Bellevue Blast - May 30th, 2023, Vol 36

BELLEVUE BLAST

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Bellevue High School PTSA

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May 30th, 2023

Bellevue Schools Foundation

BHS PTSA NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

Bellevue High Families - we can’t believe how time flies! The 2022-2023 school year is almost over, which means it is time to elect next year’s PTSA Executive Board. Our Nominating Committee has been hard at work finding amazing candidates for next year’s board. Please see their nomination letter below We look forward to seeing you at the last PTSA meeting of the year, June 14th, where you can meet the nominees and help elect next year’s Board!

Rebekah and Jaclyn

PTSA Co-Presidents

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Dear Bellevue High PTSA board and PTSA membership chair,

With great pleasure we would like to nominate our new Executive Board members of our PTSA as follows:

Co-president Tanya Stoney
VP Fundraising Meghan Lewison
Co -VP Communications Rachel Hall
Co-Treasurer Belinda Wong

All of the above have great experience and are enthusiastic about their candidate positions. The Bellevue High PTSA Nominating Committee highly recommends these candidates to serve for our PTSA Board for the year of 2023-2024. Please note that elections for the 2023-2024 PTSA board will take place at the PTSA meeting on June 14th following the Principal's Coffee.

Thank you,

Bellevue High PTSA Nominating Committee,

Dana Gribble

Susan Ishii

Olya Gubareva

Allison Frey

CLASS OF 2024 SENIOR RAFFLE

Please BUY and SELL tickets THIS week!!!

We are off to an AMAZING start! 50% of tickets are already sold!

To reach our goal of raising $20k, we need MORE PARENTS to get involved NOW!

Only 1 week left – get your tickets TODAY!!!!

Let’s help fund prom, grad night, senior breakfast and baccalaureate for our rising seniors!

If you haven’t bought tickets or signed up to sell, please don’t wait any longer – sign up or buy tickets from anyone on the signup Genius! This is a community effort and only together will we reach our goal! THANK YOU to the fantastic parents who have already joined in this fundraising effort - we are well on our way to ensuring that our kids have a great graduation experience!

BUY TICKETS – Each ticket entered has the chance to win 1 of 4 exciting prizes! Increase your chances of winning - Buy 5 for $50 or 10 for $100!

BUY from anyone who has signed up to sell or email Kim Millen with how many tickets you want and everything will be taken care of for you, including filling out your tickets and putting the stubs into the drawing bin! Payment is quick and easy – nothing else for you to pick-up or do – you be will notified if you win on June 9^th!

These events are so important for our kids as they wrap up their time at BHS and are planned, funded, and executed by us – the 2024 parents. Funds raised go ONLY to the Class of 2024 and we really appreciate your effort in helping to create a successful raffle –together we’ve got this!!!

Go Class of 2024 Wolverines!

Kim Millen & Leslie Feller, Class of 2024 Parent Advisors

2023 BACCALAUREATE THEME:

LIFE, CAMERA, ACTION

Monday, June 12th at 7:00PM

Sacred Heart Church in Bellevue

The ceremony is multicultural and non-denominational

Parents and families are welcome!

Refreshments served immediately following the event.

What exactly is Baccalaureate?

Baccalaureate is a time-honored, traditional part of the graduation week ceremonies. It is a time when friends and families come together to mark this life transition, celebrate the many talents of their fellow seniors (singers, musicians, artists and more…!), and create space for reflection and gratitude.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - PROM AND ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY & SENIOR SALUTE BANGUET

PROM VOLUNTEERS – Our senior Prom is to be held Saturday, June 3^rd at Newcastle Golf Club this year. It has been a tradition in the past for Junior parents to help with set-up, but we are happy to have help from any parent that is interested. We are in need of 25 parents to each donate two hours of their time. Please see the Sign-Up Genius below for available slots. If you have issues with sign up please contact Amy Day - amyhamiltonday@hotmail.com

