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PRINCIPAL COFFEE
Please join me next
Wednesday, February 12th, for our next Principal Coffee. I'll be sharing about registration for the 20-21 school year. The process begins right after Mid-Winter Break. Get the early scoop!
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FOOD DONATION NEEDED FOR BSD COLLEGE CONFERENCE
Dear BHS Parents,
Bellevue School District is organizing the District College Conference. We ask help from parents to donate Appetizers, Salads, Fruit, and Desserts for the event.
Date: Thursday, 02/06/2020
Time: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Location: BHS Main Office
Please click the link below to donate food. Thank you!
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BHS PTSA AWARDS - NOMINATIONS DUE FEB 14th
It's PTSA Awards time! Have a special teacher or staff member you'd like to see acknowledged for their efforts? Or do you know a volunteer (somebody in the BHS community) who should be recognized for their contributions? Please Nominate them HERE to share your suggestions for Outstanding Educator or Golden Acorn volunteer awards. (please send by
Feb 14th)
Golden Acorn Volunteer Award Nominations
Please submit your recommendations for the Golden Acorn Award. Each year, our PTSA presents Golden Acorn Awards to volunteers who have given exemplary service to the students and community of Bellevue High School.
- Golden Acorn Award is a prestigious WA State PTA award given by local PTSAs for exemplary and outstanding volunteerism and service.
- Awardsare recorded with the Washington State PTA. Each honoree will receive a gold pin, a certificate from the state office and their name is inscribed on the Golden Acorn plaque. This award is very special and is a wonderful way to honor those volunteers most giving of their time, expertise and energy in service to our school community.
Past recipients of the Golden Acorn Award may not be nominated again at the same school.
Outstanding
Educator
- The Outstanding Educator Award was created to recognize individuals who have provided outstanding educational opportunities for children and youth that are beyond the normal scope of their jobs to make the learning environment fun, beneficial, and challenging.
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TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
Senior Class hosts "Molto Amore" Staff Appreciation Luncheon
It is time for Senior Class to show our love for our wonderful staff during "Molto Amore" Staff Appreciation Luncheon on February 12th, Wednesday! Senior Class, please bring your homemade dishes and family favorite recipes to share with our incredible staff. Let's show our staff how much they mean to us by serving them delicious dishes filled with "amore"!
Please bring dishes between 11 am to 12 pm to the PAC in disposable containers (container size 10.5"x 8" and serving size for 12+ people). No serving utensils needed. You may drop off the food in the main office if needed. We will have some steam warming trays to keep the food hot during the luncheon.
Thank you in advance to Senior Class!
Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs
Jungyeol Kim, Lori Broznowski, Charlene Lee
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BHS WINTER DANCE
Bellevue High School will be hosting an ALL-SCHOOL DANCE!
Winter Ball is on
February 8th
7:30-10:00pm! This is a casual hip dance just for fun! That's right! This means NO tuxedos... NO dress drama... NO group drama... It is just pure casual fun! This dance is themed as a glow in the dark, SO make sure your kids dress up in glow in the dark clothes! There will also be food trucks there, so bring some money for that! The price is $20 with ASB, $25 without ASB, and $30 at the door. Please have your children come!
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BELLEVUE DECA
Ninety BHS students competed against 1,200 of their peers from the Bellevue, Issaquah, and Snoqualmie school districts on January 9. The students were presented with business problems or scenarios, given a short time to prepare and then asked to present their ideas to a business person. They had previously taken a 100-question multiple choice test in the areas of marketing, finance, hospitality, entrepreneurship or business management depending on their chosen area of competition. The test scores were combined with their role plays scores from January 9 to determine who would move on to the DECA State Conference in March.
Dorothy Zhang and
Maggie Wang - Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making (8)
Dora Chen and
Si Qi Zhao - Financial Services Team Decision Making (6)
Philip Chen and
Eric Kim - Hospitality Services Team Decision Making (7)
Campbell McGahan and
Andrew Rose - Marketing Management Team Decision Making (9)
Esha Krishnan and
Allison Zhang - Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making (1)
Jonny Rothberg - Business Financial Services (2)
Jeffrey Kagle - Hotel and Lodging Management (4)
Tara Meyyappan - Marketing Communications (5)
Quinn Capriotti - Sports and Entertainment Marketing (4)
Anabel Blankenship and
Esha Krishnan - Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan (7)
Esha Krishnan and
Ahmin Chang - Startup Business Plan (1)
Maggie Wang and
Dorothy Zhang - Startup Business Plan (5)
Teams earning 1-9 place qualified for the state conference, which takes place March 5-7 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.
