Beloved families,

We have much to celebrate and to share this month. November brings Native American Heritage Month where we celebrate the rich histories, diverse cultures and important contributions of our nation’s first people this month in our school and classrooms. The Nathan Hale Library is featuring displays in both the library and main office for Native American Heritage Month, Election Day, and Veterans Day. As a reminder, next Friday, November 11th, we do not have school in honor of Veteran’s Day.

Honors for C89.5, Our Very Local Radio Station

Last weekend, C89.5 was presented First Place at the 2022 National Student Production Awards (Presented by College Broadcasters Inc.) for “Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program”. The weekly segment, entitled Anomaly’s Phenomilies, Listen & Learn Time with Anomaly was written and hosted by Amelie Couret ’22 on C89.5 Mornings last school year.

Owned by Seattle Public Schools and on site at NHHS, C89.5 is operated by professional staff and students of Nathan Hale High School’s electronic media course, who gain experience in production, programming, on-air presentation, and music selection. Some of our radio shows are hosted by alumni and community volunteers. Check out the C89 radio station website for more information.

In-Person College Fairs this Weekend

College fairs give students and families of all grade levels an opportunity to discover the broad range of options for post high school education. Check out the fairs happening in our area this weekend.

National College Fair at the Seattle Convention Center705 Pike Street, Seattle 98101, November 5th, 12-4pm, More information about the National College Fair.

5th Annual Black College Expo – Free, at Renton High School, 400 South 2nd Street, Renton 98057, November 5th, 10am-4pm, More information about the 5th Annual Black College Expo.

Your NHCO at Work in the Community:  Raiders Supporting Raiders!

As we head into the final week of our Fall Funds Collection, we are excited to share that a generous NHHS community member has stepped forward to match the next 40 $25 dollar gift card donations. A donation of $25 becomes a donation of $50! Dollars donated during the Fall Fund Collection will be used to purchase Kroger (QFC/Fred Meyer) gift cards. At the Nathan Hale school counselors’ discretion, these cards will be distributed throughout the school year for food, school supplies, and other immediate needs. Needs have risen this year, and with the generosity of our families and our matching donor, we will be able to provide the immediate support that will make a difference.

Please go to the Alliance for Education website to make a donation to NHCO through the Alliance for Education. For “group”  choose Nathan Hale HS – Community Organization – 02227.  

The NHCO is so grateful for your participation in the effort to provide assistance to our families. For questions, please contact NHCO representative Karen Selboe at NHCOgifts@gmail.com.

Senior SPREE is Back!

This is information for senior families and a sneak preview for other grade levels of things to come senior year.

Senior Spree is the very last Senior event…an ALL NIGHT graduation party produced and chaperoned by Hale parents and hosted by Grad Nights! This is a safe way for our seniors to gather and celebrate their graduation. This event has not happened since 2019, so it’s time to bring back the Hale tradition! Class of 2023 has had to sacrifice a lot during the pandemic and it would be so wonderful if they could be a part of this celebratory event, right after graduation and the graduation reception on Tuesday, June 27th.  

Two asks of senior families – if you haven’t had a chance yet, please help us in our planning by filling out the SPREE survey Lastly, if you are able to help volunteer on the very fun SPREE committee in any way, please let us know by contacting us at NHSPREE23@gmail.com.

Opportunity for Hale Family and Small Business Owners

The Sentinel is our award winning NHHS student newspaper. The Sentinel staff invites all Nathan Hale family and small business owners to place an advertisement in a 4-page business directory included in an edition of the Sentinel.

What better way to support Hale family businesses than to locate their ads in a single location: a stand-alone pullout section of an upcoming edition. Inquiries on pricing and design specifications can be directed to tmlockery@seattleschools.org with the subject: Hale Family Business Directory.

Tickets On Sale Now for Fall Play

Nathan Hale Theatre’s fall play, “The Imaginary Invalid” is on its way and you DO NOT want to miss out! Gather friends and family to enjoy an evening of live theatre in Hale’s Performing Arts Center. Online ticket sales are open!! Show performs November 17th -19th. Only 4 performances!!

When you purchase tickets online you also have an opportunity to buy a $10 concession voucher (items cost $1-3/ea). There is also a space to add in a donation to our program in any amount you like. Please support your classmates and the arts here at Hale by attending one – or more! – of our live performances.

The Imaginary Invalid, a comedy in three acts, follows a hypochondriac and his circle of friends, family and doctors in a wonderful whirlwind of fast paced and larger-than-life antics. Performed in the commedia dell’arte style, this play is sure to entertain.

Tickets and info about the fall play The Imaginary Invalid on our website

Family Works Family Resource Center at NHHS

The newly reopened Family Works Resource Center at Nathan Hale will not be open this Wednesday due to in-service training for the Family Works staff. They will be open again Wednesday, November 16th from 1:30 – 4:00pm in the NHHS Career Center.

Family Works helps families with resources that include rental assistance information and referrals, enrollment in public benefits (Basic Food, Health Insurance, etc.), free diapers, clothing, books, toys and other household items. Weekly groceries at its food bank, available through its Wallingford location: 1501 N. 45th Street, Seattle.  

FAFSA Night at Nathan Hale

Save the Date  – Thursday, November 17th, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, NHHS Library

The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and all seniors should fill it out to have more opportunities after high school. The FAFSA evening will be held at NHHS to give students and families information about the FAFSA and the process of submitting the application. More details will follow.

Seattle Promise Application Workshops

There will be translated Seattle Promise application workshops on various dates in November. Seattle Colleges is hosting interpreted evening Seattle Promise application and Seattle Colleges admissions application workshops via Zoom for families/students in Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tigrinya, Cantonese, and Amharic. Look for November Application Workshops

Have a great weekend! And one final reminder – Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend. 

With love,

William Jackson, Ed.D. (he, him)
Principal
Nathan Hale High School