
Family Newsletter
Cleveland STEM High School

January 5, 2024
Hello Cleveland Families,
We hope that your scholar has had a smooth transition from winter break back into the school year!
With the end of the semester looming around the corner, we want to support our students so that they finish the semester strong. All students are invited to join us for Scholar Saturday on January 20th, from 9:00 - 12:00, to get support from their teachers and our success coordinators. Breakfast is provided!
Finally, if you have not already, we are asking that all families complete the Family Income Survey. The data collected from this is directly connected to our school's funding. Please take five minutes to complete a form out today, if you did not already complete one at the start of the year.
- Family Income Survey in English
- Chinese Family Income Survey
- Somali Family Income Survey
- Spanish Family Income Survey
- Vietnamese Family Income Survey
We hope you have a restful and restorative weekend!
Principal Jeff Lam
Assistant Principal Jacklyn Cable
Assistant Principal Laura Roesener
Admin Intern Jenn Kekuna
Admin Intern Trisha Pilapil
Important Dates and Events to Know
- 1/9 | PTSA, 7:00 - 8:00 pm @ CHS Cafeteria
- 1/20 | Scholar Saturday
- 1/25 | Senior Financial Aid Application Workshop, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- 1/31 | End of 1st Semester
- 2/3 | CHS Open House for Prospective Families (learn more below)
- 2/3 | Winter Formal Dance
Cleveland Athletics
Check out the document below that includes our full winter athletics schedule, and come check out some games!
- Saturday, 1/6: Quad vs. FRANKLIN! RALLY NIGHT and CJ ELLEBY DEDICATION! First 100 CHS Students will receive a free Cleveland rally towel. Must show Student ID. CJ Elleby banner and retired jersey ceremony during halftime
- Friday, 1/26: Quad vs. LINCOLN! SENIOR NIGHT! First 100 CHS Seniors will receive a free slice of pizza and drink. Must show Student ID.
Cleveland Basketball vs Franklin this Saturday 1/6 - Rally Towel Night and CJ Elleby Dedication
Come cheer for your Cleveland basketball teams at home vs Franklin this Saturday, January 6. The action starts with Girls Varsity at 4:30p (JV game at 1:30p) followed by Boys Varsity at 6:00pm (JV game at 3p). First 100 Cleveland students receive a free Cleveland rally towel! (Must show student ID.)
During the Boys Varsity halftime, we will honor CJ Elleby, 2018 graduate of Cleveland High School, who as a high school senior was named first-team All-Metro and first-team All-State. Elleby went on to play at Washington State for two seasons before entering the 2020 NBA draft and signed a two-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. Come out and help us applaud our fellow Cleveland Eagle for his accomplishments!
Important Info to Know
MLK Jr.'s Dream Unfinished
The Seattle MLK Jr. Coalition's celebration of MLK Day this year starts Thursday, January 11th and culminates in a march and rally on MLK Day at Garfield High School. Learn more about the events, here.
Be prepared for potential snow days
The weather forecast calls for low temperatures late next week, and there is the possibility of snow. We will need to be prepared! Please remind your students to bring their laptops home with them, especially if our temperatures in fact drop significantly. Please note:
- If a snow day is announced, we will have an online school day.
- We will have a 2-hour delayed schedule on the first snow day, and our normal bell schedule each subsequent day.
- Students will be able to access their Teams meeting links for classes on their class Echo pages.
Financial Aid Applications Event - 1/25 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Financial Aid Applications are now open for the 24-25 school year! We encourage all students to apply for either FAFSA or WASFA so that they are able to receive the most amount of funding possible for college (2 year/4 year/ trade/certificate programs/ pre-apprenticeship training) upon graduation!
On Thursday, January 25th from 4-6 PM we will be hosting an after school workshop for Students and Families to attend. Students can come get support completing either application. There will be snacks and gift cards raffled for anyone who attends. Please attempt to complete the financial aid application ASAP, that way if there are issues we have time to take a look and work through them together.
IMPORTANT: If you plan to complete the FAFSA, PLEASE ensure that you have created an FSA ID prior to the workshop! This takes 3 days to process and will need to be completed before you can complete the actual form. This is specific for FAFSA; for WASFA, you do not need to create an FSA ID.
Scholar Saturday - January 20th, 9:00 - 12:00
We will be hosting Scholar Saturday on January 20th for students to come in for extra support. Breakfast is provided!
Mental health services update
When we return from Winter break, we will be launching some new mental health support opportunities for students, including increased capacity for 1:1 therapy and small group counseling sessions targeting a range of mental health needs. We will be sharing about these opportunities with students soon after we return, and they will have the opportunity to participate through our counseling office.
When we first made our pitch to the city, one of our signature strategies that we shared was a "mini-RFP" process: we wanted to invite our whole community to dream of ideas that would support student mental health, improve our sense of community, and/or develop a culture of belonging, and we wanted to provide financial resources to make these dreams come to life.
We are now ready to review proposals. If your student has an idea they'd like to pitch, we invite them to fill out this form.
CHS open house for prospective families - 2/3/24
Do you know any families who are interested in coming to Cleveland High School?
We will host a open house Sat Feb 3, 2024 from 10:30am-12pm. Click here for more details.
Cleveland STEM is a school Choice School and incoming siblings will have to submit a form.
The School Choice process for 2024-25 will open on February 1, 2024. Visit the district School Choice and Open Enrollment page for district enrollment information.
Enrollment Key Dates
January 2, 2024: New registrations for Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year begins. New students to SPS must register before participating in Open Enrollment.
January, 27, 2024: District Admissions Fair and SPS Open House from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
February 1 – February 29: School Choice priority applications will be accepted (tiebreakers apply).
March 1 – May 31: School Choice late applications will be accepted (tiebreakers will not apply).
April 16: Open Enrollment results will be available online.
If you have any questions please reach out to our School Counselor: Napsiyah Sallee at nssallee@seattleschools.org and explore our School Website to learn more about our school too!
Graduation is June 17, 8:00 pm, at Memorial Stadium
Mark your calendars for June 17th!
Refer your student for therapy
Joon is a Seattle-based company that provides online therapeutic services for 13-24 year old clients. When students are signed up for services, they are matched with a therapist with expertise in their particular areas of need.
If this sounds like a service your student might benefit from, you can refer them right now, using this link. This service is free for Cleveland students and it is available through, at minimum, the end of this school year.