Davis Aerospace and Maritime News, Cleveland OhioVolume 1, No. 4 December 21, 2017

SETTING SKY HIGH EXPECTATIONSDavis A&M is sporting a new f lag pole which was refurbished

from the f i f th f loor of the building. It was instal led on November 29, 2017. It is on the north side of the building.

The f lagpole and its instal lat ion were paid for by NEOPAT. NEOPAT stands for Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriot ism and is a Non-Prof it organizat ion founded in 2010 by Mike Swallow and Dominic Of fredo.

The importance of the f lagpole is to spread awareness of our school and that we promote educational success. It a lso helps

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promote recognit ion of Davis A & M as a new concept in educating students.

Captain Ferguson took the lead in promoting the instal lat ion of a school f lag and a US f lag. The f lag and f lagpole cost $8,000 together. The f lagpole is 120 feet tal l and the f lags that f ly from it can be seen from Canada on a c lear day.

Davis’ students Marcus Jackson, Naomi Hunt and Quinton Oliver f lew a drone around the f lag pole during its instal lat ion to record the event . The instal lat ion was completed in one day.

Mr. Jones / 2017

Mr. Rivera / 2017

Capt . Ferguson / 2017

Faculty:•  Tim Jones, Principal•  Anna Giusto, Editor•  Amill Rivera Jr., ProductionStudents:

Newspaper Staff

Ricky Alex

Chyanne Bradley

Radames Burgos

Patr ick Crowell

Court land Far ley

Jake Ford

Lai la Graham

Savannah Hil l

Naomi Hunt

Ja’nya Jackson

Marcus Jackson

Armani Jones

Damone Landres

Carleo’no Lewis

Andre Lovett

Leon Lyle

Cara Matthews

De’Maurieon Murphy

Quinton Oliver

Jayden Owen

Amareon Smith

Dennia White

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January 9th - SCHOOL STARTS FOR THE THIRD MARKING PERIOD

January 15th - MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR . DAY - NO SCHOOL

Feburuary 8th - PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES, EARLY DISMISSAL

Feburuary 16th - PROFESSIONAL DAY, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS CHINESE NEW YEAR, YEAR OF THE DOG

Feburuary 19th - PRESIDENTS’ DAY, NO SCHOOL

March 9th - END OF THE END OF THE THIRD MARKING PERIOD

March 16th - PROFESSIONAL DAY, NO STUDENTS

March 26th - Apri l 2nd SPRING BREAK, NO SCHOOL

April 16th FOURTH MARKING PERIOD PROGRESS REPORTS

April 23rd - May 11th: OHIO STATE TESTS: ELA 1, ALGEBRA 1 GEOMETRY, AMERICAN HISTORY, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND BIOLOGY GRADES

May 28th - MEMORIAL DAY, NO SCHOOL

May 30th - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Patrick Crowell

Happiness is not

gett ing new shoes

to learn new moves

or c lass being f inal ly over.

Happiness is seeing

for the f irst t ime in your l i fe

or f inal ly being done trying to try

and learning you’re in

the top f ive in your c lass

from start to f inish.

Happiness is not gett ing

everything you want

l ike a spoiled chi ld

that was never taught to

not be wild in the middle of c lass

and then crying

because he didn’t pass.

Happiness is gett ing

the stuf f you need

even i f it ’s just a seed

because when you have faith

you know that every t ime it rains,

something grows.

No, I ’m not talking about your height

despite what you think

no I ’m talking about l i fe

because l i fe comes in and out

l ike a f ly ing beautiful bird

in his nest trying

not to be a pest

and just rest at night

while his head,

it ’s just r ight .

Tomorrow he’s going to f ly

higher than a kite

and as beautiful, brave and honorable as a

knight .

Happiness is knowing

you’re st i l l a l ive in this l i fe

and happiness is you

as long as you’re saying, “I am happiness”.

Only then wil l you feel better in body and soul.

