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Hale Daily Bulletin May 6th

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Sports Happenings:

Metro League

5/6       Varsity Metro Tennis Tournament at Lower Woodland       3:30pm

5/7       Varsity Boys Baseball Metro Tournament at Steve Cox Park     7pm

5/8       Varsity Softball/Fastpitch Metro Playoff at SWAC             1:30pm

5/9       Varsity Track Metro Championships at SWAC      2:45pm

5/10     Varsity Track Metro All-Comers at NEAC Track   2:45pm

5/11     Varsity Track Metro Championships (Day 2) at SWAC      2:45pm

As Spring sports finish up, please stop by to pick up a PE Waiver in the main office. Waivers will only be granted for One semester at a time and must be signed by your coach before you turn it in.

Clubs: Horticulture Club in 1125, Pride Club in the Pride Center, Community Action Club in 1134, Class of 2026 in 1118, Cultural Unity in 1115, HOSA in 1128, Mr. Coon’s Dungeon (D&D club) after school in P1. Robotics meets after school in the Benson Forum.

HOSA is a national organization which stands for Health Occupational Students of America where we explore opportunities in the health care field. We hold meetings every Monday during lunch in Room 1128 and will be holding an information session soon. We hope to see you there; if you have any questions, please email 1kehenderson@seattleschools.org and follow our Instagram @halehosa  for future updates!

Come by the Student Store to check out the Flag Football Bake Sale TODAY – 5/6/24 during lunch!

Don’t miss the last chance to purchase the Nathan Hale yearbook this year.  Less than 100 copies are left.  Cost is $80. Sale period is 5/15/2024 to 6/04/2024. Yearbooks can be purchased online, or during lunch and afterschool.

Spring Fling Dance is Friday, 5/17. Guest Dance Pass forms are now available in the Main Office. If you want to bring a guest to the dance, forms are due by Wednesday, 5/15. They need to be signed by your guest’s school administrator so get working on it NOW.  Tickets are on sale from 4/29 – 5/15.  Tickets are $12 with ASB, $15 without ASB.  They will be sold during lunch in the commons.

The World Language Film Festival is on Thursday, May 23rd from 6:00 to 8:00PM in the Performing Arts Center. Everyone is welcome! Friends and family are invited to watch the movies that the world language classes have been working very hard on! Winners will be determined by jury vote and an audience vote so attendees will have a voice on who will get an award!

College Possible is now accepting applications from current sophomore students to join next year’s junior cohort. College Possible students receive help with SAT prep, finding your best-fit schools, college applications, and securing financial aid. To join, sign up online at CollegePossible.org/apply, or come by our desk in the library!

Seattle Skills Center Summer Application: is open now for all high school students.

 Session Dates: Tuesday, July 9 to Tuesday, July 30, In-person: 10:30AM to 3:00PM, Monday through Friday

Asynchronous/Remote: 1.75 hours of asynchronous work per day for each of the 16 days.

  • Students earn a .5 HS CTE credit (and Family Health counts towards their HS Health class requirement).
  • A Summer Skills Center class is a “real class” with “real grades” so their grade goes on their transcript.
  • Students can only miss a maximum of 3 classes.
  • If they have taken a school year Skills Center course, they can’t take the summer introductory version of the same course, but they can take a different class. Example, one of our Auto Technology students plan to sign up for summer Intro to Medical Careers class.  
  • Transportation is not provided.
  • A translated robocall and email went out to all 8th-11th grade families on Tuesday April 23rd, and classes fill fast! This is a good opportunity for those students who would benefit from earning a .5 CTE credit this summer.

Go to the Skills Center summer program webpage for more information including course descriptions. Use the link to the Skills Center summer application to apply!

Raider Gear has stickers!  Show your Hale pride on your water bottle, laptop, or ? with new “Hale Yes!”, NH, and the winning Darby Haskins sticker created by student artist Asa B!  Available for $1 and $2 at: https://www.nhhsraidergear.com 

Seniors

Seniors! Please check your email daily for important communications and updates to year end events and graduation. Come to the Main Office to check the spelling of your name for graduation program and your diploma.

