SPECIAL SUMMER EDITION!
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🐾 Library Curbside | July 22 & Aug. 19 | noon to 2 p.m.
'Paws' and Read All About It this Thursday!
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'Paws' everything and catch up with your BHS friends and staff at the noon to 2 p.m. Curbside at the Library event on Thursday, July 22 in the lot off of NW 67th St (watch for construction!)
STUDENTS: Request books in advance here (or just come and browse outside): bit.ly/BHSHolds.
Ballard Beavers- Fill out the Interest Form below and let me know your interests I want to know! Come say Hi on Thursday, July 22 at noon! ~ Ms Chambers
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Beaver Book Club BOOK ‘Legendborn' |
Join Us to Discuss the book!
The Beaver Readers Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, July 22 from 2:30-3:15 p.m.
Next Book Club meeting is Aug. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Follow Us on Instagram!
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9th Grade Orientation | Wed., Aug. 25
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9th Grade Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 25 from 8 a.m. to noon starting in the Main Gym.
Additional details will be released as we get closer to the event, but mark your calendars for this fun and engaging chance to meet your Link Crew Leaders (Junior and Seniors mentors assigned to every 9th Grader) and to get introduced to the building. Sorry parents, this orientation event is for 9th Grade students only. More info here.
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Campus getting spiffied up over summer break |
While the Beavers are away, the Den is getting gussied up!
The Head Beaver shared a great shot of the exterior masonry work and relaying of hallway tile.
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Ballard High School Foundation's
Celebrating All Things Ballard Auction & Golf Classic
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For a second year, due to COVID concerns, the Ballard High School Foundation’s Dinner Of Champions will be replaced with the “Celebrating All Things Ballard” online auction from Aug. 21-29, providing support for Athletics and Performing Arts. |
The silent auction opens on Saturday, Aug. 21 and continues for the following week, culminating in the virtual auction event the night of Sunday, Aug. 29.
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At the Aug. 30 21st Annual Ballard High School Foundation Golf Classic, golfers will enjoy a day at The Plateau Club in Sammamish, while also raising money for BHS Athletics, Band, Cheer and Dance. (Organizers have a full field for the tournament this year. Thank you participating golfers!)
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Student's poetry featured in WITS Digital Gallery |
Congratulations to Dorian Hayes, who as an 11th grader, was featured in the 2021 WITS Year-End Digital Gallery.
This multimedia gallery honors the time students spent writing and creating with Writers In the School (WITS) during the digital, then hybrid, 2020-21 school year. Hayes, then a student of Ms. Melissa Baron and Ms. Kira Franz-Knight, teamed with professional writer Rachel Kessler.
Seattle Arts & Lectures’ Writers in the Schools (WITS) program places professional local writers in public elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, empowering young people to discover and develop their authentic writing and performance voices. Since 1994, the program has served over 100,000 students throughout the Puget Sound region.
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New District and School Websites this Summer! |
About the Website Redesign Project
The SPS websites are the primary communication tool for staff and families and acts as the digital hub for district and school educational resources and information. Serving over 100 schools and close to 53,000 students! New sites will go live in August.
The redesign project includes all district and school websites. It will not change tools such as The Source, Schoology, or Clever the student portal.
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Summer Reading Book Lists are here! |
Our BHS Library Book Lists are your tickets to awesome! Place your holds now on these hot titles at bit.ly/BHSHolds.
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Welcome to BHS Library, 9th grade students! |
Freshmen families: Watch this welcome above from Ms. Chambers and learn all about the activities at the BHS Library!
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Free ebooks/audiobooks/graphic novels |
Use Libby (instruction video here) or Hoopla (instruction video here). Sign up using barcode: 990000 followed by your 7-digit student ID # and PIN: your 4-digit birthdate (not including the year) in MMDD number format.
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Summer service learning opportunities |
One of the graduation requirements for SPS is 60 hours of Service Learning. Service learning is giving time, without pay, to a non-profit or government agency and allows students to learn and apply academic, social and personal skills through activities. Students make a difference and address authentic community needs. We encourage students to continuing to volunteering if in a safe place and provides much needed support in our local community, and can open the doors to career connections, scholarships and provide valuable work experience.