Bahar Foroutan and
Alex Cho placed 10
th in Business Law and Ethics and
Jeffrey Kwon placed 10
th in Business Services Marketing, and are worthy of mention.
Others were recognized for their high scores on the test or role play:
Michelle Hu (Apparel and Accessories),
Michelle Li (Business Finance),
Bahar Foroutan and
Alex Cho (Business Law and Ethics), Ahmin Chang (Business Services),
Claire Zhong (Entrepreneurship),
Jayce Zimmerman (Entrepreneurship),
Meghan Day (Human Resources Management),
and
Quincy Snow (Retail Merchandising).
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BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL BOND
February 11, 2020 Election
Since 2002, the Bellevue Community has supported our students and schools by rebuilding and remodeling our school facilities to ensure that Bellevue maintains the high quality our community expects. The Bellevue School District is asking the community to consider a capital bond in the February 11, 2020 election to address needs in the areas of aging schools, improving safety, and adding classroom space to accommodate our continued growth. The BHS PTSA supports the BSD Capital Bond.
Details for the Capital Projects Bond can be found here.
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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
Orchestra Booster Meeting
Tuesday, February 4 at 7PM
Please join the Orchestra Booster Club for their monthly meeting this
Tuesday 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
silvaviator@gmail.com
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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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SCREENAGER: NEXT CHAPTER
Don't let the movie title, Screenagers: NEXT CHAPTER, mislead you. This new documentary - showing Thursday, February 6th at 5:15 p.m. at
Chinook Middle School
- is not just for parents of teenagers who use screens. Children at much younger ages are being handed screens. The
latest study
shows the average child receives their first smartphone at 10.3 years old. By age 12, 50% of children have their own social media accounts.
Screenagers: NEXT CHAPTER
(2019) focuses on
the science behind our children's emotional challenges, the interplay of social media, and most importantly, what can be done in our schools and homes to help them build crucial skills to navigate stress, anxiety, and depression in our digital age.
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.
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 6 |
College Conference, 5:45PM - 8:30PM at BHS |
| February 7 |
Earthquake Drill 1st Period |
| February 8 |
Winter Ball @BHS |
| February 10-14 |
Kindness Week @BHS |
| February 12 |
PTSA Luncheon
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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
HERE
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BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS SCHEDULE Feb
. 3rd to 8th, 2020
Girls C Team Basketball at Bishop Blanchet High School 4:00pm
Tuesday February 4th
Boys C Team, Junior Varsity & Varsity Basketball at Liberty High School JVC 3:45pm, JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Girls C Team Basketball vs. Holy Names Academy
@ Bellevue High School 3:45pm
Wednesday February 5th
Bellevue High School Student Athlete NCAA/NAIA Athletics National Signing Day Celebration in BHS Commons 2:00pm
Come to the Commons after school to honor the students continuing their athletic journey in college next year!
Boys C Team and Junior Varsity Basketball at Franklin High School JVC 4:00pm, Junior Varsity 5:45pm
Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball at Liberty High School JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Girls C Team Basketball at Woodinville High School 5:00pm
Thursday February 6th
Boys C Team Basketball vs. Mercer Island High School at Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club/PEAK 3:45pm
Friday February 7th
Boys & Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball at Mercer Island High School Girls JV 3:30pm, Boys JVB 5:00pm, Girls Varsity 6:30pm, Boys Varsity 8:00pm
Boys Swimming at Kingco Championship Meet Prelims @ Mary Wayte Pool, Mercer Island 2:00pm
Wrestling at 3A Kingco/Wesco South Sub Regional Championship Meet Preliminary Rounds @ Juanita High School 3:30pm
Saturday February 8th
Cheer Team at 3A WIAA State Championship Meet at Battle Ground High School, Battle Ground
Drill Team at Tahoma High School Invitational
Boys Swimming at Kingco Championship Meet Finals @ Mary Wayte Pool, Mercer Island 2:00pm
Boys Diving at Kingco Championship Diving Finals @ Juanita High School 9:30am
Wrestling at 3A Kingco/Wesco Sub Regional Championship Meet Final Rounds @ Juanita High School 9:30am
Gymnastics at 3A/2A Kingco Championship Meet @ Newport High School 7:00pm
Go Bellevue!!!
John Hill
Athletic Director
Bellevue High School
425-456-7038
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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 4th, 11th, 13th, 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. (3rd, 7th, 10th, 14th, 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/
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MOD PIZZA FUNDRAISER FOR BHS BYMNASTICS
Support the BHS Gymnastics Team!
