PTSA Winter Board & General Meeting

Students are highly encouraged to attend. 

Agenda: February 12, 2026

• February 12: Board Meeting from 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. ​
  • General Meeting/Guest Speaker Lynnet Mitchell, Healthy Schools Coordinator with SPS Prevention & Intervention at 7- 8 p.m. 
  • Topic: Opioid overdose response training

• Kim Flin – BHS PTSA President Opening Remarks 
• Principal Abby Hunt – School Update
• Lynnet Mitchell, SPS Healthy Schools Coordinator of Prevention and Intervention Fentanyl Awareness Training & Substance Abuse Prevention Strategies.

Location: Ballard HS 1418 NW 65th St, Seattle, WA 98117 in the library – Hosted by the Ballard HS PTSA

Drug Prevention & Health Services Speaker

OpioidOverdose Response with Lynnet Mitchell, M.Ed. – Healthy Schools Coordinator, Seattle Public School will lead an informative session to recognize the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose, so we have the essential skills to potentially save a life. Free Narcan and other resources available. 

With the alarming increase in overdose-related deaths in King County, particularly from pills and powders containing fentanyl, this training session is being offered to bring awareness to this crisis. What is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is stronger than other common opioids such as heroin and morphine. The issue is compounded by the fact that these drugs can be disguised to look like prescription pills, putting users at risk of consuming lethal doses without realizing it. You don’t want to miss this informative training.

Join us to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Facilitator: Lynnet Mitchell, M.Ed. – Healthy Schools Coordinator, Seattle Public Schools – llmitchell@seattleschools.org.

SPS Prevention and Intervention – Lynnet Mitchell

Lynnet Mitchell, Healthy Schools Coordinator for Seattle Public Schools, Prevention and Intervention Department will bring bringing attention to the alarming increase in overdose-related deaths in King County, particularly from pills and powders containing fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is stronger than other common opioids such as heroin and morphine. The issue is compounded by the fact that these drugs can be disguised to look like prescription pills, putting users at risk of consuming lethal doses without realizing it.

The opioid crisis has affected many of us, either through personal experiences with addiction or through the loss of loved ones to overdose. Lynnet Mitchell; llmitchell@seattleschools.org and the Seattle Public Schools’ Prevention and Intervention Department is collaborating with the Ballard HS PTSA to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and the importance of Naloxone (Narcan), a potentially life-saving drug. We have secured funding to help cover the cost of refreshments or other attendance incentives, and we hope to provide Narcan to participants as well.

Additional Resources From Ms. Mitchell

Speaker Lynnet Mitchell, has provided additional resources that families can use to initiate conversations with their children about substance use prevention:

• UW’s Stopoverdose.org
• National Institute on Drug Abuse – Parents
• Drugfree.org – Prevention and Taking Action Early
• NIDA Naloxone Drug Facts
• Drug-Free Kids- Opioid Booklet
• Talk Even If

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Questions?

Please email BHS PTSA President Kim Flin at president@ballardhighptsa.org if you have any questions at all about this event or would like additional information.

Visit our BHS PTSA webpages to learn more about the Ballard HS PTSA and who are the PTSA Members, How to Becoming a Member, How to Volunteer and Get Involved and recaps of What Does Your PTSA Does.