Freshman Note: Summer Hours
Summer hours that students complete that meet the service-learning requirement can be counted toward the 60-hour graduation requirement, except for incoming freshmen who can claim only 15 service learning hours in the summer before they start at Ballard HS.
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Welcome to Ballard Performing Arts! |
Ballard Performing Arts welcomes its new families. Check out the webpage button linked below with current updates, volunteer opportunities and performance group information! |
Support BPA thru the BHSF All Things Ballard Auction |
10 More Desserts Needed!
Once again, the Ballard Performing Arts Boosters (BPAB) will be providing desserts for the Ballard High School Foundation Online Auction Dessert Dash. Like last year, the auction will be held virtually on Aug. 21-29. Desserts will be purchased online, and delivery will be arranged between baker and bidder. All proceeds from the Dessert Dash/Delivery will directly benefit the Performing Arts Programs.
This is an easy and fun way to support the performing arts program, with all the proceeds directly benefiting BPAB. If you are not a home baker and still would like to support the effort, you could purchase a dessert from your favorite bakery and deliver that to the winning bidder. Thank you Ballard Performing Arts families!
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Date change: Fall Sports registration forms now due 8/18!
Register for school-year, summer sports now!
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ATHLETIC REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER ATHLETICS AND THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW OPEN!
Athletics registration needs to be completed BEFORE students can participate in tryouts and/or practices during the regular 2021-22 Season.
After Aug. 2, and before the first day of tryouts/practices, all athletes need to pay their ASB fee and/or any additional team fees or fines on SchoolPay via the Source. (The Source is down for its annual maintenance until Aug. 2.)
All Other Fall Online FinalForms Registration Forms DUE Aug. 18 | Golf (Coach TBD), Cross Country (Head Coach, Neal Howard, nealfhoward@gmail.com) , Girls Soccer (Head Coach, Sam Maccarrone, snmacca@gmail.com), Girls Swim & Dive (Head Coach, Stephanie Cummings, swimmingdynamic@gmail.com), Volleyball (Head Coach, Jody Shuman, jeshuman@seattleschools.org), and NEW Slow-Pitch Softball (Head Coach Dale Griffith, ddgriffith@seattleschools.org)
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BHS summer practices ongoing |
BHS summer practices are ongoing. Email the coach for more information on which sport you'd like to participate in.
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2021-22 Ballard Cheer team named |
WELCOME TO BHS CHEER!
Nina A, Anna A, Ava B, Tessa B, Haley B, Samantha B, Simona C, Nevida C, Taylor D, Maylie G, Nadia G, Blake H, Lucy H, Annika H, Hannah M, Hope M, Rylan O, Claire P, Lucie P, Aria S, Alexa S, Maddie S, Hanako V.D., Sadie W, Brooklyn Y
For more information on the Ballard Cheer program, follow the team on their Instagram page, @ballardcheer.
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Mark your calendars for our meetings! |
The BHS PTSA has set its meeting schedule for the 2021-22 school year and we look forward to sharing some dynamic speakers for our seasonal schoolwide General Meetings!
- Our first Fall General Meeting is 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7!
- The Winter General Meeting is 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10.
- And we conclude our year with our PTSA volunteer & educator awards event (Spring General Meeting) at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 9.
Please also note the following Board Meeting dates on your calendars! These meetings include committee and initiative updates and we'd love to have you join us!
Board Meeting dates:
7 p.m. Thursdays via Teams: Sept. 9 | Nov. 4 | Dec. 2 | Jan. 6 | March 3 | April 7 | May 5
5:30 p.m. Thursdays via Teams, (before our 7 p.m. PTSA General Meetings): Oct. 7 | Feb. 10 | June 9
PTSA Members have a voice and vote. We are setting up a new MemberPlanet interface to make signing up a breeze. Look for more information and sign up link in our Aug. 22 newsletter.
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Support BHS PTSA while you shop |
The following fundraising programs will raise money for BHS PTSA while you shop. Please consider supporting BHS academics while purchasing from the following businesses: |
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to BHS PTSA. Check out the AmazonSmile information page to learn about using AmazonSmile and select “Ballard High School PTSA, Seattle, WA.” Thank you!
