ASB Activities
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Please take a look at our announcements to see what's happening in the ASB/Activities office right now.
Daily Announcements
February 10th
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- The 1963 March on Washington took place during a nationwide civil rights movement in which Black Americans were fighting to receive the same treatment as white Americans. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during this, one of the most important civil rights demonstrations in U.S. History. Although slavery was made illegal in the United States in 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation, Black people continued to be treated unfairly. Black people were also not being hired for jobs they were qualified for—especially government jobs or defense jobs like building warplanes—just because of their race. 57 years later, on August 28th, 2020, Martin Luther King III stood in the same spot as his father did, as part of a demonstration to fight for changes in the way that police interact with Black citizens.
- Hey Highlanders! It's that time of year again! The annual Powder Buff game is back. The signup form is open on our Instagram, and the QR code is up around the school. If you’re a Junior or Senior, you are highly encouraged to sign up and play. The signup form will close TODAY February 10th and safety waivers are due Monday, February 24th. If you have any questions, reach out to @hazenpowderbuff on Instagram and stay on the lookout for more info!
- The Hazen Players are bursting with excitement to announce auditions for their upcoming whimsical wonder, "Almost, Maine," happening on February 11, 12, and 13! This charming tale by John Cariani whisks you away to the quirky town of Almost, Maine, where love unfolds in the most unexpected and magical ways. Got a flair for drama? Dust off your best monologue and get ready for some cold reading fun! Whether you’re a stage pro or a rookie ready to shine, everyone is invited to audition for a role. Come join the Hazen Players and dive into a heartwarming production that explores the delightful mess of love and relationships. Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of a beloved community theater adventure!
ATHLETICS:
ATHLETIC RESULTS THIS WEEK:
- Boys Swim had a good KingCo meet this weekend! Here are the results.
- 200 Medley Relay – 6th place, Owen Gerking, Christian Lubong, Joseph Tseng, and Tanah Van.
- 200 IM - Joseph Tseng (9th place)
- 500 Free – Owen Gerking (5th place)
- Diving – Trevor Sooy (3rd place)
- 100 Free 0 Owen Gerking (5th place) & Joseph Tseng (8th place)
- Hazen wrestling qualified three athletes for the State Tournament last weekend!
- Kustino Ottorbech won the 285-pound bracket and is a 3x KingCo Champion. Daryn Macaraeg qualified at 190 taking 4th, and Jose Perez took 6th in the 120-pound weight class. The Highlanders will head to the Tacoma Dome over mid-winter break for the Mat Classic State Championships!
- Hazen girls took 3rd at the KingCo Championships with 5 in the finals and 2 Champions. Vina Nguyen and Ari Jacobson each won their bracket. Savannah Derrick, Helen Jensen, and Sara Shelhorse took 2nd. Also finding the podium were Charlotte Metz and Keiva Mateo. The girls will wrestle their State qualifier this weekend at Chief Sealth.
Remember to bring your ASB to ALL home games and get in free! (bring it to away games and get in for $5!)
February 11th
The stars were always within reach for Katherine Johnson. Using her mathematics skills, she helped NASA send astronauts to the moon and return them safely home. She also overcame racial and gender hurdles that helped make giant leaps for humankind. In 1952, when she was 34 years old, she learned about jobs for Black women with mathematics and computing skills at the Langley laboratory at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which would later become NASA. She and the other women worked as “human computers,” figuring out the difficult calculations needed for spaceflight. During her time there, she broke racial barriers, like using the bathroom that was supposed to be for white women only. One of her biggest accomplishments at NASA was helping calculate the trajectory, or path, of the country’s first human spaceflight in 1961, making sure astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., had a safe trip. A year later she helped figure out John Glenn’s orbit of the planet, another American first. In 1969, she calculated the trajectories of Neil Armstrong’s historic mission to the moon on Apollo 11. Yet unlike the white male astronauts she helped launch into space, no one knew of the groundbreaking work Johnson and dozens of other Black women did for NASA and space exploration. It wasn’t until the 2016 release of the movie Hidden Figures that these women received widespread recognition.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Have you filled out the RSD Student Survey yet? If not we need you to do it TODAY! We need 500 more surveys done to meet our goal!
- It's Valentine Week and the Edge will have specials all week long. Spend five dollars at the Edge and receive a FREE red Valentine mug for your special someone. Come to the Edge today!
- BLAH will be selling paper flower bouquets and candy for Valentine’s Day this week. For $3 you can get three paper flowers and candy delivered to your favorite person. Come see us in the commons!
