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Soup4Simpson annual event is coming soon! Donations would be greatly appreciated!
To donate online:
- Sign in with student ID and password
- Click on your name
- Click on My School
- Click fundraisers
- Find Soup for Simpson and BUY!
- If you don't have a student ID, use the guest log in & create an account
- Click on Other Schools
- Click on High Schools
- Click on Bellevue High School
- Click on Fundraisers
- Select Soup4Simpson and BUY!
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Soup4SIMPSON
Dear Bellevue Community,
In January 2005 in his senior year at Bellevue High, Hunter Simpson was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. He died Dec. 31 at 18 years old after enduring six months of intense radiation and chemotherapy. Although Hunter lived a simple, giving, and short life, he packed it with more generosity than many twice his age. He is described as an old soul driven by his Christian faith, with a heart for social justice for the poor and oppressed. In honor of Hunter, Bellevue High School has held
SOUP4SIMPSON
for the last 14 years, an event consisting of soup, donations, cookies, high socks, and community.
SOUP4SIMPSON
lunch days give the students at Bellevue High the opportunity to make a little sacrifice to help those in need. The inspiration for this occasion came from Hunter's first and only semester of college. He decided to spend as little money as possible on his meal-plan that semester-so he had a cup of soup for lunch and a cup of soup for dinner every day costing him only $1.50/day. At the end of the semester, he had a $998 credit on his meal plan, which he used to purchase nonperishable food from the college cafeteria. He delivered this food to teenagers at the New Horizons Homeless Shelter for Teens in Seattle.
SOUP4SIMPSON
will be held again this year on
Wednesday, March 18th right after school (12:55) in the Commons/Cafeteria
. We have a soup line where students donate their lunch money for the day and receive a cup of soup in return. Last year we made $15,556.44 and hope to make this year's event even more successful. Overall, we have raised $101,489.44 for New Horizons in the 14 years we have held this event. Hunter was an amazing and empathetic person who led quietly, practiced what he preached, and always thought of others before himself.
SOUP4SIMPSON
is our opportunity to celebrate his life by coming together as a community and giving to others less fortunate than ourselves. We hope to continue honoring Hunter--living and learning from his example.
SOUP4SIMPSON
gives us the chance to follow his example and leave the world a little bit better than when we got here.
We invite all of you to join the soup line with us in our beautiful school! It really is heartwarming and inspirational to see our teenagers helping other teenagers less fortunate than themselves. Please contact Kathy Adams, our advisor for this event, at [email protected] if you have further questions. Hope to see you there!
The Soup4Simpson Committee
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BHS THIRD MULTI-LANGUAGE PRINCIPAL COFFEE MEETING: Friday, March 6th 8:15 - 9:45 AM at BHS Library
Dr Anderson will go over the Class Registration process for 2020-2021 school year at the 3rd Multi-Language Principal Coffee. There will be time at the end of the meeting for questions you may have on the presentation or other related topics. Interpreters are available for Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese, Korean Languages. All are Welcome.
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THANK YOU SENIOR CLASS
Thank you senior class for hosting a wonderful Staff Appreciation Luncheon last Wednesday. Teachers and staff really enjoyed all the delicious dishes. It was a great success!
Special thanks to those who participated. We couldn't have done this without YOU!
Rita Dillon, Kolea Snow, Rojo Family, Mercedes Cristobal, Tangney Family, Stephanie Charaf, Dana Brekke, Keiri Fukuzawa, Stephanie Dash, Kristin Hawblitzel, Suzanne Santora, Hyojin Kim, Chris Bearc, Amanda Schwartz, Jill Zimmerman, Margot Schwartz, Linda Bracken, Michelle Sevier, Emma Popp, Junghee Park, Lynn Pogue, Kat Hughes, Jie Chen, Melissa Young, Katherine Hughes, Kit Watson, Julie Heise, Weixia Wu, Stephanie Charaf, Melanie Pang, Kristin Carter, Inhee Um, Christa Thompson, Kolea Snow, Kyung-jin Kim.
Thank you again!
