The Overlake School

Overlake's Summer Program is such a gem! Campers have the opportunity to try out a lot of engaging activities, both indoors and out! We're wrapping up the week, but still have two more weeks of fun available to students entering 3-8th grades. Overlake.org/summer

Overlake families- just a reminder that you can order your student's textbooks with free shipping through July 20. Look for the email sent Tuesday afternoon with all the details on how to order through your Veracross portal.

Remember all those State Championship wins our Owls had this spring? Well, we weren't the only ones watching! Check out the latest accolades. Overlake Owls captured the most points in IA to be named Champion of Champions by Eli Sports. Go about 28 minutes in on this ranking reveal broadcast to see how our incredible Owls accomplished this award: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/eli-sports-network/evtb2e32d771b

and GO OWLS!

Nothing says "beat the heat" better than a fun round of water balloon toss! Our summer camps are getting creative in staying cool this week.

The Rube Goldberg camps had a lot of fun creating their contraptions last week. Here are some of the final tests. It's harder than it looks!

It's time to order your Overlake duffel bag!
Use the link to place your order. But hurry, the order form is only available until midnight on July 20!

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Towards the end of the school year, several students were encouraged to submit poem entries into the KCLS Poetry Contest, and two Overlake students were honored! Grace F. (’27) won and Reya V. (’27) received honorable mention in the teen category. You can read their winning poems here on the KCLS website. Congratulations Grace and Reya!

Online Poetry Contest Winners Read the winning and notable entries.

Congratulations to Overlake’s Speech & Debate team! The team of 12 students just returned from NSDA nationals with some impressive hardware! Just getting to National competition is rigorous, with only 2% of students qualifying. Five Overlakers, Dabao Z., Alex C., Avery Z., Alice Z., and Fiona L., made it to the elimination round with Fiona placing 13th in Worlds School Debate section, and Avery advancing to semifinals in Big Questions section and placing in the top 4 winning a $1,250 scholarship. Congratulations also to coaches Robin Monteith and Forrest Williams for leading this championship program!

Overlake Summer 2024 is officially underway! We're wrapping up our first, fun week with lots of summer vibes throughout the campus. It's not too late to join in on the fun. Visit overlake.org/summer for all the details and to register for an upcoming camp!

Here is the 2024 6th grade digital edition of The Hoot literary magazine! This edition is a compilation of writings from (mostly) 6th grade students who submitted their poetry, short stories, and artwork to the magazine. Credit for getting The Hoot created
and into distribution this year goes to two amazing 6th grade students: Sloka E. and Syna G. Their tireless work formatting and arranging text created this wonderful edition. Special thanks to all the students who took the time to send in their work to be a
part of the magazine! Have a great summer and keep writing!

library.overlake.org

The diplomas have been given and the tassels have been moved. But we're still here reminiscing about this year's commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of 2024. Congratulations on all your hard work! Once an owl, always an owl!🦉

More photos from graduation are available to view on Vidigami

Last week the therapy dogs came to campus to give students a few extra moments of floofy joy in advance of exams.
Only two more days til summer!🐕

Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr. opens tomorrow night! Our 5th and 6th grade owls have been working hard to prepare this last show of the year. This will also be the last show directed by long time faculty member Sarah Fitzpatrick before she retires!

Come out tomorrow at 7:30pm and Saturday at 2:30pm to support our students. Tickets available at showtix4u.com or at the door.

This morning we treated our outstanding parent and guardian volunteers to a delicious breakfast to honor all the hard work they put in each year. Our volunteers help Overlake be a wonderful place for our students to thrive. Thank you for all your hard work, volunteers!

Middle Schoolers spent time outdoors today in service to various community partners. Here some 6th and 7th graders worked on conservation efforts along the Snoqualmie River with OxBow Farm and Conservation Center. Thursday our Upper Schoolers (minus our Seniors) will provide a day of service around our region.

Checkmate! Congratulations to the Overlake chess team who placed 7th nationwide at the US Chess Middle School nationals! Even though one of their teammates got sick last minute and missed a round, the whole team rallied to take home the trophy.

