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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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CALL FOR VOUNTEERS - PTSA NOMINATING COMMITTEE |
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Welcome to the Second Semester! We can't believe how quickly time is flying by - so quickly that we are already thinking about next year's PTSA Board and are looking to put our NOMINATING COMMITTEE together.
The Nominating Committee serves a critical role by identifying and nominating individuals to serve on the 2023-2024 PTSA Executive Board and Board of Directors. The success of the PTSA in supporting our school and community relies on the passion, dedication, and diversity of our volunteers, and the Nominating Committee helps find the right people for the right job.
This is a role that will serve from March - June 2023, and participation in the Nominating Committee does not preclude you from being nominated for the 23-24 Board.
The open roles the Nominating Committee will seek to fill include:
- Co-President
- Co-Vice President of Communications
- Co-Treasurer (Accounts Receivable)
- Fundraising Chair
- Grants Committee Chair
If you are interested in being part of the Nominating Committee - or are interested in any of the Board roles listed above - please fill out the following form and we will be in touch!
Rebekah + Jaclyn
PTSA Co-Presidents
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HEY ALL OF YOU SENIOR PARENTS! |
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Did you know that there are just 78 days left until graduation? If you or your senior has yet to purchase their All-Night Grad Party ticket, now is the time. By signing up in advance, it helps the party planners be able to throw the best party ever. Please see the following website for FAQs and to buy your ticket.
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Nominations Needed!
Each year our BHS PTSA recognizes two individuals for making outstanding efforts on behalf of our students. The Golden Acorn Award is presented to a school or community volunteer in recognition of their dedication and service to children and youth. The Outstanding Educator Award recognizes individuals who make significant contributions that enhance the education of children.
We need to hear from you! Do you know a school volunteer or teacher who has had a significant impact on your student during the past school year? If so, please send an email to mzhou12@yahoo.com to nominate this person for the Golden Acorn (outstanding volunteer) or Outstanding Educator (super teacher) Award. Include their name and what they’ve done to make an impact on your student or why you think they deserve to be recognized. The nomination period will be open until the end of April. Award winners will be recognized at our final General Membership meeting in early June.
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Application is due midnight on April 30th, 2023. No late application will be accepted!
Time log forms should be detailed and with signed signatures from volunteer coordinators.
A MAXIMUM of 25 hours of volunteer service completed WITHIN Bellevue High School organizations will be accepted for WG.
Volunteering is done through a non-profit organization (which has a 501C3 tax status).
The PTSA WG program is separate from the Bellevue School District’s volunteer hours requirement for graduation. We do not coordinate with Naviance and will only accept Wolverine Guard time logs.
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SAVE THE DATE - SPRING MUSICAL - April 26 - 29
The Theater Arts Department is excited to present their first ever student-written musical, Welcome to Camp Sasquatch. The story follows the tale of two summer camps whose age-old feud fuels a red-hot rivalry. Be entertained by campers, counselors, song, and dance....plus, stay tuned to see if they find the mysterious Sasquatch! Shows will be at 7 PM April 26th through 29th, with an additional Saturday matinee on April 29th. $15 tickets will be on sale soon!
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ROBOTICS WORKSHOP HOSTED BY WA FTC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM |
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Hello! FTC 18225 High Definition is hosting our first "Building STEM and Other Key Capabilities with Fun: Our Story as an FTC Team and Opportunities with FIRST" event on April 1st from 1-5 PM at Microsoft Reactor (Building 20 3709 157th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052). We will host FTC workshops on using Onshape, computer vision in Java, and much more based on YOUR interest! Additionally, we are inviting several acknowledgeable speakers to share their experiences about FIRST and how STEM is important for solving world challenges! We are committed to making sure your team is successful and prepared for the upcoming FTC 2023-2024 season! If you are interested, please make sure you fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/6QzrVhcw4gaEnBP89. Each person must fill out this form individually to make sure they receive a badge at the event. Registration is required for participation. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at ftc18225@gmail.com. Thank you, and we hope to see you there!
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Dear Bellevue High School families, friends, and community,
We are delighted to announce that our Jazz Band 1 was selected to play at the 26th annual Hot Java Cool Jazz concert at Seattle's Paramount Theatre! Our talented students will be featured along with four other premier jazz bands from Bothell High School, Garfield High School, Mt. Si High School, and Roosevelt High School. This is not your average band concert--it is a professionally produced event showcasing the best of the best jazz students in the Seattle area. Come join the fun! BHS Jazz 1 is slated to play first. Don't be late!
