The LWHS PTSA is proud to announce awarding $50 teacher grants which have enabled LWHS teachers to purchase classroom supplies and equipment beyond what their district allotment allows.  To date in 2016, PTSA grants have purchased  Spanish language books, microphones for student speech projects and student podcast production, educational classroom posters and organizational supplies.  All LWHS teachers can apply for grants to supplement student learning.

 

Thank you to all who have joined the PTSA and donated to it; your gifts allowed these grants to happen.

Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to LWHS PTSA, and help us earn donations from Fred Meyer, at no extra cost to you! There are no fees, and you will continue to earn gas rewards, fuel points, and rebates as usual. Please visit  www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards and go to "Are you a Fred Meyer Customer?" Click on the button "Link your Rewards Card Now." If you have not registered your Fred Meyer Rewards Card, you will need to create an account first. If you already have an account, you can link Lake Washington HS PTSA to your Rewards Card by looking up " Lake Washington High School PTSA" or finding us by our assigned non-profit number " 87968." Once you have registered your card online, you'll get an email with a link to click on to activate your online account. Thank you for your continuing support of all of our LWHS students! 

THANK YOU, PARENTS AND STAFF! Because of you, we reached our goal of 500 members. We extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined LWHS's PTSA. Your commitment to supporting our school community is greatly appreciated. 

Not a member yet? It's not too late. Join online or fill out this form and drop it off in the PTSA lockbox in the school office. Membership is $15 for an individual or $25 for two adults (a family membership).

The PTSA is proud to invest in an enriching and innovative learning environment by awarding thousands of dollars in grants to teachers and ASB clubs every school year.  Are you interested in being part of this process?  We are recruiting PTSA members to serve on our Grant Review Committee for the 2016-17 school year.  Committee members will review and evaluate grant applications two times per year (fall process will take place in the first half of November; spring process will take place in February).  Please contact Grant Committee chairperson  Kathy Royal for more information or to express your interest in participating.

We offer essay editing, brainstorming or just a fresh pair of eyes for those who might want a second opinion on their essays, personal statements or college-specific supplements. The volunteers have been approved by the district, trained in essay assistance, and are bringing years of experience to this work...some as editors, others as professors and high school teachers and others from a variety of fields. 

 

Workshops are available every Wednesday after school and every tutorial (ROO) period on Thursdays in the College and Career Center through late January.  We encourage students to drop in as often as they like with the understanding that this is their work, but we will provide appropriate assistance. And, bonus...we feed them lunch on Wednesdays....and there's a bit of chocolate involved. (Bribes? Yes!)   Please contact Debbie Cossey  or Judy Shedd  if you have any questions.

The LW librarian is seeking current C++ programming books as donations to the LW library. Students are interested in learning how to program and these books are very expensive. Donated books should be basic, current, student appropriate and in very good shape. Please contact Elizabeth Courage if you can donate.

You may have been to an LWHS football, soccer, basketball or volleyball game, but when was the last time you attended a dance competition? The first dance competition of the season will be Saturday, November 5 at the LWHS gym. Doors open at 10 am with competition starting at noon; entrance costs $7 ($5 with ASB card).  

These competitions are loud and fierce with performances from 13 dance teams. Under the leadership of Coaches Lindsey Beck and Molly Groven, the girls begin their season in May, culminating 11 months later at the State Championship. They will have put in over 400 dedicated hours in one season! The team has made our school and community very proud with their achievements. Help support them at this season's competition kickoff!

 

Concessions and refreshments will be available for sale at the event with all proceeds benefiting the LWHS Dance Team Booster Club.

This year's AP World History students put Shi Huangdi on trial for charges of executing Confucian scholars, concubines, and artisans, as well as burning books and ruling too harshly.