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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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BHS PTSA APPRECIATION AWARD |
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2022 Golden Acorn Award - Annie Roth
Annie has been a steadfast volunteer for the Class of 2022 since the kids were in elementary school. She is smart, kind, thoughtful and a champion for all the students! She is also a consistent presence in the PTSA and volunteer group and she does everything with dedication and care!
2022 Outstanding Educator Award - Becki Kao
Becki is in charge of the attendance office. A lot of people don't realize how much she has had to manage during this year, especially with the tardiness issue. She has been patient, open and kind about it all. She is also very nice and cares about the students that work with her!
2022 Outstanding Educator Award - Valentina Craciunoiu
Mrs. Craciunoiu creates a fun and warm classroom environment. We hear parents say their kids really like going to her class because she always makes them smile, and she just radiates warmth! "We love Mrs. C!"
2022 Friend of Children Award - Damon Daniels
This year, we are giving out a Friend of Children award. This award is to recognize an individual’s dedication to supporting children’s welfare, health, safety, or education. Mr. Daniels showed true care for the students. In spite of his own busy life and busy schedule, when he saw a student going through a difficult time in life, he reached out to him repeatedly and went above and beyond trying to help them out. Thank you Mr. Daniels, for being such a supportive figure for the students!
We want to thank all the parents for sending in the nominations, and want to congratulate all the nominees! We really appreciate your outstanding service to the school community and your dedication to the students!
List of Nominees:
Renee Hawkes
Kelli Mayer
John Hill
Suzi Golden
Will Linser
Annie Roth
Becki Kao
Valentina Craciunoiu
Damon Daniels
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BHS ORCHESTRA BOOSTER
LEI PICK UP
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If you ordered a flower lei for graduation, it will be available for pick up the day of graduation - before the ceremony - at Alaska Airlines Arena (Hec Edmundson Pavilion).
Date: Thursday, June 16th
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Entrance to Alaska Airlines Arena
We will have a very limited number of extra Lei for sale on site for $35 (credit card only).
Thank you for supporting the Bellevue High School Orchestra Boosters and congratulations to all our Seniors!
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2022-2023 BHS PTSA NOMINATION |
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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: Jaclyn Schwartz
Co-VP Blast: Namhee Chae Kim
Co-VP Blast: Eun Kyoung Lee
Treasurer: Lin Cheng
Secretary: Krista Heys
All of the above have great experience with school PTSAs and are very 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 2022-2023.
In addition, we would like to thank the following volunteers for committee positions for the 2022-2023 school year:
Membership: Sophia Xiaohua Chen, Mandy Moon
Grants Committee: Leslie Feller, Michael Zhang
Wolverine guard: Lucille Tam
Reflection: Wendy Han, Jen Lee, Su K. An
Staff Appreciation: Qiuya(Rachel) Li, Hyun Jin Kwon, Kenzie Schwartz
Website support: Hui Xu
Thank you,
Bellevue High PTSA Nominating Committee
Susan Ishii
Rachel Li
Ellen Wilwerding
XiaoHua Chen
Krista Heys
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In the Spring of 2022 the Grants Committee received 18 Grant requests totaling $42,823.93. We funded 16/18 grants either partially or fully for a total of $27,440. A LINK request will be funded through the regular PTSA budget as it is now a line item. Dr. Anderson will work to fund the final request, which means we were able to provide 100% commitment to student excellence for the Spring 2022 round!
Highlights from the Spring 2022 grant cycle include:
• A new oboe for the Music department
• New heart rate monitors for the PE department
• Registration funding for the Robotics team
• A two-way radio system for the Track and Cross Country teams
• Skulls for World History
• Wall pads for the Wrestling team
• Workshops by the Seattle Shakespeare Company in all Freshman English classes
• See the complete list HERE
Thank you so much to our 2021-22 Grants Committee Parent Volunteer Members for their generous commitment of time and talent to the grants process: Rebekah Brown, Zhen Brumley, Leslie Feller, Jolie Hellings, Krista Heys, Jungyeol Kim, Melissa Rohde, Ryan Peyovich, Svetlana Pestava and Annie Roth. Thank you! Contact Kelly Silver with any questions.