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040E4DADA92CA57-prom1

ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY – CHECK IN VOLUNTEERS

NEEDS: 20 parents –

Who: PREFERABLY Class of 2024 Parents

Time and Date: 7:30 -10:30pm on Wednesday June 14, 2023 at Bellevue HS

Description: Check in the class of 2023 Seniors for their All Night Grad Party and send them off for an evening of fun and celebration with their classmates. Instructions to be provided closer to June 14. If you have issues with the sign up please contact Heather Serres – hserres11@gmail.com

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0949AEA628A31-2023

ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY - CHAPERONES NEEDED

Looking for 4 additional chaperones for the Graduation Party Night! (SENIOR PARENTS IF POSSIBLE)

This is a great way to continue the festivities with the class. Chaperones will arrive at 9:30pm by the lower aux gym and return with the students after the event around 4:30-5:00am. If you have a buddy you can pair up on the bus. The event cannot run without the chaperones. Feedback last year was extremely positive and parents that attended had a blast!

Senior Salute Banquet – “Prior to the Senior Salute Awards Assembly, a high-tea luncheon will be held in the main gym. Help with setting up tables and food service will be much appreciated! 12:15pm on Tues June 13. Please see sign-up genius link …https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a49a5a6283-senior#/

Please contact Gina Dattilo gk7000@outlook.com if you can help out!

Camp Sasquatch photos and videos are now available at https://www.bhsdramaboosters.org/. Check them out today!

SPORTS

REGISTRATION FOR SPORTS

Registration for Sports will open in May 15 for the 2023-24 – Registration for Clubs will be open after the school year begins.

FinalForms is out athletic and activities database for our BHS students. The parent and student forms need to be complete every year prior to participating in sports or activities. WIAA allows one sport per season. Our BSD 2-page sports physical is good for 2 years from the date of physical and valid impact testing is good for 2 years.

To Participate in a Sport at BHS:

1. Register for Athletics or Clubs at BHS FinalForms (https://bellevue-wa.finalforms.com/)

a. A student may be on only one interscholastic sport roster per season

b. Parent/Guardian and Student questions need to be complete every year

c. If you attend International, Bellevue Virtual Academy or Big Picture, please contact Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org .

2. Please attend ImPACT Testing (if required)

a. Athletes for most high school sports must have a current concussion baseline ImPACT test completed to participate (valid for 24 months) require ImPACT testing.

b. Sports that do not require ImPACT testing are: Cross Country, Badminton, Drill Team, Swim Only, Tennis, Golf, and Track & Field (except Pole Vault requires the ImPACT test)

c. ImPACT testing dates – June 14^th, July 5^th, July 12^th, July 19^th and July 26^th at BHS **we will have additional dates for individual teams to host impact testing**

3. A 2-page BSD sports physical will need to be on file with the school Athletics and Activities department, email a copy to Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org.

a. BSD Sports physicals are kept on file for 2 years – please be sure we will have valid BSD sports physical on file for your athletes for the whole sports season.

b. Coaches should not accept or receive a sport physical.

4. To make payments: https://wa-bellevue.intouchreceipting.com/

a.* Please Note: ASB membership is required to participate in Athletics and the Athletic Fees are applied to your students account & applied when team rosters are complete. The fees include the ASB Card fee, a school transportation fee (fee amounts vary), and a participation fee per sport (maximum $300 per individual/family per school year), $150 Club sport base fee for Water Polo, Lacrosse and Badminton.

b. Sports fees are applied once rosters are set each season.

c. Questions in regard to Fees/Fines, please contact Cathy Lanning, BHS ASB Accountant at lanningc@bsd405.org

Regular Season Sports 2023-24

Fall Sports – registration opens 5/7/23 until 8/21/23 and XC, Golf, Soccer, Swive, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo begin 8/22

Cross Country, Boys Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Swim and Dive, Boys Tennis, Volleyball, Boys’ Water Polo, Cheer and Dance

Football – registration opens 5/7/23 until 8/15/23 and football begins 8/16

Winter Sports - registration opens 5/7/23 until 11/12/23 for Basketball, Swive and Wrestling begin on 11/13

Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Swim and Dive, Boys and Girls Wrestling

Gymnastics registration opens 5/7/23 until 11/5/23 and gymnastics starts on 11/6

Spring Sports- registration will open 5/7/23 until 2/25/23 and begin on 2/26

Girls Badminton, Baseball, Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, Softball, Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Track & Field and Girls Water Polo

Boys and Girls Lacrosse – start TBD

**please check out BHS athletics website for all cut sports

Practices are mandatory beginning on these dates. If a team has a tryout, it will be scheduled for the first days of practice.

