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The Newsletter of
Bellevue High School PTSA
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BHS PTSA NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT |
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Bellevue High Families - we can’t believe how time flies! The 2022-2023 school year is almost over, which means it is time to elect next year’s PTSA Executive Board. Our Nominating Committee has been hard at work finding amazing candidates for next year’s board. Please see their nomination letter below We look forward to seeing you at the last PTSA meeting of the year, June 14th, where you can meet the nominees and help elect next year’s Board!
Rebekah and Jaclyn
PTSA Co-Presidents
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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 Tanya Stoney
- VP Fundraising Meghan Lewison
- Co -VP Communications Rachel Hall
- Co-Treasurer Belinda Wong
All of the above have great experience and are 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 2023-2024. Please note that elections for the 2023-2024 PTSA board will take place at the PTSA meeting on June 14th following the Principal's Coffee.
Thank you,
Bellevue High PTSA Nominating Committee,
Dana Gribble
Susan Ishii
Olya Gubareva
Allison Frey
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CLASS OF 2024 RAFFLE RESULTS |
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$13,670 raised off the raffle!
$33,670 total raised to date
$16,000 still to raise
THANK YOU to all the 2024 parents who rallied and helped to sell or buy raffle tickets! Your time, effort and generosity are greatly appreciated and because of you, we are closer to our overall fundraising goal!
Congratulations to the following prize winners!!!
Prize #1: Dockside Dinner for 10 – Jill Im
Prize #2: Paella Party for 6 – Laura Kagle
Prize #3: Restaurant Certificates – Linda Meeker
Prize #4: Bellevue Club Hotel Package + Diamond Initial Necklace – Debbie Scott
As we fell short of our goal, we still have a bit of heavy lifting to do in the Fall and we will be reaching out with our plans for the next school year, when our kids will be seniors! We are in the home stretch and are well on our way to funding our kids’ graduation events next year thanks to YOU!
THANK YOU to these 2024 parents for buying and selling tickets: Hwa Park, Heather Serres, Christine Elmgren, Beth Halvorsen, Meghan Lewison, Jill Birkland, Leslie Feller, Michelle Hauser, Susy Wilson, Christine Grieve, Christine Strandell, Roxana Tanase, Kim Goates, Nicole Pendergast, Cristy Livingston, Jennifer Ramos, Jacqueline Perry, Donna Little, Krista Hughes, Priscilla McAughan, Susan Audia, Nancy Chan, Liz Quinn, Denise Stolte, Jen Landes, Stephanie Thaut, Laura Bede, Matt Millen, Julie Leland, Sydney Scoma, Kate Jack, Patti Liffick, Lexi Pujol Boe, Lisa Whiting, Melissa Rohde, Yeganeh Naini, HyAnne Neff, Janine Dyer, Julia Robillard, Wendy Woll, Sophie Faisandier, Michelle Razore, Jennifer LaMoria, Amy Merz, Kea Rensch, Jill Corsi, Alyssa Fitzpatrick, Crystal Pan, Holly Masters, Cheryl Rubin, Yasmin Chou, Dennis Knippel, Susana Morgan, Cori Moore, Laura Kagle, Lexi Pujol Boe, Sharon Cunnington, Naomi Okubo, Marta Trilles, Reid Pribble, Angela Watson, Dele Downs, Noreli Dominguez Acosta, Jessica Kato, Sun Lee, Becky Ryals!!!
Go Class of 2024 Wolverines! Kim Millen & Leslie Feller, Class of 2024 Parent Advisors
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY & SENIOR SALUTE BANGUET |
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ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY – CHECK IN VOLUNTEERS
NEEDS: 20 parents –
Who: PREFERABLY Class of 2024 Parents
Time and Date: 7:30 -10:30pm on Wednesday June 14, 2023 at Bellevue HS
Description: Check in the class of 2023 Seniors for their All Night Grad Party and send them off for an evening of fun and celebration with their classmates. Instructions to be provided closer to June 14. If you have issues with the sign up please contact Heather Serres – hserres11@gmail.com
ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY - CHAPERONES NEEDED
Looking for 4 additional chaperones for the Graduation Party Night! (SENIOR PARENTS IF POSSIBLE)
This is a great way to continue the festivities with the class. Chaperones will arrive at 9:30pm by the lower aux gym and return with the students after the event around 4:30-5:00am. If you have a buddy you can pair up on the bus. The event cannot run without the chaperones. Feedback last year was extremely positive and parents that attended had a blast!
Senior Salute Banquet – “Prior to the Senior Salute Awards Assembly, a high-tea luncheon will be held in the main gym. Help with setting up tables and food service will be much appreciated! 12:15pm on Tues June 13. Please see sign-up genius link …https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a49a5a6283-senior#/
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Registration for Sports will open in May 15 for the 2023-24 – Registration for Clubs will be open after the school year begins.
FinalForms is out athletic and activities database for our BHS students. The parent and student forms need to be complete every year prior to participating in sports or activities. WIAA allows one sport per season. Our BSD 2-page sports physical is good for 2 years from the date of physical and valid impact testing is good for 2 years.
