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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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PTSA NEED YOUR SUPPORT IN 3 DIFFERENT TIERS: |
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Extra steps you can make: We recognize not everyone has the additional financial or time resources. But if you do:
2: Make a Donation during our “Make an Impact” fundraiser” in October. This is where we raise the bulk of our funds for the PTSA.
3: Volunteer: Helping hands are always needed to implement the support we provide to the school. - Volunteer as much or as little as you have bandwidth for. There is something for everyone. Have a little time, assist one of the committee members, have more time – take a leadership role. Please contact presidents@bellevuehighptsa.com.
Joining is easy by clicking the button below:
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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
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2021-2022 AP EXAM INFORMATION |
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Dear Parents and Students wishing to take Advanced Placement Exams in May, 2022-
Please read this important information regarding the exams;
IMPORTANT CHANGES:
- The College Board (CB) will reinstate the $40.00 unused test fee for 2022 AP Testing. Any test that is ordered and not cancelled before November 15, 2021 will incur a $40.00 Unused Test Fee.
- The cost of each test is $96.00. The cost of the AP Capstone Test is $144.00.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR 21-22 AP TESTING
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September 23, 2021 Payment of fees on the BSD "intouch payment system" will be open for families and students to make exam payments. https://wa-bellevue.intouchreceipting.com/
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This is the same payment process used in the last two years. If you need assistance please contact the school accountant, lanningc@bsd405.org.
- October 15, 2021 Scholarship Form due for students who do not qualify for Fee Waiver Program.
- November 1, 2021 Payment deadline for May 2022 AP Testing.
- November 15, 2021 Any tests ordered after this date will incur an additional $40.00 fee. Any Tests cancelled after this date will incur a $40.00 unused test fee.
- January 18, 2022 Last day to request accommodations through SSD online.
- March 15, 2022 Final Day to Order tests – this will include $40.00 per exam late fee.
FORMS
a. Scholarship Form: Available in Counseling Center at each High School.
b. Fee Waiver Form: Fee Waiver Form Students must apply for the Fee Waiver Program to avoid payment for AP Testing.
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ORCHESTRA BOOSTER CLUB MEETING |
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Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 PM
Room 1406 (Music Room)
The Orchestra Booster Club meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7PM in the Music Room (room 1406). Please join us this coming Tuesday and visit with our new president Amy Borberg, Mr. Kam and other volunteers. Your participation is a great way to support the orchestra program, learn about volunteer opportunities, and see what is planned for your student this year. If you have any questions, please email Amy Borberg at agaulding@hotmail.com
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STAFF APPRECIATION FUNDRAISING |
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Dear BHS Families,
Our Fall Teachers Appreciation Luncheon for the 2021-2022 school year hosted by PTSA will be held on October, 13th. Due to this ongoing pandemic, we decided not to accept the donation of home-made food from parents. No doubt our teachers would miss that so much. But no worries, we will order yummy Bento boxes instead, from the local restaurant, to make everyone less concerned. All parents are highly encouraged to Donate for this luncheon. We appreciate the teachers for their dedication to our students; we also appreciate all parents for their support to our dear teachers.
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Thank you for your support as always.
Regards,
Staff Appreciation Lunch Co-chairs:
Qing Chen
Hyun Jin Kwon
Qiuya Rachel Li
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Hello Bellevue Wolverines!
will need to be completed
- Not finding the Club (attached list with description and Advisors) you want to join, but want to create one? Here’s how:
New CLUB submissions are due by: September 27th 2021
Here are the steps on how to create a NEW Club at Bellevue High School. New charters are for any new clubs. New Charter forms are needed for any new clubs.
2) Find a Club Advisor, they must be Bellevue High School Staff to be an Advisor.
3) Find 8 students who is interested in becoming a member of your club, add those students’ names, student ID number, grade, phone number and email. ***ASB cards are required for Club members***
4) Fill in the information needed, save the New Charter form and email the New Charter form to our Athletic/Activities Assistant, Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org & Activities Coordinator, Ms. Hurley at hurleyl@bsd405.org **please do not send forms to ASB**
5) You will receive a confirmation email from ASB to inform you if your club was approved or not.
6) Once approved, please click on the Constitution Form and complete that form and send back to Athletic/Activities Assistant, Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org
7) You will be allowed to have your first meeting after the constitution form (attached PDF) is turn in.
- Clubs Fair coming soon! Look out for updates from ASB
Come by the Athletic & Activities office
ASB Membership is required to join a Club, here is the link to pay for ASB:
Welcome Back Bellevue!
