 On March 17, 2025, Northshore Council PTSA held a virtual General Membership Meeting. We would like to say thank you to the local leaders from across the Northshore School District, as well as community and school partners, for taking the time to join us! Continue reading below for a recap of the meeting. Community Partners
We hope to see you at our next membership meeting on May 19, 2025, in-person at 7PM at the Bothell High School Library. Each PTA may send up to 4 voting representatives - but we encourage ALL who are interested to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
VERY IMPORTANT! At our Council Membership Meeting on Monday, May 19th, we will be considering two proposals that could change the Council fees that are charged to your PTA! You can read more about the important discussion and vote that will take place at the meeting HERE! Currently, PTAs are charged a $1.50 fee per membership sold as well as a $100 program fee that is used to fund the Educational Speakers and Community Events Grant program as well as to make a donation to the WSPTA Scholarship fund. There are two fee structure proposals for you to consider: Proposal A: Would eliminate Council's $1.50 per membership fee as well as the $100 Council program fee. Instead, PTAs would pay a $200 annual fee to Council. Title 1 schools and Northshore Special Education Community (NSEC) PTA would pay $100 and Sorenson PTA would not pay a fee. Proposal B: Northshore Council PTSA will waive all Council fees for the 2025-26 school year. This will only be a temporary measure. Beginning July 1, 2026, fees will return to the fee structure that is in the Standing Rules. The goal of the "free" year is to spend down accumulated funds, give PTAs a reprieve from fees for a year, and give time to research new fee structure options that could be implemented July 1, 2026. We are asking for your attendance at this meeting so that you can discuss and debate the options and vote for what Council fees will be going forward. Each PTA may send up to 4 voting representatives - but we encourage ALL who are interested to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Email Council President, Grace Jurado, at [email protected].
Nominations Now Being Accepted! 2025 Northshore Council PTSA Awards Nomination Form Click link to complete form. Nominations deadline Monday, APRIL 28, 2025! Multiple submissions can be completed for multiple nominees! Every year, we look for nominations for the following awards:
Learn more about Council Awards or view our previous award recipients. Questions? Contact Council Awards Committee.  Save the Date: Spring Recognition Event
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 5:30pm - 8pm | Eastside Church If you are interested in joining the planning committee, please contact our Co-VPs of Events, Melissa Bennett & Ashley Russell @ [email protected]. The first meeting will be held on Monday, March 31 at 7 PM via Zoom.
Congratulations to Our Incoming 2025-2026 Officers!!
**Our newly elected VP of Secondary Support would love to share the duties of that position. If you are interested in being a Co-VP, please reach out to [email protected]. You can learn more about VP of Secondary Support HERE.**
 Congratulations to the 2024-2025 statewide Reflections finalists. Over two dozen judges evaluated over 700 entries and were blown away by the incredible talents demonstrated by Washington state students. Those awarded "Outstanding Interpretation" will move on to the national competition. View a complete list of WSPTA Finalists. Congratulations to the following Northshore students!
Outstanding Interpretation - National Qualifier Sarvam V. B. - Music, Canyon Creek Elem Miss Margosya Z. - Literature, Timbercrest MS, Accessible Arts State Awards of Excellence Akshay N. - Music, Skyview MS, Accessible Arts Divyata B. - Visual Arts, North Creek HS Nilaya K. - Visual Arts, Westhill Elem, Accessible Arts State Awards of Merit Lauren E. - Film, Skyview MS Timothy L. - Literature, Woodinville HS Saman N. - Music, Westhill Elem Rory. F. - Music, Leota MS, Accessible Arts Sanavi B. - Visual Arts, Leota MS Miss Margosya Z. - Photo, Timbercrest MS, Accessible Arts The National Qualifiers have already been contacted via email by the WSPTA State Reflections program. There will be an awards ceremony this year at Washington State PTA's Convention & Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 3rd at 6:30pm at the Lynnwood Event Center. Reflections winners will be receiving official invitations in April. Ribbons and medals that are not picked up by students at this event will be sent home with PTA leaders on the 4th. CONGRATULATIONS! Learn more about Reflections here!
Slate of Candidates: In the 2025 Nominating Committee Report, the following slate of candidates were put forward for 2025-2026. All candidates met qualification requirements:
Qualification Requirements: Per the 2024-2025 Council Standing Rules & WSPTA Uniform Bylaws (Article 5, Section 6):
Election Information:
The election will take place during the March 17th Council General Membership Meeting. The WSPTA Uniform Bylaws permit the nomination of candidates from the floor at the meeting before the vote takes place. Per Northshore Council PTSA Policy, self-nominations may be taken from the floor during a virtual meeting. Self-declarations for positions will be called for during the meeting on March 17th. If there is a contested position, we will proceed with a ballot vote. If no position is contested, we will hold the election by voice vote.
Adult volunteers can help practice and rehearse the NSD reunification process. No students will be participating in the drill. You will reunite with your cardboard student(s) in a simulated evacuation, ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone involved. Please ensure you have updated ParentVue contact information so that you can successfully get your cardboard student ....... or your actual student in a real event! Date: Wednesday, April 23rd Time: Afternoon. Sometime between 1:00pm to 4:00pm, most likely at 3:00pm. Location: Will be announced to participants. Don't worry, the location will definitely be inside NSD boundaries. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! Register early as there is limited space available. The more people that participate, the more it will emulate a real-life situation! Would you like to help, but can't make it in-person that day?
Well, we have a job for you! The district has set up a one-time phone number for the day of the drill. They are asking volunteers to call the phone number around 1:20pm to ask questions about the emergency/drill. This would replicate what would happen in a real-life situation and will give district personnel practice replying to inquiries while reading scripts. The phone number is 425-408-7388. It will only be active slightly before and during the drill. Call around 1:20 p.m. Here is a script you can use: “I just got a text from my child/colleague/neighbor who lives by Creekmoor High, and they say there’s some kind of riot at the school! Police! SWAT Team! Crazies! There’s a helicopter! What’s going on?! Why isn’t the district telling us?! Is my child safe? Should I go pick up my child?” Thank you for helping! |
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