Nathan Hale High School

Nathan Hale
High School
Student Family Portal
Calendar and News
Nathan Hale High School/Calendar and News/Daily Bulletin

Daily Bulletin

image/svg+xml
SPS Support for Families in Need

SPS remains committed to supporting students and families in every season, especially during times of crisis.

Support for Families in Need Resources

Hale Daily Bulletin Friday, December 5th

To get the Daily Bulletin delivered to you by email each day, sign up for Hale Mail!

Nathan Hale High School Daily Bulletin

Sports Happenings:

(https://www.metroleaguewa.org/)

12/5      

4pm Varsity Boys Swimming vs Bishop Blanchet HS at Ballard Pool

4pm/5:30pm JV/Varsity Girls Basketball vs Rainier Beach HS at NHHS Gym

7pm Varsity Gymnastics Meet at Roosevelt HS Gym

7pm/8:30pm JV/Varsity Boys Basketball vs Lakeside HS at NHHS Gym

12/6      

9am JV Boys Wrestling Meadowdale JV Invite at Meadowdale HS

10am Varsity Girls Wrestling Mariner Wrestling Classic at Mariner HS Gym          

11am/1:30pm Varsity Girls Flag Football vs Roosevelt/Lakeside at SWAC Field 2/3

Students:

Friday Clubs:  Anime Club-B lunch-P2, Automotive Club-A lunch-1130, Battle of the Bands (First Friday of the Month)-A lunch-2149, Drama Club-A lunch-Black Box, French Club-A lunch-1118, IMPACT Seattle Club-A lunch-2134, Jesus Club-A lunch-2124, K-Dance Club-B lunch-1131, MSA (Muslim Student Association)-B lunch-2122, Rocket League Club-B lunch-2138

Fill out a pre-planned absence form no later than 3 days before the absence will occur. Teachers need to sign the back of the form indicating work to be completed while on vacation. Once the form is completed, please send it to the Attendance office for processing.

Do you have a talent you want to share with the world? Sign up for the Winter special! Find posters around the school and scan the QR code to enter.Contact Steele Enders or Noah Daum for more information.

Black Student Union will be hosting the Student Store this week. We will have lots of tasty treats available for purchase. Stop by to support BSU!

Hale Music Department will present 2 evenings of performances featuring the music ensemble classes.

Join us for these wonderful nights of music in the Nathan Hale PAC.

  • Friday, December 5 — Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band
  • Friday, December 12 — Concert Choir, Concert Orchestra, Vocal Jazz

All performances start at 7 PM and are free!

Interested in playing girls lacrosse in the spring? The girls lacrosse team will host a zoom meeting on Sunday, 12/7 at 6:30pm to promote and plan our upcoming spring season. Contact lilliskelly1@gmail.com for more information and to get the zoom link.

PEER TUTORING – If you are interested in tutoring in any subject, WE NEED YOU! Please see Ms. Roberson in the main office for details.

Attention: The WORLD LANGUAGE TEST is postponed. Testing will resume on Wednesday, January 7th at the NHHS library. You may Continue registration for the test using the QR codes around the school, and email Ms. Tobon before the 19th of December to reserve a spot on the January testing date and to confirm that you have registered. Tetobon@seattleschools.org

Community Art Board in the Hale Library! Calling all artists, sketchers, and doodlers: Come by the library and add to Hale’s brand-new community art board! This is an opportunity to share your art with everybody. As posters fill up with your artwork, they will become décor for the library walls. Reminder: no sketching anything offensive or harmful towards others. Thank you in advance for sharing your art with us!

Yearbooks are on sale again! Order yours now before we sell out. The book price is $60 through December 15. Buy through SchoolPay or at the Fiscal Office. See the yearbook webpage for more info.

Sign-ups for Hale’s spring musical Legally Blonde open December 1st! Auditions are 12/15, dance auditions are 12/16, and callbacks are 12/18. Check the performing arts bulletin board, nathanhaletheatre.com, or nathan_hale_theatre on Instagram for more info!

The drama department is also offering free dance/audition workshops for anyone interested in auditioning. December 8th, & 9th, from 4-5:30pm in the Blackbox (Room 1401). Get practice & tips for auditions and dance call.