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
c. If you attend International, Bellevue Virtual Academy or Big Picture, please contact Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org.
2. 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)
c. ImPACT testing dates – June 14th, July 5th, July 12th, July 19th and July 26th at BHS **we will have additional dates for individual teams to host impact testing**
3. A 2-page BSD sports physical will need to be on file with the school Athletics and Activities department, email a copy to Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org.
a. BSD Sports physicals are kept on file for 2 years – please be sure we will have valid BSD sports physical on file for your athletes for the whole sports season.
b. Coaches should not accept or receive a sport physical.
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 participation fee per sport (maximum $300 per individual/family per school year), $150 Club sport base fee for Water Polo, Lacrosse and Badminton.
b. Sports fees are applied once rosters are set each season.
c. Questions in regard to Fees/Fines, please contact Cathy Lanning, BHS ASB Accountant at lanningc@bsd405.org
Regular Season Sports 2023-24
Fall Sports – registration opens 5/7/23 until 8/21/23 and XC, Golf, Soccer, Swive, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo begin 8/22
Cross Country, Boys Golf, Girls Soccer, Girls Swim and Dive, Boys Tennis, Volleyball, Boys’ Water Polo, Cheer and Dance
Football – registration opens 5/7/23 until 8/15/23 and football begins 8/16
Winter Sports - registration opens 5/7/23 until 11/12/23 for Basketball, Swive and Wrestling begin on 11/13
Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Swim and Dive, Boys and Girls Wrestling
Gymnastics registration opens 5/7/23 until 11/5/23 and gymnastics starts on 11/6
Spring Sports- registration will open 5/7/23 until 2/25/23 and begin on 2/26
Girls Badminton, Baseball, Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, Softball, Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Track & Field and Girls Water Polo
Boys and Girls Lacrosse – start TBD
**please check out BHS athletics website for all cut sports
Practices are mandatory beginning on these dates. If a team has a tryout, it will be scheduled for the first days of practice.
Questions? Please contact Kelli Mayer, BHS Athletics & Activities
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ImPACT Test Dates for the BHS Fall Sports Season 2023/24, calling all athletes participating in BHS Fall Sports:
No registration needed, just show up – the impact test takes approximately 30 – 45 minutes.
ImPACT Testing will begin at 2:00pm
May 3rd and May 10th – Football Team impact testing in the Lower AUX Gym
May 17th – Girls Soccer Team impact testing in Room 1113, the History Hallway
May 24th the Volleyball Team – Room 1113, the History Hallway
May 31st – Boy’s Water Polo Team – Room 1113, the History Hallway
June 14th – ImPACT testing - Room 1113, the History Hallway
Students need to bring their fully charged laptop to take the ImPACT test for the May & June test dates.
July 5, July 12, July 19 and July 26 – BHS Fall Athletes ImPACT testing – Room 0108 (basement) **no laptop needed.
August 15th - Football Team – Room 0108 (basement) **no laptop needed.
August 17th for Fall sports Teams – Room 0108 (basement) **no laptop needed.
Impact testing is required for Football, Soccer, Divers, Volleyball, Water Polo prior to participating.
Please contact Kelli Mayer, BHS Athletics & Activities at mayerk@bsd405.org if you have any questions.
The Wolverine Way. It’s Worth the Climb…. We hold high standards.
We embrace the challenge together and support one another along the way.
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2023 BHS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE |
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JOIN COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENT COMMITTEE! |
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Are you a student interested in making CS/STEM more accessible?
A BSD curriculum developer, Yusra Obaid, is looking for high schoolers in CS/STEM to give their voice in an important CS Student Committee.
Committee's Job:
Contributing advice to develop and alter CS curriculums and help make programs more accessible on the middle/high school level in BSD.
Perfect For:
Students who are interested in helping in expanding, leading, and giving feedback about BSD’s CS integration pathway in school classes.
This is a great way to make an impact on the district-level that will affect thousands of students and contribute to BSD CS programs.
We are seeking students belonging to underrepresented groups in STEM.
Volunteer hours will be provided.
FILL OUT THIS FORM IF INTERESTED:
Or scan this QR Code:
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WANTED: OPINIONATED SENIORS FOR
SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY AT CHINOOK
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The Chinook Middle School PTSA is seeking six diverse BHS seniors to speak on a panel to a group of Chinook parents and students about their high school experience.
The main requirements: Be articulate and opinionated (this is more important than high G.P.A.), and be available Tuesday, June 13, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Chinook library. The seniors selected must have their own transportation.
Some questions the senior panelists may be asked: What advice would you give to incoming freshmen? Did you feel peer pressure to take drugs or alcohol? How did you make new friends as a freshman? What advice would you give parents for how to best support their high school student?
To be considered, please contact Sharon Pang at i-connect@chinookptsa.org as soon as possible with the following information:
(1) What activities you were involved in both in and out of school.
(2) Your post-graduation plans.
If selected, each speaker will receive a $40 gift card honorarium.
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BHS'S 100TH YEAR CELEBRATION |
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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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