School & Calendar News

• Incoming SPS Grade 9 (Class of 2030) Online Course Registration Timeline.

Students & Families

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

• Nominate A School Counselor: The School Counselor of the Year program honors the best of the best in Seattle Public Schools – counselors provide excellent service for their elementary, middle, or high school community! SPS is taking nominations to recognize school counselors for their unique and integral roles in our schools. The nomination form is accessible through March 2, 2026. More details.
• Current Grade 10 & 11 Students: Are you interested in Running Start? The school counselors will host Running Start Information Sessions every Wed in March during lunch. These sessions are for current 10th and 11th graders who want to learn more about the Running Start program for the 2026-27 school year. If you’re considering taking classes through the Running Start program, attending an info session is required. You only need to attend one session —all four dates will cover the same information. We’ll meet in the Library Book Room for a short presentation followed by a Q&A. We hope to see you there!
• 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!) 
• Are you interested in participating in the Spring One Acts festival? Deadlines are coming up! Play and director applications are due by 4 p.m. next Friday, March 6th! Submitted plays should be between 10-20 pages and not contain gratuitous violence or any content not appropriate for school. Director applications are open to all grades and experience levels; all interested students are encouraged to apply!
  • Both plays and director applications can be submitted via QR code on posters hanging around the school. Auditions for actors will be on March 25 with more details to come. Email Ms. Miller with any questions! (mashor@seattleschools.org)
• If you missed last week’s yearbook preorder deadline, don’t worry – there will be one more round of yearbook preorders during April.
• Reflections Art Show Event: Sunday, March 22, 2026. Where: Axis Pioneer Square. View BHS Student entries!
• 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

• Feb. 25: Mandatory! Senior Meeting at lunch in the PAC. Don’t miss important graduation updates.
  • Representatives from the Ballard High School Foundation will be there to share details about the great opportunities for seniors through the Golden Beavers/Hughbanks Family Scholarship program. They’ll also have a treat for the Class of 2026, $5 beverage coupons for Jumpin’ Jimmy’s Java.
• 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.
• Are you a high school student passionate about service and interested in a paid summer internship at a nonprofit organization? Teens in Public Service (TIPS) places high school interns at a variety of nonprofits – museums, food banks, nature preserves, and more. Apply today for the TIPS Summer 2026 program at teensinpublicservice.org. The application is due March 3.
• 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. 
• The Class of 2026 graduation dates have been published! Ballard HS graduation will be on June 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. at McCaw Hall.

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ASB Clubs

Link Leaders: Circle meetings with 9th graders are this Wednesday! Please check your emails. Updates from your link commissioners are coming soon.

• Club Photos For the Yearbook Feb. 24, 25, 26: Club leaders should have received an email from a yearbook editor for folks to sign up for Club Photos (in the auxiliary gym)
  • Smaller Clubs: Tuesday, Feb. 24 (HOSA) as well as other smaller Clubs on Thursday, Feb. 26.
  • Larger Clubs: Wed, Feb 25 during lunch: DECA, FCCLA, and Garment Club
• Ballard Earth Service Corps is starting a new bathroom paper towel composting initiative! If you are in a bathroom with a green bin, we would appreciate it if you made sure all paper towels go in the green bin labeled compost. 
  • All other garbage needs to go in the black trash bin beside the green one. This program will begin as a pilot in the language pod bathrooms before moving to all school-wide bathrooms. If we go for four weeks without finding any contamination in the green bins, meaning anything other than paper towels, Earth Service Corps will bring donuts to our next club meeting. Thank you for helping us make Ballard more environmentally friendly! 
• DECA | State DECA week has arrived! Turn in your permission slips and pay if you have not already. Practices will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning, and Wednesday after school. Thursday’s group will leave at Noon for competition and Friday’s group will leave around 6:45 a.m. Be dressed and ready for competition. If you need professional dress items, come to N101 to check out the Professional Dress Lending Closet. If you have borrowed items from this closet, please return them so others may use them.
  • There is a bus on Saturday for the DECA Awards Ceremony. Please let Ms. J know if you plan to attend. It’s MUCH more exciting than the Area Competition and it’s great to cheer everyone on. We would be back at BHS by 1:00 p.m. at the latest.
  • DECA club photo will be on Wednesday during lunch in the Aux Gym. All members are to be included in the photo whether you competed this year or not.
  • If you have any professional clothes that can be donated to the lending closet, please consider bringing them to N101. We are looking for professional dress items like suits, blazers, dresses, bottoms, and accessories like shoes, belts, etc.

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Athletics & Club Sports

• Registration is OPEN for Ballard Girls Lacrosse – Register Today! We are gearing up for another great season at the Dam! It’s a no-cut program with both Varsity and JV, welcoming athletes of all experience levels. The spring season runs from February to mid-May, with tryouts starting Feb. 23 and games kicking off March 8. Scholarships are available. And great news Coach Rachel Moody is back! For more details, visit the Teams Website and follow us @ballardgirlslacrosse. 
• Spring Athletics Registration on FinalForms is due February 23 – the day we return from Mid-Winter Break! If you have questions about FinalForms, please visit Ms. Nielcen in the main office.
  • If you plan to sign up for spring sports and do not have a current physical exam, please plan to get one as soon as possible! The BHS Teen Health Center is closed until the end of April and is not a resource for sports physicals at this time. Alternative clinic resources are posted on the Ballard HS website (hard copies in the main office). You cannot participate in any athletics, including tryouts, if you do not have a physical on file.
• The gymnastics team ended another great season with a 3rd place finish at State and 4 individual finalists! Congrats to Alissa M., Cameron M., Carli P., vault finalist Aspen P., bars finalist Lola S. bars finalist Mari P. and 8th place bars medalist Ruby S. 
• Congratulations to Tristan O. who was the lone Ballard Beaver who qualified for the 3A State Swimming competition. He swam the 8th fastest time over break at the SEA KING District meet – which earned him a spot to state. He competed both days at state making it to the B final where he earned 16th place overall in the 500 freestyle!
• Swimmers, please fill out your survey for awards and banquet – and please stop by Coach Morean’s classroom and collect clean breakfast dishes. Thank you all for your hard work and commitment this season.
• March 10: Spring Sports Night for Spring Athletics parents/guardians BHS Gym 6:30 p.m.
• 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 Feb. 23, 2026