The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
November 23rd, 2021
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PTSA FALL 2021 GRANTS AWARDED
The PTSA Grants Committee met last week and awarded the Fall 2021 grants. Thank you to BHS parents for joining the PTSA, as well as your gifts to the PTSA, which funded $17,500 of enhanced student experiences this fall. The BHS PTSA offers grants for items or opportunities that augment the student experience. We encourage requests from anyone within the BHS community, including student clubs, student activities, athletic organizations and educational / administrative departments.
 
The Grants Committee received 11 Grant requests totaling $24,635.80 for the Fall 2021 grant cycle. We funded all of the grants either partially or fully for a total of $17,500. Highlights from this grant cycle include new Choir Robes, BHS Orchestra Bass Ensemble and Bass Coaching, a field trip for all AP Human Geography classes, new Cheer Competition Poms, New JV Girls Basketball Uniforms. See the complete list here.
 
Contact Kelly Silver with questions. 
One of the best ways for parents to support our school is donating to our school PTSA! Please keep on joining us in supporting our students, teachers and school by donating to the PTSA Make an Impact Campaign! Donations help pay for an additional mental health counselor at BHS, college preparation and counseling as well as grants to various academic, athletic and school clubs. Every donation, no matter the size, will help. Donate today and Make an Impact! 

Please Donate at:
Wolverine
($1000 or more)
Gordon Lyon & Rebekah Brown
AJ and Mike Brush
Sharon and Gena Chang
Christine Grieve
Nobuyoshi Kageyama
Meghan Lewison
Leslie and David Feller
Lijiang Fang & Loretta Tao Liu
Joe & Michelle Razore
Amy Reller
Jungyeol Kim & Steve Cho
Jennifer Stelly
Xiong Wang
Christi Whitten
Xiaojun Zheng
Gold
($300-$999)
Bharti Arora
Susan Audia
Jing Bai
Zannah Becker
Laura Bede
Lisa Pujol Boe
Stephanie Brown
Carrie Browne
Jingjing Cai
Yujie Cao
Patty Carrel
Xiaohua Chen
Sungyun Choi
Christi Clark
Jeff Cody
Hongling Da
Thien-Di Do
Jun Fan
Shalisan Foster
Janice Friedman
Kathy Green
Rachel Hall
Patrick & Beth Halvorsen
Langfei He
Kerry Hill
Danwen Huang
Hui Huang
Kathleen Isdith
Kate Jack
Karin Johnson
Dana Kaefer
Jasmine Kim
John Klym
Josephine Lee
Hui Li
Yuhong Li
Carl Lombardi
Jing Ma
Heather Mckay
Miao Meng
Connie Min
Lesly Mohr
Glyn and Jim Nordtrom
Yoko Omori
Hwa Park
Minshik Park
Youngchul Park
Brenda Pick
Sandi Plenge
Heather Serres
Dian Schuler
Troy Tidwell
Denise Stolte-Reinisch
Mellissa Rohde
Melody Rong
Ally & Scott Svenson
Simon and Lucille Tam
Jeff & Jody Tangney 
Yin Yin Wang
Elizabeth Westburg and Bradley Wheeler
Tony Williams
Michelle Whitten
Cony Wong
Hongyu Wu
Liang Xu
Yanli and Leon Xu
Joanna Yin
Junhua Wang and Xun Zhang
Cathy Zhang
Xiaojun Zheng
Silver
($5-$299)
Vishal Anand
Rakhi Aggarwal
Thomas Bailey
Charles A Borberg
Dawn Brandl
Feng Cai
Fernando Campos
Hongxia Chen
Dmitry Chesnokov
Polly Colby
Merin Designs
Yuanyuan Duan
Farnaz Farringer
Sean Floyd
Holly Furr
JianXia Gao
Hyangjin Hong
Nancy Huenefeld Gese
Wei Han
Wei Huang
Kathrine Hauser
Cathryn Heed
Dustin Ingalls
Stephen Jiang
Ying Jiang
Rebecca Johnston
Jungmin Kang
In Yung Kim
Janna Lee
Marianne Lachini
Mingqin Li
Qiuya Li
Steve and Cindy Linkon
Cristy Livingston
Meiling Liu
Julia May
Hyun Jin Kwon
Carolyn Oliveira
Tina Pappas
Svetlana Pestova
Hoifung Poon
Yijing Qian
Youshen Qiu
Mazie Park
Annie Roth
Christine Schultz
Xiaofei Shi
Mi Shin
Tanya Stoney
Christine Strandell
Fangting Sun
Jing Sun
Kayo Takashima
Satoshi Tanimoto
Yu Tao
Ning Tian
Amy Tsai
Kylee Tonkin
Ellen Wang
Laura Weingaertner
Jongin Wong
Kayo Yamaji
Kai Pung Yim
Asako Yoshimura
Lanfang You
Melissa Young
Dongchen Zhang
Zhongwei Zhou
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. 
 
