General Info and Dates for All THS Students

The registration schedule has been sent out:

Information from Bear Bytes can be found here.

 

Open House Information

September's Open House information (slides and handouts) can be found here.

 

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Power Hour Clubs

Students interested in joining a club during Power Hour can click here to review the options and find locations/times!

 

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Off Campus Students

If you are off-campus for one or more periods (Running Start, late arrival, early dismissal, seminary, PSSC, etc.), you can get information you might miss (assembly schedules, video announcements, etc.) by joining this Google classroom zuxthxy.

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Grad Night party tickets - Price increases May 1

Buy your Grad Night tickets here! Sign up early to get a discounted price.

Ticket prices are $180, with an increase on May 1, so buy early!!

https://www.simpletix.com/e/grad-night-2024-tickets-153693

If you prefer to pay via check, students can drop the payment off at the front office. The check needs to be made payable to “THS PTA Grad Night." Please put the student name and contact info (email & cell #) in the memo section.

 

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Registration Begins - Feb 27

See registration timeline above.

 

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Spring Sports Parent Night - March 5

March 5

 

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Bear Den Retreat - March 8 and 9

Bear Den Retreat 2024 is coming Friday March 8 & Saturday March 9! Permission slips are now available outside of Room 104, and available online.

ANY THS student can attend this amazing weekend retreat full of new friendships, motivational speakers, social time, ropes course, personal growth, food, and more!

Don’t miss out on this unique THS Tradition! Cost for the whole weekend is $65 before Feb 23, $75 after 2/23. 

Last day to submit payment & permission slips is Tuesday March 5.

Email aoleary@tahomasd.us or rsimpson@tahomasd.us with questions. To get an idea what Bear Den Retreat is, watch this video from last year!

 

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High School and Beyond Night - March 13

THS will be hosting its annual High School and Beyond Night on Wednesday, March 13, from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Tahoma High School. There will be a pre-session hosted by admissions counselors from University of Washington at 5:30, a college and career fair from 6:00 - 7:00, and more seminars from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. 

Families who would like to learn more about requesting courses for next year should attend High School & Beyond Night on March 13. THS counselors will review course registration resources and information including graduation requirements and planning, post high school pathways, required high school courses, navigation and explanation of web resources and, as time allows, Q&A. Learn more about the other activities and seminars offered at High School & Beyond Night here.

 

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PTA Community Scholarship applications close (Seniors) - March 15

More information and direct links to the scholarships can be found at https://tahomahighpta.memberplanet.com/-ScholarshipsforSeniors-.html.

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Future Freshman Night - March 20

Future Freshman Night is March 20 at THS. The two sessions are divided by middle schools.
-Maple View Middle School 8th grade students + parents from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
-Summit Trail Middle School 8th grade students + parents from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

MVMS schedule:
Opening: 6:00 - 6:15 in the THS main gym
Curricular Fair: 6:15 - 7:00 in the lunchroom and Learning Commons
School Tours: 6:15 - 7:00 in small groups every 10 minutes

STMS schedule:
Opening: 7:30 - 7:45 in the THS main gym
Curricular Fair: 7:45 - 8:30 in the lunchroom and Learning Commons
School Tours: 7:45 - 8:30 in small groups every 10 minutes

 

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8th Grade College Bound Scholarship Night - March 27

March 27

 

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Culture Fair - March 28

March 28

 

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Smarter Balanced Testing (SBA) - April

SBA Testing for Sophomores will take place April 17, 18, 23, 24 and will cover Math and ELA. This is the quickest way to meet the Washington State Graduation Pathway requirement.

Juniors will take the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) on April 18th in addition, any 11th or 12th grade student who has not passed the SBA previously will also test again this on these dates.

All THS students will be on an alternative schedule with testing taking place between 7:35 - 10:05am, students not testing will have an alternative learning experience such as guest speakers.  Any questions please contact Mr. Maria jmaria@tahomasd.us
 

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Father Daughter Ball - April 20

April 20 at THS

 

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Senior Art Award Entries Due - May 9

May 9

 

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AP Testing - May

Week 1 May 6th -10th

Week 2 May 13th - 17th 

Students should already have joined AP Classroom in order to register for their exams. If they’re not in AP Classroom yet, they need to see their teacher or Ms. Strasser.

The payment window is October 9th – November 3rd. Students can pay online or in person with Ms. Wood. If they miss the payment window, there might be an additional $40 fee.

Most exams are $98, while Seminar and Research exams are $146.

 

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Future Ready Day - May 23

May 23

 

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Senior Presentations - May 23

May 23

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Senior Awards (Seniors) - May 29

May 29

 

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Spring Fling - May 31

May 31


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Senior Sunset and Movie Night (Seniors) - June 1

June 1

 

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Prom - June 8

June 8

 

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Community Awards (Seniors) - June 13

June 13


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Last Day for Seniors - June 14
June 14, includes:
-Senior Assembly & Parade
-Elementary Grad Walk

 

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Graduation (Seniors) - June 20

June 20 at ShoWare (June 19 is a holiday)

 

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Grad Night Party (Seniors) - June 20

June 20 - location is a surprise!

 

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Last Day of School (All) - June 21

June 21

 

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Graduation Requirements 

-Minimum of 29 credits 
-STEP (High School & Beyond Plan) end of senior year
-Graduation Pathway completed (sophomore - senior year)
-Washington State History (typically met in 7th grade)

 

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Sports Information

www.tahomaathletics.com has all the information about our THS sports, including the calendar below.