JOIN PTSA

It's not too late to join PTSA!

Have you been meaning to get your annual Bellevue High PTSA Membership? Would you like to access the 2023-24 school directory? All new and returning parents, guardians, students, staff, and interested community members are invited - it's not too late! Questions? Email: membership@bellevuehighptsa.com. 

To sign up for membership go to: http://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/joinptsa/

NOW OPEN: SPRING 2024 BHS PTSA GRANT CYCLE

**Please note -The way to submit your grants has changed. We now

have an online Word Document that you can fill in and email directly to

us. No need to print anything out. Please reach out to us directly via

email and we will send you a copy of the new document.

The Spring 2024 BHS PTSA grants cycle is open; we are looking forward to your grant submissions. The BHS PTSA offers grants for items or opportunities that enhance the student experience.

We encourage requests from anyone within the BHS community, including student clubs, student activities, athletic organizations, and educational / administrative departments. 

** Grant submissions are due Friday, April 5th, 2024 at 4:00 PM 

Grants Committee Advisory Meeting: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 (4:00

PM – 6:00 PM) 

Grants Committee Allocation Meeting: Thursday April 25th, 2024

(8:00 AM - 10:00 AM) 

For additional Grants program information contact

Dana Gribble danagribble@gmail.com PTSA Grants Chair or

Jenna Rensch jennar@sunriseid.com / co-chair

COLLEGE/ CAREER BULLETIN

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 .

• Opportunities: 
• Overlake Medical Center Teen Summer Volunteer Program: Application opens April 1
• Seattle ACAP (the Accounting Career Awareness Program) is pleased to invite applicants from WA state high school students of color to its Summer 2024 Residency Week program at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. 
• Chuck E Cheese is hiring for all positions, apply online. 

• In the Community:
• Annual Aviation Day hosted by Alaska Airlines, Boeing, and The Port of Seattle, Saturday, June 1^st .This free event is aimed at inspiring aviation dreams in youth in our local communities. Aviation Day provides the opportunity for young adults to learn about the various paths in the aviation industry as well as educational paths to a career.
• The Port of Seattle Internship applications open in May, during the month of April, the Port of Seattle will host information sessions to learn more:
• Tuesday, April 2 | 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (PST) | Join Meeting via Teams
• Thursday, April 11 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (PST) | Join Meeting via Teams
• Tuesday, April 16 | 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (PST) | Join Meeting via Teams
• Thursday, April 25 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (PST) | Join Meeting via Teams
• College:
• Korum Art Scholarship open for Juniors and Seniors
• Admissions to top Universities in Canada and Europe presented by KCLS, "Life After High School" series. This virtual event will take place Wednesday, April 3^rd 6-7 PM. Please register using the above link. 
• Winning Tips from UK Admissions Specialists presented by J&J Education, this free event will be held virtually Sunday, April 28^th 10:00 AM. Please use the link to register.
• Bellevue College Spring Discovery Day: April, 20^th 10:00 - 2:00.  This is an open-house event with all programs tabling, information sessions, and campus tours!
• 2024 Spring Case Study and College Fair: Hosted jointly by Bellevue High School and Mercer Island High School on Tuesday, April 30^th at MIHS. The Case Study (5:00 PM) will give students and families a "behind the scenes" look at college admission as you listen to college representatives evaluate and discuss admission decisions for sample applicants. The College Fair (6:30 PM) gives you the chance to meet with over 30 colleges from around the US and Canada! Come for 1 of both events. Register using the above link. 

Have a great weekend!

Lisa Hansen | College and Career Advisor

Bellevue High School | 10416 SE Wolverine Way, Bellevue, WA 98004 | 425.456.7028

APPLY TO THE BARQUE

The Barque is recruiting new staffers for 2024-2025!



Want to be a part of the student newspaper? Interested in learning more about journalism? Apply today!

The Barque is seeking dedicated students with strong writing, editing, communication, and collaboration skills to join the team. We welcome individuals with creative minds who are passionate about contributing to our publication, informing our community and school.

• Check your student emails for the application form from Ms. Richardson
• All current freshmen, sophomore, and juniors are eligible to apply!
• Please contact any Barque staffer for questions

All applications are due APRIL 5TH at 11:59 P.M. Any late applications will NOT be accepted! Email your applications to

s-tams@bsd405.org.