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?
Contact Loretta Tao Liu at fundraising@bellevuehighptsa.com.
 
Thank you very much for your support! 
BELLEVUE HIGH FAMILIES,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Bellevue High PTSA has recently been recognized by Washington State PTA as a Gold Membership Growth Award recipient! Our PTSA is presented with this award for enrolling at least 10% more members this year than last year. That means that our PTSA is growing! Thank you to everyone who has become a member so far this year: YOU are the reason our PTSA achieved this award! 

If you haven’t yet signed up for a 2021-2022 BHPTSA membership, please consider joining today! By doing so, you are demonstrating your support for our PTSA and all it does for Bellevue High! Join PTSA online at http://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/joinptsa/      
2ND MULTI-LANGUAGE PRINCIPAL COFFEE MEETING
Topic: Students’ BHS Life and College Planning
When: Friday, December 10, 8:30 am – 10:00
Where: BHS Library and MS Teams 
 
The 2nd meeting on December will have 2 parts. 

The first 30 min will be an open talk time with our principal about how our students experience and perceive BHS life. 

The rest will focus on college planning. We will learn about the ACT and SAT exams, AP classes, and answer questions about the preparation for these exams. We’ll go over other components of a college application that impacts the admission decision. In addition, we will learn how to use Naviance for college planning, School Improvement Plans, and academic resources for students. 

Interpreters will be available for Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean languages.
 
Join on your computer or mobile app
Or call in (audio only)
+1 206-800-4133,,28635132#  United States, Seattle 
Phone Conference ID: 286 351 32# 
Q&A FOR BHS FAMILIES
The Welcoming committee has collected frequently asked questions from BHS families and obtained answers to these from BHS teachers and staff. These Q&As are now on the PTSA website. 

They are separated into six categories: general school questions, student well-being, math curriculum, community, after school activities, and music curriculum. Below are some sample questions.

Q: Is there a requirement for teachers that any submitted assignment or assessment is
graded and posted within a certain period of time?

Q: Which name would be on the official transcript, legal name or preferred name?

Q: Are there ways to skip the current math level course and advance to the next level if a
student is not challenged enough?

You can find “Q&A for BHS Families” on the PTSA website’s home page under “For Parents.” Also, you can find other useful information in the BHS Parent Handbook 2021-2022.  

Thank you to the Welcoming committee members, Hyunju Kim, Sungyun Choi, and Rachel Li!
ILLNESS DECISION TREE
FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
WOLVERINE GUARD 2021-2022
The 2021-22 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 2021-22, please go to the BHS PTSA website, https://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/ and look under BHS PTSA Programs.   

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! 

Please contact Patti Liffick or Nancy Huenefeld Gese (Your WG Co-Chairs) at wolverineguard@bellevuehighptsa.com with any questions that you have.  
THE CRIMSON HOUSE MURDER 
December 1-4th at 7pm
in the Bellevue High Theater  

Come join us for the fall show! You'll be on the edge of your seat laughing and guessing throughout this zany old-school who-dunit!
AUDITIONS FOR THE SPRING MUSICAL!
Bellevue Theater is proud to present Legally Blond The Musical as our Spring 2022 Musical! Auditions for the show are coming up!

December 7th- Cold Reading from the script 330-530pm (the side will be available to read Starting December 6th)
December 8th-Dance audition/Vocal audition 130pm-4pm
December 9th- Callbacks-330-5pm
December 10th Cast list will be posted

All Auditions will be held in the PAC - See Mr. Kline with any questions!
NOVEMBER THEATER BOOSTER CLUB MEETING
Want to help support our extraordinary kids and the Bellevue Theater program? Join us for our next booster club meeting on November 16th at 7pm in the Black Box room (at the end of the music hallway). 
SPORTS
BHS DRILL TEAM
7th Annual Dance & Drill Competition
 WHEN: Saturday, Dec 11th 
               11 AM - 4 PM
 
 WHERE: BHS Main Gym
 
 HOST: BHS Drill Team
 
 TICKETS:
  •  $10 (w/o ASB)
  • $5 (w/ ASB)
  • FREE for 5 and under
Come join BHS Drill as it hosts its 7th Annual Dance & Drill Competition at Bellevue High School on
Saturday, 12/11.
The doors will open at 11AM!
 