Winter Bingo in the Hale Library

Did you know that December is both Bingo month AND read a new book month? Why not celebrate by playing Winter bingo? Stop by the Hale library to pick up your bingo card and check out one of our recommended reads for completing your card. One bingo line earns one spin of the prize wheel, two lines earns two spins, and three lines earns three spins plus entry in the grand prize drawing for a $25 gift card to Third Place Books! All cards must be turned in by January 22 to win. Happy Bingo month!

Want something fun to do after school? Join the girls’ bowling team!  We need more bowlers. No experience needed—come hang out, meet new friends, and roll some strikes!  If interested, please sign up today on Final Forms.  Questions?  Contact Coach Ken – kcduncan@seattleschools.org

Girls & Boys Wrestling practice has started but it’s not too late to join us! Practice is from 4 to 6 pm in the upper south Gym! We don’t have tryouts, just show up! Be sure to get all paperwork in via Final Forms and be sure your child has their physical up to date.  14 weight class for boys and girls starting at 100 lbs. Option of singlet or shorts and t-shirt for competition. Contact: Head Coach James Raptis 206-406-0546 jcraptis@aol.com

Join Black Student Union in making a difference by donating socks and gloves to help Maple Leaf Village families. There will be a box in the Main Office to collect donations, now through December 18th.

Are you interested in earning PE credit for swimming or learning to swim? Whether you are already a strong swimmer or can’t stay afloat yet, you can learn skills to stay safe, improve your technique or fitness and have fun in the pool, the lake, or the sound all summer long!  Talk to your counselor about signing up for swimming during 1st period, second semester with Mr. Renes at Meadowbrook Pool.

Respect the House! Students, please be sure to clean up after yourself if you spill in the hallway. If you need help from a custodian, please let an adult know.

Students are to park only in the Student parking lot or on the street. The Staff and East parking lots are for staff only and require staff parking permits. If the Student parking lot is full you will need to find street parking. Do not park in disabled spots. We will be placing stickers on student cars that are parked in staff lots. Please obey the posted speed limit in the Student parking lot and surrounding streets.

Seniors:

Senior families: Buy a yearbook grad ad to celebrate your student! A senior grad ad is a wonderful way to honor your graduating senior. The ads include photos and a personal message to congratulate your student on their milestone. Ads are for sale now through Feb. 1 and will be published in the Hale yearbook in June. Senior grad ads are optional – all seniors will still be included in our portrait pages. See the yearbook webpage for pricing and details: https://halehs.seattleschools.org/student-life/yearbook/.

Senior SPREE tickets are on sale now!  Tickets are on sale for a limited time for $175.  Checks made payable to NHSPREE can be dropped off at the SPREE mailbox in the mail office.  Please write your student’s name on the check. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here!  Please consider making a donation or paying the full price of $250. Email nhspree@gmail.com with questions.

Volunteer/Learning Opportunities:

Volunteer for the Luminaria Walk at Meadowbrook Pond and earn Service Learning Hours!

12/6, 3:30-5:30pm:  Set-Up Crew. Line trails with luminarias and bring the glow to life.

12/6, 7-9pm:  Clean-Up Crew. Help collect bags and supplies after the walk.

After school tutoring is available after school every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:40 – 5pm, and every Wednesday 2:20 – 4pm at the Meadowbrook Teen Life Center!

Homework help is available at the Lake City Library! It’s free and available every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 4:30-7:30pm (free meals/snacks for 18 and under between 5:30-6:30pm). Spanish is spoken fluently by 1 tutor on Thursday evenings and we also have 2 tutors who speak Amharic fluently who fill in on different evenings.

Ms. Lyndsey and Ms. Chereen are looking for students to volunteer in the Clothing Closet. If you are needing service hours and like to organize or to shop, please come see us in Portable 4 or email Ms. Chereen at chkwon@seattleschools.org.

Parents/Families:

The Attendance Office has a dedicated phone number for you to report student attendance matters. The direct phone number is 206-252-3684. The attendance voicemail is monitored throughout the day so please leave a message if your call is not answered. You can also email halehs.attendance@seattleschools.org.

