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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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BHS STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON |
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Dear BHS Families,
Thank you to all the families who participated in our last week's Staff Appreciation Luncheon. It was amazing!!!
Copying feedback from our staff: "Thank you for your time, hard work, special touch, and delicious foods. BHS staff look forward to these luncheons... You guys make us feel special by going above and beyond and we thank you!"
Shout to our food donors:
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Special thanks to our volunteers:
Yanli Tong, Sara Xu, Jack, Cony, Hua Hong, Cong Liu, Sophia Chen, Janet Daly,
Gina Dattilo, Jasmin Krout.
Wish you and your family all the best for the remainder of December!
Staff Appreciation Co-chair:
Hyunjin Kwon & Qiuya(Rachel) Li
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Hello BHS family, friends, and community.
We already raised almost $63,000!
Our goal is to raise $70,000 this year. There is still time to donate to support our PTSA programs and community! Reaching this goal will allow us to fully fund all of our PTSA programs, which include:
- Over $35,000 in grants directly to academic, sports, and student organizations
- Staff appreciation events
- Support Youth Eastside Service mental health counseling at school
- Giving closet for BHS students and families in need
- Sharing information with our community via the Blast and BHS PTSA Website
- Much much more!
Please donate using the button below or via your corporate giving program for matching!
Thank you all for your support
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If your company offers matching, please take a moment to submit a match request and stretch your donation. Bellevue High PTSA’s tax id number is 91-1459440.
If you donate through Benevity, there will be a delay to put your name on our honor roll. If you want your names to be added into the honor roll now, free to email your full name and your donation number to
Should you prefer to write a check, please make it out to Bellevue High PTSA and mail it to 10416 SE Wolverine Way, Bellevue, WA 98004.
Got questions?
Thank you very much for your support!
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105 BHS marketing and business students will be competing at the Area 4 DECA competition on January 6. It’s a great opportunity to get dressed up in professional clothes, apply what they have learned in class, and build confidence and leadership skills. Students will be given a business scenario, and have 10 minutes to come up with a solution to a problem or a develop an idea. They then have 10 minutes to present their idea to a judge. The judge scores them based on criteria that the students have seen ahead of time, and that score is added to a 100-question multiple choice test that students have taken. The winners (Top 10 students in each event; finance, business law and ethics, apparel and accessories marketing, human resources management, etc.) will advance to the state competition to do it all over again with their peers from across the state in March. From there students can qualify for the international competition. This year it is in Orlando.
Bellevue DECA will be competing against more than 1200 students from high schools in Bellevue, Issaquah, and Snoqualmie Valley on January 6, 2023 at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center. Students will solve business problems with business people from the community who volunteer as judges. If you have business experience, and would like to volunteer your time and expertise, please email DECA advisor, Tammi Riggers at riggerst@bsd405.org. The time commitment is from 8:30 am until about 1:00 pm on Friday, January 6. Parking will be validated, and there will be coffee and pastries for judges. This is a great event for students and judges alike. Your support and participation are greatly appreciated!
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She Kills Monsters Play - NEW DATES! Mark your calendar for January 12, 13, and 14 at 7 PM in the Performing Arts Center.
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Booster Club Meeting - Join us Thursday, December 15th at 7 PM in the Black Box for a booster club meeting to discuss the rescheduled show, the spring musical, and the Fringe Festival. All theater parents are welcome!
Dracula Video and Photos- Did you miss the Dracula show or love it so much that you want to see it again? Check out the video of our recent Dracula play, as well as photos, on the booster club website.
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This November, the PTSA Grants Committee received 24 grant requests totaling just over $52,000, a noticeable increase over past years. This week, we announced full and partial funding for 17 grants in the amount of $19,989. We are excited to share with you some highlights of things the PTSA has funded from the Fall 2022 grant cycle:
- Theater Tech/Drama Dept: New/additional lighting equipment needed for theatre productions; plays and musicals
- The Barque school newspaper: Production support
- Music Department: New music stands
- English/Language Arts Department: Fixed Film Screen for enhanced film viewing
- Neuroscience Club: Laboratory supplies
- Marine Biology Club: Field trip support
- Robotics Club: Materials/Supplies
- Boys & Girls Tennis: Court Benches for players
- Girls Softball: Equipment Bags
We look forward to the Spring 2023 Grants cycle and will announce when applications are open in the Blast. If you have any questions regarding grants, please reach out to our PTSA Grants Chair,
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The 2022-23 Wolverine Guard Program is going strong! We already have received applications and hours for some students. For those who aren’t familiar with it, WG is a Bellevue High PTSA sponsored award that recognizes students who perform 100+ hours of community service in the 12-month period from May 1st to April 30th of each school year. Students who complete the WG requirements earn a certificate of recognition and who get WG two years during high school, get a special tassel at graduation.
For current guidelines, rules and required forms for WG 2022-23, please go to the BHS PTSA website, Wolverine Guard Program.
A few ideas for volunteer service with links below:
As a reminder: The PTSA WG program is separate from the Bellevue School District's volunteer hours requirement for graduation. However, hours that are earned to meet graduation requirements may also be used to meet WG requirements. You will need to download WG forms off of our website to both record your hours (and get supervisor’s signatures!) and the WG Application form. Thank you to those students who are supporting people through giving your time and energy. You do make a difference!