PTSA Staff Appreciation Luncheon Committee
Jungyeol Kim, Lori Broznowski, Charlenel Lee
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BOARD COMMUNITY FORUM
Dear Bellevue PTAs and PTSAs:
Please join the Bellevue School District Board for a community forum on Tuesday, March 3. The board of directors is inviting families and the community to come share issues of importance to families, students and the Bellevue community and to discuss District priority areas and what they mean. The Board would like to invite you to join us and to share this information with your communities. Event details and translations of the forum announcement are available on the March 3 Board Forum page.
When:
7:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. following the March 3, 2020 regular School Board meeting
Seating begins promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Where:
Wilburton Instructional Service Center, Rainier Room, 12241 Main Street, Bellevue 98005
Light refreshments will be served.
Interpreters provided in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. For additional interpretation services, send requests to
[email protected]
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Questions? Please reply to this email directly or contact [email protected].
Thank you for your attention to this event!
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SAVE THE DATE!
***REGISTRATION IS OPEN - SEE THE LINK BELOW***
Is your student looking for another opportunity to practice the ACT or SAT?
On Saturday March 28
th
, the BHS Class of 2022 in conjunction with Princeton Review is
offering full scale practice ACT and SAT testing right at Bellevue High
. The fee is $35 and all proceeds benefit the BHS Class of 2022.
When: Saturday March 28. 9:00 am -12:45 pm. check in 8:30 am.
Where: Bellevue High School 10416 SE Wolverine Way
To register, please use the following link:
Note: These tests are open to students from any school or school district. So spread the word.
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ORCHESTRA BOOSTER NEWS
SAVE THE DATE- FEBRUARY 27, 7 PM - ZONE CONCERT BHS Chamber Orchestra performs with Seattle Symphony's Assistant Principal Cellist Nathan Chan
- BHS Performing Arts Center
- Thursday, February 27 at 7 PM
This year's Bellevue High Orchestra Invitational will f
eature guest artist Nathan Chan, Assistant Principal Cellist from the Seattle Symphony. As part of a project funded by the Bellevue High PTSA, Mr. Chan will be working with our students in school on Tuesday, February 25
th during 6th and 7th periods. He will then return to BHS on the evening of Thursday, February 27th to perform Gabriel Faure's
Élégie
for Cello and Orchestra with the Bellevue High Chamber Orchestra. The concert will also feature Sinfonia (BHS), Philharmonia (Chinook), and the 5
th grade orchestras of Clyde Hill, Enatai, Medina, Woodridge and Wilburton Elementary Schools. We hope to see you at this FREE event to enjoy an evening of beautiful music!
Orchestra Booster Meeting
Tuesday, March 3rd at 7PM
Please join the Orchestra Booster Club for their
monthly meeting this
Tuesday, March 3rd at 7pm in room 1102, BHS
. We encourage and welcome all orchestra parents to attend in support of our students and faculty. Updates on our Lei fundraiser and upcoming spring concerts will be discussed. To learn more about the BHS orchestra, please visit
www.BellevueOrchestra.org
. If you have questions about volunteer opportunities, please email Michael Linscott at
[email protected]
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BHS THEATER ARTS UPCOMING SHOWS!
The best thing you can do to support your BHS Theater Arts students is to come see their shows.
Center Stage Auction and Student Showcase -
RSVP NOW!
Patrons of BHS Theater Arts you won't want to miss our very first auction/student performance showcase. A fun-filled evening to benefit Theater Arts at Bellevue High School. Plan to spend your evening with us！
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SAVE THE DATE
Save the Date! Friday, May 1, is our annual Spring for Schools luncheon at the Bellevue Hyatt Regency. Learn how your dollars transform our Bellevue district schools and support every student, every day. Education Showcase starts at 10:15am and luncheon 11:50am -1:15pm.
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STATE AND BELLEVUE PTSA COUNCIL INFORMATION
WSPTA Essay Contest
This statewide essay contest explores the important and varied influencers in the lives and education of children - from the children's perspective. Every day children are exposed to a variety of people and each one has an opportunity to influence the path a child decides to take. Whether it is someone that sparks an interest in a new topic, helps them work through a problem, shapes the kind of person they want to become by modeling behavior, simply listens to them, or any number of other actions, this is the platform for students to share their appreciation. The application deadline is March 1 each year. More information can be found at
https://www.wastatepta.org/events-programs/pta-essay-contest/
Note: Although the name has changed and the focus has shifted, the guidelines and divisions remain the same.
