Cleveland STEM High School PTSA - Seattle

For those who are unable to attend the Cleveland Class of 2026 Graduation in person, you can watch the ceremony via livestream on Seattle Area Xfinity cable and YouTube.com. Xfinity channels 319 & 26 or youtube.com/SeattlePublicSchoolsTV. The ceremony will start at 8:00PM.

Senior Awards Night ✨

Congrats to all of our Washington State Opportunity Scholarship Recipients!

The Baccalauerate Scholarship 101 is one of three pathways to a high-demand, living wage career in Washington state offered by WSOS. We’re proud to announce that 30 Cleveland seniors will receive this scholarship. And our school has the highest number of BaS recipients in the state!

This program provides up to a total of $22,500 in scholarship dollars and access to career-launching support services for STEM and health care majors. WSOS can cover costs beyond tuition, such as housing, transportation, food, and more. Funding can be used for any eligible STEM or health care major at any eligible public or private college or university in Washington state.

Congratulations to Cleveland’s Class of 2026! We look forward to celebrating you on Tuesday, June 16 at 8:00PM. Ceremonies will be held at McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St., Seattle 98109. Here’s what you need to know before you go:

- Students must arrive by 7:00PM and will enter through the Nesholm Lecture Hall Entry Point off of Mercer Street.
- Doors for general admission open at 7:15PM. Please arrive early to allow for security and seating. Wristbands are required for entry.
- Parking is limited and fills quickly. Several lots are available: https://www.seattlecenter.com/visitor-info/parking. If possible, we encourage families to use public transit and to carpool.
- For those who are unable to attend in person, you can watch the ceremonies via livestream on Seattle Area Xfinity cable and YouTube.com. Xfinity channels 319 & 26 or SPSTV YouTube page.
- After ceremonies end, graduates will exit from McCaw Hall and reunite with families in Founders Court.

Attention, Eagle Families! Get your Cleveland Class of 2026 yard and window signs at the school’s main office and at the Senior Awards Dinner on Friday, June 12 in the school gym. Congratulations, seniors!

Tuesday, June 9 is a very important day for graduating seniors to be in attendance. Please make sure your student is at school for graduation rehearsal and other important events.

On Tuesday, seniors will:
- Complete the senior check-out process with their counselor in their Humanities class.
- Return their laptops (if they have not already done so) and pay off any school fines.
- Participate in the graduation rehearsal/ walk-through in our auditorium.
- Come down to Cleveland’s basement to sign their name on the Class of 2026 wall.
- Pick up their yearbook.
- Receive their allotted graduation wristbands after they have completed their to-do’s. Remember: Graduation wristbands cannot be replaced if lost.

The PTSA is providing graduation yard and window signs for your graduates. Seniors will be able to pick up a sign when they check out on June 9 as well. Congrats, Class of 2026!

One week left to bid on Cleveland student art! Money will support equipment and supplies for the school’s arts program. Click the link to check out the art auction: https://app.givebacks.gives/clevelandartauction.

Congratulations to our 2026 Seattle Schools Scholarship Fund recipients!

Each year, our counseling department has the honor of selecting some of our incredible graduating seniors to receive a scholarship from the Seattle Schools Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees. We celebrated this year’s recipients from Cleveland and our neighboring schools at an awards ceremony at Franklin High School. Our students reflected eloquently on their high school journeys and the bright futures ahead of them. We could not be more proud of these exceptional young folks. Thank you to the Seattle Schools Scholarship Fund, especially Paulette Q. Thompson, who coordinated award efforts for our Cleveland graduates.

Pictured from left to right: Scholarship Fund Trustee Paulette Q. Thompson, Cleveland Counselor Izzy Steiger, scholarship recipient PK Lowe, scholarship recipient Sahra Farah, scholarship recipient Emily Cheng, and scholarship recipient Kevin Nguyen. Not pictured: Scholarship recipient Josiah Ocampo (who was able to briefly stop by to accept his award, and wowed the entire auditorium with an improptu breakdancing performance in the process!)

You’re invited to join us for a special event to celebrate Cleveland seniors on Friday, June 12 from 6:00-8:00PM in the school gym. Students will be recognized for their achievements and come together for a fun night.

This event is free and open to the entire Cleveland community—family, friends and Cleveland students are welcome. Food and beverages will be served. Come show your love and support for the Class of 2026!

Thank you to our Prom volunteers for helping make the event fun and safe for students! And special shoutout to all of the Cleveland staff volunteers as well. Appreciate folks jumping in to help as needed, whether you staffed the coat check, helped make a balloon arch happen, or delivered beverages and snacks. It all made a difference. 🦅❤️

PTSA Prom Volunteers:
George Iftner
Jason Loui
Lily Iftner
Lisa Nakamura
Madeline Moy
Sarah Stachowiak
Tamara Dyer