March 27 - May 22 Grad Night Tickets On Sale Now

April 23 - May 12 - PTSA Award Nominations

May 8 - Grad Night Ticket Price Increases

May 8-12 - Staff Appreciation Week

May 12 - Hanging Basket Pick-Up from 1pm-3pm at RHS

May 29 - Memorial Day - No School

June 12 - Grad Walks at Emily Dickinson Elementary, Explorer Community School, Rockwell Elementary, Rosa Parks Elementary and Wilder Elementary

PTSA NEWS

Attention Seniors!

Tickets sales for your 2023 Grad Night are open! Tickets are on sale now for $175. On May 15, the price will change to $200. You won’t want to miss out on the fun of the all-night event. Closing date for tickets is May 22. Scholarship requests to cover the cost to attend Grad Night can be submitted to GradNightScholarships@redmondhsptsa.org.

What is Grad Night? - Check out our FAQ and Slide Show to learn more about this awesome annual event to celebrate our graduating seniors.

Please consider supporting this annual event by donating or participating in our fundraisers. More information on Grad Night fundraising and donations can be found here.

Each year RHS PTSA looks for input from RHS staff, parents, students, and community to recognize individuals who have demonstrated excellence in support of RHS. The PTSA seeks recommendations in identifying exceptional advocates, volunteers, educators, and students within our school community. Awards are considered for the following award categories: 

Golden Acorn Award 

Golden Mustang Award 

Outstanding Educator Award 

Outstanding Advocate Award 

Outstanding Student Advocate Award 

Honorary Life Membership Award 

Descriptions of each award category can be found at Awards. Recommendations can be sent to RHS PTSA Attn: Awards, 17272 NE 104th Ave, Redmond, WA 98052 or you may email recommendations to awards@redmondhsptsa.org. Please note that you may nominate more than one person for each award. 

Awards are presented to the selected recipients at the June 14 General Membership meeting. 

Download a nomination form here! Nominations are due by May 12. 

Grad Walks

Emily Dickinson Elementary and Explorer Community School invite all former students in the Class of 2023 back to where it all began.

Join us on Monday, June 12 at 2:45pm in your cap & gown for a walk down memory lane! You will be cheered and celebrated by our staff and students. See former classmates, stop for a photo-op on your old playground, and visit with some of your favorite Dickinson and Explorer teachers.

Senior Walk at Rockwell on Monday, June 12.

Wear your cap and gown! Meet at the front courtyard between 2:30-3pm. Senior walk starts at 3pm. It's not "fun Friday", but we have fun things planned to celebrate your graduation! After the senior parade, gather for a group picture at the Big Toy (weather permitting) and chat with teachers until 3:45pm.

RSVP to Rockwell here.

Attention Rosa Parks Elementary Seniors! 

You are cordially invited to take a walk down memory lane at Rosa Parks Elementary School.

On Monday, June 12, directly after the school has released, we’d love to welcome you to Rosa Parks to take one last walk through the hallways, say goodbye to your teachers, and inspire all the excited elementary students.

Please plan to arrive to Rosa Parks at 2:45pm. Please wear your cap and gown. The staff and students at Rosa Parks can’t wait to see you all and wish you well on your next adventure!

Once a Puma, Always a Puma! Go Redmond Mustangs!

Wilder Elementary School Grad Walk. Attention Class of 2023!

Please join your fellow Wilder Wolves at our annual Grad Walk on Monday, June 12 at 2:45pm as we celebrate all of your accomplishments.

Please plan to wear your cap and gown and arrive to Wilder by 2:45pm. As a group, you will then walk through the school while our excited students and teachers cheer you on! Afterwards, please join us in the library where we'll have some light snacks and you'll have an opportunity to chat with Mr. R and some of your former teachers.

Please complete your RSVP at this link.

From Wolves to Mustangs - we can't wait to welcome you back and celebrate you all!

Underclassman Parents We Need You!

9th /10th /11th Grade Parents We Need You! Please come and pay it forward. 

Every year the PTSA throws a Grad Night Party for the Graduating Seniors. This is an all night party from 10pm to 6am on June 16. We need parent volunteers to help with the night. We have positions from registering the seniors at school to chaperoning all night. Any card players out there? We will have black jack tables and would love dealers. Anyone great at crowd movement? We need people to help get students on the correct bus. Office managers, admins? Come and help register the students and check for missing signatures. Please help us throw a great celebration and one day an underclassman parent will be chaperoning your student. 

Sign up here.

OL Reign vs. Kansas City Soccer Game June 10 at 7pm

Come and watch OL Reign play against Kansas City and raise funds for Redmond High School Grad Night. OL Reign will battle it out with Kansas City on June 10 at 7pm at Lumen Field. Come and cheer them on and bring your friends. Each ticket sold raises $10 for the Grad Night Funds! 

Buy your game tickets here. 

Get Your RHS Spirit Blanket and Decals and Support Grad Night!

For a limited time, the PTSA is selling custom-made RHS spirit blankets and decals. Proceeds go to support Grad Night to help offset the cost of the event and provide scholarships for students to make the event accessible to any graduating senior who wants to attend.

Blankets are $60 each and decals are $5 each. They are only available for a limited time - until they are sold out. 

Act fast to get yours today! 

Pre-order your blanket and decals here. We will arrange for distribution/pick-up after the order has been processed.

RHS BOOSTERS & CLUBS

Senior Shout Outs are now available for purchase until Friday, May 12. Shout Outs are a fun way to send a congratulatory message to your senior while supporting the band program at RHS.

Available in quarter - ($45), half - ($75), and full-page sizes ($125), Shout Outs are published in the program for the final band concert of the school year. Submit your own design, or send in your special message and memorable photo(s) and we'll handle the rest! 

Please see flyer for more information. Email jeaniehahn@hotmail.com with any questions.

LWSD NEWS & EVENTS

Lake Washington PTSA Council is partnering with LWSD to host a free education event for parents and caregivers. Come experience a potentially life-saving training from the University of Washington's Forefront Suicide Prevention program. The information shared in this session will help you recognize when someone might be at risk for suicide and how to connect them with immediate help.

WHEN: Monday, May 8, 7pm

WHERE: Redmond High School Library,

17272 NE 104th Street

RSVP: Reserve your spot at this free event

Speaker Peter Loft is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a volunteer with UW's Forefront program. Forefront's mission is to help people take action to prevent suicide in their communities. Have questions about this event? Email Council's Parent Education chair, Irene Neumann.