Staff Appreciation Holiday Breakfast! The Nathan Hale Community Organization is hosting a breakfast for our wonderful staff on Tuesday December 16th.  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, sausage, 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!

Please drop off your (room temperature) item to the main office Monday, 12/15 or bring it to the Teacher’s Lounge Tuesday morning, 12/16 by 7:30am. Email Lesley Isgur Lesley_isgur@yahoo.com or text 206-669-8861 if you have any questions or need to coordinate drop off.

Please use Sign Up Genius to let us know what you’re bringing:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FA5AB2FABFFC70-60919714-nhhs

Please consider donating online at https://www.alliance4ed.org/give/school-account/?sid=163,(select Nathan Hale HS- Community Organization 02227) or submit a check payable to Alliance for Education for NHCO to the office or and we will put that toward this and future events.

Our photography class is looking for camera donations! Do you have a digital SLR camera or a digital “point and shoot” camera that has the ability to change aperture? Camera must have a batter and it’s battery charger. Cameras can be dropped off at the main office, with a note for Room 1205 (the Photography classroom). Thank you!

As the holidays are quickly approaching, we have been receiving a significant number of requests for holiday food and gift support for students. We are collecting donations for our annual “Holiday Joy Extravaganza!” Last year we were able to provide gifts to over 120 students at Nathan Hale. We are hoping to collect gifts and/or gift card donations ($10-25 equivalent). Any type of youth/teen-appropriate gifts AND gift cards are welcome. Please see our Amazon Wishlist or purchase gifts from anywhere you choose. Orders will default ship to Nathan Hale.

We are also separately collecting grocery gift cards to be given out to families for the holidays. Donated grocery gift cards will be distributed equitably to students separately based on requests made by families. Grocery Outlet, Safeway, and Fred Meyer are the most helpful for our families. Please drop these off at the main office.

Please join us for a Community Engagement Night:  Opioid Overdose Response Training on Thursday, December 11th, 6:00-7:00pm. Nathan Hale Library. Come and learn the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose. Build the skills essential for potentially saving a life. Receive free Narcan and other resources.

Hi Hale families! The Sentinel, Nathan Hale’s newspaper, is writing an article on holiday recipes and would love your help. Have a cozy holiday treat you make every year? Add your recipes and share with the Hale community! Family winter holiday recipes – Fill out form. Thank you so much!

FAFSA/WASFA Financial Aid Workshop! On Thursday, December 11th, the Lake City Library will host a brief college financial aid basics presentation 6-6:20pm for any juniors, seniors, and parents/guardians, followed by drop-in assistance with the FAFSA/WASFA forms from 6-7:30pm for any seniors and parents. Representatives from College Success Foundation, UW Office of Multicultural Outreach and Recruitment, North Seattle College, Northwest Education Access, and Shoreline Community College will be available to answer general college, financial aid, and FAFSA/WASFA questions in both English and Spanish. Light refreshments will be available. 

The Nathan Hale High School Foundation Annual Campaign has begun! Each fall, we reach out to our community with an opportunity to support our school by making a donation to the Nathan Hale High School Foundation. These contributions ensure that our programs not only endure, but flourish. To see the difference your gifts make, visit What We Fund on the Foundation website. This year, every donation will be matched dollar for dollar by generous long-time NHHSF supporters. Every contribution matters—and we hope you will join us. To donate, Click here.

Raiders Helping Raiders! As we near the winter holiday season, NHCO is running a gift card drive to benefit students and families at Hale. If you would like to contribute to the purchase of gift cards to support our Hale community, there are three ways to do so:

1) Drop off gift cards ideally in $25 amounts to the main office. Families appreciate gift cards from Safeway, Grocery Outlet, QFC and Target. 

2) Venmo funds to @julia-mitzel and indicate this is for gift cards. I will purchase cards and deliver to school. 

3)  Donate online at the Alliance for Education. We will designate any donations for the last half of November toward gift cards.  https://www.alliance4ed.org/give/school-account/?sid=163

Gift cards will be distributed by school counselors in a confidential manner to Hale students/families in need. If you have any questions, please contact Julia Mitzel at jmitzel@yahoo.com. THANK YOU!!

