Doors open at 6pm for snacks and mingling

Meeting begins at 6:30

• Meet our Interim Principal - George Breland who will provide a school update and share an overview of next year’s school budget. 
• Hear special guest Dr. Nicole Groves on ADHD and Executive Function in high school students
• Hear the Building Leadership Team share more about the process and considerations for finalizing next year’s staffing budget and and how the PTSA can help to mitigate SPS funding cuts.

We hope to see you there for this information packed night. Everyone is welcome. 

This meeting will be in person in the Garfield Library.  

If you’re unable to attend in person, please Join by Zoom

Meeting ID: 875 5885 1046

Passcode: 354204

Student Formal Dance"Starry Night" March 14th

Garfield's Spring Student Formal "Starry Night" at the Nippon Kan Theatre Saturday, March 14. 7:30-10:30pm*

Tickets are limited due to small venue, you can purchase them at the link below:

https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/Spring-Formal-Starry-Night-/SbuO8O4

Volunteers needed for set up, snack table, polaroid pic stand, coatcheck and breakdown. With your help this spring dance will be festive and fun!  

Questions? Jennifer Marquardt

Bulldogs 4 Life Bash Silent Auction

Saturday March 21st at 6:30pm

Garfield parents/guardians, supporters, staff and alumni are invited to support Garfield High School.  Nibble on delicious food catered by DayoSense, enjoy libations, and mingle with friends while perusing the silent auction.

LOCATION: The beautiful Northwest African American Museum. Art exhibits will be open for attendees.  

Buy your tickets today. Invite your friends, neighbors garfieldptsa.ejoinme.org/B4LTickets

There is a wide assortment of items in the silent auction including sports tickets, restaurants, beauty treatments, symphony, yoga Pottery, bagels and even a round of golf with coach Englund.  

Donate an item for the silent auction! Submit your item by March 15th using the silent auction procurement form.

Volunteer to help on March 21st before, during and after the Bash...no charge if you volunteer! Volunteer sign up here GHS Students get service learning hours

Questions? - Email SpringFundraiser@garfieldptsa.org

Extra Tickets for Graduation

March 27 is the deadline for seniors to request extra tickets to graduation (in addition to the 4 tickets per graduate that are already guaranteed). See email and request form sent by Ms. Acton on March 6 for details, or ask Ms. Acton if you did not receive it. The form is set up to be completed using only your Senior student’s Seattle Public Schools email account.

YEARBOOKS can be purchased March 20th - 27th!

Starting March 20th a weblink in schoolpay will be active to buy a yearbook. Garfield Arrow, yearbook students will be sending out info and we will help spread the word.

Open Enrollment ends March 31st

Prospective Garfield Families, March 31 is the Last day to submit a late Open Enrollment for School Choice application.

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

Congrats to Mock Trial students!

The Garfield Mock Trail Team competed at the District Tournament over the last week of February. After almost six months of prepping and practicing after school and shaking off a lot of nervousness, they all did a great job.

Garfield Jazz - in concert with guest artist Wayne Horvitz March 12, 7:00 PM

March 12 - Garfield Jazz Winter Concert with guest artist Wayne Horvitz

7:00 pm at Quincy Jones auditorium. 

Tickets & info: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/jazz-winter-concert-wayne-horvitz-with-garfield-jazz

SPORTS:

13 teams in 5 sports are getting ready to compete this season and a few are starting this week.

Interested in building speed and stamina? Track and Field practices everyday after school on the track and probably has a new pair of running shoes in your size. Check in with Coach Kwad or Coach Carey. 

Wed March 11

• Boys Soccer vs Roosevelt
• Varsity @ 5:20 @ Roosevelt HS / JV @ 5:30 @ Garfield
• Baseball Jamboree
• Varsity @ 4:15 @ Garfield / JV @ 3:30 @ Magnuson Park
• C-Team @ 3:00 @ Whitman MS

Fri March 13

• Boys Soccer vs Nathan Hale
• Varsity @ 5:20 @ Garfield / JV @ 4:30 @ Jane Addams
• Baseball vs Mountlake Terrace -Varsity @ 3:45 @ Garfield
• Boys and Girls Tennis
• Varsity @ 4:00 @ Rainier Beach / JV @ 4:00 @ Amy Yee

Sat March 14

• WSCCA Individual State Cheer Championship
• Queen Bradley-Howell performs at 10:15am @Ballard HS

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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