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=2009-2010= =Meetings of the Riverside Engineering Parent Action Council (REPAC)= (Scroll down to Download Minutes and Agendas)

**REPAC Minutes 10/19/09** The executive committee will devise a way to receive input electronically and the executive committee will construct the agenda each month. Liz Schoeneberger will assume the role of Secretary/Treasurer. Ev Broadway will assume the role of Vice Chair. The computers are ordered and are coming. The software is here too. The software will be loaded soon. We are no longer on a 3 year cycle for computers. We are now on a 5 year cycle. The new CTE Director (Rick Sheldahl) came to help install the software. We are interested in purchasing some “branded” items for RHS engineering. Information regarding possibilities is located at []. Logo examples are located at: |http://engineeringrhs.wikispaces.com/. We are interested in getting a “respectable” webpage ready. Phil K. will be working to help make a plan for the webpage. The NC State Field Trip far exceeded expectations. The trip involved 42 students (juniors and seniors). There were excellent presentations. The program will make this an annual event with juniors. NCSU was very cooperative. We would have liked more “hands-on” opportunities, but it was a great day. The student group at RHS is no longer affiliated with TSA (Technology Student Association). The group will be called “RED”—Riverside Engineering and Design. They plan to do activities involving airplanes, an egg drop and a bridge building contest as well as other activities. These meetings have been going on. The meetings involve resume builders, scholarships, and interviews. The students are responding well. Mr. Key is supportive of adding staff next year. We are pushing for Aerospace Engineering (AE) and Engineering Design and Development (EDD). There is a commitment to expanding and bringing new teachers in to expand the program. Plans are underway for field trips and speaker days. December 11, 2009. •Park Scholarship (NC State) •Gates Millennium Scholarship •Governor’s School Nominees: Matthew Woods, Scott LeVine IED: John Schmid, Michael Drake, Tyler Hobson, Edd Keathley, Peter Ratcliffe, Sarah Summerlin, Hannah Breedlove, David Brooks, Anthony Fantasia, Mark Foley, Brian Hess, Micah Jones, Ally McKellar, Lily Montgomery, Will Mutter POE: Adam McKenzie, Tope Olaniyan, John Danford, Thomas Fesperman, Mauricio Garcia, Daniel Hilliard, John Davis MacMillan, Ethan Norman, Christopher George Carson CEA: Caitlin Brooks + 20 graduating seniors Congratulations to these academic all-stars! = Agendas and Minutes for Download = =**10/19/09**= =[|REPAC.Minutes.101509.doc]= =[|REPAC.Agenda.101509.doc]=
 * I.** **New REPAC Planning Process**
 * II.** **Officer Elections**
 * III.** **Update on software, hardware, and equipment**
 * IV.** **Merchandise review and purchase plan.**
 * V.** **Riverside Engineering webpage**
 * VI.** **Recent and upcoming events**
 * 1.** **NCSU campus visit on October 1, 2009**
 * 2.** **Student Group—RED**
 * 3.** **Student futures meetings**
 * 4.** **Curriculum plans**
 * 5.** **GE, IBM, AWNC**
 * 6.** **Fall Speaker Day**
 * V. Upcoming awards and recognitions**
 * VI. Next meeting**: November 19, 2009
 * Addendum: Content of “Currents” that will be going out soon**
 * Two pre-Engineering Freshmen student meetings will be held in room 170 on Wednesday, November 4. All freshmen PLTW students are expected to attend.
 * The Riverside Engineering Parents Action Council (REPAC) will hold its fourth meeting of the year on Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Riverside Media Center. All parents of Engineering Academy students are invited to attend. Please stay involved with your student’s engineering program plans by regularly visiting **|http://engineeringrhs.wikispaces.com/.**
 * 42 Engineering seniors and juniors got a taste of college life during a tour of the NC State campus on October 1. Future field trips planned for 2009-2010 include a visit to the RTP facilities of General Electric and IBM.
 * Fall Speaker Day will be held Friday, December 11. Guest speakers from various engineering fields will be presenting during each period of the day. Students not enrolled in an engineering class this fall are encouraged to contact Mr. Velegol for a pass excusing them from a class of their choice. Parents are also invited.
 * Senior College and Career interviews with Mr. Velegol and our new CDC Ms. Brooks were completed in September; junior interviews are now 50% complete.
 * If you missed it, check out the class project from Mr. Davidson’s Structural Systems course that can be seen in a video feature found on [|http://www.dpsnc.net/channel-4/student-snapshot/lightweight-portable-structures]
 * The Durham Herald-Sun will be doing a report on a Digital Electronics class project in early November. Look for newspaper coverage in early to mid-November!
 * In recent student government elections, engineering students Gabe Rivera and Newt Barringer were selected as Junior class Vice President and freshman class President, respectively. Congratulations to Gabe and Newt!!
 * A school record forty-eight engineering students earned college credit as a result of their performance in Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering and Civil Engineering/Architecture during the spring semester. These students include:
 * A special shout-out to Megan Shiflett, who became the first engineering student at Riverside to complete Introduction to Engineering Design AND Principles of Engineering her freshman year!
 * The 2009-2010 officers for the National Technical Honor Society are listed below. The leadership represents each of the CTE departments, and has promised exciting activities for the upcoming year.
 * Austin Banker**, pre-Engineering (president), **Jamie Williams**, Computer Engineering (vice president) **Marrissa English**, Family and Consumer Sciences (secretary), **Meredith Goodwin**, Engineering Drafting (treasurer), **Melissa English,** Family and Consumer Sciences (parliamentarian)
 * REPAC and its chairman Robert Russell will be sponsoring our annual raffle of a pair of tickets to the February Virginia Tech-Duke game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Stay tuned for details!
 * Riverside Engineering gear will be arriving shortly. Please refer to the program Wikispace for up-to-date information.

[|REPAC.Minutes.091009.doc] [|REPAC.Agenda.091009.doc]
 * 9/10/09**

[|REPAC.Agenda.082009.doc]
 * 8/20/09**

For meetings from previous school years, please go to REPAC Meetings Archive.