What Does The PTSA Do?
All the Ways the PTSA
Supports Ballard High School
The BHS PTSA is a network for parents and guardians to exchange ideas, share experiences, and support academics for ALL students. We strive to build a sense of community among parents, teachers, and students through volunteering, fundraising, providing educational family-oriented education events and many staff appreciation activities. Join today!
When you join BHS PTSA, you’ll automatically enroll in Washington State PTA and National PTA Both offer a number family resources, events, programs and retail discounts. Plus, being a PTSA member plays an important role demonstrating the importance you place on education supporting your child’s high school experience. Email Membership@ballardhighptsa.org for scholarships or more information.
Look at all the ways your Parent, Student, Teachers Association (PTSA) supports our school! Want to get involved? We need you! Read the PTSA News for volunteer needs and more!
Stay current by subscribing and reading the PTSA Newsletter. Get involved in a small or large way and help us build community.
View BHS PTSA Events & SupportBallard HS Amazon Staff Wish List
The PTSA is working with all Ballard HS staff to consolidate their Wish List’s into one year-round central location.
Staff will add and update throughout the year. So check out our “Beaver One” Wish List often and support Ballard High School! Thank you for your generosity and support!
PTSA General Meeting Recap Oct. 16 and UW Forefront Suicide Prevention
Ballard High School PTSA would like to extend our sincere gratitude to more than 50 guests who joined us at last weeks Support Mental Health General meeting. Thank you Sonja Petersen, BHS Co-Head Counselor and Morgan Carpenter, Family Community Connector at Forefront Suicide Prevention at the UW School of Social Work, for sharing their knowledge and resources.
Together with Principal Hunt they led an interactive overview of the public health issue of youth suicide, LEARN strategies for caregivers to talk to our young people who may be in need of assistance and opportunities to build intervention skills. Being proactive and taking an honest, vulnerable approach in the way we communicate with our youth will help them feel more relaxed and willing to share.
Forefronts website provides videos and education programs to support suicide prevention and facilitate healthy conversations. The Ballard HS Counseling Center provides a number of Crisis Services and Resources.
PTSA Volunteers For Start of School
THANK YOU to all of the BHS Parents/Guardians that signed up to help out in all the different ways for the Start of School at Ballard HS to be successful for all the Staff and students!
We Could Not Do It Without You! More opportunities are needed to support BHS throughout the school year too! Thank you!
Back To School Staff Tri-Days Thank You!
Thank you to ALL who made Tri-days and Back To School run smoothly at BHS! It truly takes the greater community to create this level of success.
Thank you to Eltana Bagels, Krispy Kreme, Diva Espresso and Gretties Goodies for their generous donations!
A big high five to all our BHS parents and PTSA volunteers for your donations of time, money & energy, we couldn’t have done it without you! Teachers were fed and students got their schedules, lockers and laptops. Pictures were taken.
A special shout out to our Staff Appreciation team: Ali Schlameus and Jessie Hammer; StaffAppreciation@ballardhighptsa.org for organizing, shopping and making it happen!
Ballard HS Foundation Summer Fundraisers

Thank you everyone who supported the Ballard High School Foundation’s annual fundraiser Celebrating All Things Ballard. More than $140,000 was raised and includes $47,000 for the Link Crew the freshmen peer-mentoring program.
Held in partnership with the Athletic Booster Club (ABC). A number of PTSA Board members pictured, had a great time supporting the Ballard HS community.
Welcome From PTSA President Kim Flin
Dear BHS Families & Friends: Welcome to Ballard High School! On behalf of the BHS Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) I’m honored to share a few of the great things we do to support BHS and build community:
- Weekly newsletter. BHS is the largest high school in the city and we’re here to assist you updated, informed and engaged in our school community.
- Senior SPREE. Sponsor the all-night chaperoned, alcohol and drug free celebration held the evening of graduation.
- Staff Appreciation: Many events throughout the year to demonstrate our gratitude and support for teachers, administrators and staff.
- Scholarships: PTSA historically has provided 3-6 students with $2,000 scholarships towards college admissions of their choice.
- Reflections: Students create and submit original works of art in response to a theme. More info on the WA State Reflections Art Contest
- Volunteers: PTSA coordinates the general school volunteer opportunities. Visit this site to apply or renew your volunteer application
- Bi-annual $10-$50,000 teacher/staff grants. Science supplies, library books, professional writers working with your students in their language arts classroom, instruments and more!
- FUNdraising. Winter Direct Appeal and Spring BASH. These events generate the much-needed funds to support grants, staff appreciation, scholarships, speakers, and more.
- Advocacy. During the Washington state legislative session WSPTA will share information on bills related to PTA’s positions.
JOIN or renew your 2025-26, school year PTSA membership today. All are welcome and highly encouraged. Please know you do not need to volunteer to join. Membership fees and numbers support local and state PTSA resources and a paid membership allows you to vote!
Get involved today. There’s nothing like the look on your high schoolers face when you first share that you’re on a first name basis with Principal Hunt. Seriously, it sends a message that school and your child are important. And bonus, the work is incredibly rewarding. Check out BHS PTSA Site for information and open positions (Vice President, SPREE, Social Media, Membership and Advocacy). All are encouraged to partner by co-chairing!
If you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to reach out at President@BallardHighPTSA.org I look forward to meeting and working with you continuing the PTSA community goodness. Kind regards, Kim Flin, PTSA President | Reminder! If you registered/joined in prior years, you will still need to renew your membership for every school year.
PTSA Weekly Newsletter & Communication

BHS PTSA Communication: Diane Taylor (SPS Clerical Sub) with PTSA support helps get information out in various ways to the BHS Community via the PTSA Newsletter, Instagram, Facebook Accounts, and information posted on the BHS Website and PTSA Webpages.
The BHS PTSA Weekly Newsletter is a PTSA member volunteer-run informational newsletter that is emailed to subscribed families with important information for families and students as well, including sports, clubs, performing arts, community news and more! View current & past PTSA Newsletters. If you are not receiving the newsletter or want to add a 2nd email or a student (Personal email NOT student SPS email) Subscribe via the online sign up form or email news@ballardhighptsa.org (include your students grade & name).
BHS PTSA Membership

Become a Member of the BHS PTSA, and become a partner in your student’s education. The PTSA is you, me and all of the parents/guardians, students and staff dedicated to the educational development and success of all students. The PTSA membership is open to anyone concerned about the education, health, and welfare of our youth and is a way to show your commitment to working with teachers and the school administration to build a better future for the next generation.
- We help families stay informed and connected to the school community.
- We plan school-wide celebrations, parent education and staff appreciation events.
- We raise much needed grant money for academic, enrichment and extracurricular activities.
PTSA Supported Events in Prior Years
As of October 9, 2025