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Need to reach staff in the Main Office? |
While the school building is still closed this summer, the Main Office will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. (The office will be closed July 22-23, however, for its annual maintenance.)
You can contact the the Main Office at 206-252-1000.
Alternatively, you can email your questions to BHS Administrative Secretary Cindy Peterson (weekdays all summer long) at crpeterson@seattleschools.org.
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Apply for Free and Reduced Price School Meals |
We encourage all eligible families to submit a new application for free and reduced-price meals and other discounted benefits prior to the start of each new school year.
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Laptop return information |
Students should return their school laptop devices/charging cords for updates over the summer.
(Note: Students who are participating in an SPS summer school program may keep their device until the end of summer school on July 30.)
Please put the student's name in/on each device. The closest sites are BF Day Elementary (Fremont), Lowell Elementary (Capitol Hill) and Meany Middle School (Capitol Hill), but check the long list of sites & hours here.
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SPS getting geared up for fall instruction |
From the Seattle Public Schools Public Affairs office: We can’t wait to kick off the 2021-22 school year -- 180 Days of Excellence -- with you this fall.
First Day of School
- Sept. 1 for 1-12 Grade
- Sept. 9 for Kindergarten and Preschool
We will continue to follow state and local public health guidance this school year. Students and staff will continue to wear masks, physically distance, and regularly wash their hands.
We are planning for five full days of in-person instruction at all 104 schools and schools will resume pre-pandemic start and end times.
Additional special education and related services for students with disabilities, called recovery services, will be provided to address lack of appropriate progress on IEP goals because of the pandemic.
While we are taking all the necessary steps to ensure in-person learning is safe and welcoming, there will be a 100% virtual option pilot for a small group of students in grades K-12. Students with existing, documented health issues, including mental and emotional health concerns, will be prioritized.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided for free for all students all school year. Summer meals continue to be provided at meal sites Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 20.
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Check out BHS PTSA Legislative Liaison Brian Duncan's July update below, including links to the following candidates forums leading up to the Aug. 3. Primary: |
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Monday, July 19 League of Women Voters' Mayoral Candidates Forum on YouTube | The League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County's First Hill unit is once again co-hosting forums with Horizon House's Residents' Council Election Forums Committee. Nine mayoral candidates have confirmed participation in this event.
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5 p.m. Wednesday, July 21 School Board Candidates Forum, hosted on Zoom by the SCPTSA | Seattle Council PTSA is proud to host a virtual candidate forum for School Board positions in Districts 4, 5 and 7. Members are encouraged to submit questions prior to the forum by emailing president@scptsa.org.
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Candidates running for the Port of Seattle Commissioner positions will participate in an online forum via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 22. The forum is hosted by Quiet Skies Puget Sound and other South End neighborhood environmental watchdog organizations.
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Candidates expected to participate include: Position No. 1: Ryan Calkins, Norman Sigler; Position No. 3: Stephanie Bowman, Hamdi Mohamed; and Position No. 4: Peter Steinbrueck, Toshiko Hasegawa
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Save the date! July 28
Listening Session w/ WA Board of Educ.
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Parents and students: we need your help! The State Board of Education is looking for students and parents to talk with them about high school graduation requirements and how students show they are prepared with the skills needed to thrive in life after high school. This is part of a legislatively direct effort to develop a Washington state “Profile of a Graduate.”
WSPTA is proud to work with the State Board of Education to provide this discussion directly for our members!
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2021 Legislative Session Summary |
WSPTA Legislative Consultant Marie Sullivan unpacks the 2021 Legislative Session:
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2021 Legislative Scorecard is an overview of the session using the 2021-22 legislative platform and resolutions. Green, yellow and red highlights provide a quick glimpse of the successes, and all bills have hyperlinks for more information.
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2021 End of Session Summary is a deeper dive into budget investments, including federal funding; bills the Advocacy Committee was tracking that passed and didn’t pass; new workgroups, reports, and model policies; and budget provisos.
