|
|
The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
|
|
Amazon donates .5% of the price of eligible purchases to a charitable organization of your choice for the same Amazon products at the same prices. Please shop AmazonSmile and support the Bellevue High PTSA! |
|
Reflections "I Matter Because" Finalists 2020-2021 |
|
Congratulations to our district winners! This is a magnificent achievement!
All finalists are moving to the Washington State competition. See our winners below:
Rebecca de Broglio, Literature, Outstanding Interpretation
Benjamin Zhou, Music Composition, Award of Creativity
Maya Tang, Music Composition, Award of Technique
Gracie Scribner, Photography, Outstanding Interpretation
Rebecca de Broglio, Film, Outstanding Interpretation
Sandy Kwong, Visual Arts, Award of Technique
All participants, thank you all so much for your amazing works! Your art pieces and art spirit brighten our school. You all deserve to be congratulated.
|
|
It's Almost Here! Join Us at the Virtual Reflections Showcase Next Week
Be sure to join us next Tuesday, January 26 at 7 p.m. EST (starting with a pre-show at 6:45 p.m. EST) to celebrate last year’s Reflections winners at our free, virtual Reflections Showcase! The event will be broadcast on the official National PTA YouTube channel. Let us know if you are coming and receive an art activity to post on social media. RSVP today!
|
|
Boys Soccer Pre-Season Training Begins |
|
Are you interested in playing high school boys soccer?
Boys soccer pre-season training is optional and will take place at the Stadium on Wednesday, January 20 and Wednesday, January 27, 6:30-8:30. Come and meet new Varsity Coach Tao Shen.
|
|
AP Payment Information for Families |
|
Dear BHS Families of Students in Advanced Placement Classes:
This is a reminder email to families with students who will be taking advanced placement exams to be aware of the payment deadlines. This year the payment deadline is March 1st. If you have already made your payment – thank you. The College Board is allowing full refunds if your student decides against taking the exam however we still require full payment for the exams they’ve registered for no later than March 1st.
How to pay? Similar to last year families will use the “shop method” on our school’s payment processing system. I’ve included the link here; https://touchbase.bsd405.org/ below with detailed instructions as an attached pdf.
If your student did not register for the exam during the regular registration window and would like to register for an exam, please contact Lynn Semler, AP Coordinator at semlerl@bsd405.org as soon as possible and no later than March 1st. Exam fees during this late registration period are now $130 per exam.
Students on fee waivers are to notify the school accountant, Cathy Lanning at lanningc@bsd405.org if they intend to take the exam. If notified, fees are waived. If not notified NO Exam is Ordered. Late exam fees are NOT fee waiverable.
Inability to pay should not be a reason for a student not taking an exam. Scholarship opportunities are available for families and students who would benefit from financial assistance but who are not on the fee waiver program. Scholarship forms are included as an attachment. Completed forms to be submitted to either the student’s counselor or Lynn Semler, semlerl@bsd405.org prior to February 12th .
|
|
Career and Technical Education Town Hall |
|
On February 9, Career and Technical Education (CTE) will have their first Town Hall, which starts at 5:00 p.m. Make sure you join the session to hear about the many career pathways available in the Bellevue School District.
|
|
Help us support our students and teachers in this challenging time.
Sign up online at
|
|
District/Union Contacts to Share Your Voice |
|
The Bellevue School District is in an uncertain time regarding the decision to have students return to school in the hybrid model. If you wish to express your views to the Bellevue School District and the Bellevue Education Association (teachers’ union), below are the emails of the BSD superintendent and school board members and the president of BEA:
Bellevue School District:
Also if you want to express your view about designating the teachers as essential workers and have them vaccinated sooner, you can let your view known to Governor Inslee by emailing to his Chief of Staff, Jamila Thomas jamila.thomas@gov.wa.gov.
|
|
Dear Senior Parents,
Happy New Year! We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday break and are easing back into the second half of the school year. We continue to keep our fingers crossed that our Seniors will be back together again. However, we also remain realistic about the many unknowns that continue to challenge us during these times. We appreciate your continued understanding and patience as we get through this together.
Before the holidays, we provided you with an update that graduation is confirmed for Friday, June 18th and that we continue to plan and
fundraise for all graduation events: Prom, Baccalaureate, Senior Breakfast,
Grad Night celebrations, and Prom & Grad Night scholarships.
