Urgent Support Needed to Preserve the BPA Program

Urgent Special Edition:

Your help is needed to

help preserve the

Ballard Performing Arts

Program

Due to a perfect storm of circumstances,

we need your help to raise $30,000

to preserve the Ballard Performing Arts program at BHS.

This is a real issue in the coming year due to Seattle Public Schools budget shortfalls, the levy cap, and the McCleary ruling. Ballard will also be facing a reduction in staff partially due to the opening of another high school.

Ballard High School Music & Theatre Department is lauded throughout the Northwest and beyond for its high level of musical and performance excellence. Ballard provides one of the most complete high school music programs in Seattle. Our program has grown to over 450 students in 15 groups/ensembles. This includes six in voice instruction, five in band groups, three in string instruments and a robust theatre community.

What would you choose to cut?

GIVE NOW

We are fortunate that BHS principal, Mr. Wynkoop proactively met with the BPA directors, the BPA boosters, BHS PTSA, and BHS Foundation to create a plan to invest in our 3 music directors to keep the BPA programs intact.

After generous donations from BHS PTSA and the BHS Foundation, the BPA community has been asked to fund a

ONE TIME request of $30,000.

If each of the over 350 families in BPA could raise $85.00 in donations from any combination of their own funds, family and friends, we could make our goal.

If you have a student who has benefited from the BHS Performing Arts program currently or in years past, NOW is the time to show your support.

If you have attended of our school concerts or musicals, or have attended such community building performances as the Winter Concert Masterwork, the Spaghetti Dinner, or the spring concerto program, please consider donating.

These special and aspiring performances would not be possible without the talents and dedication of our directors of the Ballard Performing Arts program.

Please help us reach our goal of $30,000 to preserve and support the excellent Music education that our students have all benefited from. Any amount is appreciated. Your donations are tax-deductible.