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The BHS PTSA offers Community Resources for informational purposes & does not necessarily support activities or views presented therein. |
Penguin Productions
The Tempest | 7/24-25
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Live and in person, join Penguin Productions as we re-enter a brave new world of connection, magic, and reconciliation.
Exiled to a fantastical island, Prospero unleashes a churning storm to shipwreck the traitor who stole the throne, and settle the score once and for all. But bitter revenge is upended by newfound love. Filled with comedy and rich with poignancy, our production will awaken you from the dreary sleep of quarantine. Refueling your artistic sensibilities as we come together to explore the magic of outdoor theatre!
July 24th and 25th @ 2 p.m.
West Green Lake Park, near Seattle Public Theater
FREE, no tickets necessary
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Hugo House: Poetry and Word Scribes |
Students will delve into the craft of spoken word poetry through Hugo House's Poetry and Spoken Word Scribes Camp, immersing themselves in diverse forms of poetic expression and techniques.
This July 26-30 high school-age camp will be facilitated by two local artists: Naa Akua and Matt Gano, both of whom are published poets, performers, and educators.
This camp will culminate with a performance of student work and the option for students to contribute a chosen piece to a digital anthology of their work.
This camp runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays (with one-hour lunch break) via Zoom and Google Classroom.
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Summer Books for Seattle Super Readers |
Attention, Seattle Super Readers! As we enter the summer, don't forget the importance of reading every day. Reading at least 20 minutes each day can help build your reading superpowers, and the summertime is perfect for reading whatever you would like — books, magazines, newspapers, graphic novels, comic books, audio books — it all counts! SPS ideas for reading resources here.
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SPL Summer of Learning | Share Your Stories |
Welcome to the Summer of Learning! Work with your friends and family to EXPLORE, CREATE, and SHARE your stories!
This year’s Summer of Learning program, What's YOUR Story encourages families to read, learn, and explore together, discovering creative ways to share their own stories.
Participants of the Summer of Learning program can visit the Burke Museum for free!
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Seattle Ultimate summer fun |
Seattle Ultimate is in full swing! We have lots to choose from: FREE pre-game clinics, 5 Day Camps plus our Overnight Camps at beautiful Camp Casey!
Events are coached by a rotating cast of Seattle Tempest WOMEN'S & Seattle Cascades OPEN rosters.
Available to students grades 3rd-12th; clinics are hosted around the Seattle area at a variety of playfields and welcome all abilities and genders. Scholarships are available via a short online form.
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Penguin Productions
Map to Making Theatre
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To increase accessibility, we invite directors and actors of all ages to create production teams. Yes, this means there may be multiple versions of the same play. How exciting! You can be as creative as you want with your production concept – you can record yourself on a cell phone, have a friend do it, or muster a film crew! Your audience can be anything or anyone – tree stump, snail, passersby, friends or family.
Penguin Productions will collect videos of your productions and compile them into one amazing virtual performance to be streamed over social media channels in August.
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Seattle's Lifeguarded Beaches are staffed noon to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays:
- Matthews, 9300 51st Ave. N.E. through Sept. 5
- Madison, 1900 43rd Ave. E. through Sept. 5
- Mt. Baker, 2301 Lake Washington Blvd. S. through Sept. 5
- Seward, 5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S. through September 5
- West Green Lake, 7312 W. Green Lake Dr. through Sept. 5
- Magnuson, park entrance at N.E. 65th and Sand Point Way N.E. through Aug. 28
- Madrona, 853 Lake Washington Blvd. through Aug. 28
- Pritchard Beach, 8400 55th S. through Aug. 28
Outdoor Pools
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Do You Have an Announcement for the BHS PTSA Newsletter?
Submit content (appropriate and relevant to Ballard High School or Community) by 5 p.m. Thursday (1 or 2 weeks before your event ) to the BHS Newsletter Editor email at ballardhighnews@gmail.com. Please submit posts no more than 100 words and include relevant URLs, contact info and a small graphic (if available). Editor has full discretion over what is published. The BHS PTSA provides Community News for purely informational purposes and does not necessarily support the activities or views presented therein.
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