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!!High Importance!! New WA State Tax Information

Hello PNBS Families,

We’re reaching out to inform you about an important change to Washington State sales tax regulations that will take effect on October 1, 2025.

The Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) will begin requiring that sales tax be applied to “live presentations,” which includes in-person instruction.

Tuition accounts are exempt from tax until March 31st. Any installment payments processed after March 31st will be subject to tax.

To help you avoid this, we are happy to adjust your payment schedule to ensure your tuition is paid in full before the deadline.

  • No tax will apply if your tuition is already paid in full or if you are on the biannual payment plan.
  • Monthly installment plans can be adjusted to:
    • Six larger payments from October to March
    • Biannual payments, half charged now, and your balance paid in full by January 15th
    • Payment in full processed now
  • For Duet, Tots, Creative Movement – Quarter 4 payments will now be charged Monday, March 30th (instead of April 6th) to avoid tax on your tuition

If you have any questions or would like to adjust your payment plan to minimize the impact of this change, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Registrar at pnbschool@pnb.org or by calling 206-441-2435 (Seattle) or 425-451-1241 (Bellevue).

*The DOR gives some examples of live presentations (Interim guidance statement regarding changes made by ESSB 5814 for live presentations | Washington Department of Revenue):

Live presentations include, but are not limited to, the following types of activities:

  • Courses, classes, seminars, workshops, or other programs for personal or professional enrichment such as art, music, choir, pottery, business and marketing, cooking, and CPR classes or lessons.
  • Continuing professional education including: continuing legal education, continuing medical education, continuing education for trades, continuing education for teachers, etc.
  • Driving education courses or lessons.
  • In-person and online instructional classes, lessons, workshops, seminars, or other programs that are provided in real time.

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

!!High Importance!! New WA State Tax Information2025-09-25T15:01:22-07:00

UPDATED!! Level VIII Fall Observation Day

Hello PNBS Level VIII Families,

Please see the updated observation day below!!

We are thrilled to invite you to observe your student in class this month!

Please find your student’s designated observation class day and time and review the observation day protocols below.

  • Only two guests per student will be permitted to observe the class.
  • No children under the age of 5 are permitted to observe the class.
  • Guests will be escorted into the building as a group at the start of class and will be asked to exit the building as soon as class is over.

We look forward to seeing you!

Best regards,
Mandy Dray
School Supervisor
PNB School

UPDATED!! Level VIII Fall Observation Day2025-09-24T11:25:21-07:00

Action Required!! Graduate Students & PD Program Interest

Hello PNBS Lv VIII and Adv C graduate students,

We are reaching out to ask that before your conferences come up, we would like for you to let us know if you have any interest in attending the PNB PD program once this year is complete. Please email the school at pnbschool@pnb.org by September 29th and let us know if you are interested.

Again, this is for graduate students only.

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

Action Required!! Graduate Students & PD Program Interest2025-09-23T16:37:32-07:00

Media weeks!! 9/29-10/11

Hello PNBS students and families!

We are giving everyone a heads up that media weeks will be starting this coming Monday September 29th and will go through Saturday October 11th! The purpose for media weeks is for our marketing team to gather video content and photos for PNBS social media as well as marketing and promotional use.

During these two week we ask that all students come looking their best with their hair neatly done and the correct class uniform. Our videographers and photographers will be coming in and out of a variety of classes. It is not guaranteed that they will make it to every class to film or photograph. It completely depends on their schedule and what our marketing team needs. Either way, be ready for them them just incase!

If you have any questions, please reach out to the school email (pnbschool@pnb.org)

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

Media weeks!! 9/29-10/112025-09-23T15:56:00-07:00

UPDATE!! Creative Movement Fall Observation Days

Hello PNBS Creative Movement Families,
Due to teacher availability, please see an updated observation date in yellow below!!
We are thrilled to invite you to observe your student in class this month!

Please find your student’s designated observation class day and time and review the observation day protocols below.

  • Only two guests per student will be permitted to observe the class.
  • No children under the age of 5 are permitted to observe the class.
  • Guests will be escorted into the building as a group at the start of class and will be asked to exit the building as soon as class is over.

