Family Newsletter

We are honored to welcome you and your families to our 2nd annual East African Family Night on Monday evening at the New Holly Gathering Hall! In partnership with Bridging Cultural Gaps and Seattle Housing Authority, we will have dinner together, engage in student-led discussions around how we can support the thriving of East African students, learn about key partnerships and services, and most importantly, be in community with one another. Everyone is welcomed to join, and we hope you'll consider spending your evening with us!

Principal Jeff Lam

Assistant Principal Jacklyn Cable

Assistant Principal Laura Roesener

Admin Intern Joseph Mingo

• 10/28 | East African Family Night @ New Holly
• 11/2 | Scholar Saturday
• 11/6 | End of Quarter 1
• 11/11 | Veterans Day (no school)
• 11/27 | Waiver day for Student Led Conferences (no school)
• 12/18 | Multicultural night!

With the end of 1st quarter fast approaching, we are excited to share with you that our first Scholar Saturday of the year will happen on November 2nd, from 9:00 - 12:00. All students are encouraged to join us, have some breakfast, and work alongside our teachers and support staff to get caught up their work in each of their classes.

In the coming weeks, you will hear from your student's advisory teacher to schedule their Student-Led Conference. Through SLC's, we want students to articulate their hopes for the future and identify immediate goals that they can work on right now to set them up to reach their goals During this time, you'll hear what your student's post-secondary plans and how they are doing in school, today.

You will hear from your student's advisory teacher soon to schedule this time, and you can choose to have your SLC virtually or in person.

Students will be taking the Student Climate Survey this Tuesday at the beginning of their 4th period class, and it is absolutely essential that we hear from all students on this survey. Please let your student know that this will be happening on Tuesday during 4th, and that we value their voice. This survey will allow us to gain a deeper understanding of each of our students’ experiences at school and will be used to make decisions about how we will improve the school experience for our students.

Students are welcome to wear their costumes to school on Halloween! Here are some important guidelines to remember.

• Costumes cannot include accessories that appear to be a weapon of any kind
• No masks or costumes that cover the entire face
• No cultural appropriation (you can learn more about what this means, here).

This week, all of our student's learned about post-secondary life through DIscoverU week, which was highlighted by an all-day experience on Wednesday where students checked out a college fair, heard from CHS alumni about their college experience, learned critical information about how to pay for college, met some connections to community service and local job opportunities, and a lot more. Please be sure to ask your student about what they learned this past week.

Are you interested in your child joining free and confidential counseling groups this semester? Cleveland is offering several different groups which will take place on a rotating schedule during the school day. 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.

Please click here to indicate your interest in your student joining a counseling group.

Click here to learn more about Cleveland athletics opportunities, contact information, athletics registration, and game schedules.