Date: Friday, March 31, 2023
Tickets: $25 for General Admission Seating, plus a $1.50 service fee to cover credit card fees/mailing
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Show begins at 7:00 pm
THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE
911 Pine Street
Seattle
*PURCHASE TICKETS NOW!*
Purchase tickets directly from our Bellevue High Band Boosters! We will be receiving 300 tickets to sell and will retain 100% of the profits! All proceeds will support our entire band program: Marching Band, Drumline, Pep Band, Concert Band, and Jazz Band.
Interested in purchasing tickets for yourself, friends, family or a BHS staff member? You can find our links at www.bellevuehighband.com.
You will see that ticket prices include a small service fee to cover credit card fees/mailing costs. If you are interested in donating a ticket for BHS staff, click the link to buy a ticket and donate a ticket.
Seattle Theater Group will supply our BHS Boosters with physical tickets. Once we get the tickets, we will contact you regarding the delivery method (mail vs. will call/pick up at date/time/location TBD).
NOTE: TICKETS WILL NEED TO BE IN HAND IN ORDER TO ENTER THE PARAMOUNT. Photos of tickets are not allowed.
Please share this information with family, friends, and neighbors.
We can't wait to see you at the Paramount! Thanks for supporting our Bellevue High Band program.
Edd George and Will Harvey
Bellevue High School Band Directors
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BUY A STADIUM SEAT, SUPPORT BOYS SOCCER! |
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Are you tired of going to baseball, softball or lacrosse games and sitting on cold metal bleachers? Do you wish your seat had a back when you sit to watch your son or daughter play games or participate in track? Boys Soccer has the solution for you! Boys Soccer is fundraising by selling Bellevue Wolverines stadium seats. This high quality seat with Bellevue Wolverines written on the back has a handy strap, so you can show your team spirit at the same time that you sit in comfort. Please help support BHS Boys Soccer!
We are selling the seats for $100. Please contact Stephanie at markstephjustus@hotmail.com or 425-691-8291 if you would like to purchase one.
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This Week in BHS Baseball
"In the Spring, a young man's fancy clearly turns to Baseball."
There, Tennyson, fixed it for you. This past week, Wolverine Baseball had its first games of spring in sunshine, with more to come. Read the recap, and plan your game attendance for this week (hint: MI Varsity at BHS Wednesday)
On Monday, JV opened KingCo League play at Lake Washington High School, and took a hard loss, 7-0.
Wednesday, in the Froshmore game, the Wolverine bats came alive but couldn't get past Newport, losing 11-3.
Friday, Varsity opened its league play with a walk-off win against Interlake, 1-0.
Then, in a special matchup versus Battle Ground High School, the Wolverines managed a split with Varsity winning 6-1 and JV falling 11-3.
This coming week will be a doozy - Monday Night Baseball is back, with Varsity Wolverines playing the Lake Washington Kangs at Lee Johnson, Monday night at 7pm. Then, MI returns to Bellevue on Wednesday afternoon, and Hazen on Friday. Come out and support your Wolverines, at home and on the road!
Monday, March 27
4:30 PM
JV vs Lake Washington High School
Bellevue High School Baseball Field
7:00pm
Varsity at Lake Washington
Lee Johnson Field, Kirkland
Wednesday, March 29
4:00 PM
JV at Mercer Island High School
Island Crest Park
4:30 PM
Varsity vs. Mercer Island
Bellevue High School Baseball Field
Friday, March 31
4:00 PM
JV at Hazen High School
Hazen High School Baseball Field
4:30 PM
Varsity vs. Hazen
Bellevue High School Baseball Field
Saturday, April 1
1:00 PM
JV/Froshmore vs. Garfield High School
Froshmore
Bellevue High School Baseball Field
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BELLEVUE HS CHEER TRYOUTS |
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BELLEVUE ATHLETICS SCHEDULE
MAR 27TH TO APR 1ST
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Monday March 27th
Girls Badminton at Mercer Island High School @ Islander Middle School 4:00pm
Girls Junior Varsity Tennis at Hazen High School 4:00pm
Girls Varsity Tennis v. Hazen High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm
Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball at Lake Washington High School 4:30pm
Boys Varsity Baseball at Lake Washington High School 7:00pm
Boys Junior Varsity Baseball v. Lake Washington High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm
Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer at Interlake High School JV 5:30pm, Varsity 7:30pm
Boys JVC Soccer at Liberty High School 6:00pm
Girls Varsity Lacrosse at Curtis High School 8:00pm
Tuesday March 28th
Girls Varsity Golf v. Lake Washington High School @ Bellevue Golf Course 2:30pm
Girls Water Polo v. Roosevelt High School @ Woodridge Pool 6:00pm
Boys Varsity Lacrosse at Redmond High School 7:00pm
Girls Junior Varsity Tennis at Interlake High School 4:00pm
