Ballard HS Financial Aid Info Night

Junior & Senior Parents/Guardians

Worried about paying for your student’s college education?

Join us in the Ballard HS Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Thursday, October 23 at 7 p.m. doors open at 6:45 p.m. Learn about financial aid as well as the Seattle Promise scholarship. This event will not be recorded.

Ballard HS Financial Night

When

• October 23, 2025
  • Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
    • We will have tables with Seattle Promise Scholarship details, information about the FAFSA & WASFA as well as other scholarship resources and more!
  • Bring Your Questions!

Where

• Ballard High School Performing Arts Center (PAC)

Featuring

• David Aramaki: He is a Financial Advisor and member of the Pacific Northwest Association for College Admissions Counseling. He speaks to area high schools and local media about college financing.
• Seattle Promise Scholarship: Jacob Shapiro our BHS Outreach Specialist will speak about the Seattle Promise Scholarship.
  • The Seattle Promise scholarship is open now for students who don’t want to wait. Deadline for the scholarship application and to apply to the college they want to go to (North, Central, or South—or all three) is Friday February 13, 2026.

BHS Counselor Resources

Visit our Ballard HS Counselors Applying to College page as well as the information we have posted on our Financial Aid Information page for more resources.

Questions?

BHS Co-Head Counselor Gail Olson Laing at gsolsonlaing@seattleschools.org