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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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MAKE AN IMPACT CAMPAIGN UPDATE | |
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Hello BHS family, friends, and community.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far to our Make an Impact campaign! This campaign runs through December 15th, so you still have 2 more weeks to donate! Our goal for the year is to raise $70,000. We will use these money to fund all of our PTSA programs, which include:
- $40,000 in grants directly to academic, sports, and student organizations
- Staff appreciation events
- Support Youth Eastside Service mental health counseling at school
- Much much more!
Thank you all for your support!
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We try hard to include all donors in our honor roll. We really appreciate your generosity – if you donated through an employee portal or have mailed a check please email us at fundraising@bellevuehighptsa.com and we will add you to the Wolverine Honor Roll.
Thank you so much for your support
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Are you looking to get involved in the PTSA? We have shuffled a few of our Executive Board positions, and we need a new Secretary for the duration of the 2023/2024 school year.
This is a fantastic way to learn more about the school, learn what is going on, meet other parents, and help the school function smoothly and effectively.
Secretary – PTSA Executive Committee
Responsible for taking meeting minutes at the Board and General meetings.
Distributing meeting minutes after each meeting and following up on action items.
This is a great time to get involved with Bellevue High School!!!
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BHS PTSA MEMBERSHIP PERK! | |
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PTSA Membership Perk!
Did you know another benefit of Bellevue High School PTSA membership is access to our school directory? With secure online or app access, DirectorySpot will be launching in Dec. providing members with student, parent and teacher/staff info as well as class lists. If you have a current membership, be on the lookout for an email with login credentials. And if you still have plans to join, all new and returning parents, guardians, students, staff, and interested community members are invited! It's never too late to PTSA. Your annual membership supports important academic needs, is an active voice on decisions that impact your child's health, safety, and quality of education and helps build a stronger, more inclusive, school community.
Questions? Email: membership@bellevuehighptsa.com.
To sign up go to: http://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/joinptsa/
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PTSA STAFF APPRECIATION EVENT ON DEC 6 | |
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On Wednesday, December 6, the PTSA will be providing pastries together with a hot coffee cart from Bellden Café for the fantastic teachers and staff at Bellevue High.
We invite parents/guardians to please contribute to this event by donating baked or store-bought cookies. Please sign up and bring your cookie donations to the table in the front entrance before school on either Monday (Dec 4) or Tuesday (Dec 5). Sign up for cookie donations here.
We are also looking for volunteers to help on the morning of this event. Sign up to volunteer at this event here.
For any questions please contact Julia Leskauskas (Staff Appreciation Chair) by emailing julial@windermere.com.
Thank you,
PTSA Staff Appreciation Committee
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2nd MULTI-LANGUAGE PRINCIPAL COFFEE MEETING | |
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Topic: College Planning
When: Friday, December 8, 8:15 am – 9:45 am
Where: BHS Library and MS Teams
(link is below)
The 2nd meeting on December will be mainly focused on college planning and school resources.
Dr. Anderson will talk about ACT and SAT, AP classes, Naviance for college planning, High school and Beyond Plan, and so on. Additionally, we will learn the change made on the required standard test after COVID-19 pandemic as well as the details of WA Guaranteed Admission Program.
Interpreters will be available for Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean languages.
Multi-Language Coffee Hour, December 8, 2022
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 215 111 459 769
Passcode: ckzUqs
Download Teams | Join on the web
Or call in (audio only)
+1 206-800-4133,,389590665# United States, Seattle
Phone Conference ID: 389 590 665#
Find a local number | Reset PIN
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YEARBOOK PURCHASING AND SUBMISSIONS | |
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Purchase a Yearbook: Yearbooks are available for purchase on Touchbase: https://wa-bellevue.intouchreceipting.com/ . Once in TouchBase, find a grey box with the student’s name -> My school -> categories -> Yearbook. If your student has ASB it will give you an option to purchase a yearbook for $80 but if you student does not have ASB, it should give you an option to purchase a yearbook for $90. Guarantee your student a yearbook by purchasing before Friday, January 26. After January 26, we will only have a limited amount to be sold.
Senior Yearbook Ad submission: Parents can purchase a senior advertisement on Jostens: https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1119104. The first purchase window will close December 5 for a reduced price. The second purchase window is December 5 to January 26 for full price.
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| Ad Size | By 12/5/23 | By 1/26/24 | | Quarter Page | $90 | $100 | | Half Page | $180 | $195 | | Full Page | $360 | $390 | | |
Senior Photo and Quote Submission – 2/2/24 deadline: Between now and February2, email bhsbeacon@bsd405.org with subject line as “Senior Portrait, Quote + your students first and last name”. No late submissions will be accepted. | |
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Wolverine Guard (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. Each student who reports 100 or more approved hours will earn the Wolverine Guard Community Service Award. During the last school year, WG had 98 Bellevue High students earn a Wolverine Guard certificate for the 2022-2023 school year!
- ALL BHS students from 9-12 grades are eligible for WG should they meet the requirements.
- Students who earn WG in at least two of their four years at BHS will qualify for a WG Blue/Gold Honor Cord at graduation; students with 4 years of service at BHS will be awarded the WG Distinction Community Service Award.
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Submissions must include WG application, and time log forms. Time logs should include detailed hours and with signed (non-digital) signatures from volunteer coordinators.
- Volunteering is done through a non-profit organization (usually a 501c3 organization).
