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jority of those working are employed graduates will leave high school with munities that offer 9th through 12th Base. Their design won a contest and which would prepare students for the
in aeronautics or technology, and the the academic knowledge and a level of grade students the opportunity to gain will be in the Medal of Honor exhibit workforce. For example, schools ex-
college acceptance rate for graduates marketable skills to go forward in life. skills required for college and career in the new base museum. pect students to collaborate well, but
to date is 90 percent. According to the Part of that preparation includes growing readiness, while learning in a 21st cen- Among other projects, students cre- often those skills are not often taught
U.S. News and World Report’s 2016-17 opportunities for student internships with tury environment. ate Android apps, launch model rockets, or practiced explicitly, despite the high
rankings, Palmdale Aerospace Academy local industry. The academies combine rigorous solder circuits on PCBs, build and pro- value in the workforce of the ability to
ranked 2,140 nationally, and 324th with- For further information call, 661-273- academics, sequenced technical train- gram robots, and design and test wind collaborate and to speak in front of a
in California. Student participation rate 3680 ing, internships, and work-based learn- turbine blades. In visual arts, students group. Project Lead the Way Gateway
in Advanced Placement coursework and ing. This approach provides exposure to study elements of art and design, and was ultimately chosen, and currently
exams was 79 percent, and its graduation CAREER ACADEMIES – Ante- real-world workplaces and teaches the learn to create art in a variety of styles students take nine engineering modules
rate was 98 percent. lope Valley Union High School professional skills needed to thrive in a and media. over their three years in the program,
Sarah Mann, the Palmdale Aerospace District career. By centering high school around District Superintendent of Schools taught daily.”
Academy Director of Public Relations & Antelope Valley Union High School industry themes, learning becomes rel- Michele Bowers reports enthusiastic The superintendent said community
Philanthropy, said the school offers an District’s Career Technical Education evant. Students graduate with the skills industry support in time, money and partnerships added value to the pro-
increasingly popular approach to better department is committed to preparing and confidence to succeed in college, equipment, including a total of over gram. Contributions from Northrop
prepare students for life choices. “We students for college and careers through career and life. Career Tech Education $100,000 in grants from the Air Force Grumman, for instance, allowed send-
have a Career to College Master Plan for career academies at several campuses. directors are Betsy McKinstry and Di- Research Lab, Northrop Grumman, ing two engineering teachers and three
each student,” she said, explaining that CTE academies are small learning com- anne Walker. the Eleni & Wolfgang Gagon Trust, students to Space Camp in Huntsville,
Verizon, and others. She said, “We’ve Ala. Northrop Grumman also donated
The Fulton & Alsbury Academy taken field trips to art museums, the tens of thousands of dollars to support
of Arts and Engineering local performing arts center, the Air
The Lancaster Elementary School Force base, to a Mojave company the district’s 1:1 computer ratio; the
District’s 6th through 8th grade middle building spacecraft, and to the James VEX robotics program, Science Olym-
school academy of arts and engineer- Webb Space Telescope at Northrop in piad team, and classroom engineering
ing is named to honor the memories of Redondo Beach.” supplies. The Air Force Research Lab
famed Air Force and NASA test pilot The district’s robotics team won the donated funds for computers and a new
Fitz Fulton and Scaled Composites test VEX CA State Championship in 2016, makerspace, where students can tinker,
pilot Mike Alsbury, who died in the leading them to compete in the VEX build, and explore creatively. Verizon
crash of SpaceShipTwo. World Championships in Louisville, donated funds toward tablets that stu-
The school’s rigorous course of study and the Science Olympiad team reached dents use to create Android apps, and
includes hands-on, real world context the state finals at Caltech in 2017 and Lockheed Martin sends volunteers ev-
and core curriculum that includes a daily 2018. ery year for Engineering Week.
engineering and art class for every one of Three elementary sites, Discovery, And it’s not all about corporate con-
its 415 students. Working collaborative- Lincoln and Jack Northrop, offer engi- tributions. When a student said she
ly, engineering students often use their neering courses for K-5 students. Mar- wanted to become a mechanical engi-
creativity to solve problems for a client. iposa Elementary became a computer neer in order to design better leg braces
To learn about 3D modeling, 7th graders science magnet school. for people like her with spina bifida, an
Courtesy photograph designed and produced 3D printed mod- Superintendent Bowers said, “We aerospace engineer brought her samples
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy. el plaques to display five brass Medal wanted a program that would tie -in of composite materials she might con-
of Honor plaques at Edwards Air Force well with the high school district and sider using.

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