We are thrilled to announce that several talented students from Bellevue High School have advanced to the state level in the 2024-2025 Reflections competition! Their outstanding creativity and artistic expression have earned them well-deserved recognition. Please join us in congratulating the following finalists:

• Joe Chae (Literature) – Flowers to the Music (Outstanding Interpretation)
• Hannah Kim (Visual Arts) – Human Nature (Award of Excellence)
• Isabella Xiao (Visual Arts) – Beauty Amidst Flaws (Honorable Mention)
• Dayoung Keum (Visual Arts) – Pushing Forward Accepting Past (Award of Merit)
• Helen Wang (Visual Arts) – Embracing Imperfection (Honorable Mention)

We are incredibly proud of their achievements and wish them the best as they represent our school at the state level. Keep inspiring us with your creativity!

Detailed information can be found on the slides here.

3RD MULTI-LANGUAGE PRINCIPAL COFFEE MEETING

Topic: Registration for 2025-2026

When: Friday, February 14, 8:15 am – 9:45 am

Where: BHS Library and MS Teams (link is below)

The 3rd meeting will be mainly focused on next school year’s registration presented by our principal and our counselors. 



The details that will be shared are the information about the lessons provided for each grade level; BSD graduation requirements; classes with additional requirements, application, or audition process; Running Start; registration timeline; etc. 

Interpreters will be available for Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean languages.

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 231 644 880 291

Passcode: RM6YD2hp

Dial in by phone

+1 206-800-4133,,209031427# United States, Richmond Beach

Find a local number

Phone conference ID: 209 031 427#

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: AI IN EDUCATION I-CONNECT MEETING RESCHEDULED

You know what they say: Third time’s the charm! Our much-anticipated I-Connect meeting, “From Chalkboards to Chatbots: Thinking Critically about Artificial Intelligence in Education,” has been rescheduled (again) to Friday, February 28, 8:15-9:45 a.m.

Event Highlights:

• Date: Friday, February 28, 2024, 8:15-9:45 a.m.
• Location: Bellevue High School (BHS) Library
• Who’s Invited: All Current Parents/Caregivers

Guest Speakers:

• Kimberly Richardson: With 23 years of teaching experience, she will share the surprising ways she incorporates AI into her sophomore English classes. She will also discuss how AI impacts her journalism students and the work they produce for "The Barque" student newspaper.
• Mathew Wright: As instructional Technology Curriculum Leaderat BHS, he has conducted professional training for BHS teachers on the use of AI tools and is ready to share his knowledge with you.

Key Topics:

• AI-powered personalized learning
• AI-assisted teaching and tutoring
• Ethical considerations and biases in AI
• Preparing your child for an AI-driven future

Don't miss this opportunity to:

• Understand the potential benefits and risks of AI in education
• Learn about the ethical use and misuse of the technology
• Ask questions and connect with other parents

Thank you for your patience as we have had to reschedule this meeting twice due to weather-related issues.

I-Connect is a community engagement program sponsored by PTSA.

AP PRACTICE TESTS

The BHS Class of 2025 along with Princeton Review is offering:

AP PRACTICE TESTS

For $30 you can choose up to 10 AP practice tests to help your student(s) prepare for their AP exams! Practice tests can be taken between Jan 18th and Feb 2nd and between March 29th to April 12th. All proceeds support the Class of 2025!

To register, please use the following link:

https://bellevuehighptsa.givebacks.com/store/items/1149929

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Saturday, March 29th

The Ten (10) AP subjects include:

AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP European

History, AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP US Government, AP World History

For questions or more information, email: BHSclass2025mocktest@gmail.com

Note: These practice tests are open to students from any school or school district. Students can also take each subject practice test multiple times, but the tests will be the same.

CLASS OF 2025

Class of 2025 Families!

Graduation year is finally here, and it's time to make some unforgettable memories! We've got some exciting events lined up, including senior prom, senior breakfast, baccalaureate, and the Grad Night Party. A huge thank you to every family that has already contributed $125 or more - we truly appreciate your support. We kindly continue to request $125 per family to make these events a success.

