Do you value your children’s experience at Hamilton, and the ability to provide the basic resources, tools and opportunities for our students and staff? Then please make a year-end donation to the Hamilton PTSA here! Whatever you can give – big or small, it will help create a stronger support Read more
What an exciting start to the 2025/6 year. On August 27th, we kicked off the 2025/6 school year by welcomed the largest incoming 6th grade class in HIMS history to an ice cream social. The event was held behind the school where students and families got to enjoy icy treats, Read more
2026-2027 HIMS PTSA BOARD MEMBERS President: Franklyn Hu, president@hamiltonptsa.org Vice President: OPEN, vicepresident@hamiltonptsa.org Secretary: Anjali Shah, secretary@hamiltonptsa.org Treasurers: Chris Fitzhugh & Dave Evans, treasurer@hamiltonptsa.org Fundraising Chair: OPEN, fundraising@hamilton.org Communications Chairs: Amanda Methvin, Stephanie Moultrie, communications@hamiltonptsa.org Staff Appreciation Chair: Regina VanOverschelde, staffappreciation@hamiltonptsa.org Events & Volunteer Chairs: Tracey Graber, Heather Leneway, volunteercoordinator@hamiltonptsa.org Read more
Interested in robotics, engineering, coding, electrical, and more? Come visit the Robotics Club at Ballard High School on June 9th, from 6 to 8 pm in room NW205 for our prospective student night. There will be snacks, games, and robots! This club requires no experience and is open to any Read more
Still looking for summer activities? Get your student into steel drum with these great half-day camp opportunities.
Thank you for coming to the Spring General Meeting! We voted in the budget for 2025-26, we voted in some officers for next year, and our featured presentation on “Your Students & Technology” was an informative discussion with two high school students, Ms. Mac, Dr. Marshall and Katey McPherson, an expert Read more
This year Hamilton International Middle School’s community, with partial support from the PTSA, started a new after-school Steel Pan program. In the 2025-26 school year, the program will continue its after-school sessions and expand to offer sessions during the school day. Instructor Michael Shantz is from the Seattle Steel Pan Project, a Read more
Big thanks to Alisa Gutierrez-Vitello from the PTSA board, who has arranged for the Reign to set aside a section of seats for Hamilton families and friends on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11 at 5 pm with a portion of ticket sales going to the PTSA. Tickets are $33 each Read more
Are you worried about keeping your kids safe and how to help them navigate thechallenges of social media? The PTSA will be focusing on kids and technology in ourspring general meeting. Our tech team will host Katey McPherson, an expert onempowering parents to keep their children safe online, for an interactive Read more
Thanks to all those who came to the winter PTSA meeting in January. The theme was advocacy, and our speakers addressed advocacy in our school, our district, our city, our state and nationwide on a variety of timely topics. Here are the presentations if you missed them. LINKS: https://www.youthcoachinginstitute.com/empowering-teens-why-self-advocacy-matters-how-adults-can-help/ https://www.milestones.org/map/browse-articles/self-advocacy-skill-building-for-teens Read more