Thank you to all those who donated to the Gratitude Fundraiser. We were able to raise almost $4000! We are extremely grateful for your generosity and support. If you did not have a chance to donate during the month of November, our page remains open and you can donate here.
While our awesome Grad Night Co-Chairs are still planning an amazing celebration, we also recognize that there may be a possibility that a grad night event may look very different this year. The Co-Chairs are working hard with several different plans to ensure that we can still honor our Seniors. However, we have made a decision not to sell any tickets until early spring when we can have more confidence in sharing with you the type of event we will be able to hold.
Last week, Dr. Anderson sent an email with a link to purchase Caps & Gowns. Please get your orders in by January 30th (we confirmed that this is the correct date which was different from the email that students received). This is the information needed for yourorder:
In recent years, the Senior Class has held a Parent Auction as a fundraiser for Prom. With the restrictions in place this year, they have had to reimagine their event and will be hosting an online team-a-thon and Senior Showcase. This will be held on March 1st with a follow-up on either March 3rd or 4th. We will share more details as we receive them, but please be on the lookout for this invitation from the Seniors, and please participate, if possible. It is completely student-led and is the only major fundraiser they will be able to hold for Prom.
Key Dates*:
*What we currently know. All dates/times are subject to change. For a more detailed calendar, please download this link.
- March 1st and 3rd or 4th: Senior Showcase Fundraiser
- May 22, 2021: Senior Prom
- June 13, 2021: Baccalaureate
- June 15, 2021: Salute to Senior Assembly
- June 18, 2021:
- Senior Breakfast
- Graduation Rehearsal
- Graduation
- Graduation Reception
- Grad Night Celebration
Again, we will keep you posted on any additions or changes along the way. Please feel free to reach out to us at bellevuehs2021@gmail.com if you have anyquestions/comments/concerns. We would love to hear from you.
|
|
Happy new year Junior Parents!
We hope you had a nice break and were able to take some time to rest after a challenging year. We are starting off 2021 strong with a Touchbase fundraiser from January 18th to the 29th. Simply use this link to donate any amount of money to the class of 2022.
After facing the many challenges of online school and missing out on quintessential high school experiences over the past year, we want to do our best to make senior year as fun as possible for our grade and put together an incredible prom. Unfortunately, this lost time at school has also meant lost time for fundraising. That being said, we need all of the help we can get from parents to make this dream a reality. We greatly appreciate any amount of money you can donate!
Thank you for supporting your kids through this challenging time! If you have any questions or comments, please email Ruby Mathis at
s-mathisr@bsd405.org
|
|
ATTENTION JUNIOR PARENTS!!!
These tickets are going fast! Your chance of winning is 1/2000 - that's better odds than with the Lotto!
The Class of 2022 Booster Committee (made up of parents of Class of 2022 students) is now selling tickets for our “Raffle for All Seasons” event! The raffle prize is a weekend vacation during each season to four beautiful homes located in amazing bucket-list spots in the Northwest. Tickets are only $10 dollars each!
ONE winner will enjoy road trips to long weekends away in each of these four Pacific Northwest destinations:
• A 3-night Spring visit to Seaside, OR
• A 3-night Summer journey to Sun Valley, ID
• A 2-night Fall getaway in Leavenworth, WA
• A 3-night winter weekend at Crystal Mountain
Raffle drawing will be held on February 10, 2021. You absolutely don't want to miss out on this fabulous opportunity! Plus, couldn’t we all use a little change of scenery?
Interested in purchasing a ticket or two? Please contact Lisa Mead –
Class of 2022 Booster Committee
Annie Roth - Co-Chair annie@roth-family.net
Ksenia Witz - Co-Chair
kseniawitz@gmail.com
|
|
Werther Institute Educational Resources |
|
Werther Institute is a nonprofit organization founded by college and high school students with the mission of providing free, world-class education to anyone. We have instructors specializing and majoring in different fields, who can help students in academic, extra-curricular, and test preparation. We also offer over 25 courses to students at any level, anywhere.
For additional learning resources please visit our website!
|
|
PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD / QUICK LINKS |
|
 |
PTSA Presidents
PTSA Vice President Fundraising
PTSA Board
Committee Chairs
|
|
|
|
PTSA Vice Presidents Communications
PTSA Secretary
PTSA Treasurers
|
|
|
|
BHS Administration
Principal:
Asst. Prin: Thomas Gangle
BHS Athletics/ Activities
BHS Main Office
425-456-7000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our Address:
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue, Washington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