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When: October 11th, 4pm-7pm
Bellevue Drill Team is having try-outs for the Competition Team (Yellow Squad)
Try-outs are open to BHS and all affiliated schools that can participate with BHS.
Looking forward to meeting everyone!
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WOLVERINE GUARD 2021-2022 |
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Want to earn a special tassel for graduation and put some shine on your college applications? Join the Wolverine Guard and give back to your community with 100 hours of service per year.
A couple of ideas for volunteer service with links below:
WG co-chairs Patti Harris Liffick and Nancy Huenefeld Gese
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[Be the Change] through student engagement
National PTA is seeking a theme for the 2023-2024 Reflections program year. The student who submits the winning entry will receive $100 and their theme will be presented at the annual National PTA Convention in June 2022. Please review the past themes listed on the website. Repeat themes will not be considered. Use the form link in the Theme Search dropdown to submit theme ideas.
Entries are due by November 1, 2021.
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[Be the Change] with information
Have you checked out the new Programs Plug blog post? Learn more about the various programs available for your PTA's participation.
We're also excited to announce that all of the student program submissions forms are available in an online format. The new platform is through the company Kaleidoscope and will make it easier to process submissions at all levels. Please share with your community:
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GRADING PRACTICES FOR 2021-2022 |
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Changes to grades for the previous school year (2020-21), that were put into place in January of 2021, prioritized compassion for students and social, emotional, and mental health due to the impact of remote learning were for the 2020-21 year and will NOT continue for the 2021-22 school year. Specifically:
- Reporting NC (credit courses) and NE (non-credit courses) instead of F grades
- Reporting D grades as P grades
- Student/family option to report a P instead of a C or B grade
Teachers will continue to use grading practices that support students and provide flexibility to demonstrate learning and understanding of standards. Examples include the four evidence-based practices below that were implemented last school year and designed to result in grades that are more reflective of student learning. The implementation of these practices will continue for the 2021-22 school year:
- Classroom assessment is aligned to standards
- Students are provided with multiple opportunities to demonstrate learning
- Students can re-take and/or re-do summative assessments
Late work used to assess student learning is fully recognized to demonstrate proficiency
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CURRICULUM NIGHT ~ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH
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You can still see our Virtual Curriculum Night with all the teacher videos. Go to our website or click here to find the links.
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BHS NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALISTS |
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National Merit Scholarship semifinals announced.
Twelve students from Bellevue high school are among Washington's semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program。
- Brumley, Madeline A.
- Chen, Eileen H.
- Chen, Sarah M.
- Fang, Stella S.
- He, Eric S.
- Hong, Seeun
- Kim, Ashley Y.
- Lin, Forest Z.
- Poon, Alice
- Rudolph, Jameson L.
- Silver, Trudy P.
- Wang, William K.
About 16,000 students from across the country are semifinalists and will go on to compete for some 7,500 scholarships that will be awarded in the spring. According to the scholarship program, about 95 percent of students will make it to the finalist round and about half of all finalists will win a scholarship.
The program says semifinalists must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay and earn either an SAT or ACT score that confirms their earlier performance on the qualifying test.
Congratulations to all the semifinals!
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GIRLS SOCCER APPRECIATION NIGHT SEP 30th |
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Come to the Fan Appreciation Night for Bellevue Girls Soccer on Thursday September 30th.
JV at 6 pm, Varsity at 8 pm
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Hello Bellevue!!!
Here’s what happened last week in athletics….
On Monday….our Boys Varsity Tennis team went game, set & match with a 7 – 0 sweep of the visiting Juanita Ravens. Our JVC Girls went on the road and defeated the Interlake Saints 3 – 0. Staying on that theme, our Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball teams spiked the Juanita Ravens out of the gym 3 – 0 each.
Tuesday saw the Interlake Saint tennis team marching out of Bellevue defeated by the Varsity Wolverines 4 – 3. Our Girls Junior Varsity Soccer team shut out Liberty 2 – 0 and our Varsity girls staged an epic comeback after being down 2 -0 to come back to win on Nova Wei’s game winning goal 3 -2.
Wednesday our Boys Varsity Golf team took on and out the Hazen Highlanders at Bellevue Golf Course. Our JVC Girls Soccer team defeated Sammamish 7 – 0. Volleyball continued their winning ways with Varsity & Junior Varsity beating Hazen and the JVC team losing a close match 2-1. Our JV Boys Tennis team said good night to the Knights of Newport with a 7 – 0 sweep, and our Varsity Boys playing a close match but coming out on the losing end 4-3.