Visit MOD Pizza @ 317 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA, US 98004 on
February 13, 2020 between 10:30am to 10:00pm.
Mention the BHS Gymnastics team when you order
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Click this link to confirm you will be there!
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BHS BOYS SWIM & DIVE: LOOKING AHEAD...KINDCO CHAMPIONSHIP
Last Week's Highlights: Busy week for the boys with TWO double dual meets!!
Sammamish@Bellevue (lost 100-80) and Bellevue@Interlake (win 104-76) - our 200F Relay team (Zachary H, Ethan A, Gordon K, Brian L) grabbed the 1st place with a state time 1.30.59; in addition to individual events of 1 State time (Zachary H 200F) and 17 District times. Great job to our diver Ethan A achieved a total diving score of 134.90.
Issaquah@Bellevue (lost 104 -81) and Bellevue@Interlake (win 119-54) - our 200 Medley Relay team (Tristan H, Philip H, Brian L, Zachary H) once again achieved a state time 1.37.90, as well as 400F Relay (Gordon K, Brian L, Zachary H, Tristan H) with a state time 3.21.82; in addition to individual events of 1 State time (Philip H 100Brst) and 20 District times. Congratulations to our diver Ethan A who seized the 4th place with 116.25 points. Way to go, Wolverines!!
This Week: KingCo Championship Prelim on
Friday Feb 7th and Final on Saturday Feb 8th
Coming Up: Our Team Captain Albert K is planning a MOD fundraising event in supporting our Boys Swive team on
Monday Feb 17th tentatively. More info will follow up.
Check us out... more photos in actions and details in event qualifiers:
http://www.bellevuehighswimanddive.com/boys-home.html
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Go Wolverines!! Swim Fast!!
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BHS Football
Team Events
Winter Workouts are in full force!
All Student Athletes who are interested in playing football for the 2020 season are encouraged to attend winter workouts.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
5:30-6:45 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 players to learn more about these player led practices:
- Bryson Sleeper
- Elliott Hamilton
- Collin Backer
- Peter Netelenbos
The BHS football program in partnership with our BHS Football Club are working together to plan events and activities for players (spring ball -June- and summer football camp) and parent/guardian events and information sessions.
Please fill out this quick and easy BHS 2020 Football Survey
to learn information regarding summer football camp (Fort Worden 2020) and share your contact information for ongoing communication.
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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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ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Spring Athletes - Ultimate Frisbee - Girls Team
Practice for Spring season starts at the end of the month! Contact us at info@bellevueultimate.org to join or learn more.
Co-ed Team
The co-ed team fell to Roosevelt HS this past week. Playoffs are next!
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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
bhs2020gradnight@gmail.com
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
s-reidk@bsd405.org.
Thank you,
2020 Class Office
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JUNIORS
Hello Parents! Hope everyone is having a great December and a wonderful winter so far!
Upcoming events:
- Its Junior Year! We need your help Parents! Juniors are selling concessions at all
Basketball Home Games this winter season. All concessions sold MUST BE DONATED
BY PARENTS! To help donate contact s-moransa@bsd405.org for the signup page.
Any food donated can be turned into the Main office at Bellevue High School,
anytime during school hours. If unable to drop off at the high school, contact us
privately and a class officer may be able to pick it up.
Thank you so much to all the parents who have donated so far!
If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns that's what I'm here for! Please contact me at s-moransa@bsd405.org or call/text me if urgent at (425)-349-8547. And remember, the blast is every week so be sure to look out for next week's update.
Have a great week! Thank you so much for all you support and help, keep up the amazing work parents, we couldn't do this without you!
Sincerely, the class of 2021
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SOPHOMORES
Hello parents! Happy February!
Class Updates:
- The class of 2022 will be hosting Enatai Elementary students at BHS for a "Parents' Night Out" on February 7 from 6-9 PM and we need sophomore volunteers to help out! If you are a student who enjoys playing with kids and/or needs volunteer hours, please email s-silvert@bsd405.org because we would love to have your help with this fundraiser!
- For our Parents' Night Out event, we need snack donations to feed our kids! The following is the link to the sign-up genius for donations: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A4AAEA82BA1F49-snack. In addition, we are planning to oversee a variety of Valentine's themed crafts and we will happily accept any craft supply donations, such as water color paint sets or pipe cleaners. Food and craft supplies can be dropped off in the bags in front of the main office anytime this week, as our big event is on Friday night. Thank you
Don't hesitate to contact me at
s-silvert@bsd405.org
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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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
link:
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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 bellevueblast@bellevuehighptsa.com.
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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PTSA Treasurers
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BHS Main Office
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