Also, senior prom guest dance pass forms are now available in the Main Office. They are due on Tuesday, 6/4. Please start working on your form now rather than waiting until the last minute! We want to help ensure you have an anxiety-free end of school year and prom.

Cap & Gown Distribution – Next day for distribution is May 15th from 2:15 to 3:00PM, National Achiever will be on site to hand out caps and gowns in the Commons to those who ordered them.

Nathan Hale SPREE committee is thrilled to announce that our 2024 SPREE tickets are now on sale! With your help we were able to raise enough money to be able to sell tickets this year for $145. Scholarships are available.  Seniors can reach out to their counselor to inquire.

Use this link to register/pay:

Volunteer/Learning Opportunities:

Application now open for UW Libraries High School Internship: Will you be a first-generation college student? If yes, then consider applying for a summer internship with UW libraries! From August 19-29 you will be able to make a digital story or a podcast and an interactive map as well as experience college life on the University of Washington Seattle campus. Interns receive $630 when they finish the program. The application deadline is May 31. Use this link to apply:

Volunteer with Outdoors for All Summer Camps.  This camp provides outdoor recreation activities for youth and adults with disabilities at Magnuson Park and Lak Sammamish State Park from June 24th-August 30th.  Volunteers must be 14+.  To learn more and sign up, QR code in Counseling.

Tilth Alliance is hosting a new high school Go Green! Garden Club at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands.  Every Weds, 3:00 – 5:00pm, weekly through June.  Students can earn Service Hours and will do activities around urban agriculture, wetlands restoration, wildlife, cooking, art, and more!   Sign up here:

Self Help Project is hosting a one day service project at Jane Addams middle school on May 18th. This is also the City of Seattle day of service.  You can register for either the morning (Project 71)  or afternoon  (Project 72) at the provided links.

Want a WELL-PAYING stable career that DOESN’T require a college degree?

From July – September, our Youth Maritime Career Launch program will PAY 18-24 year olds $18/hr to receive the proper training and certification they need to start their career in Maritime.

The goal of this program is to establish an employment pipeline to diversify the maritime workforce and get young adults into entry level jobs in the industry!

This is an ever-growing industry with an average starting salary of $60,000!!

Sign up TODAY by visiting the link:

For more information, contact Grace Dollente at gdollente@urbanleague.org.

Assistance League of Seattle Summer Scholarships

The Assistance Leave of Seattle awards scholarships for students to attend summer programs. Their application deadline of May 15th is fast approaching. Here is some info including link to their application.

  • Maximum scholarship awarded will be $500
  • All camps/programs will be considered, with the exception of those with a religious affiliation
  • Must currently be in grades 4 to 11
  • Applications must be submitted by May 15, 2024
  • Contact scholarships@alseattle.org with any questions
  • You can find an application on the Assistance League-Seattle website

Parents/Families

NARAMORE ART SHOW

·       Location: Seattle Art Museum, Community Gallery—FREE

·       Live Exhibition Runs: April 6 – May 12, on view Wednesday – Sunday

·       Virtual Exhibition Runs: April 15 to the end of the school year. Naramore Virtual Art Show 2024 

Come see Cinderella in Hale’s Performing Arts Center at 7pm on May 10th, and 11th. We also have a sensory friendly matinee Saturday May 11th. For more information check out our website at nathanhaletheatre.com or follow us on Instagram @nathan_hale_theatre. See you there!

