Celebrate Garfield Community at the PTSA fundraising Bash! March 21st at 6:30pm

Garfield PTSA Bash

Sat March 21st 6:30PM at the

Northwest African American Museum

Less than one week until the Bulldogs 4 Life Bash!

Please get your tickets today.

garfieldptsa.ejoinme.org/B4LTickets

Class of 2026-2030 this event is for you!

Garfield parents/guardians are invited to support Garfield High School. This is a reboot of an annual event that has been a critical fundraiser and huge community builder at Garfield.

The funds raised are critical - they support teacher salaries, the athletic trainer, library, grants to clubs, and so much more. [Images of club posters that students made for prospective students tour]

Thursday is the last day to buy tickets! Reserve your spot and help us plan:

garfieldptsa.ejoinme.org/B4LTickets

Invite your friends, neighbors and rising 9th grade families

Nibble on delicious appetizers catered by DayoSense, enjoy libations, and mingle with friends while perusing the silent auction.
Live music by Garfield String Quartet.
The event will be at the beautiful Northwest African American Museum. Art exhibits will be open for attendees.

OUR SILENT AUCTION GOES LIVE - Monday 3/16 at 6pm.

Thanks to the generosity of local businesses, we have an amazing collection of items.

Certificates from many restaurants, pizza, health and fitness, artwork college counseling, and one-of-a-kind experiences.
Sports tickets to Mariners, Storm, Seawolves and Kraken
Gifts from Elliot Bay books, Paramount theatre, The Crocodile, Jazz Alley, Seattle Symphony
Bagels (Yum!)
…not to mention $3000 in Orthodontic Credit!

Update on 2026-27 School Budget

As Assistant Principal Ida Acton mentioned in her weekly email on Feb. 27, district budget cuts combined with lower enrollment projections for Garfield next year have led to reductions in the staffing allocation to Garfield for 2026-27. Garfield’s leadership team is working hard to explore every possible avenue to preserve funding, and the PTSA has agreed to provide a $250,000 grant to help pay for staff positions that would otherwise be cut. But even with these steps, Garfield will be losing staff next year. The two most important things that families can do to help mitigate staff reductions are:

Help increase our enrollment. Many families incorrectly assume that if they don’t live in the Garfield zone, their student won’t be able to enroll. A change in SPS policy for next year means that Garfield does have space for new students in every grade in 2026-27 if families submit their School Choice application by the March 31 deadline. See below for more details and please help spread the word!
Contribute to the PTSA and attend our fundraiser this Saturday (see article above) to help us reduce the amount of our net loss this year (currently forecast to be -$160,000). While we still have some limited cash reserves, the need to fund GHS staff positions in the past few years has led to multi-year deficits and our current level of support is not sustainable. We anticipate that the next few years of SPS’s budget crisis will be the time when PTSA funds are most needed, and contributions from families are essential.

Garfield is Enrolling New Students!

For the first time in years, SPS is enrolling new students from outside the Garfield attendance area without restrictions other than Garfield’s capacity (and we have space)!

March 31 is the last day to submit a late Open Enrollment for School Choice application.

Good news! All students who have applied have been admitted. There is NO waitlist.

Find more information, instructional videos and language support here; https://www.seattleschools.org/enroll/

Please visit the Garfield PTSA website for more in depth school news and calendars.

Write to us at garfieldhsptsa@gmail.com

Subscribe to the PTSA calendar - instructions and link.

It's the easiest way to keep track of school events, important dates, theater, music and more.

Join the Garfield HS PTSA

Members need to renew their membership each year. We make it easy—click the link below, check the top box and any other appropriate boxes, then submit! https://garfieldptsa.org/signup/

No PTSA "dues" or other financial barriers to PTSA membership exist at Garfield. Instead we ask for contributions to our Annual Fund from families who are able.

PTSA funds are used to support school activities, clubs and so much more.

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