Mission & Goals

Shoreline PTA Council - Hi-Cap Advocacy committee was formed to support the needs of our Highly Capable students (K-12) in the Shoreline School District through the collaborative efforts of our parents, educators and administrators. Our group’s objectives are to build community among Hi-Cap families and to increase awareness of the academic/social/emotional needs of Hi-Cap students.

Our main goals are:
  1. act as a liaison between OSPI, school district and the local PTA/schools,
  2. organize events for training and awareness purpose,
  3. develop collaborative relationships with school district administration,
  4. offer community connecting opportunities
  5. support and assist Hi-Cap students towards self-advocacy

Enrichments

Have you heard about Math Challenge and Math Club? We are proud to offer these free math enrichment opportunities for our students.
  • Math Challenge (K-5th grade)
         - free to participate, elementary level set of math questions, available every other week (Fridays)
         - www.mathinaction.org/meridian-park.html
  • Math club (6-8th grade)
         - Email to [email protected] (Kellogg math club) / [email protected] (Einstein Math Club)
         - participated in AMC 8, MATHCOUNTS, Math is Cool, ARML in 2025
         - weekly meeting after school on Fridays
  • Math Kangaroo
         - Please contact [email protected] for more information

Upcoming Events

  • 7/27/2025 (Sunday) Summer Playdate - 2 - 4 pm @ Cromwell Park / Playground
  • 8/23/2025 (Saturday) Summer Playdate - 10 am - noon @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

News Letters

No. 1 - 04/29/2023 (Newsletter No.01, article)
​No. 2 - 06/02/2023 (Newsletter No.02, article)
No. 3 - 10/03/2023 (Newsletter No.03)
No. 4 - 07/23/2024 (Newsletter No.04)
No. 5 - 11/01/2024 (Newsletter No.05)

Committee Positions

  • Co-Chairs- Keun-Young Choi, Michelle Geisse
  • Event coordinator - Marianna Vallejo
  • Newsletter & Website - open
  • Primary rep - Deirdre Spellman
  • Secondary rep - Tina Zheng
  • Math Enrichment coordinators - Senja Filipi, Xiaoxi Ip, John Clyde
  • Student rep - open

Past Events

  • 2022-2023 school year
         - 03/13/2023 - Community zoom meeting for newly identified HC families/caregivers
         - 03/27/2023 - Committee meeting (hybrid) - meeting minute link
         - 04/29/2023 - Community Meet & Greet/Playdate, 1pm. Meridian Park Elementary School Playground
         - 05/01/2023 - Committee meeting (hybrid)
         - 06/05/2023 - Committee meeting (hybrid)
         - 06/09/2023 - “Parent night-out at Ridgecrest Public House” 7-9pm
         - 06/24/2023 - Community Summer Playdate at Paramount School Park 10am-12pm
  • 2023 Summer Break
         - 07/29/2023 - Community Summer Playdate at Edmond Marina Beach Park 10am-12p
​         - 08/26/2023 - Community Summer Playdate at Cromwell Park 10am-12pm​
  • 2023-2024 school year
         - 09/23/2023 - Community Fall Playdate at Meridian Park Elementary Playground 10am-12pm
         - 09/26/2023 - Community meeting (hybrid) 7-8pm
         - 10/14/2023 - Pumpkin Patch Picnic at Fairbank Animal Farm 10am-1pm
         - 10/17/2023 - meeting with Shoreline School District Hi-Cap department
         - 11/29/2023 - Community meeting & Guest Speaker @ Kellogg MS 6:30pm-9pm (link for slideshow - http://tinyurl.com/smartisnoteasy2023)
         - 12/19/2023 - Community Boardgame Playdate at Spartan Center 12:30 - 2:30pm
         - 2/10/2024 - Community Boardgame Playdate @ Spartan Center 12:30-2:30pm
         - 3/23/2024 - Boardgame Workshop / Playdate @ Spartan Center 12:30-2:30pm
​         - 5/22/2024 - STEM night for all middle schoolers in Shoreline/LFP / Kellogg Middle School Commons
  • 2024 Summer Break
         - 7/21/2024 Hi-Cap Summer Playdate - Cromwell Park Playground
         - (Cancelled) 8/24/2024 Hi-Cap Summer Playdate - Meridian Park Elementary Playground
  • 2024-2025 school year
​​         - 9/18/2024 Guest Speaker Webinar 5:30-6:30pm - Matthew Zakreski PsyD (youtu.be/r2SZxBddxHg)
         - 10/26/2024 Boardgame Playdate - Hi-Cap community gathering 12:30-2:30pm @ Spartan Center​
         - ​12/20/2024 Parents Night Out - Hi-Cap community gathering 7 - 9pm @ Diamond Knot @ MLT
         - ​2/8/2025 Board Game Playdate - Hi-Cap community gathering 12:30 - 2:30 pm @ Spartan Center
​         - 4/26/2025 Playdate - Hi-Cap community gathering 10am-2pm @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park


​Resource List

Join Us

Newsletter - subscribe to the newsletter (forms.gle/i4HCAZxx31AnzHgd8)
Hi-Cap Calendar - https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/5?cid=aGktY2FwQHNob3JlbGluZXB0YS5vcmc
Email - [email protected] 
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