PHASTAR Floats another boat for Davis Students

Davis A & M is gett ing students up -to date about the fast growing industry and use of drones.

On November 29 Marcus Jackson, Naomi Hunt and Quinton Oliver got a chance to see what drones can do. Accompanied by Captain Drew Ferguson and Mr. Amil l Rivera , the students experimented with an autopilot drone outside of the school. This drone is used by policemen and f iref ighters to gather information and document situ -at ions. It has a 1080p gyroscope camera al lowing its navigators to access informa-t ion they could not possible gather at the

Sky-High

Taking Flight

Mr. Jack Newman, the f irst Executive Director of NEOPAT, spearheaded the support for instal l ing the f lagpole. NEOPAT raises money for and contributes 100% of donations to serving and supporting mil i -tary service members, veterans and their famil ies.

Mr. Newman was born and raised in Cleveland graduating from Lakewood High School. S ince college was not an option he

fol lowed in the paths of his father, uncle and grandfather in joining the US Navy. Mr. Newman ret ired as an Operations Special ist Chief Petty Off icer special izing in Air Inter -cept Controller and Anti - Submarine Air Controller af ter 30 years.

Mr. Newman found Davis A&M through his volunteer work with the Cleveland Rotary and Project YESS. He learned of PHASTAR and the high school concept and part ic ipated with the school development as a task force member.

A fr iend of Davis A&M, Mr. Newman l ives in Rocky River with his wife and two children ages 9 and 11.

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ground level.In addit ion, on Wednesday, December

6, students at Davis A & M were given a demonstrat ion of other drone models af ter school by drone pilots whose race names were “Drew Racer”, “Heisenberg”. There purpose was to show of f what they are able to do and to do l ightweight recruit ing. They are not sponsors or donors but they are partners and wil l be working with Davis A&M students.

Mr. Dan Smith who helped organize the event said “We would l ike to go see them in an of f ic ia l race.” Mr. Smith noted that the drone racers wil l be coming back. He also commented that drone racing at Davis A&M involves learning how to build small drones and developing the ski l ls necessary to f ly them.

Mr. Rivera / 2017

Mr. Rivera / 2017

Mr. Rivera / 2017

Demaurieon Murphy

I ’m f inished brushing my teeth. I ’m coming

down the stairs. I ’m ready for my bedtime

story. Does anybody care?

I ’m standing in my p.j.’s My bunny s l ippers

on But Ma and Pa are watching TV I think

there’s something wrong.

Why is mommy crying, pa? She’s point ing

at the screen. It ’s l ike she knows them people

People I ’ve never seen.

And why does daddy look so made? Mommy,

do you know? He keeps on rubbing the side of

his head And walking to and fro

What is this TV show? And now I start to

feel real weird My insides gett ing heavy I yel l

at mommy one more t ime.

Daddy are you forgett ing? Mama slowly

turns to me Her face f ight ing the tears She cut

the TV of f r ight quick.

She kneels and pulls me near Why is daddy

leaving the room? Why did he s lam the door?

Mommy searches for her words. In the matted

carpet f loor.

Honey, something bad has happened. We

didn’t want you to see. But we just saw a man

get shot Right on our colored TV.

Why would someone shoot that man? You

both said guns were not good. Did the man

steal or rob someone? Was he not doing what

he should?

Then I feel my mama’s anger The straight

st i f f of her back. No, she hissed through her

teeth. Police shot him ‘cuz he was black.

I t i lt my head with quest ion As daddy

enters st i l l blue But my skin’s dark just l ike

the man’s Does that mean I ’l l die too?

Ma and Pa stare at each other Blank, scared

looks on the front of their heads. Neither of

them could say a word As I imagine myself….

dead.

[POEMS]Please enjoy this select ion of poems by

Davis students.

Capitan Ferguson and the crew at PHASTAR have secured another boat for Davis students to intern on and learn with.

Look for more detai ls in the next edit iopn of the Avis Aqua in Janurary 2018.