Please mail submissions to:
Washington State PTA
Attention: WSPTA Essay Contest
15 Oregon Avenue, Suite 202
Tacoma, WA 98409-7463
Scholarship Program
Washington State PTA offers three $3,000 scholarships and one $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors from Washington state public high schools with an active PTA, who will be starting college (either two-year or four-year) in the fall.
Students may submit a scholarship application through the
online form
. The application deadline is March 1 each year and scholarships are awarded by April 30.
Learn more.
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| February 17-21 |
Mid-Winter Break - All Offices and Schools are Closed |
| February 26 |
Parent Registration Information Night, 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
| February 27 |
Elective Fair, Rotation - Altered Schedule TBA |
| March 13 |
Winter Recognition Assembly, 9:40am - 10:40am in the Gym |
| March 14 |
Tolo @BHS |
| March 18 |
Soup 4 Simpson, 1:00pm 2:00pm in the Commons |
| March 20 |
Snow Make Up Day - Regular Schedule |
| March 24 |
ASB Elections - AM Assembly Schedule |
| March 27 |
Lockdown Drill, 7th Period |
| April 7 |
Class Office Elections, Special Bell Schedule |
| April 10 |
Last Day of 3rd Quarter |
| April 13-17 |
Spring Break - All Offices and School are Closed |
A more detailed BHS Main Calendar is
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POST SEASON ATHLETICS NEWS UPDATE
Bellevue High School Cheer team placed 2ND PLACE OVERALL at the USA Spirit National's in Anaheim on Saturday!
Congratulations to Ariel Chang, Athena Chen, Christina Faith, Christina Fisher, Sydney Gaspar, Madison Gribble, Nicole Hawk, Katie Hawkes, Emily Hinton, Liz Jewell, Kelly Knudson, Rachel Kwon, Sarah Lee, Lauren Maring, Mia Michael, Sara Montague, Ellie O'Hara, Tannis Olson, Elizabeth Pines, Natalie Plenge, Josie Quinn, Coby Reynolds, Dylan Rice, Brynn Rogers, Brandon Rosa Santos, Cassidy Rowe, Alicia Siebers, Keighly Vogel, Charlotte Williams, Evelyn Wohlman, Gabriela Wolf, Madeline Wysong, Tian Jiu Zheng, Julia Zhu and Jill Zimmerman and their Coaches Amanda Pardee, Cindy Pardee, Alexa Bordner and Adam Yaw
Bogdan Manzar represented our 2019-20 Wrestling team
at the Regional Tournament and made it to the Consolation Bracket rounds. This years Wrestling program jumped to over twenty members on the team. Great job this season and look forward to great years ahead!
Anna Littrell will represent Bellevue High School Gymnastics
at the 3A WIAA State Gymnastics meet this Thursday February 20th at Sammamish High School. She will compete in the Vault on Thursday!
Boys Swimming
had a terrific tune up for this coming weekends 3A WIAA State Swimming meet by placing multiple individuals and relays, as well as automatic State Qualifying timed performances at the 3A Seaking Championship meet this past Friday & Saturday. These athletes placed in the Championship (Top 6) FINALS from yesterday:
200 Medley Relay - Seaking Champions (Tristan Haeger, Philip Howard, Brian Lee, Zachary Hur)
100 Butterfly - Brian Lee - Seaking Champion
100 Butterfly - Zachary Hur - 2nd Place
500 Freestyle - Tristan Haeger - 3rd Place
100 Backstroke - Zachary Hur -3rd Place
100 Backstroke - Tristan Haeger - 5th Place
100 Breaststroke - Philip Howard - 6th Place
400 Freestyle Relay - 2nd Place (Kenny Gordon, Tristan Haeger, Zachary Hur, Brian Lee)
Girls Basketball
played in the first round of the 3A Seaking Tournament and lost a very tough game to Roosevelt High School 42-39 to conclude their season. The Girls played with GRIT, heart and determination all year long and now will set their eyes forward to the 2020-21 season. Amazing year to our Girls Basketball Program and their Coaches!
