1. A McMinnville High School Career Pathway Program located at
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

2. Careers in Engineering
Young people should build their character, study hard, and plan a career that is worthwhile. Doing something worthwhile is my goal and ambition. I want to make the world a better place to live. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve.
—Del Smith, Chairman, Evergreen
Overview
The Engineering and Aerospace Sciences Academy (EASA) is a career pathway program of McMinnville High School, developed in partnership with, and located at, Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. EASA offers an integrated, hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program that prepares students for college and professional careers. EASA also offers dual high school/college credit coursework, through Chemeketa Community College, that allows students to earn college credit while also satisfying high school graduation requirements.
Careers in Engineering
Aerospace Engineer ($64,356)
Drafter ($38,580)
Engineering Technician ($45,672)
Aircraft Mechanic ($50,184)
Set & Exhibitor Designer ($41,436)
Tool & Die Maker ($43,200)
Civil Engineer ($62,040)
Biomedical Scientist ($133,700)
Architect ($54,492)
Statistician ($65,500)
Industrial Engineer ($105,000)
Commercial pilot ($121,000)

3. Engineering Program at Chemeketa:
Coursework with shaded background
is offered in the EASA Program
Term
Course
Title
MHS/EASA Course
College
Credits 1
BI101
General Biology
AP Biology 4
CH201
Chemistry for Engineers
AP Chemistry
GE101
Engineering Orientation
Basic Engineering 3
MTH251
Differential Calculus
AP Calculus 5 2
HUM or SS
Humanities or
Social Science Elective
Intro to Fiction
CH202
Chemistry for Engineers 2
GE102
Engineering Computations
Intro. to Engineering
EGR248
Graphics/3-D Modeling
Engineering Design
MTH252
Integral Calculus
WR121
English Composition
College Writing

4. Engineering Program at Chemeketa: Coursework with shaded background is offered in the EASA Program3
SP111
Public Speaking
GE103
Engineering Computations
Intro. to Engineering
MTH253
Series Calculus and Linear Algebra
Calculus 2 4
WR227
Technical Writing
HPE295
Health and Fitness
Advanced Wellness
EGR201
Electrical Fundamentals I
MTH 254
Vector Calculus I
EGR211
Statics
PH211
Physics for Engineers I
Physics 2
HUM or SS
Humanities or Social
Science Elective
AP U.S. History 5
EGR202
Electrical Fundamentals II
EGR212
Dynamics
PH212
Physics for Engineers II
Science Electives 6
MTH256
Applied Differential
Equations
EGR213
Strength of Materials
PH213
Physics for Engineers III
EGR214
Statistics for Engineers

5. Fundamental Rewards of the EASA Pathway Model
Access to Professionals in Technology, Engineering, and Applied Sciences
Commercial Grade Training Stations
Partnerships across generations

6. Fundamental Rewards of the EASA Pathway Model
Integrated High School and Community College Experiences
Active support from museum staff and docents

7. Fundamental Expectations of the EASA Pathway Model
Time and energy demands are high for students, staff, and volunteers
Intrinsic rewards, delayed gratification, concrete expectations.

8. Fundamental Expectations of the EASA Pathway Model
Cultural Interface between Public Education and Private Enterprise
What is my grade versus What did I learn?

9. The journey will not be easy
Easy has already been done
To truly grow, we must seek the limits of . . .
Our capacity to learn
To grow
To care

10. The Path Chosen Belongs to You
Perhaps no one will know your name
Or even what you have accomplished
Only you and those you love may know your story
Or your character and sacrifices

11. And Will Mold the Future
And what changes you have made
Remember
No act of kindness
No matter how small
Is ever wasted
Be determined to contribute, change, and enhance a life

12. Student Survey 2010 What do you like the most about EASA?
“The integration of classes and the environment that teachers provide for students.”
“EASA’s hands-on content.”
“Opportunity to interact or work on a team with others.”
“Seeing real people in the field, as well as going to the field to see what happens.”

13. Parent Survey 2010: What do you like the most about EASA?
“Our son being with other students who take their learning seriously and the shared philosophy that high school is more than a place for socializing.”
“I like the location because it serves as a great motivator.”
“The instructors and the environment. The applied learning aspect, so they understand how the things they are learning will help them in the ‘real world.’“

14. The Evergreen STEM Institute
The Evergreen STEM Institute, offered through Chemeketa and featuring the nationally recognized Project Lead the Way pre-engineering curriculum, combines online college credit coursework with Saturday Lab work at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. EASA students can participate in the Institute in addition to the dual high school/college credit coursework available as part of the EASA program.

15. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, you can achieve.