- The PTSA WG program is separate from the Bellevue School District volunteer hours requirement for graduation. We DO NOT coordinate with Naviance and will only accept Wolverine Guard time logs.
Application is due midnight on April 30th, 2024. No late application will be accepted!
Review guidelines and WG application and time logs at PTSA Wolverine Guard page: https://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/wolverine-guard/.
Any questions, please reach out to Lucille Tam and Michelle Pflaum at wolverineguard@bellevuehighptsa.com.
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BHS ORCHESTRA BOOSTER CLUB MEETING
- DECEMBER 5th @ 7pm
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Our BHS Orchestra Boosters welcomes all orchestra parents to our next meeting on Tuesday, December 5th at 7 pm in the Orchestra room (1405)
Please join us to hear details about upcoming events, discuss fundraising projects, and meet other parents.
Questions? Email: bellevueorchestra@gmail.com
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BHS CHOIR BOOSTER MEETING | |
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Choir Booster Meeting
Wednesday, December 6 at 7:00PM
The Next Choir Booster Meeting will be held Wednesday, December 6 , 2023 at 7 pm in BHS Room 1405. All Parents of Choir Students are invited to attend. There will be an update on the Together We Sing fundraiser, Sweatshirts, and hear from Mr. Jacobson about the Winter Concert schedule.
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BHS BAND BOOSTER CLUB MEETING | |
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FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, 7:00PM
Room 1405
All parents of BHS Band students, please join us on the first non-holiday Monday of every month, for a chance to learn more about the Bellevue Band Boosters.
Mr. George and Mr. Harvey share all the ins and outs of BHS Band happenings and news about upcoming performances, special events, fundraising needs, and share how you can help volunteer and support your student and the band program! We have a lot of fun!
Meeting dates are Dec. 4; Jan. 8; Feb. 5, March. 11, April. 1, April. 29, June. 10.
If you have questions, please email bellevueband@gmail.com
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Almost, Maine
Thank you to everyone that came out to see Almost, Maine last week. The cast and crew thank you for your support. We hope that you enjoyed the show!
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Next Booster Meeting
The next Theater Booster Club Meeting will be Tuesday, December 12th at 7 PM in the Black Box. All parents of theater students are invited. Join the theater director and booster club officers in discussing what is on the horizon for the theater department.
Spring Musical Auditions
Spring musical auditions are coming in mid-January. Stay tuned for more information!
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Does your son play soccer? All parents of boys soccer players are invited to our next booster club meeting, Wednesday, January 10, 7PM, Lisa Mohanty's home, 2133 102nd Pl SE. Please come learn about the boys soccer program and help us plan for our Spring 2024 season. | |
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ImPACT Test Dates for the BHS 2023/24 Sports Seasons:
No registration needed, just show up – the impact test takes approximately 30 – 45 minutes.
Students will need their BSD laptops for ImPACT testing.
ImPACT Testing will begin at 2:00pm at Bellevue High School – Lower Aux/North Gym – Room 0302
December 6, 2023
January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, March 6, 13, 20, 27. April 3, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22 and June 5, 12, 19, 2024
Impact testing is required for Football, Soccer, Divers, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse prior to participating.
Any question please contact Kelli Mayer, BHS Athletics & Activities at mayerk@bsd405.org
The Wolverine Way. It’s Worth the Climb…. We hold high standards.
We embrace the challenge together and support one another along the way.
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BELLEVUE ATHLETICS SCHEDULE DEC 4th TO DEC 9th | |
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Monday December 4th
Boys JVC, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Basketball at Liberty High School JVC 4:00pm, JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball v. Seattle Academy @ Bellevue High JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Gym Manager Minh Nguyen
Tickets Debra Andrews and Cathy Lanning
Table Crew Will Linser, Dave Sherbrooke, Jim Butcher, Ben Puariea
Tuesday December 5th
Girls Wrestling at Highline High School 6:00pm
Boys Swimming and Diving v. Redmond High School at Redmond Pool 3:00pm
Wednesday December 6th
Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball at Liberty High School JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Thursday December 7th
Wrestling at Highline High School 6:00pm
Gymnastics v. Lindbergh and four other teams @ Bellevue High School 7:00pm
Gym Manager Minh Nguyen
Tickets Debra Andrews
Scoreboard Jerry Iseman
Boys and Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball at Lake Washington High School Girls JV 4:30pm Main Gym, Boys JV 4:30pm North Gym, Girls Varsity 6:00pm North Gym, Boys Varsity 7:30pm North Gym
Friday December 8th
NO Events Scheduled
Saturday December 9th
Wrestling at Invitational Tournament
GO Bellevue!!!
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CHERRY CREST ELEMENTARY SPELLING BEES | |
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Cherry Crest Elementary is hosting our annual Spelling Bees and need your help!
We are looking for high school volunteers who are interested in being the pronouncers and help conduct the 2023-2024 Spelling Bees Competition.
~ No experience required, volunteer hours available.
~ Volunteers’ responsibilities include:
What: Spelling Bees – Preliminary
When: Wednesday, December 6 at 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Cherry Crest Elementary
12400 NE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
What: Spelling Bees – Finals
When: Wednesday, February 7 at 6:15pm – 8:30pm
Where: Cherry Crest Elementary
12400 NE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
We look forward to seeing you and appreciate your help!
Cherry Crest PTSA Spelling Bees
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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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Our Address:
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue, Washington
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