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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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INTRODUCING THE NEW BHS PTSA WEBSITE!! |
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Introducing the NEW BHS PTSA Website!
Staying connected and informed is a top priority for families in the BHS community and we want to make it even easier! We are THANKFUL to unveil our new PTSA website, which launched on Thanksgiving Day! The website update was a strategic initiative for the 2022-2023 school year, and we hope it has a lasting impact for future years of Wolverines and their families.
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Hello BHS family, friends, and community.
We already raised almost $50,000!
Our goal is to raise $70,000 this year. There is still time to donate to support our PTSA programs and community! Reaching this goal will allow us to fully fund all of our PTSA programs, which include:
- Over $35,000 in grants directly to academic, sports, and student organizations
- Staff appreciation events
- Support Youth Eastside Service mental health counseling at school
- Giving closet for BHS students and families in need
- Sharing information with our community via the Blast and BHS PTSA Website
- Much much more!
Please donate using the button below or via your corporate giving program for matching!
Thank you all for your support
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If your company offers matching, please take a moment to submit a match request and stretch your donation. Bellevue High PTSA’s tax id number is 91-1459440.
If you donate through Benevity, there will be a delay to put your name on our honor roll. If you want your names to be added into the honor roll now, free to email your full name and your donation number to
Should you prefer to write a check, please make it out to Bellevue High PTSA and mail it to 10416 SE Wolverine Way, Bellevue, WA 98004.
Got questions?
Thank you very much for your support!
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SIGN UP FOR PTSA MEMBERSHIP |
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HIGH PARENTAL SUPPORT = HIGH ACADEMIC SUCCESS -
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One of the greatest determining factors in academic success is parental involvement.
Your participation and membership have a direct impact on students’ success at school!
Make Bellevue High School Strong – Join the PTSA
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2ND MULTI-LANGUAGE PRINCIPAL COFFEE MEETING |
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Topic: College Planning
When: Friday, December 9, 8:15 am – 9:45 am
Where: BHS Library and MS Teams
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 9, 2022
Meeting ID: 216 940 423 011
Passcode: j8b9gA
Or call in (audio only)
+1 206-800-4133,,754494949# United States, Seattle
Phone Conference ID: 754 494 949#
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This November, the PTSA Grants Committee received 24 grant requests totaling just over $52,000, a noticeable increase over past years. This week, we announced full and partial funding for 17 grants in the amount of $19,989. We are excited to share with you some highlights of things the PTSA has funded from the Fall 2022 grant cycle:
- Theater Tech/Drama Dept: New/additional lighting equipment needed for theatre productions; plays and musicals
- The Barque school newspaper: Production support
- Music Department: New music stands
- English/Language Arts Department: Fixed Film Screen for enhanced film viewing
- Neuroscience Club: Laboratory supplies
- Marine Biology Club: Field trip support
- Robotics Club: Materials/Supplies
- Boys & Girls Tennis: Court Benches for players
- Girls Softball: Equipment Bags
We look forward to the Spring 2023 Grants cycle and will announce when applications are open in the Blast. If you have any questions regarding grants, please reach out to our PTSA Grants Chair,
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BHS STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON |
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Dear BHS Families,
May the warm glow of autumn surround you as you celebrate the holiday with family & friends. Let's also show our heartfelt thanks to our BHS teachers and staff. Our next Staff Appreciation Luncheon is scheduled on December, 7th, 2022.
Freshmen & Senior class parents, please fill in the slots:
Very much appreciated!
Staff Appreciation Co-chair:
Hyunjin Kwon & Qiuya(Rachel) Li
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The 2022-23 Wolverine Guard Program is going strong! We already have received applications and hours for some students. For those who aren’t familiar with it, 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. Students who complete the WG requirements earn a certificate of recognition and who get WG two years during high school, get a special tassel at graduation.
For current guidelines, rules and required forms for WG 2022-23, please go to the BHS PTSA website, Wolverine Guard Program.
A few ideas for volunteer service with links below:
As a reminder: The PTSA WG program is separate from the Bellevue School District's volunteer hours requirement for graduation. However, hours that are earned to meet graduation requirements may also be used to meet WG requirements. You will need to download WG forms off of our website to both record your hours (and get supervisor’s signatures!) and the WG Application form. Thank you to those students who are supporting people through giving your time and energy. You do make a difference!
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HELP SUPPORT THE CLASS OF 2023 |
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Help support the Class of 2023! Order your BHS Gear with BHS or Senior 2023 Logo today! Order by DECEMBER 5 for guaranteed delivery in time for holiday gift giving.
These are the perfect gift for your Bellevue student (or yourself)! Show your school spirit with a variety of apparel and accessories and even window clings! Items for every budget and style.
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We really need additional volunteers to help us get the party started for our seniors. Be a part of the planning team for this special event by clicking on the link below for available roles. If you have questions, please reach out to Lauren Ridgeway, Melissa Maffei or Rebecca Johnston at 2023BHSGradParty@gmail.com
Thank you SO MUCH!
