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Monday, Sept. 30: Last day to order a yearbook at the lowest price of the year.
Monday, Sept. 30: Start-of-school forms due.
Through Oct. 2: Homecoming Dance tickets on sale (online only).
Sept. 30–Oct. 5: Homecoming Week! More details below.
Wednesday, Oct. 2: Club Connections, during school.
Thursday, Oct. 3: Homecoming football game at Memorial Stadium, 6 pm.
Friday, Oct. 4: Homecoming dance, 8–11 pm.
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Wednesday, Oct. 9: Senior Mandatory Meeting, during school.
Wednesday, Oct. 9: School picture retakes.
Thursday, Oct. 10: Curriculum night for parents/guardians,, 6:30 pm (Pre-session for senior parents/guardians at 5:30 pm).
Friday, Oct. 11: No school for students; professional development day for staff.
Oct. 14–17: At-school SAT and PSAT testing for juniors and seniors.
Thursday, Oct. 17: PTSA Board and General meeting, 5:45pm
Thursday, Oct. 17: Financial Aid Info Night for junior and senior parents/guardians.
Full BHS calendar and news
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Students! Find your people at Ballard by joining a club focused on a topic or idea that interests you. Check out all the options during Club Connections on Wednesday, Oct. 2. There are zillions of clubs and activities to choose from! Don't see a club dedicated to your favorite thing? Start one!
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Ballard parents and guardians, go back to high school! Just kidding, but do join Ballard's Curriculum Night on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 pm, to hear from school administrators and to meet your student's teachers. Walk, bus or bike if at all possible; parking will be a challenge. (Reminder: This event is for parents and guardians; students get the night off.)
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Ballard parents/guardians! Please complete and return applicable start-of-school forms by Sept. 30.
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Go to The Source and verify or update info on your emergency contacts, release info and student health, by Sept. 30.
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Print, complete and return the Laptop Device Agreement and any other forms that apply to your family, by Sept. 30.
Paper copies of forms are available in the main office.
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Wednesday, Oct. 9: Senior Mandatory Meeting, in the PAC (early dismissal from 4th period).
Thursday, Oct. 10: Curriculum Night pre-session for Class of 2025 parents/guardians at 5:30 pm.
Get help with college applications during drop-in sessions in the Counseling Center:
- Oct. 2, 2:30–3:30 pm
- Nov. 6, 2:30–3:30 pm
- Dec. 4, 2:30–3:30 pm
- Jan. 8, 2:30–3:30 pm
More senior news
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Greg Smith from Northwest Educational Services, a longtime area educator and owner of Northwest Educational Services, will be speaking at our PTSA general meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17th at 5:45pm. Greg will help lead us in a discussion about the role technology plays in the classroom and our student’s lives as well as how to guide teens to healthy habits in the digital age.
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Become a Member! Volunteer! Donate!
Become a BHS PTSA member, advocate, or volunteer. Donate to help us close the funding gaps. Visit the BHS PTSA page here and see how you can help out at Ballard HS no matter how big or small. The BHS PTSA is run by volunteers that donate their time to help promote and support the social, emotional, and academic well-being of all students. You can make a difference!
Also, mark your calendars for 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, our fall general meeting. Meet our new Board, find out how you can be involved, and sign up as a member!
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Do You Have an Announcement for the BHS PTSA Newsletter?
Submit content (appropriate and relevant to Ballard High School or Community) by 5 p.m. Thursday to the BHS Newsletter Editor email at ballardhighnews@gmail.com. Please submit posts no more than 100 words and include relevant URLs, contact info and a small graphic (if available). Editor has full discretion over what is published.
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