, Daria Shorty, Iyokpi Stands, Spencer Tinsman, Bryce Tucker, Tobias Ulibarri, Levi Wolfe, A’Shanti Yazzie and Stanson Yazzie.

5 FHS Students Earn their Welding Certification Through the American Welding Society. Congratulations to the following students for their certification(s):

Joshua Bigthumb 1G & 3G,Jorge Jiminez 1G,Travis Miller 1G,Spencer Tinsman 1G and Jacob Morrison 3G

FHS Recognizes Students for Focus, Honor and Success Expectations. January: Tylor McGaughey; Feb: Corbin Felsted-Praet and Mariah Hanno; March: Ryan Day, Emma

Bowers and Alisha Betony ; April: Celeste Cruz-Rojas, Emma Bowers and Kyle Jacobsen; May: Lindsey Clayton, Alyssa Jacobsen and Joshua Lovett.

10 Native American Students Earn Honors ……Quentin Cadman, Dana Clashin, Autumn Foster, Skylar Henry, Charla Keyaanie, Justin McElfresh, Eva Nez, Charles Robbins, Amber Sheen and Gabriel Swimmer were honored by the Flagstaff Unified School District on May 21st for their commitment to academic excellence.

Scholarships and Awards….FHS students earned over 6 million in scholarships for college…CONGRATULATIONS to Quentin Cadman (Gates Millennium Scholar and to Austin Crane (National Merit Scholar) WE WISH LOTS OF SUCCESS TO THE CLASS OF 2015!!

Get Involved -Join a Career and Technical Education Student Organization : Eagle Days: July 28, 29, 30 and 31st

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