Bellevue Blast - October 24th, 2023, Vol 9

BELLEVUE BLAST

The Newsletter of

Bellevue High School PTSA

Join The PTSA!

October 24th, 2023

Bellevue Schools Foundation

JOIN BHS PTSA TODAY!

All new or returning parents, guardians, students, staff, and interested community members please consider joining the Bellevue High PTSA for the new school year. 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. We invite you to join to help support programs such as Wolverine Guard, Extended Tutorial, Mental Health support and much more. Please use the following link to join:

http://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/joinptsa/

NOW OPEN: FALL 2023 BHS PTSA GRANTS CYCLE

The Fall 2023 BHS PTSA grants cycle is open; we are looking forward to your grant submissions. The BHS PTSA offers grants for items or opportunities that enhance the student experience. We encourage requests from anyone within the BHS community, including student clubs, student activities, athletic organizations and educational / administrative departments.

** Grant submissions are due Friday, November 3rd, 2023, at 3:00 PM

Grants Committee Advisory Meeting: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 (4:00 PM – 6:00 PM)

Grants Committee Allocation Meeting: Thursday, November 16, 2023 (8:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

Grant submission forms, program, and process information can be found on the PTSA Website Grants Page.

For additional Grants program information contact Dana Gribble danagribble@gmail.com, PTSA Grants Chair

I-CONNECT "HIDDEN BHS WALKING TOUR"

Reminder: Join Us on Friday

Join the “Hidden BHS Walking Tour” to get a behind-the-scenes look at Bellevue High School during the next I-Connect meeting. We’ll gain special access to locations normally hidden from view. We’ll learn about the school’s inner workings from the people who managed its construction and oversee its operations. Beginning with a brief introductory slide show, we’ll take an historic look at the buildings BHS occupied over its 100 years of existence. The tour begins in the library on Friday, October 27 at 8:15a.m., and runs until 9:45 a.m. All parents and caregivers are welcome.

Wear comfortable shoes, and dress for the weather. This tour will take place rain or shine and include outdoor sites. Whether you like to explore, you appreciate architecture, or you’re simply curious about the place where your student spends the day, this will be a fun and informative walkabout.

Our tour guides for the "Hidden BHS Walking Tour" will be:

Vic Anderson, Principal

Jack McLeod, Executive Director of Facilities and Operations, Bellevue School District

Cyndi King, Director of Capital Construction, Bellevue School District

What is I-Connect? Bellevue High PTSA proudly sponsors the I-Connect program. I-Connect meetings are informative monthly gatherings that provide an opportunity for parents/guardians to meet and network with others in our school community. Attend one meeting or several; the choice is yours.

WOLVERINE GUARD

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.
Application must include volunteer time logs , log forms should be detailed and with signed 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.

Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school, but in life.

The theme for the 2023-2024 program year is “I Am Hopeful Because…” Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts.

Deadline for submitting student entries is Monday, November 13, 2023, 6 PM.

Contest rules and more information available on the BHS PTSA website.

SENIORS - NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT

BHS celebrates our Seniors with a National Letter of Intent signing day for – Wednesday November 8th @ 1:30pm in the PAC Foyer

Everyone will get a chance to introduce themselves, say what sport and where you are going to sign at, and maybe share who you’d like to thank while on this journey and something that being a Bellevue Wolverine made you feel like.

Let me know if you plan to sign your letter of Intent, what college and what sport please let Kelli Mayer know mayerk@bsd405.org

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

Below are some updates from the College and Career Center, if you have questions, want to meet or need more information just send me an email, Teams Chat or use the link in my signature to book a meeting.

Opportunities:
Chick-fil-A Bellevue is hiring, see attached flyer for QR code with more information
Eastside Virtual Job Fair: November 6^th 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, registration required, see flyer attached for QR code.
Bellevue Downtown Kumon is hiring high school students to work with early elementary school students on ready and math. If interested email: bellevuedowntown_wa@ikumon.com
Volunteer Opportunity at Puesta del Sol Elementary: Friday 10/28 4:00-8:50 for Puesta’s Pumpkin Bash. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/NXfBoWLKRYbFU9LB8 and use Sarah Moon at events@puestadelsolpta.org for confirmation of hours in x2Vol.
In the Community:
Black College Expo: Join us for our 6th Annual Seattle Black College Expo Saturday November 4th at Rainier Beach High School. High School Seniors meet one on one with HBCUs, other colleges, universities and educational programs. Get answers right on the spot. EVERYONE is Welcome...it’s for Students of ALL Ages! (flyer attached)
Bellevue Fire Recruitment Fair: Saturday November 4^th 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. If you are considering a career as a firefighter or EMT, this is an opportunity to gain insight into essential skills and qualifications required for these careers. (flyer attached)
National Tech Honor Society: 1^st meeting is Monday 11/6 @3:30 in the Library. Our purpose is to cultivate academic excellence and leadership, honor student achievement, and prepare you for a possible career in STEM. All grades are encouraged to join. https://forms.gle/NNqkCWZJ89wcM24G9.