Purchase tickets here:

Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Nathan Hale Community Organization is hosting a breakfast for our wonderful staff tomorrow, Tuesday May 7th.  Thanks to families who have already donated to NHCO (via Alliance for Education) we are continuing our tradition of hiring a coffee cart to make their favorite morning beverages!  In addition, we are asking for volunteers to provide breakfast items, for example, homemade coffee cake, fruit, breakfast casserole, or your family’s favorite breakfast treat! We also need volunteers to help with set up and clean up. Thank you so much for supporting our staff and teachers!
 If you haven’t had a chance to donate to NHCO and would still like to, submit a check payable to Alliance for Education to the office or online at and we will put that toward this and future events.
 Please drop off your (room temperature) items Monday 5/6 afternoon or bring to the Teacher’s Lounge Tuesday 5/7 morning by 7:15AM.
  Please use Sign Up Genius: or email Lesley Isgur lesley_isgur@yahoo.com

The Urban Farm is having our annual plant sale Friday, May 10 (4:30-7:00) and Saturday May 11 (10:00-1:00).  Friday is a members event where you pay and extra $25 which goes to support our 501(c)3 which supports the Horticulture program at Nathan Hale High School and you get first choice of plants.  We have veggie starts, tomatoes, ornamentals, annual and perennial, native plants, hanging baskets, etc.  All our plants are grown without pesticides.  We use beneficial insects and other organisms to control pests.  We are behind the Jane Addams Middle School, enter at 31St Ave NE and NE 113th St.

The Junior breakfast is coming up on May 30th! We are requesting parents and volunteers to bring food and games. The event is at the UW center for urban horticulture and will take place from 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM. Students will be excused from their first three periods of school. Here’s the sign-up genius for volunteering or chaperoning:

Nathan Hale Sports Boosters is looking to fill 3 critical roles for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. We are an all-volunteer run organization supporting athletes. If you are a parent of an athlete and want to be more involved, descriptions are below: 

President: President role involves running monthly evening zoom booster meetings from August through June following agendas from previous years and input from Athletic Director and Committee Chairs. Oversight and approval of any requests from Booster Treasurer and board. Manage contact lists for Booster Reps, Coaches and Admin to ensure monthly meeting notifications are delivered to the right reps. Important role but fairly contained task makes it a perfect role for someone who is organized and able to manage google drive, documents, and host meetings. Questions? archana.saikat@gmail.com  

Secretary: The secretary’s role involves attending all meetings and taking notes on the topics discussed. From these notes, the official minutes for the meeting are created. The minutes include a roll of people in attendance, summary of the topics and discussion, as well as the results of any vote taken by the members. Questions? Gregory44@msn.com  

Fundraising Rep: The Fundraising Support volunteer’s primary role is to monitor the booster’s GiveButter ‘Giving Hub’ webpages and to connect booster reps and coaches to their team’s individual fundraising page.  This volunteer may also connect the Booster Reps & Coaches to several of the fundraising companies (snapchat or vnn) that support Hale. Questions?  NHSBTreasurer@gmail.com

More information on open roles and boosters – Booster Information and Primer

Counselor Lex is hosting a Spring/Summer Clothing Drive this week, May 6 – 10, 2024. Donations can be dropped off before or after school in Main office. All Gender Styles and Sizes will be accepted! Only dry, clean clothes, please!!!

The following items are needed:

New Items Only: Socks, Underwear, Bathing suits, Body suits, Traditional Bras, Leggings, Pajamas, Gender-affirming supplies

New or Like New Items: Shirts (short sleeves, tanks), Shorts and Skirts, Shoes, Graduation Caps and Gowns, Rain Jackets, Dresses, Formal Wear, Accessories, Brand-name Athleisure, Hangers with clips

Ms. Lex wants your unwanted refrigerator! Ms. Lex is launching a project to get Hale kiddos and their families more fresh foods. The plan is to install 2-3 strategically placed refrigerators that students can access as-needed for home grocery needs.

She would love it if we could get folks to donate their unwanted mini-fridges, vs buying new. There must be some folks in the community who are moving their kiddos out of dorms and need a home for their fridge. Ms. Lex wants them!

Join local college essay coach Bonnie Rochman for Demystifying the College Essay Process, a free online workshop to share tips and strategies for writing a compelling college essay. Essays are an increasingly critical component of the application as many schools remain test optional. Learn how to brainstorm for topics, choose the right subject, craft an eye-catching opening paragraph and unlock the key to a unique and insightful essay. This one-hour workshop and Q&A will take place on Tuesday, May 21, at 7 pm. RSVP to CollegeEssay911@gmail.com for the link.

