Chief Sealth International High School

Chief Sealth International
High School

Chief Sealth’s Career Connected News 10/16/25

Summary : Career News, Internships and Opportunities for Chief Sealth!

Internships, Opportunities and More!

For ALL Grades:

Classroom to Career Day
Wednesday, Oct 22
Discover your Future Career

It’s almost here!
Chief Sealth’s Classroom to Career Day is on Wednesday, October 22nd.
BIPOC Career Speakers in 2nd period
College/Career Fair in 3rd – 5th period.
Questions? Alana Temple – antemple@seattleschools.org or
Linda Filley Bentler – lifilleybent@seattleschools.org

Flourishing through Fades and Facials

Interested in being a Barber or an Esthetician for hair, face and nails?
This six-week program is for 14 – 24 year olds on Tuesday & Thursday evenings from 4-7 p.m. at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club and is FREE. Gain skills and work towards earning your license. Apply HERE asap, only 10 spots available.

Doctor for a Day

Want to attend free hands-on workshops to learn medical skills, explore health sciences and interact with doctors?
UW’s Doctor for a Day program is amazing. The calendar of workshops to choose from is HERE. To sign up for their mailing list, join HERE.

UW Medicine Cardiology

Are you over 16 years old? Are you interested in learning about Cardiology by job shadowing a doctor at UW Medicine Center? This is an incredible opportunity to see behind the scenes in cardiology, meet professionals and explore the medical field. Only for Chief Sealth students.
Apply HERE – deadline November 7th.
Questions – See Ms. Filley Bentler in 252B

Youth Law Forum on Nov 1

2025 Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth and Law Forum is a free community event is for middle schoolers, high schoolers, parents, and guardians – Win Laptops, Gift cards and more!

Registration available here. More information at https://youthandlaw.com

UW School of Dentistry

The UW Dental Academy is a free 2-session, hands-on program designed for high school students interested in exploring dental careers.
Session 1: Saturday, January 31st, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM  
Session 2: Saturday, February 7th, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM   
Learn more about the program here.
Apply by November 26th – HERE.

Code Day on November 1st

Learn to Code! Build cool projects!
Join Code Day on November 1st
9am – 9pm
North Seattle College
9600 College Way N
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
provided!
Register: codeday.org/seattle

Asian Counseling and Referral Agency's Pathway to Future program - earn $900 and community service hours

2026 Pathways to Our Future (PTOF) cohort is an after-school program is designed to help Chinese and Southeast Asian immigrant high school students, such as Vietnamese, Filipino, Khmer, Lao, Burmese, Mien, and Hmong youth, build career readiness skills, explore career pathways, and gain hands-on work experience.
Earn a $900 stipend and up to 100+ community service-learning hours by completing the program.
Apply HERE asap

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Cirkled In “No Sweat Scholarship” awards $2,500 to students in grades 9 -12.

Deadline is December 31, 2025. Application link is HERE.


Seattle Parks and Recreation Mentorship program - Earn $300


Seattle Parks & Recreation Mentorship program will be held across the street at Southwest Teen Life Center on Saturdays 10am-5pm.

13-19 years old, $300 stipend upon completion, need SSN.

October program – deadline Sept 26 at 4 p.m.
November program – deadline Oct 17 at 4 p.m.
APPLY HERE – it will fill up fast!

Umpires Northwest

Love sports? Want a part-time job as umpire?
Fill out this form to start the process of working as an umpire!
UNW has grown tremendously, now assigns umpires to over 8000 baseball and softball games of various levels of play. Their clients span from Little League to Pony and Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth to junior college baseball to high school baseball to adult and several select team leagues.


For Juniors or Seniors Only:

Washington Aerospace Scholarship Program

Are you a junior who is interested in space and aerospace?
A two-part program for high school juniors focused
on the history and future exploration of space by NASA, and topics in aerospace, aeronautics and astronautics.
Apply by October 21st HERE and launch your space career!

Seattle Promise logo



The Seattle Promise application deadline for applying is February 13, 2026.
All Seattle Public School graduates qualify for free
college tuition to attend one of the Seattle Colleges.
Interpreted Workshops for Families start at 4:50 p.m. on dates below…
ZOOM (Links here)

Amharic & English – Oct 21st
Spanish & English – Oct 22nd
Cantonese & English – Oct 23rd
Tigrinya & English – Oct 28th
Vietnamese & English – Oct 29th
Somali & English – Oct 30th

Questions? Promise@SeattleColleges.edu

College Deadlines in Washington State
Washington State University logo



Are you a senior and Washington State University (WSU) your first choice college? Do you have a 3.8 GPA and community involvement at school and beyond?
Talk to your Counselor about the Regents Scholarship and ask to be nominated!
All nominees who complete the application process are eligible for the $4,000 Regents Scholar award. The top nominees are competitively selected for the Distinguished Regents Scholar award.

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Year Up United is a one-year-long skills-first job training and internship opportunity for students 18 to 29 years old. It includes:
Work-Based Experience: 5-6 months in an internship in the student’s career pathway, with dozens of partners in the Puget Sound area such as Microsoft, King County, and Alaska Airlines.
Learning & Development: 5-6 months of coursework, programming, coaching, and training in the students chosen career pathway.

Seattle Fire Department


Are you a senior who wants to be a firefighter? Applications are being accepted now thru November 25th for entry-level firefighters and start by taking the Civil Services Exam. Top candidates will be asked to go through additional steps such as passing the Fire Team test and PSSA1 test. More information is also at: www.SeattleFireJobs.com.


Worksite Learning Credit with Ms. LFB in 252B

Earn worksite credit for your job!

Go see Ms. Filley Bentler and Ms. Meyer in 252B to fill out the forms to get started.

. 25 credit for 90 hours
.50 credit for 180 hours, etc.

Questions? Email lifilleybent@seattleschools.org in 252B

Other Resources…

Looking for more Internships or Jobs or help with a Resume?
Seeking Scholarships?
Seattle Foundation Scholarships
Seattle Public Library teen programs
Seattle Skills Center programs

NOTE:  To share this newsletter, use this url: chiefsealthhs.seattleschools.org/careernews/
This Seahawk Supplement lists Career Connected Learning opportunities from programs and organizations outside of Seattle Public Schools. Please reach out directly to their contact info for any follow-up questions.


Have opportunities to share?
Please email them to Ms. Filley Bentler in 252B at lifilleybent@seattleschools.org to be included in this twice a month newsletter. You can also submit info to the SPS Peach Jar page