Rebecca Johnston (Melissa Maffei and Lauren Ridgeway)
Sr. Grad Party Leads
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Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00PM
Please join us in the music room (1405) at 7:00 PM for the Bellevue Choir Booster's monthly meeting. Hear the latest about the Disney Trip, learn about upcoming concerts, events, fundraisers, and volunteer opportunities. If you have questions, please email
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She Kills Monsters Play - Due to the snow, the She Kills Monsters play has been postponed until January. Stay tuned for new dates!
Booster Club Meeting - Join us Tuesday, December 6th at 7 PM in the Black Box for a booster club meeting to discuss the rescheduled show, the spring musical, and the Fringe Festival. All theater parents are welcome!
Dracula Video and Photos- Did you miss the Dracula show or love it so much that you want to see it again? Check out the video of our recent Dracula play, as well as photos, on the booster club website. https://www.bhsdramaboosters.org/
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TEAM 949 WOLVERINE ROBOTICS |
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Team 949 Wolverine Robotics is Bellevue High School’s robotics team. Every year, we compete under the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). By building, designing, and testing a robot to compete in and win competitions, members of our club develop skills that are highly valuable in future STEM careers and life. Through FRC, we are also able to get recognition on a district-wide, state-wide, and national level. We are also able to be directly involved in a community passionate about STEM. In the immersive and tense situations of competition, many necessary skills need to be learned and developed.
Team 949 Wolverine Robotics provides an innovative way to teach students skills that may not be developed in a traditional classroom. These skills are not limited to mechanical, software, electrical engineering, as well as financial management, marketing, photography, and digital media. At the same time, soft skills are also developed, such as on-the-spot problem solving, teamwork, leadership, and public speaking.
Unlike the tightly structured projects of AP Computer Science, or exact specification sheets for 3-D printed designs in Computer Graphics, the development done in robotics is purely from the ground-up, challenging students to code, design, and test with little framework or format. Furthermore, robotics is one of the few clubs that primarily relies on students to manage income and expenses, with real financial risks and rewards involved. Our club operates daily with expenses and income in the tens of thousands of dollars. Last year, we handled around $32,000. This experience proves extremely valuable, as it closely mimics real world applications of these skills. Through this experience we also build a collaborative and caring community.
The success of our club has been widely proven with our alumni, who are now placed across the country in some of the best engineering programs in the world including MIT, Stanford, UW, Yale, Cornell, UC Berkeley, and UT Austin.
We highly encourage you to become a valued member, learn a new skill or apply a familiar one, and experience what we do firsthand. Contact
We look forward to meeting you,
Team 949 Wolverine Robotics
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Team 949 at a competition in October where they went on to win |
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BHS DANCE TEAM
8TH ANNUAL DANCE & DRILL COMPETITION
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Wolverine Baseball is Back! First Player/Parent/Coach Meeting Rescheduled for 12/8
The Bellevue High School Baseball Booster Club would like to welcome you to the first of two Player/Parent/Coach meetings of the 2022-23 season!
Together with new head baseball coach Craig Parthemer, the Baseball Booster Club is hosting a coach/player/parent/booster meeting on Thursday 12/8/22, 7PM at the BHS school library. We look forward to you coming to meet the coaching staff, hear Coach Parthemer's plans, and get a rundown on how the families along with the Booster Club and school are working together to make for a great season.
What: Baseball Introductory Meeting
Where: BHS Library (2nd floor)
When: Thursday 12/8/22 7PM
Who: All student/players and parents looking to play BHS baseball in the spring
In case of weather complications, we will provide a Zoom alternative. Watch for an announcement on Thursday morning with a link and passcode through your BHS Baseball TeamSnap account. New Players can use the attached QR code to submit their info to the BHS Baseball TeamSnap service, provided by BHS Baseball Boosters.
Feel free to reply to Janet Daly <mizdaly@gmail.com> - Acting Co-President of the Booster Club - as this will ensure you are receiving all the information regarding upcoming training opportunities and activities for BHS Baseball Boosters.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 8th!
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Fresh off a win at Mercer Island, your 2-0 Wolverine girls’ basketball team returns to Bellevue for their home opener versus Liberty on Wednesday, December 7th at 7:15pm. They will take on defending League champ, and state runner up Lake Washington on Friday, December 9th at 6:30pm. This year’s team is lead by new head coach Romell Witherspoon, along with newcomers Selene Morrell in the post and Guard Myana Calloway, who dropped 36 points on the Islanders last game.
Come join the team Wednesday for Frat Theme night and your chance to win Bellevue swag in our home game raffle. Friday is White Out theme and Quad night, where girls and boys JV and Varsity all play. It is also select night
where our Bellevue basketball youth teams will be in attendance. We will also raffle off Taco Time gift cards Friday night. Don’t miss out on this years Girls Basketball action.
See you there.
