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Bellevue High School PTSA
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Sept 3rd, 2024

JOIN BHS PTSA!

Join today to support your student(s) and your school!



All new and returning parents, guardians, students, staff, and interested community members are invited to join the Bellevue High PTSA. Our membership numbers strengthen our voice at the local, state and national level in advocating for our students. Your annual membership supports your child's health, safety, and quality of education and helps build a stronger, more inclusive, school community. The more members we have, the greater the Bellevue High School voice!


BHS PTSA Members get access to:

Exclusive benefits and discounts offered by the Washington State PTSA 

* DirectorySpot, an online directory enabling you to connect with other Bellevue High School students and families


Don't Delay, JOIN TODAY! http://www.bellevuehighptsa.com/wp/joinptsa/


GET INVOLVED! VOLUNTEER!

Volunteering is a great way to get involved with the school, learn what is going on, meet other parents, and help the school function smoothly and effectively.  


Co-VP Fundraising – PTSA Executive Committee

Responsible for leading annual fundraising activities, donor outreach, managing the company matching program, and tracking donations.


Co-VP Communications – PTSA Executive Committee

Responsible for publishing the weekly BLAST newsletter and special edition requests. Work with the translator groups (Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese) to support timely translation of the BLAST.

Email presidents@bellevuehighptsa.org if you are interested!

I-CONNECT MEETING


Date: Friday, September 20

Time: 8:15-9:45 a.m.

Location: Bellevue High School (BHS) Library

Who’s Invited: All BHS Parents & Guardians


Attention parents! Join us for our first PTSA I-Connect meeting of the year, "Been There, Done That: The Parents’ Playbook for Navigating BHS," where a panel of veteran parents will share their best tips and strategies for supporting your student from freshman through senior year.


Event Highlights:

  • Real-Life Insights: Hear from a diverse group of parents who will discuss their personal journeys, highlighting both the triumphs and challenges they faced.
  • Practical Tips: Get actionable advice on academic support, extracurriculars,college applications and more.
  • Interactive Q&A: Ask your questions and get personalized answers.
  • Networking: Connect with other parents, share experiences, and build a supportive community.

This is your opportunity to learn how to make the high school years smoother for both you and your student.


Background: I-Connect is a PTSA initiative designed to connect new and existing parents/guardians, fostering relationships and encouraging participation to strengthen our school community. Monthly I-Connect meetings cover various school-related and parenting topics. You can choose to attend any or all of these sessions. This award-winning program, started a decade ago by parents at Medina Elementary, emphasizes the importance of face-to-face interactions, sharing experiences, and exchanging information to build a stronger community.

BHS ORCHESTRA BOOSTER CLUB


BHS Orchestra Booster Club Meeting: September 10th @ 7:00pm - VIRTUAL


Mark your calendar! BHS Orchestra Booster Club welcomes all orchestra parents to attend our first meeting of the year: Tuesday, September 10th at 7:00pm.

 

We will be discussing upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and fundraising projects. (It's also a great way to meet other parents.)

 

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 meeting link. 

SPORTS

WINTER AND SPRING SPORTS

Registration for Winter and Spring Sports at BHS is now open in FinalForms.

 

FinalForms is out athletic & activities database for our BHS students. Synergy, ParentVue, StudentVue is our school district student database.

 

Athletes must have current sports physical and FinalForms forms complete to condition, non-contact. ImPACT testing required for contact sports.

 

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

 

To Participate in a sport at BHS:

  1. Register for Athletics or Clubs at BHS FinalForms (https://bellevue-wa.finalforms.com/)
  2.  A student may be on only one interscholastic sport roster per season.
  3. Parent/Guardian and Student questions need to be complete every year.
  4. Please attend ImPACT Testing (required for cheer, football, volleyball, soccer, water polo and divers, basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, baseball, lacrosse, softball, pole vaulters)

* More impact testing dates coming soon

3.    A current 2-page BSD sports physical will need to be on file, email a copy to Kelli at mayerk@bsd405.org.

  1. 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.
  2. Coaches and athletic trainers should not accept or receive a sport physical, please do not copy coaches on emails.

 

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/

 

Go Wolverines!


WOLVERINE FOOTBALL TEAM COMMUNITY SERVICE

Hello Wolverine Staff & Students….WELCOME back to Bellevue High School!

 

This Saturday morning our Head Football Coach, Michael Kneip, and his staff and players ALL remained on campus throughout the morning taking the time to collect and throw away the amounts of litter and garbage that had accumulated around our campus. The leadership direction towards service of our community and paying forward the effort to have pride in our campus is amazing.

 

Take time to follow this lead and if you see something that should be thrown away…..do it!

 

Coach Kneip….THANK YOU for teaching up and coaching up our students along with the entire football staff and team!!!


BELLEVUE ATHLETICS SCHEDULE

Tuesday September 3rd

 

Boys Varsity Golf v. Issaquah High School @ Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course 3:15pm

 

Wednesday September 4th

 

NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

 

Thursday September 5th

 

Girls C Team, Junior Varsity, Varsity Volleyball v. Snohomish High School @ Bellevue High School C Team 5:15pm, JV 5:15pm (Main Gym), Varsity 7:00pm (Main Gym)

Supervisor John Hill

Gym Manager Minh Nguyen

Scoreboard Jerry Iseman

Tickets Debra Andrews & Cathy Lanning

 

Boys Junior Varsity Tennis v. Woodinville High School @ Bellevue High School 4:00pm

Boys Varsity Tennis at Woodinville High School 4:00pm

 

Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer at Sehome High School JV 5:00pm, Varsity 7:00pm

 

Friday September 6th

 

Varsity Football at Bethel High School 7:00pm

Supervisors Vic Anderson & John Hill

 

Saturday September 7th

 

Varsity Volleyball Hosting the Bellevue Invitational Volleyball Tournament at BHS 10:00am

Bellevue, Bainbridge, White Rock, B.C., Lakeside School, North Creek, Blaine, Newport, Highline

Gym Manager Ming Nguyen

 

GO Bellevue!!!


CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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
PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD / QUICK LINKS

PTSA Presidents


Krista Heys

Michael Zhu


PTSA Vice President Fundraising


Jaclyn Schwartz


PTSA Board

Committee Chairs

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PTSA Vice President Communications


Rachel Hall


PTSA Secretary


Stacey Morales


PTSA Treasurers


Roz Burton-Torres

Belinda Wong


Staff Appreciation



Joan Agraviador

Solange Scorsatto



BHS Administration


Principal:

Vic Anderson


Asst. Principals:

 Jocelyn Alexander

Matthew Stokes

Cathy Wellington



BHS Athletics/ Activities

Director: John Hill

Asst.Dir: Kelli Mayer



BHS Main Office


425-456-7000


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10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue, Washington
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