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Ballard HS Students, please make sure to check your email and Schoology.
- Hey Beavers – we have an awesome strength and conditioning program that is open to all students, regardless of experience, and you don’t need to be on a Ballard team to participate. Open sessions for spring are Monday through Friday, 7:00-8:00 am, Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday, 4:00-5:00 and Wednesdays 2:45-3:45. If you have any questions, please see Coach Ensign in SE 102 in the Activity Center.
- Beavers: Do you know your blood type? The spring blood drive is coming up; it is a great way to find out your blood type and save three lives! Go to the Ballard national honors society Instagram or find QR codes around the school to sign up!
- Congratulations to the following journalism students: Co-Editor In Chief Xander Howarth, Sports Editor Shylo Burns, Features Editor Noelle Shin for induction in Quill & Scroll, the international journalism honor society!
- 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!
- If you’re bringing a guest from another school, grab your guest forms from the office and turn them in before 3/27; don’t let them slip through your fingers.
- Dance information and tickets on website.
- 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.
- 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. Friday, March 6! 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.
Seniors
- Are you looking for an internship this summer? Check out the SPS Internship Directory on the BHS website! Some are paid and some are for service-learning hours, but all of them would be a good way to check out a career you might be interested in. Don’t wait because deadlines are coming up.
- 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 March 15.
- 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.
- Senior Sweatshirts: Ordering has closed. If you ordered a sweatshirt keep your eyes out for more updates soon. Sweatshirts will be handing out in the coming weeks.
- 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.
- 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. Graduation Ticket Form available via email from Principal Hunt.
ASB & Clubs
- Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge gender equality. International Women’s Day is Sunday, March 8. March is Women’s History Month. International Women’s Day has been around for over a hundred years, as have many of the issues still impacting women’s advancement. Since 1911, International Women’s Day belongs to all who care about gender equality. Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness about discrimination. Take action to forge gender equity. Look for more resources on the Ballard ASB Instagram.
- Join me in congratulating the latest State DECA students to qualify for the International Career Development Conference in April. Solomon Hill and Jack Shaer will be competing in Marketing Management Team Decision Making event. Any academy winners and other bump ups will be announced today. They will join the other qualifiers who were announced on Monday at the event in Atlanta. We will have a meeting next week to talk about details about the trip. Check your emails this weekend for info.
- Scores and rubrics are available in Ms. J’s room, and we will have State T-shirt pick up next week. Please return any business clothes that were borrowed from the lending closet so we can ensure that other students have access to outfits when they need them.
- 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.
- 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!
Athletics & Club Sports
- The BHS Dance Team will travel to Districts tomorrow at Mt. Si High School in Snoqualmie to compete for a bid to the State Championship. The team has qualified in the Dance, Hip Hop, and Pom categories for Districts, and tomorrow’s competition begins at 12:00 noon. Please help us to cheer on our Ballard Dancers! Good Luck, Dance Team
- Spring Athletics Registration on FinalForms are due 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.
- March 10: Spring Sports Night for Spring Athletics parents/guardians BHS Gym 6:30 p.m.
- Go Beavers!
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Support for Families in Need ResourcesBeaver 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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As of March 6, 2026