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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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Hello, Bellevue High families! Welcome to the new school year!
Please join Bellevue High PTSA to become members of BHS PTSA to support school and stay engaged during the coming school year.
If you were a member of PTSA last year, you need to sign up again to be a member again. If you already signed up this year, Thank You for your support!
If you were not a member last year, we strongly encourage you to sign up. As we enter a new year with so much uncertainty, PTSA’s role is more important than ever in connecting parents, teachers and administrators and supporting school and student needs. We want every family in our school to join PTSA, because we can do more together than apart!
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Fill out the form below and mail with check, payable to BHS PTSA, to :
Bellevue High PTSA Membership, 10416 Wolverine Way, Bellevue WA 98004
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2019-2020 YEARBOOK SALES / AVAILABILITY DATE |
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September 15th IS THE LAST DAY TO BUY THE
2019-2020 YEARBOOK
DON'T BE LEFT OUT
Now is the time to buy your 2019-2020 Yearbook. It was a year to remember.
The 2019-2020 Yearbook is available for sale. Purchase your book on Touchbase to remember the school year forever!
The Beacon Staff is working hard to get the Yearbook delivered in the safest manner and at the earliest date. We are hopeful that the books will be available in late September.
We will keep you update as more information becomes available!
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TEXTBOOK & MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION POSTPONED!! |
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Due to our unhealthy air quality, we’re postponing textbook and materials distribution until next week, September 21-25. This will take place on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 1:30-5:30 p.m.
The distribution process will impact Asynchronous learning time as we need about half our teachers to help sort, scan and hand out items in an assembly line fashion to mitigate traffic and wait time for families. You will receive an updated email from Mr. Gangle, Assistant Principal, with directions and designated times based on last names.
We appreciate your patience and grace as we coordinate distribution for all 1500 students. Many students benefit of having their own copy of the textbook while some classes are dependent on getting the appropriate materials in students’ hands so they can engage in learning activities at home.
You will see more independent work assigned on distribution days and many teachers will not otherwise be available for instructional support after 12:00 p.m. while we are completing this process. The health and well-being of our students, families and staff remains priority number one.
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Tips for Learning at Home from the National PTA
It is the National PTA's Back to School Week, and they are sponsoring a variety of activities to help parents and students start the year out on the right foot! For more information and other fun family back-to-school activities, visit National PTA.
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Distance Learning Town Hall
Join PBS, Khan Academy and Learning Heroes for #ParentStrong–A National Town Hall on Distance Learning, Thursday, Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m. EDT.
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STEM @ Home
National PTA and Bayer have developed hands-on activities families can do at home in conjunction with National PTA's STEM + Families®program.
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Our counselors will be hosting a several virtual meetings in September and October.
Senior Guidance Lesson: On Wednesday, September 16 12:30-1:30, counselors will host an interactive lesson about college applications/post-graduation planning in the BHS Seniors Team. If you a senior and not part of this team, email Ms. Smith, smithm@bsd405.org, and you will be added.
- The presentation will be delivered in two different channel groups based on student’s last name. Find your channel and click “join”:
- A-Mc
- Me-Z
Breakout Sessions: BHS Counselors are hosting two breakout sessions. Please feel free to join the following workshops. To log in to the workshops sessions please join the channel in the BHS Seniors Team using the dates/times list below:
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Wednesday, September 23 12:30 – 1: Breakout Session about Common Application
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Wednesday, September 30 12:30-1: Breakout Session about UW and UC application
Senior Blitz: Senior Blitz will be September 21 to October 2. Please be looking for a calendar invite from Ms. Campbell for your specific appointment.
Additional Support: All Wednesdays during October, counselors will be available for College Application help from 12:30 to 1 in the BHS Seniors Team.
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STUDENT FORMS, INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS |
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This year, all forms, information and applications are available online. By making these available online, parents will be able to access the forms and information when it is most convenient for them. It is important that all families use the list of links below to ensure a smooth start to the school year for their student.
- Student Accident Insurance Information—forms available in Main Office
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BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES |
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Due to COVID 19, the Fall Athletics season for ALL Fall Sports will begin on March 1st, 2021 with the exception of football beginning on February 17th, 2021. A complete calendar of start and finish dates can be found on our district website here.
Athletics Department Contacts:
John Hill Kelli Mayer
Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director
425-456-7038 425-456-7039
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NEWSLETTER FROM OUR SCHOOL NURSE |
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Please read the attached letter from Sandy Bacerdo, our incredible school nurse. Inside you will find her contact information as we as other essential directions regarding Individual Health Plans, Medication Authorization Forms, Treatment Authorization Forms, and other medical records must be in place BEFORE students may attend school or on campus activities.