There will be 15 schools joining us for this 2021-2022 competition season event.
 
Hope to see you all there!
Decked out in camo-patterned bows, Bellevue Cheerleading rallied for Varsity football this past Friday at the last home game of 2021. After football’s solid victory, the team can’t wait to cheer for the Wolverines again at the 3-A Semifinals on November 27th at Memorial stadium in Seattle (next to the Space Needle) at 1:00.

Not only did the cheerleaders jump, kick, and flip on the sidelines on Friday night, they also participated in their first competition at Bellarmine Prep this past Saturday. BHS’s Game Day and Traditional routines both qualified for State and each received first place in its category! The members of Bellevue Cheerleading look forward to continuing to polish their competition routines, cheering on football, and starting to cheer at basketball games.
BHS GIRLS SWIVE KINGCO
ALL KINGCO 3A TEAM, & DISITRICT FINISHES
The Girls Swim and Dive team finished the regular season with great success 6 wins & 1 loss. The team is through 2 post season Meet weekends; BHS SWIVE Team finished 2nd Place at the 3A KingCo Meet & 3rd Place at 3A Sea-King Districts. Individual/ Relay Results for both KingCo and Districts are below plus All KingCo Swim & Dive Team Awards.

KingCo Meet: 
The KINGCO Meet qualifiers included: Sophia Audia, Mia Avansino, Emelia Bechthold, Jacqueline Blinn, Ive Chen, Kelly Cho, Kaitlyn Dunphy, Ellie Dykes, Gracie Hackworth, Paige Heinemann, Cecilia Howard, Lauren Jensen, Ashley Kim, Ashley Kwon, Erica Lee, Joanna Lee, Rena Lee, Ema Lei, Megan Lei, Edmunda Li, Jordan Lloyd, Adya Mohan, Ruby Rubin, Lily Siripipat, Natalie So, Stephanie Song, Kaili Tam, Sydney Tam, Meilan Uyeno, and Olivia Wyzga. Congratulations to all the qualifiers!

Swim Finishes:
200 Yd Medley Relay Team 1st Place Finish: Lily Siripipat (10), Cecilia Howard (9), Mia Avansino(11), Ashley Kwon (9)
200 Yd Free 3rd: Megan Lei (11) & 11th: Ema Lei (10)
200 Yd Individual Medley 1st: Mia Avansino (11), 4th: Lauren Jensen (11) & 9th: Ivy Chen (10)
50 Yd Free 1st: Gracie Hackworth (11)
100 Yd Butterfly 2nd: Megan Lei (11) & 8th: Olivia Wyzga (11)
100 Yd Free 3rd: Gracie Hackworth (11) & 12th: Lily Siripipat (10)
500 Yd Free 3rd: Cecilia Howard (9), 7th: Ashley Kwon (9), 10th: Jacqueline Blinn (12)
200 Yd Free Relay Team 4th Place Finish: Lily Siripipat (10), Jordan Lloyd (10), Gracie Hackworth (11), and Megan Lei (11)
100 Yd Back 2nd: Lily Siripipat (10) & 3rd: Mia Avansino (11)
100 Yd Back 11th: Kaili Tam (12)
100 Yd Breast 1st: Cecilia Howard (9), 7th: Lauren Jensen (11) &10th: Erica Lee (11)
400 Yd Free Relay Team 1st Place Finish: Mia Avansino (11), Gracie Hackworth (11), Cecilia Howard (9), and Megan Lei (11)

Dive Finishes:
3rd Meilan Uyeno & 12th Emelia Bechthold

All KingCo 3A Swim and Dive Team:
1st Team: 200 IM Cecilia Howard (9), 50 Free Gracie Hackworth (11), 100 Fly Megan Lei (11), 500 Free Mia Avansino (11)
2nd Team: 100 Back Lily Siripipat (10)
Honorable Mention: Dive Adya Mohan and Meilan Uyeno

