Faculty & Staff Soup and Salad Appreciation Luncheon
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Please join the PTSA in preparing a warm and hearty luncheon of soups and salads for our Teachers & Staff! Please bring items to the Staff Lounge (2nd floor) on Thursday, Oct. 18th by 10 am. Don't forget to label your containers. Click
HERE
for more info and to sign up.
 Ve Vant Your Blood!! | Fall blood drive 10/19, Auxiliary Gym from 8:45 a.m.- 2:45 p.m. (Closed 10:45-11:30). Donate blood and you will get a cookie and save 3 lives.The community needs you! The local blood center is struggling: many blood types have reached an Emergency level. High school donors make up 20% of their collection, so the success of the upcoming blood drive is extremely important.
 LIBRARY NEWS
Representation matters! At Ballard High School staff and students are actively involved in making sure all students feel welcome and seen. Our World Language teachers, Ms. Rodriguez and Ms. Lopez worked with the Spanish Club to create a Hispanic Heritage display for the school. A student in Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) created a display for National Coming Out Day to honor individuals who combat ignorance and silence and encourage self-affirmation. We appreciate all members of our Beaver Dam and want everyone to know they belong! 
SENIORS | Important Dates
10/19
: Senior Class "19" Group Photo. During DAM time. Running Start students be sure to mark your calendars too!
10/30: Senior Photo due to Yearbook Staff. View
this
FLYER
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Photos to
Shingle editor
[email protected].
Senior ID pictures will be used in the yearbook if a portrait picture is not turned in by 10/30.
Missed getting a Senior Portrait? Call Rowland Studio at 206-522-7171 if you are interested.
11/16: Senior Grad Ad Photos Due | Senior Grad Ads are due to Mr Smith in Room SW 122. Grad Ads are an opportunity for families to submit photos and a personal message for their senior to be printed in the school yearbook. Please refer to the Grad Ad
COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
SPS and BHS Scholarship Bulletins |
BHS Families check out the
NEW
SPS & BHS Scholarship postings on the
BHS Website > Resources and Services > Counseling Center >
Scholarship page
Making a Difference Foundation scholarship |
Attached is the 2018
scholarship application
. The scholarship will be awarded to a student with financial needs and can be applied to room and board and is $1,500.00 renewable for up to 4 years. The
deadline is 10/15/18.
Questions? Contact
[email protected].
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest
| This is a generous scholarship and they acknowledge 6 local students with at least $1,000. The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2019 competition.
Deadline is 11/15
. Click HERE for more information and to apply online.
MOCK ELECTIONS
BHS Mock Elections
| Ballard High is piloting an all school mock election this fall on 4 "real" ballot initiatives. This is exciting stuff and it may be the largest mock election in school district history! King County Elections is publishing over 2000 Official BHS Voter's Pamphlets that will mirror the "real" pamphlets parents/citizens receive on about 10/15. The pamphlet will help guide students through the learning process so they can vote wisely on 11/6 in their social studies classes. The initiatives are:
Washington Taxes on Groceries Initiative
;
The Carbon Tax
;
The Police De-Escalation Initiative
; and the
Gun Control Measure
.
Parents are encouraged to discuss the initiatives and help their kids learn how to vote!!! More information on this district wide initiative is available at
www.civicsforall.org
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Take the ACT | Students (Juniors/Seniors) who wish to take the ACT, the next testing date is October 27 at
Franklin HS, Nathan HS, and Seattle Central.
SENIORS: The October test might be your last chance to take the ACT and get your scores back in time for college application deadlines.You need to register by Friday, September 28 to avoid late fees! To register, click HERE.
College Visits |
College admission representatives will be visiting BHS during the coming months. The list is growing! Click
HERE
to view the current list. Please sign up in the notebook in the Counseling Office and follow the directions in the notebook. The list is updated frequently and can be accessed under
the
Helpful
Links
section on the right-hand side of this newsletter.
Ballard Girls Basketball Mandatory Pre-Season Meeting | Monday, 10/29 from 3:45-4:15 p.m. in the Health Classroom NE116. If you are planning on playing or interested in playing for Ballard this Winter, you are expected to attend this brief informational meeting. Questions? Email Coach Sara Wetstone at [email protected].
Winter Sports Packets are now available in the main hallway. Stop by the teen health center now to schedule your free physical. Winter sport paperwork is due before 10/31.