Special Note: Due to circumstances outside of our control, the fax machine that Ms. Bacerdo had requested you return the Health Care Plans and medication forms written on the Health Care plans, 425-456-7174, was disconnected and out of service after the school closure in the Spring. If your medical provider sent the information to that fax, we may have not received it. Please fax the completed Health Care Plans and medication forms to 425-456-7005. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.
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WOLVERINE GUARD 2020-2021 |
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The 2020-21 Wolverine Guard Program is up and running. For those who aren’t familiar with it, WG is a Bellevue High PTSA sponsored award that recognizes students who perform 100+ hours of community service in the 12-month period from May 1st to April 30th of each school year. Students who complete the WG requirements earn a certificate of recognition and invited to a reception to honor their accomplishment.
As a reminder: The PTSA WG program is separate from the Bellevue School District's volunteer hours requirement for graduation. However, hours that are earned to meet graduation requirements may also be used to meet WG requirements.
While the Covid-19 situation has certainly made the process of volunteering more challenging in many ways, it has also brought with it many new needs. Thank you to those students who are seeking creative ways to volunteer during these unusual times that we are in.
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This year we will be offering the Blast in Korean! If you are interested in translating the Blast to Korean as a student volunteer - please email Ellen Wang koreanbellevueblast@gmail.com
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CONNECT WITH BSD THROUGH LET’S TALK |
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We want to hear from you! Connect with the Bellevue School District via our Let’s Talk! communications portal for questions about district services, departments or programs. Just select the appropriate category in Let’s Talk!
Let’s Talk! allows parents, guardians and community members to send direct messages to staff in departments and programs – it's just like sending an email. Simply select the best category that fits your question and submit it. Include your contact information if you would like a reply. Please keep in mind that if you choose to submit your question anonymously or do not include your email address, staff are not able to reply to your message.
Please contact staff at your student’s school about schedules, attendance and other questions specific to your student’s school. Connect with your student’s teacher, principal or another member of their team, like an assistant principal or office manager via email or phone. Contact information for school staff are available on each school’s website. Visit the BSD website and select Schools in the top menu to find your school.
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MULTI-LANGUAGE LEARNERS (MLL) ~ FAMILY NIGHT |
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The MLL Department will be hosting a secondary virtual family forums night on September 16th, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Two sessions are available for families to choose from:
Secondary: Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
Elementary: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
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FREE VACCINE CLINIC FOR KIDS AGES 0-18 |
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If your student needs immunizations, call Eastgate Public Health to sign up for a FREE appointment for Thursday, September 17, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Offering all vaccines required for K-12 students + additional childhood vaccines
- Starting September 3, call (206) 477-8000 to make an appointment for Thursday, September 17
Eastgate Public Health Clinic address:
14350 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98007
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Bellevue Schools Foundation Donor Relations Manager Needed! |
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The Donor Relations Manager is a very important role because you are primarily involved in building and cultivating relationships with parent donors, one of our key constituencies. If you are passionate about ensuring that our children receive the world-class education they need and deserve and would jump at the opportunity to encourage BSD parents to support the cause, we encourage you to apply.
The Donor Relations Manager works 25 hours per week and the hours are flexible. To apply, please send your resume to Colleen Turner, Development Director to colleen@bsfdn.org and tell us why this job has your name written all over it.
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School Meals During Our
Remote Start
When the Bellevue School District opens the 2020-21 school year in a remote learning model, we want to ensure that students continue to have access to the nutrition they need to succeed. The Meals2Go program, offered by our Nutrition Services team, is designed to provide a grab and go breakfast and lunch option for families to access for their students.
· Meals will be available for district enrolled students each school day from seven (7) regional locations.
· Due to a change in federal regulations, Nutrition Services is no longer able to continue the practice of offering free meals to all children. Meals accessed through the Meals2Go program will be charged to a student’s school meal account, similar to the traditional school year.
· Families are encouraged to complete an application for free or reduced-price school meals if they are in need of assistance. The 2020-21 application can be found at www.bsd405.org/freeandreduced.
· To minimize interruptions with the instructional day, the pickup times for meals at our regional locations have been shifted to the late afternoon/early evening.
Meals2Go Locations & Times
· Enatai Elementary 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
· Highland Middle School 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
· Newport Heights Elementary 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
· Odle Middle School 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
· Sammamish High School 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
· Tillicum Middle School 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
· Tyee Middle School 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Meals2Go program will launch on Wednesday, September 2. Meals picked up on this day are intended for students to enjoy on their first day of school, September 3!
Follow these simple steps to pre-order meals for your student(s)
1. Visit the Bellevue School District website from your computer, tablet or smart phone to access the Meals2Go Pre-Order Form each weekend between 5:30 pm Friday and 8:00 am Monday.