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Mr. Rivera / 2017

Mr. Rivera / 2017

Mr. Jones / 2017

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Under the direct ion of Ms. Michelle Roth -baum, Davis A&M is sponsoring a series of Open Houses for prospective students and their parents. Our next Open House wil l be held on January 17, 2018.

The f irst open house was held December 12 af ter school hours to give interested parents a chance to learn about the Davis A&M faci l it ies and program. Parents have an opportunity to talk to teachers, administrators and students. They also got acquainted with some of A&M unique programs and acquisit ions such as Marit ime Science, the two boats current ly gi f ted to the school and the FAB LAB.

Students who wish to come to Davis A&M can sign up for a shadowing experi -ence where they wil l be given a chance to see the school on an ordinary day. Students at Davis who have been chosen to escort and mentor prospective students are: Ricky Alex, Sydney Flowers, Keonna Crute, Ronald King, Patrick Crowell , Lai la Graham.

Parents who wish to learn more about the school should Michelle Rothbaum at 216 - 838 -2504 or e -mail her at outreach@davisam.org

Come Visit with Us

The student advisory group sponsored by Ms. Maureen Vogel helped Davis A&M get into the holiday spir it when the orga -nized the “Sneaky Snowf lake” act iv ity. Like a “Secret Santa” event , students picked a name of someone to surprise with a secret gi f t in t ime for the holidays.

The student advisory group which consists of Armani Jones, Chyanne Bradley, Demaureion Murphy, Andre Lovett and

The weather has turned and dressing for the weather, t imely pickup and drop of fs are more important than ever.

Our lakeside locat ion wil l result in constant winds that can drive apparent temperatures down. As an alumni of the old Davis Aviat ion School, I speak from personal experience when I say that the wind downtown is a force to be reckoned with.

In the morning, there are no personnel avai lable to monitor students prior to 7:45am; breakfast is served through 8:10am.

In the af ternoon, students are out of c lass promptly at 3:15; and can wait inside the building unti l 3:30.

Getting in the

Holiday Spirit

MEET THE CREW:Mr. Haggard and Ms. Steinbeck

Mr. Erik Haggard thinks of Davis as the school that has everything anyone could want and more. He came here af ter he looked up the Cleveland Metropolitan School system and found a dif ferent kind of school. Before coming to Davis, Mr. Haggard worked in the math department of CSU. He decided to come to Davis af ter his f irst s it down conversat ion with Principal Jones. Mr. Haggard, who went to Strongs -vi l le High, hopes to give students as many opportunit ies for learning and success as possible. He is proud of al l the students who made the decis ion to this school.

What does Mr. Haggard do when he f irst gets home? He changes c lothes and star ts making dinner.

Ms. Lauren Steinbeck teaches English and Freshman Seminar at Davis A&M. Ms. Steinbeck graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, Ohio. Before coming to Davis, Ms. Steinbeck worked at a high school outside of Washington D.C. which had four thousand students. Though she was nervous on her f irst day of school she l ikes this school a lot because, she said, “The building is beauti ful and the kids are real ly nice.”

Ms. Steinbeck hopes that everyone does real ly well this year and that kids keep enroll ing here.

The f irst thing Ms. Steinbeck does when she gets home is to play with her dogs.

Weather Warning

Nevaeh Harris , meet to discuss condi -t ions at the school and identi fy things that they think may need changing. They also work together to help bring about a posi -t ive experience for students. The “Sneaky Snowf lake” event was designed to help students make new fr iends and bond with other people. The “Secret Snowf lake” act iv ity lasted from December 11 unti l December 19 when gif ts were distr ibuted in Crew.

Commenting on the project , Ms. Vogel said, “ I ’m so excited that the Student Advi -sory Committee decided to support such a fun act iv ity. I hope it is a s ign of fun things to come!” Savannah Hil l / 2017

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The Davis Student Advisory - back: Neveah Harris, Cheyanne Bradley,Demaurieon Murphy.

Front: Andre’ Lovett , Ms. Vogel

Ms. Giusto / 2017