Eighth grader Nikash V. has also managed to take home two titles and become not only the US Chess National Middle School Champion, but also the US Chess National Middle School Blitz Co-Captain.

Way to go players!

Hoot Hoot! Has Hootie gotten your attention? He wants to share that ground will be broken soon for the new 8,000 sq. ft. Student & Community Center! This new space on campus will provide our community a place to gather together to learn and celebrate. Find out more at overlake.org/support/discovery

The entire Senior class came together to celebrate the end of college application season and look forward to their future after Overlake. Congratulations to the class of 2024, we can't wait to see how you impact the world!

Come join us on May 1st during either Middle School or Upper School lunches where we'll be celebrating the impending construction of our new Student & Community Center. RSVP required by April 26 here: https://events.veracross.com/overlake/131-groundbreaking2024

Thank you to everyone who made this past weekend's Diversity and Cultural Fair a success! Please enjoy some highlights from the day here.
And if you would like to add photos or videos you may have taken that day, please go to your Vidigami account and upload them for everyone to enjoy. https://public.vidigami.com/slideshows/dXNlcnw0Mjc1MzQ=/07183bdc62202cdc0ba350666cafbaf7f9460456?delay=5000&autoplay=true&loop=true&transparent=false&mute=true&show_title=true

Check out the amazing work our students did during Project Week!

We had an amazing time last week with a group from the The Overlake School! They joined us for a furniture build and worked on new construction at our Proctor Place triplex over their spring break as part of our Collegiate Challenge program. Their hard work and dedication made a real impact on our projects, and we are so grateful for their help! 🙌 Thank you, Overlake School, for making a difference in our community!

The Overlake School drama is proud to present their production of Love/Sick opening next weekend.
Get your tickets here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/82859

Overlake Alums often say this was their favorite week of the year. Students stretched themselves mentally and physically during this fun week of Experiential Education. Enjoy just a few highlights from this week's projects!

Project Week 2024

We're wrapping up a week of fun adventures in experiential learning we like to call Project Week. Check out some photos from the week! https://tinyurl.com/Overlake-Project-Week

Looking for a fun, engaging way for your students to spend their summer? Join Overlake! We have camps for students entering third through eighth grade next year. Campers might explore the outdoors, gain some cooking skills, try debate, and learn some new games! We have dozens of exciting camp opportunities. Learn more and register at overlake.org/summer

The Overlake Weightlifting Club competed in their first official competition on Saturday. Juniors Sunny Z. and Emma B. competed in the Sn**ch and Clean and Jerk events lifting weights from 17kg all the way up to 43kg!
Olympic Weightlifting may be an individual sport, but they train as a team and support each other through training and competing. Coached by Joey Swidler, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Overlake’s students took first place in their respective classes and age groups!
Congratulations, Sunny and Emma!

As the weather slowly warms, the first little blooms of spring are starting to peek their way out on Overlake's campus.
A great reminder to remember to "Spring Forward" this weekend!

It's the annual Middle School S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G B-E-E!
Congratulations to 6th grader Syna G., who won the day for the second year in a row! The winning word was "shoddiness", but there was nothing shoddy about these student's spelling skills!

Today is the last day to register for Owls Night Out! Get your tickets for the party of the year and enjoy delicious food and fun with friends at the Bellevue Art Museum!

Please note that this event is 21+

Get your tickets here: https://events.veracross.com/overlake/128-owlsnightout2024

Last week as a part of the POCIS Equity and Inclusion Virtual Speaker Series, our Director of Diversity and Inclusion Mahtab Mahmoodzadeh, hosted a virtual conversation with Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The Diversity and Inclusion office also hosted a community dinner and conversation following the time with Dr. King full of rich conversation and community building. If you would like to hear the conversation, you can find the recording posted on the POCIS site here: https://pocisseattle.org/events/equity-and-inclusion-virtual-speaker-series/
And don't forget to save the date for future speakers from the Equity and Inclusion Virtual Speaker Series. The next date is March 13 with Dr. Megan Asaka.