 BHS Playmakers explore gender politics, love, violence, and migration in Big Love |
October 18, 19, 20, 7:30 p.m. curtain. BHS Earl Kelly Center for Performing Arts.
Several of today's most relevant cultural questions are broached in Ballard High School Playmakers' new production of the seriocomedy Big Love! Inspired by a classic Greek tragedy, Big Love follows the tale of 49 Greek brides who have fled to Italy to avoid marrying their cousins. The grooms soon follow-ready to claim what they consider theirs. You won't want to miss what happens next!
The cast
features 17 BHS students and the play is directed by BHS Theatre Director Shawn M. Riley.
Reserved seating tickets for Big Love are available for purchase at
https://showtix4u.com
. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. For more information, click HERE. Listen to an 107.3 Community Radio in-depth radio story about Ballard High School's upcoming theatrical production of Big Love. Recorded during a rehearsal, radio host Elaine Womack interviewed actors Daniel Windus and Eileen MacDonald, plus Shawn Riley, theatre director. Click HERE.
DIGITAL FILMMAKING PROGRAM
 Academy Nominates Ballard Film Students for National Student Production Awards!!
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has nominated students in Ballard High School's Digital Filmmaking Program for six National Student Production Awards. NATAS industry professionals and university professors selected the nominees from regional winners by students throughout the nation.
The awards will be live-streamed from the Los Angeles on Thursday, October 18 at noon, and will be hosted by television personality Tom Bergeron, star of AVC's Dancing with the Stars. View the presentation at https://www.facebook.com/TheEmmys.
The nominations by category are:
- Best Short Form Fiction:
- Best Short Form Non-Fiction:
- On the Backs of Salmon by Miles Whitworth, Cecilia O'Rollins, Chris Barrett, Martin Bolivar, Caroline Harader, Jasper Land, Maddie Lausted, Freeman Marshall & Aaron Miller
- Best Long Form Non-Fiction:
- Best Editor:
- Best Audio/Sound
- Best Writing
SERVICE LEARNING
Need service learning hours?
Ballard Students check out the current
Service Learning Opportunities
on the
Service Learning page
.
VOLUNTEER
WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS!
Attention Parents/Guardians
Ballard H
igh School
appreciates every family's
contribution
to the school and volunteering is a great way to support your
student, teachers and directors and allow them to continue to
have the great opportunities that having volunteers like you
provide. Please consider volunteering and completing your
SPS Online Paperwork today!
Assistance needed for the following events:
Library Volunteers | Hi Ballard folks! Have you ever dreamed of being a school librarian? Well, here's your chance to get your Dewey Decimal dream come true! Our fantastic librarian, TuesD, is looking for ongoing help to shelve books, weed and repair books, organize the Makerspace, and help with signage. Come once or come on a regular basis! Sign up HERE.
 Work at the Seattle Public Library -- APPLY NOW THROUGH OCT. 31 | Teens ages 16 and older are invited to learn about and apply to the Student Assistant Program at Seattle Public Library. Eligible students have until 5 p.m. 10/31 to apply. Click
HERE for more information. The Student Assistant Program gives young people valuable work experience at the Library. Applicants must be enrolled in a school program, but may not yet have completed bachelor's degrees. Students accepted into the program may participate for up to three years, or until they no longer qualify as students. To get assistance in applying, attend the Open Lab and apply online to be a student assistant. Computers will be available for students to fill out their applications, and a librarian will be on hand to answer questions. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Northgate Branch, 10548 Fifth Ave. N.E., 206-386-1980.
For more information, call 206-386-4636 or Ask Us. For ADA accommodations, please contact: [email protected].
Hi Students! The undergraduate students of the University of Washington psychology major would like to invite you to a Free One Day Conference on our campus. This conference: Dive into Psychology with Diversity in Psychology (the Double DIP Conference), focuses on introducing diverse high school and transfer students to the field of Psychology and the Admissions process to the University of Washington. The Double DIP conference is on Saturday, November 10 from 9:00-4:30 at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center on the UW Seattle Campus. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Click
HERE for
more information and register HERE.