District 2 - 3A Sea-King Meet:
The District Meet qualifiers included: Sophia Audia, Mia Avansino, Emelia Bechthold, Jacqueline Blinn, Ivy Chen, Kelly Cho, Kaitlyn Dunphy, Ellie Dykes, Gracie Hackworth, Cecilia Howard, Lauren Jensen, Ashley Kwon, Erica (Chaewon) Lee, Rena Lee, Ema Lei, Megan Lei, Jordan Lloyd, Adya Mohan, Lily Siripipat, Natalie So, Stephanie Song, Kaili Tam, Sydney Tam, Meilan Uyeno, and Olivia Wyzga. Congratulations to all the qualifiers!

Swim Finishes:
200 Yd Medley Relay Team 4th Place Finish: Lily Siripipat (10), Lauren Jensen (10), Megan Lei(11), Ashley Kwon (9)
200 Yd Free 2nd: Mia Avansino (11) 
200 Yd Individual Medley 9th: Lauren Jensen (11) 
50 Yd Free 2nd: Gracie Hackworth (11) & 3rd Megan Lei (11)
100 Yd Butterfly 6th: Gracie Hackworth (11)
100 Yd Free 2nd: Megan Lei (11)
500 Yd Free 1st: Mia Avansino (11) 
200 Yd Free Relay Team 3rd Place Finish: Lily Siripipat (10), Jordan Lloyd (10), Gracie Hackworth (11), and Mia Avansino (11)
100 Yd Back 2nd: Lily Siripipat (10)
100 Yd Back 11th: Kaili Tam (12)
100 Yd Breast 9th: Lauren Jensen (11) 

Dive Finishes:
3rd Meilan Uyeno & 5th Adya Mohan 
Fill out the form below and mail with check, payable to BHS PTSA, mail to: 
Bellevue High PTSA Membership, 10416 Wolverine Way, Bellevue WA 98004 

Attachment with form; 
Calendar Of Events
ASB
CLASS OF 2022 FLOWER POWER FUNDRAISER UPDATE
All proceeds go towards the All-Night Senior Grad Party!
Thanks to the generous support of the BHS community, we are OVER HALFWAY to our fundraising goal!! Thank you so much to all who have purchased bulbs and helped to spread the word about this fundraiser!! These beautiful paperwhite and amaryllis bulbs are easy to grow indoors and will bloom in 4-8 weeks. If you have not already participated, please consider doing so! All proceeds will go directly to reducing the ticket costs for the 2022 All-Night Senior Grad Party. It is our goal to make this incredibly fun and special event more affordable for all of our seniors!

To order bulbs click here: http://bhsclassof2022.fpfundraising.com/

Order deadline: December 15. Order deadline for holiday delivery: December 1.

To learn more about the 2022 All-Night Senior Grad Party click here: http://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/109-2/classof2022/
BHS Community Corner
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT PACIFIC ART ALLIANCE
Description: Pacific Art Alliance (PAA) is a 501C non-profit organization founded by high school students in 2015. Our mission is to utilize art and expression to benefit people who are in need. We provide a source of inspiration, motivation, creativity, and education for children by hosting artistic seminars in schools, libraries, and other public venues. We are inviting more students to join PAA this year and lead the activities including planning events, teaching art seminars, and doing web development etc. If you are interested, please email Alyssa Lin at s-linaly@bsd405.org.

For general information about PAA, please visit our website: https://pacificartistsalliance.wordpress.com/
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
YOUTH AND TEEN PROGRAMS
The University of Washington Youth and Teen Programs is excited to offer a variety of remote courses for middle and high school students who seek afterschool enrichment opportunities.  Courses run over 10 weeks starting in January. Visit our website for registration information and course details. www.youth-teen.uw.edu
BELLEVUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
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.
BELLEVUE BLAST ARTICLE DEADLINE
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
PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD / QUICK LINKS
PTSA Presidents


PTSA Vice President Fundraising


PTSA Board
Committee Chairs
PTSA Vice Presidents Communications

Ellen Wang

PTSA Secretary

Neil Chang

PTSA Treasurers
BHS Administration

Principal:
Asst. Prin: Katie Klug
Asst. Prin: Thomas Gangle

BHS Athletics/ Activities
Director: John Hill
Athletic Trainer: Ashley Lopez

BHS Main Office

425-456-7000