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Leadership is hard at work planning this year’s RUMBLE, but we need your help! One of the events this year is a classic cake walk. If you are unsure of how this works, students start by standing in a circle on the floor that is numbered. We then play music, and the students walk around the circle until the music stops. There is a table full of different kinds of baked goods that have a corresponding number to the ones on the floor. Then when the music is paused, a volunteer pulls a number and the person standing on that number wins the corresponding baked good!!! Here’s where we need your help; we need volunteers willing to make or buy baked goods to use at the cake walk. Some ideas would be brownies, cakes, cookies, etc. If you are willing to help, please email s-fredmana@bsd405.org. Rumble will be on June 8th so the baked goods will be needed then. Thanks so much!
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We are pleased to announce that 86 Bellevue High students earned Wolverine Guard for the 2021-2022 school year! That means they volunteered for over 100 hours for non-profit organizations and did an amazing array of things from weeding, sweeping and packing food, to tutoring, translating and update websites. We are also proud of 25 seniors who earned Wolverine Guard graduation chords for earning WG two years during their time at BHS. Finally, we had two seniors, Joanna Lee and Lily Podolsky who earned Wolverine Guard all 4 years at BHS. There were 12 Seniors, 32 Juniors, 34 Sophomores and 9 Freshmen who earned Wolverine Guard this school year.
The “year” for Wolverine Guard again begins May 1, 2022 and goes until April 30, 2023. You can start doing those volunteer hours now and proudly help the community.
Warmly,
Patti Liffick & Nancy Huenefeld Gese
Co-Chairs Wolverine Guard 2021-2022
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BELLEVUE BLAST TRANSLATION VOLUNTEERS
2021-2022
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Thank you to all the translators who have volunteered to bring the Blast in different languages this school year. |
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Japanese Translators
Student Volunteers
Rachael Engen (2023)
Hana Okubo (2024)
Daichi Martin (2024)
Kaine Martin (2024)
Kaiser Williams (2022)
Killian Williams (2025)
Uina Yamaguchi (2024)
Ayano Yamaji (2023)
Parent Volunteers
Mika Williams
Kayo Yamaji
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Korean Translators
Student Volunteers
Lorraine Cha (2024)
Ernest Chae (2022)
William Chang (2024)
Issac Cho (2025)
Leo Choi (2024)
Eugenia Chung (2024)
Sienna Hwang (2024)
Ashley Kim (2024)
Giyun Kim (2024)
Joanna Kim (2024)
Nicole Kim (2024)
Yoona Oh (2022)
Yejee Park (2025)
Audrey Shim (2024)
Gloria Shin (2024)
Kayli Wong (2025)
Parent Volunteers
Jinyoung Chae
Myonghee Lee
Eunsu Na
Ellen Wang
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REGISTRATION FOR THE 2022/23 BHS ATHLETICS OPENS MAY 16TH, 2022 (NEW DATE) – REGISTER EARLY FOR THE UPCOMING SPORTS SEASONS!
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To Participate in a Sport at BHS:
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
Ic.f you attend International, Bellevue Virtual Academy or Big Picture, please contact Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org.
1. 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)
2. Make sure a BSD sports physical is on file with the school Athletics and Activities department, email a copy to Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org.
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 $100 program participation fee per sport (maximum $300 per individual/family per school year), $150 Club sport base fee for Water Polo, Lacrosse and Badminton.
b. Questions in regard to Fees/Fines, please contact Cathy Lanning, BHS ASB Accountant at lanningc@bsd405.org
ImPACT Test Dates for Athletes – April 27th, May 4th, May 11th, May 18th, May 25th, June 1st, June 8th and June 15th
If you are participating in summer sports for BHS and need an impact test, please attend one of the dates in April or May
ImPACT testing will be at BHS in the Commons on Wednesday at 1:30 pm Students need to have their laptops, please be sure they are fully charged.
Private School or Home-Based Instruction: Students enrolled in private school or home-based instruction are eligible to participate in sports at their attendance area school and should complete the following enrollment steps:
Complete Steps 1 – 3 at:
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BSD Student Enrollment where you will find additional enrollment details.
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Print and complete the BSD form: “Request for Part-Time Attendance or Ancillary Services”. For more info, go to BSD Student Placement – Home School & Part-Time Attendance.
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Prior to participation/tryouts, please bring all completed paperwork to the school’s main office and they will direct you to the Registrar for verification. Once you are a registered and have been assigned a student ID number and district e-mail account, you can register for sports and activities in FinalForms. FinalForms is managed at BHS, if you have questions, please contact Kelli Mayer mayerk@bsd405.org
The Bellevue High School Athletics Department will be closed for the month of July.
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Hello Wolverines!