The pre-order form will open Friday, August 28th to allow families to order meals for pick up beginning September 2nd.
2. If you miss the pre-order window over the weekend, contact Nutrition Services at 425-456-4507 between 7:00-8:30 am to place an order for that day’s meal pick up.
When you call, please have your student’s ID# and your preferred pick up location determined.
3. Parent’s and or guardian’s may pick up meals on behalf of their student. If your student is unable to join you at the time of meal pick up, please be prepared to share a copy of your student’s ID or ASB card, report card or other Bellevue School District issued document that includes your student’s name and student ID# with Nutrition Services staff at the time of meal pick up. This will help our curbside lines run quickly and smoothly.
Nutrition Services encourages families to utilize PayPams www.paypams.com to fund their student’s school meal account. Nutrition Services staff are additionally prepared to accept payment in the form of cash or check at our curbside lines if needed.
Look for more information regarding the Meals2Go pre-order process on the Bellevue School District website www.bsd405.org the week of August 24.
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High School Students, Do You Want To Teach Children? |
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Hello Everyone, we are Rishi Chilamcharla (Junior at Bellevue High School) and Kaiser Williams (Junior at Bellevue High School), founders of CW Academy.
CW Academy was founded during the covid-19 quarantine as a platform where children between grades 3-7 can explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and career topics through free online courses taught by High School Students. We wanted students to keep learning & find a passion in the increasingly popular and demanding fields related to STEM while they were stuck at home.
So far, we’ve had 3 waves of classes, and taught over 140 in less than 90 days. Courses we have taught include introductory python 1, python 2, introductory java, biology, math tutoring, and more. We’ve gotten great feedback from parents and our students!
We want to continue providing classes to students during the school year so that they can keep learning. But to continue our classes and meet student demand, we need more voluntary High School students to become teachers. We are currently looking for python, chemistry, digital music, career ed, introduction to microsoft office, dance, drawing, and photography and editing (iphone) teachers, or if you would like to introduce a new course, please suggest it on our application. If you would like to apply to become a teacher, please do so on our website, www.cwacademybellevue.com.
We hope we can teach and inspire many more children during these unprecedented times!!
CW Academy Team
CW Academy is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit organization
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UW Fall Enrichment Classes |
The University of Washington is excited to announce new school-year enrichment courses for high school students this fall. Topics range from architecture and coding in Java to creative writing and more. The registration deadline is September 28 and courses begin October 6 running twice weekly in the evenings over 10 weeks.
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College Experience Panel (Stanford, Harvard, Penn, & more) |
Wondering what a top college experience is like? The Seattle Advocates for Education is hosting a free, online College Experience Panel, bringing in speakers from Stanford, Harvard, Brown, Penn, Cornell, and Berkeley to talk to you! Gain insight on the college experience to learn about specific colleges, social life, internships, research, studying, and more. Ask your questions during the Q&A!
The event will be on Sunday, September 27th 2020 at 1PM PDT via Zoom. Learn more & sign up at zmurl.com/college-experience. Limited spots available!
The Seattle Advocates for Education (seattleadvocatesfe.org) is a student-run nonprofit organization dedicated towards creating a launchpad for student success through classes, tutoring, and speaker events. They are looking for marketing, graphic design, and program development interns – learn more @ bit.ly/safeintern.
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StolenYouth is hosting its annual Town Hall this year~ virtually~ on October 15th, 2020. This year’s topic – “Going Online: The Changing Landscape of Child Sex Trafficking” – affects all parents, young men and women.
At this event, local and national experts, including U.S. Associate Deputy Attorney General and National Coordinator for Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking, Stacie B. Harris and Brooke Istook with Thorn, will discuss the current reality of online sex trafficking and provide answers to what we can all do to stop these crimes and keep our kids and friends safe. We will also hear from a parent whose daughter unknowingly engaged with and was lured by a child predator via social media, as well as a King County Deputy Prosecutor who focuses on these crimes.
The reality is, as we are all responding to Covid-19 and living in a more virtual world. Sexual predators and traffickers are adapting their methods of grooming, targeting, and exploitation to take advantage of children and youth’s increased internet use and unsupervised access, putting them at more risk than ever before. In fact, since March the number of crisis trafficking situations reported into the National Human Trafficking Hotline has increased by more than 40%
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PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD / QUICK LINKS |
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PTSA Presidents
PTSA Vice President Fundraising
PTSA Board
Committee Chairs
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PTSA Vice Presidents Communications
PTSA Secretary
PTSA Treasurers
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BHS Administration
Principal:
Asst. Prin: Thomas Gangle
BHS Athletics/ Activities
BHS Main Office
425-456-7000
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Our Address:
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue, Washington
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