We look forward to seeing you!

Best regards,
Mandy Dray
School Supervisor
PNB School

UPDATE!! Creative Movement Fall Observation Days2025-09-22T17:10:22-07:00

UPDATE!! Tots Fall Observation Days!

Hello PNBS Tots Families,
Due to teacher availability, please see an updated observation date in yellow below!!
We are thrilled to invite you to observe your student in class this month!

Please find your student’s designated observation class day and time and review the observation day protocols below.

  • Only two guests per student will be permitted to observe the class.
  • No children under the age of 5 are permitted to observe the class.
  • Guests will be escorted into the building as a group at the start of class and will be asked to exit the building as soon as class is over.

We look forward to seeing you!

Best regards,
Mandy Dray
School Supervisor
PNB School

UPDATE!! Tots Fall Observation Days!2025-09-22T17:00:48-07:00

Thursday Class Time Adjustment Starting This Thursday September 25th

Hello Level VIII families and students,

To help ease students ability to get to class on time on Thursdays, we are making another slight adjustment to the scheduled class times below:

 Lv VIII Class Time Change: Technique class will now start at 4:30pm (was 4:15pm)

All other classes will remain the same.

This will start this Thursday September 25th and remain a permanent schedule change!

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

Thursday Class Time Adjustment Starting This Thursday September 25th2025-09-22T13:25:10-07:00

Seminar Sign Up For This Saturday 9/20!

Hello Lv VII, VIII and Adv C students!

We have an exciting addition to the wellness program this year designed to promote physical wellness specifically. These sessions are optional; however we HIGHLY encourage you to attend as many sessions as you can. Through this programming your Company mentors are hoping to give you the skills and strength to reduce injury and rehabilitate yourselves faster! We really encourage you to take advantage of this time to learn from some incredible professionals.

The first session is this Saturday September 20th from 10:00-11:00am in the JDBR, we really hope to see you there! You can sign up using the sheet linked here, spots are limited, and we are inviting the Professional Division students to join as well. We will send a sign up sheet out before each optional Physical Wellness session so keep an eye out for these in the future as well!

There will be 4 sessions throughout the year with Betsy Rigsby and Stevie Panteleakos. They will go over physical wellness and training topics such as:

  • Importance of sleep & how to improve sleep hygiene
  • How weight & strength training improves bone health
  • Mindful meditation & yoga for stress and pain reduction
  • When to seek care/help
  • Cross training for jumps & power development
  • Key cross training elements to be prepared for modern & contemporary choreography
  • Self-release, mobilization, & self-massage techniques
  • How to keep tendons healthy
  • Why to build bone health now to prevent stress fractures in the future

Again, we hope you take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

Thanks!

PNB School Staff

Seminar Sign Up For This Saturday 9/20!2025-09-17T16:30:24-07:00

Advanced C Mentorship & Wellness Full Schedule

Hello PNBS Adv C families,

Below you will see a link to the current Mentorship & Wellness schedule for your level! This schedule still subject to change.

You will also find a Welcome/Orientation doc that has all of the program info, including mental and physical wellness, the names and short bios of your mentors, and a video from the program managers.

We will post reminders every Monday the week of a seminar in case of any changes to the schedule.

Mentorship & Wellness Schedule (Updated 9/17/25)

Adv C Welcome/ Orientation Doc.

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

Advanced C Mentorship & Wellness Full Schedule2025-09-17T16:26:13-07:00

Level VIII Mentorship & Wellness Full Schedule

Hello PNBS Level VIII families,

Below you will see a link to the current Mentorship & Wellness schedule for your level! This schedule still subject to change.

You will also find a Welcome/Orientation doc that has all of the program info, including mental and physical wellness, the names and short bios of your mentors, and a video from the program managers.

We will post reminders every Monday the week of a seminar in case of any changes to the schedule.

Mentorship & Wellness Schedule (Updated 9/17/25)

Level VIII Welcome/ Orientation Doc.

Thank you!

PNB School Staff

Level VIII Mentorship & Wellness Full Schedule2025-09-17T16:25:22-07:00
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