Thursday evening saw our Girls Soccer team on the winning side again vs. Hazen High School with JV winning 5-0 and Varsity taking a 4-1 victory. Girls Swimming and Diving took to the pool vs. the Newport Knights setting a number of qualifying marks for the post season. Staying in the pool our Boys Water Polo team traveled to take on Curtis High School which ended in tough loss for the Wolverines.
Friday night saw our Wolverine #1 ranked 3A football team hop all over the Kangaroos of Lake Washington 49 – 7.
Saturday morning and afternoon our Wolverine Cross Country team hosted 70 schools at Lake Sammamish State Park with over 2800 runners taking part in various class, Junior Varsity and Varsity races. Many personal best efforts were run by the Bellevue runners.
Also on Saturday afternoon, our Marching Band traveled to the Leavenworth Autumn Leaf Festival Parade and their performance was judged as the top 3A Band at the parade!
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BELLEVUE ATHELTICS SCHEDULE
SEP 27TH -OCT 2ND
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Monday September 27th
Boys Varsity Golf vs. Mercer Island High School @ Overlake Golf & Country Club 3:00pm
Girls JVC Soccer at Interlake High School 7:00pm
Girls JVC, Junior Varsity & Varsity Volleyball vs. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue JVC 5:15, JV 5:15, Varsity 7:00
Tuesday September 28th
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Hazen High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm
Boys Varsity Tennis at Hazen High School 4:00pm
Girls Junior Varsity & Varsity Soccer vs. Interlake High School @ Bellevue High School JV 6:00pm, Varsity 8:00pm
Wednesday September 29th
Boys Varsity Golf vs. Juanita High School @ Willows Run Golf Course 3:30pm
Boys Frosh Football at Lake Washington High School 7:00pm
Girls JVC, Junior Varsity & Varsity Volleyball at Lake Washington High School JVC 5:15, JV 5:15, Varsity 7:00pm
Girls JVC Soccer vs. Mercer Island High School @ Chinook Middle School West Field 5:00pm
Boys and Girls Cross Country vs. Mercer Island High School @ Luther Burbank Park 4:00pm
Thursday September 30th
Boys Junior Varsity & Varsity Water Polo vs. Mercer Island High School @ Woodridge Pool
Boys Varsity Tennis at Liberty High School 4:00pm
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Liberty High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm
Girls Junior Varsity & Varsity Soccer vs. Lake Washington High School @ Bellevue High School JV 6:00pm, Varsity 8:00pm
Friday October 1st
Varsity Football vs. Mercer Island High School @ Bellevue High School 7:00pm
Saturday October 2nd
Boys and Girls Cross Country at Curtis High School Cross Country Invite @ Chambers Bay Park 9:00am
Go Bellevue!!! Be well….
John Hill
Athletic Director
Bellevue High School
425-456-7038
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UW Youth and Teen Programs is excited to announce a variety of remote courses
for high school students who seek out-of-school enrichment opportunities.
Coding in Java
Coding in Python
Intensive Screenwriting Workshop
Natural Science Illustration Studio
Writing for College Readiness
Classes run once or twice weekly in the evenings or weekends over 10 weeks starting in October.
Visit our website for registration information and course details!
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INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INITIATIVE BY MIT GRADUATE STUDENTS |
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How can AI help us mitigate the climate crisis, trace the spread of illnesses, build self-driving cars, or identify bias in the criminal justice system? How exactly does Netflix know what your next favorite TV show is before you do? At the AI Scholars program students learn to apply an AI toolkit to tackle such real-world issues in domains they're passionate about– no prior programming experience necessary.
Through a project-based curriculum, students work under the guidance of an AI mentor from Stanford or MIT to explore the ethics and applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare, environment, law, music, astronomy and more! At the end of the course, students gain a sophisticated understanding of AI, experience applying AI to real-world datasets, and a final project they can use to enhance their college portfolio and careers.
"I have never attended a program that makes AI so accessible for high school students. Not only did I learn how to build various models, I also understood how they worked and how I could apply them to my own passions for history and political science. Inspirit AI has equipped me with the tools and mentors to pursue artificial intelligence further with a strong foundation.”
– Divya Ganesan, Stanford University, Castilleja High School alum
AI + Politics: Fake News Detection
Applications for our 2021 programs are open! The deadline to apply is September 30th.
Inspirit AI, 530 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301
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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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