- Hey Highlanders! Like to have a hot lunch? The Edge is now serving CUP OF NOODLES. Enjoy some today for only two bucks. YUM!!! Cup of Noodles for only two bucks at the Edge!
- What’s up, Highlanders, joins BSU in the Collaboratory during lunch today to play in a blind taste test where you have to guess the food blindfolded to win!
- The Hazen Players are bursting with excitement to announce auditions for their upcoming whimsical wonder, "Almost, Maine," happening on February 11, 12, and 13! This charming tale by John Cariani whisks you away to the quirky town of Almost, Maine, where love unfolds in the most unexpected and magical ways. Got a flair for drama? Dust off your best monologue and get ready for some cold reading fun! Whether you’re a stage pro or a rookie ready to shine, everyone is invited to audition for a role. Come join the Hazen Players and dive into a heartwarming production that explores the delightful mess of love and relationships. Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of a beloved community theater adventure!
ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:
- Tuesday
- BSU in the Collaboratory at Lunch
- 9th Grade Eat & Complete in the Library after school – come for snacks and homework help
- Chemistry help afterschool in D102
- Thursday
- Jesus Club in the Collaboratory at Lunch
- Highlander Club afterschool in the Collaboratory
ATHLETICS:
- Girls Tennis interest meeting this Friday, Feb. 14th!
- You have two options to attend this meeting: you can go before school 8:15am in the Lecture Hall or during lunch in the Lecture Hall.
ATHLETIC THIS WEEK:
- Tuesday
- Boys Basketball heads to Lake Washington for their next post-season game. Tip-off is at 7pm.
- Girls Basketball heads to Juanita for their next post-season game. Tip-off is at 7pm.
Remember to bring your ASB to ALL home games and get in free! (bring it to away games and get in for $5!)
February 12th
Ida B. Wells was born into slavery in Mississippi on July 16, 1862, less than a year before the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed enslaved people. After moving to Tennessee when she was about 20, Wells began writing for Black newspapers, speaking out against segregated schools—which forced Black children to go to separate schools—and other forms of discrimination in the southern states. For several months she travelled throughout the South, interviewing people and investigating records about similar attacks. Then she wrote and published the articles in a Tennessee newspaper that she co-owned. The articles told the truth about what was happening to Black people, but the stories made people angry, and they stormed her office and destroyed her newspaper press. That dangerous experience didn't stop Wells from writing. After moving to New York City and then Chicago, she continued to report about discrimination against Black people, and her articles were read by people across the country. Using reporting methods that are still used today, she exposed conditions that African Americans were forced to live under. She died on March 25, 1931, but still inspires people to fight for change.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Have you filled out the RSD Student Survey yet? If not, we need you to do it TODAY! We need 500 more surveys done to meet our goal!
- Are you interested in a paid summer internship? Attend the Teens in Public Service internship presentation happening today at 10AM in the Opportunity Center. Make sure to ask your teacher for a pass to attend the presentation!
- It's Valentine Week and the Edge will have specials all week long. Spend five dollars at the Edge and receive a FREE red Valentine mug for your special someone. Come to the Edge today!
- Congratulations to Amy Lee and Jenny Tran! These talented freshmen already earned a space at DECA International Career Development Conference by earning Gold Certification for our Student Store. Amy and Jenny wrote over 20 pages about The Edge, Hazen’s student store and will present their paper at the International Conference with the hopes of earning a trophy and scholarship.
- Hey Highlanders! Come to the Edge during lunch and enter to win a FREE beanie or a FREE hoodie. Enter as many times as you want to win a free beanie or hoodie until this Friday at the Edge.
- BLAH will be selling paper flower bouquets and candy for Valentine’s Day this week. For $3 you can get three paper flowers and candy delivered to your favorite person. Come see us in the commons!
- HOSA State Leadership Conference Competitors: Have you been receiving AND READING the SLC testing information posted to Canvas and emailed from Mr. Walker? The last day of SLC testing and online submission uploads is Friday. Contact Mr. Walker with any questions.
- Hey highlanders the PowderBuff sign-up is now closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up to play! We still need 2 junior coaches who have played volleyball and are willing to help out. Please reach out to @hazenpowderbuff on Instagram if you are interested. Also, everyone who signed up must fill out a safety form that can be picked up outside room 115 or in the main office. You need to have turned in your safety form by Monday the 24th with 8 dollars for your t-shirt. If you do not have those things turned in, you will not be playing. Remember to follow @hazenpowderbuff for updates so you don't miss out!
