Family Newsletter
Cleveland STEM High School
May 24, 2024
Hello Cleveland families!
We had an incredible Prom this past weekend that was well supported by many of you who donated time, food, and money to ensure our seniors had a spectacular and memorable experience. It was a beautiful night in Pioneer Square, and our students had a great time. Thank you for your support!
This weekend, we invite you and your family to Cleveland on Saturday Night for our K-Pop Showcase event from 5:00 - 8:00 pm. Please come enjoy some food and live performances!
On Tuesday, please remind your students that they will have all 8 of their classes.
Have a restful and restorative Memorial Day 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
- 5/25 | K-POP Community Performance
- 5/27 | NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
- 6/1 | PTSA-sponsored fundraiser (more info coming!)
- 6/8 | Summer Festival
- 6/10 | Senior checkout
- 6/11 | Senior Breakfast and graduation rehearsal
- 6/14 | Senior Surprise Celebration
- 6/17 | Graduation, 8:00 pm
- 6/19 | NO SCHOOL (Juneteenth)
CHS Spring Sports Schedule
Spring sports are now underway! Check out the full spring sports schedule using the link below. If you have any questions, please reach out to Athletic Director Dan Jurdy at dgjurdy@seattleschools.org
Important Info to Know
12th grade families: please send in current and childhood pictures of your graduate!
Senior Suprise Celebration is on June 14th in the auditorium at 6pm.. Please send any current and childhood pictures of your seniors to Delyla (1dtsaeteun@seattleschools.org) or Ms. Pilapil (tbpilapil@seattleschools.org) by June 3rd.
Support the Cleveland PTSA fundraising event on June 1
Info for Seniors
6/10 | Last day of classes for seniors and senior checkout
6/11 | Senior breakfast and graduation rehearsal
6/17 | Graduation at Memorial Stadium, 8:00 pm
SBA Math Testing - 5/20 - 5/31
Tenth grade students will be pulled out of math classes starting the week of May 20 for testing with our assessment coordinator, Ms. Kekuna.
Our Family Co-Design Work
We have invested part of our Mental Health grant money into family and youth co-design work, and I'm thrilled to share with you that Mx. Jimenez and Ms. Keegan serve as our Family Co-Design leads. This work is done in collaboration with like-minded schools and supported by a facilitator from the Family Leadership Design Collaborative. You can learn more about the vision behind Family Co-Design work, here.
Learn more about their work:
Family Co-Design - Tymmony Keegan
I am delighted to share that in addition to piloting a Black Studies course here at Cleveland, I am now a member of Cleveland’s Co-Design Crew! In collaboration with SPS School & Family Partnerships staff, our levy liaisons with the City of Seattle’s Department of Education & Early Learning, and a brilliant facilitator with the Family Leadership Design Collaborative, we are beginning to take on the challenge of redefining relationships and partnerships between school and family. I’m really looking forward to supporting this critical work with Cleveland families and staff.
Youth Co-Design - isaura jiménez guerra
I’m excited to continue working on youth empowerment work through an AIS role focused on youth leadership and organizing. Through our work with co-design, my role is to support young people in identifying the issues that directly impact them so that they can organize and build collective power. I bring to this role my prior experience as a youth organizer and labor organizer and am excited to continue creating space where young folks can build connections and take action. I’m grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with young folks, community members, and our co-design crew.
What is Co-Design?
In short, in co-design, diverse stakeholders come together in order to collectively identify issues or problems of practice, and to design solutions. Co-design is an iterative process made up of cycles in which people:
- Build relationships & theorize around shared issues
- Design and develop tools, practices, processes, and other solutions that push beyond the status quo
- Enact or pilot these solutions and collect data on what happens
- Analyze & reflect on what was learned, in order to revise theories and designs
If you are interested in being a part of the Cleveland Co-Design Crew or just have questions, please reach out!
- Family Co-Design contact → Tymmony Keegan – tjkeegan@seattleschools.org
- Youth Co-Design contact → isaura jiménez guerra – isjimenez@seattleschools.org
Free Mental Health groups!
Are you interested in your child joining free and confidential groups this semester? Cleveland is offering several different groups which will take place on a rotating schedule during the school day starting in March. Filling out this referral form does not guarantee a spot in a group. The results of this survey are confidential and only read by a school counselor or social worker. Please fill out this interest form to see what group options are available.
Access for mental health services
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.