BHS BAND GOODWILL FUNDRAISER

BHS Band Fill the Truck Event 4/20/24

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

THE GOODWILL TRUCK IS COMING TO BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY April 20th.

Bellevue High School Lower Parking Lot   

Saturday, April 20th, 9am – 12pm.

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, April 20th to accept donations of used goods. Normally, Goodwill does not pay when you donate your stuff, but they have a special program for schools. The more trucks we can fill, the more money to support the Bellevue High Band (and you'll get a donation tax receipt). 

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 

ORCHESTRA BOOSTER CLUB MEETING

BHS Orchestra Booster Club Meeting: April 2nd @ 7:30pm - VIRTUAL!

Our BHS Orchestra Boosters welcomes all orchestra parents to our next meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd at 7:30pm (please note new start time). Join us from the comfort of your home, as this meeting will be virtual!

Please email bellevueorchestra@gmail.com with any questions and to request the zoom link. 

We hope you can join us to hear details about upcoming events, discuss fundraising projects, and meet other parents!

ATTENTION SENIORS! - GO ALOHA FOR 2024

Once again, the Bellevue High School Orchestra Booster Club will be selling Leis for the graduating class of 2024.

Looking for a unique and meaningful way to celebrate your upcoming graduation? Look no further than Hawaiian leis! Wearing a beautiful Hawaiian Orchid Lei, a custom that originated in Polynesia, for graduation is…

• a long-standing BHS tradition
• the must-have accessory for our graduating students’ big day
• a way to give back to the Bellevue High School Orchestra!

Congratulate yourself on your hard work and celebrate your accomplishments in style with Hawaiian leis.

The Orchid Lei will be available in three colors: Purple, White, and Yellow at $35.00 per Lei.  

Information regarding how to purchase will be shared via the Blast and can be found by visiting our website: https://www.bellevueorchestra.org/product-page/graduation-lei 

All orders must be submitted by May 20th.

PURPLE

WHITE

YELLOW

CLASS OF 2025 PARENTS

Dear Class Of 2025 Parents,

We almost have all of our volunteer lead positions except for one. Thank you to all of you who volunteered to take on these roles. The last one is for Treasurer and would love someone as soon as possible. Please contact us if you are interested and we can fill you in on the role of this position.  

Don't forget to buy your raffle tickets to help support the Class of 2025 and if you are interested in selling raffle tickets, please contact Laura Weingartner at lweingaertner@hotmail.com

Thank you,

The Class of 2025 Advisors

Stephanie Dash,  colbyd2001@aol.com

Kerrie Rose,  kerrie.rose@icloud.com

Cindy Moss  cindylmoss@me.com

BACCALAUREATE AUDITION INFO

Sign up for Baccalaureate Auditions 4/22

Calling all Senior performers!

Sign up to Audition for a spot to perform at Baccalaureate!

Date: Monday, April 22^nd

Time: 3:30pm

Location: Room 2112 (English Hallway)

Any senior student who can sing, play an instrument, rap, tell jokes, read a poem, etc. – come audition to perform at your Baccalaureate celebration! We are looking for individual performers or groups to lend their talents as we gather to celebrate and share a message of inspiration to the senior class and their guests (held on Monday, June 12^th at 7pm). 

Sign up today! 

WOLVERINE GUARD

The 2023-24 Wolverine Guard Program deadline is fast approaching!



Here are some important reminders:

Application is due midnight on April 30th, 2024. No late application will be accepted!

Time log forms should be detailed and with signed signatures from volunteer coordinators.

Volunteering is usually done through a non-profit organization (which has a 501C3 tax status).

The PTSA Wolverine Guard program is separate from the Bellevue School District’s volunteer hours requirement for graduation. We do not coordinate with Naviance and will only accept Wolverine Guard time logs.

Students should plan to submit early in order to avoid last-minute complications!



Please contact Lucille Tam or Michelle Pflaum (Your WG Co-Chairs) at wolverineguard@bellevuehighptsa.com with any questions that you have.

Save the Date - The Addams Family!!!