Don’t forget to take advantage of matching gifts, Tax ID 91-1459440, and to note your contributions to the Class of 2025. More information is available on our 2025 site:  Class of 2025 - Donation Link

Don't miss out on Grad Night Party Early Bird Pricing—ends 2/28! Check out the givebacks link:  BHS Grad Night Party 2025 | Givebacks

More information on all events is available on our Class of 2025 site: Senior (Class of 2025) – Bellevue High PTSA

For Questions Contact:

• Cindy Moss - Fundraising/Sponsorships: cindylmoss@me.com
• Gina Dattilo - Grad Night Party: gk7000@outlook.com

CLASS OF 2026

Class of 2026 Parents!!!

Thank you so much to those of you who made it to our first parent social on January 23rd. It was great to see so many friendly faces ready to support our students!

For those who could not attend, there are several ways for you to get involved…

1. Donate to the Class of 2026 Graduation Events fund! We will be fundraising through the second half of this year and into next, with a goal of raising $50,000 to support graduation events including Prom, Baccalaureate, Senior Brunch, and the All-night Grad Party. We would love it if every Junior class family could donate $126 dollars for the Class of 2026. If they did - we would be SO close to reaching our goal already! 
2. Sign up to help plan and organize our exciting graduation! By getting an early start or this we can learn from the Class of 2025 parents and make our planning smoother!
3. Volunteer to help with setting up for Class of 2025 graduation events. Every year the Junior Class parents help with set up for Prom and the Grad Party so senior parents can enjoy their students' events. Next year the Class of 2027 will do it for us, so sign up to pay it forward!

We are also looking for parents to help with planning the Spring Raffle (our largest fundraiser!) and with communications to make sure all parents are as informed as possible over the next 18 months. Please reach out to rebekah.brown63@gmail.com if you are interested!

We are looking forward to celebrating our students!

Rebekah Brown and Susan Yin

Class of 2026 Class Parent Leads

WOLVERINE GUARD

Wolverine Guard (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. Each student who reports 100 or more approved hours will earn the Wolverine Guard Community Service Award. Last year 116 Bellevue High students earned Wolverine Guard, with Wolverine Guard recipients completing over 14,000 combined hours of service in our community.

• ALL BHS students from 9-12 grades are eligible for WG should they meet the requirements.
• Students who earn WG in a given school year will receive a certificate to recognize their community service. Students who earn WG in at least two of their four years at BHS will qualify for a WG Blue/Gold Honor Cord at graduation; students with 4 years of service at BHS will also be awarded the WG Distinction Community Service Award.
• Application must include volunteer time logs. Log forms should be detailed and with signed (non-digital) signatures from volunteer coordinators.
• Volunteering is done through a non-profit organization (usually a 501c3 organization).
• The PTSA WG program is separate from the Bellevue School District volunteer hours requirement for graduation. We DO NOT coordinate with Naviance and will only accept Wolverine Guard time logs.

Applications are due midnight on April 30th, 2025. No late applications will be accepted!

Review guidelines and WG application and time logs at PTSA Wolverine Guard page: https://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/wolverine-guard/. 

Any questions, please reach out to Michelle Pflaum and Sherry Fang at wolverineguard@bellevuehighptsa.com.

Save the date for this year's spring musical - High School Musical. 

Thursday, April 24th 7 PM

Friday, April 25th 7 PM

Saturday, April 26th 2 PM and 7 PM

BHS BAND BOOSTERS

All parents of BHS Band students…please join us on the first non-holiday Monday of every month, for a chance to learn more about the Bellevue Band Boosters.



Mr. George and Mr. Harvey share all the ins and outs of BHS Band happenings and news about upcoming performances, special events, fundraising efforts, and how you can support your student and the band program. We have a lot of fun!

We have a tremendous year with some big fun events to come… Leavenworth parade, Friday football games, jazz band, seasonal concerts, Disneyland Parade/Disney composer experience…want to know more?

Join us at the BHS Band Booster meetings: March 3^rd, April 7^th, May 12^th, June 9^th.

LIBRARY UPDATES

The Library will be ENTIRELY CLOSED on the following dates next week! Please pay attention to signs posted on the doors and be flexible. Thanks in advance for your patience!

• Monday, February 10th
• Wednesday, February 12th
• Thursday, February 13th

In addition, the Library will be closed for 2^nd lunch on Tuesday, February 11th.