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BHS BASEBALL PLAYER/COACH MEETING |
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BHS Baseball Player/Coach Meeting on Tuesday, December 13, 5:30pm, BHS Library
BHS Baseball Head Coach Craig Parthemer will hold a brief meeting for new and returning Baseball players to review expectations and opportunities for the pre-season, including winter workouts and weight room use.
BHS Player/Coach Meeting
Tuesday, December 13, 5:30pm
Bellevue High School Library
The BHS Baseball Boosters Club Parent meeting will be rescheduled into the new year, with a full pre-season meeting on February 7. Announcements for those meetings are forthcoming.
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ATHLETICS SCHEDULE DEC 12TH TO DEC 17TH |
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Monday December 12th
Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball at Hazen High School JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Supervisor Thomas Gangle
Tuesday December 13th
Girls Wrestling at Interlake High School with all 22 other Kingco Conference Schools 6:00pm
Girls JVC Basketball v. Sammamish High School @ Bellevue High School 7:30pm
Boys JVC Basketball at Hazen High School 7:00pm
Wednesday December 14th
Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball at Hazen High School JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Supervisor Jess Moyer
Thursday December 15th
Boys and Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball at Interlake High School JV Girls 3:30pm, JV Boys 5:00pm, Varsity Girls 6:30pm, Varsity Boys 8:00pm
Supervisor Jess Moyer
Girls Gymnastics v. Lindbergh High School, North Creek High School, & Sammamish High School @ Bellevue High School 7:00pm
Supervisor Katie Klug
Gym Manager Minh Nguyen
Tickets Jerry Iseman and Debra Andrews
Wrestling at Mercer Island High School with Renton High School & Sammamish High School 6:00pm
Friday December 16th
No Events Scheduled
Saturday December 17th
Wrestling at Santa Slam Tournament @ Juanita High School 9:00am
Boys JVC Basketball at Interlake High School 11:00am
Girls JVC, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Basketball v. Holy Names Academy @ Bellevue High School JVC 3:00pm, JV 4:30pm, Varsity 6:00pm
Supervisor John Hill
Gym Manager Minh Nguyen
Tickets Jerry Iseman, Debra Andrews, Cathy Lanning
Table Crew Dave Sherbrooke, Jim Butcher, Jeff Cato, Will Linser
Go Bellevue!!!
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HOMETOWNTICKETING HOME EVENT PURCHASES
FOR 2022-23 BELLEVUE ATHLETICS
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Hello Wolverine Basketball, Gymnastics, and Wrestling families;
Through Hometownticketing, we have created season passes for all of the HOME games we will host this year. This will allow only an initial surcharge being applied to the purchase of the passes. Additionally, the price of the total number of games/passes to be used is also discounted by 10% (example – 10 game pass at $7 per would be $70, minus 10% is now $63 plus surcharge from HTT). This will help balance out the surcharge total and it is only applied once at initial purchase.
This is for HOME games only. Each school we visit OUTSIDE of the BSD will have their individual management for ticket purchasing.
Wrestling has THREE home matches this winter season so the 6 Game PASS might be an option for parents to consider if they are both attending the matches. Gymnastics has TWO home meets so individual tickets might be the best option.
Bellevue High School Girls Basketball have 9 NINE HOME games so our Flex Pass options are:
Adult 18 game flex pass $116.40
Adult 9 game flex pass $59.70
K – 8 - 18 game flex pass $84
K – 8 - 9 game flex pass $43.40
Bellevue High School Boys Basketball have 6 SIX HOME games so our Flex Pass options are:
Adult 12 game flex pass $78.60
Adult 6 game flex pass $40.80
K – 8 – 12 game flex pass $57
K – 8 – 6 game flex pass $30
Individual game tickets will also still be sold to accommodate visiting home and away fans, as well as visiting students and youth accompanying their families.
Bellevue Winter Athletics Flex Pass
Thursday, December 1st – Saturday, February 4th
BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL MAIN GYM
10416 SE Wolverine Way
John Hill
Athletic Director
Bellevue High School
425-456-7038
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BELLEVUE SCHOOL FOUNDATION |
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Dear BHS Families,
BSF recently published our 2021-2022 Gratitude Report. Thank you to the over 1000 people and organizations that supported our students and educators last year! If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation before the end of 2022, you can do so at our website. BSF wishes everyone a happy holiday season!
PS: Spring for Schools 2023 is on April 1st, 2023 from 5:00—7:00 PM! Save the date!
Best,
Qiuya(Rachel) Li
BSF Ambassador
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BELLEVUE BLAST ARTICLE DEADLINE |
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The deadlines for submitting Bellevue Blast articles are as follows:
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School news and PTSA articles – Friday 6 pm deadline
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Athletics and Activities articles – Sunday 6 pm deadline
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PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD / QUICK LINKS |
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PTSA Presidents
PTSA Vice President Fundraising
PTSA Board
Committee Chairs
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PTSA Vice Presidents Communications
PTSA Secretary
Krista Heys
PTSA Treasurers
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BHS Administration
Principal:
BHS Athletics/ Activities
BHS Main Office
425-456-7000
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Our Address:
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue, Washington
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