To find contact information for our all of our coaches please visit our school website – https://bsd405.org/bhs/wolverines/athletics/

BHS Building Use: https://bsd405.org/departments/facilities/building-use/

BHS Athletic website: https://bsd405.org/bhs/wolverines/athletics/

BHS Game schedules: https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=1495

FinalForms, athletic and activities site: https://bellevue-wa.finalforms.com/

Questions? Please contact Kelli Mayer, BHS Athletics & Activities

BHS IMPACT TESTING

ImPACT Test Dates for the BHS Fall Sports Season 2023/24, calling all athletes participating in BHS Fall Sports:

No registration needed, just show up – the impact test takes approximately 30 – 45 minutes.

ImPACT Testing will begin at 2:00pm

May 3^rd and May 10^th – Football Team impact testing in the Lower AUX Gym

May 17^th – Girls Soccer Team impact testing in Room 1113, the History Hallway

May 24^th the Volleyball Team – Room 1113, the History Hallway

May 31^st – Boy’s Water Polo Team – Room 1113, the History Hallway

June 14^th – ImPACT testing - Room 1113, the History Hallway

Students need to bring their fully charged laptop to take the ImPACT test for the May & June test dates.

July 5, July 12, July 19 and July 26 – BHS Fall Athletes ImPACT testing – Room 0108 (basement) **no laptop needed.

August 15^th - Football Team – Room 0108 (basement) **no laptop needed.

August 17^th for Fall sports Teams – Room 0108 (basement) **no laptop needed.

Impact testing is required for Football, Soccer, Divers, Volleyball, Water Polo prior to participating.

Please contact Kelli Mayer, BHS Athletics & Activities at mayerk@bsd405.org if you have any questions.

The Wolverine Way. It’s Worth the Climb…. We hold high standards.

We embrace the challenge together and support one another along the way.

GIRLS GOLF STATE RESULT

A big congratulations to our BHS Girls Golf Team for winning the State Championship yesterday at Hawks Prairie Golf Club in Lacey. The girls set a new record for biggest margin between first and second place, winning by 68 strokes over the course of the two day, 36 hole tournament with a team score of 622 (46 total strokes over par for all of them!)!!

Berenice Stolte took 4th individually, Tatum Otto place 5^th, Charlene Stolte took 8^th^,Lauren Lee 17^th and Mia Herendeen 22^nd- all in the top 25 in the State! Our individual, Madison Tucker, also placed within the top 50 in the State. Congrats girls!! A tremendous team effort! Thank you all for your support!

2023 BHS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

COMMUNTY CORNER

BSD RECENT GRADUATES SURVEY

Calling all recent graduates of the Bellevue School District! If you graduated between 2017 and 2022 from a BSD high school (Bellevue High, Big Picture, Interlake, International, Newport or Sammamish), please take this anonymous, 16-question survey to tell us, “How well did Bellevue School District (BSD) prepare you for your next steps after high school?” : https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7275227/BSD-Recent-Graduates-Survey

The survey is part of a research study the district is conducting to learn from the reflections, insights, and experiences of our recent graduates. We want our graduates to provide their feedback on where we’re doing well and where we can improve. The survey will remain open through May 31, 2023, and results will be used to help create the district’s next Strategic Plan. You can read more about the study here: https://bsd405.org/bsd-recent-graduates-research-study.

Please consider sharing the survey link with your former BSD classmates and peers: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7275227/BSD-Recent-Graduates-Survey. Thank you for taking the survey—your feedback helps us learn and grow.

For questions or additional information about this survey, please contact Dr. Anna Van Windekens (BSD Research Scientist) at v anwindekensa@bsd405.org.