- The Hazen Players are bursting with excitement to announce auditions for their upcoming whimsical wonder, "Almost, Maine," happening on February 11, 12, and 13! This charming tale by John Cariani whisks you away to the quirky town of Almost, Maine, where love unfolds in the most unexpected and magical ways. Got a flair for drama? Dust off your best monologue and get ready for some cold reading fun! Whether you’re a stage pro or a rookie ready to shine, everyone is invited to audition for a role. Come join the Hazen Players and dive into a heartwarming production that explores the delightful mess of love and relationships. Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of a beloved community theater adventure!
ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:
- Thursday
- Jesus Club in the Collaboratory at Lunch
- Highlander Club afterschool in the Collaboratory
ATHLETICS:
- Girls Tennis interest meeting this Friday, Feb. 14th!
- You have two options to attend this meeting: you can go before school 8:15am in the Lecture Hall or during lunch in the Lecture Hall.
ATHLETIC RESULTS THIS WEEK:
- Boys Basketball Lost 77-51
- Girls Basketball Lost 48-37
Remember to bring your ASB to ALL home games and get in free! (bring it to away games and get in for $5!)
February 13th
Born on November 30, 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to serve in the United States Congress. An early education expert from New York City, Chisholm began working with local political organizations and in 1964 won a seat on the New York state legislature, representing her Brooklyn neighborhood. Four years later, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Chisholm was outspoken and brave. Instead of accepting her seat on the Agriculture Committee—even though she represented people from a city—she complained to leaders until they reassigned her to an education committee. When she was blocked from television debates after she decided to run for president (the first African American woman to do so), she sued. She fought for equal rights for women, minorities, immigrants, and the poor. Serving seven terms (14 years) in Congress, Chisholm helped open up opportunities for people like President Barack Obama and Senator Elizabeth Warren. But she said she didn’t want to be remembered as the first woman or African American to do something. She wanted to be remembered as someone who "had guts." She died on January 1, 2005.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- The Opportunity Center is closed today.
- Have you filled out the RSD Student Survey yet? If not, we need you to do it TODAY! We need 500 more surveys done to meet our goal!
- Latino Club will be hosting a Valentine’s Day-themed meeting today after school in the Collaboratory from 2:30 to 3:15. Join us for rose-making and snacks!
- Hey Highlanders! The Edge will be open before school this Friday. Stop by the Edge before school this Friday for hot chocolate, coffee, an energy drink or a fresh baked cookie. See you this Friday morning, before school, at the Edge.
- The Diamond Club will be meeting today after school in room D202.
- BLAH will be selling paper flower bouquets and candy for Valentine’s Day this week. For $3 you can get three paper flowers and candy delivered to your favorite person. Come see us in the commons!
- HOSA State Leadership Conference Competitors: Have you been receiving AND READING the SLC testing information posted to Canvas and emailed from Mr. Walker? The last day of SLC testing and online submission uploads is Friday. Contact Mr. Walker with any questions.
- Hey highlanders the PowderBuff sign-up is now closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up to play! We still need 2 junior coaches who have played volleyball and are willing to help out. Please reach out to @hazenpowderbuff on Instagram if you are interested. Also, everyone who signed up must fill out a safety form that can be picked up outside room 115 or in the main office. You need to have turned in your safety form by Monday the 24th with 8 dollars for your t-shirt. If you do not have those things turned in, you will not be playing. Remember to follow @hazenpowderbuff for updates so you don't miss out!
- The Hazen Players are bursting with excitement to announce auditions for their upcoming whimsical wonder, "Almost, Maine," happening on February 11, 12, and 13! This charming tale by John Cariani whisks you away to the quirky town of Almost, Maine, where love unfolds in the most unexpected and magical ways. Got a flair for drama? Dust off your best monologue and get ready for some cold reading fun! Whether you’re a stage pro or a rookie ready to shine, everyone is invited to audition for a role. Come join the Hazen Players and dive into a heartwarming production that explores the delightful mess of love and relationships. Don’t miss out on this chance to be part of a beloved community theater adventure!
ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:
- Thursday
- Jesus Club in the Collaboratory at Lunch
- Highlander Club afterschool in the Collaboratory
- Latino Club after school in the Collaboratory
- Diamond Club after school in D202
ATHLETICS:
- Girls Tennis interest meeting tomorrow Friday, Feb. 14th!
- You have two options to attend this meeting: you can go before school 8:15am in the Lecture Hall or during lunch in the Lecture Hall.