Here are some stats for the final Bellevue Wolverine Athletics for 2021-22:
Track & Field – Alex Buck takes the 3A State title in both the 100m and 200m dash!!!
Boys Lacrosse – The Wolverine Boys take the State Championship over Mercer Island by a final score of 9-5!!!
Girls and Boys Tennis – Kate Cha finished in 2nd place in the 3A Girls Singles tournament, and Joshua and Daniel Kim took 5th place in the Boys Doubles tournament.
What an amazing year for all of Bellevue High Schools athletic and activity teams!!!
Go Bellevue!!! Be well….
John Hill
Athletic Director
Bellevue High School
425-456-7038
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SENIOR EVENTS TIMELINE – BHS CLASS OF 2022 |
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FOR BACCALAUREATE, SENIORS SHOULD ARRIVE AT BELPRES BETWEEN 6:30 AND 6:45 PM. THE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN AT 7:00.
SENIORS - PLEASE NOTE THAT SENIOR BRUNCH IS BEING PROVIDED FOR YOU AT NO COST. PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN YOUR CLASSMATES FOR YOUR LAST BHS LUNCHTIME. PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN YOUR SENIORS AFTER THE BRUNCH FOR SENIOR SALUTE AT 1:00.
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Class of 2022 All-Night Grad Party
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 (Night of Graduation)
8:30PM (June 16) – 5:30AM (June 17)
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There’s still time to register!
The online and in-person classes below are still open for enrollment. This is a great opportunity for high school students looking for unique summer learning opportunities.
- Coding in Java (in-Person/Bellevue)
- Coding in Python (Online)
- Esports Gaming & Broadcasting (Online & In-Person/Seattle)
- Make It! Making & Microcontrollers (Online)
- Screenwriting (In-Person/Seattle)
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Hello! My name is Alex Cho and I am currently a senior at Bellevue High School. I am the president of a non-profit organization called Kleats 4 Kids and I am looking for board members to keep this organization running as I leave for college. We collect used cleats and soccer gear from local elementary schools and donate them to the kids in Peru and we work with the Pervuian Consulate. We have collected over 350 soccer gear and have helped hundreds of kids in Peru. If you are interested in this opportunity, you do need experience with soccer. Below is the link to sign up! Deadline is by June 3rd. If you have any questions, please email me at alxcho03@gmail.com!
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Are you interested in taking a leadership role? Do you like working with younger kids and giving back to the community? If so, sign up to be a board member for Free Camp 4 Kids! We are a non-profit organization that has worked with over 550 students across the greater Bellevue Area. We focus on fun classes such as book club, robotics, coding, rocketry, guitar and more! The deadline for this will be June 3rd, and I will be conducting interviews for positions. Below is the link to the sign up. If you have any questions, please email me at alxcho03@gmail.com!
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Fun, friends, fitness and fresh air! Get on the water and discover rowing on beautiful Lake Sammamish. Build fitness and friendships in a supportive environment at Sammamish Rowing Association. All skill levels welcome! Scholarships available. Sign up now at SammamishRowing.org. Share the fun and join with a friend
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BELLEVUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION |
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Help us launch the 2021-2022 school year by participating in bellevue School Foundation's annual fundraising drive. The Foundation's initiatives support 20,000 students, enrolled in 20 schools, and allow all students to achieve higher levels of academic success and social-emotional well-being, regardless of language, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and special needs.
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SUMMER JCAMP 2022 STAFFING OPPORTUNITIES |
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We are looking for staff of any age above 16 to come work as counselors, specialists, and coordinators (leadership). I have attached our official recruitment flyer for the summer and would love the opportunity for your school to pass along this information to faculty and students alike, looking for a fun summer job working with kids and doing all sorts of amazing activities like boating, archery, swimming and dance!
The link to our camp page on the website for those looking for more information and our application to become a part of our JCamp team. Our application can also be found on our website under Join + Support à Employment at the J. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out, we have already started our hiring process, but will be accepting applications through May.
Contact:
Liam Geisser (he/him)
JCamp Assistant Director | Stroum Jewish Community Center | 206-388-0830
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BELLEVUE BLAST ARTICLE DEADLINE |
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The deadlines for submitting Bellevue Blast articles are as follows:
- School news and PTSA articles – Friday 6 pm deadline
- 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
Ellen Wang
PTSA Secretary
PTSA Treasurers
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BHS Administration
Principal:
Asst. Prin: Thomas Gangle
BHS Athletics/ Activities
BHS Main Office
425-456-7000
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Our Address:
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue, Washington
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