Boys Basketball
is continuing their late season run of tough defense and inspired team play to extend their season into the double elimination rounds of the 3A Seaking Boys Basketball Tournament. In a loser out game yesterday vs. Bishop Blanchet High School Bellevue prevailed with a with a 53-47 victory. Bellevue will face O'Dea High School this Tuesday at Ingraham High School at 5:30pm. If Bellevue WINS this game they will play in the semifinals on Thursday February 20th. If they LOSE vs. O'Dea they will play in a loser out contest on Friday February 21st. Update to follow their progress will be coming!
Go Bellevue!!!
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SPRING ATHLETICS IMPACT TESTING
Spring Athlete's!
If you are playing baseball, Soccer, Softball Lacrosse or Water Polo you are required to have an up to date concussion protocol ImPACT test on school file. ImPACT tests are good for two years. Here are the following dates for testing opportunities for the Spring Season (
TRACK AND FIELD - ONLY students who are POLE VAULTING are required to have an ImPACT test)
February 25th, 27th
Meeting in room #0108 @ 4:00pm
Students DO NOT have to reserve a spot for the ImPACT test. Just show up, and there'll be a spot for you in the computer tech room.
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BHS BOYS SOCCER
BHS Boys Soccer preseason conditioning and open field training opportunities in February. All students welcome.
Mondays and Fridays in February. (24th, and 27th)
3:45pm Conditioning in the gym
4:15pm Open field on the stadium field
No training February 17 and 21 during the midwinter break.
Tryouts for spring soccer are March 2nd and 3rd. Please remember to have impact testing and PE forms current before tryouts, and sign up on Final Forms. Further information can be found on the BHS Athletics website
https://bsd405.org/bhs/wolverines/athletics/
If you are interested in receiving further information about BHS Boys Soccer, please email
[email protected]
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BHS 2020 FOOTBALL INFORMATION
PLAYER MEETING: February 27
All interested student-athletes who currently are in grades 9-11 should attend a 2020 Football Information meeting with the coaches on
February 27, 2020 at 5:30PM. Meet in the Locker Room at BHS.
Off Season Weight Lifting/Conditioning
All Student Athletes who are interested in playing football for the 2020 season are encouraged to attend off season workouts.
WINTER Workouts (December-February)
- February Break (2/17-21): 9:00am M,T,TH,F
- February 2/24-2/28: 5:30pm M,T,TH,F
SPRING Workouts (March-June)
Starting March 2, Football Off Season Workouts will move to
5:45am.
Starting MARCH 2, 2020
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
5:45am-6:45am Conditioning/Weight Room workouts at BHS
players should meet in the weight room
Wednesday/Saturday Player Led Practices: Please have your student-athlete reach out to one of the following current players to learn more about player led practices:
- Bryson Sleeper
- Elliott Hamilton
- Collin Backer
- Peter Netelenbos
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ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Co-ed Team
The co-ed season finished with the Bellevue team falling to top-ranked Cleveland in state quarterfinals. Congrats to the players and coaches on a very successful season!
Girls Spring Season
Contact us at [email protected] or go to http://bellevueultimate.org to join or learn more about the upcoming season (March to May). We welcome newcomers to the sport!
It's going to be lots of fun this Spring and we look forward to a great season!!
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WINTER OPEN FIELD OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for a way to stay fit and healthy?
We have a lot of opportunity to do so this winter, January through the end of February.
After school each day the main stadium with have conditioning groups or groups of students that will play student organized games (soccer, lacrosse, etc.) The groups will be supervised by athletics staff, no coaching, just having someone present on the site.
In the main stadium these groups will commence Monday to Friday from 3:30pm to 6:00pm at the latest.
On Wednesdays the Softball field will be open for students that would like to use that field from 1:30pm to 3:00pm.
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SENIORS
Class of 2020 Important Dates
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May 16, 2020
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Prom
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June 14, 2020
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Baccalaureate
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June 16, 2020
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Senior Breakfast
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June 16, 2020
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Graduation, Cookie Reception and Grad Night
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ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS!
It's time to sign up for the
ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY
immediately following graduation on June 16th.
A not to be missed incredibly fun night - FOR ALL GRADUATES
- An entire evening (locations are a surprise!) with friends and classmates
- Games, food, prizes, entertainment and more!
- The last time graduates will be together with entire class until reunions!