The Addams Family musical rehearsals are in full swing and everyone is working hard to prepare an amazing spring musical. Save the date for April 25th at 7 PM, April 26th at 7 PM, and April 27th at 2 PM and 7 PM. Tickets will be available soon through Home Town Ticketing - $15 or $10 with ASB. 

Next Booster Club Meeting - Monday, April 15th 7 PM in the Black Box

Our next booster meeting will be Monday, April 15th at 7 PM in the Black Box. All parents of theater students are invited. We will be talking about the spring musical and other theater department happenings. 

BHS BAND BOOSTER CLUB MEETING

FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, 7:00PM

Room 1405

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 needs, and share how you can help volunteer and support your student and the band program! We have a lot of fun!

Meeting dates are April. 1, April. 29, June. 10.

If you have questions, please email bellevueband@gmail.com

SPORTS

CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS

MOD PIZZA FUNDRAISER

FOR BHS GIRLS SOFTBALL ON APRIL 3

Help support the Bellevue Girls Softball Team. Treat the family to dinner at MOD in downtown Bellevue on Wednesday April 3rd and 25% of all proceeds go back to the team. Just mention the fundraiser if you order in-person or add MODGIVES25 to your online order.  



Thank you for your support.

Thank you,

Brian O'Connell

President

Softball Booster Club

BHS BOYS SOCCER NEWS

Your first place varsity boys soccer team won both games last week, with a 3-2 victory over Interlake on Tuesday, and a thrilling overtime golden goal win over Mercer Island on Thursday. Our next two games are a home game on Tuesday, April 2 v Lake Washington at 8:00 PM and a home game Thursday, April 4 v Hazen at 8:00 PM. JV plays just before Varsity at 6:00 on April 2 and 4, and JVC plays on April 1 at 4:45 PM v Lake Washington (home game at Chinook) and on April 3 at 7:30PM at Hazen. Our season is off to our best start in years, so come watch us play!

2024 FALL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

IMPACT TEST DATES

ImPACT Test Dates for the BHS 2023/24 Sports Seasons:

No registration needed, just show up – the impact test takes approximately 30 – 45 minutes.

Students will need their BSD laptops for ImPACT testing.

ImPACT Testing will begin at 2:00pm at Bellevue High School – Lower Aux/North Gym – Room 0302

March 27. April 3, 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22 and June 5, 12, 19, 2024

Impact testing is required for Football, Soccer, Divers, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse prior to participating.

Any question please contact Kelli Mayer, BHS Athletics & Activities at mayerk@bsd405.org



The Wolverine Way. It’s Worth the Climb…. We hold high standards.

We embrace the challenge together and support one another along the way.

BELLEVUE ATHLETICS SCHEDULE

APR 1^ST TO APR 6^TH

Monday April 1^st

Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball at Juanita High School 4:00pm

Boys Junior Varsity baseball v. Juanita High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm

Boys Varsity Baseball at Juanita High School 4:30pm

Boys JVC Soccer v. Lake Washington High School at Chinook Middle School 4:45pm

Tuesday April 2^nd

Girls Varsity Golf v. Hazen High School at Overlake Golf Club 3:00pm

Girls Badminton at Sammamish High School 4:00pm

Girls Varsity Tennis v. Lake Washington High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm

Girls Junior Varsity Tennis at Lake Washington High School 4:00pm

Girls Varsity Lacrosse at Shoreline Varsity 8:00pm

Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer v. Lake Washington High School @ Bellevue High School JV 6:00pm, Varsity 8:00pm

Supervisor John Hill

Stadium manager and Scoreboard Minh Nguyen

Tickets Debra Andrews and Cathy Lanning

Wednesday April 3^rd

Girls Varsity Tennis v. Sammamish High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm

Girls Junior Varsity Tennis at Sammamish High School 4:00pm

Boys and Girls Track & Field v, Juanita High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm

Boys Varsity Baseball v. Liberty High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm

Boys Junior Varsity Baseball at Liberty High School 4:30pm

Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball v. Liberty High School @ Bellevue High School 4:30pm

Boys JVC Soccer at Hazen High School 7:30pm

Thursday April 4^th

Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Water Polo v. Sammamish & Interlake High School combined team at Edgebrook Swim Club 4:00pm

Girls Junior Varsity Tennis v. Liberty High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm

Girls Varsity Tennis at Liberty High School 4:00pm

Girls Badminton v. Interlake High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm

Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Lacrosse at Eastlake High School JV 6:00pm, Varsity 8:00pm

Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer v. Hazen high School @ Bellevue High School JV 6:00pm, Varsity 8:00pm

Supervisor John Hill

Stadium manager and Scoreboard Minh Nguyen

Tickets Debra Andrews and Cathy Lanning

Friday April 5^th

Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball at Sammamish High School 4:30pm

Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Lacrosse at Lake Washington High School JV 6:00pm, Varsity 8:00pm

Saturday April 6^th

Boys Junior Varsity and Varsity Baseball at Ellensburg High School @ Rotary Park – Ellensburg JV 1:00pm at Sigler Field, Varsity 1:00pm at GREEAR Field

Girls Junior Varsity Water Polo at JV League Matches at Edgebrook Swim Club

GO Bellevue!!!

COMMUNITY CORNER

TASTE OF ENATAI HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are excited to be hosting the next International Taste of Enatai on Friday, April 19th. This has always been such an incredible event in the past, and we have come to rely on the help of high school and middle school students.

The event runs from 6-8pm, with volunteer opportunities ranging from 5:30-8:30pm.

Jobs include:

- Food Hall Support & Control

- Tech support 

- Fashion show support

- Green TEAM support!

Please let us know if you have any questions and direct all interested students to the Sign-up Genuis at  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49A4AB2FA5FACF8-48590483-highmiddle

Of course, we are open for questions, just let us know!

Our best to you,

Marilyn Gupta & Jessica Birney

International Taste of Enatai Co-Chairs

SUMMER ENRICHMENT AT THE UW

Summer ‘24 High School Enrichment Opportunities (Online & In Person Formats)

Thank you for sharing these summer enrichment opportunities with your school community! Flyer attached.     

• Algorithmic Thinking: Programming Logic Fundamentals
• Coding in Java I & Java II
• Coding in Python I & Python II
• Digital Photography
• Esports, Gaming & Broadcasting
• Introduction to Astronomy
• Sharpen Your Writing Skills
• Writers Workshop
• Writing Arguments That Matter
• Writing for College Readiness

To learn more visit us online at UW Youth & Teen Programs.

SPLASHFORWARD LIFEGUARD TRAINING

Do you like to help others, be a part of a team and learn a skill that could save lives?

Lifeguards and swim instructors make our communities safer around water and allow our pools to offer essential swim lessons and our beaches to remain open. With our region facing a short supply of lifeguards and swim instructors, we need you!

SPLASHForward, a local nonprofit working with the City of Bellevue and the Bellevue School District to bring a game-changing new public aquatic center to Bellevue, provides high school students the opportunity to learn lifesaving skills and find employment as a lifeguard at our local pools and beaches through their High School Lifeguard Training Program.

SPLASHForward pays for your lifeguard training certification, supports you to strengthen your skills, and provides you with resources and support to find a job. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis and through our program’s sponsors we’ve supported over 180 students since 2021.

To Learn more about becoming a lifeguard and SPLASHForward’s High School Lifeguard Training Program, attend an informational virtual workshop on either Tuesday March 26^th or Wednesday April 3^rd 5:30pm – 6:45pm on Zoom. You'll hear from a panel of local aquatic managers, lifeguard instructors, and student lifeguards to learn what is required, the opportunities, and why being a lifeguard or swim instructor is a great first job!

13 & 14yr olds are welcome to attend and participate in Lifeguard Skill Strengthening classes. When you turn 15yrs old, you can become a lifeguard or a swim instructor through the program.

Learn more, bring a friend, and sign up!

If you & your friend become lifeguards, you'll earn $25 each!

TEENS MINDFULNESS DAY

Be mindful. Be free.

Spend a half-day learning mindfulness, a practice of being aware of what you're doing in the present moment, free from the burden of self-consciousness and troubling emotions.

Enjoy the simple yet wonderful things we do every day: standing, sitting, walking, eating, talking, and being silent, to name a few. Be mindful; be free.

Date: April 27, Saturday

Time: 12:00pm-5:00pm

Age: 13-18 

Lunch will be provided. 

Online Registration is required: https://forms.gle/Bw5iupc84SgAxmmz7

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