Dear Ballard High School Students and Families,
We hope that you and your family are enjoying your summer vacation. I am honored to join this amazing community as your principal. Standout traits of Ballard High School include its rich tradition and strong connections among students, staff, and families; with this, I look forward to meeting each of you and making many memories that will add to the legacy of our school. Further, I want to assure you that I am deeply committed to providing a safe, vibrant, inclusive, and educational community for all students. I see this responsibility as both a principal and a parent. My wife, Bridget, and I have two children, Helen (5) and Julia (2). Helen is beginning kindergarten in Seattle Public Schools, and I promise you that I will always lead Ballard as though my children were students here.
Over the course of my twenty years in secondary schools, I have had the privilege to work in a variety of settings and communities. I am coming to Ballard from Nathan Hale High School where I served as an assistant principal. Prior to Nathan Hale, I was a dean of students in the Kent School District. I also taught language arts in Seattle, Chicago, and Belize. These opportunities and experiences have shaped and honed my insight and skills as an educator while enhancing my value of community and commitment to racial equity.
We are working hard this summer to complete the hiring of our administrative and educator teams, and I look forward to sharing these updates with you in our August letter. For now, please review the July Summer Letter, which includes FAQs such as the Main Office Summer Hours, Athletic Paperwork Due Dates, a Summer Reading List, and other beginning of the school year 2022-2023 information. Visit the Ballard High School website for updates: ballardhs.seattleschool.org
Thank you for being a part of the Ballard community. Go Beavers!
Abby Hunt (she/her)
Principal
Ballard High School
