On June 6, Kulshan Middle School Principal Meagan Dawson was recognized as the 2020 recipient of the Art of Leadership Award presented by the Danforth Educational Leadership Program at the University of Washington. The Art of Leadership Award honors a leader who exhibits creativity, interpretation and a balance of both imagination and technical ability, as…
People experiencing homelessness in our community are at greater risk of getting sick with COVID-19 and the Lighthouse Mission’s Drop-in Center on Holly Street is not big enough to ensure the safety of those staying and working there. To address those challenges, more than 150 people are accessing emergency shelter each day at Bellingham High…
How would our community change if every child grew to meet their full potential? How could elementary school parent groups (e.g. PTSAs, PTAs, PTOs), Bellingham Public Schools and the Bellingham Public Schools Foundation work together to better realize this vision? These are the questions being explored through a new collaboration between elementary school parent groups…
Sisters and Sehome High School students Ana and Mimi Swetish have produced and donated more than 500 face shields for frontline health care personnel and have plans for 500 more. They used their father’s mechanical engineering workshop including a die-cut machine, velcro and foam to produce the masks. “We were able to bounce ideas off…
The emails and calls started coming in just days after schools were officially closed due to COVID-19. Students wanted to use their school’s 3D printers to make masks for essential employees who may face a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). “There was more and more interest,” says Riley Liddle, Career and Technical Education (CTE)…
Bellingham Public Schools Foundation recently launched the first-ever Think BIG Student Club Challenge, which aims to support great student-led projects for clubs that have big ideas but few resources. More than 30 clubs applied to compete in the in-person competition and only seven were selected to present their big idea at the live event. Finalists…
Written in collaboration with Leora Watson, Western Washington University Allied Arts of Whatcom County partners with Bellingham Public Schools to bring the experience of art to children in elementary schools throughout Bellingham. The Allied Arts Education Project (AAEP) was started in 2002 with a mission to expand quality arts learning opportunities for students in Whatcom…
The 17th annual Peace Builder Awards, organized by the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center (WDRC), honored a diverse group of peace builders from around our community in a variety of categories. Awardees included Latinx community health workers, the Paddle to Lummi tribal canoe journey organizers as well as Bellingham Public Schools students and staff who were…
Volleyball, robotics and bowling are just some of the Unified Activities for middle and high school students this year. Unified Activities began with soccer in 2010 and have since grown to include six or more offerings each year. Additional activities are popping up organically: This summer a pair of golfers from Bellingham Public Schools entered…
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