The Interagency Academy Recovery School at Queen Anne is Seattle's only public "sober high school," focusing on helping students in their recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. The program is completely voluntary and very valuable for kids coming out of rehab, or those simply unable to stay sober in other environments. There is a full time drug and alcohol counselor on site and a complete academic program focused on credit retrieval and getting students to graduation. For more information, please contact Phyllis Coletta, Campus Lead at 206-252-1814 or [email protected]. Click HERE for more information.
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| Macklemore Visits the Interagency Recovery School To Talk To Students | MTV |
College Application/Admission Seminar: Thursday, 10/18/18, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Free. Phinney Center, Blue Building, Room 6.
Do you have a teen preparing for college? Dr. Mark Hofer guides students and their families through the application and admissions process to identify the colleges that will best serve their academic, social, personal, and financial needs. Join Dr. Hofer at this free introductory talk for parents and college-bound high school juniors and seniors. No RSVP necessary.
Dr. Hofer received his doctorate in Education and master's degree in teaching from Seattle University. He is a graduate of UC Irvine's College Counseling program and is one of only four Certified Educational Planners (CEP) in Washington State. For the last ten years, he has been the college admissions advisor and taught leadership for the Bezos Family Foundation in Seattle. With other degrees in the sciences, Mark has also worked in psychology, physiology, biology, chemistry, physics, and aerospace research labs and has taught high school science and psychology.
College Planning Class | 10/16 at 7 p.m. at Kenmore Library.
This information-packed class focuses on high school juniors and addresses:
* How to pick a college that is a good Academic, Social and Financial Fit.
* Why procrastination may cost a family thousands of dollars.
* Why standardized tests are important and which one to take SAT/ACT.
* How to maximize your student's potential to receive scholarships, grants, and other forms of gift-aid.
* Illustrate to families how to attend a PRIVATE COLLEGE for a Public College Price.
Crystal Clear College Planning | No Matter How Much Money You Make or How Good Your Student Is, This Class Is For YOU!
Classes are free, but reservations are necessary. Register online at HERE or
watch our video.
 Seattle Architecture Foundation 2018-2019 Youth Design Workshops |
Designed for youth ages 10-16, students tackle social, environmental, and engineering challenges. With an emphasis on conceptual issues and concepts, these workshops are perfect for older students. Hosted at local architectural offices and supported by SAF staff and volunteer architects, participants learn as they plan, build, and present solutions to imaginative and thought-provoking Design challenges.
Saturdays from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (lunch included)
Classes cost $35 per student or $30 for SAF Members.
We offer need-based scholarships for all SAF Youth Programs. For details about scholarships email Program Director Kim Owens at [email protected] or call 206-667-9184.
 Seattle JazzED | is a nonprofit music education organization in the Central District/Madison Valley. We're dedicated to creating awesome opportunities for kids. Over 900 students from 100+ schools come through our doors annually.You pay-what-you-can for any Seattle JazzED program, with free instrument loan assistance.
UP next for JazzED:
COLLEGE SUMMIT + AUDITION WORKSHOP - SATURDAY, OCT 27 |
Professional musicians, and music conservatory graduates, Riley Mulherkar and Willem de Koch will demystify the college audition experience for you. Learn how to set yourself apart from the competition, prepare for recorded and live auditions, and select the school that's right for you. Parents welcome! Grades 9-12, all instruments and voice. Sliding scale fee. More information, including list of confirmed colleges and state universities attending at
https://www.seattlejazzed.org/college-summit/
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10/18:
Faculty & Staff Appreciation Lunch
10/19: Senior Class Group Photo
SPORTS
10/19: Seattle Prep @ BHS
4:30 p.m
Girls Volleyball:
10/15: BHS @ Nathan Hale
7 p.m.
XCountry: Championships @ Lower Woodland --
Boys @ 1:15 p.m.; Girls @ 3:30 p.m.
Boys Football:
10/19
: BHS @ Sammamish 7:00 p.m.
10/30
: Senior Photo due to Yearbook
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We have the
BeaverGear you need to support the school, cheer on your team and stay warm! Plus some great items on sale!
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Stay tuned for the list of 2018-2019 clubs, which will be posted later this month. For more information on BHS clubs in general, click
here.
Participation in student-oriented activities is a vital part of every student's education. BHS provides a wide range of activities for your student to thrive at school, make new friends, and engage with staff.
Interested in starting a club?
W
e have many clubs on campus and we are always looking to find more ways for students to get involved! If you have an idea for a new club, email Clubs Coordinator Clara Propst.
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