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ATHLETICS SCHEDULE DEC 5TH TO DEC 10TH |
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Monday December 5th
No events scheduled
Tuesday December 6th
Boys JVC, Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball v. Liberty High School @ Bellevue High School JVC 4:00pm, JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Supervisor John Hill
Gym Manager Minh Nguyen
Tickets Verifiers Debra Andrews & Jerry Iseman
Announcer Will Linser
Scoreboard and Clock Dave Sherbrooke & Jim Butcher
Shot Clock John Hill (JVC & JV) Jeff Cato (Varsity)
Girls Wrestling at Hazen High School 6:00pm
Boys Swimming and Diving v. Interlake High School at Mary Wayte Pool, Mercer Island
Wednesday December 7th
Girls JVC Basketball v. North Creek High & Girls Junior Varsity & Varsity Basketball v. Liberty High School @ Bellevue High School JVC 4:00pm, JV 5:40pm, Varsity 7:15pm
Supervisor John Hill
Gym Manager Minh Nguyen
Ticket Verifiers Jerry Iseman, Cathy Lanning, Debra Andrews
Announcer Will Linser
Scoreboard and Clock Dave Sherbrooke & Jim Butcher
Shot Clock JVC & JV TBD, Jeff Cato (Varsity)
Thursday December 8th
Wrestling v. Interlake, Foster, & Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School 7:00pm
Supervisor TBD
Boys Swimming and Diving v. Hazen High School at Mary Wayte Pool, Mercer Island 8:30pm
Boys JVC Basketball at Eastlake High School 7:00pm
Gymnastics at Sammamish High School 7:00pm
Friday December 9th
Girls JVC Basketball v. Mount Si, and Boys and Girls JV and Varsity Basketball v. Lake Washington High School @ Bellevue High School JVC 4:00pm Aux Gym
Girls JV 3:30pm Main, Boys JV 5:00pm Main, Girls Varsity 6:30pm, Boys Varsity 8:00pm
Supervisor Vic Anderson
Gym Manager Minh Nguyen
Ticket Verifiers Jerry Iseman, Debra Andrews, Israel Perez
Announcer Will Linser
Scoreboard and Clock Dave Sherbrooke and Jim Butcher
Shot Clock JV TBD, Varsity Jeff Cato
Saturday December 10th
Bellevue High School Dance and Drill Invitational @ Bellevue High School ALL DAY 9:00am
Boys JVC Basketball v. Lake Washington High School @ Chinook Middle School Gym 2:00pm
Go Bellevue!!!
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HOMETOWNTICKETING HOME EVENT PURCHASES
FOR 2022-23 BELLEVUE ATHLETICS
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Hello Wolverine Basketball, Gymnastics, and Wrestling families;
Through Hometownticketing, we have created season passes for all of the HOME games we will host this year. This will allow only an initial surcharge being applied to the purchase of the passes. Additionally, the price of the total number of games/passes to be used is also discounted by 10% (example – 10 game pass at $7 per would be $70, minus 10% is now $63 plus surcharge from HTT). This will help balance out the surcharge total and it is only applied once at initial purchase.
This is for HOME games only. Each school we visit OUTSIDE of the BSD will have their individual management for ticket purchasing.
Wrestling has THREE home matches this winter season so the 6 Game PASS might be an option for parents to consider if they are both attending the matches. Gymnastics has TWO home meets so individual tickets might be the best option.
Bellevue High School Girls Basketball have 9 NINE HOME games so our Flex Pass options are:
Adult 18 game flex pass $116.40
Adult 9 game flex pass $59.70
K – 8 - 18 game flex pass $84
K – 8 - 9 game flex pass $43.40
Bellevue High School Boys Basketball have 6 SIX HOME games so our Flex Pass options are:
Adult 12 game flex pass $78.60
Adult 6 game flex pass $40.80
K – 8 – 12 game flex pass $57
K – 8 – 6 game flex pass $30
Individual game tickets will also still be sold to accommodate visiting home and away fans, as well as visiting students and youth accompanying their families.
Bellevue Winter Athletics Flex Pass
Thursday, December 1st – Saturday, February 4th
BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL MAIN GYM
10416 SE Wolverine Way
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John Hill
Athletic Director
Bellevue High School
425-456-7038
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BUSINESS FOR GOOD WORKSHOP |
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Business for Good workshop cohosted by Microsoft Advertising and Be Bold Girls
Over the summer, a group of BHS students and their friends worked with passionate adult leads from a non-profit org Be Bold for change, and created Be Bold Girls, aimed at middle and high schoolers who are passionate about making changes to overcome challenges that girls and young women face, and to empower Bold Girls to become changemakers.
On Saturday Dec 10th, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Be Bold Girls and Microsoft Advertising will cohost an in-person workshop in Bellevue, WA. During this expert led forum, you will learn how Microsoft and other brands drive social change, and work with a group of professionals and like-minded peers to explore how you can bring your voice to influence an organization's product development, branding and advertising. Seats are limited. Register now to reserve your spot at What's Possible Workshop: Business For Good | Be Bold Girls
For further information about Be Bold Girls, please contact Angelina Kam or Ariel Kam from the Be Bold Girls club or email to hello@beboldgirls.org.
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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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