OTHER LIBRARY NEWS:

• After the mid-winter break, on Thursday, February 27th, from 10am-2pm, our friendly Teen Services Librarian from King County Library System Bellevue Branch will be in the BHS Library signing up students for all-access KCLS library cards and previewing new titles. He'll be here during both lunches so you'll have plenty of opportunities to come sign up for a card. We'll have applications on hand, but if you want to fill it out in advance, you can download the application in English HERE​ and in Spanish HERE.
• Check out our Black History Month display near the library main entrance! You can also browse these titles and more on Destiny Discover. 
• Valentine's Day / Lunar New Year mashup Recommendation! For a super heartwarming teen rom-com graphic novel about fate, family, falling in love, and Lion Dancers, I highly recommend Lunar New Year Love Story, by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Leuyen Pham. Sadly, we don't have this title in the BHS Library, but here's a link to placing a hold on the ebook at KCLS using your BSD student access or you can come get an all-access library card and check out the hard copy from them.

OTHER BOOK NEWS FROM LIBRARYLAND:

• We Need Diverse Books announced the winners of the 2025 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature, which are awarded in two categories: Teen (ages 13-18) and Younger Readers (ages 9-13).
• The American Library Association announced their 2025 Youth Media Award winners and honors. Follow this link for a complete list of this years' awards and winners.
• The Library of Congress has appointed Mac Barnett as the 2025-2026 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. You might remember Mac Barnett from your elementary and middle school reading days as he's the author of favorites like The Terrible Twos and the Mac B., Kid Spy series. His most recent is The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza graphic novel series, developed with his friend Shawn Harris as a series of webtoons during the shelter-in-place days of 2020, which are now preserved on YouTube and available as a super enjoyable watch HERE.
• Here's another fun video if you are interested in comics, art, book making, and the quest to have the most fun adult job. Washington State Book Award Winners Ben Clanton and Andy Chou Musser do some live collaborative creature drawing, virtual studio visits, and author interviews.

FIRST SENTENCE FRIDAY:

"February 1886. Ida perched languorously on the banister at the opera house, waiting for the curtain to rise." — from Ida in Love and in Trouble by Veronica Chambers (an historical fiction / romance novel featuring the young Ida B. Wells, who in real life grew up to be a courageous journalist and activist for Black life.)

As always, if you have any questions, want to find a book, have suggestions, or just want to talk about what you're reading, come see me in the library or send me an email or Teams Chat!

SARAH BRYAN, MLIS 

Library Specialist

Regular Library Hours:

MTThF 7:30am - 3:30pm, W 7:30am - 1pm

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER

Hello Bellevue!

Below are some updates from the College and Career Center, if you have questions, want to meet, or need more information just send me an email, Teams Chat, or use the link in my signature to book a meeting.



• COLLEGE 
• SENIOR REMINDER: FAFSA is open for the 2025-2026 school year! Complete this as soon as possible, if you have questions come see me in the library.  
• HBCU Virtual College Fair: Wednesday, February 26th, 5:00-6:00 PM, registration link coming in early February!

Lisa Hansen | College and Career Advisor

Class of 2025 Advisor | Prom Coordinator

CLICK HERE TO BOOK A MEETING

BHS BAND FILL THE TRUCK EVENT & DONATION DRIVE

BHS Band Fill the Truck Event & Donation Drive

Spring cleaning got you clearing out clutter? We got you!

THE GOODWILL TRUCK IS COMING TO BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY March 15th.

Bellevue High School Lower Parking Lot   

Saturday, March 15th, 9am – 12pm.

Please come help the Bellevue High School Band Boosters raise money by cleaning out your closets and garage. Goodwill is bringing a truck to BHS on Saturday, March 15th to accept donations of used goods. Goodwill has a special program for schools and will donate to the band for providing the space and volunteers to run this event. The more trucks we can fill, the more money to support the Bellevue High Band (and you'll get a donation tax receipt). Band volunteers will be on hand to collect your donation of lightly used household goods as well as an optional cash or online donation that goes directly to the band. Thank you. 



Please note that items CANNOT be any bigger than an end table. Additional exclusions at http://www.seattlegoodwill.org/donate/donate-items/donation-guidelines 

            *This is a fundraiser for the Bellevue High Band Boosters 

BHS CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS

FASTPITCH SOFTBALL

Bellevue Wolverines Fastpitch Softball Holding Winter Workouts, Open Batting Cages

Wednesday is Winter Workout Day!

