{"id":19161,"date":"2012-08-10T18:26:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T01:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=19161"},"modified":"2013-01-18T21:22:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-19T05:22:45","slug":"palmdale-aerospace-academy-celebrates-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/08\/10\/palmdale-aerospace-academy-celebrates-grand-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmdale Aerospace Academy celebrates grand opening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(L to R) Palmdale School District trustee Sandy Corrales-Eneix, Susan Miller of the AERO Institute and Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford cut the ribbon to commemorate the opening the Palmdale Aerospace Academy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 Speeches and presentations by local and state dignitaries punctuated the ribbon-cutting ceremony held Friday for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy.<\/p>\n

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Parents, incoming students, faculty and local and state dignitaries attended the opening ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new independent charter school is a joint venture between the City of Palmdale, the Palmdale School District and the AERO Institute, and will offer a project-based learning environment inspired by Palmdale\u2019s aerospace heritage, said Headmaster Lauran Herman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe academy is founded on the idea that, by working together, we can bring real world relevance to education and spark the imagination of our youth,\u201d said Herman.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Palmdale Aerospace Academy is going to be a game changer,\u201d said Sandy Corrales-Eneix, Palmdale School District (PSD) trustee.<\/p>\n

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Ledford presented a proclamation to Headmaster Laura Herman on behalf of the City of Palmdale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The academy will open to 540 students, from grades seventh through ninth, on September 5. Its curriculum will emphasize science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills with challenging projects and hands-on activities designed to prepare its graduates for college and careers in the 21st<\/sup> century, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt certainly is an educational opportunity for our residents, but this is really a workforce development program, as well,\u201d said Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got three billion kids from Asia that absolutely want a job in America, and they bring over their STEM technology and they grab a job here,\u201d said Assemblyman Steve Knight. \u201cWe want our kids to have those jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The academy was awarded a check for $40,000 from PsomasFMG.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At Friday\u2019s opening ceremony, the Palmdale Aerospace Academy received proclamations from Knight, Corrales-Eneix on behalf of the Palmdale School District, Ledford on behalf of the City of Palmdale, Lisa Moulton on behalf of Sen. Sharon Runner\u2019s office, and J.D. Kennedy, on behalf of Congressman Buck McKeon\u2019s office. The academy was also awarded a check for $40,000 from PsomasFMG.<\/p>\n

Following the ceremony, parents and incoming students toured the campus, which is located at the former site of Cactus Middle School.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited that the colleges will notice that I went to the Aerospace Academy and then they\u2019ll pick me over other kids from other schools,\u201d said incoming eighth grader Ryan Welch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an innovative, new way of learning that will hopefully provide a better future for him than just the regular public schools,\u201d said Ryan\u2019s mother, Gina Welch.<\/p>\n

Assistant Headmaster Matthew Winheim said the campus was changed to add a Wi Fi infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that students that have digital devices can bring them on the campus and use them as part of their learning environment,\u201d Winheim said, adding that students will be able to take notes on their laptops or iPads in class.<\/p>\n

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Parents and incoming students toured the campus Friday (Aug. 10).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Winheim said the Academy will focus on STEM education in a collaborative and professional environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat that means is our faculty is working toward training our students to be proficient in the 21st<\/sup> century skills they\u2019ll need for success in the workforce,\u201d Winheim said. \u201cWe don\u2019t want our kids just to get into college; we want them to be successful in college and to finish college. We also want them to know that there are employers in the Antelope Valley who need people that are trained in the skills that they are learning. We\u2019re breaking those barriers down and getting them involved in very specific and intentional process.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on the Palmdale Aerospace Academy, visit www.palmdalesd.org\/tpaa<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE \u2013 Speeches and presentations by local and state dignitaries punctuated the ribbon-cutting ceremony held Friday for The Palmdale Aerospace Academy. The new independent charter school is a joint venture between the City of Palmdale, the Palmdale School District and the AERO Institute, and will offer a project-based learning environment inspired by Palmdale\u2019s aerospace heritage, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}