Davis Families,

Thank you to all of the families that attended our SPA Conference night. It is very important to us that advisors have a chance to communicate with parents at this time of year. If you were unable to schedule a conference last week, please call the school to schedule a time for your child's advisor to review grades, share transcript status, and help your child set academic goals.

A friendly reminder that students have a shortened week. All CMSD buildings are closed on Thursday in observance of Veteran's Day. Student also do not have school on Friday because of a district-wide staff professional develop day.

If you have questions about any of the announcements, please call the school at 216.838.2500

In this Newsletter, you will find information about:

• Parent Advisory Meeting - November 16th
• Class of 2022 Update: Cap & Gown Orders
• Bring Your Parent to Clubs Week
• 11th Grade Geometry Presentations
• After-School Academic Support
• PHASTAR & Maritime Science
• PHASTAR Boat Building & Boating Club Update
• Complete the Say Yes Cleveland Family Survey
• Community Resources & Announcements
• Update Contact Information with Davis A&M
• Year-Round School Calendar Dates

11th graders have been working on designing a work of art that uses triangles and rigid transformations. Students presented to Davis staff members this past Friday. Ask your 11th grader to present their presentation to you and family members.

On October 27, 2021, the Davis A&M Maritime students celebrated the culmination of the Spirit of America program with a graduation ceremony. To commemorate their accomplishments of completing OBEC, water safety, paddle, power, sail, personal watercraft and large vessel day, the students were presented with a Certificate of Completion along with a Spirit of America challenge coin! Following the ceremony, students and families were invited to board the MV Surf for a boat ride in the outer harbor and out into the lake. A part of the shared experience, anyone willing was invited to take the helm and with it command of the vessel!

In addition to the Spirit of America program, the Maritime students explored various facets of the maritime industry in the course of a walking tour of Voinovich Park, taking notice of various tools and safety apparatus such as lifelines, life stations and different types of mooring devices. The tour also included watching the Good Time III disembark from the dock and noting similarities and differences of excursion vessels and industrial ships, such as the William G Mather and the Good Time III.

Maritime students were also led on a tour of the William G. Mather Steamship Museum with detailed commentary about the life of a merchant mariner on the Great Lakes. Students learned about the responsibilities of multiple jobs in each department of the vessel, including deck crew, engineering crew, and galley crew.

We had a great turnout for PHASTAR's first Boat Building and Boating Club. The student's first project was building a tool crate to hold all the tools they will be using this year.

PHASTAR is excited to once again sponsor the Digital Fabrication Laboratory Club in the second school semester. With a new Fab Lab Manager, Chip Redding, students will become familiar with equipment usage by producing fun projects. As students develop mastery with each machine, they will receive achievement stars. After learning the software and hardware for the 3D printers, laser engraver/cutter, and CNC router, they will become eligible to earn a silver star as either a shop assistant or shop mentor. We are hoping the students find the club entertaining while challenging and an overall engaging and rewarding experience.