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Spirit of generosity fills the Family Resource Center with food and good will

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Kids Need Books (especially during a pandemic)

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A childhood in poverty inspired one woman’s generous gift to reduce school lunch debt

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Spirit of generosity fills the Family Resource Center with food and good will

Kids Need Books (especially during a pandemic)

A childhood in poverty inspired one woman’s generous gift to reduce school lunch debt

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Students and Families in Action

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students reading a children's book

High school students create virtual rooms to read to elementary students and showcase global dances

Five vans and one personal vehicle were filled as part of this multi-high school food drive

Spirit of generosity fills the Family Resource Center with food and goodwill

Watercolor of earth by student artist Jordynn Campbell

Watercolor depicts beauty of our earth, according to cover artist

Logan Foy outside Bellingham High School, July 2020

Bellingham High 2020 ASB President Logan Foy receives leadership honor

Elementary Equity Project yields more funding for all

Shuksan 8th graders read to Birchwood kids

Shuksan eighth graders prove they are heroes in more ways than one

Sehome sisters produce more than 500 face shields for health care workers

Squalicum teacher Riley Liddle, Squalicum student Maya Haggen, Sehome teacher Kevin Criez and Bellingham High teacher Paul Clement put together the final phase of masks.

Teachers and students use 3D printers to meet PPE shortage

Sehome Concordia Chamber Orchestra

Annual music contests highlight student excellence

Educators in Action

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photo of three staff

Humans of BPS: Sehome, Alderwood and Squalicum

Jennifer Gaer, Matt Neisinger and Tommy Lingbloom

Humans of BPS: Volunteer Coordinator, School Nurse and Dean of Students

Kevin Ryan Named 2019-20 National Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year

Shuksan Middle School student Raul Morales explaining how a cloud forms with his demonstration in a FlipGrid

Science in a remote learning environment: Mating spiders, growing mold (at home) and Brittany’s ongoing saga

Jenny Lawrence, Tonian Gray and Tyler Dockins

Humans of BPS: District Office, Silver Beach and Kulshan

Steve Solomon leads a place-based training in early March 2020 with staff in Bellingham Public Schools

Relationships with local Native peoples and Tribes are key in place-based approach to social studies

Jami Pitman receives community hero award

Title 1 reading teacher Danielle Hunter preps book packages at Cordata Elementary School

Summer books mailed home to encourage reading and curiosity in the summer months

Alisson Bonner, counselor at Columbia Elementary School, is recognized with the Physical Activity Leadership Award from SHAPE America organization

Wellness and activity champion Alisson Bonner earns state recognition

Community in Action

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Classroom of students wearing new coats

New coats will keep kids warm this winter thanks to local firefighter association

Emily and Roxana hold their awards.

Lydia Place honors BPS staff with Housing Hero Awards

Two kids read books on the floor of the gym.

Kids Need Books (especially during a pandemic)

Duke and Elizabeth Zieglmeier traveled to Bellingham to deliver a check in honor of their late mother, Eileen Curtis Zieglmeier Broadhurst.

A childhood in poverty inspired one woman’s generous gift to reduce school lunch debt

the sun sets over the panels on the sehome roof

Solar panels at Sehome showcase community commitment to energy efficiency

School board directors visited Alderwood Elementary School in December 2019.

School board directors discuss unprecedented spring 2020

Student artist Elly Q. of Northern Heights holding her Delaunay-inspired drawing

Whatcom Museum collaborates with fourth graders for virtual art gallery

Sehome High is the staging hub for mealbox production

How a district and community pulls together to feed kids

Partnership provides emergency shelter at BHS during COVID-19 crisis