Winter Workouts are underway for Bellevue Wolverines Fastpitch Softball! Led by renowned coach Pete Wilkinson, these sessions are designed to sharpen skills and prepare players for the upcoming Spring season. Players do calisthenics, practice basic throwing and fielding, and get batting practice with expert guidance and instruction. Trainings are open to all who have signed up for Softball. We also welcome prospective players to join us and discover more about the team.

Dates: Wednesdays through February 26

Time: 12:50-1:50pm

Place: Bellevue High School Softball Field, on Wolverine Way

Open Batting Cages for BHS Fastpitch Softball on Saturdays at Stods

Interested in Fastpitch Softball and need some batting practice? BHS Softball has open cages on Saturdays, 4-5pm at Stods Baseball. Come join your prospective teammates and get ready for the season.

Dates: Saturdays through February 22

Time: 4-5pm

Place: Stods Baseball, 5606 119th Street SE, Bellevue

Questions? Send mail to bhssoftballclub@outlook.com

Parents can also contact BHS Softball Boosters directly at bhsfastpitch@gmail.com

BOYS SOCCER

Hello soccer players! Soccer season is just around the corner. Get ready for it!!

💪Weight room training 💪

📅 Tuesday & Thursday – Jan. 9 – March. 30

🕠 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

📍 BHS Weight Room

Get stronger, faster, and ready for the season with your teammates!

📸 FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @bellevue.soccer

Stay updated on Captains Practices: Monday & Wednesday at BHS field starting February 3, 2025

TRYOUT!!!!

📅 Start Monday, March 3, 2025

Register in FinalForms

Students & Parents must complete registration in Final Forms, upload a current physical, and have a current ImPACT test on file to be eligible to Tryout!

SPRING SPORTS

Registration is open for Spring sports at BHS FinalForms (https://bellevue-wa.finalforms.com/)

Athletes must have physical, impact test (teams that require impact testing: cheer, football, soccer, volleyball, divers, water polo, basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, lacrosse, baseball, softball and pole vaulters). FinalForms forms also need to be complete to tryout or participate.

Questions about impact testing, physicals, FinalForms or registration for the BHS athletics teams please contact Kelli Mayer mayerk@bsd.org.

Questions about BHS Booster Club, please contact the coach for the contact information.

Regular Season Sports 2024/25:

Spring Sports- Girls Badminton, Baseball, Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, Softball, Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Track & Field and Girls Water Polo, Boys and Girls Lacrosse

Spring Sports begin March 3rd, Lacrosse TBD

Spring sports registration closes February 28th

**please check out BHS athletics website for all cut sports

Practices are mandatory beginning starting the first day of the WIAA sports season. If a team has a tryout, it will be scheduled for the first days of practice.



BHS Athletic website:  https://bsd405.org/bhs/wolverines/athletics/

BHS Game schedules:  https://arbiterlive.com/Teams?entityId=1495

FinalForms, athletic and activities site:  https://bellevue-wa.finalforms.com/

BHS IMPACT TESTING

Spring Sports begin March 3^rd – register now in FinalForms https://bellevue-wa.finalforms.com/

ImPACT testing is required for Baseball, Lacrosse, Softball, Pole Vaulting and Water Polo.

Fall 2025 athletes (Cheer, Divers, Football, Soccer, Volleyball and Water Polo) get your ImPACT testing done early.

Test dates: 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/19, 3/26, 4/23, 4/30, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4/2025

Wednesday – 2pm – Lower Aux (North) Gym in classroom 0302. Testing begins at 2pm

No registration, just show up and bring your BSD laptop fully charged.

Any questions please contact me at mayerk@bsd405.org

SENIOR SIGNING DAY

ALL Bellevue High School Athletes committing to sports in college.

Sign together one place, one time.

BHS Senior Signing Day, BHS Main Gym, coming May of 2025

Please email Kelli Mayer, mayerk@bsd405.org include student name, college that our BHS Senior is committing too and what sports.

COMMUNITY

BSF SPRING FOR SCHOOLS

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

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM!

We are so excited to announce that Bellevue High PTSA is on Instagram! Follow us @bellevueptsa to be the first to know about our upcoming events and updates!

Our Address:

10416 Wolverine Way

Bellevue, Washington