Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and now Aviation
Local high school students takeoff with new aviation magnet program

Kissimmee, FL – May 9, 2006 – SunState Aviation Flight School, Florida’s premier accelerated flight training center, located at Kissimmee Gateway Airport, (ISM), is partnering with Osceola High School, (OHS), to offer an aviation magnet program for local high school students.

OHS is the first school to offer the program to more than 30 underclassmen this fall. In January, the program will extend to upperclassmen at the high school through a dual enrollment online degree program offered by Utah Valley State College. OHS will partner with SunState Aviation and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) to offer the aviation courses. Core curriculum will include:

• Aeronautics
• Aerospace Applications of Math and Science
• Flight Operations
• Introduction to Flight
• Human Factors of Aviation

OHS will offer the courses as elective classes and students can register to receive college credit. After completing the program, students can further their flight skills with the SunState Aviation’s pilot training program to obtain their pilot’s license.

"The airport is proud to take part in a program that will educate students about aviation," Terry Lloyd, director of aviation said. "We enjoy providing airport resources to help students pursue their dreams and to benefit the local community."

For more information on the aviation magnet program, contact Barbara Wendland, Director of Guidance at 407-518-5425.

About Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Located just eight miles from Walt Disney World, and 10 miles from the Orlando-Orange County Convention Center, Kissimmee Gateway Airport accommodates general aviation air service 24 hours a day with two paved runways, 5,000 and 6,000 feet each. The airport also offers flight training, warbird adventure flights, an aviation restoration museum, a golf course, and an industrial park. The air traffic control tower operates from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily. Built in 1942, Kissimmee Gateway Airport is owned and operated by the City of Kissimmee. For more information, visit kissimmeeairport.com.

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