To reserve your student's spot click link here to
print and complete form(s)
- REQUIRED. Make a check payable to "BHS PTSA" and put Seniors name in memo. Please drop off check/signed form(s) at BHS PTSA Drop Box in main office
For specific questions about the grad night party only or to volunteer as a chaperone, email
[email protected]
Early Bird Pricing of $109 ends February 29th so take advantage now!
Hello Class of 2020 Parents!
We would like to thank you those of you that attended for contributing to the success of our auction. We appreciate all your generous donations that will help us to pull off an amazing prom and graduation. If you were unable to make the auction and would like to contribute, Touchbase Lite is still open for donations and the link is attached below. For any questions, please contact
[email protected].
Thank you,
2020 Class Office
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SOPHOMORES
Hello Parents! Thank you for all your donations, our first ever Parents Night Out would not have been successful without them!
Updates:
- If you are interested in getting more involved with our class or would like more in depth updates from just the class of 2022, please email the following: [email protected]
- Check out our YouTube channel, where we post monthly student interviews.
- We will be hosting another Parents Night Out on March 7th (night of the Enatai Auction)! Similarly formatted like the one we just had on February 7th, we will provide snacks and activities. More information will be released soon
Don't hesitate to contact me at
[email protected]
if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns about our class. We truly appreciate your input to help us improve the Bellevue High experience for everyone!
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FFEE SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING
The Koshka Foundation for Safe (NPO) Schools is organizing a one-day training, "Connecting the Dots", on March 9, 2020.
Connecting the Dots: Safety in Action is a collaborative learning opportunity focused on violence prevention, school and community safety, and long-term recovery. Bringing together school safety teams and stakeholders, members of threat assessment teams in K-12 and higher education, law enforcement and security personnel, emergency managers, mental health providers and other stakeholders, discussions will focus on information sharing and strategies in prevention and long-term resiliency building.
Date & Location: Monday, March 9 at the University of Washington Tacoma (1918 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402. Free to attend,
register here
For more information, visit:
https://www.thesafetycollaborative.org/
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: SCIENCE EDUCATORS IN TRAINING
Science Educators in Training (and Lead Science Educators in Training) volunteer with Pacific Science Center's summer camps at several locations across the Puget Sound region: Seattle, West Seattle, Bothell, Bellevue, Medina, and Kirkland. SETs volunteer for a minimum of 60 hours over the summer, helping our camps Educators and working with campers of all ages at STEM-themed camps. They receive career exploration opportunities, leadership experience, verification of their service hours, and Pacific Science Center passes.
Applications will be open on our SET webpage (https://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/camps/science-educators-in-training/) on
December 27, and will
close on February 29, 2020.
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Bellevue High School has a very diverse cultural population.
If you need translation for articles in our newsletters, please try this
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TEAM JAPANESE BLAST!
If you are interested in Japanese culture, Japanese anime, or take Japanese class and understand Japanese, why don't you join us, Team Japanese Blast? Team Japanese Blast is a group of parent and student volunteers who are engaged in translating the PTSA newsletter The Bellevue Blast into Japanese.
Hours for translation will qualify for volunteer hours, a graduation requirement!
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For our newsletter at any time by clicking on the link on top of this newsletter. Be sure to sign up for your student's graduating classes. You may also unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of the newsletter.
SUBMISSIONS - 1 Weekly BELLEVUE BLAST EDITION
The Blast will be delivered once a week on Tuesday mornings. The deadlines for submitting articles are as follows:
- School news and PTSA articles - Friday deadline
- Athletics and Activities articles - Sunday deadline
- Submissions should be in plain text in the body of your email message or in a Word document.
- Items submitted may be accepted, rejected, or edited at our discretion.
- Please use a separate email for each article submitted.
- Titles should be included in the Subject line.
- Images may be included as JPEG or PNG files.
- Submissions received after Friday/Sunday will NOT be in the Tuesday issue, but will be in the following week's issue.
COMMENTS: Thank you for your articles. The newsletter is edited by Jia Ling(Janet) Liu and Rebekah Brown. Please submit all comments and questions to us at [email protected].
Thank you for staying informed!
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PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD / QUICK LINKS
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PTSA Presidents
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PTSA Vice Presidents Communications
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BHS Administration
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