Girls Varsity Tennis v. Interlake High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm
Wednesday March 29th
Girls Badminton at Snohomish High School 4:00pm
Boys Junior Varsity Baseball v. Mercer Island High School @ Island Crest Park 4:00pm
Boys Varsity Baseball v. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm
Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball v. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm
Boys JVC Soccer v. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School 7:30pm
Girls JVC Tennis v. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm
Thursday March 30th
Boys and Girls Track & Field at Liberty High School 4:00pm
Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer v. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School JV 6:00pm, Varsity 8:00pm
Supervisor John Hill
Stadium Manager and scoreboard Minh Nguyen
Tickets Debra Andrews & Israel Perez
Girls Varsity Lacrosse v. Newport/Sammamish/Interlake Lacrosse Team @ Newport High School 7:00pm
Girls Water Polo v. Sammamish/Interlake Water Polo Team @ Samena Pool 7:45pm
Friday March 31st
Boys Varsity Lacrosse v. Lakeridge High School (ORE) @ Mercer Island High School 4:00pm
Boys Junior Varsity Baseball at Hazen High School 4:00pm
Boys Varsity Baseball v. Hazen High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm
Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball at Hazen High School 4:00pm
Girls Junior Varsity Tennis at Mercer Island High School 4:00pm
Girls Varsity Tennis v. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm
Girls Badminton at Eastlake High School 4:00pm
Saturday April 1st
Boys Varsity Lacrosse v. Claremont High School (British Columbia) @ Mercer Island High School 2:00pm
Boys Frosh Baseball v. Garfield High School @ Bellevue High School 1:00pm
Go Bellevue!!!
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This March, the PTSA Grants Committee received 12 grant requests totaling just over $24,000 for our Spring cycle. We are excited to highlight the awarded grants, all funded through your generous donations to the PTSA each school year:
- Science Department: Biology/Chemistry reagents for hands-on experiments in class
- English Department: Seattle Shakespeare Company Workshops
- Theater Department: Color Printer for set plans, thumbnail sketches, scripts, music, programs, flyers.
- Social Studies Department: Washington State History field trips
- Science Department: Killarney Glen Park Restoration field trip
- Girls Gymnastics: Warm Up Sets
- Boys & Girls Track: Replacement Javelins
- Girls Water Polo: Exclusion Board and Water Polo Caps
- Boys Soccer: Tryout pinnies, JV/JVC uniform parts
- Administrative Walkie-Talkies for Emergency Response/Evacuation
We look forward to the Fall 2023 Grants cycle and will announce when applications are open via the Blast. If you have any questions regarding grants,
please reach out to our PTSA Grants Chair,
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BSF 2023 SPRING FOR SCHOOL |
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Dear BHS Families,
Hope all is well.
This is Qiuya(Rachel) Li, one of the trustees of the Bellevue Schools Foundation. My daughter is currently a senior at Bellevue High school. And I'm the BSF Ambassador here at BHS.
If you're new to the Bellevue community, Bellevue Schools Foundation (BSF), established in 1979, is the 1st foundation dedicated to supporting public PreK-12 initiatives in Washington State. Our mission is to promote and fund the best possible learning opportunities for all students in Bellevue’s public schools. This year, we're distributing $800,000 to Bellevue students and educators for the programs. Spring for Schools (SFS) is an annual fundraising and showcase event. Historically, the event hosts over 1,000 business professionals, community leaders, and philanthropic donors who are committed to our student’s success and well-being. SFS offers an opportunity for the Bellevue community to witness a showcase of students, teachers, and their work in BSF programs, as well as celebrate their accomplishments. This year, SFS will be an evening cocktail hour event at the Meydenbauer Convention Center.
Date: April 1, 2023
Time: 5PM - 7PM
Address: Meydenbauer Convention Center
11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about BFS or SFS.
And you're welcome to list my name 'Qiuya Rachel Li' as 'Star Captain', so you can be assigned to my table.
Looking forward to seeing many of you at the event.
Regards,
Qiuya(Rachel) Li
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Dear BHS Families,
A new semester has started, and we would like to invite you to join BHS PTSA.
This school year our goal is to have 600 PTSA memberships. Until today we still need 160(a lot!) more families to sign up to reach our goal.
Your membership is crucial to help BHS students by supporting lots of extracurricular activities and enriching their education.
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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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