- You have two options to attend this meeting: you can go before school 8:15am in the Lecture Hall or during lunch in the Lecture Hall.
February 14th
The skies had never seen a pilot like Bessie Coleman before. She was the first African American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license, soaring to new heights that Black people in the United States had never reached before. But as a Black woman in the 1920s, she faced many obstacles because of her race and gender. She would say that “the air is the only place free from prejudice.” Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, on January 26, 1892, the 10th of 13 children. Her mother was African American, and her father’s ancestors were Black and Choctaw, an Indigenous people; they were both sharecroppers who picked cotton for a landowner. When she was young, her family moved to Waxahachie, Texas, where she attended segregated schools (meaning Black children went to separate schools, which usually weren’t as good as schools for white children). She enrolled in Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University in 1910 but had to drop out because she didn’t have the money to pay for school. She eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1915 and worked in a barber shop painting fingernails. When her brother John returned from fighting in France during World War I, he told stories of the freedom that women overseas enjoyed. They could be pilots, he said. That sparked Bessie’s new dream: to be an aviatrix. She saved up money and applied to U.S. flight schools. But every school rejected her because she was Black and a woman. Finally, Robert Abbott, the publisher of an African American newspaper called the Chicago Defender, suggested she try schools in France. She learned French, left the United States, and enrolled in the Cauldron Brothers’ School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France. She earned her international pilot’s license on June 15, 1921, within a year of enrolling. Afterward she studied stunt flying across Europe. When she returned to the United States in 1922 as an aerial acrobat, Coleman amazed Black and white audiences with her daredevil feats. Known as “Queen Bess” and “Brave Bessie,” she would do loops, barrel rolls, and figure eights in her plane—she’d even walk on the wings and parachute out. She also used her fame to fight racism and segregation, refusing to fly in shows that forced Black and white spectators to enter through separate gates. In 1923, Coleman survived a bad accident that left her with a broken leg and ribs. But soon she recovered and started doing stunts at air shows again. Her goal was to open a school for Black pilots, but she never completed that dream. On April 30, 1926, she died in another plane accident caused by a loose wrench lodging into the engine’s controls. But her courageous feats of flight have inspired a fleet of Black women pilots who came after her and journeyed to the sky.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Have you filled out the RSD Student Survey yet? If not, we need you to do it TODAY! We need 500 more surveys done to meet our goal!
- Happy Valentine's Day, Highlanders. Buy a snack or beverage today at the Edge and get a FREE chocolate candy. Have a yummy Valentine's Day with a FREE chocolate at the Edge.
- BLAH will be selling paper flower bouquets and candy for Valentine’s Day this week. For $3 you can get three paper flowers and candy delivered to your favorite person. Come see us in the commons!
- Hey Highlanders? Need a gift for your special valentine? Spend five dollars at the Edge and receive a FREE red mug for your special Valentine. See you at the Edge!
- Hey Highlanders the KISS dance has been postponed till March 1 which means we have some more time to advertise and plan. If you are interested in returning to an elementary school or being apart of that planning process either message us on @hazenco2025 or come to our meetings afterschool in 232 on Feb 26th and 28th.
- HOSA State Leadership Conference Competitors: Have you been receiving AND READING the SLC testing information posted to Canvas and emailed from Mr. Walker? The last day of SLC testing and online submission uploads is TODAY. Contact Mr. Walker with any questions.
- Hey highlanders the PowderBuff sign-up is now closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up to play! We still need 2 junior coaches who have played volleyball and are willing to help out. Please reach out to @hazenpowderbuff on Instagram if you are interested. Also, everyone who signed up must fill out a safety form that can be picked up outside room 115 or in the main office. You need to have turned in your safety form by Monday the 24th with 8 dollars for your t-shirt. If you do not have those things turned in, you will not be playing. Remember to follow @hazenpowderbuff for updates so you don't miss out!
ATHLETICS:
- BIG CONGRATS and shout out to our Hazen Gymnastics Team for making it to State! They compete next Friday Feb. 21st! Good luck ladies!
- Girls Tennis interest meeting Today Friday, Feb. 14th in the Lecture Hall at Lunch!
Remember there is no school next week! Have a safe and wonderful mid-winter break! Go Highlanders!
Contact Us
Hazen High School ASB
Assistant Principal - Nathan Meyer
ASB Secretary - Zena Dodson
Zena Dodson
425-204-4221
Nathan Meyer
425-204-4237
ASB Office Hours
Mon - Fri
- 7am-9am
- During Lunch
- 2pm-2:30pm