College Visits:
Upcoming visits next week include Whitman College, Boston College, UW Bothell, and Oregon State among others. Check “What’s New” in Naviance for a complete list.

Lisa Hansen | College and Career Advisor

Bellevue High School | 10416 SE Wolverine Way, Bellevue, WA 98004 | 425.456.7028

CLICK HERE TO BOOK A MEETING

CLASS OF 2024 - WE DID IT!

THANK YOU TO THE CLASS OF 2024 PARENTS!

WE REACHED OUR $50,000 Goal!

To support PROM – BACCALAUREATTE – SENIOR BREAKFAST – GRAD NIGHT

THANK YOU to the 149 families that generously donated to support our senior class of 444 students! Over a third of these families donated multiple times and we are SO grateful for your commitment and contribution. By coming together as a community, we have ensured that the Class of 2024 will have a memorable finish to their time at BHS.

We are now shifting into planning these events and will be reaching out as we look for volunteers and can confirm dates! Please continue to visit our Class of 2024 Website for ongoing updates and information.

A special thank you to these 10 families who donated a total of $500 - $2,000!

We would not have reached our goal without you!

Bede – Feller – Hughes – Kim – Leland – Millen – Morgan – Park – Sapp - Shanthi

THANK YOU to these 137 families for donating!

Anand, Anleu, Audia, Bakkal, Bede, Birkeland, Blacker, Bomberger, Borberg, Buck, Campos, Chen, Choo, Colby,Corsi, Cortes, Cossetti, de Souza, Diefenbach, Donio, Downs, D yer, Elmgren, Fancey, Feller, Feng, Fitzpatrick, Gese, Goates, Grieve, Gulrajani, Guo, Gurarie, Halvorsen, Han, Hu, Hughes, Ingalls, Isdith, Jack, Justus, Kagle, Kang, Kato, Khalighi, Kim, Kim, Knippel, Knudson, Kooner, Kouidri, Kratovich, LaMoria, Landes, Leland, Lewison, Li, Li, Liffick, Lin, Little, Livingston, Lombardi, Malloui, Masters, Matty, Mayes, McAughan, McDermott, Melnyk, Millen, Min, Moore, Morgan, Morris, Muntrim, Naini, Nair, Nguyen, Okubo, Palestro, Park, Patout, Pendergast, Perry, Pfeiffer, Pujol Boe, Pyrah, Quinn, Rahim, Ramos, Razore, Reed, Rensch, Reynolds, Rohde, Rong, Rubin, Sapp, Saraiya, Serres, Sevier, Shanthi, Shaw, Sheppard, Siripipat, Sodergren, Stolte, Strandell, Tanase, Tang, Teets, Thaut, Treves, Trilles, Tsai, Uyematsu, Viertler, Watson, Whiting, Whitten, Wilson, Woll, Wong, Wong, Wu, Wyatt, Yu, Zhou, Zhu

AND, THANK YOU to these 65 families for selling and/or buying raffle tickets last spring!

Acosta, Audia, Bede, Birkeland, Chan, Corsi, Cunnington, Downs, Dyer, Elmgren, Feller, Fitzpatrick, Goates, Grieve, Halvorsen, Hauser, Hughes, Jack, Kagle, Kato, Kim, Knippel, LaMoria, Landes, Lee, Leland, Lewison, Liffick, Little, Livingston, Masters, McAughan, Merz/Mathis, Millen, Moore, Morgan, Naini, Neff, Okubo, Park, Pendergast, Perry, Pribble, Pujol Boe, Quinn, Ramos, Razore, Robillard, Rensch, Rohde, Rubin, Ryals, Scoma, Serres, Steele, Stolte, Strandell, Tanase, Tang, Thaut, Watson, Whiting, Wilson, Woll, Yamaguchi

Go Class of 2024 Wolverines! Kim Millen & Leslie Feller, Class of 2024 Parent Leads

CLASS OF 2025

Hello Class of 2025 Parents

Welcome back to the school year! Can’t believe our kids are juniors this year and have just celebrated their second to last Homecoming weekend! Kerrie, Cindy and Myself will be the parent leads for class of 2025. As your parent leads for the graduating class of 2025, our role is to raise funds as well as plan and execute key graduation celebrations for our grade. Our efforts fall under the PTSA, and we rely on YOUR help in supporting our juniors.

Key events include:

Fundraising for this year will include a Raffle along with a parent social (see below) and will continue through fall/winter of senior year.

Class of 2025 Parent Social: November 18th.

Please save the date for our first fundraising event, the Class of 2025 Parent Social. Sara Salem (mom of Eric) has very graciously offered to host and we would love to see as many of you there as possible. This is a fun way to get to know fellow 2025 parents and hopefully raise some funds for our Junior class.

