Hello Parents and Guardians,
Sultan High School will participate in the Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) this Fall. We will be giving the survey on October 24, 2025. Youth in Washington State have been taking the HYS since 2002. The number of young people taking the survey has grown from only a few thousand to over 215,000 a year! The survey asks about how youth are doing, social relationships, mental health, substance use, risks for injury, and more. Communities, districts, schools, and public health agencies use survey results to inform policies and programs designed to support youth well-being. The HYS is a meaningful way for youth to guide the future of our state. Your youth’s participation is appreciated and is optional. Please share the attached information with your youth. Then talk about the survey and decide if your youth will participate.
If you do not want your youth to participate, you can contact the office at 360-793-9860 and we will put their name on the opt out form. Students will be given an alternative assignment (i.e. work on any missing assignments or read a book) during the survey.
If you have any questions about the purpose of the survey or survey procedures, please contact the Healthy Youth Survey Principal Investigator at (877) HYS-7111 or by email at healthy.youth@doh.wa.gov. More information about the Healthy Youth Survey can be found at: www.AskHYS.net. You can also contact the school's Healthy Youth Survey Coordinator, Principal, Ms. Sarita Whitmire-Skeith.
*If there are other languages that are needed for the information letter, please reach out and we can help provide that for you.
Sincerely,
Sarita Whitmire-Skeith, Principal
