Oct 18: No School; LEAP Day

*bell schedule for week of Oct 14

Oct 21: Picture re-take day

Oct 23: "Super Wednesday" PSAT/SAT Testing Day

Oct 31: Fall Cornucopia Staff Appreciation Event

We want to redefine what PTSA means to you. It's not just a noun; it's a dynamic verb, an action plan dedicated to ensuring your student's success.

There's no one-size-fits-all approach to PTSA. However you choose to engage, it's an investment in your child's future. PTSA can mean supporting your child's teachers and educational programs, advocating for issues that affect your child at local, state, and national levels, and fostering a more robust, diverse, and inclusive school community.

We extend an open invitation to every family to get involved with PTSA because together, we can achieve more. 

Join us HERE!

Membership fees and donations are the lifeblood of our organization. Our annual "Pass the Pouch" campaign, which is our sole fundraiser, will kick off shortly, but donating when you join is appreciated and simple.

Lake Washington PTSA organizes enrichment and wellness programs, recognition, classroom and club activities, and scholarship assistance that directly benefit our students and are not possible through public funding alone. By becoming a member and donating, you play a pivotal role in turning this year's goals into reality. Also, we welcome your suggestions for use of funds - just attend a meeting or reach out to us at fundrasing@lwhspta.org.

Collaboration between community members, educators, and students is key to student success. Join us now and donate to start making an impact!

For more information about the PTSA, please don't hesitate to contact me, Susan Davis, Membership Chair, at membership@lwhsptsa.org, or our PTSA President, Colleen Rutherford, at president@lwhsptsa.org.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming YOU as a valued member!

Fall Cornucopia of Tasty Treats (and No Tricks)!

Let's welcome the Fall for our LWHS staff with a Cornucopia of Tasty Treats (No Tricks) on  Halloween!!  We would appreciate your help with baking and donating Fall and Spooky themed snacks, as well as, any time that you may have to help set up and clean up. 

Sign up here: Staff Appreciation 2024-2025: Fall Cornucopia of Tasty Treats (and No Tricks)! (signupgenius.com)

Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school, but in life. The theme of the Reflections program for 2024-2025 is “Accepting Imperfection”. Students have the whole summer break to think about how to work on this Reflections art project. The due date for 2024-2025 will be around mid-November. If your student is interested in participating in this art program, please review: https://www.pta.org/home/programs/reflections https://www.wastatepta.org/events-programs/reflections/ Questions? Contact Rachel Pai, Reflections Chair.

We’re looking for adults to provide brief senior portrait sessions for students in need.

We know we have a lot of really skilled amateur photographers in our parent population: if that describes you, please consider giving your time and talent to help give access to this tradition to some of our seniors, for whom portrait sessions might otherwise cause a financial burden.

Our goal is to give these seniors a portrait that they would be able to use for the school yearbook...and also to give them a keepsake from this very exciting milestone year!

We'll be doing all of our portrait sessions in October, to take advantage of the lingering weather, during our early-release Wednesdays.

We want to emphasize that you don't need to be a professional photographer: we're just looking for folks who are good with a camera. Ideally, students would be provided with around 10-15 edited photos.

If you’re interested, please sign up here.

If you are a student who is interested in having your senior portrait taken by our volunteer photographers, please reach out to your school guidance counselor.

Questions? Please contact, Cheryl Geels, cheryl@geels.org.