The Meadowbrook Pond Luminaria Walk is December 6th, 5:00pm-7:30pm. Join us for lantern-lit pathways, live music and community!

Informational Notice:  Your school families are invited to Pre-Legislative Session Panels, being held on Zoom. The Monday December 15th panel will feature Legislators from LD46 and the Tuesday January 6th will feature legislators from LD43, both from 7:00-8:30pm. Lawmakers will answer questions about what we should expect to see during the 2026 legislative session. Both panels will be held on zoom. All public schools in LD 43 and LD46 are invited to participate. Please come to the panel that best serves your needs. To submit questions, please RSVP here https://forms.gle/kHcPpSadReZNrkXXA

Zoom meeting details. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86278762518?pwd=0NWi8MMyMh5irPA1mVeqCjJCEeJClL.1

Meeting ID: 862 7876 2518  Passcode: 562147

Thank you, Roosevelt HS and Eckstein MS PTSAs, Bryant ES, John Stanford IS, Wedgwood ES and View Ridge PTAs

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) remains committed to supporting students and families in every season, especially during times of crisis. Read more here.

Are you or your family struggling with food insecurity or other resource needs? Please fill out a Student Support Request Form using the QR codes posted around school, or talk to Chereen or Ms. Lyndsey in Portable 4.

Students can pick up a Friday food pack from the Counseling Center every Friday after school. You do not need to be signed up!

Please sign up for Free/Reduced lunch! If you are unsure if you are signed up or need help, please visit the Main Office or Portable 4.

If you think your student qualifies for FREE OR REDUCED MEALS, please complete the application ASAP. Even if you were approved last year, you must reapply every school year.  The quickest way to have your application reviewed is to apply online at https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/culinary-services/free-and-reduced-price-meals/. We also have printed forms in the Main Office.

Contact the Attendance Office directly at 206-252-3684 or email halehs.attendance@seattleschools.org

to report an Absence, Late Arrival or Early Dismissal.

Student Store:  Mon-Fri:  BSU Café

Remember, the student store is always cash only and your purchase supports programs here at Hale.

Lunch:  TODAY:  Chicken Tenders w/Fries or Pizza

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

There are three ways to Make an Appointment with your counselor:

  1. Use the links below (use your SPS email).
  2. Use the QR code on the pink poster in your teacher’s room (use your SPS email).
  3. Or see Ms. Francine Cunningham in the Counseling office.

Once you make an appointment, a Request to Report (a Pass) will be sent prior to your meeting.

Counselor drop-in hours: MTThF 8:30-8:45 a.m., 3:40-4 p.m.    
Wednesday 8:30-8:45 a.m., 1:50-2:25 p.m.

Krsto Budech
(Tues/Thurs/Fri (A-Ga 9th/10th/11th, A-Gom 12th)
ksbudech@seattleschools.org
Schedule an appointment:  Book time to meet with Krsto Budech

Kristie Thompson, (Ge-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

Francine Cunningham, Counseling Secretary
frcunningham@seattleschools.org  206-252-3694

Lyndsey Johnson, SchoolSocial Worker
lbjohnson1@seattleschools.org
Schedule an appointment: Book an appointment with Lyndsey Johnson!

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 turnaround 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
  • Associated Student Body (ASB) Fees
  • Pre-College Exams (PSAT/SAT/ACT)
  • Running Start Books and fees

If accessing this bulletin through the Nathan Hale website, cut and paste the link into your browser.

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

There are three ways to make an appointment with your counselor:

  1. Use the links below (use your SPS email)
  2. Use the QR code on the yellow poster in your teacher’s room (use your SPS email)
  3. See Ms. Francine Cunningham in the Counseling Office

Once you make an appointment, a Request to Report (a Pass) will be sent prior to your meeting. Counselor drop-in hours: MTThF 8:30-8:45 a.m., 3:40-4 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 – 8:45 a.m., 1:50-2:25 p.m.

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 turnaround 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
  • Associated Student Body (ASB) Fees
  • Pre-College Exams (PSAT/SAT/ACT)
  • Running Start Books and fees

If you are accessing this bulletin through the Nathan Hale website, you must cut and paste the link into your browser.

***Quick Links***