School & Calendar News

• Welcome! Incoming SPS Grade 9 (Class of 2030) Online Course Registration Timeline.
• NeighborCare staff will be at the Teen Health Center during lunch this Wednesday with registration packets and information about signing up for services once the health center reopens after spring break! Stop by on Wednesday at lunch to meet them and get info!

Students & Families

Ballard HS Students, please make sure to check your email and Schoology.

• This Spring, Art Survey students will paint a mural on the east side of Portable 202, and we want to know what YOU want to see painted. Students, you can find the QR code in your e-mail and on posters around the school. Please take the survey by this Friday to let us know what you’d like to see painted on campus!
• 11 journalism students won awards at the WJEA State Write-Off Competitionon Saturday – congratulations journalists!
  • AWARD OF EXCELLENCE News Writing, Vayuna Lamba  
  • AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Editorial Writing, Logan Lemonidis  
  • HONORABLE MENTION Newspaper Feature Writing, Noelle Shin  
  • SUPERIOR AWARD Yearbook Feature Writing, Colette Bergeron  
  • HONORABLE MENTION Editorial Cartooning, Abbey Davidson-Hooper  
  • SUPERIOR AWARD Headline Writing & Copy Editing, Caitlin Cerise  
  • AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Newspaper layout & page design, Abigail Bekele & Logan Lemonidis  
  • AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Yearbook Layout & Page Design, Cecilia Martin  
  • HONORABLE MENTION News Photography, Maya Bridges  
  • HONORABLE MENTION Yearbook Photography, Alton Swiderski  
  • HONORABLE MENTION Sports Feature Writing, Shylo Burns  
• TOLO… here we go again! Tickets are now on sale on School Pay for $25. This dance is at Pier 66, the theme is Mamma Mia, and not only can you dance the night away with your friends while the sun sets over the water, but you can snack on sweet or savory treats! Make sure to grab your tickets soon before they increase in Money, Money, Money!
• College visits are in the Counseling Center. To see who is coming, go to the Ballard High School website Counseling page, or Naviance What’s New.  Sign up for visits on Naviance as well.  Visit the Counseling Center if you have any questions.
• Running Start Information Sessions continue this Wednesday in the Library during lunch! Attending one info session is required for current 10th and 11th graders who are considering the Running Start program next school year.
• Get your tickets soon for the Spring Musical: Mamma Mia! Tickets are available through the BHS website and will go fast for this fun show! Performances begin on March 19. (Singalong Night is March 20!) 
• If you missed last week’s yearbook preorder deadline, don’t worry – there will be one more round of yearbook preorders during April.
• Jan. – April: the Ballard High School Teen Health Center, there will unfortunately be a temporary interruption of clinic services until April 20, 2026. Read more on the email sent from Principal Hunt.

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Seniors

• Thank you to the class of 2026 for voting on this year’s prom theme! We’ve finished counting the votes, and we are happy to announce that the Prom 2026 Theme will be Night on The Bayou!
• College visits are starting again next week in the Counseling Center. To see who is coming, go to the Ballard High School website Counseling page, or Naviance What’s New. Sign up for visits on Naviance as well. Visit the Counseling Center if you have any questions.
• SPREE: Seniors – if you would like to participate in this year’s Senior SPREE event, tickets are now on sale! Tickets will be on sale until capacity for the venues is reached.
• Seniors: Have you participated in BHS Athletics? The Smart Choices Scholarship Program will award two $5,000 scholarships and eight $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors from WIAA member high schools for excellence in athletics/activities, academics, leadership and community service throughout their high school careers. Check out the Scholarship Bulletin on the Counseling Center Dashboard webpage for more information and a link to the application. The deadline to apply is this Sunday March 15.
• Cap & Gown Orders Due (and other graduation gear, like tassels and stoles)! Physical order packets are available in the main office and the order link is on the BHS website. The counseling center has caps and gowns available to loan out, but does not have tassels or stoles. 
  • April 23: Preordered Cap & Gown delivered during lunch
• The Class of 2026 Graduation – additional tickets: Ballard HS graduation will be on June 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. at McCaw Hall. Graduation Ticket Form available via email from Principal Hunt.

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ASB & Clubs

• The ASB is excited to announce their second Spring Tolo Dance (Tolo… Here we go again!) on April 4 from 7 – 10 p.m. at Pier 66. Ticket sales end on March 27 Schoolpay!
  • If students are purchasing a ticket for a guest who does not attend Ballard HS, they are required to fill out a Guest Form which can be found in the Main Office and BHS Website. Guest Forms must be completed and submitted to Mr. Fort by end of day on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. All Guests MUST STILL attend Spring Tolo with the Ballard Student Named on the Hard Copy Guest Form. Dance information and tickets on website. 

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Athletics & Club Sports

• March 10: Spring Sports Night for Spring Athletics Parents/Guardians BHS Gym 6:30 p.m.
•  Congratulations to the BHS Dance Team! They competed at Districts over the weekend and qualified for the State Dance/Drill Championship. The team qualified in the Dance and Pom categories with their Lyrical routine, “The 30th,” and their Pom routine, “Evacuate the Dance Floor.” The BHS Dancers received 2^nd Place overall in the Dance category in the 2A/3A division, and they will take a Pom routine to State for the first time in Ballard High School history! The Dance Team will travel to State on March 28 at the Yakima Sundome. Great job, Dance Team!
• Go Beavers!
  

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Additional Quick Links

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Beaver Gear and Spirit Wear Breakdown

• Athletic Booster Club (ABC) has Beaver Gear and spirit wear (shorts, baseball tee, bleacher seats, plaid flannels, socks, scarf and hats) on the ABC website with Duffle Bags offered at different times of the school year.
• “The DAM” BHS Student Store run by Advanced Marketing Students in the Activity Center (AC) has great spirit items (t-shirts, hoodies, sunglasses, etc.).
• Performing Arts (BPA) spirit merchandise can be found on the BPA Website and offered at different times of the school year.
• Athletics! Check with coaches about specific Athletics/Sports Merchandise

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Can’t Find What You Are Looking For?

Email me with tips on information you would like located here or better ways to support your searches on the Ballard HS website. Diane Taylor, BHS Website Editor at dmtaylor@seattleschools.org

As of March 9, 2026