Informational Meetings on Academies of the Antelope Valley Set for 3/7 and 3/14

Two remaining informational meetings will be held regarding the new Academies of the Antelope Valley charter school of the AVUHSD.  On Wednesday, 7 March, at Highland High School in Palmdale, and on Wednesday, 14 March, at Eastside High School in Lancaster, both beginning at 6:00pm, AVUHSD will offer details to parents and students regarding the SOAR Prep Academy for 7th and 8th graders and the Virtual Academy for high school students beginning for fall semester 2012.  SOAR Prep Academy will provide the Project Lead the Way (c) Gateway to Technology pre-engineering courses as part of its curriculum.  For more information, visit http://avdistrict.org/academies , www.facebook.com/AAVCA , or e-mail at aav@avhsd.org .

Lancaster Summer Gateway Academy A Success

Bottle Rocket Launching on Final Day of Lancaster SGA

Twenty-three middle school students from around the Antelope Valley (and even one from Arizona!) took part in the second annual Summer Gateway Academy held at Lancaster High School 20-24 June 2011.  Students learned about CAD drawing, rocketry, aviation/aerospace, robotics, and computer graphics during their week-long experience, taught by Kevin Spoelstra and Duane Robertson, and assisted by student members of Eagle Robotics and Eagle Graphix.  During one session, the students were also visited by an outreach team, including a U-2 pilot, from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Palmdale, one of the financial contributors to the academy.  Some of the students will be participating in pre-engineering courses in the Lancaster School District and AV Union High School District beginning in the fall semester.

Lancaster School District STEM Academies Parent Information Meeting 3/16/11

Lancaster School District will be hosting a parent information meeting regarding their two new STEM Academies planned for Endeavour and Discovery Middle Schools.  It is anticipated that the Academies will feature Project Lead the Way's Gateway to Technology curriculum beginning in fall of 2011.  The information night will occur on Wednesday, 16 March 2011, at 5:30 p.m., at Endeavour Middle School, 43755 45th St. West, Lancaster, CA 93536.  For more information, send an e-mail inquiry to stemacademy@lancsd.org or look for upcoming links at the district website at http://www.lancaster.k12.ca.us/ .