Event details and Class of 2025 information will continue to be updated on the PTSA website along with the Bellevue Blast.

Thank you!

Stephanie Dash, Kerrie Rose and Cindy Moss, BHS class of 2025 Parent Leads

Stephanie - Colbyd2001@aol.com

Kerrie – kerrie.rose@icloud.com

Cindy – cindylmoss@me.com

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MUSIC DEPARTMENT

The music department enrollment is growing, and we are hoping for some help from the Bellevue community. Do you have a guitar amp or a piano keyboard that are collecting dust? We could likely put them to use! Please contact Edd George, georgee@bsd4 05.org if you might have a guitar amp or keyboard to donate to the school, or at least lend it to us for the school year. Thanks for your support of our musicians!

BHS BAND BOOST ANNUAL WREATH FUNDRAISER

In the spirit of the season, give your support and

enjoy Beautiful Holiday Evergreens to support

Bellevue High School Band!

We are selling fresh handcrafted and fragrant holiday evergreens to raise money for a new

Baritone Saxophone and to

support student travel scholarships!

Sponsored by BHS Band Boosters

www.bellevuehighband.com

Scan QR or Click

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to link

and

Purchase.

Visit our BHS Band Website!

Thank you!

Get into the spirit of Halloween and come watch the theater department’s first show of the school year: Dracula.

Admission includes entrance to the Haunted Hallways in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10 through Hometown Ticketing. (https://bsd405.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?schools=2).

Shows are as follows:

Thursday, October 26^th at 7 PM
Friday, October 27^th at 7 PM

Dracula: Written by Angela Rinaldi, Directed by Blake Niedzinski and David Kline, Stage Manager: Eren Gu

Support Bellevue High School Theater Arts at MOD Pizza this Tuesday!

JOIN THE NATIONAL TECH HONOR SOCIETY

Hey Bellevue High students!

Are you interested in a career in technology? Do you love STEM and other CTE-related fields? If you said yes to any of these, consider joining the National Tech Honor Society. Our first meeting is on Monday 11/6 @3:30 in the BHS Library. Our purpose is to cultivate academic excellence and leadership, honor student achievement, and prepare you for a possible career in STEM. All grades are encouraged to join.

If NTHS sounds interesting to you, please fill out this Application by Friday 11/10: https://forms.gle/NNqkCWZJ89wcM24G9.

This year we'll have:

Official induction into NTHS
Academic excellence recognition
Guest speeches from professionals in the industry
Career guidance & Resume-building workshops
Internship, research, & volunteer opportunity presentations
And so much more!

Join us at our first meeting if you have questions about the application or have already filled it out. All are welcome. We'll answer questions, go more in depth into the club, and introduce our board. We meet on the first Monday of every month. If you have any questions email s-tut@bsd405.org.

Thank you!

NTHS Board

MATH CLUB

Math Club is looking for new members and students interested in math and the American Mathematics Competition! We are meeting in Mr. Kralovich’s room (Room 1120) on Mondays from 3 – 4pm. If your student is interested in math and collaborating with friends, tell them to join Math Club! Additionally, if your student is interested in taking the AMC, please sign up ASAP using this link: https://forms.gle/wgZ83wSkLQNKZ4pj8. Please join us on Mondays. We’ll go over important information about Math Club, competitions, and fun! Don’t miss it!

PTSA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

SAVE THE DATE:

Our next PTSA General Membership Meeting will be on November 8 in the BHS Library in person, and through Teams. Dr. Anderson’s Principal Coffee will start at 8:15am, followed by our PTSA General Membership Meeting from 8:45am.

Jaclyn Schwartz BHS PTSA President

presidents@bellevuehighptsa.com

SPORTS

BHS GIRLS SOCCER SENIOR NIGHT

BHS VOLLEYBALL FUNDRAISER

Wednesday, October 25th - Bellevue High School Volleyball MOD Pizza Fundraiser

Grab your friends and family for lunch or dinner at MOD Pizza in Bellevue! 25% of the proceeds go towards supporting the BHS Volleyball teams. Please see attached flyer for online ordering code.

For any questions, please feel free to contact bellevuewolverinevolleyball@gmail.com.

Reminder that BHS ASB members get into home games for free!

2023 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE !!!

IMPACT TEST DATES

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

October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and 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.

COMMUNITY CORNER

This event is designed to enlighten and educate attendees about teenage drug use in the digital age. It is suitable for teenagers and their parents or caretakers.

Doors open at 6:30PM and the film starts at 7:00PM.

We look forward to seeing you there!

OCTOBER STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!

On Wednesday, October 18th, the PTSA Staff Appreciation committee hosted a luncheon for our amazing BHS teachers and staff! Thank you to our volunteers for helping organize, host, and clean up after the event, and to our larger BHS community for supporting the PTSA and facilitating these events in honor of the hard work of our teachers and staff! Our next staff appreciation event will take place in December, keep your eyes out for more details!