Congratulations, Sebastien!

Congratulations, Sebastien!

A Steller band student, Sebastien Libbrecht has been selected to participate for the 2019 All-Northwest Honor Band.  Sebastien is a junior trumpet player.  The honor band is a prestigious group of the most talented students from the high schools in Pacific Northwest Region.  “Sebastien practices regularly and enthusiastically, with spirit,” said Mr. Toba, the band director.  “This is his second time to participate for the elite honor group, which is not easy at all to accomplish.  I am so proud of him.”  The All-Northwest Honor Band will rehearse from February 15th through 17th, in Portland, Oregon.  The gala concert will be held at Oregon CC, Exhibit Hall A-1, on February 17th.

 

Application Night at UAA is Friday, December 7, 4:30-8:00

UAA will be having an application night on Friday December 7 from 4:30-8:00 pm at the Rasmuson Hall (connected by skybridge to the Wells Fargo Sports Complex). During this time your students can come and get help filling out their application and the fee will be waived! This is a $50 savings, so please encourage any students interested in UAA to come.

If you have any questions please email Nicole Massie (nmmassie@alaska.edu) or Alexa Cherry (agcherry@alaska.edu).

Have a great week!

Alaska Engineering Education Foundation (AEEF) Scholarships

Through AEEF, the Alaska Society of Professional Engineers (ASPE) funds scholarships for high school seniors who wish to pursue a degree in engineering. Scholarships are awarded state-wide and at the local level in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau and are funded by the local engineering communities.

  • One $2,000 AEEF Scholarship from all state-wide applicants, awarded as $1,000 for two years.
  • One $1,500 ASPE Scholarship from all state-wide applicants.
  • One or more ASPE Regional Engineering Week (E-Week) scholarships that vary in quantity and

    amount based on fundraising efforts in each of the three state regions: Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks. New this year, Anchorage E-Week will be awarding scholarships in two separate regions based on graduating enrollment by school districts (See Attachment 1 and Attachment 3 for more information). At a minimum, one $500 scholarship will be awarded in each region.

    AEEF scholarships are limited to high school seniors pursuing a degree in engineering. Scholarship recipients must be enrolled in an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc (ABET) accredited engineering program at the college or university they attended. Funds awarded will be sent directly to the college/university financial aid office. Should scholarship winners not attend an ABET accredited engineering program within three years of the award, the scholarship may be forfeited.

    Please be aware of the following dates:

January 18, 2019

Application Deadline

Must be received by the local region scholarship review committee or postmarked by this date

February 17 – 23, 2019

Award Announcement

Regional and state-wide winners announced during Engineers Week activities
  • PLEASE NOTE: The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has national scholarships available to high school seniors. To apply, contact NSPE at https://www.nspe.org/resources/students/scholarships

  • Applications should be submitted to the contact for your region, either via email, hand delivery, or regular mail. A list of school districts associated with the regional contact information is attached. You may request an electronic copy of the application by e-mailing your regional contact or by accessing the scholarship link at http://alaskaeef.org/scholarships/ . Please call or email your regional contact if you have any questions about the application or the scholarship review process.

  • http://alaskaeef.org/scholarships/

APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 19, 2018. APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO:

Anchorage Chapter Jeanne Bowie, PE Kinney Engineering, LLC 3909 Arctic Blvd, Suite 400 Anchorage, AK 99503 JeanneBowie@kinneyeng.com 907.344-7585

Fairbanks Chapter Ashley Hall, PE Design Alaska
601 College Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 Ashley@DesignAlaska.com 907.452.1241

Juneau Chapter Doug Murray, PE PDC Inc. Engineers PO Box 21081 Juneau, Alaska 99802 DougMurray@pdceng.com 907.780.6151

Paying for Intensives

Ski/Snowboarding Intensive Payments are due by Friday, November 16th

All other intensive payments are due by Monday, November 26th

HOW TO PAY:

www.asdk12.org

click on I want to… top right in yellow

click on access Zangle/Q in drop down menu

click on parent connection

log in by using your pin and password (if you don’t have this information, call the office 742-4950)

click on your child’s picture

click on online payments

choose the appropriate account

 

 

Parent Group Meeting Minutes from 11/13/18

The Steller Parent Group held a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 13 at 6:00 PM. The meeting minutes have been prepared and posted. Click here to download the draft minutes.

 

Upcoming Events:

Auction on November 17 at 6:00 pm.
School Closing Early on November 21 at 3:00 pm.
Thanksgiving Holiday – NO SCHOOL on November 22-23.
All Community Meeting on November 29 at 6:00 pm.
Finals on December 3-7.
Parent Group  Meeting on December 11 at 6:00 pm.
All Community Winter Concert on December 6 at 6:00 pm.
Winter Intensives on December 17-20.
Winter Break – NO SCHOOL on December 21-January 4.
Parent Group Meeting on January 8 at 6:00 pm.

 

 

Notice posted by: Angie Southwould, Parent Group Secretary