Nathan Hale at the Mariners! Students, Staff, and Families you are invited to come join the NH Baseball team at a game at T-Mobile Park. Buy tickets for only $15.00 each and enjoy a day at the ballpark on Saturday, June 1st at 4:15pm, watch the Mariners vs. Angels in a special NH section! To buy tickets Nathan Hale at the Mariners!

Questions reach out to Booster Rep, Desiree Tabares – alfadesi@icloud.com 

Lunch: TODAY: Breakfast for Lunch, Tuesday: Chicken Fried Rice, Wednesday: Chicken Wings w/ Fries,Thursday: Pasta w/ Plant based Marinara, Friday: Chili Verde Burrito

Ensuring that all students become honorable, skillful, thinking, global citizens.

Make an appointment with your counselor

To make an appointment with your counselor, please use the link below with your SPS email, use the QR code on the yellow poster in your teacher’s room, or come in to see Ms. Takahashi. 

All Students!  Please note that when you use Bookings to make an appointment, we don’t automatically issue a pass for you to use to see your counselor.  You must come in and see Ms. Takahashi who will write you a Request to Report.

Counselors also have drop-in hours

M, T, Th, F:

  • 8:30-8:45 a.m.
  • 3:40-4 p.m.

Wednesdays:

  • 8:30-8:45 a.m.
  • 1:50-2:25 p.m.

Max Guerrero-Tomoda, (A-Gom)
meguerreroto@seattleschools.org 
Book time with Guerrero-Tomoda, Maximillian E

Kristie Thompson, (Gon-N)
kcthompson@seattleschools.org
Schedule an appointment: Ms. Thompson’s calendar

Kelly Creech, (O-Z)
klcreech@seattleschools.org
Schedule an appointment: Ms. Creech’s calendar

Lori Takahashi, Secretary
latakahashi@seattleschools.org 
206-252-3694

Lex Puopolo, Counselor
anpuopolo@seattleschools.org
Schedule an appointment: Book time with Puopolo, Alexandria N

Seattle Promise
Aurelio Valdez-Barajas B.A. (he/him), Outreach Specialist | Seattle Promise
Schedule and appointment with Aurelio Valdez-Barajas
Work Cell: 206-661-1216 (text is available)

Seattle Promise Office Hours:  Tuesdays 9:45am-3:40pm, Thursday 9:45am-12:45pm, and Fridays 9:45am-3:40pm

Free Meals for Students

You may qualify for free or reduced-price meals. In all Seattle schools, students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals receive meals at no cost. You must reapply every year. Qualification is based on household income.  Applications have a quick turn around time and may take as little as 3 days to process.

Students who qualify receive additional benefits including reduced fees for the following programs.

  • Event Fees
  • College in the High School tuition
  • Advanced Placement Tests
  • Field Trips
  • Associated Student Body (ASB) Fees
  • Pre-College Exams (PSAT/SAT/ACT)
  • College Application Fees
  • Running Start Books and fees

Instructions:

Step 1: Submit online application for PayPams The application comes translated in several languages.

Step 2:  Once approved, please bring a copy of the F/RL approval letter into main office so your student can begin to receive reduced fee benefits.  The school district does not inform the main office when your student is approved for free and reduced meals. 

Procedures for Early Dismissal– Students who need to leave early should bring their parental note (which should include your signature and phone number) to the Attendance office upon arrival at school.  Parent’s needing to retrieve their students for an appt. should call the Attendance office at 206-252-3684 or email the Attendance office directly at halehs.attendance@seattleschools.org as soon as possible.  Since the Attendance office Secretary is usually at lunch from 1-2pm, retrieving students at the end of the day is not always successful and can be chaotic.  Calling early in the morning or as soon as you know that student needs to leave, yields the most accurate service.

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Quick Links

To purchase Yearbooks, ASB cards, pay fees and fines on-line: Use parent/guardian Source Account then SchoolPay